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jflungrfgfilgunl‘ so eral bil s were reporte an 9 elre
Mr. Viuion of Ohio, reported a bill_fo
-~—- . .carryin_<_r into" effect the tliirteent.h articlr
MONDAY‘ Dec‘ 18' of the Mexican Treaty, respecting the Hit
A 9""-""l5 "aflely or Pellll‘”‘3 “Cele We’ pointmerit OfaC0ll|tl‘llSSl0.[lel'Zlli('l Enginee-
iemell ill the SEN-*TE~ ‘to run a boundary line between the twi
_ Ag;-ee.able«.to-notice, Mr. Douglass, of ,_.,,,,,,|,-ie,.,".iuhi'r-h"'was réferi‘e"d to t'i'ié"c’o'iii-
I~ll'i-noi_.s,£ asked and obtained leave to bring m',,,ee or the Whole,
in ,_aM,l_i,il:l_,__i_vhic_b was read the first and sec-j 0,, ,,,,,ri9., _ of. Mr, .Co.bb.of .Ga. the
ond=-times by unanimous consent. It. re-if-louse resolved itself into a Cornmittef.
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Ho:-riblc Murtler in Waitialut St.
Yesterdav afternoon about 2 o’clock,
he ti€iQhb(ifllO(i(l of Walnut street which
' as rr-inained partially quiet Since the
nurder of Mrs. Hays by her has‘-* and, was
again the scene of a tragedy, in which
’\‘vo'r"rien named Francis Geiger‘ and Fred- f
-rick William Marks, both Germans, were
.-illed, and a woman named Maria Bochine
.-o horribly‘ wounded in the breast that
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‘wcrlncsclay. Dcccmbcr 27. [S4 8.-
Wlrig Ticlret for'Statc (iliicers.
Fort‘ covrznsoii. I ''
JOSEPH TRUMBULL. qf I-[art/‘oral.
run Ll!-ZUT. covr¥:r:.\'or<.
j Nor-iiva 1.rCcAz l~..'1‘,'1‘ ‘
Mr. Robinson from the coiiimittee fl.l7l7°."'l"d l “ °mCi3' 5‘ Tires"
offered the following resolution by instruction ‘Vlllch 59“'"S '0 b""*9 Seized our Stamford
from said coinuiitte. which after a few _approv- ,n°l8lll’°"3 “t 0"" Pl")’l'Ul l't‘|1lt|l‘lis under the
ing remarks from Mr. Tyler, of Brookfield, 'above c=|Pfi0H As for us. we “liave no friends
was ,,d0,,ted_ . ':to favor or eiicrriies_to punish." and would not
Resolved, That the ,l,,,,,ks Of this (",'on,-,WiSli to forestall public sentiment. In the
vention are hereby unanimously tendered ,reinurks which occasioned our good neiglibors
in James F. Babcock, Esq. and the other ‘,so much pain.we merely expressed what is the
members of the State Central Committee. zprevuiling sentiment "with this community, ilfliqt-
to nominate State and County Committees. ‘V9 “"3"”. ‘l°l" ll llllle “5l°“l°l‘°¢l "1 ll"? l'"“'l¢ '
, the day forthe -1«th of Jautzary next, which
lated‘to"graii'ts of land for the construc-
tion of a railroad to connect the M.issis-
sippi‘ ‘river with the Lakes, and moved
that it be referred to‘ the Coinurittee on
Tc.ri'itories. _. . -. . y
M r. Douglass then called up his bill, of,
which previous notice had been given, re-
lating; to the flClIlilSSl(.'ll of California and
l\'e'w.1\.‘lexic.o as a State, and moved that it
he referred to the Conuniitce on 'l’eri-ito-I
vies." - i
Mr. Berrieniof Ga. moved that it be,
referred -to the Judiciary Committee.
.The-question was discussed at some
length, when finally the question was put
to refer-it to the territorial Committee,
when the yeris and nays were demanded,
' and stood as follows; yeas 2-l-. nnys ‘-35-
-- It was then, on motion, referred to the
Adj.
Jrrdiitiary. Committee.
Mr. Robin;-*on’s
'1‘-be House took u p
r
.motion_to reconsider the vote adopiiugf
;l'l’l,r..Root's resolution respecting slavery.‘
in California and New Mexico.
Mr. Robinson addressed the House at'
length in a-political harangue. He said
that he wished the Democracy to stand
from under, and let the next question go
down to General Zachary 'l‘aylor’s admin-
istration, so that he might exhibit himself
in his true colors. Mr. Robinson repeated
the arguments of his party in the late
"campaign against the Whigs.
The motion to reconsirler was laid on
the table, by yeas 106, and nays #2.
Mi‘. Giddinzrs of Ohio. as-ed leave to
introduce a bill givirig to the people of the
-listrict of Coluniliia the pi ilege to ex-
press their SE-'l-'ll‘i.‘("lIl.s‘ on the sol-jig,-i of_
slavery in the city and di.‘-'ir‘iz.'i, ivliich was‘
read twice.
Mr. Thompson of Miss. moved to lay
the billon the table.
