The Litchfield County post., 1828-01-03

hi according Co the usual custom of ducllists, with heinz "rowardy l1OlIroOn." Surely tho city of N. Y. has great reason lo boast of the excellence of it's laws, and the virtnous tone of it's public opinion.- "What can poor devil do" said Graham, the night before he fell in ducl "ifde does not bow to the will public Opi niOn." He prOfessed dcspiso and abhOr the practice Ofdueing; but forced to sub init to be shot at, to satisfy public sentiment" Mr. Maxwell faithfully and honestly discharges the duties which he owes the people, their attorney, and for so doing he must either 'fght' those he has been forced to prosecute, or be called a cOwardly pol trOon;" and the man who thus wsntony attacks the laws ofthe and through its public officers, can walk abroad in the face of day, swelling with importance, and boastng of his title Of gentleman" Such dcbased tone of "pubIic Opinion," is the legitimate fruit of '' theatrical morals" with which New-York abounds.
 The friends of Districting in Windham County ap- pear to be taking Time by the foreock," upon this subject, which last spring excited considerable feeling in the state, and which promises excite still more at the coming election. We shall not enter the lists so long possibly avoid it, and we shall endeav or throughout the approaching contest keep quite cool upon state politics. We for dstrictng and shall endeavor all lawful means to procure sup port for friendly to the measure in this county but as We have more experience, we shall be more careful than heretofore we may have been in saving who will, and who will not, advocate the bill in Gene ral Assembly. Here is nut which you may crack friend Wells if you can do thus without breaking your own windows. The following is from the Brook lyn Advertiser.
 At meeting of gentlemen from the several towns in Wndham County, convened by previous notice, at Septlmus Davisons, in Brooklyn to take into consid eration the resolution of the House of Representatives passed at their session in May last, recommending increase of the Senate, and division of the State into districts for the choice thereof It resolved u- nanmousy, as the sense of this meeting, that pedent to all fair and lawful measures to carry in- to effect the aforesaid resoutonsand that the seve- ral towns Tn the county be requested to appoint Del egaton Tn favor of Dstrictng, exceeding three E. lectors from each town, to meet in convention the said Davdsons, on Thursday the 10th day of January next at o'clock F. M for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the office of Senator for this County and take such other measures as may by them be deemed expedient for the promotion of the object a. bove specified
 AWFUL CATAsrRoPHE.-The Le Roy (N.Y.) Ga zette states that on Friday evening" the 23d ut be- tween the hours of ten and eleven, the house of Mir. Elizur Hnsdale, of Le Roy, formerly of Win chester, in this county, consumed by re and that his wife and two children perished in the flames. Mrs. Hinsdale, who was daughter of the late Dr. Hull, of Bethlem, had been deranged for a number of months, and was confined in small room in the house, separated from fire place by plank parti- ton with small crevices to admit the warmth. She had in past years had similar turns of derangement 1 H. presumed she set fire to the house, as sine in the ear y part of the evening and at other times threatened to do 1t. The probability is she communicated with the fire by of line of sraws from her bed as she had before been discovered attempting to do it. Mir. H. had lain down in his clothes, in an adjoining room, to rest for short time and upon awaking found the room in which his wife was confined, in flames. He attempted tc enter it but was repulsed by the flames. He then endeavored to reach the chamber where his children slept and was met by his daush- ter thirteen years old bearing her youngest sister in her arms, who effected their escape. Before he could proceed any further the stairs gave way, and immediately after the roof fell n and he was compel led to renqush further rescue and leave the two re- maining girls aged seven and three years the flames A young woman and small boy who were in other parts of the house escaped with great difficulty. No property not even article of clothing was saved. MT. H. was severely burned upon his head and hands.
 Mrs. Hinsdale was, when rational, woman of sn- perior talents, and accomplished mind. She was worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and an adornment to her profession By the kindness of her disposition and urbanity of her manners, she pe- cuiarly endeared within the circle of her acquant- ance and will long live in their aectionate remem- brance; and though driven to selfexecution in the abscence of reason, do not hesitate inscrbe to her memory, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord"