Litchfield enquirer., 1862-08-07
WAR MEETING AT NEW MILFORD

aoVERNoR BucKIsGHAN AND Hox. JAMES c.
 LOOMS ON TIE SAME PLATFORM. '. ,ai The war meeting at New Milford on Friday last was a splendid success. On the arrival of tlle HoOh train bringing GovF Buckkffng gGam and MT Loomis, they were welcomed with Q salute of cannon H,was designed that the meeting shonld be held in front ,eEsxhes Nex England House, which was gaily festooned with fags.- On account of the weather. however, the audi ence assembled in the Congregational Church. That -beauti ifaT edinre w.s 6llcd to oyeraowinu with crowd of ladies, gentlemen and st,u,rdy stu, sons sons 2 ef,hs sieinisy, met to ten to Gov Buck Iinshaln and Mrs.Lsomis. ! .I >>L3} di Hen: David c. sanforas VI sppoiBted Presi.: .a.n, ssiott7G iia Ce ~
 sSsf 9Tp taalpasM
 7 Eli Mygast, Esq, OfNsw Milford, Geo. wkeaa- Con, Esa., Cornwall, Martin strsng. Esq, War, Ten. Nathsnisl smith, Esq woodbury, c. Fl. IIellister, Esa. Litehaelds adess Smith, Esq 1, Kant, e. M. Woodruff, Esq, Washington, David iWeoster,3 Esq, Bridgewater, were appointed Vice Pfesidents ;aaud G. 8. Williams and c. s. G.v1oorrdI 1ord Ilss,t.st lss.,et.,sst ts.p;;s, -apgEsoET ISii pAyHOtVs oSSsvsALApo. fl The Presidsns. h his usual fssibls language, .ss.ssd taso objsass for isstis, together, gt h and .eh.raetsfised theorsSellisn ss rsked, d,esus.less, infernal; that VI .srs contsndip, for the prsssr-
 yations ssf lshs ilifsrtiss beque,aed to us by our ssvea.lioassylaiees and ths .s we value the, 'thae, pfsefSais- Bsrithss of freedoE,Sxe must now in
 ths dsas < of out eSpney's paIt bs reaay sods-
 sSts oas hsst sfoSts estAs<iHse, if nscessary, tSsmmob baouptsysi
 bs1fs ssfd that two of cppdcticut,s most mo % ais
 s susb & sons, of tht the twso sS Igreat.poiitical psrties, were ePresent .He first intrddaeed Mr.aIoo onis, paytks a high a eonIpli- I
 ment to his ehssscter, his aiiities and his pa- Ftriotisms p a,YT co 9so3eioT 10 iads
 II sMr. Loomis was received ith most aattering
 demonstrations the ass4bly. He proceed
 cd to give an elaborate skee h of the condition.
 of affairs under the old artic of confederation, and their weakness and inaility to make nss ad
 great and powerful nation. Dur fathers saw ihe defect and the,incomPetenc$f tbat system, and
 adopted onr present eons4ntisn, which i,xas,
 formed to makesps one pep1e, to establish Q perfect union t. one and in visible" !" andthus |to perpesuafs to the repoSt generations, the
 government of great nstii founded upon the
 principles of civil and religus liberty ;.
 He dnfOlded inea masterlyanner to view the
 bensfeence sad perfection our present sys- . tem under the Constitutiod Now the States
 were protected in all otkeir 4hts, and now the
 blessings of the government, h all parts of our
 country had continued to aEend like the dews of heaven, upon all. elasse!d the people, the high and the low, the rie and the poor. He then demonstrated how thSeuth is contending
 to establish . government, hsed on the plan of Fthe old confsderation, andhus oyerihrows the I constitutlon- sses5s e0 |asHe said he did not appeal such xn occasion
 to subsefvsany parlisan in sests or hmbitionz, that he was unchanged in Apalitical ties and opinions but newowhen gksicalsnitaes im.s pended over our beloved co4ry, he felt bound | by every consideration of ffiotisGf lgstfafI
 of past differences, to rally th ell dloyal men te the cause of eeur9 country bHe compared it's | present position to dwell in famesl ali ! within, wife and children arIn peril7at. such
 time who will not rush tsrescae and se-
 cure if fstpossible their salvaS The day of |scompromise, he said, had Ter passed, and the great question of peace Pt be decided by l the sword alone. N