‘ -; ==-l’a-stsrfe'w‘y’éars? ’
. - . state. of degrzidatioti. ittto
. r 1\_I()l]a,l‘ClllS_lSVlllayWllll good reason exult at the
0' _ "-ty'the seat of the worthy Patriot.
z .
which no power, sltort of the _mosl 00'
despotism could restrain.
The patriots of our Revolution. however» “"1”
anarchy. _ _
limited imlttary
cievetl a more propitious resttlt for thetr§o l'“l’|‘_“
hopes fntiuded upon the more general inter] 1-‘-
gence which pet-,atjet.l our Republic. than at
existed in any preceding it. Coiifitletice of‘t|s
success at length became establtshetl. lh-.2
friends of Monarcl'ts. who had wttue.-s-.-tl ‘ht’ tx-
pcritnent, , _ , t .
b’| for the long atltnittt=d claim of kings to _t;-I‘.
gmjze hy tit.-itte tigln, when they Sn\V;_“l‘ht__:?.,[.'.l'9lJl
truth about to be [‘l‘t')lllUlg&ll(?fl- tlt3'_‘3l}7 tit“-‘ill’
gentcomtnunity possessed the itilteretit pritici- ‘
ples of self-government. _ .
:3 1-But. sir, what is otir present position? Vlfhat
are we of tltis period to divine for the futtire.
‘ from data furnishetl us from the events of the
Alas! every lover of our coun-
try _may well tremble. when hecontetnplates the
which she has fallen.
fprdspects ofa failure ofthe great experiment of
‘-the people at‘self-government. _ - '.
‘ Past experience assures us. that eyen in tltrs
;-eottntry, the (leniagttgue may usurp with lmpllnl
’ by appeals in
the bascst passions of hutnan nature. It shows
',us that aparty. basetl upon principles which
threaten the overthrow of our most valuable iri-
stitu_tit')ns,' and natiotial prosperity. may rise to
power. and in fact are even now.iti the success-
~'ful prosecution oftlieir pernicious schemes. The
master_ spirits of this party, by a profligacy un-
‘paralleled except by the worst- spirits of the
t‘Frt'anch Revolution, liave successfully labored to.
larfayagainst each other the Ilifferent grades and
J)f0resSit)II3g wltich. in a prosperous tzommuity.
jiaturally sustain each other. The tnercliunt
has been‘ pointed to, as the natural enemy of the
iiiechanié‘and farmer; the poor have been ar-
rayed against the rich; and he who has acquir-
e_d wealth tltrdttgh the exercise of industry and
céiitlolily. has been marked as the usurper ofthe
' ' fiattiral riglits of the itttemperate and profligatt-..
" The Patriot of worth, he who has served his
country with fidelity and honor, and who had
ever merited the confidence of the gnotl, has
been 'sti_gmatizet;l as the veriest betrayer of. and
traitor _In his country. They have been thus
A lraduced by these reckless adventurers for power.
whose predominant traits ofcliaracter are selfish-
ness, and the negative of amoral principle.-
' .Ho\vever’astonisltin\; the fact. the hottest Patriots
ofthe country have been drtveti from our court-
ci_ls.-.and these elevated to their seats.
-;_]f we refer to the French Revolution, we
shall ‘find no mean parallel to the present condi-
tion of our country. Robespierre, Danton. and
a: host of similar demagogties. attained power
through the extirpation ofthe true patriots by the
guillotine; out demagogues wanting the darken-
ed period of those times. operate by a prescrip-
‘ lion of the genuine patriotsoftlie nation, through
their subsitlizetl presses, the village ollicial, and
the taproom politician. The former draw the
_ people after them, by pretensions of excessive
love for,.thei'r interests, whilst their real motives
wierethe protnotion oftheir own aggraiidizement
byltlietiruin which they effecttd; those of our
own country are making the satne pretensions of
regard, with motives no less selfish ; their trite
aihilbeing the promotion of their own interests,
and aperpetuation of their power with its per-
quisites. The destrtictives ofFrant.e bankrupt-
ed_ the nation by their profligacy; ours have
"'brpugh_t‘"‘a sitnilar disaster upon us through their
profusion, and have paralyzed the industry of
the country, by the t'.uiit of its curretit-y. The
former led the people, by placing before them a
liberty, tolerant of every species of licentious-
ness zrours do the-same, by holding to their view
0 an unbounded government patronage; the for-
. mér fell. through thejust indignation oi the peo-
ple, whom they had led to a participation oftheir
enormities. ‘after the discovery of their true
characters ;. and if ours still retain their power.
it is for the reason, that the dormant patriotism
of the country is not ‘yet aroused to a sense of‘
its insecurity. _
The,,abov.e compar_ison will not be deemed ex-
tretne,_if we direct our attention tothe existing
political conditioriofthe country. Although the
refinements of the age may not permit the exist-
ence of the guillotine, we shall observe the most
refined machinations of the dominant party in
' operation, for the political extermination of the
most. worthy patriots. ,We shall behold the
spectacle t.f such men as Clay, as \Vcbster, and
' their c_o_nip:-itriots. men who ltave merited the
gratitude of the country. fortheir manly defence
ofitsr righys, de_noitnced antl even depressed in
public esjttnation. by such men as Benton, as
Hill, antl Kendall, with their iiiyruiidotis. as
vetial traitors, for the purpose of rearing tlietti-
selves on their ruin. and creating a darkness in
whicli-thc'r own phosphorescence may be made
to ap_pear. _
This they have effected in a degree, antl the
courttry_now_experiences and bewails the clients
of its fully, and the gross iticompeteucy of the
men, whom they entrusted with power. Are
we_uot,then fast verging toward that vortex of
wil_d. Democracy. which deluged France with
'the_ blood of her best and most virtuous citizens?
