Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-14

required to take the other method Of arriving
at decision, and could not in good faith, or
conscientiously, persist in q refusal to make
a nomination, by thus voting for separate
persons.
Col. Young and Mr.. Paige took an entirely
different view of the mater, and contended
that the Senate, by a majority, must first
nominate, before joint ballot could be had,
and that they were perfectly justified in vo-
ting as they did. They were not bound to
caucus, they said, for a candidate nor was
there any law to compel them to do different
ly from what they had done. They were
not required to think alike in reference to the
persons they should vote for.
Mr.. Sterling also opposed the resolution.
He said he would 90 as far as the law requi-
red him TO 90, to elect SenatOr-to enable
the Wings to get all the spoils they were en-
titled TO, by reason of having majority in
the State-but would not go one inch further.
He commended that a nomination by major
ity must first be had in the Senate, before a
joint ballot could be had.
The debate was further continued by
Messrs. Paige, Mosely, Van Dyck and Young,
when the resolutions were laid on the table
by a party vote.
MIR. Mosely then proposed to have sixth
trial, as Mr.. Maynard, who had been kept
from his seat by illness, was then in his place.
Mr.. Hunter said it was not worth while, as
Senators would probably vote as they had
before but notwithstanding his opposition,
the nomination was had.
Mr.. John Beardsley led of, as usual, with
Samuel Bcardsley, and was followed as be-
fore, by the other Loco Foco Senators, each
for his man, until it came to Mr.. Fox, (WhigD
who voted for Samuel Beardsley, as did all
ho Whs<r OEanofNpc 0nH Mr. Sfor1inn-
king l6; but no two of the remaining men,
bers of the Forlorn Hope could stink alike"
and consequently, there was again no choice.
Young's tail, Mr.. Senator Spraker, then re-
newed the motion to go into Executive bust
ness. The Chair pronounced the motion
out of order. The Senate were, by law, di-
rected to discharge particular duty on this
day, and no motion proposing different du-
~ was in order.
Mr., Speaker appealed, and then went off
in a farago of nonsense which nobody paid
any attention to, and which was not germane
to the subject but when he had finished,
withdrew his appeal, and moved an adjourn
ment Tho motion prevailed, on call of
the ayes and noes, the Eighteen voting, Of
course, in the affirmative, and the Wings in
the negative. eaet.s ,9sa
Thus ended another successful attempt Of
faction to set at nought the will of the peO-
pie! The matter is now with that people,
and let them net Us their sepsc Of justice to
themselves, shall dictate.
The Assembly. Of course, nominated Mr..
Tallmadge. Their proceedings, besides this,
were not of particular importance.
MYSTERIOUS body Of an unknown
man was found in Berlin on the god ult. in
field in the eastern part Of the town called
Stoney Swamp. From the appearance of
the body, it was judged that death must have
occurred 8 or 10 weeks since. The man was
middle aged-five feet seven inches it, height
hair dark and slightly grey, and reddish
whiskers. lie had on no coat, cotton velvet
vest, coarse dark mixed pantaloons, coarse
linen shirt. and stockings much worn. No
papers were found about his person. In his
pantaloons pocket were two raZors, black
or blue silk handkerchief, and a pair of sus.
penders. He wore a seal skin hair cap of n
brown color. In the right eur was small
ring. He was decently buried under dircc-
ton of the selectmen.-Hartord Patriot.
From the Trenton State Gazette.
A Series Of Disasters.-A few weeks ago,
boy Of Gidon Huiit, near Allentown, fell in
10 his fathers mill pond, while sliding on the
1CEs WIG vi HIS UIOttbCTS was uCuGS uIIU WIN
to his assistance, but broke through the ice
himself. A third and fourth brother, and
then the father, attracted by the cries Of the
drowning boys, ran, one after another, to
save them but they too fell through the ice.
The father and one of his boys extricated
themselves but were unable to rescue the
three others.
At the funeral of these boys, the carriage
of their uncle was dashed to pieces, the hors-
es becoming FESTIVE, and the uncle's collar
bone broken, or dislocated. Those who had
been in this carriage, got into another, which
was also overturned and broken and the
horses ran against the vehicle of another un-
Gle, upset j., and threw out those who were
inside, without, however, iniuring them ser-
ously. 1t was reported, also, says our inform
ant, that the father Of tho boys, on returning
from the funeral, found his house on fire.
Outrage on the Froniier--We have the au-
thority Of the Montreal Gazette that law
less incursion from Alburgh, Vermont, was
made on the inhabitants AT Caldwells Manor,
by about twenty citizens of the United States,
who, on the 26th ult. armed and disguised,
broke into the house Of q man named vos-
burgh, bound him and his son with cords,
wounded the former so severely that his life
is in danger, and then set fire to the house.
The flames were extinguished by some neigh
bors from the American side of the line. But
one of the persons engaged i'm this outrage
was recognized by the vosburgh family.
The Investigating COmmiiiee. body
will, we understand, bring their labors to a
close this week, and by the first of next
week, be at their posts in Washington. OF
course, their Report win not be prepared
here, but ut leisure, from their Journal, in
Washington. This Journal. we hear, will be
quite volnminous.- it will take some
days, it is probable. to compile. and to unite
upon the Report. There will be thus, the
public will see, very little leisure to debate
the Report.-and there IS, therefore, an inn
mediate necessity of bringing matters TO a