'evil—-like as from darned up waters or
the whole Heavens, there is notytior indeed '
can be, a single slavc—“—-and is she enslaved '1 i
No, she has seiisi.-. enough to know. and
heart enonghto feel, that it is justice.~honor
and glory which secure the liberties of a
people and make them invincible and immor-
‘.al.
“Do gentlemen take the absurd position
that one hundred and eighty thousand freed
men could ‘ enslave Kentucky ? .W'est India
-eniancipation proves that the great majority
of freed men could be employed econoinic_al.-,
ly in the same offices at small wages, which
they now fill, with perhaps more case and
safety than now exist. But should they
prove turbulent, for which there would be
no cause, and which no man in his senses
tbelieves would happen, and were I disposed
to indulge in that vannting spirit, which to-
day has so powerfully infected us; with five
thousand such troops as thPse,I have the
honor to command. to whom gentlemen
have been pleased to allude in a manner so
complimentary at my expense, I would un-
dertake to drive from the State the assembled
one hundred and eighty thousand in arnis.—
They further tell us, with most reverential
gravity. that ‘God has designed some men
for slaves, and men need not attempt to re-
verse the decfee; it is better that the blacl-:s
should be slaves, than the whites.’ This
proposition, which I denounce as ‘utterly
false, passes away before the glance of rea-
son, as the dew before a summer's sun.
"I shall admit merely for the sake of ar-
gument, that some men always have, and
possibly will perform menial offices for
the more fortunate. Let the law of na-
ture or of God have its undisturbed action
-——let the performance ofthose OIIICCS be vol-
untary on the part of servants, and that
beautiful harmony by which the highest in-
tellect is united. by successive inferior links
to the lowest mind, will never be disturbed,
the sensitive and highly organized intellect-
ual will gradually rise from service to com-
mand: The stolid. the proflignte. the‘ insen-
sible and coarsly organized will sink into
their places; the law of God and enlighten-
ed freedom will still be preserved, and the
greatest good to the greatest number be so-
cured forever. But when by rriunicipal
law, and not by the law of fitness, which is
the law of nature, not regarding th‘e distinc-
tions of morals, mind or body, whole classes
are doomed to servitude, when the intellect-
.-ual, the sensative, the foolish, the rude, the
good the bad, the refined, the degraded are
all depressed to one level. never more to
rise forever, then comes evil--nothing but
pent up streams, floods and explosions come
slowly, but come at last -so nature mocks
with temporary desolation at‘ the obstacles
man would oppose to her progress, at length
moves on once more in all the untrammel-
led vigor and unfading loveliness, w.hich,
from eternity was decreed. -.-S.
That the block is inferior to the white. I
readily allow; but that vice may depress the
one, and virtue by successive generations
elevate the other, till the two races meet on
one common level,l am also firmly con-
vinced., Modern science. in the breeding
and culture of other animals than man, has
most fully proved this fact, which the ablesi
observers of 'man himself all allow, that
mental and moral and physical develop-
ment transmit their several properties to their
descendants—-corroborating by experience
the Divine decree, that the virtues and vices
of the father shall be visited on the children
to thethird and fourth generation. In the
capital of Europe, blocks have attained to
the highest places of social literary emi-
nence. That they are capable of a high
degree of civilization. Hayti daily illustrates.
There we have lately seen a revolution,
conducted in a manner that would do honor to
the first people on earth, one of the avowed
grounds of which was that President Boyer
neglected to secure general~education to the
people, a consideration that should make
some vaunted States blush in comparison.—-
After the expulsion of the tyrant, they set J
about forming a more republic constitution.
admitting the whites who had participated
in their dangers and success, to‘ all the
rights of citizenship.
“If history be true, we' owe to the
Egyptians, said to be of the lllOClr‘ll‘l Moorish
race, the arts and sciences and our early
seeds of civilation. How imny ccnturies
did it take to bring them to perfection!-—
VVhen we reflect how little time the negro
race has been under the influences of other
civilized nations, and the rapid progress
they have made in an upward direction, we
have no reason to treat them with that ab-
surd contempt. which in both the ‘eye of
reason and religion stands equally condemn-
ed. Why then, Iain tauritingly asked, by
both pro-slavery and anti-slavery mcn,.do I
hold slaves? Uiiintiuenccd by the opinions
ofthe world, I intend in my own good time.
to act or not to act, as to me seems best in
View of all the premises. Yet. I thus far
pledge myself, that whenever Kentucky
willjoin with me in freeing ourselves from
this curse, which weighs us down even un-
to death, the slaves I own, she shall dispose
of as to her seems best. I sh ill ask nothing
in return; but the enhanced value of my
land which must ensue gradually from the
day that we became indeed a free and inde-
pendent State. I will go yet farther-give
me free labor, and I will not only give up
my slaves, but I will agree to be taxed to .
buy the remainder from those who are un-
willing or unable consistently. with a regard
to pecuniary interest, to present them to the
State, and t on Ishall deem myself and my
posterity richer in ‘dollars and cents. even
than we were before."