Are we not in danger of losing our character of
genuine Republicanism, and plunging into ex-
cesses similar to those which the patriots of
France were happy to exchange for a despotism.
with power sufficieut to afibrd them protection
A against the demons, who directed the devastat-
ingstortti of popular liberty .7 Is it hardly any
longer problctnatical. that unless the spirit of
anarchy and wild liberty, which pervades our
‘land, threatening war upon personal rights. and
destr._u_ctiou to our property, is soon -stayed, that
' the ,wise and the virtuous will prefer a despotism.
however odious, tn the sovereignty ofthe denia-
gogue, and his irresponsible retainers.
Is it not to be feared, that at this time some
master spirit of despotism. like a Bonaparte, in
the guise ofa Democratic Republican, is direct-
~ ing ghe siortn ofthat wild popular liberty, which
"has rnanifestetl itself of late--‘which Iiaszset ‘law-
at tlefiance. and already evetituaie-rf in the-'de‘-
S'[l‘ilJ(_3l_l-Off of- life and property thi:otig'h lawless
mobs. and,_ individual assassinations. ‘Depend
upon it,,_the friends of despotism, and the ambi-
tions, have hopes ofthe subversion of ourpresent
form..of Govcrnntent, but through the prntluction
of that stateofsociety-_and-laiv, in which personal-
secn_r’tiy,.is,annihilated. . Tlten-they maylexpect
the good and the worthy. however Republican‘
their.character.s-. tntyield to .-any go‘vern'tm-n’i,
however"; odious i'.,s.natfne. ‘that canyield them
scctitity from thelnrtnnil of-anarchy.» . ~
' Such —_ha.s: been the'aiin of ambitious dema-
gogués--i‘t_i_iall precetling republics, and s'uch the
vortex into whicli the liberties ofthe people have
ever teiitled and tertiiinatcd. t A despotism of
the tr;ost.»u'ti,litnitedrcltaracteri has been found the
only 't:emedy»offan ititeniperaterand wiltltlemnc-‘
rrpcy ;.,a,m__l such his to benpfgteliciitletl, will be
the reysultgof ouryexperitneht atlself-governntettt.
unless;-«_l,lie_, freeiiieti of llll. nation look in their
allairsrmtuuless. they attend ~si'rtetl‘y to those in
power,,atitltapply -a timely corr-ectionltothe fatal
inroatlstalrcatly rnade uponthé Coustituticn. '
‘;Tlléll let-' them examine’ the-fi‘r‘é‘sciit'éonlt‘litinn
‘7_:\t__l]e.vc5IlJllll'y;v,8ll'(I tledt5tb3'tl'rtltri'ther"ice‘. cioiiclii-l
t_"°*-. as regs‘-rds its effects upon the future. lfit
13 ‘he-ce maui_fcst’tliat"Tv1a”far‘é'f§i§'t' v’er‘gTng to-
wartl tn. fate of" prcc‘ctfi‘ng“t‘l_lptrti_,l_ir’_:s,,,lt‘;t .il:e
signer. cftjrection be';iiflel§o9'tdfitili’cdI; let them
‘ “ 3’ .''‘.'‘-It‘5'}.tli6-CltBF=t¢t¢.r.s;tiifiEthane in
lei “ti”? f""«pa_r,p,gthe,i£, ;pr9Sagaions‘r.with-theitt
acts‘; wllitl-if tho, sy,,,,,,A q w,m,ing,in, in’.
ii . ‘98‘lr.TflT"l’°5l. imxstts-in the xestmcnts ofthe-
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with no friendly eye. ltB,2U" l0’”‘.-""' '
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lion. let them be divested, and reduced to their
native condition, and patriots of worth be placed
in their seats. By doing this we m=_ly 8"” PW’
serve the republic; we may yet live to freedom.
and transmit that boon ofour fathers utnncutn ber-
ed to~our children. VlNDEX-
For the Norwalk Gazette.
r:x'rn.-\c'r rnon rm: _;
"GREA‘T'“.0AK’S”‘ SPEECI-I.‘
,_ To the “ Sprouts” and Saplings,
Ott Mottdayevenittg, 12th inst. at the Town
‘ Houseyin New-Canaan.
" Mr. Cliairmati—lt may be tliougltt rather
premature, thatl 8ll0Ul(I‘.“(IeClll'le representing
you in the next Legislature, before I am notin-
natetl. but I feel it to be a duty. lrepresented
this town last spring, and Itlone it friithfttlly.
Some found fault, hull was honest. And I do
not wish to take the responsibility so sonri again.
Mr. jChairman, I am an advocate for the old
doctrine, "let the great oaks be felled that the
sprouts may grow."
Now this n Great Oat.-," which has for such a
length oftime withstood the tempest, is to “ be
felled," and for this very plausible reason, that
it may no longer hide bCl"lP8lll its wide spreading
branches, the numerous ‘°Sprouts" that have
come tip about it. \Vhat condescensiou! But,
Mr. Editor. I atii inclined to tliiuk. that this
"Great Oak” with its “ great" sagacity, has been
reviewing the past. examining the present, and
looking into the future. In reviewing. it sees
the rising ground upon which it commenced its
growth, with its dry and fertile soil, and Oh!
how changed! (for “Great Oaks” themselves
never change.) It now sees itselfstanding in a
marsh, surrounded with poolsofstngnant. water.
It finds that its roots are weak, its heart rotten,
and its branches dead. It bears the roar ofthe
coining storm, and dreads the fatal consequences.
