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the country. ‘ ‘ ‘ _
' F. O. J. Smith igwoae ofthe two Conservative
members. He has been denounced and; renounc-
ed for. not going thefivhole with the Administra-
tion.-Iind especiallyfor not su,p_portin,z the Bill '
of Abomination. The auathemas of the Q31-
citilPaper have been liurled, against hm} 95.
-against the other Conservative member ol the
Committee. Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Smith has no
‘ occasion to show much mercy towards those
who have prescribed him for npinion‘s sake.-—
' He‘ witl not. Ltliink, be over merciful. His ta-
lents and knowledge ofthe party as I.‘ W35» Wlll‘
his ind,ustry. make’him_one of the most valuable
meml), _ a of tli_e Committee Y
TI},'e_,three Administration men are, ‘Vt agencr
L.—-who" is pronouncedqualified to do _|l]SllCe to
the Administration—and F0833!’ and 0W9"9-'-'~'-
Both of the latter gentlemen are lawyers. who.
deserve credit for daring to serve upon the
Comniittee after the executive interdiction seat
fcrth through the ofiicial organ. Bothof them
have been appointed since the Globe published
its Edict. and since that pattern of Democracy.
the great Eli, promised to rise in his place. and
denounce any member of his party as a traitor to
his party and a conspiiator, who should dare to
serve upon the Comntittce,’ _ ‘ , _
Mr. Foster and Mr. Owens will do free JUS-
to the Administration. They have legal and
mental ( tialifications enough. and I believe the
disposition to defend all who are in power from
jhe least to the greatest. But, alas for them,
Iltcy are to be denounced by the Prince of Loco
Focos for daringto serve upon a Committee-
E. B.
‘j . For the Norwal/.' Gazette.
TOWN’S SPELLING BOOK.
Nn. III.
Mr. Editor—II-avirfg, in my last commu-
'riication,.awarded’to Town’§ Syn-ttivig Book
what praise I think it deserves, I pass now
~“ to the reasons why I think it cannot be in-
troduced intoour schools without a loss {.50
‘great as vastly to overbalunce all the gain.
' The‘ great‘ aim of this book is to teach
pcholarsl the meaning of words, while they
are learning to spell them. ‘ In this _work,’
says the author, ‘nearly all the primitive
.-words of the language are collected, and.
‘ coupled -witlt. -one or more sg//L071-_7/ms.’ ‘If
‘ -such synonyms are properly chosen, t/icy
.'pt1l8t of coarse define each ot,/_t,er, as nearly as
‘different. words can.’
This is the grand " fa;-ature—tliis is the
boasted atlvantage of the book. '1_‘liat your
J-eatjeg-s who have not seen the book may bet-
ter understaiid the plan of it, I here sttbjoiii,
1 gt few specimens. I turn over his Iezivt'_'s at
(random, and copy it few'words.froiii the top
of s_e_-veral pages.
Page 27. Page 251,
.'nbyss,- - - gulf’ ‘amble -. - - page’
' . taffrny .- - - fight’ ‘batter - - - bruise’
epsceup - - rise’ “blossom - : bloom’
” ' caper - -1- skip.’
‘ — Page "34.
‘accent - r'- - tone - - : - sound’
_ ballad - - v - lay - - r - sting’
' ’. ‘ ibillow -' - - - surge - - - wave’
tchalice - -..- can - - - - cit .’
-g-is '
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This is the plan—-—thefe1%tnrc of the bpoliln
Mr.’ "Town’s ‘lift/tual (Jitters; w to l
* must of coarse dcfiiteeach ot/zcr, as well as
different words can,’ ‘ 11-" they ' are pr0])crlg/
1;/zoscn.’ ‘ I sttppose Mr. Town intends to have
_uS understand that, in his book, they are
‘ properly chosen,’ and that they sofa-r ‘de-
fine each other’ as
pther’s meaning to y so who use this book.
He directs (‘page l9)‘:that when the scholar
gspells ‘accent’ he is to dc-‘fine it by saying
that ‘accent’ is a ‘tone’ or ‘sound :’ a ‘ can’
-. - i . , .1 '
{is a ‘ clraltce’ or ‘ cup, To ballot is to
1 bruise.’ (It will be understood that I follow
liis directions with application to the words
which I have taken at random, and separat-
ed above.) I
— Such is the plain of the work. Upon this,
Iremnrlc
Ist, That this arrangement of words
_srici:ifices, in a great pzeasurc, the advantage
derived from arra7t.gzng 'll.’()7‘(l$ according to
their sotmzls and syllables. Of this Mr.
Town is perfectly aware; but tbelievfzs that
any deficiency, from the want of a classifica-
tion of'sounds_, will be many tI'l1').€.S cpmpen:
pzited by the sirriultaneoiis acquisition of their
_import-.’ On the plan of ‘ariunging words
recording to their sounds and syllables,’ he
allows that ‘the spelling books now in use
admit of little improvement.’ He is right
there, sir. VVebster has done that thing up
so thoroughly, that all who follow him must
filch his tables entire or do worse, But the
sacrifice ofthe advantage derived from ar-
ranging. words according to their syllables
-and accent is no strmll affair. _-Tliat arrange.-
merit aids the scholar much in learning to
spell; and still more in learning the accent
of the words in th.e language. You rarely
hear a person, who studied VVebster’s spell-
ing book in his childhood, give a wrong ac-
cent to words wlticli he found in tlzat book.
But what wretched work do most readers
- make in giving the accent to words, whose
accent that bookfailed to teach them? In-
deed, sir, to that book this country is indebt-
ed, vastly more than it will ever acknowledge.
It has been in general use. It has stood its
groundlong-: it has outlived many scores of
com titors. Sir, I have no ersonal inte-
, P9 , P
rest at all ‘II’! the prevalence of that book.
