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W'ebsle’r'-s Dictionary/.—‘—Thencw edition of
Webster’s Dictionary, in two volumes large
8vo. of about 1000 pages each, has been is-
zued froifi the press. It contains several
thioztsand more words than the quarto edition,
and is extremly well got up. in every respect.
Vt7e trust that the venerable author, now more
than 80 years of age. will find in the rapid
sale of this work, so honorable to himself
and to Ame.-idan literature, some reward for
25 yearstoil and labor which it has cost him.
The trial of Peter Robison for the murder
of Abraham Suydam, Esq, at New Bruns-
wick, N. J, is going on in that city. His
Counsel are David Graham, of New York,
and Edward VVood of New Brunswick.
'I‘here was much difiiciilty in empanneling
a jury. owing to most of t_he perscns called
having made up their minds on the question
ofthe p‘risoncr’s guilt; but at length, on
VVednesdny afternoon. a requisite number
was obtained. The trial was to proceed,
Benton’s Pre-emption Bill was swampgrl
_ after all. After having pissed the Senate and
reached the House of Representatives. it
breathedits last among the mass of other
bills lying on the Speaker's table, when the
House finally adjourned. A motion by Mr.
Casey to take it up, was the dcpendingques
tion atthe time of the motion for adjourn-
ment being made and.(:arried. The debates
on this bill have cost the country some thou-
sands ofdollars.
Speeal.-_—‘The President’s Inaugural Ad-
dress. which left this city by ‘express on
Thursday of last week about noon, arrived
in Baltimore in one hour and I5 minutes-—-in
Philadelphiaa little after 6 o’clock. and in
New York at half past ll o’ clock the same
evening. Distance to N. York 220 miles
-——time 1‘. hours——which is equal to 20
miles an hour. The express from this city
to Baltimore consisted ofan engine with one
car.-——IlIudisonirLn. ‘
V Reizssalaer I-Vr'i.r.—Tlic troubles amour!
the tenantry of Renssalaerwvche have bro-V,
ken outafresb. The execiitionscoinmcnced
against many ofthein have rim out. and at-
tempts have been made. to levy upon and
sell property tinderthem. No forcible resist-
ence is made to the sale! but a larze num-
ber of men disguised stand around the sherifi
and no man dares "to bid. .
The Lackport Courier informs its readers
that the trial of McLeod is not likely to be
removed from Erie county to Albany. his
counsel having made no application for a
change. The Courier says also that the
_ trial will not take place, probably, at the
coming circuit? a commission to examine
C-ipt-win Drew, now in England, will be
asked for, it is presumed, and granted.
The,New Cabinet finds the depart-rnents
in a very disordered condition. Two and zi
halfmillions of Treasury notes have been
issued beyond the amount reported. A
thorough examination into the condition of
the departments is in progress. a: d there can
be no doubtthat such it mass of corruptinn,pr‘-
culation and frau'l will be brought to light :13
will astonish those who have, expected the
worst.——IIa.rlfor(l Patriot S. Eagle.
Cool in. Arlczms./zs.—A Vein 0l't‘03l ltfls
been discovered aiirl worked in Arkansas.
which is clescribed by the Little Rock Advo-
cate as possessing superiorqualities.and as fol-
ly equal to anthracite. This is the first mine
opened in Arkansris, and is called the Spa-
dra mine. T
At the Editorial Dinner in Washington
on the 4th inst. Col. Stone, of the N. York
Commercial, gave the following toast—“The
members of our Profession-—tho first in re-
quisition in the hour of trouble. the first for-
gotten in the hour of -triumph.” .That’s too
true “ to make a jest off.”
A. route for a railroad from St. _Louis to
the Missouri iron mountriins has beéni sur-
veyed. It is one hundred and fifteen miles
long‘, and passes through the coal and lend
regions of the State. The road is estimated
to cost $942,000. ~
A Great IVurk_If.zlf Actorizplis/ic(l.——.'&
bill totally reforming the Banlring system
in Ohio, by which the note holders are ren-
dered perfectly safe, has passed the House
of,R~3prcsentatives in that State.
The Silt River Journ-il announces the
destruction by fire of a Rope llfaii.-z1,facloi'y
in that neighborhood. This will prevent
many an ofice holder who has started for
SiltRiv‘er, from lianging himself the moment
—. ‘he’-arrives_there.—Clczremonl Eagle.
T/Léi, Rev. Gcor.r,re Cool:/imn, Chaplain to
_the Senate of the U-‘oiled States. has been ap-
pointed» :1-delegate from the American Bible
Society.to'represent that body at the next an-
n_ivers:—i'ry of the Brjtisli and Foreign Bible
‘Society, in May neiit.--p
T ,Thc N. Y. Times &. Star says—--“‘ It is
‘stated that E} K. Collins. Esq, ofthe firm
of Collins &. Co.’ has"-received a favorble an-
swer to his application to government for as-
sistance in building a line of steam pickets.”
