Litchfield enquirer., 1839-03-28

A CAaHmRs!-Nsw.EustS0Sd throws out he ehal- |
Isnge, tat shs viii give the largest wing majority Of
any town in the county at The coming election. What
says Goshen to this7 What say BaSkhamsted, and /
HarwintOn, and ToningtOu, and WatersOwn p
Nay, why cannot old Litc6ed take up the gauntlet,
and show to the other towns that she will not be beat
en- in the noble STRUGGLED What say you. young men
of Litchfeld, will you allow New-Hartford to crow
over you in q race for the public gOOd7
SI,27O,7
Reader! recolect this is the sum which the People
Of this State have lost by the act OF President Jack
son in pocketing Mr.. Claws land bill, which passed
1883, under which over $4,000 900 would have been
distributed among the States Of this Union. RecOl.
ect also that Senators in Congress in favor
quitous graduation bill which recently passed the U.
States Senate, and that upon your conduct at the
polls may depend the safety Of inestmable patri
the wings of the revolution legitimate inheritors of
the principles which rumphed in re, one and all to
the rescue, and loco focOism will shortly bite the dust
1854, 5000.
Reader Fecolect this is the amount of the fourth
instalnent OF the surplus revenue which Congress
long since ordered to be padov TO the People Of this
State-and which is now among the missing =!
What has become of it 1t has been wasted and
thrown away-it has been sunk in tho swamps OF
F1orida-it has been stolen by the SwartwOuts and
Electors! every one to the polls !! and we will see
whether we can not have thorough purgation Of
every department Of the government, L.
imprisonment. for Debt-An incident occurred in
this village Friday last which entirely reues the
calumnies so widely circulated by the Loco-oco WISE
acres concerning the law aboishng Imprisonment for
Debt passed BY the Legislature during its last ses-
sion.
"A stranger by the name of Ray, from New.York
city, was passing through our town, and Locofoco
had q claim against him, which was put in lawyers
hands.ior collection: A writ was Immediately issu-
ed, and the body Of Mr.. Ray was attached. As he
was unknown in this place, and Of course would find
GIl. 70 procure na., was expeeseo Gy , me
walls OF our County jail.
At this crisis when dungeon was staring him in
to r2 VIE
ing Imprisonment for Debt-and accordingly present.
ed himself before Orgen S. Seymour, Esq.-"the
Justice Ct the took the Poor
side Of the prison, he was Immediately released, and
What commentary is this upon the following sen.
tence, taken from lying hand-bill, which the Locos
have been circulating through our country, headed
THE Last Legislature--Whath have they done ~
They have restored to the Statute Book. the barba
the daring hypocrisy to call the act which did -An
Act to abolish Imprisonment for debt'-So much for
Loco-foco veracy !!
Mr.. EDrToR-Doubtless your readers all recollect
| the fable Of the viper which bit and DESTROYED the
woodman after he had hawed and warmed 1t into lite
by placing it in his own BOSOM This liable strongly
reminds me Of the conduct and character Of Charlie.
B. Phelps who a few years ago was, by 2 series OF
msforunes, placed in circumstances not little anal
these ct the In
pecunary affairs, and misfortune and Affections pres
sed him sorey every hand A. this time to add to
his embarrassment and trouble, he was threatened
with removal from the Office Of Probate Judge in his
district; an office then worth $9O0 g $500. Under
oil these circumstances. ne presented his case to three
distinguished members Of the legislature from this
tears, begged their favor and support. Moved with
pity at the narration Of his Affections and dependen,
circumstances they did support him, and that soo in
who had received the nomination in county meeting
by large majority and, by their efforts and influence
alone, he obtained the appointment; One o. the
members who thus supported him in his days OF ad'
tical friends tihey knowing Mr. Phelps at that time
TINS Gay, and pfobauy rev er can-: kifonierBffnarf
for HE course received the enyiable appeIation o.
afterwards The third was strongly censured fol
having thus sustained him. Yet gratitude, honest
heartfelt gratitude, would have been ample recon-
tude ior their favors His conduct was precisely like
that ofthe snake not Of snake in the grass" alone
but ofthe snake in the woodman..s bosom! Intwelve
| bouncing
one Of those who had 50 lately aided ia saving him
from wreck and ruin with the Interest persecution
end using every means to have him prescribed. end
IT., from me Same Ses e which nothing bu,
him. From that day to this he has pursued each Of
them, land indeed others who contributed from their
own pockets to relieve bis absolute necessties with
that malignant spirit with which base creature re-.
pays act Of kindness. In 1887 one of these three
individuals uhe one who had made the greatest sac.
Ices for him. was 81 nominated ON BY majority Of five
that office being then rac0nt the former occupant hay
ing left the district Mr. Phelps showed bic gratitude
to this friend in need" BY procuring ne srasare Of
and when the amendment was tried. voted for Il! !
O shame. where is thy blush And vet, freemen Of
Ltcbfed county. this same Charles B. Phelps Is now
your support. Let those support him whom phrfy
comPels! For one. shall be cautious how take a
upper into my bosom ARCHER.
Mr.. EDrToR-At the close ofrhe Legislative Session
in 1887, call Of the House was ordered and mem.
bers, their names were called, were requested to
state the number Of days they had been ,absent.-
absent the entire second week Of the session. at
tending professionally to the numerous failures which
were then taking place IN Woodbury.. Yet when his
nanc called. he sat mann, although within whs.
perng distance Of the clerk and suffered has debenture
70 be made out in full Now, he is big enough to be
honest but il he will not be in the State Leesla-
ture, know no. why we should expect him to be 90
! in the National Councils. A.
"Such cause might warm the torpid EARTH"
| Suspicion, Reuenge Suicide.-The steam boat New
York, consumed herself while lying at the wharf in
New Haven few days since, because she was sus-
picious that the Loco F"cos going to charter her
for q voyage to Salt River on the first Monday Of
April. Report says, she had previously understood
such to be her destiny and sworn to destroy her
self before she would permit such base and reckless
miiting 30 rash an act. = - '"' s''iQ0 q.