. the last few yesrs there has been in prog-
' dent has become everything and Congress
their-ight of settling every thing in advance
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. 4,,
illustrate by an anecdote: At the time the
final vote was taken in the House, at the
first session of the last Congress, re-enac-
ting the Subtreasury law, a highly respec-
table Democratic member canie across
the.H.al.Lt.o,-.mr...seat.. an dkexcla i tried» with
an oath “fit is a shame that a law should
be passed to which a large majority of the
House isjopposed,” or words to that eflect.
Iatncorifident that, had it not been for
“ bonds of party,” the tariff of .;’46 could
not have been passed, thotigh that of ’4«2
might have been essentially, and perhaps
advantageously, modified. I am equally
confident that, but for the same cause, the
countiy would not have beenplunged into
“ an unnecessary and unconstitutional war
with Mexico,” the past and present evils
whereof few yet comprehend, and the lit-
iiire evils of which will only be taught us
by many years of bitter experience. But'
when moderation shall become the order
of the day, which I am well assured will
be inculcated by Gen. Taylor, should he
be President, by both precept and exam-
ple, a new spirit will come over Congress,
aed [trust the great body of the people,
and we shall feel that we have common
institutions to preserve, a common country
to serve; and, whether we sink or swim,
we are all committed to one commandee-
tinv, whether for good or evil.
3. An administration which will conse-
crate all its faculties to the preservation
of the peace of the country‘. ’ I regard
this as an object of p-iramourit importance.
No man is better qualified than Gen: Tay-
lor to seize with a firm grasp the spirit of
war which unhappily infests the American
people, (the great besettlng sin of all re-
publics,‘) and to hold ‘ll. effectually in
check. That he entertains sentiments of
the utmost: abhorrence of war, and that
he will be the resolute friend of peace, I
know. I hope I shall be excused for pre-
senting here an extract from a letter which
l had the honor :to receive from Gen.
Taylor, dated at Baton Rouge, on the 4th
of March last:
“I need hardly reply to your concluding in-
quiry that. I am a peace man, and that] deem a
state of peace to be absolutely necessary to the
proper and healthful action of our repuplican
institutions. On this important qiiestioii 1 freely
confess rnyselfto be the unqualified advocate of
the principles so often laid down by the Fatlier
of his Country, and so urgently recorniiieiided
by him in his farewell Address to the American
people. Indeed I think I may safely say that
no man can put; a more implicit faith than I. do
in the wisdom of his advice when he urged up-
on us the propriety of always standing upon
‘ our own soil.”’
In his letter to Captain J. S. Allison,
dated April ‘2‘2d, General Taylor says:
"My life has been devoted to arms, yet I
look upon war, at all times and under all cir-
cumstances, as a iiational caliimity to be avoid-
ed, if compatible with national honor. The
principle: of our Government, as Well its its
true policy, are opposed to the snbjiigation of
other nations, and the dismeinberineut of other
countries by conquest."
At a dinner in New Orleans, given in
December last, in honor of Gen. Taylor,
he responded to a complimentary senti-
ment by deel-ziririg-— 1
“That the joy and exultation of the greatest
victories were always, after the heat and ex-
citement of the battle, succeeded by feelings of
poignant sorrow and pain ; and his is the great-
est glory who could terminate it."
General Taylor has on other occasions
avowed similar sentiments; they do him
much honor. He will resist the lust, of
dominion and the passion for acquisition
which marks so dis-inctly the character of
the American people, and which is fraught
with more peril to our free institutions,
and the perpetuity of our glorious Union,
than any other cause whatever. ‘There
will be no danger of the annexation of
either Yucatan or Cuba under the auspi-
ces of Gen. Taylor. _
4. Also an administration of the strict-
est irnpartialty, and of the most rigid jus-
tice, as between all the great interests of
the confederat-y.. Ibelieve Gen. ‘Taylor
to be entirely above sectional prejudice;
and there are not any of the interests of
the free States which I would not unhesi-
tatingly confide to his hand. He has a
head to comprehend, and a heart to em-
brace his country, and his whole country.
Having spent his whole life in the public
service, and on terms of cordial and friend-
ly intercourse with the people of all parts
of the Union, he entertains the broadest
and most liberal sentiments of nationality.
