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Ministers lay in prison in New York, for
preaching and marrying. In 1718, a severe
penalty was inflicted by other colonies on
dissenting preachers, till in 1729 the punish-
ishnient was mitigated to the pay of a pound
of tobacco to the established chur-ch minis-
ter. She did,.it is true, punish for Witch-
craft, but can this be brought as a charge
against her,--when Massachusetts, Scotland,
Germany, and other counti'ies were guilty
of the same; and even in England, as late
as 1’/l6, a poor woman and her daughter
were executed for selling their souls to the
devil .7‘ But in the science of the law, Con-
necticut stands pre-cminent. The first Law
School in our country was that established
by Judge Reeve, in Litchfield, in this State,
and here she still holds pre-eminence. 'vVe
baist of our Ellsworth, our Reeve, our Kent,
and our Walworth; Ellsworth never to be
named but with admiration, was ChiefJus-
tics of the Republic. He was Chairman of
the Committee who drew up the Judiciary
Act, and the hand of our State is visible
here. Connecticut has led the way in Legal
Science.
In the Pulpit we find such Theologians
as Hooker and Davenport; Jonathan Ed-
wards, a native of our State and a graduate
of Yale; Doctor Dwight, of Connecticut
stock, and rightfully belong to us;‘;i the
younger Edwards, Bellamy, Stuart, Seabury,
and a host of others.
‘-‘In Practical Eloquence we boast of a
Strong, av Beecher, a Brainard, and others,
who have added dignity to their native
State, and are now scaittering themselves
overthe country till we hear their voices in
the praires of the West.
_ In. Poetry, though our county has not yet
ascended the highest mount of song, we can
point to a Trumbull, a Hillhous-:=, a Perci-
val,an-l a Halleck, with pride that they be-
long to our State.
.llIcc/mnicul Izwculiolzs.-«In a list of Pat-
ents recently published, we find thirty
washing michines and seventeen churns
pattented from Connecticut alone. Fitch
and Starr, both natives of Connecticut, pro-
jected the two first steamboats. and one of
them requested that he might be buried on
the Ohio river, that after death he might
witness the iniprovemr-nt.s in steam naviga-
tion. The first locomotive ever run on land
in the world was run in one of the streets of
Hartford. The cotton-gin, the screw augur,
the girnblct, &c. were invented in Connecti
cut. The two first printing presses patented
in this country, were from Connecticut, and
the manufacture of India Rubber, first origi-
noted here, and one diy promises to make
the nape of Goodyear immortal by the im-
provements made in the vegetable leatiier;
while Connecticut, by her clock manufac-
tures, has become the tirnr:-keeper of the
world. '
It remains for us to mention in this inven-
tory, Ezlii-calion and Evii.igmlio7i.~I-Iair-
vard College has kept up a good reputation
for herself, but Yale has sent out shoots to
all parts of our country. D.-irtaioutli Col-
lege was, in fact, started in COl’)!lt’CllCt,ll..--—
The first three Presidents of Princeton Col-
lege were from Connecticut and from Yale.
For the benefit of Princeton a lottery was
permitted, on petition, to be drawn in this
~‘tate, which had been refused in New Jer-
sey. The first President of Columbia Col-
lege was from Yale. Hamilton, ‘t5‘i7estcrii
Reserve, Jackson in Illinois, Athens in
Geo. and other institutions in other States
may be lHJly called the offspring of Yale.’
By emigration we have given population
to extensive tracts of territory throughout
the country. Parts of New Jersey, Long
Island, Vermont, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
whose people are industrious and moral,
were peopled from this State, Of the present
New York lsegislatuw, 15 are natives of
this State. The venerable James Hillhouse
used to say that when he was in Congress
47' members were natives of Connecticut,
beinga fifth of the whole number. John
C. Cillioun once remarked that he observed
one time that there were wanting only five
to make a majority of Congress who were
natives ofthis State, or descended from it by
male stock. Of the present deleg-itiou from
New York to Congress, 16, or two fifths.
are sons of Connecticut. In the present
Congress there are 18 natives of Connecticut
and only 17 of Massnchiisettss, though her
proportion, to equal Connecticut should be
42. New Hampshire has 7. Vermont 4,
New Jersey 9, Louisi.-.na 2. Unable to
command a vote on her 0 vn account, Con-
necticut scnds her sons abroad to lake posses-
sion, in her name, of other pirts of the coun-
try, and thus she holds her supremacy. The
President (Tyler) and the Seci‘et-ary, or
rather late Secretary of the Treasury (Spen-
cer) are but scions fro:n Connecticut, planted
in Virginia and New York, where they gain
a fictitious itrzportance which they never
could obtain at home. It is thus she sends
her sons to school, and then to other States,
to lead them froui her.
Honorable, thrice honored Connecticut!
