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Number 146, New Series.
1.
THE NORWALK GAZETTE
IS PUBLISHED
EVERY \Vt«3t).\it:5DAYl\lO'.’.NlNG-,
BY
James Reed, Jr.‘
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Each following insertion, 20
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usioess.
,asnal adve~-tisetttenls sent to tlt7sOfIice,musl
~'I-‘e clrccottipanicrl bjl! [Ire cash to zrtsurc insertion.
Job E’i°itititig,
Consumption 6;. Liver Connplaint.
‘B R. ’1‘AYLOI.’.’S Balsaln of Liv-
cl‘\voi't.-This LU edicine is really doing
wonders. ;\evcr. within medical l-istorv, has
there been a medicine \\llIt.'ll could perforin so
miracttlous a cure as this is daily doing. Coti-
st-rnption seems dlsatmed of’ its terrors. and
Live Complaint vanishes at once when this
admirable vecetable preparation is used. For
eight years has this remedy maintained iiS
position against every species of imposition.
fraud and counterfeit.
'l‘a,\'.lors’s Balsam of LlVe"\‘l'0ll to be 21 certain
remedy for this complaint, as I have used i=
myself and found its l'lli"ClS in'tmcdia=e. l
was much troubled untill made use of this
medicine. M. L. Ht-:.\‘snAW._ 211 Maiigin st.
I1uars/mcss——Cut'c(l.—-For the cttte of
lioatseness I can strong_l_v rceommendD-‘. 'l‘.ev-
lor’s Balsam of Live.-wort. 1 have not only
lion ‘u_y'my rt.-conimentlation have received great
benefit from its virtue. It is at. once mild, elli-
caciotts and bartnless. Rt-zv. Az. l...t~;wts.
tScz:crc Coughs and Colt/s.~I have had a
most severe cold atid cough for a long titne
which I could not get rid of. After using niany
ttselesstliingsl tried '1';-_vlor’s Balsam of Li
vetwvort, audit cured me in a few days.
JAS. B. Kt-zitrit-.\*oct':.
on ALL t.‘.'\”.DS’,
I/IEATLY EXECUTED Al" THE GAZETTE OFFICE.
‘Tim. .5 Call to the Ladies.
HE Subscribers having just received a few
. patterns ttfllit-lt and Fasliionable Delanes,
‘together with ,3. splendid assorttnettt of Lawns
attd Printed Muslins, would respectfully solicit
an examination of the same by all those who
desire to purchase. They will be sold cheaper
than ever. Remember——west side the Bridge,
next door to Stevenson's Hotel.
3 ‘Bi:.t'r'1'Y & Osnoim.
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S .
Q.
AVING taken a store in the smith part of
Olmsted‘sI3u'ld1ng,east sideofthe Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at short notice, on favorable term , and
in the Best (mrl Ilfost Frss/tio.t.ct.u.’c st’?//c.
Ftom his expeiience in the business. he feels
coniident in his ability to give entire satisfuctiott
to all who may favor ltini with their patronage.
All garments made to order are warranted t: fit.
Particttlar attention pai'tl‘to Cfiftihg.
'l‘he subscriber has on hand a good supply of
Cloths, Cassitneres, Sattinetts and Ves logs.
which he will make up to order in it manner to
challenge competition.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoals. wi:h
superior 'I‘rimt'nings. H,
Also, a line assortment of Stoclts ,9]?-’t7at'ious
styles and p-asters, at the lowest c‘a’sh"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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TAILORING r2s'r_41:L1;sH.titEzvT.
T HE sobscriiter would respectfully inform
- - his friends and the public in general, that
he has opened a shop over the store of Wm. &.
B, Lockwood. recently occupied by M. Banks.
where he would be happy to receive all orders
in his line. He feels cortfideni in saying from
the experience he has had in New York as a
Cutter. that whoever will favor ltim with their
custom can dependon havingtheir work manti-
Norwalk, "April 20. .lost:r'H E. CORKIIR 23
Piano and Organ lstruction.
T H E subscriber respectfully offers his ser-
vices tothe public as a teacher ofthe Piano
and Organ. Front his long practice and expe-
rience in music. he feels confident in his ability
to give satisl'actit'_)n.
References —I{ev. Wm. C. Mead, D. D ;
Stephen Smith, Esq; Levi Clark; Asa E.
Smith; Clias.[saacs; J. Camp, Jr; Wm. C.
Street.
N. B. PIANOS tuned and repaired in the best
manner and on reasonable terms. Any orders
left at the storebf VV E Bissell, or with the sub-
sctiber will meet with prompt attention.
25 W11. A. BARLOW.
Additional Rates.
Adopted by the District Court of Connecticut,
Jllarch S, 1842.
ANDREW ‘P. Jensen. District Judge.
Rule 2-5.—Form o/‘Notice to be sent to each
creditor. named in the original Petition, by an
ittdifferent person, or the Marshall. as the Order
may require. for the bankrupt, after discharge
and certificate. T/tis petition is presented after
the decree in bankruptcy has passed.
0 Creditor of
By order ofthe District Court ol'Connecticut you
are notified that my further petition in bank-
ruptcy. for a discharge and certificate, will be
heard at the District Court Room in —— on
the —— day of 1842.
Yours, &c.
After the above is filled up and signed by the
bankrupt, an indifferent person will compare
and seal it, and direct the same to each creditor
at his usual place of residence. like any other
letter, and on the seal side, must be added these
words : "The Bankrupt notice of
The indifferent person will see that all these
blacks are properly filled up, then he will lodge
the letters in the P3stOFfice, and make his re-
turn in the following form :
RETURN.
To the District Court of Connecticut:
District of Connecticut ss.
.--e 1842. I then deposited in the Postoflice
at .. in said District. a notice to each and
all the creditors named in petition of in
bankruptcy, directed to the said creditors at their
several and usual place ofresidence, tneonf'orm~
ty to Rule 25, of the District Court of(.'onnec
icut. and in compliance with the published order
of said Court.
Indifferent person.
Sworn to and subscribed this——day Of--—
4?- Justice of the _1’éace-
this——day of
Raising o/'Btood.-—Abottt two weeks ago I
had a fall. wl‘iich.,t-ansed me to spit large quan-
tilies ofbloo , which nothing could ctire until
l tried Doctor ’l‘a_\io.r’s Balsam of Livcrwort.
The medicine gave the imntedtate ieliefand in
a very short time effected an entire cttre. Let
all persons try it.
lloett MC GARVI-IV, 22 Cannon st.
SU M M E R (IZOMPLA l=.‘."J‘.— 'l‘he Balsam
of Liv:-.rwort in seve.-al cases of this dise-:ise.
where all other remedies applied by pltysician.
have proved iticfletrtttal, has produced a perfect
corn.
SURPRlSI.\iG- (SURE OF‘ CONSUMP-
TlON. —M r. Glatlditt, of Delhi, N. Y. of a
naturally consumptive consii ution, has been
saved from an uniitttely end by the use of Dr.
Taylor's Balsam ol'Livet'vt'ort. A sevcret.-old
brought on an attack of Pleurisy. and thtts
ended in general debiliiy and consumption. A
constant cough, hectic flush, Jestless nights,
quick pulse. and continued loss of flash. 8U_"l._'(‘l'-
ed :1 specify deal ll ; but as soon as l commen-
ced the me of this Balsam I grew better, and
am now t'oll_v rt-stored to health.
SHOl{'l‘NESS_ OF BPtE.l\'l‘I‘l.—For this
disease. I have always found Dr. 'l‘aylor‘s»Bal
sum of Liverwort an excellent remedy, It is
at once so safe and so efI'ect.ive, that I always
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tcklnlg III the Tlnoat 1 ltnmx Dr, ?,.es0n,m, ,0 my New,
lottnd great bengt-,;. out many o- my con2,-cga- ,0, eleven },,,a,.s ofage,’ who had been ,.,,,,d_
two:-:wAi.1;, ct. IVEDNESDAY, A'iIG~US'l‘ 31, 1342,
loot‘ way through the dalllf. until we came to
an old broken [air of stairs, that creakcd
and shook bone.-ath our steps as we ascended.
Hatvitig reucltcd the landing‘ from wltich thi-
door opcncd into the i'oom where the boy
itifottited me his mother lay, I stopped and
sent hitti forwrtrd to acqu.t_int his mother and
,sister ofmy presence. Lifting the latch sol’.-
lly he cntetcd leaving‘ the door open behind
him. I slept back a step or two and stood:
for a moment to contemplate the interior of’
.'L,l'leflllttl"tlt'l!-‘I'll, and Oh ! what a sight was
It was a sight that
would have ll‘lt’llZf.‘t.l a beast ofsionc.
On a bed, in one corner of the room, with
bttt a single blanket as a covering, lay a
sick woman ; whilst near her on the only
chair. and indeed with the exception of an
old shnckling bench, the only seat that -was
visible in the apartment, sat a girl about ten
‘inn; front a book which she l]t'l'l in her hand.
