Norwalk Gazette, Wednesday, October 13, 1841 · page 2

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Arrliiasl of the Great Fina.nc1'.e1‘.-— On
S:iturda_,y night, officer A. M Smith arrived"
hither from Phil‘:-idielohia, bnvingin custody
the celebrated Col. Monroe Edwards, alias
John P. Caldwell, n_lias_.Hugh S. Hill,charg-
cd with extensive forgeries. ' He was brought
on a requisition of the Governor; and was
committed to-be examined this day, The
money alleged to have been obtained by him
$44,600 were received. and remainsin Phil-
adelphia.—Trilmne,§Moncloy-

It seems the Locofocos every'wbere are
still ‘soaping’ our President. They resolu-
lionize him, praise him, flatter him, and now
and then kick him ! Poor fellow, we ‘pity
him. Listen to the following. f|‘0m Ol“°'

. Lax. Inlelligencer.

«- Resolved, Tim ifJohn Tyler \}'1lln0"V
remove his federal gu.illotini'n..é’ cablmti mld
appoint in their places men true to their
country, we shall tl~en (‘(‘n.‘?(l(I‘ the
reign of terror and the work of the
guillotine as nearly brought to 21 close, and
will then welcome him back to the Demo-
cratic fold, as the father, in Scripttlfe-. we’!-
comed back to his hou_se his prodigal son.’ .

Release of Col. Groga,n.——The Montreal
Herald ofTue.sd-iv, last weeek, announces
that Col. G!‘t),’-_2,'ZIllillZ1S been set at liberty by
Sir P-.icliard Jackson. on application of the
United States authorities. He was released
on Monday, and placed under the protection
of a Montrcalinspector of police to.be by
him safely escorted to the Province line.

The New York Express STV, ll13lM9S3fS
Stephens and Catlierwood sailed from that
city on Saturday for Central Ainericn; I01‘
the purpose of Continuing their reseaichcs
in that country of wonders. They will prob-
ably be absent about six months, and with
the advantages of their previous experience
will doubtless return even more richly laden
than on their former tour.

Yellow Fever at Vic/tsbnrg.——'I‘he Louis-
ville Journal of the 30th ult. says the mate
ofthe General Morgan, who was at Vicks-
burg on the 20th inst. informs us that the
yellow fever had at that time been ‘raging
there four or five days with great violence.
The number of deaths was twelve or fifteen
daily. Great alarm prevailed.

The cattle show which took place _on
Thursday, passed offtothe entire satisfaction
of the friends of Agriculture. At the plow-
ing match there wei*e quite a number ofcom-
petitors. though the premiums are not Vet ah-
nounced. The trial excited considerable in-
terest. The weather was delightful, and our
city was throngcd with visitors during the
day. The exhibition at the City Hall.‘it is
said has been visited by aboiit eLQ,000 per-
sons. ‘

The Reports of the several §Commjttees
will be prepared immediately for publica-
tion.—Pa.t a.nd'Ea.gle.

A Valuable Relrlc.-——It is announced that
through the exertions of Mr. J B Murray, of
New York, who is now residing in Liver-
pool, the identical printing press at wh_ich
the philosopher Franklin, then a poor print-
er, "worked on his firsi visit to London. has
been procured and will soon be sent to Amer-
ica. It will be placed in charge of the Phi-
losophical Society in. Philadelphia.

The Harrisburg Post-m.cislei°.——Since the
Presid-=nt’s letter to Mr Hobbie, the postmas-
ter at I-larrisbiirg, Pa. who is editor of the
"Key Stone,” has resignsd his editorship.——
This ought not to save him. He has inter-
fered in elections, and according to the princi-
ple laid down should lose,th°- Office of post-
master. The \Vhigs of Pennsylvania have
complained loudly that so prominentand ac-
tive a Van Buren man should have been so
long retained. ‘

A Jllissionciriy for Ma.rly/rclom.—The Bap
tist Anti Slavery Convention recently held
in Vermont, appointed as an agent of that
body to travel into the Slave States for the

purpose of remonstrating -with the 500$ Of

belial in that region against the sin of slavery.
The young man who introduced the resolu-
tion for the. appointment of such an agent.
was himself elected.

Rhorlc Isla.n(Z.—A State Convention compos-
ed of delegates from the towns in Rhode Isl-

and, was held at Providence on Tuesday of

133; “.-ee|;__Tho object being the formation
of a State Constitution. The proceedings
have not vet reached us. \Ve are glad our
sister Stale. has concluded not to be an odd
sheep inthe flock, any longer.