Whether millions of copies, or none, are sold,
t coi'ic.ern_s not me to the value of one farthing.
- Personal friendship for its author or pub-
lishers, I have none. Should I meet them
in the _§_t_reets I should not kriow them. But,
sir, it is my sober conviction, that—next to
the Bible—tbis humble book h_as been the
grand conservative of our mother tongue in
this land._ What sort of dialect we should
have bubbled; or rather how many dialects
we should have babbled, had there not been
some accurate and simple ‘standard of pro-
nunciation’ like this, to which the children of
nearlythe tphole country might resort as to a
commop fountain of speech—it is hard to tell.
When I have read of the barbarous and dis-
cordant dialects which prevail in the differ-
”“ ent quarters of old England, I have thought
what a pity it is that they had not a Noah
Webster there to pt1,f.the'_r_iext generation all
right, by the simple means of a simple good
spelling book. I have thought what work
would have been made in the pronunciation
t_ 3 of the _People’s English in our wide country,
if we had -not such an iinassitmin but po-
tent: regulator here. It has regu ated the
ezclmiges, sir. far better than the ‘ U. States
Barik.’g In speech, at least, we have one-
. un'iforiri.currp;icy. They cannot boast of
~', tIuI_-same in glnglond. (What effect Mr,-
;Washington is followed, I shall try to show
hereafter.) I
wliich his system allows: but his system has
:thrown sounds, syllables and accents into
ivill not compensate the evil.
-an evil that admits of compenszttioii?
-expired.
pTt)Ci1l ly to teach each
Town’s Experiment will be likely to have,
if the recommendation of the great men at
Mt‘. Town has done the best with the ar-
rangement according to syllables and accent
such _confusioii_, that, I fear, a _:,t~reat gain on
the score of learning the meaning of words
Indeed, is it
This, sir, is my objection to the work, sim-
ply on the score of its arrangement. It is a
positive and scriorts loss. What are the
gains for which this sacrifice is made, Ishall
proceed to examine in my next, if you will
permit me. . _
I had thought not to trouble you 01‘ the
public beyond this communicatioii. But my
most serious olij'ectioiis are yet behind.
AN OLD SCHOOL-MASTER.
CONGRIESS.
\VAsiii-.v_G1'—oiv, Jan. 19.
The whole sessionoftlie House was Occllpletl
in hearing and discussing the applications of
Messrs. Taylor, Martin, and \Vagener, to be ex-
cused from serving on the Swaiiwoiii commit-
tee. The two former were excused; and the
House refused to excuse the latter, by a vote of
105 to 102. At: the close of the session, Messrs.
Foster and Owens were appoiptecl to fill the two
vacancies created above. '
Before the adjournment ofthe House. Mr.
\Vi_se introduced a resolution. which will be
flood in another column.
VVASHING'lf()N. Jan. 21st.
Mr. Tallmadge has to-‘day introduced several
propositions to the Senate of the United States.
Ile proposes to amend the constitution of the
United States in four important particulars.
First—'I‘oliinit the tiriic of service of the Pre-
sident of the United States to one term-—llmiting
that term to four years, and making him ineli-
gible for ever afterwards.
Secondly——To make it necessary fortlie Post
master General to be elected by Congress, and
not by the President—Congress making a law
limiting time, service, &c.
Tliirdly---The election of the Secretary ofthe
Treasury by Congress, with laws made by Con-
gress fixing the time of service, duties, &c.
Finaily—That no person having been a mem-
bar of Congress shall receive an appointment
uiitler the General Government until two years.
after his Congressional term of service shall have
Mr Trillmadge has brought these important
propositions before Congress in the form ofa
joint resolution_——ea_cli. to be sanctioned by Con-
gress and the State Lt-gislatiires agreeably with
the fifth article in the Cousti_tu.tion of the United
States
The Cuniborland road appropriations have
passed the Senate, '
Mr. Adams, in the Ilouse, has ;_:i.v.eti the coun-
try a coiiiplcte c;rpo.sje.of his abolition principles.
He is not an abolitionist, and would, he says
vote to-(lay. if he was called upoti, against the
imuietliate abolition ofslavery in the District of
Coltinabia I
He wishes. he says, that the abolitionists
should iiiiderstarid this if they do not. He has
the opinion now that he had six years since, and
which he then expressed in presenting an Anti-
Slavery Memorial to Congress. Immediate
emancipation he thinks is not wise or expedi-
ent. This is his settled conviction. after reading
all that has been written in favor of immediate
emancipation. VVlia'. will the Abolitionists say
to this?
He presents Abolition petitions singly, giv-
ing name. place. &c., out of respect to the peti-
tioners. They have placed a voluntary and re-
sponsible trust in him, and it is due to them that
ll)(‘._V should be heard.
The declaration. that be was no Abolitionist,
r-rented quite a sensation in the House. The
Southern members were happy to hearthe an-
nunciation made, as were many from the North.
Some few only of the most devoted partizaiis ofl
the Atliiiiiiistration appcaril to regret Mr. Adams .
cayzosc. Like the Globe, they wished to specu-
late upon Mr. Adams’ Abolitionism. coupled
with his ‘.Vliigisni_, astliey did a year since upon
the blood of ‘?the martyred Cilley l” E. D.
_\V.Aisiiii\'e'roN, Jan. 22.
In the House, Mr. Haynes moved a suspen-
sion of the rules to enable him to submit a mo-
tion that the House resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of the Wliole. for the purpose of dispos-
ing of the President-'_s Annual Message.
M r. Camhreleng tliought iliat the best course
would be to move that the committee be dis-
charged from the further consideration of the
Message. in order that some oftheappropriation
bills might be considered.
Reports being called for from Committees, se-
veral were presented.
