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ARRIVAL rHg MERIIN
Nav YORK, August The steamer Merlin has arrived
from Bermuda. She brings nothing Of moment %rt
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-05

The editor Of the Erie Observer, newly married man
said this The other day OF his town conte "The
bachelor editor OF the Gazette everybody to gel
up the morning al four O'Clock to hear the birds sing
For part, have better company than birds al thai
hour in The morning hence we shan't take his advice
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

Ger VIM. Kennedy. also Of the Fifth Ward
Police, came out. The two Policemen
were then taken to the Staiion House.
where also Mr.. Hopkins and Mr. Taylor
and several others whom the disturbances
had attracted to the store, vent. Kennedy
managed during the confusion 10 slip out
unObserved. and went away Smith was
taken intO the back room where he WAS
attended by Drs. HOssack aud Kilbourne.
who prOhed the wound and found it To be-
nc least six inches deep. and Ut very dan
gerOus character, The ball had struck
the lower part OF the spi lie, glanced oG and
entered into the body. The physicians
weIe unable to extract the ball. Smith was
taken TO his residence, 463 Greenwich st
Assistant Captain Hutchings was On duty
at the Station House at the tim4, md soon
af'ef went to the residence of the Chief of
Police, and informed him of what had DC
Cured. Both Of the gentlemen then res
turned to the house Of Kennedy, whom
| they re- arrested aud took to the Station
House. Yesterday morning he was taken
before Justice Osborne and held for ex>
animation. Previous to his re~arresl. an
officer had been sent to his house tor him,
but he was not at hom-.-[N. Y. Trib.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
CONG Saturday.
WASHINGTON. Jan, l3.


SENATE. Mr. FoOte of Vermont an
nounced the death of Mr. Upha'n. and
gave brief sketch of his life and public
services; upon concluding he submitted
the usual resolutions. and moved that the
Sergeant>at- Arms be directed TO accom-
many the remains TO Vermont:
Mr. Seward Of New York feconded the
resolution in brief and eloquent terms
highly eulogistic of the deceased.
Tn. Senate then Adjourned.
The House took up for consideration a
number Of private bills, which were here
stofore reported from the Committee of the
" hole and pissed several Of them.
Pending the consideration Of private
bills. the Senate proceedings upon the
death of Mr. Upl.am. ..... ...........
b. Mr. Miner of Vermont, delivered an APP
propriate euhgy, and offered the custom
AIRY resolutions.
Mr. Meacham briefly expressed hi
sympathy for the worthy family OF the de-
ceased, when the Resolutions were adopted
and tho House adjourned. I'D"
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
The State Agricultural Society.

TIL, Society h,h their annual meeting
at the Tonli,ls. New HaveD, on Wednes
day, the 10Th Of january. 1858. IN the
absence of the President. s. d. Hubbard
Lieut. Governor Pond took the Chair.
| Various countries reported action
| since The las, meali'g.
General Pratt add H. A. Dyer indicated
a proper course of proceeding for The So
cie'y for thr Ginning year. After discuss
sion, The following resolutions were adopt.
That a committee be appointed to-
take the necessary steps to modify the
Stale Society into a State Board ID Ag
rlculture.' i.' ' ~ --':-
9. To make all necessary efforts TO oh
tain proper appropriation from the next
Legislature. '~ H J"Ae
3 To correspond and make all nrces-
sary arrangements with some one of the
County Societies, Fer State Fair, TO be
held next Autumn, and to repor: with re-
gard to these at the next executive meet.
ing.
james +. Pratt. Henry A. Dyer, +. S
Guild. and Charles Robinsol, Esqs. were
appointed such committee.
Z. w. Elliott resigned the post Of Sec
Rotary of the State SOCIETY. Professor
Porter, OF New Raven, was appointed Sec,
rotary.
TIE following Delegates to the annual
meeting of the National Agricultural So.
ciety. to be held ut Washington on the
lst "Wednesday Of February. were app
painted: Hon D Hubbard. Hon Isaac
'roucey. Hon T Smith, Hon Msssrs Chap
man, Cleveland. Seymour aud lnaersoi.
Messrs D. P Tyler of Br"oAlyn. .Robh,ns
BIttelb Of Norfolk, Henry Whitney of New
Haven, Solomon Olmslpad of East Hart
f"rd. E Hyde. 81, Of Siaffrd, Rufus B
Chamberlin of Coventry. Gideon Themp.
son ut Bridgeport. w Y Miner OF Siam
ford Captain Erastus Williams of Nor>
wich. Nathan Belcher, Of New London.
Some valuable seeds were distributed.
Tie thanks Of Society were voted to
Messrs J s Walker of Cl4remnnt. N II.
and J A R-ckwi'h of MiddIebury, W. for
their valuable communications.
THE Society then adjourned TO NEE, at
Hartford on Tuesday of the third week Of
the Session Of the General Assembly.
'+.' Gu. w ELLIOTT, Sec'y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
LlTCHFlELD ENQUIRER
LETCHFIEI.D Dan. 90. Is5s

