Litchfield enquirer., 1859-04-21

 l TKs Birth Day Of Thomas Jefferson vas; ,ssls. brated by the Republicans of Boston, on the 18th inst. in . manner worthy ofsthe memory of the. illnstrions Stafesman Letters were rece;vad f,o,. the leading members of the Republican party, who were not ableto be present. Those from Governor Seward and F P. Blair Jr., we copy, for the req son that no two men of the present time have stronger hold upon the confidence of the American people, or are more likely to be placed in position in which they will be instrumental in restoring the Government to the 'purity and justice" with which it administered in the early davs of tha Republics. C4tn#A
 FSom Me Hon. WRlian IT. Serard.
 AUBURN, April E. 1a5e oES1LEMKN: give you my sincere and grateful acknowledgements for your kind invitation to the fsstival which you propose to make, on the 18th inst In honor of Thomas Jefferson, " the father of the Ordinance of l787, and the apostle of State Rights" Occupations consequent on a Ione nh. sence nom my home will render it impossible for me 10 accept this courtesy. trust however, that you Will allow me to congratulate you on the unmista- kable indications that the country is rapidly and
 
 platform, laid down by Jefferssn and his immortal associates in the Declaration of American Indepen. dence, namely, the Rights of Human Nature After long season of misapprehension, it is now coming to be seen that the Republican cause is at once a selfsustanng and self expanding one deriving its strength and vigor frem the inherent principles of benevolence and jealousy of oppression Henceforth feel assured that it will advance until it shall be universally accepted by the people of our country and by all nations. -,'---
 l am, gentlemen, with great respect,
 Your humble servant
 :.. WILLIAM H. SEWARD. :. Id. l.. PIERCE and others, Committee.
 From Hon. r. P Blair, Jr
 ST. LOUIS, March 26, 1859. GESrIEMES regret that shall not be able to be present at the Festival in bonor of the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, to be held in the Parker House in the City of Boston, on the 18th of April next Our Government ceased to be Republic in its spirit when it ceased to be administered upon the principles of Mir Jefferson It is fit therefore that those who lock to the restoration of the Govern. ment from the abyss into which it has fallen to if. former purity and ustice should seek to revive the principles which he taught. There can no .onpe, be donbs in the minds of the most ignorant and increduous that the party which MT. Jefferson may be said to have founded, has committed a great apostacy from his principles The confidence of the people, won by protesting the doctrines he in, cucated, has given that party the power to sul,- vert and overthrow all his measures and to estab- 1iou HI pIaCGC6 Oi the OOVefnmcnC, all that he most feared and detested. The principles of the Ordinance of l787, the original of which is still ex tant in Mir. Jeffersons handwriting, have been trampied upon by that party which claims apostoi- Cal succession from its iustrous author Its lead CTS are the defenders of that infamous Slave-trade which he pronounced '' the opprobrium of Infdel Powers The party which he founded to defend the rights Of the State, now upholds the Fugitive Slave law, and has sanctioned the usurpation by the Supreme Court of all the political powers of our Government; an usurpation which he foresaw would De attempted by Court constituted upon anti re- publican principles and against which he counseled resistance to the very verge of revolution
 It is matter of ainazement that Democracy. with Slavery for it's yoke-feIlow, could have sum. moned the audacity to claim an origin from one whose just and humane sentiments gave new bright ness and attraction to Freedom itself
 Animated by the principles of MT. Jefferson, the Republican party will restore the Government of our country te it's former simplicity, purity and beauty. Those who adopt its grand leading idea of Freedom to all men, must concede justice to all men, and oppose restrictions upon the rights of the masses for the purpose of conferring benefits upon privileged few. Freedom is true democracy; is justice and humanity it is the golden rule of poli tics, borrowed from the sublime teachings of the Deity. The man who supports Slavery can no more be a democrat. than he who betrayed the Saviour of mankind for thirty pieces of silver can be a Christian.
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, FRANK P. BLAIR, Jr. Messrs. HENRY L. PIERCE and others Committee. WHAT SD Turyva rtrr CrpA nv,vsrro,,