Report on the Normal School‘.
The committee ofexaminers of the State
Normal School in New Britain presented the
following report.
That they inspected the school and witness-
"ed and took part in the examination of the
various classes, on Monday and Tuesday,
Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st, and that they are
_. fully satisfied that the Itistitution promises to
accomplish the great object for which it was
established. The great object of the Legis-
lature in founding it, as the committee un-.
_ derstantl, was to prepare teachers of our com-
mon schools for the proper discharge of their
office, and thus to advance these schools them-
selves in character and usefulness. 'l‘he
‘ great requisites to good teachers, in addi-
. tion to a good moral character, are,
lst. A knowledge of the things to be
taught
2d. The art of successfully teaching them.
3d. The art of governing a school.
In each of these particulars your commit-
tee are of the opinion that the i'\'ormal
School promises greatly to elevate the cl1ar-
actor of our common schools.
lst. With respect to the knowledge of the
various studiesproperly pertaining to a com-
mon _school education, we observe that a
much more perfect understanding and mast-
ery of them was aimed at, and by them who
have been for any time in the school, gener-'
ally attained, than have hitherto been possess-
ed by the great mass of common school
teachers. They are trained in a greater
' number and variety of studies, and the sys-
tem pursued is adapted to make that training
more thorough than has been witnessed
among these teachers heretofore.
2d. With respect to the art of teaching, or
of imparting to learners the knowledge which
teachers actually possess, we are satisfied
from our inspection of the school, that it gives
advantages for acquiring the gift which can-
not be had, except in this or similar institu-
tions. Tliis is vital to all success in iii.-truc-
tion. Our observation has convinced us that
for want of it, most of our teachers, especial-
ly the young and inexperienced, fail to reuse
the minds of their pupils, and interest them
in their studies; and hence, that in such ca-
ses our children make but little of the im-
provement at school which they would gain
under an expert and accomplished teacher.
This evil is remedied by the course of in-
struction and discipline pursued at the Nor-
mal School. From tne principal and his as
sociates, who have, been distinguished for
their success in teaching, the scholars receiv-
" ed all the instructions and hints in regard to
the best methods in training children for each
particular study, which have been suggested
by their own long and succcssful experience
Not only so, but they have the unspeakable
advantage of practising the art in the schools
of New Britain, all of which are under the
charge of the Associate Principal ofthe Nor-
mal School. \Ve witnessed some exercises of
this discription, and were convinced by the
whole examination, that with the respect to
the art of teaching, those teachers who are
trained at the I ’ormal School, must as a class
be greatly in advance of all others.
3d. 'l‘he some observations apply to the
art of governing schools, withotit which no
one can teach to any good purpose. We
think that the power of governing a school
easily, yet cleft.-ctu:illy, so as to- secure both
the prompt obedience and hearty affection of
the schoolars, is as rare as it is invaluable.‘
It is vital to the moral not less than the intel-
lectual welfare of our cliildrcn. He who
possesses it has already mastered the most
formidable difficulty of his vocation as a
teacher. He who is bereft of it can never
havefauy eminent success in it That the
advantages for acquiriu_<_r it in the Nornial
Schools are the same as those which it fur-
nishes‘ for acquiring the art oftca':bing,is ob-
vious, and appeared to us fully in the course
of the examination.
The committee will only add in conclu-
sion,that having full confidence in the gene.-
ral system pursued a1the L\'ormal School, and
in the ability and fajthfultless of its Superin-
tendent and his associates——thcy believe it is
destined to produce a great and speedy im-
PF0V(’liI€Dl 111 the schools of our State, and
that few, who intend to beteachers, will not
long suffer theinsclves to be deprivediof its
advaritagcs.-—-ZVew Britain Jour7zal.,'
uFgz'licc Slare Law in. L’o.<trm.—-On Sat-
urdayfiuoruing Oct 26th, W. J. Knight who
is alleged to bea slave catcher from Georgia,
was arrested by Sherifl Rugg on a writ for
slander. The writ alleges that Knightcliarg-
ed William Crafts, a citizen of -Massacliusretiis
with being a slave to the damage of his bus-
iness and character in the sum of $10,000 —-
Knight was taken to Mr. Ruggs office,
where. a great crowd soon assembled compo-
sed of whites and blacks. Abuse was heaped
upon the prisoner, but no violence offered.-—
Knight after remaining in cii.-ttodv about
halfan hour obtained bail in $20,000, and
was set at liberty. This is said to be one
movement of a series by the opponents. of
the Fugitive Slave Law t.o render its ext-cu-
tion as obnoxious as possible. The Com-
mittee on Vigilance have had several sessions
and have, it is said, resolved to invite the fu-
gitive slave scekers to leave the City forth-
with. So far,no attempt has been inade to
arrest a fugitive. The warrants lie dead in the
M-arshallsoflice. The exciteinent is great.
