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criminals on the appro:ich ofdeath. I leave
that to your reflections, simply adding, that so
far as the Court‘ is concerned, they are now
about to appointtlie. hour of your existence;
and Itrust you will meet the hour not re-
lying upon .__l_iur'nan means, and,that, when
earth-is dis_a_p'pearing from your view, not on
earthly tl_iiifi.'gs will your thoughts be placed.
It is my ‘duty to say in addition that it ap-
pears tome that you evince the most total
insensibility regarding the crime, whose
comtnission has brought you to that ha r.—
For be it remembered, though lawyers and
juriés debated what degree of offence it was
——whether it was technical murder, or tech-
nical tnanslaiighter, no man ever doubted
that it was a crime ofthe greatest magnitude
and enormity, and which has left the deep
stain of blood-guiltiness on your soul! It is
a crime, too, whose commission has stink
deep in the community. Leaving out of
view all those appalling circumstances which
followed the commission of that homicide,
which I will not distress you nor myself by
summoning up now-—leaving out of view
all but those gaping wounds themselves, no
doubt can exist that the dee d was marked by
ferocious passion and sanguinary cruelty.
Colt here manifested a wish to speak, and
Judge K. paused. In a loud voice and with a
greatly excited tone the prisoner said-
He did not want to convey the idea that
the Jury acted wilfully wrong, but they
were misled. The Judge’s charge is the
best argument to prove that. I do not im-
pugn the motives of the Jut'y—-I only speak
oftbeni as having been in error, which is I
believe. now the opinion of nine tenths of the
community. So far as regards my own
conscience in this affair‘, I assure you. sir,
thatI would rather trust the whole affair to
God himself than one man. I never com-
mitted an act in my life that I would not
have done again under the same circumstan-
ces. Depend upon it, I am not the. man
who could receive an insult wtihout making
some retaliation. The retaliation was not
made. with the idea of killing the man, but
be made the assault and was responsible for
consequences. Ithink. sir, you have mis~
apprehended entirely the. sentiment I meant
to convey on that bit of paper. I am ready
forthe sentence, asI know it cannot be
8V0ldt‘d.
Judge KsN'r——'I‘he sentence will now be
pronounced, with an expression o! the re.
gret with which the court have marked SIICII
morbid insensibility as you exhibit in your
last speech, and which convinces me that
any further I't‘l'lI'lI‘l(S would be lost. The
sentence of the court is, that you John C.
Cult, on the 18th of November next, li-
banged by the neck until you be dead, and
may God have mercy on your soul I Re
move the prisoner. .
The prisoner was then removed having ex-
hibited but little concern or emotion.
From the U/iitecl States Gazelle.
TO THE PUBLIC.
It has pleased the President ofthe United
States to make a change in the office of Col-
lector of the Port of Philadelphia, and it is
due to myself that you should be informed of
the f.icts.connected with this proceeding. I
pray to be allowed to disclaim any feeling of
personal unkindness towards the Presitlertt.
while I own a deep sense of the injury which
he has been induced to inflict on me by cause
lessly removing me from at post in which he
voluntarily placed me.
On the 14th of April, I8-fl, I received an
autograph letter from President Tyler, an
nounning my appointment as Collector of the
Port of Philadelphia, expresssed in the
strongest terms of confidence aml kindness.
Though I had been in the course of my pub-
lic life, often on terms of intimate assocint on
with iucrimbents of the Executive office, both
State and Federal, I hid never intiin-ited a
wish for favors from them, nor did I ever
receive any assurance of willingness to do
me service. This appointment was tinsoli-
cited and unexpected. It reached me in a
retirement of nearly fifteen years duration,
and was accompanied by circumstances
which made it uiore honorable to accept
than to decline it.
I came into a community where I was
wholly a stranger, and which. as the Presi-
dent had informcd me, was disturbed by a
very active competition for the office to
which I was appointed. ‘I brought no friend
with me, and called none to me. I had no
private ends to serve, and in good faith set
about healing, as for as possible the irrita-
tation that had before existed. Before re
ceiving my commission, I had written to
Mr. Tyler, recommending the appointment
of Mr. Henry Morris as Collector. To this
letter I received the following answer, and at
the same time the intelligence ofrny appoint-
tt_1Q!'t_l,,
' \VAsmNo'ro.\', April 13, 1841.
" My dear Sir :—---Your letter is before me,
and has been read by me with all the respect
which I sincerely feel for your character
and past services. I recognize in you my
elder in that political school to the advance-
inept’ of the principles of which we lirive
alike devoted anxious days and nights. The
regretted death of General II-irrison has cast
a deep-gloom over the country, and has been
‘more prrinfully felt by myself than any-other
' bécause not only ofthe strong personal ties
which existed between us, and. llt'C.‘Il1S(‘. of
the high and delicate responsibilities which
it has devolved upon me. ‘How I shall ac.
