Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-10
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BOSTON AND ER1E RAIL RoAD.-We are glad to See that tie Hartford papers are talk ing up the matter of the proposed route of !; this railroad through this County. We hope they will continue to do so, and it is easy to see that the interests of their City will be greatly enhanced should the proposed exten- sion of this road take this direction. But if our own people wish to secure so desirable q result, it is necessary that they should take in- stapt action upon the matter. Meetings should be called-the matter talked up-and Con- mittees be appointed, at least, to confer with the Rail Road Directors in Boston, and see what further action may be necessary to be taken on the part of our towns and citizens. Our own town could well afford to pay bo- nus of $50000, or even Sl00,00e, to secure the transit of the road through this town. Four years ago, we held an enthusiastic town meeting, aud voted the sum of $500 to make survey of road across the County. The survey was made, but the railroad interest seemed to die out, and nothing more was heard of it. Now that there is fair prospect of road which shall connect us with the out CT werid, and when, we are assured, there is every prospect that little cxertion on the part of out citizens will insure its being built directly through our town and county. nothing is done, no excrtion is made, no interest seems to be excited to secure 50 desirable result.
 In view of these facts, we can only say, that if our people do not take hold of this matter at once and in earnest, they do not deserve ever to have rail road nearer or more con- venient than the Naugatuck or Housatonic, and we shall incline to the opinion that gene rations hence will plod as grumbl;n.ly but as tulthfully over tbese hills as generations be. fore have done, since Litchfeld County was organized, and Litchfeld made its shire town
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 QUoTA OF TowNs.-In his Message. ta the Legislature at their late extra session. the Goy- ernor expressed the hope that he might be able to procure permission from the War Depart ment to credit each town in the state, with the number of men raised, so that ih case of a draft, such towns as had filled their quota of the.three hundred thousand men called for, would be exempt from its demands. Hitherto such credit kas been given to the Congression- al districts only ; but it will be seen by refer ence to the official document below, that the War department has consented to the more just and equitable arrangement.
 STATE OF CONN.,, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 Norwich Dee. 7th, 1863.
 For the information of the public hereby announce that the War Department has au- thorized the following principles to govern in raising the quota of Connecticut, under the present call for 100000 men :-
 l. Quotas will be apportioned to towns in the several Congressional Districts, and such towns as may furnish their full quota of volun- teers under the recent call of the President for 300, ,000 men, will be exempt from the draft, should one be rendered necessary in January next
 2. The several towns will receive credit for all such volunteers as may have been mustered into tho service of the United States since the draft, and the number so credited will be de- ducted from their proportion of the quota as. signed the State under the recent call.
 WM. A. BUCKINGHAM. (OficiaD CALVIN c. CHILD, Executive Sec'y.