Litchfield enquirer., 1834-05-15

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painful positions. For several months they
had been kept in this state, with barely food
enough TO sustain lie. Among them was IN
old and infirUn man. A.negress admitted that
she had set FIRE 20 the building, with the in
tention Of ending by death her own sutferings
ADD those other companions.
From nine 10 the1mOrning until six in the
afternoon, crowds were pouring in 10 see
them. 1t is supposed thar at least two thou.
sand persons visited them during she day
Those who have seen the instrnmcntsOf tor
fure that were made use III, describe them as
almost eqnalling those ofthe old Lnquisiiion.
During the day, crowd was constantly
visiting the place where thPse atrocities had
been committed, and at about eight in the
evening, regular attack was made upon abe
dwelling house of Madame L0l0urie car
risge in the street was the first object on
which the vengeance Of the crowd wrrsksd
itself. Alter its destruction an attack. was
made upon the house with stones hat as the
building was strong. and well ;tp0tected by.
bars, Sc. no great injury was dune, Axes
we're afterwards procured, aud the windows
being forced, the crowd immediately entered
and proceeded to destroy every thing they
! could lay hands on. Furniture, pictures, Sc.
! OF great value were thrawn intu the street, the
cellars We're emptied, the stair cases turn down,
and without taking int0 account the value Of
the house, 1t is supposed that not less than
! ten thousand dollars worth of property was
sacrificed. At l2 o'clock at night The walls
only were standing. and as the vengeance of
the crowd did not appear 10 be satisfied, it
| was doubted it tbs house would nOt be level
cd tsthe earth beiOre morning.
Extract from Mr.. Charles Carroll Harper's
Speech, at Baltimore, at the Whig Meeting.
- The signs Of the times, fellow citizens,
are indeed portentous. may he mistaken
hope am-but think clearly see that
conspiracy exists 10 this c0untry-nay, in this
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the very existence of
the Senate Of the United States. Far from
me 10 impute to- the President any such de-
sign; he is an honorable and an honest man.
Far from me to impUte such plots 10 any Of
his constitutional advisers. But it cannot he
denied, for It cannot be concealed, that there
is at Washington a cahal, secret bnt not I'M
seen. who take advantage Of the Presidents
impetuosity Of character, and his preiudices,
and perhaps his want of acquaintance with
public affairs, 10 urge him on 10 acts, OF which
he does not perceive the end, and for which
those base advisers ara not responsible them
selves. When vOted for Andresc Jackson, /
did not vote for this cabal; and, while he re-.
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himas the man whom humhIy labored 10
exalt. shall look upon him as j do upon all
other men, as '.enemies il war, 10 peace
friends" | will sustain him when agree with
him, and oppose him when / do not. For
himself, personally, I have more than feelings
Of respect have feelings 0f affection and
the day when he shall emerge from behind
the curtain Of that cahal thar obscures him
npw--the day he shall discard those irresnen-
sible advisers. unknbwn TO Our COnstiiUSion
and moral habits. and worthy only or the I'M
ti-chambers Of 4 royal palace, who have
thrown 4 temporary tarnish On his we'll earn.
ed fame-that day shalt be u day Of Jubilee
for my heart. s55
He has been made to appeal to our sym
paihies and passions. He need not have Az.
him. He need not have appealed to our pas.
siOns, il his arguments were sound. He re-
minds us Of his gray hairs, his long service 10
the State, his Revolutionary wounds. For his |
gray hairs, in your nameI tell him, we respect |
him; for bis great services we revere him |
and are grateful for his wounds, we honor
him; but, for his invasion Of our rights, we |
will oppose him. He calls. upon as, by his !
vast personal popularity, to rally around him !
tell him, that, with this free and intelligent
people, mea are nothing principles are every
thing. <l|S
T'" Such is the eventful crisis, fellow citizens,
in which our country stands. What shall be |
done Shall we submit Shall the Amer.
can Senate become the {" mute inglorious |
slaves ofthe Executive? Never1 nevcr!-1
LET US STAND BIZ THE SENATE IN THE pAY'l
OF THIS ASSAULT. II we must choose be-
tween an Executive and Senate, our liber. |
ties will be more secure without an Execu.
tive than without Senate. Remember that |
when the Roman Senate was silenced, the /
Roman people were enslaved."
Earthquake in South america Of
those fearful commissions Of Nature, which |
sometimes occur to make man feel his impo-
tence, as compared with the omnipotent pow /
or Of his Creator, occurred in the mountain I
Gus districts Of New Grenada, near the wes- |
tern frontier. and also near the Ecuador, on |
the goth and 2ad Of JaRuaYy. which has been /
attended with results If the most terrible ia (
taIity. The city Of Paste, with population
Of from 1000 to 5000 inhabitants, has been
almost completely destroyed, and upwards of
fifty lives lost. The city Of Popayan, con-
tanning near $4,000 inhabitants, has also been
destroyed. The entire country. for leagues
around PastO. has been converted into scene
Of complete desolation and mourning. A
volcanic mountain overhangs the city of Pas
TO-, and 40 the ridge Of the Andes, which
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