Many say the law should be enforced, while
otherssay that it shall not. A number of
fugitives, fearing they cannot be protected,
have fled to Canada.
The F ugiti-cc Slave Lru0.——’I‘lie City Coun-
cil of Chicago has passed resolutions nullify-
ing the Act of Congress respecting the Fu-
gitive Slave Law, and releasing ihe police
from obedience to it. This Act of the City
Authorities has caused great excitement, and
last night a meeting of 4,000 or 5,000 peo-
ple was held. The Mayor presided. Senn-
to_r Douglass made a powerful speech, sus-
taining the Acts of Congress in passing
this Bill and also the Compromise. His
speech had a powerful effect on the meeting.
and caused a change in public opinion in
favor Of the Law and against the Acts of the
City Council.
ftrga Assistant-Marshall Stillman, while ta.
kingthe census in Depeyster, found a venera-
ble negress 114 years of age. She is one of
the slav-rs emancipated by the law of Con-
«necticut, abolishing slavery.
' Oswego Journal.
113' The English difficulty with Lake
Superior Indians has been settled. The lu-
dians will withlraw from disputed mining
territory, for which the Canadian Govern-
ment pays them $16,000 “ down.” and $4,-
900 annually, forever. '
From the New Haven Palltzdiiun.
The Last Legislature‘.
Aside from the tax law, which was the
pet measure and crowning glory of the last
Legislaitire, the “ Democracy” tried their
hands at a few other bits of reform; not a
great many, but enough to satisfy the peo-
ple that they had been doing something
during their two months visit to New Haven.
On a fair calculation, they achieved about
one measure to each two weeks of the ses-
sion. It would not do for them to go houie
without some excuse to their constituents for
their long session, and as they could not
conscientiously swallow any of the reforms
recommended by the Governor, they had to
turn their hands to soiuetliing else. The,
free banking law, reform school, ten hour
law, homestead exemption, and usury laws-‘-
subjects in iihich the people are interested,
and legitimately within the scope of the im-
provements which locofocoism had promised
us, were shoved aside as too dangerous to be
handled. But feeling like the chapin the
ibuiider storm, who could not pray, but must
do something, they made a desperate effort to
save their cri-(lit, by abolishing the militia
syste.m—-prohibiting students from voting-—
tinkering with railroad taxation, and provid-
ing for the election ofjudges of probate and
justices ofthe peace, in case the amendments
to the constitution should be adopted. The
first ofthese was not strictly a party measure,
but the student law was entirely so, and it
was got up and passed in that peculiar way
which is Cl'lill‘flCIUl‘lSllC of Locofocoism. The
“ Democracy” have always had a mortal
antipathy against young men who are try-
ing to obtain an edticatiou. It seems as if
there was isonieibiug in a cultivated under-
standing entirely at varience with l0('Oli co
principles. Hence the student law of 1842,
which was repeulctl by general consent as
soon as the VVl'iigs returned to power. Their
poor success at that time taught them to be a
little more cautious; and so this year. in-
stead of saying that students‘ shall be depriv-
ed ofthe rights awarded to meclinnics, clerks,
and gentlemen of leisure, they got up an ap-
areiitly innocent enactnient that “ no person
shall lbe deemed to have. lost or acquired a
i'esidcnce, by reason of his being a student
in a college, ac.-itleiny or any seniinary of
lcariiing.” The effect of this would be the
same as the law of 184:2, and students would
hcve been (llSfl'i1tlCl1lSt:(l, but somebody man-
aged to stick on a saving clause “provided
that his home or domieil is elsewhere; thus
leaving the law on the statute book to be
translated to suit the views of the diflereut
local authorities—a fit emblem of the obscu-
rity of llocofoco lt-gislation.
Another piece of beautiful legislation was
the law taxing railroads. Formerly, these
companies were obliged to pay lllcll‘ full
share of taxes,and in this city,about $300,000
of railroad stock was taxed to dt--fray our
town and city cxpt-nscs, raising the sutn of
$275 to aid in carrying on our local govern-
ment. But the legislature in its wisdom, has
abolished all this,an~J absolved railroad coin-
panies from all local taxes and two-thirds of
the State tax, requiring from them only one-
third of one per cent., in lieu of all other
taxation whatever. Perhaps some may
think it is rather inconsistent for such strong
haters of cot‘portitions. to show such favorite-
ism to railroads, but deiuocracy is always in-
Coiisisteiit.
