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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28
Ibe EMqWfrer.
LITCHFIELD, JANUARY Is, 1874
THE BRlBING CASE IN IOWA.

u kHE bhlbtNG CASE IN IOWA.
The investigating Committee of the Iowa
Legislature have not yet completed their labors.
though some Of the testimony taken before
them has got into tae papers. Here is spec
linen 81 j,
lido hereby certify that on Tuesday, Dec. Q
1876, was authorized BY Col. VIM. Patterson
Of Lee county, Iowa. to offer to Josiah Clifton
| and Reuben Conlee. each the use OF one humid
red dollars for 80 years ifdesirsd without int.
rest. if they would give their vote in an cleo
| ton then about to come on for the U. s. Sena-
| tors in the General Assembly for such man
| or men as the said Patterson would name for
| the office OF U. S. Senator. Also, was auth.
| orized by Col. Patterson and ). Haight to offer
Jos. Clifton individually on their own part and
the part Of their associates to enter into bond
OF 1000, if necessary. to secure him an APP
pointment in the Land Office as register or re-
ceiver, provided he would vote for the men fof
the U. S. Senate whom they would name
The above named C3nlee and Clifton are mem
bers ofthe House Of Representatives Of Iowa.
Witness my hand and seal. Dec 8, 1886.
JOHNSON CHAPMAN
Johnson is Democrat and Conlee and
Clifton, Independents from Lee county, whose
yotss it was hoped to buy for The regular Polk
and Texas candidates for U. S. Senators.
milwaukee Gazette.
IPOne of the Wings of the Illinois
Legislature, for the joke Of the thing, lately
offered sorns resolutions approving Of Mr..
Folks course in vetoing the River and Har-
Dor bill and in compromising the Oregon
matter. The faithful were thrown into the
ntmos. CONSERVATION. and Immediately adj
journed At the next meeting they laid the
resolutions on the table.
n-s Aid and Confort."- this
caption Southern editor acknowledges
the receipt Of q barrel Of oysters.
Tannery Burned. The tannery and leash-s
er establishment of Messrs. d. & s. Cur
siss & Co. in Newtown, CT. was destroyed
by fire on the 9th inst.
ANOTHER VicToRY.-We find the fol-
lowing in the Pittsburgh Journal:
During the stay Of the soldiers here,
one ofthese sons Of Mars fell desperately
in love with the daughter ef one of our
citizens. His courtship was Brief and
he lost no time in leading the willing
bride TO the alter--erected in Squire
Steel's office. The Squire made them
man and wife, or at least took note that
they 90 declared themselves. and the
happy pair left his Office. Yesterday,
however, the mother of the bride thougl t
proper TO bring an action against ifes
Squirefor marrying her daughter, whom
she declares to have been minor. BY
recent decision OF the Courts. we be-
lieve, it is only necessary for man and a
womanto acknowledge themselves hus-
band and wife before witness, to make
4 them so in the eye ofthe law. We d.
not perceive, any how. how an Alder
man could be expectedto know the ages
Of people who coma 10 him to be married
Would you have him ask a lady her
Iage! We understand that both bride and
bridegroom left with the Regiment.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28
Geese Feathers.

vrFiE s0bscribershave mAdeafrange.
- lnentst TO keepa constant supply OF Q
arstrate article OF Geese Feathers
--ssleced and packed with greatcare by
ourselves in packages from 20 to 50lbs.
and will furnish atalltimcsanyquantity
from 90 to 1000 lbs. of quantity they
will warrant to be 40 good as the best
a4 a. Low prices as can be purcha sed d
squaiquality in the state. Z
-. 8. & L.aHURLBUT.
Wiaekester, 1877.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28

