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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

While we are writing these words pair
Of ..bright. particular" eyes. just on a lesoI
| with the table-are following our pen 20 ils
eccentric movements over the page. Dom
you and We wish cur eyes were just on
level with the tables again The owner u
the eyes aforesaid, is Lillputian, MOI near
or TO Heaven. as Hamlet had 1t, even oy
| the altitude of q chOpine,' than EVeretls
youthful orator And speaking OF eyes
where can you find a brighter pair OF 10
terrogatiOn points than the eyes Of child
| Seeing everything, and turning every thing
into "A query, that they see
Subject yourself for half hour to one Of
these youthful inquisitOrs, and you are more
of philosopher than we take you to be. il
he doesn't pose you 10 less than half the
time.
But small as he is, his ambition, like a
vine 10 a garden, has run all over the month
of December, and leaved and lowered at a
tropical rate, somewhere near the 25th.
How many days is it to Christmas o.
How many Saturdays is ii :" There is
no school Saturdays, and the little rascal
keeps his calendar by play days! Well,
let him, for few enough of them he'll find
by and by, unless he lives on into the Mil
lenuium. ssAnd will Santa Claus come p
and how can he get down the stove pipe
and does he come on Christmas or New
Year's2" There's that vine of his, week
longer than it was, minute ago.
"Qh have him on Christmas Have
him come on Christmas !" and eyes and
feet and heart, for that matter all dance to-
gether, Have him come on Christmas
-; l<~T I,.u IN
There peeped out the man, through the
disguise of boyhood, thus early drawing on
the future, like gay heir in expectancy.
to make up the deficits OF the present-an
extravaganza. that has made many man
aud woman bankrupt for the amount Of
thousand hopes sterling, and |" the individ-
VA! half" of life full Of happiness.
Men have weary train of days-days Of
care and toll, if not of tears, but children
have in their calendar but four or five days
in a whole year Christmas, New Years
and Birth Day, Fourth Of July and Thanks
giving-but they like great lamps, light up
all the year, and keep the little fellows Pc
rennial candidates for hope.
How much happiness is purchased for
how little in the Holidays! And it is cali
culated that eighteen pence will render a
boy just turned of six, supremacy happy,
two and six pence will make lad Of niue
a prince.
Who sceuldnt invest in such property
But those eyes, they are there yet, look-
ing over the tables edge, and we cannu,
help dreading the time when they will
look do.on upon it, and one can see sha-
dows in them, and the coming Of a real tear
ia them, for children seldom weep, and a
heavy light in them, and dimness aud death
in them.
True, there are shadows there now, but
they are like those
"by cloud in summer-day made,
Looking down on field of blosseming clover
A cloud. Life itself is a morning cloud,
and whether with shadows or glory, glides
swiftly and silently by.
Chicago Journal,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

fence. In cases where persons undertake
e manufactuFs without such legal ap
pOintmsnt.
8. Provides that no person engaged in
ths trafie shall be competent to sit on
ajury.
10 Provide. that cases arising under
l. est shall take prectd' nee in all courts
Of justice except in certain criminal cases
named.
4 Provides that any three voters, on
making oath that in their belief liquors
arc unlawfully sto ed OF kept for sale IN
any given place, the justice before whom
such oath is made, shall issue has warrant
for the seizure of the same, and it found,
il ia. after the proper enquiries, to be de-
stroyed, If the owner sets up claim
that said liquors are imported, and that
duties have been paid on them to the
government. he may recover if he can
prove that they are SO imported but
neither the certificate Of importation nor
the custom house marks on the casks
are TO be taken in evidence.
II Provides some safeguards against
destroying liquors seized, until properly
advertised, ia cases where the owner
may not be known.
is Makes provision for appeal in GER
tain cases.
IA Provides that if liquors are found
at public trainings or other gatherings,
the person owning or selling the same
shall be imprisoned for 80 days and the
liquor be destroyed.
Is Makes provisions for sureties in
cases Of appeal.
10 Makes all payments for liquors.
all notes given for liquors, all mortgages,
&c, given to secure liquor debts, DC. nu
la yfIf and null and void.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08
DR.. BeeCher'S Works.

