Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-06-18
TNR ENQUIRER,
LIrCHFIELD, JUNE Is, 1876.
THE IRON BANK.
The following paragraph is from the Hart
ford Times Of Thursday last:

The following paragraph is from the Hart.
ford Times Of Thursday last:
Corruption has done its work in the House,
and unprincipled and rotten politicians have
succeeded by og-rolling-bare-faced bargain
and sale-and by the aid of the entire federal
strength Joined with corruption Ot the most
loathsome sort. The House has passed the
bill charterinU the ''Iron Bank" Of Canaan -
We hope there is integrity enoughin the Senate
to defeat it.
This is beautiful specimen Of the manner
in which that paper and its adjuncts attempt
to brow beat and intimidate the members ofthe
dominant party into servile obedience to the
| wishes ofthe clique which affects to guide the
deliberations of the Legislature Who are the
''unprincipled and rotten politicians" here al
luded to! Who are they who have lent them
selves to this /" bare-faced bargain and sale"
and have been guilty Of corruption Of the
most lOoths0me sort?" Who are the demo
cratic members" Of the House which have re-
ceived the fearful ban of the autocrAts of loco.
focoism' They are DaUid Marsh. Of Litch.
field Frederick WATSON and Nm. p. Burial
Of Canaan; SANFORD Alien, of ,Barkhamsted;
Horace Holiisfer and Albert Moore. Of Sails
bury; ROilin L. Beecher, Of Winchester; sc.
Will they ceolly suffer Themselves to be brand
ed as political traitors and knaues, because
they had the independence TO break away from
the trammels Of party and vote in accordance
with the wishes and wants of their constitu.
ents; lfthey possess the true spirit OF democ.
racy, they will indignantly spurn these base at
tempts to force men to act contrary to their
own convictions Of the public good. lfa "strin.
gent law" is necessary at alt, it is to restrain
such efforts as these to influence the opinions
and votes Of the representatives of the people,
who are sworn to act as their consciences and
unbiased judgments shall dictate will be for the
best good Of the commonwealth.
The Register IS more decent, but no less de-
cided, in its attack upon the members who had
the manliness TO act for themselves. 1t says
tits with modification that we record the
fact; for we had hoped better things OF demo.
cratic members; and although it was effected
BY the union ola few democrats with the en-
tire wing strength Of the House, we cannot but
feel that it is degradation of the party-a de.
rilectIon from democratic principle and duty,
that - no way alleviated by the specions pre-.
texts brought forward to sustain the project
We h0ce no doubt the bill aciV receive its qui-
etus sn :he Senate, and that the party will be
saved the humiliation Of such an enactment
This was evidently designed as significant
caution to the democratic Senators, and very
likely will have the desired effect. The para.
graph contains the quinlessense of locofocoism.
The queries, Do the emergencies of the bust
ness community require bank in that section
Of the State! or. Will it be likely TO prove ad'
vantageous to the public? seem not to have en-
tered into the thoughts of the writer. But it
will be degrading to the party" and how can
the party be saved from the humiliation Of
such an enactment" are matters Of the first
consideration and importance. We shall soon
ascertain whether the Senate contains solita-
ry independent democrat-one who will not be
dictated TO.
The following are the yeas and nays on the
final passage of the bill in the House:
Hartford County.
Ye0s-Perkins, D. F. Robinson, w, Wilcox,
Welles, Cole. Atkins, Stoughton, Ellsworth,
Dixon, Converse, Norton. C. Carter, Bunce,
Emo, Cornish, 1alcott, Luce-17
Nays-E. B. Phelps, A. Hitchcock, Bige-
low. Fox, Whiting, Person. D. II. Stephens,
Pratt, r. H. Phelps. M Loud, Merriman, Cham
bers, F. w. Wilcox, Shepard, King, Taylor,
Jones, Hubbard. Owen-l9.
.Ne,c Haven County.
Yeas-Boardman, Blackman, Thompson.
Scranton, Howell, A Clark, Rose, L Stevens,
J White. w Johnson. Scovill, N J Bueil,--l2,
Nays-M Hitchcock, Barnes, Hurd, Stone,
Hale Potter, Spencer, futile Doolitlle, Ford,
Plumb-11.
.Ne,c London County,
Yeds-Williams. B Rogers. Billings, Sci.
den, Beebe, Comstock, OBrien, C II Allyn,
Deshon--9.
.Mays-Belcher. Thurston. Ceeseborough,
Park, E Moore, Jr. Smith, Cliff, Daboll, A
Rockwell, J Clark, Brown, Cutler. Hull,
Crazy, Gore-ls.
Fairfield County,
Yeas-Banks, 7 Robinson, L s Hoyt,
Couch, L Hoyt, Peck, Burlock, Butler, Lock.
wood, Olmsted, Keller Sco6eld, Miner, Platt,
Dudey--l5.
Ways--Crosby. Andrews, II Carter. Stur.
yes. Northrop, Mecker, Wilcoxson, Patchen-s
UIndh0m County.
Yeas--Ross. Geo Cady. Kingsbury, Jordan,
Seamans, Hopkins, Dean -Mathewson-S.
.Nays-Whtter, Orinsbee,I Kendall, I Ken
dali. Hubbard. N B jackson. C Preston, Graves,
Fry, N Gallup, Gallup, I'd, Calm, b Webb,
Ia.
Litchfeld County.
YeGs-Marsh. Allen, Watson, Burial, All.
yn. Johnson, Preston, Merrills, Gaines, JNer-
win Judson. Knapp. Terry. HOLSTER, Moore,
Goodwin. Hnsdale. Roberts, Whittlesey, Net
Teton, Hall; Beecher, Bacon, Strong-24.
.Nays-Seymour, Warner, Doty. North.
Todd, H,ndman, Tirrell. Everett, Hickox-9.
.Afiddleser County.
YeGs-Jackson, Russell, Dibble, Newton
Rogers, Chalker, Jennings. Chittenden-s.
.Nays-Arnoid, Brainerd, Markham, Pal.
mer, Swan, Griswold-6
Holland County.
| Yeas-Hutchlnson C M Buel. E P Buel, Hen.
dee. Martin. Sessi ,ns. Kellogg. s r Preston
Merrick-9.
.Nays-Waldc. Bingham. Steele, N White,
AW Steele, Harvey. Gowdy, Hamilton, Rock.
we'll, Garner Cady-lO.