Litchfield enquirer., 1833-09-05
THE AL CRITTERl

the "Argus" here spoken of, is not the simon Pure of Albany, but its exact counterpart, the government paper published in Maine.-NK. Spectutor.
 DOicningVille, stQtc cf lMainc. August le, sSS.
 10 Cousin Major Jack DoaOning, at Npsk-
 ington City, or else gone long .cith thc Presi-
 dent doucn to the Rip R0ps. 2'O be sent pri
 Uateiy in the POrtIGnd Courier:
 Dear Cousin Jack-I've got something pretty heavy on my mind that want tO tell ye about, and ask your advice. and may be shall want you to lend me hand iittle.- Pve been watching politics pretty snug ever. since was little boy. and that's near about forty years; and believe IkRWw most as much about it as uncle Joshua, although he's twenty years older than be. Now about this republicanism and federalism. I've minded that it always keeps changing, and always has, ever since can remember.
 Aud I've minded too it most always keeps going round one way; that is, the young fed eratists keep turning dlmocrats. and the old uimOcrats keep turning federAlists. What it's for don't exactly know, but that's fhe way 1t goes. l spose a man, on the MhOae, isn't hardly fit to be dmocrat after he gets to be fifty years old. And here's old uncle Joshua in the Post Office, he's got to be about sixty, and he's hanging on to the dimocratic side yet, like the tooth ache; and it begins tO worry me good deal. think its high time he went over. You know DowningviiIe has always been genuine republican town. and want 1t should always go according to the nsages q think that's what they call it) ofthe dimOcrat- ic party.
 When it gets to be time for an old dianocrat to go over on the federal side. believe the Argus always puts 'em over. You remember there was old Mir. Ins'ey, in Portland, and old Gineral Wingate in Bath, as much as dozen years ago, were some as big republicans as there was any where about. Well. they got to be considerable old, and had been in office come time, so the Argus took and ciapt 'em right over on the federal side. And you know there was Mr. Holmes. he was whapPing great republican. And he begun to grow old' sO the Argus put him over. And there was Mfr. Sprague; he was such a nice dImoerat every one said it was pity to put him over But bein he'dlnen tO Congress sometime, the Argus wouldn't hear a-word, but showed him right over.
 And this summer the Argus is putting of lem over considerable younger to the federal side. It has put Judge Prebe over. and Judge Ware, and Mir. Mitchell. the Post Master at Pcrtlaod, and he isn't near so old as uncle 1 Joshua. and it has put MT. Megquier over, oD- ly think. such young maa as Mr. MegQnler, that's only been in the Sinnet three or four years. Now don't you think. according to dimocratic usage. it is high time old uncle Joshua was put over? wish you would jest write to the Argus and have it done. for feel a good deal worried abOutit
 Anu as suuu as h cannes out in the Argus that he is farlN'over, T@Sxaut4 yssu- tsH sis< President that Uncle Joshua is federalist, and have him removed from the Post Office. for it would be an everlasting shame to have the Post Office in Downingyille kept by fed eFalist. |4 -'f
 N.B. If Uncle Joshua should be removed wish you would use your influence to get the President to give the office to me for next to Uncle Joshua | sp0se I've done more for the republican party than any man in Downing vile. ' can have recommendation from Sargent Joel and all the company. By atten- ding fo this you will much ohlige your friend and cousin. EPHRAIM DOWNING..
 Remarkable Oecurrence.-On Friday last. while the workmen were employed in levelng the rail-road at Newark, over apiece of low spungy ground short distance south of Mar ket.street. between Mulberry -street and the river, they discovered a break or crack in the road which they had previously leselled.- Shortly after, an opening presented itself and gu0 GdTSI ucSdU tO SuvC Wt NuW SluM UuG OI sight. Several loads of dirt were thrown in -this also disappeared along with the ground which continued to cave in on every side, un-, til the opening extended abou! sixty. feet east and wesi, and one hundred and fifty north and south. As the earth disappeared, a body of water presented itself and rose towards the surface. Several thousand loads ofdirt have been thrown in, great portion of which has sunk away, nobody knows where. l
 The hole is now filled Up on the north side, | bot considerable space still remains open where it first appeared. The depth or extent of this cavern has not yet been ascertaiued.
 Whilst thework offilng up was in progress, it was discovered that the level ground on the east side, covered with stamps and roots of trees, about 60 feet ny 100, was rising up and forming hill; it has now risen several feet ! in the centre near the hole. and slopes off grad. ually in other directions. Large cracks are to be seen in different parts of this raised | ground.
 These are the facts but whether it he ! bottOmless sUi,terTaneous pond ef water, or 1 bed of quicksand. or some other mysterious agent which sucks ia and desours such vast quantities of earth, we must leave to the dc. cision ofthe more learned advocates Ot MT. Symmes' theory. -Ne,dark Eagk.
 Agyiculsure.- is an important time for farmers-this is the season to ditch your ANvv landa and rarrv tha k,.rf md .H;sA osn eL.