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yet it does not seem as the a strife like this,
one’s feelinags becatne even more enlisted
hon in the noble tournament, where the at-
tention and interest are distracted by the
number of combatants.” if
“’Tis so, my lord,” answered Robei-t,'in a
mortified tone, “but the foul fiend take the Ger
_ man" dog ; I would lose half mv army sooner
than than that go .d fellow shbuld thus be
harmed. St. Dennisl but yonder scowling
knave shall rue it. Ho! there—summon
the other man.”
This was a burly wight from Brittauny,
who although possessed ofenormoussize and
strength, lacked entirely that agility and
quickness of motion so essential to the good
wrestler. Hardly had his brawny foe grasp-
ed him, ere he came lumbering to the earth,
like a great top-heavy wain.
The German proud of his success, first
swaggered up and down, challenging any
and every one: “Are ye all frightened out?
Come on, now, an’ ye dare , come on, Bari-
an, Norman, and Brittnin, and choose the
ground ye would lie on ; and then seated
himself, in great complacency, upon the grass
with his knees drawn tip to his chin, and
his hands clasped about his shins. The as-
semblage, after waiting for a space, was
about to break up, in dispair of further sport,
when a new candidate for honor appeared
in the arena. He was in point of size, less
than any of the other wrestlers, yet were his
limbs well knit together, and he entered the
ring with a firm step and fearless bearing.—
The German sluggishly rose up, like a huge
mastiff‘, as he presented himself, and scanning
him from head to foot, said sneeringly, “"l‘is
better for you to go, l'll not wrestle with you
the eagle of our mountians does not prey
upon sparrows.”
“Silence your boasting,” answered the
new comer, “I need none of your
look to yourself.”
" This, then for your fool’s obstinacy, said
advice;
the other, as, seizing him round the middle,
But the
victory was not so easy ashe expected ; thrice
he raised him from the ground.
Arrival of the Atlantic.
FOUR DAYS L.«1TER FROJII EUROPE.
The American mail steamship Atlantic,
Capt VVest, has arrived from Liaerpool,
making the passage in 13 days.
The news brought by the Atlantic is four
dcys later than that received by the Af_rica.
Cotton is firm. In wheat the demand is
moderate, and prices of this day Week bare-
ly supported. Flour is held firmly, and is
in fair request. Oats and peas the turn
lower. lndian in fair request, and full pri-
ces realized.
The political intelligence from England
is unimportant. The re-establishment of
a Roman Catholic hierarchy in England is
yet the all engrossing topic. The conserv-
ative press and Bishop of London are loud
in denunciation. The government, it is
said, will not interfere. Cardinal Wisetnan
has issued his first pastoral; the document
contains nothing new.
Ttie preparation for the great exhibition
of 1S51_is proptessing rapidly The pal-
ace of glass is being raised with miracu-
lous quickness.
Murders and burglaries are of the most
frequent occurrence.
Nothing has yet transpired as to the re-
sultof the course which the three great
powers have taken in roferetice to the ‘Da-
nish dispute.
The Munich Gazette, an official paper,
states that the Austrian troops in the Ty-
rol have received orders to take the field.
The differences between the Cabinets of
Lisbon and England are becoming more
serious in appearance.
VVe have nothing new from Piedmont or
the Roman States.
The German papers confirm the reports
of a cessation of hostilities, because both
parties think that no success would attend
any advance.
Advices have been received from VVar-
saw, intimating that the Emperor of Rus-
sia will be satisfied with nothing but the
implicit recognition of the Diet. It is re-
From the ‘Hartford Courant.
Whig State Convention.
The Delegates to the Whig State Conven-
tion for the nomination of State Officers, as-
sembled at American Hall in this city,
Wednesday,at 10 o’clock,and were called
murder by G. If. ‘Hal/i.~*ter,_ Esq. _0f ‘he
State Committee, and was temporarily or-
ganized by-the appointment of A. G. Haz-
zard Esq. of Enfield. as Chairman, and 0 A.
P-ralt, of Washington, and Ell-wa-7'd I. Smi-
ford, of New Haven, as Secretaries.
Resolution that a committeesof one from
each Senatorial District be appointed to nom-
inate permanent oflicers of the Convention-—
adopted. _ ’
lesoluuon that a committee of one from
each county in the State be appoiritedto re-
ceive the credentials ofmeinbers and prepare
a Roll of Delegates-adopted.
Resolution that Whig Editors and Re-
porters be invited to take seats at the table-
adopted
Resolution that the State, District and
Town Committees, be irivited to take seats
in the Convention and participate in all its
proceedings except voting——-adopted. '
Resolution thata committee of two from
a county be appointed to nominate a State
Committee and the several County Commit-_
tees,and thatlhe State Committee consist of
one from each County, and that each member
of the State Committee be Chairman of the
County Committee from this county—adopt-
ed.
