Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-14

-tation in the Congress of the United States and to Ea1 otter aiyhts and 'rsitRegessao States" and has denounced the: measures of Congress for imposing terms of justice to the loyal and security for fhe future as l i7a vio!oti0n of kte constitution, recolutionar, and teraanical, and as the 9actious course Of a nasdila!ed Congress who have iDaugura. ted new revolution, determined to rule in violation of the Constitution, and toes. tablish their acild and tiznatical acM as sub. stitute for the Union!'' ,, ,.-sl.,,ss,.
 i Here in Connecticut stands this party. strong in organization and resources, boas. 1 ting of the wealth of its candidates, and again vaunting its th1eats of civil war, shoulder to shoulder with the rebels who, in all save the arms they have lost, are the same as iu the bloodiest days of the rebel. lion; here in Connecticut State that sac rifced six thousand lives, not to force reb- els back at the point of the bayonet into offices and privileges that they contemps tuously abandonedat at the cost of their oaths not to maintain tho mere name of the Un- ion, but to vindicate the principles upon which the Union was based, for which it was built. and without which 1t fails! ' [. Men of Connecticut! Is patriotism dead among us? Have we forgotten the dark days of trial when, we promised justice if Heaven would give us victory? Soldiers of the Republic! Send your ballots where you sent your b;lllets-straight into the heart l of the rebellion. Citizens of Connecticut! vote s.you voted when Terry stormed Fort Fisher, when Sheridan sent Early whirling mp the valley, when Sherman sent his shout Of encouragement from Atlanta, or when Grant ordered his triumphan legions, into Richmond! Heaven bless the loyal women of Conn country always has their prayers. How long shall it remain a reproach to the intelligence, virtue and true democracy of our people that of all the States formerly distinguished as free States this one contains the most violent type of rebel sympathizers, and holds the most closely contested elections! Without this Northern aid and comfort unreconciled traitors would yield and speedily submit to the .lenlent. terms proposed, full reace would bless us, the rights of all be respect ed, and even the sullenly lingering social hatreds of the war begin to fade away. That the Northern wing of the rebels shows SO much strength, that allies of rebellion are not hopelessly crushed by the infamy of their record must be due to the apathy of good citizens who wish well but work little. --.- .-f. .; 5-..r-.: .-.t> - |, The sham democracy of Connecticut stopped short of nothing save taking arms Ill sustaining those who fought for the doc. Urine that ''capital should own labor," yet 1t tries to appear as the particular friend of free labor! It sustained and defended men who declared the laboring classes must al- ways and everywhere be the "mudsills' of society, yet 1t spends money to purchase the friendship of working men! And while the enemy of free labor in the national councils, it falsely claims to be it's, friend at home. - = = ,.--s, F - .- But on the contrary the Union Republi. can party in it's principles and candidatei is fully identified with the rights and dig nity of labor, and will most cheerfully co operate in securing to labor both by Stat. and National legislation the rights and ben
 efits it justly demands. - 2 ---'--- .-z
 In the grand struggle for human rights il Great Britain every John Bright and o. Don oghue, every English and Irish leader o, worker ill the ranks of the people, is tht ardent friend ofhae Republican party of hi
 country, yet this sham democratic part, hypocritically claims the vote of every i'm
 migrant! - -
 When the operatives of Lancashire ant Cheshie heard their wives and childre1 crying for bread, because there was no cot
 ton for tho mills, secession agents went among them to stir up tumultuous de
 mands that England and France should
 break up the blockade l. he workingmen.
 time and again, filled the halls, callet Heaven to witness that they would starv,
 before they would take sides against tn,
 Union, passed resolutions in favor of ou
 war for free labor and gave great cheers fo
 Lincoln! Yet, because the great slave la
 Dor rebellion has brought us temporar, burdens, these democratic" allies of aris ! tocracy and rebellion think that the work lngmen: of Connecticut, who bore their ful and glorious share of a four years war fo liberty, can now be deluded into followin, I Copperheadlsm! Shall We be less true to hu manlty than our good friends among hard working people three thousand mile 1 away? .., -
 1 Fellow citizens! since our last election the Congress of the United States has pro
 posed an amendment to the National Con
 stitution with which you are all familiar Its cordial adoption and application il good faith would have led to an early set 1 tlelnent. Connecticut was first to ratif, the proposition. The rebeliieus states nave uuhli1AoASiJ IetecLeu It, IOHOWlng tAt I advice and encouragement of their north
 ern allies, and have proceeded throughou
 their extent to render life and property un 1 safe and Treason eue'.yarAere respectable ons
 loyalty odious." Congress has in the mean. time been sustained by overwhelming ma jorities, and, thus new commanded ans instructed it has enacted that the reb states shall be divided into military dis l tricts, subject to the Presidents orders. fo the protection of the people Where the ciy-i tribunals fail. Ithas provided that when ever any rebel state shall have formed ant tapproved constitution by the votes of al its people of whatever race or color, lexclu ding those leading rebels. excluded iron office by the pending constitutional amend ment,) and shall have adopted that amend fment, and when said amendment shal ,Ehave become part Of the constitution of thu United States. then the senators and rep freseutatiyes of said states shall be admitted to Congress on taking the prescribed oath
 It is provided also that until said admission to Congress any civil government ts in those states shall be deemed provisional only land in all elections therein all loyal per sons may vote
 l. This Legislation, sanctioned by more than two thirds of Congress, and byvotes enoueL to constitute majority of afull represen. Etation of all the states. is m issue in on,