Litchfield enquirer., 1839-01-31

Nith good portion OF those in Michigan,
Illinois. Missouri and Mississippi. But the
amount is wholly immaterial Though but
Five Millions Of Acres were thus Immediate
" sacrificed, the passage of Messrs. Benton
and C. C. Clay's bill seals the fate of the
Old States The moment the minimum 10
lowered, the price isslOwered universally
There is no escape from this. No M1an-we
mean not one in fifty-will pay dollar and
q quarter per acre, for land to-day, when he
can squat upon it without fear, enjoy it as
safely and fully as though he had aswarran-
tee deed, and buy it at the end of q few years
for six shillings. It would be senseiess to
expect it. Money is not abundant nor worth
SO much lessthan nothing in the New States,
that we may nationally look for any such
magnanimity. 'r ae.l ,5'aa'~ 7r eta..
The. day that Witnesses the approval of
this bill by Van Buren, will see the people Of
the United States through their official agents,
wantonly and suicidally divesting themselves
oftwo. fifths of the value of their glorious in
heritance, worth hundreds Of millions, and
from which empires might be carved with
out sensible diminution. II will see the Old
States giving the sanction of their votes to q
measure. which not only deprives them of
their property but their population, and
drains them OF their very Likelihood at a rate
which must result in their exhaustion. The
GCuNCtOl AtSCIA Is AlOS t1AAk kuC OfAlsf ITO
fact that the price has been so reduced will
Instantly cover half the now unoccupied
lands with swarms of new adventures and
emigrants, who will clamor for still further
reduction, ifthey condescend to think of buy
ing ut oil. Wisconsin and Iowa will plead
that their land should be put at seventy five
cents as we'll as that of Ohio and Indiana
How shall this claim be resisted! The swell
ling tide Of emigration to the New States will
double their representation after the census
Of 164O, while it diminishcs that OF the Old
States One half their soil will be covered
by constituents who have never paid for an
acre ofit, and have no inclination 10 pay -
TheirsM Members of Congress will then come
boldly forward to claim that the lands Shall be
given up to them tcith0Nf payme,s! as Benton
and his cOnfederates have often insisted Vim
Congress, and as Arkansas has Just resolved
by her Legislature. That resolution claims
that, by virtue of her inherent power as n
Sovereign State, all the Public Land within
her borders belongs to her !! and asks her
sister States to concur in this claim!f'' We
may smile at this now hat we should have
treated Graduation ms lightly ten years ago
And this new blow at the prosperity ami
vigor Of the Old States is sped by parricidal
hands! BY their own Senators are the Old
Thirteen betrayed and plundefed LOco
Focoism is of course the officiating priest at
the sacrifice True, there are men, even in
the Van Buren, ranks, who refuse 10 vote
away the rights and interests of the SfatesL
which commission them; and Of these are
Ruggles and Williams of Maine, Wai1 OF N.
Jersey Roane of Virginia, and even Broom
and Strange, the North Carolinians. But
f,,renost in the ranks of mischief and devts-
tation stands as usual Sl0s Wright, and by
his side arc Niles and Smith Of Connecticut.
These men KNOW they are misrepresentinS
and betraying their constituents--that they
are barter, ng the property of New York and
Connecticut for sQuatfer votes for Van Buren,.
With them are of course Hubbard and Pierce
of New Hampshire but they have free scope
given them by that loyal province to do what
ever the interests OF the Throne may require.
We leave the whole concern to the indigna-
ton and infamy which must soon oyertake
theln-Abany Ere. jour.
c-zh,,.,,, Fran tie ALerandriG Gasefe M
The following toast was offered at recent
Loco Foco Publication in Clermons County.
Ohio: .,t.,-,,fi ..--r@t.g s4
! Richard M. Johnson-a firm spoke in the
wheel Of Liberty Martin Van Buren-thc
hub Of Democracy-Andrew jackson, the
Axle.iree Of the United States" ..s,-.,,..3,
To carry out she idea, and complete the
sentiment, l beg leave to add .rs.l.,,.
Sc Samuel Swartwont and VIM. M. Price
the running Geers of the Sub Treasury"
Great Fire in Bosfon.-On Thursday morn
ing, ut one O'Clock, the thermometer stand
ing ut aisae degrees belOU zeyo---a fire broke
out in the iron foundry Of Haskell and Tur-
ner, in Haverhill street-which, after destroy
ing that establishment, spread through the
street, burning four or Ave Carpenters shops,
two Marble works, u large Grocery and Grain
aN0 s.sAh nAh ha,&t H.
street. many houses, ON both sides Of the
way, for some distance, and on CooPer-srect
three brick dwellings, were burnt A, Ma.
chine shop IN lCharlestown street was al
so destroyed. The loss is estimated at not
more than 60or 65, 900, Of which consider
able part is covered BY Insurance. Fires
broke out in two other places at the same
time. but were speedily distinguished. The
Catholic church was in imminent danger for
some time. 1t was on fire in several places
S@kAgr Ea ar---% e a.
SAB Tressmy.- The letter writers from
Washington state that the snb-treasury has
gained three votes since the last session Of
Congress, and that the opposition have also,
gained three, in the House of Representa-
tives. The three additional votes for the bill
are those of Mr.. C. Shepard, of Nofth-Car-
olina, SweaTingen. of Ohio and Beers, of
Now Yofk-the additional opposition votes
are those Of Mr. Crabb, Of Alabama. Jack
son, of Georgia, (who wns sick last Year,
and Mr.. Smith. Of Maine. who was il En-
rope. The parties, therefore, stand the same.
as last year, and unless some sudden and un-
sscosntabk change takes place, the bill can.
not possibly pass. - POug kkeepsie Eagl@
p 3SGliif s!tJ e ~ ----i0T Gsfst aefsssst
h State Primer.-- CroswelE and Van Buren,
have succeeded in compelling the fohf Loco
Face Senators to defeat the Bill making tho
State Printer elected for three years; instead
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