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Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
1 THEBoUNTYs BILL.


 The following is, the yolHnteer bounty bill as amended and passed by both houses of the legislature at the extra session:ef iess@8ad3 AN 4crsToH PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF A
 BOUNTY TO VOLUNTEERS. i'taHo2 IT Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatixes in General Assembly convened -Zf SEc. l. There shall be paid from the treasu " of this state by othe paymaster general, to t1e order of each non-commissioned officer, musician, artiicer Or private, who shall enlist i9 or from this state on os before the 5ttf s0f Sanuary. A. D. 1864, and be mustered into the service of the United States as . part of the quota of Connecticut under the last call of the President for volunteers the sum of three hun. dfed, dollars, to be paid when said persons t, shall have been mustered into the service of the United Stotes, and said sum shall be in in ,s asdIten snSd to any eonpensation heretofore al Sec 2. The adiutant-geqnlseral gene shal appor. t,. ton the quota of each town under said dail. and said towns shall have credit on any future draft or call for volunteers, for the number of men furnished under this call, propissed the same can be done in accordance with the luw,s of the United States.
 h SEe. 3.asEhe sun, aof eighteen hundred thousand dollars, or so much9of the same as shall be necessary, is hereby ,appropriatee out of any money in the treasury not other. wise appropriated, to defray the expenditures to be'incurred by this act, and the. treasurer is hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time, such sums of money as may be necessary 70 meet the exoenditnres herein authorized. ' SEC. The Governor of this state is, hereby authorized, M Il he deem itlnesdful for the public benefit; to extend at his discretion, beyond inc. 5th day of January, A. D. 2864, the time with. iR which persons who enlist and are mustered in as aforesaid, shall be entitled to receive said sum of three hundred dollars z ,' SEC. 3. The act entitled An Act to provide Tor the organization of Volunteer Militia for the public defence" approved July To, 1862, and dallacts, by which towns, cities, or borougbs have ceen authorized to make appropriations tor volunteers. are hereby repealed; and every town. city, and borough, in this state is hereby prohibited from naming any nappropriasicn for
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

lWe have received from tho composer
 Robbins Battell, Esq, of Norfolk, spirited piece of instrumentai music, which recalled X. Freedman's Quickatep." and was composed for the Norfolk Brass Band, and arranged for the Piano by Prof. Gustave |. Stoekel of New Haven; It sounds so we'll upon the latter in. strument, that we doubt DO. it makes popular impression when played in full band by the Norfolk company. And it strikes us that there is even something particularly striking and happy in the name ;-sr'F FRErDAAs's QUICK. STEP" It is the first recognition we have seen of the kind of those gallant men who even nov are marching in o,sr defence against the com
 mon enemy, and is as just as it is compliment asy. 5t,i sf t.s5s S \ .ffs,. :. sea. t..s
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

The Hefdld's correspondent wth General Grants army ffsrnishes further particulars of the sharp engagement near Wauhatchie, be- tween Gen, GearY's command and . brigade of the enemy. when the latter undertook to sur. pr'se our forces at midnight. The battle vas
 fought with desperate energy on both sides, bat
 tle rebeis were defeated, and retired, leaving .neir Killed and wounded on the field. Among ionging to several South Carolins reg;m.nts vur loss is about POO in killsd and wcupded
 Among the former we reeret i'd find ths X. q. lof Capt. Geary, son of tSa commend;ro .i;s;., aS sts'' and . gallant young artillery olicsr. 5 :
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
.. sa,.sli 5.'G .8Ji Il77 !
 The I4egislature..e

lp The Legislature hos adjourned to the l2th sf Janoary, after passing the Bounty bill, and ills M oasiipg f to negroes to enlist Abill slse,passed both Houses referring the lnsttsr ofiseahsine the action of towns which lla have voted appropriations for the relief ol dyakea men. back to the towns which are to held'specialtowns meetings for that purpose on the third Monday in January Iron these daYs ths tovns shall confirm their previous ac. non. then tn, previous vote is to be considered asssls TTAs Bounty Lawiwill be found in. an. ssass column. 'P nSns.. fAe Governors Message to M mouse in response :o a resolution oaslsa ass ?. Eaton. making enquiries a. 10 s css'aa c'as'risusion mi of arms throughout ,he stats' at the ape of shs late, ,dralsoud immsai;
 sasiy subsequent n the New York riots '. shan psblish next week. ei1fas z M N "s \
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
Adjourned to January '12.b, at 2 o'cloek E.

