Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-01-30

HishtaSecufed to us by our glorious CONSTITUTION.
Let ne time be lost in showing to the world our
eiblg ifs3Ceannse this gross fraud on human lib
erty u .ss4fis sa. A NEW ENGLANDER.
so e 'as' sCoffespoudence Of The Tribune. 9ze.
.ss, h; Washington, Jan. Is, ls4J.
We have had some great guns to-day on the AN
naxatisn d Texas. Gen. promgooie opened the
debate and rather denounced Mr.. Ingersolls intro.
ductien Of The rejected Treaty. He supported
Annex6tion - state.
Ms. BARNARD of New York followed in an able
speech agaiRet annsxation-
Bntthe great speech Of the day was MT. 40
ans. The several allusons 70 a.m hnaiiy nrongnt
hiu,,up lie proved that the difference between
hisnvcuosition to purchase Texas and this one to
Annex was simply the difference between pur-
chase a,Sf burglary. Besides, Texas was then free
new it: il Slave Territory. Al motion was made
by. Mr.. Holmes. Of South Carolina, to allow Mr..
Adansxshat time he wanted; but when ms hour
expired The yielded the foor. saying that he asked
Iasas e happy to day as 70 be in the House
when Mr Adams rose, and in short hour he de-
molishcll azithe miserable falacies and historical
hlunders ct the spouters and drivelers who have
been laboring for weeks to defend the proposed a.
h0naination. The movement when he began, and
the rnsk for places around him. showed that his
poweris % thoroughly felt and the interest in his
SEos7ssas strong as ever; and his voice, and Hla~
ner and matter. gave equal evidence that his mind
10 as@tEong and his assault AZ terrible a. when,
yearsago. heoften alone rolled back tisc onset Of
the combined legions Of Slavery and LOcofocoism.
"TAouyh old and full oETeafs. yet his eye is not
din, nor his natural force aAated. Every SEN
tenca Of his speech to day was an important addi-
zion 10 the history Of the diplomacy Of the cyai-
nd world. Under his exposure Of the ignorance
md dishonesty II the advocates. Of Annexatiea.
acne bnt fools were shameless, though they are
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AsAD SrrRrr AT THE SouTH.-Thc New Or
leans. Picayuae of the 10th Inst says:
,.sirhirteeu ffesmep Of color. who came here on
boarsipf vessels from the Free States Of the Union
wersty Yesterday placed in confinement by the Sc.
coHd Municipality police, in pursuance OF the act
fosAaing free persons of color TO come within the
limits Of the State. Such an impairment inteffe-
renee with our internal laws as that Of which
Massachusetts has been guilty. but tends to m
crfaseaiStlaace onthe part OF our police IN these
matters
The Charleston Mercury in an article respect
;ingsthe late mission from Massachusetts,. says:
;" For ourselves weNvere. at the time, Of the Q.
Tinion expressed by the New Orleans Courier in
the case az Mr.. Habhard. that he was . proper
subject for the city police and should have been ta-
ken up Immediately and put in the guard house.
a. an enemy to the peace and good order of The
city. Bat svechose net to interfere, deeming the
matter safe in the hasds Of the authorities. IL
Massachusetts, sends another such agent here, he
lhswill net be likely 70 fare % we'll We are .
,peaceable people in ,Chafleston, but get vexed
:.semstiInes aud can'tstand every thing" rs asl
Eyom he Nssc .Osleans Picayssne, Jam. 10.
IL 10 now ascertained thst President Jones has
revoked Gen. Dnf Green's recognition a. public
.agent. vsrious conjectures have been INDUCED %
60 the cause Of this extreme me*sure-some Of
them quite derogatoryt to che diplomatic acumenof
the United States functionary, and others little
lass equivocal in their import. The Texan Presi-
dent, fer GONE reason or othes--whether Of per-
sonal or political charactef- because Gen.
Green insinuated menace % bride 70 his Excel
lency, as the runors have it-has seen Ct to repel
all further intercourse with him. Be the reason
iof.this conduct what il may. Janr pos Of some
sort has been made, which, seen through the me.
dunn Of surmise and exaggeration, locls ugly and
bodingip high degree. s., - yyav
DEPRECIATION n THE COMMERCIAL
We announce, with equal surprise and regret, q
sesious defalcaiio1 in the Teller's department Of
the Cormarcial Bank. IA Official publication on
che subject will be found in our columns. The
Teller A. Hamilton Loveit. has been in the en-
high in the Confidence Of the Directors. and in the
estimation ot his fellow citizens generally. The
Irst notice Of the defalcation was conveyed to the
Directors in letter from Buffalo, received on Tues
day evening. An examination was Immediately
enleredintS. and, while the investigation was In
progress yesterday, IL was found that Mr.. Lovett
had pistol loaded. capped and cooked in hspockek
To guard against IN attempt IL the
pistol was taken from him, and after . while be
made f1 eonfession Of his guilt, and Of the means
to which he had resorted in order to escape detec
tiop. The defalcation commenced i've years since,
and grew st of speculaiions in -four. lottery tick
eta, and other operations Of the kind In order 10
make good his account. when examined By the
COMMITTEES Of the Directors appointed for that pur-
pass, Mfr. Lovett was in the habit Of abstractfhg
suffcienf funds from the large packages af monsy
lying in the Bank, and belonging 10 the State %
caher Banks The whole amount az TIE eefalcafion
i e34.445. Dir. Lovetts hail are good Egr $4,000
of the amount. and he has himself msde an assiga-
sent to the Bank II his personal effects to Ms
amount Of two OF three thousand more. The &C.
fnal les 10 the Bank viii therefore be about 9s2-
600. To meet this there b . Surplus On hand a
very neasly that amount, out Of which the Diree-
tors were about to declare and pay Q ssmi-annusi
dividend efSour per cent On the fsf Of next March
By withholding the dividend the defalcation win
ee made gaed without any loss to the Capital 81
ne Bank. As soon e the investigation was con.
cinae1, NJ. fevcli was handed over 70 the ShssE,
IN whase oassa9y Ne remains. -.aB. Ere. 1osg.
80 M IL ---- ~ - ~ "a 4
A clerk q one n the Banks d Ds,Eoit has Oh |