Th.e Senate bill for reducing and graduating
the price of Public Lands. was taken up and
read twice. when two motions were made, one
by Mr. Casey to refer it to the Committee on
Public Lands, and the other by L. Williams
for its reference to the Select Committee on Pub-
lic Lands.
A motioti was made to lay the bill on the
table, and the ayes and noes were ordered upon
this motion. This was considered a most im-
portant vote, and the result was, ayes 102.-noes
97; and so the bill was laid upon the table.
In the Senate. tnetnorials were presented by
several Senators, among them one from Mr.
Luinpkin, ofGeorgia. for the giving of pensions
in persons employed on board of Revenue Cut-
ters.
Mr. Williams, of Maine, presented a resolu-
tion, which was adopted, calling upon the Pre-
sident of the U. S. for all the inormation in his
possession, received since his last Annual Mes-
sage. in relation to the North Eastern Boundary.
On motion of Mr. Prentiss, of Vt., the Senate
took up the bill to prevent the giving or receiving
of hhallenges in the District of Columbia.
The bill caused a brief discussion between
several Senators. Messrs. Prentiss, Southard,
Wall, Talltnarige, Smith, of Conn. and others
took part in it.
The discussion closed by ordering the bill to
be engrossed. To-tnorrow.it will be put upon
its final passage.
After the consideration of some private busi-
ness, and an Executive session, the Senate ad-
journed.
WAsiiiNe'roN, Jan. 23.
The bill for reducing the price of Public
Lands has been doubly d,efea_.ted in the House of
Representativee—first, by laying on the table
agreeably with a motion made yesterday, and
secondly by refusing to re-cotisider agreeably
with a motion rnad,e to-day.
The vote in favor of re consideration was a
close one—99 against, to 98 in favor. An at-
tempt was made to give the Cumberland road
bill a similar burial among the rubbish of the
clerk's table, but the friends of the measure were
too numerous to allow of the perforrnace of such
summary obsequies. The motion to lay upon
the table was lost by the summary vote of 105
to 77! g
No more land measures. I presume, will be
proposed or discussed at the,presen_t session of
Congress. The defeat of the Reduction Bill
.were reported and referred.
will put to silence many intended p,rop_ositions.
The new States. I think, ‘will, if wise. be con-
tent to listen to Mr. Clay’: proposition of Distri-
bution. Mr. Benioi:’s bold proposition" that
might is right, can hardly find a response in the =
bosoms of the majority of \Ves_tern men. Stat
volmttos prolratione was the language he put
forth in tlze Senate Chambarthe other day as to
what the new States by and by meati to do.-—
Mr. Benton probably spoke more for himself
than others. " The will instead of justice” is a
lesson he learnt in the school of General Jack
son. It sounds very like the old doctrine of “ I
take the ]i’esponst'.ln'li(_1/,” and com pares very well
with tlO?IL‘IlS ofthe late P—i‘csideti’t and of the Ex-
pungen
Mr. Foster. the newly elected Senator from
.Tenncssee, made his first debut in Congress to-
day as a public man. The new Senator is a
good speaker, with a our] voice. a good style of
delivery. and rnaking a good appearance. He
is a Whole-liearletl \VeslPi'lt ltl?'ll‘i_—-7f(Z2’S€(l in the
West, tisthey say, with \V(.‘Sl’t:’.l‘t) feelings. West-
ern inanners. He will do honor to Tennessee.
and make a much better Senatorthan his pre-
decessor, Felix Grundy.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
After the reception of memorials. Mr. Norvell
asked leave to bring in a Bill granting quantities
of the Public Land to certain States for ptirpos-
es of Internal Improvement.
Mr. '1‘al|madge submitted the following Reso-
lutions which were read, and, without debate,
ordered to be printed:
Resolved, That sound specie paying Banks
ought to be selected, under suitable regulations.
to be prescribed by law, for the safe keeping of
he Public Money.
Resolved, That the payment of the Public
Revenue ouglit to be made in gold and silver, or
in the notes of specie paying Banks, under suit-
able regulations. to be prcscribetl by Law.
Resolved. Thatsuch payments of the public
revenue from customs and from lauds, ought to
be triads, as far as practicable, by depositesii:
the selected banks, to the credit ofthe Treasurer
of the United States: and the certificates or de-
posits taken by the collectors and receivers, as
evidences of such payments.
Resolved, That the selected banks, in consid-
eration of such deposites, ought to perform.
without charge, the same duties to the Govern-
tnentin transferring funds, and distributing the
same in payment ofthe ptiblie creditors, as were
performed by the late Bank ofthe United States.
Several bills were read atliird time and pass-
ed, among them one to abolish Iniprisoniiient
for Debt in certain cases, and the bl_ll “ to prevent
the giving and receiving of challenges in the
District of Columbia."’ The yeas and iiays
were ordered, and the vote was, ayes 27, noes 9.
Jrzn. 24. -—The supplement to the act to estab-
lish branch mints, was ordered to be engrossed
for lI)ll'(I reading. The joint resolution for a
survey ofthe Lakes, was ordered for third read-
lug. Mr Benton introduced a bill to repeal the
duty on salt—.--laid onthetable. I
In the House, the committee of the whole
tool; up the I<‘reside.nt’s Message. The different
subjects of Ilie Message were reierred to the va-
rious appropriate committees, except that part
which relates to the mandamus, ‘
Jan. 25.—'I‘he principal business of the senate
was the motion of Mr. Rives to take up the Re-
port ofthe secretary ofthe Treasury, in answer
to Mr. Rives’ Resolution. Mr‘ VVright, spoke
at some lerigtli, and Mr. Rives’ replied.
In the House. a great number of private bills
No busines of any
interest was transa_ctetl.,
F'_rorn the Mctdisonian.
