Litchfield enquirer., 1841-04-08

Il At 9Beeng oftbe citi1sAs Of the village of Itch
field, convened at the Court House, on Tuesday the
9Th day OF April, ls4l-Asa Bacon. Esq was appoints
ed Chairman. and Seth P. Beers. Esq. Secretary.
The death Of WIkLIAH tHsNnH HAGRIsoS, Presi.
dent Of the United States, having been buefly alluded
70, the subjoined Resolutions were submitted and
unanimously adopted eC"-
Resolved That this meeting has received with pro.
found sensations Of sympathy and regret the painful
intelligence of the removal by death Of VIM HENRY
HARRISON the Chief Magistrate OfIhese Omitted States
at the city Of Washington, on the morning of the 4i
instant '+'
Resolved, That, to mark our sense Of the masni,
tude Of the calamity which we have sustained in the
death Of one so recently elevated the highest Office
in the gift Of free People, tbene the first event Of
the kind which has occurred since the organization
Of the government under the Constitutional and
expression Of veneratOn and respect for the memory
Of the deceased, all the bells Of this village be toed
at IL o'clock this day. sa ..... \
ResolUed, That these resolutions be signed by the
Officers Of this meeting, and inserted in the newspa
pers Of this village ASA BACON, Chairman.
SETH r BEERS, Secretary. ..r II
TIE LAST MOMENTS OF GENERAL HARRlsoN.-Eve1
Icy thing connected with the last illness of General
Harrison will be read with interest by the public,
The happy and willing exit the good man made TO
another world, We find in the correspondence OF
cordeJ Svh;rb &c baa saa q" u;
Quarters. The porter of the White House was sent
eariy to his bedside On Ihursday morning of last
enersi nm ;,h h ~ n.o o s eu ,o5u .,,e
Bible I" He reads his BibPe ~ said visitor t9 the
porter Immediately after "Oh, yes, indeed he does,
man, anu GeneSe ne Prays, 100 was the reply
Presidents he had known, and preached to- General
Harrison was the only one whom he saw worship
III. S!Tn ms khees az Mrt1er pro4 Oh tlle
ton of bis nobleness of Character we have evidence
that nearly year since, be manifested disposition
G 70 become member OF the Episcopal Church OF
Rdo so. The answer was that he wond I'M Sor the
fact that he knew his motives would be impeached,
a"I nc %o% f Se ascuseG OF Gonnecung himself with
&ed to have become n memher If n Christian Ch"rcb
while President ofthe United States and thus add to
Christian duty which he owed himself, the Chris
tan virtue OF GOOD example. FOR the loss OF such
Mon wen may me n9uon greve' we are told that
tne ngh q nus death' !es5s fell from eyes that
Christian with his last thoughts for his country
aI? mig ass hopes IN God we ma our grefs iessen1
ed IN the hope that blessed immortality awaits him
'5Ho. A. T. H'p's'''
SRESULT OF THE ELECTION IN THE STATE
Bv the Hartford Cournnt Of T'uesdav. No have re
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'"s o" " 's'e o'"te' out "os SUM
cienty complete tOpubIish THE week. We mus: there,
fore be conen, to state the res neservno 70 .no,b.
a.. I.rn- rr, ~. - ~ e W ~'Ss $500 !,
er week the details. The majority for Governor and
the other State OffceEs will probably exceed that Of
las, spring, though it may not qn,e come up TO las,
ICo,c.rss,,r,, Wv. sh.',s r...sn. e., G.. r.,
o'N'nA'' ''tsS. "1sS se'"''s m.." ave o,'
tncts. Messrs. Trumbuh. Boardman, Williams Smith,
and Brockwav are re.electsd each by increased ma ]
J'"'e'. A'u"o"n i~1c-n"0so"'a" aoou! INV !"
and there rs no doubt respecting Mr. Oshornes cleo
Ntion in fairfield by az large vote as formerly.
SeNArons The q Senatorial d;s,r;c,. IN. Conrj
-. 800. 20 80 D 80 O1. S''' ''e Sy'
~" S.a'es 10 are hearo Iro"s ana only one loco ehe
se",un M'ooe'own' Inc nfse remaining ds'ncts
m Fairfield county, will probably DO wing.
RErREsENrArlvEs.-A great many towns have fall
90 10 eject o@ nese e no oooo 'hat OF those s'eeted
''"e thrd'ss On ~ -. - ne strong enonghs
4 - '
y Melancholy Shiprreck.--The schooner Three
FRIENDS Capt Johnson, which left ST. !osephs. on the
ana probably sii inc pnssengers some ten or Twelve
nu"es. nno We crEw; We're 1851; AmonE We ~
pnh;ns vs." pe, pvnce' s,s's 49, VIZ ~
Thomas K. Brace, ESQ, mayor Of this city. and Mr.
Edward Hook with Hook and Townsend. OF Mad a.!
have been received "m ,bem for than tour
weeks past. and adds II 10 needless to say to these