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. Thousands have made their fortunes--
thousands have spread their fame the
world overland thousands have saved
their lives by manly holding on. The true
secret Of success, in whatever you. under,
take, is to persevere and hold on to the
last. If Aston had,npt held, on 10 his first
dollar. he might have persisted In tn.
aims. house. Ii Fulton. had abandoned
his. noble project of making steam pros
pei his boat. when he was laughed a,
and ridiculed. he would have died like
a. fool. If Capt. Thomas had not held
on to, a naked mast alone, and in the
midst of a tempestuoas ocean. for thir.
teendays and nights, with nothing to
sustain animal life bu. gnawing an old
shoe. he would have persisted, with his
gallant crew. .as.r.t .eaa.4 ... .s.t
Learn a lesson. from, such characters
as these. young men, and never abandon
project till you haye triumphed. Hold
on. to the last. Il was the language Of
Dr.. Payson, when he saw one Of his
scholars hanging, from. the sill Of the ses
cond story window Of his. school-bouse
Hold. Bethany" while he sprang ls
release him. ere he dropped, to his GER
tain destruction. ID yl .e.a-a a, .
Let it be indelibly stamped on YOU
minds; that you. can. accomplish but lit
tie without perseverance,. lfyou .sban
don a day.. a month, OF even a yeai at.
ter you have undertaken il. rest assn.
red you, will do nothing, but be a drone
through all The days OF your life. Sue.
cess never crowns the efforts Of man
who labors but a, week. Wealth is not
gained in u day. The fame that is worth
having is seldom wen till after man is
fifty years Of age. Had. Washington,
or franklin. or Fulton. or Sherman, or
Bonaparte, died in early manhood, who
would ever think, Of, their memories -
Had jackson died before The battle oil
New Orleans, he would have been for.
gotten long ere this. Had, Webster liv.
ed only to the age Of thirty. he would
have passed away. as only an ordinary
man.. Expect not fame in day. Hold
on your course--shape it srighG--be stu
dious and industr ions--anL y GU will ac-
complish all you at.empt--sndsmore.--
You will be surprised at yonr advances
at the astonishing. progress yon make
Hold on, then-hold on 70 he last.
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GREAT OYSTER 'tRADE.-I In illustra>
ton of the extent TO which one item, Of
the trade between. Baltimore and the
West has advanced, aud that item. too.
which has not been considered of COM
mancing impol lance. we may mention
that one,oi the largest and most enter
prising concerns in, the oyster trade is
now forwarding daily to the West, by
way Of the Baltimore and Susquehanna
Railroad and the Pennsylvania improve,
men,s. eight tons Of oyslers-in cans. The
operations of this lone concern comprise
the opening Of tho thousand .fVe hun
dred bushels Of oysters per day. giving
constant employment to one hundred and
Gfty men and boys Baltimore Aner;,
can. -. ...s 4 4t q.
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SCENE frem theD elages
NJ GEssEgR. \
gENUBIA AND SEMIRg.

The. marble towers are already daeR be-,
meath the 6ood. and thu dark uaonntaia7
waves roll above the tops. Of the hills;
tho lofty sammis ofsoDe iaOuntain: alone,
stands. above the waves. q dre adtui g.
mutt Is heard. around its sea. girs sids.;
The clamor, % ths wretchsd vho desp.,F
Of attaipinE jtsssummie and whc,r dsafn
clossiy pussuss ou- he bilsows Here ),
I'm Sr..ts loose fiona the aa0uatain: end
ru .h<s with iis lo.a e h .s s. nasaaai
. $50 wash away, Id the vsild atrean,
-" "a drssging alter him ths hail. dsad
s,her. 81 tEs diaeonssiaie Inoshsr. win.
her load Of .childEen.
/ The hiRhes, pinnael6s al1uss aoW stanss
above the das0Iasi0n. Semins Q neble
youth, 10 whhns the !airese Of ulaidsas ne
vowed eteFnal love. had SAVED biz Sticssd
Semira oh ahis Summit. Atone. &c s1s
GOOD had now. destroyed ialls tnsy 5000 ]
;n 1ha howline Storm. The wavss dashe4 |
ar6nnd ,hsm; above rolled the hxader !:
and bensa.h. them. the tumultuoUs Ssaassa
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The FuR TRADE.-The furriers. arg
beginning to do pretty brisk Fall busi<
ness. and furs will be very generally
worn during the coming, winter. Some
Of the best description bring extravagantt
prices,-$l5O or $2O0,not being. unffe~
qpendy given, for a. set A large pro-.
portion OF the. most valuable imported
furs go East, Boston. ladies paying
high prices rather more readily than
New Yorkers. The stock.of furs now ina
this market is supposed to be worth not
far from $4,000, 900. The largest ira.
ders have stocks on hand ranging from.
from, $50. 900 to $l00.000s While A.
merican ladies cannot b. suited with any,
thing found this side Of Hudson's Bay.
Greece. or Germany. European ladies
are equally anxious TO get furs from the
United States, and the rough skina Of
the fox, fishcr, or mink, form, the interi>
or lining Of the garments Of shs Russian.
mobility r Express. ese
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Sa1slr Lamn.