"On this moti-in the yeas
dernauded, and on. being
in the affirmativc, and the bill was laid on
the table. Adj.
and nays were.
urkcu. re.-ulted.
. . TUESDAY. Dec. 19.
in the SENATE, Mr. Miller moved to,
take up the re.~.rilution, crrllingr upon the;
President for l‘«lit)i'll'l?1l.l(ilI conceruin,-1 ct.—r-l
_respori-‘fence had with the Gorcruurerrt of‘
Spain, for the purchase of the island of
‘Cuba.
Mr. Berrien opposed the resolutiun.—
He said that such information, if commu-
nicated, might prove injurious to the pub-
lic interest. He moreover tliouglit that
it infringed upon the l’r..-sident's prerog-
alive.
. Mr. Miller, in reply, stated his reasons
at some length for the introduction of the
said resolution, but he concluded by giving
his consent to let it lie over.
Mr. Benton srrlimitted a document con-
-cerning the Railroad across the lsllitlitis
from-Chagres to Panama. The subject
avas informally laid aside.
A sealed Message was received from
ahe President by tl.e hands of his Private
Secretary, soon after which, on motion,
the Senate went into Executive. Session,
and after some time spent therein the
doors were opened and the Senate ad-
journed.
The members of the House, assembled
at noon.
The Speaker called upon the States for
,-petitions and Committees for reports, when
various petitions and memoria s were pre-
sented and duly referred. Several bills
were also reported and appropriately re-
ferred.
The House resolved itself into a Com-
mittee of the Whole, Mr. Thompson of
lowa, in the chair, and took up Mr. Vin-
ton’s resolution referring the Presidcnt’s
message to various Staiiding Committees.
An amendment was offered by Mr. Cobb
of Ga. proposing to refer the p:iss:'rge in
the Message relating to the Tariff question
to the Committee on Agriculture and Com
merce.
This proposition was warmly disc-usserl
by Mr. Cobb of Ga. l/lr. Ramsey of N. Y.
Chas. J. lugersoll of Pa., Holmes of S. C.
Gentry of Tenn. Thompson of Pa. and
others.
Mr. Greene of Mo. replied to Mr.
Thompson, and accusedaliim of inconsist-
cnuy in having supported Gen. Lewis
Cass for the Presidency, and now luruirig
around and opposing the present Tariff.
Mr.Greely of N. Y. followed inn p‘:iin
and forcible speech, in which lie advoca-
xed Mr. Ramsey's motion to refer the
Tariff portion of the President's Message
ito the Committee on Manufactures.
Mr. Marvin of N. Y. followed in a sp--er-lr
of some length, in /nhich he gave a history
of the last legislation on this subject.
i\"lr. Fisher of Ohio has the. floor on this
subjectito-morrow.
On motion the flange adjournetl.
\Vr—;D.\'r»:snAY, Dec. 20.
Mr. Downs asked and obtain d leave
to bring‘ in a joint resolution, wliich. was
read the first and second tim- s, by rrnani
mous consent. for the establi~hmcnt of a
line of Mail Steamers to run twice a month
between ‘New Orleans and Vera Cruz,
which, on motion, was referred to the
.L',uuimittee on Naval Afiirirs.
Mr. Dix of N. Y. rnoved to take up the
House bill for the admission of certain ar-
.t.i.cles.of.Canadian produce into the U. S.
:fre.e o.f.du.ty, and to make it the order of
was agrzeed to.
A message in ivr.itiur_r was received from
the Presirlerit, by the.h:1n(ls of his Private
Secretary. After which, on motion the
Senate went into Execr_r._t.i-_ve Session, and
having spent. sometime lllQt'—.€'ll’l, the doors
were opened, and tire Senate adjourned.
lo the Housr-1,, various met,-noriuls and
etitious were presented and neferrcd.
R-sports of Committees being in .or.der,
lliori the ctimiirittee rose and
of the Whole on the state of the U"l""-
M r. Thompi.-on of la, in the Chair, and tool.
up the Resolution previously pet‘-ill":-.' PV0
p0§int_); [0 refer llle l’l‘e.\‘lllf.‘lIl.,S Alliluili
Message to the St:indin;'_r, Committee.
Mr. iFi.-‘her of Ohio being entitled to
the floor, addressed the House at consid-
erable length in opposition to the doctrines
of the ;\"lessa_qe, and especially that portion
of it relating to the Tarifiiaud to the filmin-
ufacturing interest of the country.
He was followed by Mr. liahm of Ohio.
yvlyn on rising tool; (.>(‘(3‘rlSl('lll if) C0l'l|Pll-
men; Mr. l7isliet' for his able Tariff argu
ments, and proceeded to reply to the d00-.
trines advanced by the Presicleut. He
said it would go forth as the (l0CtI'il’Ie Of
the VVhig side of the House; that he in-
finitely preferred the Tariff of 18.6 to the
'[‘;u~ifl' of 184.2,‘ He was in favor of dis-
crimination so as to tax articles l‘.i£Ilt€-*1
and most used by the aristocratic clas.~es
of the country, and to make the tax less
on the articles of necessity most consumed
by the l1|lll)l')l~.'l‘ classes.
