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OCT. A. HILL, thankful forthe patronage
- he has received in his profession during
_12 months past, in Norwalk, begs leave to in-
form tne public, that he still continues a few
doors west ofthe Bridge, in Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be happy at any time to see his
friends, and answer all their calls in Dental
"Surgery. ‘
Incorruptiblc teeth inserted from one to a
full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated, ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, which, if suffered to continue, are
productive of so much mischief.
Refcrcnccs.—Emery Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
M‘Lean, M. D.; Hon. 'l‘homas B. B.itler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaacs. Norwalk. Nehemiah
Perry, M. D. Ridgefield. R. B. Botsford, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp, Danbury. Duct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
.Witter, M. D. Williamantic, Ct.
November 20. 1839. 1
CABINET FURNITURE.
. JAMES A. TINDALL
would respectfully inform the
inhabitants ofNorwalk and its
. vicinity, that he has recently
7 openedaCABINET WARE
V /D,‘ ROOM a few doors north of
"‘ 9-9*-”-‘J. l-looker’s market, where-he
intends to keep on hand a._ general assortnieur
‘dfFUR.NI'I‘URE. manufactured of the best
A?-.‘\
v
itfatérinis, ni'1‘din_th'e most” §1‘_'6dern styte, wt:'i‘ch‘”
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27, 1840.
CABINET FURNITURE.
THE subscriber, grateful for past
favors. would solicit a continuance
ofthe same. He is constantly man-
ufacturing Furniture of all kinds, of
. _ the best materials. and will. keep on
hand a good assortment, not to be excelled by
-any country establishment for cheapness, dura-
bility, or workmanship. _
A good assortment of CHAIRS constantly on
hand, or furnished to order at the shortest notice
for cash. _
The subscriber would also offer Cabinet
Makers in this vicinity, and in the interior, an
opportunity to purchase Mahogany Lumber,
such as Plank, Board, and Veneering, in ex-
change for their Furniture. He will sell this
stock at New York prices, and give good prices
for Cabinet Ware. This arrangement offers to
many, who do not wish to purchase to a great
amount, a first rate opportunity of getting their
stock, and saving expense in time and money.
Call at the Cabinet Ware Room. a few rods
east ofthe Bridge. VIM. A. BARLOW.
Norwalk. May 16. 1340- 53
OIL.
25
barrel or less quantity; Linseed do.; Whale
_do. for sale by WM. C. S'ritEi-:'r.
_ WHITE LEAD.
KEGS No. 1. and Extra Lead, for sale
5 by WM. C. STREET.
FAMILY GROCERIES.
JUST RECEIYED.
THE Subscriber has on hand an
extensive assortment of choice Gro-
~ cerics for families, which were pur-
chased at the lowest cash prices, which enables
him to compete with any other establishment.
ianil to sell his goods very cheap for ready pay.
Old customers as well as the public generally,
will find it to their advantage to drop in satisfy
ihenuel_ves. EDWIN“ Locxwoon.
Norwalk. May 27, 1840. 28
'7' -FAMILY GR OGER Y-
THE subscriber would inform his
' - friends, and the publicgenerally,that
' E ,he keeps constantly on hand, at the
_;. store3 doors north of the mill,a good
ssortinent of the best of FAMILY GROCE-
IES, which he will sell on the most reasonable
terms. In his assortment may be found me
following articles: Loaf..Wbll8 and b|'°W“ 3'
vane, St. Croix, Porto Rico, and New Orleans
Sugar ;' St. Croiz, Porto Rico, New Orleans.
and sugar-house Molasses; bysons young h)’$°[=s
souchong and pouchong Teas; old J ava. Lag“!-
ra, Cuba, and Porto Rico Coffee; wheat and
rye'Flour; Corn Meal, Pilot Bread, soda bis-
cnil. butter and sugar crackers, rice. pork pod
beef hams, mess and prime pork. d|’Y and P'°k’
led cod, mackerel, herrings, sounds and tongues,
butter, cheese, lard, soap, sperm and tallo.W
candles, salt, starch, indigo, pepper. pim6D_|0t
nntmegs. cinnamon, cloves, mace, eitron, gin-
ger, dried currents, raisins, pea nuts, almondes
filber-ts, brazil nuts. figs, prunes, tarnariuds. or-
anges, lemons, honey, pepper sauce, sweetqoil,
pot and pearl ashes, saleratus, cut and plug to-
bacco, snuff, segars,‘shoe brushes, scrubbing do.,
brooms, wrapping and writing paper, water
pails, sand, and all other articles usually found
in a grocery establishment. , '
- - Gonzo D. Jensinos.
