Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-25


 Times; and i.s smssr dsg. of ihe Register and An ruEa, have been unkennelled Co keen Iip Iho 6aht- Tho basss. of he law, s objects, from ther frghlful humbug stories. one wond think ils sole Obisct was lo dsianchise every loco foc0 sies'Cr In OOnleetcut. put men q common sense and all such will readily perceive. that these bup- heas of the loco Ioco paFsy aUegOs upeEely for et
 This is nothing new under the snn TRe Whig Ie. gisatuTe of lSS and their d0ings. attacked in similar manner and for like purpose, by the "ereat these united attacks accomplished no moro then than they will now. sa -j. .psi.- -t-ia }o Hs39tz er
 That registry law was much needed in this State come to our knowledge. Such law was chiefly need cd in the large towns because in those towns ihere aways greater room for the introduction illegal vO- Ss # hso1i SSs 3. % sso ed ot persons having voted who chiefly foreigners that are not electors, and who had no rig. to Yoe. "thie is land of oflibery-where all men are free and equal O course you have right to vote, go and try, and challenged they can't harm you" Such iir. stances occurred m this town at the last election, and in every large town these deceptions are practsed
 The Registry Law s substantially the came with that of Massachusetts,, which has been in operation for that State of all political parties, we are informed that their Jaw has always worked WelL and that they have heard no complaints abo9,it. We are not adopting system which has never been tried, but the contrary. In our view 1t is entirely unnecessary to reply to most of the frivolous objections urged against !his law by Msssrs Copp and Waldo in .he Legisa- of their are 60 gfuss that we shall notice them as we pursue the subject.
 m eS S hS ,Ss: o sSn Sss Ss. esen ;ieved what he asserted of the Wings in his in- famous Cattle Le!ter,''' which the Times has en- % I . ss ,e.s trary tc tcs we should conclude that the locoocos would be n favor of the registry law and desire to at the mex. election. tor that law will assnredy shut them out, and # what Niles said was true the Whgs would now De working against themselves. We will now shew what the registry law is that our readers
 Sec Provides that the town Clerk and select.men of :he several towns shall make out ct least ten days phabetcal list Of the electors qualified to vote on th day. copies of which list shalf be posted upon three or more pU6ic places in each town, 0s least ten 9sec.s. The Hard saan 5c in session n, some con. venient place within four days before the first Mon gay n Agr ior the purpose of receiving evidence of and for correcting the list oG voters-hey are also to be in session one hour at least the day of election before the opening of the meeting and notice of the pose of correcting said s sha be eves upon % e s, posted up as aforesaid. +} ;4N s0'F' M
 Sec. 3 A! the meetings provided ferin the second any person who they shall find is not legally quail. lied voter and add the name of any legally qualified voter which has been omitted. person shall give false name or false answer, ha shall be liable to a fine of $2O.
 Sec. ,. Moderatcrs of electors' meetings shah re- celve the votes ot all persons whose names the
 list of voters as certified by the town clerk and select men, and of none others Each electors name ,O he checks checksd m aS s hs votes and the S original s with the
 sec. o rrescrihes on what evidence an eIector of one town may vote in another town. .tas
 Sec. 2. Provides that the seectmen and town clerk shall be sworn to faithful performance of their du- ties under this act; that either of them shall refuse or neglect to pertoTm said duties. he shall be subject to me ct y5O, or # either of them shall be guilty of if fraud dn in performing 'hem he shall be liable 'o fine
 Sec. g. Repeals all acts inconsistent with this. which the lcco-focos are making such racket. We ask t honest men have any thing to fear from it r. Surely not, The law is simple, easy of execution, The Wings wish every man who s a bona fde eector and entitled to vote, to exercise the privileges and on the other hand they wish to exclude from voting. those who are not electors, and who have no claim to it.
 I1e Regisfry LGw, No. 2-The principal objections urged agnnst this law by the locoocOs in the Legs- la.urs end n their new.papsrs, are tha, "it nn that the ist which s to be posted up in each iewR may be pulled down in five minutes thot 1t allows the :sesmsn to wo shall vote and wSG not !" the electors will not know when the board meet- that the law leaves it optional with the se!ec.mento 0vlu0UC0 MfHy CUO036 scribe before admitting the name of an appIicantup. on the regiser- man once an elector. is d. ways an elector."' dc. s7} ,eI
 The pretence that the law is uneons,.utional sab surd It neither alters or impairs the right the qual iieatOI of any legal voter, but merely prescribes way of ascertaining oho legal cOffrs and have it necessary for an elecior who removes from one town to another to produce before voting certificate of his being an elector. This he mustdo or he can other In Massachusets the consti,uiionality of their law has been tested, and their Supreme Court has de- cided it to be constitutional Our law is precisely meeting has now the power of deciding who shah or shall not vote the case of any person whose vote challenged, heexercises all the power ofihe seectmen under the new law. The new law expressly provides that the seectmen skGH gtue notice of the time and place of their meeting to revise and correct their st. which notice will be given just as soon as the list is prepared, and this will give sufficient time to exam
 The law does not leave i. optional wh the select men to re9uTe just such evidence as they may choose !o prese!ibe They are !o be governed by the laws made their duty 10 ascertain. and add io the list he name of any person whom they find to be legally
 the Sosr erned and If guilty Of fraud in executing the duties of their office. Or Of neeiecng to perform then they ars n.9 sSG'sct to nssvy . psnS'iss % a'as,s, m ana of course has right tO vote at all elections, IS not true. A person admitted an elector in one town m me steie who removes to another town. and offers to vofe has no right 10 exercise the privilege without producing his certificate. and if challenged the mod orator must reject his vefe. The old law expressly lor representatives. in my town, shall mt only pro- town four months.
 In of this description it is therefore mt trne that man once an elect0f. s aways an eector in the broad sense intended to be conveyed If any of the evils predcfed ase under this law can be aiter- ed or amended smother year. We are aware that its execution will in the outset Dc attended with some labor-mlleh mere than will be necessary afier she hEst year. We wish the law 10 be faithfully and i'm partially execued, doing exact justice 10 a and that the name of every eiecior who s entitled to vote. be placed upon the register list and 60 far as its execu-