AT meeting of the Executive Com
muree Of the Litchfield County Agricul'
tural Soeiety, held at the Mansion House
ON the lth Of January, 1853. the fol-
lowing premiums were awarded for crops
of 1852
To w. B. & 3. s. Lake Of BslhIem, and
II. NJ. Hart OF Cornwall. fOI corn,
81 bu: helS per acre, each, 90 SO
To 7. l.. Hart OF Cornwall for corn,
II 2 bush. per acre 2 90
To Nj W Barnes # Walsrtown. for
corn. 81 2 do. do. on reclaim
ed swamp land ...., 90
w Ills Law Of Li:chfield raised IS bush
els Of corn per acre-a large yield for
dry summer.
To Harley Moss of LitchGeld. oats,
III bushels per acre 8 90
ION very rich land, and seeded with
about 5 bushels per acrs.)
TO N. Harl Jr. of Cornwall Tor oats
Is bushels per acre 2 %
Tc Harley Moss of Li,chfield for po-
tatoes 100
To John Il. Andrew OF Sharon. for
turnips. long. 90
(2lO2 bushels per acre, sowed 10
drills Is By 8 inches.
To Abraham Beecher OF Bethlem,
for iurnips. 90
924 bush. per acre. sowed broad cast.
II NJ Hart Of Cornwall raised 6S8 bushs
els, and John Nj Wadha,ps oi Goshen
66O bushels Of turnips per acre.
10 Alb, allam Beecher "f Bethlem.
for carrots, l4l6 do. do. 9 90
To Albert Wadhams Of Goshen, for
do. 1914 do. do. 100
Nathan Hart, Jr. raised 936 bushels per
acre. f.... ... ... ......,....,l
70 John T Andrew Of Sharon, for
rutabayas. 1912 do do ea1 l 90
70 Theodore 3. Gold OF Cornwall.
for do. lisa do. do. @a l 90
To Charles Cook Of Bethlem, for
broom corn. 4l6 lbs com and SO ''
bushels Of seed on sixty four rods
| Of ground ..s ..-..-... ..... .... 2 90
! 10 L s Gold of Cornwall for bucks
wheat, 20 bush. per acre % 2 OC
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
Washington Correspondence.
Washington. Ian I

