- __._ __ __, ____-'__"I':‘_
You will remark, that in the foregoing
calculations, we have made no account of
the loss of time, inseparable from such an;
amazing consumption of strong drink.——’
But it is obvious, that it mtist amount to
a great sum, to many millions annually.
Let us pursue this train of reflections a
little further. flow many thousands of
fuinilies are literally reduced to beggary,
by int.en'iperance! Business neglected,
shops deserted, windows pat.che‘r.l and stuf-
fed with rags, buildings dettaying, heavy
sherifl”s fees, long court dockt-ts, crowded
pt‘lst)t)S, houses stripped of their ftirnittire
anti at length sold at auction; children
crying for bread and shivering with cold.
These, these are some of the nniinpeacl:a-
ble vouchers, for the trut.h of what has
been advanced. These distressing filt'l.‘=
show from whence it very large part of
the revenue of I3atccl.us is drawn. It is
money which should feed the hungry, and
clothe the naked; wliicli should educate
poor children, support the institutions of
the gospel, disseminating religious boolts
and spread the light of divine truth
tlirongrliotit the dark places of the earth.
Intempcraiicc lc:itl-s to almost every
thing that is bad. It is when men are
licated witli strong drink, that they are
prepared for deeds of wickedness,at whicli
they would shudder in their sober moments
——it is th»n that they set their mouth
against the liz-ovens, and make the air
ring with the most outrageous profanations
of God’s holy name. It is in fits of intoxi-
cation, that many are hurried onto blas-
phemy, robbery, rape, manslaughter and
murder. It is often in such fits, that they
are dragged from their ctips to prison,
from prison to the bar of a court, from
tIlt‘.tit‘.e to prison again, and from prison to
the gallows. Judge Rush, in one of his
excellent charges to the Grand Jury of
Pennsylvania, solemnly declares, that he
does not remember a single iudictm-cut
before him for n'iauslatig~ltter, and very few
for murder, which were not occasioned by
intoxication.
6. lntemperate driu'.ing is the high
TOl3(l to hell. it is a fiery stream which
empties into the bottomless pit. All who
travel on this road, or embark on this
flood, are in danger of hell lire. Thougli
here and there a drunkard has been
reclaimed. now and then a brand has been
snatched from the burning, it is agreedon
all hands, that the case of the liabittially
intemperate is hopeless. lf four tlcusanl,
or if (which is more probable) twice that
number of people die annually, in the
United States, in con.-‘tequeuce of drinking
ttrdent spirits, how fast is this single enemy
filling the world of perdition. Vile say
the world of rerdition, because the
zzcripturcs declare, that drunkards shall
not inherit the kingdom of God. And
how dreadful, how overwhelming the
thought, that so many tliotistands, or even
one immortal being, shczzlcl stagger into
the grave and into hell, under an immense
load of guilt, contracted by intemperance.
I-low amazing, that rational creatures, can
consent to make brutes and maniacs of
themselves, and thus prepare with terrible
activity and perseverance, for blacI.ncss of
darkness for ever.
End of Part III.
‘WEALTI-1 AND POVERTY OF
IRELAND.
The following description of the excessive,
bloated, and uni-ightcous wealth of the landed
proprietors oflreland, compared with the squal-
id poverty and extreine wi'c.tr-.licdtioss tobe seen
in that dowutrodt:lcu land, will be read with ex-
treme il}l0l'L’.St at this time. It is'e.xt'ractod from
no elo-:pient' a.ddi'css~iii boliatlfofliis coiititryiueii,
by Rev. Mr. Giles, recently delivered in the
Tabei'naclc, N.
The manor liourtes of the Irish gentry
are situated in the midst of extensive do-
mains, surrounded by lofty walls, and
guarded by surly ;1£tlCl-.OC]iCl'3. The finest
of these places are often girdetl by deserts
of the most squalid misery. The owners
are in them only on rare occasions; and,
then, it is to revel in the midst of want.-
Suppose yourself a guest on one of these
occasions. Look around yot_i on the
t=cene!——the princely park without, and
the ornamented hall within, slope, \\ ood-
land, garden, hill, dale and river, glowing
in the outward prospect ; the inward view,
that ofa kingiy rcsidcnce furnished for
every refined desire; adorned with mir-
rors, statues, pictu‘.'cs, repleniscd with
whatever cart delight the funny or feast
the senses Tliink, then, of a tenant peas-
antry physically more deplorable than the
serfs of 'l'tirlt't-y; and when you have thus
thought, look calmly on the assembly be-
fore you. Here, gathered at joyous night,
is a throng ofthc noble and the fair; men
of gallant bearing and women of surpass-
ing beauty. Lights stream over decora-
tions whicli almost transcend what easterii
story has feigned of eastern magic-re-
splendent eyes flash with more gladsome
brightness in each o‘.lier’s lustre—mug,-ic
floats upon the perfumed air, and grace
rules the mazes of the dance.
