CHAPTER xxvi. _
An Act d'efi"ui'ng the jurisdiction of Courts in
criminal cases.
Si-:c. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives in General Assembly
convened‘ That every justice of the peace. _III
any court holden by him in the county for
which he may be appointed, shall have juris-
zliction and cognizance of all offencesand crimes
punishable by fine, not exceeding seven dollars,
or punishable by imprisonment in a common
' gaol, not exceeding thirty days, or punishable
oy such fine and such imprisonment both ; and
in all such cases said justice of the peace
may proceed to trial. render judgment there-
in. and grant a. warrant for the execution
thereof according to’ law. And whenever any
complaint. for any criminal matter shall _be
}l'01‘lgl1l3 before a justice of the peace. 5" When
‘-:he punishment provided by law, may exceed a
line of seven dollars and an imprisonment for
thirty days, and may be less than such fine and
imprisonment, such justice of the peace may
proceed to hear and try the same; and In such
cases, ifin, the opinion of said justice, no grea-
ter pimishmeiit than a fine of seven dollars, and
an imprisonment for thirty days ought to be im-
posed, said justice may render judgment thei'e-
in, not exceeding said fine and imprisonment,
and grant a warriint for the execution of the
same, but ifin the opinion of saidjustice, said
offence be ofso aggravated a nature as to re-
quire ii greater punishment, the accused shall
be bound over to the next court liuving cogni-
zance of said offence to answer thereto, as is
l)l'0Vl(lE‘.'l in‘tht- next succeeding section of this
act. But in all cases, the person charged with,
and, convicted by any such justice of the
pence of any offence, may appeal from thejudg-
ment of saidjustice of the peace,to the County
Court next to be holden in the county, where
such Justice Court may have been holden, ex-
cepting when the conviction shall be of the
crimes of drunkenness, profane cursing and
swearing, and sabbath breaking. Provided, up-
on such appeal he give bond of recognizance
with surety, as said justice shall order, to the
treasurer of the county wherein the offence
was committed, conditioned for his appearance
before said County Court, to answer to said com-
plaint, and for his abiding thejudginent that may .
be given by said court therein.
Si; . 2. \-Vheuever any complaint; for any
criminal matter shall be legally brought before
ajustice of the peace, which is by law cogniza-
ble by the County or Superior Courts, such
justice of the peace is empowered to hear and
enquire into the facts relating thereto, and if
thereupon he shall be of opinion that probable
ground exists for the support of such complaint
he may order the person or persons, so accused
or complained of, to give a. bond of recognizance
with sufficient surety, if the offence be by law
bailable, conditioned, that he or they appear be-
fore the next court having cognizance of the of-
fence, to be holden in the county where the of-
fence charged in said complaint was committed
to answer to ‘said complaint, and abide the or-
der or judgment of said court touching said com-
gilaint, or the matters charged therein, and on
the failure of the person or persons so accused
or complained of. to give or enter into such bond
of recognizance, or if the offence complained of
‘be not bailablo, it shall be the duty of said jus-
tice oftlie peace, to order the person or persons
so accused or complained of, to be committed to
the common gaol in said county until the next
session of the court liuviiig cognizance of the of
fence, or matter complained of, or until such
person or persons be discharged by due course
-oflavv; and the bond of recognizance which
said justice of the peace may take as aforesaid.
shall. ifthe record is returnable to the County
Court, be given to the treasurer of the county,
and is returnable to the Superior Court, to the
treasurer of the State; Proi;ia.'ed, that no per-
.®o'n shall be committed to prison for any crime
or offence, without a initimus, signed by a prop-
er magistrat.e, declaring the cause and ground of
such commitment, requiring the gaoler to re-
ceive and keep such person in gaol, until legally
discharged; which mitimus shall be sufficient;
authority for the oficer to commit, and the
gaoler to receive and hold such person in custo-
. ‘y,
Soc. 3. The County Court shall have sole
cognizance and jurisdiction of all appeals from
justices ofthe peace, and of all offences and
crimes whereof the punishment does not exceed
a fine of two hundred dollars and imprisonment
in a common goal or county Work-house not ex-
ceeding six mon ths, excepting of such offences
as are gvien to the sole jurisdiction ofjustiices of
the peace, and said County Court shall have ii
concurrent jurisdiction with the Superior
Court of all other offences and crimes excep-
ting such whereof the punishment is, or may
be death, and such whereof the punishment is,
or may be either in whole or in part, imprison-
-meat in the Connecticut State Prison for life.
