Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-05
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 TAstESislatursefG GIis SHuss adjourned on Tlsu.dAy last, and several 0f Ghe nssmhsw from this county reached here the same llt oB IlsiF way hans. We have, by putting all in small type and excluding O- CT matter given the proceedings up 0 the time of ad journment The bill for the distribution Of the Surplus Revenue, after good deal of discussion and some considerable amendment from the one reported by the committee, finally passed the HUfse with only two dissenting votes, and in the Senate we have under stood there was only one dssentent. This shews it did not pass by party vOte though a. the same time
 it shews that it took direction adverse to the wishes and recommendation of the Governor, as well as a. gainst the constantly reiterated commands of the Re- gency at Hartford through it's oracle the Tmes that it must not be "seatsered' amongst the towns. We confess the bill would have pleased us better and we think large proportion if not majority of the sove- reign people, if the money had been given to the towns without restriction to what they should do with it, they being responsible for its the State Trea- sury whenver demanded by the government Still, we trust it may be the means of accomplishing vast amount of good-and it is something gained to defeat the domineerng, overbearing aristocrocy which has ruled this state for two years past To MT. Sterling, of Sharon, among others the people owe debt of gra- l in the administration of the state. Always Jackson man, he cannot go the length in overhrowng the in- stituons of the state which the uras of the Van Bu- ren loco-.oco party desire.
 Surplus RcCenwc,-We have not seen the entire law as passed the legislature for the distribution of this money; it provides, as understand and as we see stated in the C0urant, that it shall be deposited with the several towns in proportion their population in ls3o-"t one half tat eas for the promotion of ed- ucation in the common schools in said towns, in such manner and proportions the towns may direct; the remainder for the purpose of defaying the ordinary expenses of the towns-(AIL may Dc appropriated to the -lppot of schoos) Each town appoints an agent receive it's proportion from the State Treasury who on receiving the same places in the town treasury The towns also appoint agents, who authorised to | loan the money on real estate security" only.
 THE LATE CONTEST.
 It would be refreshing for every lover of his country to look back upon the late contest for the Presidency and how the friends of the constitution, the laws and the moral institutions of the country came to being triumphant, were it not mingled with bitter to reflect also shas with proper organization and due confidence and exer,ions, success might have been complete, and the country redeemed from the incubus which is now fastened uponit. In very many of the states (and know not but it may have been the case in al) the whg party were underline strange delusion that MT. Van Buren, backed as he was by the personal influence of popular President and the whole patronage of the government and the army ofa hundred thousand oicehoders and their dependents, inUincibie; that he must inevitably be elected; and that efforts to prevent it would prove fruitless.- With all these things operating against the Whig party throughout the country, it is consolaory, we say, to reflect that they came defeating MT. Van Bu ren. Look abroad through the country, reader, and see, under all these disadvantages, what States have been snatched from Mir. Van Buren which were ob. tained by Gen. Jackson; and then make the compari. with what he gained. He obtained for instance. l meagre maiortes in poor degraded Connecticut and Rhode Island-and these two states were al-and both of them by Jess than thousand votes Look now at the other side-conras the loss with the gan He lost New.Jersey by 800 majority by near 10000 | Indiana by sO0O-Tennessee by lOOoO-Georgia by nearly 3O00-in all, more than THIRTY THOUS- AND! Again: he gained the t,oelve electoral votes of Connecticut and Rhode Island and he lost in the states before mentioned sirtytree electoral votes! !- being clear gain of 5l, equivalent to change of l lO2!! Besides, Gen. Jackson carried Pennsylvania by 25OoO majority. and North Carolina almost with. out opposition; while Van Buren has carried the for mer by only 40o0, and North Carolina by still less number Is there not, therefore, in all these crcun. stances much ground of consolation for the whg party throughout the country and is there any for despon. dency as to final success7
 But we make these observations at the present time only to introduce to our readers an extract from leading Van Buren paper in Pennsylvania the Demo cratic Herald of Philadelphia That paper. in endea. voring to account for the falling off of the Van Buren strength in that state, remarks as follows:
 "We do not dssemble, that the small majority we have obtained is almost a deeat provoking defeat Ss or' under ali circums,a nees, canno. be doubted that votes enough of the Wings to beat us remained unpoled. and that they have lost their from the mere want Of which we fee feel dsvSn, l could be repeated, HARRISON would obtain the State; and we make this acknowledgement, in order that the Democratic party may awaken to sheir gan gan ger before it is too late-corect past errors-feform abuses-stay corruptions-and displace odsoI: 0nd unpopuIar men from oGce-of which the Custom House is fun Let them also discharge sYchinconsstsns ana trcacherous leaders as George M Dallas. and others of the Burden school. Now is the time to impure into the of miscarriage. and, as far as we can re- move them It is in the power of the party to Purge the Custom House-to fling of such leaders as DAL- LAS land to organize the Press on principles inde- pendent of Bank patronage and discounts: I'll thls i0 done, the party will dwlndIe away, uutuH becomes a feeble and contemptibe mnonty an object of com passion to its friends, and of scorn to its enemies We have more to say upon this snbjec-bIt at present, we feel too sensiby the modification of our losses to express ourselves with patience and forbearance."
 7ou0n Msssing-Our readers will observe in to-day s paper notice calling special town meeting to consi- der the subject accepting and approprang the por ton of the money which would fan to Litchfed under the late act of the legislature. We should be glad to