Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-03
GREAT. ENTHUSIASM ;,
 LITcHFIELD COUNTY wIDEAwAER FOR E LINCOLN and LIBERTll& !

LINCOLN and L1BERTll I l5i &sss3agiFps sd --77-o s95t4 E setg Tuesday, November lst, was . bright and auspicious day for the Mass Meeting of, the IUnionists of Litchfeld County "A north. west wind prevailed, which might have been I warmer, certainly, but the day could hardly I have been Fbrighter or clearer. ssAs early as ten o'clock the sdelegation appeared in lour streets from Plymouth and North6eld and Harvinton, numbering one hundred and ninety fsevei wagons, containing over five hundred fpeJpls. They made an elegant display with [their csvalcade of 'horsemen, flags, banners, transparencies. notices, and an excellent band of music. Plymouth people get up early in the morning. Next came the delegation from Watertown, numbering one hundred and fifty teams, full of Union people, with their flags and banners, and Tompkins' Brass Band. of Waterbury. Next came the delegation from Torrington, Winchester, New Hartford, and the northern towns of the county, numbering about two hundred teams, accompanied by the Wolcottv,lle Brass Band. and having a pro fusion of flags and banners. Then the Goshen and Cornwall delegations, with the L.tch6eld Brass Band, over hundred teams, and at the same time delegations from west ofus came in to swell the grand procession. At about l2 o'clock, a part of the procession formed in line and marched through our streets with their music and banners, when the display was magnificent in the extreme. No such process lsion has been witnessed in this county for ItweEty years, or since the famous gatherings oi the Wings in 40 and A., About six hundred wagons were in the line, five hundred and ninety-two by actual count,) of all sizes and styles, containing, probably, two or three thou sand people. The display was managed admirably by Chief Marshal VESSELS and his excellent assistants. At about o'clock the Mass Meeting proper was opened at the stand erected under the Flag in Central Park by the Honorable John M. Hubbard, who introduced as President of the day, His | Hon. ROGER AvERILL. Leulenant- Governor of the State, native of Salisbury, and the fol. lowing Vice-fresidents and Secretaries: VIcr PRESIDENTS. Litchfeld, Hon. G. II. HoILIsrER Barkhamsted, Hon. HIRAM GOODWIN. Bethlem, Hon. JosHUA BIRD. e-
 Bridgewater, Hon. JOHN DABB1Tr.
 Canaan, Hon. GEO. ". PEEr
 Cornwall, Hon. T. S.. GOLD.
 Colebrook, Hon, o. J. HoneE,
 Goshen, Hon. MosEs LYMAN.
 Harwinton, Hon. AB1JAH CArL1S. Kent, Hon. JOHN HoPsoN. .-.......
 Morris, DAVID BENTON.
 New Hartford, Hon. JOHN c. SMITH.
 New Milford, Hon. II. $. SANFORD.
 Norfolk, Col. ROBBINS BArrELL.
 North Canaan, Hon. CHAs. KELLOGG. Plymouth, SETH THOMAS, Jr., Esq. Roxbury, Hon. N. D. SMITH.
 Salisbury, Hon. A, H. HoLLEY. . Sharon, Hon. A. A. HorcnK1ss.s .. Torrington, Hon. l.. w. Cog. "" @ Warren, DAVID STRONG, Esq.
 Washington, Hon. DAVID 0. WzrrrLEsEY.
 'Watertown, Hon. LEHMAN W. CUTLER. Winchester. Hon. GEO. DUDLEY.
 I Woodbury, Hon. JOHN ABERsErHy. s. e # S@ SECRETARIES. @'.
 GEO. A. HIcKox, RoBT P1ERPoNr, J. c. CALHOUN, s. w. s. Coz, R. R. PRATT, WM. M. PATTERSON, V. R. c. GrDDrNas. 'ss --a
 heht. Gov. ,Averill, upon taking the Chair, WAS received with three enthusiastic cheers by the audience, and opened with very happy address, in which he spoke of the pleasure it gave him to see so many of his fellow-soun- trymen, and especially of the citizens of his native County, assembled together to endorse the nominations of ABRAHAn LINCOLN and ANDREW JOHNSON as President and Vice President of the Republic. It augured well for the nation that so many of it's citizens weuld come from their homes scattered all over this County, on SO cold day; to pro claim their warm devotion to the cause of Liberty and the Union. Lieut.. Gov. Averill, who was loudly applauded at the close of his felicitous and patriotic address. introduced as the first speaker. P. T. BARHUM, Esq. of Bridgeport, who was received with three hearty cheers. Gs ae7s .e.se+a I Mr. BARNux commenced by saying that he esteemed it great honor to be permitted to stand before Q Litch6eld County audience, and in this venerable and far-hmed town, which l had sent out to the world 50 many of tie