‘__.._.”“""""“‘°“"""'”“‘L.’7' -- -
?o;ici‘atiori ; and the workmen. liad_:_lcft‘i_biut
iabout five minutes prev.-ions_-—¥:indi who were
‘at the time working i'n.th"e-coming mill.
‘W 3':.I'°‘fom the N.”Y. Amcricaot.
. _’ A SHORT‘ AND TRUE sron;v;.
Dedicated (without permission) to the cxclu-i
sine “}ta.rd currency” folks, by 0716 who‘
tells it as he’sa.w it. ,
Sam Stanton was a true blue. Loco-Focoi
of the “hard currency” schoolwcatcli him:
takingany-other money but hard money —-i
Nothing would he handle but \\’ll21l.,\V0ul(i,‘
as be said, _“jinglc on a tomb stone. Sam
had been pretty fortjtiuate in business; and
when -the psriod- arrived to leave the south-
ern couiitry-. and return north for the suniiricr,
he sold‘ out and turned all his l't?11li1llllng'
stock in trade into h ird dollars,‘ and took his
pgssage. The first few days outol Mobile
our voyage was prosperous; and mziny a
long argument wore away the time. ontbe
relative security of “ hard money” and ‘‘')‘.:i
per money." Ezra 'l‘uppe1‘. 0!! ‘-- 0f_ 01”
passengers on board the ‘‘.:‘Susan and Eliz i,”
was Sam St.anton’s main Ct)l'Ilpi"-lli.=')l‘. Ezra
had invested; his earnings in goodibauk drafts
on the north, fllltl S_'-ani would jcer Ezra pret-
ty often zibou-t-his “ paper proiiiises ” “ ’l‘ii_is
is the stufl.” says Sam, " that will ro.li-mu "its
own promises any where. No protests tor
non puynirnt here,” says S-:1_m. _l10ld}i_iHt1_;.i
one of his bags of doll =rs, weighing hlty-six
pounds at least, and tumbling it over on the
floor-_—-"that’s the, music—huzz.i for Ttmi
Benton and the Siib-Treasury, and down with
the Banks.” \Vr:ll. on he went, and a few
days brought us round the point oftlic Flori-
dzis. and by lat. and long. we found oiirs.-.-lvcs
a littlesouth of St. Augustine, heading nonli-
ward and homeward. -The weather up to
this time had been mild and amiable. and
now it began to look sour and squzilly ; and
Captain Crowel looked anxious. and some c
the “old salts” on board began strapping
ropeyarns down over their li-tsand -rounl .
their peajackets ; and things assured“ corn-
ing trouble.” All that night the-..win-l in-
creased. and the "Susan and Eliza” rolled
about like a little boy with a stomach ache
in green apple time. The next morning.
she had not canvass enough. on her to cover
a tent pole. and the wind wliistled through
the rigging, and the salt water Spli1Sl.‘lt~.'Cl.i.Ll‘))
over us as if they did’nt care a fig for Sam
Stanton. Ezra 'l‘upper, the “Susan and
Eliza," nor anything else. not cven the bag
of dollars or the bank drafts.
Presently there came a real smasliing sen
tumbling along, and by the time C-aptxiin
Crowel called out “.__hold on.” smash it caine
on board ofus. and swept off the cook house,
and the poor .cook in it, and the hen coop:-,
and all tliechickens in them, and set tleej
igs adrift, split and broke the rudder from.’
its hangings, and left us in rather a pi.clrle--
(for all of us were soaked with salt water.)
A moment after, and we were told a s-.1-gl lo.-ik
had occurred—-and the cry was raised to‘
clear away the “long boat," aril then came a
scramble. Every body who had any thing
to save. hurried with it on deck, and up
camesam Stanton with his bzigs of dollars,
and up cam-.: Ezra Tripper. sticking a small
" wallet” in his breaches’ pocket. Tue boat‘
was by this time alongside; and tile c-iptain
got a compass from the binnacle, and a big
bag of bread from the store room. and the
mate rolled alonga cask of water, and others
brought-chunks of pork uni l1'C‘f, and otlicrsl
blankets and pea jackets, and the bolt was
soon pretty well loaded “Now jump in
my bo é.” sa s the captain, “and trusting to
Prov-i cncc, let us hope for a safe deliver-
ance.” But when we all got in, it was found
that the boa_t was overloaded, and the next
thing was to-lighten her—-and now came the
rub. Sam Stanton was sitting on three con-
siderable sized bags in the bottom of the boat.
and the captain thought they contained
bread. or beef, or some other l]8CCS8.’1I‘_\_" of‘
life ; but on discovering th it they contained
heat-ic’r ballast, he decided at once to lighten
the ship by throwing them overboard.
