Litchfield enquirer., 1830-06-03
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, JUNE 3, 1890.
Extract of letter to the editor, dated
NEw-HAvEN, May %, 1880.

during the present week, other than what has fallen
 under your observation in the city papers. Some
 matters, however. of a private character have
 been brought before the House of Representatives,
 which have excited some discussion and considerable feeling in the House. The predominance of the
 Jackson interest in Hartford County has put it into the power of the party to make such reforms and al
 teratons in the appointment of their county affairs as they thought proper, and they have used the power without stint, and without much discretion. It was expected that the heaviest vengeance of the party would fall upon the Hon. Martin Weles, one of the Judges of the County Court, he having refused pay his homage to the chieftain; and accordingly he was
 left off the nomination, and Lorain T. Pease was ap- pointed in his place. When the bill came into the House, Mir. Lowrey ofSOuihngton made motion to erase the name of Pea and insert that of Welles and supported his motion by able speech, setting forth the merits of MT. Welles, the injustice of his removal, and the injury which the interests of the county would sustain by pursuing this in rela ton to hin. The motion opposed by Mir. Els worth and several other gentlemen, and was finally rejected by large majority. It is said that Nathan Johnson who is also associate Judge of that coun ty, is altogether obnoxious both parties than Mr. Welles is to- either, and that the friends of Mir. Wees feel no very strong objections to Mir. Pease. This has probably had its influence upon the Senate as I understand that body have confirmed the appoint ment of Mir. Poase and have amended the bill which passed the lower house appointing MT. Johnson by erasing his name and inserting that of Mir. WeIIes. It probable that the result will be, that neither gem teman will receive the appointment, but that some third man will be taken up in tIeir place. Mir. Welles is of very pure character, of high sense of honor, of unyieding fImness of principle, and of great personal popularity; and should not be surpr sed if the treatment which he has received at the hands of party which be has done so much to build up and 10 sustain should produce a reaction which will be in way to his disadvantage A feeble at- tempt made amend thelr Justice bi but this also failed. So that Jacksonsm has had full sweep in that county, and it's operation has been two Judges of Probate and number of Justices of the Peace, all belonging to the Republican pariy-What the effect of these movements will be, time only determine.
 Another interesting discussion out of the pre- valence of the Ant-Masonic excitement at the East ward It that from the county of Holland there are several zeaIous Anti -Masons, members of the House, and also several distinguished Masons, who warmly oppose the operations of their prosecuting mics. The body of members from that county, how ever, have not become infected wh the spirit of that controversy and in making out the nominations of Justices paid attention to the wishes of the combatants but nominated all the old Justices, whet- CT Masons Anti-Masons, without reference to the dispute. The An-Masons were willing to submit to this course, but it that the opponents had de- termined to attack tine bill in the house. When il brought in, the contest was begun by motion of Mir. White of Bolton add to the bill the of two gentlemen in Coventry. But few remarks were made b, any of the members from that county, and as no great objections were made 10 the gentlemen pro- posed, the amendment was adopted by large major ity. MrWLite being emboldened by his success, made another demonstration, by which he carried the war rather nearer the enemy's camp than before. He made motion to erase from tine bill the of Ma than Bartlett, Esq. of Stafford, and supported his mo- tion by a number of remarks. Nothing was said about Mr. Bart etts being Anti-Mason but the ire. quent ausion to his sowing the seeds of dscord," and derouncng whole bodies of the community" &c. gave strong hints of the real objection to the man. This course of remark called up old MT. Lathrop of Tolland of great sagacty, and strength o mind, and whaI zeaIous Anli-Mason. Without any alu- sion to the real object in dispute, he managed the question adroitly 10 prevail upon the house to re- 
 ject the motion to erase, by large majority. The subject of Masonry and Anti-Masonry was not men- toned as influencing the views either of the of the Opposer of the motion, but before the question was taken ii had to be well understood to be the root of the dispute. To give time to recruit their forces and to prepare for engagement both par ties were willing to lay the bill upon the table, and the House acceded to their wishes. When it was called up the next day, the same kind of manouvers which had preceded the action of the previous day was att tempted by the party commencing the attack. A mo- ton then made to add two names of gentlemen in Holland, and though Mir. Lathrop opposed the meas ure with all his abilities it carried. A motion was then made reconsider the vote on the motion to erase the of Mir. Bartlett, and it was carried
 without much opposition. The debate was then re-
 newed with great ardor and aspery onboth sides, but ! no allusion was made to Masonry Anti-Masonry, l by name. Some of the members who wished the
 question De fairly brought before the House, with
 view 10 witness the merriment which it would Occa- sion made inquiries, which drove the parties to
 disclose the real merits of the dispute. Dr. Cooley, the member from Manchester, man of considerable
 talents and shrewdness. and withal compound oi
 singuares and oddities, let out the secret in these
 words: Mir. Speaker, said he, " we at the eastward l have renewed the foes and lanaicism of the Salem | wtchcraf. If an honest brick-layer in going home
 from his labor should happen to lose his srOaoet in the
 road if some men should come along and it tying .n-. als -1 ...--