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Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
.Usurpations and Unconstitutional, Revol-
 utionary and void.''

Such are the plain words of the Demo- cratic Platform regarding the Reconstruct ed State Governments. And to avoid mis- construction Gen. Francis P. Blair was nominated on that platform, because he had few days before declared in pub lished letter that it would be the duty of a Conservative President to disperse those governments by force! Gen. Grant, on the other hand, gave expression to the views oi his party and the dictates of his own heart in the memorable sentence, "Let us Have Peace" On the issue, thus clearly defin- ed, tke campaign was bitterly fought out in Kentucky, Vermont, Maine, Pennsylva' mia, Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska and West Virginia. The reactionary Democracy were terribly beaten.
 Now comes change of scene and an at tempt at stage effect. Honest Frank Blall is showed aside, almost off his platform and, to the music of the majestic periods of the World, smooth Horatio Seymour en ters in priestly robes to play with due sol emnity the part of Supreme Pontiff, and
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Res~ We in New York are not panic stricken. -1Hlen Belmont aud ScIeR.
 The Democratic masses are firm, ,unhinch- ing and confident. - Gallagher.
 The J. D. A. will meet on Saturday night ds uSuaL-SentineL.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
LORD, ANY THING!"-The (

cd C61 LORD, ANY G!'-The Old Maids prayer was weak and spiritless pe- tition compared with the fervent supplica- ti>a,>a~.Ae-- hasnaarsax -iast nr4t nr4tv,4 The World has been especially exercised. It first prayed for an "event." The pre- else event indicated didn't happen, but Governor Seymour took the stump, and that was something. Then it wrestled hard for victory. The election in West Virginia was its last chance. The first returns in- dicated reduced Republican majority. Thereupon the Wor1d fairly whooped with delight, and talked over all its last years nonsense about tidal waves, Sc. Finally the returns came in, showing Republican majority of over 4,00O in the State, every Republican Congressman elected, and Q clear Republican majority in both branch es of the Legislature. Thus the Democra- cy have to fall back on Kentucky, the only Democratic State the fall elections have de- veloped. Their luck forcibly reminds us of an anecdote that appeared in last Fri days World =
 "Have you driven the geese, Tom ?" asked you watered 'em, Tom? ?" 'Yes." "Have you 'em, Tom?" "Yes." "How ~ manv oa are eodmsea there Tom?" One, sirl"
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
BANTAM FALLS, Oct. 23d 1868.
EDITOR ENQUIRER,

EDITOR ENQUIRER,
 Dear Sr:-In your yesterday paper you say the flag raised at this place, on Tuesday last, was the identical banner formerly purchased by the people of this place for public occasions. There you are mistaken; the flag was purchased for the occasion. The flag you speak of belonging to this Society is in my possession and has been for the past two years and ready for any public occasion, but not for any politi cal party of whatever color.
 Yours Respectfully
 F. CROssMAN
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

THE WORLDS COMPLIMENTS TO MR, BIA1R.-It has accordingly been common practice of pOliti- cal parties to take candidate for Vice President whom they did not consider quite orthodox Gen eral Blair as Vice President if elected would have less power to determine those issues than & frac. tious sheriff in the middle of Mississippi might.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Da Andrew Johnson is out in one of his interminable letters-on the finances. Isn't it little cool of Judas Iscariot to com- plain of the bag" he ca,vies?
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
MARRIEl).

At the Congregational Church in New Preston, October 13th by the Rev. Will liam Bassett, MT. Bruce O.. Hatch of New Milford, to Miss Katie Dayton, daughter of Isaac Dayton of Kent. No cards.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
voTB!!!I

Let us redeem Connecticut! Let every honest man, every patriot. record his vote against Murder 'Repudiation and Fraud, next Tuesday
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

ssy4s The La Crosse Democrat has ter rife cut representing CoLfac staying Demo crats with an enormous bowie knife It is rumored that Brick has taken contract for Sabbath School Scripture illustrations after election. We look for stunning wood cuts representing Abel smashing Cain Moses planting his ''left" firmly between Pharaoh's ''peepers;' St. John with his right foot or Herod Agrippas throat, and inserting an IS inch bowie under the fifth rib of Pontins Pii;lte!
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

