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the students. Other steps were taken for‘
the tidvanceinent of public instruction-—
free schools, for the education and support
_ of the Cllllldftzll of the poor, were opened,'l
and night schools encouraged for the edu-
cation of the parents. To all these insti-
tutions the Pope, not satisfied with giving‘
them the couiitsnniice of government, con-
tributed largely out of his private nueanS-
Public begging has been suppressed. and
numerous asylums opened for the neces-
sit'ous~. Under the influence of these lib-
eral movements, the public mind has been
stimula't’ed—-reading rooms have, been
opened and clubs formed—associations
for mutual aid and improvement established
....th¢ press, the great engine of freedom,,
throwing out trey‘:
d books, in “lflc
ht prevails;
set actively to work,
papers, magazines an
the utmost freedom of thoug _
and -thelearned have tiirfl§d' t.lW-H‘ 3”‘-5”‘
tionto cultivating the public mind thrpugh
‘he popular journals. One of these jour-
nals is devoted entirely to the discussion
of plans for free schools, for the building
.,p.9f -manufactories, for the. opening _of
railroads, and for general social and polit-
ical reforms. All these reformatious lm\’t3
been accomplished in one brief year; and
under the energetic rule of PUP” P”“"t
if he is spared, they are destined to place
the Roman States once more high in the
rank of nations.
The influence of these movements was
felt almost immediately, throughout the
whole Peninsula of Italy ; and the _sub-
jects of other Princes are demanding a
-like amelioration of their condition. In
some of these governments, the pressure
has been so, strong, that the rulers have
been compelled to follow in a measure
the example of the Pope. The Date of
Tuscany has been forced by his §tibJeCl§
to grant them a liberal Constitutioii, ano
to stand by the Roman States in their
contest with Austria. The king of Sar-
dinia has granted a free prcss—tlie first
step to free institutions—-and sympaihises
in all the movements of the Pope. ln
Lucca and Parma, and in Sicily and Cala-
bria, the people are moving actively in the
cause of freedom—in Naples the contest
hasbegun, and the spirit is spreading and
pervading all the better classes of society
in the Italian States.
These reforms have not been effected
without a strenuous and continued oppo-
sition. Every means have been resorted
to, to intimidate the Pope; and the emis-
saries of despotism, sent out by Austria,
have even made eflorts to take the life of
the Pontiff, despairing of stopping his ca-
reer by any other means. Conspiracies
and revolts have been planned, and paid
for with Austrian gold, and headed by the
instruments of Austrian intrigue. All
these failing, the Roman States have been
invaded by an armed force, and the city
of Ferraro taken possession of. The last
act has aroused the'national spirit of the
Italians, and thousands have armed them-
selves to resist by force the invasion of
their rights. The Pope uill not quietly
submit to this insult, unless reparation be
made in some substantial manner; and
Austria has gone too fair to draw b5.l('I\
with dignity. Should this result in an
open warfare, it will draw into the conflict
all the powers of the Peninsula, and shake
to the centre the overgrown sovereignties
of Europe. It will show the People their
power, and make them yet more urgent
for the rights which_lia.ve long been with-
held from them.
That the inliabitants of this country,
who have long felt the benefits of free-
institutions, should sympathise warmly in
these efforts at advancement, ‘is quite nat-
ural: and that they are being made
among a people long cast down, and long
deprived of the rights which gave dignity
to man, render the efforts more worthy
the ardent good wishes of Republicans all
over the world. A movement has been
made in the eastern cities to give public
expression to the spirit which pervades
the community upon the subject. A call
appears in the columns of the .-glbleiv York
journals, for a public meeting, signed by
the mayor, several ex-mayors, ex-Gov.
Bouck, Judge Betts, the editorial corps
of the city and upwards of five hundred
others, wi hout distinction of party.
’ O. S. Journal.
RECENT SCENES OF THE VVAR.
A correspondrit of the New Orleans
Delta, writing from San Miguel, under
date of Jan. 4, says—“War appears to me.
to have a _t_endency to blunt mcn’s feelings,
and Iam inclined to think the profession
of "arms almost as demoralizing as its
brother professions, Law, the Church, and
Physic. i am led to think so from the
case of a fine fellow now here. He began
life a promising lawyer. He shot a few
people, (clients who wouldn’t pay,) then
got religion, joined the church, and became
a Methodist preacher. He was a star
reacher—got marriel, and fulfilled the
iiiw of nature, ‘increase, multiply and re-
plenish,’ &c.; but being detected in some
slight peccadilloes at a gaming table, he
was expelled from the chnrcli, and prac-
ticed inedicine. He fought splendidly in
a late skirmish, and seemed to court
death, but could not find it.”
