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Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-03-26
CHAPTER II.

The period Of which we write was one that
will ever be memorable in the annals of our coun-
try. Never had the fortunes Of the patriots been
at so low an ebb in the south, as between the de-
feat Of Gates, at Camden, and the inroad of
CORVALLIS into North Carolina. After the fall
Of Charleston no time had been lost in overrun-
ming the colony. All organized resistance being
at an end, a proclamation was published, inviting
the citizens to return to His Majesty's govern,
ment and stipulating for little more on their part
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-03-26
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paper discontinued until al arearages are paid.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10

deluded creatures who allowed themselves to roll screaming in the mud and spertively agreed that if either of them should fall the other should remain and render suitable protection aud assistance. They had not been long on the ground when, to the con sternation of the gentleman, his gay cons panion suddenly dropped-whereupon, ills stead of fulfilling his promise, he fecat full speed. Flight however proved no preser> vative, for he had not gone 200 yards before he was seized in the same way, and meas> ured his length on the gronnd, while crowd hocked round hinr to witness his mortifica> ton, and offer prayer in his behalf.
 The Jerks continued to prevail for sewers al years. Doctor Cleland saw young woman in Baptist settlement up Green river, who had been subject to them for three years. Lorenzow Bow metwith them in 1885, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was preaching in the Coart>house, the Govern or being present, on which occasion l5O persons were exercised with the jerks. Nor were they confined to any particular sect or denomination of Christians, for at an evening meeting that eccentric individual held IS miles from Knoxville, about dozen Quokers, the most unlikely subjects tha. could have been selected, were affected by them. He says, "I have seen all denomi- nations of religion exercised with the jerks. gentleman and lady, black and white, young and old, without exception. passed a meeting>housc, where I observed the under, growth had been cut away fora camp meets ing, and from fifty to hundred saplings were left breastshigh, on purpose for the people who were jerked to hold by. ob, served where they had held on they had kicked up the earth, as horse stamping fiies." One is almost tempted to suspect that some wag means to pass hoax on Lorenzo's credulity, in this account of the jerking>posfs, for it would seem much more plausible explanation that they were used for tying horses, especially as others assure us it was so difficult to restrain the persons affected.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
From a.e soatheD Literayy .Msssenges. THE DECLINE OF POETRY.
BY PAYNE KENYON K1LsouRN.


 "The poetic era is with the past, wrote the famous Christopher North, more than a quarter of century ago; and it needs not the ken of magician to divine that the spirit of the present age bears withit no indication of speedy return of the "good old times," when Dante, md Ho- mer, and Sapho enchanted the world witle melody of their numbers, and shed the lustre of their genius and the glory of their renown upon the eras and countries in which they lived. And if it be indeed true. that the pure and elevated sen,i- mcnts which form tho principal elements of the poetic spirit,ar on the decline-if the prevailing opinions which character. isc our age and nation are not tending to. elevate us in the scale of intelligent, thinking, rational beings-then it is in- cumbenl upon all whs rejoice in the we'll being of their race, to endeavor to disco. yer the causes, and point out remedy. Without going into an examination of the correctness of the sentiment above ads vanced, we shall take it's truth upon trust, believing as we do in the quaint old axis om, /" What all allncKnewledge, must be so.'' 'The voice of the people is the voice of God" saith Jefferson, ,--and what autho- rity have indiuiduGls to controvert the lan- guage of Divinilyl
 What, then. are among the prominent causes which have led to such resul.a It must have been evident to the observa>, ton of all, that in recent years the pub. lie mind, especially in this couniegy has been the theatre of alternate excitement and depression. engendered by th4 pre-. vailing spirit of mainmon. Catching the strange infection, the man of science has. left his laboratory, the studen. his books, the lawyer, his briefs." and too often. alas! the minister a, ihe altar, a..d :he poet al his Tyre. have left their high and honorable calling, 10 engage in some reckless scheme of sei,aggrandzement ! How many inlellects which have given evidence of superior culture, and whose early literary efforts gave fair promise of lofty achievements, becoming debased by lhis sordid desiie. for gain, have dsap- pearcd from the Armament like bright stars obscured or ecIipsed iu the zenith of their glory How many warm hearts have been seared-robbed of all their gushing sympa,hies and finer emotions by the same unhallowed influence! And how many. too, whose harps were ever tuned to the cause of goodness and virtue. are silent now. or wake their numbers to the melody ofa higher sphere!
 r. They. the young and strong. who shsFishe3 l Earnest iongings for the strife.
 By the roadside fell and perisAed-- ,sssg Wearisd with the march Of life r.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
Mt8celIanD,
THE JERKING EXERCISE IN
 KENTUCKY.

