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Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27
I One Of the best things said

~ One Of the best things said in
the House, this session. was by Judge
Bissell. the other day. Speaking OF
some, proposed appointment, the Judge
said he liked to vote for "straig ht nom-
inees"; and for one ibid not think much
of that class of politicians. who were
trying to ride t,Oo horses ut once, besides
leading a free soil coit!t" There is a
species Of Legislative circus. riding now
going on. which would be hard to beat
ia any amp.theater Of Sands & Co. as
Register.
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Rv One Of the charges brought

ET One Of the charges brought
against Mr. I. B. Lawrence's spouse. il
that she appeared in Boston at q party
Or ball distinguished by a plain calico
dress. This was carrying the western
country simplicity ID 4 nice point, but IN
some nations it would be considered com
plimentary TO the Lawrence family they
having arisen from obscufify, throush
simple calico, and slave grown cotton.
Our fathers in the revolution wore
American homespun for examples sake.
and Mrs. Lawrence might have kept the
Lowell operatives in full working hours
TO this day. had she been permitted
peaeebly tosstablish a fashion that would
make . now tariff wholly useless.
~ Y. Herald.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

The General Association. LIN our last
we gave a brief summary Of the proceed
ings of this body during the first day Of
its session. Not having been present on
Wednesday, we can only state, generally.
that the forenoon was chiefly occupied
in listening to Reports Of Delegates from
foreign bodies in the afternoon, the COM
munion of the Lords Supper was admin.
istered in the evening, the annual meet
ing Of the Connecticut Home Missionary
Society was held. Thursday forenoon.
DR.. Bushnell's case was disposed of--the
resolutions concerning it having been so
modified that the DR.. himself voted for
them. The Association adjourned on
Thursday noon.
About 100 clergymen were present.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

GREAT TuNNEL.--The tunnel on the
Baltimore, and Ohio Railroad, is one Of
the greatest works Of civil engineering
now going on in the world. Il is q few
miles from Morgantown. West Virginia,
and passes through a mountain mile
and quarter wide. There are already
sunk three shafts, some 90 by l6 f., and
rom It's TO 1875 deep. Hundreds q
shantys give the place the appearance 9
q new town in California.
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~ "Pa. IS beach good to eat o.

. Certainly not. Simon. Why do you
ask me such question as that ?"
cause the newspapers says that
during the hot weather. the rich people
all 60 and live on the beach.
4 Phebe.S be quick and grease this
boys temples. and put him to bed, or
he'll die.wlth the brain fever. =
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Important from 1Nsy Nerico 1T APP

Important from Nsw Nerico 1T ap~
pears by the late news from New Mexico,
that Col. Monroe. in pursuance Of late
orders from Washington, has issued a
call for Convention of the people. to
form a State Constitution for New Mex
leo. "This," say the Tribune, sis al
together the most important and graft.
flying news we have received in a long
time.s'
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: q, s. sESArOK.--It wiIl be seen by
the Legislative, proceedings. that both
Houses adjourned sins de, on Saturday
last without effecting a choice for U. s.
Senator. This must be Notifying in
the extreme to the democracy" after
the excess of glOrifcatiOn in which they
INDUCED over the result Of the election.
Two months ago. FIRE crackers and can
mons were laundering in our ears the til
dings Of the great " democratic victory
in Connecticut The wire-puIlers Of
the party declared publicly and private
". that they didn't care SO much for the
State officels-it was the Senator for
sac gears that they SO much rejoiced over
The Times claimed at least Is democrat
ic majority on joint ballot, over all OPP
position. Yet neither the Senate nor
House of Representatives could make a
choice! We do not intend to rejoice ov-
er the bad luck of our opponents-but
would simply remind them of tie old
adage which they have sometimes re-
commended to us" Don't hollow till
you get out of the woods"
While are glad the Wings hove anoth-
err chance of securing the Senator, we
have no sympathy with the twaddllng
democrats of the East, who, by THEN un-
prineiplcd obstinacy. produced such a
result. Burnham, the leader of the lit
tie faction from Windham county, is a
son -in-law Of Gov. Cleveland, and he
seems to have resolved that no one
should be Senator but he. This Burn
ham had passed the House as one Of the
Bank Commissioners but when hls
name came before the Senate, it was
promptly erased by decisive vote, and
another substituted in its stead. This
was designed as something more than a
hint of cisaPProbation Of his course, u
| the course of these eastern members had
been dictated by an honest regard fol
| the Wilmot Proyiso, as they pretended,
we could most heartily respect them.
But the fact that Messrs. Baldwin and
Waldo were both better friends of the
Proviso than Cleveland. and both can.
didates before the House and the still
stronger fact that these democrats refu~
| SC ! to vote for eithsr--is proof sufficient
that the free-soilers and free-soil demo
Gratis had some other objectin view than
the election Of Wilmot Proviso Sepa-
tor.
The manly, straightforward course Of
Mr.. Toucey, during the Senatorial con-
test, commends itself to all honorable
men--even TO those who cannot sub
scribe to his doctrines or approve OF his
position on the slavery question. HAY.
ing once taken his stand, he remained
firm and faithful even amidst the great
est inducements to compromise and con-
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u Our thanks are due to the Hon.
Messrs. s. w. Coe and Elisha Johnson,
of the Senate. and s. d. Northway, Esq.
ofthe House Of Representatives, for VAL
liable legislative documents.
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eEThe New York papers announc