\\'hen he had concluded, Mr. VVashing-
[on Hum, of New.Yoi'k, followed on the
other side. He criticised the message
with much severity, and complained of?
its character, not only in respect to the
point under discussion, but held up many
other pa.=~-ages of it to condemnation.
\Vlieu Mr. Hunt had conclutlerl, on mo-
the House
arljourired.
THURSDAY, Dec. ‘31.
lo the 1‘!-LNATE, l\’lr. Atchison of i\’lo.;
p:'e~enIed the credentials of Hon. VV. K.
.‘:'eh.rsti-ari, Senator from Afllilnslls, who
u-as duly r.,-ualificd and took his seat.
Several memorials and petitions relating
-he was not expected to survive more than
I few hours. The origin of this fritllllflll
iccr:ri"em-e seems to have been jenlflll-‘_l’.
-is it appear:.- that the xi-riiiiairr, some tiure
-ince, ':is brought to this courrtry from,
Belgium, by Francis Geiglier, u rth whom‘
-.¢ fir-st she lived. She left him for l.\l:ll'l\'S;
.._fe-.v weeks ago, and went to the housel
,,i the come.-of Walnut. and Henry sis.‘
a tailor‘. Their residence was howeverl
dgscove,-ed by Geiger, who is a large and"
rather respectable looking man. aml yes-
terday, after proceeding to the locality in-
one of the Grand street stages, he entered
their room, surprised then», and dra\viu_<_I u
where she assisted him in his business as}
THOMAS l5.-XCKUS. of Killingly.
FOR sr:cr<r~:'r.\ur or sr.-r'rx-1.
ROGER H. MILLS. of New IIrz'r{ford-
;for the able, efficirnt, and satisfactory
‘manner, in which they have dist-lizirgzct
ithcir duty for the period of several years
lpitsl, thereby securing the etiicicrit orga-
itiizulion and generally the a.-cendency of
‘ Fort 'l‘RPZASURl-'.R,
STEPHEN TAYLOR. of Blicldlctozviz.
ron co-.\"rnoLr.r-tn,
ABIJAH C.-\TLlN, of I{r.rrun°Iiton.
NQTKCE.
As it will necessarily trike mriclitiine to pro-
cure ncw typo and tliorou,r;hl_v i'crnode.l our pa-
per, tho Gazette wru. r.'o'r BF. ISSUI-Z1) ucxt.
ithe VVlii,c_r party of the State.
Tire Committee on Resolutiorra reported the
.; following:
Resolved, That we cordially congratu-
lue the people of this State upon the
and Millard Fillmore as Vice President of
the United States at the recent election.
\\.eek,. \Ve _-’l‘i2llllSS11Pl two papers t.l1F~w(-'t\.k .,.hm we (,,,,,fi,j,,,,,!v mu},-i,,;,[e ,,nd;_.,-
l“'9-““°‘ll"z‘:’. ill“ “l’P"°7'(-‘lllllg Sl"'l"g El""'l°" them, a pure, wi.-'8, and p:ilI’itillC adminis-
election of Zachary Taylor as Presideut,,
lspectivc ofauy party coir.-itlerafiorzs.neverdmn-
lining that any extra ueous iiitercsts would‘ turn
‘our remarks into a bone oficoirtcution. \Vc,~
havc no desires other than the good oftli'cgi-cat.
\Vliig party, rind had our rcin:ii'ks been what.
our Stamford friends sceinito have taken them.
to br, we cannot but think theirarticle in very
bad taste. We-arc willing to believe.‘ that had
they taken more dulib_erat.e aim. _tl:’ey‘vvoultB
have concluded it hcst not to liirve- fii'cd,“-_and
thus saved tlreursclvcs the rrioi‘fificii_tior_r..of“hav-
iug been done for. C I
For California.
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broad Spanish dirlt-knife from his breast,
attacked the \\'(iruan.€.“’|n.‘Z’ ll“ f‘“”' f""s’l'l‘i
ful aaslics, and aluiost cutting away the
right breast. After she had fallen he at-
tacked Marks until he had killed liim.— _ _ _’
He then stabbed’ himself in the breast four beur Wllll us as “ the harvest is your own.
times, and tnally drove the blade into lus, I _ ( - I
heart. All the parties concerned in tlirs hifliil C0llVClli.x6il.
awful transaction are f0l‘€l2n9T*'- llhel This body met at Hartfortl on \Vednesclay
“'0"‘€" "mlld ~‘l’9"‘l" °“lY '" ll ranch’ '1 he last. and have presented the above ticket for the
to make. good this unavoidable deficiency.
Should nuytlring of importance occur
during the week, however. we shall announce
it in an extra. \Ve presume our patrons will
{tr-ution ol the Government for four years l<‘.vcry body is going to wade knee deep in
from the f0|H‘|l1 Of lllilrclt DEX!-it (lite l'€‘- gold on the Sacrarncrrto of Caliliirrria. Vesaels
= . . '. . ' i , _ . . , ..
