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NUMBER 373-
NEW SERIES.
Pialblislied Every ‘e‘z'4:¢iii.-._~day Jvlornin.-;. by .l.-l.VI£:§' '.:.-JED, at Two Dollars Per'An’n’uin in Advance.
. NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6. I847.
New Esylfioods Store!
bidfikiildh do
AT THE ORB Safififl SE‘
T3, ldfilii Sf. WRWALK,
Contains a good assortment of Goods recently pureliased, and Cheap.
THE subscriber would call the attention of purcliasers to the pleasing 7.'a'riety of his stock, and
although he would not so far impose upon the good sense of this community, as to boast of its
being the “Largest and Riclzcst, the Best and C/zcr1,nci:t,” to he found in this extensive and en
terprising world. yet he does believe, that in every. point. of merit, it will bear a favorable coni-
¢‘:—$~...ZD=5 ;Tsn".._a 5:3
are invited to an examination of his DRESS GOODS; plain and twilled GINGHAMS ; Blus-
lin, Rep’d, and Cashmere D’LAINES ; plaid. plain, and fig’d. cotton and silk warp ALPACAS;
BOMBAZINES ; French and German L‘-IERINOES; plaid C'loa7cin.gs ; Trints to suit all fun
parison with his neighbors.
cies ; Brocha, Printed Cashmere, heavy Damask, and common winter SHAVVLS; IIo.vz'er_7/ ; '
an extensive assortment Kid Gloves; cotton, silk and merino do; fine Swiss, Book, Jackonct, ,
and check Ilfnslins; Fringes, Gnnps and Buttons for Dress TlI‘II)l'I)I.l'7Ig8 ; beautiful Table Spreads; ‘
Table Linens; superior Hat Velvets, Satins, Silks, and “Ribbands,” Flannels, bleached and
brown Muslins, &c. &c. &c.
\VILL oblige by taking a look at his Collars, Bosoins, Stocks, Cravats, Scarfs, Silk and Cam-
bric H’DK’FS; Gloves, Socks, Jeans, Tweeds, Sattincts, Cassimcres, Beaver, Pilot, Illltll
BROAD CLOTHS; Traveling Bags, Umbrellas and CAPS.
All the above Goods and many more, will be sold at the lowest market prices for Cash, or
short credit to prompt customers.
Frequent. additions of fashionable Goods are made to the above Stock.
For sale cheap, handsome OILCLOTHS, C.-XRI’E"I.‘S, and RUGS.
\‘5':i:ztecl Hmiiaeclézitcly.
5,000 prs wool socks and stockings,
Maiiiinotli Sign \,A/A R D ‘S _ ,_
Norwalk, Nov. 20, 1846.
10,000 lbs. white and mix’dYarn, atlthe
'—sX3i)iL-Tiis, Hiiiilvnssias,
%
UBLIC Attention is invited to the large and
elegant assortment of Harnesses, Saddles,
3ridle.s, \Vhips, Trunks, &c. to be found at the
osrabli:-zhnient of the subscriber, eiiiliraciiig, as it
doescvory variety of article and style of manu-
facture. Among the lot are several sets of
double Harnesses, which are worthy the atten-
, tion of those‘litit.ng out pleasure equipagcs-.-—
There are also several very light. and airy single
ha rnesses, designed for ncatness but niauufactur-
ed oft-he best ll1iltLll'li'llS, and embracing the double
iiicritofsecurity and tastcfulness. Every article
needed in the line, may be found here, of the
best quality, and on very moderate terms. Be-
pairing as usual. VVM. B. SWAN.
Norwalk, July 29, 1846. 18
Biévi-.‘N’S ‘I
‘lb-
err
ndersigncd wouldgrespectfully inform
his friends that he has on hand a few choice
Iiorscs & C:u'i'i:igcs which he will let. on
very reasonable terms. Be intends to keep
none but the best kind of horses, and having pur-
chased a number of New Carriages and Harnes-
ses of fashionable and genteel styles. he would
invite those who may want an establishment a
little superior to those usually kept in a common
livery stable to give him a call.
MAILC US BRUEN.
Norwalk, Nov. 2, 1846.
4 -l§LivimY STABLE.
