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to attend
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to oiders for liuiltling trtuchlnery. and all
kintls of Gearing, Building Mtttlcls for tiny
new kind of tttzicliinery,ai'ttl any other work
He will also
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(lone with dispatclt and in s xv-.trltn't.'tn like
(‘,|_;t]![]f‘[‘, A C .‘\ll'.\'OLD-
it-~f'-.-r to C/ms. Isamrs, or Lari Clark.
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432 Pearl ‘
35% £3 E. S. Eiiggtitias, Importers. Mann-
1'.
(yrs, in'(‘.;it'pt;|in,i_ts, Oil Cloths. £\C. lt€l‘.'(3 on
o lacttircrs and \\'lltllt'S.'-llt’. and retail Deal
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ble. Super. Superfine, f‘-‘lite I!t;1f‘.'.tltl, Vt:ttt!!l:'.{t
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Cov._-rs. 'l‘urkc_v, 'l‘of:cd. Brtts.-‘t*l$ and \X"lllttft,
I-1.,-mil; Rug-, :Drlt_9_f_tt"l$, liaizi-.9, Mttttitig‘-'.?
Round, oval and Fiat Stair Rtttl.-‘,c\'.t:.c1t.c.
Also, art assortment of Ettglisii and Auicricatt
. Floor Oil C|ot|i.froni 2 to 2-1. feet wide .
The citizens of N-..irwalk and its vicinity in
want ofany article in the Carpet line, will here
finrl inducements, suclt as Cltfh-t[ttlL‘S~‘, large and
various ztssorintettts, which are fottnd in butfew
establisliuientsofthekind.
New Yttrli. Sept. 22tl. T840. 45
,\V[»_\IG l:)l{t'll a store in the south part of
OllllSlCtl‘$ Bitiltlitig, Past sirleofthe Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orrlcrs in his line
at short notice, on favorable tering. and
. in lift.-3 Best unrt Most Fa.sliionabZe style.
From his experieiicc in the business. he feels
confident iti his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all wlto may favor him with their patronage.
All garments made to order are warranted t'.= fit.
Particular atteiitiou paid to Cutting.
. The subscriber has on ltand a good supply of
Cloths. Cassiiueres, Saiiinetis and Vcstirigs.
which he will make up to order iii a manner to
challenge competition.
Pilot. and Beaver Cloths for Overeoats. with
superior Trimmings.
Also, a fine assortment of Stocks of various
styles and patters, at the lowest cash prices.
Fall Fashions received.
Persons wishing garments of any description
will find it to their advantage to'call.
Norwalit, October 1841. 49
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-‘3 TAILORING ESTABLISIIMENT.
HE subscriber would respectfully inform
his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of \Vm. &.
B. Lockwood. recently occupied by M. Banks,
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels confident in saying front
the experience he ltas had in New York as a
Cutter, that whoever will favor him with their
custom can depend on having their work manu-
Norwalk. April 20. Jost-.-Pu E. Cortxt-;n 23
TAILORING.
HE subscriber would notify the public that
he ltas taken the shop formerly occupied
by George W. Raymond, it few rods west ofthe
B.r'ulge, where he will be found ready to attend
to any business in his line, either from the old
customers ofthe establishment, or from any oili-
ers wltomay see fit logive ltim their patronage
and encouraegczent. MORRIS R. QUINTARD.
Norwalk. March 2d, lS41. I6
( IL.-—A few barrels of bleached Sperm,
Lamp Oil, a very superior article direct
from New Bedford, just rece'ved. for sale by
. C. S'.l‘R.EE'I‘.
IL.--Winter and Fall strained Lamp Oil
f'eu erior quality for sale by
. 0 p ’ JOHN A. \Vr-trap.
IL.——\Vinter strained Bleached Lamp Oil,
ofa superior Quality, Just received by
\V EBISSELL.
OCK SALT—For sale by J. BttitRA1.t.
Oct. 28. 1841.
ORT. t\Iadeira,Malaga and Currant Wines
ofthe best quality. for sale by
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igminl-131.1’: I',nki.--'Kidder., - Ellen -and
;-f,_aysou'§'T.n‘d_elible Iok,at ‘BIIIII-I/I. _
Bauer.