PiaNNsYLv'A.\'i.i.—Gov. Porter wasinaugura-
ted at I-Iarrishuhurg on the 15th inst.
Mr. Francis R. Shook has been appointed
Secretary of the C_,‘ommonwealiIi.
Mr. Ovid F. Johnston, is made Attorney Gen-
eral.
A correspondent of the Intelligencer says that,
on the reiurii of the procession which accompa-
nied the Governor to the State House. “ an im-
mense brootn, about the size ofan ale-firkin, was
carried immediately behind the Governor, by
way of instruction to him to sweep the offices of
the Government.” ,
The Globe alludes to the Governor’s address
as “ Gov. Porter’s admirableiiiaiigural."
Our worthy cotemporary, the National Intel-
iigencer, also says:
“ \Vc’ have read it tlirougli with the greatest
interest; and we will not withhold the expres-
sion of’ the gratificatioii, mingled with some sur-
prise. which the perusal of it has produced in
our minds, gratification at the frank and manly
avowalofgeuuine National Republican senti-
merits, which we find in it, and surprise at re-
ceiving such an avowal from a source from
which we were not prepared to expect it.”
Our opinion is, that the Inaugural is a highly
respectable State paper. It is rather more Con-
servativethan Locofoco; but much ofthe char-
acter of Gov. Marcy's message of last year, in
which lie so “defined his situation,” as to be able
to explain it to the satisfaction of both classes of
his political friends.
Post Oflicc vs. People.—-It is a well known
fact, that under the direction of Martin Van Bu-
ren, the tactics of the Albany Regency, (which
so lotig ruled the destinies ofthe “Empire State,”)
were introduced into Connectictit, through the
agency of his pliant tools,tlie Hartford Dictators.
It is equally well known that the Post-office de-
partment was a medium through which,in part,
their designs -werecairied out. Hence we have
the fact, in Mr. Van Buren’s own language, in
a requisition to the Postmaster General to remove
certain sub_ordi_iiate o_fiicers——" We cannot pene-
trate the interior, owing to the rascatl_t/ Postmas-
ters. Our sufferings is intolerable,” <S:c. conclu-
ding with a request, but more like of command,
to remove pertain Postmasters. which he narried,
and which was subsequently done by the great
Agent of “the party” at \Va_shingt_ori.
The saute game is now pursued here. as we
perceive by the _removal of the Postmaster at
the insignificant post of Bradleyville, in Liicli-
field county; and it is followed up by th e sup
pression of newspaper packages which have
heretofore been for.wa_rded by tnail carriages and
drivers. And now, like Shylock, liaying the
power. the injury they complain of they will
execute, and we have no doubt .“it will go hard
but they will better the instru_cti_ou.” It is our
firm belief that there is an’ organized de-
sign, well understood by all the creatures and
sycophants of the white house at Washington,
to prevent the dissemination of intelligence
among the people, and nothing will be left im-
done. (especially where a legal pretence can be
held up as a shield to corruption.) by one (le-
partmentof the governmentto smother the de-
falcations of another. They are all corrupt, but.
while they protect each other under a commu-
nity of interests, they intend to slip over at least
one more Presidential election, if possible, with-
out an extensive and general public exposure.-—
Hence Mr. Van Bureii’s " rascally Posiinasters"
and Amos I§’_en.dall’_s "‘ jhireliugs” produce those
oversiglits and ac_c2'den.ts which prevent the ex-
position of their crimes. ’ The p_eople,tlie..dem
people,” are to be" cajoled’ for another season,
when the present swarm of patriots will be
gorged with “ spoils,” and their successors may
look out for themselves.'—-C'on. Herald.
A modern writer has discovered that the hit-
men hair is vegetable. Certainly itis; we have
seen it pulled up by the roots. -
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‘-1-
l Femalelzifluence.--Sam Slick says. “Though
the men have the reins, the women tell ‘cm
which way to drive.”. 9'
‘We are informed that a new Professorship of
Pastoral Theolgv has been iéstabiishedin the
Theological Depyartmcnt of Yale College. and
that the Rev. Mr. Parker. of New York. has
been elected to fill the station.—-Cou. I_:leialrl.
” G00d morning I” said a gentleinan loo round.
twinkling-eyed son_ ofErin, whoui he met riding
On the road. " Your nag is in good ortler.”——
‘ Iridade. ye may say that ; and what ’iis makes
her so. its niesilfdoes'ni know, for she has noth-
izig in this blessed world t’:it¢~. but whats straw;
and that ni-vcr was ltal/ tlirczs/toil.’-—— \’/roztltcgan
Sentinel.
One half the mischief in the world is done
by talking. Antlnne'lizilf the tllllirrnlty we get
""0 35 We. :10 2_‘ilt)n;1 ilirougli life, is the result of
-our szi_viii,2 what we l)Il,t_[I'll just as well have not
said: Tl‘H'f’.'s much wisdom in the old maxim.
"keep your rtioutli shut and your ears open."—-
There is, rely upon it.
I'rI_ElI'l‘IC(I,
In Redding. by the Rev. Mr. Todd, Mr. Pliilo
B Abbott, to Miss Elosia Beers, both 0fRetliling.
In Wesston, by Levi Itltlwarrls, Esq’. Mr. Da-
vid S. Lyon to Miss Marv Beers.
On the 1st inst. by the Rev. Mr. Frame, of
South Salem. Mr. Stephen Richardson of Nor-
walk, to Miss Eliz_til,tetli \_Vliitooy’of Xvestport.
In Brookfield, by the Rev. Abner Briindage,
Lieut. Iliram B. Noble, of New Milftird, to Miss
Lucy M. llolman. of Broolifioltl. daughter of
the late Tliopias Holman, D. formerly of
Briilgeport.