It fears for itself. and for the brush around it.--
Let it quietly “be felled," and next week we
shall see the favored " Sprout" that is destined to
take its place. C.
New Canaan. March 15. 1838.
__________,,______.__
For the Norwalk Guzcttc.
Prophecy Fulfilled.
F The course ofthe Richmond Enqttirer, in re-
lation in Gencral Jackson, is perhaps the most
striking instance that can be found of the glar-
ing inconsistency. and utter disregard of princi-
ciplc, too frequently met with in partizan editors.
Throughout the whole of his administration, the
editors of that paper have been his most devoted
and setvile supporters antl followers. In party
phraseology they have been whole How. But
the object ofthis communication, is not so much
for the purpose ofholding them up to the indig-
nation and scorn which they so richly merit. as
to show the correctness of the opinion which they
once entertained and expressed of him ; and the
literal fulfillment ofthe predictions to which they
then gave utterance. During Gen. Jackson's
first canvass for the Presidency, the Enquirer
opposed him with uncotnmou zeal, and predict-
ed that his election would prove a curse to the
country. Iti speaking of him, they used the fol-
lowing language: “As to Gen. Jackson, is he a
statesman? Where are the evidences of it‘!
Compare him with Adams. and with Crawford.
and how inferior tnust he be." “ What kintl
of President would this great civ;2'lz'an make’!
A gentlémati who cannot interpret the plain. ex-
pression of one law, and yet would be called
itpott to administer all the laws of the land!
One whose ideas are so purely military, that he
would transmute a traitor into a spy. or \\'()lrltl
punish treason not by the civil courts, but a
court martial !" lftiiisiudividual be a Republi
can, then intlccd as he says himself, names are
mere bubbles! "What respcct would such a
great civilian entertain for the Laws and Consti-
tutiouofthis country’! Is such a man qualified
for‘ our chief tnagistrate.'!" “ \-Ve cannot con-
-sent to lend a ‘hand ‘ towards the election
of such a man as Gen. Jackson. He is too little
ofa statcstnan—too rash-too violent in his tem-
pcr-.—his measures too much inclined to arbitrary
government, to obtain the humble support ofthe
editors of this paper. TVe would dcprccale his
election as a curse upon our country."
Such was the language ofthe Enquirer, in re-
lation to Gen. Jackson; and subsequent events
have proved that it was founded upon a correct
estimate nfhis character. Let any unprcjudicetl
tnan review his administration—see the results
of his various "experiments" and "humble
eflorts," in the fallen and ruined condition oftlte
country, and then say if he can,that a curse has
not indeed come upon it. Let every freemen at
the approaching election, look well to these things
before he deposits his vote, and above all let liitn
wt igh well the consequences ofthe odious Sub-
Treasnry Scheme. which is but another emana-
iiott from the same prolific source ofcvil.
Let us on that day, fellow citizens, convince
otir rulers that the sovereignty is still in the peo-
ple; that we know our rights, and “knowing
dare maintain them ;" and that "footsteps"
whether illustrious or not, which have led to such
disastrous results must be no longer followed.
For the Norwalk Gazelle.
'1‘ H E D U E L.
Mr. Editor——lt is somewhat amusing to hear
the cry of " Murder." which is ringing-through
the land, on account ofthe late duel at Washing-
ton. The administration‘ men's consciences
have suddenly become quite tender on this sub-
ject. Btit is it because they so much abhor the
practice of duelliug? Not at all. They are
trying to make a demonstration for party pur-
poses, and it only shows the desperate nature of
their cause, which requires such an expedient to
build it up.
It is an old adage. that "they who live in
glass houses, should not throw stones at others.”
Mr. Graves is unhcsiiatingly denounced as a
" murderer.” Granted. I feel riodisposition to
coutrovert this declaration. Nay, I assert willi-
nut thefear of contradiction. that, whatever the
opiniorisof m,eri may be on this subject, there is
one tribunal before which, every than who gives
or accepts a challenge, will be adjudgeda mur-
tlcrcr.
But what shall we say ofthe Jllan, who could
deliberately shoot down his friend in conse-
quence" of}: ‘trifling dispute at a horse race; or
of the men who endeavored to assassinate each
Nashville. Andyet these men have been al-
most _dgzjicd_. The one has been President of
And this has been done, by the men who are
now shouting “ mtirder" so‘ eagerly. It is not
more than some six or seven years since an
alfray took place at Wasliingtott, in consequence
of" words spoken in debate," the aggrieved pet-
sou "took the responsibility" of being his own
avenger, anti accordingly armed, not with rifle
‘or pistol, but with abludgeon. he gave the
rffcnding member in sound drubbing. The
President on hearing of this. said it was right,
and .t_liat rrreinbers of -Congress by such
measures, would ‘be taugltttbetter munnérss.
but r_it_iw~,- it alters the case, "it is. your bull
that has. killed ;one of my oxen." - And, Mr.
"Editor, I -b.elie.ve.t‘riat_ the doctrinesand practices
nf’"llte g'r’o'r:e»rnmcril.” fori the-.li_ist eight years.
have,-in it metsure, ‘givenjrise-to many of the
tntibifilriots, und,_o‘tlt'er. nittrages, ‘which have dis-
gracet noun,-etint_ry*tlti‘riri'g. ‘that l ‘
t f:>-.iIoi»vebst=,1 Iinueuly-.+tope‘ the late-fatal
lot-cu riettee .at"&Vssi_hiivgtun;j\_villxg1iténicbn7eye# tit
fC'on'gfoss,'='a adftffavfflcvt w‘il_I ‘mtat:'.‘ciitac‘tusimca:..--
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other in the most ferocious style, in the streets of t
the United States, antl the otltera Senator. —-4h"
-or'eb_ lroii-fi‘%1'5~l§t?tin’.'fut'tifc; ti --repctltibn or éticli‘
:..t1~ “‘t '. ..‘ ... ..-..
