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Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
Tho Reason why Bennett Of. tho New
 York Herald goes against Scott.

We find the following in the Memphis Enqairer:;
 Two or three summers ago, Gen. Scott was spending short interval of leisure at that delightful resort, Newport. Rhode Island. While soionrning there, one morning at the breakfast table. he asked one of the servants for newspa. per. A hdy sitting opposite. perfect stranger to him, reached across the table with d newspaper in her hand saying
 "Gen. Scott. allow me to furnish you with the New York Hryald.'
 Il thank you. Madame. very sincere ly.' returned the General, "ffor you, kindness- but .Ineuer read the Herald. ?
 Do you know. sir, " retor,ed the la- dy, with the utmost indignation pain'- ted on her counlenance = "do you know, sir. that F am the wife of Mr.. Bennett, the editor of the Herald r. .
 Gen. Scott" certainly did not know. Mad dsme. that such was the case, or I should not have been guilty of ma king the remark that has just passed my lips. But. Madame. have said it, and IL cannot now be recalled" ]" 4 '
 From that day to this, the husband of Mrs. Bennett has made the most ma lignant war upon Gen. Scott, through, the columns of his nnpriacipled Journal. No species of attack-,no mode Of war fare. has been left untried to defame and blacken one of the best and bright, est characters in American history.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
SCOTLAND GRAHAM CLUR

THE Electors of the Town of Litchfield favorable to the election of WINFIELD scorr and WILLIAM A. GRAHAM to the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United States, "rre requested 10 meet at the Court House in this village on Friday evening, Oct. 8. at half past six o'clock. to organize Scott and Graham Clas. The meeting will be addressed by the Hon. Isaac W. stuar, of Hartford, E. W. Andrews, Esq. of Corn wall J. B. Foster, Esq, of New Hartford, and others.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

HThe Duke of Wellington died Op the lo.h ult. aged sa years. He was a son of the Earl of Warrington. and was born in Dublin May lst, l760. Arthur Wellesley (for this vas his name,) enter ed the army when very young. and was commissioned as ensign in l7s7. as cap- tain in l7e1. as major and lieutenant colonel in L79S, as colonel in l706, as major general in 1902. as lieutenant general in 1908. as field marshal in 1913. and in 1915 he defeated Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
Cattle Show and Fair

At the Annual Meeting of the Litchfsld County Agrcultural Society held at the Mansion House in Litch6eld September 2y 1852 at7 o'clock P. M. DAVID c. WHITTLESCY. President, in the Chair.
 Report of the Treasurer read and ac. ceped.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year viz: DAVID c. WHITTLEsEY President.
 ABRAHAM BEEeHER,
 essss. ess.'s' ds.r',s' sagTs,a' Wee Presidents, EDWIN B. WEBSTER Corresponding Secra=
 iary.
 A. s. LEWIS. Recording Secretary. 5. TRowRRIDGE. Treasurer.
 Dr. !. G. Beckwith, Charles B. Smith, Joshua Bird, Committee on General Manu> factures. -.z
 General Frederick Rneh Alexander Nor ton, Nathaniel B. Smith. Committee on Agriculture. E.s5
 Moses Lyman. Thomns F. Brinsmade. Beers Jackson Committee on Domestic Animals. .,..
 George Cofing. T. s. Gold, R BatteII, Delegates to Berkshire County Society.
 William II Thompson, Lemue Hurlbut, Frederick Buel. Delegates to the American Institute.
 John T. Andrews. George Hitcheock {. George Cofing, SetA Hopson, Delegates to Duchess County Society.
 s |. Hart, T. s. Gold, N B. Smith, D. W. Pierce. Delegates to Fairfield County Society. .......
 George W. CanffId Delegate to Hartford Society.
 H M. Hunt. Delegate to Ulster COun- ty Society. .. a.
 Pninehas North. Rufus Smith,. Dels. gates to Greenwoods Society.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
Henry Clay and Cen. Scott.