D. M- Indiana violently Radical Indiana, gives Radical majority of 931. We gice ,tp Mis Slate to their full strength in the late election and that Seymour can run no better than Hendricks. Penn. syvania sce do not gire up and our people in that faith and increased yigor.-Danbary Times
 Enough coffee left in Wallace's pot to give an ancient look to 10000 or 15,O9O more forged naturalization papers, eh?
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
Murder 1! Perjury. Fraud l

Citizens of Connecticut The Democra- cy hope to carry Southern States by assas- sinating and intimidating white and black Unionists. They hope to carry Central States by fraudulent naturalizations, obtain ed through perjury. They hope to carry Western States by preaching fraud and re- pudiation. Will you be their accomplices?
 sS The World has published good many we'll written articles-some of them excellent for high school C. Imposjtons-others sound upon Demo- cratic principles and still others that were better fitted for Radical journal. The controlling minds of Me World do not seem to be scel settled ia pol- cal conctctions.- -HarJord Times.
 Now the trouble seems to us to be that the World is little too we'll settled in its political convictions. It knows that Sev- mour and Blair cannot be elected, and says so. That conviction is rather com mon one nowadays in the Democratic party.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
DIED.

In Gaylordsville, Oct. 21st, Minnie A. Graves, wife of Rollin H. Cook of New York.
 In Cornwall, October 1S69 at the resi- dence of her son-in law, H. M. Hart, Es- ther Judson, native of Woodbury. aged 95 years and months.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

George 0. Hitchcock of New Preston, has sold one of his Ashland colts to New Londone for 5000.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29
nsA The Bridgeport Farmer rages against

aAThe Bridgeport Farmer rages against 'carpet baggers' more venomously than ever,as election approaches:
 Largely made up of vagrants from the worst portion of our cities and of discharged convicts from the penitentiaries and State prisons, these carpet-6aggers are melting arimosities and outra- ges at the South for political effect
 50 far from this being the truth, the ''car- pet basgers" are mostly discharged Union soldiers They are not afraid to advocate the election of Gen. Grant, but would hard ly "incite' the outrages that cost them their own lives.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

na- The late Radical majorties of 100, 900 in Ohio and 3o,OOO in Pennsylvania, are year by year growing less and are now cut down to very small proportions.-H. TGntes.
 "Year by year growing less!' Last year we had but 5000 majority in Ohio, and Pennsylvania went Democratic by 900. This year we have 1s,OOO in the former. and 10000 in the latter. We are willing our majocities should keep right on, "year by year growing less' at that rate.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

ss- The oldest son of Stephen A. Douglas hay ing been wheedled into the support of Grant. the Radicals make great noise it, just as if de- generate sons were novelty in this country Farmer.
 wicked lick at John Q. Adams.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

BgH The recuperative powers of the Sentinel are wonderful. Although it's edi- tor confesses to ''certain measure of dis appointment at the result of the elections, !" he has recovered sufficiently to take to his slate and pencil, and in arithmetic he finds a never failing relief. In short, our mod ern Job gets off his ash-heap, chucks his potsherd into a neighbours garden, and tells Eliphaz, Bildad, ,Zophar, Rufus Smith, Solon B. Johnson and the rest of his com forters, that ''boils can be overcome with proper effort" adding that, after all, ''there isn't going to be much of shower"
 At best, however, the editor of the Senti- neI is barely philosophical; whereas, an s occasional chap from the cheerful De- mocratic locality of Wolcotville, is down. right enthusiastic. Hear him.
 Politics arc quiet on the surface but belo, Me crust red hot. Tine Democracy wide awake and fight of friends made in the October Elections, and the handsome gains in Congressmen. * November will finish [ColfaXI and Jesse's most promising son, Hiram Ulysses.
 Think what Democratic volcano the Republicans of Wolcottville are living over without knowing it! Yet they seem conf dent!
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Hs" We reprinted last week an extract from the report of Gen. Frank Bairs St Louis speech in the exact words of the As sociated Press dispatch. Thereupon ou IT amiable friend of the .SsatineI remarks:
 Our neighbor'5 reputation for veracity would stand better if he would occasionally tell the truth. Gen. Blair made no such remark in St. Louis or elsewhere.-SeltineI.
 What on earth do you expect to do with that temper of yours after Nov. 3d, Cor poral Take our advice and bottle it down at about p. m. of that day, and don't take the cork out for a fortnight at least.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

n4- So completely have our opponents side been driven from the field upon these points, that they now find that it is necessary til change ther front ece of datAe is c dangerous Ming g'-Horatio Se,,- meo,i's Rocheste, Speech.
 It is shrewdly suspected that Gov. Sey- mour was at the bottom of the Worlds re- markable proposition for change of can- didates. If so, he has been pretty thorough ly " admonished" from all sides "that change of front on the eve of battle is dangerous thing"
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29


