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5
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Prafiisllfislliieai Even-y ‘v§’ealtttese‘-1.’-.ty I?§0l’Bl§n§',
by JAMES REED, Jr. at Two Dollars Per. Aianum in Advance. (bffice on IIoyt’s Dock, ‘West
1.....-
si.¢1¢’“'»; the Bridge.
NUMBER I’7I—NEW' SERIES
NORWALK, CT. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, isizr-3.
1
VO.LUME. 264-NUMBER 8.
'I'.»II/.()fs'[.v'VCr' EST/IBLISITIIIEIVT. I
Ill!) siilist:i'iltei‘ would rm-pcclftrlly inform
his lriciirls and the public in general, that
lie lttis i-period a sliop ovs-r the store of" “fill. 51»
;-—-u..u=r_ 3 . -.
'l‘eii'nns oi the Gazette. ;
Village Subscribers by Carrier-—per year- - . 00
Mail do in advance do do. .. 00
Oliice Subscribers, or those living out of the
EARTHLY BEAUTY.
BY CHARLES SVVAIN.
There was an angel that loved the flowers,
IV ho brouglitthem dew from sainted springs ;
Ca”ler'Sdlstl..ict’ and who can ‘or their pa‘ 1 2'0 , li. l.tii-liwiiiitl. l'Pt'l'.llll\’ 0(.‘L-‘ll-l)l(‘.t.l by N . Banks, And came will‘ _ll°uVe”’5 °“’ll_gl°W.l_llg ll°l"sI
1'97‘ “l the Omcc ' ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' ‘ ’ ‘ ' ' ' ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 0 l ,\-i,..,,. i,_.. ,,,.,,.,l,_l 5),. h,,,,,,,,. M ,-,,.,.,-,',\-9, all (,1-dm-s UPI)“ ll“ ‘Vlllle “ml Sl’“1'l‘.l”lL' “"l“i‘=’-"i
l ‘ ~ ' Then sat cnatrioi"d all t.lie morn,
Com miiics of‘ 5 or more receiving their pzi- _ _ _ ‘_ _ _ , _ , I
I 1 50 : Ill ll|~' llllt'. Eli.‘ ii.-=-ls (f(llll1(lt‘Il! in saying from
pcrs by mail, ifpaid in advtiiice. . - . - . . . . . -
R-ages 03 Adv-,,n.§§,,§33g_ illlc t‘.‘\'l):‘,flf’|lC(f he li.-is liatl‘in New York as '3,
(.,. g _ , _ 1,u_e,,,-,0“ O 7,-i(4llllt~'r. iii:ir wliticver \\'lll l.’)\’()l him with their
07,18 Squ.ar°—'.1 ) ,mc° 01 um 61 I " ' 0 Q7 ‘t.-ustoin can dt-pciidoii having llicirwork manti-
$;]v0 n,lScruQnS ' ' ' ' - . - - ' - . . . - I - - - . - - - - I. 1 ,\“'()ru--Ill; ,A ‘nil ‘)0 I():[.]'i“ I-" ('r‘l]!]\' I-‘R
we mSe,,,,0,,s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I . . . .- . . .. ..
Each following insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - -
Lone gazing on her bowiir ofliliss,
For oh ! she thought Love’:-selfwus born
In some sweet piirridtse like this.
And all her fond alfectioiis grew
In beauty round her flowery bands.
That seeni’st alniostris if they knew
Their buds were fed by angel hands.
100
\ _;le S-.\rot'i'l.'“
a bargain. It consists of 7 acres 15 rooil:-i
- purchaser. Apply to N. S. BAILEY.
Executor’s and Atlritiiti;<tr'zitor"s Notices. - - - . -
-Cominissionei"s notices _ . . . . . . . - ._ . . - . - - - - - - I 25
Guardian, Divorce, and other notices. - - - - - - 1 00
the square.
Yearly advertisers, one S€11lE11'0. - - - - - - - — - - - - -10 00
payable quarterly. The privilege of yearly ad-
vertisers is litntted to their own nntnedrate busi-
ness.
Casual advertisements sent to this Office, rrusr BE
AC(‘0)Il‘A.‘<'tF2D or rrrr: CASH T0 1.\'SURE rxsr-;i:'rio.\.
"wJOB”JPRlNTlNG,i I
or ALL KINDS.
Executeiil at the Gazette Ofliee.
T’ lkffgdnlfrii-isitill‘z_.,'cl'y.—;\. Hill, Dental
Surgeon, offers his services to the public
in evcrv depariitientofDental Fiiir,<_vcrv._
Ollie-e as lieretofore. in Burrall‘s Buildings.
1t’r.j/crcncss-—J. A. l\l‘Lcan. M. D ; ire’! Greg-
nry, M, D; lloii. T. 3. Butler; Hon. Boiij.
1S',,,,,3s; R,ev,jDr .\'Ieail; Rev Edwiii Hall; Rev
G. N. Smith. Normal/c. N._slieriii:‘ili l’et'ry,l\l . D.
lt‘icf2‘e Le/.1/. R. B. Bottsford, M. D. Da._ri_frtrry.
Dr. Howell Rodgers, Colcc/rcslcr. W in W rtter‘.
M. D. ll!/Izifliriizznlic. Ct.
For S'.tle—-A \aluable tract or
Land, consisting of about 50 acres.
situated iti this town. at \Vcst R-‘iclis.
so called, near the resiilencc ol'Juu-
arlran Camp, Sen. Said tract is well appor
tinned into plow, meadow. pasture. and wood,
and will be sold in one or more parcclsas will
best suit purcliasers. on i1CC()llltll()tlillll1,t_f tortrrs.
