Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-31
THE Enquirer.
LITCHFIELD, MARCH 81, 1881.

L1TCHFIELD, MARCH 81, 1881.
%" On Monday next comes on the election Gov
error, Lieut.. Governor, Secretary, Treasurer, s1
Members Of Congress- and Senator il each Of the
Districts, be chosen, besides the Town Repre-
sentatives is important privilege that in this
free country we can choose our own rulers--unawed
'y crowns or regal dignity, hgh-toned aris,Ocra-
ey-th"t here we can independently go to the polls
where there are none to mors as or make US afraid
o" the preceding page we have given the Ticket
made cut at Hartford by meeting Of Republicans in
February lasI--and ask for it candid investigation
and fair support. For Governor, there will he no Sc
riOus opposition DR.. Peters. For Lieut. Governor
Orange Merwin-a plain farmer, a man of practical
good sense, and i"tegri.y-is opposed by Henry w.
Edwards, who, besides being strongly suspected of
JacEsonIsm, is altogether obnoxious 10 the people in
every section Of the State-and in none more 70 than
IN L'tchfeld county. His deserloR OF his post in
Congress when an important question was about 10 be
taken, produced at the time universal reprobaton,
aud is not yet forgotten.
For Members of Congress, Messrs, Hun,;np,on.
Ellsworth, and Siorrs only are opposed; and their
places sought to be filed by Isaac 1Oucey Elisha ka
ley aud Simeon H. Miner, all Of them men Of i.(sri
~'~'''oP 9VOWGO
Jacksonians.
For Senator in l5th) District, there is on
Iy one candidate, Phinehas Miner. in the 18th Dis.
tr'ct, Thomas Mitchell aud Calvin Butler are the can
dita'es-neither Of them believe very oijec,iona-
bIe strong attempt will however be made, in Ply.
mouth at least. twtere both gentlemen reside, and
where every thing nowadays is operated upon bv
some species Of ani-is defeat the election of Mr.
Miicbel but whether this attempt will he met bv Cor
responding efforts in other larts Of the district we
are not possessed Of sufficient Information to Judge
MIR. Butler is very worthy man, and if elected would
do honor to the district. In the 18th District pow-
er'u effort will he made to defeat Judge Pettibone
but 30 lar as we can learD the effort likely 70 proye
u"ava'ling-he has such firm hold upon the af1ec.
tons OF the people Of the district that n will be ex.
remey d'fcult TO operate upon them with any atvan.
tage to the opposing candidate. The effort that will
he made should however induce the friends Of Judge
Petbone to come forth in their strength, and give
hm their hearty support.
u Votes! Votes !-lt should be horne in mind by
the Electors that votes uch readily written
before they leave home than on the election ground
Prepare yourselves therefore with them, tina, they
may he in readiness when wanted
Another thing-Don't leave the ground 40 soon as
the Representatives eIec,ed-s,ay aud vote for
Governor, Leutenan, Governor, and Members OF Con.
gress. One day in the year should be- devoted by free
men to the preservation and ofther
Exsrtions wall he made in many pars Of the State 10
run out three Of the present delegation 10 Congress
Huntington, Ellsworth, and Slorrs. The friends of
that delegation should therefore remain and give in
Rln
good deed.
s. II. Miwer-The following extract of "a letter
from gentleman in Fairfield County has been placed
i" our hands-and we give ii to our readers. We
have the original, and therefore know it to be
from one of The most respectable, influential, and tai
ented men in that COUNTY, who is and always has been
an old-school republican:
The most active pnrtzans Of Mr.. Miner here are
open, avowed Jackson men and from the union of
the names OF Mr. Miner and Mr.. TOusey in several pa
pers have doubt but that is well understood BY
that party through the State that il Mr.. Miner should
he elected his election is TO be proclaimed ne, and is
TO be in fact, q Jackson triumph. Every thing con-
nected with the nomination and it's announcement to
the public, satisfies me Of ihs and may add, that
the nominations lie in my humble opinion in other res
pecis very Objectionable. regret that the state Of
things among us is such, but should regret still more
that Our county should send to Congress one whose
political sentiments will not be in conformity with
those Of the Stale, aud whom, 10 say the least
do moi consider possessed OF every requisite qualra
.tiOn for the Office"
Dinner to Mr. We6ster.-A public dinner was Civ
the Hon: Daniel Webster by the citizens Of New
York on Thursday last, a testimony the high opin-
ion they entertain Of his distinguished public serriees
in vindcating, The first session ofthe late Congress-
the principles Of the Constitution of the United
Staes and the authority of,he General Government"
Abou, 800 citizens oithe highest responsibility attend
ed, aud humber Of invited guesisamong the latter
were Judge Ambrose Spencer, Commodore Chauncey,
Judge Daggeti, OF Conn. Col. Truabul, Judge Dusr,
sc. On being toasted, Mr.. Webster addressed tie
company in speech Of an hour and half which is
said TO have been received with enthusiastic HpprOba
lion. The speech is since published in the Newly York
rapers-and we haze marked off sohIe extracts for
our next weeks paper.
The Justices ofihe Supreme Court Of Maine have de-
cded questions by the Legislature thar CIT
ixeR of the United States, who has had establish
ed residence in the Stale for three tour months pre-
ceding any election, elecOr for state officers,
less he has had established residence in any one