The remnant of an old Carpet was upon the,
floor: rt few cooking utensils ltung ‘against
the wall ; and a stool, an old broken minor
and a kind of wooden chest or trunk, com-
pl. ted the futhil_ure of the apattment. Iliad‘
in the coutse of my pt'ofessinrt:il career, visi-
ted many scenes of tlistrcss, litany altodtls of
ntisci'_v and want, buttlicn they were most
always coupled with filtltiness and obtious
neglect. Here it w-.t.sdifl"ct't=rtt. Cleanliness
and order prevailed throughout the room,
inxilced to :1 -nuch t_ri'cal.et' extent than could
have been e.\’pectt-d in so old a fabric, \\'l]l3l‘€
the snow and ruin drifted in at every gust of
wind, chilling the room to such an extent,-
that the few dying embers in the chimnevl
could be scarcely felt. '1
The boy stepped out, and rcqttested me to’
enter. ,
‘This is the kind gentleman, mother,’ said;
he, as we approached the bed. .
The woman whispcrcd something‘ which
\V.'lS drowned by a giist of wind that shook
the house to its fotirttlation, and drove the
sleet through the cracks and crevices that
were visablc on every side. It was evident,
from the expression of her countenance, that
it was thanks she was whispering, for at
l
when we had got down stairs, I asked her
to whom she had alluded on the preceding
(lily. At first she seemed to hesitate, but
upon my promising‘ not to let her mother
know that she I]-Ed told me. she answert.-d.
‘It was our gr:mdlatl‘ier, sir.’
‘Your grandfather?’
‘Yes, Sir, it was our grandfather. And
mother says he is very rich. and has it great
many ships; but utothet‘ does not like us to
mention it.‘
‘And why not. my girl ? Why does he
not help your mother? Iasked.
Oh. Sir, mother srtys that it is because she
married poor father, who is dead now l’
The ttuth at once flasltcd upon my ntind.
Mts. Williams had been deserted by her
lather lot‘ marrying the man she loved. I
asked the girl her grandfathet’s name, 5:. she
mentioned one that made me stittt. lt was
the name ofone of our wealthy inerchants.
I was somewhat acquainted with him and
knew ltitn to he an open ht'arted and ,‘=“:,‘l'lt!l"
ous man. I had even known him to visi-
in person the illt()(.l(:‘S oftlie poor and needy
and I(lel(!l‘l‘tlll'lL“tl it should ttot be long ere
he should bcitiadcacqitttiitted with the wrtttts
ofone whose neat‘ relaitionsiiip claittwtl his
care, let het‘ fault be what it mij_'-lit. I knew
from what the little girl had told inc, that lie
had been itic.\'ot‘able, and that if he kntttv for
whom I solicited, he would refuse; htr long
and deep is a fatlet"sdislike fora child who
ltasdisobt-yed him. I tli'et‘efoi'e res-tlvctl not
to mention the name of the object of my
solicitations, but simply to |'(’pl‘t'St-‘I'll’. ht r
case, and get him to accompany the to her
rvsidehce.
On the second day following that on
which the little girl had told me of her
gt'andf:tther’s circumstances and nattte,I drove
up to the door of his elegant mansion situa-
ted in one of the most; fasltion-able streets in
the city. I inquired if he was at home, and
was answered in the aflirtitative. I was
shown into his library where he sat readirtg,
at. his leisute, the papers of the day.
“M r. D-—-——,” said I, as I entered, "I
have piwsuined upon our acquaintance,
gleam of mt-l-tnclioly and joy stole across her
face, and ti faint Sl"lllt’ played upon her mouth.t
wltich was as pretty at one as ever I had
seen. Indeed from her appt-a rance. she had
‘oi-en, when irt health exttcinely be-.tutiful.--
use it in my practice. and recommend it to my,
friends. I have used it in some liundt-eds of
cases within the past four years, and l have,
never had it fail. In many cases of asthma, l '
fully believe it to have been the means ofsav-l
ing precious lives. Let all use it. '
Gnonsn R/tLpii. l\l., l
cry. New York, as will be seen by tlie‘laUels'
and wrappers on each bottle. Be sure you look
when you btiy. _
obtained oftlie Subscril:er’s Agent for Norwalk.
Joim A. Ween.
Norwalk, April 20th, 3842. 16
From life“-I3./filo-detj.'/Lia boturday Courier‘.
THE MERCH A NT AND HIS‘ DAUGH-
’.l‘ER.
A TALE or REAL LIFE.
It was a cold stormy evening in Decom-
ber—-the snow fell in flakes fast and thick,
the wind whistlcd mourn-ully through the
streets, striking a chill to the heart of the
pedrstrian as with difficulty he wended ‘his
way througlt the spo\\' already fallen. Not
a star was to be seen and all seemed dark.
and gloomy, save wherethe feeble light front
the street lamps fell on the iinmediately sur-
rounding objt,-cts. The great thoroughfares
of the metropolis which some hours before
had been thronged with people, were now
almost wholly deserted. I had bccn called
go to visig a patient,_and waslnolw returdning
ome W en wrapping my c on c aroun me
more closely, lquickened my pace anxious
to escape in part, at least. the fury ofthe
storm. I proceeded along the great thor-_
ottltghfare, anp washon the pomp of turning
t e corner 0 anrtt er street, w en my atten-
-,tion was arrested by the sobbing of it child
-Istoppcd and turning round, behold a small
,boy, apparently about eight or ten vears of
-age, with scarce rags enough to cover his
,almost frozen body._ He was shivering
vWll.l'l cold, and to my inquiry to where he
-lived, could scarcely answer.
And what are you doing here at this late
hour?
I was trying to beg of the gentlemen a
few cents, to buy some food for my poor sick
mother. Uh! sir, do please to give me a
few cents, do !
I was struck with the sorrowful tone of
the child, which convinced me he was no
inipostor, and sheltering him from the storm
as well as [could with patt of my cloak. I
asked.
Is your mother very sick?
Oh, yes, Sir; she is very sick and has
nothing to eat, nor money to buy any thing
with.
No moneyl Why, how do you get the
medicine the doctor orders?
Mother has no doctor, Sir. My sister
Mary says he would not cotne, because he
was afraid mother would never be able to
pay him.
No doctor, neither! Come my lad, said I
still sheltering him from the storm with my
cloak. come, show me wltere your mother
to eat, and it doctor too,
otle lamp.
D
tngly withstood the test of years, but which
dark and narrow street.
None genuine but that prepared at 375 Bow-i
The gettttine can always be P”
lives, and I will see that she has something
‘We started and I followed him up one
street and dawn another. until we came to a
small narrow alley, lighted with btit one sin-
Picking our way with great
difficulty, through the mud and snow that
had accumulated, we at last stopped before
an old dilapidated building, which had seem-
nntv tottertd beneath the heavy gusts that
ever and anon swept whistling through the
My little guide
opened the door and we entered groping becconed the little gill to follow_ me,’l and
Her eyes were black. and evtn in sickness
l't’l..|ll')€(l a btiliancy that is seldoin seen; her
hair tvasu (lurk auburn; her lips thin, with
It natural curl, which corresponding with a
nose of Grecian shape, fottned a model of
lbeauty, even amid the povt-tty that surround-
av
wd. Her children, too inhcrit'ed their‘ tooth-
ct’s beauty, and unlike the grneritlity. of
lpovt-rtv's cttiltlrcn, were manly even to
, .
litcncss.
I inside known to her the fact that I was
1 [tll_‘.'§lClttn, and l'(-‘ql,l€Sl.t3(i her to let me feel
her pulse. It was lotv and feeble, as might
have been €‘Xpt3Cle(l_ from her not having had
for a \\~'ePlt’ pttsl. scarce food enough to sustain
life. I was about to order sotne refreshment
but I suddenly recolectetl myself. I battle
them be of good cheer until llt0l'l'lll'l'2‘, wht
the storm being S0llle\\‘l]:tt abatt-d, I would
return, prepnretl to ttl'l»".lt_t>'tTl. ldt-scentletl‘
the tottering stairs by the aid of a boy, and
was soon again braving the fury of the storm.
wliiclt still tagttd with unabated violence.-‘-
Wtapping ltty cloak more closely around
rue, and qtticltt=nlttg' my pace, I soon rcachcr.
my llOtl!(:‘.; and when on retiring to rest L/I
listened to the pattetirtg of the snow :Ill(l
hail against the window, and the now whitt-
ltng,now hollow sound of the wind, as {it
swept along, lsltudderetl to think ofthe pobt
tvotttan and her childrcrt. with their scanty
clothing and itntenantttble home. ,'
Next morning I acquainted my wife wlh
the circumstances ofthc case. and she intole-
tliately set about preparing sottie €tl‘llclt‘Sl0f
apparel, and other necessaries, whilst list
out to visit my patients, and procttre so e
medicine for the sick woman, whose ntillc
[learned was Mrs. V‘.’illiams.
By the time I returned she had them ple-
pared, and ordered the carriage, we proced-
ed to find our way to the street in which be
poor woman lived. Driving to the pl:_te
where I had tnet the boy on the preceeditg
evening, we followed as I could rcnientbr,
the route that he had led me. turning up no
street and down another, until we at lst
arrived at the house, or fabric which [could
only remember from its dilapidated looks.
