N 0 R
4%..
1 ’_j
G-Az
J
,1.‘ .. .,,.,. .._
Published Every Wednesday 1!Iorn‘in'g, by JAMES REED, at Two Dollars Per Annum infitdvance. office on l{oyt’s Dock, West Side of the Bridge.
.1
NUMBER 295—NEVV
SERIES.
NORWALK,‘ CT. VVEDNESDAY, JULY 9?" 1845.
\./~_,._,.
VOLUME 28—NUMBER 28.
WEST--END THE BRIDGE !
I
richest goods, and c/reap.
This day received, a new assortment ofbeaui
sired by Ladies or gentlemen, which w
our friends. “Old
e shall be more than pleased to offer to the inspection of
ECE,
S hereby given, that the “Great Attractions,” lately advertised to be seen "East-side;
_ the Bridge,” is a bold attempt to deceive the public,—tlie “Great Attraction” remains as usual’
‘Vest-End the Bridge where crowds both from town and county daily resort,aiid express:
gratification at the bargains freely extended to tbein. It is well known that we always keep the‘
iful dre
SS9
goods, and all other kinds cf goods de-
Bridge Store,”-—C. J. GBUMAN, Proprietor.
Terms of the Gazette.
Vitlage5'.tbscribci's by cai'i'ier—per year. .. .$2 00
Mail do in advauce_ do do..... 2 O0
Udice Sub.-:ci'ibers,oi' those living out of the
C'.iri'icr’sdistr_ict, and who call for their pa-
“pers attlieoriice . . . . . . . . . -.‘._. ....
Couipauics of :3 or more receiving their pa-
-- ~' ' -' ‘ advance . . . . . . . . ..
pus by inail, ifpaid in i
Rates of Advertising.
150
I.
0lie’sqll:Ifé'—-1l5ll!leS0l'lllldel‘--1lllSel'tl0ll.. 0 75
'.lWUl1'fsel‘tl0llS . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . - . -- 0 37
Three insertions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - - - - 1 00
Each following insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 20
Executor’s and At’lll]llll.~'tl'&l.lZOl"S Notices . . . l 00
Coinniissiouer’snotices . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . -- 1 95
Gitardiaii, Divorce, and other notices .... .. . 1 00
the square.
Yearly advertisers, on square,,..--_. .:-.. .10 00
' payable quarterly. 'l‘lie.privilege of yearly and-
vertisers is limited to their own iirlinediato l)'IfSl-
iiess.
' Casual advertisements sent to this Office, MUST Br.
‘- £CCO\l['A.\'lBD BY THE citsii 'ro l..\‘SURl-I ixsunriox.
- M;
s
E?-
al B P R l N l
o F A L 1. K 1 N D s
Executed at tiie Gazette Oflice.
HARDWA.RE.
Cutlery, Guns, Iron, steel, Vvindow
Glass, Paints and Oils.
WHODES.4iLE 8L RETAIL,
Onpasilc IT.').I/'b’S Lanrlirzg, Norwalk.
' Fills‘. subscribers are now receiving direct
from the manufacturers an extensive as
3 ;'nmcmol' foreign and doiiiesticllardware.&c.
whicl. they ofl'er.citli'er \vbo'lesa'le or retail. on.
a. favorable terms: as can be purchased Ill New
York; Dealers and other purchasers are
[-eqhesierl to examine our as:iirlffl(‘lll and
Prices befn-e purchasing elsewhere. Among
the assortment may be found.
A.ne,.-man and English rim. l;nob,upright.and
1 ' _ _ _ .
‘]').)r|ice Locks, with mineral, glass,porcelain
and brass Kooks’. ,
Pad, chest‘, draw, desk,
uj-vlll Locks.
Nort'Sll'. A ac.-ic-an, m‘ala‘b’le, long. square and
. I ‘
escutcheon Uatclies.
Parliameiii, broad. utttt’tW~’.
brass Burrs.
Wdllfl St‘.I'6\V3s '=‘-*5°”e
Fiat, oval, g ft)llllt.l.l1llll9l_al’C’:an
llorse. \V0‘3il 3”" Slme R""l’s’
Aiicvers ass irledfroin g to 2.], iiicbes;
"lriiilisli and American Shovels 8.: Spades;
3
East steel, or. plated ll-res;
lletl Manure Forks;
Lnng & shilrl llalll _ '
Plouglis antl l’ltt"gh ‘C“5“l',’f='5l
.- ’Is
,,_,k.,. an] H_1nges,p ate .|rl]§r, .
