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Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04
roR THE ENQUIRER
HYMN OF MIMNERMUS.' Translated from the Greek.
BY H. wART

r- BY H. WARD.
 ~" Hsemeis Tdia te phWITPhS'i I'OIs'a'athemOs hOOree."
 O man is like the green leaves of the Spring.
 When all her flowers are cloth d m various dyes, And when the golden Sun begins to fling A Abrighter splendor OCT the earth and skies. The budding gems of life's inconstant morn, Like them, enchant this mortal Of day, Whom Heaven, since first in weakness he was borns Has left through good and i'll to search his way. The sternly frowning Fates before him stand; | Alas his life is but feeting breath ] One slowly points to Ages wint'ry land; The other, to the gloomy bars of Death. | How soon the fruits of ardent Youth decay 1 As when the sun light warns the fertile earth, I Then quickly fades in clouds of night away, Thus will it be with all of human birth.
 Oh when the smiling Hours of Youth are flown, No more to wave their purple wings of light, And all the fOw'rs of Vernal bloom are gone,
 To die is gain; nor live through sorrows night' How many gath'rng woes increase the pain,
 And tear the wretched, sinking heart of man! Domestic griefs consume; the rusting chain Of Poverty and Scorn contract hls span. One mortal yearns for children; but in vain: No prattling infant climbs upon his knee; Forever childless destin'd to remain, This lonely man of sorrows, where IS he ? He dies: no child stands weeping near his bed, To wipe the death damp from his pallid brow, Nor OCT his grave Affections tear to shed;
 And there he sleeps in dust, forgotten now. Another pines away his feeting years. Amid the unrelenting bangs that dart
 Thro' all his frame, when Health no longer cheers,
 But fell Disease corrodes his breaking heart. Lives there man on ali this lower sphere, .- . On whom indignant Heaven has not pour'd down Full many woes, far more than te can bear? Then why should he provoke Gods angry frown! |" .Mimnermus was very distinguished Elegiac Poet of Ancient Greece, and was contemporary with PindQy, the most renowned of the Greek Lyric Poets. He was native of Colophon. Such was the peculiar smoothness of his versifcation, its rich melody and fine sentiment, that the Ancients called him, for the sake of distinction, Lgystades, from the Greek word igus, which signifies me'O- dious. would observe that MT. Hay, British Poet of superior talent, has translated the same Hymn of .Mimneymus, in which he has admirably preserved the sentiment of the Bard of Colophon i; and only regret that the metre does not sufficient ly correspond with the original although it is we'll adapted to English hymns in general. MT. Hays translation commences thus:
 60 man is like the leaves of Spring,
 The time of many flowers,
 "s When all at once the glowing sun
 --. A brighter lustre pours." aa For copy of MT. Hay's translation, the writer is indebted to the Rev. haae Jones, venerable cler- gyman of this town, (Litch6eld.) H. w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04
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O0-Through mistake of the type-setter, an er- TOT occurs in the Report of the Treasurer of the Litch6eld County Foreign Mission Society, on our first page. The receipts from WatertOson should read as follows:
 Sabbath School, 3 79
 Monthly Concert, A 30 Collections, 142 52
 Also by request ofa youth before .:,, his sdecease, ,for the India Mission % ..... By ladies. for the Female Orphan
 Asylum, Bombay. 12 0o-2o7 70 The same error occurs in the Annual Report of the Society as published in pamphlet form.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04

and equipped an army OfI0. 900 men. who are close uDon Gen. TaylOr's position besides f it w0s so, how could these volunteers be tn time to render him any assistance This is not the first time that Gen. Gaines has cried " Wolf, Wolf," and in his conversations he talks as if 10000 men would b0 wanted to proceed to the Rio Grande He certain ly wears magnifying srec.acles, and smells danger from afar.
 Gen. Gaines COSademned.-The Union of Bat< urday night, has the following condemnation of Gen. Gaines:
 "The fact is, that Gen G. has acted without or- ders and, be his motives pure as they may, they cannot exempt him from the censure of the Execu- tive. The command of the ''army of observation" was given to Gen. Taylor, and Gen. G. ought never to have meddled with his command"
 TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS-
 The position that will be occupied by the Rep- resentalivcs of the Texan Nation to which the Uni ted States has been annexed, will furnish pretty difficult problem for the solution of Virginia strict conStructionists. When they present themselves at the bar of the House and Senate for admission, to share in the l councils of their country" there will probably be few troublesome questions put respecting the l authority upon which they base their claim. They will be required to point out the article in the Con~ stitution that entities them to seat in that august 1 body.
 In Section of Article of the Constitution it is declared that:
 " No person shall be representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty five years, and been years citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabtant of the State in which he shall be chosen" In Section 3 of Article l it is provided that "No person shall be Senator who shall not have attained the age of thirty years. and been nine years citizen of the United States, and who shall not. when elected, be an inhabtant of the State for which he shall be chosen"
 By these articles it will be seen that every Rep. resentatiue must have been seven years, and every Senator must have been nine years citizen of the United States, before he be legally entitled that is an inhabitant of Texas, or who has allegi- ance to her government before the annexation, caf become member of the Senate under nine years, or of the House under seven years.-C COuramt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04

