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Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

Das-The following correspondence gets into our box again-providedi it is published, how ever, We presume it makes no great differ ence in which paper:
 SALISBURY ON HoUsAroErc.
 Ma EDzTER oY SENrENBf.:-This is derected to you speshay, that it cant git into the Inquirer as my tother letter did That Black Sheat pub lished the truth wonst enny how.
 Pollyslcks is swelling up largely, and as April fool day approaches every thing britens up.
 Bill is in for it good and strong. He's got his Sentine!s out evrywhar, and they are working like beevers fur him. He sais he don't care a cuss about bein lected to Congress, taint any honor to hin,but tis fur the grate caus of freedum in them 10 States that aint represented in Congress. Fur this heed sackurse his bisness and bleed, and ena- most die. He wants them konkered States repre- sented, and he kan be lected, heel represent em in Kongress, and the kountry will be quieted, things settled, bisness will revlve, and the black aberlition will have to take the back seats Bill is rite, hees self-sackridsing, alers has bin allers will be. He don't want to go to Kongress exsept to save his kountry Like true incorruptable pa- triut hees willin to bleedf1r his bleeding kountry an bleed freely. Hees bleedin every day, an will bleed more an more until Apr. 1st, o'clock, F. .M, when tho ballot closes then heel dry up. like sich Patriuts, they are tho rite kind so incorrup- t.-bfv, UEy P.ts m1nu oI our four fathers who bleeded for this kountry. Bill is true desendent of his four father, has got all his grate karackeris ticks, loves his kountry better than hissef Muse un Barnum undertook to cum it over Bill by vii tin palaverin letter tn him, askin to go round with him dscussn the grats perliterkal quesshions of the day before the people Bill dident git into that Shon-he isn't discussin man he kept still, and commenst bleedin and eenymost dyin fur his kountry. Them's better arguments than all yer perliterkal speeches an meetins to free and un corrupted people. Its the still sow that gAs the swill. If you know of amy konsarvative or John son Republicans in the destrick that can be trusted tell them to kum and see Bill bleed fur his koun- try. Oh, it's orful to see it - t'-
 % GLORY HALLELooal.
 P. s. That gellorious pious warriour, Gen. Cook, who marched at the he'd of them black ab- erlishenests an tore down an trod in the mud that white Piece flag, has been and seen Bill bleed Oh, how the tears did run down his furried cheeks!
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
News of the Week.

The foreign news of the week is of the greatest importance. Treaties have been concluded between Prussia and the South German States, giving the former com mand of the joint military forces during the war. This unites all Germany under the military power of Prussia, and great unea. siness is excited in France. The Emperor undertook to counteract this great concen. tration of power by arranging for similar disposition of the forces of Holland. Bel gium, and Switzefland,E but without suc- cess. Turkey absolute refuses to cede Can. dia to Greece. '~N" ~~ -S~ =
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

s6r MT. George H. Baldwin of this place, has received the Democratic nomina- tion for Judge of Probate. He is neither a lawyer nor man who has any experience which would fit him for such an office. We cannot think. either, that SO bitter parti- san, and one whose political preiudicea bias him so strongly. is a proper selection for 8 judicial position of considerable impor: tance.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

HE REAL ISSUE. The real issue is be. ing kept studiously out of sight by the De- mocracy of this District We hear noth. ing but "Wooly Horse and Mermaid g Of the Copperheadism which undertook to organize a revolution last January; of the style of patriotism which advises the South to resort to the dagger of the assassin, they say nothing aow. If successful, they will take up these matters after election.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
WASHINGTON.