At Troy, on the 16th instant, Capt. A. I’,
St. Joliti. of the steamboat Rttpl)(‘Sl(‘r, to Miss
Dorcas A., daughter ofCliarles Couklin, Esq.
ofAlbany.
Died.
In Dflnlitirv. on the 177th inst. zi daughter of
Mr. ‘tVilliam Massey. aged about 1 year.
ID New F-airfield, Mrs. Alice I3-artiuin aged
66.
In Reading. Mr. Andrew Sanford. aged 2-1.
In I-lampsbire co. Va. Mr. John Davy. aged
103 he came to this country as a drummer, with
General \Volfe. and was at the great battle fought
at Quebec between the British and French ; and
served in the American army during the Revo-
lution.
At Fairfieltl,_on the Morning of the 21st inst.
in the 20th yearof his age, David B Jenniii,t_zs,
Member of the Senior Class of the \Ves|eyan
Seminary Middletowii, and son of Capt. A. G.
Jennings Eairfield.
In Greenfield, on the 16th inst. Deacon Dan-
iel Bauks, in his lO0tli year.
DENTAL NOTICE.
R. A. HILL, will deliver a lecture at the
Town House. on Thursday Evening next,
on the subject of Del1i()lt)gy—0lnl)r3CIng in a
concise manner the Anatomy and Pliisiology of
the teeth, the disease to which they are subject,
and the proper means of Drt;-vention and cure.
N. B. Parents and allotliera interested are
respectfully invited to attend.
Norwalk. Jan. 28. 1839. 1l99
TU CARPIGN TE & MA SUNS.
VEVI-IE subscribers. ti Committee of the Bap-
tist Society ofNorwalk, are authorized to
receive proposals for building a house of Public
Worship, in said Norwalk, 60 by 40 feet, to
coiiinicnce as soon the ivcatlier will permit.—
Proposals will be expected immediately, aird a
plan may be exaniiiiegl by calling on,‘Joh'n Ar.-.
nold. ’ I '-
JOHN ARNOLD. , soc-;eiyf's;.~-
ANDREW TURNEY. Coni-
NOAH WEED. '- - mittee.
Norwalk, Jaiitiary 8. 1839.
'/min s_7r1_/1 at 73170 73227 pm) r/7.1-7101
HE Subscriber once more requests all per-
sons owirig him on Book or by Note to settle
the same before the 20th March, as he expects
toleavc the place the first of April ; and all ac
countsnot settled before that time will be left in
the hands ofsome person who has 21 little brief
autliorily. N. S. BAILEY.
Norwalk, Jan. 25 1539. If99
FOR SALE.
A VALUABLE Dwelling House.
" and Lot situated in the Main Street, and
near the north end thereof, in Danbury ; also, a
small Dwelling House, convenient ftirlwo fami-
lies, situated upon the same premises, lateilie
property of Capt. John Foot. deceased. The
buildings are in good repair, and will be sold
separate, or together, as may best suit purchas-
ers. There are about three acres of land at-
tached to the premises, with a fine spring of
water brought to the door ofeach house. Should
the property not be sold previous to the 1st of
March next, at private sale, it will then be offer-
ed at auction. Enquire of
E. MOSS VVHITE,
Agent for VVm. Aug. \Vhite.
Danbiiry. Jan. 29th, 1839. 5i99
FOR SALE,
FARM, consisting of 75 acres of land, si-
tuated in the town of Ridgefield. in the
County of Fzriifield, Conn. about 4 miles north
ofthe village. The farm is well proportioned in-
to ineadoiv. plough, pasture and wood land, in
high cultivation, under good stone walls. and
well watered. ,Qti said farm are two good dwell-
ing houses, one of which is nearly new, a good
barn, graiiiery, carriage lious___e, and other neces-
sary out buildings. all nearly new, and in good
repair. Also, :1 Saw Mill and Clothing Worlgs,
situated on the farm aforesaid, on a good stream
of water, and for many years past known as
“ Foster's Works.” The Saw ‘Mill is in good
repair, and its location for custom is inferior to
none in the town.
Also. those valuable Mills situated on the out-
let of Mamanasce Lake, 85 formerly well known
as "Burt's Mills.” Viz: A large Grist Mill, built
two years since, in the most substantial manner
and of good materials. The water wheels, gear-
mg, stones, (of which there are two run.) bolts.
scourer, doc. all new. The Mill has now agood
run of custom. and is doing work equal to any in
the county; and having at all seasons an abun-
dant supply ofwater, it possesses advantages su-
perior to mostother mills in the state. The Plas-
ter Mill is also in good repair, and does a good
business, annually. ' l
The above property will be sold together, or
the mills will be sold separate from the farm,as
may best suit purchasers. Payments will be
easy. Enquire of the proprietor on the premis-
es. ’ ' ' IJONAH FOSTER. ,
Ridgefield, January '7, 1839. 3t*97
A FE \V very handsome eight day brass
Clocks, for sale cheap by Li-zvi C1,.iaK.
NOTICE. _
‘HE Taxable Inhabitants of the town of
Ridgefield, and non-residents liable to pay
taxes in said town, are hereby notified that ‘the
subscriber, Collector of the State and Town tax-
es forthe said town of Ridgefield, has received
warrants foi the collection ofa State Tax of one
cent on a dollar. and also a town tax offive cents
on the dollar. laid on the Assessment List of1837.
and that I will attend to receive the same at the
store of John M. Smith &Co. on the 6th day of
February next, from 9 o'clock. A. M. till 3 o’-
clock, P. M.
)
, HENRY SMITH, 2d. Collector.
Ridgefield, January 7, 1839. 3t*97
C
,..
