Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-08-21


but instead Of getting in. raised his scythe and
struck at Cattieyue, who evaded the blow.
Ieaped from the Wagon and commenced run
ming, hut unfortunately stumbled and FELL
BlOndy pursurd and came up before he could
rise, and at one stroke literally severed his
head from his body. While raising his scythe.
and aiming the fatal Sblow, be was called on
Mr.. Headly to desist. The point Of the
seyths struck the back part Of the neck, cut
off the hone and passed through the fore part,
and several inches into the ground. leaving
hit u ligament ON each side. Death instant
" ensued. BloDdy was Immediately taken
toto custody, aud lodged in DOylestOwO Jail.
Phil. Herald.
Mr.. Webster.--Mauy jackson papers have
attributed the following sentiment to Mr..
Websier---"L Let congress take care of the
rich, and the rich will take care of the poor"
Mr.. Webster states 10 letter dated Aug. 5,
that tle .'Bpyei expressed any such sentiment,
publicly ar privately. nor any thing like it. nor
any thing 10 give the least countenance or co..
! lor to such an importation" No one Of Mr..
Wrl'sirr's friends eyer supposed that he had
! uttered sHcfsa sentence.
- The Jactsanitrs. finding themselves sure
| oeb"ing beaten, So isng rs the issue remains
as at present, a strugghs between. Executive
nsurpasi"n on the one handsand constitutional
liberty s0a the other. are ,Mastiag world of
Iabor in the attempt to sink it deuRtOa mere
question 0f Bank or no Bank. t1he Tree
Wings of AMERICA are not To be bambOOzled
in this way by asclan Of Office holders, who
are fatieDing ON the ''spOils" Of the country.
The continuance pf the present Bank-the es-
Enlistment Of Il hew Bank--Wr the abolition
honestly differ. when we recover s,ur lost
liberties from the Executive grasp, it will he
early enough to settle these matters accord
ing to the wants Of the country. In the mean
time, we shall value a sound Wing and true
hearted American neither more nor less on ac-
count of his friendship or opposition 10 the
United States Bank. "-Saiem Gaz.
This is in the true spirit. and well put 10.
With the coming trial before the people. the
Bank has NO necessary connections. II the
Bank be frequently mentioned 10 the discus
sions Of the day, it is not for the sake Of the
Bank, but because it has been in the prosecu-
tim of sworn purpose to put down the Bank
by the exercise of all the power which the
Executive could wrest from Congress, that
the President has transgressed the laws, in
suited the Senate, and made mockery Of the
distress which. he has brought upon great
plumbers of the People.
That the Bank Of the United States has its
rights guaranteed by law, which have been
trampled upon by the President. to the great
Inconvenience Of the people. and 10 the prob
ably great contingent loss of the United
States, there is no doubt. But this is not
the question now before the people.
That the Bank Of the United States has
been faithful and most valuable fiscal agent
to the country, for which the substitute, now
in the course ofs. experiment." will prove AT
terly inadequate aud incompetent, 10 undenia-
BILE. The" GessrDment" itself dare not de.
ny the first R,e.ahrr af this proposition. Bot
neither is that ,ths question now before the
people,. ie N
That the Bank has extricated the country
from the evils of derangrd currency, under
which it labored before its establishment, anG
that it has Produced and maintained. over our
wide domain. The most equal currency the
world has ever known, is beyond doubt. Bot
that is not The question now before the people. !
That National Bank is indispensable to
the existence Bureaucracy Of equal value in J
every part Ofa country SO extensive as ours !; |
that the present Bank has been proved in
practice to be happily and wisely organized
for this purpose: and that, If the existing |
Bank be not rechartered. there 10 no hope Of
any more useful or less exceptonable insiitu-
ton being erected 10 its stead. are propositions
which, AZ any proper time. we think may be !
demonstrated 10 the satisfaction Sf all reason
able men. But these questions are, mo- more
than the other, now before the people.
Allthesc questions wiIlcome up 10 their sea-
son; aud when they arise. will be discussed
and decided. not with reference to the inter- |
ests Of the Bank. bat to the " ants and conven- |
fences Of the Government and uf the neunla I