Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-25
From the .Ve,o York american.

From the .Ve,c York -Amsyicm.
Look YEFonE YOU LEAp!-Fhe attention VI The
Corporation is requested to the following article
from late English newspaper:
At the York Assizes on Wednesday, case
wa, tried of considerable Importance to sharehol-
ders in railways. 1t was an indictment preferred
against the proprietors of the railway from OAR
lington TO Stockton for a nuisance in using loco
motive steam engines near aturnpike-road. The
main grievance complained of was. that Tor nearly
two miles this railroad, with the locomotive en-
zines upon it, runs parallel to the turnpike-road
at an average distance of about hfty feet between
the railroad or trainway, and the crown OF the
road on which his Majesty's subjects are III the
habit of travelling. In some cases the distance
was only thirty feet. and in others one hundred
feet; but averaging fifty feet for mile and three
quarters. The horses have great antipathy to
these conveyance. and with difficulty could De
managed when brought within forty feet oi these
great roaring, snorting vehicles, vomiting smoke,
which horse could not by any means recognize
as a relation or q cousin. Several witnesses
proved that wagons drawn By SIX horses. coaches
drawn By four horses. and lesser vehicles, have
been overturned in consequence of the fright of
the animals BY the locomotive engines. The same
cause frequently make saddle horses plunge, rear,
start aside, or turn round ard saIlop considera-
Bile distance. 1t was also stated, that horses
were obliged to be pat into burn TIL the engines
passed, who had afterwards come out sweating as
| they do after hearing distant cannonade. BE-
fore any evidence was entered into for the dc
| fence, his Lordship recommended the case to be
referred to the Judges. for their opinion upon the
powers given By the Act. which was agreed to.
s1aI5SssSaa
| Increase Of Crimes.-lt is truly melancholy
and heart-sll kening to reflect upon the apparent
increase of crimes. and capitol crimes too, in this
neral and enlightened country. For the last Ten
years, scarcely public Journal has been read
| withOutth perusal of some {" dreadful Murder"
| =. Assassination" '.Atrocious ViIlainy!" or
- Deliberate Suiuide!'' with their after part Of
Imprisonment, Trial and Execution. Our land
is fast filling up with foreigners, it is tue. and
many of them the scum of Europe, and there.
fore, many say. these things must be expected.
Happy would the task be if we could even give
this lame APOLOGY; let those, who reason after this
| fashion, but examine the criminal records Of our
country for the last FIVE years, and they will find
that tvs thirds Of the deeds Of blood, of the NEST
atrocious nature. have been pei petrated by native
born and educated Americans; we grleye to say
it,that men, regardless of domestic ties, educated
under the most flatterlng auspices are to be found
ranked on the Calender OF Crimes as viOlaters Of
the wholesome laws of God and man. . Hardly Il
Journal is published at this day buthas as stand
ngehead. its Chapter of Crimes which is too
faithfully filled to add much TO the moral charac-
ter of a great nation enjoying the greatest bIes
sings that can be enjoyed by any people-rehgicn
and education.
! We were led to the preceding reflections on
perusng the late s. .4fen,pt at murfier and SUI,
cider' as given to the public by the Newburypo"t
Herald, and republished on our first page This
is one of novel character--Of the most revolving
nature-and for the sufferers we feel bat little pi-
ty. The unbridled passions of Negro, wrought
to desperation by the unprincipled coquetry Of a
aUhite woman-committing murder and suicide in
the presence of a brother and notber. who had
countenanced the visits OF this desperate black.
What the character Of this woman is we are not
Informed, bat we put it IN its proper pace--on
level with the whole race, of which her lover is
true representative. We often wish, in such ca
ses, that as the affections turn to So unnatural
course, that the complexion might eX perlence
change at the same time; the curse OF black po-
pulation is severe one. but when our blood is to
be mingled with that of the children of Africa,
our cup is full we have already too many in
stances of this kind among us-these being the
first drops in the cup of public degradation, let
the public voice be raised against their increase.
Concord YeomQa.
-ss6e7eee-
Wonds5fM Escape In passing through the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal few days ago,
my attention was called by the captain of the
barge to the track of horse and gig, which de-
scended from the top Of the bank on the north
side of the canal to the path. understood that,
short time before, some traveller who was be-
nighted had strayed from the main road near the
summit bridge, and it is presumed the first evil
dence of error was finding himself, horse and gig
descending at uncommon speed to what he might
have supposed. if he had time to think, the bot
tomless pit. Where he passed over was the deep
est point Of the canal and could not be less than
one hundred feet nearly perpendicular, and all
would suppose who would look at the place, that
it would be totally impossible for him and horse
to escape destruction; bnt strange to relate, nei-
Their man nor morse were materially injured, nor
carriage. 1t appeared by the track OF the Gig.
that, after reaching the tow path. the carriage had
zone west and turned asain and went east under