Litchfield enquirer., 1840-10-29

MeEonchOlv Su.;cide-We announced the other day, the reelection of Hon. WILLIAM s. RAMSAY, of Carlisle, Pa. from the thlr- teenth Congressional District of this State.- From the Baltimore American ot inc Ayth' we learn with painful emotions that MT. Ramsay committed suicide on Monday eve- ming, at Barnums Hotel, in that city, by shooting himself in the right eye. MT. k. was elected to Congress blythe Adlninlstra- tion party. .........-...,,r
 2 About 5 o'clock on the afternoon of Sun day he appeared to be quite well, manifest ed no unusual excitement or depression of mind, and making some inquiries at the bar
 relative to the boats and cars to Philadel-
 phia, and in about an hour afterwards the
 report of pistol was heard in his rooms The report attracted first gentleman stop ping at the house and some of the walters,
 when he was found speeches. and dying
 near the fire, pistol lying close by his side, 1 his right, hand, except the fore finger, being covered with blood, which flowed profusely
 from wound in the right eye, where tho
 ball had entered. ..r. ...nssdDa ,tGfF9
 He was recognized by the Hon. Mir. Jeni- fer, who soon entered the room, and sent for
 Messrs. Howard and Carroll. An inquest was held by Seth Pollard Esq, coroner, when on examination, the ball was found to have nearly come out at the back of his neck.- The verdict of the Jury was, that he came to- his death by shooting himself with pistol.
 He was 29 years ofage, and rumor attributes the suicidal act to disappointed affection.-- Some unopened letters found with him have been taken possession of by his friend Mr. McBlair.-Philad. Sentinel.
 The following communication received two weeks ago, bu. we have before found room for it THE LiTCHFIELD ENQUIRER.
 SCHOOLS.-Th The public are doubtless well aware that the citizens of Salisbury have for several years past manifested good degree of interest in the we- fare of Common Schools and at all times and be-
 eve at all places, whenever it became necessary to assemble together to consult upon the subject, one spirit pervnde&the whole communty. At such times, many had the pleasure of seeing the demon, party spirit, entirely excluded and upon this pon union, harmony, and strong desire to have their schools what they should be, of the first class and charncer; their teachers intelligent, persevering energetic and competent and faithful in the discharge of ull the mnltifarous duties appertaining to the school roon
 This disposition being felt by all parties and sects and schools receiving the attention and support of our most learned and influential men, were fast rising to eminence ut once the pride and delight of every individual in community ..'j 't:
 Blu, fear change is fast coming over us, which, if suffered to go on unmossted, will prove monu- ment of infamy us, and sousce of deep regret to- our poserity. Some of the Loco Foco leaders at their late town caucus gralfed their auditors by a malicious and slanderous attack upon the character of several young men, who have tOT several years past served the public, and believe acceptaby, irr the capacity ot School Teachers and have been informed they in their maniac fury charged those persons with being secretly organized e;ec,ioneer- ing committee which any candid person acquanreri< with either or all of them will with me pronounce n base and malicious yfalsehood. Here will briefly state, although am neither the advocate nor the apologst for the acts of either, ,at those individuals who have served us in the capacity of Common School Teachers for a few years past have received the unqualified approbatOn of our most profound ani learned men, ns well of school visitors, and the public at largeh ~RO,are more immediately interest ed But to draw as many as they could into their unhaIlowed scheme, they fartEer asserted that the School Teachers called Convention at Litchfeld' for the sole purpose of plcdging themselves teach for less than $50 per aon and enlarge ihs sphere of their political opera tions-me asures, which Iknow (had the call for the Convention been respond ed to, and oyganzed) would have met the most de-. termined opposition from every one who signed the call, with whom l am acquainted, from the fact of the impra ctcablity and injustice both to teachers and the public of ,le one and folly and absurdi,y of the other. But ihe call for Teachers Convention was enough for these agrarian spirits. They could longer look with silence upon tho snccess of our Common Schools i; and with frenzy entirely st veA riance with the principles of genuine democracy, they have commenced hostile attack upon both our former teachers and the school at large, and, as have been informed, to complete the disgracelul scene at their caucus, introduced and passed donal resolution that no person who signed the call for the Teachers Convention should be permitted again to teach schoo in tOwn,no matter by what nO be motives they were actuated, or how strong their desire to serve the public acceptaby satisfactorily. They, wi,hou, waFIng to ascertain wHs,her the de- carations set forth in their resolution were rue have gone on with their infnratsd zeal, crying dow0 Teachers wages and schools, determined ir wouldE School Teachers both unpopular and unproGtable- determined, too. to drive men of character enter prize, and talent from that field of action And, fe- low citizens, think you that who so zealOua in this unhoy warfare against the very nobes. of our country's institutions will cease in ,heir des.royine course if they succeed jas of lhe most rabid ,f the parry declared he wished they coad) to abolish the Board of School Visitors. and reduce the wages of the teacher down to that of an ordinary day abox er2 No-their step will be to cry ouf aganss all schools as useless, and as they now say an uniust and outrageous tax upon the poor. Such arguments as these will not stop to refu,e but merely rc. mark that sHch sentiments these are persisted in and main.ained-seniiments entirely at variance