Litchfield enquirer., 1865-02-23
two parties us to tlle power 10 amend the con- slIuiioI, in regard to the institution of slavery. l SLAVERY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

TWO lElfIIeS NS tO tHe IuiWfF tO atllpnu the cOl
 sIluiiol, in regard to the institution of slavery SLAVERY AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ,. &
 Lacking at the suijatt as party man, from 1 parry point of view. is oifs who hopes so.r, ,n see iiie tle,nscrntic party again in power, Iliis pr"in,siinn seems ip present tlesil a,4 oppor,nnlty for tlis, democracy t0 rid self nj once and forever of the, incubus of slavery. and 'o lanlsh its pprplextag ls>n"s h.vond the D .l.. "flmrty politics. nn lO,g.r ,o dlstrac, our c,,lin
 seiS and d stnrt' the har,nnny of our n,,ve- ,;.rhts. Every year and every day We are growing weaker and weaker in pnpalar favor, while our nj,l,unrnts ar. Strengthening, be. catist. we viii mt venture t0 cut loose from the dead carcass of negro. slavery. It is plain enons h to my mind that if the d-lnncra,i, tmr
 ty would gain it's supremacy in the goveln n- msit of the .,atiun'i 1t fiiiist now le. slavery slide" satzsa r~ @' s"l la
 Why, Mir Speaker. when the chosen r.pre
 seniativss of the bn, tier states upon ills h,ar stand np and advocais~,lIis measure in lh, tl., quent and persuasive t.mes whi-h we hay. h.ar.l from ilre gentlemen from Delaware
 Maryland! kpni,rky and Missouri. wh" have spoken iuthi. delmf. ahy. ask. should lh. re representatives af The ,l"mocr:nv of the free states any lrnger cnnr.ni against an inevita' he result; especially when n. advanta'e from snch contention is in accrue to either our par " rtha countfy? Two gentlemen |, nin Mis- snBri. a state wtos- people have vu'un,arily aho'i~l.d avery sinca this House :.hionr,e,l last July Afes>rs. Rollins and King: who. nt the last ssssiar. vuisd with ,r.p against this rrsnlnian. both of them b-in. savrho.ders
 have spoken at this session in favor "f it.- Th"v. who arc Ear better qualified ihan am [" inigp of ,ils justice nnd lr"prrtv of thi- measure hnv,. l,er.nnl. fs,nv need l,y the events "f last Year iha. the hest Interests of the conn.
 try vi he pr noted by the pass ,se of Uni, resolution ny ihn present Congress aare. wi,h ,h"m. NJ Speaker and nave hec'nlo
 ik"wisr Ic,,nyincp.i thai h.. best goo of thA
 ,li dpuncr,iic party will he pnllnnce.l hv it. aopti"n. Upon the cansnm,nlinn of thi- "'",snr' a new orgnniZ 'iim of pirties will tn il pritall,'. and he T Very Question being tnr .vrr disposed of.nher i-snrs c"rnrct"d wiii | ,hp fninre interests an,l,pncy of tne govern
 mant will divide the people: ani it meets IT. prophet to trr tell ih: speedy ir'u'srh "f iht | ,ru. d..nncr ,rv wi b the great p'inclpl-S in sc, ii," u..nn its lri,thrr bv J if r>uu J ,ckSo' and n,hpr ,nIrin.s and si.ss who have i'rnt It nl"ii thronoh ,h great struggles "f the past Sopn .se. Mr SD ak.r. ihis H"nse should fail fo respond fn the pnpnlar sentiment in tm--i"., ,hs resolution. and the President shnnIi call nn ext'a >eSsiai, Of tn. next Cn
 gres- at wtichi should Imss as it und"n'h"l lv will sn IS In l'-c,ni.. an issue i,! UT sat' plartin,,s rext Il. In the light nf past "xni"i n,ce I wnnd ask my tr;enis on ihis >i le nfth'
 H"ns,, if wr con T r.as,,lishly pxnerf to sue cpsSfnl!y mret the pr nninrnt question ina
 wonll hr E'r.r'i nin'n our party. All candi dates for tho lroisiatpr. wauli h" cnuftonte
 with thia mnasurp. and llnnr eIrctinns w"ule i,ecp -sar;lv h. canductpl with st,pc, rrfpren- to it Iu ,i,r state nf N, " York If th,a mgr, question ~h"uhl D" put ont of our politics h, 'h. a,loptinn q this r.sa'n'ion in season ft,
 tho l.. .1Sli,urp now in spSsis,n tn pass nn,n it the .l-,rmrrv doubt mt. will .lt.rt a.,,,, ! iar;1y nt ha h fs,aS.ss i 4 next ..rgislafrr@ aud ,ar'airl fn'l l,nssts.inn .,f ti,. p"vrrnnat
 nf lhe Enn;r.' st fe upon the eXnira'inn Q G,,vrrnnr Fantnn's t.rm. lsnf if ih's unastin, | rp .,ain. at issna 1 do nnt ha-itata in rxnr a my nnininn that ont >id' of the citI"s of New fork an Rrnnklvn scarcely il s"nat"r or as -emhlvma" could be elected next Novembe in the state. c.