Reader opposed to slavery l do you think
it worth while to join a party which declare
all such men as Cassius M. Clay, unfit for
public station and the deadly enemies of the
slave? Will it advance, think yoti, the cause
of Emgpcipation to brand such as enemies of
Human Li5.:,rty; Yet the political Abolition
party and the non-political Anti-Slavery
Dy-ganjzdgjoyj'dg[jounc(§S'JCl‘t men as unworthy
of gijppoyg, (for it W313 flit! l8l.l.8l' l]Ol. ll"|8
former’ as .“(e 9,,” mistvilrenly asserted,
who in a late-State Convention at Utica de-
nounced John Q. Adams as recreattt °.“d
unworthy.) Is it not better to go in Out”
own independent way, crippling Otltttelvfls
_ _ . .-“ ':3ir—
all,‘so'as to be ready at all times to do
good, through any channel which -may pre-
‘sent itself,‘ and as our own unfettered judg-
ment shall direct? Consider this whole sub-
jcct calmly. and act as enlightened reason
shall dictatel
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
Moivnax. Jan. 22.
In the House of Representatives, to day.
Hon. Osmyn .Baker,, Representative elect
from Mass. was qualified and took his seat.
Mr. Douglas of Ill, from the Committee
on Elections, made a report on the validity
of the claims to seats of the general ticket
members. [It argues at length the constitu-
tionali_t_v_of the general ticket law and closes
at
with arcsolution declaring the rights of
those members their se-.its.] Mr. G.
Davis asked and was granted leave to bring
in a minority report to morrow. ’I‘hc re-
port was referred to the Committee of the
Whole on the Union and ordered printed.-—
It will be taken up for consideration two
weeks from to morrow,according to notice
of Mr. Elmer, chairman of the coiniiiittee on
Elections.
Tile committee have decided on Mr. Gil-
mer's‘case—-in favor of his claim to his Seat,
by the party majority, 6 to 3, (by u hich the
above report was- also adopted) and will
probably report to rnorrow.
Petitions were presenti.-d_from the States in
ordi-r.
Mr. Giddings presented one from New
York, for the passage of a laav to punish
officers of the United States assisting in re-
claiming fugitive sl-ives. The Speaker de-
cided this not included within the 2lst rule,
but admissible. The question, "shall this
petition be received .7" was negativcd: yeas-
85, nays 86.
Also, one from New York, asking, in
case of the annexation of Texas, to give
New York to Canada.
In Senate, among various others‘, Mr.
Buchanan presented a petition from Phila-
delphia. asking for the purchase of the U.
States Bank building for a custom house.
Mr. Phelps presented resolutions of the
Vermont Legislature in fnvur'ol' the present
tariff: ’ _ '
Mr. Merrick, Glinirman of the Post Office
committee, presented abill on the subject of
postage, em_bod_ving his own views, which
at his request—'in order to facilitate the de-
liberations and action of the coiiiinittcc there-
on—-was orderi-d" printed. It reduces the
rates to 5 and“l0 cents, abolishing the frank.
ing privilege, except to the President Vice
President and iiind.-i of D.-partincnts, and to
a certain limited extent to members of Con-
gress aud certain other functionaries; redn-
ces ttie p0Sl.iIg_t§'Of newspapers, &.c.
The Tarilf bill of’.t\flr. =.\’lcDuffi-=, with
Mr. Evan's report thereon,-again came up;
and Mr. Evans repliid at length and with
ability and clezirness to M r. McDuffic:’s
proposition:-0:. Without concluding, he gave
way. And the Senate, after no Executive
session, adjourned. -
Cor-rcspondence qfllic Jour. qf Commerce. '
I ‘ . TU1-:sn.n'. Jan. 23.
In the Senate. to-day, Mr Bates presented
resolutions ofthe Legislature of Massachu-
setts, now in session‘. proposing’ an amend-
ment to the Constitution for abolishing the
representation of two fifths of the Slcu'es.—
He desired them to be laid on the table and
printed.
Mr. King expressed his regret that it had
become the senator's duty to present resolu-
tionsfortho disolution of the Union. The
very same proposition came from the Hart-
ford Convention, :1 set of men who met to-
gether to embarrass the Government in a
time of danger and disaster. In God's name
he would ask if there were not now causes
enough ofdissatlsfaction and contention in
the country, without the addition ofnew cau-
cs ofdisscnsion and strife .7 He would for-
bear from expressing his fec-li'ngs on the sub-
.t'ct., ' .
The motion to print was rejected.