:‘.3‘”‘l C‘; blllel“_'°ll°° °l ll“: l?e"l’~§ ‘SC’-'x garc frttingout at every port, iuorethan fifty now
' ~se 7 i ieir re rreseu air '-s in on-- . - . -
l"‘3 3 l ” being up for freight. and passengers. Ihmfoi-d
gress, and the adoption and success of
such Vifliig measures of public policy, as, _
Wm ensure ,, just and p,.,,pe,. ,,,O,ec,,(,,., ford, recently built by M \V. Clrapiu dc Co. is
to A,,,e,-‘icm, labo,-_a financial system 'up for the El Dorado", and promises to be among
lcompatible with a safe and steady currency ‘the first on hand.
and regular and prosperous busincss——an
is going to send a stczrrm-i'——tlre propeller Hart-
l
]0c,,|;,_,- in “high this suicide and two fold
murder took place bears but little charac-
,ter for feeling and symp‘Illt_V, yet It C|‘93l*‘€l
‘a deep and painful sensation-
support of the \Vliigs of Connecticut. The
gcirtlciuuu brought forward, will not. only be
,sur'o to give universal sat.islac.t.ion, but. will also
i
jways, and the {)(l\"diiLL'l!’.(?lll of the inter
‘nal us well as foreign commerce of the
‘country ——a cheap and efficient postal sys-
[. . .
, mprovemenl of the great national high.
I
, Our country fricr.-ds are daily ask-
ing us the ariangcuicrit of the cars on 01 i‘ new
i
=,road. \Ve really do not know any thing more
,about them than nriv bodv clsc. \Vc hoa r the
, . .
_[),- \7y’,,j,,,_.,.s Wm [mid an inquest on the command the sufi'r'age of every patriotic \Vlug
bodics to-dav, when some more light may in old Connecticut. The utmost litl1'l1l0l’)' W9‘
=,-adgd the (‘.gpven_t.ion, and a spirit of uiraniinity
,seemed to point out the ticked desigrated as
be thrown on the matter.
' ./V‘. Y. Tribune, Saturday.
.5 T-l"o-‘rd of r’/re Ladi s.--ls not much 0
. . -. - ' .' st .
the folly and dissipation of the tiirres,a"rd‘l“t‘;1°_ 3 _ ‘
chaff-.’cable to the ladies ‘I llo they noti 1116 Vimvemion "33 ‘3“l*°‘3 *0 °"d9" ll)’ 335-
lgive their sweet smiles and their sweet F. Babcock. Esq. Chairman of the State Cen-
pleasant and musical voices to those who'tral Committee.
l(l|‘éSS ll19 be“ Emil File ll“? m05l €Xl|"dV3‘l Nathaniel B. Smith was elected 't’i'csidcnt
igilllll “ll” ll l“‘lY be 5° l"“”l°"ll“' W 5l°l’ipro tern. and Henry Trowbridge. Jr. Sucro-
,-' eminently calculated to represent all sections .
=.teui—--such It rrianagerrient and disposition ;wliistle 011C001‘ twice a day. and that is an we
ll’; (:1? ltllbllc illlffljljitl} 35 lwjll ml‘-’3M'°,l2rii'e heard from thcrn. \Vlieu their arrange-
- : t -is tie w to e couritr ' " » ,
it '0 est m emf] .0 ,- . _ f k. I -ld’_incnts arc pcrfccicrl we shall. no uoizbt, kizow
and the geneid -p“)v"‘iem’e 0 M.” an lniore about the Iron ll-arso
fr:-ti-rnal fr-elrngs among ilie different, ' ' ‘
States of the Uirion,and towards the peo-
ple of other nations.
Resolvnl, That we regard the result o
the late Presidential election, as a deci- _ _
sive rebuke to the Spirit of C()tlq'le$l. rc- ‘.“'”°“"l "l “‘“= l'lll'*"‘ “ml l“'e”l")" ‘-l°ll"3'5. etc-
ecntly so rife in our count ry, and which ,Thauk you, gcritlciireii. as iuuclias we need the
' I -- 9 - - . .. . .
had it been fostered by the voters wouldruouoy. our colur.ir.s .‘.'-lltlll never be polluted
r
5:?‘ ‘We are corrstarrtly receiving rr‘dvcr'tisc-
f,mr-nts from Dr. \Vciscilroli'. and others of the
lRestell school. with 0l(li‘l'S to publish to the
to various suh'r.-cts were reseutrd b dif- in the street and talk with a mechanic as
P Y .
fererit members, received and referred.
Mr. Dix of N. Y. moved to take up the
‘bill for the establishment of a Colleciion,l
District at Whitehall, which alter some
consideration was passed.
Mr. Yulce of Fla. moved to take up the
bill for the r-oinperisution to the captors of
the frigzaie Philarlelpliia at Tripoli, which
\\':1.~‘ttQl‘t‘f3(l to. He then spoke at some
lengilr in support of the bill, and urged its
arloptiou on the ground of justice to the
gallant men who had distinguished them-l
selves in that brilliant action. Several
other members gave their views on the
suhjcct, when without coming to a con-
clusion the question was postponed.-—
Adj.