,_,. . . .. :
BOOT AND
I THE subscribe: would return
his thanks to the public for their
j patronage through the year 1838,
. and hopes by his attention to all
orders in his line, to merit a contitititince of their
favors for 1839. He has on hand and coi.-st.-ii.t-
ly tnnnttfactttt ing, Gr-ntletiien's, Ltttll-”.'~‘,-'lPLl Miss
‘vs Boots and Slior-s, tired Cocks. Mcasurrts tak-
-n, and ’t,\_'nrl_; done by experiencetl v._'orkiiii:ii.
Orders Iliaiiklfullyl received and pi.nr_-.tu2i.lly at-
tended to. He has for sale India Rubtir-r and
D.-mic] I-I. Bond’s patent Leatlicr Q\’t!ZSll09S,f0r
Ladies and Ceiitleiiien. '
F-lNDlNGS——A general a.ssoi'tri_icnt kept con-
stantly for sale, cheap for cash. N0. 3, 5, 10,~
12, Thread ; Twist, Silk. ptiteiit SIf).ltI_)II)_t1
Thread, Shoemaker’s Kit, Hammers, Pincers’,
Rasps, Shoulder Sticks, Float Files, 3 square
Files, and every article 1!Slt'tlI_V called for in the
shoemaking line. HENRY HANDS.
Norwalk. Jainuiiry 7, 1839. If 96
V‘; IN'l‘ER, STRAINED SPERM OlL..
a superior article for sale by
J. A. \VEED.
tl'96
Jan. 1, 1339.
A CAICU.
ANUARY1, 1839.——Tlianlts to the public
0. for their libera_l p:itroiizigefor1_bI38.
The .-tubscrilicr continues to keep a full assort-
iiieiit of
DRUGS .9 .m:DIcIzrE.s.
Also. perfiimery, cgc. at the store adjoining
Writ. J. Street. west ofthe bridge.
N. B. To tiientioii all the articlesl keep on
hatul, will fill a newspaper, therefore deem it
U_llllt r-essary. as most people know where to call
for articles they want in the above litie ofbusi-
tress. Very Pt_,(3S_[te(.'ll’llll_V'.
JACOB SMITH. Agciit.
S
CO'l’Cl"I_ ITCII OII‘lTMENT. wliicl] will
cation.
cure |llt3tIl(1SlIll\'Pl€rtJle ('2)-30$ by one appli-
Nu ilziiiger t_il't:tl;i_iig ('t.'ltI. For sale by
I J. A. VVEED.
Jon 1_.1Sf;’-_ . tf9G
RD E'GlS'I‘ER FOR I839.—Gri-en's Coiiiiccti-
cut Register for 1839, for sale by
J. A. \V1_3ED.
January 1, 1839. N96
I ‘O THE AFFLlCTED.—-Astma, Coti-
sttmption, Spitting of B.'oo.rl_ night sweats,
coughs, colds, tnilpitation ofthe IlB‘ll'I, rlicumzi-
tism, dyspepsia, r.-ervi.-us diseases, liver coni-
plaint, all tiiorctirial and delicate diseases, gravel,
piles, ttll fciiinlc weaknesses. doc. doc. tire suc-
cessfully treated at the Mt-glical oliice of Dr.
’the Dr. may be consulted.
Lctterfrom the Ifon. Al)ral1.r)m ;WcClellan. Sulli-
van county East ’]'cnncsscc, Jllember of Con-
gress. ' DVas/zinglotz. July 3d 183°.
Sir——SiuceI have been in this cit.y have used
some ofyoiir Dyspepsia iiierlitaiiio with infinite
benefit and stitistactioii, and believo it to be a
-most valuable remedy. One ofmy constitueiits.
iD_r. A. Cordon, of Caiiiplicll county, 'l‘eur'iesseo,
;wrote me to send him some, which Idid, and
he has employed it very successfully in his prac-
tice. and says it is inva_lu_'able, M r. Johusoii,
your agent; at this place, tliiiiks you would
‘probably like an agent in 'I‘euiiessi_-e._ I_fs0, I
would reco'iiiui'ci2tletl Dr. A. C:tl(l(‘l1 as it prope
person to otiiciate for the stileofyoiir celebrated
meditliiie. ’Sliotild'you coiiiinission ‘ him, he is
willing to act for you". You can send tho med.
icine dy water to the care of Robert Kiiig&,
.\_S_ons, Knoxville county. 'I‘etiiicssee, or by land
filo Graham 6!. Houston, 'I‘azcwell, East Tenn.
IWrit.e me in ii lei-_1 days. I have no doubt but
_'if you had agciitsiii several couiitics in East
1Teiincsseo, :1 great. doril of your medicine would
be sold. I am going to take sotne ofit home
,with me for my 0\Vll use, and that ofmy friends,
land should like to hear from you, whether you
would like an agent at Blountville, Sullivan
county, East Tenn. I can get some of the
merchants to act for you, as I live near there.
Yours respectifully,
ABR’M M’CLELLAN, of Tennessee.
To Dr, VVD]. Evans, 100 Chatam st, N. Y.
For Sale by. JOHN A VVEED, Norwalk,
NE TV ESTAB LISHRIIEN To
1"um't.l 1/ (z'-roccry.
VEVIIE subscriber is now opening at No. (5
Burrall’s Builtliiigs, a select assortment of
Groceries. and all articles usually inquired for
at ’a Family Provisioti Store. Cuties, Teas,
Sugars, Spices, Molasses, Fisli, Pork, &c. 65:.
ofthe best quality, and attlie lowest czisli prices,
may always be foprid at his store. Give him a
call before you purchase elswhere.
GOULD D. JENNINGS.
Norwalk, March 27, 1838. If5-5
SILAS DA VEJVPORT,
Agent for the Maniifactiirers and Dealers in
HA'I‘S, CAPS, AND FURS.
