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Volume XXIV.
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DENTAL NOTICE.
OCT. A.-. HILL, thavkfulforthe 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.
Iucorrtiptible teeth inserted from one to a
. full set. Also, teeth cleansed, separated. ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthe teeth
attended to, whicli,if suffered to continue. are
productive ofso much mischief.
References.--Emery Bissell, M. D.: -J- D-
M‘Lcan, M. D.: Hon. Thomas B. Bttler;
Hon. Benjamin lsaztcs, Norwalk. Nehemiah
Pen-ya M, D, Ridgefieltl. R. B. Botsfortl, M.
D.; Doct. D. P. Knapp‘. Danbury. _D0ct.
Howell Rodgers, Colchester, Ct. William
Witter, M. D. Williamantic, Ct.
November 20, I839. 1
CABINE T FURNITURE.
THE subscriber, grateful for past
favors, would solicit a continuance
ofthe same. He is constantly inan-
ufacturitig Ftirtriture ofall kinds, of
the best materials. and will keep on
hand a good assortment, not to be excelled by
any country establisliriient for cheapuess, dura-
bility. or-.wnrkrnaiishin.. . {T _ , __
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
opportunllv to purchase Mahogany Lumber,
such as Plank, Board, and Verieering, in ex-
change for their Furniture. He will sell this
stock at New York prices, and give good prices
Tliisarrangerneiit offers to
many, who do not wish to purchase :0 a great
amount, a firsi 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. V/M. A. BARLOW.
_Norwalk. May 16, 1840. 53
CABINET FURNITURE.
JAMES A. TINDALL
wguld respectfully inform the
inhabitants ofNorwalk and its
’_ "T;-. ., vicinity, that he has recently
I opened aCABINET WARE
‘ RO()M a few doors north of
‘ - v.->=-s”=5'J.~ I-Ioolter’s market, where he
intends to keep on hand a general assortment
ofFURNITURE. manufactured of the best
m iterials,andin the most modern style, which
he will sell on reasonable terms.
Norwalk. April 27. 1840- 25
FAMILY GROCERY.
THE subscriber would inform his
friends, and the publicgenerally,that
he keeps constantly on hand, at the
store3 doors north ofthe mill. a good
assor nent of the best ofFAMILY GROCE-
RIES, which he will sell on the most reasonable
terms. In his assortment may be found the
following articles: Loaf, white and brown Ha-
vana, St. Croix, Porto Rico. and New Orleans
Sugar; St. Croiz, Porto Rico, New Orleans,
and sugar-liouse Molasses; hyson,youug hyson,
souchong and pouchong Teas; old Java, Lagui-
ra. Cuba, and Porto Rico Coffee; wheat and
rye Flour; Corns Meal, Pilot Bread, soda bis-
’ cuit, butter and sugar crackers, rice. pork and
beef hams, mess and prime pork. dry and pick-
led cod, mackerel, herrings, sounds and tongues,
butter. cheese, lard, soap, sperm and tallow
candles, salt, starch, indigo. pepper, pimeni‘o,
nutmegs. cinnamon, cloves, mace, citron, gin-
ger, dried currants, raisins, pea nuts, almonds,
filberts, brazil nuts. figs, prunes. tamarinds. or-
auges, lemons. honey, pepper sauce, sweet oil,
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.
Goon) D. JENNINGS. _
Norwalk. May. 1840. 27
,FAMILY GROCERIES.
JUST RECEIYED.
THE Subscriber has on hand an
extensive assortment of choice Gro-
"- ' ceries for families, which were pur-
chased at the lowest cash prices, which enables
hitn to compete ,with any other establishment.
and 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
themselves. EDWIN LOCKWOOD.
Norwalk. May 27. 1840.
OIL.
ESUPERIOR winter LAMP OIL, by the
barrel or lessquantity; Linseed do.; _W'nale
do. for sale by M- C» STREET-
’ WHITE LEAD. ,
KEGS No. 1. and Extra Lead, for sale
by
Wu.'C. STREET.
From the New York -.Mirror.
The following lines descriptive of fact were
sent to the children ofthe Sunday school at St.
Thornas’scliutch. in this city, by Dr. Hawkes,
the rector :
I know a widow, very poor,
\Vho four small children had:
The oldest was but six years old—
A gentle modest lad.
