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Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-30
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Rheumatism Cured! Dr. Jebb's RlkeIno0tic LGmsn1csat

Copy of Letter from Eti LongIey, Jr. Esq. of Wa-
 terford, Ale.
 NEAR SIR-R hereby certify, that, having been 41 severely afflicted with the rheumatism, for siderable length of time, and receiving essential benefit from any other mediciMe, at length made of 0J- DR. JEBB'S RHEUMATIC LlNlN1ENT, and i00Dd almost immediate relief And as some mO"Ihs have passed away since have beeH relieved of that tedious complaint, have the strongest cO" dence in the efficacy of this Inmen IOI the care of Rheumatic affections in general. speak not in iis favor rOm my Own experience alone, several Mdi- vduals ofmy acquaintance have expere need the ben eft Of this truly valuable medicine, when other med ical prescriptions have failed to afford them reet.
 ELI LONGLEY, JR. Nothing but lair trial can give an adequate idea of its unrvaed efficacy. 1t has frequently cured RheU- ma'ic affections of years standing i" four and 'Sen- ty hours! IL is also recomme nded of the best applications known for stiffness of the joints, numb ness. sprains and chiblains. Price 50 cents.
 GFNOne genuine unless signed T. BIDDER, sole proprietor, and siccrssor to Dr. CONWAY, by whom i is for sale, al his Counting Room. No. 99, Court street, Boston, and also by his special appoint meni, by .--. ..-
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 Ed,oard Co,oleS, South Farms.
 September 25. r6wl7
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White WOrSted Yarn. A SMALL quantity, for sale by "A June II. I. LAWRENCE.
Just ReCeiVeslA

aD utSG AACCCAvC CWA
 aud for salc at the Book t' VdTscty Store, WyHE TGGoon OF JASHER; sSouthgate's N Tour through Armenia. Persia, and me- sopotamia i; History ofthe Fine Arts illustra- ted; Outlines of Dsordered Mental Action, by T. c. Upham; Scotland and the Scotch, by Sinclair; Beauties of History Family al Heatherdale; Young Man from home; Young Mans Aid, by Winslow; Young Woman's Guide. Young IIousckeeper, Young Mother, and Young Husband, by Dr. Alcott.
 Christian Tyre and Supplement, by Lea yitt. CT Books not on hand when called for will be procured on short notice.
 LiGchfeld, June %. 4
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Doys' Patent Leather Belts. Ladies' Shoes 6 children's Moccasins, Straw Baskets, Manila and carriage Matts-for sale by
 June II. ]. LAW RENCE.
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Chesnut Fence Posts 0nd Fence Railing.
 ALSO, DINE, Hemlock, Oak, Chesnut, Bass, and L Hemlock Boards. Oak, Chesnut and Ash Plank. Likewise, Chesnut Shingles, at June :R N. H. NORTH & cos.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-30

The Louisville Journal says-" A son of the late son."
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-30
TRAVELLERS HOME.

miles west of LltchheId Court House, Where the undersigned will give his undivided at- tention to those who may favor him with call: /: and will keep on hand an assortment of good wines and liquors to enlighten :he un- derstanding and raise up the bowed down His table will be furnished with the best the season affords, that the weak may be made strong and the faint hearted whole-The at- tention that horses and teams will receive, the superior quality of their food, and pure perennial water for drink, will cause them on leaving the Travellers Home 10 pursue their journey with cheerfulness and ability.
 OSANDER BISHOP.
 Baniam Falls. May 2S, l64O. g
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AN OLD MAD.-AccOrdinG to the Book of Jasher recently published, Naonah, the daughter of Enoch was 5so years old when she was married to Noah [Noah was 496.l
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-06-24