T/ic '1"a.rz;{f.--'I‘liis (ll:‘CllS5l0D was resum-
ed, and Mr. Evans spoke three hours in de-
fcnce ofthe Protective policy, and in reply
tothe argument urged against it by Mr. Mc-
Diiflie. He argued that the policy was not
injurious to the country, and that it did not
bearinore oppresively upon the South than
any other portion of it; ll"l«:I the prices were
not enhanced by the duties; that the inanu-
facturers wants-cl the duty to enable them to
furnish the home consumption of forty mill-
ions at the cost of procuring it; that the a-
bindoumentofthe duty would destroy the
American manufacturer, and t'Ditbl8 the for-
eign dealer and "rnannficturer, to fix their
own prices. and charge enormous profits.
The Tariff hail increased the price of cot-
ton and other products. and had not i-nh vnccd
the price of imported articles. All its cfiects
had been salutary. He deprecated the _con-
tinued agitation ofthe subject though he did
not believe that it would result in any morti-
fication of the system by this or the next
Congr-ss. He apprehended no evil from it
but a redundiiit revenue. ,
Ocmpalioit of Orcgon.—In the House.
Mr. C. J. logersoll ll'OtTtll'lC Committee on
Foreign A fi.iirs. to which was referred the
resolution of Mr. Owen for the termination
of the joint occnpacy of Oregon territory,
reported a resolution declaringthiit the meas-
ure was inexpedicnt at this time.
Mr. Adams present-.-if the same Resolution
which were offered in the Senate by Mr.
Porter. '
He was asked why he presented these res-
olutions whcn he had the same subject under,
consideration in the Committee of which he
ivasthe chairman.
No debate was allowed on the subject.
\Vsnxi-zsn it-. Jan. 2-1..
In the Senate to day. after the presenta-
tion of petitions, the bill to grant alternate
sections of lamlto the Tt:l‘l‘llory of Wiscon-
sin to aid the great work of uniting the wa.
ters of the lakes with those of the upper Mis-
sissippi, was taken up, briefly discussed, but
laid over for the present. for further advise-
ment. \
The tariff question which arose on the re-
port ofthe committee of Finance. adverse to
the consideration of Mr. McDuffie’a bill on
the score ofthe want of jurisdiction by the
by no pledges to vote for Birnay or not vote
Senate, was resumed by the Sciiate.
-.. .i- ~ A_KJ
' Mr. Woodbnry was entitled to the floor.
but Mr. Berrian, with .-the assent of l_\'lr. W.
again raised the question of jurisdiction and
urged the Senate to decide that "before the
discussion proceeded any further. -
o a
5
upon, informally. that the debate sfriould ter- '
minate, after McDu flit-’s reply to Mr. Evans.
The matter was postponed till Monday,
when Mr. McDufli_e will rejoin and close
lh0debnlL'. . _
The Senate passed some time in Execu-
tive Sr-ssion, but did nothing. ,
In-the House. the minority of the_ Com-
mittce on the four States, the legality of
whose election 'is (‘Ol|ll'Slt'(J, rt-pttt'lt‘d ll)!‘
election by general ticket is illegal and Wild.
The discussion of the report on the rules
was continued by Mr. Winthrop and Mr.
Paine of Ala. _ T
The Report, adverse to the propo-‘~‘llt0l't lttt
requesting the President to take steps to
terminate the joint occupancy ofthe OF*'fa’9't
Territory, was discussed, and ii very extrav-
agant speech against the report was made by
Mr. Wentworth of Illinois. _
M r. Thoinpson and others spoke upon 1!.
when the subject was laid aside for the pres-
ent. ~
_ The bill authorizing the transfer of appro-
priations in the Navy Ds‘Pt'l‘llY.t.Pttl. .“'itS
briefly discussed, but not voted upon. ~
Tiiuiisoiiv, Jan. 25.
Mr. Elmer, Chairman of the coiniiiittce on‘_
Elections. reported on the contested ciisc-‘pr
between Mr. Gilmer and Mr. Goggirt. ll,’
favor of the claim of the farmer to lllt.‘l$(‘i'.ll‘.
he now occupies. Mr. E. moved the piintl
ing of the R--port. and of the written argu-'*
ments of both the contestants. Mr. Gog-
r__'rin’s argument was finallv order:-«J—y«*vs,
l2l. nays 54—and that of Mr. Giliiicr with-'
til]! it divisipn.
Mr. G. Davis. from ll'lttl.TC0lTlfIilll(!¢’, marli-
the minority report on the same case. Or-
dered printed. _,
(.\'lr. Goggin is not . in nttr-ndance, being
detained at home by. sickness in his family
The lloiise adjourned.
In the Senate after some uniin portant bu‘
siness. Mr. Barrow reported from the ‘Mili-
tary Coniriiiitee a bill to rcmonnt the 2p
l'(‘glll‘l('l'll. of Dragoons.
A resolution of Mr.
Departmi.-nt of State for information relaying
to the different Consuls ofthe U State-s, ow
inanv of them foicigiiers, &c. resolution and
aineiidment was adopted. A
The bill for the improvement 0
Wiskonsiin rivers, came up, and a COD"-§i'Sil'.
tional discussion, and the adoption of an
Scinple calling on the
a'ppropriat‘on at present, was postponed.
