Norwalk Gazette, Tuesday, May 14, 1850 · page 2

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

After some discussion, the resolution was
Passed. - ‘ ‘ - q’
. Adjourned to 10 o’clock to-marrow morn-
mg. “ ' ,
 Tuiiisnav, May 7.
Petitions presented‘ and referred. I
-. Ressol,u_.ti.0n.g;iY.ifng leave to_ several indi-
viduals to enter their petitoinsin the office
of’Scc.Ofi-"State. ‘ _-' ~; ~ _ ;' .-;
A. message from the late Governor End

accompanying documents-transmitted to the--

Senate,

Reports of several banks referred‘ to com.
on Banks. . ' '
, Bill. for a public act, giving accused per-
sons the right of speaking last. Passed to
its second reading and referred to the com-
mittee on_,Judiciary. ‘
-“Bill foran act" empowering Courts three
auditors on all claims not exceeding $17-
passed to 2d reading, and referred to coin-
mittee on Judiciary.

Bill for an act repealing so much of the
statute as requires a judge of the County
Court to residein the county in which his
court is held. -

Bill*for an act providing that the benefits
due to any individual from a benevolent so-
ciety shall be free from any action on for-
eign attachment. Passed to its second read-
mg.

-Bill for an act repealing an act of 1849;
passed on its second reading’.

Res. empowering the committees on
Rail Roads to take the necessary measures
to ascertain wlietber the‘ Norwich and Wor-
chester Railroad Co had complied with all
the requistions of tlieircharter——passed.

‘ Res. passed referring so much of Gov.’s
message as ralates to death penalty, to a
joint select com. of one.from each county.

Res. passed refering so much as relates to
the amendment ofthe Constitution, to the
committee on Constitutional Amendments.

So much as relates to the regulation of
day’s labor—to Committee on Judiciary.

So much as relates to the Usury Law-
to the same Committee.

So much as relates to the militia—to the
Committee on militia affairs. .

So much as relates to the trafic in spirit-
uous liquors—-to Select Committee on intox-
icating liquors.

So much as relates to education—-_-to the
Committee on Education.

A resolution that so much of the Message
as relates to the general banking law be re-
ferred to a Select Joint Committee of one
from a County. ,

Mr. Burnhain thought it would be better
to refer it to the Committee on the Judicia-
ry, as they have been selected for their legal
knowledge and experience. He moved to
amend the resolution, by directing its refer-
ence to that committee.

Mr. Phelpshoped that the House would
not accede to this proposition.

Mr. Peck remarked that the proper refer-
ence for this portion of Governoi"s Message
was the Com. on Banks. He did not un--
derstand that any question oflaw was involv-
ed iii it,§that would require its reference to the
Com. on the Judiciary. Neither did he
think it expedient to raise a new committee
upon every new question that came before
the House. He moved that subject be refer-
red to Com. on Bank.

Mr. Bissell. thought there was no ques-
tion that involved more important matters
than the one under consideration. It antici-
pates an entire change in our system of
banking. Thereis nothing more important
than that we should have a sound sys-
tem of currency. On a question oftbis sort
the proper reference is to the Com. on
Banks, who, from the information which
they will be in possession of, will be in the
best enabledtojudge of the necessity or ex-
pediency of making a change in our present
system. We should not send every new
question that occurs here, to a special com-
mittee.

On motion of, Mr. Pratt, the resolution
and amendments were laid upon, the table.

Resolution appointing Geo. W. Peet a
Commissioner on the Housatonic Rail Road
until the 20th day ofJune next-adopted.

Adjd. to 10 a. in. to-inorrow.

‘.Vi:nivi:snAr, May 8.

Sena.te.-—Several petitions presented and
referred.

Hon. Mr. Eaton offered a resolution re-
fering so much of Goverrior’s message as re-
lates to the speedy settlement of the Slave-
ry question to com. on Federal Relations.

Hon Mr. Toucey presented the follow-
ing reports from Judiciary committee, which
were accepted and bills passed accordingly;
changing name of Aug. N. Miles to A. N.

‘Maine; Mary E. Church to Mary E. Kim-
berle ' ; changing time for holding annual
meeting of Hartford School Society.

Bill repealing act of 1849, makingit pen-

_ al for an oflice-bolder under the U. S. Gov-
ernment to take a seat in this Legislature,
reported from Judiciary Com.