The Legislature also attempts to make ar-
l'?lngt‘ll‘lCllle for the election ofjudges of pro-
bate in case the constitution should be
aniended, it was enacted that the voters
should ClPpOSil. their ballots in the box for
State Officers for the jtidgcs of the district in
the towns were located. Now, it so happens
that several towns are situated partly in two
districts, and as there is no provision made
for any such case, sortie of towns will be no-
blc to vote at all. In the same act, it is pro-
vided that the pl'O\'l:l0llS ofthe third chapter
of the act rclzitiug to courts shall be applied
to the election of judges of probate. On re-
fei‘i'i:ig ti: that Phiiplei’, it will he found lliut
it relates to the duties andjurisdiction of the
County Court, and if it should be applied to
the election of judges of probate would take
away all their powers over the settlement of
estates, and give them concurrentjurisdiction
in civil and criininiil cases with the County
Courts. Again, the law regulating the
weighing of potatoes, provides that the
weights in all respects conform to the 4th
chapter of the act concerning communities
and corporations, which, on turning to, it is
foniid to treat ol the duties of grand jurors,
leaving the mind in a state of glorious un-
certainty whether the wcigher is to weigh
the potatoes on a grand juroi"s cornplnint
before a justice, or to prosecute the owner for
a violation of the criinimil code. lfthe po-
tatoe dealers were as bad as some of our
charcoal peddlars, the latter construction
might not be very objectionable, but as they
generally bear fair cliaractcrs, the iniei'preta-
tion would form a good subject for the inves-
tigation of the board of equalization.
Those are only a part of the absurdities
and blunders pei'peti'ated by a Legislature
compost.-(l, according to their own cltiim,of
the hight;-st talents in the locofoco ranks, and
they serve as fit warning to the people
against trusting power in the hands of a party
utterly incompetent to use it for the public
good.
.Dom.estic Goocls.—\Ve can now record a
tlecided change in the tone of this niarket in
rt;-lation to brown cotton faibrics, for which
our readers will be prepared by our remiirks
last week. WW3 noticed on Friday last more
activity, and this has continued ever since,
inducing the witlidrawal of some styles, and
a nominal advance in others, until there is
no difficulty in placing goods at their old
prices, which holders now show some back-
warduess in concceding. Many ui.inufactu-
rers have ordered their goods to be held high;
er, and others have prohibited any sale until
after the 1.~t of December. Whether the
present high prices of cotton are maintained
or not, we believe that the goods will be
largely in demand during all the coming
year.
Woolen goods generally exhibit a (lepres-
sion quite unexpected by many, and thcfeel-
ing in regard to them is in striking contrast
to the buoyancy exhibited in Cotton goods.
four‘/iul of Commerce, Oct. 26.
Great Discm.-er_7/.—-A cave rcccntly dis-
covered near Matlisoii, Wisconsin, is sup-
posed to extend under the greater part of
Dove and Iowa counties. An exploring
party lately passed five days in examining it.
They passetl over and among large masses,
which proved to be lead ore of fine quality,
spreading over an extent nfthree miles. They
found also fine copper ore and eleven pounds
of native silver. Crystals, stalctites, incrus-
tations, &c. were abundant; and waterfalls
and a lake, which was 'explored’in a canoe
and found to be thirty-soéveri feet «loop.
The Pittsburg ‘Mayor-
Last Wednesday, this crazy functionary
sent his officers to arrest John Barton, Esq,
a member of the Pittsburg bar, for advising
his client, whohad gone the Mayor’s bail in
several cases where he had been bound over
for breaking t—he--peace, to forfeit his recogniz-
ance, and deliver up the Mayor. The law-
yer defied the officers, and they feared to air-
rest him lest they .Sll0ll-l(l,_r,€n(lel' themselves
liable to legal censequences.
Barton afterwards went to the IVIuyor’s of-
fiicc, when his honor ,who was not in a fit
condition to try any one, ordered him to be
taken to cells below. His officers being
afraid to comply with his demand. the May-
or drew a pistol and presented it at Mr. B.—
The pistol was taken from him, and he drew
another one, cocking it, wh-ich was also tak-
en from him. He then became perfectly in-
furiated, foaming at the mouth ; and Mr.
