Litchfield enquirer., 1844-05-02

ur;Ii now take passing notice of the second |
communication of our friend Amber. In hrs trst !
communication had little charity for him, when
he stated that had threatened the destruction OF
the society; for supposed some evil minded per-
sea. had slandered me. As he now says did make !
that remark on the second day Of cattle show he
has proved this was SANDER OF his own forging;
for 1 was not at Litchfield on the second day Of
cattle show, but was at my own home the whole OF
the day, and had conversation with but one man,
who will here certify: ........
This NAV certify that was in business with Mr..
Blakeslee during the 2sth of September, being the
second day of cattle show, and there was no such
conversation passed. rs H. WHITLoCK.
In answer to the gentleman, where he says that
premiums on full stocks were not reduced so per
cent, the largest premium full stocks OF cattle
in 1871 was $12; in ls43 was but just 6. Is not
this reducing premium so per cent! The gentle-
man claimed in his first communication that at
tempted in lS41 to enter pair Of working oxen af-
ter fhe time of entries had expired, but he now
states that it was pair OF four years old steers IN
1912. will now repeat a remark made in answer
to his first communication, viz that these steers
were entered to the town committee edward
Hickox) number Of days previous to the cattle
show, which .he handed over to the recording sec
Rotary, on the morning of the cattle show. This
Mr.. Hickox is ready to make oath 10. AS it re-
spects the Mortified farm he states that he called
on me the latter part of the month Of August. l
IL enough to have told his business. 1t is true he
called on me some time in the month of August =
he stated to me, as was one OF the viewing COM
mittee on farms, that there were not enough farms
entered for air competition, and the time ct en-
tries had expired-the first part of July. He far
Their states that the executive committee had met
and heightened the time till the first of Septem
Der. He requested me to give notice and endeavor
to have enough entered for fair competition. A.
Bradley. A. Beecher, S. Catlin. J. & B. Blakeslee,
all entered their farms after this time. As had
business through Jitchfeld. my sons requested me
to have their names added TO the society and their
farms entried for premium. III am not mistaken
Mrs. Beecher and Mr.. Bradley also requested me
to that their farms were entried Asit respects
this Mortified farm, there was nothing in their
handful that excluded them. Our business was so
al arranged that in case they had drawn a premium,
l should have had more right to it than nv. A
himself As it respects their having deed of that
farm, it was perfectly understood by the chairman
of the committee before it was viewed. If there
was an objection, beg to know why it was not
made after he had returned home and had CONVEX
sation with his overseer, MIR. A. He then donbted
| the propriety of the farm drawing premium -
| the farm was then withdrawn. here ask, with
all his accusations, whether have ever received
any of the societys funds in fraudulent manner.
will here attempt to show the usage Of the socie
ty. This same committee awarded premium to
J. E. Hoyt, while the farmed was owned by his
mother. In 1S41 they awarded gTatuitous premi-
UNI to John H. Nettleton. on full stock of cattle
as owned and raised-about one half of them own
ed by his father In 1912 they awarded premium
to S. Atwood on so fine wool ewes; think they
were owned in common with his two sons. They
awarded premium to C.. L. Dayton on number
| of crops owned in common with his father They
awarded part premium on pair of oxen to c.
Judd three years in successOn and the fourth year
! a full premium they were years old when they
awarded them the first premium. Last fall the
viewing committee were directed to admit Stanley
Grswold's bull that was excluded by the handful.
II they will look into the subject they will find this
bull was owned by Thaddeus Griswold. think
might name twenty more similar cases; in all Of
! the above named cases think they have drawn
money from the treasury on company property. !
do not mention these cases thinking to raise preju
dice against these men. | think men and their
sons have right to manage their concerns as they
choose, without the direction OF Mr.. Amber, and
as long one of the owners exhibits their proper
ty it matters not which one it Isl Does this look
as though there rules and regulations to con-
troll others and have no bearing upon me! The
gentleman who has not given his name seems to
intimate that was very active in travelling about
from place to place, endeavorng to prejudice the
mind of the inhabitants against the management Of
the agricultural society. challenge him to show
an instance where was dissatisfied with the man.
agement of that society until after the fall of 1S42
when they offered their money very freely for hor
ticultural productions, and excluded number of
Young men from the privileges of the agricutu-
raj society. However, they were probably govern
ed by their own self interest. As they had not it
seems, the greatest success amongst the ladies, |
they probably thought if they would offer noble
premiums on their boquets, and their roses, they
would in all probability take more of shine to
bachelors buttons. " '- -'r.N --.R .i' -"."
Il will now show YOU their management with our
young men. Charles Smith introduced an impro.
we'd iron plough on which they had offered pre- |
MUM Of "a and paid him ~. Henry Whitlock
introduced dozen extra l.ne hoes, on which they
had offered a premium Of SO and paid him ST. Jc- |
seph and Benjamin Biakeslee united with the soc-
ETY., paid their annual subscriptions and introduced
their stock, which were wholly unnotced by tn,
committee. Possibly Mr.. Amber might have told
them they we're under age as he did in another
case. These young men were all from one neigh
borhood. i could mention many other cases of the
same kind, and because found fault with this
course of proceeding have shared the same fate.
The gentleman claimed that il would be satisfied
with being single member Of the society, and with
such treatment as its other members had, it would
relieve me of my great burthen Of grievances. III
understand his meaning he wishes me to fall down
and worship them; but if ever have any credit
from that society it will be because have made
greater improvement than OF hers it will not hebe-
cause have bowed to set Of specializing office
seekers. ~ 5l't> vi "'t..ff J. N. B.
Waterio,Dn, .9puil 10, 1874. tea r3
The Vote on the TyiE-Honor to the wing
day on taking up McKay's tariff bill, there
enty eight Of the eighty wing members Of the House
in their Seats every one but Mr.. Chappell Of Geor
gia, voted against taking up Mckay's bill So full
vote has rarely been given by any party within
our remembrance One of the two absentees is