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VOLUME TWENTY
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NUMBER THIRTY FOUR
THE NORWALK GA ZETTE
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BY
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l@ [P’l?@.[llr\‘lTllli\’l©,
OF ALL KINDS,
‘attirtv Exrcuran-Ar THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
DENTAL NOTICE.
0C1~_ A_ H'[L1,, thankilllf’0t'l’.llSpfl.l1'0_IldgC
'_ he has received in his profession during
12 lllOI1l.llS’p§lSi., in Norwalk, bcgsleave to in.
form the pulilic, that he still continues a_ few
doors west oftlic Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
where tie willbe happy at any time to See his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
hufréftfdrliiuptiblc teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed. S0P¥1T3-led. OX-
tracted, &.c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
reductive of so much mischief.
P Rcfercnees.—.-Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
M‘Lcan, M. D.: Hon. Thoma}? 3' B-lllffl‘;
Hon. Benjamin Isaacs, Norwalk. “1‘Ie!iemipji
Perry, M, D. Ridgeficld. R. B. Botsford, tn‘.
1).; Doct. D. P. Knapp. Danbutr Duct-
Howcll Rodgers, Colche_stCl'. Ch Wllllam
\’Vittcr, M. D. VVilliamantic, Ct.
November 20, 1839; ..- 1
0 WINTER STRAINED SPERM OIL
F a spuperior quality, this day received
and for sale cheap by E. 66 \V. E. BissELI..
April, 1 184.0.
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T is nowliule more than 8 years since we dis-
covered from the aborigines of our country,
the medical herb from which the Mother’s Re-
lief is made; since that time,we have contented
ourselves in letting it be its own advertiser; and
we should still adhere to this resolution first
formed, if we were not compelled to believetliat
there are persons so unprincipled, and so reckless
of the health andlives of the unsuspecting and
confiding, as to endeavor to palm of under its
name, useless. if not baneful compounds, and
thus not only disappointing thejust expectations
of those who use it, but we fear, doing in many
cases, much injury.
As we are informed that there are such com-,
pounds now offered at various places, and by
different persons, we would caution all who are
interested, to be particular to inquire for “' Bar-
tholzcl.-’s JVIot/Ler's Relief," and purchase of no
person except they can show a certificate ofagen-
cy, signed by G. A. BARTHOLICK & Co.
Asthe subject cannot, with propriety, be en
larged upon in the form of a newspaper adver-
tisement, permit us to say that all who have the
genuine article for sale, are also furnished with a
pamphlet for gratuitous distribution, wherein the
subject is more fully discussed, in which, its
“modus operandi” is demonstrated to be upon
true Physiological data, operating upon the sys-
tem only by restoring the deranged functions to
their natural condition; allaying the febrile and
irritable symptoms, thus aiding and assisting
nature in her effort to prepare the system for the
important change about to take place. Tliis
pamphlet will be given to all who wish, but itis
intended to be read only by those who are about
to become mothers or their Physicians.
As we are thus obliged to come before the
public to prevent a wicked and reckless imposi-
tion, we will take the occasion to say, that ifthe
increase of the call for the Mother’s Relief,
wherever known. be any guide toa correct opiu-
ion to be formed of the estimation in which it is
held, we have the satisfaction of believing that
it has been the means of alleviating an infinite
amount of suffering and of saving many valua-
ble lives. Wherever it has been used during the
above period,‘deep rooted prejudices have given
away to czfndid and thankful expressions ofgrati-
tude, and a wish to extend on their parts, as far
as possible, its benefits. Medical men of high
standing, have had the candor to acknowledge
for once, that their prejudices must be abandon-
ed, and have been advocates for its use.
For sale by the following Agents:
E. dc W. E. BISSELL, Norwalk.
Hiimiir WEED, Bethel.
ELI MYGAT1‘, Danbury.
WM. B. Gi.ovEn 86 Co., Newtown.