The amount Of murder daily perpetrar
ted through the use Of busning huids
ETHEREAL oil and other volatile kindred Of
csmphene, has directed the attention q
scientific people 70 the discovery Of .
remedy. There Is very little doabt that
proper care. under ordinary circumstan-
ces. would prevent accident. But props
er care is, Of all other things, the aOne
least thought Of when q lamp burns'l0w.
or servants are in q hurry: aud haste
and impotence, rather than the fluid IT..
self, are guilty Of half the niafortunes.
The only pan is not merely TO warn
against accidents but to actually prevent
them; TO render them impossible andes
any probable circumstances and to Ee-
quire positive voKtioa on the part OF
those having to handle them. to produces
explosion. The use Of the faid will be-
persisted ia. because il is cheap. clean
and convenient. Can it be rendered safe z
Mr.. John Newell laAs applied the pria-,
ciple Of the Davy Safety Fire Damp
Lamp to these fluids. and they may no9.
be used with entire immunity. We were
present. q few days ago, at q series OF
test experiments performed for the sat-
isfactiOn Of Professors Tory and Elist.
Of the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons. both Of whom have given some
attention to the evil and the cure. Thss
results were perfectly satisfactory. tEv-
cry contingency likely to produce acci-'
dent was recalled, and the lamps tested
accordingly, and with uniform success.
The vessel from. which the fluid is pour-
Fed is guarded as. carefully as the lamp.
itself. There appears to. be no likelihood
Of accident under any ordinary condi-f
tons. so long AS the preventive apparatus
is kept in repair.
In commencing this Safety lamp tor
common use. we do so with u full sense
Of the responsibility, and without fear Of
1.-The result. II our word prevent the loss
of one life. it will be well expended !:
and as We only repeat the opinions OF
Prot. jackson, the venerable Silliman,,
land, Profs. gorrey and Eilet. who un..
qualifiedly commend the invention. our
word is hardly likely TO- be- wrong.-N..
Y. Times. ha
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

IMMoRTALrTY.-The Hon. Robert G..
Winthrop. in bis eloquent speech. q few,
days siDce. as president Of the electoral
college of Massachusetts remarked that
Gen. Sc0tt's brilliant services ia war and
in peace--alshough, be is defeated
Presidential, caAdi dats--s will secure him
q cherished remembrance with pn steri.
~ when the fo,tuns Of paEtiss and svsn
tie name Of Prssideats shall bealtogeth
er forgotten r. eli v Hs si+ffo,t "@E
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pangers Of brandy Drlnklng.

