Litchfield enquirer., 1863-04-16
Affcr tlAe storm i.


 TlaURsDAr. .APlslI. l0, 1868. After the storm.
 Aftsr storm comes calm. The ntnios. phere is purified and clarified by . tempest and when the angry conflict of the clouds esases, and the sun breaks through thsm. and shines cut bright and clear again. ws have a better and clearer realisation of the blessings ws enjoy Of prosperous skies, and learn to take advsntags of ssttlsd weather for new'rl.ns and asw efforts.
 < ws have passed through. recently.a pnliti ssl storm. If the dsrccst and most momsntous character. It is happily over nov. md our xovd ol,l commonwealth startls as drn as t.s ssdaumted rock, upon which the waves have dashed 6sresly bat harmlessly, and have retir { cd st length. sulionly giripg ur the unequal contest.
 It behooyss ue, then, to take advantage of shis happy issue, and to learn the lessons taught us not moro by the past tempest, than the present calm. Unless we do this, and draw thsss lessons from our present situation, almost h vain shall we have fought and gained the victory over the direst elements of treason, aiscord and death, that have ever threatened pnr peaos as people or our stability as Commopweaith.
 And arst. t seems to us, that we should sssly pledgs our allegiance ,--our undivided and indistsisie fealty to the Union of the Uni ted States. and the grand old Flag under which ws havs conquered. Let us renew our VOWS to uphold and defend that fag--with Q love, as one of our finest orators has said, as pure as its white, as true as its blue, and as fixed as its stau !! To that let us dedicate all our labor .a.i all the fruits of our victory. It isa grand ssd noble thing to have conquered political fec under the banner and watchword of the Union. Let us see to it that in our songs of triumpb. as in our battle hymn, we forget not, sndsr Godour frst allegiance ii due to the Gov. spmeat which is ours by birthright and cleo sion, and ours forever! .,.s
 Again, the time is propitious to ascertain the measure end sincerity of the loyalty and devo- ton of all our citizens to the cause of our coun- try. Political opponents may differ as widely 70 the heavens and earth in their peculiar views as to the best way of serving our Nation in its hour of peril. Now is the time to dis cover whether. under all party names and through all party platforms. the great heart q ths peopleis sound. That it should be and Rast be to secure our triumph all are assured. Now then is the time, the political storm hay. ipg subeided. to rally as one man, to preserve, sos alone the credit of our own gallant state, snd inc brave soldiers ws have sent forward to Gsht our battles for us, but to encourage and sphold the great cause itself, of Liberty and puisp. now and forever, one and insep- srabls!
 And. finally, the time affords us encourage Rspt and hope. The people ef Connecticut lave iust decidsd, at the last resort. that no 'psacs prcposjsions" shsll bs entered into yith ths rsbels-at least for year to come yptil tho rsbels are ready to lay down their arms and return te their allegiance. Nay, more ihsa this, the people have decided that there tAall be no hesitation or lack of srdor on the pars of Connecticut, to furnish all the men and uassas that ars needful 10 accomplish the ob- feet for which her troops are already in the fsld. By an unmistakesble majority Connec- tieut has declared against man and . plat .f6sn. which seemed to affiliate at least with . saipisd loyalty and this she has done, we are fiss te say. rather than against the opinions q fsny party. The war for the Union, then, ssnss Q on, 70 thr a sConnecticut Is concerned 1; Der soIdiers h the aeld must be sustained !; the Government mxst be ssstained in all its meas ores for the suppression ofths aecursed rebel. Iion t is srsn urged to greater activity and stssass ralciency. aad hy it and with it our no. ble lss,s state rill s,and or sith it and by it it sill islI.
 sach are some of the lessons ws may rsad and learn. as we draw the long hreath of relief, nffsr the contest, and nerve ourselves anew for ths events which hurry along with momentous beasire every day.
 c<1r We learn that 4. N. Clark, Esq, Edit erffhe Hartford Courans. is . candidate for the appointment of State Printer, at the hands pfths incoming legislature. His services in the late esnpalgn. ss wsll ss his well-known sfefsnsy and eapability, eptitls him, as it eeaus b ns. to the favorable consideration Of she members elect.
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 1r Ne hssr of fsmals in the town of HsockesAl. ef the copperhead psrsuasion. who hes soas almest crasy sincs the election. thrseEh fssr {ciyil wss. Let her peassss her sssI u Psiss." Had the 'elscsiohh gone diff M " LII l-.--