Litchfield enquirer., 1831-11-24

cent on 80getgm COH00s we UimndeFRd often millions of dollars by the cotten planters Nir. Sherman was sent to Philadelphia io represent Ihe shipping interests, and he ought to favor his consiitu en'' with ca!cu!ai.o" sno~sne nOw mucn more :: talk since foreigners prohibited the cOasRg business, than would be, f the prohibition was removed. IL nonsense abOui paying g millions of dollars bounty homemade wOOlleD gOOde, because foreign wooens pay two millions ai iIe custom houses.
 Now Ss ir,eSds S ot 'Ss protecting system sSy S"G % this horrible oppression, the country was never more prosperous. and although protection may at first raise lhe price, yet when the market is well secured Co our workmep, competition brings down the price, and makes the thing protected cheaper than before. No better example need he named than Oae taken from the very interest that Mr. Sherman was to take care Of: the price of eghts before and since our ships protected against foreign competition. Freighs may have been higher frsI but no sooner own ahip pwriglnS and nnVigaOrs protected eecuaIIy than comctiiiOn did its work and there is not intelligent merchant chamber of cOm- merce who will not say that freghts great deal cheaper than they would have been 1T foreigners had been left freely compete; with them iN the cOasilng business. Let test Mr. Shermans notions by few examples that every body will understand. 1 Take cotton goods which he has selected, as being most progressively loaded with duties. On yard of common cotton fabrics, the duty will he about cents the yard, hut buy any quantity of substantial American goods at wholesale for l-s cents, SO if the duty off, according Mir. Sherman should get the article for half cent. the yarda1 shirt for iess than cents! Does ls expect to make ! the free trade system instead of l2 cents we had to pay 25 cents, and two shngs, for fimsy hum -hnms, and merchants had to send dollars to India 10 pay for them. Cut nails may be bought for 12 cents the pOOnd and there aN OPpressce duty five cents on them. that if the duty repealed, ought to get
 them for the hafofa centbul every body knows that this could bc, because under the free trade system the kind of nails eight cents instead O the present price. Shot has been made down to cents and the duty is four; that duties off, according to Mr. Sherman we ought to get shot for cent pound. Tobacco, raised extensively the south and protect ed from the begin"ing--the duty now is ten cents, and it may be bought in market for nine cents ihe 1 pound-take off the duty and man could chew hls pig tail for cent less than nothng Cheese--he duty nine enis nnd the price averages about seven cents the pound. take off this duty, and # Mr. Sher, ] man is right, could get cheese for nothing and have cents left to buy bread 10 eat with tt. What fine business too this would make for our farmers, to sell cheese for nothing and give us two cents to boot. The list might he made longer, bu here s enough to l satisfy any rational man that Mr. SheEman's theory, which makes nearly every trade or calling, lexcept his ownl monopoly. and those who pursue is plum l derers and ext0riOners, is wroRg and in his more cool moments, he will have to give 1t up; the more dscree, opponents of the tariff have long since aban d""sd ,hi. theory the unsxa%Ped 9 prosperity ot the l have long ago hammered 1t in pieces.
 l The Legislature of Kentucky commenced its session on Monday the 7th inst. John J. Crtenden was see- ted Speaker of the House of Representatives without opposition. The other officers of each house, with the exception of one "entre swine" Jackson-man, were National Republicans. The Thursday following was fixed uponor the election Of the Senator Con- gress. Not hint was thrown out in the last Reporter who was likely to be the man.
 T We have received another number of " Byief Hints" but as is upon the subject of temperance and have already long article upon that sub- ject in our columns, we have concluded to defer it until next week.
 SnosO.-On Monday night last snow fell in.this vil- Iage the depth of six eight inches-.he first that has fallen this season. Much off yet remnins upon the with the addition of three four inches which fell Tuesday night, will make tosra- bly good sleighing for few hours.
 l New- York Mirror.-The last number of this popu.
 lar miscellany contains most superb engraved viz. net,s iie-page, of the richest we have ever seen -also c very fine engraved View Of . part of Wal- Street as it in 1789 embracing view ofihs Old City Federal Hall, in which the first American Con. gress assembled. The engravings for the Mirror arc always of . superior order, but those in this number excel any before given. Are there Rot some of our fair readers not now subscribers, who wish to take this work Tho price is $4 per annun--but even at that price, considering it's merls n is cheap any publication Of the kind in the country. One of the editors (N. P. Wiilis has just embarked to make the tour of Europe and to furnish contributions for the Mirror.
 o, dination the 18th instant the Rev. ROBERT I P. CANrIEID was ordained and settled the Church and Congregation in New-Preston Society," The Rev. Mr. Pierce, of Harwinfon, made the Intro ductory Prayer; the Rev. Mr. Perkins, of Amherst,
 Mass. preached the Sermon Rev. Nathan Perkins, D. D. of West Hartford made the Ordaining Prayer ] Rev. Mir. Hckok, of LitchfeId, gave fhc Charge {: | Rev. Mir. Taylor, of South Farms, gave inc Right Hand of Fellowship; and Rev. Mir. Harrison, of Rox bury made the Concluding Prayer. The services all particularly interesting. and of high order. What particularly interesting, was to see the aged grand parent ihe father and grandson in the desk at ihe time, taking part in the psrforinnnces-I Probably an occurrence of this kind has not taken place for many years, if ever, in Connecticut, The Society is well uniied and revival of religion has commenced.-Com. Mysterious.-The remains ofa dead body, dressed in female attire, found in the woods in the town oG Howard, Stsuben county, N. Y. on the 12,h inst. by party who were out hunting. Ii was supposed the body had aiD there three four months. It was ,biniy and slightly dressed.
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