Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-05-08

been arrested. Hill 10 about so years Of age
decent and well behaved men. He is since
dead. IN Y. Jour. Of COVE p ''
Riot IN Mnssuckwsetts.--We understand
that a very srriOus riot occurred an the line
Of the railroad 10 Mansfield, on Monday last.
The Irish IabOrers To the number of about
four hundred, struck tor higher wages. and
demanded daily allowance of greg They
armed themselves with clubs. &c. attacked
| one of the contractors, whose life was pat in
imminent peril Great alarm was felt by the
inhabitants in the vicinity Of the road. The
High Sheriff Of Norfolk proceeded to the
scene nf hOstiliiies, with company Of Mill
tia, aud succeeded in arrestlng nine at The
! ringleaders. who were lodged IN the gaOl at
Dedham. Mr.. l.. Sweet, deputy Sheriff
Of this county, also called out company "f
Militia, and arrested six Of the rioters, who
were brought, to the Sa"i in this town, yester-
day morning. The Militia continued under
arms all night, and yesterday, we are inform
! ed, order was fully restOred.--IauntOn Whig
| Riot at POrfsmoath.--A correspondent OF
the Boston Courier states thai ON Saturday
night the town Of Portsmouth was the scene
of n riot. Tar barrels were set on fire and
rolled through the Streets aOd bonfire was
! kindled, over which was suspended canvas
signs err etiigies, Inscribed With the names Of
| Webster, CLAY, Sc. Sc. An engine was ia.
| ken out of it's house and overturned and bro
ken. The mah proceeded with shouts and
Noises of al sorts, TO the hailding occupied by
| the Branch Of the U. S. Bank, which they
( attacked and tore dawn tho sign add the ca
gle, which they bore of 10 triumph add burnt.
The peace officers attempted to interfere, but
were driven Of. as the mob was armed with
biudgeons, cutlasses, SC. The noise aud RI
citing were kept up all night>
Jadg~ MLedn.-A letter from Judge M
Lean. in relation to the next Presidency, has
| recently been published. tbs dated at WASH
inSton the s7th Of March, and is in reply to
letter addressed to him by the editor Of an
Ohio paper, informing him Of report, extern
sively circulated. that he had expressed de-
termination nn; Ten be- candidate for the pres
idency in exposition to Mr.. Van Buren,. and
requesting him to say whether he intends TO
become a candidate for the presidency re-
gardiess Of the decision Of a national cOnven-
ton. The Judge states that the report men
toned is without the shadow of foundation.
Whether he shall become a candidate or not,
will depend entirely upon the voluntary action
of the people. He is opposed TO any nation
al caucus or convention, for the purpose of
nominating candidate for the presidency, as
it is contrary to the nsages Of the democratic
cal party, and has direct tendency to place
the political power Of the country in the hands
Of few individuals.--Bdlt. Fed. Gaz.
From the Baltimore Patriot, april a.,
Great Whig Meeting.--The meeting oi
! freemen yesterday was glorious day for Bal
/ has hr1o ma
rose in the majesty af their strength to show
to the world their determination to enter their
| solemn protect against the arbitrary acts
and alarming pretensions set up by Andrew
jackson, in his capacity Of President Of the
I United States. 1t was the largest meeting
| we ever befOfe Witnessed on similar 0cca-
/ sion in BaitimOre-tO number them accurate
ly were as impossible as to- count the sands
upon the sea shore. They were variously
estimated at from seven to ten thOusand.--
Besides our own citizens, number poured
In from the eircumiacent country.
The citizens assembled together agreeably
to public call, in the newspapers, to "a all
those who were opposed to the doctrines Of
the Protest sent to the Senate Of the United
States" MAJOR General Mcdonald. a Sol
der Of the Revolution, and patriotic Wing
at all times, was called upon to preside at the
meeting. On taking the chair, although his
venerable locks have been whitened with the
SHOWS Of nearly eighty years. he spoke to the
assembled multitude with all the ardor and
fire Of youth. which was received with bursts
Of enthusiastic cheers.
The meeting was eloquently addressed by
John p. Kennedy, Charles c. Harper, John
W. L. M'MAhot. and Joshua Jones. Esqrs..
who, let II be horne 10 mind, were all original
Jackson men. and the same applies to several
Of the presiding officers. The speakers pro-
claimed these facts from the stand 10 free and
manly terms, and declared they could NO Ion
ger give countenance and support to an ad.
ministratiOn that assumed such highly dam
gerous and arbitrary powers, anG which by
its acts has inflicted the deepest distress over
the whole face of the country. It's also wor-
thy Of particular remark, that George Wins
chester. Esq. not only an original Jackson
man, hut his first Electof for this district is
now decidedly against his measures, and a
vows it opeaIy on all prcpsr occasions.
The Locasts.-Thereis NO longer any doubt,
that these singular insects are to make their
usual periodical appearance the present sea-
son. They arealready easily to be found. al
| the depth Of about six or seven inches in gar
dens. and especially ia orchards, under old
| trees. By Swimming of the surface of the
earth. thousands Of holes were pereeptible,
where they had been penetrating TO the SUR
face, In order. we presume. that their rising