Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-02
PERSONAL AND POElFECAI.

| HE ftEPUBiIiCAN I LATfOhM'- ny
 is the State "plstform" adopted by the hepu.' licans at the recent, State Convention. We ssk our readers carefully to peruse it and see 1T tne'r is either disunionism, abolitionism, or any other " ism" except patriotism" contained in t. on this we stand or fall
 Resolved. That we hereby declare our deep and abiding reverence for the Cons ttuton of the Uni ted States, and our attachment to the Feierei Union; and that we will ever frOwn upr
 attempt to disohey or violate that COnsfE and every threat to sever the Union, NTT,1s made by fanatics or demagoguss. at the E. the West, at the North oi at the South. Resolved, That while experience confirms our confidence in the patriotism, pruie nee and sagAo- ity of the wise anu good men who laid broad and deep the foundations of our Republic con- federated these sovereign States in perpetual | Union and initiated a system of government hap py and peaceful in it's character. and which in its operation has conferred inestinlable blessings on our cOuntry-we regret That ths Territorial policy instituted by our fathers at the dawn of the Ne | public. and which has fer so man, years success fully maintained. should have been hastily. in- considerably. and under no public or pressing necessity, abandoned.
 Resolved, That we deeply deplore and uttsrly condemn the repeal of the Missouri ComprUnliss. regarding it the wicked and fruitful cause Of ell 1 the present strife.
 Resolved, That the union of the States will be best preserved by a scrupnlous and faithful Ob- ] ~erSanGc of the rights Of the Siaies and of all constitutional duties and requirements; we are therefore uneqnivocally opposed to any inferfer- once by the citizens of any one more Statso with she institutions of anuther-bnt would nain- tain inviulase the rights and sovereignty If each and every State and Territory, and dsfsud the Soil of the same from lawless invasion. Resolved. That the recent Iawirss invasion of Virginia by an armed baild with view to modest and disturb peaceful community in the quiet possession o their nn,lDubtea ouEtui0nAl rie his, like the long continued and repeated invAsiuns of kansas by arnIed rutliauS, who deIrsu,lsd that people ot their electios destroyed their proper ty and murdered ths inhabitants. meets with no approval or justification lrnn Us, but on thv cun- trary. receives our unqualified ceusu-S and con- demn nation
 i Resolved. That the course of the Adis nistration press ot tohnscticut. in viiiyiug the State and assigning it diShunorablc place in the conEelis- rscy. by representing majority of it's citizens as. absttnrs of or nIiastnZinS with iIsurrerliun-by eiiiieavoring to rltli,t an enormous injdry ,p,n lis s;de and prosperity for the sake Oi ts,lpeling N'rth"rn hl:liieao lncn to belle their political convictions shows conclu>ivcly that tleir gym pshy tor tra'oro'is meIiaccs against the General G'vtInmeht, Is aiiel with Il treas yLIblc disregard to the honor of t"nneci,ut and in their pursuit. of p"lItcst pinn,ter. they exhibit neither Ioy alty to the State nor love tO the Uni H.
 Resolved, hat the tire .tS cunst;,Itjv made hv leading Democrats in ana out ul Cong .,s. tv dis. solve lne ohnh ln caIs of the eject iun of \ Es- publican PfsSi !snt-wIich rbrc.t. receive uo ts- "nke iron the Democratic press or at auy Demo e'a,c mes'inS-hfinii that patty aS disuig iiz. IA .nd revolutionary. and ve Ihc lie LI all ..rs- tended love for tue UHid:; We ayo,y that no party having any c,'ninsncr in the sUull,nrss of l's prh lpieS would aim to hS such nIrnps: snd We hereby declare one utter ,aIlr..p, for such chli.'Nh attempts to iriSIten American frre- {! It.a,t
 ihtilon 'io tse all ho.m'rt1!e meailS to put down ;he dlr"rSth zeTS, di>nnonists tIibiisiers, ard slavery extenti"ist! how in office and tu r,.t,ne peace "hu good government to eur cpuntry by the | iecl"h oi Il tfeNldeht thc "pposIIe in eve pAr- tlcuai ot the piest nt incumbent
 Resolved. hat tine perm .ti,.nt prrsp,Ji,v of our country in all sections demon Chat AI,-rI.
 Tn industry sl 'nld be protected ny a yr. per is- crlnnaii"n in the tariff of duties utr.m imm,,t.
 .nd that We shall at all times advocate and favor 1 the salne.
 Resolved, That the bill which passed ti,. House | f Represent lives at the lAt ,e..i,u ,f ,u,,u sss sni was dsfsatcd by tle Dsiu cia:s of the Senate >n"wn as ' the Homestead Bil." would in our
 iiiloll prove euiiurlty bclulicit io all th- new ata'ts ana lrrritoies. and to the fr,s lab nter-
 s's "i the whole country. and ihli we therefore >''"hgly urge it's plssase upon the present Cen grcGS
 H.sniVtd, That the dsgracriul spcctAcls nov tAh,oiteu ny the s" calei National democracy ,i , 'ne nall of the House of Representative. in t"n >h"nll be repr"b G.c.i by every Lover | I " o"''" without respect tu l'ca' iuiI aI,d | 'iiat We approve of the emncuiIv wi., ana ,II. body. f'''''' VI '"s'
 Resolved Th"s we heartily approve of tb. call for he National Convention Ut Chicago TrRsrd- ing It aS aarly comprehensive tp embrace all
 afrl"tic ciiiz"IS whn are willing bo unite f,T the purlose "i elccting q Pre.i,Isut who will rs.t,ts inc G"vernment t" it's former purity. and conducs h,s administration upon the conservative prinei- pies of Washington, Jefferson and the Fathsra of tue Republic.
 Resolved, That we heartily commend to the pr"lle of this State the ticket for StAts oiicsrs this day nominated.
 HENRY CLAY ON THE USroy.-Extraet of q speech delivered before the Legislature of Ken lucky Nov 18th, 1850.
 C may be asked, as have been asked, when would consent to dissolution of the Union. I answer, Never! never! never! 1* If the agitation of the fugitive slave law should continue and increase, and be- come alarming, it will lead to the formation of two new parties; one for the Union and the other against the Union. # . And the platform of that Unon the Constitu. tion, and the Enforcement of the laws. And if it should be necessary to form such c party. and it should be accordingly formed, announce myself in this place g member of that party. whatever may be it's component clements" Where would Henry Clay be now, if he could stand once more upon the floor of the Senate. and hear Messrs. 1verson, Tombs < Co.,, utter ing their reasonable and disunionist sentiment
 THE VISITING LEG,sLAlUREs.-Att the banauet in Cincinnati, last week, in honor of the Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio legislatures and state officers then on a visit to that city, Gov Dennison of Ohio read telegraphic despatch from Coy. MoE. gan of New York, in behalf of the legislature of that state, inviting the legislatures to visit Alba- n.y. The telegram was enthusiastically received, but the invitation could not be accepted. On Saturday, after witnessing the operations of the fire department the guests visited Nieholas Longworths residence, where they were hospita- ply entertained. The Kentucky legislature Jeff for Frankfort at l o'clock, and the Teuuesseo legislature left for Louisville at the same af..x. noon.
 Gen. Fillsbury accepted the superintendencv