Litchfield enquirer., 1860-08-09

DelnS or Hery ulSpOSlIiou, Iue DreckiufluSt coal was named after him; and it is ques tion with us whether he is the more noted as duelist or fuelist. We can say little more of him, than that he has acquired some fame as an artillerist by his management o the celebrated Buchanan, which will be dis charged on the 4th of March next. Mir Breckinridge was rather sharp in converse. tion, as is proved by the following 1 ANEcDoTE.
 In the rear of Mir. Breckinridge's private residence is green sward, on which is loca. ted pen for hogs. One day, while he was standing by this pen (then cmpty) with a friend, watching the motions of hog that was luxuriously roofing the sward just be. fore them, one of the negroes came from the house and filled the trough of the pig-pen with swill. The hog heard the gush of the swill, and looked wistfnlly toward the pen, and then back at the place where he had been roofing as though undecided what to do about it. Finally, however, the swiII prevailed, and with decisive grunt, he trotted toward the pen. Turning to his friend, Mir. Breckinridge said:
 If that hog could speak, what line of Bulwers drama of Richelieu, might he ap- propriately quote?"
 The friend didn't know.
 " Why" exclaimed Breckinridge, he might truly say: ''The pen is mightier than the saoard."
 That night the friend died of measles
 LIFE OF GENERAL SAMUEL HOUSTON.
 BY A wELL-KNowN AUTHOR.
 General Samuel Houston was born at San Jacinto, Texas, on the 4th of July, 1776, and whipped Mexican baby before he was SIX months old. At the age of three years, he electrified the universe thus: Having been taken by his parents to see foot-race between two noted Indian runners, he turn ed to his father and said;
 "Why is patron of foot-races like q philanthropist?"
 " l know not my angel boy," returned the venerable Houston.
 " Because" said Samuel, "he is friend to human progress!"
 After this, his family compelled him to wear cold brick on his head: and it is said, that even now, while in Washington, he sometimes carries the same article in his hat. At the period when Texas rose in rebellion against tI!e Mexicans, because the latter Kept getting up revolutions among them selves every afternoon, Mir. Houston was chosen general of the patriots, and complete ly defeated the rrvolvers at San Jacinto. In connection !;e with this battle, aud by way of illustrating General Houston's great precis- ion of speech, they tell an
 ANECDOTE.
 Toward the conclusion of the battle of San Jaclnto, Texan Ranger dashed fran- tlcally into a tent whore Houston was asleep, and aroused him with the exrlama- tion of:
 General, the day is ours!"
 You illiterate ftlloww exclaimed the brave old soldier, scowing at the frightened man, "why can't you speak properly? Ton should say "the day is composed of hours"
 The abashed Ranger muttered something about being soldier, and knowing nothing about time, whercupon Houston again rep him with:
 Know notLing about time, you scoun- drel! There is but one time that American soldiers know nothing about, and that is, " fly time"
 The Ranger deserted that night.
 When General Houston was informed that he had not been nominated by the Charles ton Convention, he pressed his handkerchief to his tear-dimmed eyes, and exclaimed, hur- riedly:
 accept. Go and tell the people that 1 accent for their sakes n
 Samuel Houston was unanimously nomin- ated for the Presidency by the Washington Monument Convention of this city, and will probably receive votes in every State except Texas.