The parting scene was a sore strugole for
Sam Stanton; but over they went, and down.
the ' went. Siim looked at Ezra Tu pper,
and’ Ezra felt sorry for Sam; and, by way
of cheering him, said to the captain. “ Now
captain,” says be,“ since my friend Sam hits;
made a sacrifice for the public good. l’ll do;
as much ; and you may "say'the word, l’lli
throw this wallet overboard too—-it contains?
just as large an amount in bank drafts. as :.l.ibCr.ate§y up to her, and drawing a pistol
Sain’s bags of dollars amounted to——and I
had just as leave do it as not. for I sent dupli-
catcs on by mail before I lCf’., and ordered
the triplicates to follow by the mail after, to
guard against just such 8. sacrifice as this.”
"It was nofitiine for a joke ; but l't‘ln(’-ml)t’.l‘-
ingthe spirited arguments we had on the
passage regarding the relative security of
transmitting money by the "credit system,”
and the‘ -“ harl money system,” I was almoste
disposed to laugh outright—-but poor Saml
Stanton looked so streaked. His “' hard dol-
lars” had gone to the bottom it (lead loss --no
matter who owned tbem—-—and he h;id‘nt a
word to say. It was concluded that Ezri
Topper should not throw his bank draft over-
board, as the weight was not material ; and,
it was well he did not. for they served, on‘
our landing. to procure us mean.-; of coinfort. i
\\’c had a tight pull at the oars for a day anti‘
3 night after leaving the wreck, and got into
St. Augustine. Ezra Tupper founl a trader.
who wanted a good draft on the north, and
paid him a good preuiium for one-——:.iiid he
generously supplied our wants out of it,and.
upon the whole, we had a merry time of it
on by railroads and stcamboats The subject
of currency was occasionally introduced-
but it was evident that Sam Stanton had got
a_ new wrinkle liy the late voyage, and he
was heard to say, that " hard currency” was
a good thing to talk about in Congress, and .
at political meetings--but devilish poor re-E
fiance on salt i.vater.’?in a long boat ; and if
any 'man ‘ever attcnipterl to liuuibug him
again with that rnatter, he’d just tell him the
story of the voyage he made on board the
brig ‘* Susan and Eliza,” ciptaiu Crowell
.-—eind ifthat did’nt convince him, he might
try his luck at it.
Great E2:plosion.—-'1‘/i-rec Powder Mills
Blown. up-—mie ‘Dwellirig Hon-e, one Baxrn,
aid lino out buildiiigs blown to a.toms—a7id
‘strange to say. 'iio_lives lost.——On Monday
njgrnin last, at about half past ten o’clock,
l«i1€‘p0\\%el'. mills ‘belonging to Messrs, Foot
do Glllet. standing about two miles west-of
this village, _v{ere blown up. There were
distilrct explosions at intervals of twenty or
tlrirty..seconds. The first was the cylinder
mill w.h_icb was .a short time before put in
.ly time to leavetlie mill. and throw them-
‘-
1Lr._ 1
iabont five rods d_istarit~—-and which blew up
within twenty seconds. givingjthe mcn bare-
selves into the brush within thirty ‘feet of it.
A nd strange as it may appear, they escaped
slightly ‘injurel-—-one without any mark of
injury. except from being blackened by the
powder, the other received a billet of wood
in his breast. Thcyliacl scarcely risen from
their hiding place, when the packing house,
which contained, four or five hundred barrels
of_.powdei' exploded, prostrating them again,
and leaving -not a vestigc to mark the spot
on which it stood The ground for several
feet around was swept clean of every thing.
A dwelling liiuse standing near it was
tiuroofc-d-—-two sides were blown in. and'not
even a joiistileft st aiding. The plastering of
the standing walls was shaken from t-hem.-—
Tlic p-irtitious broken to pieces, feather beds
"shook up,” and not a person of the siitor.
sew-ii in the house injured.
The concussion was so great that buildings
in this village received oorisiderable injury
from it. One building, at lcastd mile and ,a
half from the iuills, bad twenty 'or thirty
lights l}l'Ol\’L‘l'l out, and another had one win-
dow totally duniolislir-d, the cgsing being car-
ried across the room. About ten thousand
pounds of powdei‘ ready for sale. and nearly
the :=anirf- quantity nianufacttiririg. was burnt.
-"ll"E.$‘f/T.-'.'/(Z (]iifrts.s.) Spectator.