4-1
THOSE.-XS IIZELEY,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
'33.»: VVOULD take this
_ ’*' ,' method to inform the
" ,‘ ‘ ‘ public that he has taken
the store formerly occu-
pied by Mallory .2: Banks,
but more recently by
Scribner and Riley ;
where he intends to car-
ry on the tailoring busi-
ness in all its various
branches; he would ten-
der to them his thanks for the patronage here-
tofore received and hopes by careful and unre-
mtting attention to business, to secure from
them a liberal support. He will assure those
who may favor him with a call that his work will
be (1 H18 in 'a manner that will give entire satis-
facti )1). Garments will be furnished at as low
prices and on as reasonable terms as at any other
similar establishment in Norwalk.
Noi-walk, Sept. 1, 1846. 40
Opposition to lmpositionl
Old Line and No Humbug!
Old “Rough and Rear.’-y” in tIze_ficlal.’.’
THE subscriber offers to the
public at large, ladies’ and gen-
up & tlemens’ SLIPPERS, at reduc-
ed prices; also, ladies’ Bnskins;
also Gaiters of all kinds, which he will sell at
wholesale or retail. Those wanting the above
articles will do well to call before purchasing
elsewhere. Come one, come all and behold the
reduced prices.
. AARON S. BENEDICT & CO.
A. S. B. would inform his old friends to not
forget the old stand.
Norwalk, Nov. 20th, 1846.
CHEAP!
E .\IRY Handes has just received his stock
E: ‘. of Fall and Winter work, which is unusu-
ally large. superior and cheap. Men’s Boots,
Shoes and Brogans, and womens and childrens
shoes comprise the leading articles of his assort-
ment. _
India Rubbers.—A fine assortment of various
sized India Rubbers suitable for men, women
and misses. Those who call first will stand the
best chance. They will be found as cheap as
they are superior. Oct. 5, 1846.. ‘
NE\V CIROCKERY
AT PECK’S BRANCH STORE.
JUST Received a large and splendid assort-
ment which will be sold cheap for Cash.
Oct. 13, 1846. .
LOCUST POSTS.
A SMALL lot of Long Island Locust suita-
Oct. 13 1846.
47
ble for Fence Posts. For sale by
‘ ' T. L. 6: J. R. Pncx.
. pounds in use at the present day.
BLACE£ §«1'li§'I‘§i’S COAL
at the Steam Boat lhziiidiiig
SO ITII N()RV»."ALK.
DEW L. 45:. J. R. PECK will be rliscliargiug
_ - this week a cargo of Superior Black-
smit i’s Coal; those in want ofthe above Coal
will I 0 well to call and exiiiiiiiie the same.
7" “HE subscriber kc-cps C(lll:'<'illllII_‘." on hand,an
assortment: of Shake:-‘s herbs and prepar-
at.ions,viz: Sage, Summer Savory, Digitalis,
Feiiiicl and Mastc;-wort Seed, Thyme, E.\"t.
Dandalion, Cicuta, Belladonna, Gurtian, &c.
Canary and Hemp Seed, for sale by
.l . A. \'Vi;I:n.
"ll
lib
BUSI-IS’ Turks Island Salt, for sale
cheap by Gite. ‘~.V. S.‘-EITZI.
Eieyefs Pills.
THE AMERICAN IMPROVED-
Hygeian Veg. table llieiliciiie.
THESE Pills are one of the best Medical Coni-
As a common
family pliy;-‘ic, for nduiinislralon in all temporary
complaints of the stomach and liouji-ls, licacl-ache,
colds, &c. they may be fully depended upon, and a
prompt use oftlicni on the first appearance of indis-
position will inv:iriably save much siclmcss. Tlicy
are peculiarly adapted to all cases of weakness and
general dc|iility——any dcrangcincut of the system.
and especially with fcinalcs—antJ a steady, uninter-
rupted use of them, in strict conformity with the (li-
rections will very soon restore the organs of the
stonizicli to their natural tone and acti ii. and regu-
late the bowel.-‘.and renovate the whole system
’ here is no.di.-zpositton to give extravagant com-
mendations of them. \Vhat is here stated. is the re-
sull ofactual expci'icuc.e with them, and that through
a period offiflcnn years. It is not suppo.-'1-d. or pre-
teudcd,tliat they will raise the dead! neither are
tliey designed to be used as we use our fooel! Such
is not the true purpose of medicine.
propriate office is to assist nature in restoring the
systcni to a proper tone and action, when unavoid-
ably. or through carelessness or excess, it becomes
clcrangcd. Many are careless and hence need this
aid. And the most careful are liable to irrc;;ularilies
ofthe systcni It is needless almost to say, that a
prompt use of safe and etl'ec-live remedies, on the
first appearance of illness, is the part of wisdom.
