Litchfield enquirer., 1864-07-14
RATIONAL UNION NOMINATIONS
The Legislature Adjourned

The Legislature Adjourned.
 The State Legislature wound up their preci 'ous deliberations on Saturday morning last took an affectionate leave of their officers apt of each other, and, with their carpet-bags, fad cd away from t.re City of Films.
 We cannot say that we altogether regre their departure from the scene of their glory The general impression has been that the State could have survived thoir earlier dissolution:
 There were various causes which initiated against the entire efficiency of the late legisla ture. In the first place, there were too many big.little men, who were all anxious to show their ponderous talents to their fellow members and constituents, and who were desirous that their light should 80 shine that they might be knoWf and reed of ali men. Then there hap pcned to be an equal number of little.big men who not only felt quite as important as their big little brothers, but seemed to be constantly fearful their glory would be overshadowed, or their talents hidden under the big little bushel. Hence perpetual jealousy existed between the big Titles and httlc-bigs, and the conse- quence was vas. amount of talk to a meagre amount of action.
 This pitiful jealousy, this unnecessary and unseemly and iaundiced rivalry among the Headers" of the House, necessarily weakened the in6uenc, of the dominant party, and led to the retarding of business and the defeat of many just and righteous measures. We had a stsiking:evidense of this in our town affairs, where a copperhead was retained in his seat inispite of the decision of committee against him, through the unfortunate influences We f&ae. mertiuned.. It was owing to the same state of things also. that large expense Was saddied upon the State while debating tho Printing business, and that tue matter of the Judseship was bandied from Senate to House and postponed by the latter to the last day o
 hodvession, under various frivolous pretexts over, I felt h fact, it was patent to every 6sssSasAia' and scrseGs.r the legislature, tha: .althoxs n se tn.en members were ;,, a major itY of two thirds in the House, it was difficult for any one of them 10 get ovon the charter of horse railroad through, without the aid of tho opposition. D. ...
 h the Senate there was more harmonious stase of things. and the Senators from our County, especially, are entitled to the credit of representing their constituents ably and tho roughly. Too much credit cannot be accord cd to the Senator from our own District, Mir. Hodge, for his manful and patriotic course, both in his speeches and action, upon the sub ject of the war and the rightful position of the State toward the general government. Of the Senators from the 18th and l7th districts it is enough to say that they fully sustained the rsputations for wisdom and sagacity they have atwiaed+n'the ssrvice of previous years.
 Notwithstanding the drawbacks in the House, however, the late legislature accom- plished some important business, among which ~ tho bounty and tax bill, the amendrhent to the Constitution permitting soldiers to vose and the reorganization of the State Militia Where the subject of the war was concerned the actien of the legislature was decided and right; and this being the question, just now paramountto all others, perhaps it is as well 10 overlook other short comings by consoline ourselves with the fact that at least the acts O the General Assembly for 1864, are free iron all taint or tincture of comprehension, ,-and en- daFse and maintain the spirit of loyalty ant patriotism which ammates the great heart o the people of Connecticut