Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-03-04

I Aiming the western members Of Congress therearr
romance. Many Of them ate men WHO have endured
poverty and hardship, in the most appnlline ioE,ns.
but m indOmtable energy has carried them through
ali One OF these members. Mr. Casey, " Illinois.
the present Congress, called TO the Chair: wheh abe
kaosse has' gone into Committee OF The Whole. A
correspondent Of the Lowell Courier, gives the FOL.
lowing sketch Of this gentleman: q. 1hc.s IL
"Mr. Casey was born 10 Georgia and raised in
Tennessee. Al the age Of II, he married: One
year afterwards, with a small family, consisting Of
wife and one child. while Illinois was territory. he
set FORTH with all he bad Of goods and chasrs slowed
in pack about as big as = two bushel basket, his
wife BY his side his child in her arms. his pack
his back, and on his lips these words: Ciile wife,
have fUrty,seven dollars in cash; and heart
don'tyoa be down p The mouth, for am going to be
somsbody." Twentythree. years ago be landed in
tied in Jee ron County, sboUs hall way between the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers There were then but
five families within fifty miles Of him.. ST. Louis, one
there was a store. With his own hands he built his
Loo CABIN and in the sweat Of his brow providedlhe
wherewith 10 feed and clo,he himself and his family
period the change in the state Of lAsis has been
great has been in the condition Of this early ad
ven.urer. He was first called to represent his neigh
into the Senate. He was immediately called TO pre-.
side over that body, which continued to do for four
years. He was next Lieut.. Governor Of the State
four years. and afier!h he was called ohe station
he occupies, eight years agy Da.rine the whole
period Of eight years including one extra session Of
Congress, he has never been absent from the House
hut day and half and tibet was for the purpnse al
going to New. Yosk. a Journey which (hna riding
with hm at the time) persuaded him to make tor his
health. Mr.. Casey's influence in lbe House is equal
it, Of Indiana Crazy Of Michigan and many othef
western members, are like MIR. Casey se!f'nade mta.
There is much justice in the following comment Of
'he Albany 5oS;nal upon the failure VI the PennsyL
H.. ~.
10 And this too, IL another Of the hitter fruits of Ven
Burnisn,. The United States Bank, until sort It
the People, fer,ilzipg the soil e9nalzinR the currency.
and exalting the nation. But Van Burenisn, has con.
verted oil these blessings into curses. The wretched
WA me Denn rnG inc
The Bank and the Administration collapse simulla-
neolsly. i has been q =" Kilkenny Cat war The
Bank and Van Biresl have gone down together. 40
be remembered only anlOng the past misiortunes Of
our county" u 'Hlul3l !iei. 43F -A la3gu lG;
GREAT FRr AT MAxAsgEz, r, R.-.ws learn from
Gs M.Sa. Of s Ss ss AIMED i've
the entire town Of Aayauez consisting Of about COO
buildings, was consumed by FIRE. L eolnmenced
abost A. ~, and continued to rage with great fury
until every building within its reach was consumed
there being no means OF stopping il. Theirs was
great ecAatOn among tie habitanis and very lit,e
property was saved except by the Americans belong
almost to man. The loss has been variousIy est
mated 1T from two 70 four millions Of doilars. -
a3o''oo4"t' -"1~'Hs' MY. EspNess. n
-tsl...a -,EE g14if9G-.j "a. A.of tsr.y,.c
"A man named Williams, who was committed to |
the jail OF Pike county, Illinois, for having shat and
killed another men, recently sent Tor his wife and
children under the pretenee Of desire 70 see them:
He ets his wife throat shon after her entrance the
jail. end then his OWN % they survived only Gfew
minutes il is Supposed that he intended % murder
HE children also had not tho cries Of the woman, BY
alarming the jailor induced him 10 despatch himself
before he had carried his plan Into full effect,