:_..._ _,.....___ .V.._;,.
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j ....,,S ,;‘.,,i,;,,_. 3.,’ me sllttutltirt of tl'l.e:'Ulllllll ill the
V '
sq
_m-_.,, roiaform his fellow citizens.-What is the
IfeIa$t).’l why tlte Icotiuiryat large t_s: Itt\4'.0l\'€<-l "1
so rnucli difficulty. I-Ubllc Bill‘ l'T_l‘[““?-3"‘ l"‘l’f
"pellsttt l)‘_‘ the fact at tut-. pI“.'sP.ltl ti'iJttteitt7- There
time the “I' illiistriotis .]€l(.'l\‘5I‘ln.‘ '""'I“ ll"-3 r"iI-‘-"I9 of I
I whim; Iwas calculated ‘to produce
‘such it disirrictetlIaii'.l tl62lFUf=|I_lVl-’- Sldle "lI‘lll-",s’-'5'
as ext.-.-tetl, ‘when he rt-.iired‘l'rom_ttl7l‘=€*- 1'16
jI0Itlntl.llle' nation i-ti ilie-eujt:yinetit.of: peace ’.t_n_tl
;.”.M;-pie-,,;_,y' i,,..,,i.,e.l in no r.tr.tirti,.erstes wllli
fo'reIiIgri pmvers. and free from ‘political eiiibar-
rIa;ssmeiit'sat home. Trade prospered. tt'tatHtlil0-
lures l1.itirishi~tl. industrv, in all its various pttr-
suits was well reivartlcil. and the republic was
8L.li'2lll(:lllg in 3 must rzlllld defile“: '” "f’e“l‘l"
"2,-,-,.—nl,er's‘ and ,,,,“.e,-_ Tliere was ll()l‘llll‘lg' tn
jihe crmilitfion uftlie country. the staieol parties.
IO_l'IIllte ptrrstiits of individualenterprise. '-vhtt? .
had In necessary tendency to disturb the l"3"""3 "I
societv. shake tiie constlltttittn. or etttlilll.‘-It-if llle
‘ s3fe,_y',,f me Union. But he had not atlvanr-cd
,0 me ,,,,d.v,,v in the path of honor and power.
before the state of tliiiigs had titidergoqean al-
most c_ornple'te and absolute cliaU.‘§"f ,1 he °"“”’
tryII became divided into parties of the tnost dc-.
,e,m;,-,ed aw; inveierale cltaracter, measures of
I a most extravagatit nature were itdfilllcfh ‘hf?
Executive l’”“’el's ‘V-Illlill llalwened I0 be I” III?
own hands, grasped at all the other powers. 0
the c,oiistititiio_n-—legislattie andjudicial, as it ell
as that which was legitimately placed in. the
branch ofthe government over wlitchlte pres_i:l-
ed; and out of the whole grew 8 5l’”” “l l"’l““
cal aititnosii-y,,antl strife. wliicli had never been
exhibiictl since tlte adoption of the Ctlllslilullllllr
'I‘hig state oftliings lastetl tliroiigii the eight years
of his administration ; and at the close of It. he
handed the power over to his successor, em-
barrassed, and tlistractctl with all the p,erp'le_XttI6S
and vexations which he had drawita_round ll tn the
course of his career. when exercising the olllce
of chief magistrateof the nation ; and “'9 P795‘
ent incumbent of that oliiue ts rtow.strUt!glt_l‘lg
with all the difficulties which he received by iii-
hcriiance from his honored ancestor in powier.
with the super-atldition of titany_othcrs. which
he has already sncceetletl in drawtng lt)ge.l'l€l'iD
his tliornv pain of liottot'. _ _
Now we respectfully would inquire of those
who have been the supporters of the policy null
measures ofthe administration for the last clgltl
I or nine vears, those who have enjoyed the confi-
dence of Jackson. and still possess that of Van
Burcu. what is l.'l8 rcasoti wlty such a state of
micgs axis”? \Vhy is there such a prostratton
of me public prosperity. such lat’al'eml)'dt‘t‘a5S-
_ mIeiiisiu the private pursuits ofindivtdtials. such
:1 ruinotis stateof iliings in regard to trade. uianu -_
factnres. and the vast variety ofthe pursuits of
industry and labor, such a distraction and dc-
p[*eci3_tl()l] of the general currency ofthe coliti-
try, such a ltankrripicy of titonietl lnSlll.tlllt)l'lS.‘
and the consequent depression of all kinds of
property, as well as the general stagriattoii ‘of
business ofall destrriptionsl Both the adtninis-
trations have had strong and devoted tiinjorities.
in the ctiiiiitrv as well as in C'tllll-lIe5"- ‘Vllml l’”'
it in their piiwcr to (:arr_v any iiicasures wliicli
they chose; and ifthere was any llesllallull. or
doubt on, any given subject. the Exisctttive
brniicli urine governtrtcrit had no scriiplcs about
taking inc mtitter iitto his own hands and en-
forcing it. \Vlty their all the dirlicnlties under
which we laboi.——Co:.'rtznt.
gtive-ntiiettf.
u-
1-'IP.S’1‘ SEsST( . .
, .\.rzlurcluy. January 27.
The preemption bill, which is now petiding in
Congress. has elicited. for several days past, art
interesting antl ext-iiitig debate in the Senate.
Such is the gross iitjuszit,-e ofiliis bill towards the
old States. and such the inducements ll_ll"lt.l$
ourfor frutitls Hit the Guverrtmcut. that no lun-
guagc oft:ontletiii_iatioii would he too strong_to
apply in ii, 'j‘hcIrepl’(tl)&llttll‘l of the coiiiriiuttity
.‘-.:.._;!-'z ?-». -z‘-cued to the outrage. \Vheu it
-. the House‘. titsyezts and trays
4.I&,-t.-.-t.:_m.~.x_,.:—.r-.*.tt2‘_':‘.Lt’t Cr)?~.'GRE'SS.
» ,. i*v*——\__.__
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(7353.
d..__ r
be taken tomorrow. but I do not’ bIél'ievIeIifI. be-
cause, I should thinlithat Mr. Legare would re-
quire two or three hours.
that Mr. Adamsintends to speak, and there may sitme? ,
be other members who may wish to say some- _ ' ‘ V _ L ,
Itt, atldition to all.iliis, the prestimption that a majority of the people were tn favor of the
hing.
is. that Mr. Prentiss will desire to close his own
Notwiilistrtridiiig the expectation, there-
fore,iltrit tftis debate will betermiaaiedtt) marrow. impression-—Con,gress was to baled. bytlte peo-
it would not surprise rue if it contitiued nearly
the whole week. [ -1 I
it before Contrress.
P :-
gaged upon the’ Mississippi Election.
First then, camejhe cointiiunication from the
Secretary of the Treasury, in obedience to the
resolution of Mr. \Vebster of recent date. rela-
tive to the manner in which the Pensions and
ft‘ishirig-Bounties ltad been disbursed by the
agents at Boston.
Tlte preemption bill came up in order. and
was disposed ol——that is. bad its final passage
through the Senateat 7 o'clock. P. M.
of30 to 18, as follows.
Wright. Yotiug——30.
Nays—l\’lessrs. Bayard, Clay. of
hotiti. Clayton. Critiendcn, Davis.
.\'Ierricl{. Morris,
and Wall—l8.
to give you a sketch of it.
Stib-Treasury Bill.
lows :
. H.
as such."
zird. of Maryland.
M r. Bell ttien withdrew the latter
seats in this Hotise. ‘
112.
uun.~.|a.l.na..u....J.Ln IvAa.4s Zno-..a.Z.... s...-
gress. moved as an ainendtiient the
- .tutlcd on eacli and every provis-
'lI'lie people should be called
. ,.,~ ._.—_;:.; such of their rcprescntzttit-‘cs as
may give it their votes or their support. Its
progress should be narrowly watchcd by the
public press; and especially the press of the
Atlantic States.
I will state for yonrinformation one fact. in
doing tvliich, I shall give you buta very lirrzited
idea ofthe fraud. which this bill will cover. In
September last at treaty was negociated with the
Mianii Indians. By this treaty, :1 [)Ul'('ll2.lS8 was
mada of two liundrc-ti and ten. lliausrznd acres of
land, lying around I..t()g€lll.\'II Point, in the heart
of Indiana. This land cost the United States
aboutone dollar per acre. Much of it is the
finest lI>tl'll'llllg land in the State. and ls'.§V0fllt
from twenty to fifty dollars per acre. As soon
as the treaty was concluded. the squatters rush-
edvupun these lands, and calling tltetnselvcs
settlers, cotiitiicticetl what they term a cultiva-
tion of them. such I suppose, as planting beans
and cucumbers iti Detzctitber. And now. the
Indian title not having been extiiigttishetl fotir
inontlis. these speculators and squatters claim a
preeiiipiion right to the lands. at one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre. when at public auc-
tion they would sell for. front twenty to fifty tlol
lars per acre. This bill as it now strintls, would.
lhe(élIt)rt~‘, give away of the public property in a
few speculators, and those etnployctl bytliciti.
from one to three millions oftltillars. li \\'()llltl
scent. iiitlectl. as if it was so iiitciidcd; bt=.t:ati.-:t'-.
the friends of the bill iii the Senate, refttsctl an
amei_idtiictit, the t’llIc(.'l of wlticlt would have
been to prt-.-vent this iitihltislting prtitli;:ality.—
This is one case, uuiiierous cthers iitighit be
mentioned.
, .
Jlvlohrlay. Jcznttai-_i, 29.
In the SENATE. the prcctitpiitttt bill was
again under tli<t.-it.~;.-iott to-day. The debati-.
this lTlftrllltlf-'_'. has (‘Xt'l|Ptl no ltiro:t3itlei‘alilt: dc-
gret: of init-rest, and has prodttccd much out
door conversation. ‘
It is well known to you and to the cottntry.
that during the past week. Mr. Clay has tiiatlc
great efforts in the Slfltillt-‘,:l_t_1IJltl$l the pending
prccmptioti bill. That he has Llt_’llt)Utl(.'(-‘(I it in
of the fact.“
the House atljotiritea’.
t‘lP(:lll)fl.
November must be legal. The first
did not take place until November.
not legal.
so Why not? .B8(,'all:-'6. they say.
.~lt'Jl"l.
third tiitie?
slllttllttttull
will not be suspended, and the drill of
prcvail.
Is not this logical?
whole Sim-'l‘reastiry system, piece
he was on this occasion.
strong terms. as frrrut-lulcnt in its t’lI(*C|s, iftiot in
its provi.-‘ions. During ruttcli ofihis debate, Mr.
\Vebster has been cttgaged as Cottnsel. in the
Supreme Court ofthe United States. '1'.»-titty,
however to the iittter astotiisltineiit of .\Ir. Clay,
and I presnine totlte Elsllttltlslitllfrtll -of every
other Senator, Mr. Webster took the fl-.;oi' in
support of the bill.
Mr. Clay replit-.d in terms Wlll('il I Stlilll not
repeat. But I must be pcrtnitted to say‘ l.l’l(tl
both the trtaiter.-triti the manner were exccetlirtg-
ly sarcastic; and so titticn so. lh'tl I prcstttnc
the -adtninistratiou print: will exaggerate what
has actually occurred.
The Senate atljotirnetl at half past tliree
o'clock without taking the final question. 0.;
Saturday they sat, on the saute. subject, ntitil af-
ter dark.
In the HOUSE this morning. tliepctition of
John Ross. and other Cherokee Chiefs. in be-
half of the Cliff-.lliCe Nation was first in order.
A motiori was then inatle and utlopletl, to lay
the whole subject oti the table. _
The tllississippi eltzctioit was tlten taken up.
when Mr. Bronson 3.‘.l<'llllllC0ttpleLl tlielloorat out
an hour and u ll) I‘il\/Or UI'IllC sitting IDEIII7
l)',cl"S. He was followed ‘cf! Mr. Jenifer and Mr.
Robertwoi), in the opposition, MIr. .t.‘°?5l''§‘lll€”
- fose (abou,t,4o’clocli)aiid moved tliattbe htT.'."‘3
(adjourn which tbeyiaccordingly did.
Jr is general
ruitt of tire people.
(Algiers and ot hers.)
influence.
._-,;t.‘€nderl to them.
ing the whole time he wasspeukitig.
tn‘en as Clay and VVebster.
Mr. \Vebster denounced all “ t/re e:rper-intents"
ofthe adtniiitstration as fatal to the best intr-r- sis
roxfthe country. from the destruction ofthe United
States Batik tip to this hour they have been
proinistng a safer and better currency. and what
was the result btti tlie sacrifice oftlomestic ex-
cliartgcs, the entire prostration of credit, and the
Nay. torsootli. they sought
to hoard tip the treasure of the country in vaults
and sales. tlitis going back to feudal times.
and imitating therxaniple ofthe Barbary powers
Mr. W. was for coiitititt-
ing the government and the nation in that safe
ittttl lrletl Way which experience had.poittted out
as the most useful to all interests. .
He compared this vault system ofkeeping the
tnoney to the dark .rEolian cavern, front which
would escape one wild tempest, destroying com-
rnerce, manufactures, and al beneath its banefttl
Mr. W. contended that the Banks
nevt-r c.iu'ld resume until the fostering and
parental hand of the General Government was
_ _ Suppose that Mr. Madison
ly sttppcserl that this ti-.1:-color; ‘.1 ‘ill ‘-‘IR Cr-'tWft‘Tt'l« 1I1'l”~’ 9“*°l"‘"~°*"‘“ “II 1516-
It is understood. also,
ITucsu'ay. January 30. .
_ In no one daysinze the cominencement ofthe gers drawn with the system.
session. have so many subjects ofinterest come
I irteari of course before
the Senate. for the House have been all day eti-
You will perceivetliat
but three were absent on taking the question.
viz. l\’It:ssrs. Knight. Ruggles. and Strange.
Yeas-—Mcssrs. Allen. Benton. Bru\vn._BUCll3'
nan. Clay. of Ala. Ciithbert, Fulton, Grundy.
l-lubbard. King. Lyiin. Lunipkin. Lyon. MW‘
ton. Nicholas, Niles. Norvell, Pierce. Rives.
R.obinson, Sevicr. Smith, of Ct. Tallmadge.
'l‘ipton. Walker. Webster, W'bite, \V'illiatiis,
Pretttiss, Preston, _
Robbins, Stniih,of Id. Sotitbatd, Spence, Swift.
The debate on the bill was unusually inter-
esting, and l regret time will not permit me
Wednesday. January 31.
The SEt\'A'l‘E broke ground to-day, on the
After a short but ineffectual resistance on the
port of Mr. Clay and others, against the precipi-
tate action on this bill. it was taken up, and Mr.
\Vrigbt. chairman of the finance committee.
made his exposition and defence of the nieasttre,
when, (Mr. \Vebster having risen and being eti- [I
titled in the floor.) the Senate atljourned.
lit the HOUSE, on motion of Mr. Bell, his
:ltl'let‘l(ll118nl. was modified so as to read as fol-
" That the resolution of the 3d ofOctobcr last,
declaring that Samuel J. Gholson. and John F.
laibnrne, were duly elected members. of
the 25th Congress, be rescinded; and that John
F. [-1. Claiborne and Samuel J. Gltolson are not
duly elected members ofthe 25th Congress. I
" R_.esolved. fn rtlier, That Messrs. Prentiss and
Word, were dtily elected members ofthe 25th
Congress from the State of Mississippi, in No-
vember last. and are entitled to take their seats
M r.‘IWise moved a division ofthe question on
the arrtendtnetit, on the suggestion of Mr. How-
Tlte Chair said the question was not divisible.
the question bcing to strike out and insert.
modified proposition. and the question was put
upon the ameritltiient, declaring that the resolu-
tion of the last session be rescinded, and that Mr.
-C-1-it-ume.:trttl__l\jl r. Gliolsuii are not entitled to
Mr. Cnsliiiiaii asked for the veas and navs,
which were ordered, and the ainendment .6...
ogre-ed to by the following vote-yeas 119. Days
M r. Howard. after observing that much doubt
..,,.,.,..,..., .,.
Mississippi. and a (IlSlUl'l)ll)2 inflnertce had been
exerted iii the late et'E‘£-"non by the action of Con-
“ Resolved. That Messrs. Prentiss and \Vord
are not entitled to seats in this House. as inerti-
bers oftlte 25th Congress. and that theseatsof the
representatives front tire State of Mississippi be,
and hereby art’. tléclared to be vacant; and that
the Speaker lrllIi..'t’ltl the Governor of Mississippi,
This resolution was under consideration when
The Spy in \Vashingtori. says—“I think the
discipline of party will effect the object which
the Loco-l*'ocos have now in vicw——tliat is. the
tntntirity will decide. that the whole subject
shall be again referred to the people. at a new
Now. this is a most extraordinary case.
Either the elt-ction of July or the election of
in ptirstiaiicc of a proclamation ofthe Governor
of Nlississippi. as Congress were to trigger in
Sopictriber ; and the second the regular election
of l’.epi'esetitatives. in Congress, as fixed by law,
The House County. which have not already appointed Del-
llt“L'lll€tI. yestertlay. that the election in July was
The conclusion that seems to follow,
irresisitilily is. that the election in November. _
when Prentiss and \Vortl were rettrned. tbere- mam" ‘I'I“""m delay-
fore. was legal. But the Loco-Focos reply not for years. been in the back ground do such occa-
ti fair rare, Gholsou atid Claiborne had not a fair
, Bt+sitlt's. by the rules ofthe Jocky Clttb. _
ii is me hes; (mi ,,r .i,,-,.,, g,e,,,s_ Em.“ ,,,,,,y resented. If a thing is worth doing at all. it is
h=tl3 Wtttl '~‘_lte-at ; and don't you pet’c('lvt:2llml our worth doing well. And if any ellbrt is to be
ruesrc 1l'ell‘llll'.--'I- ~~ -
q” I‘ ‘P “"““‘l""*'° °l"”,‘M 3"’f' 9 made to redeem the State from the tbraldom of
, Is it tint Lun-
Bc assured the rtiles of the Clttb
Thursday. February 1.
In the SENATE. this morning Mr. \.l/ebster
carue forth iti his titajesty. and demolished the
to be called
heard him.
All his great powers seetiied
lIot".lt. and often as I have
I never recollect him more
more iinpressive. or more classical
I observed all the re- {I07 ll“? L°C0'F0C05-
porters intent to catch every word. a_rid those of and be mav rest assured. that we shall nor fail
the ltiti-lligeiicer more than usually inditstritttts. II ’ ’ I
Notwitlistatitlitig the lobbies and galleries were
crowdctl. ymt might have neard ti pin drop dur-
I presume
ltis Sp£'et_'ll will be in the lritclligencer or the
Gltdle lfl 8 U218’ Or two. when you will be better
able to form an opitiiou of its great merit.
grcat reason has our country to be proud of such
. u s.;>:§1v_c-L
denunciation and vituperation, could any‘ man
believe they would ever have been able to re-
Gentlemen friendly to tbe=systcm. inaintai_tied
measure, as was evinced by the feeling reflected
from Congress. Mr. ‘W. denied in toto such an I
ple. and not to dictate to shem. He pointed to
all.-the elections that had occurred, to prove that
a very large majority ofthe people weieyat dag-
He maintained
too that before a healthful state of things was
brought about, that the government must be
purified, and if those in powe,r'_,would not lend
their aid to right the wrongs they hadI'inflict‘ed.
they should give place to thosevwlio would.
by a vote
Ky. Cal-
M ’Kean.
Roane.
+,"*.-v—:(_.'
' - ~;:- - ..
“ Don't give up the Ship.”_
_—C}Ilfi2&?@.‘Zl‘Z@:I
NORWALK. VVEDNESDAY. FEB. 7'._ H338.
12'rit sF:NAT_0RlAL Dis't'itic'r Cozvvmt-rtotv.
lb’ The \Vhig Electors of all the towns
composing the 12th Senatorial District.\trro re-
quested to send their usual titiniber of delegates
to a District Convention. to be holder) at Sceley at
Tavern in Darien. on Thursday, the 22d day
of instant February. at 2 o'clock. P. M.—for the
urpose of nominating a candidate to represent
said District in the next General Assembly. and
for tlietransaciion ofauy other business that may
come before said Convention. A general and
puncttial attendance is earnestly solicited.
By order of tlte District Committee.
Norwalli, Feb. 6th, 1838.
assemble atIStevens0n's Hotel_. on Friday eve.-
ning next. at7o'clocli, for the purpose of of!-
pointing delegates to the District Convention. 10
be ltoltlen at Darien on the 22-! inst.
Norwvalk, February 7. 1838.
—o--
0;?’ The Republican Electors of the several
towns in the 11th SENATORIAL DIS-
TRlC'l‘.opposed to the principles and practices
of the Loco-Focos, are requested to meet in
their respective towns. on or before the 14th day
of February next. and elect double the niitubcr
of Delegates to which such town is entitled in
mm or IIIS the General Assentbly—and the Delegates so
February next, at 11 o'clock. A. M. for the pitr-
pose of nominatinga Senator to represent said
State.
had met Iibesei"iInstitItiItIitiiisI i-e‘p‘Iririai:b'.I',iviili“ Iiglorlotié Ieoiisuiittiiationi _
We need not fan the flame already kiiidled.—
From the ‘character of the Convention which
honoredour village as the place of their assem-
blingfyveiire IsIa’§i_sfied that our utmost eflbrts to
urge on thefriends of constitutional liberty to a
0j"'I‘be Whigs of Norwallt are requested tog _
chosen are requested to meet at the Hotel of
George Meeker. in Danbury, on the 21st day of
District in the next General Assembly of this
xr
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.»4 .. -.......... u‘!-»—.. _
"oIIflev"ot~itlyi
PX.--. v- *1 ' *
riumpbantjvictory, .wLil_l.be buuts Ea _tlro_Ip in Illle
bucket.» during tb‘e‘p:i:fs3It year, ‘our’ exertions T"
have tended to qnicl_ten_the_ptiltse of patriotism. t9__ _
rotise'.flIie ‘dormant energies of IR.'e_publicanismI.7 -
and give atone to public sentiment in this Coun-
ty, and the harvest realizes the fair hopes which
the. present,;proinises._»yve -shall consider oursclf
amply compensated for all ourtoil \Ve know not
C it trade. bcsinessorprqfession, which was not most
ably represented in the Convention of which we
— speak-. “\Vo krztitv not a .Chrz'.slt'an' sect ‘ which
:did not nutnber its advocates among the mem-
bers oIfithiIsI Convention. It was, indeed, a
C0nVettllt)n of the people, the whole people. and
v not/ring btitt'lIw‘pcoIpIle. And we do nol believe
that it is in the power of the Government with
" all its “ appliances, and means to boot.'I’I to
\V'lll13’.8yll1eSlIfOltIg tide of popular indignation
past abuses, and‘ float again frorii the initd in
stitutiori.
._._..
“ Address.” promised us by that meeting, wil
heaviest guns that has been let off‘ in these parts
sad mishap of’Squire M'Fingal on a similar ac
and save their wadding." The poet tbttschron
tion : _
But as some I1lUSl\eI5 so contrivelf,
As oft to miss the Iinark they drite at.
And tl‘t0uIgl1 well aimed at duck or plover.
Bear wide. and kick Uzcirowners over,-
So faredtlie ’Squire. whose reas’tiing toil
\Vould (then on ltimself recoil,
And so much injured more his side.
The stronger arguments be applied;
As old war-elepliants, disinay'd,
Trad doicn. the troops they came to aid.
And hiirttlicir own side more in battle,
Than less and ordinary cattle.
the late session of the County Court:
John Jerrod. of Wcstport, adultery. C0000“
cut State Prison 2years. ,
ticttt-State Prison I2 years. -
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iilf."i5°s§.,"§.E.3"’l DIM‘
' ' , ‘ ( Commtflrfi.
Cl{.‘l?.'.."’? - *:~'sI.t:~'.. ;
Ir
Dzttzbury —-:t-as . -. .—. . l
"'WI-Ire -; .,
W‘ The ‘A ' .'_;t t.
State Convt
;;I-1...”: .' ‘.\.‘3. .‘,t
. . . . . ' I
i;..rtlom. on ‘w etlnesday,
.;r
....
following: "I‘III"
of nominating :1 Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
Treasurer. Secretary. and Comptroller. and for
transacting any other business which may be
brought befiore them. The Convention to be
composed of Delegates from the several Towns,
equal to the number of their Representatives in
the General Assembly. The 'l‘owtt Comniittees
in the different towns are requested to call meet-
ings ofthe Whigs on the first Monday of Febru-
ary. being the 5th day, to elect Delegates tositid
Convention; and it is specially requested that
every town be fully representetl. -
JEREMY HOADLI-IY,
HENRY KILBOURN.
D. F. Roatssort,
Hartford, January 6.1837.
State Central
Committee.
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took place
THE STATE CONVENTION.
\Ve sincerely hope that all the towns in this
egaies to attend the State Convention robe liold-'
an at Hartford on the 14th inst. will attend to the-
Fairfield County, has.
” “'35 W" sions; and, we deem it pectiliarly important.
that site should, iltis year. be fully and ably rep-
Loco-Focoism. it is important that every effort
parry will should be put forth, to accomplish our political
I regeneratioti. Let us then take afair start with
our friends in otlter Counties, and see who comes
out astcrn in the race.
by piece.
T0 CIDRRESPONDENTS.
"A Subscriber“ says, that he understands 3
dose of "apple-sauce and beans," is preparing
His /tint is very pertinent,
eloquent.
than
the 14th day of February next, for the purpose
.i '{;...‘, *I.§’s_'_'."
‘:;.:i:- :, om State
'..'l'8.
jllg Sheep, over 350, State Prison 2years.
in Jail about 3 r_nontI::s.)_
20 days.
days.
Hezekiah. Meeker, theft under $50 dollar
and tojail 90 days.
week.
the federalistsscem to
—fI'imes. __ 4
.We {lCliI‘l0Wlt_‘(lge there are not quite so man
have lost sight of them.
expect to get sigltt at the remnant. after wltic
—-Northern Courier.
FAIRFIELD C0. CONVENTION.
Notwithstanding the severity ofthe weather,
and the unfavorable state ofthe roads. our village"5ti|l an alarming and ii‘Ict‘enSiX_Ig evil-—t_liat to correct
throng of friends, from othertownsin this county
in due time, to give our readers the benefit of it.
"A Friend," need not e_ntertain any appro-
liensions. In the good cause in which we have
enlisted as a volunteer. we are “armed and
equipped as the law directs:" and we heed nei-
ther him whose weak tirnidity would frighten us
frotn our duty, iior him, who. in tlte ardor of a
“ zeal that is not according to kno,\vledge," would
urge us beyond the limits ofa wise discretion.-—'
Our own counsel we will duly observe and keep.
\Vhtit
(E? VVeare indebted to the able correpond-
6015 Hf the N- Y. Cotirier and Enquirer. for most
of the intelligence that appears under our Con-
gressional head.
{? Our columns are aiready' so crowded
with the doings of the Convention. and the well
irtditcd matter of otircotemporaries, that we have
but little room left us for our own lucubrations.
And. if We-mayjudge from the host of intelli-
gent and patriotic freernen of our County whose
pregence on Awcdncsdaylast inspirednis with all
confidence in the “Democracy of Numbers,"
and from the ardor and determined resolution
which characterized their proceedings-btit- lit-
public_am.lunited ex‘.--1" ...,. .tteit'ind."'7
cal setttiinen: of this county, upon the t -~ '
measures of oitr. present State and Naiio.-re}
ministratioiitt; ‘ Nearly every town in the t“
which threatens to wash [away the memory of
which she is_now imbedded. the good ship Con-I
(K?‘'’ The Bridgeport Farmer in its remarks
upon the recent Loco-Foco Convention at Dan-
bury, says--"\Vo doubt not_ much good will
result frcm the nteeting." This speaks ourinind
exactly ; but we think that the forth-coming
do still more good. It willdoubtless be one ofthe
latelv. And for this reason, and remembering the
casiou-—wc would. in the name of humanity,
entreat them to..l:e very careful—to "fire low
iclet-i the disaster which befell the luckless Tory
politician alluded to, in the days of the Revolu-
Q:,2" Sentences passed upon the Criminals at
Mary Jerrod, of \Vcstport. adultery. Coiinec- ltim—|l1"S tlttlllt-8 lite Pl“. ‘ " _ ‘ _.
conferring upon the bxecuttvt-., p()\\'(’l'a t..ingt-ton. to
Geo. Hnlsiead akoloredman, burglary. State
Prison) burglaryq
Stephen C. Whitlock,‘ of Monroe, theft, steal-
Thatldeus Bailey, obtaining grinds on false
pretences, Jail 60 days—(he had. already been
I ‘Ephraim Beardslée. ass:_tultI;and batte'ry,jail
Jatneslinglish, assault and battery, jail 90
stealing cattle. sentenced to pay a fine of $50
_ _ Bradford Jerrod,assault and battery, jail one
“ VVe hear nothing of Tories now 8. di1ys—
of them to be found as there were lprmerly—yct
there are still 8. few lefl. About next. April we
we shall probably lose sight. of-tlietn altogether.
was enlivened on Wednesday last, by a welcome
_who.lrom 11o’clock till long altertlwé l:..'»=.:~i~am-
.43.... .. ..,.. _
business, for the transaction of which the .Con‘-
vention b'ad assernbled. The Convention then
adjourned to meet...at\tboI Town ‘House, at 2'
o’clock. wltenimbgt coriiti:;iffi§o7Itb:I‘ibake a nomina-
tion of ofiicers, ‘ii’-’lso'it‘ett‘?‘.t resoluti__on, which was
unanimously Iad_opted.:Irecori1';niéri,tIling the ap-
ipointh_i_ent ofthe: following gentlemen :
. * I- I , Prccidcnfi A
' "BENJAMIN is_.t.Ac's..or Norwalk.
Vice Prcsirle/its.
D.lt.\'ii-:1. BARNUM, 'Jr.Iof Betliel.
Bttanronn WIN1‘0N, of \Vestot:.
’ ‘Ert..érus- IS'rUttei-:3. of WilItori.
Joint Bt;m., of Dat'i€l]. I
ALVA GRAY, of Westport.
. Secretaries, .
DA\'lD D. \VlI.DMA.\', of Danbnry.
D.\NlEL‘O. Wnicttzta-zit. of ‘Britlgeport. I"
H15-.\'_RY Bmztts. of Newtown. '
Haitvt-21' SMITH, of Ritlgetieltl.
The following Resolutions were presented to
the Couvciition, by tltecotnmittce appointed for
that puipose, and after an eloquent. spirited and
pertinent discussion, were uuanimotisly adopted :
l. Rtsulvcd, Tltat the present crisis in the afi'atirs
of our state and nation, calls itnperatively upon eve
2.... ....-.......,,., -...‘_,,
§lm_lil°§ntz.°..ng gtgfiili, .:;tI;c.c,tirnitli-.b9d ".lli.|I!L,‘taslt-ttnd
ltt;Ivt.us:.: w.itn9,-sed...the: -recent splendid - and -‘tartan.
‘victories: .iug.Maino,: v Mitryttrtid, N.,~n|,:‘.c,,‘o“,,,,
Georgi?-'. Vermont, -Massachusetts. Bbode-Island,
0lti9a K9“Il'El‘3".rIlI¢l!'I;535,éi.I1ndifl'?§.and New _IYork,
wliere tb.e.I,l._'I|I.lill9ns of pon'etf!*Ih_ave_.. fund
sigtttrlly o90t'Ilht'ovvn by the “ D_IemocrIa_cIj pi‘
bent; ‘and-knowing-.tha,t the ener‘gie‘gof1h‘,._ ,,e,,,,je.,,,«
this statearo atrvakenctl; we feel, entirrconfidimc.
that the‘ Independent Dtrpublican IIElét:toi*Is ,0! C_oii'<'
ncctictit,, will redeem the stale froni‘the‘Jbfi5i!fi5',§
of . Loco Form and Loco l''0§OlIsI1h, , on gm
Monday.oi'April.netrt. . I _. . ,_-I
J 2. Rcsolred, That-= the fort-going- Resolutions be
signed by the ot'.‘it-et'tt of the Convention, and -pub."
fished in the Norwallt Gaziatte and Bridgeport
Republican. , 4' ‘I - ‘ I ' “ I
“ BENJAMIN ISAACIS. Pireti.
DAt<lEl.BARNUM. Jr.l '
Bi-..wi'otu> \VlN'l'0N,
ERASTUS S'r‘tJr,io1-:5,
JOHN Br-21.1.,
- Ai.v.t =G.uu',
DA\'ID D. \ViLmrAiv. l
D.t.~'ti»:x. 0. “WHEELER, ,
H i-ztvitir Bi-:1~:tts. , ‘ I ,fb°°'°“"'°"
Ilanvrzy SMITH.
I
? Vice Pres. -
J
F07’ (/46 Norwulk Gazette.
LOCO-FOCOISDI.
ty Frcetnan to put forth liis‘cttcrgics,:tnd unite with
the " Dcinocratty of N’ttii‘.bci‘s," in the great rfftrt
to take the reins of pownr from iiicompctettthaittla—-
that the Government may be so adtiiiiiistcrcd, as to
render equal and exact jttsticu to all, and corultice
to "the greatest good of the greatest number.”
In the lttnguage of an eminent. statcsmttn—"'1'ltt3
1 country must" be saved, and the People tmtr‘-I
gave it, by coniptlling those who ltave adopt-
- they will not rt-trace tltetn of their own free
will, having st-an their tittor andiabsoltito fuilttre,
- and llt8't'l'l0l'm0USlnlsclllefs which they have pro-
duced," or by-substituting others in their place.-'.
2. Rcsoltcd, That the present (‘l!.‘l)tll'l'3t!4.8lllt:lIlS in
all the brattcl.os. of business have been, in the
opinion of this Convention, produced by the mea-
sures of our rulers, by “cxperitnentiug" upon the
trade and business of the ciuittry : and tin“, when
these are involved in ruin, we are grav-‘_-.l_i told, that in
list If.
XVI. drove the people of that couiitry into blood
shed,rcbt-llion and t-cvolutioii——in bi-cal.itt;; down an!
nest.-0)-ing the credit ufindivitlutdti and of state lti
illcoflslilllllonalm£‘il.tlS,Wiillclltfipo‘-$0!‘ of rental
ed ruinous tnezisnres to I‘ctt'accI lllt‘ll' steps. if
expecting relief at the lituids of the Govcinntcut,
we are asking ii too tiiticb '," that the GUV¢I'nlltO‘.nl
and the People have nointerest in coimrion, and l‘.h:tt
it. bcltoovrtt the Governincnt. to take care only of
3. Resolved, That the proposed l‘n(‘1l3t|l'r‘50l. the
prescnt National A(Ill1lI|lsll‘llli0.1 relative to the R --
wnuc and CttI‘l€llC_\’ of the country, in aticrnpting
in monopolize t'or.itu own use. the specie uftlic
- I '4 . . , .- - ‘
country, in the crcatioii of nets ofl'itt.ts., cnllt"(l he-
ccivcrs General. unkttovth in Republicati Govern-
met.ts.arid unbeatrd of, t".‘;t‘.r-epll;‘;g’?.i lllt“ tools of air
oppressive l_)l'«'tntty in l‘-‘rttnct-, whit-li, ll‘.l(.lt r Lotto-
l- stitutions—intransfcriitig the Uanltiitg pt.vtrt-.i's ofthe
.country to the President and oliiccra '<t§tlt=t'Ittll-‘ll I3.‘
I >0 and the st-“ot‘d. and
the liberties ofthe people: ought to be rersistctl b_
The great leading and all engrossing IobjIocItol"
the Loco-Foco Convention recently hcldat Dan-
bury, seems to have been to glorify M,-_ Va,“
Sureh—and any one who will read the result:
lions passed attbat august assembly, cannot bug
admit they have succeeded to admiration. If
'.‘Il.. Van Buren has the lcastspark ofthe kinder _ .,
feeltttgs of ltumariity, he must feel his bosom
irielt in gratitude for ouch disintcrestetltlevotion:
and I Would sttggcst to‘ him as a suitable return
for this manifestation of servility.that he furnish
to each of the coritttiittee W ho drafted the resolu.
-tions, if no more, a new pafenl ,1cail,e,- coring,
It-tiered with l)!"c').".4§ trails in this wise—“.M;‘
B UR l*IN——OUR. I-’RI'.'.SlDEN’I‘.” _ 'l‘li¢y
would no doubt be received with rhe most rm}.
found revcrr:nce. and carefully lransmiucd to
their childrcii as zt mcincnto that they wcreoceo" . -
slaves. V_ ' I
I , 9 - . _'
M“ U“! 3 opinion of (Its bub-Treasury
Sc/u:tnc.--On the dt-tmtc in the Senate on this
D
iiteasurc, Mr. Clay said, "a man ““-i;[) 3” “lg
powers of ‘the world. he considered less to be
drcatlcd than the Bill before the Senate. I be.
li.::\'e it will annihilate the state gm-cr,_.]gm;c5_
I believe it will had to at coiisolidatiou. I be-
have it will give tlte_'l‘rcas-ury D._»pam,,;,m mmo
power than the 900 Books Ingelhfif ;nc1,,,];,,g “,3
United States liank. I 'it:ltt:ve it pl,,,_.,.,,,1,e gm
.J‘
~—.....
\
I .
- 5 1 ‘ 1 ‘ ' . .
ptrtttlttrttl til the lett of the l'-teasttty Depart-merit,
wlicu the Tr:-a.-iir» Depattmt.-ttt lice at the feet
I oftlte. I-I\;cc;.tive.
I lllid ll-Ipt'd. continued Mr.
, Clay. that the S,t.ili-Trcristiry Bill ofthe special
session, when it was laid upon the table, would
have laid there in‘ perpetual and eternal repose.
.\lonstrotts and odious as that bill was, this is
four-fold tnore mon‘-trons and more odious," -
" Tell me," said Mr. Clay, “ v. by this nrdorof
is reversed‘! \\'by do these incarn-
v-
‘ l
atmcc remains.
4. Resolved, That the condttct of the lI'rt-.-.i.l:itt
matting nit Exectitii-ts l‘I’t0.~3~‘3g|’. ,{'¢ Cottgrtrss tit!‘ -
hicle for diffusing tltronghotit the touiitry insult i-r.-
steverest reprehension of (‘very Republican.
which if adapted will sttrretttler into his hands no
those of his C|'e3llll|'8§ the treasure of the nation, llt
5. . .
corrupting the people with their own money
6. Resolved, That national t-conomy, Rt-publica
simplicity, and rotation in office. are h_vpociitlc.'tll
professed, and practically scoffed at by the party i
the false and rnaliciotts charge of ltavitig produce
3!
h
struction-
of James Madison. should unite slioitltlar
this State; "and we trust. that evcry man who post
ses=es,:tt least a vestigeof patriotism and intr-lli
and ollice.
it, has been proclaimed by high authority, to be
ainong the first of“ Iixcctxtlve duties: but that duty
having been di.-regartlcd, it has now brzcomethe
first duty of the People themselves-and that in the
ed. for assetribling- "' _ .».-lf.-t'.:.'l-1" .*.+:=.\’w;.,-' by C - l t t. ' of
. .. i. - g . . .' f this orivcittton, 1 re mos no orious, -
scores. to respond ~ ti‘.-n °I’""°“,° _ .
issued bya re“, 0,. __ ,, “_H._..__,. I tenders mrhis r~,ottitty.antl'statc, who are secltitig by
the patronage of tttcirofftce-, to con'ro1 the ballog
I I . boxes at the next election, oanibe effectually cured
only uporrthe great Republican principle of -I to
:..,‘,r,o,.‘_tv’_ ‘I
‘ ll» Resolved. That the attempt on ‘the’ part of the
3)’ \.‘I"aI5 l'€PT¢‘-$8lI‘llI¢I’-dt 9I1I'-lsolllé 0r tile"! “'I ‘— W Ddstrnctives to array oncvportionof the comtntinity
eager inthe good causetbat they sent delegates
by dozens. Itwas, in fact. 2: Convention of the
People. it people who know their -‘rights. and
knowing, will maintain Iand.defenItl them. And,
coultl our friends abroad have witnessed‘ the
nuniérotis and respectable: convocation ‘from
every section of our county. which filled our
. ., .
Town Houseon this occasion; and. tlieardent
and devoted spirirof patriotism ,whicl_Ii pervaded
the whole assembly, they wotild not entertain a
doubt of the ititeygritytof old Fairfi'eld_County.
or_ofberdispos_ition and ability "I to pl tick up" her
long “drowned honor by the locks." V I
The convention was organized pro-(cm. at 12
o'clock, by the tt'ppointrnerit”of I.RDRY STARR,
of Danbury, Cfiairrnan, and /Sarnuel Jackson, of
Westport.. ‘ Secretaryg Cominittees j were then
nIppointed~'tIo report to tb_e Convention, a plan or
oi-g‘aiilzatiotuaiogetber with a nomination of oili-
tle f£.‘nl2.'llf.l9 for ‘H5 to do in accomplishing the ears; and altm.'to prcpareand bring forwarrlqhe
against another, to the pt-ejttdiceof the true interests
of both, by raising the cry of “ the poor‘again_st the
rich,” evinces extreme wickedness and fully ; and
that wlititever designation such persons may apply
to tltcnrsclt.-es, they are certitinly not rupublicans, but
in ftit't,~ Loco-‘FutI:os.I I y _ I
10. Resolved. 'l'liat the distribution of all oflices
by our poliiicaloppont-ma, exclusively to the intent.
bo=_rsI of their own political sect, and for the promotion
of political ends, is contrary to Rt-.pttbliI.:an principles
rtndio the pi-acticeyoftlie 0l:(I,Rept,lbllc-‘Ill party, and
inconsistent niitlt their own prof:-ssionsofDemocravy.
ll. Resolved, That as citizens of it State having
immense sums invested in manufactures, a dt=pt_trt-
ment bf ‘Industry upon which the ruinous measures
of the Adrrtiuist"ratioit have fallen withI_deso'laItiiig
energy, we’loo'lr ‘with deep solicitntle, to the result’
of the approaching CIIGCIIOII-8lKl,IIIIIIIG we‘ are
ft|l,ly_“Ia“‘l8‘i|'€. that iii the -t:oImIi'nI'g contest, we must
8IIC0~_iIlI!_El,‘I_IIl, \_I\_?El‘_l'I0I_IfgIallli€Id -host of office Iholde'i'Is.
yet tlte,Ievenls ‘of the last few,,montbs,IlIiav'c ithotvn
that tlii;-‘people, wlicnIdelc'i‘tnin‘i>d tIu'Icas't oll'IItlicit~
abuse upon its ltldI'.p(‘.n(l(’nl Electors, is an ac ' :I I
dr-apotic insolcncc, unparalleled in tho bi.-'tory of
nations pretending to be free, anti tle.-rrviiig the
5. Resulvcd, That we r't-cognizeitt the Executive
rccotnniondations of the Sttb'I‘reatstiry schcrtir:-—
foul.ileiigu to pcrpettuttc the-ir odious power by
power; tlieindiistrv ‘f the country is ltbclletl by
all the disasters of the pl’f’.S('I1l. time: and after
:1 series of years of unexainpled and sttccés‘.uftt.l pros-
y parity, we are sntldcnly brought to the verge ofrttitt,
by the wild iityl ruinbus oxpt.-ilmcnts of our tulvrs.
and taunted, with being the authors of our own rle—,
7. Resolved, 'I'ltnt the crisis has arrived, when
all men of all parties, who mean to be governed by
Republican principles as" pt-at-.tit:cd in the time
In
siiotilder to oppose the profligatc and (Ii.-ms-tlI‘¢‘-us
measures of the Loco Foco party iit (Ioitgrcss and
genee, will see the ncces-ity ofaitenrting io his duty
in voting down these reckless adventurers for spoils
3. Resolved, That the interference of U. 3 office
holders with the freedom ofelections, though scver-:-
1’. rebukerl by Jeffet-son, Madison, and Monroe, is
3 legislation
:9:-RCA no IL-su -' . ,
- -' ..r. _ : - I;
-. . .-~ .
_ . .-_ ,_ .,,,’ .__..
a '.,~ .' “v '3 -, p.,
- - ..~...'.3;‘... tin‘: .i!;.\CL.ItlcIi‘sv , an“ {lie Ex¢(-u, .
tive further from the People's branch of Con-
tE{7C=‘3i VVlt_‘)'. I ask. is the order of lcgislatior
reversed I" _ . '
__._.__________ I
.. 0:?’ \Vc ptiltllshcd in ourpaper ti few day! I
d since. an address to the laborers and mechanic.
Of Nitsftlta. N H. signed by several oftlicir fol
" low laborers who had form-:rlv supported the
administration. but who had bccome corivincotl
that it was zigairist their own interests 1., do so,
,, zip)’ long'er. tltlie l'ollott'ing article from the
Y Nasltuzt I‘clcgrapli.' is copied, to show the cori-
n tetnpiililecoptlttct ol the luttr-,o.l.‘.,.-.,,.,,,fn,,,,,0“ ,,' ,
towards their former ptilitical friends and asso- '
crates, bectiiisemftlir. ir intlcpeittlciice. -—Cr,-unm:.,
‘' Pcrscculiorzjbr Opirrion’.-i .S'u/:e.——\V..- are not .
at all surprised at the course the Van Bur-en
party have taken in relation to those of llirir
number who have had the intl.,p.,.;dertce _to da-
sert them. in the face nftlic jccrs and insulisof ’ I
their old leaders. For a long time the party
have denied the ¢‘xlslt‘tlt.‘e of any changes and "
when the truth is forced upon them in sdch a.
tatigible shape, they show the cloven four, and
tall to abu-sing the verv men. whom but a few
days ago they regarded with grt.-at favm.
lli; 1'1‘ ni~:tiir:.\tm:iii-:n. that because a number
0II.0l.ll' citizvns have seen cause to desert the ad-
tiittttstratioti party, and ha‘-c [he ,1-,,,ml C0,,-mgo
iilpl ltlflvpentletice to 2.l\’l)\V‘I'. the leaders of lhg
at miinstratitin tart in this towi , 5
Town Crier ioIbawyl their nanicItiI-:ilitIa)IriltIr"Iri‘Ie:sui:l",'
Worthy and respected citizetts—-tlirongli the
streets. with an arzcompaiiiment of his own foul *
rnoutbt;-d and uiiserable wit, lhr the pmpose or .
calling down upon them the contempt and-the
ridicule of tbciroltl associates. Are the indepen.
dent ntetitbers ofthat party‘ to be dererred fmm
thinking and acting for tlieutselves, and frowneil
into base sutgcctirin by such dastardly means?
44- SHOCKING FAC'r.—More banks have explo-
tletl during the present embarrassment: in fed.
eral Massachusetts, where the bank power has
i""~’" °"'"ll’0l8ttt. than in the whole of the other
twenty-five states.—-Harybrd Times,
And three of these banks. which have recém- .,
1)’ °"l’l°d€d. were managed and controlled If
Van Buren men—-by the warmest adherents of
that party which goes for the abolition of ‘bank
rags,‘ acd the overtltroiv of all ' monopolies.’—.=
As an evidence of their sincerity, perham, ihese
banks were overthrown. A- ‘shocking {am v
indeed 3-—Hargford' Courier. ‘ I
‘ “But the democrats have commenced. a re-4
t::::'.:'*.:,*:°.”.:'.':r::g *>'“':r- 8"“ "a to
‘ 18' II N} ‘
from these tlisasters.’—I.)Tfm¢_:I1l Fm?
Ay._ ay! such democrats as IIsa§_cI Hill,
.-Smith.» David Henshaw, kc. who 'comm'ent~.-.
ed the reform’ by managing to'geIt in debt to 'th.Q.
Commonwealth Bank. tothe amountoftipwardn‘
of $500,000 between six of them, and than Alert,
‘'79 Bmk bl”“' "P-' M03‘ Pflltinl 'ret'oriitérsI!’ ‘
A story !oltl'by_ acorrespondent of tbe>Ne'Iv;Ha...
"en He.ral<l- . gives a’ Very good iIllnétratio'n'It§f
such reforms. -It seems that a certain youn”
clergyman was attempting to-' - rgfo,-m- me. ' ,.,,c€f‘ ,
tic». of visiting -the Igi'r|s"Il5n Sunday .'¢.,e~,,';n.
and accordingly‘ one "Sunday afiefnmh.
pI’e§clte'd Q _\tery impressive‘ discourse the
subject, set:ing forth the’ wickedness of the Ithln
with mostconvincihg ¢'loq’uenc_e£* Upon leaving
thhe clll:jr('l1_,I lie, ’st"ep,p_Ied‘t‘t'pfllp a_ “young yr.-;,¢.,V.1.5f
, '5' ‘,'P. '°.’.,ll!,lt|‘li<?d. ‘_Qome, _wrll_yo go‘ and‘ sec‘
Squire B. s daugbte_'(3w[9.yyfigfi} go: ..N,,...-‘,¢-,',ucd
'h?,‘i‘:?.‘'' 5] “m;,¢0fl_Vtnt-'N_l"frOm what you have
2.3:: !l"lS afternoon". tbat:_._t_‘t is ‘very wrong-.?---- i __
y 0). said me clergyman. ‘neverniindtliat';';!..-H-y-.1"
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Norwalk Chronicler