We were welcomed at the door by be
smiling face of the little fellow, tho
was beautiful even in his rags; and on lu-
tering the room we passed the girl who,'ex-
claitncd, l
‘Oh. Sir, how glad I am that you’vc cotle l
We were afraid that you had forsakenius
too,like our—” Buta look from her molter
prevented her from expressing herself, she
concluded “had forsaken us too." ,-
Struck with the beauty and naive oltfthe
girl, my wife had not observed the look ltat
arrested her expression. I had, and I tléer-
mined to fathom the painful secret, for sick
it appeared to be to the woman, whose (yes
filled with tears as the girl was about to;.lis-
close it. I concluded. however to let itrcst
until some other time, and accordingly l3av-
ing my wife there, and giving some direclons
as to administering the medicine, I took_my
leave. In about halfan hour I sentthebar-
riage and my wife returned. She told me
that she had given the medicine to rs.
Williams, and had clothed the cltildrel.—-
Slte had also purchased some things it ll
grocery, on her way home, which she lhacl
ordered to be sent to them as soon as possible.
‘And I hope.‘ she added, ‘that the} are
how comfortable.’ ,
On the following morning I again viited
them, and found them as my wife had hlped
and much more comfortable, and Mrs. Will-
iams somewhat better. On leaving thtm, I
knowing you to be it titan of bi-nevclehce
and feeling, to solicit your aid in bt-httlfofa
sick widow who,with her 2 children reside in
the lower part of the city. 'l'hc'y t-ntirel y
destitute, and in this cold tveatltcr have
neither wood norclotht-s to kecptlteni warm.
The old housc, too, in which they live is
scarcely tcnantztble, and they have to dept-ntl
lrorti day to day,upon the cliarity ofstrartgcrs.
the boy being to small too work, and the girl
having to attend hm‘ sick mother.’
I might have added, “Her relttions are
wealthy, but refuse to aid her,’ or might
ltave disclosed her name at once, but 1 featred
he might mistrust althougli it cotild hardly be
expected, as the little girl had told ttte he had
not heard ftoin them for some years pztst;
consequently he knetv not whether she \V.tS
yctztlive, or what; had become of her. lo
the second, I knew he would prcntt_'ttot‘il_v
refuse.
As I have said, I did not. inform him of
the _D-’lTl.lClll:ll'S of the case, but simply ask-
ing ltim to accompany me to her dwelling
that he ntiglit sce fol‘ hitztsclf her situation.
He itntttediatt.-ly consented. and jtitttping into
toy carriage, we were soon rolling along
towards the house in which I itttcnded to
take him.
As we proceeded on our way, my mind
reverted to the scencs I had witnessed. The
one splendor and niagnificencc, from whicit
an only daughter had been banished for wed-
ding one she loved, but whoiit her father
had deemed unfit for her, on account of his
pecuniary c_ircumst-anccs; ‘the other an abode
of poverty and distress, where pcnury ant
trout were endured by one who had forsaken
her fathcr, friends and home, for the love of
him to wliotn she had entrusted her happi-
ncss. Such is a father’s enmity to an offending
child, regardless of her fate; the other clittgs
to her only love, enduring a fatlicr’s curse,
rather than retract her plighted vows. -
* We had now arrive-tl at the house, and as
we descended front the carriage my he-ail.
almost failed me, for I trembled for the con-
sequence. ofthis visit. However, I ascended
the st-.tirs, be following. I Opened the door
without knocking, and entered, Mrs. Wil-
liams, who was considerably better, rose from
a chair on which she had been sitting, to
receive us. She at once recognized her
father, and at the next instant was rushing
into his arms.
At first, he attempted to thrust her from
hint; but from weakness and excess of joy
she lanitcd on his bosom: and then it was
that paternal feelings triumphed, and tr.-tars
thick and fast flowed in _toi'rents upon the
almost lifeless form ofhis only child.
I had until now stood aloof, wht-n, catch-
ing up a pitcher of water from the table, I
commenced bathing her temples; whilst. her
father, in agonizing tones, called on her
name, as though his voice alone could recal
her dorntant senses. Slowly she recovered,
and opening her dark and expressive eyes,
she faintly \‘llllS[)C'ft‘(l2
‘Father 1’
Tears again gushed from the old man’s
eyes, and he exclaimed,
My daughter, I am unworthy of that
name‘! But. ah I forgive mel forgive me !’
‘It is I, father, who should ask forgiveness,’
said Mrs. Williams. ‘Come, Charles.’ said
she to the little boy, who had just entered,
"come, Mary, you too ask grandlatltefs lor-
giveness for your mother.” .
The old man caught his gran(lcltildt'en in
his arms, and wept over them like a child.
Need it be said, that in a few weeks, in one
of the splendid parlors of his magnificent
mansion, might be seen Mrs. VVilliams and
her two rosy children, no more attired in the
humble garb of poverty, nor wostrtcken
'1
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countenance, but blessed witli_a fa.thei’s and
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Volume XXV.—Num[,e§ 35
gr.-ttttlfather’s love, living truly contented and
happy. , ‘
From the 1)a.~ttot:rat’Zc Rcvictu.
