Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-13

their districts!" "Well," says he, "Major, some things are etGrnaI and some things are chGngeabLe. Now if l can get the farming l work going right, it matters very little how other matters go, for in the end that will bring all things right" The Gineral says that the ablest and best politician in the country is the man who can make one acre of ground produce more than it ever did before, and he says 1t he can on- ly put his eye and finger on that man, he will ask him as particular favor to fill the highest office he can name, provided he is willing and able 10 take office, for the Cine ral goes on that principle. He says that of- flee is to be given only to such as are best | able to serve the country best. He says that Ggriculture stands first next comes the na0n- nfacturing and mechanic Grts, and them comes the merchant and LaWyer-all necessary to one another. But the pOLiticiGn who has no 1 other trade, he thinks is poor crittur, and he hopes the present Administration will do all they can for him, for he don't like to sec any body suffer, but he can do nothing but tell him 10 go to work at some useful calling.- The first question the Gineral puts to man who calls on him, is to know what his trade or calling is, and if by chance he lets on that he has none the Gineral takes him right out in his potatoe patch and gives him lesson in digging.
 Itelld the Gineral ono day, says 1, "Gin- eral this will never do in creation" Says !, "why, Mr. Van Buren will beat you all hol- low on this tack, for the first thing he finds 1 out is, to know how many votes d man can command, and according to his power he sets to and greases him, for he knows that it is by rotes and not by potatoes that Presi- dent is to be elected" But the Gineral don't believe this, and he says he would rather be u plain farmer and surrounded ty set of men who can dig potatoes, than to be Presi- dent and surrounded only by set of vote 4iggers. ..
 political calculations one would say the Gine- ral is to be beaten, but according to what one sees all about creation think the Cine raps corn and potatoe crops will beat MT. Van Buren's vote crops three to one.
 There is one thing that think will throw Mir. Van Buren fiat on his back. He thinks that Ms party will go for him through thick and thin, because he says he is at the head of the ssgreat democratic family" Now that family is very large. All on 'em aint office holders. Some on 'em are farmers; some mechanics some manufacturers some merchants; and his policy is only intended to profit the office holding portion of that fami- ly, and dead against all the other members, they tell him that Mr. Benton, MT. Blair, MT. Kindall, and q rery teU more, are not aH the democratic family. But he don't believe It and this is the rub :; and every time he tries to reward friends and punish ene- mies," he finds he makes matters worse-and he will find that instead of being good sound democra,, he is only selfish politician, seeking to retain office at the expense of large mass of people who say that demo- cratic Government was intended for the good of the greatest number-not for the exclusive benefit ofa few office holders, who pu4noses together and plan schemes to keep theln- selves in office.
 I don't know what folks think along the seaboard, but out here the cry is, "the Gov ernment must be administered by honest men, and every man in office must be such as any honest citizen would select to be his executor. and guardian ofhis estate and chil. dren, when he comes to dic-and no other will suit that they must be men who look to the good of ,he whole people, and not to q party men who, taking office, will know its duties and obligations. and if found using tbn ;,.a,;c0ce of enid On1ce 10 fetaln tho os" tfOfl, should at once be treated just as good farmer would treat an overseer who attempt ed to instruct the dogs on the farm to bark at the owner. This would be turning the wrong eend foremost-and this Is about tho Gineral's notion, and that of your friend and fellow citizen, J. DOWNING, Major,
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 Shameful-By an article in the Quincy Cll) Whig. it appears that some of the citi- zens of Missouri, residing at Fully, on the Mississippi, have been guilty of most fla grant outrage. Considerable property had been stolen from Fully, and the citizens charged the Mormons with the thefts. A number accordingly clubbed together, and crossed over the river below Nauvoo, near the Mormon settlements; and on searching, they found sundry of the missing articles among the underwood, Soon after the Mis- sourians fell in with three Mormons, who were out hunting horses, captured them, car ried them over to Fully, and whipped them almost to death. having first stripped and tied them to the limbs of tree, with halters round their necks. They all urged their in- nocencc of the charge, until in order to save their lives, they confessed whatever their tormentors wished. One of the victims suc- ceeded in making his escape; he reached the shore closely pursued, where finding canoe,h he made all haste for the Illinois shore, and on reaching which, he staggered out of the boat and fell exhausted on the beach, His body was terribly lacerated. A history of the affair has been laid before Gov. Car lin.
 CAUr1oN.-Mary Phoeney, native of Ire land, aged 24 years, lost her life in Jersey City, few days since, by m improper use of tobacco. She had for five or six weeks previous complained of being unwell, and had been advised by some persons to employ A@hn EoA Nhk Sho