The Baltimore Argus lately contained
 an article. intimating that Henry Clay il
 living. would refuse to vote for Gen
 Scott, &c. Similar intimations have
 been thrown out in other Loco papers
 and 1s prete"ded. on good authority. It is
 hardly necessary to say that there ..s nc
 foundation whatever, for such state-
 ments. Mr. Clay preferred the nomination
 ofMr. Fillmore. but there is abunda ant evi-
 dence that he acquieseed in the doings of the Convention and expressed his cordial appreciation of the nominees. Mir. Sevier of Louis iana addresses to
 the Baltimore Patriot, letter reeerring to conversations which he had with Mir. Cley just before the decease of the great man. MT s. says:
 After the close of the Whig National Convention, of which had the hcnor to
 be msmher, ! returned to my lodgings at the National Hotel at Washington, and immediately sought and obtained Mr. clay's opinions in regard to the nonaisees and doings of the Convention. In his characteristic frank and truthful manner. he expressed las entire acguies. cence in Me aDisdOm aud choiee of hhe Conveation, in the selection of Scott and Gmham as the Standard bearers of that glorious Whig and Union banner. upon which his patriot eyes were now turned to view for the last time,' as it Haunted proudly in the suspicious breeze of fa- voring Heaven. His dying eyes saw emb:azoned on its radient folds. as l. floated over the glorious Union. for whose preserVatiep he had, by his last matchless efforts upon the Compromise. sacrificed his life. the names of t,0o tried and JaitkfaI Whigs, who, had .fso''s ths beginniag and throughout the Comprom. ise struggle stood firmly by his side. nor faltered once to meet the blast when hardest it beset thsm.' In Gen. lScott's devotion to tks Union 0nd Com. promise. Mr. Clay expressed implicit dnd unshaken con fdence. and in his in. tegrity to the Whig principles and the great National Whig tcause. After thus expressing his entire acquiescence in the W isdom. and his satisfaction in the choice of the Whig National Convention. Mr. CLAY SENT BY A MEMBER OF THE KENTUCKY DELEG ALTON, WHO WAS PRESENT. HIS COR DIAL WISHES TO GEN. SCOTT FOR HIS SUCCESS IN THE PRES IDEN1IAL CANVASS.
 Such were Mir. Clay $ expressed opin. ions and sentiments respecting the nom iDation of Gen. Scott. and if he were now living he would vote' for his old and tried friends and compatriots, Winfield Scott and William A. Graham. and not us the Asgss asserts. for sPisrce and King.
 The voice of Henry Clay comes upI from his new made grave in favor of the election of Scott and Graham as Union Whigs. Though he is dead. his living spirit calls upon every Whig in the land
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

OWe are informed that some work men in brick yard in Colebrook. recently struck upon an enormous skeleton embed ed some twenty feet beneath the surface. Although but partially excavated when our informant left the spot, t was thought to be at least 5 feet long,
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
State of Connecticut,
GENERAL ORDER, No. 2s,
Adjulans Generals Office,

GENERAL ORDER, No. 25. Adjuians Generals Office,
 MiddletOwn, Oct. lst, 1859.
 His Exceilency. the Captain. General, having received the affliciing intelligence of the ceath of Major General WILL LIAM I. KING, of the Militia of this State, announces the same to the troops, He died at his residence in sharon or the 29th plt.. at tEe age of s2 wears. The deceased had won the confidence and respect of the Militia of tie S.aie and of his fellow citizens generally, by the faithful discharge of the duties of his Office; and had also endeared himself to a large circle of friends. who will deep> y sympathize with those of his afflicted relatives.
 In token of respect for the memory of the deceased. it is ordered as follows :
 lst. The National Flag to be displayed at half staff from the State Arsenal at Hartford. on Saturday. the 2d inst.
 2d. A gun to be fired from the Arsen. al a! every half hour from sunrise until II o'clock. A. M.
 Sd. The Colors of the several Regi> ments to be furled and dressed in ap- p'opriaate moa, hing for six months from the date of this order.
 4th. Brigadies> c General Guyer, of the 2d Brigade. and Colonel s. N. Webb, QuaIter- Master General. are charged with the execution of this order.
 The Captain General recommends to the Volunteer Corps, the adoption oi such further tokens of respect far the memory of the deceased. as shall be deemsd consistent with the above and foregoing.
 By order of the Commander in Chief. E. w. N. STARR, Adjutant General.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
WINFIELD SCOTT,
 of New Jersey,
VIM. A. GRAHAM, r.ss Of North Carolina.
Nor Presidentin1 Ezectora.
For Vice President,

M@ NELSON L. WHITE, Esq. o1 W Danbury, will address the Whigs
 ofNEW MILFORD on Mon- day evening. October II.
 At WEST CORNWALL, Tuesday eye, ming. Ocl. l2.
 At woLcoTTvILLE, Wednesday eve> ming, Oct. l3.
 A. TWISTED, Thursday evening, Oct. l4.
 At LITcHFIELLD, Friday evening, Oct 45.
 The friends of SCOTT aud GRAHAM !n the towns above named, are requested to give notice of and make arrangements tor MT. White according to the appoint ments specified. Mir. White, it will be remembered, is the Scott and Graham EIector for this District.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
Death of General King.