quit myself in the discharge of the duties of
my high office depends. under Providence,
to be yet seen. I rejoice. that among the
first acts of my Pi‘esislential life, is that of
conferring offiites on a true and sound patriot
such as you are. The mail which bears
you this, will also convey you a commission
as Collector of the Port of Pliiladelphia.——
Your disinterestedness in recommending
another, who Ishotild have been very happy
to have obliged, has wrought no injury to
yourself. I knew you would not ask office,
but acted on the ground that if you had merits
they would be known to the appointing
power. Besides, my dear sir, the warm
personal constests which this office had crea-
ted in Philadelphia. seemed to inerto render
it proper, to have neither a triumph or a de-
feat. I have, therefore, obeyed not only the
suggestions of my feeling. but sound policy,
in making the appointment. You ‘ will
parties, Mr. Badger sand Mr. Tyson has
been the Wtil'mi:Sl contestants. They may
have made promises in anticipation of suc-
cess to the particular persons, who you may
quiet by carrrying them out. I‘ ‘merely
make you suggestions as from one friend :0
another, to be atlopted by you as your.judge-
merit may dictate. I have one wish, Icon-
fess, and it is that Governor Sliulze should
have the place of Principal IV‘-’ii—¥h‘”""""
office, the duties of which are light. and the
income of some moment to him. .
Be pleased to accept, my dear sir, assuran-
c.»s of my great respect, confidencr-, and
f|‘let’)dSI‘tip. JOHN ’1'vLim.
llon Jonathan Roberts.
It was a conceded fact, that during‘ the
political canvass of 1840, from the Iliad of
the Custom House, throii_gh a large portion
oflhe persons engaged in the performance of
its duties, there had been the most ardent po
litical action. There had been avowed as-
sessment on the compensation of the officers
for election purposes. There were cases of
firm and honorable non compliance, as well
as of compliance, by worthy and estimabln
men. under what seemed to them to be ae
irresistible necessity. \Vith regard to those
who had thus abused their trusts, I had no
hesitation. The dictate of propriety was at
once to remove them. The rnoffnsive were,
so far as my knowledge extends, without ex-
ception retained ; and my appointmcnt.s were
governed throughout by the expressed wish-
es of the President, my anxiety being to see
that no. irnworthy individuals were thrust
upon me. So far as I could rely on the
testimony of others. I had reason to think
that thog}-, [appointed were men of chviractrtr,
of whig principles. and (as directed by the
President.) the friends of those to whom. in
this respect, he was desirous to oblige.
I took office on the lst of April, l84l, and
on the 27th, the list of my appointments was
forward--d to the Secretary of the 'I‘reasury,
front whom on the 8th of 'r\'l:iy, I received the
following letter of approval:
\VAsiiit\'o'1'oN Crrv, May 8, I841.
My dear .<ir—I have just received your
letter of yesterd--y. Do not, I pray you sup-
pose that the President or myself, for a nio-
mcnt, doubt the corrr-.c:uess of your course,
under the trying and rliffi-;'irlt circiiostiinces
in which you have heeti placed. Far from
it. You may liave iriride mistakes-—tliis we
think probable in sortie cases among the
many. We know that we linvr‘. Bu: you
have our full and entire confitlence in your
sound discretion and unwavering patriotism.
rind it is not in the least shake-n. Be assured
of this. I am, very truly, yoiirs,
Hon. J. Roberts. T. Ew1.\'o.
At this point oftime I ll‘-id a rigl-.t to be-
lieve that all measures on the subject of the
appointments was tranqu-lizr-d, and my con-
drict being thus iipnrovr‘-d directly by the
Secretary of the Treasury whose supervi.~ion
is alone contemplated by law, and also by
the Pri-sirli-nt, whose wishes I was anxious to
gratify; I dismissed the mritter in my mind,
and applied myself to the faithful and sedu-
lous discharge of my duties. Unfortunately
for the public service and for the good fumi-
ofthe President, there is too much reason to
be ieve that art inrlividiial entitled in no
respect to the confidence of the Ex-nciiiive or
his fellow citizens, who was at one time
Survnyor of the port, and more recently
Com riiissa ry ofPiircliases,become discontent-
ed at thevstock of influence which he had
with me in the distribtition of office. and
was active in furor-nting by some means tin-
imown to me. unkind feelings in the bosom
of the. I)l'f‘SItlt"I‘ll§ and his family. Though
reluctant to gr: (lit the possibility ofsucli an
influence with an independent and intelligent
Chief Magistrate, I am unable-to trace to any
other‘ source, the mischievous and unfounded
rumors which were very soon eirctilat-d to
my prejudice at Washington. To such an
extent was this carried, that on the 5th of
\lay, the President wrote to me begging me
“to appease his anxiety,” at rl assuring‘ me
he desired to hear from me *‘m1/_i/ to Mi/Lb/c
/rim In slop irlle tongues.” I :riisi-:ei'erl the
letter without di--l iy, and on the lOtb of May
I received the following ansixrert
\VAsuiNoro.\'. May 101841.
My dear Sir:-I talce a moment to say to
you that my confizlence in you is wholly uri-
ub:-rted, and tliatI have 720 rloubt but that
all that you have (lone will be well. My
last letter was designed to place -~ e in posses-
sion of facts which I might use 8-’lV:lI'lI,:l-
georisly. I shrill give ear to notning to your
injury. With great rr-spect. yours,
I-Ion‘. J. Ro1;i«:it'rs. Jontv TYLER.
On the l5th of May, I paid my respects in
person to the President, and was received
by him with the kindist welcome. I had
the pleasure to assure him that I believed the
Custom flouse Depa I‘I.lI‘i€III. was entirely
harmc-r.ized an-fl no difficulty existing to the
successful transaction ofthe public business.