N9_ryra,1k-_ M8)’: 1840- .37 , .
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NAPOLEON’S REMAINS.
EXIIUMATION arr s'r. HELENA.
The following narrative is from an eye-
witness ol the scene :—
“ The works commenced at midnight, and
were continued without relaxation for up-
wards of nine hours. It was feared, that in
spite of all the efforts, and the continuance
of two operations set on foot simultaneously,
to reach the coflin, the greater part of the
day would elapse before the exumation would
be completed, and that the translation must
be put off until the next day. But nt"day-
break all uneasiness on this point ceased,
thanks to the able directions of Captain Alex-
French Commissioner. Too much praise
cannot be given to the excellent conduct of
the workmen and soldiers under his orders,
all-of whom pursued their labors with.inde-
feelings by silence and respectful demeanor.
At half-past nine in the morning the earth
was entirely removed from the vault, all the
horizontal strata of masonry demolished, at
the large slab which covered the internal
sarcophagus detached, and raised by means
which,during the 19 years that have elapsed
since it was built, had suffered no detriment,
had so preserved it from the effects of the at-
mosphere and the neighboring spring that at
first sight it did not appear to be in theslight-
est degree injured. The sarcophagus in flag-
stones was perfect, and could scarcely be said
to be damp. As soon asthe Abbe Coquereau
had recited the first fprayers, the coffin was
removed with the greatest care, and carried
by the engineer soldiers bare-headed into a
tent which had been prepared for its reception
near the tomb. After the religious ceremo-
nies on the taking up of the body, the inner
coffins were opened, at the request of the
King's Commissioner, in order that Dr.
Guillard might take the necessary measures
for securing the mortal remains ofNapoleon
from any further decomposition.
ermost coffin was slightly inju1'ed——the lead-
in two others-—oiie in wood and-the other in
tin—the lids of which were taken off with
ing become -detached y the effect of time, ,
had fallen on the body//and enveloped it like
a winding sheet, adherring slightly to it.
It is difficult to describe with what anxie.
expose to them all that death had left of Na-
could scarcely hope to find any thing but
some misshappen remains ofthe least perish- ,'
Guillard, the satin sheet was raised, an inde-
pnleon. Notwithqstanding the singtilatflstate some wood to 5pm, and I must be a.go;,,,"
of preservation 0* “'9 *°ml~ --=-1-coffin-°-«-v-— L;uulitiu'r:Ll the ‘unsecured chap. " e '
OFFICE wEs'r SIDE TI-IE BRIDGE—O'VER HOYT’S STORE.
NORVVALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1841.
Nflfllbqr 19¢
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A lVlEL_'I‘lNG STORY.
One winter evening, a country store-keeper
in the Greenmountain State, was about clos-
ing his doors for the night, and while stand-
ing in the snow outside putting tip his win-
dow shutters, he saw through the glass :1
lounging worthless fcllow within grab a
pound offresh butter from the shelfand hast-
ily concenl it in his hat. .-
The act was no sonnet‘ detected than the
revenge was hit upon, and a very few mo-
mcnts found the Green Mountain store-keep-
er at once indulging his appetite for fun to
the fullest extent, and paying off the thief
, _ _ with a facetious sort of torture, for which he
-andeigand his anxiety to meet the wishesofthe might‘ have gained a premium from the old
inquisition.
