Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-10

lodgings. He appears however, to have
entertained hope and desire to heal all
dlflcultles, and to have written to his wife,
expressing desire to forgive and forget,
and to live with her again unless this
reunion could be effected, he seems to
nave come to the deadly resolve Of taking
her lille. 10 this effect he acted, and ut
tered himself He prepared the knife
with which the deed was done and when
sharpening it, said in answer to some in
curry about his purposes with that weap-
on, that he meant "to have some sport
win It," Indeed all his expressions, at
this time, betrayed settled determination
TO consumate this horrible affair, on failure
OF reconciliation. Uuder these feelings,
ne made his last visit. Even then he pro-
posed burial of all past injuries. His
wife then put him off and said she would
conclude what course to take on the NOR
row. But he would not be put off and
demanded an instant closing with his pro-
posals. 1t was refused. He then drew a
knife from beneath his pea-lacket, and
merely uttering the words +" life is SWEET
plunged it into her bosom. Immediately
on the alarm being given by Mrs. Abbot,
persons came in and found the deceased
just expiring in a chair, and Morgan
standing with the knife in his own body
m0ctng II about in the wound, as if en-
deavourlng to thrust it home to his heart.
He did not succeed, though he struggled
violently to effect his purpose and was d.
rectiy secured.
The next day he was penitent said he
had much sorrow for the deed and only
hoped he might die, and be buried with
the deceased.
On the day of the burial of his wife, he
expressed desire TO look upon her before
she was carried out.-Aduertiser.
VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS. The following
are the resolutions which have recently pass
ed the House of Delegates Of the State of
Virginia, with the number Of yeas and nays
annexed to each:
l. Resolved, AS the opinion this commit
tee, that the Constitution of the United
States, being confederative compact be-
tween the sovereign States, in constituting
which no common arbiter is known, each
State has the right to construe the compact
for itself.-Yeas 134, Nays 6S.
2. Resolved, That, in giving such con-
struction, in the opinion of this committee,
each State should be guided, as Virginia
has ever been, by sense Of forbearance
and respect for the opinion Of the other
States, and By community of attachment to
the Union, so far as the same may be con-
sistent with self preservation, and deter
mined purpose to preserve the purity of our
Republican institutions.-Yea 166, Nays
SO.
3. Resolved, That this General Assem-
bly, of Virginia, actuated by the desire of
guarding the Constitution from all violation,
anxious to preserve and perpetuate the Un-
ion, and to execute with fidelity the trust
reposed in it by the people, as one of the
high contracting parties, feels itself bound
to declare, and it hereby most solemnly de-
clares its deliberate conviction, that the acts
of Congress usually denominated> the tariff
laws, passed avowedly for the protection of
domestick manufactures, are not authorized
meaning of the Constitution.-Yea I26,
Nays rs.
A. Resolved also, That the said acts are
partial in their operation, impolitic, and OPP
pressive to large portion of the People of
the Union, and ought to be repealed.
Yeas 13S-Nays GO.
Remarking upon the state of the votes
upon these Resolutions, the Richmond
Wing makes the following observations:
"Three years ago, the minority was about
90 or %; two years ago it was something
larger; this year it has swelled to IS, who
affirm the constitutionality of the Tariff.
1t is obvious, from these several votes,
throwing all other evidence out of view,
that the friends of the Tariff have increased,
and are increasing and, in our opinion, it
needs only that the General Assembly shall
persevere in it's annual practice of passing
resolutions on this and similar subjects in
volviag questions Of State sovereignty, to
effect total revolution in Virginia on that
whole class of questions"
The above resolutions have also been
adopted by the Senate of Virginia by the
following votes:
On the first-Yeas IA; nays Z.
On the second-Yeas Is; nays 5.
On the third-Yeas II; nays 9.
On the fourth--Yeas Is; nays 6.
TERRIBLE FIRE AT SAVANNAH. On
the night of the 10th ult. an extensive
conhagration took place at Savannah, by
which property to great amount, estimat'
ed yariously at from 25, 900 to $4,000 dol
lars, was destroyed. About forty dwell.
ing houses, stores, and other buildings
were consumed. Insurance to the amount
of $50, 600, it is ascertained, had been eff
fected. The fire originated in a building
which few days previous had been SCI
on hre-and is believed to have been the
work of an incendiary. The flames were
principally confined to the square between
Broughton and State streets on the NORTH
and south, and Barnard and Jefferson
streets on the east and west. During the
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