Litchfield enquirer., 1834-08-21

heard Of this they begun 10 muster up the old deeds
md got the campus and surveyin chains and the next
day there was terrible 10 do all about Socco, when
folks began the posts and rails gon M round
evry acfe of that common, ipr there warn' an acre
ont that the Squire hadn't Iiaid for years ago. So
arter the Squire siow'd what his right was aud
they all had mock under, he let paser their cows
ON the common as beiorehut keep en- from takin
too macy liberties, lie Used TO in few Of his old
ring tail roarers jist TO keepIle in some kind o
order, and 60 that all should have fair play.
., DOWNING, Major
Downinsville Militia, Cd Brigade.
am gon TO Sara,ogue ia n day or Two, TO seeAvha,
is goin there among The fdks OF the nert Govern
ment--Zekei Bigeow tells me Mr. Van, Buren, is there
putin things in order among ena--ihcm chaps when.
they gil together there nigh Albany, with railroads
ruanin every way, require sasp lookin arter. Sara
,osue, for Politicians, iss He the bush houses for
kiln Pgeons-the folks all " that way, and when
Mr. Van Buren, gifts there he Hy his stool pigeons
cuHnin enuf
Hgstory.-The foilowiag sxirass from nancrois,s
History 81 the Uniicd sates, specimen 81 the
work !; and canno, aii 10 strengthen the Inclination
Of readers 10 possess and pefse catrey that in
teressing publication.
File Pagrims-And now (1620) the
English at Leyden, trusting in God and in
themselves, made ready for their depar-
ture. The Speedwell, aship of sixty tons,
was purchased in London; the Mayfow-I
er, vessel of one hundred and eighty tons,
was hired in England. These could hold
but minority of the congregation; and
Robinson was therefore detained at Ley-
den, while Brewster. the teaching elder,
| conducted the emigrants. Every enter
prise of the pilgrims began from God. A.
solemn fast was held. : Let us seek Of
God say they, a right way for us, and
for our little ones, and for all pur substance
Anticipating their high destiny and the
sublime doctrines Of liberty, that would
grow out Of the principles, On which their
religious tenets were established, Robin
son gave them farewell, breathing a no.
BILE spirit of Christian liberty, such as was
4 hardly then known in the world.
1 Il charge you before God, and his bless
sed angels, that you follow me no farther
than you have seen me follow the Lord Je-
sus Christ : The Lord has more truth yet
to break out Of his holy word. cannot
sufficiently bewail the condition Of the re-
formed churches, who are come to peril
cd in religion, and will go ut present no
/ farther than the instruments of their rcfor-
mation. Luther and Calvin were great
and shining lights IN their times, yet they
| penetrated notseiRio the whole council az
L
God. beseech you, remember, lis an
article Of yonr church covenant, that you
be ready to, receive whichever truthshali be
known to -yon 4sosn the written word Of
x10d.
The Pilgrims were accompanied by MOST
of tho brethren from Leyden TO Delft fla
ven, where the night was passed in friend
~ and Christian converse As the morn
St,npA Drhs
by the seaside, gave 10 their embarka,ion
the sanctity Of areligious rite. A pros
porous wind soonwafts the vessel to South
ampton, in a fortnight, the MayAower and
the Speedwell, freigh,ed with the first colo
ny for New England, leave Southampton
for America. But they had not gone far
upon the Atlantic, before the smaller ves-
sci was found to need repairs; and they
entered the port Of Dartmouth. After the
lapse of eight days previous, they again
weighed anchor; already they are unfurl-
ing their sails ON the broad ocean when the
captain ofthe Speedwell, with his company,
dismayed at the dangers Of the enterprise,
once more prefends, that his ship is too
weak for the service. They put back 10
Plymouth TO dismiss their treacherous COM
panions, though the loss Of the vessel was
very grievous and discouraging.' The
timid and the hesitating were all freely al
lowed to abandon the expedition. Having
thus winnowed their numbers Of the cow
ardly and disalected, the little band Of re-
solule men, some with their wives and
children, in all but one hundred and two
souls, went on board thesingle ship, which
was hired only to convey them across the
Atlantic; and on the sixth day Of Septem-
Der, 1920, thirteen yearsiafter the first coli
onization Of Virginia, two months before
the concession of,ihe grand charter Of Ply.
mouth, without any warrant from iipe Sow
ereign of England. without any useful char
ter from corporate body. the passengers
in the Mayfower, under the guidance Of a
faithless captain, who had received bride
TO thwart their purposes, set sail for new
world, where the past could offer no favor
able auguries.
Had New England beenscolonized i'm
mediately on the discovery Of The Ameri-
can continent, the old English institutions
would have been planted under the power
inl influence Of the Roman Catholic reli-
gion; had the settlement been made under
Elizabeth, it would have been before ac-
tiFiiy Of mind in religionhad conducted 10
= corresponding activity Of mind il poll
ties. The Pilgrims were Englishmen.
Protestants, exiled for religion; men dis
.sn.a &c.,. 81. 5ss.ssa.s q =