Litchfield enquirer., 1836-01-14

A,OEsl WQrn;nr.-Jobn viii. %. If We b..-
lisve not that am He, We shall die in your
sins.
VoItaire snent HE wbolS lie Z, c,.l;onau,.
hut vain attempIs IA r;d;cuIa ana overturn
Christianity. He was IN. idol of. large NOR.
ton Ofthe French nation hut inst when thew
were decreeinpe new honors for him. and
loading him with fresh ann,anse. then the
hour uf his ignom;nv and shame asa. G,llv
come. Ia a rnom4n, the arproach nf death
dissipated his tlelusivr dreams, and filled his
guilty. soul with ;npxrnassit,se bo-ror. A. if
long slumbers. and unfolded before him the
broad extended. roll of crimes. Fury and
despair succeeded EACH other by turns, and he
had more the appearance Of a demon than
man. To his physician he said, 2" Doctor,
win give you half of what am worth. if you
will give me six months life." The doctor
answered, "Sir, you cannot live six weeks "
Voltaire replied, ''Then shall go 4" hell,
and you shall go with me-" As death APP
preached bus tssrors osercame him. His
friends never came near him but to witness
Their owR shame. He said to them. Sirs
IT'S you WI" nave br"aaht me to my present
state; be- gone-I could have done without
you alI.. lie was ALTERNATELY s"pplicating
and disappearing God. crying out, 20 Christ!
- Jesus Christ )! M. FrOnchin, struck with
horror. retired, c"nfessing the death bed Of
the infamous man was awful indeed. The
MarsAai K'chel'eu flew from the bedside, de-
c'aring the slght too terrible to be sustained.
Ana tue nurse VINO attended him, being many
years afterwards requested To wait on sick
Protestant gentleman, refused till she was as
sured he was not philosopher; declaring, If
he were, she would on no account incur the
danger OF witnessing such scene as she had
been compelled to do at the death of NJ. Vol
taire.
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Brutal AssduA.-We mentioned 10 our last.
that brutal assault had been made by faith
er and son, on the person Of the sons wife
1t being considered by many that the bonds
taken on the FIRST examination before mag
'strate, Were too low. another examination
was had in Conway. on Friday. before Hen
~ Chapman. Esq. If Greenfield. which even
tuated IN the parties being held to appear, in
JOINT bonds, to the amount Of $1,000. The
names are Joseph and Mayhem Boyden. We
have no space for the whole case as it appear
Ell ~ evidence; nor are all its details. indeed.
ut for the public eye. 1t presented picture
of unbrldled passion and brutal outrage on
the one side, and Of long continued suffering
and forbearance on the other. which was
shocking to know, and is saddening to remem-
Der. The statement mato in our last paper
was fully substantiated by the evidence. 1t
was proved that the " ife had been dragged
by the husband into the presence Of his faith.
or, from whom she received the grosscst Ian.
guage, and by whom she was finally ftlled to
the iuor, he" head heaten against the He"r,
her hair pulled out by handfuiIs. "a handful!
combed out the next day was produced in
court, her agonized pntreaties 10 her husband
nose laid open by blow from some sharp
weapon, her throat grasped and choaked with
violence which nearly deprived her OF her
senses; and when she finally made her es-
Cape securing the door behind her wish an
OK .goad. her tack to a neighbours house