About this time or soon after, collision
was fast approaching betivecn the Pi-esidr--tit
and the Whig pirty in Congress. Repeated
publications appeared iii the. New York
Ileral-.l at that time, an apparently accredited
print of the Adrninistration, charging on the
officers ofthu Customs in Philadelphia dis-
aff--ctionrto Mi‘. Tyler, and recotnrnentling
their iurniediate. removal. Since my accept-
ance of office down to the present time, I
had been studiously reserved with i‘i-gar-(l to
party politics, had habitually suppressed the
l.IIIt,‘|"l‘ll')(‘e of my opinions. and had inculcatv~d
the so me course on others. I was rest rained
not only by my own sense of propriety, but
by the injunctions oftlie IlIiII,I,gUfiII A'ldress
of Mr. Tyler, that “oi’fi‘.i.il influence should
never be t:sed_for the purphses of party.” I
was encouraged and sustained in this course
by his i-qrially solemn declaration, "t/rat /re
win:/rl. nci-er rcninre ct-ii. z'nr.lii:iz.luril_from 0/Iicc
to/in fail/rfitl/_y rmrl /z0nest/_7/ acr/u.it.r /iimxelf
of tlie /lutres of his ace r7i" Front this line.
of Conduct I nevi’.-r swerved. ’
On the l'2th of Decemlier, l84l,tbe Pros.
-ident wrote to me among other things. some
gossip which had reached his ears l't‘llIIlVt‘
to Richard Coe, one of the. Appraisers, (an
appointment not within my control) and sta-
ting that information ofa similar import had
reached him, ‘relative to others in my em-
ployrrient;' but of these he adds, more proba-
bly hereafter. The |- tter closes with assur‘~
urrces ‘of respect for my c«h:rracter and H'-
g:rr=l for my person, and wishes of hr-alth,
I doubt not. by a sornewliatequal distribution .
of your Errors reconcile the friends of all the ‘
happiness and long life.’
The letter satisfied me that 8 system of
i
di-traction was in operation at Washington,
which was slowly but surely exerting its
influence on the President. Still f0SpP<'l,l
however, forbade any further action ‘on in}
part. I contented myself with deploriug thi-
collision which had occurred between the
Pfpsidrant and Congri ss, and seriously hoped
that it might be harmonized.
On the 27th of April last it was announced
in the New York [']e|'3|ltI, and more author-
itatively in the Madisonian, that there \\‘Ol)ld
soon ht; discharges made in offices at Pliila-
delphia. Re~_:ai'dii'igthisalinostasunofficial
cortimiitrication, on the 28th I addressed the
following letter to tie Pl‘t*Si(lt'nl. -
P1llLADELI‘lllA, April 28th, 1842.
Dear Sir/At the time you adilri-ssetl-to
me your very kind letter on the l.‘2rh Ile-
cigmher, 1841, it was apparent your feelings
had been disturbed by t‘r-pteseritations which
were erronr ous if not disingenuous. I thin
replied to you with all the candor the 0IlVI'
gations you had conferred on me, and tll,e
kindness of your letter enjoined. I have
been aivare, that through the \\ hole tiiite
that has since elapsed, tbr re has been an up-
retiritted pursuit of measures by some min
to effect purposes of their own I-y tiwfms fit
from justifial.-le. At this monreut it is an
noutii-ed tlirougli the ptiblic papers fiofii
VVi!Sl)ll'lglOn to New York, that clizinges are
to be lotilced for in this city. If it bi‘ So, ti',it
knowing where they are to fall, I only ask‘
for an opportunity to lay before you life at:
cotint of my stewardship in the place you
have been pleasrd to assign me. It IS 00:
my purpose to enter upon this explanation at
this time, but to express my willingness and
wish to have an interview with you person
ally. For this end I respf-.ctfull__y propose to
visit \Vasbington, health permitting, in all
next week. It is due to justice, I)-'-fore, actio i
should be had, both SII.It 3 should he heard,’
Very truly, your obliged friend, i
.Iti\'A't‘llAN IIOBISRTSJ:
His Excellency John Tyler.
On the 30th, the. following letters datel
the Satire day that these couimiinications ar
pa-ared in the Herald and Madisonian, reach
ed me : ' ‘
TREASURY DEl‘AR’TMEi\'T.
’ ApiH27HLl842. l
Sir—I herewith enclose you a letter tbit
day rr-ceivctl from the President. whose
uishes I request you to carry into effect.
\Vith great respect, your ob’t ser’t.
- IV. Fo=- WAD.
Jon.-itlmn Ptobr-rts, Esq. Collector of Cus-
toms. Pltilarlelpliiri. ,
The enclosure was an original letter from
the President. atlt‘ll‘eSSP(l in the First instrinci
to “Jontiiliim Rob:-i-is, Esq” the name thus
p:irti-ally an-.l clumsily erased, and thatol the
Seci'etai'y of the Treasury substituted. It is
as follows:
- sible for". e conduct of those I appointed.
- read a very scurrilous, abusive. and profane
personally known, but w_ho,at the time was
unimown to me, as I have since learmd, met
me near the front door. I "made a renewed
but the servant even refused to carry my
card to his master, saying that he dared not
do it.