Hon. Mr. Catlin moved to amend, so that
the law shall take effect from its ‘passage ;
adopted.

Hon. Mr. Catlin had hoped that upon
reflection the Senator from the 17th would
have withdrawn his opposition. At any

' rate, he had a right to expect stronger rea-
sons for his present position.

The debate was further continued by
Hon. Messrs. Brockway, Eaton, Hubbard
and Toucy, when the subject was laid over
informally.

Several petitions from the House were re-
ferred to the appropriate committees, when
‘tlhe Senate adjourned to ten A. M. Thurs-

ay.

House.-—Mr. Moore of'Union was ap-
pointed to tilltbe vacancy in the Commit-
tee of Military AlT9lll'S, occasioned by the
resignation ofMr. Wilkes. '

_Mr. Francis of Wallingford was also ap-
pointed on the Committee on Roads and
Bridges vice Smith of Naugatuck,excused.

Messrs. Hamersley, Wilcox ot Prospect,
Roatha Beard, Burnham, Gilbert, VVarner
of East Haddam, and VVashburn were ap-
poipted on the Joint Select Committee on
Federal Relations.

On motion of Mr. Deming’s resolution
authorizing the Governo!" to procure a block
ofPortland free stone for the W-asliington
monument and ‘to furnish a suitable inscrip-

. tlon for the, same was taken‘ up and passed

to, its third reading.
Mt: Bishop moved, to, amend the resolu-
tion by substituting granite for tree stone.

I ,He, said that granitewas a primitive rock,
1 ' while freestone was a secondary formation,
.,and would be a more appropriate donation.

Mr. Deming gave sundry reasons why

:1 I,’ the free stone should be preferred, and un-
. ’1‘ss9‘tliero was aj"atrong sentiment in the

..n It‘ ,

house..in favor! of granite, he should vote’
for Portland free stone. . . .

After a discussion of considerable length,
in which Messrs. Pratt, Bishop’, Dutton,
Barber and Phelps took- part, the resolution
was unanimously adopted. , ,‘ , 

, Petition of Ithiel Sawyer and others, re-
ferred to the committee on the Judiciary.

A resolution was adopted allowing all
parties to ,_‘e_nt_er petitions not of adversary
nature, in the office of the Secretary of State
until Wednesday next.’ V
, Mr. Pratt moved to resume the consid-
eration ofthe resolution referring so much
of the governor’s message as relates to a gen-
eral banking law, to a joint select commit-
tee, with the amendments.

After an animated debate by Messrs.
Pratt, Burnham, Peck, I-Iamersley, Dutton,
Phelps, Taylor and Doolittle, the original
resolution was adopted. V

Leave granted to first school district to
chadge time of their annual meeting.

Petition for the division of the town of
Mansfiéld—-division of Litchfield county-
for House of Refnge—for Bank at Hum-
phreysville—for General Banking Law-—0f
Bacon Academy for leave to sell land—and
of Chester B. Brown for expenses incurred
in pursuing a crimnal—-severally referred to
appropriate committees.

Resolution refering so much Governor’s
message as relates to Federal relations, to
the select com. on that'subject—adopted.

Reports of coiiimittee on Judiciary, re-
commending that Mary Elizabeth Church
have leave to change her name to Elizabeth
Mary Main, and that Augusta B. Miles
have leave to change her name to Augusta
B. Kimberley——accepted and leave granted.

Petition ofStamfo_rd Bank to increase its
capital. Referred.

morning.
THURSDAY, May 9.

In llze Senate, on motion of Mr. Hajrral,

the vote was reconsidered referring petition
of citizens of Norwaik to make that place
the half shire town of Fairfield county to a
joint select committee.
Also reconsidered vote on petition of R.
S. Nichols, for removal of court house to
Bridgeport. On motion ‘these petitions were
returned to the House.' ’

The discussion of the bill repealing act of
1849, making it penal for an office-holder
of the U. S. Government to take a seat in this
Legislature,was resuiried, and, after some
remarks by Messrs. Toucey, Hubbard, Rice
and Brockway, was passed by a vote of 18
to 2. -

Petition of George H. Cooper, to alter
law prohibiting dramatic exhibitions; re-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.

Bill fora public act relating to persons
guilty of murder, arson, treason and other
crimes punishable by death, introduced by
Mr. Catlin; referred.

