The Van Buren press., 1861-02-22
Ccaascticut State Convention.

The Democratic State Convention, for
the purpose of nominating State officers.
met at New Haven, on the 9th inst. The
convention was largely attended, and deci-
dedly a better feeling prevailed among the
members than was ever before Witnessed
showing determination on the part of the
Union men Of the State to redeem it from
Republican rule. All past differences
were swallowed up in the effort to place
Connecticut right on the Union question.
They nominated an entirely new ticket,
As follows:
For Governor-JA8IES C. LOOMS.
For. Lit Governor-A. G. HAZARD.
For Sec. of State-N. B. STEVENS
For Treasurer-T. r. G.. KINGsBURY,
For Observation-Disclosures TAYLOR.
Wecopy from the published proceedings
the resolutions of the contention. touching
Federal relations. which were unanimously
adopted
Rssotred, That the present lamentable
condition of the country finds its origin in
unconstitutional acts and sectional spirit of
great Northern party, the principles of
whose organization deny to the people of
one class of States, the enjoyment and ex-
ercisc of the same political rights claimed
and demanded by another class of States :;
thus ignoring and destroying the great po-
lItical truth which is the foundation of our
government, and the vital principle of the
Constitution of the United States.
Resoired. That a restoration of good
feeling between the different sections of our
common country. should be, and is, the
paramount design in every patriotic heart !;
to that great object shouli be sacrificed sec
tional prejudice and the spirit of PARTISAN
ship; therefore, the Democracy of Connec-
ticut earnestly commend to the attention of
Congress the propositions of the venerable
and distinguished Senator from Kentucky !;
believing thai the ad~r'i-n shnre~E y. I---
sfsrifiar character, would greatly con-
duce to harmonize the opinions of the North
and South. stay the progress of secession.
and conduce to the reconstruction of now
discovered Union.
Resolred. That the peInicious doctrine
OF coercion instead of conciliation to be
applied to the seceeding States, which is
now advocated and urged by the leaders Of
the Northern sectional party, is entirely at
variance with the exercise of right reason,
matured Judgment. and the principles of
the Constitution of the United States, and
should be sternly resisted by every lover of
our common country. by every wellwisher
to the best interests of the human race, As
opposed to the progress and civilization OF
the age, as sure precursor of an internic-
Inc war IN which would be sacrificed tn,
lives of hundreds of thousands of our fell
low citizens the expenditure of countless
millions Of treasure the destruction of
of the moral and commercial interests of
our people. and not only utterly fail of its
avowed object, the restoration of the Union
but defeat forever its reconstruction.
Resolred, That the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from Connecticut in the presen,
Congress of the United States, being espe-
cially charged by virtue of their office with
the duty of protecting and preserving the
Union in its integrity, have utterly failed
to meet the requirements of their high po-
sltion in this time of imminent danger
that they have manifested an inc onceivable
indifference to the welfare of the people, by
steadily refusing either to present on their
own part any proposition looking towards
compromise and peace. or to vote for any
such offer. when presented by others, and
have disappointed the just expectations of
the people Of this State. who had hoped
that the Representatives would conduct
themselves in the present crisis of their
country as statesmen rather than as poll
ticians