Barton, who had drawn a knife to defend
himself was hustled into the back yard, his
friends resisting, as much as possible, the in-
dividuals who acted as Barkers officers. It
was then found that the person whe had the
kcys of the cells, having become alarrned,
had ran away, together with some others,
and Mr. B. was ' called into the back
room of the office, where_ the May-
or was lcaning on the table, froth issuing
from his mouth.
Mr. B:trker’s son then discharged him
from custody till four o’clock that afternoon.
(it was then long past four.) and he has not
since been molested.—Pliif. N. Aiiiericwii.
Fires ——About 4 o’clock, on Saturday
morning, fire was discovered issuing fromllie
Hat Manufactory belonging to Messrs. Wild-
man & Stone, situated near the bridge in
White street,and in a few minutes the build-
iug was so completely enveloped in flames
as to place it beyond all hope of rescue by
our firemen who were promptly on the spot.
Almost simultaneously with this, a corn-
house, some twenty rods from the forrner
building, the property of Mr. Noah B.Knapp,
of Savannah, Geo. was found to be on fire,
‘and immediately after, fire developed itself
in the barn standing a few rods from the
corn-house, containing about two tons of hay,
owned by the above named individual. The
Ifrc in this case. being confined principally
to the lower part of the hay, was soon sub-
due.d, with but trifling damage to the barn.
The corn-house shared the fate of the inan-
ufactory. There is not a shadow of a doubt
that the buildings were separately fired by
an incendiary. Suspicion resting upon a
man who was proved to have lodged in the
barn during the night, he was :ti'res_tetl, and,
after examination, committed for trial ; but
has since been liberated. A reward of $100
is offered by the Borough Authorities, for the
detection and arrest of the perpetrator.
The manufactory had not been occupied
for some weeks. It was valued with the
fixtures’, and tools remaining it, at $800,
upon which there was an insurance of $500.
Dcmbur_i/ Times.
The Bishop am] the Quccn.—-~The Lord
Bishop of London ziddressed a letter of re.
monstrance to Her l\/lajesty, for not having
a clergyman of the. established Church in
her suite while on her present tour, and for
attending :1 Presbyterian place of worship at
l3ulrnoral. A reply was sent to the Bishop
such interference, and observing that Her
i\‘I::jcsly had not stepped out of her duty in
attendnig public worship in the established
Church of Scotland. '
T/ie Tu‘7'fCi.s/L E2iz=n_7/.—'I.‘he Turkish Am-
bassador to the United States during his re-
cent ,visit to Boston, was invited by the ofli
cers of the Foreign Missionary Society to
visit the Missionary House in that city, and
be complied. On ari‘ivin_q at the reception
room, he was addressed by them in an appro-
priate manner,they expressing their gratitude
that the Sultan had granted protection to
christians and christain missionaries through-
out his kingdom The address was inter-
preted by J B. Brnwn, Esq. to the Turkish
minister, who expressed liiinselfliighly grati-
fied. Ceitainly this was no ordinary event.
It is a new thing to find a representative of
the Turkish government in the United States
and more extraordinary to find him within
the. walls of a christian mission house, list-
ening to a vote of thanks to his Sultan, for
his toleration to christian missionaries.—
Truly this is an age of wonders atid of pro-
grcss! ‘
T/ie I/Vorcester Preloaded Fugz'tz'i=e.—-Chas.
James Swift, the pretended fugitive slave, on
whose behalf the sympathies of the people of
Worcester have been much excited, has con-
fessed bimsclfan impostor, and asserts thatit
was the intention ofhimselfaud an other to
travel through the country, and raise all the
funds they could by exciting the sympathies
ofthe abolitionists.
£13’ A man who died recently at the
Commercial Hospital, at Cincimiti, from a
gun shot wound, survived sixty eight hours
after the ball had passed through the right
ruriclc of the heart! Upon a post mortem ex-
amination, the ball was found lodged in the
spine, after having passed trough the edge of
the lung.
E” There are two mountains in Oregon,
Mount St. Hclen,and Mount Baker, sending
forth volumns oif smoke, giving undoubted
evidence that their volcanic fires are not yet
extinguished.
§§'The VVhitc Mountains have put on
their winter dress, and tower above the west-
ern horizon, likc vastsnow heaps, contrasting
finely with the many colored foliage of the
woods.
E The_ loss ofproperty occasioned by the
-caving in of the river bank at Plaqueminc,
L-a., is estimated, will not fall short of $50,-
000.
E The express train on the Utica and
Syracuse railroad, with the. engine “ Light-
ning” rcceiitly made 13:} miles in 14 minutes.
