the purchasers of so much of said _surplus
and forfeited stock as shall be_sold in pur-
suance of this act, shall be entitled to a divi-
dend of t-h-tree and a half per cent. annually,
payable in semi-annual dividends out of the
neit earnings of said Road before any divi-
dbndi shalf be declared or paid to the other
stockholders of said company.
v Sec. 3 Be it further enacted, That in
case said-stock of said company is not dis-
posed of prior to said firsfday of'Septemb€|'o
as herein before provided. and said company
shall not at that time have redeemed the en-
tire amount of certified paper issued by -said
company. or provided for the same to the
satisfaction of the holders thereof, it shall be
the duty of the commissioners on sold road
to sell for cash on or before the _first day of
December next, the whole of.the property
vested in them for the redemption of said cer
tified paper, or‘so' much thereof as shall be
nscessary to redeem the sa'me._8’g'T¢9“l’lY ‘°
the provisions of theacts now in force rela-
ting tosaid Hiousatontic Railroad Company.
and sha-lli fo-rt'h~'wi*th apply the avails to the
redemption of said paper. ' _
Sec. 4. And be it furtlier enacted, Trial
in the event ofa sale ofthe properly 0f 5”“
company or any part l.l18l'€0I, _ll'l8 Com-
. missionerg, by virtue of the provisions of the
act entitled ‘an act to aid in the construction
sfth-e I-Iousatonic Railroad.’ and the act in
addition. thereto. the purchasers thereof, shall
have the right to organize a company accord-
ing to the provisions ofa statute law oftbis
State, entitled: ‘an act relating to joint stock
corporations,’.entitled- to all the privileges,
"and subject to all the liabilities specified in
said act. The capital stock of s:iid Compa-
r-iiy may consist of any number of shares of
one hundred dollars each. not exceeding the
capital stock of the HOHSJIODIC Rail Road
Company.
See. 5-.. Be -itfttrtlier enacted. That so
much of the act passed May, 1839. or of
any other act. as authorizes said I-Iousatonic
Railroad Company to issue notes payable on
demand. intended for circulation. or to utter
issue, or emit any bill of credit, or make or
endorse any bond, promissory writing or
note. bill of exchange or order to be issued
as a general currency of medium oftradeas
in lieu of money. be and the sime is_ hereby
repealed; and this act may at any time be
altered. amended or repealed by the Gener-
al Assembly. Approved. June 7,1843.
No. 29.--An act in addition to an act rela-
ting to common schools.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General As
scmbly convened, That whenever any school
district shall be divided according to the
ovisions ofthe l3th section of ‘an act re-
lltiilg‘ to» Common. Schools,’ and the only or
principal property‘ of said district shall con-
sist of a school-house and‘: I'-t‘3|I~ estate there-
with connected wliich cannot be d.ivided be-
gweeu the several parts of such district with-
out great inconvenience. the committee of
the school society. instead of dividing such
school house and real estate shall set such
school house to one part, and award that the
other part or parts shall receive from the
part to which such school house and real
estate is set. such sum of mom;-y as shall in
the judgment of such committee be_just and
sight. and such award shall be binding up-
on theseveral parts of such district.
Approved. June 6, 1843.
No. 30.—-Au act in addition to an act enti-
tled ‘an act relating to religious societies
and Congregations.’
Whereas doubts have arisen in the minds
of some. whether the Methodist Episcopal
Societies in this State have been legally au-
thorized :
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in» General Assembly con-
verted, That the acts which have been dom-
by Ecclesiastical’ Societies of this State‘, or-
ganized under the Methodist Episcopal or-
der. or under the Protestant Methodist order
according to the rules and discipline of s rid
Societies. shall be good and effectual in law
as the acts of societies legally organized un-
der the act to which this is in adliiion.
Approved, June 6, 1843.
No. 3l—-An act in addition to an act rt-la
lating to Religious Societies and Con-
gregations.
Be -it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly con
vened, That Jews who may desire to unite
and form religious societies, shall have the
ssiuie rights, powers and privileges which
ri=re- given to Christians 0 every. denomina-
t'i~on-, by the act to which this is in addition.
and.‘-i the several acts in addition thereto, and
alienation thereof. Approved, June 5. 1843-
no
Not a...—An act in addition to an act enti-
tled-'a.n act for the assessment of'I‘axes.’
Sec. 1‘. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General Assem-
bly convened. That the Cashiers of the sev-
eral Banks, and the Secretaries and Clerks
of the several Insurance and 'I‘urnpike Com-
p2in~ies- established in this State. shall, by the
tivelfth day of October, annually. inform by
mail,.or 0_l.l"..0~{‘\V.lSI3, the assessor or assessors
of every town: in this State, where the stock
in such bank or company may by law be li-
able to be taxed. theamount of such stock
liable to be taxed in sucli:town. with the a-
mount of such stock set to the name of such
each owner or owners thereof on the books
of such Bank, or Insurance or Turnpike
Company so far as the residence of
such owner or owners may be known to said
Cashier, Secretary or Clerk, on» the first
M’orid‘ay'of October annually; and if any
Cashier. Secretary or Clerk shallncglect or
refuse to furnish such-inforrnation,. he shall
forfeit and pay to the T're.isurerofeach-town.
