Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-05

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debate, a day or two since, upon the Loan
Bill, remark that for twenty or thirty vears.
neither ne nor his wife had owed any man
dollar. Both of them, many years gone bv.
had come 10 the conclusion that the best
principle OF economy was this, never to-
get in debt. To indulge your wants when
you were able to do SO, and to repress them
when you are not able to indulge them"
The example is not only an excellent one for
itself, but comes from high source. To re-,
press want is one of the wisest, and most
necessary principles of political economy.
1t prevents not only the dangerous practice
of living beyond the means, but encourages
the safe precedent of living within them. If
all who could, would live within their means,
the world would be much happier and much
housewife gives US an example worthy Of all
imltation.-N. Y. Express.
The Public Ldsds--A statement has re-
Gently been industriously circulated by the;
opponents OF the present administrations
mat the public lands have hitherto been q,
source OF loss to the General Government.
ana That an excess can be shown of nearly
fifteen millions of dollars of expenditure
over amounts paid for these lands by the
Government. The National Intelligencer.
however, has promptly exposed this mis-
chleyous misrepresentation, and proves bv
a tabular statement, that SO far from there
being deficit, there is balance in favor
of the public lands of $1O9, l67, 1857; that ia.
estimating tie sums paid for the sovereignty
OF Florida and Louisiana, as purchase mon,
ey OF lands; but excluding these sums, as
the lntelllgencer contends can properly be.
done, the balance to the credit of the public;
lands is SSl42,OlS, 756.-Boston Puritan.
Most Horrible Outrage.-Tt will be recol-.
lected that Il short time since man named
Utterback was found with his throat cut and
nearly dead at Williamstown, XIV, and that
two men named Couche and Maythe were
committed to Jail as his murderers. 1t
seems that Utterback is likely to recover.
On Saturday, the 10th, several hundred per-
sons, fearful that they should be cheated of
hanging scene, went to the Jail, forced ii
open, took the two men to the spot where
Uttcrback was found, allowed them the
privilege OF clergy for about five hours, and
then hung them upon a tree In the name of
humanity we would ask how long it will be
before portions of the West will become
lialf-clvillzed. If they are not blotted from
the earth, it is only because Justice is de-
Elayedand murderers are allowed immunity
Tor space--We trust not forever. 1t seems
that notice was given of their intention.
thlrty-siX hours before its execution-that
about five hundred citizens pursuant to no.
ice, went In solemn procession to the jail
and marched to the scene of murder in the
same way. At the ground about two thou
sand persons were assembled, who were ad-
dressed by member of the bar on the pro-
prleEy of permitting the law to take its
course. When his remarks were closed,
religious service was performed % and the
murder was perpetrated with the utmost
GOODNESS. The mob then dispersed quietly
| to their homes.-N. Y. Tribune.
Big PotaNoe Bssiaess-New England.
with territory scarcely as large as our
| county of Appling, produces according to-
the late census, "a, 435.93l bushels "Irish'
potatoes annually! Where do they find
room in that little country, to pile them on?
~ cents bushel, (they are worth here dol
lar and half)' the potetoe crop Of New
England amounts TO over seven millions Of
dollars Probably more than the entire
cotton Of Georgia for last year, at ten cents
pound Besides this, the same New Eng
land makes one year with another, it seems,
2.ls2,962 bushels of wheat, and ls,l95929
bushels OF other grain-which at fifty cents
bushel amounts to upwards of ten millions
of dollars Macon, Georgia. Telegraph.
The great sociaferror of the times consists
in being ashamed Of economy, and rugged
straight forward industry. Nine men OF ev-
cry ten would rather make thousand dol.
lars by some dexterous bargain or lucky hit
than by honest useful labor. They would
even prefer the reputation of having made a
fortune by scheming to that of having earned
one by work. The poison diffuses itself uni.
versally. Men who are in prosperous and:
comfortable though humble circumstances
as farmers and mechanics, become discon.
tented and restless they want to do better,
get rich faster, and cut a greater figure in
the world; SO they apply themselves TO ira.
ding, specializing, or office.seeking, with the,
certainty before them that where one secures,
a prize twenty are sure to draw blanks.
Those who fail become soured, chagrined,
and estranged from Industrious habits; they
are ashamed or too proud to 60 back to the
employments and associates Of their hum,
bier. happier days; and they end by being
useless, ifl-temperedT drones,. instead of re-,
spected and estimable cItizenss
A Great Recitation.--The following is from
the N. o. CrescentCity:.
"The schoolmaster was in a great hurry
he had received d note from his dulcinea.
and the Typography" class was disposed Of
in double quick time.
"PolyneSia, where situated, what are the
products, the inhabitants. latitude and loref.
tude, &c, how bounded 7" shreked the little
pedagogue, to huge ed-headed boy, whose
face bore the expression Of a turkeys egg