l
l
:5.
if V L. 11I._:fvo.’44.]
F
.N'0RWJ1LK'. (Comm) WED.N'ESDflI’3 FEBRU-/112? 28, 1821-
‘E.
[WHOLE N0. 143.
§—~ 2.
.§;;.q;.i,-;;.~:;;;-.:',:-.:::-:::~t:::-tt::-:::?>::=-=::=-:>=::>=::::-::>-=:2:-=:II=£Z:1-:12-=:N3:--I321:-=:J2=-=2:-:14% j
PUBLISHED BY
ROSWELL S. NICHOLS.
'TERMS-—TWO Dollars per annum.
fig? Letters to the publisher must be 1104'”:-
FEWO be sold at Public Vendue, on
_o_ ’1‘hursda_v, the 5th clay of April
M ____m, next, (if not previously disposed of at
private sale) a Dwelling-House, Barn, and about
ten acres oflanmconsisting of Plough, Pasture,
and Meacloxv-laiitl, pleasantly situated on the west
:3-irle of Norwalk harbour, about two and a half
miles from I\’orv/alk Bridge, and in the village of
Eels’ Neck. so called. There is on said place a
variety of choice fruit, and a well of never failing
~,y;>.l¢3r near. the door. Conditions made known at
time and place of sale. ASA SMlTl-I.
flortvalk, i“t‘.l). 15, 182i. 4-7
V ‘f”1O be sold at Public Vci'1t.ltle,(il" no
_ _ i- before disposed ofat private sale)
on Thursday, the 15th day of March
next, at 2 o‘clock, P. M. a good and convenient
D\VELI.lNG-HOUSE, with live rooms on the
lower floor; a never failing well ofwaler within a
few feet of the door, an excellent garden, with a
good Bat 11, and about five acres of good land, hav-
ing an Orchard of young trees on the same.—-
Said place is situated in the township of New-
Canaan, about three miles south ofthe Meeting}-
House, and about four miles from the landing in
Darien, on a good road. Conditions made known
at time of sale. For particulars inquire of Eli-
jah Reed, living near the premises.
.‘5ELLl'lCK REED.
Vfest-Cl1ester,1“‘eb. 5, 1821. 47
grccti‘ opport'mzity
for pm°c/tctsem.
' l5’l‘::f"<';3 be sold at public auction, in the town of
_ l~‘aiv‘fieltl, the Dwelling-Plouse and Lands
of Capt. _"\braliam Benson, with many ar1ic.es of
personal LE“-.;’liC. The sale will take place at said
D‘,S‘clii!l§J;-flotise, on the ‘list day of E»-larch next,
and the (;ot1=.iitiOn will then be made known.
By order of the Hon. County Court.
JUSTIN llOBAli'f', C'on:;er~ua!or.
Fairt'ield, Jan. 31, 18:21. 4-6
. "I ”
A FARl‘vi—-—for Sale,
C Oi‘-TTAINING 1-‘f/lg,’-.'/arse Acres
of excellent land, with a new un-
finis-,l‘.r;(] Dtvellingliotlse, an excellent well of wa-
1_.r-.r v.-it!-in 2.1 few fc».-t of the liotise, an? a valuzilile
new .l3~.trn. The Farm is abuutla1nl_v s-zupplictl
with valuable timber of vatious kinds; the land
is excellent for meadow and any kind ofgrain.-—
It lies pleassaiitly situated in a 1espct‘.t.ible neigh-
borhood and in a wealthy school district,one fourth
of a mile fromthe school house. Also, 40 acres,
mostly timber land, lying half a mile from the
house. ‘jaitl property will be sold together. or
separate. as best suits. the purchaser : It is a val-
uable part of the well known farm formerly own-
ed by (_'.-ideon Treat. For further pa1'ticulars call
on =.l:~~ ~51.-hscriber. HOMER 'l‘l{lifi.'f.
B1ir_?_o_;e-water Society, :‘lC\V-lV.iilfOl‘fl,
.5':t31tiz-iry2tl, 1821. '7'-’-1-5
~r1 «
it or E«ale,
. I l"’.'-“ll HAT ralualglc p1'opc1‘t_\', latcir he
E. long-.;in;;; to M1‘. Asa E50‘.-1. lying at
1336 Viliflgsa so called, in I\‘orwalk-, m or it ,2-;ood
lanclinpy, consisting of two I-looses, two l.iai'11s,a
Store, an extensive Pottery. and about sixty acres
of Land, Well proportioned for Meadow, Plough,
and Pasture Land, and under gootl improvelnem.
