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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07
SAYINGS AND DOINGS IN LEG[S-
LATURES.
WI UTT-N'T Y 'T''c''
HARRIET MARTlNEAU.
March l6. 1884.

The choicest ii, bit that we find among
our Legislative scraps claims for lis master
no less distinguished ''indlwidooal' than
one of the members returned a representa-.
tive for the county Of Phllade phia, 10 the
Pennsylvania Legislature. The occasion
on Which he gave ut,erance to the all pow,
erful burst Of eoquencc, and manifested
how deep he had drunk oflhe wells of Eng.
land indebted, was the bringing forward
bill in the House Of Representatives for the
incorporation Of the PHILADELPHIA Ice Com.
pany.
The Pennsylvania Sentinel thus reports
the "indwidooars remarks.
Mr. Speaker have few words more to
say on this subject. My colleague (Mr,
Enylish) has SAID that this here bill is not
opposed to the interests Of indwidooals. -
(Mr English explained lie had not used
the phrase which fell from the mcmber-he
said "ndiriduais" well Mr. Speaker.
tMr Erghsh} tells Us hat this bill to gather
ice won't hurt indlwldooal enterprise. Is
there an indwIdooal in This house that will
be deceived by this? Here are 100 ndl-
wldooals applying for a charter to galhev
ice. and yet the indlwldoual tina, has ns,
spoken would have us believe that this
charter don't interfere with ndlwdooal en-
terprlsc. II ihls'ant monopoly would like
the lndlwidooal to pInl it out, for one in
diwldooal am opposed to charters to ind
wldooals, for individual Advantage
Whilst the Pennsylvania Legislators have
been looking out for the Ice, those of .Nso
York have not been unmndful Of the ar
dent, as we find from the following record
of what transpred not long since in the
Assembly.
"Mr. Van Tuyl from the committee on
trade and manufactures, to which was re
ferred the petitions of Inspectors, Mer
chants, and Dealersln Domestic Spirits, re
ported that they have had and held the
same under consideration for a long time.
with the hope that those Inspectors would
make their annual Reports, in obedience to
the revised statutes, from which the COM
mttee might Judge ofthe proprlety of gran
llng thelr prayer oul as inc statue has
been dIsrcgarded, the committee was only
informed that the inspectors ask speclfi ed
compensation for "proving," "guaglng,'
";ak,ng out" differences" making, u
"slarling" and "replacng lungs" &c. a.
for the matter of"proving," the committee
feel 20 great soicilude, as an adulterated
article will prove lees destructive to human
life. The 'guagIng" is well enough, bu,
as to the "outs," The more that is oul the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

Rich AND Poor.-Tbe Augusta Chroni.
Gle abiding to Jackson's Farewell Address,
makes the following sensible remarks on the
manner IN which he has guled the poor
and caught their votes. They are begin.
ming now to open their eyes and ears
want pnches them
There is vein of demagogue- ism which
pervades the whole document, about the
rich and poor-the laborng classes &c
We ourselves are as poor as the most OF
people, and work as hard to make iv.
lng,but we detest and despse that hypocrt,
ical cant, fashionable now days which is
ever full OF professions Of love and regard
tor the poor, while it never puts a penny in
their pockets, or brings loaf of beard to
their moulh s, We look upon it as The frs,
evidence of palry dcmagogue, to hear O
man always preaching his special love fol
the poor and we have always fell, less con
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

