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Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

THE ATLANTIC.-lhe news of the safety of the Atlantic 'iGamer, has excited the most joyous feelings throughout the country, In New York tue excitement on the subject was most intense. The Hart> ford Courant say that the glad tidings were conveyed to Mrs. Rogers, wife of tho first Engineer, at her home, in East Hartford, at midnight on Saturday. Her anxiety has been most intense for several wecks-but the news of her husbands safety, as may be supposed, was iadescrbaby welcome.- He Courant says-tllrt there is fact in the history ofthis Engineer which is wor- thy of mention.
 He was born of Cape Horn, on the 4lh of July, and in honor of tue day was named " lndependenc Washington Rogers" He was formerly an Engineer on ono of the small steamboa's running between Hartford nnd Springfield; and the fact that he was selecfedby Mir. Collins for the first steamer Ot his line, shows that he has made no com mon use of his opportunities.
 Mrs. West, the wife of the Captain, has been m condition bordering on distraction, on account of her anxiety, and on this ac- count iudicious friend was selected to break to her the good news in such man- ner as not 10 occasion such reaction ofhpr feelings as to endanger her heahh. Had the Atlantic been lost, who can tell how many bosoms would have been rent with the anguish of sudden and terrible hereave- ment
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
Colonel Collier.

Hon. James Collier (son of the old pub fisher of the Litchfeld Monitor has taken up his permanent residence in California. A late paper from that region gives the fot- lowing notice of his remarks at the celebra- ton of the landing of the pilgrims.
 Col. c. added that his father, when he died, was one of the oldest printers in the country. He was emphatically a New England man, but the son who was now speaking, though Connecticut born, Was Buckeye" He had wandered far from the land of his birth, but he loved her still. His early education was there obtained in common school house, his youthful associations were halowed by thousand "reminiscences that were en- graven indellibly on his heart. A few years since he paid visit to the city of Boston, and he never passed the mansion of Hancock without involuntarly remov- ing his hat in memory of the man whose name stood first upon the Declaration of Independence. He paid visit to the grave yard, for the purpose of reading the old antique epitaphs on the moss covered tomb stones. He re ad with in- terest the names of those who had planted the standard of civil and religious liberty on the shores of tie Atlantic, and he felt that wherever spark of freedom burned throughout this wide domain, it owed its origin 10 those who lay beneath the " "modest marble slabs that their de- scendats had erected to mark the spot where lay the mouldering and mouldered clay.
 The speech of Col. ColNr was decided- ly the best one of the evening, but our limits prevent more extended report. In conclusion he gave
 New England and the great cardi- nal principles of her political creed. The first school>house. the first school master and the first blow for her polit;ca! e,nan- cipation.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
Ignorance the Mother of Crime,

Nr. Editor-lf any of your readers would like to know how it comes about. that Southern men can chuckle over the wrongs, and even glory in the sufferings of their slaves, while all nature ought to be agonizcd at the scene, let them read the following extract of letter written at Richmond, Va, immediately after the sale of Hesry Long:
 About twenty persons, male and fe- male, were sold at that stand. The auc> tioncer then removed to another stand, where he sold another lot oftwenty boys and girls. But the great feature of the day was the sale of Henry Long, who was sent back to slavery by the patriotic ex- ertions of the Union Safety Committee of New York. He was sold for $75O, the purcharser giving bands to take him far south. At this sale, the President of the State Senate and several members of the Legislature and of the Convention now m session, were present, and manifested their joy at the doom of the unhappy vic. tim of an unrighteous law, by loud shouts of applause. The auctioneer ran him up by such comments as these
 This man is in good health and of sonnd mind. Doubtful if he is sonnd on the sIa- very question: I need not give you his history that is known and now how much shall have.' Starting the bid himselE he said, have only $7OO bid. Will no body bid more ? .I'll bid $25 more,' said a man standing in front, who bore a very strone resemblance to what the Peter Funks. calf a Dummy. He is a good barber, good ho- tel waiter, and can work in the field. or do anything. He is worth fortune to any man; he can be taken around and exhibif. ed at the south-turned to advantage in that way; or he would be invaluable t0 slaye dealer who has other slaves to sell, by ad- Vertizing.that Henry Long is at his place
 Such is tht state of socisty in Virgin ia. The sale in her capital If man cap- tured by fraud and force in free state, attracts the peasent and excites the ap- plause of the civil officers and chief citi.
 zens of the Old Dominion. Howeye
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
Our State Finances.

