Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-12

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 REV. DR. BREck1NRIDGE.-This noble repre-. sentative of the Union men of Kentucky, recent ly delivered an able address on the war in Gin cinnati. in the course of which he said:
 0I may be called fanatical perhaps am- But have often said, and say it to you here, and God is my judge, believe itwould be better for this country, terrible as the calamity would be. and incalculable as the misery would bel believe it would be better for Gods purposes up on earth-I believe it would be incomparably better for the human race for all that is gained by us, that we should go back to Plymouth Rock and Jamestown-to the infancy of our country than to let this atrocious and abominable attempt to subvert the Government succeed"
 Of the rebel leaders, Dr. Breckinridge said:
 ssI know that these men who seek to subvert the Constitution are not capable of being concil- lated, and the only way to treat them is to crush them, and to crush them is the only thing to be done. saGGasiT a43af U ae.s Es lV& z.
 MORTAR MEN or WRsr.-Ths crews of the Western mortar boats are described as the most reckless dare-de in existence, perfectly care. less of life, whether their own or anothers, al most ungoyernable when drunk, but still brave and enduring, Aseonespondent of the Tribune thus relates a scene in which one of them fig. ured: Etya ,.t qy} @a
 "One of-these notorious men was on the Point the other day, acting as picket, and as he had manifested some symptoms of ebriety be- fore he went there, Lieut.. Wheelock concluded to look after the scamp. He walked to the spot where the picket was posted, and found the fel- low seated under tree brushing away the mus quitoes very listlessly, and cursing the Rebels who were throwing shells from their mortars bomb fell within five feet of the picket, who saw the fuse still burning, and knew it must explode.
 "The mortar man looked at it very coolly and never stirred, but apostrophised the shell thus "D-n you who cares for you Burst and be d-d; nobody's afraid, you d-d old Rebel.''
 The fearless scapegrace had hardly finished his speech, when the bomb burst tearing up the ground and covering him with dirt, but doing him no injury. Bah! knew you couldn't hurt nobody, you d-d old Rebel" remarked the mortar man, and continued to brush away the with the must imperturable sang roid. @
 THE Loss IN CAsEE's DIVISION Authentic information puts the number of guns captured by the enemy from Casey's division on Saturday at seven, instead of sixteen, as first reported and of these, four were spiked, and one retaken the next morning. Friends of General Casey, who have just returned from the scene of battle, assert that the official reports will show the con- duct of his division to have been much more creditable than the first accounts indicate. The men of the division generally returned the heavy firing of the enemy for some time with good effect, and proof of this was found in the large numbers of his dead discovered lying in rows, as they had fallen in front of the division.
 A merchant in New Orleans, writing to gen. tleman in New York, who is the owner of a store in New Orleans occupied by the New Or leans merchant, says" could not pay my rent as usual to your agent-the Confederate govern ment ordered me to make my quarterly payment to thenl-what shall I do? 1 am anxious to take another four years lease of your store, if you will allow me to do so.''
 J. w. Gray, editor and proprietor of the Cleveland Ptanntealer,, died in that city on Tuesday, after brief illness. He was native of Vermont, and at the age of twenty-three re- fession of a school teacher. In lS46 he assum- ed the profession of school teacher In lS46, he assumed the charge of the Plaindealer, and conducted it with yigor until his death.
 ITEMS FROM REBEL SoURcEs-The Mobile Neacs of the 3lst ut. contains strict order from Beauregard, forbidding correspondents within twenty five miles of his lines also, forbidding officers and soldiers writing about the army in their correspondence.
 The Vicksburg Whig of the 4th, says the fed o1, lol H D n
 The Memphis AUalanche of the 9th, says the ployees have been recovered. The same paper says that all the bridges between Memphis and Hnmbolt have been destroyed.
 An affecting trial recently took place at the Old Bailey, London. George Hammond, DOT trait painter, a man of slender form and mild ap. pearance, was arranged for killing George Bald win, a mountebank. Hammond admitted the murder, but said that in the eye of God he was not guilty, and related that, three years ago, his little girl four years of age, the sole memento of beloved wife, was stolen from him, and that since that time he has spent all his property in travelling for her and advertising her. At last he found her with the mountebank, and in sud den frenzy he struck him and killed him, and when he found that his daughter was no longer pure ana lovely, but corrupt Tn body and soul, he regretted he could kill but one. The jury re turned verdict of not guilty without leaving their seats, and on the discharge of Hammond the sheriff was obliged to surround him with an escort the women were determined to carry him off in triumph. f 5s' a COMMODORE N6rr's BRorHER.-The Keene IN. H.) Sentinel of the 18th ult., says
 Many of our readers know that Barnum has specimen ofa Tom Thumb, who reioices in the name of Commodore Mutt, ; and whose parents reside in Manchester, this state. A brother to this pigmy has recently been born, whose weight at time of birth was one and half pounds" r
 The following Post Offices in Tennessee have been re.sstablishsd, and are now ia operation un. der the geited States laws :- 2a 94a
 Nashville fc6dnty yiseat) Davt t&sa1 county.
 Gallatin (county seat), Sdilher county. as Clarksville (county seat), Montgomery county
 Springfield County seat, Robertson county. J Franklin (countY seaN Williamson conntu