The Washington Correspondent Of tb,
New York Express gives some new par
ticulars of a scene in the recent session OF
Mr.. Lincoln, compelled Mr.. Glet and
Ab,jah Mann, 10 confess under the alter
native of instantaneous personal chastise
ment, that they were not the authors Of a
lying abusive report, brought in by The
partisan majority Of the Committee. Up
on probing the matter it appeared, that nj
other than Reuben NJ. W'hitney the motto
rious, was the author of this precious doc
ument. The following is the account, O
the affair
The majority of that Committee. COSTS,
ting "of The shole hog" thorough bred
"Royaiists," brought lnlo the Committee
room and read as n report, rejecting with
great severity npon the conduct and cnnrs
of the minority, Mcssrs. Wise, Campbell
and Lincoln. Lincoln who is q Yankee
and very mild prudent man, was reused
by the outrageous aud personal reAcclio.
thrown ont against himself and Messrs
Campbell and Wise, in the report of the
Royals, majority men, H. rose from hi.
seat. and addressed Glllel who had been
the most scurrllous amongst them, and dc.
manded upon the spot that he should re.
tract every thing he had sald or written n,
galnst the minority Of the Committee -
! Glllet trembled and shook like an aspen
leaf, and protested that he Did not write
the report. Mr.. Campbell of S. c.. feel
ing equally indignant, locked the door OF
the commlttee.room, putting the key into
his "breeches pocket," aud avowed his de
termination to hold each member of the
majority of,he Committee personal yrespon-
sibe, unless the offensive language of the
report was Immediately stricken out, where
upon each member of the ma inriy denict
having written the report when Mr.. lin
coin compelled Mr.GlIlct and Mr.. Abljal
! Mann who had before "Ialhered" the re
port, TO give mp the nameo'the author wheI
10 and behold it turns ont to be Reuben
M Whitney. 1t is scarcely necessary fol
me to say tha, the offensive part of the 70
port was stricken out.
Mr. Lincoln, in his history Of Worcester
gives the following specimen ofthc ener
getc confessions which were published il
the newspapers Of the evolutionary era:
"Wheras, ], the subscriber, signed ar
address to the late Governor Hutchinson,
had seen it Marblehead, Oct "a, IVA
John Prentice"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

Salmon versus sermon. "A clergyman in
Pcrths shire, who was more skillful as an
angler than popullr rs a preacher, having
fallen into conversation with some Of his
Pensioners, on the benefits Of early RI
sing, mentioned, as an instance, that he
had that very morning before breakfast,
composed a sermon and killed salmon
--an achievement on which he plumcd
himself gieaily. "Aweel, sir" observed
one of the company, "Iwould rather have
YOUR sermon"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

OFF HATS The Lexington Observer
says that in the town Of Columbia. widow
Rachael Dckerson is Clerk Of The Court Of
Common Pleas, and that one Mary Potter
is nominated for the Legislature in Nc
Cracker County.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

Uncle John" said little urohin to "a
old gentleman who was sitting with his
head towards the fire, ''why are you like
an Indian building his house ? Dye give
it up Because you are making your ois
wam." (wigwam,)
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

fidence in the stability Of our institutions in
proportion, as we have seen the people
gulled and deuded by such specious pro.
tessions
All the ,yran,s who have overthrown
the republics OF the world, have sung siren
songs to the people and the poor. Even
Robcspierre, the greatest and the blood
lest of all tyran's, could preach as pretty =
homly to the poor as any Of The dema
gogues Of The present day, and perha ps
within twenty.four hours afterwards, or.
dered score IF these same dear people to
the scaffold,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

4 lawyer was once trying to pose a
maritime witness, who spoke Of the run.
ming rigging of ship.
"Do tell me, said the lawyer" shave you
ever seen rigging set out and run'"
mo. "said Jack. but have seen q
rope ,oalk,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-04-07

Lhe London q uarieriy Repiew for De.
cember, contains several interesting arti
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a TOUCHING VALEDicroRY.-The editor
of the Hamilton Free Press, in Upper Can
ada, being compelled to relinquish the pub.
LEGATION Of mis- paper for want of support,
bestows parting blessing upon his friends
and his party, in The affecting words that
follow, viz.
"Inslead of the support which was prom.
ised by the reformcrs, have met with the
most insulting neglect, whilst some are ma
king false assertions and empty boastings,
with every third word lie, more religious
~ paid than The Turks tribute, regarding
what they have done for the Free Press. -
In one Of the ancient Greek Republics in
gratitude was punished by death. If the
same law prevailed in Upper Canada, the
heavens would be darkcned by the cease
less smoke Of the heca;ombs of reformerS
which would be offered as an atonemcnt fol
outraged feeling. Ample experience con
vnces me Of the intrinsic worthessness o
those who designate themselves reformers
and, hcnceforward, any one who wastes biz
time and energies IN The ungratefnl task o
supporting their cause, will be to me al OBJ
jcc, pity. II they possessed 1.-THE o
the spirit which characl erizcs the opposite
party, to state their wrongs would be to re
dress them. But, void Of principle, talent
and energy, they deserve to live and di
, despised and unpltled slaves. Their miser
, able crouchng to those who have patron
age to bestow, and the facility with which
they can be Influenced, through their vaui,
aud venali'y, mark them as fit objects 70
, he chain and the fe,ter. shall ever de
! plore that | have spent some of the mos
valuable years of my life, struggling for lib
erly for those who are too ignorant to know
lis value, and too base to enjoy it if the
{ did. Let them hug their darling abomlna
tion meanness Of spirit and sordid thIrs
for peIf. and drivrl out their stlnsy exist
encc, secure Of the utter contempt wit
which every man will regard them, VIII
, knows them as well as does
"WM. SMITH"
= THE case of Mr.. Smith is rot singula
r nor is the cold neglec, Of partisans to per
. form their promises to the press peculiar
, Upper Canada.--.N Y. Conn., .4dv.
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,cs, and one or two Of no particular mer.

