Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-03
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I Col CTOcksu.--A great deal has been said in the newspapers concerning Col. crOckeG, wl,U has bee,, again elected member of Congsess from Tennessee h was the misfortune oI the colonel to haze received no school educalio" in his youth. and since o have had bot hfle opportunity retrieve ihnl defect; bul
 e 's man Ot strong mind, and great goodness ot heart. The mGRnev Of his remarks are 90 pecuIiar tia, they excite much aenlion, and are repeated be- cause q their orginaly but there sOundness or pOiai, n some of them which shews the exercise oC well disciplined j"dgWent--aad ,hiok I set easy sor an aRprriudeed lo communicate with she GU. onea whOut feeling that he is honest. We have had some orportaniy of knowing the caliber of .nany members of congress for a5 90 years. and have me. with many, very many, fer less capable of truth than col. Cmucb less attentive to the does of their pIace-snd of no more real use than would be one of iseFsaDionalons constructed to pro- "on"ce the words ays and np. Bat ,be colonel does not thss say yes no-fr, whether rish, or wrong. l the poEe is his o,cn.
 We have been ofien times ked" what eort of man is colonel Crockei3'' and the general reply was "jus such o1e you would desire to meet with t any accident misfaV,oae lad happened to you on the highway."-N Reg.
 Character e she Ne.o- gtanders, 6y Col. Husui7 ton-'. The New -Engianders are cold shrewJ, cal culaing. aud ingenious people, of phlegma,ic .empe- raen, and perhaps have n iheir composition less of the stuff of which enthusiasis made, than in any oier in ihe world Ia other pan of the globe. not even in Scotland, is morality high premium.--- No where is undertaking contiance pith pabic oyia- ion 90 aasparingy enfoced The only lever by which people Of this chasacrer he moved, ia that of gament. New-Engiander ia Gar more being of reason than of impulse. Talk to him of what is high, generous and noble, and he will look on you with vacant coun,enance. But tell him of what Is just, proper and essential his own well being, that of his family, and he s all His faculties are always sharp; his feelings are obtuse." .
 Iio,O Co pafroaise e Ta,srn.-One evening last week rather we-lressed good looking Jonathan came iuo this place. with load oi gas' aud stop. ped o the n the part of the iowa. Alter handing lbe ladies in the sitting roon he drove his team "'o the shed apd gave them hay of his own. He then went grocery, purchased pin. of port wine, borrowed bottle to carry it in, aud glass drink it ~h and took it up to the tavern and after treating the gals reurned the borrowed arti- cles, and started for home. The landlord will be able to retire from business ia short dime this rate.
 Auburn Journal
 Daeliing 6y Whoiesale.--A letter from New Or leans dated the 24lh ut says:-" have only fime to inform you tha, this has heen quite day ofduelling Chsr;es N. CaArad killed J. ". Hunt; McCaleb wounded Leigh, of B. ". Leigh. in the arm and body. and 4. Besque and Marigay had se,.to with swovds; both pretty buly hurt. Conrad and McCa- ie.l came of without wOand. Dr.Eant of Charles. ;sn acted as secead in two oi the nbove due!s.
 sS ss RossOn Gax.
 A s,one was receniiy found iu a lot near Asraria, Geo. weighing between % and 30 pounds with large partcies of gold thckly inicrspersed n i from the sse of pepper corn to thai of marble. This is snusual circumstance. gold being almos, universally found in grains. The specnea is one of lhs sicesf ever seen, and has been broken sp and :o New Yosk, tue owaer keeping the finesipiece.
 Bridgrpof Farmer.
 Masguresr-It is perhaps noa generally kaowns shat there has been discovered in ihe state of Vermont mise bed of Manganese, of quality superioro the imported article. The manganese mine is in ihe town of Chhtenden. Ruilaad coaa,y, g miles from the shore of Lake Chanplain, and has been worked since lS26. The manganese is raised from the mine, cean- sed from the earthy particles, ground is mills erected for Ina, purgose, and is the New-York and ci- markets ia bafres. It Is psdsrsood thptths New- York Chemical Compaay are io be supplied wisA TWO huadred this article the present The principal use ofnansaUese is far aakng the chloride sf lime or beaehieg powders, and for ginss. The price of the manganese s between iry and forty do lars per ion in markel We mention iIiis as single se end;oe illusira.e the influence rour canals deseleping and bringing forth the resources of the teouuiry,--Argns.
 Psdestriasism.- Boston Evening Gazette pes- ijsas that Col HaskeM, oi Seah Caroaa, Gsshed his undertaking of walking thousand miles in seventy days, bread and water, Friday lasi. .' He has. will appear by his certified report exceeded che dis. sance nearly fOsr hundred miles, aad gaHed in weight l-2 ss. He has visited nearly all the in the New-ESslahd States, and will rstvFn home his ab s,emioSs diet. travelling foot. On his return, he viii proceed south Phadclphis. ai which piaee io comply with the vshes of professional gentle \ mea. he will undertake to walk forty miles day fos sx days . prescribed of food Aiier shis
 s said he wi prepare for psbiicafioa hie notes on diet. and puish ,hem bs disirib1iea gras iD iia plases he has ssised His object. ss he ssases ha. beea e2hibii himsslf pssssssing nose physi cal power shaa ssker-bss Ae ssys. he believes sha any man can perform lie sasae. The osss sSa dis ianee selectsd prove this. E.sstlse dissanes pes day h answerabIs tes osss ahor, and this tim. tihe hea, of sumner) sw the effect of .hs diet i, prsdspesns the bezy .o, stand ,he effect of heat. Gl Ro6tery:z Neslsrdly morsing yousg lady frau I Sptiazssd. lAlass) whoasrisedia the Neapbeas Wa
 AS Wiieh. om Harilord had her reiicule. contaiagi 'l 9274, eatftSm herarm whs 4assiEg ashOre is shi