Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-22

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! bank of Connecticut river. eight feet below
! the surface of the ground. The blade Is
straight, about I8 inches in length. bearing the
date Of 1854. with German motto signify
| ing. ne I'VE understand, :. God Is with u.s.
The guard is, gone, evidently cOTroded of BY
the rust. How long it has lain buried in the
earth no one knows, though not impFObahly
nearly two centuries. 1t twas finally brought
to light by the gradual changes IN the current
of the river.
Windsor is one of the oldest towns in the
State. The Plymouth Company erected a
1 trading house there in Oct. 1888, which is said
fto have been the FIRST house built in the State.
EAhout the same time however similar house
was erected by the Dutch at Hartford. In
1854 an attack was made on the Plymouth
| house by the Dutch, with a hand of about 20
men, who were repuIsed. Whether the sword
lrecently found was used on that occasion, or
was lost 10 later conflicts between the Eng
4 lish and the natives. cannot now be easily as
certained. AT any rate il is an interesting rsl-
ic of 0lden times. It is 10 the possession Of
Mr.. Wright Of the Hartford Museum.
! Con. CoHr0at.
/ Virginia Elections. From the follwing re-
| marks Of the Richmond Enquirer Of Tuesday,
Fit appears that the Presidential Protest has
operated against the Administration in Vir-
: Stntas AZ WIN .uVuuuess. al OFoF .tHceGouu-
I try. Some OF the documents in that paper
viii be deemed very objectionable, even a.
mong those who have hitherto evinced dis
position tosupport the President in all emer-
gencies ~
The Baltimore Patriot thinks that the Pro-
test was just 10 time to turn the scale against
| the Administration, /" In several cOunties Of
| Virginia. For once we agree with him. The
Elections to Monday last were going on, a.
greeable to he wishes Of the ADMINISTRATION
/ but this paper was seized upon By the Oppo-
sitioD, sentences torn from their cOntexf--and
meanings were ascribed to- il which the Pre-
sident has since dsclaimed in his Explanato-
~ Message But. the arrow had sped. The
perversions were spreading, before $ the truth
had time to put on her hoots''-and we cam
not doubt that this unfortunate coup IT. Ef0t
has contributed to produce the effect which
the Patriot describes. Ithas turned the scale
in Hanover, and from all we can learn in CUl-
peppcr-and perhaps in .Amelia--and we
know not how Car 1t may have affected the
numerous and important Elections which
took place yesterday. The Administration
may feel il in Orange and Halifax. SIC. &c.
the subsequent message to the contrary not
wishstanding.
The WIfe toith t,co Husbands.-Some Of our
readers will recollect that some fifteen or
eighteen months since. we published notice
Of the marriage Of a Miss Phelps to a Mr..
4 Roswell M. Field, of Fdyetteville, and also
to a Mr.. J. III. Clark, Of Boston. The cir
cumstanee was the subject Of considerable re-
mark at the time, but the cause Of this sim
gular departure from the ordinary rules Of
matrimonial etiquette was DOT, at the time,
made public. by the following, which We
copy from the Montreal Gazette. the anayste-
lry Of these almost simultaneous marriages q
developed, and 4 satisfactory reason assigned
for what. in different circumstances, would be
considered unjnstifable and unmatrimon.aI
conduct. g Il seems that Miss p. possessed
an ample f0rtuae, besides every other charm
that could make a young lady lovely in the
eyes Of i suitor; she was betrothed to Mr..
G.. with the consent of all parties--le being
gentleman of medium circumstances, and a
merchant Of Boston. In the meanwhile, in
steps nuld Robin Gray, in the form Of a Mr..
f., a rich gentleman from the south, father
advanced in years, but having ample store of
the reRdy. The parents were charmed with
the glttering Of gold--and Of course used all
their sndeayors To- break the lady's engage
ment with Mr.. O.; but she. true to her FIRST
love, resisted all their efforts, wrote to her
lover concerning her situation, and planned
an eiopement ere thedreadful day Of her UNI
ion with Mr.. #. should arrive. The sordid
patents, suspecting by the cheerfulness nf
their victim, that al things were not right, or
dered the marriage rites one day earlier than
anticipated at first, The poor girl was con-
sequently hurried TO the altar more Ikea stat
ne than any thing else--and the ceremony
was performed. The Boston lover, in the
meanwhile. had not heen idle; he stationed
relay 0f horses on the road--and arrived at
Pntney Just ia time to be too late--the rites
had just been said. Not in the least Eisheart-
ened, he put his wits to work; and soon found
out thatthe hams had not been published, and
Miss p. was not . wife 10 the eye Of the law.
He consequently stole an interview with her,
and had an Fexplanation ut affairs. The
"hour for retiring, had not'yet arrived--and
the gfeoni begsn to be insthe fdgets abont his
bride--she was ssnt ias, but could nosRhere
be found; and So peer Rilgarlick was left to
make the best Of il. Chase was instantly
made, but the lovers were too leet FOR their
pursuers. They reAched B0stOns and were
lawfully welded. Thus the mystery is ex-
planned; it is said they frequently laugh at the
joke-a laugh which must be at the expense
Of Mr.. E. Hartford ReUie.D.
Aristocrdcy.- administration presses
pirate much about the Aristocraey vt the Sem
ate. VIZ thank them Tor teaching us the
word. The Senate Of the United States does
contain more ARIsrocRAcF. the Arist0cracy
Of TALENT and WoRTH. than any delihera-
tive body OF equal numbers IN the world