Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-29
THE GREAT ELECTED.

NIoddard, the former for his veto of the bill
 Dealing the charter of the New Haven E|ly Bank, and the latter for his veto upon fe Stamford Bank, are to be excommunica- feh, cut off from ''the party" cast out of the tVnagogue, and thrown overheard as luck less Jonahs from the democratic" ship.@ The sentence of attainder was first promuIga- ted from head quarters, |" by authority" thro' the Hartford Times-by this mouth-piece the Governor was first branded with the "traitor's cursc," and the cry, we perceive, IS taken up and re-echoed by the whole tribe and for what? Because, for the first time during his administration, he has dared pub- 8liclv to express an opinion in opposition to : the will of john M. Niles!
 It is not little singular to notice the sud- denness and extent of the change which His Excellency has undergone. Every one will remember what an honest, sound, consistent, straight-f forward, republican sort of demo- crat he has hitherto been. But oh, how chan sged! For his present character, see the Z Times of Wednesday last. The Governor has now become "the pampered aristocrat, the overfed speculator, the overgrown favor ite of the banks, and the political traitor !'' How wonderful, how sudden, how complete the transformation!
 We have no inclination to enter the lists in the Governors defence. fine and his old friends disagree and quarrel, it is none of our busineSS-they must settle 1t among themselves and the Times be under no ap- prehension that the Wings will think of pre- scnting him with a silver pitcher, in token oftheir esteem for having thwarted the wish es'' of Mir. Niles. But really we do not see the justice or propriety of shouldering aNthe iniquity of preserving the City Bank, upon tho poor Governor. He expressed his opln- ion only as any other individual would nave done, and this is all the Constitution empoW- CTS him to do. Some of the papers, we per ceive, talk of the want of a "constitutional majority" to pass the bill-but had it after wards passed both Houses by q bare majority, the Governors veto would have been as harmless as any other mans. So 1t seems the Governor, us an individual, communlca- ted to the Senate his reasons for not assent ing to the bill-the Senate considered those reG- sons sufficient, and the bill was rejected Why then should the storm of democratic vengeance be directed solely at the Govern or? Why not also throw overboafd these recreant Senators! When the wrath of the loco-focos kindles another democratic bonfire, we advise them to procure ten images, and burn the majority of the Senate in effigy- this would make fire worth seeing.
 For our part, we perfectly coincide in opin- ion with the Governor and Senate, and ln- decd with the House also for it will be re- collected, that at the first trial, when the House was nearly full, they, too, refused to pass the bill-and it was only just at the close of the session, when the House was thin, and the remaining members were anxious to go home, that they concurrcd in its passage. It appears to have been done very much upon the same principle that certain jury we have heard of, when trying culprit for his life, concluded to " hang the poor devil, rath- CT than lose their dinners!' fthe Bank has violated its charter, let it be fairly tried be- fore the proper tribunal, and then let the law take its course.
 The truth is, however, Mir. Niles and his party care very little about Governor Ed wards and the veto. They have been for some time waiting for an opportunity to turn him of, and they secretly congratulate thcm- selves at tho occasion thus afforded them.
 Harlford Cour.
 Reception of Mr. Webster at S. Louis.-The friends of this distinguished statesman will rejoice to learn that the character of MT. Webster is fully appreciated wherever he goes. His reception at Harrisburg, Pitts burg, Wheeling, Louisville, Cincinnati, and wherever he has been, has been all that his warmcst friends could have wished. At St. Louis great preparations have been made by the citizens to give him hearty welcome.- The St. Louis Bulletin of the 9th gives a programme of the celebration which awaited his arrival. He was to be greeted with mu- sic, cannon, flags, proccssions, and barba- cue, if acceptable.
 "The Erie Cannl is solitude This re- mark, made by Senator Ewing, ifappled to the present time, would contain "more truth than poetry" or politics. For some years past, I have had occasion to pass through this thoroughfarc several times each year. But have never seen the canal so empty, so des- olate as at the present time. Last year it was thronged with boats from one end to the oth- CT, and it was with difficulty that the packets could keep up with their time on account of the delays in passing such multitudes of freight boats. Now we travel miles without overtaking or meeting single boat. Prob ably there is not one tenth part of the busi- ncs or travelling on this canal the present sea- son that there was last.-Bufalo Spectator.
 MELANCHOLY Acc1DENT.-We learn that a young man by the name of Weed, aged 15 years, son of Mr. Samuel Weed of Granby, while out on hunting excursion on the 18th inst, short distance from his fathers house, was suddenly Killed Dy the aCcloental dlS- charge of his gun. The contents, it appear ed, passed directly through the head, horribly mangling the same, and must have caus- cd instant death. The unfortunate occur renee is a most affective event to the parents and large circle of family friends:
 Harttord Patriot.
 The Great Flood Gt BaltimOre.-The loss of human life, as far as can be ascertained, amounts to "A persons-it is feared there are