On applying for admission on the morn-
ing ofthe 5th the porter atthe door, who
knew me, said that I could not see the Pres
ident, as he was engaged with ihe Secretary
of State. Isaid I would wait till the Secre-
tary had gone. He then asked ifI Ilzld not
received a letter, I answered in the negative.
He then saidope had been forwarded to me.
I urged an admission, saying that my busi-
ness was to see the President. The servant
then advanced to the foot ofthe stairs and
seemed to atinouce me to some one above
I went up stars, and found no one. there, and
the door closed. Alter knocking; and re‘
(',(-‘IVIn‘_" no ansiver,I seated riiyselfoti the only
chair in the pllSSflg(‘&:|”t’llliIIne(l tlrere for more
than an hour, sf'\’Cl‘.rl persons whom I did
not know in l.IIt‘. mean time passing in and
out of the President's room. I went into
the anti chamber opposité and directed Iht‘
servant to say tothe Presitlent, that I Was
there and would wait his pleasure. After
reuraitiing sometime longer, Illl the hour
of receivirig visitors had expire-(l. I was ad
mitted to the President, ivliorii I found in
i'onvi-~rs:itiori with an indivrdusil whom I
lr-arnerl to be one of the Siifli'aL'e. Ag‘ ms-
from Rho-le Island. On his retiring, I re-
rnarlted to the President that my object was
as my letters intimated, to have a personal
conference with him in relation to his recent
requisition on me. He said he must decline
any conl°er'encc—_—-lie uishetl his request coin-
plied with—it was not in order. ‘I was sur-
prised,’ said he, ‘that you demurred.’ In a
very ,_fIl]ltl‘tlt‘(l and‘ respectful manner I re-
plied that I coirld not cotiscieritiously do
what he dcSii‘e.tl, saying in substance what
I had before said to the Secretary of the
'l‘reasiiry, that the intlivirluzilsz uirectr d me
to remove had been ."faithful 11 -d attentive
ofiicers—that I and my suretii-s were ngpoii
and tlratI knew very few of those he desired
me to appoint, and that I had no confidence
in those Idid know. The Prsident then
said, with great veliemence, ‘That sir, you
know as admit!) of honor you ought-s‘to do.’
I answered firmly and respec.t.l_iilly,. -‘;\'lr.
Presii:li-nl, Icatrnot withdraw from trriyzduty.
I then liunrlerl to hint and t'equeste_d hilrn to
letter, (ton improper in its langriage to be
inserted heri-,) signed ‘John Griffith, N0. 2
Stra\vbei'ry'str-net,’ one ofthe persons wboiti I
was dirccti.-d to appoint‘ askin_g him if he
thought a person who would write such a
letter was wortlty of his confidence. I-Ie
\VA.=tii.\'e'ro.~'. April '2'7tlr. I842.
Si!-—I_ have to request that the following
changes he made in the Cristorii I-Iuiise at
Philadelphia to take Pffcct on the firstday of
May. It is required for reasons s:itEsfactory
to iiiysclfiitiil conce!‘netl with the ArliitiniS-
tration of the Government ztff.iit's, viz:
[Herc follows a listof some thirty names of Meas-
urcrs, _Inspcctoi's, Clerks, Messengers, &c which
we 01nitt.]
Your IIIIIYI(‘dI.tIe attention
will gratify me. _,
I renew assurances of confidence and re-
s ect. .It‘itlN 'I‘vi.i:u.
Hon. Walter Forward. Secretary of the
Treasury.
On the same day I wrote to the Secretary
of the 'l't'eastirv.
Coi.Lr-.c'ror~.’s
to the above"
OFFICE. Philadeltrliizi,
April 30th. l8l2.
Sir-—I have this moment received yours
of the 27th inst enclosing one of the s‘irite
ilalt’ l"“"‘ llie Presidr-nt addressed to you,
Sl)’J'gt“Sl.ll'H] r-b:iri_ges to be made at the Custom
House in Pliiladelpliia, to commence the
lst proxiino._ The existing nppointini=nts
were rniicle in conformity with the SllQ‘1_[t‘S-
tions I had received from the. President in
i-ommtinicating to me my appointmet.t.-
They were confirmerl byithe Secretary of
the Treasury in ilue form with tbr-Pi‘esidcnt’s
approbation, as Iain bouul to presume-
t\-lanv of the men whose ua mes are given in
the President's letter are wholly unknown
tome, others I know to be unfit and un-
worthy ofiii_y confidence, rind think, kiiowing
what I do, bolli the President and yourself
would concur with me. I feel that having
given heavy and substzrntial security for the
dis-‘liarge of the duties and accoiiilitabilities
ofihis office, I have also to attest my satis-
faction with the official acts ofthe gr-ntleinen
designated to be retnoverl. I have no par
tialrty for any of them that would induce me
to liesitale a moment to comply with tho-
wishrs of the Pi'esid--nt, in their removal, if
any credible. evirlence was given that they
had spoken lightly of hiiti.
I wrote to the PI‘i‘Sltlt‘l)L through you on
the 23th. l=espe.il<ing a conference with him
in the etisuiiig week. It is still my purposi-
to be in \~Vas.liin_gton early in the tier-k. and
until their I pray you to cortirrtunicatc to him
that I wish to confer with him before any
nit-zisures be taken by me to execute his
wishes. Rr'sp’y yours,
Hon. W. Fonwmzn. J. Roasts.