Enrlurencc‘ of the Evils QfLife.—-Never
let us wonder at any thing that we were
born to, for no man has reason to coriiplain
where we ‘are all in the same. condition.--
He that escapes might have suffered. and it
is but equal to submit to the laws of mortality.
\Ve must undergo the colds of winter, the
heats of summer, the distempers of the air,
and the disease ofthe body.

A piece of Egyptian antiquity has recent-
ly been brought to light. It is a grand
tableau, or picture discovered in the tombs at
Benil-lzissaii, near Cairo, representing the
arrival of 1osepb’s bretheren in Egypt-—
Joseph in the costume of an officer of state,
appears in the actot presenting hisbretheren
to n viceroy of the reigning sovereign, in
whose tombs, the tableau was found.

AHint —-A writer in a popular periodical
says--—'fWhenI would make a favorable
impression upon a man who dislikes me,I
praise his dog. If to my misfortune, he keeps
none, 1 have to buy candy for his children.”

A inonument has been erected to the mem-
ory of Hon. John Cilley. It is composed of
veriegated granite except the urn, which is
pure white marble. The monument is 17
feet high, and cost $500.

Spccic.—Dimes and half dimes are very
scarce in New Orleans. They were bought
freely on the 18th uit‘. at 17 1-2 per cent.
premium.

The Opposition in Portlnndi, Me., have
succeeded in electing their entire ticket for
the House of Representatives, (four members. )-

J/Veslern, Rrz.ilroa,rl.—Passengers who
leave Springfield either in the morning or
noon trains, for the West, can now reach
Hudson in about six hours.

. VVe understand that the snow fell a ' foot
deep in I-Iartland on Sunday the 3d; and
-about the same depth in Bolton.-

 

,Eclz'l_orz'al Correspondence of the TTifm7l¢-

’ SYRACUSE. Thursday. P- M-,,—

bio state Convention has he?“ "7
C ock. Ye-°.t¢’|"
elpreparation
f Principles

, The.‘V-7
session*up to half past one o’cl
dav ‘afternoon was devoted to th
ofthe Address or Declaration o _
and Views, and corresponding R95-3l}"‘°”5
by the appropriate Committee. At 5 0 Cl0Cl<
the Declaration was reported to the Conven-
tion in informal session. and lh9Se_Ca”‘f“ll_)’
considered and -debated. Not one iota of dif-
ference of opinion or of principle was inani-
fcsted--not a shade of dissent from the lan-
guage held by the Declaration with respect
fo Whig Principles and Measures. to Mr
'I‘yler’s course, to the retiring Members Of
the Cabinet, and their successors. 00.8”
these points there was perfect and enthusias-
tic agreement in the sentiments set forth.-
Ou one or two incidental matters—questions
oftime, ofcircumstances. and of phraseology
—there was some cordial and kindly discus-
sion, which resulted in a hearty concurrence
in the Declaration as adopted.
it are =1: 4: *

J. N- Reynolds, Esq, of our city. respond-
ed to the tribute so justly paid to Hon. Na-
thaniel P. Talmadge, bearing eloquent testi-
mony from personal observationsto the fidel-
ity, zeal and efficiency with which he had
sustained Whig principles and measures at
the late Session. Anirnating, inspiring od-
dresses were also made by John A. King of
Queens, A. VVorden of Ontario, William
Duer of Oswego, John H. Martindale of
Genesee, Phineas Hard of Cayuga, and C.
E. Clarke of.Jeff'erson,-all concuring in the
sentiinents of the Declaration and inciting to
energy and victory in the approaching con-
test. Burst after burst of patriotic enthusi-
asm electrificd the Convention. Finally, on
motion of Wm VV. Todd, Esq., of our city,
a resolution of thanks the officers was adopt-
ed, and the Convention adjourned in the
spirit of (‘l9l€l’lTilDt‘(l confidence that in the
ensuing contest New York shall uphold the
Whig Bonner, let who will falter or turn
aside. And now to action.

 

Later from Cztnlon.----The ship Lowell,
arrived on Saturday from Canton, whence
she sailed on the 29th May last. Affairs
there continued to wear prcty much the
same aspect as at the sailing-ofour last dates;
but there exists a very strong expectation that
this quiescent state ofthings would be but of
brief duration. When the Lowell was leav-

the line and transports were passing up the
river, and much excitement prevailed among
all,c-zspccially the trading residents ofCanton.

