Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-14

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 No, said he, not now. was once an as sembly man, but since then glnn UP Poi S;co There is nothin' so we'll taken care of as vu,rs rights and privileges, squire There's always plenty of chaps volunteering to do that, out of pure regard for you, ready to lav down their lives to fight your cause, or their fortins, if they had any. either. No; | have given that up. Clockmakin' IS better trade by half Dear, deRr, shall ne- yer forget the day was elected; felt two inches taller, and about little the biggest man in all Slickville. I knew so much was expected oa me, couldn't sleep tryin' to make speeches; and when was in the shop spiled half my work by not havln' my mind on it. Save your country, says one save it from ruin-cut down saIaries-l In- tend to, says l. Watch the officials, says another they are the biggest rogues we haVc' 1t don't convene with liberty that public ser- wants should be the masters of the Puolc.- l quite concur with you, says !. heduce lawyers fees, says some they are eatln up the country like locusts. Jist so said !. ho,,ntv on wheat says the farmer, for your life. Would you tax the mechanic to enrich she aOriculturist says the manufacturer.- Make Q law agin' missiles, says one; regu- lator about temperance, says another; we have a right to drink if we please, says a third-don't legislate too much sayS fourth its the curse of the state !; and SO on with out eend. was fairly bothered, for no two thought alike, and there was no pleasin' mo- body. Then every man that voted for me, wanted some favor or another, and there was no bottom to the obligation. Twas squashed to death with the weight of ny cares. they was so heavy
 'Nothin' on this side of the water makes 90 big a fool of a man, squire, he continued as poin' to the house of representatives. with- ont bein' fit for it. Them that hain't jist got inc right weight of ballast are upset in no lime. and are turned bottom upwards afore they know where they be. Them that are d little vain by natur', get 90 pufted up and consulted, they become nothin' but laughin' stocks to all the world, and most ridiculous fools: while them whose principles ain't we'll anchored in good holdin' ground let the rogue peep out O their professions plainer than they are a-thinkin' on. The skin of the beast wifi show through. like an Irishman's elbow, though he has three coats on. but that aiut the worst of it neether. A man IS apt to become bankrupt in business, as wei! as in character by it. Doin' big and talkIn' biz for three months in the year, and pufhn each other up til! they are ready to ours; with importance, don't convene with Seiiln tane bv the yard, or loadin' on carts when thev return home to their business. In short, squire, a country ought to be rich country, win iarned men in it, and men O property 10 represent it, or else assembly work is nothin' but high life below stairs, arter all.- could point you out legislatures on this here continent, where the speakin' is all kitchen talk, all strut, brag, and vulgar iEpudence. It's enough to makea cat sick to hear fellers talk of independence who are nortgaged over head and ears in debt, to listen to chaps
 iawin' about public vartue. temperance, edu- ca,ieas and what not all day. who spend the night in a back-room Of nimrikcr tavern, with ahe key turned. drinkin' hail-storm and bud rum, or pIuyin' sixpenny loo. ' nssrkind only kssesc Vhat fools they ,cere, and hoaO they .1elpe1 folks themselves to ool thena there aUould be some hope of them, fer they OOald hGve learnt the yfyst lesson of Oisdon.'
 From Around Is World"
 One of our lieutenants told me story of . sailor attached to ship, that interested me much. "He was an excellent seaman, and so religious and peaceful that he was called, par excellence, the Quaker. He was religious in all his doings, and, with few companions, seemed to stand apart from the majority of his shipmates, as one who had little sympa- thy with them; but every officer and sailor respected him, for he was intelligent and