Litchfield enquirer., 1831-06-09

| eral. Major AnsOn Co Jr. Of Torringson, was cleo. ted Colonel; Capt. Hsman ". Childs of ToFviog,OD, Lieutenant Colonel; and Adj'G Ralp6 c. Camp, OG
 NOrth6eId, Major. The appointments were all con. 6rmed by the Lsgisalafe oI tho morning of the ad. jOurnmsns of,hat hody. Nat;oaai Rspabl;caa Convention 0t AlSaw-The Delegates Om various parts ofthe Siate York, representing IIas National Republican party, aapem. bled at Albany on the 2d inst. The Ohiect of the meeting, we believe, is 10 effect an organization and concentration of that party preparatory to the grea, election 10 be held year from next November.- Hon. Peter Livingston of Duchess county was chosen President; HOu. John D. Dickinson of Rsnsselaer and H. H. BOgert of Ontario, Vicc-Presidents; and Mes'rs. A. FOlIett of Erie and John HOxe, secrea- ries. Alter two or three addresseq and the reading ofleiters from number of distinguished gentlemen in different sections of the state, regre.tng their neces- sary absence, the meeting appointed committees to draft resolutions and address and then adiourued to the next day.
 On the following day series of resolu,ions and an aress to the peIple of the State were reported by the committee, and adopted. Hon. Ambrose Spencer and Stephen VaW ReWsselaer were appo;o,ed Dele gates to attend the great National Convention ss Bal ''more tn December next, but the latter declining, Hon. Peter B. Porter was substi,u,ed.
 Polish Names.-Nohng appears more difficult to an American tongue than the pronunciation of the hard names which we meet with tn the accounts from Poland and Russia. A writer in a late New.Yurk paper endsavOra to throw some light upon their nro. cuncation---s follows :-" As We, have learned from French paper the name of the brave Skrzynecki to be pronounced Skrenetski, win only add, that .his expressed with English characters, would be written SSerzhinetshi ar SkershMe,sk the accent resting as n m"st Polish pOtsyliahles the penulimate. In similar mauner pronounce the in a Polish names, Ike ts n English as Pl"ck, read Plotsk); the Polish ss like English sh Jas KaIsz, read Kash); and last. y the POlish CT, hke oh ia church. (as Lovcz, read Lovich or Loviseh. This s all that ,s chiefly to he noticed about Polish names, by attending to which you will preserve the souad of the namo of many a chaOpien of ErcSdom.''
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 Judge TrambsH.-Iu our paper of the 26th uls. un- der the obituary head, barciy noticed the death of this eminent indiyilual. As he was native Of this county, and has 6gared extensively in the history or Connec'icus, we now tty rcqnrs) ropy from the De. rOa Courier ot May 18th the following more ex,en ed notice of him :-
 "We record tO.day the decease oi Hahn Trambul ,he author of" Mc FrgaI." A an advanced age, by the gradual abatement of his natural strength, he has heen removed Prevented by Increasing inftmiy from mingling with ,'is community, Detroit he was per. so"ally known io but few. To all however, a brief notice of his life wilf he welcome. John Trumhul was born April 24, l75o, in the place now called Wa. tcrtown in Connecticut. His constitution was deli. cate, and hs educa'ion was conducted by bis faiher clergyman of good classical a,,ainmenr, and by his mother, lady of superior refinement, until l763, when he became resident pnpil as Yale College, to which he had been admitted six years previous. In i77l, he appointed tutor in tha, institution. In i773. he admitted to the bar in Connecticut. bu, removed 10 Boston. and continued his studies tn the office of John Adams Al this time the members of the bar ia hat city were distinguished for the zeal with which they vindcatcd ie rights of the colcnies By James Otis, the of the Wri,s of Assistance was argued in che Court, of which the Royal Governor was the Chief Justice, with an elo. quence aad power, which % reused the public mind tha. the Occnfion has been sgnalizrd that which American Independence was born. With Otis and his compeers, Trum6uII though much younger warm Iy s-mpaihxed and eo-operascd. In l775, he pub- Iished the first part of McFingaI which he had posed at the request of members of the American Congress. This national poem passed through thirty editions It was dictated by patriotism, and it served, with singular efficiency, the cause which it was de- signed to promote.
 "Mr. TrumLui was for many years member Of the State Legislature of Connecticut; and in 1901, was appointed Judge of the Superior Court. He rccesved the additional appomime n of Judge Ofhe Supreme Court of Errors, which he held until shA new organization of the judiciary usder the Coastitu ,ion of 1918. In 1895, he removed to Detroit, and has siace resided with his daughter. the wife of Judge Woodbridge. When he has appeared abroad, he has been regarded with the respectful reverence due to aa ancient patriarch. Now that he is go0e. the me- mcry of his patriotic services and uselBl and honOFa- l hle liis will not die.">
 Horrid.--AR unmarried woman nampd Clarissa
 BisseIl livag in Slilion Society, Monday last
 committed Co the jail in .his village. charge e
 having sscressd dessroyed her new-hern inlaai.-
 The particulars as relaied are ofsoO shocking nature
 to he detailed. further thas that the child suppo
 sed so have been placed apoa fire aAd burnt deafh [