Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-24
Nomination for Sheriff:
COUNTY CONVENTION.

At Convention held at Lchfeld on Thursday,
the 18th Of February inst, in pursuance of previous
notice, of which JOSEPH H. BELLAMy, Esq, having
been appointed Charman,-is was unanimously
Resolred, That ALBERT SEDGWlCK, ESQ, Of
Lchfield as a suitable person for the Office of Sher
if, be presented to the Electors of Litcheld county
for their suffrage at the approaching April election
1t was further RESOLVED, Tina, the proceedings Of
the Convention be published in the Lchfeld Enqu
rer and in all the papers in Hartford and New Haven
friendly to this nomination.
Voted, That this Convention adjourn sine die.
G. HALL, Jr., Clerk.
VINO STATE CoNvENrIoN-In another pnrt Of
this days paper will be found the proceedings Of the
Wing State Convention which assembled at Hart
ford last week. The number of delegates present
was nearly THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY - being, it
is stated, the largest political convention ever held
in the State under call limiting the number OF mem
bers double the representation in the Legislature.
Though the weather very unfavorabe and the
travelling bad, every section Of the State nu-
merously and ably represented. The utmost harmo-
ny and good feeling was manifested by all the mem
bers and the enthusiasm and unann,lty which char
acterized their doings gave pleasing evidence that
however The Wings may differ on other points, there
is but one sentiment among them in regard TO the
importance OF keeping our own State free from the
,ramnlels of the Opposition. The ensuing election
is one in which every Wing should feel deep inter
est, for, aside from the usual State Officers TO be cho-
sen it will devove upon the next Legislature TO elect
United States Senator in the place Of the Hon,
Perry Smith, and also Judge of the Superior Court
in the place of the Hon. r. M Sherman, whose term
will soon expire by constitutional limitation. Shall
we permit these high and honorable stations to fall
into The hands Of a party whose whole policy has
hitherto been adverse to the best interests Of the peo
pie, and who will he likely to fill them las they have
often done) with men wholly incapucated to dis
charge the duties of them with even passable credit
to the State Temporary and ioca! causes, C. dis
satisfaction III regard TO some Of the measures OF the
General Government, have, we are aware, scatter
ed dssentuons and hear,-burlngs in our ranks; and
it is cunning devise Of our adversares coyery to
aid in rendering the breach wider and broader.
We hope and trust that every feeling of dsafec,ion
anon. our friends will be forgotten in their zeal for
the public welfare, and that when the day Of battle
dawns. the Republican Army will present an unbro'
ken front oIhe enemies of popular rights.
The candidates which presented for the sufra-
ges Of the Wings, are well known throughout the
Safe, and hardly need even passing notice from
Mcss.s Ellsworth and Kilbourn have been frequently
before the public as candidates for the Offices 70.
which they nre now re.non,nated. Mr. Booth has
ever maintained his integrity as thorough and con-
siscnt Wing, and all honest man. lie has dlscharg-
ed with ability the duties Of various public stations
was Presidential Elector in 1910, aud fewyears
since received the undivided support of his party nI
seat in Congress. Mr. Tyler has frequently been
q Member of the Legislature from Brooklyn and will
be remembered by the citizens Of T.chield county
one Of the speakers at the grea, Mass Convention in
this town in the Sept'r preceding the las, Presiden
lia election. He possesses much Of The energy and
sterling integrity which characterized the life OF old
Putnam" hose grandson he is. Mr. Brown
though formerly friend and supporter Of Mr.. Van
Buren,, has been fur three years past decided
Whig and is universally esteemed as very worthy
citizen. He Treasurer Of the State for severnl
years previous 10 the appointment Of Mr. Rider, and
has since been chief clerk in the Trcasurers Office
Singular Coincidcnce.-Unde our obituary head
will be found notice of the death Of Mr. Edmund
S,one aged g. who fell suddenly dead OF disease OF
the heart. II is little remarkable that his two BROTH
ers-Noah md John S,one-bo,h died equally sudden,
OF the same disease, and ut The precisely same age
0TIIon. Henry Clay has transmitted to the Legis'
laure of Kentucky his resignation U. S. Senator.
DrA new Post Office has been established at Old
Well, near Nerwalk, Conn.
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last some seven or eight hundred Of the clizens OI
New York united in a festive entertainment IN hon
Of Charles Dickens at present emphacally the Lit
erary Guest" Of our country. The company en-
braced much of the intellect literary eminence and
moral worth Of the city. Washington Irving Presl'
ded, assisted by Judge Bells, Messrs John Duer.
Philip Hone, Cuban C. Verpanck, John A. King. and
James D. P. Ogden, as Vice Presidents. A blessing
was invoked by tho Rev. II. w. Bellows, and at the
conclusion of the festival the intellectual banque.
commenced by brief and modest speech from MI
Irving, who remarked that he WIS never prouder OF
his country and countrymen than at this moment,
on seeing himself surrounded by such an array Of
Talent and Worth assembled to pay a tribute Of
admiration to a young stranger who comes among
US with no other distinction than that which his liter
airy career has given him. 1t refutes tine mputation
cas-. upon that we people exclusively absorb
ed in money getting to see such gathering in such
cause in q season Of pecuniary embarrassments.
Mr.. l. closed by offering toast complimentary to
MIR. Dickens, which was hailed with deafening ap-
plause.
Mr.. D: followed ia beautiful and effective adj
dress, from which we cannot refrain copying the con-
GLIDING paragraphs.