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October 20, 1856.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

TIE South abides by no compacts What then is to be dones Does the North want to carry on border warfare forever? Does she want, every few months, renewal of the Passamore Will Hanson affair 7! Does she want the time of every Congress consumed upon this vexed subject of fugi- tive slaves slavery extension in the territories
 Does she want important measures, like the build ing of the Pacific Railroad, the regulation of postal affairs, dismissed for eternal discussion of this slavery question? Does she want the clamor for a
 right to bring slaves into the free States forever din- ned about her ears-a wrong which she never in- ends to permits Whats to be done thens It is, now nearly seventy five years since the Constitution was formed, and scarcely Congress has been held, in which there has not been quarrel upon this sub ject Is it any nearer a settlement to-day. than when .Pinckney, seventy years ago. talked about quitting the Union? We believe it is We believe that the Free States have at length awakened to the importance of the case-that the election of John FC Fremont will bring about an arrangement, which will convince the South that she can no longer trie with the rights of Northern freemen.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02
Local Items,

SUNSET THouGHTs. Over the hills the sun is just setting the mild October sun that gilds the village windows, and casts its reflection upon our office floor. In its soft light, the lazy bue-bottle huns about the window, and thumps his wings against the panes. We raise eyes. which long have fol- loved our flying pen, and far across the hills per- ceive the patch of wood that still as when we were boys here five ana twenty years ago. bears the lar gest chestnuts and sways the heaviest shades of all the forests about. boyhood! boyhood! where hast thou flown! Where are the Saturday after moons that heard the echo of our voices among those woods Still those boughs bear the first nuts, and still along those paths echoes the partridges whirrng wings Still the squirrels chase over those fences, and still the crows rise above yonder swamp still little children penetrate to the lonely rock the hill and with rude hands turn up the moss and disturb the crckets. But the is setting-it has gone now.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

system, otherwise than as . neceasry evil that must sooner or later be extirpated y no one thought of ascrhing the actual decadence to al.ything b1t Slavery. Times clIasge and we change with then. Slavery s nov great moral and political blessing infict!ng 10 mis- chiefssupon tlle best interests ofa Scommunity :; its propagation is,a test Of patriotism and ma tionality. Shall we not be pardoned if we ar que from the Virginia of today, te the Virgin ia of sixty years ago;- if xe appeal from the demagognes who nov rule ther old common wealth, to the honest and earnest reformers of the last generation
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

TnE ORGAN GRIxpER-We hear music in the street; 'tis itenerant organist Not often do they straggle far interior and ever when we sec one, we think he must have had his birth among the hills What feelings swell the bosom of that dusty wanderer he catches sight of the fAr-o spirs, stops for draught from the tinkling Till, Me mas not know. But far away, -..soug the vine-clad Homes es the sunny Rhine, in some shadowy nook in Switzerland, that man was born and who be- lieves these rocks and hills of ours wake not home sick thought in that poor wanderers bosom?
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

THE PARKs.-We are in no mood to-day to bur- lesque, or say harsh things, and our words must be earnest of our thoughts. Is village pride dead-no one left to lift . finger to defend our once good hand, and parsimony and stolidity sit silent and dead over the inquest? Shall verdict be render ed, disapprovng of such deeds and shall our shame be trumpted abroad by mouth and presss Neigh bors. this is no town affair." except that the town shares our disgrace it is village work. Why not then be gentlemen, and call a village meeting and see that the thing is lighted. If you wish to pass over the offenders, very we'll i; but, pray, remove that disgraceful ight. sleeping in naked shame be- fore the eyes of community. We will head . sub scription to remove it. Must we be alcne!
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02
FOR PRESIDENT, JOHN c. FREMONT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM L. DAYTON.

