Litchfield enquirer., 1830-03-11
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FOR TEE EgQUIRER. It is not yet known who will be put in continuation iH the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Districts by the Jack party, in opposition to the Peoples candidates, 1 already announced. It may be that Messrs. Miner and BOardman will be opposed, and fin fact op posed, Ihers be very Hide doubt of their election. In ;he seventeenth district, appears probable that strong effort will be made to defeat the election of Judge PETrIBONE; and it was several weeks since announced in the official organ of the Jackson party that Mr. PERRY of Kent had been duly nominated for Senator of that district. IL is well known tha, in the convention which nominated Mir. Perry there was serious division as to the candidate who should be re- commended, and that plurality of the votes the first baIloling was given to another gentleman, while Mir. Perry hal hardly any support. The final deter imitation lU nominate Mr. Perry was made under the belief that he would be less obnoxious to the mity than some ofthe more prominent me" of the par W. Whatever may have been the reasons which pro- cured the nomination of Mr. Perry, he is now fairly in the field in opposition to Judge Petti6one-and while we would speak of him with all possible kind- ness he and his friends object that there should be far comparison of the claims of the two candi. dates.
 Judge Pettibone has long been known gentle than of fair moral character, ofrespectabe talents of mild and unassuming department and of unbending integrity. It is singular fact that in all the changes of times and of which have taken place during the last twelve years he has been paced every year, at the head of our County Court, though he has re quenty expressed his wishes to the contrary and in the responsible and dicul, station which he has been called to sustain, nobody has ever expressed doubt of his integrity, or wish for his removal. He has probably had more legislative experience than any man in the District; and ifit is proper that Sem ate should be composed of men venerable for thci years, respectable for their talents, distinguished for their moderation, and we'll qualified by their expert. cnce, there is probably in the District more emnentIy fitted for a seat at the Senate board than Judge Pet,ibone.
 We hardly know what peculiar claims the friends of Mir. Perry urge in his vor but that in al! the important qualifications winch fit man for Senaor he is by far the inferior of Judge Petlbone It is certain that he young man, of very little Ie gsIavc experience, very little known n the District, and, wha, will probably rcnder him more objoctiona be to the Electors than any thiag else, very much de- voted the interests and subservent the views o the Jackson Dictaors in this county. We speak ad- vsedly when we say, that when his name was first announced candidate for Senator, large propor- ton of the electors in the District had never before h card of the man. We believe we have taken a fAiI view of the merits of the candidues--anl we feel bound to give decided preference to Judge Petit. ] bone. We are willing to submi. the question to the candid decision of the electors of all parties, and we have little doubt that he will be elected the Senator of District Number Sevrmteen. 
 The Governor of Massac husetts Ws issued his prsc- lamaton appointing Thursday tue 9th of April mex, as the day for the annual fast.
 The Hudson river is open, SO that steam boat, ascend us far as Poughkeepsie.
 Remains of Washington-In the House of Repre- sentatves, at Washington, the 22d Feb. motion of Mr. bitchel of Maryland, several resolu, ions and other documents respecting the entombment of the re- mains of Gen. Washington in the Capitol, were refer red to select committee, who were authorized to port by bill otherwise, upon the subject. The reso. luon being read, Mir. Hayne said that he had ascer- taned that objection would be made by the survi. of the family the removal Of the remains of the General to the Capitol. The resolution passed unan- mously, and motion of Mir. Clay, of Alabama, it ordered that the Committee consist of lnem- Der from each State in the Union.
 Tine Hon. Henry Clay has declined accepting the invitation to a public dinner, which was recent! rendered to him by the citizens of New Orleans.