thaiintemperaiice is a disciplinable of-
fence; and yet, alas! how frequently isit ‘and artificial drinks of the rich’!
tolerated for years, in churches of differ-
ent denominations. Thus not only is
Christ wounded in the house of'his friends,
but itiany witliout,'are emboldened bygtheir
example, to run with them to -the same
-excess-of riot. We hope the most ignorant
professor" needs to be told, that when. he
sees his brother following strong drink‘,
it is his ditty to admonisli him. If this
were faithfully done, in season; and if the
incorrigible were cut off with all reasona-
ble dispatch from church communion,-bow
happy, have we reason to believe, would
be the consequences.
8. Much might be done, by a voluntary
agreement, in neighborhoods, and friendly
circ|es,.not to use ardent spirits in their
families, or to provide them for their la-
borers; but instead thereof, to give 80
additional compensation to laborers-, and
provide themselves with other palatable
' and nutritious drinks, for’ all occasions.
VVe wish it was in our power to enlarge
on this point, and to suggest other reme-
dies; but we have no room. VVe can
only address a few words, in conclusion
to some of the different classes of people,
for whose perusal this address is intended.
Let ministers ofthe gospel, in reference
to a subject so interesting, act their part
with all faithfulness to God and the souls
of their fellow men. Can they answer it
' to God, if their neglect, to raise a warn-
ing voice, in the name of the Lord, against
the evil, any of their people should per-
ish 1 Do they not know, that drunkards
shall not inherit the kingdom of God 1-
_Will not the blood of souls be found in
their skirts, if they let their flocks go tin-
warned? Those that have fallan victims
to the plague of intemperance, cannot be
saved. But let ministers by the savor of
their temperate and holy example; by
their prayers; by their private and friend-
ly admonitions, and by their public dis-
courses, do all in their power, to bring
about a reformation. Let no time be lost.
VVliile there is hope, let them seize the
opportunity, and the means of effecting,
whatever they can effect.
To the drtinkard can the language Of
hope he addressed ? If there be any
soundness, any selfcommand yet remain-
ing——by all that is dear on earth, be en-
treated to pause for one moment.
Take a sober hour, if such hour you
have, and survey yourself:~an immortal,
bereft of self command ;—a slave to sinful
indulgence ;—-degraded below self respect
-holden with cords of sin——bound fast by
chains of habit ;—yet hastening to eterni-
ty unprepared, and almost utterly incripa-‘
ble of preparation Your condition is
dolefull how much_ to be pitied——-how
much to be abliorred’ Both in a natural
and moral view, your condition. truly is
one of the most hopeless and unhappy, on
this side of the gulf which none can pass.
‘When it boy, you saw the drunkard
reeling along the road. You saw his
staggering‘ unequal steps; his uncouth
motions, all monstrous and unguicled.—-
You heard his language of imprccation
and horrid curses. You saw him at length
tumble in the dirt, and lie snoring, :1 won
der to man and beast!
_ Did he appear vilc—-an object of terror,
shockingly filthy and offensive’! _Aud did l
you then once think, that you was to bel
finally this very mo=;.ster——to feel the load
that benumbed his seuses——to have your
soul oppressed witlfdreadful darkness-—to
iie drunk, exposed, the’ sliarrie of your
race, rt scaadel to hurnanityl
Look now at your friends that desire to
love you. Their affections go forth to
rest upon you; but are repulsed by your
guilt, and mortified by your degradation.
How are their hearts tried l Can they
value your person? Can they tolerate
your presence? Their eyes discover
their pity, disgust and shame. ‘Their talk
of you begins with “Alas!” and ends in
despair.
Look then to the community at large.
W°herever you go, infamy attends you,
constant as your shadow. And what end:
do you answer but to burthen the earth,
and be a curse to the world’!
Now loo‘: unto God, and- hear your
dreadful doom already denounced ;—-
“Drunkzirds——sha!l not inherit the kingdom
of God ”
Think you mtist die; die soon--sudden
ly ; and where will you awake?
With such image.-i before your eyes;
with such sounds in your ears, in the lan-
guage of Solomon, “Put a knife to thy
throat.” VVith solemnity becoming an
oath—-with firmness inflexible, come what
tvill—-to “touch not, taste not, handle not,”
henceforth and forever! Bid ii final adieu
to the tyrant that had led you in chains
to the gates of death; and return-—return
to bealth—to sobriety—-to the respect of
your fellow m"ll—t0 the.tears,the triumph
of your enrriptured friends, and to the fa
v_or of .God, who will have mercy and
nb_un'dantly pardon!
