ss4 LOCoS IN COI1NcI1-
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0S4 LOCOS IN COUNCIL.

 The great Mass Convention for Hartford County. which was to redeem the State, and seal the fate of Henry Clay, came off yesterday. Alter the circu- lar of the State Committee, calling upon the party to render these Conventions "egual ip numbers and bold enthusiasm 10 ony eUCr held " he State' anc the reiterated appeals of the Times 10 their friends to rally in their strength, supposed they would at least be able to getup respectable meet ing as Jar as numbers aceTe cOncerned--but we were rnstaken-it was the most sorry affair we ever witnessed. Up to near 10 o'clock, there was nothing unusual to be seen in onr streets. except the hucksters' stands around the Court House. About that time several delegations made their ap- pearance. That from Glastonbury, which was to come in 6O or 100 wagons, occupied g, and num- bered only tfty-One persons, for We counted them. The delegations from Suffleld, Windsor, Endfield, and other towns which had joined on, (that from Suiheld was also to come in 80 or 100 wagons. ! were counted as they arrived and found to amount to 190 persons. These, with Glastonbury, we are confident, composed about one half ofthose present belonging to the county.

 The Convention was organized in the City Hall Samuel G. Huntington, Esq of Hartford, presi- ding. We are informed that at no period was the Hall more than two-thirds filled. Al 12 o'clock. when Mir. Toucy was speaking, the number in the Hall, on the steps, and around the building was counted, and amounted to just FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR! This included the dele gation from Springfield, and portion of our own citizens, some of whom were Whigs. Between and o'clock, the Convention concluded 10 make their weakness still more visible, by adoufning to the State House Square. Accordingly, with Band of Music at their head they commenced moving The regular procession numbered about I5OVthe remainder became confused, and went on to the ground like sheep without leader. The whole number that came up Kingsley street, Locos. Whigs. and boys, Gncluding those in the process. sion) was 669. When assembled in the Souare. they were not more in numbers thon we frequently have at one of our City Whig meetings.

 The distinguished men from out of the State that were expected to address the meeting. wer not present. We heard none of the speeches. but learn that the speakers declared the great and im portant issue before the country to be United States Bank, throwing into the shade the true is sues of Protective Tariff and the Annexation of Texas These they dare not meet and fairly discuss. The Convention: as a whole was probably the most cold and spiritless affair that has ever taken place m the State. We were not aware that our ! opponents felt so little interest in the electon-l Like their brethren in Vermont who eannet make | np ther minds to go for Texas and Free Trade, | many of them have doubtless concluded to vote with the Whigs or stay away from fhe polls.

 Hartford. .Caagaslt.