Litchfield enquirer., 1843-01-05

o1 The Exchequer scheme, one among the mos important bills to be passed by Congress this ses sion, IS making very little progress in the House. The committee of Ways and Means into whose hands it was placed, is composed of six whigs and three ocofocos The latter are all against it and in favor of a return to the Sub-Treasury scheme; and 1t is believed that at least of the whgs on the committee will vote against it. So it is very doubt ] iul whether favorable report can be had from a majority of the committee, and it is still more doubt. full whether majority of the House would sustain such report, if made. The probabilities are there- fore, that the scheme will fail, and that on the fourth of March, the currency of the country will be in no better condition than at present.
 From the first we have been of opinion that the Whig members of Congress should have adopted this Exchequer project, and nearly as practicable in the shape recommended by MT. Forward last winter It could not fail to have a very favorable eff. feet on the currency of the country, and if answer ed all the purposes anticipated by it's friends, it would settle for many years, and perhaps forever, question which has long agtated the public mind It belng measure half way between Sub- Treasu- ry and National Bank, the country would have been satisfied with it, however politicians ight regret the failure ftheir favorte schemes. If the Exchequer is not adopted by the present Congress, there is too much reason to believe that the ub-Treasury will be by the next. Those whigs therefore who prefer National Bank Gas we do most decidedly) must give up all hore of establishing one until after the next Presidential election. In the mean time is it not the part of wisdom to prevent the re-adopon of the Sub-Treasury scheme, by taking the best mea- Il lzl l~.. l f .l- of parties. We hope before the Exchequer is fully discarded, it will be thoroughly examined, and that the majority in Congress will not suffer their passions or repugnance to Capt. Tyler to influence their ac. tion on so important a subject.
 atr We understand that the County Commission ers the late session of the Court refused lease the County House to its present worthy occupant, Wm. N. Buel.
 The Commissioners are General Abemethy, O. our Judge of Probate, MT. Kellogg and Mir. Pickett Mr. K, it is said, in favor of leasing the buld ing to Mr. Bue, very properly ale sing that as he was the Jaor, his occupation of the tavern would be a convenience both to him and to the prisoners, and that he ought not to be eccted without good reasons The selection of Jailor is of course vested in the Sheritt. However, after much pulling and hauling in the course of which Messrs. Beers. Seymour, Woodruff and the locofoco office holders generally State, Town and Federal, had presented themselves before the Commissioners, Mir. Smith and Mir. Picket, of this town, the prize. It is said that there were some beautiful specimens of the art of looking one way and rowing another exhibited for the amusement of the Commissioners by the honor. able wire pullcrs.
 A- We would invite the attention of our Li.ch field friends to the call in another column for meet ing to appoint delegates to the several Conventions which are soon to be holden. It is important that good men and true should be selected to represent our town. particularly in the State and Senatorial District Conventions, and we hope to full re. presentation of friends from all parts of the at the Mansion House on Monday evening next
 The Somers A6air is now undergoing an investiga- ton by Naval Court of Inquiry on board the ship North Carolina at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Court is composed of Commodores Stuart, Jones and Dallas, with Ogden Hoffman as Judge Advocate The Narrative presented to the Cour, by Commander Mackenzie is full of finerest-shewing the propriety of his conduct in executing the mutineers while at sea. We shall publish this article in our next. HT The Lectures of Mir. STRONG, on the Science ot Electricity. Friday and Saturday evenings of last week, in this village, were much more useful and n' teres.ing than any thing of the kind given for cons derabe period The reader should have been present to form any idea of the mastery manner in which the lecturer handled the subject. And we much regret that so few of our citizens in aendance,a the proba. bility is, considerable time will elapse before like opportunity will be afforded for their curiosity and n- provement. But fortunately, portion of the intel gent people of this county yet to receive some o | the blessings which Mir. Strong's Lectures (which have caused him much labor and study> are intended to contribute as he informs he shall visit some o the principal towns in the county during this and nex 1 week. To the inhabitants of those towns we would say, that however much of a stranger MT S. may be
 they may res, assured of finding his lectures all thai could be desired. Our limits will not permit us giving any account of his exhibition of experiments in this useful science-al,hough the impression conveyed a: to tho effect produced by metallic tractors and points and tho utility and improvement of ins,ituting sqSare
 instead of rosnd rods. electricity. wal very decided and conclusive.
 &r We are indebted to the Hon. ). W. Hunting ton and the Hon. T. Smith, for sundry valuable pub ! lie documents.
 Benj. B. Belcher, recently tried at Springfield Ms for the murder of Lewis Howe, has been acquitted
 SIDNEY BRkEsR has beea elected a U. s. Senate
 by the Legislature of Illinois, for six years from thu | r