Vi/hat son or tlaugliter of thine will not glory
in the':‘? No State is so honorably distin-
guishcd in so short a lli. e and so little terri-
tory; veiled in modesty, yet great in virtues.
VVe must, then, look more to State and less
to National politics. Keep away from the
great iii:-clstroni of national affairs; cultivate
the arts, improve agriculture; schools and
colleges must be multiplied. We have done
much, but we are only beginning. It is
State meanness to spare expense. Though
our Representatives should be finally reduc-
od to one, yet we can always keep fifty
natives ofour state inCoiigress. \Ve must be
proud of our public mr.-n; uphold them, and
show to the world that we are the “Intellect-
ual State,”tlie "School-house ofthe Republic.”
The Rev. Doctor closed his address by a
few words of encoumgeoaent to the members
of the Society, and by some apposite lines
from one of our poets (Halleck) addressed
to Connecticut, for which we have not room
but which our readers may find in Evert:-st‘s
Poets of Connecticut.
P7'esb_I/leria>zi.sm. in Engla7ul.—TliePres-
liytcrian Synod of England. have established
ti Theological Seminary in London, and ap-
pointed Rev. Jamcs Buchanan, D. D. their
first Professor. It is stated in the London
magazines, that Presbyterim congregations
are multiplying ingthe larger towns of Eng-
land,*_while the supply of ministers is very
ln«'.l(lt‘tj""" ' -" " 2..
LEGISLATIVE.
Jllonday Morning, lllay 27.-The Spea-
ker announced the committee, to inquire
and reportvvhat day the Legislature will be
able to adjourn. .
The committee on the School Fund, re-
ported favorably on the petitions of 3d and
4th school districts of Ridge-field, for school
money.
The committee on the Judiciary reported
adversely to the Bill allowing the plea ofnon
est factum upon a specialty, the same as in
an action of assuinpit. Bill lost;
The committee on Roads and Bridges, on...
the petition of Benjamin Stillman and others
praying for a reduction of toll, against the
Bridgeport Bridge Company, and that the
Bridge company charter may be vacated,
reported that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw.
Mr. Swift offered a bill for a public act
providing that no Justice oftthe Peace shall
havejurisdiction in any case where he shall
have drawn the writ or declaration. Read
three times and referred to committee on the’
Judiciary.
Mr. Swift offered a resolution appointing
a committee of three to revise the statute laws
of this State and make report to the next ses-
sion: and directing the Judiciary committee
to nominate suitable persons to be appointed
on that committee. Advocated by Messrs.
Swift and Beardsley of Monroe, and opposed
by Messrs. Copp and Huntington. On mo-
tion of Mr. Foster laid on the table. Adj.
After-noon.—-Report of Commissioners on
Housatonic Railroad came from the Senate
referred to committee on Banksf House
concurred.
R--solution laying a State tax of one cent
on the dollar on the list of l843. Passed.
Resolution allowing the Quiuebaug Bink
to increase its capital stock 9,35 on a share,
came frorri S8D8lt‘.:l‘t‘ft‘.I‘l‘e(l to committee on
Banks. House concurred.
Petition of 130 ladies of Meriden, pray-
ing the Legislature to make laws for the
punishment ofseduction and liccntiousness in
every form.
Mr. Brooks moved its reference to the
committee on the Judiciary, with instructions
to report at an early day. C.:l‘l‘lfd.
The committee on incorporations other
than Banks, on the petition of Housitonic
Railroad Company, for leave to sell its sur-
plus nnd forfeited stock, reported favorably
with a resolution. Resolution D‘-|SSt’(l,
Resolution granting l‘viarcellus Clark and
James B. Carpenter each $3.72 80 for their
services as members ofthis House to the 17
inst. Passed.
Resolution passed appointing Calvin Hib-
bard Jutlgeof the County Court, and Asaht-l
Cole, Isaac Backus and J irncs Lyon. county
Commissioners for the county of Win-lhani.
The committee of Conference on the disa-
greeing vote of the two Houses on the reso-
lution discharging John Tower from State
Prison, read a written t'ommunicr.tion show-
ing the reasons set forth by the committee on
the part of the Senate.
Mr. C. H. Beardsley moved the House
reconsider‘ and concur with the vote of
the Senate. Messrs. Brooks, Atkins, E.
K. Foster opposed the motion, and M r.
Copp warmly supported it. Motion lost
and the House adhered to their former. vote.
Adjourned.
Tucszlay Filorrzing, May ‘.28.——Tlie com-
mittee on taxation, on the bill providing that
stulerrts and all others shall pay taxes in the
towns where they offer to vote, unanimously
l'l.’pDl'lt;‘d that the bill ought not to p:.s".~
Bill lost.
