‘villages.
"to ‘beheld for this purpose.
'l
i"~v ‘#-Ia.’
P out forever. And during all these long
years of misery, but one wish will remain
—-and that will be, that they may die.
These victims are to be counted-, not by
hundi'ed's alone, but by’ thousands. The
young men‘ ofthe Cityzof Mexico, sons ‘of
the first families, all unused to scenes of
blood, rushed from their parlors and their
[studies to defend their homes from inva-
sion, and scores of t em were carried
back to their mothers and their sisters in
the most repulsive mutilation. And they
now lie, -with their bandaged wounds, on
beds of agony, crippled and deformed for
life. Many young men, from the first
families in our own_ land, were in the
thickest of the unnatural and melancholy
i conflict; and tliei.r mangled bodies, in
which life painfully lingers, Will be _f0|'
years to come but loathsome memorials
of the horrors of war. Oh what grief-
what heart 1-ending, life enduring grief,
will the return of these mutilated frames
awaken among mothers and sisters in
hundreds of homes. Surely the, object
attained should be vast, to compensate for
sacrifices so enormous, for wrecks of hu-
man hopes so dreadful,‘ for woes so un-
niitigable and endur_ing. ,
Contemplate for one moment the amt
of bodily agony, which these victories
have caused. Cannon balls and bullets
and lances and sabres have pierced the
human frame through every quivering
nerve. The mangled have lain shrieking
upon the ground, through hours of agony,
while retreating and pursuing squadrons
have rushed over them, trampling upon
their inflamed wounds, crushing their bro-
ken bones into the mire,or grinding them
under the wheels of heavy artillery upon
the rocks. These merciless scenes ex-
torted‘shrieks from the sufferers, which
neither the roar of the conflict, nor the
clangor of trumpets and drums could
drown. And when the dreadful hours of
the fight had passed, wailings of woe as-
cended from those bloodstained fields,
like the surgings of a s_torm. And now
the cart goes jostling over the field to col-
lect the mangled frames, and the,knife of
_the surgeon pierces the quick flesh, and
severe the quivering nerves and the saw
grates harshly upon the fractured bones.
The soul sickens at the thought. Oh,
what a price has humanity paid for these
“glorious victories !”
One of. the worst effects of these victo-
ries, we think, is that they have greatly
increased the war spirit in our land. Many
are doing everything in their power to in-
vesftliese scenes with all possible attrac-
tions-to give military distinction a rank
pbgve all other distinctions; to conceal
the terrors of war under pomp and pa-
geantry, latidations and ovations. The
young are deluded with the gorgeous
phrases with which the public journals
veil these scenes of human butchery.
And as our young men read of “ heroes,”
and “our brave army,” and “ brilliant ex-
ploits,” and “ invinciple troops,” and “im-
perishable renown,” they forget tl.-e wid-
ows and the orphans, the blighted hopes
and the broken hearts, the tears of anguish
and years of wretchedness, with which
such carnage curses the world; and they
burn with impatience to signiilize them-
selves also on the field of blood.-
Tliey look anxiously to find prete-xts
for another war. They long for some
sanguinary field on which to expend
their chivalry. We have conquered
Mexico. Let us now try some other no-
tion. Let us invade Canada. Let us an-
nex Cuba. Let us do anything, if so be
we can enkindle another war in which to
display our prowess. The conquest of
Mexico is not the end, but the beginning.
ltis the triumph of the war spirit. It is
the defeat of the spirit of peace. The
peace pulpit is vanquished and dares not
speak openly. The Christian press is
conquered, and must not express its sen-
timents. Christian statesmen are taken
captive, and look on’ in silence. if a
voice of remonstrance is raised against
the wai','it is drowned in the clamor “ You
area traitor-abetting the enemy. Our
country, right or wrong.” While the
war papers of the country strive to rouse
the martial spirit, anti blow trumpets loud.
and bold and cogent, the friends of peace,
almost without exception, deem it prudent
to say nothing.‘
But the war spirit thus aroused‘ is not
to be so easily alloyed. And we may yef
reap the fruits of our victories in another
war, which shall lash the ocean, and spread
fire and carriage all along our coast, and
sweep our commerce from every sea, and
arouse the horrors of servile insurrection
through the Southern States, and deform
the frontiers of our c_ountry from the
mouth of the St. Lawrence to Lake Huron,
with the mouldering ruins of a thousand
Never was there a time in the
history of our country, when it was so
necessary that every Christian man should
be bold, even to martyrdom, ifit he need-
‘ful, in the utterance of his sentiments as
‘now.
