Litchfield enquirer., 1840-10-15
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city with spirit on both sides, that have never who feel that they are rght-the ocos with the dess PeraOn of party that, having long enjoyed POwer' finds itself suddenly on the point of losing il.
 young man by the name of Orr spoke; who, but six weeks since, was a leader among the loco-iocos! His conversion was attended with singular c1cum' stances short time since the Buckeye black- smith addressed Q meeting in Delaware, where Mr. Orr resides, and with such effect that the party deem- ed it necessary to destroy the Blacksmhs character, if possible, and then identifying the cause with the advocate, break, not destroy the effect of his speech es. As the best and surest means of doing this, it was determined that special agent should @ be sent and which they supposed would eubslantiats the charges made against him in the Globe and other ed He went to Ohio, made inquiries of the Black smiths neghbors, learned from them, friend and foe, that what had been said of him were slanders-and every where had such good report of nm that he felt Under the effect of these feelings, he decided he would call on Gen. Harrison at North Bend, and see what manner of man it was that he had been oppO- sing. He called on the General, and. as is every body else, was received with characteristic hosplta. ty-found the string of the latch ou and plate and knife and fork for him at the table. An honest, OpenS and ingenious youth, he soon discovered that here also he had been deceived. Instead of what the loco foco papers had represented him, he found Gen. Har rison the warmhearted, gallant old s,,,dier-,he un- ostsntatious scholar and gentemnn-the farmer who personally superintended and took part in the cultiva tion of his lands-and, more than all, honest man
 
 him to go what the result of his mission, and that thenceorth he should be found an advocate Of Gen. Harrison. .,.-.. .... 2 s.4
 He has proved himself too, an efficient advocate and at Elkton, on Saturday, headed a hand nf some twenty or thirty Straieh;ou,s," who brought with them banner which had only on the 18th inst, been carried in the loco loco procession the place. The banner one side shrouded in mournlng, on which side some words condemnatory of log cabins and hard cider. On the other side wasa re- cantation, in which MT. Van Buren is formally taken IpaV O{-(/OFFeSD0udpnCP O{ BOSiOu AHQS
 QUESTION! QUESTION Tho time for useful dis cnssion ahrdges rapicv our hands. and tho of "quesiion 2" "qleston '' rings through the country Consultation and reflection about to give place to oction. The fall of ,he leaf' and The decay of Mr. Van Bnren fortunes, have both become indspufable. In the political. in the natural world the first step to regeneration has been made; and when the great moral whirlwind the elements of which are combi- ming in all directions shall have passed over the land the mass of corruption, which has been accomplishing for years, will be swept away, and shall nhale pure atmosphere again, and again, we cal on the peo pie to give their votes The question to be settled nt the ballot boxes not one of trivial or ransent impnr tance. IL involves nothing less than the existence of the Republic, as has heen handed ,o ns. hv those who bv their vaor and suffernes the right of es- tabshing it. The Constitution on which il rests has been violated by Executive and Legislative usurpa- ton, and f by blin ncqniescence. the people sanc ton the volaton. let the polls n"est their deaenera and the regue of free institutions will minele with the annonncement But no snch sanction will he given. No such deeencrncv will he found We had never reached even the present point os danger, if the people had been reused to reRectjnn. They are awake. and nothing more is needfn' for onr redemption than the unbought votes of those in whom the 'rne sovereignty M rests he cry tor ch"nse comes And if each individual citizen could he polled, the hostile faction woui present front dminutive e oe and aT make the sma of and convenience which may be required of him at ,he polls. and he will place himself aud his country. in far more prospernis condition than can he recev. ed hv months of labor, without such change. The spirit of 7G nvoles The voice of our revolntion- fnrefathrrs coming from the dcep bosom of the past. admOnishes ns to sFand bv our nheritance.- Should il now exhor' ns in vain, what hope can we henceorth look for which will he strong enough to pierce the gloom md depression or the inexorabe despotism which will then fassen its giant graeD uyon us The hour of action is at hand lC we sluuher now. may only wnke up to the sunset of our freedOm.-lM -lMadisOnian. ,..
 Good-A publisher of paper who hangs ont his sign upon pine tree, in the western woods. sdverti- ses for apprentices. So far very eood-bu what is; gooder still. he says that boys from the country would be preferred" Is
 General .Prosperav.-The Newport Herald relates the following conversation between n whig and o- cofoco :-' What General will the wips have next.' inquired loco the other day, 'nEer they elce, Gen., Harrison r General PROSPERITY, promplv replied facetious whig, oi whom the question wns asked.- The loco seemed much pl,ased with the answer, and though, he could be in favor of suc General without compromising his principles. ,. ...
 "Whats Hooshcr. nanny :' |" A IInoahic-, child, is man dressed in Jeans who drives six yoke of oxen, carries whip feet long, and VorEs FOR HARRISON Chicago Ap.er;can.
 We are informed by passengers from New-YorF, that the steamboat Charter Oak, of the Norw cEr line of hoats ran into sloop on Tuesday night last about three miles this side of New York, and sunk her. The Charter Oak stopped her wheels immedi- atelv and lowered her boats assist the soop but she mnst have sunk almost immediately. None of the were saved; they must have all gone down with the vessel. The night was dark, and the sloop wos seen until the of the disaster, when it was 600 late avoid the colsinn- Boston Atlas abolition of n,oIstachios Capital. What clipping of the puppies there will be. The Queen is as sensi- ble as gallant English officer, who, being ap- pointed to the command of a company, and finding all its members elorying in their dirty hair between the and the upper lip, ordered them all to be shaved as they stood in rank. - ..i3 .....t.t
 Sentence cf Death.--John Burke, who was tried at the Superior Court Hartford last week for the mur- der of his wife and found guilty, brought before Judge Sherman on Monday last, and the following sentence pronounced upon him: You are to he re- manded to the gaol from which you are taken, there be kept in close confinement ,ll the third Tuesday of June next. On thai day, between the hours of ten yard away from public observation, yon are sentenc-