Litchfield enquirer., 1833-02-21

sprightly little girl, named Hannah EuAaDetn
Webb, daughter Of the late Mr.. Thomas
Webb, eleven years Of age, went 10 the per-
gnrmance Of an errand, into the chamber Ofl
the Cabinet Mandatory of Mr.. Webb, In
relafsvel In Esse street. In about three quar-
tiers Of an hour after she left the workshop,
gentleman passing up stairs discovered the
body Of the girl. apparently reclining against
the stairs, and on pushing open the dUor'
something was heard to fall to the lever
floor. On examination it was found 10 pc !
the lifeless body of the little girl.
The deceased had around her neck one Of
those articles so commonly worn at this sea- |
son, called Comforts and as she was pass
ing out Of the chamber, one end of the com
fort caught somehow between the door and
the ceiling. which caused her to stumble, and
she was precipitaied over the sides fthe stairs,
and renamed suspended by the neck upwards
Of hale an hour. Medical gentlemen were
Immediately summoned, but to no purpose
the neck or the child was broken. and life
was extinct.-Salem Mass.) ADJ. Feb. 9.
John c.. Calhoun. No man can reflect up
on what this individual has been. and look
upon what he now is, without feeling Of
melancholy interest. With talents OF high.
order, he has been the pride of his party !;
and, but for an undue share of ambition,
would ultimately have received its highest
honors. But in grasping at too much, ne
lost The whole; and forfeited, by few fatal
errors, the esteem and confidence of those
who would else have honored him with high
and exalted trusts. The immense RESPONSE
bility Of his present station, and the holiness
with which he advocates the bancfni doctrine
Of notification, unitedly require mind Of no
common inOuld-and there are few men
ovanu0 h. havo nnrvp enOuUh Tn atand
where he DOES, and confront the united wis
DONE The nation, without 9uailing and shrink
ing with instructive fear. There is inelan-
choly grandeur about the sacrifice he has
made 10 the advocacy of his present creed.
which arrests the attention. and fillsfhe mind
of the behoIder with thrilling interest,"
Equal devotion to good cause. would write
his name high upon the pillar of fame.
1t has been very aptly said that the histo-
ries Of fallen statesmen, are generally only
histories Of the miserable deerepitude Of hu-
nan nature''-we leave it for the reader to
Judge how far the life Of the individual who
is the subject Of this paragraph. veriies the
truism We have quoted.-Witness.
It seems 10 be difficult matter ut present
for the presiding officer of either House Of
Congress to preserve order, however yigiIant
and impartial he may be: and il is the more
difficult, as the person speaking has generally
time TO finish his disOrderly remarks and per-
sonalites before the DRIFT Of them is perceiv-
ed. In the debates In the house Of represen-
tatiyes, Jan. "a, on Mr.. Adams resolutions.
Mr.. Ke0non took occasion to pronounce judg-
uent upon the merits Of the ex- presidents |
late poem, 'Dermot McMorrogh.' HIS said |
that - If he were now. or ever had been un-
friendly to the gentleman from Massachusetts,
L. hav ,k n II
might write d book: that that hook might be
a poem and that poem be called Dermot
McMorrngh.'" Here the Speaker called Mr..
Kennon 10 order.-BdH. Gaz.
The government express was on Friday even
ing brought into town. by lad only 10 years
Of age, he having performed the whole dis
lance alone, in the short space of seven hours,
with his mail bag, weighing forty pounds,
lashed before him on the withers of bis horse.
He broke down two horses, which detained
him some time, SO that his rate Of traveilingl
could not have been less than IA miles the
hour. His name is William Cisco. native
Of Jersey city, short, chubby little rogue, as
tough as a Jersey oak knot, and has never
til lately worn shoes and stockings even 10
winter. He came in apparently as fresh ms
when he started. 1t would be well for Mr.. /,
Reeside to pick up a few more such boys.
N. Y. Gaz.
A package Of about $4,000 belonging TO the
Greenfield bank, was last week consigned 10
the care Of a young gentleman. an inhabitant
Of Greenield, TO be delivered 10 Boston. On
his arrival 10 Boston be reported that his
trmnk had been broken upen aud the money
stolen. Upon this information the bank Of
fered a reward Of $1,000 fop the recovery of
the money and detection Of the thief, Itap-
pears, however. from verbal information, that
the depredator was none ether than the
young gentleman hinselE who, IN the hour
Of fslnntaiiDni did nut consider what he will
now learn by painful experience that = hon
esty lis hea besslpolicyr We understand The
money Inns beenrecoSered having been found
secreiedI in Ilis cellar Of the young nnanes ID
'thsr 10 Ggeenfelds--Bsu Ness.
DEBATE ON THE TARIFF.
The following sketch Of d debate which
took place 10 The House If Representatives
on Thursday. on The Tariff qaesfioH. win be
read with inteSest. The questio0 coming Mp
on the amendment olsssd BY M. KasseIg oil
Ohio. to reinsiaie the Tariff law Of 1854, and
% continue Il in force till f84l -
Mr.. Ellsworth Of Couneciicut opposed the
motion. He said that while Il carried the
appearances of settling the question Of the
Tariff. il would not really settle Il AZ ali: and
il seemed 70 impiy that at The end Of eight