A ll"l‘-'l!I_/"i1ff.“—-(rile Quincy (l\lass.) Pa-
riot of Saturday, states " that a young inan-
named Lewis Brigham, iii Northborougli.
about ten days since. in digging for wood-
ch'iclr:-._, tmeartlied. a metal kettle. coritfiining
near tlircc pccks, by measure, of old coin. of
various denom-inations. about one-third of
wlil.-.h was gold and the remainder silver.--
The vessel was so completely decomposed as
to be of no strength and barely to retain its
form. The exact amount of money has not
been ascertained."
“ I would mysclfbanisb all paper money.”
-—-Tom Benton’: latter. ,
Save enough to stiffen your cra.vat.——Bal-
t’im.0rc Nexus.
Robert Y. Ifoync, the clistinguishcd citi-
zicii of Soiitli Carolina, died at Ashville, (N. ’
C.) on the ‘.2-‘lth iilt.
IIor'rib!¢: '1‘i'a.gedy.——-A deep and most
painful sensation was excited in the com-
muiiity this morning, bythe rumor ofa deed
of blood which it was sincerely hoped at first
was but a rumor-—btt which, after inquiry,
proved, alas, too true.
Tlioso who have been accpstomed towalk
in (J-nesnut street, in the neighborhood of In-
dependei'icc- Square. (a point, perhaps, with
the uxceptioii of the Exchange, where both
(I iy and evening our citizens uiost do congre-
gate.) must have frequently stopllhd at the
confectionary store and refreshment rooms of
Mi‘ VVoorl. opposite the State Ivlousc.
They must remember also his handsome
and attentive daughter. whose chief care it
was to attend to the more elegant ministra
tions of the establishment. She. was a faith-
ful and dutiful girl, just blushing into wo-
immliood. Among her many admirers was
it young man in Sixth street, lay the name of
P-.-ak, who succecdcl in _sc_c_u__i'ing.her affec-
tions. About two weeks since, we under-
stand they were privately married. and on
Tlirirs-zlay evening the young woman left the
cstablisliinciit of her father. and joined her
husband. On S.tllll‘(lay she returned, and
all the circumstances were made known to
tho foririrri‘. He insta~.'itly closed his shop
much to the surprise oft?ie public, more than
particular attractioii being now in the ladies’
dep.irtm_eiit—a striking likeness of Queen
Victoria by a young artist of thiscity, hav-
ing been placed there for exhibition.
The dcineunor of the father to his
d.-iugliter was iriorose and unreconciling. al-
though he had previously invited her home;
but She. strove by every means to avert his ill
f.-cling, which so far as it was likely to end
in any thing desperate he ingeniously con-
cealer]. This morning, however, at about
ten o’cloclr, as the daughter‘ was sitting in
the room with lit‘.-r father, he walked de-
from his bosom, placed it almost against her
forcliead. and shot her entirely through the
brain. ii The ball. we lcarii, passed through
the skull and fell iu"anotliei' part ofthe room.
The inn rderous weapon was at once
thrown from the. bands of the desperate man,
in the presence of his dying child, and him-
self secured. The sheriff of the city was sit-
ting in his office. and was iinniediately
aware that something unusual had occurred.
He crossed the street iinuiediatoly ; and as-
cending to the apartments, where the deed
was done, found the murderer standing, pale
and terribly agitated, with his back to-t-he fire
place, an .l his daughter lying prostrate and
bleeding on the floor with her head near his
foot.
One child, a promising lad, was claspiug
his knee, and averting with tearful eye, and
language of iuiploring passion, that “father
dill not. fiitlicr could not do it 3” while other
members of the family were sobbing and
shrieking ovcr_tlie dying sister and cliild.—
Oii the eritraiicc of the sheriff, “Food lifted ’
his“arrii as if in the act offiring a pistol, and
exclainied--—“I am the mnn—-I shot her-I
shot her i" '
lVliile writing this article. we learn that
the father after such an act. is saunctzislcep,
with a guard of officers over him. An im-
mcnsc crowd gathered ziroiind the place, yet
none were admitted but certain members of
the medical faculty, and the co1'oncr'sjury of
ll'lqI~‘lt.'Sl, who will delay their verdict until 8
o’clock this evening. The girl was linger-
ing in great agony towards the close of the
forenooii, but not the slightest hopes of her
recovery were entertained.
Mr. "Wood was an Englishman, whoimay
be It:ln_t':!l1l)€Tt3d aria fruit seller for many
years in the Cliesnut street Theatre, and the
keeper ofa little shop in the Arcade, which
liis-daugliter and himself attended. He has
3--.ve:'al other children who with their mother.
ire throw_n=into inconceivable distress by this
-lread actof murder and blood.-—Pliil¢i. Gctz.
