Litchfield enquirer., 1860-01-26

1
 William D. Bishop has resigned the Commis
 sionership of Patents, owing to private financial
 affairs Sam lngham will take his place Feb ruary lst.
 Mir. Douglas having secured majority of the
 Northern delegates to the Charleston Conven. tlon, now turns his attention to the South and on Monday made Speech Tn the Senate on a bill to prevent insurrection in which he went
 out of hls way to charge upon the Republican party the recent disturbances in Vireinia He
 was most effectually replied to by Mr. Fessender of Maine, who showed most conclusiyelv that al the Slavery agitation of the last few years, and the evils resulting from such agitation is the le. gitimate fruit of Mir. Douglas own successful efforts in procuring the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,and the opening of Kansas and Ne braska to the introduction of slaves into Terri tories long consecrated to freedom, by the con- mon consent of statesmen of all sections of the country.
 The Kansas territorial legislature adjourned from Lecompton to Lawrence and Gov Medarv having vetoed the resolution to remove, it was passed by two-thirds vote, and the republican majority has done it's work and adjourned at Lawrence, while the democratic minority contin- ued at Lecompton, adjourning over from day to day. Gov. Medary will immediately convene the legislature by special proclamation.
 MT. Jacob Barker, an old and esteemed citi- zen of New Orleans at the Pilgrim Celebration in that city, in alluding to the Southern buster about disanion, told some unpleasant truths to his Southren brethren. He said
 We know full we'll that our slaves would not be worth the clothes they wear, if the Union should be dissolved. Their value consists in the preservation of Southern rights, as guaranteed by the Constitution. Should it be vacated by a division of the Union, the Northern Sections would initiate their cousins, the British, making all free who should put foot on their soil This would depopuate the border States of their slave population, and they would, one after an- other become Free States, until not one would be left to tell how it happened"
 The Atlantic (Ga.) Coysderacy says We regard every man in our midst an enemy to the institutions of the South, who does not boldly declare that he or she believes African slavery to be social, moral and political blessing. Any person holding other than these sentiments, whether born at the South or North, is unsound. and should be requested to leave the country l!
 WHY CHAOS RE1GNs IN CoNGREss.-The coun- try should understand what are the principal reasons why the House of Representatives is not organized. They are two classes. First, Mir. Buchanan resists the election of Republican Speaker-not Mr. Sherman merely, but any Re. publican. Such, we are informed, on good au- thority, is the explicit advice he gives his friends in the House. And why? One would suppose that with the Post-Offce Department crippled and well-nigh broken down for want of money, and with other Departments verging toward the same condition, he would wish to see congress in working condition, so that needed appfoPfi"- tion bills might be passed Are we to eAp'"'n his present course on the ground that ne ieafs sucb an investigation of the financial affairs of h;, A5,;,,;.traton as would be sure to follow the o,oct;on of Republican to the Speakers char :. .u,,a that all branches of the Government .ao, m with rotteness, and are gangrened with cor r,,ntion If this is so, it is certain that it will al be exposed to the public eye if the opponents of the Democracy get control of the organization of the House and on that ground it would not seem surprising that the head of the Govern nent and all his subordnates should conspire to