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Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-16

- THE PRESIDENTS yIsrr.- The Commercials special says :-
 The Presidents visit was fraush. with many interesting incidents. After leaving General Richardsons headquarters the Presidential par ty proceeded to barn, which vas used as Q tenn. porary hospital for rebel woundsd On entering the sad scenes that follow battle met the eye.- Mr. Lincoln, after looking around. remarked to the Confederate wounded, that if they had no objection he would be pleased to take them by the hand. The solemn obligations, said he, which We owe to our country and posterity con- compel the prosecution of this war and it fol. lowers that many on both sides must become victims. and although they are our enemies throngh uncomfortable crcu1 stances, he bore them no malice and could take them hy the hand with as much sympathy and good feelings as if tey were brothers. Alter short silence those of the Conf,derates who could walk came for ward aud each of ,hegt silently shook hands with the President, Mr. Lincoln and Gen. Me Clellan went to tho be,!aides of those who were unable to rise. nd''rhepred them, saving that ev- cry care should be bestowed upon them to ame-
 orate their sufArings It was touching scene. aud there was not dry eye among the wounded.
 Those likely to be well informed respecting the Presidents mission to the army, declared that its main object was to secure a concert of action iu concentrated and general movement of all the land and naval forces of the United States. and to eG5ct this most desirable result he deelhed it necessary to personally see what reason caused the present inacton of the army of the Potonl c a.d as commander in-chief, to ch nge the programme if deemed advisable ihis no doubt, has been fully accomplished. and we may uo longer have the hope deferred as va hear each of these fine days of the "quiet in the army Of the Potomac
 IL seems to be a.reed that just as soon a Gen. eral Hooker is able to rosuno active duty he vii be assigned 10 |. mos; important independent command in this Department. He is just the General for an advance with an army ca Rich mond. and will be quite sure 10 accomplish all he undertakes.
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CENTRAL OFFICE SANITARY CoMu1ssGnH. ]
 WAsHISGToN October 2d, 1862.
FsFD. LAW Oi.HsTED.
 G.ncrG{ Sccrcty7y.

A SHAMEFUL RrooEn.-Col. Kingsbnry o1 the llth Regiment c. '. berrre going into the battle of Autietam and in which the regiment
 fought so bFavoiy as to win special compliment: from Gen. Burnside, stated to his regiment tha, the name of every coward and skuikw would be
 published. The A cting Adiutant therefore niakes
 public list of those who were absent without leave from the battle, aud also those whose con. duct was cowardly and lisgraceful, " in which we are deeply paned to notice the following names from Litch6eld county. Thank God they are
 but few, but We publish them more in sorrow
 than in anger, that the county may see who are
 the black sheep in 50 fair flock as ours Mark them:
 Co. 4. Ja,5aes Wooding Salisbury, and Geo Allen, Winsted, both deserted {and the only men
 in their company) just before the action.
 Co. /. Lcacis F Aansfesd, Canaan-prc. claimed Coward. and John J. Farley aud Vii. son C. Bishop of Canaan, proclaimed Deserters Henry Sweet and Chas. Earl, also from thls company, residences unknown, are also posted Cowards. .. ... ... .....
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gpfal aal Coantu DeWs.
ANOTHER DRAFT.
ON OCTOBER 27TH 1862.

aF- oNsocToBEB 27TH 1862.
 z General Orders No lO7, have, been issued calling upon the following towns in this County the for nt,mberof soldiers nansed fa column No. s2thhs number being required for each town on account of deficiencies occasioned by the ex- emption of large proportion of the drafted mel" of September 10th: If the several towns do not furnish the numbers set opposite their names .ipl column No. 9 by the 27thi of this month. aNdraft will be ordered and continued from tlmeto time, until the deficiency is flled'' 80 says the order. The first column shows the number. required by the draft of 10th Sep tember., -...-... .. ......-. ...,.. :.