Close Calcu.l.zlion.-—The ‘spoi'lsmen’.'in
the Locofoco. Logislatu re of Mis__souri .l_;ept
in session just as long as there was money
enough in theTreasury to pay the members,»
and then adjourned.
Daniel I'I’el)slcr, Jr., has been appoirited
under Secretary of State. He is a young
man of good talents. and‘ for the last few
years has resided in Illinois.
It is stated thatlohn Jacob Astor will lose
one million of dollars by the failure of the
United States Bank. As he will have but
about 820,000,000 lefi, we would recom-
mend him to the considerutiod of our charit-
able societies.
Senator Ben,ton.—The St. Louis Bulletin
states that a bet was lately made of
that Senator Benton would,within two years.
be instructed by the Missouri Legisl-ature__to
reign.
“It seems, so far as we can learn, that sun-
day mails have been abolished throughout
the whole west.”——Lo_uis2:£lle Journal.
Disinteresled 0pinion?—The “lashing-
ton Globe disapprove: the dismissal of Blair
& Rives as-printers to Congressl Is it pos-
sible .7 - »
.- ,Parzlone:l.-—Jones, recently sentenced’ at
is.—:
Mr his I-IXCELVLENCY '
\VlLL[A'M W. ELL_SWORTH.'
covrzitivon 01-‘ THE STATE or‘ coivivi~:c'rici:"'r,
A’ PRGCLAMATION.
Man, though endowed with faculties evinc-
ing his high origin-and nobler destiny, has
lost the image of his Maker. Fallen from
his original state, his moral nature has be-
conie corrupt, and his practice disloyal to
Heaven. In the light of God's law, he is a
sinner. whether viewd alone or in society;
in a savag or civilized state——ignorant or
enlightene —Lin every country and in every
age. The conscquencrs of transgression are
fearfully exhibited in the book ofnature as
well as in that of revelation,-and call for deep
humiliation before an oflendcd God. But to
pi-nitent with denunciations of punishment;
to Him who dispenses mercies rather than
chastisenieiit, we have encouragementto ap-
ply, if we come with humbleness of mind, in
the name of; his Son Jesus Christ the llIe-
¢l_ia.lor and Redeemer.
Inthe spirit of the foregoing sentiments,
and in accordance with the early and revered
‘custom of New England, Ido appoint FRI
uav-the ninth day ofApril next. to be observ-
ed as a day of Ifu-nzi..’z'rsvlio1z., Fasling and
Pra-_:/e_7 ‘; and invite the people ofthis State
to assemble on said day, with their religious
teachers, in their" usual places of public
worship, and to confess their sins and hum-
ble themselves ll(’f0l‘€ God ; especially to ac-
knowledge and lament their forgetfulness of
.his Providence; their ingratitude for public
and private blessings; their perversion of
his bountics; the irreverent and aiheistical
spirit of our age and nation; tlie_.prevalence
of f;ilse'nood,intemperance, reckless ambition,
envy, selfishness. injustice and oppression,
together with the bitterness of party strife
which dishonors our institutions, and threat-
ens our dearest interests. Let us then, as
individuals and as it pc-.ople,lie lo_w in the dust,
rnou rning with brokenness ofhearl before the
.i"l»1u,jc.v_(y o{‘Heu.i,-err. that judgments may be
averted and His forgiveness and favor con-
ciliated.
And I request likewise that prayer be of-
fered liltll. God would enable tis to see all the
errors of our ways; that he would direct
us in our efforts after new and more perfect
obedience; that he would kindle a purer pa-
triotism in the hosoms of our public men;
give us rulers and judges of uniform upright-
ncss; bind in closer af}i>ction these States;
subdue sectional jealousies ; avert war; pros-
per the efforts of science and benevolence; 55
direct the active spirit of our age to the ac
complishment of His grand design in the en-
largement ofthe Reu'.eemer’s kingdom and
promotion ofhis cause on earth. .
.Given under my hand and seal of the
Slate, at__[;I;_irtford, thistwcrity-sixth day
February, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and _forty-one,
and of the Independence ofthe United
States the sixty-fifth.
- _ W31. W. Er.Lswon1'u.
By His Excellericy’s command :' '
' * Roviu. R.- “INDIAN, Secretary.
SUPERIOR Counr.—-He'ze/rid/L P-rice vs.
