l lielpless,- how near to death when brought
various kicks and thumps and groans is-
of the sea tossed mariner,-sbrought many .the same time there was a strong smell ,
A of burning paper, all ofxwhich was evi- _ _ __ _ _
tei-esting l6xtl’act‘fl'DlTt alétteri-ecei’ved_by ngenv : tells the following _“ good ‘an : ’ V ,
tleman in this town. says I119 New Bedfofd . it seemstliat the person who blows the
Me,-cur , from a distinguished l.V'§I0tl't.0fIiSl'-, _clel'- I bellows of the organ at St. Luke-’s Church,
l lalso attends to the furnace for warming.
,the building, and having occasion during
'-the service to ‘mind the fires’ he left the-
bellows in charge of a. coachrnan lately
imported, and ‘ green’ as the Emerald Isle
a golden dream, ma__riy, a pleasant vision to
the doctor’s.-mind,’now steeped in tranquil
sleep. Oh that those visions might have
been prol__onged—those dreams of wealth,
of fame, with all theli‘r attenélunt lhocrliours,
had remained tinbro en, un isso-ve .
But such is life,_.a_wa,ke ‘or asleep; all
our honours, our greatness, are but dreams]
which Death pnust soon fdgstr0},'—w_e;l
reach the li.i-ghest pinnacle o _ nine, ohen
lo! its giddy height is tnstipportable, and
the distant’ heavens are far beyond the
stretch of mortal arm I
Marniiig drove sleep, with her alluring
spectres, from the doctor's brain. He
hurried with imxious thoughts to the hos-
pital ; be seized the ucgrols hand. Ama-
zed, aghast, liorrjor-stricken he stood! not
It inuscle moved-not the ‘faintest sign. of
‘rt -.ptilse——'tb‘e.=’e"cold and stony eyes gazing
upon him, sent a chilly shudder along the
doctor's nerves. Death had,’indeetl, -fat
his seal upon old Catols lips, whilst mis-
ery struck her talons deeply into the doc-
tor's heart. A
The household and neighborhoRi,raised
by the distressing tale, came tL ronging
in; some to hear the rumors as they
floated ’round from moultldi gytnoutrli, some
to catch a last look at o uto's ace.
A Coroner's jury_was summoned in the
hospital, atid aftcriattentivelybeartng ‘how
thither, how he had long since been given
tip by other physicians, how lively he was,
how strong in this same room but a few
short hours before; and after proper ex-
amination of the body, they rendered it
verdict: “ Died in a fit.”
Patrick standing outside of the door,
with one eye squinting within, whilst the
other measured the distance below, kept
tip a muttering noise: “ thin that stamin’
divil yonder iswhere he would be afther
putting me in” (crossing himself.) “Och,
wouldlut he git me to take the cat-pbasick
again! Och murtherl tne bowils ar’ aking
now, an’ faix they ar'—and a fit is it’! if
I had died, they would be aftlier calling
ita fit too, the lying divils—the nager
has had some of the cat-pliasick, be jabers
—and sure, didn’t it kill Jacobine and
me, and wouldnlt it a kill if nager en-
tirely ll’ ‘ . _ ,
As soon as the crowd dispersed, a coffin
was procured, the remains of old Cato
placed in it, and ‘before the sun set the
grave for ever closed over him.
It was not until he had been acquitted
of all blame, and the corpse of the negro
had been removed from his presence, that
Dr.'Bake breathed freely. And then he
evinced such emotions as a criminal just
discliarged by the verdict of a jury front
the charge of some ha-inous crime. He
knew not whether to laugh or weep, to
bless or curse all witliin hearing. Such
excitement produced a fever, and the
doctor himself was brought to a critical
state. , .
The faithful Patrick sat by his side
fondly urging him “jist to thry a dlirop
of the darlin’ phasick which had cured the
agees ?l_’ but the doctor strenuously shook
his head.
“ Och, thin,” said Patrick coaxingly,
“ thry a dhrop of this cool swatenecl
warther, made by mesilf to qtiinch the
fuver; thry a dlirop of him, dear docther;
he will slip down like oil, cool yer off, an’
you’ll be dramiu’ in the essence of
hooney !”
Now the doctor, although out of danger
was in a state of lassitude as to be nearly
unconscious ofPatrickls eloquent appeals;
and would have remained thus ignorant
had not Patrick, against every rule of
propriety, turned the contents of a “ blue
bottle” down his, the ill doctorls. throat
at the same time making good his own
retreat into the street.