 We eiYs the number of men reuuirad from
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ToRRIEGToN.-A terrible accident occurred in Torrington centre on Thursday last, 9th inst the particulars of which are communica- ted to follows:
 , Died in Torrington, Oct. 9th, Ella, daught er of Mir. and Mrs John aetsrns, aged 10 years:
 The circumstances attending the death of FL Ia peculiarly trying and painful. She with her little brother, had gone to neighboring house to play with the children. While there the boys took down pistol, which was loaded but uncapped, and hung over head. Supposing the pistol unloaded, they attempted to snap 8 cap on ii, when it discharged, and the whole contents lodged in Elias neck, just under the ear Thus, ia the unscrutahle providence of God, bright and lovely little daughter, of rare promise possessed of sweet disposition and winning the esteem of all who knew her, ha g been tsfen; and family-circle has lost one more of it's treasures. May we not hope that these treasures are caly laid up, and that they shall make part of happy reunion hereafter on high. NJ.
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DR. CHEEvER is preaching against the emsn. cipaton proclamation. lie says it offers the privilege of man stealing reward for loyalty. lie said, we had no more right to permit sla- very than cannibalism, or enter into covenant to project slavery more than cannibaism. We had no more right to give loyal man owner. ship in his slaves than rebel. We had no more right to agree to give them ownership in slaves if they return to loyalty, than to agree to- garrote the negroes, put than in cauldrons of boiling oil. Going to the war power for per mission to do justice was just as though we ,houId take the demand notes of eur own gov. ernu.snt and get Jef. Davis 50 sign then before they could passed" .....
 CALIFORNIA SENAroR.-hev. Thomas Starr 1 King, has been named as Candidate for Uni 1 ted States Senator from California, to succeed Mir. Latham. In such an event, the case of Mr. King viii be somewhat analogous to that Of Mr. John 4. Gurlcy of Cincinnati, who is Univer- s.i5t clergy man. He is said to be an active p,lemist and when nominated for Congress-, an old methodist demonstrated with brother for supporting for office a man that did not be- lieve in heIl. II do not mind that at nll.' was the reply; "Mr. Gurley will not be in Congress
 ong, before he will find out that there IS he'll
 Mir. Jewett, of Laeonia, N. H., has been awarded the contract to furnish patent legs for tIe Government. An appropriation of $l5O0o Was made for this purpose at the last session.
 The Bath, Me, Sentinel givss list of seven 1 ships of about 1000 tons each, now on the stocks or already launched in that city, besides side wheel steamer
 A Lisbon telegram of the lst inst, says that the United States sloop-ofwar St Louis had sailed westward in pursuit, it was supposed Of the Confederate steamer Alabama, which had been burning whalers off the Azores.
 James Amsden, of Toronto, was arrested at Suspension Bridge the other day, having in his possesson model of an internal machine for blowing up ships. He was on his way to Rich' mond to make trade with Jeff Davis The new postage currency being printed on thin and poor paper soon becomes very much soiled by constant handling, and m some ms tances is already llegible. If the bank note paper on which it is printed has been selected on economical grounds, it certainly has beena tgreat mistake, and change should be made at once. gel. .. l.. i.ak
 Gen. Longstreet, in letter to bis wife, as- knowlsdgsd that the battle of Antietan was 1". ,ns the most desperate and bloody of the war.
 confssses that the Confsderatss lost largely bss thinks that the Federal loss was still greater:
 DEMOCRATIC METHOD OF STOPPING rnn WAR:
 fss i ,h a. .sS ssPesSsassa esssss of sfSsaass ssss for Congress sama ID an sas Tso declared the Deca ton hs IS of fl independence selfsyident lie; He made mad a speech a few days sgo,in wnlshns said =. I,i, tollh;m hnu n to w ston n1 this rebellion. Extend slavery nvsr C every free State in the Union, and tne ss ESsilion will bestoppsd in sixty daysrl 9 '
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., Among the curiosities of modern literature
 which this war has brought forth, is the address ofGeneral Bragg to the people of the North. west. in which he invites them to end the war in that locality by proposing treaty of peace without regard to th e United States govern. ment, proposition which he assures them will be accepted by the rebel government and so forth. a. j. +- .s
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 patriotic parent feels that your son has fallen while doing his'duty nobly to his country remain your sympathising friend,
 MM. JAY ROBERTS. E.. Capt. Co. I, 9th Regiment. c. V

SHARoF.- -Whilethe effort was being made in Sharon to fill up the quota allotted to that town with volunteers, to avoid? a draft, large meet ing of the citizens, informally called, pledged themselves that the town at it's annual meeting should raise the bounty to one hundred and fifty dollars. Encouraged by such pledge the matter oftraising the troops was entered into with much energy by several individuals, and the number was fully made up before the time fer the draft had come. At the late annual town meeting the matter came up in form, by motion to ratify the proceedings of the inform al m eetipg by paying the bounty which that meeting had promised. No one opposed it ex- cept the Ex Minister to Bolivia, who made a loud harangue against the proceedings of the Nation, State and Town, in mourning the vast debts which were accumulating against each. When the vote was taken, the responsive AYE was overwhelming, the Ex-Minister standing solitary and alone in t.rS negative. He met, few days afterwards, at station on the Housa- tonic Railroad. Q large number of the boys whom he had tried to deprive of their promised bounty, and the way they talked to him was & caution. It is said he looked anything but happy while they taunted him with their reproachss.
