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Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-30
For the Enquirer.
W s"S A<"1~@Its SoUTH CANAAN, March Huh, 1854.

SoUTH CANAAN, March Huh, 1854.
 MR HYATT -
 In February or March, ls47, an arti. cle was copied into the Enquirer fom the New Haven Palladium. stating, in sub> stance, that Col. Henry Dwight of Stocks bridge. Mass, while member of Con- gress, voted for the admission of Mise sousi into the Union as slave State. a1d for that vote was d,opped from office by his constituents, and that thenceforth his course was downward. To that article Mr. Sedgwick of Sharon. replied, that it was not true, because Mir. Dwight was not member of Congress at the time of the admission of Missouri: that it was Mr. Shaw of Lanesborough, and not Mr. Dwight, who voted on the Missouri ques. ion. Mir. Sedgwick thus told the ruth, but not the whole truth, yet all the truth perhaps. which he was. called upon to tell in the case. As a supplementto Mir. Sedgwick's communication, I wlote un- der date of March 3l, lS47. that the Palladium had mistaken the act for which Mir. Dwight was dropped from his seat in Congress that it was for his vote on mother question, and not on the Miss ,ouri compromise, that his constituents gave him leave to return home. But >upposing that what I had written would be of no use to the world I threw it aside, and did not send itt 10 the Enquirer. Hap pening recently to observe it among my old papers, and thinking that it may have some application 10 passing events, I send you the substance of it, which is as follows: e 5s s
 As Mr. Shaw, by his vote on the Mis- souri question had displeased his constit- uents. Mr, Dwight was appointed to take his place, and while in Congress voted for the removal of the Cherokces from their lands in Georgia; and for thus vo- ting was dropped by his constituents. as Mr. Shaw had been before him. These similar events. which the Palladium cons founded, are faceliously illustrated and preserved in memory by an anecdote. which I used to hear while resident of Massachusetts, and which have seen re. peated in some Massachusetts paper wilh- in year past. Soon after Mr. Dwight had returned home from Congress, he vas met by Mr. Shaw, who knowing how to sympathize with him. and while shae king him by tue hand, said to him, Well. Dwight, negro killed me, and an Indi> an has shot you" H. GooDwIN.
 P. s. Whether any politicians are now to be killed by Nebrdskc Negroes. or shot by Nebraska Indians remains to te seen.
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"P. S.-I understood you to say the other day. in the Euening Pest. tLat the President was in favor of leaving the subs
 ject of Slavery in Nebraska 10 the set iIers. Will you olcase to inform nae srhether he Nev Hampshire election X one of the seltLeos' he reters to 2" .
Litchfield enquirer., 1854-03-30
Wisceiiapy.

"John Brown. Ferryman.' writes to the editor tFgularly favored with his cor respondence as follows:
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M E w e OOD s

~INGHAMS.-5CO yards of Mancheste VU Ginehams, fast cOlOrs. for sale s1 M Iz i-zc' Def yard, at bhAUFO OhD D.
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For continuance per week, 20 per cent on the above terms.
 Probate and other lega! notices at the usual rates.
 Yearly advertisers charged according 10 space occupied. s.- .@ Casual Advertisements must De accom- panied ieith thc Cash.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-12-29

