Litchfield enquirer., 1843-01-26
THE ENQUIRER. LITCHFIELD, JAN'Y 26, Is43.

ble the Whigs to burn the stubbe land' at another election To destroy this law, then, was their only hope of keeping in power and it accordingly re- peoled They claimed the old mode ofvoting was the best and we shall be compelled to contend against illegal and fraudulent voting at the coming election In this emergency which every honest and grateful mind hoped was at an end, our fiiends must be re- gardful in organizing for the approaching contest- Vigilance, unusual vigilance is requred at that time 1 Remember! the LAW that would prevent men from double voting, fraud and casting illegal votes for our opponents, has been taken from us, and we have Q greater poll to make. in order to save ticket.
 Previous to the establishment of the Registry Law
 it will be recolected, that John M. Niles & Co. claimed fraud in the elections To do away this al- legged fraud the Wings instituted the greatest pre- ventave that could possibly be established the IatS Registry Law. But how were the Loco Focos, from the Sinnitur" down to the smallest of his cattle" satisfied with that laW Enough to repeal it, as soon as their power was created! Their assertions pre-. vious 10 its enactment were aingularly hypocrcalor ese having such holy desire to prevent fraud they wished to snap their own necks by ruling from the stature book all law preventing it as they decined insuting of their own liking and, it seems, are satisfied with the primitive way of voting Accord. ing to their logic then fraud may be expected ar ! the April election. Wings! you see the necessity l of being on the LOOK OUT!
 3r Some of the Locofoco papers seem to mani- fest an uncommon feeling in regard to the slim re- presentation at the Whis State Convention. The Times says fortyseren tO'Dns were not represented. may be correct but if not we see little cause for dispute, and don't about Investigating the mat ter, as the report given by delegates is that the Convention was very large and harmonious one- But we must give you this information, Mr. Times: Our ighboring town Goshen was not represented; owing to the storm on the evening designated for the meeting to appoint delegates, as was probably the case in many other towns and we are told br one of our friends from that place. that notwtstand- ing they sent delegates, they shal at the elec.on maintain their former vote, which will be one hun.. dred majority for ROGER s. BALDw1N and all of the remaining State Officers! You can der end upon this asseron-and, if you please, you can stick pin there, crosc6ar either-and if the remaining un- represented towns of Mis kind look out for the defeat ofChauncey F. Cleveland, & Co., at the April election
 QUERT-Do you recoect how many towns were represented at the Democratic State Conventon.'' holden during the Extra Session of the Legislature
 GEoRGA.-The National Inte!ligencer of the l7th lnst reports the election, through the whole State. for member of Congress, to fill the vacancy occa- stoned by the decease of MT. Habersham as coming in better and better The Whig majority in six counties heard from is more than six thousand yoteA This majority will probably be somewhat reduced by the counties remaining to be heard from, but will leave the Whig majority in the State at least 4,OOO votes. Great gun for "A
 KENTUCKY Legislature of this State on tho 7th inst. reelected Mr. CRrrrENpEN to the United States Senate by the following decisive vote, over Col. R. M. Johnson, who is said to have been pu. n nomination by the Locofocos for the purpose of "k. ling him off"
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 PENNsyLvANIA.-The Legislature have elected Hon. James Buchanan United States Senator, for six years from the 4th of March next.
 Behold hop great q Maltcr little Fire Kindleth--. The following is from the Providence American, an Administration paper, of 1889, in which is proved that Gen. Jackson's election to the Presidency was in consequence of hogs breaking into mischiefin Cranston, R. l. number of years ago. The proof runs ulus Gen. Jackson ewes ms eIecton to the victory of New Orleans that victory depended on the existence of the War; that war was declared in the National Senate by majority of one! Jeremiah B. Howell member from Rhode Island, voted for the war. Had his competitor, James Burrill, oecu- pied his seat. he would have voted against the war. MT. Howell was elected by the casting vote of the presiding officer of the R. I. legislature. The tie was occasioned by the absence of e member belong ing to the political party of BurrilL He was prevail ed upon to absent himself through the influence of an individual at variance with Burr on account ofa law suit respecting the depredaons of hog, in which suit MT. Burrl was the prosecuting Attor- ney. Had it not been for the hog there would have been no quarrel Had there been no quarrel, MT. Burrll would have been elected; the war would not have been declared, and the hero of New-Orleans would neUer have been known to one quarter of the people over whom he was chosen to preside !!!
 According to James Hamilton's letter to John c. Calhoun, the victory of New Orleans has cost tho United States re hundred millions ef delass! This is going THE WHOLE Hoe!
 ar correspondent, under the signature of "A.'~ dated, "Roxbury, Jany F." whishes to know who Mr. Pickett, one of the successful applicants for the County House is-whether the individual is MT. Ru. fus Pickett the gentleman who 90 highly honored our town with his official services while acting as Selectman?
 We understand that the unknown person alluded :.. E. p;cka q of Ahn