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The Mother's II-ipc.
Shc was rrty idol. Night and day to scan
The fine expansion of her form. and tngirk
The unfolding uiiutl. like. vernal rosr--htitl, start
'l‘o sndd<~.ti beauty, tv:i's tiiy (Illll‘l. dt-light.
To find her fairy footsteps following inc--
ller hand upon my gariiierits—‘-or her lip
Long St?ttlPtl to tniite—aiid in the watch of night
The quiet breath of-iimocerice to feel
Soft on my clieck—was such at full content
Of happiness. as none but iriotlicrs know.
Her voice was like some ti iy heart that yields
To the slight ~fingt=rcd brt.-t '/.c——and as it held
Long converse with ll(’l" tloll. or kiiitlly soothed
' Her iiicaitiitg lilllt,‘ll.tt.' with patient care
Conn‘tl uvcr alpli:tbr:t—-lttit most of all
Its tender cadence. in her evening prayer.
'l‘hrill'd‘on the car like some ctliercal tone
Heard iiiswectdteaiiis.
' __ But now I sit alone,
Musing of he-r—and dew with ntournful tears,
The little robes that once with wmnriu‘s pride
] wrought as ifthcre was :i ttt*,Pti iotl ck
\Vhat Got) had uiadc so bt:;:oiiful. I start
Iltilffaiitzyitig frotii licr empty crib there comes
,4, ,~e5i|,._-,-s§t,otitl——-.-ititl l).‘Palltt s :i('i'i.tstom‘tl words
“ Hush, hush. Louisa tlcart-st"-—'l‘ltcti I wccp.
,-\$‘ll]'t)ll;{ll ii'wt-re a sin to speak to one
\Vli,i)_s'o hotiie is with tho atigcls.
Gone lt) Gntl
’And yet I wish I had not soon the priitg
Tlirit wrung her features. nor the ghastly white
Settling rotznd her lips. I would that Heaven
I-lad lEl'l%(‘ll its own like sortie ll'i]ltSplit{1_lt:t.l fl avcr
, Gone in God!
__l__c still. my heart! what could ti motltci"s pr-dyer
In all its wil 'cst ecstitcy ofliope.
Ask for its darling like the bliss of heaven?
From the Ilflrssillun (02.50) Gazette.
Retuvit of the ()itp‘-.ivc.
our ,;it',y,r~n.<, yestr-rday morning. were iittro-
dticed to the at.-quaiutatice uf.Iolin \Vu0d, a man
whose title of sorrow cotild not fail ofinterestiug
The heart, however callous or however prone to
IllCl't‘(.lUllly. A tncagrc sltctcli' can only be
‘git-9,, now. The ample lll:lUl')’ of his misfor-
'-tunes may hereafter be presented to the world— thus rcfusi
and ifgixren by a master huttd, will command
the iutcrt-st, and enlist the synipathy ofilte pub-
iic.
In the war of 1312. John \Vontl, tio_w
yea,-s,,id was 3 young and iudustrons fariper
in Bxackcn cotitity, l(cntuck_v. He was tlie
litisliantl oft) young and ititercstiiig \\'()li‘[gn. aiiii
the father oftwo inf:ittt.cliiltli'_oti. ilc was livitig
i lic had cai‘tict_l ii_v
ms iu(|u5[ry,.V\'ll€ll the gtillgitit Cziptuiii _liutlt*i‘
’(',,.h,;,‘3_{terv_.'artls fell at the capture oftlie ,L,5riti.-li
[,a,,_c,',es at Fort Mt-igs) raised his flag. and
solicited the hardy igctitucltiaiis of Bracltcti
county tocnroll thetiisclvt-s arpoiig the tlcleiitlcrs
of their potlttlfy John \\,/ood was otte"ol'tlic
number. He strfii.-ieil all tlieprivaiions to which
,i,,, army gp the north west was cxposctl. dpriug
tlietlisastrotis ciitiiiiaigii \VlllCll"I:(‘sttll(‘.tl‘Hfl ie tie-
fggp of lN_iiiclicsicr'.' at the Itivcr Raisin. _By
T ood fortuiie ltecscaped ilie' totiiahawk ol the
salvage allies of Great Britain, and was sent a
prisoner of war to Q4Iel)CC-
-' He was next, with the American prisoners,
despatclicd iii a transport to Plyniouth. in Eug-
laud. From Plymouth, accpnipauietl by a
Erowd of fellow prisoners. he" was about to be
‘transferred to Dartmoor. when he found an op-
portunity to elude his guards and make his
escape. He wondered throiigli the country.
iitealing througli by-ways, until he fotiiid himself
at Bristol. Hunger coinpclled him to enter a
grocery, the head quarters ofa press gang Here
‘he was pressed, and despite his protestations that
he was a citizen of the United States, arid a
fugitive prisoner of war. facts that tlllgltli.ll,8Ve
been easily proved by reference to the military
authorities at Plytnouth, liefitvas hurrietl on board
His Majesty's frigate Sea Horse, then the flag
ship of the celebrated Sir Peter Parker, and corti-
elled to bear arms against liisowu coutttrymen.
-’ ,On board tlie‘Sea Horse were several other
' Americans, who, like Wdod, had fallen victims.
‘ to the British system ofimpressmeut. They de-
i_teru:ined on desertiori; and when lying in the
"port of St. Johns, they succeeded in securing a
''[‘boat. in an extremely dark night. and aitciripted
to reach the eastern coast of the state of Maine.
,-They were instantly pursued, . and were
1 pbliged to desert their boat. on the shore of
‘New Brunswick, and seek safety in the woods.
After wandering about for two days, exhausted
"with cold and hunger and fatigue, they were ap-
rty of British soltliers and
transferred to the Sea Horse. The
‘punishment Wltl('ll followed this act ofdesertion,
‘was inflicted with all that ingenious refinement
of cruelty for which the British navy is so
‘celebrated.
