Litchfield enquirer., 1832-11-22
SIR WALTER SCOTT.


 ~ A correspondent of the Times manifests hi: desire to contribute to subscription which we have proposed in favor of Sir Walte' Scotts family, and hegs us to, state how he was involved in debts of such great magnl. fude as we have stated. Wethought the facts were universally known, but as we find they are not, we beg to state them in the words O
 Sir Walter himself, in the introduction to the
 Chronirles of Me Cdnnongdte. in the number of the new edition of the Wdverfy Novets, which has just appeared :- At
 "I have, perhaps, said enough on former occasions of the misfortnnes which led to the dropping of the mask under which I had, for a long series of years, enjoyed so large DOT li0n of public favor. Through the success of those literary efforts, | had been enabled to indulge most of,he tastes which n retired per son in my station might be supposed to en- tertain, In tie pen of this nameiess roman cer seem 10 possess something like the se- cret fountain ofcoined gold and pearls votcl- safed to ihe traveller oft the eastern tale and no doubt believed that | might venture, with out silly imprudence,s to extend my personal expenditure considerably beyond what I should have thought of had my means heen limited to the competency which l derived from inheritance, with a moderate income of a professional situation. bought, and built, and planted; and was in the safe possession of m easy fortune. My riches, however. like the other riches of the world. were iablc 10 ace.idents, under which they were ultimately .destined 10 take unto themselves wings and fly away. # s; \ .g. taf
 The year 1895. so disastrous 10 many bran ches of industry and commerce. did not spare the market of literature and the sudden ruin that fell on 80 many booksellers could scarce " have been expected toleave nnscatiled one whose career had of necessity connected him deenly and extensively with the pecnniary transactions Of that profession. In n word, almost Without one note of premoniti0n. felt myself elfinvolyed in the sweeping catastro- phe of the unhappy time, and called on to meet the demands of creditors upon commer- cial establishments with which my fortunes had long been bound up, to the extent of no less sum than E12O.O0O. The author. hay ing, however, rashlv committed his pledges thus largely to the hazards of trading cornpa- nies, it behoved him, of course, to abide the slconseq,Sences of his conduct and, with what . ever feelings, he surrendered on the instant every shred of property which he was accus- toned t0 call his own. It tbecaEle vested in the hands of a gentleman, whuse integrity, prudence and intelligence, were combined with an possible liberality and kindness of dis position, and who readily afforded every as. sistance towards the execution Of plans, in the success ofwhich the author contemplated the possibility of his ultimate extricaiion. and which were of such a nature that, had assis- tance of this sort been withheld, he could have had little prospect of carrying ihem in- 4o effect. Among other resources which oc. curred was the project of the complete and corrected edition of his novels and romances fwhOse real percentage had of necessity been disclosed at the moment of the commercial EcOnxulsions alluded to) which has now advan- sced with unprecedented favor nearly to it's se."-London Times.
 Michigan.--A very Aattering account is given in the Detroit Journal of the pr0gress in population and improvement of the terrtO- ~ Of Michigan.
 "A A hardy and enterprising population is scOsstansly Sowing in. tO aid by their numeri. .cal as well as moral influence in the establish, -,,,ant If a State Government, which, from nresent indications we are warranted in con rInd;ng. has rcceived the affirmative vote Q theI people ia it's favor. To one who has win tered and who has sseD,s till 1913, the vas nrairies. the intermipable plains. the deep fur ests. with ailtkeis rivers and lakes. Fer fncognital 10 all white men, except the ~ xraAer. jt is aiiIicOIt to realize the change:- .sfshe cIass Of populatiOn that Is filling up th Snseri0f. is of a character in every respect ths ss frlSlx inc subiect of fslicitatiCn aud " uoayl fairly calculate that Michigan, wben sn