(if fhfilinrlaz/, - _
. Deatiisjn W'cilli..-—F‘our persons.rccent-
ly lost-their lives in ‘Azlab-.‘tm‘a, under -_thc'fol'-
which feeble health and a desire to ‘devote
' ' " I‘-+--u.-..~_L:{_---A
if
of cleaning it out.” He was called to, and
not answering._,_a ‘second prepared to go
do'wn. , _I-Ie did so, a'nd;_as,soon as be bad ar-
rivedat ilie bottom bec?‘rrii’c_ suddenly silent.
A third proposed to go down, with the under-
standing tlfnt he was to be drawn ‘up as he
called out. the persons present then suspect-
ing for the first time that there was some
mephitic gas at the bottom of the‘-wc_ll. He
went down, but it was only to join his unfor-
tunate companions.’ When he got nearly to
the foot of tbewell. he called to be di3iu'n
up; but when about half way Up. be I8”
from the bucket! A foiirth maxi proposed
that he should be lashed fast, and he would
descend, with the understanding also that he
should be hauled up as soon as he called
out. He had descended but little more than
half way, when he gavethe word ;_ they
drew him up quickly, but had barely time to
unlash him before life was extinct. The
other three were then taken out of the well
with grapples, but none of them showed the:
least signsof life—.the vital sparlcwus for-.
ever extinguislicd!
ivoriuwitic or-i.«=;2.'i‘_-:°ir‘r
“DON'T (HVIS up '1‘!!!-Z siiir.”
VVEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 9. 1839.
§]:§"After many fruitless attempts to ef-
fect some arrangement for the continued
publication of the Gazette, the editor has
concluded to withdraw from a situation,
himself exclusively to the business of his
profession, has for at long time rendered irk-
some. » _‘
We first assumed the editorial‘ chair in a
moment of political excitement, when the
question, to be decided on the instant, was,
wbetlicr this press should be rescued from
the hands of the enemy into which it had
fallen, and brought into action on the side of
constitutional Republicanism, or whether it
should be permitted to pursue unchecked its
vindictivb and piratical warfare upon the
principles adopted and -the views entertained
With.
out a thought, save for the welfare of the
by a large majority of our citizens.
cause which we espoused. we unhesitatingly
launched our bark upon the angry waters.
content to risk our own personal init-lérests, if
byso doing we. could promote “the great-
est good of the greatest number.” ‘We had
then no idea of remaining atithe helm for at
longer period than the tt-rminat_i_on of the
conflict which was then impending. Indeed,
from the first. we intended to resign our
charge as soon as arrangements could be
made for placing it permanetly in more com-
petent hands. But before we had time to
look around us and take a view of the re-
sponsibilities which we had assumed, we en-
countered the virulent attacks of a savage
and unprincipled press started under our ve
ry nose, for the avowed purpose of breaking
down the Gazette. and compelling us to aban-
don our position. \Ve could not then retire
until this issue wasdetermincd; and it was
not until after a severe and self-sacrificing
struggle of more than a year’s duration. that
the Gazette was left in sole possession of the
field, and the Whig flag waved in triumph.
From that time to the present, we have
earnestly and constantly sought a discharge
from our editorial responsibilities. Butnot-
withstanding the embarrassments resulting
from ill-health and a divided attcntioxi to two
occupations, either of which would have been
sufficient employment for our whole time.
we have reluctanly held on our way, in the
hope that we should are long "be able to re-
tire from. the management of -this press with-i
out sacrificing the capital which we have in-
vested in it, or prcjudicing. the ,cau,s'e_ which
it has.advo'ciated. In this confident expecta-
tion we bavc been disappointed; and after
the long continued and unceasing efforts we
have made, by private correspondence and
public advertisement, to effect such dispo-
sition of the establishment as would meet
the wishes of our readers, we cannot, with
anyijnstice, be held responsible for the con-
sequences which may result from the step
which we haye_ "taken. ‘ . ..