E. .1. ST. Jorr.\'.
N()rtV?1!li, Sept 5. I842. 36
E’.-1§€I?EH3l§€9§—-H.’-91‘}E-{I AT '.lTIli~'IH§! t
For stile a l7ariii pleasaiitly sliml-
tctl on the niuiii road leading l'r‘unt
New Canaan to Iiitlctfieltl. and
Lcwisboro. f!Ulll7tlltlll_L 75 litres. Sill!-
iilily prii;irii'tioiieil in .‘r t"2tllO‘-\'. plough. pristiire.
an-l wii.-iil lziiiil. with :i r-iiii‘il'-~i*t:il»l:- two story
Ilotisr-.. Barri. and Corn l‘I»iusc; lcottcs g"tt"t'=tl
ly t__{tll)~'.l.l'li‘l\'lll(‘l1ll1|'llC(3£l$}/lItS|lil.El pureliaeer
The stock. farsiiing irteiisils. hat’ “till still“. (lli
di-sir:-2:!) will :jl‘_-‘H be sold with the lirriii, arid
iziinierliate iios-strssiiiii (_'.'Ill be‘ had. Fllfl!l(!l'
particulars is tleetiierl ut'iiiccr-ss:ir_y.
Ll2A.\'Dl-ll’. I-lnv'r.
New Canaaii. Ni>\'eiiiberS. ISIT3. *“‘3ti'lGtf
The siiliscrilier olli-rs for sale his
well knowii t‘~‘lllllll<lllll(;l‘ll for the
ir'i:iiiiii1ii~t.i;'»-.ofUri lJ'r'r.-.~..~.t:tr' I;"‘.H|lit‘l'.
'l‘lic pri-iiii-i-s t~iiiit:iiii :-iliotil I3 riitrr-s
Ill‘ t_--ititl liiiitl, llll wliitzll Is it giiiitl D\‘v'('?lllll_‘.'
I‘IIIll\‘t‘. llir.-2, Sliiip. aiiil i')llI(’.l’ lttrlltlll)L{'~--El good
w;i:i>.r jllI\\'|‘f. atiil :i lino U'l:llIl!'ll lt is ‘~lltlil!t,'(l
no the l.i);lltl)‘ll'_\,' roziil, lllft’t’. ltlllt".~? libiii Nurwiilk
iiiii-liiig. A furtlie-r tit‘->1-riplltlll tleniiietl uii
tIF‘4'I‘.~.~‘2Il‘y. l\'r.i-:r::-zit \\-’oi:1.r-:Y.
Niirw:rllt. Aii1g.lG. 18-12 :53
FOE‘ §Ii38, A s:ii:ill l*‘:ii':ii (tori
-“ " iariiiiifj riliriiit lwerity Et('l'l".*€ iil'g-.-or
i I l)lt)\\'. ll --"-ixri, _
j ...,=..“ i'i'ieritliiw and wood ériiiil. with a
Hiitrse. llrirn llllil oiiicr lllll l,~iii,ldiiiu< t!ii:ri=oii.
situated in the imvii of Neil‘ Cgiiiziziii. £llH.7tl‘= 3
miles north ofthe viilrt;;r-. lt is .':i_'_{«mil ltirt:-itiiiii for
a niccliaiiic. riiiil ziic prop:-riy will he sold low_
and |1?)ylDt‘l'Illll?.lllf3F’il<}'. ll' a sale is not +‘:ll'ecl.-
ed by the first of .-\pri| ll(‘.\’l. the llropcrl_\,
it will their he reiiteil for the eiistiitig _vI~iir. For
furtherparticiilars. inqzrire tlflll(‘>'lJl)§Ltrll)l.’f
ST l-2Pll i-:N ll.-i r rzs .
South Nrir\\'all<, Dec. 26, 18-12. 2iii5'3
N0'3‘H€E- !—Will be
ptrrsirantre ofaii orilr,-zr from the Court
of Pf()l):llt’, so lltll('l| of the real es-
iatc. ofI’liil;inilei' 7’uiclrwr:ll lure of
\Vilton deceased, as will raise the sum of $1,
160 24 with iucid-:ntal cxpeiiccs of sale. Thu-
property for sale corzsists ofabout lifteer: acrcsof
land under good iniproverrieiil with a comforta-
ble and convenient Dwelling House standing
thereon. On the premises is a good garden and
orchard, and a well ofnever failing water near
the door. Said property is pleaseiiily situated
ililllll t:iitisi-tiiig Ill
Stilt! llr
in Wilton on the 1:‘-aldeii’s Hill i'oad,one mile B,.,,i,,,. \V,,,.,i ,,—,,,y be jef, a, S,e,,he,, O|,n_
- u 5'1’. ’
from the Congregational Church and abotit live S,ea,ps. L_ M_ S_
and a halfmiles from the village of Norwiilk.
Should said property not be sold beforethc ls-t..
day of March next. it will then be ollcrcd all
public vendue_ at 10 o’clock A. M.