A public sentiment is now forming
which is soon to decide whether this is to
be a military republic, deluging the world
with blood, or whether we are to be a
peaceful people, spreading over the land
Christianity and happiness. Would that
_ there were some voice which could speak
in tones of sufficient earnestness to _ the
occupant o_f every pulpit, to every‘? peace
loving editor, and to every ‘Christian
statesman in the land. There is moral
power enough to rebuke this bloodthirsty
‘spirit, if thosezwho feel will but boldly
epea". .
What a price have we paid for our vic-
tories! Friends aiid advocates of war, tell
us what are the blessings .we receive as a
remuneration for these sacrifices!
Gen. Taylor 1°n'Georgz'a.—The Milledge-
ville Recorder says: “ The friends of Gen.
Taylbrsfor the Presidnncy, of all parties,
-"we aresufiiciently assured to inform our
readers, will, ere the close of the session
appoint a day. for an electoral" convention
'.A Pliiladelphiapuper names Commodore
Stockton as a candidate for President.
Mounavffi Jan. 10.
In the Sr-:i~.'.t'rt:',"ll'Ir. Johnson of La. on
perisions, reported a bill granting half pay}
to widows and orphans of volunteers who
were killed in Me'xico, pursuant to the
President’s Message. it was rend 0 first
time. . ;
V Mr. Yulee, on Naval Affairs, "€P°_"‘ed 3,
bill making an additional appropriation of
$160,000 for the Dry Dock‘ at Brooklyn
N,,,,.y Yard. The subject was fuily dis-
cussed and past. _ .
Mr. Douglass introduced a bill to estab-
lish a Territorial Government in ,OregOn-.
M,._ Re,-9,-dv Johnson addressed the
Senate. He laid down four propositions
which he iniended for discussion; .liI'_S¥,
whether war was jgst and honorable in its
commencement, or unjust and dishonora-
ble; second, whether the war herct0f0|_‘e
had been properly prosecuted; third, in
what manner it should hereafter be prose-
cuted; what are the just and honorable
objects for which it should be prosecuted,
only drawing ii distinction betwtcn the
country and the President. He came to
the conclusion that it was just in
consequence of the wrongs inflicted by
Mexico. Mr. Johnson only went through
the firstpoint-in which he drew a distinc-
tion between the country and the Presi-
dent. He came to the conclusion that
the war wasjust and honorable on the part
of this country, in consequence of the
wrongs received from Mexico, but that
the. President had unconstitutionally and
rashly brought it on, and he was respon-
sible to the people for the cost of blood
and treasure that were expended in the
contest. After some farther discussion
the Senate adjourned. '
The HOUSE, on motion of Ur. Vinton,
went into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union. Mr. J. R. liigersoll in
the chair, on the reference of the ‘Presi-
deiit’s annual message to appropiiate corti-
mittees. ’
Mr. Mc.Clernard addressed the Commit-
tee in tlefence of the general measures of
the Administration.
The House in conclusion was address-
ed by Mr. Stanton, who followed chiefly
on the doctrine of the late veto. He al-
luded to the message, dissenting there-
from, nnd supposed that war and war
measures were alone the course consider-
ed proper by the Admiriistration.
Mr. Cooke reported a joint resolution,
authorizing the Commissioner of Pensions
to employ temporally additional clerks,
appropriating $11,998 for that purpose.
it was read twice, when, on motion of
Mr. McKay, it was referred to the Com-
mittee of the Union. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 11.
Mr. Cass, from the Military Committee
reported a bill to increase the medical
staff ofthe army.
Mr. Davis submitted a resolution calling
on the Presideiit to communicate certain
letters from Generals Taylor and Scott
on the subject of forced contributions in
Mexico. Lies over.
Mr. P-aldwin oflered a resolution calling
on the President for the correspondence
of Mr. Trist while Commissioners to ne-
gotiate a Peace during the armistice last
year.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Ten Regiment bill.