Such a Medicine the Proprietor knows these
Pills to be. And he is certain that in forty nine ca-
scs out offifty, where a fair trial is made according to ,
the directions,they will be used again as a slanilard
medicine. He has never known an instance, where
they have been thus used, in'wliich they have not!
met with unqualified approval!
Its only op-l
‘ P O E T R Y.
From. the Ifzifckerboclcei‘ for December.
THE FAIR INCONSISTANT.
‘Twas in the crowd where last I met her;
A frown was on her snowy brow, .
F or I, wholong had worn her fetter,
And uttered many an earnest vow
Oflove, had burst. the chain that hound me,
And learned to smile as cold as she;
And set my heart from thraldoni free!
Though long her fairy form was painted
In glowing colors on my soul;
Though long Ideemed her angel sainted,
\Vho o’er my senses held control;
The rainbow lines at last had faded,
And left the heavens black with night;
Reflection‘s cloud my star had shaded,
That star could never more be bright.
She knew the power was gone forever
That held me captive in her train,
,And that her syren voice could never
, Like music thrill my heart again;
; She felt the spell that once enchanted
\Vas swept away, and passion’s thorn,
VVhich in my boyish breast: she’d planted,
VVas dead, and flowrets there were born.
’{I‘was in a crowd where last we parted,
Coldly as in that crowd we met;
’ I saw, while tears ofunguish started,
That tears were in her eyes of jet;
‘But mine were shed, that one so gifted
l No more could reign my bosonis queen,
' And her‘s, because the veil was lifted,
Andltliat her inmost heart was seen!
THE SONG OF NIGHT.
I come, Icome from the land of dreams,
And shadows I throw on t.he day’s last beams:
I come at the gentle twilight hour,
And softly close the bright leaf'd flower,
I steal from the lake and winding stream
The silvery glow of the suu’s last gleam:
I breath on the crest of the gorgeous cloud,
And its gilded head is in dimness bowed.
The flcccy foam of the ocean wave,
As the sandyshore its waters lave,‘
But sparkles dim, as sea and land
lA.re cui'laiu’d by my sable hand.
lOn the violet’s breast, on the beechen tree,
.I told the wing of the murinuring bee;
ll check the bound aft-I18 graceful fawn,
A
f And his bright eye close till the opening dawn.
" he liquid notes ofthe woo-tlland bird
iAt my approach are faintly heard;
lAs sinking 'neath the dark green leaves,
l I~ler parting song she sweetly breathes.
My finger still on the infant I lay,
And close his lids in the midst of play;
Andl gently steal on the maiden fair
,As she softly murmurs her evening prayer.
At my coming the peasant seeks his cot,
.,And n1 peaceful dreams are his cares forgot:
,\Vhile the sons of toil their labors close,
,And a refuge find In deep repose.
My shadowy mantle around me Ifold,
; As the iiiountaiu mist are backward rolled ;
{\Vhen niorning's light o'er my pathway is cast,
l I vanish from eaith——a dream of the past.
C. A. G.
MISCELLAN Y.
A FIRE IN THE REAR.
There was fun as well as fighting down
.in the neighborhood of the Rio Graude
last summer, and ayankee in that section,
albeit a tolerably shrewd specimen of the
genus, got a “fire in the rear" which raked
down and demolished the I est calculations
ever made for a small fortune, and at the
same time raised a laugh which filled the
adjoining ehapparel for a mile in every
direction.
