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Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-05-22

CREn1r Fully GIvES-Congressra Orr of
South Carolina, has published letter to the
Hon. G. w. Dudley, upon the subject of the
Cincinnati Democratic Convention, in which in
behalf Of the South and of Slavery, he gives
the Democratic Party the following credit for
seryilc work and labor performed - rrn
"The Northern Democrats aided us to bring
into the Union Texas, a magnificent slavehold-
ing Tcrritory-arge enough to make four slave
States, and strengthened us more in that pectl-
liar interest than was ever before done by any
single act OF the Federal Government. Since
then, they have amended very imperfect fil-
gitive slave law, passed in 1893, and have given
us now law for the recovery of fugitive slaves,
as stringent as the ingenuity of man could de-
wise. Since then, they have aided Us by their
votes in establishing the doctrine Of noa-ntcr-
vention with Slavery by Congress in the Terri
tories. Since then they have actually repealed
the Missouri restriction, opened the Territories
to settlement, and enabled Us, if the South will
be true to herself. and aid in pcopling Kansas,
to form another State. In lS43 man would
have been pronounced insane, had he predicted
that slavery would be introduced there by the
removal of Congressional restrictions"
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GREAT BnrriAN.-Ihc event exciting the most a.
tcntion was the grant review of the fleet ON Wenes
day, the 23d ut. The papers overflow with details
Over 100 600 spectators present on sea and land
The fleet numbered over 2iS ships-ofwar big and lit
tie, all steamers with the exception of two COM
priscd $4,000 horse power; carried 5000 guns and
SO 900 men included lG gun-boats and floating
batteries, and extended II miles along the water,
east and west, across Spithead. The fleet formed
four sinadrons, and performed number of naval
mancuvers for the edication of the Queen. After
ward the fleet made sham attaak OH Portsmouth
Castle and the performances were concluded by illu
initiating all the ships with colered lights.
The London Sun publishes the treaty Of peace with
a mourning border and heads an editorial respect
ing the fleet, Our Glory and our Shame" exciting
thereby much Indignation among contemporaries.
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QUEEN VICTORIA COMING TO AMERIoA--A rumor 10
afoat that Queen Victoria oontemplates paying .
visit to her Canada provinces during the coming
summer. What the object of her visit Is, are
able todvne but presume it is merely for the sake
of hearing her American subjects shout God save the
Queen - and to be convinced by ocular demonstra-
ton, of the loyalty of the Canadians, whose close
proximity to us Republicans is calculated to give
them better opinion of n Republican form of gov
eminent than the Queen desires them to have.
If Victoria should come to Canada, we suppose she
would be brought into Uncle Sans dominions, and
ionzed with all the sycophancy characteristic of
Americans. However, she may profit by her visit to
us IL he will. ' 81 rF
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ANOTHER SLICE or MEXICO TO BIZ MUNICIPALITIES
from Mexico state that Gen. (aslsden the American
minister. is negotiating treaty for the purchase of
another slice Of territory from that country and that
the terms Of the bargain have already been agreed
upon with the Comontort administration. This mat
ter of anncxing territory seems to have become
a very simple and easy process. Mr.. Gadsdcn has
only to make the bargain quietly, and before the peo
pie of the United States have learned that the thing
is talked Of they surprised to read some morn
ing in the telegraphc dispatches from Washington
that Congress has been voting ten or fifteen mil
lion dollars to close Of Mr.. Gadsdei,s shrewd
territorial bargains. Before this new purchase il
completed, will some member of Congress or of the
Executive, have the goodness to inform the people
what earthly advantage has been or is likely to hc
gained from the first ten million purchase of Mr..
Gads'len, and in what respect this newly proposed
addition is any desirable than the other. The
United States is very rch but it is hardly necessary
to throw away ten millions at time every year or
two. sH-.sf ts -.,. ss.r ...
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Cheering.

