Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-29
THE ENQURER,
LlTCHFIELD, JUNE 20, 1887.

f The FVOrida War, it will be seen by an article in to-days paper, is still far from being at an end. The Indians have daied along with Gen. Jesup until the hot and sickly season has arrived, and now have a. gain made their escape to the swamps and everglades where it will be impossible to disodge them, unless with their consent, before the fall. Oseoo threatened the breaking out of the war that he would proract it to five years and from present appearances, do not but that his threats likely to be fulfilled. The laures gained by Gen. Jesup will we think be in ra- ther wilted state before they gathered and worn by himself.
 BeautifL!-We had prepared few remarks upon the text introduced into the following article, when we received the New Haven Palladium with its re- marks upon the same text. We therefore omit our own, and give place those of our friend Babcock -
 One of the drivellers of toryism stationed at Nor walk, published the following lines few days ago. They complete exposition of the feelings of his party towards the laborng people ot this country who fast being reduced to the condition of the degrad- ed population of the specie currency countries. He l "Ask them uhe whigs) why and wherefore it Ca specie currency) cannot be established in the United 1 States well as in Europe and Asia" O x In Austria, Prussia, Russia, Germany, and nearly all of Europe and Asia, specie is the common curren, cy. The farmer ives specie for his produce, and
 
 | cie for their services"
 In reference to the above we would remark that it has always been admitted that hard money IS the com mon currency of all despotsms and that 1t has been demonstrated that well regulated credit system can only thrive in comparatively free country yet the three most absolute governments Tn Europe are held up by the preachers of democracy as models tor imitation and, if this not enough, we are re-, erred to the poor degraded, doarous vagabonds and bandits of Asia, for further specimen ot good gov ernmens. Why was Africa and the isles ot the Pa- 1 cific omitted in the enumeration-in those places there are no Banks-no credit system-all IS hard money, and beads, pieces of tin, glasses any thing of this nature passes current but the best pa- per ever known will not go. The whigs have ever been ready to admit that specie currency might be made universal ill this country, 1.-the people were will ling to make the sacrifice, or the government wicked enough and cruel enough to attempt to enforce it but | they have always conended that 1t could only be done by reducing the mechanics, manufacturers and to the condition of the operatives and sers ot Europe, the migratory hordes of Asia, or the wild na- | tives of Afrca-to which state, however, we have been taking rapid strides under democratic humbug- gery, within few years past.
 01r The last Legislature commenced its session on the Sd of May and closed on the 10th of June-thrty days only, including all the days when the legs- ature was no in session, and Sundays-andit will be remembered that in instance it adjourned on Fri day morning, and did not get together again till Tues day afternoon-yet the members of the House voted themselves pay for orysr days, and the Senators for forty-seven-seven and eight days more than they were entitled to-Slo 50 apiece for the 2l2 members of the House, and SIP each for the 2l Senators. This makes the generous sum of PAYS DOL LARS which they voted into their own pockets over and a. bove what they were justly entitled to- Is not this a brilliant specimen of "democratic'' legislation and economy
 l DestructiUe Fire-We learn by slip from the Ad- vocae, that the morning of the 22d inst. about o'clock, fire discovered in the printing office of "The Constitutionalist," Bath, N Y published by MT. Charles Adams date of this village, which, with all its contents, and books and papers, entirely destroyed The building occupied below by a mlliner and natter. The fire soon extended to the Franklin House, and three or four other small build- ngs which were also destroyed. Loss of printing of flee $l2OO, and tavern $3OO0-no insurance on either. Other losses about $a5OO, mostly insured.
 Ball Playing.-The Winsted wicket players have sent us long communication challenging dny t,cO toWns in Litchfield county to game on Tuesday the 4h of July next. If accepted, they to play ac- cording to the rules by them established (which by the bye in the main agreeabIy to common usage, and on their ground-the number to be not less than 30, nor more than 40 We presume that in this gen. era sort of challenge tUo towns will agree to meet them. The time has been when Bantam would like to have fought them single-handed. We have not room for the communication-thereore give the sub- stance ofit.
 City Bank Committee-We invite public attention to the account of Messrs. Prior, Seely and Stearns the special committee who investigated the affairs of the City Bank at New Haven. We have heard much of late of corruption, bank oppression, and bank prof its, but we have seen nothing that will compare with this.
 MT; Prior, 8 days. a. s5, sl65 % | Expenses, 50 Oo
 Mir seey, fl days,as s5. ssos % ] Expenses, 46 O5
 Mr stearns, g days, ad ;s5, sll5 % l Expenses, AZ S6 | -Sl64 SC
 s64O go | The above, however, is not their whole bill. We l find among the contingent expenses of the House the of $93 55 placed to the account of Messrs l Prior, SeeIy and Stearns
 l Most modest guardians of the public expendfures This is Out-banking the Banks Truly, if the Banks each the State much as this annually in the way of overhaulng and investigation, the sooner they are deprived of their charter the better. The fupubic servants shou be allowed only four dollars day. and the House further reduced 1t to three dol l lars.-Har!ford Cour.
 Erpenses-We stated last week, that the entire ex- penses Of the session amounted to between thirteen | that have considerably underrated them. The | following is the bill of costs:
 Debenture bill of the House, Sl7,lA 42 Contingent expenses of do. I,256 IT