Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-15

Christians of aIl denOmlnatIOnS, Catn0nc aOO Protestant, and on all good citizens, to pre- serve and guarantee Co them, and to them- selves, their civil and religious rights, pro- claimed by the sgners of the declaration of independence, and secured by the framers Of the constitution"
 At the last meeting MT. Parker stated that e there was but enc course for him, and that was to stay in New. Orleans at all events."
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 TroRckine q Cook for Cargo cf Oys. ters. The master, mate, and hand belong ing to eoastiug slOop, with load of coal from Philadelphia, were recently apprehend- ed in Norfolk, for attempting to make sale ofa free cOlOred man. It seems that after selling their coal at Baltimore, they pu; into Hamp- ton roads, where :hey were irsirous of pur. chasing a load of oysters; but. being short of cash, they undertook to raise funds by selling the cook! The persons. however, to whom they applied for that purpose, were two pOfiee officers, who went on with the bargain nnttl the rascals agteed to take $I00 for the PO0r cook, when they were taken into custody. and the captain, Lesois Jones, and the mate, Samuel Seaman, were committed to jail to aw alt their trial for the offence; there being no proof as to the participation of the other l.indiv irllal, he was discharged. We sincerely UUtle tuG tWV ''~NS '"~ ment they deserve, and that is no very slight one.-Cou. and Eng.
 "Grrat Mail Robbery r--The Bellows Falls (vcrmont) InteIIigencer of Saturday contains the following account of the robbery Of mail carrier in that vicinity :-
 "The mail carrier from MOriAn to this place was robbed of 100 dollars this evening. under the following circumstances. The carrier. a lad on horseback, was met in the woods i0 the town of Wiilsb0roNgh, about eight miles from this place. by fo"tman, who srizrd the rpins of the post boys bridle with one handv presenting a pistol with the other, and de- mantling his money. The carrier denied hav- ing any money but was told by the rObber that he had, as he had that day seen him rr- ceive hundred dollars from Judge Hatch at West point, at the same time thr,sting his hand into his pocket, and taking therefrom 1 the package of bills. Our citizens, on rcreiv- ing the intelligence promptly assembled and took measures to apprehend the offender"
 Postscript.- Detection or the Robber. ."-The following is added in postscript :-Since the above was in type we learn that on srarch'nG the mali carrier, the money was found snug'y slowed away in his fob, and that he has been committed fOr trial.
 In the letter ofChief Justire Shaw, Of Mas- sachHsetts, published in our paper last week, z fact is mentioned, which we have no reccol- lection of having ever seen noticed before. It is, that the first written constitution of govern ment that can be found in the history of civic, . lized nations, was formed by the Pilgrims. In the cabin Ofthe May. Flower, before they hau set their feet upon the shores Of America. That was a voluntary association, formed by those extraordinary emigranis. for the govern" mrnt of the Colony they were about to es'ab-
 @ hs rsE9aaHI2S EaHiaIas sf ,a ahs, Ss,.. own nd' { phatic terms. the Fundamental principles whlch constitute the basis Of our free repre-. . sentative systems. and from which have grown. all the written constitutions 0f the several states ofthis united republic. Indeed the ex. [ ample has extended its influence far beyond the limits Of the nation, the foundation nf Wh'ch they were then preparing tO lay. In me emancIpated Spanish provinces situated on the other half of this coniinent. the sys. t"ms oi government which they have adop- ted are essentially derived from ours, and therefore may b. traced back {" that drvi.pd ny the passengers on board the May .Flower- Nor 's thls all. As far as the nations Of Eu. rope have advanced in the mpliOrAiiOn Oc 'he'r condition by breaking down their old urspo,'sns, and adopting mnre free. just, and '"erai i"rns of government, their written constitutions shrw their regular descent from the Plymouth Pilgrims. And we haznrd but l!'t'e in expressing the helirf. that as the pa- tions of the Old World gradually advance in the great work of improving their condition, ny the establishment of more liberal systcn,s government. they will be obliged practically |" acknowledge their obligations to the found. CTS "f New. England. for the fundamental Eria. cipIes Of their new rnnsiituiions.-N. Y. Adv.
 The following gentlemen have agreed o contribute 'he sums set opposite to their respective names to-. wards the support of the Press the ecieNi Ngen, un. urr oVme Providence, in the great cause of Temper. "nee. The Executive Committee take this mOae of !e"der,ng their heariie thanks the gemiiemrO who nave th1ss" generously and so literally come forward | 'n aid of thus noble cause:
 Stephen Van Rensselaer,, Albany, Sl,OhO nenry Dwight, Geneva, 1000 A. Champion, Rochester, lUOO E' Com'ms, AlhaHy, 1000 Samuel Ward, Naw-York, loco Brown, Brothers & O., do. 1000 re'er RemseD. do. 1000. D"or'na" and Johnson, d". I,000
 S"hH Jacob Asor, do. 1000
 P.G. Stuyvesant, do. 1000
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 Charles Hoyi, BTookly6, - I.OO0
 Anson Blake, New-York, 1000
 A rr'eHd, 1000
 E. C' DeiaVan, Albany, 1000