\9t_tllt2l'£’-58Id- stock=is= liable't'o-be taxed; whose
assessor or assessors s-hall~ not-‘be so iliformerl'
the sum of fifty dollars. to he recoveredin an.
action ofdebt in the name of the Town
Treasurer, provided, that putting a letter in-
to the post ofiice containing such informa-
tion, addressed to the assessor or assessors of
any town_ where such owner or owners re-
si,de,'.shall be deemed to be a compliance
with the provisions ofthis section.
Sec. 2 'I:lha.t-if;:any owners of any share
orshares of the-capital stock of‘ auyv Bank.
in this state. shall traiisfer- such share or-
shares to any other« person-or persons with
the intent of evading-the provisions of the
act to which this in addition. such owner ‘or
- owners shall forfeit antipay-.-to.t.he Treasurer
ofthe town in which he she or they reside.
a sum equal to one per cent. ofthe rateable
value of the share or shares ofstock so trans-
ferred, to be recovered in an action of debt
on this statute. before any court proper to
try the same. _ _
Sec. 3. So much ofthe act to which this
is in addition as is inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act is hereby repealed ; pro-
vided, that this act sh-.il‘l not affect any pen-
alty already incurred, or any suit or action
now pending. Approved. June 3. I843.
No. 33. ——An act in il'teration of an act enti-
tled "an act for the assessment of taxes.”
See. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General Assem-
bly‘ Coneenerl. That so much of the second
section of the act of which this is an altera-
tion. as provides that "the polls of all white
male pe us from twenty one _to seventy
years of age, shall be set in thelistattwenty
dollars each,” be and the same is hereby
repealed. _
Sec. 2. That the polls of all white male
persons froui twen'y-one to seventy years of
age. shall be set in the list at ten dollars
each. Approved. June 7. 1843.
No 34.—An act confirming the doings of
the Assessors and Board of Relief in
certain cases.
Be it enacted by Mo Senate and House df
Representatives in General Assembly con-
vened: That the several provisions of the
act passed in I833 entitled "An Act in addi-
tion to an act entitled ‘an actjprovidingforjthe
collection of taxes,’ ” he. and the same are
hereby re-enacted and extended to all cases
to which the same would be applicable. if
said act were now for the first time enacted:
Provided, That no claim which is the sub-
ject of any suit or action now pending. Shit“
be in any manner afii-cted by the provision
of this act. Approved. June 2, I843.
No. 35. Ar: Act to make valid the doings
of a Town-meetingtherein named.
VVlierc:is, the town of Berlin. at the annu-
al meeting of said town on the first Monday
of October. A. D. 1843, did choose and ap-
point the usuzil number of Selectmen for said
town for the year then cnsusing, viz: Edwin
Barnes, Elijah Hart and Benjamin Wilcox.
Esquires-—and whereas the said Edwin
Barnes has removed from said town, and it
has pleased Providence to remove the said
Benjamin \Vilcox by death. leaving but one
Selectman for said town, to wii——the said
Elijah Hart: and whereas at a town meeting
warned by said Elijah Hart. then sole select-
mau for said town of Berlin, warned in all
other respects according to the requirements
of laiv. and holden at the usual place Of
holding said meeting in Stlltl town. on the
22d day of May A. D. I843, Samuel Hart,
2d. and Sliubtel Risley were chosen and ap-
pointed by u majority of the r-lr-ctors present
at said meeting,selectmen to fill the vacan-
cies until the next annual meeting of said
town.——now, therefore,-—
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Represeritat-ices in General Assembly con-
vened: 'I‘liat none of the doings of the said
meeting ofthe said town of Berlin, so warn-
ed and holden at said Berlin on the 22L! d iy
of Ma_v A. D. I843. relative to the choosing
and appointing said two selectmen. shall be
deemed invalid because the s:iid meeting was
warned by one selectnmn, but such meeting
and all their doings. if in other respects regu-
lar and conformable to law. shall and are
herebv declared to be valid. and said sleet-
meii duly chosen and appointed.
Approved June 6, 1843.
No. 3'6‘.—-Be it enacted by tlie Senate and
Hou.s'e'ofReprescntatives in General Assem-
bly cont.-cncd : That if any person shall vote
for Representative. Scn.1tor.Sht-riff} or Merri-
her of Congress. in any town, where by law,
he is not entitled so to vote, the person so
unlawfully voting, shall pay a fine of seven-
teen dollars to the 'I‘re-asurer of this State.
Approved, l\'l-iy 27, 1843.
