Litchfield enquirer., 1869-04-08
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 The Republicans of Connecticut have won a magnificent victory! They have elected their State ticket, three out of four Congressmen, made gain of two in the Senate aasd have probably about their ma iority of fast year in the House. The most satisfactory part of the transaction, howev. CT, is the annihilation of Dixon in the First and of Babcock in the Second Congress- ionM Districts. We believe it every mans duty to leave party whenever he thinks that party wrong; but when he holds an important office given him by his party, and takes that office oyer with him to the enemy. it may be safely set down in nine cases out of n,not as change of opinion, but as treason '- The infamy of Benedict Arnold consists, hot ih his change of sides, but in his attempt to take over West Point with him. Babcock took his Custom House; Dixon, his Senatorship. To that, and !td their greediness for immediate re- warl, from their new allies. they owe their defeat.
 Yet we should not do justice to our own convictions if,ye did not make 8 marked distinction between these two men. We believe Babcock, after all, an honest man Aan extremely weak man all will admit. perhaps greatly swayed by his personal in- terest-but nevertheless sincere in his new born hatred of Radicalism beyond any thing Of which Mir. Dixon was ever cspa- ble.. Then, too, he took nothing from us we could have kept. Even had he remain cd true to his old principles, turn coats enough couldshave been found to take his office. Moreover, he had the decency not to make wholesale displacement of his Republican subordihates. but to retain nearly all in their places till the close of his term. 'A'"-i'A'a '-'i aA ''o.''- 4 s-'- '-''a~ TThe defeat of Mir. James Dixon is, we take itj asfinaiity. He can hardly survive the conclusive verdict his fellow citizens have rendered in his case. We can think ofinuch to say of him that is bad, and of but one thing in his favor: He is unques- tionably gentleman, courteous and pleas ing in manner even to those who despise his political character most heartily. .6f- -sThs defeat of Gov. English is matter of by no means the same importance as the completes destfactiond of the race of Bab- Cocks ana Dixons.1 The amiable and esti- mable gentleman who has performed the not extremely atdnous executive duties of this State Ig goes sa, out of office with many strong personal friends and no personal enemies. He has of late allowed himself to become mixed up with the Gallagher Babcock:Register ring in . way that has greatly yfdiminished,e ifinot destroyed, his political prestige. He ran for Governor just one time too many szcQ s9g.s4T
 The most astounding victory of the cam paign. however, is the smashing of Gala gher. He has been ''walloped" on what he would term his ..'natiye heath, ," and much good may it do him. New Haven owes itindrectly to.hin that she has an excellent Mayor We dol don't imagine ir any one else can blow that old copper State Central Gommitteep bpgle as he used to, but somebody else will probably have to ny. syAG vI1rs7siqagoo 1stiafQs.4 Ns0sFasiH sssl
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 h0- Victor Hugo. in his new novel backs up the opinion1of Macaulay regard ing William Penn: "s' '''e ''''s.@ ssga3 sAnsEnglaqd, under Jeffreys, after the tragical i4oYentqre qf Monmouth, many q lord and gentle mon was decapitated and quartered. These vic- ums len wives and daughters-widows and or pnanei whom James II. presented to the Queen snls Nlis; rIhe Queen sold these women to William Tenn, ls, Mnasas surprising is, not that James II. should have sold these women, but that William fenn should have bought theiia The barnain hv Penn is excused or explained herein thai Penn having desert to SOW with men, had need Tof Momen. nhe women were part of his implements fEbesedadies were a good thing for her qracions majesty the Queen. Tho young ones hronchf d high price. One has the uncomfortable sensa of . c0npieatsd scandal, in reflecting that Penn nrob- .ablyi the old Dueheses very cheap."5 1 IT,
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