The laboring classes of society, placed
in liumbler circumstances, and unable to
procure the costly wines and artificial
substitutes of the rich may feel that the
proposed reformation, bears particularly
hard upon them. But in many respects
will not you be be benefitted most of all”!
From facts numerous and impressive it
appears, that you are peculiarly exposed
to the contagion of intcmperance. When
labours exhaust, and want is felt; you
see children multiply around you, and
grain dear; despairing of better circum-
stances, how strongly are you tempted to
cheer your griefs with rum, and be undone!
Or if you resort to whiskey because it
is cheap, remember that it is only the fiery
‘schorching part of the cyder. -The wine,
the sweet, the fermenting part, is burnt
up; and all that remains is literally liquid
fire: fit to make the well sick; to make
fools mad, and friends fight.
Do you still say that whiskey is whole-
some and good’! Offer it then to your
dog : will hunger make him taste a little’!
will thirst? will heat’! will cold’! will
wearinessl will sickness’!
the sagacious animal smells the poison
and nbbors it!
l
In every case ,
Vi-’hnt if you have not the tasty wines
You
have the firm health, the good a ppetite,
the sound sleep, the easy mind, more to bi?"
valued by far, than all the enfeebling sickly
danties that wealth can buy. '
And with such , abounding means pf
vigor and comfort, do you lianker for liquid-
fire-—-useless to man, and nauseous even
to the beasts’!
A warning voice to the young- YOU
are more deeply interested than others.
Your harbiis are forming, and many things
conspire to lead you to the ('§Sl£li)llSl'ln1.t-‘I'll
of habits wliirh will injure you In limo‘
and in eternity. Many are the syrenfil
that sit to charm the youth into the pfllltl
of sensual gratification. Example is one,l
against which you will need vigilance mid g
strengzh. Many followers of strong drink
will say to yon——-Come along with us. But;
as you value your temporal and etvrntll
interest, refuse to walk in the tray Wllll
thorn. Run not in the way oftemptation.;
In a pectiuiary point of view, the dif-
ference between drinking a little every
day, and wholly abstaining front the use
of ardent spirits. is by no means a trifling
consideration. For your own conviction,
make the calculation and ascertain the
comparative difference, in point of proper-
ty, between two individuals, at the age of
seventy years, one of whom shall from
the age of twenty one, drink a gill of bit-
ters daily, till he arrive at the above men-
tioned age—and the other shall wholly
abstain from the use of spirits. Suppose
the daily dram to co-t six cents. The
amount, at the age of seventy years, recli-
oning only the simple interest will be
$‘L6£)0,4~l. Reckoning i’: at compound
interest, the am’t. willlbe $6153.75! The
one loses, the other saves a handsome es-
tate, resultin,-.-_r solely from a habit, which
many have viewed with inrliffereuce.
Let the young ofthe fuir sex, who would
enjoy a cotnfortabl--9 support, beware Of
g vinq their liriiirl to tl.e _\'oiin_,q‘ man, who
drinks his drum a day, or even now and
then, for with such, in all probability, the
habit will become it daily one. Let them
beware of his addresses, who loves the
flowing bowl, or the sparkling glass, lest
they mourn in vain at the last.
Ye aged fathers, and ye pious mothers
—ye once saw purer days than these--an
rige, when temperance reigned and drtink-
ards were rare. You behold and mourn
over the degeneracy of the times. Before
you depart, teach the generations below
you the folly and misery of following
strong drink. Make an effort, even, it be
with your departin_,q—-dying breath, to stay
the evil which threatens to overwhelm
your posterity with ruin. Pity a falling
country. Lend, O lend the efficacy of
your fervent prayer, if you can give no
further aid. These may check the grow-
ing evil. The efi‘--ctnal fervent prayer of
the righteous availeth much.
“' These sentiments will hardly be respond-
ed to by \Vasbingtoniar.s of this day.-—Ed.
LATE FROM THE ARMY.
\VAsmNe'ron, March 4, 1847.
Tue N O. Picayune of the ‘25th ult.
contains Brazos dates to the l8th. A cor-
respondent writes that in three days the
whole command will depart for Vera Cruz.
Gen. Miffon reports his prisoners to be 852
in all. Besides Americans taken, there
was one Mexican named Galeano, who
hail been near our troops as a spy or guide.
He was immediately put to the sword, al.
though Major Gaines interccded. Capt.