Mr. 'I‘oucey from Committee on Judici-
ary, reported bill exempting moneydue from
beneficiary associations from attachments-
discussed by Messrs. Toucey and Rice, and
passed unanimously ; report accepted.

Same corniriittee reported a bill for the
appointmentof auditors in action of assiimp-
sit where the sum in‘ demand exceeds $17,
with the consent of the parties.

Bill discussed by Mr. Toucey, who'ex-
plained the object of the bill. Mr. Hub-

nrd was opposed to that portion which
made the consent of parties necessary to
refereiice, and, if it was necessary to incor-
porate it upon the bill to comply with the
requisition of the Constitution, he was not
prepared to vote for the bill, and requested
that it might be postponed.

Mr. Toucey thought that the parties must
retain the privilege of assenting to the ap-
pointment of auditors, as the Constitution
gives all persons a right to a jury trial, in
all cases where they had the right previously.

Mr. Rice was opposed to giving any op-
tion about reference to auditors. Bill passed.

Mr. Landon introduced resolution ap-
pointing W. A. Reynolds State Director of
the New Haven Bank; referred to Commit-
tee on Banks.

Petitions presented and referred.

Mr. lngham introduced bill repealing law
allowing Judges to send out a jury for a
second consideration of cases submitted to
them; referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Resolution to purchase a block of Port-
land Free Stone, and, after having an ap-
propriate inscription placed upon it, forward-

ument——laid on the table.

Resolution extending time for entering
petitions to Wednesday next came from the
House passed—- Senate concurred. Ad-
journed to Tuesday, 2 o’clock. -

House. Petition of town of Norwalk,
for removal of county seat from Fairfield.
This and several other petitions on the same
subject, referred by resolution to joint select
committee of one from the Senate and eight
from the House. ,

Mr. Peck introduced a series of resolutions
on subject of Slavery, &c., and proposed
that they be referred to the select committee
on Federal Relations,and he made the order
of the day for VVednesday next at 10 o’clock.
Laid upon the table by consent of the mover,
for the purpose of allowing Mr. Hooker, of
Farmington, to introduce a set of resolu-
tions on the same subject.

The consideration of Mr. Pecl<’s resolu-
tions was resumed. Mr. Hamersley moved
to amend by striking out that portion which
requires the resolutions to be referred to the
committee on Federal Relations, reported
upon on Tuesday, and made the order of
the day for VVednesday next.

Mr. Peck called for the yeas and nays on
the amendment, which were ordered
Amendment lost——ayes 86, nays 104.
_Adjourned to Tuesday at 2 o’clock.

CONGRESS.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

In Senate, on Monday, the Vice Piesident
being absent M. King, of Alabama was
chosen President pro tem.

Mr. Elmore, appointed to fill the seat
made vacant by the death of -Mr. Calhoun,
appeared, andwas qualified, and took his
seat. . .

In 170.11»-te, A message was received from
the President, stating that he had signed
the,bill to accept Mr, Grinnell’s vessels.

Mr. Burt of S. C. asked leave to ‘offer a
resolution that the President be requested
to signify to the Government of Great
Britian,the wish of the United States to
to terminate on our part the blockade for the
suppression of the slave trade on the coast
of Afrc a.

.The Senate on Tuesday efi‘e_cted nothing
but talked the daythrough, on an excellen
bill—a bill providing for a Board of Ac

counts to scrutinize and settle all claims

Adjourned to 10 o’clock to-morrow.

ed to VVashington for the Washington men»

against the United States. 4 Had the provi-

sion so warmly urged on this subject been
made last winter, the country would have
saved both money and credit by the opera-
tion. " s . ' -

IN run House the Census bill was taken
up in Committee of the Whole, and Mr.
Vinton’s amendment providing for taking
the next census in accordance with the pro-
visions of this bill, unlessit should be altered
or repealed before the first of January pre-
ceding the next Census,-was adopted. His
next amendment, providing that the House
of Representatives shall hereafter consist of
200 members, was also adoptep—7'2 to 63.

An Amendment providing that the elec-
tion for Members of Congress shall be held
on the same day throughout the United
States, was rejected.
I The bill reported by a majority of the Ju-
diciary Committee, providing merely for tak-
ing the census of inhabitants was lost——50
to 92. The Committee rose, and the great-
er part of the amendments were concurred
in bythe House, and others were laid over,
to be taken up, and voted upon to-day.

