Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-23

John Qu,ncy Adams.--The October number of the Democratic Review" published at Washington, contains the following sketch of that extraordinary
 "Our attention is now attracted to a ray of light located the left of the Honse, in the neehbor- hood of the Speakers Chair. It proceeds from that tor, poet. philosopher, statesman, critic and orator John Quincy Adams. There he sits, hour after hour day nter day, with untirng patience, never absent as t ,Ss an @ ever on the alert always prepared to at once into
 the prooundest question ofsate, the mnuest point of order. We look at him and mark his cold and
 fearful eye, his stern and absracfed gaze, and con Jure up phantonls ot other scenes. We look upon more than King, who has filled every department of honor in his native land. still at his post he who
 the President ot Millions, the representative of forty odd thousand. quarefg about trifies or advo. eating high principles-to day growing and sneering at the House with abolition petition in his tremb ling hand, and anon ording 1t the passions and flashing the members into the widest state of enthusi nsm by his indignant and emphatic eloqnence Alone, unspoken o, unconsulted with others he sits apart. most perpetual employment. He looks enfeebied bu. yet he is never tired out. but ever ready for the cOmhat melancholy, but let witty thing fall from any member and that old mans face is wreahed in smiles. He appears passive, hut woe to the unfortunate mem- her that hazards an arrow at him-the eagle is not swfter in it's flight than MT. Adams; with his agiia- ted finger qniverng in sarcastic gesticulations, he saZes upon his foe, and anid the amaZement of the House, rarely fails to take signal vengeance His stores of knowledge on every subject garnered up through the corrseof his extraordinary fe in the well to have permitted single fact to escape it give him great advantage over al corners in encounters of this kind. He isa wonderful. eccentric genius He ns,Gnss M to n party; nor does my party belong to m
 s orginav of very peculiar idens. and perfectly fear. less and independent in expressing and maintaining them. Hi. manner q speaking is peculiar, he rises abruptly, his face reddens and in moment throwing himself into the attitude of veteran gladiator he pre- pares Tor the attack; then he becomes full of eescu- ation. his body sways to and fro selfcommand seems sometimes touches the desk, lis voice frequently breaks but he puTsuee his subject through all it's bear ings-noshing dannts him-the House may ring with stands amid the tempest, and like an oak that knows its gnarled md knaed strength, stretches his arm forth and deiies the blast" t,.sj t-st -5.,I
 Lhlityefa Mns:peper. The newspaper is the great instrument Of civilization All the hooks ever written are but feather in the scale compared with hnewspa- per-, as means of affecting the mass. What is the cE;rtai,on cs pcpnlsr r?ye to tha. cf paragraph winch runs the rounds ol the nress7 the one is read ov thousands. the other by millions. It is almost en- tirey to the influence of newspapers that the suDeror intelligence of the middle caeea s t0 be attributed contemptihle may be deemed the information deri. we'd from ths source. How few are fhe iradesmen or even merchants, who have time or inclination to take .p ;. teanse and make mas Of this class if they have read Mills Essay on Gov ernment.' Baileys 'RationaIe of Representation Smith's Wealth of Nations RFowns Philosophy of the Human Mind r If they have studied Benthnn, Ricardo, oF even known these writers except their names7 Yet VIC know that there are in the middle ciasses Wanv men of high rank in intellect What has chiefly furnished them with food for reflection, and eiven them eanerai, although peThaps super fcal knowIedge. Of almnst every subject The news paper-that despised and seemingly insignificant mee- sengeT. bringing every day some new idea. and thus adding. little and little. to their mental stores until they have accumulated 10 an extent fnF which the cause would have appeared at first inadequate A quarso volume, containing the same quantity ofnor nation. would never have been opened-Nesrbsyy port Herald.
 Stolen Goods found under lady's bed at Tiverton, Ms, viz counterpane, three coats one box coat one fowng piece, one watch. several ladies' dresses articles including every part of lady wardrobe. pam taloons dckies collars shirts, ten bushels of corn. one bag of barley. wood saw four five bushels apples.
 lots q pumpkins cabbages, turnps and quantity of ardent spirits. Bosfon Post
 Med@n LmprOueaents-Weh have heard of an old la- dy, who having been told that show contained heat, had serious thoughts aftryiug how many balls it
 would take 10 "bol herfea-hettle' The administra- ton. aIas ",he General Government have been try
 ing one of the same wise tricks that s o see how ma. ny millions of TraasuTy rags it win take to furnish the country with gold aad slcer circuIat;on. They
 have got liberty to issue twelve millions. and we shall see how pear thls will come to itH Hggord C0nrier.