From //re Christian Advocate Journal.
tler, was selected from an old scrap book: ant
subscriber.
ON SLANDER.
“Tia wond‘rous strange, and yet 'tis true,
That sortie folks take delight
The deeds ofotlicr men to view,
As iftlieir owrt were right.
And ifa piece of news come out,
Tltey‘ll'ea.<2erly ptttsue it:
Then hand the cliarrning dish about,
And add a little to it.
Each fault they’ll try to magnify.
Yet seeming to bemoan
The more within a brother’s eye.
Are blinded to their own.
And ifa brother cliarice to stray,
Or forttirie on him frown :
Tho’ humbled in the dust he lay,
The text is, "Keep him down,”
Tltey’ll preach tip penance. with a sigh,
To cttre. or nothing can-—
Sitfferings aregood. I'll not deny,
But not when sent by titan.
Each worthy deed is now forgot.
As ifnoi worth retaining;
But 0! let failincs fill the pot.
Arid slander suck the draining.
Unto the dregs she draws it out,
Deliglited with her labors.
Then bears the cltartniuu swill about,
To treat her tliirsty neighbors.
‘Neath frienrlsliip‘s mask she sometimes lurks
And smiling fawns around you:
Coriccalctl. shc more secrrrely works,
And kisses, but to wound you.
Detestetl post of socialjoy,
Thou spoilt-r of life’.- plt-risttres;
Like Stlllfijistinis foxes TV(.\'.:l(lil dcs'roy
\Vhat’s more than all otir trr-asiircs.
From the Nero Yuri-c .Et*a2ig'c.’t°st.
_“l'l‘ IS E V E N A VA POR."
Anotlier vear of our Sl'lOl'i-llft‘, ivlit-re, is it _?
Gone forever. Clone arc its joys and its sor-
t-otrs; its liripes and its disappointnien‘s.—
G:)i.t" are its fifty-two Sztbltatlis, with their
sermons and pray:-rs——v:itli their public on-
portuiiitit-s utitl primtti instrtictions. '\Vc
have now one tnorc year to account for. one
less to live. one less i0‘pl'(’p‘\l'€ for our great
t‘il:tflQ't-‘. flow solemn the tlioiigltt!
Gone too, with the past year. at'c millions
.ofrhe human fa.t:il_v:——shivcring pov(=t't\'
anal sumptuous affluence; sparkling wit and
idolized hentity; the lT!3Sl.t‘l‘ arid he slave;
the !(‘Y‘..":l'l[ and the lo.-(3,; srriilit'._«__r infancy,
blooming youth, and grey Clt'Cl'(‘fali[ll(lt.’;
'.\'lSfl()lTl and folly; genius and stupidity;
fading laurcls and btiilt'lit'tg ltnnors. Gom-
ulztsl are friends and l{lllfll't.’(l--lJOlTt‘ has bricn
rent from bone, and flesh front flt‘SlT. Tlte
wife of our youth, the parent. the son of
prayers and hopcs. the daugliter of bcriuty
and loveliness, the babe sweetly smiling in
death. and laid by the side of its uncon:-‘clone
tuotlier. \Vc shall go to them, but they will
not return to us. How short it has been ;—
spring. sit tnmcr, autumn. winter‘-—and then it
is gone! Long before. we are atvure of it,
the final day. the ti'.tl‘li' and dreadful (lay of
destiny, will be upon us. Are we ready
to t'tlt‘t‘l the summons?
Aged fatliet', art than ready? Sce.btttfew
more sands l’t‘t'Il!’tln in the glass. Thy sun
is just sr_-itinq. How do the ltr-epers oftliy
frttll house tremble, and the strong men bow
tlit-inst-tlvesl If Christ is yours, all is tit-ll.
lfnot, wilt thou not hasten, while yr-t-arr ray
of hope ,(_‘-ll(t'.t‘nPI'S upon thy rnoitnta-in top?
Bt‘t)ll1t‘r in the mi-'lst of lift‘, is thy house
in order? l sec thy abundance. and hear thy
selfcongratulations. Vvliat if God should
say, This night thy soul is required .7 Could
you go in peace? Alt! think how brittle is
thy thread, how frail thy tenure. To mor-
row may dawn upon thy eternal ruin. and
hear the first noteofthy ceaseless nail. Thou
hast no time to loose.