Heady, of Kentuc y, was also captured
two‘ days after Borlanrl’s party, by a party,
of rancheros. Uncertain which party was
captured, now said to be 93. Their camps‘
were surrounded the night after they
marched 40 miles. it was reported that
Cassius M. Clay would have forced the
ranks btit could not induce the others to
assent, on account of the Mexicans greatly
outnumbering them. The late. Henry
‘-lier, prisoner, acting as in'erpreter for
the Arltansus troops. escaped from the
Mexican camp on Maj. Gaine’s horse.
It is stated in rt San Luis letter of the
2r'i‘th. that there marched from San Luis
for Tanque de Lavera, the place where
Minon made his capture, three todies of
infantry and one brigade of» cavalry and
font artillery, with 14- heavy pieces of ar-
tillery; also that in two days another di-
vision would march, and shortly the re-
mainder would follow. At San Luis, it so
appears, that a blow is to be struck in the
direction of Saltillo. SataAnna's address
is published, favoring this idea and opin-
ions of ofiicers, however various they may
be. Some think that the true destination
is Vera Cruz, and that the display of his
troops on the other side of San Luis is in-
tended as a mask or decoy.
l{Va2't till we grt in a. New Crop.-—Some
weeks ago, says the Palladium, we remin-
ded the Register that under the new loco
foco tariff, the poor was obliged to pay
more for sugar mid melasses, than when
the Whig tariff was in operation. But
“wait until the new crop is in,” said the
editor, and then we will show you that the!
poor will obtain these articles at a much
less price than when they were taxed for
protection. Well, the new crop is com-
ing in, and it is one of the lat',<_vest crops
raised for many years, and yet the price is
.'27'gher than it has been since 1836 Thus
the free trade tariff proves a curse instead
ofa blessing to the poor, so far as the
articles of sugar and molasses are con-
cerned!
A T1‘!!!/I -Male!/.——“lf you had avoided
rum,” said a wealthy though not imelli-
gent grocer to his intempeirate neighbor,
“your early habits of industry and intellec.
tual abilities would have placed you in
any station, and you would now ride in
your own carriage.” "And if you had
never sold rum for me to buy,” replied
the bacchanal, “you would have been my
driver.” _
The British Royal Mail Steamer Tweed.
was lost on the 12th of February. north east of
Cardenas. Sixty persons were drowned.
,both in his seclusion and in
BY ms ir:xcELLi-:-.\'cr
ISAAC TOUCEY,
GOVERNdE or THE STATE or CONNECTICUT:
_ A Proclamation.
It is unnecessary that any one should
look beyond the recess of his own bosom,
to discover sufficient cause for deep sor-
row, contrition and humiliation before his
MAKER. The mind of man, from the first
faint exercise of reason, begins . I0 S.tr8)'
out or the path of perfect rec-.tit.ude, and
the whO]e sequel or the purest life calls
daily, and with terrible UFg9"°Ysf”l‘ 79‘
newed penitence and humble acknowledg-
ments. If we turn from private to national
sins, and take thetn into the fl('<‘-0'1"lil°‘
gather with the individual Offences for
which we are responsible, Wt? I‘-an-'10! fall
to be bowed down under the i”_fi”'7.f9 -Me!"
Cy which has spared us and paid the ‘"9"
som of our deliverance.
Deeply impressed with these simple
and obvious truths, and with respect for a
sacred custom of past ages, and more es-
pecially, in the circiimstances in which
we are now placed, when GOD, in His
providence, has permitted us to be involv-
ed in that fearful calamity, the last resort
of contending nations, I recommend that
Fr2'n'r1y, the second day; of April next. be
observed throughout. this State as a day
of Hrmi/7'ut:'on, Fasting and Prmger :—'—And
I invite the people of this State on that.
day with one. mind, to abstain from all
secular labor and worldly recreations, and
to assemble with their Pastors and Teach-
ers, at their accustomed places Of"pllllll(!
worship, that we mnv liurr-blc ottrseives,
with penitent hr-arts before GOD. merciful
and gracious, long stiffering and abundant
in goodness and truth, and offer humble
prayers to Him for the forEl\"’N‘-“S Of fill
fll1f:Fifl“oli'\TOtl(_'!l'I the Crr-nt Sacrifice of
I-lisiEtr-rnnl Son, 'lic Lord Jesus Christ,
God manifest in the flesh; and that we
mnv earnestly supplir-ate Him to turn
from us the iudgmi-nts that we have do-
served at His hnrwls, and the evils which
our inisrloinqvs cannot fail to brin! Upon
us without the interposition of Ills: rm-rcy ;.
to deliver its from war, DP.‘-‘lllt"|'t(‘C‘ and
famine; and to take away from our midst
wlintever is ofl'en.<ivc to lli-I rial it'll"-‘
government; to continue lvlis merciful
goodness in us in times past; to guide its
in our councils; to defend us against our
enemies; and to preserve its as a people,
and our inst institutions, until His King-
dom. shall come, and /if: “'1'/I be done, on
For-I/i as in I7rr1'rn..
