Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-01-29
a''' From the Boston Daily Mail.
POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF
WON FIN

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gress by Mr.. ADAMs, are good maaSsieav
ed by women, against the admission of Tex
as, Slavery in the District of Columbia, &c.
and a New-York contemporary remarks
that these women ought TO be shaking bed
ticks rather than poliiicks. To saynothing
of the exquisite gallantry of this remark, il
applies with more force, in our humble opin-
ion, to those odd women in pants who have
for the last few years made politics trade,
and brought the national sbedtick' into such
condition that there is some doubt wheth-
er ii will bear shaking much longer. We
are not sure that. if the women could have
had the entire control of our national and
fiscal affairs for the last twenty years, (Which
includes the whole space in which the pres
ent political parties have been battling with
each other, and leaving the country to take
care Of itselfO those affairs would not have
been in quite so bad pickle as they are at
present. We never had any particular
faith in spetticoat government; but upon
review Of the past and present; we have a
dueced good mind to come out for a female
President in l848. Why may not this bles-
sed Republic be governed by bright eyes and
taper fingers, as Well as Great Britain or
or Spain, or Portugal? "a !s5s2 az
Badinage aside-the women of this coun-
try have as great an interest In its welfare
as the other sex; and if our sGalic la ws' ex-
clude them from the Succession and from
all participation in the national cohncils,
they ought not for that reason to be excluded
from exerting a moral influence upon the
Government. Our grandmothers Of the Rev..
olution didno confne themselves to shaking
bed-ticks,' but entered heart and soul into
the strife; and with strong moral power,
well directed, it is not too much TO say that
they saved the State.' Had it not been for
them; we might even now be paying tribute
to Victoria for every. pound of tea and every
rag Of paper money within our bofders.-
When those good grandmothers (they were
wives and sisters then) assisted in shaking
the red coats, there were no squeamish edi-
tors or scribblers, penny Of sixpenny; to cry
out against it. When brave matroh took
down her husbands rifle, and with an eagle
aim sent bullet through the head of some
Struggling Hessian or Indian marauder, it
was accunpted TIA her patriotism-for Ro-
man frmness,' or commenbable chivalryy
but when the women of the present day, with
motives equally pure and patriotic, raise
their voices against evils which are proving
upon the nations vitals, why then, rorsooth,
they are out of their element, and talking a.
bout what is none of their business! Such
Is the practical philosophy Of some who
wear the seniblaiice of nien, but who, in case
Of danger, would be glad to sneak behind
'petticoat government or any thing else that
would give them conscious security. -"
.F d1AE! 1850 III $780, - as DdGa - i'm
Death Of Distinguished Ariist-We re-
greet to- announce in our columns Today |
Inc death of Henry INMAN. ESQ.,, distin- |
guished as a historic painter. and Presi- |
dent for a long time of the Academy of |
Fine Arts. He died on Saturday last al
IL o'clock, with disease with whict, he |
had been afflicted upwards of twenty |
years.. His age was between forty Tour |
and forty five. A cotemporary says that |
las a painter his works remain I'd speak |
for him bit az a man 1t is the ddty Of |
his friends toIprocliim his neriis--they
were many. Mr.. Inntan was one of the
most intellectual men we ever met. His |
mind was Stored with the gems Of Eng.
lish lilerature.o He had exquisite taste, |
and a happy mode Of illustrating any /
subject he entered into the discussion Of. |
The Gazette speaksof him as d humoris,; |
We should Say that he was a wit; the tone
# his mind was too subtle and free for
hat of a humorist. Hisnature was kind
md gentle. He has left wife and Ave Fl
Saturday Emporium. l.
,,a,sygt%f "a s,,1t --s ) a.fi{gs~ta,fV Il
A Windfan.-The Kennebcc Journal
avs that an English fortune, q amounting
0 the small sum Of about $4,000, 600.
J likely TO fall to a gentleman named 4
~ In No al &
has been in chancery nearly fifty
ears--the interest accommodating. :. We
olnot vouch for the truth Of the runor
although we have in formation from, rea-
tive Of the gentleman named. q, l.snl |:
We regret to learn that Senator Morchead. !
Kentucky, is still detained from Ills seat {
.the Senate on account Of sickness. He {
ached Columbus, Ohio, on the 9th instant,
J his way to this city, but on his arrival
ERE found himself too feeble to continue
IS journey, which he purposes resuming as
on as his health will permit. n
.......... National lnteHigencer. fl
Warliks Preparation in ST.. Join, ". d
We learn from good authority that, or +
RS were received at the ordnance depart .
ent in this city, bv last mail, to have the q
rts examined and placed in a strung state / p
defence; also, that one battalion Of the q
lie brigade, nov in Halifax, are to take up b
cir quarters in this garrison.-News. Ii,
Accident 10 the Derby Stage.-As. the III
.rby stage was coming toward, the city i,
is morning, the driver left the horses up &
hill about five miles distant, for the
rpose Of doing an GRAND. The horses be-
me restless and soon started. The pas Il
lgers, some three or four In number, sup
'ed that all was right, and that the driver ia
s on his seat. Thus they rode, in igno- "
ice Of their danger, about tro miles, when pe
descending hill, the forward wheels "a
uck against a rock, and upset the stage, hi
t fortunately without injury to the pas III
gers, who then for the first time discover al
the absence of the driver. Providential- kl
the forward wheels Of che stage became ~
engaged and the horses ran on with them til
,hout further danger to the PASSENGERS Ia
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