In the Senate, on Wednesday last, Mr.
Clay made his anxiously expected report
from the Select Committee of Thirteen on
California, the Territories, &c., which was
immediately assailed and denounced by the
leaders of the Slavery propaganda, as con-
ceding too much to the North! Messrs.
Mason of Va., Berrien of Ga, Downs of
La., Clemens of Ala., Yulee of Florida,
Tome of Teuii.. and Borland of Ark., all
came out in opposition to the proposed Com-
promise.

Mr. Clay, though taken by surprise,
maintained his ground with characteristic
ability and energy, and announced his de-
termination to stand by the report to the last.

Messrs. Cass of Mich., Mangum of North
Carolina, Houston of Texas, Foote of Miss,
and Dickinson of N. Y., stood by him, but
it is pretty clear that the Compromiseis dead.

In the House Mr. Vinton’s important
amendments to the Census bill were both
adopted, and the bill passed, though fought
to the last. _

Mr. Winthrop then obtained the floor, on
the Prc.sident’s California Message, and
avowed his unchanged adherence to the
VVilmot Proviso.

In Senule,on T/iursdn._q/, Mr. Smith sub-
mitted a resolution ofenquiry into the expe-
diency of establishing a Mint in California.
Adopted. The Senate spent some time in
conversat.ion or. the claims of the heirs of
Kosciusko, and the iiuproper interference
ofthe Russian Minister on the subject. A
resolution requesting, from the Secretary of
State, a report of the proceedings, was

assed.

The House amendments to the Census
Bill were referred to the committee.

Mr. Clay’s coiripromise bill was madethe
order of the day for Monday.

The Senate then passed the bill to estab-
lish a Board of Accounts, by 34 to 8.

The business of the House was of no im-
portance.

Fricluy, the Senate was not in session.

The House discussed the Senate’s amend-
ments to the Deficiency bill,and indulged
in the usual amount of grumbling at the ex-
travagant and scandalous character of these
Deficiencies and Contingencies, and con-
cluded by bolting the whole as usual. So
the bill is in effect passed, though the concur-
rence ofthe Senate in two or three trifling
House amendments is still requisite.

Items of Caiiforiria N ews

The mail steainship Cherokee reached
New York Tuesday night the 7th, soon
after the Empire City and Georgia. She
brings $1,681,580 in gold dust. The
Georgia brought 146 passengers and $874,-
760 in gold, makinga total of two million
and a ‘half by theses arrivals_.

The Panama. EC/2.0 says that the P. Rail-
road is,not suspended. _

California had been divided into nine ju-
dicial districts, and judgesin each with sal-
ries of $7500. Considerable ‘excitement
took place, on the first Mondayof April, in
San Francisco, respecting the election of a
sheriff. "

A latge lump of gold, weighing 23
pounds, is about to be brought to the Atlan-
tic States for exhibition.

A large number of emigrants having
landed from Sydney {and the other penal
colonies of England, the Legislature has for-
bidden it.

New placers have been discovered, especi-
ally on the tributaries ofthe San Joacin and
in south California. Much gold has been
found near Triuielad Bay in Lat. 41 deg.,
and a_rlventures From Oregon were flock-
ing thither.

There are fifteen steamers running or afloat
on the Sacramento River.

The day previous to the sailing of the
C'aliform'a., the Collector 01 Customs in San
Francisco, was notified that the monies col-
lected for duties must be paid over to ‘the’
State government, in accordance with a
resolution passed by the Legislature, and
steps were being taken to form an independ-
ent government. Com. Jones, it is said, is
about to take active measures to prevent
it. A law has -also passed the Legislature,
imposing a tax of 25 dollars a month on
every foreigner, who works in the mines..

The Alta California, of April 1, in its re-
view of the market, states that since the de-
parture of the steamer of the first of March
the commeiicemect of a long looked for
change has taken place. Rents are declining
and buildings notlong since commanding
thousands are yielding only hundreds.——
Many failures have occurred. and among
them one of the heaviest houses in San
Francisco. Large failures apart from mer-
cantile business, have arisen from real estate
operatioes, and added much to the‘ want of
confidence. Merchaiidize is much lower
and the tendency is downward.

Frightening a Landlord. A landlord. in
Pittsburgh, who is well known for his habit
of dunning, had called several times on a
tenant who owed him money. ‘The tenant
finally sent a note, inviting him to call on
him “ in the back room of the third story,
and receive his money.” The landlord had
read the Webster testimony, and has -not
troubled thetenant since.