Gii.r-is GREGORY. Administrator. l
\Vilton. Jan. 23d 1843. 5t-ll,
VALUABLE Farina For?
salle.—'l‘l:e subscriber offers for sale '
~ , his fzirm. situated in the town of
\Vilton,on Bcltlen's Hill,so called,
miles from Norivalk Landing, con-
sist.in_g, ofabont one hundred acres with a good
Dwelling House and other biiililings tliercon.:'
Said farm is well divided into plough, pasture,:
meadow and woodland, and is well watered.
The piirchitser can be accotnmodated with about»
sevcntv acres of out land ifdesiretl.
Title indisputable. Any person wishing to
purchase a goop farm, will please call on the
subscriber oti the premises.
JEM.'\1Y J.-tMEs.
\Vilton. Jan. 21.511843. 3I*3i
F01’ SaHc.—-Tliat well knowril
valuable property called Gregory’s
_. Point, situate-:d‘at the mouth of
--'-’=—"-==-”*'f“2 Norwall; harbor. isoffered for sale
0 "igtlfld land, with a building nearly new and a
good steamboat Dock. The land and building
will be sold together or separate as will suit the
VVest Sidethe Bridge.
Norwalk, Dec. 29, 1842. I
LIVIANACS for 1 8 /.1 3--Uniiited
States Regi'ist.eii'.—’l‘tie Wliig Alma‘-
niic for I343, (,’t)lll2llt’ll2l'_’, a Calendar adapted to
iiiiy Stale in the Uiiion, a biov_;rapliy of Henry
Clay and other vriliizihle matter.
The 'll‘.'llllll\/ Cliristain Almanac for 1.843.
The United States Alirismzic for l.S'I3,‘con~
.-i i nizig the cvSstis of 1810. 53C. for sale by
J. A. \Vl-ZED.
called oti by the subscriber previousto their ex-
20 G. Vt’. Rzityxsaonai, E}ir':i15raeir- ck ‘it author‘.
5" ..
H Oliristed’s Buililiitg, east side ofihe. Bridge,
is ready to give attention to all orders in his line
at short notice, on r'avol‘able tcriri , and
in the Best a.2i.rf Blast F(z.s/rionablc style.
From his experience in the business. he feels
confident in his ability to give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their palroriagc.
All gziriiiciits inarle toorder are warranted I’. lit.
l’iirti<:ular flll(’l)llt')ll paid to Cutting.
The siilrscrilicr liiis on hand a good supply of
Clotli.-, Ci-i.<;<iriivri'-s, Sattirieits and Vestiugs.
wliirzli he will iiiake tip to order in a tnanuer to
clirillezrge coiiipctilion.
Pilot and Beaver Cloths for Overcoats. with
superior Tr'imiiiiiig_s.
Also, a litre assortment of Stocks of various
styles and putters. at the lowestt-asli prices.
Frill lfaslitoiis rerieivctl.
Piersoris wishiiig gziritieiits ofaiiy description
will find it to their arlvaiiiage to call.
Norwr.ilit,Octolier18-11. 49
Doz. Cast Steel Axes. various patternst
a store in the south part; of ,
And thus she hall'l'orgot the sky,
Such feeling warni'd her spirit fair,
Till one by one the.lIowei's did die,
Aiidleft the angel weeping there.
Alas, she 1nourn’d, who love could place,
Or let the lrea1‘t’s affection rest,
On forms that have such heavenly grace,
_ Yet fade away when lo\"d the best,
Alas, that beauty such as thine,
Should die, 0 Earth, and love deplore!
Front thee I wing my way divine,
VV here he.'uil.y blooms forevermorc.
ll’reseiat:ri.i‘ioat of the Sword of Gen.
‘l’.‘Ir’:n.sEi1§ai_:;toaii, mm! the Vfalkiiiirg
Carine of E’i'aiitiklian,
Mr. Summers of Virginia, rose
dressed lliB:_I‘IOl)S9. as follows:
I‘."Il‘. Spealrerz Itise for the purpose of
discharging an office not connected with the
0l‘tIll'l.’ll‘_V biisiness of a legislative asscnirily;
Yet, in asking permission to interrupt for a
moment, the regular order of p:irliarrientary
proceedings. I cannot doubt that the proposi-
tion which I have to su'oinit will prove grati-
fying as it may be unusual.
Mr. Saniucl T. \V:isl1ii'igton, a citizen of
Kiiiiaxvlia county, in the Commonwealtli of
Vii‘girii:-i, and one of my constituents, has
lionored me with the commission of present-
ing. in his ntttilt’ and on his behalf. to the
Congrv-ss of the Uiiitcd States. and througli
that body to the People of the United States,
and llIl‘OUgl).l.l12tl hotly to the United States,
and ad-
E6
ma ll ll lite. ii i'er’s prii.-r-s, by
just rcr.-civt-(l and for sale to tlealers a,
\V. C. S'rrti«:i-:'r.
U€3‘u‘2ilit'§.—A new supply of Su;zar—jirst
rt~r:civi»il and li-r sale as ('ll("d p as ever-I113
to 24} pounds for §}§fl. F. ST .Iori_\'.
l{c<_is No. 1, i-xini. and pure groiind.
Er .
Bcllvillie and Uliioii \Vliite Lead, for
sale at matitil'ai:t;urr:is' pt‘i(:(‘S by _
W. C. STREET.
R€E§ElE '.fi‘e:1S.—~Five chests Hyson,
Yoiiiig liysriii. and Suiichoiig Teas,jrist
rier-civetl rllltl for sale at low prices by
'l‘ L &; J R Ptzerr.
569 lbs superior quality of Maddcr.
{MR9 " Lof_rwrir.tl.
