A mence on the first of June.
‘ ‘, From Free -*
, ' ‘Nd_‘tchez'. May‘ 8. ,
DREADFUL -.VISITA‘TlON OF _PROV-
‘ ‘ IDENCE. -
About one o’clock on Thursday.
inst., the attention of the -citizens of Natchez
was attracted *by'.an unusual and continuous .
’ thunder to’ the S0l‘.lll\V2‘l1'd, at
;point hung‘ masses of black clouds.
them stationa_r-y, and others whirling
roaring
- . “afbng with under currents, but all driving a
little east of north. . _
, A little before two o’clock. wlnle most-I-0'f'
our citizens were "sitting__at.thei_r tables.
when suddenly the atmosphere was darken-
ed, so as to require the lighting of candles.
and, in a few moments afterwards, the rain
was precipitatedrin tremendous cataracts
rather than in drops. In another moment
the tornado, in all its wrath, .\vas upon us.-—
The strongest buildings shook as if tossed
with an earthquake; the air was black with
whirling eddies of house walls, ,_roofs, chim-
nies, huge.timbers torn from distant ruins,
allishot through the air as if thrown from a
mighty catapult. The atmosphere soon be-
came lighter, and then an awful scene of
ruin as perhaps never before met the eye of
man became manifest. The greater part of
the ruin was effected in the short space of
from three to five- minutes, although the
heavy sweeping tornado lasted nearly half
and hour. For about five minutes it was
more like the explosive force of gunpowder
than any thing else it could have been com-
pared to. Hundreds of rooms were burst
open as sudden as if barrels of gunpowder
linrl l'IPF.l'I in-n_it_:=!l in each.
~ -_ .~::ses or the naked eye can
ices ofthetornado are to be
. - ;-.'..tchez bluff down the river
._~..\:t 22.: .:..E;~-, bearing considerably west
of south. It struck the Natchez blufi about
a mile and a half below the city, near the
mansion C.lllGCl the “Briers,” which. it but
slightly injured, but swept the mansion late
of Charles B. Greene, Esq. called the “ Bell-
evue,” and the ancient forest in which it
was embosomed, into a mass of ruins.
It then struck the city through its whole
width of one mile, and included the entire
river and the village of Vidalia on the
Louisiana shore-—making the path of the
tornado more than two miles in width. At
the Natchez Linding on the river, the ruin
of dwellings, stores, steamboats, flat boats, was
almost entire from the Vidalia ferry to the
Mississippi Cotton Press. A few torn frag-
ments of dwellings still remain, but they
can scarcely be called shelters.
In the upper city," of Natchez on the hill,
scarcely a house escaped damage or utter
ruin. The Presbyterian and Methodist
Churches have theirtowers thrown down,
their roofs broken. and walls shattered.»-
The Episcopal church is much injured in
its roof Parker's great Southern.Exchange'
is levdl with the dust. Great damage has
been done to the City Hotel and the
Mansion House, bothjbeing unroofod, and
the uper stories broken in. The house of
Sheriff Izod has not a timber standing, and
hundreds of other dwellings are nearly in
the same situation. The Court House at
Vidalia, parish of Concordia, is utterly torn
down, and the dwelling houses of Dr. Mc-
\«Vhorter and of Messrs. Dunlap and Stancey.
The parish jail is partly torn down.
Parish Judge Keeton, of Concordia, was
instantly killed while at dinner. At the
Natchez Landing, out of fifty or sixty flat
boats, only six are now afloat Those best
acquainted suppose as many as 100 fiat
boatmen were drowned in the river, which
swelled instantly to the height of six or
eight feet .
The steamboats Hinds, Prairie and th
St. lLawrence. were destroyed and sunk at
the Landing, and the Vidalia ferry boat on
the river--more or less persons being lost
in the two first named boats.
From the ruins of the Steamboat Hotel,
Mr. Alexander, the landlord, his lady and
barkeepengivere dug out alive, as also Timo-
ty Flint, the historian and geographer, and
his son, besides Dr. Taliofero and many
others. Mrs. Alexander is considered dan-
gerously injured. Two of her children
were killed in her arms. As many as nine
dead bodies have been dug from the Steam-
boat Hotel.
The number of burials which have taken
place today is about fifty, and many are still
in a (langeroiis and (lying condition.
The Free Trader office building has
been crushed in and much shattered. VVe-
a re all confusion, and surrounded bythe des-
titute, the houseless, the wounded and the
dying. Our beautiful city is shattered as if
it had been stormed by all the cannon of
Austerlitz. Our delightful China trees are
all torn up. We are peeled and desolate.