Mr. Reverdy Johnson resumed ‘his re-
marks in reference to his second proposi-
tion. Mr. Johnson condemned the course
pursued by the President. He was defec-
tive in vigor in not availing himself of the
means placed at his disposal by Congress,
for prosecuting the war. He had thus
protracted the coptest and become respon-
sible for the blood and treasure expended.
On the third proposition, he stated that
he disliked the project proposing the
withdrawal of our troops and taking up a
defensive line. He would favor a vigor-
ous prosecution of the war, until by the
vindication of our national honor he had
obtained security against any renewed
treaty violations on the part of Mexico.
On the fourth proposition, he suggested
that the war might be carried on without
any additional cost to the United States.
by appropriating the resources of the Mex-
ican Government to. the payment of the
war expenses.
After Mr. Johnson had concluded, the
discussion was. continued by Messrs.
Clayton, Crittenden and Cass. Arljourned.
In the House, several private bills were
reported from the Committee on Claims
by Mr. Rockwell of Conn. Referred to
Committee of the VVhole. . ‘
On motion of Mr. Vinton, the House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
state of the Union, Mr. J. R. lugersoll, in
the Chair, on the Annual Message of the
President. ‘
Mr. Stewart of Penn. addressed the
Committee, in reply to Mr. McClelland,
reviewing and condemning the measures
of the Administration generally. He cal-
led attention to the Secretary of the
Treasury's Report, and the calculations
of receipts of revenue for 1847. Instead
of being .$8_,000,000 more, the receipts
were actually $7,000,000 less than they
would have been under the tariff of 1842.
He also pointed out numerous other al-
leged errors in the Secretary’s calculation.
He said he did not blame the President,
as he did not understand the subject.
Mr. Venable followed in support of the
doctrines of the late veto message deny-
ing the power of Congress to make appro-
priations for internal improvements. He
supported the war. Ifit was unnecessarily
and unconstitutionally commenced by the
President, let the majority of the. House
impeach him. He was in favor of taking
New ,Mexico and California as indemnity
and opposed to making peace, until we
had secured indemnity for the past and
security for the future.
Mr. Sockwell of Conn. examined briefly
the‘-late Veto Message, and its many po-
sitions, which he proceeded to show
pclaims.
“On motion of Mr,“-Pollocl~_'.,-_ th’e',Commit-
tee rose-nnd‘the House adjourned. -
, , VV1:n_1ri-:snA'Y... -.l8"- 19-
M: Sevier, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported a joint.reso-
lution to ascertain the amount of claims
due American citizens by Mexico, with
an amendment, the object of which is to
prevent Government’ being bound -by
the resolution-for the paymentpf these
Mr. Yulee from the Naval Committee,
reported a billfor the relief of oflicers of-
the late Exploring Expedition,
Mr? Hale read a resolution, prohibiting
slavery in the territory to be hereafter
acquired, as an amendment. O_rdered
printed. ‘
The consideration of the Ten Regiment
bill was resumed. Mr. Clayton addressed
the Senate. ’ _
Mr. -Butler gave notice that he would
move a recommitiiient of the bill for the
purpose of offering an amendment provi-
ding for an increase of the present regi-
ments in service.
The Senate went into Executive Session,
and then adjourned.
In the Hoiisi-:, Mr. Boyd,. from the Mil‘-
itaiy Committee, reported it bill to amend
the act of last session"for raising at military
force for a imitcd time. .._
Mr. Stanton, from the Naval Committee,
reported a bill allowing officers and sea-
men in the Gulf the same privilege of re-
ceiving letters free of postage, now ex-
tended to officers and soldiers in Mexico.
On ’motion of Mr. Goggin, after some
debate, it was referred to the Post Office
Committee.‘
Mr. Hillard, from the Committee of
Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to regulate
diplomatic intercourse.
Bills from the Senate providing clothing
for volunteers, for promotion, for filling
vacancies in volunteer service, making
appropriations for the Dry Dock at Brook-
lyn, providing for the appointment of As-
sistant Pursers, regulating appellate juris-
diction of the Supreme Court, for the
purchase of the, Madison papers, and con-
cerning certain election districts, were all
read twice and referred to th mmittee
ofllie Wliole. '
Mr. Holmes of N. Y. ‘introduced a bill
for the erection of fortifications, and es-
tablisliing"a military depot at the mouth
of the Genessee river.
