Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-02
New Haven Correspondence.
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 Dear Enquirer: Possibly the people of Rich mend, Va. are in some doubt about the precise degree Of affection entertained by the citizens of New Haven. Conn. for the Union in general and for them in particular. Their papers had hardly ceased replying to the indignant remonstrances of the Fair Hayeners against the Virginia oyster tax, with the bland suggestion to their Governor to do"ble it, and thus chastise the abolition Tan Hees-not by scorpions exactly, but through those more am!able bivalves when the report Of the New Haven Union meeting reached them full of genudexions and prostrations, and oscula tions of the claws of the American Eag'e, Thi. unexpected return of good for evil,-that the same coas of fire which had been hungrily kindled foa the cxorbtant oysters should be mildly transfer red to their own " toasted heads-seems to have struck them all of heap" with astonishment And recently one of our conservative" citizens desiring to visit that city on business, and having natural desire to be lynched as an abolitionst as few times as possible on the route, procured as passport, the resolutions of the Union meet ing engrossed on parchment and thus equipped tremblingy journeyed to the metropolis of the Old Dominion. Arrived there, he waited on the Governor with the parchment-desirin as it seemed to save his own skin by that of one of his brethren,-with the remarkable statement that he had been delegated by the citizens of New Haven to communicate the sentiments +o bo of Governor condescended to be propitiated--I may even say gratfed at the circumstance hay ing sent the scroll to the legislature possibly as hint that the Yankees would bear little more squeezing on those oysters.) that august body in vited the Yankee to address them. His speech, we are given to understand, was quite an intel lectual feast to the F. F. V.'s being as soft as cotton, and sweet as sugar, and oily as darkeys, and stuffed plentifully with such raisins as Southern Rights" Abolition Frenzy" ;" John Randolph, &c., &c.,, and doubtless would have had immense influence, if it had not been pre- ceded by rabid harangue on the other side by the delegate whom South Carolina had sent to Richmond to invite Virginia to dissolve the Union; suffice to say that our ambassador got away from the city with no broken bones, leav- ing the impression there that New Haven was ready to trucke to the slave drivers to any extent
 But the next day removed that delusion The Richmond Young Mems Christian Association which had sent circular to various other Asso citations, inviting them to pray for the safety of the Union, received reply from the Association in New Haven, intimating that though they were quite ready to pray for the Union they didn't want the disunionists to lead the prayers ; and expressing their intention to take their own time for fasting for national sins viz. our national Fast day. Directly in the heels of that letter came another from the minority expressing their regret that the majority had been so cohtnma- cious, and also their own personal willingness to abstain from food till their bones ached if it would afford any qualification to their Southern. brethren.
 After all these conflicting evidences what will the virginians think of us?
 There having been recently expressed some dissatisfaction with the preaching of Rev. Dr. Dutton of the North Church, meeting of the Society was held Monday evening to decide what should be done in the premises. The vote stood for retaining him 62; for dismissal g blank 4. On motion the invitation to the Pastor to re- main was made unanimouA