 Bs2g" It seems that our information re- garding the Democratic flag at Bantam was incorrect. See how the Sentinel gives it to us:-
 We scarcely know which to admire most in the above the mpudence of it's author in misrepresen- tation or his meannesr in attempting to shield the perpetrators of such an act, matter under what circumstances 1t was committed. The flag, which was cut down was new flag, purchased in New Haven last Friday, and was the private property of the club. It is much smaller flag than the ono mentioned above and could not have been mista- ken for 1t. But even if the facts were Os the EN- oUIRER states, the deed was despicable one, and IS only excelled in meanness by the attempt to ex- cuse it.-Sentinel
 The process of fermentation is a fa- miliar one First, vinous; then, acetous Some such effect the J. D. A. seems to have on our friends temper. The political fer mentation of Saturday night becomes vim egar in the next Sentinel
 The editor of that Journal trains with the Jackson Guard. He has seen its cap tain control his temper Can't he follow great example?
 LITcHF1ELD.-The unterrifed raised seymour ano blatr nag on IueSuay. JlIn hogan, QeSeft- CT from the Union army manipulated one end of the rope, and the Hon. Mike Bray the other. The latter gentleman labored under some dlsadvan- tage, as his face and eyes were badly marked and swollen-the result of rough handling by Mrs. Bray. It is but justice to Mrs. Bray, to say that the Hon. Mike commenced assault upon her. when with true womanly spirit she resisted him, and left her mark upon nina pair of black eyes - WinSted Herald.
 We are sorry to notice propensity to libel on the part of the Litchfeld cores. pondent of the Winsted Herald Mir. Bray is representative man. He has addressed Democratic meetings in this place with great effect, and did much to give charac. ter to the first parade of the Jackson Guard. An unpleasant rumor having aris- en regarding the part he played in that af- fair, he assured us, few days afterwards, that he had been no more intoxicated on that occasion, than he was at that gery mo- ment-a statement which we were inclined to believe, was strictly correct
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Weekly Register for Oct 24 shows extraor- dinary skill in the location of it's election is summary estimating our majorities thus: "In Ohio it will be about 12,O00;" in Pa, "they may possibly have l,Oo0;" in
 Ind, 'it is doubtful if they have any" Under the head Photographic" we find the latest telegrams just ten days old, leaving Ind. in doubt, and giving us Pa. by 5000. But in an inconspicuons place and small
 type, is third statement admitting some psfsfen ths near the truth t is planlAy, a4&
 tion.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Bag~ The Democratic papers of this State still profess some vague hopes of electing Seymour and Blair It is not a little amusing to look back to their proph- ecies before the October elections In it's issue of Oct. 10, the N. Haven Weekly Register estimated as folows:-
 INDIANA.-"The vote of the State next Tuesday, will probably reach 375,O)O, and large portion of the new votes will be cast in favor of Governor Hendricks. We do not believe that he can be de- feated."
 OH1o;-''The State is very evenly divided be- though the Radicals had the better chance To- day the chances of the two parties exactly re- versed." -
 PENNsYLvANIA.-''The State will give us a Dem- ocratic majority of not less than ten thousand Ecen G,'eely gices up'
 The closing sentence is peculiarly rich and Registerian.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

aa- Towards may go to the rear-the OLD GUARD steps forward firmly to the front!-Dem. &dte Gen. t'al C0na., per J. Gallagher.
 An apt illustration but not original with "Kill 'em D-n 'em." On the 22d of May last, Hon. JOHN COTTON SMITH of Sharon, wrote 6 letter to the La Crosse Democrat from which we extract the following:-
 "I wish to say to your three thousand subscrib- CTS in Connecticut that the State Convention for the election of delegates to the National Demo- cratic Convention is called for the 9th of June and that every man of them should do his best to se- OUT by the Belmont bond-holding clique, but % sa tor ute monaiaation of one of Me 'OLD GUARD" acho stood by the Consultation during the hottest pe- rtod 0f Llncoln's atrocious despotism
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

