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JJ©B l.®ll’3.l]tt‘\’l‘Ttl'tt‘~flCt-3-,
.. or ALL KINDS,
VIEATLY EXECUTED AT THE GAZETTE 0FFlCE.
DENT./IL N()'1'1C.E.
OCT. A. I-IILL, I.llt)."l{fUi fortlic patronage
. _ he has received iti his professiott dtirittg
12 ttiontlts past, in Norwtilk, begs leave to in-
form the public, that he still continues a few
doors west of the Bridge, in l3urr:tll’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
Friends, and answer all their calls in Denta
Stii-gm-y. '
lncorrnptible tectli inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth clcattscd, seprit-rttetl. ex-
tracted, &c., and all these diseases ofthc tcctlt
attended to, which, if stiffercd to continue, arc
productive of so iiiticli niisclticf.
Refere7tces.—-Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
i\'l‘Lean, M. D.: Hon. 'I‘liomtts B. Bitler;
Hon. Benjrtmin lsaacs. Norwalk. Ncltctniali
Perry, M. D. Ritlgefieltl. R. B. Botsfortl, M.
D.; Duct. D. P. Knapp, Dttiibttry. Doct.
Howell Rodgers, Colclicstcr, Ct. William
\Vittcr, M. D. \Villiamantic, Ct. -
Novettilter ‘.20. 1839. 1
Q W'IN'I‘l£R STRAINED Sf’l§R.i\l OIL
F aspuperior qtiality, this day received
and forsale cheap by E. & \V. E. BISSELL.
A pril. 1 1840.
covered from the aborigines of our country,
the medical herb frotn which the Motltcr’s Re-
lief is inside; since that tirite, we ltave contcittcd
ourselves in letting it be its own advertiser; and
we should still atllicre to this resolution first
formed, if we were not compelled to bclicvetliat
[liereare perstnls so nnprincipled, and so i'ccklt=ss
of the ltea';tlt and lives of the tttisuspecting and
conlidin;_>, as to endeavor to palm olfunder its
name, useless. if not baiicfol compounds. and
thus not only disanpoititing thcjust expectations
of those who use it, but we fear, doing in many
cases, mttcli injury.
As we are informed that there are such com-
poniids rtow offered at various places, and by
different persons. we would caution all who are
interested, to be particular to inquire for " Bar-
(ha[z.clc’s _’l'Iol/ter‘s Relief" and purclt-use of no
person except they can show a certificate ofageii-
cy, signed by G. A. B.-\tt'ruo LICK A: (In.
Asthe subject cannot, with irropriety, 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 frilly discussctl, in which, its
"moclus operarttlf’ is demonstrated to be upon
true Physiological data, operating upon the sys-
tem only by restoring t.he deranged lnrtcttotis to
their natural condition; alloying the febrile and
irritable symptoms, thus aiding and assisting
nature in her ellitrt to prepare the system for the
important change about to take place. This
pantplzlet will be given to all who wish, but itis
intended to be read only by these 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 iftlie
increase ofllie call for the l\lother’s Relief.
wliereverltnown, be any guide to a correct opin-
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 valtia-
ble lives. Wherever ithas been used duringthe
above period,'decp rooted prejudices have given
uwayto candizl 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. do \V. E. BISSI-ILL, Norwalk.
I‘IlRAM \Vt:i-:1), Bethel. '
ELI l\Iiro.i't"r, Danbory.
\Vitr. B. GLOVER 66 Co., Newtowri.
C. H. \V1~:t3B, \Voodbury.
All those who wish, areitivited to call at_some
of our agents and procure a pamphlet. Wttltotll
charge. G. A. BArt'ri-toLtcK 85.: Co.
Dec. 3. 1839.
JIIANUFACTURING OF SATINETT
FOR. CUSTOMERS. O
VEVHE subscribers would respectfully inform
- the public that they are in readiness tp re-
ccive Wool to manufacture into Satinett. f‘-llllef
upon shares or by the yard, at their Factory in
VVilton. situated aboutten miles front Norwalk,
on the turnpike leadirtg to Danbury, and will
assure those patronisingus. that their work shall
be done equal if not superior to any of the kind
done in this section of the country.
‘ Wool may be left at the store ofMessrs- E
R. Bennett, or N. Olmstead, Norwalk. Or Willi
S. Comstock &. Co. N. Canaan. from whence
it will be taken immediately to the factory.
‘ TAYLOR & WILLIAMS.
wtiton, May 20th,1840. 28
‘REE.