I do not regard him as a citizen of Louisi-
aua, but as a citizen of the United States
of America.
5. He will do much, if elected, to put
down the efforts now making in variousl
quarters to run all the politics of the
country into a mischievous spirit of sec-
tionalism. If he should prove to be the
President,I doubt not he will be, the peo-
ple will learn, that’ of all the qualifications‘
for that high ofiice, that of citizenship,
residence, or domicil, is the lowest. I am
more disposed to look at the man himself,
to the qualities of his head and heart,
rather than to the accidents of birth or
ecutive. The ‘latter; has ‘become the
agent of .a debased and grovelling 7 part-
nership ‘to overrule the former, either
through the instrumentality of the veto,
or by a corrupt exercise of patronage.-
.To- “the correction of the enormous
evils of “the one man power,” General
Taylor stands distinctly. pledged. The
‘moment this is done, the great questions
of public policy are taken out of the Pres
idential canvass and are carried into the
Congressional districts.’ If the people de-
sire a protective tariff, the improvement
of our harbors and rivers, or any policy
in regard to our territories, they will
elect members of Congress accordingly.
This will relieve the legislation of the
country front the malign influence of
party, and will be li_l«.ely to give more sta-
bility to such measures as have a favora-
ble bearing on the important interests of
the country, than has obtnined for many
years past.
' '7. The influence of the name and char-
acter of General Taylor will be quite cer-
tain to give us a Congress whose views‘
of public policy will accord with those of
the Whig party. In this respect he can
do more for the country than any man
now living. Few of those who undertake
to pronounce so peremptorily on the
question of the Presidency have given this
subject any consideration wliatever.--
While I am free to admit that Mr. Clay
ought to have been elected President long
ago, yet I think it certain that if he could
now be brought successftilly into the field,
he would have the two Houses of Congress
to thwart and embarrass him through the
whole of his Presidential term. Any man
who will consider the condition of the
representation in both branches of Con-
gress from the northwestern, western, and
southwestern Staies, must admit the truth
of this remark. I want a Whig President,
a VVhig Senate, and a Whig House of
Representatives, and Gen. Taylor being
strong in those parts of the Union where
we pre weak, will favor in a high degree
so desirable a consummation.
8. In short, I believe that all depart-
ments of the Government will become
conservative under the auspices of Gun
Taylor. That he will administer the Ex-
ecutive department in that spirit no man
can doubt; nnd this makes him a good
enough Whig for me. He will take high
conservative ground on all questions ap-
pertaining to our foreign relations. He
will dispense the patronage of the Gov-
ernment in aspirit of moderation. He
will be particularly catitious to see that
justice is done to all sections in this re-
gard. And as to questions appertaining
to our domestic policy, he will follow the
example of the earlier Presidents, and will
throw them into Congress. VVh-at more
can be desired by the just, moderate, and
patriotic. of the Whig party’!
I doubt whether there has ever been
assembled in this country a Convention,
the proceedings of which were more just
and fair, and in which there was less of
management and intrigue than that which
recently assembled at Philadelplita. It
was refreshing to meet from the farthest
extremity of our wide spread Union so
many good and true hearted Whigs, who
had incurred the fatigue and the expense
of a journey of many hundred miles to
participate in our consultations. All
seemed to be actuated by the best spirit,
and anxious for the success of the com-
mon cause. It is true there were strong
differences of opinion among the mem-
bers, honestly entertained and respectful-
ly and kindly expressed, and these differ-
ences were submitted, to the proper arbi-
ter voluntarily constituted and, pre emi-
ncntly worthy of the confidence of all.-
The result was the nomination of General
Zachary Taylor as the Whig candidate for
the Presidency, and by the blessing of
God he will be elected, whoever may bolt
the track. _
I accord fully in the opinions recently
expressed by the Hon. C. C. Cambrelerig
in a political assembly, as follows:
._,.~—. _ E157. .. .————-—————-II‘ -——--—---
“ The great object of the wise men of the
capital, for three years past, has been to make a
Pl'8Sl(l(-‘.l]f. They have labored day and night,
zealously and assiduously, and have succeeded
arlniirubly and triuinphaiitly. They have most.
effectually accomplished their object; they have
by their own acts made 8. President; of the Uni
ted States, but it happens not to be the man, nor
either of the men, they intended. It is iicitlier
the President. nor any of his Cabinet, nor is it.