"I say, Seth!” said the store-keeper, com-
ing in and closing the door after him, slap-
ing his hands over his shoulders and‘ stain;
fatigable zeal, seeming to participate in our ing the Snow gfl his Show
Seth had his hands upon the door, his hat
upon’ his head, and the roll of new butter in
his hat, anxious to make his exit as soon as
v
ossible. , _
" I say, Seth, sit down ;- I reckon now, on
d I such an e-taxr-nal night as this, a leetle
_ Y ' e .,-
°f“_ “Tana Tl‘: ceméime "T350" r,§“°r£ something warm would’nt hurt-a fellow;
which enclosed t e co in on every si e, an come and 5;, d0“.,,._n
Seth felt very uncertairf; he had the butter,
and was exceedingly anxious to be off. but
the temptation of “something warm” sadly
interfered with his resolution to go.
hesitation, however, was soon . settled by the
right owner ofthe btitter, taking Seth by the
shoulders and planting him in.-21 sent close
to the stove, where he was in such it manner
cornered by the baricls and boxes, that while
the country grocer sat before him there was
no posibility of his getting out; and right
in this very place, sure enough the store-
keeper sat down.
This
"Seth, we'll.have a little warm Santa
Cruiz,”,snid the Green Mountain grocer, as
he opened the stove door, and stuffed in as
many sticks as the space would admit; “ with-
out it you’d freeze going home such a night
The °”l' as this.”
Seth already felt the butter settling down
en coffin was in good condition, and inclosed close, ,0 his hair, and jumped up, db-c1.,,,.;,,g.
he must go.
" Not till you have something warm, Seth ;
the greatest care. The last coffin was lined come‘ live 0.0, ,1 Story to ,9“ you [00, 8;,
. . - . . . a V
on the insidewith whit satin, which, hav- down, now; and Seth was ag,,;n pushed ;n_
0 his’ seat by his cunning torrnentor.
“Ohl it's too darn’d hot here,” said the
etty thief, again attempting to rise.
“Set tlown—don’t be in such a pluguy
ty, with what em’otions, those who were hu,.,.yyt retorged the grocer, pushing him
present waited for the moment which was to back in his ch,,;,._
“But I have got the cows to fodder, and
I S
“ But you mus’ntteur yoursclfaway. Seth,’
n this manner. Sct down, let. the cows take
able Parts 0f ‘be °°5t“me T0 evidence the care of themselves, and keep yourself cool;
identity. But when, by the hand of Dr. you appear to be fidgetty," said the roguish
grocer, with-a wicked leer.
_ €'\-\'
,'l‘he style of Jtinius, writes Coleridge, is a _ _
sort of method.the law of which is :1 balance '°“ the b‘“ for the '55” of T“"‘3‘")’ “N93-
or six lines long, nothing can exceed the slo-
burst into tears.
before their eyes!
scribable feeling ofsurprise and affection was
expressed by the spectators, most of whom smoking gjasses of ha, itum loddy’ me very
The Emperor himself “'35 s’ght of which, in Seth's present situation,
The features Oi his face: would have made his huirstaud erect upon his
though changed: ‘Vere Perfecllyrecognlseds head, had it not been well oiled and kept
the hands pefectly beautiful—his well known down by the butter,
costume had suffered but little, and the co-
i0TS ‘VGTG easilydlsllnglllshed-the '~‘P3“leli5v can butter it to suit yourself," said the gro-
and decorations, and the hat. Seemed i0 be cer, vet with an air of such simplicity that
preserved from decay--the attitude itself was
full of ense,‘a: but for the fragments ofthe sat- Ii Seth, he,-etS_},,.,-eis a Christmas goose...
in linings, which covered as with a fine gauze
several parts of the Uniform. We mlght have Christmas goose,well roasted and busted, eh Cl
believed we saw before us Napoleon still I ten Vou Seth, ifs the greatest thing in
extended on a bed of state, General Ber- C,-e.,,,;0"n,
trand and M. Merciiand. Who were PT9391“ at hog’s lard or common cooking btitter to buste
the interment, quickly pointed outthe difler-
cnt articles which each had deposited in the
coffin, and in the precise position which they
had previously described.
1
closed as well as its oak case.
ing the key of the ebony sarcophagus to .