Our exchanges express considerable solicit
ude in regard to the prospect Of our having the
ground in this section clear of snow in time for
the celebration Of Independence day We are
happy to assure them that if the weather holds
favorable there is a gratifying prospect that
the snow will be entirely gone at that time
Old Sol. however, has yet much to accomplish
there is to-day snow-bank of considerable
hcshth near the copper-mine on tie Wolcottville
turnpike, visible from the road to the Station,
and snow is still to he found at the side of
fences in the north part of the town.
At Winsted, the boys were snow-balling last
Friday--a"d at Goshen, the sleighing is all
gone to be sure, but We are assured by q gen.
tleman (oae who don't triae, that OH going in
to the woods on the East Street road last week
he encountere,la snow-bank full Eve feet high
We would respectfully present. the claims Of
Litch6cld county to those who arc seeking a
cool and airy location for a SIMMER residence.
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Suicide.

John Watson, Q wealthy and prosperous
farmer Of North Canaan, committed suicide
near his residence on Friday last. lie ascend
ed tree aud after making arope. which he
had provided for the purpose, fast to a limb
and around his neck, jumped down; the
rope parted, but the neck of the unfortunate
man was disloeated by the fall. Mr.. W. was
about fifty years Of age, and leaves wife and
children. Within few months he had lost
two or three children, and has since been much
depressed in spirits-and undoubtedly it was
this that influenced his mind to commit the IA
tai deed. H. - - <=-
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Tribute TO PRSTERs Chaplain Of the
New Hampshire Penitentiary. in reviewing the
events Of his life, since his connection with that
institution, pays the following compliment to
journeymen printers
" / have the happiness to number among my
friends many printers, but though it may seem
to imply either lack of ability on the part of
the minister, or the want of the qualities that
arc necessary in order toappreciate good preach
ing on the other part, yet win reveal the fact
that. have never succeeded well with that
class. For nine long years, and with all the
inducements offered, not one of that trade has
connected himself with my congregation-and
do not think man could be found, Of all
who ever tenanted cur prison, who could set up
a column, of type. leave the reader to make
his own comments, only rclnarking that this
cannot be accidental, nor can the explanation
be that the employment keeps them ignorant Of
prevailing vices and immortalities, nor yet that
young printers are removed from the large mas
SEES where corruptioas engcnder and spread. In
all these respects this class are much exposed
1t is evident, We think, that the employment
has an eleyating tendency, and is favorable to
intellectual and moral Improvement"
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COLONIZATION SH1r.-The American Coloni-
zaton Society have chartered the ship Elrirn
load Of emigrants to Liberia under its auspices
The vessel left Boston last week for Savannah,
and will sail for Monroyia about the first of
June. Sam. aud Fred Powers, Of this place,
with their wives, are among the passengers
The whole number of blacks taking passage is
about three hundred s
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The Pacific. The New York Herald pub
fishes a letter, dated London April %, 1856,
written to a person in this country, in which it
is stated that Captain Tucker, of the English
ship Swallow, recently arrived in China, mu
the Pne,fe drifting before a terrific golc--he
thought, disabled in her machinery. No date,
latitude or longitude given. This statement is
said to have been made to the English Ministry
before they dispatched steamers in search Of
the Pacific. Capt Tucker thinks the missing
steamer was driftcd upon the coast of Green.
land, and docs not give her up, although the
English searching vessels returned from the ex.
animation of the coast without fiiding her.
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MIGIT Is RIcHr.-This seems to be the motto Of
the British in India. On the Path Of February the
unfortunate King of Dude waited on by dele
cation Of British officers representing the East India
Company, and requested to sign deed of abdication
His Majesty firmly refused, but asserted that he
would proceed to England and place his crown at
the feet Of the Queen, from whose predecessors his
ancestors had received it. and proclaim at the same
time the robberies Of the company. In one week
after this the Commissioners Of Delhi seized, under
order all the property Of the King, discharged his
servants, and pfocaimedthe English rule as prelm-
inary to general Of the whole royal family
OF Dude At Lucknow another King was abent to
sign away his klneaom, but his officers prevented
him. = yYeIs es7s-r gsfs,r ~afg 81
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CHANGE OF TuNE-A few years ago the Lo-
cofoco organs used to play merrily over the fact
that nearly all the Governors of the Free States
were Democratic in Politics. They had a good
keynote, for when the Kansas bill was framed
there were but four Governors in the Union
who were not supporters of the Administration
The tune is now changed, for at this time there
are but four Democratic Governors in all the
Northern States On this subject the Albany
Evening Journal remarks ... g.s. ,..
Gov. Mctcalf, of New Hampshire, Gov
Royce of Vermont, Gov. Gardaer Of Massa-
chasetts, Gov. Hoppin of Rhode Island, Gov.
Minor of Connecticut, Gov Clark of New York,
Gov. Pollock Of Pennsylvania, Gov. Chase Of
Ohio, Gov. Bingham Of Michigan, Gov. Grimes
Of Iowa and Gov Bashford of Wisconsin, are
all Anti-Administration men, all owe their cleo
ton to the Free Soil sentiment of their rcspec-
tive States, and aiso occupy seats that short
time ago were held by Pierce and Douglass
Democrats The rule TINS broken will never
be again iusugurated in the North.
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To PERSONS MAILING LETTERS TO CALIFORNIA,
OREGON Or n AsHISeEos TERRrroaiEs.-If you
fear the persons yon address may have changed
their place.of residence, or if you do not know
esaetiy where to address yoar letters, but only
suppose your friends o. correspondents are some
where in the Pacific region, then address your
letters as well as you know how and TO make
sure they viii ultimately be received, mail let
ter to the Pacific Mail List" New York, en-
closing the address upon slip ofpapI written
distinctly, together with a three cent postage
stamp or three cent coin to pay the expense of
publishing Nail your letter As USUAL for Cal
ifor1ia and at the same time mail and prepay
your letter to New York. By this system, a
letter may be sent to. any Office in the Pacific
region, for person whose location is unknown
save the mere fact. that he is SOMEWHERE in
California or the territories of Oregon and
Washington. yet if the letter be published in
the Pacific Mail List" its ultimate reception
by the person for whom it is intended. will be
rendered highly probable, .......-
The Pacific Mail List is printed and sent by
each mail to each and every postmaster in Cal
iforna, Oregon or Washington, and by them
posted in conspicuous place in their Offices.
The person wherever he may be in the Pacific
region will learn that there is a letter waiting
for him at the post Office specified, and thus
know where to apply to get his letter. Tens
of thousands Of letters sent to the Pacific coast,
have failed to reach their owners, for want of
some such plan. 1t is under the management
of Oliver E. Wood of New York and has the
appreciation OF the Postmaster General and the
Pacific delegates. 1t adds six cents to the
cost of postage; but the probability that the
letter will reach its reader, compensates the eS-
ira expense. - ..
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Mo8r.,,-Y STATISTICS OF the UN1rED srATEs.

