Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-07-17

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as the poorest of our people habitually en-
Joy, It has been discovered that the most
ignorant and debased and hard worked ma
nufasturing operatives have abundant time
for Intellectual cultivation.
CloUGH-The trial of Clough, the murder
er of Mrs. Hamilton, closed at Mount Holly on
Friday last. The jury having rendered a ver-
diet of guilty, Cough was sentenced by Chief
justice Hornblower to be hung on the Goth dry
July next,-The following letter to the cd
ltois of the Philadelphia Gazette, describes the
closing scene:
! Mourn HOLLY, Friday evening, June 7.
Gentlemen: The scene is closed the die is
Icast-the jury have pronounced Cough to he
guilty, and am sure a verdict WAS never re-
I.urned in more complete accordance with pub
Tic opinion. AT twelve to-day, Chief Justice
IHornbower delivered his charge to the jury ;
about two, the ringing of the court house bell
announced that the Jury were ready to come
IN with their verdict The rush to obtain seats
vas really dreadful; the ladies continued to at
tend even to the close, in as great numbers as
ever. Silence being called, the foreman of the
Jury pronounced the anticipated word which
sealed the fate of the uulprit, a rnurmur ran
through the vast concourse that thronged the
building; | turned my eyes towards Clough,
olt his countenance showed no changed what
Ieter-his inflexible features gave no evidence
Io his being the least interested in the result.
His counsel remaining silent, the Chief Justice
demanded of the prisoner if he had any thing
to say why sentence of dcathshouid not be pas
SD upon him. Cough made no reply, where
in1r hi u al
ting the prominent part of the testimony, when
ed an attack upon all the evidence, both for and
Iagainst him. He said that he disclaimed ev.
lery plea of nsanity-that he stabbed Mrs
Hamilton deliberately, knowing what he did;
that he INTENDED to kill her, but that after he
had stabbed her the first three or four times, he
lost all recollection what he was doing.
J He then paused, and the Judge continued.
lClough again interrupted him, and commenced
an appeal to the mercy of the court, and the
sympathy of the audience. Several ladies
Tainted away ADD were carried out of court,
and it was not until near five o'clock, that the
sentence was finished Cough was recon-
United to prison, where he is closely ironed to
place the commission Of suicide entirely out OF
his power; as some fears had been entertained
hat he would make away with himself, in case
Of being found guilty.
. LATEST FROM Mexico. The New Orleans
Bee ha. received Tampico papers to the 9th
May. They bring the intelligence that Santa
Anna had voluntarily resigned the presidency
to which he had been raised by the gratefn
y,.;~e IF The people. He had also devoted the
2Ooo given him by the state of Yucatan, to the
purposes OF education. Apr'5ect of law tc
abolish all obstacles to the liberty OF he pres
ls now before the Mexican congress. Anon
Vera Cruz, to prevent the ecclesiastical corpo
rations from increasing their wealth by tesla
mentary donations The abolition of titles i.
also spoken ot.-Jour. of Commerce.
| ANECDoTE OF WAsHINGToN.-One Re,,ber
Rouzy, of Virginia, owed the general abou
one thousand pound. While president of the
United States, one of his agents brought an &C.
ton for the money: Judgment was obtained
and the execution issued against the body Of
the defendant, who was taken to Jail He had
a consdeia able landed estate, but this kind Of
property cannot be sold in Virginia for debts
unless at the direction of the owner He had
a large family, and for the sake of his children
preferred lying in Jail to selllng his land. A
friend limited to him that probably Gen. Wash
ington did not know any thing of the procee
dings, and that it nigh be well to send him a
petition, with statement of the circumstances
He did so and the very next post from Phiadel
pha, after the arrisl of his petition in that
city, brought him an order of immediate re-
lease, together with full discharge, and Sc
we're reprimand to the agent for having acted in
such manner.
Poor Rouzy was, in consequence, restored to
his family, who never laid down their heads at
night without presenting prayers to heaven for
their beloved Washington. Providence smiled
ON the labors of the grateful family, and in a
few years, Rouzy enjoyed the requisite pleas
ure of being able to lay the one thousand
pounds, with the interest, at the feet of this
truly great man. Washington reminded him
the debt was discharged. Rouzy replied the
debt of his family to the father of their country,
and preserver of their parent, could never be
discharged; and the general, avoid the pleas
ing importantly of the grateful Virginian, who
would not be denied, accepted The money; on
lily, however, to divide it among Rouzy's chill
dren: which he Immediately did
The Hon, Thomas ii. Perkins proposed