~ The following, sen, in n business
letter, reached US on the 25ih inst, from
York: ... ..
A vessel Of about seventy tons u hsvo
not learned the name) went ashore yes,er.
day morning, tho god, near Bald Head"
in Wells-bound from Boston 10 Bath. A
lady passenger was drowned. ! am in.
formed that aNer the vessel struck, nlplank
was placed from The vessel 10 the shore,
and ,ha, she was placed upon said plank,
having rope in her ha nds, the other end
being in the hands Of one Of The crew on
shore, while upon the plank sea washed
Der of-she held on 10 her end Of the rope,
while the man on shore let tho other end
slip through his hands. Her husband was.
still On board, and obtained hold Of tho
rope, when tho poor woman being exhaust.
cd, let 90 Of her end and was drowned. II
was bitter cold morning, and had sho
succeeded in reaching The shore, she would
probably have persisted before sho could
have reached any dwelling.
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states. These millions of ignorant people,
unacquainted with the spirit and working Of
our institutions, would mako SO much .ad.
ditlon 10 the political strength Of Romanism
in this nation. This, added to what already
exists in our cities and largo towns, cooper
alton with its natural ally. the Slave Power
and here is q force dang erous TO Freedom,
to social reform. 10 everything in our civil.
zation which renders it superior to the civ
ilizations Of tho old world, and Of former
times. Slavery and political Romanism arc
allies, IN much 90 Us England and France
in the Crimea aud Baltic. They are tho
right and left wing Of that army dangerous
TO Freedom, TO Professionalism, and the
legitimate purposes of the American party.
How can they be successfully opposed
BY the firm alliance Of the party Of Freedom
with honest men of the American move
ment. If the American party attempts
To ignore tho question Of Freedom. and
plays into the hands of Southern politicians,
1t will surely dig its own grave, and that
right speedily. But let the American party
and the Republican party DO niles, forming
the RIGHT and LEFT wing Of that army
which can DO gathered in the Free States to
rescue the Republic from Its fallen condition,
to punish the traitors, inaugurate Freedom
in the national councils, and to commit the
Government 10 that true American policy
it received from Washington, Hamilton,
Jefferson, and their illustrious compeers.
AMERICAN RErUDLIcAN.
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"THAT TEAM" AND ITS owxEB. Among
the fine teams called into requisi,ion by Tho
good sleighing and the "merry Chris,inasn
holidays, there is one observed OF oil OBJ
servers in this region. II was but lew
days ago we saw II for the first time:
sleek and gentle steed, which needs but tho
word OF permission 10 90 nj any speed tho
fieetest have attained a harness which
dazzles the eye Of The beholder; a sleigh
upon which tho best art Of our excellent
mechanics has been expended; aud robe
Of fine stope martin fur, which received tho
premium al the great Fair Ia The hirest Of
our eastern cities, together with wolf robes
10 shield the occupants. Why should not
one stop TO take a second look ut an es,ab-
lishment so suggestive Of oil the comfort.
and instrument that from time immemoriali
has attached 10 sleigh.ridng.
Al the time we speak Of gentleman
whose bearing appeared every way worthy
OF such place, held the reins but, until
his near approach, we had no thought OF
meeting IN him one Of our neighhors. But
such YVES the fact. II was none other than
one of our wholesale merchants - always
noted for his social and kindly disposition,
and for that industry and attention 10 bust.
ness, which though avoiding all osienisiion
has placed his name nj the head Of our list
Of tax payers Yes, THAT heartfelt smile and
face upon which neither years nor business
cares have yet made burrows, would be-
known by any one upon the Saco valley. rs
that OF the Corn and Flour Merchant, Mr..
JOHN GILPArRIc.
II was pleasant thought that ,ha, fine
team was driven by one who could we'll
afford 10 own and drive IL; that il was not
obtained Tor single day of vain parade,
but was kept for tho pleasure OF one who
had abundanlly earned The means 10 enjoy
the elegancies Of life. Il is a pleasure 10
sec such men enjoying with their friends
otum cum dgnifdfe. Our younger men
may well follow his example in this matter.
Democrat.
This very neat and well expressed compil-
menl is.wcrlh at least a barrel Of "Iiiram
Smiths best" aud we very much mistake
The character Of the notice If he does not
order one 10 be placed in the pantry Of our
neighbor, saying nothing of what he may
see fit TO do for ourselves, for giving this
additional impetus 10 "i that team and its
owner" BY The way, "enjoying with
their friends otum cum disnitaten - what
does all that meant We suspect thereby
hangs tale which we printers may one
day have the privilege Of unfolding, 10 tho
very grea, qualification Of our lady readers.
When il comes we shall stand prepared 10
place It right before the psblic. In The
meantime we would remind all, that our
friend, "'hc corn and -four merchant is
very much indebted for his business pros
perily 10 his liberaliiy in raironiziug the
printers. "a N'a N...
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The Kansas Fraud.