JOHN QUINCY .~\DA=.\]S.
Onr attention is notv attiat-ted to a ray of
light that glitters on the apex of a bald and
noble ltead, “lo:-atc.l” on the left of the House
in the neigliborhood of the Spettlie-i"s chair.
It proceeds from that wonderful man who
lt't his person (‘,ttll.ll’)lltCS the aglt.zttot', poet,
,rthi|osopliet', stat..~.-.sttt-an, critic, an-.l or.ttor—
John Quincy Adams. Who that has seen
hitn sitting‘ beneath the cupolzt of the hall,
ttith the toys of light g-.itheritig'nntl glztticittg
about his .$in'gitlui'ly pollslir-d head, but has
lil.'ct'ietl him to one of the lU:lllflill'lI_‘S of the
age sltiriittg and glittering in the firtnaittcnt
of the union. 'l‘ltere he sits hoiir aftcl‘
hour, day after day, with uni? ‘Eng; patience,
ti:-vet‘ 8_l)Sl‘l'll. from his seat, never votingr for
an adjonrnntcttt, vigil-.titt asthe ll?O;\l.Zt,‘t’.IlUllS
tttvtttbct of the I'.lttll$-", his car over on the
ulctt, ltltihclfatlwttvs pl‘t‘l't:‘-Ptl to go at once
into the pt'tt-’ottt‘ttl-.t.sl qttcstiotts of State: or
the t-tititttcst points ofo ‘tlter. \'Vhat must be
his tltouglits as he ,rtot'tt!c'“’~ upon the past", in
tthiclt he has pl;='.':'-l it part so conspiciioi_i.s!
We look at him and mark his cold atttl tear-
ltil eye, his st’.-rn nntl i'll.7Sl’ilCl.L’tl gaze, and
conju re ttp ph ttttotns ofothct‘ scenes. We
site ltito atttid his lc.s'tive and splendid halls
_ve:tts back. stattilirtg stiffaticl awktv-.trd, and
shttlting a tall and tttilit:ti'_v looking‘ man bv
the liattid, in iv hose honortlte gala was giveh
to COllll.’tt"tO!‘t‘l.l‘.£‘ the most splendid of Amct'i<:ah
victorit-s. We see hint at'tei'wat‘tls, the bit
l.l3l' foe of the sa-tie “tttilit:tt‘y Chieftain," and
cotnpctitot‘ with him for the higltest gift of
a free people. VVe look upon a more than
king, \\ ho has filled every departtttent of
honor in his nritivc l-and still at his post; he
who was I’t'csi-lent of millions, now the rep
tcscntative of forty tl;-ottsaml, qttztrrelling
about triflcs or advocating‘ high pl‘ll‘lt‘l]‘tlt'S.
To d.ty grotvling and Sl'lt'el'lllg at the House
with an al)olit.ion petition in his trcittbllng
hand, and ariott lording it over the pzts.sirtns,
and lusning the ll'lt.‘ll')l)('.l‘S into the wildt,-st
Sltttc oft-ntlitisiasttt by his ll'l(llg'l"l&tDI:1l'lll (‘ll’)-
pltdtic. eloquence. Alone, unspoken to, un
COl‘lSlll:t‘(l, ocvci‘ c0r.~sultii'tg with the others.
he ;-izsupztrl, \\’t'Jppt;‘(.l in his rcvctics, and
with his linger t‘esiittg on his nose, he Pl‘l'fllllS
his tninti to move like a gigantic pendulum,
stirring up the lionrs oftlte p..i.s’, and distur-
i)ln'1tltosc oftltehid-len t’u‘.ure; o--pt'ob:tbly
he is \\‘|'llltlg—l?lS altnost petpctttnl employ-
:'ttcnt.—-btit what? who can gttess? Pm hubs
some poot,t'y in a young gitl’s album! He
looks cnfttt-l'tlcd, but yet he is nevcr tircrl;
tvotn Olll, lil.‘.l.-e\‘(’l' reztdy fur. cotttbttt; mol-
artcltoly, but let a witty t.ltin,r._r fall irttnt any
,utentlter, and that old tn:m’s face is wrcatlictl
iin s~rtilv-s; he appea rs passive. but woe to
the. Ul'lft)ti.llttt'tlC t.tetnbt-r that liazzartls an
‘arrow at him; the eagle is not swittet‘ in
flight tliati Mr. Ad.titts; with his ttgitzttcd
Zfinger quivering in sarcastic gcsticulzttion,
l he seizes on his foe, and, amid the amuse-
lirtent. of the House, he rarely fails to take a
sighztl vengeaitce.