 

3@- A Yankee soup pedler being prohib-
ited. from retailing his goods in the streets of
Newark, without a license, gave notice ofa
lecture to-be delivered on soup at a public
hall, charging for sdmission the price -oftthe
soap, and git-inga cake to each one who
came. The noveltyof the thing drew stich
crowds, that Mr. Hewet who had advertised
to read Shakespere that evening, postponed
it for want of audience. .

NoitiVAiiit, eaznrrii.

 
 

TUESDAY, MAY 14, _is‘5‘o.

The space we need to ' give some degree
of variety to our columns, is miibh taken up,
itwill be seen, with communications of rather
undue length. While the legislature is in ses-
sion, we must report its proceedirgs. To do
this——hnving six day’s report to give in one pa-
per, and at the same time publish ii synopsis of
the doingsvof Congress; leaves us but little
room for long original articles, and ii glance at
lhe'many topics of current, general news. Cor-
respondents will tlierefore -take the admonition
and be as concise as possible.

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PROCEEDINGS or TIE LI-)GIILATUl'tE.——Bl1t
little has as yet been done by this body, beyond’
.the appointment; of committees, and introducing
the work of the session. VVe report all that
has been done up to Thursday afternoon,
when an adjournment. was had over to Tues-
day of the present week. Among the peti-
tions presented is that of this town, for there-
uioval ofthe county buildingr to this place, and
another of like character from Bridgeport.
praying that Bi'idgepo,rt: may be made the
half shire town. Both these petitions were
referred to :1 joint select; committee of one
from the Senate, and eight: from the House.
The trial of these petitions before the Coin-
mittee has been, we understand, arranged for
next week. That will be an occasion of some
interest--probably.

A Row NEARLY.—-Tile Anti-Slavery Anni-
vorsary Meetings held at the Tabernacle. N.
Y., on Tuesday Evening, and Wednesday,
of last week, were broken up by t.he Empire
Club, with the notorious Capt. Rynders at
their head. These rowdies, to the number of
two or three hundred, assembled, and, by
groans, and liisses, blaspheinousmnd obscene
ejaculations, interrupted the speakers, took
possession of the stand, and turned the whole
into :1 scene of confusion and discord, inso-
mtich that the meetings were broken up and
discontinued. \Vli:it was most; singular about
this inatter is, that; this rtitiianly disorder should
have taken place in the presence of the chief
of police and his posse!

From the Son of Temperance.

Brio. TRENCH :—Many of your readers are
probably aware, tllili. there is 11 newspaper
published in i\orwulk, which is entitled. the
*‘ No-rwallc Gazette.” It. purports to be edited
by J. H. Hoyt, who is t-he resident editor, and
who SUp6l'll)lIel)(lS the printing and publishing
depzirtiiient. The spirit ofthe concern. how-
ever, is not his spirit, neither are all its l'i'ieud-
ships and aiiimosities liis. For this Jiiines H.
Hoyt, by the way. is rather inoffensive than
otherwise. and quite lieucczibly disposed ; but
it. must be remembered that he publishes it
p0llllCiIlJ|)lll‘llZi1l’) paper, of the VVhig genus,
and is, of course, under the influence, ofa class
of men, who can tolerate nothing that may
chance to interfere, however indirectly, with
their own political predilections.

It is the custom, you know. with these little
country iiews;:iipei's. like so many little curs,
to set tip :1 terrible yclping. whenever any of
the big dogs bark, or in other words, to catch
up the dying echo of seine more commanding
sheet, and storm away like (1 “ tempest. in t1
tea-pot," i'eitei'iiting the stale slang in the form
of ii niiseruble re-liiish, which some lieated
purtizziii ofthe same class, has previously pre-
piired to their hand ; and hence you perceive
the poor “resident editor” of the Son of Tom-
perance, must; receive :1 few more stripes for
the unpardonable otTeiice of exposing corrup-
tion nud i'asculity,iii high places.

In order to do this more successfully, the
nominal editor of the Gazette iippczirs to step
in. This correspondent does the work to his
hand so nicely, that tlfe editor has nothing to
do but to publish his comniuniciition, and get
all the glory that may possibly redound to such
an exploit. ‘

Of course this correspoiident is 11 “ Son of
Tempei'ance"—a real friend of the cause--
always true to his obligations—vei'y solicitous
that: the Order. and its Grand Division in this
State, should not come iinderaiiy evil imputa-
tion, from the reckless conduct of this “ black-
guzird sheet." which purports to be its organ.