C. H. WEBB, Woodbury.
All those who wish, are invited to call at some
of our agents and procure a pamphlet, without
charge. G. A. BARTHOLICK (55 Co.
Dec. 3. 1839.
"'m"“"’ MILLINERY. _
MRS. TINDALL would inform her friends
and customers, that she has removed to
the house formerly occupied by Jacob Sinitli.
a few doors north of the bridge, where she will
continue her business as usual. '
Norwalk, April 27th, 1840.
25
. POETRY.
O L D T I P.
Oh. dear to my soul are the days of our glory,
The time-honored days ofour national pride,
\Vhen heroes and statesmen erinobled our story,
And boldly the foes ofour country defied.
\Vhcn victory hung o’er ourflag proudly waving,
And the battle was fought by the valiant SC true,
For our homes&.our loved ones the enemy brav-
Oh then stood the soldier of Tippecanoe‘. [ing,
The iron-artiied soldier, the true hearted soldier,
The gallant old soldier of Tippecanoe.
\Vlien dark was the tempest, and hovering o’er us
The clouds ofdistruction secni’d gathering fast,
Like a ray of bright sunshine he stood. out he-
lbfe US. [lug blast,
And the clouds passed away with the‘liurry-
\Vhen the lndian’s loud yell, and his tomahawk
' flashing, .
Spread terror around us, &hope was with few,
Oh then, through the ranks oftliecnemy dashing,
Sprang forth to the rescue old Tippecanoe.
The iron-armed soldier, Arc.
VVhen cannons were pealing and brave men
were reeling - [.foe,
In the cold arms of death from the fire of the
Where balls flew the thickest and blows fell the
quickest
In the front ofthe battle bold Harry did go.
'1'lie force ofthe enemy trembled before him,
And soon from the field of his glory withdrew,
And his warm-liearted comrades in triumph
cried o'er him,
God bless the bold soldier of Tippecanoe!
The iron-arrned soldier, &c. .
And now, since the men have so long held the
nation,
\Vho trampled our rights in their scorn to the
ground, [dation,
We will fill their cold hearts with a new terpi-
And shout in their earsthis mostterrible sound,
The people are coming, rcsistless and fearless,
To sweep from the white house the reckless
old crew ; [tcailess,
For the woes of our land. since its rulers are
We look for relief to old Tippecanoe.
The people are coming, from plain and from
mountain,
To join the brave band of the honest and free,
W iii.-.“._grm.vs, as the stream from the leaf-slicl-
ten-d i"c:.tntain,
. Spreadsbroad and broad tillitreaclics the
sea. ' . 1 .
No strength can restrain it, no force”can r’c.'aj_n it;
Whate‘er may resist, it breaks gallanfly
through,
And borne by its motion as a ship on the ocean,
Speeds on in his glory old Tippecanoe.
The iroii-armed soldier. &c.
LAWS OF C O NNECTICUT.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1840.
An Act regulating special Electors’ Meet-
ings for the choice of Representatives in the
Congress of the United State.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General Assem-
bly convened. Thatthe warning for meetings
ofthe electors of this state, to fill any vacan-
cy in the representation ofthe people of this
State, in the Congress of the United States,
shall be given at least fourtecndays previous
to the day of such election.
See. 2. The board of Registration of the
several towns ofthe State, shall meet in their
respective towns, at stich convenient place as
they may appoint, on the Monday of the
week, proceeding the week on which the
meetings specified in the preceding section
of this act are to be holded. having given at
least two days previous notice thereof, by
posting the same on the several sign posts in
their respective towns: and said board may
adjourn from time to time, but shall be in
session on the Saturday next preceding said
electors’ meeting, frotn tcn o’clock A. M. to
two o’clock P. M., and longer if necessary
for the proper discharge of their duties.
