Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-08-04

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leou1e lllt|o c0InfollB llixuticAt q tlnoky, e
they please. IN short, they are generally
happy and ifthis be doubted By those who
have never visited The South and Southwest,
let them journey hitherward. and hear the
negroes sing a their work-Fegaling their
humble fancies with Sumo such intellectual
i 'AsI was gwyil.. down shinsSons alley,
There ! spied ole Jonny Gladdin,s N'if q
1, sos. m Long time ago, oh-e-oh! es ~
Let northern doubter do this, and promise
him he will change his opinions, as ] have
M. WsBster,s Cou,atyy !Seat.-T'he Tann-
ton Whigsha sketch of"a visit TO MIR.
Webster's country seat, " from which we col
lect the following information. The country
seat is situated in Marshfield, about thirty
miles, in a southerly direction from Boston,
and lying on what is generally denOminated
the North Shore. The modest mansion" Of
the Senator stands upon q broken and beauti-
fully diversified plain. A short distance to
the west, this plain abruptly rises into swell,
which, broken by hills Of various dimensions,
! finally towers into a lofty summit, adorned
and variegated by lawns and forest.trees. A
mile to the east, spreads the broad expanse of
the ocean. The mansion Isl neat and COM
mOdious edifice, of two stories, with an attic,
surrounded by broad and beautiful piazza,
supported by Doric columns, calling to mind
CiceroHs description of a house, which dis
tinguished and respected character should
choose for his residence. at is neither
small, mean, or sordid nor on the other hand,
enlarged with proflse and wanton extrava-
gance." ,.,e he5i93ssIa3 Ind az. las
The furniture, though not indicative Of
lavish expenditure, has prOpriety of adap-
tation, and indicates q refinement of TASTE
The wall Of one of the rooms is decorated
with paintings Of a rural character, some of
which are interesting illustrations of the
scenes ofithe chase in the different stages of
its progress while the shelves of his Library
are filled with volumes of such description,
as reveal q hint that Mr.. Webster goes not
there for clients, nor for study of politics, but
to enjoy the quietude Of retirement, the a.
nnusements of the chase, the relaxation Of
country life, and the healthfnl exercises and
|invigorating influences of agricultural ptr-
suits. An observatory which he has erected,
commands vast extent of the ocean, and sur
rounding country with a. glass, Cape Cod
and Cape Ann are sometimes visible. MIR.
Webster occupies and cultivates, what were
once two very large farms, on one of which
he has now growing upwards Of ten thousand
white mulberry trees. He keeps stock of
from sixty to seventy head of cattle, with the
employs from twenty to thirty hands. led
The Suspension Bridge over the Niagara
River, at Lewiston, for the construction of
which, charters were granted last winter, by
the Legislature Of the State Of New York and
the Parliament of Upper Canada, will be one |
of the proudest triHmphs of art in the known
world. The banks Of the river at Lewiston
and Queenston, are 125 feet high, chiefly
composed of limestone rock. The bridge
will be in the form of an inverted ARCH
on suspension rods, the links of which are to |
be nine feet nine inches long, capable of slls-
taininga weight of 1000 tons. 1t has been
computed by the engineer, that if the whole |
length and breadth Of the bridge, should be
covered with oxen standing close TO eachoth-
er, the whole weight would be $50 tons less
than the estimated weight twill be capable
Of sustaining, .ss
The cables win pass over. freestone col
tlfians or abutfnents, ON either side, and be
firmly fastened to the rocks below. Two |
plans have been proposed for the construc- |
ton Of the bridge one to place the columns
close to the bank Of the river, at the foot Of
the mleountain--the other to place them at the
top. ,sT MI =,
On the first plan. the columns will be 200
feet high the length Of the chord of the arch |
1000 feet lin this cslse there will be eight s,ls-
pending cables-I.two carriage ways twelve !
feet wide. and one foot way five feet wide in |
the centre ]; the estimated expense in round |
numbers $l3l, 600. On the second plan, the |
columns will be 90 or 100 feet high the
length Of the chord 1000 feet expense $685.
OOO. In either case, the lowest point in the !
inverted arch viii be I20 feet above the wa |
tefs--B Buffalo Com. ADJ. Hss4a91 ~ tse2S
Iat9fh y. 3ii.is q ff--@ v@nf at ys14Ms 4
l.I Capt. Shfeve writes from Red river that
Hels getting On = with the removal of the raft |
Slowly. tind much more difficult task 10
PERFORM than anticipated. The fact Is. the T
wosH n of such q nature, as to make Il limos.
Anie 70 Judge Of the amount Of labor ref1,,ir.
% 70 perform any portion Of It, until after II
mas Deen done but as I progress ID. T leave I
oenind good steamboat navigation. Two
OLD Doats have been sunk in the raft, but mel. |
ther o. them TIT to navigate, from are and AZ.
cay and came up with enigrants.. Fifteen
boats have been up through the former loca-
tion OF the raft, Ito miles,, since the first Of
january; and the emigration to the country
, 70 immense. Arkansas Gazette. 43si@6i'
T@'NN EHE ~ sSsisi 4--.-.. ~ 81 &tEf@a 33it3s
"a good 4aal.---Onf Wednesday afternoon.
i Us rS scme laborels We're diggihg on the Bate
!, syn.h thS purpose OF regulating the centre
Z patnWay from which the benches have re-
!. Ssn!sy Deen taken away, they discovered a
y large quantity of. soyereiuns' 10 The arno,,r+
q! several hundred dollars bllr;e;f Il the - rth
y e Spot where the gold was found. was IN
tnc eage OF the grass plot, isnmefiintelv he.
nind the large Buttonwood tree, cn,cs;ta nc
!; entrance to Castle Garden. Thoss, IN sS ,o
! neighborhood, including worlnien ana hovs