Count de Chabot, the King’s Commissioner, car, " Why, Seth, you seem to perspire as
Captain Alexander declared to him, in the if you was warm!
name of the Governor, that this cofiin con- your hat ofl .7
taining the mortal remains of the Emperor away 1"
Napoleon, was considered as at the disposal
of the French Government from that dny,and a spasmodic effort to get his tongue loose, av.’
from the moinent__._which it should arrive at clapping both his hands upon his hat, “ No!
the place of embarkation, towards which it
wasabout to be sent .under the orders of
General Middlemore. All the authorities of down the poor fellow’s face and _neck, and
the island, all the principle inhabitants and soaking into his clothes, and trickling down
the whole of the Garrison, followed in pro-
cesssion from the tomb to the quay. From
the moment of departure to the arrival at the
quay, the cannons of the forts and the Belle
On Sunday tiie
18th, at 8 in the morning, the Belle Poule
quitted St. Helena with her precious deposit
Poule fired minute guns.
on board.
During the wh_ole time that the mission
remained {at—:Tar'ries Town, the best under-
standing never ceased to existflbetween the
population of the island and the French.-
The authorities and the inhabitants must
have felt, no doubt, great regret at seeing
taken away from their island the confin that
had rendered it so celebrated; but they -re-
pressed their feelings with a courtesy that
does honortothe frankness of their character.’-3
__________________.
The pangs that the wicked feel are not
always written on their foreheads. Though
wickedness be sugar in their mouths and
wantonness an oil to make them look with
cheerful countenance, nevertheless if their
The next thing was the production of two
" Seth, I’ll give you it toast now. and you
poor-Seth still believed himself unsuspected.
it was about Christmas t.ime)—-here’s :1
And Seth, don’t you never use
with; fresh pound butter, just the some as
you see ‘on that. shelf yonder, is the only
proper thing in nature to basic a goose with
It “ms 3V9" T9‘ —Co me take your bi/.tle7'——I mean, Seth,
marked that the left hand which GeneralBer— take your teddy)’ '
trand had takento kiss still remained slight-
ly raised. Betwen thelt‘-gstnefifihe h31.“’€’-Te to melt, and his mouth was as hermetically
the two vases which C0ni=lin9d the heart 5: sealed up asthougli he hadbeen born dumb.
entrails.
The two inner coffifls W679 Ciltefllilj’ Closed ing from under his hat. and his handkerchief ‘
again—the old leaden coffin was strongly was already soaked with the greasy overflow.
blocked up With wedges Of W005. and imlli Talking away as if nothing was the matter,
were once more soldered up with the most the grocer kept stuffing the woodinto the
minute precautions. under the direction of stove, while poor Seth satboit upright, with
Dr. Guillard. These different 0p8Tati0flS be‘ his back against the counter. and his knees
'ng terminated, the ebony sarcophagus was almost touching the red hot furnace before
On de1iver- him i '
" Darnntion cold night this,” said the gro- farjo, M73
Poor Seth now began to smoke as well as
Streak after streak of the buttericame pour-
Why don’t you take
Here let me put your hat
" No 1'.’ exclaimed poor Seth at last, with
I must go; let me out; I aint well, let ‘me
go I” A greasy cataract was now pouring
his body _into his very boots, so that he was
literally in a perfect bath of oil.
“ Well, good night Seth.” said the humor-
ous Vermonter, " if you will go ,” adding, as
Seth got out into the road, “ neighbor, I
reckon the fun I've had out of you is worth
a ninepence so I shan’t charge you for that
pound of butter.”
Yankee ‘ Cuteness.’--Some timesince, the
Yankee schooner Sally Ann. under com-
mand of one Capt. Spooner, was beating up
the Connecticut river.. Mr. Comstock the
mate, was at hisstation forward. According
to his notion ofthings, the schooner wasget-.
ting rather to near certain flats which lay
along the larboard shore ; so aft he goes to
captain, and says he-—“ Capt. Spooner,
you’re getting rather close to them are flats:
hadn’t you better go about?” .
Says Capt. Spooner——" Mr. Comstock, do
you go forward and attend to your part of
-the schooner; I’ll attend to mine.” ,
Well. Mr. Coinstock marched forward-in
I,‘ CHAR LOAF TOVEH--small itiiiie, -for
I sale ‘cheap. ~Eiiqnire at this ofiico-.
hearts were disclos‘ed,,'their glittering estate
would not greatly he envied. ,_’___,
/.
high dudgeon. ‘Boys,’ says he, ‘see that
are mud book all clear for letting go.’ ‘Aye
aye, sir-—all clear.’ ‘ Let go,’ says he,
Down went the anchor, out rattled the chain
rind like a flash the Sally-Arm came lufling
tnto the wind, and then brought up all stand:
ing. ‘
, Aft sails Mr. Comstock again, and touch-
ing his hat very cavalierly, ‘Captain spoon.
er,’ says he. ‘nay part of the schooiit-r’s at
aiichor.’—N. Y. Herald.