A MoNsrRosrrY The Boonville Bulle-
tin says There 10 a black child in this
neighborhood, with two heads, and nurses
its mother with It's two mouths alternate.
sly.'
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He was the nursery of giant men,
Who made the world the record OF sheir fame.
Forth sptang these armed chiefs from ev'ry glen,
Eager fer conquests aud his grave reclaim,
And like bubbling boiler, they became
Surcharged with martial arder, ire, the force
Which prompts. impels to action, and they
tame
The hold revilers Of their Sayiour's course, s
And Ger the Chaldean shore pile many mus
lan's corpse.
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For him shall nation against nation rise,
Discord her hateful empire shall extend,
Armiesrwith armies shall contest the prize,
: OF ritual, forms, and ceremonies, send
, Men to heaven, or hell. to thrones, or pend
In dungeons deep recess, the rack, the wheel,
Teach when to bow the head, the knee TO
bend, .4.
What words to pray. thoughts to think ,or when
to feel.
Or when to human w,es the heart shall turn to
steel.
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CURIoUs AND DiscREpIrABLx PRecEEDs
INc.--Ths bell ofthe Universalist Church
in Petersham, has been the cause Of a
great excitement 10 that place. A sheriff
attached the bell to pay the Minister'S
salary, and had II sold. The purchaser
.accoi dinghy went and unhung the bel, =
being obliged to obtain assistance from
Rarre, for the purpose. When the bell
was set on 10 the ground another sheriff
attached it on writ of repisvin, and had
Il carried back in,o the church. Agreat
number Of people were by this time as
sembled, some armed with pitch forkssl
&C., 10 resist the first sheriff and Nv
posse. They also brought out the ~
engine of the place, but il was not in. III
Stale TO be- used. How the sheriff, pursl
chaser and help escaped, Is not stated -
Northampton Courier.
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Cent'ries shall pass, the world its various
tongues
Shall learn thy matchless wisdom. love and
power. ~
The hour. when hallelujahs swell, the lungs
OF eongregated milliosss; from plain & bower,
And vast cathedral. with sky pointing tower.
Echo their glad ssjoicings; bless thee all,
Nor turn and On each other fiercely lower,
And man shall own his kindred man, and call
Him with endeasing words to love thee and net
e. fall
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n-The lawyers of Baltimore have
held . meeting. and adopted measures 70
raise q company OF volunteers among
themselves TO goto Mexico 70 fight the
enemy.
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His creed shall make The sire forget the son.
The wife forsake her loved and lawful lord.
For il shall blood in copious torrents run,
The martyrs with their lives itsworth record,
i. Tho'Prince Of peace. the sire of great discord
Love was tho seed. asperity the fruit,
50 much mems practice with their creed &C.
cord,
So much his love with, their dire passions suit,
So much their proud preientious pomp with
him retiring mute.
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'These new townships were Goshen, Norfolk
Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, Sail sbury and Shar-
IN 8E
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7annery Burned The tannery and leash-
er establishment of Messrs. d. g. s. Cur
siss 8 Co. in Newtown, CT. was destroyed
by FIRE on the 9th inst.
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u.s. Aid and Comfort" Under this
caption Southern editor Acknowledges
the receipt Of barrel Of oysters.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28

Johnson is a Democrat and Conles and
Clifton, Independents from Lee county, whose
yetss it was hoped to buy for he regular Polk
and Texas candidates for U. S. Senators.
W. rMilwaukie Gazeffe
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28

Man cannot make God, yet he can frame
A creed at pleasure, and that creed can teach,
Make scripture by the scripture prove the same,
And bid bis proselites bis doctrines preach
Wherever mind 10 formed, or man has speech,
Then speed these zsalois, eager to announce
The doctrines Of our'G God. yet varying each
In attributes, until the heather counts
A many different Gods, as old Olympus once.
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His advent came, his kin, the Jewish world,
Look for Prince potential, regal show;
They saw him plebian clad and low and hurld
Their deep avenging curses on the blow
Which laid their fond anticipations low,
Olyictories ccnquests. laurel wreath applause
Triumphal entry OF their streets, the foe
Led captive at their wheels, their laws
Revived, their kings enthronsd and judging IT,
rael's cause.
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Ght NttthffeIu 1snaufrer.


