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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
Etnn The .Ars,r znr.n Repi.ter.

TIE JUDGE's CAvR Jones, Esq.
81 LItehfeld, says in a communication IN the
Enquirer of that place, that the inscription
on the rock of the Judges Cave near this city,
in the words, OPPOSITION TO TYRANTS
is OBEDIENCE GoD.' was cut by himself
in the year 1903, and that no such inscription
was there before"
.Mesus Editors Some of my friends hav.
ing called my attention to the above paragraph
inserted in late No. of the Columbian Regis
lister and having also requested me to declare
what know in relation to the manner in
which the inscription upon the Judges Cave
came there, have therefore conceived it to be
proper to say, as have always said to my
friends and acquantances, that the inscription
was put there by myself. And since it has be-
come matter Of veracity, again repeat the
declaration that in the month of August 1909,
placed the words. 't Opposition to Tyrants ia
obedience to God" upon the rock ofthe Judg-
es' Cave and further, | declare that there was
no inscription. name or initials upon the part
of the rock chosen by me for that purpose
Indeed. sought place rather difficult Of ac-
cess, as supposed, and with steel instru-
ment cut the inscription sufficiently deep so
as to remain plainly and distinctly to be seen
for ages to come, as tribute of respect to the
memory Of Gofe and Whalley, and also as an
expression Of the principles and sentiments Of
toe Judges of Charles /; men whose love of
liberty rrnrltd them to press forward
their opposition with steady and fearless pur.
pose, until the head of the tyrant was brought
with blood to the block.
The merit Of the affair, (if there is any } be-
longs 20 the memory OF that venerable and
pure patriot, Dr.. Ezra Stiles, late President Of
Yale College. from whose history Of the Judg-
es the suggestion was borrowed.
I will only add, that few years after having
placed said insertion upon the rock. again
visited it, and directly over the inscription
there was cut in the rock the name of " Isaac
Jones "-(probably the same gentleman al
luded to in your paragraph 1t struck me at
the time that he nigh, have put his name
there as an endorsement of the sentiment
written beneath it, but never until now had it
occurred to me, that he intended by that act
to appropriate to himself the cutting of the in
scription upon the rock, Except his own name
which believe is vet visible,l
However, since MIR 10 ness endorsement,
have noticed that this example has been fol-
lowed by many others whose names and I'M
tials accumulate so rapidly that his NAME,
and also the legend of the Cave, are in danger
of being obliterated.
E. HOTCHKISS.
Cincinnati, July 81, ls47.
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Military.

The several regiments formed by the late,
Militia Act, from uniform companies in the
State, are to be designated as follows: The
regiments constituting the LIST Brigade, in
Hartford, New London, Tolland aud Wind
ham counties, as the LIST. Sd, 9Th and 9TH
regiments: the regiments constituting the
Cd Brigade. in New Maven, Litchfeld,
Middlesex and fairfield counties, as the I'd,
4th. 9Th, aad 9th regiments. Rising of
one hundred companies have been reported
to the Adiutant General. agreeable to the
9Th section Of said Militia Act, numbering
in all nearly three thousand men. il is
also stated that the commissioned officers in
the several regiments have been directed to
convene in their respective counties or regi
mental districts, for the election of field
officers, in Litchfeld, on Tuesday,, the 10Th
inst; in Fairfield on Wednesday, the llth
inst. and In each of the other counties ON
Thursday, the l2,h inst. The commission
cd officers in the LIST regiment, we under
stand, will meet at the United States Hotel,
in Hartford, on Thursday, the 18th, at 10
O'Clock, A. M.-CoM.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
BY Telegraph!
Important From Mexico!

