Litchfield enquirer., 1831-01-27

The Committee on Manufactures in the Fl.
of Representatives of the U. States, To whom
was referred that part Of the Presidents mes
sage at the opening Of the session which re-
Ialrs to the tariff Of duties on imports, and that
which respects manufactures, have made .
long report, and the minority OF the commit
tee, according TO the modern usage of Con-
gress, have made a counter statement. Six
thousand copies Of each have been ordered to
be printed. A considerable part Of the report
Of the majority Of the committee is devoted
to a critical exa minatiUD of the principles and
doctrines advanced 10 the message; aud IN
our Judgment they are handled with ability.
M. Y. AdU.
T'rhe committee consists of Messrs. Mallo-
~, COndit. Stanberry, Huntington, Mcneil,
Irwin, and Barbour of Va. The first four ma
med were of the majority, the others in the
minority.
publication recently appeared in the
Georgia Journal, signed by Judge Clayton of
that state, and containing an extract of an "a
nonymous letter received by the Judge, in
which it was stated that the Report on the
Bank Of the U. States made by the Commit
tee of Ways and Means at the last session Of
Congress, was not penned by the chairman of
that committee, (Nr. M'Duffip,) but by those
Immediately interested in or employed by the
Bank. In consequence of the publication, Mr..
MDuffie has addressed note to the editors
! Of the National lntelligencer, denying expli-
city the statement of the annny m"us cores
| pendent, and affirming that the entire Report
was composed and written by the Chairman
of the Ommittee.-Con. Courdnt.
At a meeting lately held in the sixth ward
! of the city of N. York, among other rrsolu-
lions which were passed, it was Resolved,
That we cordially approve of the determina-
! ton announced by Gen. Jackson, in his late
message, to decline a reelection, and that we
| will cheerfully cooperate with him in carry
ing his resolution into effect ~
Murder.-We learn from the Pennsylvania
Democrat, published at Uniontown, and re-
c"ived yesterday, that man named Calvin
Wood, stabbed two persons at Bridgeport, in
that county, on the night of Sunday week,
one of whom, William Boob. died IN Friday
evening. Wood, who was drunk, had been
guilty of disordrrly conduct on board Of a
steam boat then about landing at Bridgeport,
for which Capt. Kimber threw him upon the
deck and threatened to pu, him ovrrhoard.-
( Wood was about leaving the boat, when
| person whose name we ha, e not heard. while
| in the act Of handing him his cap was stabbed
| by him in the abdomen. Boob, who, as well
as the other person wounded, belonging to
! the boats crew, followed Wood and overlook
him on the plank extending from the boat to
the shore. A scuffle ensucd, in which Boob
! received the stab in the abdomen. Of which
| he died. II was not until afterwards, it was
| discovered that similar wound had been in
flictr1 on the other person referred To. and
| that Capt. Kimber's watch chain Ia rlbb"n)
had been cnt oifhy an attempt To stab him in
the same manner. Wood has been commit
! ted for lrial.-N. Y. Gaz.
Steamboat Mocdouough.-f letter from
gentleman on board this boat informs us that
she left N. York for N. Lnndon the 18th inst.
at q. p. NJ. AT II the wind had increased to
severe gale accompanied by thick falling
of snow. Being at that time off Norwalk
light; it was attempted to put in; and the
boat accordingly ran up as far as possibl" in
! such thick dark ness, and then came down to
anchor In the morning il was discovered
! that the anchor had been dragged and that
there was danger OF going into Norwalk reef.
An attempt was made, in consequence. to run
up the harbor, but the snow fell so thick, that
it was impossible to see the boats length a.
head. On finding hut two fathnms Of wafer
midships. the eng inc was stopped. and the
boat was left aground nj high tide. The boat
is not injurrd-Iies easy-and will probably
oe S"t OF IN lew uays.-ReCiet0.
Deaths by the Siorm.-Mr. Crimes. Of Pro-
violence, gives the following information res
pecting the death Of Edward Greene. the dri-
yer of tn" mail stage between that plncr and
Hartford. He started from Ashford on Mon
day morning. with the Hartford mail stage.
After he had arrived within fSe miles Of Mr..
COrnclls tavern 10 Gloucester, he found il i'm
possible to proceed with the stage-hc hired
a man TO proceed with him on foot to Cor
nel's. where he arrived after IA severe time.
and left the mail. On his return to Ashford,
he persisted from the severity of the weather.
Mr.. Crimes informs that he sat by bis side inl
the slrigh, and found he was much overcome
by fatigue and cold, and was drowsy. He
wrapped the Buffalo skins around him, and
endeavored to arouse him and keep him H..
wake, by rubbing and shaking him but in
vain. In short time, he was dead. He then
covered him over with the buffalo skins, took
the reins, and conveyed the body to his va
cle's IN Ashford. He was respectable young
man. % years old. N
| hoy in Foster, about IA years old. was,
sent by his father to store, near Connecticut
line, on Saturday. to get some oil He went
to the store, got his oil. and attempted to re-
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