The Litchfield County post., 1828-07-17
aFoURTn JULY AZ SALISBURY, CONN.,


 ebratOn, at which is said l5O of the friends of the Hero sat down table loaded, &c., With this state ment, or with the fact, if it really so we have no disposition to quarrel. We must however be a- lowed to express doubt whether the celebration in question was got up by the friends of Gen. Jackson or by any political partizans whatever. It was inien ded, we learn, to have been social meeng,a which all could unite, and with liberal feelings engage in and enjoy the festivities of, the day. Some Jackson partizan, however, appears to have made it an Occa- sion for pufing his party, by representation that all who present the true friends of the Hero. To prove this, 10 15 toasts are published, of them very infamous some quite unmeaning and one two partaking ofthe Jackson spirit ofthe day. These understand were given by volunteers and partake of entirely different spirit from the ''reguar' sentiments expressed by the company. If ! however we are mistaken in this particular, and it should appear that the efoowing, and others which omit, the regular toasts, shall most cheerful ly consign the company to the Jackson ranks, since we sincerely hope that true friends of the Admin istration could be guilty of such scaalous, rather 1 hlasphemous, perversions of sacred Scripture. The first is,-and it needs comment,-
 "The Day we ceebrate--Jov in Heaven-on Earth, Peace-good will to Man."
 Next follows sentiment expressed, we under stand by Ansel Sterling, Esq-received by the con- pany without smile or a cheer. and drank only by the Hon. mover ..
 "Andrew Jackson--Well done good and faithful ser want, thou hast been faithful over few things will make thee Ruler over many-enter thou into the Pres- idential Chair"
 For the special benefit of NIr. S. we suppose, and because it is the cry of the Jacksonians, that trimmers" Scc. the following was given and pubIish ed as above. Whether the honorable counsellor 1 choaked in drinking it, does not appear. ssTolerationsm-Tare sown by the Devil among the wheat--that little leaven which eavens the whole lump"
 Now we do not like the above sentiment at all since 1t is most ungenerous allusion to large class of respectable citizens who have at least done very essential benefit to the party protesting to give the toast, and who thus denomnated "wheat;'' nei- ther do we believe that the whole ofthe wheat' has been converted into 'tares" by the admission of the "leaven;' some of it undoubtedly has been, and the freemen are beginning to find it out. The senti- ment may possibly apply however where it was nten- ded more directly to hit, very well.
 We hardly know what to make of the following but inclined hope that 1t IS evidence that the 'era of good feeIings has at this late day began to dawn upon certain minds in the north part of this county, which have long groped in political kness. If SO, we shall expect to hear no more from them bout ''federal enemy" and the like Whether the author understood the whole of the sentiment, does not appear; certainly do not, but give it as it comes to
 "Federalists-You that were such in prosperity, and continued in adversity-we meet you with pleas ure for though you have denied your creed,you have widened your faith"
  meet their new friends remains to be seen; it de- bends suspec: very much upon the character which these new friends are pleased to assume.
 EDectS of Lightning-In thunder storm on the afternoon of Saturday, the 9th inst. the barn of Mir John Cook together with his dwelling house, situated about 3-4 of mile north of ofWolcott-Ve, in the town of Torrington, struck by lightning, the electro fluid descending through the north roof of the barn. near the east end, making hole through about three feet in diameter ripping nearly all the shingles off the roof; the fluid then parted, part descending on the end shverng the raters, grts, and covering into atoms and throwing them in every direction to great disance,- passing ofon fence attached to the southeast of the barn. leaving of it's effects to considerable distance. The other chain descended from the west end of the barn, tearing off
 
 timbers thence passing through the garden and part the door yard the house, distance of about tour rods, killing several fowls in its course, 1t passed over
 cock fhay, tearing up the earth in it's passage, and throwing aconsIderabe quantity ofmud and grass with much violence against the house it removed the north east corner stone of considerable weight several inch es then passed through the Gill of door, (in which Mrs. Cook was standing, who received no material in- jury) breaking windows, crOckery &c. in the cheese room, thence passed through open dsor, and for cling open the parour door, tearing in,o pieces brea that stood Land considerably njurng the door casings-irom the parlor descended into the cellar, leaving marks of much violence in almost every section oft, then escaping through the underpinnlng | at the southwest corner-COmm.
 Sin guiar effect of Lghtning.-The ship New York; on late voyage from New-York to London, encountered severe storm of thunder and lightning There was passenger on board, very old and very corpulent, whose legs were 50 parazed, that for three years he had not walked half mile, and who since his embarkaon had not been able to stand After the discharge ofghtning, which passed close the place where this poor cripple was lying, every body was astonished to see him rise, pace up and down the deck, and walk about if nothing had ever aed him. At first his head little affected, but that soon went off, while the benefit which he had experienced in his limbs remained. He continued them freely during the passage, and on the rival of the ship port, he walked with to the place ofhis resdence.-LondOn Magazine. TWe are informed that similar effect from the the same produced in this town, IS. Farms Sec) about 40 years ago, in the case of Capt. T. bedrden invalid, who completely restored by the electric flnd which passed through his house. from