{lg;L=Goiigh islecturing with success in
Canada. At Montreal, he obtained 108 sig-
natures amoug the soldiers of her Majesty.
{lfi.%=The vote in Texas on the Boundary
question gives a heavy majority in favor of
accepting the proposition.
{;@.Never shake hands with a man if you
are not really glad to see him.
expressive of Her M;ije.sty’s disapproval of
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
Tl-10-MAS [-1. SEYMOUR,
THE STATE OF (‘.0Nl\'l~'.CTICUT.
A PROCLAIVIATION.
GOVERNOR OP
30:
In accordance with long estalilished cus-
tom, I do hereby appoint THURSDAY,
the 281k (lay of November next, to be observed
throughout this State as a day of Public
Thanksgiving and Praise: and I therefore
invite the clergy of the several religious de-
nominations in the State, to meet with their
respective congregations on that day, in their
several places of worsh‘ip,and when thus as-
sembli-d. to render thanks to God, for the
Bounties of His Providence during the year;
—for the multiplied fruits of the season
which have so largely rewarded the labors
of the husbandman ;——for the prosperity
which has generally prevailed throughout
our State and our Country, and especially
for a season of comparative exemption from
disease and great calamities; and at the
same time to invoke a continuance of His
blessings to us and to our posterity. And let
us on’ ibis occasion return thanks to God,
whose Guardian care is over us all, for the
general diffusion of knowledge wherever
our language and our liberties have extend-
~ed ; for the unexampled growth of our coun-
try and expansion of our free institutions;
for the social, political and religious privile-
ges which have fallen to our lot, for the
lights of science, piercing the gloom of the
forests and flashing across the sea ; and for
the brighter light of the Gospel which leads
to Life Eternal.
Deeply conscious of our human infirmities
and proneness to error, let us beseech Him
to instinct us in the ways of well doing-
tcach us charity towards all who difier froui
us in opinion, and charity to the po_or and
needy, and those who cry to God lorhelp;
also, that He will prosper and sustain the
schools which our fathers planted; scatter
ignorance from our paths; allay the passions
out of which feuds and wars are kindled;
fill our hearts with love for all mankind, and,
under our various creeds and forms of wor-
ship, make us wise unto Salvation.
And let us beseech Him graciously to
watch over- our Common Country, and re-
move every feeling of strife or discord which
onhappily may have arisen to threaten the
Stability of our glorious Constitution, so that
Peace and Harmony may be restored to all
parts of this Gl't'fll Confederation : --and that
He will bless and preserve the Union of tho.
States,and make. it as lusting as the tiiemory
of its Founders, and continue to make our
favored Land the Holy Asylum of the Exile,
and the Refuge of the Opprcssed, until the
brotherhood of man shall be universally
acknowledged. _
Given under my hand and the Seal ofthe
State, at I-Izirtford, this 23d day of
October, in the year of our Lord, one
tliousand eight liuntlred and_fifty, and
of the lndeperit‘lt-nce of the United
States, the scve.-nty—fil'th.
THOS. H. SEYMOUR.
By His Excellcncy‘s command
JOHN P. C. Maruizlt,
Seci‘cla.rg/ cf State.
L. S.
Trcnienrloiis Blast.—One of the heaviest
blasts we have ever known, was set off on
the line of the Hudson River railro-.iil,on
the section being worked by Cleary & Siiiiih,
about three miles above Poughlteepsie, on
Monday afternoon last. The holes, of which
there were six, were each 24 feet deep and
6 inches in diameter, and were made by a
steam drill. The amount of powder used
was 75 kegs. All the separate holes were
united by means of a galvanic battery, so
that all of them went off at the same instant.
The concussion was tremendous and was
distinctly hcard and felt in the village. The
quantity of-stone thrown out is estimated to
be 2000 cubic yards.
Poug/ikccpsie Telegraph.
Sega)‘ Zlifa/ring at .S'u_flielr.l.—VVe are informed
says the Springfield Rt-publican,that there
are about thirty different factories or places
for making segars in Sutfirld ; at which 150
men are employed. These men average
2,000 each per wet:k——amounting to 300,000
segars _a. week. Part of them are
made of the Spanish tobacco. The
“ regalias” made here, are. sold in New York
for the real imported. Many a “ four center”
is smoked by the dandies, without thinking
it is of American weed.
