Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-04-18
Whole No. of uotcs. Tarian. CT
Vote, 1e39-4l.266
+" 1888, 31T
Increase of votes, 1919

In addition, we copy the following from the N. Y.
Express of Friday morning.
We have heen overwhelmed, but not beaten, and
the Wings of the city will not be in the least discour
aged by this unfortunate result. The World haze DO
ted here and what is more, it has not been content
with voting once but has voted over and over again.
We have never seen SO much ferncitv and brutality
as has been displayed at the Polls. The scenes in
the 18th Ward have been shocking At the close Of
the Polls in the 7rh Ward. the Loco Focos rushed up-
large posse Of consabes and broke mp their stafs
Ofoifice in a twnkling In the 9TH Ward. they have
been desperate. aud there they attac ked the Alder
man OF the Ward with great amnesty. In the 9th
Ward. our Reporter describes brutal piece of cruel
". The city has been full of outrages In the 9TH
Ward. many, very many, peaeea'le Wing voters
have been deferred from voting BY the violent mena
Of men about the Polls. In every contested
Ward. an effort has been made to keep off Wing vo
ters Bulies, Blacklegs and P.aekguards have been
hired, and paid profnsely and they have earned their
money. Such victory. thus won, is no election al
all. As the Star remarked, before the result was
known, It is a complete overthrow Of our civil nst
iu,ions. Quareling and fighting at the Polls-chal
leDping vofers-cnlonZing, naturaliZng, and all the
appliances of severe canvass, may find some apollo
gy. But plot to prerent feemen from rofing at ALL is
In Masonic Hall last night when the result was
known. there was no dependency Mt all. At them
again-Jegin tomorrow was the universal cry.
Brootlyn-W higgery Triumphant! THE election in
suited in complete triumph of the whgs-,hey elect
ing Aldermen and other officers in six wards to the
locos three and by gre ter aggregate majority than
last fall This in small degree compensates for the
lo,s of the city of ew-York-for Brooklyn has we
believe been more uniformly loco. The State, how
ever. is firm The reactions in favor oflhe Wings in
almost every county has heen great, even from last
falls triumphs She vii! speak again in a voice of
H. Gil n, w. D,,,o
art weighed in the balance and found wanting
The Great Western arrived at New-York on Mon.
day morning last in twenty-five and half days from
England bringing advices to the 23d of March, about
ten days later than befpre received. The English pm
pers are filed with speculaiions upon the probability
off war between that country and the United States
in consequence of The North Eastern boundary diff.
Guilty. As this question has here become quoted for
the present, under the arrangements of the British
Minister and the Secretary Of State, and the troops
Withdrawn from the controverted territory, mnaed
ale nnfavorablc consequences need be apprehended
Indeed, the general aspect of the news pacific. The
mex; vessel that reaches England will carry out the
arrangement, and the next that returns, trust
will show that the British disposed to submit, and
settle the question fairly. A special messenger from
In France, a new Ministry had been formed, OF
which Soult and Theirs at the head.
The Cotton trade q. Liverpool and London was
firm, at a small advance from former prices
Last Thursdays Berkshire Courier, published at
Great harrington, comes TO printed only on the out
side, with this endorsement" Hall burnt out-to'her
half in ply which suppose there must have
been fire in that place, bu, how extensive have
not learnt.
% Elections were holden on Monday week in Sc
veral Of the towns which failed 10 choose Represent
stves on the first Monday in April. The following is
the result, SO far as we have heard:
NorfoK-Elzur Dowd, (whig)
Waierbury-Willam H. Hine (whig)
Berlin-Ozias B. Bassett, twhig.)
Durham-Joseph Chdsey, (whg.)
Bolton-Isaac Kenney, Jr. lloco)
Bosrak-Samuel A. eager, lloco)
Neso- London-John Congdon, tocoJ
Prospect-Stephen Payne, (loco.l
In Weathersfeld, Mansfield, and SsrGtford, there
was again no choice.
AND ON MONDAY LAST
WincAester-inade choice of Norris Coe twhig) and
Lyman Case, lconservative.)
Farmingson-Mr Peck, twhig) no choice for 3D.
East Hartford-Two Wings
States AHoyney.-The County Court, at its term
last week, appointed DAVID c. SANFORD Esq. Of New
Milford, States Attorney. vice Leman Church. Esq
not resppointed. This is sautary and republican
measure-the Church family having held the Office
for the last thirteen or fourteen years.
TIE PARKS! The PARKS Now is the time to think
about replacing the trees which have died with living
ones. The great labor and expenses which have hi
therto attended the putting out Of trees have been al
most in vain Most Of them from some cause or 9th
er which We will not attempt to account for have
faied-and it would be well to try another plan Sc
lect smaller and less stately trees-take them from
location more in accordance with our sOil-dont main
them 50 much as before, and they will we think be
more likely to flourish No time should be lost in At
tending this NATTER but proceed at once to the re-
placing Of the trees. Few who are instrumental in
planting these trees viii live to them in their ma
turity, spreading their branches to the sun, aoTdng
shelter aud comfort to the way-wOrn traveller. and
resort 70 be birds that twiter amongst the foliage but
those who come after win bless us for our good
caste and providence in furnishing Ihem with pleasant
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