The City Hotel, through the kindness of
A ,_.CONNECTICUTi ;LE.G-Ii.S;1fV‘i7U!.1i‘3‘-.-P.
Turnpike Coffo utter petition-in_ Secretary’s
the. 7th ofiiC°- " "
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"Friday/. May 1-5.-4Fé'r;é?zoo71‘—-Praiiér-.'l"
:. Resolution passed, allowing CL {Dd R." I-
Reportldirecting Comptroller to procure
Day’s Digest, in law binding,“ 33 pt‘_l‘ copy.
for each town c1erk’s ofiice in the State——
laid on the table. _ . _
R,.5olution passed, furnishing. each mem-
ber of the I-louse-witpa copy 0l.«C_T'b‘9l0g1°al
Survey ‘Report, ‘placing copies at- the
G‘5,’,-emm-’s disposal, and distributing all
ma, ,.em,,;_,, 0;" the 3001 ip the Secreitgpyté of.
. . n t esevera owns. -_
ficBillnh(iith;orizing town clerks‘ to take‘ ac-
knowledgment of deeds, read twice; _
Judiciary -_com. reported; bill relative to
poll tax on persons liable _ to military duty,
so amended as not to benefit persqnsbettveen
35 and 45 who do not perfo_rm ,-active duty.
Amendment accepted, billiiread, and laid on
the table. - ' .
Report of com. appointed last session to
locate Hospital for Insane Poor, came from
Senate referred to com. on that subject.—-
I-Iouse concurred and ordered 500 copies of
report printed. ---.
Memorial of New London and Norwich
Steam-ship Co. came from Senate referred to
Com. on lncorporations,&c.Hoiise concurred.
Report ofMiddletown Savings Bank, came
from Senate accepted. House concurred.
Petition ofl\/Iiddlefield School District, for
encroaching on public highway in enlarg-
ing their school house, granted, "
Adjourned to Tuesday next, 2
, Tuesday afle-rnoou.
The Report of the l\‘lissionary. Society of
the -State of Connecticut was read by- the
Clerk and accepted. The act confirrnin_g
the doings of assessors and board of relief in
certain cases was read a second time and
postponed to a third reading.
The petition of Rhode Island Turnpike
Company referred to committee on roads
and bridges. The remonstrance of E. A.
Prescott against C. Punderson and others.
Mr. Thompson ofBridgeport introduced a
bill fora public act relating to fences and
common fields. Referred to committee on
agriculture.
The remonstrance of the inhabitants of
North Stonington against having any part
ofthe town set offto Preston.
Petition of A. H Pcasc for remuneration
for expenses incurred in pursuit of felon.——
The act in reference to town clerks having
power to take acknowledgements of deeds
was read a second time—referred to joint
standing committee on judiciary.
The report of the committee on claims in
the case of Linus A. Coe was read a third
time and laid on the table.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.
Vllelsh, that Richard Rand be appointed a
director of the Middletown Batik for the
ensuing year. Referred to committee on
Banks.
The resolution in regard to the purchase
of Day’s Digest for distribution throughout
the different towns of the State was read a
second time.
MR. PERKINS of Hartford advocated the
passage of the resolution on the same grounds
as mentioned in the report of Friday.
Mix. SWIFT of I/Vestport wasopposed to
the resolution, as he thought that the Digest
would be of very little use to the towns, and
if the towns really wanted such a work, they
P. M.
themselves, and it was his opinion that the
Legislature would transcend its powers if it
should appropriate 4 or 500 dollars of the
people’s mony for what was not. in reality
needed. ; .
Mn. WELSH was also opposed to the res-
olution,- as he thought 21 Digest of this kind
was more apt to mislead than to guide cor-
rectly men unacquainted with the science of
the law. Resolution lost.
Committee on the petition of E. C. Pun-
derson, are Messrs. Perkins, Merwin, Rodg-
ers of New London, Buckley, Corbin ‘of
\Voodstock, Cutler, Holmes, Ladd.
Adjourned tomorrow. 10 o’clock.
lVecl7Losr.la.g/ mm'7z-ing, 17Ia_1/ 20.
Petition for aid to Literary Institution;
remonstrance against the division of Weston;
do. of sundry inhabitants of VVethei'sfield a-
gainst increasing the number of persons be-
longing to fire companies; do. of inhabitants
of Bridgeport against the petition of Sterling
for an alteration of Bridge Company.
An act confirming the doings of Assessors
and Board of Relief in certain cases was
read a third time.