EyThe New York papers announce
the death of Matthew L. Davis, long
known in the political world, and the BIZ
ographer of Aaron Burr. Also, that Of
Jacob Hays. for forty years High Con-
stable of the city, commonly called Old
Hays, In the 18th year Of his age. III
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

1Philo g. Setlgwick. Esq Editor of the
Pennsylvania Telegraph al Harrisburg,
has been re- appointed Prothonotary for
three years from the expiration ofhis pres
enl term, 4 t.G F sl*
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

\ gv-The fare between New York and
Albany in the boats, is from 6fty cents
10 nothing
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We hoped to have obtained a list Of
Justices for this county, in season for to.
days paper, but have been disappointed.
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"BANTAM SECTION. No. 81. @. Of +"
This Section was instituted in this
village. on the evening Of June 18th.
inst, 1850. by (Acting) D. 9. w. z.
ALBERT SToDDARD, assisted by r. W. z,
G. o. BELDEN; A. III BEERs. WIN. q.
Cos, and other brothers of Bantam Di-
vision. Eleven young gentlemen were
afterwards initiated in due form. AS
this Section is composed of the very
best materials. it cannot fail Of success.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

R lSlarvs Rock, instead VI "Sturns
Rock. IS the name Of the precipice de
scribed ii the interesting tale on our frst
page.
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The Rev. Mr.. Ackley. who attended
the General Association in this village
last week, as Delegate from the Gen.
eral Convention of Wisconsin. is a native
Of this town, and then revisited it for the
FIRST time in forty ars.--The Rev. DR..
Stiles. Of Philadelphia. who was present
as a Delegate from the Old School Gen
eral Assembly, was . member Of the
Litoh6eld Law School ii lsl7.-- Rev.
Dr.. Bushnell. whose theological views
occupied 50 much q the attention Of the
Association. is j native Of The village Of
Bantam Falls 10 this town. He paid :
visit TO his birth place On Tuesday mons
ING. previous 10 Ire hour q peesings
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&c. P. Mather, Esq. of New Lon
don, has been appointed Secretary OF
State BY the Legislature.
Litchfield enquirer., 1850-06-27

No-The pelilinn Of Professor Webster lov
e new trial. has been rejected BY Ihe Su-
rTene Court Of lassaebusetts.
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n-Foot's execution IS postponed till
October next.
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Judge Of the County Court,
CHARLES B. PHELPS.

County COHmissiO'ssrs,
JOHN Born. of Winchester,
Henry I. RANDALL. of Roxbury,
DANIEL Parsons, Of Sharon.
T,,1lx.oo ~ DuoknS.
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On Sunday the 9Th inst,.s the steamer
Griffith was burnt to The waters edge,
between Buffalo and Sandosky City
One of the mates who was saved, swan
ashore at Clevelands and gase many o.
she particulars Of the dreadful calamity
to the editors Of that city.
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Smithsonian In,s,tut,on.

