_ merit could not survive it.
. should be five cents for any distance not ex-
{were to profit by it. Under the freaking
- on the ground -that the forts of the Western
'” CONGRESSIONAL.
"Join-. of C0m"'¢7'
“°-‘""" will file
""I‘he u.u.e'_rm.- °==.i:rw€’,’-,.‘°,",°,,¥ ..i.i...
business‘ofte_rritories. Fl’: 2,, ,/‘the con-
days of'this month We’? '.°. ‘l’,, A number
sideration of ter,ritoria|.b(l,I8l!|9
of local bills were‘P"f‘5¢, '
,1.“ the: S-e,ngt,e,7 'se‘VeI’a
gainst the pl‘0l"°-"ed '.
wgfe present’ -
Correspondcnct Qflh‘
re . -
,,c,,./ of the ,',lerifl'
Mi.-rricks's bill
Post Ofiw 'L“""'7age. and restricting
reducing-the raf_e§ °f.-lives taken up. .
-the freaking P“"'l°fi1ont. spoke.-at length,
- Mr. Pbelp?-.°l,-e thought the committee
agfilflsl ‘he b‘”',c’viI and its remedy. The
bad ml='1°‘l‘°“ ltlie high prices paid for the
-evil consistetlf the "mail, particularly on
transpofbmfl was this which embarrassed
R=Illl'°3d§/of the department. The pull!!-
the fibafge of the establishment was anoth-
cfil ~P"l:"of extravagance and embarrass-
er so’. . ‘
m'-i'was utterly opposed to the proposed
iiiilment of the franking privilege of
/mbers of Congress. The outcry for that
/eform was made by the newspapers which
prim.-ge, every kind ofinformation was sent
to the country by.the members. Who would
pay twenty five cents’ postage on one oftheir
’speechi-s .7 They would be useless lumber
herewittiout the franking privilege. No
one would payrtwo cents for them. The
end of this reform would be. to throw the
whole political influence of the country. so
far as the proceedings of Congress were con-
cerned, into the hands of the agents employ-
ed here--by the newspaper press.
Mr. Merrick said the evil complained of
was the high rates of postage, and the rente-
dy for that was to reduce them.
Mr. Simmons spoke in favor ofhis amend-
ment fixing five cents. instead of too. as the
rate of postage. for distances not exceeding
250 -miles. He said most of the letters which
were carried out of the m iils were on the
routes within this distance. Many were ta-
ken by express mails, but not one fourth the
number-that were shot by private hands.-
[Not an eighth. said Mr. Huntington] Be-
tween Boston and New York. and New
York and Albany. almost every passenger
carried a great number of letters. ‘He men-
tioned surprising instances in illustration of
this. ' ~ -
M. Merrick said the principle would apply
to seventeen millions of letters, and that the
reduction would be too great.
No question was taken.
- Tucson. March 2.
In the Senate. to day. memorials of citi-
zens of Ohio and of Massachusetts were pre-
sented against the annexation of Texas.
The Military Academy Bill from the
House, was passed without amendment.
Foilifica£ion.—'l‘he Bill making appro-
priations for Fortifications was tulivn up,
and, after it was read, Mr. Sevier attacked it
frontier, between the States and the Indian
co‘untr_:,'. were all left out.
The Bill was laid aside for the present.
The Post Oflice Lr'zws.—The Bill redu-
.-cing the rates of postage was again taken up
and Mr. Hannegan. of Indiana. spoke. at
length, against it. He stood in a peculiar
situation as tothis Bill. He had been in-
structed to vote for a bill reducing the rates
of postage. Holdingto the doctrine of in-
struction, he had been willing to vote for a
bill making‘ a reduction consistantly with the
principle that the l’ostOlfice revenues should
support the establishment. and aflord facili-
ties for the sparsely peopled sections ofcouu-
I.l' . ‘
yl\'lr. Simmons defended it. and stated that
not one letter in twenty on the routes chiefly
relied on for revenue now went into the mail.
They could be brought into the mail on-
ly by satisfying public sentiment. The re-
duction of rates for distances from I00 to 250
miles from I2 1-2 to I0 cents. would not be
suflicient for this purpose.
Mr. Wright opposed this amendment as
too ‘strong. He was certain that the depart-
Under this a-
mendment the rate of postage for half ounce
letters for 250 miles would be but five cents
Merchants and bankers sent generally doub-
le. treple, and quadruple letters. By using
their paper. bank notes. &.c. to the extent of
a quadruple letter could be sent for a postage
of five cents. '
Mr. Simmons modified his amendment so
as to provide that the postage on single letters
ceeding 250 miles. This was rejected-
yeas 7. nays 3|.