POETRY.
OFFICE WEST SIDE THE_BRIDGE—OVER 1-1oY.,..S STORES
NORWALK WEDNEsDAY,JULY2a m4o
ncss is rife with tongues; for the shadows of
S T A N Z A S.
Tltotiglit is deeper than all speech.
Feeling deeper titan all thought;
Souls to souls can never teach
\Vltat unto themselves were taught.
\Ve are spirits clad in veils:
Man by man was never seen:
All our deep conitnutting fails
To remove the shadowy screen.
Heart to heart was never kttown:
Mind with mind did never meet:
\Ve are colutntis left alone
Of a temple once complete.
Like the stars that gent the sky.
Far apart, though seeming tiear,
In our ligltt we scattered lie;
All is thus but starlight here.
‘Vital is social company
But a babbling summer stream?
\Vhut our wise pbilosoplty
But the glancing ot a dream?
Only when the Sun nfLove
Melts the scattered stars of thought.
Only when we live above
'What the dim-eyed world hath taught.
Only when our souls are fed
By the Ftttttit which gave them birth,
And by inspiration led
\-Vhich they never drew front earth.
We, like parted drops of raiti
Swelling till tltcy meet and run,
Shall be all absorbed again,
Melting, flowing into one.
DIRUE FOR A YOUNG GIRL.
Underneath the sod, low lying,
Dark and drettr,
‘ Sleepetlt one wltolel't,iu dying,
Sorrow here.
Yes, tlte_v’rt: ever bending o'er her,
Eyes that wccp;
Forms that to the cold grave bore her,
Vigils keep. ‘
\Vhcn the summer mnoii is shining
Soft and fair,
Friends she loved in tears are twining
Chaplets there.
Rest in peace, tltoti gentle spirit,
Tliroited above ;
Souls like thine with God ittlierit
«Life and love!
. D l A L O G U E.
CHRISTIAN.
Alas. poor Death ! where is thy glory?
Where is thy famous fort-c——thy ancient sting?
ms.-t'rrt.
Alas. poor mortal, void of'.story!
Go. spell and read how I have killed thy King.
CIII'slS'l.'.,lIN. .
Pot‘-r Death! and who was hurt thereby ?
Thy curse being laid on liim,makcsthee accursetl
DF.A'1‘II.
Let losers talk: yet thou shalt die,
These arms shall crush thee.
Cl-IRlS'l‘A1i\'.
Spare not ; do thy worst.
I sltall be one day better than before;
Thou so much worse. that thou shalt be no more.
MISCELLANY.
From the 1\'ew- Yorker.
1’ O M P E I I.
A voice frotn Italy! It comes like the
stirring of the breeze upon the mout'.t;1ins!—-
lt floats in majesty like the echo ofthc thun-
der! It breathes solemnly like a sound
from the tombs! Let the nations ltearkt—-n;
for the slttmber of ugt-s is broken, and the
buried voice of antiquity speaks again lrotn
the gray ruins ofPompeii. '
Rollback the title of eighteen hundred
years. At the foot of the vine-clad Vesttvitts
stands :1 regal city ; the stately Roman walks,
its lordly streets, or banquets in the places
of its splendor. The bustle of btisied thou-
sands is thcrc—you may hear it along the
thtonged qunys; it rises from the amphi-
theatre and the fortim. It is the home of
luxury, of gaiety, and ofjoy. There togaed
royalty drowns itself in dissipation——the lion
roars over the martyred Christian, and the
bleeding gladiator dies at the beck of ap-
plauding spectators. It is a careless, a dream-
ing, a devoted city.
* :-
* C ‘I * *
There is a blackness in the horizon, and
the earthquake is rioting in the bowels of
the mountain! I-Iiirk! a roar, a crash! and
the very foundation of the eternal hills are
bclclicd forth in a sea of fire! “To for that
fated city! The torrent comes surging like
the triad ocean—it boils above wall and tow-
er, palace and fountain, and Pompeii is a
city of totrtbs! .
Ages roll on. Silence, darkens and deso-
lation are in the halls of buried grandeur.—
Tlte forum is voiceless, and the pompous
mansions are tenanted by skeletotisl Lo!
other generations live above the dtist t-f
long-lost glory, and the slumber of the
dreamless city is forgotten.