Major General WILLIAM T. KING died in Sharon on the 29th inst. aged g years. Gen. King was gentleman of fine iaIsnts and cultivated mind, and was very popular as a citizen and as an officer. In May 1850 the Legislature elected him M,lor General of the State, to succeed the las mented Bacon. His untimely death adds another striking illustration of the vanity of ambition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

SALE OF THE IRy1Nq HoysE.-The Irving House yesterday passed from the proprietorship and occupancy of the Messsrs. Howa'ds. to that of Mr. Vim. Il. Burroughs. late of the Franklin House. RLilanelphia. By this transac tion. $l2o.ooo changed hands. this sum being for the furniture and for lease of the premises for term of years.-7Lour n0t Of Commerce. ..
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

We acknowledge the receipt of pre- mium Apples from Messrs. W.P. KiL bOurn of Banlam Falls and Jeremiah Pech of NOrthfeld: also. to George M Kasscn, of Belhlem, for some specimens of man. moth cucumbers. one of which measure l4 l>2 inches in length also, to Nathan dars. IT,, OG Cornwall, for a PamPt'n weighing q De.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

. ...e aad d-siruciiOn. because lhey @ 'e
 tTu.ia1 TiIe moral mind. As re'aiea tetne
 n.raI kingdom of tod, they are me en-
 pines of truth, purity, strengtns ana s'i
 tha, is ereat and holy in character.
 The sea is productive element ot the
 =. .isss. tViIat man that has ever been nm inc deep. has not felt his nothingness. sid beeu I,nnIbled for the time at least. of his nrideP How many have received les sons of Dhiiepce from the sea! How ma ii slere have bowed. who. never bowed leEre 10 inc tremendous sovereignty O' Gad !! How many prayers, otherwise silenf, have gone up io fil inc Sky and circle the world. GG6yn' wives rnd mother. hnploIing his protecting presence yiIh the husbands aEdFsoss yBey have trusted to the deep! It is of ihe greaiest consequence, too, that such being as God should have ina Iges Prfpafed tp express him and SC. him $ef,re the miHd of man in all the g an,!el I pf his St ibutes. These Le has provided in the heavens and the sea. which are the two great imnges of his vastness and pow> CT :; the ohe remote, addressing itself 10 cultivated reason and science; the other nigh 10 mere sense, and phytic efficient, a 'fsuid synGol ofthe iiIfnilude of God. We ourselves are upon it.resting in peace. or idailing wilh dread, as if waf ed by his goodness, pr tossed Ny the tremendous biI- i!Ogs q As AilF-I II, Bqshrell.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

1 The address of E w. ANrREws, Esq, before ,Ihlya Litchfeld County Agri- cultural Society was an able and eloquent performance, and was universally admir- ed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

EMroRATIoN TO AusrRALIA.-The fine clipper ship Ocean Edgls. belonging to John Ogdens line, sailed yesterday, for Australia, with upwards of one hu6dred and sixty gold hunters, There w6rs ten or twelve females an,ong the passengers. # -5a' 1aea ~. K Post.
 oo-Bishop Chase of Illinois died on the l4th UIE. ". fsa s' s2
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

to sustain the Whig nominees and the Whig cause-the cause of constitutional liberty and of our glorious UniOnl
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
VOTE FOR TOWN OFFICERS.

The following was the state of ths vote for town officers. in this town, on Monday. The whigs chose to reserve their fire until the Presidential Election.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07
Premiums.

DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE:: Seth G Brown, Norfolk, 16 yds. cloth $l ,OO, Mrs. Asahel Morse, Lilchfeld, flannel l 50
 Chloe A Futile, plaid flannel 50
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

CHINESE Tn1EyEs.-The Chinese are farther advanced in their art and mys lery Of modern civilization than most people will credit them for. And there is corroboration of what we say in this paragraph. which we cut from the Bos ton Daily Advertiser:- The expert ness of thieves in China is well known ; but occasionally they give the outside barbarians a touch of their quality more astonishing than agreeable. The ship Reliance, of Boston. while lying in the river at Whampoa. had 6s sheets of cop. per stolen from her bottom, at such distance below the water line that the theft could not be easily noticed.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

