Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-20
Ihe Litchfielo Enquirer.
LITCHFIELD: rhursday Mornihs- Sep. p. 1858. 5
THE srIAsoN.

| THE SEASON.
 Sadly the reflection steals upon us. that the Summer of 1855. uilh all ils pleasures, hopes and joys, has passed away-for to millions Of hsaffs all over our broad land, it was tlie harbinger Of countless blessings and treasured hopes sSucceedins tlse nevet- to-be-forgotten Summer of 1854, with its .anparalIeIied dronih and almost universal failure of crops ltroughont the country, and the consequent distress and suffering among a large portion of oor population. how eagerly and anxipusIy. and yet fsarfuIly, was the Summer of '55 looked forward to by all classes of men.
 1he fsrmsi khe merchant, the manulae- turer and the man of commerce. and indeed all other business men, nervously and lm- patiently waited for inc Summer of 1855 to decide the vast business interests of the country for the coming year. Thefammiisl,ed' poor, crying for bread. hopefully expected the Summer. The bamble Iatorer, wi,I, dependent wife and helpless children look ing to him for subsistence. hoped and pray ed for Summer And all classes and con. ditions of men, humbIed by this dispensa- lion of Providence. and laying aside their pride of heart, ack ledgrd ihe oySerlrruline hand and their dependence upon His bounty.
 Inearly Spring the husbandman. fsarfuIiy and ye. tiusiinsly. plowed lis broad acres, and relying upon iI,e sacred assurance, thai :. seed iiue and f,aryesl'' should not fail. he scattered the golden seed opon their fur rows. thus indeed . casting his bread upon the waters" Surely-surely i: has are- turned to him after many days" The windows of Heaven were opened. and graie- fuI, copious showess descended to refresh and ftrtiiize the barfen earth. The sprino- ing grain and budding fruit at once a,testrd it's magic power, and Summer, withNits welcome sunshine and glowing heat, came on to hasten, strengthen and perfect their growth, to crown the labor Of inc husbaad man win the fuIies, fruiiion of his hopes, 70 banish want and misery from among us, and to fill the land with peace and plenty.
 The Summer of '55 is gone, bu 1t will not soon be fnrgotten. It has indeed been one of the most reinarkabIe in the fife lime ofHany man. With it's countless blessings and mefeies there has not been the usual admixture of disease and pain; sickness and dea,l, have only been occasional mes- sensers of. sorrow to ourihomes. Save that dreaded scourge of The South, no Rarfnl consagion has prevailed within our borders. And while war and bioodsted rage in other coontfes, may we not fail to reader sha,iks for the unbounded prosperity with which our favored land has bees blessed. :
 THE NECESSITY OF REFORM.
 ! To look upon the entire Union and see its present condition, politically socially. and morally, is to he conSisced Of the ab-. 'solu,e necessity ofa speedy aud thorough reform. II We consider the corrupt means geaerally prevalent in legislaiion. it will alone account for very much Of what is wrong. A. Washington. where iesisla,ion is done for ahe nation. We look now-a.days in vain for either virtue. intelligence, or hones'y---and find bu, corruption, ignorance and fraud, To test the truth of this portion le. any worthy object be presented tor their consideration and approyal--and let that object depend entirely upon is merits, i,h-. ou. resof,ing to ageass,' and no time can be had fer a hearing, a nd it sleepstl,e sleep 'ofdea,h--or if heard at all il must, a, sl.s start, be made 10 carry some unworthy pro. 'jec, or he. killed. i'hus has legislaiion beea reduced toa science, with political intrigue and corrupt specnlasiye and aaoneyed influ- encesas iis chief motive power. This con- di'ion of things iu the lsgislaiioa Of the country has a very injurious effect upon so- cie,y aud the morals of the people. To ssc- ceed. society must how to this power held and Sirldrd ny aa,hosity.4 The saosal man
 
 saAnsi bring down his standard of what con- essitoses siahs b the corrupt political s.and- ard of the day. or Gsil IL one. even one, solitary and alone. he found sufficiently hon. est and fsarless to al,ack them and exposs their foul deeds. sgainsl him must all their machinery andrr full press uf steam be dsisen Thasiis Is ,has a eorsup. power has arisen in ourland and strengthened with it's etswsh, until the very existence of our free institutions Is threatened. Now, what must De done so.cass aRthisi The people, ,I,e indastrioas masses of she country. have it in their rower,o perform cure. Let them interest thesnseIves mors than evrr io ali that conceras sLs public euods lst ihenI thrust aside all who have iserp,olote he~a caught tn those foul acts, and where men of integrity aud cotrec. principles eau he had, ,ie,nand nf tIr,n iheir services. Parily the nhIisical afn,os nlern srsr,rv.Ilv sod s;,,