And very hard this widow toiled 1
To feed her children four; -
An honest pride the woman ft-It
Though she was very poor.
To labor she would leave her home-
For children must be fed ;
And glad was she when she could buy
A sliilling‘s worth of bread.
And this was all the children had
On any day to eat;
They drank their water, ate their bread,
But never tasted meat.
Oiieday when snow was falling fast,
And piercing was the air,
I thought that I woultl go and see
How these poor children were.
Ere long I reached their cheerless home,
‘ Twas searched by every bretze;
Wlien going in, the eldest child
I saw upon his knees.
I paused to listen to the boy—
He never raised his head;
But still went on and said—-“Give us
This day our daily bread."
I waited till the child was done,
Still listening as he prayed-
And when he rose Iasked him why
' The Lord’s prayer he had said I
“ VVhy. sir," said be, “this morning, when
My mother went away,
She wept. because she said she had
No bread for us to-day.
“ She said. we children now must starve,
Our fathcrlieing dead;
And then I told her not to cry,
’ . For I could get some bread.
" Our Father, sir. the prayer begins
\Vhich tirade rrie think that He,
As we have got no father here,
VVonld our kind father he.
“ And then you know the prayer, sir, too.
Asks God for bread each day;
So in the corner, sir. I went,
Anti that's what made me pray."
Iquicklyleftthat wretched room,
And went with fleeting feet;
And very soon was back again.
With food enough to eat.
“ I thought Gorlhearcl me.” said the boy;
I answered with a nod-” I
I could not sneak . but mu:-.h I though
- 1.-)¥'Il1n4 child's _,Qn.Ih 7:72 r -— -
MISCELLANY. ’
A GOOD STORY.
A few years ago, their came to the Lion
Inn, at , a pleasant looking, great coat-
ed, commercial sort of a body.
‘ TVell, landlord what have you got?
Rump steak, eh? oyster soup, eh‘? bottle of
sherry, good eh ?—send them up.’
Dinner was served, wine was despatched
and a glass of brandy and water comfortably
settled the dinner. '
' \Vaiter,’ said the traveller, cooly and
dispassionately wiping his motith with a nap-
kin, ‘waiter I am awkwardly situated.’
‘Sir,’ said the waiter, expecting a love
letter.
‘ I cannot pay you.’
‘Sorry for that, sir—I must call my master.’
(Enter landlord.)
‘My good sir, you sec~this>is rather awk-
ward, good dinner! capital dinner! famous
wine! glorious grog! but no cash.’
The landlord looked black.
‘ Pay next time——often go on this road-
done nothing to-day—good house yours——a
great deal in the bill way.’
The landlord looked black.
‘ No difference to you, of course! pleas-
ant house this—plenty of business—happy
to take your orde‘r—-good credit—good bills.’
‘There is my bill, sir prompt payment,
pay as I go.’
‘Ah, but you must not go without pay-
ing. Let us see 17s 6d. Let us have a
pint ofsherry together, make it upto apound
that will square it.’
‘Sir, I say you are a swindler, sir, I will
have my irioney.’
‘Sir, I tell you I will call and pay you
in 3 weeks from this time, exactly; for I
shall have to pass this road again.’
‘ None of that, sir, it won't do with me ;
pay me my money, or I’ll kick you out.’
The stronger rcmonstrated, but the land-
lord kicked him out.
‘ You will repent this,’ said the stranger.’
The landlord did repent it. Three weeks
after that day. ptinctually, the stranger reen-
tered the Lion Inn. The landlord looked
very foolish, the stranger smiled and held
out his hand——‘ I’ve come to pay you my
score, as I promised.’
The landlord made a thousand apologies
for his rudeness. So many swindlers about
there’s no knowing whom to trust. Hoping
the gentleman would pardon him.’
' Never mind, landlord—but come let’s
have some dinner together—let us befriends.
What have you got, eh .7 nice little ham, of
yourown curing, ‘good! greens frotn your
own garden! famous bottle of sherry. and
two bottles of port; waiter this is excellent.’
‘ Dinner passed over; the landlordhobbed
and nobbed with the stranger and they pass-
ed quite a pleasantafternoon. The landlord
retired to attend to. his avocations, the stran-
ger finished his ‘comforter’ of brandy and
water and addressed the waiter—-
‘ Waiter what is the pay .7’
‘ Two pound ten shillings and sixpence,
sir, including the former account.
