Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-23

In giving pubiclty 70 the tptio~iAB CO1'uiS1nosi' its proper perhapsthat we should accompany it with a sincls remark On making application for the gun at WocottviIs, on Friday last. we were told that on inc ureceding night it had been removed from the place where ithad lain about ayedr, and could not be found. We then sent to Washington to procure . gun. Subsequently, however, Edward PepOnt, Esq. of this town, who owns share in the gun, (whO is . Van Buren man, and who by the bye we take pleas- ure in saying despises such meannes in any party,) went down to WOleottvie found the gun buried three feet in manure heap in the yard of Capt Bradley, and filled with small stones that he was obliged to bore them out and had it brought up this village
 With this explanations give place tothe playful sa tire of our WocottvilIe friends. @ '7i 1 ai
 FOR THE ENQUIRER.
 5 Mfr Addms-I was not little surprised on hearing to-day that the Whgs of Litch6eld had sent to this place for permission to use the WOlcottvie gun at the approaching celebration of the late glorious victo ry in New-York. My surprise was not owing to the inclination which our Litchfeld brethren have to burn little powder on the occasion; for like Prem tce Ithink the thunder clouds should be put in reQui sition and earthquakes too as to that matter parcu lary in the District of Columbia; but was surprised that they should have wish to use at that time gun
 like ours for really, sir is gun ofvery bad charac- ter to say the least has some very unfortunate habits which has led good people to suspect that it is sometimes possessed with some other than the spirit of gunpowder. ..s.a., - B
 will mention one irregularity of which the gun in question was guilty, which think ought to bansh it from participating in any whig celebration where the circumstances are known. A year or two since, af- ter the Jacksonites had carried some election by vastly diminished majority escaping defeat in fact only "by the skin of their teeth the gun mouI- ted on pair of cart wheels and drawn to the top ofa hill in our village, the eminence resembling sugar loaf somewhat in form, having summit but a little broader, where as much powder burnt as was ne- cessary for the occasion, when the loyal Artiersts, wearing the collar of King Andrew the First, adjourn ed to enjoy "the feast of reason and the flow of''- bowls, leaving the gun .alone in its glory;'' and there, MT. Printer, an honest whig gun would have remained. sleeping its sentinel wach," until the next occasion. But not so with this Jackson gum Whether it felt indignant at being left behind or whether they put in two charges the last time, and neglected firing ofbut one and the charge remaining took fire by spontaneous combustion, thereby causing a discharge, the reco of which gave it the power of locomotion, or whether the gun ran away with the wheels or the wheels with the gun, is all matter of solemn conjecture. All that is certainly known is this, that, like the herd of swine in the Scripture the gun, cart, wheels, lock, stock and barrel "ran vo- lently down steep place;" and if the gun, like the swine was not "choked" nthe river at the bottom of the hil the wheels at least were smashed to atoms. Now, sir for the truth of this statement refer you our venerable Post Master who periodically furnish. ed the wheels, and bore their loss without murmur.
 Halter hearing the facts regardingrhe reputation of the gun, you should give up the idea of procuring it for that occasion, (which hope you wlD allow me suggest the proprety of sending deputation to Mr. Commissary General Arcularious of New York, who no doubt at his time would be very obiging; partcu- lary f your deputaton went in clarecolored coats color to which if you recolect the Commissary show ed great partiaity few years since when the New York Arsenal was besieged.
 P.S. Since writing the above, am happily reliev. ed of all my apprehensons. A friend has just told me that summons arrived last night from Kinder hook, commanding our Artllerists appear at Mar cys Oversaugh'' with their gun forthwith, to fire the minute guns at the funeral of the Albany Regency, the corpse of which is to be inferred at that place, with all possible haste, the body is already SO far decayed as be repulsve and loathsome even to its nearest surviving relatives; and that the company left here with their gun about midnight, without even the almost indspensably necessary delay of dressing in mournng-in fact stopping only to take "horn' of powder perhaps.
 Now, MT. Printer. get you gun. an honest gun. good gun, Whg gun, and fire it and rejoice, but ne- yer send again for ours, 'tis very bad gun
 think have not much more to say, except it be this that being "Workey,' and not one of thoe e "sikstockinged, rufie-shrted" gentry that so trou- bied tho bcwdered vision of your Judge of Probate last spring at Harwn,on, shall probably not attend your celebration, but shall do as greater men have done before, like Mr. Humbug Specie Benton for in. stance, who, when he is too lazy to go himse sends his sentment-aye, sentiment they call it. do they not7
 The Albany Regency and the WolcottviIle Gun The one killed, the other missing.
 WolcoHviLLe, Nov. IS, 1887. ,,
 .ARansas. have only few returns from this state, but wethnk the Van Buren candidate for Gov ernor, Mason, has been reelected by considerably reduced majority. Treasurer, Attorney General, and Canal Commission. ers are chosen by the Legislature. Each HOuse nouI mates separately and thenmeet together to compare edif not they proceed to elect by joint ballot The Treasurer is chosen annuaiy--ihe Camal Commis. soners during pleasure and the other State officers for three years The commissions of those holding o flee for three years, will expire in Januarywof coiTse the vacancies will be filled by Whigs.-Ct. Coaranf
 This is incorrec; as regards paft of the ofcefs- there will be only two appointments to be made next sJanuary-T Treasurer and Surveyor General
 has wa TEMPERANCE NOTICE. ,
 At the annual meeting of the H.ch6eld County Temperance Society, held in Goahen on the fourth Tuesday in October, the following gentlemen were