‘ lor of Middle Tennessee.
T‘:
the doctor
murderl” .
Some- one persona-ting a physician made
his aippea-rance, felt of the patient’s pulse,
examined‘ his tongue, and pronounced it a
clear case of poisoning from eating cop-
peras lobsters. He presbribed a powerful
emetic, which was immediately adminis-
tered in the form of a quart of luke-warm
salt water. The effect was powerful be-
yond explanation. lt produced a prodi-
gets here! Murder! murder!’
gious p.'tl'0XySm and kept him in a con-
tinual shudder for more than an hour,
during which, his case seemed to be very.
He kept girding his stomach»
doubtful.
with his two hands, squeezing his viscera
and bowing down as the contending for-
ces racked his whole inner man. In the
pause of his pangs, he uttered sundry ex-
clamations, such as-—
‘ “ O_h, Suke !—darn lobsters! cuss York
city! Oh! my beowels! If [ever get
hum again you’ll never catch There
it is again! I shall die ! Parson Dulittle l
Parson Dulittle! If I had’nt neglected
your preachin’ !”' etc. to the great edifi-
eation and amusement ofthe by-standers.
At length the doctor pronounced him
free from danger, and convalescent. The
next thing was the payment of the fee,
W.lll'Cll he was informed was five dollars.
He groaned in spirit, and his “ beowels”
yearned worse than ever at the thought
of parting with a V, and shouldering his
hair trunk, went on his way, growliiig—
“ Cuss York city! cuss that doctor !—-and
cuss them darned pizen lobsters!”
‘That evening the captain the wag, and
pseudo physician, luxuriated at Florence’s
on lobster, salad and “trimmings,” for
which the Y-ankee’s five dollars stood ex-
chequer.
,_ The Nassaal st. Murder.
The New York Express says, a melan-
choly interest attaches to everything con-
nected with the late mysterious tragedy
in Nassau street. No farther light has
been shed upon the many remarkable cir-
cumstances involved——although the pris-
oner has made an admission, which, while
it materially changes her relationship to
the deceased, is nevertheless in direct
contradiction to the testimony of witnesses
who aver that the woman never claimed
Pierre 1). Bremond as her lawful husband.
Shortly after the Coroner’s jury had re-
turned on Wednesday last, she told Capt.
Gilmore, of the 2d Ward Police, in whose
custody she was, that she was Bremond’s
wife, and giving him a key, requested him
to go to a house 124- Varick street, where,
in a trunk, he would find a certificate to
that effect. The oflicer tells us he went
accordingly, and did there find a certifi-
cate corroboratory of the prisoner's asser-
tion—but whether fictitious or genuine, of
course nobody knows but herself. It is
signed by a minister of the gospel, and
witness’s name attached, certainly‘ bears
on its face all the evidence of a bona jide
marriage document. 'l‘he evidence before
the Coroner’s jury in the present case,
leaves little room to doubt that in a par-
oxysm of ungovernable passion, the girl
‘Stewart killed her paramour‘Bremond,
whom she seems to have deeply adored,
but who has tried to shake her off from
his society. The history of this dreadful
afih-ir, proves that nothing on earth can
equal the fury of a debased, disappointed
woman, whose passions have runriot with
her soul and overpowered all the softer
and ennobling qualities that adorn her sex
in its true and original purity. The ver-
dict of the jury of inquest was that young
Bremond was wilfully murdered by Sarah
Stewart.
The mother of Bremond has returned
from abroad, and on learning the fate of
her son, she went into violent spasms, and
is now perfectly insane.
[antca'pa'e*-iattioai of Prophecy.
Some months ago we published an ex-
tract from a sermon delivered by the Rev.
Robert Fleming, in the year 1701, pre-
diiiting the overthrow of the French IVIon-
archy towards the close of that century.
