Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-18
ONoRo, Jan. 9th, 187

1 MIR. EDITOR.-Ihe New Year was pSh- cred in with rain. The saturated ground showed every elevation which, like islands in 8 sedgy sea. gladdened land owners as desert oases do the traveller. Many dis l puted points were thus settled, direction of drainage determined and very nearly solution of physical Florida given. Boat houses and bridges assume the appear ance of floating batteries. Water runs and nipples like streams in hill country, or the thawing snows in spring. Our own house stands high and dry, proving the wisdom of it's location.
 A clerical friend. fulfilling distant ap. pointment, found a bridge gone-gave the reins to his intelligent horse, and, lifting his own feet to the dash board as the limpid intruder flowed into the buggy he let the mare swim the widened stream with her burden.
 Later, returning from lake Jessup, he found two negroes disputing which should row "the preacher" across. A big fellow with scant and ragged clothing claimed the right for II can tote him on the other side and you can't" This pre- vailed, and sure enough when they reach ed the other side no shore was visible, and the preacher mounted the broad and will ling shoulders of hi" "colporteur' and was borne safe and dry to his horse again. This quantity of rain in winter is unu. sual, there are various opinions about it, but undoubtedly it will result in good af- ter the extreme cold early in the season.
 Neither is the political sky clear in Florida. We have governor duly elec- ted and inaugnrated amid resounding cannon, and about him swarm 8 hungry horde of aspirants for every office within his power to give or sanction, ,and the gov way! There has been 8 gathering at Tallahassee of candidates. Those who could not go there have sent their missive and now on tiptoe, with hand hehind the ear. await the result; no need to do any thing meanwhile for personal or family ! sustenance. So marvellous is their cheek 1 it might teach a lessen of Faith and 1 Trust to all sinners. Rapacious buzzards 1 do not swoop over and devour more sys- tematically the death stricken prey than these ghouls flap about and rend the body polite. The radical or extremist is now thelikeliest of success:ust as the we'll sent shuttle cock rebounds, this battle door of reformatory frenzy is driving the people now The man of rational con- servatism is left to enjoy his morals un- disturbed, and Gall that was black, shall l be all that Is white if the assertion is worth any thing.
 A second rate lawyer in this county has circulated most dexterously blind pa. per for the purpose of nominating new judge-a change intensely needed-while l the omission of a name that has escaped incautious eyes enables the perpetrator of this chicanery to insert his own, or that of any other villain at the the proper time. An offset to him is an honorable man of New England origin, neither seek ing nor encouraging promotion, whom the best people wish to see filling this judi cial position.
 Another indigenous seeker of impor- tant office. more importunate than the biblical widow, and deserving medal for the laziness that twill not work nei- ther is ashamed to beg, ,"-who can almost deceive the very elect with hls lambent verbosity-standu waiting at tbe guber. material gate and if-as at one of the lo-' cal political meetings during the late ''cold spell'-in his old linen coat with insidious visage piteously pleading his impoverished condition, he must present touching spectacle and may draw tears to Gov. Drew's eyes. if not further recog- nition of his coneunmate ability.
 This is enough to show that, with the desired change in state administration, and consequent discomfiture of repub- lican officials, the second scene in the drama opens, and the party in power must prove itself while we look on with deep- est interest hoping for the ultimate as. tendency of right, and that true men will fill all offices irrespective of party,
 NJ. l.. W.