_Elip/tale! Lyon. and two of/iis clau.ghtc+s.—
This was an action for an assault and batte-
ry. During the trial the Court House was
so crowded that no one could either sit or stand
with any comfort ;-the ladies attended in great
number. The facts of.._the case as_proved,were
hri.-fliy these. Certain pews in the Greenfield
Congregational Meeting Housewere owned
by individuals as’ their absolute prope,rty.an_d
as such could be disposed- of the same -Way
as other real est.~.ite'._ In one of these pews
the plaintiff had an unquestioned right to a
certain portion of it. ‘ One ‘ofthe defendents,
-Elliphalet Lyon, also claimed a right in said
perv, which the plainti‘fi'denied. The plain-
tiffdeeming the title under which the defen-
dents claimed, defective," wrote. Eliphalet
Lyon :1 letter, stating wherein he considered
his title bad, and wound off by sa_yingtha_t he
had no right whatever to the pew, and that
henceforth forever, neither he n'or his fami-
lv could sit there. The defendents, disliking
this new-fangled mode of ejectment, occasion-
ally afterwards would still occupy a part of
the pew: The pliiintifI]findin'; by experience ,
that there was no pr§i:cnli,i:e power in his
letter. resorted to locks. He procured a sort
of cupboard lock,-and put it on his pew and
locked it up';i"so that when he went to meet-
ing he would unlock his pew, go into it, and
then lock himself in,'and when divine ser-
vice was over, he would ‘loclcit up and put
the key in his pocket. This process o'f'lock-
ing and unlocking continued for .several
weeks; until on one Sunday morning, as
the good people of Greenfield Hill-were go
ing into church, they discovered the door of
this pew thrown wide open. and fastened
back to the side ofthe pew by means of an
iron chain anidipadlock-—-or in other words
locked open. Soon after the people began
to ‘collect-' for the forcpoon service, Price, the
pl-i_intifl,,entered,the meeting "house, and to
his great surprjsebeheld his pew locked open,
and that ‘ was not all.=it was full. MTS."I4)-
on, wife; of Eliphalet“, their tlirec daughters,
tivo.n_e'phetvs, an\l"sorr';t.e"other‘ young ladies, _,
to the numberpf eight .in all, had got pos-
‘session of the.-pejv. ' But hottvithstandijig all
this, the plaintiff ‘entered the pew and told
the. boys to, goout. Old Mrs. Lyon said,
“ Boys. sliic/.1.” Wh'ereuponPrice took hold
ofthe collar of one of the boys and put him
out ofthe pew, and kicked the stool after
him. The other boy by this time thought
i. was best to go without Price’s help; so
he went out, and Price took their seats, and
he sit with the ladies during the forenoon
service. As soon as the congregation was
dismissed, he left and went to some of the
neighbors near by, and got a pair of pincers,
rt hammer and file. Thus equipped with
his tinker-tools, he went back to the church.
and filed the chain apart. The voting la-
dies had left the pew before Price retuined,
but old Mrs. Lyon still occupied the seat.-
After Price had unfastened the door, he at-
tempted with the chain and padlock to lock
the old woman in the pew. While twisting
round the chain to accomplish his object,
Eliphalet Lyon, who at this time was stand-
ing in another part ofthe house, came to the
rescue. seized hold of Price's collar and
pushed him one ‘side; saying, what are you
doing here, you old foul, are you going to
Him who minglcs promises ofipardon to the L
our paths, enlighten our course, and assist _
'l)('lIef that more was‘§n intention 'to-w"o‘i.‘i a
his position,-‘but found that he,-had .got hii
gap to pull, and-it was doubtful for :1 tr
mr-nt who would get the mastery. Wh
the issue thus hung in suspense,-thedriu
ters ofthe old lady, as a kind ofcorpsdefi
pull. a strong pull, a nd a pull allogeth
they pulled the chain through Price's -ha
which so wounded it that he has since
the use_ofhis finger. Verdict for the defe-
ents to recover of the plaintilftheir costs.
Correspondence of the Journal of Commcr
WASHIGTON, Saturday, March I
Gener.-il_Scott was despatched last it E-
to the Northern frontier. Without l(l)0\ g
what has passed between Mr. _Webster d
Mr. Fox, it has been supposed by some.
General Scott's mission is to see that the e-
lease of McLeod shall be..attrn_déd b .9
popular outbreak; but this is mere con -t-
ure. The ten days. so much talked of,
will haveexpired early next week.
But the issue of war or peace does no,
pend on what may be done in this pa'r1j_j.- -
lar. case. It cannot depend on any one (it -
or-circumstance. Mr. \Vebster will,
doubt, seek for peace in the spirit-of pe b
and, so far as it may depend on him, ml-
shall have peace.
Britain to deci-‘e whether she will fore as
into a war or not. i,
The Senate adjourned over from yester~'
day to Monday. You will see that few
pointments have been announced.
reason is, . as -I have before ‘mentioned
that no nominations are to be sent _i
at this session, except of those officers whosz
places _are vacant, and whose-terms are about
to expire. _ 7 i - '.
