Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-25
The State COnventiou

lThe State Convention.
 The Union State Convention, held in Hart. ford on Wednesday of last week, was one of the largest, and in it's action, the most barmo nous we ever attended. The people were fair y Represented, and their wishes reflected and the little or big opposition" to the present excellent state ticket disappeared before the enthusiastic support of the great majority of the delegates like the msts before the morn ing sun. It was difficult even to find amono the politicians any who would acknowledge they had any thought of opposing the rerom- ination of the present state officers. "Thev had always been BUCKINGHAM men, and never so much as thought of any other man for Gov- era'rE' they said; all of which will be grati. lying to the people to know-now that tbe Convention has done it's work. As Goverror BUCKINGHAM, therefore, is the candidate of both our political leaders and the people we confidently .ssxpect the politicians and people will en iorse him at the polls, and en- thusiastically unite in his support up to the first Monday in April.
 The resolutions adopted at the Union Con. Vsnt'on' which will be found ou our first page In this weeks paper, are such, we believe, as declare the universal sentiment of the loyal people Of the State. We only ask of our on psnents (how strange that there should bt opponents to such platform of principles ir Connecticut! ]! to give us reasons why such g platform is not entitled to the unanimous sup port of the people of this State. We only ssk the people to set thom side by side with the resolutions adopted by the Democratic"
 ovsntion last year, and upon which they went into the fercest contest for the spells of ofice ever known in this State, to compare the tone and sentiment of the two political parties which alike claim 6 devotion to the Uniou and the Constitution.
 We have not yet received the platform adop. ted by the malcontents at the copperhead con- vention held yesterday at New Haven. We shall undoubtedly have the opportunity of giv- ing it to our readers next week; meanwhile we shall be disappointed if they are not some. what changed in tune from the vilanous sen. timents enunciated by the same organization last year. It is beginning to get through the skulls of even the copperheads of Connecticut (sxcept where they are of the extra thickness ot the King copperhead Of sharon) that open, loud-mouthed treason does not bear its leaders into offices within the gift of the people. On the other hand, we shall be glad to learn on what platform the prime movers of that party propose to go into the coming campaign. Their old cries of the "nigger," emancipation" lar batrary arrests" "habeas corpus," &c., &c.,. are pretty efectually played out" and we really don't see what they will find to harp upon, if they lncontinently drop the "gallant Hero of Chepauitepec' and his brave deeds, and the dreary ard wor-out watchword of Skinner and Victory" which never yet meant more than a general simmer down and defeat.
 We shall probably hear something of" enor- nous expenditures" corrup. of1ice-holders," :" wicked war;" &c.. &c., but the people are bound to see this war through at any cost and at whatever expenditure of blood and treasure, and they will take care that their leaders are not so 'corrupt' and traitorous as are the Floyds" and " Cobbs" and' TouceYs' Of the Buchanan administration.
 It matters little who the candidates of our opponents may be. It principles, we are af ter in these tinss not men, save as they repre- sent those principles and We shall undoubt- edly take occasion to scrutnize closely the principles which are placed before the people for taeir adoption or rejection, and which would endeavor to replace the honest, upright loyal patriot, who now fills the executive eha'r of State, and devotes his whole energies 10 the cause of his country and to the interest ot the State, with a time-server or political hack ofthe copper hue.