‘And -l_i,a_lf,a crown for yourself.’
'_'Mak'es two pound ten shiIlin'g's and nine-
. IV % j ‘I ' '
NORWALK, o'r. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1341.
Number 15.
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pence, sir,’ replied the waiter, rubbing his
hands.
‘Say two pounds thirteen shillings,’ said
the stranger, with a benevolent smile, ‘and
call your master.’
(Enter landlord smiling and hospitable,)
‘Sorry you are going so soon, sir.’
The stranger merely said with a fierce
look, ‘I otved you seventeen and sixpencc
three weeks ago. and you kicked me out of
your house for it.’
The landlord began to apologize.
‘No words sir, I owed you seventeen and
sixpence, and y u kicked me out of your
house for it. 1 now owe you two potinds
thirteen shillings. You mtist pay yourself
in a check on thezsarne batik, for I have no
money now.
BROTHER .ioNA'rriAN’s wirE‘s
ADVICE TO HER DAUGHTER
oN THE on or HER MARRIAGE.
Now Polly, as you are about to leave us,
a few words seem appropriate to the occa-
sion. Although I regret the separation, yet
[am pleased that your prospects are good.
Yoti riiust not think that _all before you are
Elysian fields. 'I‘oil, care and trouble, are
the companions of frail human nature. Old
conncxions will be dissolved by distance, by
time and death. New ones are formed;
Every thing pertaining to this life is on the
change.
A well cultivated mind, united with a
pleasant easy disposition, is the greatest ac-
complishment in a lady. I have endeavor-
ed from the first to the present moment, to
bring you up in such a manner as to forrri
you for future usefulness in society. TVo-
man was never made merely to see and be
seen; but to fill an important space in the
great chain in nature, planned and formed
by the Almighty Parent of the Universe.
You have been educated in habits of indus-
try, frugality, economy andnt-atness. and in
those you have not disappointed me.
It is for the man to provide, and for the
wife to take /care and see that every thing
within her circle of movement, is done in
order 55 season; therefore let method and or-
der be considered important. A place for
every thing and every thing in its place, are
good family mottos.
A thorough knowledge of every kind of
business appropriate to the kitchen, is indis-
pensible, for without such knowledge a lady
is incapable of the management of her own
business, and is liable to imposition by her
servant every day. Brit in those things you
have been instructed.
You will be mistress ofyoiir own house,
and observe the rules in which you have
been educated. You will endeavor aibml? allvl
things to make your fire side the most agree-
able place for the man of your choice. Pleas-
antry and a happy disposition will ever be
considered necessary to th-is important end-
but a foolish fondness is disgusting to all.——
Let reason and common sence ever guide
——these aided bya pleasant friendly disposi-
tion, render life happy; and without these it
is not desirable. Remeriiber your cousin
Eliza. She married with the hightest pros-
pects; but from a petulent, peevisn, and
complaining disposition, and negligence, e-
very thing went wrong; and her home be-
came a place. of disquictude to her husband.
To avoid this, he sought a place to pass a-
way vacant time, where, associated with those
more wicked than himself, he contractedtbe
habit of intemperance, and all was lost-
and poor Eliza was throtvn upon the chari-
ty of her friends.
Be pleasant and obliging to your neigh-
bors-ready to grant assistance when neces-
sary. Be careful of their characters, and do
not readily believe an ill report. Throw
the mantle of charity over their failings,
knowing that we are human and liable to
err. Abhor a tuttler, and give no place to
the reports of such However strong a pro-
vocation may be, never contend for the last
word. -
Let your Bible show that it is used.
Give no place to novels in your library.
Let history, biography and travels be read,
when time and opportunity admit-without
interfering with the important duties of the
family. Be not ignorant of the events of
the time being, therefore read some journal
of the day.
As to friends who may call on you—nev-
er be confused or in a hurry; treat them
with hospitality andjpoliteness, and endeavor
to make them happy in their own way.
Never tcaze them to do this or that, which
they do" not prefer. True politeness consists
in an easy and pleasant deportment, and
making our friends easy, and permiting them
to enjoy themselves in that way which is
most pleasing to them.
Speak with deliberation. The other sex
tell its that ‘the female tongue is never tired,’
be it so ; let it be regulated by reason.