No. 37.—An act in addition to "An act to
incorporate the VVindhauiCount_v Bank.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives in General Assembly, con-
vened : That the directors of the Windham
County Bank be. and they are hereby em-
powered to reduce the capital stock of said
Bank to a sum not less than sixty thousand
dollars. (exclusive of what is or may be in-
vested therein by this State. and ofsuch sub-
scriptions as are uuthoriztd by the act in-
corporuting said Bank) and to adopt sticli
measures for t fleeting the same as the inter-
est ofthe Bank and public may require.-
Prot-ideil, that such reduction shall in the
first instance be effected from the stock
owned by said Bank. and that no stockhold-
er shall be required to release his stock in
s:iid Batik without his consent. Provided,
also, that such reduction shall be made and
completed on or before the first day of Au-
gust next, and that the cashier of said Bank
shall within ten days after any reduction
shall have been made. forivard to the Secre-
tary of this State an attested copy of the pro-
ceedings of the directors in making such re-
duction. Approved,Junc 2, 1843.
No. 38. —Au Act in addition to and iii altera-
tion of an Act entitled " An Act to In-
-corporate the Exchange Bank.”
Sec. I. Be it enacted by t/ic Senate and
House of Representatives in General As-
sembly convened: That it shall be lawful
for any one person, copartnership or corpo-
ration, to hold directly or indirectly any
number. not exceeding five hundred shares.
of the-capital stock ofs-id Bank, at any one
time. and to receive the dividends thereon.
Sec.'2 Be it fu-‘rtbor enacted. That so
much-of said -Act as is inconsistent with the
provisions of tbis-Act,.and.so- much of the
6th section of said Act as requires that not
less-than four ofitlie directors-anriuazlly clic-
sen shallbe mechanics or manufacturers. be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved, May 27th. 1843.
No. 39.-—An act relating to Savings Banks
and Savings Societies.-.
Sec. 1. Be 1.! enacted by, the Senate and
House of Representatives in General As-
sembly convened : That the monies or funds
oftbe several Savings B_:inl\'8. or s.,,.;,,.‘-,5
Societies in this State; shall riot‘ hereafter be
ll‘t\'t.’SIt':‘dlIn the stock of‘-'anv Bank of Dis
count, or in the stocks or bonds of any Sum-,
City, or other corporation, or in post notes.
except such investment be rendered necessa-
previously contracted. and owing'io any
Savings Bank or Savings Society be here-
after made, unless the some be ‘secured by
mortgage of real estate in this State unin-
cumheretl, equal in value to double the
amount of the loan secured thereon, except
to an amount not exceeding in the wholeten
per cent. of the amount actually on de-
posit in such Savings Bank or Savings So-
ciety for the time being.
Sec. ‘.2. It shall be the duty of the Treas-
urer. Secretary or Clerk of each Savings
Bank or Savings Society annually. on or
before the second I-Vtdnesdiy of May, to
transriiit tothe General Assembly ii statement
under oath. of the condition of the institution
of which he is Treasurer, Secretary or clerk,
on the first day of April. specifying the
number of present de‘-positors, the :imount of
deposit:-s, the amount (IL-‘p0$ltt‘.Ll in the past
year. and the amount of deposites witlidrawu.
ihe amount and rate of dividends, the bal-
ance of profit and loss. the amount of the ex-
penses for the year. the tiiriount of interest
due and unpaid. the amount loaned on real
estate, the amount leaned on stocks and-other
personal estate, the amount lonried on notes
not secured. the amount invested in real es-
tate and the locality thereof. and the amount
invested in Stocks. Bonds. or other personal
estate. specifying the nauie and quantity
thereof; and ifthe 'I‘rr-‘asurcr, S-cretary or
Clerk ofany Savings Bank or Savings soci-
ety. shall neglect or refuse to rii-alto, such
statement as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and
pay to the Treasurer of the State a sum not
less than Teri nor more than One Hundred
Dollars. according to the n iture of the cir-
CllmSl.3il‘t(‘(’S in the case. ‘
Approved. June 2. I843.
\Vebste1"s oration.
VVe give below ti few extracts from the vign-
rnus and eloquent oration of Daniel Webster
at the Bunker Hill celr-bration,on the 17th
inst. We would give the whole, were not its
length so disproporiioned to our limits.
Yes, Btmker Hill Jlfonument, is com-
pleted. Here. it stands. Fortunate in the
natural eminence on which it is placed;
higher infinitely in its object and its purpose
-—be-hold it rise over the land and over the
sea, and visible this iiiouient to 300,000 of
the citizeiis of ll/lassachusetts. There it
stands—a memorial of the past—-a monitor
to the present and to all succeeding genera-
lions of men. I have spoken of its purpose.