-it as it 4: it at s:
Pompeii beholds a rcsurectionl As sum-
moned bv the blast of the final trumpet, she
hath sliakcn from her beauty the ashes of
centuries, and once more looks forth upon the
world, sullied and sombre, but interesting
still. Again upon her arches, her courts
and her colonatlcs, the sun lingers in splen-
dor, but not as erstwlien the reflected lustre
front her marbles dazzled like the glory of
his own true beam. There, in their gloomy
boldness stand her palaces, btit the song of
carousal is hushed for ever. Ton may be-
hold the places of her -fountains, but you
will hear no murmer——thcy are as the wa-
ter-cotirse ofthc desert. There too are her
gardens, but the barrenness of.long antiqui-
ty is theirs. You may stand in her arnpl'ti-
threatre; and you shall read utter desolation
on its bare and dilapidated walls.
Pompeii! triouldering felict of a former
world! Strange rederrtptton from the sep-
How vivid are the classic merito-
Thy loneli-
ulcbrel
ries that cluster around thee!
the mighty are thy sojourners! Man walk:
thy dcsolttted and forsaken streets, and is lost
in his dreams of othcrd:-iys. He converse.-
with the genius of the Ptfsl, and the Roman
stands as freshly rccallt-cl, as before the billow
of lava had stiflened above him. A Pliny,
a Sullnst, a Trajan are in his musings, and
he visits their veijy homes.
Venerable and eternal city ! The storied
rim to a nation’s memory! A disentombed
and risen witness for the dead l 7.very stone
ofthee is consecrated and itntnortal! Rome
was—--Thebes was—-—Sparta tvas—--thou wast,
and art still. No Goth or Vandal tliundetu
ed at thy gates, or reveled in thy spoil.-
Mau marred not thy magttifictttice. Thou
tvcrt scathed by the finger off-Iiin, who alone
knew thy depths of violence and crime.—
B-ab_vlon of Italy! thy doom was untre-
vealed to thee. No prophet was there, when
thy towers were tottering, and the aslien
darkness obscured thy horizon, to construe
the warning. The wrath of God was upon
thee lienvily—in the volcano was ‘the lii-
ding of his power.’ and like thine ancientsis-
ters oi’ the plain, thy judgement was sealed in
fire!
THE QRPIIAN Vt/OOD CIITOPPITJR.
About fifteen or eighteen years ago. a
funiily resided in Fayette county Pennsyl-
vania, the father and mother of whom, died
of an epidertiic then prevalent, leaving threc
cliildrt-ti, :\vo sons and it daughter, in rt for-
lorn and destitute situation. By this mel-
ancholy evcnt, the management itnd support
of the family chcifly rested upon the elder
brother, then about eighteen years ofagc.——
Brotiglit up to industry by ltis poor and piotts
pzirents, he did not for a ntoment despair‘, but
that the Almighty who had deprived tlit-iii
of their earthly protector, for zt purpose only
known to himself, would tiatclt over them
in their destitute situation, and provide for
them, with proper industry oti their part. At
that titnc the cltoppiiig of wood at the fur-
naccs offered the most constant eirtployutctit,
and he could have the companv and ‘assist-
ance of his little brotlicr and sister,to wliont
he was attached. Having left the Small log‘
cabin which had been for many years occu-
pied by their parents, and which was endear-
ed to them by the recollection of many past
events, they bctook themselves with their
little all, to the cooling ground of a neigh-
boring fartrter, and bccatnc the tr.-itan.s of it
clteerlcss tenement, compared with the one
they had left. During the day the older
cut wood, and the yotitigt-r, assisting as far
as his strength would__ permit, while the sis-
ter zittaiiidcfj tn tlw_rlrttiin.<lit‘. on
but. In t c evening, and on ays when t
weather would not pcrrtiit out of door cm-
cd a tolerable English education in the life
time of his parents, taught the brother and
sister——-and his exertions, wctenot spent in
vain, as the sequel will plainly show.
TVith economy and proper managetnent
at the expiration ofa few years, they had
itccuitiulated a small sum of money, and up-
on consultation, they determititd to invest it
in a piece of western land. At that time
the attention of emigrants was directed to
Indiana, as off.-t‘iiig the greatest induce-
ments. Thitherthen, the elder brother was
to go for the purpose of locating a home.
