Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-05
SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.

The Wing Convention Of the 18th districton Tues
day last nominated LAMBERT HrTcHcocK, of Bark
hamsed, as a candidate for Senator at the ensuing
election.
18th District-ELI MYsArT, Of New-Miford, was
on the same day nominated in this district.
I7th District-The Convention in this district was
also held on Tuesday last, and NATHANIEL p PERRY,
Of Kent, was nominated for reelection.
Warren Phelps of the l5th-Ei Potter Of the 10th
and Myron Harrison of the 18th districts, are the
loco foco candidates for Senators in this county-al
Of whom we trust will be defeated by handsome ma
jorities-in the 18th by 400n the 10th by 50-n the
18th by 100.
o. One year from yesterday Mr.. Van Buren, will
leave the White House, and Gen. Harrison enter it
as President-and a bleeding country will rejoice.
THE term of the Superior Court, last week. Judge
CHURCH presiding the following persons were senten
ced to the State Prison:
Burton w. Abbott, of Litch6eld for stealing cattle
-3years.
Joseph Briggs of Ltchield, 10 or 10 years Of age,
for forgery plead guilty. years.
SylUester LandOn, of Canaan, a quaker! for theft,
plead guilty. years.
The Bill to reduce the uatue of property and the
ges Of labor as the Sub Treasury bill Significantly
called in many Places has not been called up in the
House of Representatives, even so much to be re-
ferred to committee. 1t was hurried through the
Senate with the utmost precpitancy, early in the
sion, without giving Mr.. Tallmadge time to speak
upon it, and it supposed it would be Immediately
pressed upon the House, and carried through before
any decision should be made upon the New.Jersey
contested election But the longer it is delayed, the
more doubtful it's passage becomes. 1t is said that
the administration are becoming alarmed-that they
feel as though they tottenng-that the nomina.
ton of Harrison and Tyler is ringing through the
country in such thunder tones to make the minons
of power tremble-and they DESTROYS Of some apo
logy for preventing any action upon their favorlte
Sub-Treasury Scheme. Let them go on in their mis-
chievous projects let them remain quiescent, their
days are numbered. So surely as they see next No
vember, so surely, in our humble opinion, will they
see Gen. Harrison elected to the Office new
worthly filled by the arch intriguer.
Comptimentary.-A correspondent of the N. Y Ex-
PRESS under date of the 18th inst. says this:-
The motion of Mr. Johnson, of Tenn. to print certain
papers connected with the N J. case, before the
House, and Mr.. Truman Smith, of Ct, made few
brief remarks in opposition to the motion. Mr. Smith
had not spoken before since the commencement of
the session, and his maiden effort was most success
full one. Mr.. Smith replied to Mr.. Johnson and spoke
in opposition to the motion made by him, which was
to interfere with the business Of the Committee before
they had accomplished the task assigned them by the
House The remarks were made upon the spur of
the occasion, and proved that the speaker an
able and experienced legislator
The Connecticut delegation have so far been silent
during the Session. They considered one of the
ablest State delegations, for their numbers in the
House, and hold high rank here for talent, industry
and promptness.
o. We are in receipt of two or three communca-
tions the substance of which we would willingly pub
sh if we had room but they too long tor the sub
jects. Another thing-when writer communicates
acts he should furnish the printer with his name that
he may know that he has responsible endorser. We
alude more particularly to the writer who was
spectator of at the locofoco district conven-
ton of the 18th district held last week. Upon ordna
ry subjects. we care not whether know the au-
thors of communications or not-and in many cases
should even prefer not to know them-then we can
Judge dspassionatey of their merits without reference
to the authors