The following quotation from t.he.same
rliscotirse, is very remarkable, when viewed
in connection with the present aspect of
affairs in Europe:
“ The vial, Rev. chap. xvi , verses 10
and 11, which is to be poured oi.it on the
seat of the beast, or the dominions that
more immediately belong to, and depend
upon the Roman See; that, I say, this
judgment will probably begin about the
year 1794, aad expire about 1848, so that
the duration of it, upon this supposition,
will be for a space of 51 years. For I do
suppose that seeing the Pope received the
’litl‘c~ofS‘upreme Bisiiop no sooner than
An. 6661, he cannot be supposed to have
any vial‘ poured upon his seat immediately
(so as to rui-n- his authority so signally as
this judgment,)’ until the year 1848, which
is the date of the 1260 years in the pro-
phetical account‘ when they are reckoned
from An. 606. But yet we are not to
imagine that this vial will totally destroy
the l’ripac__>/ (though it will exceedingly
weaken it,) for we- find this still in being
and alive, when thetlast-vial is poured out.”
C/iurc/tman.
Brother Brownlow, of the Jonesboro
Vi‘/'hig, speaking of Gen. Ta-ylor’s religion,
says : _ _
is Gem Taylor in sentiment is a Metho-
dist, but we presume “ not an ultra” Meth-
odist. Our understzincling l5 "jam! we de'
rive-our information from :1 reliable Source
——that Gen. Taylor at the time he entered
the army, was a member of the Methodist
Church. and. that he ceased to be one, only
by removing to the frontier settlemerits,
in the discharge of his niilitary duties,
and beyond. the l-imits of the Cliurch’s op-
erations. We are personally acquainted
with two of Gen. Taylor’-S C0"5l“5i who
are talented Methodist Preacliers—Jolin
M. Taylor o-f ll/l'issi-ssippi, and Gilbert lay-
The former is
and has for years been
Circuit Jiidge; the latter Isa practicing
hysician, and "was for a number ofyeairs;
g Local Preacher,
preferred others to him.
an itinerant Preacher in the Ten.u,eat0e
Uonf.erence.”_ ,
LT;
.4-.
7;:
From. the Bi-ookville. Ind. _Arner2'can. Aug. 4.
A Letter from Mr. Coijwin.
» VVASHIl\'G'l‘0N,’Jl]ly 20, 1848.
Dear Sir : Your letter ofthe l4«th inst.
reached me half an hour ago, and I avail
myself of my earliest leisure moment, to
reply. Ihaye seen in the papers from
various parts of the country, contradic-
tory conjectures as to the vote of this, and
that person, and among others myself.
I have never doubted as to my duty as
a voter, since the nomination was made.
It is true, I did not wish Gen. Taylor, I
But a conven-
tion of Vvhigs was called, expressly for
the purpose of agreeing upon one of the
five or six persons named. I was in favor
of that convention, and as it was fairly
conducted,l feel bound to sustain its nom-
inee. Had the man been named that I
two such men, I cannot hesitate.
gated in this country-—and if carried out,
as I fear éy should he, should he succeed,
would be fatal to the happiness of the
eop_le, and end in the total subversion of
our’ present form of Free Government.-
His wild schemes of wars of conquest,
and unbounded annexation of all neigh
boring coontries, and all sorts of popula-
tion, are fraught with evils, _in my judg-
ment, quite too obvious to need illustra-
tion, to say nothing of the reckless disre-
gard of rights, which they imply. That
he entertains these notions sincerely, (as
I am willing to admit,) only fendefs him
the more dangerous. If he were not in
earnest, he would only be a demagogue,
and might be expected, when such pre-
tences had served the purpose or an elec-
tion, to change (as he has recently On
other subjects) his ,opinions. Between
I know
wished, and the friends of Gen. Taylorjl difi“e,- with good men and good Whigs,
had refused to sustain him, I am sure, I
should feel warranted in charging them
with bad faith. I cannot apply one rule
to myself, and a different one to others.
Had the convention named a man who was
not a Whig, or who was infamous and
unworthy, I should feel in that case,
absolved frotn any obligation to support
such a man. But General Taylor does
not fall within either of these classss. He
is a Whig. He is above suspicion or re-
proach in his personal character. He has
proved himself worthy of every public
trust confided to him, and that I think is
a reasonable guaranty that he will not
fail in this. I know the non slave-holding
States object to Gen. Taylor, that he lives
in a slave state and owns slaves. Did not
ll/Ir. Clay live in a slave state’! Does he
not now 1. VVas not Mr. Clay a slave-
holdci"! Yet we were proud to vote for
him, and I would now do more and sacri-
fice more to place him in the Executive
chair than I would for any man in America.