the consci vative nominee of the Biiltimoro Con-
vention. From the first roll of the drum at Pa-
lo Alto, through all our splendid victories, in the
final and glorious conquest of Mexico. the Pres-
ident and his Cabinet have labored, zealously
and successfully labored, to make Zachary Ta._i/-
lor President of the United States. It matters
not whether he is from the North, the South.
the East, or the \-Vest, nor how he gets into the
field. \Vhctlier supported by volunteers or
regulars. once in the field, the man who /ms the
heart of the 7l(£ll0)l with him is irresistible, and
must iizcrilczbly lriumph.”
And why should it not be so, when the
takes a similar ’c_oiiriie'nmv,-' will incur
dread rec onsibilities. . What if war_again
:2:
Mexico-’l lcunnot believe that any such: The Cale'd°".la arrived at H”m.3x.°n
suicidal policy-will be pursued. No! thelflhursday’ Glfh. Ansi’. mus nc.°°mpl'S.l”"g
hour of retribution has come, and those‘ 8 passage mm. werpool "' Prfclsely
who have been gambling with war in ref- ten days‘ -
erence to the Presidency, will find them-_ C°'795P°"d9"c¢!f 1739 E1‘1’7'€38-
- foreign Nona.
res_igned—declaring that they should -have
been wanting in their duties and honor
of the National, Guards and the fall of
sensation became deep and alarming._
selves pin down by a man who by his no. Paris is rtill agitated. The resignation
ble conduct and brilliant exploits has raised 1 Of I-I0UlS Nap0l€0fl ‘P0-81D0neS trouble for
himself‘ to the level of the most ‘eminent the present. Six candidates for President
commanders of modern times, Leg usjare already in the field, viz.: M. de La-
now elect Gen, Taylor President, and inartine, Thicrs, l‘-‘rince Louis‘ Bonaparte,
aspirants for that high office will be lmle . M. Marrast, Gen. Cavaignac, and M. Caus-
inclined hereafter “ to ma"e of war and Slillelia EX‘P"ef€°l Of POW??-
its bloody front a game of politics.” The ,OTil9““S P‘“'lY “I” 5“Pl’°"t M-
I declare my utmost, confidence in Gen, Thicrs, and Berryer has declared in his
sight into his principles and his chziraciei-._-tween Tliiers and L=imarIine- If the
as he is a moderate man, I respect him; dotibt exists that Louis Bonaparte would
as he is a humane‘ man, I ‘admire him ;-I be the Successful C1HIdld%1te-
as he is 3 man of unsurpassed bravery, The ‘feeling exhibited the French
honor him; as he is distinguished for_ people in his favor leaves no doubt that in
good sense and sound discretion, I thinklthe event of a Presidential election, he
he njake a safe President; as a \\'0Ul(] be returned in flllI"l0Sl. every El€C‘
sense of justice has ever characterized l0I'fllC0lle_ge in France.
his cot-iduct,I am willingtotrusthim with Accordingly the Constitution has al-
the rights and interests of all parts of the=I'cady_be_en altered to meet this first dim-
country, and particularly [hose of the,Cllll_V In HS working, find the Pt'eSl(lCl][,
free States; as he has ever been remark-liiistead of being elected directly by the
Taylor, I feel that I have a thorough in. favor. The, Legitimists are divided be-
As he is an l’i0nest_..!_tian I confide in himglelections were 500" 10 lake Place. little"
Various proclamations were issuéd‘ ‘ by
Gen. Cavaignac, to induce the insurgents
to lay down "their arms, but without
effect. . ‘
The whole of Friday was employed in
slilrlfilshing. -On -Saturday, the carnage
and b-‘ltlles 0" the South of the river was
horrible. Until 3 o’clock on Saturday the
roar Of artillery, and the noise of musket-
ry were incessant. On Saturday night
matters were in an aw,ul state. Fighting
continued with unabated fury. On Sun-
day morning, at the meeting of the Na-
tional Assembly, the President announed
‘flhtlt lhe G0V'e|'nln€nl forces had succeeded
completely in suppressing the insurgents
on the left bank of the river, after a fright-
ful Sa('I‘Ifit'_e during the night, and that
Gen. Cayaignac had given the insurgents
on the right bank till ten o’clock to sur-
render. ' _
The fighting continued through the
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Executive members of the -government
brave oflicers, by the insurgents, The»
LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE.