Att caucus of the Republican voters on Monday evening, Sheldon J. Logan was unanimously nominated for representative from Judea Society. The caucus was more full and enthusiastic than any that has been held here for many years. .-s
 Henry W. Woodruff has sold his plnce, $5,OCO
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

Brs'Tho Htaold is so uniformly unfortunate in defeating the political candidates whom it favors. and in wonderfully contributing to the success or those whom it opposes, that there IS good reason to believe that the Herald is trying to abuse P. T. Barnum into an election to Congress from the Fourth Distric in Connecticut."-N I. World.
 Did it ever occur to the managers of the Sentinel that over-abuse is crime that ia very soundly punished at the polls?
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
Congress,

Congress during the past week has ac. complished the following business:
 The Southern Relief Bill was passed, authorizing the relief of people from star vation at the South, by the Freedmen's Blu reau. The Supplementary, Reconstruction Bill has been passed over the Presidents Veto. Congress will probably adjourn till the first Wednesdays in May, June, Sep tember and November. @ -
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

the eseon on of 5ones snf this District, "Eyer again hope to win the public confidence2" -Eaquirer " ..<~..
 We guess ''no, ;" but as Jamas F.. Taylor never ran for Congress and we never advocated his elec- tion, couldn't say exactly.-Seatnel. ?.
 A plea in abatement for an error in 9 Christian namel Fernando Wood pleads the statute of Limitations in bar of his crimes. Which is the most honorable?
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

ns~ B. T. Turner the great Dry Goods Merchant of Waterbury has again. opened his Store, reftted and refilled with magnif. icent goods ot low prices. Look out for his Adv next week E ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
N. R. HART, Sec. l7th D. s. C.

DOUBTFUL VIRTUE Babcock, Postmaster Cleveland, Secretary Pease and another, are ont in a pamphlet urging men to vote for English. These men may be patriots, but where men saved fat offices by changing their politics, the presumption is strongly against them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

IN THE FAMILY. Tt is said that L. $. Barnum, who has taken the stump against P. T. Barnum, and who is shocking every. boay by his coarseness and vulgarity, is a cousin of William H. Barnum, the Demo cratic candidate for Congress. Paladiu,n.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

a%"The poll tax, of the burdensome character of which the Democratic" presses have 50 much to say, was originally 'sDemocratic" measure ard was increased in 1851, under Thomas H. Seymour,
 Democratic" governor, oyer one hundred per cent. If you wish to see it's further increase rendered necessary by Democratic extravagance then vote for the Democratic" candidates. -Comant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

@ Do you want the South reconstruct cd? If so, cote for Ha,uley. The Southern people are taking measures for reconstruc- tion under the Sherman bill. The election of English will certainly encourage them to further obstinacy and further delay.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
JOSEPH R. HAWLEY.

E The North now stands in solid phalanx for the Union. New Jersey, redeemed in 1865, still holds her place with us. Shall Connecticut, after the great victory of last fall, after the Reconstruction question has at last reached the verge of s just and final settlement, after thirtean years of uninter- rupted victory, fail at the last moment?
 ! Ifso, it will not be for the want of q worthy standard -bearer Gen. Hawley's record is above impeachment. He fought dough- faces before the war, Rebels during the war, and he has been fighting Copperheads ever since the war. He saw through An drew Johnson sooner than most of us; he was frank enough to say, what he thought of him, what every maa thinks of him now, and he lost votes in consequence, last gear. For that very reason, he deserves to gain votes this year.
 Aside from the political principles at stake, the issue between the man Hawley and the man English, is of great consequence. It is the question whether an intelligent peo- pie favors the Candidate who expresses his views fully and candidly, or the one who maintains a crafty silence. If monsy is to outbid manhood in the political market, then we have made grave mistakes in most of our nominations. If. however, a frank solaier deserves something for the manli- ness of his present position and past re- cord. then let us give an extra majority for Joseph R. Hawley, on Monday next.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

HARD UP.-The Democratic papers are quoting the ". !. Times and S"n as RepuR. ican papers!
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

a5 Mir. A. N. Clark, late editor of the Hartford Couront, died at that place on Monday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
To Irish Voters.