.An inrlisputable title will be given. l"or further
particulars inquire of l3enjan‘1in ls-.i:1v.‘1<.Esq.11cat'
the Bridge, Norwalk, or ofthe subscribers.
.lon.v D. I’.iICI{S,
SAMUEI. l‘lICI~lS,_
'\'ALn.\'TxNE HICKS.
15 If
_..____
New-York, July 12.
To all harem. concerned.
F-'Ell'lE Post-rider on the western route from
the Gazette Office, hereby gives fair notice
to all those customers who have accounts of more
than One Quarter’s standing, that he MUST. have
his P..fY-—wzIz/zrmf /‘(ZTZ_/I67‘ (1.':.’a_1;. 'l.'he cry of
‘ Hard Times .” and * Callagain,’ has long enough
been used to keep him from his just due——these
flimsy pretcxts will no longer amswer, and unless
this llC{if‘.«; is attendetl to, some more ellicient
methot’. rill as-suretliy be taken. .l“our weeks will
be allowed to his $Lll.)SClli3{:!'S forjconsideriug and
con.';lrdin§; upon the best rnanner of settling their
accounts. EZRA SMITH.
l*‘ebrua1*y1Stl1, 182i.
Rock Salt.
'fi'U'*.'l"1‘cceivctl and for sale by the subscribers,
Q? a quantity of the first quality of Rock Salt--
Also, 'l'urks Island Salt. ' -
S/111t’r. l’.Umt.\LL Sc Son.
Ct.?“C’L£ZCLli’L7’b_.€;‘ Ltbovctry.
EN pursuance of a wish expressed by several
- respectable persons, the subscriber proposes
to the citizens ofthis and the adjacent towns, the
establishment ofa CIRCULATING LIBRARY,
upon the plan of subscription by the Year, &c.----
The advantages to be derived from even a snzall
but «well ac/rzc/z'(l Library, must be obvious to eve-
ry one, and it is presumed, will interest the pub-,
lie so for as to secure to the one proposed at least
a tolerable supper‘. Should sufficient encourage-
ment be obtained, it will‘ be opened early in the
Spring. Persons favorable to the measure, and
disposed to subsc1'll)t:, by calling on the subscri-
ber can obtain further particulat s, as to the propo-
sed /zlan, ((.‘7'm.‘»', €9’c. It is l'C\,jUC'Sl€(l application
may be made soon, that it may he k’uo1vn'w'hat de-
gree of success will be likclr to attend it.
Feb. 13, 1.221. ‘ P. PPJCE.
-‘3
and Troy. '
T HE Sloop ORBIT, Daniel K. Nash, master,
will sail for Catskill, Albany and Troy, (and
'_X 1
3 ,,° . V , liatzract from the Rrfzort Q/‘t/20 C'ommz'ttee on
F07 Catskill! j Manqfhczurcs on tho various xlfenzorials for and
renzonstrating ugaz'nsz afz zhcrease of duties on
Imfzorts :
Itis not a matter of very great consolation to
l the committee, to know, that at the end of thirty
mijch at .Othcr places on the ‘river toiland and ’'?'j years of its operation, this government finds its
“"6 ficlght) 0" of ah?“ the 20[.h of March nexiil debt increased $520,000,000, and its revenue in-
Ordfls fo" Lumber “'1” be "e""“’ed as usual’ m I adetlltate toils expetlditure ; the national domain
contract entered into for furnishing any quantity
by the 1st of May next. Apply to the master on
board, or at the store of VVM. J. STREET-
N. B. Those indebted for Lumber, had during
the past year, are reqpested to make immediate
payment. Those that have accounts of longer
‘standing will be notified in a different way.
Norwalk, Feb. 5.
GROCERIE S, &c.
UST received and for sale by the subscribers
A general assortment of Groceries, which
they will sell low for Cash or courtry produce.
SAMUEL BURRALL 8: SON.
Norwalk, June 20.
BOARDS AND SHINGLES--Fon SALE,
At the LUMBER-YARD, in Norwalk.
