Litchfield enquirer., 1834-04-10

I Iminished. The intense applicatio0 of hisi | mind gave way to absence, and indIference;
 and tho quickness of his apprehension was also considerably diniRished. ltis question:
 ed by the author. whether it was the result ol
 his food. or of the previous excitement. He
 nUw exhibits nothing 0f genius or FeInarka-
 ble talent, no faney or wit, bgt sopna com EmoD sense, and perseveTing aPpllcatlon; l His disposition was uncOiDmOnly mild and
 amiabIe, and his habits 0f 0bedienees pFodu-
 ced as he said by early commands and pun lishment, were remarkable. He was equally
 remarkable for never Srlding his Preconceiv- ed notions to the authority. or even the testl- l m0ny of others. Hr,WOuld not even believe
 the acc0Ant given of snow. and 0f the growth
 of plants and animals, until he saw and felt t. The su,lse eFisposiiion tO sceptcism a1'prar- ed in his reluctance to believe inthe existence Of his ovn, or any 0fhrr spirit. Indeed. he
 did not seem for long time aware of the
 differences between animate and inaplEnate oll- jects. smppOsing all motion iil be voluntary,
 and believing all master capable of t.
 His case furnishes some evidence on the
 long dispafetl question. whether man would
 naturally arrive at' ths idsa of Deny. Onr intercOn nrse witfl tfie deaf and dumb. and our ] inquiries of insfrneinrs at home and abroad. had long sinc.. siiawa us that the most talen-
 ted and rnafarr tsisds do, sos attain this idea
 ,snassisted. In the rase of Caspar Hauser,
 his biographef, 6ohsef&es, .that he brought
 with him from his dungeon not the least pre-, srntiment of ihA existence Of God, not a
 shadow of eaish insany more elevated, invisi- hle existence.' IL was not until his faifhfOl instructor led him 10 remark on tire things whe he heard and sasD sniihin himsse!f. that he could believe in any objects but those of the external srnses. Two of the most intelligent | deaf -mutes wo have ever known. were for months utterly incretluloOs of all that was said to iherr Of an invisible being. But the example of Caspar Hanser, like that of the deaf muies, also pfOves, that the idea of Supreme cause cQmmends itself to the rea- son and feelings of man, when his mind is cul- tisated. A touching incidsnt which oecnrred
 in the course of his early education will illus
 trate this rointr and must close our extracts from this interesting volume;
 :. His instructor sisoved hlm tor the nrst time the starry heavens. His aston'shment and transport surpassed alt description. He could not De saiisied with the sight, and was ever returning to. gaze upon 1t. That, he exclaimed, sis, indeed, the most beautiful aishf that have ever yet seen in the world. ! But who has placed all these nunerous ieau- tifal candles there7 Who lights thesD1 Who puts them out When he seas told that. like tho Sun, with which ke vas already acquain- ted. they always continue to give light. he. asked again .SNho placed them there a. bove, that they may always continue to give IlightY At iensth standing motionless, with his head bowed down, and his eyes staring, he fell into {, train Of deep and serious medi- taiinn. yVhen he again recovered his recol- lection. his traiisp0Ft had bees s0cceeded by ! deep sadness. Hs sunk Trembling upon chair, and asked, with T burst Of tears, why that wicked manhad kept him always locke etl pp, and had neErr shown him any ol these es
 beautiful thingss s The whole stppy is striking exhibition q
 the vdias ef ehildhood. as part Of Isie---ol the necessisy of :sinultauralis progress 10 i1s- l dy and in minti. in order tp prodace the mass. It is an affeciing Illustration of that most
 criminal neglect, which leaves n human peisg to become in understanding and stature of 3 man, but in knowledgca . child, (which allows E him to acu;,ire 1ss pGwer, mdst valuable or
 without. giving him the knowledge necessary t0 use it right,sor inspiring the disposition ta employ it for good purposes. if the view oi the starry heayGns could rouse this gentle youth to such repsoaches If the man to whom on other occasions ne expressed affection.- | Oh! what will he the language of those be- nightes beings whom the neglect or oppres- sion of ciyiized and christian men. has shut up in intellectual darkness, when they see the glnries of that ss0fld which lies beyond the Grmament Probably waiers mixed with, opium.
 h recent newspafers. we lad the foilowingpara.
 Casper Hausar. The mystery which hung about the origin and early life of this extraordinary young
 man, is said 10 he in way of explanation. l seems, according to an acconnl which we find in an English
 periodical, hal Caspar auser the fruit ofan iill- cit amour; that rrieats the repuied father, took
 charge of tha child from the nOneDi of iia birth and
 Rally incosed s in snheraneous hole 0r vnult. in
 convent where hs was residing ihat.hH imprisoned
 and shut out from lt human iniercOurse the nnhaPy being paesed hs existence until within VI day or two
 hs being touRd. as related in the history oi his lie
 which has been published, when the priest being come
 peed to quit the convent and having no other place
 of concealmens hand, releaaed and left the bcy io his Me. The chain of circnmEtantiai evidence, by
 which ihas much o the story has been made out 90
 well put together, leave itile oubt that the true ciucidasi0n has beea, hit upon. The above ontiae
 Der, the celebrated writer Public Law, Mho first
 discosered md iss siil falloWing ihe clue When he
 has thoroughly afsd la matter, Y that he will favor the public with memoir on tue suuject
 From thS N6sssn Cosuier. MaFch 23. z Erteasige R0beery Gf fhe Post .QNIce.--It appears that s0me ten Or Oritwelse days ago,
 MT. Clark, of the ffrnl of S. & M. Allen & Co. brokers pf this city, gave notice to the Postmaster. Nathaniel Greene, Esq. that .
 letter mailed at NeW- Orleans, containing eight one thousand dolisr bills. 0n the Branch bank