Having taken an afft-.ctionate leave of
those he most dearly loved on earth, he
depnrted to the Mcttiotigtilicla river, where. he
obtained a passage on :1 flat boat bound for
Cit cinnati, and in due time arrived at that
place. in safety. lilo was then directed to
seek the VVabash Country, for the most fer-
tile lands in the state. Early the next morn-
ing he set otit for Vinccnnes, where the
principal Land Ollice for that region was tlicti
located. Little €Xl)(3I'lt-‘UC(’(l in jotirneying
on foot, and buoyed tip with the pleasing
idea of getting a home for himself and those
whom he had left some hundred miles be-
hind. but whose welfare and happiness i-
dentified with his own kept a place in his
recollection—-he puslied on at a rate, ‘too
great for even an accomplished pcdestrain to
withstand. I-Iis ankles became swollen and
his feet much blistercd. Aware. of his scan-
ty means and his great desire to accotnplish
his end, he felt unwilling to lose time, and cort-
tinuing, aggravated the impediment, until he
was scarce able to bobble along.
Thus situated, he became depressed in
spirits and almost ready to sink under des-
pondency, when he was overtaken on the
road by a plain farmer lookitig gentleman,
on horseback. The horseman upon coming
up, thus accosted hint in it benevolent and
kind manner, ‘yoting man, you appear lame
and not ntuch calculated to make tnucli pro-
gress on your journey ? 'I‘o which the
young man replied, telling him the cause of
his lameness——that he was bound for the land
office at Vincertnes, for the purpose ofenter-
ing a piece of land as a home for himself, a
younger brotherand a sister, whom he had
left o'phans in Fayette county, Pennsylvania,
bttt that he almost ‘tlespaired of reaching ft
in his present crippled situation.
The gentleirititi on horselnck quickly Tc-
plied. ‘ IVe. ltavc the same destinatiott; I am
also bound for Vincenncs-—-—it is yet twenty
miles. I-lere mount my horse and ride
thither. I am much more able to walk_than
you in your disabled situation. _ _
The’ young man after urgent solicitation
—--placed ‘himself in the saddle, and the
plain gentleman took it a foot the rest ofthc
distance to Vincnnes, wlterc they arrived a-
bout nightfall.
In the tnortzing the stranger accosted the
young man: ‘You told me yesterday on
our journey, that your object was to enter_a
piece of land. I have knowledge of this
country, its location and advantages; if you
will accept my aid. I will go with you to the
land oflice and select a piece for you. It
lwill save you a great deal of trotible and
t-urns 0fll1"ll‘ __ .
‘tie
l-‘l°Ym9m her elde" bmthert who had TC‘3(‘l"‘ to the contem-pl-.ition of the people at large,
some expense.’ The ofibr was cheerfully
.1c.:cptcd, and they proceeded tothe oflicc
and made the entry. But imagine the cha-
grin and disappointment of the young rnrtti,
when he came to pay the money to the re-
ceiver, to learn the amount was dcflicit-nt
five dollars, owing to a counterfeit to that :1-
mount. —
_‘ A friend in need is a friend indeed.’
The stranger perceiving the diletnrna of
the young ln:1l},lmlI‘lt‘(Ildt€‘l_Y said ‘ Cheer up
-—you inform the that you are ati orphan
that you littve conic several liun-tlrctl miles
——in searcli of it home for yourself, brother
and sister. You shall not be tlisappointcd.
It gives me pleasure to assist the orphan and
destitute. Here are ten dollars, wltich will
enable you -to. clear out your land and pay
your way, until you can obtain employment;
and as I have many acquaintances hcre,l
shall seek a place for yoti.’ He did so, and
the grateful young man continued in it tin
til he had accumulated some money, wltich
he retrtittt-d to his brother and sister, and
enabled them to join liirii. The piece o.‘
land proved to be a valuable one—-now fine.
ly improved, and occupied by this elder
brother and family-respected and L‘Sl(’f_‘lT)(‘t"i
by their rieigltbors. The sister was happi-
ly married, and is enjoying the comforts of
life, on a farm in the saute ncigltl)oi'lto<ttl.'—
The younger‘ brothel‘, having‘ the confidence
of his fellow-citizt-tis, has been elected, and is
now pt~rforn'iing the duties of a highly rc-
sponsible office.
l{t~adt-r ! who was tliztt ‘sti':iiiget"--tliv
good man--the plain rcptiblic:tn——who so
tlisintcrestedly stepped forward, and in the
liotir of need assisted these orphans, and en-
ablcd them to fix themselves coirilhrtziltly in
life. Does not your ltO§OIIl stvcll with gr.-;ti-
ttidc for such a noble dcvd. .
