Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-10-19
WING STATE CONVENTION

Inc CONVENTION Ior the nomination OF State Off
GERS, and the appointment of Delegates to the Wing
National Convention, will be held at New.Haven on
the 9Th OF November. Have delegates been appoint.
ed in all the towns in Li,chfeld county? If not the
duty should be performed without delay We trus,
that every town will be fully represented in the Con-
venton. 1t is high time for the Wings of Connecti-
cut to be 'up and doing" The contes. next April
will be OF immense importance for on its result de-
ponds the election of certainly and probably two
United States Senator'S and the continued ascendan-
cy OF wing principles in one branch of the National
Legislature. The signs Of the times are indicative
of the triumphant election of HENRY CLAY to the
Presidency; but his election will be comparatively
an empty victory unless the Senate is composed OF
traiJa.
G5-The Loco Focos of Connecticut will hold
State Convention at Middletown on Wednesday the
80 inst. to make nominations. The present State
Officers will doubtless be nominated for reelection
though it is said his Exceency Gov. Cleveland pre-.
fers chance for u S. Senator. If in this respect
his wishes are complied with, MIR. Huabird will of
course, lie nominated for Governor.
The Convention are also to appoint six delegates
to the National Convention, for which there will be
multitude of candidates. The Van Buren, men will
doubtless be in the majority, and will probably follow
the lead Of New-York and appoint six delegates who
are known to be friendly to the nomination Of Mr.
Van Buren,. Mr.. Calhoun will however have some
friends in the convention, and possibly enough to
cause some trouble to the majority. Among the Ia
boring portion of the party we believe Mr.. Calhoun
has more strength than Mr.. Van Buren,; but the pol.
cians arc mostly for the latter. and will succeed in
securing for him the Connecticut delegates.
The Town MEETINGS -Wo have not taken much
pains to learn the result Of the town elections this
tall, for the reason that we deem them politically of
very little importance but as we are frequently en-.
quircd of on the subject, may be proper to say that
as nearly ascertain there las been but lii.
tic change from last yoar-perhaps a gain Of half
dozen towns to the Wings.
1t would be far better, we think, If party notifies
were altogether forgotten in our town meetings, and
the best men chosen to manage town affairs without
reference 10 their wing or democratic predictions
The Select Men, who compose the Board of Elec.
ton, should be be selected from both parties, so that
all suspicion Of unlarness in the admission of cleo.
tors, might be done away. In the State of New. York
the Election Law has been so framed as to secure to
the political minority in every town one third OF the
Election Board-a regulation worthy of imitation in
other States. As for other olIicers-what matters it
to which party Town Treasurer, Clerk, Assessor,
or Grandjuror, belongs
01rThe Hartford Times, in noticing n suggestion
OF the Ncw-Yor! Sun, that John c. Calhoun be run
ior Vice President along with Van Buren for Presi
dent, remarks that such nomination would prevent
all deception and conccament Of principle" This
is hard hit at the non commtta policy Of Van BIZ.
rem who by deception anl conccalment OF princi-
pie has obtained ell the Offices which the people of
his native State and Of the Union have conferred up
on him; and of whose views upon the aIl.importan
subject OF the Tariff, the people of the United States
are, at this moment, entirely ignorant.
0c"A writer in the Hartford Courant thinks no
wing can hold Office under John Tyler with honor
That depends upon the effect which his office has
upon his independence. Any one who, because he
holds an office under the national government is
afraid to act as becomes freeman, or to speak of
Tyler and all aposates they deserve, is of cousre
unworthy the name OF wlig; but why on honorable
whole-sou.cd wing should refuse to discharge the
duties Of an Office conferred upon him by Gen Har-
rison or Francis Granger, we do not understand.
&rThc Sacred Music Society give a Concert at
the Episcopal Church this "Wednesday; evening
rich entertainment may be expected.
Mr. EDIToR,-I have seldom been more delighted
with an academical exhibition, than the one which
closed the term Of Miss Jones' School on the eve
ming OF Thursday the 18th instant.
The exercises upon tho piano and in vocal music
were completed with great dextcrity Of hand and
compass Of voice, as we'll as with freedom from EN-.
barrassment, highly crcditable to the performers.
The compositions too, which are better tests than
any other of the skill of the teacher and the cuva-
ted talents Of the scholars, were, think, superior
both in style and turn of thought to any equal num-
Der which have ut q school Of this kind.
Not single sample was read which did not display
some intrinsic merit Of the auihoress. By whom
they were written cannot say; but Iwould instance
among The best 1.-THE Mediterranean and the
Farewell" The former Of these compositions was
marked for its picturesque beauty and graceulness
OF style-the latter for concentration Of thought and
a deep tone of moral and social feeling, such as
would well become any Of the most accomplished
popular writers.
Upon tho whole, sir, went away delighted with
the good order and perfect regimen of the school,
1t is strictly speaking classical school. All the
branches that need ever be studied to fit our fair
republican maidens to maintain their high place
both in The intellectual and moral spheres which they
are to Gil in liie are here taught and taught faith
fully Their excellent teacher has the happy art of
making her pupils at the same time scholars and la
dies-poite alike in manners and in education; and