Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-01-10

ire believed 60 be officers OF the Navy. The
wounded man is believed to be dangerously
u in this city.-BOstOR atlas.
FrOua the Charleston Msrcury-C Chief NuA;6c0tion
Organ.
s. CAROLINA AGAINST GEORGIA.
Shall Georgia, that struck down forthwith
Inc federal arm, when extended 10 shield the
she preach 70 us Of peace" and
's constitutional harmonies," and quarrel with
the names and forms of our resistance, now
that We have hurst the grasp of tyrannOus
cupidity, and broken the beak. and crushed
the talons of the vMlture that was covering
and devOuFiDg us? Does it become GeOrgi-
ans to kneel before the fOOtstool of usurpa-
ton, and thank Heaven for the gift of a meek
aud gentle spirit to kneel upon the very
fragments Of the federal sceptre themselves haze
broken, and in the true spirit Of the Pharisee.
boast that they are loyal aud quiet persons,
not as other men, even as these multiplying
CarOIinians Why, the thing is intensely. pit.
fully ridiculous Georgia reading homlies Of
submission; exclaiming against Cardinals re-
sistancc as MISUNDERSTANDING her
adherence of it as violent! Why, the blood
Of Tassels is upon her right loyal face; the
process Of the Supreme Court is under her
foot: the groans of the imprisoned missi0na-
Tertiary is in her girdle; the paper bullets ex-
changed between Governor Tr0uP and Gene
raj Gaines and President Adams. are scatter
ed thfckly around her Gov. Gilmer's Mes
sages are smoking in the back ground from
spontaneous combustion while at her right
hand stands the IS measnrably obsolete Gov
ernor Notwithstanding nasal ditty Of
:" constitutional harmony" and beating time
with his gauntleted fist in the face Of Mr..
Chester-who is clamouring for hearing OF
the cause of his Reverend clients why, it
is Gloucester at his devotions; 1t is Saul
among the Prophets: it is the Devil Gliding
sin-and her treatment to the Federal Gov
eminent is like that of the Italian sailor to his
saint 10 storm. now praying to him and VOW
ing him a wax candle-and now, at an odd
lurch Of the ship, cursing him for cheat and
villain.
1t is impossible that Georgia can long con-
tipue blind to her truc position. The rest OF
the Union can see no difference when she
makes distinction-and they laugh when
she abuses Notification. yet glories 10 having
nulfed-when she declainls against the bell
ligerent tendencies of Cardinals resistance,
while she is herself brandishing the bayonet
against the Supreme Court and its Marshal.
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We have ascertained the following facts
relative TO the murder Of Sarah M. Cornell.
at Tiverton, r.. |. from clergyman who was
The charge that Avery secretly circulated
suspicious concerning her character, for the
purpose of appearing as her defender. is with
Dut foundation: she had, in fact, been dis
missed from church in Lowell, on account !
IF some irregularities of conduct, before he
1ad any connexion with her in Bristol.
When the corpse was frst found on the
list inst. some were inclined to suppose she
had committed suicide; but in consequence
# some rumors that Avery had seduced her,
md was thereby The cause Of the fatal deed, |
ono of his friends took active measures to
scertain their truth. The body was disin-
erred, and evident marks Of violence we're |
discovered on it. The small cord by which |
he was suspended was found upon examina-
ion to have cut in entirely round the throat |
Ind neck, which, from the form Of the knot,
could not have happened, II she had hung her
self,-while from the crushed appearance Of
one cheek, it is probable that the murderer
placed his fOot or knee upon ir. as he tighten
I'd the cord around her neck. Portions Ofthe
,kin were stripped from the leg by dragging
he body from the spot where she was stran-
,led to where it was found partly suspended.
IN the land Of Capt. Durfee, 10 Tiverton,
little south Of Fall River village. During the
evening, teamster passing near, heard |
yroaning, but supposing it to proceed from
Iome dying animal, took no further notice
IL.
The evidence against Avery is circumstan-
tiaI. Letters without signature were found
10 the girls trunk one cautioning her not to
address her letters TO the writer, as he had
reason to believe that one Of them had been
opened in his family before he received it So
but to direct them to "Betsey Hill" Now
this Betsey Hin was lame woman, living in
Ayery's house, aud unable to go to the Post
Office, thus affording him az excuse for ta-
king out any letters that might be addressed
to her. Another letter makes 40 appoint
ment on certain evening to meet her behind
a meeting house, to talk over her situation,
and on that very evening he preached there
and the captain Of the steamboat who carried
the letter appointing the Interview which re-
suited so fatally for her. has identified Avery
40 the individual who gave il to him, with
strict injunctions to see 1t safely delivered
Again the wretched woman, az II apprehen-
sive Of some evil impending over her, left q
line among her letters, saying that &c she was
missing the next day to enquire Of E. K.
Avery" In addition to this, on the evening
Of the murder, Avery took q seat at tavern
in the neighborhood, and some peculiarly 10
his appearance attracted the attention Of the
landlord. He was also seen by blacksmith
near the scene of the harrid tragedy, and
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