Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-06

will be.much better (or us alt; and. mine c0Ot friends, let nle peserch yOu tO he very partic. 0iar in turning de cOrnersh.-LosDeu Jour. From the Lonisiama Advsrtiser. Jsly B.
 Outrage at TTcksbmx-Am AmEkentie Pnrfien- I0rs.-The statement in our paper of Satur- day 0f the horrible excess committed at Vicksburg. on Monday last, bring in some respect. incorrect. we hasten to lay iIefOre the
 public authentic accounts which have been ] communicated to us hy two gentlemen just l nesses tO most of the transactions. They state that the excitement is so great iO that hitherto tranquil place, that almost all the women have left it, tO avoid any future com l motion. We have further to state that the additional paragraph in our account. stating that Dr. BOdry had some quarrel in the ga
 ming house, after having won n considerable 1 sum of money. is altogether erroneous, as we
 have heen assured that Dr.. B. never was
 known tO frequent such places, but on the contrary was strongly opposed to them.
 1 some difficulty arose at the public dinner given in celebration of the 4th of July, as too
 often happens on similar occasions, between
 MT. Fisher, who belonged to the volunteer
 company. and Mr. Francis Cobler. stIerom
 words they procerded to blows-Mr. C. hay [ s"6 Ns""n MNuE uIpuH OWVUUcUtS tUG l company, taking the part of their cOt1iraGe,
 seized him, bound him to a tree. and inflicted
 thirty two iashes on his person! s4 F#s'~. 1 Not considering this sufficient. they tarred
 and feathered him, alleging that he was a I gambler; he entreated them to shoot him 1 rather than disgrace him in that manner, and begged of them. not to let the tar fall into his eyes as they poured tt over his head {; but the 1 person he addressed. instead of complying
 with his request, struck him violently with a
 stick across the eyes !--He was Then released, l and o,dered to quit the city in g4 hours.
 The next day. in order to appear consist ent. and continue their work of ciyilizaton. as they called it.. they went forth armed. in
 military array, to pull down, tear ont and de-
 moiish every thing appertaining to gambling l;
 and to tar and feather any one who should oppose them !---law or no law. not withstand.
 ing! Some wished to protect their property. but their hearts failed them when they sasy
 the state of excitement of the tolnnteers.- One at length determined to stay in Mr.
 North's house to protect himself from being
 tarrrd, and t0 secure fhe house and gtacery from destruction. He had fastened the doors
 but on Dr. Bodley's kickipg one of them Q. pens some shots were exchanged; {; the cOnse queDce of which was, that the doctor wa' killed upon the spot. and one of the inmate. of the house. person named CuIlun1, or as we have heard since. Helms. was s0 " ound ed as to have been totally insensible to the } subsequent punishment inflicted on his body Y hilst suspended with the rest upon the gal lows. He was hauled Npon dray, and
 thrown upon the scalIold disHgared as he was and covered with blood.
 II . q: :: a ai., fin,
 house. the barkreper, called Dutch Bill, Mr : samuel Smilh. and Mr. Mccall. Norit. who had previously quitted it, and was e1deav vsr- ing to make his -rscape by water, was arr4st- ed ahout a mile from the city and brought
 back his hands were lied behind him. and i'e was obliged tn walk like the rest. who had
 been similarly bound; each having rope
 around his neck, which was frequently ierkr ed
 so violently as nearly tO choke them. In
 thus manner they were conducted to the scaf-
 f"ld, which isa permanent building, and exc.
 cnted without further interrtiptions! No cap, nor other covering was used, and the unfortu- 1 nate sufferers presented such horrible ap.
 pearance that the passers by were moved
 even to tears. Some of them endeavored to
 interfere. but were threatened with a similar
 punishment and obliged to tlesi.i
 Ihese nnfortuDaie men claimed tO the last the privilege of American Citizens ]; the trial by jury, and professed themselves willing to ! submit io any thing their country would le- |. 6o"y suHTCt upOn Inene, Dnf we are sorry to say, their pettinn was in vain! The black
 musicians were ordered to strike np, and the voices of the suppliants were drowned by the
 hfe and drum Mir. Riddeli, the cashier of ;he Planters Bank. ordered them fo play Yankee Doodle! d tune. which we believe. has never bees 50 prostitnteti before-4-and we trust will never he again. The unhappy suf- !erers Frequently implored' dsink of water. but were refused Mir. North seems to have had some presentiment of the violence to
 which they would proceed. as he requested friend of his. Mir. Mitchell, to protect his tamuy U any thing happened to him.
 Pr. B"dley's brother, or MT. Hest, his
 brother ia- Jaw. is stated td have eat the rope, ny winch four of the unfortunate men were
 launched into eternity. Mr. Winfield threw me nearly ifeless hody of Heims (ar ,Cullnm) rom the scatfvld, which presented sight
 shnsk.Pg lo humanity! ss9se .'.'s " ne company consisfed of SOor 40 persons. somsnandeds sby Capt. Baumgard. and armed
 uy tne Onsted States fur very different pur. pose, that of protecting their fellow citizens.
 sn1 maintaining the supremacy of the laws.
 SasG conduct would disgrace Algiers, and
 cou'0 hardly have occurred iu barbarous
 ne Wife of one of the sulferevs,, half dis rac.ed at the cruel treatment and murder of
 IN husband, Trembling for her own safety, in
 s sesss begged permissinn tp inter her husbands