\Vhen you recollect the liaggard coun-
try through which you passedito arrive at
such a mansion—wben you rccollcct the
liovels which sieltened you on the way»-
tlie sad faces that stared on you as you
went along, that constantly subdued your
reveries to grief—-—when you recollect the
fever and the hunger that, asyou travelled
by them, appalled your very soul, that all
you see in this abode of grandeur appears
unnatural-—it seems a brilliant aiitl yet an
agonising vission—an illusion by some
evil genius, powerful to deliglit—terrible
to destroy. You cannot reconcile it with
your ordinary associations, with your son-
timents of moral harmony——it isincougru-
ous---a rejoicing in an liospital—-a feast in
a famine ship-—a dance in a cliarnel house
—-—n bridal in R sepulchre——_vour heart be-
comes convtilsed, your head giddy, your
imagination confused and sick; you look
upon a social chaos that bcwilders you,
and .yoti ttirn from the whole with loathing
and disgust. The social system in Ire-
land is disjoined and defective. The great
proprietors are abscritees, and the small
Another excisive
'ones are impoverished.
evil in the social state of Ireland, is the
want of trtie gradation. VVl'ieré there is
not general equality, there ought to be
sticcessive ranks. But society in Ireland
exists only in extremes. The two main
divisions of it, are the owners of the soil
and its occupiers; and between these there
seems a gulpli, which one cannot pass to
companion with the other. To fill up this
wide interval, there is wanted an active
and enterprising rnitldle class. Except in
the learned pi'o:"ess-ions, social Cmiflelivt.’
in l:el:lt‘t(l belongs only to the ownership
of land. IVlt_)ii£'_\i in Ireland has not accu
rnulatcd wit.li capital. Industry has not
risen to ambition; and thence while in
lingland men rise frotn labor to aristocra-
cy, in Ireland men t.lestreiit.l from aristo"cra-
cy to labor. But. the tnost grevious need
of Ireland is the want of variety in occu
pation.
Externally, Ireland is finely situated for
commerce, internally she is admirably sit-
uated for manufactures. Commerce and
manufactures could not only train the
people to skill and independence, but re-
lieve the soil from a pressure of an excess-
ive populalion. The soil is the only
source of life, and out of this come many
evils. One oftlie worst is, that ofextremc
competition. Every vacant spotbcconies
an object ofdeadly strife. It is generally
given to that person who offers the highest
price, and shoots the loudest promise.
He soon finds out in his despair, that be
has undertaken too inucli. The‘ landlord
has spent no capital on it, the tenant has
none to spend; and of the produce which
is torn from its savage rial edness the bulk
goes to the absent proprietor and the es-
tablished church. The soi'?det(=riorates.
The landlord will not lower his demands.
The tenant cannot pay them, and he is
¥““‘1_.
. .._.-.—— ----—-—-——- ---~----
John Paul Jones, with the amendments of
the Senate, was laid on the table. The
vote was reconsidered, 86 to 79, and the
bill referred.
The Post Office Appropriation bill with
the Senate amendments and a further
amendment from the Post Office Conimit-
tee of the House, was then taken up. On
agreeing to the Senate amendments for
striking out the section authorizing Post-
masters to select the newspapers in wliich
the lists of letters should be published,
without regard to the circula'ion of the
papers, the vote stood-——A_ves 8-l, Nays 77.
The atnendiuents of the Senate to the
Izlouse amendments to the joint resolution
of thanlts to Cons. Taylor, Butler, \Vortb,
&c. presenting Swords, lll:l(‘Il(.l t f Medals,
was a_urt.'ed to.
A resolution was passed, authorizing
members to subset ite for the C'o7zg'ifcc.s~i'o/z(.l
G/0/.e.
A ntimber of private bills,and bills on-
ln‘:p0l'lilflt were passed.
Tuir.sn.\r, March "
~-
In the Senate, the report of the Commit-
tee of Conference on the Army Appropri-
ation Bill was adopted.
A joint resolution to place the United
States frigate Macedonian at the disposal
of Captain De Kay, and the sloop James-
town ut the disposal of _Capt. Forbes of
Boston, to convey provisions 1?)
Ireland, was passed, ‘21 to l~l«
The Report of the Committee of Con-
bill, was adopted.
A resolution directii-g the Secretary of
the Senate to coiitr:tt:t with Dr. H()tl.~l0f|
to furnish reports of the proceedings and
debates of the Senate to Ilie daily papers,
or to print tlcm himself if they decline,
was taken up, and Mr. Benton moved to
refer it to a St'.'It,‘('.l Committee. Lost 19 to
ejected. The landlord gives the place to
another, and the ruined tenant know not
where t.o find a shelter.