My fl‘lt':’t‘iClS, that stranger‘, that plain rc-
publicuit, wits GEN. I‘IAR1tIS(‘rN. He ultr-
lizitil been Governor ofa state, the Comrn:ind—
er of Armies, had fought tiiany battles in his
country’s cause, and never lost cue, did not
ttcquirti the supcrcilioits dt-tneattor, ivliit-h
those in power freqti-:~titly do. He is still
the same plain republican, ever ready to as-
sist the poor and needy with his advice.
Rt-adcr—tl'ic above is riot fiction. There
are those yet l't"Sl(lll1_£_I in Fayette courtt_v,
who rettiernltet‘ those orphan cliildren; and
should you ever meet them, they will l'(‘l:tlt‘
to you with plt“t1Sl!t‘t-‘*, this wortlty deed ofthc
good (Lit-:.‘:i-‘.i:Ai. HA!il{lS()Z\'.
This is the niatt whom the people are n-
bont to call to preside over the (lt‘Sllnl(‘S ol
this gi‘catR~':ptiltlic. Is he not worthy of it
_ T H E SA B B A T H.
BY THE non. .aLt:x.am..... -.._
Ofall the subjects that can be presented
Religion is one in which they take the deep-
est interest. Of all the occupations in which
they can be engaged, religiotis exercises are
those which habitually prodticc in their
minds the strongest cxcittmcnt. If it were
tltc object of a lawgivcr, irtdept-tidciitly of-any
other consideration of expediency and duty,
merely to provide the people with the int:-:ti'ts
of agreeable occupation and amusement for
a day of rest, he could not do it so well, if-at
all, in any other way, as by instruciittg
them to devote it to religion.
Religion reveals to us the secret of otir
higher and bcttcr nature, lifts its above the
cottirnon otfices ofdaily life, into communion
with the sublime Spirit, whose word ct‘r-utetl
ltd whose incomprelicnsible t‘SSt‘1‘tCt3 itifuscs
and sustains the ttitiverse. It teaclitxs us
that we are not as the base theories of it de-
testable sophistry would rcprcsetit us, inercly
it different order of the same race of be.-
i
NU
Tlie-mightiest minds of every age and
t‘.t)t‘t'l‘)tl’_V have rxliaustt--d the resourceswof lan-
gnugcin cxptessiitg the delight with rvhich
they habitually dwell upon this subject.
would ratlicr,"- says Lord Bacon, "believe
the‘-ftiljlcs of the Talmud and theAlcora-n than
thattthis universal l7‘i'arne is without it Mind.”
Sttltillcs in his Lcaiitiliil Hymn to Pleasure,
rt-presents her banner as waving on the sun-
btightroclr of Religion: with the f‘.’!ODCtI'Cll
fl’illlSll'('l of Scripture, the being of God is a
lXl/0ll\’(‘- for genet‘al exultation and jl1blit:‘(‘.—‘-
“ The Lord l‘t‘lgl'l‘clll : let the eartli rejoice.”
He does not consider it a tiresome and
gloomy ctnploytnt nt of time to attend public
\\‘Ol'S.'tl;'). “ 1 was glad tvlieti they said ttnto
me let us go up to the house of ‘the Lord:
my soul longeth, yea, fainteth for the courts
of the Lord: tny lienrt and my flesh cry
out for the living Gotl.”
Will it be said that these are the hiqli as-
pirations of superior minds, improved by eve-
ry rtccidettfal atlvarttrtgc, but that tltcy are a-
bovc the C0l1)[')l‘€‘l1t"11Sl01) of the mass of the
people, who can only be excited and amused
by objects and ]iTt!JSUl't.’S of a purely sensual
u:hat‘acter’.l Those who entertain this opin-
ion do great injustice to the mass of the
people, and have formed a very inadequate
-_:c-iiccptiori oftlte digitity and cle-.'ation oftlie
hutttnn cliaritctcr, even in its lowest estate.‘
'l'o all who have reflected on the science of
g‘overntnvtit, and arrived at just conclusions,
it is knoivn that religion is the chief clement
ivliicli consolidates and holds together‘ the fab-
ric of society. In rt great many c'oit'ntt'ies, it
is the force ostensibly and forrnally etriploy-
ed hot‘ this piirposn: in others, as with its, it
opct'tttcs iiidircctly: but how ivottltl it pro-
duce the tzfibct in either way, if Ilia inass of
the people were ittt.litl'ct'ctit to it.’ lt \\'.".S
‘said by Gilsbott that the itttrodtictioti ()fCl}l‘l'S-
ttztnity was one of the principle cuiiscs ofthtt
decline ofthc iozitan ctripirc. This was
ivltolly false in fret; and sounder thinlrers,
't‘t‘tiSOt]lt)_g’ on a (llt":'Ctl_y opposite view of the
subject, have agreed that the t-ivilizin<_r and
cotisolid:itiii.g lIlflllt‘l)(‘8 of Christi:ti'titv (Tn the
rude minds ofthc b-.irl:at'i:iti invztdt-is ofthat
etttpirc, was the chief cause ivhich formed the
new political crcrttionstli-.'tt grew tip out of its
ruins. " The kingotii of Ft'uiice,” says l't"lon-
t:csqtiit~it, “ was tlte work ofthc bisliops,” and
we know that with ;tl.c Pope at ilit-ir hr-ad,
thry governed Europe for several centu-
rirs. In all this tlit-to was titticli ztbusc, but
the vt-ry (‘Kit-‘I'll. of the abuse proves the
-trcngtlt of the principle. If the mass of
the people are ll')(llIll‘l‘Cl'lI to rt--ligion, how
liapponetl it that the whole civilized world
avas thrown itito convulsions fei'-a hundred
n1
.1.
