The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-08-07
From, the Boston Gazette.

FROM Lne boston 1IGzette.
SlQUeS.- 1t appears by official document receiv-
ed from Rio de JanerO that the following importa-
tons of slaves were made into that port in 1926 and
1897.
1896, landed alive 35,966---died onhe passage, 1905
1897, landed alive, Al ,384died the passage, 1857
Thus it would SEEM that to only one port in the
Brazs, and in the of two.years, serey
thousand three hundred and ffty human beings were
transported from their own country, and placed IN
state of slavery. At Bahia, Pernainbuco; and other
ports in that Kingdom there is also an active com
merce carried on with the coast of Africa for slaves
as well as in some OF the French and other West In
dia Islands, and we apprehend there:never will be an
extinction of this deesablc traffic, until efficient
means adopted by this country and G.. Britain for
its suppression.
Many Of our politicians have of late been making
an astonishing camor about estate rights" We have
have been at much pains TO ascertain the definite
meaning attached to these cabalistc words; but the
definitions and explanations have been SO various and
contradictory, that we are left in much uncertainty
According to Gov Giles and the Mledgeville Resou-
tons, they would seem to consist IN the power Of a
State Legislature to prob ibit the introduction into
state Of the productions of auother. After reading the
Southron, it would appear that estate Rights meant
the lcagung together Of several states to resist the acts
of Congress. From Gov. Troup's letters one might
be led to suppose that estate Rights" signfied the
privilege of scoldng the President pretty roundIy on
all fit occasions. Mr.. MDufie in his dinner speech,
seems to argue that estate Rights" means the power
which the Representatives of state ought 10 pos
Of controlling the votes OF the other twentyfour
states; or, at least. the power which ought to be
yielded to the 60 members from the South Of directing
the measures of the 200 members from the North,
East, and West. On reading the Colleton address, we
might be induced to believe that Estate Rights meant
the right and proprety of taking at any time IAN atti-
tude OF open resistance to the aws'ofthe Union"
The writer's for the Charleston Mercury insist that
Estate Rights guaranty to any one state the liberty OF
seeding from the Union at any time.
From this review of the subject, II would seem to be
an act of common prudence IN those who SO freely
make use Of The term III dinner speeches, and over
their bottles, explain the precise ideas which they
attach to it, that the public IN general may under
stand whether they mean those powers possessed by
the states of legisiatng for themselves, or whether
estate Rights" intended but another name for
treason, disunion, and civil war.---SaU. Mer.
A rattlesnake four and half feet long, and seven
inches in circumference, was killed by Mr.. BENJAMIN
Levelich, ofPeekskilI, N. Y on the 18th ult. When
first discovered, it about four feet Distant in
jumping position; but having gun with him, it re.
ceived the contents which almost severed it. On
raising from the ground, rabbit, almost full grown
which it had swallowed, fell from it. 1t had ten rat
ties.
Turkish second ight-It a certain factsays Eton
that,a few years agOa learned man ofthe law Turk
having lost an eye, and being Informed that there
then at COnstantnople a European who made false
eyes, not to be distinguished from the NATURAL he i'm
mediaely procured one but when il placed in
the socket he few into violent passion with the eye.
maker, abusing him an imposter, because he could
with it. The fearing that he should lose
his pay, assured him that in time he would see with
itas well with the other. The Efendi was appeas
ed, and the artist literally rewarded having soon
disposed Of the Of his eyes, let the Turks in ex
pectation Ofseeing with them.
A little vinegar, added 10 cream will greatly assist
ia bringing butter. Lemon juice, also, Is said to be
very good say one lemon TO a churnng Of eight OF
ten pOuads Of butter. Churning is sometimes diff.
cult on account Of ihe thickness Of the cream. Ia
such cases, il is recommended mix new milk, as
much there is cream,) with the cream, winch will
save much labor in churning.