0r;. We would call the attention of the Public, to the advertisement of MT. Hiram Jackson, in another column. We can testify, that his work is done in the neatest and most admirable manner and whatever old clothes, cloth, hats, and other articles, pass through his hands, they are returned to customers, apparently as elegant, as when they were new. On the score of economy, therefore, and because MT. Jackson is most ingenious and skillful workman in his line of business, we would cheerfully recommend the Public to give him that patronage which he justly merits.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04

Extract of letter to the Editors of the National Intelligencer, from White Sulpher Springs, Va. , dated August 21: ......-..I
 "The great statesman of the West, Henry Clay, arrived at this place this evening, and has taken lodgings for the remainder of the watering season. He looks well, and appears to be in his usual good spirits. He came rather unexpectedly; but in afew minutes it was known among the hundreds here happy excitement spontaneously broke forth bor- dering on enthusiasm. His visit is very appropos, there being at these Springs, at this moment, as numerous, distinguished and gay an assemblage of visitors as ever met here at any previous season ;
 among them Ex President Tyler, wife and daugh- ter, Hon. Andrew Stevenson, Gen. Leslie Combs, tingushed in civil professions.' " '' ' '"'
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04
DELAWARE COUNTY IN A STATE OF IN ...... SJTRRECTT0N


 The Albany Argns of the 2sth, contains proc lamation from Gov. Wright, declaring the County of Delaware to be in state of nsurrection, accord ing to the provisions and true intent and meaning of the act of the Legislature, entitled An act to enforce the laws and preserve order," passed 18th April. 1s45. Any person who shall, after the pub. lication of this Proclamation resist, assist in sisting the execution of legal process, who shall aid, or attempt the rescue or escape of any prisoner from lawful custody or confinement, or who shall resist, aid or assist in resisting any force order- ed out by the Governor, in the County of Delaware, is. upon conviction of either of these offences, to be adjudged guilty of felony; "and punished by 1 imprisonment in the State Prison for term of not | less than two years"
 The Proclamation fills more than two columns of the Argus It begins with particular statement of facts already known, and which the Governor thinks sufficient to warrant him in complying with the request of the Sheriff, District Attorney, Judg. es, and other officers of the Peace, that he would exercise the power conferred upon him by the stat ute above alluded to. It closes with direct appeals to the several classes of men concerned in the diff cultiesto the freemen ofthe State, to the Tenants who disapprove of the disguised and armed force by which the violations of law have been psrpetra- ted, to the Proprietors Landlords of the lease hold estates, and finally to the disguised men them. se!ves.-.N r. Tribune. ..G .,a. .... OS- The Phoenix Bank has declared dividend OI JO@ per cent TOT the laSt SIX months, payable l on the 4th of September. -... -'..0 ...-, 0rs- The Rev. Jonathan Brace has declined the call of the Second Congregational Church in Brook lyn, N Y., and accepted the call of the First Con. gregational Church in Milford, in this State.
 We are told of an amusing scene which occurred in one of our churches during divine service last Sabbath. .. :. ..-.-,,5. .,. A lady. who was enjoying comfortable nap. fell from her seat against the door of the pew, which being unfastened. she was precipitated into the aisle. Three gentlemen, tsupposing she had 1 fallen in f) immediately sprang towards her. and taking her in their arms, carried her by man strength from the house; she was. of course, scde GtCake, and probably sufficiently mortified to pre- | vent her from sleering in church again for a month !- Worcester Tunes.
 Some scoundrels in Boston have recently been engaged in squirting tobacco juice on the dresses of Ladies as they are passing by. On Monday a la- dy in passing Fremont row, had new white dress and shawl worth $6o completely spoiled by this liquid. Two other outrages of similar character were committed the same day. This is very mean and dirty business. HartfSrG COsTG"f.
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04