 Why do Irishmen demand our sympathy for Ireland? Because Protestantism has the better of Catholicism there? Certainly net, because we are all Protestants. Be- cause Anglo-Saxons have the advantage of Celts?H Certainly not. for we are Anglo Saxons. It is because church is oppos- ing ,church-a race opposing race. Now all Americans will agree that chT<ch should not oppress church, but do all American agree that race should not op- press race? The Republican party is the only party which maintains that the ballot is poor mans right-not his privilege that all men are entitled to equal civil rights.
 If you expest assistance, who can give it9 The Democratic party have failed to carry q single Northern State during the past year! You can have none from us, an- less you will "do as you would be done by!" Whenever you are willing to do that for the poor and oppressed of America, which you ask us to do for the poor and op- pressed of Ireland, you can have the friend ship of the party which rules America. The denagogues whom you have so long follow ed, ignorantly, have long since lost the confidence of Americans. How long will you continue to give them yours? Be cer. tain of one thing: Every day you trust you, cause in Democratic" hands every day you delay putting it into ours; is day lost to the cause of Ireland!
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

THR CHo1cE.-A MAN OR loNEYsBAG Next Monday you make your choice.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
Lost Votes.

Let no Union man undertake to quiet his conscience, il such times as these, by simply striking names from our ticket. If there is any Democrat he thinks ought to be elected in preference to our Candidate, let him vote for him. There is no middle course-one or the other must be elected, and a vote for neither is 8 cowardly shirk- ing of the electors duty. Let him cast his vote in the light of his freeman's oath "Whenever you shall be called upon to give your vote or suffrage touching any matter that concerns this State or the Uni ted States, you will give it as you shall judge will conduce to the best good of the same, ,oikbom respect g persons or .faror of any man." Regarding the great matter which now concerns the United 9trtoo, "1 ask your vote in accordance with that oath. Yea have no right to withhold it!
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

BsS- Thevillainons libel on Kent Repub ican published in last weeks Ssntinel, meets with the following emphatic contra diction: '-, --..s-s a.- .f-5 ..-......
 MR. EDrroR:-I notice in the Sentinel of last week. under the caption of "Truly Loyal" scurrilous report of speech attributed to The Chairman of the Town Committee and Deputy Sheriff of K-t," at the Republican Senatorial Convention of the 17th District.
 It is but justice to the Convention, and to the individual referred to, to say that the le account isa base fabric C n aud has not single element of truth in iti As the gentleman made no speech at all. nor took any action in any degree warrant ing such a foulaspersion as seems to have been conceived in the brain of one of the SentiHers correspondents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

aF When the Hungarian revolution was ih pro. gross. We all denounced the despotism of Austria, But even in that absolute monarchy, these are at this time in the Dict of Hungary, majority ot pardoned rebels. But the radicals in Congress, more despotic than Austrian rulers refuse the ad- mission of single representative from ten of our sister States. es.-Hamn,ersleys Speech. . .,.ia
 Austria was wrong and Hungary right, in the war of 1s4s. Any similarity there? Last summer, Austria received most righteous and terrific thrashing. She is consequently obliged to conciliate Hunga- ry. Any similarity there? After the revo- lutiop of 1s4s was suppressed, she did not allow Hungarians, by universal suffrage, to frame their own local government Any similarity there?
 Mr. Hammersley's last statement is abso- lutely false. Whenever all the people of Southern State send representatives, they will be admitted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28
LINE RocK. March o5th. 1ea7.

 DEAR EDrToR:-As much Is said of the obligation of Working-men to William H. Barnum, Copperhead Candidate for Con- gress, propose to give you an example of his dealing with at least one of that class, for their special benefit.
 Early in the Winter of 50 6l, poor German whom knew as a workman in the hardware shop of Barnum and Richardson. of this place. came to my house, and on asking him after his family and what he was doing, he said he was out of work. and was discharged, because he would not vote the Democratic Ticket et the Presidential Election
 Itell you this as it was told me. know MT. Barnum as D thorough business man. also know him as violent partisan. And l know that whatever money, and the op, pression of poor men, like the instance ci- ted, can do towards his election, will be used
 Working men should read and ponder. and then vote so as to defeat man who will do thus. .. ..s.ss--.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

FAIR PIAT?-The course of the Sentinel in the matter of the Torrington letter. does not seem to us by any means fair one. It first attacked the date of this letter. We showed that there was nothing suspicious in that. It then accused MT. O.J. Hodge of having written it whsreupon Mir. Hodge writes the Sentinel denying any knowledge of it whatever. It then promises ''some facts." in this weeks issue-in other words in its last issue before election, and ataer aere is no chance ef reply. Is that fair play? 4 .-.f se 44-sers.s ss-,sE .t1...f t.-
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

