Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-16


 ah, who entered upon the same as joint prO- prietOr; and, in IS32, Mir. Noah sold out his mOiety to Mr. Webb, but did not renew the stipuatiOns of the Bond, and finally Webb, to meet some endorsements, assigns all his in- l terest to Trustees, Mir. Noah prayed that ! his bond may be cancelled, with view of es- | tablishng paper himself, and on the ground ] that, having purchased back the interest of 1 Mir. Tylee, the bond became null and void. The Vice Chancellor, in a very learned Opin- ion, admitted that the parties had no redress at law, and could nOt recover on the Bond, should Mr. Noah establish paper but he 1 held that it was delicate point for Court of 1 Equity To cancel an agreement without press ing causes, that did not exist ln this case and he was of opinion, that the parties had an equitable right in the Bond, although the sub sequent arrangement had deprived them of could restrain Mr. Noah from publishing paper, should he be SO disposed. The Court was full, as the case was one of interest and MT. Noah, though fattering himself that he was somewhat of a "veteran editor," has dis covered that he has still four years of his ap- premiership to com plete.-N. Y. Gaz.
 From Me Washington Globe of Tuesday, May7. A gentleman just arrived from Alexandria gives the following account of an atrocous attack upon the President of the United States, ] as he was yesterday morning on his way to fredericksburg, where he had been invited to lay the corner stone of monument about to be erected to the Mother of Washington.
 "The steamboat Cygnet, in which the President and several members of the Cabi- net, accompanied by many other gentlemen, were going to Fredericksburg, stopped on her f.,n c,,xp A..., persons from the wharf came on board, and among them Randolph, late Lieutenant in the Navy. He made his way into the cabin, where the President was sitting reading a newspaper, and advancing towards him, as if to address him, began to draw off his gloves. The President not knowing him, and suppo. sing it was some person about to salute him. and seeing him at some difficulty in getting off his glove, stretched out his hand toward him, saying, Anever mind your glove, sir Rap- dolph, having then disengaged himself from his gloves, thrust one hand violently into the Presidents face, and before he could make use of the other, received a blow from gen. tleman standing near with an umbrella. AL most at the same time, two other gentlemen in the cabin sprung upon him, and he was pulled back and thrown down. The moment he was assaulted, the President seized his cane, which was lying near him on the table. and was forcing his way through the gentle men who had now crowded round Randolph, insisting that no man should stand between him and the villain who had insulted him ;l that he would chastise him himself. Ran dolph, by this time, had been borne towards the door of the cabin, and pushed through it to the deck. He made his way through the crowd on the deck and the wharf, being as- sisted, as is believed, by some rutfian confed- crates, and made his escape. He stopped for few minutes at tavern, in Alexandria, and passed on beyond the district line. Thegrand jury, then in session, in a few minutes found presentment against him, and the court is- sued bench warrant. A magistrate had just issued warrant; but before the officers had arrested him, he was gone."
 The cause of this outrage is supposed to he the performance of a sacred duty by the President, who had ordered the name of Randolph to be struck from the rolls of the Navy for a pecuniary dedication, and for other misconduct.
 From hhe Alerandria Gazette, of Tuesday.
 An incident of a most painful nature occur. red on board the steamboat Cygnet, as she stopped here On her way down yesterday.-] An assault was made upon the President off the United States by Mir. Randolph, late of tne NaVys Al tDc HTSt UiOWS we unucTStdUus almost an hundred arms fell upon the assai ant, and he was with difficulty rescued and carried on shore. We have never known more excitement nor more feeling 10 be man. ifested by all our citizens. We are induced to mention this matter, which ought indeed, never to be published, only because we know that reports of it will be circulated through out the country and printed elsewhere. It was an affair of a moment; but it is said. that, from the feeling produced, it is wonder full that the assailant escaped with his life.
 So great was the public indignation at this outrage, that we believe almost any measure would have been adopted to express it. The President was naturally highly excited and exasperated. He departed amidst the cheers and good wishes of the great crowd which had assembled.
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