Bless the art of printing, that can re,
produce the labors. and perpetuate the
influence of the good Now a>days,
men Of mind and genius do not die
Their thoughts, which is ali Of them that
has real wo.th. are immortal; though the
bodies die. and the tongue grows silent,
the stirring power Of their eloquent words
and the sublime guidance Of their wis
dom, live to complete the work they be-
gan. Dr.. Beecher who, for fifty Of the
worlds most eventful years, has put forth
his giant strength for truth and goodness
is TO recommence new and longer ca
reer, in the issue Of his works. Long
after he is dead, will these pages speak
to the hearts of Christian men. They
are a legacy more precious than mines Of
gold, and will be so regarded. Mr..
Jewett, Of Boston, has commenced the
series of the published writings and the
sermons which the venerable author
chooses to leave behind him. in FIVE or
six volumes, one of which is to contain
the Doctors own life and experiences
What range Of subjects, what fervor Of
feeling and earnestness Of thought, will
be embraced in these writings, need not
be stated. If Nestor must die, it is well
that his voice need not be hushed, nor
the impulse Of his stalwart arm cease
We are glad that be is spared in his old
age, to revise them, and enjoy the fruits
OF them. They are among The most
Enthusiastically American productions
to be found--a type of the preaching
and thinking Of the good time coming
full OF the FIRE Of genius. and the seeds
Of sanctiied thought. The first volume
contains the string lectures on Political
Atheism, the more than Delphic warn
ings of which we wish might resound
in the ear Of every American and the
famous Temperance Lectures. which
were the spring Of Temperance reforma-
ton. We would suggest it as most
useful act Of pastoral labor. to promote
the circulation If these works among the
Christian families of the land. What if
every freslde had copy, to impregna:e
the soul Of every boy who could esti-
mate the power it might exert in sha-
ping our future Websters! There is
sometimes power in good book read at
! an early age, that is second only to that
of the Spirit of God and but few books
could give a truer inspiration than
these. ~. y. Evangelist.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

a For the Enquirer.
The Character Of Children what Pa.
rents have made il.

TRAIN up child ia the way he should
GO, and when he is old he will not d+uart
from it,, is rs true now as il was IN the
days OF Solomon. Human nature Is the
same now that it wis 5000 ears ago. 1t
requires the same training, the same se-
stra,nt. Eli repioved ms SONS, bur re-
strained them not" We have impi oy ed
upon his practice. as we frequently neither
reprove nor n strain. Our chill, rem grow
up disOr!erly, Inbred, etc ,and we wonder
why ii is 30. The answer will be found in
their early training. ri
Children are what the parents make
them, or what they make themselves thro'
the neglect of their parents. II this were
not true there would be no such thing az
parental responsibility. Often, nay, gen.
orally, the foundation for all the improprie-
ties of which we complain, or over which
we lament. is laid, and frequently the ha-
bit is formed before we even suspect that
any thing is wrong. Years are not neces>
sary to lay foundation, nor even 10 COM
plete the formation Of habit that may
prove, 10 its consequences highly injurious
if not ruinous TO its possessor. The child
tina, knocks off the cup, the plate, the glass
from the table as soon as it is brought near
it. has already more than begun the work.
1t has formed habit. or commenced lhe
forming of ries Of habits unobserved or
disregarded perhaps by the parents, that
will increase with growing years." and
furnish materials for parental trouble and
regret during many long years to come.
The training Of children can hardly be-
commenced too early. or followed too faith
fully and perseveringly. At this early age
j: consists chiefly of prevention. Whal does
II child know, Of good or bad, until it has
learnedi tf Ii it is not polite by nature,
neither is it impoliie. If it is not obedient,
neither is it d'sobedient. II is in fact an
unshapen mass, (socially, at least, ready to
be- mOrlded into any shape. Hence the
need of wisdom and discretion on the part
of the parents, and hence the reason why
so many parents SO signally fail in the early
training Of their children. They do not
commence the work of training in time.
have often heard pare0is say, II 10 NOS
know why my children ars so rude, etc.
have done my best TO make them polite,
etc." or. =" have tried to make my chill
dren polite. but il does no good, and / have
given up. cunt try any more. etc. Bur
the whole state OF things showed that the
work had neither been commenced when
Il should have been. nor carried on 10 ie
ought 20 have been. IL was not begun llll
IL should have been completed. The ma
rents were doubtless honest aad sincere h
what they said. They had "tFIed" bni
failed although they had done mora than
would have been necessary 10 aceomnl,ah
all that they desired, II their elI1rls Ia
been FlgsIly directed.
osssRvEa.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