..;.. r .. .- '---~- #~ -.
lieatlienish and diabolical scenes among them-
selves. But let not the attempt be made to‘fas-
ien the odium ofthe late duel. upon the.Wh’i’gs
as a party, for it will be indignantly and triumph-
antly rcpelletl. ' Cossis-n-zxcr;
Account of a Bloody Transaction”
At Nu.s/trille, Term. d‘ few years since, by one-of
the parties concerned.
-brewing between-Gen. Jackson and myself,
p,l'Q_dl]t:€(I'0_I'_l Saturday, the 4th inst. in the town
ofNaslivillc,the most outrageous iiffray everwrt-
nessctl in u civilized country. In coiumuuica-
‘tirrg this afiitir to ‘my friends and fellow citizens,
[ limit; rnyselfto the statement of-at few leading
facts, the-irulli ofwlticli I tun ready to ‘establish
byjudicial proof.
‘-1. That myself and my brother Jesse Ben-
ton, at-rivt~d in Nashville oti the morning of the‘
affrny, and knowing oFGen. Jacks n’s tlireats,
went. and took lodgings in a different house
from the one in which be stnycd, on put-pose to
avoid him. . ‘
“ 2. That the General and some ofhisfrientla
on me to the house where we put. tip, & commenced
the attack by LEVELLING A PISTOL AT ME, when
9/.“ Fuxxxnix, ('f‘entt.) Sept. 10, 1813. ¢,
.A difference wliich had been for some months;
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lr\‘l©l}°&“t/MALK C©lélZlE‘iT‘tl‘lE'..
"‘ooN"r GIVE or 1-tit: snip.”
WEDNBISDAY, MARCH 21» 1838.
ATTENTION THE WHOLE! .
The \Vhig Electors of thetowti of Norwalk,
I had nowcapoti drawn. and advancing up’.-It
me at quick price, without giving me time toi
draw one.
‘'3. 'I‘ha.t-seeitig this, my brother fired upon,
Gen. Jackson, when he had got within 8 or 10,
fect of me. '*
"4. That four other pistols were fircdin quick
succession ; one by General J tckson at me, two
by me tit. the General. and one by Col. Coffee
at me. In the course of‘ this firing, General
Jackson was brought to the ground, but. I re-
ceived r.o hurt. ‘A -- '
“ 5. That daggers were then drawn. Colonel
Coffee and Mr. Alcxtiutlcr Donaldson made at
me and gave me five slight wounds. Captain
Hammond and Mr. Stukelcy Hays engaged my
broth: r, who being still week from the effects
of a severe wound he had lately received in a
duel, was not able to resist. two men. They
got him down, and while Captain Hammond
beat him on the head, to make him lay still, Mr.
Hays attempted to stab him, and wounded him
in both aruis,tis he lay on his back; parrying
his thrusts with his naked hands. From this
situation, ugcnerous hearted citizen of Nash-
ville, Mr. Summer, relieved him. Before he
came to the ground, my brother clapped :1 load-
ed pistol to the breast of Mr. 1lays,to blow him
through, but. it missed fire. ‘
"6. My own and my brother's pistols carried
two ballscncli; for it. was our intention, if driv-
en to arms, to have no child's play. The pistols
fired at me were so near that the blaze of the
muzzle ofone oflhem burnt the sleeve of my
.cont, and the other aimed at my head, at a
little more than arm’s length from it. i
“7. Captain Carroll was to have taken part
in the affray, but was absent by the permission
of General Jackson, as he has since proved by
the Gencral's certificate; :1 certificate which re-
flects less honor, I know not whether upon the
General or upon the Captain. .
“8. That this attack was made upon me in
the house wltere the Judge of the District, Mr.
Seurcy, had his lodgings! So little are the laws
and their ntinistcrs respccletl. Nor has the civil
authority yet taken cognizance of this horrible
outrage.
THOMAS HART BENTON,
Lieut. Col. 39th Infantry,
From the Boston Atlas.’
Gcnu2'-nc Loco-For.-oism.—'I‘lte original Loco-
Focos of this city held a meeting oil the 9th
February. in celebration of the birth day of
Thomas Paine. Among the toasts given on the
occasion. wcrethe following. They fully identi-
fy the character ofthe party now enlisted in the
support of Mr, Van Butcu and his Sub-Trea-
sury Scheme : - ‘ - ___
’_i -The President ofthe Uuiteil Stat!-.s—Firm in
he never swerve from the straight forwa-Fd and
unerring steps of his predecessor.
By '1'/iomas J. Jlfonlgomcry. Frances \Vrigltt
Darusmoot—The bright Vt-nus of- Democracy.
May sltc continue to exert her brilliant talents in
the cause of freedom, until monopoly of every
description shall be driven from America's fair
land.
_By James Alden. Andrew Jackson—The
hero of New Orleans, and late President of the
United States; the defender of the people's
rights, and the detector of Bank intrigue. May
Martin Van Buren fiuisli what he has so nobly
begun.
By Geo. A. Chapman. Christianity and the
Banks—Tottering on their last legs, may their
downfall be speedy.
We appeal to the moral and intelligent peo-
ple of America—ztre they prepared to go with a
party, who not content with destroying a
sound and prosperous ‘currency, and involving
the people in general distress, would rob them
ofthe faith. which can alone sustain them in the
hour of affliction? \Ve have never met with
any ebulliiion of Van Buren . Loco-Focoism
quite so horrible and atrocious.