If it had been without any other purpose
than the creation of a work of art. the gran-
ite of which it is composed would lave con-
tinued to sleep in l!S native bed. But it has
a purpose. and that purpose gives it dignity,
and causes us to look upon it with awe.-
That purpose it is wliivli enrobes it with a
moral grand:-ur—-tlitit purpose it is which
seems to invest it with the attributes of an
august, intellectual personage. It is iiscl?
the great ORATOR of this occasion. (G‘l't;'t1l
cheering.) It is not from my lips, nor could
it be from any human lips. ih it the strtiiri of
eloquence is to flow, most coiiipett-iii to utter
the emotions of this fllllllllutll’. The potent
speaker stands motionless before you I--
(Here the speaker paused. and with oiit-
stretched uruis, looked upward to the stirri-
mit of the solemn pile, and ilie vast assem-
blage joined in one loud and long shout of
enthusiastic applause.) It is u pliin shaft,
it bears no inscription, fronting the rising
sun. from which the. future antiquarian shall
be employed to wipe away the (lust; nor
does the rising sun awaken strains of iriusic
on its summit. But there it stands. and at
the rising ofthe sun, and at the setting of
the sun. and amid the blaze of noon day. and
in the milder efiiilgence of lunar light. there
it stands. it looks it speaks. it acts. to the full
corriprt-2.:-nsiou of every Anir-ricari mind.
and to the awakening of the highest enthu
siism in every true American heart —
(Great applause.) Its silent but awful ut-
terance. the deep pathos with which, as we
look upon it. it brings before us the 17th of
June. I775, and the consi-quences resulting
from the events of that day to us, our country
and to the ‘-VOl‘lCl—-t‘0I'lS‘c’f]|l(:‘llC£’S which must
continue “to gain iiifiiir:nce” on the destinies
of mankind to the end of l.lll!{3-—-SllI'p'l.‘S"'S
all that the study of the closet or even the
aspiration ofgeuius could produce.
To-dziy——to-day it speaks to us. The
future auditors will be the successive gener-
ation ofrrien. As they shall rise up before
us and gather around its base. its speech will
be of courage tiiiil patriotism-—ol religion
and libe-rty——of good govcrnmt-nt—nf the
renown of those who have saerificctl them-
selves to the good of their country. In the
older world mziiiy fabrics are still in exist-
ence, reared by human hantl, whose object
and history are lost in the darkness of ages.
They are now monuments of nothing, but
the power and skill which coiistructetl them.
The mighty pyramid itself, half buried in
the sands of Africa. has nothing to bring
down and report to us. but the power of
kings and the servitude of the people. If
asked for its design, or just object. or its seri-
tiinent——for itsadmonition— for its instruction
to mankind —-for any great end of its being.
it is silent—silent as the millions of human
beings that lie in the (lust at its basis, or the
catacombs that surround it. Having thus
no just object now known to ui:inkind—
though it be raised against the Heavens. it
excites no feeling but that of the consumma-
tion of power, raised with strange wonder.
But ifthe present civilization of :'l'li'-1|’ll(iii(l—-
founded. as it is, on the solid basis of science
or great attainment in art or in extraordinary
knowledge of natu re. and stimulated and
pervaded as it is by moral sentiment and the
truths of the Christian religion—if this civi-
lization be destined to continue till there
come a termination of human being on the
earth. then‘tbe purpose of this nioiiuiiient
will continue to be on the earth till that
hour comes. And if, in a dispensation of
Providence, the civilization of the world is
to be overthrown. and the truths of
Christianity obscured by another deluge of
bai'barianism, still the name of Bunker Hill
and the. great events witli wliicli it‘ is con-
nected, will‘--he parts and't-lements-ol".lie last
man to.wliom-civilizatioii tc.Cli'ric-tizttiity shall’
be extcn-ledl——(I_}oud tippliiuse.)
This celebration is honored by the pro
senre of the Chief Magistrate of the natioi~..
surrounded by the distingiiislu-il individuals
who are IlIS~COIlS'.llG[i0llill advisers. (Thrte
l
ry in order to obtain the payment of a debt enthusiastic cheers and one “cheer more.”)
An occasion so national——so intimately con-
nected with that revolution out of which the
government grew, is surely worthy of this
mark of respect and admiration from him
who by the voice of his fellow citizens and
the laws of his country. is placed atthe head
of that government. Ftimiliarly acquainted
as he is with Yorktown, where the last
great military effort of the Revolution was
performed. he has now l'l'l(I an opportunity
of seeing the theatre ofthcse great struggles.
He has seen where Warren fell-where
Starke, Kriowltoii, Putnam and McI_.-sire,
and their associates fought He has setn
the field on \\I'lICl1 a thousand chosen regu-
lar troops of Engl ind were smitten down in
the great (‘Olllt st for liberty. by the arm of
the yeonianry of New Euglaiitl—(appluuse)
and, with a heart full of American feeling.
he comes here to day. I am sure, to partici-
pate in as feeling :1 degree as any individual
present. in all the (‘nlIlUSl8SlIl--in all the
grateful recollectioris—- which this (lay and
occasion are calculated to Cl’t'.t1l.t’. (Re-
newed ch ering.) His Exec-llericy the
Governor ‘of the Coinuionwi-alth. is also
present; nor is it to_ be doubted tliat he too
enters with a glow of enthusiastic feeling
into an occasion intended to celebrate an event
so highly honorable to the people of that
Commonwealth over which it is his good
fortune to be called to preside. (Chcers.)——
Bonn--rs, and fligs. processions and bulges.
announce to us that with this multitude have
couie up thousands of the 1]-tl.l\'t‘S of New
England resident in other States. Welcome,
ye of lriiirli'eil mime and ’ lriridred blood !—
(Great clit-ering.
