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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
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ltisu..r taa great d.n harg.s. d Gle year,
10 important dspar.m e industry to tbar
lniusraar tls clam fe.a. as many thou~rd
dollars. worth of clam ata annually gathered
m Na England. Sometimes the clans are 20
fine and arc sought By 50 largo a number Of
persons, Chat the oaH.ss Of the shore lands
bordering the elan frldy set up claim % tie
crop But tho courts in Maine and elsewhere
have again decided that the clam crop is the
peoples crop. The ,lls wcro spread gu; and
planted for tbc cs.kst settlers, and the crop
i1 naon frotgEd s'riier'.vo's'e't 6 ~
country and oaan' no fenced out and when
other resources oYsrpport fail tho clam fields
are open alike to the poor and the rich and no
title deeds can shut them out the multitudes
who determined to dig rather than beg
1t has often happened that in times of dcs-
titution the clam crop for several months in
the year has been the support Of the people in
their yicinites Many touching incidents might
be selected in the history Of the carly settlement
of Maine, in the preston ofbusiness in 1857 the
banks on the waters Of the Merrlmack were
made to discount literally to the thousands Of
persons thrown out Of their regular employ
mcnt Daring the shoo.mak9rs' strike two or
three years since, the clam banks wero he only
ones that hanorsd the checks oil the strikers.
1t is an interesting fact, that the more CLAIMS
people dix and turn over the dark grey mud,
the faster the clans grow 50 that in some 10.
cations plow is sometimes used in the place
OF clam.dieger The clam bed in Scarboro
often yields $4,000 to $4,000 per year The
business has never been systemized, nor the
market generally, for clans, ever been fully
supplied Tho greatest consumption of clans
has been for bait, and for this purpose they are
" shocked ont from the shells and salted in
barrels, and enter somewhat into the commerce
Of the country, but not sufficiently so to take a
place in regular statistic.-Kennet,c Journal
Tux 0Avn TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION RE-
sEwrp BY GEN. Scorr.-The New York Csntu-
~ states that during notification times Con
Scott was al Fort Moulttie, with company oil
eight hundred men, and full complement o.
olicers, With view to allay some natural
anxiety in his own mind as to the fidelity of hi'
officers, esent for a Judge Of The United States
Court, and addressed him in their hearing as
follows
" Judge, have long ago taken my oath OF
allegiance to The United States Government
but it occurs to me that in this most cxtraordi
nary emergency will do itogain' There is nc
improperly inlt-and gentlemen, said he turn
ing to his officers, - it will not hurtany of US.
The oath was then administered to every Off
Ger present; and the occasion was felt to be on'
Of unusual solemnity.
ASK thy purse what thou shoulds't buy
We asked ours the other day, what we shoulc
buy, but echo m st perverscly didn't answer
buy at all.
You need t Mt church clasp your hands SO dcs
perately in prayer that you can't get them oper
when the contribution box comes along.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

You need t at church clasp your hands SO dcss
peratey in prayer that you can't get them open
when the contribution box comes along.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

ASK thy purse what thou shoulds't buy :
We asked ours. the other day, what We should
buy, but echo M st perverscly didn't answer
" buy" at all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
Wild Sports of the East.

(ro BE CONTINUED IN OUR MKT, J
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
WOODBURY.

The Woodbury Valley Rifle Company, under the command of Capt. Beckwith, which have been drilling here some two or three weeks, left on Saturday last, to join Colts Regiment at Hartford. Our ladies, during the past week, were quite busy in preparing flannel shirts, &c.,, for the gallant band. ..-..-..--..---.----
 Rev. Charles E. Robinson, now of the The ologicaa Institute at Auburn; New York, has been engaged to supply the pulpit of the First Con gregational Church, for one year, commencing the first of June.
 The recent efficient and beloved pastor of the above mentioned Church, Rev. R. G. Williams, who has been preaching at Berlin for some time, with a fair prospect of settlement, has accepted the captaincy of a military company in the Fourth Regiment, and is now rendezroused with his Company at the Camp Grounds in Hartford. Said Company is largely composed of students from the Wesleyan University at Middletown, end with their present Captain, arc sure not to be shot in the back.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
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LITCHFIELD.