In accordance with the announcement, the
2 ceremonies of laying the Corner Stone of the
.‘ . . O I ' . ‘
had they wi hdrawn before a sedition or lnew Co,,g,.eg,,t,0,,,,1 C1,,,,.ch, mm, m the cows
ypubllc peril. Reports poured ,in~‘everyl
hour to. the Assembly, of the slaughterl
of erection by that society. came 06 on Tues-
day afternoon last. The day was all that could
be wished, and the concourse of people present;
to witness the ceremonies, was very great.
The old Church was filled‘ to 'ever'flowingtand
large numbers were obliged to remain outside.
After the usual opening services, the Rev.‘ Dr.
1-lcwit, of Bridgepoi-t, gave one of the most
oloqueutand finished addresses we ever listen-7
ed to. A procession was then formed, includ-
l
er, Ministers, Invited Guests, Sabbath School
and other Children, Congregation, and citizens
generally, which nioredaround the public green.
to the site-of the new Church. A prayer was
llien oli'e.i'ed by the Rev. Mr. Bissell, ofGi'een-
wich, when an intensely interesting address of
-a historical cliai'act.ei' was made by the pastor,
iwho concluded the. ceremonies, by laying the
.coriior stone. In the box deposited beneath
_tIie stone, wns.tlie Bible, a list of the meriibei's
oftlie Church, it list of the members oftlie Ec-
clesiastical Society, members of the Building
Committee, Arcliitect, of the new house, a copy
ing theBuildingComniittee,Architect a ndB.uild- "
whole‘ of Sunday, with a fearful loss of ofthe psalms and hymns now in use, a copy of
able for firmness and decision of charac.:
ter—--‘‘ asks no favors and fears no respon-
sibility.’—l believe he will with a steady
hand, guide the’country safely through all
the perils which may environ it; as he
possesses the utmost purity and excellence
of character, I shall take pleasure in see-
ing liim at the head of public affairs; as
he is truly republican in his habits and
manners, being one of the people, and
sympathizirig thoroughly with the masses,
I think there is a fitness in making him
the chief niaglstrate of those same masses,
of whom the humblest can exclaim with
truth, “ he is one of us!”—and as he is a
good, sound, conservative, and reliable
VI/hig, abominating war and condemning
meanness, fraud, chicanery, and trickery,
who will put far from him all evil-doers,
political or otherwise, I ain- for him from
the beginning to the end of"'the chapter.
I consecrate my hand and my heart to the
good old cause as represented by Zachary
Taylor, and will do all within the range
of my feeble abilities to make him the
next President of the Unitud States.
TRUMAN SMITH.
I/Vaslzinglon, June 20th, 1848.
I2? The following letter was appended to
the above address issued by the Hon. Truman
Smith in reply to the attacks upon him in New
York on account of his course in the National
Convention.
Nozw HAVEN, June 19, 1848.
Hon. TRUMAN SMirn—Dear Sir: As
there appears a disposition in certain
quarters to impugn your course as one of
the delegates of Connecticut at the Phil-
adelpbia Convention, we deem it a duty,
and feel it a pleasure to express to you
our views on the subject.
Mr. Clay was, undoubtedly, the first
choice ofa large proportion of the Whigs
of Connecticut, and a class of thein—good
men and true, and faithful to the end-—
were to the last, earnest and anxious for
his noniinatfon, and willing to abide the
chance of its success. But another por-
tion, perhaps as numerous, as respectable,
and as judicious, with the some attach-
ment to the person and principles of their
noble leader, had become at the time of
the nomination unwilling to commit the
cause to the hazard of so doubtful an ex-
periment. They were also afraid that,
even if the nomination was suocessful it
would be but a barren victory, not produ-
cing that effect upon the Congressional
elections which is necessary to insure a
practical and substantial triumph. This
state of feeeling and opinion at home,
the first wish and the ultimate doubt, was
fairly reflected by the course of our del-
egation at Philadelphia. They were under
no instructions, (advice enough they un-
questionably had,) but each member was
expected and desired to exercise his own
discretion, in View of all the circumstan-
ces which should be [developed at the
Converition—and their friends here were
willing to trust the entire subject to the
prudence and wisdom of their decision.-—
As far as we know, their course is entirely
satisfactory to the great mass of the Whigs
of Connecticut. The nominations are re-
sponded to with enthusiasm, and will re-
ceive at least as largea majority as any
that could have been made.