Yesterday being the day appointed for the an.
nual meeting of the Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution the Board assembled at II o'clock the
Institution Building.
Present: Hon. Willard Fillmore, chancellor; Hon
Jefferson Davis, Hon. James M. Mason, Hon. III
w billiard, Hon. Richard Rush, Gen. J. G. Tot
ten w. w. Seaton.
The secretary, Professor Henry, made, pro forma,
report Of the operations Of the Institution during
the past year
Mr.. Seaton, from the Executive committee, made
in like manner report of the disbursements Of ths
Institution during the past year, the state Of tn,
funds, and fiscal plan for the ensuing year.
General Totten, from the Building Committee
reported, in like manner the progress Of the build
ing, and the proceedings of the committee in re.
gard TO the buildings and grounds during the pas
year.
There being two vacancies in the Board, which
were expected to be filled in the course of few days
the Board transacted further business than 10 gr
through the edifce, and examine its progress, ar.
rangemcnts, &c, and then adjourned to Friday
the 18th instant.-Nafionai Tntsiiigencer, 3d.
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We regret to see by the report of the
Senate proceedings, in our journal of Sat-
urday, that the reporter omitted, at the re-
quest of Mr.. Senator FooTE, his remarks
of the day previous. They should have
been given in their original freshness. Mr..
FooTE is very fast, fluent, and funny
man. There is an effervescence in his
style, an exhilarating gas in his observa-
tons, however, that are lost in the lapse
of four and twenty hours and how our
reporter imagined that they would keep
over Sunday, we cannot divine. We do
not intend to make our columns the recep-
tacle of written out speeches-unless, per-
haps, in the case of speeches written out
beforehand, and actually delipered as they
are written.
We intend that our reports shall present
an accurate account of the circumstances
that take place, and the sentiments that
are uttered on the floors of the two Houses.
However solicitous we may be, therefore,
TO accommodate gentlemen, we shall be
obliged uniformly TO present our own
sketches Of Congressional proceedings and
speeches.
With regard TO Mr.. FoorE, like his
great namesake of the English stage, he
is very clever in writing and acting farce.
After Mr.. CAss has got through with the
heavy business-with the fve-act piece
it is always pleasant to have little touch
Of the comic from Mr.. FooTE. 1t sends
the audience away in good humor. They
are invariably sure to have a chance Of
laughing with him, or laughing at him
and laugh prepares the way agreeably
for dinner.
And then there is not the least malice
in Mr.. FooTE. As he says, he is the
most good-natured man in the world. He
means no ill-will to any body. He talks
because he can't help it-just as a stream
runs down HILL He exhibits so many Of
the peculiarities of the great FooTE, that
VIC cannot but think his talents are in
herited. With regard to his speech on
Friday, we never heard the like in a leg
islative assembly; and we hope never to
hear it again. As for printing tit is
rather hard on the nation to tax it for or
with such illusions.
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From FLoRIpA.-The United States steamship
Fashion, Captain Baker, arrived here yesterday
from Fort Brooke, Florida, whence she sailed on
the Goth instant, at half past 10 a. IN.
The schooner Maria and Hornet had arrived
there, but had not unloaded when the Fashion left
The steamers Col. Clay and DeRosset were at Fort
Brooke on the 26th. The Fashion came into Pass
lie Loutrc at o'clock a. m, yesterday, and re-
ports that there was then nothing observable in the
ofing. She passed at the head Of the N. Z. Pass
the schooner Sylvester, Capt Gernon, from Tampa,
bound up, under canvas.
General Twiggs was at Fort Brooke on the 26th
instant. The news current relative to the Indians
furnishes nothing from which any certain conclu-
sons as to their intentions can be drawn. The in
dications, however. regarded as favorable to
their peaceable removal.
Passng1s.-Captain Mcdonald, United States
army; Captain Walker, United States army; Lieut..
Gibbon, United States army; Messrs. A. ID. White,
A. MARI, and Duval, and six on deck.-N. O. Pic
avune, 30fh.
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The Arctic Expedition.

