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The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-02
NEW FEARS ADDRESS.

 Genius of Bantam wake the Tyre,
 And tune it to satiric strains; q No tones of sentiment belong
 In winter, to the Litchfeld Swains. Haply, thy summer sky may warm
 Embryos of poesy to life,- But, nipt by thy eternal frost, .1 They perish ere the germ blooms rife. Send words,ye Powers! give aidye sprites !! What theme will inspiration bring,- Since art by frost is killd outright,
 And natures dormant until spring! op!-since I'm writing for the T'o'cn, I'll scan the features of the place, As poets, painting ladies, try
 To find the beauties of the face.- Lucky for me, din'd but now ;-
 When, slipping port, and eating grouse, A subject came to me-'twas our
 Decapitated meeting house,. Shrine ofmy fathers! sacred fane! For what thou hast done art thou spar'd How long at thee shall ,comen rail.
 Men be made mad, and strangers scar'd B And tell me. if thou canst, pray,
 (Thy tongue is long enough, trowD Tell me the order of thy dome,-
 When 1t was built, or why, or how. Oh, that the whirlwind's rage would fall Upon thy venerable site !- Or, that a certain .Jfre had come
 But one hour later in the night! But why waste words upon theme
 Soemean as thou, thou shingled wonder? When we've fresh water streams and lakes, Though bound in ice, with pickerel under! Ay, and horse-boat too, guess
 Mov'd by one charger o'er the brinc;* Who, with one bright exception, has
 Padded the folks home before nine. Long may'st thou float, Equestrian Bark Tho now confn'd in frost's emhargO:- :-- But, as thou lov'st the old-folks' grace,
 Ne.er ground again female cargo. But hold bacltopsail, if you please,
 The pond for me is all too deep, And must hasten with my song,
 Or l may sing the folks to sleep. Speaking of singing-have you read
 John Quincy's laundering long letter, Bout gloom tosglory," and all that?
 Show me the man can write better! And have you heard, as how, that Congress Have burnt their fingers with molasses? And goug'd us out of rum and sugar,
 Coffee and pepper, the Jack-asses! And folks do say that Bolivar
 Has fool'd the knowing-o -oncs at last; And roguery is more the go
 The present year, than ages past. Look at the London of our land !- Fen honest men there play the rogue !- Defrauding banks, and shaving Greeks
 With frigatcs, now is quite in vogue. But from such scenes we turn away To bless ,our haOpv native land:
The Litchfield County post., 1827-01-02
COUNTY POST.
LFTCHFIELD. JANUARY 2, 1897.

With the usual congratulations of the year to our readers we would gladly have prescn- ted them retrospective article, on the most important events which have transpired the past year: but two circumstances have pre- vented-frst, we have not felt in writing mood the present week, and could not feel satisfied with any labours of our pen sand second, the crowd of political matter, which certain of our readers consider aIl-important, together with other necessary insertions, has left us no room for an editorial display. Our patrons therefore must take the will for the deed. A friend has obligingly handed us "New- Years Address," which follows. The only fault we can find in tiff indeed this can be fault---is its locality. Our neighbours will be pleased with it; distant readers will hardly under stand it.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
From the Democratic Press.