A letter from Gov. Reeder Of Kansas to
the Missouri squatters who invaded that ter,
ritory for the purpose ofcontrolling the cleo.
ton Of delegate to Congress, declining to
accede to their request that tho Territorial
Legislature should DO chosen at tho same
time, has been published. Tho following
extract proves conclusively that large mum.
bers Of the people Of Missouri did 20 into
Kansas to oyerawe and oyervoto the regu.
lar settlers, and stamps with falsehood the
assertions ofNebrascal newspapers that no
such fraud took place or was attempted
After abiding to the meeting from which
the report proceeded, the Governor says -
The meeting ,oas not OF tho 4, citizens Of
Kansas" as your proceedings will show II
you will produce them. I, was composed
mainly Of citizens OF Missouri, and few of
the citizens Of Kansas. Your own body,
whom | am now addressing, contains two
undoubted residents Of Missouri, one of
whom is your chairman, who resides with
uio iohhy III suo to"u VI AhoSESys WIS no ho
has done for years. and whose only attempt
ut residence in Kansas consists off card
nailed to tree, upon ground long since &C.
cupied by other settlers, who have built and
live upon the claim. The president Of your
meeting was Major John Dougherty, o res
ident and large land holder in Clay County,
Missouri, as he has stated TO mos since the
meeting, and will not hesitate 10 state again,
us no is 4 high-minded and honorable man,
above oil concealnent or disguise. The
gentlemen principally composing your meet
ing, camo from across tho river, thronging
Tho wagons, in numbers variously estimated
by different persons from 200 10 800; and
alter the meeting was over returned to their
homes in the State Of Missouri. These ore
facts as notorious here as any public occur.
renee can be, md every man who had eyes
to sec, and ears to hear, Is cognizant OF them.
They were the subject Of much remark, and
tho cause Of deep dissatisfaction, and, even
on the ground in the meeting, and in reply
TO the speech Of your chairman, who was
chiefly spokesman on tho occasion, this in
vasion OF our territory was companied by
some Of tho ou,numbsred citizens Of Kansas,
and has frequently since been made the
subject Of indignant complaint 10 mo.
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Central block, Somes' block, and Hoopcr's
block, with largo number Of buildings OF
lessor note, have been built in the iime,-
Streets have been opened in all directions,
private dwellings built upon them, and 10
every direction have the industry and enter.
prise Of man been made manifest; and
population has proporiionally increased,
running up from perhaps thousand or fif
Teen hundred in the village 10 six or seven
thousand.
We have brough, these facts together,
because we supposed they nigh, Prove in
ieresting 10 many Of our readers, who have
come here within the time which las elaps.
ed since the commencement Of our paper,
10 share in our prosperity, and who are look.
Ing forward TO its future developement with
hope. We have no time TO follow out the
reflections which these "reminiscences give
rise to, and spread them before our readers.
We could speak Of The changes which have
occurred in social life, bring 10 mind those
who have LEFT 10 pursue The busy path Of
life elsewhere, and dwell upon the memo
lies Of those, alas, many! who have gone
down in the pride and vigor Of manhood,
TO sleep by the side Of our beautiful river,
IN the sleep OF death, friends 10 us when
they lived, and endeared ID Us though dead
but We forbear. The sands Of the tenth
yeaS OF our papers existence, have :un Out,
Kind friends, generous patrons, we thank
you for your continued good will towards
our enterprise, and we hope 70 merit i, sill
more hereafter. We shall commence oul
eleventh Volume more cheerily than ever
and we are happy TO say under more favor
able.circumsiances than ever, 10 make on,
paper what we have endeavored to make il,
useful and profitable TO oil who patronize il,
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............ $3.50. 10000 43S 932 2,S23
Tninl valne of Bibles and Tesinmenls