Sec. 3. ‘Said board shall be organized
and sworn in the manner provided in theact
entitled “ An Act to provide for the registra-
tion of the names of electors of this State ;”
they shall have before them a copy ofthe
list ‘of the electors qualified to vote in said
town, and which was used at the next prece-
ding electors’ meeting in said town, and
shall during said week, have the same pow-
er to correct and revise said list, and to ex-
amine and decide upon all applications to be
admitted an elector, and to administer the
oath to those so found to be qualified, as they
now by law have during tl. week next pre-
ceding the first Monday 0 ;’April in each
year. , - '
Sec. 4. At all times cluringthe week pre-
ceding such Congrcssional election, while
the board are not in session, said list, as al-
tered by them, shall be left in the office of the
Town Clerk for inspection.
Sec. 5. Said board shall hold a session
on the day of such Congressional election,
at the place where such election is held, and
before the opening of the electors’ meeting,
for the pttrpose of admitting and rcgistcriiig
as electors, those applicants only legally
qualified to be so admitted, who have attain-
ed the age of twenty one years, since the last P
meeting ofthe board. ;
Sec. 6 Duplicate copies of said correc-
ted list shall be made, authenticated by the
signatures of said board, or a majority of
them, one of which shall, on the Saturday
next preceding the day of such Congression-
al election, be lodged in the office of the
town clerk for public inspection, and the oth-
er shall, before the opening of the polls on
the day of-said meeting, be _delivered to the
presiding ofiicer thereof, who shall conform
thereto in receiving the votes of the electors
-at such meeting, except so far as thesame
may be altered in the manner hereinafter
prescribed, and he shall receive the votes of
, persons whose names are on said list, and he
shall not receive the votes of any persons
whose names are not on said list, and the
names of the clectoi's voting shall be check-
ed in the manner precribed in the act cnti
tlcd “ an act to provide for the registratioii
of names of electors of this State ;” and said
lists and checks thcron, shall be preserved in
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the manner specified in said fact, and said
board shall begin session during the time of
V0!1n_§.". fol‘ the purposes only, which are
specified in the proviso to the i4tli section of
said act.
Sec. 7. Said board, while in session un-
flet, the provisions of this act, may exam-_
inc witnesses and applicants under oath, if
they see fit, and any person so examined,
who shall _be guilty of wilful false swear-
mg. upon conviction thereof, shall suffer the
putttshincnt prescribed bylaw for the crime of
perjury. _ ‘ » _
' Sec. 7. All offences against the provis-
ions of this act, shall be punished in the
manner provided for the like offences-in the
not entitled “ an act to provide for the regis-
tration of the names of the electors of this
State.” *
_ Sec. 9. All acts and parts of acts rela-
ting to electors, anrlthe admissionof electors,
inconsistent het'ewith, are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 8th, 1840.
VVM. WV. ELLSWORTII.
An Act respecting the duties of Presiding
Officers of Electors’ Meetings.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Rep1'escnlalive in General As.s'_e7n-
bly convecenecl, That it shall be the duty of
every presiding officer of an electors meeting
in any town in this State, to make out in the
form prescribed by law, triplicate lists ofthe
votes given for each ofthe following officers,
viz : Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Treas-
urer, Secretary, Comptroller, Senator, Sher-
iff, Members of Congress, Electors of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States,
whenever‘ said officers are to be chosen;
two of which lists shrill be disposed of in the
manner now precribcd by law; the other of
said lists of votes shall be scaled up by the
presiding officer, directed to the Secretary of
this State, and within two (lays after said
electoi"s meeting, said presiding officer shall
cause the same to be desposited in the post
Office in said toivn, or if there be none, in
the post office ofthe adjoining town, fo1‘trans-
mission by mail; and it shall be the duty of
the Secrcctary of this State, to furnish the
necessary blank returns to the several towns.