important Improvement in Canal Navigation
Messrs. Binns & Gilcland--I beg leave 10 IN
form you and your readers OF an Improvement
for canal navigation, which, II appears TO me,
will be OF particular importance to Pennsyi'a.
MIA, as well as 10 all mountainous countries, ana
TO all where ,here,is deficiency OF water. ny
the aid Of this improvement, 1t seems highly
probable that a water communication, all the
way from Pntsburg 10 Philadelphia, may be
effected, and the incon, enence OF rail- ROAD
between the Junia,a and the Conamaugh may
be avoided.
by The present system OF lockage, large
quantity of water is taken from the summit
mil level fore,ery boat that descends or aseehds'
But where this improvement shall be usea no
water will be taken from the summit, ior oe,
scending boat; bu' considerable quantity VIII
be thrown into the SUNNI, from the lower lev
els; and by the natural operation oil the haVlga-
ZION, canal from the Delaware river TO the Al
legheny mountains, might be supplied, enlreiy
by water from the Delaware, were 1t not tor the
evaporation, which would probably be SO great
that partial supplies of wafer must be drawn
from streams in ;he vicinity OF the canal.
This improvement, Of which MIR. Jeremiah
Bailey, OF Philadelphia, is the inventor, consists
of substitute for locks, by the use OF which
boat may be raised or lowered thirty feet or up
wards, at single lift. The canal at the place
of iockage, is divided into two branches be.
tween these branches is placed large and
strong drum,shaped wheel, Of about so feet dl-
ame,er, resting on stone platform. On each
of,wo opposite sides Of this wheel number OF
horizontal arms extend several feet without the
periphery To these arms is suspended on
each side Of the wheel, case or basin hiled
with water, and Of suitable dimensions to NIL
canal boat These two cases or basins, balance
each other. When boat is admitted into one
Of them, SO much Of the wafer is let out, that
the balance is still preserved. The wheel IS
then turned, until the boat is carried TO the up
per or the lower level, according as II is ascend
ing or descending The boat is lei IN, and out,
OF the case or basin, by attaching The end OF The
case TO the abut,aent Of the lock or canal; the
size OF the case and The abu,ment being the
same. The gates of the case and the lock are
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
Sketches Of Parisian Society, Politics and Liiera-
ture


PARIS, February 1927
II is curious TO observe the sovereign con
temp, with which the Parsians regard the IN
habitants Of the provinces. Yet this feeling is
not altogether void Of Just foundation; for GER
tainly all the talent in France. with very few
exceptions, is assembled in the capital. That
amusing paper, the Gazette des Tribunaux.
every morning details all the abuses of power
and the acts Of injustice which are committed
in the provinces. The p isians only laugh and
say,-'What set Of fools these prov,noiais
must be 10 endure such treatment. This sort
of FEELING viii, perhaps, appear, very strange to
you; for London, presume, is not superior, ex-
cent in size, 10 some Of your principal provin-
cial cities But vanity, which is the ruling
passion, or, may say, the only passion OF the
Parisians, fills them with exaggerated notions
OF their ad, antages over the inhabitants OF the
Departments. One thing in which they parli-
cuiarlv pride themselves, is the intelligence and
activity for which the police Of Paris has been
distinguished ever since it was under the con-
troll of the celebrated NJ. de Sartine. The hu-
merous street robberies which have recently
been committed in the capital have, therefore
excited no small degree of establishment and
dissatisfaction, and have increased the con-
tempt in which our present government is held.
About two months ago so many daring robbie
ries were committed here, that it was hardly
considered safe to pass through the streets after
eleven at night The conduct OF the police has
been mos, extraordinary Instead Of visiting
the offenders with punishment, they brought to
trial man named La Potre, who with consid-
cradle courage defended himself when attacked
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26

then opened, so that the water runs to level IN
them, and the boat passes in or ou', alter winch
the gates are shut When boat is passing
down. i, throws from one Of the cases or basins,
on the weeel, quantity If water into the upper
level of the canal equal TO the weight oil the Doat
and cargo, say six or eight thousand gallons.
When the boat passes out Of the basin, the guam
tiy of water is re supplied from the lower level,
10 be thrown also into the upper level when the
next boat comes down. Thus, every descending
boat would, if there were no leakage or evapo.
ration, carry upwards of six thousand gallons OF
water from the Deia~ are to the summit level.
Yet every ascending boat, by the same mode OF
operation, would bring quantity Of water equal
TO its weight from the summit level, to The ri
yer But as the descending navigation would
be five times The burthen Of the ascending, the
quantity of water furnished the higher levels Of
the canal from the rivers on its lower levels,
would be very large, greatly exceeding the
quantity drawn from the upper levels.
The leakage between the lock or abutment OF
the canal, and the case or basin, attached to the
wheel, is prevented by suitable precautions,
which need not here be described.
BY this machinery one boat admitted into
the case upon one side ofthe wheel, may ascend,
al tie same time that another, in the other case
descends; and the lift being Is or so feet at
once; about four times the number of boats may
pass upon the canal in given time, where this
machine is used, that can pass where the locks
are of the common kind. This facility will be
of great importance where the navigation is eX-
lensive. The New York canal is already SO
crowded. in the vicinity of Albany, that col
lateral canal rail road is talked Of, 10 accom-
modate part Of the trade.
Mr. Bailey, since the invention Of the above
described machinery, has improved it, by sub
stitutins vessel floating in a reservoir of wafer,
for the wheel before mentioned. This vessel
may be like the hull 81 an ordinary ship, except
that the bottom should be round. so as 10 admit
of its rolling with facility The arms upon
which cases containing the boats are TO be sus-
pended will extend from the sides of this ves-
sci, so that by rolling the vessel in the water,
the boat on one side ascends, and that on the
other will descend.
The cases or basins into which the boats are
admitted will always balance each other, whc-
iher there be boat in one or in both, and in
whatever position they are placed. The manu-
al labor OF turning the wheel so as to cause the
ascent descent Of the boats, will therefore be
very triflng, especially if the wheel be float
ing one. Yours, &c. I. L.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
POETRY.
THE RATTLE OF BLENHElM.