. _, l .3 ' V
Mill) >'\’CUl9 \v'bb hanb’ bu ix’ \
hole saws:
-B»'°‘“’ “ml ”""i“l;Axes’ Adz...
C-irieniers ant ttttltefs ’ . ,
]3;abe and Bins; bench and ll’l»')Ul(lln‘.l Planes ,
p'l't-ie irons. Steel and l'”“ Squiéfsi ,
- " ' I -ire .
A ’”” ’’’’"'“"em in hill’-i10|1'l‘)i\i’e Di s iv...
Brass Kettles. Ff‘/‘"5 “-15” ‘g ' ‘‘
got) and cart boxes. ‘
Ss0rlm’:nl0f Fab
bo'x, lruiik, iilland
table, loose and
d from 3‘; to 3 inclies;
d round Files
h'.inrl Fasls;
hip and key
a and Pocket Cutlery
laroe*i
Aealpzittib and wire twist, double barrel Guns;
. . do do .
finllallon . (lo ' l do do '
Fine and low priced sing "' "
guolish, American Sweeds at-. Old Sable lf°“~
_ assorted sizes :
Cast. English blts d _
-. - j |,:is'orle sizes ;
A bfl\)r”i’é!'l,,nT_]ll’l:lle Fr<:ncli Window Glass assorted
m. « -
from 6:8 to lSx'2'-ll _ ,_
Euro Extra anrlNo 1 Wilt“? Lei“ ' .
E lfsh ‘Red Y,,”(,“. Ochre, Paris. Englishand
(‘lg I i ' '
‘V 1 I ? ’k .
Chrome (xreen.V id‘ gns‘ audtliffalllopei at ’
ter, German. American, and
' V '.-‘l :
g0:c(’l’\a’i’1(l!'lCal‘l’:l3nil(llP(lalzllllmll’ Oll- [‘’‘‘s‘’‘’‘’ and
"w --' ' —. , .. ~
‘ivnaie on. &c. &c. mum--'1 vb CAMP
- N,,,..-ark, March 25.18-15.
Toys Toys l
ENCH. German and English Toys. Wltlt
great variety of other fancy at-iicles.and
erii of Fruit and Nuts. such as
Nuts. Peanuis.Filberts. Cit
Figs. Prunes. Cloves.0t‘
dai Biscuit and a general
for sale l)y
W. JENNINGS.
. R
a
a general assortm
-Almonds. Maderia
ran, Mace. Currants.
cages and Lemons, So
assortment ofConfcctioné1r|'Yv
i-:0.
’Norwalk. April 1. 1345'
“FARRI For SaIe.——A Farm.
containing 20 acres of _-nieadow. pas-
ture and wood land, situated in the
town of Ridgefield, about 3 miles
ge. On said farm, there are a
Barn, a well of excellent soft
t of fruit trees.
(3 nionliy can remain on bond and
Possession given immediately. For
la,-5 apply in Lewis Silliclr, Ridge-
bscriber rest
gioofhe viiia
Dwelling House.
water and a vane
the purcbas
mortgage. _
urther particu
feld,0r to the su ’dl“§ “ear ‘he pram‘
NATHAN SILLICK.
3tl8
ld June? 45. .
active
1 es.
5 Bi dgefie _ _
711 HE Subscriber wishes to engage all
' intelligent lad. 14 0' 1
good education and 00779“ m
clerk in a Drug and Book store.
Norwalk June 24. 1845-
fikn Noflce, that James Mallory 8: 00
T are this day opeDlD8_ 39°‘
Dry Goods of every d8S¢"P“°“v
-bound to sell cheaper than MY °‘
IDEIIC.
; (DING, Going-
of whom it may C0009?“
Knives. _( Wilson’s make) 200
assorted sizes, slighly damag
importation, selling for less than I
by '1‘ L‘& J R Pncx.
oral habits, as
J A Wiser).
I
” RES]! Teas.--Ten Chests Superior
" Green Teas, for sale low, by
T L a; I It Pi-:cir.
One half of
5 years of age, of
her large lot of
which they ‘are
her establish-
..To be sold on account
—-350 Butcher
Socket Chissels
ed on the voyage of
ialf their value, .
