Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-29

and FOUta of New ovk, and Plnnmer N
Virginia. Resolutions IN favor Of an extend
ed circulation. Of the Scriptures, "without
nose or comment" among all the accessible
population Of the globe, were adopted"
~ HON. DAVID ,CROCKETT. VI
This gentleman, who has been spending a
few days in this city aud neighborhood. dee
parts for Washington this morning. Yester-
day afternoon about tn % clock he made an
address on the Balcony of the City Hall. 10 a
crowd Of peaple who had collected in State
street, in which he thanked his fellow ctr
zeus FOR thsir kind attention. He said he did
not cnnie to this part Of the country TO make
q show, or Cor any eieciiuneering purpose, but
merely 70 SIZE the people and learn from per-
senal observation whether what he had heard
Ut them were true. He said he had been over
persuaded BY his friend John Thomas of Lou.
lsiapa--7and he was nOw glad of it--th come
| ~ Come TO the east and see some Of the mann
utactAring t0wns. He had heen to Lowell,
and he wished every, man in Tennessee could
do che same, and learn what he had learned.
| He said we co,ild be Il better aud a happier
people, il our Senators and Representatives.
would travels about more than they do. He
alluded 10 South CaroIina, and, qualification.
and said that he Was proud that he did not
belong alone tp any town., county or Stale,
but 70 the whole country. He was Of no mans
sect or party. huff the constitution and the
laws. He alluded to The course Of ihe Pfesi-
dent, and reprobated il in strong Ianguage.---
10 conclusion he again thanked his fellow citi-
xens for the kindness and attention shown TO
him, aud said be shsaids eyer rpgnes1ber II
with gratitude. He had come out il this way
with reluctance, but was. on the whole, glad
that he had had such an opportunity Of ex-
pressing his sentinents. e. n.s,ss}.t. is
The asssnhlage was very large, and had
collected without preparations, by the acci-
denial passage Of the people at that hour Of
the day ON Change, and bis remarks were lis
tened to with attention, interrupted OCCASION
ally by applause. BIOS Cour.
The New York Gazette Of Monday, speak
Jog Of Col. Crocketts departure for Boston,
says,--" Previous to his departure he, spent
an hour at the Thatchcd Cottage Garden.
Jersey City, where he gave some amateurs in
ride shooting touch Of his quality in that
way. He fred a few shots at forty PAGES. all
ofwhich were Very good; among Others, he
Cred at a two shilling piece. and drove the bali
directly through the cenire."
Casper Hduser--whose mysterious story and recen,
death by violence, caused 50 much interest would APP
pear by the annexed paragraph, 10 have enai.e de-
svucton too upon his frisad pa,ron, aud biograher,
! The Jurisi EueEback. i5&s f,5 se~s 9
According to the Hanoyerian paper, the cet ated
German Jurisi, Fuerback, w no died lately nkfori
during journey undertaken for the benefit Of his
health. generally believed 10 have been poison
Hauser and The zeaoos in his endeayor 10 dis
cover the murderers Of that mysterious youth: :
German Paper.
sEi5skft5 sts 8t 5Fg4l r8ss 81 ga "a tttss
Expedition 10 the N;ger.-Fresb adsices
have been received from the inde(atisahle
Lander. He had returned to the coast the
SECOND time. for the pYrpose Of procuring
goods fur the markets On the river lie had
assembled the Niger into the interior Of Asri-
ca, and had been up the Tsbadda. n branch
of the Niger, $50 miles. Mr.. Laird, who ac-
companied the expedition, has arrived 10 Lon
don. He relates that they found city called
NunJa, on the Tshadda, which contains go
or 10000 inhabitants. The walls are 90 feet
high. The king is a brutal savage. He has
in his sersgliO 1900 women, He detained
the, English and would not let them return,
pretending 10 be Influenced by the gods. He
said the gods had beeD frequently consulted,
hut they would not give . favorable answer.
Laird took advantage Of the kings slpersti-
ii0n; ield him be would send messenger, TO
the gods, and IL il burned blue. it would be
an indication Of favorable reply. Laird
sent up a blue light, which made such amin
preston ON the king that he released the par
~. The slave trade is carried On up and
down. the Niger. While Mr.. Laird was up
the river, about 1000 Of the people Of Nnnda
made an incursion along the bank Of the Nj
ger. and sacked the country Gar and wide
Their object was slaves and booty. They
make pipes 30 long that they can smoke when
riding. with the bowl of the pipe resting "n
the foot. They are ignorant Ut disfiIi'ng.
and have not yet acquired taste Tor RUM
At one place on the Niger. the priests sacril-
ced human victim, and threw tbs body 10
pieces into the river. 20 prevent the English
going np; the ignorant natives thought this
would put n stop 10 their progress, and were
much disappointed, whom they found the IN
carnations of the priests Of no avail.