' The words of‘ the dyingliero, which have
floated atiour mast bead ever since we took
the command——‘' Don’t give up the ship”-—
still appeal to the \Vhigs of this County, in_
t is, last number w.e;sh_all issue, The
1hip_ isnot yet suri'ende’r€d,5 but , is til. he laid
\Vei cannot close without expressing our
most grateful appieciation _of the‘ efI_i)i'ts of
those of our personal and political friends
who have lent their aid to promote the use-
fulness and popularity ofithe Gazette; and
_we thank them most cordially for their en-
couragement and supp-oit. A
There are. those, however. in every politi-
cal party vvho are always contriving to ladc
mcn with burdens grievous to be home, and
who themselves touch not the burdens with
one of their fingcrs—-—-men who serve the
party to which they nominally belong, by
accepting all the offices in its gift—and in no
other way l———austei'e men, over“ ready to
take up that which they laid not ‘down, and
to reap that which they did not sow-. It
would be something novel .in the course of
human events, if our experience had not
made us acquainted with individuals of this
"character. Yet their withering and paralys-
ing influence upon the best interests of the
party which has delighted to do them honor,
has not weakened,-in the least, our attach-
ment to the principles which we have ever
advocated, or impaired our confidence in
their integrity and ultimate triumph. And
with the same fervid devotion to the cause,
for the advancement ofwhich we have voted
and toiled since we took the freeman’s oath—
we exbort those Whigs with whom, for years,
we have fought the battles of constitutional
freedom, with their eyes still fixed upon the
glorious consummation of their hopes. never
to lay down their arms. until‘ our country 1'e_-M
joiccs in a Government adniinistered not for
the glory and emolument of its office-holders.
but for the benefit ofthe people.
:13’ The Gazette establishment is still of-
fered for sale; and holds out the most flat-
tering inducemcnts to any enterprising indi-
vidual who will devote his whole time and
attention to the business of the ofiicc. lts
patronage was never more lucrative than it
is at present, and it is capable of still great-
er extension. If application is made soon.
the entire office will be disposed of on the
most favorable terms. '
if? All persons who are indebted to the
Gazette Office for papers or advertising are
requested to make iminedizite payment. All
accounts that remain unliquitlated on the let
Nov. will be placed in the: hands of D. S.
Bartram for collection.
Mn. LALLY. whose inelant-holy death is
thus chronicled in the New-York papers. had
been a resident of this village for a number
of years, and had secured the friendship and
esteem of his acquaintance for his many cs-
timahle qualities and his geritlemanly deport-
ment. He had just returned from New Or-
leans. where he had been for the benefit of
his health, which was miserable when he
left.
Coroner’sInqu.c:t.--The coroner on the 2d
inst held an inquest at Tamniany Hall. on
the body of "James Lally. aged 45 years.-—
The deceased was a member of the firm of
Lolly & McCracken. boot and shoe dealers,
and kept a large mnnufactory :-t Norwalk,
Connecticut, rind a sale store at New-On
leans. _ ,
It appeared from the evidence that the de-
ceased had been in a (.lv.-‘Op decline for some
time past and arrived in this city from New
Orleans about three weeks since. and put up
at Tammany Hall. He immediately con-
sulted two of our most eminent physicians,
who informed him that his case was hope-
less, and that he could not possibly survive
but a few weeks longer. From this time he
was much depressed in spirits, but appeared
perfectly resigned to his late. He retired to
his chamber between '4 and 5 o’clock on
Tuesday aftcrnoon, as was his custom, and
was the next morning found dead in his bed.
A 4 ounce vial. labelled laudanum, was found
on the table. beside his bed, and a clerk in
the store o‘fSoui|lard & ‘D.-ll‘uc.’3 Park Row,
testified that he sold_ a similar vial at 9 o’-
clock on Tuesday night, to a person who re-
sembled the deceased in appearance. From
this testimony a verdict was rendered, that
the deceased came to his death from taking
laudzmum. while laboring under a depression
of spirits, caused by physical debility.
A letter was found upon his table. It
was as follows: H
To fllr-: George Ljully :
“ Dear. George—[-‘rom the recent change
in my feelings I fear my death will be sud-
den. If so, or whatever may happen, do
not, I pray you, permit any doctor or doctors
to lay hands on my body. or have any thing
to dowith it whatever;_but let my remains
be immediately placed in a coffin from pub-
lic view, and decently buried as soon as pos-
sible. .
“ Your affectionate brother, I. LALLY.
“P. S. Remember, I wish tobe buried in
the clotliesl die in. and be careful not to ex-
pose my poor withered liinbs to the gaze of
others.,.for their poverty is already disgust-
ing. - _ ’
Great Coziflagratioin in New-York !—
About ten o’clock on Sunday morning, a fire
broke out in the store 189 Water street, mid-
way between Fulton st. and Burling Slip.
The adjoining stores -were soon wrapped in
flames, and the U. S. f’Hotel, (late Holt’s.)
_ to say a few words about the Lyceum.
