Litchfield enquirer., 1832-10-04

now making, the lasehoods they circulate and their
attempts to gain the RsceRdancy mus, bsmss exposed
and pat down. This duty goa are called on 20 per-
TORN. You are called OR-uOs BY amy puFsy uames.
not BY way Of show and OrbOasaiag, MOTTO give cOun-
euance 70 assertion Ihat whole counties aFe GO
ing Over to the Support Of yOur cause, mor BY pub
is6ed list OfyOur names asking yourselves
getler-bu you are called ON as men, as patriots as
Americans, to be active yigant aud fathfI in the
discharge Of your duty. IL NO part Of Our State have
the friends Of Mr.. CLAY a greater majority than ia
LHTcHFIELD CoUNTV. On her exertiOns depends 10
great measure the vote Of CoHnecIcut, Let IL not
Oe sacrificed through yoar indifference. Let every
town I've represented in the State Convention, and
show by your readiness and prOmp.ude in acting Tor
yOUr cOUntys interests that in no Of our land
can he found pWrer, a more generous and more ac-
tive patriotism than among Tire
Young Men Of LitclJieId County.
The last Hartford Times contains call Cor CoUn-
y jackson meeting be held this day. The notice,
for effect abroad merely is signed by string Of names
OF column and halft--mere moonshine. Judge
Peters heads the list. We think he would be quite
as advan'ageously employed in cuvating an :quain
lance with the law, in getting up mud sgaing such
political documents.
Washington Coiiege-The Commencement in this
Institution, at Hartford, having been postponed from
the usual time ofholdng il, held on Tuesday last
Though the number Of students who took part in the
exercises was not very numeropss the talent evnced
said to have been fully equal % former years. The
degree Of A. B. was conferred eleven young men-
that Of A. M. on four-and the degree OF d. D. the
Rev. David Butler, Of Troy, N. Y.
Nesc Pablicaiion.-We have this week received the
first number Of periodical, in the super-large
quarto form, which hears the high-sounding title Of
"Porter's Family Journal Of Popular Medicine, Pop
ular Law, Popular Education---H Health, Hygea,
Wealth, Biography, Literature, Reviews, Fine Arts,
Misunderstanding, Amusement, Foreign and
Domestic News-independen, candid, aud liberal"
1t lie printed 10 fair large type, good paper and
community. is from the same press Of the Journal
Of Health, Journal Of Law, Sc.
The Hartford Mirror Of last Saturday says that re-
turns received from all the towns in Maine excep,
IS: The result il, for Smith 80, Goodenow q 229
scattering ss4-and, without perhaps rejecting that
arithmetic, the editor soys teics oper that Smiths
jory 10 only 1874! when the truth 10, his majority
Goodenow is 3242, and over The whole 1890. The
editor then remarks, that tina. state last year "gave
Jackson 40 900 majority, when in fact it did give
him haLf that number Of uotss. Such misrepresentn-
tons are dsgracefoI to any party. and are only calcu
lated to have effect against those who mako them.
And did hope that the Jacksonians nigh, enjoy the
exclusive merit Of doing Il, without encroachment
from any friend Of Henry Clay.
Mr.. Adams-lt was mentioned 10 your paper a few
weeks since, that gentleman from Andover was in
the course Of ,hip month visit this place Tor the pur-
pose Of delivering lectures on Education, and giving
some information on the popular mode Of instruction.
for common schools. Will Il not DO WELL Sir, for you
through your paper TO draw the attention Of the pub
lie to this subject? Its particularly important to
the teachers Of the common schoOls-ihey generally
not too well furnished Tor their work-they may
therefore receive some hints from this gentleman
which will enable them 20 Improve themselves, and
benefit their charge. II Ia suhject important the
Trustees Of these schools. and one which, if duly
considered they would sens6iy feel the respon-
sibility resting on them 10 selecting Teacher whose
instructions are 10 give the first nod most lasting i'm
pressioas on young immortal spirits. II Is a subject
deeply important 70 parens. who should take inter-
est ia NIL that conduce their chdren's advance.
ment in knowledge. II IL a subject greatly important
the community at large, and which, f properly at
tended toand conductedon liberal principles and
committed to the hands Of more competent teachers,
would result in better, more elevated state Of soci
ety. the good effects Of which would be felt by all. o.
Comnecticutencivis" 10 school teachers, will be at
tended 70 next week.
Important Ne,rs from the West.-Sc arcely trans.
momtane mail arrives that does bring intelligence
with Of desertions from the ranks Of Jacksoni ism,
Of some Of the mOst important and influential Of the
supporters Of the /" Hero" By the Scioto Gazette,
we are apprized that Mr.. Upton, Of the SEN
ate Of the United States from Indiana who was elect.
ed as high-to0ed Jackson man last year, and who
sustaiWed tho administrators through thick and thin
until the Veto Message was resolved, since his return
! home, has publicly renounced aud deaounced Gen.
Jackson. s ,ts&6
Another and in some respects stiII more important,
secession from the unholy Cause, 10 announced this
morning, in the person Of Gen. DEncas,1he only men,
Der Of Congress from HinOis. Sh0aId the election OF
the next President devolye upon lhe House Of Repro
aentatves. the vote Of Illinois will consequently be
given 10 Mr.. Clay.-N " Spec.
Born to Command.--ln 1911, Andrew jackson was
slave dealer; that IL, merchant trading in slaves,
and accordingly, 10 procure some slaves, repaired 10
Byron Pierre, and purchased drove Of blacks, with
which he started for Tennessee. He was under che
necessity Of passing ihroosh the Choctaw country,