tlioi-ised (if they deem it expedient and neceséflf
ry) to meet at the place of choosing Representa-
lives and State oflicers iuthe General Assembly,
on the Thtn'sday‘uext preceding the first. Mon-
day of April in each year at 9 o’clock in the
morning ofsaid day for the purpose of-examm-
ing and deciding‘ upon all applications to be ad-
mitted to the privileges of electors.
§2 Be itfurt/Ier rzzactetl, That in all such ca-
ses it shall‘be the duty of the town Cleyk and
select men, to cause notice of such meetings to
be given to‘ the inhabitants of the town, where
such meetings are held. by posting such notice
on the public sign posts in said town, or by p.ul;--
lislting the same in some public newspaper‘ pl'1nl-
ed in such town, which notice shall be given at
least five days previous to such meeting.
§ 3. ..Be itfurtlzcr cnactcd, That the town Clerk
and select men of the several towns in this state
shall meet together on the first Monday ofApril
in each year, at 9 of the clock in the morning of
said day, at the place of holding elections, for
the purpose of receiving, examining and deci-
ding on all applications to be admitted to the
privilege of Electors ; and it shall be the duty
of the select men and town Clerk to make certi-
fied lists in writing ofallsuch persons as‘are jttdg-
ed duly qualified at either of said meetings,
which list shall be delivered to the town Clerk
and recorded in the records of the Town, and
shall be sufficient evidence that the persons con-
tained in said list, respectively possess the requi-
site qttalifications for electors of this state.
§ 4. Be z't_/'urt/zcr enacted, That every person
found qualified as aforesaid, upon taking the oath
provided for electors shall be admitted an elect-
or of this state, and the names of all such ele~".-
ors admitted and sworn as aforesaid, shall be c 2-
rolled by the town Clerk in the records of sus. h
Town.
§ 5. Be it furt/zer enacted, That the oath pro-
‘vids-:l for cleric‘-‘s may be administered at eithu-.r
or said mcct'.:=,:_s of me town LII ... ..-uni sch ct
men, by t.t._; ,>~'1!’Snr- auiltot'i.~-.erl :.:.- ..£(ll'i‘.i!!l‘;'.t?.l‘
oaths, and shall be as follows, viz.
You A. U. do s-ale-tnnly swear, (or affirm as
the case may be) that you will be true and f-.tith-
ful to the state of Connecticut, and the Constitu-
tion and Government thereof, as a free and inde-
pendent State, and to the Constitution of the U-
nitcd States ; and whensoever you shall be call-
ed to give your vote or sttflvage touching any
matter which c onceras this state or the United
States, you shall give it as you shall judge will
condncc to the best good of the same without re-
spect of pC‘.‘$0ll$ or tarot‘ of any man-«So help
you God.
‘ 6. Be z't,}"urtl1er enacted, That the select men
and Clerk of each town in this state, shall previ-
ous to entering on the duty of czcamincrs of the
qualifications of electors take the following oath
-._viz.
You do solemnly swear (or allirm as the case
may be) that you will faithfully discliarge accord-
ing to law, the duties of the office of examiners
of the qualifications of electors to the best of
your abilities-—So help you God.
Gc7zw'al.r1escml2[y, October Session, 1818.
GIDEON TO'.\"II_.INSON, S/zcakcr
of the House of It’e/zrcscnlazz’-uc.s~.
OLIVER VVOLCOTT, Governor.
Attcs:--Timnns Dav, Sccrc*!a7‘g.'.
An act prescribing forms for the rctttgp of votes.
§ l. BE it enacted by the C-’oucrrzoz"‘drz.'l Coun-
cil and House of Re/zrcs-crztatz’~ucs‘in General Court
.fs;.-cmblctl, That the presiding officers in the
meetings of the Electors in the respective towns
of this state shall make out the certificates of the
votes and proceedings of the electors, according
to the forms hereafter prescribed ; that is to say,
of the votes for Senators in the General Assem-
bly, as follows, viz.
