Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-30
From tls Matienal EntelYesneer.

having been derived from respectable source, we lay it before our readers. It may be well, however, to state that Mississippi papers of the same date have been received, and make no mention of any disturbances of the kind described below. Several white men have been recently arrested as kidnappers; but we l see no acconnt of a contemplated insurrectiOn, and can imagine no inducement to suppress or conceal the fact, if it existed.
 Extract from q letter, dated Cdnton, (Miss.) July 8, 1885. have to inform you the disagreeable news | that the negroes are about tO rise upon the whites. It came out about two weeks ago {; the whole country is, in alarm. There have heen meetings throughout the whole State, to 1 adopt measures to find out the ring leaders 1 and to appoint patrOllers. We are out patrol l ling every night. Last night was in a com. ] pany to ride about the country to the planta- tions. 10 see if every, negro was at his home. l There was white man taken up at Vicksburg, concerned with the negroes; they called a court together, and brought him in guilty, ] and hung him right off. There have been three more white men taken up. but they have not had their trials yet. In Livingston, a town 12 miles from here. they gave a negro l 800 Dashes, before he would discover any thing; then he informed them that the blacks were to rise on the 4th of July. The iail here is full, and they are bringing more in every day. We have meeting here to-day to form volunteer company, tO be ready at minutes notice, and we are prepared with guns and ammunition.
 Whilst l am writing this, there is large meeting here to adopt resolutions to protect the citizens. also to send on to the Secretary of War to send company of soldiers to pro tecs the citizens of the county. They hang cd two negroes yesterday at Livingston, and they have about fifteen more that they are going to hang. We had four brought in here this morning to examine, and expect they will hang one of them.
 The Court has just adjourned. They tried three blacks and fogged them all. To one of them they gave 200 lashes. There were three white men at the head of the ins,lrrcc- tion, that have run away. They have one in jail. They took him out yesterday, and gave him Lynch's law. that is 39 lashes in this country. They expect to hang him.
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 REFLEcTIONs.-The bed of death is a scene well calculated to awaken salutary reflections even in the most hardened. Who can be- hold without deep emotion, the pale and in animate features where life lately shone and thought manifested itself. norv cold and rigid as marble, alike insensible to our regret and indifference! The eyes that loved te gaze on us. but which will look on US no more, are now sealed try death; the lips that were wont to smile at our approach or to greet us with the words of affection, are now closed forever; and the hand that once grasped our own with friendships warmth is nOw cold and helpless, having forgot it's cunning.'- Where is the spirit that animated the sense pO0 al s~.~hs1
 Questions of deep importance rise from the soul to the lips, when gazing on the corpse of one dear to us; questions which death only can solve. And dreadful would be our feel ings under such trials. did not religion hold forth the blessed hope of ;" another and bet ter wOrld," where we shall meet those who have preceded us to the grave, and whose departure has caused SO many tears. Can the bOasted power of reason aud philosophy offer balm likereligion under such afflictions? :? Commercial AGais.-From all VIC can gather in conversation with nie friends and acquain- tance, are led to believe Una, 50 busy stirring and
 prosperous season has never been experie need as that which has just passed The mpor.atio0s for the
 fully eqnalled them tn magnitude; and the alacriiy ol sellers has been met with corresponding spirit by those who cane io bay. Al cue time we felt a little uneasy m the apprehension that there was and would be, much Overtradins but the course ol affairs gives every indication of a sound and healthy mercantile condition throughout the country. The city has been crowded with merchants from all pare Of the UDon- money has been and continues penlitul and circu- iates very feely-and, far can learn large as was the stock of goods laid in for the spring and mer trade, neither importers jobbers have had req. son to wish u had been less. Stock transactions have been characterized by extent and briskness here. ioiore unexamped and as for real estate, a. ira'd even to hazard n conjecture 10 the amount lha has changed hands since the first of January, or the sums that have been made by successful specula- tors. tf, 4EF
 The prosperous condition of affars has, of course, beem brought home the business and b0sOn,s of all classes; the hotels and boarding houses have reaped, ana are st,il reap"g plentiful harvest from the great inhMx Q! strangers visiting :he city business pr- ces of labor, as well o every article of have advanced-:andorhs have had no difficulty in ootatning tenants and just what rents they thouet proper to ask-provisions of all kinds have almost ia Ken their place among those articles of merchandise spec'hcaiIy dsnominated precous--and in word the season has been wonderfully distinguished for bustle mere s every prospect of continuance to this desir- ao'e sla'e or fthings.-N. Y. Spec.
 Another Irish RiOt.--On the evening of inc 4h insi ihs city was disturbed ny m Irish riot, which broke out about half past ten o'clock. Some thirty or forty had collected together for the purpose of as- sanlt'ng lew sailors and citizens. Not few bloody noses ana broken heads were among the trophies of ir'sh vaor; and exhibited of the most de- grading and outrageous character. Considerable in- ufy was sustained not only by the parties concerned ou' also ny worthy citizens who attempted to qne the ro', some oI whom beaten in most brutal man. ner. The Irish had evidently medi,ated an assault, ana had prepared themselves with clubs, knives, aud stones, which they used with great freedom to the annRn Wrf n l-. G-th.