Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-03-15

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| u. Thomas B. Butler, Barlow r White.
-. Solomon Payne, Francis B. Johnson
"a. Thomas Backas,. Michael Richmond,
IS. Andrew Abemethy, Edward A. Phelps,
| !6 John buckingham, David Brothwen,
II. Peter Berce, Truman Starr.
10 Joseph Hall, Luther Bowers
| -. Elphaet A. BnIkley, Ely A. Elliott,
70. George M. HYDE BENJAMIN Pnnev
| 81 Rufus B. Chamberlain. Ralph Gilbert
The Conservatives in Nos. ], Q and 3 have nomina-
ted Job Allyn, Luther LOOMS and james LOOMS
and have adopted Messrs. Buckingham, Bierce, and
Hyde, of the wing ticket, and Johnson and Richmond
Of the tory ticket.
| Loco-Foco Conuention.-WeH WELL the famed corr
venon OF LocoFocos Of this county has at last been
held and after all that have said and done in the
way Of exhorntion and advice, and all that the Office
holders drumers and "sergeants could do to gather
a greatmeeting, it proved but affair The wea-
Their until towards evening was good, the sIeighing
was fine, Col Odel had provided the fat things for
numerous company the wing girls had made for then,
handsome flag, (barrng that the originators do not
seem to know that the American lag should have -
stripes and 26 stars and yet only some IS or 70 from
out Of town, and about like number from this place.
could be induced to attend. The wings who went in
to see the show composed nearly one third of the col
lection. Not being invited to take privileged seat
ourse in the meeting, it cannot be expected that we
should report the proceedings in full.
His Honor the Judge of Nonnewaugs, we under.
stand, opened the debate and was delivered of a ge-
hume locofoco speech. Instead of his usual datrbe
about federaIsn aristocracy, rufle-shirted gentry
and all that sort of thing, the bulk of his speech was
"tocotOco, tocofoco He descanted largely upon the
proceedings OF the last legislature, and Ueyy earned2y
proved to demonstration that the wing party COM
posed trifie more than onehird of the whole mum,
Der, they were necessarily accountable for all the er-
ceedtngy mise acts of that famous body-and especial.
ly was Mr.. HiDsdale, the only wing member of the
Committee OF Debenture, at fault for causing the men,
bers OF the House to take pay for days more than
the legislature sat, because, though there were two To-
cos Case of CRANKY and Raymond of Westport) on
that committee. they were not talking members! -
was not that beautiful logic for his Honor? He pro-
we'd too, satisfactorily doubt to locofoco audience
that great man like himself could hold the Offices Of
postmaster and member Of the legislature at one and the
same time, Notwithstanding the constitution and laws
of the state expressly forbid lit!
! Next followed the Judge of Probate of Bantam in n
long speech upon the science OF turning and tp,stin
for ofice-and those who heard him gave him credit
for having delivered the best discourse during the day
because he spoke so undcrstandingly, and seemed
to feel what he said.
Cotton Jr. now rose-h;s face as red as-as-an ash
heap-causedl was surpassed by the personal aluson
OF the last speaker to his former tDsing He deliver
| ed once more the substance of his celebrated Kent
oratio and sat down amidst the stampngs Of his loco
federal compeers. The 18th deputy could not stand
it any ionger-he rose in the most graceful manner
| "shook his ambrosial curls"-upon which there was
such general moving towards the door that nothing
could be gathered except few words about passing
| around contribution box 70 collect few Waterbury
coppers TINT he might be enabled to purchase oil to
"grease his heels" so that in literally fulfilling his or
ders from Mr.. Hunbug Benton his feet might not stick
in the snow-broth and mud these wet times. Calls
were now made for Messrs Seymour and Woodruff,
but they were either excused were among the mis-
sing BY this time the Court House had become near
y empty, and as the officers had no desire to remain
"aone in their glory, an adjournment was called for
and carried. And SO ended the humbug!
! The DUEI-In order that our readers may have
fair and full view Of this subject, have to-day copi-
ed the account from the editor of the NJ Y American.
who was at Washington at the time, together with
the correspondent of the Boston Atas While we
deprecate the practice Of dueing much any one,
and dcplore the melancholy fate which befel in this
instance son of New-England, we cannot but think,
| ON review OF inc WnOie nlatter tnOt Mr. Cuey anu
his friends were principally TO blame for its issue
The choice of weapons the selection of time, the hot
haste with which it pushed forward, and the
known skill OF Mr. Cilley in the of the rifle and the
want Of it in Mr. Graves all combine to show that tho
friends of MIR. Cley calculated with almost certainty
upon the death Of hisopponent. And now that par
ty which has supported Gen. Jackson through every
vcisstude, one of the most notorious duests in the
country; (who in duel. after reserving his fire, de-
liberatey advanced and shot down his antagonist,>
should attempt to make political handle Of this affair,
is indeed "passing strange" But it seems as though
wonders would never cease. ...s., 4a
/ "GREAT REACTIONS"
The loco-foco prints. at least many OF them are
making great ado about the elections in few towns
in the state of New York. because the locos have been
so lucky as not to lose every thing in all the small
towns where they have been accustomed to succeed.
IT'S true they have carried few towns; but, on the
contrary, the wings have succeeded in great many
more. In Rochester, Ithaca. Norwich, Oxford, Cats
kill, Cherry Valley, &C. &c. &C., the wing strengthi
greater than at any former period, and in Of them
they have succeeded for the first time in many years.
In Utica ALSO where the parties have been nearly ha
I anced, and where year tive ago O. distinguished
v. B. man was chosen Mayor, the wings have now
carried the election by $50 whig EOS conservative. 40
something Of "reacfioR ON the wrong side for
the locos. The truth is. Notwithstanding the boastng
and clustering Of the lOcofoco papers to affect the