And so would thousands of the purest and
best men in the Free States. Thus, this
objection is not insuperable, as we have
seen. The non-slaveholding states should
ask this question: Vllill the man proposed
(whether he live in free or slave state) use
his power for the extension of slavery to
Territory, where it does not now exist 1'
On this point, what is Gen. Taylor’s pow-
er"! No more, I answer, than yours, unless
he should exert it through his veto. Will
he do this? I answer, according to his
pledges, he "cannot. He h.-is said in his
letter to Capt. Allison——“ The personal
opinions of the individual who may hap-
pen to occupy the Executive chair, ought
not to control the action of Congress upon
questions of domestic policy, nor ought
his objections to be interposed, where
questions of constitutional power have
been settled by the various departments
of the Government, and acquiesced in by
the people.”
If Slavery is extended anywhere in
Territories, it must be done by act of
Congress. Is it not a question of “ do-
meslic policy '1.” Clearly it is. Has it not
been settled that Congress has the con-
stitutional power to prohibit slavery?
The Missouri Compromise, and various
other similar exertions of the power by
Congress, recognized by every department
of the Government, answers this question
in the affirmative. And all know that this
has been “ acquiesced in by the people.”
Thus, then, it is clear, that the people, if
they wish to restrict slavery to its present
limits, have only to elect the proper men
to Congress, and their will will be law,
uncontroled by that so much abused veto
power. Indeed, the doctrine of Geri.
Taylor on the subject of the veto, as laid
down in the letter above qiiot-ed, (intended
for publication and therefore to be con-
sidered a pledge,) is in my judgment, Of
more value as a principle in our system,
than any which has been advocated by the
Whigs since the Revolution. This des-
potic power, by its use and abuse, has for
the last few years, extended its tyrannical
grasp to every, even the minutest ques-
tion of legislation. It has ranged, tin-
controled over our Whole system of do-
mestic policy, from the establishment of
a bank down to the erection of a harbor
at the mouth of a creek. Every act of
the Congress of a free people has thus
been made to square with the judgment or
caprice of one man. _
,,gh a government is an accurate defini-
tion of ;, despotism. It_is true it only
continues for _four years in one hand _; but
it is none the less 3 ti‘?-“P0!-lsm Whlle ‘I
lasts, and if it is to be‘ longer tolerated.
will be continual, the only change be-‘"3
the transfer of absolute power, from llle
hands of one petty tyrant to his successor.
An honest man, as Gen.» Taylor is admit-
ted to be, with such opinions and reason-
able intelligence which even his enemies
concede, cannot make a bad or dangerous
President. I have been asl.'ed—How can
you, who denounced the Mexican war,
vote for its Hero’! My answer is to me
plain and obvious: Gen. Taylor was an
officer of the regular army. He took his
commission when a youth. He contract-
ed to fight when and where his country
called. and to obey the orders of his supe-
riors in command. The President was
Commaniler-in-Chief. He ordered—Gen.
Taylor obeyed. He acted as Scott and
hundreds of others did. It was, and is,
the view of their duty, taken by all offi-
cers ofthe army and navy, it is a very
different “question with the volunteers.
The Government requests—it does not,
cannot command a citizen--to volunteer
his services in a foreign war. The Gov-
ernmcnt can.compel the militia to repel
invasion but it cannot force beyond the
United States line, a single man, except
he is in the regular army. In the speech
for which I have been: so much condemned
by men who never read: it, I took this dis-
tinction. It is too obvious to escape any
one who choses to think. _
I intended to say a- word‘ concerning
Gen. Cass, but I have not the time, and
need not tax your patience farther. _l
will only add, that in my (judgment, his
-views of public policy, are more pregnant
with d,z—in.ger to the Republic than those of‘
any p~.i‘0{-I;l;ln.ell.l. politician ever yet promul-4
K
but I must obey my convictions of duty,
and cheerfully yield to them the same
right. Truly your friend,
THOMAS CORWIN.
J. M. CLl~2MENT, Bloomi-ng Grove, Ia.
“ Ton Tfiusmzd T/iousand .Mouzl,,g- and
only Tears for S2'a2.”—-.\/lr. William Day of
Carriptown, Essex county, New Jersey,
has a Berkshire sow, Black Maria, which
one night in the latter part of July, was
safely delivered of a litter of eitihieen
pigs, alive and kicking, and as rcfastless
and uneasy as a set of embryo politicians.