 

The Journal of Commerce, in referring
to President Tyler’s Proclamation in regard
to Post Masters, &c. remarks-

“ Heretofore the Post Office establishment
has been a vast political engine, worked by
the party in‘ pow.e_r._,fot_' their own aggrandize-
ment. On’ the joccuri-ence oflgu election,

losing their places has operated as a power-
ful inducemcnt to Post ‘Masters throughout
the Union, (about 74,000 in number.) to la-
bor night and day for the prevention of a
change of Administration.’ «

Commerce should not have said as much as
this in the days of Van Burenism. when these
Post Masters were thus busy--— Palladium.

From the New Haven Pullarli um.

A RELIC OF THE TRAITOR. ARNOLD.

VVE Saw this morning the identical sign that
used to hang out over the store of Benedict
Arnold, when he traded in Vl/ater street in
this city, and we present below a copy of it
as near as a sign can be copied on paper.—
It Was found sometime since. in the garret
of the house in which Arnold lived, (opposite
his store) and is now the property, welearn,
ofJacob '1‘, Hotchkiss, who has permitted it to
be deposited in the Museum. The motto,
“Sibi Totique.” is translated thus—“For him-
self---for the whole,” or ‘for all.” The first
sentence is most decidedly appropriate to
the man, who was for himself in all things.

OOOOOOCOOOOOOO

o B, ARNOLD DRUGGIST o
o Book-Seller, &c— o
o FROJVI LONDON. o
0 Sibi Tontique 0

OOOOOOOOOOOODO

VVhen Arnold was in London. we are at
this moment unable to tell. He was engag-
ed wbcn herein the. trade of horses and
mules to the West Indies and it is probable
that his visits to London was while he was
in business, though that is mere conjecture.
He was born in Norwich in this State in Jan-
uary, I740 and was an apprentice to an apoth-
ecary in that city, and a very troublesome
apprentice he was. too.

 

The late Gale of the Eostwarrls-The loss
has been principly confined to small craft as
far as heard from \Ve fear we shall hear
of some sad disasters on the coast, as the
gale is represented to have been very severe.

The principal sufferers are the poor
fishermen at Gloucester, and Pigeon Cove,
(Mass) Out ofall the fishing vessels owned
in Pigeon Cove, only two are left. (from 20
to 25 lost.) The Breakwater, which was
built in 1832, at an expense of $17,000, and
which was owned in shares fy individuals
in Gloucester, Newburyport. Rockport &c.,
is almost entirelydestroyed-N. Y. Com. Adv.

The Railroad Enlerprise.—-\Ve are grat-
ified to learn. says the Troy Budget. from
the report of the Committee appointed to so-
licit Subscriptions to the stock of the New
York and Troy Railroad, made to the meet-
ing of Citizens last evening, that a sufficient
amount of money had been subscribed,‘ to
warrant the immediate prosecution of the
work. When this fact was ascertained, it
was at once resolved that the enterprise
should be pushed forward with as little delay
as practible; and a meeting ofthe stockhold-
ers was called at three P. M, to day, to
elect thirteen trustees, in accordance with
the provisions of the articles of the associa-
tion.—-Su'n. -

Ned Shutter thus explained his reason for
preferring to wear stockings with holes, to
having them darned :——‘A hole,’ said he
may be the accident of the day, a-nl will pass
upon the _best'gentleman,'but a dam is pre
ineditated poverty. ' . '

ing Macoa. a fleet of about twenty ships of

especially a Pi'csid'cnt'i:il election, the fear of

It is a little curious that the Journal of

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ACCIDENT ON THE WES'1‘ERN RAIL-
 ROAD.
We learn from a gentleman tbata serious
accident occurred on the VVestern Railroad
on Tuesday evening 7th inst. The train of
cars which left Hudson and Springfield.
with about 100 passengers in both trains,
came in collision with each other near West-
field. The engines and several cars were
broken to pieces. About one halfofthe pas-
sengers were injured-some ofthein severely;
several had their limbs broken. One ofthe
engineers escaped unhurt; the other being
injured so much that life is despaired of.-
Oiir inforniaut did not learn that any ofthe
passengers were immediately killed.
Joni‘ of Com.

Dreadful Collision of Railroad Ciz-rs.-—-
Republican Office, Spriu gfield, Tuesday eve-
ning, Oct. 5. This afternoon the Eastern
and VVestern passenger trains of the West-
ern Railroad, both going at a great speed.
met in a curve about four miles west ofWest-
field, and the effects were shocking and_ dis-
astrous. VVcstficld depot is the place for
meeting and passing, but as the train from
the “Test was behind its time, the other train
went on, the conductor hoping to arrive at
the next turn-out before meeting the other
train. The baggage cars of each train were
behind, ofcourse bringingthe ptissengar cars
directly behind the locomotives and two or
three passengers cars of each train were
smashed to a complete wreck. The passen-
gers were jammed and tumbled together in
the ruins in dreadful confusion.

