Litchfield enquirer., 1866-02-22
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 |all my comfndss and to thamapy nobls men wbonsWe buried dpon Sodtljtrn soil Share with me ths honors thia day Se generously con |f.rred by citizens of dnr Stats you hAvs earn d 1t more than l, fot9 bad reesived already all |khat Icoald desir6s eysz It may be that in the work tloSe here to- day oneof us might desire this additional meas nre, another might prefer that change. Let us show in all these things the kind spirit of federation and ffntefnity that Ne carrssd with. us through the war, when we snn,. sll minor rdiferancesin the pursuit pfoae grand purpose.,s X | We have gfeat Auties before as. Ist us' defend liberty. lay our taxes carefully and just y. carry onr debts maufully. and mar b onward as did our soldiers to undoubted victory
 | James F Babcock. of East Haven, in behalf of the Committee on Resolutions, then read the following YafSag&
 Resolced, That we render healty thanks to Almighty God, for the valor oi our armies and navies, the fortitude of our people, and the wis dom and frmness ot our rnlers, whereby, under his guidance. rebellon has been subdued and the rightful sovereignty of the republic restor- cd. saai isgess 5 , aa's eg sss ksEsaf n
 Resolved 9'hata'ws owsa debt of gratitude which we can never adequately repay to the tsssS Of the nations peril went forth upon the land and the sea to smaintain thes honor of sdnr flag and the psrpetuity of our government ;Athat we point with an honest pride to the devotion and gallantry by which on every battle field they have reflected lustre upon themselves and upon the history Of Connecticut and while appreciating these gallant deeds we denouDce with indignation the conduct of x that .party which. from the first, has opposed all iegisla
 ten securing to them their just dues, the re- Enforcement of their thinned ranks. or their right to vote when in thefieid and which has just adjourned it's convention without word of recognition of their heroic services either in I it's platform or it's proceedings saes Rss}if \ l Resoloed That we unite our lamentations with those of the nation over the grave of the honest, unfiachiag, patriotic, ana great-hearted Abraham Lincoln, ,8wh0se naiaeewill stand by the side of that Of Washington wiIils the re- public endures. q, asa -sasf' shlaa os kliaa
 | Re,olued, That we gladly, express onr conf dence in the integrity, ability, and patriotism of his successor. ,AndreW Johnson, who braved secession in. the Senate and de6sd 2 med re- bellon in Tennessee; who sprang from the people and is iaentifeds with ell thsir interests; and we do pledge him our hearty support in his labors for . just. 1complsts and l pSEMducut EcbtOFdttOus Ol tuS OHluu.z HsHs@
 Resolued, That in the Union majority of the present Congress. we recognize noble army of true and tried defenders of the principles of constitutional liberty and order; and that we repose with confidence in their wisdom and pa- triotism for the settlement of the questions ap. propriately pertaining to the legislative depart
 ment of the government. 9s.H s5i $,
 Reselped, That in tue spirit of the foregoing resolutions we rely confidently upon all the de- partments of the government to cooperate in securing by every necessary guaranty the meas ures that have already been indicated by exec
 utive and legislative action. viz: The extinc- tion of tha doctrines of secession; the repudia. ton of all peCuniary obligations incurred in support of the rebellion , the sacred inviola
 bility of the national debt the complete de- struction of slavery in fact as we'll as name ; and the enactment of appropriate laws to as sure 60 every class of citizens the full enjoy. ment of the rights and immuniies accorded to all by the constitution of the United States. Resoloed. That the Union party of Connecti
 cut will hold all public officers. local. state and federal, to the stri;test accountability and the
 most rigid economy, in the public expenditures l Resolped, That we tender to the Hon. W;ll
 fam A Rockingham, our hearty thanks for his long, laboriOus patriotic and nnselfsh service of this Con.mcnwealth. grateful people will
 chsrish him in their Harmast affections, and poeterify will sign his RaIle among the fore most of the honored meh offhe republic z @ I Resol0ed, That we pledge to the candidates sl this day nominated Our hearty and undivided
 support and that relying upon the viitue and intelligence of the people. we faelsconfdent o
 their ratification of our action through the bal I lot box
 I Totbese was added the following on motior I of Hon. J. s. Babcock: '.8 ,.'.~ ~, ~ l Resoloed, That our gallant fellow citizen
 Major General Alfred H Terry. the hero ol
 Fort Fisher, has commended himself anew t6
 our confidence and admiration, by his recent
 order for the protection of the freedmen of Vir
 ginia against the unjust and tyrannical legisla tion of that state; which order. having been approved by the Executive of the nation, we
 feel assured that justice will be rendered to the s otherwise defenceless people of all classes, SC
 that every man, Of every state, may be proud
 to say at all times and in all places,a.f am ad | American citizen.'s zes ee54s sE. sasB os Es 1 aD0- Hon.sJ H Hubbard made speech ir
 Congress on the 3d inst, regarding the Freed
 mems Bureau Bill. We take the liberty to
 make the following extracts from it :ss r. 1 .The leading object of the bill is, to give employment to the emancipated, with eompen- sation secured for their labor. To give em. ploymsnt to four millions of American citizens
 born on our soil, who by reason of the cruel ties heretofore practiced upon them, are now II penniless, and wandering over the country, moi knowing which way to turn for succor,. They are homeless, honseless, aHd in want of every I thing while their former masters are living it comfort on their past earnings. They ought not to be left to perish by the wayside by pov- erty and starvation; especially when tue coun. try has so much need of theirawork.aa At pres
 ent. they are not permitted to sue in the courts in the section where they reside, or to testify in any case, civil or criminal, in which awhite man is a party. " .is} 7lssssa& " sse I s5e< aia si* esfaa xagfsBa!e8 giiisi*!zi sss l One result of the war is, the acquisition oi four millions of free and loyal citizeus, located in the midst of rebels who forswure their coun. try, leagued with the aristscracies of the old world, and strovej desperately for feur long years to pull down the pillars of the Republic with bloody hands. An acquisition to the na. ton of four 5nilionsef de1otedly loyal citizens
 located in the midst of eight million traitors Il who never ceased to strike at the life of the nation till they were conquered by the prowess of it's arms. Give to these new born citizens Ithe same protection pledged to all by the Con: lstitution, and another southern rebellion will . bs impossible <. sssssH s'