osE by one the acts of deception on the part Of the Administration. come to light, To trace back step by step the slimy track of the serpent which, nursed and warmed in Northern bosoms, now stings its protector, would be . work of years. 'Twould be visit the secret chamber of State the Planters Library, the Editors private office 'Twould be to marshal the political hosts, who, for years. have been bidding for the Presidency-the menials who have thronged the Kitchen Cabinetthe dirty client fawning at the heel of slavery and the thousands of still smaller beings, who for the sake of a penny office in country village, have sold themselves body and sonl to the South. Secret indeed was the wa king of those stealthy and experienced engineers, who run their wire under the time-honored Con- promise of I820-secrety was all the detail of the plot collecting for years-so secret, that the keenest Northerner scarcely suspected it-and so on through all the history of the plan to extend sla- very, till now, the bomb has exploded, telling by it's -ery course through the heavens, from whence it was hurled See how the plan to organize the Blue Lodges in Missouri long before the Kansas bill was introduced now piece by piece falls to the earth the strong castle which Douglas built around him see his dwarsh form concealed among the rubbish
 
 now tumbling about his ears. See the sugared pill of Squatter Sovereignty now discarded and thrown overheard See the open avowal of this last tool of the Administration this solemn Gov. Gary, with his highfalutn address about organic law and freemen rights See the atiidavits of James Buchanan re- gardng Col. Fremont's character, only few years since.-And last of aal this skulking away from the truth, that they offered to him the nomination of the Administration party, if he would go slavery.
 In vain we look at this Oily Cannon writling out of the scrape, to md some denial vf the fact And now let us ask, what you wanted to sec him fr, " whatyou sounded him for,'' to use your own words, if you did not offer him the nomination r. Q miserable, crafty old foxes you are eart6ed q last Viper-liks. now bite the file you have placed between your own teeth! -,-
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

CAPT. JuDKINs, of the steamship Persia, (Cunard Line) was heard in conversation the other day to say, "that the Cunard Company have made ar rangements for the construction of another iro' steamship. to be built th.- cyue and called the ss.1s< sr IS to be larger than the Persia and in- tended to exceed the Persia in speed, as much as that fine vessel exceeds ordinary ocean steamers Capt. Judkins entertains the opinion that British naval architects have learned much since the con- str,,ction of the Persia, and that great improve rnents will consequently be made in the building of the Scotia, which is to be completed within the space of year. se
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

TRIAL or BRADLEy.-We understand that the tri- al of E. s. Bradley, for the murder of L. S. Foote. in Woodbury, is expected to commence on Tues day the 7th of October inst. It has been delayed in consequence of the inability of the Associate Judge to be present. Judge Sanford, of the supe- rior Court, will preside when a new Jury will be empannelled. 4s s-E ..fs.. ..Ut n.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

REv. DR THOMAS RosBISs, for g long time Secre- tary of the Conn. Historical Society, and Librarian in the Hartford Athaneum, died at Colebrook on the 18th ult He greatly enriched the Historical Society by large and valuable collection of choice books. Dr. Robbins was remarkable for purity and simplicity of character and for his benevolent zeal in laboring to promote the welfare of society.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

COUNTERPART MosEY.-f the person who paid us a three dollar bill on the Eastern Bank of West Killing ly, did it by mistake, and will return us 6 genuine one, nothing more will be. said. Otherwise those measures will be taken which society demands for the punishment of such offenders against law
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

HARwIxroS.-In looking over our file of Republi- can correspondence, we find mention made of the
 fine speeches of Messrs Peck and Pease from Norfolk, made on the occasion alluded to in our last issue, and also of the music of the Club from Tcrryville which is said to be of the finest musical clubs in the State. tN.....r a-a -- .....
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

Mn. EDITOR The food-gates of Intemperance are again opened upon us. Contrast the Fair of 1855, when rum was sold very secretly, if at all, with that of 1856, when it was common as dirt. This year the worst dsns of vice have poured out their of drunken men and boys into our midst, and made night hideous with their howings. Near onefo these hdt-holes the cry of murder was made, a few nights since, and man dangerously wounded by the stab of dirk knife, and on the night of the Cattle showa pistol ball was shot through the window of one of citizens passing just the bed of one of the ladies of the family.
 Females are obliged to cross the streets and wind their way some distance to get to the Post Office. - Our beautiful, village Park erected at an expense of hundreds of dollars, by our citizens, was recently torn to the ground i; and we look quietly on while some of our heretofore most useful and respectable citizens are frequently seen reeing home and boys rapidly acquiring habits of vice and incompetence that units them for good members of society We have now in mind several fathers of interesting families, whose hard earnings go for rum while the poor heart broken mother toils daily and nightly over the washtub to get food for her half starved children. We have in our mind many bright, ac- tive, young men, who, would they keep away from these holes and devote their time to reading useful books, would indeed, instead of being eventually outcastsfom socety. become her most valued citizens { Let ussoonea IT. to the work like men who have the interests q seqiety and the wslfs of our own apd our 1sishhels childssn, tnous nisis. would suggest that meetingb U allsd q citisens aftss sSn ffaneico fashfm, xd tahsaths matter in hand, = our town authority wilI nss act { !
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Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