Among the petitions presented in the
HOUSE. was one by Mr. Evans of Md. from 5
rnes=erigers, bringingr the ifllectorzil votes
for l’residerrt and Vice-l*’rcsillent of the.
.~;.-cvr.=ral States. Tire.-y pray that inasmuch
as their miieuge has been cut down from
cenis Li) 12 l 9. cents fipr rrrile, ullicll
is arnplyv sulficierit, that Hon. Allcmbcrs of.
of Corigress should also reduce their own
rnilerige. On motion, the Mernozial was
laid on the table.
-.\'lauv resolutions were offered, among
which was one by .\'lr. Gott of N. Y. irr-_
2-tructing the Committee on the District of
Columbia to report a bill prohibiting all
Traffic in Slaves in the said District.-
Adj.
Fruo.u', Dec. 22.
The Sim.-ire proceetlz-d in the consider-
aliou of the bill in favor of draining the
evcrglades of Floritla.
The question was finally postponed.
Mr. Dorrgltrss submitted a resniluiion of
inquiry as to the retrocessiorr of the vacant
grounds in the District of Coluni'.ia to the
State of Marylairtl.
Mr. Dix offered a resolution of inquiry
in regard to any rli:rn«_ve required in the
Consular system with China and Turkey,
whicli was also adopted.
Mr. Benton was t--xcuscd from serving‘
as C'r:iirm:in of the Lllilitary Committee,
and .\Ir.Jcffers-on Davis it-as substituted
‘in his place.
it was then moved that when the Senate
adjourn it be till Tticstluy, which was
agreed to, and the Senate accordingly
adjourned.
lit the i‘loUst-:, illr. Roclrwell_ of Conn.
moved to talcc up tlieprivate calender.
Mr. Cobb of Ga. opposed it, 'whcn the
question was taken by 3‘Q2isiiiidirtiys,:1ird
decirled in the aflirrnative.
The House accordingly resolved itself
into a comuritiee of the whole on the state
of the Union, l\"lr. McClelland of hlicli. in
the chair, and took’ up for consideration
sundry privaiebills, uhcn the Committee
soon after rose and reported progress,
when, on inotion, the House adjourned.
./I Fact for C'on.sz'derutt'on.— in 1845,
93,000,000 gallons of British spirits paid
duty ; and more than 10,300,000 gallons of
foreign wines and spirits were rctained
for home CHll>‘UlIIpllOn. The retailers of
beer were 1133596; of spirits 93,545.-
'l'lie expenditure in drink exceeds by five
millions sterling tlrc:decl=rred value of the
exports of the United Kingdom. and is
about f-. .2 times the amount of all the local
taxzitioii of the country.poor-rates included.
T/l.i‘I'£CeIlt/I. Report on. Prisons.
Come in at Lasz.—The Union has an article
on the subject of ,cl.m=tp Postage, which closes
with the following,-:
it seems to us that it would be wise in
Congress to adopt this plan now-—-come
down to five cents. if that rate shall pay
expenses, then crime down to four, three.
or two cents; or even one, ifghe expenses
can be paid by it.
5.:
iii? The _na.p.er on which the Presi-
dent's IUPSS‘ ge was \i'li,l.f..C‘ll in telegraphic
saris at this Pittsbnrg office measure-
7,200 feet.‘ in l.-rigtli-.——..lrnosi ,a mile and a
l mar.
lshe will with a well dressed gentleman}
';—p=.ruper, we were abort to say.
We can point to many a woman, who
gave her heart and hand to a «nearly-
lmouthed, rlelicute-skinned, oily-haired,
‘young man, who had bitterly rited the day
of her choice. A man who has but little
luisincss, except to curl his hair. consult
the tailor, and talk insipidly, is not fit for
a husb:rnd—we care not how much money
in may count.
{as t_o smile on such, there will be folly and
‘dissipation among the young men. _Ladies
;should be wise, and consult their future
;happiness. Young women, will you not
lreflect upon this subject ‘l
The Taxes are indeed, lieav_v+said Dr.
F.-anI.;lin on one occasion—and if those
laid on by the Gl)\'t!l'llln9fIt were the only
ones we had to pay, we might more easily
discharge tlieiri ; but we have u'ian_\~' others
and mucli more grievous to some of us.
We are taxed twice as much by our idle-
‘noss, three times as mrrclr by our pride,
and four times as much by our fully ; and
from these taxes the commissioners can-;
"not ease or deliver us by allowing any
abatement!
Horse 2L‘/117121) 'n_z,r by u I’/'1'e.s'~!.——A priest is‘
said to have l1Ul‘.~‘P\\-"lllpp£‘(l a comfortable-
Blocking farmer in u t.owii in this county,
,on, we believe, Tliursrlny last. All we can
lsay is, that the farmer deserved it, as every
‘one deserves it who is st-rvilo enough to
submit to it. He muttercd audibl_\',an(l
ltwicc or thrice turned round, while 81' art-
ling under the blows; but beyond that he
dared not show his discontent. We hope
his reverence will often try his hand on
the same slroulders, and iii the same way.
ill he cannot. infusc some spirit into the
§sufl'crei‘, he may llifU>E,‘ some shame into
gothers of the flock. L'ut wliat a religion
it is that can rerlucc, or desires to reducc,
liis di-ciples into such a state of serlislr
ness.—— (‘or/c C'07z.s!(/z/t2'o/2.
