Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-09-03
wuAr AN APrRENTIcE MAT BE-
CONE.
GEORGE WILSON.

~ "a ,tleman's attention, as 'neUOY
ilNI ~" Sir can you tell me OF man
Inq" o,',s like a boy to work for nIm'
WY 80 To read! Whose boy are
anu "nS where do you live 2 have
you " n,s' vas the reply, and have
;',s, run away from the work house; ce-
c,"se ,hev will not teach me 10 read
TSa rcverepd gentleman made arrange
rnoO,s with The authorities OF the Town.
.na ,ook the boy into mis- own family
TnU no learned to read. Nor was TINS
~ He soon acquired the confidence OF
S;s now nssociates, by his tallhfulness
ana honesty. He was allowed the use
ofhis friends library. and made RAPID
ur.mress in the acquisition of knowledge
S.came necessary after while, lhat
CaorSe should leave Mr.. Gallaudet, and
he became uppren:iced 10 cabinet ma
Lor in the same neighborhood. lhere'
tha snnoe sincerity won for him the favor
U w. now associates. To crafty his in
oi;n",;on for study, his master had lit
+,a room finished for him in the upper
49,, If the shop, where he devoted his lei
!"rc mart of lis time 10 his tavorue pur-
s,,;ts Here he made large proficiency
IN Tho mathematics, in the French Ian
cnoge and other branches.
Alter being in this situation few years
,s ha snt n, lea with the family, one eve.
n;ng he all al once remarked that nc
,uaSt.d IN 90 10 France. Colo France!
snid his ma s,er surprised that the appar
en,Iv conten,ed and happy youth had
thus Suddenly become dissatisfied with
re- s;,ua,ion-. for what 2 Ask Mr..
Gallaude, to tea this evening, and I will
xxnlain., His reverend friend was invi-
rcd accordingly, and ut tea time the ap-
nran,ice presented himself with his man.
1scripts in English and French, and OK
nlained his singular Intention 10 60 to
lance. sIn the time of Napoleon, a
ME was offered by the French govern.
ment, for the simplest rule of measuring
Main surfaces of whatever outline. The
nrize has never been awarded, and that
method have discovered He then dem
ons,rated his problem to the surprise and
qualification of his friends, who immcdi-
s1e,v furnished him with the means Of
Gefray,ng his expenses, and with letters
of introduction 10 Hon. Lewis Cass. then
orr Minister al the Court of France. He
was introduced to Louis Philippe, and in
the presence of king, mobiles und pleni-
potentiaries, the American youth demon
slratei his problem, and received the
plaudits of the court. lie received the
prize which he had clearly won, besides
valubie presents from the king. He then
d. took letters of introduction, and proceed
ed to the court OF St. james, where he
took milar prize offered by some Roy.
al Society, and returned to the United
States. Here he was preparing to secure
the benefit of his discovery, by patent,
when he received letter from the En-
peror Nicholas himself, one Of whose
ministers had witnessed his demonstra-
,iots at 81. James, inviting him 10 make
his residence at the Russian Court, and
furnishing him with ample means for his
outfit. He led with the invitation
repaired to 81. foarsburg, and is now
coIleee. under the special pt . ton O.
The Autocrat of all me Russias
This narrative me writer has never see,
| published. .lt the gentleman who ra'-,ih -
10 him s ereums t 9SfSp q" wilson to his
sjsa.;;3a"r s sndc fSa;infulsessWN E. Puri.an
WHAT HIS FRIENDS SAY OF HIM.
The Ohio Statesman, the Ohio Loco Fo.
co State paper at Columbus, and the lead
ing paper of the party in the state, han
dies Folks Veto on the River and Har-
Dor Bill without gloves. The following
extracts will give some faint idea:
"The message in which the President
supports his views is shallow perform
ance, vulgar in its language, ridiculous in
its false logic, and paltry as the treatment
of a thesis by some hair splitting and wire
drawing schoolman of the Middle Ages,
who thought himself great man. be
cause, like all small characters, he had
mistaken cunning for wisdom. 1t is, how.
ever, quite worth the man whose imbeciI-
~ has been so unhappily displayed in
his action on the Oregon quesii on-frs
uttering boasts Of the loudcst kind and
then sneaking off 10 cover when the en-
emy's bay was family heard in the dis
lance. There is a remarkable similarity
in the Presidents conduct on these two
subjects. As he m0uthed and raved q.
bout our clear and unqest ionable' right 20
the whole of Oregon, like unto one of
Nat Lees Bedlamtc heroes-for we can
only call it mounting and raving, when
the pathos Of the treaty is known 10 us,
however much il pleased US at the time
Of its ultcrance, because we believed it
10 be the warm language of earnest
ness and sincerity-so he has now vetoed
a bill SUBSTANTIALLY recommended by him
self, through the report of the Secretary
of War. high officer of his cabinet. II
is true that the defence has been set up
for him that the Secretary, though report.
ing through the President. really reports.
to Congress. Granted-but this does
not in the slightest degree alter the case.
il has always been considered-at least
it was in those days when it was thought
that some, degree of profound statesman
ship was necessary in governing great
naiion-.hat cabinet should support one
uniform rplicy-ns speaking the senti
ments o. the party whose principles il
was appointed to aid in carrying out
Who ever heard OF high cabinet officer
recommending to Congress through the
President, course of action directly con-
trary to that of the President himself. and
an actually accompanied with the prop
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