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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-22
Herald m.Y,ns Correspondence.

PHLLnEIrsA. March 81, N-suis.d-Ships Nichop.
GID Read Roeh'is; Ae. Cray Mex ,soe Npre1ns;
caster; EIz beth IBl Mcleod Hsl,faz NS supe b. Tom
liz. NYoik; Col Days, bayuun do; Henry Brown
Lingo, do; Applegatr Erdico aud Delaware Nichols
-earspoit
Enthusiastically Columbus, Peck, Chsrleston; brgs
Iustina. Johnson. Denmark; NJ Rogers SNOW Boston;
Lameta Cook do; sch Lb'', Gran Fa River: TIE
Ia la Titus Bost n kedson. Holmes. Bristol |; Superb
Tomlin s,oningion; Joseph Ly randi Zeal Me- York;
Baynnm, Heny Brown, Lingo. Mars Hackhouse do
xvdC Cav do
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

GEN. Scorr AND THE ADMNIsTRATfoN.-'Ric
lieu OF the Tribune, who went to Frederick 10
attend the Court OF Inquiry, has the following
in reference to The reported pre- ferment Of new
charges agans. Gen. Scott by the Administra-
ton;
A strange piece Of news has come to the Court
here. ltsppears that The admInIstrat, on want
ed TO keep Gen. Scot in Mexico ill the Vomito
broke out in Vera Cruz, which would have kept
him from reaching home ill some time next
Winter. Afraid Iest their despcabIe schemes
should not succeed, they hurried Off new batch
Of charges, preferred by Gen. Pillow against
Cen. Scott. These dispatches passed the Court
Martial on the Cult, and consequently were too
late for their mission, and only reached the
Court here. That they are despicable and frivo'
Ious have no doubt will yet be made TO appear:
What they are, Of course have no means OF
stating, bat think il will turn ont that Genera
Scott e charged with sIandering the gallant PIT
low ! in his order $40.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
MR.. TRIST A PRISON nR.

N. p. Trist, Esq. is e" route for Wash
ington, to which place, though a, private
American citizen, he was ordered ny
Major Gen. Butler. We had the plens-
ure of an interview with Mr. Trist, aud
were no less as,onished than surpris d
10 learn from him that he was actually
IL prisoner-as such he Returned to the
U States, and Us such should report h'm>
self 10 the President on reaching the cry
of Washington. There can be but one
opinion as TO the fragrant abuse OF power
in his arrest and ELECTION from Mexico
by or or ofthe President Of the U. States
Mr.. Trist takes the Northern route. VII
the Illinois and Michigan canal.-St
Louis Era.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

THE TELEGRAPH.-" Nothing New
The curious may find matter Of invesiiga>
lion in the fact that in certain article pub
iished by Addison in the Spectator, as far
back as l7tI. mention is made OF teIe>
graphic communications by means OF mag
nets Magnetic needles, at distant intervals
were in this conlrivance SO operated upon
by magnetic influence that when the needle
al one station was turned toward certain
letter, the needle at the other would point TO
the same, Sc. Whether This, in the Spec
tstor, was mere speculation, theory-or
stearn rcalitH-is difficult to say, yet it may
show the idea is not altogether new. And
when we call TO mind the well known fact
that the steam engine was long known or
invented before the genius arose 10 give IL
practical bearing. why may not the same
.taic Gf things have existed with respect
10 the electromagnetic telegraph ?
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
POLlpIGAI MATTERS
GEN. TAYLoR,s PRINCIPLES.

Mr.. Stewart, Of Pennsylvania, proposed
in the House OF Representatives, on the 9Th
inst, The following resolutions. embodying
the sentiments of Gen. Taylor in his Ali
son letter. They contain not merely an abb
stracI of the Wing creed, but sound politi-
cal maxims such as every true republican
OF the Country must subscribe to most cor
daily. 1t will be seen that these senti-
mentS are in striking contrast with the
Modern Democracy of the day, which
claims the exercise Of the Veto Power-lhe
monarchcal feature of the Constitution
as necessary to the safety of the country.
Resolved, That the power given by the
constitution to the Executive to interpose
his veto, is a high conservative power,
which should never be exercised except in
cases of clear violation Of the constitution,
or manifest haste and want Of consideration
by Congress-
Resolved, That 'the personal opinions
of the individual who may happen 10 occus
Py the Executive chair, ought not to con-
troll the action Of Congress upon questions
OF domestic policy, nor ought his objections
to be inlerpoSed where questions of conSti~
tutional power have been settled by the va
rious departments of Government, and &C
quiesced in by the People.'
Resolved, That upon the subjects of the
tariff, the currency. the improvement of our
great highways, rivers, lakes, and harbors,
the will ofthe People, as expressed through
their representatives in Congress, ought to
be respected and carried out by the Execu-
tive.'
|. Resolved, That war, at all times and
under all circumstances, is national ca
lamity, to be avoided if compatible with
| national honor > that the principles Of our
government as we'll as its true policy, are
opposed to the subiugation Of other nations
and the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of other countries
by conquest, for, in the language OF the great
Washington, why should we suit our own
10 stand on foreign gsoand P
Objections being made, the resolutions
were not received,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
MlSCIL / AMY.