Tlioiigli law has driven him out from his
familiar hearth, nature compels him to
return. He will prowl around the misera-
ble abode that gave his poverty a refuge
——the tint that gave hislittle ones ahonie;
the roofthat shielded the mother of his
children. He cannot reason—liis blood
rushes back to its fountain———his whole na-
ture is excited; his brain is convulsed in
delirium; he is mad in his houseless (lis-
traction, and in his madness he slays his
blameless successor. His former landlord
is, possibly, a nitt_i_7lSl.l‘$]lt?. This magis-
trate liands him to the constable-——tlie con-
stable delivers him to the judge. After
due forms of trial, the judge consigns him
to the executioner, and the executioner
closes the tragedy. This is but one of a
hundred, that vary little in plot or inci'lent.
The scaffold is the stage, with which, as
yet, Ireland has been the best acquainted,
and on that she has witnessed many a ter-
rible drama—black, silent, bloody, and
monotonous!
COilVCTlESS—Exi*iRiNdi AGONIES.
Mo.\'D.tr, March 1.
Mr. Archer presented the credentials of
R. M. T. tlunter, elected to succeed liitn
as Senator from Virginia.
The joint l'eS0lUl.l0l] of thanks to Gen.
Taylor and the Army was anieneded and
passed. _
A bill to appoint general officers to the
ten regiments was reported front the Mit-
itaay Committee, with the House utnend-
ment to appoint a Lieutenant General
striciien out.
'1 ho Army Appropriation bill was amend-
ed and passed.
The Post Iloute bill was amentled atid
passed. It includes mails to Oregon and
to and frotii the Army.
The joint resolution to refund advances
made by States for the subsistenct: llllil
transportation of Volunteers was passed.
The Three Million bill was talien tip.
Mt‘. J. M. Clayton addressed the Senate,
contending that the appropriatiori of the
money without specifying the direct object.
was not tvarratitcd by the tjoiistitution, and
was so regarded by .lellcrsun and other
distinguidicd Democrats.
'l he Senate too \ a rctess from 4- to 6
o’clock.
After the recess, Mr. Peartie addressed
the Senate in opposition to the 'l lirec Mil-
lion bill, in any and every shape.
.\'It'. Dix followed, who said he should,
under his instructions, vote for the bill,
with the bill, with the proviso prohibiting
Slavery in n: \V territory, \v'nich lie inti-
mated was to be offered without the pro-
vi-so.
Mr. Johnson, of Lotiisana, Mr. Butler
and Mr. t_‘olquit, ft)llt)\\C(I and spoke
warmly against any prohibition of Slavery
in territory to be acquire-rl.
Mr. Dayton defended the right of the
Govcrnmeut to prohibit Slavery in newt
territory. ,
Mr. Johnson of La. moved a substitute
for the bill in the same words as the bill
of last session, except that the amount is
three millions instead of two.
Mr. Evans moved to amend the pream-
ble so as to state that the boumlary is an
open qttestion. Negatived; teas 25;
Nays 30.
Mr. Jolinson’s substitute was adopted
ivitliout it division.
Mr. Upliam moved '\\’ilmot.‘s Proviso
substaiitially, as an anieiidnient, when the
Senate was further adtlress-ed by Messrs.
C355. lliilier_,fCairieron, lflickinsou, Reverdy.
Jolinson arid Cilley. The vote was then
l3l<Bl1‘"| ll“? Wihnot Proviso, and resulted.
Yeas 21; Nays 31, '
Messrs. VVebster and Archer then ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to the
fliree Million bill, which was finally order.
ed to ti third reading, ‘.29 to 2-1.
The Senate tlienadjtittrned, it being
half past one o’clo,”ck'in‘ ‘(lie morning.
The HOUSE conctirrediivith the Senate
in the amendments, to tliébill. i'nc”r'easing
the Marine Corps. ,' _' "_‘ ', I ‘-
The bill from the Senate for the‘ relief
of Ireland and Scotlan"cl' was lread',’,and
referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means. '
The bill for the relief of the heirs of
29.
Mr. Benton spo'.e upwards of three
hours, offering nunicrotis amentlments.
Mr. Johnson of lllaryland, ren'iailt't-d
that the course of the Senator was extra-
ordinary, mid he would he held fully
t-esponsiible for the failure of any impor-
tant measure not passed in consequence
of this consumption of time.
Mr. Benton rejoined and charged uniti-
vidious attempt to establish a paper-in op-
position to the Atlministration.
Some warm words ensued between Mr.
llnnnegan and Mr. l enton, when the reso-
lution .was postponed tintil ti o’clock in
the evening, and the Senate adjourned to
that hour.
The Senate rcassemliletl at six o'clock.
The Vice President said that the first
business to be ta on up was the l'CS0lU-
tions relative to the contract for reporting.
which was kt-pt under consideration until
9 o’clock, at wbicli hour it was ordered to
ti third reading, ycns ‘.17, nays 19.