The Southern Mail has Just arrived. hiring.
ing New Orleans papers to the date Of the as,h
Of July.
The steam ship, Massachusetts,, arrived a.
New Orleans from Vera Cruz, on the 2sth.
whence she sailed on the Esd. Her news ia
highly important, and just the reverse of what
was generally anticipated.
The Vera cruz, papers of of the % state the
Peace commissioners failed in adjusting mat
matters, Notwithstanding the interference
1.-THE British minister. This intelligence
produced great excitement at Vera Cruz,
and on all sides preparations were visible
10 prosecute the war with redoubled Wig
or.
Gen. Scott was to leave Puebla on the
18th Of July, at the head OF 10000
Men, fer the capital. All DELAY now ~
at an end. Our troops are Burning to
encounter the enemy
Santa Anna is said TO have under.his
command $4,000 men, and is
making active preparations Tor d. ter
mined and bloody resistance. He has
taken advantage Of the pr-concer,ed de-
lays OF .he Peace Commissioners 10 some
PN' POSS S"pO uO" uUuS UtDSSlI IN a Dos
Simon to give battle to the American
General.
1t is thought that Santa Anna will not
await the attack of Scott al the capital,
but will advance TO meet him at Rio Frio,
where works Of defence have betn ,hrown
up for some time.
BY this time great battle has un>
doubleday been fought. But no oce
doubts The ability Of Scott anG his. men
to overcome even double the reported
force which Santa Anna is said to have.
Intelligence has been received of a
battle between Gen. Pearce's command
and the Mexicans in large force a, Santa
Re. The Mexicans were en;ireiy routed
Santa Fe has been totally destroyed by
order of Gov. Wilson.
Santa Fe ,Uas u village lOor Is miles
from Vera Cruz OBJ the road TO Mexico.
u was poin, from which attacks were
continually made upon our men in pass>
ing. Col Wilson is Governor of Vera
Cruz i Eds. J. of G..
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own case. This same individual says. "a few,
years after having placed said inscription upsn
the rock, again visited it. and directly Ouev
the inscription wOs sui IN the rock the name
OF "Isaae Jones" The respondent says. the in
scription Of his name wa cut directly under
it's commencement, and not Over il.
The individual 20 whom he has replied. he
never heard Of, until heralded a. . late Mayor
of Cincinnati, and clerk Of one Of the Offices
department in the city of Washington The
inscription which was cut out on the rock b.
the respondent in June 1903, when No other
was there to his knowledge,) was the sponta-
neous effusioh Of his own mind, aAd without
any peculiar claim to originality. II 10 il
unison with the venerable President If Yale ,
and Thousands Of others in the American land,
aud will prevail until the righteousness there
| Of shall go forth ~ brightness. and the saliva
ton thereof a. a lamp that burnath,' He re-
peats, he has no acquaintance with the indi.
vidual who has seen fis to declare that he
placed the inscription upon the cave. He has
herein written nsthing in 4 spirit Of i'll will
or uHkindness. In short, the respondent takes
an everlasting leave Of this subject. ana says,
that in whatever danger "the legend of the
cave" may be Of obliteratien, or Of his own
name" on the rocks Of his native city, it is Of
no moment when compared with the belief,
that by doing well unite the end. he has the
promise aed assurance that his name shall have
an everlasting memorial in the Lamb's book
Of life ISAAC JONES.
Litchfs'd, c., Aug. It'll, 1s47.
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EFFECTS OF THE LETHEoN.

The following account Of the ampu.atiop
performed upon the person of Mr.. Henry
Printz. Of Reading, we extract from the
Journal Of that place. Mr.. P.'s leg had
been dreadfnlly crushed and mangled on
the rail road the evening preceding the
operation, which was performed BY Drs.
Hssser and Whitman, the patient having
first bsen pat under the influence Of Lethe-
on: IA
During the operation, he was entirely
insensibie 10 pain, aud laughed and jolsed
while the knife and saw were separating the
quivering flesh and cutting through the
bones, muscles and arteries! The leg was
amrataied above the knee joint, and we are
told that The unfortunate man never once
WINGED ander the dreadful operation or ex.
peFieneed the slightest pain or 6isagreeable
sensation. We are further assured tina,
after the limb was bound up, and the effect,
ofthe either had passed Oh, the pain was b,
no means severe. The system of the ma.
tient vas not Frustrated BY the operation
and the wound 10 much more likely 90 b,
speedily healed, than In cases where III
sufferer Is doomed 10 feel the exquisite torsur
Of the operation.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
Canal Railroad.

This work is progressing admirably. The
grading is nearly completed-the sleepers
have been spread along the principal par. OF
the route and considerable quantity oftbe
rails are already on the ground. Another
cargo of iron is hourly expected from Dan.
vile, Pennsylvania, where 1t is made. We
we're informed yesterday by Mr.. Leavitt, of
New York, who owns the extensive iron
works al Dansille, that the rails would be
sent forward now very rapidly. A new and
spacious shop has been erected on Whitney
Avenue, near the caaal, for the manufac.
,ure of freight cars. The locomotives are
now building at Paterson, N. J. tits ex.
pected the road will open as early as De-
cember.--.Nes0 HaUen Jssv.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
Death OF q Veteran Congressman.