Thoughtles youth ! are you ready .7 Buoy-
ant hopes, or bounding health. cannot stay
thedestroyer. They will shrivel under his
icy touch. Go ask the tombstones. and they
will tell you that the young may die---sud-
dcnly, hopeless. O preprire—thou heist no
time to loose; another year may howl thy
requiem, and moan thy fearful doom. Do
notdclity, thcre’s madness in it.
Too Zealous by Half.-—-In the days of our
boyhood we remember an old Deacon of the
church, in which our parertts reared us, who
being rather nworldly ntiudcd man, was
astonishingly zealous in advancing theinter-
est of the church to which he was attached.
He was always present at private conferen-
ces, and at all public meetings, and in truth,
the congregation always listened with eager
ears, to the exbortntions of the Deacon, and
with infinite relish. VVe can look back at
that time with real pleasure, and will here
say that we have sat many a Sunday evening
inithe conference room of the old church,
drinking in his words, and thought we had
rather listen to him than the Minister himself.
But the Deacon, we are sorry to say, was a
little proud of his faculty for exhortation, and
strange to say, he was suddenly inspired with
a desire to preach on a Sunday before the
"assembled multitude.” He consulted the
Minister, who willing to gratify hitn, tliough
be much doubted his success, granted his
request, and it was announced at the next
meeting that Deacon , would hold
forth to the faithful on the following Sunday.
The time soon came, the cotigrcgation as-
sembled, much larger on that day than was
usual on ordinary occasions; the Deacon
and the Minister entered the doors, walked
down the broad aisle of tbeclturch and with
solemn step ascended the pulpit. The pre-
liminaries to the sermon in those times were
somewhat different from the present; _a
chapter __.wtis read, a prayer was said, the
Messrs Editors.—ihe annexed piece on slan-
by inserting it in y()ttt‘j.~2tpef', you will oblige a
_._.L
cnmcthe trying
I and read it--in an audible voice, and than
clnspd the book toicommence. He first
looked straight forward for a moment but
said nothing, then be turned to the left, and
then to the right; and then looked again to
the centre; tlieri he took out his handltor-—
cL«ltem..' By this time the suspense of his ex-
pectstnt ltF.:al'(*t‘S had become painful, and all
eyes were upon the Deacon. At length his
aizonv found relief
and Sisters,” sztlfi he, “ if any of you thin
you can preachjust come i.tp here and try it.
Cincivznahl Messenger.
k
H
period arose Geology/, froto the earth's-‘
a revelation which, pillarcd on the evidence‘
of liistorv, has withstood the assault. Atl
another time, from the altitudes of the upper;
firmament was Astronomy broughtdown and
f'lt‘I'f‘t_Vt"tl in hostile attitude against the records
of our faith, and that attack lrilas also proved
owerlvss as the former‘. hen front the
iing/statics of tire /Lit-'I.‘t(bn spirit, an uttcrupt
has been inilustriottsl_v made to educe some
discovcry of wondrous spcll by which to dis-
enchantthe world of its confid-tnce in the
gospel of Jr-sqs Cjltt'l5!. fffrorn lcctpre rqpins,
ofA7ta.tom7 tie essons o lfltlieflll ism ave
been inciildzitt-tl, and ' for the purpose of put-
tin-: a tnockery on all religion, and dri'.~'itig
it if possible from the fzicc of the i-artb.——
But the most sinqulnr attempt to graft infi-
delity on any thing purttorting to be a sci-
ence, bus I eon HT-t(l€ by those who .'tSSt)(‘.lttli»*
the doctrirics of [‘/t~I'mzo.’o__r3_z/ with their detail
ofthe Ciiristinn Te‘-'ClTll.l()fl, as iflftey it-ere
a.n_7/ cat‘.'./2,.f._t/ cmt7ter,ti0.ti f)€f'2(7£’C?I. I/ic fm'm 0/
the /i.u22i(L7L"s.iftI_/I rtnrl t/ie trut/L or _f(Ll.s‘::;'i/tori
nfcur reltgion ! Tlicscicncc of 'l‘lteolo_gy
has traale a sort ofplnv ground for all man-
