Litchfield enquirer., 1858-01-28
G9e 9atgdelo Gnq}%uet,
Litchaeld, Conn. Thursday. Jan. 2s, 1883:
News of the Week.


 The Administration has ccnci'ided to leave the al-engrossing subject s slavery extension sufficient ly,to aftendsto sbe tall from Utah. Gen. Scott is to ail in the next stsamer for California where with the regular troops of that station and such voiuiI teers us may hG needed-be will march to Salt Lake eify 1tis intended that his forces shall go up the gelUfao River, and join the troops under Col aohn' son Tt Salt Lake in June.
 The Fort Smelling fraud, an account o which we sase at the time it transpred is to be looked into by Congrsss--or at least af attempt will be nude to examine it-but as so many officials at Washington are implicated, it will very likely le Auslled up-and Uncle Sam left to pocket the loss -.sfshe ss00.0to.
 The c0nstarcy of Old Mir. Cass in his Nicaragua fnaaiaatiu fs now generally dischssef and letter e.aliiiesssd to public meeting in New York only a yesFago last May-which was assembled for the pur- pose Of recruiting for Walker again brought forward Ncontrssts strangely with his present position. It Is as follows;
 WASHINGTON, May 21, 1856. sir your telegraphc despatch, inviting me to attend tie meeting in the Park OH Friday evening, has just rcaclted me- csnnot be there in person. but my feelings and synssthies are with you in this demonstration of public satisfaction at the wise and just measure of the Administration by which the existing government of Nicaragua is recognized and will ase encouraged to go on with its good work. trust it wifi meet the cordial arpruhation of the American people, It cannot fail to do so, if they true to the faith of their fathers Since the ncnccnlent of our national existence it has been our principle to consider every foreign government legitimate which is received as ssch in it's own counrya This is the condition of the present rulers 2 of Sie:,raugua, and it is less duty than it ought to bc desire to lend them the moral sup port they can derive from our recognition. am coajess th He heroic effort of coa,nrymn 'n -sioafagsp sxetes my admiration uhie engages aN my so;ctako o not to te detrral from Me expression o those ags ty snee,s or reproaches or hdrd scords He who don't sympathze with sueh an enterprise has little m common with me. .NThe difficulties which General Walker has en- ceuutcred and overcome will place his name high tlle roll of distinguished men of his age. He has t,nciliated the people he weft 10 aid, the govern inent of which he makes part is performing it's functions without opposition. and internal tranquil ity marks the wisdom of it's policy. That nlagnif- cent region, for which God has done so much and So little, needed some rcnoyating process, some transfnsion by which new life may be imparted to 1t. Our countrymen will plant thele the seeds of eur institutions and God grant that he may grow up into an abundant harvest of industry, enterprise and prosperity. new day, I hope is opening up the states of Central America. If are true to our duty they will soon be freed from all danger of European Interference and will have security in sheir own power against the ambitious designs of England far better than Clayton Bulwer treaties, or uny other diplomatic machinery by which spirit efaggression is sought to be concealed till circum stances arc ready for actiy c operation.
 II am sir. respectfully,
 =" Your obedicnt servant, t# g1&ga -5 'LEyfs CAss."
 It may be wellto read his last production on the subject which rms thus;
 Sir; From information received at this depart. inent there is reason to believe that awess persons are now ensaged within the limits of the United States. in setting on foot and preparing the means for military expeditions to be used against the ter ritories of Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Ric-repub lies with whena the United States are at pesce--in direct violation of the sixth section of the act of Congress approved 20th April, 18l8 And under the eigth section of the said act of Congress- it is made lawful for the President such person as he sllnl empower to employ the land and naval forces fet the United States and the militia thereof. for tie pnrpoAe of preventing the carrying of any faicti expedition or enterprise from the territories Jurisdiction of the United States am therefore directed the President to call your attention to she subject and to urge you to all due diligence and to avail yourself of all legitimate means at your roinmand to enforce these and other provision of tic sd act 20th April, 1918, against those who may be found to be engaged in setting on foot or preparing military expeditions against the territories af Mexico. Costa Rica, or Nicaragua so manifestly Prcndiial to the national character and injurious to the National interest And you hereby in- xtructed promptly to communicate to this depart
 
 tive to such expeditions.
 am, sir, your obcdient servant,
 " LEWIS CAss
 What respect can the people have for ain Admin itration that thus vascllaes and makes light of its : public declarations, Walker is now at the South, z axain preparing an expedition whose dcpredations Nilf once more be winked at by the Govsrcment.
 &Another of those fearful disasters which are cccSsioned by inc general fright of large num- her of scholars took place in Brooklyn, N. Y. last z$ week. "A large public school building was de- sifoyed by fire. and some seven or eight children scrlshed 'tc death by trampling upon another in aia attempt to descend the stairs- Could order havs been main,ainod among them there would hass oesn no difficulty in rescuing the entire mum. beflong before tie fire reached that portion of the sbailding in which they were assembled.
 h connection with this, the commendable pre-. sAnce of mind of a lady teacher of large schoo in Boston will be noticed: she discovered 6rt in shesellar, kinded from the furnace, and witF great presence of mind privately informed tn, several teachers in the building The scholars ir eight rooms were dismissed and orderly left th, buflding. without knowing the cause Soon after snd before Inc two remaining ones could be clear ed. the alarm was given. The teachers station ing themselves at the door prevented rush an. passed all the school out safely. There were te, Ateachers. and five hundred childsen in the build ing. The fire was confined to the basement ant 2 exsinguished without serious damage.
 --T'he following article we clip from the Ame vsia Times
 MR. EpiToR: have noticed several eommani cations in the Times relative to the merits c Soutadcwn Sheep. They, matter of course have their advocates, but must acknowledge m preferences for ahe Cotswolds-they are the mos