Litchfield enquirer., 1829-03-05
THE COUNTRY.

planting, rivers are clearing, and that stMte lately a wilderness, is now on the march Co prosperity, greatness and wealth. Civilized man, who but recently usurped the haunts of the tNwuy sons of the forest, feels and asserts the proud pre-eminencc of his destiny, and looks around him as lord of the creaiiOn," overt the waning wilderness. with an eye bright eniug into joy at the rapid progression of en- terprize and exertion. Indiana, too, catch ing the noble contagiun, is moving with ma jestic strides, in the highway of useful im- provement, and is big with animation at the brilliant prospects which brighten into reality before her. Ohio is already one of the great est among her sisters Ofthe cOnfederacy; & her gigantic undertakings already carrying on. and soon to be completed, mark her out as a star, whose brilliant orb no disaster of fortune can obscure. The west is fast becoming the theatre of empire and power. The Mississip- pi presents no sufficient obstacles, to the rush of Improvement towards the setting sum-" Missouri, is on the move to greatness in pop ulatiOn. prosperity and wealth. The mighty rivers that roll their waters through her wide spread domains, wash the settlements of people, who have risen with tine Vgor U( Hercules, from the weakness of infancy, tO the full strength of sturdy manhood. The Rocky Mountains will soon fling their length ened shadows over swarming population of civilized beings, and towns and cities will lift their spires towards Heaven, where now the lofty forests wave their branches. Farther south, Arkansas will soon become a state.- Her race of glory IS already beginning to run. The waves of resistless emigration are sweeping away the savage hordes, who dark .ened the face of the soil; and the land d-marks of her progressive power, are removed far in- to the western wilds. Farther north, Mich- gan is spreading her arms of empire far and wide, and lakes are about to be married to lakes by the force of invncible enterprise. That territory will also soon become a state. The moving multitudes, who roll their waves of power over it, will soon subdue its wid- ness. and bring its forests into successful cuI- uvatlOn. Huron, too, stretching still farther to the north aud west, is about to receive territorial government, and commence its ci- vilixed career. The war-whoOp, there, will soon cease. Savage haunts will be broken up. The red man will but little longer, inspire the white man with dread. His whole mass will be buried beneath the successive pillows of that rolling population, which even now threatens to exterminate his race. In little more than half a century, one hundred mill ions ofsouls ofwhite men, will thrOng this last great empire of civilized men. The future grandeur of this American empire, no pre- science can roretell. Prophecy is impotent in tracing out its greatness; and should no unforeseen, no unanticipated evil befal it, the American Banner will proudly float from the Atlantic to the Pacific, over ten thousand ci- ties, and its only barrier will be Oceans ev- erlasting waves. The Kingdoms and empires of Europe, disrObed of the gorgeousMess ci Ak-s Srsll s.t~ by the side of this great Republic. Zheir day beess." While the American empire, glowing as brilliantly as the temple of the sun, shall be the favorite star of Heaven. Its history will terminate only when time shall cease, and the story. of its greatness and its fame, will be told in eternity.-Yren. Amer.
 Polite LesteTS.--Mr. Davie Crockett, 0fTen- nessee. who lately contradicted the facetions account of the first dinner he ever ate at the President's house, and brought certificates that he had " learnt his manners" has again been thrown into sweat by the wicked news naners. Somebody, 1t seems, has written letter to Knox vile, town in the district of woods which he represents ln Congress which .letter has been published. to the exceeding great yexation of Col. Crockett. Speaking Sf the resolution lately introduced, requiring Ina roembers to vote vivG voce on the election of printer, the letter. among many other things, talks thus of the Colonel :--
 "The Jackson side, with few exceptions, are for open work, and the other, for the con trary, as this may enable them to have a few votes smuggled in under false colors. Gales Is oficiously polite to all who will tolerate him, and plies every doubtful man with good din ners and speeches served up to his likng.- Col, Crockett Is one of these, and voted for laying the resolution on the table. He has been principal cause, too, of having the yves. tern district land bill laid on the table again, as you may see by tho papers. He is estran- ged from his colleagues, associates chiefly with the other side, and has openly set him self up In market, offering to vote for any thing In order to get votes by it. He declar- ed his object to be to defeat the whole bill, ifhe could not succeed with his amendment, SO as to get all for the benefit of few of the people of his own district, notwithstanding he was member ofthe General Assembly, when 1t asked Congress for the lands for the benefit of common schools in the State, and suppor- ted the application of his State, and co-ope- rated with her enemies. Where he may land cannot say"
 The Colonel is quite furiously and comic !. ally wrathfll upon the subject.
 My patience" he says, "wOul6 not per- init me to answer at any considerable length, AhA vNms.Ns,NAsnn nF an hroa .. tk '