‘Q. .3. . ,. 7". N RWAL § Published Every Vwednesday Morning, by JAIlI.E§ REED, at Two Dollars Per. Annum In Advafncc. \/\./\ \" V‘ 'FV\’\/\f\’\ '\/\/\/\/\/\/V NUMBER 414--NEW" SE RIES. _.-H./\/\/\ '\ r\/\r\. /\,\,\,\/\ NORVVALK, CT. VVEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 20,1847.- HO FOR THE Lawn or cannon! The 'GEREA..T DEPOT of I I THE attention of purchasers in this line is called to the great additions to -our former stock, received this day. Purchased with the strictest care as to Fashionable styles, and at un- usual low prices, we are determined to make great sales by selling at very small profits. In fact the great increase of patronage at this establishment has compelled us (to keep pace with the wants ofthe pubblic) to make arrangements to receive new goods every week until January. 1848. \Ve shall not attempt to onumerate our large stock of new goods, suffice it to say al- , P Q E T RY. __ TO LAURA. 'rm~: nrrsri-:iu"cr nmrixiscrzxcrza. This most exquisite love poem is found on the Platonic notion, that souls were united in a pre- existent state, that love is the yearning of the spirit to re-unite with the spirit with which it formerly made one-——nnd which it discovers on the earth. The idea has oficn been made sub- servient to poetry, but never with so earnest and elaborate a beauty. Who and what. gave me the wish to woo thee- Still, lip to lip. to cling for aye unto thee '! Who made thy glances to my soul the link— Who bade me burn thy vary breath to drink? ' My life in thine to sink? As from the conqueror‘s unresistcd glaivo. Flies. without strife subdued. the ready slave- So when to life’s unguarded fort, I see Thy gaze draw near and near triumpliaiitly——- .Yields not my soul to thee? Why from its lord doth thus my soul depart? Is it because its native home thou art ? Or were they brothers in the days of yore ? most every desirable article in the Dry Goods line may here be found very cheap for cash or ap- proved credit. T. & \V. E. RAYMOND. New Canaan, Oct. 18. 1847. 36 ‘ Hark! the war cry! To the Echo listen. roe ALL! At the Store, NEW DRY GOODS E” the In Quantities Complete, In Qualities Unique. Are now oft7'e1'eo'l by VVHO in view of the rapid approach of an inclement season is abundantly providing_ for the necessities of his friends and customers to whom he already feels under many past obligations; and will at all future times take plea sure in i 1-sci-virze. N. B. Shaving done for none at this establishment. Wllfigklriif sans. ! A T STORE ! THIS day received a large invoice of very RICH FALL DRY GOODS. consisting of Dress Goods in all their varieties, Clotlis, CiiSS:lTl6l'8S and Satinctts, Millinary Goods and Fan- FAME}? Call one, call all. C. J. GRUMAN. cy Goods——all ofwhich will be sold at the lowest New York prices. Norwalk, .‘3ept. 1st, 1847. New Goods for the'E‘a11 Trade of 1847. At the old stand of Twin bound both souls, and in the links they bore Sigh to be bound once more? Were once our beings blent and intertwining, And therefore still my heart for thee is pining? Knew we the light of some extinguished sun-— The joys remote of some bright realm undone, W'liere once our souls were om-_'? Yes. it is so! And thou were bound to me In the loiig-vanished hours eternally! In the dark troubled tablets which enrol The Past—iny Muse beheld this blessed scroll- "Ono with thy love my soul!” Oh yes, I learned in awe, when gazing there, How once one bright insepei-ate life we were, How once, one glorious essence as a god, Uuineasured space our chainless footsteps trod- All Nature our abode! Round us, in waters of delight, forever Voluptuously flowed the heavenly nectar river; \Ve were the master of the seal of things, And where the sunshine bathed Truth‘s moun- tain springs Quivered our glancing wings. VVeep for the god like life we lost afar—- \Vcep! thou and I its scattered fragments are: -. And still the unconquer’d yearning we retain——- Sigh to restore the rupture and the reign, And grow divine again. And therefore came to me the wish to woo thee-— Still lip to lip, to cling for aye unto thee; ’1'lz.is made thy glances to my soul a link— This made me burn thy very breath to drink, My life in thine to sink. A nd therefore, as before the conqueror's glaivo, Flies, without strife subdued, the ready slave, So, when to life's unguarded fort. I see Thy gaze draw near and near triumphantly, Yicldcth my soul to thee ! Therefore my soul doth from its lord depart. Because. beloved. its native home thou art. ; Because