Given under my hand and the Seal of this
State, at Hartford, the eighth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thou-
sand eight hundred and fortv seven, and
in the seventv first vear of the lnelepen-
dence of the United States.
ISAAC TOUCEY.
By His Excellency rho Governor.
CHARLES \V.\r. BRADLEY,
Seci'otar_v of State.
THE LOST PLEIAD FOUND.
The actions of poets are as unaccount-
able as the sources nhen-.e they derive
their inspirations. Several years since,
Percival, after having written some of the
finest poems that ever emanated from this
side the water, and earned for himself a
reputation few may attain, though many
emulate, withclreiv liiiriself and his produc.
tions from the public gaze, and, until re-
cently, even his most intimate friends
scarce knew of his wliercabout. The
Briclgelo/L C/ircmicle gives us at last, how-
ever, a clue to the mystery of the Poet’s
retreat, in the shape of a letter, which
proves, that, although, like Kotzebue’s
.§'trunger—wlioni he appears to resemble,
the circum-
stances which gave rise to it—lie .lenies
himself to the world, he is still a dweller
in the land to which he was once an Orrin-
ment. At the point of a considerable
eininence-,just outside the city of New
Haven, stands the Ho.-pit-.il—a noble look-
ing and well constructed building, present-
ing itself, a fine appearance from every
quarter, and affording an extensive view
of the sutrounding country, from its oh-
servatory. its accouimoiluth-us are ample,
beyond the necessities of the unlortunate,
and sortie of its rooms are ‘to let.’ Here,
in this Hospital, shut out from the world
of men, in iiii.-iintliropic solitude, lives the
Poet .l"ercz'2ml! It is said there are not
lialfu dozen individuals in the citv, with
whom he will hold convei‘se——ati(f there
is a story abroad, that a brother poet,
Willis ,Ua_\lord Cl-arr-,attempied to pay
him a fraternal visit, but alter announcing
his naine,w'.is compelled to give and receive
communications through a dubious crack
in the door. Percival seldom goes abroad,
and «hen he does, we are told he may be
distinguished by the abject slovenliness of
his appearance irom any rrian in the street.
Lisappoiiited love! what obliquities in
character and conduct dost thou not pro-
duce! Such at least is supposed to be the
originof Mr. Percii-al’s lfll.sllllllll‘0plC de-
meanor.—Hom.e Journal.
PRINCE Mua.i'r.-—The Boston Post has a
long letter from Tullahassa, Florida, in which
occurs the following notice ofa naturalized citi-
zen whose uame, borne by his father, made
some noise in the world :-
Among the prominent citizens of Flori-
dity, we find ll live prince; the son of Mn-
rut.,I<ingoi'N=.pic.-. Prince Achille .i\"lti-
rat is t! singular genius. Inheriting all his
fatlierls courage, but little of his cliivalric
love of glory, he has settled down on a
plantation, the quiet citizen and spectator
of the world.
'1 he Prince is fond of hunting, and he
goes in for thc profits of the field and
moor. Nothing that swims the water,
flies the air, crawls or wal--sthe earth, but
that he has served up on his table. Alli-
gator steak, frogs’ shins, boiled owls and
roasted crows are found palatable; but
there is one animal that the Prince don’t
“it. The buzzard is one too many for
him. “I try him fried; I try him stewed;
I try him roasted, and I make soup ofhim,
but.tlie buzzard is not goot. I. have no
prejudice against him, but I cook him
¢Ver.V way, and then lno like him.” Buz-
x
za.rd’s soup! think 'of that! It takes a
Frenchman to develope the resources of a
new country. i
of Munson Htiwley, Water‘strect: says the
Farmer of the 9th, upon which som live or six
hundred bushels of corn had been deposited in
a biun,gave way on Sunday morning last. The
building being on piles, over the water, the
greater portion of the. grain was precipitated into
the ‘drink.’ Much or most; ofif. ll‘0“‘(‘V8-1'. Wits
recovere.d, in ii damaged state. '1 he corrn bo-
longed to Messrs. I-Iuwlcy 6.: Portei'. Their
loss will probably be not less than 35100.