From the broad savannahs of the soutli——
from the fair regions of the west —fro:ii the
thousands of e.-isterii origin who cultivate
the ri ‘I1 and fertile valley oftlie Gt-nesre,ziiiil
live along the margin of our ocean lak«-s---
from the Il'l()UI]I‘-lll’lS of Penns_vlvatii:i—-from
the throngetl and crowded cities of the coast
——w«~lcoriie! welcome! Wherever else you
may be strangers, you are all at home lii-re.
(most enthusiastic clieers-—-the ladies on the
glucis waved their l):1tt(ll(t'l‘Clll+'f:‘.) You
hive a glorious ancestry of liber'.y—you
bring with you names such as are found on
the rolls of Lexington, and Concord. and
Bunker-I-lill. You come here to this shrine
of liberty near the fz-iuiily altars where your
young lips were first taught to lisp tl.e iiame
of Gr()(l—-—l]€fl|‘ the temples of public worship
where you received the first lessons of devo-
tion-—-uear the halls and Colleges where
you received your education. You come
here. some of you to be embraced once more
by a Revolutionary IiJi.llt‘I-IO receive, per-
haps, another and a last blessing, bestowed
in love and tears of an aged mother who
has survived thus long to behold and enjoy
your prosperity and happiness. If those
f.imil_v i'ec0lli-ctions—ifthose tender, tender
assot-iaiioris of early life have brought you
here, with something of alacrlty. and given
from you to us andfroiri usto you. something
of zi peculiar and lit-arty greeting. it has ex-
teiitle.-tl to every American from every and
any spot, who has come up here this day to
tread this sacred field with American feeling
and \\ ho respire with pleasure an {ll.tfl0I"-
phere redolent of the sentiuierits of 1775
(cl'ieei‘s.)
In the seventeen millions of happy peo-
ple who compose our Aiiierican couiuiuiiity.
there is not one man \\ ho has not an interest
in that structure, just as there is not one who
has not a deep and abiding interest in the
events wliich it was designed to coniinemoraie.
The respectibility, I uriiy say the sublimity
of the occasion. depends entirely on its n::-
tionality. It is all—all American. Its sen-
timent is comprehensive enough to 9IIlI)l":iCt'
the whole American family, from North to
South, from East to West; and it will Sltillfl,
I hope. for ever, cmble-iiiatic of that Union
which connects us together. And woe be-tide
the man who comes tip here to day with
sentiments any less than wholly American.
(Cheers) ‘Vac betidetho man who shall
venture to stand here with the strife of local
jealousies, or local feclirigs, or local enniities
burning in his bosom. All our happiness
and all our glory depend on our union.——
(Cheers) That irioiiiiment itself, in all that
is cominendable in its sentiment and charac-
ter, depends upon union. (Chi-ers) y do
not mean to say that it would not keep its
position if the states were rent zissunder bv
fiction or vinleiice. I do not mean that the
heaving earth would move froui its base, and
that it would actually totter to its full, if dis-
meinberinent should he the affliction of our
land, and I cannot say that it would mingle
its own fragninoiits with those of a broken
Constitution. But in the happening ofsuch
events. who is there tliiit could dare to look
up to it? (Great seiisution.) Who is there
that from beneath such a load of inortifica—
tion and shasiie as woulf overwlielm him
could uppioacli to bi.-hold it? \Vbo istbere
that would not expect his eyeballs to be
seared with the intvnsity of its silent rcproof?
(Great applause) Foruiy part. I say that
if it be ii misfortune, designed by Providence
to see such a l.lltl'.-‘. I will look at it no uiore
—I will av:-rt my eyes from it for ever!
(Greatappleiuse) It not a mere military
encounter of hostile armies that the battle of
Bunker Hill finds its prin_cip:il claims of
C0ll'llllt’[lLI-il.lOf‘l _nu(l impoiitance; _Vt‘I as a
mere battle. there are circumstances attend-
ing of an extraordiiiary character, and giv-
ing to its peculiar distinction. It was
fought. upon this ciiiiuerice, in the neighbor‘-
lioutl of yonder city, in the preserice of more
spectators than were combatants in the fight,
men. and women, and children. drawn from
their homes.filliugtbe towers ofthechurclies
covering the roofs of public dwellings. and
all their residences, looking on for the I‘t'Sltll
of a contest of the consequences of which
they had the deepest conviciioi:i..