Attorney and Counsellor 1t Laws
Plymouth, Conn.
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That morn shall rise. and like creations FIRST.
With all ifs gorgeous brilliance. shine on man:
Then from the skies the the trumpet tones shall
M burst
OF legioned angels, Of their Lord the van;
(Peace, peace 10 earth in softest accents RAM
Peace shall descend and dwell a. In the skies,
The earth no more shalt feel the bitter ban.
And louder hallslujahs then shallrise
Than erst when angels sang with men in Para
disc. ScRIBENs ScRIBENTI
Hifeheoeksrille, Jan. 1S4T.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-01-28

GFOne of the Wings of the Illinois
Legislature, for the joke Of the thing, lately
offered sonie resolutions approving Of Mr..
Folks course in vetoing the River and Har-
Dor bill and in compromising the Oregon
matter. The faithful were thrown into the
utmost CONSERVATION, and Immediately adj
journed. At the next meeting they laid the
resolutions on the table.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
ARMY PROMOTIONS.

Tho President has given the major gen. erals commissions, refused by Messrs. Benton and Cumming, to Brig. Generals Quitman and Pillow. This is not blame> worthy, both these gentlemen having seen and done service in the war. But the vacant brigadier generals commis> sion of Gen. Quitman has been conferred, of all men in the world, upon Colonel Caleb Cushing! A man who, though pitchforked only few months since from the ranks of civil life to the high grade of colonel, has not yet even set foot upon the enenly's territory-has done nothing, that we know of, except advance some money (since repald to him,) make some speeches, blarney some ladies, wear n gold ring and put on showy uniform! {! Was there no Colonel among the volun- terrs who fought SO well at Buena Vista, upon whom this promotion might be con. ferred.-[N. Y. Con. Advertiser.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
MEDICAL CONVENTION.

Tho Second Annual Medical Conven. ton, composed of delegates from most if no: all of the States in the Union, will be held in Philadelphia. commencing on th C 9th of May next. The first National con veation was held in May last in tho city of New York. I, is in contemplation to organize a Grand National Medical So- cicty. p.csuming that tho Committee charged with lhe consideration of this matter, will repor. favorably 10 such an organization. Nearly 600 delegates will be in attendance from all parts of the Union. and the discussions and proceed ings generally of the body will be ex- cesdingly interesting. The conven iion will hold its session in the academy of natural science, in Broad street, corner of George st, Philadelphia.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
From the Picayuue. April 10th, MEXICAN AFFAIRS.


 The terms indicated hy Senor Atosha in his letter to Rejon as the propositions of the U. s. to Mexico to obtain a peace, we 6nd in the sDiaro del Gobiernc,' of Mexico, copied from a paper of Gaadalajara, with euta wori of dissent. They are as follows ::
 "A commission shall be named to ar range the conditions. This commission shall be composed of Messrs. Benton, Blu :. ehanan and one member of Congress of the opposition, and two Mexican commissioners ito assemble wherever the government of Mexico may aIpoint.
 The United States demand the parallell of 26 degrees of latitude from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific, as the dividing line.
 The United States will pay $l5 ,OO,OOO in cash for the territory occupied, solemnly engaging not 10 exaci or claim any expens es of the war. These expenses are es,imat- cd at about 1900, 0,O00-consequently the U. s. consider that they wonid pay $2S, ,OO, 900 for the territory described.
 The U. s. guarantee that it will never consent that any territory or state pf Mexico shall be annexed ts the American union, eS. pecially her territory south of the parallel of 26.
 The U. s. will place l0,O00 men init, ry and cavalry, upon the line to prevent smuggling and the iHcurSions of the lndi- ans."
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
THE FIELD OF BUENA VISTA.


