Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-18

LlICHFlELD.-1H 1Ho Hodvy tnunOer.SCOrm or Sunday night cleared up the atmosphere in this vicinity, and left the air clearer if not cooler. The lightning was the shsrpest of the season. but we hear of no damage done, be. yond tree struck half mile east of us.
 Monday was stirring day for copper heads. They crawled out of their holes, and vented their slime mixed with bad whiskey, on the subject of the soldiers right to vote. The arguments they used were the same stale trash published in the Register and Times, but the real feeling was one of bitter hatred of their country and intense sympathy with the rebels. When the vote was declared at 4 P M., the copperheads wriggled away out of sight into their holes, where they will remain till another chance is given them to vent their treason and their spleen at the polls.
 The result of the vote in this town was 241 for tho amendment and 13l against it, ma ority of no in favor of the soldiers right to the elective franchise. This, for light vote and with little or no effort on the part of -the Union men to turn out, is perhaps as well as we could have expected: but we confess we are mortified and ashamed to know that there are one hundred and thirty one men in this town who would deny, if they could. the right of our gallant volunteers to vote for their rulers and ecmmander.in-chief But this is just about the Jeff. Davis strength in the town.
 Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Ex.Secretary of the Treasury, has been spending fswdays in town, the guest of wm. Curtis Moves Esq. On Monday evening. he was the recipient of serenade from the Cornet Band, and in re- sponse to repeated calls from the large crowd gathered to see him, he made his appearance in the door yard, and being intro duced in brief and happy address by Mir. Moves, proceeded to express his thanks for the compliment paved him, and addressed few words with regard to war and its ersst un- derlying principles, which were received with great applause and cheering by his auditors. Gov. Chase remarked that he had come to seek repose and rest amid the quiet scenes of his native New England that whatever might be thought of his labors during the past three years, or whatever success had attended them or would develope for them in the future, he had the consciousness of feeling that they were rendered by him with the estrictest regard for the welfare of the country. He considered this war just war, and such as the Almighty would approve; and that our past successes were full of happy auguries for the future. He felt that the war would be brought to trium- plant conclusion, so soon as we were educated up to the great principles which the war had developcd-the raising up of Q down trodden and enslaved race; when we should come to recognize the nobility and dignity of free la bor, and should honor it whenever and where soever found, without regard to the condition or complexion of the laborer-only knowing that he was one of Gods creatures;-when we should come to feel that the blackest loyalist at the south was winter than the whitest rebel. Gov c. also congratulated his auditors on the rssultof their. vote in this town, and.undoubted ly indicating the result in the State, on the amendment allowing the elective franchise to the soldiers Tn the field, and characterized the measure as an sminently just and proper one Thanking the assemblags for their kind visit, and the band for their excellent music. Gov. Chase retired amid loud and hearty cheering,
 Gov. Chase has been the recipient of many calls and attentions from our citizens during his brief visit, and on Tuesday quite number breakfasted with him by invitation of MT. Moves. He left town yesterd sy morning for Boston, wh ,rssa public dinner is to be given him to-day.
 -Wm Curtis Moves, Esq, at the request of many citizena, Nilirepeat his lecture deliversd before the Wslecst. Library Association on