Mr. Se-mpli.-‘s resolution. l'l'ql)t'b'.Ill'ig the
President to give notice to the Brittisli Gov-l
t‘I'l'Hn(‘flI tote-rminaie the convention for lb.-
joint occupancy of Oregon, was farther con-
sidered. Without, however, entering into
the merits of the question, the subject was
postponed till Tuesday next. for a full discus-
sion. Mr. Buchanan having the floor.
After an Executive session. the Senate ad-
jou tried to Monday.
The Senate did not sit to day. and the
House did nothinggbut wrangle to no pur-
pose. The suhji-ct was a letter to the Phil‘
ailelphia U. S. Gazette, describing a recent
si=-tto between John Quincy Adams and C‘.
J. Ingersoll, respecting the l.\'JtlSSf‘l(‘l')I)St’ll:~
Anti-Slavery. Resolutions. which Mr. C. J.
lngcrsoll objected to. (M r. I. asked Mr. A.
whether lie were not the author of the reso-
lutions passed unanimously by the Legisla-
ture Ofl)’It1SSttClll)St’llS, and ‘Mr. A. in sub-
stance advised him to find out. Mr. N. Sar-
gent reporting this to the U. S. Gazette,
characterized Ingcrsoll’s question as ‘imper-
tinent;’ and this (though he objects to the
whole letter) is the cause of Mr. Inge-rsoll’s
present wrath.) He called on the Speaker.
to turn Mr, Sargent out ofhis reporter's seat
inlhe Hall. Mr. Wise also gave Mr, S. ‘ii
first rate notice’ as ‘the most rnenilacions let-
ter writer on this floor;’ (rather S\\‘i(’pll')g
when it is considered that many of the Hon,
Mt-inbers are writing nearly their whole
time.)
In the course ofthe debate. Mr. Adams
stated that be had not answered Mr. I. on
the occasion alluded to because he did cop.
siiler the inquiry impertirient, as stiierl by
tlie li-tter writer; but he would now state‘
that be was not the author of the Resolves.
and that he never saw themniitil they were
brought to him here for presentation.
After spending hours in this folly, and
talking of turning out of the Hall all report-
ers but those for the '\Vashington papers. tho-
sultjsct was indefinitely postponed, and thi-
House adjourned
, SA'ruiin.n', Jan 27;
As soon as the House met, M r. Wise made
a counter report from the minority of the
Committee on rules. ' ‘
Mr. Cave Johnson, in conformity with a
notice given yesterday, asked leave’; to offer
a resolution excluding letter writers and ‘re-‘
porters from the Hall. except those employed.
for the press of \Vashington city. Leave
was refiiswd.
Mr. Black made an l)nSllCCF8Sll)l attempt
to submit a proposition for employing il corps
of Reporters to be paid from the contingent
Fund ofthe House, and to be sworn to l'(-
port literally all that passes.
Ru./es.——l\'lr. Wright. of Indiana, made a
sensible argument on the right of petition.
He showed that the 2lst rule served to fan
the flame of Abnlitionism.
1 Ir. Stiles of Georgia, spokein a strain of
moderagion and good sense in support of the
Sonthern view ofthis question.
Private bills were discusseddnringthe re-
mainder of the day.
Great Bear H1uit.——'l‘he Dubnqe. Iowa
Transcript gives an account ofa great bear
hunt that caincoti in Clayton county recent-
ly. A few ofthe ‘hunters of Turkey river’
tracked some ofthese par-mints to it cavern.
One or ‘more-.' ofthe party entered tliocav.
ern olamoclc Putnam. and before they left it
they killed eight hears.
Rhode Island is just now without repre.
sentation in the United States Senate. Mr.
Simmons has not been in his sent this session
owing to pecuniary enibarrassments, and Mr.
Sprugne having been called hnini,-, by the,
lmtttder of ltirflérothcir.
.._,,__. ,, in” ..
In the House of Represent-ativi-s, to day, .000.
r;}\'lIt'n tried before, is it lilii--lv he will cost
f-Fox ariil '
amendment of M r. Tappan. not to apply the l
Fainar, fan. 26.‘ "2
-.a. --._
- SHORT-BUT run. or POINT.-Tile Yuzoo
CiIy,qMississippi) Whig. has the following
pithy paragraph. It sets forth in few words in
_ _a very happy manner a portion of the advan-
Afler some co,,ve,s,,,,o,,_ ,, “.35 agreed glages which have resulted from the Whig Tariff
' =of1842. and we are ilie more pleased to copy
iil. as it comes from a part of the coumry where
erroneous views with respect to tire efI'ect ofthe
protective principle, have nrihappily too long
prevailed: . T
J W’/ta: has it Done ?—Thc \Vliig princi-
/J 03’
l)ct‘,’l{’ /
ROBBERY AND A'I"I‘EMP'I‘ED SUI-
CIDE AI‘ WILMANTIC. Ctr.