Si-zc. 4. The Superior Court shall have sole
cognizance and jurisdiction of all offences and
crimes whereof the punishment is ...or may be
death, and of all offences and crimes whereof
the punishment is, or maybe, either in whole
or in part, imprisonment in the Connecticut
state Prison for life; but in all trials before
said court. when the punishment in case of con-
victioii is, or may, be death, the said Superior
Court shall consist of at least two judges, and
tliejudge, who may be assigned to hold the
court where such trials are to be had, shall call
to his assistance one or more of the otherjudges
of Supreme Court of Errors; and said Superior
Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with
the County Courts of all other crimes and of-
fences. not given to the soleju1'isdir'l.iou of any
other court.
LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES J. MCCURDY.
President of the Senate.
Approved, June 9th, 1848.
CLARK BISSELL.
[r_7- Pursuant to a Resolve passed at
the late Session of the Legisl-ature,Schools
of Teachers will be holden the present
year under the direction of persons who
have been selected for that purpose, at
the following times and places, and con-
tinue in session about five days at each
place, viz :
At Birmingham, Deep River and Por-
tersville, commencing on Tuesday, the
12th of September.
At Canterbury, New Britain and Water-
town, on Tuesday, the 19th of September.
At Windsor and Durham, on Tuesday
the ‘26th of September. *
At Guilford and Newtown, on Tuesday
the 3d of October.
At Stamford, Danielsonville, Mansfield
Centre and Norfolk, on Tuesday the 10th
of October.
At Lebanon, on Tuesday, the 27th of
of October. 1- I
At Ellington,‘on Tuesday, the 24th of
October. SETH P. BEERS,
Superintendent of Common Schools.
“ Cuffy, go to the meadow and catch
my horse, High Olympus.” “Yes, massa
—- don’: lmo'w"so much ’hout de _ln'o but
he’s liinpus nufi; dot’; sartiu.”
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gational Church,
. The fathers of. this congregation,—the
to these shores for the sake of religiousl
pure, as they were given from Heaven.
names of several of them now stand re-"
cient town. The agreement for the plant-:
In the course of that summer the pio-,
the settlers; and, it is believed, some of!
spring of 1651, and erected their habitu-
In 1659 the Rev. Thomas Hanford be-
In 1655, “Tlie'I‘owusmen” [Selectmen
In 1659, the first meeting house was
feet in height. The site of this house
of his house. A large square lay open to
Rev. Mr. II-unford was on the corner
of Dennis Hanford.
length to 46 feet. In that house the peo-
of 22 years. Here they "worshiped, and
they were ever on friendly terms \‘l.'ll.ll the
irruptions of King Philip and his allies;
foe, for rushing from their ambuslies in
with arms in their hands. A seat was
In 1678 arrangements were made for
roof to be built after the manner of Fair-
cupied by the dwelling-house of the late
ment; in view of the harbor, the sound,
to\vn voted, “with unanimous consent’
that, for the future, they would meet in
In this house the people were found
English throne. Here they were found
they fortified; and here they kept guard,
few survivors compelled to flee, on that.
worshiping God at. the accession of Queen
for twelve years, till in 1693, he was re-
to him as a venerable and beloved minis-
held in high friendship by the surround-
to preach to the congregation in 1695.
tion a gallery was erected in the meeting
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ing-house common, On March 11, 1722--3'and to see the bead stone thereof brought
the committee were directed to take from forth with shoutlngs,crying, Grace, grace
the old meeting-house, such seat.s,boards, onto it. The Lord grant that we may
planks, and other things as may be useful live to worship in it for a season. But.
in the new rneeting-house. The old hell you, our children, and we trust, our chil-
was hung upon the new meeting house. dren’s children, will here worship the
It was voted and recorded, that no town-i Lord our God. You, our children, will
meetings should be held in the new meet-lremember this day, and tell of this stone
ing house; and that no other improve- to your children, perhaps to your chil-
ment should ever be made of it, save what , dren’s children, when we shall lie low in
is “ Consistent with, and agreeable to thejdeath. This stone, which we'luy this day
most pure and special service of God.” The sball be a witness to you that ye forsake
congregation began to worship in the not the God of your fathers; who brought
new house in the summer of 17:23, having them across the ocean; who planted-
occufied the old one 42 years. This newlthem in this land when it was a wilder-'
house Was the One bllmed by llle enemvness not sown; and who, through their
in the year 1779! it having been Occllpletl toils, their principles, and their piety,
for the worship of God 56 years. Here gave you your lot. in the midst of the
M12 Bllcklnflllflm l‘-l°5e‘l his "'lnl5l|')’- richest earthly inlieritaiice which has ever
Here Rev. M0585 Dickinson Prenclled fallen to a people since the world began.
