Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-09-11


ress their sentiments relative to the present alarming
condition Of public affairs and especially the pat
rioc young men ofihe county, will universally attend
Per order o,rthe Central Committee Of
Correspondence.
Litcltfrid, Sept 10Th, 1884.
" Monsieur Tonson come again 1.-THE Jackson
Convention Of this county for the purpose Of putting in
nomination candidate Tor Congress to supply the va
cancy oecasioned by the resignation Of Mr.. Hunting
ton, was held a, Goshen Thursday last Nehemi-
nh C. Saaford Esq. We learn Was Chairman, and w,
r. Burrall and Johs C. Smith, Jr. Esqs Secretaries.
After three ballongs, Dr. Lancetos Phelps. of Bark
y.adaMed, was declared duly nominated. This is the
same gentleman, 1t will be remembered. who has been
run Cor the State Senate in this district by the jack
su.ians nj every election since the stne dsriced
fsr the choice Of those officers. We have heard the
remark attributed to DR.. Phelps, (wh" byihe way we
bel+se he very harmless, inOe"sive, clever sort
at man, that the party would 'akc use OF his name
90 long as there chance Of succeeding, but rs
,heir chance gsew better they would drop him and
take up some other more prominent poIi,ician-.'us
keepine him rs a kind Of stool-pigeon.
Al the jackson Convention last week there were M
less than seven individuals voted for the candidate
for Congress- 10 wit: Lanceio Phelps 20 votes on the
frs, ballot, Perry Smith Is, Royal r. Human 2, Nor
ris Woodruff S, Nehemiah C. Stafford 1, William M.
Burial !, and John C. 'macaroni Smith, Jr. /! and
IL was only after three four baoti"gs tina, choice
was effected. There wonderful degree Of h0r-
uaony among the brcthren--especially at the close!
Al the recent jackson meeting there were about
ffiy msubers present." A committee was we under
siaad appointed draft resoluiions expressive Of their
views upon matters and things in general" Among
others reported was approving Of the Of
che ADMINISTRATION which not carried oHly about
iwenty Of the delegates voting for Il. Why this?-
Caaaot Jacksonmen, assembling expressly as such.
approve Of the course Of their chieain and his cab
nets? Are the measures Of the administration Of 90
obuoxious and debasnga character hatis friends
cannot approve Of them IL Jacksonism at so low
.ebb ia Connecticut that it's friends cannot be
brought 10 say that they approve its course
eff, the primary mee,iogs' which nominated these
delegates were all as fully aitended that i" Litch
field, these fy delegates would represent just g. l-2
Of the sovereign people Of the county OF L'chheId-
for II is notorious here that the meeting in this town
anended by precisely re perso"s-four original
Jaeksonmen'' and one holder Of good STAT Office
under the government" Il was probably the most
perfect farce ever enacted on Liichfed Hill.
What does this mean All the Goshen Convention
resolution was iE,roduced Il is said, that the pro-
ceedings be published in the Democratic newspapers Of
the state. This meg0fiUed OF course zoe cannot
expeea 20 be larnished with the official accoant
ter the sign manual Of the Hon. Secretaries. Why
isii sof Were they afraid to have their proceedings
60 forth to the communi,yi Were they ashamed Of
thair candidate, and DESTROYS that the people should
not kuow whom they had nominated or were they
suspicious Of the democratic printers that they could
not rUss the proceedings in their hands1 So far as
our democracy 10 concerned, We would have promised
them place in our paper.
In Hartford county, the Jaeksonians have had
naeetiag. and nominaied L&fhsr Lsois Of Ssfield
the candidate Gor Congress- The contest rested be-
sweea Mr.. Loomis and Gov. Gid. Of the Times: and
whatever other iaings the party may have, We con-
aena thsr choice in this instance. IfConaecsicu 10
sobs BY gacksoasm ia all conscience give
- men Of snme character and priacipis.
In the New Haven county meeting, Samse! Eg-
ham, highly respectable citizen Of Sayhsssk, Is
x.;ua,ed; bot we very mach question whether he will
suaer himssif to be made the saIkinghOrse lOr sbe
ua,sv NJ ,his Iale hour Of its existence.
The Hartford Times does not yet enIighieS %
.atO who he means BY the sold JstIOU on L'ch6eld
Hir' who 10 taking advantage Of the unWaTy JacksO-
nians TO deceive Them. Give us light.