Sec. 2. In all cases whcrcthe word “dupli-
cate” occurs in the form precribed by law
ii)"l‘-~.l._l_1C return of votes to the Secretary of
this State,‘ thcword “ triplicate shall be sub-
stitutcd. _
Sec. 3. Any Sheritf who shall refuse to
receive any official returns of'vot_es for Elec-
tors of President and Vice Prcsitlc'nt,in‘-hfzilt
shall be returned to him from any town in
the county, of which he is a sheriff, within
the time precribed by law for their return, or
having received the same within said time,
shall neglect or refuse to return said votes,
or cause the same to be returned to the sec-
re-trii'y of this State within fifteen days after
said meeting, at which said votes were giv-
en, shall forfeit and pay to the Treasury of
this State, the sum of two hundred dollars.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts ofgacts incon-
sistent lierc-.with, are hereby repealed.
Approved, June 5th, 1840.
WM. VV. ELLSWOR’l‘II.
An act prescribing the duties of Clerks ofthe.
County Superior Courts in certain cases.
Be it enactcrl by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
ecnecl, That whenever any person shall be
sentenced by the County or superior Courts,
to commitment in the Connecticut State
prison, it shall be the dirty of the Clerks of
snidCourt, to give, immediately after the ris-
ing ofsaid Courts, notice of such sentence, by
mail, to the warden of said prison.
Approved, June 4th, 1840.
VVM. W. ELLSWORTII.
An Act in addition to an Act entitled “An
act to incorporate the Norwich Savings
Society.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con-
venecl, That the Directors of said Society
may, at their discretion, loan any ofthe mon-
cys of said society, to either ofthe incorpo-
rated banks in this State, notwithstanding
the members of said Savings Society may be
stockholders in such banks; and no director
of said society, so being a stockholder as
aforesaid, shall by reason of any such loan,
be disqualified from acting as a director in
said Savings Society, any thing in said act
to which this in addition, to the contrary not-
withstanding. Provided, That the amount
so loaned tb all, or either ofsuid banks, shall
not exceed at any one time, ten thousand dol-
lars. Approved, June 4th, 1840.
VVM. W. ELLSWORTII.
An Act concerning the Supreme Court of
Errors.
Sec. 1. Be it enaelerl by the Senate rmrl
House of Representatives in General Assem-
bly conccned, That the next session of the su-
rerne Court oferrors, in the county of Hart-
ford, be -holden in said county on the first
Tuesday in July, I84-0, instead’ of the time
now by law prescribed for that purpose.
Sec. 2' All cases made or to be made re-
turnable to the session of said Court as here-
tofore by law to be holden on the. second Tu es-
day of June, 1840, and all business or mat-
ters pending before said Court, shall bc pro-
ceded with, heard and detcrrnined at said
session, to be holden on said first 'l‘u_esday
of July, 1840.
See. 3. This act shall be in force from
the timeof the passage thereof. '
Approved, June 8th, 1840.
VVM. VV. ELLSWORTII.
An Act in addition to an act entitled “an act
to regultae the election of Senators, and to
divide this State into districts for that pur-
pose.”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General Assembly con-
county of Middlesex, shall lie and remain a
part of the 19th Senatorial District.
Approved, June 4th, 1840.
‘ ~ ' WM. VV. ELLSWQRTH.
An act in afiition to, and alteration of an
act entitled“ an act for the Assessment of
Taxes.” 0
_Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Housc.ofRepresentatives in General Assem-
bly convened, That whericver any person or
corporation, to whose lists the Assessor or
Assessors of any town, shall have made ad-
dition for any money or debts at interest, pur-
suant to_the Statute in such case provided,
enacted in the year 1836, shall appeal to the
Board of Rcleif for such town, if such per-
son or the agent ofsuch corporation, for, and
in behalf ofthe same, shall before said board,
make oath or affirmation regarding his, or
their moneys and debts on interests respect-
ively, and shall answer all -proper interroga-
tories relating thereto; such disclosures so
made, shall be deemed conclusive, unless the
. same shall be rebutted by other evidence giv-
en before said board, when said party asses-
sed shall be present, or shall have had roas-
omible notice to be present.