H1- Our neighbor of the ENQUIRER is evidently very sore about what he calls the OHickox joke Sentinel.
 Then verify our friend must have the soul of Q Ku Klux to aggravate us so con- tinually! We set our devil at the statistics of the institution" a short time since He reports as follows:
 "Joke discovered March 18th, 1868. First ap- pearance in the Sentinel March 14th. Patent ob- tained March 2Sth. Appeared 143 times in all be- ing an average of 4 times to each number of the Sentinel If no changes occur in the management of the Sentinel of the ENQUIRER till 1900; it will have appeared exactly 2,8ll times."
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Ha- Indiana is moving determnedly into the Democratic ranks.-Haitford Times.
 You mean that Kentucky is moving de- terminedly" into Indiana, perhaps? Hence our majority is small, but it is decisive
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

REPUDIAT1oS.-One of the best expo. snres of the short-sighted folly, as we'll as the dishonesty of Democratic financial schemes, is to be found in Mir. Motley's speech on our first page.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

THE GROWTH OF ISLANDER. If anvbod, is thorough master of the art of butch ering mans reputation it is the editor ot the Sentinel. A fortnight since, in speak. ing of the prizes awarded after the eyer- memorable first parade of the Jackson Guard, he said:-
 We hear much indignation expressed in certain quarters that musician Hickox (hired for the oc- casion only) was not honored in similar way for his extraordinary performance on the fife.
 Now, Father Matthew couldn't have stood up under the double islander of having been in that procession, ,and of having played that fife! Even our old friend Rev. s. H. Platt would have wilted under it! No wonder then that after his internal i- misrepre- sentation had been in circulation for a week, our neighbor was enabled to make the following cool statement:
 The impression very generally prevails that the editor of the Enquier has the deiriuna tremens.
 We are almost driven to exclaim with Tony Weller, Ivy vornt there a Alleybi, Sammy, " vornt there Alleybi?''
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Na- And now the Radicals have another sensa- tion The Democratic State Central Committees of South Carolina and Georgia have declared in favor of qualified negro suffrage ill those States. This wilt probably bo taken indication that the Democrats of the South are still rebels and as showing division in the ranks of the party.-ReJ- istel'.
 ''fhis will probably be taken as an indi- cation" that the rebels in question have heard from Ohio, Pa. Ind. and Nebraska.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

ieeoio HIS Fote TOT UflnC ana COltaX! ~~
 GsasA In its account of the Falls Villooe Mass meeting the Danbury 1Gnses says of the speech of Hon. John Cotton Smith,
 The President began the speaking with few excellent remarks delivered ,oM tue pu,.gency pe- cuttar Co hino.
 Did MT. Smith repeat his "peculiar pun- gency'' of the 22d May last?
 " " Weah, tinsid, po1Hicians, LIKE SEYMOUR OF NEw YORK, a'sd Pake1' of Nec Jersey, acyto qcould do "oting but accept Me situation, gold interest untaxed bonds: standing armies, Southern negro suffrage, and every abomination of the African party ore 0t hte candidates Co naeet is a,cfA cri- s's of nte Natton's fate To succeed with them would be TO ctctory; to be defeated, an eoe,last- 1ag disgrace'
 A pretty certain chance of everlasting disgrace!'
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

ns- The course of the N Y, World in recom- mending change of base" on the part of the Democracy We hear almost universally condemn ed and denounced ill this part of the State Some eoen look upon t as dn dct ot tredchery The least that can be said of it is that it is exceedingly inn polite. The Democrats, firm in the conviction of the justice of their cause, thoroughly united and determined to fight out the battle. The or ganization that has survived through victory and defeat for more than half century, will always be found with it's face to the enemy. Close up the ranks, let no falter, push on with renewed de- termination, and victory may yet be won.-Seai- 1lel.
 Thus the Sentinel switches off from the World, and probably couples with the Demo- crat Na Crosse and N. Y. So it's readers will get hashed Brick instead of hashed $ Mar for the worse, we fear; still, "red-hot" Sentinel would certainly be novelty.
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

Redeem Connecticut next Tuesday. It IS III your power to do so. Let every man who wants Peace, Honesty and Free Speech record his vote for Grant and Colfax! ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1868-10-29

aaE~ Dr. Ward sends his compliments to his old associate of the Sentinel and sug- gests that the Democratic ''organ" reprint for the benefit of it's party, his hymn com 
 'I would not live alway, ask not to stay"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-06
HOW TO BUILD A CoRN-CRIB.