At the close of the week, if possible, let
all your work for the time be done. so that
on Sunday you may inrprove your time in
such a manner as will be appropriate to the
day, and never, eittraordinarics excepted, let
your seat be vacant at church.
As to dress; decency is becoming to all,
but extravagance opens a door to want; fol-
low the fashion of the day so far as decency
and good sensejwill approve, but avoid singu-
larity. Be not troubled for what you have
not; be thankful for. and take care of what
you have. A legborn hat, loaded with flow-
ers, will not cure the head ache, nor a gold
watch prevent the consumption.
ELLSLER AND THE DYING CHILD.
The folly of lavishing princely sums up-
on foreign dancers is powerfully exhibited in
the two following sketches. One represents
Mad. Ellsler on a benefit night, and the oth'-
or pictures adying child on the same eve-
ning.—Hear them : y
" She floated about like a- fairy, but very
voluptuous looking spirit, and cut her toes
hither and-thither, and swayed her body to
and fro in a way which was a caution to all
inflammable young gentlemen, grey headed
or not. The lovely creatures, who graced
the scene, looked on enchanted, and made all
bright with their smiles; the vast crowd of
men shouted and applauded with their whole
might, and the beautiful dancing woman
giving them an extra flirt or two, which set
them all in a perfect agony of delight, made
her bow—the curtain dropped, the dear
Fanny tapping her wring your neck ofi,
upon the shoulder, said ‘dere, dc-re is to one
thousand dollars almos-—-now let us go.’
But the audience said no, and they shouted
and screamed and thumped for her to come
out and—-
‘ At that moment, in an obscure hovel,
open in many parts to the cold, biting winds,’
without fire, alone sat a poor worn-an, hold.
ing to her cliill’d bosom her sick and dying
child, while upon Ft rude pallet of straw lay
two shivering little creatures, her children
too. Her eye tvas heavy with watching.
her cheek sunken with hunger and stifi'orip:g
her lieait filled with the very gall and
terness of life. Still how truly, oh! how
truly, answered that heart to the pang of ti
mother's love, as she gazed into the innocent
face of her dying babe; hotv fast flowed the
tears from eyes which had known little but
sorrow and weeping through rrrany weary
days— how deep and fervent was the pray-
er-which came tip from the very fountain of
privation and grief. There was no heart
near to sympathise, no kind hand to aid, no
soft voice to soothe—tlie physiciar/s healing
art—charity’s angel arm came not to soften
the dying riioments of her poor babe, and as
life flickered and waved in its fair um, and
the sobs of the mother sounded in that soli-
tary room, as ,in the agony of her griefshe
exclaimed, ‘a ft_‘\V pence had saved thee to
me, my sweet babe,’-as the sleepers on the
-pallet of straw murmured in their uneasy
slumber; ‘Mother, dear mother, give me
sorne bread’ as the keen wind came
through the crevices and she clasped the dy-
ing child to her bosom; at that moment,'a
dancing woman, a stranger, with her wealth
of thousands, and her ingots of gold and sil-
ver—-inade her last graceful boiv, and took
the princely sum which was hei"s for a few
motnent’s pleasant labor.
' As the spectators gave their last shout,
the babe’s innocent spirit winged its flightto
heaven, and the mother gazed in despair up-
on all that remained to her ofthe little prai-
tler whom she so dearly loved.
" Such is life.”
From the IVesle'rn Farmer and Gardner.
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C/tilrl}morl.—-Ali! Childhood-—.beatiliful
mystery l—i-how does nature lie all around
thee, as a treasure house of ivonders. Sweet
and gentle season of being!—whose flowers
bring on the period of ripening, or bloom
out to wither and fade in their lovliness—time
of thick-coming joys and tears! of tears that
pass quicklyiaway, as ifthey did'not belong
to thee, of joys that linger and abide long &.
yet make the long day short—time of weak-
ness! yct of power‘ to charm the eye ofnges
from their lore. Childhood! whata mystery
art thou, what mysteries dost thou deal with.
What mystery is there in the unfoldina fac-
ulties, that call forth wonder from thos: that
gaze upon thee, and seem to thyself al-
most as if they were strange reminiscences
ofan earlier being! W'h-atmystery is there
in thy thoughts, when thou art first‘ strug-
glinor to grasptlieinfinite and eternal! when
thouaart told of immortal regions where thou
shalt wander ontvard and oward forever; and
sayest even to the teaching voice of authori-
ty, ‘ It cannot, father‘! it cannot be !’
