Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-09
THE ENQUIRER. LRTCHFIELD, FEB'Y 9, lsS7.

&r We perceive that our friends in Hartford are beginning to make preparations for the spring cam paign. Meetings are already called in several dis tcts for the nomination of Senators and in towns for the appointment of delegates to the State Convention. With good and true candidates for the State County, and District offices, proper organization, and due vi- glance the part of the people, we have very little doubt that we give the hordes of Loco FOcoism sound thrashng in the spnng-elect our Governor and other State oces three at least ofOur Congressmen, and majority in each branchOf the Legislature. Let then the people every where take courage-at the proper time pull off their coats and go work like al friends oftheir country, and the enemy will receive such BurgOieing in Connecticut as they will long remember. We have the power let us exercise it as did the Wings of the Revolution
 Assessments.-We would call the attention of our readers particularly to the Mo- of A Farmer" in to- days paper upon this subject. And as an illustration of the inequality and sometimes manifest injustice of our system of taxation, we would here introduce a brief statement of case which the Stamford Sentinel says actually happened in that town. The Sentinel says-"Two young gentlemen purchased farm in this vicinity not long since, for $i0OOO One halfthe amount they paid in cash, and to raise the other ha
  O0o The Assessors put their farm in much below its actual valne and when the Board of Relief met, they appeared before them, and showed they were indebt. ed to the amount mentioned. As the tax on money is double what it is upon land and the Board strued he law their list should be abated in proportion to the amount of money was bound to pay, and they struck the entire farm from the list. Here, then, have an instance of two young men worth $5OO0 clear estate on which they pay not farthing of taxes" ]"
 ANOTHER VIEW-A couple of weeks since we published letter from lady residingin the neghbor hood of Chicago, Illinois, giving most amenable ac- count of that section of the country few days since another letter was handed us, also from lady formerly of this town from which we were requested to omake some extracts. This lady, However, we were assured by her father resides Fox River about 40 miles southwest from Chicago but the ether one resi- ded only about six miles. The lsSy whose letter we first published had been in aat contry about year and half, wh;e the other hSs been there only from August last. Here is the extract, postmarked Chi caeo from which we infer it is the nearest post of flee :-
 TFor,y mils fron] "SSaaicqeo, Dec IS, 1ss6
 "Our house is convenient and pleasant. We haze only room on tie first ioor good chamber and cellar, and good stove and plenty of dry wood-have two beds in our room partitioned off by curtains, look at our log house fl. would make you laugh to look within rsther withou-t looks better in than out. think this is the most delightful country was ever in-the grounds are interspersed with hills and valesthe wood land looks more like orchards set out than any thing else. had heard much of this fairy n se ha s 3 work commands a good price. I feel much at home, and enjoy myself in little log house well as if it was stone or brick have as pleasant a home as I vvlan sOll 70 my Vls sit, should have nothing to regret. When am walking around the yard, often look towards my east ern hone, and say to myself can he 1900 miles from home I do not feel as strangern strange land ah no! this IS my country now-the land, house, and cattle are all familiar.
 "This land is unlike any ever saw at the east very rich and fertile, producing crops in great abund ance, with less labor. The people here are friendly and kind: We have temperance society, moral re- have mills going up us-shall be provided for by spring. The country is filing up with an enterprs- ing people, intelligent and piousn store is sablish- ed near us. and public house. We can get almost every thing want if we have money. Our near est neighbor is half mile from us; this seems quite near to me now. have not seen an Indian since "We have meetings every Sabbath about mile from us-preaching occasional y-haye an interest ing bible class, and praye ::-e.''e i:i few wears we shall have an abundance of all the good things of this life as yet we. must expect some prvations.- Fruit we cannot have, except wild frut-straw- berries g;1S giG1ST in abundance pGms c , Our win
 
 here is uniform and heahy-sone cases of fever and asue-this can be easily flung nT by proper medicines. do not feel afraid at present."
 "Monday morr.-This is indeed delightful coun- Fy-weather mild. no snow-anY one can work out al fencing, and even plonghing now, as we have as vet little no frost in the ground. We have a vil- lage that will probably he laid out, and all me- ehanics will be located here-it will he ue place for business: sometimes calculate the distanee, and feel sad-still find kind and pleasant friends"
 A Danbury Van Buren paper speaks of the deposite act "the obnoross deposite law passed the late session'-not remembering probably that his own party had large majority (neary wo-thrds) in each branch of the legislature and that they are accounta- be certainly for all its obnoxious" features True, the Wings and the conservative portion of the " B. party endeavored render the law as acceptable as possible to the people. If they had had the power, some parts of the act would unquestonaby have been different. They would most likely have given the money to the towns without restriction as to the pur- pose to which it should be applied; and they would have so modified tthat personal secuity-such secu- rity as Banks and keensighted individuals require might have been taken, that thereby poor but mer torous and industrious mechanics and business men who have no spare capital to invest in real estate could have come in for share of the benefits As it is, none but landandholders can obtain loan, while the worthy mechanic and tIadesman whose capital is invested in their business, is excluded. Is this the "equa and exact justice'' which modern deno6cracy prates so much about?
 The Erpunging Pen.-A little anecdote is related It Washington, which is worth recording. The night the expunging resolution was carried into effect in measure sent to the President the pen used by the Clerk of the Senate, in drawing around and across