Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-11-05
OUR WAR coNonEsr

The Lynchburg Virginian thus briefly
and forcibly no6ces the summary proceed
ings under Commodore Sloat and Gen.
Kearney: .asGs cfis rllon .D lid
h"We used to hear good deal about con.
quering peace in Mexico. This ;awkward
phrase has heen dropped, and the object Of
the war viz, conqueS.--boldiy avowed.--
Since the days of Napoleon, there has been
no instance, among civilized nations, OF
conduct more unbushingly and criminally
rapacions. Nothing is said Of holding the
territory as guaranty for'indemnity merely.
Original causes of complaint agaisl Next
CO are lost sight'of in the lust Of territorial
aggrandizement. We have openly pro-
claimed that the possession and retention Of
Northern Mexico by force of arms is our
immediate and cherished policy. We be.
lieve that its cession will be sine qua non
in the negotiation for pe"ce. II matters
not whether we retain possession, relying
upon the naked title of the sword. or whether
we make some Compensation for the spoila-i
tion in the shape of monev--the wrong to-
Mexico and the disgrace to US al lie the same.
One Of the most hopeful signs of an itlpro-'
wing civilization is the gradual obliteration'
Of alldisiirction between public and private
morality. The day is fast approaching in
which nations and individuals. will be jud-
ged-even in this worldly the same eter-
nal standards of right and wrong, and
crime by the one be regarded in no more
favorable light than rapine and ROBBERY by
the o,her."-Nat. IntelIigencsr. b'r7la ="
. -Ah .vN -1a5 y----r" HaE ..urG~' GaW
DEATH OF Hon. SAMUEL WILLIAM JOHN
son.-'rhis venerable man, says the NY,
Express, died on Sunday last, a, Stratford
c. He was son and the last surviving
child ofthe celebrated VIM, Samuel vhn.
son., member Of the convention which
formed the, Constitution of the United
States. To remarkably clear and sound
understanding, and unspot,cd purity Of
character, he united ALI these Qualities
which constitute M accomplished gen,le.1
man. a useful citizen and Ia sincere Chris.
liap, He died in his carriage while riding
out--lhough sudden not unexpected, 'a,1,
Hgs-The remains Of Commodore Stepbsp
Decatur are 10 be removed from Washington
to Philadelphia next week, and are to be r.,
eeiyed and reintered with appropriate ceremo-
niss, in the yard cfSt Peter's Church. 4 A
monument 10 to be erected over them 'ssT ah
,ba9ni IW 10 "1-- 80. az, od' fruo.d
tLoss.efthe Grea, Briiaia.-Amnonngr Inc
complmercial men Of New Y,rk. says The Ex.
press the loss of this ship continues to be the
subject Of much remark; and scarcely a nau.i-
4 cal man. acquainted with the navigation, where
/ she il los, but expresses the greatest surprise
| that . seamen could get ashore iu such place
sDep,h IF q Msmber Of the House.--We
have a melancholy duty 10 perform, in an
! nopneing she very sudden dealh,. ON Sunday
I imorning, at his room at the Pavilion, Of DR.
William, Ca!len WaEner, representative q
the Town Of Bristol. aged AZ years, BY 1
grieyous mistake Dr.. WaTneI look .. larg,
dose Of stryehaine. which, in spite Of tn
immediate services OF a physician, ,respl,et
in death in the, space Of ten minutes. .cir,j
| f.sqi ,ae Montpelier hEt.) Watchman.,
! s'D7oI 0n msdi ---- lg,,z-. M 10
Ill MoNTHREE, now in possession Of Gen
! Taylor, is the capita Of the State Of New
Leen. o. IA is on the Fernando river, alb
$40 miles from its mouth. 1t has vel
3 paved streets and mostly one story stOn
buildings. Tho population is about u,
! GOO. and the city situated on the mai
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