during 51 years; l“”'l"g befamn llls minis} Remember it,cliildrcu——that under God,
try ll?-‘Fe I" 1727. alld °l°Sed it by d“‘"ll. all this is owing to the principles of your
May 1.1778- Hem llls °°“e“2U9. 59“ fathers; which brought them across the
William Teflflenl preached. “Om 1765 10 ocean, that they might establish them here
1772. When he 39¢‘-9Pled V“ 03.” ‘G Charles‘ in this Western land. Remember it,
ton in S0lll.l] Carolina. The dirinensionsiwhjle you hear of the shaking of the na-E
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foreign, Nuns.
Arrival of the Hilton-iiizi.
The steamer Hibernia arrived at New
York about 10 o'clock, Friday :evening.
She left Liverpool on the 8th inst. and
has made her trip in a little less than
131-2 days.
The money market at London was im-
proving. The late insurrection in France
has been completely quelled, and tranquil-
ity apparcntly restored. For the first time
since the overtlirow of the monarcny,
hope is raised that France will secure for
herself after all her bloodshedand sacri-
ficc, an effective, just and moderate" exec-
utive. One hundred tliousaud soldiers are
in Paris. All persons, not. of the National
Guards, have been disurmcd\. The pris-
NORWALK GAZ ETT
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Wednesday, July 26. 1848.
oncrs in Paris amount to ten thousand.'—-
Important discoveries ll'lVe been made as
to who furnished the inoney at the late
insurrection. Louis l\':ipole0n received
three hundred and fifi._\.pine
votes, out of three hundred and eighty
tliousund, for Assembly. Cliateaubriaiid
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thousand 4 DISll‘lCl I:lL'C'.0l'S, or oiic from each Congressional
of this house I have not been able to as-
certain. Some difference of opinion ex-
ists among our aged people, who saw the
house in their childhood, as to which was
the larger, that old meeting-hoiise, or the
present one. Mr. Thomas Benedict, on
whose recollection and judgment, I place
much reliance, says that the present
house is the larger one. The house burn-
ed in the revolution had two tier of gal-
lerie the upper one built expressly.
for, and occupied by, the colored people:
who were much more numero s before
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tions, as attlie present day, and of the died on the 4,,‘ of July The ,,,eSSrs_
the revolution than at the present day.
This house was put_in thorough repair,
“That is to say, with a new roof, new
wiiidoiv frames,” new siding, and painted, igreater 1;-,;,,gSt_h,m ti-_ese_
just before the revolution: the resolve for This stone is this day Om. te_.,;,,,O,,y to
50 d°"‘é' l““"“g b_ee“ Passed De°- 15. 17”-i;you, our clzildrcn, and our charge, that
After ll“? b‘”°"'",3 °,f the tow“ ‘bf’ P‘3°‘lwhen we are laid in the dust, you shall
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ple vierewitlioudt _i.ibitations, qheir ha_i'-.S,,i,, ,.emembL.,. and ,,.0,5h,p the God of
vyests which 113 _ {Est bfen ;l‘Y.aj,“e“_3d l_“'yourfa1liers; our c‘oven-ant keeping and
“em consume 1 e wmter ° owlng '5 aitliful Gol. “ 'Ilie Lord loveth the
W this day know“ "5 ii The hard “'l“te"”lgatcs of Zion more than all the dwellings
‘day. But we trust that you shall see
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The revolutionary war was still raging.-10; j,,c0b_ Gloflous ,;,;,,gS me Spuken of.
What the people then suffered._ can at the ‘ lime, 0 c;,y'o,~ our G,,d_n “And of Zion
l”esem’.day scarcely be cmlcelvedi yet ‘I it shall be said, this and that man was
ls 3m37-".‘g ‘-0 393 ‘he e“e"g‘e5 they 939"‘ j born in her.” “ The Lord shall count
ed,and the sacrifices they made to com-;“,;,e,, he wmeih up the people that this
‘things were done in the days of our fi1ll1el‘S.l
Great things hath God wrought in our.