A Choice Fm-m for Sale.
if "A Plot of ground ofregularform, (an
i oblong) embracing 30 acres with a
, broad level from on the Dar.bury,!
mad. about 31-2 miles from the borough ofNor-;
walk, is offered for sale ata price which will
render it an object for a person having the means
rand wishing to procure a small farm forthe pur-
pose of elegant improvement. On the premises
is some six or eight acres of wood and timber,
some fruit, under good fence and in a l]l‘.!ll state
of cultivatiori. There is not a place on this road I
and few in the vicinity, that lies so f-.tvorahl_v,’
that can be obtained on so easy terms. Any
person wishing to purchase can obtain any iii-
formation by inquiring at this office.
taiiir
atten
lie is invited to the large and elegautassort-
merit of Harnesses, Saddles, Bridles, Whips.
Trunks, &c. to be found at the establishment of
A pub-
the subscriber. It is believed to be no exagera-
tion that this place, nor any other in the vicinity
has been able to produce so rich a variety, par-
ticularly in the Harness line. They ‘are ready
made and complete at a moments notice.‘ \Vbo-
Wet will take the trouble to examine, Wlll find
Illa! U10 Wotknmnship of these articles cannot be
surpasscd. Among llic lot are several sets of
double Harnesses, which are worthy the amen.
tion ofiliose fitting out pleasure €ql1lpu.ges_._.
There are also several very liglitand airy Single
harnesses, designed for ueatness butmanufactur-
ed ofthe. best maieri-.i1_s,and embracing the double
merit of security andtaspefupiessd l‘:.vfe'1‘y lllglltile
needed in the line, may e ouii ie e. 0 1'9
best qualitv, and on verv moderate terms. Be-
- ' ' - ' ~ ’ \Vn B SWAN.
pairing as usual.‘ _ - -
Norwalk, April 29, 18-10; 18
‘ODD news. —Ladies l can now sbpvt
you the largest assortment of very rich
| 0 ' V , .
cheapand faisnionable Dress (mods you ever
hail the pleasure ofexaruuiing in lltlSl'.'OUllly or
state. consisting of
75 pieces Dress Silk all kinds
50 " Mousliu de Lanes
10 " Orgaudy Stripes
30 " llerra ges, very rich, all wool
20 ” Giirgiianis
30 " Printer! Mouslins
Allof which will be sold very ('l1Pfl[l1ll-
C J GRUMAi\Ts.
2/ / //’/,,,' t \ * X
/////////t//ti/’tit*ii\‘tttt‘t\\\\\\‘*\“
“7 A'I‘CHEs.——The subscriber has now
on hand a large assortment of gold and-
silver \Vatches at very low prices, also, some
good second hand silver watches extremely
cheap. VVatches of all kinds carefully rcpairetl
and warranted. Work and jobs of all kinds,
thankfully received and done at shortnotice.
C E DtSBP.0\V.
RUTl{,—- Ve’ve a lot ofgood Britannia
Teapots, the cheapest ever offered in this
market, try us, and see ifthis is not trite. Table;
Mails, for preserving Tables and table covers, ai
useful article, at Drsunows. ‘
Large lot of Gold Spectacles this‘ day fin-,
IL isbed, also Silver, of every style ofglass,at ‘
wholesale or retail, do. Silver Spoons as good as‘
\
I
1 can be made.- Looking Glasses, Clocks, andl
Tea Waiters in abundance, all at Dtsnitows.
ALL at C E Disbrows, for allsorts ofCombs
Tooth, Nail, Cloth and Hair Brushes, all
sorts Shaving Tools, Fancy Soaps. perfumer_',l
Penknives, Scissors the best kind, Jewelry ofall
sorts—every thing ‘usually kept in a Furnishing.
store.
Building Stone.
50 LOADS very handsome Building‘Stone,
for sale. Enquire at the Packet Office of
Sellick’s Line. E. H. STREET.
Norwalk, May 20, 1845. 21
Q llAWLs.—Just received a splendid assort-
kz merit of Shawls adapted to the season, such
as Barege and Muslin de Lains, plain and satin
striped borders. Embroidered and Damask do.
at the Branch Store of '1‘ L 6: J R. PECK.
SIVIITIPS
Fashionable Hair Dressing Saloon.