The committee on-"the Judiciary to whom
was referred the bill for a public act in ref-
erence to a return of votes to the office ofthe
Secretary ofState; reported favorable. The
bill was read the second time.
The remonstrance of H. Monson against
the proprietor, Noah Barlow, Esq. has been the petition of Camp, was referred to com-
thrown open to the wounded. Doctor Pol-
lard,has taken the Tremont House for an ad-
ditional hospital.
The neighboring planters are generously
mitte on school fund.
Petition of D. Wilson to hold land; do.
of Bucl forremjonstrance of expenses in pur-
suit of felon; do. of F. H. Nichols, on sale
sending in large gangs of slaves to assist in ofLands; of D. Judson on Probate Districts;
clearing the streets and digging the dead do. of H. Brown for relief.
from the ruins.
Mr. Rufiiner and S. J. Boyd, Esqrs have
been at the trouble to o over the whole ex-
tent of the city, and in-allre practical and care-
ful estimate of the damages, and as far as our
0
observation extends, amounts to $1,260,000.
Amos Kendall, in his letter "to the pub-
lic" on his resignation of the office of Post
Master General, says,——" I wish -1-o snrns-
FY THE. wimm: woiun that no d=issatisf.-ic-
The committee on costs are Messrs. Swift,
Lord, R. Cook.
A resolution was introduced that T B.
Butler be appointed a Director of the Fair-
field County Bank for the year ensuing.
Petition of Coley for release ofa convinct
from State Prison. ,
Remonstrance of sundry inhabitants of
Green’s Farms against the petition of Moses
Taylor and others. -
An act relating to electors meeting in the
flood’ &rC'- 001- 510% humorously adds to town of Hartford dividinrr the town into two
3 D -
this magnificent annourncement—‘Take no-
tice, King of Siam, and! thou of Tiinb.uctoo
election districts. Read first time.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Glazier
-Ali Pdclla. and thou Wail‘-Chief of the that the following be proposed as an amend-
Snake Indians-—yea, all na~tions,—-Esqui-
maux and Chinese-—-Tuscormans and Tus-
men: to the Constitution, viz: “ That the
House of Representatives consist of one elec-
°a"°m5““B“"m93° and B'l‘l5l19'5—l’lnda- tor from each town in the State and no
recs and Peruvians——and the Texans be-
more." Resolution referred to joint select
sides,---that Amos Kendall---resigueai, though committee of one from a county on the part
not rl2'"sswtisfi‘ed'-—--h-as- turned’
E“fo.r- the Globe.
-
penny-a-liner of this house. Amended by erasing the
' word. elector and substituting 7-eypresgnmzivg,
The Wyoming Commitee are Messrs,
The taking of the new Census will com- -Fostcr, Camp, Birdseye, Thompson Cleave-
, _ _ _ This is the
sixth census, and‘ it is intended to-embody in
it 9. vast amount of valuble statistical infor-
mation.
count of the co_unrry,:-our published.
If carried out fully, according to d
' the intention, it will be the most perfect ac-
land',Ackley.\’Villiams of Saybrookyomeroy,
Well/teszlay afternoon.
The committee on Divorce in the case of
Phebe Dudley against Reuben Dudley for
might take an opportunity to purchase for .
,.
not ‘granted. 'I_’.h’e’-to same committee in the
caggof. Betsey Terrel for divorc§.‘Qfep.orted
favorably. '-The prayer of the petitioner was
ranted aiid the care of the ‘children granted
to the petitioner. A - _
The sarnie committee reported ,ine-fevofiof
granting the petition --of Eliza VVak_ernan a-
airist.Willia'm Wakeman fol‘ divorce. " Ele-
port accepted and the petition granted. ,
_ Petition of D.'..—Ha.ydens,for' apbplishing
imprisonment for debt; of Directors of Sa-
vings Bank, Norwich,‘ for alteratiomof char-
tor; referred. -
The committee on divorce reported against
the petition of D. B. Wilson vs. Mitijerva
Wilson for divorce"; report accepted‘,;petition
not'_“gran,tcd. -
Thursday Mbrtzing, May 2}-. .- -
The committee on the Judiciary re”p"or‘t‘e‘tl a
bill for a public act for registration of voters.
The bill was laid on table, and on‘ motion of
Mr, BALDWIN, of New I-Iaven——250 copies
were ordered to be printed. ‘ ,. ._
The same committee reported in favor of
the bill for a public act in reguwhc ad-
ministration of oaths by moderat clerks.
