New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-09

THs DEMOCRATIC STATE AND MASS CoAFENIIoS az. ar
DRESSES by JAMES BROOKS T. H. SEYMOUR AND
OTHERS
BIZ TELEGRAPH THH TRIBUNE
| Nrw-HAyEN Jan. S.-The Democratic and Mass Mass
Convention met at Music Hall In TINS city al ~ O'CLOCK
tb;o forenoon Some delay occurred IN waiting I0I
ho orral of delegates on the late ralHs so that III
was 10I o'clock before the Convention was called 10
order at that time the Hon. james Eailagher, ChnI
NON NJ the State Committee, called the convention
go nrdar There we're present about 300 delegates.
The number was afterward increased to about 200.
Albert Baldwin of New Milford was elected tempo
80 chairman and on taking the chair returned his
thanks for the honor He was glad to see the friends
of law and order in council on the anniversary OF our
great victory over foreign Zoe lie h9ped 10 see the
~ 'yben t6ev woud triumph over the foes of the
coiIptry i'm our midst. John s. Elliott OF Gulltord
and Linus Birdsey of Minden were elected temporary
A committee of one from each county on permanent
organization and committee OF one rom eacn
Senatorial district on nj
IN fine platform to that Committee without deDate
motion to appoint State committee was adopIIea l
NV MIR A. E. Burr of Hartford, who SAID that TINS
Convention might adjourn without nominating
State ticket The motion was tabled, to await the
formation of a permanent organization owlng 10
tbe large number ri delegates present the services
NJ n Committee on Credentials were dispensed wlth
and every Democrat present was voted delegate
Thomas Iawton, esq. introduced a resolution post
onin fhe nomination of the State ticket to another
dav TO he made by another convention called i9r
that purpose. The resolution elclted consldeTaoie
discussion during which Mr.. a. r. BUTT OF me MARI
To,d Tines animadverted severely on the acts OF
Ton ross styling Thaddeus Stevens tratorous
sounded who spent his nights IN gambling he els
and his days i'm plotting treason in Congress. The
resolution TO postpone the nomination OF STATE
ticket TO another Convention passed unanimously
amid applause o..: ,1 f
permanent President, Albert n BALDWIN OIL
New-Milford, and the names oil u VcelIesdeh's
and secretaries, ali of whom was elected n
Sommittee of three were appointed TO conduct
the Hon James Brooks OF New-l ork to inc nan LOT
the purpose of addressing the (9nventon. willie
- Il. ahc lOucey
of Hartford called on. lie sald their eeliDera-
tious to-day were occasioned by the tyrannca acts
of one of the coordinate branches OF the Government
lie excused himself from further speaking, on the
ground of ill-health Calls were made Tor Ex-GoV'
Seymour. Hon. VIM w. Eaton, and lion. r. ); ClSve-
land of Hartford, and Hon Wh H. Bishop Oh bridge
port. but neither responded
Tie Committee on resolutions, at this juncture,
made their report az follows:
he resolutions preceded by five prcambes setting
forth that peace had been estabshtd ana armed resist
had ceased That Congress ad deag y, t ana a
tuition, and that tie Supreme Court had decided MI
tary governments after the courts reinstaed To be
gross usuIpation Il was. therefore
Res0red That armed resistance In the states having
ceased each state was entitled 10 representation In Con-
cless and TO all its rights and privileges That Congress,
rai aud c6mmercial Interests of the country. That
Congress In all IFS legislative acts had recognized the
States existing States, and as states IN thc
Union That the Executive Department. by ts
rn,lamations had recognized The thing, that the
Judicial Department had uniformly rccognzCdhc states
"a states Union that this repeated recognition by
question that the exclusion OF the States from Congress
and governing them and taxing them II not only Viola
ton OF the Constitution and tyranny but breach
OF public faith prciudcal 60 the interests and honor
Of the country That the Supreme Court may be
termed the buwark " republican liberty ana that u
IN vindcates the position assumed by the Democracy
IN lS9 The eighth resolution advises National Con
vention to be held in NewYork on March next to cou
sci uponhe great questions Of the day. 70 protest against
the revolutionary acts OF the majority OF Congress anu 20
announce Conservative Union men their determination
to resist every constitutional power the dsorgauz
ton and destruction of the STATES The ninth resolution
thanks the President for his repeated exercise oi me -
erutive power in behalf of the Constitution and the
states aud pledges him their support in all his future
efforts 60 the same end . 80
Brooks was introduced and spoke an hour. lie
charged Congress with endeayOring to subyet the
Government, and alleges that they were cndeaNOIlug
remove the President, and 10 change the complexion
of the Supreme Court lie spoke against the negro,
and held ut length that the negro was the inferior
Of the wliteman and was not 30 he trusted with the
governing power. After the close of bis speech the
Convention took recess for an hour
la the afternoon the Convention re-asscmbled az y
o'clock 1t was voted 10 send copy of the Tesolu-
tons 10 the President To the National Democratic
Committee TO each State Democratic Committee,
and TO the ten Governors of thVeXcluded States.
The Hon. w. w. Eaton and The Hon. Thomas ",
Seymour addressed the Convention. charging Con
grcss with committing acts OF revolutionary cha
racter, and claiming that they were not representa-
tive body and that their acts were not binding upon
the people. Both gentlemen referred 10 the
effort to impeach the President, and asserted
that Congress dare not attempt IT. They
congratulated the Convention tho fact
dorsed the principles of the Democratic party IN this
State. They charged Congress with attempting 20
subvert the Government and trying 10 secure To itself
al the national honor After short speeches by
James GallagheIO of New-llayen aud Perkins Cleve-
knd Of Now-Yorl the Convention adjourned sine de