Litchfield enquirer., 1860-04-05

MR. CoRwIN's IDEA OF YANKEEs-My col league, MT. Cox, said he, spoke of a meeting mon the western reserve in Ohio. He ia a vounp renl. tleman, rising man, and, if he does not ret had habits upon the democratic side of the House may come to something some day hence. Haugh. ter1 He amused himself with the comic mower he possessed in initiating the nasal twanr of inc Yankees of that reserve: 1t sounded strange to you as it did to him, and it did to the army of Prince Rupert at Marston Moor, when the an- cestors of these men rushed into battle against the mailed chivalry and curled darlings of the court of Charles I. What happened then Something worthy to be noted, and not forgot ten. Stout Cromwell and his unconquerable Ironsides, when the day was well nigh lost, charged with resistless fury upon the proud col umns of that host of gentlemen, as they were boastfully denominated, and To Prince Rupert and his host were no longer there. They were scattered as the dried leaves of autumn are be fore the storm-blast of the coming winter. The same nasal twang rang out, on that day, thelr well-known war-cry, the sword of the Lord and Gideon" These Yankees are peculiar peo- pie they are an industrious, thriving, pains-tak- ing race of men. The frailtes of these men grow out of their very virtues, those stern virtues which founded liberty in England, and baptised it in their own blood upon Bunker Hill, Ill America. They will do so again if there is ne- cessity for it. 1t is hard matter to deal with men who do verify believe that God Almighty and his angels encamp round about them. What do they care for kings and lords and presidents They fully believe that they are heirs of the King of Kings. In the hour of battle they seem to themselves to stand, like the great Hebrew leader, in the cleft of the rock; the glory of the most high God passes by them and they catch a gleam of brightness. ;. If you come in conflict with the purposes of such men. they will regard duty as everything, life as nothing. So it ap- peared in our war of the Revolution.
 RESULT OF THE CoNNEcr1cur ELECTION IN THE BARBERs. sHoPs.-It is easy to distinguish | Republican from democrat in any barber's shop today. Republicans get shaved for three cents while democrats, owing to their unusual elongation of countenance, are charged double price.
 "Where be your jibes now? your gambols your songs? your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table in roar?'
 Bas- The Richmond Enquirer says the dele gates to Charleston, already elected in Virginia stand ten for Wise against nine for Hunter, anC three whose preferences are unknown. Timt
 will tell
 PROTECTION OF THE BALLOT Box.-One i'm
 portant lesson taught by this election is the ne
 cessity of an amendment to our registry law
 that shall make residence of fifteen or twent,
 days just preceding the election day. in the wart
 or district, indispensable to the right to vot
 there. The terrible assault that has just beer
 made upon the liberties of this state by pouring
 in by thousands fraudulent vote under the di
 rection of Fernando Wood and the reckles leaders of the Democracy in this state, must no
 be repeated. The virtue, the intelligence, tn !, patriotism of the people are of no avail so lon!
 as this aoodgate of ruin stands open. w
 shall pursue this subject, giving figures and de ! tails so plainly that no honest man of any part
 will doubt the nature of the infamous atteml
 that has been made to override the state. Tn
 Legislature will be called upon to meet the in
 perative necessities of the case and still farths 2 guard the purity of the ballot box. Mark tn - opponents of this honest measure.-Press. Ras~The Washington correspondent of tn :, :, Tribune says:
 "The Connecticut Election has disappointe , and chagrned both wings of the Democracy. be , side upsetting Mir. Seymour for Vice -Presden I at Charleston and extinguishing Toucey l chances for return to the Senate. The Doug las interest in the event of success, were prepal , ed to claim it as evidence of his popularity an ) now urge this defeat as reason for his nOmina
 ton. Our friends are much rcjoiced at the re suit in the Legislature, thus securing the reelec tion O. MT. r oster, one of the most esteeme
 members of the Scnate.-IIibune.
 Bag The most prominent candidates for nom ton at Chicago are Senator Seward. Edwar , Bates, and Governor Chase. The claims ( Cassius NJ. Clay, J. c. Fremont Wm. l.. Day tUII, anu ADram Lincoln aro ..lsu ,li,,u ussrti the same connection.
 l. Ba5~ The democrats of East Baton Rouge. La have expressed preference for Mr. Breckcl 3 ridge.
 Bag Mir. Guthrie, of Kentucky, has also b come prominent candidate for the presidenc
 B5g A Washington letter-writer claims ths the chances of Gov. Johnson of Tennessee as
 candidate for the presidency, are frightening.