the twins recall the links they bore, And soul with soul, in the sweet kiss of yore, ’ one ? Meets and unites once more. Thou too—Ah. there thy gaze upon me dwells, " And thy young blush the tender answer tolls: ' Yes! with the dear relation still we thrill. Both live; tho‘ exiles from the homeward hill, One life—all glowing still! . , MISCELLANY. l A LAY SERMON. | "Is not this the Car]ienter’s son?" At first sight, my friends, you notice nothing strange about our text. It is a simple question; thrown out, apparently for no better or worse purpose than the gratification of an idle curiosity. Very simple; easily understood, easily answered —but withal one of the most remarkable questions ever asked on earth; as we shall ins denying the superiority of any one man One would think, my friends, that the lions his approach, should have received this person with distinguished honor; that all -classes of citizens should have striveu among themselves to see who could pay him the most courteou= attentions. What did they do? They met him in the syna- gogue; they listened with astonishment to him who spoke ‘as never man spake ;' and then, looking on the sad face of this brave and beautiful be_ing, the miserable creatures asked, with a sneer: ‘Is not t/its t/ze carpenter's son .7’ Why did» they not cry Hosanna? Wih y \r\/xrs/\ o-\/\/‘Q/\_r\.v-x /\ pose to the very highest class of society ; and with her wonred good liuttior people of Nazareth, however unostenta- far nearer than many who think themselves irig a few paces she replied, Such a class there is, proudcr than any other, because more conscious above you. of,and more firmly relying on, its own intrinsic worth; appreciating whatever is.nnd when you Lnow who I a me to the devil !" good and great, and sympalliising with it wherever found. of mere birth or wealth finds no admittance -—l.ept out, not by artificial barriers, but by the purity of an atmosphere too rare for him to breathe, being calculated for more delicate and spiritual beings than he. lTo that class probably belonged Joseph of Arimathea, the ‘honorable counsellor,’ as did they not fall down and uorship? Be- ‘also the ruler of Capernaum. who ‘wor- cause they were men of mean and vulgar spirits, those Nazarenes; and like other such of our own day, had a miserable standard to measure character by. The august person before them did not, theynoble oncs,liigherth n they,wlio say totliee :‘ thought, more in the right ‘set ;’ did not' belong to the ‘good society’ of Nazareth. ‘ls not this the carpenter's son I’ They considered this question a test of charac ter; and such in fact it was, for it showed what kind of stufftliernselves were made of. They could not. recognise true great-. riess in others, because they had not learn-, ed to ‘see anything noble in their own! breasts. Give me the giiape by which you measure another man and I will tell‘ you your own dimensions to a barley-corn. Your standard will be just as tall as your- self. ‘Is not this the carpenter's son ?’ Ay; but the centurion of Capernaum did not ask that question ; neither did Jairns the ruler, nor Nicodemus the doctor of laws, nor Pontius Pilate the governor, nor Jo- seph of Arimathea, the ‘honorable coun- sellor.’ For they were gentlemen; and no gentleman was afraid of being contamina- ted by contact with a pure mind, or ever refused to honor genius and virtue. No- bedy but the pitiful Nazarenes asked that question; insects as they were, beneath the awful front of that majestic Onc, try ing to look down on Him! Said I not truly that, under all the circumstances of the case, their inquiry was a remarkable as at G it 'l‘he Nazarencs, it seems, in their scale of merit graduated men by birth; foolishly enough,I think; but how many of us do the some thing? I am not going to rail at social distinctions. Rooted in the na- ture and circumstances of mankind as many of them are, they cannot be torn up. and ought not to be if they could. The learned and the ignoran*, the refined and the coarse, often too the rich‘ and the poor, cannot enjoy each otlier's company: it is absurd to think of forcing them togetlier. But we on this side of the water claim to have founded society on the basis of rea- son. Thedogma that all men are by na- ture eqnal, false in all senses but one, true II III in right of mere birth over any other, en- ters as an essential element into all our historical, political and religions theories. Though comparatively few things in phi- losophy or religion are permanent, since both are continually changing their forms, while their great principles alone endure, this doctrine always has been and always will be sound philosophy and sound Chris- tianity. lt originated in Paradise, and will last as long as Genesis. Especially do some of us, by making birth a touch stone of social rank, not only go counter to common sense-,but repudiate our history, religion and government. shipped’ a ‘carpenter’s son.’ Be not then, my friend, without reason, sorrowful.-— Envy not those uneasy creatures .who of- feet to despise thee. For there are the ‘Art. thou scorned ? dost thou repine That a lowly birth was thine ? Boldly, friend, look up and know None may higher lineage show; Holy Nature is thy mother, God thy father, Christ. thy brother !' Such is your pedigree ; in which there thing more illustrious; I think, than is some in the dust of an hundred coffins. pentcr’s son! are there not some moonlit nights, very calm and quiet, or some still sunny days in summer, or some sol- itary fire-side lion-:s in winter, when you feel that it is something great and awful to be a man ?--when you remember that you are a unit in the universe, and a brother tothe stars; that Orion" has his destiny and Arcturus his, and you yours; alike mysterious and alike sublime? And at such times do you not rise above the trifling distinctions that divide society, and thank God for having put you any where in his great system of things; especially for having given you a chance to labor and love, and suffer, in this glorious v. orld? What higher honor would you ask, or what better proof of yourworth? Oh! revere yourself, then, for whatever goodness there is in you; despise yourself for wliatevcr meanness there is about you, and ‘reform it altogether.’ Cling not to public opinion <—ablior flattery: cast off egotism and vanity—things quite unbecoming a serious man. And you who, for whatever reason, ask so often, ‘Is not this the carpenter’s son I’ remembertbe ridiculous Nazarcnes, and be ashamed of them and of yourself; or else be, like them, ashamed of having anything to do pith the son of the humble Joseph; be ashamed to break the bread and taste the wine: ashamed of life, ashamed of death, ashamed of the resur- rection from the dead! . They say the great Teacher never smi- led. lint when we consider his lowly birth, hi.) painful life, and his disgraceful death, we shall think perhaps that he was himself a smile of God upon the world,‘ a‘ smile of benevolent encouragement to all true men, however humble their sppere ; a smile of terrible derision and mockery at all human meanness, arrogance and van- ity. The \Vc.slcvan augl the Actress. From the Life of Mrs. Jordan. During Mrs. .lordan’s short stay at Chester, where she had been performing, her waslierwo-i-an, awidow, with three small children, was by a merciless credit- or thrown into prison. about forty shillings had been increased in a short time, by law expenses, to eight As soon as Mrs. Jordan heard of pounds. the circumstance she sent for the attorney, paid him the demand, and observed, with late that class the man; I 0, car-- A small debt of -\/K./\./No--1-._r\J\/\z~ “ "~" -'\" " " ""3"-‘»"‘~ ‘ "J‘.~v VOLUME 30—NUi\ IBER 42. retreat- “No, I won't shake hands with you.” ‘fWhy 1” “Because you are n Vethodist preacher, in, you’ll send “The Lord forb’d! I am, as you say, a preacher of the Gozjel of Jesus Chrisr, who tells us to clothe the naked, feed the hungry, and relieve the disiresssd, and do you think I can behold a sister fulfilling the commands of my Great Master with- out feeling lhe spiritual attachment which leads me to break through worldly cris- toms, and offer you the hand of friendship and brotherly love l” “Well, well, you are a good old soul, I dare so '; but—-I don’t like fanatics, and you’ll not li e me when I tell you I am is player." a The preacher siglieli “Yes, I am a player; and you must have heard of me. Mrs. Jordan is my name." , After a short pause he again extended .his hand, and with a complaisant counte- nance replied, “fhe Lord bless thee whoever thou art. Hisgoodness is unlimited. _ He has poured on thee a large portion of His spirit; and as to thy calling if thy soul upbraids thee not, the Lord forbid that I should." Thus reconciled, and the rain having abated. they left the porch together. The‘ offer of his arm,Was accepted, and the fe- male Roscius of comedy and the disciple ofJolin VVesley proceeded, arm in arm, to the door of Mrs. .lordan’s dwelling. At