The history of Presbyterianism in Ken lucky, by the Rev. Mfr. Davidson has many curious chapters, instructive 10 the christ> ian philosopher. In the accounts of the great revivals of 1900, we have mention made of various bodily agitations, which we have not seen elsewhere so graphically described.
 Swoons and convulsive falling have not been withou, precedent. They have been recorded as occurring in the days of Wesley, Whiufeld, Edwards, the Tenants, and Blair, as we'll as at Camburslang and Kylelh, and examples are not infre4uent in the meeting of the Methodists and Cnmber. land Presby,erians, at the present day. But the phenomenon now 10 be described was something far more extraordinary, and al> together without precedent in Christian lands. ], was familiarly called The Jerks, and the first recorded instance of it's occurs renee was at a sacrament in East Tenesee, when several hundred of both sexes were seized with this strange and involuntary contortion. The subject was ins,antane> ously seized with spasmodic convulsions in every muscle, nerve and tendon. His head was jerked or thrown from side to side with such apidity that it was impossible to distinguish his visage, and the most lively fears were awakened lest he should dislocate his neck or dash out his brains+- His body partook of the same impulse and was hurried on by like jerks over every ob- stacle, fallen trunks of trees, or in church over pews and benches, apparently to the most imminent danger of being bruised and mangiei. It was useless to attempt to hold or restrain him, and the paroxysm was permitted gradually to exhaust itself. An additional motive for leaving him to him> self was the supers,icious no.ion that all attempt at restraint was restraining the Spirit of God.
 The first form in which these spasmodic contortions made their appearance vas that of simple jerking of the arms from the elbows downwaTds. The jerk vas very quick and sudden, and followed .: intervals. This was the simplest and most comm on form, but the conpulsive molion was moi confined to the arms, it sxtende in many instances to other parts of the body. When the joint of the neck was affected, the head was thrown backward and forward win a ceierity. frightful to behold, and which wal impossible to be initiated by persons who were not under the sarae siimulas. The bosom hsaved, the countenance was dis, gustingly distorted, and the spectators were alarmed lest the neck should he broken.- When the hair was long, it was shaken with such quickness. backward and forward as to crack and snap like the lash of . whip. Sometimes the muscles of the back were affected, and the patient was thrown down on the ground. when his contortions for some time Tesembled ihoss of live Ash cast ffom it's RauSe clement 01 the iana. The nest graphic dsscripsi0n ss-haSs is
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10

AT Court of Probate holden at Harwinton. within and for the District of Harwinton. on the 2oth day Of May. A. D., 1s47.
 Presens-MARTIN COOK, 2D. EsQ., JudGe ~0N motion oi Sheldon Osborn and Lyman NI Perkins. Administrators. on the Estate of &nbert Amss. late of Harwiuton, within said District, deceased this Court doth appoint the 1lh day of June next, at 9 o'clock, A. M.. at tAs Probate Office in said District. for the hearisR, allowance and settlement of the Ad- WinisafsiaEe account on the eslste--and doth direct said Administrators to give public nO,iro Iean psrsons interested in said estate, to Ap- per 1h thsy zee eauas, before sad Court. at sad time, and place. to bs heard therein, bg poeling said oPder of notice on a sign post in said town e Harwinton. nearest IhS placb
 Whase tAs dsceassa lnst dwelts aRa-by ndVsrai- dng aAa sane iR . newspaper printed iA Liteh. k6slA CeftiAed from Record. 8
 MARTIN COOK, aD., JuaEe.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
GIANTS OF oLpEN TIME.

