The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-04

Of Congress- and ths was q weight Of Honor tee
great Cor feeble knees to bear-his understanding APP
pears TO have tOtered under it, and the Address clos.
with strong marks OF weakness and infrmiIy. The
Herald however insructs that IL is not die like
passing newspaper notice, but that il is to be pre-
served-as beacon, we suppose, to warn future poll
rcians against attempting too much at one time-in
pamphlet form, in which it has already been publish
ed, and is now offered to purchasers for five dollars
thousand" "Dog cheap" most truly, unless we
consider that "drty sheets" are never placed upon a
par with broken paper" which is always sold at half
price, But Jackson stock is fast falling in the mar
ket spectators and tin-box pedars will do well to
ill after the election, before they make large pur-
ceases
The editor of the Times, with his wonted modesty,
accuses us of"lying most fouy," simply because
stated weeks since that correspondent had in
formed that at the Jackson meeting in Plymouth
there but Six individuals present. & in the same
article, and almost in the same BREATH says that our
Correspondent prepared and wrote his article the
Sabbath and adds, the piOus editor will do we'll
to record this Sgn-that the post and its readers
acquiring sanctay by enIsting heartily in the
Adams cause" Now supposing our correspondent
did not tell the truth, does that make personally
guilty of lying But we have yet to learn from
authentic than the Times that he did not tell
| the truth. That paper is already impeached-com-
fame says that its editor is very much given to
! the utterance offalsehoods.
We have had frequent occasion to speak of the pu-
Gritty of Mr. Wells and appears from his article in
| %l,o hoa LA n. ll:zl
things" Surrey if he had wished to convince his
readers that verify guilty of uttering ode
berate fasehood," in relation to the Plymouth NEE
ting, is evident fiom his style, he could not with
the strongest evidence of weakness in the head,
at the same time acknowledge that instruct
ed in this matter by another person. We ascribed
the article in question Plymouth correspondent;
the Times does the same, after having charged US
with alsehood in the concern, and adds that the arti
Gle written for the Sabbath; and then, with
still stronger proof of childish folly, closes with the
above quoted elegant sentence, which have copi-
ed literally from his paper. Whether the editor is
still in his teens" has carried thhr spirit along
with him into after years, we are unable to say.
tanner, Utica adv ertises for the fvor oftas-
ming and currying the farmers hides. 1t is said he
will be refused by most of them. Wonder whether
he proposes to use "Hickory bark" according to a
recommen daton in a late southern toast.
The Yellow Fever was reported to be prevailing
at Charlestown S. c. on the 18th August.
The bodies of two boys were recently found buried
in sand bank in Providence, r. l. They had been
missing for several weeks, and from evident marks Of
violence upon their heads there is doubt but they
were murdered and afterwards buried there. Later
counts say that three men have been taken up on
suspicion of guilt in this affair.
On the Odd ult. two small boys in New Haven en-
tered sand pit from which some men had just before
been carng sand. Immediately their entering the
! bank gave way and buried them. About 80 men
collected for their rescue which speedily efec-
ted in the case of of them the other was taken
out dead.
1t is said toads will effectualy expel rats from Gel
lar or house. 1t would be easy matter to try the
experiment although we have but little faith in the
success of the measure We give the receipt as it
comes to us.
! The Rev. Dr. Skinner is to be dismissed from the
Pine STREET church in Boston, over which he was
short time since installed, in consequence Off health.
He was induced to leave large church in PhIadel-
phia and accept the call in Boston, in the hope that
change of climate would be beneficial to his enfe-
bled and almost constitution but the change
has not been for the better but rather for the
| in his case.
I "The Stomach Rebellion" as the late turnout in
Yale College has been very aptIy denomnated, has
terminated as all such occurrences shoud-or the
more firm establishment ofdisciplne in The institution
and as beacon future classes against setting
up their wills in opposition to the authority of their
teachers. Most of the young men have returned to
the embrace of their Alma Mater.
Small Beer-Thomas Behr, of Shutesbury, aged
%, measures but 81 inches in height. He is prof.
! cient in Oriental literature.
Miser AbLe-CharIes Martin, Miser, lately died
in England in extreme misery. Property was found
concealed about his house, amounting to upwards of
E4000.
A duel was fought near Calais, in the end of
June, between Mr.. Long Wellesley and the Reverend
Heaton w. Crespgny, arelatve oithe late Mrs. Wei
lesley-the reverend gentleman being the challenger
Strong Beer.-James Bier, a labOurer in Oxford
county Ne. lately lifted young heifer belonging to
Mr.. Sherman over five rail fence, on wager.
We'll Lentbsrpd-A gentleman in New-York COM