Litchfield enquirer., 1863-01-08
N0punN0n
 State Central Com.
THE CONVENTIONS.

Ouf roduer6 VIII Ohserv0 aD0v6 tue calI TOT the Republican State Convention, to be held in New Haven on Wednesday,, the 27th inst. It will be matter of disappointment to most of tho lsyal electors of this county that two separ ate conventions should have been called, one de- nominated Union Mass Convention, and one &hs Republican Convention as above, We are very heartily in favor of Union of all electors favorable to the most vigorous presccution.o of the war. the most hearty sustaining of the administration and the Government, and the preservation of the Union, but we are not dis posed to- yield up eur most cherished principles st the dictation of oue or two men, or to suffer the great controlling organization which is rep. sesented in our State and National Government to be broken up or distracted in . timc which calls all loyal electors to it's support.
 Itisa we'll known fact-and may as well
 Do statsd publicly y--that the Republican Cen tnl Committee made the most generous offers 10 the UnionC Committee consisting for the most part of General James T. Pratt proposing that thers should be but one State Convention held that this should Dc nominated by a joint call of : both Committees, and should be called if they desired, under ths style oft Union Convention.
 which propositions were anconditio rejected
 by the Onion Etats Committee, or General James I. Pntt q aforesaid and . separate call for convention was issued for today, the 9th.
 unbeknown to and unauthorized. we arc assured, by many if not most of the gentlemen whose names appear appended to the call, subscribed beneath that of. James T Pratt, Chairman"
 What this Union Mass Convention today in New Hasen sIlI accomplish, we are unadvised ' is te bs hopsd. rertaiply, that such modera sioa end sisdom will guide their movements. q viii allow us all to unite on ono loyal ticket fol the ensuing election. We trust. indeed, and believe, that no attempt will be made to foresta ths action of the Republican Convention o week after next, since we cannot suppose thai the Pratt politicians will choose to dig theil own political graves, or imperil the cause they profess to uphold. a si
 Isis probably well known to be . fact, that bat few of the loyal democrats who voted with us last Spring, are unwilling to meet with us in Convention, and vote the loyal ticket at the Spring election. Those who would not, have, for the most part, gone over, body and boots, to the enemy. While therefore we regret in com mon vjsh them the necessity of calling two Con ysptiops. VI nnits with them in hoping and be. liesing that thsre sill hs but one ticket to vote for. We have hard battle to 6ght this Spring, . battle which shall initiate these famoas fights which the past week makes historical in the West. It is battle of the loyal forces against he rebel sympAthisers in this State. Over twsuty thousspd of oar Volunteers are sdisftan- ehissd snd or Hans Guard have t all to do. Let us have theu. hesrty, unanimous sxpresss ion of both Convsntions for Union Repubii- can Ticket and under this sign ws shall con quss.
 IL ui1kbs obssrsed elss~her in oar'columns, tksl caucpe q loyal citiseus of this town is sallsd Sbr sstsrdsy. ths l7th inst. to nominate delsgates ta attend Har various Conventions. We presume the other towns of the County will fallov this example in due course. As for us, ws should judgs that the present Stats ticket is the sirongsus that can be nspiussed, and let us put forward ess bsst nsn fes Ceaersss. ssn. ssss sqa ebsrIE