560 " Aliitii.
500 " Ct')}‘[:Ct‘flS. for sale cheap by
W F. Blast-ILL.
IVES.-—l(t‘iit’s llla('lratii.l Blue Ittli. the best
now in rise, for s-‘tie rind wrirraiited by
J. A. Wi~:r.n.
AI?H.£L‘E§H¢f)AFIi L0‘-BEKS. &‘c.-'l'lie sub-
strriirr-;:' trlI‘.‘l‘.~‘ for sale at .\l:iniifaetiirers'
prit-t-s. Picrpt-tit é.‘ Hort:-liliiss’ parent door locks
.-iiil l«'ll<‘ll(‘.~. with silver plzirr-rd. iiiirieral, plated,
int, llttltftfléllll, glass and brass knobs, which for
in-~.iutv or lllll'itllllll\_' iIl’t§l10!Sltl'l)ilSS*f(l by any
ririiiitiliii-rirr'i;tl in the ntiirtitry. \V C S'1‘ttl£l-1'1‘.
Ni)l'\\’illli. Nov. 11.13-I2. ,
J EA§E’S Clarified Iissciice of l.‘.l()?)l”l)0Ul'l(l
Caniiy.jusl receiver! by \V E BtsSt-:I.L-
liiaizniiafl Hrrsulmimee Coiimpauny.
HARTFORD, CONN.
T HE suliscritier is still agent for said Com-
pany for this. lint! the adjoiiiiiig towns.-
.-\ll_'y person uisliiiig to be insured in said com-
priiiy. by leaving word at the store of Griiman
«S: Co., or at the stihscriber’s residence, will be
iiiieiidt-d to without delay. Those who have po-
lit?)-'.'\‘ expiring in said Company, in the towns of
Norw:ill:. New Current), \Vilton, \Vcsion, “lest-
oori, and Darieii during the winter, will be
piraiion for renewal. L. M. S'ri:Vr-:t\'s.
Norwrillt. Dec. 12, I842. 3m-50
N. B. The subscriber will give 12% cts per
bushel for wood ashes and take them from
dwellings within areasoriable distance from the
tl?.ElUND .lPepper aim] Alllspi‘ice.—
A first rate article of Ground Pepper and
Allspiize for sale by the subscriber at 12.], cents
per pound at retail. JOHN BURRALL
E§£I{3'fi‘l0N Iiiatciles by the gross, doz.
or single for sale by LEVI CLARK.
IOIVIBS, Shell. Horn, Ivory and German
Silver, of rill kinds. cheap. L. CLARK.
ERFUREERi’.—Otto of Rose, Cologtie,
--L Rose \tVater, .\'.1acassar and other oils, very
L. CLAttrt’s.
.()\V {II
‘ AI\".E‘EH).—l00(bpourids i.r'Beesivax.
I‘.'.nip,iire of W. E. BISSEL.
January l0ili. IS-'13.
F01: sate Clacap—A
quantity of well made rnen’s
coarse boots. for sale very cheap
to suit the tiines—-price 552,25.-
Also kipp do, 83,00-—doi;blc soles and Vamps
water prt)iifgentleiiiet'i’s do, for $55.00.
Just received a hanrlsoiiie assortment of Rob-
bcrs. consisting ol'Ladics.' triiniiied and soled in
good style. Also geiitlenici:’s do. of first rate
quality.
,The subscriber has constantly on hand an
as=ort.'nent of Ladies and chili.lren’s shoes. for
sale low to suit. the times. 50 pair of Mocha
sins. intended particiilarly for riding both for
Gentlemen and Ladies.
'l‘lic thanks of the uiidersigned are returned
to his patrons and the ptiblic for their favor and
siipporl during the past year, 1841?. For the
new year which we have now entered upon he
looks for cniitiniiaiice oltheir pall't)UZ]gC&.l‘CS()l\’E'S
by assiduous attetiiion to the wants ofthe public
It) merit their support. I'll-INRY IIANDES.
Norwalk, Jan. 3.184‘).
W oL.r.ssEs—-iN¢.-w Crop.—'I‘. L. &
J. R. l?<«cl.'. have just received alot of
New Crop l.\‘Iolassess in Barrels, a superior
two most intt-.rcsting and valuable relics con-
nccled with the past histor_v of our country,
and with Ultfl) whose flt‘.lIlt’\’9l11Cl'liS, both in
the hold and in the Cabinet, both illustrate
and adorn our annals.
Otlt} is the sword worn by George VVasli-
ington, first as a Colonel in the Colonial
service of Virginia, in Forbes’ campaign
against the French and Indians, and after-
wards during the whole period of the war‘ of
Independence as Commander-in-Chief ofthe
American army.
It is a plain couteaux, or h:ingeriv_itli a
green hilt and silver guard. On the upper
ward of the sctrliliard is t-ngravcn, “J. Bailey,
Fish Kill.” It is accompanied by a buck-
skin belt, which is second by a silver buckle
ant clasp, \\’lit'l‘(‘tm are engrai-en the letters
“G. W.” and the figures “I757.” These
are all of the pliiincst workmanship. but sub-
stantial, and in keeping wi‘.'n the man and
with the times to which they belonged.