_ Pascal and Junius.—The original of Ju-
IUUS may undoubtedly be found in Pascal’s
letters to a Provincial. T/Ve know not wheth-
ér this similarity of manner has ever been
pointed out; but it is certainly curious; nor
was the similarity oftheirirruptiou into pub-
llc notice less so. Both leaped upon the stage
of ‘public life, and both concealed their fea-
tlirre with a mask. Pascal's dropped‘ off,
1ih*-.12": that of Junitis only waits the hand of
the.Grenvill‘e family. Their unexpected ap-
parf.;ion produced equal terror: the Sorboune
trembled at the voice of Montulte ; the House
of Commons quailed before the challenge of
Juuius. Personal feeling mingled with the
religion of the first and the patriotism of the
st-c_orid. We cannot lollow the burning
pen of Junius without perceiving that some
irritated feeling, for himself or for a friend,
quickened its motion; we cannot trace the
breathless lines of Pascal, withoutconfcssiug
that the persecution of Arnold nourishctl the
blaze of his anger. There might have been
in both, as there certainly was in one-,an unity
of motives; and Junius might have fought for
liberty, and Pascal for truth. The fountains
of human thought frequently flow in purity
from their lofty springs, yet gather streams as
tiicy descend, and become turbid as they be-
come mighty. Nevertheless, they retain, in
some measure, the virtue of their native beds,
and cart still cleanse the vices and heal the
\_l'0l1I'l(lS ofgthose who use them. Freedom
revived under-thc_prote_cting shield oflimius;
Jesuitism sank down exhausted beneath the
spear of Pascal. Nor was their task unat-
tended with danger. The private‘correspon-
dcnceoflunius withMr. VVood fall shows how
quickly his heart sometimes beat with ner-
vous apprehcusion, and Pascal knew that he
lived upon the very edge ofdestruction. That
body oflearned impostors whom he opposed,
were not accustomed to confine their poison
within the boards ofa voltime.
If we turn to their works, we discover a
surprising similarity, not°only in the temper
of their eloquence, but in the construt-tion of
their sentences. They delight especially in
that contrast of thought which is called an-
tithesis: it is the great weapon of Junius;
without that sling, he never hurls the stone
with a deadily force; the ineffectual missile
,,;,,_?,, ,,,,-.....i.... otcatsipiatc of the enemy.
ofthesis and antithesis; \‘.‘ll';'fl he gets out of
this aphoristic metre into a sentence of five
venliness ofthe-English. 'Horne.Tookc and
a long sentence. said the critic, were the on-
ly tiyo antagonists that were too much for
him; but Coleridge deemed the antithesis of
Jnnius to be real antithesis of images or
thoughts. And so it is, although in a loss
degree, with Pascal. Sometimes, indeed,
the veliemcnce ofhis eloquence carried him
on with an impetuosity that disdains the boun-
daries of rheotic; and, instead of :1 single
point, he seemed to confront his antagonist
with rt thousand spears. He has more agil-
ity than the eminent writer to whom be we
have compared him, and now retreats and
now returns, with the rapidity of lightning,
to shoot the arrowy sleet of his sarcasa m in
the fices of the dismayed pursucrs. The
dicticti of both is exquisitely pure and idio-
Ipatic‘; perhaps its excellence is more uniform
ip Pascal. Every expression is selected
\l’ll.l1ll1i’tpplnGSS, and placed with care; the
commonest phrase has El. dignity about it.-—-
Though his arrow be aimed only at a dog,
lie darts it from a silver bow.
* ' Fraser's ‘Magazine for Dec.