The---great question——pro¢cription or no
proscription—is divided; there ‘is, according
to common rumor, to be no prescription.
The dissatisfaction in regard to the ap-
pointments, the non-appointments?-§,and the
disappointments. every day increases. To-
day, the feeling is intense on these subjects
#0’
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Vl’Asm.\'G'roN. Monday, March l5.
After the Senate opened, this morning,
Mr. Preston rose and remarked upon the
deep regret felt by himself and others ,a't,‘:l;e
collision which had lately taken place in the
Senate between two of its rrostdistingiiished
members. But he believedthat the difiicul-
ty had arisen from a misconception on the
part of the''_. Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
Clay) as to what was said by the Senator
from Alabama (Mr. King) He had it from
an undoubted sourcethat there was nointen-
tion on the part of the Senator from Alabama
to wound the feelings ofthe Senator from
Kentucky." He expressed a hope therefore,
settled torrhe mutual satisfaction of both {far-
» ‘ties.
Mr. Clay thenisaid that although he had
misconceived the tenor of the remarks of the
Senator from Alabama, and had acted on .
him, yet being ‘more prompt to repair than
to repel an injury, he would say that he was
now convinced that the Senator from Ala-
_,_bama had no design to insult him; an , he
.'now cheerfully took back all that be ‘ad
said in’-ifépl-y.-; _ ', -
A burst ofappl-ause‘ followed Mr. Clpy’s
remarlts. ' ‘-
Mr. King rose and stated. -in suhsta ce,
that he hoped his cou_rse here had been‘;-., al-
ways marked by forbearance and court sy;
and, in reference to this matter. he would,
after the fr:in.l?:dcc_la’r‘atinn of the Senator,
say} that he;had never meditated or uttéred
any thing intended to be insulting tohiin or
disparaging of him.‘ . 4’ ,-
A Mr. Clay then advanced towards ll/Ir.“-Ix’.
and offered his hand, which was most _ror-
diallyireceivcd. The, galleries and‘ lobbies
then set up a shout of nppl'-H139: \V5lCh :}\'flS
not checked. '
The Senate went into executive busi-
nessand sat, ‘with closed doors for some“
hours; _ g . » .
At four o'clock, the doors were opened‘,and
the Senate adjourned,s2'ne die. .-.,.
I understand that no nomination except a
‘few consulates. &c. wege acted on to-day.
There was no nomination before tho Sen-
ate for a Collector of New York.
Wasumrnox, March 16th.
‘We are now quite rid of Congress for a.
short time. The proclamation for an extra.
session will. however. appear tomorrow, or
viary soon, and the day of meeting fixed. may
be, as late as the 7th of June.
We bear little ofappointments and remo-
vals, except from the grumbling of office
seekers. Some say that Old Tip has a way‘
of his own, in regard to these andother mat-_
ters, and that he not only rcluses,,tg'fgo
the prosc.ription,but makes some very er-ratio
appointments. - 5 ;
It is reported that Col. Todd,__o,pe of. the
I?'resident’s family. and a worthy and ej<cel-
lent man, has been. Droposed,—n0t to; the
Senate, but toithe Cabinet--as minister to
Austria. Should this be so. Mr. Jenifer? has
declined re-election to Congress atthe wrong
time. _
ered as a prominent candidate _for that _mis-
sion. . f
Mr. Hall, of Tennessée,——\vbo he is I
know not, except that he is said to have been
an eriila.r—is to be minister to Venezuela.-
So, it appears that two of the press have
been noticed by the President. .
Col. '1‘. L. . h-lcKv~nny is said to be the
most prominent candidate for the office of
Commissioner of Indian aflitirs. He :was
removed. from that siuation by Gen. Jackson.
It is commonly said that ‘few removals
will take place beifore,tl‘.e Southern elections
are over:—-there" will be fewer than one ex-
pected any how. . ' ' , ‘
Mr. Crittenden—the Attorney General-
will go to New York, it is said, to attjend to
the McLeod affair;--whether to have the
venueof the trial changed--or to have‘ the
be under the Constitution, we know not. '
But the general, impression, here is that the
new Administration -have not consented, and,
under no circumstances, will assent to the re-
lease of Mc-Lend, under the demand of ‘the
‘ Clderleston to ‘be hanged for forgery, has’
Lrtbéon pardoned by'the_Governor. ' ‘
-‘....
luck my wife up? Price quickly recovered
British Government. , ,_ -
of only ‘one end of the chain, and Mrs. Ly will not, as was supposed. 891 l0
the other——he being the outsidevofthe pe ons for the call; _
and she the inside. Thus situatedfithey -l speakiirerely-' _the-formal manner of "g._ra1:e -
anrl wefiglifii/_ matters.” '
ter to be considered. _ _ _
indebted States would be too insignificantfor
their notice. Next to the question °fNf1’“’7"
«:1 Defense will come the Brink‘QII€-W0?‘-—‘
The former may removea practical difficul-
tv from the way ofthe latter.
debt. no matter how created. would greatly
faciliate a National Bank.
see-~how a Bank
present juncture. .
created to be subscribed for its §to_cl<-
bank of 1836. tiventy eight millions out of
its capital of thirty five millions. were Sub‘
scribed in funded debt.
