Litchfield enquirer., 1861-02-21
WHOLE NO. 1864.
sEsEsHUN IN HoRNBY.


 Ethan Spike. who has eyaeuated his seat In the Maine legislature, gives an account in the rortland Transcript of the secession movement among his Hornby constituents. At a recent meeting of the moonicipal emporium of Horn. Dy, a communication was received from the sec, retary of the town treasury to the effect that there was "not red" in the department The secretary of war of the village reported as foi. lows: That eight of the sixteen members of the Hornby phalanx had deserted that nothing short of g new supply of rum would save the loyalty of the balance-was referred to the committee on Lighthouses, with instructions to get the necessary supplies in Portland Ion credit-if they can." The committee on ways and means reported 6 That ways is plenty, but means contrary minded, and recommend . vol- uhtary tax on old maids, cats and tea, to All up the public exigencies." The convention went into committee of the hull-and- Resoteed, We are poor daown troddsN, long sufferin, despised, injured, miserable, @eek, mean, innocent, irrepressble, ill-begotten, indis vidOoat people.
 Resolred, That the demand of the statecall. in on us to tell wot aour grievances is, and what we want is insultin to our feelins. Jest as tho anybody with one eye put out and tother bung. ed couldn't see that the election of Isril Wash. burn was a premeditated insult to Hornby.
 
 except when exercised by yourselves.
 Resoloed, That the okepation of Baldwin Lightus by state keeper is an irritatin circum. stance. An. onless he is withdrawn, aour army be instructed to take possession of the same in the name of the taoun.
 ResoEred, That eff aour reasonable demands is not complied to, that we will take possession of, and hold for dou, opn use, the states pris- on and the insane asylum.
 Resotred, That aour suvrn sister, Saouth Kar- eliny be invited to jne with us in the stand we take agin oppression.
 Resoloed, That if any man shall speak agin secession, or be suspected of thinking agin it, any good law-abidin citizen may knock him down and empty his pockets-the proceeds to be appropriated, under the direction of the com- mittee on ways and means, for gineral treat. Resoloed, That this ere convention is dry. An, that whereas, the president and vice-presi- dent of this orgust body is both horse du cou,. bat-being foored, to speak, an helpless, that c forced loan to the suvrnty be now made from their pockets of a sufficient sum for gineral smile" on the principle of self-defense.
 Resolved. That Hornby be an hereby is free port of entry for everything but niggers, aber. lishunsts and black republicans, which is con. traband.
 Resolred, That the haybius korpus act, taxes, an the Main Law be and is suspended. Also an ordinance relation to weights and measures in the liker trade. Be it enacted, That hence forth and forever in this ere realm-sverY quart pot shall hold gallon.
 Ordered, That the foregon articles shall be the Consultation of this Suvrinty. An that an attested copy thereof be posted on the taown pump for terror to evil doers.
 Done at the Council Chamber in the Year One SS. TREMENDOUS Y. FUTILE,
 President pro tenpus.