' At a meeting of the Electors in the Town of
legally warned and held on the first
Monday of April, A. D.—-the following persons
reccivetl the number of votes annexed to their
names respectively, for Senators in the next Gen-
eral Assembly of this state, viz. .
Names Number of votes in words at
full length.
Duplicate lists of votes for Senators.
Certified by A. B. presiding Oflicer.
Of the votes for Governor as follows, viz. At
a meeting of the electors in the Town of
legally warned and held on the first Monday of
April, A. D.-——the following persons received the
number of votes annexed to their names respec-
tively for Governor of this state. .
Number of votes in words at.
full length.
Duplicate list of votes for Governor.
Certified by A. B. presiding Officer.
Of the votes for Lieutenant Governor as fol-
lows, viz. At a meeting of the electors in the
Town of legally_warned and held on
the first Monday of April, A. D.——thc following
persons received the number of votes annexed
to their names respectively, fo_r Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of this state. '
Number of votes in words at
full length.
Duplicate list of votes for Lieutenant Gover-
nor. Certified by A. B. Presiding ()fiicer.
Of the votes for Treasurer, as follows, viz.
At a meeting of the electors in the Town'of
legally warned and held on the first Mon-
day of April A. D.——the following persons fie.
ceived the number of votes annexed to their
names respectively, for Treasurer of this state.
Number 0 votes in words a
fol length. '
Duplicate list of votes for Treasurer.
Certified by A. B. Presiding Oflicer.
Of the votes for Secretary as follows, viz. At
a meeting ofthe electors in the town of
legally warned andheld on the first Monday of
April A. D.—-the following persons received
the number of votes annexed to tht-.i_r names re-
spectively, for Secretary of this state. _
Names. Number of votes in words ‘at
- full length.
Duplicate list of votes for Secretary
Names.
Names.
Names.
1
Certifietl by 'A.'B. Presiding Officer.
§ 2 Be it further enacted, That the Presiding
Officers, in making out said certified lists shall .
insert the number of votes for each person vo-
ted for, in. words at full length.
A §3. Be it further cnacle(l,,That the super-
scription on each of said certified lists; to he re-
turned to the secretary of this state, shall be as
follows, viz.--‘- '
To the ‘secretary of this state.
Votes ofthe electors in the town of _
for (htfre insert the office} taken and sealed up
by A. B. Presiding Officer.
§ 4-. Be itfurtlzer enacted, That the secretary
of this state for the time being, shall annually
transmit blank forms for the return of votes to
the town Clerks of the various towns in this
state, for the use of saidtcwns.
General ./Issrmbly, October Session, 1818.
GIDEON TOMLINSON, Sfzcaker.
of the House of Rrfzrescnzazivce.
OLIVER VVOLCOTT, Governor.
Alllest-—THOMAS DAY, Secretary.
An act constituting and regulating Courts.
§ 1 BE it enacrcd by tile G07)e1‘71or and Council
and flousc of Rt‘/zrcsenlazives in General Court
Assczizbled, That from and after the first day of
June next, the superior Court of this state shall
consist of one Chief Judge and four Assistant
Jticlges to be ‘appointed for that purpose.
§2. Be itfurtlzer cnacietl, That from and af-
ter the first day of June next the Judges of the
superior Court, four of whom shall make a Quo-
rum, shull constitue the suptetne Court of E!‘-
rors, and shall have and possess all the powers
and authorities now by la\V‘..“».‘CSle\'l in the su-
preme Court of Errors, and s.ession.~' of the said
sznpreine Court of Errors shall be held at the
times and places now by law provided.
§3. Be if _;“z4r:.{~r:~' cmzctetl, That the sessions
of said sup-;i7.'\r Court shall ';i-.-. held within the
several Counties .-sf this. state, 4* the tunes and
places now by law pzxraitlecl. by any one of the
Judges of said court, -.-. no ;-mall h:.i've -.rt~:l possess
all the powers and authsrities with \vlii..ht¥ie su-
prrior Court of :'::z:; state is ‘.:g,' law vs-~ lctl.