_ tiire on-Cinusic: '- The next iveelr-‘. a- lecture
was-several ‘times on‘ fire, "and" ii1"’i'r’i'm_i’ine”Ext’ ”t?E3°“ I’h3$l"l9'8_'3"‘."‘t€>.,";l>¢.9 f9l‘lfJ“,'0(l.d11'|'it1g"t'lie
tween Front. Fulton, Water.j.:-streets. and
in flames. presenting a;sig'ht ' truly awful in
its subl_im’ity._ Anyeffort tosave the least
portion of it seemed futile.-and the_.fireme_n,
devoting themselves to the protection, of
thrcnteiied: but yet uninjured property, inhab-
doned it to its fate. The square is ' now a
mass of ruins. with the exception of .at"few
stores on Fulton street, which have escaped ‘
total destruction, though --materially"-injured.
The whirling cinders had now ignited the
roofs of a range of large stores on “later st.
beyond Burling slip. by means of the_dor-
maait windows, and before serious attention
was turned to this new outbreak. it had ob-
tained too strong a hold to be easilyidislodgi
ed-. The aspect of the fire at this time,
about -4 o'clock. was threatening in the ex-
treme; wlien. fortunately. the wind shifted
several points to the eastward. subsiding at
the same time, and the firemen gathered new
courage. Lines had been formed to the riv-
er.‘-an"d a plentiful supply of water obtained.
and the further progress of the devastation
was stayed. It wast} o'clock. howi-.t'cr, be-
fore all alarm subsided. L
T be following stores on \Vater street were
entirely destroyed: No.’s 164, I66. 168,
-170, I72. and 174. Many of the adjoining
buildings and some on the opposite side-of
the street were much damaged. ’
There were two other fires the same night
in the upper part of the city, ‘which consum-
ed several buildings. S
The whole number of buildings destroyed
is forty-six. and the loss is Cstiinzitcd at one
million of dollars.
, at-eai"1~‘.r¢ a.£P/ziladclpititt.-—-Oii Friday
night last, a fire occurred at Pliilatlelpbia.
which is said to be the most destructive that
has_ over occurred in that city. Of 5?. build-
ings which were on fire, 40 are totally de-
stroyed. many of them large new lionscs.-—
The amount of mercbandizc destroyed is es-
estimated at $350,000. T
llfr. James Seymour presented us on Mon-
day. with a splendid cluster of bronze Mai
deira _Grapes. weighing a pound. They
were raised in his garden, where we tinder-
stand the best of vinrs and cuttings may be
obtaincd. ‘
For I/tc Normal}; Gazette.
Mr. Erlitor——I notice in the last Bridge-
port. Farmer a short burlesque of my ac-
count ofthe ' Brigade Training at D inbury,-’
by a correspondent who sign: himself Peter
Quince. Now, Mr. Editor. nothing could
have been farther from my mind, than to
have made a militia muster, the subject of a
political squib. It was 1 burden heaped up-
on .all parties, (Administration as well as
Whig.) of which I complained—-and let
those who wen. through the two days ser-
vice at Dinbury on the l8tlt and 19th ult
answer. whether I complained unjustly.
I was surprised to see ' Peter Quince’!
assertion. that my comniuiiication was ‘ no‘
thing more or loss than a whig account of
the training that was held at Danbury.’—
The public, who have read it, know that I
confined myself principally to a narration of
the training proceedings. General Tborp
was at Danbury in a public capacity, and in
a public manner I have exposed his actions.‘
Let ~Whig. Conservative. or an Administra-
tion Brig. General call the "working-men of
the country together to attend a Brigade
Training. from a distance of 40 or 50 miles.
when there is no danger of invasion by a
foreign foe, and Jake will take up the cause
of the oppressed.
Had ' Peter Quince’ known my politics.
he would have spared his invectives against
me—for all who know ‘me. ‘are aware of my"
firm adherence. to Democracy. and that Fed-
¢-ralism has ever received my decided disap-
probation. .‘ Pro bono publica' is my motto.
and from it I would not be driven fora peck
of ' Quinces.’ __ _ _ I
lVcston, (Devil’: Den.) Oct. 5. I839.
For the Narwalk Gazette.
THE NORWALK LYCEIUM.