Water was scarce during the heat of
summer at Brazos Island, and liquor not
so plentiful at times as the necessities of
the sojourners required. It was at one of
these thirsty seasons that our yankee, by
some hook or crook, got hold of a barrel
of tolerably fair cider, and with this small
Numerous testimonials may be soon atthc general ‘ Stock in trade he 5“ ‘"133 “set "P" bU5lUe5S-
Ofli-. e of sale, and references will be given to snb-;
stantialliving witnesses of their valuable curative'
iroperties.
The Pills are purely vegetable. are of two kinds.
stimulant and purgative. purifying the blood, and
producinga healthy action through the entire sys-
tem; are a valuable Anti Billions Medicine. and
eminently useful in all lingering coinplainls—-\Veak-
ness_, General Debility, Dyepepsy. Pulmonary Af-
fections, Liver Complaints, Rheumatic and Spas-
mpdic Affcctions, Female Complaints, Palpitations.
I\’0fam2l_7/, after afczzir trial, will bewit/zoutt/zem.
They are put up in FIFTY CENT &. DOLLAR
packages, each having a. phamphlet embracing a
valuable Treatise on Disease, with full directions for
Ilse. The Dollar packages are the cheapest to the
purchaser.
As you value E{eait:i—Tiry Them!
" From a personal knowledge of, and use
of the above Medicine in my faniily.for about I5
yeiirs.I can commend it in the most unqualified
manner. P. PRICE.
Sold by NOAH S. BAILEY. west side the
Bridge, Norwalk. Conn.’ 48
NEVV FALL AND V/INTER GOODS!
AT CORiS'l‘0CK ($6 I*IALL’S
Cheaper than ever!
AVI N G been induced to purchase largely,
both of staple and fancy DRY GOODS,
from the extraordinary low prices that have
ruled in the great “Commercial Emporium”
for the past few days, We are new prepared to
. exhibit to the public a beaiutzful assortnient of
Rich & Fashionable Fancy Goods
suitable for the season, and
OFFER BARGAINS
in all kinds of Goods to Cash Purchasers.
We feel it altogether unnecessary to enumerate
articles, but simply say, that the reputation this :
establishment has honestly earned, not only by
selling chea , but in keeping a large and well
sclcctc stoc/c, shall bcfully sustained.
Those who favor us with an early call, will
have the satisfaction of selecting from an assort-
ment unrivaled in extent and variety, and at pri-
ces which we pledge ourselves shall prove sat-
isfactory to the closest Cash Buyers.
We would especially invite an ins ection of our
stock of MILLINERY GOOD , as it is quite
large, and a branch of the trade to which we
pay articular attention. .
ew Canaan, Oct. 13, 1846.
To rake and scrape together a parcel of
boards and old bits of canvass, enough to
build a smallsliaiity, was the work of but
a short. hour; to set his barrel upon a
:1 couple of skids in the back part of the
tent, to tap it, and to commence retailing ,
the cider at a dime a glass, occupied but
a short time more.
Customers flocked in by dozens, the
cider went off ata rapid rate,and toe Yan-
tee was making his. “eternal fortin” at a
stride that would have eluted John Jacob
Astor in his early days. Some ol his pat-
rons complained that a dime a glass for
cider, which was not worth more than $2
a barrel at the outside, was an Outrageous
price; but the times were hard, the retail-
er’s conscience easy-—he had all the cider
in the mar-.et, and could not afford to sell
any cheaper. I
‘ This state of things went on for an en-
tire day, the Yankce’s quarters being beset‘
‘by throngs of patrons. On the following
_ morning, and before the cider was yet half
lsold they began to thin off gradually, and
by the middle of the afternoon it was only
now and then that a stragling stranger vis-
,ited the shade and cider of the retailer.
,VVhat was the matter? What had eaused
this suddenlalling off of custom’! The
reader will soon see.
Towards night a new face appeared in
the shanty and called for a glass of cider.
It was drawn, swallowed, and the custom-
er‘ took out his purse and inquiredthe
price.
“One dime,” said the yankee.
“One what 1.” coolly replied the yankee
“One ,” snarled the customer;—
“why I can get just asgood cider here at
five cents a glass.
“No you,can't,” drawlcd ‘the Yankee,
“There aim a pint of cider ‘cap: what I’ve
got in that barrel, this side of Orleans. I'm
darned if there in.” .