Rev. 0. Dewey;
.A Sailnr‘s Retrospect.-——Dicd at Boston,
America, Mr. Thomas‘ Parker, aged 50, a
naval officer in the revolutionary war. The
following is an extract from his leg qook:
First part of the voyage,-pleasant, with fine
breezes and free winds—all sails set—spoke
many vessels in want of provisions—siipplicd
theiri freely. Middle passage—-VVeather va-
riable—short ‘ of provisions-—spoke several
of the vessels our supply had enabled to
i°efit——made signals ofdistress—the_v up helm
and bore away. Latter part: Boisterous,
with contrary ivinds—currcnt of Adversity
setting hard to leeward— totvards the end of
the passage cleared up-—with the quadrant
of honesty had an observation-—corrcctctl
and made up my reckoning——aiid, after a
passage of fifty years, came to on Mortality
Road. with the calm unrufflcd surface of the
Oqean of Eternity in view.
Attention the Universe !—Sun, stand then
still upon Gibcon; and thou, Moon, in the
valley of Aj:-ilon; cease your bellowing, ye
turbulent elements; hush ye roaring c.itri-
racts; ye wide mouth rivers be still; and ye
quertilous rills and rivulcts stop your prai-
tlel Givc car all nature, to the latest an-
nunciation from the 9nalto_:,i'on_t/ naulflus.’
Vrc'roRiA’s DU'rc-It BABY Has BEEN VAC-
CINATEDI ! ! ! l ! Now go ahead.
Bu./falo Republican.
“ In this cotintry,” says an English edi-
tor,“ it is considered the height of folly for
a man to get drunk and lie across a rail road
with the idea of obtaining repose.” The
‘LARGE A“N‘D fé.\‘IALL<‘FARMS.-
SIR: I wish my brother farmers would
think very seriously on the advantages tojbe
derived from the system of cultivating no
more land than can be well manurcd. The
desire for more land has been the ruin of
thousands, who would at this time have been
well off. if t/icirf/'iends had deprived them
of one half the number of acres they at one
time possessed; while the extra labor and
anxiety consequent upon a business so spread
abroad, are all that many have ever gained,
and all that they had a right toiexpcct to ob-
tain. And it would appear to be afatality
to which persons of this sort are subject, or
they would surely be able to see the nose in
the rni-ldle of the face-—-for one is not more
plain than the other. If ten acres of land
can be made to yield as much as one hun-
dred, merely by concentrating upon it the
means of improvement, the labor and care
necessary for the cultivation ofthe one hun-
dred acres, the result must be profit of mind,
body and substance,‘ absolutely astonishing.
Now only for a moment calculate the differ-
ence in labor, in hauling the manure over
hundred acres instead of ten, and after that
the spreading it abroad. Then comes ten
times the ploughing, harrowing, soiving
with ten times the quantity of seed, hoeing,
harrowing, mowing or reaping, and binding
and raking over one hundred acres instead
often, and extra carrying ofcrops; and after
all this, ten times the rest to pay; I declare
it appears to be a species of insanity, this
desire for more land.
I have lately seen a farm where all these
evils are embodied—of excellent natural fer-
tility, fields large, and lying on an easy de-
clivity, with every facility for permanent im-
provement; marl" of the richest quality in
the middle of the estate and within three feet
of the surface. Now, if the. owner of this
fine farm .ofabout two hundred acres, would
confine his labors to ten acres ofthe land ad-
joining his house, and give. all the‘ rest to
the stock upon his farm, only mowing the
the weeds to prevent them from seeding his
and his nc.ighbor’s land. I believe he would
then tnake a profit, while at present he must
make a loss.
I was told yest.erday 'of a farmer who
cultivated one acre of land, adjoining a field
ofthirty acres: both were planted with rye
-—and at harvest a bet was made that the
yield of the one acre was equal to that ofthe
thirty acres; this was, however lost, for the
crop of the thirty acres measured exactly
three quarters of a. bus/tel more than the one
acre; these fields I have seen this day; and
I have also seen another field, where the
owner offered to dispose of the crop of rye
for a dollar an acre, but cotild get no put‘-
chaser at that price.