purring, the preacher shook hands with her saying, “Fa re thee well, sister. I know not what the principles of people of thy calling may be. Thou art the first I ever conversed with; but if their benevolent practises equal thine, I hope and trust, at the great day of the Almighty God will say to each,- “T/zy sins are forgiven i/tee.” THE SUFFRAGE VOTE". There can be no doubt that the vote taken throughout this State on Monday 11th, relative to an alterntionzin the Con- stitution, by the erasure of the word white, so as to admit all free citizens to‘ the right of suffrage, vient in the negative. We were in favor of the amendment, not be- cause we advocate the views and princi- ples of the abolitionists, which \ve’believe‘ to be obnoxious to the national constitu- tion and subversive of the rights of a com- ponent portion of the Union, secured and acknowledged by that compact,but because the adoption of the principle of “universal suflrage” in our own State, rendered the colored man as eligible at the polls as a large portion of the whites. The exten- sion of the right of suffrage, without a‘ property qualification, we consider to be wrong, but since such is the case, if we regard the declaration that "no exclusive privileges” shall be granted to any class of citizens, it appears to us to be both in-' consistent and unjust to deprive the color- ed man of the right of voting, while “tax- ation and representation go hand in hand." We have among us many of- that class who are intelligent, industrious and useful citizens, and though they must feel that they are a degraded race while deprived of the political and social privileges ea- joyed by those around them, they can point to many more degraded in a moral sense, whose superiority alone consists in the natural or accidental color of the skin. They cannot but feel the impropriety and injustice of such a distinction as this, and i lsay, then, that pride ofbirrli, merelbirih, see by and by. _ is unphilosopliical, nnchristian and unmanly one who had 109g been absent from as much severity as her good natured 39% k§é*‘i&&3T.&@ & @a we do not blame them for any exertions TI-IE SHl}SCl'll)el‘S are happy in being able to announce to their, patrons and the public gen- erallv, that their first invoice of FALL GOODS has just been received. _ ' _ _ Tliey would particularly invite the attention of the ladies of Norwalkand its vicinity to their beautiful assortiiieiit of DRESS GOODS, comprising the following new styles, viz‘: Fluid and Silk Strip’d Alpaccas. Camelion Plaids and Stripes, Organdies, Strip'd _Clem- emim-.:-:-. Iicliiiiiirie Plaids, Mode Alpaccas. Cobourg Cloths, Twilled Gingha ms, California and Oregon Pizilicls, Cashmere, M de Laines, &c. Also, some splendid styles of new dz fashionable .%EZ§nK§39 among which may be found---Plaid and Striped Poult de Loies, Gro de Rhinos, Mattoines,,- Satin Striped, VVatercd, &c. écc. Also an excellent. assortment. of 396333 czar.“-ac-s.‘L fiilmsfsc-:-22° %i2-:.e:.<vc7*D.a-:39 such as Nelt, Mandarine, St.radilla, Cashinere, Heavy VVool, &c. They would also invite those gentlemen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestings. to a full and suberb assortment of French, English ar.d Air err- can Broadcloths and Cassimeres, besides a great variety of Fall and \lVinter Vestings. Also, a full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods liu. ‘his own country’ had come to revisit the scenes of his childhood. Abroad he had gained a singular reputation. Man knew not what to make of him. He was wise; even in boyhood he had puzzled with his ilogic the Doctors of Divinity in the me- ltropolis of his nation, and ripening years had steadily developed the resources of an II-Ie was pure; temptation had tried in vain to shake the firmness of his integrity; malice had never be:-n able to casta doubt upon his honor. He was benevolent: He had healed the sick, he had given sight to the blind, he had caused the dumb to speak, he had instructed the poor. He was =brave: enemies, tliirsting for his blood, lhad hung like Wolves upon his path, but -he had walked in and out among them as your neighbor simply because he is ‘a car- intellect gifted with mysterious powers.—_ any where; in this country of commoners, ridiculous. But. you, my friend, despise penter’s son.’ Now let me guess what you are. Probably a carpenter’s grand- son; belonging to that great fraternity of small individuals who, in thisland of thinly peopled grave-yards, glory in the antiquity of a single generation. You are a little uneasy about your own social position.