The history of this sword is perfectly au-
lhcntic, and leaves no shadow of doubt as to
its identity. The last will and testament of
General VVzisliington, hearing date on the
9th of Febi'tiai'y, 1799, contains among a
great variety of bequests, the following
clause :
“To each of my nephews, \Villiam Agus-
tine Wasliingtoii, George Lewis. George
Steptoe 1Vashinglon, Biisbrol Washington,
and Samuel \Vasliinglori, I give one of the
swords or coriteatix of which I may die pos-
scsscd; and they are to choose ingtlie order
they are named. Tlicse swords are accom-
panied with an injunction not to unsheath
them for the purpose of shedding blood, ex-
cept it be for sell defence, or in defence of
the r country and its rights: and in the latter
case, to keep them unslieatbtd, and prefer
falling with them in their hands to the relin.
quisliment thereof,"
In the distribution of the swords hereby
devised among the five nephews tliereiu
enumerated, the one presented fell to the
share of Samuel VV:ishington, the divisee
l.-ist mentioned in the clause of the will which
I have just read.
This gentleman, who died a few years
since in the county of Kanawha, and who
was the father of Samuel T. Washington,
the donor, I knew well. I have often seen
this sword in his possession, and received
from himself the following account of the
manner in which it became his property in
his division made among the devisees;
He said that he knew itto have been the
ssde.arm of Gen. Washington during the
revolutionary war; not used on the occasion ,
of parade and review, but the constant service
sword of the greatchief: that he had himself
seen General VVasbington wear this some
identical sword, be presumed, for the last
time, when, in 1794 be reviewed the Vir-
ginia and M-.ti‘yland forces, then concentrated
at Cumberland underthe command of Geri-
eral Lee, and destined to co-operate with the
Pennsylvania and New Jersey troops, then
assembled at Bedlord, in suppressing what
has been called the "Whiskey Insurrection.”
General Weshington was then President:
oftbe United States. and as such was com-,
mander-in-chief of the army. It is known‘
that it was his intention to lead the army in
person upon the occasion had be found it
necessary, and he went to Bedford and Cu at-
berland prepared for the event. The condi-
tion of things did not require ir,‘and he re.
turnedto his civil duties at Philadelphia,
Mr. Samuel Washington held the com-
mission of a captain at that time himselfand
served at that campaign, many of the inci-
dents of which he has related to me.
He was anxious to obtain this particular
sword, and preferred it to all others, among
which was the ornamented and costly present
from the great Frederick.
At the time of the division among the
nephews without inlimating what his prefer-
ence was, he jocosely remarked “that as he
was the only one of them who particpated in
military service, they ought to permit him to
HAY-—'l'i\'o or three tons‘ of l.lav lnr sale
at the market price. Inquire at this office.
article, fos sale very low. January 18, 184 '3
take choice.” This suggestion was. met in
the same spirit in which it was made and the
selection l)(3l!')g,$I\VIll'dt'fl him, he chose this,
the plainest, :in;l inlrinsiczilly. the least valu-
-ible of any, siii: ply because it was the “Bat-
I =im in possession of the most satislacto.
'i'_v evidence, ftii‘irisl‘iet'l by Colonel George
\Vnsliiiigtoi'i, of Georgetown, the nearest
tfl=llt? relative now living of Gen. Wrtsliiiig.
ion, as to the identity of the sword. I-lis
iuforiiizition, as to its liistory, was (lcrivi-rl
from his fatlier, William Aiigiistine 1»Vasl‘i..
iiigrton, the dcvisee first named in the clause
«sf»-~tlie will \\'lll!‘ll I liave read: from his
uncle, lhelalc Judge Bl't15l’ll’(l(l Washington,
of the S:1preirii= court 2 and Major La'.\'i‘etict—-
I:'7"\\'l.~‘, the acting cxccutor of Gr.-i'iei'iil IV:isli~
ii-'qton’s will, all of whom concurred in the
"§.'llt‘l‘l‘.(’l’ll that the true service sword was
t.i':'itsclt-cred by Captziiri‘ Stllllllt-ElIvflslllllglfin.
" ft l‘l:‘lT)‘c1lflt'Ll in this g-=ntleinan’s pOSSt'SSlr)n
,ltl’llll his death, csleeiritd by him the most
precious memento of his illustrious ltinsman.
It then became the property of his son, who
animated by that patriotism which so char-
acterised the “Father of his Country,” has
consented that such a relic. ought not to to
?s.r2pt‘0pri2itetl by an individual citizen, and
has instructed me, his l‘t°pl‘t‘Sl:'nl.’tllv(-‘, to of-
r.. '.'r.-c opinion '.l'.*.:’.
for it to the nation, to be pt‘eSel‘vetl in its
public dcpositorics as the coniinon property
of all, since its office has been to achieve and
s-.-cure the common liberty ofall, -
‘ file has in like manner. Tt‘qU(’Sl."(l me to
present this cane to the Congress of the
United States, dceiiiing it not unworthy the
public acceptance.
This was once the pi'opcrt_v ofrlic philos-
Ophr-1' and patriot, Bciijaiiiin Fninltliii.
By a codicile to his last will and testa-
ment, we find it thus disposed of:
“l‘v'lv fine crab-tree ivalking stick. with a
a gold-head, curiously wrotighl in the form
of the cap of Liberty, I give to mv friend,
tti‘i’d the friend of manlrintl, Gen. VV:tshing-
ton. If it were :1 sceptre, he has merited it
and would become it.”
C'iv"l}L’l':tl Wiisliington, in his will, devises
this czine as follows;
“Iterri.—T0 my brother‘, Charles \Vnsl':-
ington, I give and lwqucaitli l.l1(! gold-header!
cane left me by Dr. Franlilin in his will.”