"DoUBTFuL" any election there is always commodity of voters of uncertain uncertain habits, who come under the head of doubtful. Prom this lot the Democracy seem to have selected their ticket. There is not man in any important position on it, who represents what they are pleased to call their princi- pies. The man they have up for Governor once did good thing: he voted against his party on the most important party ques- tion ever before Congress-the Greet Amendment. They immediately dropped him for doing it, bat as they are now in for success at whatever cost, they put him forward again as the man most likely to mislead the people. t--.
 There only candidate for Congress who can by sny possibility be sf an any &C., count there, voted against his party at the most important election ever held in this State, and supported the war strenuously, throughout .4...... .,...-.
 Messrs Barnum and Hotchkiss seem to have been selected chiady with view to misrepresenting thegworking man n'sportion of the DsmocIatic platform. l..
 A single Johnson man has struggled into their ticket, merely, we suppose. be- cause he struggled out of ours. ~---.
 Considering the Democratic ticket there fore, as curious selection of candidates intended to misrepresent their party and to represent nothing else, it certainly comes nearer being magnificent success than anything of the kind on record hereto fore
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

BsT We are indebted to Capt. J. E. Whittlesey for numbers of Southern pa pers. We take the following extracts from the Houston Daily Telegraph" They are so like what we see daily in our North ern Democratic Journals that We quote them to show how completely our Times and Register represent Southern as we'll as Northern Democracy ..
 ''The city of Washington is now according to common rumor, den of prostitutes. Men and wo- men both sell their honor daily. for gold From this time forth no high toned woman can attend Legislative assemblies as in former times without danger of inj ury to her reputation. Henceforth the noted women of the "so-called" Congress are while and black wenches of questionable repute. gallant gentlemen and glorious ladies of the chiy alric and gentle South graced its galleries and halls Can this grfat country, notwithstanding its unparalleled wealth and resources ever recover 3ron, the blow, under which it has ever since been stsa- geripg, given it when tho rule of the race of gen tlensen was broken, and the radical fanatieal mob poured in and took possession of the Goyernmenti This & is historical problem which the future alone
 Jefferson DaYis is the one grand unblemished exception of modern times. We had this day. rather be Jefferson Davis, with the certainty of dy. ing prisoner in Fortress Monroe than to be any other public man now known upon earth. He is more honored this day, in the hearts of the mil lions of civilized Christendem than any other man upon earth. Why? Because he has stood firmly by his honest convictions, amid the greatest trials known to history, and sacrificed all that is dear to man for them Abraham and St. Paul never exhibited higher fidelity to conscience"
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

The 16TH DISTRICT s. Logan, Democratic Candidate in that District, es- pecially deserves defeat. In 1861, he was
 cRs of the disciples of the New Gospel of Peace" who sat at the feet of Schnobble, Stevens, and Hitch cock, assisted at raising q Peace flag at New Preston, and was, we are told one of the committee on Resolutions at the eel ebrated Asrris meeting These resolutions are sad to have been particularly virulent, and on their adoption, the chairman, Mir. Abraham Beecher, forgot to call for the Noes. From this very gathering Schnob- ble was dragged away to martyrdom. Du ring the war Mir. Logan was an outspoken and consistent Copperhead and now he is the chosen of the Democracy" in spite of whom the victory was won,
 It would be burning shame if one who nearly sacrificed his life in the service of his country should be defeated by such man.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

"DRUNK WITH PATRIOTISM. "-E. Cleave- land (wich is Postpaster,) reports himself at Middletown as "drunk with patriotism. D The same thing tangles Democratic legs prodigiously on election days. Among other tyrannfcal, unconstitutional edicts, black Rspublicanism has prohibited the sale or this sort of Patriotism. What is the oppression of Poland or of Ireland com pared with this? a. .-.. ......-., .
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

HONOR TO, WHOM HONOR IS DUR.--We find the following at the close of 8 letter from Wolcottville correspondent of the Hargford Times: .a ...a.I.f ...,. .r.l
 "Litchfeld county will fall in line with New Haven, Hartford and Fairfield Coun, ties this spring, and give English 8 sub- stankal majority. This will be largely ow- ing to tho influence of our county paper, the Litchfeld Sentinel, which is very ably edited, and credit to the party. . '.ra2- .
 If we are beaten in this County, it will be satisfaction to know what did it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

DOUBTFUL" any election there is always commodity of voters of uncertain
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-03-28

@ GLORY HALLELOOGi.
 P. s. That gellorious, pous warriour, Gen. Cook, who marched at the he'd of them black ab- erlishenests an tore down an trod in the mud that white Piece flag, has been and Bill bleed. Oh, how the tears did run down his furried cheeks
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26
TIE Paris Expssition.