The report of the Committee of‘ Con.
fercnco. on the Navy Appropi‘iation bill
was adopted.
A Committee of Conference was ordered
on the Civil and Diplomatic Bill; also the
House bill for iidinitting Wisconsin into
the Union.
The report of the Military Cotnrnittee
against agreeing to the amendments of the
House to the bill for the appointment of
general ofliccrs fer the ten regiments, was
adopted.
The llousi-: was engaged from .3 until 9
o’clock, in voting on the amendments from
the Senate to the Civil and Diplomatic.
Appropriation bill. So many disagreed,
that a committee of Conference had to be
appointed.
Several unsuccessful attempts were
made, in Committee of the \\‘holc-, to take
tip d fferent bills, and the committee rose
several times for want ofa quortini pres-
ent.
lllr. Douglass stiggestetl an adjournment
with understanding that the bill should be
the trst things tat en up in the morning.
Reuben Chapman moved a call of the
House.
Mr. Petit tnovcd to adjourn, ncgativetl
The bill for the appointment of general
officers for the ten regiments was ta’-en
tip, the question being, \Vill the House
recede from the amendments relative to
the General in Chief’!
The House adjourned at 11 o'clock,
~\‘llIl()Ul. a vote.
\Vi«'.i.i.\'iasnAr, March 3.
5 o't:'or:/r.——l'lotise commenced under
stormy auspices. The Prcsitlent signed
the >','>'3,00f),O0O Lo-in Bill as soon as it was
presented to him, and probably fell. relieved
after the act It reached the Senate with
his signature soon after its re-assembling.
it is now an accomplished fact. With
$3,()00,000 ofhartl money in his hand, he
may jingle patriotism out of 1Vle.\ican.~‘ and
purcha-c for us a peace. No peasant re-
sponsibility attaches to liitn in the disburs-
ment of this stitn ; to a strict accountability
will he be holdcn when the \Vliig Ilouse
of Representatives assemble next winter.
The Senate disagreed to the report of
the Joint Committee of Confer-cnt'e,' rec-
ommending the adopt.ion of the amend-
ment. of the House, giving the President
atitliority to appoint any ll-lnjor General to
the command of the army.
8 o'clock: -——Two ships of the Government
have been voted to carry out to Ireland
the provisions, &t:. intended for the sulfur-
ing Irish by charitable individuals. Ilcre
is a good opportunity to as. what has
become of the €375-3OO,0tl0 _;rraiit which the
Senate voted! Gen. tl’IcK:iy, give us light
on this subject ; to your tender mercies
was the measure comtnitted. Do you iri-
tcnd to strangle this also, with your many
other unreported bills’!
The Senate have concurred in .';he re-
jection oftlie House of an appropriation
of $60,000 fora remuneration of the oun-
ers of the Aimstaid. A victory to Liberty!
Messrs. Adams and Giddings have made
the case too clear for casuistry.
It is new half past 10. If in the inter-
mediate time anything has been do e in
the House I am not conscious thereof,
though I have been an attentive listener.
H_r_:lf post 1 l.—-Lrzus Dee.’ Great news
from the Senate, although in secret ses-
sion! C‘. J. Ingcrsoll, the base c~ilumnitt-
v.
._:
fcrt-nee on the I’ost Office Appropriation,
_._..._ .1... ...._ ...»....._.__.__. . ..—.-—-
tor, the vile demagogue, the profligate pol-
itician, the notorions falsifier, has been
ljrcjected as Minister to France !_ The
‘Senate of the United States, with a major-
!ity of his own political friends, have
jdenouriced him as unworthy of trust!
l\-Vhere wi.l the shameless calnmiator take
resort’!
Richard Rush, it is said, has been nomi-
nated and confirmed in his place. If so,
he is the mod.-rn Vicar of Bray! file stip-
and succor. Yankee perseverance foiled
him.
5?’ The \VIiigs of the 11th Senatorial dis-
There were about ninety servicable trict: have nominated I'1ARVl-‘.Y SMITH, Esq. of
guns in the possession offltlie volunteers. Ri(]gefie]d, as the candidmefortile "state Senate.
The others were lost in getting ashore.
This was one‘ reason for De Bossy not
Waiting. '
Gen. Paterson
prepar
they arrived.
was maki
Mr. Smith is a gentleman of the first respec-
ltability and intelligence, and is withal it straight
mg exte_,,s,,.c l forward, out and out Whig. The dignity of tho
at-ions ,0 rescue me ,,(,j,,mce,.s ,,.l,e,, station for which he is nominated will not be
Gem Scott ],3{; Brazos on compromitted by his election.
the 15th, on board the steamer l\‘lassachu- the 11th, should rally, nndiigive him a hearty
Our friends in
setts, which u as said to be waiting fOI",stipp0rt. Stipiiicness willueverauswcrin their
ports all parties, or derives support from
every Atltiiinistration.
