Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-09

oner is seldom vigiiantly watched. It IS hard to conceive that a high sense of honor alone. acrlates these children of the forest in their devOtion to tine principles Of natural justice, and it is probable that this nlt'tlSe IS strength ened by horror, of the fate that otherwise a. waits the criminal in the Outcast and solitary life an escape would condemn him to lead.
 The offending Indian in question was taken into custody, and on the following day he ex- hibited himself in various parts of the town, and cOuversed cOmpOsedly respecting his exc cutiOn. and with appearance of the utmost in- difference to his fate. He was taken to the place fixed upon for the scene of slaughter. On the same day, at about ten o'clock in the morning, and large body of the citizens Of Alexandria were present. Efforts were made by many respectable persons to release the victim from the vengeance preparing for him, and large sums of money and other inducements were offered for his pardon, hut without avail. The prisoner discovered no wish to avoid the Im- pending stroke, and the brother of the de- ceased shut his ear against every persuasion.
 The death was to be inflicted by shooting but after many endeavors no gun could be prncured, and the victim, impatient of delay. threatened if he was not immediately punish ed, to leave the ground. Upon this the brOth- CT advanced upon him with spade, prostra- m.
 However such law and its execution may shock us, as civilized men and Christians, a metaphysical examination might make us he- sitate tO pronounce on the relative merits of this. and our cold bluOded punishment off hanging; and it might he difficult to decide winch of the two modes operates with the most benefit and the least injury upon the re- spectiye communities where they prevail.
 
 MT. Randolph having returned to England, the weight of the Russian Embassage has de- volved upon the shoulders of Mir. John Ran dulph Clay a lad we believe under age, and if all accounts are true, not of the most shin ing parts here is a conjunction uf things suf- ficient to relax the risible muscles of the most stoical! The Embassage to the Autocrat of all the Russians, the first power in the world, our chosen Referee in all matters of umpirage, and the power tn whom our territorial rela tiOns are the most critical, under the sole man agement and guidance of a youth Of 90. taken from the unco,npleted studies of the grammar school! and that too when Talle rand is in the field, and tho extraordinary events of the year have called from retirement. the diplomatic a. blIity of all Europe! o rare Administration
 We maintained at the time, that however un- qualified John Randolph was, from constitu- tiondI temperament, for the delicate flnc- tions of diplomacy, the Pre6sr of the appoint mrnt was drfensible on inc grounds of the eminence of the genefalfaIents and the length of his public service. It. was not the tender ofthe appointment. hut the motiues of the ad- ministration. founded in apprehension of his habituaI opposition and the desire of getting him out Ofthe country. while they seemed to compliment, and hoped to propitiate Virginia -abOve all, the servile, crawling manner in which they humble the dignity of the govern ment at the feet of proud and inflated cynic -thess were the considerations which rem dered the procedure objectionable. But. what excuse was there for appointing master John R. Clay tO a situation of the greatest contingent responsibility? None-and lstri- butive justice in throwing ipeffable ridicule over the Russian Embassage. and those who begat it, and who sustain it, has avenged the wrongs of the country. Master Clay,a youth of 20, Ambassador de facto. to the Emperor of all the Russians 7! Richmond Whig.
 The Louisiana q Creole" learns from the U. s. Deputy Marshal, who has been lately em- ployed in taking the Census along Bayou La fourche, that it was not uncommon to find families with from to 18 children. In more than one instance have Fathers counted over the names of ten full grown sons.
 Ihe Donaldson paper adds that among the white people in the town of Donaldson. is one Domingo Rodriguez. himself under 45 years of age, who has been the father of S1 children, l8 of whom are now living.
 We have seen an unofficial census of part of Bedford county in this state, in which the children are set down as eight to family. on an average.-Ehil. Goz.
 A child about four years old was lately burnt to dea:h in Rochester, N. Y. from her clothes taking fire, while playing near some shavlngs in ths fireplace. There was no one present except the mother. who was so com pletely intOricGted as to be beyond the power of extingnishing the flames.
 From the Charleston City Gaxette.l
 Ants.-I witnessed, Messrs. Editors, this morning in my chamber, curious fact in con nection with the natural history of this little | indefatgable insect. In my ewer, anumber of them had congrsgated during the night, in quest of water. Without re- flectIon, and with little remorse, emptied the water upon them. and immersed some half dozen, over head and ears. After the l motion of the water had somewhat subsided, 1 they scrambled to the margin of the china, and laborad at an escape from the element.-l In the meantime, two or threc, who had been spectators of the struggle from the top of the n 4 ml