\Ve are informed that eighteen or twenty
have limbs broken; and as many more se-
verely bruised and laceratcd in various ways.
Mr. Warren the conductor of the train from
the West, is shockingly mutillated, but his
life is not yet despaired of*. The engineer
of that train escaped without much injui'y.—
Mr. Moore, the conductor of the Springfield
train narrowly escaped by jumping off, Mr-
'I‘aylorthe engineer of that train, is b:idly
wounded. A voung lady, neice of Major
Whistler, is siiid to be dangerously hurt.—-
Col. Harvey Chopin. is much bruised, but
not dangerously. as is now hopcd. The Rev.
S Elliot, an Episcopal clergyman from South
Carolina. and family, left here this noon.
were brought back to the United States Ho-
tel this evening in a sad condition. The ladies
were not seriously hurt; but his two sons
were \VOUl'ld((l-—0l'l(3 scratched and bruised,
and the other had his leg broken above the
knee. These are all the particular cases of
which we learn.

*\Ve that
lTlf)IDlIlg.

Rcporlcrl Suicide ofthe late Lover of llIiss
Rogc~rs—We were informed last night, by
highly respectable authority, that Daniel C.
Payne. the late lover of Miss Rogers, yester-
day afternoon was found with his throat cut
and dead on a bench, at Hobokcn. near the
place where the, body of thatill-fated lady
was found. From the evidence adduced be-
fore the Coroner’s jury summoned by jusgice
Merritt of Secaucus, it is said there was no
doubt that Payne had committed suicide.-—
It is also stated there were important papers
found in his pockets which it is thought may
slied‘s'ome light on the perpetration of thc’
murdcrofthe lady to whom Piyne was be-
trothed. The inquest we are informed.
would be continued this morning at Hoboken.

learn Mr. \Varrne died this

 

From‘ the N. Y. Express. Oct. 8.
THE TRIAL OF MCLEOD.
_ The trial of McLeod increases in interest
and has some symptoms alarming even.~—
Capt. Appleby of the Caroline, on the sec-
ond day’s trial, testificd that as he came out
of the cabin on the night ofthe attack, some
one struck at him with a sword ——he believerl
this man to be McLeod, but on cross exam-
ination, said he was not positive. Samue
Brown. Isaac P. Carson, and Charles Parke,
tcstified that they saw McLeod at Chippewa,
on the nightthe Carolina was burnt. Parke
states he saw him embagk in the expidition,

the men after the boats landed, and that Mc-
Leod wore a sword or ciitlass by his side.-
Nothing to alter their first testimony, was
elicited, onthocross-examination. The de-
positions of the commanders of the several
boats that went on the expedition against the
Caroline, have been taken, each of whom
swears that McLeod was not in the boat un-
dcr his command.——It is said, however, that
one cleclincs(mswc7'i7zg' on thalpoinl, but of
this we shall soon hear more.

 

From the Harrisburg Chronicle.

Arrest ofthe Notorious Will-ia,mso7i.—-Mr.
Joseph M. G. Lescure, brother of Edward
P. Lcscure, whose jewelry store on the cor-
ner of Third and .lV.If1l'l((-)fSi.l'F¥9lS, Philadelphia
had been robbed of a large amont ofjewelry,
watches diamonds, &.c.. last October, being
in Harrisburg, at the Railroad depot on Sun-
day morning last, recognized the notorious
robber and burgler \Villiainson, alias VVebb,
in company with another gentleman of the
same stamp, named J. B. Harris, alias Hen-
derson, alias Anderson, alias Joe Smith, had
their baggage detained by the car agents he
supposing that they had in their possession
part of his brothersjewellry,and made infor-
-nation before C. A Snyder, Esq. to that ef-
fcct, who issued his warrant and had them
brought before him and had their trunks
opened. There was fuind some hundreds
of keys, vices. anvils, files dark lanterns. and
every kind of implements for opening locks
and aiding their dark profession“ There were
found in their possession bills of lading and
invoices of valuable goods, shipped for Pitts-
burg by the Pennsylvania Canal, such as
3.500 yards of silks and other valuable goods,
supposed to be worth 20 or 30,000. They
also hada bill of lading of goods shipped in
'Hand’s Line,’ at Philadelphia, for Now Or-
leans.

 

Virgi7i.ia,.—Alexander Rives, whig. has
been elected to the Virginia House of Dele-
gates, in place af Mr. Coles, whig. deceased,
by a majority of 17 votes over S. F. Leake,
Opposition. This leaves the House divided
as before, viz, 68 Whigs and 66 Opposition
men.

