Litchfield enquirer., 1845-12-04
GREAT INDIGNATION MEETING AT NEW
MILFORD!

q WILL ONO!:
The unterri6ed democracy of New Milford. at
meeting held at the United States Hotel in that
town, on the gath of November, passed vote form.
ally expelling SAMUEL D. ORtcN. Esq. from the
locofeco party, with which he has hitherto been
identified. Some Of the charges which are prefer
red against him in the long preamble adopted by
the meeting, are of too grave and serious nature
TO be passed unnoticed. The first is. that said
Orion, "while processing to be democrat" was
actively engaged in " destroying every democratic
vote he could. by procuring their disranchisement
and inAictng upon democrats distress. by means OF
public prosecution" thereby aiding "the. fed
eralists in their corrupt and oppressive career
against the democracy. by foisting into power, to
lord it over the honestly portion Of community
a set of BLAcKGUARDs and KNAvEs, worthy &C.
completes of yaiiOys"'
1t must be " distressing" indeed for democrats
to be publicly prosecuted" for illegal voting -
This is what these honest locofocos call 'procuring
the disfrdnchisensent" Of their political brethren
But then, Mr.. Orion is charged with having
aided in "foisting into poscer set Of black
guards and knaues" Not unlikely! Most "pro.
fessed democrats" have probably done the same
thing in their day.
The next charge commences as follows:
"And Whereas, the said Orion caused to he in
| stituted prosecution against Abiiah M. Miner, q
member Of the democratic party, for sLAsPHEMY,'
&C.
! This was selfevidently encroacbing upon the
reserved rights" OF the democracy, who claim
for themselves the privilege Of swearing at what.
ever they please, and an hard as may he necessary
to accomplish their ends II Mr.. orion had pros.
ecuted ca BLACKBOARD and knare" for blasphemy,
it would have been heaven. born virtue in the
eyes Of these honest worthless but to institute
such suit against member of the democratic
party" is with them sin objectionable
But here comes another charge. Read il!
"And Whereas, the said Orton, when the Hon.
John M. Niles was candidate for Governor of this
State, voted against and refused to support him.
because he said he was not a moral man, and he
sDos not a going to sacrifice his COINCIDENCE to
promote Az unworthy man. and party purposes :"
Unheard Of treachery! What democrat ever
before had the tenerity to consult his conscience
in a matter where party interests were at stake
IL it not passing strange that any member of that
lowed to have any consciences at all in politics -
Verify. Mr.. Orion deserved expulsion for his ig-
noramee as well as for his treachery!
We have given specimens OF the causes which
moved the =" fierce democratic" of New Milford to
to pronounce the sentence of excommunition a.
against one Of their brethren: now then for the
awful Edict Of the Star-Chamber.
ResOIUed, That the said SAMUEL. d. ORION
be no longer pe'mittedf to ass ,ciofr politically with
the Democratic party of New Milford, in their
party Councils, Meetings or Conventions, nor his
vote be received in any democratic meeting in said
town."
Poor man !-how bad he must feel to be deprv.
ed of the privilege of associating" with such
pure patriots and honest democrats! Well-we
hope he'll live through it; and let locofocos take
warning by his fate not to be over nice about their
conscientious scvuples. and especially beware how
they prosecute their political brethren for bias.
phemy :" "