Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-11-19

Their names are SelAh Root, man about
90 years old, and his son Elisha Root, about
IL, who say they are from Schro0n, Essex
CO., N. Y. and James HoUd, OF East.HArt-
ford, WIN Joined the ContePn at that place.
There was found In their possession about re
dollars In good money, and fourteen hundred
and Sirty,6Ue dollars In counterfeit bllls.-tS.
Mr.. RandOiph,-A correspondent at Rich.
mond thus AlludeS to this gentleman. "Mr.
Randolph Is here, no we'll rs rlsew here, an oh.
ect Of great curiosity. Ills health 10 better
than II has been for sOtnc time pNstI and
among his friends, no INDUCES, as heretofore,
in great degree Of pleasantly and sarcasm.
He declares his determination 10 take no part
In the proceedings Of the convention. and
takes his seat every day at the back OF tho
presidents chair, entirely out Of the range Of
the speakers unable, however, to contain
himself entirely, he 10 every now ind then,
heard, In shrill under.tone, either prompt"
Ing and encouraging his friends, or criticiSing
his opponents. He 10 particularly annoyed
by the numberlsss visitors, Of both sexes,
that crowd the lobby, the gallery, and the
vacant seats Of the hall and no little merri.
ment was excited the other day, when his
exclaining, Mr.. Sergeant I'll thank you
violent on the subject now before the house,
and avows that If the white basis prevails, the
state must be severed, and the " south side
have government Of It's own" And what
he says, sometimes In jest and sometimes
from irritation, others, am sorry 60 say, too
often utter In much less venal spirit"
The Astor Case.--As this case has excited
a good deal Of interest In the public mind.
we have prepared the following abstract,
from The testimony and argument Of counsel.
II appears that In the year 1907, a patent was
granted by William the Sd, conveying to
Adolph Philipse, large tract Of land In the
present county Of Putnam. He died, leAV-
Ing the property to Frederick Philpse, by
whom It was bequcathed to bis children In
tail. Mary Philipse, one Of his children, ~.
termarrird with Roger Morris, who became
seized IN fee simple Of portion Of The estate.
During the Revolutionary war, Roger Morris
was an active partisan opposed to the struggle
for independence for which reason the state
Of New.York passed bill Of attainder, by
which the property Of himself and hts wife
was confscated, and thereafter vested 10 the
State, and by the State sold. Alter the ter
mination Of the war. It appeared, that In
1853, when the marriage between Roger
Morris and Mary Philipse was about to take
place, a marriage settlement was made, the
legal operation Of which was to give Morris
and his wife life estate in the property, with
q contingent remainder to their children--sO
that the attaindcr of Morris and his wife Rt.
tached upon their life estate only, and did
not affect the interest Of their children. Tho
claims Of the children, therefore, could not be
asserted in court Of justice until the death Of
both parents, which did not occur until i8s5.
The present plaiatiff, who IL John Jacob AS
tor, purchased the claim Of the children,
and upon the death Of Mrs. Morris instituted
suit for the recovery Of the property. Up.
on this marriage settlement, the provisions Of
which vested legal interest IN the Iildren,
which no act of the parents could divrst them
Of, the plaintiff grounded his rasc. The mar.
riage settlement was proved TO have been du-
" executed ut the time Il bears date, and
Judge Thomson decided that the forfeiture Of
the estate by reason Of the HttHnder Of Nor
ris and his wife, attached only upon their life
estate, and that upon the death Of both par.
ents there was NO legal impeachment TO the
childrcn's coming into possession Of the prop
crty.
1, is proper to remark, that the present de-
CisiOn does not necessarily determine the
final issue Of the case in favor Of Mr.. Aston,
since by a compromise between himself and
the State Legislature, five af the eases, in.
vOlving the same title, are ~ he prosecuted tO
final Judgment, and il any three Of them aro
decided IN favor Uf the plaintiff, he IL 10 re-
ceivr from the State $50, 900 dollars--subjrCt.
however, to deduction Of S25O,00O, in case
It should be decided that he ought not TO re.
cover without paying for the buildings and
permanent improvements made by the occu-
piers Of the lands. The case now determin.
cd, is to be taken up to the Supreme Court
Of the United States by a writ Of error.
Journal Of Commerce.
From tie L. c. Colonial Advocate.
Ceremony. Everett was stand
ing alone one morning on the Washington side
Of the bridge built across the Potomac, 40
early as 4 O'clock, when he was suddenly ac-
costed by Anne Royal, with a request that
he would favor her with an introduction TO
the President, the executive chair being Mt
that time filled by his friend John Quincy
Adams. "Would you wish to see him now
maam 7" replied Everett, "wOuld you wish
to see him now 7" As was perhaps expect
ed. the lady at once replied il the affirmative.
when Everett Immediately took her towards
the railing Of the bridge and told her t. look
over. She did so, and ia few moments tho
chief the Republic appeared in the waters Of
the Potomac, kicking and plunging from IAN.
der an arch, where he was quietly enjoying
r h.maA E.