VVe learn by a gentleman from WllmDfl-
tic, that ii series of dcprcdations have been
that village for some two years past—and
that about m.idnigl'it on Sunday week, a gen-
tleman was in the street for in board to lay
out a corpse on, when he discovered a ,. light
in one of the stores, which led" to the detec-
tion of the robber. He went to the store and
opened the door, on which the light w:isim-
-.ple of Protection has iiiade us ezcporlers in-
:‘s[fu._] of iynpoftcrs of uynnuf;-,(‘_'[urpd c0[[0liIiIlnlng no 8nS\\'t.’r, he colnlilllnicillvll Ihl‘ Cir‘
xcrcpo-rtcrs instead of iinpm-Icrs of cnlicoi-.,
c:cp'ortc7‘s iris-teiid of importers of flllXt‘Cl cloth ;
and ‘i7)I]70'flt‘TS’lfl$lt':)(l of exporters of Specie.
\Vliy then should hard irioncy men oppose
a Protective Tariff.
Mndison’s eight years t'Xp"'l'Itllllll'r", when
the nation was engaged in war. and subject
to hvavv expensi s, was $154,634,939
ztllonroi.-'s 8 yo-ar's expenditure l0-'l.4t53.-100
Arlains' four years .'50.50l.9l4
.Van ,Bu.rcn': four years l4J_585,32l
‘Van Burt-n forfour years cost the nation
‘nearly as much as Madisons' eight years iii-
clu lint: three years of war. It cost about
$36,000,000 more than Moriroe-'s i-iglit years
and $00,000,000 more than Ail.i‘iii’s four
years. For this immense (‘Xpt'nl..llll1l"0 of
X money in time of peace the people received
ti ball/i'.'I'll])f '['1'casu rg and a debt of $28,000-
Tinly it Mr. Van Bnren cost so much
much less iftricd again ?——G'cm!i.-a Cour.
A S‘. Louis paper tells the story of a dis’
consolatc widower, who, on sci-iiig the re-
mains of his late wife l0\\'t'I‘r(l into the grave
i-xclnimeil with tears in his cycs—"\Vr-ll.
I’ve lost hogs and I’ve lost cows; but I
never had anything to cut me up like this l"
The above reminds us of the lamcntziiion of
an old farincr on the loss of his two sons’ _
"'I‘\\-0 hearty bo_\'s," said he, “and just hcfifi
haying tiine,—-it ct-my most undid me."
New Haven Pallazlimii.
Por.r.r Bonixi-:.—'l‘he exainiizniion of this
woman at Port l’tic-limond. L. l. was concluded
on the eveiiiiig of the .?.3«.l. and resulted in her
cnmiiiiiment, to await the action of the Grand
Jury, who are. to meet in April.
Mnses,Y. Beech. has been couvicteil of a li
-.bel upon the wife anil child of Jairiels Gordon
Bennett, and sentenced in pa y a fine of $250.
3,l‘Ie escaped imprisonment by the skin of his
iieeili.
Ruinorezl lVit/idraio-ll of IlIr. Van Bu.
ren.—'l‘he Richmond Whig, of yesii-rilay,
contains a litter from it correspondent iii
Washington dated January 16, which states
that it is currently reported in that city ‘that
-the friends of-\'l r. Van Buren have in their
ihands a letter from him, ri-questing his name
tOl)~!-tvlllltlrtlwn as a candidate for the presi-
tlcnry,’ ' i
The American Letter Mail Compan_i/.—
.We“~learn that a company has been i'oi-med
with the object of establishing lines for the
transmission of letters at cheap rates of post-
age thrououglit all parts ofthe Union. One
of the company was in this city yesterday,
seeking an office and making other llt.’Ct-’SS:t-
ry arrangements.-— P/til. Em].
Dr. I-Irtwes.----We are happy to learn by
letiersjust received, that Dr. Hawcs reached
Smyrna. in goodlhealth. about the first of
Dcccinbi-r last. He left the steambogit at
Malta, on the l7th of Noyi-mber, and pro-
cec rtl thence to Athens, where he passid a
fewtdiiys, and then went over to Siiiyrna.——
It this his intention to remain, at this latter
place about three weeks, and then visited
Consfaiitinople.-—Har{ford Cou-rant.
Imlorlant Suits.-—A Washington letter
says:‘"'l‘t\o of the most important law suits
ever brought to issue in this country. are
nolv being trit-(l before the Supreme Court.