x ~
MoRrA1,-y STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES.
We are indebted to the polteness of j. S.
r DeBow. ESQ.,, the superintendent OF census
far the prcofsheet of mortality tables, which
have been prepared with great labor and c;.rc
from the statistics of the census Of 1850. Tier,
!, an immense mass of useful inieEmaton % b.
derived from an examination Of these ta:Ies,
md a comparison with the statistics of other
countries.
The proportion of deaths to population in the
United States gives us the cheering Information
that our chances of living are better than those
Of any other civilized people on the globe. Our
population being % millions, while the deaths
occurring in one year amount to 100000, the
ratio Of deaths to population is about IA pel,
cent. The same calculation in England shows
the rate to be two per cent, and in France at
nearly three per cent. 1t would thus appear
chat, spite Of the gloomy forebodings OF those
who warn US against our bad habits, neglect
of sanitary precautions, and violations of the
rules of hygiene, we still seem to outllve sturdy
John Bull or the soup maigre Frcnchman.-
This is made more forcibly to appear when We
deduct the deaths from cholera occurring in the
wear of the census, (1S49,) amounting to 81
600, which would still more reduce the ratio.
1.-The proportions Of deaths in the Northern
and Southern States show remarkable differ
ence in favor Of our climate and region Of coun-
try. and we are happy to inform our readers in
Virginia and North Carolina that they are DIES
tined to outlive their abolition brethren Of New
York and Ohio to very comfortable extent.
The population Of Virginia and North Carolina
is 2,270,O 900, and the number Of deaths in the
census year $4,000, the ratio being. thus 4 ,O3
per cent. OF the five millions Of people inhabit-
ing the large States of New York and Ohio,
nearly $4,000 annually die, the ratio being
i Ia per cent. Yet strange to say, although
we thus perceive that our climate is SO fayora-
bile to longevity, we have larger proportion of
medical men than almost any portion Of the
Union. ..-.
The number of persons who reach the age Of
100 and upwards, will satisfy us more complete
ly as to the correctness Of the above statement.
In Virginia and North Carolina, we observe
63S persons who were 100 and upwards. New
York and Ohio, with more than double. the po-
spulation, can show but l46 Again, in the
a two Southern States, l29 persons died, during
the census year, over LOOM the Northern
only 4l-Erehaage. ft.-a a
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-05-22