The Sea Horse attached to the squadron under
Admiral Cockburri, was shortly afterwards or-
dered to the Chesapeake, and took an active
'part.in the robbing. burning and tiiurtletitta the
f'defenceless inhabitants of the coast. Mr. \Vood
and the impressed Americans were never allow-
ain
ed to leave their vessels. He was on board
when Sir Peter Parker met his fate on shore
A few days subsequent to this event, he. in com-
pan_v with several other inipressed Americans.
attetiiptt-ti to escape in broad dayliglit, by bold-
ly -jumping into a boat along side, and pulling
rapidly for the shore. One of the number was
shot by the st-:ntinr-l on duty. Theothers reach-
ed the beach, biit were apprehended immediate-
ly on landing, by a party of the tnarauders be-
longing to the Sea H.orse.
By order o['Ad:nii:il Cockbutn, they wire sent
in irons to Nova Scotia. where, after undergoing
a trial. they were sentenced to be sltot. ‘The
sentence, however, was commuted to service for
life. in His Britannic Majcsty’s army in the East
Indies. They were accordingly shipped to
England, and thence, with a regiment of newly
lcvicd recruits, dcspatched to Calcutta. For 21
years Mr. VVootl served as a private soldier in
the Fast India service; and 18 months since,
when broken down in spirit and constitution, he
was permitted to sail for England. Destitutc
and heart broken, he reached London, stated his
case to the United States consul, and by him was
ftirnisfietl with the means of reaching New York.
He left New York in January, and wendcd his
wcary pilgriniage toward the home of his child-
liootl.
It is now twenty-six years since he left his
wife and children in Kentucky; and not one
syllable has he heard relative to their situation,
since the moment ofiheir separation. The citi-
zens here forced a few dollars upon him, for. poor
and dccripcd as he is, he sill possesses all the
pride ofa Kcntnckian, and sent him on his way
by stage to \Vellsville, from which town he in-
tends to embark on a steamboat for Augusta, in
Kr.-ntucky.
Fancy cannot help asking—what is now that
home to, which the war-broken wanderer is re
turning ? \Vill the wife of his youth be ready.
in the fidelity of hercarly love. to hail the return
of her long lost litisbaritl? Or will her duty and
affections have been given to another‘! Or will
she be rcposing lieneath the clods of the valley?
.-\ rid his children.’ If living. they mtist have
long since entered upon the busy scenes of life.-
\Vili they take the weary pilgrim to their homes
and to their bosonis? A thuusaiid powerful
emotions must rush upon the old man's heart. as
his weary footstep apprtiaelies the spot that was
once his home.’ Fancy cannot fill the picture.
May He who "tempers the wintl to the slinrti
latnh,”snpport the weary wanderer in that event-
ful moment, which is soon to witness. either the
cttstacv of his happiness, or the utter desolation
ofltis hopes.
Church I-Iarmou y.
The following is a report of certain proceed-
lll__f_1’S in the Fourth Presbyterian Church of.
Pltiliiilelpliia. as tlisgusting as they are ludicrous.
They are thus given in the U. S. (.lazettc’s re-
port of an investigation by Judge Randall, on a
clizirge against the clerks oftlie Church, \Villiam
ll. .-‘tduiiis and Alfred G. Bird. for conspiracy.
&.t-.; but. it appears. that instead of the clerks, it
wastlic rt':vcrcnd pastor who was the parent of
the tlisgr-accl’ul affair.
The Comtnonwcalth vs, \V. H. Adams and
A. G. Bird:
This was a charge, on the oath ofJohn Mal-
seed, that the defendants had conspired to disturb
divine service in the Fourth Presbyterian
Churt:'i in this city. The A_ld_erinatt before
whom the charge had been made, required the
dtrft-udauts to give security for their appearance
at the Criminal Court. This they rcftised to tlo,
persisting that they had committed no act for
which they should be called upon to answer,
and that whatever improper or crim,i,i)al
had taken place, was caused by tlrose
who brought the prosecution. The defendants
rig to enter ball. the magistrates made
out their commitment. A. “Habeas Corpus"
was then issued. and the whole subject under-
went an investigation before his honor Judur-.
Randall. who. on Saturday last, delivered his
opinion, that there was no evidence that the de-
fendants had committed the offence alleged in the
t-oininitincrit, and they were accordingly dis-
charged,
The only .\._vitneS$ Called in belialfof the de-
fcntl tnts was the Rev. William L. McCalla,tlie
pastor of the church, and his testimony presents
a full statement oftlie case, and discloses a series
of occurrences not usual, we linpe. in any Chris-
tian congregation. Some time last November
the cocgrrgatiop, 2;; an _election held in pursuance
to their charter, elected VVi|liam H. Adams (one
of the dc fr-ndants) Clerk; the Board of’l‘rustecs
subsequently aoihririged Mr. Adams to call in
the services of Mr. Bird, (tiheotlier defendant)
to assist him. The selection by the congrega-
tion of Mr. Adams was contrary to the wishes of
the pastor, who desired the election of another
intlividual. Being thus dis_appointed by the
t-ortgregation, be determined to be even with
them, and as they would not choose his singer,
he made up his mind that they should hays no
singing. Accoi-dingly, from last November un.
til the fifteenth April. when the alleged con-
spiracy occurred, (with one or two exceptions)
there was no siugitzg on the Sabbath by that
congregation. On the latter day Mr. McCalla
changed his mode of proceeding and gave otit a
hymn to be sung, having previously made his
afrangenierits so that the clerks and the great
body of the’ people :lti)_til_tl be prevented from
joining in the service. " ' '
From the formation ofthe congregation, they
have used Watts’ Psalms and Hymns, and
when Mr. McCalla was called to the pastoral
care ofthat church, he expressed his satisfaction
with the selection. and desired that it might be
continued: On this day‘. iio\vey_CI‘. Wllllflui lIfl..V-
iug informed the congregation of his intended
change, and without natning any book, he gave
otii from Dr. Alexantler’s Selection, Hytrin No.