Steamboat l'ViZSfl’£.7Ig‘f0’IL Burnt.——Tho steam
tow bout \V:isliiiigt'on, lyin_-'._( at foot ofNinth st.
East. River, was discovered to be on fire about a
quarter to 4 o’clock Saturday morn. 61.11. The
entire uppetii. works of lldie, booth togaet£ioi'
with her mac incry, were ostroyc an , or
hull mupli ifujured. ]]t, is suppose-cl to have been
the wor‘ 0 an lXlCell( nary.
There are a large number of young men
in this State who have recently become of
age, and who will, for the first time, exer-
cise llie right of suffrage, at the approach-
ing election, and a great mrrjority of them
we believe, will give their first vote in
favor of the good Vfliig cause. The
larger portion of the ‘Young Men are too
honest and independent to be contami-
nated by loco foco principles. Otir \Vliig
friends in every town should make it an
especial duty to look up all such Young
Men,~ancl assist them in the necessary
steps to become electors.-—Hartford Cour.
The receipts of the American 'l‘ractSo-
ciety for the month ending March l,were
$ l3,‘25-1- 37,m:tking the total receipts since
April 15, $121,565 24. There was due,
March 1, on bills sanctioned and_on notes
for printing Pgper, pnyzilile witlriri a few
months, the sum of $Qls‘l'05» besldes Mlle!’
large obligations devolving on the Society
for colportnge, foreign distribution and
current expt.-iise.~'. Appllt-:.itions are now
before the Connnitte for pecuniary grants
for foreign stutioiis on tltc continent of
Europe and in licutlicii lands, umountiiig
to upwards of .",3s‘l0,00O, whit-li the Society
will be expected to remit before tlio expi-
ration of its current year, wliicli closes
April 1, instead of April 15, as hereto-
fore.
'//in .Ii’inn.~.n//crs J)!‘/‘(."Ifl.'lf..—-Illllc U. S.
Stiprctiic Court ud_jout'ncd on Friday‘, hav-
ing ireviously decided, in the famous Li-
Cezsu¢zlz‘.y.—The lower floor of the rear store ,
r:r'n.s-e (.'u.s'c, that the States have a right to;
i'r.-giilalc the trade in, and sale of urdenv
-L
NORWALK GAZETTE.
Vvcdnesday, March 17, 18-! 7.
STATE OFFICERS
For the Ensuring Year.
run GOVERNOR,
CLARK BISSELL, of Norwalk.
FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR,
CHARLES J. M’CURDY, of Lyme.
ron sr:cnr.'r..inr,
JOHN B. ROBERTSON, of Nev/‘ Haven
FOP. TREASURI-Ill,
JOSEPH B. GILBERT, of Hartford.
FOR co.\"rno1.i.i;a,
ABIJAII C.-XTLIN, of Hnrwinton.
FOR CONGRESS.
TRUBIAN -SMITH, of Litchfield.
Meeting of Committee.
IT is importiint that every member of the
town and special Committees should be present.
at the adjourned meeting, Tuesday Evening,
16th at the Norwalk Hotel, at '7o’clock.
EXECUTIVE PO\VER..
The. power of the Executive branch of ‘the
Government has bedu steadily increasing, ever
since the people in their madness elected Gen.
Jackson to the Pi'csidency, Under his admin-
istration the doctrine, that “to the victors belong
the spoils,” was for the first time unblusliingly
proclaimed and acted upon. The practical
workings of this abominable doctrine were soon
soon. All who opposed his election were turn-
ed out of office, and their places filled with base
sycophants rind bruvvling demrtgogtics. The
sctim of society was brought to the surface.
-{uscality and ‘low cunning xvere passports to
favor. Those who scruplod at no not of fraud
or outrage to secure the success of party, were
certain of political advrinceiiiciit. The ellicctof
this system of tactics was speedily felt. In
every hamlet, village and city ofthcUuion, the
President. had ti picked band of liirelings, will-
ing and ready to do his bidding. Their influ-
once was feltin every clvction, local, state and
national. They mnrslialed the Jackson forces,
bribed the vcnal and corrupt, whipped in the
rcl'i'iictory, rind iiitiiiiidutod the weak by perse-
cution and violence.