That < pole''-Proyidence and the Major" being propitions, and our .s Port not biockaded, will be raised on Tuesday next. All are invited to attend, particularly those wbe wish to hear Co., Toa SEYMOUR make speech on the occa- sion.
 We are requested to announce that series of lectures will bedeliyered before the Lltchheld Young Ladies' Seminary in this village, during the coming spring and summer.
 Dr. J. G. Beckwith, will deliver the opening address at the Seminary, on next Friday eve ming, at o'clock. Friends of the school and the public are invited.
 A letter has been received from we'll known gentleman of St. Louis, who has been accustomed to spend his summers in Litchfeld, enquiring whether it would be safe for him to return this summer to our village?'' We can assure the "Colonep' that we treat all gentle men as gentlemen here, irrespective of their po- whom proper outward regard for the almost unanimous opinion of our people with regard to the prevailing controversy between. our country and it's rebellious citizens. See the application
 HORSE THIEVES. Deputy Sheriff Bottsford of Falls Village brought to Litchfeld Jail On Mon day, young man named Riley Coggswell charg- ed with stealing horse from Geo. Harris of Canaan mountain. The horse was found last week straying loose in Bantam Falls by T. M. Coe, and circumstances connected with the case point to the young man charged as the person who abstracted the animal.
 Another case of horse thieving from Hart ford occurred last week Saturday, in which the thief was tracked through Collinsvile to Wolcott- vile Sunday morning, and thence to Litchfeld Station and there lost track of. Horse, buggy and harness stolen. S75. reward
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
AMATEUR.

, The N. Y. JVosla says: The passage, by the southern Congress, of an act enabling Presi- dent Davis to remove the capital of the C. s. A. to Richmond, has created quite tempest in Montgomery. The citizens of the latter place, having had a taste of the sweets of Legislative and executive importance, are not cheerfully dis posed to lose them. The Mail goes so far as to intimate that the President and cabinet are above the soil which bred them; and they long for cooler skies and fewer musquetoes than ac- company an Alabama August, and concludes in these words:
 We most respectfully suggest that if there be southern men in the Confederate States who cannot endure hot weather, and who desire to be more conveniently located to Saratoga and Niagara, hey oughtt to rensore permanently with in the range of the smell of free negrOdom as soon as possible. We do not desire such citi- zens here, whether wrapt up in official robes or otherwise.
 me Maa is telling disagreeable truth mere IS hot weather ahead somewhere for trait ofs. JuDAs has probably been experiencing it TOT e'Shteen hundred years. If the leaders of the movement against the Union are nrenarcd to endure it, they will certainly be wise to
 remove permanently from their self created atmosphere or treason. 'sN
 It IS understood in high circles at Harr;sh,,n,. that Governors Curtin and Dennisop have ed the Union men of Western Virginia tbra br.ea ag tire support of all the forces of Pennsyiyan;a n; and Ohio, to protect them against the home Sc. eessionists and Eastern Virginia. Indiana and md Illinois have pledged the Union men of Ken. lucky and Missouri the same way.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
CONNECTICUT LEGIsLATURE.