Mr. Wright moved to amend the Bill so
as to strike out the section which preserves
hstrances-' a-‘
.-,/
.’reqii'ires;’s'tippli‘es to
est iiidiiosi-.? ;
_. In like manner the reform is to go thro’
the Navy and Civil list. . ' _
The R.eports-.~from1 the -Sel_ect..- Committee
on the Massachusetts Resolution!-Were °|'d¢l"
ea to btvrintetl-. . . _ .. . . .
_4dj_oii_rnmcnt.—TheIoint Resolution from
the Senate, fixing the 27th of May, as the
do y_ for the..,ter_m_lt_iation o,f,this ,.s_;esion._ was
taken up and on motion of Mr. Dromgoole.
postponed to the 13th of May",-yeas 9|, noes-
65. --
, - ‘ Winnbsnar April. 3-
In Benito. to day the vote by ‘which the
bill making appropriations for the support
of the Military Academy was passed. “'38
reconsidered for the purpose of calling the
yeasgand nays upon it. The bill then. pass-
ed—yeas 27. mayo II.
The Fortification Bill was then taken up.
On motion of Mr. Sevier. some appropria-
tions were added for Fort: Smith. Gibson,
and Towson.
The bill was finally passed.
The bill making appropriations for the
continuation of the Cumberland Road in the
States of Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois. was
taken up—subject postponed until to mor-
row. .
Massachusetts Resolutions —-In the House
Mr. Adams. from the Committtee on the
Massachusetts Resolutions, (proposing an a-
mendment to the Constitution abolishing the
representation for’ the slaves.) reported the
following resolutions :
Resolved, That the amendment, ac ought
not to be recommended. .
Resolved, That the Committee bedischar-
ged from the further consideration of the
subject. '
The first resolution was adopted --ayes
I56. noes I3.
The second resolution was agreed to.
The proceedings of Congress on Friday and
Saturday. are ofso little interest, that we omit
iliem altogether.
A Dreadful Accidenl.—A Mail 02:.-—
Yesterday morning about II o'clock. a Mad
Ox dished furiously down Mercer street into
Canal, where he knocked down two ladies
who were crossing Mercer st, one of them
being seriously, the other slightly injnred.—-
He then rushed down Canal street, goring
a gentleman who was in his way. and turn-
ing up to the side walk. where he knocked
down two more ladies—one of whom he
l0SS“;d on his horns. dislocating her shoulder
and otherwise injuring her. Being by this
time arrived opposite Laurens street. he turn
ed up the street a few steps, where he knock-
ed down a little boy about six years old,
trying first to gore him. and then filling
upon his breast and crushing him with his
knees—so that the poor boy is doubtless dead
before now. Leaving his work of death. the
infuriated animal returned to Canal street.
where he knocked down another boy,
wounding him severely. and then ran at the
boot and shoe store of Mr. Walker. the show
window of which be partly demolished-—
From here he turned into West Broadway.
up York street. and precipitated himself into
a cellar used as a stable,the door of which was
fortunately open—where he was finally sv-
cured. The whole scene was one of confu-
sion. terror and disaster, such as seldom has
been witnessed in the streets of a city.
‘ Tribune. Fridaz/.
Riot in Brooklyn.-—Just as our paper
was going to press this morning. we learned
that quite a serious riot occurred in our sister
city between the Natives and Irisb.lasteven-
ing. the extent of which however we are not
advised. our reports being quite vague. The
substance of what we hear is that a general
fight broke out between the Irish and natives.
that several were seriously wounded, the
military called out. and. headed by the May-
or of Brooklyn. fired on the mob, and woun-
ded one or uiore. ‘This looks like rebellion !'
Tribune.
Elections gojust as they did in I840 l—
The town meetings in this Stain. fur-
nish the gratifying assurance that Popular
Opinion is running in the channels of I840.
The same W'hig spirit is abroad. ‘That
same Old Coon’ is going his rounds. The
February Meetings only showed a clever
gain from February Meetings. of I842 3.——
The lliarc/'1 Meetings. after the Whigs
hadtakcn their coats off. came in rich.—-
They prove, that our friends had determined
to redeem the State. But at the April Meet
ings. as in I840. the Whigs sweep the suite.
They annihilate Van Burinisiril That
‘Young Lian’ out_ West. having been ‘stirred
up‘ with a long Teirifi polo. roars as loud it
everl _
New York is therefore redeemed.’ We
have the same authority that the town meet-
ings furnished in I837. I838, and I840, that
the franking of documents by members of
_ Congress.
The motion was lost. Yeas IO. Nays 28.
The bill was passed over, inasmuch as
Mr Merrick was compelled to,Ieave the city
to morrow.
The prospect is that nothing can be_ done
with the bill.