 After the battle krOde over the whole field. Parties wergengaged in burying the dsad-hut there was still hundreds of bod ;Os lying stiff and cold with no cover- ing save the scanty remnant in clothing which the robbers of the dead tonnd too vMlueIess to lake from them. l saw the human body pierced in every place. l saw expressed in tho faces of the dead almost every passion and feeling, S"me seemed to have died execra,ing their en- euiss, und cursiug them with their last brea,h--othrrs had a placid aad resigned expression. Some appeared to have died defending their lives bravsly tS the last, while others evidently used their last words in supplic"ting for mercy. Here lay Youth and mature Age calmly Eepos> ing in urtimely death.
 Passing on from ,his part of the bloody ground, went over 10 the plain literally covered with the dead bodies of these who had 50 recently been our foes. This scene was horrible enough, God knows but was divcsted of somo of it's horrors by the fact that not ope of the Mexican soldiers was either rosbpd or stripped of his clsthing, nor was thsir tho least np- pearance of the bodies having been ahu- sed after being wounded. This, indeed, sneaks much for the bnrbarous volun> ,eers of the United States of the North, as the Mexicans style us.
 Among the hundreds of dead hom saw there, I wns much touched by the appearance of the corpse of Mexican boy. whose age I would think could noI have exceeded fifteen years A bullet had struck him full through the breast and must have occasioned almost instant death. He was lying on his back, his face slightly inclined to one side, and al. though cold, ye. beaming with bright ard sunny smile, which eloquently told tho spectator that he had fallen with his countsy's foe.
 SaItiIIo is enc vast hospital. Besides ouv. own wounded Qour or five hundred iu numbsr.) Gen. Taylor has collected all the wounded Mexicans who were lsft by ,heir array, oAd Pu. them in hospital It is most disgusting to visit one st those places. All of them (he Mexicans) are badly wounded, for those who were slight l y wounded went of. They are dying every heur in the day. but they die bet ter than we could under similar circum- stances, fer their priests are always d hand to set the sails of their ls.t voyage in proper Vicksbu'g Whig.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
Correspondence of the Jounal of Commerce.
 WASHINGTON, April l6, lS47.

The notice of the call for ten thousand volunteers has not yet officially appeared here, but the requisition has been made upon several SiAies-chieHy, I believe from Maryland and Pennsylvania, and from the South and West. Beth Taylor and Scott are 10 be re>enforccd, so that they may advance, if need be, to the city of Mexico.
 It is supposed that Gen. Scott, by the time he reaches Jalapa, will receive from Mexican Government proposition for a truce, with a view to the negotiation of a treaty of peace. He cannot, under his instructions agree to it, but he may re- ceive any overture towards a treaty, and transmit it 10 our government. Mexico must either accept or reject the proposi- tions often made to her and now reward cd for treaty of limits and Indemnities. If she accepts it and sends, or agrees 10 receive commissioners to make treaty, there may be no more fgh,ing-but our armies will hold possession of the coun- trv ard its ports, not only till the treaty is ratified, but until it becomes apparent ,ha, Mexico will fulfil the s,ipulations of the treaty,
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
Plymouth Lsca Foces.

Plymouth Abolitionists.
 2.'tion for Diverse os the gronad of inielera- b:s ne'fy. as appears more fully at large by tke petition on file.
 F. ricE is hereby given 10 the respondents ia il above entitled cause, that the petition. CT. vill apply to the next Electors Meeting to be holden in Plymouth, for a divorce "a pineulO maironaonii" from them the said res spondsnts. and that the petitioners will stren- uously insist upon being declared sole, single and unmarried and that the late relation ex. isting between Petitioners and Respondents shall be forever dissolved and Jorgoifon from this time hsnceforth. The Court having found frana the facts set forth by tho Petitioners in their petition that the Locofocos and Aboli. tionists of the 18th Senatorial District are somewhat interested in the event and final dis. position of the above cause. It is ordered ,ha, notice of the psndsncy thereof he given to all interested by publishing an atte.ted cony of this order in the Litch6eld Enquirer, a paper published in Litehfield in Li,chtield couuty, and the Coart would take the liberty of reoues> ting ts fai,hful servant. s. K. A.. Esq. to give this order conspicuous insertion in his most respectable journal.
 Per the Court. ordered and allowed.
 Attest. DisAPpcISrEp DEMOCRAT.
 Clerk.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
THE GOOD WIFE.