'l‘liit of Mrs. Gaines is the first on the
calendar. and involves many millions ufdol-
laitsg The other is the celibrated Girard
C2136; Airiong the litigants in town ari-
-.\-‘lf.-. Gaines and Dr. Clarke, who has re-
turned from Paris to attend this suit, he
bi-pg one of the Girard heirs.
it seems that a Mr. Banks, whose name
was mention»-d in connection with the Ex-
prfis Robbery affiir, has instructed ‘his at-
to .ey’ to bring suits against all the papers
thil copied the report, placing his damages
at large snni. ‘We think we see him haml-
li r the first ‘red cent.‘ Great way to via.
ca - his dear honor l—Ha.rt. JOZLT.
like lJ'a.ls/1. Liberalei.——Since the day
Wilsh made his public entry into the city
of{N. Y. says the Journal of Commerce. of
the,23d lost.» after being liberated from
Bla‘cl.'well's island, he has been in custody
oftle Slierifffor the payment of the fine
lll"l(X‘)St-(I on him. And yesterday forenoon
be yes brought ’ before Judge lngrahaiii,
wh discharged him from custody.
assoc/iuselts.-~'I‘he seventh trial for the
ele ion of a Congressman took place
in t‘e 3rd (Newburyport) district on l\]on-
dayllnst. , The Candidates are the same as
belofe, except that‘ John Ross Jr. of Motheri-
ieu l* to be supported by the Aholitionists. in-
stea of Mr. Whittier, who declined being
longer a candidate. ‘Ho is said to have been
formerly one of the Democratic candidates
for the State Senate.
Wiashingtoti College at Hartford wants zi-
bont7$l5,000 in cash. The agent is trying
to raise this by sub;~cription.—N. H.‘Coi1;r.
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A‘ Word to the Wise —A wise man a’
bonito build :1 house sits down and calcu-
lates how much it is to cost. A wise people
about to elect a President should sit do'wn
and calculate how much lie is to cost. Lt'l
us apply this test to Van Buren.
Erastus Beach, Esq. has been appointed
yposimfister at Catskill, in place of T. O'Ha-
|’alCt'_osW8ll, deceased.
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W'e learn from the Salem Gazette that, in
Franconia. N. H. on Tuesday of last week.
the S irit Therniometer wasdownto 26,, and
~,g,,., irghgy to‘ 30 degrees below Zf2l'9lt
inc-di~itel_v i-xtii~.gni~licd. Calling and ob-
,'CulllSlI|flCt:’S to the owner of the Store. CON.‘
ling so closely on the truck of the tliii-f, in-
duct:-d iiiinicdiate and thorough SPlll'Cl'l to be
made.
who had lived in the village for some time
with no cmploynient or other ()Sl¢'nSll)lt’
ii.e.ins of l'iltllIlIt‘[ltlnCt', named Asa. Spiccr.
On searching his pr--rriises, about=Sl00 worth
of goods were foiiiiil in ii potatoe bin, and
$200 worth more under the floor and else-
iv..lie_rf*. A proposition to search the bed bi-iiig
ingifiiré-rheiirtl by his mother she was suddenly
Iitl{t:f'-PIIIOSIIllflflillflgly lll.&-.tlll't'W hcrselfnpan
it l She was l"CllifHi't‘(I, J; the be.l being ope-in-rl
some valuable sill.-swore found among lb.-
ft‘fll.llf'l'S. Burnt ends of bf0fllJCl0lliS we-l'e
fouii-l in the oven, and the. siriell _of burnt cloth
had been noticed one i-v~ iiing -last \\‘('t'l\' ; so
it is supposed that goods to a large amount
have hi on destroyed. One piece ofcliith rc-
coveretl, had been niissiiig two t't'.':ll'S. It is
believed he has accomplices i-‘st-ii here, (If
gagcd in pt-dling or otherwise disposing of
his booty.
Spicer was iziiriia--iliati-ly arrested; and, on
being iri_foriii-if that keys had been foiinil on
his premises to fit every store in the village,
he confessed having entered all lut one, to
which he could not giin access becaiise. thv
clerks sli-pt theri-. kc.-pirigithe key tiirneil
on tltt‘ inside. In the course cf the night he
attempted to destroy himself with two pen-
knives, tlirusting one into each side of his
neck, and though he missed thejugnlar vi-iii
he l)le'tl profusely, and his situation is consid-
ered very (liingerous. . ’ ‘
The 03.\Cllc'lnt-‘nl in the village is immense.
Spi-:er's pan nis have been arrested on sus-
picion of being concerned in the robbery.
When our informant left the cxiiriiination had
not teririiriiiteil. Spit-er’s prospect is fair
however. if he lives, of finding bitter em-
lll0_Vl'n"fll. at a certain industrious institution
lll \VcLliersfit-ld.— Halt. Cour.
Robbery, of!/ie New York Great lJ’cstcr7i
Mail ——'l'lic great VVvst:-in mail from Buffa-
lo Clvvi-land, whi h was put on the stige of
Prcdonii Chittiiiiqiie county New Ynt,k,was
taken from the boot. either at North Easter
Westfielrl, on Saturday wee-k. No trace of
it had been found on Wizdmsday. ‘
An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob
the rear boot ofthe stage on Mniiilny night.
between S‘.tlt‘ll1 and Fredonia. New "York.