In one of his recent lectures. Professor Silliman the younger, alluded to the dis> covery of the skeleton of an enormous liz. ard. measuring, upwards of 80 feet. The professor infected, as>no living specimen of such gieahiios magnitude has been found, that the species.oF~hich 1t is the representative has greatly degenerated.- The verity of position, he rather singu- larly endeavors to enforce by the allu- sion to the well known existence of gi- ants in olden times. The following list furnishes the data on which this singular hypothesis is based:
 The giant exhibited at Rouen in 1886, the Professor says, measured over eight cen feet. .-t
 Gorapius saw giant ten feet high.
 The body of Grostes was Il l~2 feet high.
 The giant Galabra, brought from Ara> bia 10 Rome, under Claudius Cesar, was near 10 feet. " Funnam, who lived In the time of Eu. gene II, measured II l>2 feet.
 The Cavalier Scrog, in his voyage to the peak of Tenel fife, found in one of the caverns of that mountain, the head of Gus nunch, which has so teeth, and it is supposed that his body was not less than l5 feet long.
 The gian. Ferragus, slain by Orlando, nephew to Charlemagne, was eighteen feet high.
 In 1914, near St. Germain, was found tho tomb Of the giant Isorent, who was was DO less than 20 feet high.
 In 1890. near Rouen, there was found a skeleton whose skull held bushel of corn, and whose body must have been ls feet long.
 Platorious saw at Lucerne, the human bones of a subject l9 feet long. The giant Bacart, was % and a hali feet in length; his thigh bones were found near the banks of the river Moderi. In l7l3 near castle in Dauphine, a tomb was found 30 feet long, 20 wide, and eight feet high, on which was cut on a grey stone the words, 'eKeutolochus Rex" The skeleton was found entire g l-2 feet long, 10 feet across the shoul~ ders and 5 feet deep from the breast bone to the back. aee
 Near Mazorino, in Sicily. in l5l6, was found the skeleton of giant thirty feet high. His head was the size of hogs head, and each of his teeth weighed five ounces. @
 Near Palermo, in Sicily, in l54s, was found the skeleton of q giant 30 feet aigh and another 33 feet high in 1850.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10

HoAx.-our Heighbor published avon drous " tale" of the death of Thunder bolt, the famous English highwayman in Braitleboro' lately. The Phenix publish ed in that place says 1t is a z delightful cock and bull story" and thinks that the Patriots @informant must have been . runaway patient Of the Ipsape Asylum, which would account in part. from ihe wildness apparent in almost every Line of :hls interesting bit of romance."
 .} sa Berrs GassGIe.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
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BY BERNARD BvRroN |.

Where burns the loved heart brightest
 Cheering the social breast Where beats the fond heart lightest,
 Its humble hope possessed 2 Where is the smile of sadness, -...
 Ofmeek eyed patience bourne, Worth more than those of gladness, Which mirth's bright cheek adorn i! Pleasure is marked by fleetness To those who ever roam, While grief itself has sweetness
 At home-dear home There blend the ties that strengthen Our hearts in hours ofgrief, The silver links, that leng!hen
 Joys visits when most brief, Their eyes in all their splendor
 Are vocal to the heart, And ghances gay and tenders
 Fresh eloquence imPart; Then 9ost thou sigh for pleasure
 O! !don not wildly roam But seek that hidden treasure.
 At home-dear home Does pure Religion charm thee,
 Far more than aught below ,Wouldst thtu that she should arm thee
 Against the hour ofwoe Think mi she dwelIeth only
 In temples made for prayer; For home itselfis lonely Unless her smile be there. The devotee may faulier,
 The bigot blndly roam; Ifworshipless her altar
 At home-dear home Love over it presideih.
 With meek and watchful awe; Its daily service guideth,
 And shows its perfect law If there thy faith shall fail thee.
 lfihere no shrines be found, What can thy prayers avail lhee,
 With kneeling crowds around Go, leave thy gift uneffered
 Beneath religions dome, And be her first fruits preferred:
 At home-dear home.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
LATEST FROM MEXICO !!