With much respect we are your friends.
C. BISSELL.
CHAS. J. McCURDY,
L. F. S. FOSTER.
JOHN B. ROBERTSON.
Methodist Episcopal Conference.
The New York Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church closed
real issue to which we are brought is,
residence. Who would not rejoice to,
have a succession of Presidents for the,
next five centuries, who shall administer]
the Government after the fashion, and in
the ;spirit of Washington, though every
one of them should come from the Capes
of Florida?
(3. Congress will ;be restored to the
powers and prerogatives which the fra-
mers of the Constitution intended _that
body should exercise. It must be obvious
on the slightest examination of that instru--
ment, that to Congress was confided the
power of expressing the will of the peo-
ple in the form of laws, and to the Exec-
vtive the duty only of executing that will
when ascertained by Congress. But within
ress a rapid concentration of all power in
the hands of the Executive. The Presi-
riothing. An irresponsible body, called a
convention, and generally a small com-
mittee of such body assembled in the tip-
er room of some tavern, have arrogated
and of biiiding both Congress and the Ex-
whether Lewis Cass or Zachary Taylorl
shall be the next President of the United
States! I desire to say nothing disre-l
spectfiil of General Cass, but his career inl
Congress, particularly on the Oregonl
question and the Mexican VVa_r, are too
well known to render mistake possible as
to what will be the tendency of an admin-
istration of which he shall be the chief.-
Unfoflunalely he is one of those who think
they can find an inexhaustible fund or
source of popularity in the belligerent pro-
pensities of the American People. War!
war! has been incessantly on his lips for
years past. I trust that Whigs everywhere .
will ponder well on the consequences
which resulted from third ;party organi-
zation in 1844-. Did it not elect Mr. Polk,
overthrow the Tariff of ’-£2, re-enact an
odious and oppressive Subtreasury, annex
Texas, involve us in the war with Mexico,
commit twenty-five thousand citizens to a
premature gtave, and squander over one
hundred and fifty millions of the public
treasure’! Does not a large share of the
responsibitity of all these evils lie at the . there were 10,000 _\\'ell known theives—_
door of those who, by a third party move- A300 of whom had been coiifijned in the
meat, defeated Mn Clay? VVIIQBVBFR
~Seth W. Scofield; Milton, Edward Oldrin;
its Session on the 29th of June, Bishop
Hoiigh presiding- It divided itself into
two ai.nual conferences; New York Con-
ference, which meets at Poughkecpsie
next May, and the New York East Con-
ference, which meets at Mindletown, in
this State, at the same time. i '
The following are some of the appoint-
ments: ,
Nathan Bangs, D. D., presiding elder of
N. York East District.
Benjamin Grifiin, New York District.
Heinan Bangs, New Haven do
Seymour Landon, Hartford do
Stamford, Hart F. Pease ; North Stam-
ford, W. \V. Brewer; Greenwich, Chas.
Gorse; Norwalk, B. Goodsel; New Ca
naan, J. 1). Marshall; Bridgeport, George
Brown; York St. Brooklyn, W. C. Hoyt;
Catskill, Philip L. Hoyt’; New Milford,
Saugerties, Peter C. Oakley ; 1 Coeymans,
Aaron Rogers. .
Of the 120,000 men in France, whose
support in idleness and disorder drained
the National Trea_snry, it is stated that
Friday passed and the insurrection evi-
people, unless he has an absolute majority
of votes given, is to be selected by the
National Assembly from five persons re-
turned by the people. '
The election of Prince Louis Napoleon
as Colonel of the Fourth Legion of the
National Guards of the Baulieue, vice
'D’A_lton Slice, resigned has been defiiritely
declared.
A new Pretender is spoken of in the
person of the Prince of Leuchtenberg,
the son of Prince Eugene, and a relative
of the Emperor ofRiissia.