The 16th. of.lune uiid-.-r a bright sun.
these fields exhibited nothing but verdure
and culture; there was indeed note of awful
preparatioii in Bnston—-but here, all was
peace; and the fields then rich with the loads
oftlie t~ai'l_v harvest, toltfoi nothing but [ran
quility. The iiiorniug ofthe 17th. saw eve-
ry thing changed ; in the night rcdioiibts had
been '.li..i‘owii up by a few hardy men under
the direction of Prescott. In the dawn of
the morning. being perceived by the enemy,
a cunnonade was imiriediately opened upon
them from the flozitiug batteries on the wa-
ter. and the land on the other side of Charles
River. I suppose it would be difficult in :1
IS
military point of view, to ascribe auy- just
motive to either party for that con_flict_._ It
probably was not very important for the pro-
vincial army to hem in the British in Bus
ton, by a force a little nearer," when that
could not probably have been eliected by a
force a little further in the rear. On the oth-
er huntl. it is quite evident that if the Brit-
tish Officers had nothing else in view but to
dislodge the occup.-ants of Bunker Hill, the
British commanded the. wateis of the Mvsiic
on the one side. and the Charles river on the
other, it was perfectly competent to cut off
all communication. and reduce Prescott to
famine in eight and forty hours.
But that was not the (lay for such a sort
of calculation on either side. The truth is,
both parties were ready. and anxious and
tleterniiiied to try the strength of their arms.
The pride ofthe British would not submit
that a redoubt of the rebels. as they Wr'I‘t‘
called. should be here, and stanl in their
very lace and defy them to their teeth. With-
out calculating the cost, or cariiig for it,
their object was to destroy the re-doubt at
once by the powenofthe Royal :1 rmy, and
take vengeance as well as attain security.-—
On the other side Prescott and his gallant
followers. fully persuaded that the time was
ii-ar when the existiiig controversy must
break out into open hostilities, long [llll'Sl.r‘(l
for the contest. They wislicd to trv it. and
try it now; and that is the secret tliiit pli1(‘t'(I
Prescott there with his troops. (Cl'lL't:'l'S.) I
will not attemptto describe what has already
been described better than I can do it. The
cannonading from the water ——the assaults
from the lilnd——l.llt-‘ coolness with which the
provincial army. if it might so be called,mei
the charge Oflllt‘ enemy. the valor with
which they repulsed it. the second attack,
the second repulse, the burning of Cl]:1l‘lr*S-
town. and finally the closing scene of the
retreat ofthe Militia til New England over
the Neck, I shall not attempt to describe.
The closing pa isage. oftlie oration is eloquent-
ly comprehensive and beautiful.
It is tiuie that [should draw this discourse
to ii close. We have indulged in gixitifying
recollections ofthc past. We h we enjoyed
the consciousni-ss of present prosperity and
happiness. We have pleased ourselves with
well fouiitli-d hopes of the future. Let us
rciiieiiibi-r as responsible beings that we have
duties and obligations resting upon us, cor-
respoiiirig to the blessings with which I'Iru\’-
en has favored us. And let us, to the extent
of our power, with all the ability with which
we are gifted, exert ourselves to keep alive a
just tone of moral sentimt-nt—to inspire re-
gurd for religion and morality—an-.l a true
and generous love for liberty, regulated by
|nw,:iri:.l enlightened by knowledge and truth.
Let us remenibei‘ the great truth that coni-
munities are responsible as well as intliviclu-
als——tli-it without unspotied public faith. fi-
delity, honor and truth. it is not in the power
of constitutions, forms of governmeiit, or all
the tiiacliinery Oflilw to give dignity and
respectability to any political State. Let us
hope ilit-i'cfort*. lhat we may look forward,
not to El degrarltd but to an improved and el-
evated future—tli:it when we die, and our
cbildre-n shall all have been consigned to the
house appointed for :ill living, there may be
:1 zealous, a I(’l‘\'ld luvt-‘ of country and an en-
qiially fcrvicl pride of country, iii the bosoiiis
ofall those who l.e-ar our name. or lt)lIt‘l'l!
our blood l and ages and ages‘ hence \\'llt'l'l
honored and consccrattd zige shall la-an up-
on the base ofthait iiioniiuieiit.ziiid ingenuous
youth shall throng around it,:ind it SI).-lll
spoalt to them of its obj:-ct--—its glory--—:iud
the great events which it \VuS intended to
signalize and to perpr-tuaie, then shall [hurt-
it rise on ejat-iilzitiori from ev- ry faithful
breast--“'1'/turn’; God! t-‘int I—I also not
an American citizen.”
The orator liere ceascd—nntl llie lieaveus
rang “ill! the slioui of the vast lI’lUl-.lIUtlt;‘.
From t/re 1i’fc/imoncl W/rig.
Virginia. Abst-raction.—A writer in the
N. Y. Arne.-riciii pronounces the idea that
John Tyler is Gnllllml to attention btcausc
lie is President, '1! Virginii Abstraction of
the first water !’ He then successfully coni-
bats the n. tion that the President for the
time is r-iititlcd to popular fitlttffllloll. on ac-
count ofibe office he holds, by much such
argum.-nts as we had the honor on S:l.l1l'f..I.“l_V
ofaddressing to the public.
But let the uriter do Virginia justice.-
John Tyler received no attention in Virginia.
