Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-04-14

the facts have come to the department, eve
ry precoution seems to have been taken, and
there is no reason to attach blame to any
one. The Mississippi has been despatched
to render aid.-N. Y. Tribune.
MR. GlDDINGs.
A meeting Of 'citizens without distinction
of party was held last evening ut Washing.
ton Hotel to express their opinions relative
to the censure Of Mr.. Giddings by the House
Of Representatives. About $50 persons were
present. Stephen Allen. ESQ. was elected
Chairman, and Charles King, w. c. Bryant,
w. l.. Stone, Theo. Sedgwick, Esq. and 9th.
ers Vice. Presidents. A series of resolutions
declaring the general freedom of opinion
and censuring the House for censuring Mr..
GIddingS, was introduced and passed after
pertinent remarks by Mr.. Fessendcn. A
motion was made to send a copy to Congress.
On this motion Mr.. c. c. Burleigh Of Phila-
delphia spoke for some TIME. In the course
OF his remarks he read the resolutions intro.
duced by Mr.. Giddings. and went on to JUS.
sity them. After speaking for some time on
the fourth resolution, and in violent dcnun.
citation Of slavery and slave. holders, he was
called the to order by the Chair; but he
went on speaking amid cries of 'order,'
called him to order, and directed him to stop
unless he spoke to the motion to send copies
OF the resolutions to Congress. He was go.
ing on, when loud and repeated cries Of
question !'quesiion' drowned his voice.
The motion was put and carried. A motion
was made 10 adjourn :amid tumultuOus cries
OF no. no. 'ndjourn,' 'adjOurn,' &c. the
motion was put aud declared carried-tho'
lwo'lhirds ct the meeting voted 'no, no ! at
the top Ut their voices. The President and
e-Prcsidcnts left their seats, and Mr.. Bur:
leigh went on speaking through cries Of
shame go homc,' &c. The room becaI1e
quiet, ana he had spoken for some twenty
minutes, when the gas was turned oil, and
the speaker forced IL desist. The room was
then rclghted, and d. Fairbanks, Esq. said
that he greatly dcplored the course pursued
by MIR. Burlcigh, Cheers and hisses.) II.
Dresser, Esq. said he came to the meeting as
an Abolitionist, but he believed the course ot
Mr.. Burlcigh would injure and disgrace the
cause ofthe Liberty Party in the city, (cries
Of THAT can't be done - Burleigh,' go
home'-cheers and hisses) He disavowed
all responsibility for tho proceedings, (crics
Of 'he's right good and 'gammon.) y
Mr.. Burleigh said he had remained in the
city two or three days at the request Of the
Abolitlonists on purpose to attend this meet
ing. While he was speaking the room
persed in general colsfusion.-N. Y Tribune.
Upon the return Of Hon. ]. r. Giddings, a
meeting Of his constituents without dislinc.
ton Of party was held.at Warren, Trumbull
Co., Ohio. Mr.. Giddings made q long
speech in explanation of his doings. Rcso.
lutions were passed approving his couls 81, de.
cIaring the right Of free speech and opinion
and asking Mr.. Giddings to allow his name
TO be presented for reelection.
HORRORS OF INDIAN WARFARE.
The Commercial publishes the following
letter, from which the nature Of the enemy
our troops in Florida have to encounter, may
be seen. The occurrences alluded ~ we
have before noticed.
Fort WHITE, E. F., March lG, ls42.
About the Gath of last month party Of
the rcd devils attacked a Mr.. Tillis's fami.
iy, IN his absence, about thirty miles from
this fort, shot his wife down in tine yard,
stabbed young lady, shot an arrow into
each OF his children, and, after plundering
the house retired.
AS soon as news was brought me repair
ed to the spot, with what force could mus.
ter, for portion Of my command was scour-
ing the hammocks west Of the Suwanee riv.
er, and found the mother and one child dead
a little boy OF six years old, shot through
with an arrow, but alive; little girl, Of a.
oout seven, with an arrow sticking from her
pack; poor little boy, two and a half
years old. with one sticking from his left
breast, and the young lady stabbed twice,
once on each side, nearly under the arm,
and apparently with butcher knife, plung.
ed up to the handle.
had taken our surgeon along. The last
little boy died under the operation of ex-
tracing the arrow; the little girl died the
next day. The arrow was extracted, but the
barbed iron remained immovably fixed in
the back lone.
a little babe. three weeks old, had been
overlooked by the savages. Just imagine all
these in one house, and fancy my feelings in
seeing them suffer. can see and assist at
cutting men up, but not little innocent chill.
dren; for O time felt like woman
Strange rs it may appear, think that the
young lady and the boy, the arrow from
whose body was pulled through, will recov.
or. ALI the rest were dead who were injur.
ed. ~ 80 - - -.
Again. (since,) woman, hear the natural
bridge. when stopping to dip water, had an
arrow shot by an Indian about fifteen PAGES
of, through her frock and out through her
bonnet. She fled for her life and escaped.
Again. four days after the first occurrence.
an old lady, named Ogsby. sent her son 20
grind some meal; he fell in with another
young man. and seeing smoke proceed from
the d'reciion OF MS mothers, they proceeded
IN that direction, aud saw the ward full of
IN a..