The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-02-23
Mr.. SMITH,

oeCs OF your uSeIul paper, 1t is at your dlspO-
sal. A.C.
Three of the oldest inhabitants of this town
with single exception,) were soldiers, and
served in the French War-and have all far
advanced in the Goth year of their ages.
In the year 1853, Thomas Catlin, Lemuel
Gibbs, and Sylvanns Bishop enlisted into a
company mustered in Litchfeld, for the
northern campaign,-for many years they
have been the only survivors of that company
and are at this time the only persons within
my knowledge with one exception, y who
are capable Of giving any personal informa-
ton of the events of that war; that was so
distressing to the then Colonies.-Though his
tory and tradition may give correct impress
sions of such past events, still additional inter-
est is created when we hear the intelligent
warrior detail under his full recollection the
parts acted, and the suferings endured-nor
can any language equal that of the " broken
soldier WHO shoulder'd his crutch and showd
how fields are won.''
Moses Stoddard Of this town, who was
out in '62.
Mr.. SMITH,
A sense of justice induces me to offer fora
place in one of your useful columns the follow
ing statements.
Miss Sperry, Of Woodbridge, had been for
nearly Is years unable to walk or turn herself
in bcd-and had suffered in the mean time
many things from many physicians, without
any benefit. She was brought to this town
last season on bed, and in an entire state of
helplessness. & put under the care Of DIR. Alb
be, who through the divine blessing pursued
course of treatment by which she has not on
ly rcSained the complete use of her limbs, but
is able TO attend public worship. and spin
With similar result, has been the success of
his treatment of young lady of this town,
by the name of Stevens.
These are cases and characters in which the
heart fully responds to the direction of the
wise Son of Sirach, who said "Honour the
Physician with the honour due to him, for
the uses ye may have of him, for the Lord
hath created him"
Calhoun Committee.-Someo of the OPP
position presses which were the foremost
in challenging an investigation into the
whole of the official conduct of the Vice
President, appear to have recently become
restless and Disconnected Among others,
the opposition print of this city has evin-
ced strong symptoms of uneasiness, and has
favored its readers with series of para
graphs which arc intended, either to init
mldate the committee into favorable re-
port, or to destroy the effect of their re-
port, if unfavorable. The article in ques-
ton evidently proceeds from the pen of
some one intimately acquainted with the
course which the committee has pursued,
and the results to which it tends and the
inference which it justifes is directly in
opposition to the assertion of the Rich
mond Enquirer, that every member of the
committee is as silent as death. The pal
pable object of the article, is to prepare
the public mind for report, which will
either, directly or indirectly, implcate the
Vice President.
Whatever may be the decision of the
committee, whether to acquit or to con-
denim, we are prepared to receive it with
respect, and to examine it with calmness
and elaboration. AS, however, the print
to which we have referred censures by an
ticipation, and on on dit authority, the de-
lay Of the committee in making report,
asserting that it has excited so much spec
ulation as "to increase greatly the respon-
sibilty of the committee" we will state al
SO on the authority of our on dit, that this
delay has been produced by disposition
on the part of the committee to oblige the
friends of the Vice President, who have
asked for delay in order that they may
have an opportunity of obtaining some adj
ditional testimony in his favor. If. bv ac-
ceding TO this request, the committe have
increased their responsibility, do thew de-
serve to be assailed, on this ground, by the
friends of the Vice President.-Nat. jour.
From Democratic Press.
We have before us most interesting
letter from AL American Lady, written at
Lagrange, December 9Th, 1S26,"where
she had, for some time, been on a visit to
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