Litchfield enquirer., 1876-07-20
Gov. JeweIl's Removal,

conduct that drove Mir. Bristow out of his cabinet to it's legitimate conclusion in the removal of Postmaster Gov. Jewell. It has been long known that there was reform and an anti-reform party in the cabinet; that Brisow and Jewell were of favoring alternately the one party and the other. We are compelled to believe, from his later action. that his sympathies have all along been with the anti.reformers. There was time, indeed, when he appar- ently cherished some expectation of a second renomination, when the reformers had it all their own way; butit soon be- came manifest that the popularity of MT. Bristowls reforms in the Treasury and of Mir. Jewell's reforms in the Postoffce De- partment enured only to the personal ad- vantage of those gentlemen and not to the glory of Grant. The disgrace of. Belknap and the narrow escape of Babcock further embittered the President against policy that was making it very uncomfortable for his personal friends and even throwing grave suspicion on himself
 Whatever may have been the Presidents desire for reform, it has not survived the Babcock trial, and h1s own retirement from the list of presidential candidates for 1876. He has mated Bristow ever since, and his dislike of Bristow has made him finally determine also on the thorough uprooting of the reform element from his administration. No doubt he liked Jewell personally, but Jewell reminded him of Bristow; he had made himself obnoxious to the corrupt rlng that surrounds the president: he was an anomaly in Gamer onized cabinet and he had togo in spite of the presidents personal liking.
 We have seen with extreme regret this recent yielding of the President to the evil influences which have made his ad- ministration bad and an unpopular one. It seemed, at one time, as if he had profit cd by early blunders and as if the last years of his last term would entitle hlm to the credit of success in civil as well as in military administration. It is now evi dent that this IS not to be the case. The last days of Grant are more evil even than the first. We have never believed that he is himself corrupt man, but we must acknowledge that he has allowed himself to become the associate and tool of as corrupt and selfish lot of politicians as were ever gathered in our national capital.
 The return of ex-Postmaster Gen. Jew ell to his Native State on Monday, was the occasion of general ovation to this worthy officer. At Bridgeport the Grand Army of the Republic met him at the sta tion. At New Haven, Mayor Lewis and other prominent citizens without distinc- tion of party escorted him to the hotel. where splendid collation. was served, and speeches were made by Gen. Merwin, Mayor Lewis. MT. Patterson and others.
 A dense crowd was assembled at Meri- den and Mir. Jewell was welcomed by Hon. O. H. Platt and made short reply.
 At Hartford there was magnificent turn out. Mayor Sprague welcomed him at the station. The city militia and companies from New Britain, Manchester, and Rockville. with the Governors Foot Guard escorted him from the station, amidst enormous crowds of citizens, to his resi- dence. There was great display of fire- works, and great enthusiasm. At the Governors residence there was music and an address of welcome from MT. H. 0. Robinson, to which MT. Jewell responded in his usual happy manner. The recep- ton which he receives at home is not on- ly great honor to Mir Jewell, but stlnging rebuke to President Grant.
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 l Sunday of last week was the day ap- pointed in the Congregational churches for the preaching of discourses relative to the local history of those churches. Some of these dlscourses seem to have been very interesting. as we'll as instruc- tive, and the matter thus gathered will be l of much value to the future historian. | St. NICHOLAS contains Frontispiece- "Jeanette and Jo;" The Bear at Appel dore; Midsummer and the Poets Cllus. ); The Queen of the Moles; Windsor Castle; Spinning and Weaving; The Boy Emi- grants (continued); The House that Jack Built Cllus.); Some Funny Summer Yer. ses. Short Articles, Poetry, etc.
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 The wicked Winsted News speaks thus lightly of the Goshen celebration:
 Goshen rather outdid its rural neigh
 bors by issuing programme of some l2 pages, containing it is said in some official capacity the name of almost every adult int the town. It's citizens submitted man. fully to the oration and the reading of the Declaration-but what forbearance and fortitude may not be expected of a people who cherish in their midst and are in dai- ly converse with poets like D. 0. Kill
 bourne and paragraphists like "H. NJ
 Among the relics on exhibition were .
 revolutionary whiskey bottle, and piece
 of liberty pole erected in Goshen in 1776
 pewter platter made in England in the
 days of Richard the Third, a brass clocl
 made in 1738. ancient coins, etc.
 Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina