Litchfield enquirer., 1837-09-07

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 The Van Buren majority in the Senate, will be l6- counting Mr. Senator McKean us an administration man, though he can hardly be considered such He has always been opposed to Van Buren, and would not swallow the Exrunging resolutions so that he is no longer in full communion with the party.
 Then there are the subdivisions of this majority ;- the Loco Foco Van Burenites. and4he Rves and Tall madge Van Burenites. Mir. Benton will lead off with Buchanan of Pennsyl ylvania, we doubt not for Bu- chanan is Beotian-headed gentleman, very. fit to work in the traces of party, and with good deal of Senators, we think. will eschew Loco Focoism the from taste, and the other in imitation of his col league. As for Niles and Smith of Connecticut, they discuss them; their grovelling instincts viii carry them, no doubt, to Bentonism and Loco Focoism.- The North Carolina gentlemen will with the strong M Ss S% ,h RSes and Tallmadge. King, of Alabama, is feeble, im- beetle politician, and will steer his bark where there is promise of the Tse na As for the Se S will answer to swell majorities, but not weigh much II, making them nP & The opinions oi SthsT Tory Sen; changes in the western states will materially change the complexion of their votes.-N Y. Courier.
 The death of Henry Seymour, Esq, President of sation in Wall street. He was native of Ltchfed, Connecticut, of respectable family. He removed into this state about the year 1905, and established county, and pursued successful business for num- Der years. He electeden of the senators from the western district, of which body he was highly
 warm opposer of the canal and of MT. Clinton. He, however, afterwards became its advocate, and was appointed commissioner, which office he filled for he retired from that office with handsome fortune, and located himself in the hourishing city of Utica, and very soon after he was elected its Mayor. He was short time since elected to preside over the Earnnaras COn1Da 1v n in fhQ naca 0f Elisha Tibbits, Esq. which office believe he filled with fidelity to himself and to the advantage of the company. MT. Seymour was mild and amiable in him. He has left wife and several children to de- pore the melancholy termination of his ez's!ence
 Mr. Seymour did not shoot himself through the head in his garden, as stated last week, but went to his chamber seated himself upon his bed, placed the gle of the gun against his heart and with his foot dis charged it.
 We like the tone of the following article from the Poughkeepsie Eagle, and should be glad to it res bonded to by every whig press in the Union:-
 HuMBuo-A writer whose communication stands conspicuous in the Albany Daily Advertiser, asks, with flourish, if the whigs of Boston, after their re- ioicng at the recent victories at the west, Twill be liberal enough to acknowledge their indebtedness to cess" &c. We trust the whigs of Boston, and of every other place in the Union, have too much res- edgment as that asked for by the Daily Advcrtiser- The servile and disgusting system pgactised by the tories for eight years of ascbng every success or tr should and aS we Sese RaHe no n from men who strive to support principles worth main sainng. To follow party Chief proclaim his wis Sas SS vS do @ we s seosss Gsy sss psy but among frsemeR such things are disgracefnI We are willing to believe that the whgs of the west and were attached to pure principles and because they are resolved to put end to the iron reign of corruption to place honest men in power, and to restore once whigs of the Union are not actuated 6y similar mos
 lives, they do not deserve success. We trust that ev cry independent whig press will indignantly fown up on every attempt to lntrocuce personal politics and the Presidency we are to have National Convention and there is not virtue enoughin the whig party to support him who is nominated for the sake of the cause and not on account of the man. we may as well assured any future time, that our efforts for victory will be all in vain.
 & WAsmSeroE, Sept ?, 1887.
 One hundred and fifty three members of the House, very large number for this time and over quorum, in this city last evening, and several have arrived today. Ishould think that two hundred nien,- beFs were now here. The Senators are very slow in getting along The Great Expunger IS on the ground
 The Hon. Jas. Standifer. of Tennessee, (a Whg member of the House) we have learnt, died ofa fever taken on his way here Gen. Ripley, of Lousiana, has not arrived, and it is probable, will not at least for long time. Illness, accidents and other causes, will probably reduce the 2a2 members of the House to voie of about 230 when Speaker is to bc chosen, in which event you zee how much of chance there is in ihe election of presiding oificer in the now close ly divided condition of the House. sss..
 remark that many of the newspapers, in calling this special seon, think that 1t is io be adjourned very soon. This is altogether improbable. The sion is not strictly speaking sgecaf session, for the bling of Congress has only been anticipated by the Executive Proclamation, and ths same Congress holds on to- and the constitutional peFOe without any action on i:s part The members elect arc elect cd for two years from the 4fh of March last and they al go out of office, and can s hold on tl the 4h of