Litchfield enquirer., 1840-04-30

There is no doubt, say our friends IN Richmond,
that the Wings have carried the state. The Wing
gain SO far is five in the House, and one in the Senate
Good IN. Y. Courier.
9rFew additional returns give the wings "a mem.
bers, the locos only 9-beng wing gain of 3.
The following extract of letter from an intelligent
gentleman in Illinois, to friend in Goshen has been
handed to us for publication. With the writer we
are acquainted; and knotD that until within
short time he has been q warm supporter Of Gen.
jackson and Mr.. Van Buren,. His letter will show
what he now is at any rate what he thinks of the
prospects of Mr.. Van Buren, in the Great West.
"CHIcAGo. (lllinois,} April 6. l640
"This is the 9th day of April, and suppose that
you are all wide awake in old Connecticut to-day
how the election will go suppose is uncertain
whether democrat or wing will make no great differ
ence. don't trouble myself to 60 and vote at ALL
Both parties making tremendous effort here for
the Presidential Election in the fall. Harrison seems
take the lead here but do not pretend to know
how the parties stand. But many think here that he
will get two to one-here and also in all the western
states. Some of the merchants here say they will
buy no more goods until Harrison is elected, and will
never try to do any business again if Van Buren, is
elected Most OF the old Jackson men are for Harr
son, and some Of those who are friends Of Van Buren,
are rather hesitating which way to 60. The wings
say unless we have q change in the administration
country is ruined. Ihave myself been convinced,
for more than two years, that there was something
wrong in our general government. II lie said here
that Van Buren, has joined in coalition with John C.
Calhoun, who is nuliier and Shareholder in order
to get southern votes; and believe If the southern
policy succeeds, that manufactures must give up
entirely, and that tho white laborer at the north must
come down to level with the slave labor at the SOUTH
That every measure ofthe administration since Gen.
eral Jackson came into the presidential chair has
been in favor of the south, and against the NORTH
there can be no doubt. Our manufactures are al
most Frustrated, money matters in complete state Of
arrangement, business nearly at stand, and no sta
bility in any thing and nothing TO encourage the in
dustrous and enterprisng to try to do any thing
They say here that Van Buren, is tool of the south
and Great Britain Ifthings could be put back again
to the place where General Jackson found them
all would be we'll enough at any rate business went
on regular then, and we had better times than we
have ever since had There is no money in the
country for honest industrious people. All the public
lands sold tor specie, and all the specie goes
into the hands Of government officers and favores Of
the President, who get fat salaries in SPECIE and do
nothing. am fully Of the opinion that change can
do no harn.-things cannot possibly be any worse
People here do not think that Harrison is more tai.
ented or capable man than Van Buren,, but all say
that he is an honest MAINLAND fhe comes in, will turn
out some Of those knavsh scoundrels who have been
filling their pockets and cheating the people for years.
60 first for reducing the salaries Of those rich nabobs
who get their pay spece-and not for reducing the
wages of the honest laborer who must take his pay
in bank rags or nothing
The Wings of Hartford have agreed to follow the
example of some of their western BRETHREN and build
Log Cabin for the purpose of committee room. 1t
is to be built on the corner of Asylum and Trumbul