'1'//e I-\‘{/l.’Il’l1-S'.—'i-lle Panrrma Rail Road
project has just now a paramount interest
in the public mind ; and there seems to be
a good prospect that an enierprize which
has been for ages thc tlieine of speculation
in the civilized world, is like ly to be ac.-
complished at last by American enterprise.
Frr1n/.'/iI2.'.s- ?es/ing-P]ucc.—ln one cor-
ner of the buryin,q-,qround, best known as
Christ church-yard, l hiladclphia, repose
the rernains of the philosopher Franklin
On entering the yard from Arch st. atten-
tion will unavoidably be directed to his
humble tomb by a well-trodden path,
which leads from the gate to the marble
slab \\-'lilt‘.l1'bB8l'S the simple inscription,
which will at once strike the beholder with
wonder, viz: “ l'3enjamin and Deborah
Franklin." \Vith, wonder, l:say, because
we are accustomed to see the stones cov-
ering the tenements of great men inscribed
with eulogiums, but the one we are now
beholdiag has nothing but the words
above quoted, and the year in which it
was placed there.
To drive away l1’a/._9.—Mr. Charles Pierce,
of Milton, pounded up potash and strewed
it around their holes, threw some under
their holes, and rubbed some on the sides
of the boards and under part where they
came through. The next night he heard
a squealiu,q among them, which he suppo-
sed was from the caustic nature of t__he
potash that had got among their hair, or
on their bare feet. They disappear-ed,
and he has not been troubled with them
sine that time, which was nearly a year"
ago.—.Bosto7z Cu/tr'tm'or.
Liberal _D0na.tion.—M r. Pinney, corres-
psndinq Fecr_etary of the American Colo-
lization Society acknowledges the receipt
of a check of $-10f-)0, from some benevo-
lent individual in New York, in response
so the call lor the means to send the -200
slaves of the Rossie,sta.t..e .to Af.rica_.
So long as young women are so unwise;
tary.
A Committee of one from a county report-
ed the following permanent ofliccrs ofthe Con-
vention :
i ram-rrir::\'T.
CHARLES \V. I{OCK\\'l£LL.
Mr. Rockwell, on taking the Chair. made a
‘ithe many repeated honors wliicli have been so
often conferred upon him by the \Vhigs of Con-
'just. achieved by the \Vliig party. écc. His
reinarlrs were very pertinent. and well receiv-
ed.
Vrcr: Prtr:srm:.\"rs.——Mnr-tin Kr-.llo<_'g, \Vrn.
H. Morriinuir, Eli J. Hoyt, Natlrauiel B.Smitli,
;Lc-.vi Purmlee, \Vin. Fisher’, Moses R.'\Va_rren,
'Zalmou Stnrrs.
Srzcirr-:'r.-iriiits-—David B. Booth, Henry T.
Hough.
After the passage of the scvcral formal reso-
lrrtioris and uppoiutrrreut ot'suudr‘_v coinriiittoes.
the names of the following gci-tlmrioir were
ipl'(~‘.:i(~‘lil(‘tl to tho corivcuiioii as candidates for
r
g Governor‘, viz :
Clark Bisscll, .1. J. McCui'dy, Joseph Trum-
bull, Surnuel D. lulIil.)l)iii'r'l, C. \V.Rockwell, T.
I;‘-acl-:us, Henry Strong, Ebenezer‘ Jackson,
Thomas S._\Villiams.
James F. Babcock, of New Haven, thcn
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gto
i
be brouglit forivard for rc-clcctiou. The
nomination was then witlidrawii.
M r. iccliwell said that his riaiue was placed
upon the list without. his corisr.-at, and did not
;\Vi.~li to be corrsidered as a crrirdidate for that
otlice.
The Convention then took an inforinal liallot
for Covci'rror', with the following rcsull‘ :
\\'liole uunrlier of votcs, 3l7—Joseph Tr'iiin-
brill, 95; T. BIl('.l\'l.lS, 35; C. J. l\lcCur«ly 3 ;
Samuel D. lliibliurd. 15; Thus. 8. ‘sVill'rams,
12; Henry Strong 10; El)(-‘.ll(‘.ZP.l‘ .l(,'(:l\’§()ll. b’:
C. \V. Rockwell 5: Clarl‘. L’-issell ‘.2; T. K
Brace 1 ; E. K. Foster. 1 ; I. \V. Stuart 2.
Adjourned till afternoon.
AI<"1‘l’.l’.;\'0()~.\' sizssrorv.
The Convention asscrnblcd at 2 o’clo¢.-k.
Resolution. Tliut the Corrveirtion proceed to
ballot for a candidate for Governor—passcd.
The Convention ballotled for It candidate for
Governor‘, and adopted Joseph ']'r'umbull. by a
vote of 127 out ol'2‘.Z9.
