FOR THE LITcHFIELD ENQUIRER
{"character_count": 3045, "word_count": 533, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9487000107765198], "ccnet_perplexity": [1168.0], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}


 diversity of sentiment in those who enjoy equal means of information upon a common subject, will necessarily beget dstrust either ot the capacity to judge, of candor in an attempt; at all events the effect is, to leave the minds ot those who observe it, truth. The latter, it cannot be doubted, IS the con. dton of majority ot those W ho may have observed the different remarks in your last paper. concerning ut, by the Litchfield County Sacred Music Society. Such indeed must have been tours. had :" sOe not the pleasure of being spectator. uhanks that we were no. otherwise else we should S have eesn Gi remarked in the extracted couplet from Colerldge in one of your last communications on this subject and judging for ourselves; for after we had perused one full column of weltmed tand as we think, weu- disposeG remarks upon Solos, Duetts and Choruses; we were prepared to learn in the very next that the Solos were most ofthem good-the Duetts many ercrption .pere abominable" But so did-and this fact gives weight to differences from so great di versity. Now we will not " administer to confu- by staag our pmhor Of ne n D%u of which the foregoing is an extract has evidently proceeded on mistaken ground

 In the first place, the Society is but collection of singers from different parts of the County, associa Sacred Music-and while they keep this object in view they not proper subjects ot criticism Fro fessors in any art can alone be deemed to'cf% sub- jects of criticism.

 put 8IaHuuk PVm.s the cause and "pure selflove should have restrain ed one from appearing in so faulty crltique. To instance-it is said that the Chorus, Come gentle Spring." should have been "more Staccato and light" Possibly there may have been an expense of power on tkis passage the number of chorus sing CTS was large and the house too small for such an exercise-but then, the passage instead oi being Staccato, is in fact "your true Siclilano ana re- quires to be performed, the sentiment would sug gest. in . slow, easy, and graceful manner

 The " Staccato" never characterizes an entire piece, but is confined to some or more measures requiring distinct and ar'iculated expresson-and IS mostly used in instrumental music. Such being the case, who would commingle such sentiment ana style, except for the satisfaction of medley? Who would call back the hours of Spring and speak her glad return in the boisterous strains of some martial sOuck s,epa" Who would echo her melody, or swell the SpIing-tide welcome of her sylvan choir in the grossness of " Rap StaccatT As soon pro: claim the nuptials of "Td be Butterfly" and Old

 But enough. It is to be hoped that a recollection of the object of the Society and their recent Organi zation. will excuse persons from induging in zeal which like that of an ancient people. will soon cal them uD. At the suggestion of Y" we advise the SOciety 10 raise fke standard ef Gdmiflnnce, and Msn aay bs spared Ghe Anafsrs @ d;saPPoiafsd Gs- pirGRee. DlAcA"oOD'

 a1p Bills of the Bridgeport Bank, slered from one