Litchfield enquirer., 1860-04-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| b@We regret to see that the Register does not feel happy at the result of the election, and is inclined to blackguard Windham County lit tie. It says
 "That the little one horse county of Wind ham, whose entire vote hardly exceeds the Dem ocratic numbers of New Haven, should be the means of blocking the patriotic impulses of the whole State is too bad But so it is, and we must make the best of it, If the Democrats ev CT get the power in Connecticut we move that Windham County be set off to Massachusetts, or Rhode Island "
 | That shows by what sort of means the Locos would have perpetuated their power, and the State may thank heaven that she escaped the curse of Loco rule. The New York Herald also curses Windham county in regular Bennett.Sa tanic style-exhbiting disappointment more keen than philosophic. Bennett says that "in the rural districts where ignorance and fanati cism prevails" the Republicans have made gains We would like to see the honest, intelligent free men of Windham and Litc1sfeld counties match ed side by side with the rowdies, loafers, grog- shop rummies, thieves, gamblers, and Mercer street habitae, who read the Herald, whether fol intelligence or decency. That man takes the Herald is prin,a 1facie evidence that he is either knave or fool. Circumstances may excuse it but appearances are against him.-N fl Journal nA- ELECTION FuN.-Two of our fashionable and plucky young men made the following bet or arrangement or whatever it may be called, previous to the election in Rhode Island If Sprague was elected Governor, one of them was to sell peanuts all day on the sidewalk, in a prominent position, and if Paddleford was elect ed, the other party was to go into the same ope- ration. The gentleman who had faith in Pad eford's success finched not, but providing him. ,&o o1, ;p dc position yesterday morning on the corner of Main and Pleasant streets, and did the briskest business in the peanut line all day, that we ever witnessed Customers focked around him in great numbers. He went through the task like hero.-Pa,ctuchet Gazette.
 1 sa~ Thomas w. Dawson, editor of the Louis vile (Kentucky) Densocr@ has published his valedctory, stating, in effect, that after issuing that paper for more than two years as moder ate Douglas man, he can no longer do so " fol conscience sake. He proposes to start a straight out Republican paper in Clay county, and says "To carry double face during the coming great struggle between right and wrong, in oul opinion, would be highly criminal therefore VIC were very glad to sell out at the first opportuni l ty, that we might have our limbs free to fight or the side of right at the next election as also that each party might have paper to represent them."
 nG- In Wisconsin the two candidates fol Chief Justice of the Supreme Court were re publicans. Dixon, who was opposed to the for mer action of the court against the Fugitive Slave Law, and who was supported by the shams as Sprague was in Rhode Island, has probably been elected by four or five thousand majority
 Asg- This is the authentic version of the row in the Senatorial democratic caucus when the territorial resolutions were under consideration Mr. Clay of Alabama said that no Southern Sen ator would vote against them who either did not believe in the principles of them, or who was not afraid to express his convictions. Mr. Cling man of North Carolina retorted harshly to Mir. Clay " That is a lie!' to which the latter re- sponded with blow. Thereupon Mr. Cling man knocked him down. Senators Toombs and Davis seized Mir. Clingman, and while holding him Mir. Clay gave him black eye.
 bar RHODE Is1.AND-The Providence Jour nal says that the Republicans have elected 16 Senator's and the coalition l3 There are six members yet to be elected four in Newport, one in Tiverton, and one in Chal lestown,
 The vote for Padelford republican, falls only about 600 short of that given for Fremont.