125, atid without reading the hyinn or any part
bf it. as is usual, he iinriiediatcly cotntucnced
singing. not the [Lg/7n.n he had gi-L'cn,o'ut_but No.
261. He was joined by the people 1l‘l_/I/v6_]7C’lL‘.S‘,
to whom he had previously given copies of the
boot; ; when hymn No. 125in \Vatts’S_election,
and sang it. This was, however. a (lillercrit
liyniu. and of different metro frotn that sang by
Mr. Mcflalla ; considerable tliscprd was pro-
duced. The pastor coinrnciicctl praying, but
the clerks continued singing until they finished
the hymn. Not the least remarkable of these
singiilzir ()CCllfr_9t)C8Ԥ was that the, pastor sltoiild
give out hymn No. 125, and yet sing hymn No.
261.
To those persons to whom he had given the
iiew books he had also given strips ofpiiper, coit-
taiuing two rows of numbers, with instructions
that when he gave out the number that was in
me row they were not to he took for that hymn,
out for the ltyrnn the number of which was up-
posite on the other row; thus when he gave ot.ii
hytnii No. 12:". those who wete in the secret un-
derstood that they were to sing No. 261. As
might have been expected, when this evidence
Was repeated by the Judge before a crowded
court, it gave rise to considerable merriment, aittl
it is to be hoped that no similar scenes will ever
be disclosed in a court ofjustice.
Jlfassaclrusctts Solzlicry.-—'I‘,lte Northampton
Courier coiiclndes a long (tescriptioit of a mill-
tia turu—out; i_n tliat town thus;
But the costumes of these ‘.A_lms-House
Guards’ wouldn't hold acandlc to their miscel-
laneous attempts at marching and cuunt.c1_-march-
ing. ‘-Capt, Enos’ was even at fault here
and didu"t scctn to understand himself how to
toe the mark_. No way he could fix it could he
get. his ragged regiment. into it straight line, ex-
ccpt by htcking tzlictn plump tip agiiist: ii neigh-
boring board fence. Even this did not inake
them stay straight, for they kept gtisliirig out,
like soap bub3;l..-s, at; all ends of the line. Even
while the redoubtitblc Capting was inspecting
the gun-barrels and ‘coon’ skins and born fli- ts
and skillet canteens, the privates tool: great lib-
erties with their commander. crowtling rudely
upon his person—vocifci'otisly imitating his or-
ders—sliout:'-rig by dorciis when one name was
called—--bloating like lost slieep—-exploding
powder between his unnicntionublcs, and pull
lug very obstreperously at his military coat: tail!
Definition of a Borc.—Cliutting the other
morning‘ with a certain lady, the course of our
talking led to the mention ofa mutual acquaint-
ance, M_r. Dtinderliead, a man of considerable
euiineiice in the mercantile world. ‘For a clev-
er man (said she) be is the most: matter of fact.
person I ever met. with.’ Her son, It gentle-
man of some six years old, was lying at full
length on the hearth rug. atnusing himself with
it small volume called the ‘Good Boy's Own
Book of Algebra: or, Algebra Made Easy,’ and
forining part of the modern juvenile library, es-
pecially prepared for the delight and recreation
of theinfant mind. ‘ Matter-of-fact-persori !' ex-
claimed the tiny student, looking up with an air
of wottder at his mother, ‘and who.‘ is inatt:er-of-
fact-person, Mai’ ‘E’ ‘A sort of wet blanket, my
dear.’ ‘ Oh, and what is wet blanket, Ma’."
continues the inqiiirer. ‘ \Vhy—why, my tle-ar,
a dainper.’ ‘Ah! And what’s it damper, Ma"?
‘A damper, my love? What an inquisitive child
you are! \Vliy ft dainpcr is—in short, a. dam-
per is a-—borc.’ Yes. Ma’, but what is a bore?’
‘ If you ask tiny more questions, Clirirles.’ re-
plied the lady with somewhat: of impatience-
‘ if you ask any more questions you’ll be 8. bore.’
‘O ycs Ma’, now I know,’ said Mr. Cliarles, de.
lighted at h-iving at last; come to a right Undttf‘
sttintling of the matter, ‘ it bore is smocbody
who doesnit. know when its time forhiin to leave
offdoiiig sotiietltiiig.’
Ifcrnurlrublc tenacity of L2:/'e.—A Bristol
(English) paper contains the following rather
tough account of remarkable tenacity of life in
3. goose : '
‘About five weeks ago, Mr. Thomas, of the
Old Passage House. on the Gloucester bank of
the Severn, lost a fine goose, which was wont
to take its recreation in a pond. A hard frost
prevailing at the time, and the pond br-ing cov-
ered with ice, excepting a smzill portion which
was kept open for watering horses, it wits sus-
pected the bird had dived under the ice and lost
its life. This verdict the neighboring rustics
proved to be partially true, the odds being in fa-
vor of the goose; for oit Sunday last the ice on
the pond having become dissolved, it strange
looking skeleton, clad in rotten feathers, and in
appearance the very ghost of a goose, emerged
from the tvatcr,and proceeded to make acqu.~tiiit-
ance with the inhabitants of the in kitchen.-
At first, the proffered ftimilittrity was ill-received,
but. at length, the missing goose of five weeks
prevititts, having come to mind, and this and
that compared by a competent; jury, the poor
bird, in the words of Goldsmith, ‘had his claim
allowed,’ and, by dint of nursing, is at this mo-
metit.rr/lcr five weeks iricr1rr:erutz'on under the
ice, likely to brave many more winters 1 The
oor animal's body ltltlSl.llaVtJ been, during the
whole period, immersed in water, by which its
feathers are become completely destroyed, and
its retention of life under theiice, can only be
accounted for, by the daily waterino of the hors-
es liaving left a space between the ice and the
water, which enabled the bird to breathe. Its
attempts to liberate itself by pecking up at the
ice, liagl completely worn away the horny part
of the bill.’
