Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-09-19

the weeds, about two rods from the house. awful!
| ly wounded in several parts of tao body by blow.
apparently inflicted upon ii with hoc-it lingere'
u few hours and died. Tho other child was found
corpse in the cellar wretchedly man glod.
From traces ofblood and other Appearances, II IL
supposed the last mentioned child was killed b.
beating It's head against the casings osthe window ia
tho chamber IN which the tragedy cou4nencst anC
that tho body then hove cut of The windows snG
| afterwards taken up and thrown through another
window into the cellar Mrs. Miller remained at the
house whore so arst gave the alarm, and where She
yet remains unable to leave her bed in consequence
! OF the injury she received.
| Mr.. Miller taken before magistrate or
Saturday, and after inquiry had, csmmi5tesi
tins unhappy circumstances, 1T the next Term OF
tho Superior Court Cor this county, which oenn,eu-
ccs ut Danbury the last Tuesday in this month.
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From the National Journal.
We recently made reference to tho circumstance
which has leaked ont ut Boston, eoncernia c
tho tax imposed tho tribe OF office holders, for
the purpose OF sustaining the administration presE
Reports have reached US of similar exacione from
the office holders of New Z DIRK and Philadelphia.
IL is the current opinion, that by procass Of this
kind. the expenses the government o6sciai OF
this city provided for, when it sprang FROM =
scmi-wechly to daily paper. There is possibi-
ity that among the revolutions Of opinion, and
changes of parties, which called on SO
frequently witness, the details Of this transaction
may sec the light. As to the Boston nltir, the
Boston HrcSs OF the 2od uit. says:-
eve tuko this opportunity TO repeat tho state
ment made III this paper on the 18TH respecting the
officers ofthe custom house being assessed TO pay
the debts fthe Boston Statesman. The following
additional statement has been handed as. meet
mr. WAS held in this city, ~ which the public
storekccpcr was chUirn!aM; and it was stated al
tn. opening Of the meeting that t!.Q object for
which this meeting had heen called to ascer.
tain what could be dopo by those present towards
pay ing the arrcaragcs OF tho Boston Statesman
Il tt ,,fS
y committee appointed who reported III favour
OF raising sum Of money by booming certain per-
SONS who had crept into fat Offices under the adj
mini OF the modern Don Miguel, who is
at the head of the Custom House. The Naval
OlGccr's Room doomed $500, which was re-
sisted: Surveyors do S52OG, hut not paid; Weigh
ers and Guagers room S33 por UiOnth-Most of
the inspectors also doomed 10 IS per month
The money thus paid in deposited in the Com
monweallh Bank in this city. After remaining -
time it was very suddenly refunded, but " he
ther through fear that statement OF the transac-
ton would lie sent to Washington, tilat might
hereafter produce blow up amoug themselves, IS
best known to the treasurer, Mr.. 4. II. War;
The statements contained in this article, are cor
roborated by the editor OF the New York Evening
Journal, who, having formerly enjoyed the full con
ddence OF the Jackson party, and an entire know
Hedge OF their movements every whsrsy is well
qualified to speak To this point. We qs5rt, he re-
MARKS of the editor Of the Evening Journal, from
his paper OF Thursday; after repubishing tae pre-
cccds,
This statement is true in all ns mutaral parta
TO our certain knowledge. II viii be remembered
by those at all 9uaintcd with the secret history
q transactions al the commencement OF Gen. Jack
sons administration, that most OF the applicants
for Office from the quarter in question, procarei
their appointments on the ground Of sG1rigces
made to sustain the Boston Statesman-a paper,
which like its prototype in this city, the Courier
and Enquirer, made tremendous pretersions to
vast Influences and wide circulation and possats.
cd far more weight in quarters whore It's couduc-
tors were unknown, than ii could ever obtain in
its own Immediate vicinity IL was q sort of Ioiat
stock concern-iLs columns being El!cd by EDITOR
al matter spun ont Of all sorts Of brains and It's az
pcnditurcs being betrayed by those of the party
who had whcrcwithal to discharge that service
"Among the individuals whose private purses SUI
tered mostly by this ingenious experiment upon the
crcduiity of Jackson and his western coadiutors
the gentleman since made Collector Of Boston. 70
hm the Statesman became indebted In the sum of
sundry thousands OF dolla-s--for the security
whereof no held lien upon the establishment. To
others, the concern owed smaller suIas i,arleJi
atcly on the accession Of Jackson, overy one of
these dsinterested patriots pushed for the seat oH
government, and urged thor claims for reward on
account oftheir losses in sustaining that powerful
engine the Boston Statesman! The printer aIias
the nominal editor, had suffered terribly foTsooth-
having lost $50 much monIes'--viZ. the sxaOt q
mount borrowed OF Honshaw: wherefore be was
provided with IL cost worth $500 per annure
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sunk immense sum-viz: the exact amount lent
10 the printer; whsreupon ho assigned 10 the
colicctorship, another place of IS, G00.-hnother
scribbe7 had also contributed salurnny and cash in
no small measure, and a sufferer IA the Tesub-
lean cause, of coursoi be was chosen District
Attorney. There we-o several others rs1gGrSsS in
the same way and upon the ploa--to emu
moratc whom, would occupy too much tirne and
space. Thus the official E Dorado of Massa-
chusetts pcoTlod with hoet of unadulteratod de-
mocrats who had made uunoasured sacrifices TO
secure the election ofJacksuu--as they said"
The circumstance related in the extract above
quoted was communicated TO US last winter by ono
Of the very officers who had boon doomed bat who
also dcmurrcd. We were told % tho meeting, It's
object, and it's consequences; and the narration We
chen had, agrees with the foregoing in all osson-
uol particulars. with these ow vsria,ions the dobjs
mentioned; but the committee in examining tho
accounts found sundrJ credits not allowed, and
divers debts contracted by gambling, all which
contributed TO reduce tho aggregate nearly ono
half. The interest Of this Geht contracted fer the
eT7ori gftic Pqriy, it urged, ought to be paid
by those who " ere in thc enjoyment Of tho Sports
OF Tie paTiy's victory! Whcrcupon appoTton-
mont was forthwith resolved uron-tho assessors
proceeded TO doom the respective Place-holders
according 10 income; whcTcot some kicked, ,.hHc
other Some su:conbed; each officer was directed 20
place tho amount Of his bonus in bank, fo the cred
IL Of principal ctor IN the affuir-and tho utmost
secrecy was enioined. 4 representation OF these
dours Yves privately transmitted TO lHr. an CHAM
who as stated to u.s. Immediately disccuuto iarcod
thcln-aud the dcpositors we're told they could have
ihoir money back. Some OF them, indignant al
ti.o ct'0rfioH they called #, sworc they would