- Now, is it not much better to double the
crop, than to double the number of acres?
But I have land lying before me, which
would yield five hundred per cent. more
than it now does, by extra management.
AN OLD FARMER.
w
-Dialogne.—“ Now, Sam, if you don’t_ stop
licking that ere_’lasses, I'll tell the man of
e” .
Y 1
.“ By. the bungs! you tell the man, and I ll
lick you and the.’lasses too.” _ .
,-some opinion obtains to a considerable extent
in Aiiierica.'
PROGRESS OF BRITISH ARMS.
The news from China and from India isof
a nature to arrest the attention ofthe world.
British Arms, and British ambition musf
have consumm-utcd the extcnt oftheir aspira
tions.
The progress of the British in India.
‘united with their recent successes in Aft'ica,
is enough to inflate the pride of any People,
certainly those of Great Britain, not remark-
able for the modesty of their claims, and nev-
er forgetful of their deeds in arms.
But their success in China is so unexpect-
ed, has broken upon us so suddenly, that it
staggers belief. True, it is possible, as the
London Post suggests, that his Celestial
Majesty may be duping the British Admiral
in withdrawing negotiation from the heart
of Chiriia, to its extremity at Cantou—but
there is no doubt of a negotiation proposed,
or an indemnity ‘offered-~thus overthrowing
‘the awe’ which has hitherto defendedCliina._
and forcing open her Court to the ‘outside-
barbarian’ cur. The moment China nego-
tiates, China is lost. A surrender once to
European diplomacy is a surrender at last
to European arts and arms. When the Em-
peror at Pekin once begins to be alarmed by
British cannon. Britain would belie all its
history if it did not use its cannon again.-
The doom of China now. sooner or later, is
that of the other Inrlias over whom British
Victory preside.
TVe fear (we trust not) that the success of
the British in Asia and Africa; will but stirn-
ul-ate Biitisli passion for further aggrandize-
merit in America too. VVe hope that no
newborn pride will inflate British diplomacy
when adjusting its difficult questions with us.
The N. E. Boundary question dtvintlles into
nothing with the Oregon dispute we have-—
and there are mingled with these inflamma-
tory questions of morehnmedi/ate danger. So
far as our otvn People are concerned, it is
their duty to know. and to note the immense
increase ofBritishPower ivithin a few yea rs.
Let those who in this country stimulateVv'ar,
ponder on its dreadful consequences, and the
terrible power with which we shall have to
struggle. Let those too who most cry ‘war’
be pinned by solemn bond to serve in such a
war. Let the frontier too know, that in all
probability, from Detroit toBurlington, not a
town, nor village nearthe line would escape,
if not conflagration, the tramp and the sack
of the British solder. Let the seaboard also
know, that it is easier, with the rapid aid of
steam power now, to lay Boston, NewYork,
Baltimore, and Charleston in ashes, than
Beyrout or Jenn ’Acre—for three or four
yea rs of route and disastrer only can prepare
us for war or give us the defence of war.
But let England know too, that war with
us will be the mostdreadful war she has ever
waged. Our~Privateers would cover every
sea, and BritishCommerce would nowhere be
safe, but with a British fleet. The money
she has loaned us, has enabled us now, by
our Railroads to concentrateimmc-use masses
of population [upon .a given point. The
bombardment of our towns, and the burning
of our villages would only arouse_the People
for ivai',—and such war would now be ended
—-all parties would oppose it—till every vest-
ige of British power in the Canadas or the
British Provinces was rootrd out. Again,
we should have no alliance abroad. As in
the Revolution, we should drag in again all
Europe too.
A war between England and the United
S.ta_t-es is therefore, a suicide, as well as frat-
Flctde. We have no patience with the un-
natural offspring of a common origin that
cry for it. The difficult questions, we have
to settle must be adjusted with the forbear-
ance and ‘kindness of, as it were, /louse/told
disputes. IfEngland be ambitions for wrong-
ful power, it must be sought for among the
barbarians of Asia, or in the islands of the
ocean——not_here, among its offspring, who
have inherited its valor, and learnt its les-
sons of wrong and right.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN.
HOUSE-—SA'l‘URDAY, Feb. 13.
