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Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-13

ACCIDENTS ON THE RACE COURSE. Probable Death of He PrOpsietOr.--Mr. C. s. Browning, the proprietor of the Beacon Race Course, yester- day undert ,ok to ride the Canadian horse, Hops, in the Hurdle Race advertised to take place there. The hurdles are placed within few feet of each other, in the course of distance Of some mile and and quarter, and over thesethe horses are leaped Mr. Browning was not used, it would appear, to that kind of riding, and kept his horse at the top of his speed upon coming to the hurdles, without holding sufficiently m hand as the leap was taken. Five horses were running with that which he rode. Upon attempting the leap he was thrown upon his head, the hMse falling upon his neck and back, and cruising him fearfully. The horse that was next to Hops" was "Amercus," which took the leap almost at the same moment with the other, and with his hoof struck Browning as he lay pros. trate upon the ground. The injured man was ta- ken up and borne off the ground. Dr. Caldwell, who was fortunately present, attending to him.
 When we las, heard definitely from Mir. Brown ing, he was alive, but considered in a most preca- rious if not utterly hopeless situation. But there is ru,nour as we pen this, that he has already hreathed his last It certainly would be next to a miracle, were he to survive such terrible accident
 ~. Y. Express.
 .Na,7ied--not Hung-A novel occurrence took place on Wednesday last in capital trial pen- ding before all the Judges of the Supreme Court, now sitting at Salem. James Powers. who was indicted for rape on Hannah Welsh, was to have been tried on Thursday for his life, and the jurors were summoned, and the Court ready, having as- signed day specially for the trial. In this stage of the case, the prosecuting officer announced to the Court that he had suddenly been deprived of the most material witness for the prosecution, without whose testimony he could not hope for a conviction: that this witness was the girl upon whcm the offence had been committed, and that he had lost her testimony hy her gong to the jail and marrying the prisoner that morning-and now be- ing his wife, she could not testify against him!
 And thereupon the Court looked hecomingly grave, and the prosecuting officer entered nolle prosequi. and Mir, James Powers is gay bride- groom at large, enjoying his honeymoon, instead of being a prisoner in the dock on his trial, with the prospect of hempen halter.
 Boston Post.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-13

Shooting Match. A SHOOTINs MATCH will take place at Os. A born's Hotel, in Canada Village, on the e6th ot November. 25
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-13
LARGE SALE OF NEW AND RICH GOODS. BARKER N TOWLE,

JN0. 71 Ca'hd'aNe Street, .Nfso- F01k. 70AKE this method of informing their numerous l customers and friends. .throusout the country that they have reftted up their Warehouse and va rious Show Rooms, in the most modern and conven' tent manner. They have received by late Packets and Steamers, an extensive assortment of the rich est and most fashionable styles of
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-13
NEW FIRM AND NEW GOODS.

Gf COWLE UnioHne
  . v - DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, CROCKERY
 BOOTS, SHOES. &c,
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-11-13

Litchfeld, Nov. 18th, 1s45.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
THE SEVEN YEARS WAR.

This war ragged from 1856 to 1868, and
nearly all the European powers were engaged in
it. 1t originated in dispute between England
and France, relating to the Canadas the French
encroached on tract of country claimed by the
English in the wilderness, uncultiyated, and I'M
inhabited, except by savages; and this war has
often been called strife about so many acres
of snow" The miseries which it occasloned in
the interior of Europe have been seldom equalled;
and at length the Grand Signior invited the
European ministers at his court to hold a con-
ference, and after stating to them the great alb
horrence he felt at the bloody war thus raging
between so many Christian nations, offered his
mediation for efectng a general peace, The
offer of the Mahommedan peacemaker was moi
accepted, but rejected with pride and scorn
and hostiIites were continued until poverty
brought peace.
This war is represented by historians as one
of the most successful that England was eve
engaged in. One hundred ships of war were
taken from the enemy or destroyed, and nearl
sixty millions ofdollars acquired in prize money
but these glorious successes cost the natioI
100000 human beings, and about 5000 900
600 The slaughter of the opponents and al
lies of Great Britain in this dreadful contest wa
little less than 100000 men
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

MISS SEwARD.-Miss Seward was so consid-
cradle person when her reputation was at its
height, that Washington said no circumstance in
his life had been so notifying as that of be,
ing made the subject of her invectivc, in Ter
monody. on Major Andre. After peace had been
concluded between Great Britain and the United
States, he commissioned an American officer,
who was about to sail for England, to call upon
her at LitchdeId and explain to her, that instead
of having caused Andres death, he had endeav-
ored to save him; and she was requested to pc
ruse the papers in proof of which he sent for her
perusal. They filled me, said Miss Seward
with contrtion for the rash injustice Of my cen
Emporium.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
THE FIRE-SEDE.