The committee on claims, on the rrsolu-
tion granting pay to the committee appointed
last session on the sul-jvct of Taxation. re-
ported a resolution allowing 5’,~'tl37 30 to
Noyes Darling, 8-40 38 to Asa Fish. and
$35 30 to Samuel H. Huntington. Reso-
lution passed.
The cornmittee on claims, on the resolu-
tion grunting pay to Daniel Taylor. for his
services as mi-mberofthis House to the 17th
instant, reported a resolution allowing him
$39 60.
Mr. Minor did not doubt the correctness
of the statement of the chairman of the com-
mittee. but he would like to know upon what
pI‘lrlCipl€‘S the report is founded. The
House would recollect the very extraordi-
nary circumstances under which the meeting
was held, and.he would not be more sur-
prised if any inhabitant of the town of Col-
cliestcr should present his claim for services
as a member of this House He. would not
object to granting pay in cases where there
was any room to doubt the legality of the
election, but the circuzristances of this case
were such as to convince him that for one,
that no pay ought to be allowed.
Mr. Copp replied. He. hoped the House
would not prr-judge a cise from what the
newspapers said, and that the gr-ntleman had
not been iiiflticriced in his remarks by what
'he had seen in the newspapers.
The subject was laid on the table.
The Ma‘-sachiisetts resolutions on the
subject of French Spoliations. which were
referred to the committee on the Tarifli, came
from the Senate referred to a select commit-
tee to be raised on‘ that subject. House re-
considered and concurred.
Resolution appointing Harvey Seymour,
and Philip Ripley Auditors of the Treasur-
er’s accounts the ensuing year; Passed.
The committee on ban ks reported favora
lily on the petition of Connecticut River
Banking Company, for leave to make divi-
dends. Petition granted.
Bill requiring the School Fund Commis-
sioners to give bondsto tlieomount of$2.0,000
-—providing for the appointment of a Board
to be called the Board of Examiners of the
School Fund, &c. read first time. M r. Pal-
mer moved that 1000 copies be printed.—
Mr. Marcus Merrimen, Jr. moved to amend
by substituting 500 in place of 1000. A-
mendment carried and 500 ordered. Adj.
Aflernoon.---Resolutions directing the
committee on tht-judiciary to inquire into
the expediency of requiring the Controller
to give bonds to the amount of $20,000, and
that the committee report by bill or other-
wise.
Mr. Dixon moved to amend so as to in-
struct the committee on Claims to perform
the same duty. Amendment carried—reso-
lution as amended passed.
The petition of East Bridgeport Bridge
»Peace for
Co. which was granted in the House, came
from the Senate recomuiitted. House con-
curred. ‘ ' ' i ,
The House took up the bill regulating
special electors meetings, conforming them
to the provisions of the registry law. Read
third time and passed.
Bill passed appointing Justices of the
Peace for the county of Windham. .
Tueszlay} Aflernoon.-—Resolution appoint-
ing Erastus Strong, Hulbert Swan and Ben-
jamin Dowd, commissioners" for the County
of Middlesex.
‘ Mr. Sturdevant moved to amend by insert-
ing the namc of Horatio N. Fowler in the
place of llurlburt Swan. Amendment car-
ried, and the resolution laid on the table.
The committee on the Judiciary reported
ngainstthe bill to confirm deeds and other
conveyances, executed by one witness only.
Bill rejected and reportaccepted. Adj.
Wcclriesclzry Morning, ll!a2/ .‘20.—Bill re-
quiring each steamboat to carry three boats
and twelve oars, amended so as to make the
master liable to a penalty of $300 for a vi_o-
lution ofthe law, and as amended passed.
The ‘committee on the Judiciary "reported
against the bill raising the salaries of the
Judge ofthe Supreme and Superior Courts.
Bill nr-gatived.
' Mr. Dixon offered -a bill appointing
Justices ofthe Peace for Middlesex County,
which was read, amended and passed.
Resolution appointing Thomas B. Osborne
Judge of the County Court, and Alva Gray.
Barney Bartram and Charles M-irvio, Omit-
missioncrs for the co. ofF-airfield. Przssorl,
Resolutions appointing the following Judg-
es of Probate for Fni:'fir=.ld county—viz:
{ulus Blackman, District of Fairfield
Edward Taylor *‘ D;ml,,,ry
ls=iac Sherriian " B-idge,-or;
lhv-ophilus .'.\lCl1()lS “ 1\le\\lo\\.‘n
rB‘r~njsinin lsaacs " I\’orw;ill,-
lhoznas B. Fanton “ Rcddin_q-
Harvey Smith “ l'{i-lge(lé|,j
.JlSl1l).‘1 B. Ferris " Stamfm-.1
Dtvid Plant “ Sl|"-ll,lOI'd
Bradford Winton \-‘Jeston
Eliphalct Swift “ 'Wcstport.