Mr. Pickens, from the Committee on For-
eign Relations, made a Report in the House,
today, on the subject of the correspondence
referred to that Cornmittee; relative to the
burning of theCuroline and the arrest ofMc-
Leod. ,
The report pl‘O(.lllCf‘(l a deep, iminctlinte, er.
universal sensation. It fell on the house-,as M 1'.
Adams afterwards said like it clap of thunder,
in a summer’s day. Still there is nothing in
the report, which, on careful perusal, will be
found untenable in fact, or gratutious in me-
nition. The truth seems to be, that we have
wrapt ourselves up in false security, and now
shudder at the light of truth. The report
tells a tale, which he who runs may read ;
-—but it lifts rt veil, and discloses a dark and
inauspicious future.
If war should arrive between the United
States and Great Britain, it would necessa-
rily be a war of great destruction;—tl'icre
would never be peace tiiitil one or‘-‘the oth-
er party was subdued, OXll£lllStt‘Cl, desolated.
The report warns us of tho grasping ambi-
tion of England——of her power—-—hcr com-
mercial i‘ivali‘y, dcc.
In the debate that fi)ll0\Vt'(l on the motion
to pt‘int,—Mr, Granger, of New York, took
a prorriinent and the lending part. He stated
that the report had not his coticurrcnce in the
Committee on Forign Rt-lotions, and be de-
noiincetl it as a “ I)ecla,ra.lion of I-T’n,r.”—
He said it made an issue upon which Great
Britain might take us up, and go to war at
once. He would not abide by the issue, as
presented. There were many things pres-
cntcrl in the report as causes of comp!-tint.
against Great Britain as to which we had.
no information, and in which we had no
concern. He was not for taking up all these
gratutious issues.
Mr. Pickens, in his reply, contended that
the report had a tendency to the preservation
of -peace. It stated facts, boldly and plainly.
Could we secure peace by deceiving our-
selves as to facts .7 He was for peace. He
liappenetl to represent a State whose interests
were peculiarly pacific. He only looked to
a war of defence when it might be necessa-
ry. He did not desire a debate on the report,
--his tvish was that it might be laid on the
table and printed. Brit the object in-irinlring
it, was, in part, to call the attention of Coti-
gress and the Amerit-arr people to the neces-
sity ofpreparations for the national rlefancc.
He stated that the report had the concur-
rence of a bare majority of the committee, er.
he was sorry for it. Hethought it proper
to place the true state of the facts before the
people. He had made no new issues——he
had brought in subjects of cornpl.-tint, and it'-
ritation by ivny of incidental illustration.
Mr. Adams, in the course of his remarks,
said that he was sorry that the report was of
a strict party character. VVhat would be its
effect on the American people ?——on the
the malice of a defeated enemy,.setting fire
to a tenement that he was forced to abandoti?
He enjoined upon the country the necessity
of union in any war that we should tmtlt:t‘-
take. It would not do to go into war with a
“ bare majority.”
He would not dispute the positions of the
report. But he would insist. that it ‘* bare
majority” and a party majority of aCommit-
tee, should not commit the country to any
issue on this subject. This report, if it it as
sent out, would not be read in England as
an official expose of the views and determin-
ations of this government. But who had
made upthis issue? He had nothing to do
with it. No one had been consulted about
it. It came upon us suddenly. But in it, was
the issue of peace or war. \Ve should put
forth nothing upon which we werenot willing
to take the issue of war. There were sotne
questions pending between the two nations,
as to which we tiiight be wrong and Great
Britain right. He would not, therefore, put
the question of peace or war on this report.
After further debate, the report was order-
ed to be printed, and then laid on the table.
Mr. Everett moved to print the documents
connected with all the subjects of controversy
with Great Britain, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Fox’s attaches hea rd the debate, and-
it will go out asa suitable commentary upon
Mr. Pickens’ report. There is no danger
that it will be taken as a declaration of war,
or as manifesto of grievances. It appears to
It does seem that we are fcarftil ofspealiing
above our breath, lt:Sl. Great Britain should
overhear us.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
Correspondence of V the Express.
MONDAY, Feb. 15.
The President Elect, to-day, visited the
two I-Iousesof Congress. I‘ saw him in the
Senate Chamber before the commencement
world? VVould it not be thought that it was ,
be intened to operate at honie,——not abroad. .
Norwalk Chronicler