Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-03-28
FOR THE ENeu1RER.

dress YOU. In sorrow that yea should for the last
few weeks, have been repeating in public news
paper the same stale and worn out tales of your
troubles and grievances, and OF the speculatons
abuses and corruptions of the Litch6eld County
Agricultural Society, which really believe, four
fifths of the members of the society, residing in
Woodbury., Watertown, and Mortified have heard
repeated and over again, with no other effect
than exciting their commiseration for your weak
ness. Do you expect that your unprovoked and
indiscriminate attack upon viewing committees
your attack upon the executive committee, when
ever their Judgment does not coincide with yours,
charging them with "wckedness of heart and
dishonesty, and Indirectly accusing them with ma
king regulations, and selecting committees, with
view to defraud individuals of their just rights,
will have any other effect than to render YOURSELF
if possible, still more ridiculous. .
You have not in single instance, made it APP
pear, that premium, or gratuty was ever obtain
ed by deception, or unfairness Then why this
miserable clamor, about fraud and speculation.
When all members are brought to think, just as
you think, and to feel just you feel, the opeia-
iions Of the society will doubt receive your hear
ty appreciation; and fear not before, ..
AS you are somewhat troubled about the North
field team, and as you not satisfied with the
very reasonable and correct answer of Mr.. J. G..
Amber, but &c feel yourself imposed upon by it,"
although presume the public are perfectly satis6-
ed shall attempt to explain the matter, for your
special edifcation. The credit Of collecting so
fine team in Northield, is due to Mcssrs. Lewis
Moss, and Albro Humphreyville. | entirely
approved of the plan, and at their reonest rcndS.
ed some service to effect the uoect. The gratuity
should have been given in their name, instead Of
mine; but as the team entered late in the day,
simply for the purpose of calling the attention of
the viewing committee to it, asst was noble team
consisting of nearly forty yoke of cattle, collected
from the society of North6eld, with the exception
IS fhroa tbo acf
taking premium, the committee probably were
not informed to whom the gratuity should be award
ed; although the team was directed to be entered
in the name of Mr.. Moss. The committee ex-
pressly state, that the team entered that by
the rules and regulations of the society, it could
not become a competitor for the premium. They
undoubtedly considered the exhibition of the team
highly meritorous, and as adding much to the in
terest of the day; and in pursuance of the usages
and rules OF the society, very properly awarded 4
gratuity. Their reasons for so dorg are stated in
their report
1t is stated in the first communication that ca
premium Of S., was offered to any one town, for
team composed of no less than s. pair, with cart
end products of the soil"-which statement is en-
'tireiy at variance with the truth The premium
was offered for &C the best team of working oxen,
not less than IS pairs, owned in any one town in
the county. Neither is there any rule of the soc-
ETY., giving but one premium of the kind to one
inhabitants of any town, provided they have suf-
fcient number Of cattle, may, with perfect propri-
city enter as many teams of the kind for premiums
as they choose; provided they are owned in the
town; and this may be done without subjecting
themselves to the charge of fraud.
You ask, if Mr.. Camp has introduced any 2eac
agricultural improvements into the country" l
will ask, if Mr.. Blakslee has introduced any new
agricultural improvements into the country; and if
so what they are: The practice Of introducing
wheat into this country, from the Western States,
certainly is not new. Years ago disposed Of a
number of bushels Of pure wheat, in this and ad-
Joining towns, which | raised from new and
choice kind of seed, procured at considerable ex-
pense from the west-though | never stated the
fact to the Agricultural Society, claimed premi.
am, nor published it in anewsnaner. You ask, Ill
there ca Be any increase troIa that team? frank
ly admit, that am not ablet answer the question
being ignorant Of the exact character Of each ami
NAL composing the team; but presume there will
be at least as much increase from it, as from the
oxen and steers owned by yourself. that have oc-
casioaally taken premiums. You also ask "if l
did not pledge myself the day before, 10 ION the
Lltchield team at o'clock the next morning ?'-
I did not pledge myself to do any such thing. My
impression is. that it was not contemplated leaving
Mortified before O'Clock. A few days previous
to the fair, Mr.. John A. Mcrriman called on me.
and in answer to aquestion of his, informed him,
that the Northfeld people were expecting to get
out team for the cattle show. He stated that it
would interfere with their arrangements; as they
had calculated in Litchfeld to start out team and
SHOULD want some of the Mortified cattle, Ireplied
that did not see that it could interfere with their
arrangements, as we did not think Of entering our
team for the premium, and that could not con-
ceive that any one would object to their taking as
many or few Jokes of our cattle, when our team
should arrive in Litch6eld as they should think
proper; hut that could speak only for myself
advising him to call on several of the owners of
the cattle. It is my impression, that stated to
him that our team would probably arrive on ches-
nut hill about half past ten o'clock A. M. The
team did arrive, but at what precise time, am un-
able to say. The Litchfed and Mortified teams
were united, and driven about the sireetsof Litch-
field. Why they were separated mot being present
myself, and having no agency in the afair) | am
unable to say. The owners of each team rclam
that it was through no fault Of theirs. Information
was brought me that the two teams, from some
misunderstanding were separated. | was also re-
quested to call the attention of the viewing com
mittee to the Mortified team,-for which purpose
the team was entered by the Secretary - and moi
for the purpose of coming in competition with any
other team. And this seems to be the view taken
of it by the committee, land as the team was, by
them considered meritorious, they awarded gra
tuity Of IS. 80 $751; -.a;.or. sJt
Yeu state, that, 8 at the commencement of the
year (Feb. 1919 there were in the treasury Sat
that there is now $50, that II ere was paid in
littleless than $780," What your object may be il
making such statements, am entirely at loss t.
know The records of the society show that thcr,
IS at this time inthe treasury the sum of ll7, "a
instead of $50, and fiat there was paid, in Sept
4SI3, by the different towns in the County. tho
sum of$163, INSTEAD of less than 100. And now sir
trusting that your occupation and hdbits are 8.
: well understood by the public generally, that NJ
serious injury TO the interests and prosperity of tn,
intlf n iad foly