THE BATTLE OF bltNHEiM'
Although this beautiful little poem, has ire
uently been Published in the newspapers o
ne times, we copy i, with pleasure, and will
n assurance, that the perusal Of ii will graft
: our patrons. 1t is by Robert Southey, th'
amous Poet Laureate, aud may be ranked a
nong the happiest Of his effuslops. The NOR
| il contains, is not less striking than true, ant
S worthy Of remembrance.
twas summer evening,
Old KaSpar's work was done.
And he before his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun,
And by him sported on the green,
His little grandchid Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Peterkin
Rot something large and round,
Wtc hc besi,le the rivulet
a. a.4ying there had found;
Ve ~t,re 10 ask what he had found,
Tia, IS so large, and smooth, and round;
Oh haspar took it from the boy
Who stood exp, Giant by;
And then the old man shook his head,
And with natural sigh,
IT'S some poor fellows scull, said he,
Who fell in the great victory.
find them in the garden, for
There's man, here about;
And often when 60 to plough,
The ploughshare turns them out;
For many thousand men, said he,
Were slain in the great victory.
Now tell us what twas all about,
Young Peterkin he cries,
And little Wilhelmine looks up
With wonder-wating eyes;
Now tell US all about the war,
And what they kilPd each other for.
twas the English, Kaspar cried,
Who put the French TO rout;
But what they kilpd each otherfor,
could not well make out
But every body said, quoth he,
That twas famous victory.
My father lived at Blenheim then,
Yon little stream hard by;
They burnt his dwelling to the ground
And he was forced to fy;
So with his wife and child he fed,
Nor had he where to rest his head.
With fire and sword the country round
Was wasted far and wide,
And many a childing mother then,
Aud newborn infant died;
But things like that, YOU know, must be
AT every famous victory
They say il WAS shocking sight
After the field was won,
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that, you know, must be
After famous victory.
Great praise the Duke of Narlhro' won,
And our gooo Prince Eugene.
Why twas very wicked thing!
SAID little Wilhemiue
Nay-nay-my little girl, quoth he,
twas famous victory.
And every body praised the Duke
Who such fight did win,
But what good came of It at last
QuOth little Peterkin.
Why, that canrot tell, saidhe
But twas famous victory.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
From the National Intelligencer]
Connerioa of Lake lTlChigan u:ih the illinois Il


er, by Canal
Gentlemen: have seen, in your paper OF this
morning an article, taken from the New-York
Mercantile Advertiser, relating to the increas
ing facilities of trade between that City and the
Western country, and stating that a shipment
of goods made from New York, via New Or
leans, reached St. Louis, in the State Of Misou-
RI in 29a days. The time occupied in The
transportation Of these goods, | find, from ex-
animation, is less, by So days, than was for
merly consumed, fact at once evincing the
triumph of art over the difficulties Of nature,
and tho nn"e."ality and diligence Of the mer-
camille class; but more, by days, Than
would be required if the Illinois and Michigan
Canal was in operation:
In that event, steamboat from st. Louis would reach
Peoria, distance of PAS miles Ito which have had
aliuson in my series If land numbers, published in
the Telegraph in q days, or less, q days
From thence, tothe mouth of Little Vermllon
river, by steam boat, distance of 70 miles,
in day. and most freque ntly, much less,
From thence to Chicago, a, the head OF Lake
Michigan, distance of shout 100 miles, in
. days, by canal boats, 3
From thence, to Buffalo, by vessels, in about
9days, 9
From thence to New-York, by canal boats and
vessels, in days; 8
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
Making in ali, and at most, but 223

