The Litchfield County post., 1826-09-05

1 ESery considerable village Is more or les
subject to abuses; and they generally arr
such as could with. the strictest prOpriety be
remedied. One Of tho principal abuses 70
which we, in this village, are subjected, is
the suffering of Geese to cover orr commons
and walks with HIth. and stun our ears with
their incessant gable. We know not wheth-
er our borough has power to enact law
to drive the geese from our streets; but il
it has, we sincerely hope the citizens will
pass law to this effect. Humanity requires
that this should be done. Every day are our
eyes panied at the sight Ofwounded, torn1en-
! ted geese, limping about our streets, or dying
on our side walks-the sport of thoughtles
boys. Surely the owners of these geese can
derive but little profit from their Gocls, and
the good of the rising generation is but poor
~ advanced by thus placing before them
temptations for the exercise Of cruelty. We
understand thai ia one evening last week no
less than six geese were wantonly killed,
''simply in sport. It would be in vain to
writea philippe against the conduct of our
youngsters, for SO long as geese are suffered
to ill our streets, SO long viii they be subject
to attacks from idle school-boys. Can the
owners of these geese complain if our villa
gers say that their 1ocks shall not thus be
subject to the cruel sport Of thoughtless ur-
chins! That they will not permit this poor
silly fowl to dirty our streets, and in return
therefor to be wounded, manned, and tor
| mented! Il
When the Editor Of the Hartford Times
viii condescend to come down little from
the lofty elevation which he has assumed, we
will tell him, in our plain way, few political
facts which he either never knew, or has
strangely forgotten. In the mean time we
will just assure him that we are not stran-
gers to those principles which entitle man
to the name Of democratic republican; and
that although he may boast his political rec
titude, and talk of the corruption of the general
Observation-Disclosures it as federal, and
its supporters as the enemies Of the princi-
pies Of Jefferson, still an Overwhelming major
ity of the freemen Of Connecticut will not
acknowledge him their oracle, or consider
him their republican leader. We might make
some remarks upon couple ofarticles in his
last paper, but shall reserve them until we re-
ceive political creed from this selfcreated
paragon of democracy, to which we are to
yield an assent, or be expelled from the re-
publican family, and be treated as political
hereto. If however the editor Of the Times
is to be considered true and faithful member
of the democratic party, and his sentiments
in strict accordance with the principles of that
party, Heaven in mercy preserve this coun-
try from their ascendency they are con-
temptible minority now, and as knowledge
and virtue increases they win become still
more SO; especially if George M'Dufie is to
be held up BY the party as our future presi-
dent, according to late prediction of the sa-
pient editor ofthe Times. We esteem it a.
high honour to be denounced by the party to
which Mr.. Wells belongs; and so long as we
can claim a political connection with the
greatest and best men in our country, weshall
not tremble under his ahathernas.
We know of no stand which an editor can
take more disgusting, and offensive to COM
mon sense, than the one Mr. Wells has taken.
A driveling infant in the days Of Jeferson's
administration he has set himself up as po-
litical Mentor, condemns iu the most unqual-
lied manner our excellent chief magistrate,
together with his whole cabinet council, and
thunders out his bulls of accommodation a.
gainst all those who dare support govern
meut constitutionaliy elected, and in fact the
choice Of the people. Wonderful man! The
:. democrats Of this state" will thank thee for
thus boldly espousing their cause, andstrip-
ping the masks from their pretended friends!
Mr. Editor :---
You will confer great favour by enqniring
through the medium of your paper, of the
Berkshire farmers, Of the mode adopted by
them, iii the culture of corn sowed Broad cast,
ard the result of their experiments in compar-
ison to oats, naillet, BIC. for forage.
AN AGRICULTURALIST.
The commencement at Middlebtirv Col
lege. Vermont, took place on the 18th Aug.
when 10 young gentlemen, Glsspsni, received
the degree Of A. B. and fourteen Others the
degree of A. M. thirty-five medical degrees
r. - - a.