But the cncroaclimcnts of the President did
not stop here. He laid violent hands upon the
treasure of the nation. He stopped the wheels
oflcgislation whore they did not tiiovo to suit
his pleasure. Veto followed veto in rapid suc-
spirits. Thus the law of New Ilamp.~bire,
which controls the power over licenses gen-
law of Rhode Island, limiting tl;e sale to
ten gallons. are all ufiirmed by the Court.
'l lieydecision is important in view of the
recent action of some of the States where-
by the traffic is greatly restricted. It
cuts off the last hope of the rumsellers.
date of 11th inst. sag»-'s——
Anna and Gen. Taylor is of course a lioax.
"l he Department have later date: tlian those
purporting to give an account of this fight,
test.
ous'y, to hear the result of presciit threat-
ning events. The month of Mart-li
probably be the most exciting of tlie catn-
paign.”
(.'rz.se of '1‘/i0mpson.—— Charles Thompson,
of Southiugton, the wretch who was
arraigned before the Superior Court this
day (Tliursrlay) on the charges of having
committed a rape upon his own daughter,
and lyolding his own wife for another to
commit the same offence, plead guilty to
both charges; He was at once taken back
to prison.-——Har{fora’ 'Iirr:es.
Mr. Niles, in a recent speech in the Sen-
ate, said there was no use in inquiring as
measure. lf :1 measure is thought desiru
ble, the constitution is not permitted to
be any obstacle. This is a precious testi-
mony to the rectitude of the dominant
ed.— Cournnf.
The Prince de Joinville, with a French
squadron consisting of at least eight line-
ensuing summer.
[‘;_7- It is said that a large number
ofpersons have been sent by Mr. Leonard,
Commissioner of the N. York Alms House,
to farmers in New Jersey, and that he has
application for some fifty more, besides
application for 300 or 400 to be employed
in the mines of Pennsylvania.
Thousands of German emigrants are
flocking to Texas on their own book, and
settling about St. Marks, St. Antonio and
Gaudaloupe rivers, in the finest country
almost on earth.
The U. S. have ordered 375 more bag-
garre wagons for the war in Mexico, of
wliich.togetlier with about the same num-
ber of sets of harness, 75 have been con-
tracted for in Newark.
It is rumored that the Allaire W'orks
will be employed to construct the engines
of the steamers about to be built to ply
between New York and New Orleans, un-
der the contract with the Secretary of the
Ni1\'.\'.
The Sub‘-Tresurer paid last week One
Thousand Dollars for the transportation of
a Million in specie to Philadelphia. Before
these Sub-Treasury days the transfer would
have been rriade in drafts without any ex-
pense.
Mrs. Mason, wife of the Rev. Francis
Mason, Babtist missionary at Tavoy, has
recently died at that station, after a lin-
eralIy,and the law of Mzissiicliusctts, \\ hit.-li ‘ personal views. The House offlsprcsentutives
forbids the Stile Of all)’ Slmlllel‘ Qllllllllly Of: throughout obeyed his commands, but the Son-
llqm” llm" t“’e"l3"‘°l§l"' £'5‘1ll°"3: mld “"3 ,» ate at first exliibitcd some sparks of indepen-
and no mention is made of-any such con-5 _ _ _ _ _
The “Viv Department. liowevcr, are; been exhibited during the reign of Jacksomsm.
more anxious than for a long time previ-.
will‘
to the constitutional right to pass tnya
party, which he has so uniformly support- ! that was expected and we will let it pass.
0f.bnu|,;. ships, four or five fl-igates, ;md,one. On the contrary it met: with a firm and
as many steamers, will visit New York, it,docided opposition from each oneofthese class-
is stated, some time in the course of the‘es.
l
cei-tsion. All legislation was shaped to meet his
her territory. It was not to repel invasioti-—it
was not to defend our own citizens against a for-
ted emergency or to ward off in sudden attack,
when there was no time or opportunity to call in
the interposition of Coiigress, and when the im-
mineucy of the danger to be avcrtednvould pal-
liate if not justify such a high-stretch of Execu-
tive power—it was for no such objects as these
that be assumed all the powers of the, Govern-
ment. But while Congress was-in session, to
whom alone the power of,declaring war is en-'
trusted by the Coiistitiition,,and when we were
at peace with the world, he ordered our troops
toiudvancc into tVIcxico, and. in-that act this
infamous war had its origin. Upon his head
let. the responsibility rest. He stands charged
as the author, and the people have nlreurly pro-:
nounced the charge true. He cannot escape
from the odium and guilt which must: alway at-.2"
tacli to this war, though‘ he "frilsilics h'story":
and stigmatize those as traitors who have dared
to enquire into its origin. _
The time is rapidly approacliing in which the
frecmen of this state are to declare their senti-
inentsi'e.spc('tingthis war and the other acts ‘of
Mr. Polk‘s aclniiiiistmtioti.