Giles, and one or two Of no particular mer.
II.
The most important article is on the
English Factory System. which is here ex
hibited as pregnant with evils, physical
and moral, as o monster more tyranica
and cruel than West India slavery before
the Introduction of the apprentice system
Such on exposure as is here made mus,
result in one or two things either the sys-
TEN must be so corrected by the Parla.
ment as to remove its objectionable fea-
lures, or the English nalion will appeal To
the world in most uncnviabe light, fo'
expanding their sympathies on black slaves
at home. But we cannot suppose that the
enormity will continue much longer, as il
is too revolving to every feeling Of human
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
MARRTED

4HA4AAlEN
 Tn New Haven, Charles Henry Cotton. Eso os Windsor vt., to Miss Mary F., daughter of Beniamin h Derby, Mr. Walter Smith, to Miss Mary Flaw. kins In Haddam, Mr. Lewis D. Brooks to Miss Laura M Bewell MT. Jared H. Shailer to Miss FlorilIa D Smaller. .,
 In Ridgefeld, Mr. Harry Bears to Miss Mary Anr fi In Hartford, ar % Mr. Edward W. Coleman, to Mis- Laura, daughter of Ezra Clark, Esq.
 In Westfed, Mass: Mr. William II. Hooker, Cash fer of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Hartford to Miss Caroline, daughter of Augustus Collins Esq.
 DIED, s In this town, on the 3d inst. Miss Mary Elizabett Cook, aged24 years. Incorrectly printed last week J In this village, on the 18th inst daughter of Mr Garry Bissell, aged 28 months. In this town, on the l4th inst. David aged years son of MT. Henry Kilborn .. In Norwaik, Captain Hezekiah Betts, aged T. In Danbury, Eben. Benedict aged g years; Mrs. Sarah Peck formerly of Newtown, 9l.
 In Westport, Seth Savior, Esq. aged 66. s,[ In Weston, Stephen Wheeler, Esq. aged 67., M In Wilton, MT. Moses Gregory, aged 70 years. In Groton, Rev. Roswell Burrows, aged 6S. In Norwalk, Capt Hezekiah Betts, aged 77.
 In Ridgefeld, Mrs. Huldah Damn, aged p; Mary, In Norwalk, Mir William Isaacs, aged about 50. In Bedding, widow Sarah Couch, aged 82.
 In Bloomfield, Mir. Amos Harrington, aged 61. In Pennington, Martha H. daughter of the late John Mix, Esq. aged A; MT. Artemas Root, aged 63; Col, Isaac Cowles, aged 8l. In Plymouth, Miss Jane E. eldest daughter of Col. Miles Smith, aged IT, |,
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

U The committee appointed by the First School Society of Litchfeld to adj just the fen ces, level the ground, &c. in reference to the late enlargement of the East Public Burying Ground, will receive proposals, at the office of P. Miner, Esq. on Tuesday the 2Oth instant, from 9 to o'clock P. M. for the removal of the stone and laying the wall on the front and rear of said additional ground also for erec- ting post and slat fence on the west side of said ground: said fence to be made either with the posts placed on split stone with iron braces and dowels, or set into the ground Length of stone wall about 30 rods, of board fence about 15 rods. Also for performing the requisite levelling in consequence ofexcaya- tions formerly made for cellar. Also, for addition and repair of board fence about the public burying ground near Thomas Addiss. More particular explanations will be given to those who may wish to make proposals, at the time and place above mentioned. ,,,
 WILLIAM BUEL,
 PH1NEHAs MINER, < Committee.
 STEPHEN DEFINING, Litchfeld, June 13, 1887. 1w
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
NOTICE.

