Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-01-28

| I'VE pWOi'u good mus 10 supply The community viii
7 The prolific parent Of "Woe," and nsoVFOW," Nmt
: "Son'emIionH" In lie present stage h hasNmamet
Inc voice and attitude Of posMlNlOn-pleAdlnk with
the manufacturer and Vender, In behalf Of the sRAs
and tears aud groAnp Ofagony which they are pFoU.
duCIng' aud enIreaIng them no longer to ooNMleracl
the efforts OF philanthropy BY continuing 10 dissent.
nate the seeds Of that vice which the friends Of hU.
mainly are struggling 70 eradicate, ANoIAer degree
OF adVNncemeNt and this voice OF enlrray will swell
10 loud note Of TemOnpIrNnee, against that hard.
hearted cUpd,Y, which "scRIlers Rrebrands and
death" among mankind, Tor the sNke Or the nlClfNl
gcNNlngs that may be gathered amid the general wreck
0f property, morals, and health. Already, &c our per
oepNe powers do not deceive Us, has Il begun 10 "a.
sumo this tone. In the address OF Mr.. r. Smith, Of
sharon, delivered NJ our last county meeting, the
practice waS thus severely anImAtVerIed upon,
"llow can those who arc engaged In the dreadful
traffic Of dealing out the deadly poison to others, an.
pwer their o.Cn conscieRcesl How WILL they answer
at ths bar Of God! win the plea avail them shevs.
TINT Il they had no, sold, others would VIII the reN.
son be valid there, ,hu riches was their oLjecsf win
the Oohweb covering Of excuses and cvNsons IN which
they now envelope themselves, stand the trial If tho
Almighty How CAN they In opposition 10 the con.
VicoNs Of cence--ahe dictates Of humanity -Nnd
tho commands Of JchovWh peFsevere In measuring out
death 10 their Infatuated fellow mortals IL not duty
planf II IA written as with pUn.beams upon tho Ve.
~ posts Of their doors, "Banish Ardent Spirits"
The voice Of our countryside voice Of thousands Of
afflicted Mmlies-n voice from the grNVe-Ond voice
from the gloomy caverns OF perdton, aro laundering
in their ears" Danish Ardent Spirits" When they
hand the rcpeniphed bottle 10 u wre'ched customer,
let them reflect how much sorrow and Wo 20 with Il,
Let them follow the miserable mRn 10 his home, md
listen, f they can, TO those curses which mnko the
"cheek Of darkness pale" and lei them realize, that
Ardent Spirit has brought vice and wrcchcdness into
this FAM ly-ha, Ardent Spirit has driven love and
happiness from the Preside, and has QUcnchod forever
tina, beautiful star Of promise, which brightly dawn.
cd on the domestic altar. And with such a spectacle
before them, can they 1M continue the monsiroOs
traffic Hard indeed, must he that heart, if Il does
not ,hrob with anguish, ut such deuolRons, and scar
cd that conscience II Il warn not, when rel igion and
liberty Orc n, hazard"
Il, GOODMAN, Secretary.
Torringford, Jan. 18th, 1880.
Tho 1n'cllgcncor states that among tho visitors 10
the sent Of government n, the rrcsrn, time, 10 Gen.
who left the sIn,c under such singular circumstances
few months since to TAKE up his residence with one Of
the Western Indian chiefs. An Illinois paper remarks
that when he passed Up the river he WINS accompanied
ly three Cherokee Chiefs forming IA was supposed,
u de,achmcn, from the Indians 10 the General Gov.
ernmcn,; tina, Gen. Houston was equipped with h,s
leather hunting shirt, bullc,.pouch and Scapdg knitC
In true Indian V,5IO,
Ncr. York MivrOr.-The number Of this publication
received this week 10 uncommomly rich and beautiful.
Besides mn elegant coppcrpIa.e engraving Of one Of
tho few grassy patS In the city, tho Bowling Green
II 10 adorned with somc orthe productions of Norma,
lIndn,' ',he Little Genius, -,heso productions by
tho bye aro always cxccllcD,-a brief memoir Of tho
pootess Norna, &c. Specimens Of tho work may be
seen at this Office, where subscriptions will be received.
On the inner side Of The envelope on q copy Of The
Presidents Message, forwarded 70 ~ ny our Repre-
sentative IN C""srsSs " STd"rss 'sSS ySS s
days afterwards We have received but one National
lnicigencer since the commencement OF the session.
and our papers In general arrive more rreguary than
ever, Ifthngs arc managed In this why much longer
with the progressive improvement, we had as well
he IN the summit Of the Rocky Mountains, 80 Tar a.
regards intercourse with the Seat Of Government
We repeat, that for the balance Of four years tha we
the rrcgularity has occurred THAI has taken place
within the Inst Six eight months If The Pestmasers
between this mud w ashingon are not all Jackson men,
good and true, would most especially suggest To-
Mr.. Barry the proprcty Of nqWirng whether some OF
them might not no reformed with advantage to the
public 7-Psndiefon ~. e. Messenger
With regard TO the IniellgeUccr we might make the
same remark respecting its regular ARRIVAL though we
suspect the fault at least in measure attributable
TO the editors. Instead or sending them soon rs
they are printed publication 10 the week 10 delay
ed two or three days. in order TO trouble wrap
pers by sending two ut time. This to us In the coun-
try is peculiarly aggrava,i"g as We look to tina, paper
for correct information aud impartial statements. But
in ,s regular ARRIVAL Is probably the least be de.
pended upon Of any paper which reaches the town.
The National Journal is frequently ihree or four days
in advance Of the lnelligencerat the prcsen, time,
for instance we have the former Of the 23d, and the
latter Of only the 2lst inst.
| John Quincy adams has been elected a member OF
the Board Of Overseers Of Harvard University, in the
place or Josinh Quincy. appointed President OF the
College.
GENERAL SUMMARY.
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