60,000 Bunches N. River Shingles, warranted
2,500 Albany Boards
300 Refuse do.
10,000 Feet Merchantable Boards
4,000 Feet Clear do. ,_
3,000 Feet 1 1-4, 1 1-2 ar.d2 inch clear Plank
1.000 Feet 1 1-2 inch common do.
ALso—-A small quantity of Ciaphoards, Scout-
ling and Latb. VV. J. S’1‘RI~‘.E’1‘.
Norwalk, Nov. 14:.
Domestic Ziffantg./it.ct'tt2/‘cs.
HE subscriber offers for sale, at retlucrd
prices, for Cash or most kinds of country
produce, at his establishment in Norwalk, Sheet- 3
ing and Shirting Muslin, Stripes and Cham-
brays, wholesale and retail. Also Cotton Yarn,
both twist and filling (assorted numbers) by the
bundle, run or skein, blue and white, at Factory
prices. Jandlewick. in 1-4. and 1-2 lb. balls.
§1:,?° REEDS made to any order, on the short-
est notice.
Also, Patent Composition for the axles of car-
riages. an excellent substitute for tar, grease, Scc.
for sale as above. AARON NASH ..
ADV’ER'l‘ISElvII$N'l‘.
HE subscriber informs his friends and ‘.11?-
public, that be will we-are 'W'0t~.lcu 01 Lin— i
en Yarn on Cotton VVarp, at 2 cents per yard l:;~i:=
than last year. The price will now be '.:0 cents
for cloth a ya:v:‘: wide, and for three qt;al".Clri 1-ii
cent.-.. A. l\"‘A‘:l.-l.
N. B. T 3336: who ‘.-.risl1ff0l1a1’clli<;ll‘}'3"” ""“"° i
on blue warp, can have it done at 23 cents per
yard.
Norwalk, August ill. ‘.31
(JURES PE J-.'l~"()P.l‘vil".l),
T/zoug:'z /1e7'ez0./"arc conszocrcd /tax! rrlicjf.’ by
D12. R1£J..Fj4."-S‘ I3()T./1J\«"1C.riL D1-.'01’»5'.
W R. S/‘mu-man, carp-cuter of Boston, was 22
.L months afilicted with a 'i‘un1our on the
bacl; of his lmnd which iiicapacitated him for
work, after having tried every thing in vain and
sul-fc-red an operation on his hand and considered
incurable, was cured and restored to health by ta-
king 4 bottles of these drops.
Mr. Ii?-ig/zt~ of Boston, was 3 years afllicted
with a 1'*'ever-sore on one of his legs, had tried
most medicines without effect, was cured by two
bottles. -
./1 c/2z'Zcl rgf Jlfr. L’m'ril[ of Iriauover, was cured
of Ulcers and lliles, some of which had eaten
down to (tile ribs, by :3 bottles. 'i‘his child was
consitlere'd in a dying state when he began taking
these drops.
./in z’71._/2171! of I_‘.oston, was covered all over with
eruptions, blind with both eyes, was cured by 3
bottles.
./in ct'd(.'r/_7/ lady of Boston, was severely alllic1:-
ed for 115 years with an eruption all over 1181‘:
attended with the most tormenting itchings,
burnings and l)lotches, had lost thereby one fin-
ger and two toe nails, was cured by 4 bottles—
she had not left her room for six months and was
considered past all relief.
of genllcimziz of Lexington, w as alllicted twenty
years with five ulcers in his legs, could obtain no
re_lief, was cured by 4- bottles. .
.4 gentleman of Boston, his wife and live chil-
dren was many years afflicted with eruptions, had
tried every medicine without success, was cured
with these drops.
flgezztlezzzarz of Roxbury, was 50 years afflicted
with a humour on one of his legs, attended with
burning, itching and blotches,was re:-;ig;netl as past
relief,» for 30 years could not lie in bed at times,
was perfectly cured by these drops. .
A lady of Charlestown was 2 years afllictcd
with a white swelling on her knee joint, had tried
every assistance and considered past relief, con-
traction had formed, when on taking these drops
and using Dr. Jebb’s Liniment, in 3 weeks she
hadthe perfect use of the joint, the pain left her,
and by continuing them has obtained a perfect
cure.