.M1s. Sigou.7'7i,cg/ z°71,Pm'is.——'I'lie corres-
ndent of the National Intelligencer, (Mr.
tilsh,) refers to the presence of our gifted
c untrywoman in the following extract from
rccgnt letter:
Apfopos of poets and authoresses, I may
36 permitted to relate that I had the satisfac-
on o’ bringing togethér, lately, in my snug
Sig'ourne_7/ and‘ Casimir De-
avig‘ e. The French bard had been made
aéqunted with the cast and merit ofour
gcrtun woman’s verses, by his wife, who is
conv sant with our language:-——De|avignc’s
prod tions bear the closest affinity to those
of P e, in sound sense, classic taste, and
elab te refinement of nietre,— I regard
themon the whole, as moretcreditahle to
Fren "talent and literature than those of
ofL artine and Victor Hugo, who enjoy
a u- ‘noisy renown. Seine ofhis dramat-
ic a lyric compositions deserve every,
kind t praise. I have encountered no
Fret authors of "European reputation”
so re arkable for modesty. simplicity of de-
meat r. and sober sense in talk. The kind-
red alities of Jlfrs. Sigom-ney seemed to
iinpr s him correspondingly.
T Phlladelphiagand Trenton Railroad
Com ny have commenced work on their
road the same streets where the riots and
dest tion of private property took place last
fall. - considerable number of persons are}
hap g round, ineuacing and threatening
the rkmen; more a day or two back than
at pent. The propability is that there
will no popular outbreak, in the hope that
the gisluture may repeal the law. so far
as t street in question is concerned,-—but
shou that body rise without doing any
thin would-notauswer for the consequen-
ces be feeling is‘ very decided.
T Philadelpia North American says
our w Jersey earthquake was ‘F no great
sli.«z'.” . -
.4
still I am sorry ‘to perceive lltut there is a
a different mode or thinking might be rea-
sonahly expected. Mr. Cushiug is among
the advocates of the bill.
to-day, Mr. Buchanan took occasion to pro-
nounce it flaming eulogy on General Jack-
son.
Mrs. Gaines and the Gen-anal lectured
last evening before the Southwark Institute
on floating brttterics and the horror_s of war.
Mrs. G.’s lecture on this terrific theme is
like a rainbow rising bold and beautiful over
a cataract of agony and thunder, and will
havejust about as much effect in silencing
uproar and initigutiiig horror. The only
difference is, ‘the rainbow comes in obedi-
ence to a law of nature, the lecturer in vio
lntion of all its proprieties. We may yet
live to see bounets and bodkins in our legis-
latures, and cradles on the way to Congress.
How interesting-it would be to hear the lit-
tle bluecyed fellow there filling the pauses
of female oratory with their piping voices.
Hush my babe. lie still and slumber.
\Vhile thy mother makes her speech,
And the nations catch with wonder
What a woman's tongue can teach.
Then with kisses slie’il caress thee,
Caught from out thy cradled rest,
And wiili yearning rapture press tliee—--
Blue eyetl cher-ub—to her breast.
P/citadel]:/Lia Nor!/i American.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS MAY.
BY ii. W. LoNci-*iaLLow.
——.
The sun is bright, the air is clear.
The darting swallows soar and sing,
And from ilie.-stately elms I hear
The blue-bird proplicsying Spring.
So blue you winding river flows,
It seems an outlet from the sky,
\Vliere. waiting till the west wind -blows,
The freightetl clouds at anchor lie.
All things are uew—-the buds. the leaves,
That gild the elm tree's nocltliiig crest,
And even the nest beneath Ilie eaves-
There are no birds in last year's nest.
All things rejoice in youth and love,
The fullness ofthcir first delight,
And learn from the soft heavens above
The melting tenderness of night.
Maiden! that read'st this simple rhyme,
tion. As soon as this was discovered, Mr.-
Black, of Georgia, moved the reeonsidera-‘
ion of the vote by which the resolution had
been laid op the table, and after some ‘con-
versation the motion was passed by it vote of
103 to 5l. The question now being, what
should be dnnéwvitli the resolution, Mr.
Wise and Mr. Adams rose nearly at the
same time, and each claimed the floor.
The speaker decided in favor of Mr. Wise.
but Mr. Adams contented for his right, and
kept on speaking. Mr. Wise alsospoke,
and made his tones heard above those of his
coiiipctitor, At last Mr. Adnmsjtook his
seat, and Mr. Wise continued. He con-
tended that the portion of the resolution only
that referred to the abolition of slavery,
should be rejected and the crest received.