Black Maria and her litter much resemble
Uncle Sam and his numerous litter of pol-
iticians, in the fact that she has more pigs
than teats, for while she has eighteen pics
she has but ten teats. Mr. Day inforiiis
us that there was a fearful struggle among
the brood, each pig claiming a teat. Party
spirit ran high; Barnburners against
Hunlters, Whigs against Agrarians and
Abolitionists. One Hunlier, Spotty claim-
ed t'-vo teats, but Riiiigtail, a Barnburner,
contested the point with him most fiercely,
and, by the aid of allies from all parties
succeeded in defeating Spotty, the Hunk-
er.—'1‘rz'bu/2e.
fr? The Register tries hard to prove
that Gen. Taylor is fond of ardent spirits,
notwithstanning the old man’s assertion
that he never tastes it. Of one thine‘ the
Register may be assured, and that isfthat
Gen. Taylor never sold whiskey to the
poor savages, charging them $30 a gallon
for what cost him only 37 cents—-but Gen.
Cass has done this in face of a law of the
United States, expressly forbidding him,
and he did it too while acting as an Indian
Agent for the Government—tlius abusing
his trust in the most shameful manner;
and all for the purpose of putting the
dollars into his pocket for which hs has
been so greedy all his life time. He has
never held any public trust that he has
not abused in a similar manner.
Palladium.
[l:;='The men whose neck was run
through by the horn of a bull near New
Haven, has died. His name! was Elias
Lines aged 34-.
A Spanish slaver with 600 negroes on
board from the Coast of Africa, arrived at
Havana a few days ago.
A clerical swindler named C. W. lilies,
has been fleecing the clergymen at Schen-
ectady, Utica and Whitehall, in New
York State, and at Vergennes, in Vermont.
He was going in the direction of Canada
when last heard from, Rev. J. Pierpont,
formerly of Boston, now of Troy, expo-
ses him in a card to the Troy Budget, and
requests editors to “ pass him round.”
A lieutenant in the British navy has
invented a “peril indicator,” to show
when steamers or other ships are running
into shoal water. The apparatus consists
of two bars, which project ten feet below
the keel of the vessel. and, as soon as these
bars touch the ground, they spring upon
a level with the keel, and ring a bell,
which warns the engineer that he must
reverse the engines, and drive the ship
astern.
Gen. Taylor’s l»V/ziggery.-Tlie following
extract ofa letter is from Major C., of the Uni-
ted States Army, who was in every battle save
one during the Mexican war, and who held in-
timate personal and private relations with Gen.
Ta_ylor. He writes in a private letter to the
Edi
“How is my old friend and great Cap-
tain lo run in the Old Dominion? Father
Ritchie thinks he will not get the state.
l hope he will prove a false propliet. The
Whigs should marshall their forces and
fi,r1lit_their adversary as the old hero did
at Buena Vista, and success is certain.-—
Gen. '1 aylor is a I/l'7u'tr. He was one of
the warmest Clay men I ever knew. I
have often heard him declare that he was
one of the greatest men in America.”
4.
no
LAO
Jlfr. C.'rzy’s Posz'lz'on.-—We yesterday
saw a recent letter from Lexington, from
an intiiriate personal friend of Mr. Clay,
which says, that Mr. Clay, as well as his
family connexions will cordially support
Gen. Taylor, and states that an account
published in one of the New Orleans pa-
pers, purporting to be a letter from Wash-
iiigton, detailing the manner in which Mr.
Clay received the news of the nomination,
and the reported denunciatory remarks he
made on General Taylor, were “unmiti-
gated falsehoods,” without the least shad-
ow of foundation.
JV‘. 0. Com. Bul. July 28.
A democratic poet out West, alluding
to Cass’ unfortunate somerset in deserting
the Wilmot Proviso, and selling himself
to the slave-power, gives vent to his feel-
ings of pity in the following “ words that
burn.” , -
0! poor Lewis Cass!
. Oh! poor Lewis Cass!
It strikes us tliiit in this aliiiir,
‘ You’vc uiade yourself un.—m.ulc..
NORWALK GAZETTE.
Wcclncsday, August 16, 1848.
