Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-04
THE ENQUIRER.
LTTCHFIELD, SEPT. 4. 1884.

joint ballot, which ensures the eieciiOn Of aWhig Sc
natcr in Congress. For some time past the mOsr
tive and 2easOas exertons have been making by the
Tory party carry that STATE, and men and money
were seat from this state effect the object Mr. Pot
ter, most able eectiOneerer, and withal popular
man, was the Van Buren, candidate for the Senate
They have been deieated-and 10 Louisiana, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, we now aad Rhode Island. and
next month MAINE. The people are moving IN every
direction. The Constitution and Laws must be pre-,
served" Thus talks the N. Y Star. Other accounts
represent the triumph decisve-ahat notwitl-
standing the last Legislators was strongly Jacksonan,
the next will have Wing majority of a. least TEN on
joint ballot.
IndianG.-All the counties from this state except
dwO have been heard FROM and eFesul is that No
ole, the Wing candidate for Governor, is now 9553
votes ahead These two cOnnsies (Green and Dubois)
cannot materially vary the result. Notwithstanding
ahs prop.Ous result TO the Wings the Globe and some
other kindred prints pretend argue to their readers
shat the party 10 not terribly defeated. They will en-
deavor keep up this deIusion until after some more
Of the fal elections are over Let Ohio go the same
way as louisiana, Indiana, Kentucky, SC. and we
shall be prepared, 10 witness general abandonment Of
Van Barren Iy alt the "chance caiculators-and they
are not lew even IN tins STATE.
AiobanaG give up TO her idols. The returns that
hase come in show, that although she has shewn some
symptoms Of regeneration, they not enough yet to
rescue the state from "gloryism.''
Wiaois-Ah accounts agree that Gen. Duncan, the
Wing candidate for Governor, is elected by a hand.
some majority. And the Louisville Journal says-"A
gentleman Of this place from Illinois, states Ina. Mills
che Wing candidate for Congress- eecied--that Rev.
noits, (ate Governor,) avowed advocate Of the
Bank, and opposer Of the removal Of the deposits of
the protest, and Of Martin Van Barren, is also elected
to the same sation-and that Carey, the third member
elected, declared himself 10 favor Of the Bank 10 order
TO secure his eiec,ion.''
North Caroliaa.-The editor o the Fayetteville OBJ
server gives tabular Of the represe
elected TO the General Assembly from every county in
the state, except ak, ia which he has classed them
according 10 the best information. BY this il appears
there are rs Jacksonans, 81 anti Jackson and l2 un
known. The six remaining counties give three men,
beers each, and the Wings calculate upon at least half
OF them. "Light is surely breaking in upon the be-
aighted regons."
The official returns from the filth congressional dis
srict Of keniucky give M. Le,cher q majority OF go
over Mr.. Moore. ,-~-s.,s.. 4
The 'otalnpmber OF deaths in the city Of New York
Tor the week ending Saturday !ast was 448-of
which there we're of cholera I73 (aeagy an average Of
5 dayI, Of AJAX hfaatile 81, and Of consumption As
go degree Of mortality very aeusua wthou, taking
iaio account the cholera.
Since the weekly report OF Saturday, the disease
appears 10 have very MUCH imaisb~d. ny Fsporf
q the hoard Of heah On Saturday there were only II
@ssashs--4s SsetaR Sa=saasl % Monday ":
liz Bsgai1. sinceahe'frss appearance of,e cholera,
ahoM three weeks since, TO the 2sth ult there have
6eca l24 deatls And in Detroi, from the LIST to the
2Osh Asges', tbe deaths by cholera we're 1853.
- The Posi- Office DepartDpent.-On the second page
of days paper readers wifi ud curious dcve-
opewent Of the shameful and corrupt practices in this
department Of the government. When we FIRST read
this account, much as may have been prepared 10
believe aiaoss any thing Of the corrup6ns of this de-
parimeRt, we incredulous to the correctness
Of this statement. Bu, by the recea Of later paper
incredibly is put ny the following further
Development. &c the Philadelphia postmaster is no,
immediately removed from bis Office, aud como more
homes, man put in his place, mistake the character
Of Nj. Barry enreiyos we are yet 10th TO believe
that he would wink at such great and kown ou.rages
az are here disclosed g.
From the Philadelphia Com. Imelligsncer, Aug %.
The Post Office Oatroa.-It has been lamely at
tempted TO explain and excuse the Post office for its
fragrant violation Of law, and it's base attempt, on.
" 10 prescribe Col WatmoUgh, but TO Withhold from
his constituents the property, which was really theirs
We are not astOnished that excuse 10 attempted,
or the accusations involves charges. which in 9TH
er country would be punished with transportation
Imprisonment and which, here, excite unversai dis
guet and indignation.
The 1acis, however, remain unshakcn before tile
community. II 10 fact, that large, VERY LARGE
quantity OF public documents and other communion
tons, were, for base political eBds arrested by the
Post Office and sold Tor paper. I6s fact that
residences Of the persons TO whom thess communica
tons were directed.
They soeTe all distinctly and 0ccWr0fsly addressed
01d many Ofe persons sUhOse address the packets BORE
had bores IN the Office We for instance, with tsrO
doses IN the OGce and sufh an office IN the peighbor
hood Of The Posi- Qrs, had documents, sChen fran
ked By COL WdtBsosgh, trOcn anson the hrap tm-
Der. Several Packsis were hroughlto ~ by the gea
1leian, who discovered the communications Of Col.
Watmoash, in the store Of the gentleman TO whom
they had been sold.
The whole facts are most disgSaceful, Thcy exhi-
BIZ an unparalleled degree Of official eorraptioR, hold
Rnd reckless spirit Of prescription and determination
60 regard no law, aad respect right in their Onward
progress % despotic power. Il senains 70 be seen
eher the people will endure tese gross aad multi
piled oairages. 49,. sf-
BE jealous Of any thing that shall originate from
ticheld H for The old fellow i undoubtedly II his
Ed tricks ~ deceive tho UnwnFy." y
T1ass writes somebody 10 ths Iasa Hartford Times
~aiss employed 10 giving woods Of easion and conn
H. $500