The doctor issued close upon Patrick’s
heels by so:nuier.~‘ets, bowling most lusti-
ly; “Oh! Iltn liil'cd-poisoned. 'l‘bere’s
melted lead in my stomach-—-murder the
assassin! murder him ll’ But Patrick,
raising a counter-cry, “saze him, saze
him! lt’s got the faver—-tin to one it
wins——saze him, me honies, and put him
in the stame yonder," pointing towards
the hospital.
h! what could equal his feelings, as
he felt the warm steam encircling his
brow, and heard the sounds of retreating
feet as the lid closed heavily upon him.
There, in that contrivrince which he
lia~.l expended so much time and thought
upon for the benefit of invalids, the doctor
had an opportunity to experience its
utility; and, if we mayjudge from the
suing therefrom, we should conclude that
he has made a very unfavorable opinion
on that particular occasion. \Ve might
safely say, could he have had his own
will in the matter, he would most unbesi
tatingly have preferred almost any other
place to that in which he found himself.
Every torment, however, by it wise
regal-atiu.n_of nature, has its end as well
as its beginning; but before nature‘s_ as-
sistance was required, Patrick appeared.
“ Arr-ah an’ is it a pleasant bed you have,
docthori Barrin’ the smoke and stame
and the box and all, I wouldn’t mind
thryin’ -it meself. Vl/'ouldn’t you like me
to lave you docther, to plisant dliram,s,'l”
said the philanthropic Patrick. '
‘A melancholy voice within cried,“ for
the love of mercy, let me out! Oh! let
me out.” .
He was taken out “ pippin’ hot,” as the
corn cricrs say, and borne to his room.
A week past and the doctor got out
once more.- Although yet pale and weak
from his illness, he seemed as fresh, as
busy, as loquacious as ever; but‘ there
was one thing remarkable, he neither
spoke of his former favorite theme, nor
would he listen to any remarks on that
score from others; and on the slightest
reference thereto he seemed to become
gloomy. and appeared broocling over
something dnrkl and mysterious. Soon
after one ‘of these melancholy fits, h_e
withdrew from the company, and imme-
diately they heard noises of pounding.
dently going on in the hospital.
“ Oh doctor, doctor, m-':.‘rm is sick and
wants you.~t_0 come andsee her,”-cried a
i'ed-haired, snubbed'hose‘y«oungster, with-
out hitt, shoes, or coat, one day, sometime
after the "events recorded above took
place.“ ' ' ‘ ‘ ~
“ What does she want 1”"
“She wants some physical’
boy.’
“ Go home and toll y
‘not a doctor nor never was one,’-’ answer-.
ed Bakc, drawing himself up into 3 l1“"t‘-‘ll’;
ty attitude, and looking around ‘to find
any one‘ had the hurdihood to dispule his
assertion. ,
“ An‘ ‘sure’ you cured Jacobinc, come-
migmy “em, C,“-ing Cato, drove the agees,
away-from me entirely, and theri cured;
\'ei‘silf by goiu’ qui'eily and ptl('.ll)ly_lnl3§
ihe darlin of the statue chist tip yonder,
interrupted Patrick, to the astonishment
( f every one present.
my-cur‘!
said the
our martn that I’m.
Six or eight years after the events
which we have described took place, a
little twinkling-eyed, rosy-checked man.
dressed in a full suit of very black cloth,
with a very broad-briniincd hat, stepped
up to and accosted me by name, uhilst
passing down the Connecticut in a steam-i
er. A momentls reflection brought Dr.
Anastasius Bake to my mind.
After sundry inquiries on both sides he
informed me that he was on his way to a
convention at New Haven.
What convention is it, doctor?” I ask-
ed. . D
“A convention of physicians of our
school,” said he, protruding his tongue
from his mouth.
“I understood you had given
practice since old Ca-—.”
Oh, oh, yes—well, |.haveii’t done much
only t/zeoretz'ca/l_i/ you know. There is so
much prejudice in my section of the
country, that I have not found‘ it worth
while to renew my labors in the science,
still [stick to the theory—-theory, sir.”
VVe soon separated; and long after this
l up the
‘drinks no wltne.
C .Genci'al 'l‘uylorl.-L I _
We are permitted to make the following in-
gyman at New Orleans. date_d,Auf.;. 2, 1348:
“ On mv return,I p_a’i_d.,a, visit to Zach.
Taylor, af Baton Rouge, "and found him
sitting in his porch alone. Iliad seen him-
before, but not'closely. He" is truly 3,
great man, from what I hear front "those
who are capable ofju'dgiiig,'and have been
with him for ,m,on_ths together. Those
who are opposed to hiin_in politicalopin-K
ions have toldjme that he. was, take him,
altogether, the most retnarkableman they
had ever been. acquainted witb,.fo1: good
sense, unaffected kiutlne.-is, perception of
character, unerring judgment-o'f men and
things,and moral iiitegrity. He is very
systematic and a very temperate‘ man and
One ‘thing is striking in,
all that is said and seen of him~—liis for-,
getfuliiess of self. I heard one ’ man say
who had been a great deal with him, “I
never heard General Taylor say it foolish
thing.”
