Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-16

wit, | believe it is mistake, as \ have no recollection ofhaving received that sum in bills of that denomination, but have receiv- ed from him different sums at different times, and at one time in particular, l re- ceived the amount of $27OO. The prisoner was then remanded.
 TO THE PUBLIC.
 had intended, by the advice of several iudicious friends, not to have noticed any of the statements of the impostor Matthias, or the wild rumors growing out ot the de- fusion I have been under in reference to him; but as the statements made by him his examination before the Police yes terday, as published in the morning papers, are calculated to injure me seriously, l think it best 10 deny these statements, the object of them with Matthias being, no doubt. to crush me if possible. l have no objection that Matthias, or any one else, should state the vhOle truth in reference to any transaction of mine. but that which is totally untrue, l must protest against, and when necessary, meet and refute.
 Matthias stated in his examination yes- terday, that on one occasion he received from me S27OO; this is true, as far as il, goes-but the whole truth is ths-that ear- ly in the present year, l sold property, for which the party paid me about o'clock too late to be deposited in the Bank that afternoon. I was going to Hartford that afternoon in the steam boat, and fearing to take it in my pocket, I left ii in his charge for safe keeping until my return, which was in about forty-eight hours; so that he did in fact receicc $27OO from me, and kept it until returned, W hen l received it again from him. .,,
 The statement about mortgage of $5OOO either on my place at Sing Sing. or any other property, to secure that sum to the estate of Mrs. Folger, is totally untrue No such mortgage was ever given.
 As it regards MT. Pierson having direct ed that deed of Third street property should be given, it is entirely new to me- and he is not living to state what he did say to Matthias. I know nothing about it, but 1 do not think he ever directed it, for the simple reason that when he is said to have done it, was largely iE advance to him in joint speculalions, and he knew that felt no disposition to be any more so. All ask ] of my friends is to be cautious in receiving the statements of this deccitful creature, and leave me to manage all my concerns with him. To all who are interested ! can exhibit perfectly clear statement of all my concerns, and satisfy them that l have and shall act uprigh,ly with all men.
 BENJAMIN H. FoLGER. Extracts from the eloquent and impress sive speech of Hon. Dudley Selden, deliv' cred before the Wings of N. York, at the most numerous political meeting ever as' sembled at that place. It should be borne in mind that Mr. Selden is an 0rigsn0 Jackson man, was elected to Congress as 2 friend of the administration but he saw such gross corruption at Washington, tha he could not honestly support either the men or their measures. He has resigned his seat in Congress, but will doubtless be again elected by large majority. Of the Kitchen Cabinet, he observes
 "They have thrown themselves on the one side or the other, as the ultra doctrines were confning the Government of the Un- ion within such narrow limits as to rendel it weak, inactive, and inefficient, or cnlar. ging it to an extent alarming and dangerous ! w IuIIl tuC tdSN yC"S A"S SsS~"~ VI ~O"'SS has been changed-a new and mightie question has arisen-until the settlement 0 which all former ones must rest in silence The citizens of this country are now calico upon to decide, not the extent of the pow CT which they will suffer the Governmen of the Union to exercise, but whether they will suffer that power to De assumed by single individual, concentrated in single executive head, beneath whose sway the Judiciary, the Senate, the House of Rep' resen,atives, and all the organs for the ex. ecution of the laws are but idle forms and subservient instruments.'
 The following remarks upon the doc- trines of the Protest are striking and just
 sThe rule of construction assumed by the present Chief Magistrate presents these fatal conclusions First, that the cOnstitu- ton and laws are to be understood, not in the manner which they have hitherto been understood and acted upon, but according to his interpretation and his opinions. Sc. condly, all the officers of the government I'execulivc in their character, are his agents