Mr. Editor——\Vith your perm ission, I wish
It is
an association for mental improvement. Its
meetings are public and weekly at the Town
House. The place is to be well prepared,
and kept in order. The, intention is,pot on-
ly to accommodate the Society, but to please
and benefit the community. ' ' I -
Heretofore most of the meeting} have been
private. ,Du ring the warm weather’ and
draw public ‘attention. But now, witli brac-
ing weatherand long evenings, it is a fit
time "for effort on the part of the members to
imprbva themselves, and, it is hoped. to be
useful to others. The present intention is.
each evening. to begin with 9. Lecture or
Essay, and end with a debatei—-the whole to
last till abo}it_9 o'clock. g g _
. Several professional gentlemen have lripd-
ly promised to lecture fordiesociety.
Thursday evening, be a short, lec-
Burling slip.._cchsisii'ug or 32 buildings. was 1
short evenings, it was thought inexpedient to the‘ cons”, of their capmin (E-;¢zg,,mld) gt‘;
converse with t_he rhea.” And. anot-heri-go
- tlernan writes, ‘I We called with them (they,
-is the African captives were at breakfast.
‘l‘hl8|’pf¢tfif;l‘l‘Jllll_l.lll8A breakfast "was over. but I
due". of ' the’captiv,es,Vcoining1{to .the.idoo;7_fg;,¢[_,. .
finding a féllow. °9.0ntryIn8I.1-who:couldrtallii '
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'3,‘ the greater part of the entire square 'be- ljecls, ||.liliFi¢'ii1|.e!’¢'.§litit‘;" ti
sons. - , -. - , , .
The__top_ic .f'or_ discussion A
seem rather peculiar." yet, certainly it is very" T
important in its bearings upon~'society'.'i illseg,
advertisement. ' A-. -Mg..33,§_7;: 5
..-
——
,. At the annual Town Meeting, held in ,thii-if
Town‘. on Monday last, the niajvorityii in f:tvqi'ij
of the proposed amendment to the Constitit-l
tion was 27.‘ ~ - . I -- ~ ~
Messrs. Benj. Isaacs. Stephen Sniit-h, VVfin..:.‘ T
Ht‘°d"i¢l<- Harvey Pennoyer. Joe. D. Lotto.-" if
bltfy. were chosen Assessors. » ' '-
Messrs. Moses Gregory," ‘John Knapp}.
L‘-‘Wis~ P, Filloiv. Sam'uel_-JF... Richards
Joseph W. I-Iubbell, Board of Relief’.
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I"“"“‘i"8' Tria.l.——'I-‘he Boston Atlas 057.
yesterday tells us of one of the most intercit-
‘“3'.-b"'”"w{“l ‘cues in - the record of- crime“-"
which was tried before the 8upreme‘Jtidicial' ‘-
CONE 31 "its !‘ecent'~sr-ssion=“in' Berksln're..~
George Norris was indicted for an infamous
assault on a female, just tamed of fin-._,en~.~
years, and that female was his own dauobggj-"'-T.
She herself was of c‘ourse.the'princip:fl- wig:
ness in the case, and the labor of cgumeg
wasdirected to the inquiry, whether it wasa; ‘
fiibrieated charge, combining conspiracy ‘hm.
perjury pf the most foul degree, or ivds ii,‘
true recital of -a" wrong mostabliorrent an
detestable. The Atlas gives the fol._l_on'i?$ “
particulars: . ‘I ‘-
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“ lbe child lyerscflf was‘ _li_ttle else than an
_angcl ruined. '1 bepublicity ofthe accusa“-'
uon had brought her into general nocomg‘. 7‘ -
and villziny had marked‘ her for his 0i\‘li.i.. I
\Vhatever she might have been befoi-‘e {big
cruel °¢"-0770039. she appeared on the" wit.
messes‘ stand but as a fallen spirit. Yet i .'
there was a personal beauty iriiber appear-- -'
once. and an acutcneness and self possessiogfi’. .T
in her replies, that for the moment forbade-
suspicion ; and. indeed if the story can“
have becna fabrication. itivas conceived and"
proclaimed with it fe_rtilit'y of iiircntiori h;-ud.
1)’ possible to belong to :1 below of her sex
and age. ‘ ° - “ -,
A-lthougli more than a )'€:l,t‘l1a(l elapsed
between the time of the supposed deed and...
the time of the trial, the little creature-—oue-i
of the smallest specimens rsfa woinan——-had,
hardly lost the simplicitv of an infant, and
while reciting her SiOl'Y,'\'p'n3 overwhelmed
with the agony of fin? situaition. Shehadt
not yet “ lost all her ‘original brig’htness.”