These drops are a radical cure for_scurvy, scro-
fula, St. Anthony’s lire, leprosy, plmplecl laces,
enlarged glands, sore legs, ulcers even when the
bone is affected, venerial taints when mercury has
failed, are the best spring and autumnal physio,
and may be given to children with pe1'fectsalety.
Price 1 dollar per bottle, or 6 bottles fin‘ hve dol-
1a,.S_ EC,’ Ask for ‘ Dr. Rel/?.=’s Botanical Dru/is.’
None are genuine unless signed ‘ Pl/. T. Con-wa_y.’
P1-eparetl and sold wholesale by the sole proprie-
tor, Vs/. T. Conway, chemist, No. 1, Bumstead
Place, Boston, and by his special appointment by
13, 8: C. ISAACS, Norwalvk, Seymour Jarvis,
Stamford, Stiles Nichols, Bridgeport, and by
most Booksellers, Druggists, and Post-Masters,
throughout the Union, .where‘may be had all
those justly esteemed and highly approved Med-
cines, prepared by VV. T. Conwar. Price $1:
-or shgbqxes far 35- I -
impaired, ahtl $20,000,000 ofits proceeds expend-
ed ; $35,000,000 drawn from the people by inter-
nal taxation ; $341,000,000 by impost; yet the
public treasury dependent on loans. In profound
peace, and without any national calamity, the
ccuntry embarrassed with debts; and real estate
t1.’-:tlcr rapid depreciation; the markets of agri-
culture, the pursuits of manufactures, diminished
and declining, commerce struggling not to retain
tl -; carrying the produce of other countsies, but
our own.——-‘fhere is no national interest which is
in a healthful, thriving condition; the nation at
large is not so; the operation of the government
antl individuals alike labor under difllculties,which
are felt by all, and for which some remedy must
be tllscovercd. It is not :1 common occurrence in
the l':istory of nations, that in peace the people
shoulti call on the governrnc-nt to relieve their dis-
trcsst-:s'; the government appreciate the call by
asking the people to relieve theirs; the resour-
ces of both exhausted; both marching to pover-
ty or to \v.'.-alth, (as opinions may vary) in the same
toad, on the same principles; their expences ex-
ceeding their receipts; unable to discover, or
unwilling to tlcvclope new sources of wealth or
irltltlstry ; ]3'.Il“.-Elilllrg 1i.eories too far, or not far 1:-
‘:0tlgi1_: too much or too little guided by the opin-
ims of fo1‘ei_g'n authors and reviewers or domestic
‘al.‘rltCSl.'nCD, (as each mind may fancy) unmintlful
-:.1'tl‘IC policy which has secured the great inte-
. tests of Otllttl‘ na'ior.s, or able to devise a better for
m;1'S ; too unwise to profit by the lessons of expe-
, rience ; too wise to need them, or unable to agree
their dictates ; we are certainly not at that
- point of public or private prosperity which can be
la source of satisfaction. Others ‘ rejoice at the
: beams of peace,’ which bring their attendant bles-
lz-ings; but, if the people of this country may
,judge of the next five years by the last five, var
1 will be peace to them. Five years of peace on
1 the continent of Europe have nearly repaired the
; .-a.\'ages of 25 years of war ; four years of peace
llo this, authorized the olficial tleclaration,‘that
{but few examples have occurred of distress, so
: ;;:ne1‘al and severe, as that which has been exhib-
}ltt:(l in the United States.’ -
For the first twenty-two years, we enjoyed all
l the advantages of pt-:'.-zce at home, and war abroad;
we prospered amidst the distresses of others; but
it ought not to be saitl ofa republic, that its insti-
. 1: ‘.5005 are calculated only for a state of foreign
comtilsioti; that it can flourish only when others
stifit-1'. Our history justifies the observati0n,that
our prosperity is in a ratio inverse to that of Eu-
rope ; u hen it is in a state of convulsion we rise
to greatness, in proper-‘.i0n to its throes; its re-
pose causes a revulsion, which shakes all our in-
terests to tluzir foundation. lfit be really true
that we have adapted our system to a state of war
in Europe, that they are inconsistent with the re-
atit-us which llow fxom general peace, it believes
us to pause, and ask ifthis is a prudent basis for
legislation ; if it is not abold and dan;.;erous ex-
peritneut to lnfli-;L‘ all our calculation.-; on a state