Ilfr. Donoug/L’s I/Vt'll.—-John VV. Donouglt
who di.-d in New Orleans recently, gives,_by
his will, $6,000"and a house to his sister,
Mrs Cole of Bultimoie; $25,000 annually
to the Bible society. The bulk of
his property, amounting to over ten
millions to New Orleans and Baltimore
for cstablising schools and asylums
for the poor. A large sum is bequeathed to
the American Colonization Society. Seven-
teen executors are appointed, including; seve-
ral Baltimoi'eaus, Henry Clay, R. C. Gurley,
&c.
13$-The Long Island Railroad Company
had passed into the hands of a Receiver.-
Azariah C Flagg has been- appointed Re-
feree to take proof of the claims against the
(‘,0,,,pany, and all creditors arelreqniredto
prove their claims before him within six
months or they will be precluded from all
benefits of the distribution under the decree.
take in consideration the best steps '_ to be
adopted relative to the transport of articlcs of
Roman manufacture to the great Exhibition
of London.
{;@. Of thirty-two thousand families in this
city, recr-iitly visited by the indefzingable
agents of the New \ ork Bible society. over
six thousand or one fourth part were found to
be destitute of the Bible. '
£13.? A gentleman who [5 years since had a
trading cstiiblishmuct 200tniles up theMinne-
sota river, says that rocksalt was in common
use among the Sioux Indians at that time,
who told hiinit was found in large quantities
back in the interior of their country.
it? The Pope has named a committee to ,
NORWALK‘ GAZETTE.
TUESDAY. Nov. 5, 1850.
VVhig State Convention.
The.\Vhigs of Connecticut are hereby notified
that :1 State Convention will beiheld in the city of
Hartford on \Vr;n.vt:sn.n*, THE 13:11 on or No-
VEMH-:R NI-1x'l',:Il. I0 o’clock in the forenomi fortlie
ttrpo.-‘e of nominating ii ticket for StateOliicers.
The \Vhig Town Coniuiittees are requested to
call meetings immediately for the‘ iippointnient of
Delegaiesto said Convention, equ:il to double the
uiiiiiber of R_._epreseiiiatives to which the several
towns are entitled in the General Assembly.
The Committee appeal with confidence to the
\Vliig.~: tliroiighout the State. to see that their respec-
tive towns are frilly represented-
A. G. HAZARD, ]
JOHN C H()l.L|STER.,
AMOS W. PRENTICE, j .
Cl-IARLES ISAAPS. \’Vhig
DANFORTII CHILDS, fState Committee.
G. H. [i()[.LlSTER,
Hf)RAi'E CLARK,
GEORGE M. IVES.
Hartford. Scpteuilier 14,1850.
yr .. VV]|igs of V’Vi|ton! You are
yl requested to meet at the Town
' House on Friday evening next, at
7 o'clock. Y0 make choice of two delegates to
attend the \Vhig State Convention in Hartford,
on the the 13th day of November next.
Per order, Town‘ CoMiui'r'ri-:1-1.
_ The Whigs or ..\' eW Canaan,
ni’e notified that a Whig Meeting will
be held at the Town Hall, on Friday
evening. the 8th inst. at 7 o‘t-lk, to make choice
of two delegates to the \Vhit: State Conven-
tion at H iirtford, on the 13th inst. '
Per order‘ Town CoiuMi'r'ri-:1-:.
Cl-ZNTENNIAL Cl-2LEBRA'l‘l0N.—-It has been
thought tidvisalile to postpone the proposed
meeting for considering the subject of the
above observance. from 'I‘l‘mrsday evening of
the present. to the same evening of next week,
(Nov. 7) at 7 o'clock.
Norwallt, Oct. 20, 1850.
'l‘he Fugitive Slave Law.
The Republican of last week calls upon us
to express our opinion on the Fugitive Slave
Law. ” We have no hesitation in complying
with this request, even though in so doing we
should furnish our neighbor with it little politi-
cal capital. ,
In the first place, then, we think the Fugi-
tive Slave Law was passed imprudently ; that
its provisions are improper, and that it might
be so used as to work very great iitjustic-e.——
VVe do uof, and cannot approve of it, and hope
that the next session of Congress will see it
niateriully amended.
While we think thus, we still wish to see
the law of the latid imtiiitiiiiietl. The Fugitive
Slave bill has passed both houses of Congress,
and has received the signature of the Presi-
dent. It is a law. As It law it should be re.-
spected. and he who talks of setting it at defi-
ance. eitlier knows not what he is saying, or is
it traitor and rebel. When bud laws are pus-
scd,.the only proper course to pursue is to obey
them while they are in force, and to procure
their iiinendmeut or repeal at the earliest oppor
tuiiity.
