Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-01


 iy killed tn duel, by a majority of or 5000 votes the regularly nominated Jackson candidate, Mr Wells. Gen. A. is a JaCksOniaR, but was supported by the National Republicans in preference to Mr. w.
 LOwisiaRG.-We see it stated in New-YOrk paper that Gen. Ripley s elected the Senate Oi Ihe Uni ted States from this state. His politics not toned, bus we presume he is friendly to Mr. Clay.
 Zhe National Repub7ican ConUentioR 10 nominate candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, commences it's session at Baltimore on the second Monday Ihc 12lh) of December. Delegates have been chosen We believe from all the New-England and Middle States, and from several of the Southern and Western. In most eases of the first responsibility for talents and influence have been chosen. The number will probably be as large as those which composed the late Conventions at Baltimore, Phila. delphia, and New York-huttheyw will represent more states than either. The nominations which will there he made, together with tho developments at Wasl- ington the ensuing winter. will we hope give an im- pulee to the ball of revolution in the country which wilbe the means of rolling back the tide of Jackson ism to it's original no,hingoess.
 It appears from the late London papers that on the 10th of October Hon. Martin Van Buren, the Amer. can Ambassador the British Court, "had an inter- view with the QGeen and presented his credentials" In the name of common sense, we would ask. what "creden,ials" hhd he present to the Qocen of Fog iandf 1s .here not King, and there not Minis- tcrs who could receive hs credentials? But perhaps he goes armed with double set of papers, one from the Prcsiden. and Secretary of State, and another from the Queen (qu quean '? of Washington, the pet nn,.nE Az particular favoriie of her lndysp, these creden- ials must have proceeded from her.
 Mystery G1pi0iRed.-FOr two weeks cast our read. may have observed an advertisement in our col umns of Ezekiel Andrews, of Berlin, offering reward of 25 dollars for the recovery of runaway boy. The reward was offered, and measures taken to find him, in consequence of insinua,ions having been thrown out by some evil.mirded persons that tho boy had been made way with, murdered. We now learn tha, he found week ten days ago in Salisbu. ry in this county, and has been restored to his master
 Yale Coiege.-The annual catalogue of this Insii- tuition is just publishei IL exhibits the of 42 Students of Theology, A of Law. 48 of Medicine and 9 Resident Gradua,es-,otal l38. Ofihe Senior Glass of the College the number is s, Juniors l0, Sopho mores S6, Freshmen 9O-total 33l-Grand total 469. ln the rebellion years ago, number of what then Sophomores Jeff the College, or were expelled hence the smnllness Of the present Senor Glass. On ,he whole, the College is as Aourisng any for. mcr period.
 Afr. Clay and Anti. ANasonry.--fn the as, Kentucky Reporter we fad rrespondence between some gem tIemen representing, or pretending to represent, meeting ol Anti-Nlasons of Indiana and Henry Clay. The letter of tho committee necessarily omit Ns the substance of it is embraced tn the The letter of Mr. Clay is such we should have expected from a knowledge of the character of the writer. It Eolows:
 ASHLAND, Oct. 3. 1881.
 Gentlemen hope you will excuse the delay in ac. knowedgng ihe receipt of yo"r letter of the Ed nli which has arisen from my absence from home and frOn various engagements.
 Waivins the considerations that have no knowledge of the existence Of an meeting W anO- yer, Indiana, other than that which is derived ttOn your letter, nor Of your appointment ns Committee correspond with me- other than yOnr statement, nor Iae sa,isac ton Of personal acquaintance with yoU wilt proceed al once io reply 10 your letter. Its proessed object is to ascertain my sentiments on the subject Of masonry; and the reason assigned by you for hs inquiry is thus stated by yourselves: "As we again shortly io be called upon 10 choose man to preside the councils Oi our nation; ne will then he our duty and privilege io raise our humble but in- depende ni soice in favor of him whom we may deem most worthy of our suffrage; and as you now stand candidate for high and important station, as your friends and fellow citizens, VIC would solicit from yo" frark and candid statement of your sentiments o" ihis subject"
 ton ofthe United States which conveys he slightest authority to the General Government to interfere, one way or the other, with either Masonry or Anti. Masonry. If therefore a President of the United States. any other nnctioaary Of that Government employ his official power tO sustain or 10 abOl. iah, to advance the interests of Masonry or Anti. Masonry, h would be act Of usurpaiion or tyranny
 You have not called upoD me for my opinion upon any great practical measure failing within the scope OfFederal power; but passing by every question of vi ia interest," within the sphere of its oPeraiion you de. inand my sentiments upon subject with which hum by conceive has nothing to do, and you place this demand on the ground rihe influence which ny sen- iients might exert upon the exercise oi aR undoS- ed and important privilege which, you possess as iti. xens of the United States. < compliance, on my part, with your demand would mcuts on the subject of Masonry, formed proper consideration in regulating the exercise oi the elect i've ranrh hse in respect to offices Oftbe Federal Gov ernment. I can make no such admission. I cannot believe that whether hostile friendly io Ma- sonry An. Masonry, is at a material in the form alton Of any judgment, the part of ,ny fellow citi- gems, concerning my fitness for any 0iice under the Government Of the United States. That elevated ot- 6Ge which you aude should, ia my opinion, be I- ed with one Who is capable, nRswayed by sectaEian lselings passions of administering s high da.ie: impariiaIly towards the whole people of the United States, however divided into religious social, benevo- lent or literary associations.
 Entertaining these views, have constantly refused to make myself pariy to the unhappy contest raging
 distant from me. in other parts of the Union, between ancorrecsed must adhere saat detegminaiiOR. lG indeed yuu gentlemen, will pont to the provision H