Litchfield enquirer., 1842-05-26

employ children under fourteen in factories
for more than ten hours in any day. This is
carrying the principle of Legislative inter-
ference in private affairs to great length ;
but sve have no objection to this, however it
may comport with the fundamentals Of Loco
Focoism.
On the whole, Gov. Cleveland's Message
embodies few good suggestions with much
that is ill, considered, inconsistent, demagog-
ical, and hostile to the best interests of the
people. He does not seem likely to be under
the necessity Of writing Il great many Messa-
ges, and ought to have made this good one.
N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
A dull day in the House. After the pre-
sentation of several petitions, and some re-
ports of Committees, the unfinished debate
on the printing of the additional reports OF
the New-York Custom House Commission
was resumed, and Mr.. Gushing made an I'M
usually rambling and prosy speech, to which
the House paid no attention.
Wise and Stanly were both in their pla-
ces. 1t seems certain there is to be duel
Mr.. Stanly comes of fighting family
His father shot Gov. Speight of North Caro-
lima, in duel many years ago; and two of
his fathers brothers fell in duels. He him
self was concerned in u duel q few years
ago, and sent q challenge; but meeting
Sta.e law was enforbed against him by the
imposition of fine for sending the chal-
lenge.
MI. Wise is a practised pistoler, and is
famous for his craftsmanship and his pecul.
lar quickness-firing with the descent of the
pistol at the word "t,oo,"--an important ad-
vantage with an ordinary antagonist, but not
! likely to be beyond the attainment of a man
of such remarkable native promptitude and
nerve as Stanly, who is proverbial for the
quckness of all his movements, physical
and moral. Mr. Wise has fought one duel,
some years ago, during his first Congression-
al term, think, with MI. Coke, his political
competitor.
After all, how little Of Christianity or mo-
| rality OK Humanity there is in this nation,
when deliberate, premcditated violation of
all laws. human and divine, can be thus qui-
city tolerated, regularly arranged and in
fact tolerated, with the full knowledge and
consent the whole community.
The Senate, in Executive Session to-day,
confirmed the nominations Of Geo. w. Law,
of Batavia, N. Y. Charge d'Atfaires at Stock
holm. and Christopher C. Hughes, of Mary
land (now residing in Stockholm, where he
has been Charge for many years,) Charge
d'Affaires at the Hague. Both these are ex.
| cellent appointments. Mr.. Hughes is amaze
| complished diplomatist, and was so esteem
ed by J. Q. Adams, who, when President,
nominated him Charge to the Hague; but
the Senate then rejected him. Jackson at.
terward sent him to Sweden. The nonina.
ton of the new Collector of Norfolk was al
SO confirmed, as were some appointments
There were some reflections in minor cases.
There has been great clamor raised by
the Madisonian and all the TYLER Locofoco
papers, against the independent action of the
Senate in Executive session. They saw that
the President, in the exercise of his constitu
tlonal powers, should be free to crafty his
own partizan preferences, and thus promote
his selfish designs without check. But they
say the Senate, in the exercise of the same
power, given by the same clause of the Con.
stitutlon, must never venture to veto the nom.
nation of any but idiots, lunatics, blacklegs.
thieves and iail-breakers. So says the Com.
mercial, the Herald. the Madisonian, the Elk.
press, the New-Orlcaas Advertiser, ct id ore.
nus omae TO reply to such cupidity, inso-
lence, crawling slavishness, and shameless
corruption, would be an insult to an Amsri.
can readcr.--N. y. American.
ia, ... WASHINGTON, May IL.
On entering the Senate Chamber this NOR.
ning, atter'an absence of some weeks, and
witnessing what was going on around me.
was insensibly led to feel that that place was
like one which had been left tenantless bv
loss OF friends. Why should feel thus, thos,
VINO have been in the habit of listening to the