The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-08

the watchtower who may give the warning and faithful soldiers in the field to maintain rights, when the enemy cometh in like flood. All party distinctions which have hitherto divided us should be forgotten, that we may be prepared to put forth united exeron for the preservation of those great principles of national policy which have ever been cherished as all-imporant in New-Ensland.
 WINTHROP. W1sD"M.-A man is wise while he con- tnues in the pursuit of dom but when he fancies that he has found the object of his inquiry, he then becomes fool. AcooD ToAsT. The following toast was given at the Jackson dinner in Balti- more.
 ! "The Fair.-The only endurable aris- tocracy, who elect without votes, govern without laws, decide without appeals, and are never in the wrong."
 A Boston man advertises uncurrent Eastern bills, IS follows: IN. B. J.T. off, CTS for sale few pictures of the positive proof of human depravity; the means, bills on several of the Eastern Banks, the off, cers of which have failed to fulfil their moral obligations"
 The Philadeiphia United States Go- zeftr remarks, in relation to the Massachu- sets Claim, that if a law should be pass ed, authorizing the payment of that half tine the claim, which the Auditor has designa- ted as admissible, Git is thought that Mas ,ochusetts would have but lutip to receive. after deducting the expences of agents fur procuring the whole." This is a grea, mistake. The expences of agents, not withstandng the difficulties put in the way of adjusting the claim, by the late executive of the United States, and the expense and trouble of examining & classifying the charges and vouchers, in all their details, have been small, compared with the accu- mutation of interest, during the long peri cd for which the claim has remained unli- quidated
 Territory of Huron.-In the bill now be- fore Congress it is proposed that this terri tory shall be bounded by the states of Illi- nois and Missouri, and Missouri river on the south, by the Missouri, and White Earth river on the west, by the northern boundary of the United States on the north and by line running through the middle oflske Michigan to the northern extremity of the lake, and thence duo north to the Canada line, on the east.
 An earthquake was felt in MilledgevilIe, Geo. on the morning of the 1 tn ult. It con- tjnued about 5 seconds, and was preceded by noise from the West resembling thunder. The doors and windows were shaken by the concussion so as to produce some rattling.
 The National Gazette says, that the aggre- gate ofthe London Annuals for 1929, which have been imported into this country. is not less than forty thousand copies, and that the supply does not exceed the demand.
 Waiter Bownp, Esq. was on Monday eve hing last, elected Mayor ofthe city of New York, Dy the Common Council, having re- ce:ved 95 votes out of 80.
 The waters of Lakes Ontario and Erie are at present two feet higher. whilst those of Lake Superior are two feet lower than ever before known. It is supposed some new out lets has been in some way increased or enlar- ged, to occasion this extraordinary circum- stance.
 "The people of New Jersey are going to dam the Delaware" said cOuntryman to simple fellow up town. Way" said he, II thought the people there were religious, and didn't sw wear."-Nodh.
 From the SckOharie Republican.
 Reader, perhaps you have never heard of the boy who took stent, (as the phrase is down east, to mow three acres of grass in as many days? Presuming you have not, we will relate it. On the first morning he viewed the field: Pooh! said he, \ can now it intwo days: so he played that day. The uext morninU ha Iooked at if aOain