War in Denmark continues unabated.-
At a conference of the Kings of Sweeden
and Denmark and Duke Constantine, at
Copenhagen, which was attended by the
British Minister,-tlie Russians on behalf 0
Denmaik demanded that the Germans
should vacuate both ducliies before any
negociations were entered into, and that
if Schleswig was given up Russia would
claim Holstein, according to the treaty
with the Danes and Paul ll.
At Berlin, on the 13th inst., a collision
took place with the Burglier Guard, arising
men who had gone to the Minister to de-
mand work or money. Being refused, the
Guard attempted to disperse them, and
five men were wountletl.
The news spread like liglitning. Bar-
ricades were formed, and the people hav-
ing discovered that the Arsenal was left
unprotected. at ll o’clock at night made
an attack upon this building and plundered
it of about 2000 stand of arms, and of all
the trophies of war which it contained.
The crowd kept possession of the build-
ing till 1 o’clock, and then retired. The
next day was quiet, but one of the depu-
ties rnoved that the Assembly should send
away all the troops and put themselves
under protection of the people. This was
carried, and the Government resigned.
At Prague, the king, having ' refused to
confirm the Provisional Government, and
Prince Windischgraiz having created bit-
terness round the town, the mob and the
students rose, en massc, and demanded
arms.
Prague in Ru.=°7is.— A collision having
ensued between the Burghers, guard and
the populace, some assassin seized the
opportunity to indulge his private malice
by firing a rifle at the Princess Windish-
gratz, who was shot in the head.
Poslcript. .
The Niagara, which sailed from Liver-
pool on the 1st in.-it. arrived at Boston on
VVeduesday morning the 12th. It will be
seen that the fighting commenced on the
‘l2d June, and continued four days!
One of the bloodiest dramastlie world
ever witnessed—one of the most ferocious
and obstinate insiirrections which the en-
sanguine history of France has had to
record from her earliest annals, has just
been brought to a close in the streets of
Paris, by the absolute annihilation of the
revolted party and triumphant success of
the republican arms. After four days and
nights incessant fighting, the insurgents
have been utterly vanquished with a loss
on both side of 10,000 killed and 25,000
wounded, which is believed to be much
less than the estimate. The commence-
ment of the rebellion appears to have been
by a deputation of Ouvriers who waited
upon M.Marc at the Luxembourg. He
listened to their grievances, but observing
that their spokesman had been active in
the affair of the 15th of May, said to the
men, “ You are not the slave of this man
-—you can state your own grievances.”—
This expression was distorted among the
workmen that Marc had called ihein slaves
and seems to have been the signal for the
conspirators who had organized a vast
movement, to commence their operations.
On Thursday night, the 22d inst. the
first barricades were raised, and the troops
and the National Guards called out. On
Friday the insurgents possessed them-
selves of all that portion of the right bank
of the river Seine. stretching from the
Faubourg St. Antoine to the river, whilst
on the left bank they occupied all that
populous portion called the Cite, the Fan-
bourgs of St. '\"larcel, S-t. Victor, and the
lower vuarter of St. Jaqties.
Lamartine rode with the staffcf Cava-
ignae through Paris to quell the insurrec-
tion, but it was evident that nothing but
surgents to yield.
The government forces were divided
into three divisions, and large masses of
troops with artillery, were brought to bear
upon the positions of the insurgents, but
dently gained strength.
On Saturday, the National Assembly
declared its sittings permanent, and Paris
was placed in a state of seige; the Exec-
ga.llies.foi'. iufainous_crimes_.
~utive ower was delegated absolutely to
Gen.
life, especially to the National Guards.-
It was thought on Monday morning that
they would surrender, but the hope thus
held out was not immediately realized.-
At half past ten, the fighting was resumed,
itho Historical Records of Norwalk, :1 map of
,do, buildings with owners‘ names, copy of Brad-'
;ley’s Coiitiectictit Register, the several news-'
papers of the State, pamphlets, «Sic. 8.20. These
l
and it was only after a Snuggle or about il‘e(:0l'(lS of our times will be of no little interest,
two ho“,-s_ that the g0,,e,.,,mem troops lwhenlt some future day the foundations of this
every where prevailed, and the heart ofhousesliall be i'eiiiove.d. _Tho wlioleafifair was
the insurrection being broken, the insiir- ,happily conceived, and beautifully carried out,
5-'9nlS_\V€T8 Pllller shot, taken piisoners.or iin every partR:ular. The exercises were pe-
fied “"0 the c°”“”')’ I" ll“? dlfeel-I0" Of ‘culiarly interesting and impressive.
