Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-16

l6 rpnhiSe.lh6 lIs, ,:hs. would rSI5if s;su>,. tutional meaNs. and ssnd ah fnirT in11 fS., State to put them 6ON6.s U0N- FsaEnn,nnV~' it is evident Gen. JaekaDnas eeelinKD ere nSss 0dUeTse 6o consolidation, however HspnAly ka may haVe been represented Co Ohio by; the former letters of the Secretary of State and by Messrs. Rush and Howard. aa---@s'
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 Menco.--t're0t NesCs.-By an arrival at N. Orleans, dates from Vera Cruz t,s yke f4lh. have been received. An eOtiFe eha,,Ae has ta- ken place in the Mexican governments. lis no longer . republican government: kisa limited MONARCHY, with SANTA AN. MA at it's head, and the Catholic is the estab- lished religion. x Ta. a.. sig7. s17' ,'~-
 The change commenced at TOlucc. the chief city of the Province of Mexico, aud has been adopted in most of the States. The, present authority not opposed to the. new plan Of government, are tO continue iu OIiice- until the government is organized. 5,
 SO much (or military men tt the head of re. publican governments. So much for strength. rniDg the power of the Executive and weak. ening the influence of the people. So mlarls for giting iO men in Of6ce the right to nameA head of the goyerRment.--N. Y. Fee. Star.
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 TExAs.--The Government of the country is in a very unsettled conditien, their brine continual brOils4 and disturbances, and uor merely of words as in the United States, bue of bIoMs and the yicfors bear rule. When left Texas. there had been rr4nsifion oe men by the Governor to sustain himself and the Congress in some act respecting the dis. tribution of lands; but the people would not go, saying that the act was Unconstiiulional, and as they were not compelled to go, they refused to take any part in the matter. sssl '''
 Slavery is absolutely prohibited, yet slaves are bought and sold there with the same free-, dom and as openly as in any Ofthe United States. Tie grown slave is held by inaentures during life. and the younger ones, aifer arri-. wing af twenty y-one years of age, are charged with atheir maintenance and clothing during the whole time of their minority, by their masters and while they are working out this debt, another is contracted. which must bg worked out. and so on |; they heinz in fact slaves aII their lives, though nOminaiiy free at Fl. The sanlesis true of the Spaniards, and they are heldaby their brethren in as abiect slavery as is any negrointhe United States.
 As 10 religiOn-the consultation establishes the Catholic as the religion of the conntry--- though by a recent law ether religious de- nominations are protected and suffered to worship Cad in their own way. Elections are. by law, held on the Sabbath. aad new laws on that day are published to the people assembled for the purpose; and tts public sales and Festivities are on that day, -..y- There is no person authOrized tO sOlemnize marriages hut Priest of the established re- ligion. In the Eastern part of .F.xas there is no resident Priest, but the circuit 0f the Prov ince is made once or twice year by one from an adjoining Province, whO marries folks in squads according tO the laws of the land. But the laws provide that parties may, in the absence of the Priest. agree to marry. and catering into the bonds t0 that effect, which are hled with toe proper officer fur safe keeps ing. they live together as mao aud wifa, and upon the arrival of the Priest the marriage is Shuid the parties however, hecoine tired of the matrioioniai state. they may go forward. and lifting their bonds, tho connection and the contract are both dissolved at Oncs.-lb. ,E
 , Both Hands Fai--Cn Tuesday afternoon, the peo- pie in North Third street above Caiiowhill. were alarmed by the appr0ach Of a large horse coming dowa the street al furious rate. with the remnant Of
 solky pendant al his heels swinging lo the right anh elt, and threatening 5destfuciion every thing in their way. Near Callewhill street. drayman named Michael -, rushed cut, seized the horse ny the seins aod succeeded in checking bic speed. While Michael holding ais ir0uhlesolne customer, who seemed willing io take anoiher heat, an alarm was given that anuher horses earled nase and speed of he arrested aainals was coming dvwn in similar style. The street accordingly cleared of att excepting hlichaei and his va0nev whom he helA with his left hand, and lOwn cams iise other horse. rejoicing in clear coast and well girted saddlo but just he had reached his redeceseers Michael eireiched for,h his right hand, seized the secoad Bucephalus by the cnrb rein, and broughl him 10 .
 dead saand, aiev few coyisi jagnps aad carse,ings. Ia prse each side. looked not unlike the Consaiion, after its battle with ,he Cyane and sa6t-hI. q. g. Gazette. 2. IA, 'kls : r'ss ti ap,,q -ag lat.sf
 Joha Randoipk's WM.-Is will hs recoilecied by most of our readers, ihai the Hon. yoHN RANDOLPH, at the time of hs death, let Willis. By one, ha directed the emancipation of all his negroes; in the other, he said not word in relation the subject The act of emancipation ordered hy the rs will and it s now coUseaed. that thas revoked ny tho making of a seconds although she seconl does uoi, as is ueua tn express terms, revoke che 6rst Gea. Wat ter Jones Of the city of Washington is counsel and adsocate thepars of those who claim ihe abroga- iiqn of the original iesiamees. The argument that and it is hoped that M will be decided in that way whch is now least expected. 1.-the first tesiaanent should prevail, upwards of 6ve hundred aegroes wilt obtain t6er freedom; if takes nopposite directioD, they must remain ia bondage. There cannot bo a dosha, in ihe minds of those ho watched An became familiar wh the eccentric M of John Randolph. that he did at 0ae time intend the emaRcipsii0a oG his slaves; and ie would be pity ts have segaed de. aecidsnt se a 6 hoped shai the tirss Will will prevail. Those whA were hssa acquainted with MT. Randolph are ofopiRr ion shaa he e his Ar6 in sig esmao of vexnaon nnA