Litchfield enquirer., 1829-11-12

and munitions uC war 10 the MCxlcans, tO be
at the expense of their own transportation TO
| Havana, aud also he nj cost of maintaining
aud attending such Of the sick soldiers HS
could not he Immediately removed. IN the
additional articles, the Spanish general, oil.
GERS and troops, arc solemnly pledged never
to rc,urn, nor 10 take up arms against the
Mexican Republic. The terms Of capitula-
ton show that tho triumph Wf the Mexican
forces over their enemies, has been cOnpletc,
and that lhr failure Of the Spanish invading
Expedition has hprn MS decisive rs the warm.
est friends Or South American liberty could
desire.
Froa tie N. Y. EUcniRg Post, NoU, 9.
I6c .isiOr Case.--'rhr trial Of the action of
CjcctUcot brought by John Jacob Aslor
agau.t James Carver, Cor the recovery Of
certain lands IN pU,nam county, ended this
m0ruing, when verdict was given in favor of
the plaintiff There are yet other suits to bp
determined involving the same title. II will
he reCOllected, that by n law ut the State of.
trring u compromise to Mr. AstOr, which he
has accepted, five Of these suits are to be
prosecuted to final Judgment in the courts of
the United States, aud on The fnal decision Or
any three Of them in his favor, Mr. Ast0r will
he entitled to receive IN ex,ingushmrnt of his
claim, the sum Of $3.50, 900 IN certificates of
the stock Of the state. If, however, It should
he decided that the plaintiff Is not entitled to
recover without payment for the buildings
and permanent improvements made by the
orcupicrs Of the lands, the sum to BE- paid Mr..
Astor is TO be Sa5O,0O0. The case now de-.
cided 10 thu Circuit Court, is 10 be taken up
TO !he Supreme Court Of the United States
bya writ Of error The trial of another case,
we understand, Is expected to commente on
Monday morning.
Melancholy ACcident.-Mr. Milligan, plan.
ter Of Louisiana, rode down to the pier, on
"Wednesday forenoon, in II coach, with his
lady, infant child, and servant, for the pur.
pose Of emharking on board the ship Salem,
bound to New Orleans. In turning the car
rlage, It accidently run off the pier, and the
whole family sunk with it several feet under
water. Mr.. NJ. aud the black woman soon
rose, and were assisted into boats. The child
was also saved; but Mrs. M. could not be-
found. An immense crowd Immediately
collected, aud every effort was nude, but in
vain. 1t was nearly half an hour before the
body was discovered, when life was Of course
extinct. Mrs. NJ. was about twenty years Of
age, rs we learn, and tho daughter Of David
UrQuhart, Esq, merchant Of New. Orleans.
The loss Of the horses Is circumstance al.
most too trifiing to mention.-JOur. Of Com.
A circumstance Is mentioned Of Mr.. Sam
ucl Il. Warner, sail. naker, in South. street,
that does him lasting honor. To him, in II
great measure, is to be- attributed the reoov-
cry Of the child, which no carried to his
house, and taking it into bed with him for
several hours, warmed it again into life. The
driver Of the hack Is u person no doubt we'll
known to many nf our citizens. His name
is Patrick sexton, and he was for many
Wright Post, whose gig he invariably drove.
The carriage and horses (Which are now lost
to him) were his own, having been generous
~ bestowed upon him, on the deccase Of his
venerable master. II does not appear that
any gross carC!Gssness is attributable to Mr.
Sexton, who bears a character Tor attention,
sobriety, and industry.-N. Y. Spectator.
Virginia Convention. n debate before
one Of the committees Of the Virginia Con-
vention, Mr.. b. w. Leigh, distinguished
member Of that assembly, when discussing
the subject of the right Of suffrage, and ex-
pressing his opinion on its universal extension,
made the following remarks. "Let US look
for while at our sister Maryland, They be-
gan there with requiring IN voters ESQ worth |
rrac':ca! 7cs;;" That plan went ON until il |
came 10 th2~~that at an election gold
watch was passed from hand to hand rs men
came up to the polls, and the last man who
voted pOcketed the watch, the owner never
daring to demand his property. The natural
course ut such n state OF things was, that she
at last destroyed all property qualification
whatever. Such is tho course Of these chan
ges: ouc step ever leads to another-and
every step in the same direction. They go
backward, never, never: To go back in such
course, is the task Of Eneas coming out of
hell and making his way to the upper air.
No, sir: down. down they so to the extremes
Of democracy; and bei,Ueen the ertremes of
democracy and a military despotism, there Is
not single step; 1t is easily taken, and il in
Caridbty is taken"
Such are the sentiments entertained by an
able and highly respectable citizen Of Vir.
gInIa' on this subject: sentiments which we
nave no doubt are very general among the
great body Of the old aud influential inhabit.
ants Of that State.
Mr.. Leigh, in the course of his speech
said" Let gentlemen remember that this
nation Is IN state Of progress, Of progress
toacards corruption. II is bold word
very bold word; but such is INV deliberate
convection. II has been the case in all either
nations, all the world over : our nation is in
IT'S 'nfancy,-and it is with nations as with
children, they are ever purest ut their birth.
Does any gentleman here, for examnlp. re-.