He is a fine looking man, about sixty;
stout, pretty grey, has a well proportioned
lieatl, rather long frotn the forehead to the '
back, with his perceptive organs over the
brow very prominent, and has the keen-
est black eye that yoti ever saw ina rnan’s
head, .He never speaks of his battles,
«See. and dislikes any allusion to them.-—
An old friend of his youth was tallting_ 10
him of the pride which he felt in "seeing
him so much honored at New Orleans. fmd
he reports that the General replied to hitn:
‘ If he could see all those young men re-
stored to life who fell around him at the
battle of Buenn Vista, that he would be
willing to be, for the rest of his days, the
most unknown and huniblest man now in
the United States ;’ or words to that effect.
One of our preachers, who was Chaplain
on the Rio Grande, and a democrat, says
that Taylor approaches more exactly to
his idea of Washington, and reminds him
more frequently of him, than any charac-
ter he ever heard of. blakiug all allow-
auce for the wonder of the rnarvelousness
singular little man had landed at New
Haven, I lay in my berth, listening to the
waters l‘llSllll'lg,_l)‘\'._.'1t'tt_'l_ rev.-,!-,-Eng in my
mind the‘ history and peculiarities and the
blind devotion of the ignorant Anastusius
Bake to "a doctrine that he knew as much
about as he did of astronomy.
in every branch of industry men at-
tempt to gain the same end by different,
‘and oftentimes opposite means, when
both, perhaps will be equally successful;
btit this presumes knowledge and famil-
iarity with the subject in question, equal
in both.
Qtlflt'Ii8l'_V has been the bane of science
from the earliest history of man. Ignor-
ance is quackery; hence, any man, how-
ever slrilful he may be in other respects,
who ‘attempts to explain, iiiticli more
practice, that which he knows nothing
of, is aquack in the true sense of the
term. Every trade and every profession
has its quacks; and in the science of
medicine may be fotind Alaputliic, Ho-
moeopathic, Hydropathic pretenders, as
well as skillful and successful practition-
ers. Before we engage the services of
any man, whether of a professional or
mechanical class, we should endeavor to
learn if he has any relationship in his
vocation, with the little twinkle-eyed,
rosyclieeked, sprightly D'>ctorAnastasius
Bake who cured with u blue-bottle and
steam the various ills of a cat, a negro
and himself.
Railroad ./]cc2'dert.'.—We learn, says.
the N. H. Pall. 30th ult., that a meluiiclifily
and fatal accident occurred yesterday
forenoon, on the Vlfesiern road, near the
Palmer depot, about 1?) miles above Spring-
“eld. At that place the railroad passes
through a deep cut, by short curves. As
the train reached this point, an old gon-
tleman with his wife inn wagon, attempted
to cross the track, but after reaching it
the horse stopped, leaving the wagon upon
the track, where the engine came in col-
lision, throwing the man and ivoinan high
inQ the air—-the man falling on i.o the en-
gine, where be lodged in the railing, and
the woman on the cow catcher, where she
remained until the cars were stopped,
which was not accomplished until they
had run halfa mile. Both persons were
killed, and probably in their fall, as their
heads were shockingly mangled. The
cars were goinglat the rate of 45 miles
per hour, but the usual warning at cros-
sings was given, and had not the horse
balked probably no accident would have
occurred.
Singular Di°scoveries.—'l'lie worltmcn
employed in some of the copper mines on
Lake Superior," have recently: ascertained
that many of the vi-inslof ore have been
previously worked by some unknown peo-
ple centuries ago. Stone and metal
wedges have been found in great abun-
dance, with charred beams and sticks.—
In some of the excavations, now filled up
with rubbish, where the rocks have evi-
dently been cut with Chisels, large trees
have grown,.some of which are still stand-
ing, while others have perished with age,
leaving huge stumps. In one instance a
mass of half-melted copper was found
with the brands and ashes around it, as
the last miner had left them. _ It is con-
jectured that these unknown workmen
must have belonged to the race of the
motind-builders, whose traces’ are scat-
tered all over the whole Western country.