forcd already enough from Lot-ofoco mi‘si‘ulc'.l
one man pntccr .7 Is it. not time fortlio peoplefo
be heard and their wishes regarded in the coun4
cils oftlie nation? These qtiestionsamong oth-4
ers we shall decide at the coming eloctio_n.—-
\Vliigs! let us one and all see that they are prop-
DISTRICT COIN VETION.
At :1 Convention of Delegates from the sever-
al towns constitutiiigtlie 12th SenatoririlDistrict',
holdcn at Darien, March 10, 1847, agreeable to
the call of the \Vbig District Committee, Joshua
I3. Ferris was chosen‘ Chairman, and Ira Sco-
field of Duricn, Secretary.
Credentials of Delegates having been called
for, were presented and accepted, and the call of
the Convention stated.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to bal-
lot for it candidate to be supported, by the elec-.
tors of the District, at the ensuing election for
State Senator, when, on the first ballot, Cu.inLr.s
M.-iitvix was unanimously uomiuated—where-
upon the following resolution was unanimously
passed;
]i'e.9o/red, That liaving entire confident:
in the political integrity, ability and priv
worth of the Hon. CHARLES i\'lA}'iVl.\', .
Wilton, we recommend him to the ele
tors ofthis District as a candidate er-nine .
worthy of their suffrage, at the coming
:
idcnce. It was however soon humbled, and
5 inn ' a one ‘or :e crimco re e ion v c-
'l ll t dt tl f b ll b_ d
.s roviuva 1' cor o'i.s iso.ie/iencc o ‘xecu-
f t _ 5 ll e d t ’ d l J t It
tire coiiiniatids.
I -, .
.{ boon there came a re-action.
The nation
l awoke from its rapturous trance, and determin-
Btllllfi 107'-ill 17%’ -’llIC-1700”-5 —Tll9 “Y““lllllLlm“§ ed to retrace its stairs and once more live under
C01'l'05l’°“de“l' Ofllle -\‘3w X ml‘ E-‘x'”'e55' ‘”“l‘"r;' a Cozzstitizziorzal Government. Unfortunately
lhowcver this object was not accomplished.
“The -‘m‘'Y 0‘. '1 llgl” he“"°9“ Si‘m3 ,' John Tyler came into power. His administra-
tion was marked with the same disregard of the
l popular will, and encroaclirueuts upon the legis-
i lative depnitiiicnt oftlie Government. which had
5.5:. desire for re-elcctioii induced him to pursue
l the sritne systcin of tactics. Otlices were sold
to highest bidders. Tt'eiichL:ry was openly
and inuniticcutly rcv.'arded.
rouage and power oftlic Government was shame-
l the Tyler dyuusty.. The attempt was a f-.iilurc.
loathing and disgust. even to the party which
had protittcd by his treason.
But bad as were the administrations of Jack-
son and Tyler, that of James K. Polk is worse.
political knavery had been sounded by John
Tyler. But. James K. Polk has found a lower
deep. He has done what; no other President.
?dared to do.
Let us briefly examine some of the prominent
acts of his administi'ation.
, Texas as a slave state was among the first, but
Then carnethe sub-treasury. Vt’ho called for
\Vhat merchant, capitalist or
Not
this measure?
manufacturer in the Uiiiou demanded it?
The Tariff of’-16. \-Vas there it single peti-
tion presented to Congress asking for the pass-
age of this bill or ofany other ofthe like nature?
\Vas there a voice raised in its favor beyond the
Halls of Congress? No. It was matured in
the Executive Councils—it: was forced through
Congress by Executive power’, and by that same
power it has been fastened upon the country in
spite of the opposition and rcnionstrauco of the
people. The President sent his birelings into
the very of Halls of Coiigress to drive the mem-
bers into the support ofthis measure, and they
had the boldness to interrupt Senators whilst
discussing the merits of the bill.