Hon. Thomas Newton, formerly and for
thirty years consecu,ively, representative Of
the Norfolk district, in the Congress of the
United States, died, at his residence in Nor.
folk, last Thursday night, in the 18th year
Of his age. Thirty years IN Congress |!
What volume of encomium does this fact
speak upon the character of this veteran
member Of the House OF Representatives!
What other name on the long list Of present
and past members Of that high body. pre-
SCENTS such a surprising featurei His term
Representative service commenced in 1901
and continued through the Administrations
of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe. J @. Adams,
and jackson, 1888, when yielding to the
admoni,ion of accumulated years, Colonel
Newton declined being any longer candi>
date for Congress, and subsequently his fel'
low townsmen, as a token of respect, con
ferred on him the honorable station of Re.
corder of the Hastings Court of the City
which he filed for series Of years till hi.
DEATH True Sun.
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eel mp to then professions. nor Dc justice TO
their feelings. Some ere wanting in moral
courage 10 FsPel the ISLANDERS which are utter
ed in their hearing, OF to meet those charges.
and maliglsnt insinusti Dhs which il 10 in their
power to contradict. Rather than get into
controversy with any body they let these things
pass, which tend to undermine the ministerial
character and ihlasaee Of their pastor. They
know that be 10 unjustly csOsueed, bat Neglect
to defend him.
Others who are not uRfrieNdly to their pas
for. s,lsntly tolerate the tonAue Of detractiOn,
under the notion that he is fully able to viN,ii-
cate himself. they not called upon to volunteer
in bic defence. They do not consider how
fast uncoatradicted misrepresentation gain
credit NTH the multitude. nor to how much
greater advantantags they can rspel Islander
than he can vindicate himself
Others again cherish secret dislikes, which
they are ashamed to avow. and are quite will
ing to have the minister suffer from the hands
of his enemies, when if they chose. they could
triumphantly defend him. They will not per.
haps do any thing TO tsrnish his character.
hence give themselves credit for great forbeaI.
ance, while at the same time they are glad to
have his reputation brought into question, and
his influence destroyed. But from whatever
cause the members Of church and congregas
ton stand aloot. or remain silent. when wor.
hy pastnr is maligned, they are more or less
blamsable according to circumstances. While
they DO grea, injustice to him. they injure
thsnselves and their families, and perhaps as
efFectually deprive him Of the power Of doing
good, as il they had openly and directly Get
themselves against him. Every faithful pastor
has right to expect that he shall be sustained
and defended BY his people. and has reason 10
feel injured when they disapPoiM him. 1t
would be strange indeed il any minister were
wholly to escape i'll will and prejudice and
those who could viudiea,e him are previously
to blame. It they Do not show themselves.
am sincerely and affeetionately,
Yours sc.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
MEMS-Original and Selected.

Member Of Congress Dead.-The Hcnora-
BILE Edward Bradley, member ct Congress elect
from the Western District Of Michigan, died
yesterday morning at the Croton Hotel. New
York His remains have been taken to his
late residence at Marshall, Michigan, for in.
telment.
Gu-John Tyler ha ing declared in favor Of
Gen. Taylor as candidate Tor the Presidency,
it is thought by many, that. with proper efforts
he himself. might possibly be induced to take
q nomination for the VIee PresidsMey.-LoU.
isviiIe Journal.
G+Gen. Newman, of Ohio, who was
unable to take his seat during the last ses.
sion of the Legislature, on account Of in
disposition, died at the Utica Insane Asy.
lum, some ten days since.
albany Journal
TThe Albany Evening Journal states
tina, they are assured by gentlemen who
were much with General Taylor Zone of
whom is not Whig) during the discus.
sion of the Wilmot Proviso, tina. he open.
~, frankly and freely avowed himself OPP
posed 10 G"y extension Of slcps territory !
nrWe learn from the New Haven
Courier, that the Sattinet Factory of nr.
Charles Allen. in Derby. was destroyed
by fire on Friday evening.
Col. Taylor, brother of Gen. T. informs
the editor of the Memphis Enquirer, that
the General intends to return home in No
vember next.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
HFN win be seen by the following, from
m;,,,.r and Smith. that the great Poet of

