Litchfield enquirer., 1829-10-15

master General. What partisan, waiting Eol
his reward" is tO an his place, accident or
some less innocent agent viii probably deter
mine, and Fame In due time report. Never
was any public Office so disorgNnized as the
Department Of the Post Office now Is. Pro.
verbal as the Office has always been for tho
regularity Of Its action, and the punctUality
with which, above MI, its pecnn'Nry engage.
nIents have been met, we shall not hc surprl-
sed to hear that it has failed 10 make its con-
tracts this season, as we'll as To discharge its
engagements under existing contracts. IL we
are agreeahly disappointed IN this present..
ment, we shall give Ia the new. corners all the
praise they viii deserve, for more acqnaint-
ance with the ordinary routine of business
than we suppose them to have had an OppOr-
tunity Of acquiring. Do what they may,
they can never replace the two Mr.. BradleyS
aud Mr.. Coylc, who, rs It in perfect con-
tempt and disregard Of every obligation OF
duty and Difference to the public interest, have
been driven from stations which they have
long filed with honor to themselves and ad-
vantage to the Public.
The Reform" we hear, is still going on.
Some Of the most valuable ct the remaining
Clerks IN the General Post Office, are to fol.
low the fate of the most meritorious already
removed. Nat. Intel.
We hear that VIM. STEuBEN SMITH and
S. L. CHAPMAN have been removed from the
situation Of Clerks IN the Second ComptrOll-
cr's Office. The objection to the first Of
these gentlemen Is, that he Is the grandson ut
the venerable John Adams, and the brother
in law Of the Ex-President Adams. The
objection to Mr.. Chapman Is, we suppose,
that he did not favor the election Of General
Jackson to the Prcsidcncy.-ib.
Purchase of Tems.-Tt has been proposed
in various parts Of the country. that our gov
eminent should purchase that immense tract
which lies adjoining the southern border Of
the United States, and is known by the name
of Texas. 1t is said to contain $50, 900 square
miles--nearly as much as the whole thirteen
original u. States. The arguments IN favor
Of the purchase SO Ear as we have seen them
stated, are these :-"It Is necessary for the
security Of Louisiana, and Arkansas" Sc. To
this the Editors OF the ". York Advertiser
reply, that when we have got Texas we shall
want Mexico to guard it, and so on until we
extend our borders to Cape Horn. Another
reason given In favor ofthe purchase Is, ITO
prevent its being place Of refuge for debtors,
male(actors, aud fugitive slaves" TO this
the same reply is given. II we had Texas,
We should then, for the same reason, want
Mexico, and South America. Another rea-
son in favor Of the purchase, is, that "it Is
important to have Texas as an outlet to the
negroes oCthe Lo,Oer country" This. then,
say the Editors Of the Advertiser, is nothing
more than grave proposition to purchase
this tract Of country, for the purpose fOpen-
ing, for our republican brethren Mt the south,
a boundess market for the slave trade."-
One other reason offered for the purchase, is,
4" that the territory contains, among other
products, Live Oak timber" But if we need
the timber, II is replied, we can purchase It
without the expense Of purchasing the land.
A very serious objection to the measure, Is,
that from six to ten States might hereafter be
formed out ofthis territory. and these will he
sidve- holding States. This 10 the non slave
holding States, must be a radical reason for
withholding their assent to the purchase.
Conn. Obs.
The Montreal COurant mentions, that on
the c9nd ult., MS the steamboat Cornwall was
coming to ut the Carlton landing place, one
Of the crew observed n large bear swimming
across the river. Capt. Scott Immediately
manned the boat Of the Cornwall, and gave
him chase and upOn coming up with him,
fred twice, wOunding him each time on the
head, hut not mortally. They then determin-
ed to attack him with their oars, in which
they were assisted by gentleman in canoe
but Master Bruin not liking this unexpected
interference, laid hold Of tie canoe with his
paws and upset It, plunging one Of his antagO-
nists into deep water. The attention Of the
boats crew was now for short time called
to the preservation of their assistant, whom
they succeeded in rescuing from DANGER and
then proceeded to renew their attack but
the victory was not so easily gained rs had
been at first expectrd--,he buOyancy of the
bears body preventing the blows from taking
full effect; and it was only after contest OF
nearly an hour they succeeded in killing him
and bringing him safely ashore.
A Small Fdmily.-One Of the northern
villages of this State has increased remarka-
bly, in population within the last few years
and little wonder, if il contains "any more
such" mothers as one described to us by a
gentleman from the place, who called here
few days since. The woman alluded to be-
ing lately questioned by clergyman If her
offspring had been baptised, " Yes sir" said
she, ~ believe that they ha'e-all but
eleren." She has ticenty t'co living children
Little Falls Friend.
A York paper states, that two children,
brother and sister, being sent out to chop
wood, the girl had her hand severed from
her arm at one stroke She had placed her
hands on the wood which the hoy was going
to chop: he told her 10 take them of; but !