The House was engaged to day on bills
relative to the Territories. The territorial
. business was gone through with before the
expiraiion of the sitting._ Sothe House has
gained a day-—thr.ee days having been as-
signed _to the Territories.
The bill regulating the Pay of the Army
was taken up and debated at length, but not
decided upon.
Tnnitenav. April. 4.
Na.v,a.l,Depolon the Mississippi..—'-_-'I‘his
- subject was again debated in the Senate to-
‘day.
Mr. Foster warmly urged the bill as
necessary for the defence of the West.
The subject was postponed for the present.
Pay ofthe Army.—Retren_chment is the
' order of the day. So far as the House is
.1
‘ ‘privates; it discharges the supernumerary
concerned, a sweeping reform may be ex-
~-ducing the pay of the Army about five hun-
pected. The House has passed the hill re-
dred thousand dollars.
Mr. Coles made a strenuous eflbrt against
the bill. but it was passed by a tremenduous
imijority. yeas I09 nays 36.
This cute downthe pay of all officers and
oflicep3——-all the second lieutenants; it there-
fore breaks up the West Point Academy. by
we shall carry the State triumphantly in
November. To our friends abroad. w e sar-
write New York down upon your tables for
Henry Clagfoizd a. Protective Tariflf
Albany Evening Journal.
The English 11Iail.-—Our Postmaster put
forth a very singular. not to say a very arbi-
trary notice, respecting the letters for the
English mail; nothing less than that no let-
ters would be received on board the British
steamer" except through the Boston Post Of.
fice; that the contract with Harden had been
annulled; and that ‘there will he no certain-
ty in any mode oftransmission except thro’
the mail!’ Then there is no certainty atall
The merchants know this. and feel ' it so
sensibly that many of them have been in the
practice-of paying full postage on their let-
iers. and then paying Harnden for carry-
irigthem safely. On the departure of the
English steamer no‘. long ago. the mail let-
ters from this city were left behind. as has
been publicly stated in the newspapers. It
is a fact too. not yet publicly known. that the
whole mail made up at thevpost office forthe
Great Western on her last departure, was
sent to Boston. and coming back too late for
the steamer. was despatched by the next
packet. Such is the management which is
P01 lbflb 88 ibe only certain conveyance. in
contradistinction from Harden, who 1,35
never yet lost a leltel'.—Jou,-r, Com,
The Hon. William _Jay, now on a vigiuo
Europe, has been appointed by the Ame;-icnn
Bible Society. their delegate to the British
excluding its graduates from service ;‘cuts off
the extra allowances as far as possible; and-
Ind Foircign Bible Society. whose anniver.
sary will be held in May.
'.~
thirIovi,'r"-"i’
I Ho‘rrible'l,Calamity.— On the I‘9th ult. as
the wife of Mr. Griffin of Lebanon, N. H.
was at work boiling pitch -in order to make
rosin. in attempting to remove the kettle she
accidentajlly overturned it, and the contents
immediately too_k fire and spread toall parts
of the floor. Mrs. G’s clothing took fire--
but as she had three children the room."
the youngest, but three months old. she dis-
regarded h_er own suffi-:ririgs in order tosive
themim Unable to open the door, she burst
through the window, and her screams soon
brought her husband to her relief, who found
her lying on the snowyin intense agony. her
clothes completely burnt off] but still with
presence of mind enough to tell him how to
save the children, in which be partially suc-
ceeded, to the peril of his own life. The
poor but heroic woman died at nine o'clock
in the evening. One of the children. it is
seared. cannot survive.
Accident on the Harlem Raflroad.-A
boy about ll years of age was riding in‘ one
of the smaller cars ofthe Harlem Rairoad in
the Bowery. and when opposite Bond street
sprang off from the forward part of the car,
and his feet slipping as he struck the ground
he fell diagonally across the rail, and both
woe:-ls passed in.-tantly over his rightthigh
and side of the abdomen. breaking and dislo-
cating the thigh boo", and exposing the en-
tire entrails. The boy was carried into an
apothvcary shop. and strange to say. retained
his consciousness. though writhingin exciti-
listing agony. He often exclaimed. ‘Oh. it
will kill my mother; don’t let her know it.’
He was soon removed to his home where
medical aid was called. and hopes were en-
tertained of his recov.-ry.—Jour ofCom.
Mad Cow —A cow supposed to have
been biiten by a mad dog. killed herself in
Naugatuck last week. She broke froui the
enclosvnre of htr owner. ran with frightful
speed about two miles and then plunging oil
a high precipice broke her neck.——ib.