ner of lnt‘0==.ils in regard to human speculation
but it is not \\'it.ltnt1l. a peculiar evidence of
its own tinassriilzrhle position, and l’.)(‘\'()l’l(l
the reaeli ofexternil violence. The /l(I.7fl77I€'.I'
nf tlte Geologic: cannot break that demon-
.=tration—tlte tefeslcnpe of t/teAstrmzomcr can-
notenzible us to t.t-cry in it any ch:ii'actni'of
falseliood --the knife of tire Anatom.-ist cannot
find the way to the :ille_’_It‘(l rottcnness which
lies at. its core-nor by a .rlz'«‘srctin,.r,r of Metat-
7)/i.tyxz°cs can the Jllezrrtal I’/'tt'Iu.co7v/'2cr probe
his way tothe secret of insufiicii-‘ncy, and
make expositre to the world, ofthe yet un-
known flaw. All those sciences have cast
their itiissilvs at bl]? st:t_ti-l_v1_f:ihriq)ef‘ Epr,
Christian philosophy and cm-: ttion, ut t on
liavc dropped harmless and impotent at its
base.—-—C.’raIn2crs. ~
AI.lCXANDER H.-\.\llLTON.
The following El{Cl(;l) of the judicial charac-
ier of f-liimilton is copied from the 3d vol. of
Kent’s Commentaries. A
"If we t:i'kc the reports of N.Yorl: in clim-
nological order, we shall find, that the first
five volumes occupy the period when Alex-
ander H.iinilton was a letding advocate at
our bar. Th-at accomplished lawyer (for it
is in that character only that I am now
permittetl to refer to him) showed, by his
precepts and practice, the value to be placed
on the decisions of Lord Mansfield. He was
well acquainted with the productions of Va-
liu and Enaeriuon; and if he be not truly
one ofthe founders ofthe commercial law of
this Sltllt-‘, he may at leztst be considered as
among the earliest of those jurists who rec-
onimendetl those authors to the notice ofthe
profession, and l‘(‘n(lt’l'Pd the study and cita-
tion of them popular and familiar. His
arguments on commercial. as well as other
questions, were reinatknble for freedom and
energy; and be was eminently distinguished
for . completely exhausting every subject
which he discussed, and leaving no argument
or objection on the adverse sde unnoticed
and unanswered. He traced doctrines to
their source, probed them to their foun-
dations, and at the same time paid the
highest deference and respect to sound au-
tthority. The reported cases dono kind of
justice to his close and accurate logic; to
his powerful and comprehensive intellect; to
the extent of his knoivli-dge, or the eloquence
of his illustrations. \-Ve maytrtily apply to
t.l'tet"fiiJl'iS of his mind, the I'L‘.maTli'S of Justice
Buller, in l't‘f€‘l‘PnCet0 the Judicialopinions of
‘another kindred genius that‘ “principles were
stated, re-asoried upon, enlarged and explain-
ed, until those who be-ai'd him were lost
in admiration at the strength and stretch of
the human un:l+.'rstanding.”'
E/ze-rgy of C}ta.racter.——Energy of char-
acter is the pliilosopher’s stone of life, and
should be engraven upon each heart. It is
that which hits peopled the temple of fame;
that which has filled the historic pages with
great names ; that which has brought a race
from b:irbarisrn,drawn the veil from science
and developed the wondrous powers of na-
ture. First or last it brings success. With-
out it, TVcbster would now have been a' New
Hampshire Lawyer ; T. Ewing a buck-eye
salt boiler—-and Ben Franklin a journey-
man printer. Without it, Demosthenes
would have stammered on to his grave, and
Cincinnatus died a common soltlii.-r; Shafts-
peare been shot for poaching, Pope died
selling tape; Roscoe lived selling beer ‘by
the small !’ and Napoleon gone out of the
world a Corsican bully. It will do the same
thing for any man in a small way as it has
done for these. Give the lawyer energy
ofcharacter, and he will succeed at the bar
without talents. It is the secret by which
the merchant, the artist, the scholar and the
mechanic,arrive at distinction and wealth.
