Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-20

mt NS0V tAttUesg uTScteu keeper to for it's defence and he accordingly enrolled 25 men, and stationed them in the arsenal but afterwards dis nissed them, upon PrO"'ise ef e 0Oc that the arms shnnld not be seized
 Hotel in the evening and after electing clerk and sergeant -at-arms, adjourned. The mob met at the Court House, anu listened to some nhamniatory har- angues.
 ransact any business the mob still held possession Ofibe halls.
 Governor Ritner cndeavored to call out the militia " 10 preserve order and protect ihe eEslolure but orders for troops from PhlIadeiphia. Nearly 1000 men, armed and equipped, left that city for Harrisburg on Saturday.
 Clencc Square, Philadelphia, on Friday. The Wings adopted cOnciatory resolutions, and the Locos were I,arangned by Charles J. Ingerso in his usual violent
 The roops from Philadelphia arrived in Harrisburg, on Saturday evening, hut the disorder had been near ly Gaclled the Senate having been suffered to meet, and go on with their husiness several ot the nng- have been arrested, and some of them liberated on bail! It is hoped that peace will be restored. |,
 Such outroges above detailed, are almost beyond comment, and yet of the Loco Foco papers at- tempt to justify them Throughout the whole, the Whgs have attempted no violence, but have, m eve " respect far can see, proceeded strictly m accortancc with the lays ot the State. he Secreia legislature to look 10 for the returns, and 1t was the duy of the House to have organized according to those returns, until disputed questions, could have red to resort mob law, and have seen the result Will such things be tolerated ?-Iioryord Courier. From the Pennsylvania 7slegrcph-E -Ertra. Harrisburgh, Dec. 8, 1888.
 TO THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
 ,,. PENNSYLVANIA.
 Fezlo,D- Citizens :-The undersigned, Sena- tors of the Commonwealth of PennSylvanla {, duly elected, returned and qualified accord ing to the Constitution and Laws, and compo- sing majority of that body, feel called up- on by the novel and dangerous clrcumstan- ces which have attended the meeting of the Legislature, to lay before the people of the State, a brief account of tho occurrences at the Seat of Government, on the fourth day of December, 1eS9, in order that they may clearly understand the position in which their representatives are now placed by an illegal and insurrectionary assemblage of persons at present in the borough of Harrisburg.
 On the fourth of December, 1888, being the day fixed by the Constitution for the meeting of the General Assembly, the Seil- ate, and a number of gentlemen elected to fill the places of Senators whose term of ser- vice had expired, and others chosen to SUD- ply vacancies which had occurred by death and resignation, met at the Hall of the Sen- ate, and there appearing to be a quorum of the Senators then duly qualified present, the Speaker of the Senate called to order, and reported, that during the recess of the Sen ate he had issued wFits of election 10 supply the places of the following Senators, viz :- Alex. M. Peltz, late of tho Second Scnatori- al District,a and deceaseh; Cornelius Dnrragh, of the nineteeDi!. District, and David R. Por- ter of the eigth District, resigned; and then the Secretary of the Commonwealth being introduced presented to the SeSate 1he returns of the said elections, when it appeared that from the said returns the following gentle men had beenduly elected Senators, viz:
 Frederick FraleY. from the lst District.