Litchfield enquirer., 1866-09-13

MR. ROCKWELL OF CoLEBRooK-AxD MR. .--GEo, DUDLEY AND THE WEST TWISTED F. o. ..---. - -F. -.&-
 G.L W1xsrED. Sept. 9th.
 EDITOR ENQUIRER Y q- e D.
 ; 3l,,s - L % The proposed Admins. tration paper about which there has been 80 much talk is now understood to have been on. Y a trick. The farce of regular subscription paper (signed by half dozen or so, pledg- ing themselves to give $lO0 each) WAS ;one through with to test the Conservative" preten- ses of such men as Rockwell of Colsbrook the Assessor of the Fourth District. Rock we'll was caught and put his name to the pa- per which embraced an unequivocal declara ation in favor of Johnson's policy" This was clever ruse on the part of the Coppers for which we must thank them-Anythine which helps us get rid of the tares is all right. So we shall hear no more, presume about the thew psper."' aii'2 -..... ! T But while the Democrats were testing their thew converts" others were at work at the same business. Somebody "itemizing" from this place in your paper of last week spoke oi Mr. George, Dddley's career, and expressed disbelief of his "treachery" to his old party. But you can set your fears at rest on that head. Mir Dudley has been shrewdly tested by num- Der of leading Repub licans, who engaged a gentleman to write letter to Dudley, touch-
 ing the charges made against him by common report. Mir. Dudley made a writtenj reply which was considered evasive; SO to put mat ters beyond question another letter was written him, in which the charges, and queries under them were 80 simply and plainly put that they could not be misapprshended. Accompany ing the letter wss 2, form of newspaper arti- ce, which the parties writing agreed to have published, if MT. Dudley could conscientiously authorize itspnblication. This article was lau- datory of him as an honest man, and straight forward Republican. But went on to say that whereas certain charges had been made, 70 wit, that Mr Dudley had for the sake of retain ing the West Winsted r o voluntarily written - !. A a letter to certain gentleman, named, stat ing that he was in favor of Joh hnson and his "poIicy," etc. and also had transferredlhis stock las the Herald had alleged the week be- fore), in the Printing O., in order to remove the objection to himself that he was g stock. holder and director in concern that opposed the President.-''We are authorized by MT Dudley to Say that the charges are false," etci This was placed in Mir Dudley's hands, and and ample time given to him to study his con- science. He not only could not authorze the publication of the statement which would have been 90 complimentary to him as an hon. orable man. but by the terms on which he re- ceive6 it, clearly expressed in writing, his in- ability to authorize the publication was made equivalent to written admission to the truth of all these charges. Your correspondent has seen and carefully read all the documents, MT Dudley's reply included, and knows whereof he afirms. '1'' .- 'f Il MT D. is now suffering not only the indig nant rebukes of his old Republican confreres but his tame and shufaipg course has brought down upon his head the curses of the Admin istration party, expressed in no measured terms and his removal, even, is threatened
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