Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-29
FOR rHE LlTcHFIELD ENQUIRER.
NSl.

Nd. 1.
Where are our Cattle Showsi What has become
the Litchfcd County Agricultural Society Hat
farmer Of this county been asked few years since
how long they would continue 10 hold their Rnnua
fairs, he would have regarded tho iMlerrogator M Nr
enemy or fool lie would have pointed 10 the fields
around him smiling with plenty, mud offering u rich
reward Tor tho abors Of the husbandmNn to the cat
tc on thousand hills" TO the happy aud contented
looks Of the farmer, aud bis answer would have been,
"Not until all these Rre gone" All these ao still
here, but our cattle shows arc seen no longer.
Why 10 this 40 Win, 10 tho mnttGri Were they
productive Of no good LC, any man look back to the
few years previous 10 the formation Of this Society,
and compare the stale u Turning then with lie prcsrn.
condition, and we venture 10 prcdic, thu, che most,
prejudced and most violent opposcr Of agricultural
societies cannot answer In The negative. Lock q, the
coalition Of the iarms In Hny pnrt Of tho county
Their value Inns increased one ha md In many cases
moro than one halC md through the influence Of ~.
rcuural societies. No matter if they will not
mand ~ many dollars now as then; no matter if the
profits DO less than formerly yet look u, the condition
of these farms, the crops, the fences, and the cattle
which cover ,hem-and nre they not incomparaby
better than they were fifteen years ngoi And WIN.
has made them so I Again we answer, the agricUtu.
VUl societies. II was thu, spirit Of Improvement, Of
activity, ind Of auable emulation which then ANNA.
ted the breasts Of farmers, and led them To the
formation Of one Vi the mobiles, aud best societies that
Li,ch6ed county bOas, Of .hat gave to turns
their Increased value, and the profession rank and
Standing never before assigned to IL Why thN srir,
has been suffered to angush until Our fairs Hrs hold
40 longer, and the society itself In danger Of disso
luton, we Know not We can only sRy, we regret il
10 no. Would that the master spirits who first kndlcd
tho flame among " would now fan 10 dying cmbCrs
until may be once more warmed into life and quick.
ened Into action. The object WINS noble tho means
gifts accomplishment apparently suitable the spiri,
which was manifested among 10 promised success;
Tut amidst oil these encouragement the project
n have failed Some few Of the difficulties which the
socie,y experienced mOy be mentioned ut another
timc-but Cor the credit Of farmers, and the honor
Of our county, hope they not thought Of SUI
6cent importance TO pat stop to the proceedings Of
90 valuable n society. In the mean time we hope tina.
some person who 10 acquainted with the subject will
give the public statement Of tho situation u The
cc,y the causes OF ils deccnsion aud lie future pros
poets. AORicoLA.
Nep, Jerssy--rhis state has followed in the wake
Of Maryland-amd come out decidedly Jacksonan.-
The election WINS held week before last the Jacksu.
mans have succeeded in obtaining large majority n
both branches Of the legislature.
Psnmsylraaia.-. George Wolf n JacksoUian, has
Jus, been elected Governor OF this State. The anti.
masonic gcn,lcmeR put up candidate, whose name
we don't now rcmombcr-and what 10 very nst0nish-
ing 10 u.s. no obtained in somc counties large major
tics over Mr.. Wolf IN the city Of Philadelphia, the
vote was as about IL 900 to JOC--s, in parts Of
the interior the an,i.nasOnc fever has spread like
wild-fre. Doubtless some terrible bug-a.boo stories
have been coajured up lrghien the crednlous Ger
mmn population of that state.
Messrs Ihrie and Smith arc elected Representa-.
,ivcs 10 Congress frum the Bcrks county district, 10
place of Messrs. Wolf and Imgham, resigned,
AfississiPpi.-Mr. Brandon has been reelected Go.
vcruor Of this state for the ensuing year.
Georgia.-Accounis from Georgia, where an cleo
ton for Governor has recently been held, leave no
eoul,. but that the Hon. George r. Gimer has been
elected by large majority over Joel Crawford, Esq.
,he regular candidate. Mr.. Gimer had been elected
about year since to COngrcss but having, % Gov.
Forsyth con.eaded neglected to notify him in season
OF his acceptance Of the Office, requhed by law OF
tina, state, the Governor ordered new election Mr.
Gilmer dissen,ed from the opinion Of the Governor,
and under the circumstances, declined standing ne
candidate for Congress again. After NJ. Crawford
had been nominated for Governor, the friends OF Mr.
Gmer brought forward his name aIsO-and the result
is az stated above G. II. Lamar has been elected to
6 the vacancy in Congress by considerable MAORI
~ over Thomas U. P. Charlton.
A Dusl.-A postscript attached to the Aensucky
mail raceyed nj Baltimore, states that on the morn
;uv of the 9th inst, Mr. Charles Wickae fought d.
al with Mr.. TrO,ser, the editor ef ,he Kentucky Ga
xe,,s and cha, on the second ere Wcklife FELL NOR
tally wounded and died in three hours. THIS '"'0r
saasioa is confirmed by the Cincinnati Gase"e'
may be rseolleesed that Dir TEOer 10 the successor
the iamsnssd Benning, whom this same Wicki'he sh0
in his printing olkes some months since. From BE"
ming the Gazette passed into the hands OF Nc MCal'a
aud from him 70 Alr. Trouer.
Another acecunssay "Thsy fought q The dislene
Of eight feet A. the FIRST fre, Dir. Wickliaes pisei
Nasksd, and Mr. TEosssss ball passed lhreugh b
vaisscoaa, withont wcunding. Attic second ere.
WickliEe raised bis hand before the word was iu
exrFesssd, and inslansy lee u drop, and before !
couId raise again be received his ailagOnss bali 10
shove ne hip but fred while 10 the aci of falling,
missed his adversary. mr. w. was the challenger
ne was only q yeass Of "ge."