There is a vacancy in the Senate, occa-
sioned by the resignation of Mr. Goodc, of
the Wheeling district, which is soon to be
supplied by a special election. Col. Barriott
is the Whig candidate. The Whig majori-
ty in this district ‘last November, according
to the_,National Intelligcnccr, was about 350,

and Brown swears to having seen him with.

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From the Dunbury Times.

tion ofthe Farincrsof this vicinity 4-. through

the County to the fact, that this day 3 weeks

will come off the County/_ Agricultural
Fair, in this place; and as they are-_to. reap
the greatest portion of the benefits, it is but
reasonable to look to them to sustain it by
their influence. and their presence. It will

depend entirely on the interest manifested in
this exhibition whether it will be repeated in
the County. If it is considered by the For

mers as of no use or benefit to them, it sure-
ly is useless to spend time and money in get

ting one up. It is unfortunate that an im-
pression prevails so generally among Far-
mers that these Fairs are got up by inter-
ested individuals, for the purpose of obtain-
ing promiums on, and disposing of, very finc
stock, and that they ask exorbitant prices for
ihe same, It is with a full knowledge of
this impression,‘ that an attempt has been
made to start a new Agricultural Society in
this County, and a sufficient amount of mon-
oy raised by individuals and with the aid of
the State. to offer premiums to the amount of
$250. And it has been the object ofthe of-
ficers so to arrange their list of premiums as
to bringthem within the reach ofevery prac-
tical Farmer, and thus encourage practical
instead of mere theoretic Farming. It now
rests with the Farmers to judge for them-
selves, whether it is for their interest to en-
courage such a Society or not; we trust. at
least, that they will take so much interest in
it as to come and look at the exhibition on
the 27th inst. ‘

The Review says that Colt is a native of
Hartford, the eldest son of Christopher Colt,
Esq. a highly respectable and worthy citi
zen. His early history was somewhat dis-
tinguished by a sort ofwild and adventurous
conduct, and for sevcral- cars past he has
had no communic "_, family rc-
siding there havi’ bee rded by his
f:it'uei', for filial. ,9‘ T in reckless-
ness. . " . _
His father is ."mnn, whose years
have I -. lby the folly of his
son, and‘ j orrible act has ‘ filled up
the meas "="‘-'1": his cup of sorrow,’ which,
may soon lay him in his grave.

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

\Ve are
informed that the intelligence of the arrest
of his son, which he first learned by hearing
a stronger read itat the City Hotel, has com-
pletely driven his reason from its throne. and
made a wreck ofall his earthly peace 5.-. hap-
piness. —-Slmirlzlnl.

 

From the Boston Atlas.
THE TAX ON TEA AND COFFEE.

It is on many accounts a fortunate circum-
stance, that a Whig House. of Representa-
tives concurred with a VVhig Senate. in strik-
ing out by an overwhelming majority, the
tax on tea and coffee. For by that vote.
was exploded the latest loco foco humbug.
and one that they used with the most infa-
mous and reckless disregard of truth and
fairness to the injury of their opponents.——
Responsible tliemselves for their bankrupt
condition of our national treasury, which
had rendered a resort to duties on these or
some equivalent articles a matter of necessity
-responsible as their lea ders were in Con-
gress, that the first attempt to exclude these
articles by a Whig. was defeated by Tory
trickery and duplicity, the Tory press and
the Tory Demagogues. with unmatched im-
prudence. and inimitable shamelessness and
efl"i'ontery, dared to charge upon the Whigs
the odium of a tax on ten and coffee. They
had the guilty hardiliood to pronounce it an
unnecessary and oppressive act of gratuitous
injur_y to the people, while to themselves be-
longed nearly all the responsibility of the
measure.

But thanks to a \Vhig Senate and a
Whig House, they have been deprived of
their instrument of political hiinibug. That
measure which wasfirsl proposed by a La-
cofooo Secrolrziry of the Treasure/—-.which
was rendered almost necessary by Locofoco
mal-administration and profligate extrava.
gance, which was first prevented from being
stricken out of the Revenue Bill by Locofo-
co mano3uvres——which was used as an elec-
tioneering instrument of fraud and deception
by these "same Locofocos, has been laid to
rest by a lVhig Congress.