II our readers will refer to the opinions of Sir John
Richardson, embodied in his report TO the Admiralty
which appears today in our columns, they will see
that he presents strong grounds Of hope that the
missing expedition may be shut up under circum-
stances which compatible with its temperance.
II is announced that the British government have
ordered the Enterprise and Investigator to be re-
fitted with the utmost despatch, in order to another
expedition in search Of Sir John Franklin, by way
Of Behring's Straits.
The Rev. DR.. scoresby has published a second
letter in which he expresses his becfthat il is quite
possible for the expedition still to be safe, and 10
be advancing through the Arctic ocean towards
Behring's Straits. He recommends the immediate
despatch Of vessel to that point to enter the Arc
tic with Of relief; and he further advises
again to send out ship to Port Leopold, in Barrow
Strait, with two or three strong dock-yard lighters
or whacrs, to explore in the direction Of Melville
Island.
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WRECK OF BRIG TRIEsTE.-The bark Brazil,
Captain Lewis, lately arrived here from New York,
boarded the Cd instant, in latitude 300 49, north,
ongtude73o 06 west, the wreck of the brig Trieste
of Harrington. Both her masts gone, and
she was full of water. She had been boarded and
stripped of every thing. Her cargo had been cot
in the main hatch, which was washed Off The
hull was in good condition, and apparently new.
She had cabin on deck and store room abaft the
house, under the deck, which was empty. In the
traces of human form in blood, with long hair
and finger nails sticking thereto. The doors had
been taken from the cabin the wheel was broken,
and the starboard anchor was overheard. She had
been stripped of the sheaves in the davits and
re-sheets, and there nothing in the cabin.
Captain Lewis adds to this narrative, that ON the
the 9Th instant he spoke the bark Archimedes,
Captain Merrill, from New York for Apalachicola,
in latitude 26o % north, longitude TAO % west.
The two vessels were in company five days
~. o. Picayune
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politics. AT the table and under the ROOT
of General CAss, his aspirations we're first
naturally pointed to official advantages and
political distinctions. Early impressions
last the longest. Is it strange that these
early impressions, derived from his politi-
cal parent and the guardian Of his political
minority, should have been revived after
twenty years. wandering in wilderness,
and should have induced a curious inclina-
ton to dip into the official heshpots'
Admit that Colonel WEBB was anxious
for ofice-unreasonably longing for Of
fce-.'precipitate" in gratifying it when
offered-we would ask, with all sincerity
and respect, if rebuke for such DISPOSE
ton comes with good grace from his early
monitor and friend-the guide and exem-
plar of his youthful and (measurably) of
his maturer years!
Colonel WEBB had seen General CAss
growing rich, and rosy, and happy in Of
fee, and in nothing but office; he had also
seen the general awaiting himself Of his Of
fetal opportunities to transfer and trans
NIT those advantages to his son. We
presume that it was from no known fit
ness, from no tried merit, that young CAss
was made major in the army of Mexico.
He had figured as carpet-knight; he was
known as redoubtable lady-killer; he
was very Mars in the drawing-room and
ballroom. But what public service he
had ever rendered to justify this ap-
pointment, or his subsequent appoint
ment as charge d'afnres to Rome, we
are yet to learn. He had merely inherited
the paternal appetite. He was seized
with this cupidity, for which General
CAss, in his new character of Caro-, I'M
dertakes to chide Colonel WEBB and the
Wines. Itcame to him naturally enough;
but he would probably never have been
able to indulge it, if he had not been the
son of his father. 1t is all right for CAss
the son, like CASs the father, to indulge
the lust of Office; in them it is merely
laudable desire to serve their country.
But in Colonel WEBB, the friend and
pupil, and in these pertinent WHO'S, who
have not had look at public honors and
employments for twenty years, it is a
"cupidity" that must be rebuked by max
ing an example of the most precipitate
and pernicious. Is the CAss dynasty, for
sooth, to be broken down by these adven-
turers and interlopers
1t is not altogether to our taste t. en-
ploy the argumentum ad hominem-but
when General CAss attacks whole party
for vice of which he is himself noto-
riously guilty, we cannot refrain from re-
minding him Of the singular infelicity of
such an assault
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Governor cr,tsenden,. Message.