s1NARHqwl EscApE,-Ths early train on the when about two miles this side of winsted, came in contsct with q large rock, weighing between three and four. hundred pounds, which lay upon the track, From footprints in the vicinity it wss plainly evident thatit had been placed there with the design of producing . frirhtfnl railroad casualty. The z bars of the cowcatcher to the, engine were reat in twain. but, luckily, the force was suf fcient to throw the rock from the tfack,oand thus no serious damage was done, It vas. 4 most fortunate escape.--CouraHf .dsl
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19


 g1 WooDsunY, POI Y,f7 ,f-7-A meeting of deep interest was was held by tRs 6 Litch6sld South Gonsocia- tion, at the First Church, en the 10th and llth insts. large delegation was present, con sisting of Pastors, Delegates, and Superinten. dents of Sunday Schools. The several topics which came up for consideratiop, were, with deep feeling, most ably discussed. It is hoped and believed that the meeting win result in much good to aii the Churches in cor connection with the Consociation. '',. S'''.2 s5.'-.' TIE EVENT of the season is the Union Sing ing School, composed of the children of the Sunday Schools % ef the North, Method disr. and South churches. under the, direction of the veteran music teacher and sunday School man, F. Nj. Tfowbridge. The meetings are are beid weekly and the attendance is about t1wao two hundred and fifty. 'N2'.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
s0ue Town Quotas. sThs Counties aarns .asiIFfu uptbe fianks!l agstssia

;. ss4Ths Eovespef has issued his Proclamation,
 urgihg fhssitlzsAs of GoDneeticnt once more to .stzlly intdsfcscs,of tbs old flag. and to furnish
 sthslquota called from our State under the Pres, .idsst's lsst cslII for soiunseers. The Adjutant TGessiaIialso aSnounces the duota appoofrtio,need .foisach town, based upon the United States aEurcIlnsus, s,s ahas sfom his order we have the following as the quota called for f from m each
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

Fedefick Shera m, . substitute broker in Bidgsport, hos been put under $200 bonds for trial before the Superior Court, for tue false Imprisonment of | colored mau wto refused to become substitats. oia,t sltf ,issai ssli-
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

ser Henry Ward Bsecher returned from his Eurnpean tsurron Monday last. Hs ,. h.. dsne noble service. 'in enlightening tho nina. . ~ thss Fpjg'headed John Bulls, and stirred ur the wrathoE.othss very considerably.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
rHEasIEGE OF CHARLESTON.

We have received, through the kindness oi | friend iMp Salisbury, the following letter from member of the Eth Regt. c. V,.--noy engaged in the siege of Charleston The let ter was not written for publication, but lasi, gives more detailed and interesting account of the progress of the seige. lhang we have elsewhere seen. and of 5he doings of the brave "7th," we gladly giys it place in our columns.
 saaW .sas sr liH HHIssA to.. I:saYsD, gsY ,.ss 8 c
 DEAR SIR ::
 believe that when I. wrote you last. our Regt. were at Augustine. We eft that place onfhs sd dsiay of August and landed on Nor ris Island on the 4sh where we stayed two months sad ten days. Shortly after welsrriv- cd there they commenced to detail men from our Reg't for almost every kind of work that vas then being done on the Island. and after . few days every we'll man in the Reg't had some kind of regular job. t
 T think it will be as interesting as anything that can write to tell .yeu of the different Kinds of work which our Reg. done while on that Island Gen. Terry gave us the first two daxs to 6s 1p our Camp tho next nightsws s&5sA
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

;1. D is hoped the iotosious McCann is eqlntsd out pf ths Judssship of the Superior Court, ,pf Nv York City. D IS xotss.s <
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

1@ We shall give the ". Public Acts pass. ed at the recent Extra Session of the Legis- lature, in our next. 6ga 9b5ss stis.ffs si qi3asa
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
6dfaf t auH tg1isufg zJRips

LIrsar1kLD.hG. H. Hellistefs Esq: purehassd the farm of Nr. B. Arn.s, coneists ingcf about 100 actes ofl land, and the childs farlpef 3bo acrss. Mr. Hollistsr has also sold the dwelling on, North sA presept used for ths' Litcb b6sld Tdepg Ladies Institute, to Mir. Arntz
 Ma. PRIsDLE. of Bantam Falls, has leased the .Gould Mill, property, pnd takes posses sion on the 1st of December.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
GENERAL HEADQUlRTRRy srATR ov
CONNECTICUT.
ApsurAsr=6sssxAiFst
N xxx MII.l

Em. ,, -~..- Haftf0rd, Nov. 10, le00.
 xns following schedule exhibits the nnmhsr o1 tfoops required of the several sovns as tRsir Elnslr prc portion of the quota assisusd 10 this State by the President, under the csll es os,s. Der 17th. for three hundred thorsssS ~ ,.ss
 The apportionrnent is based upon ihs unised States enrollment for 1868: SA''s~
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19


