Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-02

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 TKouByE N MIDDLzrowH,-The following ia snol syoice lrom the iombs," but from tho ros,s Shg has cbasxs ef them in Middletown,- .aAh D ssoushmAyd for years an undersaker in that city. MT. 0. W. Hills late of Hartford. has located in that town q competitor of Mir. Sonthmayd, ard this it is which has called out Characteristic protest from N. 8. "
 Crry or M1DDLErowa, FEE. 13 1665.-A
 CARD.-FezoU Citizens i; I learn that . certain gentleman from Hartford has blockaded the
 Connecticut on both sides of the river, and l
 suppose feels very anxious that you should all
 be buried. If were to judge from the flaming
 handbills, end advertisements of the best Hearse
 in the State, (which Aisi not true) )-and glass front, and glass front, and glass front-of 2 secondhand Hearse and Irish Co6ins, which l have fred quently ssensin Haftford, and would not have taken them as gift to bury you in. and has brought them to this city and Portland
 in the night now do you wish to be buried in coffins that would not sell in Hat ford trust not You all recollect that the
 citizens of Hartford have doae their best %
 kill us all, to the tune of $5000. i've tnous.na s
 by the town, and one thousand py tne c;y,
 and you have been 90 patient ana cqi'saI3 ,3
 like Remember the Air Line, wnica woI'u
 have built hadI the.mopey, fit had takel me
 iost doiiari fhat I think they had good reason
 "a hei;eve that we were all dead and, therefore
 sent d deIecate, recommended by six gentle msn-I suppose of the city court-to bury you and the Citizens of Portland, genteelly, before the war is over. Now as an old citizen of the city and town. setting asides my business, consjdenuthe operation an insult. I want no advice iIom the good people of Hartford how to bury you or any of my good friends. l have made Cotins since 1eI5 because the people die. l do not want you to die that may have business, God forbid. Now, when man, or men, come here to make Cof6ns, they want you to die for the saks of business -that is just the differ lence nothing longer and noth. ing shorter can be said. rs ','.',
 As city sexton he assumes . little too much authority for class leader and presiding elder over coffin shops. Hike , man to be q man or a mouse, or long tail rat, and then can cal culate where to find him. Some of my best friends have frequently told me that was too liberal and kind, and all the thanks that should receive was abuse. All my earnings and hard work have gone for building up the city to the tune of over $4000. All I ask of this worlds goods, is just enough to bury me, not one dollar do I want to leave behind. Il had rather fall into the hands Of the devil than in the hands of those who pretend to be friends and are not, aHd would take my hearts blood if they could get it, and expect to get to heav- en. no matter how. A. gentleman said to me, why have yoa stained and vanished all the town collins since 1915, and buried the town poor for nothing ! since was appointed City Sexton by united vote of the Board, His Honor, U w. Alsop being Mayor, Jan. 3d, 1S44--an office that l prize higher than to be msjoSgeneral of the army of this republic, al-. though it cost money. My answer was, that liked to be servant of Gods poor. There are no small potatoes about me, and am not afraid to trust God yet, if do not get my life insured. Says another gentleman, why did you move the liberty polef Because, said, the place where it now stands is the place for it. What everybody said must be true. l wanted to convince the ci.izens that one South mayd knew. something about matters and things. Respectfully, .,
 fls.Hins Gl. J. B. SouTHMAYp.