Tue inquiry was a most painful one; a '
man on trial for his life on thcaccusation of ‘T
his 0“-1} Child. Wpcuting her story uiider the
solemnity of an oath ; be defending liimsnlf
on the groom} that this wretvlied being was
guilty-.of gross-perjury, with intent to take
his life, and destitute of all that moral primi-
ple which he llrid been at no pains to impress
upon her. The thousand incidents that.‘
seemed to require explanation on his part ;
the wonder that such an accusation could bod
made at all —coul.l be iuvcnteil ivitliall these-
incidents, if false-could' be persisted in ivith..
out motive. and !'.1'lJS'.£ln'.l1ll)' adhered to at all”
times; the startling nature of the-d1screpat:i~ ‘
cos that arose in the ingenuity of c'ro€-res»;-
ainin:iti-in ; the bias, now thistwirv, and’ I'f'ovi','
that, of a lJl'<5Ullllt_.‘SS' and cro.-.vd<.~.i air-zlitory
the tear that more than 0l1CL"gllSl.l'hBd in“'.be 1
eye of the yr.-oinaii jury--might have forfiicdi
7! study for the observer of humor n-'z,t,uu,.-
uiiequilled in the records ofjustics-7’ ' is
The jury acquitted the prisoner. \'Vliet!i:-iv
the public voice confirmed tiieir-1‘-erdictit
much more doubtful. Onc thingis terrain ;
the daughter had better llfl‘Vc‘l‘ll¥.3l her (.l:'j9.l_lL .
in the supposed field of her sbame—-or p =ss- .
ed to another world from the presence of the
court. ‘ -
Death of ti G/ii¢3j?——Ondryakn, the fiend.-
chief of the 000!!! ages, died near Oneida
Castle, on the 26:li of September, at thér '
venerable, age of ‘)6. At the time of his
death, 0ii.'l.iyak.a with the subordii-i.'it_e chiefs
anl princicul man of’ his nation, were on_-_
their way to join in the ccreiiioniee of t-lect-
ing a head chief of the 0u€l{lilS.- \_\"ithin ti ,-
fevr miles of the counsel house of the latter
tribe. Ondayakzi placed himself at the head.
of the deputation of the-'Onondagns, and com- -
mcnceddhe performance of the ceremonies"
observed on such occasions, when he was
suddenly seized with the bilious choiic.—'~-
Calling the next chief in authority to fill his
station, he withdrew to the road side, when
he soon after expressed a consciousness that ‘
it was the will of the Great Spirit that he
should live no longer upon the t-artb.”- He
then sent for his people : he l.lJ(‘}’l took leave
of them after counselling them to cultivate:
and practice temperance and brotherly love
in their counsels and amoiig-tlie.-.peo-ple of the
nation, and friendship and integrity with all.
He soon after bx-cainc unable to speak. and-
in a few hours his spirit was gatheredto-the
Great Spirit who gave it. '
Fever in Mobi'le.——Tha Mobile Chronicle, ' ‘
of the 21st says the mortality continues lobe "
appalling. During the first twenty days of
Septembcrthere were 293 interim-nts»; and
large as is the number, the "Chronicle says: ~
it hardly presents an idea of the amount of’, ,
sickness. I - ~ —
The Africans have their otvn-way pretty“
much at New Haven. _ Cinquez isnot close->_
ly confined.’ Fortunately they have found
interprétersin two native Africans-.belonging;., ft,
to tbecrew of the Br. brig.Buzzard, n_ow-in'j ”
our harbor from a cruize on the-coast of -All--* -
i‘-ica.: They were sent to New Haven by the
Committee on behalf of the Africans, with .
were‘ found to speak exrtctly_t'l'ie fsariie lain-_'
gangs in the prisoriers.' The-='Jo_u’rnal‘;’6f’< g
Commerce has the following particulars: . » -
- Professor ,Gibbs,.-in a letten communicat-
ing this intelligence, says: “It would i
done your heart good to witness the ‘joy Li ,
it‘ i
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the Africans on finding themselyesvable ‘
*5.‘-.f""
interpreters) at the prison this -_mo_rning. jmfg ‘ . S‘
'l‘fié*Mir’sh‘sl"'objéctéa' to ,ti;¢;.ié;st£ai.faé‘s?Tt;“ ,
lowing remarkable " circumstances: :-One
'v"+'l‘1ll down ,_into a deep ‘well; for the-purpose
- p ready for action, the‘ moment -she may
cl 0 0
so ordered into service.
‘ \o -.4-Inca.
danger _of;compl_ete destruction. Kt half past-
‘.
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_ , _ ; their own language.toolt~shald.o$hini,.,gn¢;.!.
season, by other lectures upon various ;snb- literally dragged him in. Sui:lr.a' scene-pg. i
Norwalk Chronicler