A ballot was then taken fora candidate for
Lieut. Governor. w hich resulted as follows;
Tlioruas Baclrus,163; Tlros. B. Osborne, ‘.29;
E. Jackson, 13 ; L. S. Foster; 1.-—\Vhole
number‘ of votes, 206. J
ted.
The ticket for State Officers was completed
by the nomination of Hon. Roger H. Mills, for
surer. and Abijah Catlin for Controller.
Mr. Gi‘u\'e.s of '1‘honrpssn offer-ed the follow-
ing resolution :
Resol-act! 'u7zam'mou.s'/_r/, That we have
the fuzlest confidence in the individuals
whom we have now put in rromiuation for
State Omcers, and that the unanimity and
harmony which have pervaded the Cori-
vention, is the earnest of a Whig Victory,
and that we uill use all honorable means
to secure that result in the coming elec-
tron.
Messrs. Tyler, Daniels. and Minor, were ap-
pointed a Committee to wait upon the lion.
Joseph Truuibull, and inform him of his nomi-
nation.
The Committee to nominate State and Coun-
ty Committees, reported as follows.
F0!‘ 5 FATE cr:.\"1'r.A1. COMMITTEE.
John L. Boswell, Thomas Belknap, John C.
Hollister, E. K. Foster, George \V. Hrri'i'is§
I-‘OR cou.\"rv corirrirr'r‘r-in-:s.
Fairfield Cr.——-Dwight Morris, Orris S.
" Fe_i'i‘y, Amos ST'Tr'cu't. '
li ' '
_ brief speech in regard not only to this, but for
irccticitt. He also alluded to the noble triumplr
stzited that Gov. Bisscll did not wish his name.
Secretary of State, Stephen Taylor for Ti'ea- T
have been destructive to tit? public mm‘-
als, and ultimately to the liberties of the
people.
Ifesr)/7:(:d, That while we would not
violate the letter or spirit of the Consti-
tution of the United States, wlrich gives
to the several States the right to regulale
their own domestic policy, and are always
ready for concession to our fellow citi-
zens of every portion of our country, in
matters of convenience or local interest;
we cannot consent to any compromise,
borirJa;__ve. ‘
R.--sufvea’, That though we have full
confidence that the Wliig principles are
clrerislied by a majority of the pC0l‘l9 "l
that [imp will not be rnai_ntainr-Ll while
our opponents are active and perseverini:
in their efforts to misrepresent them, and
it is therefore t-he duty of every \'\ big as
he values a good ,qovernnrer:t, to devote a
portion of his time to the success of those
principles and the candidates identified
Willi them. .
Resolved, That we have full. confidence
in the integrity, moral and political worth
of the Hon. Joseph Trumbull, oupcandh
«late for Governor; of the Hon. llrornas
Backus, our candidate for LIent- G0\’el‘n-
or; of Hon Roger H. 'i\"lills, our candidate
for Secretary of State: of Stephen Tay-
lor-, Esq. our candidate for Treasurer; and
lHou. Abijah Catlin, our candidate for Con-
jtrtillet‘, and we will use all honorable
lefiiirts to promote their success at the
;approaching election.
l 'l‘|ic- resolutions were discuserl by Messrs.
lRobinson of Hartford. Graves of Thompson.
lKondi'ick of \Vatcrl)ur-y, Tyler of I3I'00l&l)’n-
lL.you of Ashford, Butler of Norwalk, \Viley of
N. London, Shcriuari of Maric1ic:<tei', Gaylord
lof -\shford. Gallup of Plzrinfiold, \Vhite of'.Dan-
, .
l
bury-——and adopted.
"l.‘l:c Coinenittee to wait on Hon. Mi‘. Trum-
bull. r¢’l‘orte,d that Mr. Trumbull instructed
‘them to tender‘ to the Convention his most
‘profound thanks for the distiriguislred lroiror
corifei-i-r-d upon him. and his accepfarrce. of the
uouiriiatiou.
I’i.csolut'ion that the procccdiug.< bc signed by
the otiicers and published in t.hoWlrig papers
of the State—passed.
A vote of thanks to the officcrs of the Con-
vention was proposed and put by the H011-
Grecu Kendrick, and unanimously adopted—
and the Convention, after a few words of con-
gratulation from the President on the entire
hariuoiiy of its actiou——adjoui'ne:}.
Cuor.r»:nA.—-This fearful disease which had
lsidiug. Fortunately the gold mania has so on-
grossed the public mind as to prevent any panic
or alarm. which has no doubt greatly contribu-
ted to prevent its spread.
E3” The attention of the reader‘ is referred
to the adv. headed Auction. As the sale is to
embrace a quantity'of wood land, it may be
worthy the notice of dealers.
OLD ZAcr(’s .Rr'-'.r..t'r'ro.\'s.-——-Capl-- Allison is
brother‘-in-law ofGeneval Taylor; Crittendens
of Ky, is sou—in-law of‘ Allison ; Jefferson Da-
vis, of Mississippi. is sou-in-law of Taylor;
i\'Iajor Bliss do.
