Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-02-11
TIE DEMOCRACY"


es appropriated 10 this Stale, being altogether nsmfl-
gent TO satisfy the cravings Of those dsHte"sted pat
rIois VII" would bear all the burdens OGIe denr peO-
PIE cash, aud provisions too, t0geIher with amy eX-
ira allowances" which their sUllerlaive patriotism |
may deserve. Ii appears that the practical part q" the
fPP"OIcan system OF rotation, does not suit the whole
y-some being consan ly r0tGted in and others rOt0-
ted out. One branch Of the ohofe hog parry have |
Oeen acting RPon the principle that The still SOW i
gets all the sWlll, quietly passing from one TO the
other those crumbs Of comfort which the fruits ot
victory. But the little Mrs have for some time been
rather FESTIVE under this order OF thIngs, and on
Thursday evening last broke Oh! INTO open rebt lion
On that evening meeting was neg =" appoint Reie.
both branches of this interesting c"terie appeared ~
The sly, both determined 10 panai" their rights, and
secure the grand object Of their affections, g the
spoIls." The little pigs weIe prompt at the whistle,
and got first possession, but the old ones quick
their heels and before they could organize, thrust
in their nomination for Chairman and insisted upon
is being carried, "otens polens, aCW he, mel he-and
Gideon Wells was mounted upon table to enfnrce
the decree. But the young 'uns had discovered that
submission was no longer virtue, aud determined to
stand their ground.
Then commenced a scene Of "republican simplici-
ty" that mocks description; stamping, bawling-
swearing, hau'i"g-l the Democracy was all in tai
tiers, and confusion worse cOniound reigned through
out. The little pigs however kept the field, and elect
ed Jas. T. Pratt chairman. while the rotatiOnerS took
possession Of one Of the sly, and organised in
separate body, BY appointing John Stanwood, ESQ.
chairman, and each passed separate resolutions elo-
rJyng the "greatest and best, and illustrating the
purity OF their principles and the patriotism Of their
cause. this is well Sc, forth in the published
menis Of the parties which we intend to give in our
columns for the edi6ca,ion Of all the little sucklngs
who have not yet had "glory enough" The little
pigs say the big ones are set Of grasping aristocrats
The big ones say the little Of lurbWlen,
fellowship better than Wings and old Esderaiists:
An omen-Yesierday, one Of the pages Of the Her
aid was unfortunately thrown into pi. This circum-
stance, dear reader, should not have though, Of
me noning its account-for as you have often
heard, printers frequently called upon to mourn
over such disasters; bu, what thought especially
worthy "fremark was this: On overhauling the "cha.
O,ic mass" we found, deep buried" in the ruins
the name Of DANIEL WEBSTER, as it now appears at
the head Of our editorial coumn-having alone sur.
vived, unbroken and unframed ",he wreck It matter
and the crush Of words. Philadelphia Herald.
The anii-Inasons in the Pennsylvania Legislature
have made themselves appear rather ridiculous by
their mpoli,c and fanaca proceedings in reference
to masonry. number Of the first men Of both the
political parties in that State have been summoned be.
fo.e committee from the legislature to testify on the
subject Of masonic oaths, forms, ceremonies, &C.
These gentlemen (,he late Governor Wolf among the
| number) refused to be sworn--whereUpon, after
warm debate in the House, they were suffered to re-
turn to their homes. 1t is said that some deaected
ant-masons were the nsgators Of these foolish pro-
ceedngs, and that they projected them for the pur-
pose Of destroying the party 10 which they profess TO
belong. We think it quite probable. 1t is well that
they were unsuccessful ia pushing them farther.
N. Haren Paiiad.
Circumstantial Evidence.-The danger Of
placing too much reliance upon strong cir
cumstantia testimony, was singularly illus
trated by the facts attending recent case OF
| suicide in this town. An unusual noise be-
ing heard in the house where the melancholy
| affair took place, two or three persons sud
denly ran in, and on their entrance, beheld
with Amusement and horror, person with
razor in his hand, holding fast to another per-
son whose throat was cut from ear to ear. and
| who was rapidly bleeding to death from the
fatal wound. The strangers at once deman-
ded who had done the dreadful deed! The
dying man had Just breath enough left to re-
ply, i did it myself" and falling down, ex
PRED in a few minutes. 1t seems the man
was recovering from a ft Of sickness, and had
sent for the gentleman who was found in so
critical a situation TO come and shave him
which operation having been completed, he
sat down in a chair to re-sharpen his razor.
While he was engaged 10 this manner, the
person whom he had shaved stood behind
him unobserved. and there cut his own throat
| with his penknfe. The man with the razor
in his hand. hearing strange noise behind
him, jumped up in great terror, and seized
the person just as he was falling. 1t was in
this situation they were discovered.
! Ne~ark N. J. Eagle.
Awfl Disclosures, by Maria Monk."-
The J. Commerce contains notice Of, and
extracts from q little volume of 2Sl pages ID
mo. under this title. by Miss Monk, who
was 5 years a novice, and Q years "a black nun,
in Nunnery at Montreal. That paper states,
that after her escape from Montreal. she
came to New York, and became an inmate of
the Aims House, " and ere long giving birth
to q chiLd"' "She represents herself (says
that Paper.) and all the other nuns in that
Convent. to have been continually subject to
the approaches Of the priests. whose licen-
tiOusness exceeded alIbounds !" This Book
| will throw the "Six Months 10 a Convent"
completely in the shade, and vii! no doubt
have prodigious sale.
Another Fatal Rencontre.-It is not enough
to meet death 10 our country by ordinary ca
lamities, such as falling through ice. drowning
by shipwreck. burning up by fire. fracturing
the skull in upsetting stages, oil 50 common
at this season. 10 liel Of burating boilers and
thunder and lightning 10 summer; but men,
both in winter and summer. do not lose the
heat Of their tempers. but must needs shoot
each other in the streets. On the 25th OF
December. as we learn ny the Louisville
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