HIS establishment has been removed from
Thomas’ Building, to the Room on the
east end of Burrl|'s Block, where the proprie-
tor will give every attention to his customersin
the line of Shampooning. Hair Cutting, and
Curling. Ladies cur-ls done up in the most
tasteful manner. .
A large quantity of perfumery and Children’:
Toys have been addedto the stock of the sub
-icriber which will be sold on the most reasona- _
POETRY.
THE F ARMER.
“The famer's life's the life for me’'—
“la love its qnictscciiery;
‘We love its shades, its hills and dales;
We love its cheerful fireside tales;
“'6 love to tend the flocks and herds 3
VVe love to hear the singing birds;
VVe love the sweet suliibrious air;
\Ve love’ the prospect wide and fair;
\Vc love to plow, we love to sow;
\Vo love the new niown grass to smell;
\Ve love to hear the tingling bell ;
\Ve love—'-‘to tread the grassy lawn.
Along the brook-—auiong the corn;
We love-—the whole, but é:‘an’t rehearse’
His pleasures till, in pi'iJsc' or verse.
MISCELLANY
From the Boston Journal.
INFLUENCE OF’ THE IMAGINATION.
The influence of imagination upon the
physical powers is well known. It has
often been known to cause disease, and
sometimes furnish the most eflective rem-
cdy. The story of the experiment tried
upon the Scotch teamester by the students
of the Aberdeen University, .is doubtless
familiar to our readers. By a precancer-
ted arrangement one met him at some dis-
tance from the city,and with an appearance
of anxiety enquired after his health. Ja-
mie replied that he never-had felt better in
his life. I am glad to hear it said the stu-
dent, lthought you looked iery pale-,your
eyes are sunken, as if you were quite ill.
Well, replied the poor fellow,l don’t know
but I do feel a queer sort of a pain about
my head. Proceeding further, he fell in
with another student, who exclaimed,
Why Jamie, what is the matter? Have
you been sick’! No, replied the Scotch-
man, feeling really alarmed,but I am afraid
I shall be. My head aches terribly, and I
feel a sad weight here,-—laying his band
on his chest. My good fellow added the
student, I wouldadvise you to take care
of yourself; you look as if you were not
long for this world. The victim'of the
experiment grcaned and went on his way,
and by the time he met the third student
he was very ill indeed, and begged him to
help him into his wagon, and assist him
into the city, as he wished to have a doc-
tor, and send for his family, for he felt that
he was not long for this world!
VVe have witnessed many cases, in dif-
ferent parts of the world, of yellow fever,
that terrible disease, and we never knew a
case where, whatever migiir. 1,. .i.., ,,;0_
of this species of disease, calls it an i-rrz°ta-
rive imitation, of which we are almost tin-
conscious, and to which we are drawn me-
chanically. The act of yanutning is prop-
agated from one person through a whole
company. Squinting and stammerring, are
propagated by associations with those
who have these habits. Baglivi mentions
Ia young man; who, looking at a person in
an epilepficfit, was himself taken with one.
Dr. V\’hytt says, that in the royal irifirmary
bysteric fits spread frorri one wognan zirlrilong
the rest. Dr. Boerliaave says t at at arr-
lem, it person under an impression of ter-
ror, fell into a convulsive disease, which
returned in regular paroxysms. One ‘of
the by-standers was seized with similar
fits, returning in regular paroxysms. .A
third and fourth were taken in the same
way. In short, almost all the girls and
boys in the charity house were taken with
the e convulsions. Vl/hery one ivasitlzlizelilt
the rest followed in convu sions. or i-
er means having failed,the doctor at last in-
formed them that there was no other cure,
but burning t/rem in I]/re arm-1'3 I/:8 5071?. its
soon as they were ta ten; an iot irons
were accordingly prepared. He was thus
enabled by this strong mental~imp:'ession,
to resist the influence of this stgong mor-
bid ro ensitv. The fits cease .
ltpis rilso recorded that a similar disease
spread ‘in a certain neighborhood in the
lsland'ofAnglesea. The (llSd0l‘5ltl3)l' began
with pain in the head, precee e _ y vio ent
twitcliings in tbeupper extremities, can
sing the shoulders almost to meet by the
exertion. A cure was‘ effected here and
the spreadlof the disease s/topped, 1771;
hr'(.z'tinrr al intercourse wit 1 (Lose 0 ccte .