GFN twin be seen BY the following, from
Wilmer and Smith, that the great Poet Of
the Lakes has los, his only daughter:
We sincerely regret to have the melan~
choly duty of recording the death OF Mrs.
QLillinan, and only daughter of the vener-
able Poe, Laureate Wordsworth. She ex-
pired at Rydal Mount. the poets residence,
at one o'clock on Friday week, after many
weeks suffering from pulmonary consump-
tion: Mr.. and Mrs. Quiflinan had been
in Portugal las. year, and it was hoped
that she had quite recovered her health but
she never rallied from the effects Of cold
saugh, in short journey in the north in>
cautiously made las, winter. Rydal Mounts
that happy retirement which so many have
seen, and 50 many more have thought of-is
now the abode oil bereaved parents and a
Lsreaved husband, sorrowing over the loss
Of one If the bri:h,es, and kindliest spirits
that ever gladened home.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12
Rev. HRNpv W. Rrrcu

Rev. HENRY w. BEEcHER The inter-
est which this gentleman excited during
his visit to the East last Spring, will be a
sufficient reason for saying that the report
Is not true that he has declined the call
given him by Park street church, Boston
II is true, however. that he has rejected
any invitation to remove from Indiana SO
far as his personal convenience, greater
usefulness, or anything Of that nature, has
been urged. He will remain there unless Il
should be made quite evident that a reno
val 10 absolutely necessary to save the lifi
of Mrs. Beeeher, whose health has beer
very much broken down BY western life.
Journal Commerce.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

nA paragraph is going the rounds Of
.he papers. credited to Lower Sanduslxy
paper, stating that number of plates, in.
scribed with hieroglyphics, had been dis.
covered in an ancient mound near that
place. and istinating that when deciphered,
they might afford some information of lost
race Of people. Mr. e. @. Squier, IN a
letter to Prof. Silliman. says he has exam
ined the plates, and the hieroglyphics are
nothing more or less than discolora lions
caused either BY the infiltration Of miner.
al solution between the laminae, or BY it.
presence At the period Of capitalization.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

mfr Calhoun and the Wiinsoe PTss'ss.-
The letter of Mr. Calhoun written in reply to
a note transmitting q resolution of thanks
passed by wing meeting in Putnam county,
Ga, approving the resolutions against the
Wilmot Proviso. which be introduced int the
Senate of the United States during the last sss.
sion OF Congress, attrasts the attention OF the
Louisville Journal. which takes occasion to
Say -
The Wilmot PSoviso question 10 msst dam
esrous one. II threatens rot only the tran
guilty Of the Union. but the Union ITSELF We
see but one mode Of getting rad Of the impsnd.
ing danger and that ma0e, we khink. should De
unhesi.stingy adapted BY all tree hasnds Of
the country.
The WiimOe Psoviso cannot become prac-
teal question, except IN The ANNEXATION Of Tor.
eiRm territory TO the United Sistea, and we
earnestly hope that the north and south will
compromise apon the ground Of letting no ad-
ditional Territory be annsxeA. Our country 10
already large eh0ngh-many think Il 10 By iaV
too large and Why should The people wish 10
make i ssill larger 81 the imminent rick Of
civil var, end the dissspaicn Of their glesiOus
eonfedeFacy'
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

A Mexican WOMAN AN officer Of the
army, writing from Monterey, describes q
Mexican woman living near there as fol-
lows:
"She is $50 years old, four feet six in
ches in height, and exactly tour feet six in-
ches round the waist. Her big toe is six
inches longer than the rest Of her toes; her
foot is twelve inches broad. She has a
beard as strong as that Of any man, and
wears mus.acheos. She can walk four
miles an hour she has been married seven
times.0
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

Death u Capsain Bssnkev.- Capt. Elisha
8. Bunker. Commander Of the first steamboat,
the Fulton. which ran between New York and
New Haven. died in New York Yesterday. He
was seventy Ave years Ofaga and 10 worthy gen.
ilemaA Many al our elderly cisixens. and
those Of the middle age. Femsmbes well the
eapsaia aud the old Fultoa which be eomman
deds"me 50 yeass aga. What change withir
that short perioa
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

nThs Louisville Dsnocra, claimed
General Worth as Locofoco. whereupon
Prenlice says there may be Locofoco o6cers
Of .'e'if in the army, bat there is no Wsrik
among ,hem-no general Worth, and 80 far
a. he kaows. no privsts Worth.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

nTee Stark County Repository says
that the efigy burning Of Senator Corwin,
at Monterey, was got mp BY Theodore Glib
soma, Of the Stark Rangers, Who had been
twice dismissed from his company for stea-
ling!
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