We have received a copy Of the mes
sage of Governor CRITTENDEN to the Leg
islature of Kentucky. Its concluding pas
sages, on the UNION, will be read with
pleasure by every American citizen. What
a rebuke they administer to the GrD-
DTNGsEs, MEADEs, RooTs, VENABLEs,
ALIENS, and McMULLENs, who seek to
excite sectional and factious agitation, and
to force extreme measures upon the coun-
try in the hope of breaking down the Ad-
ministration of President TAYLOR.
"Thc preceding remarks have been confined to the
domestic affairs Of our own State, but as nothing
that concerns the Union can be alien TO US, am
unwilling TO close this communication without
some reference 10 our relations and duties to the
Constitution and Government Of the United States.
"This seems to be made more imperativoly my
duty, by the deplorable sgitatons and political ex
elements which have recently been but too mani
fest in the proceedings Of branch Of Congress,
and which, IL they do not threaten and endanger
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MAssAcHusETTs--The members of the General
Court Of Massachusetts, met at the State-house in
Boston on "wednesday in full numbers, and speedily
and quietly completed the preliminary business Of
organization and preparation for the transaction Of
business. Hon. Marshall p. Wilder was chosen
President of the Senate, and Ensign II. Kellogg,
esq., Speaker of the House Charles Calhoun was
reelected as clerk of the Senate, and Charles w.
Storey as clerk Of the House. These gentlemen are
all Wings.
The Boston Advotisr Of the Sd says;
"More progress than usual was made yesterday
in the work of the organization of the government,
but several things remain TO be done before the
Legislature can proceed TO the detail business of
the session. In convention of the two branches
the vacancies in the Senate-six seats-are 10 be
filled by the choice Of two members each from
Franklin, Hampden, and Berkshire. The council,
the secretary Of state and the State treasurer and
adjutant general then 10 be elected. Finally,
the choice Of governor and lieutenant governor is
10 be made before the annual executive message
can be presented
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Of l647 part of the treaty, and declaring il au-
thentc; which map shows the whole Of the country
east of the Rio Grande 10 be in Texas; and New
Mexico, as defined by the map, entirely situated
west of that river. Thus the New Mexico acquired
by the United States is defined situated west OF
the Rio Grande by the treaty. Mexico has trans
ferred nothing east Of that river She admitted
by the map that she owned nothing on that side of
the Rio Grande at the time Of the ratification Of the
treaty.
! trust that the rights Of Texas in Santa F6 will
be speedily admitted; for nothing short of this will
avoid serious collision with her authorities.
w. K. HOWARD
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DIABoLIcAL OUTRAGE.-Last evening, as Mr..
Warren, the depot master at West Townsend, on
the Ftchburg railroad, was sitting in his office,
two men in disguise entered, and, having seized
him, gagged him and robbed him of $500. They
then bound him hand and foot and carried him to
the freight car, where they hung him up by the
heels, locked the car, and absconded In this con-
dition he was found about one hour afterwards,
nearly dead.--Boston paper. 4h.
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CONTEMPLATING TICKETS UPON THE PACIFIC
STEAMSHIP ComPASy-Informaton was yesterday
given that young man by the name Of George
w. DIVINE mad oeen extensively engaged IN getting
ing TO be good for passage in the steamer Chcro-
kee'' and others. IL seems young Divine would
manage TO get the numbers Of the genuine tickets
that had been purchased by persons embarking for
FL Dorado, and then get lot Of them printed with
the same numbers, which resulted in the captain OF
the Cherokee collecting two ses of tickets Of tho
same numbers. We believe that he was first sus
pected by w. L. Boroughs, the job printer, where
he applied TO have some tickets printed He was
arrested and confined for further hearing.
IN Y Netps. 3D.
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TIE REVENUE or PENNsyLvANIA.--Tbea auditor
generals report shows the amount of revenue Of
the State for the year ending November 30, st9 to
treasury Of s 577, 200, from the former year. The
expenses have been S4,0S4, I'll, and balance now
remains Of $926, 206s The receipts of the treasury
for the last four years have been as follows 1916,
S3,0l0062; 1916, $3.50 ,057; 1s47, S3,977 ,025;
ls4s, $3,S3l ,776 1S49, 81, 433 6sS, very conside
rable increase in the Last year. The expenses for
the same period have been, 1S45, 2S9, 028; 1896
$3.50 1854; ls47, S2,6s0s13; 1S4s, 93,935,376
1s49, $4,0S4,77l. This gradual increase Of the
the final reduction and extinction Of the public
debt
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IoomMuNIcArrD.l.

MEssRs. EDIroRs: In your report Of the proceed
ings of the House of OF the 4th inst
a very material error was caused by inserting the
word "annul" instead of ''amend." Experience
has abundantly shown that the tarif law Of 1886
requires some modification and amendment to meet
the requirements Of the Government and the PEG!
pie, and the bill propose to offer will contain those
notifications and amendments, and nothing more.
Yours, &C., HUGH WHITE.
WAsHINGTos January 8, 1850.
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SHIP ByILDNo THE UNITED STATEs.-The
amount Of tonnage built In the United States in the
year ending the 30th Of June last, was 256 SIT
tons, consisting Of 547 vessels; of those 1873 were
ships, 4S briggs, 623 schooners, 20s steamers, and
$40 sloops and canal boats
More than half The entire number of ships, viz:
ll9, were built in Maine, besides l07 briggs, los
schooners, sloops and steamers, making a
tonnage Of 1926 tons. In Massachusetts, 80 ships,
brigs, 50 schooners, sloops and steamer,
making tonnage Of % 1888 tons. In New York,
II ships, briggs, 81 schooners 1855 soops and canal
boats, and p steamcrs-total "a ,l04 ons.-Bosfon
Advertiser.