Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1850-07-25


your paper Of the 4th inst, which has
now, alter The lapse OF nearly fortnight,
fallen under my eye. bat which for truths
sake feel bound tO notice. A simple
statement OF the facts of the case. will
/; perhaps show whether or NOT had suf-
ticient warrant for saying what did.
=. arrived at Ltcntieid AZ 8 O'clock Of
the evening prscsding The meeting Ut the
G enerM Association, and in company
with twelve Others aiighted at the Man.
sion House. About the same time an.
other company OF nearly the same num-
Der arrived from the Naugaluck railroad.
OnenrerfRy the hotel parlor, a genfleman
was AT the liable. ready, as is customary
in. such. GASES, It il asslgh places to those
coming 10 attend the meeting of the
ASSOCIATION. After all others in the
room had been provided with places, and
the person " Tie taUle inquired Il there
we.e; any Others wishing places, l allow
Ell myseh.to be introduced TO him, de-
clarlng that / was not a delegate. butex.
pecteu 10 act AS reporter for the Reli>
gious Herald. The person introducing
me. knowing that the proprietor of the
Mansion House had been engaged to prs
vile Tor any whom the Commute e of Ar
engagements might wish to send thsr.,
suggested Of has ose~ accoSa, aad seithout
any iissiyattoH on m ypart,1 thai it. would
be- an .scconmndaIlDL 10 me is q report
crit l could be quartered near the church.
and proposed that | should boone Of {. e
number assigned 10 the. Mansion House.
The person VI the table, who seemed to
be Chai, man of the committee of Ar.
engagements. rather tartly replied, tina.
they could not 60 out Of their prescrib
81 course-the. delegates must first be
provided for on the Hill, and Others must
go elsewhere To that effect. The
concluding words ! did not distinctly
hear, No offer sOus made to assign me-
. place anysOhsrs; and after quietly wait.
ing for more thar reasonable length oil
time. / went across to the landlord and
ordered room and supper. WAITED n
long IS proper self-respect would al
low, Determined that | would not act ia
hasty, unOhristian. or ungsntlemanly
manner and | appeal to ali persons Of
sense and character TO say whether asy
conduct vas not right. No one. more~
over, during the three days Of my star
at Litch6eld. offered 4, entertain me. or
apologized for neglect or sought an ex-
planaLlO
This j. the simple truth Of the case.
do not wish to complain because il cost
me or my employer some money to stay
at Litchield, nor do make charges Of
inhospilahty against the people Of that
beautiful town. only wish the people
Of that place to understand clearly what
took place. and then Judge whether any
one has . right TO accuse me Of making
an "Ofiicious End impldent demand tor
free quarters at the hotel" or again to
say that ! "very Extensively insisted on
being quartered at the hotel" These
Accusations are uttelly false, and | am
Eesdy. Il need be. 70 make oath to the
,statsWent here made, let who will call
in upcslion Its truth. 81.
OF course have my opinion as to the
occasion of my being treated as | was.
and il may become my duty 70 make that
,op.nion public. hops. however, this
simple statement viii be all that i neces>
sary. The person who signed himself II
in your paper Of the 9Th. must have been
quite ign0FanE Of the facts iRi the case. or
- sealonsly affected IN some other cause
q 20 b. indifferent 10 truth; for more
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