And he then related the following:
Our people behaved rather badly at Par-
ras. Somehow an Irishman, not connect-
ed with the army, picked a quarrel with
one of the Rangers, an inoffensive German
named l’eltz.- He shot'Peltz through the
head, and one of the Rangers blew the
assassin’s brains out. They then got on
a- spree and killed a few jackasses and
bulldogs, and two i\"lexic:ins who had man-
aged to get"mixed up in the business.———
The murderers of the Mexii.-ans have not
yet been discovered; it was believed-
andi it is now known-that they were :not
Rangers.
The dead‘ bodies -were carried into a
neigltboriiig house and placed alongside a
d’y~ing~ gambler, a dcsperado from Ten-
nessee-. He was in the last stage of it gal-
loping consumption, and hi's_latest breath
was expended in blaspheming his l\’Ia»ker,,
bu sting of h.-iviog committed five ll'llll'(I€l‘_.‘,‘
and regrettingthat he could not carry his‘
money to hell and cheat the devil at poker! ,
He died that night and left $2,000 in gold
behind him. . _ ,
, The writer is with Captain Le\vis’s pat‘-,
ty, in search of the Camanches. On their-
lway tliey—- _
Near San Nichols (the farthest frontier
ncho to the north’ard and we_st’ard)
tick a broad trail and followed It fol‘
nding, {is we had been
jed ,0 expect, eilhcr grass f0l".0!)l‘. horses
or cattle for oiirsel\'€S’'“°ll““f_-’a 1“ facts
in me ,h,,,,e ofbcef, except one dead Ca-
,ma,,che, and he had been defunct twenty-
lfour hours, so his beef was offensive and
lo!‘ course useless to us. He was stretch-
ied (not like Larry) under a juttingrvcl-3:
land
I “Lay like it wm‘rioi‘ taking his rest, _
\Vith his blanket wrapped ui‘ouiid him.”
.I*Iis iinstrung bow, in its case ofantelopc
skin, and his emptied quiver, lay beside
him; so did his lance-head, the shaft was
broken ; he held to his liearta doe-skin
purse, containing his flint and Steel? _ll
was, perhaps, the parting gift of the “girl
he left behind him ;” his gala dress was on,
and his arms were ornairieiitcd to the
shoulders with thick rings of brass. Our
two gnirles—one Kereesec Indian, the
other a Mexicali, (par nobzfr) observed
him first, and plundered him in ii moment
of everything. The Indian then gave him
it kick in the ribs, sayirig “Him much had
—iio Christian-—-iiie baptize” The blari-
can gave the corpse :1 few bats on the
head with a big stone, and cried, “Him
good dead now.”
,ra
str.
some time without. fi
*"C.“"t")'i'\'*”t3"lti;l3".j8‘.:‘. I
Ii.l.0NDAY, Feb. ‘.28.
The Si:NA’ii~: convened at 1?. o'clock
and was organized under the usual formal-
ities. ‘
The Hon. Daniel VVebster who had been
for some days confined by iiidisposiiion,
appeared in his seat. '
On motion of Mr. Se-viet‘,_ibe Senate
then went into executive session, and as
it was supposed on the subject of the
Treaty with Mexico, and which it was be
lieved would be ratified.
In the Hausa, the Hon. Chas. J. lager-
soll, of Penn., on leave, repoi‘icd a bill
authcrizingthe g t of the franking priv-
ilege to Pi-lrs. Adams, widow of the late
John Quincy Adaiiis. It was read a
second and third time, and then passed
unanimously.
Mr. Ashmun, of Massachusetts, submit-
ted a resolution, which was adopted an-
ihorizingltwenty thousand copies of. the
eiilogies delivered in the Senate and
House of Representatives on the death of
Mr. Adams, to be printed.
A resolution was offered instructing the
Couim_ittee on expenditures (which was
adopted (to report the expenses of War,
and as far as practicable give items of the
same.
TUESDAY, Feb. ‘.29.
Mr. Turney presented joint resolutions
of the Legislature of Tennessee, in favor ol
an increase of pay to the private soldiers
of the United States Army; for the pay-
ment of horses, &c., lost by volunteers in
the war; and for compensation to cer-
tain companies ivhich served in 1836 and
1837.