The late democratic State Convention
 lauded to the skies the "judicious man> agement" of the State Finances under democratic auspices. It is made mat ter of great glorication, that the State
 Debt will have been reduced $25,OO0
 during the present fiscal year. The
 Hartford Times has put on pair of Van
 Buren spectacles, and sees nothing but glory ! glory! blazing over all our State
 T'easurer's" figures. We shouldn't won. der, also, if there was little Mesmerism thrown in, to complete the mysti6cation, for the State Treasurer Is said to be an adept in that art. But as we have never had our eyes covered by those wondor> full specs, and as yet are exempt from the psychological influence of our State Treasurer, we, in these remote diggings, will venture word of comment on the resolution above alluded to.
 And to us the only wonder is, that these wondrous financiers are not able to manufacture more thunder for the pres ont campaign. Now just look at q few facts, banishing all mesmeric influence and we beg the little magician who keeps the figures at Hartford, to take his inau- euce for one moment of the editors of the Times. f1s
 By the tax imposed by the last Legis> lature upon Railroads, which was made payable into the State Treasury, 25,Oo0 Was realized. This too, by the way, was partly at the expense of the towns-for by the provisions of the act, Railroads and their stock are expressly exempt from all local taxation for any purpose. Set tEat down, S25,oo0
 To this add the increased amount re- ceived from state tax of one and half cent, by refusing to towns the abatement of one eighth, and also all collecting fees. This amounts to sll .ooo and upwards.
 By the way, we consider this opera ton one of the most decided evidences of psychological influence ever manifested. Why, few words on a piece of white paper, signed '" II. D. Smith, Treasurer has power to repeal the plainest provis- ions of our statute book After this, the veriest skeptic cannot doubt the ve- rity of tile science. Now here is $36, ,0oo ertra resources put in possession of these iudicious financiers and if we ever look ed for consistency in democratic" pro- fessions and practice. we might reason. ably anticipate greater reduction of the state debt than the sum of $2O,OOO.
 But this is not all. Our late demo- cratic Legislature. by way of reducing expenses and exhibiting show of ludi> cious economy. determined that certain expenses which had been paid by the State Treasury. should no longer be drawn therefrom. But did they provide in any way against the creation of such
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

l expenses? Not at all. But they said that the support of criminals in County prisons, after conviction, which last year amounted, if we rightly remember to more than $9OoO. and was paid out of the State Treasury, should no longer be charge upon that sacred repository of cold and silver, but should be paid by the County Treasurer-a saving of that amount, we admit, to the State Treasu ry, but imposing an equivalent burden upon the Counties.
 By the vay, we understand that our county is consid crably in debt; and how we are to dafray the enormous expense for the support of convicts confined in our jail, without a county tar, is mere than we can see. We shall want little mesmerism in Litch6eld county to make all things look glorious, under the pres sure of County Tax-which has been unknown for these forty years. Our County Commissioners should screw the sPectacles up to just the right notch l. But let this pass. The State Treasury in this item saves 5000.
 Tat same wise body also provided that the costs, before a Justice, of all criminal trials finally cognizable by the Superior and County Courts, instead of being, as heretofore, a charge upon the State at large, should be paid by the un> lucky towns where the accused have their preliminary trial. Another instance, to be sure, of'robbing Peter to pay Paul, " but so 1t must be to enable the democ- racy to glorify "the judicious manage menL' of State Finances. How great this saving to the State Treasury is, we have no means of ascertaining. We set it down at S5oo0. In our opinion, how ever, $lO.O00 would be nearer the mark. These two last item make $l4,Ooo SAW ED !-(heaven save the mark ) which added to the above sum of $36,0OO, make the nice little aggregate of $500 increased resources, which, by ;'judicious management" has enabled onr locolocC officials to reduce the State Debt S20, 900 Why don't they manufacture more glory Can it be possible that they have spent more money than thoso rascaly whigs?" We don't know how it is. The Treasury item are sealed book. Tho public are not ell lightencd, and we are called upon to go blind, and to believe that there las bee, "judicious nnagement"-whlo accordin. to our arithmetic, at least double the sun might have been applied to the reduction o the debt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

