Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-18

representative in his place in Congress. Has he done it2 He has not. and he knows this as wellas his constituents. Why then return him. Let us have change. A new man will do better, We are entitled to be ] represented. South Carolina, during the hottest days of the rebellion. was better represented in Congress, than this District has been, the last eight years.
 say nothing now of the mode and man. ner by which Mir. Barnum has been four times elected. I say nothing now of the lavish expenditure of money which found US way into every nook and corner of this District, and into the pockets of every man who would sell himself to his SUD- port. That is a chapter by itself. But this much I may say: There is nothing in the whole history of the Republican party that can begin to compare with it in its debasing, demoralizing, and corrupt ing Influence upon public morals MT. Barnum may care nothing about this. He may regard it as of little or no importance how he is elected if he but succeeds. I'm moral and reprehensible as his prior cleo tions have been, the object of change is now sought upon the ground of his non- attendance upon his legislative duties. I would ask, I seriously ask, the honest and intelligent voters of the District to consid- CT these observations, and, on the first Monday in April. say, whether the 4sh Congressional District of Connecticut, shall or shall not be represented in the filth Congress.
 A CONSTITUENT.
 Dr. Robert Hub bard, of Bridgeport, the Republican nominee for Congress in this District is extremely popular in that place as was shown by his election to the
 legislature last spring although the town was heavily Democratic. It is & good nomination and if the many Democrats who are thoroughly disgusted with Mr.
 Barnum are not afraid to give expression to that feeling at the polls. there will be blessed change accomplished on the first Monday in April.
 LYONS, Ia, March 3d. MY DEAR EDIroR:-I will promise not to infict another letter upon you at this time, if you will just say that. the little s'Odre in my last should have had quota ] tion marks. T's0as 'tother teller.
 AU the swearing in this office is done ;n quotation marks. Still, such is the 'scuss- edness" of type that omissions will occur.
 The New Hampshire election proves not quite as complete Republican victory as was at first supposed. They have plu- rality for Governor and secure both branch es of the legislature (which gives them the State offcers), while the Democrats only carry a. majority of Congressmen. The vote was very heavy one and indicates that the Republican party is not quite 50 ''dead" as was imagined.
 Latin, the Bridgeport murderer, has been convicted of that crime and sentenc- ed to the State Prison for life.
 It IS pleasant to hear a good word spok- en of Congress it has been so much the | custom to abuse. The Washington cor respondent of the Springfield Republican makes the following memorable acknowl- l edgement regarding the House of Reprs- sentatives just dissolved:
 In point of fact, it was Congress which 1 possessed remarkable powers of resistance. We have not had one since Lincoln's first election that has rejected so many large sized jobs. Not single job of conse- quence got through. Of course few lit tie ones crept in, as they always do, but just look at the record, and see what l great schemes failed. Early in the session the friends of the Northern Pacific rail- road saw the hopelessness of their aid scheme, and abandoned it for the present. Tom Scott made long fight for his Tex as Pacific, but he was beaten in a House out of which 200 men were about to retire to private life. Such thing was aaever seen before in the annals of Congress.
 Gen. Hawley is stumping this district alter his old frank fashion. He is outs spoken against Third Terms, Force bills, and other follies of Washington Repubi- canism. about which so many Republican papers are afraid even to whisper. Republican Senatorial Convention. |
 SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
 The Republicans of the Sixteenth District held their Senatorial Convention at Woodbury on March 10th 1875.
 The organization was called to order at II a. m. by 0. l.. Hickox of the District Committee. Wm. Cothren was appointed chairman Pro tem.; H. P. Atwood, Secy.
 Committees upon. Credentials, Perma- nent Organization and Resolutions. were then appointed.
 The Committee upon Permanent Or ganization moved that the officers elected pc tenn. be made permanent. Adopted. Voted-To take an informal ballot which was done with the following result: Hon. Henry w. Peck of Bethlehem. IA Dea. Wm. Hopkins of Warren, Sl c. l.. Hickox of Washington 2l Total. 4 Toted-To take formal ballot: Hon. Henry W. Peck, 15 Dea. Wm. Hopkins, 6l Total. 21 Voted-That the nomination of Hon. Henry W. Peck of Bethlehem be made unanimous. Voted-That Wm. Cothren be appoint ed committee to inform Mir. Peck of his nomination. Toted-That we adopt the following resolutions: Resotved-That we hereby approve and 1 kIo