The bill conveying the franking privi-
lcge to Mrs. Louisa Catharine Adams,
was received from‘ the House, and was
taken up, considc-rcd,aud passed.
The Senate then went into Executive
Session.
In the HOUSE, Mr. Vinton moved the
recoirimitlal of the Naval Appropriation
bill to the Committee of Ways and Meaiis,
with a view to reconsidercr the .subject
of Appropriations for Dry-Docks.
Mr. ‘Hunt from the Coinmitiee on Com-
merce, reported a bill toallowadrawback
on wheat imported from the British North
American Provinces, when manufactured
in the United States and exported to for-
eign countries. Adj.
\Vr.n.\'i-zsnav. March 1.
Among the petitions presented in the
SENATE. was one by Mr. Johnson of Mary-
land, from citizens of Baltimore, in favor’
of reducing postage on letters to a uniform
low rate. Also received and referred.
Mr. Breese presented resolutions adopt-
ed by the Legislature of Illinois, in favor
of a railroad from Michigan to the Pacific,
which were received and ordered to be
printed.
At 12 1-2 o’clock, on motion of the
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations, the Senate went into Executive
session on the Treaty.
The House resolved itself into Commit-
tee of the Whole on the State of the Un-
ion, and tbok up the bill providing for
Deficiency of Appropriations for the
fiscal year. Mr. Hunt of New York,
Cliairman.
M r. Rockwell of Connecticut, addressed
the Cornniittee on the Fiiiuiices of the
Countrylgeiierally, condemning the policy
of the Administration, and rcvietvetl at
some length, accompanied with niuch
severity, the report of Mr. Walker, Sec-
retary of the Treasury, wliich he said
uboiiuded with gross errors and wilful
misrepresentatioiis, made to deceive the
ublic.
Mr. McLane followed in a rejoinder to
Mr. Rockwell.
The Speaker laid before the House on
elegantly writieii letter by Mrs. Adams,
relict of the late John Quincy Adams,
acknowledging the receipt of the resolu-
tions of the House, and tendering her sin-
cere thanks for the distinguished and sig-
nal manner in which the feelings of the
House, and the regard of the public, had
been rnaiiifcsted. Adjourned.
\.
THURSDAY, March 2.
Mr. VVebster presented apetition nu-
merously signed by the citizens of Mas-
sachiisetts praying for a specific duty on
Fish ‘ltYI.pOl‘[8(l from Foreign countries.
Mr. Webster said the present Tariff gave
British intcrcst iidvziiitugcs over that of
~
S’
for highly riecessai‘_y.
ferred to the Commit-1
O
the United State
ification petitioned j
The petition “'95 "9
Lee on -Finance.
Mr. Mason, from the Committee on
Claims, reported in favor of :1 Com
of Conference in regard to the _
amendments to the bill for the relief of
the heirs of John Paul Jones.
Oumotion of Mr. Marsh of Vt. the
Speaker of the House was authorized to
fill thevacancy in the Chairmanship of
the Committee on the Congressional Li-
brary, caused bv the death of John Quincy
Adams. Mr. Palfrey of Mass. was ap-
pointed. _ .
A letter was produced from Mr. Smith,
calling attention to his invention for taking
Yeas and Nays.
The House then resolved itself into
Coinmiiiee of the Whole House on the
Siate of the Union, and took up the bill
to supply the deficiency in the estimates
for the ClH'I't nt year.
M r. Thompson of Indiana, replied to
the speech of Mr. l\’lcLcon of Maryliind,
made in the House yesterday. His
speech was earnest and eloquent, and his
criticisms on the facts and; arguments of
Mr. Mt-L. brought that gentleman several
times to his feet to make explanations.
Truman Smith of Connecticut, followed
in :1 speech of considerable power, in
which lieanimadverted at some length on
the policy and measures of the Adminis-
tration generally. He denouuced the
Mexiciiii \Vur in all its stages and de-
clared his opppsition to the terms of the
Treaty now under ‘consideration in the
Senate.
'7
L)-
Fitin/ir, March
A Message was recived from the Pres-
ident coininunicating the correspondence
between the Government and Mr. Wise,
called for by a previous resolution of the
Senate. It was received and ordered to
bcprintcd.
Mr. Dayton of New Jersey, presented
resolutions passed by the Legislature
of said State instructing their Senators
and Representatives to support Mr.
Whitucy’s plan of a rail road to the
Pacific. '
On motion of Mr. Sevier the Senate
then went into Executive Session.