Soc. 2. That so much of said statute as is
inconsistent ‘herewith, be, and the same is
hereby repealed. '
Approve, June 5th, 1840.
VVM. VV. ELLSWORTXI.
An act in addition to an act for the regulation
of Civil Actions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives, in General Assembly cori-
vencd, That the reports of the judicial deci-
sions of other States and Countries, may be
judicially noticed by the Courts of this‘ State,
as evidence ofthe common law of such states
or countries, and of the judicial construction
of the statutes, or other laws thereof. '4
Approveddune 5th, 1840. «
VVM. VV. ELLSWORTII.
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.MISCELLA’NY.
SCENES IN A CHURCH YARD-
BY J. F. GEBLER.
The dcceasc of :1 friend, a few days since,
called upon me to surrender to him the last
tribute of love and i'espect—to accompany
his cold and inanimate corse to the ‘ last
home appointed for all the living.’ 'l‘o me
it has been a task of the mostopungcnt cha
racter—-a debt, ofall others, I regret to pay.
Suddenly to sever the ties of long existing
fi"ii§?rtiship_. and in which is enveloped the
most plcasin’g\'?S.sociation of years--—kitidness
-affection-—nay, p5t'il.‘z:ps__ love, is suflcicnt
for any heart that has ever ’bc*a.'..i\n unison
with another; but, when the last di‘e?iCt"st‘rm;
mons, as it were, comes stealing upon our
souls—when the mournful epistle, with its
dark drawn lines, stares upon us, and invites
us to the gi'ave—the grave in which one we
love is to slumber‘ unto the resurrection—
then indeed may we be pardoned, if our
heart turns ‘ womanisli and weak,’ and tears,
shed fast as the Arabian trees their medicin-
ill gums. bcdew the Church-yard green.—
To go with my friend to the grave, and then
leave him—to be told ‘thus far shalt thou go
and no fai'ther’—-to stand as it were at the
very portals of the other world—to know
that my friend had been admitted within, and
cannot follow, is a dclemma, which I pray
Omnipotence not ' to deliver one unto ‘ very
oft.’ Did I not feel assured that there was a
time when the gates of the grave would be
gladly thrown open even for my admittance
—-and that then our old, though unforgotten
friendships would be renewed, rcvivified and
perfected, never to expire, I hardly know
whether a single trial of my manhood upon
such an occasion would not terminate injuri-
ously, if not fatally to myself. -But, if the
loss of a frienrl thus quakes our nature,
what must be the convulsion of the soul,
when the grave, beside which, like willows,
we are drooping, contains a mother ! If the
eyes dropt tears for the one, how mttst the
heart gush forth her despairing anguish for
the other! Readcr._‘l was a witness at one
and the same time to the effect of both.
The church-yard whither I attended the
inanimate ashes of my friend, is situated on
the summit of Bush-Hill, and is now the
property of the Central Presbyterian Church
——having been formerly the repository of
the departed members of_ the congregation
of the New Jerusalem, but was sold by the
laltcr body, with the understanding that such
lots as were already the property of individ-
uals of their church, should ever remain in-
violate, as their exclusive possession. It was
here, and while I was moistening the grave
of my friend, with atear to his memory, my
attention was directed to another part of the
yard, where rt group of three females-one
apparetly about 18 and the others younger——-
were kneeling in all the bitterness of fresh
and-frantic sorrow, beside a new made grave.