7 from this.
plate that fearful struggle,in the very depth
of their poverty and distress.
Gradually their dwellings began to rise
again. After some temporary supplies
of preaching the Gospel, the Rev. Dr.‘
Bui-net was settled as their pastor in the
year 1785. In 1788 the foundations of
the present church edifice were laid. in
1790 it was completed. fhere it stands;
its roof is covered by the same shingles,
and it has on the same siding with which
it. was covered at its erection, 60 years
ago. Here worshiped the men of the
American Revolution when that perilous
work was fully achieved. Here Dr. Bur-
net exercised his ministry for a period of
nearly ‘ll years, till on June 30, 1806 it
was closed by death. He was succeeded
by that. man of God, whose name is so
often on the lips of our aged people, the
Rev. Roswell R. Swan, who having labore
here in the ministry somewhat more than
twelve years. was removed by death.—
After the decease of Mr. Swan, here
preached that man devoid of guile, the
Rev. Sylvester Eaton, for a period be-
tween six and seven years. Following
his ministry was that of Rev. Henry Ben-
edict; who still lives, and lives in the
hearts of this people. Aftera ministry
of three and a half years, ill health indu-
ced him to resign his charge Feb. 2'2, 1832.
It has pleased the Lord to preserve this
Church, to enlarge it, and to spread its
influence widely abroad. The children
of the early families of this town, are.
greatly multiplied and spread abroad ;
some of them to distant parts of the land;
and most of them have carried with them,
and handed down to their children, the
principles of their fathers; and their chil-
dren and their children’s children have
still remembered and served theirfatliers’
God.
The stream of emigration from this
church to other parts of the country, has
been large and uuceasing. Tbecliurches
in. the immediate vicinity were off-shoots
The churches of Wilton,
Ridgefield, New Canaan, Norfield, and
Darien, were gathered——son:e of them
wholly of colonists from this church; the
others,of colonistsfrom this,in connection
with others from the ancient churches of
F-airfield and Stamford. A large share of
the congregation of Westport was taken
from this in the year 183:3. The church
of South Norwalk was taken wholly from
this in the year 1836.
Aildvess at uie‘ Laying of the‘
NOR“’ALK, JULY I [g I848.
founders of the town of Norwalk,—-were
freedom; and to set up and enjoy the;
Most of the original settlers ' of this’
corded on the monument erected to
ing and settling of Norwalk, was made on;
neers of the settlers proceeded to this
them spent the ensuing winter here. The
tions on the plain extending from Fort
gun to preach to the people; and after
were ordered to “ procure nayles with a
set up: 30 feet in length, 18 feet in
was on the lot now occupied by the dwell-
the common. Here the train band used
south, fronting the meeting-house square
In 1664-, an addition of If) feet was set.
ple worshiped God, under the ministry
here they kept guard, during the perilous
neighboring Indians, yet no town in New
and the still night, or the peaceful Sab-
the forests. The people, therefore, were
fitted up in the church for the guard,with
erecting a new meeting-house; 4.0 feet
field meeting-liouse.” The site of the
Johii Mi.-.llory; on the beautiful eminence
and of Long Island in the distance.
“to remove the desk, seats, and planks,
the’ said new meeting-house to wait upon
worshiping God, when the; Revolution
worshiping; God during the times of the
when Schennectady was surprised and
fearful night, through the deep snow to
Anne.
moved by death, after a ministry of 41
tel’; living in high and undiminished es-
ing savages.
He was ordained pastor of the Church,
house. In 1703 the house was furnished,
Corner stone of the New Congre-
BY RE‘ - EDWIN HALL_ P KSTOR OF THE CHURCH.
among those who left England and came;
ordinances of Christianit_v,: simple and‘
town came fro_m Hartfc rd, where ‘ the
the memory of the founders of that an-'
the 19th day of June, 1650.
place to make preparation for receiving‘
settlers, with their fuiiiilies, came in the
Point to the ancient. burying ground.
some time the Church was organized.