Osz HusDssD ASD FoRrY-FouH Members of Con gress are nov to Washington by the Free States and ninety by the Slave States, \ single member from the North represents sl ,95s white votes while one from the Southa 6, ,725 Without Kansss the Slave power has s5l square miles, the Free States 's1225e Thusslavery has the advantage interritory ofa40, ,000 square miles and yet. like Oliver Twist, they want more'' Again, Is Slave States, with a white population of 6O0O 900, have thirty Senators in Congress and I6 free States with 600 000 have only thirty two. Therefore; the State of Alabama has as many extra representatives over the number she wonld be entitled to fla Nnthern State equal to the entire representation of New Hampshire and yet the North is cheating her. And thus ~oligaTehy of 347 525 slave holders, tonly of whom own more than one slave, and only : ,929 of whom own 50 slaves is enabled to carry any point of choice in nation of thirty millions of people. And, finally. 4lS, SIS Northern feemen practically reduced to the same amount of political privilege that en- joyed by 2O6, l75 Southerners. And, yet thesNorth abuses her, and she is going to dissolve the Union
 because she has So few rights The question now arises, what will she be satisfied with I've answer
 in the words of several of her own Senators First, The repeal of the laws prohibiting the Slave Trade Second, The right to call the roll of Slavery by the side of the monument Inf Bunker Hill and Thirdly The entire control of the territories.e
 Now, at the November Election, it remains to be settled whether she shall have these rights, and we propose that all votes to be cast by the State of Con necticut have these figures printed upon them. that every mac who votes may know just what he i. voting for. @ sfsag se.-a- e<s
 We are indebted to the Rev. M Dexter, of Boston or most of these figures t ssIta tti~E l- 7 s4
 See the Speeches of Butler and Toombs, and letter of Atchison . .-.-s. ..- -z-ss-
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

Tu Gogssx KAn 1T GEzArI RAsszseTos.--- .esn- |tiemm rho attsndsd nnro oun snd the above nsmed sxhibieu, snsusu n n, that though they espsni, |ed s,very 1a1se amount of mdnsy, they dsas not equal U in point Of general display, and y no means asit rcgards stock Eat SK
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

FIVE negroes, according to the Constitution, equal three white men. Now, according to this, William B. Astor, the weathiest man in the United States, has alone to move south of Mason and Dixon's line, to add to the State he reside in power in the Gen.
 ral Government equal to the votes of from three to four thousand freemen. Did you ever think of it, neighbor Buchananite! Let us illustrate it more plainly.
 William Acquisition and Hiram Thrifty were neghbors, and grew up side by side. from boyhocd William early showed his propensity for trade, swapped costs boots and jack knives erc he learned his multiplication table-cheated Hiram at marbles, and snowballed his little sister and in fact run through all the category of boyish knavery before he reached the age of sixteen, when turn in the table of fortune, gave him an equal share with Hi. ram in small estate He married early, had three children, and went on from year to year acquiring property and making himself detested for his mean nea. At the age of 19, his oldest boy committed forgery, and went to State Prison, William refusing to bail him out; and soon after his only daughter ran away with . man of bad reputation. His youn- gest son samuel, however inheriting the old mans disposition, accumulated, forslosed ma distressed until his whole body became incorporated with the one idea, which oosed out through every pore H- ram in the meantime grew to manhood-a staff to the declining years of an old mother, aa affectiopate son, and tender, con6ding brother. He was an ex- ample for honesty, industry and thrift and also married early, bringing home his young wife for his mother blessing who soon after died, leaving him in the possession of tho farm. Children too smiled at bis board, sons and daughters whom he watched over with fathcrly attention and parental pride At length old Bill expired, and Samuel found him self in possession of estate of one hundred thou nnd dollan Hated in the ncighboshood where he resided, he sold out, and moved to Texas Here he purchased . plantation and ninety slaves, which gave him 54 votes, and being something of speak CT. he got into Congress he yuted to repeal the Missouri Compromise. Grand Father Thrifty still iyes to tell the story, and sitting in the sun sunshine these October days he holds his grand chil dren op his knees, and teaches them to sing.
 r I was net born . little slave,
 To labor in the sun. ss
 And wish that was in my grave,
 And all my labor done. !"
 The last we heard of Sam Acquisition, he was lese lng 70 hand of Texisns in Kansas.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