Mr. Rhett reported a bill giving the as-
sent of Congress for the individual States
to lay tonnage duty to improve Inland
Navigation.
On motion of Mr. Vinton. the House
went into Committee of the \Vhole on the
State of the Union on the President’s
Message. Mr. Lincoln addressed the
Committee, chiefly on the question of
Mexic-anboundary. Mr..lamison_obtained
the floor and the Committee rose. Ad-
journcd.
Tiiunsoar, Jan. 13.
in the S£iv.i'ri:, Mr. Hunter reported a
bill supplementary to the act.r.etroceed-
ing Alexandria to Virginia.. 'Read‘t__wicc.
Mr. Mangum introduced a resolution
which lies over, calling on the President-
for copies of all the suggestions and opin-
ions transmitted by Gen. Scott relative to
the prosecution of the war and its objects,
and the forces requisite to carry it on.
Mr. Johnson of La. submitted a resolu-
tion calling for a settlement of losses by
express to and from New Orleans.-
Agreed to.
Resolutions were offered bylMr. Day-
ton, calling for information relative. to
forced contributions by the army in Mexi-
co; and by Mr. Baldwin for copies of the
correspondence between Mr. Trist and
the Mexican Commissioners. Adopted.
The House bill authorising it Register
for the bark Sarah and Elizabeth was pass-
ed ; and, also, the bill regulating the num-
ber of passengers in emigrant vessels sail-
ing t-o Liberia.
The Ten Regiments bill was then taken
up and the Senate adjourned.
in the House, the resolution ofHon. Mr.
Scheiick, from the Naval Committee, for
inquiring into the legality of the order of
the Secretary of the Navy for giving as-
similated rank to surgeons and piirsers of
the Navy was reconsidered, and the reso-
lution was adopted, 83 to 97.
After some other unimportant business,
on the motion of Mr. Chase of Tenn. the
Speaker opened and laid before the House
a message from the President, which was
yesterday communicated, read and proved
an answer to 11 call from the House for
instructions to Slidell, and relative to the
return of Santa Anna and Paredes to Mexi-
co. it refers to the reports of the Secre-
taries of War and Navy, accompanying
this message, and to his annual message
for all information he can communicate
relative to Santa Anna and Pair_e_’des. The
instructions relative to the return were
given without any understanding. '
FRIDAY, Jan. 14.
The SENATE was not in session, having
adjourned yesterday to Montlay.
la the HOUSE, the Committees were
called upon for reports. '
Robert Smith, frotn the Committee on
Roads and Canals, reporteda bill for the
completion of the Cumberland Road thro’
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. Read
twice, and referred to the Committee of
the Whole. < :
Mr. Collamore from the Committee on
Public Lands» "Ported a resolution for the
preparation and printing a synopsis of the
geological observations of the mineral
lands near Lake Superior, by’]),- Jackson,
U. S. Geological Surveyor. Adopted.
00 "T0500 0f Ml‘: Roclcwelli of Conn.
the House went ‘into Commiigeefifj the
Whole on the Private Calendar’, Mr. Cobb
of Go. in the Chair. ‘ . r
A bill for the relief of Mary 13,-own Of
Massachusetts, ividow of Jacob Brown (a
Revolutionary_soldier,) and step mothei- of
Maj..Brown, who was killed at Mutainqras,
providing her a pepsion of thirty dollars
per month, ‘was taken up. A "protracted,
were upsustained by facts and precedents.
discussion cristicd. \,Vitliout taking action
the,-eon"’,ihe i‘conimit:tec rose; and “ the“
House adjourned to Mafndajn’ ‘
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEIT.