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specde for the meeting house.”
breadth, upon posts set in the ground 1?
ing of Rev. Mr. Ellis, :1 little south-west
to meet for exercise. The residence of
-—the spot now occupied by the residence
up to the front house, extending the
of Rev.’ Thomas Hanford, during a period
times of King Philip's war; for though
England was at that time secure from the
bath was the time chosen by the savage
compelled to come to the house of God
conveniences for their arms.
square, 16 feet between joints, and “ the
second meeting-house, was the spot oc-
overlooking the--plain of the first settle-
On the 8th of November, 1681, the
of the old:mecting-house,to the new; and,
the Lord in his divine public worship.”
came that drove King James II. from the
first French and Indian war. This house
burned, its inhabitants massacred, and the
Albany. Here the people were found
Here -Mr. Hanford continued to preach
years. Everything on our records points
teem among his people; and revered and
The Rev. Stephen Buckingham began
Nov. 17, 1597. Previous to his ordina-
with a bell. Before this time the peoplei
all public occasions, by the beating of the;
drum. A belfry was built in 1709; and
in 1713 the bell was ordered to be rung
at 9 o'clock at night.
Mr. Buckingham was a graduate of’
Harvard College; and his name stands"
first on the triennial catalogue of Yale;
be having received his second degree at
the first commencement of Yale College.
He resigned his office Feb. 24, 1727, hav-
ing labored in the ministry here 3'2 years,
and having been for about 30 years pas-
tor of the church. He lived and died on
the lot below the residence of the late
Hanford Fitch, adjoining it on the south;
the lot now crossed by the railroad at its
intersection with the street running from
this spot to the ancient burying ground.
In the year 1717 the people voted to
build a new meeting-house " of such di-
mensions as should be afterwards con-
cluded upon.” After some delay, while
the people were in doubt whether to build
a new house or to repair the old one, the
new house was commenced in 1720. Its
site was between the present residence of
Storrs Hall and that of Charles Thomas.
The whole space between the two lanes
running to the creek (the one North of
E. B. Bennett's and the other South of
Jas. Judson, Jr.’s) la_y open as the meet-
Notwitbstanding these‘ constant and
large removals, the congregation
hitherto been so for favored of God, as
had been assembled for worship, and on 3 “Om lime 30 llme. to l'°P‘ll". and mom than]
repair, its losses by a steady and vigorous
growth.
And now, in grateful acknowledgment
of the goodness of the Lord our God, we
come to set up our “Stone of Help,” our
=“ Ebenezer,” saying “ Hitherto bath the
Lord helped us.” As a church of Jesus
Christ—as a congregation of the Lord,
we come to lay the foundations ofa house
of God, such as the enlargement of this
society, its augmented resources, and its
future necessities require. 'Il'ie house in
which we now worship is larger than any
of those that went before it, it being 44
feet wide, and 70 feet in length. The
house, the foundation of which we are
now to lay, is to be 56 feet in breadth by
83 in length, with a projection of 7 addi-
tional. feet in the tower, and of 8 addi-
tional feet for a recess for the pulpit in
the rear; making the whole extreme
length 98 feet. The posts are to be 36
feet in length, and the spire to be ele-
vated to the height of 160 feet, exclusive
of the rod. _
The people who are active in laying
these foundations and in rearing; this edi-
rice, will soon be laid in the dust. The
race is not for from the mid‘day of life to
the night. l\Il:iy‘God grant us the favor
to live to see the completion of this house,
has_
man was born there.”
In behalf of this church and congrega-
;tion,I now take to deposit here, this box,
containing:
1st. The Bible; the rule and arbiter of
'oiir faith, the chiircb, “the Household of
,God’_’ being built upon no human authority,
_'but upon “the foundation of prophets and
jupostlcs ' Jesus Christ himself being the
chief corner stone.’
‘2. A copy of the Psalms and Hymns.
3. List of the members of this Church.
4. Roll of members of this Ecclesiasti-
cal Society.
5. Names of the society’s committee
=and treasurercr for the present year.
6. Names of the buiding committee.
7. Names of the architect and builder.
8. A copy of “The ancient Historical
;Records of Norwalk, with a plan of the
iancient settlement, and a map of the prin-
,cipal parts of Norwolk, showing the loca-
‘tion of the dwellings, with the names of
their occupants at the present day.
9. A sketch of the old (the present)
church. -
10. Connecticut Register for 184-8.
11. Newspapers and other Periodicals
of the (lay.
19.. Primed schedules of the order of
exercises at the laying of this corner
stone-.
Here we deposit itto remain till some
_future and distant generation shall iincovei
,it, to rear again another house of God.—
,In that day we shall be in the eternal
,world. God grant that we may be in
'heaven.
