Litchfield enquirer., 1831-08-11

commonly fae, and tls ely cro f1,a wilk strangers 1lott hslanding ne extensive accomn5llniions aG
 iat or excslleni ho,els. they were not sslIicisn To 5, the dsmnhds Of this occasion. The exercise.
 'ho lharch were attended by a very uumeFous and
 lPeelable andience, among whom were many gen
 temen of dissiaCl IFon disreni paris of the counl
 ty. The perIormanees gave general satisfaction many of the pieces were wEitsenwiIk much force and elegancs md aabrdei Rlieailon ofa high order oI talents ke authors. The occasion, on the whole, was Interesting and encouraging to the friends of ihe College" .
 The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on Henry BrisS. Harleigh M M.ABucklansl, Riyerias Camp, |h R. Case. ThoalSs B. Church, Jacob E. ElaEks sllanieI E. Cornwall Joseph R. EcclessOn, David Eigenbrodt, Elias F. Ely, John B. Gilpin Fre derisk T. Hill, Jonathan H Packer; Vans W. Rob- srtson, Charles ]. Russ, aud Thomas H. Vail. mem-
 ersofthe senior class.
 hs degree of \. A. was conferred on six gentle. men; the degree of IL. n. on his Excsenoy John s Peters and the degrseofD. D. on Resss Harry etosWeu, Be.Lel yIdds and Daniel Burhaas. sgas0a COitegs, isalxasctady. The Commenssineu,, His Iassiihtion was en ,l,e 2sth ut. Tie de-. gsi of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on $ youns gentlemen; that of Masier of Aris on 19, aosni oi the college; and that of D. D. On Rev Joseph Perry of Rochesep and Rev. Archibald Mason of Scotland. V CSlansbia Colleg Con.meneement, New. York, was held scM the 0d inst. The degree of A. B.awas con ferred on 24 gen,lspen;s ofsAsM. on i; of D. D. on Rev. LexiS Ivess Bishop elect of North Carolina, andsbr kis. George Uptold, Ell Baldwin, and Ro. all of New York; and of AIs. D. on Charies Anipn, one ofthe Professors in the College v RRtgsrs Galisge-- this Ins,itaiion, as New Brnaswick. ammencement was held on the 20.h July. Eighss Entlemen receiyed,h the degree 6fA. B. and ioar.eei slat of M.
 NrgiRia.- The congressional elections in Virginia are now holding pg held in diffcren, counlies on ;iiifereat days Fre he Washington papers we learn that Andrew Steyeason Speaker o the last Congress has 6S1 re,eiecicd inahs Richmond disirici without opposition. Ma Princs Ann county. there is a warm rontest tbetweea the venerable Thomas Newton, whose seat tn Congress ,wO years ago vacated by party vote, and George Loyal the member who suceseSlel him. The vote was for Newton 38l, Loyai 235.-- Two years ago ihe fOsmeF had l42, the at.eF I4z-- Two or three other counties are yet to vote, aa,onE them Norfolk, where Nrs Newton resides. Mr. N is anti, Jackson. Partial returns are received from ses- eral other districts but nothing decisive.
  Monday oflas, week and ihe two Following days. No re,uros are yet received-Lu p the course of next week shall probably have accouais frome some cf the districts. The contesi we npprehcnd will bel ciose and spirited.
 2 Tho annexed advertisement VIC tind in the Ken lucky Reporter, as Lexington. This Mir, Banks, d may Dc rcmemltered, is the gentleman upon whom Gen. lackaop gelied sustain his rhasses agaimg F Clay, i6 ths famous Bachanan aGair. three or four years aSo:- -s@ ss
 think 1t due to justice and truth, to publish n, pamphlet, consisting of GeH. Jacks0n's eorrespoa- dence with me, which induced me 10 sEite and publish many pamphlets to promote his electoa 10 the Presidency, required ilie appropriation of n great deal oiime, upwards of $i0 GOO in money, be- sides one hundred dollars gives 10 Amos keDdall as advance to induce him to desert Hsnry Clay, andto esp0use the cause and services oi Gen. JacksOn-up- on which occasion he assumed and claimed the an- tltorship of the pamphleis written by under the sig nature of Phiic-J Jackson, andnow, when am incln- ed with injustice ngraiitude and calumny, by his ad herens, when he and they know, that have not she pecuniary means o render tie public astice. which desire. sb.
 The pamphe. will contain about 50 pages, amd will be offered for sale Ut the price 50 cents. All who may incline to give ihs required aid. may call on me and enable me 10 perurm shs honorable devotion to
 The pamphlet will amuse and instruct il,em, and show how man ofyirtnous inientioRs may i.e dnped V June 28, 1881. HENRY BANKS, uf .Virginia. H Ckapiaias.--A correspondent of the New-Y York Oh server under date of Washington July 3, sha. for the situation of fChaplaa board the frigaie Potomac, which is.o proceed to England next week with Mr. Van Barren, thence on long cruise, there were tsco hnad,ed applicants. Some; he says, were probably iron. tse result of ill heali, and desire to see lhe world; some 10 take the beautiful voyage wiic, sIst vessel is expected make; others from thc wantof occupation land; and others, he hopes. from desire of being benefit to the souls of the poor sailors. None ofthem were successful; but Mr. Greer of ite Philadelphia station, was selected by the Secretary of ihe Navy. M
 (;Ov Branch- Tie following letter from Governor Branch to the editor of the Telegraph confirms what
 has before been said by mr. Berrien and MT. Inghn.
 EsVIELD, August lst 18SL
 hand by che stmaii, the following paragraph in Mr Binir's letter oi te 2si of Jaly to Judge Berren ssWien ihc statement which made, predcated up- Ion Col Johnsons letter, impeached in yonr se- e0nd note made the application 70 the fresiuen' which you seem to think ought now 10 make. He immediately inl0 my hands tue orgsna. mesnosan dnm which ic wrote, and which lie read to Messrs l Branch. Ineham. and yourself dEc.n
 cannot believe tlIat GeH. Jackson has auinoszeo any person to say that lI6 ever read, or made knowl I 50 nc inc naper or sneoFandam mentioned. li ht
 has then we are af issue. No paper ot this Kind wa | ever rend or made known 10 me, by Gen Jackson, l inc best of ny Knowledge aud telseL have as ye T rd syis e dismissal of nir lnglan, Judge Besrien l ,veeif. nnd in truth where is GIle necessity a0t