Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-30
Treason, an Hundred Years Ago.

 commencement of the Revolutionary wal proceedings of this kind for the forfeit. ure of the property of Tories who had actively assisted the royal forces invading the country. sift
 We give below specimen. found by Mr. Ransom in the files of .l779.sT This was the year.th town of Washington was incorporated, and the names signed to the complaint must have been those of her first board of selectmen:
 ..To Increase Moseley Esq, Justice | of the Peace for Lltchfield County comes Enos. Mitchell, Thomas Parmalee Jun'r, Joseph Guthrie, William Cogswell and Nathan Hicok Selectnae,a of the Town of Washington in Lltchfield County and Information make of and against Hiel Camp of Washington afores'd, for that the sd Hiel on or about the fifth Day of July A. D. 1777, Went and joined the British forces at New York and still re- mains with the Enemy in open Violation of the Laws of God and of this State (and sd Hiel left an Estate in sd Washington principally real Estate) and all the Con- duct of sd Hiel as aforesd is an Insult upon the Laws of this State and a fla grant Violation of the Peace and Welfare of this State-Wherefore we pray a urit may Issue to Summon the sd Hiel Camp to appear before the next County Court to be holden at Litchfiel for Litchfieid County to show reason if any he hath why his Estate as aforesd is not forfeit to the State and to be dealt with in the premises according to Law-Dated at Washington this 20th day of February. A. D.
 WM. CoGswELL.
 NATHAN HIcoK,
 ENos MITCHELL, Selectmen. THos. PARMALEE JR.,
 Jos. GUTHRIE
 To the Sheriff of Litchfield County his Deputy or either of the Constables of the Town of Washington in sd County Greeting.
 In tbe name of the Governor and Com pany of the State of Connecticut you are commanded to Summon HIel Camp of Washington to appear before the County Court to be holden at Litchfield for Litch- field County on the 4th Tuesday of March next then and there to show reason if any he hath why his Estate as aforesd is not forfeit to the State. Hereof fail not but due return make-Dated at Washing ton this 2Oth Day of February A. D. 1779.
 INCREASE MosELHY, Jus Peace. Washington. March the 2d. A. D. 1779,
 Then left true and attested Copy of this Complaint &c at the last Usnal Place of abode of the Within Named Hiel Camp.
 Test ABNER MosE1EY,
 Constable of Washington. Fees e1:4-O
 We see by an endorsement on the file that the estate proceeded against was de- clared forfeited, MT. Camp not thinking it best to appear in answer to the charge.
 Senator Conkling secured large maj ority of the delegation sent from New York to the national Republican conven- tion, but there was strong protest from large minority headed by Mr Geo. w. Curtiss. If the compliment of vote from his own state is any satisfaction to Mir. Conkling be will have it. but it is the nearest he is likely to aget to the presl- dency. His control of the State Conven- tion is an indication of the power of pat ronage. AS the sole Republican Senator from New York, he has the whole body of government officials in the city and most of those in the state bound to serve him in a matter of this kind. The party at large would have preferred some other man but his control of the office holders gave him substantial control of the con- vention.
 The Berkshire Courier announces the departure of it's editor for Florida No minally, we believe, he is in search of health really, he is in search of Pease of the Salisbury News, by whom he claims to have been dreadfully hbeled a few years since. The "code" iS still in force down there and we are in moment ary expectation of the news that Pease has perforated Rogers, or vfce versa We have prepared a first class obituary which will do justice to the fallen, denounce the atrocitY of blood-revenge. and refer to the similar national bereavement in the case of Alexander Hamilton. It will fit either party and we, are getting anxious to fill the blank where the name should go.
 The present political campaign would be great deal livelier if the state was larger. As matters now stand, is no use abusing Messrs. IngersolI and Robinson. Everybody would know the falsity of the charges and the thing would not pay. In a state like New York, however, it IS very different. There the Republican papers in the western part of the state can call | Tilden rascal with the certainly that many of their readers will believe it. Even the Sun has rural readers who put faith ir it's atrocious hbels on prominent Repub. licans Here in Connecticut, where every body knows everybody, it is considered safer journalism to pitch into the people at Washington and let home candidate, alone.
 The new French Assembly continues te conduct itself with great moderation while dealing thoroughly with the abo minable restrictions of the ''state of siege and kindred iniquities of the conservative regime overthrown by the recent elections The Republicans will also grapple witt the subject of ''sectarian schools in { manner that may be worthy of imitation in America
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 The past has been pretty ''showery' week. On Saturday it rained heavily Much damage was done in the Easterr part of the state and there was a seriou. wash-out on the Naueatuck railroad. Or Tuesday night it poured again and tho roads in this vicinity are reported to bs very badly washed. .ff
 The explanation of MT. Pendleton leaves that gentleman in worse condition than before. The money he took belong ed really to certain counties in Kentuck, and no part of it to the present Mrs. Bel