Litchfield enquirer., 1842-12-08

ana presented to us again. EnlS EXcnequeE system is the progeny of Riddle, and the substitute for the defunct National Bank, aud the new contrivance to put the credit and revenues of :he United States in the hands of the men of the party who plunder- cd widows, orphans, men, citizens, foreign CTS, nations, states, rail roads,canals, and To- cal hunks, of about one hundred millions of dollars, and which hundred millions they would have plundercd from the Govern ment and people Of the United States, had tt not bceN tOV the Jackson's vetoes and re- mOval of the deposites, and Van Buren's uncot1promising hostility to National Bank."
 Respectfully. gentlemen, your friend and
 THOMAS H. BENTON.
 TIE LArIMER CAsE.-The recent Slave Case in BostOn-the release of LatimeT from prison, and the refusal of the Court to sur render him to the claimant, Mr. Gray-has produced its natural reaction in Norfolk, where the parties belong. The Norfolk Herald breaks out into the strongest express sions of indignation and threatening, viz; Abolitionism TfiumphGnt-The Constitution and the Rights of the Southern StGtes Tronpled ia the Dust, in the City of Boston Jour townsman, Mr. James B. Gray. returned home yesterday morning, after long har- rassing and expensive attendance on the course of Justice C ) in the lG,c lOring city of Boston, in the hope of having his runa- way slave, Geo. Latimer, restored to him but all to no purpose. He has been defrau- ded of his property by mockery of justice and forms of law twisted and contrived to defeat all his efforts to obtain his just rights.
 MT. Gray's case brings the "vexed ques- tion'' between the north and the south to it's ultimatun. His slave eloped from him, and he pursued him to Boston, where he found him, and produced the required proof of his ownership: according to the express autho- rity of the Constitution he had right to take him away without further let or moles- tation. But no! He was withheld from him upon some frivolous plea, which was to have been investigated on Monday last; but in the interim. the sheriff, who was we'll disposed at first to support the Constitution and do his duty fearlessly, was intimidated and overawed by the fanatical spirit which ruled the hour, and he gave orders to his deputy, the jailor who had the slave in charge to release him-adding that if he was not released by such an hour, he would dismiss the tailor from his office.
 Thus then the compact between the states
 
 upon an application, by the party aggrieved to the Supreme Court of the United States, for redress against the State of Massachu. sets, to the full amount of his loss and da- mage, his claim shall be rejected, the fede. ral compact which binds these states toge- ther in one Federal Union, will be to all in. tents and purposes dissolved!
 The writer proceeds to say that the case will not be permitted to pass, but that the power of the federal Constitution will be tested. We hope SO. The sooner the questions involved can be judicially settled the better for all parties.-N. Y. 0bssreer.
 ATTEMPT TO BR1BE THE SRERIFT.-At the last meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the High Sheriff of this city and county, submit- ted tho following letter. enclosing $l.OOO, which he received during the confinement of Colt in the prison awaiting his execution.
 ."Should you do what is herein requested, another sum exactly equal to that enclosed, shall be sent to you on Saturday, 18th Nov., l642. The undersigned has no acquaintance with Colt, nor with any of his relations or friends. Pure benevolence and humanity have induced me to offer you the enclosed sum on condition that you decline and post. tirely refuse to hang CoA. This you can con- do on the score of humanity, ,and that we have no right to take the life of a fellow being. On the score that two of the jury who tried him were first ot the opinion that it was only manslaughter. On the score that the Chancellor ought to have granted writ of error to the Court of Errors (the Sc. nate.) On the score of an improper bias, set been created by the large and small pa. pers of the city against him. On the score that the republican doctrine is not to hang, but to imprison for life in capital cases. On the score that in all human probability the law enacting hanging for any offence will this winter be repeared. On the score that Gov. Bouck will, as he has declared, pardon Colt, Gov. Bouck's opinions being we'll as. certained on this point. There are many reasons which, in the haste of the moment, the undersigned is unable to write but, sir, come out, and like General Jackson, take upon yourself the responsibility construe the laws and your duty as you understand them, and refuse to hang Colt.
 You will thereby lay up for yourself in future life the pleasing reflection of having saved from destruction human being un- justly condemned, and receiving the thanks and meet the full appreciation and entire ap. proval of the whole of the Bar, of the Vice Chancellor and the Judges. If you take the step recommended. you will receive the ap- plause of the people, and of the party. and of the whole community. Popular feeling now runs high in favor of the prisoner.
 w. w. w."
 Aid. Davis hoped the letter of the Sheriff, and the anonymous letter. would be referred to the same committee who were now inves. tigating all the occurrences connected with the suicide of Colt This course was eventu-