In the House, the Speaker, Mr. Vl"in-
throp, laid before_tlie,House a report 0
the Coininissioner of Patents. Also, Pi
report of the iiuinbcr of Immigrants a ti
rived in the United States during the past
year. Ordered piiiiied.
SATURDAY, March 4.
Mr. Sevier moved that the correspond
once of Mr. Wise and the Brazilian Gov-
ernment be printed. This was agreed to.
Mr. Jefferson Davis of Miss. on leave,
introduced a joint resolution proposing
to appoint Regents for the Smitlisonian
Institute, which was read twice.
On inoiion of Mr. Sevier, the Senate
went into Executive session on the con-
sideration of the Treaty.
The Senate adjourned after being in
session to a quarter past 5 o’clock, P. Iii.
without disposing of the Treaty.
In the Housi-2, illr. Sawyer gave notice
that he. would at an early day, ask leave
to introduce a bill making provisions to
bring home the remains of officers and
soldiers killed or d_lPd in Mexico.
Mr. Vinton the Chairman of¢Ways and
Means moved that the Ilouse resolve itself
into a Committee on the State of the
Union, and take up the bill to supply the
deiicieucies in the Treasury for the fiscal
year.
Several amendments which were pro-
posed previoiisly, on the bill, were taken
up and rejected.
The Committee rose without [disposing
of the question, and the House adj.
Correspmia'c12ce of (lie N. Y. Express.
FUNERAI. OF I. Q. ADAMS.
\V.ssu1.\'o'roi~i, Eeb. 26, 1848.
We may as well say of Joint. Quirzcy
fldizms, as the poet has said of Harrison-—
“ The first mourner to-day,
Is the iiation—whose father is taken nwiiy.”
But we must onward to his funeral:
“ Slow for it presses l1eavily——
It is it man we bear.’
Slow, for our thoughts dwell weaiily
On the noble dweller there.”
The funeral of the lamented Adams
took place this day, at twelve o’clock, in
the Hall of the House of Representatives.
There was an immense concourse of peo-
ple asseuibled o_n the occasion, and the
services were interesting in the extreme.
From the dome of the Capitol waved to
the breeze an immense black fIag——tlie
pictures of the Rotunda were covered
with appropriate curtains, and the pillars,
statiiary and windows of the national edi-
fice were all tastefully decorated wiili
funeral weeds; and it is due to the door-
keeper of the House, Mr. R E. Homer,
to state thatall the inner arrangements of
the Capitol were under his especial super-
vision, and reflected great credit upon his
taste and industry.
Though the services did not begin until
the hour of noon, crowds of people were
rushing towards the Capitol, as early as
nine o'clock, when the appointed hour
arrived, it was next to impossible to gain
admission to the Rotunda; in the noon
time, the corpse was in charge of the Ser-
geant-at-Arms of the,H0use, and the Coin-
mittee of Arrangements.
The coliiii which contained ilie_body
was a double one, made of lead and tria-
liogany, and was surmounted by a massive
silver plate, which contained the figure
of an Eagle, and an inscription whose
simple grandeur must attract the atten-
tion of every reader, so admirably is it in
keeping with the exacted brilliancy of his
life. ‘
The hour appointed for his funeral ser-
vice huving arrived, a breathless silence
pervaded the House of Representatives,
and the cremony proceeded.
The Clerk of the House having read the
official proceedings of 'I'liiirsday last,‘the
President of the United States and his
Ctibinct made their appearance in the flair
and while the ‘former ionic a seat by the
side of Mr‘. Speaker Winthrop, the re-
mnining gentlemen took their seats among
the mourners in front of the Speaker's
desk. A notice was then sent .into the
l
mittee Senate Chamber that all things were ready . procession as it moi ed from the Capitol,
House when that body were ushered into the whose dome seemed to tower with pecu-
Hall, and also took their seats among the
mourners. The Vice President of the:
United States here made" his appearance,
and occupied a . seat on the left of Mr,
Winthrop. The relation and friends of:_
the deccascil next entered the Hall wi h‘-
the coffin, also tlieJiidgcs of the Siipreiiie‘
Court, and the scene which now presented
itself was unquestionably one of the most;
impressive and imposing ever witnessed"
in the American Ptepul) ic, or even in the!‘
world. The power and intellect of the
land were fully represented, and -the sin-
gle object of the vast assembly was to
pay appropriate lioiiors to one mind and
one man, those of the p'.tll'i:1it‘lt, Joiizv
Qt.'i.\‘cv Anaus \Vl.:it a subject this for’
the ininstrc-l’s ilieincl \.Vliat an idea for
the youth of this great nation to reflect
upon in future years!