“ “fill you buy James’. last?” said a
vender of small trash to a gentleman in a
railroad car, the other day, “Price only
'25 cents.” “ Yes,” said the gentleman,
“if I could be satisfied that it was posi-
tively his lost, I would give three times
that price.” ' 3
l Tliel Liberty ‘party,.so.far as tbe.author-
ity of.its leaders ' goes, is regularly dis-
banded and merged in the Free‘ Soil Part
and Sihftfilllttg, the breaking of glasg at the
.’ l
for Van Bttrc'r_i_'ai_id Adams.
of men who see grc:it things in every‘
«prominent man, still I have no doubt that
Taylor is really a second Washington,
in good sense, prudence, honesty, and
virtue.”
From the N. Y. Express.
Amtctfiuig ‘Hn(3I.!il(‘ll53Ss'.
Dr. Ingraham arrived in New York from
Liverpool, diedlat Staten Island on Friday
iist. His la(ly died on the passage.——
They have left three children, the young-
est fifteen months old. During the pas-
sage, Mrs. lngraham had been taken with
premature confinement, lost her babe,.it
having lived but two days, but .she was
recovering and doing well. One night, a
lady passenger screamed with a fearful
cry, “ Oh’! we are all going to _the bot-
tom,’ at the same moment the spray was
heard (lashing over the deck. The pas-
sengers sprung iii consternation from their
births. Mrs. lugrabam, sick as she was,
rose in her bed, alarmed with the rest, but
bet‘ hnsbantl came to her, told her not to
be alarmed, that although there was a
heavy blow, it was not a storm, and there
was no danger. Mrs. Ingraham was on
her way to New York with her children,
to visit a favorite sister, whom she had
not seen for twenty years, and who was
not aware of her coming. After the alarm
Mrs. L. lay down in her berth, btit soon
rose up a muniac——reason had forsaken
its throne. “Get me my gaiters,” said
'she to those around her. “I am going to
see my sister. I will soon see my dear
sister now.” The acknoirlcdged medical
s'.ill of her husband, and the hindness of
friends, could not avert the blow. In two
or three days she (lied, her form was en-
shrouded and enclosed in the manner usual
at sea, and amid the imposing soletnnities
ofthe Cliurch of England committed to
the deep. Up to this moment Dr. lngra
ham had done all that man could do, but
he now drooped. He was first observed
by the Captain playing in the manner of
a maniac, with a strir.g—the captain told
him he had better go down in the cabin
he would probably feel better. He did
so, but soon returned to the quarter deck,
without speak ing to any one; the captain
told his children to go speak to him, as
it might arou;-‘e his attention One of the
little ones said to him, “ Father, where
is Mn “t” “ VVbere is your Ma '!"‘replied
he, “she is putting on her gaiters, and
getting ready to see her sister; we will
soon see her now.”
The truth flushed with a fearful force
upon the captain and all others around
liitn-—reason with him too, had fallen. He
tookto his lied, was removed to the Hos-
pital at Staten Island on the arrival of the
vessel and every attention paid to 'him,.
but without success. His three little girls:
were left at the Hospital, no one there,
knowing’they had any relatives, and were;
about being sent to Ward’s Island. Al
vessel arrived at Quarantine in which was
_ A Good Anecdote. __ ,_
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Woclnesday, September 6., 1848.
r
of his nativity before the appearance of‘
the potatoe rot.‘ During his absence, the
‘ Gloria in Excelsis’ came in the order of
the exercises to be clianted, and Patrick
was directed to furnish the organic ele-
mcut. _. A short time elapsed, but no music
followed the‘ touch of the lady who presi-
ded at the instrument. ‘ Blow!’ wlii:-lperecl
the fair organist. ‘ Blow!’ replied the
eadeit. and“ ‘ Blow! blast you, blow!’
echoed the entire choir, but not a puff!
found itstvay into the vacant pipes-, to,
wake the slumbcring harmony. .An inves-
tigation now took place, and Patrick was,
found behind the organ-—with both hands!
tightly clenched around the bellows han-
tle, (some five feet long and two inches"
thick,) the end sttick in his mouth, his-
cheeks swelled to the utmost expansion,
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his eyes distended, and the perspiration
streaming from his face—‘eng:igcd in the!
vigorous but vain attempt to force his
breath through the pores of the wood into
the body of the instrument.
It is unnecessary to say that some lit-
tle time passed before the choir were able
to screw their months into that serious
pucker,i-equisiieto the proper perform-
ance of the musical exercises.
Very S2'n.gulu.r.Coz'nciulence.—-A year ago
the 16th"’of last April, Dr. \Vebb, living
action upon questions of domestic policy,-
or interpose his objeciionswhere ques-‘
tions of constitutional power have been’
‘settled by the various departments of the‘
Governmentandacquiesced in by the poo-
,.
