The Litchfield County post., 1827-04-05

Spring rose apparently with an InSupport- able weight upon his heart, and gave no- tice that it was the wish of the passengers who had escaped the dreadful calamity, publicly to return thanks to Almighty God for his protecting care and goodness during the hour of peril, which they had so re- gently escaped, and he should esteem it a privilege to unite with them in such an off, fering, in the service of the afternoon.
 This notice brought together great concourse of people in the afternoon, so that the house was crowded to the utmost capacity, from floor to gallery, and in eve- ry aisle. An air of deep solemnity pre- vailed the whole multitude. The pl ayer was peculiarly affecting and impressive and when Dr. s. rose to pronounce his text, a breathless silence reigned throughout the solemn assemblY.--There was an eagernesS to catch every word. His text was from Isaiah. xxxviii 17, "Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corrup- tion." The discourse was in great meas ure extemporanious, but highly appropri- ate and impressive. At times the speak CT was so nearly overcome with emotion, that his utterance was Choaked.. .. But it was literally an assemblage of mourners, and his sobs and his tears, mingled with those of his hearers-for there appeared not to be dry eye, or an unmoved bosom, in the congregation. But when he dwelt upon the surprising patience, fortitude, and perfect resignation, and the manner of the death of his friend and fellow labourer, gleam of iov passed over his countenance, like a bright ray of sunshine shooting through the mechanically clouds of Autumn. It was a solemn service, and long will it be remem- bered.
 We have dwelt longer on the painful subject than we had anticipated. But to the large and respectable congregation in which he was an officer, the blow is se- were one. It is true that the loss of one so suddenly summoned to his long ac- count, is no greater than though he had Ianguished weeks upon the bed ofsickness. But the attention of friends and relatives around the bed of sickness and gradual de- cay, and thousand endearing circumstan- ces contribute to sooth the feelings, while the daily spectacle of wasting nature pre- pares the minds of the surviving friends for the souls departure. The heavier the blow the severer the pang. And when, as in the present case, OUT friends are cut down in the flash of health, in the prime and vigor of manhood, and in the midst of lives of exemplary piety and extensive use- fitness, it is then that the sting of death is often more keenly felt by the survivors than the victim.-N. Y. Spec.
 A report having found its way into sey- eral papers, that an arrangement of the difference on the Colonial question with Great Britain had been made by MT. GAL LATIN, we have taken some pains to in- quire into the truth oft. We learn that there is no ground whatever for the re- port; but that on the contrary, Great Brit ain perseveres in altogether refusing to treat on that question. There is, there- fore, no prospect whatever of any adjust ment of it by convention.
 It is now more than ever matter of regret, that Congress should have adjour- ned without passing any new law. The bill which was simultaneously reported by the Committee of the two Houses specif- ed the conditions on which this Govern ment was willing to place the trade. !, They were reasonable and moderate, and con- tained the smallest amount of privilege with which this country, with any regard to in- tcrest, could be satisfied. Had that bill passed, it would have substantially mot the the terms of the British act of parliament 1895, and been legislative proposition to the British Government, which could not have been declined without its being man. ifestcd to the whole world that Great Brit ain is unwilling to place the trade with this country on the same footing as she has put it with all other nations. It may be asked, why cannot the same conditions be thrown into the form of Convention ? The answer is because Great Britain a0iU not treat. The Senate, by putting aside the bill of its own Committee, and substi- tuting that of Gen. Smith, and then refu- sing the amendment of the House, which was necessary to give effect to the bill, and called for by the honor and character of this country, has left the question in most embarrassed state. Nothing can be done now until Congress, at the next session, shall supply the defect of legislation at the last. The consequence is that one year, if not more, is lost by the course which the Senate pursued.-Nat' Int.