THE DIVISION OF CALIFoRNrA.-Th
Alta California opposing this project, says !:
The admission of California with her pre-
sent boundary was one of the main features
ofthe compromise. Every effort was made
to divide her, and the same proposition was
with true parliamentary tactics, brought
forward in Congress again and again. in
slightly different form, 10 the hope of final
Iy passing it, blu. all wonld not do; the
north insisted upon the integrity of Califar.
mia, as strenuOusly as the south con,ended
for the Fugitive Slave Law. and an attempt
therefore to disturb the presen, boundaries
OF California would be regarded as much
an effect TO disturb the adjustment, as an
attempt to repeal the fugitive law. The
State OF California having been the princi-
pal incident of the compromise is bound 10
stand by it; it was to secure her rights and
promote her interests, that the scheme of
adjustment was adop'ed; she cannot there,
fore be the first to seek to DESTROY the fabric
erected for her good. aud for the good Of
the whole country"
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08
The Maine LiauOr Law.

Much interest being felt in this famous
enactment. we here give il to our readers
Its successful operation in Maine during
several months past, has served 10 elicit
rue attention Of the friends Of temperance,
and Of tax payers generally.
Sec /. Prohibits any unauthorized
perscn frsm selling sphjtaous and iutox
ica.iug liquors Of any kind.
9. Aulhorises the surveyors Of each
town to appoint an agent 10 reside in The
most central aud COW ni mt pat Of the
town, with aulholi ) TO sell liquor for
medical and mechanical purposrs--Who
% 10 hold bis Office for one year unless
removed. sai
.. Provides lor cerli6 cate 10 be 81, en-
20 the agent. expressive Of his authority.
aud gives the form. &C. Of the bond
4. Provides that any person selling by
himselE bin clerk. Or sgent. shall b. fined
for she 6rst pfenae. BIO and costs; for
the second. $40 and costs: and in each
sass stand committed lib paid; and for
ssery subsequent offence. $40 and costs
and DO imprisoned three or six months.
8. Provides the mode Of prosecution
aaa dssignAtss that the penalties shat
Sc Tor shs support Of the poor.
y. FfesiAss that honda shall be give,
ipaaases q appeal. Cor the prosecution 0
ahe appeal and shs payment Of III Ens
and costs.
z. Provides for The app0inlmsn. Of %
sona who may manufacture inluxlcal,u
llquura lo.l : used for. mschnnlcal purp
Sos and n the arts.
d. Provides lQr penalty Of elO0 n
D. aolauIt there0f .lmpFIupnmanL ipr elS
daQa, &c The dFnt olseaee :; end Cor "a
D. ihe pehallx tpr evs.y subssqnens'
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

A SUDDEN DEATH-Remarkable Occur
renee A letter from Mr.. John Dix, in
Somerset county, Md, says:
on the 18th OF November. a female of
10 years old died suddenly in my school.
She asked permission to retire few min.
a'es before 10 A. NJ. Alter having rcciled
her lessons. rs usual. and after walking a
few PAGES from the door, she tainted. On
being immediately taken up. aud laid softly
down in the school.house, she expired.
What Is most remarkable, when she awok o
that morning, she told her mother that she
dreamed that she had went to school ard
died, and was carried to her aunt's. which
actually and literally came to pass the same
day.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

TIE CoLDEsr OF ALL CoLD WEATHER
The Telegraph to the Cleveland papers
recently contained the following:
sGashen, (Ia.l Dec. l6.-Thermomet
l20 below zero to-day
That beats oil other localities. and oil
other THERMOMETERS we have ever heard
Of. Perhaps they may have such 'Snaps'
10 The neighbcThood Of the upper end Of the
North Pole, bat no Arctic navigator has ever
yet penetrated far enough 10 that direction
10 ascertain The fact FranconA must 70.
algn Ice frosty fame 20 Goshen. Abiding d
thls dlopateh. the Cleveland Herald save
Land Of Goshen, bat that Ia cold WI
read that paragraph 10 our lherm0moGo
aud u went up 10 fever heat, shlvePInR nj
the time 10 TINT. We shaAt talk Of col
weather hereafter, Cor when Ne 60 cola Il
Goshen, there's no nee lMlhlngI
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08
NJ The London Correspondent OF the
Philadelphia North American says:

The result of the recen; elections in
tbs United States has caused no surprise
among those leading politicians in Eng
land who are known 40 free traders
They contributed money literally to
bring about this result. This is no Sc
cret. Large contributions were made
in England for the sole purpose Of in
fluencing our elections. The result was
predicted months ago. 1t was foretold
here in London. A leading projections
ist London Journal warned you to look
out for the influence of British gold
The grand object Of course. was to pre-
vent the possibility of high protective
tariff in the United States, so that Eng
lish manufacturers could send their goods
to our market under low tariff, and
consequently enrich themselves at the
expense of the American manufactur-
erS."
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

Stanley Carpenter, an infant about two
years Of age. was on the 9Th inst. brought
up before His Honor, Judge Church, on .
writ Of habeas corpus, prayed out By Enos
L. Carpenter. the fatker, against Lucy A.
Carpenter, the mother. IL appeared that
the parties had separated. and that the hus>
band had agreed his wife should keep this
child. 1t further appeared that Mrs. Carr
Psnter had brought her petition of divorce
against her husband on the ground CT his
incontinence, in which petition she asks
and prays for the custody Of the child in
question. l. also appeared that the child
was well cared for by It's mother, and that
its condition would not be changed for the
better if the father had its custody.
His Honor said that it was we'll settled
by law, that prin.G faciG, the father was
entitled to the custody of his children, even
those of nurture; but that this rule of law
was governed by the circumstances of the
case and that inasmuch as it appeared that
this was child, mere infant, needing all
the care and nurture that a mother alone
could furnish-and that the parties had
agreed that the mother should keep this
cliId-nnd the mother had also preferred
her petition Of divorce to the next Superior
Court, praying for the custody Of this child
among other things-he should deny the
petition, leaving the child in the custody of
Mrs. Carpenter, to await the action of the
Superior Court.
o. A. G. Todd Esq. appeared for MIR.
carpenter; and H. B. Graves Esq for Mrs
Carpenter,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

DENNIS, keeper Of rum shop at Nor
walk. Conn, drank his own ram, wenl TO
sleep 10 his store. and persisted with the
cold. Lewis futile Of \orwalk, and Dam
lei Riggs Of Ridge ield, same county, have
both persisted by intoxica,ion an cold with
In short time, and it the depopulatiOn
continues long at this rate, the New Haven
Palladium cannot say with the same truth
as now that there are more hard rum suck
ers in Fairfield County than 10 any other
county 10 the State.
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LTTCHFIELD ENQUIRER
LITCHFIEID, January 8, 1859.
ArricnIfnral SacietH.

nPA meeting Ofthe Executive Com
mirtee of the Litch6eld County Agricultu>
raj Society, will be- held at the Mansion
House, in Lhchield. on Tuesday the 18th
day of January, 1852, at 8 O'Clock A. M.
to award premiums On GroPs. and to make
arrangements tor the year ensuing. Com
pstitOrs for premiums ON Crops, will be re-
CURED to bring specimens,and the statement
ii culture repaired BY the Regulations. A
full attendance is requested, as important
subjects will be- brought before the meeting
for consideration.
A. S. LEWIS. Rec Sec.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

SrAIN.-PARDoa or rRE CUnAN Par.
sossRs.-The Madrid accounts Of the lA,h
OF Dec per steamship Africa. state tina, The
reply OF tho Government Of tho United
States to her Maissty, Cor the insult offer.
ed to the Spanish Gag, was highly sa,lslAc.
tory. Her Majesty has therefore. pardon.
ed oil the American prisoners concerned In
the late Cuban Invasion.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

The Kentucky Legislature have cleo
ted Archibald Dixon, Senator to Con>
gress. in the room Of Henry Clay. He
was chosen at the seventh ballot.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

The population Of Hungary proper 10
10000, 000.- -Tfansy lvAnIa. 100000
and Of She Military Frontier, 9.e00. 600,
Total pepnlatlon ol IIvngAFy $4,000. 900.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

Consistency - DOty and Eastman.
free soil membsrs Of Congress from Wis.
COnsiu, voted for Lynn Boyd. . slave.
holder, for Speaker Of the House
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Litchfield, Dec. 10, 1851.