Vincennes.
The loss of life has been terrible. l\'o,
fewer than fourteen general officers havei , ,_
been pm |.,(,,.s du c0mb,,,___a greater jossinext paper, and any of our friends who may
L5?‘\Ve have taken measures to secure it copy
of the address delivered on that occasion for our"
than in the most impomlm of N,,,,0te,.,n'S.wisli extra copies of the Gazette will oblige us-
from an attempt to disperse some work-
the power of arms co_uld compel the in-‘gush
battles. Among those who fell, were
Gens. Negrier, ldart, Charbonnel, Renault,
and others severely wounded. Four or
five members of the Assembly were kill-
ed, and as many more wounded; but ilie
most touching death is that of the Arch-
bishop of Paris.
NOR WALK GA’/. l<'.TTF-
Ivcdncsday, July 19, 1848.
FOR I’RESlDliN'1‘
ZACIIARY TAYLQR, of Louisiaiia.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
MILLARD FILLMORE, of New York.
flan. Trilmaiii Sniitlrs L:-nor.
On our outside will be found the letter of the
Hon. Truman Smith, our Senator in Congress,
in reply to the attack made upon him in New
York, for his stand in relation to the nomina-
tion of Gen. Taylor. Many of our readers
have perhaps read this able docinent before, as
as it has been published in pamphlet; form, but
hardly circulated as it deserved to be. It will
well repay perusal, and the reason and argu-
ments there adduced will doubtless settle the
question of Gen. Taylor’s true position in re-
gard to the Presidency. Mr. Smith
the age and this letter coming from such high
autliority will be ofincalculiible benefit to the
cause. \Ve bespeiik for this document; a can-
did and impartial reading-believing thatif read
with candor, it will “settle the inatter” with
all those who may still feel the chagrin of dis-
appointed hopes, and blasted expectations. No
man would have preferred seeing Hi-:Ni1Y CLAY
elected to the office of Chief Magistrate of the
Union, more sincerely than Hon. Truman
Smith, and his devotion to Taylor was not that
he "loved Caesar less, but; Rome more. His
sugicious eye, ever on the alert, discovered the
difficulties and hazards of another campai in, to
be entered upon under the auspices of that no-
ble and venerat.ed statesman, who is still first
iii the hearts of his countrymen, wlicse fame
could not be more brilliantly emblazoned upon
his country’s history, by any honor within the
gift of the people. That Gen. Taylor is to be
the \Vhig President; there is no doubt. We
have heard no candid democrat: dispute that.-
Tliere are some it is true, who like the boy in
the woods. ‘must whistle to keep their courage
up, but the fear ofhis success is a more trouble-
some harbinger than was Banquo’s ghost.
He is ttgood Whig, and was nominated by
men, whose motives, and fidelity to the VVhig
facts, is certainly to be relied upon as unequiv-
ocal and explicit. The struggle for Clay was
‘long and worthy of his friends, but when it was
‘to be decided otherwise by the niajoiity, the
zealous advocates of Id.-\RRY 01‘ THE \Vzs'r
gave up their cherished candidate, and went to
work with equal ardor for Taylor. Let every
good VVhig then, remember that the contest is
between the pure old hero of Monterey, Buena
Vsita, and Resacca de la Palina,—aud the
‘windy, flaming, Gen. Cass, hero of IVebstcr’s
lSpcllz'ng Book. A victory will be achieved for
the gallant old soldier next: fall that will tell in
our ‘‘country’s history.” “ A little more grape
Capt. Bragg" is the motto, and with all hands
at the oars, the cause of old Rough and Ready
willrusli on with the irresistibility of: thiiuder
Sizitrous ACClDE_NT.——On Saturday last, as
is one of
the most. far-seeing and profound statesmen of
by making their wants known previous to Fri-
flay ofthis week.
E3‘ The following is an extract ofa letter re-
ceived by a gentlemaii in this town, from CHM.