Ohio is trying to make a dt--inostrutiou.
l t!on’t know whether he will succeed or
not.
The. question before the l-louse is the
hill to buy Mrs. llladi.-onls papers.
Thos. H. Baily of\"a. is advocating the
bill, and is severe tipoii the member from
Ohio.
Cov. Vance of Ohio is in the chair, and
presitling with the greatest dignity. He
leaves the chair with a cotntncndable
degree of resignation, and the speaker
resumes it.
M r. Vinton of Ohio, with a few appro-
priate remarks proposed a vote of thanks
to ;'\’lr. Speaker llavis, for the able and
impartial nianner in which lie lms diSCi1m‘-
god the duties of his arduous office. 'I he
Resolution was iintiiiimousl_v adopted.
It is the opinion of every one, whether
he liasfibeen a pat-ticapitor in tbe:proceed-
ings. of the lolouse or only an ob.-erver, that
Mr. Davis has made an excellent presiding
officer; and [do not believe that runny
men have filled this station and left l)t.’l'|l.l|(.i
;l.llefn a strvnger convic.t_ion of their ability
;or impartiality. _
| If}/f_/' past ]‘2.——-The Senate has atl_]_0H1’-
n"d, after confirming, among Ulllt'.’l‘ military
appointments, Thos. H. lenton, i\‘la_;or
General; Mr. Cltlllflillig of Ca. do. (the
gentleman that 71,-cm‘ out with l\‘llTDlllllC
Franklin l’icrt'c of N. H.and ltlnos D. flop-
ping of N. Y. 7»i'igrttliei' Gent-rals. illi-
Benton said that he did not know that he
should accept the appointmeiit.
The Irish lleliefbill was lost.
The President pocketed the River and
llatrbor bill.
I
It is with deep regret that we have re-
ceived some confirmation of the inhuman
murder of Lieut. Richey of Ohio by the
l\‘lcx’.cahs. He was on his way from
Montercy to Victoria, bearing dispatches
from Gen. Scott to Gen. Taylor, accom-
panied by about ten drngoons. He stop-
ped at one of the small towns on the route,
and, leaving his detachment in the suburbs,
entered the town. There he was waylaid,
lassocd, tlraggctl out, and inhumanly cut
to pieces. A letter 7](lt_ll'CS-"Ell to \Vash-
ington by a geutletnan in the army, states
that the ten dragoons escaped.
Another painful incident also reaches
\Vashing'fon in the same lettcr—(.\'linon’s
capture of B.irland’s command.)
We still trust that there may be some
mistake or exaggeration in this report;
but it is said in the Washington letter
that they were surprised by the Mexicans,
without having a sentinel, or any adequate
precaution adopted for the safety of the
detacliiiicnt. This would, indeed, be it
melanclicly as well as reprehensible indis-
cretion.-—Was/Lington Union.
LATER FROM ’l‘lIE ARMY.
\V.tsitixt;'ro.\', Marcli 2—~1() P. M.
New Orleans papers to the ".’3~l ult., in-
clusive, contain advices from Tampico to
the 13th, Galveston the llth, Bazos the
l(itli,antl Vera Cruz the ‘.2d. The Louisiana
volunteers tvrccltctl in the Olttllzllifl, are all
safe tvizh the exception of six. whom the
Colonel was constrained to leave b. hind.
No action occtirredbetween the volunteers
and lldcxicmis. The volunteers reached
Tauipico on the 9th inst., all in general
good Iiealtli, but very much exl'iausted by
forced martzlies. Seven were abandoned
a few miles from the tir-t camp, unit‘ le to
march, and it was found impossible to
carry tlicm through the sand on litters.
One overtook the niaiti body. The others
remained, and probably are well in the
hands of the enemy. Gen. Scott was
hourly expected at Tninpico. The sick-
ness of the troops at Tntnpico has been
much exaggerated. Their health generally
was excellent. There are about seven
thousand men eager for action, but igno-
rant of their itiinicdiute destination. It is
presumed Vera Cruz will be the next point
of general operation, and they expected to
leave Tarripico in February. The St.
Catherine was still off Tampico with a
portion of the N. York regiments. Many
of the officers had gone ashore. The
soldiers were not allowed to land. Irlad
not heard of the Mississippi troops on
board the Statesman, who frotn the last
accotints were suffering dcplorably by
sic - ness.
The adventure of the Louisiana Volun-
tcers is pariicularised in the Picayune.
The day they took refuge from a watery
grave opposite the Ondiaka's wreck, they
received visits from several hlexicans of
cliai-at-ter as well as pcasantsantl t-shcrmen.
The Volunteers were led to expect assist-
ancc in the way of transportation from the
proinises made. But the .-zcountlrels were
spies t,lis;;ttist-d, and in the afternoon, under
a flag of truce, Gen. Cos demanded an
imtnediate and unconditional surrender.
