Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-03
THE ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, FEB'Y 8, 1s42.

CoNGREss.-The House of Representatives, during almost the whole of the past week. has been kept in feverish state of excitement by MT. John 0. Ad- ans. He seems to throw more fre.brands into the House than all the other members. The Southern braggarts are constantly throwing out threats of a "dissolution ofhe Union," but the moment north ern suggests such a thing, and presents petition for the purpose, the whole south is thrown into a blaze, and Ferries of "treachery" at once rased- Though we are by no means in favor of dissolution and would deplore it great evil 10 the ma ton we do hope that hereafter when the Southern mem. bers talk about and threaten such event, that the Northern members will meet them with the same cry, ard see how the South will cover under it.-- Men of the most courage not often great boasters
 Bankrupt Bill not Repealed.-We are glad the Sen ate have put this question for the present. On Friday the final vote was taken in the Senate, and the question upon repeal decided by the following vote:
 Yeos-Messrs. Allen, Archer. Bnyord, Benton. Bu chanan, Calhoun, Fulton, Grnh0m, King, Linn Me Roberts, Morehedd, Pierce, Prenhss, RiUes, Sevier Smith of G., Sturgeon, Tappan, Woodbury, Wright, Yonng-22
 Nays. -Messrs. Barrow. Bates, Berrien, Chonte, Clay of Xiv, Clayton. Evans, Henderson, Hunting ton Kerr, Manpnm. Merrck. Miller. Phelps, Por'er, Simmons Smith of Ia: Sonrhard, Talmadge, Walk, er White, WHhams Woodbridge-23.
 Locos in iialics-two.
 Absenf.-Preston (whie) and Mouton (loro) paired off Messrs. Dixon (whig) and Bagby and Cuthbert (locos) were also absent.
 License Question.-At the called Town Meeting of this town, Saturday last, more than 500 freemen being in attendance. some of whom however did not all s,onld ho nl. lowed to retail ardent spirits and wine" the present year, was decided in the negative, as follows: Yeas 23l-Nays 256-majority agains, universal license g. This is in accordance with the vote the sec ond Monday of January; and our Town Records show the singular fact of two votes for the same purpose in the same month.
 Middleowp, last week, passed a general license by lhe vote of 299 to 297.
 New Haven and Hartford by very small votes, Ii. censed all electors to retail.
 Brigade Court Mariial-During the past week, commencing on Tuesday and closing on Saturday, one of these august assembages has been in session in this village. It was convoked by the Brigadicr General o the 9th Brigade, for the trial of sundry off cers of the 18th regiment for dsordery conduct and disobedience of orders at the officers review last fall The Court presented certainly very imposing ap- pearance-composed as it was of some dozen fine looking officers in full uniform. But the proceedings were any thing but interesting to "looker on."-- The questions of the Judge Advocate, and the an. swers thereto by the witnesses, having to be taken in writing, verbatim, the progress was necessarily ve. rv slow and tedious. What the result of the various trials is will not be known until transmitted to the Captain General for his approval or disnpproval.- Col. Wm N Reid was President of the Court, and E. C. Bacon, Esq. Judge Advocate.
 7rial and Conpiciion cf CoA.-The trial of John c. Colt for the murder of Samuel Adams commenced in New-York on Il c 18th of January, and continued :il Saturday last, when at o'clock P M. it was committed to the jury. The jury remained out until ? o'clock on Sunday morning, when they again re- turned into Court with verdict of Gully of Murdtr, Ten of the jury were agreed immediately the other two in the course of the night. The trial excited un- usual in,erest-,he Court room and all the avenues to il being crowded during the whole time of the trial. which was indeed augmented towards the close.- After the examination of witnesses was closed and the counsel began to sum up the case, Mir. Emmett, of counsel for Colt, came with detailed siate- men, from Colt, which could not be considered as testimony but intended for effect upon the jury, con- fessing as to the killing ef Adoms and all the details subsequent 10 it, proved before the Court, but con- veying the idea that it was done in sef-defence.- The jury, however, thought otherwise, but that ii was deliberate mnrdeT-and 80 thought the great mass of listeners to the trial and those who nave read the evidence.
 The Girard Bank, of Philadelphia, another Of Gen. Jackson's pets, bursted last week. It had large capital The stock has been very much depreciated for some time, and :s bills are a large discount The Bank of Pennsylvania has also had run, but SD far has met all its liabilities.
 0r We understand that the Rev. CHARLES WADs- WORTH, recently of this town, we'll known to many ot the readers of the Enquirer for his poetca conrbu- tions under the signature of Sedey. has received and accepted cal to the pastoral charge ot the ond Presbyterian Church date Dr. Tuckers) in Troy. NY.
 A letter writer in one of the New York papers, un- der date of the 18th January. gives the following statement of Q circumstance in which one Oi our congressman figured conspicuOusly:
 "A rencontre took place on the avenue .his morn ing between two members ot Congress; MT. ". B Campbell, of Tennessee, and MT. Boardman, of Con. necticut The difficulty was small matter, and will be various and probably contradictory versions o the circumstances published, it may be well 10 state the facts as they actually occurred.
 "Yesaerday, in the House, Mr. Campbell, m con veEsatiOn with MT. Ridgway of Ohio, remarked m subsane that the conduct of the northern wings on aha nIahiaef nhalifi0n and uniuS1