Litchfield enquirer., 1843-02-02

tant mountain. n. WEbSIEk.
Neo Haven, Dec. Both, 1912.
CURIOSITIES OF LITERATURE.
We have received copy of new publ
cation, which is certainly a novelty IN its
way. II is pamphlet of some thirty or for
ty pages, with the following title page -
/" Memorial and Testimony addressed to His
Excellency VIM. c. Bouck, 10 favor of Henry
Arcularius, Baker, for the office of inspector
of Flour" This work is especially dedica'
ted TO Governor Bouck in brief preface sub
scribed bv Mr.. Arcularius himself, within
that gentleman sets forth that he is "a born
citizen of New York." "a baker by trade )"
that he has-~served the public for many
wears in offices of honor, without en,olument
or with very little emolument that he has
served in the military department OF the
State, "efficiently, with credit to himself
and advantage 10 the community )" and that
"being wei! qualified for the ONCE OF lnspec.
tor Of Flour" he would and does most re.
specially solicit from Gov: Bouck his NOM
inatiou to said Office" After this modest
preface comes a string of testimonials upon
which the applicant relies to sustain his
claim. First there is a joint letter from eight
of the New York members of Congress who
have resolved "as general rule" not to
" treuble - the Governor with solicitations
for anv appointments not within their DIS
tric,. but vet cannot refrain making the
case of General Arcularius an 0ccepeson to
that rule" These gentlemen certify TO Mr..
Arcularius's political orthodoxy. and take oc-
casion to remark that !" although mechanic,
he found time and pleasure in cu!tivating his
mind, &C." as if it was a rare thing in this
country to meet with mental culture in a
mechanic ~ Following this Congressional
certificate come the testimonials Of some
hundreds of citizens who are all "weil ae-
uuainted" with the petitioner, entirely salts.
fed of his sample qualifications for, the Of
fee he solicits, and quite sure that nobody
else has so good a claim to it. The next few
pages ore occupied with letters from various
leaders, such as John |. Morgan, J. Il. WIFI
ting g. Co., all apparently intensely anxious
to secure Mr.. AS appointment. Then we
have the certificate of some seventy militia
officers who certify to Mr.. AS military SER
vices, vouch tor his being "skilled in arms
and " possessing knowledge of the COM
plicated science of war;" and wind up with
urging his nomination to the Office OF Flour
Inspector. Next follow some more letters,
and among them one from G. C. Cambrel.
eng, who avoWs his "entire confidence in
Mr.. A.'s qualifications" but unluckily has
written letter in favor Of "another person
for the same appointment :" whereupon this
" note is inserted: " Many of Mr.. AS
friends find themselves similarly situated to
Mr.. Cambreleng as regards this applica-
tion." ,+.r.~..
A letter from Commissionary General
Storms comes next, and this gentleman, puz-
zles, apparently, to find some new form, or
phrase in which to back his friends applica-
ton, assures the Governor that MIR. A. was
born baker," and that he is the peoples
man." and that they consider "this old Vete-
ran War Horse " eminently entitled to sue.
coed. This touch about the veteran war
horse is very we'll put in. The General
was doubtless aware Of the Governors anna
BILE weakness in the matter of "horses." II
he had only called Mr.. Arcularius ",ohite
war horse" the appeal would have been un-
answerable. We suggest this correction for
the " second edition."
The certificates of number of flour deal.
ers close the testimonials" and these are
succeeded by "memoir of Mr.. Arculari-
us's life. 1t appears from this authentic rec
ord, that the applicants maternal uncles
were brave-hearted men who lived in Ulster
county :" that a " p0ternGl uncle, some years
ago, represented the city in the Legislature
and his ward in the Common Council that
the subject of this sketch during the last war
served as a captain, and was stationed on
Brooklyn Highs to repel IAN expected at
tack on the city of New York :" that from
the close of the war up to 1888, he held vari.
GUS commissions in the State Militia, and
from 1893 to 1889 filed the office of Commits
sary General ia l724 he "escorted Gen.
Lafayette to Connecticut and fired salute
for him on Putnam Hill that he was much
praised for the handsome manner IN which
he performed this escort service. under dis
couraging circumstances. and incidental an
noyances on the route" and that IAN Editor
of New York paper" thereupon wrote and
published "sOrae highly complimentary re-
marks on Colonel Arcularius and this escort
service !" that Mr.. A. has at divers and sun.
dry times published works on " Horse Artii.
lery >" tactics. and issued various patriotic
addresses 10 the citizen soldiers under his
command, and ia short. he has at all times.
and under all circumstances. done the State
good service. But there In one thing we
miss in this memoir. We find no allusion
to the gallant defence Of the New York Ars.
nal by Mr.. A. with the aid OF " Cornelius the
Carpenter" and my Son George" against
the incendary attack ofthe man In the @clar.
et. colored coat" This exploit should not
have been len unSlung. The omission should
be supplied in an appendix.
Such lisa brief outline of this new work.
We regret that our limiis do not allow n
more extended notice. We conaIlS our.
selves, however, with tho hope that We shall
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