Capt. Sitrnucl Washington wasthe only son
off‘-has. \V:isliingt.on,tlie. devisec from whom
he d'~.‘l‘iVed, by iriheritance, this into-rt--sting
iiremoriiil; and having transiiiitlcd it to his
son, Samuel '1‘. Washington, the latter llitis
sreks to bestow it worthily, by associating
it with the battle sword in a gift to his coun.
2'9-itieii. ’
I corilially concur with Mr‘. \Vasliington
th-.27; "'f'IC!‘1ITiZ‘l'i'» ‘public
pi'c.scrvatioii; and Iobey with pleasure, his
wishes in here presenting them, in his nature
to the nation.
Let. the sword ofthe Hero and the staffof
the Philosopher go together. Let them
rive a place among the proudest trophies
and most honored memorials of our national
achicveiricnts.
Upon that staff once leaned the sage, of
whom it has been . said, “He snalclieth the
ligliting from heaven. and the Sceptre from
tyrants.”
A mighty arm once wielded this sword
in a rigliteous cause, even time the dismem-
l)?l'ln('fll. of an empire. In the band of
Wzisliiiigton this was "the sword of the Lord
and of Gideon.”
It was never drawn except in the defence
of public libi-rly; it was never sheathed tin-.
l.ll a glorious and triumphant success return-
eil it to its scabbard, without a stain 0fCl‘t]0l-
I; or dishonor upon. its blade; it was never
sttrrendered except to that country ‘which
l)l.‘SlO\\’CCI it.
[At the conclusion of this address the gril-
leries, which were crowded, sent forth em.
pbatic manifestations ofapprobation]
Mr. John Quincy Adams then rose and
addressed the House as follows :'
In presenting this resolution to the House
it may perhaps. be expected that I should
accompany it with some suitable i'emai'l.'s;
and yet, sir, I never rose to address this
House under :1 deeper conviction of the want
of words to express the emotions that I feel.
I‘. is precisely because occasionsflikc this are
ailapted to produce universal synipatliy, that
little can be said by any one, but what, in
tlie language oftlie heart, in tones not loud
but deep, every one has silently said to him-
si-lf, My respected friend from Virginia. by
whom this offering of patriotic sentiment
has been presented to the representative as-
si-mbly of the nation, has. it seems to me,
already said all that can be said suitable to
tliis‘occasion. In parting from him, as after
a’ few short days, we must all do, it will on
rti part, be sorrowing that in all_probabilit_v
I shall see his face and hear his voice no
more, But his words ofthisday are planted
in my memory, and will there remain till
the last pulsation of my heart,
The sword of Washington! the staff of
Franklin! Ob, sir, what associations are
linked in adamant with those names! W'ash-
ington. the warrior of human freedom—
Wasliington, wliosc sword, as my friend has
s:iid, was never‘ drawnbut in the cause of
his country, and never sheathed when wield-
ed in his country’s cause! Franklin, the
philosophcr of the thunderbolt, the printing
press, and the plougbsharel What names
are these in the scanty catalogue of the hen-
efactors of human kind! \Vasliington and
Franklin! VVhat other two men, whose
lives belong to the eighteentli century, of
Christendom, have left a deeper impression
of themselves uponthe age in which they
lived, and upon all after time! VVashing-
ton, the warrior and legislator! In war,
contending by the wager ofbattle. for the in-
depencence of his country, and for the free.-
dom oftlie htiinan race; ever manifesting
amidst its horrors, by precept and example,
his reverence for the laws of peace, and for
the tenderest sympathies of humanity; in
was coming into the slip at Camden.
peace, soothing the. ferocious spiiiit ofdiscord
among his own countrymeti, into harmony
and u:iion,nnd giving to that very sword.‘
now presented to his courilry, a charm more
,UOl.(’i.‘:I than that attributed in ancient times to
the lyre of Opheus. Franklin! the trio-
clr:-inic of his own f(il‘ll1l’I".It’i]Clill)g' in early
youth, under‘ the sliakles of iniligence, the
way to \VC‘i't!ll1. and in the shade of obscurity
the piilh to greatness; in the maturity of
manhood, disarming the tlruntlcr of its lCl'-.-
rors. the lightning of its fiit:il blast, and wrrs.
ting frozn the ryi'anl‘s hand the still more af-
flictive Sceptre of oppression: while‘ descend-
ing into the vale of years, trriversirig the At-
lantic One.-in, br:i\'ing, in the dead of winter,
the battle and the brei ze, l)t3i1l‘lt'lt_Y in his I and
the Cl11lfl.t'l' of Iiitli=penr.lcric.n, wlriclr he had
contribiit-;-d to form, and re-ndciiiig, from the
Sl".lfrt‘l‘C':llL‘t.l nation to the iniglitiosl tnonurclis
of .Elll‘npt‘, the olive l)l‘;ll.']('l1 of peace, ll1t'
lllGl'(.‘lll'itrl wand 0fCOt1‘.mt’i‘Cf?, and the iiiiiiilc-l
of protection a:id.sa'fcty to the man of peace,
on the pzttlilcss ocean, from the inexorable
criielty arid lIlé’l'Cll(‘SS rapacity ofwril‘. And
finally. in lliclast stage of life, with four-
scorc winters upon’ his beatl, uiider torturi-
olrin incurable dis-ms», re'.urriii'ig to his 'n.'2-
tive land. closing his diiys its the cliicf niag-
islrate of his adopted Commonivr-altli. after
cunlribiiting by his counsels, under the Pres-
idcncy of \Vasliingtori, and recording his
nuiric, under the szinction ofdevout prayer ll]-
viiltcd by him to God, to that Coiistitution
uni;lei' the utitliority of which we are here
sissembled, astlie i‘cpr'cs.crit:itives ofllie North
American Pt'(lpl(’, to rr.'cei\'t=, in their name
and for them, tliescOi't=nerable relics of thi-
wisc, the v-.ilii=nt, aid the good luiiridcrs of
our great corifcdcrtite R.€pltl)llt:-—— these sacred
symbols of our golden age.