 TWISTED. .-Tle Herald gives notice of an effort to organizes :. Library Association'' in " WRinsted. They could not do belt ter than follow the pattern of the Litchfe!d Library. Associa- ton and Reading Room, which has now been in successful operation for nearly two years. Tire Winsted paper steals o o less tti6, than doz en isns from us. which appeared in our ea last paper, without d particle ofcredit. smart 1t tailor was lost in Chat editor ;s4he is. so hanly with the shenrs. 9bs I4aonti4iGm glit1asuG l. THE Episcopal church in Litchfsid has unanimously voted to give to the grandJchil- dren of the late Seth P. Beers. the ineone de vised by him to this church. during their lives -..of which hisFwilI had deprived them.-.Er.. ehdnge tqfhl ssg LBa2s saJ g39Ai a.-a-FlsablG
 Exactly; and this action of the church in question justifiesr all the Minated Herald has said upon the subject.- Winsted Hsrald, l3th snst. ess g!Gds t4d8 6-~ eso9g ,g5ssg ray D; And this is'what the winsfed H.yakd ss,.a;a upon thesdbjeSt' inits issue of October sd !. .... Whoever iheSfd of U cbaunrscS dbans Ssar ar g.1 sionary Societyid li6h horabled er,our, sto 1nas over legacy. bsqueathed to them i1 the ;nhs. ciiity of testator's old age or the like. to ;n. digent orphans or to children thus worse Han dsfrsaded' 'i"-1siiiH gtas1T9d faa ,l.a ~ sEhi 7ilsape ad goy iitA .39iio i6 tiie1 stii
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

The hungry mouth no more readily hnds food than the hungry mind finds trpsh. saios af A diamond with come flaws fs still more pseeious thana pebble shat bas nons. gs hFeo5
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

Resolution passed that the State may loan guns to the school of Mir. Gum, of Washing
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

Bfft approprfating $IU.000 to the Governor to be expended Anfier hisE direction in caring for the sick and x6dn tNed soldiers of the State, and -alao for the -paymsatsf-s . Ststc~age Ut Washington ts be appointsd by the Governor, a. q salary 10. i efsefdiPgo sb 6oe-tabled for
 Adjourned to Friday! e1sd bio bna yrssR
 HousEo mnse afsai. M M.a aa'!h '.a a'a, 1T ,'1sh
 Mr. VadaHis wasacalied to the chair 3 hf'
 Speaker Cleveland nffered anresoldJieh that when the Houss 1T adjourn othis week. tt herto Jaa. 5. next, and said: have offered this resolution without consulting with solitary menber of this Houseg The House Ras voted not to pay the money toldrafted men $ Of That nave no complaint to make. If we adjourn to the 5th daynfl January. weihave an lnppoar. tu"'tx to try lhs S9t@qnmtseriug @ m sys.em fairly !; we give an'opporthnity for ascertaining where this difference Betwfssth the State and national autliofiriesiis :ima1 alsos give aHoa aopportunity to try and induce the War Deparfment to allow the Provost Marshals to make each town a sub district; stitp hot couple two or more towns to- geHirr tD draefi from g iWe8d0 not kfi0W what Congress will de in ihes month of December It Is barely possible that the communication clause in the ecnscription law, may be strick- en out. When we come together the sth of January, we shall know just how many men we have efaisedsby volunteering. We shall know whether itis advisable to pursue it fur. ther or prepare for g. draft. T wish to; allay this party feeling. do not believe stand alone ,upon the sAoor of tKfs House in this matter " tIjvoald to Godthat someshing could be done to Prom Promote unity and, ,harmoay5 i've have but limited time i'd which to accom- plish this great !WsrkI We can goe home and go to work and when the apportionment is made we shall know just wha, we have to do
 After some fnr.bcr discussion of the matter
 Adjourned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19
CUNNEcffCUTTEGIsLATURE. s-aEpecial Session Nopembey. 1863.