MBER TH
IRTY SEVEN. 3
twice as long as on_ any other day of the’
week.’ I have seen the F_rench peasants dan-‘
citrg utidei‘ thetrees on Sunday afternoons, in‘
their holiday dresses--and I can say with per-
feet truth, that I, know no place in which the
return ofthc Sabbath is more welcomed with
so ntttch interest, and the occupations it-
briugs with it, pursued with so much cheer-
fiilness as in the metropolis of the Pilgrims",
where it is wholly devoted to religion". Let
any one walk the streets of Boston on a fine‘
Sabbath’ morning, vtlien‘ the bells are all
i'inging and the wholepopulation of both
sexes in their best attire, repairing‘ ‘."f" 3"“-""".
rcspcctive places of worship, and ifthe scent-_
does not produce upon his mind a more
pleasing itnpression than the tumult. of ii‘
bull-fight, or the noisy mirth of a rustic‘-
dance, I can only say that his mental con-
stitution is different from mine}-
T/te Pu.7‘ila.ns—-—New E7t_gZtutcl.—-Theft’
labors, their principles, their institutions,
have made New England with its hard
soil and cold long winters, “the glory
of all lands.-” The th‘ou‘sar‘id towns and vil--'
lagt=s—the decent sanctuaries, not for show"
but for rise, crowning the hill tops or peer-'
ing out from the vallies—-the means of edu-'
cation accessible to every family—thc‘ uni-V‘
versal diffusion of l:t1owledge—the order and
thrift, activity and enterprise, the unparalleled
equality in the distribution of land, the gen-
eral happiness resulting from the diffusion
of education and of pure religious doctrine-
the safety in which more than half the pot),-
ulation sleep with unbolted doors—the caltii,
ltoly Sabbaths, when mute nature in the‘gen-
‘cral silence, becomes vocal with praise. when‘
the whisper of the breeze seems more distinct,’.
the dist-itnt. waterfall louder and more music-
—al, the Carrol ofthc morning birds clearer and‘
sweeter-— this is New England; and- where
will you find t..!‘-t-.‘- !il€'°, save 'i‘.'l".Ci5e yoti find
the operation of New-England principles?
and I\’ew-England influence? This is the
work of 6m frtthers and ancient lawgivers.-
Tlitéy came hither not with new theories of.
.govcrtimen't’ from the laboratories of political
ztlcliymists, not to try wild expeIi‘ine'r'ifs up-
on l:u.ran nature, tut only to found a new
empire for God, for truth, for virtue, for free-
dom guarded and bounded by justice. To
have failed in st-it-h~ an attetrtpt‘ would have
been glorious. Their glory is that they’
sticccctled.——I;’aco7t’s Ilislo-r'2"c'ctl Discourses.
Thames Tumtcl.—'l‘lie works connector?
wi-tli this nndcrtttlting have been partially’
suspended‘ during the last three months in
consequence ofthc 'exc‘ava-t.iotis having reac i-
‘_3d'Sf?s'1l’éU'rt’ilt‘~El iiftsatd to p1UI'$fiel’IIlBlIl“‘l.fl'fL'!f
:-ind fifty yeti-t‘s by the religious divisiorts___o_f
great political rerolutionsgof our own days
are among the indirect results ?
