Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-01-31

the expedition been deeased and thrown into cha
Osie mas, by q tEnin Of circumstances beyond any
mans control, aud before personal courage was "
CURED, such men. with such splnt, would have do
frSof Flag would now have been floating high abeve
the frownng batiieuleBt Of Fort Wellington. aud q
force OF more than five thousand Patriots. woud have
been there, immUveable BY tory power ae the ev-
erasting bills. Knowing these facts, and believing
them as sincerely as do noOne can lament the tate
Of the late unfortunate expedition, with feelings anala
gous to mine. In view Of all this, and with con-
sciousness Of having discharged my duty, have i'm
Putatnns unfonnded in truth, heaped upon my head,
- trying in the extreme But, t the majesty Ut pub
iic opinion must submit; yet ask that prejudice
impression. J. WARD BIRsE
The Eds. Freenam's Adroca,e
The following harmless jea desprii, has l'een hand
ed to US by of our lUe loEey'' friends, wirh a
quest to have it published He says hescnt Il r.
Newly York paper, where it was copied from the Phil
adephia Gazette.
The Canados taken-We are concerned 10 an
nounce the snbugation Of the Canadas. On Friday
Johnson, who being in jail was unable as he intend
ed to protect the Brigader Generals rearl that oti
Ger took his stand the American side Of the Maya
commanded the province 70 surrender. The effect
was instantaneous. The British weredispersed in
al directions, on .he other side and the Lieutenant
Governor lmmedately sent the victorious General
the keys ct Montreal and Quebec the editor Of the
Toronto Patriot, as q curiosity likely to he popular"
IN the states and well TILED medicine chest, as
treaty OF caPitulatOn. The valant general will a,
once proceed to take possession o those cities, well
as TO organize for them new system Of defence in
which the use Of gunpowder will be entirely supeFse-
ded, his objection to which lie, that il hath most
vl'lalnons smell" AZ substitute he will load his
cannon from giut to printing, with Brandreths pills.
We are astonshed to add that stocks in general
yet firm. 80 I'll ~ q 81, ~ -
The Select Committee appointed by the House Of
representatives to investigate the defaicaons ofthe
late Collector Of this port and other officers composed
Of Messrs. Harlan, Curtis, Wise, Dawson, Smith, Hop
kins, Owens. Foster and Wagner arrived in this city
yesterday afternoon, t24th.) saef go .fq III.
Previous to leaving Washington, they held meet
ing, selected Mr. Harlan, Of Kentucky, Chairman,
and Philip r. Fendall, Esq.,, Of Washington City,
The Whigs and Conservatives have taken lodgings
at the Astor House: but the Loco JOcos not pleased
with the association, lodge at the Aansrsca"CoGrier.
Be it remembered, that on the 18th aayof January,
1889, in the Congress Of the United States on mo-
ton that Committee be appointed by ballo, nves
tigae the subject OF the late defalcatons, and the
management of affairs in the Treasury department
ne ct
ELISHA HALEY, LANcELoT PHELPS,
otRRIN hoLr, Isaac ToycEy, 1
SAMUEL SAn INeHAM Thomas 4. WHITTIEsEY;
all our fond hopes of the stability OF our institutions
to be scattered the four winds, and that speedily
when your Representatives will give their votes 70
screen the punderers Of your property and Of your
To build up rather to sustain, ruined and broken
party. And mark me--shoud. the question on Cal
houns motion to cede the national domain to the
States ever be brought TO the test in the House, these
same followers in the footsteps Of their lustrious pre-
dccessor will be found voting in the affirmative
depnving Connecticut Of mlli0ns--and for what 7
Why to secure the votes Of the Western States to
Martin Van Buren, and thereby TO secure him for an
other term Fellow citizens-it is time to look about
U.S. and see whcreunto these things win grow"
". Haven Herald.