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CUSTOM HOUSE Nhv ORLEANS,
 Sept. Z.tn lS32. 1
ED. EsQUIREn,

Lieut.. Isaac F. Nettleton of Co. c. 18th Conn volunteers died on the 27lh inst, after a shur illness at the St. James Hospital in this city, His disease was Typhoid foyer. Lieut.. Nctlc son was from the town of Kent, where he labor ed assiti 'usly last summer with Captain c. D Et:nn, in raising company for'tLe war. On rccsiving the news of his de&tb,, com pany adopted tue following resolutions whict you are requested to publish.
 Whcreas, Sudden death has de2rived us 0 our gallant and esteemed Lieutenant isaac F hettleton, with whom most of us have had lifelong acquaintance, therefore.
 RssoSved. That we deeply mourn the loss ot one who, as an officer and soldier, has led us on to duty, and cheefully shared with usthe du- ties and 1atigues of q soldiers life
 ResoLped, That we express to the afflicted rel atives and friends of the deceaeed-and espec- lily to our beloved Captain, his near relative our tenderest sympathies with their. afilicticn while we mngle our tears with theirs over loss which will carry grief to many hearts
 Resolved That this sad event in common with others which our Co., have been called on to Ia : ment during the eventful year we have been under arms, shall not discourage or dishearten as in the glorious struggle, but trusting in that Lord in whom he placed his trust, and forgetting the orrowful sst, we will press onward with renewed zeal and more determined spirit, trusting that if like he, we may not survive the final struggle, we may with him share resting place high above the battles din, where no sounds of discord disturbs the spirits quiet where all is peace.
 Resolusd, That copy of these resolutions be sent to the Ltchfisld ENQUIRER Disqualification
 It. c. E Tibbets Co c.
 E. s. Dunbar Orderly Sergt
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Major E. F. Blake.

KILLED WHILE GALLANTLY LEADING HIS TROOPS
 IN.THE DESPERATE CHARGE AT CEDAR NOuN- TAIN, MAJOR EDWARD r. BLAKE, OF THE FIFTH CONN. VOLUNTEERS.
 'sDulce ct dscorum est pro pGtria morir'
 He died a soldiers death No hours in anguish spent of long disease, No tortures suffered from the cruel knife,
 But swift the message as the cannon's breath! One moment bounding with impetuous fife
 The next, stretched out at ease,
 Forever more at peace!
 He died hero's deathl -- Not fleeing, or in camp the fatal blow, But brasely fighting, foremost in the feldl
 He might have saved his life, (so rumor saith)
 And when he laid him low
 His feet were tosthe foe! = -E
 He died a patriots death No rage or passion held him in its thrall No selfish motive sent him forth to fight; He loved his country better than his breath, And thought it sweet to perish for the Rightl
 He felt that he should fall, Yet gladly periled all He died CHRIsTIAN's death! And left no broken schemes of worldly pride; To bim the gate of triumph was ths grave! lis sweet and generous soul with child-like , faith, Clung fastlO Him who died the world to save: He, too, for others died And tires at Jssus side J. New Haven, Sept 20th, 1882
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REV. L. P BARBER, late of Hitchcockvile, has acc epted the unanimous call oi the Church and Society of Scotland to become their pastor, and will be installed on "Wednesday, the 22d inst.
