Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-12-05
TME ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, DEC'R s, 1880.

Consaess were to meet on Monday laaf. The fEst I
Eis1t bsiiie DE ciioice Of spsskeE end The par
tissbene nearly balanced. Il . sxcssdngiy doubtful
which party win succeed Il il sapposed that Mr..
Ben Or Mr. Dawson viii b the wing candidate, and
Mr. Pickens Or Mr. Lewis the loco. Attempts win no
doubt Sc made By Inc ibcos TO prevent the New-ler
Aey delegation from taking their seats, and TO fost Mr.
fneersoII into one 10 which nobody believes he has
any legal claim hence he first day may Be eonsum-
ed in unavailing efforts p organi1e The wings viii
lcSe one vole gsSm Kennedy. Mr.. HaNsss who is
sick, and one from Massachusetts,, Mr.. Alvord. who
has died, and no successos elected. The two men,
hers who were unwell have 90 far recovered as to
have started on their i0unsys and wCnd doubtless be
presen, atths opening of The session.
G1r Ifthe loco foc0 mob allows the House Of Repre-
sentatves 10 organize on the rst day Of the session.
We shall probably receive the Message Of the Pfesi-
dent BY Thursday night mail and shalIay il before
orr readers next week. ii ss,s ,s.s ~.
Hayyisburgi CONVENTION This long talked Of Con-
vention Of Wing Delegates from the different states Of
the UNION 10 select candidates for the Offices Of Past
DENT and V1cE PREsIDENT. to commence its ses-
sion yesterday, and will probably continue in session
two q three days Whoevsr will Be the candidates
finally agreed upon seems 10 be matter Of great un.
certainty Thar the individual feelings Of the great
bulk of The whg party prefer HENRr CLAYf thefrst
Office 10 any other person, we fhink cannot admit Of
1 doubt; but whether the Convention viii think il
expedent Or matter Of policy 70 substitute the name
of Scorr. or HAsRIsoN. we shall know in a few days
. Listle Tostn Messags'' once more Hartford held
its town meeting last week, and the wing select
men, which Mr. Niles told his cutte !, was scimpor-
fant 10 secure were chosen by upwards Of 400 majo
fiiy, gu, OF about 500 votes taken. a ,ea.;
Reddipg and Ness- Fairfield wing aiso--the latter
f,r the first lime in . great many years. Danb.ry
which on the first day did NOT choose the whole had
An adjourned meeting when the remainder OF tho Sc
lcctmen and other officers chosen were wings on the
frs, vote by majority. Notwithstanding the iocos
claimed that on the rst trial their troops were deieat
cd on account Of being too snre
Nesuiopn, which was loco in the spring. has now
elected her wing ticket for town oficers-selectmen
and an e#s.x,.se s#s
but Besiiem--aias ;,r fla. ancient scat Of federal
ism-is i,iined 10 her idols Rths election last Mon
day the tories succeeded ii choosing the town Off
GERS by from, | 10 lemaiori,y. About 100 votespo-
led. One more ,fisl, and the wings viii carry it.
1snaesase The Legislature Of his STATE having
passed some silly resolutions iastraeting their sena
tors in Congress 10 vote for ,be sub-,reasry. against
the bin for the interference Of officers Of government
in elections, &C. Mr.. Foyer the newly elected Sem
ator in Congress- forth~ifh resigned his seat and,
Mr.. While has signifed that he shall doeo. Shortly
after Mr. Fosier's resignation wss received the Le-
eislalure went into the election Of successor, when
Felix Grundy was chosen ny the following vote
House, Grundy ~, FoeteT s3-Senate. Grundy IL.
Foster II. Mr. G. IS At present Attorney General Of
the United Siaies bht whether he viii resign that
office to return the Senate, we shall soon see As
thisdocnne Of instruction il claimedin many parts Of
The country IN accordance with pure aaezhoorncy,
wonder why Perry Smith Of this siafef Mr.. Wall Of
New.Icreey.Er Wright Of New-York, and Others
which might he named. do not Immediately resign
and gve lheir seats 10 persons who would actnnlly
represent the sovereignty Of their respective states7
During the session the Legislature and before the
iusiructing resolutions passed, Judge White adj
dressed letter TO one Of his 46ndsin that bcdysfro
which we make the following extract.
"Ihave heretofore opprspd the Snb. Tressufv, and
voted against II, under firm conviction that pas
Iiev.d large minority II he people Of Tennessee en-.
fertained the opinion. Al the Inst session cur
General Assembly instructed me n pursue this
eonrse with mich pleasure Iconiermed 70 !nsse 10
snrport measure. in my judgment. frameht with
euch rninops eanseaaencss tescrieis. fs'H believe
majority Of the people of this stale accord with me
in opinion upon ihs subject. bns SENATOR do not
ronce;ve ysfifal fbefty gsbchnd he LEGISLATURE
in search Of pubic opinion. Twill act aHi believed
they correctly expressed the opinion n y Sia'c and
iffhev nor they accountable not TO but the
be0ple. who are common constituents or nastefs
il il true. ~ have heretofore said. that in 1884,
when fhe Sib Treasury YVES hrst snoken 81. thought
arreed wish t,e IN opinion HI, ihc rtattor is now en-
iirely changed N my view of The subject. ssss
Then. my idea was, that The details shcnd he such
i've oyershe ptillc uaoneys Now he project s to
give him, N my opinion. almost Unlimited control oyer
Then. {, Was very doubtful whether snfe kank.
eculd he indurrd 70 take charre Of public moneys
gpnn reasonable and fair terms. Now, no such
= Then. hsS Snsife confidence II ss,e Executive
Now, that confidenee dors not etist.
Then. we had not the beneft Of experience on ibis
subject, The Sub Treasury has now been n actual
0rerntu FIR several years, ard consider that expc.
rlrnes ourh. to lsve taueh, Ne chi that under ,s ore
sati1na the psie money will BE unsafe. sccety eji
BE- demoraIis,d by The illesal asccs Is and that he
power of the Federal Executive viii he Increased an
extent Inconsistent with our liberties:
Sss zastA F8 rs s13A Thu. L. WHITE" a
MssissiBp. as we anticipated last week.. has gone
Tar the adminstrati1ns and her tlx0 Congressman
have reached Washington .as 81 ny a4gt
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Melancholy Ssicide--Afr. Norman Tarnes commit
ted suiedejn this VILLAGE m Saturday evening lasf-
Il appears that about half past 4oclock he called IN
al the hpshccary store of Dr.. Beekwitf asked FRI
cents worth 10 grainsl Of opiuu,, which was handed
10 him. ~ ne had been accustomed u make nse nf j
W snali quantities, thsn s.ked Or. Seymour how
much i would take o ushim 70 sleep be answered
that .hs haIfof what Ne had would pu, him into such
a sleep that hs would never awake. Well. then. I'll
saksthe whole. says be-. He walked out Of the front