It is right that I should here observe that
by law all stibordinaie nffii'cl‘$ ofthe Cus-
toms are to be iioininat- d by the Collector,
and to be approved by the Treasurer. The
Presirlent has no right to interfere with them
nor has the Secretary arty thing to do with
the desired appointinents. Among those
whom Mr. Tyler diricted me to reiitovi-,
was one, a laborer attached to the Appraise-rs
I)--pirtrnent, one over whotir the Collector
has no power wlratevei‘.
I reached Washitrgtoti on the evening of
the 3d of May, and iminediately waited on
Mr. S-—'cr«.-tary Forward, informed him of
the purpose of my visit and of the. circum-
stances of the case. He disclaimed any par-
ticipation or privity in making out the list of
those to be appointed and to be removed, and
said that hetlrought that if I communicated
to the President what I had to him, he would
be satisfied with it.
From what I conceived to be the state of
things at the Prcsident’s lrnuse, I apprehend
ed I might be denied an interview, butthe
Secret.-ir*y’s assurance remot-i=i'l this suspicion
f'i‘orii§s§_f’f§ mind. On the 4th I attended at
the P"r.e..i<i--nt’s note chamber for several
hours, and finally was obligrrd to retire
without having an interview with liizii.-—
I read it, or 5Ipj')F‘E'Il'PtI to read it, and reiurnecl
it without a remark: he then asked me
lnbriiptly, how many men there were in the
Philaelelpbia Custom I-louse My rt’pl_V
wris. ‘Inclurling laborers about one hundred.’
‘How litany oftliein,’ srii-_l lie ‘ire Clav men '3'
I answers-(l that now‘ to my knowletl'_re, had
uvowrd tliemselvis to be such, for, that I
had followerl his instructi vns in riijoitrint‘
silence on all political topics—Conr'eivin:
it time to withrlraw, I rose. took his hunil [hr-
tvtiiftit--~(l seated] and remarked that this was
ntnhal-l,\’ the last time we should inert, that
Ishould ever be mindful of the kindness he
had manifested in 2‘.pp(lIIIlIlIg me to office.
and that I$l10Ul‘l|‘-ever entertain vindici
tivc feelings towards ‘him. He made no
reply, nor with the nclmtiwledgmeut which
ortlin-rrv courtesy to one so much his senior
would dictate. and I retired.
On my l'('i.l)l't’l to Pliilzidelphix, 1 found on
my dvsk the following letter signed ‘R, Ty-
leh, I’, Se cretury,’ whiclt no doubt was the
satire which the porter at the PI't.’éItll'iiI,,.\
flousc smrke of It li:is no date, but ' -is post
riiurked May 3-"l
I)--or Sir :——Tbe President has recr-iveui
your letter on the suhj:-c.t of ft-‘t'!lO\':il contem-
plated in the Custom Ilouse at Philadi-lplria
He begs me to say to _vou, that he enter-
tiins the highrst consideration for yourself,
but that he thinks the public service requires
that those dernands should take place.
He therefore has ordered me to say to
you that he desires the requisition he has
made on you in the matter, to be at once
and to the letter complied with.
\-Virh very great respect,
_ R.._,'l‘i'I.nR, Private.Secretary.
Jonathat. Roberts, Esq.
I returned to my post and resumed the
performance of my public duties, which
have been disc harged from‘tb:it time to this
with sedulous fidelity. During the intervals
from the lst of July, when the Coiuproniise
act expirt-d, until the 4 nactment of the Tariff
Act. I have inctir_red ri-sponsibilitir s as an
officer of Government, the nature and extent
of which no one can determine. No ('.t)m-
plaint has ever been made of mv conduct in
office. No chargeofofiiciul miscoudiict has
ever been preferred against those whom I
rrtain in office Of the intentions of the
President. since those imparted in May last.
I have had no irrforiirntion. On the morning
ofthe. l2th of Sepii-niber, Mr‘. T S Smith
called on me at the Custom Hoiise, and in-
formed iiie that I was siipersetlcd, and that the
President had appointed him in my place.
I submit this plain statement of f.icts willi-
out comiueiit to my fellow citizens
JONATHAN R()BER1S.
I)l’liIl-t(lt~'I;‘.lllfl, Sept. I3, I842.
“Un.-1e~r w/z.i.c./2. King. Bozo’/tin ?"’—It has
been for some time pasta moot. poitit wheth-
er “Captaiii Tyler" or "Bob” was the Ad
miuistiatiori. The question now is in a fair
way I0 be (It'If'I’IliIIlf.‘(I. One Mr. Wilcrrx
has been appoin_ted by the President to be
Postmastci at l\/litldletown. Court. On going
to take possession, however the old incurri-
bent, Mr. Starr, shows Mr. \Vilcox a letter
frorri “Bob" authorizing him (Start) to ‘hold
on’ until further or ers. Thus \\'i cox
cl IIIIIS under the Captain, and Starr under
"Bob.” The office holders and office seek-
ers throughout the Union are watching the
progress of the struggle with intense anxiety.
It is of the first importance to them to know
who rules the most in the White House.-—
Our belief is that "Bob” will carry the day.
Albany; Eve. Join‘.
Theerection ofthe Astor Library building
in Lafayette Place and Astor Place has been
effort to so-ethe Presidentin the afternoon, the Common Council that
ne.--- --I
W/tare is the $5000 .7 T/ze Mag/07‘ and U18 ’
Public Monet/.— Some time since Mr.
