Litchfield enquirer., 1836-08-18

deaf ones, idiots and children Dc considered, or the wholesale mangling of carloads. As sl AlexandeE, who dep0pUlaied whole countries, was greater than the Thracian robber who
 only burned hamlets, even 60 is railroad inc conparably more groSsl in it's operations | than 2 stage coach. and surer than a steam boat. Duels being voted ungenteel. the pro l. per course for beliigerenfs now IS, after tne sending and acceptance of a challenge, 70
 take each an end of single tracked roao' and trust to the trains to do the fighting.
 T From tae Ne,u- YOrk Csasssss of 7&e.aey: ss's 4 The Whitakrs.-The tragedy wnlcn nap l pened last spring in New Orleans, IS prooa- I hly fresh in the minds of our readers, but the I particulars attendant on 1t, which we give be- I low. have never been published, probably
 for the substantial reason, that the lives of the editors of that city, had they published them. 5 might have been the forfeit. .as ilt l The Whitaker family, noted desperadoes, reside at a considerable distance from New
 Orleans on the Mississippi, and are the ter-
 TOT of that part of the country. Young Whit aker, the convict and suicide, is said to have been obnoxious to the censulre of his brothers, on account of his timidity, although he had committed at least one murder previous to that of which he had been convicted. The latter was perpetrated in bar room. on the person of the keeper. because he did not wait
 
 knife and stabbed him to the heart. 5f. He was arrested, tried, convicted and sen-
 fenced to death. The family, consisting or the father, mother, two brothers and sister, repaired to New Orleans with the determina- tion of effecting his rescue, or putting him to, death with their own hands. Our informant states that the eldest brother told him that he had paid the keeper of tho prison S6OO0 to be instrumental in his liberation. It is true hSa
 dow, and was in the act of running off, when he was retaken and carried back to jail, where he was more closely confined than be- fore. The day of execution drawing near. and little chance being left that he would gain his freedom, his family determined that the gibbet should lose its victim. They there- fore furnished him with laudanun, which was either not taken by him, or failed in its intended effect. He was afterwards visited by one of the family, who put into his hands a knife of peculiar construction, Ca pattern of which we have seen,) such as are carried by the assassins of that portion of the country, 1 with an injunction to use it on himself; and the whole family have been seen on their knees at prayers, invoking God that he might not die a coward. s1h 4.a
 A short time previous to the day on which he was ordered to be hanged, he made two attempts on his left breast, with the instru- ment given him, but his courage failed. He was goaded on 10 the fatal deed by his broth- CT. and he plunged it between his ribs seven inches in depth, perforating his heart. This knife, covered with his blood, is now held by his father as. trophy of honor. The body was delivered up to the family, taken home, and buried with military honors. iija 7. ol
 To show the utter recklessness of this hor- rible crew, they have sworn that the govern or, who refused to pardon him. the jailor who confined, and the judge who sentenced him, shall die by their hands and even the sister declares that if these deeds are delayed, she, will train her little boys up for the purpose of putting them to death. This fendish woman had armed herself for the purpose of assassi- had he failed himself to perform the deed.
 But the whole of the story is not told. The family immediately on hearing the death of the young man, employed a gentleman Ofthis city to take cast of his face in cement, and procure a bust to be made from it. The cast was taken while the body was yet warm, and Q young man who accompanied him, execr- ted the bust, which was considered Sa Sdmi- rable likeness, for which they agreed to pay him hundred and ten dollars. After repeat ed applications for the money, which was not paid, the family having returned homo, he left the city. repaired to their residence, and demanded the amount promised him. The elder brother bade him be- of; or he would kill him, and drew his knife, but his purpose was prevented by the interpretation of his mother. The young man mounted his horse, and was returning to New Orleans, but was intercepted next evening on the road by two of the Whitakers, painted and disguised.-- They first insulted him by asking him who he was. whence he came, &c. 1; but he, know- ing their object, drew pistol, and shot one oi them dead on the spot. He fled, soon after abandoned his horse, and took to the woods. 1 where he secreted himself during the inv. 1 and travelled by night. An hour after his arrival at New Orleans. he had heen nrece- ded by the remaining Whitaker and anoiher person. who inquired for him at his lodgings. Hislandlord kindly informed hsm of me fact. and placed him on board a ship bound to Mo.
 bile, at which place he arrived in safety. b
 TO GEN. JACKSON. as,s, x Dear General .--There is not man in these United States who likes you better than
 do-not man who would go farther to
 serve you. But donot like you well enough \ to worship you, or to admire your faults, or to conceal them. The truth is, you are an
 honest, well meaning. independent, heroic, . patnotle old man; there are your virtues all told. But you are petulent, credulous, irl- consistent, easily duped, desperate. You : nave gone the country much service. Your opposition to the tariff, (better if 1t had been 2 2 eorher) your veto to the Bank Bill, your re. T sistance to the internal improvement system. 1, were measures which cover vol with honor B And you have done the country much dis. . service. Your proclamation, your seizure of ' tnepubtic money, your dispersion of 1t, among