Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-21


 accomplishing this object, 1t does appear that any unnecessary violence rrsorted to- We are boumd by treaty only to deliver up Spanish subjects and pro perty. These negroes are neither. They are Atri- cans and have been cast upon shores ur!cv Providence, that they may be protected-not bellay- ed; and we must protect them. ."-Palladium. The Wings have beaten us with hard cider and coon skins.-lsGac HW II You are mistaken, Isaac. It was not coon.skin that Gen Upham whipped you with-iwAs cOw- skin.-Prentice.
 SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY PRESSES.
 The recent decease 0f many of the country news. papers. and the sicky existence of others, many attributable to the extraordinary influx cheupcr for eign perodcals. During the late political contest, particularly the attention 0 the political reading co %huni.y nun has been dra wn ," and their aid solicited for ment ot aA country newspapers, and the destruction of many. ....'.. . =.
 That these cheap publications have been of pyea, benefit to the political parties to which they ure and were attached, is undoubtedly true. The grand ol,. ecsions appear to be the misguided efforts to circulate mach injury lns,ead of inducing those only to take them who were unabeto pay the price uf their coun. try newspapers, they have, in great measure. pre- those who previously looked lo their country paper for political information. ..i -
 There are oitentimes locol sa!jec,s which n,eres, ments which can only be advanced by means of local press There are, aso4 local elections, upon which local press exers proper influence. for with they are liable to be most egregiously. =
 The country press generally ex.racls all that is im- PoE'snt or politically effective from the city press and than cunterbaanced by the additional local nforma !soa which the country press conians, with all the mPortans political information and news from the
 An men of any political sogac,sy must see the error of encouraging these cheap publications to the exclu aon % ot their own county papers. And trust that vigorous and useful. -'7f''e
 The great difficulty with the country press is that, generally is 80 poorly supported that is obliged to assume correspondent poverty. Those editors who from lack of support are obliged to one half of their time in 'shinnnc. and the other two quarters in sticking types playing the d-l and rocking the oaoy' cannot he expected to give their subscribers very neat specHTeHs of phy. very well di- gested or lofty editorials. Their excitement of com. calls of copy, the exciinte day of publication. or pocket in state of depe'ion than by the promptings of e mind to overh0wng full -
 Those therefore. of public spirif and who would render their country an important service and their co.snty Popsrs more enierain,ns usstul and cHRAP, VIII do ]. etecnvely by INCREASING THEIR cIReULA- TioN.--SGrGsogG Whig. 7--"-s.' - ] Sq1afsing Lisde.-Tbe Claremont (N. H., Eagle, says that whsle the yeas and nays were ealling in week cn some question, Mr. Brown. of Southampton, an odd chick, !" did not answer to his name When shs vote was srown' lie rose and addressed the spea
 Mir: Speaker, rise to let you know that did no, dodge this question: only sg.asted fie in order to taGS & better view of the subject. and now say NO
 The nmnney in which this was done excited a uni. veESai burst ofIaughier among those present.
 ITEAS-sEIEcreD. :.' Maj Con Gx,sEs. ,Sf.he U.S Army, is exhibiting his wife as lecsuress in the several cities of ,he Union. We had supposed ,ha. the vanity of an old man to show preny young wife, was as the bottom Of this foolery but the correspondent, of the Bos,on Atlas says shat they make regular business of the thing leaving Ticke.s at 50 cen.s at the usual de. posories! This is really dseredi,able to the Army and the country. As sn officer, Gen. Gaines has no right to engage in other pursuits without resgning his commission. But above all he should not he allowed so tarnish profession i which he holds distinguished rankr by becoming an ilineEans Lecturer for monev. Albany Journal
 THE BROKEN CHASDELrER.-The House sE Repro. sensatves have agreed to pay the makers of the Chandelier the full price demanded for it, deduc,ne ~qOO. the estimated value of the fragments which the contractOrs are willing to take back at that price, The committee who investigated the matter say they consider the accident as of those casualties n- cldens so aR material things, and which, like almost every one that occurs, it is so easy to see how 1t might have been avoided when too late"
 NEW TElcK.-A new way pf robbng halls, has lately been quite successful The thief rings the door bell, and on the appearance of the servant presents letter which he requests may be handed to the gen. tleman of the house, and an answer returned. The letter proves to be piece of blank paper and when the servant returns the thief gone, having taken win him all tho overcoats in the hall The evening is the time chosen The inventor of this new plan hns stolen so many coats thns he probably will be de. tected.-JOur. ef Com. ...
 Trinity Church, W. I.-We perceive that deci. sion has been given in the of the heirs of Anneke Jantz against the corporation of Trinity Church. by she court of errors, in favor of the defendants. The controversy has been ip progress 10 IS yeaEs and involved an immense estate. The Trinity Church property amOsRss to between l6 and 20 mil. lions of dollars. 1t is managed by 40 trustees. who appropriate Sl0O.O09 as the Bishops fund.- which makes his salary about 5000 year. besides psrqui. ses. It is principally n real estate. and the c,aS. ter does not permit the corporation to hold over SlOoO00 in nOney the bulk of its income invested in vsEOus kinds of productive securities fast col lseted. IL is the richest corporation in America. w FIRE AT CmcAGo.-Anosher very destructive fire took pace at Chicago. Illinois. lew days since. IL commenced in a shanty, in which there had been drinking and fIocking all night, and originated from candle which had been easelessly leit burning.- The owner of it lost Si5OO-SlOOO in cash Eight other buildngs occupied for the purposes of stoses and small dwellings, were consumed. and the fire was then stayed by tearing down . market house. The 1 l0ss was AbOut Sl0.00O. +r
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