If-they fail once, they try again; no con-
trary _ winds beat them down, they will not
staydown. _T_he man who has energy. of
chief and drew it across his fiicc and cried.
“Cat-' th
depths, and entered into mortal combat with),
x
I
t
choir sting one of the finest hymns, and_thili (,iti_lVB a man energy ofcliarttctei‘ and he- is a
time for the new asptraifl. tnude min, put htrn where you "will, and»
He arose. opened the Bible, found‘ his te)l\,_Sttl'l'0l1It4 him by what yo.u~ivill.
. A. gilt,-age 'I‘-rerzt.-_—Two gentleman met
yesterdty-‘ in Canal street. V After shaking
,hands.One. of them said-
“Y/TU must tell your brother, Mr. Smith,
‘thrt.t,1e'must be careful how be regulates his
C0m"t1Cli»l0\\’a‘i‘(lS me. He met me yesterday
in the Mercbnnt’s Excliange, and in the
lore."-grtce ofmany gt-ntleincn called me a liar,
ltliief puppy, scotmdr.-l and c.o\vat'd..and then
l
in ,,.(,,d5___..B,.t.lh,.,.nj'pnléid my nose and l.'ic_l.'ed me to the door.
Yd) may tell your brother that if he c.a'rt‘ies
Eng much further be will arouse a spirit
which is not so easily put to rest. I shall
________________ pot submit to every provo'cation.——N. -O.
Assn/u,.7[5 upon Divine Rat.-elation.-At one»Pz'ca_i/zme. ‘
The ploughtntin with his broad sunbtirnt
hand, his homelv dress, and his open hon-
esfcouutenrince, is oftener found to be pos-
sqsed of the real attributes of a gentleman.
thin in theiencrvatetl man-tnilliner, who is
mich more careful of his gloves than of his
lit,-'l(Jl‘; whose shirt bosom must be as pure
zish virgin‘s fume; and who, if one curl of
hi glossy wool were tlisplticetl, would be
tlrowrt itntuediately into strong convulsions.‘
Litrge Strpa-ms f-om Lilifc Fountains
-I-‘for. cg-c.—The following few words intro-
(lucld in certain resolutions by the Commit-
tee lf Waysgand Means in the British Par-
limient, in ilfarcb, 1764. fot‘ined the first
stt-rtltnt caused the American war, and con-
mis the fatal resolve that tore assunder the
Eipire of Britain:
__'Tliat toward further defrrtyingthe said
exposes, it may be proper to cliargc certain
strttlp duties on the said colonies and planta-
tiort." ‘I '
-'>ts"t'P.i_c'i‘ oi-‘ CONNECTICUT.
T./I/Le J'lfeml2ct'.v of (tie Bar. rulmitfed to
-practice in the Courts of I/re United.
States, and to tire Public :
siould the law of Congress. establishing
it sstem of Banltrttptcy, go into operation
on lltc lst day of February next. without
altrralion it will become the dutyofthe Dis-
trirtJittlr_te of Connecticut to t-s'al.lish Rules
ReyitftLti07t.s and Forms of proceetiing. This
will" be done on the first day of February,
am)'it.,triay not be unimportant at this time,
{()§il1_Q’,£f'S1 some ofthe points and provisicns
oftltflf T_.'\\V'; and rt-cur to the order in which
thgbusiness must proceed.
/Tltcre are two classes of Banl:rupts.-
Ih _.rst are called volttritary, because-
t'r.'e.Yii§H'Hi tinate debtor may himst-lf pt-titiou
ftir the benefit ofthe act, no matter what has
bterrltis business, nor how inuclt, nor how
liltle his itirlcl.tt=rliiess.
The sccond class. may be forced into
Brrtlti'tiptcy, against their wishes, btit all
olthis class must be either Mercliants. Re-
tallers, Bankers, Brolcers, Factors, Under
tvfitcrs or Marine Insurers, who owe at
ltiist $32,000, and this can be brought about
oily on the petition of one or more creditors
toftvhom, at least the debt or debts amottnt
to,$500. Upon the petition of the creditor,
this described, can a casein this class be
ctnimciiced.