-1-. Be z2.'_/i1r.'iZcr .-:‘.‘z.:czc.'."—. Tim! it Stall he the
duty of Judges of the supreme (T-ot.t-t of errors
from time to time, to allot to each of the Judges
the County or Counticsin which they shall re-
spectively hnld a superior Cottrt as aforesaid.
General ..2'.9.s*emb.’y, Oczobcr Srssion. 1818.
GlD}:‘.()N 'l‘OMLINSOI\', S/n°r1l:L’1'
of Me House of R:-_/zrescntatzves.
OLIVER ‘WOLCOTT, Governor.
Attest——TuoM.ts Dav. Sccv'r’tar1_/-
Front Z/15‘ ./Ilbany 1t’(g1's.n.-r of J\t"o-u. 7.
EXECUTION OF JAMES HAMILTON.
The unhappy, the unfortunate HAMILTON has
expiatetl his congregated iniquities by a chris-
tian penance, and an ignominious death. Th-l;
untimely fate of the gallant Bnu)s.ti.t., called
down deserved imprecations upon the head of
his assassin, but his untoward‘ and unprotected
situation, has cxtortetl sympathy from every feel.
ing bosom. Illegitimate and abandoned as be
was by his natural parents, he passed through a
career of open and undisguised vice, without an
anxious mother to cultivate a barren mind and
inculcate the governing principles of youthful
ri:tuc. or a watchful fatlier to regulate and re-
strict a llt‘.£tl.l':(l and imp:.—tu-ous temper. From
his youth upwards to the fatal act which has ter-
minated his career, he has been involved in an
uninterrupted scene of vice ; the ficst principles
of which, was iml)ll)ed in the city of New-York,
and progressed, until finally matured into the
most hardened depravity while in the army.
The crime which has hurried him into anoth-
er worhl, we are thorou;.;hly persuaded, notwith-
standing former appearances, was the impulse
of an angry moment, and not deliberate premed-
itated murder. He loaded his rifle for the pur-
pose of shooting a black man with whom he had
quarrelled, through the legs, which he declares
was his intention had he not avoided him. That
while thus. enraged, with his temper inflamed by
intoxication, he was called on parade, and in his
way, presenting himself before Major Birdsall,
who ordered him to his duty 5-—his burning pas-
sions baflled by the escape of the person’ who en-
raged them, they became ungovernable, and his
revenge was insensibly wreaked upon the inno-
cent Birdsall. This account he afiirmed with ev-
ery appcarance of truth, and with all the empha-
sis of christian penitence, on the morning of his
execution. .
For the first few days of his confinement} he
remained in a state of complete phrenzy, with-
out either reflecting upon the horrid crime he
had perpetrated, or realizing the still more horrid
fate which awaited him, and after recovering the
use of his intellects, he fell into a state of stupid
inscnsibility, waiting‘ composedly for anni/iilatiari,
an irrational opinion he had previously embraced
and for some time after tenaciously adhered to.
The arguments and persuasion of the Clergy
who visited him, were urged in vain for many
weeks. Some weeks before his execution, a re-
markable revolution in his opinions and feelings
were discovered—-he read the Bible almost in-
cessantly. The enormity of his crimes were
brought to his view in their most apalling char-
acter. His anguish was bitter in the extreme;
and we are justified in saying he drank the cup
of remorse to the very (lregs. He sent for the
Clergy and implored their prayers and instruc-
tions, and we have his own authority, that his 3
last days were the happiest of his whole life.