The eldest of the sisters—for such they
proved to be-——was strewing the fresh mound
with a profusion of dahlias, and flowers of
variegated character and hue—whilc the de-
voted trio were watering their little garden
with the pure streams of affeection that were
teeming from their eyes. That little hillock,
over which they were bent with tearful and
heartfelt attention, was indeed the idol of
their worship-the alter on which their un-
divided tributes were offered. Their several
souls seemed buried in that [little womb of
earth, and why should they not?—a mother
was buried‘ there! They were orphans-
they had no father, save Him'who clothes’
himself with the whirlwind, and who has
sworn by himself to hold them as dear as the
apple of his eye. They had no mother, but
her in heaven, who, although she might
look down with love and affection upon them,
had no power, in herself, to shieldthem from
the ‘tender mercies’ of a merciless world !--
vened,. That _thc town of Westbrook, in the
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what blighted hopes !——what remem-
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briince of joys !—_-what tender loves! and
what sacred affection fell in that grave, when
the rude spade of the heartless grave digger,
= -who is steeled by custom, let fall the thick
clods upon the coffin of their mother! How
every lump of earth as it rang upon the nar-
row house, rang through their hearts, as it
told them of _(lep:1t'i.e(l joys,
“Departed never to return!”
But, and my heart cheered up at the
thought,_ if the spirits of the departed are
permitted to hover over mortality, where
should we seek for the spirit ofthat mother,
but near that grave guarded and garnished by
her own children, and refreshed by their uni-
ted tears ? There only must it hover, like
the fund dove, sorrowing to separate from
that swectspot where is nestled ,per_t;ender
young .7
Oh! [could not help exclaiming. if the
beatitudc of the departed consists in playing
the guardiain angel to those they love—and
the tears of affection shed over their graves,
by those of whom they are beloved, surely
such liberty indeed would be :1 Paradise it-
self--stripped of all the added bliss-worthy
the labors-—the pangs—-the storms and trials
oftime, to iiihcrit? -
For me-—when I cxpire—-let me but wit-
ness my own grave, watered by the tear of
affection and friendship, and my heaven will
have been obtained.
Lye Beyond the Grave.-—Among all the
fine and beautiful figures and modes of reas-
oning that the universe in which we dwell
has afforded, for the illustration ofthe bright
hope that is within us ofa life beyond the tomb
there is none more beautiful or more exquis-
ite thnt l know of, than that which is derived
from the change of the seasons—from the
second life that bursts forth in spring in ob-
jects apparently dead ; and from the shadow-
ing forth, in the renovation of every thing
around us, of that destiny vv. Ich divine re-
lation calls upon our faith to believe shall
yet be ours. The trees, that have faded, and
remained dark and grey through the long
and dreary lapse of winter, clothe themselves
again with green in the spring sunshine, and
every hue speaks of life. 'l‘hc birds that
were mute sing again as. tunefully as ever,
the flowers that were trampled down and fa-
ded, burst forth once more in freshness and
in beauty; the streams break from the icy
chains that held them and the glorious sun
himself comes wandering frorri his far jour-
ncy, giving summer and warmth, and fertili-
ty and magnificcncq to everything around.
All that we see breathes ofthe same hope, and
every Lhiiig that we see rekindlcs into life.
James’ “Charles Tyrrell.”
A young man of fashion lately thrcw_him'
isr-.‘.lf in a love fit, into the Siene—-'-he was res-
cued from his perilous situation by a water-
mqn who fi‘r>.a}‘tl him roar out most unincrci-
fullv, that he liat‘l\forgot to add it postscript
10 his farewell letter‘h3‘;h_lS f’ILl§fl‘9§§.-—/*""
“ 'I‘om, do you smoke ?” “No but my wife
docs-—l mean slit-.’s got a worry hexccllcnt
cliimne to home vot does.”
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GENERAL HARRISON,
The following just and eloquent remarks in
relation to General Harrison will be found in the
speech of M r. Rariden, of Indiana, delivered in
the House of Representatives. Mr. Rarideu
treats the sttltjecl in a striking and forcible man-
ner. Can the daily slanderers of General Har-
rison read the extract belo.w without a blush of
conscious guilt?