The Sccrclary of Sltile.—We have no personal
acquaintance with the present Secretary of
State. Our friends who do know him speak
well of him. He is our candidate, and it be-
comes us to support him iti goodrfaith. If we
do not. we shall inflict a wound upon our cause,
from the effect of which it will take a long time
to recover. The nomination is generally well
received, and it is only occasionally that we have
heard a word of dissatisfaction ; and we are in-
duced to throw out these suggestions, not with
the design of unreasonably pressing any one to
vote contrary to his feelinos, but with the’ hope
that no one will exert any tnflucncebeyood his
individual vote against any regularly noiniiiatéd
candidate If M r. Hinmari should by any possi-
bility be defeated, it would we firmly believe,
under all existing circumstances, prove in the
end as disastrous to tlie;Wliigs, usiftheir whole
ticket was lost. We woultlgive all our reasons
for so thinking. if wetlid not know we should be
misrepresented by ourkopponents, who ‘would
rather defeat Mr.“.I-linin n thanlperhaps any
other individual upon our icket. Shall they be
gratified ?—N. H. ‘flalladiuma ' - ’
‘Ne understand thiit the‘l-Ion. Isaac Toucey.
the member ofCongress from this District, is en-
gaged iti franking p1"i1llcd,leztcrs to lii_s"cotisti-
uents. signed by himself, solicitingsubscriptions
from the citizens of Conriccticut tn the Washing’-
toti Globe. One_goodft,'lemocrat to whom a let-
ter was sent. reniarkeduo us that lie-thought it
small bttsiness for our». Representatives in Con-
gress to lower themselves into mere agents for
\Vashingtori Gglolie. ap well as agross perversion
of the frankirig privilege. One of the letters is
in our ollice for the inspection of the curious.-
Har(f¢2rd_Pat1jiot."" V ’_"
xrzw-1"oR,K iio._vt"rt. E itixnicnhij.
_fl.";nlqr'clz 12.. r 3 y .
Be_evcs—400’liguil ‘ are sold at $7 _t_I 10-fob
ming an a.verag'e'b‘,£_ ‘,2-5 per cwt-. _ - _
‘Cow; and Ctl'l,V£;l;',-":,-Ab_QUl- 90 Cows -were_ up
markfet-70.of which, were sold at $30 it $40,
which shows‘: g’il'ec,lii'i‘c 'on' previous prices. -
‘ -"Sheep--ilill tlt‘e’l‘$l_i‘eep ofl‘e'retl,’ being ‘about:
99-"vlV5?€99|4|.t!!é..$2i75 .a'$s'>-, ' . ‘ f‘
" f lt=a'. a;n'd‘j$t‘rtm,r-.f¥!-it l|'I.'t’-3|lg';<‘§I!1€,i.t1,-,4’°r‘.l‘.".'.t
lnlbwllyl ltist‘webl:, i-_icés'.t_iltew [nit ;i_inpi-overnerit’,
liavi’ ran” at7p5‘i,‘94.c'eit‘ts. 1'_«-Istntvi cpntiri-'
u'c"s iviflitiutfidhangeffr
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the cause of Deiiiocracy, alias the People, may‘
soliciting patrons l'o_:_,nt_i_cb a tiewspz1pt:_I', 115 "Le; .
are requested to assemble at the Norwalk Hotel.
on Thursday evening, the 22d inst. at 7 o’clock,
P. M., to makg arrangements preparatory to the
coming election.
Aptinctual attendance is particularly request-
ed.
Norwalk. March 20. 1838.
lMlIlEld-.
The \Vhig Electors of the Town of Darien,
are requested to assemble at the School House.
near the Congregational Church in said
Daticn, on Thursday evening next, the 22d inst.
to make arrangements for the approaching elec-
tion. By order ofthe Town Committee.
Darien, March 19th, lS38. .. ‘
(E"-Nothing new ofany interest from Florida,
or the Canadian frontier.
VOTES! VOTES tw
Printed votes for the Whig State Ticket can
be obtained attliis office, with the names of the
respective Senatorial Candidates annexed for the
10th, 11th, and 12th Senatorial Districts. .
Votes for Representatives, printed at the
shortest notce.
Of)" \Ve will thank our friends in the 11th
and I’2llI Senatorial Districts to make seasonable
arrangements to forward to us as early as possi-
blc tho rcsultsof the election in their respective
towns.
Q?’ The \Vhigs of Greenwich have notninat-
ed Joshua Ferris and Zcnas .Mcad as their can-
didates for Representatives. \Ve learn that the
right spirit prevails in that town, and tltat, for
once, the Whig: are awake, and determined to
bring out their whole strength at the approacli-
ing election. Ifthey do this, the Loco-Focos in
that quarter are tnost effectually “ used tip.”
Josuux B. Fitzrtrtis and SETH CLASON, are
nominated by the W'higs of Stamford, as their
candidates for Representatives.
0;‘7Wc learn that on Monday last, a boy
at Westport was severely bitten by a dog which
wasisupposed to be marl"
A worm is sr:'Asox.—Let no Wltig elector be
absent from.the_to:.vn iu..wliich_ he is entitled to
vote, on the day of the election. It often hap-
pens thattmany are absent at that time, in New-
York or elsewhere. We mention this matter
thus early, that every man may so arrange his
business that nothing shall interfere to prevent
his attendance at the polls.
