Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-08-15

Among the items which constitute this East expen-
dIuEe Of the ps0plss money, the sum o. lhufy-1soe
What set Of Old grasHics these LOCO-FOcOs must
One item Of Tzrse 7ROusqnd and Sizty-E ighs Dial
Lsrs e. malRg pens tor the members. Mnen qns
one would think that LocO-FOco Congressman who
vas drawing Eight Dollars day, might make hrs
own pens. Bot, II they did not kmOU hon. perhaps
they are excusabe for having them made atthe pub
The sum of Fru. Hundred and Tea Dollars is char
ged IN this account as having been expended Tor
For Cartridge Paper, TO enclose Loco oco speech
e. in,) Sir Haadred and Ninefy-E ighs Dollars
For earpetag the Hall Of the House Of Representa-
lives, the sum Of 1Denty-Sir Ha"dred and Fvty
For The truth Of these statements we refer 20 pub
lie documents furnished by President Van Buren, 8
own officers We shall pursue this subject hereafter
and merely advert TO these few items At this time,
that the people may know what the Loco-toco press
es mean, when they talk about the reform and
"ecOnOmy" introduced by the present administration
Questionable Edi.or-Tn ths first chapter Of
Maltum IN PaTUo.'' the line, -......
sand Hanoverians ruled the iive,"
should have been followed by two others, viz
Queen Anne Of Brunswick was the first,
WHOSE pocket pistol made burst
The article Of "OUR VIILAsE,'' which may be
found the second page Of this weeks paper. will no
doubt set some wight Of Bantam ito say nothing Of our
local "Reminiscences" correspondent except that he
sheds his last rays this week. to Illuminating upon the
present condition Of OUR Village, and picture in minds
eye the eccentric changes passing In active life.
Who is it that will consider himself stranger sufi-
cent to write upon this subject We can but anti
cipate that before many days our table will be over
flowing with these typographical illusions. We do
not assert that Bantam possesses particle OF similar
ty to the unfortunate JohnstosOn." for We have a
commerce, which eventually, may make US the larg-
est and most enterprising city in the Union. What
can be more certain prognoetic than the much-talk
ed-oESrEAa combination between this Port and Cape
Hardscrabble Internal Improvement 10 the only sub
iect for discussion by these thriving Colonsts.
The peculiar traits in Mr.. Van Buren, public char
acter, while on his travelling tour ought to be mott
ced as 90 many rules of Presidential etiquette that
future Candidates for the Big Chair, may know how
to act abroad and their sons take lessons some for
eign I" queenly" Court. We win lay down few Of
them by way Of example, for the special benefit Of oil
Loco-Foco Heads Of Department. that are to come.
Rule !. Bring out q Company of United States
Dragons to attend your royal person body guard
Example I. Mr.. Van Buren, at Brooklyn.
Rule 9. Travel by water in steamboat chartered
expressly for yourself and suite.
Example 3. Mr.. Van Buren, in attending Sunday
School Celebration ON the Fourth Of July, at Staten
Island.
Rule 3. Run up tavern score for yourself and par
tizans to the amount Of s6OO and have it paid out Of
the peoples money.
Esample 3. Mr.. Van Buren, in New-York and
Brooklyn.
Rule 4. To get rid Of tho slower classes" while
stopping at the house of friend post ssnfnes with
frsd beyOness At the gate.
Erampls 4. Mr.. Van Buren, at the house Of friend
on the North River.
Rule 5. Suffer your attendants to descend to the
mean and disgusting servisy Of kissing your kand :
Example s. Mr.. Van Buren, at Poughkeepsie.
Rule s. Dine at public table IN an upper room. on
a service Of silver plate, with few exclusives Of the
"patent nobility, and admit no merchant farmer O.
mechanic to your august presence.
Example 6. Mr.. Van Buren, at Hudson.
Rule 7. When treated coldly, solace yourself by
breaking from them and flying into another room to
squeeze a widows hand, and be called A.
Erampls 2. MIR. Van Buren, at Saratoga.