| lOtuI Ntiuc W DiUics hhu lCstuiuehs
distributed, .................." 100 o.
I found 10 Irish families supplied viii
Protestant Bibles. ~ Protestant families
lell unsupplied, not deeming proper objects
OF charity. | commenced my Bible ex
plo,alions The 9th Of December last, an,
have travelled 5000 miles.
With these Bibles and Tesiaments have
left with each family two short, or 4 paget
Tracks, one upon the Bible, and the o,he
upon the Sabbath, or some other Religious
subject, amounting in the whole 10 IO6,oot
pages. The money 10 purchase them, be
ing SCI OF, was obtained through the lib
eraliiy of few persons in the severa
towns, who gave small sum each for ihi'
purpose. | have been generally received
cordially by the ministers, churches, ant
people OF all denominations, and in many
instances no charge made agains, the Bible
Society for my entertainment. Some O.
the Irish families who refused The Bible,
assigned no other reason for so doing than
that Of the Priest being unwilling for them
10 do so. When I attempted TO show them
that they were doing wrong in substituting
man for guide, instead Of The Word q
God, they would reply tha, the Priest knew
what was right, and they knew il. ! told
them did no, 60 10 my minister 10 know
wha, meeting mus: attend, and what
Bible I must read, &c., and ,ha, they mus
be more independent in the matter, that il
was different in this country from the one
they came from; here, every man could
worship God according 10 the dictates Of
his conscience, under his own Vine and
Fig 7See, unmolesied 10 this they would
replv. !, Is no use 10 have Priest and no,
obey him.
Many Of the Irish families received Bi.
bles for themselves and Tes,amenis for their
children gladly. The heads Of some Of
these families are members OF our church.
es, and their children are attending our
Bible and Sabbath Schools, and arc daily
associa.inp with the children Of our Protes.
,ant families, and are, have no doubt, be.
ing assimilaied 10 orr manners, customs
and laws, and with proper efforts Of tho
faithful, selEdenying Christian, miny, very
many will al no distant period become
Pro,estan,s; for This, every proiessed iof
lower Of Chris, should labor and play lot
wi,hou, doubt, Providence has sent 'nem
to hi. country that we might DO them good
lie, u, all welcome them to our shores, give
them the Bible 10 read, and compel 'hem
n feel ,ha, we care for their souls.
The whole numba Of Roman Catholic
Families visited in the County, i2o,; % Of
wb;cb reside in Biddciord 50 Of them re-
fused tho, Bible, so Of which reside in
Biddeiord. 81 Of these families could not
read.
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Law ESyoRoED. Some Of the Lyman
and north Kennebunk.por temperance men
have been applying some Of The laws per.
suasive reasoning 10 the liquor vendors 10
those places. Complaints were made last
week before Dimon Roberts, Esq, who,
after due evidence Of their guilt being pre-.
senied, gave sentence against the following
persons, viz:
John Greene, Of Kennebunk. port, aJjudg.
cd a common seller, and bound over 10
Court in The sum Of 5000 also fined $40
and costs for one sale.
Horace B. Thompson, Of north Ksnue.
bunk-Por', adjudged common seller, and
bound over 10 Court in the sum o. 5000 and
costs also fined SO each aud. costs. on.
iour seperaie complaints for sale. Horace
will probably find ,hz, the way of the trans.
grcssor is hard.
Jacob Wakefield, Lyman, adjudscda com.
mon seller and bound oves in the sum Of
5000, and fined $40 and costs for one sale.
Appeals were made in all the GASES Of
sale from the judgment, by A. b. Blake,
Esq, who acted as counsel for the defend.
ants. Our advice 10 the accused, is, 10
pay the fines and costs, Mr.. Blake, his fees,
and 60 and sin no more, lest worse evil
over'akes them. The Independent farmers
OF Lyman are determined 10 pay no moro
taxes for pauperism caused. by the liquor:
traffic; and, il We are no, mistaken, the
people Of some other places are approach
ing similar conclusion.
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Typographical Map of York Co., Maine