FOR raasioizivr
ZACIIARY TAYLGR, of Louisiana.
————_—
FOR. VICE PRESIDENT P e_ y
New YGTII. Rmrofve.-.7, That the capricious and tyran-
nical interferance uith the national legis-
lature upon vital questions practised by
the present Executive, and promist-d by
the nominee of the Locofoco Baltimore
Convi-niion, enables us proudly to recog-
uisc in Z.~.cii.iiix"l‘nvi.oiz, a candidate who,
upon the subject of the tariff, the currency,
the irrproveineiit of our great highways,
rivers, harbors and lakes, will respect and
carry out the will of the people as express-
ed through their Representatives in Con-'
‘\
PRESEDENTIAL E LECTOEE S.‘
THOMAS S. W'ILLlAMS. of Hartford.
THOMAS W’. VVILLIAMS, of New London.
SOLOMON OLMSTEAD, of East Hartford.
EBENEZER. JACKSON. of Middletotvii.
JOIIN M’CLELLAN, of \-\"ootl.-lock.
JOSHUA B. FERRIS, of Siauiloid.
Willi} STATE C-*llN‘iEi\7TiiiN.
The \Vhig Slate Coiivcntioti xvliicli assem-
bled at Middletowu on \Vcducsday last, did,“ N
honor to good Old Connecticut. XVe never " R%_0l,__e_,l‘ That the principles of our.
witnessed so much enthusiasiii withszich perfect G(,,.e,.,,m£,,,,, as “.9” as us "He poncy‘ me-
uuaniiiiity of feeling. At ati early hour the_op'posed to the conquest and dismembcr-f
city was throiiged with delcgzites and others, ,l merit of other countries—- that war, at all
from all parts ofthe State, who continued tolllmes mid lmdel‘ all ‘-‘l"(‘UmS!3”"9-‘-lo is *1‘
The national ctiluitiity ziltvays to be avoided if
compatible with national lionor—and. that
. ‘i - d'- - ' - .' lo '
ofsoine of Conner-.ticut’s noblest stock. The lle “ll llll. l’l.lllcllllell.Le lll Gell. llll-ll . ll lll
these Christian sentiments, gives him a
prst, I-Ion. Tlios. S. \V1lli_ains. is the late Chief; Slmng claim upon every parriotas ‘,0,e_
ustico ofour State, and the second. Mr. W'il-:1, f,,m;5j,es ,, g,,,,,,,,,,ee [hat under his
liains, forinerly represented us in Congress from ijadminisu-ation tho lust for conquest would‘
New_London district, the other gentlemen arelbe rebuked, and no acquisition of new
well known to the Whigs of this State, usgood ,l€|"'!'°"Y be made 35 heretofore against
mcti and true, and as for otir own County, tlicllle ‘lee!’ °°“‘_'l"‘l"“ Of “ "‘".l°l'l_lY °f the
nomination of Hon. Joshua I3. Ferris, of Sttllll-lpeople all lll.ls lllllll’ lll elllellsloll or llle
ford, meets with universal approval. No geii- l Slllllejlolver l-n lllld lllrollgll llle gap or llle
_ .broken constitution.
tleniau could returii from such it gzitheting and Resolved‘ That “.9 ,.(,_,,m,,,,, as ,, wrap
after the noniination of sticli a ticket, with a _ na] p,;,,,.;,,]e of [he \X,Th;,,S of Co,.mec,;c,,,,
i C‘
pour in until the city was literally filled.
ticket which appears at otir head is composed
in Windham, Ct., a man in easy circum-
stances, and enjoying a good practice as
a physician—-in company with his f:im_ily‘,_
spent an evening in visiting the fatnily of
Mr. Clcmence Dyer, with whom they
were on friendly terms. After their re-
turn, Dr. llllebb immediately retired to his
barn and committed suicide by hanging
himself, no adequate cause ever having
doubt ofa. glorious victory in Novcniber iiext.‘,the freedom of all new territory from
l,Of one thing we are cei-tain———Old (.l0|'lnGCl3l(:l1t,:Sll1V£’.l‘y or involuntary servitude, except:
‘will go it with an overwhelming iiiajority. The l f‘"' C"lme—ll1"i 0"!‘ s€H€1l0l‘S and R€P|‘€*
lsentatives in Congress have, by their
iviews and votes recently upon this sub-
‘°cct, cariied out our known wishes—and
spirit and eiithusiastn inaiiilested by the dele-
gates perfeclty astonished our preconceived
opinions. The Eastern and \V8Sl.é.l‘n portlions ‘lha, Gen. Taylor, in his sound sentiments
ofthe State are wide awake and doiugbattteiii 0,, ,e,.,.;,O,;,,j ,,cq,,;S;,;0,,’ and on we
the good V-Vliig cause, and the influence oftliis source and departments and guides of mi-
lieen assigned. Subsequently a Dr. Litch-
field became his successor in practice,
mevC(.l 5:23 the house ll']I1l.'ll.i1Cl.ls:€‘€‘Il.0C(3‘l1'
pied by Dr. Webb, and with his family,
on Friday evening, the llth ult., visited
and spent the evening with the family of
Hr. Dyer, and after returning, went to the
barn and hung himself, on the same tini-
ber, and within afoot of the place uhcre
his pi‘:-decessor had committed the same
rush act, a little more than a ytar before;
laying his hat upon the same spot where
that of Dr. \V. was found. Both gentle-
meii, we believe, sustained excellent char-
acters. and left interesting families to
mourn calamities for which they cart as-
sign no cause.