The committee to nominate permanent
officers for the Convention, reported.
' For P-rcsiclcnl.
DAVID GALLUP, of Piainfield.
For Vice P‘rcsztlc7ils. _
J/Vil/imn Loomis, of Hartford County.
Jo/in. P. Ell0ll, of New Haven County.
J/Vm. Cot/tren, of Litt-hfieltl County.
C/L(L7‘l(.‘S fIziwle_7/, of Fairfield County.
Leonwrrl Hu.bbarrl,of New London County.
David Ezmris, of Middlesex County.
lVnt. Fis/ier, of Windham County.
5. Result-ed,.That we emphaticallydény
that we have anyiintention of breaking _-our
plighted faith with our Southern hrethen,
especially when weconsider that a portion.
of them, foreseeing the consequences of. the
spirit of forcible acquisition, which the pre-
mature annexation of Texas" created, resisted.
wtih us such anaxation to the extent of their
owers. —
P 6. Resolve/1, That the doctrines and practi-
ces ofour opponents, in this State as exhibited
during the late Session of the Legislature,
have offerded us new incentives for adpition-
al efforts next April to save them from the
necessity of amending their or making new
experiments in the way of public enactments.
The resolutions were taken uy separately
for consideration, a_nd adopted.
' Resolve/l, That we have entire confidence
in the individuals nominated by this Con-
vention, for State Officers——in L. S. Foster
for Governor, Green Kenclric/c for Lieut.
Governor, Rage; H flliils for Secretary,
T/rooms Clam/r for Treasurer, and Sela./t
Strong for Controller, an_d that we will use
every honorable means to secure their elec-
tron.
On motion the Convention adjourtied sine
die. 0
N 0B.VVALK GAZl£’l"I‘E.
TUESDAY, Nov. 19,1850.
VVHIG S'l‘A.TE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR, TE
Lafayette S. Foster, of Norwich.
son LIEUT GOVERNOR,
Green Kendrick, of Waterbury-
FOR SECRETARY,
Roger }I. Mills, of New Hartford.
FOR TREASURER,
Thomas Clark, of Coventry.
FOR CONTROLLER,
Tlieitreaty of March, 1848, completely ulter-
odltliel face of tiffaiiijs. Before, N_icuragua bud
luniformly asserted, her right to {her yvliole At-
lantic coast and had refused to acknowledged
any claims. of great Britain‘ or of the Mosquito
King. Now she renounces her dominion over
Sun J uiinaiid leavesiltliliit port; in. J possession of
the English. The latter changed its mime to.
Greyto wn and constituted it the capital of the
Mosquito kingdom. For the succeeding year
they ttdvanced steadily in defining the limits of
the dominion of King Siimbo, and intinforimitig
the Republics of Honduras and Nicaragua, t.h:tl3
the British protection was extended to the whole
of such doniinions. Suclmvits the situation of
affairs, when on tVI:trcli 42h, 1849, ZACBARY
TA’YLort,\ was inaugurated President of the
United States. VVe will see. next week, what
effect this had upon iifliiirs in CeutritlAmertcii.
For the Normal]: Gazelle.
MR. EDITOR :——-I find in your paper of the
152th inst. an article (which I think is not from
yourself) headed “ The Fugitive Law,” where
the writer gives a touch of the iibstruse and
nietiipliysicitl. to convince your readers that
obedience to the said law (if constitutiomil, no
. matter h )w unjust) as long as it has breath, is
friendship to the " first principles of true liber-
ty.” After many preliminaries he arrives at
the following. “ Suppose the Legislature en-
acts tt law which [deem unc'onstit.utionit|. what
is my duty? Have I a right to refuse obedi-
eiice? Clearly not.”
to that article, the writer should have added.
every citizen is bound, therefore, to obey the
As at closing paragraph
laws of government no matter howiwroug or
cruel they may be. This is nothing new. but
is the old doctrine revived by slave-holtlei's—
the doctrines of tyrants. The ~‘ first princi-
ples of true liberty” were conspicious in the
formation of our government. But recently
there has been it base tnrii nbout and the cry
now is down with the escnping bodmen, im-
,.... .,, _.T_ --
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the U. S. is in dppbsition to any such law. ' If
it is not, this talk, about “ higher law” is all
gnmmon; if we think it is, we [have to decide
whether wewill "abide by the wisdom ofour
fathers and the Union of the States. or whether
we will destroy our institutions ..anI--«ruin our
country. . ,
But.“ SH!-‘.RM.-\N”\\Vill not obey the‘ law be-
cause hls agcnf. voted against it. Suppose at
at town election, A, B, C, and D aria chosen
Selectmen ; “ Sherman" votes against all but
A. Sltall he therefore consider alone his
agenhatid if_B. C, and D lay out it liighwiiy
through “Sliei'nian’s” land, A disapproving
thereof, shall “ Slieriiian” refuse to h‘e‘b0und
by the act of the Town iiutlioritias? The Rap-
resentatives in Congress m'e jointly the agents
of the American people; weilinve solemnly
ugi-eed to be bound by the acts of II‘ majority
of them. mid it is our duty to submit to -such
acts, whether the Representative from our
particulatr district approve of the acts or not.