In the last number Of the Irish Guar.
terly Review. the weakness Of poor Ma
ginn is thus alluded to.
"He now turned for comfort and in.
SEPARATION TO the foul Gend Brandy. which
has been the cause Of misery and death
to SO many men Of genius We regret
the errors of Addison and Steele, we
sigh at the recollection of poor More
land the painter, working at his last pic
ture, with his brush in one hand. and a
glass of brandy in the other. for he had
then arrived al the terrible condition ia
which reason could only visit him through
intoxication; and Maginn, although nol
so fallen as this. sunk deeply. The wes.
~ hours Of lonely watching brought no
resource, but that which copious drafts
Of the liquor could supply. Health was
fading away, the brightest years Of life
were passing forever, and as the dim fu
Eture lowered. he gazed upon II under the
influence of that demon which enth rail-
ed the brilliant souls Of Addison, OF
Sheridan. OF Charles Lamb. and which
sent the once stalWart form Of Theodore
Hook. miserable and q wretched skel-
eton to the grave.
Maginn, we know, feh his position
He was neglected BY bis own party
he was forgotten by many Of his former
Efriends. and % we koked upon, hipa 10
his pi.iable condition. and compared
what we then saw in him What he might
have, ana as we hoped would have been
we often recalled the fearfab passage o
Charles Lamb -" When you 6ald 1
Licklish relish upon your tongue, dlspo
sing you 10 witty sort of conversation
especially il you find preternatural aov
Of ideas setting in upon youa At the sigh
Of bottle and fresh glasses. avoid Civ
Ling way. to it as you would tlv your great
est destructions If you cannot crush tn
power Of. fancy, or that wsthin, you whisl
you mistake for such, divert it, give i
some other play. Write an essay, pei
a character Of dsscription-bnt not as
do now. with tears trucking dowR my
cheeks. 10 be an object OF compassion
o friends, of drIision to foes TO BE- sus.
pected by strangers, stared. at BY fools
to be esteemed dull when, you cannot
!! be witty, to be applauded for witty
when you know that you have been dull
Flo be called upon for th4 exiemporaneou'
exercise Of that faculty which no pre-
meditstion, Gao give, to be set on Il
a.. ~ 4.
curer hatred, ); to give pleasures, and b
Epaid with. squirting malice Ito swallow
E'i'afts of life>destroying wine. which ar
ITO be distilled into airy breath to tickl
vain auditors ). to mortgage miserable
E'norrows for nights Of madness ;, Il
waste whole seas Of time upon those win
pay il back 10 little inconsiderable drop
81 grudging applause-are the wsges.o
bufoonery and DEATH 50,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

CRosslNc THE lsrHMus.-When the n.
minated irAve.er crosses the Isthmus OF
Panama. he is likely to be well fieeced IN.
less lac possesses more than oriinREE
slire wdness aud nerve. As specimen Of
charges made upon spcli occasions, we
give, fsyR the Rapama Echo, the follow.
7 .,g experience of a small party who re-
Gently made the trip:
..At their irst stopping place, without
bread and without seats, they drank I'VE
cups OF coffse apd a,e five eggs. For this
they paid $5.56. Tie parry consisted Ol
two gentlemen. a lady. and tVo b0yss-
At their second stopping place, where they
were induce.i 10 stay BY being falsely, iOld
ahat the next. stream, was nak. forbade,
they had scarcely dissnounted and began
70 arrange for supper. when they were sa'
'Iuted by party who haa jpsk. fordsd the
said stream with ease. They, however
concluded to remain. and among lheiI
party. which was now seven. they bougllI
ahree chickens for ca Having brought
these 10 the ranch where they were stop
ping. they had them stewed. and took
seven cups Of coffee for towing the
fowls, and far, :he seven cups of coffee,
they paid Sl2 For two bottles Of iufs
rior brandy they paid 6. For lodging
they were compelled 10 pay SIS for the
| four persons. and $3.50 for the privilege
| of the lady in sleeping with the Mexican
women Of the proprietor Of the ranch.
$3.50, for q pair Of dry pants borrowed
for the night. and $3.50 for q pair Of
itoskings were charged. bat they were moi
paid After leaving tho aforesaid house
twelve miles this side.Of GOrgona, on en-
Geayoring to ford the aforesaid stream, il
was deemed necessary 70 extend bridge
Of lrses, BY telling .lies same. But there
were mo- to6ls- 10 be had. and they wers
compelled 70 borrow an axe at the house
whore they stopped. for the use Of which
they, paid Is. While nearing. the tree
which he was to cut, the person who had
the axe slipped, and catching hold Of a
sapIing, broke it. For this ne was cbIig'
ed to pay. and a. the Termination Of the
fording. the negroes stood to collect the
| tOiv for passing over said bridge.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

~ Susan NJ. Learned, recovered
$4,000 from Alfred Watkins. for breach
Of promise Of marriage.in Albany. on
the eighteenth ult. The lady IL only Al
years Of age. but the gentleman is SO.
The latter. however. is worth 500. 600.
The lady had, purchased her wedding
garments and lad made preparations far
a wedding. tour.to Europe ;. and suct was
her grisfon being disappointed. that she
lost from thirty to forty pounds Of Aesh.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23
DIvlDlKo MAnx- lsayeuna III,

" A DrvIDIEO MAKK s-isayenna the
handsome county seat Of Portage, il sit
nated % the dividing ridge between Gu,
Tahoga and Naloning rivers. Il pos
sesses one feature which belongs 70 ID
other town or city ID The Union. The
rain which falls upon the north eide Of
'bf lie court house roof. ends its way to
the Gulf Of 81 Lawrence. and lba, which
falls on the south side Eu0s- to,the Gulf
OF Mexico $3.50 .ssa.A.e 5000. n
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FOR SALE.

