Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-04-11

no time now to paTticulaTize, but hope to transfer
some Of them to our columns) were highly credita-
BILE to the authors and their accomplished Pyecep-
tress and the exercises in music showed prof.
cheney very cOmmendabIe to the young ladies and
the excellent IHstructFess in that department.
IhisisOne of the very best Female Schools in
New-England. H. iUk , 81
Mn. EDrroR,-In passing through the State of
Ohio short time since l found myself in the Vi
cinity of the settlement Of the Zoarites, and gladly
awaited myself Of the opportunity of spending few
hours among this curious and retired people. Their
history, as far as could learn, is this: In 1918
number of Barayians formed themselves into an
association. choosing one Byrmly as their Hetmqn
or King, and emigrated to this country. They
numbered about two hundred, and were all poor;
their whole amount of money when they set foot
i'll America being only about one thousand dollars.
They resolved to purchase land, and found in the
center Of the State of Ohio tract Ut land that suit
ed their views. It was upon the banks Of the TVS
caravans, then Wilderness, yet even in that ride
state lovely spot and the event has proved that
the selection was judicious They purchased at
first thirteen hundred acres of government lands,
at two dollars per acre, paying, as was the rule,
one fourth ofthe money down, which was all they
had. They depended on their own prudence and
industry for success. The way they adopted to Sc
cure the greatest amount Of profit from their labor
proves that in worldly things they were wse.--
They dissolved all the marriages, and separated the
men from the wo.nen. This was done tom pru-
dental motives They agreed however that no
marriages should take place among their young
people until the land was paid for. They also a.
greed to live on vegetable diet, as the cheapest,
and women as well as men labored in the fields or
at whatever they could do to the best advantage.
This unitarian system of things continued about
fourteen years. the time that Jacob served for his
wives. Byrm1y's plan was different He would
have them earn their money first. But when they
had lands enough, and houses, and focks, the wed.
ding day came, Birmly being the first to enter the
temple Of Hymen, though the whole affair was with
him matter of speculation--they had gained rich
es-they wanted people to enjoy them. Their King
took upon himself the eiice Of priest and perfo7n-
the marriage ceremony (abcut thirty (which were
perfermed) AS he was not licensed according to
the law If Ohio, he was prosecuted on as many in
dictments as there were marriages and fined
They slightall science and learning; they have
neither clergyman, physician, OF school master
The good things Of this world they have hitherto
| sou hi with single aim, and have gained their
ends 1t is said that the property now held blythe
| association is worth half million. Co.'s derable
of this value has been impaired by the canals and
other public Improvements of the State: silI the
By thsjt esa pRtisEing industry is truly
their settlement has not been augmented by any
new recruits. The nsgaser of people is but little
larger row than itwas twenty -four years ago, when
they first went to work in the wilderness. The
reasons for this may be in the fact that the proper-
ty is held in common, and that they admit no one
unless conforming to their *a!es, thus preventing
emigration and then it has only been for the last
nine or .e, years that marriages have been allowed
among themselves. , Another cause of decrease
may be attributed to the Cholera, which ragged a.
mong them to fNghtful extent in 81. 5
Their settlement is truly delightisl; situated
'pon the banks of the Tuscarawas and near the
| greet canal-embosomed among forest and fruit
| trees t looks the very paradise Of this working
| Jay world In the village they have beautiful
safue~ covs~ing two acres of ground. with turfed
"aNs' grass vine s~bors, rustic seals, fountains Of
water, and a green house the finest of ANY in the
country. Persons come hundreds Of miles TO pur-
chase flowers and seed from their gardens. But
yet, dwelling in the midst of paradise which they
by their own industry have created oot of a wilder
ness surrounded by the beauties Of nature, and of
! art, immensely rich, yet they are most ;anentaby
| ignorant of God~ignorant of those gaorons truths
which shine out from every page Of his revealed
| word--ignorant of every. thing but Of acquiring
| wealth. Their king does adj the reading and they
do all he says In their politics they are Whig,"
although before the last Presidential contest they
were on the opposite side; at that time their king
came over on to the Wing side and all the rest fol-
lowed him.. g yas','rtFj - 'E.S.
Plymouth Hollow, 1874. ~ -"is.3'
The following important opinion of President
Jefferson is furnished Us be FRIEND and is conclu
sive on the points Of the rights of the Stale to de-