The Presidency. - The democratic
tide seems just now setting in favor OF
the nomination of Gen. VIM. o. Butler
for the Presidency. 1t is understood
that, though a Southern man and a
Shareholder, he is willing to adopt into
his political creed several planks and posts
used for tue construction of the Buffalo
Platform-by which manoevre he hopes
to secure the aid of Van Buren,, Wilmot,
& CO. He is, moreover, opposed to the
ultra State rights doctrines of South
Carolina and Georgia, and is supporter
of the Compromise Measures-and thro'
the efficient aid of these hobbies he hopes
to obtain the votes of the unionists'
South and West. There is adroit mans
agement on the part of Buffers friends,
to secure his nomination. But they may
as we'll be assured now as hereafter, that
if successful in their scheme they will
''hear thunder" from the region round
about Texas. General Houston has got
his heart fixed on the presidential prize,
and if he should not succeed in getting
a chance at it, there will be more ''noise
and confusion" in the democratic camp
than there has been before since 1910.
But what if the Wings should wrest the
prize from the grasp Of both Of these
ambitious aspirants "Such things
have been and may be"
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Virginia.-We learn from the Rch>
mond Wing that the vote for Governor.
50 far as yet collected, stands thus For
Summers. wing, $3.50; johnson, dem,
54,597. Three counties yet to be heard
from, viz, Boone, Prince William and
Westm oreland. OF the House Of Dele
gates heard from. there are Sc wings aud
81 opposition.
John Pierpont died at North Haven
on the goth ult., aged 81. He was a
soldier of the revolution, and was one
OF small party of gunners who fred on
the British vessel in the North river that
was waiting to convey Andre back after
his interview with Arnold. The shot
taking effect compelled the vessel to go
down the river, and thus obliged Andre
to return by land. which eveniuated in
the discovery Of Arnold's treason. Mr..
Pierp"nt was ais" presen. at the capture
OF CORVALLIS.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

Erssvs'al communicates viii receive
allenllon nasI week.
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have been and may be"
Who Shall be Governor ?-As the
season Il approaches when it is usual to
hold the Wing State Convention, it is
right and proper that the people should
begin to think and talk about candidates
for public favor. AS Mr.. Foster has
twice suffered his name to be used In
connection with the Office Of Governor.
it is understood that he desires TO retire
from the contest. In taking 'eluclan.
leave Of him. it is proper 10 remark, that
the whig party Of Connecticut never
went into u contest with gubernatorlal
candidate more eminently worthy Of sue
cess than at the last two elections. The
public services, gentlemanly department
and irreproachable private character OF
Mr.. Foster, have made him favorite
with his party throug hout the State
and we hope to live to see his talents
and virtues rewarded.
1t, however. Mr.. Foster should persist
in declining to be again a candidate,
Litchfeld County would respectfully pre-
sent her claaas 10 the consideration of
the Convention. Since the present Or
ganization Of parties, she has almost un-
iformly given a wing majority Of from
ore hundred to Eve hundred. and three
fourths of the time has elected a malori>
~ of wing members ct the Assembly.
This. to be sure, is doing no more than
her duty. and hence boastiny in her name
would be as foolish as it is uncalled for.
But, in this connection, it will not be
improper to remind our friends abroad,
that within the time specified. the wings
of this county have never had in the field
a single candidate for Governor or Lieu
tenant Governor. As the latter Office is
already filed by a good and true wing.
no friend of the cause would desire to
see HIM displaced. 1t will not be init
mated by any one acquainted with the
facts in the case, that we have not the
material for the highest office in the gift
of the people of the State. Mills. Hub
bard. Holley. Sedgwick, Catln. and 9TH
ers who might be named, would either
Of them do honor to the station.
We would suggest to the wings of the
county the p,opriety of talking the mat
ter up in their primary meetings, and to
appoint their delegates with reference to
it. And when the delegates are appoin-
ted. let them agree upon "a candidate, so
as to present a united voice to the Cons
vention, and We believe that voice will
be needed. We would by no means.
however. be thought to inculcate jealous
or refractory spirit. If after our dele
cation have been fairly heard, the Con-
vention shall place in nomination can
ddate residing without our limits. the
wings Of Litch6sld will most chesrfully
a,qu,csce in the will OF the majority. and
labor with their accustomed zeal 10 pro.
-. H. ,..naaas ~ Ala aa..sa
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-01-08

Cold Weather.-The month of De-
cember, from the LIST to the 3lst, is said
by the coolest inhabitant," to have been
the coolest on record. In this town,
for several days in succession, the Their
mometer ranged from 3 to 10 degrees
below zero. On Saturday, the 9th,
at I o'clock A. NJ, it stood IL below in
this village Is do. at Gaylord's Bridge;
FL do. at New Milford and % do. at
Woodbury. Where is Frapcolia