Litchfield enquirer., 1837-03-23
THE ENQUIRER. LITCHFIELD, MARCH 2S. 1887.

 my is no doubt active and well disciplined shall the whgs, whose is better whose prospect fou success is better, be lukewarm and inactive2 We look for better things of them-we hope to give bet ter account of them hereafter.
 Manner of Voting.A1t should be borne in mind by the electors that according to the new mode of voting each freeman will vote for all the State Officers Mem Der of Congress- and State Senator on one piece of paper: and at the same time, where other arrange nients are not made for the first Representative on separate piece paper. The names of the freemen, as they vote, are all to be registered.
 Hon GIDEON ToMLINSoN IS nominated for Congress by the Wings of Fairfield county; and CHARLES w. ROCKWELL, Esq. by those of New-London county The nominations for Congress are now complete and if all the gentlemen nominated by the whigs can be elected Connecticut will indeed be regenerated Welea that in Fairfield county, where last fall the whgs most shamefully supine all is activity and spirit. They are determined not again to be caught mapping on election day.
 ~ Our readers are referred to the first page of to- days paper for articles particularly Q communication from lady; and still more espe- cally to political article respecting the vote in Con- gress of our members, Mr. Phelps among the rest.
 Surplus Reuenne.-Touching this subject it is des- rabe that every electoE should be made thoroughly acquainted with the facts-the why and wherefore our Members of Congress should have so strangely disregarded the known wishes and feelings of their constituents against further distribution of the Surplus Revenue. There is no doubt upon this subject. Every one of our members in the House vo- ted against the bill in some shape or other, and our own member, 2>T Hon. Lanccios Phelps voted against it in every form in which it presented. The fol- lowing the Nays upon the final passage of the bill --acrnot single Whig among them:
 NAYS-;Messrs Ash, Barton, Beale, Bean, Beau- Burns. Cambre!eng, Chaney, Chapman, Chapin, John F. \. Claiborne, Cleveland, Coles, Craig, Cramer Cra ". Cushman, Doubleday, Fairfield, Farin. Fry, Full land, H.ley Joseph, Hall, A. G: Harrison, Haynes, Cave Johnson, John W Jones', B. Jones', Klineen' li' gan, Loyal, Lucas, Abiah Mann, Martin, William Mason, Moses Mason, Mckay, McKeon, McKm, McLenc, Miller, Mqhlenherg, Owens, Parks, Patter- 61- Phelpt. Ee Pinckney, Joseph Reynolds, Rogers, Schenck, Seymour. Sainn Sickles, Smith, Thomas, 1ohn l3m.9n, l9IceE ,Lurrlll vanderpoeh!; h hWagen- Yell-9o. ' ~
 Notwithstanding number of administration men at the south and voted for the b such the dis cipinc of party in Connecticut that not one of her members dared to do so, under pain of dspeasure of the late or present Presidents. As connected with this subject we have in other parts of paper pub Eshed two three articles; and the following from the Review places the matter in another light
 SURPLUS AVAILS OF PUBLIC LAND
 By the unremitted exerons of the wllig members of Congress during the session of ls35-36, an act was passed for the distribution of the surplus money in the was more than 4O that was not needed for pub lie of which the share of this State more than milton Of dollars part of which has been received present year This money was the avails of the pub lie lands and the State of Connecticut had as abso- lue right and title to it, as to the money composing the School Fund. Not daring to oppose a measure so just and equitable, and advantageous to the State Senator Niles and our Representatives in Congress reluctantly voted for it but they took care t lett be tribuon, and should do all in their power to prevent repetition of the measure.
 At the last session. provision was introduced into plus might be hand the first of January next es- tmated to be at least twenty millions. This measure vas carried by considerable majority in the House of ting against l. In the Senate this provision was stricken out, Mr. Miles, with the other Van Buren members, Uoting against the distribution. Both hous adherng to their votes, the measure defeated and the surplus money, more or ess must remain use less to the people, and beneficial only to the party in power. and to their fnvorte banks
 There Is little doubt that the surplus will be more than twenty millions the first of January next and the share for distribution belonging to this State would have been at least half million of dollars; which sum by the failure of this b will be lost to Connect cut forever-and it should be forever remembered that Senator Niles, 2 Lancelot Phelps, 70 Isuac Toucy, and every other member of allegation aided in ed oppose the system of distribution and he ques son IS thus clearly placed before the Electors of Con necticut.
 Those who think that the money arising from the sales of their own lands, ought to be distributed among the people, rather than remain in the Pet Banks at two per cent interest ns reward to party leaders, ntes. Will any elecor. for the mere purpose of sup porting party, sacrifice claim property worth an incalculabie sum- and which, within few years will for all classes of our citizens and also the expenses of the State government, without taxation
 We believe that the people will rather choose mem- hers to Congress, and to the Legislature, who dis posed to pay better attention to their interests.
 Frecmen of Litchfield County! On Monday week, when you go to the polls to deposit your votes for Representative to Congress remember that Lancelot Phelps voted against the putting the State Treasury or in the treasury of the towns the handsome sum of halfa million of dollars which would have accrued from the further distribution of the surplus revenue maining hand the first of January. instead letting it lie in the Pet Banks. Remember too that in voting for MT. MINER you cast your suffrage in favor of a who will consult your interest, and the interest of the state and nation in endeavorng to have return cd to the pockets of the people that which is of right their own-,he surplus revenue accfuing from the sales of the public lands.
 For eEact-"look tpcit to ths Meaas "Such is the language of the Judge of Nonnewaugs; and in the