z._'.._.. ~_.. _.
abilities
'The zealots of "both parties may denounce,and‘
condemn m_e,.as they have heretofore denounced
"and -:ond_enined_ me; but sustained by the con-
‘sciousurlh of upright intentions and as faithful de-
.votiou to the interests of my country, I shall
hold my course unfaltering—and even with the
’terror before my eyes ofsiuking into that small
'minoriti oflwhich the honorable Senator from
New Ybrk, (Mr. Wright,) so charitably warned
us, I shall yet. animated by a ‘sense of duty.
“ find in my soul onedrop of patience.'’.
’ It is a remarkable fact, and one that should
beheld up to public observation. that in this city
and tlievicinity, nearly every individual that at
the present time composes the Loco-Fnco Regen-
cy, who nightly asseinbie in secret conclave at
the office of their oracle or in the purlieus of otir
Post Olflce. and whoclaim to bethe patterns and
pinks ofDemocracy and assume to dictate to and
control [he democracy of the State, were a few
years since rank federalists. opposers.oft'tie late
war, and often scofiers at every thing demo-
cratic. Were it -tieqessary, we could mention
the natnes of so’r.te"isix or eight. under whose di-
rection and J" {vice the Hartford Times now fol-
niinatestlie blackest political and moral infideli-
tv, under the once honored but now prostituted
nltme of Democracy. who probably never enter-
tained an idei which was not directly’ at war
with the democratic principleof promoting and
_ preserving the “greatest good to the greatest
iiurnber’_’ and who, we have every reason to be-
lieve, never til‘.-[(16 a political movement without
having “ asingle eye” to their own individital
benefit and aggtaiitlizement. Yet this little
band of sci/l-glori/zying iiitriguers and political
adveiiturers, having got the control of several
subsidized atid veual presses who are obliged to
do their bidding. undertake to proscribe and de-
nounce the oldest and best democrats in the state
because‘, they will not sanction" and favor the
federal doctrines anti selfish ambition. wliicli the
Regency are constantly entleavoring to palm off
upon the People utider the name of tleirtor~racy
—and assume to control and direct the Democ-
racy according to their own will and caprice,
and engraft principles and. practices upon tltc de-
mocratic creed directly hostile to all its ancient
usagesand forms. Are higlispirited democrats.
who are conscious of right, willing to be placed
in this humiliating position—-this state of worse
than Russian vassalage. If they are not, let
them act promptly. boldly and lo the point, itt
putting down such " blind guides,” and in throw-
ing olf the trammels and dictation of a selfish
and aristocratic regency.-—Palri0t do Democrat.
Remarks on the Proceedings of the General As-
sembly of Connecticut, 1I1a;t/, 1837.
ADDRESS]-ID TO THE
PEOPLE OF THE S'I‘A’I‘F'.
We will now turn the public attention to some
other facts in the history of the session. which
will be found equally interesting. In the first
place, the waste of the time ofthe Assembly is
worthy of notice. In the printed Journal ofthe
House of Representatives, under the date of
May 5, and at page 9, th \,e is the following cu-
try: ’ 1,.’
"Resolved. That when this House ad_jotirn,
at its morning session hereafter, it adjotirn to
meet at 9 o'clock in the morning of the next sit-
ting day, untilotherwise ordered by the House-
passed.” ,
i In pursuance of this resolution, from the Gilt
to the 26th of May, the House met only in the
foreno_o_u_of each day, except on otie occasion,
viz. on the 24th, when they came together both
forenoongand afternoon, in consequence of the
death of Mr. Bulkley, a tiietnber ofthe Senate.
Nollegislative business was transacted nn.'l.1=~.t
da _‘ '1-9‘ gI‘n:u,>V\'CY'€ UVCUIY, Of twenty-one
ha fdays entirely wasted, as far as the public
service was concerned; but for the whole of
which time the members drew their full pay.-
Witliin this period. viz. on Friday, the 12th of
May’—'-nine days‘ after the commencement oftlte
session-—the House of Representatives adjourn-
ed in the forenoon, till the following Tuesday,
at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, there not being a
quorum present, they adjourned to the next day
-—,thus making one day more—beiug in the
whole time lost in this way, at least twelve eti-
tire days. For all this time, the metnbers re-
ceived lull pay, though they did ito legislative
business. .
_ It appears by the Journal oftlte House of Re-
presentatives, that on the 7th of Juite, a com-
mittee was appointed to make up the Debenture. “
On the next day, a resolution was introduced.
“:2 r‘h'§e=.r‘t of which was to instruct that commit-
» .;.~; ~- -he manner of performitig their’ duty.
r. 2:" the following words:
" ':‘..-:+-tved, That the comiiiitteeto make out
. 'nture bill be instructed to alhiw double
travel and three days extra, for all livin .-: over 50
miles, and two days for all living under50 miles,
and over 30 miles,and one day for all living utt-
der 30 iniles.”
This resolution was laid on the table ; and it
does not appear to have been altcrwardstakeit up
forconsideration. -The “double travel” tin-
dotibtedly had refeteitce to tlt'9,ad_iourtt:nent on
the 12th of May : arid the Object oftlic mover
unquestionably was, to allow .the meiitbcrs the
same compensation for traveling home on that
occasion, and returning to Hartford on the 16th,
as the law allowed thetn for travel in going to
and returning frotn Hartford. at the commence-
ment and close of the session. But it was
probably thought that the language was rather
too clear and explicit, and that the purpose in
view requireda 'l10t'e prudent, cautious, and cori-
cealed course of conduct. Accordingly, on the
9th of June—two tlays after the above nieritton—
ed resolution was laid on the table—-anotlter re,-
solution was introduced, and passed, allowing
the n'iembersfort_i/-six: days attendance and their
travel. The original draft of this resolution is
not to be found on the files of the Assembly.-—
How its loss is to be accounted for, we are not
able to say. It is well known, that the Clerk of
the House took theJournal with him, when he re-
paired to‘-his ltotne in East Haddam. at the close
ofthe session. and after a number ofdays. it was
>returned.to _tlie Secretary's orlice at Hartford.
Wlietlier the resolution was miscarried on this
excursion to the country, is not known.’ Per-
haps the aforesaid oliiccr of the House "may
havesome knowledge of the subject.
.. By examining the Debcnture‘bill as made
up. and adopted by the House, and paid by the
Treasurer, it will be found, that the members
were allowed forty-six days attendance, and
double‘ travel each way—-that is. going to autl
from Hartford. where the session waslield. The
allowance of4(5 days wasa downright fraud upon
the.Treasui_'._y. The session comtncnced on the
3d of May, .and ended on the 10th of June ;
which including both those days will make 39
days. ,Time-equal to twelve of those days, was.
as has been show n,eiitirely wasted by the House
of Representatives, thottgh they drew full pay
for Lthe whole time. There were seven days
more added, after the Assembly had arljottrned,
and the members had gone home. making in the
whole, 19 days for which they took from the
Tceastiry, precisely in the sairte manner as they
would have done, ifthey had been faithfully and
honestly in session. engaged in the public ser-
yicetlie ‘whole 46 days. _ _
,To this is ‘alsoto be added the amount. paid to
.¢'tem‘_ for the secondtravel, which was a transac-
.tion ‘equally fraudulent with that of the deben-
£tJri_=,a'tJd of course equally repreltensiblc. it
A
...‘.,—... .
lights of my understanding. i
was at direct violation of the law of the state,
made for the purpose of carrying into eflccl an
important provision of the constitution. The
constitution declares, that "the compensations
ofthe governor, lieutenant governor,senators, and
representatives, shall be established by law, and
shall not be varied so} as to take efect‘ -until afler
an election which shall next succeed the passage
of the law establishing such compensations.” By
the law of the state, ntade in pursuance ofthis
provision of the constitution, it is declared, that
the cotnpensation to each member of the House
of Representatives, wlzilein session, shall be, per
day, one dollar and ji/iy cents ; and for travel in
going to and returning from the place of session.
nine cents pervmile. The constitution requires
the members to take an oath, that they will sup-
port the constitution qfthe state. and that they
will faithfully-disc/tar'ge. according to law, the
duties of their qfice. By the obligations ofthis
oath, the members of the House of Representa-
iives in May last, were bound to take. as a com-
penstition for their services, a dollar and a half
a day while they were in session, and no more;
andinine cents a mile fbr their travel, in going
from their places if residence, to the place where
t/zeisession was to be held, at the commencement Q]
the session, and in. returning/ionic when the session
had closed, and no more. B_v taking pay for a
greater number of days than the Session lasted,
and in taking more than nine cents a mile for
travel in going to, and returning frotn Hartford,
they violated the constitution and the law; and.
ofcourse their oatlts. The compensation ofthe
representatives was, in effect. varied by their
taking pay for seven days more then the As-
sembly were in session, which gave them ten
dollars and fifty cents apiece more than the
amount allowed by law. besides pay for the
time of the adjournment from the 12th to the
lGth of May; being, in the whole, sixteen dol-
lars and fifry cents each, unlawfully taken from
the Treastiry. This increase of pay was ob-
tained by the act of the House during the ses-
sion at which i_t was received, notwithstanding
the constitution expressly declares that no varia-
tion sltall take eflect until after another election
shall have occurred.
Ifit was jttstifiable in May last, for the repre-
sentatives to take pay for eleven days irtore than
the Assembly were in session, it wtuld have
been equally so if they had taken pay for six
months, or until the first \Ve«..lticst.l:iy in May
next, when a new Assembly will meet.
And the same may be said with regard to the
allowance of double travel. The Assembly ad'-
jotirned for l'ottr days during the session. \Vhat
the object ofiltat adjournment was does not ap-
pear. It could not be for the want cf business,
the session was continued to so great a length.
I‘. would seem as ifit must hate immediate re-
ference to their own em'olnmer:t—that is, to the
pay for the five days while they were absent. at-
tctiding to their own private concerns. and the
extra travel which they received at the close of
the sessioti. \Vhatevci the object was, in prose-
curing it, they committe'd’a fraud on the Treas-
ury, as well as a gross imposition upoli the peo-
ple who had placed coulidence in thcirintegrity.
It will be borne in mind, that the Van Buren
or Loco-Foco party, had a decided majority in
both houses, and had it in their power to regulate
and control tltis,-as well as al’lhe other business
that comes before the Assembly. '
Nor was the conduct ofthe Senate in any re-
spect less reprehensible. than that of the House
of Representatives. The Senate atljourned
from the 12th to the 16th of tVlay—in making
tip their debenture, they took what was called
dotible travel in the proceedings ol the House of
Representatives—in other vvords,tlicy took nine
cents a mile for visiting their hotnes on the 12th
of May. and. tire sairie s_t_t.n_~., ‘}2:»=--=—w-§-v.~°~'-
pL.|uulut'll‘0ll tne J.bth,‘wlien the time of €l(lJ0tlt‘fl-
ment was over, and also nine cents a mile in
going to Hartford at the commencement of the
session, and nine cents for returning to their
homes after the session was closed-—that is. they
took double the amount that the law alloweil
them. In addition to this, they took full pay
for the four days when they were at home front
the 12th to the 16th of May ; and ut the close.
they took pay for 47 days attendance, one day
more than the representatives charged, and eight
days more than the session lasted.
r.l.‘llG’alTtt)tll)l of the De-
bcnturcofilte House of
Representatives. at the
May session, 1837. was
,4
$17,144 42
Do [hr (.‘()llllt)gel]l./.8X-
penses. ’ 1,256 11
Do. the Dt-lit-niure ofthe
Stmatc. 2,454 72
-Do contingent e:t'penses,
dU- 789 01
Total. both I-looses.
In May. IS34, the last
session at which the
W'liigs had a majority
in the General Assem-
bly, the Debeutur_e of
the House of R6§"p_i;,
sentativcs was Q .$]_2,5t1.7 35
$21,544 26
Do. oftlte Senate, 1,724 28
Contingent expenses of
DOW. 1.324 79
-—:—-15,596 83
Dilierr nce in favor of
1834. 5.947 43
The sum paid for the
travel of the House of
Represerttatives ~ in
May last, was $2,691 92
Do. for the Senate, 236 88
We will now endeavor to state an account
current between the People ofthe State ofCoit-
necticut, and the General Assembly of May,
1837.
The sum paid for travel
oftlte Hotise ofRepre-
sentaiivesiu May last,
was
Do. for the Senate,
$2.671 92
236 88
Total botlt Houses, $52,908 80
The legal charge would
have been half of the
same, vtz:
Seven days overlcltarge
ofthe members of the
House of Representa-
liV'€St 8131 50 perday
each,
Eight days do. of the
Senate, at $2 each,
per day, s
Time lost by arljoiirii-
tiieni, between the 6th
and 20th of May, by
both houses, »
1.454 40
4,320 00
Total amount ofdepre-
datious on the Treas-
U-' t_ - $8,336 40
It will thus be seen, that these lovers of the
people-—that people for whose interests and wel-
fare they feel such an affectionate regard —have
dtpped their hands deep into the public coffers,
and helped themselves quite freely frotn the
plunder; a session which, at the utmost, lasted
only thirty-niiie days, was, by some magical
operation. convertedinto a session of forty-six
days. \Vliat a strikiiig specimen of Loco-Foco
arithmetic, and integrity! ~ '
1-0C0~'F0C0t5M--Coitit for the olIice.liolders._
Ct)._I;.8 fgt‘ this }’_eopl¢. V
ifan opinion may be formed front the fact, that -
. feel disposed to venture our fortunes in the same
, =
l
“ooN"r GIVE up THE suit-.”
enhance.
SDAY. l‘vI.~\I”.CI-I 7, I835.
s
4
4
t~totiw,t1.K. Wl~‘.DtNl
WHEQ TECKET.
For Governor.
W71 L LIA hi ‘V. E LL‘S‘vVORT
F03‘ Licut. Governor-,
CHA R LES HAVV LEY.
For '1’: easurcr,
HIE.-I133 RI DE R.
F or _Scc7'ctar_i/,
EOYA L R. IiHNIiIAN.
For Cotnptrollcr,
HENRY Kl LBOURN.
_..‘.__ .
SENATORIAL tvoMI;\'A"r1oNs.
I-I.
Dist. No. 1. CHARLES A. GOODRICI-I.
~- -« 2. ERASTUS WOODRUFF.
« -- 3. FRANCIS WOODFORD.
*3, ~ 4.. ROGER s. BALDWIN.
“ -- 5. WILLIAM C. DEFOREST.
-- u 6. EDWARD A.CORNWAL1,,
-- H 7. ASA FISH,
“ " 8- JOHN A. ROCKWELL.
“ “ 9. SHERWOODRAY)/IOND. .
H t- 10. ABRAI-IAM D. BALDWIN.
H H 11. RORY STARR.
~ ~- 1;. THOMAS B. BUTLER.
~t «~14. THOD.‘lAS BACKUS.
u u 15. ANDREW ABERNETHY.
«- 17. PETER BIERCE.
u H 21. RUFUS CHAMBERLAIN.
(]:=‘‘“‘ The present numberofthc.Gaze:tecom-
pleles the first year ofthe editorial labors of its
present editor. In a monientof sotiie interest to
the Whigs of this County. we were called
upon to decide whether the old Norwalk
Gazette. a paper which was begotten and horti
of true Republican parentage, should be sufi'er-
to pass into the hands of those whom we deem
enemies to all that is most valuable in our Re-
publican institutions, or whether, in pursuance
of the design of its foondcrs—-—it should not cease
to be an organ for disseminating correct princi-
plcs and inculcating a sound political morality —
art ardcitt supporter, antl fearless defender of
the constitutional rights of the people, against
the encroaclimetits and usurpations of Execu-
tivepower. Thus circumstanced, we thought
it our duty to give the Republicans of Elztirfienld
=t;out..y all-' opportunity ‘lO"'(‘l(?'lCl'[IlIl‘l‘c( for lliem-
selves, vs licther they appreciated the privilege of
managing their own political concerns, in their
own way, too highly to surrender it without a
struggle ittto the hands ofa liirelirtg partisan of
the Fanny \Vright school. \Vith a firm reli-
ance upon the patriotism. intelligence and virtu-
ousindependence of the Whigs of this Cgunty,
we at once resolved to availourselves of the op-
portunity ofiered, to rescue the Gazette frorii the
grasp of the enemy, and call upon the friends of
civil and religious liberty to stistain.us in the
step which we liadtaken.
We did so—aiid our call has been manfully
responded to. \Ve are proud of the Whigs of
Fairfield County. In a.tnoment of darkness
and dismay, when a mercenary hand was about
to haul down otir glorious flag, and surrender
our good ship as a prize to the Tories who etu-
ployed ‘Min, we ventured to stay his traitorotis
atterript, and cast hint front the deck polluted by
his tread. On the instant, we ruti tip at the fore,
the dying injunctioii of the heroic Lawrence-
“.Don't give up the Ship.” Under that flag.
for a year past, we have sailed; and so joyous
and heart cheering has been our crtiise, that we
good cause atiotlier year. We “don’t give up
.tlie ship.” at any rate, as long. as otir friends so
gallantly answer our “ beat to qtiartcrs,” while
a shot is left in the locker, or a single plank of
our beloved ' craft remains to hear our head
above the waters. We are on the eve ofaii ini-
portant engagement, but as the eventful hour ap-
proaches. fresh confidence inspires us. The
enetiiy are dispirited and miitinous. Many of
their heaviest craft no longer follow the signals
of the Commodore, but have parted company
with his fleet, anrl are privateering upon his flag.
Every ship ofthe enemy shows signals of dis-
tress. But four weeks tnore, and the contest is
decided. Nauglit remains but that every true
republican should be at his post. and be ready to
do or die in the cause of“ Liberty and the Con-
stitution.” If this is done, if every \Vltig does
his duty, and his whole duty from this time till
the hour of the impending conflict, most exult-
iugly shall we haul down the flag which now
waves at our mast head, and mount in its place
the memorable report oftlte gallant Peir '—~" VVe
have met the enemy and they are ours."
Ni-‘.i_'ir I‘IAMPSHlB.E.—'.I‘i’)e election ‘in New
Ilampshire occurs next week. The VVliigs in
that state are full of ardor; tlieyltave been for
weeks past, most industriously and vigorously
preparing for the contest. and we hope most
sincerely that their patriotic struggle will result’
in a triumphant victory. But to say thatiwe e.z:-;
pect a ‘Vlllg majority -in that state, is quite
another thing. If there is a state in the Union
on which the brazen collar ofJackson-Van Bu-
ren-Toryism is rivctted, that state is New Hamp-
shire. And we should almost as soon expect
to hear that Isaac Hill himself. had enough of
humanity left in-his composition, to 'make,a
Whig of,’ as to hear that the Granite Stale was
lieve it, till we see it.
brother Whigs ofNew l-Iampshire. " Go ahead,”
and do your best. _
There is ito telling, after all. “ what-.the united ceedings of that body,
eflorts of good men, engaged in 3 200d 08058" that the t)lJjl‘(.'llt)IlS to the tiotnitiaiioti ofihis gen-
lte bondage ‘under which she has so long groan-
ed. We do not say this to ’dispirit our patriotic C
brethren in that state, in their impending contest.
but to .cautiou.ou,vr too sanguine friends, in this
state, against expecting a victory in that beniglit-
ed reglom "ms l°° much’ i" sober‘ ¢‘""e5‘~ to asa candidate for 'S,taite-Senator-.
hope for. Maine, to be sure, and New Yorkv ' i
have both thrown oil the yoke, and are now re- be sigttr-d by the (.‘-littirtnan and Secretary. and pttb- and ‘i_d'll|j8 lattgtwgs “I lll’éiGl0be ‘bf ,1
joicing in the light and liberty of political inde- lislted in the BI‘itlgt'P ‘ V ' ‘
pendence. But New Hampshire—for the
Wliigs to coiiqtier t/tere——it is toot much like
. _ _ , 9 _
Jonah’s swallowing the whale, we shall! be
Never mind liowever,
9
VVe glory in your sputik.
may not accomplish, “ even when acting against
apparent impossibilities.”
0:?’ Seldom do we trouble ourselves w.ith any
notice of the weekly falsehoods of the Loco-Fo-
co Presses; and that we now flatly and entirely
deny a recent statement that "All theperscns
composing the Whig Tickettzrc I)7"t3Sl)‘_l/l6Ti(171S,”
let them not flatter themselves is owingto our
regdrd for any article which they may put forth,
but to comply with the request of a friend. For
oitr owti pail, we consider it a matter of not the
least moment, to what religious denomination a
man may be attached, so long as we know his
principles and character to be pure. Others,
however, may tliitik difi‘eren'.ly. and for their in-
formation we state, that \’Vm. VV. Ellsworth and
Charles Hawley are Congrcgtttionalists, Hiram
Rider is a leading man in the Baptist church,
and H€nry,Kilbourn is an Episcopalian.
0:‘;-A destructive fire occurred in New York
last week. It broke out in No. 14 Coenties Slip,
and consumed that building, together with Nos.
l.G.1-S and 20. It is mentioned as a remarkable
fact that the building in wliichtlie fire broke out,
was the one at which the great fire ofDec. 1835,
terntinated, and the buildings now burnt, were
left by that fire standiugsolitztry and alone amid
the general wreck that surrounded them.
0:‘;=Owing to the great deal of space which
we have inadvt-.rtenily given to the particulars
of the recent duel, we are again reluctantly corti-
pclled to defer the publication of several valua-
ble comniuuicatioiis. 0
TIIE FLORIDA 'VV.t\tt.——Accotints front Gen.
Jesup, of the 8th Feb., left him holding a coun-
cil with the Seminolesiu the midst of the ever-
glades.
Laterintelligence reports that Gen.
captured 300-or 400 Indians, men, women and
children. Subsequent information confirms the
r‘eporI of this capture, and states that a treaty
had been made with the Indians, and that an of-
ficer of the army had gone on to \Vashiitgtori to
Jesu p had
have it confiriiied.’
It is reported frotti Tampa, that 21 Irzdians
and 103 negrocs have recently come in at that‘
post, and that alarge b,ody_Qf1_iidiaiisyon_ati island
soutliwardly are hemmed in'by our troops.
Gen. Nelson, it is said, has killed 15 Indians
and taken l9 prisoners.
4-
,.
Tun EXPLOIUNG EXI’EDI'1‘l0N.—Tl)e \Vash-
ington correspondentof the N. Y. Express, re-
ports that Capt. Gregory has resigned the com
mand, and that Capt. Jones has reported himself
ready for active service. A short time will test
the truth of this strange rumor.
ffi” \Ve have not received the Coiinectictit
Herald for 2 or3 weeks past. As a matter ol
course, we charge its failure to the irregularity
of the mails. Suppose brother \Voodward
should send us his “little Daily!” \Ve might
possibly receive one a week. ‘
THE CANADIAN Fitos"i'ii:it.——Froni the ac-
counts which we have been receiving for a week
past, it would appeartliatall the precautionary
ineasnres which have been taken by the Govern-
ment, have proved wholly insufficient to repress
the unlawful ebtilliiious ofCanadian patriotism,
and maintain the laws of neutrality within our
own territory. The people of Michigan, and
indeed our citizens along the banks of the St_
.Lawrence, seem determined ta keep the frontier
in a state of constant excitement and alarm-
the ellbrts ofthe Government to the contrary noi-
wiihstartding. \VheIher these restless spirits
will eventually succeed in cmbroiling this coun-
try in’a'war with Great Britain. depentls entirely
upon theifpromrititude, vigilance, and energy
with which our Government acts in this matter.
Letters frotn Ogdensburg, of Feb. 22, repre-
sent the whole of that portion of frontier on
the St. Lawrence, as in an alarming stale ofex-
citement. They state that the most extensive
preparations for an invasion of Canada, have
been made, and that forces to the number of
l'rom 4000 to 5000, were collected at French
Creek. preparatory to an immecliategmovement
upon Kingston. The people of Kingston were
anticipating an attack, and making every pre-
paration -within their power for a successful
resistance. ' _ i .
A‘ letter from Det‘ro_it of the 17th inst. states
that on the evening previous, the patriots crossed
over to the Canada shore with a strong force.
They entered the provin;ce‘belo\v Maiden, ac-
cording to previotts arrangements.
The State Arsetials at Watertown and Ba-
large quantities of arms and ammunition.
' Subsequent inforrnation hasbeen received of
tlte dispersion of the the Patriots’ at French
Creek. The Buffalo Star, oftlte 24th nit. states
that Fort Maiden and all the Military stores had
fallen into the hands of the Patriots; that. a
Britishtsoldiers were killed. This intelligence
wants _cou_lirmation. On the '24th ult. Col.
Worth, with a small force-of regulars and sortie
volunteer companies under his eopimand, broke
up and dispersed a collection of several ltii_ndred,_
who had asserriblcd on the Lake share, about 8
milesfrom Buffalo, and were on the point of
onittncipated, regetieratctlaitd disétitlimlled from crossing ittto Canada. I -—
B3’ At :1 Convention of Delegates from the towns
omposittz the 10th Senatorial District, held -at
ridgeport on the 21st_-of February, 1838-—it was
Resolved unanitnottslyi, that this Convention recom-
mend-to the Whig Electorsof said District,
ABRAHAM D. BALDVVIN,
Resolved, That [lie pi océctliitgs oftliis Convention
ort Rcp_iil_)lica_n and Norwalk
G=tzt:tte- \AI_-V.\ GRAY, Ch-.iriii:tti.
E BEACH .\linni.t.izitoorr, Sec’).
__ DIR. HlN3lAN'S N0.‘tIl7.\'A'TI0‘l.'
\Ve give below the le:tcr of Mr. Hiuman
-which was read ii) the recetit_ VVhig Convention
whicli we alluded to in our account ofthe pro-1
\Vc have before stated,
tlcinan were met by the statctitent, that the of-
fice rtf'Sccretary of State was merely a miiiis-
terial ollice, and tltat~it was of riiiitcrial impor-
tance to the interests ofthe State, that the saute
person should .be coiitinticd in the office from
year to year, provided he faitltfully discharged
the duties ofhis oflice. That Mr. Ilinman had
devoted ltintself most-unsparitigly to the duties
of his office, and by his industry anditttelligence
hatl already made himself more familiar, mid
better acquainted with the ntirttite detail ofthe
departiiient which he occupier}, than any of his
predeccssors--tltiit by-his gr-ntlenianly deport-
merit. and rigid adherence to the principle that
he was the servant of the people‘ and out Of
aparty, lie liad-won the confidence and esteem
ofthe \Vhigs of Hartford county--wlio ccrtailllv
had enjoyed the most favorable opportunities 10
judge of his character and qualifications——tliat in.
sentiment, lte now agreed.“-itlt the \Vltigsup0D
the most vital and important questi )l'lS of public
policy, and therefore, unless we were ready to
confirm the charge of intolerance whicli li:ts oft
been made, so causelessly against us, we were
bound to retain hitn in an ollice, the duties of
which he had performed to universal acceptance
-that the welfare of the coniiriuitity tlCI‘t1€LU‘-ll?‘-l
the exercise of a tnagnanitnous policy. and Illa‘
your political prvjtidices should h sacrifitrctl
upon the altar of patriotistti, as a free will oll'rr-
ing to the greatest good oftlte greatest number.
In coiifirmatio_ii of the statement that Mr.
Hinnian’s views on the most protitiitcttt politi-
cal topics ofthe day, correspoiid with those of
the \Vltigs, the follozvirtg letter,in rcply to a
comiiiuiiicatioii from Mr. Copeland, a iiietitbt-r
of the Convention front the city of llartfurtlt
was read to the Conventioit : ‘
A
4
IVIR. I‘IINi\IAN7S LE'l"I‘Ell.
IlAn'ri-'oitn, l~‘cbruar_v 13th, 1538.
Sir-—I have received your favorofycsIcrda_v.
I presume that you are alrcatly an are that my
name has already been presented to the public
by a Convetitioii of my fcllmv citizeiis, l.oltlt-it
in this citymi the 8th inst. as a candidate for ‘re-
election to the office wliich I tiow hold by the
generous cntifidetice of the democratic party of
this State. Being thus bcfore the ptthlic, I do
uotkiiow how 1 can deity to you the right ofirt-
ierrogating me respecting my opinion on subjects
t-if grant ii,npni-isinr.-o in ’.l)l.';f.".’VI C6}>('(:lilll_V Wl"lC‘ll
the people, in the present coiijitnctitre t.-four ria-
tional allaiis. will doubtless have those sitltjecis
directly in view in the expression ofihcir senti-
ments at the polls. I am thgrcforc free to say.
that in respect to the Sttb-Treastiry st.-ltctitc, and
other questions itntitediittcly conriecied with the
currcncy. I niostcoitlially approve of the opiti-
ions expressed by the Hon. lrlr. Rives, of the
State of Virginia, and the Hon. M r. Tallmadge,
of the State of New-York, in the Senate ofthe
United States, both at the special and present
session of Congress. With a view, however, to
render this cointritiuication more explicit, I beg
leave to refer yoti to certain Resolutions adopted
at the Conventioii above natitetl, touching those
subjects, which coittaiii an exposition of princi-
ples that I conceive to be eriiineiitlyjttst and
proper, and upon the prevalence of which the
prosperity of this nation depends. Believing,
sit, that yott will tlios ascertain witlioutdilliciilty
the kind of Democracy which I believe attd
profess, and by which 1 ant willing to stand or
fall as a public titan. I remain truly your obedi-
ent servant, R. R. HINMAN.
To M. COPELAND, Esq.
The following are the resolutions referred’ to in
Mr. Hiurnan‘s lcttcr:
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Con-
ventiongthe successful prosectition of the busi-
ness operatiotis of any coinnititiity, requires the
pledged faith of public legislation to he preserv-
ed iiiviolate--tliat cliatigcs relative to the mone-
tary concerns of the country ought to be grziilual,
and not rush and sitddert—aiid that one of the
most proiitinent causes ofthe long continuance
of the present financial revulsion ma be traced
to the radical and revolutionary doctrines which
have swept over the land like a pestilence, de-
stroying public confideiice in the stability of well
regulated institutions, withcriiig the fairest hopes.
and overthrowing the proudest trophies ofindus-
try, sagacity, and enterprise-—aiid that as the fa-
natical teuets ofthe;-te .Dcstrzrcli't'cs have contri-
buted to increase the embarrassnients of t..e
countrv,so their defeat will mainly contribute
,to restrire us to our worried prosperity A
Resolved. That we cotisitler the present bank-
ing system of our couiilry, although evidently
imperfec'. in many particulars. as the best yet de-
vised or adopted in arty country. and that in-'
stead of reptidiating or destroying it, we are in
favor ofamending its defects and reforming its
abuses, and thereby cotitimiiitg and preserving to
the People and their great mu|tifariotis'inte'rests.
the salutary influences ‘and important benefits
which most ever [low front a sound and well re-
gulated paper currency. _
Resolved, That weconsidcr a mixed curren-
cy, consisting ofthe precious metals and asound
paper, medium, equivalent to specie, that form of
currency the best adapted to the wants of the
countr-y— the most congenialwith the habits and-
interests ofthe People—antl uniting, in the high-
estdegree, the reqtiisites of safety and conven-
tavia, have been broken open and robbed of ience; and ‘that on thissiihject. we heartily ap- be usedion the~occaSioh_shgl: be rifle?‘
prove the sentiments expressed and the policy
advocated by those able cliampiotis of Democra-
cy, Messrs. Rives. Tallinadge, Garland, Clark,
Smith, Legare, &c. . . i i
Resolved,.'l‘hat the scarcity of the precious
metals precludes the possibility of conducttiug
the immense business transactions of our country,
exclusively with gold and silver; and therefore,
battle occurred on the 18th inst. in which 250 those who are short-sighted enough to advocate afler we wm.d~../fem.» The 2p-gogifiohg L
a "specie currency,’? and to cr.yf'*do-wn..‘~. the
credit system,” not only array themselves in
open hostility to the three ‘great and important
‘interests of the country, theagriaultural,-the ina-
iiufacturing, and the comnieircial--butalso crip-
ple all the eitergies-andiente'rp'rize or-out. whole
population, and “ operate a‘ disat‘r'ous-revolution
in the value of labor and ‘p'roperiy,. a'rtd.in.the
g contracts between
practical effect of all exis'in
‘man and man."
‘licircasure ititich tit-arcr the actual cost
'.3*=$°lr¢.3'~' .'1.‘l1’;1.t.’i;n‘fft'ts«:‘?$..tt’t5.t'!it‘atse.‘3t:Tr,l£t em: t
t_l1l‘s‘CO__riVé'u_ll0n;Iliéfnbtisllfh ,_iclt§’’fec",(§fi'.t€''.,,i)|-‘q'. ,
pb‘s‘ecl"to Cong‘r'ess'b’y".tfli‘éf.Pi‘ ,ldie"lll“bllf’fll‘e ': s'."‘
enlllled ‘he SUb".T‘t'ieua§flr‘yl Scheme. is anti-Re
P.“,l,>l.l€:“.‘.'.?-3“ ‘IE .<‘lii?.*'==.t-fl.5'r'€il<:'m9,ra,liz§ngin.itsten- t
dencyt and _wttt_-entarg‘e;ttte?latiét'ers bf ilte';'I;g_. :‘
.‘,-'
Q l
l
€50‘ °lV€'.“dlSlU rb ‘the balii‘ii"ce' bfiiilie‘ Ctln/stilitlffditl, t
arid eigdange.r the libertiesof the ,I’.éopl"e.' -is” .1-3-_
impoliiic irrlortn‘ and tmstactacabié’t,,.:,xé3“5,,, 7
. . ., _ ,_ '334,”*--.‘tar‘ .: W
‘l‘5‘"t‘-.'3“'zl"g and‘ rcvolti_tio_i‘ia‘ry', s'i1i)i'iersii3¢:'."'t')I'l" '6
tlie fundamental priiiciples ‘of our“‘g'o’vei-'nm‘e
and itscntire przictice'l'rr)iii; 1789_"'.]‘g‘,w,' mqhis .
tlay”—.—tltat " it is palpableas the "s‘t'in’tltat “then: i
Effect of the sclieii‘ie'.wo-ilil be to bring 'the‘p’nb-
t.:o'ti'trt__t_l of the, President than it‘is' now,"‘:i;yd
.pos’e_‘tt ' to‘ be plutidered by 'ai*1.unared,i,-,jnd§»'-.-
WllCFC oiielcannoi ‘now reach it"’—-and that (xiv
systein Wlllt h three*years since 'was'fraugh‘t wit},
such tinrnineut dangers to the country, ’'must
tiow radically wrong. and uiideserving the ltip.
port of a free’ and enlightened people;
Resolved, -.That ‘the receiit. policy of‘
men_ibers~of Congress -in Gdldand sit‘,
receiving noihingiburthe precious metalsin pay.-
ment for gpverntnent_due'svzit our (‘.ustom- Houses, .
Land Otltces and Post Oflices, whilethe com-
mon people of theeconntry cannot.-obtain enough
for the comtnon purposes of life—thus establish- 1
iug a “ bcltcr ctirreirtcy’-’» for the government and
HS. olT1t.'ci's, while the’ People are forced to re.
(‘ts-ive a worse sort of money for iltemselves-—isat.i
war with the cominort principles of good govern- t
ment, at variance with the Cottitnullilflleféslé of ‘
government and pcople—oppressive in practice’
and despotic in. principle--and ‘if persisted in.
threatens the most serious cott_sequeu¢eg to ova,’
class ofthe community. ‘
Resolved. .That any laws or administration
of government designed to allitrd a greatcrdegrco
of protection to the pecuniary concerns of the
government 0 its officers, than to the pecuniary
interests of the People, are in their nature and
tendency, aristocratic '_fll'ltl subversive of the -
fundamental principle that the government in
tirade for the People. ' ._
Resolved. tltercfore. -That the attempt totes-
iahlish a (:ut‘icnt-y for the Treasury of ihe_'.Uni-
ted States, distinct from the currency ofthe Pm.
ple, and not to be enjoyed by them without great
and destructive sacrifices, is odious, and’ if car.
ried into eliect, will be wasteful and oppressive
in the cxtrcine‘. ..
ht’
paying
era and
r
1'1-i.t~: iD_Ul::L. . ’
Vt-’e give be.-low-it condensed account of the
late duel between Mr. Cilhay ofllliiinc and Mr.
Graves of I"~:ntuck_v, which we have compilid
from C.0i‘l‘F':’t])0l’t(lCtlCC of the New York Press,
and the published stateincnt of the seconds.
The followii-g, with the brief notice ofthe inel-
aiiciioly occurcrice in our last number, cinhracca
all the details wliiclt are iieccssary to it coin.
plttc uiidt.-rstaiztling ofthe whole affair.
Mr. Gt-rrvcs was 'tlie beat-or ofa vorycourtcoiis
note from Col. lVcbb to Mr. Cfllf:_7] simply ask-
ing for an €XplAIlllllOIl of his l.-tnguzige used in
tlt:l)Zll.4.'0ll the 12th in.-.t. Mr. Cilley after taking
the note in his ll’l.ntl and being ttpprlstzd of its
contciits, dcclixtcd l'C‘C|?lVll‘g it; and as an eye
witztt-as ofthe ‘traits-autioti states, threw it some.
tvltztt cotttcmptut tisly into the hat. ol'.\li'. Grutfcs.
which Mr. G. llultl in his hand. Mr. Graves
itguiti lt!llllt.'1't‘tl it, and siricl—-"Ifyoti_ do not re-
ccivc this note from Col. llfcbb, you will place
llltt: in an unplezisattt predicament, and "compel
me to tender you one from iityst-lf” Mr. Cillcy
replied that he hoped not. Mr. Graves said ll‘.
would be tiiiuvoidttble--wltcrettpon Mr. Llilley
asked halfan ltourforcottsitlerntion. At-the ex-'
piration of that time, Mr. Cilley said to, Mrs
Grai;es—“I have deterniintsd not to r:‘.,=eive the
note ofCol. VV_cltb_bccaasc I will not /told tyn
sci/‘rcsporisiblr; to any coirclt1r:toi' (I pubticp es: 5‘,
_/br -tcortls sjrolccn in debate on '- this _/l_o'o‘r.” Mr.