Look t'irough the mists slio’d thrown around me, -
er, fiercely. “I bought a glass ofcider, not
tu;p,hours ago, and only paid five cents for
It.
“I’d like to know where you effecte
that small transaction ?” queried the Yan-
kee.‘
“Right round here.”
“Right round where, I’d like to Lnow 7."
.continued the cider vender.
er.
“I'll bet you tn drinks you didn't," spoke
up the Yankee, “cud \\ ell go right round
and see.
“l)one," said the customer, and off they
started.
Sure enough, “right round here" they
’fonnd another cider establishment in full
blast A second yankee had rigged a
small shade in the rear of the first ya:.kee’s
shantv, had tapped the other end of the
latter’s barrel of cider through a board,
and was ret.-iiliu5__r it at five cents a glassto
a perfect rush ofcustomers. g
___._____ .
Sa.’u.rduy ./\"2'g/it.— How many associations
sweet and hallowed crowd around that
short sentence, “Saturday night.” It is
indeed but a prelude to more pure and
heavenly associations, which the tired
frame and l.l'lllnl\'f.tl soul hail with a rcneo ed
joy at each succeeding return. "I‘is then
the busy din of life ceases; that cares and.
anxieties are forgotten; that the worn outl
frame seeks its needed repose; and the,
mind its relaxation from earth and its con-’
cerns; wit i joy looking for the coming
day of rest, so wisely and beneficially set
apart for nia’s peace and happiness by his
Creator. _
lhe tired laborer seeks his own cottage,
to which perhaps he has been a stranger
the past week, where a loving wife and
smihng children meet him with smiles and
caresses. Here he realizes the bliss of
hard earned comforts, and at this lime per-
haps more than any other, the happiness
of domestic life and its attendant bles-
sings.
Released from the distracting cares of
the week, the professional man beholds the
return of Saturday night and as gladly
seeks the clustering vines nourished by
his paternal care, the reality of those joys
which are only his own to know at their
peculiar seasons and under these congenial
circumstances; so faithfully and vividly
evidenced by Ili s periodical scene of en-
joyment. and repose.
The lone widow too, has toiled on day
after day to support her little charge; how
gratefully does she resign her cares at the
ieturn of Saturday night, and thank her
God for these kind resting places on the
way, by which she is encouraged from
week to week to hold on her way.
Im1oIencc.—VVhen a man has nothing but
liesure, indolence overspreads the whole
0.’ his time. He does nothing. He grows
moody and gloomy. His spirits sink and
languish in lethargy, and his parts being
in no motion, are of no use to him. But
strengthen him by business, and you put his
spirits in motion. He is full of alacrity.
He has in reality, more liesure time, than
when he has notliingbiit liesure. Divide
bistime in equal portions -distribute some
for business, others for pleasure, and he
has a landmrirc to direct himselfby. His
life has a determined course, like a river
enclosed by banks. Bur. leave him to him-
self-give him nothing but indolenee-—and
his life is no longer like a stream that flows
along. It has no channel—il. has no cur-
lrant; it is like a stagnant pool of water,
‘not confined by anything, and yet having
no inlet. At first it is a mere marsh, but
as itwiilens and enlarges and deepens, it
expands into llm extensive are-a——an im-
meusc lake, without motion—wilhout tide
--iiavin-_r, in it none ofthe elements of life,
but all those of death and destruction—n
dead sea. '
A friend of of ours, says the Knicker-
bocker, walking thoughtfully along the
lhird Avenue recently, on a pleasant,
Sunday, was much struck, and not a little
amused, by *1/pg b/z,o_p.s-,’ returning from
their Sunday drives, with all sorts of steeds
and vehicles, in the former of which they
are especiallv wise. A true ‘b’hoy’ ‘knows
vat en '08s is; he’s not a bass, /ze aim.
We heard one complaining the other day,
to a livery stable keeper of the animal that?
had been ‘let’ to him: ‘I told yerl wanted
a twelve mile horse ° and you gov me —
‘Well, wcrrn’t he a’ twelve mile ’orse 'I’
‘Yes. flé was. and nothin’ el-el We
couldn’i et another mile out of him, no-
. g . .