“ Sir I have but a few words more to say.
and lhave done. I have but to allude to a
great and good man whose life and charac-
ter has been unccrmoniously dragged into the‘
discussion of this bill by the friends of this
Administration, in total ahsccnce of all con-
nexion or rclzitionsliip to its provisions.
Why is this? Can no subject touching the
inonctary affairs of the nation be discussd in
this House at this time by the friends of the
Administration without throwing aspcrsions
upon the fair fame of that venerated man
whom the People of this nation have desig-
nated to fill the highest office in their gift '2
We have heard his very name sneered at,
his services derided, and his whole career of
usefulness and glory made the subject of
coarse jest and partisan raillery. Not only
this, sir, but all manner of evil has been
charged to him, and every offensive epithet
attached to his home, from a tyrantdirecting
the legislation of the country against the
liberty of his fellow-man, up to the still more
grave charge in party ethics of deliberately
proposing the liberty of the African race at
Some future period. _
"Now, sir, I only intend to say that it is
not my purpose to enter upon his defence a-
gainst any of those charges. I leave that
People to whom he belongs, and whom he
has long ably and faithfully served, and
who throw around /r/l-m. a shield which will
protect him from the fiercest assaults, though
urged by those whom chance or the mistake
of mankind has entitled them to seats on this
floor. For my individual self, I consider
him as occupying too _much.space in this na-
tion to justify a defence against any of them.
at Vvhen those who revile and rail at him
shall have enjoyed the confidence of as many
good and great men as has Gen. Hrrrison——
w hen a VVashington,an Adams, a" Jefferson, :1
Madison,a Monroe, and an Adams again shall
have set the seal of their approbation upon
him—-ivhen they shall be endorsed to poster-
ity by such naines--when they ‘shall have
passeg through as many high trusts with
hands and names as pure, unstained, and un-
suspectetl as has Harrison——when they shall
have been designated by universal ricclama-
tion'tlie m,ost worthy to lead the armies of
the ’ nation to the nation’s defence, as has
[-Iarrison——when millitfiis of public money
shall have passed through their hands with-
out any having found its way to their pri-
tion shall ribe up as with one common im.
Pulse. and place its seal of confidence ‘R111
approval upon their whole life, as it has up-
on Harrison-—then, and not till then, W41] 1
lend a listening or credulotis ear to those de-
nunciations. VVhy, sir, should I act other.
wise? constituents, who
VVhat would m
are his neighbors, and who have known him
intimately for more than thirty years, and
many of whom have braved dcalli and shared
fields of death and glory with him, say'_2._
They would ask me, Who are those gentle.
men who have spoken so and thus of Gen.
Harrison’s fitness for high trusts? What
have they done which entitles them to re-
_vcrse the history of the past age, and sit in
judgement upon the fathers of the public.
and consign them all to a doubtful fame ?—
VVhat satisfactory _answer could I give ? I
know of none, I confess, that would satisfy
them or justify me, in their estimation, for
occupying the time of this House for one
minute in resisting such imputations. 1
shall, therefore, avoid offending them in this
way, and yield the floor.”
From tbe Coinrnercial Advertiser.
Retrenelrmenl and Economy.—When the
appropriation bill was on its passage through
the House of Reptesentatives, various Wlficr
members were induced to bestow somepain:
upon the investigation of Government expen-
ditures, and some very curious details were
brought to light, illustrating most remarka-
bly the emptiness of Administration profes-
sions to the exercise of a just and prudent
economy in disposing of the public money.
From among the instances thus brouoht to
light, we select a few which formed thciz sub-
ject of a witty and sarcastic spoccli delivered
by Mr. Stanly, of N. C., on the 20th of April.
The appropriation under view was the
sum of $12,000, for expenses of the branch
mint at Charlotte, North Carolina; and the
motion of Mr. Stanly was to reduce the sala-
ry of the superintendent to $1500, on the
ground that he had wasted the public money
and abused his authority.
