Litchfield enquirer., 1834-09-11

duties; and their respectful bearing lo"aTus
their superiOrs and employers, Justify the con-
fidence which has been repOsed in them.
"Since wiring the foregoing, we have
heard from good authority, that the APP
prentices" on one or two Properties in Saint
| AIMS had refused 10 work, under the belief
that they were tree GOOd-gOOd," and not
compelled to work. A party Of the Kings
Troops, accompanied by a Magistrate, were
proceeding to give every explanation when
the Post was leaving st. AIMS Bay, and no
doubt was entertained, that the matter would
end amicably. similar feeling was cxhibi-
ted on Kendall's Estate in ST. Thomas in the
Vale but from the prompt measures adOp-
ted by the Inspector General, and Inspector
DAILY, with the Police under his command,
they went Immediately TO work, and admit
ted that they were acting under wrong inn
PRESTON"
Extracts Of a Letter from Gentleman in
the vicinity Of Montrgo- Bay, to his friend in
this city:-
",rhe 1st of August passed of here very
quietly; every place of Worship, and the
streets adjacent to them. were crowded TO
( excess. Not a drunken character was 80 be
sren-lhe same good order characterized the
| Negroes on Sunday"
[ II have had the opportunity to observe thr
behaviour of five Estates people on Monday
morning, when called out to work-it was
such as, would have sileDced the greatest
scepiic: / never saw people more cheerful
many of them expressed To me their thanks
for what has been done for them; viewed the
term Of their apprenticeship as mcrciui
provision; and a determination to do as the
law enioins this is highly gratifying to my
self, and must be so TO every friend Of free
dom and we'll wisher to the country"
The following article has been on file for publica-
| ton two or three weeks:
! "Huzza for the gold Currency "'-If there be any
credit attached to the introduction OF what Ia savshy
termed jackson money, 10 whom does that credit De-
long?
! TO those iejo oppose Andrea Jackson!
The collar men make MS much NOSE about go'd
currency the recent act WAS wholly theirs. Now
| gold hill was some short time since introduced by
the Anti Jackson The creatures Of che collar did
not then Contemplate any clectoneerng advantages
from the measure, and the Jackson men az the to0eT
House ne gotired the bill.
The anli-Jackson men at the South however per-
sisted in the measure, and last session secured Tor
majority when Mr. Benton took il up, and II succeed.
cd. But how did il carry BY Anti-JacAsoH rotes!
The measure started by AN an,-Jackson man,
aud carried by an-Jackson men; yet the collar ME"
have now, when they consider II popular, the impu-
dence claim the credit Ol H..
Gold, there fore instead Of being Jackson money!"
| is - anti-JackSOn money"
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| ieliscncer. As for this same Gold, we believe none
Of it has yet reached Washington. So it has not tray
eled lar from the Mint. Nor will it ever as long rs u.
States Bank Notes can be got instead OF 1t. But,
were ever acceptable, aud eagerly cutched by all
who could get and iC all the gold on the continent
of America were coined into eagles, would not afford
a pocket piece for each family in the land The ad-
vantages Of the coinage of gold therefore, are
wholly overrated; because, first, either nobody VIII
take llbai help itor, secondly, ii will be 80 at
ceptable all HAT II VIII not circulate now any more
! IN I haSd hereOfOres
! The Editor Of she Commercial Intelgencer is un-
donbedIy right in saying that the Jackson party are
entitled 10 no merit in regard to this subject 80 tar
as they could they endeavored to prevent the Wings
of the Senate from securing the payment {" Ne cSPen-
SEES Of the Government be made 10 specie any sori
They prefer, undoubtedly as lac as their roses are 10
he taken as the test, rag currency. Must we again
| refer to the Yeas and Nays on this question! AS II
seems be necessary TO repeat the ruth ~ order to
put stop the ridiculous wants Of the collar presses
this subject, we aga" produce the evidence o. me
hostility othe Administration party to sound carren-
eye any Kind. paper, god, or sifoer. Here Il IS:
| In the Senate.-Mr POindexter moved 10 amend me
General Appropriation BILL by adding thereto the io'-
{" Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, Tina, no pay
mcnt Of the money appropriated by this act or any
other act passed at the present session Of Congress,
shall lie made in the note notes OF any Bank whch
shall lie at par value at the place where snch pay
ment may he made, provided that nothing herein con,
tanned shall be construed to make any thing but gold
and silver tender in payment OF any debt due from
| the United States TO individuals"
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sa0iary ndment, the yeas and nays being taSe"'
were as follows:
| Yeas.-Messrs. Bib, Black, Chambers, Clay, Clay
ton, Ewing Frelinghuysen, King, Of Georgia, Knight,
Mansum, Naudan, Poindexier, Porter, Preniiss, Ro-
bins, Silsbee, Smith, Southland, Sprague, Tomnson,
Waggaman, Websier-22.
| Naw.-Messrs Benton, Brown, Forsyth, Grnndy,
Hendricks, Hill, Kane, Kent. King Of Alabama Lam,
Morris, Preston, Shepley, White, Wilkins Wright
! 16-Ga Jackson men,
THUS in despite of the Admin israon and Its sup
p0rters in the Senate, this provision, TO compel the
Government continue TO pay its obligations IN spe-
Gle, or in paper equal TO specie was attached 10 the
BILL and is now, thanks the Senate the LaV OF the
lana.-NatiOn0L Inteliigencey.
WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS,
I We are asked all sides. (says the New-Yo
Evening S,arl personally and by letter. 'chat are the
prospects,? We answer, they are good-decldedly
good; they show great change Of public opi"io0 IN
states where much was expected at this era OF
the campngn; they prove that the people are think.
ing aud moving, and when once that is the CASE all
will 60 right Louisiana, Indiana, aud Kentucky,
have already spoken-and spoken in voice not to be
misunderstood. Other states in the valley OF the MIS-
sissippi will follow in the reform-the whole south
west will he united for the wing cause.
In looking nd calmly and dispassionateiy at our
prospects,, convinced that The misrue, usHrln
lion, and national disasters must terminate with the
present Hdminsir alton that Is TO say, Cen jackson
cannot appoint his successor, aud punish his country
| with continuation Of the same awess measures IN
der which il is suffering. There will be- no doubt
6eld; but the grand hope Of success arising from d
nd shi ahea neInv nuN inluI