Litchfield enquirer., 1843-06-29

volume of 100 pages by Appleton & Go. They form
 pungent and instructive review of the political eer of MT Calhoun contrasting the National Calhoun of lSI4-l6-2 with the Sectional Calhoun of ls3S-43: the liberal and lofty Statesman of the earliest era with the narrow Politician of the later- Mr. Calhoun it great man-great in spite of a con- suming ambition and a fierce intolerance of opposing opinions but he can attain the goal he aims at. He has become too intensely Caronian to be made the chief of a National party, even.
 This work is of great merit an affirmative argu- ment in favor ot National Currency and Protection of Home Industry. it is from the pen of an eminent Vrgnian. who was an ardent admirer of MT. Calhoun until his last summerset in lss7 Every student of Political History will find it able and instructive.
 W. Y. Tribune.
 Who don't often publish such stories as the follow ing but the report has gone widely abroad that Mr. Secretary Porter left the table ofthe Presidential banquet at Providence, saying he "could get nothing to eo is fair to publish she other side of the story, which is told by the Providence Journal, as follows
 At the dinner given to the President by the City Government MT. Secretary Porter, while soup was served, asked waiter to bring him piece of mutton. The waiter respectfully informed him that until the sigma for removing the covers was made. he was not at liberty to carve the meats-whereupoh MT. Porter repeated his demand, and, being complied with, left the table in great wrath and indignation In the evening, one of the committee of reception, talking with MT. Porter, politely suggested that he hoped every thing had been conducted to his satisfaction. to which he replied -"No Sir" Now,it is no, surprising that man of vulgar family, with no breeding. and suddenly elevated to position which brings him in contract with polished society. should be somewhat surprised to find manners differing from those ot Pennsylvania Oyster-cellar but it is rather singular that such man should not have at least discretion enough to govern himself by the conduct of those around him, and initiate the manners of gentleman as far as his previously formed habits would allow, even if he had none of the feelings ol gentleman.
 HoN. JOHN M. CLAYTON OF DELAwARE.-Dela- gates to Whig Convention being about to be cho- sen in Delaware, for the purpose of nominating Del egates to the Whig National Convention, MT. Clayton has addressed letter to the editors of the Delaware State Journal, announcing that Ee will not be can ddate for the Vice Presidency, as many of his fellow citizens suggest. The patriotic motives of MT. Clay ton in this step may be appreciated through the follow ing extract from his letter.
 II have adopted this course, not without due regard to the welfare of that great and patriotic party to whose principles am devotedly attached, and upon whose success the future desnes of our coun' try as think eminently depend. Our prospect, as
 party, brghens daily and now, instead of dlstrac- ting the Convention by a multiplicity of candidates for the Vice Presidency we should endeayor to pre-
 
 ofsome candidate for the second office in the gift ofthe people as we unqnestionahly shall for the first, in the person of Henry Clay, of Kentucky
 LETTER TO JOHN JoNEs.-We have been request ed to publish the following letter to Mr. Jones' with which request we comply in order to inform the Ty. Ter party of it's present condition and prospects in portion of this State. We really do not what the Administration do for itself in region which is SO uract table as that from which this letter comes.
 Louisville Journal.
 NORTH M1DDLErowN, Ky. June 10, 1s43.
 MIR. JOHN B. JoNES-Dedr Sir The undersIgn- ed would respectfully inform you that we have seen your printed circular, addressed to our postmaster at this place, supposing him to be friend and sup porter of John Tyler and soliciting his aid in obtain. ing subscribers to the Madsonian, as the organ of his Administration We are glad to inform you that you have "waked mp the wrong passenger" Our postmaster jsa good Loco Foco bn. no trend ot John as you can find no Tyler man within reach of this place. Our office must be removed at least forty miles, before you can find friend to the traitor in it's vicinity, unless find one in the person of the young Duke of Lerington." There are in this vi. cnitv any number of the warm friends of Harry of the Vest" and ifyou and the Madisonian are about will have to seek elsewhere to find them. Respect 'O@s; @signed,-B. F. Harris, A. Addams, c. Porter, James Duncan; s; II Grain, J. Sharrard, w. S' Scott, 
 Alter all his tws,ings and urnngs, his evasions of duty and his positive refusals perform his duty, 10 which Governor Morton has been driven in his unwil lingness to acknowledge the government Of Rhode Island, he has at length been compelled to back di recty out of his position and submit to the mortying necessity of making requisition upon Gov Fenner, with all the forms of the law and all the conrtesies which properly belong to the transaction With Thom- as w. Dor- in his territory, with the peoples con- stitution unrepeaed and possessed of much force and as much vitality asit ever had Marcus Morton has made his requiston upon the "Alrerine." the anti.clambake government Al! his sophistry about ogina. right and primary capacity all bis elaborate arguments to prove that Dorr was the legal Govern. rebellion, are belied by his own act. With his own hand has he signed practical recantation of his for mer assertions and he stands before the public a man who, to get office, avowed opinions which he did not entertain and made pledges which he never kept.-ProUidence Journal.
 A few days since, two men in Princeton, Ky, named J. M. Fitzmaurce and H. J. Harman, becom- ing intoxicated. quaneed and agreed to fight it out with pistols. They fired several times and were sep arated, Harman being wounded. An hour or two af. ter, they met in the street and attempted to shoot each other Failing in this they grapped, and liar. man plunged dirk into the body of fFitzmaurce kill ling him instantly. Harman was committed for trial.
 A son of the Rev. Dr. Hewitt, of Bridgeport. has lately embraced Episcopacy, and been rebaptised by Rev. Dr. Croswell of New-Haven. Upon this Dr. Hewitt addressed note to Dr. Croswell through the New-England Puritan, asking the ground upon which this second administration of the ordinance of bap tism is based. A note from Dr. Croswell appeared in the last Observer, stating that of the char acter of Dr. Hewits has ever been receiUed by him. and says "should Dr. H. see fit to address me as one gentleman is bound to address another, he may req sonably expect arespectful nswer."-NorsOak Gas
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