Litchfield enquirer., 1861-02-28


 There is great enthusiasm in the Convention.
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 IsAAc ToucrY.-The New York World con
 lades . trenshant article upon this Connecti
 but traitor as follows:
 aIs is further shown that we have at presen ying in our ports. and disabled from immediat, besssfce twenty eight vessels of war, mountin, An aggregate of nearly nine hundred guns, e sufi cisnf num0er of which for the protection of oul public property en the sea-coast could have beer fitted for efficient scryice in one month. Ye Mir Toueey, with the naked fact of treason star ing him in the face, every waking hour of hi life for months, has refused to put these vessel on war-footing; and suffered the disgrace O the national flag to go unfinished, until men be . gin to ask, and justly too, if this magnifcen fabric, whichrcost so much blood and treasur to establish, and which has lifted us to thu height of prosperity as nation, is really a sub stantial thing, capable of defending itself iron overthrow by mobs, or only shadow, whicl has not only melted away because not herotofor, brought to the test. How Mir. Toucey, and thos, who eympathixe with rebellion, may look upon such conduct, we have no means of ascertaining but the aw-abiding people of the United States will name it more than fragrant neglect; they will call it treason, and write in their books, and the name of Toucey will go down to infamy linked with the only more infamous Floyd.
 CoLLRcrIos OF THE REVENUE SoUrH.-The New York World having examined the corres- Pondenee in full which has passed between sev- erai of our foreign ministers and our Secretary of State, relative to endorsements of foreign commerce in the port of Charleston, says: In reference to the two most important points-the payment of duties and the validity of clearances the answer of the Secretary is very explicit No jurisdiction assumed over these matters by South Carolina will be for a moment recognized by the Federal Government. Yet the Secretary admits that eases may arise where the master of . vessel, without fault of his own, may be con- strained into . nOn-O6servance of the Federal regulations; but he refrains from declaring whether, in such cases. the penalties will be strictly exacted or not. This, he says must de- pend upon the peculiar circumstances of each case. Perhaps this is the best answer that can be given in the present condition of things, but ft ought to be humiliation to the government It amounts to confessed inability, on its part to enforce its own port regulations. The sooner end is put to this, the better for the credit of the republican system.
 GROWING DEsPERATE.-Ycsterday we saw private letter from e late Georgia member of rsnxress-a rabid secessionist-in which the writer raved like maniac over the impending Scaction in the popular mind of the gulf states No bedlamite was ever more furious, incoherent, and venomOus in his expressions of hatred and rage. He boldly intimated that the people were ao be kept in snkjection in those states by re- sort to the most despotic means, and that is the purpose of those, who have usurped the govern ment of those states, and deprived their people of American liberties, to make war on their for sncr brethren, as the best means of preventing the masses from stopping to reflect. His whole Setter was in fair keeping with the following brief extract from the Washington correspond snee of the Charleston Mercury:
 WASHINGTON, Feb. f. The border States will be "placated," and then your recenstructionists will begin bowling for the Union again. There's the danger. The enly hope now is in the smashing up of the peace congress and getting Virginia out.
 lpropo.-They evidently look to Messrs. Sed- don, Brockenbrough. and Tyler of the Virginia delegation, to accomplish this intended " "smash- ing up" Our opinion is, however, that these gentlemen will decline to accommodate them.- -Souns rsrrons.-W Washington Stcr.
 nDr 4 telegram received Saturday at Wash lgton, announcing the arrival of Jefferson Da- Sis at Charleston, startled the old public f,nc tionnry. He immediately called on ex-President Tyler to inquire what it meant Mir. Tyler was happily enabled to assure Mir. Buchanan that the mission of Mr. Davis to Charleston was one of peace. It was to guard against the possibility nf an attack oa Fort Sumter, at least until the character of Mr. Lincoln's inaugural shall be known. If its tone be pacific there will be no attack on Fort Sumter. If otherwise, they say m attack will be immediately made.
 ANOTHER ..ApoU-BEx-ApuEM"-T follow ing parody is well done, but is rather hard on the "sld public functionary";-
 James B-Uchanan, may his tribe decrease. Awoke one night from a strange dream of peace And saw. within the curtains of his bed,
 Making his tother eye to squint with dread Old JdeEsoR, writing in book ofgold
 Exceeding Rye had.ma Buchanan bold, A1d to the stern ex president he said:
 "Wha-what writ'st thou:' The spirit shook
 his head,
 The while he answered, with the voice of old: ''The names of those who ne'cr their country
 sold!''
 And k mias one? asked J. B. "Nary '" cried The eeneEal, with frown. Buchanan sighed, And greaned, and turned himself upon his bed, And took another " nip of "rye," then said: 1.Weli. ere thou lay thy record on the shelf, Write me at least as one who sold himse!f! Democs' and Rye so long my spirits were, That when the Crisis camel wasn't there !'' The general wrote and vanished the next night He came again. in more appalling plight, And showed those names that all true men de.est, Aud lo! Buchanan's name ted aH the rest!
 19- A pair of lovers at Cincinnati last week outwitted the cruel parent" of the young lady who refused to sanction their affection, and sue. eessfally eloped to Memphis on board steam boat They were first secretly married the charming bride was then disguised as a negro giri. by means of burnt cork and a woolly wig and underwent the scrutiny of her father and . police detective, who searched every part of tho steamboat very closely The husband had ar ranged for the passage to Memphis (his residence of himself and colored servant ;'' and the eve ming after the boat left Cincinnati, beautiful stranger emerged from one of the state-room. inte which Dinah" had gone half an hour be fore.
 Journal reports that Patrick McElrOy, suspect ing that Anthony Sheriden had become too ia, millar in his family, on Saturday forenoon went to Sheridsn's place of business, and fired upon hin with pistol. The ball took effect just be- lew the breast, and Sheridan, believing himself q dying man. went to the priest to prepare for his end. A surgeon who was summoned discov. s1ed that Sheriden's overcoat had so impeded tne oai that 1t had only grazed the skin, and had dropped into his boot. Nevertheless, the concus. sion ofthe blow on his body was so forcible that he really thought himself dying man, and most dssoutly attempted to prepare himself for his
 A letter from . brother of Major Anderson to gentleman in New YoFk, mentions the follow. ing curious coincidence:
 "h IS q very strange coincidence that my faith. CT, was that Captain of the Continental line who by mistake of kss supssior began the battle IeS o Trenton v~hevo ps,I,a.t ,ras s., Lone ,...:.I