Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-19

~ the town Of Cornwall, that their meeting STAMPS
adjourned to Monday, March 30, at one ocock - W
holden at the Conference Room near the SCUM We.
ing House, for the purpose Of making arrangements
~ '''' OOS Per order Of tie Tom Committee.
| We understand the Board of Selectmen Of this
town have adopted the following very sensible resol
ton as to the registration OF the names otVo'eS'
hope the same judicious liberay may be ev'Aceo Oy
the Selectmen of every town in our county
"ResolUed, That all persons who have been ~ me
practice of voting mere in preceding years. ana WIZ
were not made freemen here, but in some o1er town
in the State, shall have their names pIacea on .,ie
Register and be allowed to vote at the next &
meeting, unless proof is produced to the satlsacuT
of the Board that such persons were never iegAlV
made electors in any other town in this State
This resolution will of course allay any anxiety
which may be felt by those of our citizens who have
come in on certificate, or who have come IN other
wise but whose name the town clerks may have for
merly omitted to register.
Manufacturers and Mechanics Conuention.-We
last week neglected to notice in any way the Conven-
ton which assembled at Middletown on the 9th ut
Having been present portion OF the time, we had an
opportunity of witnessing the harmony and "nanm'ty
which prevailed. Samuel D. Hubbard, of Middle
town, was the presiding officer oil the meeting
Vice-President from each county represented and
four Secretaries. Two to three hundred delegates,
we should Judge, were present. AS we went into the
meeting, committee was being appointed to draft
resolutions and an address expressive Of the views OF
the Convention. This committee reported soon after
the opening of the afternoon session series of reso'
lutions and an address The address was read' but
in so ndisnc: manner that little could be gathered
as to its ability, and laid upon the table, The resou-
tons were then read discussed separately, some YER
| bal amendments proposed, and then debated as
! whole during the remainder of the afternoon, and
also in the evening until about II o'clock. good
many spirited remarks were made, and some strong
cuts and thrusts passed between the dsputants-
! showing indeed very great discrepancy OF views
| among the members. Some were in favor OF hurting
anahemas against the south as the "authors OF all
our woes" while some were for looking nearer home
for portion of Them The President seemed to take
pretty firm ground against the introduction OF party
feelings into the Convention, except SO far as to make
| the south one party, and the north the other AT
nearly IL o'clock the address called up from the
table, and without being again read, so that one half
of the members could not know what it contained
the previous question called upon and it passed
|
dletown introduced some resolutions respecting the
employment of convicts in the state prison upon
trades, thus interfering with the business of the regu
lar bred mechanic. These resolutions, after some
eloquent remarks from Mr.. B. and Others were refer
red to committee to report at an adjourned meeting
to be held at New-Haven in May.
( Mr. White Of Danbury, or Mr.. Atwater of Meriden,
1--WE forget which, for one introduced and the other
advocated) presented to the meeting resolution to
the effect that neither to the tariff nor the south
to be attributed all the difficulties under which the
community was laboring, but in part at least 10
the arrangement OF the currency at the present time
This acted like electricity-it carried a vibration
through the Hall which every one seemed to feel;
but the Moderator and some other Of the large cotton
woolen manufacturers, endeavored to prevent any
action upon the resolution, and it finally laid up
on the table, where, in the hurry of breaking up it
was suffered to Sleep Had it been called up, it would
doubtless have passed by a large majority.
The principal object OF the Convention, q. by the
officers and many others,) seemed to be- far
could gather, to have tariff Of duties arranged,
and SO adjusted that the for the support Of
government should be raised principally from articles
the growth or production of which would compete
with those grown or manufactured in this county,
And foolish resolution was passed to catechse all
candidates for office, and to vote for none who would
not answer airmativey the questions 10 be PROFOUND
ed to them. This to be was attempted to be ex-
planned not to what it said; but that the object
only to question the candidates for the State Off
ces, and perhaps the Senators but if these latter we
could not see why the Representatives should not be
euuafiv subject to their inuuisition
NeU Hampshire.-The annual election in this BE-
niehted province of the crown was held last week
and has resulted about heretofore. We did not
suppose the wings would make any rally. The az.
gregate vote 80 far as returns are received is smaller
than last year.
A good one.-Mr. George Merchant, of this town,
buchered hog last week, only II months old, which
weighed GOT pounds Can another of that ape be
produced weighing as much?
Friend Loco FocosI Here are few brief remarks
touching recent elections in New York which it
would be we'll to ponder upon. They are from the
Journal Of Commerce. paper in which you all pro-
fess to place almost unlimited confidence We join
with you in saying that in its election returns it gener-
ally aims at mpartiality and accuracy
| A fe,o words about Election.-For several months
past no Congressional or State elections have been
held and consequently have had little to say on
the subject. The political papers, on both sides, are
of course Growing about the glorious victories achev-
ed in the election Of supervisors and other local Off
GERS in various places; but have found such cleo.
tons heretofore so uncertain test of the actual
strength of parties, that we place no confidence in
| them.
We will say however, that SO far as any thing can
be inferred from these results the indications are, that
we
the spirit Of the public meetings and conventions held
in different places throughout the country-and if the
tone of the Wing pressure to be relied on as test
of the general state of feeling among the party the
snhiecf Of the Presidency. candidate was eyer more