0, how he loves the glorious cause. and this
noble Order! Donbtless, he intends to guard
it against; abuses of this description, to die a
mtll'l.yl‘ to his principles, &c. &c.

His devotion to the order is evidenced by
the following precious item, which betrays at
once the cause of his extreme sensibility, and
the ground work of his hostility to “ Brother
Trencli”: hear him :—

“ This leads me to inquire who ‘ Bro.
Trench" is, and I believe I am right in say-
ing that he is the former editor of the Nor-
wich Aurora, one of the most virulent, libel-
ous, unblushing. locofoco sheets ever publish-
ea in Connecticut, and I believe, also, that I
am not mistaken in aflirrning that what
‘Bro. Trench’ was when conducting the
Aurora, he is now while editor of, ‘The Son
of Temperance.’ This fact furnishes me
with the key note to the tune which “the
Organ,” has so often played during the late
political excitement.”

Here, then, the “ tail sticks out.” This
gentleman correspondent (l) is n \Vhig-—nnd
Bro. Trench, in daring to publish wlzat. he
believed to be true, of the iiiimortal mayor of
the city of Bridgeport, thinking it st ricttly with.
in the line of his duty, as the conductor of ii
temperance journal-——lins coininitted this griev-
ous offence; because, forsooth, mayor Hurral
is n Whig. and Bro. Trench was once the editor
of the Norwich Aurora, and happened to be on
the other side in politics. Ay, this is the rule.
Had Harrzil been 11 democrat, you would have
lieai'd none of this w’iini7ig about the “ abuse of
the Order,” the “injuring of the Grand Divis-
ion"—tlie ,scurrilit.y, and "'blnckguai'disin” of
the pziper which Bro. Trench publishes, &c.
Not a bit cfit. \Vonder how many such warm
temperance men as this editor, and his ardent
correspondent, it; will take, to push our glorious
cause to its final conquest. Very certain we
are. that not; until these couchant slaves of
piiijty. who seem so cheerful to lick the dust to
promote their pnrtyoiijects 6?. ends, shall break
away from such alliances, and assert the high
birtliright of freeman and citizens.

But how amusing it is to see these fellows
twist. and worm tliemselves about, as though
some one had trod upon their corns. 'I‘ne
enemies of the Fountain uccuse its fearless
and spirited editor of being it W7z2'g and doing
all soi-t;s'of tliiugs to defeat the Democrats, be-
cause he exposes the rascully connivunce of
the Hui'tfoi'd Times and the redoubtable Clark,
while on the other hand, Bro. Trench has
touched Mayor Hiirrul, and lo.’ ,“ this is the
key-note to the tune of locqfocoz'sm.” _.Bah!
whet nonsense : and yet these cards must be
pulled ; for such wires can be made to respond.

\Vonder if the editor of the N owvtilk Gazette
will.“ give up the name of his covrcspondenl,”
who takes fire so ‘ indignantly, and forthwith

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cation is copied from the “ Son ot Temper-'
ance” of May 11th. It seems tobe intended
as a sort of reply to my letter, which appear-
ed in your paper of last week. It is dated,
at Norwalk, and as one of the Editors of “ The
Son” resides in this town, the presumption
is, that the production is T his or revised by
him. It begins bylsetting up a distinction
altogether imaginary, between the real and
nominal Editorof the Gazette, and proceeds
to inform us that the latter, JAB. H. HOYT,
is quite an inoffensive character. I _am
pleased with this candor, and to be equally
frank, I must say that “Bro. TRENCH," and
some of his correspondents are so far from
being inoffensive, that they have absolutely
become a stench in the nostrils of the
land. Asa reply to my letter, one would
naturally suppose that it would contain some
reasoning upon the topic suggested by me;
viz: the expediency of calling in the aid of
abuse, and applying to those who have not
yet joined the Temperance ranks, such terms
as “fools,” “rascals,” “cowards,” “liars,”
&.c. &c., for the furtherance of the good
cause of total abstinence. I ventured to sug-
gest the inexpedieiicy of such a course, and
now let us see what arguments are made use
of in the above communication to confute
my opinion. There are three arguments in
the communication 2--

First, the Narwalk Gazette is abused and
called “ at our.”