Alarming representations were made of the
swarms of armed exicans prepared for
cutting off all retreat, and Cos represented
his force at i800, when in reality he had-
but 9S0,all told, and many of them raw,
and all of whom had entered into the
scheme with the hopes of gain and plunder.
Col. De Rtissy was granted until 9 o’clock
next morning, when the Americans must
surrender or fight. At night the camp
fires were lighted and the Americans
marc/ier/, leaving their knapsaclts and all
burdensome materials which would impede
their flight and not wanted for sustenance.
In 9.4- hours they went ahead 35 miles, and
not an ttrtned-I\'lexican was seen on the
way to Tampico. Cos thought he had
Quarter f)Cft/7'8 l;l.——i\-.lr. Bria’ erlioff of‘
him.
Smith and Swarwont, and 1 ieuts. Shacke
ford and Hinton, were acting as a body
guard to Scott. Camp Pale had been d.s-
continued.
mouth of the Rio Grztndc, v ailing to eni-
bark. All the troops were in motion. 'l he
-ltli and 8th infantry were on board, also
the first regiment of rifles, ‘ltl (lragoons,
'l‘aylor’s light artillery, Col. Duncan’s but-
tcr '.
detachment of recruits were still
ashore. The roads between Camargo and
hlonterey are almost impossible on ac-
count of robbe. ies. The |'lancheros were
gathering from all quarters. They are
pet-ting ati attack at l\'lillflttH)l‘tlS. The
Plaza was fortified and the city placed in
a state of defence. News of the capture
of Boriand, Gaines and "flay is C€:lifiI‘llIl’(l-
The Mexicans were convinced that Vera
Cruz would be the next point of :ittacl.',
and were busily eiigagcd in f.:rtifying the
passes and roads to the city of tllcxico.
Srmtlwic/L 1.3-lunas —Le't.-rs rcct-ntl_t
received from- Ilawaii, bring the melan-
choly intelligence that the inhabitants ul
portions of that island have been stzllerllig.
sevt rely from drought, fatninw, (.il.\L‘1t>L‘ nut.
lire. 'tliere had bccii no iulii iur titan)
motitlis previous to June l'.'il. ; the cniit:
stock of food, for man an-ii‘ tieasi. llil(.i l)LCll
ttoiisuiiied, and for inoiitlis, tn...-*! oi the
inhabitants of the di.~:ti-ict neat ii.-tltt.a llittl
subsisted on roots! 'l he t-:.'t-lustre -...—t_- U1
these had brouglit on tlisease.-, \\l.lt'lI hau
carried off many of the aged, teeb.c ann
young to an untimely grate. In connec-
Lion with these calamities, the llil.\>ltiltt|-
rice. and islandci's had been obliged to
contend with devastating‘ lire. '1 nc ex-
cessive drought had pttrclied tip the tall
grass and bushes, and rendered tlit-in liltc
tinder; a fire accidentally tatkiiig ainoiig
this stubble, had spread tfestructiun Iar anti
nide, leaving the country for niany mites
nothing but a bed of ashes and cinuers.
mi4.t-.v.tL K (tax at '1‘ Iii.
\\—:.if{.:.~ti-.u-. aitmzii, 10 ten.
STATE
F o r I II e E
OF IVICE I‘ S
nsning Year.
FOR oovitit.\'oi:,
CLARK ]3l.SSl*lLL, of Nui‘\\'ztllt.
FOR I.Il«.‘U'l‘. G0\'l-Zl‘tl‘t'()It,
CHARLES J. M’(_'_U'R.l))’, of Lyme.
FOR si-:cnii'i'.titi',
JOHN B. IlO.B.l£RTS-ON, of New Haven
I-‘OR 'ritis.i.si'iti:n,
JOSEPH B. GILBl£I{.'I‘, of Hartfo1'd.
FOR co:<'rr.oLi.i-ta,
ABIJAH C.-XTLIN, ()li1’3l8l'Wll‘.-l0lt.
.._..._..
FOR CO-.\’(}.RESS.
TRUMAN SMITH. of Litclifield.
Twelfth Di-Ii-ict.
Tltllfl \Vhig electors of the several towns in
12th Seiintorial ])ist.i'ict are i'cqncst‘etl to send
Delegates equal to double the ui:.nibcr oftlicir
_7,ep1'6Sel1illll\'t‘.§s, to nioet in Convention at the
101-], day of inst. Marcli at. 2 o'clock, P. M.
for-tlie purpose of noiiiiiiating zi. candidate for
Senator for said I)istrict.
J. I}. I~‘i-:iti
\
is,
J.-\.‘aIl-ZS 1ti.~:r.n, Dist.
E812-.\'}’.'{.lii‘t Arnr.s,~li‘ Corum.
G:-zoitniz H. R.‘\NDI.E1
March 1st, 18-17.
