Litchfield enquirer., 1842-03-17

COuk9o government lntGnUSO
After receiving oil the legal assistance they deemed
requisite. the government satisfied that, by the
law Of this country, there was no authority TO bring
the persons who had escaped in the Creole to trial tor
mutny or murder, even TO detan them in custody.
Instructions had accordingly been sent out for their
liberation, unless should appear that there was any
colonial law under which they could be brought to
trial. He was not, however, aware OF the existence
Of any such law.
Lord Denman said he believed that the whole Of
Westminster Hall were unanimous that the law OF
England furnished no of delivering up the per-
SONS who had escaped in the Creole. The noble
lord quoted the opinions Of Lord Coke and, in late
years Of Sir c. Wetherall, to the same effect and
said that would be indeed desirable If there were
an International law giving power to surrender
criminals; but such a law could only rest upon the
presumption that the laws Of all nations
able. and he feared the nefarious traffic in slaves
would stand very much in the way OF any such ar
rangement.
Lnrd Campbell said he should not have spoken on
the subject, but that an opinion had been attributed
chief justice, which opinion he had never given He
was OF opinion that the American government had
no power to demand that those men should be given
up, and that, it such demand were made, there was
no power by the municipal law Of England to COM
ply with it.
Lord Cottenham and the Lord Chancellor gave
similar opinions, and Lord Brongham said that the
Lord Ahinger.
Lord Broughum then withdrew his motion, and
their ordships adjourned.
A bin was found on the third of February, by the
Grand jury Of the Central Criminal Court, at the Old
Bailey, London, against Alexander Barring, now Ba-
ron Ashburton, Francis Barring. and Humphrey Mil.
may, on an Indictment preferred bv Thomas Kinder.
The Indictment charged the defendants with con.
spracy TO bride certain members Of the legislature Of
foreign state (Mexico it undersiood) to pass
bill to prevent foreigners holding land there, in order
to deprive the prosecutor, one Thomas Kinder, Of the
and the defendant. The recorder, when the bill was
presented, nmated that it was a case in which that
court, in his opinion, had no jurisdiction. 1t has
since been removed into the Court Of Queens Bench.
CoNGREss.-The President transmitted message
to Congress on the 9Th inst calling attention to the
miserable condition Of the Treasury, accompanied
by statement from Secretary Forward setting forth
the resources and liabilities of his department.
The Committee on Manufactures ore said to be
actively engaged in maturing Tariff Bill which will
be soon sent to the House.
The Exchequer Bill in the Senate, and the Appor.
tionment Bill in the House, are to come up for dis.
cusson next week. and the business Of the nation it
is hoped will progress with more rapidi,y that has
thus far during the present session.
GrWe publish in another column the proceedings
Of the Liberty" convention held at the Town Room
on the 10th inst. 1t will be that the loco focos,
finding themselves in the majority in the convention,
took the "lberty" to convert what was intended as
nopary gathering into radical loco foco meeting;
and instead Of nominating candidates for the egisla.
ture, had been agreed they forced through Sc, Of
obnoxious resolutions and adjourned sine die. The
wings present were Of course disguised with the
reachcry ofthe leaders in the meeting, and refused
to vote the resolutions considering them as direct.
ly insulting TO the chairman Of the convention and all
others in attendance of like political faith If loco
focoism can make any thing out Of such per6dy they
are welcome toit-
Locofocoisna hostile to the Protection Of Domestic In
d~stry-The following resolution was introduced in.
to the legislature Of Massachusetts theate session
and passed by vote Of l7s yeas and s6 nays:''
Resolved. That the time has now arrived, when
the exgences OF the Government, and the interests
OF the people demand radical revision Of the
nue. laws-and regard it as the imperative duty Of
Congress to encourage domestic industry, by the as
sessment OF specific discriminating duties
The vote by which the above resolution was adop-
ted was almost strictly party one. OF the l7s yeas
l73 were wings and only loco focos. OF the s6 nays
"a were loco focos and only wings. Let the free.
men Of Connecticut look at this vote of state as
deeply interested in the protection Of domestic indus.
try as any in the union and they will not fail to see
that their prosperity depends very much upon the
success Of the whgs-,he true friends of the farmer
and the manufacturer. The loco foco party have as
sumed the ground Of hostility to governmental pro-
lection to American manufactures in order to secure
to their leaders the support Of the slave holding
states Is such party entitled to the support Of the
freemen of The north
0drIf the abolitionsts, through their separate or.
CARNATIONS. should be the occasion of loco foco
majority in our state legislature and Of the election Of
loco foco Senator to Congress, they will be answer.
able for all the consequences which would flow from
such result which would be to throw the influence
Of Connecticut SO far into the hands Of party who
claim to be "she natural allies Of The soutb" Let all
the true friends Of the slave examine well their posi-.
ton before they indirectly aid the friends of gag laws
to return To power.
New- I7ampshire.-Th annual election took place
in the Granite State on Tuesday Of last week. Hen
ry Hubbard, fedesalst Of the Hartford Convention
school, was the candidate of the modern democratic
and elected of course. He pledged agains. Pro,ec-
tion to Home Industry.
1drWe understand that Harmon Il. Romeyn ESQ.
Of New-York, has addressed the citizens Nsw.Mi.
ford Kent and West Cornwall on the subject OF the
Tariff and the necessity Of Protecting Domestic In.
dnstry. He will also speak to-day Thursday at
Falls Village, on Friday at Wnsted, and on Saturday
at New-fIartford. Next week he will speak on
Monday at Wolcottville. on Tuesday at the Court
House in Ltchfeld, on Wednesday q. Plymouth, on
Thursday at Woodbury., and on Friday at Washing.