Litchfield enquirer., 1835-06-11

blood shed. To provide against such 2 rpsult
 was the object of fthe Colonization enterprise. some such outlet. the black man would prOb- ably need, even if the whole race of slaves were made free.-N r. Com. AdUertiser.
 E GreGt Fire in Boston.-The Boston papers give the particulars of the most extensive con- Aagraiion which has occurred in that city for many years. On Monday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the flames were seen bursting from the carpenter shop Of Smith & StetsOn, in Blackstone street. It was Occasi0ned by the Oversetting of a spirit lamp, employed in heat ing pot Of glue, which instantaneOusly com. municaied the flames to every part Of the shOp. The wind blew very strong from the northwest, and every thing being very dry, it spread with irresistible fury along Blackstone. and Mp Cross street. In a short time. nearly all the buildings on the east side of Blackstone street, On both sides Pond street, and on the west side of Salem street, were in blaze from Cross st. to Pond street. These limits embrace very large inclOsurr, comprising some thirty buildings. Some of. them were large new brick bulldogs, and others were old wooden structures. They consisted of tav. erns and private dwelling houses, stables, me chanIcs' shOps.. stores, and ware houses.- Am"ng others, was the Massachusetts Hotel. on Pond street. occupied by Mir. Harris, large brick bailding,c and owned by judge Ward, was nearly destroyed inside, and the Mechansc's Inn, corner of Blackstone and Gross sts. The loss is estimated at $6O. 900. aHf ~ asttag&f --- f P fsf,.s. t4. g.lss.
 4 Seuere CharQcter.-The ,New.Yo Nor ming Herald, gives an account of q man bv the name of John Allen Williamson, who be- gan business in Vermont at the age of IF, be- ing now only S2. He married a young wo. man by the name ofMary Taylor. whose face was somewhat marked with the small pox.- Mary was otherwise tight girl, and had a farm. two cows and a y0ung horse, left her by her grandmother. The first mouth after marriage, Williamson sold the cOws for half their value, and rode off with the horse to see the world. This was the last Mary saw of him. Mary cried for week, wiped her eyes, got married. and is now a matrOn with four boys. His next exploit was in the lower part of Massachusetts. He was teaching school, and boarding rouod among his patrons. In this capacity, he prevailed upon Mrs. Walker, the elders wife. to run away with him, and leave her four children. Williamson carried her to the interior of Pennsylvania, where he gave evening lectures on grammar and elocu- ton. One n1nrning early, he got up and left poor Mrs. Walker asleep, and ran into Mary land with Biddy Leiper. who was a nice Dutch girl. This was for love entirely, as Biddy had nothing to call her own, hut a bi- ble, which her mother had left her. Will, iarnson sold the bible for a. glass ofs brandy. stole horse in Maryland, dncamped to west ern:Yirginia, and set up foE'a apolitician. This trade he fourd the poorest trade of all. He soon recrossed the mountains, got into North Carolina. and went digging for gold. He was much pleased with this business, and pics tured to himself a long vista of wealth and grandeur. He got hpsearly, and dug deep. made trenches, worked hard, until his eyes fell upon the wife of neighboring small tn- .,..~s I,,a.'rer. r1e gor acqhaInted with Mrs. Napier the planters wife, asked her one eve ming tO walk nut with him, aud she did s0 i: both walked away. leaving the tobacco plan. ter the gainer. ny a tongues less noise in his domiciL Williamson next came up like a, duck. in Savannah, where he was captain of small coasting vessel that traded in St. Au- gnstinc. From St. Augustine. he ran away with John Fields fourth wife, 10 Tallahasse from Tallahassee into the Greek Nation with widow. Here he set up n grocery, married the chiefs daughter, got a piece of land, len it, daughter and all, and taking long dive. caE1e m like another duck, some where in Oneida county. New York.
 In the anniversary address of Professor
 Tucker, before the Virginia Historical Socie- ". the following singular fact is mentioned, as connected with the history of Virginia: in the year f647. lawyers were forbidden to take any fees whatever. and in 1858. they ,oere er- eiHded from the Legislature.
 We have rarely tsaysa N. Y. paper) met vi, fair
 er or better directed sh0 than the following from lhe New-Haven Herald of June 2:
 Jhe Hickory Tree.-It is well known thu, inc hick
 ory tree and hickory poles have long bee inc emblem oI the Jackson dyaasiy say dynasty becanse n the repuDiican bartiers, under his administration are Cas
 iad'ng awayl iD this ndependen, country Thro' this natural emblem Gen. Jackson has been ant now
 s constantly adored by ece hoide,s and office seekers
 as heir object of worship and aduIaon selected ,
 denote the ssreagh and glory Of the man horn to commana. The successor to the throne, already de- sycophantes will undoubtedly be adored and worship. ped for other and different qualities haa chose a,tr6. uted t hs predecessor, and is therefore fit that sunaoie symbolic insignia should ne erected for him aise. native and natural one will of course be most apppror!sae, and a0ne having yet been designated ms one ot sne sovereign people," sujeci [" reg1lor noM'nat.o0s ss beg leave tO propose the Slippery
 t 70 ne placed on the Van Bnren escalcheoM as in. dicnuye he principles and his non-comm;tt0l policy MtorsnHaieIy, Mr. Van Baren shoald no, succeed
 to 9he Presidency, this emblem will not he lost, as ,
 t be equally applicable ths political Gwvnceass eG ne school, who always abound. For example, this ciy can narn'sh considerable DuHhee of Clay dead
 ms"; among whom are come ofthe puress pasripfs Of '"e a"y' .is s.ts fe,iefe ' ,, Defts.
 Y" Ha'rah Jor ayt free Ceastyy wi fsetweea $ and 1T snm sh.n,. l.