‘FOR PRESIDENT
ZACIIARY TAYLOR, of Louisiana.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
LOCAL.
A very amusing “ case” came up before our
village police, on Saturday lust, which with the
preliminary circumstances, are worthy of rec-
ord. ,It appears that Mr. Alonzo Isabel! had
a valuable gun stolen from his factory some
time since. All efforts of any clue to the thief
proved unavailing until Friday about midnight
MlLLilRIl_FlLLMORE, of‘ New York.
VVANTED.
A POST RIDER to take an established
and profitable Post Route. Apply at this gm,-e.
FOR THE NOMINATION OF PRESIDEN-
TIAL ELl’.C'l‘ORS
A State Coiiventioti ofthe \Vliigs of Corinecticiit
will be held at the city of Middlelowii, on VVediies-
day, the 30th day of August, 1848, for the purpose
ofchoosiiig two Senatorial Er.ie:c'roiis of President
and Vice President of the United States and four
ggstrict Electors, or one from each Congrcssioiiail
istrict.
The \Vhigs of the several towns are requested to
assemble in their priiiuiry nieetiiigs, as early as the
ninth of August. forappointing Delegates equal to
double the iiuinber of their Representatives in the
;Lcgisl:iturc, to the above called Convention, and to
lCilll.~'e the names oftheir delegates to be published
immediately thereafter. I
The cainpaigii is open and the election is at hand.
Let the friends ofTaylor and Fillmore be watcliful
iaml active. and success and an acceptable adniinis-
l tration of the Government will be their reward.
JAii1r:s F. BABCOCK, ‘]
H.F..'\‘RY PECK, |
JOHN L. Boswi-21.1., }
\V.\i. \VoonwAan,
\Viir. H. M A'l‘SOZ\',
New Huvci1.Jtily 19th, 1848.
WIIIG lilEE'I‘li‘i' G.
The WHIGS of this town are requested to
meet at the Norwalk Hotel on Saturday even-
‘ing next at 7-}; 0’clock, for the purpose of ap-
poiutingdelogiiteslotlie State Convention which
assembles at Micldletown on \Ver_lnesday the
30th of inst. August. for tlienomitiation of Pres-
idential Electors. Per order Town Com.
Whigs of Wilton.
A meeting of the VVHIGS of Wiltoii, will
be held at. the Town Hall, on Thursday eve-
ning, the 17th, at 7 1-2 o'clock.
\Vliig State
Comniittee.
\Vliig State Convention.
\Ve earnestly request that our VVliig friends
in the neighboring towns who have not appoin-
ted delegates to the Middletowu Convention,
will attend at once to the call of the \Vhig State
Committee. \Ve know it is a busy season of
the year, but let such men be appointed as are
willing to make somelittle sacrifice,—sucli men
as will be sure to go.
The Free Soil Party and Convciiticii.
The great, all absorbing wonder of the (lay,
the Buffalo Free Soil Convention, terminated
its short and peaceful existence on Tliursday
last. Itwivas attended tlirougliout; by a con-
course of people who had been attracted tliitlier
from all! parts of the country to witness the
proceedings. The “faithful few" consisted of
it heterogeneous congloincrittion of all parties,
sects and colors, all eager as boys chasing a
wil-0-the-wisp, to cat.ch at, or carry out, some
indefinite principle, they knew not wlint.
As -was expected, Hon. Martin Van Buren
received the nomination as a candidate for the
Presidency, and Hon. Charles Francis Adams,
of Massachusetts (son of the late Ex-President)
as Vice President. It is intended to give this
ticket a strong support, and lliere is little doubt.
but that the Free Soil party will go it with a
perfect rush, composed .-is it is of the exci'es-
conce and disaffected of all parties. But we
have an inkling that the “ miijoritios” anticipa-
ted will come dreadfully short. They will poll
a larger vote than any third party has ever
done before, however. The Liberty party can-
didates are expected to withdraw in favor of
the ticket, and in this way the Abolitionists are
to be wliipt; in and will “ go it blind” fora rene-
gzido politican, with as supercileous a show
ofconsistency and sanctity as when they joined
issue with the locofoco patty in '44. In consert
with abolitionists, disaffected \Vliigs, disappoin-
ted office seekers, and, by liir the most respec-
table, the barnburner detnocrzicy, will all vent
their spleen and spill their rage, to startle the
two great antagonistic parties with their spew-
ings. That their brayings will materially af-
fect the general result; of the approaching elec-
tioti, we can see no cause of apprehension.-
Tlie question still lies between Taylor and Cass
—oiie or the other, to all human appearances,
must be the next Executivc——and the question
for the American people to decide is, whether
of the two it shall be.