 SCOTT JEWELL AT JALAPA. Loss of the American Baggage!
 FORTIFYING THE MEXICAN
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 SANTA ANNA'S} ARMY I HCREASING ,!
 NE UJS FROM COL. sDo.yZPHA.V! --
 GeN Taylor .EVsOssaeGJeN!
 By another special express, ihe Ne v York Tribune has intelligence from Mexieo one day in advance of the mail. and the substance is sent by telegraph to this city.
 The news from the city of Mexico is to the 9th ut. Everything is warlike on the part of the population, and the news. papers breathe spirit of defiance tow- ards our government and people, declar> ing their determination to resist their in vaders to the last.
 The government has appointed comS m,tee 10 receive such subscriptions as may be collected for the purpose of car rying on the war. s
 Letters from Orziba report that Gen. Scott is sick at Jalapa, and i,At he would not advance further towards the capital until the newly appointed Peace Commissioners from tho U s, should reach him.
 The guerrilla mode of warfare contin~ ues 10 be practced, but at present only on small scale. guerilla party, how~ ever succeeded in capturing an American baggage wagon, which contained about $60,0O0 in specie.
 Letters from Durango say that Colonel Doniphan found it necessary to return te Chihuahua, to suppress another insur~ rection in New Mexico, at which several Americans had been massacred.
 Santa Anna was rapidly filling up his army. @
 The Bishop of Ojsca had given $20,000 towards the prosecution of the war, and the churches were making liberal contri- buttons of plate.
 The city of Mexico was was we'll fortis fled, and enlisiments were going rapidly under the influence of the priests. Sev. en thousand muskets and 50 pieces of ar~ tillery had been made available. The Liberty of the Press had been suspended. Itis reported that the train had been a'tackedby 2, guerilla party, and the Gen himself was wounded. bu, how seriously, is not stated. s.,..
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
M ST. PAULsS |COLLEG EGHATE INSTA.
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kT7HE next session of this Institute will
 II commence lst "Wednesday in May, and .eontinne twenty two weeks.
 A Terms of Tuition tor Day Scholnrs-Clas-
 sical $2o. English SIS per session of half year. Board and tuition $200 per year. N A few ladies can be received-to whom no extra charge will be made for Drawing and Painting.
 P. S. No student will be received for less than one session. 5In cases of sickness deduc- tion in tuition will be made for one half the time of absence. J. D. BERRY. Litchtield, April 1S47. 4s
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10

uAt the recent illumination in Pitts burgh, tailor named Worth, had his shop orns men,ed with two transparencies. cns bearing ihe motto, < WORTH makes Gas s.an.n tho other, "H takes mins men to make TAYLOR"
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10
]. CROSSING THE isTHMUs.

The late news from England mentions a sort ofcoaliton of nations for the pur- pose of making direct passage to, and over the Isthmus of Suez. Letters from Vienna, state that England, France and Austria have concluded treaty with the Porte for piercing tho Isthmus of Suez. By virtue of the treaty, Austria is to un> dertake the works on the coast and in the port of Alexandria the regulating of the course of the Nile is 10 be at the ex~ pense of Egypt i; France to undertake the roads through the Desert; England to restore Ihe port of Suez, and to cons strHct the basins and all other necessary establishments. It is said that M. Neg. relli, and severalothcr engineers under his order will set out for Egypt next month. On the other hand, the whole affair IS represented as private under taking, which will be warmly supported by the governments
 Whilst this vast project is engaging the attention of the old world, similar plan is sprojected by the American Government viz the opening efthe IstAnsus of 7ehuun- petec, midway betwixt Vera Cruz and Tobasco. a point q: which the Atlantic and Pacific oceans approximate so close lE as 10 make the space between only about l20 miles wide. We understand that the steamer Polk, which sailed from Norfolk on Friday for Huasacualo, in the bay of Campeschy. took out an armaS Eent for the purpose of taking occupa- ton of that port. She is to make a complete survey of the coast in the neigborhed ofths Is,hmus, with view to it's occupation, possibly preparatory to the opening of ship canal across to Tehuantepec. A ship canal of 60 miles, |itis said will unite the waters of the two oceans. In the accomplishments ofythis project, q late writer in the Picayune has calculated that Boston would be brought to within 57000 miles by water, of the mouth of the Columbia river in Oregon, and by steam atthe rate of fifteen miles per hour, allowing two days for passing through the canal, it could be reach ed in IS days. From New Orleans the distance by water would be 43O0 miles, and at the same rate the voyage could be made in l2 days. Canton could be reached from New Orleans in 40 days or less: s:-[ Transcript.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-06-10

sThe first mark of . gentleman, Is n sensible regard for the feelings of others.