Or, look more nearly at our own people,
and the coinmon experience of daily life,
tvliat are t.hc books that circulate itiost wide-
ly tlirotigli alithe classes of the comtrtiinity?
We know that wlicn tltc popular works on
any other snhj?-‘ct are sold bf.-' thousands, those
that i.t'ct‘.l of religioti are sold by tens and liun-
drcds of tl‘rous.:it't~.’ls. 'Would this le the case
if the people did not feel :1 deep itttt-rest in
the SLtltj't‘(_"t? It will perhaps be said that
this difl'er'cnct-. is in p irt the effector’ exertion
Tlierc are Bible Societies, Tract Societies,
blissinnory Socis.-tics, which are all busy itt
distributing rcligitus books, and {his is lll(.'
reason why they circtilutc so tvitlcly. But
why are there no such asstit-izitidtis for the
(listribtttioti of books on liistory, politics, and
the other hranclics of useful ktiov.-letlgti?--
Tlicre is cvitlcntly no other rrason except-
ing that the people take it much deeper in-
terest iti religiott than llicy do in any of
ings with the brtitcs that surrouttd us, t.lt-stin-
cddlike them to pass an ephcntcrttl lift-, aid
then sink into nothing, but that we possess
within us the germ ofa licavcnly nature, for
which death is only the opening of a new
form of existence, and which will devclope
its ft}Culllt‘.‘>‘ tcrcaftcr through the countless
ages of happiness or misery, according as
the opportunities for improvement here have
been intprovedor neglected. -
Religion expands the intellect by f:imili:tr-
izing us with the most interesting qticstions
in the philosophy of morals and mind. It
Cl1l2L‘_Tg€S the heart by repressing the selfish
and "encouraging the social and benevolent
feelings. It checks our pride in prosperity
and our depression in atlversity, by impress-
ing upon us the the trifling lti)pOl‘l£1nCe'.()f
allout‘ present interests when compared Willi
those which belong to its as candidates for a
liiglicttstute of existence. It consoles us
under‘ the agony of putting lrom those we
love, by the reflection that we shall meet
them again in scenes ofpcrmarict littppiness
In it word, it cliauges‘ the universe front a
chaos of confusion and niisery, to a grand
and beautiful creation, the fit l't"Sltl€l1CC and
temple ofthc high and holy One that inhab-
iteth eternitv.
It is not in nature for those who believe
tltesc sublime truths to hear about tlietn or
think of them without the strongest excite-
ment. What is there in. the most ul_tsot_‘biitg
affairs; the most exquisite cntertatrintients,
thatcan ever claim in this respect to come in
to competition with them. What is there,
for example in the fable of the most highly
wrought. and beautiful written roiitstn e,-.
which can be compared, for deep and ab-
sorbing interest, with the splendid history
of creation and redemption, of \\’l)lCl1ll‘.e' rec-
ord is the Bible, the scene the universe, the
time eternity, God, superior beings atid our-
selves the subjects ? VVho ever complained
of not being excited by the proceedings in a
case at law, in which his property or life
were at issue? In-the case which is argued
‘every Sabbath in the courts of God, there is
more at stake than arty earthly property or
mortal life, our share in the inheritance ofa
better world, our happiness or misery
throughout all eternity.
these sulsjccts, ii'ttci‘csting and itnporttint as
they certainly are.
lt is said that public devotional exercises
are t'r-g'rtrrlctl by the people as gloomy and
ti-resotite? I-low l‘.flj)])(‘l'lS it thrn that in
each ofottr l:tt‘ge cities forty or fifty church-
cs are l‘(‘;‘-_lil:‘.‘t‘lj,»' ci'o'.vdr_-d every Sabbath
twice, and’ often three or four times in the
sanic day? Iliad the pleasure, not long since.
