The Van Buren press., 1870-03-08
TUESDAY. MARCH e, 1870.
Connecticut.

The Democratic State Convention, o.
Connecticut, met at New Haven on the
Sed ult 1t was the largest and most en-
thusiastic convention ever held in the
State. Hon. JAS L. ENGLISH, was again
nominated without dissenting voice
He has probably the strongest hold upon
the masses of the Democracy of any
man in the State and will, undoubtedly
receive larger vote.
Fer Lieutenant Governor, Hon. JULIus
HoTcnKIss, of Middletown, was nomina-
ted. Mr.. II. is popular gentleman and
1t will be recollected was elected to Con.
gress from the I'd District by over 1900
majority. The ticket all-in-all is a
strong one and with united, energetic
effort can be elected.
We copy few of the resolutions,
which have the ring of the true metal, as
the Connecticut Democracy always have !;
Resoiced, That the Democracy of Con-
nectcut now as In the past, occupy the
proud position of the defenders of the
true principles of Constitutional freedom,
based upon the equality of the States !;
and for the success of their cause, rely
upon the intelligence Of the people and
their devotion to the same ideas illustra-
ted by the example of the fathers in the
purer days of the Republic.
Resoiced, That the State of Connect
cut is, to-day, the same +" free and indie
pendent State" that it has been for more
than two hundred years, with full power
to declare who shall, and who shall not
be clothed with the elective franchise
within its borders, and when this power
is forcibly taken away, and its ballot
boxes subject to the hirelng soldery of
the general government, the State will
have lost its boasted sovereignty and be-
come degraded to the position of a con-
quered province.
Resolped, That the Fifteenth Amend
ment (so- -callcd) to the Constitution of
the United States, is in no sense an
amendment to said instrument, but is a
radical change thereof, striking at the
principle of State rights, which lies at the
base Of the compact formed by the vari
Gus States in the Convention of l7SS and
its forced and fraudulent adoption at the
point of the bayonet, will be the deadlicst
blow ever struck at the sovereignty OF
the States and the liberties of the people
Resolved, That the bill now before
Congress for the purpose of changing
the laws regarding naturalization, is di-
rect attack upon all foreigners seeking
the United States as home for them
selves and families. And the present cor
rupt and unprincipled leaders of the Re
publican Party having destroyed the con
sttutional rights of the people of aH the
States, robbiug them of the power to de-
termine the status of the citizen, now seek
to degrade the WHITE IMMIGRANT below
the level of the native negro.
Rssolced, That the Democracy Of Con
nscticut sympathize with the people who
struggle for freedom everywhere; and
send their cordial greetings to the patri-
DTS of Cuba, who are now valiantly con
lending for their freedom and their rights
ResolseS, That in presenting the hon
ored name of James L. English, as our
candidate for Governor, we do 50 with
full confidence that we appeal to the best
Judgment of a large majority of the peo-
pie, and the sound patriotism of the
State and in the candidates associated
with him, we feel assured that worthy |
of the people and their
best interests have been selected