Litchfield enquirer., 1837-08-17

effect were called Loco Foc0 in honor of the match es which they used on the occasiOn.-Sdr. Sent.
 Loco Foco, in the present acceptance of the term, is man who is not satisfied with any thing as it ex- sts but is in favor of an equal distribution of all prop erty, an uprOoting of the institutions of the country, and substitution of some monstrous and mpractca- be in favor of Equal rights, Equal privileges and Equal laws by which he means rights, privileges and laws which will make him as rich as influential, able and bpyn@ oe@6Sora Without snI | particular talents or exertion Of his own. Loco TOGO wants new constitution he deslres that there should be no creds that all debts should be debts cf honor; that no man should be superior to himself; that we should have TO medium of exchanges but gold and silver that the whole form of society and govern ment should be changed and that he should have the satisfied mortal and could he have all his heart de- sres today he would grumble tomorrow just as lusti l ly as ever.
 The following communication is, it professes to be, written by mechanic of neighboring town, and not by the School Commissioner or Postmaster who assume such signatures previous to elections merely for the sake of effect upon what they would call their ignorant followers:
 | FOR THE ENQUIRER.
 | Mr. Edtor-I am Mechanic, and employ several workmen at least have done for several years past and some of my hands have by prudence laid up, be-
 
 each; and my work have been in the habit of send | ing to the South and West The profits on my work were not great, say from 10 to 20 per cent after pay 1 ing my hands and other expenses. Iboarded my own hands mostly, and my neghbors, who were farmers, sold me the produce of their farms for which could pay them cash, and high prices they could get by carrying it to market It however frequently happen ed that had not the money to pay them until had | returns for my work, but they any of them will ling to wai they knew they were sure of it when- ever received returns for my work. And so long as | United States Bank bills were in circulation they would send me notes that bank, which could ex- change with the merchants or other banks near home for such bills as wanted, or specie if chose as every one glad to get hold of them but as soon as the U. s. Bank was put down, my agents who were em- ployed to sell my work began to send me other bills; my neighbors knew nothing about them, and declined l taking them. was accordingly under the necessity | of carrying them somewhere to get them exchanged.
 called on the banks in Hartford, but they declined.
 tried to persuade them that they deposit banks and were equally as good the U. s. Bank, but the only answer got there that they were too far off | for them. then called on the Brokers yes they were very ready to exchange-"we will give you Hartford money, but we must have l5 per cent dis count.' What, says I, l5 dollars for changing this bil G was 100 dollar bill the State Bank of Ili- nos,) 1t sjust as good as U. S. bill. "Not for me-" says he, Sit is too far off," and after trying to get exchanged by every merchant and other person that
 thought would be likely to do it, and after having my neghbors grow quite impatient for their pay finally sold it at that discount which was more than the pro- 1 fit on my work.
 have now large sums due me in Alabama and Mississippi and other western states, and unless we have National Bank, some way of regulating ex- changes in different sections of country, shall lose more in the exchange in money than all the pro fits on my work. have already shut up my shop, and my workmen are entirely out of employ, and un- less the times change for the better, and see no prospect off at present, Van Buren is pledged to
 foow in the footsteps of his predecessor they will soon be under the necessity spending all the fruits of several years labor.
 But there is another view of the subject. We all claim to be for our country, and the preservation of the Union; but if we can have no commercial inter- course between the Northern and Southern and West ern States, where will be that sympathy of feeling which should exist1 And we certainly cannot have, if we lose more by exchanges than the profit on our produce manufactures This will certainly be the fact We see it amongst our neighbors and the thing is as true of states of individuals. My neighbours feel an interest in my welfare for if carry on my trade they can sell me their produce; and in turn want them to raise good crops that can purchase of them in preference to spending my time and being at the trouble of going distance to purchase provisions for myself and for boarding my hands. And so it is with communicable feel an interest in the prospe- rty of tho South, because want a market for our manufactured articles; and they feel an interest in our manufa because they can purchase of us cheaper than they can import them, and can have a market at home for their produce instead of foreign one: but this domestic intercourse must cease if mat. ters continue as they And if am not mistaken, surer way than this of dividing the Union could not have been devised by the most violent enemy of our country. S.L. ReUiesc of the NesU- York 1larket-The Express of Saturday last has the following remarks accompany ing its weekly report:
 FLoUR-At last prices for this article have given way and no confidence that even the present rate will be sustained. Buyers only take their supplies from common brands is $9 and even less rates have been accepted. If the article were forced a considerable reduction would have to be submitted to- Troy Ohio, and New. o1k city, are very dull at to $50 Noth- ing doing in Rye Flour.
 GRAN-The rapid approach of new Wheat has a. lamed the holders of Foreign and they have consent ed to reduction of full 20 c. The demand even at this reduction IS very light Sales of choice Dantzic at l4O and inferior German at ,25 to l,3O. cargo of new Southern Wheat has arrived and sold at about l75. The quality still appears fine. Rye sustains its price better, owing to the fact that the prices have been quite extensive full 2OOOO bushels 30 to s5 C. Corn begins to flag little; considerable sales of Southern at ], 10 cts. Oats are dul