Litchfield enquirer., 1835-06-11
,n the two young ladies. which was fortunately rus-


 How public vengeance should have slept 60 long as permit such feDds to have trial is dfhcult to csn- ceive such however the case: Court ganized under the laws of the country, jury empan 0elled and counsel heard, and verdict Of Guilty brought. As the Court pronounced the only sentence known to the law--tLe smOthered flame burst foFth. The laws Of the country had meyer conceived that crimes could be perpeiraied with such peculiar cir cnmstaDces of barbariy, and had therefore provided adequate punishment. Their lives were justly ior teed to the laws of the cOuntry, but he peculiar cir cumsiances demanded tEat the OTdinaTy punishunent should be departed frOm-,hey were seized, taken 10 the place where theyhad perPerated the act and bsn- edEO deQEh - ., d. ,.-
 If any one believes the punishment inappropriate or
 too severe, the undersigned cannot believe it will be father brother. The act needs other vindi- cation than the arocity of the crime. Human fore sight could conceive that such crime could be committed, and pSnishment by law was affixed to H-it wHs a case above and beyond all law, and the undersigned Grand Jurors canOot reprove so just execution ofthe public vengeance in the cause of the outraged laws oG God and man.
 The following article put tia .yi,e i've sr shree weeks siacs bs. crowded oni hy ihe presa of Oihev matter. ,is froaa the N. Y. Daily Advertiser:
 The Righ1 ef Iastraction."-Oat of twen.y-,wo states, the Democracy of which said to have ap- pointed delegates to the Baltimore Conventon, to be held next Wednesday. fifteen or sixteen, h we count right, have directed ihe,r delegates to voie for Mr. Van Bnren as candidate for tle office of Presideni That s, we understand lhs to be their language at their meetings. What ,hen is ,he ase of meeting at Baltimore Is it deliberate on the solemn subject, when iwo.hirds of the votes are already bes,owed Does anybody imagine that the "pledges' already given will be vioiasedf Pledges go upon the ground that regard is be paid to principle, tacnis pnb- lie services, public spirit, in fixing upon the candid ate. All reasoning and discussion is thrown away, because ihe delegate must fu6 his pledge, and vols he s hid Some of the representatives to the egis- iaiure of this state at she late session. enlghen sheir fellow citizens this very interesting subject. They c." freIiasy isform any inquirer concerning ihe comfort and qualification which may be derived from such sourceof all the heartfelt salistac,ion which maH oi high sense of integrity, hoHor, and Independence can experience, in being reduced to ihe condition and character of an aniomaioD. moving and acting without sense, reason, or wndeTstandiag.
 But it may well b6 asked, ot what use it esn pOssi- ply be, to draw mea ffcm every part of.he Unoa to walk this figure, and take part in the performance of this farcef 1vhy adopt iie Yirgioia plan in ate tempting get Mr. Leigh out of hs Sesa.e, and go round aud get instructions in the conniry2 This in fact has been doae in is case; and sne woasd sai- pose that every thing al could be further necessary would be, o do asis done wh the votes for Presidena -send on messenger to carry them 10 the seat of government, where it is supposed, the candidate is now waiting, ready to receive them.