‘Bill passed appointing Justices of tlie
Peace for Fairfield county.
Resolution passed appointing Ahijoh Cit-
li_n Judge of the County Court, and L-35;“
Loomis' Li-riian Church, and Joseph S. Gav-
lord Cornniissioners for the co. of Litchfinlil.
_ R"solution passed appointing the fOll‘(rt\'-
ing Judges of Prob:te_viz; '__
Roger ii. Mills, District of N.-w i-1..-nioli
Rilph G Camp “ Litclifield l
Lewis Sznith I-;ltirwir.ton in
Calvin R. Butler Plvinoulh
D. B. Brlosniudc V‘/'::sliii‘i':tnn
Nathaniel Perry New Milford
Harman B. E istman “ Roxburv
Lerniin B. Sprague “ \Vootlbiii'\'.
Resolution. pass»-d appointing the follow-
in,r_r.ludges of Pro‘oate.—viz:
Johnson C. Hatch, District of Kent
II
II
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Michael F. Mills " Norfolk
J:-sse Ives “ l3:1l‘ltll7‘lmpSll‘(l
Gideon Hall, Jr. “ Winclicster.
Resolution appoimtiiig Justices of the
. Litchfield county for the.» jvogr
ensuing. Passe . I ~
Afl‘cr7ioon.—-—Tlie Spealrvr announced the
committee to wait on the Governor and re-
quest the i‘-‘turn of the bill granting the
Housatonic R.-llll’()tt(l_C0mp-'ll)y leave to sell
surplus stock, as follows: Messrs. Pond,.'ind
Sturtlcvotit of Durham.
Resolution appointing Philo Hurd.’ Se-lab
Strong and Thor_nas Bullock a comrnitu-e
under the act incorporating the. Wasliirigton
Bri-tlqe Co. for the year en.-uing__pusscd.
Resolution appointing Commission:-rs for
Mirldlesex county taken up, and passed.
RI-solution appointing Justices of the
Peace for the town of \Voodstoclr. passed.
Resolution tli:.ilJohn C. Palmer be uppoin-
ted Judge of the Midzilesex County Court.-—
To this an ZJn1Cn'ltl1E’l'll. was moved to strike
out the name ofJ0hn C. Palmer and inslirt
that of Eliphalet A. Bulkley. Arnentlnient
carried ;—-ayes 84, nays 65. Resolutionfas
Mrwiidetl psssvd. ' '
R solution appointing
Judge of Probate foritl e
to\vti—pass'ei'l. 0 ~
lVezl/rcsrlriy Aflcrnoo ‘I, Mo.g/ 20.-—Reso
lution appointing! the per_sons‘tht*rt'in fl:-lltlit-‘fl
Justices of the Peace for the town of Vlfo5Qd-
stock, for the yr-fit’ ensuing; passed.
Resolution appointing John C. Palrnjer
Judge ofthe County Court for the countyiof
;Vli«.ldlesex. ' -'
Mr. Pratt moved to :1lDf'ntl by erasing‘
Mi‘. Ptilim-r’s name and inserting that of
Eliplialet A. Bulkley; amendment carried,
84 voting in the afiirm'-itive, and 66 in the
negative; as am:-ndr-d passed.
R:-solution appointing -Ralph Gilbert,
Epliruim H. l-lyde, 2-l, and Zalrnon Cross,
commissioners for Tollund county,
Motion to amend by substituting the names,
of Walter R. Kibbe, Oliver H. King, and.
Thomas C-lnrlr ; amendment carried, 83 in
the afiirmative and 56 in the negative; as
amended passrd.
Report of Insine Poor and accompanying
documents, made the order ofthe day for 10
o'clock to morrow morning. Adjourned.
T/iiu's.'lrzi/ Jl’Io'rning, .'lIag/ 30.-—The
Speaker announced the following committees
on the resolutions relative to French spoli.i-
tions—l‘i‘Iessrs. Swift, Homes and Comstock.
Mr. Foster of New Haven, called up the
resolution appointing a committee to revise
the laws of this State.
Messrs Foster and Swift’ remarked in
favor of the resolution, and Messrs. Dixon
and Palmer in opposition, when the debate
was interrupted by the consideration of the
report upon the Insane Poor, and accompli-
nying resolutions, which were made the
order ofthe day at l0 o’clock. The rosol -
tions as amended by the Senate, aullinrizgs
the Governor as cori.inissioner, to make ti
contract with the Insane Retreat at Hartford,
for the reception of insane poor persons.
whoso parents or guardians are not able to
bear the expense, and to appropriate for thait
purpose $3000, in addition to the sum fil
$2000, appropriated at the last session; pass-
ed unanimously. i
Mr. Swift continued his remarks upon the
resolution interrupted by the calling for the
order of the day--resolution passed. Adji
Aflernoon..——R+-solution incorporating .a
new town, by the name of Naugatuck; pass-
Holehrook Corliss
District of Warm‘-
l-, ui
_ The comniitteee on Taxation upon - the
bill ofiered by"the committee of last session,
reported that the bill so materially changed
Zlrlfninitods of taxation, that they would re-
en I s continuance to ‘
and that 2000 copies be printeduteoxttligtersisliiillc
among the several towns in this State.