‘l wiiriied them, says Dr. Haygnrth, ‘that
if this caution was not observed, the epi-
demic’ might spread through the whole
land.’
Tliis is _tlie same Dr. Haygarth, who
roduced very important iclipliigeils ‘in tllie
bodil functions ofsevcral in ivi ua s w 10
wereliis they supposed, brought under the
agency ofPerkins' tractors, in reality mere-
ly acted upon by piecrs of .-orI_or2 wozd, or rus-
ty'iron ; under this supposition, however,
several cronic maladies, which had refused
to yield to medicine, were materially irrit-
igated, and at least temporarily cured!
ft is also related that in 1784-, in the
vgiled among voting women. It began
with a palpitation ofthe heart, then swoon-
len(-_p_ of the attnclt, the patient -110% re‘-
cover, provided his spirits were buoyant,
and he looked confidently forward to such
a result. And on the other hand, we have
seldom or never known a person to over-
come the disease, ifhis fortitude left him
at the eailZest symptoms of the fever, and
he predicted, as is often the case, that he
should die. Physicians are well acquain-
ted with the influcnce which fear,and oth-
er passions of the mind, exercise over the
corporeal functions ; and hope is with some
a more powerful curative remedy,tlian the"
nostruins which are enimierated in the
most voluminous pharmacopia. Many
instances might be quoted to show the in-
timate connection between the mind and
the body and the exercise of that mysteri-
ous power which is known under the un-
meauing term of symput/1_t/, some of which
are curious enough, and will doubtless be
new to many ofour readers.
Some years ago, the people employed in
a manufactory at Preston, in Lancashire,
England, were much alarmed by an un-
common distemper breaking out suddenly
among the women and girls employed in
the spinning department, and spreading
with great rapidity. A healthy young wo-
man dropped down suddenly in a :onvul-
sive fit, and remained in that situation for
nearly thirty six hours, with only a few
sliglit intervals of about ten minutes each.
After this time the convulsions returned
for several days in fits of :1 quarter of an
hours continuance, but with much longer
intervals. Two days afterwards, another
person who had worked with this woman,
was also affected in the same manner, upon
the following day eight more; the next
day six; and the next day five; and the
next day four. The patients had little or
no warning of the approach of the tits, but
fell down speechless and remained perfect-
ly delirious, during ther continuance, with
the body bent backwards, and so power-
fully conviilsed that five or six people were
scarcely sufficient to prevent a young girl
from biting and tearing herself, or dashing
her head against the wall or floor. In a
feiv’days,the terrors of these people and
all around them were increased to the
highest pitch, by the spreading ofthe com-‘
plaint and still more ineflicacy of all the
means tried for their recovery—-—and the
dreadful idea prevailed that the disease
was the pliigue or some similar infection
introduced by the cotton.
A physician of the place being consulted
declared that the disease was entirely ner-
vous; and upon careful investigation as-
certained that the person first affected had
been thrown into that situation by the
wanton application ofa living mouse to her
cheek, an animal which excited in her a
kind of horror; and that the rest, who
were chiefly young women,had been afflic-
ted merely by a kind of sympathetic epidem-
ic’. The application of electricity, of
soothing medicines, but above all the sep-
aration of the patients, and the quietiiig of
their apprehensions by assurances of a
.speedy recovery, soon put a stop to the
progress of the disorder, and effected a
cure; insomuch that in.a few weeks they
l
'_iii,q_fits followed, and they would be ino-
ti‘onIes‘s"ior upwards or an hour. when
any violent passion seized them, or on a
sudden surprise, they would fall down,
toss their arms about and twist their bod-
ies into very odd shapes, crying out most
dismally. ‘They were commonly seized
at church, and when one was seized others
would follow. On a sacram erital occa-
sion, fifty or sixty were carried out into
the church yard, where they struggled and
screamed for five or ten minutes, and
then rose up without any recollection of
what had happened to them. A cure was
effected by the rudeness ofa church officer,
who, provoked at the increase of his la-
bors in Liking care of those who were un-
der this species of illness, threw one into
aiditch "of water. The fear ofbeiiig served
in the same manner prevented any other
stvooiiingsl
From this principle of imitation, crimes
of a certain character are sometimes rife
at one period, and we hear in one year of
accounts of mobs and riots in dillerent
parts of the country—in another year of
murdc-rs—in another of r'ncend.ar2'es, &c.