Mtiy they be depo.s§tc(l among the archives
ofoiir Govei'nriir-nt l and may «very Ameri-
can who shall hi-i‘e.iftt-r behold tht-in ejacu-
late a ininglcd offei‘ing of praise to that So.
prctne Ruler‘ oflhe Universe by whose ten-
der mercics our Union has l)t‘«‘l1 hitherto
pl'Q.S€*l'Vt;‘l.l tlirotigb all the vicissitudes and
l'e\'()ll_lll0l'lS of this turbulent world, and or
pr-«yr-r for tlie_crmtin'.iaricc Ofll1£'.’~.‘t'l:l='SSl[lt__’S,
by the t'llSpL’llSt1l.l0l'lS of his Pi*ovi-.li-rice, to our
l)CloVt'tl country from age to age, till Time
shall be no more.
[The same tokens of approbation ‘ix hicli
had greeted the address of hi I‘. Slllltl’n(?l'.~‘
were cxliibited at the close of I‘-‘It’. Adams’ rc-
marks]
Mr‘. Adams concluded by ofleririg the fol-
shoulder blade, passing through the blinds
ofthe carriage. The second penetrated the
body, the third and fourth the door of the
vehicle. Herlierton was conveyed, as soon
its the boat reached the shore, to Cake’:
tavern, where he breathed his last in about
10 minutes.
Mercer was imrnediately taken into custo-
dy. When the New York boat came over.
about eleven o’clock last night, the corner’s
jury was still investigating the matter at
C:ike’s Tavern, and Mercer was still in cus-
tody at the tavern, and in a terrible state of
excitement. ’
-The Philadelphia correspondent of the
Y. Express, under date of yesterday,
gives the following further particulars in
i'r-lation to this borribleaffair: '
Miss t\‘lercer,tlie victim of Heberton’s arts
is a lady of respectable but not fashionable
COl'lnt‘.\'lOl’)S. Her father resides in South-
wark. Her bl‘0lht:‘l' (&'. [believe-there are" 2 of
them) is a yoiing man who hss been. and
still is, most highly esteemed by a superior
circle of ucqiiiiintarrce. Miss Mercer is said
to be Stlltjt-‘L‘l. to tcrriporriiy fits of mental
nllt’Ilttll()l'l., owing to a wen on the side of her
l'lf-‘fltl. Duringthese fits she has been in the
habit of waridr-ring about and acting in other
modes singularly. She is a mere child, only
sixteen yr-ars ofagc. ‘vVit|‘i regard to her
insanity, I give the story as I hear it. It
may not be true.
Hcberton, her seducer, was ayoungman
of fortune. son of a deceased physician. His
mother is a woman ofsuperior standing, and
closely related to I‘-lSlil(_)|"llll)le families. He-
berton has never had, I believe, any profes-
sion, and employed himself in pleasure
hunting. He refused, it is said. to light
Mercer, on the ground of Mercer's notbeing
his social equal !
lilcrccr is now in VVoodbiir_v, N. J. jail
committed for murder in the first degree.—
He is allowed books, writing material, &c.
When he fired and killed I-Icberton, the
latter had a dirk and it pistol on his person,
and two rifles or lowling pieces in the car-
riagc. He had been cndeavoring to escape
for two days from the city, but was closely
watched as the catastrophe proves.
From. the New York Tribune ofthc1.5£h inst.
COM MODORE HULL.
VVe mentioned yesterday the death at Phil~
advlphia of Commodore Isaac Hull, a veter-
an and distinguished officer of the United
States Navy, whose name will ever be con-
lowing resolution, which was adopted unan-
iiriously.
"L-solved by the Senate and House of
Rt‘eprt-‘sentntixir-s of the Uriitcd St-"l"S of A-
tnericzt ll1C0l1gT(~‘SS assembled, 'I‘l'l‘tl. the
thanks of this Congress Ii£‘,pl‘('St'nl.(‘.(l to Sam-
uel T. Washington, of lianiiw ha co. Va.
for the present of the sword used by his, il-
lustrious relative, George VVashington in
the military career ofhis early youth in the
seven year’s war and throughout the war of
the National Independence, and of the stufl
bequeatlied by the patriot. statesman and sage,
Benjziiniri Franklin, to the saute leader of
the arinics of Freedom in the llevolutioriaiy
war‘, George 1V.isliington. That these pre-
cious relics are hereby accepted in the name
oftlie Nation ; that they be deposited for
safe keeping in the Department of State of
the United Statcs,and that a copy oftliis res
oltilion, signed by the President of the Sen-
ate and the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, be transmitted to the said Samuel
T. Wlasliington.
On motion of Mr. Tiiliaferro, the addresses
of Mr. Siiimiicrs and Mr, Adams were older
ed to be entered on the Journal, and copies
of both transmitted to Mr, Samuel T. Wash-
ington.