II colonel BaiiefhelJ, a great NUMBER Of
persons bad fallen into the hands Of The
British. ABBOTT dozen Of the ffss named
RAD been cent with their brave colonel on
board vessel bound FOR Engisnd, aud we
h.ve siresjy informed our readers how
,hey made ihclf escape from Halifax and
came 10 the United Colonies. All The other
prisoners. numbering about 500, were seat
n Ct. Johns, and from thence tn Isle aux
Seix, to be employed a, the public works.
We ate wanting FOR words to express the
suaeiiups these unfortunate men had to
undergo. In the day time they were taken
u the works ard compelled tn work con-
aanily, without being allowed hardly any
rest whatever, under a strict guard OF
c rurl overseefs, and Tie vigilance OF sem
tries who were posted at certain intervals
with strict orders tn Gre upon the prison
crs II they spoke 10 one another, or ii they
attempted to step out Of the circles allotted
TO them. Every evening they were taken
back to the Island where they had no shell
ter whatever az ainsi the inelrmency OF the
weather, and were obliged to sleep in the
open air. They were provided with filthy
food, and there was but little Of il. Their
raiions were brought to them in the same
buckets wiihwhich the eattlewere fed. They
were thus kept Till the 25lh Of November,
when they were distributed in the different
forts Of Chambly, ST. Johns, and Mont
real. In the spring following they were
ngain called together and sent back TO their
former occupation on Isle aux NoiS, and
continued in this miserable bondage I'LL the
winter of l777, when they were set at,
liberty. Such has been the wretched
state towhichEnglish philanthropy reduced
their fellow creatures who had been guilty
only OF the crime OF seeking the means of
lettering their political and social con-
dilion.
IT, h Tn3fsnua1 |
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of Maine had advanced into the valley oil
Inner 81. John, and had established them
selves in a position where the Fish River
falls into the St. John, called the Mouth
or Confluence oi the ST.. John, and The
Fish River. RESPONSIVENESS were made
hv Mr.. Fox to the government oil the
United States, and ii not appearing That
there was likely To be any etiectuaI cheek
nut 10 those proceedings, the Governor oi
the British Nor,h American Provinces, N
connection with the Commander ol the
Forces, advanced two companies OF lnian-
try To place certainly within the disputed
territory. 4" However, (said his Lord
ship) according 10 The last accounts re-
ceived from that country il does not appear
that Maine has any intention Of going be-
yond what she has hitherto done. The
two parties will remain in their present
position, and there is, | will not say there
is no possibility, but certainly no proba-
bility, OF any collision taking place between
The adverse parties. fHear.) Governor
Thomson has proposed that commissioners
on both sides should be empowered TO set
tie the point OF difference by ascertaining
the actual line Of bOundary.-Suc is an
outline Of the state of affairs al present be-
tween the two countries. No doubt it i'm
plies that differences of an unpleasant ma
ture have occurred between the two coun-
tries, on this question Of the boundary, but
when | consider how much both countries
are interested in the preservation OF peace
-(cheers) 1.-THE great responsibility that
viii be incurred by whichever country
shall have unnecessary recourse 10 hos
tlites--( cheers)-I trust and believe that
peace will not be interrupted, but that the
whole will end in formal and amicable |
settlement Of all existing differences.
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NORTH AMERICAN:
SWANTON, JUNE ga, 1910.

" of the highest importance is about 10 be solved
The virtue of the nation is TO be tried. The
"cause of humanity and hope Of philosophy, with
'the fate Of free governments are involved in the
"event How awful is the responsibility how
''solemn the hazard I'VE are 10 determine
"by our deeds the soundness of our theories and
"ascertain whether republican system fgovern-
''ment, built on the will Of, and receiving its pow
GERS Immediately from The people, is capable of
'maintaining its sovereignty; TO obtain experiment.
'tal know ledge how far the liberty Of the citizen
els compatible with the safely of the state; TO
"prove, in Short whether Z" the people are their
"oten porst enemies" is asserted by monarch
''sts. Miles Register.
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IMPERIAL PARLIAME
SOUTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
House of Commons .Mau LIST.

