Litchfield enquirer., 1836-07-14

no gentleman would take the chair, 80 long rs
Il was exposed TO insult. Il then being abeO-
iutely necessary to do something, resolution
was introduced and adopted by nearly u
unanimous vote declaring that the conduct Of
mar: williams WINS dis0rderly, indecOrous,
md q contempt Of the House. and therefore
mgnly censuEnble. The House, without
!ransacung any further business, then adj
Journed' at or near five O'Clock, A. N.
THE TEXAN CAUSE.
appears on the authority of Mr. Austin,
the command of the Mexican army devolved'
after the capture of Santa Anna, was at the
latest dates disposed to carry into effect the
armistice agreed upon between Santa Anna
and the Texan authorities. This may be the
case, but after all it is a matter of extreme
doubt whether the course of Santa Anna or
of Filosala will be ratified by the Mexican ma
ton That government would not be likely
to abide by the acts of their President while
prisoner of war. But even if the govern
ment should sanction his decisions, it would
not be conclusive, the government itself may
soon be changed, and all its acts condemned.
The Mexicans are at all times sufficiently
ready for revolution, and it is not unlikely
that the recent events have already produced
one, At the last dates from Mexico, the peo-
pie were laboring under great excitement,
and it may happen that some bold chieftain
will obtain the supreme command by mani
Testing Jealous disposition to raise an army
and march into Texas. Should affairs take
such course, the war will be renewed with
new energy. Nevertheless, people are flock
ing into Texas in great, numbers, and such is
the confidence inspired by the victory of st.
Jacinto, that the Texans will probably be
able to maintain themselves against any army
that can be marched into the country. An
other invasion would be likely to result in
the discontinue of the army and the capture
of the new chief We apprehend that under
any and all circumstances, the Texans will
be able to establish an efficient government,
and justify speedy acknowledgment ftheir
independence.
It will be extremely hazardous for any
President of Mexico to wage war against
the TEXANS. The theatre of such a war
would be far from the Mexican capital, and
consequently it would be prosecuted with
great expense. In the exhausted state oftheir
treasury, it would be next to an impossible
ty to maintain the war. But this is not the
only difficulty the event of Houston's victo-
will operate to animate the Texans, and
to damp the ardor of the Mexicans. But the
greatest dread of any future commander or
President would be the propensity Of the
MeXicanS to revolutionary movements. j.
he should invade Texas, it would be under
the apprehension that the first reverse of for.
tune would be the signal of revolution at
home. Under these circumstances, the Mex
leans would enter the contest with fearful
odds against themselves. Boston GaS&
Observation-Disclosures, aged IA, son Of
Mr.. Russell Leavenworth, of Woodbury., and
clerk in the store Of Mr.. Benjamin Prime
lads, on Wednesday afternoon, to battle in
Mill River near the suburbs of the city. He
was missed by his companions as they were
about to return home, but without occasion
ing any alarm until they discovered his
clothes upon the bank, when the fearful truth
flashed upon them he was drowned. Being
unable to swim, it is supposed he got beyond
his depth and persisted without the power of
making known his situation. He is repre-
scented by his employer to have been faith
full and well disposed lads-N. III. Pal.
Supposed Murder.-A black girl, by the
name of Eliza Okray, aged p, was arrested
and had an examination before three justices,
in Hartford, last week, on charge of having
caused the death of a little girl 2 years old,
named Mary Jane Brooks, by throwing her
into o well in the cellar. 1t appears that the
child was missing on Wednesday morning,
18th inst. and after an anxious search Of sew
eral hours, the body of the little girl was found
in the we'll, on the surface of the water, by
lowering lighted candle into the we'll. On
the Saturday following, the girl was closely
questioned, when she stated she took the child
from the stairs leading tothe cellar, and while
looking into the well, the child reached for
ward to the lead pipe, and fell from her arms
into the well. The girl had been employed
in the family but a few days. No difficulty
had occurred and the cause of her having
thrown the child into the well, (f she did SOY
cannot be accounted for. She was commit
ted to Jail to await her trial before the Supe-
rior Court, in Sept. next.-Middletoaon paper.
Melancholy Euene--About 8o'clock on sat-
urday evening two promising youths were
drowned, while bathing in the waters of the
Shetucket. One of them was Edwin s. Bur-
roughs, from Groton, an apprentice to Mr..
Horace ColtOn-the other was Francis Clark,
from N. Hampshire, an apprentice to Messrs.
Nourse & Mitchell. The former was Is years
old, and bore an excellent character for in
dustry and piety, and was to have united, by
letter, with the Baptist Church under the pas
toral care of Rev. Mr.. Mallory ON the next
day. His remains were carried to his par
ents in Groton and inferred on Sunday. The
latter was ID years old, and was much esteem
ed asa scholar in the Chelsea Sabbath School.
His remains were carried to the Second Con-
gregational Church at O'clock on Sunday
afternoon. where an appropriate and pathet-
10 10 discourse, on the uncertainty Of life and
tue necessity of constant preparation for
ucatn, was osiiYered by Rev. Mr.. Bond. to a