CoxNuxIcATIos.-We would inform V. B, (and in doing so, write standing advertisement,) of three things: lst, that our columns will never be open to anonymous correspondence that We have nothing to do with private quarrels-and Sd, that we never prostitute our pages to personal sIander. While Ee are public journalist, and ds- voted to al improvements in society, we forget not that we are aa gentleman, and have . gentleman . position to s1stain. - 5.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

TnRxnAxeE-We puhlish to-day. . letter from K. esteensd citi.en. whose growing family prompt hin to write more severely than he might otherwse do. We eDdeue his senaiments in, the main most
 fully. end rith shane upon our face, acknowledge the nattSS. - he hnofrus. -s ,. s..
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

hrRovEnxxs-The Town Meeting is nearly at hand, and this will be the last public meeting. save when we come together to elect Fremont. We call the attention of our town ard village subscrihe to a few improvements which can be made with little expense. and from which benefit would result to all posterity. Look at our school-ho,se in the West street sthe most unsightly, cold, illiterate looking place in the County. Look at the prospect before it. An uneven common, with ruined, shift less fence looping trees, and broken tuFnstiles Is this an improving sight for the children, who to fill our plaees9 Is this an example we would wish them tocopy fromf How easily, and with how little expense could this place be made pleasant cheerful a place where Memory in after years would delight to bring her votaries, about which should cluster socatons refining and inspiring to all life. If every
 father who sends child there, would take one hour os each hour that he often squanders- plant tree aboutit, and then watch over it until it is we'll rooted, how soon would there be little grove about that now unshaded. unsightly build and girls whose tender minds are now easily to be bent up or down. Do you not desire to see them re-
 fined in thsir tastes gentle in their manners, indus trious in their habits then look to this natter and ietthem hsve school l-house rather than barn.
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 TnsrnloSIAIs We call the attention of our read CTS to the testimonial of the Rev. Thomas Hempsted Assistant at the Elm Park School, which has con- menced it's fall session It is from one of the first men in the country, the late President of Delaware College. We trust all our readers will remember, that Dr. Richards School presents every induce ment that can be offered, for the thorough education of boys and if they have lads of their own, and wards over whom they hold control, to send them 1 forward where their moral and intellectual train ing will be carefully attended to- s,--,t, 44 |
 1 TREEs.-With how little trouble and expense can trees be planted Nearly 20 years have passed away since the first fences of parks were erected, and had trees been more generally planted, and the dead ones yeary replaced, there would now have been a beautiful grove on both greens. the pride and asmi ration of the County. Letus forget the past..le lei it have sufced us to have worked iniquity and now press on oimprove in this simple and general way
 until all the general places shall be filled with grow
 ing naples and elms. If some respected though neg
 gent citizens not to improve their property lei us soilicit of them the privilege of orn, me atinp their grounds and the shall pass for trans
 planting trees that the town is alive to the sub ject. -" ,--~- s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-10-02

How is Jana Bschanan, if elected, te settIe the present difacustiesf win he propose another com promise The North cannot accept it Will he en- das. tic present Kansas lawsi The North will not be satisiied. MI he join with the South. and en- dsAver ts sxtsaa slassry .iia all dirsctionsi The lsorsh will aat permit it What thea xin he do weaaswer :she uilllallow himself to b pl.ced on thsmast = . weethsr.coak. and b b blown abcut shh vsy sad tkaE by politioans, nntil at IsAsth, = AosA, ss1unGr eapahlsof baasing ths indieni ties plns mn her win arise h het sissnsh 1nd settle ths tlOn q dave eztspsaa someho. We trembls when - think how. Tor every year ren- den the hssaeh mosc difficult to bs heeled.