Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-07-14

cowse, we shall have more room for misceIaneour
reading. ......
The President Of the United States, accompanied
by his private secretary, Major Donaldson, left Wash
ingtOn for the Hermitage, in Tennessee, on Sunda,
the 10th inst. as we learn by letter from Washington
in the last N Y Courier. He lie represented to be in
more than usual good health and Spirits
CREEK WAR.-The latest information from the seal
Of war is letter from the p M at Columbus, Geo. to
the P. M. General. dated the ID July, which says
ave have information today from Fort Mitchell, up
on which reliance can be placed, that yesterday
Jim Henry the notorious half breed and leader, with
his band, consisting of $50 warriors was surrounded
by party Of friendly Indians and compelled to suren
der" Ss4
CoNGREss adjourned on Monday the 4th inst agree.
ably to previous resolution. The National Inteigen.
Of that date says, that within the last two DAYS.
several important bills, whose fate was considered to
be doubtful have passed, among the enactments Of
which are the following measures:
The great Cherokee Treaty Approximation;
The Delaware Breakwater;
The Port and Harbor Improvements;
The new Patent Law; 80
The erection of Treasury building;
The continuation of the Cumberland Road;
Reorganization Of the Land Office;
Supplementary Public Deposite Bill !; with divers
others of lesser consequence. s.
Among the measures which have not ripened into
laws are the following: Theincrease OF the Army
the reorganization of the Navy the extension of the
Judicial System for the benefit of the West with
.Ssicide-Mr. Caleb Sheldon, residing on Ore HILL,
in Kent, committed suicide Monday the 4th inst.
by hanging himself to post in the chamber of his
house. He had made preparations to 60 out hoeing
the morning, and it was supposed he had gone until
he was found perfectly lfeless and cold in the after
noon. He was about 60 years of age, somewhat in
temperate, and subject to lowness of spirits,
Hon. ANDREW T. .Jndson having received the ap-
pontment of Judge of the District Court for the Dis
tct of Connecticut the last day of the late session
of Congress he addressed letter to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, resgning his seat in
that body. OF course our State will have to make
choice Of successor at the fall election Here is
another beautiful exemplifcation of Gen. Jackson's
favoEite doctrine of excluding Members of Congress
from executive appointments to Office during their
term of service, and for year afterwards. So are his
theory and practice almost always at variance. !,
We copy the following brief article from the N. Y.
Star as an illustration Of principle: ....'
More honesty Of purpose Gov. Edwards, Of Con-
necticut, who we remember once as strong Anti
Jackson man, appoints Mr.. Miles to the Senate. Mr.
Miles, as the worthy Governor expected recommends
his Excellency to be appointed IS. District Judge,
Perry Smith wanted that place ALSO and therefore he
was made Senator to get him out of the way. Mr..
Judson, already a member of Congress, puts in his
claim, and Gen; jackson, who protested against the
Judson, like an honest party man, voted against dis
trbutng the Surplus Revenue, he hands over to him
the commission Of Judge, and forthwith he resigns
per annum for life, gains nothing by having appointed
Niles to the Senate, and nothing by having p Smith
elected, so that Edwards, Niles, and Smith have each
Hon Andrew T. Judson unlooses his collar, and hands
over to his successor and pockets the $500 for life.
Precious Patriots. Two Senator's the highest honor
and Office in the nation, shuied through the pack and
discarded to catch aJudgeship with $500 per annum.
A Convention Of the friends Of Gen. jackson who
are disposed to make arrangements for supporting Mr..
Van Buren, as his successor for the Presidency, was
recently held at the capital Of Pennsylvania. The
Convention was exceedingly tumultuous, and finally
broke up without coming toany understanding, we
learn by the following letter the editor Of the Pa-
delphia Enquirer - -
F-..ff tas HaRRIsBsRG, July 6, 1886.
The Van Buren, Convention broke up tonight IN
confusion. They split on the Bank question. II is
dreadful state II seems to me that an equal portion
Of them are tainted with this doctrine Of state.
nights. They certainly unwilling % sanction the
radicalism of the New York ultras. Their proceed
it was feared they would come to blows.9 They were
about equally divided and one portion of them accu
sed the other ofbeing Bank men,.
hah fRhAPk PoV HAp
Ali excitement, confidence, exultation His friends
here are more enthusiastic than any party ever saw
or heard of. Such feeling must conquer.
great dependency. The President Of the Convention
justly remarked to-day, that it would have been much
better if they had never met,
The leaders here are frightened TO death and are
raising heaven and earth to settle the split.
A correspondent of PouIson's American adds:
have time to give but a word. Mr. Johnson ofier-
U. s. Bank Of Pennsylvania, and asserting the power
Of repeating the charter. &c This majority of the
convention could not swallow, and the president de-
clared the resolutions lost-or postponed The scene
The CRY was Bank men this side of the Church -
"Anti-Bankers here" &c. &c. &c. The ant-bank.
ers appeared in the majority, when the convention
broke up in confusion. sa El
We have not had an opportunity Of seeingthe char
ter Of the Company for constructing Rail Road thro'
the western section Of this State-therere with much
pleasure copy the following brief notice oft from
the Bridgeport Farmer -
Housatonic Rail RoGd.-This Rail Road Is to be
single double or treble the corporation may choose.
The route il TO commence at the north line OF this
State. the southern boundary OF the town OF shei
field, thence following in near the valley Of the
Housatonic to the town of New Milford; thence
along the valley Of the Stl river 70 point within
mile and q half Of the dwelling house Of Thsddeus
GRAY, in Brook6eld; thence into and along the Pc
auonnoc valley to navgable tide water in the town or