-Mr. Black wzisfor rejecting the whole, and
Mr. Adams of course was vehement that
the whole resolution should be received.
Thus the matter stood, the House being in
great confusion, when the morning hour
having elapsed the order ofthe day was tak-
en up.
This was the consideration ofthe resolu-
tion reported from the Committee of Ways
and Mt-ans. for a new issue ‘of Treasury
riotes. The House having resolved itself
into committee, Mr. Thompson of S. C. a-
rose and spoke for the remainder of the day,
with great perspicuity and energy.
Si:-.\'ATE—'l‘iiUitsn.A.r, Jan. 21.
In the Senate Mr, Crittcnden moved the
postponement of the further debate on the
pro emption Bill, in order to afford time for’
the newly elected scnators from Virginia
and Massachusetts to come on. _This mo.
tion was lost by a vote of 20 to 19. He
then moved the recommitment of the Bill
with instructions for an amendment much
similar to that proposed by him before and
lost. Mr. C. spoke long and well, in sup-
port of his motion. He was followed by Mr.
Wright, who endeavored to show the neces-
sity ofa forced sale of the public lands, to
replenish the exhausted treasury. Mr. Web-
stci‘ then arose, and in a briefibut pertinent
speech, pointed out how the same result
Enjoy thy _vouth—it will not stay;
Enjoy the fragrance ofiliy prime,
For . Oh! it isnot always May!
Enjoy the Sping of Love and Youth,
To some,gootl angel leave :he rest.
For Time will teach ilie soon the truth—-
There are no birds in last year's nest.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Co1'rcsponde7ice of the N. Y. Times.
I‘IuUSI-2-\V1:IDi\‘ESDA1', Jan. 20.
- "l\r!i‘.' ell, r.~:‘ TL‘l!tl. tins iuatie it very ox-
cellcut speech in the House, this l‘tlO1'—nlD.:2’.;
After he had closed, the committee rose, and
the House adjourned. Mr. VViiddy Thomp.
son having thefloor for to-morrotv.
Si~;.VATE—Wi~mNi:snAi', Tan. 20.
The Senate has been the scene of an ani-
mated debatc on the land question, in which
many of the Senators took part—the imme-
diate subject being a series of amendments
proposed by Mr. Iluntington, of Connecti-
cut, some of which passed and others were
rejected. Among the former was one strik-
‘ing out that clause of one of the sections of;
the bill which allows two persons who have
settled on the same quarter section, to take it
portion of the adjacent land, in order to make
out the full amount of their pre-cmption.
An aiiicudmt-iit, chuiiging the earliest age
of those to whom the benefits ofthe bill are
to be extended from l8to ‘2l _ve:ii's, was reject-
ed. ’.A settled disposition is manift.-sted on
the part ofthe friends ofthis bill, to drive it
through before the arrival of Messrs. Rives,
and Bates, from Virginia and l\'lilSSt'tCllllS(illS,
and before official communication is nizide to
the senators from Pennsylvania, of the reso-
lution of instruction passed in the legislature
of the latter state, and referred to by me in at
recent letter. Accordingly, the Senate rc-
fuscd to adjourn'unt'il five o’clock this eve-
ning and the question on cngrosstnent was
taken. The vote was 30 to l7.
will, without doubt, pass the Senate.
Although I have hoped it was not likely,
l
possibility that it may finally pass the House.
Many are in favor of its passage from whom
In the course ofthe debate in the Senate,
This was rather out of place.
Mr. Clay, in reply seemed to think that
might be obtained by placing imposts on
foreign luxuries. The debate was conluded
by Mr. Benton who spoke for some time in
his usual style of violence and afieclation.
The Senate adjourned without taking the
question on Mr. Crittende-n's proposition.
1lIr. l3.ll.t’—S arrived to day. and .Mr. Rives
may be expected on Sunday. By that time
the instructions must arrive to Messrs. Buc-
hanan and Sturgeon form the Legislature
of Pennsylvania, any possibly similar ones
from the Lcgislatuws oftheir several States,
to Mcssrs. Allen, Tuppan and Ruel Wil-
liams, which would entirely change the‘
cliaroctct‘ ofthe vote that would be given on
the final passage of the bill. Much therefore,
depends on keeping offthe question as long
as possible.