Lord JoHE RUSSELL, in reply to Mr..
Hume, said that the general question Of
the Maine boundary was in this state -
England had proposed to the United
States, and received counter-proposa,
before answering which it was necessary
to receive the report of the gentlemen who
had surveyed the disputed country, and
this arrived only few days ago. 1t was
now under the consideration of the gov
eminent, and an answer would be imme
diateIv forwarded to the United States. IL
was unfortunate that the agreement las,
year and that Of Sir J. Harvey, with Gen.
Scott, should be the subject of objections
and differences between the countries.
The agreement proposed by General
Scott, and agreed 10 by the Governor OF
Maine was, that Great Britain shonld
hold the valley Of Upper st. Johns, and
Maine that of the Aroostook, without il
being conceded that the right was in either.
Unfortunately the agreement did not state
the exact position in which the iurisdic-
lion Of either party was IN remain. The
agreement, was offered by General Scott on
the alst March, IL was agreed 10 by Sir
]. Harvey on the 2Srd March, by the
government of Maine on the 25ih. IL
afterwards appeared tlate in. The autumn)
that persons belonging TO the civil posse
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NORTH AMERICAN

+ AZ present take The responsibility 81 trading
evolution, 90 ol attempting 10 prevent
ti1e royal scepite from passing undistuFb-
cd down the Bfunswick line. We only
sdmonish the John Billions that untrl
their "eorn laws" are repealed, the less
they say about slavery, the more credit
they will gr, for sincerity.
There IS another view Of this subject
which deeply interests IhIs country. The
''corn laws are now the greatest, and 10
ruth the only obstacle in the way of an
immediate revival OF successful and pros
porous trade. They almost effect total
exclusion Of our flour and grain from the
English market. The consequence is
that we cannot pay our debts, or bay more
goods with oar surplus produce. The or
ders which we send FOR British manulac-
Itatcd goods are unusually and exceeding
Is small, because we cannot get our prop
efiy into her ports 10 pay for them. This
IS a two edged sword, which cuts The
throsts Of both nations. EngIan loses
the custom OF her most extensive purcha-
ser her goods are lett on hand her manu-
Gacturers are obliged 10 suspend operations
s. throw their la5ofers out OF employ. We
not only are deprived Of a market for our
-four, but we find also the demand for our
great staple, cotton, diminished and lis
price falling of. Any man of reflection
can easily trace out in his mind the various
and endless fluctuations in commerce
which must be produced by such state
of things. And all this load of evil is in
9lcted upon the world for The exclusive
benefit, with hardly an exception, Of
lew titled aristocrats in England. Who
can think OF il with any degree fpatence?
The down trodden people, are, to be
sure, pe,ilioning Parliament year after
year by hundreds Of thousands tor the re-
peal OF those odious laws. Were the
prayers ot their petitions now granted the
effect woald be like a shock Of electricity
upon both hemispheres. Our sails would
wbiien the Atlantic, our prod
uce would go forward 10 the amount of
our debts would be paid, our or |
ders for more goods would he sent, the |
cotton market would revive, The factories
Of Great-Britain would be put in motion,
her laborers wonld find employ and he able /
10 buy bread and eat il with gIadness
Bit we doubt whether all these consid-
eratfons will overcome the feelings Of self
interest which prompts "tie lords" To
keep the corn laws n'force. II not, it is
time for this country TO be taking care OF
Is own interests in some other way. We
mast turn our attention more Ia The bust
less Of manufacturing Cor ourselves, or
Use seek other markets in which to trade.
England win find that the operation of
hese oppressive laws will prove the ruin Of
Ter best interests. They are already rails
ng powerful manufacturing rivals on the
ointment, and will yet destroy her trade
o an immense extent. If she persists in
er folly and injustice, she will yet repent
n sackcloth and ashes. N. Y. Sun.
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JUNE "a


