Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-08


 And the Wren like the Nightingale further did roam In search of wife, companion and home. Then bright Humming Bird, arrayed in gold, In suit for the Butterfly, hand made bold; She sent him away as she sent the res l With the words to-day, I can't make you blest." Many came after, the insect to woo, 1 With minds of devotion, whose hearts were true
 gR fssy hsy Ss, b ea A few days swiftly rolled over her head, The Butterfly then concluded to wed. But none came to woo, as once they had done;
 All seemd resolv'd the proud thing to shun.
 Some frowning declared she was quite an old maid Others would say, how her colors do fade "
 She ogled and smiled d-she wept and she sighed, | But none would admire the being whose pride Had turned them away but a few daysago,
 With smiles and soft words that ended with "No :"
 No Rejoicing has heretofore been the inyariable custom of the tories to have grand rejoicing after cry election with illumination of some of the pub. lie houses. But this year not single hurrah has been raised. The news from Pennsylvania, received at the close of our election instead ofcheerng them with confidence, brought doub anxiety and alarm upon every countenance They had never dreamed that they had aught to fear from the people before. Nor has the subsequent news, although they have saved Pennsylvania, mended matters materially. "Gran. ny Harrison 1.-the subject of their ridicule-has given them such close race that they are still sweating with anxiety as to the result and no one among them can tell whether he is doomed to laugh or cry Such state of things they have not known since General Jackson was first settled upon as their candidate for the Presidency, in ls7.-Po'keepsie Eagle.
 "Fm for the liberty of the press-the liberty of the press foreyer said loafer the other day. who sone times rolls cotton bales to get grog money. "rm for the liberty of the prcss The fellow meant the Cot ton Press. He forms part of this selfgoverned and enlightened communty.-N. Orleans Times. SGdden Death.-Mr. Samuel Knox, of Manchester, aged 56 years found dead in the road near Man. chester, on the morning of the llth inst His horse and wagon, in which he had left this city, for home, the evening previous, found under the shed of 1 tavern in Manchester. A jury of inquest was sum- moned, who gave verdict of Accidental death from an unknown cause. ."-Harsford Courier. | Edieorial-James l.. Homer, Editor of the Centinel and Gazette, John o. Sergeant, Editor of the Atlas, Royal L. Porter, Editor of the Traveller, and Lynde M Walter Editor of the Transcript, are elected Whig Representatives to the Legislature of Massachusetts from the city of Boston.
 Shocking Po,pder Aiu Erplosion.-The powder-mill at Acton. Mass owned by Stanley, Read & Co. of Boston, in which were 25OO kegs of powder blew up on Wednesday last, and four of the workmcn killed. Three of them were named Osborn. and the fourth, Henry L. Dodge. The mills had been in operation but very short time.
 Harrison's majority in Vermont.-The official can vass of the Electoral vote in this State shows-for the Whig ticket, %, O,990-van Buren ticket, NO39. Whg majority, sir GkO3sGnd nine ASadss6 and fftyone.- Thus has the Green Mountain State given majority large enough those of Pennsylvania Connect. icut and Rhode Island and have enough left to offset the majority for any other State that Van Buren hes any prospect of obtaining!
 College eInsurgency-Wer regret to see that Students in the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, to the number of seventy have been expelled from that In- sttuton, in consequence of their formation Of militia. ry corps contrary the commands of the College Go- vernment. Their martial demonstrations. having, in the opinion of the faculty, interered with their legitimate literary pursuits, the Students were forbid den to go with them. This most unmilitaYy order instead of dampening the ardor of the Academcal sol diery, raised them stn higher and the College ord nance was disobeyed. The streets of Charlottesville resounded to the clangor of steelf the classical ap pointments were made of that metalJ and every cor and cross way gstened with the plumes of the pal adins, feathers ever glisten-a point Of some doubt, and which leave dubious accordingly. The | whole seventy were cut adrift from the College. ". Y. COmr. 4 Eaq. Great DiscOeery-Under this head the Galena Ad. vertiser of the Sh u tells that in removing tho roof the Galena Hotel, the week previous, a large sack was found which proved to be the United States Ma that had been lying there since April last.
 Lsgisafare ef fALabasna.-Arthur P. Baeby was elec- ted Speaker of the House. and Hugh McVay Presi- dent of the Senate-the first without opposition last by one vote over Judge Moore of the same party all Van Buren men. 7Re SOuM Carolina candidate for she Pressdency.- The Charleston Mercury says South Carolina don't like Judge White, because he voted for the Force Bil nor Gen. Harrison, on account of some of his Slavery notions but it dislkes Van BuFen mare than all, be- cause he considers it glory enough to serve under Gen. 1 Jackson.
 SsrenRfk of Parties in the Nesr- York LsgislasWs- Senate g Members, 27 V. B. men Whigs Assem- bly. g4 v. B. men; 8 Whigs. vacancy.
 Embesslemens from hs Mal-Noah Murray and George w Pratt stage drivers, were tried in the Uni ted States district court which has just closed its ses sion in Medeevie, found guilty oG eHhezzling from the mai between this place and Augusta letter con. ,aninn draft, and sentenced to ten yeaw imprisOn- ment ig, the PenitentiaEy -Ge@gia rapeT.
 Amnnises.O has been put fOrt hy the publishers Oi papers in Buffalo, in which it is declared that afterh Ia Of January next they will have increase upon their rates of subscription in al cases where not paid tn advance.