Giants at the Mu-scum.---'I‘ht-re is to be a
new wonder exhibited at the American Mu-
seum to-dayl Two enormous Giants. Go-
liah and his wife. sent by Barnham in the
Yorkshire. beyond dispute the largest mor
talg extant, The giant is a most perfect spe-
cimen. in form and features excelling half
the dandies in Bromlway, and the giantess
who is a llI.ll-' smaller, is beautiful. All
who have read of giants will certaintly see
these specimens of the race of Anak.
N. Y. Tribune.
Hon. Daniel Webster. is at Boston in at-
tendance on the Supreme Judicial Court. as
counsel for the city, associated with John
Pickering and S. Bzirtlett. Esqrs. in the t--
qiiiiy case now on trial. of the Boston and
Providence Railroad Co. vs. lb city ofB‘os-
on.
Mayor ofHudson—'I'he whigs have elect-
ed ll'!t‘lI‘('.atltild-ile for Mayor, Cvrus Curtiss.
Esq by a majority of eighty. ' They also
claim a majority in the Common Council.
Mr. Garrett, Dem. who obtained a few
weeks since. a very small majority of votes
for Mayor of Chicago, has resigned his ,0_f
fice, a committee of his own party hav'i'ng rd
ported that the election in one word was
conducted illeg-illv. His resignation was
accepted by a vote of II to I. '.
Chicago lllagz/iiral-gig], _.VVe have already
noticed the resignation of Mr. Garrett. the
-.Vlayor clect of Chicago. The council after-
wards proceederl to investigate the facts of
the election. and asct-rliiiiied llllll Mi‘. Dole.
the Whig candidate, had received a majori-
ty ofthe It-gal votes. He was aizcordiiigly
declared duly elect:-rl, but he lllllIl(’(illlIt‘l_\'
resigned the oflite in a neat and appropriate-
Iettr-r. A new election for Mayor has been
ordered.
C/mrisli Burnt ——~'l‘be Second Cnl‘l.f.”'et_rn-
tional Church of the Rev. Mr. Bond, in
Norwich, took fire at one o'clock on Friday
morning. and was entirely consumed with
its valuable organ.
Terms of A7i7i.r‘2:atirtn. —-The W'ashinglon
Correspondent ofthe Journal of Commorr-9,
which is a sort of Tyler organ —soys this
morning that the treaty was completed be.
fore Mr. Calhoun cnmi.—-—and that its terms
are—
Assumrilion by the Uniierl iS"o.le.r of the
debl of Te:ca.s—\vhile Texas is to keep her
lands to herself! I
‘‘ The incorporation ofthe Army and Navy
of Texas with those of the United Statosl
Arid Texas to have llflmPdl'II9lV two Rep-
resentatives in the House of Repri-sentatives.
And the Jourria‘l’s correspondent thinks
these terms reasonable! l——A'me7‘ic/m.
G-an. Morgan Lewis, who has held most
important stations in otir State——-Mavor of
this citv. Governor ofthe State from I804 to
I807. &.c.—died yesterday in this city, atthe
advanced age of 90 years,
Tribune of ]lIonda,:;,._
An orphan child (a girl of6 _ve.1rs_) was
frozen to death at Bath. N. Y. in January.
through the savage inhumanity of her mis-
tress. who tied her out doors. without food. as
a punishment.
The H0“- Mb HF'"d*‘|‘S0n. associate Min
ister from the Republic of Texas, arrived in
Washington on Thursday evening last. ,
Lucky Hit.-—An old building. aboutxtoibe
pulled down, in the Bowery, was sold for $30
to two Irishmen.on condition that they would
remove it. ‘-*.- They went to work at it.:a. in tear
ing open some of the wainscoating, found a
jug. which on examination proved to be a
money/jug. containing. it is said, $9,000 in
old coin. This is a good prize-..—Amer.
A Fearful Leap.—Oo Thursday nightiof
last week. a lady in New Haven, became
alarmed during her slumbers,and leaped out
ofthe second story window of her sleeping
room I Strange as it may appear, not ' a
limb was broken. nor was she seriously in-
jured.-—Courz'cr.
L
lfVil.’z'amsbu.7'g.-'—The town election in
Williamshurg. on Tuesday. 2d. resulted in
the success ofthe ticket nominated by the
American Republicans, by majorities vary-
lnfl from one to two hundred. The Whigs
an massc appear to have voted for the Amer-
lean ticket.
"LIME AS A ‘MANURE.
