Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-02-11
hing to Saturday night.
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Sunday the weather Inoderaled-and before sunset
!, commenced showing again from the northeast, with
high wind, and continued without n,ermisaion until
Monday noon, the snow being whrled about in the
air. md drifed very much. We can look down from
our Office window upon hank least eight feet high,
md this is not high large as many others
in different parts Of the town. The roads are filed
with snow, and Ill communication with the surround
ing couatry Is efec,uay off until the roads be
dug open.
The follow ing article, giving nm account OF some OF
the acts as well a. omissions of,he last legislature, we
cory from the Ncw-Ilaven Palladium. Tie eIlusion
TO the attempt 10 exlorI money from the treasury
readers will recollcci Ommenied upon IN this pa
per last summer in connection with the nam Of
tain "ereriasting big dsmocrnt in the northeast part
Of this county. And through hs n,erlerence
other person, Judge Of Probate for the District of
Barkhamstead was apponied-ihe consequence Of
which is, that some estates are now situated that
they cannot he settled, and incony is
perienccd. Blu, wha, could he expected from Ieeis.
laure which thought more Of making great professions
Of democracy and providing themselves with "spoiis"
than Of esi-la,ing for the benefit Of the whole COM
m"ni,y?
Van Buren, Legislation. Nearly The whole Of the
las, session Of the Legislature was Devoted I" gem
eral scramble fr the SponS aud to the punishment, I"
opponents; aud IL until the few last days Il"
the session that the Van Bnrrm members hogan
think "f the public l.s"ers-.he" ,ley commenced
passing laws by the lot. Que was passed without
enari"s clause. another rerriVrh an addii""ai seq
IiOm wiho"t The authority Of the Legislature; aud Il.
nally III" substance Of an",hrr law merely stated
"a the H"ntc, aud Elisha Phelps was au,h"rzed 8"
make Ort farm after the HOuRp had Ntil, ned :
The North Haven Rerresenia'ivp forgot 10 mumi"ar
Justices Of the Peace for the town he represented -
Some other Van Bnren members from Fairfield c"un.
~ were guilty OF the same negligence! J" crown
all, the pariy attempted to obtain money from the
treasury Dy d"ceptio" I" pay the rxpe"srs "G some
Van Buren, mon ~h" had contested the election OF
whig memh-rs! The House rejected the ciaim Of
these m~n T." pay for expenses which, they Incurred
thnse private c"n'rs$-yei the leaders brought fur
ward the measure 81 second time, iH' the money
still refused They then threatened and cOHred and
made third attempt ul"n the treasury! Again The
H"use refused. Al length, when the Legislature
about 10 adjourn. and lhe c"pWiilR" on the c"ntMgen,
expenses Of the House had read their report,
dsc"ycreh that these desperate leaders had rans".I
these claims, which had re" three time, cectNd
=" I've inserted in that re"r'. among the actual err
ppnses Of the House They hoped that the items nC
the report would hc called tr read t the House:
b f read that this particular item would escape the
nniire nf the member. aud thai ih"v should thus Ir
pr. i" r"ssc:.'"" ri the money which h" bee" thrice
refused! We have IN oar possession the facts.
stated a'"'ve. in the hand hing "f gentleman nem
her "f The la. L-gisla'ur~) VIII" was lresr", the
time the attempt made t" sm"sge this thrice
jecied claim through the House. lie aaya, 10 cone Ia.
r"n, -" exneci 'hsy The lie ,der.) thought The items
sronid not be rpnd" They d"iIu ,'""ght II" hui
they were mistaken. wing representative from
this county, who was the watch for Van Bare nsin,
called E,r the reading Of the items and afer ihri,
reading he rxr"srd The d-ernceni a"rmp, which had
been made Ivy the l""ls 81 the party, NJ the Ws
Of their leaders, 70 deceive the House and obtain the
money from The treasury. The master spirits. who
mOved the machinery OIihal LegislaUre felt that all
p0insr 10 their Ea"ds, aud that they rrsp"n
aihle u" n" they h"sved the people wer" fools
VII" could he f'iiered hy mere words. while they
being rn,brd "f their rights their money aud
their character. The transactions we have Described
are we'll worthy If class'fra,i"n with those which
e"artedi nj the Capitol Of the nation last yrar-wrl
worthy If heing termed Democratic, Ms democracy is
n"w-o-davs interpreted. VIVA, wo"ld the Reput
en"s "f 90 aud 1917 have though, in their days Of
eNrh prOceedi"gS! aud more than all, what would
they have then thought, could thew hage nswn that
.he which tl,ey had go honrstIy wo" in contend.
ing far principles. would soon berome de- aided NJ
10 is. and pros.i'U,ed the fnr,herance Of she
Rrhemes Of men who seek to esialIeh despotism
der III
Corporations, Ahropoiiss, tfe.-Tn the Senate OF
Massachusetts a lew days ago debate arose upon
these rery important subjects up"" the presena'o" Of
petition for the incorporation Of Iron Compan, in
the eoHn,y Of Berkshire. Mr.. Lawrence, member
from Hampshire county, mail" some remarks. from
WHICH we make this extract, showing pretty clearly
and freihly that these "mo"aIro"s monopOlies' may
Sometimes be Of benefit to the community
Corporations are 10 truth most enormous evils,
""o 70 outrageous 'has they should have the power
70 oppress the people 10 they unquesIionaby do
Look. '"r example. a, the tremendous evils in,rodu.
eco ny the arp'e"sio" "f marhinery maaufac,ures
In foT'Ber times. poor. Iaborng female. by almost in
eeasanI labor, from the eomm.ns.-.... a. a.. -. =,
thsweek, could earn perhaps twenty eeo,.. nov
!" consequence Of the introduction Of machinery. N.
same perez" ca" by moderate laor earn two or three
dollars. Al our good old Ii"sey wooIsey s,utIs mr..
done away with. md we are compelled 10 wear in.
stead, 6oe cloth NJ moderate price. Truly, mos,
barefacsd imposition on the public.
"Asai", all the baggage wagons md lumber carts
ere 10 he laid Up i" ordnary-ihere 10 another branch
Of public and Individual enterprise and industry de.
W'oysd BY ihsss OdiOUs mOnopOIiss. Bot short time