In support of this allegation Mr. Stanly
Showed. by official documents, that ex-
pense of the branch mint was $1466 greater
in 1837' than in 1838, although it did not
go into operation until December, 1837.-—
The compensation of officers in that year
was $l0,46(3—in 1838 only $7,000; I and
the sum charged for wastage gold and cori-
tingent expenses .in 1837-—that iyfor one
moutl1—was $5,500, being $100 more than
in the whole of 1838. '
Curiousito accertainby wliat magic'pro-
cess this rusult could have been effected, Mr.
Stanly betook himselfto the vouchers on file.
in the Treasury Department, and among the
first that he drciv forth was the annexed bill
of“ contingent expenses.” ’
PIILADELPIJI .» ,
U. Mint, Ch . - ,,,,, ,-,',,,‘_“{,‘,’,‘,,',’,;,,1e,
Bought of D. Laudrcth & Co.
-.30 Allanthus trees $1 00 50 00
00 Horse chesiiut do 1 ()0 50 00
53 Magnolia grandiflora 1 00 5 00
t: do m'acro‘pliylla 1 50 7 50
-1 '1‘_u!tr> l’°Plars 1 00 5 00
5 Silver leaved maples 1 00 5 00
5 English walnuts 1 00 5 00
5 Chinese arbor vila: 75 3 75
5 American do 75 3 75
5 Balm of Gilead 1 50 '7 50
10 European liudens 1 00 10 00
10 Morus multicaulis 62,} 6 25
1 Chinese rose 50
1 Tennessee do 50
1 Macrophylia do 75
1 Green box tree 50
I Variegated do 50
1 Chacorus Japonica 50
1 Pyrus do 1 00
12 best double dalias 50 6 O0
1 Loniccra fluxuosa 37
1 Monthly honeysuckle 25
12 Apple trees assorted 25 3 00
6 peach do do 25 1 50
3 Plum do do 62% 1 88
3 Appricot do do 75 2 25
3 Pear do do 625 1 87
100yards box edging 12 50
1 Garden reel 1 25
1 do line 50
I Souffle hoe 50
1 Swan neck do 75
1 Half round do 1 75
1 pair fancy flower pots 87
1 copy American Orchardist 1 00
1 do do Gardener 1. 00
1 do Florist's Guide 37
1 do Lindley’s Outline 25
1 Transplanting trowel 87
Packing 11 bundles—2 boxes, porteragc 16 50
218 25
Bec’d, Philadelphia, 7th Nov. 1838, of John
11. Wheeler, Superintendent of U. S. branch
mint at Charlotte, N. C., the above amount of
two hundred and eighteen dollars and twenty-
five cents. D. LANDRETII, 66 Co.
Horse Chesnuts, Magnolias, Tulip, Pop-
lar, Rose, Honcysuckles and Morus Mul-
ticalis! All very useful and indispensable,
doubtless, in coining Benton mint-drops.-
Garden-reels, scuffle-hoes swan necks and
flower-pots ! Necessary implements in stamp-
ing eagles and half dollars.’ Two hundred
and eighteen dollars and twenty-five cents
expended in this way to illustrate the econo-
my of the Administration.
But farther. The branch mint commen-
ced its operations, as we have said, in Decem- _
her 1837 ; the superintendent’s salary com-
menced in January of that year, that of the
coincr in March, and that of the clerk in
May. lVlOl‘(‘0Vet', from June 1837 to Janua-
ry l838 the superintendent was allowed $10
per month for pay of his servant for atten-
ing the offices, melting /ii-gs. &c. He was
also allowed $150 for his expenses in going
to Phil-adelplia to make purchases of garden
seeds, flowers pots, &c. and stationery; of
which last here are a few specimens (com.
among his purchases. ll -
2 reams super sitin post gilt edge paper, $13 00
4 pair office shears, 6 ()0
4 large iukstauds, 5 no
irate pockets, as with him--arid when the na-
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if‘:
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3 Rodger‘s four blade periknivea, 7 (10
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