' Some weeks ago Iannounced this as a ne-
-‘,3,-.san,v .1-esult of several causes combining.
° mended as be has been
It will rest on Goal.’
‘pointed Governor of Iowa.
that theunhappy difierence might soon.-be,
. designing men. the Frecmen ofthis country
Mr. Jenifer has always been cor'isid- I
case removed to the fede-ralCourts. as itgmust _
The“proclam‘ation for the Extra Session
rth the reas-
I' conjecture tha_t it will
The opinion. h0\\'9V€’-"- gather
that one chief object of the session will be
. . " , be ubl-ic rle cncc'.=—-and-‘.0, _ . ,
to provide for t P f S tof sbme si-ssiori,and thus form an cxtraordinary'oci-a-
serve, run r_o_und- in another pew ii! that end, to make a public deb
hopped over into this. united their fort twenty millions. '
' with the old woman's. and giving _t‘a I The land distribution 15100 small a mat-
The dividends to the
A national
-Indeed, I do not
can be established. at the
unless a funded deb! 170
In the
VVA5;“,\-grow, March l7tl'i.'
Edward Curtis is Collector of New Yprk,
which may be proclaimed as “by authority.
doubt. that p'owerfully recom-
by a large majority
of the leading houses in New York. that
fiisnppointnient will give general satisfaction.
fien. Van Renssalaer has gone home with
commission as Postmaster of Albany.
i,i‘R.’C. Wetmore is named as Navy Arlyn!-
i’ Elisha \Vhittlesev is named as Auditor
,‘fthe Post Offii-e, Mr. Gardner removed.
I am inclined to think no more Nc\\='Y0l'lr
city appointments will be made in sometime.
Ithink this may beauthoritively stated by
tomorrow. _
Col. Chambers of Kentpcky, will be ap-
It was at one
time thought that this would be given to Mr.
Wilson of N. Hampshire. _ , .
Mr. George Washington. of Indiana, it is
rumored. is appointed Superinti-ndent of Pub-
lic Buildings, Mr. Nowland removed. A
whig was removed to put Mr. t'owland in.
A gentleman from Geo_rgia.Mr- Cfllbolm.
I think is his name,_is, as lt,lS said, to have
the Cuba Consulship. Nobody yet named
authoritatively for Liverpool.-—E:rpress
THE POPULARTRIUMPH.
The recent triumph of the popular will,
in the election of Gen. Harrison, is full _of
instruction to all politicians who are not wil-
fully _blind. It has demonstrated to the
world that in this.country the will of the_
People is more potent than the patronage of
the Governnient—-that their virtue is strong-
er than that strongest of passions " the love
of power and place." It speaksin a voice
of thunder to all who aspire to ~fill public sta-
tions, proclaiming thnt Me People are sove--
‘reign. -and rhut»they~-have resolved to assert
their 'pOW€’-I‘-—l;l'l1lt;:§1ll.l10llgl] their confidence
may be abused and their passions and pre-
judices inflamed by appeals from artful ‘and
and I have no
-ugillaasn. odv.._,e_ve_nttial|y follow the honest
dictates o commonrsetfse 7ll'I(1"Pttrr-iwuiaiau‘.
In the struggle of the People against Ex-
ecutive power and prerogative, the business
of carrying on the campaign was transacted
by tli.em'selves. They believed that they ‘had.
been injured and oppressed. and that the time
had come to vindicate their rights and their
character as freemen. -They bade the mere
politicians to stand back—to forget their pre-
judices,und to yield their preferences--_-while
they. the sovereign People. brought forward
a candidate upon whom-all could-unite with-
out sacrificing thcirpride of opinion.
This was done, and in the true spirit of
patriotism, and magnanimity. The candi-
date whom the People selected was brought
out as the rallying point of every friend of
liberty-——as a patriot in whom there was no
guile.—-one whohad no selfish ‘ends to grat-
ify-—one who would come into power with
no griefs to avenge and nodebts to pay--one
who would bring ‘joy and peacc_arid plenty
to a suffering country, and who had’ no
terrors but for those who have covered the
land with sadness and affiiction.
The result is a most glorious triumph of
the elective franchise. And we trust that
the People will realize from it something
more than a mere party triumph-that they
willonly have gained a victory, but long
enjoy the honest fruits thereof. .
