Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-01-02

1aai JhsA cid. sith N sxpsosaa d great Pssolu.
tian, knew perfectly well what the result would
b; bue TkGS nahAsv de tk9a Be sfase.
"And what did you think oft that sentiment, thus
expressed" said the traveller;
For momsnt he hepitated, for the stage coach
was filed with Southern gentlemen, and It might
be inpvssdeSt, in the presence OF the ch'valFy OF
the South, to express approval OF such sentiment
He hesitnfed but Tor . moment and gathering ms
energies Tor effort Of great moral courage, ne
said, eel must confess that in my judgment, II is
a noble sentiment by whomsoeyer uttered, and
could not refrain from honcEing the man for H.
For q moment there was perfect silence in the
stage coach; and then the embarrassing subject
was dropped, by a sudden change of the cOnversa-
ton. The Rev. Mr.. TorTey feels the sublimity Of
this sentiment. He has practically given utter
encouragement TO those who would rather die than
be slaves. And for this, his impvssdewee, he IL
now suffering, and for years probably must endure
the greatest Of earthly woes the desOlation OF his
home, the prossration Of all his hopes, and thus
may he inger, till with an impaired constitution,
he 10 hurried to untimely grave. These are the
victims we are immolatng upon the altar OF slave"
~. These are the sacrifices we are Offering IN the
temple Of this modern DagOn. There are but about
two hundred thousand shareholders in these United
States and yet these few shareholders, 90 contemp.
tible IN point Of numbers, are driving to unpaid
toll, two millions and half Of their fellow men
and are keeping whole nation OF twenty millions
of people in continual turmoil and trouble; and
are making the very name Of an American BY |
word and Kissing throughout Christendom. 1t
10 too much-altogether too much to be patiently
endured. Meanwhile, let us bespeak on behalf OF
this much abused and unfortunate man, the tervent
prayers of every friend Of freedom, and every fol-
lower Of Christ.--.N T. EvGngefsf.
Sentence Of Rer. Charles r. 7orey.-We learn |
from the BALTIMORE Patriot that on Saturday last
the Court pronounced ITS final judgment in the case
Of Torrey. The motion in arrest Of judgment was |
denied, and it was held that the three indictments
under which he had been convicted were all val. |
id. His Counsel asked permission Of the Court, in |
obedience to his (Torreys) request. that he might
not be publicly sentenced, which was granted, and
the sentence was privately communicated to him |
As follows: On the 1st indictment. confinement in
the Penitentiary from December %, 1874. to April
2. 1sl7 on the End indictment, until April 2, ls.
20 on the 3D. indictment, until April 2, 1851
This Monday is the day assigned for his removal
to the Pententiary.
Important Tsials-Fairbank and Mics WEB.
sfcr.-The cases Of these persons, who have been
confined in the Lexington (Ky.) Jail for the last
three months, on the charge Of abducting slaves
on the 18th inst. in the Circuit Court ofthat Coun
ty, Judge Buckner on the Bench. Fairbank hav.
ing no Counsel, Wm B. Kinhead was appointed by
the Court to defend him. His case was continued,
on account of the absence Of a material witness,
until the March term of the Court. The case Of
Miss Webster was then taken up, her Counsel be-
ing Messrs. Combs, johnson and Shy. The accu.
sed was arraigned and plead mot guilty. A jury
was obtained with difficulty, and out Of "a jury
men FIRST called, there was but one who had not
made up his opinion in the case. The trial was to
proceed on the 10th.
Delia We5sser Conuicsed.-The Louisville
Courier Of Dec. "a says: ave learn from Lexing.
ton. that the Jury in the Of the Commonwealth
%. Della Webster. returned verdict Of guilty. and
two years. imprisonment in the Penitentiary.-
The trial Of FAIRBANx was to commence yesterday.
No doubt was entertained ofhis conviction"
The London Times, which has heretofore lost
no opportunity Of designating American monetary
and political affairs. has published two or three
sound articles upon the recent political news from
the United States. After explaining the mode of
electing the President, the Times says:
The surprise, and we must add, the apprehen.
sions and regret which this event will produce in
Europe, are increased by the fact that ii is the
great States Of New York, Pennsylvania, and Vir.
ginia, which has turned the scale.
OfMr Polk we know nothing, except that he has
achieved triumph over the most respected man
in the Union, although he was scarcely more known
in that Union, few months ago, than he now is in
Europe.
With the single exception Of the tariff question,
on which he 10 pledged to a more liberal CONNER
call policy than his opponent, his election to this
important Office 10 the triumph Of every thing that
10 worst over everything that is good in the United
States.
If Mr.. Polk adheres to the pledges under which
his electors are likely to raise him to the chair, he
is pledged to foreign war.
What we chiefly deplore ON the present occasion
Is the defeat Of those men who were most ;abc and
most willing to have labored to restore the nanci-
al and political credit Of their country.
In speaking Of Mr.. Polk, the Times says:
Instead Of Mr.. Polk being raised to the Presiden.
ey. the Presidency 10 lowered to the standard ofMr.
Polk. Nay more, whilst the President continues
to exercise powers which, though temporary, do
In some respects exceed the powers Of the king Of
England, his personal importance may sink him !
very low in comparison with that Of members Of
his own cabinet. although he. and not they, 10 the
practical head Of the Government. Such was the
contrast between Mr.. Webster and MIR. Tyler
Such will now be the contrast between Mr.. CAL
houn and the now President elect.
Rec. mfr. FairchiM-It is stated that Rev. Mr..
Joy II. Fairchild has concluded to be tried before
the Municipal Court, Boston, under the indictment
found by the grand jury for the county of Suffolk
1t il understood that Mr.. Rantoul 10 engaged as his
COUNSEL II ia said he has succeeded in procuring
evidence highly favorable to his own side of the
question.
The Rev. J. p. Thompson, Pastor Of the Chapel
street Congregational Church in this city, and
popular preacher, We learn has had tempting cali
to the Broadway Tabernacle, New York. He has.
however, concluded to remain with his eongrega-
ton in this city.-N III Palladium.