Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-20

city a night Bat tlsO ob had ab0nt spoaa Iaif ves-
 geaaee-ihey had dessrOyed what property they wish.
 sd-aad probably cared set I6F doing more mischief
 The Mayor Of the city did not appear possess the
 energy 0f a0 old woman. or measures might have been
 earlier iaken Co sopprssS Ihe mob. On Moaday he re-
 sgHed, and the President of of the boards, llr
 MilGsaberger, was appointed. The mob was 6nall, pSt down more by moral force and their respect for Gen- smith t'an from mere physical exerIion, which
 should have been the ihe outset. The lOss O
 property oCcasiORed by the mob it is stated cannot be
 less than SlOO, 900. ...- .,.... t- The Baltimore Patriot of the l2uh has the following remarks in cOsclusOn of i,s account Of ,Ae mob :-
 |" Had the ame measurss which were adopted yes. ieTday and successfully carried into effect been taken O0 Saturday, no houses wOWld have beeR plu pdered- "O bloOd woad have been shed. Bus from some cause or other, there seemed lO he manifested sirange-an unaeeOUWiable apathy, kind of paue on the partOf
 large proportion Of OaF ciiixens, while the work of GesOlaiiOn was going oos ifs v FE1
 "The civil authority Sunday appeared to he ex- 'inet-it was where to he seen oF lelis- Had it showed ise and called npOW the citizens present lp assist, in bOd aad manly iOneR, believe soHsands would have flown ts the rescue, aud the r- Oters would have either been caplnred sveFse6.
 2" Tue scenes oflast Sablath can never be eFsssed from the memories of those whS wsnesaed ihemS.--
 rhousands Oi citizens were to be seenin Charles Sl. throughout the day, witnessing the york of demolition carried O" by some fifty persons, a.,,os, a apparensy under twenty years of age-sDme MOt over iNxelSe- and seSeralssf them qaiie Intoxicated, with the wine they had fpnhd upon the premises. Some of them were cnitinR up she interior 0f he house with some attempting to cut up the roof-sOme cWrsng and swearing-ssme lluFraing--and many tagging 0lf the bottles of wine ihey had gusnd and other spoiIs of their the presence of ,hoasands- moi hand was raised agaiDst the proceedngs lm the night, whe0 the de. sructioR of r. 5Ohneons house iook place. the scene became more appalling. Aad yet the aeeds ofa band Nfn ,~A witnessed in the most profound silence by, s suppo sed, fifteen pr twenty thousand people."
 The Bal,imore American of Friday says" The ci- v authorities continue actively engaged in arresing persnns who took part te late riots. Some of ,he ringleaters have been takes-among them is the red jacket man. who occupied conspicuous station tn the third story of Mr. Jonson's house at the time of iis demolition. The person who was seen to be 90 active ia the desrucos of.he marble poriico is also apprehended Several persons have beea arrested in whose possessioa found articles taken from the sacked houses. The Mayor devoies himself faithfully and eUerge.icay, day and night, 10 the discharge of
 s arduous duiies, and the Chief Justice of the City Cosrt is necessarily engaged in the examination ofie parties broOehl before him. Gea. Smith. his officers and men, also richly entitled the ihanks of the commuSiy lor aeis nnremi,ied effor,s tO confirm tho happily restored peace and order of the ely, and the free administration of the law.r '1' .aeA3
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 O that we were an a everlasaak biz democral" fnr short time, printed Jacksbn paper, what .etri- ble outcry we would malte! How we woald make sse, terms political proscrption,' federal persecution 'Litch6ed Hill ars,ocraey,' Equal Rights Lberiy and Equs!iiy.' Church and Staie.' and all he can, phrases which the Jackson presses make use oG to ring through or columns! Howws would proclaim that oor righ,s were invaded. oars privileges tram pled en- and an those bl6od.boaght liberties handed down ,o by our fathers" thrown to the wind !+- Yes, five were ony for shoriiime Jackson printer. wha, s martyr we could become! how eould swear by 9ar beard ,ha. most hofrid attempt making % destroy press. that she grand urors and the judg e of the law were determined to overthrow this as, refuge Of ihe oppressed. free presa How we woad appealso ibe .dear people, to co@e forward and sss tain in our rights by liberal subscription 10 paper! how we would urge s,emio plank down lheir
 uss to assist in putting dows ahe array of arisao csacy' against as!! Bas alas! alas such things may not be.-we caeaot become. even for brief period, either an everlasting big democrat, or print collar papeF and hence cannot have the chance oi suffering the pisaswsss ofmartyndom! gxw gF.
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 Se.iously, however, reader. the whole of our help have lhe last week goae of, and left alone, or with one hand which have been fortunate as to pick up. to get out paper. The cnase s, and tt applies to others well ne, that for some time past. especially on Sahhahs, there has been consider able commotoa and disturbance amoog shs yoangsiers aad some old enough to be ashamed of their conduci) here. Last week m attempt was made to put stop to lhem--ihe Grand Jurors took the matter in hand punished some by fine or isnprisonmsni-whe others, and among sem our boys, cleared out to escape the heayy arm of the Iaw--aRd thus were we left 10 get along with osr paper ihe best way could. But in stead ofrssang about the streets bawng on, oppres- sioa. tyranny, ars.ocracy persecution. dc. we pulled of our coat, stripped sp sIeesss and went to work at all parts of our busness from that of roller boy ndisi0g paragraphs-dsiermiaed not 10 do any ihiDg to weaken s,e arm of justice in jesi aHd righteous casss that Of fbrisgng cosdgn paqshmeas the oni-
 Oar readers will perceive in the preceding columns an account of dreadful fire which occurred in New Yosk last week. h addition io ihe sufferers there eaumerated we learn shat contemplating yosng man from our asighborias town Of Cornwall, o. K. Barn ham, engaged ia se masulacturs of India rubber penders. shawIs, &c ioss by the fire &3O 900 beyond his insurance of 6OOO The whole oss of property by the Ere is estimated ai from 600 to 75O 0OO dollars only abos, 2lO. 900 insured. aas ...s,.s