The navigation of the Lakes being more GER
tain than that Of the Ocean, both as TO time *
risk From this comparison, none can doubt
the importance of that Canal, in aid OF which
Congress, al its las, session, made a liberal do
nation Of about 100000 acres Of land on its
route, and il is presumed none will doubt the
ultimate execution Of the work, by loans raised
on the pledge OF the land, the responsibility Of
the State, and an interest in the tolls for fix
ed number Of years. when it is known that the
entire expense will not exceed 100000 dollars,
And who is il that will Cast the eye Of discern
ment into iuturi,y, that will not expect TO see
the banks Of the illinois whitened by the neat
cottages Of industry, the green fields bending
under agricultural wealth, before the invigorat
ing breeze, or the ,ickes of harvest gItterlng
in the bright beams Of an Italian sun? Who is
it, that, in The central position Of Peoria, both
as to the resources q agriculture and the ia
cilties Of navigation, cannot foresee that it
will become what Mishllimackinac has been,
an en,re2or for furs, AID what Cincinnati is,
an emporium?
am, gentlemen, with much respect, your
obedient humble servant
AInc yu>TcnN
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-26
Washington City, 21st MaylS27.

The Bible.-"The principles and rules of COM
position, derived from Geek and Roman
schools, and the examples e their principal
writers, have been so generaIs adopted in mo-
dern literature, that the style ( the scriptures,
differing 50 essentially from thsn, could not be
initiated without great affectatia But for pa
thos of narrative, for the selectiS of incidents
that go directly to the heart; for ,t picturesque
of character and manners; the selklion of cir
cumstances that mark the individlli,y of per.
sons for unanswerable cogency, aA cIoseness
Of reasoning; for irresistible forceG persua.
sion, no book in the world deserves TIDE so un-
ceasingly studied, and so profoundly hedi,ated
upon as the Bible, John Quincy AdaA.
Csurage.-True courage never exerts ittlf 50
much as when j, is most pressed; and il iAhen
we most enjoy the feast Of good conscii ice.
when we stand in the greatest need of its h D..
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-15
INTERESTING FRoM BRAZIL

The ad,lcns bv the Snip Florida al New York
from Rio de Jancro, are 10 the 10th April aud
are of very interesting character Our read
ems nili hnd them inserted below, in detail
We have lorhonr hitherto 10 say any thing oil
the departure of Mr. Racquet, our late CHARGE
from Brazil or fpternte ihC complain a. lust
that Count ON desire To Icurn more partlcu.
larly the motives q Mr.. Racquet 10 ihnt declsis,
measure. The annexed letter, published Ia ia,
National Advocate, mas SO much the air Of tutl
aud Justice and describes such tempe IN thai
Imperial Court that cannnt but share IN tht
Indignation which lis conduct has already pro.
duccd in the United States. independently oil
his vexatons to our commerce, lis BIa2ill,an
Majesty seems To have such inadequate ideas OF
a republic, aud Of the temper in which the fo,.
eien concerns Of this N least, are administered,
that some serious lessons on the subject may br
as much 10 his advantage as to ours, He should
not draw any security, as he is reported 10 do,
from our delay in eniotcing our eltms against
France. As orr account with him is "a shorter
one, IT may perhaps be settled lay more sum
mary process.
We have no doubt that Rrazilis suf1cllngevery
evil that can he inflicted by bad government,
aud il is no wonder that It's wrctched councils
should be as much wanting in respect 10 iDrrign
hncionaries As in internal providence aud vi.
our. Still when the disorder offs government
ex'cnds hes ond itself aud is displayed in GU
rage on the national rights and dignity Of Others,
II may not be madysabIe 10 check these sallirs
Of regal caprice bN Timely admonion. Some
lee dcd aud energetic measure on oar part, as
the exhibition of "A strong laval force OH RIO,
would hardly fail 10 bring redress for the outrd-
ecs already committed, aud encctually rcpres>
Them for the future. From all that has transpi-
red il i, - tremrly obvious that the demeanour
Of the BRAZILIAN Court and Ministry TO our
Charge has been indecorous IN a high drgIce
Bit american
The diplomatic agents of fore N powcTs II RIO
were not treated very courteou,lv, and II was nj
incurred that some of them were about 20 de-
man1 their passports and return home,
II gives great pleasure TO state, that the best
feelings existed between Racquet and the
representatives Of other foreign powers, Prior
to his departure Admiral SIR Robert Olway com
mandcr of the BRUSH Ship Oranges, afsl guns,
offered him the use of hi, bnrges 10 convey INN
.cf and family ON board of the Florida, Which
was accepted. An additional evidence ofgood
feeling was shown bt eu Robert, who, on the
morning OF the departure nithe Florida, sent Nv o
of his bargcs 10 TOW the ship out Of the harbour.
Similar acts Of courtesy was oAtended to Mr..
Racquet hy the rench aud Dutch Admitals on
that station,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-15
So no,