At some periods suicide seems to prevail
and become an epidemic. Indeed, we
read that in the early stage of the Roman
Commoiivvealtli, this strange propensity of
self destruction prevailed among the wo-
men to such an extent as to excite the
Greatest alarm, and after various modes
had been in vain adopted to prevent the un-
natural crime, it was ordered that the body
of every person who had com nitted siti-
cide should be entirely stripped of its
clothing, and exposed naked iii the public
squares. This plan proved eflectual. The
The modesty of the Roman women was so
great, _tliat it overcan_ic_ their strange pro-
pensity to commit suicide. It was upon
this principle that a law was formerly enac-
tedin England that a suicide should be
buried naked in a cross road, and a stake
driven through the body. This law which
was regarded as barbarous and brutal, was
inoperative, for the iriquests generally re-
turned verdicts of insa/zt’ty, and the pro-
vision was carried into effect only when the
criminals were paupers, or altogether
friendless and unknown. VVe believe that
this low is now repealed.
From this desire to imitate, this sympa-
thetic fieling, often arises the intrepidity
of armies in battle: and here we may look
for the panic fear, which at another time
will prevail and freeze the eniinies of a
mighty host. ,Here also we may find the
key to many or the strange_ and mysteri-
ous doings in the days of witchcraft, which
sadly perplexed niany able and_ learned
philosophers and divines, and which were
ascribed to the agency of_the Devil ; and
in ‘this principle of imitation, of imagina-
tion, of ci-edulity we may look for_tbe so-
lution of many of the wonder_s which are
ascribed to the powers of Animal Magnet-
ism, and which are related on the authori-
ty of credible witnesses. ‘ ’
________________.
Foot Races.-—We learn that Glider-
sleeve won witli’ great ease the ten mile
purse in Boston on the 17th mst. There
were thirteen competitors started, but
none-of them stood any chance against
ble terms.
Norwalk, April 1845.
16
all went to work again, and had no return
of the complaint.
Gildersleeve.
The celebrated Dr. Darwin, in speaking]
Parish of Unst; a shocking distemper pre-|
DUTIES OF AN EDITOR.
It has often occurred to‘ us that ili_,o,se
who contribute to the columns ofa public
newspaper, are little aware of the respen-‘
sibilities of the editor, and the unenviable
condition in which he is often placed with
reference to the admission or exclusion of
their articles. The Plebeian has so fully
expressed our feelings and views do that
subject, that we. adopt its rernifrks, w rich
follow:—Am'ong the most unplcasaiit du-
ties of conductors of the newspapers press
(says that journal) is that of passingjudg-
merit upon comrriunliriitions offered for in-
sertion. The principles upon which they
may he often necessarily rejected can
scarcely ever be justly apreciated, and are
almost always subject to misconstruction.
iSome‘ are presérited when the liiri_its ofthe
ipaperliave been already filled; T‘i'la'l’l'y are
often presented at the same time, embra-
cing different. and discordant views of the
same subject, the publication of which‘-
would destroy all tone of consistency‘ an
make the saint-. paper contradict itself.a
dozen times. Ear.-li writer is apt to con-
sidder _his own views as alone _cor-
rect, and worthy of promulgation. Each
feels hurt if he is not heard. Each seems
to forget not only that discretion is the
better part of valor, but that silence is _of-
ten the wisest .omment upon a passing
subject of excitement. A word to the wise
is sufficient. Every one mus“., upon due
reflection, perceite that the duty of rejec-
tion,liowever unpleasant, is often unavoid-
ably necessary, and none therefore should
be offended by its exorcise.
'}‘HI£} MAl\'IiVIOTH LETTER.’