. Hagrtforzl Patriot (Sc S. Eagle.
T he Post Oflice Department must have
been conducted on the most profligate condi-
tions. Some of the items of expense for
1840 are perfectly stactlipg. For wrapping
paper. over 8l7.000 were expended! To
partisans for advertising, more than $38,000 I
For mail bags. about $40,000! Depreda»
zions and mail agents $19,000! Clerk hire
$214,799! Miscellaneous. ‘as they do
not choose to name-.: 49,600! How these
Loco, Focos have “feathered their nests!”
i». Depositcs of tire Public’: Mo7iey.+-Rumors
reach us from Viashington that there are
some attempts making to establish one of
the free banks of this city as the fiscal agent
of the government.-— Times and Star.
Getting Despcmte.— Dec. 31st. half past
ill at night—Scene, Mrs. Squibb's sitting
l'_00m. Present Miss Sophrina -Phiducia
Squibbs, and Ephraim.
‘ ‘A-hem! Ephraim, I heard something a-
bout you.’ - "
. ‘ L-i! now Miss Sophrina, you don’t say so.3_
1, ‘ Yes, indeed, that I did-—and a great ma-
ny said it too.’ ' ‘
Lal now, what was it Miss Sophrina .7
O,dear! ‘I can’t tell you, —(Turning away
her head.) '
l ‘-0 la! yes do now.’
, "O no-—I can’t.’
, ‘ 0- yes——Miss Sophrina.’
, ‘La me! Ephiaim,you do pestera body so.‘
0 Well do pleaseto tell me, Miss Sophrina.’
‘W'ell, I. heard that—O I can’t tell it.’
‘ Ah I yes, come now, do.’—(Taking her
hand. _
‘--W)e'll I did’-nt say it--but I heard that--.
'What?——--(Putting an arm round her
waist.) . .
'0! don’t squeeze the _
that—(turning her blue eyes full uponEphra-l
— By tlie Prcidenl ofthe United iszazesiof
matters. principly growing out of the condi-
s strength tion of the revenue 5:. finances of the cotintry.
appear to me to call for the cpnsideration of
ed, and signed the same with my hand.
dependence ofthe
,was, " dori’t know.”
so—I heard that—— s
Am.eri.ca.. ‘ -
A PROCLAMATION.
VVl-iereas sundry important and weight-y
O
NORWAL
r.aizEriiT'
Wedlxesday, 1VIarch,24, 1841.
Congress-at an earlier day than its. annual
Siam such as renders necessary in my judg-
ment, the convention of the two Houses as‘
soon as may be practicable: I do therefore, by
ihis my proclamation, convene the two Hou-
505 of Congress, to meet in the Capitol at the
city of Washington, on the last Monday,
being the thirty-first day of May next. And
I require the respective Senators and. Repre-
sentatives then and there to assemble, in order
to receive such information respecting the
state of the Union as'may. be given to them,
and to devise and adopt such measures as
the good ofthe country may seem to tlieiri,
in the exercise oftheir wisdom and discre-
tion, to require. . .
In testimonv whereof. I have caused the
seal of the United States to he hereunto affix-
Done at the. city of Washington, this
- ' seventeenth day of March, in the
(In S_) year of our Lord one thousrmd'je.iglit
hundred and forty one, and ofthe in-
United States the 65th.
. W’. H. HARRISON."
By the President:
' DANIEL Wcusrinn, ‘
Secretary of°State. '
Negroes of the AmistrLd.——Thcse gentle-
men were informed a few days since. of the
decision ofthe “ Great Court"—as they un-
derstand -it—:ind were given to understand
that they were to be set at liberty. They re-
ceived the information with great complacen-,
cv. exhibiting no strong demonstration ofjoy,
as they are still incapable of “ defining*their
position.” On being asked whatthey would
do, if left to their own volition, their answer
W'ill you go to work
and get a living? "O no: work no good.”
You go away till we talk with Cinquez.”
What measures will be taken in their be-
who have them in custody are awaitingthe in-
structions of the Government. What course
the Government will pursue it is impossible
at present to divine. If the unfortunate
blacks are sent back to Africa, and placed
under the protection of the British commis-
sion at Sierra Leone, their cotid.tion will be
no better’ than that of Cuban Slavery. If
left otherwise on theCoast they will become
the immediate subjects of renewed cnpidity,
and all the effoits in thr-ir behalf will have
been unavailing. If they are set at liberty
to provide for themselves,'f‘philantliropy may
have its perfect work.and some of them may
be saved. VVe should-think it a great mis-
fortune to have them (fast loose upon society,
for there can be hardly a doubt that most of
them‘ are so divested of any moral principle
that, if not sustained by private ch:-ii'ities,our
almshouses or prisons -must soon receive
them.—New Haorcu Herald.