&.c., with certain amendments which were
passed. Bill read a second time post-
poned to a third reading. A resolutioii was
introduced that the committee on -the judi-
ciary be instructed to enquire into the.expedi-
ency of any alteration in the law respecting
civil actions. ‘ *5;
A resolution was introduced that R. B.
Chamberlain be appointed a Directgr of the
Windham Bank, for the ensuing year-laid
on the table. “'
Petitions from various citizens of'Norwich
praying for the abolishment of imprisonment
for debt—reierred to committee on Jjudiciary.
A resolution was introduced by'_Mr. Fos-
ter of Norwich that the committee-Ufi Judi-
ciary be instructed to report a bill {gr a pub-
lic act for the abolishment of imprisonment
for debt.
Mr CLEAVELAND -and Mr spoke
briefly in favor of the passage ofthe resolu-
tion without the amendment, and Mr. Per-
kins and Ml‘. Baldwin oppos estion;
being taken on the amendinent it was car-
ried. Mr. Foster then withdrew the resolu-
tion. -
Bill to repeal the 4th section of the law
’passed in 1838, and repealing the law pass-
ed in l839, presenting the duty,0f‘ County
Commissioners, read first and second time
and referred to committee on Judicihry.
Petition of Joseph Mills and others, for a
division of the 2d Regiment of Light Artil-
lery, referred to committee on Miil-itary Re-
turns. Adjourned to. 2 o’clock, P...M.
Afle7'noo7t. -
Committee on equalizing salaries of Judg-
es, are Messrs. White of \Vindham-, Morton,
Rodgers of Branford, Gates, Bulkley of
Weston, Buel of Litchfield, H . es and
Clark of Mansfield'." -
Committee on amending the Constitution
of the State, allowing one i'epresep_;atitre on
ly from each town, are Messrs. Glazier,
Perkins, Guthril, Crary, Perry, "Welsh,
Shepard, Hurd. -4 '
Petition in relation to fees of eriffs, re-
ferred to Joint standing commit ec on Judi-
ciary. “ -
J. Thomas and J. B. Hosmer were appoin-
ted Auditors for the ensuing year.-
Petition of L. Fordham in relation to a
bridge across the Housatonic; referred.
The committee on Judiciary are instruct-
ed to enquire whether the punishment for
burning barns &.c. is adequate to the enor-
mity of the offence. That same committee
be instructed to enquire as to the taxation of
Rail Road Stock, &c., owned bygitizens of
lution lost. . --r/‘
The report of New Lon on Savings
Bank, read and accepted.
The remonstrance of Read against grant-
inga commission to Decla-
ration of inhabitants of VVeston in favor of J.
Woodhouse. _
Petition of Mary Belden and others for
remuneration ; do. of Greenwoodsfire insu-
rance company. ' .
Remonstrance against anncxino part of
the town of North Stonington to P eston.
The committee on Judiciary reported in
favor of the bill for an act to authorize the
cession ofjurisdiction of certain lands in this
state to the United States for tha,sitc.of a
light house; report accepted. ~—'~
A resolution that the Controllgi be au-
thorized to draw ani order on the Treasur-
er in favor of Charles W. Curtis, for divers
services, rendered in his capacity‘a's Sheriff;
read twice and referred.
The committee on State Prison reported
against granting the prayer of Alanson Bil-
lings for release from State Prison; report
accepted. Against the petition of Francis
Swift for release from the state prison; re-
port accepted. Against the petition of
Francis Crowley, for release from the some
—--report accepted; petition not granted.—
Against the petition of Silas Hatheway for
release from the same; report accepted; pe-
tition not granted. Against the petition of
John Towner and Benjamin Lester, for the
same; report accepted. " - “‘ w. ‘
Committee on Divorce reported against
granting the prayer of Amos M. Johnson v_s.
Marianne Johnson for divorce; report ac-
cepted; petition not granted. The commit-
tee on incorporations reported in favor ofthe
petition of the Birmingham fire company to
increase their number; laid on the~table.
A communication from the Governor was
received containing the resignation of J. \V
Huntington as Judge of the Superior Court
——laid on the table.
The act relative to assessment of taxes re-
quiring all between 35 and 45 years of age
to pay the same poll tax as those under 35
years, if the former do not perform the same
military services as the latter.
Yeas and Nays on motion of ll-'11:. WIIIT E,
were called for. ‘ '
The committee on the Judiciary reported
in favor of the act authorizing town clerks
to take acknolwedgments of deeds.
Moved by Mr. Hint. of Weston that county
s-urz,-e_7/ors be likewise authorized to take the
same, and by Mr. CATLIN a further amend-
cr,” which amendment was accepted by Mr.