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We give the number of men required from

L1TcHrIsLD.-Ths Litchfeld Co., Foreign and Home Missionary Societies held their Annual Meetings at the Congregational Church in this village, yesterday. Rev. George Richards preached the serm on before the former, and one or two foreign missionaries were prese Tt and addressed the Society. The Home Missionary Society was addressed by Rev. Messrs. John P Gulliyer of Norwich, Ira Pettibone of Win cheater, and Aretas G. Loomis of Bethlem- Officers of both Societies were also elected for the ensuing year. There was an unusually large attendance, and the exercises were unu- sually interesting.
 The Superior Court has been in session during the past week, but only one case has been tried and that not yet disposed off, The legal gentlemen somehow fail to come up 10 time. pay attention to assignments, and let their clients interests drag along. while they face tiously pocket the ''term fees D The court will probably adjourn next week for lack of busi ness.
 The Semi-annual session of the Supreme Court of Errors will be held in this town next week. commencing on Tuesday, 2lst inst.
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K@ST.-We give place to the following con- munication and resolutions from Co., C, 18th Regiment, CIV, referring to the death of Lieut. Nettleton late of Kent, who died on the 27.h ot Septemb Der at New Orleans. He was widely known throughout the vicinity of his late resi- dence, and was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. His untlmely death will cast shadow over many hea rts, relieved only by the assurance of lis companions in arms tLat l., every wher re did lis duty:
 CUsroM nousE NAw ORLzANs,
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Mn r.ex 1rrMs-Erom our correspcndence

MILITARY ITEMs-Ffom our correspondence from the 18th Resmentawe learn of the contin
 ued good health of the officers and men. Then
 present duty is considered rather irksome, bat they are making daily improvement ii drill, &c They had little -scarss few nights since sbe inssndde denly called tesarns ihehe middle ofthf nigfx Nearly every man nSthe Regaenu
 promptly responded, though there were one or two skulkers, and one who was found afterwards buried under several feet of blankets, buffalo
 skins, &c., in his tent. Their present drill vii
 fit them rapidly for the field, and When oncetheJ l get into battle we are sure we shall hear good | reports from them.
 Capt. Joseph H. Converse of the llth regl- ment tag. been promoted to be Major S'ee ma1 l Aloegling. promoted to be Lieut.. Colonel t7s The 18th .regiu,ent were at Pleasant Valley Md. three miles from Harper's Ferry, last Sun
 day morning. Col Beach was in command and
 about $50 men reported for duty. Maj. Wash
 burn is still at Boonsboro, and getting better slowly. The 2oth and 2lst were encamped near by. .i -' '-
 F The 93d, 27th and 2sth regiments are at New
 Haven The Journal says the 23d, according to ifs Monday morning report, lacked A of be- ing full the 27th, 12and the 18th has eight full companies. The 2sth has chosen for field officers Colonel-Peter l.. Cunningham of Norwalk, formerly Lieut. Col of the sth Lieut.
 Colonel, Capt, W. T. Bachelder of Winsted Major Wm B. Wescome, of Greenwich.
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W1Ssr1D.-Ihe He5'ald says the Hulbur Bank has got $l00, ,0O0 in gold which it could sell at profit of S2 ,000 in bank bills. The editor advises to sell and divide up among the stock hnllers
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-n9Sss< Attention of Grape Growers and Grape ssaters is called to the advertisement Of Joseph w Gone of Norfolk, in our advertising columns Mfr! Cone display of the Rebecca, Prolific Delhwafea and Concord varieties, were highly commended at ths State Fnir in Hartford, las, wssk
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PENNSYLVANIA ELEcTIos.-We have the mos satisfactory news of the result of the State cleo ton in Pennsylvania, on the l4th inst. h spite of all adverse circumstances, in spite of the fact that three-fourths of those who have gone to the war from Pennsylvania are Union men, the re turns indicate that the Peoples Union'' State ticket is elected by not less than 10000 maiori ty, that l3 of the'2 24 members of Congress elect ed, are Union. to 3 Democrats, ard eigh, districts not heard from. The Legislature is also overwhelmingly Union-which will secure the election of q good Union U s. Senator Perhaps the recent raid of tue rebel Stuart con trlbuted favoraby to this glorious result
 From Ohio we have also the glorious news that Vallanding gham-trator-is defeated for Congress-. We trust this news is not too good to be truc.'
