Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-20
The County Fair.


 Notwithstanding the rain of Tuesday even ing and the dubious aspect of the weather, Wednesday, the opening day of our county fair was very successful. The exhibition of cattle was very fine both as to numbersand quality; We should think near 200 pairs of cattle were on the ground.
 In the smaller tent we saw many fine speci- mems Of manufactures from Plymouth and "oicottville and some very creditabIe land scapes, photographs, and pencil drawings, &c. ID the large tent there was aI fair show of fruits and vegetables and a very iBe one of flowers and domestic manufactures.
 The excellent general arrangement and cons duct Of affairs reflect great credit on the off. cers of the society.
 The Split. >.
 We had supposed that the Democrats and Conservative Republicans could hold togethe. for single campaign but they seem unable to do even this. In New York State. and es- pecially in the city of New York, the new po- htleal movement was supposed to meet with greater favor than anywhere else; yet del egation went from that city to the late Demo- cratic Convention, determined te force the nomination of John T Hoffman, 6 straight Democrat for Governor. and they succeeded. The platform, too, though short, IS distinctive ly Democratic. The result has been there fore to narrow the issue, in the only state where Johnsonism had any strength. to the old contest between the Democratic and Union parties. The N. Herald supports Fenton and even Mr H Raymond, the author of the address issued at Philadelphia, and the man of all others most thoroughly .com- mitted to the presidential policy, finds the burden laid on him by his new friends too hard to bear.- ,- -,, ..a. .t
 In an editorial in the Y Times cn Monday after stating the claims of Gen Dix as, sthe best possible representative of the spirit, prin- ciples and objects of the Philadelphia Conven- tion," and that the Convention on the first day of it's session seemed favorable to his .nomina- tion, he proceeds: .........s.. ..4
 The next day Judge Picrrspont, generally recognized as friend of Gen Dix formally, and as If with his assent, withdrew his name. Judge Pierrepont had ostenta.iously refused to participate in the Philadelphia Convention and in his speech at Albany for the first time virtually assigned the reason for so doing He said that :" three months ago several of us ds- sembled together,in the Csty of New York'' and decided that Mayor Hoffman should be nomi- mated for Governor. The reasons assigned for this decision were, that "uo man in this Convention was born when the last Democratic Governor was elected from New-York or Brooklyn and that the nomination would probably be conceded to ''tbose great cities, which had done such service to the Democrat ie Party" Judge Pierrepont did not claim this as right, because, he said ssno local city has any rights against the great ideas of the great Democratic Party." sOur. business" he added, lis to sacrifice anything anl every thing to sts interests, and that everybody was ready to do.' 'sWe" cast about, therefore, Judge Pier:epont proceeded to say, to discov- CT who could command the largest vote in | these cities. and as Mayor Hoffman would get l the whole vote of the Democratic Party, to- gether with the votes of the Irish and of the German Republicans, 'swe" concluded that his name was the best that could be presented. Judge Pierrepont further assured the Conven- l tion that Mir Hoffman was man Gin whose hands the safety cf ths Democratic Party would be sure" and he was confident that the mem- bers would be willing to set aside the names even of those personal friends with whom they had been more intimate than with Mir Hoff- man, ''for the great interest, for the benefit of the great eause and for the success of the great Democratic Party" Judge Plerrepont there upon proceeded. without the slightest warrant | so far ss appears, to withdraw the name of Gen Dix, and MT Hoffman was forthwith nom- mated by exclamation. s.,.e.i., It seems clear from this statement that MT. Hoffman was nominated, not as the result of any tacit or other understanding at the Phila- delphia Convention, but as the result of meeting of "seyeral of vs" held in New York two months before the Philadelphia Conven- tion assembled and not as the exponent of it's principles, nor for the purpose of carry ing into effect it's purposes and objects but as the representative of the Democratic Party and for the purpose of promoting it's welfare l and securing it's success. It is scarcely ne- cessary to say that this formed no part of the purposes or expectations with which liberal Union members, of the Republican Party had expect to be called on to set aside, against the will of majority of the Convention SO emi- nent and patriotic public servant as Gen. Dix, because of the active part he had taken in sustaining the Government during the war, and of the vigor and energy with which he had co-operated in It's measure-s for suppress ing the rebellion .. 1. Nor is this the full extent of the load which the Convention imposed upon those Republi7 cans who are expected to cooperate id the election of the ticket which it put in nomina- ton. Instead of restricting it's action to the specific issue presentedaat Philadelphia, the Convention proceeded to denounce, very clear and unmistakeable terms, the several Commits sions by which the State Legislatura has pro- vided for the City of New York all the, gov. ernment which affords it's people safety in their persons, security in their property, or any hing like decent degree of honesty and efficiency in the administration of it's affairs. The Pol lice Commission, the Board of Charities. the Emigration Commission, the Central Park Commission and the Health Board all alike fall under the sweeping hostility declared against them by the Albany Convention.d5 As all of these were the work of the Republican Party, and are deemed essential by that par: ty to the maintenance Of anything like good government in the City of New York, it is cer- tainly asking good deal at the hands of it's members, to join or acquiesce in these deaun- citations. ..4,.. s'i.T ;E57 Jlpa5s
 The Convention conceded to the Republi-' cans the nominee for Lieutenant Governor ;-; all it's other candidates are, in the strictest | 0f tho 2fofa Ganfra1