~Special Session, Nouember, 1863. THtHspA1, Nov. l2.
 SEsATE met at 10 A. M, M TAssbill granting $3Q0 tp voI1nte teets, as |amended by the House. was taken 1p.
 The amendments of the House uere 8ese- Erahy concurred in, without debaie, and the hill as amended passed. XssssS
 A message from the governor was read, transmitting to the custody of the State the sword of Commander Rogers, kilied~in the siege of Charleston. Referred to military committee.
 Resolutfon appointing Gov. Buckingham,
 IA G9Y Averill, and ex-Gov. Cleayeiand q cammitteeto invite the Russian Admiral to rendezvous his fleet in New London hsrbor this winter, passed.---1 E
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

K PPPERloH fCoURf. r Yheff esH, i th1s far, has bsen occupied iii the the friiaf if Of t6s notorious slander case of Patterson ps. Hitchcock, frem
 New v Preston; The allegations of the plaintiff gre to the effect that af certain times and ipla- icsss .fisfenaan arcussds -piaiii= tit sfrheing a1'd -diold tlisf,aso spassing counterfeit money, sfand6 of e stealing or sta- king 2 certain heearss and heatse- house. The
 defence, offered to prove that the words con eerning the countsrfeit money were not spo- kenIat shs lime alleged, and that if they we're, they ewere not used &Witha maliciopsiitent;
 that it was true that the defendant had:ssken the hearsef and Aearseshsnse, wifhoutl leave or liberty, belonging fo the tolwIns Of Washing ton, Kent ss and New Preston. and that the ae
 fsnfaptIin speaking, of this fact. yonlyugese eurrsney to commoni rsportad ssdi q sso5gas 2 In rebattal, 4he plaintiff offered to prove that h ahtelsassr hs % several of the lehu Church and Society to remove .hsf bssrse
 and seehouss 6insrders that some sheds might be built dat he e'did E 50 that it was
 almost useless, aaa that had claim up upon it
 of some SS. for preaous payment in7bnildihg the(hearse.heuses D .9n7o9 s34 ia nsmsi5ssg
 We have been compelled to, abbreyiate the
 ,ssstdinony, s which is very voluminsus. but be
 iieye the main facts are embodied above. The cass was very ably argued on both sides,I and
 afftsr 2 lucid charge from the Judge, vas sub 5mitted9 to the Jaryi .yesterday afternoon, SA verdict had mot been rendered when wetweut to press, For Plaintiff, Hubbard and Hollis ter, 5Fs For Defendants saat' Q. S. and yasey- mour..,o ii; :y4i.it,o. .scrgz 7. .t::s t,.,;,. 1
Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-19

an addenda, to the item fur nishsd last Nesk, w,tho regard to the charita.
 hle doings of the ladies of Norfolk, for the
 Sanitary Gommission,we are permitted to say that one of the foremost ladies in the york, is 2 aiysperable lady ofleighty-nine years of age,
 Fho walks each week to, the place of meeting from from her residence. a full half mile, and back again, sewing while she is with the society, an and alvayys taking heme one or two shirts to make nal during the week, and returning them at the then. next t meeting g entirely finished. We are sure she will pardon us for mentioning her name name it is Mrs, Mary Gaylord and we won 'alwH der whether stlr .ny other village i county
 s blessed Eitth sach ehserful ,brighi, active, osai gu lpaly laaly nu sa bg7s5sn Dne y f.gi!s bs e4 n'gan1ed omitted in our ef articles "A sept to ' the Commission last week, the impor- tnnt item of eltren :. hospital bed quilts ;" and we make the correction, because the younger members of the society are the most interest ed in these, which their kindly labor princi palfy contribnted..8 These make the enlrie, do- nations ofgthe ladies of Norfolk amount to the sum of $lG6, 80. .s3nss!o s1f2 .:sb E. haa 3iEda
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-22
A Voice from the Ranks.

We have been handed letter received
from Licking county soldier under Rose
Grams, with permission to make the follow.
ing extract. The writer is not Moulcle,
strap. nor an applicant for commission, but
carries musket, aud, more than all, has
always voted the Republican ticket. If the
soldiers were allowed to read both sides
freely, the army vote for Vallandigham
would put an end to Abolition rule in Ohio.
The letter before us says Me,oark Aduooats.
"What do you think of the Republican
candidate Tor Governor OF Ohio that they
nominated? He is stranger to me.
know nothing about him. | do not know
as will have vote this fall or not; but il
do, | shall vote for Valandigham. !
want every man to vote to suit himself ]
am no butternut nor no secesh; am for the
Union; but the sooner this horrid war is
closed, tho sooner we will have peace at
homo. Every one to his own notion, but
mind what tell you, il the Republicans
elect their Governor. there will be war in
Ohio before long. This you can keep to your>
sell. | say, hurah for NUandigham. l
don't know what your opinion is nor Idon't
care. say for every white American to go
for whom he pleases. i am a soldier and
under the officers; but they can't make me
vote to suit them If have q chance. But
enough OF this" a
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-22