The consideration ofthis bill was made
the orderof the day, for to day, at 2 o’clock.
_The committee on Taxation, to whom was
referred the Report and Bill of the commit
tee appointed atthe last session relating to
the assessment of taxes, reported that the
same be continued to the next session and
2000 copies be printed and distributed among
the inhabitants of the several towns: passed;
Resolution passed appointing Charles J.
'iVlcCurd_v, Judge of the County. Court, and
Gordon Chapman, Zebulon Brockway, and
Albert Latham, commissioners for the coun-
ty of Nziw London.
Bill passed appointing Justices of the
Peace for Tollnnd county. Adjourned.
FI‘iIda.7/ Morning J'l’l:z.g/ 8 l.—Resolution
tniipointin-_r Eli B. Bennett, State Director
olithe Fairfield County Bank, and Peter D.
Irish, State Director of the New London
Brink, referred to committee on Banks.
The committee apointed at the lastsession
to revise the Militia Laws, reported that ow-
.10}; to circumstances over which they had
lno control. they have been unable to meet
ldiiring the recess, and ask to be discharged.
,'R.-= port acceptetl.
l The coinuiittee on the Judiciary reported
,ag.iiust the bill relating to the collection of
jdebis by foreign attacliincnt. Bill lost.
l Resolution authorizing the exchange of
ll"ublic Documents with the State of Geor~
,gia, p-sscd.
§ The committi-e on Banks reported against
;the bill to repeal the 1st section of an not
‘passed in 1889, limiting the amount of loans
to directors. bill laid on the table.
The committee on Banks reported favora-
,bly on the petition of Quinebaug Bank, for
iliberty to increase its capital stock, and a
;resolution ltl[‘.l"t"d>lng its stock $5 on each
§l’l.'ll't‘. Jv*S()ll.lll()l) passed.
Rt-solziticris passed appointing J~>St-“fill
Wood, Jutlge of the County Court, and Ed-
wurtl A. Cornwall, Green Ketidiick and
Hoadlvy Bray, Couiinissioners for the coun-
ty of N-~w ll i\~'H'l. '
is-solutions ptissvd appointing the follow-
ing .lu~.’lges of Probate, viz:
< hem-zer fl. lvcs, District of Waliingfor-;l
Norton J. Bucl Watertown
H
Sel-ah Strong “ Milford
Jesse ()rau.pton " hlarlison
5 l3enaj..,h Andrews “ lkleriden
Silas Hitchcock " Clteslilrc
Ralph Smith “ Ciuilfortl
Eleazer K Foster “ New l-lav» it
Bill read appointing Justices of the Penci-
for the county of New Haven.
Bill appointing Justices of the Peace for
Hartford county, passed. Adjourned.
Aflcrnoo7i..—Resolution appointing Wm.
A. Buclciiigliam State Director of the l\'or-
wich Bank, and John H. Townsend, State
Director of the Mercliiints’ Bank referred to
committee on Banks.
The commiltee on E lucation reported a-
-,,-gainst the bill repealing the Act of 1842 re-
lating to common schools. Bill lost.
The coinmitteo on Roads and Bridges re-
ported a second time in favor ofthe petition
of E Briilgeport Bridge ('0. for a new road.
Mi‘. l‘ldllllllOl’l moved that the whole sub-
ject be continued to the next session. Mo-
tion to continue lost—aycs 55—noes 77.
Mr. Foster mowd to amend so that the
road shall be cornplcted within two years in-
stead of three, as provided by the resolution.
Ainenduient carrirrl-—-resolution passed.
The committee on New Towns and Pro-
‘bale Districts, reported that the pt-llllC~l) of
Diniel C. Silmon and others. fora division
of the town of Weston, be continued to the
next session. Continued. ’
The committee on Education, to whom
was referred the report of the conimissioner
on the D.-afand Dumb, reported a resolu-
tion making on additional appropriation of
$500 to be 9.\tpi‘n'.l€(.l under the direction of
the C()m.'nlSSl0l)P.fS. Re'S(ilU|.l0D passed.