Fire Facls.—A firm faith is the best divinity;
a good life the best philosophy; :1 clear con-
science the bcst law; honesty the best policy;
and temperance the best physic.
“ The House that Jack built.”
A building of great size (containing 156
rooms) has been lately erectirig for the use ofthe
Treasury Dcpartnierit; when lo! no sooner are
the walls all up. than it is discovered that they
must be taken down again. A committee of
Congress, assisted by two able architects, have
reported i_r_1_._substance:
1. That the building is placed where it ought
not to be.
2. That it is not suited to the purpose for
which it is intended.
3. That it is exceedingly ugly.
4. That if coiupletetl on the present plan it
will inevitably tumble down.
1 They therefore recommend that it be taken to
pieces and built at another place on a betterplan.
The workmanship, &<-. already cxpendetl, will
be it loss ofabout $30,000, and it will cost 30,000
more to unbuild ll—-l()lill loss, $110,000.
NOOHE can fail to be struck by the mct.'ipl'iori-
cal resemblance between this etlifirre and the Ad-
niinisiration itself. ‘
1. The Administration is where itought not to
e.
2. It is unfit for its design.
3. It is exceedingly ugly.
41. Ifit does not soon tumble down itself, it
will be pullctl down.—-Coluni.birz Telescope.
Banks in Jlfassar:/1usctls.—-'I‘he charters of
eleven banks in this State were repealed at the
recent session of the Legislritiirc, American,
Commercial, Kilby, Oriental, Fulton, Common-
wealth, Fraiikliii, .Layf:iyet'.te, Norfolk, Rox-
bury, and Mi_ddlesex Biiiiks.
By the Bitnk ltitv recently passed, no director
can borrow more than 8 per cent. of the capital.
nor the whole board of directors niore tlititi 30
per cent.
Jud 0e o.*‘..-?,':' "
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fay, RS3
8.
[PA\’AllLl'l lN AILVANCE.
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L73
$7.29. 9345..
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has bccii stisnctidctl until the first of.l:i.iiiirzry nvxt..
Bills of -$735 and itiidcr of the Boston Banks.
and those tinder three of the cotintrv Batks,
are by provisions oi‘ this act. to be rcdecrnctl in
specie.—-Bos!0:r 11¢]-yoctzlc.
unsung
111 to i
{‘Oi‘.lt’<f..;.. Ii.‘-UT LE{~‘u"I‘.3L.’ltTURE.
F-rr'.r/rig A_,’(cr2zr;0n, ]l.~'<t_.y 18.
Petition of Mayor and A.lllt.‘l'lllU!I of I'.Iidtllo—
town for it.iLOl't'-tll0:'t ofcl_i:irtor.gr.uitcd: of Ctli’Z‘.-
line A. Case and Jaiin R. \Vt)i(5(ll.’, both for di-
vorce, nt‘;:.itit'cd. Bill conccriiing Jutlgcs of
Probate. réatl sécond time,
Mr. Stcadinan, from committee on J_ndiciary.
reported flt.Vt:l‘{‘.l1ly on petition of Union Co.
Reso'ution directing the State Attorney for
Hartford county to disccfiitiriiie Ill proceedings
agnittsl sziitl company, passe-cl.
Several petitions on licence law rcferrcrl; of
Etlti'a,r«l“.lt?lcii to cominitteeon militia: of Gay-
lurd \~Ve-lls. R. M. Cliapinan, referred;
petition of Caroline S. Upson for escheatcd
property, granted.
B.ll fbr rent-giiitizrition of county COlll‘l.“, lost;
petition of Hc-z.-.kiti.li Kn-tpp, negttiv. d.
Bills respecting clerks of courts, passed.
Bill appointing Justicesof the Peace for the
county of Hartford, passed. '
Bill re.=pcct.ing Notaries vacating all exist-
ing commissions, passed.
Petition of Austin Alcott, SLC. for a tiew
town, taken from the town of Ktlliiigstvortli, to
bc ctlllcrl Clinton, grzintctl.
Bill altering clnrter of the Medical Society,
referred to cotninittec on Judiciary.
Petition of Josltuzi Smith, tl. convict in State
Prison, for pardon, ncgzitivvtl; of Silas Gordon,
S:1n]C',gl't1lllCl.l ; of Ralph Mt-izitl, same, ncgiitived.
Protest of Siltis. Mix to the tippoiuttnent; of
N. R. Clark. Judge of Pt-ob-itt: for the district of
New Haven, referred and laid on the table with-
out reading.
House adjourned to 10 o’clock to-morrow.
.S‘tzturrla_y Il1orr22'n;__>'. Jlfay 19.
Petition of A_lansoii Crane for ttddition to fire
company in Wethcrsficld, graitted; of Henry
Dayton for fire company in Glastenbiiry, grantctl.
Resolution appointing ’l‘liom:is S llnsstetl,
State Director of Fairficltl County B ink, and
Efi Wilcox of Mitldlescx County B ink, passed.
Bill relating to Courts, read first time.
Bill relating to turnpike tolls, read first time.
Bill concerning foreign tttta.:liincnt, pzissel,
providing that the debt attaclictl must exceed
$10, when it is contracted for personal labor.
Petition of Elisha Ftixoii, l‘f'fl_‘.l’l’Ctl to com-
mittee on claim of Just.-pli Aye, to coininittce
on license law. -
Resolution liberating James Osborn front the
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3:
jail in the town of Fairlicld, passed.