WEDNESDAY, May 15.-SENATE. Concurred in the disposal of sundry business papers.
 Res directing the com. on finance to consider the ,expediency of taxing railroad stocks in towns, and deposits in Savings banks, passed.
 Res raising a committee to investi rate the quality and value of uniforms furnished to vol- unteers passed
 The Cattle Commissioner report was sccept- ed.
 Resolution allowing the garrison at Fort Trumhull the same pay as volunteers in the army; referred to com. on military affairs. The repert of the superintendent of the school fow imbeciles at Lakeville, accepted
 Reselution-payiag the town of Lisbon $1OO for expense incurred in suppressing the cattle dis case, passed.rt
 The Adjutaht Generals report was accepted and filed.
 The report of the Trustees of the Connection. missionary society, accepted and filed. Ad- journcd.
 HousE.-Res. passed raising joint committee on the division of Litchfield county res. passed instructing joint com. on fisheries to prenara bill for the protection of fishing in Bantam Lake. Litchfeld; bill creating "Loaning Associa- ton of Hartford, ref. to com. on banks: ann dry petitions on division of Litchfeld Countv and removal of County seat, ref. to com. inst or. dered to be raised !; res. paying Co c. Conn Mil ltla, now stationed at Fort Trumbull, New I.or- uoh, saHe as the other volunteers, referred to com. on military affairs; res. instructinr com on agricultureto enquire whether further leriss iation IS necessary for the protection of ffuit growers, passed; report of Winstcd sayinvs srS association, to com on banks.
 THuRsDAY.-SENATE. The Senate concnrr.a in the reference of suadry matters, with the acs ton of the House. ",
 Res. calling for enquiry into the laws for in. protection of fruit growers, passed.
 The com. on fisheries were directed to r.ror. an act for the protection of fish in Bantam fsl. Litchfeld ''''A' .'e
 Bill for an act concerning crimes and pun;sh. menis' providing for the confinement of persona tired and acquitted on the sole ground of insan- ity, passed. / '""'
 Message from the Governor transmitting tho resoiutlonr passed by the Virginia Legislature. relative to National affairs. deferred to com on federal relations. '''''
 The report of the Railroad Commissione,s was accepted and filed.
 Res. appropriating $500 for the education Q, ineoriates, ref. to com. on human institntions
 Res appointing Leonard Church and ". !, 1oodseli, State Directors in the Phosnix Bank rel to the com, on banks. Adjourned,
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
LITcHFIELp, May 21st, 1861.

 EDITOR OF THE ENoUIRER:-I notice that our band are now engaged in practising tune gen. erally known as "America," propably with the intention of playing it at our approaching flag raising" hope they will not neglect the s'Star Spangled Banner" much more appropriate air, in my opinion. It is not generally known that the tune called America" is in reality .God save the Queen,'' adapted to American words. Such is the fact, as any of our English residents can tell you. The we'll known song, "Red, White and Blue," is also English, the words being slightly altered so as to suit c. Col umbia'' instead of :. Brittania."
 would submit that it is not the best taste to adopt these tunes as our national airs, when we have such good ones of native origin as "Hail Columbia" or the "Star Spangled Banner" and that old favorite "Yankes Doodle" which, though an old English tune, to which words ridiculing the Americans were written by an Englshman, has long been thoroughly "natur- alized."
 Respectfully yours,
 AwATEUR
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

4 Coop STonY.-rhe Charlestonians tell q good story at their own expense, which we'll il- lustrate the want of discipline. 4 company was keeping guard at the Arsenal. The Colonel of the regiment passing by, the sentinel inat- tentive to his duty. He took away his gun, then entered the arsenal. 4 subordinate officer was concocting cocktail.
 "Where is the Captain ?'' the Colonel asked. sUp stairs"
 "Please say to him that I want to seq him y
 "Well, after take drink,'' said the snbalt- ern. After swallowing his toddy, he went up stairs to the Captain.
 The Colonel is down stairs, and wants to see you, Captain
 "Well if he wants to see me more than I do him, just tell him to walk up," said the Captain, who was lying on bed. s-5
 The Colonel went up stairs, and found the Captain taking things easy. s'Sir, you ought to be drilling your company. Your sentinel do- nit know how to do his daty, and l took his gun away from him.
 "Well, dare say he will be much obliged to you. reckon he was tired of carrying it.
 GEMS OF WAR LITERATURE The following gems of southern editorial writing are taken from the Richmond papers of May 7:
 The drunken beast now stalled in the Presi- dental mansion at Washington
 "The north-whose mercenary legions of pick-pockets, burglars, rowdies, tape measurers and pumpkins are now attempting to organize themselves into an army"
 Are relentless, coarse, greedy and bloody. They will piliage our houses, violate our women, insult and murder defenceless citizens"
 And the following from the Lynchburg Virgin iGn.
 Let tho drunken mutineers at Washington drive on their crazy craft The breakers are ahead, and they must evince more statesmanship than they have yet indicated if they " eather the storm that is gathering"
 And the following from the New Orleans Dela: A"There is no doubt that the northern people are at this moment fit representatives of the bar barian hordes which formerly devasted the world They are furnishing the very best evil dence that they are incapable of thorough civil ization; that they possess only the outward sym bols of modern enlightenment, while they are by nature miserable sayages."
 ssA- John LaMountain, the eronaut has for warded to Washington proposition offering his services to travel with the army and make aral reconnoisaces,as as was done by Goddard during the Italian campaign. There are many occassions ; when such aid would be invaluable in determin. ing the character of an enemy's operations. Mir LaMountain is able to do this readily from the fact that he has portable apparatus, capa- ble of easy transportation, for making gas from the decomposition of water.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
hflRRIS

