Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-10-31

A8e 4tM.e lN1 1,Etf 0FsBH.--t ~ ~
abroad upon tle present coa@llion q CUT
country aud mRlating the .afe g. fhlnee
which exists. The mind naturally TecuEs %
he uerioi -wken lserer-i I1rken;i came into.
power. Then we were blessed with the best
currency In the world IAN institution vas IN
existence which regulated our foreign and
domestic exchqnge -onrag ricullure ana our
commerce. our merchants and our mechan-'
les, our manufacturers, and indeed all
branches OF industry, nourishe1. and were
proteC1ed. But this man, who came into Of
ice without any Of the qualifications neces-
sary for filing i. immediately commenced q,
war upon the credit and currency Of the
country. Ia doing this he was aciuated by
private and party considerations. and not
from any desire to promote the Pubiac good.
Because the United States Bank would not
bend 70 his wishes, and mingle in politics,
he determined il should be put down. Ac-
cordingly we find him using all his influence
to create dissrust in the pubic mind as 70 its
safety vetoing bill for the renewal Of its
charter, and warning against i ~ every pos
sible way. The measures which ne Pursu-
ed are public history, and need not here be
adverted 10. Il is sufficient TO know that ms
efforts were successful, and that the Bank
was destroyed. The effects which have fol-
lowed the pEostrati0n of this national iustitu-
ton have been disastrous. As soon as 1t was
out of the way, the currency was changed
our country was flooded with paper from ire
sponsible institutions which were chartered
by Loco Foco Legislatures business
was deranged throughout the Union. Then
precisely such state of affairs as was pre-
Edicted by MIR. CLAY. Since Mr.. VAN BU-
REN's accession 10 the Presidential chair, he
has followed in the . footsteps Of his illustri-
Gus predecessor" The Bank being out of
/ tha way, the next thing 70 be done was to
bring into operation. the Sub Treasury sys-
tern, and 10 attempting 10 do this he has Who'll
lly disregarded the wishes and the interests Of
the nation. War upon the currency, upon
the merchants, and upon every thing that in
4 terfered id giving him the sole control Of the
public purse-has been pursued with the
same unrelenting hostility which character
ized the administration of his predecessor. -
I We are again experiencing the bitter fruits
4 Of policy which Is At enmity with all that
is republican and sacred and "the end Is
not yet" General Jackson cared not for the
sufferings of the community when he was
President, and Mr.. VAN BUREN, following in
4 his footsteps, ID equally Indifferent. Nv hen
the country was bleeding at every pore in
1887, and he was waited upon by . commit
tee of New York merchants, and requested to
call an extra session of Congress- 10 DELHI
crate upon the embarrassments Of that peri
lod, he could see no Distress mo suffering
He receives a salary Of $25,0O0, and lives
like a prince, and what does he care for the
suferings Of the people - Hartford Courant
|. 10 Be Expected The Office holders al
4 Washington, we understand, are rejoicing al
the suspension Of specie payments by the
4 Banks Of the District Of Columbia and neigh.
borhood. They can now turn q penny by
selling the specie checks they receive fol
their, salaries. A suspension Of specie pay.
ments Is God -send TO Office. Holders. II
makes two currcncies- -one for the Office.
Holders and one for the people giving the
People the first and the Ofiice- Holders the
better. During the recent suspension many
Eof the craft sold their specie 10 the Brokers
for the sake of tho premium -0f course ma.
king money by the operation ibid.
Fire at Enfeld-.A Female fncendiGrs
cGught.-We learned this morning, by q per-
son from Enfield, that on Wednesday night
last, about 19 o'clock, the dwelling occupied
by Mrs. Miner, near the Meeting House, was
discovered to be on FIRE, by one Of the gfe.
burning one. Mrs. Miner, with great press
ence Of mind, rushed into the room where
the fire originated, which was occupied BY
an Irish girl named Margaret Doyle. 70
awake her, but found she was not in her bed.
having, al subsequently, appeared, fred her
room and fled, taking with her some clothing
1 which was afterwards discovered in lol
near by. The upper chambeFs Of the house,
with oil the contents, were destroyed before
the fire was put out. The girl was arrested
next day. and - now lodged 10 Jail In this
city. awaiting her trial. = Hartford Cosries
/ 4. Dreadful Murder a Hadaam. - We are in
i formed BY q gentleman from Haddasn, this
inorning: that q most shocking case Of mnrder
| has just been discovered in that town. The
/ particulars which have been furnished us
are, that Ar. Jared Burr, d young mail about
% years Of age, resident Of Haddan, left
there on the Both ult on foot, for Chester
Cove, where he was to leave Ii, u vessel fof
New York. This vessel returned last week.
and on making inquiry respecting him, on
board the vessel, Il was found he had not been
on board, and nothing had been seen Of him,
which at once led 70 the snppo6iiibn that he
had been murdered. Accordingly, search
was made in the woods between IiaddannaiId
Chester, last Sunday and his body was
found covered over with dirt and leaves,
where the murderer had LEFT HIM having ar
ed two shot through his head. His pockets
had been rified of their contents. Including q
watch and about $500 in money. Two or
three individuals In Aaddam, We learn, are
suspected og the murder. but have mot vet
been arrested Hartford COissierse
MuRDER.-A, horrible murder was commit
ted near Kingston. in this County, ON Thurs
day might, 3D. inst. The circumstances, as
related 70 Us, were nearly rs follows Mr..
Cocker, Q notorious se0undrel of that neigh
borho0d. was in Kingston On that day, whom
q Mr.. Harris. and Mr.. HaErol. The matter
was for the time adin.ied. without hloodsbed;