Much labor has been exhausted in trying
to ascertain the best method to enrich. and
prepare the ground so as to produce the best
crop.- After using various kinds of-dressing.
none h.-yvig proved begtterthan lime, IOI‘ land
on which corn is planted. '
Liine has inits-lf"inany,'VHll1flble P'°Pe"‘
ties. __,lt gives a suitable degree of heat" to
cause imuiediate vegilaiion; it guards it f_rot_ri
worms and insects that often di-stroy one half
of the first planting: it causes an early and
rapidgrowih, that ripcns -the grain bell"?
the frost appear. Whi-n_ lime is used for
other kin-ls of grain. it has the same eff‘-_-ct as
-on corn ; it has also the v.-iluable qtmllly Ol
guarding against mildew. No grain sown
on land so prepared, will sufler from lbls
great evil, by which so many valuable fir-‘lds
have been destroyed. _ _‘
The best iiiethol of using lime is to mix
one eighth part with old burn manure. then
to beplaci-d in the hole with the corn.—
When used for other kinds ofgrain,it should
be spread on the top ofthe ground, and hair-
rowed in‘wilh the grain. No one can fully
estimate. the value of lime for this purpose.
unless they try the experiment. The over-
age diff}-rence in a crop is from one third to
one half more by using the lime. _
It is also lll'lt05l. the only sure preventative
of voimiii on fruit trees in this sr‘Ctl0n of lb!’
conn‘.r_v. Lime placed about the body ofthe
tree early in the spring. will prevent their
increase. Slackcd lime mixed with soap
and water. used as a wash on the parts ofa
in e where insects have deposited their eggs,
will destroy ih-,-in entirely. This has been
proved by the writer. _
In niany parts of England. lllf‘y estimati-
ihv value of their land. in some proportion to
its nvarni-ss to lirne'kilns. on account of the
valuable properties of lime for dressing.-
Our farmers should turn their attention to
the su‘ ja ct.
Rhnrlc Is/anrl Leg‘islalu.rc.—-A special
session ofihis body commenced at Providence
on Friday. called by the Governor. pursuant
to a requisition of a large number ' of the
members of both Houses. to adopt measures
adequate to the emergency in the afl.iirs of
the State. growing out ofthe int--ference of
the House of Representatives ofthe Congress
of the United States therewith.
Gov. Fenner. in his message. denies t«-
the Congress ofthe United States any au
thority. under the Constitution, to interfi-re
with the internal affairs of a State in thi-
innnoer. in the form. and for the purposes
assumed. He is of opinion. that the alliturlc
of the State on this occasion. should be in
rlicnted by a silent contempt ofall the efforts
made to disturb its peace. by persons in or
oiit ofthe House of R.r‘pl't'St:‘nl:IllVt‘s of the
~Unitt-d States. But anticipating the most
salutary result from the deliberations of the
Legislature. he confidently commits to its
wisdom and patriotism. the protection of the
righls, the honor, and the dignity of the State.
JOZL7‘. of Com.
A WESTERN MAN'S SPEECH.
Mr. Hardin of lllinois.delivered 21 speech
in the House of R:-preseiitatives. a short
time ag-o, in which he “took ,the "hide ofl ”
from Mr. Van Buren in the most effective
manner. The speech is strongly marked
with Western peculiarities. as will be S"fU
by the follo-vin,g extracts. Mr. Hardin said:
I’ll put Mi‘. Van Buren on so many sides
before I have done with him. that you won’t
know which side his head is on.
VVhy. sir, he was in favor of the safety
Fund System, and against it——and he was
in favor ofshin plasters.‘ And here are the
documents. and I can prove it. And you
Mr. Speaker, are old enough to know this
very txell. (Hours of laughter.) When I
was a boy and you a young iiian. you might
get shaved with tlieui at home: but if you
-venin hundred miles from home. it would
tnlrc a poclret full to pay for your supper.
and a but full to stay all night. (Increased
laughter)
Why, there was one of these shin pl-.is‘.er
concerns suspe-nded—c.-tiled the Sandstone-
barik—antl they gave notice that they would
ultimately redeem their fives in whet stones.
(laughter) their lens in grind stones. (more
laughter) their ttventics in mill stones (in-
creased laughter) and for all above that they
gave a general order on the quarry. ‘(Roars
of laughter.) In I832. he wrote in favor of
a pet bank. and when that system all blew
up. l.l1t'D he came out and give them banks,
Jesse. (Laughter) You all of you know
that, so it's no use to read any of these docu-
IIIPUIS. Now. I repeat then. that he’s been
for and against pretty much every thing that
a politician could be for and against, and
tiirried more somerseis, and performed more
evolutions than the most profound ni-aster of
ground and lofty tumbling. VV by. Mr
Speaker. you look at Van Buren in his po-
litical cvoluiiotis. (l.lIlgllI.t'|')—fiI'SI. he's right
in front of you. the next rriinute ht-’s behind
you; then he's on one side, then on the
other——sometimes on his feet. sometimes on
his head and sometimrfson his head and tail!
