Litchfield enquirer., 1834-12-04
and southard. as the Legislature of New ter


 sey.
 { The right of instFucting is a very pretty
 string for demagOgues to harp on. They
 think the sound tickles the ears of the people,
 But it is equally a matter of the people. one way or the other. They possess the power
 and they exercise it. Whatever may be the
 tenure of any office, it is what the people have chosen to make it. From them and for them
 offices are created, and by them they are fiII-
 ed. The Constitution is the work of the peO. ] pie. If they choose tO alter it, they can and ! will do 80, when they please. For tire present it is the will of the people that the Senators 1 should be elected for six years, and during that time should act upon all measures as in their opinion will best promote the interests of this great United Republic.
 The doctrine that Constituents have to con troI the representatives whom they have ch0- sen, is recognized in Virginia to the full, and
 there is at this moment receiving good illus
 tration. Throughout the whole State an ef- l fort is making tO instruct the members of As semblv not to elect Mr. Leigh {" the Senate ] of the United States, but to elect MT. Rives. 1 Thus an election is attempted virtually to be
 brought about, not at the polls where the par
 ties meet each other face to face, and cOnir"l- | led by judges appointed to see fair dealing. but
 the electors are to vote by putting their sigma
 lures to subscription papers presented ny par.
 tisians in the presence of no other, and urged 1 by means which no one can scrutinIz+. Such
 a system must evidently destroy the indeprn- de nee of the electors. It enables the rich to
 everawe and control the poor, whereas the { right io vote by taliot is intended to protect
 every man in the possession of the secret of
 his own vote, and effectually to cut off the { scrutiny of all who would improperly inter-
 fere with the npiniUns of those most depen-
 dent. Are the people willing to give up the 1 system of voting by ballot, and take m It's place system of subscription papers presen-
 ted by domineering Tordlings? s'The democ-
 racy of the country' would quick rebel a. gainst such system. and yet {" this does the doctrine of instruction come at once; for lf the
 Legislature may instruct the Senators whom they elect, then may they themselves be 'n- structrd by the people of the towns or coun- ties from whom they have received their PIa' ces.-N Y. Paper.
 Tremendous f1graiion-Smyrna papers to September 18th, bring information of a , terrible conAagra,ion which took place on the 9th. at Aidin, a city of Asia Minor. Desoia- ton rrigns at Aidin (says the paper) in conse- quence of an fuI confagraiion. which has destroyed all the baZaars of the town, and plunged great part of its commercial and business population into the deepest misery. This dcplo:able event took place last Saiur- day, 9th inst. The fire caught by accident 'n a harher's shop during the night, near Iaco"6 pachn Khan. and notwithstanding the calm ness of the atmosphere, it spread with 'ncrec'' ble rapiditv and fury. Ali the bazaars. the neighhoring houses. eighteen Grand Khans. one of them built of stone. and Pr"digfons quantity of merchandise, fril prey to the flames Several persons prrishcd in the con Hagration, including four AIepp"ans' who l were in khan with their merchandise, and could not be induced to leave it,by Persuas'ons or entreaties. The fire, which commenced at midnight, continued to rage "nt'! after 7 'n { the mnrning, when it was arrested by small river which separated the dwellings from the hazaars; and to this circumstance, without doubt, is to be attributed the preservation oi the remainder of the town.
 It is impossible at present to form any ac- cnrate estimate of the damage accustomed ny this terrible catastrophe, but it amounts [" several miliions,-which is not surprising when it is considered that tea thousand shops toere reduced to nshes with the greater part Of the merchandise which they contained. The commerce of Aidin is ruined, without the hope of ever being restored, unlt'ss the Grand Seignior comes to it's relief.-N. Y. Jour. Com. Remarkable Reverse of FortHHe-A little elderly man, with the evident appearance "f having seen better days, presented himself be- fore the magistrates of Marlborough street ot fee, tU relate tale of abject destltut"n, and to solicit some tr1ing temporary succOur. The story of this individual has more the character of romance, than history of real life, and the whole circumstance would De "t- terly incredible, did not the reIater produce documents, and refer to individuals ot eharac- ter and station, which entitle him te some at- tention. It is almost impossible to believe that this ragged object, with every apPrarance of pov erty about him. could according to ms statement, at one time have been at the head of an establishment rivaIIing the power of a" Asiatic p, ,ince, and in possession Ol wealth ex- ceeding that of any known British subject. He is at present engaged ih attempting :" pro cure the restitution of sum of money, very little short of five millions sterling, of which he states he has been deprived by the Fast India Company. An outline of his history, he states to be as follows, referring to MT. Guitar Ferguson, the East India director, and to Mr. Buckingham, M. F., the latter Ot whom is about to bring his case before the house of commons, as evidences of it's truth. He went about twenty six years ago to the Indies in the capacity of midshipman. An 'n- dig0 merchant of large wealth, named smith, took a fancy to him, adopted him. and left him the whole of his wealth. on condition of his assuming tie name of Smith. Under the