The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-12-20

ces. at least to be deprecated, If they do not
prove dangerous to the union, under which,
the nationshas gone ON and prOSpered
"7th. The measure is Inconsistent with the
freedom of the subject, and tends TO abridge
his liberty, by preventing him from disposing
Of his property to the best advantage.
18th. The evils that may arise from these
large establishments in a political point of
view, are serious objection to manufacturing
towns and villages, being encouraged in this
country. We have already been told by a
warm advocate for the establishment of
these towns and villages, that it ii was only
for farmers to say the word, and Congress
would be compelled to pass the law required
by the manufacturers. With this threat fresh
in mind how can we doubt, should the mo-
nOpOly be granted them, and the towns and
villages be filled with those under their con-
trout that other measures Of the same COM
plexiOn will be ordered The influence an
employer has over the minds of his workmen
is considerable; hut. 10 establishments of the
kind we are considering, it is absolute. We
must bear in mind too, that the men who will
be employed in these large establishments
here, are,or will he. all voters at our elections
not as it is in England, where the influence of
this description of the population is of no
more consequence than the slave population
of this country. Let the manufacturers once
get law that shall give them a monopoly of
the manufactures, and their towns and villa
ges well peopled. and you will not hear them
calling for the help of the farmer: they will
tell you they are able to help themselv Is, and
can send to Congress and to tho State
legislatures such men as they choo+; and
thar inf will than he c,lt xusfhju
geance; and in addition to the monopoly, we
shall see them asking for a law to prefent a
ny citizen exercising the particular branch.
they are following, without their permission,
as it is now in some parts of England, where
they have obtained corporate rights. lnstan
ces might be cited, were it necessary, show
ing the operation of this influence though on
limited scale at the present time; and it
cannot be doubted by any who have paid at
tention to the subject. that it will, and must
operate, wherever it can be exercised with
impunity, and wherever it may be requii led to
promote the interest Of those at the head Of
these establishments.
From Sir John Malcom's Sketches of Persta.
Sir John Malcolm brought Cabool noble
man from Persia to Calcutta, and be tells
rs f
II took great pleasure in showing him that
splendid capital of the British dominions in
the East. | pointed out the crowd of ship
ping in its noble river; the elegant streets
throDeed with carriages; the newly erected
palace of its ruler; its college; the magnif-
cent abode of its public officers and wealthy
merchants; all, in short, that could impress
him with an idea of the happy results of civ
ilizations. Seeing my friend quite delighted
with the contemplation of this rich scene,
asked him, with some exultation, what he
thought of it !? "a wonderful place to plunder!'
was his reply; and his eyes glistened, as he
made it, with anticipated enjoyment. men
toned this anecdote to my Christian friend,
KnOjah ArratoOn, our treasurer. 'Ay, ay,'
said the old man, mature will come out.
What you have related verifes our Ameri-
can proverb: they were preaching the gospel
over the head of wolf Stop" said he: i
see a flock of sheep passing.'''
The envoy formed friendly acquaintance
with one Shaikh-ool-Islam, an expounder of
the Koran. and proceeds to say -" The Sha-
ikh endeayored to impress him with favor
able opinion of the law of which he was an
organ, and illustrated his arguments with
some anecdotes of religious and learned men,
of which shall give those that struck me as
the happiest. The celebrated Aboo Yusuph,
he said, who was chief judge Of Of Bagdad
in the reign of Caliph Hadee, was very re-
markable instance of that humility which dis
tinguishes true wisdom. His sense of bis own
deficiencies often led him to entertain doubts,
where men of less knowledge and more pre-
sumption were decided. 1T is related Of this
Judge said the Shaikh DOL Islam, that on
one occasion, after very patient invcstiga-
ton of facts, he declared that his knowledge
was not competent to decide upon the case
befor" him. Pray do you expect said pert
courtier, who heard this declaration, that the
caliph is to pay your ignorance I do not
was the mild reply; the caliph pays me, and
well, for what do know; if he were to at
tempt to pay me for what do not knOw.
the treasures Of his empire would not suf-
fee.
"Twel,e men had been robbed and muir
dered under the walls of Shiraz. The per-
petfators Of this atrocious act could not for a
long time be discovered; but Kerreem Khan
deemed this occurrence SO deeply injurious to
that impression ofjustice, that he ordered his
men to perservere in their search till the often
ders were detected, threatening those who
had heard the cries Of the murdered men
with vengence, unless they effected a discoy-s
ery, which he considered essential to his own
reputation. After some months had elapsed,
it was discovered by accident that small
branch of Kerreem Khan's own tribe of Zend,
at that time encamped near ShiraZ, were the