S. BAILEY, Esq. ofP1iiladelphi:i:
“ Philadelphia is all Taylor, and the Wliigl
will go out of the city and county of Philadel-
phia with 10,000 inajority! Mark the predic-
tion-——thut Pe_uiisylvaiiia will go for Taylor to
the tune of 10,000! iiiajority, and no mistake.
You can have no possible idea how the Locos
are used up. we have got them t his time. You
see t.he Mexican war, and the extravagant; ex-
the business for them. For myself, I confess
thatI was at one time favorable to the Democrat-
ic operation of things; but lately, having sconiso
much deception, I have given them up its good
for nothing. Iam now :1 Taylor man. In this
State we have it large majority of locos who in-
tend to vote the Taylor Ticket. Again, I say-—
rrark the prediction——-10,000 majority in the
State of Pennsylvania. Connecticut is sound I
know.”
I
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
The Stamford Advocate relates an accident
men were in the act of riimming down the
charge. The rod was sliivered and a man nuiii-
ed Alfred Adams was seriously injured in both
arms, and it wasfouud necessary to ainpntate
one ofhis arms. The advocate intiiuates that
intemperance had something to do with the cus-
ualty.
@ At a regular meeting of Concord Union,
No. 4, D. of T., held on the 7th iiist., the fol-
the current quarter :-—-A. Delia Dibble, P. S.;
Louisa Marvin, A. S. ; Hannah '1‘. Browne, R.
F. S.; Eliza H. Meeker, T. ; Isabella J. Doug-
las, C. ; Clarrisa Brown, A. C. ; Sarah Allen,
I. G.; Elizabeth Smith, O. G.
SINGULAR AcciDi«:N'r.—The Springfield Re-
publican says that a car containing ninety-iiinc
a freight train on -the Connecticut River Rail-
road, took fire on Thursday afternoon last, and
focated to death. The fire took from a sparlc.
,from the locomotive, which communicatedi‘
lll']l'O11gll the grated door in the end, to the straw
3that was strewn on the bottom oftlie car, and
soon set the whole in flames.
Dii. CooLrDG1~:.—\V_e understand, says the‘
cause could notbe impugned orimpeached,and,Bost.on Mail, that Dr. Coolidge, convicted as‘
whose testimony given in full view of all thel
meiit, is fast sinking under the effects of the
rigid infliction of the first part of his sentence-
His sister has gone to beg of Gov. Dana the
favor of more comfortable accommodations for:
lier brother.
L? VVe learn from the N. Y. Tribune that-‘
the Steamboat Cricket, Capt. Peck, plying be--
twcen New York city and Red Bank, ram
aground on the bar at; Shrewsbury Inlet, on’-
Tuesdav last, and will no doubt be entirely lost,-
with the exception of the furniture, which has‘-
been landed on the beach. The bar had in-.-
creased in size during the late gale, and ther-
breakers were so high, that the dangers could‘-
not be foreseen. ‘
FERRY ACROSS THE A'r1.ANi'rc.—Ten-mag‘--
nificent steaiiisliips are now weekly running be--
tween England and the United States. Eight‘
the laborers were carrying brick on to the scaf-
folding of the New Methodist Church, it gave
way and five ofthem were thrown to the earth
wiili great violence. Three of them were
picked up senseless,-—the other two walked
home, though much injured.-—'-N. H. Register
I3’.-5°“ Cassius M. Clay has written a letter to
Horace Greely, advising him to support the
a\'aigtiae, and at half ‘past ten the
nomination of Gen. Taylor. '
belong to the Cunard line, arriving with aston-~
ishing punctuality every week. alternately at!
New York and Boston from Liverpool. Twor
others, the Washington and Hermann, ijuni'eg--
ulaily between Bremen and New York, via
Southampton in England. The United States,
another of the largest class of ocean_steam_ers,.
has began her trips statcdly between New York.
and I-_Iavrq.
ponditure ofthe present adininistration has done A
as having occurred in that town on the 4th, by"
the premature discharge ofu cannon, whilst two »
lowing persons were duly installed as officers for '
S. ; Susan Brown, A. R. S.; Miiierra Taylor, ~
young sheep, destined for Brighton, attached to '
was consumed. and all the animals burnt or suf- '
the murderer of Edward Matthews, and sen-'
tenced to death afterone year’s solitary confine-‘
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