Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-03

,l of fvifupeTntion empIoyrd by Ais parly neafns. I MT. Afnlne was the u.|.I patton hv tho House, as flsaV termed t. in cleclinB uIl1 gentleman,
 win . minority of electoIel votes ln 0pposi- II rested rpon the undeniable elaimS of Q lnrre plurality ofthe People. And the complaint, 1 with all the changes rung upon it, Was heard I from the man whose c0unsels. had theY pre- vailed, would have conferred that high office upon the caucus candidate, who in tho popu-
 lar contest was beaten nearly out of sight.
 The worst feature, however of MT. Van Bu-
 ren's proiigacy is, that he seemsto think it is
 all right and proper. A public meeting of
 the People require him, as public man, and
 candidate for their suffrages, to declare his
 opinion on certain points of national policy.
 which they propound to him through their
 chairman and how does he respond ff, thepq
 By an unmeaning babble of words. thrO,,vh
 which no human penetration can, trace inc
 slightest shadow of sensation, or an ilrlDres-
 sion of an idea, of any opinion ait ali. and
 then, hoping that this explicit and frank a.
 vowal of, his sentiments may be satisfactory.
 subscribes himself their very humble ser.
 want as if it were both unfair and unreason-
 able to expect from any candidate for office
 an open and honest disclosure of his senti-
 ments in reference to any subject; and as if
 it were his firm conviction, as no doubt it is,
 that every candidate should be left free to
 dodge, and shuttle, and twist, according to
 the changing exigencies of coming times and
 seasons. .5l s fs 4,ss. -,a.5sf.5f >
 Titled Americans-Lord Hacket. There is
 many family suddenly come into opulence
 from extreme obscurity, who banker after
 titled honor as luxurious appendage, to cor
 respond with their newly acquired wealth.
 There are others again in our country, who
 could claim these hereditary distinctions from birth, or by consanguinity with those
 who hold them abroad, and for that very req
 son, because they were born with. and in them, it may be said, they are indifferent to them. It happens to be thus with the distin- guished American comedian, Hackett MT. H. was brought up merchant, and was led to the stage from adverse fortune He has now seen brighter days, and is man of con- parative aff1uence. He always knew enough of his pedigree to know there was title in the family, and accordingly, at the request of his mother, made the necessary inquiries while abroad. At Dublin he found the cor roboration of all that had been handed down to him by tradition, and much more. The emblaZoning of the shield of the family and all their titles, are preserved complete in the archives of the Ulster King at Arms. Itap- pears that the title is that of an English Bar- on, in his own right though the family some two or three centuries since removed to Ire- land. From thence MT. Hackett's father. or grandfather, came to this country, while the oldest brother, to whom the title fell, emigra- ted to Holland about 150 years since, to fight the battles of the States General
 MT. Hackett then procured letter of in- troduction through our Charge, Mir. Vail, from the Dutch Ambassador at London, and provided with his documents, proceeded in search of his relatives at the Hague, where he was fortunate enough to find them, to the mutual surprise and qualification of both of the family. They knew of their title, and the gentleman to whom it has de- scended he found to be his first cousin, the Baron Von Hackett, who had served for sev- eral years with great distinction as cavalry officer under Napoleon. He has no heirs, and the barony after his demise, should he have no descendants, falls next to our esteem ed countryman, who may then, as we'll as his. cousin at present, demand q seat in the l English House of Lords. The Baron was so much pleased with the compeian, that he has accompanied him to make the tour of the U.| States, and is at present residing at Mir. Hack ett's seat at Jamaica. N Y., StGr. .s...l ]. A small aaistake. A French paper states that young man itls Paris lately arrayed himself in the robes ofsa Catholic priest, and placed himself in confessional in oneof the churches A young female penitent came Eo confession, and had nearly finished the recital of her various sins of omission and when she accidentally discoy- cred the cheat. The affair was brought be- ore the tribunals, but it was so novel q case hat the lawyers and judges were puzzled to dispose of it.
 That is what we should call sheep in volf's clothing ;'' but faith we see not what l crime could be made of it. If the cunning | young Frenchman gok a chance to hearsthe | 'ecital of pretty girl peccadilloe from her 'wn ruby lips, and mon espec ecially if he heard 1 what she really thoug St of herself, we reckon le heard a story whiQ& many young fellow | would have jumped all We would have giv- | ,n shilling in a misiAe for hisp -and if l he fair penitent bid lot get of with a light 1 penance, it would be lDne of our fault. The | young lady had betta# have gone thro' with ] her confession, and rel eived dissolution attheI hands of the gallant Ps kst pro tens. The pen- ance would probahl have been something of the same character we have often seen imposed for 8 wrong gnels in game of but 1 ton.-f -fta'yordl Courisrs r* es uc
 Merry n.akiag A young yelloo woman three months old in her arms, got gloriously blue yesterday afternoon, and widowed in the l dirt by Fulton market.-N. Y. 9Smes.
 A yelloa0 woman, did you say i-named Johnson Wonder if she has any relations m theHe ighborh0oa efthe Great Crossings
 sasas V Aroond Coarisr.
 The Van Bureii candidate for Governor in l Onio' lhaldwin,) has been defeated, in his