Litchfield enquirer., 1861-12-05
CORNWALL.

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 ! CORNWALL.
 The ladies of our town have of late been abun- dant in good works for the benefit of the Soldi- ers Two or three good size boxes, containing spndry articles to make them comfortable, have been sent to the Cornwall boys in Company l. 9th Regt, and ore large box went the past week to the Sanitary Commission at Washington Re cent letters from the 9th Reg't. represent their tents as very uncomfortable and unfit for winter use. Uncle Sam ought not thus to treat his vol unteers.
 A very large audience gathered in the North Church on Thanksgiving day, on which occasion the Rev. CHAs. WErHEaBY preached from the text" Hatchman what Of the night" Subject; the Sign of the Times.
 After some preliminary remarks he vent on to speak in part somewhat as follows. Tho North is becoming conscious of its past sinful subnis- sion to the slave power. The present war is showing us the extent Of the wrong as no other agency could have done.
 The difficulties engendered by past comprom- ises now press for solution at our hands. No longer we trust, as in 1s5O is the trembling, panting fugitive to be sent back into slavery and bondage. What shall be done with tho Contra bands is question that must be met and an- swered. To send back is to furnish the rebels with the sinews of war, and would be an act of national suicide and still the North seem reluc- tant to come up and meet boldly and fearlessly this question.
 We have been accustomed to submit to south ern dictaton so long that we shrink back from the first act of independent legislation. We of ten hear persons say that they trust this war will result in freeing the slaves, and the ind;ca- tions strongly tend in thst direction. But think it of equal importance that it results in freeing the opinion of inc non-slaveho,lins States, for when this is accomplished the doing away with Slavery is sure to follow in it's own goood time
 We often hear the argument even now, that the rights of Shareholders gre guarranted by the Constitution, and that they are secared by tlle compromises of that haliowed instrument.
 This it is said, ''is war for the Union, and not a crusade against Slavery" ''ia war to preserve the government We must not violate it's fundamental law" "Therefore Fremont must be removed because he has declared that the slaves of rebels shall be free.'' "Such aboli- tionism must be frowned down because the Con- throws its protecting @gis over Slave ry." There seems to be great scnsitiveness to the least infringement of the right arm of rebel shareholders. Butmark the contrast. The free dom of the prcss-the right of trial by jury tho privilege of unhampered locomotion ere among the guarranted constitutional rights of northern frcemen.
 In terms clearer, and more explicit does that sacred instrument protect the American citizen in the exercise of these rights than it does even the loyal slayeholder in the exercise of his de- spotic authority. Yet when the President sup pressed disloyal publications, when he suspend fd the writ of Habeas Corpus, when he sent peace men'' to Fort Lafayette, when he took possession of railways and ordered them used Exclusively for public purposes, the sentiment of he North sustained him, and many of our most Conservative papers saw no danger arising to |tonstitutional rights from this bold exercise of
 1ecutivs power. A military necessity compel bd to this course end the rules of war justified
 he action.
 ] But when it is asserted that the same military
 necessity demands an infringement of the rights
 f rebel shareholders, the cry is raised, touch
 ten not for they are protected by the guaran-
 ties of the Constitution as if the privileges of
 tie slave power under that instrument were more | iRiolable than those of the North. But this
 s,bserviency must and will be overcome. IL
 slows want of moral dignity, and confidence
 inthe right necessary to insure success. Tax
 int our position at different stand points, we
 fnl our faith growing stronger that the coming
 day of freedom is surely drawing near.
 h April Gen. Butler returns fugitive slaves
 In tune he retains them in his Camp, calls then Corfrabands and set them at work.
 Tie Legislation of Congress comes in and is
 far h advance of any previous action on tho quesion by the assembled wisdom of the Ma
 tion
 Fiemont's proclamation strikes key note
 sympathy through all the North. Then the in
 structions to Gen. Sherman show that even or
 Cardinas soil unrequited labor shall at last re ceive it's reward. Then comes the speech of Col Cocbrane endorsed by sec'y Cameron, and last but not least, at most of the posts now held b.
 our armies on slave soil, there is signifcan ignoring of Slavery in the retention and employ ment of the blacks and in rewarding them flo l their labor according to its value. The signs of the times surely indicate that tn
 day hastens when this government shall return
 from it's wanderings in the paths of error, an when it shall become in fact what it is in spirit ) power which guarantees to every man, "life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Let u } thank God and take courage.
 l HARWlNTON. In response to the call of the U. s. Sanitar