(Screams of laughter in which the locos
'--iined.) And after all. Mr. Speaker. you go
to try to put your finger on him. and you find
he is nowhere and in no position atall. (In-
creased laughter.) ’
Mr.Hardin went on to say ghat liealso voted
for the high Tariff with Jackson and Benton;
and he’s written page after page on this sub-
ject and yet no human being can tell what
he means—and he takes all the different
sides and makes all the different parties
believe that he's with them. He reminds
me of an anecdote. two men shooting.--«
Richard heard Cowen’s rifle go off. he
comes up and asks him what he shot at?-
‘None of your business.’ says Cowen. Pres-
ently Richard sees a calf a little way off.—
‘Did you shoot at that call?’ save Richard.-
‘Yes,’ says Cowen. ‘Why .7’ ‘Because I
thought it was a deer.’ ‘Why did’nt you hit
it their .7’ ‘Why I shot at it on purpose to hit
it if it was a deer. and to miss it if it was a
Roars of laughter followed this )—
'I‘~‘li’:b"ri as to his dignity sir. His deniocratic
stomach turns sick at songs and hard cider
and coons. He and his party abuse our
songs. when at Boston they were doing lhe
same thing the other day; they can’t sing
songs about Van Buren. because his name
w6n't -rhyme with any thing but ruin.‘-
(Laughter.) And now sir. according -to the
fashion; I shall print all the rest of my
1-:
speech. and I'll take the,h:Ide ofl Mr. Van‘
Buren. so that he'll be glld W '33" I C9013
skin on him. And according to the fashion
I move the previous question. i '
Ir‘roni the New ’Y0i1'I€,"E.'l'pTe§l-i ’
TRIUMPHIANT"CONNECTICUT.' : -
‘The Whigs of New York‘ WEI‘? Y9§‘°[d")'
elecirified by the returns from Connecticgt.
It was a great battle ground. where the for-
tunes of Henry Clay ‘ were first staked
among the New England pt‘0Pl*'-i ‘Rd “ll
eyes therefore. in surrounding States. WP?!‘
turned upon this battle ground, to be it We-
terloo for ,or_i_eor the other party. The locos
were in power there. Their most popular
man ‘was up for Governor. ‘ The State pat-
ronage was 1h.-irs. The abolitioriisis were
.h'..i.- a||i.-s. They dodged all principles and
dung only to power. Gloriously then hove
the- whigs discomfitted tliern, redeeming
their own State. and thus saving. We trust.
the Senate of the Uniied,Stntos to the \Vhig
party. and for the administration of Henry
‘la '. '
L Sbldom or never have the loco locos con-
ducted a contest so rascally as in the State of
Connecticut. In t'.'.e first place they have
nowhere mnnfully defended Ilwlf Free Trade
principles. but have constantly attempted to
d-cr-ive their party respecting! llwm-. Tl"?
W9.-e T...-ifi‘ men, nay. high Tariff men.
when a vote was to be gain‘-‘d by ll. Md ll“’.l'
were free trade men when there was a pop-
iilar clamor for Free Trade.
And now. Mr. Van Boren—.n0W Y9 R9
gooey men of Albany. Richmond. where do
vou hope to make a beginning in Ibis cam-
paign of 1844 ? If you had driven Connect-
icui from the whig line of I840, you might
have had a story for a start; but in tho
Slrr-ngih of C,,,y=s name against V-in Burr-n
we have routed a Van Buren Governor.
secured the U. S Senator as we think, and
given a start to the «hi! ball lb:-l Wlll ll-‘PP
it “a rolling on.” “a rolling on.” to the end.
From the N. Y. '1'r_ilJlmc. April 3-
HONOR T0 CONNEC PICUT.
A National Salute of twenty six guns
(which would have been a hundred if then
had been time to make the cartridges) was
fired in the Park last evening in honor of
the gallant conduct of the ‘ Land of Steady
Habits.” The peril of VVhig '.l'llImpll rung
out loudly in the clear air of the beautiful
evening. and woke a thrill in many a gener-
ous heart.
An improplu gathering of Whigs like-
wise took place last ev--ning at the National
Hall, which was alt-sndr-d by nearly every
body who had notice of it. Aiiiuiating all
implied addresses wt-‘re made by ii goodlt
number of ardent Whigs, some capital songs
were sung. and every allusion to Connecti-
cut called forth it burst of arclzimatit-n from
the eritliosiasiic, exiilting multitude. Glori-
ous land of the Ellsworths. Shermnns, Yv'ol-
cotls. Hiiiiiingtonsl the Nation rejoices in
your triiiniph.. .
