Litchfield enquirer., 1840-03-26

| foster and secure these objects. Reciprocity, on
equal terms, in the exchange Of commodities conn with
with her manufactures, while her ports are closed
against our agricultural products Is out OF the ques-
ton Her interdict, as well as the peculiar circum-
for manufacturing should put to flight the visions of
| free trade Whatever may be SAID OF the theory, as
things are it is impracticable The hitherto steady
thai contributes TO comfort and the happiness (until
recently Seen and felt so generally around u.s. are suf
cient proofs of the wisdom and safety of former
we may fill our establishments with hardy, cheerful,
and conented citizens, rather than consign fair
New-England to idleness and ruin. Well may we
deprecate anti tariff policy, and the stinted curren
cy of hard money countries, which invariably reduces
the value Of labor, by destroying demand for it.
VIII" s Yours' WIN: W. ELLSWORTH
o. We are informed that distinguished friend of
Mr.. Van Buren,, late Alderman of the City of New
York, who has recently returned from tour through
the Southern and Southwestern States, speaks des.
padG9s s1 s Bend three % %es
since In speaking of the General, and the absurd
stories put in circulation by the ndiscreet partisans
of the Administrations the gentleman remarked that
all the preposterous caumnies and impotent attempts
to dsparage the services and character of Gen. HAIR
EIsoN, were working to his advantage throughout the
| Southern and Western country. Sir, said he, ad
dressing political associate we may apply the term
granny imbece, or any other reproachfu epthet to
be found in the vocabulary to Gen. HARRISON; but
the effort will be than useless: tell you, and
speak from knowledge and personal observation, that
Gen. HARRISON is sound and able man, and that his
services and reputation are dear to the whole country
There is much in his past history to interest all who
love galantry in the field and benevoence in private
life He has grapped the entire West to his heart as
with hooks of steel, and unless can carry both New
| York and Pennsylvania, Mr.. Van Buren, cannot be
reelected. ALBANY Journal.
|
| The changes in politics here are very great, and
there is truly mistake in the signs Of the times
The Convention at Columbus, on the 22d ult, was all
that the papers say vas it was the greatest out
the real bone and sinew Of the country, have ever
| witnessed. Ohio will give a tremendous majority for
the General certainly not less than 20 to $4,000 In
Indiana they cannot raise even faint cry for Van
Buren,. Hopes, and strong hopes too, are even enter
tanned for Missouri Illinois is certain tor Harrison
have letters from Louisiana, and they say there is
not the shadow of doubt but that Harrison will obtain
the vote of that state. In Tennessee friends say
they will not take less than $4,000 majority tor Har
The ball is rolling, where will it stop? In truth,
can hardly see what States Van Buren, can count on
! The "Old Chief" has been in the city for some few
| days past He returned to his "LoG CABIN" this
morning, and is in most excellent health. have, in
deed, not seen him look better for the last twenty
The sneers of the correspondent Of the Baltimore
Republican, that log cabin and hard CIDER IS good
Cincinnatus of the West thousands of votes among
the hard working honest farmers 9th country %
| N. Y. Express.
Another Gross SANDER Retracted-Tha. excellent
man, William Henry Harrison, has been charged
with having recorded his vote to sell freemen tor
debt;' and this Infamous lie has been published IN
all, or nearly all Of the Van Buren, papers, without
and is probably believed by many who take, as law
and gospel, whatever their party journals tell them
1t IS pleasing, indeed, to find one Administration Jour
nal, the New York Evening Post, one Of the most de-
termined and unreleptng in its hostility to Gen: Har
rIson, willing to make amends tor the injury II mas
done to his fame: That paper has just published the
"A letter Of Cen Harrson's has been lately pub
shed from which it appears that in our remarks on
the subject of his attempt to introduce white slavery
into the State of Ohio, did him some 9nIn an
and appears to have been drawn forth by newspa'
per attack upon his course in the Legislature IN rela.
ton to the same law. We are glad to see, that &C
cordng to Harrison's explanation of the matter nell
ther he nor the gentlemen who voted with him were
IN favor of selling human beings for civil debts
WIN the other papers Of the party initiate inc ABOVE
honorable example No! one in ten OF them ana
their votes against the tried patrot IN honest ndgna
ton at this supposed violation Of human rights, and
never know, or if at ALL know too l2te mat line the
things admonsh the Wings that it is their solemn du-
ty to greatly extend the circulation Of their journals
and thus carry the antidote wherever the poison
goes We leave il TO our friends TO answer the IN
! LEGISLATIVE UNANIMITY.-It is but very seldom that
we perceive in the proceedings of any legislative %
dy' any evidence of that cordial unanlmlty wnlcn
ought to characterize persons holding the same 9p
ions relative to the great republican pnncPe pere
are forever some "crooked sticks" like johnny Kan.
doph for instance, who. if they did not oppose every
| thing, could not live The members OF the Louisiana
legislature, for wonder, however, were recehhty en-,
!rely unanimous in voting on subject WnEm came
before them-a circumstance which has hardly par
aie IN the legislation Of this country pcnenme e:eeu'
lngs upon the question are given IN the fcayun9
=, There was no lodging no requests 10 the nomT
able gentleman to postpone his reso9tlon.no logroll.
ing no lobbying; no member STOOD up ~ us P'au o,
made up his mind no one wished for time 10 cons'a-
er; no one said the motion was brought forward 10
serve political purpose; no amendments were oner
ed; no substitute was suggested no con cons
objection raised; no one said he would oppose 1t
as q wing measure, no one as loco iocS, no one
called 1t humbug, wooden horse, oIina OF hoc.
was perfect straight shoot" If there was any de-
lay at oil IN driving the motion through arose rom
the fact that one gentleman was not fully awake at
"Al that are in favor of this motion will say oye"
! said the Speaker.
| All said aye, save one.
sing the gentleman above alluded to. who Is generally
| IN the opposition, whatever may be the ques!lon:
Yves" said he, ~ remarked had no objection to
voting for the resoluon'-he having by this time
| found out what it was about"
Perhaps the reader would, by this time hSe 10 know
what II was about, 1t was resolution tneh' 70 IN
crease the pay Of The membsrs.-Ibid.
Cleveland, Ohio, has elected Wing Charter Officers
throughout Nicholas Docksader, Mayor, by lol ma
jorty. 1t has hitherto been nearly baanced-last
spring, we believe, Adm.-NeW' Yorker,