Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-23

| their reinforcement. made a rush upon the house, or rather upon the whole block, teOk possession of if. and began the work of de- structiOn by cutting the furniture, throwing it out of the window, tearing down the window shutters, destroying the walls. and doing all the mischief tn their power. The furniture, consisting of bureaus. bedsteads, chairs, beds, looking glasses, Sc. SIc. were knocked to pie ces. and thrown upon the pile burning around the Liberty Pole, to feed the flame. The emblem Of Liherty at length fell. and set fire tO the roof of the corner dwelling, which, as the mob interfered with the use of the en- zines, was of course consumed; two or three of the adjoining houses were also nearly con- sumed; but the fire seems tO have been final- Iy arrested before it had destroyed all the wood work of the whole block, though what is spared has been 80 injured as scarcely to be worth saving.
 We stated in our paper yesterday morning that one person had been killed; such was the report, hut it proves to be unfounded; seve- ral persons were wounded. but what number we have not been able to ascertain. It has been stated to us, that while the buildings were wrapped in flames, the hicko- [ " pole that had been cut down, was raised directly in front of them, amid dealening hur- ras. ~.
 
 Joserh [. Hays-This active officer died suddenly on Saturday, at Philadelphia, as is ! supposed, of cholera. He was distant rrla- tive to "OA Hays," as the High Constable ! is termed, and was in early life a storekeepcr in this city; he failed in business. and left debts at that time unpaid to the amount of $l 400. He afterwards was attached to the Police Office, where he did business $ on his own hook" as it is termed-thht is, he em- | ployed few or no stool pigeons" During the ten years that he was police officer, he is said to have realized nearly S3O. 1000; and to his credit be it said, he paid off all his old debts the very first year he became an officer. He left the police office few years since. and although he still held his Marshal's warrant, and Offciated at NiblO's Garden, yet he was principally occupied as an agent for the firm of Hendriq"es B. Co. and in buying and sell ing houses and landed estates. He has left property tO the amount of $2O.O He was alive and we'll in New York, on Friday morn- ing at 9 o'clock, at which hour we were con- ] versing with him in the Police Office about | the cholera in Philadelphia. whither he was going; he expressed his fears that he might | fall victim to it, and on Saturday noon he was a cOrpse.-N. Y. Trans.
 l Anecdote cf Martin Van Buren.-While the 1 tariff of 1928 was before the Senate, sundry 1 amendments were adopted, and among them an amendment increasing the duty on Moas- ses. Before its adoption, Van Buren waited on Mr. Tazewell, of Virginia, and stated t" him, that it he (Mr. T. and his friends would vote for the amendment. he (Mr. Vsn Buren) and his friends would vote against the whole bill on its third reading. MT. Tazeweli re- marked that he was ready to take any hono- 1 rable course to defeat the bill. and saw no ob- jectiOn to the proposal of Mr. Van Buren, He accordingly, with most of the southern Senators, voted for the amendment alluded ! to; to his surprise, Van Buren played traitor and voted for the bill on it's third reading. As soon as the yeas and nays were called. he l turned to MT. TazcwelD, and in a tone of in siduous triumph observed: "Mr. Tazewell. we have out generalled yOu this time" With a c0uDteHance flushed with honest indigna- tiOn. the nOble-hearted Virginian replied, "Mr. Van Buren. you have deceived me once-that is your fault; if you ever deceive me again, it will be my fault."-The latter sentence was pronounced with great emphasis.
 Van Buren's policy and conduct, through the whole of his political life, accord with his management on this OccasiOn-always non committal. always decei, ing. always faithless. At one time opposing Clinton, at another for d (ederalist. First ADti-Jackson, then Jackson. Consistent never, save in inconsistency and treachery.-N. Y. paper.
 lTEMS-sELEcTED.
 Republican Simpiicity-Our present "venerable Chief Magistrate" is generally held up the pattern ofrepublican simplicity i" his habits and living. It is stated in Poulsons Philadelphia Advertiser that Pres. ident Jackson has caused all the plate belonging to the Presidents house, and which has been collected since and including the days of Washington, to be melted up, and new set to be purchased in France.
 ltis stated that Hon. Edward Everett, al the urgent solicitation of his political friends, has consented withdraw his resignation and for the remainder of his term Representative in Congress. This will be acceptable to the friends of the Constitution.
 new sect have made their appearance in Connec- ,cu,, calling themselves Perfeconists and have es-