Litchfield enquirer., 1842-12-01

MT. EDHm-At Ae meeting 0f the WashingtOni ans on Thursday evening lsst, at the Town Room good addresses gratuitously given in favor oi sobriety and abstemiousnesp. Towards the conclu sion respectable elderly gentleman was called upon after having declined at previous request to ad dress the audience. He was a member of the Old School Temperance Society, and of course not Q Washingtonian-th that is, not a member of the New School of Temperance - and could not be expected to be purely cold water. He thought however, that if man had become hard drinker, it was best to knock-o entirely from drinks that would intoxicats but himself, being an advocate of the original So- cety, thought little cider was occasional com fort, and having never induged extravagontly even in this, saw harm in its This correct in his views of the first principles of Temperance aS advocated at the time the great blessing commenced and improvement either moral or internal, ev- or entered the world in state of perfecnon-and it could not be expected he would speak otherwise.- Now if the New School of Temperancs-a "a Wash- ingtoniGns-wish thcir principles disconnected from the original founders in the mighty cause, they ought certainly to be cautious who they press upon to ad dress their brethren. As friend to their underta- king would say-l sincerely hope they will keep an "eye to WindpGrd" iN future. SUsTMET. The whole election of 1e4O on the part of the coons was fraud, cheat, debauch, falsehood.-TiD1es.
 T Gen. Harrison was elected President by majority of 15O,000. Nineteen states gave him their electoral vote, and among these was Connecticut. Yet with regard to such an election the Times uses the lan- guage which we have quoted above. What must be the sentiments which the writer of such an outrageous libel must entertain of the honesty and intelligence of the people The Times professes to be democratic and affects a high regard for the popular will. Who can doubt after reading the above, that its democracy is assumed, and thatin heart and soul, the leading Loco-Focos are opposed to free suffrage except when in sustains themselves in office. If an cloc- ton terminates in favor of Loco-Focoism all is well, but if the people declare against their measures the decision is pronounced ga fraud, cheat, a debauch falsehood." So much for the democracy of the Times and it's high respect for the people!
 FRoN WAsH1NeroN-Letters from Wash. ington concur in the opinion that there will be no changes in the Cabinet before March, and the recent opposition of the Globe and Col Benton to the President will make a pause in removals from minor offices. The leaders of the Loco FOco party begin to be suspected by the President as meaning Ill, as most unquestionably they have been from the beginning of the unholy alliance. In the history ot wedlock there never was such an extraordinary marriage as that consumated by the Loco. Focos with the Executive. It will end, as few months will show, in the disgrace of the wooer and the wooed. and both will cry by and by much more Justify for divorce, than they ever did for the con. session of Congress, we believe, will be inle- resting in it's developments. There will be much President making at the White House and in the different political circles, and some severe commentaries and queer sxpositions at the Capitol. Believing the session will be of more than ordinary interest, we shall take especial pains to give our rea- ders the earliest information of what is said and done of public interest.
 Private letters speak of the illness. of the Attorney General, otherwise the official asso- ciates of the Cabinet are all well, and enga. ged in preparing their respective budgets for Congress. ". Y. Express.
 TrNNEssEE.-The Legislature of this state have at last passed an Apportionment Bill.- The first bill which passed the House. was rejected on its first reading in the Senate.- The vote of rejection was afterwards recon sidered, and the bill put upon its passage. when a substitute offered by Mr, Turney, was adopted. and passed both Houses the Senate bv vote of IA to lO-the House by a vote of 40 to g.
 In 6 of the II Congressional districts into which the state is now divided, the Wings, tn the last Governors election, had majorties amounting in the aggregate to lO,5ss; and in the other five, the Loco. Focos had nlajori- ties, amounting in all to 7,343.
 Eortaquake in Canada.- The foll owing
 terrible account of an Earthquake ls from the Canadian of the 9th ult
 "This morning about 10 o'clock. we expo. rienced violent shock of an earthquake. was present at a marriage, eve omit the name of the parties) and the Grand VicGr. Mr. Cook, had reached the Agnus Dei, when on a sudden sound was heard resembling the rolling of cart over frozen ground the noise continued perhaps four seconds, and
 was followed by an explosion resembling that of a "A pounder; the trembling of the earth then commenced, shaking the walls of the church, and making its arched roof crack in fearful and surprising manner. tbot the building, which was crowded with peo. ple, wonld have crumbled over our heads The scene which ensued baffles description. The piercing lamentations of the females, and the cries of terror of the men, with the piteous desparing shrieks of the children. were truly awful. Ageneral rush was made to the door by the congregation, the Rever. end Pastor and the Rffianced couple alone retaining their position, not. however, without