One of the most ingenious counterfeits
we have ev.er se_en has just been discover-
ed. It purports to be a qtiarter-eagl_e of
the New-Orleans Mint, dated 184-3. It is
of full weight and good color, and ,was
pronounced genuine by the best judges of
specie in Wall st. It was sent to the
Philadelphia Mint for examination,‘ and
after being subjected to the usual tests it
was there also pronounced a genuine
quarter-eagle. ‘Exposed to a powerful
microscope, not the slightest difference
could be discovered between it and of gen-
uinc coin from the No .v Orleans Mint, ex-
cepting that the edge was slightly more
rounded, which might have been occa-
sion-ed by wear. Upon being sown in two,
however, it was discovered to be a mere
shell of gold, the interior being filled" with
silver. The gold was worth $1,215, leav-
ing a good profit to the maker. Suspicion
was excited in regard to this piece by its
ring wbicliwas peculiar; but other quar-
ter-eagles which were genuine were found
to possess the same peculiarity. So per-
fect afac sz'nzz'le is this counterfeit that it
would seem that there is no safety in re-
ceiving gold coin unless each piece is tried
with the file—all other tests fail against
this fraud. VVe understand that it half-
eagle of the same character has been re-
ceived at the Philadelphia Mint from the
New Orleans Mint, and that eagles have
been sweaied so as to be worth but $9.—
The discovery of the above counterfrits
has created a considerable excitement
among the banks and specie dealers, us no
one knows how much of the false coin is
stowed away in his bags. The loco focos
have made a strong argument against bank
notes, that the loss is large by counter-
felts; but here is their favorite paneea
for all evils, so simulated that Col. Ajax
Benton himself, with his purse full of yel-
low gold, could not tell within 50 per
cent. how much money he carried.
Now how come these false coins to re-
semble those from the -New Orleans Mint
so closely that with the microscope not
the slighest difference can be distinguish-
ed! Is it possible that they are passed
through the dies of that Mint .3 VVe think
it behaves Mr. Secretary VVall.'er to bestir
himself and discover, if possible, what in-
genious knave it is who is thus usurping
the prerogative of Government. Whoev-
er it may be, he certainly enjoys some
very remarkable facilities, and his discov-
ery might at this crisis relieve the Sec-
-retary of his present annoying embarrass-
ment as to the ways and means of raising
more funds for the Mexican vortex.
JV‘. Y. Tribune.
Steamboat E.z'pIos2'on—G-reat Loss of Life.
PiitLAi)t:LPiiI.Ii, Jan. 11, 1848.
Full particulars have been received of
the explosion ofthe steamboat Blue Ridge.
She blew up on 'the Ohio River, at 1
o‘clock on Saturday night, during a severe
:~fl0\V storm, with a tremendous explosion,
reducing to a complete wreck the cabin
overthe boilers. The hull '-sunk immedi-
ately, leaving a portion of the cabin afloat,
to which the passengers saved retreated
for safety. Before relieved the cabin
floated eight miles down the river. N0
justconclusion could he arrived at as to
the number of persons lost. 70 souls
were on board of her of whom ‘.20 or 30
perished. The passengers were mostly
from Kanriwlia and Gallipolis. Few per-
sons saved anything, having to go ashore
in their night clothes. The cause of the
explosion undoubtedly arose from the
defective character of the boilers, which
had been in use nine years.
By Poncy Express to the N. Y. Tribune.
LA'l‘ER FRODI IWEXICO.
PETERSBURG, Jan. 13, 1847.
Your Poney Express this morning brot’
New Orleans papers ofthe 7th. The schr.
Eleanor arrived on the 6th, bringing pa-
pers from Vera Cruz to the 29th, four days
later. Gen. Scott had issued orders an-
nouncing that the Unitedsstates army is
about to spread over and occupy the whole
Republic of Mexico, of which it will hold
possession until Mexico sues for peace
upon acceptable terms to the U. States.
Numerous orders are published relating
to taxes. All fines heretofore payable to
the Mexican Government are demanded
now to support the army. 'He enumer-
ates various articles for taxation. Lot-
teries are prohibited.
The Mexican Government is silently
taking measures for suppressing the in-
trigues of foreign monarchies. In conse-
quence of the State Governments not ful-
filling their promise to aid the General
Government with such resources as‘ they
could command, the latter was much
cramped for menus.
One day lafer.-—The rumor that the
present Congress has dissolved is confirm-
ed. The new Congress was to assemble
in January. , —
The rumor was current that the Com-
missioners of the Mexican Government
repaired to Queretaro, after having an in-
terview with Mr. Trist, and it is suppos-
ed they have had a conference with the
supreme government on the subject of
peace. 'I his was but rumor. Nothing
definite is known of the decisions cometo
in such conference, if held.