Petition of Tiinotlty E. Bincroft. for fire
compzi, ty in Plyrntittlh, grant:-rl.
Resolutioiiappointing C. F. Cloavclantl State
Director of \'Viiitlliai'ii County Buik, [.€l.~‘:'§F)(l.
Rcsi;,l.=,'_ion tippoiiiting Anst-:1 Sterling Chief
l‘-fl='l(l tlounty Court, laid on the
table tit; request. of Mr. Slicrniziu, to await: the
decision of the committee respecting l’t‘Dl'gl_1t]l-
zation of County Courts.
Bill relating to asses:-snicnt of‘ taxes, referred
to assessment cotnrnittce,
Petition of Oliver Buckingliaiu, negtitiv d—
of Francis Hall, grauted—of' iiiliabittints of
East. Hatldatn, referred to committee on \Vcs~
leyriri University.
Resolutions appointing Abner llendcc, Judge
of Probate for the districtof Htrbrort-—A_-‘a. W'il-
ley,Ellington--Novatus Clinpmzin, 'l‘olland—-
\ValtcrR Kibbe, Soinmers—Rodolpltus VVood-
worth, Stalf'ord—Fredcrick Morgan, Colclics-
tet-—Oliver Pettis, Lebanon—Lym:in Law, New
London—-Asa. Fish. Stoningtou——John Hyde,
Norwich-—D:iniel Knowlton, Asliford——. The-
ophilus B. Chantllrrr,Pomfrct.-Tlioinas Backus,
Kil|iugly—-Josepli Eaton, Plt1infleld—-«passed.
Bill appointiiigJusticcs for Tolhmd and New
Haven Counties. Passed-
Bill on town meetings, referred to jiidiciary
committee.
Committee on petitions of sundry convicts in
State Prison, reported unf.tvotibly—-petitions
negatived.
Same committee, on petition of Henry Gris-
wold, a convict, for discharge from State Pris-
on, reported favorably. Mr. Parsons and Gen.
Booth spoke against acceptance of rcpnrt;-
Messrs. Mother and T. G. Holcomb titlvoc:1t-
ed the acceptance at considerable length. A
long debate ensued. Mr. Kibbc called for the
previous question—lost;. Mr. I.)ll§'l|7S, of Man-
cheater, addressed the House ag.-iitist the report;
Messrs. Matlicr and Holcomb replied. Mr.
Dixon then moved the previous questioii—car-
ried. The qu -stioii was then put, and petition
negatived. .
House adjourned to 10 o'clock on Monday
morning.
Monclrry morning. Ilftry 21.
House came to order at 10 o’clock. Pray-
er by Revere:-nil Mr. Btcon
Petition of James Gaodrich, 8253., referred to
committee on claims.
Resolution appoiritiiigClicster Lyon Judge of
Probate for the district. of C:tl1l'.t-)t‘l.)l1l'y, passed.
Petition ofJoriat.h.~n Skinner, r .-fcrt-i.d to Coin-
inittee on petition of Riclitird Smith.
Bill for public act oti turiipik roads, read
second time.
Bill for public act; on disqualification ofJudg-
es, read third time and laid on the table.
'Rcsolut,ion on cost. accru_irtg tinder the 16th
section oftin act on SCl.l,lC‘[n.‘_'.ttI.9 ofcst.-ites, [H13-TSt‘(I.
Retnonstrance of Joel Ilurlbut, referred to
coiriuiittcc on school fund.
Petition of N. Nicliols, Atlttll L_vman, t“»Lc..
referred to cotninittcc on petition of Rizliztid
Sinith.
Coniinittce on judiciary reported ri;':iiiist the
resolution tlisqut1l'il‘yiiig' inein‘icrs of as-setiibly
from holding public otliees; rt.-port. accepted.
Resolution for the (5llCt)tl|'{tg'('l‘.lClll. of culti-
vation of tiiiillierrv ti‘-;.-vs, i).l.h'S'Jtl.
Resolution for altcriiig that part of the con-
stitution rclating to qztrtlific-itiuii of Vti_t_4‘l'S, by
t-rrtsirltl the word “wli‘itt‘-3.” ni.-tdc the‘ order of
the day for to-tnorrow at 10 tfeloek, A. M.
1b..-solutioti for H_.ll.t'}l’£t.l.lOll t‘t3t~‘pUt_'tltt,'g‘. the ap-
noiiitrnetit ofjusticics, niziilc the ortlr-r of the
day for VVcdii'cs<lay ll-‘Xi, 2 o’clock. P. t‘«I.
A_/'tc7'nonn.—Ctiiiiniittcc tin the State Prison,
on the petition of Betsey O‘Caiii. :1 C(.'tt\’lCl, for
pardon, roportctl that the peiitiotit.=i' have leave
to witlitlraw her pctititm. After sortie exploita-
lion by hlessrs. Kibbo and Kiiig, tl l‘('St)lllllt)ll
passed liberating the prl5t)ll(‘l't)tl the first of June
next.
Bill i'clatitt.t_1i'ot.lic lltticlit-ti of Pmttiiiic Mt-.tli—
cine, read first and st-cotid times and referred to
coinmittt-t: on L. L. Button.
The operatioii of the 24 per cent. peiialty
Bill relating to tiic scttlctiicnt of estates, pro-
4_—.xp. _ ___ _
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viding for appt-iris in cnscs where persons feel
-*t_2grievcd by the doings of commissiotiers, read
first tiiiie. -
Bzll in addition to an ant, passe.l in 1832, re-
lzitiug to iiizicltiiit-ry in cotton :.md ~.vot.-llt:n matin-
f:it~torics. cainc fr’.-in Sz.rii::!ti rcl't~t'rctl to cosnmit-
tceon juzlitiiry; House coticiiinre".