The effort to lnosi n the laggzige was per-
ce-ivedby the passengers who gave the a-
larm, and the rogues got off:
These are bold rolib.-ries. The entire con-
tents ol the mail are gone. \_\i'bat in con-
taiiied is of course not yet known.
Boston Atlas. 2311.
Hay/ti —Thc fizst si-ctiun of the new Con-
stitution oftlie R-public of I-l:i_vti'. provides
for the political division ofthe Republic rind
declares that Africans and lrrdiaiis, of the de-
cendaiits of either. by one or the other pa-
rent, may become citizens, or hold ri-al vs-
tate. The second section providis for civil
and political rights.
The third section provides for equality in
the eyes of the world. All modes of rear-
5/‘Lip 8/tal/. be eqa:a.l.’y free. 'l'hr' freeiloiii of
the press is giiaranterd. Schools to be es-
tablished for both sexes. the teaching free.
'f‘i'ial by Jury is granted. The people have
it right to nsseiiible peacibly, and without
arms. 'l'he,powers of the Legislature, Ex-
ecutive. aiid Jiidiciary are defined. The Ex-
exutive is a President. The LPgl5'l.t[llf(' is
composed of a Senate and House of "Com-
mons. One third of the Senate is renewable.-
every two years. Ttie whole ofthese how-
ies in the United status. The heads of the
four Dt‘Pdfll!It‘l‘IlS aro_called S~.-crt-taries of
State. The qualifications of vot.-rsara fixed.
Every stranger in fl-ivti to enjoy protec-
tion to his person and courts.
A.'Il.0l/lei‘ Zllossacre oft/ze Nestoriruzs —By
a recent arrival from England, we learn
there has been nnotlaer bloody ln;t$SflCl'P of
the poor Nestorians. The English Journal-
say :
‘Our private advices from Constantinople
ofthe 22d Nov. announces the receipt of in-
lt-lligencr; from Missniil of anothe-r slaughter
by the Turks of the Ni-stori-an christiiins ---
Upwnrds of 200 of the latter were believed
to have fallen "under the Ottoman Ciiiio.-tar’
Sixty six pews in Rev. Mr. Kirk's church
Boston. says the New York Journal oi Coin.
iiierce, were sold at auction. 18th inst. at va-
rious rates of premium above the apprised
value. The amount realized from the sale
exceeds one half the cost of the church.
RICH l—Onr sagacious friends of the Patriot
and Eagle,sayi the Hariford Journal.bave made
a notable discovery. In stating the reasons
why iliey will not go for Martin Van Buicn for
Presirleni, they say:
'4th. Because we fully believe that at the
Meeting of Messrs Cl iv and Van Buren at
Aslllttfld, it was corruptly agreed by them,
and understood by the leaders of both par.
ties, that no other candidates should be in
the field for the office of President except
l.l'l(’fllS€lVt'S, &c.’
You don't say so?
Multum in--Pu/ii:o.—'I‘he most powerful
sovereign in the world is said to be only four
feet and eight inches high, (‘Little Vic,’ of
course.) and in pettycoats besides.
Hon. Geo. C Dromgoole, M. C. from
Virginia, whose habits have long been the
subject of regret, on Friday l9th, addressed
a Temperance meeting in Washington, and
signed the pledge in the midst of the hearti-
nstapplause. Several others followed the
'n.o.b_l.c example-.
committed upon most of the merchants in ~
Suspicion ristetl on an lll(Jl\'ldU~IJ
ever, niucli resemble those of the sine bod _
NORWALK GAZETTE.
\Vcdncs¢lay, Jzllgiyary 31, 1844:
CANDIDATES FOR. STATE. OFFICERS.
¢—..—
iron oovni:;von—Roger S‘. Baldwin.
ron yr. oovrriuvoit-~RcIIben Booth.
nor. srzcnrrrnizr-—-Daniel P. Tyler.
I-‘OK 'nu:.tscni:n—Joseph B. Gilbert.
ron co-.\'1'r:oi.1.r~:it-Abijzill Carrington.
Whigs of Norw:_|lk2—-
You are riqnesu-d to meet at
the l.\‘nrwall: [line], on Friday ,
' r‘ cveii3ng.lihc_'9‘ih of February. ’ , ' ;
at hiilfpusi '7 o'clock, to tip; oiiit tlelegntels to the
Sena-nriat Conveniimi,ond to transact any
other business, Wltltfll a iliomugh organization
-may seem to require. Per order,
Tam: Commiltcc.
Tin-: Wizirriiizrt, 6cc.—Sinco Wcdncsilay
last, which was as mild as April, we have had
a season of cold, remarkable for its ‘intensity
and steadiness. Sunday morning was ;he
cnlilesl of the season. The mercury ranged
several degrees below zero. The lowest that
we have heard of was eight degrees below 0. in
little l)l’ forc 7 o'clock. In other localities. from
two to four ilegrcss higher. The earth, at this
A
time (.\lniiilay morning) is entirely free from
snow. unless we except a scarcely perceptible
sprinkling. \\ hich fell last evening. yet there is
no deiirtli ofthe r.-ommniliiy a few miles to the
north. Our harbor is closed up to the Sound, .
as tight as a drum. and our comml.nicatiofi_
with New York is consiilercd at an end, except.
