Litchfield enquirer., 1831-12-15

tOrWance Ol every menat once, during a De~
 riOd of eighteen years, while her own cilil-
 dren were Enthusiastically and expensively edu-
 cated. The Tpm0nstrances of the young lu-
 dys brother. at one time, produced some eE-
 feet on the father; but upon one occasion he
 was prepared to hOrsewhip her, for resisting
 an outrageous attack made upon her in the
 street, by her infuriatcd step mother. The
 young mans threats tU alarm the vicinage bv
 the cry of murder, alone prevented this atro-
 city from being committed. Driven from
 the doors of her fathers house, this victim of
 crurl:y married in despair an incorporate in-
 dividua, and recently was obliged to apply
 for help from the public, being in the last stage
 of poverty and distress. The facts are stated
 at more length in the Philadelphia Daily
 Chronicle, which mentions no names, except
 that the young woman Is called Mary. Iu
 Albany, little girl of II years old. tn a hun1-
 ble station in life, was found. according to the
 Evening Journal, on Saturday evening sem
 night, about nine o'clock, in one Ofthe streets
 miserably clad, shivering with cold, with
 basket in her hand, which she had sought in
 vain 'tO fill with chips. On being asked why
 she did not go home, she replied, she dared
 not g0 home because she had not filled her
 basket with chips-that if she went hume
 with an empty basket, her step- mother would
 whip her, and she did not know what to do.
 It appeared on investigation that this inhu-
 man strp-m"ther compelled the little girl to gather chips s0 supply destitute family with
 fuel; and that whenever the little girl was unable to supply the accustomed quantity,
 which was Frequently the case. this monster
 would whip her severely! So great was the dread of the little sufferer of these continued and unremitting Aoggings. that she had last
 week remained all night in new building, in
 which there was neither door nor window to
 protect her from the inclemency of the sea. son. She was taken to the Orphan Asylum, and when her father and step mother were a- bout being arrested, the father seemed to show some degree of pity and rem0rse and consented tbat his child should remain at the Asylum.-Com. AdU.
 <. Alabama.--The Tuscaloosa papers are much occupied with documents relative to n private controversy between Col. Wm. R. King. Senator in Congress from Alabama, on tf.e one part, and John q. Perry and M. J. Kenan on the other. I!s OstensibIe lcause seems to have been some warm language. which led to slight rencount"r between King ana henan, at time when, according tO Col. hiog's statement, Kenan was intoxicated.- The latter, the next day, sent Col. King. by the hands of Mr. Perry, challenge which was declined, on the ground that Kenan was unworthy the consideration of a gentleman. but with an intimation that Perry would be recognised and noticed. if he should see fit t0 espouse the cause of his friend. After an in terval of about five weeks, Perry challenged King, who replied that he was then unprepar- eo' haVng been taken by suprise at that late perod' but would make his arrangements to accept it as early as possible. In little more than two WnAkS viZ InlN h., ed his acceptance, and selected, as the wcap. ons' cut and thurst swords not exceeding two feet nine inches in length and not vnOre than one inch in width, with condition that, eff ID the conflict either of the parties should bs 80 disabled as to be unable to continue the contt st with swords, pistols might then be re- sorted to-" The place designated for ihs meeting was near the Chickasaw agency il Mississippi. and the time the 8th of August. To these terms MT. Perry's second objected, Dn the grounds, that they were not "nsuaI and customary among gentlemen" that |" the weapons selected, together with the time and place, were considered and pronounced to be an equivOcation for the purpose of avoiding d meeting on terms of equality" and that his friend was totally unskillfui and unpractised with the use of swords" Protesting to be nevertheless "anxious for meeting !!" he proposed " that the gentleman should use the pistol or any fire arm" and fight within tho
 limits of the state of Alabama. Col. Kings friend of course insisted on the right of the challenged party to select the weapon. time and place. without limitation ar control, and they not being assented to, the meeting sO desired was defeated.
 [We know this Perry well-have boarded wi,I, him several mon,hs-and more upright and honorable man. nor one possessed. # occasion require of more eerue, does no, live. He year or two since r. formed from the office of Treasurer of the Stao ofAl abama because his opinions could not be nsnde 10 square with the proscrpive ideas of Jacksonism.1
 Where is "the Vest PA few years since. the inhabitant of our Atlantic cities was &C., custOmed to speak of our town as being tho remote point of civilization-the "jumping- off place" in the great Valley of the Miseis- which no man in his right mind. and having a clear consciencr, would think of What a transformation has been effected! Now. we begin to think of our city as soon to be the cpntre-perhaps the capital-0fthis extensive Confederacy.- For hundreds of miles tv .. the West" of us, the land teens with inhabitants. The hand Of industry is there. Comforts and luxuries abound. A vigorous communication is kept up between ourselves and "thcse remote parts," as we are already accustomed to caN them. It is, indeed. impossible to put any ligrnsa fn Stia uaNir s,R RnAc