These are our sentiments, Mr. Republicam
now tell us what are yours.
The Bridgeport Fair “gain-
VVe have retzeivt.-tl from an entirely reliable
source, some further iiil'oriniition regnrdiiig the
conduct of the Committee of the Fair towards
Mr. Comstock, of \Viltoii, in relation to the
Colt pri-.sente.d by him. The Bridgeport Stati-
daird alleges that the cult was proved both by
its owner and others who have seen Ilieaniiiiltll
to be twenty months old Proof was offered
then by tne owner that the Cult. wits about
$(,”L‘Cflf€C7l. months old, and the Committee thoro-
upon decided that if he was oftliat. age. to wit,
seventeen niontlis old. he could not be entered.
At the same time, it was perfectly obvious that
every colt that had already been entered with!/tr.
Co7nmiltee’sns.scnt, Wlts nearly or quite of that
age. Not: only this, but Col. Hall’s coll, which
received the second premium, was seventeen
months old. These being the facts. tlte public
may judge of the fairness of the proceedings.
if At the \lVl'iig meeting held at the Nor-
wnlk Hotel. on Thursday evening last, the fol-
lowing persons were elected delegates to the
\Vliig State Convention. with power to appoint
substitutes.—-Tlioinns Robinson. Charles E.
Disbrow. Matthew \Vilc:ix and Geo. Seymour.
I. O. of O. F.—The members of Saugatuck
Lodge, No. 69. will celebrate their Anniversa-
ry on \Vetlnesd:iy. November 13th. The ad-
dress to he delivered by the Rev.James M. \Vil-
lay, of Stonington. Brothers of the order. and
all friendly to their pricciples, are respectfully
invited to attend. C0771-
I? At the VVoman’s Rights Convention in
Boston, last week, Dr. Alcott contended for 11
more ratioiuil physiological education ofthe fair
sex——foi' I181‘ release from the slavery of “ pots
and kettles,” and her admission to the medical
and other professions. He argued that the way
to carry on the reform is for woman to take
hold of the woik herself. If woman is to be
anything she must make herself. He was
thankful there were indications that it was
about to be done.
G‘ Mr. Barnum states that there are 3240
seats in Triplet‘ Hull, be-tides those reserved
for the press. The prices of the greatest pos-
tion will be $5, $4 aiitl 353. Jenny Lind will
remain in New York as long as the public
manifest a desire to hear her sing.
f The report that Major Hobbie, Assistant
Post Master General, had resigned his 00368
and accepted the Presidency of the 06880
Steam Navigation Company, at a sulai'Y °f
$6400, is contradicted. He has had no such
ofi°er.
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@' Mr. Childs. cfthe Falls Hotel, Niagara.
has purclinsed the far-fumed site on which Mr.
Raitlibun laid the foundation of his projected
.\laminotli Ilotel,iu 1836; and he is about to
erect itninediittely one of the most magnificent
ting one thousinid guests.
of September.
hotels in this country, capable of accommoda- require prescience to tell.
might, and perhaps will be.
'S0llwWbllI cf ii trimmer. He has tried to serve
.3’ A treat)’ he’-W99" ‘ht’ Bmlsh ‘’-"d S“ two masters at the same time. His attempts
Domingo Governments was ratified on the 18th 9,, com ilimiou 1"," failed to bring 10 hi. mp.
port the " cotton interest.” and have alienated
New Yoax. November 2, F850.
The Chief E ad of man, according to the mer-
cantile creed. is to make money. Hence Gov-
orninent and laws should be framed with solo
reference to this, the main purpose of ore-
ation. Right. Duty. Conscience. Inimortality}
—-ithesieiare subjects which may welllenougfl
be discussed in thepulpit. on the Sabbath. and
at stated meetings for religious instructions. but
they should never be permitted to enter the
Legislative Hall or the cour.-tin,<z room. Re-
garded as nbstra ct, ideal truths. they are harm-
less; but when applied tolaw-making and the
every-day business transactions of the world.
they are to the last degree hurtful and mis-
chievous. That man. by the very laws of hit
being as well as the revealed laws of his maker.
is bound to do justice and not injustice. to love
and aid his brother man and not to hate and
oppress him. to allow to others all the rights
to which they were endowed by their Creator.
are truths which may very properly be stated
in Declarations of Independence and Bills of
Rights. but should never stand in the way of
the enactment of laws for the benefit of trade
and commerce.
law must be sacrificed to money, and manhood‘
to gain.