Two of" these vehicles started with
passe-iigers this morning. The last ' packet-
\\‘lll('ll left this place was the Mary A. Sc-fleck, ,
on Friday al':crnnon last. She forced her way '
in near Oysicrslicll Point, and was obliged to
by stage.
it
abandon the idea of proceeding further.-— .
She will probably from D/cseni prospects. uotf
ilri:"i from her moorings very soon. I
The Narrows are supposed to be too firmly‘
closed to admit of passage, as on_ Saturday,
was found very difficult as well as somewhat
dangerous in reach the Sound from the city. ~
\Ve learn from the York papers of .
Snturiliiy,Iliat the irzontlis both of the East ‘
and North Iii-xers. were hlncli'e'd up “I'll! ice, sot
much so that on T/iursdua; tuning, the ferry
boat from Jersey city with the Southern mail, 4
The Journal‘ of,
Commerce says. (writing at 11 o'clock. Friclraiy
evening.) ,
Our newsinen say that navigation in our
harbor and rivers has not been so much im-
p('(lt‘.d by ice since l836 and H337. The‘
most powvrful st.-.-inicrs force their way“
through with difficulty. and yesterday after:
noon some of them were first for several
hours. The steamer Ht‘fC|llt‘8 got blocked
in thc Narrows about 3 o'clock. Her -
wheels were brokeii to pieces, and two holes
stove in her bows, and she was with -difii- \
culty kept from sinlrino. She was towed up
by the stearners Sampson and ‘Jacob Bell,
about l0 o’clocl< last nfght. The str-nmcr r
Gris from Shrewsbury, was fast for'several\
hours near the Narrows. She finally suc-
ceetlctl in go-ttirig out, andicarne l)pfll.l.r'F.dtHl€.
A Swec-dish ship. from Goff», was in tow
ofthe SlH.'tl1lPl' \Vave. and both were carried
ashore halfa mile be-low Stapleton, Staten
island, where the ship still reiriiiins.
Th-' brig Florida, Blanca. from Balize,
Honrluras-. was carried ashore near Port
Richmond‘. but was got off, and anchored
in the Swash Channel, south side of Staten.
Island. I ”
A fore and aft schr. wood loaded. from
Virginia, drifteJ ashore near Ow-l's I-lead,‘
L I. .
l The South Ferry Boat made her last trip
from this side at 7 o'clock last even'mg.——
L-irge Fields of ice having driven upon the
Brooklyn shore by the N. W. wind, she was
unable to return. She was nearly two hours
going over.
was zwo hours in crossing.
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POSTAGE Ri-:1-‘onM.--'l‘liis reform is: we
slioiilil iliirik. making some progress. Petitions ~
upon petitions are pouriniz into Congress from‘
various parts of the land, and it is but fair to prc- \
some, that so full and decided an expression of
public opinion, will command the action of
Congress. A bill has been reported to the
Senate by Mr. Merrick, the heiid of the Com-
mittee on Pnsl Offices and Post Routes, which
proposes a material reduction. Whether its
provisions are the best that could be adopted,
there is some room for a differerice of opinion.
Though the rates appear raber low, still
lovier are proposed in other quarters- In sel-
iling this matter. ibere are two important points
to be looked at. The first is. to drive competi-
iion from the field. Private expresses are be-
earning more numerous and ruinonsly affecting
the business of the P. O. .DeparImenI. The
other is to fix a sianilard which will hold out the
least possible hindrance to epistolary corres-
pondence, and at ihe same time secure the
of revenue. It has been
deiiinnsiraied in Europe that cheap postage is
decidedly preferable for revenue. The exact
point, which will best secure these ends. is the
one to be adopted. If the light of theory is not
sufficient to guide in the pursuit ofihis standard,
experience will in a short time enable us to find
it with precision. At all events there can be ._
no great loss in making an experiment, and if‘
cheap postage will not answer the ends of the
government. why. we can back out, and return.
to the old track. The provisions of Mr. Mar-
rick‘: bill. are as follmvs:
1. Each single letter carried less than lO0miles. . 5ctc-
“ at (J ,1 over “ ..l0 “, .
2. Each newspaper within its own county. .. .freo.
Out of the county, and under 100 miles" ,1.2 c_
“ “ , “ _ “ over 100 miles .. .10.
4. If over 44 by 30 inches, with all pamphlets and.
other printed matter 2 1-2 cents per ounce.
No Franking but by the Heads of Departments.
Members of‘ Congress to have a certain number of
free stamps each. i
This will exclude priniersfrom the advantage
greatest. amount
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[now enjoyed, of receiving their exchanges free.
Norwalk Chronicler