Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-24
WHOLE NO. 2O27

IIlHly uCFiSGu fGSOlutll nS, uuL HHi abandon the cause of free institutions, whenev- CT called upon to vote men or means for their protection and who condemn tho national gov. ernment for the expenditure of means neces. sary for set-preservaton.
 Their candidates are before you with the in. famous enquiry |" Who ss tie grea.est trait0r, Ajrat, ,0, Lincoln or J.ferson Dacis e'
 They howl over state debt for which they are mtny responsible, and which has been doubled and qludrupled by tseir dstsrminsd oo3oslt op b t2s gopsTamem tDtsle6y he roar has besa ann cess1riiy prolonged They magnify cur Ieverses, and belle our vict 'ries, ritlicale,yn, armies ani applaud our e@e!.!:e: They advocate the disfranchsement os th, sa!lant soldier who perils his life for his country that they may 1,su.Iati=e q! hom: his ejor!s iis tt. field
 We plead however the caus, of the govern. ment, iuE it. own sake, and T gard all party scaem"s a'.d measures with lniigna:iJn and I gut. .!t q time like this there should be nas oxE THOUGHT. ONE AIM, OSE pUhP3sE. and ONE PATTY, ali these should be directed to the 'reserF.,i ,a of Cur nltiJtlal life and the rss- oration of public peacs' These, however, can only be accomplished by supporting the consti. tuted authorities. Anything short ot this bs- trays an iil-concealed syinpatly with tho SC who would overthrow ths government JA12J could. Anything short ot this will mhnif3st itgef by criticisms sGaers. thraats, and resistance to le Z au h0. ity, d Berries 0t sn ak-treaSon moro dangerous anl c3,:arIly thAn that of rebels open and ua'lisgui,ed
 | Ii we are saved at all it vii not be by party svhes,es or pItY platforms, ut by the MAIN i >jiRilNiIh OF OUR FEDERAL GOV 1 ERNMEN I ; nottia7 else csa sQvs as 1 For these r"nsons we ask you 10 support 1 GOV. BUCKINGHAM, the soldiers true | friend, and the well tried, firm friend of the government, who advocates Il vigorous prose- cution of th. war f,r an ear y and stable peace. Whose earnest. unsellish patriotism has nev>r ! en questioned Whose Charac- ter for integrity and purity has never been challenged. Whose private life Is unostentu- ious Sympathizin. and hanevent. Whose ex- pctia.cc and familiarity With our public affairs fio.n the com'nanGem 9At of the War render hnl, aJ0s' ,s,! others, Me man 0 conduct ttem tM t{c ea3.
 II you wopli then prevent any unnecessary accumulation of the public debt, VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SUS-
 TAIN THE GOVERNMENT.
 IT you would rebuke the only party at the North whose political victories have clused southern trtitori to rejoice. VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SUS- TAIN THE GOVERN MENT.
 If you wouA sustain that party from which the rebels have never re :ra;eI a soldier or | truitpr,
 VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SUS.
 TAIN THE GOVERNMENT.
 Ifyou would r3tnie the on,r party which has endeAvorAl t1 destroy the Union, because they We're beaten at the bailot box. aud the only meu who ,iaAounce anl curse their governnlea5 which, thou1h jrI and pleading still stands batweea their Ao acs and tue invaders torch. VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SCS.
 TAIN TIE GOVERNMENT.
 Ifyou would forget all dIT,re9ces of politi- cal opinion, and remember only the salvation of our beloved coaatry, who's, udnumbered blessings may yet be the heritage of free and happy people,
 VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SUS-
 TAIN THE GOVERNMENT.
 JAMES c. PATTERSON, CHAIRMAN.
 GEo S. GILMAN, u,e,., co JAMES NICHOLS, oo
 EDw PREETIs, t< ru.,on co II. II. STARKwEATHER,
 1 F. ". SMITH, r,:.s.aco w. X. CUMMINGS,
 " w. ,, i' ts-AhN, M.dilesex Co.
 N: S. D' ofhEnn, r 1.aen,. New Haven Go.
 ysssAtAR ysS1 [ T onSn1 ,anna. Windham Co. 1 T. A. WARREN, Ii,,bG.,d co BRADLEY R. AGARD, '''0
 H MAE'Ts E pr,sr L.rLih' Holland Co.