Litchfield enquirer., 1839-03-21
9TH District.


made, so that we can know when all are supplied.
18th District.
A Convention of delegates from the several towns
in the 18th Senatorial District met at Salisbury the
18th OF March, 1889, for the purpose Of nominating
senator tor that district to be supported by the Wings
at the approaching election. After being organized
by the appointment Of officers the Convention pro;
Geeded to ballot for candidate, when i appeared
that NATHANIEL r. PERRY, Esq. OF Kent had rece!v-
ed every vote. The following resolutions were, alter
discussion, adopted
Resolved That we view the coming election as in;
vested with an extraordinary degree of interest, and
that we enter into the contest before us with full
sense of its important hearing upon the success Of the
Wing cause in country, and with full determln-
alton that, ny the help Of Divine Providence, that
cause shall triumph.
Resolved That as friends Of the Republican Insttu-
tons under which we live one Of the safest features
we view with astonishment the Developments recent:
ly made by the Investigating Committee appointed
by the last House of Representatives in Congress
Developments which clearly prove that the Secreta
ry Of the Treasury has been cnpably negligent in the
discharge OF his duty to the people, and that is ev.
dent from the examinations made by said Committee.
that the defalcations OF Mr.. Swartwout and others
were known to- that officer long SINCE and long before
they were made known to the peOple-and that we
view with equal asonishment the efforts made by our
opponents to prevent altogether the appointment Of
RESOLVED, That as Wings, we believe the preserva-
ton OF our civil institutions from the ruinous conse
quences Of the rash and reckless measures which have
marked the administration of the general government,
to be- IN some measure, committed to our exertlons
and that we pledge ourselves each other and to
brother Wings throughout the State, that :hosc exer
come.
Resoloed That we believe. that the mild, yet firm
and stable counsels which have guided the admnisra
ton OF our State government for the last year, still
find favor with the people of Connecticut. and that
they viii manifest that favor by the triumphant re.
election of those executive officers, who by their
vices, have done themselves much honor, and the
people so much good.
Resolved, That fully approve of the doings of
the County Convention holden at Ltchfeld on the
9Th instant, and that will sustain by united e
FORTS the nominations there made.
Resolued. That having full confidence in the ahili
ty, integrity and truly republican principles Of Ma
thaniel p Perry, ESQ.,, of Kent, we do nominate him
as our candidate for Senator in the next Legislature,
and that feel strong confidence of success in this
behalf, from the entire unanimy with which this no.
mination ia made
Resolved, That Alexander H. Holley of Salisbury,
Charles Lewis Of Canaan, and Richard Smith of Sha-
ron, be District Committee for the year ensuing.
Resolced That the District Committee be request
ed call the meeting Of this Convention at the
Resolved. Tha. the doings of this Convention he
signed by its officers, and published in the Litchfeld
Enquirer. Connecticut Courant and Patriot and De-
m0crat. .-
CHARLES F. sEDGW1CK President.
% 3oHT r. f E; sTEn11S' Vice Presidents.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Secretaries
Mr.. Editor-Many of the good people of Litchfeld
have heen greatly surprised at the enormous increase
Of the expenditures Of the Town within two years
past An examination of the accounts annually rem.
dered by the Selectmen will show that the increase
for ordinary Town purposes during the above period
has been such as to add more than one..hrd to the
burthens OF our tax paying citizens. A very adroit
report was made by the last board of Seectmen, the
effect OF which was Gfnot so nended to draw cur
tain over this "mysery Of iniquty" In my judg.
ment this subject calls aloud for investgation--it
should be probed the bottom and the truth disclos.
ed, lie, it cut where it will In the mean time, as a
specimen of the manner in which our Town affairs
have been managed for some time past, | beg leave
to submit the following statement of TAVERN ExprN.
sEs for the year ending October 1885, 1887 and 1885,
1896,
when Albert Sedgwick, Stephen RUSSELL Levi Fris.
bic, John Garnsey, and William Harrison were Sc.
lectmen.
Fred.B. Wadhams' bill for entertaining civil author.
ity, selectmen. assessors and board of relief, 47Ol
Sylvester Speneer's bill, 1850
Whole amount, S63sl
1887,
when George Dewey. Rufus Picket, John Wright
Abner Landon, Isaac Newton, and Edward Pierpont
were selecmen.
Wm OdeHs bill for the same purpose, 9l5S, 1911!
1888,
when the board Of 81 were continued in Office
VIM. Odell's bill for the same purpose 1856, 46!!
The board Of Sc were wholly Whigs-that Of 81
and 9 were wholly Loco Focos The 6rst year the
taverncrs were Whigs-the two last rampant Loco
Foco. The whole expenditure under this board du.
ring the two last years no less than S295,3l!!!
If the Wings had had the power, the amount for the
same period would have been only S137.O2-so that
the has been gmssed out Of SI5S29 in two short
years. Verify, COL VIM. Odell. Deacon Rufus Pick.
ct and o'her patriotic and high minded Loco Focos
must think that the public is goose and every man
il fool who does not seize feather and PrcK.rr"
WEsrE END.
I understand that the Wing Convention which met
in your village the 7h nst presented the name Of
TRUMAN SMITH. Esq. as a candidate for Congress for
this county It is to be expected that the whole Loco
Foco party win now raise the cry Of federalism fed
eralism !! and that he is federast and therefore
unworthy OF an confidence or trust. We now chal
lenge the man in the State Of Connecticut 70 name
single measure brought forward or advocated by
him in the halls Of legislation, political assembly,
any article written by him. that was not repub-
can. and had not the greatest good Of the greatest
number in view. But what shall we say Of Charles
B. Phelps, the candidate presented by the Loco Fo-
cost All that be said in his favor that win quail
ify him for member Of Congress, is. that he is gen.
uine Loco Foco. He is in favor Of reducing cir
cuIating medium to specie, and thereby reduce the
price Of labor, and Of oil kinds Of property. He is in
favor of the SubTreasury he is in favor Of giving