Litchfield enquirer., 1839-12-19
FOA VIEE PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER, or. VIRGINIA.

COngress.-In consequence of the failure of our mails due en Monday, we have no later proceedings than will be found on the preceding page. It will be seen that the whig members from New-Jersey, by a party vote are excluded from voting, notwithstanding they have the regular certificate of election that it would be in accordance with strict legislative usage, and that they ready prove that they have been legally elected. Whether the persons who claim ,heir places will be permitted to hold thsir seats, we shall probably know when the next mail reaches us.
 Whig State Conveafion.--By notice issued by the Whig Central Committee, State Convention will be holden on "Wednesday the 18th of January next, for the purpose of putting in nomination candidates for the usual State Offices, and also of expressing their sentiments upon the dongs of the late Harris burg Convention IL is proposed that delegates equal to double the number of members of assembly he cho sen in each town; and suggests that the first Monday of January will be suitable time to choose these delegates.
 Tremendous Sno.D Storm mg--One of the severest storms in the memory of man." especially early in the season-it being the first the present winter occurred on Sunday last. It commenced showing about o'clock on Saturday evening, and continued without nermission through the whole of that night, Sunday, and Sunday nght; but the wind was so
 high from the north and north through the whole of the storm and also Monday. that the snow is so whirled into ds that yet there is but little getting around It is estimated that from IS to 30 inches ot have fallen. It twas very cold-ihe mercury yangin: from 30 to 25 above zero
 D>r On Monday evening last there were dit- erent mails due at the office in this village, from the various points If the compass and arriutd-a thing entirely unparalleled during the eleven years that we have resided here. The roads now hegia to he opened, and shall soon have the pleasure ot an intercourse with the surrounding country.
 7Ies1uy Nighk.-The mails due yesterday and to. day not ye, arrived.
 Wefnesday-All the mails which have been due at misplace since Monday still behind. The South ern stage, hence to New.Iiaven, which left at 9 o'clock Monday morning with six horses. was yeser- day, noon spoken miles below Bethlem tll miles from Li,chfieldI- dI-making eleven miles in 27 hours ! Tho Hartford and Poughkeepsie mails were despatch ed on horseback, Monday. but no returns yet
 The County Court. which should have commenced on Tuesday last. was opened by the Sheriff; but as neither Judge. Lawyers, nor Suitors made their ap- psaranee, it was adjourned ,ill Wednesday, when probably the same ceremony will have been gone over, and adjourn till to-day.
 Tcmperanes.-1t will be eecn by the official notice from the Secretary of the Litchfeld County Temper Socity. that that association have adopted the no, not the "specc clause" exactly-but the eetoa- an,i-beer and.ciGcr.pedge This, "as understand it." and understood by societies, of all the auxi!ares and members who do not up pre- "isey to that standard Of course, the county meet ings will hereafter be attended by those only who will adopt the new pledge If this does not injure the more than all their paid lecturers twho preach great deal in favor of temperance houses, but put up with tho rum-sellers) can do good, we miss our guess-thats all.
 Boston Cify Eleefio",-Encouraged by their recent npparen, gain in Massachusetts, the loco Eocos of Boston, ai the election for Mayor and other city off crrs, or Monday week. attempted to carry the city of Boston; but we are happy to say that they were signaly repnsed, and the wlg candidate for Mayor, Jonathan Chapman, chosen by about 1860 majority. The Council is also whig enough-,he locos having few wards.
 or the success ofthe Whig pary under the banner unfurled, we have already expressed orr firm conviction and we will here briefly exhibit esti mate of the votes for the Presidential contest:
 Harrison. Han Buren. Doub,ful. MMass.ehusett'. II Maine. 'ao Penn, 30