Washington, Jan Is. 1852.
The most interesting event of the pest
week has been the nugurat ion If the
jackson Statue. 1t is of bronze, ami stands
in Presidents Square fronting the White
House. The ceremonies upon the occa.
sion was so unInriun ate rs . OF 10 Witness
owing 10 anH,h-r engagement. They are.
said to hRVa been grand ard imposing. The
statue is a splendid triumph vi Art, though
the conception seems not entirety free
from faults. The old hero. mouutel upon
his rearing war horse, is represented 10
the act of taking off his hat and making a
cOuTtiy bOw-an attitude which, however
fitting in a statue of Broadway dandy, is
hardly, one would think, 10 character for 50
stern a warrior. Nor would it seem pes
culiarly appropriate tina, the charger should
rear in mid air, while his rider is
''Dufing his cap to city DAME"
The rider too, sitting bolt upright as he
does, executes his bow with some devia>
ton it must he admitted from tho usual
not 10 say Chesterfeidian-way of per.
forming that salutation. That sly le was
certainly never recognized as orthodox in
the district school hodse VIII ich used to
attend. AS a whole, however, the statue
makes very creditable appearance, and
quite throws into the shade the humble
representation Of MISUNDERSTANDING in
front of the White House in the unprelend-
ing garb Of plain citizen. IKE
Awaiting myself Of the fine weather
went out early 10 the week 10 inspect the
Georgetown College, conducted under the
auspices of the Jesuits. was very politely
escorted through the Library, Museum and
Philosophical Cabinet belonging TO The
Institui ion. The Library is said 10 con>
sist of 22,O00 volumes. Neither the
Museum or the Cabinet is large or merits
extended notice. Connected with the
College is Nunnery. Not caring. how,
ever. 10 expuse myself 10 all my verdancy
t. the dang srous charms of its fair tena nis,
/ forbore to make explorations in that
quarter-the more willingly as the rules Of
The Institution positively forbid the entrance
of strangers of the sierner sex when un.
accompanied by any Of the daughters OF
Eve. Georgetown itself is compac,ly
Quilt and shows signs Of some thrift.
Recently also l made a visit 20 Mount
Vernon, but as my time is much taken up
at present | will forbear to tax further the
patience of the readers of the Enquirer,
aud wishing them hearty enjoy ment Of
the fine sleighing, which / suppose they
now have, will reserve an account Of
that trip and Of some other topics as may
seem interesting for a future OCCASION.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
Cincinnati. Jan Is

CeHCfNHOCs, jan ID.
In the case Of the UnIled States VS..
Cole. Kissaue and Others. charged with
bu ming the steamer Mar,ha Washlnglo
Commissioner Wilcox gave in his dccls-
ion at noon TO day. He held Cole and
Kssane 10 bail in The sum Of $4,000
each. the two Chapins and Captain Gums
mings in Sc 900 each. and Holland ia
5000. with Two freehold suteties each >.
I" appear at the next term OF the U s
court. 1t is Thought they will give the
required security.
Vice President King sailed in the U
S Mail steamer Fulton, for HAVANA. on
the 10Th.
We have been much edited in looking
over the columns Of The Budget. large
Ms. newspaper sheet published by the.
scholars of the Centre School, Litch6eld
Conn Julia H. Adams and George 8.
Lewis, Editors Edwin B. Sanford, As<
sistant Editor. -.-..'l
A very severe snow storm set in on
Wednesday last, and continued several
days.
% Governor Fairbanks, of Vermont.
has appointed Hon. Samuel 8 Phelps
United States Senator, in place of MIR Up.
ham, deceased.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

OH1o.-The Free Soil State Con vention
met at Columbus on Wednesday, the l2ih
inst, and nominated the following ticket:
For Governor-SamueI Lewis. of Cin-
cinnati.
Lieut.. Governor-Benj Bissell, Lake
Co.
Supreme Judge-Reuben Hitchcock,
Lake Co.
Secretary of State-Wm. R Graham.
Franklin Co =
Treasurer Of State. w. Chaffin,
Clinton Co.
Attorney General-Cooper K. Watson,
Seneca Co. -
Board of Public Works-Dr. Alouzo o.
Blair. Licking Co.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
~ Christmas and New Years wa

~ Christmas and New Years were
appropriately celebrated by the pupils Of
The Centre School in this village, under
the objection Of their efficienl and popu>
laF Teacher. "A. N. LEWIS. The ball.
SOON Of ,be County House was decorated
for their use with eve'greens and flowers.
The Afternoon and evening were spen,
by the children in singing, dancing, &c..
ct,sing with II festival. The time pass
ed delightfully."-, and viii long be remcm-
be'ed by the li,,le folks who participated
in the pleasant exercises and good cheer
Of the occasion. a.. .....~ 4,
We shoul earlier have 'mad,, a note
of this celebration had We not waited
Tor a more minute and extended account
from another source.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

Co. The up train on the Housatonic
Road. on Friday evening, came in col i'm
with an Extra Freight Train, near the up
per Depot. The Freight Train had stops
ped. when the passenger train pitched in,,l
it. Both engines were somewhat, damage
and several persons suffered slight injury.
The Freight Train evidently lmd no Eusi-
ness to be in the way of the Passenger
Train and I'm the, time of the kltter and
it may reasonably be- conjec,ared lha,
somebody Isl TO blame in the matter. r
S.-h seems that The Freioht train
got SAT in the snow. A man was sen, for.
ward TO give Signal but AS he attempted
10 swing his lantern. the bo,t"m felt out,
and the light with it, and so no signal WINS
given. The. damage accustomed has been
much over>raled. @'
~ ..@ Bridgeport. Standard.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

