Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-06-14

buoh nist tepycsanmnvo sdevourod By
the loco acO nan-saieI = ea,assighborhOod. The
offence whereof he ID been guilty CONSISTS IN an.
pointing 10 loco focOs out oe3 Justices Of he Reaee
forthe town Of Ltchfeld. The matter s,ands thus
In 1857, loco focO eraIity was wings to IA tories
Now, wing prOscripton Il 10 tories to 10 whios on
awful awful! this 10 worse than "the murder q
poor Cilley."
FoR rHK ENQUIRER
Mr.. Editor-Can you give any information respect.
ing the fate Of pstOm, drafted by certain ds,in.
guished judicial character, and presented bv him to the
good people ofthe town Of Salisbury for their approval
on the first Monday Sf April last, addressed to the
House OF Representatives praying for the immediate
expulsion OF the Hon. Mr. Graves, Of Kentucky, from
its Hon. body, for having been concerned in duel in
which poor Galley" fdll have watched with much
interest the debates ana action Of the House since the
petition was despatched, expecting thatit would occa-
SION an excitement at Washington, which, combined
with the abolition question might eventuate, If not in
the announcement oil The connry, at least in some
political catastrophe, tot less 10 be dreaded mar less
to ne dePlored, than th destruction of The Unon itself
VINO was there present AZ that meeting, and heard
that petition read by the honorable petitioner, who
DID not remble tor the fate Of the Hon. Mr.. Graves
1t was feared, that the House Of Representatives
would oe mpeiled TO hasy action upon il; and that,
excited by the passionAe appeal and exhiiratine eo
qusnce of the petitiog&hsy would be SO blinded bv
sympathy as to be indeed 10 grant tha PRAYER Of The
petitioner. and expel not only Mr.. Graves, but also
Mr. Wise, and all the cher h;g members Of the house.
as being accessares ether before OF after the fact
Those who were acoiainsed with the tact, and the
marvellous skill in dipomacy. and political manoeu-
vres, displayed in the result Of he Adjourned town
meeting of Salisbury, a October last, could not but
think that there lurke in that petition some subtle
scheme some artfully ,oncosted plot which was des
tined to blow up not only Nessrs. Graves and WISE,
but was intended to involve kloftheir political friends
in the catastrophe. II SEEM however, that no sepa.
rate action was had upon thSpetition. is not men,
toned as having been read before the House. AZ
there 10 nothing said about the public prints. il il
TO BE- presumed thati fell nt1le hands Of some mem.
Der Of the committee appoint to investigate the cir
cunlstances attending the duo and perhaps Mr. Tou.
cey, the chairman of that dbnmittee drew larrelv
from it In framing his notoriot srepors.
The Honorable petitioner, len enforcing his pray.
err remarks-"We feel no sJpathy for the tiger, the
game COCK or the dueist." and yet in . few para
graphs either before or after fourishng climax, he
dwels with exquisite palhos non ,he unhappy fate
that befel "poor Ciey" in III prime Of his manhood
IN the summer OF his usefun and in the full enjoy
ment Of his corporal and int bctua faculties Was
not Cley dusllist? What h jer evidence can there
be of the fact, than that be & in duel And d
such-by the paragraph we he quoted Tho was be,
yond the pale Of the petitione ssympathy kappears
that the petitioners object VI ii strike II Graves
and to see if he, who had eaiped the leaden bullets
of "poor Cilley," could ais0 kcape tho .papsr bul
let's Of the petitioner.
The petition however worz have done very we'll
Notwithstanding q few incotsstencies like that WI
have alluded to-could we & hi the Middletown Re
solution passed in Convent|n 4. and the obvious and
disgusting attempt of the Pei to turn the melanchO
| ly circumstances Of the dueI1D political account
As the facts are, we thi that the same feelinf
which produced the Middl bwn resolution dieiatet
the petition. They were boihpuppeis worked by hid
den wires behind the scene 10 produce political Of
feet upon the stage. Vewioit es such, we are some
what anxious to learn its haDry- final fate
Yours, TRIsTRAM.
Why was Prentiss retur1 b Congress like bearel
Of bad tidngs: Doye give BURT Because be CARR
| ed an unwelcome Word to b Speaker. T.
The object of the Locos id he Legislature, through
the whole session, to TceAd business waste time
and prolong the session; b they succeeded rathe
poorly One fact wish u DO borne In mind, that ID
the people Of Connecticut he saved about "a 900 Ii
legislative expenses this yed BY electing Wing le
gisature, who have made tneexpenses Of the session
Just closed, nearly $1,000 II than last year, as vii
be seen by the debenure bb OF the two sessions, d
Bill Of the House for 1888. eiI,26s q
Contingent expenses Of Hbuse, i,242 9:
Do. do SSiaie, CAB 0!
| Total expenses for 1885 ei4.S08 5,
Bill Of the House for 1887 el7,I44 4.
Contingent expenses Of Ebase, 1855 i
Do. do. Seinss. 759 o.
Total expenses for 1871, sal,544 q
This it will be seen, eavesa balance IN favor Of th,
session Of 1888, Of $6,735 ~ Il win Be Secollectes
that the loco ocos left the Sale in debt about s2
pay off which the peops be taxed. Il appear
that the Wings have saved about one fourth Of the
mount, this year. by reducing inc legislative expenses
Hartford Courier.
From the National Istell;gencsr, June /.
A Ns.p Treasury Circula era Circular was yester
day issued from the Treasury Department, addresses
to ell Collectors and Receivers Of Public Money, foun
ded upon the Joint Resolution repeating the Speci.
Circular which received the appreciation Of the Presi
dent Of the United States the day after its tna
passage at the Capitol.
The Circular ins.ructs these officers to receive th
notes Of banks in all branches 0f the public revenue
under the following Restrictions:
]. None are to be received bot such az are "paya
bic and paid on demand. the legal currency Of tn
United States"
3. No notes to be received Of : less denomination
8. No notes to be received ofany denomination, un
less "payable on demand in gold silver coin, at "a