Hint. of Weston. Adjourned,
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‘divorce’repoitediagainstgraihtingitliciprayer T WE N T Y-S [X '1' H C o N GR E s s.
.5‘[_E'_t"h:’e"1;petitioiier.,Ii‘Report acceptcd pgypetition ’ '
FIRST sit-'s'sioN.
SE LE‘C 'i;_i;;._i) -SUMMATRY.‘
-The Extiutive Committee of the Tem-
,From the New- Yorkerfjj Saturday.
“establishment ofa Uniform System of Bank-
this state, but invested in other states-—reso- ‘
On Thursday tli.e-filth" inst. the Senate was
enggged I’l'l’.llle discussion of the bill for the
ruptcy. Mr. Henderson of_Mississippi, Mr.
Wall and ~ Mr. ; Crittenden, occupying the
the floor by turns. 8
In the House the Committee to whom was
referred the subject of the disturbance crea-
ted‘*by-,,Jesse A. Bynum and Rice Garland,
made a Report containing a number of Res-
olutions relative to the conduct of Members
of Congress. The Report appeared not to
meet the views of many beside the Commit-
tee, for a great variety of propositions were,
immediately after it had been read, presen-
ted for the consideration of the House. Mr.
Jenifer proposed that any member who shall
insult another shall immediately after make
an opology or be expelled. Mr. Holmes of
S. C. offered a resolution that Mr Bynurn
and Mr. Garland be each expelfcd forthwith;
the latter proposition excited the surprise of
Mr. Proffitt, who remarked that “he had
never contemplated the expulsion of either of
the members, and contended that the member
from Louisiana had done nothing worthy of
expulsion. The offence committed was in
harmony with the actions of the present
Congress. The session began in riot and
revolution, and without much interruption
such had been its progress.” Finally the
subject was rccommitted to the committee.
In the Senate, on Friday, the Bankrupt
Bill was further debated, and the Steamboat
Bill was called tip. The Senate adjourned
over to Monday. ‘
In the House, the report of the com_mittee
on Printing to reducethe prices of Printing
of the House 15 per cent., was agreed to.—
The minority ofthe committee wished to re-
duce it 2.5 pt:‘I' cent. A motion to go into
committee of the whole on the Sub-Treasury
Bill, was barely lost—ycas 117, nays 83,
not two-tliirds. The bill to amend the bill
remitting the duties on “goods destroyed by
fire in New York. was ordered to a third
reading, but on Saturday was lost, yeas 88,
nays 95. A motion to reconsider was made
and lost; and a similar motion relative to
the vote on the printing report was lost also.
On Saturday, some time was spent in the
House in an endeavor to procure a reconsid-
eration of a vote of the previous day reduc-
ing the price of printing. The object was
to secure a further reduction.
, On Monday, the discussion of the Bank-
rupt Bill '\\'.'lS continued in the Senate, by
Mr. W’:-bster, who, in a speech of great abil-
ity repelled the objections to the Bill and
advocated its passage. He commenced by
making the minute analysis and nice distinc-
tions of the subject which the accomplish-
ment of this purpose so especially required,
and oncluded with an em’§phatic appeal to the
Senate to pass this measu e as one of imper-
ative duty and -of unquestioned humanity
and mercy, undcfilcd, uncontaminated, on-
mixed with any thing of party or polittcs.
Mr. Strange obtained the floor. Adjournoil.
In the House Mr. Atherton moved a sus-
pension ofthe rules toienablc him to offer a
resolution that the House would, at 12 o’-
clock, go into Committee of the Whole the
next day on the Sub-Treasury l)lll,.'il'l(.l. at the.
same hour on each succeeding day until dis-
posed of, and that the bill shotild take pre-
cedence over all other business. A vote of
two thirds of the House being necessary,
and the Yeas being only 105 to 95, the ino-
tion was lost. .A motion to go into Commit-
tee of the Whole on the State ofthe Union,
was also lost. The residue of the day was
spent in the reception of petitions.
On Tuesday in the Senate, the bill to pro-
vide for outstanding military claims was ta-
ken up and discussed. Mr. Strange pro-
ceeded with the discussion of the Bankrupt-
cy System until the Senate adjourned.
Tlic House resolved itselfinto a Coinmit-
tee of the lVholc on the bill heretofore re-
ported from the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs entitled “A billto carry into effect a
convention between the United States and
the Mexican Republic.” After some discus-
sion the bill was ordercd to a -third reading;
and having been read a third time was pass-
ed. The Bill for the relief of Insolvent
debtors to the United States was also passed
The Bill to secure the Election was taken
up and a discussion thereon continued until
the adjournment. .
