Litchfield enquirer., 1867-07-11
Rights of Maiorities.

Our readers will recollect that on Tues day of last week the Democrats of the House effected a postponement of the Mid dletown election case by a secession. On Wednesday the discussion was renewed and they again commenced fllibustering to stave off a final vote. MT. Graves of this town. seemed to take the lead in the matter we quote his opening speech from the Courant report:
 :, MI. Graves, (exctedly. .)-Mr. Speaker, gave the gentleman from the other side notice ycster day that If our proposition to refer this matter te the supreme court was rejected We would resort tc parliamentary tactics to prevent the injustice winch they contemplated. I renew the notice now that will resort to every means in my power tc prevent vote. Voices on the Democratic side l That's 1t, Graves.")"
 It was but short time since this gentle man opposed submitting the question of taxing the income of U. s. bonds to the Supreme Court, and since that court refus ed to give an opinion in the case We are ut loss to understand, therefore, how the refusal of the House to do exactly what MT Graves thought in similar case they ought not to do, afforded the least excuse for the bullying style he adopted in this debate.
 After further discussion MT. Graves pro- ceeded
 Any gentleman may deny any intention on hi. own part to hllhustef, or to staVe of this nucs tfo4' but aa fpf myself say that We have tried te hAEp Fhe right prevail aud justice be done We ar s''oN 'A0 1eoa'inh anu our arguments have not '"AN t''IeI the ether aide ef the House, and now ast shts "tll f@atft to any moN oment to accom- elAsh Ffse etia, II eaa by leaving this House lr'ste t5 "tREeaF QalIDta ta transact business MI lt|tNe >tEtea aEpuna hnn of |" Good! "6oodi" nV@v<NvE stH eeloNe II ahN r2te is ever arrived tb a4>t Svt N~ss Ha ae"a, the Governor will yett f 'ABa 94La tAI 5ESe yua hesIee that YOU will hays 5ae 444aFtoA back he4e as AbA. Mi Graves snak, "tJh 8Eest5 svheH4eRee sp(l was eseoafAsea bS tho HA@lA3eEz HA h4s StcEAlgy1
 i 1t havsa8 oeeA charged that the object ol the be@ocFa5s 1t ssavtpg of the vote til aSteE the Eth was so set Starr installed iate 'p1hce.
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 Monday 4aes Tuesday were proposed by the Re 9aahcaas fer caAIax the tual votl, bu, Mir. Graves 4vo+I 4ecep5 eeLShSr and after a long, rayuS :QlIQGGv anl great confusion of motions il WAS vvGeG t9 av the matter the table until Wednes- i4x next and take the vote on the main question AG U M. on that day.
 Mr. Ives said that he regretted the course of the member from Llrchheld, (Graves.) He regretted It not only on account of the delay of business on account of the reputation of the gentleman himself, which could not but suffer from the fac tious and unreasonable course which he had pur- sued. (Applause.) He regretted that that mem- Der should place himself in such an unfavorable light before the people of the State and especially his constituents.
 It is only when we remember that the Democracy have done at least two thirds of the speaking of the session; that they have been treated with uniform courtesy by the majority; and that one of their number, and one of the rabidest Copperheads in the State, has just been nominated by Repub- lican caucus and elected by Republican Senate, Judge of the Superior Court; that we can properly estimate the outrageous and inexcusable discourtesy of their con. duct, in the debates of Tuesday and Wednes day. We hope the majority will remember that they too have rights.