The Slcanicr Cricket Bur7ic(7.—-—This steami-
or which has been on this rotitc, took fire in
some way unknown, whilclying at. her dock in
N. Y. on Friday morning last, about 3 o'clock,
mid was I)1‘.l‘l‘.(‘.(l to the water’s edge. Freight
toa considernblcamoiint, belonging in part. to
otir citizens, was alsi dcsti°oyerl anti dainacctl.
A. M. \Vai'd, Htihbcll & Co. and l\lattliias l-lnh-
bell & Son, were ainnng the losers. Mr. \V’s.
loss alone, we understand ainounts to some
$300 and upwards.
A SELF l\'l.tni=: l\T.«\t‘«‘---—
Jiitlgc Piisscll. the
paternal acres by his fntlicr's side until he was
twenty years of age.
siduous industry. he hatl in the ll‘.l0‘7‘i’:‘:iS of la-
! " ‘'etl'liiiiiself for coll:-go.
,ci't.ions, giving a. portion ofliis time to
boy pi‘ Ily his own
'.tion of others, he snr-cct~.rlct_l to his
Since
the’ i, ,,
‘ "-3 L . . . .
=f-rst dt'-ic‘vi'ee with tltstititgnislit-rl ll’-I or.
t ' ~‘—‘-‘- . _ '-
ltlicn, he has given his ;:i'cat talra.':: tit -l acqii'c-
men He
[ has filled siiccessivcly, with (‘.ltIll:t'I:t :.-ti’-i’:t_v. the
lofficcs of Councillor‘. Senator, and .l:.tlgc oftlzn
ts to the service of his litilivre .<t.-+.t«~..
S-tiprt~inc Court. Always pi't;dei;t, sourd and
discriiiiinnting in his jtttlgint-tit, his wnrtli has
been rccogiiizcd. He is row the pride of the
state, and is about to be elevated to the liiglicst
office in the gift efthc people. \Viil:oLt aping
the fantastical distinctions of a rirlictilons aris-
tocracy, without conceit or pretension, he still
_i'eni:iins the same sober and stibstaiitial citizen,
on his fat1ier’s ffll‘1]],1lnClml‘.g€(I in all, save in
his pow C1‘ to serve the public.
Rffffffiil‘ Irc-lancl.—\Ve lC.fll'/l‘l from the Re-
lief Committee, says the N. Y. Tribune, that
the amount already contributedfiiiclndirig the
sum remitted, the funds and provisions on hand
and contributions known to be raised, but not
yet in the hands of the Committee, reaclies $70.
000. \Ve understand the ConitiiitteeLhiis char-
tered the brig Duncan in addition to the" bark
Victor, which was to have sailed on Saturday.
posted irien so as to cut off the Louisian-
i:n’s retreat and deprive them of supplies
“»‘.*;~u.{.r.\\'r' »
l
Worth and staff were at the!
Hotel ofblrs. \Vccd in Daricn, on \Vcdnes.d:ty 2
is a conspicuous example cf :1 self iiinde man‘ 3
He was a poor fariiic.r’s boy, and cultivated the
In the iiicztiitiire. by as-
as much one ofthc people as when he laboredv
Four cotnpaniesof artillery l.nl"lCl"dj5n-§ct_
\Ve understand the locos have dropped that
-very sanguinary “fl\'(‘.‘ fifths" gentleman, who
tlireatencd to drciieli the Court House in blood.
mid have nominated a young man by the name
of Sanford, in Bedding.
provenient; on his predecessor, as he is less fero-
cious and bloody in his notions.
A Lecture on the subject of temperance will
,bc given at the Town Hall, on Friday evening,
by Capt. \Vni. A. \Visdoni.
Capr.§\V. will lecture atSilvci' Mine on Sat-
tirday, and New Canaan on Sunday evenings.
lie is said to be an im-
FIREMANS SUl’I’F.R.
The annual clectioii ofllclicf Co. No. ]. took
place at the Eugiize Ilorsc on \Vt-dizestlay evc.
lust.
Francis BrmI_i/ was chosen Foreinim,
ll"m. J}. b’-11727:, Assistant. and
C50. A. B1'.vs('l/, Sect.
