Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-07


 We have some abolitionism, too how could we exist without this element. There are are some mes in al q0afters of our countrys to whom this subject is meat and cloth,ng, and how can we expeci. 10 es-. cape onrsshare What tho question has t0 do with our sidU of the conlinentl cam not exacsiy devise, but here 1t is rampsnt.
 We have tenperance. too, and this is a good elemenr- -[where it is not used for political purposes.} Hsny reform started in shis world.. could convey blessing to California, and its enterprising citizens moro than another. it would he kindly an-i aduitera,ed efforts to win men from intena- perance. It is lamentable fact that some of the best men in this State, with intel- lects fitting them for the most exalted po- si,ions in life, have by the very force of excitement which surrounded thenis become the prey of this fell des.oyaE, surrendered up their m manhood to his dark scept.e, and travelled trembling into the slough of des- pond We have had great demonstration here of the allies, which took place few days since. The fete, as Frenchman would say was ,nagnifque. X splended tent was erected South of our city, and you may guess its character when tell you that n seated 2,50O persons at the table, aud cost S24 900. An English frigate was anchor ed in our harhor to fire lOl guns during the festivity-a hill was selrcted upon ! which was representative of the Malakoff l tower, upon which four guns were erected to make the response-but the tower itself. 1 made of sugar, nineteen feet high, was in- side of the festive pavilion, and the storm ing of this during the day, created almost as much excitement as the real assault upon the veritable Crimea .Malakoff. l cannot convey to you in words any de- finite idea of our population, and particu- larly the French-we have them here from ribboned nobleman to the French boot black. and they number not only hundreds, but few thousands ; oi course on this oc- easion it was all Liberty, E.alite, Fra.er. nity, and paradox as it may sound Vipe Ia Empereur. A Te Deum was sung by two hundred voices, all good musicians, ac- companied by splended band of thirty two musicians. .Ail that was peu; they sat down at the festive board, and soon the wine began to circulate. The French be- gan to claim that all the successes in the Crimea were gaiued by French valor; the English dissent-d-the Sardinians claimed their share, and in the excitement the American flag was displaced, when num- Der of Americans, who were guests at the festival, seeing our flag lowered, very na- ! turally-to use Western phrase-pitched in. Our Chief Engineer of the fire de- pertinent attempted to restore good feeling by knotting the allied flags and American together, which was prevented by the DO. lice, who did not know his object, andaour city Marshall. man of uncommon energy, resolved to understand nothing. but peace, ordered down all National flags, and had them folded up. scene which our pen is unable to describe ensned. The Eng. fish are bitter, the French furious-so let them be.
 The French flag has been salu,ed here, and the consul has again elevated Le Grand t,I color. We are glad of this, because there is good feeling, no,wi,h- standing these little ebulitions of spleen, between the French and Americans, and more than that, do not believe that there are set of men who more heartily respec, each other than our English and American merchants. Five years have made a tie between many of those men, which will never bc broken disaster has attac ked both in the way of business. but we do m ot believe that eonfdence has been destroyed on either side.
 We have got rail road in California, a veritable rail road, with Boston engiue upon it. and almost its first effort was to cut off Frenchman's legs. and run over a cotr. It starts at Sacramento, and its pro. jectors hope 1t will be the terminus of the Pacific rail road don't let any of my friends bet on that-the great road must tern mate at San Francisco.
 We have aR Indian war. and it Is likely to be a lively one. My friend. Gov. Chr. y of Oregon, and the present Governor ot Washington, certainty have their hands full. It appears that inc whole Indian race are rising. What the result will be we know not, but accounts show that these savages have made many family deso- late, and have sowed death and destruc- tion broadcast. Gov Curry of Oregon, is a man ot great energy. and with Gen. Wool on one side of the mountains, and Gen. kearny on the other, we hope they will soon bring the savagss to terms. On this side Of the great Sierras there is the greatest ,rhite fighting material in the world. as has been abundan,ly proven.
 They hang few people out here, now and then, clandesiinely, when they kill a man cowardly, or steal their neighbors yoke of work oxen, but those are. sligh, circumstances which we have began 10 look ;, upon as necessary results that always fol. low the settling of ne,c countries.
 1 4--. Yours, ever. TT. H.
 Ma. EDlroR :-1he following cdnver. sation is supposed 10 have taken place between two children in your village with. in the last four days.
 John--'" Harry. did you hear that strange noise the other day ,''
 l Harry" What strange noise?"