Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-02

Soon afltf the adlaashmsnt of the Balli-l morc COugeDliDn, we made some FemaSks regarding the manner in which the vote of tw8-tbirds of that body was obtained in favor | 0f Richard M. JOhos6n, as a candidate for the l Vice Presidency. Our readers perhaps will rec"IIect that we stated, that there were no | delegates at the Convention from Tennessee, 1 although in the list Of votes as given Iifteen were set; down as .tke. cote ofthis Stale. We atsO mentioned that tt was said that an inhah- l
 liant of Tennessee, aca0 tcds at B0ltimore dt tke time, hnt schO had not been chosen or Gppointed q 0deteg0te, was admitted tu vote for that State, and actually gave fifteen votes which were counted un behalf oF If. Johnson, and made part of the IFS which he was said to have re- ceivcd. The following article is taken from the Washington Sun, ot June 18th .--si,eea
 :" ErtrCes from Mr. Rucker's letter to the ed- itoF cf the Union.-Sir: you will discover my
 name introduced into the proceedings of the
 Baltimore Convention. To prevent all mis-
 understanding, make the following state
 ment: LsOas not deLegnted to act in that Con-
 CentioR. happened to be in Baltimore at the
 time ef its sitting, and aiter the delegates from
 the different States had Their credentials ex-
 an,ined by the committee appointed for that
 purpose. .athere appeared to be no one present
 representing Tennessee. This circumstance
 seetaed to be deeply regretted by many, and upon its being mentioned that 1 was there
 and a Tennesseean. tt s0as suggested by some
 that # might r0te, tcltich accordingly did"
 Without the votes for Tenn, Mr. Johnson
 would not haze come within the rule w hch
 the Convention had established, viz: that it
 should require thirds of the votes to elect z a candidate. If there has ever r attemp-
 ted in political management. :. 's gross
 and harefaced imposition upon the ,mc than this, the fact has never come within our knowledge. The same modest self-constitu- I ted representative, also gave fifteen votes for Mr.9Van Buren as the candidate for the Pres 1 idency. s94 *'e
 We should like to hear the sentiments of the leading Van Buren papers on this trans- action.--Neic- York Adv. 73as' an' nai l
 <, T0n Barren Convention.--In reference to the examinations, at this '..a,gust assembIy,". the | fredericksburg Arena Nf yesterday says :-- ] .' We know not why it is, hut the fact is 80. that we have met with several gentlemen, and heard Of,more who served in the Balti- more Convention, and assisted in casting the vote of Virginia for MT. Van Buren, who have reinrned pretty nearly out of conceit of that gentleman. They hadaa foretaste of the N. York tactics perhaps. We have met with no one who will hear " ith patience of the gl eat :. practical amalgalnato being Virginia scaa- didate for the Vice Presidency.va uagsa hn- atees .fss s ----a5 f4H7s ,sDs rhs;a;l sN.ss I < Among the prisoners tried and convicted at | he late session of the Circuit Court for the county of Washington, was a respectable old man in appearances, by the name of ChfistO- pher Brown, who plead guilty tO an indictment for stealing one cut glass cruit and other arti- cles from Alexander Ray. When asked by the court in usual form # he had any thing lo say why sentence should not he, passed upon him according to law. he stepped forward al the Following eorrscE and touching a,aaasr: a N "May it please. the Court. Tam sensible that have offended against the laws Of God. and my country, and I am truly ashamed of my conduct. and sincerely sorry for it. am an old soldier, now in the decline of life, and have, in time past, fought and bled for my country | have g0t an honorable discharge from the army, which is now in my posses sion. All can ssyin extenuation of my con- duct is, that | was unfortunately inebriated at the time committed the offence, having been unguaraedly induced to drink too much, in company with Il brother soldier whom | chanced to meet. ! know I have done wrong (here the old mao seemed much affscted1 and deserve punishment but hope the Court will be pleased to take into their considera. ton, that am now in The evening of life, and 2 will pass upon me mercifal sentence" E
 All the close 6f his touching address, which f, seemed to affect the court and all who heard
 t.a petition to tue Pfsssident in favor; of the prisoner. was immediately drawn ap. and sign ed by the Court, the District Attorney, and. almost every Ona present. In less than anl hour, the, gentleman who waited upon the
 President with the petition, ret0rned w irh a favorable answer. and the prisoner was soon after discharged however before a col lection aniounting 10 $ls, was made fur the poor man, tO enable him to get clothing and E to return lrllte to his his family 'srandria Gaz
 s as Ffom sks Sssanaah Georgsaa, ctths laih. ,, | 29,OO0 ,Dottors, p0rt of the money stolen from the ,Bank cf Darisn. .Joand.- .--Ws are graiiiied to have t in our roWtr to state that $Q3, ,0oO 'Sf the large arnount pnrioined from the bank, [ was yesterday discovered. It was found yes terday moraing hy asnegro sdrayman. slowed ! away among some c0tton bales on Johnson's wharf The money was doubtless placed there the night previous. as the cotton was | landed 9n the wharf on Monday, and uuder-
 went m inspection on Tuesday. Our Police ! cannot be ton yigilAnt, so a.. if possible, to ! !ferretsall concerned in this daring robbery
 for one person alone conld hardly have acA c0mptshed it.. We learn that the negro who found it, behaved with his characterisiic hon. esiy, hy immediately imf0rtning a, agentleman1I