TIME House and Lot. tho residence OF
l. the late Raw. Isaac Jones. Those
knowing the place, will need no description
others will coo it, before buying. Il 10
pleasantly located 10 South Street, 10 the
village Of Litc6tfeld, and one or the most
desirable places 10 the village. For terms
&C., apply to the. sQbscfib0r. Possession
cea be- had Immediately.
ItlsAaeld Nov. 1859.
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VeaC Fxra,e.

q OSBORN &. 60, having pprcha>
L1s sed ,hs store Of Goods Of Ssmnel Bncl
u, D.. VIII continue the sale Of Dry Goods
If.ssriss, Palate and Oils. Particular atlen-
.inI viii b. paid I" The sale oi DRUos and
AFOictygs. all of which are warranted pnre
An sales Will be superintendent BY Dr.. r
3Sns.i. waose long experience shall give
31tisflctina.
The subscriber would respectfully otieI
his services 70 the Inhabitants Of Li,ch.
ield and its vicinity as Physician and
Surgeon. z OSBORN, a. Da
LitchheId. Sept Is 1852
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WFN ~ = ~. W . = ~ =.
~ The residence of Mayor Wads

u The RESIDENCE OF Mayor WHus'
worth, of Akron. Ohio. was attacked on
Sunday night recently. by few row.
dies. who broke. the blinds and knocked
in the sash with clubs and stones. A
crock" weighing nearly q pound was
found in the parlor next morning. The
excuse for this outrage was the enact
ment of an ordinance Of tie Town Coun-
cL. few days before. for the suPpresian
of intemperance. the need Of which has
now been further proven.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

8 ~ The Alma House Department Of
New York supports about 5000 paupers.
and furnishes aid. yearly. 70 about IS
600 to 10000 Others, at al expense. an.
nuaily. CT $500. 900.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

j Gr Ne. Nicholas Pereze. a HungaTis
an. has purchased 1.-TWO townships near
Davenport. Iowa. for a number OF Hun
garians now in England and France. who
intend 10 form Q colony there,
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LEONARD. STONE.

Respectfully offers his services to the
1Ahsbitants of Litch6sld and vicinity. at
Joiner and CarpepteE. Also has an
assortment Of Pine Lumber. which he
will sell cheap for cash. -. -.
s sss# LEONARD STONE.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

G|Jokn, Tyler. Jr.. now OF PhilaS-
delphia. son Of exeRresident Tyler. has
received tie degrees Of Master-of> Arts.
from, Williamand, Mary. G sllsge. Virginia.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-23

FOR SALE.

Six acres ut excellent land, situated in Sal
is,ary. 40 Hai nne mile east from the Centre
VIllls.. o. sud premises are a dwelling
h'I.s. w'o i.house, otfi;r, barn, and, carriage
hri.s-osi'x III. residence of Dr. Ln,he.
Tl.kn T. tate oi SIiisbIry, deceased. Tsrnf
!. { sac Iih.rAl. Eaqlire OF
49, ELIZA T.cR.NlR. on the pre- ..Ses.
S.lisoury. Ausn.i 9;h. 1882, ,.s.. -.
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Charles O. Belden, s.
ATTORNEY AT Law.
LIrCHFlELD. CONN.
Qffice in Seymours Building, South street,
Sept. 10. 1852.
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PLIMPTON'S PATENT
cElF- SHARPENING EEED-CUT-
- TIERS. For sale'bY 4: GERE.
Wolcoityille, Comm. Oct. ls52-6w
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d. E. R9stWick. u. d.

D. E B9stWick, ". u,
RHYSZCLA,N AMI SSURGEoN,
QH.e over Sam'l P. By'Ilfs store in ro"ms f f.
aefly occupiedsS D5 ) S Wo!ealst-
=" June. Sill. ISL
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FREDERICK D. REEMAN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
0.Efae in S.vmon&'4 Building,
assn Luch6eld. Conn.
yTILLlA M @. GOB,
Attorney ami Counselor at Law,
NEW SRGTAIN. CONN.
REMOVAL.