After reading a chapter from the Bible,
Rev. M r. Gurley offered up an appropriate
Prayer, and gave out the following Hymn,
which was sung in an affectiiig man-
ner :—- ‘
Hear what the voice froiii heaven pi‘ot:l2iims
For till the pious dead 5
Sivcet is the savor of their names,
And soft their sleeping bcd.
'I‘licy die in Jesus, and are blessed :
Ilow kind their sliiiiihcrs are!
From sufi‘ei‘in<r and from sins released,
Arid freed pm every snare.
Far from this world of toil and strife,
Tlic_v’i'e. present with the Lord!
The labors of their mortal life
End in 11 large icitzird.
The Funeral Sermon was delivered by
Rev. Royal R. Gurley, one of the chap-
lnins of Congress, and, though he had
but a very limited time to prepare him-
self, it was an exceedingly eloqi_ient and
impressive specimen of pulpit oratory,
and was listened to with profound silence
and attention. Iregret thatlhave not
time to write out all my notes of the ser-
mon, biit the following passages will be
read with pleasure. The text chosen for
tlie-occasion (Job. xi. 17) was as follows:
“ ./ind I/zine age s/ml! be clearer I/ion t/ze
noon-dag,‘ I/Lou. sfzull be as t/to mor7t1’2zg ;
and I/tau .s-/ta/Z be .5-ecu/c, because I/zere 2's
lzope.” -
ley——on some occasions, we rnost na_tu-
rally express our emotions in silence and
in tears. What voice of man can add
to the solemnity and impressivcness of
this scene! The presence and aspect of
this vast assembly—the Chief Magistrate,
Councillors,'Judges, Senators and Repre-
a universal iiioiiriiiiig daikeiiing the ball
into sympathy with our sorrow, leave no
place for the question, “Know ye not that
a prince, a great man, has fallen in Israel 1”
Near to us, indeed, has come the invisible
hand of the Almiglity——-tliait hand in vrliich
the soul of every living thing, and the
breath of all mankind. In this hall, from
yonder seat,wl‘;icli he so long occupied,lias
it taken one full of honors, eminent for
more than half a century in various depart-
ments of the public service, who adorned
every station, even the highest, by his
abilities and virtues, and whose influence
is felt in all the States of the civilized
world.
Mr. Gurley then went on to describe
the embarrassment at preaching a sermon
on such an occasion, and in such a place,
where were to be seen so many eloquent
and touching memorials. But he could
not refrain from enforcing the moral les
sons which the occasion suggested, the
principal of which was the importance of
having a practical sense of religion in old
age. He next commented upon the ob-
jects and necessities ofa Divine revelation,
and said that the departed statesman was
not uninfluenced by them in all his actions.
In proof of this be quoted at length
-from the writings of Mr. Adams, and after
enlarging upon his subject, said that all
the virtues of the sincere Christian shone
conspicuously forth in the life of the de-
parted. The speaker here enlarged upon
the eminent qualities which had made
l\'Ir._ Adams universally respected and be-
loved. He said it was certain that he had
been instructed in the ways of religion
and virtue by his father and mother.‘ The
speaker also inentioned that Mr. Adams
was a daily reader of the Bible, and though
he differed from the common opinions of
the day, he was yet a sincere and upi‘ight
Cliristian.
Mr. Gurley also made a touching allu-
sion to the sorrow ivhich had bowed down
the relatives of the deceased, and applied
the ‘lessons of his death to the members
of both’ Houses of Congress. He said
that during the very last C0n\’€l'Sill.lOn he
had with Mr. Adams, that gentleman ex-
pressed his astonisliment that the members
of Congress were so lieedless of eternal
things. Tlie_f‘Rev. speaker appealed to the
lovers of pleasure, and the aspirants after
wisdom and power, to “behold how very
lmv the mighty must inevitably fall I”
I - '1
fhe concluding sentence of Mr. Gurley s
eloquent discourse wasthis:——“Oue more
star has been added to the heavenly con-
stellation, to guide all living men to Eter-
nity.” ’
At the conclusion of the sermon, .'\lr.
Gurlcy gave out the. following Hymn,
which was sung in the same style as the
previous one, viz :_ '
How blast the righteous when they die,
\Vlien liuly souls retire to test!
