Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-14

Hy on the contested eIecIien, in reply TO remarks
which had fallen from Mr.. Ry1uW Of North Ca, nina,
10 condemnation Of The conduci O The minority. When
Mr.. Use was speaking. Mr.. Bynum c"iiej han
der With much anger al manner, aud told hun. amongst
other things that he had better make aIluti"n
hm either ID or OHi ofthe House. Mr.. Wise drcar-
co. he could not prossiIy underttand wh"t he had
SAID TO excite the semsliVeness Of Mr.. Bynun. Mr.
D. tod Mr. Wise he had long known what he was
a'm'"S at. "ify"u want to insult me, continued he,
do 40 now. You may bully other men, bat w" small
not bully me-" Bully you, SIR" responded Mr..
Wise, 81 should as sooo think Of bullying ~"
few more words passed. and the matter WAS brought
a crisis by the exclamation from Mr.. Bynum - sir,
you are n id scoundrel? - At this juncture, the
parties rushed towards each other, with cie"ched fists
and ~ an agony Of passion. general rush OF tue
members took place; Mr.. Wise aud Mr.. Byuum
severaIy held back by their friends mud I've scene
which followed besgars all description. The Speak
sprang from his seai-caled in voice OF thunder
the officers Of the House TO preserve its o'der-and
they ra" into the Hall TO do So. k"F some minutes
appeals enrcaiies, orders all in vain you might
well have addressed them 10 the clouds Of Heaven.
But IN few minutes, the troubled waters in part sub
sided. Mr.. Mercer imterposed as Pacihcaio.; lie
followed by Mr.. Richard nj. Johnson, Mr.. Howard,
Of Maryland, MIR. Adams, OF Massachusetts, and Mr..
Thompson, Of South Carolina; all Of them ac,uated
by sincere desire to proven, the e0,sion Of blood
which must inevitably have followed, unless an honor.
able compromise could lie made. Neither Mr.. Bynum
nor Mr.. Wise was willing TO rise first : a proposition
was made that they should rise together in order TO
make explanations. Shortly afterwards MI. Bynum
ed. aud did likewise. Boil, ge0llemeN gave ind-
pledge that further step should be iaken-and
it is understood that the mater has terminated.
Treasury Department has been in possession Of infor.
nation calculated 10 lead to the detection Of the per.
Sous engaged 10 causing the destruction by fire, Of the
Treasury Office al Washington, about three years
past. On Wednesday aRt person arrested in
the city o. NewY0rk, charged with firing the build
ing with his o~m hands, hired to commit the act,
we have heard, by some Of those who had committed
frauds upon the Pension Office, which they wished to
have destroyed, TO screen their guilt Other persons,
We hear, before this. will have been arrested in the
Western part Of New-York, one in Vermont aud an.
either i" Ohio. The perso" that was taken in New
York was brought yesterday, in the s,ea,nboa, line
in charge "i Mr.. Bancy, the High Constable Of Phil.
ade!phia, Nj. Kelley, Deputy Marshall OF Ohio, aud
Mr.. MERRITT, "f,he New-York Police. These officers
lei, Baltimore this morning with their prisoners for
Washington. where the trial is 10 take place.
baltimore Patriot.
We learn that the individual ahove referred to as
having been arrested here last Wednesday. is old
tesiden! "s the States Prison. by the name Of Richard
II. White. He came to This city few days since
from Canada, accompanied by woman who passed
NJ hs wife, lie was captured Ivy Messrs. Holman,
Sparks and Merritt. police officers ON the day
toned, at an obscure boarding house in street,
and was sent on to Washington under warrnn, from
Judge Belts. The officers in search oil the
woman who passed as his wife, and who calls herself
Maria White. Having ascertained tina, she had gone
to New Jersey they proceeded ihilher and called ON
Gen. Darcy, the Unied States Marshal for this Dis.
srIc', with "hoae assistance she was taken into
dy aud sent off yesterday morning Washington un-
der charge Of Mr.. Sparks.-N Y. j""-
II ia stated that White instigned 10 the deed OF
burning the r., asury Office by Robert Temple, Eco.
OF Vermont, who readers will recOlleci, year
two since shot himself and thus rid the world aud His
family Of his banetul practices. Temple committed
suic e escape the Consequences Oft crime Of for
gerry, (of which lie the Of eciom) where.
hy he had drawn large Sums Of money from the Uni.
ted States Treasury, under preience OGacng agent
for revolutionary pensions. by destroying the Treas
ury Office, he expected get rid Of the vouchers Of
his guilt But the papers. by which he wnr principal
ly ins.gaied, were fortunately preserved from the
flames. Others implicated but their names have
not yet been given to the public. Mr.. Lamb, the
Clerk in whose the fire originated, who was
turned oHt Of Office suspicion, is now found 10 be
wholly innocent.
The latter part o. the following article haring
been accidentally omitted in our last. ,0e no,o
publish the chole:
LIFE OF WOMEN IN TIE EAsr.-To
live for one single man and with one sin
gle thought, in the interior of their apart.
ments, to pass tho day on divan, plating
their hair, and disposing the numerous Jew
els they wear, with grace and elegance |;
to breathe the cool air from the mountain
or sea from off the terrace, or through, the
openings Of a trelised window to walk
while under the orange trees and ponce
granates Of little garden, to run'inate on
The banks Of reservoir, which the falling
water animatcs with its murmur to take
care ofthe domestic affairs to make bread,
the SHERIFF, and the sweetmeats, with their
own hands; to go once week to the pub
lie bath, in company with all the young
damsels in town; and to sing some STAN
zas Of the Arabian poets, and accompany
their voices with guitar this comprises
the whole life Of the eastern women. So
ciety does not exist for them therefore
they have none Of those false feelings which
self-lcve creates in society. When young
& handsome, they are wholly engrossed by
love, and afterward devote themselves en-
tirely to their children and domestic cares.
The state Of civilization-is it equal to
any other LA MARITIME.
FARMERS WORK.
Cut, split and pile wood for your fire.
places and oven. ill you have at least as
much as you will use for one year from this