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


| the Agricultural Society of Ltch6eld County,
The scuriloUs abuse which he dealt to members Of
the Executive Committed, and Of the Society, call
led for severity in the reply which would gladly
have avoided. 1t is not possible to answer a COM
munIcatIon OF the character Of the alluded to,
without bringing around yourself, an atmosphere,
similar to that which he hreathcs. The reioinder
which that reply called forth, were it not for one
or two assertions, should deem not worth a reply.
Whatever Of personalities there is in the produc-
| tlon, the gentleman is perfectly welcome to the
benefit of. He labors very hard to arouse the SYM
pathies of the pubic alleging that all the charges
brought against him slanderous. To show il
he must think, throw himself upon the English
law OF the greater the truth the greater the libel"
regretted very much at first, the necessity which
members OF the Executive Committee, and Of the
society were thrown into, Of making an exposure
OF the movements and operations Of Mr. Blakeslee-
but on farther consideration Of the subject, am
very glGI the gentleman has come out and exhibit
cd himself to the public in his true character
, The minds of many members will be greatly re-
lievcd, far as MIR. Blakeslees professions, pur-
poses, and efforts are concerned. he denies what
he said of the destruction Of the Society, and addu
ces as proof that he has paid his subscription, and
! exhibited his stock The remark alluded to, was
made on the second day Of the fair, and after the
exhibition Of stock, and that he has denounced the
! Society, and threatened its destruction, can be
proved by many of his own townsmen. The cause
OF oil this is, and both me and my stock, have
been wholly unnoticed in their publications" In
reply to an enquiry recently made Of the chairman
OF Committee why you did not notice in your re-
port the horse of Mr. Blakesee, he said that the
| Committee did not feel disposed to recommend him
to breeders in the county, and chose rather to spare
the feelings of Mr. B. than TO report his true quail
tiles" AS to Mr.. B. himself was not aware that
there was Committee raised upon any such AMI
NAL, and in what way he would expect to be noticed
otherwise than by report upon his stock am en-
tirely unable to determine. Mr.. Blakeslee in his
second production acknowledges himself to be the
writer of the first, which is auditory of himself
and must confess that he has the greatest voice
to sing his own praises, Of any person ever saw.
was somewhat severe on the writer for not having
given his name, but the gentleman is eXcusable,
am not at all surprised that he withheld it. In his
attempt to evade the statement in regard to the
sum total of premiums offered in 1S42 he asks
'were not premiums on full stocks of cattle and
! sheep reduced so per cent % | answer no. In
1871 there was offered stocks of neat cattle two
premiums amounting to $40. In 1S42 there was
offered on stocks of neat cattle three premiums a
mounting to S23, and, indeed If some premiums
were reduced as he ntimates, have not the Exec
tive Committee perfect right to discriminate land
offer in specific sums, such amount as they shall
judge will be most conducive to the general good
Is it not legal right? Nay more, is it not their
duty! Is this the way hewould prove his &c limit
ed scale" which has been shown TO exceed in tho
aggregate, any Of the preceding bills? If the
gentleman is writing for the purpose of gaining
nooriety he will be sure to attain his object, but
if he is aboring to establish principles on the base
of sincerity and TRUTH" he will have to begin a.
| new. Mr.. b. has labored very hard to convince
the public, that what he has said is true, making
an affirmation in almost every sentence, and even
suspendlng his communication for the purpose of
administering the oath to himself He has shown
wonderful obtuseness to say the least in his quota
ton from me where he says and now the gentleman
! further thn or I IN kha
would be wanting in the latter;" does he find any
such sentence in the communication from which he
quotes! AS to the manouvre in 1912 the circum-
stances all took place precisely related except
that the entry was for pair Of year old cattle in
stead of working oxen. The enquiry about the
mcrino sGSc!s, will answer with much pleasure,
and the public may judge how it compares with
the pealiing of Mr.. Blakeslee
! In IS 10 took to LitchGeld a number of bucks
and entered them for premium. ! was at the time
Corresponding Secretary of the Society, Frederick
Buel Esq. was Recording Secretary, but he being
absent the duties Of Recording Secretary, which
are arduous, were thrown upon me. My time was
so occupied from o'clock A. M, until p. NJ,
that was unable to 60 into the field at all. De.
tween and 2 p. M, the Committee on sheep
came in and said they had been unable to find my
sheep, replied that they were in DR.. Wolcott's
meadow, and that it was so late | should have to
| forego the privilege of their examination, it being
about the time the Committees were called upon to
report. member of the Committee remarked
that there was but little competition, and regretted
that they could not have seen my sheep. Now
does this look like stratagem? or rather to dis
charge the duties of Secretary than to promote my
personal interest; for have since taken premiums
on two OF these sheep, and that too with liberal
competition. AS to the principle Of awarding
premiums en- farms do not wish to deny that
took part in the discussion on that subject and OPP
posed limiting the time Of making the improve
inent to five years, believing that there were far
mers within the county, who had been on the same
farms making improvements for long series Of
years, and who would have been entirely exclu-
ded from the benefits of the Society under his mo.
tion but the alteration which he complains Of and
charges upon the Committee of 1912, is in fact no
alteration, and the principle involved, has been in
existence from the first organization Of the Society,
and MIR. b. must recollect his own remarks on this
head, which were that we ought not to allow the
man who should purchase farm already in high
state OF cultivation. to compete with him. who
tually made the improvement, and indeed the
word all which he lays much stress upon does
not occur in the handful, it was merely laying
down ageneral principle, which should be guide
to the Committee in the discharge Of their duties.
Now let us look little further into the transactions
connected with this Northfeld farm, and if have
been misnformed as TO the age Of his sons at the
time so let it stand,yet it alters not the facts in the
case at all. MIR. B. did enter the farm, in the
name OF his sons, he being member Of the awar-
ding Committee, and owning the farm himself
He acknowledges that the chairman of the Com.
mittee, did remark that they had better pass the
farm by tall the next season Why did he make
this remark If the sons were in full possession and
had right to the premium! Why did Mr.. B. re-
quest the erasure Of the farm on account Of his be-
ing one of the Committee. Did he not know
, when khn that ho fha