Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-11-28


inatiOn of blood to the head. Can disease
render the right acute enough 10 penetrate
through eye-lids, cloth aud paper?
WoOd6urn, near Hudson, NOu. l5.-A sin
guIar occurrence took place on my farm some
days ago, which has excited good deal of
speculation among all who have since visited
the spot. A beautiful and well grown little
wood which you remember on the left Of the
road as you approach the house, containing
about an acre and half suddenly sunk down
about thirty feet, most part of it'Perpendicu-
lar; SO that where got long since the roots Of
the trees were Ia all appearance firmly i'm
heddetl, the topn1ost branches now peep out.
The wood is bounded by tl,e creek, Of which
the sides and bottom are blue clay. The
land near the bank, from some unexplained
cause, seems to have given way all at once,
| and slid into the creek which, by the mass
| thrown into it. is SO filled up, that from its
previous width of fifty feet, with an OCCASION
al depth OF twenty, it is reduced 10 little riI',
which one might easily jump across. A strip
! of land adjoining the road Of about thirty feet
! wide and Of considerable length, has sunk
straight down, so that where the surface was
before level, there is now perpendicular
bank Of thirty feet. The spectacle although
is most curious, but, as you may imagine,
presents no great improvement tO the appear
| ancc Of my far.c."-N. Y Ansericon.
Meteoric Phenomenon.-As there is much
inquiry respecting the cause Of the MeteoFle
| Phenomenon Of the 18th, we sub}Oin 10y per-
mission) an extract Of letter by Professor
Olmsted, addressed to a gentleman out Of
town, who had requested his opinion. He
remarks as follows =
With respect to the cause of these mete-
ors, do not consider it as hitherto explained.
Every thing of this kind. is loosely ascribed to
| Electricity; but in my view, without any just
grounds. 1t is my wish to- obtain as many
facts as I can respecting this phenomenon,
and hope then to be able to deduce some ra-
tional conclusions. At present, all can say
is, that think it evident. that the point from
which the fire. balls emanated, was beyond
the limits Of our atmosphere; that the balls
were projected oblique!y into the atmosphere
that they were not at FIRST luminous, hut be-
came so, and more and more so, as they
reached the denser parts of the atmosphere,
until they exploded. or burst asunder; and
that they consisted Of luminous vapor, such
as, after explosion. remained suspended 10 the
mir, like small cloud or fog."-N. Hav. Her.
Governor Lumpkin's Message was com
municated to the Georgia Legislature ON the
5th inst. 1t commences with glowing pic
ture of the health, prosperity and resources
of Georgia, and grateful acknowledgment
to the great Author and Dispenser OF the des-
TIMES of men and Of nations. for such inesti- |
mable blessings, and proceeds thus:
"fn the midst Of all these multiplied HESS
ings, il is truly taortifying to witness the rest
less spirit ofagitation and political excitement.
which has been engendered and vigorously |
kept up amongst the people. calculated, ifnot
intended. Ito ALLEVIATE their affections from their !
own beloved political institutions. That the !
value of our Federal Union should have be-
come familiar subject Of calculation. 10 tru-
LIy alarming, and argues little for the patriot
ism OF those, who encourage dsunion upon
such subject. Who could have believed, (
ten years ago, that. at this early day, we
should have witnessed speculative discussion
upon such theme-or that il could have be-
come she leading topic of Il certain class of
politicians The Union Of the States, one
and invisible, is no longer the motto Of every
American Citizen These "sgns Of the
times" speak volumes Of admonition, tn eve
ry lover of constitutional liberty, and should
fire the bosom, and nerve the arm Of patriot
ism 10 the cause of the Union. Notwith-
standing these threatening evils is gratify-(
Ing 10 see, tnat our aumiraDie system OI Tree
government, based upon the will and aifec-
tons Of the people, continues TO unfold the
appropriate ability contained 10 its structure
to Withstand the assaults Of foreign and do
mestic foes. The enemies of our government,
whether open or insdious-under whatever
specious form or pretext-appear to be DOOM
ed to discontinue, whenever they attempt to
ALLEVIATE the affections Of the people from that
government, which is, emphatically. the of.
spring and nu! selling Of their own effort and
care. The people may alter and change, as
to them may seem fit; but that they would
destroy that mighty governmental fabric, rear
ed by the tolls and cemented by the blood Of
their fathers-merely for the aggrandizement
of selfish demagogues and strife stirring poll
ticians. is not 10 be expected. The spirit that
guided our Washington has hitherto pervaG-
ed and saved our country. The champions
ofcivil and religious liberty, Of popular rights
and constitutional government, have thus Car
succeeded and trlumphcd over all opposition.
Therefore, we should not be tlismayed at the
symptoms Of yielding integrity and tscasona-
BILE ambition. which have been engaged in es-
timating the value, and threatening the disco
luton VfO Federal Union. am willing to
charge the errors Of all such, rather 10 selfish
dclusiun, than trator0us design: and will
therefore hope, that the clouds which, at pres
ent overshadow our political horizon, may
quietly pass away, before theY gather into n [