The famous letter from the Emperor of Chi-
na to the President of the United States has
been received at Washington and its’ contents
given in the Union.
kindness and peace, and there can be no doubt
that the feelings of the Emperor towards this
country are friendly in the extreme. 'l‘he’Union
says that thepletici consists of a roll of paper
seven feet one inch long, by two feet eleven in-
ches wide. The uritiiig is on a field of plain
yellow silk, with a margin of the same color-
embroidered with gold thread. The letter is in
two languages, Chinese and Manchou Tartar,
in characters oflarge size, and in perpendicular
columns, which are separated in the middle by
the imperial seal——which isc'o'mposed of Clii-
nese characters, enclcsed in a cartouch about 3
iuclies square. This roll is enclosed in a wrap-
l,....-nl‘ yellow silk‘, (_yellow being the imperial
:c0l0I') wlitch again is enclosed in a round box
lcovered with yellow silk, and closed by two
fasienings ofjade stone; and finally is enclosed
in an oblong square box ofrose wood, and pad-
ded and lined with yellow silk:
COPY.
The great Empe;'o7' presents his regards
to the Pre.sz'r1ent, and trusts he is well.
I the Emperor having loo--e'd up and re-'
ceived the manifest will of Hettveii, hold
the reins of government over, and soothe
and traiiquilize the Central 1".’owe.--y Ii'z'12g-
dom, regarding all within and beyond the
border seas as one and the same family.
Early in the Spring, the ambassador of
your honorable nation, Caleb Cusliing,
having received your letter, arrived from
afar at my province of Yue. lle having
passed over the vast oceans with unspeak-
able toil and fatigue, I, the Emperor,- not
hearing to cause liim further inconvenience
of traveling by land and water, to dispense
with his coming to Peking,to be presented
at court, specially appointed Ke Ying, of
the irnprri/rl liouse, ininister arid commis-
sioner extraordiiiary, to repair thither, and
to treat him with courteous attention.
Moreover, they having negociated and
settled all things proper, the said minister
took the letter, and presented it for my in-
syiectzun ; and 3,-‘our sincerity and friendship
being in the highest degree real, and the
thoughts and sentiments being with the
utmost sincerity and truth kind, at the
time of opening and perusing it, my pleas-
ure and delight were exceedingly profound.-
All and everything they had settled re-
garding the regulations of Commerce, I the
Emperor furtlierexamined with theutmost
ous, entirely and perfectly judicious, and
forever worthy of adherence. -
To Kwang Chow, Hen Mun, Fuh Chow,
Ning-Po, and Shang Hm,‘ it is alike per-
mitted the citizens of the United States,to
the treaty, at their convenience to carry
on commerce.
Now, bound by perpetual amity and con-
cord, advantage will accrue to the citizens
of both nations,wbich I trust must certain-
ly cause the President also to be extreme-
ly satisfied and delighted.
Tean Kwang 24th yr. 11th in. and 7th d
[lfith Dec. A. D. 1844.]
_____._.___
Great seal of the em- Signet of the
pire,inChinese&Tartar imperial will.
[signed] PETER PARx_i:n.
Lafe C'lr..'nese Secretary to the Legation.
*The five ports in the Chinese empire which
the treaty opens to the commerce of the United
States.
______________
Monument to Nathan Hale.---We’ learn
from the Norwich Courier that the‘ sum of
$1100 has been raised by_ the Hale Mon-
ument Association, and it is confidently
believed that they will be able to raise the
sum of $2500 to complete a monument on
a scale‘ to correspond with the wishes of
the contributors and the character of the
- patriot it is intended to commemorate.
It breaths sentiments of
scrutiny, and found they are all perspicu-l
proceed and according to the articles of-
_ “Talk about the ‘progress of the age,’
the ‘barbarism of the past,’ and the like !
Where, iii any country; save’ such as
makes its own laws directly tliroirgli the‘
people, could any occurrence like the fol-‘
lowing take place .7 A legalfrieiid of ours,
passing recently _ through the charming
village of Canandaigua, was struck with
the’ appearance of an oblong frame bui’diiig,
by the roadside, a little way out of town,
open by gratings on all sides, and presen-
ting the appearance of an ornamental corii
house. He was attracted towards the. spot
by repeated calls from the interior; and.