BY the proceedings which we publish te
day, of the Senatorial Convention OF the De
mocracy, held at Flushing, on Wednesday .
last week, it will be seen that Mr.. Donahue
OF Harrison county, received the unanimous
vote Of the Delegates from both counties, on
the first ballot, and is therefore the Demo
cratic candidate for Senator in this District
Mr.. Donahue was here on the day OF our
County Convention, and addressed the meet
ing on that day in one OF the very best
speeshes that it has been our pleasure to lis
ten to for long time. With such men as
Mr.. Donahue in the counsels Of the State and
Nation it will not be long before our beloved
country will be rescued from the imperiled
condition in which it now stands, and it
therefore becomes the duty not only OF every
Democrat, but every lover of his country, to
exert himself to secure his election.
Mr.. Donahue will receive no grudging
support from the Democracy OF this county,
but it will be a full and hearty support, be.
cause it is not only due to Mr.. Donahus him
SELF but to the noble Democracy Of Harrison
county
Our Ticket s now full, and we say to our
friends everywhere throughout the county
and District, that more monmentous elecs
tion was never held in this or any other coun
try than which will be held in this State in
October next.
1'here is but one question to be decided at
that election, and that question IS Libsrty or
Despotsm. Let the People look to it.-&.
ClairSviNe Gazette.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-22
Obedience 10 Law.
ycesses taach?

Wbat do popular eXceSseS teach?
They teach that the safety of the people,
and the security OF the Government ITSELF
depend on the faithful observance OF the
laws, both by the people and by their public
agents.
Those persons who have been preaching,
from day to day, that in war times there is
no law, Qnter 0rma silent lfges,) are more
guilty of the terrors Of the outbreak in New
York than any other class in the communi
ty. If they set aside Courts and legal RENE
dies, don't they invite mobs?
Dare they face this question?
Let these people obey the laws themselves;
let than stop sneering at the Constitution,
the bond of all law; let them quit suspending
Judicial writs, and substituting armed force
for the civil enginery OF justic9 in the States,
and, above all, let their raving editors quit
intlaming popular passions by all sorts Of
scandalous epithets and villainous charges,
and there will be less violence.
"Take the beam from your own eye," you
violent partisan demagogue, who are hourly
stirring up contentious in our midst Cleve
lana Plain Dealer
That is point we'll taken. Nearly all Of
the Abolition editors and preachers have
iold us that the Constitution ought to be, if
it was not, suspended during the rebellion.
The Constitution being fundamental law,
its suspension involves the suspension Of all
laws which are founded and are based upon
it. Thus we have no law under this theory
to nullify or destroy There is no law but
physical force. Everybody, therefore, under
the Abolition theory, can do as he pleases, if
he has the physical force. They give carte
blanche to all rioters. Not only has the Alb.
olitian theory been ruinous, but its practice
has been equally so. Look at its arbitrary
and illegal arrests-its reputation of the
authority and processes OF Courts, and its
general invitation to mob violence. The N.
York riot was, therefore, the first Of Aboli
tion or Republican teachings. If the Cons'i
tuition is suspended then society is resolved
back into its original Clements Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-22
A Model Traitor.

How often do we hear Democrats
charged with opposing the war, be-
cause they merely differ with the Ad-
ministration concerning the propriety
of certain laws, or the tendency of
certain measures? Such accusations
against Democrats are made without
sincerity, nor with a desire to aid the
Union cause.
1t is done for party, and for personal
ends. The inhuman arrest, the mock
trial and unconstitutional banishmcnt
of Vallandigham, was not to aid in
the success of our armies-not to pro-
mote a love for the Union in the South
NOT to unite the whole people of the
North-but aid the Abolition PAR
TY-te cast stigma upon the De-
mocracy, and destroy one of its most
able and fearless champions. If this
were not so, why are not Republicans
who denounce the Administrations
and who openly discourage enlistments
treated the same as Democrats who
are Falsely charged with such acts
On the 18th of June, less than week
before Tod was shrieking that Ohio
was in danger, ard while the enemy
were on the borders of Pennsylvania
and Kentucky, the Cincinnati Com
mercial, model Union paper, oppo-
sed enlistments, in the following words:
RB~ "There is no enemy in force,
approaching our State. We are,
therefore, bound to question the ne>
cessity, and also, the justice and expe~
dicncy, of calling upon Ohio for thirty
thousand men, to leave the ripening
harvest fields, for a sixty day cam
paign."
Ifa Democratic paper had publish
ed such an appeal against enlistments,
its editor would have been sure of
bastile or banishment! Ohio sent no
new troops to aid Pennsylvania-but
the copperhead Governors of N. York
and New Jersey sent their soldiers off
at the tap of the drun--while those of
Ohio went on wild goose chase, to
the Kanahway! Such is Abolition
ism