Year: 1867



 the Convention for the nomination of . Member of Congress from this district draws near, it seems to be proper that public attention should be directed to the subject, and the claims of localities and pog sible nominees for the position discussed. Hyou will permit an outsiderone who has no interest in the politics politicians of the district other than to have the district properly and efficiently repre- sented and the just claims of Litchfeld County es pecially asserted and recognized-to offer a few suggestions on the subject, will trespass but briefly upon your space and patience.

 And first, am aware that several names--some of them strong ones-of gentlemen prominent in Fairfield County politics, have been suggested for the position, and that each of them have circle of friends pertinacousy pressing them for the place. While wish to say not syllable to detract from the merits of any Of these gentlemen-thoug take 1t that the most prominent of these shines more eminently in his Aenagerie in New York, than he would in the bear garden" at Washington-it does not appear to me that tho interests of Fair field County will suffer in the next Congress if we do not adhere to the old and unwise sysem of rota ton in representative office after two terms of service. Our last legislature very udiciously and i States Senator distinguished citizen of Fairfield County, to whom We shall confidently look, not on- y to reflect lustre upon that county the next and succeeding Congresses, but upon this district and our State as we'll. I think am also justified in saying that when many of the representatives of this county in the legislature yielded thoir prefer ences for fate distinguished Governor for that position in favor of Senator FERRY it was with the implied, if not expressed understanding that Fair field county would yield whatever claims custom might give her to representative in tho lower House, in favor of her sister county. Again, to show that this system of rotation has not always been strictly adhered to, we neod go no further back than to our last republican representative, when the present Senator from Fairfield county re- ceived three nominations from our conventions in this district, and all with the hearty concurrence and approbation of the republicans of this county. am glad to that part of tho press of ofFairfeld county have already recognized this considerations and have come generously forward to advocate and sustain tho just claims of Iitchfed county to the Representative position.

 1 Secondly, 1.-the Convention also admits the inst ness of this claim, as hope and believe it will, it does not seem to me that it will long hesitate upon whom to confer the merited honor, and thereby re. fleet and endorse the wishes of vast majority ot it's constituents. We have long seen and felt that l the preponderance of influence and power which many of our sister States have yielded in the Coun cis of the Nation has boon gained and held by tht wise course they have followed of retaining tht services Of their faithful representatives in man, successive sessions of Congress. It is well enouel known that the. .ti'st term of Congressman hardl, more than affords him opportunity to become accustomed to 'the ropes," and to gain that ac quaintance with the somewhat intricate system o legislation, which will enable him to be of much l service, as we'll as advantageous to the private interests of his constituents. Bv a second torm he becomes all of this, and thus, grow ing riper by daily experience ho becomes of such advantage to those whom he represents that they cannot wisely withdraw their support from him, ,ol lose his services, in behalf of their own interests unless he signaly fails in some important public service or duty to represent their wishes

 | With these facts soberly in view, then, we can consistently and cordially recommend to the con- vention the renomination of the Hon. JOHN H. HUBBARD for the position he at present 30 worthiy hlls bslieve that the interests no less than the cordial wishes of large majority of the republican voters of this district demand it at the conventions hands. Nor do think that Mir. Hubbard has any right to withhold or withdraw his name from the convention, whatever may be his private wishes or l tho personal sacrifices he may mako in once more placing himself before his constituents as a candi- date for the position he now holds These are times when we want 8 man to represent in tho Ma I tonal Congress who has been tried in the furnace and found pure gold. Wo want thorough radical for the place-one who never looses vote, and al'cays votes right. We want representative who ! never loses sight of the fact that the blood and treasure that was poured out but yesterday, was to cement tho foundations of true UNION, which red handed rebellion can never shake again /; which shall have for it's base Suffrage and Safety; which shall support it's dome with pillars of Justice and Equal and Exact Rights to all men and obedience to the law upon which Liberty shall stand, in all its effulgence and glory, immoveable and forever, beacon to all the world and promise to all pos- terity.

 All this our present representative in Congress surely is Upon all public questions he is and al- ways has been sound to the core There has been

 

 reer. Always in his seat, always attentive to his duties as representative, I believe he has never lost vote upon any important question before the House--or hardly any question indeed-by reason of illness or any other cause since he first took his seat four years ago. This can hardly be said of an- other member of the House-certainly not of any his colleagues from this State And, finally, may be permitted to say, that by this strict and unwa vering attention to his public duties he has far won the respect and esteem of his fellow members that no one ever wishes to ask whether John H. Hubbard, of Connecticut, will vote or how he will his record in the past is sufficient guaranty for his present or future career.

 am 10th to add word and yet cannot close without simple recognition of MT. Hubbard's ser vices to the private interests and claims of his con- stituents know that his time and attention has been taxed by them to a greater extent than al- most any other of his fellow members. And it is we'll known to large number of his constituents how he has met these demands; how he has la- bored in season and out of season to fulfill their wishes how he has sacrificed time and strength and much-needed repose to secure the attention of the government and the Houses of Congress to their just claims. The daily proceedings of the House of Representatives abundantly show this, 1

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