1t is asked how to build ra'-proof corn
crib have one that has stood for over
twenty years, and has never had rat, and
but one mouse in it to my knowledge-Pos1S
ten or eleven feet long and eigat inches
square mortice two feet from one end for
side and end sils,two inch mOrtice with tusk.
Taper post from sill to the end by hewing Of
inside until the end is reduced to four inches
diameter, make smooth with draw-knice, and
nail on tin smooth half way down TO end, be>
low the sill. Let sills be eight inches square,
also end tie them and the ralter plates strong
with moderate inner ties. Brace well, and
lath up and down with three quarter inch
lath dovetail or counte7sink ioIsts cross
wise; lay the foor, and board up the ends
with ungrooved boards let each bent be
twelve feet long, six feet wide at the sill, and
seven and half feet at the plate, with one
and half feet flor.and if full to peak, it will
hold two hundred and fifty bushels.
l never had an ear to spoil on account Of
the great width. II (preferred, lay the floor
with Iath or narrow boards, with loom for
ventilation. Each post should stand on stone
about three inches from the ground, and each
stone have foundation two feet square, and
below the frost.-Cor. american Institute
Farmers C,ub.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-06

FACTS WORTH REMENIBERING,-l 1t is worth
while Cor all farmers everywhere to remem-
ber that thorough culture is better than three
mortgages on their farm.
That an offensive war against weeds is
five times less expensive than a defensive
one.
That good fences always pay better than
lawsuits with neighbors.
That hay is a good deal cheaper made in
the summer than purchased in the winter.
That a horse that lays his ears back and
looks frightful when any one approaches him
is vicious. Don't buy him.
That crimping the feed Of latte1ing hogs is
a waste Of grain.
That over.fed fowls won't lay eggs.
That educating children is money lent at q
hundred per cent
That one evening spent at home in study Is
more profitable than ten in loungng about
country taverrs.
That cows should always be MIXED rcgu
larly.
That it is the duty Of every man to take
some good paper and pay for it.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-06

LET WELL ENOUGH ALoNE.-Whcn you
have good strawberry or raspberry which
suits your soil, don't throw 1t aside for any
new sort with a highsounding name and
high.sounding praise but stick to it, II
the new sort turns out to be real acquisition,
you can grow it if you like quite time enough
to enjoy any good qualities 1t may possess
We know of persons who are always chang
ing their varieties of small frults-always
experimenting-and are nearly always with
out good supply. In our experience Of a
series of years we have found the 'et-well-
enough-alone" policy to be the best. When
convinced that a new variety Of this or thai
was an Improvement, it was adopted and
recommended, and our readers We think vii
vouch for US that we have not often beer
mistaken. Germantown Telegraph.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-06

To DESTROY THE Cur WoRM.-The Prdc
ticaI Farmer says an excellent plan to keep
off the cut worm from corn, IS to drop about
a tablespoonful Of coarse salt on the top Of
the hill soon after planting. This is carried
down by the rains, and acts as a fertilizer,
besides killing the worm.
Salt is peculiarly obnoxious to this class
OF insects, and perhaps all classes. Instead
of putting the salt on the hill, some farmers
spread about eight bushels to the acre broad
cast, upon their cornfelds after plOwing in
and before narrowing. This is very profit
able application. Farmers should bear these
facts in mind when they plant corn in The
coming spring.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-05-06

Some Poor PRACTICE.-To attempt to fat
ten three hogs into 200 pounds Of pork, on
just as much feed as would keep two nicely
growing.
To estimate agricultural fairs as arrant
humbugs, and spend three days "every
month rowing the country at political meet"
ings.
To depend upon borrowing your neigh
bors' rakes, mowers. and all sorts Of ImpIe-
ments in haying and harvesting time.
To house up a thousand bushels Of grain,
waiting for rise, till one tenth has gone to
feed rats and mice, and the remainder Of it
smells like essence Of rat, and the price down
to forty per cent.
To plant out big orchard of fruit trees
with first thought of money making and
then leave them to do or die.
To keep two fancy five hundred dollar
horses, and pay six dollars day for team
TO plow.
II is positively poor practice to call Book
learning" all bosh TO ignore news and agri-
cultural papers, and attempt to keep an even
yoke with your neighbors by main strength
md stupIdness.