Comptroller Williaruston tirade in Report 10
his Honor the
Mayor had taken from James H. “lard, First
Marshall, 35.000 of the public Money in
violation of Law, which he, the Mayor, made
affidavit, was given by" him to Mr. Gage,
Superintendent of streets to preserve the
he.-iltli of the City. By a report from the
Comptroller, made to the Board of Alderiuen
on Monday evening, it appears that he has
settled the accounts of this Mr. Gage, late
Siiperiutendant of Streets, and that sit id Gage
is indebted to the City 55634 78, without
taking into account the 5.000, the Mayor
paid over to him. The Comptroller winds
up his Report in the following words: “As
the amount of5 000 of public monies, which
his Honor the M iyor had taken from James
II. \V.ird. First Marshal. to pay the Super-
irrtendunt of Streets in violation of la.7.1.=, can-
not be forthcoming from this account. I iveuld
i'--spectfully SI)‘.-’gt‘SI to the Corunion Council
the propriety of a call by the Counsel ofthe
Boar-.l on his honor the .\layor, and all the
parties put'ti«-ipziting in kei-ping this money
oirt of the Public Treasury, for its_,iinutedi-
ate restoration ” I
Bakery at Port-
chr-ster OCCll[)It.(I by J. VV. \Vebb, and ownvd
bi--‘file Vorr d'Burgi-r of this town, was fired
a few nights since by sortie ol the desperados
of that plzice. The fl.‘!=lH‘S “'1 re discovered
by the oi.-ciiprint on his return from a day's
journey, and at a late hour in the night, and
probablvjust in tiiue to save the greater
part ofthe. village from a coriflagration.
Sl..tmfm'cl Sentinel.
Iriceiirliarics in R/mrlc Isla.nd.——The Prov
irlence Journal sa_vs a school house within
ten feet of the armory of the Newport Ar-
ti|ery.in which were storcd8 kegs of ponder.
was set on fire on Friday. The building
was nearly destroyed, the ffarnes were
prevented from spreading to the adjoining
buildings. anrl the powder was safely remov-
ed, On S.iturday,a building in Newport.
err-cted forthe maiiulacture of acids, was
destroyed by fire. The loss was about $500
No doubt is entertaimd that both were acts
of incendiarism.
Ivccrr./liruji/ism .--The
Brokrn Bri7tlrs.—Tlie notes of the broken
Safety Fui.d banks which are not within
any C-«ilCl1laIt‘(I distance of redemption by the
fund, but are received by the comproller from
the various sound banks in payment ofthi-ir
qiini,-is, are selling at ‘.25 to 26 per cent. dis-
coiintin IVall street. Such are the Coni-
me-rci l Batik of Buffalo, Comuii-rcial of
Oswi-_:o, Clinton Co, Wutei‘vliet and Bank
ofI_i_\'ons.
Ai\'TEDlLUVIA£\' Ri::iiAir<s.——'I‘lic editor ofilre
New Br-ill'onl Pu'gIs“('r has received ii letter from
it friend in Cla_\ion Co. Iowa, one passage of
which “C extract:
“A few days since, some miners in sink-
ing it shaft for lead ore, about >l.‘( ii:-iles from
Dulriiqtie city foirrrd a skeleton of one of
those atiiurals \\ hose race has long since
becoine extinct. Tlie bones are in a l.Ul(’I'l|
hle state of prr-scrvation, and fromii ppca rance
hi-loii-_u-il ioa graiiiinivrous animal, twice ttee
gig» of an i-lr-pliant. One of the molar teeth
whit-li Isaiv weiglieil four poun.-ls, seven
ounces and was t‘—ntii'e. and the enamel per
feet. The Slt'I'lt-'IOll was iinl.ed<-d in little
stone, at a depth of from fifteen to twenty six
feet from the SUl'I3lCt’."
The estinaatcd cost of the New Trinity
church, at Ni-iv York, is stated to be $500.
f.‘00. It is a Luildiug of line free stone.
brought from New Jersey. This churi-h is
prob:ilily the wealthiest I corporation in the
Uiiiieil slult s, posstssiug the rental of n.any
millions of dollars worth of real «state in
New York, the land being in the business
part of the city. and having come into the
possission of the clrtircli it long time ago.
when it was of little value.
T/it’ New I/I"o7'/r.l O/zlcr t/ran
II"orlrl.——\Ve spr-ak f Europe as the
and of .1\ttlt;riC:.t as the new world, but p or
haps many people =~re not aware of the ‘tact.
alluded to by Dr. Hall, the other eveniti,r__r,
in his le(‘tt]t‘c, that ,qcn/ogicri//_o speaking,
Ainericrr is:icttia|l_v older than EuI'0pt!- Th“
Doctor had witness.»-d, in both COl]I'll.l'I( s, a
handout t=\'i(l9tl<'t-‘SII1-it such was the case-
tli'it New Etiglan-fl was olrlci‘ than Old EU‘!-
'l:md. Perhaps this is the reason \\'ll_V ll"-t’
Diughii-r was able, when she was only in
her teens. to /log‘ her mother !—-Bast. Trans.
