Litchfield enquirer., 1845-09-18

 inet around him, unless in . contingency which involved the destiny of the nation. If his reason for the change were such aS ls intmsted, the con- cealment of Ii is not to be wondered at, and lends confirmation to the conjecture. In no other way can the dissolution of the Cabinet, in the present crisis of Mexican affairs. be satisfactorily explain- ed. Whether the surmise be well founded or not, the result will show, and we await with cOnf- dence the denouement. 4 ChGnge-There are those living, who re- I member we'll the horror which the discovery of Aaron Burr's movements occasioned in our valley, and all over the country.
 Doubtless, much of this horror arose from the belief in the public mind that his aim was to sev- l CT the Union. Yet the better informed, particu- larly in this valley, knew, they believed, that | he sought simply to conquer Mexico. And were l they less active in denouncing mindless decided in oppa Ng all his schemes! Not at all. It was seen that they must end in grating upon the pub- lie mind war.spirit, foreign alike to the interest of the people; and the principles of the Govern ment of the people.
 That bold, bad man sleeps. Not SO the passions and lust which he sought to enkinde. and on which he hoped to build up his power. In anoth- CT form, (wheIher under less injurious auspices, time alone can determine,) and for similar, if not identical ends. these passions and this lust have been again appealed to, and successfully reused, and now the whole press of strong party call 1t patriotism, brave and noble love of country and of liberty, when battalions offer their services to meet weak foe in deadly strife. Recall the day when Burr loomed up mighty man in the nation. Recall the hour when he fell. It was, in the na.
 ions history, but as yesterday, and yet, this same people now are for compression war, having con- l quest in view.
 wonderful change this Yet it shows how easily whole people may he swayed-how their purposes. principles, and spirit may be recast-and how, with the best intentions, and under the best l nf 1r,A Ahn yapA v,oth be trod by them even amid hurras for liberty, and l nsolent boasts of extending the area of human | freedom.-C Cincinnati GGzette.
 DISPATCHES have been received at Washington from GENERAL TAYLOR, which indicate his deter imitation to send the New Orleans volunteers, with whom General Gaines so literally provided him, ] back again to their homes and daily occupations The following intelligence, from the War Depart ment, of the aspect of affairs on the frontier, we take from the Union:
 l "The most reliable accounts represents that there were, near the middle of August, only about 500 regular Mexican troops at Metamoras 1; and that general Araista was to leave Monterey the fourth of that month for the former place-a distance of three hundred mles-with 1900 more troops, 800 of them cavalry, but there was news of his arrival at Metamoras It IS not known or believed that there are regular Mexican troops at any other point on the Rio Grande. It was prob. ably the original intention 10 employ these troops in carrying out the threat of Mexico to take pos session of Texas: but the presence of the U. S. Arr my, and the preparation in Texas to meet and re- pei their advance, have caused this design to be abandoned for the present at least"
 General Taylor's attention has not been exclu- sivey confined to the Mexicans. He has had an eye to the Camanches, and taken measures to guard l AL- o:u
 I Rather ncOeforfable-The idea of having burglars enter the chamber of ladies, during their 1 hours of unconscious slumbers must be any thing but agreeable when the fact is discovered Four
 atlies mother and her daughters, arrived at Alba. | ny from Boston on their way to Saratoga, in the month of July. They all occupied one apartment in Hotel, and before retiring, their jewelry and other voluables spread about with great free- dom. In the morning they found their room had been entered during the night, their trunks rifed and their property all carried off! Their exposure, and the uncomfortable idea that ruffians had been 1 in their room during the night, was much more distressing than all the wealth they lost. " H. Pai2adiuns. h Straight-At the late Commencement at Yale, as we are informed by gentleman of this place who was present, the Phi Beta Kappa Socie- ty had little perplexity in fixing upon poet for 1 the year to come. The Rev. Dr. Bacon was one of the nominating committee, and reported that the committee were in quandary, and could not settle l upon a course of action whether to recommend Joshua Leauin or John c. Calhoun! A burst of merriment.-.Nor,cok Gazette.
 Accounts from Capt. Fremont's Party 70 the 2d of August, from Brent's Fort on the Arkansas have been received at Washington. The party was all well.
 fho do3 fo. A years, was one for a chilFs schistie The Boston Post reckons that chldrens whistles will be wa nt- ed for more than IA years longer
 Quevy.-An abolition editor in Pennsylvania asks .'ifthe shareholders of Kentucky have right to ship off to Cincinnati the property of aboii- lilonists, why may not aboltionsts ship off to Canada the property of slave-holders" That's a fair "put."
 .Most painful accident The Danbury Times gives the particulars of singular and affective l vent that occurred in New Fairfield, on the 18th ult Two sons of Mr. Noah Elwell were employed in removing burdocks; the oldest, about l2 years of age, was using scythe. and the youngest, years of age, named Philctus, was carrying them a. way, and approaching his brother unpcrceived, tine former suddenly changed his position, and brought the point of the scythe against the throat of Phie- tus, making frighful gash. and causing his death in few minutes. The grief of the poor boy at the death ot his little brother the most intense and pitiable.
 4 Story about Raitlesnakes.-The Danvers Courier relates the following:-
 ''We are informed by Gen. Foster, that six large rattlesnakes have been killed in this neighborhood during the past summer. Two were killed some two months since, by two women, who were in a pasture picking berries. One having tsceIve rat- ties was killed last Wednesday by Mir. J. Ha,rcd But the largest was killed last week, by Mr.