The Moral eflect of the Whig victory in
Connr-cticut upon the Public Sentiment of
the Union cannot be over I-'S'lmnI.Pfl. Th-
struggle has been for great Nzilir-nal objvcis,
with the whole People as intensely interest-
ed \\'llfll-'SS("S. The triumph will send an
electric thrill through the whole Whig armv
throiiglinut the Union. and must proportiona-
bly do-press our opponents.
Four more Loco Foco Congressmen aro-
left without Constituencies Now. gentle‘-
men locos. go on and put your Tariff‘ de-
stroying bill through the House. and then
through the Senate—if you can.
E'ci.-an Pence Sa.vcd.—A gentleman late-
lv returned from En-rland states that the of
facts of the Penny Postage System (now
in successful operation throughout Great
Britain) upon the intellectual. moral and so-
cial habits of the lower classes. are triilv as-
tonishing as well as cheering; that hundreds
ofthoiisands are learning to write. for the‘
sake of corresponding with their friends —
The eff.-ct of reducing postage from n shil-
ling to it penny, in increasing the number of
letters. is well told in the anecdote ofan Irish-
riiarnwriting to his son in London ‘Remember
m_v dear buy. no! to forget to write often. for
every letter srwes me eleven pence !' This
be it remembered, however. is not more an
ecdote; for the number of letters has actual-
ly increased by many millions; and as the
ri-snlt. for several years past the British
Mail carrying letters at the unifo-m rate
of a PENNY. and newspapers for nothing has
cleared. over all expense-.aboui -rriiuzr-: iin1.x.-
IONS of dollars annually I--Tribune.
Extraziagancc in Old Times.-—In in
price current published at Philadelphia in
I720. nottna TEA is quoted atfifly slii//in,r.r.r
a pound—and WHEAT at only three shillings
a. bi/..thels—consequently it would require
nearly st-vent-en bushels ofwhcat to purchase-
one pound of tea. Yet our great grand-
mothers were wori’t to indulge in the ex-
pensive luxury often drinking.
The Militia System of Maine" has been
virtually abolished. All l'l8I‘Ml¢‘S and train-
ings are dispensed with, and officers are en
titled to an honorable discharge. on appllt‘.9-
tion. The citizens of age are. however. to
be enrolled according to the law of Congress.
A Caution to La.dies.—A fashionable
young lady in Maine, whose pnntale-its sup-
plied what was wanting in the length of her
frock skirt. was ‘fined by a magistrate $5 and
costs. under the act prohibiting females from
wearing men’: a.pparcl.—Am. Tmv. -
It is the fact. says a correspondent of the
New York Trihune.that Col. Benton ‘has
drnonnced, the Annexationlgppestion as at
.‘Tyler and Calhoun hunibugggi
The Whig National Com.-ciitionat Bal-
timorc.—The- Commzittee of reception to the
Whig National Convention. to be held on
the lst of May next, in order that suitable-
provision may be made for the acconimoda
tion and entertainnient of the delegates. re-
quest that a list he published» by the Whig
papers throuought the Union ofthe deli-gates
appointed in their respective States to the
said Convention. and that they be also re-
quested to forward a copy ofiheir respective
papers containing the samcto Reverdy John-
son. Esq. Chairman of the Committee of Re-
ception. Baltimore.
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NORWALK GAZET.
Wednesday, April 10,- 1944.‘
' ‘ 1-IL‘!-:C'I‘ION'—“Tl-IE~RESUL?P£""'-”*”
I In our- last we gave the resul‘t-"o'Fihe election
as near as it was possible to get at it.~ -The
returns’. h_o‘vi'eve.r'.‘wcre not full. (and’aome_eligbt
l".8!=.¢.!'."'°l.*°. .“'.."¢ 9!. .«.=.9ur-el.'é .l3¥-Cloiilltr-t<!T lb!-
Inlthe "main. we were correct. The State has
been redeemed} There has been however. no-
election_of' slate ofiicers by the’ people.‘ -,TIi,li:
vote is a very heavy one. being about 61.700.-’-‘-7
uf which Mr. Baldwin will have about 30.050-
Mr. Cleveland. about 28.700.—scaiiering 1.950.
and Mr-Baldwin will lack about 600 voies'oI"a“n
election. The legislature is wbig beyond ‘a
peradventure. Of ‘the niembers elected. the
locus have_7S. and the vt-Iiigs 96. In 18 towns
where there was no choice. the meeiiiig was .
dissolved. In 9, a second trial was agreed upon!._
These towns are Danbury. Sherman. Cl'l€’el)‘l7_Cf,
Meriden. Siratford. Trumbull. Plymouth. Co-
lumbia and .VIitldletown—eniiiled in all ii.‘ 12
members. Should the loans elect ilie whole of
these. we should still have a decided majority.
