Litchfield enquirer., 1845-07-10

On the 18th inst, in the Senate, Mr.. Greer in. troduced joint resolution offering " a nations gratitude to Major General Andrew Jackson,' which resolution was unanimously adopted.
 On the same day, Major Kaufman introduced a bill setting apart portion of the public land lying between the Arkansas and Red rivers-fur the payment of the national debt; read the first and second time, and referred to the committee on the state of the Republic
 On the 9th, it was taken up, read the third time, and passed.
 THE CROPS.
 We have advces by letters andpapers from near ly every quarter of the Union Sand their general ten or indicates an abundant hafyest' ofsummer Grains. The Wheat Harvest in Virginia and Maryla land is certainly above the average; so it is in Pennsylva nia and New Jersey, where harvesting is now in T7rogFess. 4eeaaffa EiQsn Ohio, Indiana and Mich igan that the yield s certain to De far better than was expected month or six weeks ago. The June rains have hsen very extensive and most be- niicent. The Mdaroe (Mich) Gazette says that MT Frost of Albion, distinguished flour manu- facturer has beentravelling throughout that State and expresses the sopnon that the Wheat crop of this year will be nearly twice as large as that of any previous veal. He says it looks snpcroiy in all directions. From Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, we have similar though not so definite reports.
 Hay and Oats are short everywhere, while Indian Corn is backward butsgenerally of good color and coming on rapidly. We saw capital growth of it fhrough Monmouth Co. N J. on the 4th. This will go far 10 cause the deficiency of Hay and Oats to he forgotten. Tobacco is said to be poor and backward in Maryland. Cotton appears to be gen orally doing wcll.-1 Tribune.
 The Great Britain Sieam Ship.-This stupen- dous vessel, the of which will revolution iZe the whole system of ocean navigation, left the Thames, where she has so long commanded atten- ton and admiration, on Thursday last, for Plymouth. At the latter place she moored oa the evening of Saturday. with between 60 and 70 passenGers- The weather was mild. and her speed was occasion ally as high as fourteen miles per hour. Ehn had not the same opportunity of defyng the utmost an- ger of the elements, on her hrst trip round the lands End Thousands of persons assembled at Plymouth Hoe and the adjacent heights to see her, and her arrival was the occasion oi the greatest enthusiasm. She leaves Plymouth tomorrow (Fr- day \ the 2Oh, for Dublin and will convey passen- eers from one place to the other at guinea and-a half per head. In Dublin she will remain a week, after which she will sail for Liverpool. and start on the appointed day for New York.
 .Nothing Like Discussion.-Among the eviden- ces that C. M. Clay's True American is eXertlng strong influence in Kentucky is the fact that other papers opposed to his course are under the necessl- ty of answering his arguments, and thus aiding to produce that wholesome moral agitation which will be sure to result in the triumph of Liberty ov- CT Slavery live were in Slave State we should draw great encouragement from this sign of the times. believing, with very shrewd observer, that Slavery is an institution in every way so bad that it matters little what people say about 1t Ii they will only keep talking. It is only in an atmos- where of silence and stagnation that the friends of Slavery can hope to perpetuate its existence.
 P'efy G0od-A couple ori pif Poverty Corner, the .Sns dav a,k,ng of their forlorn condition one ttSou, ws, very vehement and bosterous, wniie ol .,. ,her se,med to take it easy At last the lat for said. expostulatinsly- nat 'ne use H' ;, te. M oS'' "' so nv friend! Why not die dccentiy 1nS OH so, 2 In exclaimed tte Othcr-''how IS It
 n;.Io Die e1r man to die decently under such ln;serable die-nusty''
 ,c. p;,,.urg Chronicle state that about hiteen ,al me mildines are in the course of erection Tn ..,, ,trt districtP The number already comple' tn .s ;s "ipposed to te something over loo By au- @ .u Sext the greaer portion of the burnt d,strlc, 'uu,n i "a rebult and in most cases with good aac Msni,staptial brick buildings.
 rbare was one ds last week, in the drawing roono of the City Hoti, Mir. Van Buren, Ex- presi Sent. Mrs John Quicy Adams and family of FIX president Adams; Mss Cutts. the niece of FIX pres;dent Adams and Mrs. Mickleham, the niec ,f Fx President Jefferon. meeting of such ais tinguished persons rarey occurs.
 Tn. Boston Morning Chronicle says that uI ,words of ffty members of the church of Soutf
 Roston under the care of Rev. w. w. Patton, (
 wh;cb Mr Fairchild was once Nhe mnstef) are hout formino themselves into anew congregatio
 bv inc name of the Payson chUHch, and that the
 intend to call MT Fairchld for tAeir pastor.