of llllllgS.\\'l1lCll no lriiigcl‘ cxists, and was lorced
and unnatural? we ale too apt to think the events
of our oun times common ones. ‘We become fa-
II‘-lll’dl‘lZ(1(ll0illCI1} by thrircontinuancc and cease
to appreciate their magnitude. History has never
presented to our contemplation such asuccession
of great events as in the last thirty years. Future
generations will wonder at them, and wish they
had occurred in their days. \Ve, under whose
0i.)St:l'ratitms they have passed, bestow less of our
attention to their nature. and are not sulficicntly
convinced, that in proportion to their importance‘,
their recurrence is less probable. \Vhen the fan-
my or the pride of the historian shall have swelled
them beyond truth, those which we now contem-
plate with so much admiration will lose their in-
terests. An important head of antiquity, which
may have been on the shoulders of Pompey, ex-
cites more curiosity than the heads ofgreatern"len
whom we have all seen; future ages will look
.more to that of 'vVasl1in,f;ton. It is not for curi-
osity alone we look to other ages and other coun-
tries ; we eagerly search the records ofancient
republics for the rules ofgovernment and the les-
sons of experience ; we coultl betterprofit by the
examination of our own; posterity will look to
this for example. Other nations have followed,
and now profit by our political institutions ; but
all shun and avoid our internal policy, our princi-
pits of economy and national interest, because our
experience has proved their fallacy; our moral
influence still operates every where but at home ;
we alone are unjust to ourselves-—unwilling to
profit by our own practice. The present Cortes
of Spain, at the moment of assimilating their reli-
gious and political establishments to ours, evince,
by their corn laws, tariff, and commercial regula-
tions, that our history has been instructive to
them : when it shall prove so to ourselves, it will
not be thought unsafe or unwise to build our sys-
toms of revenue on domestic and not foreign in-
dustry ; on the foundation ofour own laws, inter-
nal productions, and internalemployment; as to
stability, it is the difference between the waves
and the land; as to certainty, between the return
ofthc seasons and the punctuation of foreign reg-
ulations; as to the means of consumption. be-
tween the steady demand for the surplus oflabor
and production, and the one which varies with ev-
ery importation. History does not furnish anoth-
er inslance of a nation relying on the importation
ofgoods as the main and most exclusive source
of revenue. It has now become more like the
daring throw of desperation, than the settled re-
sult of financial knowledge, or the deliberate de-
ductions of reason. In every other nation, agri-
culture, manufactures, and commerce, have been
deemed intimately connected, each necessary to
.~_~
‘ er than in 1790.
to the growth antliwcalth pfjthc other, all-essential .
ingredients ofn tional happiness; in ours, there
is said to be a h stility, deep, inveterate, and incué
rable. To every individual amongst us, it is the
first lesson of economy to earn more than is ex-'
pended, to sell more than is bought, to export
more than import ; yetthis is said to be bad poli-
cy for a nation. It has been deemed sound policy
to bottom the public resources on the consumption
ofthe people, and that the articles of that con-
sumption should be furnished from abroad; Thii-‘I
ty years of experience has tested the wisdom of
our me:'1su1'es--they may suit a state of war but
ruinous to us in peace. It is verily believed, that
the last live years of European peace have taken
from the resources of the people more than was
acquired in twenty-two years of European war;
that if the debts of the country were deducted
from the value of the property, the nation is "poor-
If this is thought a bold asser-
tion, the committee beg that its correctness may
be decided, not by general exclamation, but by
practical observation and calculation. Our popu-
lation has increased nearly»threefold; have our
experts increased in proportion? The following
statement may not be without instruction :
Exfzorts of 1790. .E:c/zorts Q/‘ 1820.
Pot and Pearl Increase. Decrease.