The Senate, on Vlreclncstlay, was engaged
during the first part of the day on a Report
adverse to the claim of IV. and J. Cook.——
The claimants were owners of a vessel call-
ed the Lord Nelson, which had been seized
on Lake Ontario a few monts before the latc
war with Great Britain, charged with a vio-
lation of our embargo laws. No action
was had on the subject, and the Senate pro-
ceeded to discuss the Bankrupt Bill. Mr.
Norvell had the floor when the Senate adj.
In the House, the bill to guard the freedom
of elections, was discussed by Mr. Brown of
Tennessee, and others The debate turned
on Tennessee politics. The bill was fin:-illy
rejected. Yeas 108; Nays 53. Mr. Ath-
erton moved that the ‘House go into Commit-
tee of the VVhole on the State ofthe Union,
for the purpose of taking up the Sub-Treas-
ry Bill, and it was agreed to. Mr. Cush-
ing, after the bill had been read, rose and
moved to strike out the enacting clause of the
bill. He expressed-his willingness to yield
the floor to Mr. Atherton, provided he wish-
ed to make an exposition ofthe views ofthe
friends of the bill. Mr. Atherton said there
was no necessity for an exhibition ofits mer-
its. As had been remarked, heretofore, eve-
ry Member of this House was sent here to
vote for or against this bill. The gentlemen
had now moved to strike out the enacting
clause, without allowing any opportunity for
going into the details of the measure. The
course threw the burden on that gentleman
to state his objections to the bill, and when
he had done so,-he (Mr. A) would endeav-
or to reply to him. Mr. Cashing was a-
bout to go on, but there was a general cry
for rising, and the Committee rose, and the
House adjourned.
England and Tc2:as.—The trade between
An act providing for the recording and ment was offered, that “constables, titl_iing- England and Texas appears to be growing.
istributing of estates, was read the firgt[jme_ men and hog-haywards have the -same pow- Five ships were expected to leave the ports 0\Vnf‘TSl1lp of it proved by an aged -and de- _ _
crepiri grandam,,and her complexion was WP’°P“e'Y- Hellcellle WP"“'e-
jet black.
of London and Liverpool during the ensu-
ing summer for Galveston.
perance-Union have addressed an appeal to_
the King ofthe French in behalf of the
Sandwich -Islands, in reference to the article
of the treaty which provides for the_ admis-
sion of French wines and brandies into the
Islands. :4
Emir, Bur'n.t.——']lhe born of Mr. A-gur
fire, last Friday night, together with its con-
tents, and two valuable horses. This is the
third barn Mr. S. has lost within a few years
by fire; supposed to be the work of an incen-
iury. -
The barn of Mr. Charles 'I‘omlinson, of the
same town, was also destroyed by fire, week
before last. A yoke ofcattle were tied in
the stable, but both broke away and escaped.
This, was also, the work of an incendiary.
The Rail Roa.el.—— During the week end-
ing last Saturday, over 2,000 passengers
passed over the Hartford and New Haven
railroad. Three hundred passed over the
are doing a good business, and the road is
becoming very popular with travelers.
Ilarlforcl, Cozu'ie7' 19th.
General lilashington, in a letter to Gen.
Knox, dated March 18, 1787, expresses the
following correct sentiment:
“It_is among the evils, and perhaps not
the smallest, of Dcmocratical governments,
that the people must always feel before they
will see. When this happens they are
roused to action. Hence it is that those kind
of governments are so slow.” ' -
Profits of the Opium Trade .——The Sir
Edward Ryan had returned (previous to
February 5) from an opium cruise on the
eastern coast of China. She proceeded on
the expedition with 15 guns and a comple-
ment of 70 men, and having successfully dis-
posed of her cargo, returned“ with seven
lacks ofrupees in specie, independently of
the sums which she had intcrmediately remit-
ted. The nett profit ofthis undc-rtaking,which
has been COf‘.'l))lI.’l.€Ll in little more than five
months, is rated at above five lacks ofrupees,
or 50,000]. sterling.
'~ East Inclian. Telcgraplt.
T/to Q2/.een.——It is whispered, in circles
likely to be acquainted with the fact, that her
Nlujcsty is in a way likelyto prevent the suc-
ccssion to the throne from passing into any
other than the direct line. The report de-
lives strength from‘ her Majcsty’s recent ab-
stinence from her favorite exercise on horse-
back, and also from dancing, in which she is
known to take much pleasure.
