Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-17

kv NSnafor prPglur of South Cnrolii,a. af d public meeting held at Columbia, to consult on measures relating to the Charleston and Cincinnai Railroad. He pays Q fattering tribute to the character of tho population of r0cter of those people, when we think of them only as peddlers in horn fiints and bark nut megs, Their energy and enterprise are di- rected to all objects, great and small, within their reach. At the fall of scarcity Tivsilet they set up their little manufActory of wood en buttons or combs-and on it's ton thev erect windmill. Thus at single spot you
 may sec the air, the earth and the water. all
 working for them. But at the same time the
 ocean is whitened to its extremities with the sails of their ships, and the land is covered
 with their works of art and usefulness.
 Massachusetts is perhapsthe most flourish
 ing of the Northern States. Yet of natural
 productions she exports but two articles = granite and ice. Absolutely nothing but rock aud ice! Every thing else of her commerce, from which she derives so much, is artificial the work of her own hands, E.
 All this is done, in a region with bleak climate and sterile soil, by the energy and intelligence of the people, Each man Knows that the public good is his individual advan- tage. The number of railroads and other modes Of expeditions intercommunication, knits the whole country into a closely conal pacted mass, through which the productions of commerce and of the press, the comforts of life and the means of Knowledge, are upi- yersally difused; while the close intercourse of travel and business makes all men neighs bors, and promotes common interest and common sympathy. In community thus connected, single flash of thought pervades the whole land. almost as rapidly asithought itself can fly. The population becomes, as it, were, single set of muscles, animated byI one heart, and directed by common senso., riun. s@E5 # @ rsf
 How different the condition of things in the South! Here, the face of the country wears the aspect of premature old age and decay, No improvement is seen going nothing is done for posterity-ne man thinks of any thing beyond the present moment. Our lands are yearly tasked to their utmost capacity Of production, and when exhausted, are aban. ture has been prodigal to us. we seem to think it unnecessary to do any thing for ourselves. The industay and skill that have converted the inclenelt hills of New England into a garden, in the genial climate and fertile soil of the South would create almost paradise, Our natural advantages are among the great est with which providence has blessed man. ksnd, but we lack the spirit to enjoy and im- prove them. 3The,ricll ore is beneath our feet yet we dig not for it.. The golden fruit hangs from the 'bough, and we liftnot our hands to gather it. The cask of delicious liquor is be- fore our eyes, buS we are too lazy even to broach it. In thinking, in writing, and in talking, we are equal to any people on the face of the earth--but we do nothing but think, write, and talk" aI 51iGzf -a,-jD.
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 Another Ponder Pzot.-The Cleveland O. hio) Advertiser of the Doth ult says: About ? o'clock this morning, another attempt was made to blow up the bridge connecting this and Ohio city, which we regret to say was attended with more success than the former one. It seems that a hole had been made in the solid stone abutnent wall, on the Ohio e. ty side, in which was placed keg of pow der, which exploded, throwing a portion of the wall into the river; some of the stones forcing their way up through the plank foor-, ing of the bridge. The frame work of the bridge is not materially injured, and it is still in a passable state. although the abutment, as might be expected, is not so solid as before. The shock was so violent as to awaken all those residing near the. bridge. Three men were seen by a resident of Ohio city to run past his house soon after the explosion, from the, bridge towards the centre of the city, but there was not light enough to identify them.
 ~ The French papers have recently contain, ed extended accounts of a man at Lyons be- ing buried by the .caving in of well, some 50 or. 60 feet from the surface. The curbing prevented his being injured, and he was not so deeply covered as to prevent his convers- ing with those above. After some unsuccess- full attempts to come at him from above, it was at last resolved, as the only possible means of fescuing him, to dig another we'll by the side of the first, and as many were employed, day and night, as could be with safety, to save him, while strong guard was kept to prevent the thoughtless multitude from gratifying their curiosity at the risk of the lives of those employed. Later advices announce the success ofthose eIdeayOrs. but not till the 11th day of his confinement. For three or four days previous, the sappers were obliged to proceed with such caution that they advanced but two inches in an hour. expect ing every moment that the earth might fall in and destroy the object of their labors. When at length they cut through the blanks, the prisoner took hold of the sergeant of the en- gineers by the neck, and he was drawn out. The earth immediately caved in, and closed the cavity in which he had been confined .- He He was laid on a blanket in the horizontal gallery, and soon after drawn up and convey cd on a litter to his own house, where warm bed was prepared for him. At the last date ne was dolng We.l' '1sS ysI1 VI 14.s EG
 H;ghlv I,aportasss Decision At late term of the Court of Common Pleas, held at Exc ter, N. H. a case of breach of promise of mar riage was decided. The plaintiff was Mary
 Am Stevens and the defendant JOseph E1oyd