"“T/We New Cangre.§s.:-_-Fifteen states have
chosen their representatives tothe next Con-
gress. Of the oth'er'olevc'n, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and-.7 Virginia elect in April.
.An extra session of the Maryland Legisla-
ture, is called,on;_the 2/lth inst. when a law
for a special election will probably be passed.
The Governorsof Keritucky and Indiana
are authorized to cnllspecial elections. The
other-five States, Illinois, Tennessee, North
Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, hold
their elections in Aiigiist. except Mississippi
which holds-its election in" November. Un-
less authority is invested in the Governors
ofthese States to provide for a special elec-
tion, the legislature must be convened. or t ie
States go unrepresented. -
A vacancy occurs in the 26th District of
N. Y. State, lately represented by Mr. Gran-
ger. The legislature will order a special
election to fill it.——-Nu Y. Express.
" Persons writing to Gov. Ellsworth, for
information respecting the laws of the state,
should direct to ‘Governor, not La.u'_1/er Ells
worth.’ - Otherwise there willbir a $5 1-‘i-:3.”
New Haven Register.
Certainly they should ‘Persons’ must
be very silly to suppose that for the paltry
sum of one thousand dollars, they can have
a respectable Governor, who will not only
discharge the duties of the office but also re-
tail law, or dig their gardens, without any
extra charge. ls’nt the Major a little asham-
ed of this sort of warfare upon such a man
as Governor Ellsworth.
Ne in Hat-en Palladium.
Western Rail Roa.-l.-—The Legislature of
Massachusetts have passed a bill granting
further pecuniary aid to the IV:-stern Rail
Road. The , bill requires the ‘Corporation
toraise $75,000 by assessment upon private
stockholders before any part of the scrip is
paid over to the corporation. \Vhen.the fact
that ~ this sum is Traised is certified to the
Treasurer of the Commonwealth, $200,000
are to be paid to the corporation, and on the
assessment and collection of $75,000 more,
another $200,000. and so on until the whole
sum which the bill proposed to raise, which
is $700,000. is paid over to the Company.
‘ Ha.rtj'orcl Patriot is” S. Eagle.
From the Boston Atlas.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. .
The election in this besotted Tory State
took place on Tuesday. and judging from the
few scattering returns we have received,has,
undoubtedly, resulted in the choice of the
whole Tory ticket forGovernor, Members of
Congress, &.c., by about the usual majority.
New I-Iampshire is a plague spotto the rest
of NewEngland,—'-the centering pointwhere
meet and fester all the political ignorance
and pollution ofthis country. , The sunlight
of truth cannot pierce through the thick
clouds of darkness. ignorance, and delusion.
that cover and darken the land.
‘ She stands as a wonder-_-a marvelto men\..
Such infamy blaclcenslier brow,‘-
Ifthat were the place of my birth,
At once from her arm would I sever;
I would fly to the unermosi-parts ofthe earth,
And quit her fimever and ever; . V .
Afld Of.‘ her in my-lCng-afietiyeayg,
Will -you go back to Africa? “No I.t'll._
half is ‘Bf course still ‘undetermined. at those .
TICKET FOR STATE OFFICERS.
- FOR G01’)-ZRNOR.
“ William W. Ellsworth.
’ Ln-:11-r. eovnimiin.
Charles llawley.
TRESURER.
Hiram Rider.
ssc_iu;'rAi-.1.
Royal B. Himnan. ,
COMP'l‘ROLY.ERc
Henry kilbourn.
1
Conagressionlal Nominations.
'1;-i. Disi.—Hartl'ord County. I
JOSEPH TRUMBULL, of Harifunl.
'2.i. Dist.—-New Haven & Middlesck Cos.
VVILLIAM W. BOA RDMAN, ofN.Ha-ven.
3d. Dist.-New London Co.
THOMAS W. \VILLIAMS. of N. London.
4th. Dist.—Fairfieltl Co.
THOMAS B. OSBORNE. of Fairfield.
' 5th. Dist.-—L-iiclifield Co.
TRUMAN SMITH. of Litcllifield.
Gib. Dist.-—'1‘ollanil&—. Windham.
JOHN H. BROCKWAY. of Ellington. .
D_ Senatorial Nominations.
isis.
1——\Viu. Ronni-.Vs. 2d. of \VeIhersiield.
2—.lABi-zz .I(ii\'G. of Enfield.
3-—-.ltiSEl'Il S. PECK. of Burlington. ‘
4-—AARON N. Siuxmzn. of New Haven.
5-—Dvvin VV. P1.rii\rB. of Derby."
6—JA1in-:s BLA(:l{STON}<Z. of‘ Branliird.
’7,—-EnasTus’W1LLiaMs. of Ledyard.