CoRnEcTIoS.-The announcement made a week or two since that Mir Joseph Horne was appointed Post Master at Morris, was typogra- phical error. The P. O. should have been " Mianus,' in Fairfield County. We believe Mir. smedey still continues to discharge the duties of Post Master in Morris, with general satisfaction to that community.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
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THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1861.
Company |. 4tll Resilnent.


 onr company of volunteers left Wolcotfyihe for their Hartford Rendezvous on Thursday last. They were attended by large crowd oi frieuds snd spectators at the Depot Speechcs were made to them by several aiytinsa;shsd gentlemen, and they departed amid ske cheers of the people and salutes of shs saasen. Many wet eye was seen both h taeTsnks and among the spectators, but if tkare were natural tears at the parting, there will De gratiied faces among their friends when they shall hear of their brave deeds on the field of bat tle, and smiles to welcome them home again sictorous. Their route to Hartford was con stant ovation. At Campsyille, at Plymouth, and at Wateryille there were crowds of spectators who welcomed them with cheers and bid them God%peed on their departure.
 At Waterbury most aattering reception greet eatAsm.. There were not less thantwe thousand people tt the depot, and the company was escort ed upinso the town, and handsomely entertained until their departure on the Hartford trains. At Terryville, Plainyile and New Britain other re- ceptiene greeted them, as hearty aad enthusiastic e those before, aud at Hartford, 2 large delega- ton fsou Litchfed and the adjoing towns greet sd them at the Depot, and acted a escort to keM quarters in the city.
 Everywhere the company is spoken of in the highest and most enthusiastic terms of praise, Hastford people say that they are by far the finest company, in appearance, drill, and soldierly bearing that has yet been rendezvoused in that city. They are now quartered in barracks at the Arsensal awaiting orders. We shall hope to Iear from them from time to time.
 The Cow'ont announces their arrival in Hart Rsd, thus:
 The Welcottvile Go. Capt. Sanford H. Perkins, the last company of the 4th Regiment to arrive, sexcbed the city yesterday afternoon. They were of ofexceedingly neat appearance. Their uniform was blue pantaloons, with gray shirts, and some- thing like blouse, and gray cap Their franks showed nothing but good men, and Litchfeld, Co. can rest safe with her fame entrusted to such hands as these. They are from Wolcottville, Litehfeld, Harwinton, Goshen, and Plymouth, snd are presented $79 each for pocket money by the people Of these sosns who also attended to the families leff.. As they passed up street they saluted the flag and CeuRANr office which they are hereby thanked for doing.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

GoDEY's LADYs Book for June, has been re- eeived, and can be had of Marsh, in the Post sOface Building. This is 2 capital number. It is embellished with an exquisits steel engra- ving-a1he Disdainful Maiden 7-has one Of ,Godey's double page fashion plates, and a host of diagrams, patterns, etc. besides the usual amount of interesting reading.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

~ The General Orders from the War ne. partment at Washington, authorize the increase of the three years regiments to s2 privates ner ccmpsny instead of Gf, and bounty of sloo ,o each man at his discharge. We learn that com. pany I, 4th regiment, has already been nearly filled with this additional number of able bodied men. It is the crack company ofthe regiment.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

n- The Bridgeport Farmer say, " The war spirit IS already on the wane'' The Fa,mer's
 sp'r'ts" have been on the wane for some time back Either new bottle should be furnished, CT IS probable that its precarious lease of life will he disastrously shortened, and it's epitaph will be Spiritually Defunct.n
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23
KENT.

