Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-13

ATTEMPT To AssAssISATE THE ALLEGED
HEIR OF THE BoURBoNs. Washington
Star of the 9Th inst, contains the following
particulars of an attempt at assassination in
that city:
LAS the Rev. Mf. Eleazer Williams, who
is claimed to be the son of Louis XVI, and
now righlful heir to the throne of France,
was sitting at his lodgings, No. Ala Penn.
sylvania Avenue, arranging some papers, be-
tween the hours of II and | clock last night.
he was startled by man suddenly entering
his room, and advancing towards him with
an upif'ed dagger, who exclaimed through
his teeth, "rve got you at last. have [ =
Mr.. Williams cried out assassin, assassin,
save me fsUm the assassin y and although
man seventy eight yea of age. but new er.
theless vigorous and strong, he grssped the
upliited arm of the villain with the energy of
a man determined to defend his life to the last
extremity, and continued TO alarm the house
by cries of assassin, assassin = The contest
was desperate but short, the villain finding
he could not accomplish his hellish purpose,
and the house was becoming alarmed with a
vigorous effort extricated himself from the
grasp OF his intended victim, suddenly left
the loom, and fed the house. The cries OF
Mr.. Williams and the noise of the contest
Thoroughly alarmed the house, but not in time
to capture the villain. When the inmates en-
tered the room of Mr. Williams, they found
him lying upon The floor, totally exhausted,
and the dagger of the assassin near him upon
the floor"
The AMIsTAD CLAIM.-This old and lniuuit-
Gus claim OF the Spanish government has been
revived, and is now being pressed upon our
government for payment, and leading Bu-
chanan politicians i'll the Cabinet and in Con
gress, are using their utmost endeavors to in
duce the payment OF 800, 900 on this claim
We presume that most of our readers will
readily recall the circumstances of this case of
the Amistad negroes. This Spanish vessel
was on her way from Africa to Cuba, with
cargo OF slaves; they rose upon their masters
murdered some of them. and compelled the
remainder to navigate the vessel into port.
They landed at New Haven, Connecticut
where the negroes were, after trial. set free by
the authorities, provided for, and sent back to
Africa. The Spanish claimants resisted the
claim of the negroes to their freedom, but
were defeated they carried the case to
higher court. and were again non suited
they finally brought the case to the Supreme
Court of the United States and here it was
decided that the Spanish claimants had no
right to the possession of the negroes nor to
any indemnity fIora our government. The
Supreme Court was not then just what it is
now, and the decision was in favor of tree
dom and the rights of the negroes. This hav-
ing put an end to the claim before the Courts,
the Spanish Dons have been pressing the claim
upon Congress, session after session with great
pertinaclty. 1t has always been successfully
resisted, and it will be remembered that the
"old man eloquent" John Quincy Adams,
was speaking on the floor of Congress, against
this vilainous claim. when the hand Of death
was laid upon him. Now the Buchanan par
tizans are once more trying to force Congress
to pay this most unit demand, and it is said
that they are desiroue of paying it in order
that they may the more easily commence their
Cuba stealing operations. The Senate Com
mittee have reported in favor of paving the
claim. We trust it will be resis ed as steadily
as heretofore, and that no such robbing CT the
national treasury and sanctioning of the pi-
racy of the slave trade will be permitted
Boston Bee.