The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-01
From the Coburg Star.
CANADA

Confirmation Of the murder Of Captain Usher, al
Chippewa --Assassination. We have this week to
ecord one of the dlabocal outrages perpc
trated in this couny-a deed Of blood which has i'm
pressed the whole country with feeling OF horror and
Indignation The particulars, SO far have learned
them, are as follows:
About two o'clock this morning, three went TO
the house of Mr. Taylor, the Fort Erie road from
Chippewa few miles above The latter place, and de-
manded adnttance. On Mr. Taylor opening the door
they ordered him pain Of death, TO deliver up his
money, saying they wanted five hundred dollars, that
they knew he had it, and he must give it. lie told them
he had money. They then commanded him TO ac-
company them to Mr.. Edgeworth Ushet's who lived
little farther down the river, and with whom they said
they had some business. ..*.
He showed them the house, but refused to 60 with
them upon which they threatened to murder him aud
fire his house they accordingly did fire his house in
two or three places but the fire extngushed
Yielding 10 compuson, he at last went with them and
on their way down, they stopped at Mr. Dobies and
compelled Mr. Taylor to call him up On their gaining
abundance, they forced Mr. D. to give them what mo-
ney he had by him, (four or five doars) They then
departed, still taking Mr.. Taylor with them Mr.. Mil
! er's visited the way, but they got no
money On arriving at Mr. Ushers, they, as in the
previous instances, forced Mr. Taylor to call doubt
with view Of nsurng entrance, being aware that
his voice would be recognized by the family within
! Mr. Usher being reused, came to the door, and asked
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having been warned that if he did so, he would be i'm
medaiey shot, and that if any resistance offered
| there my men in arms within call. Mr.. u was
length prevailed upon to open the door-he al the
time having candle in his hand; but on seeing
/ armed men, he Immediately shut it again upon which
one of the miscreans fired him through slip Of glass
at the side Of the door The i'll fa,ed gentleman
ceved the bali in his body, and died in about an hour
The ruians then left the of blood, and after
compelling Mr.. Taylor to accompany them consldera-
Die way beyond his own house. they dismissed him, be-
taking themselves to the woods
Mr. Usher a gentleman very highly respected by
all who knew him and his circle Of friends extern
sye He a jealous loyalist, and very active last
winter, as captain in the militia, when Navy Island.
which directly opposite his house, was occupied by
| the American pirates He one of the persons
against whom the grand jury of Niagara county, Y.
found bill Of Indictment for being engaged in the cap
ture of the pratical steamboat Caroline He has left
widow and young family to mourn his premature
! death
Mr. Usher had received repeated warning that he
marked man So late as the day before his death,
he was in this n, and communicated to Mr., M1eod.
the deputy sheriff, that from Tonawanda had told
him that he, Mr.. u, Mr.. NIL. and some others, were
prescribed.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS by GENERAL
TlcKEr--The following resolution adopted, with
great unanmity, at meeting of Wings and Conserva-
| tlves recently held at Hagerstown:
Rcsoired That the next Legislature of Maryland, be
earnestly memorlazed to pass law providing that the
representatives Congress from this Stale be hereafter
elected b. general ticket.
New Hampshire, Connecticut Rhode Island, New
Jersey, Georgia, Mississippi and Missouri, are, we be-
lieve, the only States where the system Of choosing
members of Congress by general ticket prevails, It
has not been adopted by any States enjoying very nu
merous representation and, probably never will be-
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