‘Second, Mr. Harral is abused and called
a corrupt rascal ; for no other meaning can
be applied to the words “ corruption and ras-
cality in high places,” in the connection in
which they stand in the communication.

Third, the current of abuse is turned
toward my unlucky self; and it is broadly
insinuated that I am not “ a real friend to the
cause,” that Ihave not “ always been true to
my obligations,” and that the representation
which I made of my motives, in my former
letter, was altogether false, for, it is alleged
that I am influenced, in my views of this
matter, solely by my political preferences

Thischain of reasoning is wound up bps
sort of pun,the wit of which I do not exacily
perceive, but which seems intended to iiidi
cate the name which “ llle Son.” writer sup-
poses to belong to your correspondent.

Now, Mr. Editor, it is pretty generally
known in this community, that there are cer-
tain good temperance folks here, whose zeal
is very apt to get ahead of their discretion ;‘
and this communication being dated May
7th, the very day of your last week’s issue,
it is evident that at the first sight of my for-
mer letter, the writer got into a state of ex-
citeinent fully as prejudicial to the correct
working of the brain, as any alcoholic stim-
ulus; and while in this State he sits down
to correspond with *‘ Bro. Trench.” Of
course, his production is not distinguished by
that good temper, and pleasant feeling, that
clearness of style, and coherency of reason-
ing which otherwise might have_been expect-
ed from a writer for “ The Son of Tem-
perance. He should have taken time to get
cool--waited till next day—-as they some-
times say, he should have “ slept it of.” If
he lied pursued this course, the world would
never have been astonished by such a com-
munication as he incontinently sent off to
Middletown.

But seriously, now, does my good neigh-
bor, “ the Son” correspondent, or does any
one else suppose that the kind of argument
which I have described, and of which my
friends’ letter is aspecinien, is calculated
to do any good; nay, more, that it is not

' calculated to do immeasurable injury’! The

Norwalk Gazette is a very respectable paper
as papeis go ; its editor and many of its sub-
scribers are Sons of Temperance; will their
zeal for the cause be promoted by comparing
that paper to (1. am‘? Mr. Harral is a man
who, by his own industry has worked his
way from pdivlerty and obscurity to wealth
and honorable station ; he is distinguish-
ed for his public and private liberality
and has many friends. in the temper-
aiice ranks, who "would rejoice to see him
added to the list of pledged total abstinence
men. Is such a consummation likely to be
effected by imputing to him “ corruption
and rascality '2” Is the individual, whom
“ the Son” writer supposes to be the author
of the letter in last week’s Gazette, likely to
find his attachment to the Order materially
increased by having his past: errors raked
up and sneered at by a professed brother’!
No, no, friend, you are wrong in this mat-
ter, and you know it. I cannot believe that
you would sanction the publication of such
diabolical trash as “ appears in “ The Son of
Temperance” of April 27th, but you have
fancied that you have discovered something
in my former letter, which never was meant
or thought of, and which no one but your-
self would have imagined, and on the spur
of the moment you have written an article
which is unjust to yourself, and of which I
verily believe, you are now heartily ashamed.

One word more, and I have done. If I
was wrong in imputing the gross abuse of
Mr. HARRAL. the WHIG candidate to Mr.
Trench, why was it,‘that not a word was ut-
tered by ts The Son of Temperance,” against
VVM. P. BURRALL the Locoroco candidate,
although so far as relates to the 'l‘e_mpei'ance
"cause, the latter was and is as fully open to
censure as the /brmer, though neither can be
justly charged with the slightest approxima-
tion to internperance. If I was wrong, why
did “The Son. of Temperance,” before ;elec-
tion, persist in representing the opposing

blazes away at the "Son .7” If not, let us

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candidates‘ for Senatoi in the 11th Distiict,
as both Temperance men, when ifwas all the
while notorious that this was true only of rho”
W'Iu'g candidate, while the Locofoco Bm-ms,
was not only not a temperance man, but a—
Dis'riLLmil If it was a mistake,M_r. Trench
was extremely careful not to discover it till
afler election, though his agent for the State,
L. S. Barnum, a locofoco, by the way, is a.
Danbury man and knew the facts perfectly
the moment the candidates were nominated.

 

ACCIDENT.-—Tl10mtIS Mills, of this town,
had his right arm shattered, on Tuesday after-
noon lust. while blasting rocks. Amputation
being necessary, that operation was performed
about midway of the forearm, by Drs. Lyrics
and Gregory. As Mr. Mills had previously’~
been maimed in the left lmnd,’t". e loss of his

indeed.

