Litchfield enquirer., 1859-01-20
STATE CoNyENT1oN

Pursuant to call, the delegates to tbe r.,rh,;,.,, State Convention assembled in Union Hall, New Ha- ven on Thursday last and was called to order by the Chairman of the State Committee. After a temporary organization, the committee on perma- nent officers reported the following:
 Augustus Brandegee, of New-London, President.
 Anson Loomis, Hartford, Leander Parmelee New Haven, Benjamin Douglas, Middlesex Edward Prem tiss, New London, John Gould, Fairfield, Philip S. Beebe, Litchfield, William Smith, Tolland and John Payne, Windham, Tice Presidents.
 A Byngton, Lewis B. Stanton, and Jas. Gris. wold Secretaries
 Mr. Bsandagee, on taking the chair, made some eloquent remarks on the cheering prospects under which the Convention assembled, and thanked gen. tlemen for the honor conferred upon him.
 The following gentlemen were appointed State Central Committee for the ensuing year:
 W. w. Stone, New Haven Charles Whittlesev Hartford; H. H. Starkweather, New London: A. Fl. Byngton, Fairfield: E. M. Jackson, Windham; T. Clarke, L tchfeld Arthur B. Calef, Middlesex L. E. Pease, Holland.
 The Convention went into formal ballot for Gov.
 
 William A. Buckingham I97
 William I. Miner 6
 The other State Officers were renominated by a nearly unanimous. vote.
 The Committee on Resolutions then reported the following, which Were unanimously adopted with hearty applause:
 Resolrea That the Republican party of this State rcat1irm the principles which they have heretofore maintained upon matters of State and National po lcy. That they will stand firmly upon the Consti tuition and the Union, and insist upon the admins tration of the Federal Government so as to the national honor in our concerns with foreign countries, and the rights and liberties of every DOT tion Of this confederacy
 Rssokced, That we are unalterably opposed to the extension of Slavery into Free Territory-to the re opening of the slave trade and to any and all meas which tend to strengthen the institution of hu uan bondage. That we are in favor of exertil al constitutional powers of the government for the de fence of human rights and for the encouragement of free labor and that regard the great princi pies which sh oud regulate the policy our govern ment to be THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN FREEDOM AND THE PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
 Resolved, That we are opposed to the present Ma tonal Administration for its subservencyt to section al intcrestsfor its attempts to fastcn the curse o slavery upon free tcrritoryfor its infamous frauds upon the purity of the ballot box-for its disregard of the best interest of the conntyfor its open and avowed sympathy with dsorganizers and disunion- istsfor its attempts to trample upon the expressed will of the people-for its hostility to the interests of free American labor-for its dishonest efforts to extend the of slavery by acquiring territo- ry by purchase sezure-for its enormous extrava- gance resulting in bankrupt trcasury-for its use of that treasury for the purposes of perpetuating the msrule of shan,-democracy for it's instability, its weakness its errors and its crimes
 Resolued, That we cordially recommend the candi- tes presented by this Convention to the surages of the people. By their admirable administration of our State Government, they have proved them selves worthy of the offices to which they are re-no- minated
 After eloquent speeches from Messrs. Edmund Perkins of Norwich, Joseph R. Hawley of Hal tford, and J. F. Trumbul of Stonngton, the Convention passed vote of thanks to its officers and adjourned