Judiciary committee reported against the
expedicncy of the bill extending the rights of
married womr-n, l't“ft‘:l‘ltCl to them, but re-
ported a new bill protecting all property of
which the wife is srrizr-d at the time of mar-
riage or which shall come to her by devise
or inheritance during the coverture, from-ab
tachnient for the husband’s debts during her
life and that of her children, the issue of the
mtirriagi-. The bill came from the Seinate.
passed as amended. Adopted. _ '
The Judiciary committee rrcomnieiitled
the passage of the bill for a public act,' rela-
ting to the partition of real estate. - This act
gives discretionary power to _the court, '. in
(‘uses of partition, it here in the opinion of
the court a division of the estate would work
,a n):ll.l-'ri.71l'i[)_jt1|'y. Under the existing law
'tl]E' p:irt owner may compcla partition; the
[bill comes from the Senate ai_iiendi.-cl.
l, House adopted the amt-nd'_ment.
Salu'rrlci.y ZlIor7iing June l.—The amend
out to the constitution, ot_‘fert-d by Mr. Mi-
,.nor and laid on the table last week, was here
“re.-'ii.Iii--d. A _ .
V Mr. Minor called for the yeas -and nays;
ortl».-,red.
Mr. M-.riiman of New Haven, thought
the property qualification a mere force, and
hoped to sie it abolished. ,
On the question, shall the resolution pass,
the vote stood—-”yt-as l3'2, Nays l2—-so the
resolution was carried.
The committee to inquire into the busi-
ness before the House, for the purpose of as-
certaining when the House might adjourn,
reported that the business was such, as in
the opinion of the committee, would permit
an adjournineut on ‘Nedriestiay next.
Resolution appointing Justices for Fair-
field county, came front the Senate amended
by adding the name of Ard Reynolds and
Seth Lyon. for the town of Greentvicli. and
Geo. Bradlev for the town of Newtown, and
erasing the riamcs of Abraham Briggs and
Levi Leach, from the list" of town of Sher-
man; resolution as amended passed.
The committee on the. South Carolina res-
olutions relative to the assumption of State
Debts, reported the following resolution:
Resolved, That Connecticut is, and ever
has been opposed to the assumption of the
debt of the several States by the General
A‘
edwreport accepted.
Government. 21'.‘ '*.'':'?1'-' record such assump-
and fatal to the independence of the States".
Resolution passed -and report accepted.
Saino committee reported on the Geo. re-
solutions relative to rep_udiation_fof State debts
a similar resolution which was ancepted.
Aflernoon.—Bill for a public act making
it compulsory upon the selectmr-n to abate
the school taxes\of poor children : bill lost.
Bill fora public act in relation to the
rights of married women rcsuuied, and laid
on the table. .
Bill relating to the partition of real estate
resumed. Adjourned. '
The Bridgeport Farmer still tries to de-
fend the Representative in Congress from
that District for his dodging. ltsays that no
vote was taken on the day referred to by the
New York Tribune. If it refers to the
Globe it will find the ye-as and pays, in
which Mr. Simoos’ name does not appear.
he having at the time dodged behind a post.
The motion was not, shall the Tariff pass?
but it was a motion to stave offthe consider-
ation ofthis suicidal bill. It was about as
pertinent to the Tariff bill as that other nio-
tion to lay it on the table, for and against
which this some Dr. Simoos voted within
the course of a few hours. VVe persume on
this occasion the posts were guarded, and
Dr. Simons, not being able to dodge voted on
both sides, to please both-the fr--e trade and
tarifi" portion of his constituency.
N. U. Ife ra-lrl.
The center of total population of the Uni-
-,.-d States in 1840 was Harrison county, Va.
38 miles south of the Pciinsylvania line, 5
milcsdue south of Clarlrsburg, 21 miles
north I75 west, 177 in straight line from
Vviisliiiigtxin. The center of population has
moved wt-stwartl l07 milt-s—-in 50 years. The
Louisville Register says: ‘After the next
t‘€llé‘lJ".‘>' we can and we must have the seat of
Guvcrriiiierit removed to the west.’
Stti'i:iltit' B;1rro\\.',0f Louisiana, has fid-
dre-ssr-rl his constituency. by letter, through
the N-itionrrl lntelligcncer, in which he de-
clares himself iinconditionally opposed to the
ann»-xaticn of Texas to the United States,
and pr«>:-:ents his reasons. These arestrong
lv arrayed, and cannot fail to have their
p'i'hpt*r.t\elgl1l. on the minds of the South
generally ——C0u.7»ie2'.
Rezriiral of I//n.‘iigralio.~i.—'l'he N. Y.
Evtpri-ss says that more than one thoits-ud
emigrants have arrived in this city from Eu-
rop-.-iduring the last twenty four hours. Of
these, r-iglit hiiiidred and ninety five come in
the packet ships Burguntlay, Oxford and
Garrick.
