Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-19


 veiepecmens c humanity that ever gr0ced the history ot any age. We have seen him popular man under ! numerous succession of AdmlnstratiOns-seco in honor only to the first avortes of the republic. For long period he wat satisfied with that station, and 30 long as he continued confentcd retained in his secondary ofhee His patience was at length exhaust ing "tke greatest d bsst,'' he abandoned his chief tam and joined the array of his opponents His ser- vices were accepted, but the great reward which he coveted Gr nls tTeaehery to hls chlsalp was not ten succeed m that hummer, he again changed his gar mens and listed with his former friends, his late foes. Durng one session of Congress and the greater part associates and Arlold-like, leveled shafts pointed with more vlrnlent venom thRn the weapons of the disciplined champions of the Executive-but as State after State has abaIdoned his new allies, he has be- come alarmed at the appearance of affairs, and now shows the symptoms of another revolution. In other words he has lately Ceclared, in his place in the Se nate, that he IS not champion of the Administra- ton! As might have heen expected, this assertion smote the opposition with no little surprsefor Mir. CaIhoun's ordinary and familiar expressions in Con gress were, in hls ches in his place. our party"
 oGr measures, and that too with reference to those administration measures which he supports Rosp, tho formerly opposed to them. But few days since, when upon :he strength of this inconsistency, he was ton, he and denied that he was friendly to the Executive! or to its Iroceedngs! After having bat tied as leader in those proceedings for So many months, and now denying his participation in them,
 
 silence, Conseqnenty he was severely and justly rebuked by Mr. Clay and others. The truth is, the worthy gentleman finds himself pretty thoroughly ob noxious to all parties, and like another eminent man of the age who finds his long-tried friends in the mi norlty, and that if he continued with them, he must sink with them; he dit consequently not merely adam do1 them' but joined he array against them-so MT tor hs own reputation, abandoned his political friends and played ally into the ranks ot his for mer antagonists Now he finds them, too, retrogra- nlnY 1nna oil expect to see him soon again an nfinching Whig-but he should know that his Joseph's coat is too much worn to be current In fact, he s more despicable politician than any other who disgraces the history of this country, and specious exterior will ever again elevate him into the confidence of the people of America. No politician of the country can stand in position utterly contempthle to every high minded man, than does John c. Cahoun.-Nor,Dich Courier .
 "Thc law is," said one of our sage Aldermen to vendor of oysters last August "at oysters shall be sold in no month in which there isnot an R. How do you excuse yourself from being lined as the law d rects ?' "Why the easiest way in the world--for puts the R in and spells Orgustr He was excused for that month. M .-
 Gen. Robert Lytte, of Cincinnat, has resigned the office of United States Surveyor General, in conse. quence of it's having been ascertaned that he had in his hands $52,2s3 of the public nbney-or rather he would have U he had not convertes tt to his ocn use MT. Lyttle has been prominent and active polti- clan for some years past. He wasa member of Con- gress from 1890 to 34, when he Vas run out by Sto Ter, (WhigJ upon which he was bppointed Surveyor General. He now resigns this ssation, and his bro ther-inIaw has been appointed D his stead-Hart- ford Patriot.
 The New York American of the Sd instant, says "A fatal duel took place on Saturday afternoon be- tween two respectable young men of our city. At the second fire of the combaAnts tell, the ball en- tering his right breast and causing almost immediate death." .,
 A genuine loafer is said to be one who lounges about in stores, c. for the purppse ofreading news papers, but never subscrbes for bne. ..... The Canker Worm -Notwth& sanding the uncom- monly favorable season, and tho abundant supply of vegetables and fruit generally, tbe apple trees in this vicinity least, have been completely ruined for this year. The canker worm has faily eaten them clean of leaves and fruit, and the trees in every direction look as if fire had passed over.hem scorchng and crisping the foliage, and drying p the branches We hope may not be so in other parts of the country, but in this neighborhood shallgot very few apples. -Haryord Courier. Candda.-Governor Arthur has issued his procla. nation, requesting all persons gdng or from Cana da to give full account of henseves and their bu- siness, and also, that they shal be furnished with passports by the magistrates. At DeatNs Door.-Thcre are only three Adminis- tration papers surviving in Kentucky. One of them is gasping for breath. .judging from the subjoned tice of the Kentucky Gazette: a "I give fair notice to political friends and foes If the republicans do not come out freely 10 sus tain their cause, and if the Wings should withdraw their patronage 10 the Gazette, it will have to be "boEed up."
 Bloody A6ray as Otawa (Tu)-We learned yes,er I day by gentleman from Ottawa, that an engage men took place on the line of the canal day or two previous between two parties of the workmen, which resulted in the death of twelve of fifteen of them Those engaged in the affray were Irshmen, and il arose on account of the national division anpongs them. The militia were called out and the disturb ances queled.-St Louis Republican. Persuaste Eloguence.-The steamboat runners al Buffalo, leave no persuasive art untried to procure passengers for the boats which employ them. The other day one of them was urging an old lady to take the steamboat Ohio She said she did not like steam boats-they burst their boilers and killed folks too of Zen. "very true," said the runner, but then, you know, that when steamboat blows up, there must be hot water on board; now the Ohio never has any ho water, she only warns her water very little, and makes very small fire at time" The old lady concluded to travel by the Ohio. perfectly satisfied that her life was safe where they were 90 careful about warming their water--Boston 1ranscript. A law of the Ashantees allows their sovereign to possess 3333 wives being the precise ysticalnumber 1 on which the prosperity of the nation depends. | Agreeable Mistake.-A man in St. Louis recently presented check for s45 to the teller of the bank O Missouri, and received instead s4.5OO. On making the mistake known to the teller, he received the lie direct, and was told it was all right.
 | C.,:e:Ha-0r inc 06fh ulf James Dav of NoFwaIk