Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-18

MARYLAND-No change in this State since our
last The Locos have the Governor BY about $50
and the Wings majority Of one or two in each
branch Of the Legislature "a
So-LATEsT.-By yesterday mornings mail we tall-
ed to receive part Of our New York papers and the
Courier gives no returns except from Pennsylvania.
We learn however that the New Era claims for the
locos FIVE of the six Congressman from New-Jersey
certain, and probably the other From Ohio, 1t gives
returns from IS counties-about third Of the State
in which it shows loco foco gain Of between and
5000 for Governor. and gain Of two or three Con-
gressmen. If this be correct, Ohio will have gone
over to the locos hook and line by handsome major
y-fOr the Wings had at the last election only 5000
majority. T4H 2.n - y lin - t. 'hf
/ Great Failure The contemplated great Loco
FocO County Convention in this town proved an en-
tire abortion Though by the aid of the County
Court being in session, they enabled to get to-
gether enough to make show, on paper, Of Presi.
dent, several Vice Presidents and Secretaries, yet
! when they came to appoint Committee from each
town represented, they were obliged to appoint these
same Presidents and Secretaries on the committee
And where, readers, do you suppose this assembled
wisdom Of the County of Li'chfeld was convened
Don't smile, for it's fact-it held in one Of Col.
Odelrs bed-chambers! -..s.....t.r -.s,.r-.-,
The last Bridgeport Farmer, in endeavoring to prop
up the sinking rather sunken cause Of ocofocosm
in this state, and claiming changes from wing to loco,
says" In Litchfeld county, we have gained Beth
lem, Woodbury.; and Cornwall, lost none.p If.this
wiseacre will look at the returns last spring. he will
find that Bethlemgave Beers 81 votes, Ellsworth 76-
Woodbury.. Beers 1876, Ellsworth 1877. Bethlem chose
la loco representative, and Woodbury. one loco and
one whig, AS to Cornwall, she had small wing ma
iority in The spring, has elected part wings and
will mex. spring again elect all wings. Take word
for that. These are the great reactions in Ltchfed
county! and if those claimed in other counties
equal to them, on what slender thread does loeofo
cism hang! / vQs f5sFf5 ~
Colebrook, too which some of the papers claim
as having nCWaby three or four majority gone for
them, iii The spring gave Beers isl votes, Ellsworth
1872. This has uniformly been one of the strongest
loco towns IN tle cosinsy Our friends say hat they
intend carry il in the spring, not toleave even
a"gsease spot" IN the 18th district. % @tss@
We have received two or three nunfbersof little
penny daily published in Hartford, called "1Re Bee
but, unlike that little fttering industrious workey
whose name it bears, ithas neither honey sting
Xstps1tfG 9G H. 's.----.cs sd 5.la =,.l.-..5
sf,t,, NEW MILFORD ceRREsPoEDRNcE. .rrf.. ....
Mr.. Editor--When that renowned gentleman who
has the honor of making himself ridiculous in the U.
S. Senate and who resides not far from us, returned
from Washington this summer, and declared that if
he had been here the Wings would not have carried
the election last spring. and he would be id If they
should this fall. it seemed as though we poor Wings
must be used up. The Wings resolved, however. not
to be frightened off the ground by the threats Of the
minority pleading Senator" or Doct. Niles letter.
True however to his declarations, and the general
orders Of bis friend Doct Niles. the great man pro-
cecded to take special pains to the election oil
administration seecs-men, &C., as it would give tie
party" great advantage at the next spring election,
&c. Be- He rode over every section of the town.
and exhorted the faithful IA be on the ground. He
was also assisted BY that bright lumnary, who BY the
help Of S&fs Digest first appeared in onr hemisphere
A. D. 1890 A rare character he s, and bids fair to
eclipse the great Senator HIMSELF Other ton
of less note lent their aid the patriotic Senator and
among these was n,eentlemau who few years since
left the wing ranks 90 suddenly that he could give
reasnn vhy-of course his character for political hon.
estv is eqnivocaI nevertheless he throws all the in.
luence which such character gives him into the
scales. We shall long remember the wo-begone con-
tenanee this gentleman put on when he found himself
beaten last week. and how loudnnd long he talked Of
dishonesty and corruption. His chaerin was so great
many were fearful would niure his health and that
thus the Rail Road CO. would he deprived Of This vaua-
ble aid. Against oil these efforts, the Wings only OPP
posed Their principles. andwhont any riding or cleo.
II. ILL A.
have generally become rcconcied TO their defeat, and
even The nerves Of the last mentioned gentleman seem
TO have recovered their rmness hut the Senator can
mot brook IL, md roars like tiger. He is unspnrne
IN his atiae Of the gentleman who moderator Of
the meeting he is also Off majority Of the reemen
ofiie town.. With regard to his abuse the modern-
tor, il il presumed the character Of that gentleman is
too well known by the inhabitants Of New Milford to
Ne injured by the bilIinesgate Of Perry Smith That
dienifed representative Of the people the other
day holding forth at tremendous rate at the post Of
fee. and with mn air Of great importance asserted
that he when the first vote WINS taken at the town
meeting, (Which was done BY holding up hands, TWEEN
~ men hold up both hands A young gentleman who
takes very little interest in political affairs took coca.
sion to question the accuracy Of the statement upon
which tie ,gentlemnnlg md rrbane representative of
sl,s people took the iberty 10 reply in what he no
Doubt intended 10 be a very Insulting manner The
gentleman scorncd to enter into any dispute with
man 80 mean but here sprcnounces the statement Of
the great pinority Senator as false and unfounded
and suchan one as no man but q very mean man
wuuld make. r. -
erhaps the geniIemaply and polite Senator reme-
bezsshe saying, that the higher monkey climbs, the
more he shews his tail. Al present il be would call i:
toasind he might judge in what ludicrow situation