WOODBURY. ACADEMY This lnsti,u
tion,, under the direction Of r.. d. Hall.
Esq. we understand has acquired de.
served popularity in that vicinity. A pub
lie Exhibition Of the Scholars was given
on Wednesday evening of las, week, which
was productive Of much salis fac lion to the
parents. and compl'me ntary 10 the pro-
gress Of the pupils. An appropriate rro-
logue. written by Rev. w. T. Bacon, the
poet, and delivered by his son, Knight Bn>
con, lad OF some ten years, elected chi,
versal applause and appreciation. There
were also several other original pieces.
consisting Of dialogues. &c spoken by tie
pupils Of both sexes. in "a praisewerthy
manner. Music TOO, cast its delightful
power over the scene-a lutIe Miss of some
ten years presided at the Sernphine When
the Railroad is bnil; TO that place. we hope
TO. be better acquainted in that direction.
Waterbury American..
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

renr.sentative aeeountGbiiity. must be
for evsrignorsd in our politics, or else
everv constituency must be educated
and intelligent enough TO instruct its re-
p,asentstives wisely; and hold them TO
their account discarningly and justly
Ire time has come when no paltrv ca"
bal Of intriguing demagogues should Sc.
lect our executive and settle our national
foreign and domestic policy. But when
every man who casts q vote should be
able not merely to read it and to under~
stand The party it goes for, but to know
as well for himself. who ought TO gov
ern him, and how he ought to be gov
erned.
Consequently we remarks Jttkly. that
an American in this age should be emf
nently comprehensive naGH. mean a
man of large views, and broad symPa-
thies not one of those mongrel and
monstrous good men even, who will
have slavery to be the only evil on earth.
and total abstinence from strong drink
the only virtue out of heaven. But men
whose minds half an idea cannot satisfy.
in whose great souls half world would
leave half a vacuum; whose piety is
breathed in no sectariaD shibboIeth ;
whose patriotism becomes not an exotic
if it pass state line, or cross the Poto-
mac; whose morality vapors not ever
laslingly abont some one isolated cardl-
nal virtue whose philanthropy reaches
more than one caste or one color, who
find in every creature Of our race child
Of the same great Father, and in every
religious sect fellow band 10 the same
army Of Emmanuel: and ia every Tribe
and nation under heaven part Of the
same mighty world, already redeemed
by Divine blood, aud bound resistlesslly
onward to glorious regeneration.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20


HORRIBLE ACCIDENT To"A SAILOR
We extract, says the Delaware Gazette,
the following account Of an accident
which occurred at Seaford, ON Wsdnes-
day last. from private letter -,
A NEST shocking cidenLhappened at
Seaford yesterday. A yonng sailor.
about .25 or 26 years Of age by the name
of Stansbury Messick. Of Incorporate
habits, aud being somewhat intoxicated!
at the time, climbed 20 the mast head OF
a large new schooner. belonging to N. &
w. b. Hotsey. and to show his ailorship
to several persons who were looking at
him, attempted to pass from one mas.
head TO the other Oh the spring stay
10 do this he attempted to go feet fole.
most. swinging his body under the spring
stay, and holding on with his hands and
legs. The sPringsstay being horzen
tai rope more than 90 feet from the deck.
it required some effort to work his way
from one mast to the other. After he
had passed about two thirds Of the dis
lance. his legs, by some means. slipped
of, leaving him hanging by the hands.
He made several etfo,ts to regain tie
stay with his legs. but failed 10 do SO.
He then cried out | shall fall, God have
mercy on me- Those who were looking
at him could render him no earthly as
sistahce, though two other sailors at the
mast head were within a few feet of him.
He continued TO hang by his hands for
several minutes. and when. he could hold
on no longer seemed to relax his bold
one finger at a time. The, spectators,
seeing he was about to fall. turned their
backs to keep from witnessing the sight
At last he let go. and fell with a crash
to the deck. He de cended ieet fore
most, and such was the force with
which he fell. that one OF his thigh bones
passed entirely through the deck and
the other penetrated the deck to the
depth Of near two inches. His thigh
bones were literally shivered to spilnters.
and in this state he lived near an hour,
begging the doctor who was called to his
aid snot to let him die in his SINS
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
From the ". Y. Tribune Of Thursday.
Two Policemen Arrested for Burglary
--Oae Of them Shot and Dangerously
Wounded @s =, -e.