Among the resent arrivals I notice Gen.-
GAIN]-‘.S, who reached here yesterday, and
Gen. SOLOMON VAN RENssAL.u:it. The
siateinent that the gentleman last named was
-.1 candidate for the collectorship of New
York is received with general distaste. That
Gen. VAN RENSSALAER should be reinsta-
ted in the position from which he was driven
by party violcncc, every one desires. But
there are many reasons why it would be a.
iiiatter of regret for him to become a candi-
date for the office above mentioned. It is
hoped the statement referred to is incorrect.
Who will be selected to fill that important
office is more a matter of doubt than is per-
haps generally supposed.
Commodore Stevens of the Navy Yard
died suddenly last night of apoplexy. The
attack was very sudden. The deceased spent
the early part ofthe evening at a party giv-
en by the Spanish Ambassador.
Si:NA'ri~;-.-FRIDAY, Jan. 22.
iii the Senate the debate on the Preemp-
omption bill was resumed. Mr. Buchanan
spoke at considerable length. “My princi-
ples of instruction,” said he, in allusion to the
resolutions before the Legislature of Penn-
SO the bi” ’sylvo.ni:i, “were adopted in the days of polit-
I shall not abandon them in
If instructed, I
cal sunshine.
the days of political gloom.
shall obey; and ifthe principle of Distribu-
tion is to be adopted, as I foresee it may be,
1 am glad to learn as I do that it is to be ac-
coin panicd by Pre-emption.”
to make some anmndversions in reference to
:1 Nationul Bank. denouncing the establish-
ment of _such‘an institution.
his‘ remarks’ the contended that there had
been no extravagance on the part of the pres- ‘
ent Administration. ~
He proceeded
In continuing
Mr. Crittenden replied briefly to Mr. Bu-
chanan and mentioned again the actsthat he
sions.
be brought about.
. '- . i l r'et in a s ch ofthis: . .
l.l§tiEi§‘§.3i.i;-”§.ll’§i.‘}'a if-.nti.m’.Z‘I5 i..d't“°usht to be extravagant In =he history of
been gtppointed by the G'el]r‘.l‘t‘tl, “ Minister
I-"leni'poientirtry to the Emperor of all the
Russias.”
Should this bill finally pass both Houses
of Congress, and go into full operation, it
will beone ofthe most injurious measures
to our new states and territories that -could
Not in one case among
an hundred will the honest, industrious, hard
working settler be benefittcd by its provi-
On the contrary, the land will find
its way indirectly into the hands ofspccula-
tors, and a door will be opened to fraud, bri-
the Administration, citing among others the
fact that the agents-of the Government had
connived at acts of extravagance, and as hebe-
lieved, participated in conduct altogether iri-
defensible. Corn, which had been bought
at one dollar and more a bushel, had been
sold at three cents, and not higher than sev-
r-nteen cents. Bacon sold at two and three
cents a pound, which cost the government
a great deal of money. The agents of the
government had purchased thesefprovisions,
other persons not being able to come’ into
competition with them, for the reason that
government money was to be received for
bery, and corruption, that will produce dis-
sension and confusion, not free from the
shedding of blood, for years to come.
the Supreme Court until the 25th of Febru-
The Antistad case has been postponed in
ary next.
Housi.~:—-THURSDAY. Jan. 21.
An amusing scene of confusion arosp in
the House of Representatives this morning.
Mr. Adams introduced a resolution, part of
which related to the Abolition of Slavery.
and which through inadvertence ofthe Speak
er, was laid on the table, contrary to the
rules of the House, which forbids the recep-
i
economy of the Administration.
government goods.
The discussion was continued. by Mr.
Buchanan, who became excessively sensative
'n the end, and continued his defenceof the
Mr. Crittenden rejoined briefly, when Mr.
Calhoun took part in the debate, He said
he agreed with the Senator from Kentucky
that there had been acts of extravagance on. .
the part of all the Executive Dopartments.
He believed too that the Heads of Depart-
ments were responsible. and that the Admin-
istration should be responsible. Economy,
in his opinion, was a legitimate subject ot'ag-
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