iaiersHTs Rsligu5. The Gfeens,lp IS. E )
Spectator. mention, that Mr., lame, H. RaD-
dolpB, ttnat place, has now IN MS ncs>a.s'o.,
a Gold ldag. Lately found b farmer "a. H..
psonshmg pa't of the srpuai where the ba,tle
Otthe Cowpens was iGaga,, lw.,,l, me ny, :,
some wasted iiagments Of humtn L;Y,s I,,.9
nfht ina manner rnlrh. ills sind couId onl,
na'e 9eeh >rrttcd BY considerable violence
lug 'Mmer sold II 10 Il gcndemaa irr the
neishborhood, from WHOM III. r. has pro
cured il.
The ing is plain bat mas5ive and calculated
10 lit upon the tmrd anger of common
SIZED hand. Ga the interior surface, tie fell w
mg inscription i, Icyjble this and the give
are yours forever l72&.n The letters are se
aud deeply cut but seem 80 have been engfaYen
by one wlfo was not AN artist II is STA ID tina.
Mr.. kandolph would he happy to restore it 10
the owner but there Is little probability that
he vel IS numbered an,onc Inc living. At AN,
rate, the person TO whom II was originally CAV.
en-, as an cnblem offend, aud devoted airc,l,r
aud tlso mleclionae giver can no LONGER be
III existence" they are gone, and thcc eyes
are closed toreSer2 Saoud any descendant re-
ma'ot the present paragraph may not reach al.
eye on, he may not possess the means OF
identifying, to himself, much less Of establishing
the identity 10 others. Of this small but precious
memento OF ancestral tondncss and fidelity,
There Is something quite touching in a rclice
OF date and character like this The mind
even without being especially given TO poctica
fahcies, cannot bur ruminate for a moment ON
the a'sociationa which hover round and cling to
IT. Common discoveries of the buried remain.
81 cid, are valuable merely as illustrations oil
pnnHc history. ani have therefore no claim a
more than harc historical interest; but this re
'e's n"cR TO private personases, their fortunes
ana 'lcs'itudeS, and touches the sensitive chorc
OF 'naV'anhl sympathy IL speaks ofyouth, ant
pta"iY' and love aud hope perhaps consnmma
Yea Nv the tie connubialn CT PERHAPS b,
disappointment ended. at any rate, by separi
uon--the substitution Of the ciangor of arms TO
me accents oftenderness, brcathed in the sweet
''d'at'ity OF home--and finally by death, with
o9' sepnlture, Oh the BATH field A volume o.
incidents 10 oil up This outline. forge themselye,
opoo ,heimaginaiion And, though we are an
10 look upon the ages thai have rolled by us, on
! " ~ the dull aggregate, and then hut with re
terence TO their cabinets and armes-yet the,
| nave oeen, like the time present. made,un Of de
/ 'al'S as melancholy AS the faint picture we nav,
"'""s ~ <. Stutesraa.