;,o“._ W’). man’: you _givs me as good
:1 animal as you did Bill Sykes——sa-ay'l ,»
‘I did.’ ‘You didn't ; Bill’s went over;
thirteen mile, ’fore he dropped.’ ‘Well,
he had a peck more oats, than yoar’n. Oh!
he did. did he’! Well, you’ll get no, m0“:
of my custom, old mutton head, that s all!
I/Voter D.1ngerous.—-We reasoned with
an inebriate a few days since, on the vile,
habit of‘ drinking spirits. “W by.” he Said
in reply, ‘water is dangerous, very dange-
rous—it drowns peeple; gels In then”
chests, and into their heads and then, too,.
it makes that infernal steam that’s always
blowing a feller up.’
T/ze Ice and the Rz'ver.—'I'he Bath and,
East Albany ferry boats are still running,
while teams heavily laden are crossing the
ice at the lower ferry and at the foot of
State st bridge; and the boysare skating
on the ice as’ far as the eye can reach.
: Jib. Eve. Jour.
"I know better,” ejaculated the custom-,
VOLUME 3 --NUMBER '1.’
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From the Norwich C'ourz7cr.
TI-IF. SM ITH FAMILY.
Few are probably aware, enchanting
render, whata large family ours is. ‘I he
Smiths have always been celebrated for
the number of their progeny. Our names
are recorded in great numbers, wherever
the English language is spoken. You
have but to consult the directories of the
“W _ various large cities of this “mundanei _
by - lose by l’l,€l'P, somewhere—_]ust s,,he,e-4 to d;sco,.e,. 0,". ,.,,5‘;dem.eS_ We stacles. which at the first seem insurmount-
bark of your place, returned the custom- ,,,.,, ],,c,,,ed in every slree,’ aney, ,,],,ce_ able, disappea,» as we approacl, ,;.,e,,,, and
court, or lane, that are to be found in;
London, Edinbnrg, New York, Philadcl-,'
phin. Boston, Norwich, (Ct.,) and else-
where. We are of all trades and pro
fessions. We are workingmen and gen-
tlemen VVe go everywhere. We are
great travellers, and we stay very much at;
home. There is no‘-.l‘iing that we do not do:
and n()l.lllll_Q‘ that we are not. I believe
it to be morally impossible for some one
of our family notto be had when he is wan-i
ted. Step into any public assembly and
sing out “~'-m th,” and sixty of us will rush
out immediately (0 see What you areafler,
If you lack a seat for yourselfrnd a party
of friends in a crowded theatre or concert
room, you have but to step in and say
“John Smitli—your house is on fire I” In-
stantarieonsly there will be numerous seats
\'1l<‘-Wed l_3V, numerous John Smiths each
anxious and agitated, and desperately de-
sirous to save his goods from couflagration.
Touching the. numerousness of the
Smith family, there will, I ta‘ e it, be none
so hardy as to dispute. I merelv allude
to it by way of refreshing the memories of
some people. My chief object, however,
in writing at this present is to speak of
what is not. so gencrallv lnown, lmleel
the knowledge of th~- r.-.‘.-.. is chi fly con
fined to our immediate familv. I/l’e,m‘e the
v(-r.~,:_fir.s-t fnmz'/_i/ in t.ln'.s- or only o[}),er counlrz/_
By first, l do no not mean in di'1'uifv the
0l(lCSt—allll0u<.rh Ishall direcllv undertake
t'> prove our extreme nntiqiiit_V~—~l’)ut I
mean the greatest, the noblpet, the genteel.
est, the nv plus ultrai t. Vvfe are a p--oud
set. We have a wonderful deal of family
pride. There is my sister Snllv now——
doesn’t she carry her head high‘! It would
be curious to hear any thing said against
tbe Smith's in her presence. She oonsitl
ers the whole race as perfection. One oft
our grand uncles was hung some time ogol
for writing another man’s name, which
was not Smith, on a small strip of paper-
but we never mention it—ob. no! Sally
looks only to our present splendor, SL};
is not married yet, but means to be short
ly, on the strength of our family name and,
two thousand dollars left her bv an aunt.