P. S. We learn, since writing the above. that
Mr. Mills was also badly injured in the chest.
which renders the act of respiration difiicult
and painful. I

The fuse, we are informed, partially ex.
ploded, and, to appearance, went out, when
M r. Mills commenced removing the obstruc-
tion with his knife ; and, as the result proves,
succeeded but too well, while the fire was yet;
uuoxtiiiguislied. ' -

AIR-LINE RArLi1oAn.—1tis stated that sur-
veys have been commenced on this route, be-
tween Willimiintic and Thompson

Yellow Fever at Bio.

The yellow fever is prevailing very exten-
sively in Rio Janeiro, among the seamen in“
port, and the city. Since the commencement
of the disease, some 12 or 14,000 have died.
The estimate now is 300 deaths daily, and no
abatement as yet. Foreigners, California emi-
grants aiid others going on shore, are ready
victims. Scores of vessels have lost every,-
soul on board. Many have left with a new
crew, and in it few days returned with only
man enough to get the vessel back, and fre-
quently bereaved of the captain and one or
moi'e subordinate oflicers. In it few days the
steamer New World lost eleven of her men
and her only passenger.

3’; Correspondence of the Gazelle.

/J’ W.ismi\'oroN, May 10, l8t'.0._
Matters and things continue to be here,
just as they -have been, only more. so. Orr
lvednesday Mr. Clay introduced , his Com-
promise Committee’s Report, but alas, it is
only doomed to exasperate mad-men of both.
sections of the country, for the present, at
east. \Vhat will be the ultimate fate of the
Compromise is yet rather dubious, but is fast
growing in confidence with the people here.
The House has just adjourned over until
Monday again, as usual, to allow the recu-
perative energies of ex_ha.nsted members to
carry them through another week’s tribula-
tions.

dent and Cabinet in some of the locofoco
catch-traps set for them by the last adminis-
tration, but time and a thorough investiga-
tion of facts, will expr-se this contemptible
farce, and it will recoil upon its instigators
with a severity not at all anticipated. How-
ever, the Cabinet may stand before the
Whig party and the people of thewnation,
we verily believe that Old Zack is daily

people, despite the assaults of unprincipled
demngogues. But more anon. B.

The subjoined letter I received yesterday
by the last arrival from the “Gold Regions,”
and as the writer, Col. Darius Davenport, is
a well known citizen of New Canaan, I
send it to you for publication, believing it
will be especially interesting to many of his
friends.

CALIFORNIA Mmns, March 3, 1850.

Frz'end B. :—According to your requegt I
shall give you some details of the mining
settlement here, which is the business I am.
particularly ‘engaged in. I arrived here
about the 1st of November, in good health
and commenced the business of mining, and
have succeeded well, as"all thorough-going
hard-working men will do, and none others,
in this business. I have travelled considera-
ble over these mountains and have taken
a geological survey oftheir wonders. These
hills present much sameness through a vast
extent of territory The timber which is
oak and pine, appears to be all of one age,
about one hundred years old ; the soil, which
is thin upon the top of the hills and richer as
they descend, appears to have been formed
from the rock itself which is a thin covering
all over the surface of the country from one
foot to five or six feet deep, and in many
places the rock shoots above ground, and is
tender and brittle, and shows strong evidence
of its having been burned over, and-to have
melted the gold from the quartz rocks that
are scattered over the surface. The gold
bears evidence of being some day or other in
a fused state, ‘and thus presenting such a
variety of shapes and sizes. The white
quartz rocks bears as strong evidences of fire
as well as the small pebbles that are scatter-
ed as in the massive hills, and the nearer
you come to quartz rock in mass, the larger
the lumps of gold. This white stone appears
to have little cavities sinking deep in the
stone, resembling grub-eaten potatoes and
bears every possible mark of the gold being
once melted out of these cavities. There
are no very visible marks of any volcanic
action, or any thing that should have scat-
tered this gold, in every direction where it is
now found ; and the more a man examines,
the more his skill is baflled to’ "account for
the gold being deposited where it is, for it is
found near the surface of black rich alluvial
soil, and is found at the bottom of deep clay

or loom, there is some little Elmogg gyery

right hand leaves him in a helpless condition,

Much has been done to involve the Presi- _

growing in strength and favor with the‘