Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-02-12

5sASf ~PSA@tAOtk , Va VIC A0EaM~N4uGStAUns
which by the way, it is said, found theil
way for the most part to Locofoco rnannfac-
Aturers exclusively One. Of, these circu-
lars in seems, was received by George G,
Woodruff; Esq, Post Master at Litchfeld.-
He sent u Mr. Secretary Walker the fol.
lowing reply u ssda s.i&r. a-oa. IT, ~
eaT * Litch6eld, Conn.,, Oct. a, 1S45.
/. Sir:sI herewith return the questions pro.
pounded BY You. with answers annexed t.
such az are In my power to answer. / can.
moi, without great expense, procure informa.
ton necessary to answer the others.
" Very respectfully yours,
Is GEORGE C.. WOODRUFF, p. M.
d p. 8. BY an act of our last Legislature, in
May last, the Assessors in each town in this
State, are 70 procure and return to our Sec
Rotary Of State, d vast amount Of stats
Esicaf inform ation,' relative to the mat
tiers contained Ia your enquiries, an alb
stract Of which the Secretary is to make,
print, and return to the Legislature in May
next. This IS probably the only way in
which much Of the Information you seek
can De accurately obtained. $50 80. ~"
ID Hon. Ri. Walker. ~ ~ ~ '..-',- w..
~ =l:s f3siio 9ss3 10 &*j<)T .T33s'5 80 ~
e. Soitseems thislaw which the Times con-
siders 50 very Objectionable, is to furnish
the only means Of. answering the inquiries
by which Mr. Secretary Walker is endeav-
oring 70 overthrow the great interests of
Connecticds! CHOSE who have heretofore
II Iii
doubted Is TO the propriety Of the Statistical
Law, win probably he. now satisfied of its
Importance II iuff 819# yedi' .71aIo ~
c! f4taIsum has aGEGa0 SRI gsig .'%E
~ saiyu 10 eEnoe -+--+-~ a8iub 1qoR2 nod
y ~ 30 TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL, -.
> On Wednesday evening, the, 4.h isst., q
large ilumber of the friends of temperance
to express their mutual congratulations ON
the baniS hmentof ardent spirits from the bar
Of that popular establishment, and to pledge
theifdnidence and adm sustaining 1t as a
temperance house. Edpcra Cewles, Esq,
Of South Farms, presided. Brief and we'll.
timed addresses were made by Rev, Mr..
Jones, 9! o. PATTERSON, and several 9TH
ers after which the company adjourned to
the dining-hali, where an excellent supper
had been served up for them by the worthy
host Al the conclusion Of the festival, nu-
merous appropriate, sentiments were. given
by the gentlemen present, and several songs
were sung with happy effect by Mr.. Noryel
and others. b"a ,1's 20 Gang. p v '., ,. z,
!: On motion of Stephen Deming, Esq, it
vas voted that the friends Of Temperance In
Litch6eld meet once d month, and that their
meetings Be held at every public house i.
town which shall, be- conducted on temper
ancs principles. aa qs@ls q; n'o'<"' Hu. 20
- Ja h4t gigayu .'d3e1an iGBi ~
~ n I'D ,pyaTr7T-- --ufauioc III =
O-The venerable Albert Gallasin appears in
the National Inteli igencef, of Thursday, in the
first Of series of articles on the Oregon Ques.
tion;9 He counsels moderation. regards the
matter as one TO be settled by compromise, but
decidedly insists that the United States cannot
Afford to make the Columbia River the bounda-
~ as proposed BY Great Britain. He thinks our
Government lays too much stress on our title
derived from Spain sl9SfNI9 @"'"' "Su
y Isl vtaTB baiCoT sill - .c'3!u- "@E'
y sTaH bna ,nhil-T--- .rt6sh3' 49, e
, Thos. r Marshall, the eloquen, Ken.uck-
ian, whose reformation from intemperance
by the Washingt onians while a member of
the 9Th Congress rang through the whole
nation, and whose eloquent temperance
speeches in the Eastern cities thrilled the
heart OF every friend to the cause, fell from
his high estate iahd broke his solemn pledge
at Lexington week before last. PecuniaTy
cmbaFfasslheht (fbr his library has been sold
TOR debt, we anderstand,) combined with dis
appointed ambition, was doubtless the cause
Before drinking, however. to excess, reason
returned TO her throne and conscience resu
med her balance. He went to the Execu
tive Committee Of the Society, acknowledged
his fault, asked forgiveness, ami renewed
his, pledge The next evening he made tw,
powerful speeches at a temperance meetins
the hrst acknowledging his dcrei elton
and the SECOND an eloquent appeal 70 youn,
men, large nnmber Of whom Joined. Hal
be taken 2. few steps more on the downwar,
road commenced BY him, he would hav
been lost irretEievably. Indians Regisse
n Lac
In Aeciasnt.-At North Adams ON Munda
evening last, as we, learn by the Piusfel
Sun, large, party Of young people of bot
sexes were amusing themselves in, slidin
down nil on large sleigh, aud several en-
curslons mad been made without injury
iFhen, at The last descent, the vehicle hecam
tgnmanageah le--desccnded with great rapid
ny, and leaving the road came in contat
With 9 tree, breaking in pieces the sleigh
aad injnring III of ID persons who were in
~ Of them severely. Two females, Mis-
Green and Mrs Mcclellan, ara. reported ,
be so badly hurt IS to leave hut little hoE
Of thetr recovery. The collar bone Of ii
latter was broken, and The former >ustaine
internal iAinrsest iAiw. SIP 5rE 3@f so7s7
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