‘:"l‘lie present suggestions will be confin-
ed. wholly to those ofthe first class——the
vquntary Bttnlcrupts, leaving those of the
sclond class out of tlie question.
list. A petition is to be presented to the
District Court praying for the benefit of the
Alt. The following allegations are to be
inide in the petition: That he owes debts,
not incurred in consequence ofa defalcation
ash public officer, executor. administrator,
gutrditin, or trustee, not while acting in
anj other fidiciary capacity. The petitioner
mist make out according, to his best knowl-
edle and belief, a list of his ct'cditot‘s, their
reédence, and the amount due to each, to-
gclher with an exact inventory of his pro-
pelty, rights and credits, of every name,
kitld, and description, and the location and
sit ation of each and every parcel and por-
tiol thereon-—all to be verified by oath.-
He must also declare himself to be unable
to lmect his debts and engagements, and
prtly for the benefit of the act, &c. The
oatit must be admitted injopcn court, and
tbqpetitioner may be exairiirted either ver-
la-aiy or by written interrogations.
id. The Court will appoint a day for the
helring and pass an order of notice. to be
pullisht-id ina newspaper at least 20 days
bcl~re the clay of heating.
N-.~ On the day of li-=tiring,'ifcatise' is not
shown :t__c_zainst__,the_pctition, the Court may
cleejz and declare the petitioner to be a Bank-
rup.
4h. Thereupoii an assignee may be ap-
pointed, in wltorn shall be vested all the
property rights ofpropci't_v, &.c. ofthe Bank-
rupt; and the assignee must give a Bond
to tie United States with two sureties, con-
ditioned lot‘ the faithful performance of his
duty; &c. in such sum as the Judge may
deein proper.
l3ront the property thus passed to the as-
sigtce, there is excepted the necessary house-
hold andkitclien furniture. and such other
artitles as the assignce Slltlll designate, hav-
ing“re.fcrence to the condition and circum-
starzc-cs of the family, not exceeding in all.
thevalue of$300. To this sum is to be added
the wearing apparel of the petitioner, his
wife and children.
5th. Dc-.l.rs may be proved before the
Court, or befere a Commissioner in the
coutity, where the petitioner resides, to be
apptiinted by the.Court. ,
_th. The person declared a Bankrupt,
ma petition for a discharge, when 70 {lays
._nottce of ‘this second hearing shall be given
to those who may have proved their debts-
and the dischti.tge.shall..not._.be. decreed until
90 days after the Court. have passed the-de-
cree declaring the petitiorier to be nBank-
character will rise in. spite of op;:ositioi‘_t.--
rupt. The discharge may-thenjbo decreed,
unless a majority of creditors. in number and
value, pvho may have proved their debt,
shall filetbeir protest.
The petitioner may. in that case demand
atrial b_vjur'y, and appeal to the Circuit
Court. - , _-
7th. The discharge will be a bar to all debts
contracted before the date of the petition,
whether pm-aid or not.
8th. ’l‘be'assi‘gnee is to sell all the prop-
erty, collect all the debts, convert the same
into money, which is to be divided pro-rata
among the creditors who may have proved
their debts. D..ht.= due to the United States
to be first, and the; service and tabor of an
operative, mt exceeding 395. shall" be paid
in full, and then it dividend its to the residue,
is made.
‘ There are various other provisions. on
minor points, not necessary at this time to be
noticed. -Neither is it deemed essential to
speak of the proceedings in the other class
of cases, called invvnluntary cases. for it is
presumed but few such cases will arise in
this district.
For the pttblic convenience. the Forms
which may be established, will be printed
and distributed to the various sections ofthe
State. The R71./cs of proceediiig, and the
tar2:[fo_f_f'-cs, will also be established, on the
lst day of Febrttary.
Tltt-se stig-zestions are designed to invite
tiic iittt-mioti of persons int-err-sit-.d in the nutt-
tct‘. to the provisiorts of the Art, so that no
tlftYt€".‘(:'SSttl‘V ilelay may be ir.curr<~d, by lit»?-3:‘
who in-. y desire the relief prnvidetl for by
the Art. A~.\'mtr:w '1‘. Junsoiv.
