Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-10-29

has excited the people 70 such ebuitOn Of their
| deeply exasPerated 6eeliogsi
rison is worth recording. The very men who drag.
ged him forth from his skuking.pace and led him in
State street, seeing that the popular vengeance
might he directed against him iO a more vioeDt and
summary manner, than they wished behold, hurried
him themselves into the Mayors Office for protection
Utica also was las; week the Of an excitement
almost unparalleled in that place in consequence of
| the friends Of Abolition from different parts Of the
! stale Of New-YOrk meeting there to form " State
AO'i-Siavery Soc eiy.' As 10 the Of Boston, no
here the particulars are given 10 various forms. We
have room for account only, which follows. 1t
appears that after the difficulty Utica, the Aboli
'ioniss retired to Peterborough, 10 90 miles dis.
iant, at the suggestion Of Gerriu Smith, Esq. who
pledged himself that there should he disturbance,
and there completed the Constitution. About 1000
persons enrolled their names members, and about
$ll0O was Immediately raised carry the printing,
Sc. No good can grow out Of all these proceedings,
but on the contrary great deal Of evil.
Oneida Wing, Ertra.-Oct. 81
ABOLITION CONVENTION.
Tie members Of the Abolition Convention assem-
bled thi. morning, informally, about O'Clock, at the
Second Presbyterian Church in Bleek er street. AT
the same time. the citizens assembled at the Court
Room, agreeaby TO adjournment on Saturday evening.
The old officers presided; acommtee was appointed
report resolutions expressive Of their sentiments
the meeting Of the Abolition Convention and to re-
commend course he pursued by the citizens 10 re-
laon to it. The committee reported after delibera.
ton, preamble and series Of resolutions, among The
latter, advising the appointment OF committee to
wal, the Abolition Convention, to lay before il the
resolutions adopted BY the citizens TO apprize Of the
excited state Of public feeling, Of the dsapprobaon
entertained by the citizens Of their designs, and
guessing 20 leave the ciiy and assuring the members
that in case they did acquesce in this course, the
c.zens would no. be responsible for their safety
The committee proceeded from the Court Room to
the Church, accompanied by a crowd OF citizenf-
entered the church. and after some delay made their
way the chairman Of the convention. At this time,
Lewis Tappan was reading what afterwards
deraiood to he Declaration Of Rights: the noise,
however, great that nothing could he heard
The committee made several Intellectual attempts TO
obtain hearing, before MI. Tappan would consent
,nee proceeded TO read the resolutions adopted by
the meeting. and the chairman, Judge Hayden, adj
dressed the ce"ve"'io" i" explanation Of the views
and feelings Of The citizens Alter few moments Of
deliberaiion, the convention passed resolution 10
| adjourn, and did adjourn. The members passed from
the church without violence or insult, that we have
heard, although the excitement was much greater
than we bad ever witnessed in this city.
The committee, during the passage from the Court
House 10 the convention, and while there, constantly
inculcaed the citizens the necessity Of good order
and forbearance. During the interview with the
vention. every effort made by the committee 10
ma'"aa'" Tranquility AND we es eo" o. sh from VIVA,
their personal safety, to the course adopted by
! the citizens, and interference Of the cOmmHee. AZ
ter conv~ntion b"d adjourned, sbe committee
turned to the Court Room, and reported the result ~
their action Several resolutions were then passed,
among them strongly intoxicating the necessity Of
good order among the citizens. The Citizens then adj
iourned. We understand that the convention claim
10 have adopted constitution; we cannot cay rs To
.his fact; had, however, only organized informally,
when adjourned. The city 10 yet under great cx-
cemeni. although we apprehend disiu' bnnce of
The peace. We have Just hren informed THAT the
members Of the convention have gone 10 Pe'erboro',
aud completing their business.
Our correspondent b. mns. forward the sOhoie Of
his communication before insert part. We
canno, well Judge Of the merits Of essay from de-
tached portion Of It.
The suggestion Of " A Subscriber" with regard to
the title Of certain wouldbe great man will be taken
into conaidera,ion-whelher it be " Heptagon" or
Ocsagon wc believe however to be OF little conse.
quence-e.heri is sufficiently distinctive Of the charac
ter Of the person.
Pennsylsania from all the counties ex.
Wolf 81 s56-MuhIen Lerg 81 1926. Ri'ners major
ity over Wolf 81, 025-do. over Muhenberg, "a O55
Sum OF the votes for both Wolf and Muhlenberg &c.
689. being oniy 82l more than the for Ritner
alone. The Assembly. far heard from j. divid-
ed thus favorable 70 Rner 7O-WOlf l6-Muhle0.
berg l3.-N. II. Herald
Vermoat-The Green Mountains must 60 without
n Governor, far see, for the Legislature
has had Is [37] ballolings without being able TO
make q choice, aud we discover symptoms Of
giving way among the friends Of either candidate
The Lieutenant Governor elected ny the people will
probally discharge the duties Of Chief Magistrate du-
ring the year. The House OF Represe Oialives IN
dilemma too. II cannot choose Clerk, and the
friends Of the various candidates display an nhexibi
" quite as great in the gubernacTal contest" Four
teen balloiings have already taken place without
showing the least chance for a choice. We do NOT
see how that body is have any ohcaI record ot ne
proceedings, if il persists in having no Cferk-N. r.
| Cosir. f. Eng.
! The time 10 rapidly approaching for the greatest
| democrats under the sun, who live ana Vegedaie tn
Connecticut, change their opinions upon the STo-
iec Of instructions monopolies, and small bills The
| ALBANY Argus and the New York Times, the two pill
lars which support the arch OF Democracy IN the EN-
pire State will have pledges At he hands 81
their public servants. The democrats IN New ork
wan, more banks: the small bill device will not work
votes are more easily bought with rags than silver
no new Jobs be contracted TOR without plenty Of
the signs Of value specie 10 scarce ma"y 30 1nre-
wavded and are becoming ciam"rous; the people
! have been hunbusged, a0d will stay so.-NoTsrGE
G0zette. s.-
| From the albany Evening Journal.
! Great Flood in the Wea.-We learn from the gen.
| ,lemen who arrived 10 the Telegraph this morning,
that the eDire West 10 literally Inundated The Gen
essee River and other streams, already much swollen
| by previous and cOniinued rains, overnowed on
Wednesday and continued 10 rise ON Thursday, when
our informant lefi. Great damage had already been
over the Geneesee River, two miles beIow Rochester
| Lod l,.en awao, away: and although the Rochester