Litchfield enquirer., 1869-02-11

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 First. Formally affirm that when the na
 tional debt is paid it must be paid in gold except where itiis otherwise distinctly pro vided in the original contract:
 Second, Introduce the strictest econom, into every branch of the governments: T Thrd, Refuse all subsidies and appro priations to railroad and other enterprise. outside Of the indispensable machinery ot the government: Ess+55 5 15"{tp Fourth. See to it that the taxes are i'm.
 partially levied and energetically and hon. estly collected, and surplus revenues ap.
 pi1ed to the reduction of the debt:
 Filth, Make 1t constant aim to resume
 specie payment and give the people a uni
 form and steady currency as soon as may
 be, without violent disturbance of busi.
 ness: and GsI.eea1 --'l.,I.
 Sixth, To remove taxation from labor and the necessaries of life, and to impose II as far as possible upon articles of lux ury. o q@ N. a7 137 -sT
 6.-We denounce as enemies of the peo. pie and robbers, to be indignantly visited with the full penalties of public opinion and statute law, all officials state or nation al, who commit or permit dishonesty, par tlality or negligence in the collection or disbursement of the treasure of greatly burthened people, and make thieying sport of the taxes that patriotic labor cheerfully pays. No rebels were ever 80 dangerous to the country we love. -H
 We point proudly to the fact that under Republican legislation the credit of the State has been fully ylmaintained, taxes reduced yearly since the close of the war, State charitities iberally conducted, and large payments made annually upon the principal of the State debt. We call for short and industrious sessions of the Gen. eral Assembly, no expenditures for. mile- age or other allowances save in the strict est obedience to law and the necessities of the public service, and an economy as rigid as the true interests and honor of the State will permit. .-.u....,--,+,
 o.--We renew our thanks to the soldiers and sailors of the Union, engaged in the late civil war, and hereby express our sin sere sympathy with those who have suffer. ed bereavement and loss in the cause of the ," s@''@ 'h4 DYE s11--'7F 7T-40- - 3 9.-That in a government of the maiori- y, the absolute purity of the ballot-box is | indispensable to the perpetuity of rspubli- ,an institutions.
 !O.-We place in nomination, to-day. ca l oaole, faithful and patriotic citizens, wor- ny of honor and trust, and reaffirming our determination to keep the, Republican par y worthy to lead the destinles of free nation, we appeal to our fellow-citizens to | :epeat in April the grand triumph of last i November. ,@@s-G e2&-Iasrla-I .7l,-~
 The resolutions reported were adopted. !
 MT. Rockwell of New Britain, offered ] :esolutlon in favor of biennial elections of State officers in November, the Congress- nen to be elected at the same time, in or | Ter to relieve the people of the burdens of
 MT. Gallup of Plainaeld, hoped the res button would not pass. It was a question | lpout which there was g difference of opin- sxptnsgF M6 gFssssflsa4t Qf Derby. said it was such 8 small state as Connecticut to as- 'emble two hundred and fifty men every year to make laws. ..,.rt.,....-.. :. MT. Johnson of Putnam, cordially ap- proved of the plan to hold biennial elec- lions. -,- ~~---------~-~ After further debate, the resolution was tabled. ,,..e,,rs-p.a.g" aaI E. ..ssrg .-
 Mir. Hall of Meriden, desired to have the resolution relating to the ln COnVenCIOu OI Dr1Oge- port and Meriden recalled. The late De. mocratic convention had done the very thing here asked for. He wanted vote upon it. After discussion, the matter was indefinitely postponed.
 Gen. Hawley (Dr. Patton in the chair) said there was one resolution not reported by the committee, which was pet of his own-as he wrote it himself Laughter. He read it.. Tt is the sixth resolution in the platform. @ "-5 -. -o
 Mir. Gallup said the committee adopted the resolution with the exception of the last clause relating to rebels.
 Gen. Pratt. it pass without the ex- ception. It is the best resolution ever heard in convention. Great applause.
 The resolution was passed unanimously. Mir. Waples of Westbrook offered the fol- lowing:- ..a
 ResOloed, That we are in favor of impar- tial legislation in Connecticut. al
 After discussion, it being understood that the spirit of the resolution was en- bodied already in the platform. it was with
 A vote of. thanks was rendered to the off, ficers of the convention, and after three cheers proposed by the chairman, for the coming victory in April, the convention adjourned. b1s.9s1aI a. .alIl 'a'-si ' 3>o~ .-- aEs r ts ~-.------ 'A