The People are coming:
The Loco-Foco presses, for a few weeks past.
have been raising a terrible hullabaloo about the
“ reactions" which were to take place in the
State of New-York; and, in order to help the
Sub-Treasury Bill through, have been most se-
dulously endeavoring to make the subserr.-ativcs
at the Capitol believe that the Empire State was
coming round cgain, at the heck of the Kinder-
hook Magician. Btit “a burnt child dreadstlie
fire"—antl New-York has sufferetl enough from
his filial disposition to be "perfectly reconciled to
the sacrifice of her “ favorite son" upon the al-
tar of her couimon country's good.
The recent elections in some of the tnost im-
portant cities and counties of the State, furnislt
convincing proof. Ihattlie year is now in pro-
gress, which shall chronicle under its political
obituary, the melancoly exit of “the last of the
Loco-Focos” within her borders.
But now for a few of the interesting particu-
lars:
In Rochester, the \Vhigs have carried their
entireticket. Every vestige of Loco Focoism
is defunct. Last spring this city belonged to the
Locos. Now the Whigs have it by an average
majority of 337—largcr than ever known 3-
In Bufllzlo. the way “ the Destructives” have
been used up is a caution. Every ward is Whig
but one, and that is Conservative. In Utica,
the entire Whig ticket is elected. Oswego, too,
a noted Regency den. is redeemed. In Jqfli2r-
son Coruzrly, 14 outof 18 towns have given Whig
majorities. Scores of townstwhich last fall had
not sttcceeded in breakingthe yoke of the op-
prcssor. are now rrjoicing in the light and liber-
ty of political emancipation. And many towns
which were Whig last fall, have increased their
majorities 25 per cent. In repeatetlinstances the
Whigs have iriunipliedlwhere for Sor l0 years
past, tliey'hnv,c~been in anabused and insulted
minority; and the patriotic enthusiasm which
now prevails among them.‘ augurs well for the
political redemption of our whole country.
WHIGS or‘Coiu\'i-:c'ricu'r! Will-you not ‘sc-
cond the efibrts ofyour pa:riotic brethren of N.
York? ,,You know not ilivilh itvhat solicitutle
they lt)_0l(,f0l'.\lle resultofyourapproacliingcon-‘
ertitins, yo‘ur7i:otc at the pending election, may
'd.e(_-itle lhglalé of this [9 (_,‘()[1-];e.:_.,
may _s_ettle iforever, the questijoii so often_ ‘agitated
..jo the boiling canldrouof European p‘olit‘cs._
twhether matiis»-capable of sell‘-go‘veii‘i,iil'iien't.
you care. for 1/pig; deep welfare and happiness,
; you, not ‘regard: tlio urgent *apP§alti--wlt'icli-
.‘ ’ _
flict! . They know, and.so do you, that yo'urex- '
your brethren of the same great national family.
from one end of the Union to the other; who do
feel a vital interest in the questions at issue. are
daily sounding in your; ears, to use your utmost
efforts to redeem our own beloved Connecticut
frotn the thraldotn of oppression and rnisrule,
'" and _e_:ntitle_hei"litol.tllte ‘riglttjhand of fellowsltit)
from Maine, New-.Yorkt. and nianyfothcrstif her
" proud sisters who ltaveiacliieved at the ballot
box their political etnancipiitnn !'
lVt1Ic_c then, to the importance of. the r_-tmttggt
before you! Let every man nfyoti consider
his personal re.-.<pousibiliry! A single cote. may
decide the fate of Ct)."lll(’Cll(‘lll-ltll(I she may be
the arbitrcss of the destinies of this nation of
freemeu!
Tm: I)!-JMOCRATIC Si-:’.\"i'trtt-:r..—-\Ve have
barely had titne to glance at the first number of
a new paper under this title, publislietl at Stain-
fortl, in this County, by \Vtn. H. Holly, editor
and proprietor-the same gentleniati who for-
merly contluctcd the " Stamfortl Sentinel." Mr.
Holly says, in reference to the contentions which
are now agitating the rattks of the Administra-
tion party, that he feels " disposed to take a course
that will couciliate the ft-clings of all." \Vc
fakelit then, that he is to be neither Loco-l"ot:o
nor C'onscri'aIi7:e, bttt the recruiting officer of it
new branch of the Van Boron party, to be en-
titled the Conciliuliccs.
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Q3:-‘J Tot1t,,sc of our patrons who have alreatly
paid up, without troubling us to present their
bills, we tender our grateful aclitiowlctlgments.
We trust that their praise-worthy c.\'atiip.'e will
be speedily followed by all those who are still in
arrears.
Ecoxo.wtr.—Pay in (l.’lU(U1('6 for your pnprr.
and thus save twenty-five ccnls a year. Every
little helps, &c.
Profit and Loss.
We notice in a long speech of the IIon.
“ Sinnitur" Niles—which, long as it is, we are
surprised to see is able to contain so many mis-
statctnents-an estimate oflossea sustained by
Government thro’ the agency of Brinks. Those
losses, he represents, its amounting to about
$8,000,000, from 1816 to, I836—losscs sus-
tained, however, through title‘ agency of Slate
Banks-the favorites of the last Atlministration.
And although Mr. Niles S(‘IS down $233,422
to the account ofthe United States Bank, that
amount was actually lost to the Treasury, by
Gen. Jackson, in his hurry to settle the claims
on France, by drawing a bill for the first instal-
ment. before it was sanctioned by the Cham-
bers, and C0llS(‘l'1llC‘tllly,_ before it. could bc
puid. And further, Gen. Jackson in his in
structions to our Minister to France, urged that
Minister to represent to the French Court, that
if that draft was not liono.cd, the Uuil::d States
Bank would be entitled to damages for protc;-:t.