more, her Most Christian son of France commanded those avenues of empire. the St. Lawrence. the lakes. and the Mississippi. Soldiers who invoked the Virgin and adored the wafer. defied the power of Britain and her colonies at Fo,t Du Quesne, and commanded the Ohio liver. The mines. too. of Mexico and Peru. the broad plains of the Anna zon and La Plata, were all her own.- Indeed. fiom the north pole to the south, in the new world. none disowned her sseplsr. save a few red hesthcns in the woods. and a few white horetics along the shore. And when the New World should overtop the Old in coming ages. her ensigns should wave ip glory along the western sky.
 But what means that shout, They fly they fly amid the din of battle. on the height of Abraham 1? The expi ring Wolfe starts up from tn. stupor of death to ask Who flies 2 'The ErencA fy.' 'Then die contented,' says the soldier, and expires.
 But the hero of Quebec little knew the full significance otstllat shout, They fly ' It meant that Canada had passed from French papal rule forever, ,-that .he chain stretched from the lakes to the Gulf to bind the grrest Valley to Rome, was broken. It meant that North America was lost forever to the Pope,--i, meant that the scarletiider of the ten-hcln ned beast should never con. trol the destiny of the western hemis- phere,-it meant that Ropan domina iioa on earth was sinking to rise no more. Thus did Rome project, a hun. dred years ago, and thus. by the sword of the Saxon, did her projects perish, in the iarthest east and the fartIiest west.
 How does all history display the glo> rious Providence of God How sub, lime and bene6cent is the grand drift of human affairs. os controlled by that ProOidencef-h dark and depIorabIe is the world history as the designs and character of men are displayed r. how bright and blessed as the plans and agen cy of God are concerned How adora. ble the wisdom that uses wicked men unconsciously. or against their wills, like Give or Hastings. to subserve. the king dom of Christ! How surely will the roll of ages crush Antichrist and every aaticbrist !-how delightful that Gods i decrees vii be fultillei !-how sublime Jehovah's march along the ages! How do the grandest schetaes, the profound. est policy, the most potent com binations. that are antlchris,ian, perish before Him !! Courage. then, ye friends of God and friends of man. The Lord reiyncth, and let the earth rejoice in the fore- ordained decree. that the splendors of his power. wisdom and love. sliall be displayed by means of whatever comes to pass.' J.K.
 Prospect. Conn.,. August, 1852.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

GEN ScoTT AND WHiG PRINCIPLES N EuRoPE.-T The New York Courier ant Enquirer extracts the following from a pri, Yate letter of a friend, dated Naples, {Italyl July 9. ls52:
 . ''The election ef Gen. Scott, much as you and others maY have desired the nOm- ination of Webster or Fillmore. will, l can assure you, have n saluary effect in Eu- focpe. where he is regarded as person of great energy and force of character, and hhkksly hkky to give q firm ,oae to our foreign relations. lt is curious lo observe with yhat eafnestness the London Times. | a Cronica, of New York, and o,her foreign journals, of despolic tendencies. deprecate @ his election. He seems to be regarded by
 he aRti>hberal forei. n press, us the most formidable enerny of European tyranny ihal could be elevated to the Presidency of inc American Union.
 "lhe hostile clamor of the Cerboruses 2t. Anrqpean n reiroeraIism. l trust. will not prejudice lilln ia 'fhe estimation of our liberty loving counlrymen. The military genius aud exploits of Gen. Scotl in Eq fope, would have intalIibly placed him a, thee. head of affairs A similar reputation gave fo Naryaez Wellington, Souli. Rado- WIZ, Scwartzenberg, the direction of the leading eahi fsis of the Oil World.
 The Wing doctrine of protection to American industry is peculiarly unaccept- 9ble to this side of the water, where, I have no doubt. vast sums of money can. if they Will not be, raised to aid in the cam Paign against the conqieror of Mexico, and lO kPep you dependant upon British, Ffeprh and German manulac,ursrs. 'The development oi your power and tasl resourf bx1 facilitating ,hrongh in> ternal improvements, an easy intercourse between the widely separated extremes oi ynnr great territory, is rint all popular in Europe. The general opinion with Em- Rsror Nicholas, King Ferdinand & Co, is, dhat you are growing too fast already. and Qhat ell atterppts'to incfease your strength aad the means of rapidly combining it. shonid be discouraged. The November Sote VIII, hopa, convince .he world that yoI understand your own interests too well
 nsWn to foreign, menace or counsel. die. iass'' as t 's, elS sgssIaltshPeas and tear."
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 ss MILwiuKEE AND Mrssrssrppr RArr.- RoAD,-Ihe new Locomotive, Jun,es yitle. built at Schenectady N V fo, {he MilwaIlsie and Mississippi Railroad was safely landed yesterday. and vii se doing duty in few days. Most of the iron received here within the past week. has been sent to the olher end of Ahe road. and the work of laying the salls towards Whitewater is going sshead rapidly. By Saturday the track NIL reach Whitewater and next Wsd> Rssday or Thursday. there is to be a celebration in that th,;ving town in Aonorof the, event. 5...-
 The opening to Whitewater will add materially to the business of the, road Xhieh is now doing ill that its mos. % sangun, friends anticipated. A few weeks more will sse t finished to Milton. alld hsEOre winter sets in the Iron Horse VII ha Wsnorting' on the banks of the AeAntifnl Rock. zsl,vaakis Ssnsinsl.
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

