The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-16

w aSnlngtOn, 10 the NUMBER or one thousand,
have recently presented petition to Con-
gress, calling the attention of that body to
an evil of great magnitude which exists in
the DISCREET of Columbia. Readers may
learn the nature of the evil referred to by
perusing the following extract from the
petition -
A colored man, who stated that he was
entitled to freedom; was taken up as a run
away slave, and lodged in the Jail OF Wash
ington city. He was advertised, but no one
appearing to claim him, he was according
to law, put up at public auction, for the pay
ment Of his Jail fees, and sold as a slave for
life He was purchased by a slave trader,
who was not required to give security for his
remaining in the District, and he was soon
after, shipped at Alexandria for one of the
Southern States. An attempt was made by
some benevolent individuals to have the sale
postponed, until his claim for freedom could
be investigated, but their efforts were una
vailing; and thus was human being sold
into perpetual bondage, at the capital ofthe
freest government on earth, without even Il
pretence of trial, or an allegation of crime.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH. On the 18th nit.
Mrs Susan Chapin,wife Of Mr.. Ezra Chaplin,
of Winhall, Vermont, went about three quar-
tiers Of mile to visit sick neighbor, and
not returning that evening nor the next
morning, MIR. G. went to the house where
she had visited, and learnt that she left
there in season to reach home before dark
the evening previous. An alarm was made,
and after careful search, she was found a
corpse by the side of the road about half
way home. The night was clustering, but
not extremely cold. When found she was
not so cold as to be in any considerable
degree stiffened, and probably had been
dead only three or four hours. There are
circumstances, which led most persons ac-
quainted with them, to a conclusion, that
by a fit or fright, she either became so
entirely lost, or deranged, as not to be able
to eXtricate herself from her distressing
situation. In going home she would have
to pass through neck of woods which con-
nected two large forests, which is supposed
to be a kind Of run way for some wolves
which frequent this part of the country :;
this neck is about 100 rods from her home.
Here it is supposed she was frightened.
either from what she imagined, or heard,
or saw-in this place one of her shoes, and
near it her apron was found-then farther
backward her handkerchief and still far
Their her cloak hanging on the fence-then
still farther back beyond her body, her 9th
| er shoe. There were no marks Of violence,
either Of man or beast, upon her. 1t was
evident from the state of her clothes, as
we'll as her knees and the outside of her
J fingers, that she had crept much during the
night; as it appeared she crept with her
hands clenched, her knuckles being severe
ly bruised. In this distressing, unexpected,
and almost mysterious manner, Mrs Cha
| pin came to her death. Mr.. G. is deprived
Of the wife of his youth, with eight chill
! dren, the Oldest about 10, and seven of
them daughters, who more particularly re-
qulre mothers -BrGttlebor0' Mess.
U. S. PATENTS. BY report of the Sec
rotary of State to the House ofRepresenta-
aves of the United States, made during the
present session, it appears that there have
issued in the course of the year 1927.
about three hundred and thirty patents, for
various inventions and improvements. They
relate to vast variety Of subjects and OBJ
jects. Two of them are for the feet of an
dirons, one for the mode of blowing and
striking for blacksmiths, third machine
for making homony, q fourth for mode of
preserving eggs and butter, fifth for carts
for removing earth, sixth in the construc-
ton of cast iron toot-StoneS, a seventh in the
mode of applying nets to pineapple cheeses,
an eighth in a horse yoke, a ninth in the
mode of moving brick and stone, tenth in
the manufacture of hollow wooden ware.
and ali eleventh in the mode of holding
boots and shoes while pegging, sc. &c.
RAIL ROAD SURVEYS. Col Baldwin, the en-
gineer on the Western Rail Road, accompanied
by one of the commissioners of Internal I'M
provement, has resumed the survey of the south
ern route towards Albany, beginning at Need
ham, where the survey of the last season ter
minated, with the intention of proceeding
through birmingham, Scarborough, Westbor,
ough, &c. A branch of the same line from
Weston, through East Sudbury, birmingham
and scarborough will also DO surveyed at the
same time. Arrangements are making to re-
SUNG, as speedily as possible, the survey of the
Providence routes As soon as circumstances
will admit, an examination will be underdertak-
en- of other western routes, leading through
the central and northery parts of the state.
Boston Daily .4dUertiser
Mr.. Randolph has added an appendix to his
speech, delivered while the retrenchment reso-
buttons were under consideration In this APP
pendix, he denounces Mr.. Madison, Mr.. Mon
roe, and Judge Cabell. Mr. Madison, he says,
displayed the " most consummate ignorance of
men" Mr. Munroe he mentions in the most
contemptuous, as well as contemplate manner
and Judge Cabell, he unfeelingly attacks on
account Of his poverty. These men, elevated
so far in honor and moral feeling above this re-
viler of the living and dead, can suffer nothing
from the malice and abuse which is engendered
in depraVed heart, and uttered by venomous
tongue.
The marriage of the young Prince of Mosk-
wa (Alarshal Ney's SOM and Mademoselle La
ftte, daughter of the celebrated banker, lately
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