Graces answered “then I am to understand that
you do not place ll1g,‘_‘l't'if.‘CllOIl of Col. W"ebb’s
note oti the ground tliat you do" not consider
him a gentleman,” to wliieh’Mr. Ciltcy respond-
ed—I do not know Col. Webb even by light,
and know nothing agaiiist this . clia'mctei" as‘ u
gcntlernati.” Mr. Graves said that hclbclieved
this would be suflicicitt ; but would take a few
minutes to reflect upon it. ’
Immediately after this conversation, Mi:-.
Graves addressed a letter to M r. Ciltey recapitu.
lating the substance of the conversation, and,
requestiughim to rcducvr it- to writing.- Herc-
upon it constiltation took place between Mr. Cil-
lm/, Mr. Duncan of the House, Mr. Burton ofilte
S-..-irate, and sever-'tl others, the result. of which ,
\'l"dS it reply late in the evening wherein Mr‘,
Citlcy refused to recognise so vittuclij of Mr-.
Gm-i'cs' report. of their conversation -as. related
to Col. lVcbb, and saidthtitlic had neith-tr admit-
tt-d~nor denied his claims to be considered a
gentleman. This was virtually questioning.’
Mr. Grm:cs’—'ccrttcit3/, and he insisted upon at:
adznission in writing of what had occurred in
their personal interview. But under the advise-
ment of Mr. Benton and others, it was refused. ~
Mr. Graves, theretipon, made the folltving
comniunicttt;-ion to Mr. Cilley:
ll-"us'zington City. Feb. - 1833‘ -
As you lti-.ve declined accepting it communi-
cation wliicltlborc to you front Col. ‘Webb,
and as by your iiot.r- ofy-'sterdtt_V you have re-.
fus-:d to ducllllt: o:i grounds which v.-o’uld'c:'<onn.. .
rate me from all responsibility growing. out of
the ulftir, I am lv-ft no otlicr ttlternittivei but to
ask that satisfaction which is rccogiiised ‘among
gentlemen. My frietid, Honi Henry‘ A. ‘Wise,
is tiuthorised by me to, make the arrtingeineiittr
suitable to the occasion. V ‘ ' ‘
Your obedient servant,
l VV .
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-J. GRAVES.
Hon. J. Crimriv. . -I
To this note the following atiswer was re-
turned : ' ‘ ' , i _ ,
lVashi_ngton City. 23d Feb. 1838. " ,. \ \
I-Ion. \V. J. GRAVES: " _ , _ ‘ 3
Your note oftltis iiiorninghas been received.‘
My friend, Gen.‘ Jones, will “inake the arrange;
ments suitable to the occasioii.”. '
Your ob’t sei-v’t,
, JONA. CILLEY. _
' Immediately upon therresentationiofthe ac-_ _
ccptance of the challeiige,“Mr. Graves retired,
leaving Mr. Jones with Mr. Wise, who s!ibmif-
tedto Mr. Wise thefollowiiig lproposit.it;.e- f-;.»'»'._
the arrangement-of the meeting, to wit:
Washington, Feb. .23.‘, 15'...
Sir: Mr’. Ciliey proposes to meet_.Mr f.-.-tux '=:«t,
at such place as . may be agreed upbn bel as-t at»... ’
to‘-moi-row, at 12 o’clock, M. The wqzrtoz. iv,
., . 4, - - ‘:1.’ ‘lilylili. ‘ \
ties placed side to side at 80 yards .1.-..:.i.u'.-2.9. - — a
from eztclrotlier; t._o_l_i_old tll8,l'-lflefl:llOl‘}"5t:l2lif; ‘
at arm’s length, downwards; the '_‘rifle_t
cocked, and t_rigge_i-s s'e,t.; the,word_s to be
tlemen, are you‘ ready?’ ‘, All¢l'_Wli_iclI,“
answering3"No‘,’.’ the tv,ord's s_hall'b'e, in t, .
succession,"‘-Fire_-’—’0_llle. twp. thI'e,:e.,fotii".,’_’ . . ‘
tlter party shall fire before the woid ‘ffirt:."‘ ;.i r_
9‘ the
parties atxthe ends -of the line to lie‘ ‘,det_{ert::9i:eti' -
by lot. The S_e{3'(.tt1(l A of the ; pai-'t‘y_y‘los'ii-g
position. shall h‘,ave"the of_‘tite;'w6i‘dj '.-'.' E. :-
dress to be ordinai‘y_"winter"clothing; f_ai_i-.
ject to the exti‘uiinaii6ii"of grates, 1:
party may ~'li‘ave oii‘thesgrtliund;‘be§ide_a ;-.-:1-.
'ond, ii surgeon and two other friends.‘ "P re set;-f
ends“, for‘ the e'x’ét:'i‘itioii'1oi"théii*i reiiicctivi. :2-ti.-j. is.
are allowed to have a pair. of pistol: each 4 u :tca._ g ,
ground, but no other person“ shall have it)? t.’ «
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