No private gf’Ill.lC'i'l an could have come to
Richuiorid with less eclat than Presiili-iii
Tyler did. It was not '/tis fault, but that ol
the sturdy Republicans of Virginia, who
will not coriserit to honor individual profliga
cy because it is gilded with official rank»-
Can the AlIlt.'l'ICtln say so for New York?
Tyler zirrivi (I here uiirioticed. urivisited. ex-
cept by :1 low, (wlioiri tiecr-ssity enf.)ic.gd,)
S/LIb7Ll1.L‘(l by the whole poplll-.Il.I0l'l, whig and
D:-iriocrui! Can New York boast so honora-
ble course of conduct .7 Can Philadelphia?
Cm Baltimore .7 Does not Cambridge nienii
to degrade szill lower its literary boncrs by
conferring the liigliest degree upon the most
stupid of (lofts .7
Laugh, gentlemen, at Virginia abstrac-
tions: there is too much of it we know: the
thing has been run into the ground: but
eiiiulnte the conduct of Virginians, and
mark when it comes to practical issue, bow
iiidepentleiitly Virginians of all parties de-
mt-an thrmselves. There was no militia
gatheririg liei'e——no $pt.’L‘Cllf’S—-F10 parasiticiil
atiention——iio dinnei'ing—no toasting-no
f.-iwning—-iio demonstration towaids the
o Lcer. when the man who filled the office,
was cordiall_v and generally despised.
Imitate our co72d'.'.'c3, before you ridicule
oiir abstraction: Better to be abstract and
independent, that practical and servile.
A resolution was belore the Legislature
of New I-Tauipsliire last week, liaving for its
object to exteiitlari. invitiitioritn the President
ofthe United States--to visit Concord, the cap-
ital of the State. The question on its puss-
age was takr-ii by ycus and iiriys, and the
resolution it as rejectecl, nearly all the Locos
votiiigzigainst it.—Hu.rt. Cour.
Late letters from Yucatan show that the
Tex-an fleet, under Commodore Moore. got
no advantage of the Mexican in the recent
encouiiter,and thatthe Mexicans did‘ not loose
....,
i~.:_
Arrival of tlre"Columbia.
The Royal Mail Steamer Columbia. Capt.
Miller. arrived at Boston on Sunday morning
the 18th inst. at 7' o'clock, bringing Liver-
pool papers to June 4th, and London papers
to June 3d.
All kinds of business is improving.
The troops stationed in Ireland will a-
mount in June, to 25,000.
Almost every door in the city has chalked
upon it, "Repeal or Blood.” _ _
Cork Coristitufion.
In consequence of the iiicieased di-mund
for goods, several of the cotton manufacturers
of Blackburn, have recently increased the
wages of their weavers,gcnerally to the
amount of IO per cent.
The lati st Irish pap:-rs contain an account
of ii mi-lee betwern a party of Orangr-mt-i'i
and a body of Repezilers, HI. Dungzznnon on
the 30th of May. A house \\'8S‘l'lIZt(l, and
many persons l)t'.‘!it'l’l, but no lives lost.
All the Irish foils. castlis and I)fllll(lTIt'[llS
have I)t‘t'n insprcied by a g()\'t‘lDll:(’fil. rngi-'
necr. ziiid OlCIt’l‘t d to be rt'r:llI'€d and placid
in :.i state of pr-i'fi-ct utility. Inclr--ed, the pn-.-
p:ii'nliuus of g0\'r‘ll’lllll’nl. are such as would
lllfllfiilt‘ that :1 civil war is not for distant.
The most important iiiti-lligt-ni'e by this
arrival is the inrrtasid (‘X{‘llr'n'it'Dl on the
siil.-ject nfihe liisli Re-pr-al. Tl:e Bl'lIi.~h Ar.
'iiy has been liirgr-l_\‘ ir;i.‘t‘i‘iiSr‘-Ll. The Dublin
i\lei°t-niiiile r’\(.lVt-‘Ills! 1' has the following ;‘
Preparation for I'I’a.1'!--"lVe ' have‘
leuriir-rl Ilii1l.lllt' garrison of Dublin, of til!
arms have been for the last three days. and
are at the pi'est-tit, under ordc r for ii-adiiicss
to turn out ill. the sound of the bug-lo, Fur.
tliermore we l.ave l.i-- ri iiiioinit-(I, that’ the
persons occupying liouscs Iveli-iiging to the
Govt-rnnicni. iii Ship sire: t, nrljoiiiiug to the
Castle yuid, have f|.‘(‘t’i\'(‘(I intiiiiution to be
I'L’2Id_v to {tire them up at a tluv-‘s notice, in
ord-~r it is supposed. to nflord iricrensi-d gar-
rison tier-oiiiinod:it.on. An atltiiiional ccm-
puny of troops has tern stationed in the
Castle yard, \\'llt‘l't’ new stabling is in pro-
gress of ei'r~ctiori, and we believe it is gm-
tuiri that the Castle Guards have been
tloubl.-d.”