Congress was expected to adjourn yes-
terday. VVe trust: the hopes of the people may
not be disappointed. If our National Legisla-
tors will return to their homes. it will be the,
greatest blessing they can possibly confer upon
their constituents. '
R.E'1‘ALlA'1'0I‘.Y FOREIGN Pos'1.-iGi~:.—ln con-
sequence of a disagreenient between the Post-
master-General and the British post.-office, the
people now suffer from extortionary postage..——
Formerly, on a half-ouiice letter from New
York to Great Britain, there was paid at New
York 1 cent, and on a newspaper the same ; at
Liverpool, 24 cents was paid for the letter, and
4 cents for the newspaper; making the whole
postage ‘.25 cents for a letter, and 5 for a news-
paper. Now, 24 cents is charged on this side
for a letter, and 4 cents for it paper; making
the postage of a letter 48 cents, and of a news-
paper 8 cents to Liverpool. Adding the inland
postage of 5 or 10 cents in the United States,
the postage is manifestly oppressive; and all
this is the result of it little want of conciliation
bet;ween the functionaries of the two countries.
@Our friend Newson has made the im-
portant disclosure, that the Dyseiitery is very
_-‘ be careful what. they eat." Yes, Tominy,
l
prevalent in Derby, andcautions his readers to i
“ mine host”ofthe Connecticut, and many other
Iquiet sleepers about the Bridge, were rudely
«startled from their dreams by the cries of an
honest seed oftlie Emerald Isle vociferating at
Death of Hon. Reuben Booth.
Just as we were going to press, we were’
startled by the painful intelligence of the deatlf
of this inéstitnable miiti. He died at his resi-'
dence, last (Monday) evening, of a ,dysinteric"
affection ofwhich he has b'ee‘n.bu.t a few days‘
ill. This is, indeed, no 0l'dint'u'y. bereavement,-
for in his death, not only a large circle of. rela-
tives and friends—but this co‘u'n'ty and—State, as’
well as the country at large, have sustained an
irreparable loss‘.
E? Our village was thrown into quite an ex-
_the top of his voice——“ Mistber Isibil !—-Jllistlier
’ISZ'l)Z.l.’ .’—Mis'rIir:n Isiiiix. ! ! l Mr. Isibel on
his window an explanation, when Erin, filled
with the magnitude of his mission, again com-
‘ menced,——disalarming any fears of his being
the ghost ofHamIet’s faitlier,or any other appa- l
rition,—“ Mr. Isibil, I’m Michil, the father of
’Lisebitl1 and Tbotnas wlio’s working at the fac-
thory, and ifye’d beaftcr couiiiig down, I’ve a
, wen bit ofinformation to communicate that will
E profit ye, and it requires to be scan to.” Mr.
j Iszibcll being doubly sssurcd that it was neither tl
‘ghost, or Gabriel, but “ Micliil” himself. went
down to the iinportunate bearer of dispatches.
By him he was informed that a colored lad ria-
I med Charles Peck, had stolen the gun and had
lit. at his house. On repairing thither, the boy
with the gun was as when Michael left him.
He was immediately taken into custody, and
bidding Michael good evening, the company re-
turned to the Hotel with the prisoner in charge
for safe keeping. But “the end was not yet.”
Ur. Isabell had scarcely “folded the drapery of
his couch about him and lain down to pleasant
dreams” again. ore his nocturnal visitant, who
had before “ nutde niglitliiddeous with hisyells,”
was aguiii1ieai'dpcaliiig forth his notes with
even greater energtthan before. Of course,
another rush to the windows followed, when
Erin had a sadder tale to tell. “ Jllislcr Isibil,
the (1 ll nagcr has sloulc -me WATCH cnfii cly.”
