Litchfield enquirer., 1851-08-21


 bors really performed by multitude. The caps of foam that roll cOnspicuously on the ocean are lifted by the deep underswell hidden from the eye.
 So with Lltchfeld County. He would not gather up her eminent names-her Generals, and HonOrables and Governors, nor even the village notables, called Es, quires-these were rather tue effect than the cause of her greatness,
 Here we had a pleasant and yet laugh able picture of the first settlers of the coun- ty. Dr. Bushnell rellshes the memory of courtships, and apple parings and quilting parties, which answered to the polka and masquerade of modern times. Instead of young ladies calling back and forth, card case in hand, they '' joined works" us they called it, and helped each other. The >o- ciety of those days was not one of nominal ists, but realistS.
 Foot excursions of young people, or ex cursions to the neighboring mountains :; boatings on the lake or river by moonlight: the evening school of sacred music, in { which the music was not so sacred as pro- tessng to be-these were the dssipatlons of other times, and perhaps they were as good as any.
 The evening domestic gatherings, the churches. with the old deacons sitting un- der the pulpit beneath the more perpendi- cular drOppngs of the Word. and the stiff religious belief of former times, were touched upon by the Dr, in a very liteke manner.
 The Homespun Age produced economy in every member of the family. All were ght to know the value of email things. They knew loo well what every thing cost to spend prOfuSely, and they were contented with small things.
 Finally the Dr. adverted to the history and manners of the Past in connection with the prospects of the Future. Some might not call his discourse Sermon, but it ans swered to the text. Let the legacy we have received be transmitted to those who | come after us.
 This is very imperfect sketch of a spi rited and able discourse, which 1t is hoped will be published for the bene fiji of all LItch fielders and the numerous admirers of Dr. Bushnell.
 At the conclusion of the sermon the au> dience united in singing the following words to the tune of China l.
 | o LORD, thy covenant is sure To ali who fear thy name; Thy mercles age on age endure, Externally the same.
 | In thee our fathers put their trust;
 Thy ways they hulnbly trod;
 Honored and sacred is their dust,
 And still they live to God.
 Heirs to their faith, their hopes, their pray
 We the same path pursue
 Entail the blessing to our heirs;
 Lord. show thy promise true.
 Letters were read by George c. Wood ruff, Esq., of this village, from several distinguished natives of the county who could not be present, viz, From JUniuS SmitA, IL. D., of South Carolina, na- tive of Plymouth; Hon. A2isha Whit, tlesey, First Comptroller of the U. s. Treasury, and for eighteen years mem Der of congress from Ohio, a native ct New Preston; Gen. George 8. Holt Judge of the Circuit Court. of Ohio, a native of Norfolk; Hon. Julius Rock- aOeX, Speaker of the Massachusetts Hous of Representative and member of con gress, native of Colebrook Orsanlus Bushnell, Esq, of New York city, q native of Salisbury; Amos Seward, ot Tallmadge, Chio,. who sent list of 6l residents vf that town who were from LitchGeld county <. R. Miller, (son ot Joseph Miller, E>q., formerly of Win sted,) who was sent out as the represen- tative of 49 families in Richand, Kala mazoo county, Michigan, who were also from this county; Auguctus A0eriU, ot New York city, who went from New Preston CAarles /. Hill, Esq, late Mayor of Roche ter, N Y., native o Bethlem and Gen. Jumes R Lawrenct of Syracuse, U. S. District Attorney for the Northern District of New York, g native of Norfolk.
 Calls were now made upon some O. the distinguished emi grants from the county who were present. The extem, pore speeches which followed these calls constituted a most interesting part of the exercises of the day. We have full re ports of some of them, but are requested by the committee to delay their publica ton until aU have been written out and revised for the "Jublee Book" Tho first gentleman called up was The Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, late Senator in Congress from New York, anc Lieutenant Governor of that State, a native of Goshen. His speech was appropriate tt