Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-20
The Propossa Amerame.t.

The Proposed Amendment. Every person shallshs able to read any article of the Consultation, or any section of the Statutes of this sState, before being admitted as an electos.'
 Such. word for word, is the amenlmens proposed to our State Constitution. Can any man say that it is unreasonable l? In this State. with her School Fund and her Free Schools, the man who cannot read, ought not to vote.
 f1 A commonieasion from the pen oi , Rev. pr. Bushnell in regard to the names
 of different objects ofinterest in the yicinity of Lake Waramaug,is unay.idabiy deferred Enaail~ next week De- B, las spsnL some Iweeks the past summer among his native lhills. and now suggests expectations hstter calculated to perpeluate the memories oi
 the race that once inhabited lhein and more euphoneous than the vulgar titles by which they are a, presen. distinguished.
 Ma. EDlroR-The annual town meetings will soon be held in. this State, and all mat 'efs by them 10 be considered. disposed of. itis always important that at these meet ings there should be a full and pfomp, at- tfBl af s tendance tha. local question regarding tow gosernmeni, should ahessettled on a proper basis-and besides. the effect of these meet. ings is never. unimportant upon the general interests of State politics.
 But while this is ever true to greater or less extent, it seems to me to be peculiarly so in regard to the approaching fall elec- tious-as by them are To be decided at least two questions of vital importance to the in, terest and welI-being of our beloved com Inonweaiih.
 First then there are 10 be chosen in Ahe several towns certain officers, who, in the discharge of their official duties will he called upon to see that our excellent probi- biiory law is duly and properly administer ed. and as it must be evident to all, ,ha, upon its faithful enforcement depends its prominence and success ia the State, how important that such men should be chosen to fill the offices alluded to, wilhou, fear or favor faithfully discharge the da,ies there.
 
 of. Our liquor law is yet an experiment. still in its infancy. and needs ihe fostering care of strong hands and brave hearts to de- yelop it's beneiieent proportions, bring i, up to maturity. and give to it a more enlarged sphere of usefulness. Will you mol, then, Freemen Of Li,ch6eld County. absent for one single day your fields and your work shops, and without distinction of party or creed, attend upon your annual town meet jugs Tn the coming moath, and see that those and those only are elected who will fully sustain that law, to enact which, has cost ike expenditure of so much patriotic toll, disinterested philanthrophy, and christian 1 solicitude.
 The great question of Prohibition never was and never can be properly speaking, mere party question. It Is True that in Connecticut and other States, while one political party has espouse.l it's cause, the other has uniformly opposed it's progress and ifiump.ls.
 But this prnves nothing except the fact that while the leaders of our parry saw or believed they saw in il the elements of a party opposed to the principle of prohib- iion and therefore discarded it--lhose of an- other parly were as confident that in theirs the principle would be popular, and so em- blazoned upon their banner the temperance motto. But repeat i,--it cannot b. naiur- ally mere sectional or party question, any
 more than can That of extending 10 all tlr prot.ciion of the law to guard their lives, property, heal,l, and rep. ia,inn.
 10 suppress the traffic in intoxicating drinks is to advance public aud private mo
 rality--secure ihe public peace and tranquil liiy--to dry up the tear. of sorrow, .iu light again firrs well nigh exiing0ishsd upon a { thousand dhearihsiones--to isnanliess the brothel and ,hr grog- shnp--to i'll .ip school house with well clad forms and smi- Hog faees-the house of God with devoui
 worshippers and send f.a warm blood cours, ing through it's veins with it's life-yiying in.
 iuence to the sx,remi,ies nf the body poli- lie. As well ,nigh. We call the question q the right 10 the epjoyment of lhe very air we breath party question. as this.
 | We Call ti,rn upon ,he freemfn of this county 10 be found al The polls on the iirsl
 Monday in Ociober next. and cast yo,lu
 votes for men wtso will slstain to the full. lest extent the vital principle of prohibition; 10 lay aside your gpariy ptejndices and pre. I.Ieiiciions, and spsnensbrriag only thai you arp men--ihat you are natives of and dwell. Iess in old Li.chfeld county whose every fhiiis valley and mountain slrram will, aiI That is plsnlious. charnipq and beautiful copnected ihrtrwisb, has long ago bee n nj. EbfIiished, heami6ed and frf,ilized by and Ieonsecrai~d to liheIty and right, and whose lhonses and ffssides are ilss nusser,es of s,r. Itue, morality and tIse religion of ti,e cross ]; that you are riIizfns of this ancient con. n monwealit and inieresi4d in its future ,I psns- < |perity and glory. Yea # 6esJ bv fosueilin,,u ,,r Iyogr very selvps. aud cast yons vote far God your country and suffering bninanity. But tIsere is yet another question which