P. S. To accommodate applicants in (lif-
ferr-nt parts of the State, the District Court
will be in session at llt1'0ffitIe of the fridge.
iriCantcrl'»ur_v, from the first to the sevetitli of
l.7'i.-bru:tr_v; at Hartford from the 8th to the
12th; and at New Haven, from the 22d to
the 26th of February.
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For the Gazctle.
UNION SCHOOL.
Mir. Rut-zn.-In the Lane District tliereare
117 scliolars. Of these 60 have upon an aver-
tlie last 3 years ; being a ratio ofover 5. The
ratio of attendance in the Doivu Town district
is the saute, an averaizc of 40. Down Town
received from the public funds last year $158
T8, and the Lane dist. $217 96. The term
bills ofa scholar attending; every day in the
year, is in the Lane district $33 30, and in the
Down Town dist. $5 75.
The Otgl VJ:-ll (list. numbers 156 scholars.
Oftltesc, the attendance in the male teacher‘:
department. averages over 50 through the year,
and in the female teacher's department 32.---
Bcsides this, the same district furnishes to the
Old W’;-ll Academy art average of 28; almost
without exception within the ages contetnplateil
by the school law. It is a reniarttcble fact that
the establishment ofthe Academy has increased
the attendance in the contmon school—and that
while the Academy has been training tip a
large uumbcr in sttccessive classes with an ed-
ucation vastly superior to that received by any
other children in town. the common school in
ilic meantime has kept up a fair average of at-
.:tainments with the rest ofthe common schools.
The cause of this state of things is to be found
in that zeal for education which established
their Acarleuiy, and which has sustained it with
such perseverance. Tlt_e Academy has reacted
upon their zeal ; and by turning the attention
of the people so strongly to the work of edu-
eating their children, has produced that large
ratio ofattendance in their schools, an average
of110 scholars out ofl56 ; while the whole at-
tendance oftlie Soitth Centre district, in any
school, averages less than 60 out of 146.
Before I proceed farther let me advert to a
gross iitequaliiy in the application of the school
food under our present laws. The North Cen-
tre educates 50 children and receives 8215,
while the South Centre educates 45 and re-
ceives $267. You. Mr. Editor pay $4 a scho-
lar for tuition ; your neighbor across the street
pays $3, while your Down town neighbor pays
‘E5 75. Can you tell me what necessity there
-is for this inequality’! VVould it not stir the
people in the South Centre up a get the
children out to scltool who are now growing up
in ignorance, were the money distributed ac-
cording toilie numbers taught, rather than ac-
cording to the numbers enumerated? Why
should the South Centre district receive $267
for educating 45 children, while the Old \Vell
district receives only about the same for giving
a better education to 110? And yet it will not
be many years before these same people ofthe
S. Centre district will compel the Old Well‘
people to pay their full share for the pauperism,
vice and crime ofthat neglected generation now
growing up around the Bridge.
But to the matterin hand. The example of
Old Well shows what is practicable where there
is only spirit enough to make the effort. If
Old \Vell can have, out of 156 scholars. an
average of SO in the common scltool, and keep
28 more in the Academy at an expense ofaboui
$18. or $20 each in a year, surely it is practi
cable to keep the same ratio of numbers in
schools which shall not go above the present
cost ofour cornmon schools. The people ofthe
Old \Vell do not feel that they send too large
a proportion to school. It was only the other
day that one of their most prominent men was
spontaneously lamenting‘ to me the number
still left there to grow up in ignorance.
Suppose then that the three Borough Districts
should send to”school in the same ratio tat-itb
age 8llt‘Utl€‘(l school every day in the year for
jibe Old Well. Weshiould then liave"a_n_ five;-.
age attendance ’“‘*’ t
In the North Centre of A 174;
South Central 97.
1 ' Over River 95,
Total 266 instead of 153, the present number
Thls ‘’‘’‘’"1‘-l 5‘? by no means too large in
attendance for the suitable instruction‘ bf the
Senfimlion rising up around us. It would
leave_133 of our scholars absent from school
°"°£)’ day "' ‘he 3'39“ But when it is consid.
ere how many more must be on the list to
make. nut sun}; on flllazctso elm-...31...r,,;-_ymn..-
and how many more than the average mus:
often be in actual attendance, it is m,imif‘¢s1 mm
our teachers could not suitably instruct such
numbers of allages and classes, not could on:
present school houses hold them.