IV/1.0 trsl ~pro7i'~serl to too: tart and cofee ?
§‘Q?'Lnvi \VO0DBURY.=€[§
Late Locofoco Secretary of the T-reo.su.r_7/ !
in a report to the House, on the 18th ofJan-
nary, I840. The report after speaking of
other modes of revenue, says:

‘Another mode of raising the same amount
of revenue would therefore be preferable, if
it could be accomplished without including
those articles. Suppose, then. that there
should be. selectecl from the. free articles
_those which maybe regarded most as luxu-
lries, though not in every respect bi-longing
exclusively to that class, such as TEA, Cor-
rm; and SILKS.&5c.-'1 duty of 20 per cent. on
those after paying the expenses ofcollection,
would yield about the same amount of five
millions.’

And yet the Tories have the meanness 5L
wiclredness, to raise a most base and infa-
mous clamor about this provision in the
Revenue Bill, and to charge it upon the
Whig party. This charge was echoed and
reechoed throughout the States of Vermont
and Milne at the recent elections, and there
is every reason to suppose with some effect.
We rejoice that they have been deprived for
the futu-re oftheir instrument ofdecoption.

 

A Spec of Sub/inzilg/.—We were in the
arms ofmorpheus-—in the land of dreams.-
Imagination portrayed a landscape of sur-
passing loveliness. Flowers of gorgeous
beauty and of delicious fragrance. covered
the earth—inocking the stars of lieaven.——-
The choicest fruits of the east were within
our reach. Nectar from Olympus graced
our feast. Zephyr-like an angel’s breath
played softly and silently around our brow.
Our head reclined on the fair bosom ofa
being ofsuch loveliness, as would cause Ve-
nus herself, to blush for her own deformity.
Seated around were nymphs, the perfection
of whose forms,the fairy pencelling of whose
features, and the delicious glow of whose
lips surpassed the fondest conception of man,
who with their tiny harps had well nigh lul-
led us into a state of blissful forgetfulnoss-—
when we got out of bed and rhrerz ajunk

our ioiitdow.-—Lofaycllc Chronicle:

 

 

Fifteen days later from Europe.--The
noon. the 5th, just before the cars left for N.
York. . .

Daniel Bixby, Esq. of Lowell, passenger
in the Acadia, was bearer ofdcspatches from
the American Minister at the Court of St.
James. A -
The news from France of an attempt to
assassinate one of the royal fiimilyfand the
parliamentary and commercial intelligence
from England. are the principal topics of
interest brought by the Acadia.”

The advices respecting the harvest in
England are not so favorable as was antici-
pated. the corn for the most part being well
housed and free from danger; there will, it
is said he a deficiency of about one sixth or
seventh of the usual average crop. The
general state oftrade in the manufacturing
districts has slightly improved.

-Pmlianzcnt had met several times, but
had done nothing important.
the new premier, Peel. is still very non-com-
rnittal. and if we may judge from the gener-

dissatisfaction bccause he still declines to
specify the permanent measures of his ad-
ministration.

Spain and Porluga-l.——Spnin and Portu-
gal are on the worst terms. Many fear that
a war bltween them is inevitable.

ture with Dona Maria.
Fro.nce.—Thc most important news from

sinate one ofthe Royal family on the 13th
ult. The French papers are 0CCllplr(l with
little else of interest. It appears that the

17th Light Infintry through France from
Marsaills, had just arrived in Paris, and
while proceeding at the head of his regi-

Dukcs of Orleans, Nemours, and Montpe-
lier; an assassin named Poppriral, discharg-

did not take effect.
arrested.

Poppa rd was instantly

BY HIS EXCELLENCY

VVILLIANI W. ELLSWORTH.

A F1-oclamzation.

mom and goodness of God.

tial care, and crowned with his munifi-
cence, adds its testimony to those which

bute of gratitude and praise.
I therefore invite the people of this State,

ne:ct, to withdraw from their secular labors;
to assemble in their respective places of wor-
ship, and present to Almighty God united &
devout thanks; especially, that H E has bless-
ed the seasons and caused the earth to bring
forth plcntifully for man and for beast; that
HE has given success to industry, continued
health and tranquility to the people; wise
and equal laws; general cducation and the
institutions and influence of the Christi.in
religion; diffusing most extensively a phi-
lanthropic z--al, which is cc-nductlngto high-
er and nobler attainments in moralexcellence
and active piety.

And while reviewing the past, and re-
counting our multiplied obligations, let us
invoke God's blessing for the future; com-
mit ourselves. our rulers. our country, and
all our dear and cherished hopes to Hm as
to a ' aithful Creator,’ believing that his
promise shall never fail, and that to nations
as well as to individuals. his parental favor
will be shown to all who put unwavering
trust in Him, and endeavor to serve Him
with ‘a perfect heart and willing mind.’

