Litchfield enquirer., 1830-10-21

Criminal TecOrd-At the term Ot the Superior COur fer Fairfield county, held at Danbury few days ago the following criminal cases were disposed of:
 George B. Cr0efOrd, convicted of an assault witl
 intent to kill, sentenced the sate prison for Is yrs
 Et'h" MG'On'ee, an Indian, for manslaughter, s,ate prison years. .--,
 Abigail Hendricks, adultery, state prison years. The Danbury paper, from which we gather the above, states that the Court granted TEN dvorces.
 The following extract of letter from the Hon. WILLIAM DRAYTON. (says the National Intel is contained in a pamphlet addressed to ALEXANDER STEERS, Esq.,, formerly Comptroller General of the State of South Carolina, to the citizens of Abbcvle District the subject Of the present state Of things in that State, arising out Of its opposition to the Ia riff. The doctrine of the right of State, at her mere will to secede from the Union, is wholly nadmssibe, and protest against it. In the attitude, however, in which Col Drayton now stands before the Public, every thing from his pen this subject has general interest. Eaavact ef letter f;om tte Hon. Hm. Drayou, dated Bolson Springs, ~. r., Asg. 3lsi. "Should a Convention declare, that South Carroll. absOlved from obedience the Tariff Acts of 1924 and 1928, upon the ground of nHy, some jures would be governed by the decision of the convention, whilst others would disregard i,: Those
 individuals, therefore, against whom Serdicts should be found, would sustain positive nury, inasn,ucl, as 1 they would he subjected to the payment of duties from which other importers of the articles would be exoneraed. By ihis unequal operation, the evils complained of would be increased instead Of being cured. To produce practical effect, more decided measure must be adopfed-hat oC protect the per. sons and property of defendants. from executions founded upon the judgments of the Court This could only he accomplished y force, another nnme for civil war between the State and the General Government, ROns among ourselves. Granting that the advocates of nnlli6caon should he victorious in this canmi,ous struggle, the unavoidable consequence would be- that South Carolina no longer belonged to the Uniom: for independently of the obvious deductions from such condition, the other States would never permit us to enj0y the benefits, without participating tn the bur. thens of the Union. The radical error pervang ehe li6caiion, 10 to be, that they conoUMd gem era principle only to be acted upon extreme cases, with Constitutional remedy. If State copsiders act oC Congress, whether constitutional or Uncon- sutonal, for the abuse of granted power may be as injurious the usWrpati0n 0f power granted to bc vay destructive of her inlerests that she would be in better situation by withdrawing from, ikan by adhering to the union she has the right to secee and to form new government for herself. Whether che shall pursue this course, is question of expediency, which ought not to be determined, without the most profound and anxious deliheraiion The true question now to he solved by our State, although such is not the prevailing opinion, is, whether the existing Tariff or Dsunion, be the greatest evil.
 l write thus in hurry, as 1 am upon the point ol leaving the place, or would state to you my senii- ments more iN detail. .-
 With great respect and esteem, I am,
 My dear Sir, your obedient servant,
 WILLIAM DRAYTON."