TREAsoN.-The article for which sMr
Mitchell the editor Of the United Irshman
has been arrested and committed TO New
gale, commences as follows:
81 tell you, frankly, that for one. am
not 'Ioyal.' am not welded to The Queen
OF England, nor unalterably attached 10 The
House of Brunswick. In fact, ] love my
own barn better than / love that house -
The Il ne has long passed when Jehovah
anoinied Kings. The thing has long since
grown a monstrous imp,sture. and has
been already, in some few civilized couu.
tries, detected and drnmmed out according
". And for the institutions of the conn
rrv,' loa'he and despise them; we are sick.
ening and dying Of these institutions fas; ;
they are consuming Us like a plague, de-
grading Us TO pauperS in mind, body, estate
yes. making our very souls beggarly and
cowardIy. They are failure and fraud
those nstitulions-from the topmost crown
Jewel to the meanest detectives note book,
there is no soundLesS 10 them. Their last
hour is at hand God and man are weary
OF them and thank God that live in the
days when shall witness the utter down.
fall, and trampie upon the grave of the
most portentous. the grandest. meaneSt
falsest, and cruel!est tyranny that ever de-
formed the world
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
G1o.rou. wAR.-we had visit on Friday

GLORIOUS WAR.-We had q visit on Friday
from Mr.. James Thompson, late Sergeant In
the u 3. Regulars bu, now discharged because
he was 20 wounded in one Of the battles ~ Mex
leo a. 10 disable him Tor farther dufy. He was
crippled by ball through the leg. and had one
by sabre cut. which barely missed killing him.
So. being no longer available he was sent a
drift. with On allowance Of one cent q mile
wheTewith TO make bis way home and pension
Of four dollars month hereafter. The gentle
men who make Wars and tell the country how
glorious they are, themselves have tw"nty-hve
thousand dellars year down 10 ffty-six dollars
per week with forty cents per mile for ira Yelling,
while they vote the men who stop the bul lets
and blunt the sabre edges one cent mile for
travelling expenses and alm'st ninety cents q
week 70 live on Glory forever.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

DOUGH FAcEs-Mr. Root, Of Ohio, in
in recent speech in the House fRepre>
sentatives said -
- Now Sir, / can respect man who
was born, and educated, and resides 10
the mids, of slavery, though he he in ia
vor of extending that institution into our
newly acquired territory; and when he
claims thai /, is the right Of the slaves
holders to carry and hold their slaves
there; though I differ with him in opinion,
can believe him sincere and honest
Bot 10, man born, educated and resd.
ing in free State, aud protesting anti
slavery sentiments, 10 chop about on the
eve Of election, and pander TO the slave
power in the miserable hope Of political
advancement, 10 to deserve the name by
which he should ever after be known,
dough face. Judas lscariot was a gentle.
man compared with such man, because
when he. reelected on the cnormity of his
crime he had the grace TO 90 out and
hang himself
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
.ITCHFELD, (coNa,) THURSDAY JUNE 49, ls4s a s..s
rFr"m the Brother Jana,han.l

PROvIDING FOR THE WEsr.-Wc see il
stated that Miss Beecher is carrying out
her benevolent project of providing west
ern bachelors with pretty intelligent N.
England girls for wives, for which that
benevolent lady will deserve the thanks
of the present generation and off 1ster-
ity. .....
The Buffllo Herald mentions the re-
cent ARRIVAL of fourteen of these young
candidates for Hoosier husbands. at that
plare. They were all bright, blooming
aud beautitul,-all Intelligent, and ac-
complished, and all from massachusetts,
sent out as a sample lot of what that great
manufacturing state can furnish.
Miss Beecher carries on her philan-
ihrOpic undertaking under the prelence
OF furnishing the West with Yankee
schoul-marms, but as they are not bound
by any vow of celibacy, and as they are
sure to get cour.ed as soon as they get in.
to the Mississippi Valley, the result of
matrimoay is inevlta BILE, even ii not fore
seen and designed by The clever Miss
| Beecher.
Massachusetts can furnish twenty
thousand charming girls, and Connecti-
cut, New Hampshire and Vermont ten
thousand each, women to make any man
happy, and bring up creditably large fa>
m lies OF children all Of whom would have
had a smart chance OF beng old maids
should they say at home.
This supply Of women at the West will
increase emigration, and the best influ.
ces OH the glory aud the prosperity Of
the West must be the inevitable result
Illinois and Indiana stocks will 90 up to
par, and the debts Of those states will be
paid to the last dollar, and Miss Beechel
will deserve monument at the conflu-
ence of the Ohio and Mississippi, If any
foundation can ever be made there solid
enough 10 build upon.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