: HoIfowAy's oiSrsssSr AND Pills are certain Cure
for Eeurvy Edward Hope, Of Charleston, south
Carolina, suffered mere than most people from the
this unsightly eruption he tried great number Of
reputcd remedies, bat he was hot benefited ~ Aha
same, indeed, IL became sioubtfui 10 his fpisuds
whether he would ever overcome this dislixursu,ent
A. length ne tried Holloway's Ointment and Pills,
change. BY continuing these excellent medjcinsz A.
eight weeks. he was radically cured % 5 80.
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OLE 4ittB6el0 Gnquirn.
Iitchaeld Conn., raafsasy, May zzd lsss


The intelligence Which from day to day is re-
ceivcd from Kansas, presents q dark prospect
indeed for the new territory. The committee
sent ont by Congress to inquire into the alleged
election frauds, has been put down, and civil
war seems inevitable The seizure Of Gov Rob
inson, who had in charge an official copy of the
evidence taken before the committee, to bring
to Washington for the purpose of gaining
possession and destroying it. The latest dis
patch states that one thousand men arc en-
camped in tie vicinity of Lawrence with the
avowed purpose to compel the psople Of that
place to acknowledge the territorial laws. 1t
is said that there are about 1900 men in Law
renee thoroughly armed with Sharpe's rifles and
having Two Geld pieces of artillery in their pos
session they have erected breast-works and
given notice that they will resist all attempts
at arrests. Ex-Goy Reeder has fed but his
capture is considered certain
Judge Fame of Georgia has been appointed
Sheriff until Jones is able to resume the duties
Of the Office the latter is reported as GONZALES
cent and is expected soon to go out. Fame,
it is rumorcd. has been shot at twice while in
the discharge of his official duties.
An idea Of the feeling entertained towards
northern men may gained from the following
paragraph, copied from the government organ
i'll the territory:
Sheriff Jones of Douglas county, than whom
Drawer man never lived, has been murdered
while in the performance of his official duties
shot down by the thieyng paupers Of the North
who are shipped to Kansas to infringe upon the
rights Of Southern settlers. His death must be
avenged. His murder shall be avenged, if at
the sacrifice Of every abotionist in the terrific
ry. If the pro-slasery party will quietly sit
still and see our friends, one by one, murdered
by these assassins, without raising their arms
to protect them, We much mistake their char
acter We are now in favor Of levclng Law
renee, and chastising the traitors there congre-
gated should it result in the total destruction
OF the Union If We arc to have war, let it
come now
Still another border ruffian outrage on a min
lister of the gospel is reported, though this time
the perpetrators were from the chiyalric South
crn settlers who have lately arrived in Kansas.
The victim was Rev. Pardce Butler, who, it
will be remembered, was mobbcd and maltreat-
ed at Atcbison, last fall, and sent down the
Missouri river on o raft. lie was returning
last month, having spent the winter in preach
ing in Illinois, to join his family who have re-
manned in the territory, and while passing
through Atchison, was seized in the street by a
mob, and without any pretcnse to investigation,
tarrcd and feathercd. The notorious Bob kcL
ly, editor of the Squatter Sovereign, took an
active part, and srinyfcllow looked on smoking
Mr. Butler escaped from his prosecutors, and
had reached Lawrence 1t is by such acts as
these, we suppose, that the Union is kept to-
gcth.r
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GooD-BYE TO York sHrILiScs AND sIxrExcEs. There
is fair prospect Of getting rid of the viainous
shilling currency which has been the means Of rob-
bng the poor of considerable percentage Of their
earnings bill has passed the Senate of the United
States, and is now in charge of committee Of the
House Of Representatives., fixing the value Of the
smaller Spanish coins that is to say Of what we call
shillings and sixpenccs, at ten and five cents.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-05-22

