Nrw HAyKN. Jan. Il, 1876.
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NRw HAVEN, Jan. IA, 1886
Proceedings Of the Vhig State Co~ve'asion-Nonn-


nation of Cand,daies for State Offices Speeches,


&c, &c.


The Whig State Convention met at 10 o'clock,
this day, at the +" Temple" in this city, The con-
ventlon was called order by of the State Cen
trial Committee, and temporarily organized by the
appointment of Green Hsndrick. Esq. of Waterbury
chairman The customary resolutions were passed, and
the usual committees appointed to prepare the business
Of the convention. II s unnecessary to recapulate
them because ell the readers Of the Herald well know
the preliminary measures OF conventions The roll Of
delegates shows that two hundred towns were re-
presented-sn extraordinary large convention. The
committee appointed to report permanent ocsrs for the
Of Norwich for Pssdent and eight for Vice Presidents
with four Secretaries. Accepted. a


scsr, IN oUsn copysnsion-s majority. not twothirds
goyerning-Clark Bisseu Of Ncrwalk candidate for
eevernor He ia il lawyer dyed IN n the % wool in old
preme Court of this State because the salary not
large enough to suit him. Now elected like his two
receive 81 100 bonus the Stare Chsrles j. McCur
dy. Of Lyme was nominated for Lieutenant Governor
and srmacss, whose attention i more given to ladies
who chance visit Halls Of Legslaon where he mny
be- than to the sober realities and cares Of State" John
B. Robertson, physician, Of New Haven, nominated
for Secretary Of state He has brought his pills to
hard market Clever fellow and good AZ any one
they could nominate Joseph B. Gilbert Of Hartford,
was nominated Treasurer He IL q Baptist deacon.
Abiiah Catln, of Harwinton nominated for Comp
troller He too Is lawyer and Judge Of Li.chfeld


County Committees were then appointed land the fol.
loving gentlemen as State Central Committee, James F.
Babcock, Henry Peck, Marcus Merriman, Jr John L.
Boswell, Wm Woodward


Committee reported long list of resolutions, the
uy1hc ctoNao onfv hfnh


,i-Declaring ON unabated confidence in whig princi.


a-That they were in favor of the doctrines of Mon


s-Against the manner of the admission Of Texas
$ rs,i Of @
slavery and done in violation Of the great objects for
which the Union was formed.


sRsturning thanks to thsir Senator Hunsin.ton for
his resistance 70 the scheme OF Texas annexation until
opposition was van and for his protest at its


7-ExpOsing the n.incsrity Of those who oppose the
assume tho unknown debts Of Texss 'e :"


Expresses greet love for the thousands at the south
who went with them support The spirit and the OBJ


9Proclaiming their jealousy Of the or
the Of foreign in our affairs or ter
national government in asserting our royernmental
lawful caimsstill hoping that il will not result in
war. especially in tins nineteenth century. Immense


lO-TIusting that the naonsl government will ;mms.
diaeiy follow the advice Of the father Of his country
duty to iortily all vulnerable points sdistsiv and
70 increase our navy to q war footing.


whether peace or warsssinss for.Sn npms and
foreign labor declaring it inconsistent 10 Hrht for
lew mules q territory in Texas and give up Iii protec


a. Quoting Jacksons opinion in favor of oro.econ
H-Declaring that protection gives high wages to


l4-showng how the tariff benefits the consumer and
Ih- THAT what th.;. o,r...... ~ Sc
would increase prices and destroy all serious competi
ton BY crushing all competition Of the inventive genius


Considering Folks message as hostile to the pro-
tectye principle and that his sentiments evidently f-


from Polk on public lands, and goes with
Clay. 4g8N gf \ IN -


as-opposed to the sub-Treasury scheme. quoting
late Washington Gob which said at was disorganisng
and i would bring the public tres


s r B.scocx remarked on tSs rSsoiut;on. That tbev
Texas He said i must not and should not be said that
the honor Of our flag, upon the Oregon question. He
vent into the tariff question: and tar pretensions
soon he was we'll seated mp tariff solely for
revenue was worse than tariff for und free trade
We should have the advantage Of the material undu
TABLE Under the present tarn country has had her
treasury hed besides paying Of the indebtedness incur
red under the twenty per cent duties He showed that


rom induced homs csnsnssa M thst s dS
ties were not taxes Protection benefits commerce. be-
manufacture; and also send obroaA manufactures
Sustain ana protect our own countrymen IS the whig
doctrine Government 10 instituted for the people not
torssn esisiasion The man whom we serve who
is second only to the father Of his country-wh prde
we fight under such esder-a man who = the petisc'
laid severely upon that old federal Buchanan who has
been presto changed" from British sym?athizer in
the late war; democratic Secretary Of State He ex-
posed their changing ground the tariff question since
Jacksons day He closed by urging them % 60 70 me
poll: and perfect their He rsd the"


WIN. H. RUSSELL, Of New Haven, being called upon,
responded BY saying that the question Of the tariff was
always been compromising with the South, from the
foundation Of our government He dwelt long upon the
the slave states And now the South has secured the
perpetual control army and navy and debarred AL
preferment for merit from the forecasle or the ranks
has also guessed Florida into the Union has given
10 Texas with population Of only
1000 II slso insists that the North shall give up the
running post coaches with four horses. and with mail
bsgs containing dozen Of letters bstween plantations
man knows that one cent postage here in New England
correspondence, would pay the expenses Of our
support the South We allied the army and navy ranks
the last war and in case Of another war; more States
than South Carolina will be calling upon the North to
which the North not willing to bear than their
share of its burden For the advantage of the South the
North has sunered IN every way LOUISIANA was p0ld
for by the claims Of our northern citizens upon France
for the poliacn of hundred Of vessels
during the French war, which she fully acknowledged
upon the fist demand He into the historical facts


1.-The forty years this subject has lain in Congrsss-ths
seven reports In It's avor-but still the claims unacted
upon by Congress. There ID Systematic system Of
subverting the fortunes of the North for the advaE-
tsge Of the south-in driving US from commerce
gary--in eli the legislation Of the nation. Their
Cotton md sugar must be heavily protected, thus
debsrring us from purchasing where we can buy
,ha w
up aristocacy and to cheapen labor and every
cle we buy of their manufacture assists their oppres
sive ystem. Take of tariff, and our people are
made EngIishmennoti in feeling but In their situation
Where the world shall look for labor to be paid
il is not paid here M8


NrLsos WH,rR Of Dsnbury, said that Southern policy
had long enough been forced down the North Hearoke
the tariff question the others had done who pre-
ceded him. lie also alluded to the interests OF education
maintained by the whigs in Connecticut He alluded
10 the deep inter st Fairfield County took In this con