Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-09-20

spOt, and the town consumed by FIRE. Upon
the news of the .cOnflagratiOn, process was
issued against the Lieutenant who command
ed on the occasion, for the purpose OF bring
ing him before the civil authority OF Pike
county. fur a violation Of the laws Of the
State. The Deputy Sheriff attempted to ex-
eeute the process, and, in the attempt, was
pierced by Federal bayonet To such an ex-
tent that his life is despaired Of-and SO end
ed the matter. A few days ago the Marshal
left Watnmkee for the White settlements III
the upper part Of the Greek territory. So
much for the DOctrine Of Notification tchen put
into pr0ctice."
From the Charleston CITY Gazette.
Hon. LANGDoN CHEvEs.-SOMthern Con"
ventiOR.-The people (and not their wOuld.he
masters) have commanded g Let there be
light !"--and the true hearted patriots, the
real patriots Of0ur political Temple, respond
" There shalt be light" The Developments
Of the last few weeks have been Prodlgious
indeed. The aspect of our affairs Is at this
moment undergoing most wonderful change
The =. signs Of the times" that SO recently
bodied storms and sorrows and a miserable
shipwreck of our noblest hopes, now Indicate
the most cheering and happy auguries for tho
future. Witness the manly and vigorous ef-
forts of BLAIR-the honest disclaimer Of
NUcKoLLs--the sound and consistent and in
dependent vindication Of our DRAYToN-the
frank and high-minded acknowledgment OF
BARNwELL, that he and those who signed the
% manifesto," were in err0r--and now the
g still small voice Of reGson." that y put forth
by the wise aud discriminating CHEvEs =
What. do they all promise but the salvation
and honor Of the State m
eUNt- AZ. ,A.,n Is npn
is safety. Let them be listened to, and the
Republic is safe. COntemn their admonl-
tons, and we are extraordinarily lost
"The question: says this distinguished pa
triot lis entirely for the people. They may
redeem the time past, and make the measure
(Southcrn Cenvention,) effective to the great
and patriotic end proposed. Itpresents foe
subject for temperate and we'll seasoned APP
| peals to their judgments. Their ears haze
been so drummed tcith the loud clGmors Of er-
| citement, that they may Be prepared to seek
relief from them, IN listening to the still small
uoice Of reason"
/ Nullifcosion.-A letter from Gen. Blair
contains the following passage, which, in the
present posture of affairs in South Carolina,
il full of interest:
| lit is now understood, that, in the event
Of nullifcation by our State, the Federal
Government will blockade oil our ports BY
detachn1ents from the Federal Navy-all for
eign goods will be prevented from coming
! into our harbors, until they have first been ex-
amined and the duties on them secured in
some port in another State. The Nmllifiers
may call this declaration Of war against s.
Carolina, who will have no Navy, nor the
means Of raising a Navy.to remove the block
| oAn Msells Hnn Nnll stnsS
| for help, IL they choose; Great Britain will be
deaf to their solicitations. She would not BIZ
So mad, (all principle and national law aside
as TO forfeit the friendship and commerce oil
twenty three States, to preserve intercourse
and good fellowship with South Carolina
alone. What, under such circumstances, are
the NNlliRers to do I Organize land army
4 to march on Ia Washington, to regulate :. I'm
lcls Sam and his lazy dogs Z" Such an enter
prise would be ~ futile and ludicrous 40 the
attack Of Don QuixOte upon the windmills.-
For the honor of my native State, l hope
: nullifcation will never be used. by any pOr
ton of her citizens, otherwise than as mert
defamation.
A Periious lSituation.-A correspondent OI
the Rochester Observer relates the following
account OF wonderful escape from almost
L
| Mr.. Editor had just arrived at the Falls
Of Niagara on Monday of last week. when a
canal boat wasdiscoyered to be floating down
the centre. probably two miles above the cat
aract Il was soon discovered that there
were persons on board who gave evidence Of
distress and alarm. Tho facts, as obtained
by the writer from two Of the persons on
board, were very nearly as follows:
| The boat belonged to the Welland Canal.
and received freight from the Canada shore,
two or three miles above the falls, and was
TO we'd up by horse on the shore. The mas
Ter Of the boat, Capt. Cook, was sick on
hoard, and entirely unable to take charge Ol
her. The management was entrusted 10 an
other man. a buy Off years old, and young
woman Of the same age. From some def
cheney in attaching the tow rope TO the horse
Il gave way. when the boat was about three
4 miles from the falls. They soon discovered
that they wers not only floating fast from the
shore. but rapidly downwards. They could
not reach bottom with their setting poles, anC
had no means Of making successful effort tt
reach the shore. Consideration seized tn,
crew 40 they saw on the one hand the Amer
Jean shore, at the distance Of two miles, ant
on the other the Canada shore, at the dis
lance OF one mile. fast receding; and mil,
and half below they saw rising the smoke
Of the dreadful cataract, which they 0f ON.
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