Most of the American troops now in the
Capital, are about to leave on expeditions
to other places, to occupy the Capitals of
the various States, &c~. -
lt is definitively settled that the whole
Republic of Mexico’ is to be occupied by
the American forces, until those in_power
in Mexico,» who have authority to act,
make‘ satisfactory reparation. V to the
American Government, andagree to the
propositions of peace.‘ ’ -
T/ze Germans.-An immense number of
Germans have gone West during the past
year.’ They have transformed Northern
Wisconsin from a wilderness into a fertile,
cultivable section of _country, _
from the Post Office, and 1200 ofthe Po-
Tlte Infiu,&nz‘,¢.——Thr'ottg.hoiit‘the?-length
anihbreatli ofthe British isles h?l_!,.this epi-
demic been" raging,’ as wgll as?” in; most‘
NORWALK GAZF. .'1'E.. ,
Wcdncnlny, Jan. 19. ‘I848.
parts of the continent of‘-Eiurope. -lirLon-
don, nearly one balf the persons employ-
ed in public and private establishments
have -been laid up. On one day a_lon'e
there were 180 clerks and others absent’
lice were off duty. in the. ~country,'all~,_
classes have suffered from it, and while
business has been impeded, pleasure has
been almost» destroyed. ‘ '1-‘he’ rat"e of<mor-
taliiy is frightfulfy on the increase. As it
has been most virulent on the eastern
coasts of England and Scotland, it proves.
the extent to which it has been created by
poisonous exhalations, borne forward on
V
WIIIG TICKET.
roit aovuizcos.
Clark Bislell, of New Haven.
roit r.u:n'r. GOVERKOI,’ - -
H Clrng. J. hlccntclvp, 0! ,L,yn3I..-N. .
” ~- ‘ _‘ i-cit‘-snicitz-r-Aiitv, W -' ‘*1?-
John B. -Robertson, of Haven.
H _ ’roit-'i'ni:Asuiiir:.ii."i P _ '
Joseph ~ 8. Gilbert, of Hartford‘.
’ . roit coir-i-ito_x.i._i-zit.”
5 Abijah Catlin, of Hsrrvintori.
I-‘airfield County; Convention; 3-
FOR. THE NOMIN.t\Tl0N1' OF SHERIFF.
A Conveiitioii ofdelcgalcs from ll‘le'§C\‘8I':tl~l0‘W'll.I:'
the prevalent westerly wind.
Ten thousand persons are said to be laid
up with the influenza at Lille, but no case‘
has terminated fatally, At Toulouse fhere‘
lation of 50,000,‘ suffering from that mala-
dy.
.7lI.'1zz's.'er to Sardi'm'n.—-lt is said that.
the President has nominated Dr. Niles as‘
Charge de Aflaires to Turin.’ lf this is‘
true, it is one of the best appoi'ntm'ents
made under this administration. Dr.
Niles was Secretary of Legation to‘ the
Court of St. Cloud when Mr. Rives was
Minister, and subsequently was entrusted
with a diplomatic mission to Sardinia,
and sucess. it is to his exertions that we
are indebted for the treaty securing the
right of transit for American’ products
through that kingdom to contigiuous coun-
are, it is said, 15,000 persons, in a popu-_
which be discharged with signal ubilityl
in Fairfield County will be held at Hezekiah Nick--.‘
ols’ Hotel, in VVestpurt. on the l6lli day ol'Februn-A
ry. 1848 at 1] «5'Cll)L'k.__A_. M. for.-,l,lie_ purpose of
nominating it suitable person -as candidate for
SH ERIFF of said Coiiiity,_aiid {to do‘ any" other
business proper to be done by said Convention. _
'l‘lie whig.-i in the several towns in the County
are requested to send delegates to said Conve_iitio.n,
equal to‘ double the number of Representatives to
which said towns are ‘entitled in the General Assem-
' bly. A FULL attendance from each town is curricu-
ly rcqiie.-'tc'd. ' 4 V
NELSON L. VVHITE. C i
g ounty
D\VlGH'.[‘ MORRIS, Cmumhm
ORRIS S. FERRY,
January 15th, 1848.
