The Litchfield County post., 1828-12-25

three or jour years. Scarcely does a President upon the performance Oi his official duties, ere the campaign Is opened for the election oI anOther,- and lhe spirit of virulence aud maevOence which IS displayed in these contests to be deprecated by all who are we'll washers their country. It tobe ap- prehended that ifever the structure o freedom which these states compose should crUmble into ruins, the turmoil and strife OccasiOned by and incident 10 a presidential election will be the ofsapping its foundation. And we believe that if the election oi President were o take place only once tn six years, and the incumbent he ineligible to reelection af'er holding the office that time, the evils which are now at,endan, on the election of Chief Magistrate would be in measure done away.
 Mir EDIToR-It is but few days from 'Il's tune "e- fore the evil authority with the other officers opeace and good order of al the towns in the state, will be copyenp for the transaction of the business desgna- tcdby law. A single reflection has stuck me,-the occason would present one of the most fortunate opp por,unities 10 evnce the combined influence Of one of the most numerous and respectable class Oi men that are ever collected on single day, to step for ward in the great work of moral reformation III ar resting incompetence. by adopting in their meetings resolutions o the effect, that mo spirft"o~s liquors shall be used 6y them the occasion. And shall the intma,ion be made in vain to single body oi men so r.spectabe to step forward in this manner to ad the great and hitherto prosperous worK "i s'as'"s ''' sore evil which dscocd, disease and death' and fills our roor-hotses with more than ''neteei'- twentiet.s of their inmates!
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 ID # &ho Df all sD Reports of the Secretary of the Navy and Post Mas' ter Genera, together with accompanying documents.
 SPIRIT OF THE SourH.-A Kentucky paper states that n respectable citizen of that state recently pro- cectlcd with drove of mules 10 South Carolina, fer the purpose of d,sposlng of them. A number of the inhabitants of certain village in the latter state, un- der the excitement produced by the tariff, and not wishing to employ any of the keniuck'ans drove as ssschoo!-masters," ylad and attacked him and h's mules. The son ofOd Keniuck, being armed, turned upon his assaiIants, killed one, and wounded one or two more His drove was dispersed, and he IS now in prison awaYing trial.
 CASTING OUT DEvILs.-Acc ording to French pa per, the days of miracles have yet passed away-
 female of Bordeaux was said to be possessed of evil SDlrS, ana an CSOlC.Si Oi N""iS" "'S S~''> for who ordered her to be tak the church where she was showered with halfa bucket of "hoiy water" mmediaely after which the priest exclaimed to the by-standers "I.oo& look at the little devils who go out of her!" According his calculation there were forty-ssuen of ,hem the three last of which he said gave hm more trouble than all the rcst--beng, we suppose, more stubborn and unruy than devils usual iy are He was sure that there were fory-seven oi them, although he only one, which was black as ebony and had dart more than d foot n length!- We wish the good man would come over to this co"n- trv, and try his skill upon "him of Roanoke
 The "Cnnaectcut Patriot" is no more. II 0 eXpi- red last week. after lingering illness of two years aud SC vcncem weeks In his dying agonies hc evin- ced so sinful a disposition to indulge in some slight remarks rather derosatory to our patriotism." The def,nc should have recollocted that the "Patrot which has been displayed in his columns was the means of hs own death.
 The editor of,he Times, in his paper ofthe 22d inst let off at us a pop-gun surcharged with his wrath il however caused no disastrous consequences.
 To Cc"aEsPoNDESTs.-"Debo Victory has been rrce,vr. but we must decline inserting it. We should think it was of the writer's first attempts and would advise him perscvere, as he apparently possesses talent, which however needs cultivation.