MATRrMoNY-Some men think themselves
very clever in tantalizing their wives. Men who
are not possessed of feeling themselves, may not
understand how vile word Or stupid act can
vex keener soul; but it is meet to know and re-
member, that there is not more shameful and
inhuman offence than to take confdng young
girl from her fathers hearth, where she stood
in blooming independence, to load her with the
cares of family, and then trample on her hopes,
by proving that he isno better than those for whom
she never cared or sighed; that he is no WORTH
er than those who are forgotten in her dreams,
and passed unheeded as she chung with fondness
to his arm. Children of disappointment, why do
women consider their lovers the choicest among
the sons of men?-Chuzzlewit
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
SLAVERY.

There is evidently no reason for slavery to be
found in color A black man has intellectual
powers and moral sensbities as well as the
white. The editor of an important paper in
Honduras is black man. The greatest war
rior of antiquity, Hannibal, the Carthagenian,
was an African, and probably as dark as many
a Southern slave. Precedent is in favor of
white slaves The slaves among the Greeks
were white The Jews were slaves in Egypt
and among all the civilized nations of antiquity,
who adopted slavery, white men were their slaves
1t is modern discovery that black men alone
are fit for slavery. For five thousand years,
wherever slavery existed, the slaves for the most
part, were white and yet we are now gravely
assured that white men are fit only to rule, and
black men only to be their slaves! Slavery is
an enormous evil, but its enormity is increased
by being confined to one class of men.
And reason for slavery cannot be found in
money. Ifmy neighbor possesses thousand
dollars, does that money give him claim to my
person! Have | not as much right to my per-
son as he has to his money?
Nor do we find it in character. The wicked
have no right to possess property in men more
virtuous than themselves and the vlrtuous would
cease to be so by putting in such an UNJUST
claim. Virtue is on the side of liberty-wlck-
edness on that of oppression,
To say that power may give the right is IN
other words asserting the old exploded dogma
that " might is right" Upon the PRINCIPLE II |
am wayaid, robbed, andl left half dead, the fact
of my inability to defend myself makes the crime
of which am the victim of an act of Justice
yirtuous deed The strength Of the perpe-
traitors of wickedness and wrong in their justih-
cation for its commission. But VIII It is the rob
berry of my money, compared with the robbery
of my body and mind for life 7 What are few
hours suffering, compared with physical endu-
rance and mental agony Of hopeless, intermina-
bic slaveryl
And as color, riches, oharactar, or power, do
not supply just reason fol slavery, neither does
wisdom The wise have no right to hold N sla-
very the simple OF ignorant Mans wisdom anC
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
X eE6gtOWS s..
RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH.

Every Christian occupies the centre of cir
Gle in which no other can stand or act with so
much advantage as himself He is placed in that
relation to the minds of those around him, to ex-
ert the most beneficial and powerful influence.
If those peculiarly within his reach are suffered
to 60 unrestricted, unwarned, and unlimited to
the banquet of mercy, their blood will be upon
his own head. 1t may be found at the great day,
that while he has been signing fora more extensive
sphere of usefulness, the few souls Immediately
demanding his attention have persisted through
his neglect To fulfil this comparatively private
trust, may require more patience, ZEAL and love,
than to address listening thousands or to traverse
the ocean fifty times. He is to be instant in sea-
son and out of season, watching for favorable OPP
portunities, and looking continually to the Faith
er of Light for wisdom and grace, that his testi-
mony may not be given in vain. Not that the
least in the kingdom Of heaven should be isolated
in his efforts, or that his sympathies should be
contracted. Besides this personal care, we share
the general responsibilities of the Christian
church. That may be accomplished by the
combined exertons of many, which would be
utterly and forever mpracticable to individual eff
fort. We are summoned to the help of the Lord
against the mighty, and the cry of millions ready
to perish is addressed to us. No talent is to be
concealed, and no sacrifice is to be withhold
C The HeJrcsO Martyrs" by Req. John Wad-
dingtOn.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

