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

The TRAPPERs AND TRAPPING AT THE WEST.
The Wings of New York, at their late gathering
the Tabernacle, rendered their invitation, among
others to Gov. Vance, Of Ohio, Representative to
quaint reply of that gentleman, aording interest
ing particulars of " Life in the West practised
in the early settlement Of the country and the prn
ciples which now influence and characterize the
genuine hunters and trappers Of our western settle
ments. We think it will be read with pleasure
albany Daily .adveytiser. -H,
+. 4.g' WAsH1NGroN, Feb. 90, 1914. r.
4 Gentlemen: I have received your friendly invi-
tation to meet the Democratic Wings of the city of
New York, on the 4th day Of March next, to join
with them in such exercises as will tend to give an
impetus to, and promote the great cause in which
we are all engaged. -.
1t would be pleasant for me to be with you on
this ln.e. --::as OCCASION but duties which do not
feel At liberty TO lay aside, must plead my excuse
far the present; at least, until after am released
fsom that official trsmmel that at this time BINDS
me to the House of Representatives,. 1873, .,s.
In the meantime permit me to say that No one
will be more heartily with you in feeling than the
humble individual who now addresses you-and
that unless the signs Of the times are more deceP-
tive than at any other period IN our political n'sto
nv, the great cause in which we are engaged Will
as certainly succeed, as that Ohio will faithfully
continue to paw the interest her public debt, or
stand next to New York in population and wealth
in the year 1850. r..,..4.4 20. 49,. 4. a.
am native of what is now called the great
West. Was in the territory that now makes Ohio
when the rife and the steel trap gave to our only
staple, and nearly our entire currency: the cooN
and the beaver felt standing No. |. and Of the
highest grade, whilst the minor grades were regu-
lated to suit the within and caprice of some Indian
trader. Even in my time the beaver was abundant
in Ohio and since was able to handle steel trap,
have known as high as six morning strewed
upon the floor Of my fathers cabin as the product
of one nights trapping. .e
As hunter, trapper, and sort of farmer. with
acknowledge of the proper length. breadth and cor
rect proportions of every stick OF necessary timber
to construct perfect log cabin from the door sill
to the ridge pole. trust may without any undue
proportion of self-suiiicency claim to know some
thing Of our people. ...,. ..
And although YOU NAV think that hunting, trap
ping and log cabins have nothing to do with poll
tics permit me to say you are in great error. At
least one half Of the hunters Whgs,-twO.thrtis
Of the trappers are Whigs.-and every man. woman
and child of the genuine log cabin stock are Wings
r. the backbone assu tne very appearance of log
cabin with as coon" uoon it, Immediately throws
the Iocofocos into convulsve s?asms. that prevent
them from attending the elections at all,
One VOID more and am done-as we say in
co,pr<ss. And that is this, that the log cabin
nos nf Ohio, will give HENRY CLAY larger ma
jority at the next Presidential election, than they
gave to their favorite Harrison in 1910. And this
you may order to be put down by your secretary,
a prophecy made the day and year above.
- Written by
JOSEPH VANCE