Gen. Jszclrso’/L ‘ITS. Ila/zry Cla.:I/.——Tlie Lou-
isville Journal says. ‘We hear from Nash-
trrouble on account ofthe present condition
of his party. He raves against Mr. Clay
morning, noon and night. The thought of
the election of that great statesman, is his
tornicnt,slw-piiig and waliiiig. It is salt in
his sugar, ipecac in his wine, a spider in his
tliiniplings, a cat in his larder and a night-
mare in his dreams.
',7‘_i,lcr’.s' U.vi1r]mli0ns-——Cli:inceloi‘ Kvril.
one of the highest l’r-gal tll1ll]fit‘il.l(=S, has giv-
en 3 \\_'rj!l;pn opinion in ro_:_r:ir(l to Tylor’s u-
surpations, which he concludes as follows:
“I think there can be no doubt tlirit the e-
normous abuses and stretch of power by Pres-
exi-rcise of the power of I'Tlp(?2lCl].'rtf‘lll. and
an imperativedntv in the House of Repre-
sentatives to put it in practice.’
Lonrl 'Sales and l/tcir Proceeds.-The
salvs oi the public lands, during the last cu].
lendar year, amounted to L630 674 acres.
and produced more than $2 000.000, exceed-
ing the proceeds of sales for the previous
yrafby seooooo.
Mother, mother, ‘does money have the
rlieumatisoi? Wh_v no, my child. V\"ell,
mother, I see by this ni-wspape-r that money
is easier; and dad is always easier after he
has had the rlieumatism. Git along to
school—-it’s nine o’clock, this minute.
Rico. Dicirlcnrl —Tlie Concord (N. H )
P\tllll'0‘ld has divided flee per cent. profits for
the last six months, and has a respectable
surplus left.
Great .Hou,l of lVliile Fis/I..——We under-
stand, from a credible source, that the e-
normous nuinbvr of 400,000'white-fish were
drawn on shore, at one haul, on East Ha-
ven Harbor.—-N. II Courier.
' Dividends —The' Mechanics’ Banking
association have this day declared a dividend
of t/tree and a half per cent, for the last six
months. payable on the 7th of June.
The Howard Insurance company a divi-
cencl of eight per cent. pziyable on the 4th of
June. '
Scliism anzong t/ie ilIorm0ns.—The VVar-
saw Signal states that a rupture had taken
place among the l\-lormons -—a resprctablo
number of the most intelligent members of
that body hnving secedcd, under the gui-
dance of William Law and set up for them-
selves. It does not appear that the religious
views ofthe secede-rs have undergone any’
material change. They profess to believe
that Joseph Smith was once a true. prophet;
but contend that he is now fallen from grace
and no longer worthy to remain at the. head
of the church. Private information confirms
the above intelligence in its most essential
featurcs.—Allrm Tclegrap/1..
Governor Roberts of Liberizi, with his
wife and child, has arrived in New York
from Monrovia, in the brig Atalanta, and
will remain in this country for some months.
One l-Voman Killed by anot/icr.-— On last
Sundav morning two lrishwomen named
Ann Keeler and Joanna Sweeny, who were
both intoxicated, had ii boxing match on the
stairs oftheir lodging in Reed's Alley, and
the fight terminated in Mrs. Sweeny receiv-
ing a blow from her opponent, which knock-
ed her down stairs, fracturing her skull and
causing her death’. yesterday, in the city hos-
pital.—-Jaur. of Com.
Stealing wood is said to be a certain speci-
tie for the removal of the piles!
tion as unjust, degrading to the sovereignty,--~
ville, that G-ii--ral Jackson is in, a pr-ck of.
irlerit Tyler, nfl'ord ample materials toy the‘
School Fzmd.—The whole number - of
children upon which dividends have been
apportioned the past year, is 84.084. ,Add
to this number those who were not returned,
and the ainount will be increased to 85, 93.,
The recepts of cash from the revenue of the
Fund, have within the year amounted to
nearly $118,000, and enabled the Commis-
sioner to declare and providethe means of
paying the samerateol dividend which was
paid the last year, viz. $l 40 on each child
‘ enumerated.
The numberof children enumerated in
Fairfield county, is 14 I52; amount of divi-
dend, $18,812 80. The five towns in the
county receiving the largest amount, are——
Danbury (both societies)....$1771 00
Greenwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -. 1740 20
Bridgeport .._ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1661 80
1\’orwall«: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ .. 1379 O0
Newtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1328 60
Ridgefield received $l0‘.9 .20; New Ca-
naan $736 40; Reddin9_$53‘2.; Broolgfield
8470 40; Sherman $422 80; New Fair-
tield $380 80. -
The six towns receiving the largest
amount of dividend in the State, are
New Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "$51.94 00
Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --4417 00 ' i
New London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.3088 40
Middletown . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . .2765 00
Norwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.2707 60
Danbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1771 00
Front the Journal of C oimnerce.