LSO, Hatters Trimmings, Sealette Cloth,
-Pluslies, &c. (Sac. No. 258 Pearl street,
under Holt’s Hotel, New York. Wholesale and
Retail.
December 18. 1838. if 93
‘HE Court of Probate for the District of
Norwalk hath limited and allowzid six
months from the date hereof, for tlielcrcdiiors to
the Estate of MARY STEVENS, late ol'I\__lor-
walk. to exhibit their ‘claims for setIler_tieui.—
Those yvlio neglect" to. present their accounts,
properly attested, within stiid time, will be de-
barred a recovery. All persons indebted to said
Estate. are reqiiested ro make itiitiiediate pay-
ment io »
LORENZO D. STEVENS, Adni’r.
Norwalk, Dec. -'1, 1839. 3197
MALL Wooden Clocks at 3. 4, and 5, dol-
'* lars. Call on Cpxirx.
A VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
9 FOR SALE. ’
THAT valiiableifloniesiead belonging to the
_,_ Estate ofLe\_jvis Mallory. deceased, is now
offered for sale—pleasan_ily _sii_uaterl on the East
side of Norwalk harbor—it being one of the most
desirable situations for the man of business or of
leisure that can be fotiiid. It is also well located
for a Boarding House, it being only a few min-
utes walk from the business part of the Town,
and retired enough to be pleasaut;—-adjoining
the I-Ioii'ies_tca.d is about 15 acres of first quality
land,’ (making in all about 20 acres.) which will
be sold with the Hoiiicstead, or seperate. As
it is presumed no one would iiiake a purchase
without viewing the premises, a further descrip-
tion is deemed unnecessary.
Also, about 6 acres of land lying in New Ca-
naan, a part of wliicli is wooded. Also, the
Store formerly occupied by Lewis Mallory, at
the foot of Mill Hill. Also, a I'It'Sl rate Gig. If
the above property is not sold by the 9th day
of March next, it will. on Ihatday, be offered at
public Auction, at one 1 o'clock, P. M.. on the
premises, or let for one year. For ftirther par-
culars enquire of Alfred or James Mallory. or
f A. E. Beard, Old Well. ' _
Nerwalli. Jan. 1'3. 1839. 8'97
DANIEL H.’ ',BOl\_lD’S
ATEN '1‘ RIGHT for manufacturing Ladies’
and Gentlemen’s Overshoes. fol‘ Sale by the
subscriber for the town of Westpert, ‘who has
purchased the right for Norwalk &. Westport,
Call and examine the shoes at my store and
VVin. Evans, 100 Cliattizim st., N. Y., where-
_x, .
~‘. ~s.-‘.1’.
~:.._""i
.' 5*}
‘NOTICE
LL persons indebted totlie late firm of W‘m.
.- _ &John Wood. of \Vestport, who have as-
signed their property to the subscriber in trust
for the benefit oftlieir creditors, are requested to
make immediate. payment to the subscriber, if
they would avoid cost, ’ "
GERARDUS BOOTH, Trustee.
\Vt=.‘=tnort. J:in.1_4th..1S39. 3:97"
OOKI_NG'G_LASSES, from 18:! to $12,
oll sizesflfor sale by LFVI (‘.i..-it-.ir.
A ltEA'LBI.lt}SSING TO MU’l‘I‘II'lI.{S.
R. VV. EVAN." Cclcbrtttcrl Sootliine;
‘V/rnjr for CI.-zto C of -11- ~' 7' II
»._ _ . ( in u. an, ,..-..r cc t._
This infallible remedy has DTPSt?l‘V'('l.d liuiizlrcds
of Children, when tltotig-lit past recot_-e.-r_v. ‘from
com-‘ulsions. As soon as the Syrup is" rubbed
on the gtuiis, the C_5liIii.l will recover. This
preparation is so ll)Dm‘.E'n1 so efficaciciis, and
so pleasatit. tl)fil’,’K!(,'t child will rt‘-fiise to let its
$."llmS he riilalictl with it; \Vh9n infants are at
the age oI'foitr montlis, thoiigli there is no tip-
poarnnce of tt‘(*i.lt, one bottle ofthe Syrup should
be tisctl on the gums, to open t_.li.=; pd‘.-es. Pat-erits
should never be witliotittlte S_v';_-up It)’ the nur-
sr-ry where there are young cl.-ifdrcii; for ifa
cliilrl Will{€‘.’_3 in the iiiglit with pain in the gums,
the Syrup iniiiierliatcly gives case by opening
the prii.esCniitI ]lt_c:iliii;ir_‘tlie gn&gns;tl.ei'cby pro-I
ven ing _ onvii sinus. ‘tTV('l‘S, '.
For sale by. JOHN A. WEED. Norwalk,
FOR SALE,
3 FARM containing I25 acri-s, well propor-
l‘ tioiivd for iii'adr.w and plow ltii'itl,'witli
good biiilrlings tlim-eon. and a good well of wa-
for near the dwelling. For furtlirtr particulars
enquire ofthe subscrilim- on the I"t‘f‘tl'lISt‘.&, '
}<‘REDERl(.‘K RICHARDS.
__I_\!l:EE\’~:£j3nBflD, Dec. 28, 1838. ' 9'.9-3
R El"»INOE‘S.———A fvw pieces of Freitcli.
Gcrtiinii and Eiiglisli Mcrinoes. t)l’tlC‘SIf2.l"
ltle wlurs, may be found at the store of ' '
JAMES MALLORY.
tf95'
.’I:ttiti.'ir_V I. 1839.
.S'ELLL"."(} OFF CHEAP.
fl:9'\" The stibscrilicr being very ivilljng to
reduce his stock "of Dry Goods. offers ilictii“t'q-
ry r,-lieap to all those in want of good and cheap
Goods. JAMES MALLORY.