' [Taking the Slonc.]
In the name of the Lord, we lay this
corner stone; remembering that “ Except
the Lord build the house, they labor in
vain that build it.
[Laying the Stonc..]
\Ve lay this corner stone in reliance
upon the great head of the church; to
whom we devote this ground, and these
foundations——as we hope hereafter to de-
vote this housc, when it shall be comple-
ted, to God the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Ghost. flmen.
T/ie .Mo72oman:'ac Kelly.-—The man who
shot the unfortunate Mull, some weeks
since, has been declared, by the proper
tribunal, a monomaniac in regard to mon-
ey. Tbe proper steps will now be taken
to place in other bands the supervision
of the wealth which has upset his reason.
Kelly’s is it strange history. A few years
!since he was as poor as poverty. Recently
lhowever, be obtained possession ofa lead
mine, at Dubuque, of great value. Kelly
worked the mine advantageously. but
sparingly—-living, meanwhile, in a most
miserly inanner. With inexaustible
means at his command, he refused all aid
‘to his mother——a poor but industrious
woman. As an instance of his money
parsimony, he at one time bought a cow
for his mother, under the pledge that she
would pay it in a year. But failing to do
other instance—when his brother heard
of his dlfficulty, he gathered up $60 and
came here to see him. When aboutto
return, he told Kelly he was about $10
short, and asked him to lead him the
amount. But this he indignantly refused,
although he had thousands at his com-
mand. It will be remembered that be
reached this city under the impres-
sion that he was pursued by robbers;
and the fatal shot was given under the
impression that those who were pursuing
him to prevent him from doing mischief,
were seeking to rob him.
' ./Ilbany Eve. Journal.
[1j7- Mr. Giddings says “ Van Buren can
carry Ohio by 20 or 30,000 majority.”-
He carried it by 23,000 against him in
so, he took it from her and sold it. An‘
sPiea.d of religiuus and civil freedom‘ thmllfiiitliscliiltl are re orted LO have lost;
this is but the first awakenino' of the na- - p . 1
~‘ £8,000,000 by the recent revolutions.—l
'fth kirdl-dh re li G d t. . . :
yam a em |._(' W -en 0 Sen ‘St. Petersburg, in which three hundred;
them out, for this very purpose, to people I._ . j . ,.
lives were lost. 'I lie Cholera is mulling,
the “um 0,. pme reunion an, 0,..u_"e frightful progress. Six new l1OSpll:‘tls.l111.V '
freedofn In the oodcirovidence ofGod An arnllslwe
' g I iof three months has been concluded
ll. ~' the nations to sit much loncrer in the. . .
(I?‘l\fl'XlCS% of ancient superstiiiod 'lP(l un-‘Arch Duke John has been nllpmmed L19”
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lC‘hai'les Albert is inactive. The Austrians
have re-possessed themselves of nearly all
disturbed state. The Carlists are rising
in Spain. Several Conventions have been
lbeen a riot at Ediiiburg. Resistance was
A bill has been
tions to the reflection of that light. \vliich§There are reports or an insurrection M,
the shores of this new word. It is e!
been openecf in Moscow.
[that light is nowgmwn [00 great to al'lbetween Germany and llcnu'iai'k. The
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.der the tliralldom of old abuses. Great em“ encmlof the Gelm‘mEmlme
the Veniiian provinces. Rome is in a
lllel(l in Ireland for drilling. Therebas
made to annuity tax.
found against Devon Reilcy, for drillirg.
Three thousand houses have been burnt at
Peru, Turkey. The Pope is reported to
have had a severe epileptic attack. Per-
fect tranquility in Vienna.
A SCOUNDI‘.EL.—TI1e New York Evening
. l\Iercury gives the following instance ofa niziu's
riiscaliiy and u womaifs folly. .