Comcmr:-.~:cr:.—Tlie 7th of November was
the anniversary of the battle of Tippecanoe,
rrniter the lamented Harrison. It was celebra-
ted by electing a Whig President of the U. S.
Miss MARIETTA Srirrrn.-——The Brooklyn
Advertiser in speaking of this young lady, says
that she went to that city and meeting 1!
gentleman was privately married. no doubt ac-
(.50)-ding to previous ar'i'angemeut. Further-
p:n'ticulars of tli.lsmyst;_eriou,s affair are announ-
ced as fo1'il1coiuing,-
which shall extend the area of liurriari
Connecticut, yet we know there is danger.
' its cost.
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lwiih such damuirble wickedness, to obtain it.
\Vheu the people of Connecticut wish to be
instructed in wholesale iufauticide, your orders
may receivonttentiou. Till then, we do not
can-. to pay postage for such iuliuman scoun-
. drclisrn.
E2?’ \Ve have had all sorts of weather for in
week paét—suushii:e, snow, sleet, and rain.
LE?‘ Our New Haven Cor‘;-c_spondent “ G.
shall be attended to in our next numbcr.
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If
IMPoriTA.\"r 'ro Or-‘r'rcr~: Si-:r;m:r:s.—Hear
this ye patriotic g8.lillPl]leI] who sigh for office :
‘ From a responsible source,‘ says the Slici-
,by News, ‘we learned lust wt-ek, that Gen,
Taylor had courinitted to the flames at one
tiuie, over a buslrcl of lt'll€)'S, asking foroffice ;
and in all probability-lrc has by this time coin-
ruittcd four times the qua ntity to thcsamo safe
depository.’
\Vonder how many were rostrriarked “ Not‘-
walk”? \Vc shall go riglit, over and sec ifour
Clerk has kept tally!
S'rovr:s.—Lockwood ck Haiglrt have got I!
new thing in the line of parlor Stoves. One
may be seen at their store in full blast. Par-
ticulars next week.
Pi-:riso.\'AL.--Tlio Cliicago Jo—u_iinal says it is
almost improper to ruakc any allusions to Cass-
ilcs in that city, because it is impossiblu to
éspca k of one of them without its being taken as
‘a personality by all l/1/reg.
, SF The editor of the Springfield Republi-
, ur-an, after rernarkingz that; there would be no
_ Prc.s:idcut of the United States on Sunday. the
4th of March, says; “ a national day of rest at
,.the expiration of Mr. Polk’s term, strikes us as
I" quite appropriate."
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t
L?‘ Mr. David Comstock has left with as tr.
curiosity in the shape ofa Parsnip some four
feet from stem to stern. VVlio beets this 2
r
‘ r'i'.‘J_'E‘Iir reply to the Philadelphia Dollar
l,Ncivspaper,—there is no such paper as the
' “ \Veekly Gazette” published here. Do you
no.t mean Norwic/i. Ct. instead of Norwal/c'.’
E? Hon. TKUM.-\'Y Si‘lIl’1'H will please ex-
; eepl. our thanks fyr valuable (locurnent...
;' Publications
, Porziirs av l.Vru. 'l'Ho.1ipsoN BACON’.—TlliS is one
lof ilie irrost beautiful volumes ofthe seasoii—spea-.
,‘ king in a profcss.iomrlway, and il"tlie izeadcr cannot
feel a pleasurable thrill in enrmiirg over, some of i,s
exquisite passages, lie must be as cold as the storm
_ now howling above our head. iVe have renewed.
B11.‘ Backus wus than mmnimously momma’ - lnilde its "llllelwflnce ‘it ‘he Q.“"‘mmlne’ is sub" l our actluaiiitance with l"aiiiI_\ \Villouglib)’. land find
ilrer as bewiicliirrg as ‘in (lays lung sync.‘ We give
it tip now, and shall go and hang our harp on the
willow—brotlrer Bacon has more ‘music in his soul,
‘ than was ever dreamed of in our philosophy.’
Grun.i.a’s MAcAz..-<13, an old favorite in this me-
ridian, has improved much siuceit greeted us last.
it now takes the lead in the Magrrziric rank and air-.
rays :1 list oftailcirt vrhicli must be at least dishezrtt-.
uiug to its less farvorcrl couipeiitors.
Ilor.n,r:r~t's MAGAZINE: is one of the best things in
the cheap publication litre, beautifully illustrtuedz,
with line wood engraviirgs—all for one dollar.
The Commnurv is no unworthy competitor foy-
pubiic favor—-well illustratod, well printed, well
written, etc. 15! Nassnttsh
The Usios, we perceive, has changed h,auds,aud ‘
evidently very much for the, better- its office Qt‘;
publication hasalso beon removed to Pbiladelphie.._
Tire You'rn’s CABINET wears a more smilipg.
face than ever—Now’s the ti_mc_ to. snb_sci'ib.§ f0_|'
this iiivulualile little book.
l\'Ir-znnvs MUSEUM. by the immortal Pete;
is as interesting airdsprigluly as evel‘.--\V'?_¥_l,_l_!_f_\’_'1-|'f0_
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