Litchfield enquirer., 1842-10-20

ton in l944, of Barbecue to be provided for the people of the state which should give the largest majority for Harry of the west" It was promptly and cheerfully accepted on the part of the Wings of Ohio, and judging from the spirit displayed in paying oft old scores, we think we are warranted m saying to our friends beyond the River, that they must look well to themselves if they expect to win again.
 Too much praise cannot be bestowed upon the Wings of Dayton, for the muniticent manner in which they made provision for the accommodation of their friends. The spacious Market House was converted into a feasting hall, and crammed with every kind of substantial refreshment, free to all- Almost every door was open for the enter tainment of strangers with food and lodging. The draft was a heavy one upon the kindness and liberality of the Wings of Dayton, but most bountitully and honorably has it been discharged.
 Let our friends in other States be prepared to hear the voice of an earthquake when next the people of Ohio speak their opinions thro' the ballot boxes! Let the corrupt, the fore- sworn, perfdous, mocking image of Execu- tive ruie, at Washington, and the vultures who are dividing with him the spells of their couEtry's ruin, tremble when it's thunders begin to break over the crests of the Allegha- nies! Their doom is fixed-a better day dawns upon the Republic; light from a new quarter, from the free WEST, is bursting athwart the political horizon, and millions of patriot hearts will soon be leaping at the glad tokens of the redemption which is at hand
 Horrible.-The trial of David Maynard, |, for the murder of his wife Nancy, came On at the recent term of Oyer and Terminer, be- fore Judge Morrell, in Norwich. The dis. trict attorney stated the facts of the case |: Maynard, who resided in the town of Co., lumbus, came home on the evening of the 18th of last December, from his work at a neighbor's, a little after dark, and went into his kitchen; after few words said, he di- rected his oldest boy to bring him a water beach whip or gad from an outhouse, and which was about seven feet long, which he cut in two, and with which he proceeded to whip his wife severely; on his suspending the blows and leaving the house for short time, his wife divested herself of all her clothes, in which condition he continued to cruelty beat and strike her; that he then placed her on the bed and tied each hand to the bed post, and again beat her with the whip; from all which beatings and bruis- ings, she came to her death in the course of the night. That to avert suspicion from himself he stained her mouth and teeth with blue dye; to create the belief, that in fit of desperation, she had killed herself by drink ing that fluid. The wife was proved to be an incorporate woman, but the jury convic. ted Maynard of manslaughter in the second punishment of which may be z years in the State prison.
 THE HULL CLAM BAKE.
 The following humorous description of the Hull Clam Bake, we extract from the Transcript of late date. It is from the pen of correspondent, who signs himself "Peeping Tom."
 HULL, August 24, 1942.
 We've done the deed! Dicst thou not hear noise! The Hull Clambake has struck consternation into the shell fish, and appalled, the scaly tenants of the migi,:y deep! Mud Creek has run up hill! Qua hogs are quaking with terror! squids have miZZled! founders absquatulated clans have shut up! and tadpoles have struck out into deep water! Are you alive after this In word, the Hull Clambake went off in style. Kallender did the hon. ors of the celebration with all that dignity and grace for which he is so pre-eminent. He appeared on the occasion in drab hat which came down in the last shower. Of the company, need only say they W Were the elile of Hull, with invited guests from Sac- carap and all along shore of the highest rank. My narrow limits will not allow me to give full report of the eloquent and speech of Kallender, on ta- king the Chair. can only state that he stood on sheet of paper, and spoke to the following purport:
 "Gentlemen of the free-suffrage-cockle. shell-and-horn-spoon Association This is a great day for Hull; great day for me and, let me add, great for clans!
 "Gentlemen: Clans are Q calumniated race. For long time they have lain buried in the mud of malevolence, and overshad- owed by the eel. grass of oblivion. Enscon- ced in bivalvular seclusion, they have scorn- ed to obtrude themselves upon public mo- tice, but have been content to ward off the harpoon of obloquy with the calcareous shield or silent complacency. But, gentle men. times are altered, and clans are out in all their glory. Shell fish are no longer to be thrown into the shade by the sharks of aristocracy. Clans and terrapins may run their heads out under the glorious fires of free suffrage and universal mastication
 "Gentlemen: Free suffrage is the order of the day; and by free suffrage under stand liberty for every man to put his fin- ger Tn tue eel-ple. ana ms nose m the chow der pot. No monopoly in mackerel. Let the traitors among tomcods tremble! Squids have our ympathies-lobsters lie not light ly upon our thoughts-and even pickerel are gungent to the memory. But clam, gentlemen-a clam is the type of true pa- triotism, and a clamshell the emblem of the liberty of speech. Free suffrage, therefore, is nothing less than the opening of the clam shell. Wherefore, gentlemen, it is my opinion that, arming ourselves with the cockle-shell of contentment and the horn-