Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-01
New Haven Correspondence.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 2S,

NEW HAVEN, Feb. 2S, 1S60 Dear Enquirer: The last week was quite an
 eventful one in New Haven. Monday evening Grace Greenwood" delivered lecture which
 excited quite sensation not only on account of
 the novelty of woman occupying the pulpit, but
 because of its intrinsic value and interest as ec-
 ture. Wednesday evening Cassius NJ. Clay lec-
 tured to the Agricultural Convention, conclud-
 ing his remarks in time to give the members an
 opportunity to hear Wendell Phillips speak on "John Brown" at 814 o'clock that same evening Phillips was as eloquent and abusive as he al- ways is, seeming to miss sadly at first the usual amount of h;ss:ng to which he is accustomed, and to enjoy it greatly when it came. Passing over the Democrats as almost beneath his con- tempt he rated the Republicans soundy for their pusaninlity, assured them that they were timo- rous CUTS who dared do nothing better than run behind the car of progress, and affirmed that the Constitution and the Union were the twin friends who disturbed our peace and retarded our de- velopment The two loco papers endeavored to make party capital out of his speech, by assert ing that it was delivered by invitation of the Re publlcans, and truly represented their political sentiments; one of them, even inviting it's read CTS to notice how the Black politicians would crowd to his lecture" It is little remarkable that the only politicians seen there that evening were several old Democratic war horses" who applauded warmly, throughout the whole lecture
 Friday evening Cassius M. Clay delivered a lecture on the Rise and Fall of Nations"-tak ing the place of Tom Corwin who was unable to be present. It was an effort worthy the nephew of the great Henry Clay, and showed him to be as noble an orator as he is sincere Q patriot. Last night he opened the spring campaign with telling speech to an enthusiastic and crowded assembly of Republicans whom his stirring ap peal aroused to the highest pitch of excitement Count on us down here for ,corE Y
 The Agricultural Convention adjourned on Saturday having had an interesting and profta- ble session of twenty-one days. Resolutions of thanks to the gentlemen who were instrumental in starting it were passed, and large sum of money pledged toward the endowment of an Az ricultural School at Yale. Its. success was far greater than was anticipated, and is in the high est degree fattering to Prof. John A. Porter to whose energy it is chiefly due
 On Friday noon one of the College buildings was discovered to be on fire. The cause of which was traced to can of burning fluid which had become ignited in a closet by some unknown meaus. The fremen manifested laudable zeal in arresting the progress of the flames, as much so, that they kept steady stream of water into the building long after the fire had been ex- tinguished-a precautionary measure which was not fully appreciated by those whose rooms were drenched with the watery element
 Sunday morning Pres Woolsey announced at prayers the death of Prof. Chauncey A. Good rich, who had died the proceeding evening at 5 o'clock. Yale College loses in him one of it's abest instructors, and most faithful laborers and what is worth more than all, an example of noble christian manhood which did much to recommend the religion of his life to all with whom he came in contact He has for many years sustained Sunday Evening meeting with the students, in which, in familiar way, he would urge upon them the claims of religion to their best affections and energies, and so great was the spell of his eloquence, that it was alwaas crowd ed with students who listened breathlessly to his words. Naturally possessed of a wonderful en- cry of will and power of diction, all the forces of his soul seemed to center in the one subject of religion and to radiate from that as their vi- tai and animating point, and when fully reused on this theme the thrilling effect of his wo,.' it is impossible to describe. As he sa' 'n n chair, from which the infrmities Of age p.o'
 ed his rising, he would state m sl.npr .he;. the theme to which he intended to direct their thouohts which was generally some matter ol Sr .. ,sar;enoe, of which he could always .a. M ss. s.a. tbe recoIections of long life, the s.orss If profound learning, and the vigorous ac- ?. s.o.es es . noble intellect. As he went on, he ,;ndIed with his, theme, his eyes flashed strange rad;ance, his gestures had all the force and grace If youth, his words, glowing with the fervor of his earnest sincerity; leapt from his lips, his whole frame seemed to expand with the ardpr of | bis devotion, and you forgot even the wonderful