OPENING OF THE CASIPAIGN-
.It will be seen by reference to the notice of
the \Vhig County Committee, that ii. Conven-
tion for the nomination of Sheriff is to bo hol-
don fit \Vestpoit on the 16th proximo. \Vo-
liope our \Vhig friends in the several towns of
the county will attend to the appointment of
their delegates with promptitude.
tries—-.a concession deemed quite impor-
tant at the time, and since‘ascertained to
be very valuable." Dr. Niles was a candi-
date for the mission, ivlien Mr. Tyler was
President, but it was thought necessary to
spite Mr. Clay by appointing a Wickliffe,
and the Dr.’s acknowledged claims were
thrust aside. We have no diploinist
abroad of equal experience and accom-
plishments, and it is to he wished that lie
filled a station of greater" responsibility.
While in Paris, Dr. Niles "contracted a
marriage with the widowed step mother
of the novellist, Eugene Sue.
French .S'polz'at'2’ons.—The claimants for
damages by the spoliations of the French
before 1801, may take fresh courage that
justice will be done to them; although
the past would indicate that the President
will veto. any bill on the subject which
Congress shall‘ pass. A bill has just been
introduced into the House, through the
Committee on Foreign Relations, which
provides for the issue -of five milions of
dollars in government five per_cent stock,
with which those long deferred claims
shall be paid. The correspondent of the
N. Y. Express says the bill will easily pass
both Houses, and it is hoped will also re-
ceive tlie approbation of the all powerful
Executive.
.29 C/iaracter.—Miss Teresa T-:-
a mostloquacious character. Ladies are
not generally given to talki_ng—talking is
given to them. For some years I have
known "Miss T——-——', an I verily believe
that her rattle, like the snalre’s, increases
every year. To my surprise she lately
informed, me that she had paid :1 visit to
the Dumb Asylum; Iscarcely hoped that
she had taken a lesson iii'“expressive si-
lence”—-what was my amazement when
she informed me that she had learned
to talk wtth her fingers! She had a pre-
dilection for lace boots, brooches and
buckies, for no other reason, I believe,
than that they have tongues! She is a dis-
cipline of living, and is very anxious to
have the gft of the “Unknown Tongue.”
“Bid rue discourse,” is her ‘favorite song ;
and proud of her eloquence, she boldly
declared that no belle ’witbout ii clapper
would ever be tolerated by the world.—-
Indced, l verily believe that she would
take a trip to the .Mout/2 of the .N'ile, ifshe
thought she should find a tongue in it.
.4 '.Matrz'mom'al ./7c1vert1'ser.—A story
was told me, with an assurance that it
was literally true, of a gentleman who be-
ing in want of a wife, advertised for one,
and, at the time andplace appointed, was
met bya lady. Their station in life enti-
tled them to be so called, and the gentle-
man as. well as the lady was in earnest.——
He, however, unluckily, seemed to be -of
the same opinion as King Pedro was with
regard to his wife,'Queen Mary of Arra-
gon, that she was not so handsome as she
might be good, and the meeting ended in
their mutual disappointment. Ccelebs ad-
vertiscd a second timefappointing in dif-
ferent square for the place of meeting, and
varying the words of the advertisement.
He met the same lady—they recognized
each othi-r—-could not choose but smile
at the recognition, and perhaps neither of
them could choose but sigh. You will
anticipate the event. The persevering
bachelor tried his lot a third -time in the
newspapers, and at the third_place of ap-
pointment met the equally persevering
spinster. At this meeting neither could
help laughing. They began to converse
in good humor, and the conversation be?
came so agreeable on both sides, and the
circumstances appeared so remarkable,
that this third interview led to in marriage,
and the marriage proved a happy one.
' Southey.
.Bl’7'g'/II.-—_-“ Are those democratic dogs '!”
askeda politician of it little boy, who felt
rich in the-possession of a number of pop-
pies but a few days old. '
“ Yes sir,” was the reply.
“ Thenl vvon’t buythertr; I don’t want
any but whig ones.”