VNHE Court of Probate for the District of N Harwinton has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors to the estate of MERIT RIees, of Harwinton, within said district, an assigning debtor. rep resented insolvent, in which to exhibit their claims thereto. and has appointed Martin Cook, Esq. and Abijah Webster. of Harwin- ton, Commissioners to receive and examine said claims. Certified by
 - BENAtAH HADEN, Judge. The subscribers give notice that they will meet at the house of Merit Riggs, in said Har- winton, on the last Monday in July and tho Iasl Monday in November, 1887, at 9 o'clock in inc forenoon on each of said days, to attend to the duties of our said appointment.
 MARTIN Cook, COmmis- -> ABuAH WEBSTER. { si0ners.
 All persons indebted to said estate are. re- auested to make immediate payment to JERRY SMITH, T..,.,..
 LUcrUs A. Cook, -"'''es'
 Harwinton, May 3l, 1887. Il
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

Resolution incorporating new Fire Company in MddletOwn, read and passed.
 The Committee on Meteorological Survey made report, recommending m appropriation of a sum not exceeding $500 for the publication of Professor Shep- ard. Report to be published under his supervision with resolution to carry the same into effect read three times and passed-Adiourned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
NOTICE,

THE subscribers hereby give notice that Il we have this day associated together in limited copartnership agreeably to the pro- visions of the statute entitled "an act autho- rising limited partnerships in certain cases,'' iD the business of manufacturing and vending Musical Instruments, and other instruments, implements, articles and machines, the prin- cipal material whereof is wood, brass or ivo- ry. The business is to be carried on at the manufacturing establishment lately occupied by Asa Hopkins, and now occupied by Jabez M. Camp in the prosecution of said business, in the town of Litchfield, on Waterbury river Said business is to be carried on under the partnership name and firm of .UNbex eM. Camp, who is the general partner; and the said Jabez, the general partner, is autho- rised to transact, manage and sign for the partnership; and for his acts alone the part nership shall be responsible. The amount of capital advanced to the common stock of the partnership is as follows: By the special partners in cash, viz. Asa Hopkins $2OOO, Elijah E. Nettleton $15OO, Oliver Goodwin S75O, Sylvester Galpin $500, Luke Lewis $5OO-by the general partner Jabez M. Camp in cash and property $25OO-total $s775O.- Said partnership commences on the day of the date hereof, and terminates on the first day of June, A. D. 1889.
 @ JABEz M. CAMP,
 LUKE LEWIS, aH ofthe ...t ASA HOPKINS, tOacn and || SYLVESTER GALPIN, cOasssty Of
 OLIVER GOODWIN, Litchfeld.
 ELIJAH E. NETTLEToN,
 LitcHfeld, June l, 1887. 6l
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
A Concert of Sacred Music

WILL be given in TWISTED, at the Meth w odist Meeting House, by the Haydn Music Society, June 26th, at o'clock P. M. The singers are requested to meet for rehear- sal on Saturday the 24th, at o'clock P. M.; also, at o'clock on the 18th.
 Jnna 1E O .
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
LATER FROM ENGLAND.

NEW-YoRK, June 10. We had yesterday three arrivals with la- ter dates from England. The accounts we have received by these arrivals, are from London ofthe 6th, and Liverpool of the 9th of May, and it is with regret we add, their com pleXion as regards the state of the money market and trade, is extremely gloomy. The Bank of England, it tappears, has again been compelled to come forward to support one or more of the American Houses, in the expec- tation that remittances to them would be forthcoming from this country-an expecta- tion which we unfortunately know has been disappointed. It is useless to speculate upon the probable consequences. The East India and China Houses in London seem to labor under as serious endorsements as the A. merican, which must necessarily render the continued intervention of the Bank to uphold the tottering credit of both more dificult.- There is, however, one favorable circum- l stance, which is, that the value of gold is less on the continent of Europe than it is in Eng land. That institution need not therefore stop it's issues from an apprehension of a demand for specie, it however assuredly will not, we think, continue its assistance unless the gov ernment consent to hold it harmless, it can not indeed do it in justice to the proprietors of its stock.
 The Packet ship Oxford had arrived in Liverpool on the 6th May, but the intelligence she carried out had not yet reached London. Bills continue to return protested, which is no more than was anticipated.
 There is little else of paramount interest. The British legion in St. Sebastians has been reinforced by large body ofSpanish troops, and the whole under the command of the Spanish General Espartero, was on the point of moving forward to attack the Carlist army posted before that place. The combat it was believed would be very bloody.
 MT. Joseph Barber, editor of the New-Ha- ven Register, in his paper of June 3, says There have now been two experiments, and the question is which is the best. The one is a currency based on specie foundation, nd the other currency resting on total refusal of the Banks to pay specie for their bills.- Which is the better experiment? And after wards, in the same article, he says, of the two Experiments, almost every body will ad- init that the former was better than the pres ent; for under the former every one could get either specie or bills but under the preS- ent experiment it is difficult to get either.' As the former experiment was the Whig experiment., and the latter is universally known to have been forced upon the country by the Jackson policy, followed up and SUD- ported by the Van Burenites, we were sur prised to see such concession in that des- perate paper. And we cannot account for it now, except by the supposition, that the edit or has been suddenly and strangely seized with a paroxysm of honesty, and under the alarm which such an attack would naturally produce, made these extraordinary declara- tions, which, when he recovers his usual state of mind, and ascertains what he has been left to do, he will probably take back or deny. Haryord Courant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
NOTICE.