Old
Old,
the
Monstrous App/c.—l\.'lr. John Molcr, a
farmer of Matlisoii co., not far from Georges-
ville, has sent us one of the most extraordin-
ary t_ir()\\'tl1 of ripples we ever saw. It
iveigns ‘.27 ouncr-sand measures 16 inches in
circurnl-.'-retice. We are not informed of
their variety, but jiidge them to be a late fall
apple. Mailisori ci-uniy :i<_rainstthr> State or
world for big ippli-s.—-O/iio Strztesman.
La.r_ge Yielcl.—Our fellow citizen, ;Vlr.
R..bur|_i Olin-r, has r;iist_'(l from two acres Of
gr-.-unrl, one hundred and forty seven and a
half biisliels ofo.its of;_-ood qiiality. oralntost
seventy five bushels to the acre‘. This shows
what can be done by proper cultivation, and
should serve as an incentive to our farmers
generally.——- IVale~rtoir7i. Jrfcrsonian.
A II’reck.—-A few days ago, the schooner
l\l.~ir_v Jane, from Cold Spring, I... I. loaded
with brick, coming into our harbor, ran upon
Sunk Iiedge, off Shippnn Point, where she
now lies ti complrte wreck. She has been
stripped of her sails and abandoned.
Slrlmfnr/I Advocate,
M¢*la7znhrrl/g/ Dc/Lt/i.—— We understand that
on Thi.irsday last, an interesting little girl, 4
yr urs of age, daiighter of Mr. W. DeBoice.
in Kingstreet, came to its death by having
.ts clothes take fire frotii a stove, in the trio-
nientary absence from the room of all the
fauiily.-—Sta-mfo'rrl Adv.
\Ve understand that the sloop I’lot1_.{.’hh0_\'.
of Greenwich, with a cargo of coal for D2“
venport &. IV».-eks of this plM‘¢’i Slmh’ 900"
without particulars.—Slam_fi'7'tf Ad?-“06<ll0-I
The yellow fever still rages at New Orleans.
The ailmigsioiis to the three ll-vspitulson the 21
One of the I’rt-side-at’: sons, to whom I was
coiiimi-nccd. It is to be 45 ft. by C0.
nnil2:2d were 58. ttf\\'l.ion‘i 27 hat] the fever;
deaths’ from fever 9. ,- ’
cAiitEsHowsir'ii—i"iti
To be held at Bridgeport,
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 1211:, 1849.
List of Premiums to be awarded, subject to -*
the rules and regulations prescribed by
the E.2:rcu.ti1:e Committee.
For the finest and longest train of Oxen
from any town in the county...... ....-.$10 00
For second best.‘...-.... ......... ..6 00
Best 10 pair of Oxen from any town, he-
longing to members of the society... ... .. ..
2dbestdo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...'........300
Working Uzcn.
Best pair of working Oxen raised in the
COIlni.yO!'eIseVvhe1-e _ _ _ _ _ _ ______.._____.._5_()()
best do __________________ on
Best p21ll'0.‘{€n,5years o1d________,_____4 00
2d bestdo . , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.______2 00
Best pair do 4years old....-. ..........4 00
2dbestdo . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ __’______.2 00
Best pair ol'Steers, 3years old .... ......3 00
2d best do . _ . _ . . , _ _ _ _ _.__. _ . _ _ . _ _ _ U 2 00
Best pair do 2_ycars o1d_____-________':3 00
2d.best d0.-...-._,_,______.______:_2 00 .
Best pair do 1 year old...,.._,,_______3 ()9
2d best do . _ _ . . _ _ _ _ , . , _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ __’___g 00
Fulfr d Cultlc.
Best yoke of fattcd Oxen....-.. .... ....5 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . , . . _ _ , _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ __4 00
Best single ox, steer, cow or heifer. .... . .3 00
2:1 best do ............ ..,___,,___,__2 go
Bulls.
Best Bull on the ground .... _. ,,_,,_ __,_3 00
2d best do.---. _,,,,,____ ______ "H5 00
Best Yearling Bull .......... ,, _ _____ __3 00
Best bull Call’, 5 months old.. .... ......2 00
Cows. -
Best Cow, pure blood ........... , ___4 oo
Qdbest do . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . _ _ , __, ____ __3 00
Best 2 year old I-Ieifer do _ . . . . , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,2 00
2d best do ....... ............... ..1 00
Best Cow, native or cross breed . . . . . . . _-4 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . , . _, ____ "3 00
3d bestdo . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . , , , , , , _ , _ _ _ _ _2 00
Best 3 year old heifer do . . _ _ . . _ _ , , , , _ _ , _3 00
2d best do . . . . ... . . . . . ...-.-......._2 00
3d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . _ _ _ , _ ,_1 on
Best two do ......................... _ ,3 00
2d best do ........................ ..2 00
3d best do ...................... _.,_1 00
Best yearling Ileifer .......... . . ..- . .. .2 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... ..1 00
Best heifer Calf. . . . . . . . . . ............,l 00
Sharp. .
Best Brick, coarse wool . . . . .. , . , , _ _ _ _ __2 ()0
2d best do .......... ........... _,1 on
Best do fine wool .......... . . . ....... ,,3 (:0
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , _ _,2 00
3d best do ........................ .. 1 00
Best buck Lamb, fine wool .... -. ... ... ,2 50
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . , , . . _ _ , _ _ _ _ _1 00
Best brick, cross breed . . . . . . . . _ _ _ . , _ , , "2 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ _ , , ,-,11)9
Best buck Lamb do .................. __1 00
Best Ewe do ........................ _.2 00
2d best do ........................ ..1 00
Best Ewe do, fine wool . . . . . . .. ... . ___, ,2 00
2d best do ............ ....... ...] ()0
flags.
