Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


 As the Charleston Convention happens on tho birthday of President Buchanan, and the ChicA- go Convention on the birthday of General Scott, the committee of the socalled Union National Party have called their convention on the 12th day of April, the birthday of Henry Clay. If. forts are making to hold the convention at Lex ington, Ky, the home of Clay.
 The Vermont Republican State Convention for the choice of Chicago delegates, will be held at Norhfeld, Wednesday, April 4th. -.'.
 Rev. Dr. Hodge of the Brick Church, New York. lost his furniture by fire, few dsgs since and within, forty eight, hours his friends presented hlm with ssOoO to buy new.
 The Southern Confeieracy, printed at Allan. to, Georgia announces the election Of Rspsb- lican Speaker at Washington in these words ,---
 Black republicansm is triumphant in ths national tropols-incendiaris indOrsed-the constitution repudiated and the rights of ths South outraged. Hon. William Pennington, . black republican of New Jersey, was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, by one majority, on Wednesday, Feb. l. after apr0- tracted and acrimonious struggle Of fity-eighs days. The result shows that the sentiment of hostility to slavery has greatly increased since 1856, and that the element of northern know nottingham has been completely absorbed into the murderous heresies of the Seward party"
 The Fernando Wood hardshell delegates e
 Charleston from New York, met at Syracuse. on Tuesday, and appointed Mr. Wood, John A. Green, Jr., Gideon J. Tucker and Joshua R. Babeock delegates at large, the first named eg course to be chairman and spokesman of the delegation in their effort to get admitted to tts convention. Fernando made them m address. in which he bid for success; by adopting 0COn. or's line of argument in favor of giving slavery the largest liberty and he introduced proof, also. to show that all the pregnant perils of tho country are traceable to Martin Van BuFen, whose defection is represented by the other for regular) delegation.
 Mir. Bishop, before retiring from the head of the patent office, gives decision of great value to the Connecticut carpet manufacturers, in de- nying the application of a renewal of the patent of the Bigelow carpet loom. The question was strongly contested, and may be carried to Con gress by the defeated party.
 The three opposition papers of Baltimore have. each run up the name of q different prssi dental favorite, and each is publishing elaborate articles in behalf of his choice. The Patriot is for Edward Bates. The Clipper advocates the nomination of John M, Bolts. The American |. pu stfs-t v f't f "
 Edmundson of Va, who stood by when Sam ner was struck down, and whose persoAal and fearful appeals to republicans alone Saved him from the fate of Brooks in an imrsdiate expuisjop from the House, has come o.lt again in the char acter of Virginia bully MT. Hickman having iustlv earned the wrath of the South for the hard Ticks be has o;van in debate, Edmundson made m to him vaawares as he was leaving the eapi- D tol Frilay evening, intending to infict summary obsstisement. Senator Clingman vas accident ally passing, and he seized the outstFetched arm lust in time to break the force of the intended blow, so that only Hickman's hat suffered. Ths arrival of others, among them Vice-Psesidsnt ended the affair here.
 Milton S. Latham, upon whom descendsd h one day the governorship and U s. senaiorsbip of California, was born in Columbus, OhiO.. and is now about 35 years of age. He emigratsd to California in 1852. vas straightway returned thence to Congress, went back and held the col Iectorship at San Francisco for three years. and was finally chosen governor and senatsr, holding the governorship hut one day. His predseessos as governor, John B. Weller. is . native Of OhIo| in which state he once run for governor ant Weller was Isatham's leading competitor e ttt scnatofship 4 '