The City of New Haven has voted an appropria. ton to build new fence around their beautiful green or public square. The fence is to be con. structed of double iron rails, strengthened by bra
 ces and lattice work, and supported by granite pes,s standing eight feet apart. three feet in the gronnd' four ieet.aboye, ten inches square at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-04

The following is recapitulation of the result fos Congress in the several states which have recently held their elections: - ..-.....
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21
" III L ~ " ~
ELECTION TUESDAY, SEPTEuBER isi5.
->1GE$--
For Governor,
WIN. SLADE.
For Lieut.. Governor,
HORACE EATON.
For Treasurer,
JOHN SPAULD|NG.
For County Senators.
FEEDERTCKB BUTTON.
JOSEPUH. CHITTENDEN,
GEORGE HODGES,

nj least have the glorious consolation Of
know NO that We have done our duty, let
matters go as they may The candidates Of
our party are all well known and well tried
men. They have ever been found faithful
to themselves. to the State, and 10 the ooun-
try. Let us then awake from our present,
apathy, and resolve to act as becomes the
freemen Of old Vermont that we may show
to the world that we are still true to our
prnciples-,hat we understand our rights,
and ,la, We are determined hero, a, least, to
maintain them. DO this, Wings Of Vermont.
and our Evergreen will still wave in triumph
over free and gallan, people-our duty will
be performed, and the honor of our State be
preserved. Do il NOT, and the brieh'cs, star
in the political horizon-,he star tina, has
ever stood out TO lish, you on through long
nights of gloom and darkness, will fade from
your slgh';--it will be said thu, Vermont
too, has fnllen-lhat she h,s deserted her
long cherished and long fough, for principles
and who then, we ask, will have the heart
longer to maintain them
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21
GONE ONE,-COME ALLw

Under this caption the editor Of the Yer
mont Patrio, comes out with famous chal-
lenge to all creation to meet HIM in dis
cussion Of either of the gtea, principles tina,
at present divide the Wing and locofoco par
ties-p'edging himself to sustain those of the
locofoco party TO the entire satisfaction OF all
concerned and says
Is the "TEIAs QUESTION" the one to be
discussed, I'VE shall be very much gratlfied
TO meet the British, French, Mcxicans or their
allies the iederalIs,s, a, any and all times TO
discuss the suhJec, with the pen, or ANY
WEAPON they may choose"
Really. our friend Mars,on is getting quite
valiant Just on The ere Of the approaching
election and five really are 10 haze war with
MeSico,in consequence Of annexation ~ mat
tors now look mighty like iIwe propose that the
job be let GU, to this modern David and tina,
Captain Marston enter upon the campaign al
once ,olore and single handed. Who would
doubt the issue, after reading the above. We,
certainly should have no fear for the resul,
and We can in fancy oimoH imagine the rdr :
as already begun" In our minds eye We
now rec the resolu,e and confident Jeremiah
with one foot upon the bank OF the Nuecss,
and The other planted on that OF the Rio
Grade ,-bfandshing "ANE WEAPON
THEY MAY CHOOSE" and bidding bold
defiance to all who dare refuse TO give
him way. From before the glance Of lis
determined eye, and at the sight Of his ter
rlOlo 'io'dpon. We see hordes Of terrified
MeUcans rushing in Wild dsmny,-while
England, france, and an concerned, "puv's
II up" wilh Guch competency. ss-the
'lntles, nIgser'ofa band oiErhiop,ans announ.
Is lis. mabillIy 10 come d'on TIE be,gcolum.
nlbus' OF bis hero leader.
Now, We have no desire to take up the
pan,lci so ,s,urously thrown dow by the
editor Of the Pauior, nor is Il 10 Le supposed
that lie expected any one would The Teo-
tire al Vermont, we believe. are well inform
ed o. his question, md II Mr. NJ. is desfous
60 enhgh,en them farther. We would suPges,
that the Vermont PatIof proceed at once to
reconcile It's p'eseni position on The snneis-
,ior, question, It'll that " iCh It held dOfIng
the lat year. We ask did not the loooioco
pspers Of Vermont, and the Patriot among
The re,t, sing long and loud, songs Of prslse
TO tie magnanImiv aud noble independence
of Marlin VSn BareH az manifested in his
letter IA opposition to tive msasun Did
they not claim ii.is letter as evidence nat l.s
Vas noi-ss had been charged against lin
a "N@ihsrn man with Southern pnn' lie. ?
Did not the PafriOf-afier the nominalion %
Of Mr. P7lk-uu 5ciiske 10 make out that r..
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