Best boar or sow, each. . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . .3 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . ..2 00
3d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . _ . _ . . ..1 00
Best litter ofiiot less 6 Pigs, 8 wks or tiiider3 00
2d best do do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . ..2 00
Horses.
Best Stud Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......5 (0
“ breeding Mare . . . . . . . . ... _____ ,,3 00
“ I-Iorse 3ycars old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 _00
“ do 2 do .......... 00
“ do 1 do .................. ..2 00
“ Colt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........l 00
Grain.
The best bushel of'\rVintcr Wheat, &grcat-
est quantity per acre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 00
‘2d best do do . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . _ .,2 00
The liestbushel of Rye, do ............ ..3 00
2d best do do . . . . . . , , , _ , , ,1 50
The best bushel of Buckwlieat, do ..... . .2, 00
2:} best do do............_100
The best bushel of Oats do ........... . .3 00
2d best do do . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 50
The best acre of‘ Com ...... .. ... ..... ..4 00
2d do do tI0.............3 00
3d do do do....... .... ..2 00
Roots.
The best half acre W'hite Kidney Potatoes.3 00
Do Mercer or Scotch Grays, each .... . .4 00
2:1 best do 0 . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 00
3d do do do . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 00
The best quarter ofan acre Ruta Bagas.. .2 00
2d best do do . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 00
Best quarter acre W'hitc or Fall Turnips..2 00
“ 8th do Carrots....-.-........2 00
“ half‘ do Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 00
“ 1-4th do Sugar beets... - .. . . .. .2 00
2d best do do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..1 00
Best 6 Ptlnlplillls _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..- . . . . . .-. ... . 1 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 75
Gan/en Vegetables.
For best quality and greatest variety. . . . . .2 00
For best specimens Winter Squashes... . 1 00
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 50
Sccds
For best busliel Clover Seed.. .... .... .-3 00
H do Titnothy Seed...-.. .....2 00
“ do Redtop Seed. . . . . . . . . . .1 00
‘mils
For best specimen W'ii1ter Apples, 1 bush 50
2d best do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
For best do fall and table do.. .... ... ... . 50
2dbcstdo do . . . . . . . . ........... 37
Dairy.
For best 10 pounds butter. . . . . . . . ..... ..3 00
2d do do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 00
3d do do ........... ... ...... ..1 50
4th do do .................... ..1 00
best 10 pounds of Cheese ............. . .2 00
2d do do ................. .....l 50
3d do do . . . . . . . . .. .......... ..1 00
Silks.
best halflb. Sewing Silk made in the co...2 00
2d best do do . . . . . . . . . . . - .1 00
best half‘ bushel of Cocoons ........... . .1 00
best pair Silk_Stockings...... ..-. ..1 00
D0me~tic /‘l'Ianu_/helirrcs.
For best piece of tiotless than 10yds home-
made Carpet, filled with tow, rags or wool..2 00
10 yds F lanncl, spun and wave inafamily.3 00
2d best do .................... ......200
best 10 yds homemade Linen Cloth.. . . . . l 00
“ 3 yards Linen Diaper.... .. .. .-.. ..1 00
“ 2 pairsVVoollen Stockings.. .. .. .. .. I 00
“ 2 do Linen do-.............l00
“ 2 do women’s-. -. .... .. .. .... ..
2d best do
best pair Men’s HalfHose.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
2d best
best pair of Boots.... .. ...-..... ....-.2
“ Ladies’ Shoes.. .. .. .. .. ...........l
‘‘ side upper and sole Leather, each..
3
do.....-...-.-........
0....-.....-..........
i
“ sample of ten pounds of Honey.. .. .
Farming Utensils.
The best Plow.- .- ....--.--- ------ ---~
'2d best do.. .. .. -- ---------2 00
best Harrow ---------------------- - - - -2 00
Subscriptions to be returned to the Secretary
early.
A Discretionary Committee will be appoint-
ed to award premiums on stocks of'Cartle, Ag~
ricoliural lmplemeiiis, Fruits. and such other,
articles as in them may seem proper, to such an
8 88883?-ea
able to pluceai their disposal.
Regulations of the Fair.
Competitors for premiums on all articles and
stock except trains of oxen. must cause an en-
try oft.lie same to be made on the books of the
Society, in Bridgeport, before 10 o'clock A. M."
iii) the day of the Fair. and all Animals must be
on the ground. and under the direction of..tho
Grand Marshal, or one of his Deputies, before 11
,1,-[er leaving New York, V,,sjP,.d,,v_..x\'e ll;‘r"'i'i,’(‘IiiI,’i{<t+l’4i~llll-Jl day.
r ' - -
No Anirr-til can be exhibited for ‘a prcmiuil
unless it has been owned by the person pfeggri.
ting the same at least ten days before the Fair.
and’i‘s"i‘ntenileil for use in the County. I
‘The Committee on articles of Domestic Man-'
ufactures. &c., will commence their cumin.-
amouui as ilie Executive Committee may be,
Norwalk Chronicler