A man, at one time our school mate,
chum and bed fellow, by long laboi had
succeeded in educating himself, and was
nearly prepared to enter upon the practice
of the Law. He received an appoint-
meat" of deputy postmaster in a small
town in Maine, and the the next news we
had of him came in a letter of his own
liand-writing, dated in jail, praying for
efforts in his behalf, to save him from the
severe penalty which would follow his
condemnation for robbing letters of their
contents. Letters had been rifled, their
contents stolen, the money identified and
traced to him, and lie was found guilty,
in spite of all efforts to save him, and sen-
tenccd to seven years imprisonment in
the penitentiary or county jail. He chose
the latter. When first accused he was
engaged to a beautiful, accomplished wo-
man, who, with u true woman’s heart,
clung to him and his fortunes, the more
fortune seemed to frown upon him. With
efforts worthy of manhood and a better
cause, she struggled and toiled to avert
the terrible verdict of “ guilty,” and its
consequent punishment and infamy, but
all in vain. Through abuse, discourage-
ment und obloquy,slie wavered not, quailed
not, till the fearful word fell from the
court; and then, in a fit she sank upon
the floor. Well had it been if she had
passed away forever in that state of un-
consciousness.
But condemnation,and the sentence,and
the prison bars, could not blot out the
warmth and light and energy of her love.
With ardor unabated she procured a peti-
tion, souglit out many of the most inflii-
ential men of the nation, obtained their
signatures, went to \Vasliingion, saw the
President, and by her perseverance, elo-
quence, beauty and difiress, procured the
pardon of her lover, after months of his
incarceration and her sorrow had been
passed. She flew to his cell she opened
the prison door, she set the captive free,
anal he—de.s-cried /icr, ruined in reputation
and broken in hi-art, and married another!
When last. we heard of the scoundrel
he was living in Boston, ll-'lass., where he
may have the pleasure of reading this
story of his villainy. And if he feels any
to the town of Orono, Maine, or to the re-
corder cf the United States Court, and en-
quire for the name of one Mr. VVoods,
who figured conspicuously some ten or
twelve years ago as a I/zief, mail robber,
convict, sed.-icer and ingrate.
fl Rattles7zalre’s Skin, was shown us on
Monday, which was four feet nine inches
in length, six and a half inches wide, and
having eleven rattles, the button having
,been broken of}, making it, of course,
ltwclve years old. It was killed in New
lFair.‘ield, last week, by Mr. Arza Beards-
ley. He discovered it lying in a .cart
track, partially stupid by reason of an
overloaded stomach, having swallowed 8
squirrel, and be dispatched it. with the
stock of his cart whip. A few years since
.l\’lr. Beardsley killed one in the same vi-
cinity, having seventeen rattles—besides
sundry others, too small to make a fuss
about. When we inquired in our sim-
plicity if he wasn’t frightened at. these
“ old sarpents,” no, he answered, he would
just as soon meet them as not. If we
lived in that neighborhood we should hope
he would have a chance at all the remain-
ing stock. U-g-hl about 5 feet long,
and as large round as a,man’s arm !
Dunbury Times.
On Saturday, one of the firemen on
board the steamer New York, on her pas-
sage from N. York to N. Haven, whie
exa, iniug some part of the machinery,
badijis bead struck by the balance wheel,
tearing off his entire skull, and killing
«him instantly. His name was Wm.
184-0, and will-by at least 100,000 in 18-18.
‘uncertainty of his own identity, let him go‘
*4
FOR PRESIDENT‘
ZACHARY TAYLOR, of Louisiana.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
MILLARD FlLLlli'0RE, of New York.
“rAN1‘ED.
A POST RIDER to take an established
and profitable Pbsf Route. Apply at this 0 cc.
WIIIG STATE CONVENTl0N,
FOR THE NOMINATION OF PRESIDEN-
TIAL ELF.CTORS
A State C0ll\'Cllll0ll of the VVliigs of Connecticut‘
will be held at the city of l\'liiliJletown, on VVcdiies--
day. the 30th day of August, 1848. for the purpose '
of choosing two Seiiatoriul l-‘.i.r;c'roas of President
and Vice l’i‘csideiit oftlii-. United Suites and four
Di.-ii-‘act. ,
’1'lie ‘.Vliig.< nfilio scvcrzil towns are requested to
asscnililc in their priuiary uicetiiigs, as early as the
ninth of August. l'oi'appoiiitiiig l)i.-legatcs equal 10
double the number of their Ruprcsciitalives in the
I.egisl:iture, to the above called Coiivcution. and to
cause ilic iiiiiiies uftlieir delegates to be published
immediately tlicrciiltcr.
The (taiiipaigii is_opci1 and the el-.-clioii is at hand.
Let the friends of 'l‘ajlor and Fillmore be walchfiil
and active, and FIICCESS and an acceptable udininis--
tration of the Govcriimciit willbc their reward.