Upon visiting the appartmeuts of our young
hero, sure enough, poor Miclizcl’s watch, which
he had stolen frotii the house while awaiting
his return, was readily handed over by the
young culprit, when Michzcl capered home too
happy to return. Peck was examined before
Justice Disbrow, when Erin again made his
appearance as witness, but resolutely declared
—“ divil ii word would he tistcfy until the State
paid him the feds.” The prisoner was bound
over to the Superior Court.
THE HOUSE FIRLVI FOR FREEDOM.
The House of Representatives on Friday
lust, refused to coticur in the Scuate’s amend-
ment engrafting the extension of the Slave line
of 36° '30 to the Pacific on the bill organizing
the Territory of Oregon. For the Compromise
eighty-l~wo; Against it, onc'li.unclrcd and twen-
ly-o7ze—'riiiu'rx-Ni-.\'u majority against the
Compromise.
We should now thinl-: it; about time for the
N ortliern douglifaces, and Southern slave mou-
gers to give up the chase, mid grant: to Oregon
the government and protection for which she
has so long been praying Congress. Southern
members well know that; Slavery has been pro
hibited by the citizens of that territory without
a dissenting voice ; and they know also that: it
never will and never can be planted and nour-
ished in Oregon, yet the advocates of Slavery
Extension virtually and substantially say:
“ Oregon shall have no Government until her
friends consent. to surrender New Mexico and
California to Slavery.”
And thus has Southern Senators protracted
this session of Congress month after month in
the effort to carry out this principle. Like the
dog in the manger, because they could not eat
the provindcr themselves they would not suffer
any one else to partake.
E? The Brooklyn Eagle tells the following
“ good one” of our late worthy fellow citizen,
Gt v, Bissell :—“ A few days ngoa large num-
ber of distinguished persons assembled at Mid-
dletown, Ct. to participate in the Commence-
ment ceremonies of the \Vcsleyan University.
Among the rest Gov. Bissell was expected, and
elegant rooms were provided for him at the
largest and best hotel in the place. At length
his Excellency the Governor arrived. He is a
plain, diminutive-looking man, though of a strong
masculine mind and great: powers of oratory.
He went to the hotel where quarters had been
assigned him and entered his name ; but no one
was in who happened to know him, and he
was not suspected of being any thing more than
an every-day man from thecountry. At length
he asked for a room and a bed. He was told that
every room in the house was occupied, and that
the best thing they could do fo’r him was to
make him a temporary bed on the floor. To
this he did not object. and bivouacked for the
night on a blanket; spread over the bare carpet.
The mortilication of ‘the landlord may be im-
agined when he found out, on the next: day,
that the stately rooms prepared for his Excel-
jlency were unoccupied and waiting, while the
- Governor himself had been obliged to take
lquarters on the floor.
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FAlR.——Il: will be seen by advertisement that
the fair ladies of the First Congregational
Society in this village intend holding a Fair at
the Packet Office building of Capt. Selleck.
As the Norwalk Ladies are not in the habit of
being outdone in such matters, we anticipate a
splendid iifliiii-. A better location could not
have been selected, and if the ladies can secure
the Captain, in pcrsonce, to act as Post Office
assistant, or to make himself “ generally use-
ful,” they may consider themselves most fortu-
tutiate. The Captain having served a pretty
FAIR apprenticeship “ down east" can make
himself both ornamental and useful, with a
grace that would eclipse the most polished ex-
iquisite-.,.in doing the “ agreeable.” (C!)
55.?‘ The steamer Connecticut has left the
New Haven route, and is now running between
lteware of green fruit.
,Stouington and New Y.01‘k.-,
I being most; effectually aroused, demanded from 1
wine sriira CONVENTION, ‘
citement last evening by a return of the “ Mad-
dog maniii.” As far as we can‘ learn people‘
I were more scared than hurt.
‘County Court, August Term, 1848,-
Bcach rs. Jerilciiis.-—T11is was an action of
’ti'espass originally brought before a Justice of.
;tlie Peace, where the Plaintiff obtained a ver-
ildlcf, and the Defendant; by appeal, brought. the‘
lease before this Court; It appeared that the‘
ltlofeiidant; removed the fence ofthe pluintifi"fot'
the purpose of widening the highway, and also’
as a nuisance, claiming that the plaintiff had’
encroachcd upon the highway. For Plaintiff,“-
Beardsley and Ilawley, Belden and Beers for‘
defeiident. Verdict for plaintiff, $31, damages-;
Finglcy vs. Scolt.—Tlie action was book’-'
debt, the account of the plaintiff was admitted.-
For defence it was contended that a certain
note executed by the plaintifl’ to \Vard & Heath
of New York, and by them endorsed to the de-
fendant sliould be set off. For plaintiff Haw-
leyiand Ferris, Booth and Minor. V61‘d'lClf0B'
plnintifl'$158 and costs.
