Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-05-26
TIE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD. MAY 26. 1912.

Warren.-lt will be remembered that this town
did itself great credit by the handsome vote which
1t gave tor Mr.. Sedgwick in April last. In conse.
quence OF the unruly conduct of some of the cattle
on that occasion, the Ambassador descended
among them, and after the administration of " lee
ture, and, it is whispered, some other singular
and peculiar methods of political discipline had the
satisfaction of believing that he had Strengthened
Warren" However, the best laid scheme, and the
most energetic " strengthening process sometimes
fall and SO 1t proved iii this instance-Warren on
the second trial giving Sedgwick majority of only
3d. 1t is feared that this unhappy result will inffict
pang upon a noble bosom which not all the SPLEEN
dor and Establishments of the luxurious court of Co.
vernon Dorr wholly obterate.
Monday afternoon being the time set apart for the
choice of Judge of the Superior Court and of the Su-
preme Court of Errors, to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation of the Hon ROGER NJ. Sher-
man. the House made choice of Joel Hnman, Esq,
ofWaterbury. His majority over all is 30.
joel Hnman-Pray, who is Joel Hinnmn? 1t is
not prot able that one in a hundred Of our readers
ever heard oLhs individual before. He is an OBJ
scure lawyer whose residence is at Waterbury, in
the county of New Haven; during several years. he
held the Office of Judge of Probate Of the small dis
trict of Waterbury, and we believe some years ago
was member of the legislature in the political re-
volution of this spring he again elected to the
House OF Representatives, and is of the
J"iges of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. To
the hands of this unknown and unqualified County
Court Lawyer has the ocofoco legislature confded
the high trust OF administering laws and the pro-
lection of our ights sound Judiciary is the only
bu!wark OF free people; but what mockery of
justice is it to put this Mr.. Joel Human on the seat
made vacant by the resi- ynation of such man as
Roger Mnot Sherman. Such an appointment as
this was never before made in Connecticut.
o. The N II. Palladium of Thursday last speaks
OF the warm weather having set in for the sea-
SON. How WAS it OH Friday, neighbor B. Here
we had "sprinlHng" Of STOW and haiI, and on
Saturday morning heavy frost, with ice to match
Rhode Island is in the full enjoyment of her laws
The insurrecton is over, and peace again restored.
Cur limits will not admit of comments; however we
have published in other columns, brief history of
the late outbreak in this state
TIE DuE1-Wisc orrested-A warrant was issued
on the 18th instant, at Washington, by Judge Thurs
ton, District magistrate, to The Marshal fox TIE
District that he had probable cause to believe
TED by Henry A. Wise and Edward stanlv mem
hers oil the House Of Representatives, by l,ting
duer'-and commanding their arrest The officer
made dill lent 1earch that evening but without sue
cess. He, however, on Thursday afternoon, arrest
ed Mr.. Wise, who on being brought before Justice
Morscll, expressed his Willingness to give sec1gty
keep the peace whin the District, but denied the
RIGHT TO require him to give bonds to keep the peace
1o'houf the District.
The matter was referred until Friday, when Mr.
Wise conended that he could not be held to bail,
and plead his privilege from arrest as a member of
Congress the warrant charging actaal breach Of
tie peace. The case was further postponed till
Saturday, when the counsel for Mr. Wise, Messrs
food and Hunter of Va, his colleagues, claimed
" that actuoi breach of the peace had been COM
mitted; that although attempt to fight duel was
made misdcmeanor by the antrdueing law, and n
msdcmeanor breach of the peace, yet it could
not be proved that he had made any such attempt
Ihe ony thing that could bebeleved in his case was
that lie mi ht have intention to fight duel, if
challenged, and 10 chutLnge had get been rcceiucd.'
The Judge however decided against him, when,
in obedience to the decision of the court, he then
gave bonds in the sum OF $780, and for period of
twelve months that he would keep the peace within
with the intention" q feh'i"g duel NTH Mr., Stanly.
Stany is at Baltimore, practising with the pistol.
Lateral Washington Correspondent of the. Tri-
bune says the unhappy aflair between these gentle
has been arranged satisfactorily to both parties,
through the intervention of friends.
friend wishes us to state that the "Litchfeld
Mercury" has stopped! 1t gave its last "crow' on
the 7h of April, Immediately afer the of Lo
co-focosm in the state. The victory proved too
much tor it, and from lingering consumption long
since set in has at last choaked.
The Sunday Morning Neus, of the New York
unday papers, has changed hands. Messrs. Nc
l.achlan and Stephens, men of excellent character
and talent, will hereafter be the conductors The
impression is sometimes entertained that Sunday
1aper is printed on the Sabbath This is wrong. 1t
is printed on Saturday night-but circulated on Sun
day mornng-the chief object of which is to get the
news of Saturday evening, and thus crafty the eager
appetites Of the secular portion of the \. \ public
On Monday evening, 10Th inst. the African church
in Broad street, New Haven, was burnt to the
ground Also, the stables connected with the Far
mer's Hotel in Washington street, and dwelling
house of Mr.. James CASTILLO adjoining, were de-
stroycd. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
Charles r. N'cheU-Thc argument in the case of
tic Ex. Hon. Charles F. Mitchell, convicted Of forge
~ and now out upon bail, called on in the Su-