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

IN land Of civilization, and all parties feel to rem
der their grateful thanks tothe Author Of oil Good
for this marveIloas dispsnsaiiOn q his Prevalence.
THE ELoQUENCE OF FACT.
Eom Me Nc Y. TSSbsme.
A short time since, for the sake. probably, Of
shilling, or less, rum seller furnished man
= P;ttsSeld. the fathes of an interesting little
family. with the means Of intoxication; and when
thus deprived Of his senses in the evening. he
law down on tho Railroad, and was Crushed to
death, The citizens reused to Indignation, At
once called public meeting to adopt measures
more eaectually to prevent the sale Of sueh ilq-
~ ~ learn nom lis pi,ts6eld papers that Gov.
fSs,,..S With iii accustomed phlanthropys warns
Is svmpslhized wish tho afflicted family; and At
a. Ssaattuo 1iter abiding ia most touching mani
rer to IRE shocking death and e the restitution OF
those who were thus deprived Of their only means
Of suppott said, that from the moment ne had nrst
heard Of casually me qoes.oS naa SSsn
forcing itself upon him with Welgnts
On Tho Monday morning before his death, saidhe.
NEEDED pomeroy roso early tor the laDora 81 the
week. his wife had prepared breakfast, and himself
awoke the children, to breakfast with their father.
intimating that whole week would pass before ne
should eat with them again. On Saturday evening
the came table was again spread, and the wife and
children were waiting to greet the return OF fus.
ha,d and father to their little circle. The sound Of
approaching footsteps was hailed BY the cheerful cry
of Father has come !" when, instead OF fathers
there came the overwhelming intelligence OF ms
awful death; and from that hour sleep mao oePar-
ted from that wretched wife, and the voice even Of
childhood's gladness was hushed in that deJolate
home. kc M7f Ha.e
dren orphans ?-and that wife q widow, -perhapa
wretched maniac! Il was not the ponderous
rushing engine--it was one. having the form O .,
man. who in defiance ofail right scatters around him
The seeds Of misery and death. For all the wealth
such LIQUORS ever purchased said the eloquent Chief
Magistrate, 1 would not stand in that mans place.
E. Fsona he NJ o.. Pie. Jan. IA. I. r.
FROM AND IMPORTANT. i
By the arrival yesterday Of the ship Herman,
Cant. Welsh, from Vera Cruz. we have dates from
that city up to the I'd inst. To give afull account
Of all the occurrences in the distracted Republic
since our last would occupy our entire space--we
must therefore as briefly as possible detail the prsn
cipal events which have transpired.
From ali we can gather, by our hles OF papers,
our correspondence, and verbal accounts. it would
seem that Santa Anna is still in the field arrayed
arainst the new Government, and with force far
from inconsiderable at his disposal. The report Of
his having been defeated BY Paredes at Pueola' ~
We ANTICIPATED, was entirely without foundation.
A friend at thecity Of Mexico has sent Us sup
Element Of the Daro del Gobierno dated on the 9th
Dec. which contains long correspondence pc.
tween Santa Anna and the new President Herrera.
Santa Annals last letter was written on the 2oth e.
Euehuetoca, small village but sew leagues from
Mexico Verbally we learn that the Dictator Wa
within Ave miles Of the city on the 2sth, and that
the roads leading to II in every direction had peer
s m and harricaded that the citizens were unde,
orrnsI ana that Gen. Paroles with force OF 60Ol
mer,. had gone out to meet Santa Anna. The fctc'
- msFSFt
s latter Ne have 4 4 r. e which aooo
said to be splendid cavalry but other reports max
out the entire strength Of the tyrant as much less
! Miss aJTebster.--Wo find the following in thu
Pittsburgh Gazette relative to Miss Webster. -'Ws
have seen private letter from gentleman Of high
standing in Lexington, who states that i i impos-
sibie for Gov Owsey to pardon her under the pres
emf excited state ofthe public mind; that petitions
againsi pardon have been poured in upon him;
that her case has been made a. tolerable ~ possible
that her hair has not been cut of, that she has
room 10 herself and has little or n0labor, at her
avn option, and that she will be pardoned %
soon as the excited state Of the public mind wilt
permit" s s,s
Or,-The Louisville Journal gives statement Of
the evidence on which Miss Webster was convicted,
which, il correct, fully justi6es the jury in giving
verdict If guilty. She undoubtedly aided in the
escape 81 three slaves, which however was not 90
great a moral wrong as the deception and uisre-
presentation Of she has been guilty. We hope ney.
ertheless she viii be pardoned. q
MoRE ANNrxArroN.--The Detroit Advertiser
saysthat petition to Congressis circulating among
the people Of Michigan, praying for the acquisition
4 Of Canada, cotemporaneously with the Annexafion
Of Texas The reasons set forth are twofold: i
That the addition Of Texas to the South demands
the like addition of Canada to the North, in orde'
to preserve the just balance and equpoise Of tn
, Union. 2. That Canada 10 in itself most DC
, sirable acquisition for the United States with
!. view both to military defense and 70 eommereia
The proposition is conditional. If Texas 10 an
nexed then annex Canada and thus enlarge the are
= ofhuman freedom.
!. 'ss From The Hartford J0sanG1 4
/ LETTER FROM MR.. CLAY.
I The following is the reply Of Mr.. Clay 10 u
! letter Of she Committee, appointed BY the la'
z state Convention inviting him to visit Connect
cut the ensuing summer. b
y hr Ashland, 18th Jan. 1645.
1 Dear Sy:-I duly received your letter tran
i hitting q copy Of resolution recently adopted
the late State Convention Of Connecticut " wnie
4 il did me honor to express unanimously, ~ yel
catering terms. ito confidence ID me- and 70 u
: yits me, in behalf Of the Wings q me stare
/ visit during the approaching Spring q Summe
: ar a such fine a. might suit my convenience
n The resnlt of the late Presidential election ~
el;c;tesi demonstrations Of aIectionate attschme
to me. of the full extent Of which 1 mad no So
J ception, prior to that event. am pIotounu
grateful far.them And among snem s ~. ~ Y.