On the morning of the execution, the unfor-
tunate man was visited by the Revs. Stanbury,
Cumming, Bradley and Chester. Mr. Stanbury
passed two hours in pious cxhortation, im "" i-
ately after day-light. He was calm and pos
ed an unshaken hope of redemption. Mr. C’
ming administered christian consolation by pray-
er and instruction: His cell resounded with de-
vout supplications and animated praises from
the dawn of day to the moment he left it for the
place of’ execution. The scene was irresistibly
man who had braved death in its r'n’ost apallihgjl
forms without a tremor, equally regardless of hu;
man ahd heavenly laws, was now humbled to the
very dust--passive as a lamb, and althougli on
the verge of eternity, serene, resigned and hap-
py beyond expression. J _ .
He dfessetl himself about 10' o’clock, and re-
qested permission to visit the criminalsin oth-
er apartments, with the intent of admonishing’
them to shun the.-vices which had brought him
to an untimely end, but found himselftoo much
overcome to proceed, ahd confided his wishes to
Mr. Sta‘.-sbury, who addressed a few feeling re-
remarks to them. He returned and convérsed
without any restraint on‘ concern. He. requested
with much earnestness, that his body might have‘
a decent burial..- He answered with much intel-
ligence many important questions put by the
Clergy, and gave satisfactory assurances of hav-
inga correct view of what he relied upon for fu-
ture happiness.
About 12 o’clock he informed the sheriff he
was ready and wished to go.- At half past 12 he
left. the prison, and having requested to walk,
with a firm and soldier-like precision, kept exact
time with the death march to the place of execu-
tion. And here a scene awaited him, and many
thousand spectators, which any attempt to por-
tray would but weaken. Here a trial awaited the
ill-fated Hamilton which masters description,
and from which he must have inevitably recoil-
ed, had he not been buoyed up with the divine
assurance that for him ‘ to die was'gaz'n.’
Hamilton ascended the ladder to the scaffold
with the most perfect composure and resigna-
tion. The sheriff stood on the scaffold on one
and Mr. Stansbury on the other. A psalm
"t‘vi.i;§”i'ead and sung. I-Iamiltou surveyed atten-
t_ively—the multitude which surrounded him. Af-
ter a feiwetit and animated appeal to the fountain
of mercy, he requested Mr. Stansbury to address
the spectators in his behalf, saying he was inca-
pable of explaining his belielf, or expressing his
sentiments in proper language.‘ Hr. S. addres-
sed a glowing and emphatic appeal to the spec-
tators in an audible and commanding voice. He
spoke of the unhallowed crimes of the condemn-
ed malefactor, and the ignominious death they
had brought him to, with peculiar force and feel-
ing. He gave an interesting account of the state
of his mind, and adverted to the cause of the un-
common serenity and composure which accom-
panied him to the shameful death of the scaffold.
He called their attention to a murderer, who then
stood on the brinkof eternity, calm, tranquil,
and inexpressibly happy, waiting with solicitude
for the last moment, asking, what but the power
and strength of the Gospel could support him in
that awful situation? He concluded by exhorting
and supplicating sinners to be what the condem-
ned Hamilton was-a C/zristian jzenitent. Ham-
ilton then requested Mr. S. to warn them against
the pernicious and destructive effects of imam-
/zerance. Another psalm was read and sung.-—
Hamilton then personally spoke, in substance
thus :-—llIy friends, I have but little to say to you,
I acknowledge the justice of the law and tin: con-
duct of the civil ofiicers in executing‘ me for the
crime I have commuted. I am ready to die. I
am fznfeetly /Ia/2/Iy.’ I I cannot exfzress my Ira/2/2:1
ness, so I bid youfarewcll.” His manner. while"
speaking, was mild and affectionate. He took a
feeling farewell ofMr. Stansbury, Mr.Cumming,
the sheriff, and some other friends, and drew the
cap over his face, shutting the light of earth
from his view, as he thought, forever; but the
wisdom of Providence ordered otherwise.