of attcnditig an cvciting lecture in one ofthc
largest chttrcltcs in Boston, where every
seat tip to tire top of the pulpit stairs was cc-
cupied. and every alley filled with persons
standing, all listening with tltc brciitltlcss
interest to it scrtitoti a full hour long.—--
Tlierc were probably very few of this audi-
once who had not attended clinrch twice be-
fore on the some day, and not one who was
under any obligntinii or compulsion to at-
tcttd at all. In the less thicltly settled parts of
this country wltcrc the tneansof assisting in
the public exercises of rt-ligioti are not stip-
plit-d in the usual way, the inhabitants of a
,considcr-.tble ext-crtt of territory collect togeth-
lfrom time to time, and hold a prrrmancnt as
isembly of several days for this purpose, un-
fider the name ofa c-.tmp-meeting. ls it prob-
lnblc that crowds of people would cnngt'cgate
lfrorn distaticcs of tliirt_v, forty, perhaps a
iliundrct.l miles, and engage by the week. to
igether in devotional exercises, if they felt no
interest and took no pleasure in them ? I
mean not to- commend in every respect the
order ofthc results of these meetings; but I
say that they strongly’ evince the deep hold
which the subject talres of the pitblic mind;
Facts like these sufficiently prove that it
is not considered‘ by tltc public‘ as a gloomy
and tiresome employment of the Sabbath to
devote it to religious exercises. VVhere the
attention is deeply, without ‘being painfully
engaged. the frame of mind is for the time
agreeable; and I am far from being certain
that agy thing would be gained, even on the
score of cheeitfulness, by substituting a dif-
ferent method efobserving the Sabbath’, from
that which is generally’ in use in this coitu-
trv. ' It has been my fortune to witness the
celebration of’ this sacred’ festival in some of
the capitals of Europe, where the greater
part of it is regularly devoted to public
sports, and, where the theatrcs are open
l-the houses and buildings on the north shore
were removed. The company have been for
some time in treaty for the purchase of the’
buildings required, and tnost of the occupants
having removed, the work of demolition will
intmcdiatcly commence. One ;§.‘ll'Cl]'_ of1t_ho
tunnel will be open for j3C'.l‘.’3ll'l.“.“S m 355?‘);
15 months, and it is expected that the circu-
lar CL}l'flflgG-YOZICIS on each side, and the
whole of the works connected with this great-
natiortal undertaking will be cornpleted in-‘
two years and a half from this time.-
T/tc Last Fas/tio7z.—Tlie last fashion a‘-'
inoitg the ladies has quite a war—like appear-'
ance. It is quite an army of brctrst-'zoo7‘lrs——
wlit-tlier natural or a-rtificia-l, of course, we’
‘cannot say; but" itcertainly wearsa billiger-
ant look, and seems simply to Le a desire to
foster the infant-ry of ottr country.
P/tile. Times.
I —“‘—'.
LA VVS OF CONNECTICUT.
PASSED MAY SESSION, 1840.
An Act in addition to-an‘ act, entitled fsarr
act for the regulation of School S0cl€ll€3i
and for the support of schools." .
Sec. 1-. Be it" errastc/i by the Senate and
Ilouse of Ilcprcstzvttatices in Gcncml Assem-
bly co’/t't‘etzc(I,, That ivhenevcr the; h0und_'ai:y_'
line of any school district which sfjglj :1»
within thc limits of two or '.‘.;o1'e schogzt
societies, shall not have been fully d'efihetI
and settlcil, it ‘shall be'th’e duty of the sever--
al cominittecs of such school societies, to de--
signate and-define such boundary line so" far
as the same may be within the litnits of Sll'Cl§.i
societies t‘espect-i-very‘. _ .
Sec. 2. VVhene.ver any such school’ dis-
trict shall, at a school district meeting, duly
warned and held, request any alteration to
be rtiar’e in the boundary line of such district,
the same may be made by the school society
within the limits of which such proposed at-
terations are included.
Approved, June 8th, 1840:-
’ Vtltti. VV. ELLswon'rrr'.~
An Act in addition to an act er_it'itled' “an act‘
for regulating Salaries and Fecsfi
Be it enacted by the Senate and House q/'
f.’cpresc1ttalz't'es in General Assembly Comicnerla
That each talisman, while necessarily attend‘-r
ing the County or Superior court, having?
been duly returned and enipanncled in the‘
jury, shall receive for each day’s at'teridance'
at either of said courts the sum of ‘seventy-
five cents, which shall‘ be paid by the State;
Approved, June 8th, 1340.
Witt. W. EL1'.sv'voR'rrr.~
_______.________.___
An act in addition of an act entitled “an Act’;
relating to Oaths.”
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by tile Senate and House‘
ofRepresentatives-it-eGeneral Assembly c‘om1enecZ,~
That the moderators of school society meet-
ings, in such meetings; aridjthe clerks‘ of the‘
several school societies in this State, shall be"
empowered: to‘ administer_ all the oaths re-'
quired- by law to be adtninistered to school‘
society and school d1st«riet,oflicers,-and to‘
school teachers. _
Sec. 2 There shall be administered to-'
each school society clerk an oath, in the’
form following, to wit: You. A. A. being
chosen clerk of the school societv in
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