How much of this worlds happiness and prosperity is contained iA the com pass of these two short words! Her in- husucs Is immense. The power of . wife, for good or evil, is altogether ire sistable. Home must be the seat of hap pines., or it must be forever unknown A good wife is to man wisdom and eour. age, and strength and hope, and endu- runce. A bad one is confusion, weak ness, discontinue and despair. No con- ditien is hopeless, when the wife posses ses 6rmasss, decision, energy and econ omy. There is no outward prosperity which cnA counlsraet incidence, folly and cxtravagaRce at home. Nc spiri: can long resist bad domestic influence. Man is strong-but his heart is not ada mant. He delights in enterprise and ae- ton, but to sustain him he needs tran- quil miad and whole heart. He ex- psnds his whole moral force in the cons Hicts of the world. His feelings arc lao- sra,ed to the u,msst point of endurance by perpetual collision, irrilations and disappointment. To recover his equa. ni'nity and composurs, home nus. be to him plase os sepose, of peace, of cheer fuIncss, of comfort, and his soul renews its strcr gth. and again goes forth with fresh vigor 10 encounter the laber and troubles of tho world. Blu, if at home he finds DO rest. md there is met with bad temper. sullenness, or gloom, or is assail- cd by discon,ent, complain. and res Pr"achos. the hear, breaks, tho spirits are crushed, hnpe vanishes, and the man sinks into total despair.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
DREADFUL DISTRESS IN SWIFT
 FER LAND.

A physician wri ting from Schull, in the Canton Of the Grisons, on the 2eIh Feb. ruary, says" The parish of SchuIl is one vast charnel house. A frigh,ful mor- taIi,y reigns here. Each day from forty to forty y>fivo dead bodies are interred.- There is scarce humble dwelling in the Canton, into which fever, dysentery, or death have net entered. Graves can not be prepared in sufficient numbers, anl the bodies are SD hastily inferred, ,ha, the dogs, scraping of the dirt, Iraw them out, and faten on their flesh. The EeLlenoss of the inha bitanis prevents them from digging deeper. The master of Q public school, who had year since, a hundred and forty scholars, now has not one. Half are deud, tho rest incapable of raising themselves. The master, tc support his family, is working on the
 roads s'"-Journal of Commerce.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
LATER FROM MEXICO!


 Santa Anna's Grriual at Merico-his inau-
 gura'i.n.
 By the Alabama we have received papers from the city of Mexico to the 24th day of March inclusive.
 The movements of Santa Anna first ar- rest our altention. He took leave of :he army at San Luis Potosi, on the l4th of March, ina brief and happy address.
 From San Luis to the city of Mexico, Santa Annals progress was triumphal. He continually me, delegations from Congress sent out to propitiate them. Addresses of the different States were presented to him on his route He arrived in the immediate vicinity of the capital on the 2Oth.
 On the 23d he took the oath of office as Presiden, of the republic, at the city of Gua- daloupe de Hidalgo. The afternood of the following day, he entered the city of Mexis co with great pomp and solemnity.
 From anything we find in the papers it does not appear that Santa Annals assump- ton of the rsihs of Government is a revolu- tion. He of course disposSessess Gomez Farias as chief Executive officer, but with> ou. driving the latter from bis station of Vice President.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
LATER FROM VERA CRUZ :!

At an early hour this morning the ship Arkansas. Capt. Hilliard, arrived from Vera Cruz in days.
 Mir Kendall writes us that the last re- per,s from the capital indicate that the disensions are not yet terminated. Santa Anna is said to have allied himself with the party of Fartas. and to be determined to support the war at the expense of the church.
 A Gaudalajara paper publishes the terms offered by our government for peace through Atoeha. The principal one was in brief, l5,0O,00O to be paid Mexico for the line of 56 deg from the Gulf to the Pacific, and the U. s. to demand no expenses for the war.
 These expenses are estimated at thirteen millions, making total of 28, ,oO,O 900, for the territory north of 26 deg.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-22
WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION REJEcrED.-

WISCONSIN CoNsrITUTI3N REJECTED. - We aye pleased to leain from the Mil waukie Sentinel of the 9th inst. that the abon,inable constitution proposed for the people of Wisconsin Territory has been rejected by nearly 5000 majority !" Nev er." says the Sentinel, "did the People render a moro emphatic verdict than that by which the constitution has been condemned and rejected. The Eest, the Centre and the West, have vied with each other in tks good work, and all have sur passed the highest expectations of our friends"