Return of an A1/squatu/a.lor.—Colin C.
Newcomb, late Teller of the ll-‘lanhattan
Bank, whose absence has for weeks past
been the town talk, came yesterday with
an oficcr accompanied by his father, to the
police :ind»surrcndered himself a prisoner.
After consulting with the magistrate, bail for
his appearance was fixv-d at $310,000, which
he procured, and was liberated from custody.
—-Cour. & Erzquicr, Illay '20.
‘- The Dogs of l'Var.”——It is now current-
ly reported that Mr. John M Niles, of Ct. is
to be the successor of Mr. Kendall. ]Vo-iris
Var-rons. Mr. Kendall at the Extra Globe,
and Dr. Niles directing the channels of dis-
tribution, will make a strong team.—.ZlIct(li-
sonian.
The Emperor of Russia has presented
Mademoiselle Taglioni with a magnificent
sledge, with coachmen, horses, &c. There
were 400 silver bells on the harness.
A voyage of discovery to the Antartic will
leave England early in June.
Louis Philippe has offered himselfas me-
diator betwecn England and N:iples,and the
mediation had been accepted by the King of
Naples. _ \
The House of Commons resumed its sit-
tings April 30th, after Easter recess. The
attcndance was thin, and the proceedings un-
interesting.
The British Queen brought out 12,000
letters, and an immense number of newspa-
pers.
T/ze Censu.3.——-Tlie taking of the sixth
census of the inliubitaiits of the United
States will commence on the first ofJune.
Ea: Presiilmil Samuel Houston was in
New-Orleans last week, on his way to Ala-
bama, where he is to be married to the
daughter ofa wealthy planter.
Subscriptions are being made in Canada
to rebuild the monument erected to the mem-
ory of Gen. Brock, at Kingston.
Some conscience-stricken person has re-
turned to Mr. Hoyt, Collector at N. York,
870, which had been overpaid him by that
officer through mistake.
The Concord (N. H.) Bank is said in the
Boston papers to have failed. .
Mr. Abraham Rcdick, aged 89 years. was
recently united in wedlock to Miss Mary
lodges, aged 15 years, all of Gates county,
I-V02‘!/t Sm;ing.—-Tlic Philadelphia Led-
ger states that on Saturday a man who was
rescued from drowning in the Schuylkill,
presented his deliverer with $5000. That
shows a proper self-respect.
The New York Senate have voted an ap-
propriation of $3000 to the State Library for
the present year.
James Fcnnimore Cooper has sued the
proprietors of the New l'Vorld for libel-
damuges laid at $5000.
“Vtlell, this beats me,” as the rye said
when the fellow hammered it over the head
with a flail.
A _P/tilarlelp/Lia La-rZ_7/’s Cr7.pe.—A friend
left with us yesterday a lady's cape, found in
the street. It needs an owncr.——U. S. Gaz.
Now we, the Natchez Free Trader, kiss-
ing our only uplifted hand towards that fair
ladies, do most respectfully claim that cape
a-s (;2c?ie'7‘.' If the bosom whose (fee
of feeling and billows of affection have ever
lieavcd under that cape were also ours, we
should be the happiest of men !——Frec Tm-
tlc7'.
The cape itgppears was claimed, and the
Shelton, of Huntington, was destroyed by on Wednesday lash according-to >a;.bpoint;!rle,n£’_t;\«,.\_‘
made another effort to fill the vacancy
U. S. Senate. They succeeded on the-,fi‘r"stbal-,
lot in making choicejof Hon. Jabez W.___I‘I‘unt-U
ington, of Norwich. The votes were as foll'_b'\V.'S3 if
VVEDNESDAY. MAY 27.1840.
FOR PRESIDENT. _’ = -
wn.Li.1M HENRY HARRIS oN._‘0f 0199-
-.“~.f'.
-Fox VICE PRESIDENT, ‘
JOHN T1‘ LER, of Virginia:
U. S SENA'1‘0R.—-The Senate .of‘this-Slate
For Jabez VV. Huntington 12 - -
"Chauncey F. Cleavelan
" Truman Smith ’
“ Reuben Booth .-
H \Villiani VV. Ellswort
H William \V. Bordman
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To CORRESPONDENTS.-Vvc would refer our ,-
fair readers, who signified their wish to see Ma- ‘
road on Monday 18th inst. The company jor Downiug’s Log Cabin Correspondence pub-
lished in the Gazette, to a letter from the origi- _._.
nal personage. worthy oftheir attention, and iii ~\.-,i
ourflopinion altogether superior to the imitations ,_ f ‘-
that appear in the Express, on our outside.
