Litchfield enquirer., 1866-03-29
A coppsrhsad conspiraoy.

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 A Copperhsad Conspiracy.
 The editor Of the Noiwich Bulletin has come into possession of 2 secret circular: issh- ed by the leaders of the Copperhead party, and containing a plan for carrying aII the doubtful towns in the State by fraud. and thus securing a majority in the Legislature to elect Eaton to the U. s. Senate. The circular says:
 Let us then be encouraged te do our whole duty until election day. and concentrate onr strength on the oubtiul towns and senatorial districts for by 50 doing ase cdnnot osaly elect our Goveynor b,tt a mayoyity ot' tie Senate and House of Representatives., as the following figures will show
 Here follows Q list sf towns which gave ma jorities for Mcclellan, ana os towns in which the Union majorities are small. In this list. from Iitchfeld County, are Colebrook Aitch7 field. New Milford and Sharon. which send eight representatives, and which can be ecarri- ed by thecolonization ofbut thirty seven voters, In the State there are nineteen such close towns, where the true majorities can be over come by two hundred and forty one fraudulent votes. The copperhpads would then gain thirty one representatives" "by votes" lthe cir. cular ssys) properly distributed in the towns which gave in the Presidential election small Republican msjorities," '' l..s'
 This conspiracy also extends into the Sena- torial Districts, and tbe circular continues. ! s"It appears that tue Sixth District was car ried bv the Republicans by only ss votes.- The Eleventh District by 67votes. The Six teenth Distinct by 64 votes. The Seventeenth by Al votes Thus 284 votes properly distri- buted will secure to the Democratic party a majority of the Senate" iso2 8G o7
 Two of these Districts, it will be noticed, are in this county. and great vigilance will be ne- cessary to prevent the plot from being execu- ted. rs r. ia 9s,ts eiaj is8! 5s,gz 5<o.
 This secret circular concludes as follows
 '" Having discovered the weak points of Our enemies. let us attack them at once, for by a determined and vigorous effort, you perceive. we can secure majority of the Senate and with like majority in the House. we secure a United States Senator in favor. .ot an imme- diate restoration of the Uniono
 N. B. Be particularly careful to keep this Tn your own hands,"
 Patriots of Litchfeld County what do you think of having eight Tory representatives and two Senators elected from your midst by imported voters "properly distributed?' What do yon think of candidates who would fain be elected by the practice of such fraud 2? What do you think of a party that is driven to such desperate and wicked schemes for success Answer next Monday t,.v ~.-5.s....ss ei
 HA- We do not remember to have ever seen a lot of idiots exhibit such frantic signs of joy as the Copperheads have for the last week, over the re moval, by the President, of the postm aster at Forestville, on account of his opposition to the Eaton and English ticket We have been told that the aforesaid postmas ter had his official head taken of ''so quick that they could not get a basket to carry it out in," that he was now roaming about For restvills "with his head under his arm,' and that this was but the beginning, for a good many ether postmasters would 'sing small'' before many days. But the Tory journals failed 10 tell us the name of the copperhead whom the President had appointed in the place. of the unforsunate uftraist, and being a little anxious 10 know we have enquired and found the whole story to be false. The post master at Forestvilfe still retains his lucra- tive office, and has received no intimation, ex- cept from his envious copperhead neighbors. of his removal Surely if fraud and false hood will carry an election, the Hypocrites do not mean to fail. e o