The Litchfield County post., 1827-07-19


 great Commonwealth, have a rightto expect exam- ples of wisdom moderation and f0bearance, and it is
 subject of regret Co every citizen of well toned fee ings, to see the Governor of Virginia descend from vent to the disempered and malignant passions of the personal partzan. The unseemliness of the depoFt- ment is enhanced by the injustice of the sentiment; for knows better than Mir. Giles, that the Pres ident of the United States never "has claimed any political power from the author of our existance, as paramount to our Constitution" No man knows bet ter than Mr. Giles, that the President meant convey no such idea, that he derived power from above, and not from the people and Constitution of his try. No man knows better than our Governor, that what the President did mean, that he felt hound to reverence the oath he had taken before God to support the constitution, above all human rcqusition Is not this correct sentiment ?-Why cndeavour to torture plain and correct sentiment, into a trea- sonable meaning Why,butthat it gave his Excellency an opportunity of cvincng the undyng hatred he feels towards the President, in common with all who have outstrippcd him in the race of political preferment?
 The National Inteltigencer of Friday contains the following account of the celebration of the Fourth Washington.
 "The National Anniversary was celebrated in this city on "Wednesday last, with all the customary marks of respect and with every indication of joyous faction. "An:oration was pronounced by Richard s. Coxe Esq. presceded by prayer by Dr. Laurie, and the reading of the Declaration of IndependCnce by.Dr. Thomas Sim. These ceremonies were attended by the President of the United States and other officers of the Government, and by the Foreign Functona- ries at present in the city, and were impressive as they were appropriate. @. &. ''Whie these cerimonles were proceeding in the church, the military companies had joined their in tercsting Military visitors in the grove of the Pres dents Square; wherelthe whole were Lberally serv. ed with refreshments from the Presidents Mansion which the heat of the day. the length and excessive dustiness of the march, made extremely acceptable. We are glad in particular, to see how mnutcly the comfort of hesstranger company was attended to by 1 the Presidents orders.
 "After the procession had returned from the Church the Presidents house thrown open, and he as u- sua receivedthe saiutations of large number of his fellow citizens and many ladies; besides we are sor- ry to add, mob of all sizes and almost of all colOrs, that should not be admitted"
 IS hardly necessary for us to state that we do not consider ourselves responsible for the sentiments advan- ced in the political articles which it is necessary to publish from time to time preserve the chain of intelligence unbroken. There are, for example, in the toasts drunk at the Vanxhall Dinner, sundry hits and slashes at the Hartford Convention. The Con- vention was held bcfore time;" and perhaps our judgment may be erronous; but we have recently perused its poceedngS and could find nothing therein to justify the obloquy heaped upon it's members No doaot % an excess of party zeal was one of the causes ling of the Convention unadvised measure. The leading men of New England were, if we are CO. recty informed, much less excited than the body ot the people, and several of them accepted seats in the Convention, for the express purpose of preventing the councils of the rash from prevailing Ii would be well, if all parties would profit by the experience of those times, and endeavonr to keep their party feelings Hartford Convention had been as rash and as head ssrsng as many of the epocisns of the present day, ] much evil might have resulted from their convoca- tion..-Pha. Gdz.
 Ne,c- Hacen, July 7.--Drowncd on the 4th inst. near the Light House in this harbor, Mir. Heming- way Holt aged IT. very promising lad, and clerk to noon of that day the sloop Dolphin, took on board number of the young men and proceeded from the Long Wharf to the Light House. When the sloop ar- rived there the tide was gongIou and she anchored the sloop not being considered safe for landing pas sengers, one took it and proceeded ashore, ob- taned small boat belonging to Mr. Ives, keeper of the Light House, returned to the sloop, took board five young men and pushed off for the shore-had pro- ceeded several rods, when wave struck the boat and she filled and immediatelybsunk. The man and three of the boys swan ashore without difficulty but two of them, Holt and Dunning Merwin, sunk. There Mir. Richard Babcock, young man, first plunged in to assist those who were in danger---he was follow ed by two other young men, brother of Merwin aud David Kimberly, jr.-Babcock reached Merwin and got him ashore quite exhausted but by the as- sistance of physician and others >on shore he was restored: Philo Merwin got hold of Holt, but found him unable to help himself in the ieast and with the tide against him, made very little progress towards the
 
 they succeeded in getting him ashore. Every exer- ton was made to resuscitate life, but without effect
 In celebrating the fourth of July at Wilmington, Delaware" Two young men who assisted in firing the cannon, and vera actually engaged in ramming down the cartridge, when the gun accidentally went of, were dreadfully torn and bruised one of them, Mir. Brady, had large wonnd made in his forehead, one side of his face taken off, and part of his breast torn away. Tho other Mir. Hyatt, had his right hand literally torn to pieces land has since undergone ampuation of the arm )besdes other wounds-for the former there is very little hope of recovery the lat ter should the weather keep cool few days it is ex- peced will recover but the loss of his right arm will be likely to render his remaining days extremely painful.
 Death by distinguishing the thunder storm on Thursday afternoon last, young man by the name of Henry Miller, aged about IS years of Mr. Ebene- mington, (Northngton Society," We understand that the deceased and is father at work in the feld and on the approach of the storm retired to tree for shelter-the lightning struck the tree, instantly killed the son. and prostrated the father, who was taken up for dead but has since partially recovered. The prac- tice of taking shelter under trees during thunder storms very common, and IS often attended with fa- tai consequences.-I9art. A'er:
 DEsHA-We understand, says the Kentucky Re- pubcan that Gov Desha has pardoned his son. Isaac. The power grant pardon bei0le conviction, though questionable, has been repeatedly asserted and cised by former Governors of Kentucky, and perhaps other states. The whole of the late term of Harri- son Circuit Court devoted to this Nine ju- TOTS only obtained the last day-the prisoner having exercised to the extent of the law, the pryi lige of peremptory challenge. The Judge refused to renew the recognzances of the surities or again be ate the prisoner on bail m consequence presume