Grant OF LAND To WHrrNEE-Tbe bill
now pending in Congress, gives 10 Asa
Whitney, Tor the construction ola Railroad
from Lake Michigan 10 the Pacific Ocean,
a tract Of land, sixty miles wide, and two
thousand six hundred and thirty miles long.
This territory is said &c be larger than all
Great Britain and Ireland. and to be capa>
bic Of sustaining thirty millions OF Free>
men. 1t is feared by many Ofour most 10.
ieIligent patriots, that such grant would
prove the coDsummation Of gigantic
system o: land monopoly Indeed, such is
the feeling in Cincinnati, that meeting
has been called 10 express. in the most de-
eisive manner, their opposition to the pro-
posed giant. Be this as il may-the ques'
lion is brought with feartully important
consequences. u should. therefore. be art
ed upm deliberately, and not until the
Sovereign People, shall have had time to
consider its probable effects. and 10 express
their feelings add desires in tangible
fOrm-GTmanfOsnn Gag.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
THE Rich NAN AND THE DAY LApoRER.

IHE kICH NAN AND THE DAY LABORER.
"A merchant, who is as avariciousas opus
lent, has recently excited some public at
tenlion in London. He had obtained, a,
the cheapest possible rate, a poor day-labor>
er, to do some work in his house, This
unfortunate man, la,igued with work, rep
resented TO the merchants wife that with
so low wages he could not procure a glass
Of beer to quench his thirst. The compass
sionale woman gave him tankard Of ale.
but the husband learning this circumstance
on his return, and when he settled with the
laborer, retained the value of the drink; the
poor mau exclaimed against 1t, and raised
so great an up:oar that the police took him
to prison. The next day when he was CALI
ed before the judge, he explained the affair,
and was discharged on the payment Of two
shillings hut the merchant had another
account to rende, to justice. He was COM
PEELED to pay fifty pounds as fine for hay
ing sold beer without a license, and the
poor laborer, as the informer Of the offence,
received third of the sum.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
CHINA

The Rev. Mr.. Williams, in ihs farwell ad-
dress on Sunday enening, previous TO leaving
this country for the East. stated that the pres-
ent population Vi the Empire Of China, proba-
bly exceeds 366 900 .0eO. The cities Of Pekin
and Canton. contain each about 2,00S.o0o.
Among this vast population, there are Iabori0g
81 missionaries, Of whom 30 are English' q
Europeans, and the remainder Americans -
About 5000 Chinese are instructed by them
every Sabbath. The great obstacle to mission
airy effort, is the use Of opium. Notwi'hsfsnd-
ing this drug was made contraband article IN
1900. large inportaiioDs are continued. Since
tina: time no less than 50 900 900 pounds have
been imported, at an EXPENSE Of $500, 100000.
or more than $l2 900 900 annually. Its effect
upon the health Of its victims. are mos. dlsas-
trous. He considered those addicted 10 its use
as among the most degraded Of beings
Journal Commerce.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