It was true. as every contmcrci:-.1 man will atl-
mit. The drawer of a bill, if protested, always
pays the damages, settled by mercantile law and
practice. »
Now setting this alleged loss aside wlntt is
the fact’! VVh_v, that the United States not only
httd all its business-done for nothing by the hilt:
United States Bank, and rccicvetl the profit of
lite own share of stock, but never cost one cent
during the whole pcribiT"3'fifs’agt:iicy. 'W'bilc,
upon Mr. Niles’ own. showing-—— (.f(.-1'i‘7'7Im€IIl
has lost $8,000,000 during the 71012-C.'l‘f8l(37lCC
Qfllzc United States Bank as :1 fiscal agent.
\Vc are as much opposed to the use of State
Banks by Givcrumciit as Mr. Nil<_~.=, and there-
currency, a sound circulating medium, and revive;
of business-all of which are co-existent with
such fl. Bank. We have before (rzczl to do with-
out a National Bank, and we always had a rope-
tion ofour present distress. And whether such
an institution be popular-or not with it self-agtntnt]-
izing Administration, t/u,-people cannot do with-
eble t.o an aristocracy.
_0ur prospects.
We continue to rccievc the most gratifying
intelligence from every section ofthe State.-
Our prospects were never more cheering. New
London, Windham, Tollnnd and New Haven
Counties are doing finely. Our frieiitls in Mid-
dlesex Connty,are wideawake‘, and will give
the Loco-Focios a hard fight of it, even in the
citadel of their strength. Litchfield Count y will
do her best, and promises us at all events, a
majority. And “thcreiis no mistake ” in Hart-
ford County. VVhigs of Ftiirficld County ! in
all human probability, the destinies ofthe State
are in your hands! A mostiniportant trust is
confided to you. Are‘ you prepared to render
an account ofyour stewardship 3 The time is
tit hand-—wbtitevcr remains to be done must. be
attended to without delay! The enemy re oit
the ttlcrt. Equal them in your vigi?ance and ac-
tivity, and the victory is yours !
Congressional. __
The Sub-Treasti_ry Bill is still bcfiire the. Sc-
nate. Mr. \Vebster has again taken hold ofihis
subject—and his speech on this occasion is spoken
of by all who heard it, as superior to all his pre-
vious eflbrts, not excepting even his famous re-
ply to Hayne of South Carolina. ltsefliect up’-
on the Senate and his whole auditory, is saidto
have been overwhelming. A ,
Mr. Robbins. of Rhode Island, followed in a
brief but eloquent and talented speech. ‘ _ "
On Thursday. the death of the Hon..Timothy
J. Carter of,Maine, a member ofthe House,
was communicated to Congress-4-wltereupon
both Htousesadjourned over to Saturday. The
funeral was to talgeplacc on thatday. Mr. Ci
,ll,llI_l been severely ill for some weeks. ,
i,Notlting,e‘lse of particular interest has occur-
red at Wasliingttin,.'since-our last‘. i i
~ V 0 Look stir." ._
' If the? Loco- Fgcos should s‘ticcecd in "carrying
t'..t=’i8 State -5! t.h¢"'°°ti*ti5§.'élcs=tistti~"it ti.‘-t'.|. ”t“’»=; f3.°l.|'.
the matter now is in Congress. this single cir'-
cumstance will be enough to turn the scale. and
insure the passage of this despotic measure...
W8. ltavc it then in our power on this most inte-
resting occasion, not only to rescue our own slide
from the disastrous fate which threatens her," but‘
to settle a question of the deepest interest to the
whole Unioti. ‘ '
The \Vliigs of Connecticut never had a great-'
er weight of responsibility rcstitig‘fi'n'tliéir simul-
dets. Let them duly appreciate the high and
cninmautling position wlticlitlicy occupy in this *
fearful crisis. aml their vote on the 1st Monday of.
April next will accomplish a far more importam
triumph, than Maine or New-York have ' ever ,
had it in their power to acbieve—:t triumph
wliichwill secure to us the admiration and the
gratitude of millions of freeinen, wltosc destinies
are now, perhaps. depending on a single vote!
. Out at last. 1’
The spirit which has dictated allthc denunci- -
oftlir parties concerned in the late unhappy du- ‘
cl. has at last exhibitezl itselfwitbout tlisguisc.—-
\Ve learn from an exchange paper, that to s,,,_.t3.
tnakc a political spctrulatioti out of this liimctit-
meeting in Marine-, Mr. J'us_lt'cc Prebfc, a Loco--_
Foco orator on the occasion, actually “declared;
that if the aflairof Mr. Cilley were adroilly «tied, *
l/reparty would tlcrivcflzr more atlrtmmgo from\_
his m:.;'rii. limit be had ct.-‘er been able to gtiinfor
it 13' ms x.rn;."’ Such isllic vile and atrocious‘
-‘pirit of Loco Focoism!
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0;? We have this week curtailed our usual
variety of iniscellancotis matter, in order‘ to
make room for the interesting and important
coiitrntiiitcatious of otir correspondents. No
duly estimates the importance of the election
whit-h isjtist at hztntl, will feel arty disposition to
cotnplain. that ptrlltivs is the all-ctigrnssirig sub- ,
ject of this, as it will be of the succeeding nutri-_,
bcrnf our paper.
New York \Vcclily V\'liig. _
\Vc would cnnttiit-ntl this‘ paper to the patron-
age of our rrnuntry friends. It is a riiamtnotli ,
shcct. ofian elegant typograpliicztl appearance,
ct-llancotts mrittcr, and edited with tlistiiigni-ltcil
ability. The price is only pcr year. A spe-
cintcn may be seen at this ollicc, where sub-
scriptions will he rcct-ivt-tl.