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GosHTN:-Rev. J. B. Cleveland, late of Egre- mont, Mass, has removed to Goshen, to take charge of the Congregational Church there for a time. Mr. Cleveland is stirring man, aud we doubt not will meet with success in his new field
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s&ThesGovernor of the State, in a Proclama-
 tion which we publish in another column calls but
 eight hundred more mento fill up the Regiments now sin8 process of organization. The time for receiving coluntee,s for this quota is limited by the Governor to- Ea brief period,' which, we understand, will be. terminated ou the 27th of October After this time new draft will be ordered and continued from time to time until the quota of the Stateis filled. .. ,. t-r,. ,a4Nye truss that this quota will be filled without alresert to the draft There must be few more young men in this County who will be willing to go into the service of their country for.nine months, and as there are still few towns in the County which have not yet filled up'the requisite number, we trust they will see the policy of making up the number without another draft. The record of our State and of Litchfeld County is too glorious to be overshad- 6weea how bya seeming unwillngness to fill up its quota Of men land the Great Cause for which ottir brave sons are already fighting in the field
 qnustn not lose its glorious issue for the want of afew more men from Connecticut. Counties are still paidin those towns which have not flied their quota and men are still received at the Rendezvous at New Haven. a'. ~a
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rofPsrrRsoN's MAaa ZINE for November IS this RTReeg promptly On eur table. 1t contains forty zth1s zth1rsses a articles and forty6ve embellishments Il ssloah one of the best Ladys Magazine published in this sec country, and its price is but s2 per a m nain, Ios' or, ssisE sa tae Enquirer, s2.5e 's@ ,Petteersop, Publisher Philadelphia. 70
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DRIED APPLES WANTED FOR SICK SOLDIERS. -ihe Sanitary Committee at Washington have just issued the following appeal, which we hope will be immediately complied with. The pler- tiful yield of fruit leaves no excuse fer those of our own vicinity:
 CENTRAL OFFICE. SANITARY CoM,uss1ox,
 WAsHISGToN. October 2d, 1882 {
 The inquiry being freqneutly made whether he Commission wishes to receive apples for the use of the wounded. it should immediately be puhshe ,as widely as possible. that dried apples cannot br sent to it's derot3 in too lar.e quantities. Town and yii'are Neief Societies. are requested to make arrangements for barring cutting. and drying, by their members and snch volunteer assistance as they cen enlist. and tn , notify farmers that they will receive such good fruit as they may be disposed to offer and ara unable themselves to properly prepare. Dred apples may be sent in barrels or boxes, or in strong bags marked "To he kept dry Dried fruits of other kinds and all good ca.ned fruits WI! be very acceptable
 FsED. LAW O5.HsrED.
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 tocracy and despotism." .s' s. .... Mir. Montgomery, the business man of the Viclsburg IThiy, arrived at Cairo on Oct 9 with his family. He gives Il gloomy picture of affairs in that city, and snyv that the Union sen tirient is being rapidly developed, The people he says, are waiting anxioualy for Inc appear. anco of tho gunboats, and thinka an hour bon. hardment will eattse tho equalization of the city Merchandise aud tho nseeaaaries uf life arc enor, mously high King cotton is destroyet. The staple ia worth but three cents pound, and Il bale will hot buy t pair of Yankee shoes. He estimated that ten per cent only of the last cot ton crop has besn burned. Jeff Thompson is gathering body of men, whose avowed object Is to attempt the recapture of New -orleaus.S
 From the statements of refugees lately from Richmond, we learn that the Merrimac No or RhAmond, as she is named by the rebels, is nearly ready for service, having received her iron armor, which is five inches thick. She is pierced for six guns-two columbiads on each side, and pivot gun fore and aft. At the Tre- degar Work. "a lo,inch riaed gun, fifteen feet long, is being finished, for which at the Works steel pointed shot are being made. The rebels that they, now have ten gunbeats on the James River similar to the 1saser each of. which, car. ries rifed guns, and that they have bp, little fear for the safety of the city from g naval at, tack'a e-a5s od' esinoilustu ,gadliW .booa The only patent for Connecticut for thawsek ending Sept; iois to h Elias Ipgraham, of Bristol h%. la9f " .FfHa7 x s,tnos sssg saaaw Das ,sae