But. she will consent to marry niiboclv, she
tells me, who will not drop his mvnlname
and ta e that ofSmith. F vrmerly we have
int-ermarried Will) the Joneses and the
Thompsons. who are almost as proud as
we are. They are of the very best blood
in these parts. Thev do not exactly pre-
tend to be equal with the Smith’s—but
they rank next. I heard of cousin James
Thompson’s saying the other day that he
thought Sally Smith was perfectly right
in saving‘ that the Smiths were the first
family that ever \vas,1he Jones the sec-
ond, the Thompsons the third, and then
came ll the rest of the world!
Ilnllnded to the nntiqoit_v of ourfamily.
The first of us: was Shem, o‘dest son of
Noah. Shem is the Hebrew for Smith, or
rather Smith was derived from Shem.
ll'illS—Sll6lYl, Shemit, Shmit, Smith. This
irigenioiis derivation should settle the
point ofour ancient origin beyond cavil.
But if it does not, I can clinch the mat-
ter bv observincr that, among the cartouch-
es, «lecipliererl by Rosselini. on the temple
of Osiris. in Eqvpt. \V7l‘- found the name
of Pharioli Smilhnsis, being the 9th in the
10th dynasty of the Theban kings. He
was the founder of the celebrated temple
of Smithopolis Magoo. ‘
I contend likewise for the universality
of our name and race. It is not only prop-
erly English but exists, with various mod-
ifications among all nations. Iwill give
vou a few specimen.<——ln Latin, Johannes
Smithus ; Italinn,Giov:inni Smithi: Spanish
Juan Smilhns; Dutch, I-Ians Schmidt;
F ench, Jenn Smeets: Greek, Ion Skmiton;
Russian. JenlofTSkmil,towski: Poll-“ll. 1"!"
Scbmitti: Chinese. Jahon Shimmili Ice’
landic. Jahne Smithson ; WPlSh- llllfm
Schmidrl; Tusonrrorro, Ton Q3 S""ma§
Mexican. Jontli F’Smirli. .g
-\ fter this lucid exposition. I hope that:
all persons will cbeerfullv admit not only
the number, but the grandeur and antiquity
and oosmnpolitnnlity of the glorious Smith
f,,milv_ Inm extremelv proud, enchant-
ing reader, to subscribe mvself Yours
perfectly, .. SIVIITH.
LATER FROM THE ARMY.‘
Intelligence of two days ‘later has been
received from the army at New Orleans.
It is not of special impor.:ance.
Thereport ofa duel between two of-
ficers of the Quarter master's Department.
was a hoax. . A
Santa Anna had sent a detachment of
1000 men to destroy all the water tanks
between Saltillo and Potosi.
On the‘Sth, 9th, and 10th Gen. Taylor
was to move in column for Victoria with
about I500 men. No further demorstra-‘
tions would be made toward San Luis Po-
tosi, until_orders from Governmeet were
received. Brig. Gen. I-lamer. one of Mr.
Pol-.’s appointments, died at Monterey a
few days ago.
A man who gets through the world with-
out a kick, may rest assured that he is gen-
erally considered as not worth minding‘. . A
THE «PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The importance and feasibility of this
magnificent projec are gradually uz.-fold.
iog themselves to the people. When it
was first announced, it was a work of such
vast magnitude and (lifticulty, as to be
deemed wild and quixotic. But it has come
to look somewhat more practicable. Dif-
ficulties vanish as we come near them.--
'IhEs is perhaps the universal .,rulc. Ob-
schemes which appeared overwhelming bv
their magnitude, by reflecting upon them,
come within reach of human ingenuity and
.p€l‘>8VBl‘8D(.‘C.
The great work projected by Mr. W'hit-
M‘-Y. IS losing somewhat of its visionary
'cl.aracter. Looking at what skill and la-
bor havr accomplished within the mcmorv
of middle aged men, it seems not the idles:
dream in the world, that this great scheme
will at length come to maturity, and that
men are now living who will see the grea:
la! es connected with the Pacific, by a con-
tinous railroad. It seems marvellous, to
be sure; tut such wonders have become
familiarized to us, in these days.
Mt‘. Whitney made his proposition to
Government during last winter, and the
Senate refe rcd -.he subject to a committee
who reported favorably upon the rnatter,
accompanying their report with a bill for
bestoivinsz upon Mr. W. and his associates,
the requisite powers. That committee, of-
fer a full investigation, formed ii favorable
estimate and accompanied their report
with a fill in form.