A SLAvER.-We learn with sincere regret,
that New-York vessel, heretofore employed in
the conveyance Of liberated slaves to the Liber-
an Colonies has been transferred to the dark
service of slavery, The information comes
from Governor Roberts to the Secretary of the
Colonization Society, an extract from which is
published in the National Integencer, las follows.
" You will no doubt be little surprised to
hear that the well-known brig Ataanta left
the coast week or two ago for the HAVANA,
with upwards of four hundred slaves on board,
and in sight too of a British cruiser 1t had been
arranged, it seems, a month or two before, be-
tween the parties, that the ATLANTA should re-
turn to Cape Mount at set time, land her off
GERS and crew, deliver the vessel into other hands,
receive cargo of miserable human beings, and
make the best of her way off the coast. This
was done in few hours The ATLANTA being
an old trader on the coast, and known by mos
of the naval officers on this station, was not sus
pected by the officers of the men-ol-war in sight
consequently no notice was taken of her, nor die
they discover the deluson until the vessel wa,
far far away and beyond Their reach
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

ExrRAcT---It is just observation that human
life is drama, and Mankind the actors, who
have their several parts assigned them by the
Master of the theatre, who stands behind the
scenes, and observes in what manner every one
acts. Some have short part allotted to them,
and some long one; some low, and some a
high one, 1t is not he that acts the highest OF
most shining part on the stage that comes of'with
the greatest applause: but he that acts best his
part, whatever it be. To take care then to, act
our respective parts in life, is ours butt choose
what part in life we shall act, is not ours, bu
Gods"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

The PRTNCENoN. The steamer Princeton is
kept at cost of one hundred thousand dollars a
year, for what purpose we are at loss to i'm
aglne She is going to England for exhibition,
and to receive new gun now being constructed
there Yet the Princeton cannot venture out to
sea without two sailing vessels as protectors, one
Of them we suppose carrying the great gun "
How much longer is this foolery and waste o
money to continue? If officers wish to travel
let the government pay their expenses and no
incur the outlay of fitting up vessel Of war TO
their accommodation.-N. Y. Sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

Love FOR THE DEAD 1.-The love that survives
the tomb, says Irving is one of the noblest attri-
butes of the soul fit has its woes, it has like
wise its delights; and when the Overwhelming
burst grefis Gained into the gentle tear of rec
objection, then the sudden anguish and convulsivc
agony over the present ruins ofall that we most
loved, are sohened away into pensive medtations
on all that was in the day Gifts loneliness Who
would root such sorrow from the heart, though
it may sometimes throw passing cloud over the
bright hour of gaety or spread a deeper sadness
over the hour of gloom; yet who would exchange
it ever for the burst ofreveIry! No, there is q
voice from the tomb sweeter than song; there is 9
remembrance of the dead to which we turn ever
from the charm of the living
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

DOMESTIC HAPPMEss.-The great end of
prudence is to give cheerfulness to those hours
which splendor cannot gid, and accumulation
cannot exhilerate. Those soft intervals of I'M
Bonded amusement, in which man shrinks to
his natural dimensions, and throws aside the or
naments g. DISCUSSES which he feels inprivacy to
be useless membranes, and to lose all effect
when they become familiar To be happy at
home, is the ultimate result of all ambition, the
the end to which every enterprise and labor tends,
and of which every desire prompts the execution
1t is, indeed, at home that every man must be
known by those who would have Just estimate
of his virtue and felicity-for smiles and embroi
derry are alike occasional and the mind is otter
dressed for show in painted honor and fictitious
nevolence.-Johnson.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