How mildly beams the closing eye!
How gently heaves I11’ expiring breast !
So fades a sumnier cloud away :
So sinks the gala when storms are o'er;
0 gei'itl_v shuts the eye of day;
“So dies a wave along the shore.
S
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Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears. _
W'hcre light. and shades ziltcimiic dwell 1
How bright th’ iiiiclmiigitig morn appears.’
In some cii'cuiiistances——said Mr. Gur- '
sentatives of the nation-—-these symbols of
Imrnediately after the services, the pro-
cession was formed, and in a solid mass
moved to the Congressional burial ground,
allthe church bells of the city tolling i.
solemn knell. The appearance of the
liar grandeur to the skies was truly mag-
nificent, and deeply impressive.
The officiating clergyman at the grave
yard was the Rev. Henry Slicer; and the
funeral services, from the time of their
commencement until the tlispcrsioii of the.
procession, occupied nearly the whole
afternoon; and Iain i"nforined by some
of the older residents that a gatheiing of
so great an extent was never before con
vened in VVashington, except when the
funeral of General Harrison occurred.-—
There was hardly a Soriety in the city,
religious and social, that was not repre-
sented on the mournful occasion; and
there was not it public building of any de-
scripiion that was not shrouded in black,
out of'respect for the departed. Among
them might be mentioned Coleman's Ho-
tel, the Uuited States Hotel, Brown’s Ho-
tel, Gadsby’s,Hoi.el, the Treasury Depart
ment, the President's house, the War and
Navy Departments, the Churches of the
city, the Post Office Department, the Pat-
ent Oflicc and National Gallery, the thea-
trcs of the place, the city markets, a l the
engine houses, the b:in' s and insurance
offices, together with a very large number
of stores, which were all closed, and many’
private residences. .
All the members of both houses of Con-
gress wore crape upon the arm.'also all
the reporters and officers of Congress, and
it large proportion of the citizens of the
place, as well as strangers. And such is
“the end of eartli”\\‘ith the Patriot States-
man, John Quincy Adams.
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C-l£ll'li Iiisscll, of New llavcn.
FOR LI]-ZUT. GOVEIt2\‘0R,
Chas, .3". lT.’{cCtv.t-(iv, of l._i-me.
FOR srzci-.1-:‘r.\r.r,
John B. Robcrlsorii, of N. Haven.
lion 'I'RI'ZASURF.I§.
Joseph Bjaiiiiei-i, of IIartfoi‘d.
iron C0iV'1‘ROLL}-IR,
Abijith Caitlin, of .U:)l'\\'ll)l.0I1.
I-‘OR SI! 8 [£51-‘E.-‘S.
FAIR!-‘lF.LD C()U.\"l‘Y.
CI]-'.-13105 Esaacs, of i\'oi-walk.
NEW’ _HAV}-IN COUI\"I‘Y.
Le:imdcr l::!l'Il!Il'.(‘, of \Valllngford.
Seiii:1tovi:1I Coiiivtmtion.
T iVELF'I‘H DISTR I CT.
A C0tt\‘CI1!l0H Of Delegates from the several
towns in the Twelfth Suit.-rim-ial District. will be
llF‘»lll Ill 1118 Ufilttl 0f I‘). C. Hudiloii. iii St:iinfor(I,oii
\Verliiesd:iy, the 15th day of March, 13-18, as 2
O'clock -'1l'tur1lu0n. for the purpose of iiomiiiiiiing :i
.~‘uit:iblc person as caiiiliilntc for Si-:x.i'roii from said
t.ll.<ll‘lcl in the next Geiieriil Asseinlily.
The \l-'liig.~‘ of the i-‘cveral towns in the district
are reqiiestcd to send dole.-g:ites to said Convention
equal to twice the nuiiibtir of Repre.-‘eiit.-itivcs to
which the respective towns are entitled in the Gen-
eral Asseiiibly.
O. S. FI“.RRY,District Committee.
I“ebi‘u:ir_v 26th, 1818.
Wiaigs of Norwalk Attention!
A meeting of the \Vliigs of Norwalk will be
held at the hotel of D. Steplimisoii. on the
eveniiig of Tliursday the 9th day of March.
