Litchfield enquirer., 1840-07-02
kom he Cincinnati RepuSIiedn

ElishG WhatleseyS TestimsOny.-T fol. lowing statement will have more weight whn the people of the United States, than all the islanders that can be uttered from now till the election, by the whole host of office holders and office seekers, from Kendall down to the contemptible vilifiers, that peram6ulate thls country, and pour forth their billIngsgate slang, whenever they can induce an assem- blaze of Van Buren men to congregate.- MT. WhittIesey was for twelve years mem- Der of Congress, and during the whole time, was respected and esteemed by both parties. He was always regarded as one ot the most | industrious and valuable members of the House, and no intelligent man ever presum- ed to doubt his veracity:
 1 MORE VALUABLE TEsTIMoNY.-The Hon. 1 EliShd Whi1leSey recently made speech ut l Cleveland, Ohio, in the course of which he correctly observed, that no man would have been safe if he had reported the islanders of the pa1y press of this day, against Gen. liar rison curing the last war. MagnanImous and humane, no man living. said Mir. w., would go further to meet an enemy than Gen. Harrison. During the time that was with him, he was always the last one in camp who closed his eyes in sleep, the last who laid his head upon his pallet, and the 1 first who started at the beat of the reveIlle m the morn. He was ever Vigilant; and more active, energetic, business and honest man does not live than Gen. Harrison. The country now took him with the same conti- dence of success, as they did when he took command of the army, and drove from our land the savage Indians and the British foe. l Dark and ViZloinous AssassinGti0n.-On the morning of the 18th ult. about two hours be- 1 fore day, demon in human form entered the dwelling of Mir. J. l.. Graves, who was single man, approached bed in which small boy was sleeping, felt ot his face, ana left it; and then approaching the bed Of MT. him, and being satisfied of his object pulled down the bed clothes, and fired slug into his body, which nearly reached the opposite side; in this condition the wounded man leaped from his bed, and pursued his murder CT until he got out of his way, without dlscov- ering who he was. MT. Graves believed that when the cover was taken off him, that it was done by some young man in his em- ploy, and who was about getting in bed with him which mistake proved fatal to him, as he died the next morning. Suspicion is abroad, and may the villain meet his merited punishment.-Pulaski (Oh;o) Republican. Dreadful Rerenge-We mentioned some
  sweetheart, without stating the particulars It seems that Mir. Johnson had, for years, paid his addresses to the young lady, though in opposition to the will of her parents. At length he proposed but Miss Orr, though manifestly fond of him, declared her deter imitation never to marry against her parents consent. Johnson was of a Vindlctlve tcm- perament, and to revenge himself on the pa- rents, he invited Miss Orr to accompany him in walk to grove, about half mile from her fathers house, where he perpetrated the bloody tragedy, by first sabbing her through the body with long and sharp knife, and then cutting her throat. He then returned to Mir. Orr's house with the bloody knife in his hands, where he stated what he had done, and disappeared before he could be arrested. This is said to be a true statement of the dreadful affair.-Phil Gag.
 "Genernl Harrison" says the editor ot the American Sentinel in the humber of the l2th inst, "is not our choice for the Presidency. To this declaration he appends this just sen timent-" He who writes or endorses the asser- tion that Gen. Harrison was always cow ard, always a foe to the people, always as ra- paciOus as Vcrres and as INFAMOUS AS AR NoLD," deserves the scorn und reproduction of every community in which the grateful re- membrance of generous deeds is not a dam- ming crime." There are few,we are willing to believe among the partizans of Van Buren, except certain venal dependents of his favor, who would not agree with the editor of the Sentinel in this opinion. Miserable indeed must be the cause which has no other trust than the circulation ot indecent and mali cious falsehood.-N. Y. American.
 Col. J. w. Brocn, of Tecumsek.-The ac- cession of this gentleman to the Whig ranks, has produced the utmost panic among the lo- co focos of Michigan. Col. BROWN has al- ways occupied the highest seat in the tenn pic of the party, and, for many years, has enjoyed the universal confidence of the Pres- ident and Heads of Department at Washing ton. He has long held office under the Gen. eral Government. He was land receiver for many years, and is now one of the U. s. Marshals. He was also honored, few weeks since. with the appointment of Visitor to the Military Academy at West Point, but declined the appointment, and for most OK. cellent reasons. A Harrison meeting having been held at Tecumseh. Col. B. was called upon by committee to attend. He did so 1; and in defining his position he said :-
 "You may have seen my appointment as one of the Visitors to West Point. consider it highly honorable, and received flatter- ing letter from the Secretary of War. It is a trip of all others l should like 10 take.- But know this party well, and they will ex- pect me to pay aoelI for the honor, by acarm and hearty support 9f VGm Buren, SUJ 1reosu- rv and all. As cannot take all this bitter with little s,ceet, have declined the honor, and hope to meet you all at Fort Meigs:" Detroit Advertiser.