But Ihisthey cannot do. ‘We stand an gqual
chance at least. for them. - " '
In the Senate. the whig majority is 9._,ha\-ing
elected 15 out of the 21.
The locos have been delurling themselves
with the idea that they miglii slill gain the le-
gislature tliroiigli the (5lL'Cll0fIS yet to take place.
Having depended U)'Oll the first returns by the
wliig journals. they in soirie cases sent messen-
gers to stir tip ilie irinkies. in towns that had
dissolved. Danbory was visited last Thiirsday
by a rider from Hiirifortl. and a complete rally
ofthe fail ful was strenuously urged.
The S rate is safe and sound for at least one
U. S. Sei titer. and for a healthy inajoriiy for
Henry Clay in the fall.
RECAPHTULATION.
Balc/tcin Clcvrland Scat.
Hartford Co. 6006 5356 ' 55
New Haven. 5065 4(‘49 217
l“8lrfi*‘lll- 4799 4369 120
New London 31161 3016 226
I.iIclifield, 4331 4146 355
'l"'ll8ml. 1860 1893 103
Windham. 2296 2418 426
Middlesex, 2123 2252 146
29.541 28.149 1888
SCARLET Fi:vi:it.-Tlie Connecticut Medi-
cal Sii('iel_y have resolved ic oller a prize of $20
or a gold medal ofthe same value for the best
dessertalion on Scarlet Fever.
The dessortation must be written, and for.
worded to the Chairman of the Commiu....,
=1! Haflftird. post paid, by the first of March.
I845 It must be sealed. and have on its
cover some motto or device, acconipanied by
.ir.othi»r sealed package. containing the name
-if the author. and on its cover a correspon-
ding motto. or device. to that on the cover of
'he dissertation. '
The Committee will report the successful
candid.-ie to the Convention of I845 and n-
wzird the prize spi-cifird.
The unsuccessful dissertations. with their
retu'ned to any post office dc-signsiod-by the
iutfio! on the cover of the package or disser-
tation.
Ill Fulton street. New York.-—Under this title
Mr. Plait proposes to issue a series of works in .
prose and poetry. from the best of American
and English authors. The First of the prose
series. Ilaly and the Italians. an cciavo. is
already published at 12;, cents. The letters of
which this work is composed, are written by T.
F. Hcndly. who resdcd for some time in Italy.
is abundantly capable of forming a correct
estimate oflialian riien and things. The work
has all the thrilling interest of a light wrought
rlimance. while the writer in a racy style. dis-
courses only of what he has seen and heard.-
Tlie New York press Bpeali in high -terms Of
the matter and manner ofiliis work.
The first number ofthe Poetical Series of the
Home Li or-y. contains. seieral fine poems of
William Cullen Bryant. and is for sale at the
same price. by John A Weed. I
There is a world of trash in the literature of
the present day. and any thing in the shape of
antidotes and preventives to the poison abroad
ought to he encouraged by the virtuous public.
On this account we sincerely wish ilie enter-
prize of M r. Plans success.’ ‘
VVe desire to return tur he-arty thanks to
0111' lflends in Connecticut. and especially to
George Dawson. Editor of the Rochester‘
Democrat, Jairivs F. Babcock Editor of the
New Haven Palladium, A. A. Pettingill.
editor of the Bridgeport Standard, and Jame;
Reed, editor of the Norwalk Gazette, for aid
furnished us in collecting and forwarding
us the election returns from that State,-
N- Y. Tribune.
The Tribune is equally indebted to Mr, I
White of Dnrihury. for his efforts in oblninirzing
the 11th district. and which he would have re.
ceived in the some manner he did the 12th, if
Ihe messenger had had the common sense, or
the common civility to have made himself
known. A duplicate was received by our Ex.
press for the Tribune from that district, but as
we could obtain no satisfaction as to the authority-
ofihis messenger to receive the packet. and slips.
posing there were at least two expresses on 35°.
road. we _did not feel at liberty to hand them
over. This accounts for the failure ofthe 11th. .
Commodore William Compton 30].“,
has been appointed by the Secretary of the’
Navy to the command. as Port Captain of-
ull the forces afloat at the Norf0|k s..,,',;,.,,,l
which comn.ar.d was recently ‘made vscan?
by the death of Commodore Ki-aged ' In"
consequence of this appointment, Czjnmfi.’
dme B""°" “*5 "9‘I""3'~vd the withdraw’-I fl
his nomination. made in the st-;,,,..',é"‘ bin-,h°°;"
the Bu’.r.ea.u"of,'
Bum:
President. as Chief of
accompanying packages unopened, will be .
Tar. Home LIBRARY No 1. S. Plait f)'Ul)llsl)€I'.l-
Norwalk Chronicler