The Van Buren press., 1867-02-01
conneo,icu, Democratic State Convention

at New Haven, on the sth Of January. From
the prRedngs which we find in that old
pillar Of Democracy. the New Haven Register,
we see that it was the largest and most en-
| thusiastic Convention ever held In the state.
They adopted strong yet conservative rcsclu-
/ tions. The nomination of State Ticket, was
postponed for future Convention Speeches
were made by the Hon. JAMES Brooks of New
York, Ex-Gov. SEYMOUR and Hon. WM. W..
EATON of Connecticut. We shall expect to
hear good account from Connecticut next
spring. We would like to publish the resolu-
tions passed but our room will not admit, we
must however, give short synopsis of the
speeches of Ex-Goy. SEYMOUR and Hon. WM.
W. EATON
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the re-aSsenbling of the Convention
Mr. Eaton again read the resolutions, for the
information of those who We're not present AT
the opening of the session.
1t was voted that copies of the resolutions
be sent to the President of the United States
to the National Democratic Executive Com
mittees to the State Democratic Committees.
and TO the Governors of the ten excluded
States.
Mr.. Eaton was again called for, and came
forward 10 address the Convention. He re-
marked that after the able address of Mr.
Brooks, no man ought to speak here without
thought and preparation. The twenty-one
men on the Committee on Resolutions ought
not to be called upon to speak except in the
resolutions they had reported. He was suffer-
ing from influenza. He should conine him
self pretty closely to the resolutions. What
had this rump Congress done that was not
vile? The very moment that the Supreme
Court decided against the radical party. il was
! proposed to re-organiZe that Court. How is
| that to be done with Andrew johnson in the
chair? In order to make things easy. they
propose to impeach and depose the President
What will the President do? 1t is supposi-
tion on my part, but hope he will do it.
thank God there is a Democratic Governor i'm
Maryland. Let the President call out the
militia of Maryland, to resist these revolutions
lists, and it will be found there are amilion of
men ready TO respond to that call,
They will come from all the hills and val
leys. Talk about depoSing the President ::
some of those rascals will be looking through
bars (Laughter). | desire them to trv that
thing. | want to see the "beginning of the
end" But they dare not attempt the impcach-
ment. The President will take care of him
self (applausc). When dared to question
the legality of the imprisonment of citizens
| by military courts. | was denounced as Il
traitor Now, the Supreme Court is just as
much traitor as was then. lie didn't feel
any better about it because of the decision. for
he then believed he was right all the while
| But he was glad the Supreme Court had Sus-
tanned the right. The object of this Conven-
ton was to build up public sentiment to
sustain republican government NO, milk
! for babes but meat for strong men" That is
what we want We will sustain the govern
ment. and violate no law if we can help it,
But God help these men il they pursue con-
trary course. In closing, he said that his
whole heart was in this effort to save the GOV
ernment from the Vaccinations ofits enemies
He wished to transmit to his son the same GOV
ernment that came to him from his fathers
We have done our duty, and have responded
to our noble friends in Kentucky, and when
the call for the National Convention came. he
hoped twelve brave men would be sent from
this State. ready to express in the faith and
sustain the right at all hazards.
1t had been expected that some expression
would be made in the resolutions on State af-
fairs. and particularly that something would
be said in favor of the rights of American la
! Dor; all he could say to the wOrkingmen was
wait till the regular nominating Convention
meets in a short time, and you will "hear glad
eidings of great joy
I Gov. Thomas II. Seymour was next called
out, and was received with immense applause
He said he had no ambition to become pub
lie speaker and only came forward to per-
! form a duty to the cause which he had ever
had his homage. He was not well, but could
not resist the inclination to raise his voice in
this crisis. 1t was not the breaking up of the
Constitution that was the greatest peril, but
| the blows against those principles of liberty
! u-hi.h Io1 T,;n 'Lo
of the present day come home to us. Some
among us would have Us believe there is no
! danger. and ask us to accept the "logic of
events as it is called. There is a danger.
which must have been seen by the men who
have tlockcd here to-day. Where is the dam
/ ger? Not in the Executive power, which has
just given us tribunitial Veto in the interest
of liberty. Not from the Judiciary, which has
just given us decision which vindcates the
! Democracy of the country on the question of
! illegal military courts. 1t came from the
| Congress, which had ceased to be the repre-
sentatives of the people, because it had usllrp-
ed powers not granted by the Constitution
The fundamental principles of our Govern
ment Is that it is a trust power-that its Of
| ticers are the servants, not the masters of the
people. Tried by this principle, the present
Congress are not representatives of the people
but usurpers.
The Government Of the United States was
one of limited powers and divided responsible
ity. Gov. 5. discussed at some length the
formation of the Government of the United
States. Our beautiful system has been gross
ly violated by this Congress. BY expeling
honorable members, such champions oflawaS
Mr.. Brooks they have robbed the Executive
of the power committed to him by the Consti-
tuition. They have set up power like that
of the Decemvirs of Rome, that they may car
ry out their plan of subjugation, not of the
southern States merely, but of the whole
country. 1t is not the Constitution, not the
Government they are seeking to protect. but
power and place, and to bring us under diff
ierent form Of government. We have heard
great deal about the great crime of the age
but can conceive of no greater political
crime than that of attempting to strike down
the liberties of a whole people 1t was not en-
ceeded by all the deSpotc acts of Britain
against the Colonies. Ii is attempting to es-
tablish that system ofsubjugation which the
depredations of Tareton. the vigor of Corn
wallis, the treason of Arnold, and Il seven
years war could not impose upon us.
1t had been asserted that 1.-THE Union was
older than the States" but he denied the as
scrtion, and proved it conclusively by refer
ence to the early history of Connecticut,