Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-11-19
Tbe &it(9del0 Gnq|}@ny$r,
LitchI Id Conn, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1857
The Kent Riot,

W regret exceedingly tHat mere SHOULD cA!St IN
this county, any So ignorant of the writings of
Robert Burns, as to suppose for momeut. the Sto-
~ OF Fam OSllanter out Of either Tom paynes
age OF Reason, Hume Essays, OF the New York
Liquor Sellers Report and stl!l more, that the Pu-
ELI is OF So classic natie as to have escape. the
notice OF amy child Whu attended district
school in Lliuhlle!d County. But such to be
the fact !; ana that there several men in this
region, WHO have idea who Jvllr Barley corn Was,
{, what rcs tiOn he bears toward the Liquor r.,ilc
ia general. For the benefit If such individuals let
it be known, that in Scotland, Jvhn B;rleyecrn is
the Representative OF "Old Scotch WlIiokcy and
that over in Brummika, the representative of poor
rum and hard ElaGdy. i hat LAIN o. halter lad a
rough ride once upon time, through the influence
OF MI Blilcycorn and much frightened
eli of the parties Of the late lawsuit
Now regarding this ;ot in Kent, we have but one
opinion, ant, have expressed tins at every ttia! OF
the that has taken place We look upon it as
an outrage upon law liberty and decent morals.
and unequvocal violation If municipal authority,
equally us offensive and honous as an attack would
lie upon the Executive Government itself In its
Institutions and the u>urpation of all law, as it
would, did it deny the authority of President or
Governor 1t Was also cowardly, detcst.blc row,
Uhree hundred men attacking one individually and
dsgraccIul to the of couragel relic Of bar
barous agr and species of law that would not have
beea recognized by the abori- nal inhabitants OF
Kent Mountain
1t VAS however, more diSgraceul in Kent,
than in Cur village, as The windows Of own
dwelling testify nor hall mean (devi'jsh as
it was i'll is open attack upon mteistrae,) rs the
snc.hing cow.rily assault upon deencelc>S house
hoi We hope this language will suffice iur
all future trials OF ii Brommca riot and that We
shall not be called upon either by plaintiff de-
PENDANTS, for an expression OF opinion or taken to
task by citizens, or porting trial for the benefit
OF our readers before said triI has been completed.
For we shall certainly exercise our Judgment upon
the matter. and act IN th~ premises We think
best If any one thinks to the contrary, advise
them hy all means, to Il axe personal application to
this office Ii were wrong in our calculations
OF its length raEiratious, woull; refer to the
Lew edition uso published in the Danbury paper
i'll which assured that of the witnesses
attacked ami nearly murdered. prevent his
appealing the stand We are also lust in receipt
Of letter from VIM. Treat, ESD, Attorney General
OF the Hartford Jail, appointed tina. office hy the
Government of lle United States desiring lis to
forward Kim an Enquirer weekly, AS MIR. Treat
one oi the original counsel ia the not anl sue
cccltd in interesting the U. s. Government to such
sn extent as to obtain his present position at its
hands, have doubt, the fact Of his continued
socitude IN the matter, will he highly appreciated
10y both sides of the question. We shall huid our
selves in readiness TO report any feature.
FALL CT DELuI.-3y tie arrival Of the steamer
Arabia We have several days later news from Eu-
rope the most Important of which is. the capture
by the English OF the city If Delhi On account of
the destruction of a portion of the mails in their
transit cross certain provinces in India, are
without full accounts If the overthrow of the In
dian forces which had concentrated themselves with
in the walls of Delhi. Although this defeat will