Litchfield enquirer., 1839-04-25
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, April rs. 1855.

"NExT YEAR."-It 10 astonishing how the LOGO
FOcos tan gather comfort from these two little caba-
listc words. Last year, when they were beaten in
this State to thetune Of some thousands they shrug
ged up their shoulders cast upon the Wings ghast
ly look, and said "nert gear the panic will be over
and then wei win fax you out" Well, that next
year" has passed. the election is over, and besides
defeating them on their Governor, Lieut.. Governor;
Treasurer Secretary of State, Comptroller and choos
ing maiorities in each branch of the Legislature, we
have thrown every one Of their Congressman fairly
their backs, and chosen six of the eight sheris
These latter are too biennial and triennial elections
Still the Locos already begin the cry Of merit year
merit year! we will give it to yoHWhigs. Sufficient
for the day is the evil thereof" We are satisfied with
what we have yet done, and when another election
comes round, shall be perfectly willing 10 give these
gasconading Locos another sound thrashiAg, albeit
we have already stripped them Of pretty much all
their plumage But-we only took up our pen to say,
that we had already written article upon this text
when the Conn. Courant came to hand with one upon
the same subject, which we here give place in lieu
Of our own.
"Nrxr YEAR-"Man never is, but always to BE,
best" says the poet; The Wings have beat US this
They beat US Just SO in 1884 and in 1895 we beat
them ali hollow and we will do so by them in 1899
They cannot burn over stmb land twce in succession
said their principal idol and oracle. But turns
that the subbIe land has been burnt the second
time, and the Wings have the full possession Of the
State in all its branches, and have carried
all the members OF Congress Ihls renders 1t neces.
TO keep up the spirit and hopes Of the party and there
fore they come out at once and pledge themselves to
Now it IS impossible for the heads of the tribe to
EXPRESS themselves more strongly, or with more ap-
parent confidence about what they intend to do
than they did year ago Seout %nd their m
is safe" said article in the New Haven Register,
as late as March 3oth, purporng to be letter from
democrat in New London to a gentleman IN New
for the leader Of the Spartan Band" said the same
publication. And the editors Of the Register in some
Interesting remarks upon the texts SAID, lntoFma.
tegence in the above extract. The east side of the
river is coming TO the rescue, with an energy never
surpassed They then call most earnestly and en-
ird on their armor and rush to battle and then, when
taking their grand circuit through the State, they say
that Itchfeld twill smite the Dictator to the dust
cess even in Hartford county are expressed; and
The good ode cause s as she did in 1885.
ut may be deemed unknd. and u nc to
Ralph !. Ingersol and Silas Mix when they use such
language as this in case OF this sort but this gasco-
nading flummery was published on the Saturaay Pre-.
following. New London elected Wing to Con.
gress "the leader Of the Spartan Band" who was no
less a parsonage than General Chaancey F. Cleave-
land was outstrpped in the race ny his Wing compe-
sitor small as he is "the Dictator was elected by
decisive majority in, Lhchfeld county; Hartford
county gave their candidate for Congress more than
gale" New Haven and Middlesex elected their
Wing representative, and Fairfield theirs. Now after
NIL these disappointmens to say nothing OF the unfor-
aunate fate OF governor Niles, might be thought un-
reasonable to deny them the consolation Of believi
or rather Of trying topersuade their partzans to be-
leve that "nert gear they shall succeed. Whatey.
ed his year and they will not be disturbed in their
feelings by the threats OF Loco tocosm TO beat them
mart year"
Postponed Elections The following are the names
Of the Representatives chosen last week. in the towns
which failed on the first or second trials:
Farm;ngtOn-Sid Wadswor.h, wv no choice ID.
East Hariford-Pa Pardon Brownell, Austin Hall, (w)
Darien-Wiliam Andreas, twhig)
Coventry, Mansfield, and Windsor made no choice.
md have adjourned without day.
Waterbury makes a third trial for I'd Representa-
tive next Monday.
No returns were made to the Secretary Of State at
the late election from the towns Of Wallingord and
Sherman, strongly loco foco; in consequence Of
which the canvassers have declared MI. futile and
Mr.. Ruggles the Wing candidates for the Senate.
chosen. The Assembly viii doubtless regulate the
matter BY the admission Of their loco foco opponents
Cook and Wildman. 1t would be pity to deprive
the Senate of two such useful names.
Sherifs-The Courant contains the following off.
cia statement Of the vote for Sheris in the different
Counties
Hartford counfy-Allen, twhig, SOIL
Ives, loco foco, 1899
Humphrey tCon'ero Cog ..oo
Scattering, 6-41O9
Majority, 3o2
Nep Haven co.-Curtiss, twhig) 4307
Scattering, lo-SsO6
Majority, SOL
Ne,O London cO-s,ewart, doco foco) 3o96
Scattering, E-soee
Wants fora choice, 81
Fairfield eounty-Fery. twhig. .soo 4ooI
Scattering. ing ''' 5000
Majority. sss
Wiadlam cO--Gallup, lwhig) 224s
Scattering, i2-2l5s
Majority, sol
LitchfeH eounty-Sedgwick, twhig) 49,. 1896
Powell, (oco foco) 3484
Scattering, |34661
Majority. 500
M;Gdlessr co-Coe. doco foco) 22631
Strong, (whg! 2Ol2
Scattering, @Olo |
Majority, 24S