G. The New Haven Courier has the follow ing appropriate and sensible remarks. Their spirii may be we'll commended. The advice is not merely local in it's character. II should be needed by all who regard the success of the cause:
 With the nomination of the Convention, all individual preferences ought i0 give way ln favor of the nominee and whether our own favorits or not, we should give him a hearty support. Every one must know how utterly impossible u is for a candidate to unte in h,mseit all those qualities which we may de- sire, and in all respects come up to the stand ard ol every one of his constituents. Ii.divid- ual prefer entes and personal dislikes must be giveh up for the good at the principles of the patty, and if nominee Is sound in the old Whig faith, we are bound, if we recognize any party obligations, to assist his election by all honorable means II man is nominated who is not favored with upiveisal popularity in the party. il is only reason why we should work the harder for his election. We want one who Is a iruo exponent of our views, and understands and will fairly represent the fee.- ingS of those who elect him. We believe that the candidate of the Whigs in this district is such man. He has for the past twenty years been an active member of the party, and has always maintained their principles to the extent o his ability, The constituted au- thority of the party has conferred the nomina- ton on him, and we frankly submit 10 it's judgment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
WOOdbary Probate District.

A Convention of Delegates from the several towns composing the Wuodbury Probate District, will rcct at the Hotel of Truman Orton, in Woodbury, on Wed> nesday, the 26th day of March, 1851, at 10 o'clock, A. M., for the purpose of nom mating Whig candidate for Judge of Probate for said District.
 Each town is entitled to number oi Delegates equal to double the number of its Representatives.
 Woodd"ry, Feb. 26, 1851.
 WM. CoMREN, Com. tor Woodburs
 JoHN c. AMBLER, Bethicna
 k. HINE, {, eo.z,
 l.. M. CANFIELD, '''''"' 7
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

Ir5~ The democratic Congressional Convention, for this district, assembled at BrooAfeld on Wednesday last, On the informal ballot, O'igen S. Seymour, of this village, received 40 votes; John Cotton Smith, of Sharon, 24; George Ferry, of Bethel, l6: George Taylor, of New Milford; 6; Edward II. Phelps, of Colebrook, 10. On the formal ballot. Mr. Seymour received 75 votes and was nominated. We are sorry our Sharon friend did not succeed better; we are afraid he has been shorn of those docks wherein his strength lay, during his late oblivious slumbers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
SENATORIAL CONVENTION !
I7M District :!

I7th District!
 The Convention for the nomination of a candidate for the Senate, to be suppor- ted by the Wings of the Seventeenth Senatorial District. will be held at Cham> berln's Hotel, n Falls Village, on Friday the 14th day of March, 1851, at II o. clock, A. M.
 D. W. HAML1N, District
 JOHN K. SHEPARD, Conanasttee
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
Senatorial Convention.
Fifteenth District!