RESULTS OF EXpERENcE.--l That no man
becomes learned, or wise, or succeeds in an i'm
portant enterprise, or gains the mastery over his
corrupt passions by chance, but always by well.
directed and persevering efforts.
2. That no truly great work is ever accom-
plished suddenly by few mighty efforts; bu
must be pressed forward steadily for a long time
overcoming one difficulty after another while it
wheels are impeded at every turn, as well by TIT
folly, waywardnes and impotence offriends as b.
the malice of enemies.
3. That splendid results which gain the ap
plause oftho public, are the fruit of long and pa
tent toll, unnoticed, unappreciated, unpraised
that men of true greatness are generally honore'
after they have ceased to need honor,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE.-Here is one of the
most beautiful well as truthful passages in our
language---written by j. G. Neal; "The humble
current of little kindness which, though it glldes
in silent secrecy within the domestic walls, and
along the walks of private life, and makes neither
noise nor appearance in the world---pours in the
end, more bountiful tribute into the store of hui
man comfort and felicity than any sudden and
transient flood of detached bounty, however am
pie, that may rush into it with mighty sound. ,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
Temperance Department.
BRIGHT EXAMPLE TO YOUTH.

Right about Face.-Mr. Delevan, of Alba
ny, who has devoted money and talent for the
promotion oftemperance, and who has done as
much as any one individual in America, in Civ
ing dignity and importance to this noble enter
prise, was, in his youth, one of club of fifty,
who were in the habit of meeting at room in a
public house, to enjoy themselves in " the feast
of reason and the flow of soul" 1t was not long,
however, before Mr.. Delevan was led to serious
reflection upon the folly and danger of the prac-
tice, till on a certain evening, while on his way
to the club, he suddenly stopped and exclaimed
aloud Right about face! And he did right a.
bout face: and, said he, to the gentleman to whom
he related the circumstances, the first block Of
buildings ever erected in Albany was on the
corner directly in front of where formed that
resolution"
We have copied the above from the Boston
Temperance Journal; which also says, in reference
to those fifty young men, -"Forts-three ofthen
became drunkards, and most of them found {
drunkards death!''
And now, what if Mr.. Delevan had not made
the noble resolve and adheard to it? What if hi
had not manlully resisted those fashionable al
lurements and changed his course? What nigh
have been his character!-what his influence OF
society!-and what his prospect for the coming
world?
Apart from all pecuniary consideration, wha
youth would exchange the intellectual and mora
worth, and the gratitude and esteem of the com
munity, and of the Temperance world, now en-
joyed by this distinguished phiIantnropist for al
the pleasures of convivial intercourse, enjoyed b
all the mere votaries of fashion or ambition fror
the fatal banquet of Alexander the Great dow
to the present moment?
Let every thoughtless young man now max
the estimate;-let him carefully count the COS
ofmere idle, fashionable intercourse, the vast
ofprecious time, the wastb ofhealth, and the los
of talent character, property and SOUL which
often nvolves-let him think that the noble elt
walton attained by others is within his reach als
let him think of the high destiny, to whc
right reason, and true friendship, and conscience
and his country, and God, are all inviting him.
and then let him decide, whether it is not tin
! for him to say, like Mr. Delevan, Right abol
face"
True, in this age reform, he may be in l
: such emminent danger from the Intoxicating Gu
But there are other destroyers, equally insiduou
n There are other influences that may rob him
o his time, the most precious of all talents,--rt
him of his conscience, his sense of accountable
and his self-respect as an immortal being, Gar
= thus rob him, ere he is aware of his birth-rig
7 for both worlds Y Tcb0roDb
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

With fondness for the comforts of ones own
freside, and capacity for domestic comforts, go
thy rational creature. And just in the same
proportion that man is led look out of doors,
and to the public for amusement and the occupa-
ton of his leisure will the domestic virtues fade
and vanish, and the race degenerate, Saturday
Post
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11
FRANCE AND ALGERIA.

