Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
.We mus: hot forget thatthe honrstiIlo offers us

against our rcomInol government. The Union
 no longer needs to becemented witll our blood,
 but by. acts Of kindness and charity. Above
 all we must not let that which Rebellion could
 not shatter become honey -combed by Corrup- ton. We must save the old ship of state and must gather into her all that is worthy to be lprescrged r
 Three rousing cheers were given for Col.
 Fena who then intr9luced the. Commander in l Chief of our Militia, and Chief Magistrate of
 the State-Gov Richard D. Hubbard,-of
 whOse fine ~addEessaw can only present ~ths
 following meagr: epitome:
 q am exceedingly happy to be present here
 among you-among the flags which beautify
 this old village-and to thank you for the well
 come given me not as an individual, but as an
 officer of the State. The regiment of the
 Mountain County of Connecticut has grand
 record at Cold Harber, at Winchester, at Ce-
 dar Creek, and in the closing battles of the
 war. am here to-day to thank you, in the
 name of the State, for what you did for the State. Any people which fails to honor the bravery of the soldiers who go out in their de- l fense, deserve never to have hand raised in their behalf. To that million of soldiers be- heath whose tread a continent quaked-who
 melted so quickly and so quietly into citizens
 Il bend in admiration and gratitude Of tine 1 ffty-four thousand~men who went into the | field from Connecticut speak with special l pride in our old commonwealth, take most pride of all in the patriotism nSt of the great officers, but of the rank and file of that great army who did unremembered deeds of valor, and who fill unknown graves. To them and to the gallant sons of your Mountain County give homage and honor. Tine State is the debtor of every man who risked his life in her name. It is adebt to which no plea of stale- ness, or of Statute of Limitations, is admissi- | ble. i, ''You have heard the story of Latour D. Au- vergne, whom Napoleon called the, first gren- adler of France ;" who remained simple cap tain through years of hard service, always do- ing his duty and always refusing promotion; and who finally fell under the thrust of a Uhlan lance. Ever after, so long as the En- pire lasted, his name was kept on the compa- ny roll; and always, as it was called, the old est sergeant stepped forward and answered,
 Dead, on the field of Honor For every one of your comrades who fell with his face to the enemy, l, in the name of the State, make answer, Dead on the field of Honor
 ''That great arbitration of war which award cd the liberation of 4,000, 900 slaves has given place to lastingpeace. We now live togeth- CT under a common flag and in the bonds of common brotherhood. If any Moloch whose voice is still for war strives to set South against North, or North against South, let us rebuke and repudiate him altogether. Let us honor the common bravery of the Blue and of the Gray, and let US strengthen Che founda- tions of our restored Union with deeds of justice and kindness and me .cy."
 The Governor was given nine rousng cheers and then the veterans filed into Armory Hall where a bountiful collation. was prepared After the soldiers, some twelve or thirteen hundred people d;ned at the tables About three, the business meeting of the association was called to order, and officers were elected for the ensuing year.
 Then followed miscellaneous speeches; some of which were extremely good, with mar tial and vocal mneio In ti.~ -7---.--ss sr1vs . was a hop at the hall. Taking all in all, the citizens of Litchfeld can fiatter themselves with having arranged the largest and one of the pleasantest Reunions the old county regi- ment has ever had
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 Much of the success of the Reunion was owing to the indefatigable exertions of NJ. 5 J. Demng Perkins, chairman of the citizens committee of arrangements and so Mrs. c. w. Hinsdale the admirable administration of the department of refreshments was largely due.
 The regular Secretary's record of pro- ceedings will be given in our next
 ss-
 The New York Tribune has done good piece of work in republishing the Oregon ci- pher dispatches. They call to mind the very disagreeable connection of Mr. Tilden with the proposed purchase of an Oregon Republi- can elector 7. not to vote directly for Tilden, but to consent to the recognition of Cronin, the minority candidate to whom Gov. Grover was persuaded to give certificate on the ground of the disqualification of his Republi- can opponent. The bargain involved the pay ment of $S, 900 to the elector and to Q Repub- lcan editor, and failed in some unknown way, probably through delay in Completing the negotiation. The, Oregon parties to the bargain demanded pay in advance, while Tilden was at first unwilling to pay till he had actually secured the vote, and had been declared elected. The transaction was not only very dlsgraceful, but it is brought direct ly home to Mir. Tilden.
 The Episcopal bishops are much commend ed for their prompt and infexible dealing with Bishop McClosky, of Michigan. He has been deposed from the ministry, and yet there has been no such ventilation of the scandals as would have resulted from an open trial. Their action is certainly most commendable, but it must be remembered that the accused bishop has, in effect. pleaded guilty. Had he insist ed on trial it must have been allowed him, ahd then the scandal would no doubt have sullied all the journals of the country, for days at a time. The chief credit seems to us to be due to the committee of the Michigan, Diocese which first investigated the matter. They acted like sensible men, admitted the suficiency of the proof of the bishops guilt, and made no attempt to smother 1t with claims of special holiness and simplicity. ;
 The County Commissioners and Sheriffs of the State meet at the Clark House. Winsted, on Thursday afternoon of this week, for the purpose of transacting their annual business
 The democratic papers of the district are trying to settle down on some available man to run for Congress as successor to the un- popular Bourbon of Norwalk who, it is plain, cannot succeed himself. Wnl. D. Bishop and Geo.. ". Peet are tile most prominent names as yet mentioned, the former being the general favorite. If the noinination comes to Litch- field county, however, we suspect that B. ".