Committee on tliejudit-i:iry. on the petition of
4 Seth Miller for ciitifiriiiiiiioii of titleto lands, re
ported favorably with bill in form; bill passed.
Committee on the school food, to wliotii was
!tCfCt‘t‘t.‘tl so iiiucli of the (}overtiur‘s ii‘ti:ssnge as
,'t‘el:itcs to he zippoiiitmntit of an assistant school
it: Itiiini.-‘.~ri*onci', rtrportctl ii rc-soltitioii i'ecoiiitiicntl-
tug the appoiitttiicnt ofs:1id_ ofiii:ei_', and allowing
l1Htt.'-i salary of $500 for his services. I
This rcsoliitioii elicited (‘()ttSltlt:t't1l)letlt:l)2Jl(‘,ltt
'~"ll-itill ML l3i'ocl(wziy gave 11 full SlalCllt(‘ttl of
the condition of the Stilt)-.tl Fund. the svstt-ni
pursued in its llltll]Lt_f_{Ct‘Il(.“tll, and the l)t3llL:lll:§ to
be obtained by the nppoititiitctit of air . assistuiit
oointiiissioner. The propcriy coitstitiitittg this
fund. Mr. B. said. was distributed in five dilli.-r-
cnt slate-‘, rcqtiiritigconstant vigilance and tlllttt)-
iioti to st’(:lIl’tl it from tleprcdiition. The 1)t't‘.a't"l|l
Coiniiii-sinner. he had been itifortnctl. spent
about 10 of 12 utoitth.-; in the year. in traversing
the tlifli.-rent sec-tioris of the cotiiitry in the pct’-‘
lortiiance of this duty, and a lltvflll of ordii:zir_v
constitutiotizil vigor would long .-;_-_;o lI.‘l‘.'e _-,ui,l.;
under it The aiinii :l procct-tls front this fund
now ainotintt-rd to about >.$lt)0.000, which was
every day l!It.‘l'(‘n.-s‘ll1Q, while the tiiiniberoft~hil-.l-
rcii who were the rt'cipite:its of its l)t3l]t'.‘lli$, was
constantly tliinitiisliiiig, enhancing in the same
ratio the amount of labor to he pcrforincd.' The
-present tzoimiiissioticr, he said, had acknowledg-
e.l that tnuch of the iiilorniiztiuii wliiclt liztd cu-
ahlctl liitii todisclizirgc iritclli;__:ciitly the duties of
the ollicc. lizid bet,-u g.-iinctl iii the capacity ofus-
.-‘istant commis-;iont.-r to Mr. l.l.lllllt)ll"C, before
that gcritleninii linil rt tired from the station. and
lit: hail expressed his own coiivictiotis oftlte ox-
petlicncy and prutl.-.ncc ofappointing one at this
iiuie. Mr B. furtlicr stated the motives wliich
had irit'lticiit:r,=tl the cotiimttt-cc in reporting the
resoltitioii. ’
The Spt-::ikcr stated that the rrso'u:ion in tho
Sentite had been tltl]t.‘llIl(.‘t.l by inserting 3100(2)
instead of $500, as the salary of tlic nssist:itit,
and that the question would bi: upozi coucurrcucc
with the Sciiatc in the aiiientliiicttt.
Mr. O. Mcrwiii supported the a:riciitltiicnt.—
He thought they should appoint a m:iii to tho of-
lice whose t.ilcr:ts and ‘qn2ilil_it-ztiiotis would
comni.-ind as high it Sttlilfy 21:5 I,3lLl¥)i').
Mr. Brockway tlitiiiglit it czitiipotcnt person
conlzl be obtained for the sziiiillt-stsiiiii trii-ntioit-
ctl. He was in fiivor of tryiiig the cxpcrirtit-tit,
and iftlicy did not succeed they coitld raise the
saliiry. .
M r. Cleaveland concurred with gcntlctricti
that 533300 was a stilliciciit salary; but iflic \v:i:~'
to cxprcss his uwtt opinion he was opposctl to ill(‘
appointiiictit flllttgvlltti’.
Mr. Scdgwick also doubted the f.‘X])Ctllt‘llCy of
dividing the resqiottsibilizy of this iiiiportaint sta-
tion by appointing an ussistaiit.
The tlchnte was couiinuctl with mucli ability
by Messrs. Tyler. l_)uttoii and Barnartl, lll fzivor
oftlie resolution, anti Mr. Copp against it—-when
on tnotiou ol'.'t1i‘. Cleztvcland the bill waslaitlou
the table.
Bill rclatingtojails zindjnilors read first time.
Cotniiiittce on military Returns, on the re-
ti'ionstran_ce of Charles Barnes, asked to be dis-
cliargcd from the consideration of the some; dis-
cliargctl. Ooiriutittcc on the sale of lands, on
the petition of Isaac Ensign, [hr libcrtytoscll
laud.-r. reported favorably, with bill in form; bill
passed. A
Commiinication from his Excellency the Go-
vcrnor,‘coveriiig a letter from the Hon. Samuel
lngliam on the subject of the claims of this State
on the United States; road and referred to coni-
mittce raiscd oti tltai subject.
Committee on ttllll|ttl'_y returns; on the remoti-
struncof.Ias. C. Lamb, reported favorably. with
the ctistomary rcsolutioti; resolution pzisscd.
Committee on the State Prison. on the petition
ofAinasa Johnson, Dcnnis'l‘illatiy, John P()\Vt:l',
and Beiij. Lester, all convicts praying for pardoii.
reported that the petitioners have leave to willi-
dratvtlieir petitions; lcavegraiiteil. Sumo coin-
iiiittee, on the petition of Jotliaui Slicrnirin and
Hannah Sherman. for the release of the former
from State prison. reported :1 resolution lilitertttiiig
him on the first of April, 1830. The resoliitiott
was so amended as to provide for his release on
the 4th of July next, and passed. Adjouriied.
f1'uesclay Jllorning, Jf(t_7/ 2:2.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Robords. Joururil read.