Given under my hand and the seal of said

State. at Hartford, this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord, one
tliousand eight hundred and forty one,
and of the Independence of the United
States the sixty sixth.
VViLLiAr.i W. ELLSWORTH.
By His Excellcncy’s command,
ROYAL R. I-IiN.iiAN, Secretary.

Tromplantl/ig.—'I‘liere is not a shrub,
vine, plant, or tree to be found in our ficlds
and forests, that is not susceptible of a high
degree of improvement, if taking up late in
the fall or early in thespring, properly trim-
med and transplanted into good rich soil near
our dwellings. Their change for the better
soon becomes apparent. Take for instance
young chestnut trees from the mountain. lop
ofl as much of theirtops as you leave oftheir
roots; set them out as you would your own
apple trees, not dvepei‘ in the soil than they
have stood. They have a rapid growtli. do
if well preserved will spread prolifically,
producing a nut three times the size ofthose
generally brought into market, and of better
flavor. The hickory tree will do the same.
All will bear grafting as well as a pear tree.
Experience in this costs but little.

Ilarlford Coura,nt.

The Lalo Judge Tenney/.—This gentle-
man was a native of Massachusetts, and gra-
duated in Dartmouth College, in the same
class with Senator Choate. He went to
Louisiana in I823 or ’24, and soon settled
in Vidalia, where he practiced law with
great success. He was a member of the
State Senate. and last October was elevated
to the Bench.

A decision which was rendered by him
in June last, in a suit brought by Ro-wlev’s
wife for a separation of property and from
bed and board, gave offence to Rowley, who
sent him a challenge. The rest is too well
known to require repetition.-——.T. of Com.

The Right ofInslmclion.—-' Look hea,
Pompev,’ said a negro. yesterday, to a broth-
er darkcy. both of whom are working at the
‘burnt district’ —‘ look hea Pompey : what
for you no put more water in dat mortar .7’
‘Just cause as how I don’t like to do it
nigger-—dat’s all.’

‘Well I tell you what it is; I instruct
you to do it—dat’s nuff.’

‘ No it aint nufi, neider nigger. I'm po-
sed to de doctrine ob ’structions. I ain’t no
wirginny ’stractionist, no how; dis child’s‘a

em.’—--N 0 Pica;/uric.

 

The course of

a] tone of the prrss,¥ there is a good deal of

The

Regent ofSpain is well disposed fora rup-

Paris is that respecting an attempt to assas-

Duke d’Aumalr>, who had marched with the

ment, together with his three brothers, the

ed a pistol at him; but fortunately the shot

GOVERNOR or Tm: STATE or CONNECTICUT.
It is incumbent on a people so highly favor-
ed, publicly to acknowledge the govern-

Anothcr year
replete with the evidences‘ of his providvn-

are past, and calls for our accustomed tri-

on Thurs.-Jag/, the 25th day of November

N-'

 
Mn. REED : ‘Will you oblidge the Teachers‘

MR. EDITOR :—I wish to call the atten- Acadia arrived at Boston on '1’|1€’Sila}’ 3fl¢"”‘ Association. of'Norwalk, by publishing the fol-

lowing extract from the Conn. Common School
Journal ’!

Parents should see that their children
are decently clothed, and. cleanly in their
persons. This duty belongs mainly to the
mother, and her character may easily be
seen, as reflcctcd in the persons of her chil-
drcn. The teacher has a right to cxpcct of
the parents the faithful performance of this
duty. He ought not to be insulted with filthi-
ness, and surely he need not, so long as soft
water falls in rich abundance from the hen-
vens, and a pill‘ of scissors and a comb are
p0SSt-‘SSe(,l by every family. He can have
no llt‘-ul‘t to come in contact with pupils who
are somctimrs so sadly neglccted in this
particular. This point, however, is so ob-
vious that we need not waste words upon "it,

Porenls are bound to secure the constant
izllemlance of their children. This is no
trifling article oftlieir duty. Perhaps there
is no one thingto be namcd which contri-
butes so largely to the pcrplexities of the
teacher and to the injury ofour public sclools
as irregular allcnrlance. Downright sick-
ness of the child is a good cxcuse for ab-
sence from school, and perhaps we may add,
in some instances, illness in the family.—-
But beyond these, it seems to us, there can
be no good reason for keeping a scholar
from his school. It is heart sicking to wit-
ness for what trifling causes many of the
children are kept away from our scbools.——
Frenquently it happens that some unimpor.
tant errand, as trifling, if we may be allows
id to be specific, as the purchase ofa cent"
trorlh ofji/cast. is made the occasion of hal-
a day’s absence from school, an injury done
to the child's mind which cannot be estima-
ted in dollars and cenls. VVho can compute
the amount of idle habits of study, having
their foundation in that indiflerencc to edu-
cation, which for some trifling errand a-
mounting perhaps to the value of a (lime
oltener l)0\V(.'VBf, to less than a cent, permits
the child to be away from his class, and thus
practically teaches him to consider his schoo
as a very cheap aflair. ‘-