fln .E/opemm/.—-Tlie better half of a
man residing in Marshall, Michigan, tool.‘
it into her head, it few days since, to leave
the bed and board of her lawftil lord and
master. and attach herself and fortunes to
another man who already had a wife and
two children. The false lady took the
morning cars for Detroit, imagining her-
self safe from pursuit, and full of blissful
anticipations of future liappiness with her
paramour. But alas! all her fond hopes
and expectations were destined to be
blighted. The forsaken and forlorn bus-
band, by a lightning mes.-‘age, put under
Sheriff Johnson in possession of the facts.
The cars arrived at Detroit; the lovers
met; but their first warm congratulations
had hardly been exchanged before they
were both taken into custody to await the
arrival of her lawful protector. Slie is
very hannsome, and only eighteen.
The wag of the Clevelnntl, Ohio, Plain-
(lealer perpetrates the following:
“ .7lfr1rri'ec1.-—The following liymcnial
notice was handed to us for publication
by a gentleman who has the interest of
the parties at heart :
Married, in Buffalo, on the 10th inst.,
by B. F. Butler, late of the Sandy Hill cir-
cuit, Mr. Farnbiiriier to Miss Abolition,
after a brief but anxious courtship of
twenty-four hours. \Vitnnsses, Messrs.
Gidtlings, Brinkeriioff, Kelley and Briggs,.
of Ohio, Cambreleng, Preston King, Cul-
ver and Frederick Douglass, of New York,
and numerous others too tedious to trien-
tion. The parties are well matched in
every respect except ags——tlie groom be-
ing only one or two years old, while the
bride has seen nearly a score of winters.
This is the first practical attempt at an
amalgamation made north of Mason and
Dixonls line, and unless our summers are
cooier than usual, most likely it will be
the last. Tl‘-e ‘happy couple’ have gone
to the ‘ VVestern' Reserve’ to spend the
honeymoon.”
Timber Los(.——A large raft of timber,
worth some thousands of dollars, in charge
of a steam propeller, botind from New,
York to Connecticut river, was broken up."
off Straiford Point, and lost, on Sunday
night, 20th ult. The wind was blowing
strong frotn the eastward, and so heavy‘
Convention will show itselfiii no very pleasing tional legislation, furnishes every reason-
ii1uiiiaei'to our opponents, at thebitllot box. Out-fable guur-untec. which can be desired of
limits, we i'egi'ct,coiiipcl us to omit up but a his readiness, if elected ‘President, to en-
‘ tlorse the popular will in regard to free
soil.
Resolved, That in i\‘Ill.L.-\TlD Fii.Liuon£, the
nominee ofthe Whig National Convention
for lhe office of Vice President of the-
-United States, we recognise a man and at
patriot every way worthy of our-supports
inere synopsis oftlio proceedings.
The Convention met at Eagle Hall at 10 A‘
M. and was organized by calling Hon. I. \V'
Stuart to the Chair.
A Committee of one from each Seiiatoria]
District was appointed to iioniiuatc periiiaiient.
officers of the Convention, viz :——Chai'los Chap-
man, Soloinou Olinstead, Jarvis CHSO, John S.
Rice, ‘V111. C. \Vhite Di‘. Kirtluiid, C. F_
Daniels, John Duuliani, P. A. Gillette, Chas.
Foote, Aluuson Smith, A. II. Byiiigtoti, Thus.
I-Iough, T. E. (:lri'uves, Col. Griswoltl, N. B.
Smith, Robbins Battcll, Horace Clark, I-Ieiiry
'I‘aiutei', Elisha Stearns, Calvin Dtiggett—wlio
reported the following names as permanent offi-
cers :—-VVM. \V. BOARDMAN, Presitleiit; I.
