Litchfield enquirer., 1831-09-15

ree"O" 'n Virginia, who were apprehsnded and com mltted to jail, have already beea tried and condemned to death The trial of several others was to come On immediately. At the latest accOunts, the leader INa
 had not been apprshended.
 RhOde- -Lsiond.-The election in this state for Mem Oers Ot Congress was held the first week in this month. Hon. Tristan Burgess and Dutee J. Psarce have been reelected with little opposition.
 MGssoch"setts-Another (the Sd trial has ius, be zen held tor the choice of Representatives to Congress in the Essex North and Bristol districts. In ahe formgr no choice has been made. In the latter, Mir. Hodges has been reelected by a small majority.
 M0Tyt0nd-An election was held in this state las, week Tor the choice of Electors. These electors i, may be remembered, make choice of the State Sena- tors who serve for five years majority of the las, Senate, chosen five years ago, were Jacksonians- At the present election the friends of Mr. CIav h.vo succeeded n elecng 28 Electors and the JacksoU;an, 12-wh'ch will of course place the State Senate for ""e years to come entirely out of the reach of Jack sonlsm. The general election for Members of Con- gress !" Maryland takes place in October next when there will doubtless be close and arduous contest,
 good public house is always desirable acou;s; .'on tn populous and thriving town. The old S,aa. House 'n New-1aven has recently been enlarged Inv 1"e aooon ot another story, and new and splendid '"ree-sory building erected adjoining and the whole IS now opened as public hotel by the name of the Franklin House. spacious reading room is a,tach ed-so that upon the whole t is now one of the most agreeable stopping places tn the country. The en. iargement aud additions have been made hy that en-
 erprising and philanthropic mechanic, James Brew. ster, who has become the owner; and the Hotel is kept by James M. Hall, late 0 ofNew.York. The ;d.o of having occasional "popuar lectures' given in inc Hall attached to the hotel has something of a Nrv Hacenish air about ,-but it nevertheless may no, h. without it's benefits
 Meeting in behaf of the Poies.-A numerous and hiShly respectable meeting of citizens of New.Y was held a. Clinton Hall on the evening oi Mouday
 the 10th inst. to take into consideration what should be taken to favor the brave Poles now fighting Tor the'r country, their liberty, and their lives Hon Wm. A. Duer, President of Columbia College, was called to the chair, and Dr. Samuel Ackerley and Aaron o. Dayton. Esq. appointed Secretaries. Sev. eraI speeches were made; address to the American people on the subject of Polish freedom by commit. tee of Americans in Paris was read and sundry rec
 lN. h"e"''a persons in the city appointed to receive donations and forward them io Gen. La Faye,te, the agent m Paris; and an address to the American peo pie upon the subject, reported by a committee, was adopted. and ordered to be published. Among the resolutions were the following:
 ResOlUea, That in the opinion Of this meeting if is the duty as well as the privilege of eemen to sym. Pan'ze w',n 'he'r fellow men of every clime whu n uls | natural rights. - >"~''
 ResOlced, Tha. we view with admiration the heroic sscrnccs and exeriions now making by the people of toand and that the gallant aid rendered to our fla. thers n our own war of lndepe ndenoo by brave men of that nation gives them peculiar claims to our sym pahy and to such aid as it is lawful and patriotic for US to yield.
 KesoiUea, That although we have confidence that the brave Poles will succeed in their unequal struggle and establish themselves as an independent peope-l yet, lf an inscrutable Providence should permit them to be overcome. the said Committee, in that event. (which God lorbid,) are instructed apply the con. tr'buton: and donations in their hands o inc relief oil the Polish sufferers.
 In the address to tho American people, the commit. tee say- asserting the sacred rights for which our fathers fought, ofhe just and wise protection of which the institutions founded by than furnish the only per. feet exemplar.-the Poles now in crisis and az. ony from which they must come forth lreemen, or in which they must expire. And ours is the DeIphos from which they will catch the holy fire, that is to re illnmine their broken hearths, and burn in its purity on their now desecrated aItars. We now know that the assistance we can render, may be efficiently use-
 ul, and it is all important that should be forthwith yielded. Honor, Patriotisn,, religion forbid us to withhold it."
 "We will add no useless wordsto the glowing appe al ot our friends and brethren who are near the scene of this great struggle which exces all our sympathes The first principle you taught, which is born with you, is that rebellion against Tyrants is obedi- ence to God. Wherever ressts injustice and de- mands his rights. your hearts and prayers are with him. With no violation of the faith of treaties, you may now, at this urgent moment, lend your moral countenance to brave people, whose national exis- tence s in peril, and you may aid them with your wealth. The citizen Of two worlds, your own La fayete, offers himself 10 be the herald of your sympa- tes and the distributor your free will offerings As the great apostle of liberty in the old world it will he one ofthe crOwning ttiumphs of long life devoted to its service, that his hOnored hands conveyed 10 their intended destination the testimonies of your phlan. thropy. The arm ofthe warrior will he nervsd anew. and for your sakes he will "give dsadler blow."- The eye ofihe nation while engaged in the sad but cred duty of binding up the wounds Of her soldier son, will brighteh with joy when she behOlds the succor yOs have afforded. And il, which may heaven grant, the hopes Oi the Poles shall be accomplished and free Sarmaia, ihe land of Coperncus. Sebieski and Kos. iusko clothed with sovereignty and indene ndenc