A new era has dawned upon us. The
last Sabbath presented on appearanceat the
Five Points never before uitnissed. The
grog shops so numerous the re of the worst
poor innebiiates rising early, trcnrbling and
thirsty, to ‘seek it yetagain. found a board
over every one of their holes, and smelling
about like so many singed rats, were obliged
to sit down and rnminate on their condition
and consider uhi-their that could be really,
the some old Five Points.
Anotlit-r marvelous change, and one which
was most urgi-iiitly needed, has been effected
at the steamboat landings. On arriving at
the wharf yestr-rd-.iy, from New Huvin, we
were surprised to find that the gang of back-
lUt’H and loafers usually encount: red on such
occasions, pusliing and bowling, and some-
times fighting, to the great annoyance of
passengers, were no where to he St't'l'l. On
further examinaition, we perceived that each
harkman cartinan. etc. was at his vehicle,
and loafers we-re abs»-nt altogether. Public
officers were stationed here and there, and
the most per foot order prevailed. lfthe pub-
lic do not sustain with all ,tht-ir influence,
these and other valuable reforms introduced
by the American Republican party, they
will deserve he-r-alter to be overrun and
trodden down by lawless ruflians.
Aflicling Ei>enl.—Ou Friday lost, Je-
rome. son of Mr. Ransom Seeloy, of B:-tliel,
aged 8 years, was drowned in the mill-pond
at Plum-trees. in tli'll. district. He had ac-
coriipaoied his blind father to the mill, and
remained behind to fasten and bait the horse.
slipped oflitlic bank, where the water is ten
feet tlcPp- Nearly an hour elapsed before
his lifeless body was recovered.
l)au[2u.ry Trim cs,‘ 291/z alt.
Public Lnnr1s.—-We learn saystho Phil-
adelphia Inquirer. from an official source,
that the sales of the public lands during the
last calrndar year, anionritcd to l.630)674
acres, and produced more than
exceeding the proceeds of sale for the previ-
ous year, by more than 8600 000.
Bis/10]) Ilau-/rs.——‘At a meting ofthe Con-
vention of the prrtzstant Episcopal Church
of the diocese of Mississippi held at Jackson
on the. 3d and 4th instant, the Rev. F. L.
Church, in NY. city,“-as unaoimousty elect-
ed Bishop oftha Dioccase.
A strike for
dreds of men and horses were at work at the
Railroad Tunnel, on Atlan'ic street. To-
day the whole line is deserted! We under-
stand the laborers have heretofore received
81 cents per day, and they new demand a
considerable advance. This will probably
bear lia rd on the contractors, who have taken
jobs from the Railroad company.
-13-roo/sly/n Star.
W-’eallh in E7i.g1aml.—Mr. Coleman, the
American agriculturist. in the first number
of his work, Speaks of the operations of men
of wealth in London, one of whom had con-
tracted for the erection of one thousand splen-
did houses in that city. The income: of
some men in the country, amount to twenty,
twenty-five, one hundred thousand, two hun-
dred thousand sterling-—even three hundred
thousand pounds annually. It is very diffi-
cult for New England men even to conceive
ofsuch wealth.
Hooks and I1"_?,'0S.—-'.l.‘l]8 American inven-
tion for making this little article has reduced
the price from SI 50 to 20 cents. At one
establishment in New Britain, in this State,
80.000 to 100,000 pair per day are made
and plated by a galvanic battery, br what is
called the cold silver process.
United States IS said to be $750,000 annual-
ly.—-N. H. 13:;-old.
Professor Silliman, of Yale College, ar-
rived in this city on Friday last, and tool:
lodgings at the city Hotel.
logical tour through Missouri, having al-
ready visited the Iron Mountain," and the
mines in the south eastern part of the State.
He will examine. the coal mines in this
neighborhood. Professor Sheppard accom-
panies him on his tour.
St. Louis Reporter. May 13.
It is said, by some one, that a lady never
looks so supremely ridiculous as when she
attempts to smoke, whistle, ,chnse l.urki_es
through tall grass, or talk politics.
For an exhibition of real grace and elegance. a. la‘
cly must be seen ascending a flight of stairs, or asleep.
with her mouth open!
Hypbcrisy is said to be the homage which’
vice pays to virtue.-;—Globe. ‘ ’
‘No man on earth is‘better capable ofjudg.
ing than the editor of the Globe, for there
does not exist a more consummate hypocrite
and companion, Amos Kendall.
Albany Citizen.
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Wbil:-tlius etitployed, it is supposed that he '
as 000,000,’
[-lawks, D. D. lute Rector of - St.- Thomas’-
ll’age's — Yesterday, hun- ,.
The value ofthis article consumed in the ‘
He is on a geo-'
class, were all closed or nearly all. and the .
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than he——alwa_va excepting his bosom fr-iend‘"~\
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Norwalk Chronicler