\V. Stewart, Nutlianicl B. Sinith,E. I-I. Curtis,
0. H. Perry, D. T. Braiuard, D. P. Tyler,
David Evzirts, Calvin Daggett, Vice Presi-
dents; N. H. Morgan, John A. Butler, T. E.
Graves, \Vm. Ilotchkiss. Secretaries. '
The uoiiiiiuitions were cotifirined by the Con.
venlion, and Mr. Botirdman on taking the chill!‘
iuutle a ucatand pertinent speech. !J1'l<‘-fl_.Y n0‘:tlll(l came l0t'\Vlll'(I. He said the wliigs had
ticing tlk objects of the Couveiitioii. Ilo allu- . never ii gi'eatci' isstic at. stake than tit'pi‘csctit,
‘led to the l7°3llvl°“ 0f G"'"9"‘1l T“)"l0l'» and l"0- and it was cheering that they were organized
uudera leader who never knew defe2tt—und
about to elect a man, who would be the pi'esi- ! never suri'cndci'ed. Gen. Cass. on the other
dciitof the “hole nation. This was the true ; hand, had iierci'acliievcd a siiigle victory if we
doctrine, the doctrine of our earlier and better, ex cept his numerous victories over the public
ti'c:tstii'ies, over truth. and over the Constitution
9
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his ability as a SIHIGSIIJEII, and his fidelity
as a Whig. In his hands our cause has a-
noble and unwavering clampion. He is-'
entitled to and should receive the cordial‘
support of every Whig. - -
Resolved, That “in the dark and troub--
led night that is upon us, we see no star‘
above the horizon to guide tis but the
unite(l,intelligeiit and patriotic \Vhig party
of the Uui’ed States”——and that with the
sense of existing ill, with the appi'ehen-
sion of coming ill, never more acute than-
now, we appeal to our fellow Whigs
throughout the State for their “united,
intelligent and patriotic efforts” i_n behalf‘
of the great cause to which we are devoted.-
The resolutions were rcspoiided to with ap--
plause, and Mr. Stuait: was loudly called for‘
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joiced that the good old \Vliig party was now.
duys—tlie doctrine of \V:-ishingron and all the:
earlier patriots. He went on to show the evi- of his counti~y—tliese, and these only, were the
deuce upon which the \Vliigs relied upon Gen. lvictorics in which the great locofoco captain
Ttl_\'l0l', as being a \Vhig, in heartand in action. had ever shone.
He showed up the consistency of those \Vhigs Mr. S.’s remarks \vere'eloqucnt and piquaut;
who refuse to vote for General Taylor because , with constaiit sttllies of wit and hurtor, vvliich
they fear he is not \Vhig enough, anti therefore l elicited it Colitinllolls round 0fflpplauSe-
Vote fol’ “Mil” Va“ Bl1“‘=n- Hon. Truman Smith was then called for and
A l'e5°lull°” than l’“55e‘l to Select “V0 El8C- ; came upon the plaifoiu. He began by avowing
tors from the State at large, and the reinainiiigl his own persona] pl-ef‘c;-ence for flnofhgr can-
four to be selected one from each Congrossiouzil , didme (Hon. Henry Clay) and said he ever had
district. The following gentlemen were nomi—, been and 51.31] was his own choice—but; he was
noted as candidates for Electors at large: T. ‘l finally induced to go in for the uomiiuition and-
S. \Vi|liams, T. \V. VVillauis, Dennis Kiinber- l support of Gen. Taylor for reasons growing out.
lys El’e"eZ9"J“Cl‘50"a Thomas 13- BUll9l'-H6Fl- 3 of the particular circtimstances in which he
ry Strong, Thomas Backus, Charles Chapman, lfnund the nation involved.
Nathaniel B. Smith. JOIN] H. Brockway, ‘V111.’ xvent into (1 Searching and scorching ex-
T' M°”°"- UPO” billlota Ill“ “V0 “"55 named Itminattion ofthe policy of the free soil inovc--
gentlemeii were declared
lll‘ large‘ _ most mid ever staunch upon the doctrine offree.