Billvrclativc to the settlement of estates, pro-
viding for appeals in certain cases from Courtsof
Probate. read second time. and on motion of Mr.
Lowry, rcferrcd to coziitnittcc on the Judiciary.
Bill relative to the location ofgatcs and the pay-
tl’lf.‘fll of toll on turnpike roads; read third time,
and passed. -‘
Committee on the Jtidiciary. to whom was re-
ferred sundry memorials. praying for the riglitof
trial by jury in all cases involving personal lib-
erty, reportetl favorably. with a bill in form car-
rying tlte same into effect; read first time-
Bill coiicernitigjails and jailors, read second
time. Mr. Phelps advocated its passage.
Joint selectcoiiimittec on the stil)j':r.~t ofclniins
of the State against the U. States. to whom was
referred a coiiiirinnicatioii from the ilon. .‘:iaiii’l
lngliam. reported ti resolution aiiilioriziiig him to
ropnrl. the result of his labors to the Governor.
and tllreclliig the Comptrollt-r to draw an ortlcr
onthe Trca-'ui't-r for the amount nrccssury to
compensate him for his services in relation tothc
same; resolution passed. '
The Jtttliciarv comtniiten; on the bill rcquii'itt<J
constables to l)CJl)t)Ufltl in snrctit-t; to towtis. and
on the bill relating to liiuds, rcpnttctl '.li:it it is ii_i-
expcdient to alter the existing laws on those sub-
jccts; bills lost.
‘ Committee oti divorces. on the petition of fila-
tilda Holtiics. for (ll\'t)lt‘(’, report:-tl fzivorzibly.
with the (‘ll's!t)’llil ry rc.-joluiioii l‘(?>‘Ult.'lll)il passed.
The House took tip ilicsp:-ci.-il or'.lt‘T. b('l“§1 3
rcsdliitioii reported by the t-omiiiiitoc. on the Jit-
dit-iary to wltoin was rcfcrrcd stitidry incmoriiils
on the sithj:-ct, proprsing an atiieiultiieiit to llic
Constitution of this State by criisizig the word
tvtit't‘t~: from the 6th suction lll|?l't"(li:- The rent)-
lutioti reported by the coiiimittcc is in the cxntrt
words of the one coittitiiii-.tl frotti the lust Sttssttttt
rclatitig to the qlltlllll(.‘t'lllUtlS of clvctor.-;, with lll\'
exception of ei‘:isiii_~_: llltf word \\'lll'l't'. ,
A long delnite ciistiotl on this l‘t‘.w‘ttl|lllllfl,\\'lllf7ll
was conliriticil ttiitil the litttirof’zi-lj-itirtitituiit.
when the question l)t"lll_L: taken by yt-its and n:i_y.-',
thvrc appcarr.-d y-ca;-‘ 3-3, titty.-; 1.873. 30 ll“! W-'50’
lutioti was lost. .-‘x‘lj«li'T|l*-tl- A
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A,/’-cn.-oon.—Tlie Hot.sc reconsi lcred their
vote on the resolution appointing justicesfof the
peace fbr the county of New Havt-.n,.and on such
l‘t.*t'titl.‘\'ltiv‘rfl ion sundry anit-tidmcnts were pro-
p()s't'tl fiiltl ailtip Ctl. ' I
lill pit,-st:ri‘tiiitg seven jnrymeu for the town
ofClin'o l, read first time.-
Béll annvxing town ofClinton totlie Nineteen_th_
Senatorial l)istrir:t, read First andsccond time '
Bill cotistitiititig the towns of Killing“ or.li and
District of Clinton. Rciitl first time.
‘ (Jotiatnittce on Roads and B_ridge_s, who wemi
iii.-trucicd to inquire what legislation is neces__-__
sary to secure to towns the full benefit oftlie 9th
.-'cctiot'i of the act in relation thereto, reported
that furtlict-legislation at this time is incxpedienr,
Report acrrcptctl. '
Bill rt-latirig to rnoetiiigs of the Corporati in of-‘
Yale Collt-go. read first time. ' ‘ '
Iiill rt-lzitimz to tolls on turnpike roads. reatli
third time, and after cousidt-rable dchatebctweeri
Alcssrs. irockway. Hooker. Diitton, Lewis, of
vll-',lllltllll,1tl1'l Tyler. the bill was fittstgeti. '
Cotiiiitittcc on Internal liiiprovcrrieints.‘on the_
petition of the New York. Providence and Bos-
ton Rail lloatl Company, for liberty to own_
sir-aiiibouts. reported favorably, with a l'8§OlUll()ll;
carryiiig the same into effect. Resolution pass-
cd. I - "
Picsrtltiti-on itislructirg the comrniflee on
Roads. aiztl llritlgrcsto inquire into the rates oftoll
(,fl.l.‘-li"fl(‘fl by the Hiiitfrrtl and New London Turn-
pike Company. and whether they exceed the,
legal rates, and report by bill or otlicrwise.—"-'i_
Passt-d.
Comniittco on divorces, on the petition of
EllZt"l'lH’ll) B. Siiriford against Isaac L. Sanford.
for tlivorcc. reported favorably, with the cus-
tomary resolution. Peesolittiori passed. ii
The House took up the special order of the__
day. br.-in_r,r an amcudinent to the Constitution of
this Static, continuetl from last session, relating
to the qitalificntioris ofclcctofs, which is in thé.
following words:
At a Goticrul ‘.-Xssemblyof the State of Connecti-
cut, lioldcn at Ilurtford, on the first VVedncs-
day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-
sevcn—- "
it’csol:cti by the Ifousc of Re; 'r.7scnla£z'-vcs.