no collision between the two eosstpn.,..
70 A change in the gensral adn,n;.,..
ton OF the union might. or mich,
change the aspect Of affairs. The Ps,,,a,
cause, to which our Iabors are aeyo,..
might gain-bu, could NOT io,e-hv -,
change. On Under these eircumu,,...
il is best for all who feel an ah;dn,
est in the cause we have espoused n >,
fleet upon the course of action bes, rail-.
lated TO effect the objects we hv, :
view. To speak of Canadian Righ. ,o1
Canadian wrongs, when they have n.
come fully understood and duly sppr,ei,,,A
by the people,can be of but little use. VIII.
ont action Of some sort, tending 10 s,er.,
results.
The Presidential election will he IL.
oil absorbing topic with our Am.t...
friends for the next five months and ID
ring its aei,ating progress, the wrooOs,,a
suferings Of foreign people. if moi, -
trely forgotten, will attract but Gule a,
ten,ion, unless embraced within the s,o,.
OF political action Of the parties in copo,,
Under these circumstances what
IRE pursue 7 Shall we directly or ipdit,,,,.
support the Chief Magistrate Of the I'nio,
by whose special orders our Patriot lesd,,,
have been arrested, tried and imnrisor,a
who has seized our arms, and prosctl,d
the Patriot Press and invoked puhIie n
dignation upon all who should give fnrtb,.
AID, countenance, or support, To on,
cause, at time when the danes Of Ca,
adam villages, fred by the torch of !iceu.
sci sodiery, lighted up the Northern from.
tier, and reused the Indignation Of every
true Republican, every Democrat, from
the Rocky Mountains TO the Atlantic, and
caused even the honest tory TO sneak ont
in the energetic language of remonstrance,
Can we in any way "suppor, aid, OF
the reelection of sueh 4,
man to the Presidency of this Republic,
Or, can we stand as mere lockers on-in.
different spectators OF contest, the re.
suit OF which may revive the Patriots
hopes, or blast them forever.
We have warm and ardent friends in
each of The great political parties OF this
country, and we have too much respec.
or them all. to ever Intentionally do orr say
my thing, personally offensive, Of them or
VI the cause they support; at the same
ime we have so much respect for their On.
Outstanding and patriotism, as to believe
hey will never reproach us for any exer-
ions we may make To save the palro.
hip and the remainder of her crew from
wreck and ruin. Yet we are aware that
midst the vigorous strife Of parties il
ifficult for an editor OF newspaper wholly
D escape censure. There will be times in
arty conflicts when 4" reason loses her
way and passion rules"
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THE CRISIS.

When we commenced the publication OF
our paper in 1889, its character and OBJ
lects were fully made known and it is but
Just 10 ourselves to say, that we have
used our best exertons to make it interest
ing, and to sustain the character and prin-
clples which our patrons had right 70
expect. And, although labourng con-
stanty under increasing embarrassments,
we believe we have not wholly failed to
satisfy our subscribers in their inst and
reasonable expectations. Our circulation
has been in some measure INSTRUCTED bv
the arbitrary orders and edicts of AMOS
KENDALL g. Co., forbidding Post Masters
and others to act as our agents, which,
together with the hostility OF certain 9TH
ers in authority, has prevented us from
receiving fair return for our labors.
We have seen from the commencement.
that there was no hope for Canada with
out foreign aid, yet we did not despair, for
we thought we could discover the storm off
war gathering in the distance, between
Great Britain and this Republic, which,
in its progress, wonId free the Canadas
from foreign rule and political bondage.
We believed-for we thought we had
no right to doubt-that the Chief Magis-
traie Of this great and jealous nation,
would insist upon SATISFACTION for the |
offered to his Country, her flag,
and her honor; that this government
would not plead another half century with
mother Britain to give up to Maine the
Disputed Territory. We did not suppose
that rights most clear, rights even admit
led by the adverse power, would, at the
request Of the President, be referred tn the
arbtrament of some one of the Monarch.
Of Europe, or that he would have so soon
forgotten the outrage at Schlosser. in the
burning of the Caroline and the murder orl
her crew. We fattered ourselves that il
the difficulties between the two nations
were to be referred TO the arbitrament or
some friendly power, the President would
propose the Chief of some Republic as um-
pire. But, ike too many Others, we have
placed 100 much confidence in the patriot
ism OF those whose duty il was TO demand
PREPARATION Tor national injuries. The con-
clusion is inevitable-British influence in
Europe can, and will, direct the decision
upon the matters referred. And therefore
il is but reasonable to conclude, under the
existing order Of things. that there will be
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[ To be Continued.
BRITISH SLAVERY-CORN LAWS.