on reaching it, what was his siirpri;-:e to‘
find the place occupied by four respecta-
ble citizens of the village! They were
confined in the town-pound, hitherto a
sort _of:‘sponglng-house" for arii2'r:alsh:ii.'iiig
no visible means of support, and were iii-‘
debted for past ‘keep’ to the corporation
grounds. They were siidly in want of
food,-‘and their beards had assumed on ap-
pearance not unlike that ofthe gentleinan
who ‘staid so long at Jericho, ‘beyond the
termination of the ‘long stage’ from Dan‘
to Beersheba. . On‘ enquiring the cause of
their iniarceration, our friend was informed
that they were the Trustees of the villa'ge—;
that they had been confined there for more
than a week, under a section of the ‘Laws
of New" York,’ of 1820; and that at the
end of the four days they were to be sold
into bondage! One of the
wretches here thrust through the gratiiigr
a dirty, crumbled piece of paper, on which
ivaswritten with, a‘ blunt pencil the ‘sec-
tion’ by virtue of which they were held to"
duress. It ran as follows, and may be
found at page two hundred and forty-four
of the ‘State Laws :’
‘Vlfneaims, it is suggested by petitions froin
the inhabitants of the village of Canandaigua,
that doubts exist upon the true construction of
the" third section ofthe act hereby amended, and
the saidpetitions pray for a declaratory law, and
for certain amendments in said act, T/ierz;/‘arc,
‘BE IT ENACTED. That the said Trustees, or‘
the major part ofthem, as often as they shall
make, ordain and publish any by-laws for re-
rcstraining animals, may be seized and z’mp0uzz-
Jed, and after reasonable delay may be sold at
public vendue, to pay the penalties imposed for
the violation ofany such ordinance with costs and
charges.’
Some private citizens, aware of this sec‘
tion of the act, as it stands even now on
the statue.book, and actuated by private
pique against the‘ Trustees, had taken the
law into their own hands, and put it in
force against them. Its ‘plain meaning
and intent’ were not matters to be consid--‘
ered. There stood the statue: they fol-
lowed it to ‘the letter ;' and—herc stood
his victims.) It was a hard case, to be
sure; but then on the other hand such mis-
takes sometimes result in favor of the ac-
cusedf as in an instance reported in" 3
Harr. Delaware Reports; where’ a m'ai'i
was indicted for stealing‘onc pair of boots.’
The theft was proved ; but the thief was
acquitted, the evidence showing that the
boots were not a pair. They were the
‘better halves’, of two pairs of ‘rights-and-
decided that it was ‘all right,’ and the pris-
oner left. What will the ‘monarcliical
press’ say to these legal abuses of the
model republic’! ltis consoling toreflecf,
however, that they have frequently circu-
lated stories of us that w_ere equally trite;
so that after all, the foregoing may not
take our trans-Atlantic neighbors so much
by surprise as might atthe first blush seem
probable.”
K
Horrt'ble.—A correspondent of the Cin~‘
cinnati Herald relates the following cc-‘
currence. It is said to have occurred near
Oakland Cottage, Mississippi: “A slav.-_.
bolder, a’ short time previous‘ to his death,
made provision for the liberation of his
slaves. Those who were entrusted with
fusing, to carry out his last will and testa-
ment concerning the slaves, the latter be-
came restive, and impatient to enjoy their
long looked-for-boon. At length, disap-
pointed, expecting to be sold, and incens-
ed at their oppressors, they set fire to the
overse‘er’s dwelling and burnt it to the
ground. A little child, which they were
unable to rescue, was consumed in the
flames. Theslavcs, eight or nine in num-
ber, were taken, and two of them hung on
the spot. The others were taken into an
old log house, and -chained to thc floor.—-
The house was then set on fire, and these
poor victims, by a slow fire, burned to
death in this most shocking manner, while
the air was rent with their unavailing
shrieks and screams.”
PUBLIC ACTS,
Passed May Session, .&O'45O
No. 55. An Act in addition‘ to an,Act entitled
‘an Act to regulate the election of Senators
and to divide this state into districts for that
purpose. _ , _
Re it enacted by I/re Senate and House of
Representatives in General ./Issembly conven-
l
l
l
l
l
‘Z
{1-
courrty of Hartford, shall be and remain a
part of the second Senatorial District.
Approved, June 12 1845.
N5. 56.- fin Act in addition to» an Act entitled
‘An Act prescribing the number of Juryinen
for each town in this state.’
' Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of
Representatives in General flssegnbly con-'
vened, That the town of Easton in the cc.
of Fairfield, shall be entitled to select six-_
Jurymen; and the town of Weston shall
be entitled to select_four Jurymen, in the
l;_-
unhappy L
lefts;’ and being b'o'tb ‘rights,’ the Judge.
the execution of his designs failing, or re-
ed, That the town of SouthWiiidsor, in the ,
Norwalk Chronicler