The Elections.
North Carolilla.-—Tlie result both for‘
Governor and Lcgislatiii‘e still in doubt. The
Union claims the Govcriior. The Wliigs have
lost 3 in the Senate and 8 in the House, and
gained 3 in the Senate and 5 in the House.
]o\va.—Tlie Telegraph reports a Whig
Senator gained in Pottawtitomie County; also
it part of the ticket. in .lcl1‘crson. Doubtful but
probably loco. I
ltlissouri. \Ve understand the Telegraph
to say that the Wliigs have gained 4 and the
Iocofocos 2 Representatives so for. No doubt,
however, of a locofoco Legislature, -as here-
tofore.
Kcntucky.—Tliis State is all Whig in
every branch of the Government. In 34 coun-
ties some of them incomplete, Crittendcifs ma,
jority is 5,369.
l|I(li:lIIa.—Four additional counties had‘
been heard from, at Pittsburg, Aug. 10, which
show an aggregate \Vliig gain.
@‘°:Our correspondent writing under the
caption of “ Slander,” must give us a little more
light upon the subject, before we can publish
the article in question.
FATAL Accmi~:i\"i‘.—On Saturday evening,
the 5th inst. Mr. Demos \Vildinan of Danbury,
as We learn from the Titties, was engaged in
pitching hay from a loaded cart, when the oxen
started, and he was thrown backward and so
much injured by the fall that he lived but about
an hour.
Moms DIsAFFEc'rioN.——A loco foco friend of
ours, says the Pittsburgh Anierican, owning it
manufacturing establishment, says that every
voter in his factory had turned Tiiylor men,aud
that, to preserve harmony and union, he had.
joined them and Wlls going for Taylor too.
I?‘ The N. Y. State \Vhig Committee have-
called a Convention to be held at Utica, Sup-
tember14th, to nominate candidates for Gov-
ernor, Lieut. Governor, and State officers. The
Locofoco Convention for the nomination ofcan-
didates for the same offices is to be held at.
Syracuse, September 5th.
Comma Ovmt.-—.Iauies Johnston, heretofore-
a prominent loco foco, and editor of the Penn-
sylvania Argus, is out in a long letter in favor
of Gen. Taylor. He rcpudiates Cass. for his
subserviency to Southern intei-ests_. Men, ac-
tuated by similar impulses, are coming over to
Taylor by platoons.
‘E9?’ The Derby Journal says, that VVm. E.
Robinsonf Esq. and the brother of the patriot
Mitchell, are expected to address a meeting of
the friends of Ireland, in New Haven this
week. I
@ Capt. Davis, ofthe ship Emily, from St..
Thomas and St. Croix, states that order had?
been restored on the Islands. The blacks had.
submitted and_retu1-ned to their work again..
Everytliiug was going on as before the out.--
break.
E? Rev. Cyrus Munson, of the Episcopab
Church at New Milford, died of dysentery aftei:;-
a brief illness on Tuesday of last week-—tlie day-
previous to the one in which he was to have-.
been married.
@ Mr. Cooper, of Buffalo, says the Derby..-
Journal, has been sentenced to two years’ im-.-
pi-isonment in the State Prison, for enticing;
away a young girl for the purpose of prostitu.-t
tion. He ought to have been sentenced twenty-
years.
? A good opportunity, mid oneof rare oc..
currence is now offered our young people, to-.
acquire a practical knowledge of the French-
aud German Languages at; a very small cost;
Mr. Straesser is no humbug, but a thoroughly
educated and accoir-iplislied,Germani and 9- glad-"‘
uate of one of the German Colleges. We trust.
those having a taste for these languages will;
avail themselves of his services. and flint I10’
may receive the encouragemenli his talents and?
gentlemanly bearing entitle him. A respecta-
ble number have already fumled. 0. class. See»
p.tc_l.v.-.
Norwalk Chronicler