(E? \Ve art- lllt.l(‘l)l(.‘tl tn tltc llon. A. R0!l- _
12135 of the U. S. Senate. fir ptiblic documents"
\Vcrc it not for the kiutl at-
tention of \Vltig nit-tizhcr.- of Congress from nth-
from Wasliingtnn.
er Stair-s, our tit-ca.-iniis fnr llug ttt-httt,“-|,.,tg,,,cm
of such favors ‘would be “ rr‘\\ and fzirhctwt.-cu."
The Suh'l‘rcasut'y selicmc.
There will be one atlvantagc in the ntluplitm
ofthe Sttb-Trea.-iiry st-lrctiic, in view of “ill-‘ l1
public opinion, nlprcsc/it.’ t.-an liuvc hilt liflltl in-‘
fluettce upon the vote-:4 ofthe Atltttiiii-stratioti par-l
ty iti Cougrt-ss—it “ill it-CUTE in (‘lover itnrlrl it
tinifnrtit and st-tilt-tl tnnnt-tarry .-_v-zfctii tint liitblto
cure the present party a pcrpc-itml majority.
much money in the liuntls of the (love,-triiiicnt '
for esay, let us have it. .7\'alt'orral Batik, a tiuifortn l
,Lnuis Pltillippe is sure ofa majority in tho_ ‘
The rcccivcrs-geticral are well '
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out it. And all past experience but shown, that , 0'50"-
it: is nt ither dangerous to our liberties, or fu.vor- I
4o'itl.e_r:et]‘~ alt W:§1":‘a‘_,l__l_:l,Dg.§€',1i. -illiat-itlieifreenliein. of .Con-.
cxistitig Atltriinistration.
This system works admirably in
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F ranct.-.—
tCltambcrs.
lpuitl--their clerks are well paid--the ctistttfii-
thouse officers are well paid. There are only
l two Banks in the Kiiigtltnn. to 32,000,000 of in-
; habitants-—antl the working classes are all hap-
Sub-Treasury scheme, and nicely balanced as ' T
\
atious of the Loco--Foco press against one half‘
an extent have the Tories carried their desire lot A
reader who pcruses these (.'t)lfln1lllllt.':lllt)lls,'andU
I
I
filled with rt grt-at variety of political atrd inisa _‘
ttrclizittge frntit a clmrign of rulers or partin=-'- ,
bccutiss-tltat-systoni, .w luau .s\m'.~:.u.Llnptgd, will ,-,g- 0
There will be so many nllice-linltlcrcnind an '
that the elzctions will all xayts be in favor of the I .
able occurrence, that at a rcct-rrt elcctiorzeerirrg '
1
I.
py rt-Iron they can gel ten cents tr duy_for‘l/rci_r , T
his speech is l(‘nu!l8l(‘¢)’(llJl¢. W’: ihiult so lf_)0-.
froiit_/itctis. and thelcnutratlictions involved in its
own attempts at reasoning, its false assumptions
and tlisinnintts--it may well be doubted whether
any lionorahlc mm) t_‘0ttltl so far conquer his-d-i.+
gust as to answc-r if. “Sltll')illll"’ Niles hill re-_
solved to make a speech ; and thinking that its-
lenglh was of more importance than its concer-
J
sidering “ the part_v." ‘he has calculnlcd~'nli'rewde‘
|y—-lool:fng' of it will operate more powfilfully
upon their nothllcs il'i.:m treading it.
Lac.) Foeo Address.
We now and then meet. in real life as well as
in books, with people very nearly resembling ‘
the witches in Mac ICI‘h ; who. in a feverish and
tlistempered phrenzy, glut their love of evilby
giving utterance to-curses. They curscthc liv-,3
irig and the dead, and more particularly those ‘_
whom they hate-most. because they are so much:
better then themselves. In other respects. im-
potent and harmless. and rendered miserable audt ‘
and excesstofcare to do otherwise than laugh at‘
them. _Suchis the character of thc_Lt_'.co-Foco
Address to the Electors of Fairfield Couutyu. If
is instinct with-all the qiialities of the vi'itclie'tI: "
ollaparlrida: T if ' S T ' T
" Fillet ofa fanny tsnttke,
In the cauldron boil and bake ;_. ' _' ,
Eye ofnewt-, audios offro_g.'. ‘ " - T
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog}. r’ _' ‘
A‘ti'd..t~s forlt. and blind worm’!-s__ling..
Lizardfs leg. and owlet’-s wir’ig,.- _
For a charm ofpovt"e,tful‘troubl.'e‘..', _. , t
Likea hell brothboil-a’nd.bubble."’ .7 4
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necticut have-g'tvcn.t,th'eir verdict-in»'l'a'vor of the
r
“ Siniiitnr’? Niles’ speech. ‘ -.
I 0 O o 9 "
It is said by the friends of this gentleman, that \._
uess, hr. chose such a weight bf ibrgtlmtm. 85 1| it _
pound of newspaper only Colllll £5.73 bi"’- 09"’; ’
mean by their own folly..they takcsucli adcgroc of .(
inward tliabolicalsatisfaction in their malieiioultg. '
chuckling, “ as if death wereiticlrling them Will!-
his scythe,” that it would be at once,_lossofti‘me , .
H And if cursing-could~ kill, :he.-Whigs were-all! --
dead neara‘»fortnight«'ago.; ‘ ' ‘ T '
Thi"s~ address. js"'dist_ln_guisbed’ by’ ucdlberr ‘A
¢jtar‘t.¢‘tettgtic-.‘—.it' is the highest atyte or Italian». ..
for besides the contradit-lion wliieh it receives 5
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