T/zefalal ro/ze refused its ofice—-stranded, and
let /wor Hamilton to the ground .' .' Here the sit-
uation of the unfortunate man was indescribable,
and here his firm and stedfast soul looked unmo-
ved upon a scene the most shocking and revolt-
ing to humanity. Here his manly fortitude and
christian resignation called anguished sympathy
from every human heart. '
He rose, examined a second rope, ascended
with the same unruflled calmness, the same
meek ‘and humble resignation, the same compla-
cent countenance ; assisted the sheriff in adjust-
ing the rope, replaced his cap, and waited,with-
out a shadow of terror for the moment which ush-
ered him into an eternity l
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DARIEN, Geo. Nov. 2.
Gen. Gaines, his lady and suit, arrived in this
place last Friday evening, and set off next day
for Amelia Island. It is supposed that he will
fix his head quarters at Fernandina for two or
three months, and two battalions of U. States’
troops are on the way to join him. This would
seem to indicate something; and, if conjecture
might be hazarded, we would say, he will, at that
post, await the decision of Congress on the Flor-
idas. and act accordingly.
310 United States troops, under the command
of Major Bird, arrived at Amelia Island yester-
day from Norfolk.
The Mobile Gazette of the 20th ult. states,
that Capt. Boyles, to whom. General Jackson,
gave the command of a company of rangers,‘ has
had another brush with the Indians, and has been
wounded and brought to Pensacola, although his
party had the advantage of the Indians.
MtLLEnGi~:v1t.LE. Oct. 22.
‘Ne have intelligence from the Florida posts
on the east of the Appilachicola, in the occupan-
cy of our troops, to the 5th inst. The hostile
Indians, amounting, it was supposed, to about
1000 warriors, who had not come in, were in a
state of starvation; many had died of hunger.
Awoman arrived at St. Marks the first of this
month, with intimations from some of the out-
lying Chiefs, of a wish to surrender, provided
their lives were spared, and the little remaining
property» they had left, of which the friendly In-
dians are inclined to rifle them, should be .secu-
red. These dispositions have been humanely
‘encouraged by the commanding‘ officer of the
post ;‘ and little doubt is entertained but there
will soon be a final termination of the Seminole-
with many acts of cruelty, for nearly twtiyears
affecting and drew tears from every eye. The
past.
an war, which has existed on our bordegsgand .
fit"-iiriaitsfslunon, (Virgfl Nov; 3?:
V‘ Hydrojzlzobia among the .£1‘oxcs.—We have seen
several gentlemen from the Northern'Neck, who
state that the Irlydrophobia-exjsts at present to
the most alarming degree among the Foxes..~....:_
In the county of Northumberland, upwards of
forty persons have-been bitten, who have been\
sent to the stone._ A most‘ remarkable circum-
stance attends the malady, which is that the af-
flicted animal, in place of avoiding-'the human
species, immediately makes towards them, and
even enters houses in the middleof the day.-—
VVe have seen one gentleman who states that a
F ex entered a” house yard in his presence, not-‘
withstanding there were several dogs; and the
dogs, in place of attacking the animal, immedi-
ately retired, exhibiting great signs of fear. On
another occasion, a Fox made towards a boy who‘
was walking along the road. The latter, to avoid
him, leaped into a waggon which was passing,
but the Fox pursued and bit him in several pk...
ces. Much injury has likewise been done‘ to‘
the cattle : and we are informed that the great.
est uneasiness exists among the inhabitants, ‘on
account of this singular and extraot-dina1'yti'nal-
ady. -
¢-t.- ' ‘
PATTERSON, N. J. Nov. 4.
Fire in-z/za 1‘l:[.un.'ains.——We understand that
-the woods on the mountains back-of us, have
been on fire for some time past—-in some places
the fire ~c:5ten(l$ along -the Blue Mountains for V
ten miles together.’ A number of individuals
have suffered considerably, and some havelosc
their all: Owing, perhaps, to the carelessness of
some sportsman, who was not careful enough to
extinguish his wad after fit-ingat his game.‘ A;
gentleman has politely fovored us with. the fol-*
lowing which doubtless is but a small portion of
the damage done :——'l‘his morning a gentleman?
