Litchfield enquirer., 1834-08-07


were English citizens; that at The time ofthe
adoption Of The constitution Of the United
States, all who were then citizens Of any Of
the States, became citizens Of the United
States. The arguments on both sides we're
ably sustained. The court reserved the de-
cisi0n Of the question, and adjourned To meet
IN Hartford on Monday last, for the purpose
Of holding a consultation. The result We
have not yet heard. As remarks cores
pendent of the Journal Commerce, 's the
question is a novel one before judicial tribu-
nal, and one Of the most vital importance
The various exciting topics, which are now
agitatiOg the c"uRtry, are SO connected with
it as to make it at this time subject Of pc.
culiar interest. Bridgeport Farmer.
The following article from the New Or
leans Courier, a Jackson paper. shows that
there is one editor, at least, Of that party. who
can bear being well beaten at an election and
not lose his temper.
Our opponents have beaten as most shame
| fully-and, to mortify US as much as possible,
they musiered-a strong farce, and with music
ut its head, paraded the streets until d late
hour in the morning. disturbing the slumbers
Of honest Democrats with as unwelcOme
sounds as ever fell upon their ears. We had
got into our second nap, and into a delightful
dream about the horrors that were TO fall to
| our lot and to- The lot Of our friends, in GER
tain event, when the dream destroying music
passed under our window. Hnrra for White, >
cried fellow just as we popped our head out
Of the easement. HIrrah for Dawson NUT
tered we. popping our head 10 again as soon
as possible. What villanous world is this,
thought we, at that moment, where. one part
Of the people are SO immoral and irreligiOus.
L .srs .ETuN ga
other; and we settled the thing 10 our own
mind, before We again went TO sleep, that II
we had been victorious we would neither have
crUwed nor carkled. but would have retired
to rest as we did under defeat, like peaceful
| citizens, at an early hour. But there is no ac-
counting tor the conduct Of some folks. We
understand that our contemporary Of the Bee
| was particularly honored by the serenaders,
and that lhe Dead March (some say the
R0gnes,' was struck up belnre his Office.and
played to great applause. We are no judge
| Of music ourself, hut we thought the tune in
| licted upon us was, There is no luck about
| the house, Be this as it may. it was very
good tune, and very well played-and we are
always thankful for small favOrs.
We have made diigent inquiries, and we
cannot learn that there was single Dawson
man concerned in the last nights serenade.-
|
last vote was cOunted-s0me of them little
before; not that they had the horrors. rs their
enemies maciously affirm, but that they were
indisposed, under the circumstances, TO take
HDy part 10 the proceedings which had for
their object the disturbance Oftheir fellow cit-
liens at the midnight hour. Ii was highly
creditabDe to them not To do so, and we men
ton the fact as an example Of their punctilious
regard for the peace and order Of the city.
| We could explain the causes Of oar defeat
in the city election, but as It wUuld not reduce
single vote Of the 4l6 majority given to our
opponents. it is just as we'll. perhaps, to say
nothing ON the subject. II 10 true we have
been defeated, bat we have been conqnsr-
ed-onr principles are the same, yesterday,
to- da and to- morrow. and in defeRre of them.
we will die in the last ditch. or suffer martyr
dom at the stake. We may not be successful
now, hut that is no reason why we should al
ways be unfortunate. Our party fought val.
| ianliy. and considering that our candidate had
the whole weight Of that humhng, the DepO.
| sites, on his shoulders, and was opposed be-
sides, by gracelrss deserters from his own
ranks, he moved along very well. Indeed,
/ however much we may have wished il other
i wise, we are not greatly disappointed at the
result Of the election Of the city Of N. Orleans.
No UiStresS-The Albany Argus like 9th
er Jackson presses has ridiculed the suffering
4 Of the American people; but ia the course al
events il has somehow or other told the truth
as follows:
!" That our currency has been deranged-
our business transactions greatly impeded-
merchants. who were unwisesy extended, dis
tressed, and, in many instances rnined-;he
usual employment withheld to the laboring
classes-the aristocratic capitalists enriched
by the speculatiOns on the distresses of the
Ineedy-and extensive injury inflicted on all
classes Of citizens, are facts which cannot be
tenied. That this state Of things has been
unnecessarily brought IN the country. is ais.
u fact equally andenishle. Albany Argus.
4 On the ahoye sentiments Of che Albany Ar.
gus, the Albany Evening Journal remarks:
/" For sin man.hs the State printer has Ia.
bored To prove that our currency has mol
been deranged ;-that our business transactions
we're not impeded our merchants were moi
distressed and that the usual employm ent
4 Mas not withheld TO the laboring classes
4 But on Saturday the scene shifted! The
game is changed, aud the Argus aOir AYERS
that the currency scds derangcd; that mcr'
chants sOere distressed; and that employ men,
n scas withheld 10 the laboring classes Either
/ the Argus has. for sir monlhs, been uiferimg
gross and duly Jiisehoods. or tie article ,0hich
zoe haUe aoi0 quoted Is untrue. We leave those
i whose duty il is to believe in the Argus, "a
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