~ REMOVAL.
Or: BOSrWICK mas removed his
residence to Crossman:s U. S, Hotel.
Litchfeld, June 8. 1852.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-28

Lar. Now what arc your principles on these?
We know what they are. You have ali expressed
them too often to leave US in doubt We know
that almost the entire mass Of the people Of Yer.
mont are deeply opposed to the further extension
of Slavery, and still more deeply and implacabty
oDDoged 10 making the political aboninNions of
the Slave Law fnaIity.
Such, then, being your principles on the only
matters IN Issue, can you act SO absurdly 50
uplustladbiy, as to go for Scott or Fierce both
of whom stand pledged, not only virtually, but
expressly. to sustain and execute the Slave Law,
and Weld, at least ready acqucscence in all
the schemes Of tho South for building up the
Slave Power among the first Of which is the
destruction of the tight ofiree discussion? mol
as honss; and intelligent men you cannot 60 for
either of these candidates The oaly question
remaining, then, is whethof you dare assert your
PRINCIPLES against the insulting domiceerlng and
arrogant dlctalloa of the South DARE /.
this word to use in the land Of Allen and
Warner Do they think 70 chain your con-
sciences, seal your mouths TO the expression Of
all your cherished sentiments, feelings, rights
and privileges, and then draggoon and drive you
into the support Of men whom they have Pfcyi-
ously secured for the rorolGug work Of making
every thing bend and yield to the blaoE dominion
CT Slavery? In charity, treemcn Of Vermont,
we will not believe they can make you thus stul.
tfy yoursolves-.thus forget your proud character
for independence and right-lose all your self
respect and sink to the cayern5 they have 81
wickely and 'asulHDgly attempted 10 nakeyou
If not, there is bat ole way Of showing you
dssent-ono way Of rebuking them, aud one
way of asserting Jour Vermont principles; ant
that is, in tha support q The noble ticket of The
Free Democracy Unite, then, with the gather
ing hosts Of Freedom, and hepns turn back Ih'
inrolling wave of Slavery aggression, which 81
imminen,ly threatens the subycrsion Of all VI
hold dear as men and frcemen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-28
Resolutions Of the plttsDurg Convention.

9th. That river and harbor improvements,
when necessary to the safety and convenience
Of commerce with foreign nations, or among the
several States, are object of NATIONAL concern :;
and it is the duty of Congress in the exercise of
its constitutional powers to provide for the same
10Th. That emigranls and exlles from the Old
World should find cordial welcome to homes
of comfort and fields of enterprise in the New :;
and every attempt to abridge their privilege Of
becoming citizens and owners of the soil among
us, ought to be resisted with iHexibIe determi-
nation
18Th. That every nation has clear RIGHT to
alter and arrange its own government, and to adj
minister its own concerns in such manner as may
best secure the rights and promote the happiness
OF the people; aud foreign interference with
that right is a dangerous violation Of the law Of
nations, against which they should protest and
endeavor by all proper means to prevent; and es
pecial!y it is the duty Of the American Govern
ment. representing the chief republic Of the
world, TO protest against, and by all proper
means to prevent the intervention of Kings and
EnperJrs against nations seeking to establish for
themselves republican or constitutional govern.
ments.
18th. That Slavery is a sin against God and
crime against man, which no law nor usuge
can nuke right, and that Christianity Humanity,
ard Patriotism, alike demand its abolition
18th TAFT the Fugitive Act OF 1850 is re
pugnant to the Constitution, to the principles of
the common Jaw, to the spirit of Christianity.
and to the sentiments of the civilized world We
therefore deny its binding force upon the Amer
lean people, and demand its immediate and total
repeal,
ooh. That the Free Democratic party is no,
organ zed to aid either the Wing or Democratic
wings Of the great Slavery Compromise party of
the nation, bnt to defeat them both and that
repudlallng and denouncng them both as hope.
lessly corrupt and utterly unworthy of conf
dence, the purpose OF the Free Democracy is to
take possession of the Federal Government, and
administer 1t for the better protection of the
rights and interests of the whole country.
DIST That we ioscribe on our banner, FACE
SOIL, FREE SPEECH, FREE LABOR, AYo FREc
MEN," aud under 1t will fight on and fight ever.
until triumphant victory shall reward oar ex-
| erijODS