FACT.-It 10 just as we predicted
The Locos have 60. another old Feders
alist' as candidate for the Presidency.
They can't get along without some of
these remnants OF royalty and are quite
as bad off in making Presidents az in
making Constitutions. 1t now appears,
from their own evidence, that Gen. Cas-
was real .bIaek eeekade old Federalist,'
and, though every thing by turns and
nothing long, he was originally an hon
est man. Since his advent 10 public life,
however, he has been the advocate of
every existing administration, from the
time OF Mr.. Jefferson down to James X.
Polk. We have always had the impress
sion. however. that he was Of the old Fed~
eral school, but have not had tangible
evidence Of Il until we met with the fol>
lowing extract from Niles Register, the
Historical recorder of all the democracy
and of later years the imperial repository
of passing events. II is to be found 10 the
47.h volume, under date Of Sept. 10, 1884.
Here II Is, black cockade and all:oq ad
We have long ienterts ined highopin>
ion of the talents and patriotism Of Gov.
Cas-, though not subscribing to all his
opinions; but the fact is that while his
father, Major Cas-, "a gallant officer If
the Revolution and anaccomplisaed gen>
tlemah Of the Old School) supefinis0d-
ed the recruiting service in Dslewars. 10
I7S9-lSOO. tor what we desnoerafs then
called the the ptovisicn-eating army.
he (the present Gov. Cass) was the psa-'
cep,or of the grammar school IN Wil>
n,ington, and aIsrsys appeared with q
bIuck eeekades in bis hat--and 80 We SEQ
II also stated in the Delaware Journal
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
From the Louisville Journal.
ELLA DUER.
BY aEoRGx D. PRENTICE.

Twas her fourth birthday, and the morning
Bright as a dream Of Eden, but she lay
Within her snow white shroud in cold repose
A form Of beautiful, unbreathing clay:
Sweet spring-Aowers lay beside her in theft
bloom,
And one unopened bud was in her hand.
An emblem Of her doom, no, not, HER DOOM
For she will blossom in the better land.
She came and passed to her bright home above
Ere vet one cloud had darkened life's young
springs;
Ere hope had faded in her heart, or love
Within her soul had shut its wounded
wings,
She was all truth, and love. and loveliness,
And it is well su:h pure, sweet ones should
die
Upon the earth 4here is blossom less.
But oh, there is an added STAR on high.
Though we he doomed awhile on earth to stay
IT'S sin to mourn when sinless beings die,
To weep when earh's frail beauty melts away
In the immortal beauty Of the sky:
To mu,mur when the young and lovely wake
. From this dark sleep and all its fearful
dreams,
And GO mid songs Of cherub bands TO take
Their angel plumage by the Eden streams.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
By Telegraph to the yNesO York 1sibuse.
WMGNATlONAL CONVENTION.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, June 4,
The Delegates from the different. States as
ssmbled at IL o'clock this morning.
Hon. JOHN A. COLLIER, of New York
sappointed temporary Pre- sident and JAMES
HARLAN Of kentucky temporary Secretary.
Rev. DR.. Brainard offered up prayer, and
John Sherman, Of Ohio, was appointed adai-
tional Secretary.
The roll Of Delegates was then called.
Mr.. Conrad Of La. proposed that the Lou
isana Delegation cast the vote of Texas. Oh.
lec'iOns being made, the subject was passed
over informally.
Thomas Butler King of Georgia, moved that
each Delegation appoint one to form Com
mittee to select permanent Officers to preside
over the Convention. " Hst. e.5
Mr., Blunt Of New York offered a substitute
that the Chair appoint one from each State.
The substitute was decided in the negative.
The motion to lay the original on the table
| negatived. . r aH
The original motion was the carried unan-
| imously. ....... 49,.
The several Delegates then appointed the
following gentlemen to comprise the Commits
! tee:
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
Cbe 2aort'S GOrmtr.
For the ENQUIRER.
NATURE.
BY FLORENCE GREENvII.LE.

This woI Id Of ours is a glorious world,
With its sunshine and its flnwers-
Its pearly dew-drops thassparkling CO me
On the breath Of the evening hours.
There is radiant beauty in each bright star,
That seems like mystic shrine,
Where cherubs scatter their flowers of light,
And wreaths tor the ransomed Irvine.
tt ere il music deep in the dashing rill
That springs from the secret cave;
Aud deep>toned anthems ascend on high,
From the foam of the ocean wave.
There are spirit.voices on every breeze,
That tell Of far off band,
And whisper. The lov'd who have pass'd away
Wait for thee in the shadowy land
There are angel-forms in the golden cloud,
That floats on the air Of even;
They whisper, Come-on our shining wings
We will carry thee home to heaven!
There's hallowed voice in the simplest fowe
That springs from the emerald sod;
And the heart responds with thri.ing joy,
C Our Father is Natures God y
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
ANRs.DOTE.

One evening an officer presented himself Z"
General Jackson, and complained that certain
Of the soldiers had got togelher IN tent, and
were making great noise.
"what are they doing p asked the General
with some feeling. ...'...l.....
"They are praying now, bot they have been
singing" IN ~
6 And 10 that crime" 7s fa ISL
~" The articles Of war order punishment for
any unusual noise"
.sCod forbid" said the old General |" that
praying should he an unusual noise in any
camp,"-U. s. Gazette.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
HONOR To A FEMALE.

