Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-26
The Connecticut Republicans.

The Republican State Convention for the
nomination of state officers and the choice of
delegates to the Chicago Convention, met in
this city to-day. The convention was very
large, nearly every town in the state being
represented, and tile delegates, as body, were
men of intelligence and sterling character.
E. X. Foster Of New Haven, was president.
A firm, decided, but strongly conservative
spirit prevailed in the convention, and the ut
most harmony and good feeling prevailed.
After an informal ballot the present state Off
GERS were renominated by reclamation.
For Governor, VIM. A. Buckingham, of
Norwich; Lieut.-Governor, Julius Catlin of
Hartford Secretary of State, John Boyd of
Winsted Treasurer, Lucius j. Hendee of
Hebron for Comptroller, NJ. II. Buell. of
Clinton.
Delegates to the Chicago Convention are for
the State at large, Gideon Weles of Hartford,
L. X. Foster Of New Haven, Chauncey f.
Cleveland OF Hampton, and Ex-Governor A
H. Holly of Lakeville: LIST Congressional dis
trict, S. O. Porter of Harrington and L. E.
Pease of Somers ID district S. W. Kellogg
OF Waterbury and A. B. Cole of AIiddetown !;
Sd district, James Gpllup of Plainteld and H.
H. Starkweather OF Norwich; 4th district, E.
S. Tweedy of Danbury and Geo. H. Noble of
New Milford
The first resolution declares that we will
stitution and every threat to sever the Union
by fanatics or demagogism: the second and
third deeply deplOre and condemn the repeal
OF the Missouri Compromise, regarding it as
the fruitful cause of all the present strife the
4th opposes any interference by the citizens of
any one or more States with the institutions
of another, and would defend any State or ter
ritory from lawless invasion the fifth express
es unqualified condemnation of the late law
To-. - L
as well as the invasion of Kanzas by armed
rutiians the sixth rebukes the Administration
press of Connecticut in villifying the State by
representing majority Of the citizens as SYM
pathising with instruction; the seventh says
that the threats constantly made by leading
democrats, in and out of Congress, to dissolve
the Union in case of the election of a Repub-
lican President, which threats receive no re-
buke from the democratic press, or at any
democratic meeting, brand that party as dis
organizing and revolutionary, and give the lie
to all its pretended love for the Union; the
eighth declares bitter contempt for such at
tempts to frighten American freemen, and in
huence their votes, and a determination tC
use all honorable means to put down the dis
organized disunionists, filibusters, and slavery
eXtensionists, now in office, and to restore
| good government, by the election Of Presi
dent the opposite in every particular of tn,
| present incumbent.
The 9th resolution is in favor of tariff t,
protect American industry, and ola Homestead
bill the 10th condemns the action of the SO
called national Democracy in the Hall of Rep
resentatives at Washington, and approves o
| the course pursued by the Republicans of tina
body; the 1lth approves of the call for tn
National Convention at Chicago, regarding
as amply comprehensive to unite all opposes
to the policy Of the present administration.
A resolution was offered recommending al
earlier day for holding the Chicago conven
ton. The convention broke up with rousinI
cheers for the Union.