FytecRN D1Stfact!
 A Convention for the nomination of a Whig candidate fr Senator, to represent this District in the next Legislature, will be held al Church's Hotel i1 Wolcouv;lle. on Tuesday, the Huh day of March next at II o'clock, A. M. Each town in the District will send four Delegates.
 CHARLES ADAMS, ] District
 MOSES CAMP, 2d, Committee. Feb, ,S, 1851.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

Wm. H. Thompson. generally known in New York. by the name of One eyed Thompson, was arrested and i'm prisoned. on charge of passing coun- terfeit money, in that city, on Saturday. In the evening groans were heard from his cell. on proceeding to which, it was found he was suffering under the infiu- ence of large dose of morphine, which he had taken to destroy his life. He died about F o'clock.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

One of the Resolutions passed at the Loco State Convention glori6es over the fact that there is Loco majority in both Houses of Congress. The people will take notice that the Wings are not res sponsible for the outrageous waste of time and the gross neglect of public in- terests evinced by the present Congress. No legislative body ever did as little, in the same space of time. and none ever had less excuse for neglect of public bu- siness.-.BridgepOrt IStcndard.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

A MOUNTAIN CAT.-A gentleman yester> day brought into our office one of the most curious animals we have ever seen. He was caught in trap baited with sugar. on the North Fork of the Tuba. Some have named this species of animal the mountain cat, but with the exception of some of his habits, he seems 10 resemble the cat very little. He is about two and half feet long, one half of which length is hls tail, which is ringed with alternate white and black. His shape more resembles the kangaroo than any other animal, his haunch portions being much larger than his breast. His head is small, with very large. glittering, prominent eyes. and nose some- what approaching the form of that of the ich~ neumon. He is as flexible as weasel.
 With short legs and fine fur, and exceeding. Iy clean and neal toii,k'e he IS really ore of the nice young men of the animal tribe. He is a curiosity, being unlike any thing we have bstore seen in any zonlng cal collection or m wild state. His color IS gray, not so silvery as the grey squirrel, and the most inquisitye Paul pry that mas ever looked in upon us, He seemed determined to understand everything about our sanctum, ihrusting his pointed nose into every neck and corner. He is far hand- somer and cleanlier animal than the coon, in all graces as much his superior as is "Hype< rion to Saiyr," and when we establish new political party, shall probably install him in> stead, as the insignia of our embodied princi. ples Alta California.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

MASSACHUSETTS SENAroR.--Two more ballots were taken last week, in the Mas sachusetts Legislature, for Senator in Congress without success. The vote on the last ballot, stood as follows Sum ner l9s, Winthrop l6s, scattering 27. The subject was then postponed again for two weeks,
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

G. We learn that there was rich time ia the LocoFoco Congressional Convention,which was held at Norwich yesterday. On the first ballot for a candidate tor Congress, Chauncey F. Cleveland received 34 votes, Capt. Ephraim Williams, of Stonington. 39; and there was a number of scattering votes. High words pass ed between the friends oi the leading candi- dates, aud the harmony of tine party was great ly disturbed MT. Cleveland's adherents eharg- ed the opposition to him in the Convention, to the efforts of Mir Joel W. White One of the delegates declared that if MT c. was ,mina- ted he would lose h"nd'ed votes in his town, oher side, who asserted hat in his town he would gain a hundred, Mr.C. finally got :he nomination by the majority of ONE. There's sport ahead. .-Hartfo'd Courant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

HTJohn c. Ames. of Sterling, has been nominated by the Wing Convention as the candidate for Congress in the third district. ......
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

Gen Nathan NJ. Waterman, of Hart ford, has been nominated as the Whig candidate for Sheriff of Hartford County
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

We understand that the Committee of Arrangements have invited the Hon. SAM UEL CHURCH, to deliver the Oralion, Rev, HORACE BUSHNELL. D. D. of Hartford. the Sermon, and Rev. JOHN P1ERpoNT, ofM ,s- sachusetts, the Poem, at tho Centennial Celebration in August next.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

DLeandel Parmelee, Esq, has been re nominated as the Whig candidate for Sheriff of New Haven County.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06
LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
LTTCHFTELD, March 6. 1851.
Whig State Ticket,

For GVEcTn0r, LAFAYETTE s. FOSTER,
 of Norwich.
 Lieut. GouerHer, GREEN KENDRICK, of Waterbury. Secretary cf S!afe, ROGER II. MILLS, of New Hartford.
 Treasurer. THOMAS CLARKE, of Coventry.
 Controller, SELAH STRONG, of Milford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