A boy was killed at Kent, on Thursday, by the Hoasatonic passenger train. He was sit ting on the track, and was run over before the train could be stopped.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

s H@- Capt. Beckwith's company of Woodbury, Roxbary and Kent Zouaves arrived in Hartford on Friday last, and are quartered in Charter Oak Building. They are said to present fine appear ance Besides the Captain, Litch6eld furnishes the Second Lieutenant, Geo. s. Beckwith, and Or derly Sergeant, Henry N. Dutton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

Da The 3rd Regiment c. V. left Hartford by special train to New Haven on Monday after noonr A splendid set of colors was presented them by Gov. Buckingham, consisting of a flag of blue silk with yellow frnige, upon which was handsomely painted the State coat of arms, sur mounted by an American eagle, and resting up On c shield, with cannon, &c.,, and silk U. S. Flag, emblazouea with the name of the regiment Speaker Brandcgee replied for the regiment in g very felicitous speech. The regiment arrived al New Haven about 5 o'clock, and were escorted to the steamer Cahawba by large crowd, and embarked at P. M. for Washington.
 The following are the Staff end Field Officers of the Third Regiment:
 .Coloaa, John Arnold, New Haven; Lissaenant Cot, Anen G. Brady, Waleottville; Mnior, AL exander Warner, Woodstock; Qua,se,maste,', Richard E. Holcemb, Granby Surgeon, John NcGregor, Thompson; Swyeons Maie, Matthew I. Newton, Suf6eld; Adjutaat, Frederick J. Peck, New Haven; Sergeant Agor, William E. Brady, Wolcottville.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

WE understand that Col. Tyler, of the First Regiment Conn. Volunteers, has been appoint cd Brigadier-G General. He takes command on the arrival of the Third Regiment at Wast- t.gfoa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

N@~" Goodwin's Annual Legislative statitc- tcs," for the present Session of the Legislature is already out. It contains the names, resi-. dences, age, birthplace, occupation at home, connubial relations or deprivatons, politics, CO., Tor of their eyes, length Of hair and teeth, height breadth and depaa, and various other personalities of each member of the present Legislature, and where they board in Hartford. The statistics are " collected, compiled and arranged from their own Autographs" which valuable document is deposited in the Historial Society at Hartford.
 Mr. Goodwin makes the usual yearly explana- tion with regard to his Appropriation and re- marks that he has now the pleasing satsfac- tion of proclaiming to the good people of Con- necticut, that his time, energy and perseverance kas met its reward"
 The good people of Connecticut will De glad to know it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-23

WORD TO THE "VoLUNTEEE" CoaaIrTEE.- Considerable anxiety is expressed in some quar- ters lest the excellent committee appointed at the Town Meeting few weeks since to make such outlay as they should deem proper, not exceed. ing $50oo, for those young men who have enlist cd in the service from this town, may temper their appropriations with too rigid economy, not to say parsimony.
 We trust there may be no cause for such com. plaints. A rigid examination and supervision of all claims presented by, CT on account of the Volunteers, is right and should be made-but all just bills should be met at once and promptly paid- The town voted liberal sum, and meant to be liberaT.- Let the Committee lave no fear that they will not be sustained in appropriating al that is necessary and right. We understand that hardly tfM of the sum named has yet been apent, and several bills remain unpaid.
 The Committee will do we'll to take the gene rensand dright.misded courae of JoIzs H. .fIuBBArD Esq, as as example to guide them, and they will not fail to meet the appreciation of all good and patriotic citizens of LitcLGeld.