Mr. l\’lcKcnnan said that, after the deep
feeling which had been elicited by the cxcit.
ing scene just witnessed, it secured to him
that the House was not prepared immediate-
ly to enter again on the ordinary business of
the session. He moved, therefore, that the
House adjourned.
From. the P/rilarlclplzza Spirit qf r/re Titties.
HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
The afiair, involving the suspected abduc-
tion of a young lady of Southivark, which
has created so much excitement in that dis-
trict, and caused so iriuch talk and spcculzr
tion all over the city, since Monday; the 13th
inst., has had an awful termination. Hutch-
inson Heberton, the individual who was al-
lcgcd to have abducted the young lady, last
evening fell by the hand ofthe brother of the
latter-.-.-.-having been shot dead by him in a
close carriage, in which he was being pri
vately conveyed out oftbe city by a friend,
on board the steam ferry boat, John Fitch.
The occurrence took placejust as the boat
which left Market street wharlabout 6 o’clk
We
forbear at present saying more of the rnattcr
than to give briefly the particulars.
The name ofthe brother who committed
this (feed is Hall W. Mercer, clerk in the,
store of Carsen & Ncwbold, South Warves.
He had been pursuing the rou-e Elerberton,
for two or three days. He proposed to light
hitri, but could not bring him to the field.—-
He then determined to revenge summarily
the outrage upon the fair fame of his family,
and receive intelligence of I-Ierberton’s in-
tended flight to New Jersey, he laid his plans.
A carriage was hired by a legal friend of
Heberton which was driven all about town.
Then it drew up to the lawyer’s (.lOOl'.—-
Hcberton got in. The blinds were closed.
The carriage drove down to the,Ferr_v boat,
John Fitch. In the mean time Mercer had
taken a position on board the boat, behind a
coal box. There he remained unobserved,
until the boat neared the Camden Ferry.
, He then stepped forward, presented a re-
volving pistol, and discharged four of its bar-
rels into the carriage. 'I‘he first ball enter-
ed I-Ieboi'ton's body just under the left
nected with the history of her proudest ex-
ploits. The U. S. Gazette contains, from a
correspondent, an cx'r-ndcd biographical
sketch of the doc.-asvd from
rive the facts for the following;
He was born in Connecticut in 1776. and
made two voyages to England, one to Ire-
land, one to Rotterdam, two to Lisbon, two
to Cadiz, and ten to the West Indies: be
commenced his nautical career at the age of
l2, when he went on board a prize ship
taken by his father from the British during
the Revolution. He criteréd the Navy as
Lieiitenant on the 9th of March, I778. In
1800., while first Lieutenant of the frigate
Constitution, he cut out a French letter of
marque from Port Platte, in St. -Domingo,
at noon without the loss of a man. In 1804,
while in command of the brig Argus, be
rendered essential service in the 'I‘i‘ipolitan
war. In 1812 he was in command of the
frigate Constitution, and was chased by a
British squadron under Com. Lroke. The
’ seamansbi manifested in the esca e which
P
be accomplished conferred tipon him almost
as much renown as a victory could have
done, The English confidently relying up.
on their superior force, were extremely anx-
ious to get along side their enemy. But his
admirable order, the coolness, discretion and
skill, maintained in every portion of the ship
and the rapidity with which she was kcdged,
carried her safely out of the reach of. her
pursuers without the loss of a single boat,
anchor or gun.
But his most important exploit was the
capture of Guerriere, a British frigate of 38
guns, one of the squadron which had so re-
cently chased the Constitution. Of this af-
fair Mr. Cooper in his Navril History has
given a very spirited account. The Guer-
riere was discovered at about two in the
afternoon. and was immediately chased and
her character and quality ascertiiined at about
half past three. Preparations for an action
were immediately rriridc, and some shot were
fired, At six a disposition was manifested
to engage in a yard.-arm and yard-arm fight.
A hezivy fire on both sides \\ as at once open.
ed. and in about ten‘ minutes the Elishman’s
mizzen mast ivascarried away. the Ameri-
can passed slowly abend, kecping"up a tre-
meiiduous fire, and luffed short round on her
bows to prevent being raked.
“As the vessels touched,” says M r. Cooper,
"both parties prepared to board. The Eng.
lish turned all hands tip from below, and
mustered forward, with that object, while
Mr, Morris, the first Lieutenant, with his
own hands. endeavored to lash the ships to-
gether. Mr. Alivyn. the masit--r, and Mr.
Bush, the lieuren.-int of n~arini.~s, were upon
the taffrail cf the Ciiristittitiori, to be ready
to spring, Both sides now suffered by the
closeness of the mriskerry; the English
much the most, however. Mr. Morris was
shot through the body, the bullet forlunatelv
missiiig his vitals Mr. Alivvn was wormrl-
ed in the shoulder, and l\'.r, Bush fr;-ll dead
bya bullctthrough the head. It being found
impossible for either party to board, in the
face of such a fire, and with a heavy sea
that was on, the sails were filled, and just as
the Constitution shot ahead, the foremost of
the enemy fell, carrying down with it his
mainmast, and leaving him wallowing in
the trough of the sea, a helpless wreck.-"
This was a victory of great lll.‘.i".i’)l‘lDflI?f.?., as
it instantly established the character of the
American Navy, and proved that England,
which we de- .
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