A SINGULAR AFFAIR recently occurred in q
respectable family in Albany. A mother and
her daughter, were both confined ON the same
day, each having little son. In the hustle of
the moment both babies were placed in a era
die, and to the confusion Of the mothers when
the youngsters were taken from the cradle, they
were unable to- tell which was the mothers and
which was the daughters son-a matter which,
OF course. must ever remain a mystery The
family is in great distress over the affair. -
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The State Council.

A meeting Of the American State Council
was held at New Haven last week, at which a
full report Of the doings of the. National Cou,.-
Gil aud Convention at Philadelphia was made.
Messrs D. Il. Durham, Edward Perkins, l..
G. Peck, Austin Baldwin and others addressed
the Council.
p Resolutions approving the action of the Con.
ncctieut delegates at Philadelphia, and propos-
ing the appointment Of delegates to the Con-
vc,ltion to be held in New York on the 18th Of
June next, were adopted after a full discussion.
u "A ballot resulted in the choice of j. e. Dun
ham and L, G, Peck as delegates for the State
at large, and Of E. Prcntiss and II. Hammond
as substitutes. The. following were then ap.
pointed from the several congressional districts
1st.-Dclegate-H. Griswold, Hartford.
Substitute Thomas Clark, Coventry. =
2f-Delegate n ID. Sperry, New Haven.
Substitutes. w. Kellogg, Waterbury. q.
Delegate Edmund Perkins, Norwich.
,Sabstitutc-G. w. Goddard, New London.
4th.-Delcgate Oris s. Ferry, Norwalk.
4, Substitute Henry B. Graves, LitchfeA. u
. Itwas voted that the above named delegates
bc also appointed delegates to the National
councH 70 ssse,rble-ss New yczk On The 3D.
ii JAZZ YssS : IS sslsss3 - 81
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SPRING TRAnE-Our merchants have been rolling
in all sorts of bales, boxes barrels and bundles tho
past week, containing munitions for the Springcam
pagn-nnd when the weather becomes steady enough
for shopping We suspect somebody has got to un-
leather for those articles which the ladies must have
whether or not the corn and potatoes turned ous
well last year. We don't know that VIC Gun give
better advice ON the subject than to direct their at
tention to our advertising columns by consulting
them readers will fndwhcre the most business 10
done, and consequently where newer goods and
cheaper prices can be found.
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TIE NATIONAL MAGAZINE contains interesting
sketches Of travel and its reading matter will COIN
pare favorahly with any Of the popular monthles-
The June number is handsomely illustrated with
nineteen engravings, and has articles of high order
of literary merit. A new volume commences in July
Published by Carlton Philips, 200 Mulberry
street, New York, at s., 90 per annum
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Z. S. SENAroR.-The resolution to proceed
was before the House yesterday, but We
have not learned with what result. The poll
cy of the Democrats, as expressed in caucus, is
to put off the election till the last end Of the
scssion-thus hoping to defeat choice. They
will not succeed.
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around again.

An attempt was made on Saturday night Of
last week, to steal from a,stable, horse be-
longing to Luther Eaton of North Kent-but
it fortunately proved unsuccessful. The thief
was discovered about the barn by neighhor
who CHANGED to be passing the premises at the
time. and knowing that he was discovered, the
fellow fed across the fields, and was soon hid
den in the darkness of night, but in his fight
he omitted to close the stable door W ich had
been opened in pursuance of his foul design
and which was closed and as was thought Sc
curely fastened, and the premises abandoned.
After the lapse of an hour or so, the persistent
villain again returned and effected second
entrance into the barn. and again was foled in
his attempt to get off with the horse. There is
evidently an organized band of depredators in
our midst, and too great vigilance cannot be
exercised in protecting property, and in ferret
ing out and bringing these nocturnal freebooters
to justice.