Litchfield enquirer., 1862-09-25
Rltf5fel0 Gnquirfr,-
ssxsEOWN ELECTION. 6.

K ] as-is asss -,an srss o~a--4>i-- ss esa sxs:lE0tVN ELECTION. oH .aal,I the attension,of our town electors, 'aaz ziiadssddo aeleetors everywhere throughout shg County, to the following calm and truthful statsiasnt tBesposition Of the Union men. of thiss town, ana the position of so- called ssstraight Bsnsocists'a atheapast and present. iawerd of it that can be denied or gainsayed, ,sandme aresmethatevery candid and naprejudiced mind, whosrefec at all upon the generous offernads sonaths part of the. Union aueuaaoe this town to the Democratic Town .esomnitses, andsupon the sorry, and foolish' and aslittlingse pohse which ithas receives, but w'l jndga at once which waywill be the right5wey to aastsasyote this Fallsslfs,his miserable party sspsrW istoabe tlrust understhe nestrils. of hon7 est loyal nensto gratify some sweet apostles of "peace," for petty town offices, honest,s loyal men aaiiIspnrn sthe5contemptible insult, and take good care with. theirsyotess to disappoint such strict party adherents. yhetlvtheyieomet to count pptbefssnlt efSthsir labotsf yEfgaa $ sf1J}
 A call for UNION Caucus .wil be foand in ogradyertising columns, and we are glad to add that the Republicans will make no other nomi
 natiessasfers to VII efieers,ybslsying that this eaH Hfdlyembfacesa Al atie3quaItiea5 they desire in the men tor whom they shall vote. y'8.a Ha
 LlTcHF11D, Sept 10th, 1862 1ods Democratic sComan,iaes for hbe '1oaon of ss LitcAJseh saps tsd3 gags5s esodt 9o 7saieaa .s, DEAR SIRs ( The undersigned, Union and Re publican Committees of this town, respectfully Invite yodtt join with lis in call for Conven- tion .ofsalLs the Electors Of thsstown Of Litch- field, yitheut respest of party, who are in favor. of sa vigorous pIosecatios of the present war, to meet Ut some conveneat sine and place be- forsahes first Nj enaay in October, to nominate Nbwn 0fieers for thscoming year. e, f1ja ,,ysavg ,ysyssP PHuIRsS. BEEBE, E .aA Republican saa 3o sosJ4 J4sss g HgasHsss, HnaG Ja Ja, commttss. "@ s''. -,' CHARLES ADAMS, ~-- Union Town -sas .a"a GEORGE "A. HIcKox, .''79'7 '-." a8 8l o3 yHiA.sSaLEwis,eIs3oTaF Committee. alSueb, Mr.Editoswas theinvitation addressed to the Straight Democratic Town Committee,'' which lhsy hayeFefased to comply with, and in- sist on running party town tickst again this Fall lItasems tokmeat tLat they have assumed ahegysresponsibiity inso doing We do not believe ythatthe people of Litchfeld wish to see aabtter party straggle abontQ Grand Jurors, As sessors Sand@C Constables, between men equally profeszimg loyalty tothe Government at such tmesass sthis, and had the Straight Democratic Committee taken counsel of the past, instead of yielding tos outside influences, we are sure they could afever have committed 60 serious an error
 6! AHttleniose than year since, call signed bysonle of best citizens of all parties was issued gfot ,Union Convention to nominate 4e~T ofilcers rt's Convention met placed a prominent Denfocrss it4 the Chair, and appoint sda committee of sixteen, composed of a ma jefity of Democrats, to present ticket to the Convention for nomination. Aticketwas thus presented. to the Convention, and nonli- mated unanimously, oh which the Democrats were allowed 7see out of the secen principal town officers, and one.half of the whole ticket, -the control of the nominating committee. and the preference ih the nominations being very properly yielded to the members of the largest ofsthes old parties. 4 strong opposition, how s+er, to any Union; naturally enough arose from thosewho'a month before had been respective ly) advocating the rght'of Secession, anti coer., cion, and s"pedce," drawing it's strength chiefly ffom'the precincb of Milton (not7 John). To this pressure, the Democratic Caucus were weak enough to yield, and re.nomnated the old Dem ocratic Tfcket.of the preceding year, thus stri- king every Republican name from the Union ticket The excuse generally offered for this proceeding was that the mode of calling the unlOn Convention was objectionable and the very modeSadopted ii the above invitation Iv was IS suggested by leading Democrats, as as the only way inwhichsboth the parties then existing could have joined in a domination, without for saking their fespectis Organizations, S@a s''at-
 soonlthe first Mondayiin October it became ey. ident'how greasra mistake they had made. None ofthe Democrats nohiristcd by the Union Con Ssnt1on, with sohe or two exceptions, could be ereaghttoSctsl the Straight Democratic ticket. Theamest prominent members, Of the old Demo cratic paftyS'tkoash present in.ihe Village, re- fraiued fronsvoting st a whils many, m especial iySof those who had come out stronely in nsur sup port the war; showed their disgust for IT such shexhi6itsono of paatys prejudice, by voting the Union ticket entire.s What with the. Democrat rat caeidSof6eoys stayngain their tents, he,rs line officers refusing to repeat the word of con,mand and the rank and file keeping step to tie music and voting the tick kss oG tha Uniensthe battle vent heavily ragninst those s9who4 had provoked its TAe Sttaisht Democratic Town coImhmitt mhmittee however gid the duty with. great a apparent s, rent eonscientioasnsss, ijjuaglag from the seStsemely solemn .suot to syl savage, expression of their nidiyidaai coaitena nces s5ssa sis5 ai e2 ns fas. sw kl# ,ss$sS Es5fss as8g E1as1'1ss TEs vS#5 GE Early this yearefndings how much old party fsadsRess distraeting the minds of men from the true issues now before the country, many ma V of our best citizens, of all political opinions joined in calling a+Unioh Mass Convention at Hartford NetwithstapaMg opposition from both parties, thaff Convention met, nominated good men from all parties for State Officers and the Repabli. cans, lowing tasthew will ofsthe people, nomina- ted the same sieket,s The sMiddletown Conven- ti9n, h0weyer, was ohstinate 2, asserted its own infallibity, claimed to be the only hope of the people, and nomihated ssstfaight party ticket. That the Union movement was a necessity of