Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-28

gle districts, as recomme nded by the cSmmittee gV- ing to the five large counties three Senators, and to the other three, only two each. Litchfeid county, we understand, is divided into districts as follows:
 l. Litchfeld, Plymouth, Harwinton, Torrington, New-Harrford, Winchester, and Barkhamstead.
 9. Befh!em, Watertown, Roxbury, Woodbury, w.Slilford, and Washington.
 3. Goshen, Norfolk, Colebrook, Canaan, Salisbury Sharon, Cornwall. Warren, and Kent
 We learn that Morris Woodruff and Wm. M. Bur r Esqrs. have been appointed Judges of the County Court ot Ltchfeld county, in the place of Judges Welch and Strong. ~.-..-
 The venerable patriot and statesman-the great and good man-JOHN JAY-is no more. He died at his residence in Bedford, Westchestcr county, NJ Y. on the l7th inst. in the 84h year of his age. Few in country have filled larger space. or sus- iained a more envabie reputa,on than Mir. Jay- He was born in the city of New York.--we extract from the sketch furnished by the Hartford Mirror.- his parents the descendants of one of the Huge families which fled from France on tine revocation of the edict of Nantz in 1885, and sought an asylum in the colony of New York; from religious persecution and fanaticisnn. He was educated at Columbia Col. iege, afterwards admitted the bar and soon rose to the highest distinction. On the commencement of the difficulties between Great Britain and her colo nies, Judge Jay took an active part in favor of the latter, and, during the whole of the revolutionary struggle he the and ardent friend of the colonies, the firm and undertaking supporter of their rights, and the defender of their liberties In 1774, Mir. Jay was elected by the citizens of New-York the first American Congress, and in l776 was chosen President of that body. Subsequently to this, he was appointed member of the convention of New York, and on the organization of the government of that state, was appointed its chief justice. In 1779, he appointed minister penipoentiafy the court of Spain, and for several years employed in gotiatng by that power recognition of the indepen- dence Offhe United States. For his irmness and de- csion in this capacity he received expression of the deeided approbalion of Congress. In 1782. Mir Jay was appointed with pr: Franklin, John Adams, and Henry Laurens, commissioner to negotiate a treaty of peace with Great Britain. In company with these gentlemen he met the British commissioners at Paris, and after much negotiation succeeded in ob- taining the acknowledgment of the independence of these United States; and in 1784, treaty of peace was signed between the contracting parties, in which the United States recognized as an ladependem Nation. Mir. Jay is entitsS1 ,--~t credit for his
 rmness in refusing negotiate. unless the indepen dence of the colonies recognized by the mother country, and for resisting tie incnations of of his associates treat with Great Britain the rep resenta,ves of the American Colonies rather than as the delegates oi Independent States. In the course of his negotiations, he declared that he would never set his hand to bad treaty, to which did not the fisheries to his country. After the concu sion of ihe treaty of peace, Mr. Jay returned this country, and for several years continued fill of the highest and most important stations. In 17S7, when the Constitution of the United States was pre- sented to the respective States for their ratification, Mir. Jay was among the most powerful advocates for its adoption. In connexion with Gen. Hamilton and Mir. Madison, he prepared and published series of essays under the title of The Federaist, which are familiar to every intelligent citzen of the U. States.
 After the adoption of the constitution, and the or- ganlzation ofthe new government, Mir. Jay was ap- pointed by Gen. Washington the first Chief Justice of the United States At the head of the judiciary of ihs country. he presided with the greatest dignity, impartiaiy and ability. He retained this station un- t l794, when he was appointed by the President Mi n.ser PIenipoten,ary to Great Britain. In this ca- pacy he signed the treaty with Great Britain, which has been go well known as "Jay's treaty." great diversity of sentiment existed in thus country at that time as to the expediency of ratying this treaty. Ii, was highly approved by one political party, and as strongly condemned by the other; and the greatest efforts were made to prevent its ratification by the President and Senate. So far as we are informed, all parties have since acquiesced in the opinion of the President an6 ziyen Mfr. Jay credit for his wisdom and prudss U making the negotiation.
 On hts tesAkh &om the mission to Grea, Britain, MT. Jay found Alself elected Governor of te State ofNew-York, office which he retained for several years This was the last public station he filled. He subsequently retired to his farm at Bedford, in his tive state, where he has spent the remainder of his long life in acts of the most ardent piey, and disnter esied benevolence. The only exception to life of strict retirement from public duties, his accept ance of the office of President of the American Bible Society. an office which he resigned few years since on aecoant ofthe infmities of age. In the privacy of domestic life, he has survived most of his conem- poraries; he has lived to witness the entire success efshose institutions which he assisted to establish and perfect; he has enjoyed the consciousness of long ie well spent in the service of his country; and he has disd, as be lived, an honor to the christian name and christian character.''