'I he benefits of this great scheme, if it
be practicable, can Icarcely be over esti-
mated. Its commercial advantages to the
country, would be beyond computation.
Asa grand liigliway from tle Northern
lakes to the ocean, as a means of fac.li‘;i-
ting intercourse with the Chinese I'.7n‘.pii'e
and other Asiatic domioions, and the is
lands’ of the sea, as opening regions \\'l’i'i(',‘.Il
are new eiti.er closed to our to nrnercc,
or liedged about with difficulty and dam;--';=.=',
and bringing‘ the extremities of the \vorl.'2
into neighborlzood, furnishing the cliaiiucl
of tl‘fll‘t.~.‘pr).'f.«’|ll0n between the nations; in
all these and other ways of sliorteniug the
time, and increasing the facility of t:-.-..rl-e
between opposite quarters ofthe globe, the
project is one of vast consequence, anzi
was so regarded by the committee of_ the
Senate. Tlivsir bi l allowed Mr. \Vliitne_'-,r
to choose his point of starting from Lake
llicliignri, lea.v,.ng to Congress the desig-
nation ofa point on the Pacific. It set
apart a space of thirty miles, on f3ill‘.Cl‘
side ofthc proposed road—tlie ,r_:ovc.riim:;-nt
owning the road, except the first tvrcoiy
miles of it, allouing Mr. 'W. and his ass 1-
ciate buildeis to take the lands within the
specified sixty miles n width, at the rate
of sixteen cents per acre.
Congress will doutless resume the con-
sideration of the subject at its present
Session, and the immi-nse importzgucc
which attaches to ii, will secure for it all
.h:it consid ration which it will justify. It
will be one of the mammoth scbcnics of
the enter; rise u this age, and if accom-
plished, oil be only second to the discov-
ery ofa new continent.
Correct I/ie Jllis/a/ce.-—Somc of the poll‘.-
ical papers are making it their business to
misrepresent the action of the late Stale
Temperance Convention, by saying that it
was recommended by that body indepen-
dent tickets should be nominated-«and in
fact, that the Convention intended a dis.-
tinct political party should be oi'gani/cal
for the special purpose of promoting the
temperance cause. And even some good
temperance men, who did not attend
Convention, seem to have fallen in the
same error. The fact is, the Convention
merely declared it to be, in their n3.p;'c-
hension, the duty of temperance men not
to give their votes for any candidate for
public office, who is not a temperance man
and in favor of the enactment and e:<cc.u-
tion ofjust and wholesome laws for the
suppression of the traliiclc in iiitoxieziiing
liquors asa beverage. This is as far as
the Convention went; and we feel gar-
ranted in saying, that if a proposition
been submitted for the organization of a
temperance political party, it could not
have received (wen./y votes. This niatter
should be distinctly understood, and when
the assertion is made that {I political or-
amzation was recommended by the Con-
vention, the friends of temperance should
deny the charge and coriect the error.
Fo:m.’c2'n..
Bail
The Rail I.’oads.——On the Canal
Road, leading from New Haven to Collins-
ville along the line of the Faimingtoo Ca-
nal, the grading is already C0l'!llYl€{‘1~‘.‘.ECl.
On the line from New Haven to this city,
it is to be commenced in afcw days. The
Hudson River Railroad is gaining consid-
erable accessions to its subscription list,
and its friends are iucrensin-Zly confid--nt
that it vsill be made, bud that spec-(lily.
The Housatonic Railrord gets nearly all
the travel to this city. The Erie is going
forward with a good degree of energy, and
measures are in progress for connecting
at several points by lateral Ra7.lroa:l<, with
the Railroad from Albany to Buffixlo. A
general convention of the friends of the
‘-‘Air Line Railroad from New Haven to-
Boston, is to be held at Middletown in the
course of a wee .'..or two.—-JV‘ Y. Jour. of
Com. Dec. 29.
The keeper of the saloon in Mntt‘.n'iora:=,
in an ?.dVel'lISEl'I|Q!'II in the ‘Flag,’ says that
' “Chewing and smoking .
II a great addition totloafi-rig."
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Norwalk Chronicler