-“ Well sir,” said the boy, “they are
democratic now, because they bavu’t got
their eyes open. ’l'hey’d be -wbigs “fast
enough one of these days.” -
The whole lot were purchased.——Lynn
./\"ews. - '
The sweetestflowers ever lcatteredginjan
old bachelor’-s" pathway, are _the two-lips
of a pretty girl. What a world of lclve is
attention is usually paid to preliminary meet-
ings, and as business of importance may be
brought before the Convoution,:we hope there
will not be a single town without ii. full repre-
sentation there. The Spring campaign is
opening upon us, and the \Vbigs have much to
do preparatory to the contest. i There was
perliaps never it time when it was so incum-
bent upon the \Vhigs to muster their entire
strength,’ as at the approaching election. The
result of the Spring campaign will have anim-
portant bearing upon the Preside.iitialfEloction
which is to follow, and upon that election hang
questions of the greatest moment to the nation.
Let the \Vhigs be vigilent in the appointment
of their Commjttees, and in canvassing every
town, so that the actual strength of the party
can be ascertained and brought out. Remem-
ber that a “ full vote is n \Vhig victory." and
the Whig party should not rest satisfied with n
more victory, but swell up a majority that will
give locofocoism 8. rebuke she has nevi} yet re-
ceived in old Connecticut. It can be done with
it little exertion on the part of the Whigs.
RAILROAD MEETING.
Our citizens will bear in mind, we trust, the
call for a meeting at the Town Hall this (‘Ved-
nesday) evening. The importance of the bus-
iness to be brought before the meeting should
ensure nfull attendance. Norwallt has never
appeared to be awake upon the subject of inter-
nal improvements, and has sacrificed her inter-
csts by a want of proper tittention. \Vo pos-
sess many facilitips for trade. not enjoyed by
any of our neighboring towns which have been
wholly cast aside with indifTei'ence,itvhilo other
towns by their energy and public spirit have left
us in the back_ground. \Vith ‘ti railgroad to
Danbury we should monopolize" much of the
trade and travel which now finds its way to the
Bridgeport road on the one side, and the \Vliito
Plains road on the other. Let there be such a
medium as is proposed and as the public exi-
gencigs demand, constructed, and our citizens
would be surprised at the vast amount of back-
countrytbusiness which would be thrown into
the hands of our citizens. The route is a, very
feasible one and the stock cannot fail to be” prof-
itable. , No doubt the subject will receive the
attentton it deserves when its importance is once
"understood.
A Telegraphic station here is of more impor-
tance to this comiiiuiiity than is generally sup-
posed. Our business men and others. would
soon adopt it as their principal medium of coni-
munication withyall our commercial emporiums.
Merchants at a. moment’s notice could 1 send
their orders to New York, and l1.lV0 themfilled
out and returned iinniediatély the boi_t't,i'thus
being able to accommodate their customers with
any thing in the market, without being obliged
to keep on hand a heavy stock of such goods as
are but seldom called for. We should be insuch
close proximity to New York that retired capi-
talists would select our town as it rural retreat
thus giving an increased value and demand for
real estate. At Stamford the experiment has
exceeded all expectiitions. ' J
Ma. CATLIN ox THE S'ruiiu-.-.-The loco
focos in the eastern section of the State are lit-
boring to get up it Polk and War excitement for
the benefit ‘of their party this spring. A com-
i_nittee- consisting of Messrs. Wm. \V.' Eaton,
C. F. Sumner, Asa Willey, Horace Taylor
and F. L. \Vright, have addressed in letter to
Mr. George S. Catlin, the loco foco nominee
for Governor, inviting him to attend a loco foco
mass convention to be held at Tolland on the
13th inst. and make a speech there. Theycall
upon every man to be present “who desires to
maintain the integrity of-' the American soil, or
defend the constitutional rights of then
They further say:
“ It may not heretoforeliave been the
custom in our State for gentlemen, occu-
pying positions similar to that in "which
you are now placed, to’ addresstbc people
in their Mass Conventions; and in desir-
ing-you to deviate from old usage,p‘Qrmit
D5 ‘0 say, in behalf of the Democracy of
our country, that the people have the rigbt,
not only to know (as they canriot‘fa,il~ to,
so far as’ your opinions‘ are concerned.)
the views entertained by candidatcnifor
high office, but also to demand their cl!-
nest-‘and’ unremitting personal? ‘advocacy
o_f'-such-t‘neas'nrcs as best tend to gproiibto
expressed in these two ‘words.
the public welfare.”
Too. little ‘
Norwalk Chronicler