NorE.-The reader may find most inter- es,ing and instructive atcoGnt of the fun dation ot the British empire in India, in Macapleys IMiscellanies. Ar licles Reber, Give and Warren Hastings. '
Litchfield enquirer., 1852-10-07

THE MARINE ARMoR.-We have alfesd5 stattd that dyer las succeeded in reach. 2 ing the wreck of the steamer Atlantic, sunk iii L;ke Erie. in one hundred and ffiy feet of water. The following inter~ estiqg description of the nleaus by which this extraordinary feat was accomplished, we take from the Bnl:rlo Commercial:
 ..sThe marine armor consists of a per- frclly aiE tight India rubber dress, topped by d copp6r helmet with clear, thick plate of glass in front The pipes which supply and exhaust lie air, lead from the top0f thi5 helmet. The pumping requires fn,Sei laDor-tynr, and sometimes six'mlen kefng employed upon it at the same ,ine, and compelled to work hardat that. A great pressure of airi is experienced by the diver upan his lungs, equal to 75 lbs. lo the lnch, and very few individuals could bear it far any length of time. When first go, Ing into the dress, the sensation of oppresse ion is very overcoming. but passes away n h great measure after entering tile water.
 When depth of ten feet is reaclied in the descent the dress becomes entirely emp'ied of air aud coIapsss to the body, causing pressure all over tho diver equal 10 the pressure of q ten pouni weight, ex- crpiirg as 10 iIe head, wln h is protected fly the copper helmet. The difficulty in bfeathingnow becomes great, and pain tial sehsation is experienced by the diver the jaws becoming dis,rnled, and the head seemingly splitting. This continues anti af CT descending another ten or twel'e feet when the pain Is relieved, the diver feel. comfortable aud experiences no further inconvenience. When about sixty te;. ? below the surface. hundreds of the 1egi,i mate inhabhants o9 the water surrount tK9 aiyef, 6ibblIng Ut their strange visitor $Sthoagh he were food for he nshes.'- After reaching seventy five feet, all is per fectly dark--a black, impSnetrable darkness .-nnd an electric flame plays around tn inside of the helmet, caused by the frict io of the pump. Atabout one handred an sixiy fsei the water is ve,y cold, being i the present season within four or five zde grees of freezing.' ' .'g %'f''' a
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Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-06
A Controversy.

The Pennsylvania and the Rev. John Cham
bers conduct a fierce controversy through the
columns of that paper on the Maine law. The
Pennsylvania is pretty good at invective, but is
matched this time. Mr.. Chambers's last letter
begins ms follows:
MIR. EDITOR: l have few more things to
say to you on your popular article of the 26th
ultimo-so chaste, so free from vulgarity. You
say my humble communication smells more of the
kennel than the pulpit. Be it so. So it does not
smell of the bar-room, we will snuff on. have
great aversion to those meeting houses of yours
and although l am not very partial to dogs it
would be, in my judgment, of infinite advantage
to the State of Pennsylvania if every bar-room
in it was turned into kennel; for neither the
smell nor the consequences would be one-thou-
sandth part as offensive or destructive as the
bar-rooms now are to all classes of men,"
Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-06
The Vigilance Committee.

1t is stated in San Francisco dates of the 1st
of March, that, in consequence of the numerous
burglaries and robberies that have recently taken
place, and the great insecurity which is felt, the
vigilance committee of the city have, in very
silent and quiet manner, reorganized, and deter
mined to execute the first person who is caught
robbing or committing burglary, or any other
crime and that for obvious reasons this move
ment on the part of the vigilance committee is
not published in the San Francisco papers.
This committee has been misunderstood on the
Atlantic side. It's organization and acts are
sanctioned by the deliberate sentiment of the
community. The laws or their ministers have
been impotent for good, and necessity exists
for protection they cannot give. Where the de-
feet is we do not know; but that robbery and
murder would go UNPUBLISHED, and property and
human life be destroyed with impunity, without
q vigilance committee, is sufficient to justify its
organization. It's deeds are the deeds of the
people, and its duration is to be only coeval with
the necessity of the case. Such necessity can
not exist in an old and well-ordered community /;
but in a new, it is better to have such q COM
mittee than that each man should be q law unto
himself.