Miss Maria Mitchell, of Nantucket.
discoverer OF the Comet which bears her
name. was unanimously elected an homo.
ry member Of the American Academy oil
arts and OF Sriences, nj their last geDer-
al meeting. We believe that this is the
frs time that such an honor has been
conferred on any lady in this country
and similar honor has been t,ohfrTrtd
on but iwO ladies in Europe. Miss Caro-
line Herschel. the SISTER and assistant OF
the late SIR William Herschel :n his as
Economical labOrs, and Miss Somerville
the commentator an La Tlace. were some
years ago elected honorary members OF
the Royal Astronomical Society in Lon
don.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

BEAUTIFUL ALLECoRY. - Night kissed
the young rose, and 1t bent softly to sleep.
And stars shone, and pure drops hung ups
on its blushing bosom, and watched lis
pure slumbrrs. Morning came with her
dancing breezes, and they whispered 10
the young rose, and it awoke joyous and
smiling. Lightly II danced 10 and fro In
all the loneliness Of health and youthful
innocence.
Then came the ardent sun-god sweep.
ing from the east, and he smote the young
rose with his golden shaft, and it tainted
Deserted and almost heart.broken, il drop.
ped 10 the dust 10 its lovelincss and des.
pair.
Now the gentle breeze, who had been
gamboling over the sea. pushing on the
light bark, sweeping over hill and dale by
the neat cottage and the still brook-fan.
ming The fevered brow of disease, and toss
ing the curl of innocent chi!dhood-camt
tripping along on the eTrands of mercy and
love and when she hastened to kiss II, and
fondly bnlhsd It's forehead in cool, refresh>
ing showers. the young rose revived. look
ed up and smiled, flung its ruddy arms as
if in gratitude TO embrace the kind breeze,
but she hurried quickly away when her
generous task was perfJrmed-.ye, not witb-
out reward, for she soon perceived that a
delicious fragrance had been poured on her
wings by the grateful rose, and the kind
breeze was glad in heart, and went away
singing through the trees.
Thus charity, like the breeze which gath
ers fragrance from the humble flower II
reffeshes, urconscionsly reaps reward In
performance Of its Offices of kindness and
love, which steals through the heart like
a rich perfume tn bless and TO cheer.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
Dry Groceries.


WILL open School in this Village,
on the first Wednesday in May next.
TERMS. Per quarter OF IL weeks for
common English branches. including G re,
ography, Grammer and Arithmetic, So'Uo
Higher branches, as Natural fhhosophy'
Ancient and Modern History Algeria "a
Euclid, &C., Ply ~"
Ornamental Needle Work, extra, Sl,Oo
A reasonable DEDUCTION from the above
terms will be made for small scholars IN
the rndimentS 49,
I.i,ch6eld. April &, lS4S. AZ
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

In those States which are marked with an
as,erisk (") members Of Congress are to be cho'
sen as we'll as State officers. ..
The Presidential election is TO take place
throughout the Union on Tuesday, the It'll OF
November. The electoral college will con.
tain 29l members, tincluding A for Wisconsin,
ofwhich LAG will be majority Washington
UG,0n.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

Row IN GLAsTENBURY.-We learn from
the Hartford Times, that on the evening
of the 22d inst. nbout 20 persons with
their faces BACKED and otherwise disguis-
guised, assembled in front of the store of
Mr.. John White, In Glastonbury, and
when he was shutting up for the night.
three of them seized and held him. while
The others went in, rolled out his liquor
casks and cmp'ied their contents on the
ground. This done, they released MrW.
and dispersed. $3.50
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

Undrt Ground S'rsans-The Hadley, Falls
Company. in excrsvaiiDg their race way, cut
into a subierranean stream large enough to
"carry mill. !" flowing from the Connecticut.
thirty or forty feet below the level Of the ran
road.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15
Young Ladies School:

n11HE Summer Term commences Wednes.
day May 10th.
"a I"wEM 1 YW ~0
Board and Tuition in English branches,
$s7, SO per Tenn. ...
Music $lO,per quarter.
French. Latin l. Drawing. each, s ) d.
Day scholars in the Senior department $40
per term. do. Junior. do. $l2
go-No scholar received for less than
J.H JONES, Principal.
Litchfeld. April IL, 1s4s. SOL
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-06-15

nx-Tbs Democratic General Committee Of
Albany have passed resolutions adserse to the
nominate ion of General Cass and in favor Ofeail-
ing a new Convention for the selection Of"
new candidate for the Presidency. There
were but two dissenting votess