18-18, at 7 o‘clock, rUNc'i'u.-iLi.1', for the pur-
pose ofappointing foui‘delegates to the Senato-
rial Coiiveiition to be holdeii at Siflmf0l'(l:Oll the
15th inst. and to transact. other business of im-
poi‘t:mce. A full and punctual attendance is
desired. The first Monday of April will be
upou us in fiitir weeks. Pei-order
Town Committee.
The Wliigs of Wilton
Are requested to meet at the Town House
in said \Vilton, on Thursdtty, the 9111 inst. at
7 o'clock, P. M., to appoint delegates to attend
the Senatorial Convention to be held at Stain-
ford on the 15th inst. A punctual attciidaiice
is i‘cquested. Pct‘ order.
BE NOT DECEIVED.
Trust not, says the Hiii‘tfoi'd Courant, to any
appearance ofinaction on the part of our oppo-
nents. Tlicy know the value of success at the
ensuing election, and are acting accordii:g‘.y_
\Vhilo we iimuse ourselves with the ludicrous
spectacle of their mass meetings and stump
speeches, tllC:y,',.=8’l'0 working with ti tireless en-
ei‘gy tlii‘ougI_;io'iIit the State. \Ve hear of their
inovements"l'on the right hand and on the left.
They will leave no stone unturned to secure zi
triumpli and our friends must bestir themselves
if they don’t; want: to see their efforts succeed.
\Vhigs ! there is no time to loose—t.hore are no
votes that can be sparod——no lioiiorable means
of success that can safely be neglected. The
time is s1ioi't—lot it be improved.
SENA-'i‘o1ti.ti:‘ CONVENTION.
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THE CA MPBELLS HAVE COME.
Our citizens were favored last evening with
one of jhose mirth provoking concerts which
the Campbells alone can give. Little " Gin.
ger” did his prettiest, and if we nmyjudgo
froin the eiiiliusiastic and convulsive appltiusei
of the uiidience, his comicalties were duly ap-
prcciiiteil. The way vests, tvaistliaiids, and
corsets had to stiffer, would have been excru-
ciating to india rubber. \Ve heard of no acci-
deiits, however. though we saw several’ holding‘
on to their sidcs with ‘both hands. «Besides
being a cliiisteniitl uuexceptioiiublc. band of per- 1
f01'mel'S. U19)’ are charming niusiciiiiis, and gen-
teel whole-soiiled fellows. But it is unneces-
sary for us to pronounce them the no plus ultras
——as those who visited the Town Hall Inst,
evening will have anticipated us, and ghost;
who have not heard them must go to-night (us
it is positively the last night they will appear-
iu Noiwvtilk) to get the least idea of their ludi-
crous burlesques. It is also boalthy to laugh,
and as old hither \Voodwai‘d snys—" all should.
promote their heiilth"—all must go and beat‘
them. An idea of their reputation abroad may
be obtained fi‘om the following notices which
we subjoin :
Campbell's .M27nctreIs draw crowded
houses and delight: our people hugely.
Any an who \\:ll'|lS to hear good music,
fraugit with lziugh-provoking humor, and
brim-full of the qiiorest co-micalities-has
only to go to American Hall and lieai‘
their performance this evening. They as-
tonished the natives in New Haven, and
we could quote any number of most em-
phatic recommend‘.itiuns front that quarter
but they furnish the best testimonials-
tliemselves.——Hm‘Ifort1 Courcmt.
The Campbell Scrcnaders liiid a crowd-‘-
ed audience at the Temple on Saturday
eveniiig—-—and by request have concluded
to give one more this evening. Their
style is perfectly uiiexceptionablc, and
their music unrivallad.
.\"cw Havin Rigislcr.
The Campbell Etliiopian Serenaders
have been performing to crowded audien-
ces in Hartford for a week past. On some
nigliis not less than 700 or 800 persons
were present. They give ii concert at
Nliddletotvri to-night. VVe understand
they intend visiting most of the large
towns in this section of‘ the State, and
they will be in Guilford in the course ofa
week or ten days. One cause of their
success over other similar companies,
aside from their excellent music, is the
entire absence of all vulgarisin.
.J\"cw I‘.’ai:e/t Palladium.
\Ve learn that the Cnmpbclls generous-
ly presented the manager of the Orphan
cert last ei'eniiig.—Ha7'Ifo.ld Timrs.
Tun Prtosi>i:c'r or Pi«:A'cr‘..—lt would seem
to be the geiioral opinion at \V:isliingroii that
Hr. Ti'ist"s ti‘c:ity will be imificd by the Senate,
and that i.VIr. Polk is in favor ofits ratification.