The Washington Union, the organ of the Democratic party at the seat of Government, expresses it's dissatisfaction with the supposed conditions of Mr. Rantoui's elcctios in the fola
 towing terms:
 MIR. RANToUL IN THE SENATE.-Wc con fess we were somewhat surprised to find Mir. RAnloul m ms sea. III the Senate yestei day. We had been led to hope, that the statement contained in the Springfield papers few days ago, that MT. Rdnt.ul Was no patty 10 the Gu alillon in Massac chusrlts, and would not con uIbute 10 carry il out by accepting the office, was weli-ivunded; but Il seems that such Is not the lact, lie has taken hls seat; and a friend oi hs has suggested that, as he Was n" direct party, he Can accept the uihte without sanclloning the means whereby II Was obtain ed. This Is shallow pIetext. Ca-ulStty it> self cannot deny that hls eltctlon Was pat l of the consideration tor tt.e election ol Sum" ner and oy accepting he not only confirms the coalition, but redecns he pledge to cn- l force it. Mr. Ranlouis laehls, standing, anu democratic fidelity had lnspued the b"l.ei that l he would spurn the nine days baub.. with dis. daln We hope he will yet explicitly state bis reasons and motives, and promptly leslSn.- Some wno are d>puse0 to View hIs conduct ln the most liberal sense are oi opinion that he will take this course. The office ltflecls no honor upon hm--it IS dlshnn"r in the Senate that he should fill il. No new member was ever more coIdly received by his brother sen' alors, and he could not help feeling that hls c. situation did no, correspond with his inen. 1 tions." We invoke hlm, as he respects hIs nwn charac er and the opinion oi the demo- cratic party, 10 retire from place which can IS little iaure to his own interest as 10 the ] glory of his country. To lend cruntenance in any manner, whelber directly or indirectly whether by the direct coalition of his friends with free solers, or by profing from the lsnIts l "i that unhoiy combinaton-is 10 sanction Nne most mschlrvous element of drscoitl and cen lusion which can attack the stability of the Union itself. It is sufficiently clear that the free sollers would not have elected him for the mere fragment of term, if they had no, cal- rulated upon the votes of Mir Rant0ul's friends oeng gwen to NIT. Sumner for the whole lem |, SIX wears.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

DErosED.--6ishop Chase. of New Hampshire, but doing duty in this dio- cese of the Episcopal Church has for, mally pronounced sentence of deposition upon Rev. Ferdinand E. White, who has renounced Protestanism.--N. T. Iris bune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

The democratic County Convention which met in this village on Tuesday, nominated Vim. P. Russell, Esq, ofSal~ isbury, for Sheriff
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

O. A. G. Todd, Esq. is the democratic candidate for Judge of Probate in this dis trict.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-03-06

DEATH BY UNCOMFORTABLE. Aus lin Hutchinson of Lebanon. died oi Hydropho. hia, last Wednesday morning, about three o'clock. A dog, afterwards killed for mad ness, came up 10 him, one day last September. when Mr H, was some two miles away from home at work. The dog appearing to be lost. MT, Il. took compassion on him, and caressed and encouraged him. The animal in return licked the kind mars hand, which, happening to have all open sore at the time, il is supposed Imbibed the virus of the dogs malignant dis. temper, and produced his death
 He put cord round the dogs neck, and took him home with him. and tied him up {; but the animal bit the cord in two, and Ian ,way He was killed day or two afier.-- MT. Hutchinson never would believe that the dog was mad until he experienced the symp- toms n! the disease himself.
 He was taken on the Saturday night pre- vous with the first symptoms of his dreadful walady, physician, we understood. first call cd on him on Monday, and in two days he vas dead. The regular spasms were of about !U minutes duration, and the intervals were of about equal h. HIIiimaatic Medium.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-30
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