Litchfield enquirer., 1834-06-19

SLc. r.. II. BAYARD.
JOSHUA BURToN, Esq. Speaker Of the Sea-
ate Of DetoUare.
Bank Committee. following facts, in !
reference to the majority of the Bank Com |
mittee, and the Speaker by whom they were
appointed. are stated in the National Gazette |
Mr.. Stevenson, the Speaker, had for many |
years legal controversy witht the Bank, which
was last year terminated by controversy
he still continues an open and decided enemy
of the Bank. Mr.. Thomas, whom he APP
pointed Chairman Of that committee, was a
member of the Committee of Investigation
two years ago, and is the only member of il,
who has not IN some form or another, disa-
vowed either, wholly or partially. his belief 10
the report Its errors were exposed by Mpssrs.
Adams. McDuffie and Watmough; COlJOhn-
son declared that he was not responsible for
it; Mr.. Clayton has expressed his regret at
having written it; and Mr.. Cambreleng has
declared, that there was much of 1t which he
did not believe. Mr.. Thomas, beng thus inn
partial, was the first Judge selected Ivy the
Speaker. Mr.. Muhlenburg was the second
a gentleman. who publicly declared. few
days before his appointment, that the Bank
was dangerous to 0ur institutions, and ought
to be abolished. Mr.. Lyle was the third.
This gentleman is stated in the Gazette 10
have a Claim against the bank, for a large sum
Of money. which has been twice rejected
| His brother, in renewing the claim, informed
the directors, that, il the claim was not grant
| ed, those who have the management Of the
bank would find cause tOregretit. Mr.. Mann
is constitutional opponent Of the institution,
and was the mover Of the previous question
on the resolutions Of the Committee OF ways
and means. The Gazette states also. that.
( Is as we believe. and as Mr.. Mann ofihe com
| mittee will scarcely venture to deny, Mr..
Reuben nj. Whitney actually prepared most
| Of the resolutions, which we're sent by ma
iority of the Committee 10 the Bank; that
The Committee went to Washington with
determination to ask 10 be discharged from
/ the farther consideration Of the subject; but
I that the Kitchen Cabinet caused them To re-
port the resolutions which are now before the
House.
Ne,C- York Police.-KGthdrine SulyeGr. an
Interesting and genteelly dressed girl. aged on-
" 10, was brought up for an assault and bat
terry on Emma WhitehOuse. It appeared 10
evidence, that Kate had lent Emma the play
J of Romeo and Juliet to read, and that on see
/. ing it announced for last evening at the Park
Theatre, she had applied for her book. when
it was returned to her, in torn and tattered
: condition, in consequence OF which she threat
eued to reduce one Of Emma's silk dresses to
the same prodicament, when high words a
rose, and eventually Kate = clinched" Emma
: and boxed her ears; for this she was bOnnd
over to keep the peace.
: The history Of this little girl is such per-
feet romance in real l:fe, that we here subjoin
it. She was born near cleveland, in the
Estate of Ohio, efrespectable parents. and was
t 1.-THE only child her father had by his first wife.
Her mother dying soon after her birth, her
tiRe Tansf ns..-s manner. AbONt months
. mack, young merchant who bad lost his way
in the woods, was found by her father nearly
persisted 10 the snow, and taken by him to his
farm house close by. The stranger. who was
FrenchmaD, and gave no other name bur
that of Henry, stated that he had store nj
Washington, ID. c. and had been travelling
for his health, and TO seq the country. While
staying ut Mr.. Salyear's, he was coniined To
| his bed by violent fever. and the wife depu.
ted Kate to wait on him as nurse and she
ultimately became sd much attached to him.
the being the only human being that had ever
| manifested any interest in her welfarc,l that
| on his departure. she
-"Lost all her mirih--
FOrewent NIL custom Of exercises"
in short. young as she then was, she had fall
1 tcH Niuscubly ia tOVe Win utn ana the loss
| of her accustomed activity induced her step
| mother to beat her, and increase her before
nnmerited harshness towards her. One day
1.-THE father beiDg from honey after being Sc
verely beaten. Kate turned on her step-moth-
er, wrenched the cane out Of her hand, and
being n good-sized girl for her age, fought her
with her. own weapons dreading the effects
Of her fathers resentment. she threw ON her
bonnet, and ran distance Of seven miles to
Cleaveland, which she reached Just as the
steamboat was putting of. She got on board
without having cent Of money and when
she reached Buffalo, she told the captain that
her parents lived at Washington. and that she
had run away from an uncle who threatened
her life. A gentleman "a friend of the cap
tain's) going to Philadelphia, undertook the
care Of her, and paid her expenses; on reach
ing Philadelphia, he basely attempted to Sc
dace her, but was indignantly repnled. She |
then went on to Washington, under the care
Of an old Quaker, who procured her an ex-
cellent situation rs a seamstress. Here, with |
no other clue 10 discover the object Of her af- |
fections than the name Of Henry. she made |
diiigent search for him, and ultimately recog-
Missed him in the well known proprietor Of |
museum there. Having found him, she sur
rendered her earthly all 10 his keeping, and |
!" Never heas'd sigh for chaage."
Thus far, her story. il its principal features.