! A great excitement was created ia the
Police Department yesterday mornin g by
The announcement that two police officers
of the Fifth Ward had been arrested for
burglary, and that one of them, while at
tempting to escape, had been shot and
SO dangerously wounded that bis recovery
was considered very doubtful. The facts
ia the case are as follows. During The
last three weeks the grocery of Mr.. Sam
uel ii. Hopkins, No. 2l5 Yves, street. cor
ner ut franklin street, has been repeated
~ entered by false keys and robbed OF
large quantities of cigars. On last Mon
day morning MIR. Hopkins discovered that
on The previous night the thieves had
been ut work, and he at once took meas
ures to detect them. Having Ohta lued
permission OF Messrs. Fagg and Briggs,
cOppersmilhs. doing business next door to
iemove small portion OF the partii ion
which separated the two. stores, and 10
remain ia their stOre 10 watch---he lOok
with hin, hls clerk. William Taylor, and
on MQn"ay night the two watched, but no
thief made his appearance, He continued
the watch on the following night, and
about three O'Clock in the morning Mr.
Taylor heard the front door Vi Mr.. Hop>
kin's store turn, and IN mo,nent after
wards saw man enter the store with
light 10 his hand. The two gsn,lemen
then left the store they were IN by door
lsaiing ialo Fsanklia street, aud went
around 10 front of MIR. u.s store fur the
purpose OF capturing the ihief AZ they
turned the corner, they saw man Walking
IN front Of the store. apparently watching.
Mr.. ~ Immediately arrested hins aud
handed him 10 the. custody oG his clerk.
who drew a pistol, ard told hls prisoner
That y ne attempted to escape he wonld
shoQt MIN. He; however. disregarded the
threat, and started off: Mr.. Taylor fred,
anu the baltenlered the lower part Of his
back. This brought him to stand, and
no then turned and came back to where
Mr.: IhyOr was standing. This man
turned Onl 70 be- Officer john Smith, of the,
Fifth Ward Police. When arrested, he
exhibited mo star, or said anything ms to
who he was, or his, business there, While
this was going on, Mr.. Hopkins was hold
Ing the dODr>kn0b OF his sore. and calling
ttr assistance 10 secure the man vino was
inside. Officer Ford fnaIIy came to the,
spot and the door vas OpsnSd when Ofi.8
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

T7yHE Subscribers. citizens of Li,chfelti.
4 having attended the exhihitien-of Mr.
Jrnnin a. WIid Cats, cheeriully commend
them to The public AZ . carimi'y w"rth sses
ing. The fact. lhal they were cangh, il c1S
own STATE. In our epinion adds mush Ia their
attraction We can Also say ihat Mr. Jen-
nings il deserving IT Ruhlic patronage, and il
given it will not be abused
Al HENRY; p Caves,
F p. REEMAN.
G. G.. Wo,DRUFT. gs
s@ 9'is G p. HnLLIsrER, sN
la {. a4ls w DRYING, r
S. 81 rs - i VIVA, R0neHAs,
Lilch6elds Jan. Y, 1881 f f5,e "A
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