His stores of special knotvlcdge on every
subject graduztlly garnered up through the
course of his exttaordinztry life, in the well
ai'r.tngvd storehouse ofa memory which is
said to have never yet pcrinitted a single fact
to escape it, givt s him a great. advantage
over all comers in en'countet‘s of 1 this kind.
H5 is a wonderfully eccentric’ genius. He
belongs to no party, nor does any party be-
longtojltitn. He is of too cold at nature to be
long a party le:tdet'. He is of ori-_,-in:tl——0f
ivery peculiar ideas, and pwfcctly fearless
,-and independent in e.\'pt'cssing and mention-
-itig them. He is i'emai'k:tblefor his affability
to young pesons: rind Slll‘l‘0ttn(.lt‘(l by them
at his own table, he can be as hilarious and
happy as the gayest of them. For one stir-
vice at least, his country ows him a debt of
gi‘:ttittide; l l‘(-’ft‘l' to the fitte illiistration
wliicli he 0fli;‘l‘t.'d oftlie trite chtirat:tei' of our
institutions, when he passed t"ron't the presi-
dt-ntinl palace to his present post on the floor
of the House of Rcprest-titzttives. Tlirtugli
the position which he has there made his
own, may not be that which his friends
might wish to see him occupy in that body,
yet, in every point of view the example
was a line one.
His manner of speaking is peculiar: he
rises abruptly, his ftce rcddens, and in a
moment, throwing himself into the attitude
of a veteran glatliator, he _ni'upart-s for the
attack ; then he ltecotncs full ofgt-sticnlations.
his body sways to and ft'o—self cottintand
seems los‘t—ltis head is bent fotwvard in his
earnestness till it some times almost touches
the desk, his voice frequently sliakes. but he
pul‘Stte his sttbjcct through all its beatings,
nothing daunts hitn—the House may ring
with cries of order—ot'det' !-—untnoved-—
contetnptuotis—-he stands amid the tempest
and like an oak that konws its gnarled and
knotted strcngtit,sti'ctclics his arms forth and
defies the blast.
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Roma/t‘/.'r4ltle Fact.-—One year ago Mr. C.
Hattshorn. ofthis plztce tvbilc chopping logs
in the woods cut his own foot oil‘, just below
the uncle with bk axe. We are informed
on the best authority that a new foot has
grown out since in its place. It is one of
the most providential things we ever heard
of.--Ar/.'a;tsa.s Griz.
Provide-ntial! exclaims the Cleavland
News. Not at all. What says the poet?
"l‘ltere‘s a Divinity that sftopes our ends
Rough hew them as we will.’
A Golden. Calf.---'1‘lie following excellent
passage occurs in an article in Frazer's
Mtqazine, entitled “ Con-rtsliip and Love
making:” “I certainly blame no lady who
has been accustomed to ordinary clegancies
of life for refusing to mztrry a poor mun, but
must beg my sweet friends to recollect that
though a man without. money is poor, a man
with nothing but money, is poorer stilL"
P '2'” ~ ._ . ’
| _\ 2 raters. No mcn labor lldfdefi than
l"l'”llel'S_—-no men are more scantily. paid in
proportion to the wear and tear of mental
and physical constitution—no men in this
cotntittinity we are ouitc certain, are caned
ttpon for so large an amount, in proportion
to their means of gratuitous services-and
attd we believe ‘th-.t_t no men perform those
ttppaid services with more cheerful alacrpy.
llie boldness or intltfli-ience with which
some people lay an asscssiiicnt upon news
paper prop.-yctopé lyoum justify the inference
lhl“ _ll‘°Y_3l’l’P°Se‘l l.l'P“5 and press to cost
nothing, joutncyrnen and ap,,,.e,,,icieS ,0
labor and live without. food or clothinrr and
I u p - , ' - -- ' a’ - .
pa_pt>t nt.1l,§_t,s_,tn_futmsli a costly nime,-",1
witttoitt ever asking for payment \~Ve have
no donbtrthat each of the plop.-it-tors ofdailv
papers 0. this city, give enough annually ii;
the way of ad vertisinrr for persons and soc,
ettes who are able a_n(l ought to pay, and in
newspapers for which he gets neither credit
. l ‘S ‘ ' ' .1 ~t -s l '
Ol. t tat_il.s,to flt hay the expanses ofedocating
ltts cltiltlrori, even though he ring-l-g have a
son or two in college. lfsome rich fellow
who inlterited l’llS money \vtlhuiil,ea1-r,i,p-r it
were 10 give away halfas mtich, he wguld
be li.Il.Il.lCd Sky as the prince of phflan
tliropisls and his name would rinrr alonrrtlje
Atl tntic from Mziinc to Mexico, aIttl be Dech.
oetl from the Ilockv Mountains, as :1 bone
factor of his race. A few hundred dollars
3-wen In ltimpts something to tell of; six
police a l.tfTlL‘, fl dozen times a day is never
thought of.—Dn-to/L (3121-7252-2-.
