Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-17

weeks Slnce, prel;aceu WIth pr anb F setting forth that as President Lincoln had. i - his nlassase, declared the South. had neve
 manifested any willingness to bring the war t all "nA,excrpt by arins, the Southern C.ngrcs would now propose to send commissioners |, Washington, to negotiate the following propo-
 sitinns:
 Ii st. Will the North agree to give the
 Son,il theIr independence!
 Second. If so. eau there be re union of tn.
 two parts upon the principles and provision: of the Mpn'g 'mery Constitution
 1 lhIrd. If there can be no such reunion then can the two governments enter into q treaty offensive and defensive, or specifically as t. the future enj joyment of the Mississipp river?
 These resolutions lie as yet. untouched on the table ot the Southern Congress. Are you
 Mir. Seymour in favor of these resolutions or of any one of them? Ton say no thank God. And yet nothing better has eyer been intiinated by them. can be expected by you or yonr party. until the rebaIlio" is put down by force of arms. i'ha South nave again and again declared that they vii! never It unite with Us under onr present Co :stItution. Now. l will tell you what indeed is no secret your party s in favor of he second resolution, n,tf e. 'Eore nor Iess. The ace party in Con lec- tIrus are aiming at this exc usiv,l j- uuthin Z elss and this is the wh 'ls winch they, or you. sir mean by the words loyalty to the Union and the constitution. A remodell.d Uuion- a reno ced Constitution You Well know it ! to be true, nd will not deny it that the South will yer columtarisy live with the North on any other terms thal reconstruction of the Con.ti; uton. Now this you were bound to We stated in your letter of acceptance. if you [ pt h,l hl,ip f tha, h people would be able to judge winch you uieau by y'ur just eulogum on the Union and the Cuns'ituiDn.
 l Was anxious too. to find in yo!r letter, your opinions q, to the nature, character. and ultimate designs of slavery; whether slavery be Indeed q democratic and divine institution, as many of the democratic party constantly y insist and especially ttat Mr. Mason. who Was brought all the way from New ! urk to address your convention at New Haven upon this Interesting toplc-a grntl man who Is known to be Secretary of the .,ost ID scalev cu'. II not infamous soclsty ever gut up i'll the city of New York, by gentlemen claiming to be respectable VI. ,se arow-L object i. to issue aud circulate palnpAsts throughout lhA coun. try ln behalf ut human slavery as an nsttu- tion especially appointed ny Heaven for man $ rcgsnerAtlon. Prof. ;. r. Mnrs, Is its pfesl- dentan acknowledge s'c.>sionst wh. is well nigh consu,mel by his fiery Eel, il the clu >e Q. i American slavery. aii! wl Io.s not even De ll.ve that secession Is !,ttiici hrresy. Bat ! 1 Ii Il 'ut word on the s!' jett really wish i to hear. Jn ge Say.nur. wnAt slavery is, and i w:ln, w3 arc tJ d. with il iu our IUtsi:r pro crs!lI,s. IL Is m)st omnpua. as Vel is ex- i frt,r l ay, that y';u. c ,ivaEtion foun 1t l"c ess .'y 10 ilsien 10 such daii .osu. as M l. upon the g:u ns triun,is of hum,n slavery and the s4ciea e.enlelis of IT.. ,l, m,c acy. Ii Ar M sson w.. a3tsr suo7c.ibrrs 1 for iis pa p!llci,. e acted most wisely uc- 1 cDr,ii z 10 the wlS.lun of this wur ,..ii has sam- rX use. but he convention h.. none at q l, aah Was lnfn icy ,lisiio ed by allowing l Ii 10 speak neI rr II.
 There is aLotisvr lhing ouyht for in vour
 letter bu, dld not fnd What are y"rr .i.ws upon the question of the ait..n;i,!l-ni of lhe cons.itu'lrn? D. roa hoi'! that su "!-cto, o' the alalo los"s bis ryht uf voting wh.n he g,"2 uIl ot tic Stale hy order Of the gpsrrn | irnt. OF rus:litu:!tY. to .'mlint:n, Itreaary,, aal defend the Cnon' in the army! Your i party lDsl,ts thlt he does, aui stou!ly rssls:s any amendment of tit constitution tbtl pro- poses to secure this privilege to bun. i!,a 1 legislature Of N'-w York has We nlyh sun.u
 nuaSly recommended such ;.n n,na,'nrHt lp ,her constitution. and We trust .hA people o l New York will as unanimously conc4c In the r-rum n-nsI,,,ios of the lesisl ..ure. Whot sir is your opinion and your pisAp You could. In y"ur letter. have done much for ou' absent so'diers had von given them, if only l.y d word, ,hs influence of your high standing and acknowledged judgment. l know you would have done SD, had you been at lib.rty to sp-ak at al us th. subject. You saw fit tu be | sii.nt. lest vna should wound your party, but , let na tel you. this silence will come down 1 like an avalanche upon you. when the people come to speak for tbeir country and it's deten | i,rS.
 There are masv other things in your letter and tkp resolutions mpon which You stanl as the champion of D .mocracv, ,impic ,ting th- a aluiu- istrailpn in its h, r:u!ean ahu's against rebels n the South and their svmrathizrrs in the North, to "preserve.m .inta n and protect, tis Union and the States, deserving severe reo"ke Tor 1 their misrcprpsenta. ion. wiukrdRrss, vennm. | m":tnne.s and drmayugueism. which 1 would i gladly notice if had spacr but l f,rt,ear. and w:l wait little that the p'o le of Cnun"cti- cut may speak for themselves in April. In. people will surely convince yon that it Is in
 vain 10 atte :npt to iiscredis the ntegrit and patriotism of such men as President Lincoln
 and Governor Buckingham.
 But there IS one thing cannot altogether omit
 extended as my comments are, and that is,
 the eulosiun You pronounced at tie close of
 your letter upon Democracy" We ac
 cnstomet to such rhetorical hourish's at con
 ventious. caueuses, aud bar-room assenblages
 but We hardly expected it from d sci inus judge
 in serious and studied letter. Democr ,tIc
 lrinc ples-Democratic party.i Why. what are they. and where is it to be found What
 are the ear marks? Shall We look to Butler
 or ex, x,President Pierce to Gen. Dix or 'iov.
 Seymour-to Gov Johnson or John B.l !; or
 to come nearer. to Col. Dening pr l. Toueey -t,A James T. Pratt or Wm. W. Eitcn--to : Mr. Lppitt or Mr. Converse-to Mr. Warrel or Sheriff Bacon-,o Judge Phelps or Edwin
 Stearns-to Lieut.. Guv. Averill UT Mr. W. I. Taylor-tu Col. Wright or Kill 'em Damn 'sm?'
 : What. alas. is the present condition of the } Democratic corpus itself? Oue half is fol war and then peace one half is f peace anG , then war-war interminabie and erhaustiess The platform 0, last year. under the guidance r of Mr. Eaton, is for the latter division; ths r plat form for ths present prepared with more t cunning workmanship. for the former. Real, l fJuige Seymour, will You tell us what the peo f l.. arn fl, do in thiS t,t-n na Who is ortlo