Litchfield enquirer., 1833-06-06
From the Boston DaiIyAdver,iser.

"" "e DOs'On Daiy ADVERTISER
MsrpGrt. Saturday, May ls.-Tho trial Of Avery
begin to look at the end. The whole range Of human
Sciences professions, occupations and feelings are
more or less brought into il, aud there never WAS a
case which SO thoroughly illustrated the maxim that
lawyer ought TO know little Of every thing.
1here Is the law OF the case, that is for the lawyer
ihe anatomy OF it for the doctor the theology Of it,,
ic"hnecied with points that have been introduced
touching The discipline OF the Methodist Episcopal
church, and their mode Of conducting Camp Meet
Ingsl Tor the minister; the and effects fder
ent Kinds OF knots, and the Of the ferry
boats Tor the sailor; the kind of cords used in the
cotton mills, &c. for the manufacturer; the weather
and the optical medium for the Astronomer and PHI
!osoPner; The regulations of the Post-Olce for the
tost-Master coal mines and fossils Tor the GeOlogst;
the nature Of grounds, stack yards husducks, fog grass
&C. Ior The Farmers combs and paper for the comb
and paper maker; Tie explosion Of rocks for the En-
gneeF; the measuring Of distances for the Surveyor
the capacity OF passing between different points for the
pedestrian the regulations OF store Keepers in admit
ting customers behind their counters for the trader
ana IN TACT might It'll sheet in enumerating the ram
hcatlons into which this most extraordinary Of all
iraordnary cases has been carried. The printers will
come III Tor their full share publishing Il cargo Of
Reports. Even poetry has not been wanting.
One OF the witnesses Today, a prompt, pretty dam
sci, repeated long piece OF poetry, with most appro
we'd emphasis which she had treasured up, and which
young man had written in praise of the unfortunate
deceased, whose death has given rise TO this trial.
Wherever she is traced she seems to have carried
remarkable power Of fascination, and commanding in
luence over those around her, Whatever may have
been her vices. This has been fully exenpifed in
her biography, which has been the subject of the
last days examination, exclusively. On this topic
alone, t,0enty-one females and eight men have been
examined, yesterday and to-day, making twenly.our
witnesses Tor the prisoner SO that we have now just
one hundred witnesses on the stand, aud AS many
more are to come. Those who have testified yesler
day and to-day, have traced the deceased from the
cradle 10 the fatal stack yard, and the fruitful theme
MAJ 4 n
be resumed on Monday.
Thus far the defence has been confined 10 anatomi-
cal and surgical Investigations upon sol eide and hang
ing, and the private history Of the deceased. The
main points are yet come, though less volumnous.
The court very ndulgeni the prisoner, they
should be; and the Attorney General who always en-.
forces the rules Of law with extreme reluctance in
such cases. admits evidence Of every possible relation
to this case, with extreme literally. Names Of indi-
viduals who little dream Of the Immortality they are
to receive by this trial. called up. 10y the witnesses
in strange shapes. The village tales Of Lowell Do
yer, Great Falls, Sla,ersville, Thompson, Bozrah,
yewett's City, Pawucke Woodstock, Waltham,
Millville and half the factory villages in New-Eng-
land, have been presented with exceeding minueness
Of detail, and great viyaci'y Of Imagination Love-
murder, suicide devotion, profanity and insanity are
drawn out in alternate light and shade. He WHO
would learn Of human nature in the observation
Of day than he gather in the reading Of year,
next week he will find witness on the stand.
Still all this is in some degree necessary, not in
dispensabe to the defence of the prisoner. The life
ola leowbeing involved, and the majesty Of jus
lice is to be upheld, and the scales which she now
holds in suspense the head Of the unfortunate
prisoner TO be carefully guarded that they may be
rightfully turned. The occasion is serious and SOL
emn, bot many ofthe by scenes ofthe melancholy ira
gedy are exceeding ludicrous.
It appcars, by letter from Lieut.. Ran
dolph, (says the Boston Commercial Gazette. J
that after he was stricken from the rolls Ol
the Navy, he sent his commission TO the ven
cradle Elk President Madison, Of whom he re-
ceived it. In his letter he recounts the many
severe and hazardous engagements he has
been in while fighting the battles OF his coun.
try. He has been in the naval service TWEEN.
ty-three years. We make the following OK
tract fro No his letter 10 Mr.. Madison. 1t is a
pity that one who has rendered the country
valuable service abroad, should have commit
ted an outrage at home that will irretrievably
sink him in the estimation Of his country men
and the whole civilized world -
1t was my good fortune to be in the battle
with Com. Decatur, in the ship U. States,
against the British ship Macedonian, SO,
which was captured. / was with him in
boat fight off New-LOndOn, and rescued a
valuable vessel and cargo from under the
guns Of enemy's squadron. which was be-
lieved to be one of the most hazardous enter
prises. was with him in the United States
frigate President, in an engagement with the
British Squadron, consisting of the Majestic
"a, the EndymiOn ~ frigate, Tenedos frigate
SO, the Pomona SO, and sloOp of war; the
engagement commencing at daylight in the
morning, and lasting until II O'Clock, P. M.
I was with him in the frigate Guerrero
against the Algerine frigate Medora, in the
Mediterranean. which was captured, and
which led TO the treaty between Algiers and
the United States, and on the next day cap
tured an Algerine sIoop Of war Of 90 guns
And finally, when taken prisoner, in the frig-
ate President, by the British squadron before
mentioned, and carried 10 Bermuda, in conse-
auence of reflections made upon the United
States Government and Com. Decatur. l was
selected by my brother officers to chastise the
editor Of the Kings press. which fully ac-
complished on the Kings square, at the haz
ard of being sent to England or imprisoned
on the Island. have cruised in every sea
and almost every latitude Of the globe. and
have always sustained the reputation of an Of
ficer dev oted to his country's service.
Snake Story.-A MIR. Matthew Seeley of
Ithaca, N. Y. has addressed letter to an It'll
AGA editor stating that on the eth uIt. while
at work with his two sons and hired man,
Reuben Havens, in clearing some land for a
cror ho had ncnaeiOr IN cuf dawn a