Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-15


 construction misbehaved, after the man. ner of most Carpet Bagging bodies, and increased the State debt about ten mil lions; most of which, no doubt, was stolen As just and natural consequence the Republicans were thrown out of power in 1870, and Democratic legislature chos- en. This legislature showed decidedly reaetionary tendencies; and undertook to override the State constitution, to put stop to the Republican system of public education, and to protect the Ku Nux. Their projects took the form of constitutional amendment which was offered to the people in the fall of Fl, and rejected by an overwhe1m- ing majority. The simple truth is that North Carolina is doubtful State; that the parties there have been alternately successful; and that the present election indicates nothing like Greeley "tidal wave" sweeping over the South. Nor can we see any ground for the Democratic as- sertion that the State will go for Greeley in November. Admitting that Republi- cans have made greater exertions than they are like to make in November, they have the prestige of victory; while the Democracy, who have also done their best, have the Encouragement of defeat
 One of the most cheering indications of 
 the North Carolina contest is the unex- pected strength Republicanism develops among Southern whites. The returns from the eastern counties, where the blacks are chiefly located, gave rise to the general belief that the State had gone Democratic; but the western counties, peopled almost exclusively by whites, polled so large Republican vote as to upset all calculations founded upon the usual comparison of returns.
 There are the usual charges of fraud that follow closely contested elections. The Democrats threaten to contest Cald- wells election, while MT. Settle, the Re- publican candidate in the 9th Cong. Dist. considers himself defrauded of his cleo tion. With no effective law of registra- tion and no provision for the keeping ot votes for recount, such election contests are not like to be very profitable. The World of August 4th pays the following compliment to the Republican candidate for Governor, which is not like to be un- deserved:
 There are rumors of pressure from this place upon the North Carolina Rad ical committees to bring about some final hocus-pocus ofEhe canvass, by which the majority for Merrimon may be whittled down to less than nothing. But there are great difficulties in the way, ,and the great est is understood to he the decided hon esty of Caldwell. AU accounts represen tue Radical candidate Gs being Gn ina practically upright aud respectable s0r l of man utterly unlike Pool, and one who l will not countenance the devices by whicl his party has heretofore saved itself so often in the Southern States.
 | &On Wednesday of last week, quite { number of prominent Democrats and Lib sral Republicans met at Hartford to or ganize for the campaign. Among the lat ter were Judge McCurdy, Messrs. s. c Fessenden, J. G. Perkins, David A Wells, Gen. Ely, T. K. Belknap, O. D Case. Letters were read from Messrs Chas. Adams, John Churchill, Wm. H Noble, and others. They appointed State committee. with I. H. Bromley a chairman, whose names will be found ol our first page. We extract the followin, from the Courant sketches of some O the more prominent persons present.:
 JOHN KRNDR1cK of Waterbury. A thor oughbred liberal republican, who con ] tributed more to the election of repub lican member of congress from the secon, district for two terms than any man Ii the NaugatticK valley. An unselfsh an, devoted admirer of Greeley.
 ls JAMES F. BABCoCK of New Haven. Tn earliest liberal republican in Connecticut l.Went it alone till joined by Edward Spi cer Cleveland in 1868. Governed who'll by principle.
 | SETH s. LOGAN, of Washington. Lat democratic comptroller of Connection. Also actuated by principle; goes for Gree ley because of the Tribune's attacks O the lobby. A very high-toned liberal re publican.
 EDWARD w. SEYMOUR, of Litchfield Talked of as the, democratic candidate fo governor last spring. An original Thon as H. Seymour and Greeley man. One C the most earnest liberal republicans in th western part of the state. ' I THOMAS M. WALLER, of New LondoI Late Democratic secretary of the stat. Somewhat cratic, but governed by pri1 ciple altogether. Was one of the origins liberal republicans; some doubt in his ow dmin whether the democratic party ever e l isted. s4s a a y i s-lls- ;. sa4at 1 ISAAC H. BROMLEY, of Hartford. .Neve I a Democrat until Greeley joined that pal .l ty. In this gathering is associated, wit Logan, Waller, ct. al against whom b 4 has long entertained strong suspicion of -
 It is sad to notice that Messrs. Seymou and Bromley are the only persons nc "actuated by principle" of some kind The most enthusiastic prophecies were il dulged in. Windhams County was SC down for 800 Greeley majority; Litchfiel county for 1,0O0; Waterbury, TOO; Bridge Iport, 1,0o0. Well. if unbounded conf dence could have beaten the Republics party in Connecticut, it would have don it '1ong, long ago" @ j Enfield has been claimed as one of tn towns'in which Greeley has made grea m inroads on the usual Republican strength lne Venrant says that the Republica Islscaslons, there, are moro than made u Dy Democrats who have come out fo