of respectability from Rockway Valley intMor-
ris county (N. Jersey) informed the writer of
this, that the woods near that place was on-fire
for the most part of last week, and that its rava-
ges was very great-—consuming about eleven
hundred cord of wood belonging to himself and
brother—-the dwelling-house, barn, and other out
houses, together with the whole summer, crop,
the property of a Mr. Vanderhoof, and a large
tract of woodland, belonging to Martin Ryerston
Esq He further stated, that when he left there,
which was the latter part of last week, he und_c*r-
stood the fire was extinguished ; but the pre-
sumption here is, from appearances, the wit_1d~{ '7
being direct from that quarter, that it is not.
The excessive drau!/1, (says the Goshen (N. Y.)
Patriot, which is now experienced in this part of
the land, has become quite a serious calamity a-
mong us. Many of our mill streams are entire-
ly dry, and there are but few mills that can grind
at all. Many families are destitute of flour ; and '
some have been many days without ‘a mouthful '.
of bread in their houses. The ground is liter- ‘
ally psirched up-—the grass haswitliered, and our
wells and pumps are nearly all dry. Both man
and beast begin to feel the effect of the drouth,
pretty severely. Another serious effect of the.
drouth is, the raging of the fire in many parts
of the country. The towns of Monroe. \Var-
wick, and Minisink, have suffered the most;--«
Some of these fires originated in the careless-
ness of hunters, some by imprudently setting .,
fire to the meadows, and some nobody knows
how. The fire not only sweeps every thing
from the surface of the ground, (trees, fences,
Ste.) butin many places, takes hold of the soil
and burns it to the depth of two or three feet.—
We are told that the Pine Island Turnpike,
which is partly constructed of timber and wood,
is on fire and rapidly consuming. The inhabit-
ants in some places have turned out en masse, to
endeavour to stop the progress of the fire ; but
nothing short of a heavy fall of rain will extin-
guish it. ~ ,
Clxarles ton, .N'ov. 4 . ~'
The following, an extract of a letter from -M r.
Jones, the mail contractor, to the postmaster
here, accounts for the lateness of the hour at
which the Northern mail arrived yesterday.
“ I am fearful the mail will be late in arriving
at Cliarleston in the morning, fir all the Bridg-
es are burnt between Oendeau and the Sixleen
Mile House. The stage has "to go four miles ‘-
out of the way, through the woods on fire, to get
along. I have been employed this day, (Nov. 2)
in cutting logs and clearing a road to get along ;
and with the greatest difficulty we can get thro’
the smoke and fire. The sun, at mid day, is not
to be seen for the smoke.”
' OXFORD, Oct. 26.
.»!ccidem's.—On Saturday evening last, as three
of Mr. Spcrry’s children were sitting before a
fire, they were suddenly, and one very severely,
scalded, by the fall of a large kettle of cider,
which was boiling over the fire. Mrs. S. was
near the fire, carding cotton, but escaped tmhurt.
In the moment of confusion, a neighbor stepped '-,
in, and recommended the application of cotton,
wet with molasses, fo the parts of the child affec-
ted. The boy was immediately stripped and was
completely covered with the cotton, when, by ac-
cident, the candles were brought in contact, and
the child was wrapped in a light blaze; Mrs.
Sperry‘, in attempting to extinguish the flame,
caught her own clothes, and her situation soon.
became so alarming, that she was obliged to a
throw herself upon the floor to smother theifiame.
Unfortunately she" happened to throw herselfup-
on the cotton she had been carding. and the whole
exhibited a coniplete bonfire; the child, when
taken up, was literally burnt IO cinder; it is still
alive, but cannotsurvive long. Mrs. Sperry and
the other children will recover, but must endure
along and painful confinenient- . '- '
On the 29th Oct. a child aged 9 years, was
burnt to death ‘in Charlestown, Virg.. by herpf
clothes, which were made of cotton. being caught --
whilst engaged in doing something before a brisk _~
fire: she survivetl but a few hours.
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