The correspondent ct the Journal of Com.-
inerce thinks the ratificiitiou will be iiciirly
tinaiiiiiious.
On the other hand the correspondent ofthe
Courier and Eiiqiiircr intimati-.s that. the treaty
will be opposed by Messrs. Benton, Calliouii,_
Allen, and the Texas Senators. If this be so
the result is not; so ccrt:iiu. Again, it is stig-
gestcd that the suspension of Gen. Scott may
have an injurious effect upon public opinion in
Mexico, and thus renew hostilities. Ct=.i‘t.iiuly
the act. of the uduiinistriitiou in disgrucing the
(icricral-iii-chief was most wanton, and may
impose on them 11 most unenviablc responsibili-
ty in the eyes of the nation.
The official account of the proceedings
at this [the \Vliig] couveiitioii we rcceivedufici:.
our last paper had gone to press. It was ad-'
dressed to us in good season, through tho‘ Post
Oliice but owing, we suppose to the bad travel-
ing, it was delayed for several days.
Bridgeport Stzzmiard.
I2? “"0 can’: see through it, notwithstanding
the “ bad traveling.” Tho pt-odcedings were
dispatclied under our own eye, and risfor our
P. M. ho’s entirely too good natured it loco to
stop iliepassagc of \Vhig Resolutions ! Can't;
be.——ihcy must have taken a trip up that
“ Naugatuck Rail Road.” (I)
LOCO MASS ‘MEETING AT NEW‘ '
HAVEN.
A There was, a few days since, quite ii des-
perate effort made on the part of the Democra-
cy of New Haven, to raise ft. moral sentiment
in that city upon the subject of the Mexican
war. Several“ distiiignishcd gentlemen from
abroad” wci‘e announced as the lions of the oc-
casion, and among the number. George S. Cat-
lin, Esq. who is thus modestly ondeavoriug to
row himselfinto the Gubcruetoriz-.il chair. The
following account of the meeting we find in the
Journal :—- , T
“The great meeting ofthc men of war,
All hands are requested to be present 00
Tliursdny evening, in compliance with the call
l of the Town Committee. WY: lllio t0 S80 91059
lpreliminary meetings well attended, and some
feiithusiasin maiiifested in the good cause. The
l \Vhigs of \Vilton will also observe their call.
These meetings will tell the St0l'.Y Of All?“ 3d:
Come one, come all.
in advance.
is now canvasiug this eotwty as agent for this
valuable work. The book, which contains 1.500
quarto pages, and used to be sold at $20 per
copy, is now offered by the agent at the low
price ofsix dollars. See adv.
Mrtau MEN.-—\Ve’ve kuovvn some men very
mean in our time. There was Deacon Over-
reach now ; he was so mean he always carried
ii lien in his gig box whenho travelled, to pick
up the_oats the horse wasted in the manger,
and lay an egg for his brealifiist in the morning.
New-Ifavven Journal.
§Z‘?Inrlced—vvo’vc also known some of the
Strange that some of you have
\V e were
sumo sort.
never made the discovery before.
Farcivcll, Il5(‘0nliSlI.tt1l irorlcl, furcivoll !
ii‘:o'.'e "ll5C(.‘l'nll'Ig.
for the glorification of Jaines K. Polk, and
his administration took place last evening-
and was quite a unique and funny affair-.
'l‘lie meeting, we believe, wascomposed
of about an equal number of Wliigs and
Locos, and the house was crammed to-
overflowinrr. A series of Resolutions‘
were presented, when the meeting was
addressed by the Hon.‘ George S. Catlin,
in’ a long and argumentive speech, atthe
conclusion of which nine liearty cheers
were given for I‘TEi\'IlY CLAY! Calls were"
then made on other speakers,and after
some delay and much noise, .l.'bnatliiin_
Stoddard, Esq. mounted the rostrum and
made one of his speeches. The resolu-
tions were adopted by the declaration Of
the Chair, without taking a negative V018-
Themeeting broke up with three cheers,
as we understood it, for Gen. Taylor .'—-
while we did not hear a single call made
for Mr..Pol/c! It was a real mass inefts
ing indcéd——and we should tliiiil.jthe__I.u0-
cos had glory enougli-.”
Ed‘ The_ Phccnix Bank of Htirtfoi'd,- has de-
clarcd ti scmi-annual (IiVltIGl1d‘(ff0l1l’pCl' cont.
Asylum $50 as the proceeds of the con- '
Norwalk Chronicler