Litchfield enquirer., 1839-07-25

] July thit brings a tranquil feeling 70 tIS \, heart, and refCeshes both body and souI. U is fitting time to let loose the mse esna..o. s.
 from it's prison of clay. to soar aInIu :.o .css s
 regions of ideality and gather Pieytnang ~, sU' the mind-a time for Fancy 10 Itc4"e"., s:- =, Sands for inc fevered brow of Care. As the se,,;n0 sun sinks gently beneath the no- r;zon. nnd inc last beams of day unge tRe ~,eS, yviIh n crimson glow, sos says the spirit
 '.,:.h;,, ,,a doth the Christian depart from
 ear,h' while the iris of Hope surrounds his head. and throws flood of glory upon the l tomb, Ut is delightful to roam at dew.fall l amid the new mOwn hay, and scent the odors l as they rise and doubly pleasant 1t IS to re. pair ihithef after an absence of years, and | listen to the same sounds. and experience the samc sensations that once gladdeHed our boy- hood. Memory here calls up the skeleton images of the past-clothes them with for mer beauty, and renders them familiar com panions. Every shrub, bush and stone has n tale to repeat-the brook still babbleS in
 its wonted dialect-and the night breeze whispers with the same tone amid the foliage ---the whipporwill occupies her same old rock-the bull-frog his favorite marsh-the fire flies sparkle with their accustomed glow, and
 the bat fits as ever around the ancestral
 roof. Sights, sounds and associations call up
 the scenes of youth, and proclaim with cer- tainty-. This is hoM,e!' Ay-this $ home to him still, whose infancy was here nursed, and whose childish fingers once plucked the flowers that yet spring from his native soil.
 Gentle reader if thou hast home in the country, and 1t is still dear to thee, froAl youthful recollections, go visit it in the bloom of summer, when nature hath decked 1t with her loveliest garb--take there walk in the cool of the evening, amid the relic of by- gone iimes-draw comparisons between days that were and those that 0re--and if thy be- som is not then filled with fond regrets for the past, and the thought of being forever borne away from these upon the progressive car of Time, produces not melancholy s0d-
 ness--thenthou hast capabilities in com
 mon with thy fellow-mortals.-N. Y. Visitor.
 Singular Cmcumstcnce.-- brig Emma,
 arrived at Portsmouth. 9th inst. from New
 Orleans, on the first day out, about 25 miles who says his name is Francis Martin, that he lives on lot No. IA, about ten miles above Fort Jackson, near Grand Prairie on the Mississippi, following the fishing business /; that he is by birth Frenchman, and about 66 years of age. He says his wifc lay dead, and he came down the river to get sand to make grave over her, when he drifted Cor was blown off) out of sight ofland, and could not get back. Capt. Daggett states that when picked up he was entirely exhausted, lying under the sail, not aware that any vessel was near him; was only aroused by hallooing. and probably would not long have survived. Had been four days absent from home.- There was some bread on board, but no wa ter, and he had drank salt water. Capt. D. says he endeavored to speak some vessel 11., nwfn <NA AtNok to TNunf him on board, but had not been able. He is now nearly well, and anxious to obtain a passage to New Orleans.-Boston G0zette.
 LIBERAL as we learn from Wilkeson's His tory of Liberia, condensed in, the Boston Ad- vertiser, extends along the Western coast of Africa, from Cape Mount to Cape Palmas, Q distance of 300 miles, and inland from 20 to 30 miles. Parts of this tract of territory, however, are occupied by native tribes. The sea coast is generally sandy, but at a short
 inland there is rich soil, we'll suited for
 cultivation. It is, generally covered with a
 heavy growth of timber, among which is the teak, mahogany, camwood, and various other dyewoods. Rice is the Staple agricul- tural product. and good crops of 1t are ob- tained with slight cultivation. The sugar cane, and cotton are indigenious products
  Cape Monrovia, on the southwest side. of Montserado river. The population is said to amount to 1900. The houses are mostly frame buildings with stone basement. There arc ten or twelve two story stone dwelling houses, several large warehouses & wharvcs, three large churches, two school houses, a court house and jail, all of either granite or sand stone. The town covers three square
 miles. The streets are wide, and cross one another at right angles. The gardens arc labundantly supplied with fruit trees and are handsomely enclosed. a.'al sasas5
 ' Ata distance of four miles from Monrovia is New Georgia, which is settled with recap tured Africans. The lots are fenced in-the streets are kept clean-the people seem con- tented and happy-they attend church regu- larly-and are anxious to have their children educated. There are two churches and two schools. Caldwell, situated on St. Paul's river has two churches and two schools The inhabitants are engaged chiefly in farlri- ing. Millsburg, situated 12 miles higher on tho St. Paul's is an agricultural town, in which are also several plantations of coffee, and sugar cane. There are here two church. es, a farm school, and two other schools The other towns are Marshall, Edina, and Bassa Cove. At Cape Paln1as is the settle n1ent of Maryland, tho principal village of which is Harper. In all the settlements, there are IS churches, eight Baptist, six Methodist. three Presbyterian, and one Epis- copalian, and forty clergymen. Besides preaching in the churches, religious meet ings are held weekly in many of the native villages. There are ten day schools in all the settlements supported generally by edu. cation and missionary societies in the United States. The teachers are mostly colored persons A desire for knowledge prevails throughout the community. A law was pass ed by Gov. Russworm, that eighteen months after the passing of the act, no officer shonld
 hold commission who could not read and
 write. There are about thirty white persons
 in the colony, either connected with the va-
 rious missionary and education societies or