France, says the London Times, maintains an
army of upwards of 100, 900 men, at the cost Of
more than 8O,OOO,OOO francs per anum, for
the protection of 5000 French colonists in AL
geria; (Which colonists do not pay single
franc back into the treasury y and for these SIX
thousand colonsts, already some 5000 soldiers
have miserably persisted since the first occupa
tion-and all this with increasing sacrifice o.
life and treasure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

HUMrITY.-The celebrated John Wesley, be-
ing rather supercilously asked by nobleman,
What do you mean, sir, by the humility of which
you preach so much? -aconically replied, true
humility, lord, is but thinking the trnth Of yOu-
SELF
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

DRuNKENNEss.-,-If you wish to be always
thirsty, be drunkard for the oltener and more
you drink, the oNener and more thirsty you will
be-
If you wish to seek to prevent your friends
raising You in the world, be drunkard for that
will defeat all their efforts.
If you would be imposed on by knaves, be a
drunkark; for that will make their task easy
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-04-11

WAR-Mnrder upon small scaIe--no that is
not good. WhyF Because we see men hanged for
it, Murder Oh large scale-oh! that is most ex :
cellent. Why' We have seen men crowned for il
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-14

In this town, on the 9th ult., within three hours
of each other, of typhus fever, Miss NJ. Sophi,
Gibbs, aged % years. and Miss Susan b. Gibbs,
aged ls years, daughters of Mr.. Robert Gibbs.
Can we lay the dust on the sunay brow, and
laughing lip, and yet send not forth one sound or
echo, from the aching void within-No though
vain all requiems and Ruthless the loud vail. yet
over the grave Of the loved, we must pour them
forth, and of their virtues, memory must speak.
Lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in death
not divided-life bore them together to their last
earthly resting place, and as we placed them in
earth's bosom, felt that there laid beauty of sp
rit, of heart, and of life, never surpassed. The
desolated home, the silent freside, and the sad
hearts of their fond friends, bear record deep and
dark, of treasures life can never bring again. Com
At Goldsboro', Wayne county, on the evening
of the 7th INST, after most painful illness, Mr..
Arnold Borden, in the 47th year Of his age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-14
MANHOOD.

''This is the saaoo.. For oo,nuat. not for rest ;
It's Joys are joys Of conquest, not of peace"
Like the vessel at sea, whose prond career
across the glittering waves, or whose impetu-
Gus course when the angry waters are dashed
into foam by the bowling tempest, is man.
hood, struggling and rushing across the great
ocean Of life. Ambition is the rudder, Wealth,
Fame, and Power, the great ports for which
he Is bonnd. But ever and anon the sky is
overcast with threatening clouds, fearful reefs
and dangerous quicksands impede his pro-
gress, and darkness broods over him; yet
brightly and cheeriy through the surrounding
gloom beams forth his guiding star-the star
Of Hope.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-03-14
CHAPTER II.
CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH.
My name is Fun, your crony dear,

Ny hdule IS + un, your CIony uedIs
The neares, friend you ha'e.-BuRSs.
Happy. buoyant childhood Unrestrained
II bounds along from joy to joy with elastic
vlgor, and healthful gaiety. There is an in
descrlbable freshness of feeling. and freedom
OF manners in childhood, which speak of art
less and guileIess simplicity; and then comes
yelling up from the fountains of thought, ma
ny crude idea, which like the air bubble on
the mountain lake, breaks on its surface and
tells US not of the depths Of the waters be-
meath. The minute inquiry, the irrepressible
curiosity, and the interesting field for interro-
cation which it finds in every thing new, are
but the nusleus for the intellectual gems which
we'll educated youth will deveiope and an
active manhood will perfect. In childhood,
and then alone perhaps. may be found those
delicate moral sensibilities, those exquisite
conceptions of right and wrong. which, ifpro-
pery cultivated and suitably directed, will in
after llfe lead to all that is truly great or wor-
thy OF aPprobation-to that fame which is a.
lone imperishable.
Childhood! thy name is blended in our
minds with the grassy lawn, the rivulet By
whose side we have often times sported, the
sunny hillside, and the noisy play gound.-
Its laughing pastimes and happy hours are
brought forward with truth and startling dis
thickness on the records of remembrance, that
make us sigh to think they have all passed ir
relrievably away. The youth enters upor
the busy world 10 participate in it's gay and
Joyous scenes; he seeks the busy throng and
finds subjects of exciting interest in every
new scene. Nothing seemed too high for as
piration or too difficult for attainment.
youth, let the Eagles course ever be thine
Onward and upward"