Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-02

Starting with the absurdity, that the rebellioua ! States are still to be considered in the Union in such sense as to entitle them to the pro
 lection of the rights and immunities of ths
 Consultation, that, by their crime of raising thu armed hand of rebellion against the nationa
 authorities, they have forfeited none of thei 1 privileges as loyal States of this Union, the. proceed, step by step, to undermine the au
 thority of the Government to stop its own dis
 solution, and to lay down plan of action tha
 would utterly cripple and destroy the nationa life, while handing us all over, bound hand ane foot, into the remorseless power of these reb els against law, against Government, against
 the primary and essential principles of Con
 stitutional liberty. Placing themselves square ly upon the platform, chosen by secessionist, to justify secession, they style the prosecution of our war of selfdefence unconstitutional and proclaim that the hour has come, when the monstrous fallacy' that the national author
 ities have the right to enforce law, secure order and put down rebellion, must be given up They then proceed in detail to deny to the nation the right to call into the field its citizens to defend it's honor and its existence, the right to avail itself of its monied resources to sus tain and equip its armies, the right to con6s- cate, use or destroy the utility of an enemy's property in war, the right to suspend the |" ha
 beas corpus" to squelch the most damning treason at home, among those who o.ght to sustain the Government with all their heart, soul, mind and strength, the right to protect portion of her citizens in certain district, when the appointed rulers of that district have rebelled in spite of their remonstrances and finally, the right to consult with and aid loyal States in removing system at once destruc- tive of their own interests and dangerous to the national life. And having thus stripped the Government of all the powers necessarily appertaining to Government, they themselves propose to erect the standard of revolt, to resi- st the imposition of lawful taxation, and to strike hands with traitors in destroying the fair temple of our liberties. And why? In ordeF that upon its remains they may erect the throne of their own power, and devote all our broad possessions to the everlasting curse of human bondage. Such is the damning record of the Democratic State Convention of Con necticut, and such the measures that they dare submit to the sons of the Revolutionary sires of Connecticut, for their approval If any thing were wanting to fill up the cup of indig- nation against such an epitome of treason as this platform, it is enough, certainly, that Thomas H. Seymour, who has benefited more than any other man in the State by the public bounty, and has lad less sympathy with the public misfortunes, is it's chosen exponent, and that Isaac Toueey, who was tabooed by re spectable men of aN parties when he returned home from his administration of the Navy Department, under the imbecile Buchanan, on account of his most palpable treason, is it's chosen orator and apologist before the people. The platform and the men are exactly fitted to each, and both meri. the unmitigated contempt of every respectable citizen of the State that they have dishenored and disgraced. God grant that no such blight as tkeir endorsement by the people, may befall our fair fame and give patriotism and virtue tp assign them ta their true position, the one in which, success fal or unsuccessful in this campaign, they will certainly stand in history.