Litchfield enquirer., 1830-06-24
THE EN0UTRER.
LTTCHFIELD, JUNE 24, IssO.


 UWe have cOmHssneed on our first pace to-day
 e act of the late session Ofthe legislature respecting Grimes and Panishmsnts. It is very lOng-embracinp about l6O sectons-but will be continued in every consecutive number until it is completed. With the exception of this one, understand there were no acts of much length passed The lottery act, which
 has been good deal inquired ailer, will be published as sOOnas we receive copy.
 General AssOciation of COnnsCticut--This ecclesi. aScal body assembled a, Weshers6eld on Tuesday Of last week for the transaction of business. Rev. Dr. Taylor, OF New-Haven, was chosen Moderator, and Revs. Edward Ball and Leonard E. LathrOp, Scribes The AssOciatioUal Sermon was preached by Dr. Tay- Tor, from John Xviii. S8" What is Truth P' said 10 have been very powerful discourse. h the evening the Rev. Dr. Edwards delivered an address on the subject of Temperance, which is also highly spoken of as being sound production, aboundng with sate- ments of Ofinteresting facts.
 On Wednesday. sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Fitch, Of Yale College, before the Missionary So- cieiy of the State. from Psalm xxi. 27-- All the kin. dred of the nation shall serve lhee.''
 The Connecticut Branch of the American Educa- ton Society held their meeting immediately after the services of the above. when the following officers were elected besiles long list of Directors and hon. orary Vice Presidents, to wit:
 Hon. Thomas Day, President.
 Joseph Batteil, Esq. Vice P,esident
 Rev. William w. furner, Secretary.
 Elphalet Terry, Esq. zTeasurer. In the afternoon, says the Connecticut Observer the Report oE the state of religion in Connecticut and within the bounds of the several ecclesiastical bodies connected with the General Association was read by Rev. Luther Hart It stated that '.revivals of reli- zion were reported, the last year, from about one- tenth fthe churches of their Congregational deno. imitation in the State."
 On Thursday, an address n belnlf of the American Colonization Society was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Galaudet of Hartford; and by the Rev. Mr. Patton, of New-York ely, in behalf of the American Bible Society, respecting the eor, to supply all the destitute families in the United States with the Bible in twO years. "The session of the Association. re. marks the Observer, was unusually interesting, and entirely harmonious: do recoect ever to have seen more ministers collected at meeting of the As socation." "
 Reform.---Mr. Stanbery, Jackson member of Congress from the state of Ohio in his late speech on the passage of the Lexington and Maysville road b
  rmness to resist the extravagance of the Executive oficers-and that every measure of an extravagant character had emanated from the Executive officers" Other Jackson members from that state, as well as from the other western states, returned home their constituents with far different views respecting the great Jackson pavy," and their professions of econ. 'Gy, from what they entertained before inaIing the atmosphere of Washington. Some were heard 10 de. are that the past sea.ion .eald be she .ss one in which was doing every thing 'n 'ts ,over ,o crush the bes. interests of the country. The town of Worcester, Mass. at the present time ontains 4i69 inhabitants, being an increase in the ast ten years of about l2OU.
 Miss Fanny Wright is about to leave New-f ork TOT Ter native country, England, where 1t s to be hoped he will not find % gullible communi'y as sne Ne"' Yorkers have proved themselves iO be. Capt. Alden Partridge, former teacher cfthe MIl- 1 a's Academy in this State, has been aominaiee as candi0a or Congress in one oT the Di:tscis ci yer rons by ,hs ssiends of the present national admHs- ration. 1 has recently been unanimously chose" Bishop of the Docese of Maryland, by Convention ofthe Protes- lant Episcopal Church, sitting in Baltimore. The fourth of July coming this year on Sunday, t ia recommended in many places as favorable and occasion for the clergy to make col'ec ,ions n their respective churches in aid cf the Aer- can Colonization Society.
 The Hon. Secretary at War, and family, have le!t Washington for Wesi Point; from whence they w'll proceed1o his seat in Tennessee Il is calculated ne will bc absent two or three months We hope nooody will suspect him of having any eleciioneerng objects in yjew--u,ovements on such account were cOnhned soelv to the members of the late cabinet: the present cabinet is too pure to think of such things!
 The National Intellgencer of the 18th uIt. states i'm, the President of the United States left Washing ton the day previous for the Hermitage, has seas near Nashville, Ten.
 WsslSyan Unirersity.-The Christian Advocate oi New.York city of late date contains the following notice respecting the contemplated College to be To- ca,ed at idde,own tn this Siste That the 'nstitu- ,on will shortly go into operation, there cannot now he much reason to doubt. We shall be happy to see it prosper.
 We have received information from the Rev. Laban r.,.k ,yho attended the New England Conference ai ;,. Iaio session in New Bedfords Mass as an agen' f,C the New.York Conference, on behalf ot the Cn' ;vers;ty informing that the New-EngIand Coner' sace most cordially approve of te doiags o the New v"rt C,onierencc in reference to this sulyect anc have ndopsed ie report. They have elected the ,os lowing trustees and visitors, namely: the nes. Dr Wilbur Fisk Abel Bliss, Esq Messrs Abraham: \: ave ~ and Joseph A. Merrill, trustees The nev. MsIsss E,,rch Mvdee George Pickering, John LIndsIey