Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-04-26

| Rhode IsIand EIecfion-ANoTHER Vino TRIUMPH!
! This election for Governor and Members of the LIE.
gisature was held on Monday of last week. The re-
turns show that the Wings are again victorious by
handsome MISUNDERSTANDING chosen their candidate
WIN. Sprague) by 500 majority over the present loco
focO Governor Francis and chosen also large majo.
rty Of the members of the legislature What renders
this election the important lie, that U. S. Sena
tor is to be chosen in place Of Mr.. Robbins, whose
time will expire next March.
Last spring the ocos carried Rhode Island by 800
majority In the fall the wings succeeded in choosing
their Members Of Congress- and have now renovated
the whole state by electing wing Governor. The
majority for Governor is go large by or 300 as on
the Senate, there being some local split on the former
Meriden-At the third trial for the choice Of Rep
resentative, last week. Gen. Walter Booth conserva
! tive, was chosen.
Sued, on the third trial, did not succeed in effect
ing choice, and adjourned sine die. In Mansfield,
| and Strdttord, no choice.
The precise vote for Mayor of the city of New.York
as officially announced by the canvassers, is tor Mr.
Clark (whig) l9,723-tor Varian (Ioco) l9,2o4-for
Riker (cons) 395-and 10 scattering. Clark's maio
rity over Varan Of course is 5l9-over all, l05.
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Moving -Accounts from all parts of the state agree
in saying that during the last week the federal adju
tans, drill masters and whppers in, have been riding
and running to and fro order to cut and the
business for the next legislature. With ederaists all
such business is done by the few, and afterward
matter Of course, sanctioned by the many. If these
few active leaders, Gor although hosts are in motion,
yet very few sly ones form the plans? can carry out
their schemes the mass their party has only to vote
it is told. Some may complaint but it is very doubt
flu! whether they can help themselves. For the fede-
raj doctrine always was, and is now, that the great
body Of party The people not to be trusted with
the management Of affairs. this business, in their
opinion, can be better done by the nimble few. In
their view, voting is one thing, but management is
another; in the former business all may partake, but
not in the latter Such is the Of federal whg
gery.-Neur- HaUen Register.
So says the pink of purity and consistency at New
Haven. With how much propriety these loco focos
can prate about "the great body of the people, not
being entrusted with the management Of affairs, let
few plain facts show. 1t is well known for instance,
that in order get up the Loco Foco nominations for
State Officers this is the order of proceeding: A few
leading get together in the towns, appoint dele
gates of the right sort to a District Convention, and
these latter delegates appoint three Of their number
some others whom they know will vote right to 90
State Convention. This latter body under this ar
rangement cannot have at most but sirty-three mem.
bers, or less than delegate for every two towns
Met together, they are easily managed by few Of
the leading wire-workers. And so 1t is throughout
their whole arrangements But how is it with the
Wings Why, they appoint Immediately by the peo-
pie in their primary assemblies, least two from zach
town attend the State Convention-thus consti,ut-
ing body Of nearly THREE HUNDRED members, and
thus giving tone and character TO public opinion. The
Locos have their nominations far removed from the
people possible, while the Wings have them as near
as may be. Who then is justly chargeable with hav-
ing the management of affairs removed from the
great body of the people, the ocos the whigs?-
Let every tory editor answer.