S—Hi~::\'m' STRONG. of Norwich.
9—SA‘.\1U)-‘.1. C. S)-ZLDEN. of Lyme.
J0--l\'o.ux I"].UjtlB. i-l'Brirlgeport.
]'2—JosnL'.-\ B. Fi-:r;ms. of Stamford.
I3-—JOSF.I'H I2.-vrorr, of Plninfield.
]4—EuwAnD ELurunGi-:. of Pomfret. I
]5—LAMBI-‘.R'I' Hrrcncocx. of Barkhamsted.
J6-—.lossrH H. BELLAMY. ofBeihlcm.
]S—_.losF.Prr Cm-:Dsr«:‘r. of Durham.
'19-Josi-tpn CHEDREY. of Durham.
20—-VVILLIAM A. Fos'ri-tn. of Siaflbrd.
21—ELAM Looiiirs. of Coventry.
Tm-2’ Locos—-'rm-:iR CANDIDATES. d£c.—\Ve
have some limes doubted whether the Locos
seriously expected to effect much at the ap-
has been induced by turning our attention to
the character ofthe candidates they have plac-
ed before the people. It certainly looks too
~ much like trifling willi the goodness of the
‘ freemeu of this State, to bring fbrwaril such
men for important. offices as Farmer Nichol,
for Goveruiir, arid \_Vn~. S. Pomeroy furiCon~
gross. In behalfuf the firs! named gentleman,
his friends have not cflered one solitary qualifi-
cation. which can be of any weight in his favor,
ifindeed we except that of his agricultural re-
putation, which we have already seen rests on
rather an uncertain foundation. If it,-is intend»
ed to enter the conflict in earnest, why: do they
not show us his qualifications, if‘ indeed he has
any. What service has he ever rendered the
he is fitted either in ialents or integrity for so
his faillifiilness In the interests ofthe people, or
even his rronsonarice offoeling with them? What
confidence can the people repose in a man of
whom they know nothing? As we have said, it
has too much the appearance ofzriflirig with the
good sense of the fieenien ofthis state to solicit
their suffroges for a man whose qualifications
are entirely ofa negative character.
Then we have for congress in this district \Vm
S. Pomeroy, associate editor of that imcresimg
specimen of dullii'ess and stupidity. the Bridge-
port Farnier—a counterpart of the gentleman
who heads the Opposition state ticket. When
produced the impression already alluded to. than
from on entire want of confidence in their
strength, the locos were willing to make a toy of
the matter.&. confer a favor on our neighbor by
giving it to him to play. with. No one, for a mo-
ineni, ever thought of him as a representative in
Congress from ilie 4ih district of Connecticut.
effect, and be taken in good faith. A ticket
made up ofsuch material carries its own assu-
rance of defeat. ~
Tm-: ELECTION.--Our friends should arouse
themselves to the importance of the work just
before them. A week from next Monday. they
will be called upon to put their shoulders totlie
wheel to secure the benefits of the great work
they have already achieved. It is true, they
have got the administration into new bands.
but if listlpssness and inactidn are indulged in
now, they will have struggled in vain, _and their
hopes will be blasted. To carry into successful
‘operation those measures which are to redeem
the country from its fallen and humbled condi-
tion, the executive must he supported by the
legislative branch of the government. To se-
cure this end, we must have a healthy majority
in ,congiess._ \Ve must do our dutyiVat.the'polls.
The men who have done the state good séfrvice
in the last congress must be returned. Our lib-
erties can only be preserved by constant watch-
fulness, and untiring and energetic action.
address of Capt. I-Iancox. ofthe steamer Napo-
leon,.in another column. He has not deserted‘
our interests as soine_ have thought, but merely
“let go to get a better hold.”. Though we ha“,
been greeted with the smile of derision, and
compelled to fork over our "six. shillings,” our
turn will come round again by and by, Len,
the word he, “ to the breach once more, dear
friends.” i 4
_ NiEW:8P.\Pi-IR UN10.\'°—The Palriot.&-Dem‘.
omit 8!. State Eagle, both of Hartford, have
bf-"7°m¢ " 000 flesh,” to be known. as the-Hmt-
im's)-—tbat——_vou andl were to‘ ‘be married;
Ephraim. ‘ - V - ‘ . .
W0u'ld bf" ififldla "Ty illllsljes and~ waken
tears.‘ ' ' ' ° ‘. .. ’ ,
,..
ford Patriot a; State Eagle. Mr. Hollmiok,
preaching election in this State. This opinion '
state? or what evidence has l:e ever given, that‘
important 5'1 station ? where. is the guaranty of’
the nomination first reaclieil this quarter. it’
The delusion will probably have the desired’
The attention of our readers is invited to the .
Norwalk Chronicler