Litchfield enquirer., 1860-09-20
Our New York Correspondence.

NEW YORK; Sept. IS, 1860.
 MR. EDITOR :-The hot and sultry weather of | last week, was ended by violent rain storm on | oaturoay night which ushered in delightfnlly | cooi breeze from the Northwest The change, l therefore, from 90 to 50 degrees is truly re- Iresnlng ana acceptable, although we fear that the fruits which have been so abundant and cheap this season, will be checked by the frost,
 Frequent meetings have been held bv the two divisions of the Democracy, in order to make if possible, fusion of the two, and to agree on a single electoral ticket, that they may make a more effectual opposition to Lincoln. The Breckenridge men want ten electors, and one elector at large, which would put them on an equality with the Union men, and thus the three parties would have about the same number of electors. The Douglas Committee. refused to grant it, so that their last meeting broke up In row. This would seem to place the idea of united opposition, as beyond all question: lm- practicable. But, think, that as soon as they see "Old Abe's rail' sweeping all before it. they will soon unite. Even with united opposition they can only hope for the success of the Re publican ticket, while the success of the Repub- lican ticket n this State, is beyond any doubt a | certainty.
 The Press in this City is about equally divi ded between the Republicans and Democrats 1 Of the former class is the Times" Long be fore the Presidential Convention, it seemed tt have preference for Douglas. About the time of the Conventions, however, it became very in dependent, meanwhile circling around and sur veying the field, like bird of prey that it migh light on what it thought would be the success full Candidate It rested on Lincoln. So far s' good But it seems to be uneasy, and does no support him with any great enthusiasm, but witt icy coldness. If, following it's own inclination it had stood by Douglas, it now would be tn leading Douglas paper in the United States, ant would have been regarded as sincere, while nov it's sincerity is rather doubtful. Perhaps it ha an axe to grind.
 An attempt was made to relieve the city las week of its many beggers, and was very success full. The police were ordered not to wear thei uniform, and to arrest all the beggars and idl persons they could find. Why they should hay been allowed to go without their uniforms, rather doubtful, for they have a way of counte nancing all such things as that, and especially c being out of the way when they are wanted. A it was, however, 3e0 were arrested before nigh z and sent to the island. A worse looking set 0 people were never seeu; they obtain their ly ing by stealing aud begging. By means of car rying small baskets of apples, thread, needles l &c., they gaiu entrance to houses and stores ] and thus watching every chance, they pursu their trade of stealing A great many person l who were around, seeing what they could see, : were taken up; but a man is known by the com 2 pany he is in, so the best way for all such hon est persons is to mind their own business 3 Seeing that the question of Schools is being 2 agitated in your paper, propose, sometime, tc give the New York way of managing them.
 WELKIN.