At a meeting of the Dublin Corporatiot-iv
it was moved—
“Tliut the provisions of it new bill‘ now
before P:ii'li:iineiit, rlenoiiiiiiuteti the Arm’s
Il't'l.'lflCl Bill, is, in the opinion of this Coun-
cil iniquitous and I_','l'{lI‘.f.lClll---flflfl that there
is nothing in the State of this kingdom to
call for the tn8Clfllt'I)l. ofsuch an uttrocious
uiensure.’ Mr. Purcell seconded the reso-
lution. observing that if he were it Repeal:-r.
l'lt‘ would not Oppose this bill,l;el'mrii1‘¢_-that
there never was ti rnr-asurc so well calculat-
ed to provolce the people against the gov-
i.-i'nuiei'it. The resoliition was carried be :1
large ni:ijoi'it_v. and fl petition to Parliament
foiinilt-d upon it ivns ngrerd to.
The Rev. Dr. li)lJ:‘t"_t' liar-Eng in a sermon
pi‘e.iclie.~il at the Ui.iveisit_t-' of Oxford, vindi-
cated the celelirntinii of the mass. the Vice
CIl.’tl'lC('ll0l'()fIl)r‘Ui'll\'el5llV ordered him to
l)t3SI1S[)t‘tl(lL‘(l from priracliirig two years, Dr,
Pusey has protested against this decision.
i’l’i'u/‘dc?’ in P-rison.—Oii Thursday after-
noon. us Mr. Lincoln. the \V.'ir(lt-n of the
.\'lassichusz-its State Prison at Chailt-stowri,
was stripping to speak wiili one of the pri_._
oners in the shot---sliop. a coiivict nauaed Ro-
gers came up and stabbetl him in the back
with :i SIIUC‘-lffllfe. Tlic Wziidvn turned upon
him. and was drain lug his sword cane, when
ilie ft-lloiv rnzitle anoslicr blow which severed
ilic t'.tii'oIid 1ll'It'T_\', killing him on the spot.
Several of the convicts sprang to the \‘_V:ir-
-:ivn’s u:;sist.ii‘ic'e, ilnll St‘CIll'('(l Rogers after ii
violent sti'ugglc He hurl her-ii subjected to
the shower bath pIlniSlll'UL'I'll. that morning.
for rt-fi‘.'ictor_v C()Il(If1L'I. -
The dscvusr-d, Charles Lincoln. Ir. was
47 years ofage. and had held the office of
Wartleii ll years.
IV021/1y of Notice —It is not only wor-
"thy ofnolice. but an occasion for devout gin:-—
Etude to God. and rejoir.-ing among all the
friends of teriiperance and good order, that in
the congregation of at lens’. 300 000 people.
in this city on the l7il'i. we can hear of but It
druiilten person to be sern l The Mail savs
there was not one. Nor‘ was there zi single
coiiiriiittal to Jail. Notwitbstandiiig the im-
mense excitement felt on all hands, not‘ the
slightest outbreak occurri d to mar the harm-
nuy of the occasion. The Courier s:i_vs:
‘Tliis circumstance. so honorable to New
Engl-‘ind. was especially noticed by the dis-
tinguished strangers from the South. and
spnltcn of in terms of the nmst unbounded‘
gratification.’—Bost. Re/factor.
C/zctngrc Again!-— We learn that Robbins
Tracv, Esq. demo. (the incumbent previous
to I8-fl) has been appointed Postmaster of
West Chester. (Clocliester) in the place of
S.iiiiiiel Brown. Whig -re-rt-moved,
Anot/1er.—-\\'e learn that M r. Richard E.
Plait, demo. has been re-stored to the Postal-
fico in Savbrook, from which he had been.
unceremr niously thrust out by the proscrip.
live Mr. Granger. Mr. Doivd, Whig. the
bite i-ncunibeiit, is among the re-reforineds
ti so.
Dun‘/mm.—It is rumored that Mr Beach,
Whig. will be removed frorii the Durham
Post Office. and a democrat appointed in his
pluce.—~1lIiddlctown Sentinel, Loco.
A newspaper is now published in Jerusa-
lem in three lzingiiagcs, German English
and Hebrew. ltis stated" to be under the
superiutcndeiice of Dr. Alexander, the new
Protesta'rit bishop.
Mr. Dickens‘ visitto the Five Points, (its
N. Y.) is now perpetuated by a street sign.
“DicIrens’ Place,” on one ofthe iriost noteds.
corners of that Pundemoniuin. '
The seventeen year locusts keep up an in-
cessant buz throuought the District of Col1
umhia. The woods in the surrounding;
country are literally alive with them.
ilorc Rcfo/vn.—Mi'. Samuel Buddingtoin.
for twenty years keeper of thelight house at
Stratford Point, has been removed, and Nli-.
William Merwin, of Milford. appointed-, in
his place.
Hartford and New Yo'rJr.——-The fare be-
tween Hartford and New Y'='ork. via. Rail-
road. and also byihe river, has been reduced
8 man.
to Two Dalton and.» Fifty Cents,
Norwalk Chronicler