u The democrats hold their State
Convention at MiddIetown on the e2d
Of Feb'u ary. .... ....
Hon Mr.. Douglas has been re>efected
Senator by the Legislature Of Illinois.
Commodore Morgan. commander Of
. the navy yard at Washington city, died
on the 5th inst, and was buried will,
military honoss. f."
augusta, Me-. Jan IA.
The Senate this morning elected VIM
George Crosby (whig) as Governor. by
vote of seventeen to fourteen.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts has
elected John Ii Clifford Of New Bedford
Governor Elisha Huntington Of Lowell.
Lieut.. Governor; Ephraim M Wright.
Secretary Of State and Jacob H. Loud
r'easurer-all wings. Gov. Clifford
was inaugurated on the l4th. .r
pThe Democratic State Convention
met At Columbus on the 9Th inst, and
maIe the following nominations for state
officers ;4 .,........
For Gov. William Medill,
For Lieut.. Gov, Mr.. Bliss.
For Treasurer, John G.. Breslin.
T%AA TIM Late ol.,nt;.,,. - All: A..
brothers were elected to the Senate of
that State. from as many different dis
tricts. Their names a,e William, Ste
phen and James Lowell. ."
nWm. B. As,"r. Of New York city,
has gwen $4,000 towards charging
she Gle, hospital. ft'f
EyJohn NJ. Clayton has been e:ec.
ted Senator from Delaware for, six years
from the 9th Of March next. .ss.s --
CoxGREG ArIoNAL CHURCH FUNp.-
The contributions Of the CMngreg a,ional
chu, ches in New York and Brooklyn,
we're very liberal. The Rev. Dr.. Beech
rr's church gave %, 500. church Of the
Pig inns. (Mr. S'"'rs) s.. 50O--church
Il the Purnans, (Dr. Cheever's J abou,
81 800, and the Tabernacle $1,000.
DEATH OF Thomas s. HAMBLrN.-
Thorn 5. HAmhlin. Esq, for about so
Years connected with The theatl ical pros
iesSion of New York and during much
OF the time lessee and proprietor Of the
OF Va'nus IheaIers in New York and
elsewhere. died on the Sab inst, in the
54th year of his age. ~T
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
Washington. Jan l6.

It il understood that in view of The stu
atiOn If our foreign affairs, the Military
and Naval committees Of the Senate have
under consideration several appropriations
for increasing efficiently the army mud ma
Wy and will probably recominepd thor
ough torifc"i ion Of the Pacific coast !, and
perhaps report some measure for the en-
pIOyment of our cDmInercia steam inar inc
SHOULD the contingencies contemplate b.
Soule and Marsllali'sten million proposition
require it. ;@t@ i.a 97s>
The Cuban question will come up ag ain
to morrow. u9 +.r. .,--,.. ....
SECRETARY Everett speaks before the
Colonization Society To morrow evening in
church. The Hall Ofthe House OF Repre-.
sentat.ves being refused for iha, purpose
Soirees. parties ana dinners are in great
profusiOn. To morrow evening there " III
be soirees at Browns Hotel aud at Glenn
emit Hills. fa .. r. ,+s4+,s,.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20
Washlngtpn Ilema.
special DisPateh 10 the ": p. Tribune.
Washinpfon. Iannnrv IL

OPEst1IS D'1FENsNtE % 'EaS " . 4EtVNSFIEs
Washington. January IL.
Mr. MarshaIl's resolution to place Sos
100000 at the disposal of the President
has been overwhelmed in the House,
Hunkerism being in the ascendant.
The Senate, in secret session, discussed
the nomination of Mr. Badger to day, bat
the subject was postponed Until the arrival
OF Senator Fitzpatrick. of Alabama.
from Vermont, appeared on the floor Of
the Senate to day. . ,ra'
The statement of the Republic that
Hunter will not go into the Cabinet be.
cause Dix is member is wholly untrue.
Senator Gwin is still earnest for the Pa
cifc Railroad. but union upon any particu~
lar plan seems to be Impossible. ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

~ The School House of the third
school district in Mortified, situated
about three miles from this village on
the Mortified road. was destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning last. The loss
is put down ut 5000. ~ ..-...
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-01-20

Statement Of the Viee President elect.
The subject Of the treaty made be-
Great Britain and the United States,
relative to Central America. has been
the subject of much agitation at WASH
iHgton for few weeks past. The OPP
position have tried hard TO make it the
occasion CT severe censure against Mr..
Clayton. then Secretary Of Stale-but
we are heartily glad to know that he
co,pss ont Of the OF deal with flying cOlors.
It is also a subject Of coGgratuIation that
The question OF personal verAci,y which
had been raised between Messrs. Cass
and King, has been set at rest without
'mpuguiny the truthfuloess Of either,