The “°'“l"‘3e5 0f ‘I79 !'95P9C!lV9 C°"g!'95' soil for the last twenty-five years or more. He
fl”. by the Collllelllloll lllld °°l’ll'lmed‘ -, into the Union, on this same principle over
The large ball being insutficient to admit all ‘ e,ght’ye,,,.s ,,go_ A ‘V6 had 8,0,. as ,, ,,,,,.t_y s,,s_
present, the Convention adjourned to the South’ mined we W,,,n0t Proviso in e,.e,.y ;0,.m__h,,d
Congregational Church. voted flg,,-“,5, me ,,,,,,ex,,,i0,, of Texas. and ‘
Messlls' Sllllllll' Bllllcollll’ Tlllllnllllll’ Flsllell’ ' every kindred measure, while Mzti't;in Van Bu— ’
Mills, Clark, Perry and Buel, were appointed ,.e,,___..,he n0,.,hem mm, with SOu,he,.n ,,,.;,,ci_
a Committee to draft resolutions, who reported; N85,, had um,-O,.,,,]y 0,,,,0Sed us. And new we
lls lllllowsl were asked to drop the VVhig banner, and unite
Resolved, That the present National Ad-gin th support of this same Martin Van Buren.
ml“i3”'3!l°"a by its 9-“9C"llVe us‘-”'P‘"l°”3 For himselfhe could notgo this, it was too pre-
, _
His past life gives abundant assurance of.’
Electors f°1'tl“3 Suite inent, showing that the \Vhigs had been fore-- ’
sioiial Districts were th,t-.ni'eceiveclatid balloted, himself voted against the ,,d,,,;SS;0,, of 1';-j0,.;d,, _
a gentleman who had been desirous ofwas the sea, that all efforts to save the
taking passage in the New York, but hadfraft from going to pieces were unavailing.
to wait for the next packet. On learning;After the breaking up, the propeller sue-
the melancholy fate of his friends he com-lceeded in recovering about fifty logs,
municated the intelligence to the sister of which she saved by towing them into Black
in its criminal attacks upon the industry
of the country, in repeatedly thwarting by
a despotic use of the veto power, the de-
mands of the people for internal improve-
ments national in their character, in its.
Mrs. lngraham,a highly respectable lady
named Edwards, to whom the news was
sad indeed. Mrs. Edwards’ husband,
applied for the children, and found them
well taken care of but in hospital garb.—
They have again a home. This is one of
many similarsceoes attending passenger
life.
./I Jlfatter worth 7/u'nIring,of.——Tlie Free
and the Slave states are now elqually divided
in the S. Senate. ln questions aflecting
the interests of slavery, the’i'efore,ithe
casting vote of the Vice President may be
of the greatest importance. To whom
he most_ safely confided in such emergen-
cics,_Millard_.Fiml!oie or.\-Vin. 0..-B.utler._?_.
may the rights and interests of freedom '
Rock, the rest she abandoned as lost.
On Monday morning, the sloops P. T.
‘Barnum and Rose, of this place, fell in
with a part of the abandoned property
consisting of over 100 logs, which they
secured and towed into Soutliport. Other
vessels and stnall-boats have picked tip
here and there a number of sticks, with
miles, btit by far the larger part of the
timber "will probably never be recovered
by th'e_ owner. Many of the logs were
oak, which when they become detached
from the pines, will sink. _
' Brit/gcpo7'f S.'amlard.
l£I§*" A number of logs from the above man-
t.ioned raft were picked up off our harbor and
secured. ‘VG do no,t-l-learn whether they have
Springfield "Ray . l
yet been claimed by the owners.
which the shore was strewn for some 20 ,
unholy passion for war, in its wasteful ex-
penditure of the public money, and in
its corrupt and corrupting use of patron-
age, imposes an imperative duty upon
every patriot to aid earnestly and manfully
in hurling it from power.
Resolved, That, in Zachary Taylor, the
nominee of the late National Whig Con-_
vention, We recognise a man honest, capa-
ble, and faithful to the Constitution,a lofi.y
patriot, and a sound Whig_.and we believe
that, ifelected, he will administer the gov-
ernment untrammeled by party schemes,
that the veto power would be regarded
by him as a high conservative power, nev-
er to be exercised except in cases of clear
violation ofthe constitution, or of manifest
haste and want of consideration by Con-
gress, that he never would attempt by his‘
posterous to present‘. to sane men anywhere.
He had nothing to say of one Mt’. Charles F.
Adams, further than to remark that he was an
instance in point.of the truth of the old adage. .
that all great: families run out in the third gen-
erzition. He said from ‘researches whiclijhe.
last winter made. he was fully convinit-zed that
no part: of New Mexico or California could
ever support or over employ a single slave.-—
The country was not adapted to slavei'y—it was
too sterile. But still he would now and ever
support tbe Wilmot; Proviso as applied to this
country; not on account of its value in this pm‘-
ticulnr case, but because if we could settle this
as one great principle of our future policy. it
would forever check ‘this Southern spirit of
conquest. Other portions of Mexico would ad-
mit a slave population, and unless_we settle
the. principle of all free territory hei'eafte|'.
there was danger of another War of conquest,
and there would be no and to the series, unless
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