New ENGLAND HorEL.-We hear that a
House has been opened at New Milford,
with the above designation. The want Of
good Hotel at New. Milford has long been
complained of by the travelling public. The
I" New England' will, we are assured, sup
ply this want-it will be in the hands of
persons every way component for the pur
pose Bridgeport Rep.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

0By reference to the proceedings OF
the late commencement of Trinity College,
Hartford, it will be seen that the degree of
IL. D. was conferred upon our distinguish
cd fellow>towAsmen, Chief Justice CHURCH.
The homer could not have been more wor-
thily bestowed.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

~The degree Of D. D. was conferred
by Middlebury College, Vi. upon the Rev.
William H. Lewis, rector Of Trinity
Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. He is a son of
Ozias Lewis, Esq. of this village.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

oc-At the late annual meeting of the
Convocation Of Trinity College, Hon. D.
D. Barnard was elected the Orator for mex,
Commencement and RI. Rev. DR.. Potter
the substitute. Rev. DR.. WA. Crosvel
vas elected the Pset, and r. H. Dana, Esq.
the substitute.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

90 We learn that the Rev. William Payne,
formerly Rector Of 81. MishRl's church Of this
village. has been appointed by the Corpora
ton the Adjunct Professor Of Ancient Langu-
ages in Trinity College, Hartford,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

ing the town md csuaIy IN which such pes
sons respectively reside. and shall. within Ten
DAYS sfesr such parade, deliver the same csr-
Ged under his oath % BE lTus and e0Erect IN
all respects, 20 the sUmmandss Of tha Fegimene
10 which such company helORgs. and shall
leave q eoPy thereof with the the treasurer
of the town in which such COMPANY 10 lOca-
ted.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-08-12

.NesO York Wholesaie Prices, .a"gusf T.
$6-Meal, $2,75-Rye
Flour, $367-Corn, (yellow0 70 cents ;
Rye, 80 cents-Oa,s at retail, so cents.
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rMR MaUlRRR.


Tribune Billings, opposite the City Hall,
Is our authorized Agent in the city of New
York FOF receiving and transmitting advsrtize.
ments and moneys for the Enquirer.
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Treasury Department. !
Washington, March |, 1922 (
Sir: haze the honor 10 inform YOU tina,
this Department has no further service fol
you a. Collector OF Mobile.
Respectfully,
w. H. CRAwroRD.
S. Dism0re, Esq. Mobile.
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Treasury Department, ,
Mobsle, February 7, 1922.

Mo6sle, February 7, 1922.
Sir have the honor 10 acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter of the 18th alt and OF
informing you, in reply, that the Tombig>
bee does not run up al all.
Very respectfully.
8. DisMoRR.
Hon. w H. CSGsefosd. Sec. Of Treas.
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Died.

On Thursday, the 18th inst, in Bellevue,
Boon county, Kentucky. Col. Silas Dins-
more. liz the Slst year of his age.
This is the gentleman referred to in the
following correspondence carried on as will
be seen. in 1922, between the then Secreta-
ry Of the Treasury and the Collector of the
port Of Mobile:
Treasury Department, ,
Washington. Jan. 9Th, 1922.
Sir: This Department is DESTROYS ot
knowing how far the Tombigbee river runs
up. You will please communicate the in>
formation Respectfully,
w. H. CRAwroRp.
s. DinnnOrs Esq. Collector. Mobile.
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Cincinnati, July 81, ls47.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-04-14

a. Gen. Taylor's force engaged in the late
battle was compt sed of the Mississippi Regi-
nient OF Infantry, under Col. Dvais: the I'd ken
lucky Rre't Of Infantry, under Col. Mckee;
the I'd ami Sd Regis OF Indiana Infantry, under
Coils. Lane snd Bellies, and both under Gen.
Lane; the / ST and Cd Regis ofllinois Infantry
under Coils. Hardin and Bissell the Kentucky
Cavalry. under Gel. Marshall: and the Arkan-
sas Cavalry, under Col. Yell. OF tie regulars,
there were Captain " ashington's Battery, eight
pieces: CAPTAIN Websters Battery, two 2I
pound howitzers: Capt. Bragg's Battery, four
guns; Lit. Thomas Battery, four guns; Lieut..
Colonel Mays Squadron I'd Dragons; and Cap
tain STEMS Company lst. Dragoons.-Detroit
advertiser.