Congress passed it bill making a ppropaiations
for the improvement of our harbors and rivers,
and the President; vetoed it. The French spoi-
lation bill, providing for the payment to our citi-
zens ofa long outstanding claim against the
Gove1'nment—a debt voluntarily assumed by the
Government—-passed through both houses of
Congress, and it met with a similar fate.
But Mr. Polk had precedents for these acts.
He followed in the footsteps of Gen. Jackson.
"Young Hickory" had thus far only acted out
"Old Hickory.” He was as yet treading on
safe ground. But: he seems tohave been seized
with it sudden desire to rival all of his predeces-
sors in acts of usurpation. If such was his de-
sire he has met with entire success by commenc-
ing war pgainst M_exico. .
The whole pat-E
lessly prostituted to secure the supremacy of‘
' The traitor was driven from ofiice an object of,
Most, had supposed that the lowbst depths of
The admission of
election, for State Senator; and that we
earnestly desire he may receive the undi-
vided and entire \‘i'liig vote of the Listrict,
which would insure ‘him it triumphant
election.
On motion, P. S. Cunningham, of Norwalk,
VVm T. Minor and \Vm, H. I-Iolly of Stamford
were appointed a Committee to present resulti-
tions for the coiisideimion of the Convention,
whereupon the following‘ were recommended,
and unanimously passed:
Iieso/red, 'l hat the selection, by the late
Whig State Convention, of the i on. CLAHK
Bissr-.Lt., of this District, as the Whig can-
didate for Governor, is not only it just
tribute to the high iuor,-.l and imellecxual
v. ortli of our disiinguislied fellow citizen,
but In compliment to our district; and that
‘in return for vthich, we pledge to our
|VVhig brethren in the Sta’e, a nfn_jorit_v for
‘him in this District, over the opposing
candidate, that will tell. VVe knowhow to
appreciate the privilege of voting for a
candidate capable of doing honor to a sta-
tion once fillcd by a Griswold, an Ellsworth
and a Baldwin.
Resolved, That in each of the other can-
didates comprising the Whig State Ticket,
we recognize an advocate of true Whig
principles, and individuals respectively
qualiiied to discharge the ‘duties of the
offices to whicli they have been nominated,
and that they merit the efforts of Whigs
to secure their resps ctive elections.
Resolved, That the public services of the
Hon. TRU.'l1A.'\' SMI’I‘H—-his untiring energy
and ardent zeal in advocating the interests
of the People, and of Domestic Industry,
in the councils of our Nation, have justly
secured to him the approbation and, con-
that through the ballot box, we will gladly
respond to his noininationfor a re-election
Senatorial District, a maiority that will
fully confirm our sense of gratitude for
his valuable exertions in the cause Right
and our Country.
Resolved, That the expensive, unjust,
and u.nconsIz'tutz'onaI war wiili Mexico, de-
volved upon us by the “blundering” errors
and assumption of pots er of Mr Polk and
his Cabinet; the repeal of the Tariff of
18-1-2 by the present General Administra-
tion, in consequence of which our manu-
facturing and industrial-interests hate be-
come paralyzed; and the reckless Loco-
foco legislation in this State lust May-in
repealing ivholesome laws for the protec-
tion of the purity of our elections, and
enacting others having a direct visiv to
promote their own party strengtli, and by
their appointing to important oflices men
without character, respectability or talent,
as a reward for brawling political services-_—_-.
all demand that every Whigbshould arouse
to his duty, at the coming election, and
make one united effort to redeem our No‘-
tiou and State from these blunders, usur-
pations and abuses-_-which threaten tlip
very destruction Ofj 0”’ R°P"b5'““ 1""!-‘
tutions. ' " .
Res-glzjéd, That it is expedient, and the.
“signs of the times" demand, that every.
Town Committee should neglect no fair.
and honorable preparation-‘for securinga
full Whig vote, at the ensuing election, in
their respective towns, to the regular
Whig nominses for’ oflice. and’, thereby"
‘State.
gering affliction. Her virtues appear to
have won for l1€l‘,Unl\'et‘Stll esteem.
On his sole responsibility he ordered our
troops to invade Mexico and take posscsion of
Rcsoltred, That the Whig editors in this
sign foe——it was not to provide for an 'unexpec- -
Have we not Stlf‘ _
Have we not been govcrncdloug enough by this‘,
erly answered ; that they ate aizswervd as the
frcemcn ofConi:ccticut ought; to answer them. .
fidencc of the Whigs of this District, rind,
to Congress, and pledge to him, from this
secure a complete‘ Whig triumph in tho 3
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