James F. Bancocx, ]
HENRY Pizcx - .
i l w bi Sam.
I
J HN I. Bosv.'r.i.1. .
U " ’ Committee.
\VM. \Voo1iwAiu),
VVM. H. MA'l‘S0.\',
New Haven. July 19th, 18-18.
Opening of the Campaign.
It will be seen by the above call, that the-
iPl'eSl(lel]lltll campaign is now opened, and we-
hope the call will be responded to on the part
of our \Vliig frieiids in the Sf.‘-V61'ill towns about
us. The Coiivciition is to be held at Middle-
town on the 30th of August, which is probably
as convenient a time as could be selected for"
The-
\Vliigs of Connecticut have an important work
to do at the coming election, and they cannot
commence the’ ° organization too early, or labor
too earnestlyfiarrying outfhcir plans. VVhilo
it is an easy thing to carry old Connecticut, we
must not relax a single effort—every VVhig vote.
those who may be appointed to attend.
is needed not simply to gain, but to swell the
majority for honest “ Old Zac.” A full conven-
tion will tend greatly to effect so desirable an
end. The Town Committees should call the
meetings without delay, and let such men be
appointed as will attend to it. VVe have heard
it suggested that u steamer would be chartered
at Bridgeport to carry delegates to the conven-
tion. This will make a cheap and easy mode
of traveling, and somesuch an urrangciiieut will.
no doubt be made.
Slavery, Oregon, and Compromise-
If any thing were needed to show the aggres-
sive character of slavery, it has been furnished
by the action of Southern Senators on the bil
for organizing a Territorial Government for Ore-
gon. For four years the friends ofOregou have
been struggling to extend the protection of the
United States to the inliabitants of that Terri-
tory, but their efforts have proved ineffectual by
reason of Southern men. The cause of this op-
position, it is not difficult to explain. Oregon is
a far-offlandfiuhzibited only by white men. "The-
peculiar institution” cannot live and grow there.
Its rugged soil and climate are fit only for free
men, and why should Congress trouble itself
about the protection or safety of white laborers
in a distant territory. For years past slavery
has been the only subject possessing sufficient.
importance to engage {he attention of the Gov-
ernment. The rights offreeinen are ofsecond--
ary consideration.
Then again, Mexico presented a tempting
prize to Southern rapacity and avarice. Slavery
could live and grow on a soil below the latitude
of 36°30’, and it was therefore right and proper
that the whole energy of the Government should
be directed to robbing Mexico of her territory. -
The result was obvious. Oregon was neglected, -
cast off, and given up to savage war. The blood =
and treasure of the nation were poured forth in '
the acquisition of Mexican territory for the pur- '
pose of extending the area of slavery and open- -
ing a new market to the dealers in chattels.
But at last a cry for help came up to the Gov-
ernment from Oregon. The tomaliawk and '
scalping knife of the savage had been made red -
in the blood of the defenceless people of that
territoi'y, and the protection of the United States
was invoked to save them from utter extii'min- ‘
ation. A messenger was dispatched to urge
upon Coniress the necessity of immediate ac-
tion. The urgency of the case was admitted.
and it seemed as if measures would at once be
taken to relieve them from threatened destruc-
tion. The work of death in Mexico had ceased ; .
southern rapacity had been satisfied, and it now
Strickland, of Flushing, L. I.
In the Senate there was good evidence that-
the hopes of the friends of Oregon would be re
alized. A bill was reported, and immediate ac- -
tion upon it pressed. But again slavery iuter--
posed aml blocked the wheels of Legislatioin-
Southern Senators demand that slavery should-
be admitted into Oregon——iuto cold, rugged,
bleak Oregon where its entrance is forbidden by "
the laws of nature as well as of nature’s God,.
and whose inhabitants had unanimously declar-
ed that their territory should never be cursed and '
polluted with slavery. A protracted discussion -
ensued. The South was unyielding in its de-
mands, although every ma.n well knew that
Slavery could not exist in that soil. It now. -
however, turns out, that this was a mere skir- »
mish preceding the great battle that was soon -
to be fought. A government was to be institu-
fed for the territory recently acquired from
Mexico, and this territory slavery looked upon
as its own. The way to secure it was “ to claim
large" and this Southern men did in true horse
seemed as if Congress could devote some little‘ A
'time to the interests of the while laborers.
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Norwalk Chronicler