NNHE Court of Probate for the District of
 1 Litchfield hath assigned Saturday the 24th of June instant, at one o'clock in the af- ternoon, for the examination and settlement of the administration account of the subscri- per, executor on the estate of AMos WILSON, late of Torrington, deceased, at the Probate Ofhce in Litchfield, at which time and place an persons interested may eff they see causel appear and be heard in the premises. By order of said Court.
 HARMON WILSON, Erecs1Or. Torrington, June 10, 1887. #0
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

Al Court of Probate holden ct NortoM, aoiihia
 and for the District of Norfolk, on the 3la dag
 of May, A. D. 1887: Present, Wm. M. Bur
 rall, Esq. sitting as Judge, Michael 7. Mills,
 Esq. Judge of said district, being disqualified
 tn the case:
 TIIS Court doth direct the administrator ! upon the estate of HALsEY STEVENS, late of Norfolk, in said district, represented insol- vent, to give notice to all persons interested in the estate of said deceased to appear Gf they see cause) before the Court of Probate to be holden at the probate office in the Dis trict of Sharon, on the 26th day of June, 1887, at ten o'clock A. M. to be heard relative to the appointment of Commissioners on said estate. 2 WM. M. BURIAL, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
 THE Court of Probate for the District of N Litchfeld hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors to the estate of
 Hon. FREDERICK WOLCOTT, late of Litchfield, in said district, deceased within which to exhibit their claims against said estate to the subscriber, administrator thereon, for settlement. All claims not pre- sented within said time will be de6arred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 OLIVER GOODWIN, Administrator. LitchfeM. June l3, 1887. 2
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

., 9 Some remarks upon the subject. of the School tund rom the m Hartford Courier a ype nre necessa
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
District of Litchfeld, ss. Probate Court, }
 June 5, 1887. e,l

District ot Litchfeld, ss Probate Court, } June 5, 1637.. enl EsrATE of ELoN CHAMPION, Jr. late of said HI Litchfeld, deceased. The administra- tor represented said estate to be insolyent- whereupon, ordered, that Commissioners be appointed on said estate, at the probate office in said Litchfeld, on the 20th day of instant June, at 10 o'clock A. M.-and the adminis- trator was directed to publish notice of this order in newspaper published in said Litchfield, and to post up like notice on the public signpost in said Litchfeld nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt, that all persons interested may attend Gf they see cause) and be heard relative to said appoint ment. Certified by
 l ELISHA s. ABERNETHY, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15
LUMBER.

THE subscriber offers for sale a lot of A LUMBER of the following description Pine and Spruce Siding.
 Pine Boards, from to 1-2 inches thick. Hemlock Boards and Plank.
 Ash Studs and Braces, &c. sc.
 GEORGE STANLEY. 4 EGSt Goshen, June 8. 1887, I
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

Foreign.-Two or three arrivals at New York on Monday bring advces from London to the l7h May, and from Liverpool to the lsh News from this coun-
 try had been there received to the lst May, at which time failures were constantly taking place, and pro- duced great excitement in England, but the failures there were few Nothingis found in the English papers oany indication of the Bank of England stopping spe cie payments.
Litchfield enquirer., 1837-06-15

Stamford Bank-The bill for the repeal of the char ter of this bank was taken up in the House yesterday Ffidav) afternoon, and after short debate pas sed by a vote of 97 to 92. The bill was immediately transmitted to the Senate It was opposed by Messrs ney' and Allen The yeas and nays being called. on the passage of the biI Messrs Allen, BFge, Coe, Pin ney, Pomeroy, Roberts, Wooster, St John, and SPau- ding. voted in the affirmative and Messrs. Baldwin, Bee6e, Hewitt, Hlyer, Loomis, Palmer, Kellogg, Mi ner, and Waterman in the negative. Being tie, the President Lieut. Gov Stoddard gave his vote in the negative.-Hartford IIgses.