A GOOD WIFE.
Above all suspicion,
Enough erudition.
A sweet (ltsposion.
On charity bent.
In virtue, bright. shining,
Her own sex refining,
Al nothing repiriing,
But clteerful, content,
All slander despising,
Above envy rising,
Siticeiity prisittg, ’ ;
Above lo iv (leceir,
Possessing humanity, .
Sense and urbaniiy, ~~"-‘~*”
Wit without vaniiy‘;_»
N odesl, tligtfreet.
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Inistt FUN.—-A new Ictert-—Hallo, Mich-
tnl is it yourself I see before me? said one
l,t-tsltman to another, on"the evening of the
fourth.
l‘rotli, then and it's mc-sr_-ll‘,
1‘-"ll ll0tV are vou notv .7 and hotv have
Y0“ Spent our national birth-dav .7
E-]-.~tvct't’t I been drinltiii’ :tnd't"'.l0icinrr the
1 ' . . - _ ' _ -I O
entire day and ma-rclttng about in the sun
l‘°'- “n0” Jll 10 Toast potatoes. Have you
bcctrrloirig the same Jimtnyfiz
tell I have. The remipibrance of what
got ’ otef:ttlters,tliose gintlcttttn that signed the
LC atatiot.--liave done for us, Micltzcl,
combined with a few dhrops oftlic ‘crater ‘
has kept the as drunk and as joyful asa ‘pi-
per the day long. lsay Micliazl isn't it a
I[‘Cmfl!‘ls'€l.lJle fact they don’t have any of these
otirtlt ofJuly celehratiotts in our oultl Ire-
land?
But they do to be stire.
D-—l the bit. ' When does the fourth of
-llll." “me In Tipperary .7 Tell me that
with your ugly ittoutli. .
Why on the t’tvchty fourth of June, you
Sl7“~ll‘9f*l1_- _ Don t you recollect the bonfires,
‘,"‘lll l”f)'J0ll‘lll‘gS. we pscd to have on that day.
I he :.4th of June, is the 4th ofJuly in Ire-
land, to be sure.
The otrlcn times of Englrmrl.--The rec-
ords uftlie Corporation of Canterbury‘ pub-
lished the expeitse paid for bringinga herctic
from London in l535 at Ills. 8d; and for a
load and it half of tvood to burn him, 23, for
gtittpotvclt.-r, Id: and a stake and staple, 8d.
This is one ofthe records of the ‘wood old
times.’ I’
Congressional. N.‘
.7orrcspondence oft/te .t\'. Yo‘:/C f['tittunc.
More DAY, Aug. 22.
_The Tariff brought forward by Mr Mc
lxennan, the same as the vctocd bill with the
exception of tlte strilritig out the Distribution
syctton, and a ntodification making Tea and
Loflce imported in American vessels from
beyond the Cape of Good Hope diJty"’free
\V.'dS,ZlfIf’.l' being suspended in an e;7:tt'emel_1/rlu-
ltzous position between heaven and earth for
ttl.)0lll.3ll0t]l'S of most intense excitement in the
House of Representatives to day and twice
undergoing the imminent peril of being lost
by onie vote, at length passed the House by
a rm.-_7ot'z't7j of'rtt o VOTES.
My B:ti'nard’s bill to legalize the collection
of 20 per cent. duties to the 30th June, xvaiz,
taken up in Committee of the \Vhole on the
union, (Mr J R Ingersoll in the chair)—a.
rcsoltztion having been adopted to terminate
debate at l2 o’r:lock.
AL twelve o’clock the committee proceeded
to vote. Several amr-ndmt nts of Mr Bar-
nard to perfect the bill were adopted and
various others were offered, most of which
were rejected.
. Mr C I lnget'soll’s substitute t'e-establish-
mg the rate of duties ofthe 1st January 1840
under the compromise act; imposing 30 per
cent on those articles, except rail road iron-—
on which the duty was 30 per cent by the
act of Sept. 1841, &c. was rejected, receiving
but 38 votes in its support.—noes not counted.
Mr McKennan_then moved his amend-
ment to strike out the whole bill and insert
the vetoed bill excepting the distribution
section and making tea and coffee duty free.
Mr Underwood moved to restore the sec-
tion repealing the 20 per cent clause of the
tlistribntitvn act, rejected —yeas 35, noes 111.
Mr Burns. rd moved an amendment, to
sustain the distribution act until 4th March,
I845. and apply the land proceeds, in the
mean time, to the payment of the debt created
I. .3 .'. ‘I
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