'l‘hat the lbllowing ho propo.~ed as an amend-
moot to the Constitution of this State. which,
when approved and atloptetl in the manner [)l‘_f')i-E:
vitlcd by said Cotistitution, shall to all intents
‘rllltl purposes become a part thereof, viz:
E \'("l'_\4’ white male r:iiizoti ofthe United States.
who sh-tll have FC-Sltletl in this State one year.
2lll:llll(’tl lllC age ofttvcnty-oiie years, and rc.-id-A
ed in tlic, lti\Vll in which he may offer himselfto.
he zitlzziittod to the privilege of an elector, at least
six months prccctlinzg. and have a freehold es-
tntc of the yearly value of seven dollars in this_._
.~‘l.‘llC; or liaving lioott cnrolietl in the niilitia,
3-‘iltlll liavc performed military duty therein, for‘
the term ofone yczir nt:‘.\1l preceding the titiie he
.-zlizill off:-r ltirn=.clffor admission; or bring" liab_lo_,
tlicrcto. shall have l)t.'(2l) by authority of law‘ex-
(ttl$=(?tl tlteit-.l'i‘otii; or shall have paid :1 Suite tax
within the year next prccctliug the time he shall};
present liiniself for sticli admission; and slialf
sustain a gontl moral cliaracter; shall. on his
taking such oaths as may be prescribed by law.
be an elector. A ' i
The question being on the passage 0r’ll1(i_.
nmentlriicnt, some debate took place between
Messrs. Bowers, Parsons, ofHartford, and Hal-
-ey. explanatory ofthc proposed amendment.
Mr. .\I'Curdy stated his view of the effect of
the proposed amendment, aritl his objections to it.
He ill0U_"l1l that while we liatl so many great
works of internal improvement going on. cmploV-
ing a large nttniberoflitreign laborers, we should
be importing a population to participate
privileges of the elective franchise. which would__:
add little to the honor or interest oftlie state.
Mr. Dtitton replied to Mr. M’Ctirdy at some
length. He could see no serious objection to the
passage of the resolution. He pointed out vt_/hp‘;
he thought would be advantages resulting from
i
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Mr. Kibbe said there were already four ways
of mnltitig citizens ofother States electors in this
—hc thought this abundantly suflicient.
tlrlr. O. Merwin wasopposed to these frequent
fllt'lCll'ltnPlllS oftlie constitntion——he thought they
should not be made for trivial causes. He ex-
[)t'(:sRP.tl himself opposed to the one now under.’
corisizlcrittioii. '
Mr. Cleavcland addressed the House in sup-_
port of the atiiondinont. He was surprised at_.
tho rcirtarlts of the gentleman from Somers, (Mr.,
tend the right ofstilfrage. He was a philanthro-
pist, and in favor of equal rights. They all
.-igroccl as to the rcsult of the amendmett——it
would, as had been sairl..permit electors admit-
ml under it to vote in town‘ meetings; ‘and this
he thought was right. He could see 000011-_.
sistencv in allowing them to vote for State and
not f‘or'town officnrs. He thought the objections
of the gentleman from Lyme (Mr. M’Ciirdy)
were groti-ntlless—-tliere was no danger to be ap-
proliendcd from the workies, wltetber they be-
longed to this state or came from abroad.
coittpnrctl the Constitution as it now siood with
the proposed amendment, antl contended that ali
the l‘f‘t]|tl:‘llCS of moral character, &c. w_ould b,a_
rr-quired with the amendment as without it. He
was surprised that there should be any opposi-
tion to this act. which cxteiitlcd only simple
jiistice to the inltal»i't?.nl$ Of Ollie!‘ 5§3“.3$_ WW3
mi;-lit be residing with us. ’ '
strongly iii favor of the anietulmcrit One,
reason for it was a fact which existed in his own
town. ntll(‘ll to its discredit. and against which he
hall rrzmziti-trtitctl. The initahitanls of Hartford
v.-ctit into town meeting and appointed frorri 130
to 2:51) ix,-tritig HIP!) for tlieptirposcs of makin
li'lt'tll electors. These men (‘21)l'lGilll“v‘Val'(l ant
tool; the oath ofollioc, without any idea of per-
t‘-:irining its dutie-7. —.V.Ir. Parsons mentioned olltgf
fa-:ts which would induce him to vote‘ for the
nincniliiicnt. .
BTCSRTS. O.’ Merwin and Hooker followed in
opposition tr) Mt‘. Parsons. when the question
l.)t'lll;1l:tls'€n by yeas and nays, there appeared
ycns 1-10, nays 57. ° '
So the motion was carried.
Ctiiniiiittec on divorces. 0" llte P‘-'llll°l1 0f
(‘Il:irriss:i llawkins ttzrnin-st l.":ll_l=tl1 ‘V-H?!‘Vlil“5s
for tlit-ot'('n, .l‘(‘pt)_ll(’tl favorably. with the cus-
totitaiy rte.-:oliitioii. Hr. i\l?Curdy stated that
the grittttitls on which the mtiitnittce granted the
prayer of the petition. was I!Iltf'_"l"-’”‘“‘3e “"_"h
.::ic:tt \Il.tit'll(.'c towards his wife. Resolution
it]-‘._‘t*tl. ' ' ‘ ‘ _
I J -.tt)..l futitl,ntt the hill re-
(Jottiiiiittec on the st. _ _ j
fcrrctl to tiictu rclattrig to school tltstrtcts
Clinton one Probate District, by the name ofthe '
Kiliho.) after he hail voted in the mornittg iD_.(!_t,_£-i.
L‘-‘fr. Parsons, of Hartford, expressed himself-
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