The Van Buren press., 1872-02-20
coHHEcTIcUT.
Dem ,erats Joining Hands With Liberia
Republicans.
A TICKET THAT WILL WIN,
Hon Richard D. Hubbard for Governor


The state Convention OF Connecticut met
at New Haven. on the 9th Inst and was one
Of the largest aud most harmonious ever held
In the State. and for-shadows the position the
Democracy of this old commonwealth viii
take in The coming Presidential election. The
resolutions and platform cmbody the doc
trin-s Of the Liberal Republicans Of Missouri
adding thereto resolution In favor Of the in
dependence Of Cuba. Mr. lUBBAgp Is a
young man and one Of the allest lawyers IN
the State. Hon. A. +. BURR editor of the
/ Hartford Times. one OF the leading Democrat
/ ic papers in the State, was chosen President
| of the convention, and on taking the chair
said
! Gentlemen Of the Convention: 1t is often
said by gentlemen who take this position that
/ the homer is unexpected. Ii certainly Is to
me. as supposed until now that 1t was to
| have fallen upon another; but AS We have no
! time to loose. no time for the reorganization
| OF committees, accept the position.and thank
You gentlemen. for your generous confidence.
/ We are met here to-day to begin campaign
| that Is to last until the fall OF ls72-a cam
paign which am confident will result in the
triumph of the conservative men of this conn
! try--ofthe men who oppose the present Ad-
| ministration. We may not take candidate
! for the Presidency who will be our first
choice but the exigencies OF the times require
that their should be yielding OF opinions. so
that the voters who are opposed to this Ad-
| ministration may act together. Applause
speak the sentiment OF only one individual
but should that nomination fall upon an emf
| nent statesman. whether he halls from the
| State OF Illinois. or the State OF Pennsylvania,
he will have my cordial support. .oud ap,,
plausc Why, gentlemen, 1t has been said
4 That this Government is
TENDING TO GENERALIZATION.
Ii has already arrived there. We arc living
to-day under centralized power. What has
! Senator Morton been sent out TO the people
1 for but to announce tho doctrine of centrali
i Zntion? He spoke In this city a few days ago,
and he told you that the States are subordin-
ata. that the General Government will pro-
teet the people. Do the people ask protec-
ton OF their servants? No, gentlemen. We
do not ash the men whom we place in power,
and whose salaries we pay, what we may do
--wc do not ask them to protect US They
are not our masters, but our servants, and We
only ask OF hem that they stand by the lin
itations OF the Constitution. We see to-day
the Administration of President Grant acting
upon the doctrine of Senator Morton. The
Presidents proclamation. issued under law
!, Of Congress passed last spring. puts an end to
the Government of Connecticut. ltsupprcss-
g. your Legislature. 1t suppresses your Exec
!. utvea aud your Judiciary, AS 1t has suppressed
/ the local governments in nine counties in
South Carolina. The declaration OF two per
sons authorizes Gen. Grant to suppress
: State Government. What have We seen
] Not only la South Carolina. gentlemen, where
J THE MILITARY powER HAS RULED,
: Where Legislatures and Courts have been SET
! aside; where . Legislature was made, by 4
decree OF the Government and with AN army
, posted around the halls. to ratify the Fifteenth
Amendments; but on the soil of Illinois we
have seen an army organized as the polio,
, against the solemn protest of the State gov
. ernment As said before, we have arrived
at the point Of Capitalization. 1t Is already
In practice.
! The president promised usa reform Of the
I, civil service, and vet he sets the opposite ex-
, ample BY luxuriatlng at the watering places
and Mt race courses when he should have been
, on duty at Washington. And when at one OF
his feasts he received from Secretary Cox Q
telegram. saying, am 6ghting fraud, and
must fall without your aid" he replied
"Don't sign my name to theNcw ldria pat
cnt." The McGarrahan clsim one OF the
= most corrupt jobs, was being urged. and the
8 President withheld his name from the patent
{ giving the claim to the parties to whom Il
rightfaly belonged
~ AN FIGHTING FRAUD,
, snid Cox. "and must fall without your aid.
: Leave the Cabinet, replied Grant. Secre'
tary Cox is still fghting fraud in Ohio. Hs
! 10 organizing party against this corrupt Ad-
mInistration. Can the Democratic party
stand aloof from such movement in such q
crisis 40 thisY No. gentlemen tremendoui
y applauSe,l think not. No one will ask you
: to name candidate for the Presidency TO-
: day; but we should give such an expression
. Of our sentiments that no one may misunder'
stano the position OF the Connecticut DEM
. ocracy; We should shake hands with the mer
y who are fighting fraud and military despot-
] ism. tApplanss Then we will win such =
victory as has not been won In many years
The masses Of the people are ready. and are
already falling into line and IL do not mis-
: take the signs of the times. the people OF
q Connecticut are with US In this contest You
are to act to- day upon this question In elect
= ing delegates to the National Convention.
: CONNECTICUT SOLID FOR dooD GOVERNMENT
Mr. Burr evidently strnck the sentiment OF
tho Convention, as bis speech was frequently
applsuded, and when he concluded the dele
! gates broke ont in a round Of applause. We
: published synopsis Of the resolutions last
c week.
DftrdArrs TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION,
The following names were elected dele
,, gates 10 the National Convention;
40 Largc-A. l. Burr OF Hartford: Chas
! Il lng.r,oll ofNew Haven: Daniel A. Dan.
,, irls Of killingly; William ii. Barnam OF Sal
: isbGry.
County Deiega.es--William D. Franklin OF
!. Hartford. Hartford county; j. c. Dobson
Vernon. Tolland county; James Gallagher
New Haven. New Haven county; Charles c
Hubbard, Middietown, Middlesex countv
William Converse. Franklin. New Londor
countyi John l.. Hunter, Windham. Wind
ham county; James Huntington, Litchheld
I l.itchfeld county; James ii. Olmstcad. STAN
/ ford, Fairfield county.
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/. RArnoAp NEws-From the Little Rocl
Gdzene Of the 18th. we learn that Mcssrs
, Chas, q. Scott, Henry Page. John Stoddard
: LUNGS IaMson and w =. Olive Z dircciors q