question OF snness,ion was not tAs question
TIA, induced ,ho leaders NJ the party 10 throw
Mr.. Van Buren overheard D'o me-, the rsi.
no, denounce the prof.ssed fesn Of snneta
ton. m.n,fr.,ed Ivy tic people Of Nctmoo',a'
WIZ. hvpbUg' D,j no, this same paper,
that i. MIC 50 fietce TO wage war IN defence
Of The Teas question, up TO the very eve OF
out last STATE election, utterly deny that this
wn,s democratic ques ion. and attempt /"
d,luAe It's readers into the belief that Jsme'
X Polk va, not, asa candidate TOT the Pros
,iencv pledged to ,hi, measure that TEXAS,
Il ever anne red would only be admitted a.
Territory. and tina, its admission could never
aqec, the question of slavery, &c. &c &c
When the Pa,rio, will answer these ques
lions even 10 II. oua saH,f'ction. IN view al
its pte.eu, situation, MI NJ. will find many
men in Vermont who will readily meet him
on this question, "m,h hs pen, or any ueep
on NJ may ohcoJe."
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21
THE AUGUST ELECTIONS.

The Wing party, says the Albany Eve.
ming Journal, as was uPprchcndcd, has ei-
pricnced more or less disaster in the Soulh-
ern States Texas hangs like q mill stone
abou, our noch. Slavery struggles 10 riyit
the chains she has been forging The bat.
lie is over but The smoke has not yet sufi.
oicnlly cleared away to get clear view Of
the field. Ia North Carolina, where the
WING strength is only dawn cut in great
emergencies we have lot, ono AMI perhaps
two members Of Cpngrr" AIabnma i, Of
course wtdJcd to her Snvcs, though there
is reason to hope that Mr. Hllsri is elected
to Congress, which is gai0 ln Ken
lucky we have both bauchcs Of the Len.
htnte, rs usual The ruurns Tor mcmbcfs
OF Congress are ncompl probably no
change
In inliano fraud and yillalny,ns st1o Of
ten the ease, hos tdumphcd Wnh a clear
Wing majority on jo,a ballot the Loco
FocoS, refused 10 81, ct United States Sen.
ator. They have now carried the L~oi,Ia
'ure and will get Polk aud Tcra, senator
We have, hawever, gained one member Of
Congress.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

4 Constitutional Question. Some Of the
papers are agi,aling Constitutional ques-
IN reference to the Senators and Repte.en-
lives whom Texas may elect to the United
81 ,ics Congress, The Cincinnati Atlis
con'rs,es Itself l!ule curious To know how
these gentlemen are 10 take their seats in the
Senate under the 81 article of section III,
OF tho Constitution OF the United, States, which
"a Is a Jilo"s
No person shall DO Senator who shall
not have attained the oce Of thirty years,
and been nine wears a citizen OF theU. States
and who shall not when elected. be an IN
habiant Of that State for which he shall
be chosen.
There is a similar clause in the Consiiiu-
ton in regard TO Representatives. with rhIs
dlderence-,he age Is t~entyhve,and The pc
rion of citizenship seven instead Of nine
years.
Now it is certain thai the candidates pro.
posed are not, and have not been citizens %!
The Unned Sta,.A, perhaps not tiilzens OF
Texas for nine or seven years. How, then,
are they Ia take seats in the tnned Mates
Senate without FIST becoming ciizena OF our
Republic. and remaining as such for the
prescribed number Of years. WI some OF
the Locofuco Solons please to explain =
Whcre is the violation of the constitution N
his Texas matter TO end, Salem Register.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

WAEtIHE The Baltimore papers
state that the hying artillery a. Fort Me
Henry, are ordered to be ready n, mo.
nonls warning 10 proceed TO Texas The
The New York pap~rs menlion proe ise.
y similar order TO The Plying rAliIry
now nj For Hamilton This looks a, il
eur goyernmc"i had news IRON Mexico OF
a Narike character.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21
Nh Polk and The Army We understand
lhat prr.iIenl nnlk has ne cengy annolnled