A Typographical Map OF YORK County
is about to be published by J. L. Smith, l.
Co., if sufficient, number ore ordered 10
warran, its publication. ], has been cor.
rec,ly surveyed by experienced surveyors,
locating all the roads, hills. lakes, ponds,
public buildings, private residences, and
even the names Of the owners Of property
with their places Of business, correctly
marked upon the map, and in no instance
emitting the names Of those who order
copies in advance. Messrs. Smiths are
personally engaged in thoroughly canvass.
ing the County and making all corrections
necessary 10 make it one Of The best Coun.
,y maps, and directories ever published in
the New England States. They will
exhibi, sample Of their work by q
map which they have first published Of
Hartford Co. Con.-at an expense OF nearly
ten thousand dollars which is giving un.
parrelled satisfaction 10 the Subscribers
We are assured by certificates from some
Of the ables, men in Hartford Co., that the
en,erprising publishers who have it in hand
will make map Of York County that will
give credit 10 the county and The publishers.
II will be delivered as soon as thoroughly
canvassed and corrected, 10 those who OF
der in advance, q, tho rate Of Eve dollars
per copy-which considering the immense
labor attending the survey and ihe'limiied
saloon account Of its being entirely q
local work, mus, be considered very reason
able.
II will be handsomely oolored, mounted
and bordered with views Of natural scenery
and ornamental buildings. Twenty Of the
principal towns and villages, on large
scale will be engraved upon the margin
together with business directory OF the
large places, il sufficient encouragement is
given. ]! is most earnestly hoped that The
en,srprising citizens Of this County will
inleres, themselves in this work and thus
secure 10 themselves and pos,eri,y . choice
memorial Of their homes.
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ANOTHER PrsrvAL- We understand
tina, the Ladies belonging 10 tho Alfred g.
NJ. Z. Church, have arranged social gath.
ering, 10 come of Ia Central Hall, on FRI
day evening January s, which we have
no doub, will provo ajoyous occasion. All
interested arc invited 10 attend.
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70 we are under obligations 10 Hon
W. p. Fessepdeu, u. S. Senator, and sever
al members Of the U. S. House Of Repre-
sen,aiives, ior valuable public documents.
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WG. A. C. Randall is selling his ex.
,ensivs assortment, Of eady-Maie Clothing
and other Goods a, cost. Bargains can be
had there tor thirty days. See his advertise
mcn,.
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Tnr TINES AND OUR DuTIEs. We pub,
lish another ingenionsly written artirls un-
der this heading, from tho Temperance Jou'
nal, this week. Read il.
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GREAT FALLS. Dec. %. 1854.

Mn. CowAS - Dear Sir Will you be SO
kind as to publish in your paper the follow.
ing, being the results Of my Bible eIplora.
tons in the County Of York -
Truly Yours,
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THE SECOND LECTURE.

Tho inclemency Of the weather did not
deter people from attending, in large mum.
beers, 10 hear the second lecture Of the SO.
ries, on last "Wednesday evening, given BY
Hon Axsos BuRLxcAar. Central Hall
was we'll filled, and The audience seemed
we'll pleased with the performance Of the
lecturer. Mr.. Burlingame is a progressive
of the first wafer. The subiec, Of his lee
lure was the " Progress OfSocieiy," and his
object, 10 show by facts drawn from history,
and compared with facts that now exist,
tina, the present is better than the past"
We have not time or space for any synopsis
of the lecture. Mr.. B. is an eloquen,
speaker, has rich and vigorous fancy,
which seems 10 sustain almost exhauslless
dtaughts, without apparent dimiauiiion.
On the present occasion he spoke for an
hour and quarter without notes. It has
been charged upon Mr.. B. that his oraio;y
was somewhat inflated in its character. and
there is some ground ioi the accusation
His exuberant fancy sometimes leads him
10 show forth the beauty Of his rhetoric ri
the expense Of that which is more solid and
substantial. Yet there is stuff in him OF
the right sort: power which will develops
itself stronger and stronger as he joslles
along the journey Ollie. He has recently
been elected 10 Congress, beating an old
siaid Boston Merchant, in the metropolis Of
New England; and he will carry with him
TO Washington, place where something
new is much needed, fresher ideas, and a
heart beating for freedom, and we have no
doubt tina, his backbone will provo stiff and
strong when the day Of trial comes
CAssius NJ. CLAY COMING. II gives us
great pleasure 10 state that since the above
hastily prepared article was put in type, a
letter has been received from The distin.
guished and eloquent champion Of freedoD
Cussius u. Clay, accepting the invitation to
lecture, and designating Tuesday, Jan. ID,
as the time he can be with US. We are
instructed 10 say that the lecture will be on
that evening. Should the sleighing con.
linue good, and the weather fine, we shall
expect TO see large delegation from the
neighboring towns.