Jan. 1. 1839.
isitrtj
it "'-
,
V./ILUABLE REAL PROPERTY
FOR S.-\ I12.
FWIIE subscriber offers for sale the ground
- extending from the Bridge, at the lir-ad of‘
Norwalk Harbor, with 5 Stores SI-'tll(ll_ll£ there-
on, each ubriiii 20 foot wide and front 60 to 80
feet deep, all builtofgood inatcri.-ils and in com-
plete repair; the lrsugth of the ground fronting
the llt‘.l‘l.)Ol' is about,L’.‘20 "feet. \Vitliout exagger-
ation it may be said that tho sttutitioifi of the
above property is not rqiizillud by any in this
state for facilities in doing business, or will pay
abetter int.-test. There is every oonveiiicrice
for the freigliting IIUSIIIFEST» between Norwalk and
New York, for which purpose it has been used
for 39 years post. Any person wisliiug t.o pur-
cliuse tyillof course exeimiiiefor liimself, and a
furtlicr description is tlicrcfore dueincd unne-
ccssttry. Titlcititlisputtilile.
N. B. Two Sloops will also be sold with the
above pi-optrrty, one 67, the other 67 tons. The
above property may be had any time previous to
tho Qfitli of I\I?l.l'Cll next. M. II()Y'I‘..
Norwalk,.lziiiiiary 19, 1339. 9:97
LL debts due the Stll)SCl'lbt-"l‘, wliicli are not
settled previous to the 25112 l\I21"Cl) next,
will be put in suit. M. HOYT.
Norwulk. Jan. 19, 1939. 97
FOR SALE.
A Farm of about one liimored acres
of Lzintl. situated in the Town of Red-
tliug. I_7airIiéltl County, aboiiitliree fourths of a
mile South ofthe Ctiiigrcgatitinal Meeting-house,
itiitnediaiely on the Norfield ’l’uiiipiko. well
))r0p0t‘ll()r_te(.l for Plough, Meadow, and Posture
Laiitl, with a good supply of valuable Titrihcr,
with orcliard sufficient for any fainily and other
fruit, and a good two story Dwelling louse.
Bani. and other out—bouscs. Also, an excellent
water privileg ,._.wiL_h a substantial dam and
Clothing \Vorks, witliltools, kettles, &c. for Car-
ryiiigon the Clothing or blaniifacturiiig business.
and it coiiiforiable Dwelling House, garden, and
frtiit trees; and as no one will purchase witliotit
viewing the premises, any fortlier iiiforiiiatioii
is tleeiiietl uiiiir-cessary.’ The above property
will be sold together, or sejiaraie, as may best
suit purchasers. and an int.lisputa'ole' title given
by the subsciiberliving on the preti‘ii.-cs.
JOEL FOSTER.
Reddiiig. Jan. 12th, 1839. ' 5t*98
:6" ALL I’erso_ns interested in the Estate
ofEBENEZER STEVENS, of Nor-
walk, who has assigned the sonic to ilie subscri-
her, in trust for the benefit of his creditors. are
lien-by n0llI'IP(l It) appear. if they see cause, at
the PI‘.')l)‘cilC Office in said Norwalk, oti the 4th
day of February’ next. at 9 o'clock foreiioon, then
and therein be heard relative to the zippoiiiliiient
of CUI1]fltISSIt)nPrS on said I<Isi:i:e.
JAMES STEVENS, Trustee.
Norvvalk. Jun. 15th, 1839. 3198
W USIC BOOKS.-—'I’he Mtiiiliattan Collec-
tion ofCliurch music ; the BOeIOH Acade-
my, collection of do.; National Church I’I21I'IlI0-
ny. Also, music for the Flute, Violin, Cl_arion-_-
cite, &,c__.Fur sale b_v J. A. VVEEI).
;‘ OR. SALE.-A general assortment of La-
}. dies Morocco Buskiiis; fine I“f€I:Ch Mo-
rocco Boots and Slippers; Seal Skins and lining
Skins. (Sic. by D. SELL ECK.
FINE lot of Wzitclies.just received. (Jail
and see thein,at the store of L. CLARK.
L
(D AME into Ilie enclosure of_t'h.°. subscriber‘,
about Christmas. a white S0 II’ PIG, sup-
posed to weigh about 80 pounds. The owner is
requested to prove property. pay charges. and
take her away.
EBENEZER GRUMMAN.
VVilion. Jan. 14th, 1838. 2>'t*97
FOR SALE,
GOOD Fishing Sc-inc, Boat, and Oars. all
. in poor] condition. For further‘ pariiciilars
oinquire of the subscriber, or of D. S. Knight 66
Co., Five. Mile River Laridiitg.
STEPHEN HOYT. «It'-
New Canaan, January 11,1839. 6t*97
LAID FACINGS for Over Coats, for sale
by A ' _Gr_Eoiioi;: S1‘. JOHN.
January 15_, 1839. 9:7
FOR L
. A H,0U_SF__. and three acres of land
' attached. situated on Sellecks’s Farms,
adjoining the residence of Stephen Ferris. Also‘,
about 6 acres of Wood-land near the same- . It
is a healthy and pleasant situation, arid desira-
ble for a mechanic or farmer. and wiiliip 8 £10.37‘
ter of a niile of Five Mile River Landing-
For fu:it'Iier particulars inquire of
STEPHEN HOYT. or
E. VVALMSLEY. Esq.
January 11. -1839. 4i*97'
Judge for yourselves of their merits. .
“ I-IENRY'HYNDS.
Norwalk, Jan. ‘.29 1839. ‘ " ‘ "A
99*
a little the best in market, at L. CLArti~;"s.
INE Britania Tea Pots, Sugarand Cream,’
Norwalk Chronicler