The attendance in the Lane and Down Town
districts is ;,.i This surely is small enough If
D .
wcsave money by educating it less proportion
than this. it will only be to pay itout in a bun-
dred fold in the shape ofpoor iaxes__.iu the cos,
of vice and crime : and the loss oftheihriftaud
wealth which might otherwise come in to the
aid Of the IZIX pflylng peop}9_
On the basis ofthe attendance in the Lane 5:
DOW" Town. We should have in the
35
N. Centre dist. an averageof
S. Centre 73
Over River. 71 .
Bot owing to the iregular attendance, such an
average through the year would give r: school
\\ lticlt Woulil waste away one halfthe timebotb
of teacher and scholars. Under our present
classification there is no economy, but a great.
loss, in giving to one teacher an average of
over 45 scholars.
Giving then to each school an average of -'15
through the year, and calculating the atten-
dance on the basis oftlte attendance in the Old
Well district. we have a "surplus average attend-
ance iu the North Centre, of 29
South Centre, 52
Over River, 50
Total, 131
Or taking the attendance in the Lane and
Down Town as the basis. we have then a
surplus average attendance,
lniheN. Centre of 10 ‘
8. Centre 28
Over River , 25
Total ‘ 64
We have before us then. these alternatives 3
1. To go on as we are, and bear the future con-
sequences of the ignorance and vice growing up
in the midst of us: to say nothing ofthe injus-
tice, cruelty and damage inflicted upon the neg-
lected children : or
4 2. To organize immediately one or two new
school districts, and build at least one or two new
school houses 2 or
3. To crowd our schools so as to destroy near-
ly all their efliciency : or
4. To have a Union School, which will be-
stow the needed reliefand gain the desired end,
while it may occupy a school room already pro-
vidcd without materially increasing the expense
to any body.
The first ofthese alternativrs, there are doubt
less some among us, and that too in high places
who would be willing to adopt. Many have
such notions of economy that they might be
willing to adopt the third ; to adopt the second,
I believe all would at psesent be reluctant ;
sortie through unwillingness to meet the ex-
pense, others frotn a persuasion that there is a
way still cheaper and better. And that cheap-
er und better way, is. as I think Isball suc-
ceed in showing, to establish a Union School. D
. A Wonxme MAN. ;
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Congressional.
_,._
Correspondence of the N. York Tribune.
MONDAY. Jan. I7
The desperate efforts of the Repealers in
the House of Representatives as manifested
for some days past. have to day been consum-
mated by the passage of tire Bill to repeal
(lie Bankrupt Law.
As on Saturday, various points of order
were raised, and appeals made from the de-
cisions oftlie Chair. and at times much dis-
order prevailed. The first question before
appeal taken by Mr Wise from the Speakerfs.
reading, laid over in the regular order oi’.
hills on the Calendar. Before this was 22-
lten, Mr L Williams moved a call of tin,
House, which failed : Yeas 98, Nays .-15"
The House then refused to lay tht apps.--..
on the table: Yeas 103, Nays 117'. The
appeal was sustained : Yeas 118. Nays 99 ;
and then it was decided by the House that
they would proceed tothe repeal, without
delay, of the Bankrupt Act; tindthe question
being, ‘ Shall this bill be rejected .7’
Mr Granger addressed the House for
about three quarters of an hour in an able
and eloquent manner againstthe repeal.
Mr M.ri"shall said that the repeal was-
now demanded by popular sentiment at least
in Kentucky ; and that it’ the repeal was to
be made it should be done before the law
took partial effect.
The main question having been ordered
thus the bill ordered engrossed: by Yeas
124. Nays ‘.76.
third time now.
question on its passage ; which was carried,
and the bill fina7lg).pa;sed.,- Yetta 127,-
-Nayl 91.
the House was on laying on the table the.
decision that the Repeal Bill, after its first",
by Yeas 111, Nays 89, was carried, and.
Mr VVisc moved that the bill be read it-
The bill was then read ti third time, and
Mr Campbell, of Tenn. moved the previous-
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