New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-24
cnNNEcTIcnr DEMOCRACY.

| At the Democratic State Convention held IN
! New Haven on Tuesday, it was unanimously
Resoltod That the State OF Connecticut Is today the
same free and Independent State that has been for
moro than two hundred years with full power TO declare
shall and who shall not be clothed with the elective
franchise within its borders; and when this power IL
forcbly taken away and s balotboXes subject TO the
hreling soldery Of the General Government the state
III have Lost boasted sovereignty and become do
graded to the position % q conquered province.
Resolrod That tho XVIII Amendment $50 called 70
the Constitution OF tho United States is In no sense M
amendment to said instrument, but Is radical chahgo
thereof striking at the principle OF State rights "hoh
lies at the base of tho compact formed Dy tho various
States In tho Convention OF 1885, and It's forceu anu
fraudulent adoption at point OF the bayohet WIZ DO
the deadlest blow struck at the sovereignty vi ~
States and the liberties OF the people
Resoired, That the Democracy OF TINS state now u"
hcro,ofore arc tho strenuous advocates Of tariff for
purnoseA OF revenue only. That tho principle OF pro-
lection for the sake OF protection" IL at war with inc
interests OF the people OF the States ana ex
perence has shown Its tendency TO nggrahuze class III
the community at the expense and to the injury OF the
producing and labor1ng millions. taxing their Industry
equally in violation of the authority OF the Constitution
and OF the great principle that should govern tins people
ia their intercourse with the family OF nations
Comments by The Tribune.
The Legislature of Connecticut voted in
1sG4.5, to give the Colored citizens of that
State the same rights with Others but the
Democrats rallied all their forces and voted
down the proposition at n special election held
on the LIST of October ensuing.
The last Republican Legislature again voted
to give ColOred men the same rights with
Whites. A majority of the representatives of
Connecticut in the present Congress support
the XVIII Amendment, and were chosen with
full knowledge of such support Congress has
simply given effect to the will Of Connecticut,
as conveyed through successive Legislatures
and through repeated votes of her delegation
in Congress.
What do the Sham Democracy Of Connecti-
cut propose to do about itY Can they suppose
it necessary to give the Blacks further warning
that any of them who votes with tho Demo
Gratis votes to disfranchise himselff How long
is it since these gentlemen deemed the pres
ervation of Slavery essential to tho Liberties
"of tho PeopleY" Is there one idea in their
protest against the XVIII Amendment that does
not equally condemn Emancipation Was not
that also effected "at the point of the bayo-
"onetp Was it not another deadly blow at
"the sovereignty of the StatcsW
o wise Democracy! Miles 0'Reilly dscov-
cred, seven years ago, that the nigger' could
see tolerably how to pull trigger from
Il" under his thatch of wool" Need you pass
any more such resolves rs the above to clear
his vision rs to the way he ought to vOtef
But you tell us that you are opposed to
" Protection for the sake of Protection" In
deed! Is it for the sake of Reuenue that your
only representative in Congress sustains good
stiff duty on Iron2 L. it for Revenue that