Ashes 6,280 tons 8,025 2,345
Beef 62,371 bls 53,391 8,480
Flour 619,681 bls 1,177,036 557,355
Fish dry 383,237 qls 321,449 61,818
pickled 57,424 bls 87,9169 20,492
Flaxs’d 409,444 b’hs 220,915 188,530
I. corn 1,74.3,24.1 b’l’1S 533,741 1,179,500
Pork 226.755 bls 44,091 17,450
Rice 03,539 tcs 72,663 1,666
Tobacco l0l~27‘2 hds 83,940 173282
Tar 51,044 bls 38,179 1.2",-868
Pitch 3,818 bls 3,798 20
Turp’tine 58,107 bls 22,137 25,970
VVheat1,018,3.'.-69 b’hs 22,137 996,202
It would be descending to minteness, to pursue
the comparison to all the items ofour exports, the
general result would not dil-‘fer from this ecl-
men. In cotton there has been not only :1 prodi-
gious iucrease, but as it were a new creation ;the
value ofthis article exported,is, to the amount of
all our domestic exports, as 22 to 51. It exceeds
all the other agricultural productions of the coun-
try, but can be raised only in the southern sec-
tions; to them and the nation at large it is of infi-
nite interest: it relieves the general gloom ; but
to sixteen states it affords no profits, except by
carrying and consumption, it furnishes no foreign
market for other productions.
If the amount of exports is a test of national
wealth, if agriculture is an interest worthy of na-
tional attention, this presents a serious picture of
our progress; it ought to be examined by every
farmer who can raise cotton. So far as the ex-
portation of domestic produce is the support of
commerce, so far the picture applies,and the mer-
ability to consume productions imported from.
foreign countries depends on the quantity of ours
cxported, the financier must look to the prospects
ofthe revenue ; and in its effects on all the inte-
rests of the nation, the statesman has much for
contemplation ; when he has compared the im-
ports with the exports, he can well account for
the following official view of our situation:
‘ The currency of the U. States has in 3 years
been reduced from $110,000,000 to $45,000,000,
This reduction exceeds 59 per cent of the whole
circulation of 1815. ‘ All intelligent writers upon
currency agree that where it is tlecrea-sing in 2-
mount, poverty and misery must prevail. ’1‘l:::
correctness of the opinion is too manifest to rc-
quire proof; the voice of the nation attests i1s.a:“«
curacy, and as there is no recorded example -f «
the history ofnations ofa reduction of the Cll'1‘::. 5 i
cy so rapid and extensive, so, but few exatr-r’
have occurred of distress so general and seve1‘e,;;:-.
that which has been exhibited in the U. States.‘
Without inquiring’ whether the state of the
currency is a cause or an effect, it is enough to
knowjand feel the melancholy truths thus avow-
ed. ‘Why are these things so E The sea’, the
forest, the earth, yield their abundance; the la-
bor of tnan'is rewarded; pestilence, famine, or‘
war, commit no ravages ; no calamity has visited
the people ; peace smiles on us; plenty blesses
the land ; whence then this burst oftmiversal dis-
tress ; in former ages seven years ofplenzy would
feed seven years of famine; plenty was a bless-
ing not a cursc—-it seems I'€.Ve,'SL'(l for the pre-
sent. Our last five years have been well fa -.~;-red
and fat fleshed, gur corn has been rank-and good,’
but our individual and national resources are
‘ withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind ;’
our full corn has become blasted, Olll fat liinc
poor and very ill favoured, and lean fleshed, such
as we never saw before in all the land. ‘When
the bounties of Providence fail to prove beneliccnt A
in their effects, man must be pet verse, or govern-
ment unjust. Past the thirtieth year ofour exist-
ence in the present form, approaching the fiftieth
of our independence, and counting from that of
its recognition, we have had fewer months of war
than years of peace, yet abundance cannot relieve
our wants; the market for the one, the supply
of the other, are neither within the control of the
people, or directed by the government. A gov.
ernment too of the people’s choice, bound to re-
ward filial attachment by national protection, it
was not instituted, it is not supported, to sufi'er___all
the interests of the nation to be writhing under
foreign policy, and while imploring relief, to be"
sunk under the appalling answer of--Regulate
yourselves.
Vvhcn government calls on the people for rev-
enue they will answer. ‘ let us alone.’ 1flegi'sla-
tion will neither lead to wealth or rel?-eve from dis-«
tress,it must not legislate the people out of wealth;
when _superliuity will not avert wants, and peace
to us, produces all the miseries of war to others,
there iiiust be some deep and rarlical error ;
mtistjilfimost powerful in its operation, and be
inherently fixed in a system which thus involves
a whole nation in general distress. History af-
fords no cxample of apeople impoverished while
in the full fruition of health, peace, and plenty;
., -.
chant must seriously examine it. So far as the '
-—- ...,
Norwalk Chronicler