We occasionally find articles in English
papers. headed "American Slavery" un
der which imposing title they will discourse
most leelingly of the sullerings oi the pool
negroes, the injustice and oppression &c
which they are subjected in The " mode
republic" and will even hint sometimes al
the propriety of rising among the slaves
10 put down their masters by physical
force. Such articles are always accompa-
MED Of course by a protuse quantity OF
landalion Tor the noble and philanthtopic
efforts of Great Britain IN the cause Of the
poor Africans, and invariably contain an
appeal 10 the memory of the immortal
Wherefore.
While England is thus laboring 10 free
the world from negro slavery, and putting
herself forward as the great beneIactor of
the human race, il appears 10 Us that she
might find new objects deserving of her
philanthropy nearer home. Rejecting up
on her Infamous +" Corn Laws " we could
think of no title to head an article in refer
cnce 10 It SO appropriate as " British SIa-
very."--The cruelty, the oppression and
the misery which these laws infict upon
the majority of the white inhabitants Of
England, can find no parallel in the whole
history oil negro slavery in this country
Here the slaves perform their easy and
regular daily tasks, and are, without fur
ther care or trouble, supplied with all ne
cessary food, clothing and every thing re.
ausiie 10 their health and comfort. -
There, BY the operation of the corn laws,
the whole mass of laborers which swarm
through the kingdom and ff the extensive
manufacturing establishments like so ma
nv bee hives, are compelled 10 labor Tor
the exclusive benefit ot the land owners,
and In pay tribute to that rich and pam
pered class upon every ounce of bread
which they consume.
Upon every barrel Of flour imported in
70 the kingdom a duty is laid of about
so,T5. This heavy duty is paid by the
consumers for the benefit of English lard
owners. And who are the consumers
As we have seen the great mass Of them
are laborers, many of whom can with diff
Guilty keep themselves and families from
starving even in the best of times. And
who are the land owners for whom this
tribute is earned, and 10 whom il is paid
They are rich, and noble, and the aristo-
At1A4S X tttSli ANfib nave iDdGH lUtSt
laws, which set mp system ol slavery and
oppression nnequalled on the face OF Gods |
earth. The British laborers, or 10 sneak
more properly, the British slaves, while
they hear their furnishing wives and chill
dren begging for food, and compelled bv
severer Toll than our negroe slaves ever
knew, TO earn and pay this heavy tribute
upon every morsel of bread which they
consume. Can such nation have the
assurance TO speak against slavery abroad ?
Docs il not exhibit wonderful spirit OF
meekness and Submission that the people
forbear 10 rise en- masse, and subvert the
power OF such government!
But we leave England 10 manage her
own internal affairs in her own way. Her
lords may crush, and her people crawl so
long as it plesses them. We shall not
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-06-24
ERROR CORRECTED.

In our paper Of Friday we stare p,,s
M'Kenzie had been psrdoned BY tns i,
ident-it should have been iiteTS'fss 80.
word pardon implies some previous 0l .,-,,r
As this prosecuted patriot has peer n,i,
OF no offence he cannot be said 10 ps :,
doned. We correct the verbal cru 0I
The distinction is an important oOe'
Dominion.