Litchfield enquirer., 1856-11-27

N3zxn1IN0M CAPTAIN 61eNNAkllk3 .
- Editorss As various and somewhat
neorssx1 reports are in circulation respecting
1T OCGlEs0d ~ 19efeolA lI7ylniss =nl conse-
- u nv vote IN tint city NJ the late
EIsafnential eletion, I desire TO nuke g correct
HG9eencat u ths fnstA
lurmerly resided At Fair Haven, where my
LILY IN poEs "a eyer have been, bnt hasins
nyssf been engaged for several years past IN.
~ commisdph business 10 Norfolk and having
- taxes. there, and TO the best Of my sabili-,
~ discharged ny duties Is citizen Of that
rince.i hare coaddercdsit my residence land
5 ~ spring of 1865, Iolerci 20 vote at their
Sasc1;oa, wben, npcn q fnll Statement Of my
go - TIE proper authority, and with their
1noxledge TINT ny fAaIily were here, twas de-
Odd thst ] was entitled to vote here, and
did 90 = s so -
hase never IN any way meddlcd with the
suhiect Ct slavery --having no inclination, nor,
9 / bslieyed, any right to do 500 consequently
sksss has been no ilEfeelng towards me on that
Sccoant.
Bsdbre the election. liiany political meetings
wsss heId ii Norfolk, but did not attend any
" them, nor did Iccaverse with any one on the
sat3ccs, EXCEPT on one occasion, in answer to
- inQairy made By friend, and then for
xuoucnt only Bnt although neither an abo-i
li3isnist OF Z politician, / examined the subject
SIS question Of duty, for me as well as for
every citizen Of the United States, and made
10 my mind that the eIectionof Fremont would
BE- best for all sections Of the country, and de-
tsemined to vote for hin--not dreaming that,
under our Republican government aud in the
democratic state of Virginia, any one would
qsestion my right to do Sc.
On the day of election, / heard one gentle
man ask another at the Postoffce who he should
vote for, and he replied, for John G. FIRE.
montn -and the other said he shorId do so too.
They may not have been in earnest, but then
supposed that they were, and had 10 reason
b doubt that Others would vote the same way
end In the afternoon / wrote u vote for Ere.
mont and Dayton, and went to the place of.
voting. Ny right to vote was again examined,
ord on : statement of my case it was admitted,
and / then, as their rules require, wrote my
name on the back Of my vote, ami handed it
70 the Inspector, who, as is customary, read
cloud the first name, and then the names of my
candidates. As soon as he declared that |
voted for John G. Fremont, large humber of
voices from the crowd shouted I" hang him.
hang him, J" and the Inspector handed Inc my
sote and said, There is no such ticket voted
bere-we cannot receive this" / replied,
uely We'l anu .ooA my sole again. some
sn.eass, "ncn 10 .Ile co,Iusloh WINCH TOOK place
did nos asIlnc'ly "oerssa'hi' were made by
snose STANDING near me- ana the presiding OH.
Sc e.c c.I pons .oacn tnls man and
policemen, /" take him from the polls"
The officers seized hold Of NE and harried
me through the crowd mud then left me and
7 psoceeued through violent storm 81 wind
sa'd ram 70 my noardins house, and from thence
g nv store. l afterwards returned to the
Mouse, and when ~ tne supper table, | heard
persons speak OF The vote which had been Of
Rred y he pohs TOR ffemont--those who
POKE o. ~ not knowing ny whom the vote was
caeied, ana therefore speaking freely OF it in
ny presence. FROM Wi'at saw ana hcard at
the polls, and what was said at the table, !
was apprellel.'ve that nad misunderstood my
sngnts % On Ainericah citlzen, ana that had,
shough unconsciously, SO Offended public senti-
meHt ~ my vote as TO pc IN danger OF pop,-
~ violence, and therefore went from the Ia
oe 20 my room, anu locked the door
soon alter neard some one inquire for me,
and the landlady sent servant to my door
70 say that gentleman wished to see me. On
learning that no was alone, invited him to
NY room, aud ne said that he came by request
Of smother person (whom he named) tc ask me
had offered to vote for Fremont ! re-
Piled, Yes" He then inquired, "What was
your motive ~ And told him that con-
scientiously believed 1t my duty to do SO. He