M Polk and The Army. We understand
hat President Polk has recessy appointed
Mr. QuImby. priva1 citizen Of Tennessee, =
a Lieutenant in the Unued States Arm.,oyer
the heads of some eighty or ninety passed
graduates, with the rank Of Brevei, second
Liruienan,-, Who are waiting for vacancies
la receive promotion. We are lot aware
that this power Of the P,esiden, las ever
been eNercl,ed 10y any Of his predecessors.
II s,Iikes a, The very foundation OF The hope =
and prospects Of the young men composing
The army. DuTine tie Florida war Mr Van
Barren made repeated appointments from
among private citiIers, but ALWAYS took care
| q c1haus, the lisa Of army candidates, be
! fore making any surh appointment. Ths
Ac, Of VI pulk has given great offence 10 the
/ r!,, trs of tue Army. Tribune.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

NERy FEENoH. The Paris corre,o,,.
ient of'he y. Y. Evening Pos,. saws Tho,
4 wines, 10 a Partisan court Of jusics IN
es.lViug toihs apparent affection Of a ho..
haui 'or rs Wiz SID with p-ifeci gravity
he lovrd her 50 well thai VOC sooB no,
hiv. tshcy,l hrr his A. No
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

lTrCiroat excitement prevails N '),'.
ware County. n. Y. IN con''qu'h'' -
murder Of !Shrrig S'rrir Of that eou''E ,t 'y
lhc au,i.renlers. The cifeum'a'''' VI '"''
rnurI.r are most re,oling- ond we t'ps
!. may iniace the ,ulborine' to ,'ke MA "a
measure, 10 pur an end to the d''Sf7e'in'
n,o.c,I,n~. .C,be.c llrL- m'n.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

An L.. ..mHn.t'.ct w pm,sde,phia
Whra asee1 ~ DO, s'.i 90, lemons - Gear.
replied a.at Ma O.. tie iaL.l Of lhe Ma
tircs.'
The Natives bow 90 500 make ,hA,
oct o. Was ilc uFt. question pen 10 han
.Asy 'us.ga 81, Lsr'ui I ASe g. ,.in a
home. there o. y -s.lnsiJa s,.eet, 10 c.o,Ac
sni feed .
100 laud.ord struck ~rh NE ruih o
lIHa1'. answer. readily gave the prt-e ak
I'd. LsI1e convince : uai n Wa 81 The hrs
ifrrHr'aure Ca T.CocraEc "tnfrl+ "a 'H..'.ih
ti,asif ,oa vtsh ~ In-iolse jon,,s',r u,nu
fsst..s,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

..tr. . Volts fs ta.i 10 'H-a
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\ .tI.t ,a greatly improved he Line rs
..,,Ir1y crafs.s JcN,,is Brook from
IsH1lal 400 f-I above o., Ir'n' selected
'.#c lrf'grr.y A'we rrye"d " ,h'
ok ,tr Wiley o. much contracted %
t,!.h. g.. b,i a. o.. stream t'.1- rf.!,i
-.h. Irau-c fem tank TO tArk uh,u
gu, tu, cto',,s Of, 80 !c.,h, loo .ncoun
g.. dr smolta'r excavation On each sll'
valley The height Of ''e 'mhnil
m.H..'l' ro'n, WI BE- - o. above
IU v5f.- N4t Btc-IwAy' Mis-. on
Williams Rt'f. t.c location ,ha, las been
taa! 'AaSto sfu.lt tnpfovcm the } .
a,.s q winch 0,u be particularly noted
ub,u N.s trItn' arc malc h1vc lu|
is o. f'ri % i.,,r fI-', % slow what may
f.'.nally BE- cIp'c.i .ns lpp.r Of the O
I.n .',D N relation to tho cost q IA,
work
IAce4u1t which Ihlye eircn IN 0cgfc
ga B., anN .u',t.l,I as an APPROXIMATION
" b combine, ,hi, val to ounl sutficieul
J., large to cover every oNpcn,e
i u,I aul l'r'~l v1'cmcr' oftl " SUI
,ry'.-ntof with 90. maps AMI p.oh.cs 81
"sf,a'.. 0ii :, submitted IS c-t.y a.
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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-21

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