Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-02


 mre, OId-fashiO"ed demOcral-and Mir. Edwards is-juSt what his party chooses to make him.
 For Speaker of the House, it is believed that Mr. Inghaun or Mir. Judson will be chosen. The Message of the Governor will doubtless be received in time for next paper.
 St0te ElectiOns.-Ths question is moOted in various papers hroughou. this state and an alteration in the mode of election urged upon the consideration of the legislature, now in session. by which the people will have opportunity for all the officers at once, without being put to the inconvenience under which they labor. Urged by all parties tO make the suggested alterations think the legislature will s,ot pass by the subject unheeded. The Hartford COurani of last week contained sensible remarks opon the su:jecr, which we he:e copy:-
 "Ali parties, we believe, unite in reprObatng the present mode of voting a, state elections It is ceedngiy tedious and vexaous, consumes unnecessa. rily great deal Of time, and operates to prevent large portion of the electors from voting for State or fcers and Members of Congress. Al present no votes he received for Senators, Governor, It. Cover Hor, Scc until afier the Representatives chosen this may be done until late hour of the day, when great number of electors obliged from numerous
 
 of votes usually given for the officers above ed compared with those given for Representatives. The mode which prevails in many other States is certainly preferable. The polls are there kept open for a tain time, one, two, three days, and whenever i, is convenient within this period, the electors per- lntled go and deposit their votes for tho ricus officers to be chosen. In this way the whole business is despatched in very few minutes. This course could be adopted tn state in regard to Representatives so long as majority of votes is required for their election. But cannot think that a"y great evil would result from dispensing with this acquisition, and the convenience and interests of the electors would certainly be greatly promoted. Our Senators and Members of Congress chosen by plurality oI votes, and the same principle we should think might with safety be permitted to govern the eies.ion of Representatives.
 "Shoud such regulation be introduced into our state, that the electors might go to the polls any hour of the day of elec,ion and give their votes for Representatives, State Olfcers and Members of Con- gress, aud then retire their business, it s easy to see how much the Vexa.ion and fatigue this occasion would be diminished. Under such regulation, pro- vision might be made for recording all the names Of the electors in the several towns and checking them they gave in their votes. This would preclude all unfair and illegal voting, and we should think would not be objected to by any party. All parties are equal y liable to suffer by illegal voting by their opponents, and all would he equally protected and benefited by the regulation. We glad see this subject agi,a. ted in the newspapers a. this time, and hope that the Legislature its approaching session will deem sui. 6ciently importan. to demand investigation"
 
 from Waterbury, that Friday last gentleman pur chased few kuslels of charcoal and placed tt in . hogsl,ead in his cellar-that the day he dsco wered smoke iN his cellar, and oand the charcoal ignited-he then took and divided it, when was ap- parently perfectly cold and put into some barres- here, after remaining few hours, it again became partially ignited. On Saturday. apprehensve that it might destroy his house, he removed the coal into his garden-t had not remained there long before tt was observed again smoking, and became at the bot tom thoroughly ignted. Others bought of the same pile of coal, but of it took fire from spontaneous combustion. Several of the mos, respectable inhabi- tan,s were witnesses of the above remarkable facis bMi none of them were able satisfactorily 10 account for them. And they now wish these facts published tha, chemists or some other persons may solve the  cooled-nor was the seller or purchaser aware of any thing unusual in it to cause combustion.-C Com.
 Look out, o6Ece-hoiders 1.-The editor of the New Haven Register, who, it may he remembered, was only whipped into the Jackson traces just ;n time to support the ticket this spring, in his last paper makes these remarks -"I this day of our power. the worA of just punishment must not be forgotten" Our friends m.us and scM be remembered in the hour of success; and our enemies-Reed deceive them selves the hand of relrbu,ive justice is near The people have spoken through the ballot boxes; and how recreant would be their legislators should they not heed their voice. There's for you, ofce-hold- ers-an eeventh-hour Jacksonman proclaims that you must be punished-and shall honorable, independent, high-minded members of the legislature dare do oth erwise than as commanded by such aMthOrity7
 Sunday TrarelliRg.-The last New-HaveH Regis. ter contains statement of just decided before the U S. District Cour, in that place. The Register says
 "On Thursday for trial the Of J. c. Foster aud wife, EIiphalet Huntington, CoHs:a- ble of he town of Lebanon in this The defeR- dant on Sunday the 10th Of July. 1851 Constable, ,ooed and detained the wife of Dr. J. C. Foster, Of New.York at o'clock in the afternoon. and detain- ed her al an inn until snndOwn, and thea released her oD condition O appearing the next morDing to answer f.r violating the Sabbath. Mrs. Foster travelling from New-York ely to her fathers ia Lebanon, ior