The production ofourjuvenile friends on the
subject of Morning \Valks, has not quite knob
enough for publication.
JOHN M. Niifi-is, who was rejected by forty- ’
four hundred of the electors of this State, and
who is more or less obnoxious to his own party
at home, has been appointed successor to Amos
Kendall in the Post'Of’fice Department. With
Amos at the head ofthe Globe. and Johnofthe
Post Office, the faithful will not want for Loco.
Foco aliment. I,
ANOTHER FAVORITE REVVARDED.-Tl'ie Rus- .
sion Missiomwhich of late has been used merely""'(. .
for the purpose of rewarding favorites, or as a T
place oflionorable exile whither to send those '
who have become tedious or intractable to the
managers at \Vashinglon, has been paddled off
to little Cambreleng, of New York. He has
been nominated, and that nomination has been
confirmed.
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“ W'}zcn I/to wit-lcecl bear vole the people mourn.”
The truth of this proverb is strikingly exem-
plified by the present state ofihings in this coun-
try. At no time since the organization of the
government has any administration equalled the
present in wic/:eaL/less--in wide departures from -'
the principles of'jusiice—in indiflerence and dis-
regard ofthe restraintsand obligations of virtue
and morality.’ And never since our existence
as a nation, have the people been left to mourn
with more poignant and unavailing sorrow than
during the four years that this prodigal adminis-
tration has swayed the destinies ofthe country.
The interests of the rulers and the interests of
the people are separate and distinct. The for-
mer, while baitening on the resources and sqiip’-/___
dering the immense revenues of the land:ltix- P
ury and profligacy going hand'in"b"an“d-'-"1q%/lat-,'
ter, when their desiiiuiion and sufferings become
insupportable,and are constrained humbly to ask
relief, are insultingly told that they " expect too
muc/i."—ihat they mustt-akc care ofthemselves,
and the government will take care of itself!
thus adding to their griefs the corroding reflec-
tion that the authors oftheir sufierings are too
cold-blootled and heartless to feel one spark of
generous sympathy or commisseration. ’
Remember the proverb and let the remedy be
applied. -
Does any one deny that Martin Van Buren
is a Federalist? VVe know that those who stan
up to a well filled rack have attempted to do so,
but it was in the face of clear and conelusiv
evidrnce which cannot be sliufifled. by. You
who have been misled by a too flippant use 0
the much abused term Democracy, pause ere
you give your vote for a man who arrogates to
himself all the Democracy, while his whole
career as a politician proves that he is literally
steeped in the most rank and offensive kind‘ of
Federalism. Read the following resolution in-
troduced and passed at an anti war meeting got 1'
up by Mr. Van Buren in the summer of 1812,
in Hudson,'New York:
“Resolved, That the war is IMPOLITIC .
DISASTROUS, aml to employ the militia in
offensive war is UNCONSTl'1‘U'l‘IONAIal”
‘While he was a member of the Conv
to frame a constitution for the’ State 0
York, he voted against giving WHITE M
rig/it to vole unless llzey owned a certain a 2
0_ff(21I(Zl)l6 properly/,—[See Journal of the C
vention, page 202.’
His language, when an effort was making to
give the election of Sheriffs and Justices ofthe .
Peace to the people, was—“T/te furllzerpoirer "
is removed front the people the better”!
Now he recommends a standing army of?
200,000 militia.
Such is Loco Foco Democracy.
KiLKi-:i\'Nir CATS.--The abolitionisis, at their/if
late anniversary, exbjbiied a spirit that wasauym" '
thing but amiable or pretty, and wgiich is likely I I
to leave them in pretty much the condition of
the Kilkeuny cats, which our intelligent readers A
know was not far from a state of utter annihila-
tion, the only vesiiges remaining ofthem being a’ ‘V
very inconsiderable portion ofitheir latter ends. 1.
The society has split, and Mr. Lewis Tappan,,
who is known as one ofthe fathers ofthe theory;
has withdrawn, with many others. from the Gar--
rison clique, and organised a separate “society,
under the old President, The old, or Garrison
and resplendant city of beautiful and courtly party, have chosen Mr. Lindley Coa - .- ~ 1
President. These have denounced the 1''. '
P tides tion of the ciher society. This divisio
from the nomination of a female, Wihiuis-1 .-., 5'
(which we must not omit) was Abby K. I
take part in the business of the society.
was deemed by Mr. Tappan. the won ; - ,,
fenderof social proprieties, to be ‘an intolerable
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The finances of the society p,e,,';o,,s ,0
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