Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-03


 The following, leaving out the introduction, which refers to peraonal msttsrs only, is the letter of Jalge Seymour accepting the nomi nation of the corpsrhsads for Governor. He says :- "My opinions on public matters arc p,oka- bly, known !; but in these times m n are often accused of sentiments the very ol,puste of those they hpd and the occasion justilies me in savax a few words on some ut the great questions which occupy the public mind! And first. have always been and still am devo ted friend to the Union of these States, ami have ever sought in public and prIvate life, ,aud by all the means in my power, to preserve, protect and defend it. looked with anxisty and alarm upon the rise and progress of a great sectional party. whose success brought the North and South into collision, and ear 1 nesty opposed the ant, Union principles e that party. regarded the Southern States as important constituent parts of tue Unien R., only on account of commercial advantages and the strength they ,'lsied to the Republic. bu for their contribution 10 the common welfare hy means of tine experience and stat"slnaa ship they brought t., the national connc.ls ! Until these few years p lst, wo had Cuion ef which we were justly proud. a Union under | 'he Consl tuition, salject to tie wise restr ipls l of '!at inSirumcn'; a tii,n of mutuS! coIti JeHcc anl respect, ccm"nt"d by cotIl:nun inter reta :Hd mcl.nr.ef, at:iEsittln@ without ...l can'c of c,,in: :,iaint wide d 1fencts uf oplniDns l and institutions In an hour of madness the ties of this happy Union have bee: sunderetl l ar for it's restoration as 1t was, under the l Constitution as it is, and believe that such .fnr afJfn hH # I1c, ,>G | loving and law w-abiding citizans nf lhe Rcput l lie. To the Union thus restored, allegiance is due due from all and may hs tx .ccl of all. We may ri.htfuliy an'! hy force cf arms com 1 pei obedicnce to lhe Constl!utinn as it is but not to reconstructed and altered ynvernment without violating the fist principle of civil 1 liberty, that governments rive their jusi powers from th" cons >nt If tie governed l '' regard the doctrine of secession as a | political heresy, and tho acts of secession as subversive of the principles Of republican gov l ernment. Those acts are vnl aud uf nu cf feet Let US hope the time is near at hand when the citizens of the Southern States will treat them as utilities and return to their allie
 glance. l would put no obstacles in tie Way of their return, but wonld joyfuliy welcome them back 10 their old places ant! to lastcii their return, would invoke the aid of that highes; craftsmanship which recoynz 5 in an hanoFable cancellation the competest victory. l ' Ihe Democratic party is true and faithful 10 tue Constitution and p!e>!srd to q restored: UEion under it. of I'll the States. It rvcoz- nizes as a fundamental principle of ro1rra- nlent the right to put '!own by force. if aoe,i be, all resistance to laws from whatever q,,ar. ter ; and it can, and will, when # shall ae.,.n assume the control of the government by !i,c blessing of Him who s :" the author of pace and lover ot concord" by just, wise and ten;- petate counsels bring crler out of lke sud co .
 fusion that nov covers the land. On the otn-
 er hand, the course whic..; is being pursued by
 the party in power. especially by its interfer-
 snce with the internal and domestic ins;itu-
 tons ot the States, tends tu inteusfv sec:lon.i
 hate, and greatly to increase the difficulties nf re union. Prominent leaders Of that party
 have not hesitaed to say that they d, not i want the old Union,' and are not laborng to restore it--but instead are laboriny to recon struct government with enlarged powers ur- on the ru'ns of tho Constitution. Thess a.. tempts if persisted in, must lead to protrac
 ted war, and years of anarchy. I believe tilal the Dem ocratic party represent the true snG best interests of the Republic. upon the great questions on which its destiny seem to depend
 In these times of anxiety and difficulty, have no desire to lead but am ready to do a
 man g part for the common welfare, in any position to which may be called.'