- You fear there are some whose memories run farther bacc than yours, and you live in terror lest by some unlucky connection with carpenter’s sons you should cause the humbleness of your origin to be suspected. Every where your grand.-father’s ghost, artfid with jack-plane and hammer, pur- sues and torments you. You are, I am sorry to say, simply a coward. lVhv not. be above all this? countenance could assume, “You lawyers are certainly infernal spirits, allowed on earth to make poor mortals miserable.” The attorney however pocketed the af- front, and with a low bow made his exit. On the afternoon of the same day the that they may make to regain their lost estate. There is however a natural revul- sion in the common mind to an association with the blac s, and there is _the same feeling between the higher and lower clas- ses among the whites, but that should not be made a reason for the disfranchisement poor woman was liberated. As Mrs Jor- dan was taking her usual walk with her servant, the widow with her children fol- lo.\ ed her, and just as she had taken shel- ter from a showerof rain, in a kind of porch, dropping on her knees and with ofeithi r, and when the principle is applied to the one, it should be to the‘ other. VVe regret that this should have been made in any degree a party question; yet we see that the Democratic papers, at much grateful emotion exclaimed, “God forever bless you,Madam l you h.av,¢.: saved me and my poor children from rain. The ehild ren beholding their mother’s tears, added by their cries to the affecting scene, which a sensitive mind could not behold but with strong feelings of sympa- least those claiming par excellence to be Democrats, almost uniformly opposing the colored race to the right of suffrage.—- With such high pretensions to a superior patriotism, with their expressed devotion the “largest lib:'rty" among their fellow men, with their loud denunciations of purse proud asislocracies, with their intense love Hartford Mutual Insurance Co. loco] and as calm as ,1 summerts morning JAMES REED’ AGm"T' ;He was eloquent; he had preacheda set‘-; At the office of the IVorwallc Gazette. mon better than any other ever delivered yourself? h r .d HARNESSBS, &c_ before or since. But more: there were alone. By some c ange o resi ence, men and women among the villages that SADDLES, IIARNESSES, die. 1 Th mural Hveuness of Mrs Jo, . . ’. : , I] ' ' ' Bl" P°"!“‘P5 30“ “V8 3 C3"Pe'"er ° sonllj:;ll’s dissositiou was not easily damped u- ~ r d t N0 ma 9!‘: Y0” San no lby sorrowfulscenes. However, although .she strove to hide it, the tear of feeling stole down her cheek, and stoopingto kiss and boosted friendship for the dear people, we should think their philanthropy would burst the bonds of color, and render them the champions of the whole human family. V HE sul)sci'iber would respectfuly inform . some lucky speculation, or some advanta- the public that he has on hand a large and extensive assortment offlarnesses. Sflddlesv Bridles, 1\Iartingales, .'I‘runks, Valiscs, Carpet- Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand- Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri- ding \Vliips, which are for sale at a small ad- vance from factory prices. Harness Collars» wholesale and retail. A good assortment 0__f saddler‘s silk. purse twist, euibracing all colors and qualities. Every article needed in theline, may he found here, of the best quality, and will be sold as low as can be furnished by any one, not excepting the ground floor establishment on the other side ofthe Bridge. _ _ Repairing done at the shortest notice, and in the best manner. \VM- B- SWAN- Norwalk, June 21. 1847. NO. ‘I SH-81). dz 2 from Connecticut River, at S. E. OLius'rr:An’s. Solar. L=lmP5- HE subscriber has just received and made arrangements for a consant supply of Solar V:[V Lamps, both for parlors and stores. with cut glass shades. These Lumps are beautifully finished and will give a brilliant light with the lowest priced Lamp,0il. Sept 1 Prices very low. WM. C. STREET. New = Establishment ! ‘Z5, ' I-IE attention of the public is invited to the 55 new Saddlery Establishment just opened by the subscriber under the Connecticut Hotel. His stock and workmanship he believs to be ful- ly equal to the best, and his attention will be assiduously given to meet the wishes, and secure the approbation of all who favor him with their patronage. Work done at short notice, and pri- ccs moderate. A good assortment of Harnesses, Saddles, Bridles, Whips. Trunks, Valiscs, Carpetbags, &c. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale cheap. _ _ Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex- peditious manner. FREDERICK BRADLEY. Norwalk, June 21, 1847. I N0'l‘lC [-1. ALL persons indebted to the subscriber, whose accounts are of more than 3 months standing are requested to make immediate pay- ment. _ C. J. GRUMAN. _ Gingllams. _ _ NEW Styles of Dress Ginghams consistiog . of Turkey Red. Plaids, Twilled and plain Ginghams, in all their varieties. Received this day, at ‘ C. J. GRUMAN‘S. - bordered on the lake of Gennesaret who declared that they had seen him cast out' devils; there were men and women in the,’ highest ranks of the very capital of Guli-L lthe other“; up gratefully on those who l ee, the wealthy city of Capernaum, who :Sl.00d ready to testify that they had seen this man raise their ruler's ‘little daughter’ from the dead. And now, preceded by rumors of his wonderful works, having wandered hither and thither for along time among the mountains, the lakes, the hamlets and the cities of Galilee, this strange young man (for he was still young) had come back to Nazareth to see his 5 mother. He had come, not to makea parade of his eloquence; not to dazzle his former acquaintances by the blaze of. his fame; not to exact from his fellow-citi- zens the tribute of public applause; he had come simply to say a few kind words to his old mother, his brothers and’ his sisters; to exchange early reminiscences too, jt. may be, among those whoa‘-rho had loved to play with when he and they were boys and girls together. gas of education, you have actually 2"“; admitted into what youcorisider ‘the best, society.’ And now you are constantly, looking up with one eye and down with condescend to notice you, down super..' ciliously on those whom you hardly con j descend to notice. You arewvilling to be, patronized. You do not ask to be esteemed an equal exactly by your associates. bl" take their small favors thankfully, as the dogs did the crumbs that fell from the, rich man's table. Ah}? my poor friend! don’t you seethat every body is laughing at you 1' Now, you-,. my brother, on the other hand, despise nobody. Yet you lhlnlf It rather hard that fate’ should have made ou_ ‘a carpenter's son.’_ You are a allttle ashamed of your birth. Do not underrate yourself. See if you have not something to be‘ proud of. You mistake if you think any true man respects you the less for your condition. Be of better cheer. You may be nearer than you cap- the children, she slipped_ a pound nole lnlo the inoth_er’s hand, and in her usual play ful imuiner replied, “There, there; now ii.’s.all over. Go, good woman, God bless you ! Don’t say another word. ’ The grateful creature would have re- plied, but her benefactress insisted on her silence and departure. . it happened that another person had taken shelter under the porch, and witnes- sed tbe whole of this interesting scene, who as soon as Mrs. Jordan observed liim, came forward, and he, holdipg out his hand, exclaimed with a deep sIgll-- “Lady, pardon the freedom of a stran- ger, but would to the Lord they were all like thee!’ _ , The figure of this man bespoke his call- in . His countenance was pale, and a sun of sable.-,lrattlier the worse for wear, cov-. ered his tall and spare p6.|'=Qn- The P999‘ trating eye of Tbalials favorite, votary soon developed his. character and profession, But here there is a barrier—Mr. Benton’s black lines are drawn round the man made in the image of his Maker, and he is ex- punged from their society as if he was a reason for opposing the colored men, that many of them had too much intelligence‘ to have rings put in their noses, or to be‘ “driven like cattle to the polls.” ‘ N. H. Journal. Sergeant Ryley. the deserter, was well’ known by many in this community. He was recruiting sergeant for some time,- and kept the rendezvous next to the cor- ner of Cedar, in Washington street. Ry-' ley was a man of very large frame, more than six feet high. He was formerly tr sergeant of 66th regiment of the Briiislr army, stationed in Canada, from which lie‘ deserted and came to this city. Shortly after, he joined the U. S.-army, and being well skilled. in.=:-his profession, Waggon! '0 ares; Point} ,vv.ho'r_e£Be acted-;; §'g;._"8rill scr- ge-am for:so‘m‘ii='ti‘o'ré.—Co»2. W I ‘1_' beast. Indeed, we have heard it given as-
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