Tbs grand Exposition of the Industry
of all Nations, to be held in Paris during
next Spring and Summer, promises to
eclipse all preyions exhibitions of this
kind, in magnitude. general interest
and practical value. Many new features
will be introduced to render the affair
a complete and comprehensive repre-
sentation of the science, art and skill OF
every civilized people on the globe
For more than o year past multi
tude of workmen have been constant
" employed on the building In
which this vast international union is
to take place, and the utmost pains are
being taken to prepare for the suitable
accommodation and display of the vast
bulk of material furnished by exhibit
ors. Exhibitions of this kind, inviting
the generous rivalry of all nations, have
vast practical utility and lead to the
interchange of the most valuable in
ventions, discoveries and opinions in
every department Of Art. Every na-
ton participating in this gigantic
fair will receive and impart many ideas
that mnst greatly promote universal
enlightenment and progress. Nor is
the moral effect less striking and inn
portant. Nations thas met fcr peace
full purposes cannot fail to lose some
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26
Votes OH the Passage Of the heg'stra-
tiou Inv.

The vote in the House on the
passage of the Registration Law
stood yeas, Al; mays 8. In the SEN
ate Oh a motion to suspend the
rules for the immediate passage OF the
bill, the vote stood yeas Il; nays .; the
majority was barely sufficient to sus-
pend. three -fourths being required.
Isis due to our representatives in the
House of Delegates, Messrs. BIcKEL,
BRowN and LAMB, that the people
shonld learn of their firm and constant
opposition to the outrageous Registra-
tion Law passed yesterday. They ad-
hered to their post of duty and fought
the measure. to the last, and although
conscious that their efforts were
futile. they did not hesitate
TO place themselves on record,
and cast their votes against
the bill. Our Senator, Captain ANDREW
WILSON, appears to have voted with
the majority to suspend the rules in
order that the bill might be put upon
its passage. but upon the final vote his
name does no. appear. We are there
fore unable to state from the record
whether he opposed ors favored the
measure.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26

thing of that prejudice and national
conceit which SO often lead to misunder-
standings and disputes. In this respect,
the Paris exposition will be productive
of incalculable good. There will be
such a concourse of visitors from all
quarters of the world, at the open
ing of the Exposition, as Paris
has never witnessed in all her
strange history and vicissitudes. The
United States will be fully represented,
and as many of the ocean steamers in
tend making special arrangements for
the transportation of visitors, crowds Of
Americans will find their way to the
French Capital next summer, who, I'M
der ordinary circumstances, would have
deemed such an expedition impossible.
Much American gold will go with them,
but it is to be hoped we shall receive
an equivalent in enlarged views and
new ideas.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-26

The Huntsville, Alabama, Indepead-
ent says that the wonder of the whole
city is a singular photograph taken Of
the north yard of the court house and
square, in which may be seen very
distinct outline of q human head ap-
pearipg above the parapet Of tall,
we'll finished building, rising above the
tops Of the trees, in the northeast cor
ner of the square. This is o wonderful
phenomenon, and what is known as .
mirage must have existed in the atmos-
phere at the time. But from where the
reflection came, whose head is photo
praphed there, and where the original
efthat fine house, who can tell' On tho
morning this was taken, there must have
been strange shapes and objects in the
air. or in the clouds, for in . picture
taken of the upper or southern front, .
fence similar to that around the court
house is daeaerreotyped, running into
the basement windows, seemingly, and
two or three woll formed trees appear
in . space whore thsre arc none IN the
yard. 1t ID all very wonderful.