Litchfield enquirer., 1829-06-04

HT On our first page we have commenced an amu- sing article respecting the late controversy between Messrs. Owen and Campbell about the "social sys, tem." Sc. It is taken from the Western Review, edited by Rev. Mir. Fnt-..wrten with his usual spi- rit and ablty.--and we have no doubt will be relshed by our readers.
 State Temperance Society.-Agreeably 10 previous notice, convention of Delegates from various Tem- perance Societies in different sections Of this State, assembled at Hartford on Wednesday the 2Oth ult. for the purpose of forming State Society Commit. tees of arrangements were appOin.ed Constitution adopted, and the following gentlemen elected officers of the Society:
 Rev. Jerem iah Day, President.
 Rev. T. c. Brownell, Hon. John Cotton Smith, Hon. Roger M. Sherman, Dr. Eli Ives, Nehemiah Hubbard, Wm. P. Green, Elisha Stearns Esqrs. and Gen. Stephen F. Palmer, Vice Presidents.
 Rev. John Marsh, Secretary.
 Francis Parsons, Esq Treasurer ..s. The Rev. Mir. Hewitt, General Agent of the Amer jean Temperance Society, attended, and addressed the Convention. In the Of his address, as we learn by the Observer he "gave history of alcohol distilled spirit; traced it to an Arabian who dis covered it in the Eth century; but the Turks rercev ing a mschievous efeets cast it out to his Christian dog He showed its destructive effects upon the ani- mal cons tituon, and exhibited to view the alcohol snana which had now for 70 years been raging in our country its present extent, it's waste of property and time and health and life and domestic peace and mo. ral sense and conscience and souls until the heart sickened and groaned at his recitas."
 Connecticut Coionizotion Society.--The annual meeting of this Society was held at Hartford on the 2lst ofMay. His Excellency Gov. TomInson, Pre-. sdent of the society, presided. After prayer by the Rev. Mir. Merwin, of fNew-Haven, the Report of the society presented by the secretary, and on mo- sion of Mr. Orr, General Agent of the American so- ciesy, ordered to be printed The following resou. tions were passed ReseiUed. That the society view with peculiar inte- rest and appreciation the practice which is obtaining
 among the churches of contributing to the aid of this society on the 4th of July, or the next succeeding Sabbath---a practice which we hope will soon prevail throughout this State.
 RsSotced, That Rev. J. II. Linsley, Rev. N. s. Wheaton,and Seth Terry, Esq. be committee to de- wise measuras have an auxiliary society Co the Con- nectrur 0s~s~ s~o,vsy county in this state, of the leading objects of which shall be- 10 have public meeting in each town or in several towns united for this purpose, in the county the 4th of July, of each year, at which meeting an address shall he delivered, and contribution taken 10 aid the funds of the Amer. Colonization Society.
 The officers for the ensuing year were then elected and are as follows:
 His Ex. Gideon Tomlinson, President.
 Hon. John T. Peters, Hartford, Prot. Benjamin Sillman, Yale College, Vice Presidents.
 Rev. T. H. Galau det Hartford, Secr'y.
 , Seth Terry, Esq. Hartford. Treas'r.
 His Hon. John $. Peters, Hebron, Hon. Ebenezer Young, killngly, Rev. Joel s. Linsley, Hartford, Rev. Samuel Merwin, New Haven, Right Rev. T. C.. Brownell, Washington College, Rev. Leonard Bacon, New-IIaven, Hon. Seth P. Beers, Litchfeld, Hon. John Alsop. MddIelown, Hon. Ralph I. Ingersoll, New-IIave", Managers
 QT Hartford, Manchester, Stafford, aud other pla- in their neighbourhood, were visited by tremen- do,ss hail storm on Friday last In Manchester, the storm was particularly severe, the hail stones being unusually large, breaking windows, destroying vege- tables, fruit, &c Here, we had hail, bat the light ming played, the thunder rolled, and the rain came down in torrents.
 
 lave recently been united-Mr. Noah having sold out 'he Enquirer to James w. Webb, publisher of the Courier, and Daniel E. Tyee. Mir. Noah is to con- 'inue as assistant editor It is but about six months since Messrs. Webb and Noah were denouncing each other as knave, scoundre, harequn aud all the hard nsmes to be found in the vocabulary; and at the in. stgation of Noah, Webb was forcibly thrust out of Iammany Hall, at meeting of the Jackson party.- The "good of the great party" however. say they, required an a"GtgamatiOn, and forthwith old sores are healed; old animOsises are forgiven and forgot. ten; and now they are the most loving couple imaU. nable. And Brooks too, who challengea No.h ,o mortal combat sits cheek by jOwl with him in the editorial chair. The paper s handsomely prin,. cd and well conducted, but do not recognise much of the Majors peculiar style.
 p We last week announced that the Columbia Bank at Hudson had stopped payment. It Is under stood to be bad failure. Rumors unfavorable to se seral other banks have been current during the past week but 90 far as we can learn without foundation except as to the Middle District Bank, which has certaialy stopped.
 Aemy Ciay.-Pursuam to previous notice, on the 10th of May the citizens of Fayetie and some Of the adjoining counties assembled at Lexington to greet AIr. Clay wita personal expression of their apprO- basion ofhis former public conduct of their continued confidence ia hs patriotism and integrity, and their belieftha his future devotion to his countrys were