As is usual, this clcctioii was succeeded by a
.s:upi‘ci', .“(‘l\'t:(l up at. the Notwnlk Hotel. At
9 o'clock, about 50—young gcutlcmcii cftlie Co.
and invited guests, sat down to a well spread ta-
i)l(‘-. vflio supper was pi't-pared on a scale of
lll!t.~‘!’:lIll_y and excellence which did great credit
The approbation of the Co.
was‘ twiiiccrl by the silent, but vt-.ry cztrncst at-
to the Iloust-,.
tciitioii they gave to the business in hand, after
liccoiniiig seated. As the iuusic of knives
and li2l'I\'S began to flag, wit and humor began
The cloth was removed,
and tilt‘. beverage oftlic evening, (pure cold wa-
ilieii'sp:ii'l-tliiig reign.
i(‘l‘ wltli an iiil'u.~ion of lemon juice. tti.d Elfgltl‘)
was biovglit on, when the toast, the song. and
altort:att': flitslies of plcasantry, went merrily
rouiid. An excitement of very pleasant and
liarinoiiious feeling was produced, and inado
up the leading feature oftlie evenings entertain-
ment. Asa guest we acknovvletlge tho enjoy-
ment felt on the occasion with much satisfaction,
not merely from the courtesyaxzd creature coin-
forts wliit-Ii extended to us, but from the pleas-
uro of scciiig so large a company of our young
men seeking their amusement in a manner
coi-.sTstcnt with a due regard to selfrespect and
with it proper icfercnce to their standing as gen-
tleinen and citizens. \Ve nnncxn list of the
oftlie regttlar toasts, and as far as practicable,
the volunteer toasts ofthe occasion. There is
a consitlerable amount of originality, and appro-
priateness among them.
REGULAR TOASTS.
1 The occasion which once more calls
us togetter, is one which we, as Firemen,
feel proud to meet in its annual return.
‘,2 The C-liiof Etigineer.
3 The \\ ardcn of the Borough.
4« O..7' Ed.lu'r.s'—Like our Firemen—may
their efforts to do good be bounded by no
party distinctions—limited by no section-
al fce!ii'igs—and swayed by no unwoitby
motives.
5 The Fine Depmtment of this Borotzg/i
—Upun whom depends the safety of the
property of both poor and rich from that
destructive eletnenL—1"'ire; and who ask
no other recompense than the proud con-
sciousness of having done their duty n a
noble cause.
ti’ P1-otccti'o7i Fire Engine C0. J\'o. ‘.3.-—
We bail and greet her willingly asa sister
in our Fire l)epartrr:ent; may her name
ever prove a true index to her character.
7 Itelity” 1"'t're l'.'~i:gz'/ie, J\"o Llilvlay she
befirst oti every occasion: may her ropes
be always filled by a srrelzg guig; tier
bra/te.v be in-aniied by stout hands and will-
ing hearts, and may her pipe be directed
by the cool arm of bravery :—'l'/zen will
she win for herself the proud name of be-
ing a conqueror to that devouring clement
——.f‘li/c.
8 False fl[arms——Like the squirts who
start l.llet)l'--7101/l.li7Zg in (/1801.
9 1"1'r.I/ic72.'8 Wives, 1'i'remcn.’s Sweet-
/imu-ts, 1* 2':-cmcn's .Baoz'es—God biess them.
\'()LUt\"1‘EER TOASTS.
l By E. Olmstead-—7'Iie invittd Guests
land 1~'r¢'t-m1s— W e welcome their piesence
‘among our number, and may they enjoy
Present candidate fm, G,,,,.(,,.,,(,,. of C0,,,,Pc,,C,,,,' the UCCHSLJII wlilcli we have tnet. l0 cele-
brute.
by Charles Isaacs—Engz'ne Co. No. 1.
—.'\my they always be ready when duty
calls.
by Wm. Jones——CapI. Lexi Clark—His
lattiurs tor posterity have rendered essen-
ilill service to his country, and afforded us
tne ;_{litllt'_)'lll';' assurance that the tribe of
Lev. strait continue to flourish forever.
tfiy Levi Clartt—Samucl H. Bailey/.—An
absent Irlcnd and brother; his virtues as
at man and energetic zeal as a fireman, are
tvorttiy of out‘ imitation.
[The Secretary of the Company here readu
toast wli.ct1 was received from Mr. Bailey, who
is now in St. Louis.] .
By Samuel ll. Bailey—J{eli'ef Fire Co.,
Bio. 1-Iitep your suction tight, your
ttorks clean, your brakes well manned,
and your stream will then be full and
strong and you will be always ready to
g'I’(,',=; and take ,- and may you always keep
a clean figure. '
By W. T. Stnith—0flicers and ./llembers
of bngilie Co. ./vo. I-—May they 8l“’aY°_b.°
10¢’,-..r in number, First op duty: ‘md F"-V
' carts of t/ze Pea e.
in l15ij'e.lit]tll'IeS Reed-—’llzePZlIembers of No. 1.
._,\t;.y they live a thousand years, and thus
shadow of their liberality never grow less.
By G. A. Bissell-—.h.r'ppowam Co. J\"o. 1.
—i\]ay the bonds of friendship that now
unite us together wax stronger and stron-
ger, as successive years roll over our
ltcads. ‘
By D. H. l\tloody—.R,eIi‘r_f'Fz'r‘e Co. .N'o.
l.'—-M-ay “Relief” to the suflcring poor
The work goes bravely on.
flow as plentifully from their purses,-as
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