, 1863-03-25
THE COMMON COUNCIL MEETING,
The Defeat Of the Copperheads,
Scenes In the Council Chan,bor.

Tn Monday night the Council met for the drtt
time since the ed Of December, 1862. The rcas-
on6 OF the long interim arc familiar as household
words to the public-the dastardly attempt. while
Union members were abecnt from the city, to throw
the political power into tho hands Of unscrupn
lous coppcrhcsd faction, BY foul means, and to IN
dcrminc the school system. To prevent this, The
Union men refused quorum. a week ago, eau
chs was held by the whole Council to settlo bas!s
by compromise ii possible, upon which they could |
meet The caucus VAST stormy one, and after scv- |
cral hours debate, the Union men agreed to let tho
Coppesheads divide Bridgeport into two voting |
precincts, and allowed them to n.mo i've men as |
School Inspectors who should take tho plsces OF |
tyc members Of the old Board. The Coppcrheads |
expressed themselves satisfied. They pledged |
themselves not to ask for anything more.
In view Of the possibilities Of this meeting, the
Copperheals had nnarshallcd their whole force, |
eunmouing home from tho army Sheridan and Con- |
Ian. The Union men turned ont in full ranks also,
and for the first time Iu many years ovory Beat In
the Council was flled. The Coppcrheads we're |
boastfnl, confident and clated. They had filed the
spectators benches with shoulde1-hitters aud |
rougha, to ovcrawe tho Union members. They
we're determined to ride rough ahod over rule and
precedent, and carry their measures By fair Of
foul meane. The Inion men were calm, viglaut
and determined. and unanimous In the resolve to
battle for the right until the last.
The regular business Of the meeting begau
Matters not OF political nature were voted upon
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0~1en7 -'~-,1.. - - 80, No.. 'ue Lay
themselves Woodman spFang up In napassiou and
moved "that the Democracy have twelTc wards
and the Republicans four" But the amendment
was lost. Baragwauath moved that the nenaoc-
racy have eight wards, the Republicans scrcn, and
the Mayor one, but the proposition WAS laughed
at and defeated. Comsky, dumblounded, moved to
adjourn, hut still the unerrins ten votes kept the
Coppcrhcads in their seats. Shimp pressed his
motion. ComisLy, in rage, arose and denounced
him as traitor to the party, charged that be had
beenbought Tor consideration, aud dared him to
denyit. Shrimp sung out In clear voice, "fhat Is
q base falsehood; the gentleman talks g1ibly OF
buying and selling. Lie hasn't got money enough
10 buy me, and he never will have until he meets
his honest dcnanos. ne talks Of violation Of OBJ
legations. can tel nm never put my name to
paper without meeting that promise, and that
II more than he can say comtsky mnttcred ont
something which vas lnaudlbe In the sensation.
Woodman, as desperate thro" OF the dice,
into t,ro nr,c;ncts Tho t1,ro,y VISA a -uin,n. 49,
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nv .a,ss.S ~" n..s eo.s"1.ou' osl
isky charged tue Union men with unfa1rness. Hoyt
hit him terrible blow: "fou said, Sir, at the
CAUCUS, you were going to abide BY the action of
eAe ~onA41i1' ~ INs -" uf0 W.. viva s'o'A4.
Nocdman charged violation Of pledge. Holden
noored him like liohtenjne. "You xto,,tcd
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Called the Sir with he fdts and'talked at random.