Accordingly‘it will be found. that trading
communities measure laws by the some stand-
ard that. they do business. If the law will’
bring money into their coffers, it is a good law,
if not, it is a bad law. The “ breaches pocket"‘
\Ve have had it practical illus-
tration of the truth of this during the present
week in this city. For a number of days can-
vassers had been scouring the business streets
is the sole test.
ing to endorse the compromise measures pan-
ed at the last session of Congress. mid they met
with marked success in the work. The mer-
chn nts subscribed the call ‘ with t'1la'crit'yF.’ The
high price of cotton, and the consequent brisk-
ness of Southern trade will account for the
large number of subscribers. Such I1 cheap
and tempting opportunity for advertising could
not be disregarded. Moreover many were‘
driven to it by threatened loss to their business-
The “ Satanic Press” pub-
lished the names of some mercantile houses
who objected to the wholesale endorsement of
these measures, Ftigitive Slave Law and all,
and had the aid and sanction of the Journalof
Commerce in so doing. This had the desired
effect. The love of money proved stronger
than the love of right. Besides it was to be a
Union M e.etiiig—a meeting to sustain the laws ;
and there was something terrible iii the idea
of being held up topublic odium as the advo-
The
Meeting was held in Castle Gurdeii oii\Vedm-s-
day evening. It was large and enthusiastic,
in case of refusal.
cittes of disunion and lawless violence.
but to my eye did not number so many as the
one held there last winter to respond to the
Compromise resolutions and speech of Mr..
Clay. George \Vood, a lawyer, presided.-
Resolutions were presented by James W..
Gerard. another lawyer. and tlitmmbeting was-.
aiddressed by six lawyers in succession. Their-
speeclies were well received by their clients,
and peilrips will yet bring them ii. good return in
the way of fees. [ftlie laborer is worthy of
of his hire in such it work. they will receive
no siniill reward for the wear und tear cf con-
science required nt their luinds on that occu-
sion. The resolutions and speeches were
First. that
the Union could only have been saved by the
passage of tho Compromise measures, and
secondly, that all who are opposed to them
in the North are Disunionists. And yet these.
base lies were “ applauded to the echo” by
the niercliants and tlteirhired clerks there in-
sembled. The Fugitive Slave Law with all.
its inliimous provisions, wits especially com-
mended both in the resolutions and the speech-
es of the iidvociites ; Clay and Foole, Webster-
and Dickinson were severally and jointly eulo-
gized for their patriotic and self-sacrificing
labors in saving the Union , all of the compro-
mise measures were endorsed ; all who did not
acquiesce in the “ settlement“ of the Slavery
questions were stigmatised as disuiiionists and
based upon two fztl’S8tlsSUnl|‘)I.l()DlS.
demagogues.
ing of fifty iuembers was appointed; and the
meeting thereupon adjourned sittisfied that the
Union wits safe.
of putriotisin that has been seen for many
years.
Is the meeting a true index of the popular
sentimetit in this city T It truly represents the-
views iind principles of the commercial class.
But. if to-morrow 21 meeting were to be called
of those opposed to the Fugitive Slave Law,
and to the further extension of slavery, Castle
Garden won (I be packed with it denser mass
than was ever before seen within its walls.
The love ofliberty and justice is not yet dead.
The spirit. which prompted our Fathers to up-
point. “ committees of safety" for quite different.
purposes from this merchants’ cominitteo, still
lives ; and when an opportunity offers for tho-
ciiy of New York to speak directly upon the
question of slavery, she will decide for Free-
dom, Justice and Humn nity.
I have, perhaps, dwelt too long upon thin
meeting. but it has an important bearing upon
the coming election and the future action of
the two political parties in this State. The
ground was distinctly taken, that none of'tho’
State or Congressional nominees of either party
who are in any way tainted with the heresy of
free soil principles, should receive the support
of that meeting. A Union Ticket for State
Officers has been accordingly got up, consisting
of two \Vliig and two Democratic I-luukors;
and a determined effort will be made not only»
in this city, but in the State at large. to elect
it. Whether successful or not. the issue hill.
been made between conservatism and radical-
ism. This must finally lend to the bi'eaking
up of present party organizations, and the for-
mation of two new 'parties—the conservative.
and [he )'a(_IIC&lIo That ib {I19 natural dIVI5i0|I,
and must sooner or later take place in this _
Stnteitt least. i V
And now who will be Governor? It would
W iishingtou Hunt.
But he has been
Conscience and the Divine
ln obtain signatures to a call for a public meet- --
A committee of safety. con;-iist- t
It was the greatest exhibition: ,
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Norwalk Chronicler