Every school, if the teacher would lay
out his strength to advaritage, should, to a
considerable extent be classified. His mind,
as far as practicable, must act upon masses of
-mind. But irregularity of attendance is
most ruinous to classification. A scholar by
being absent one /zalftlie time, it may be de-
monstrated, is to all the intents and purposes
ofthe school. absent all the time. One day
he is absent, and ofcourse loses all that day's
lessons; the next day be is present, but as
he says to his teacher, '1 was absent yester-
day, and not knowing where to study, I have
not studied at all I’ Again he is absent——
aguin he is present: the same result follows
and atthe woe-k’s end, he has learned noth-
ing as it should be learned. Such is the ef-
fect upon the pupil /iz'msc/_fL

But the difficulty is not now half told.——
He is a member of the school ; the teacher
must consider him as such ; and as the pa-
rents of such pupils often make fair promises
for the future, ths teacher feels boiiod, if pos-
.~ll')lt‘, to lrecp him along with his class. To
effect this, the class must he often put back
on his account, which operates as a severe
discouragement to them. Sometimes the
instructor is obliged to devote particular at-
tention to this scholar singly, by which the
other pupils are robbed of the proportion of
his time which is their due, and they are
obliged to suffer an injury the most of all
unplcasant—for whcn scholars who are al.
ways atihcir post, have learned their lessons
well, it is cruel in the last degree that they
should be deprived ofthe pleasure ofshow-
ing their faithfulness——the pleasure ofa good
recitation.

Nor is this all. The teacher--the uns-
thought of teacher is not made of iron or
brass. His patience being so frequently,
so thoughtlessly, and so unnecessarily taxed
and his best efforts being so ill rcquitted, he
may (unless he is superhuioan he certainly
must) relax his exertions. He will find it
next to impossible. for a series of wcelrs or
months, after havinglabored faithfully with.
out success, to maintain his interest and his
efficicncy undcrall the discouraging circum-
stances of the case. As soon as his spirits
flag, the. whole school will imperceptibly
catch the feeling and they all are the suf--
ferers. This is not an extreme case; it is
not a fancy picture; it is not speculation.-—
IT IS HISTORY! and I am sorry to be obliged
to add, it is the exact hislor_i/ ofmosl of our
public schools.

As an example of the irregularity prevailing
in the Nurwalk School Society. we subjoin an
account of Ilie attendance and non-attendance of
a few ofthe pupils in one of our schools for the

last six months-

A. is a boy about 10 years of age. He com_
uienced on the first day of the 'eriii, and was
then absent 2 days—-came 2 absent 2—ca:ne I
ah l—came 3, ab 3-come 3, ab 6—came 1. ab
4—caine 2. ab 4—came I, ah 17—came 1 ab
5—came 2, ab 1—came 1, an 9—r:ame I, ab 5
—came 1, ab 4—came 1. ab 3-—came 2 ab 2-

came I. ah 4—came 6. absent 9—came 1. ab 1-
came I. ah the remainder ofthe term. He. has

pursued about the same course for the last four

or five years. A sister of his lias-attended the

same school, in like manner; and as a conse-

quence, they are likely to pass through life with

but a slight education. I

B. begun with the term, and came 2 days

and was absent 2—came 3, ab 3-—c9me 2, ab

16——came 1'7, ab 1—came 1. ab 1—came 3, ab

3--came 2, ab 1--came 1, ab 2——came 1 ab 45

-came12, absent l—came 4, ab 1, &,c.

C. is about 10 years of age, very backward in

his studies; his parents fear he will never ac-

quire any thing like a good education. He

commenced with the term. &was preseoi2days,

and ab l—pres 4. ab 2-pres 4. ob 2--pres 4,

ab 1-pres 3, ab l——pres 2. ab 25—pres 4, ab 1

-pres 1, ab 5. and so on to the end of the term.

This is the manner these children have at-

tended for the last 4 or five years. \Ve find

many oiherslj-n the same school who are nearly

perly be calliéd regzzlar. \Ve presume ihere are

bottle among the beligerent tomcals under creole nigger, and so be his childers ’fore 'll0lJS8nds in this state wh_o attend school in the

same manner. With such facts before us, can

 

 

as irregular,jand oeryfew imleecl who may pro-