One word in i'egard to the article in the Re-
publican oflast week. The edit.or-ofthnt paper
compares the operation of the Fugitive Shiva
Law. to the provision for delivering up fugi-
tives froml justice. Now. tnnrk the difi'ereuce ;
an innocent nintijs tippi-elicntlcd as a fugitive
from justice and brought into Connecticut. He
is in the hands, not of it fellow man who claims
to own him as it chattel. but inilie hands of
(be law. He is sure of it trial and if innocent.
nearly sure of tin acqiiitnl. He is presumed
Tho
freeman who is carried south its a slave, when
he enters Carolina is it clinttel; presumed by
law to be it slave. in the absolute power off:
master, and may be instantly sold and trans-
ported to the extremity of Texas. There in.
also to be intiocent till proved guilty.
certainly some (lilfe-rence in the cases.
As to reasoning from Scripture about slavery,
it is nonsense. The whole purport of the
Bible. its well as every instinct of the heart, in
he raised him up and essayed to fling him
on his side, and thrice were. his efforts vain.-
Theu enraged at this unlocked for resistance
in adversary apparently as inferior, he gath-
ered all his strength and tried to hurl him off
as he had done the Norman; but his adver-
sary clung to him as though his arms were
bars ofiron; nor did he act entirely upon
the defensive, for, striving also to trip and
throw his adversary, the struggle became
great. With limbs entwined and swollen
veins, they strove, now here, now there, as
iffor very life. First one and then the other
seemed to have the superiority, and the con-
test was at least doubtful, when the German
began to show signs of exhaustion, his breath
L. E. Pease, of Tolland County.
against: slavery and its accompaniments. It ii.
an etiornious evil, but we fear, that at the pre-
rent. it is itti unavoidable evil. _ The Fugitive-
Slave Bill is an evil adjunct to the evil of Slu-
very, but if we W0lll(l_SUSlillt) the Constitution
and the Union, we fear also, that this bill is at
present an unavoidable evil.
- ' . l ds .
ported that the Berlin c.tb.net recommen . , , I . Sela], St,.0,,., of M,”O,.d_
the governmetitof the Duchies to negott- F0’ Secretaries‘ 3’ ___
ate for peace. iii the despatch carried by 1_?‘t,l_wcLi'cl,'I,-iS'cL,ri.€‘o,i‘t,lt, Haven. PUBLIC, MEETING.
General Habu. 1.2.2/Lu C-reu, Ol Ms ‘ll ' 0 ~ Tl, , ,_ . 0 ,, _ _ , , k
Private letters state that a. French mer- Resolution, that a committee of two from '5 W5‘ all ‘-’“-‘W7’.-3 0f ‘e I’’c'‘‘3” “'9 a
chant at Reunion had effected a cotnmer- a county be appointed tr prepare resolutions gm 1,,/,a],im,,;3 ,,f we 10,07, ,f Iva,-wag/,, are
desired to meet at the Town House, at 7 o’cI/c,
prisonment to him who shall give food or rest.
to the fugitive. This law violates the noblest
sentiments and feelings of nature. which is the
“ higher law. This, man is first bound to
obey. The law of our tiature is above all
human laws. \Ve may submit to the “powers
that; be.” but not obey them-—be passive, but
not the most bumble servant of wrong. By
taking the ‘‘ oath to support the Constitution"
of which the writer alluded to. speaks, we
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cial negotiation with the Queen of Mada- for the consideration of the Convention—
gascar, by which, for a present paymeiitof adopted,
$50,000, he had securedthe monopoly with The committtee to notnin.-ite State and
that island. County Committee, re.potted—
The Spanish steam frigate Hibernia, late For Stale C_‘o7n:millec—Fai.7ficld County,
one of the Halifax squadron has left the Nelson L. White, of_D-anbury:
Mersey, for Cadiz, to join her sister ship, For County C(_)77f’l7llllce——I*(L"I.’l_'_/IiL’l(l County,
the Daledonia, in the mail service between Wm. A. Judd, of Danbury, Cris S. Ferry,
Cadiz and Havana. Of N0l'“"t1lk-
for the M7’ ose 0 ma./‘inn arrmi emenls or _ _
P P f L ° g f The Condxuon of Parties.
The present situation of the divisions ofpo-
litical sentiment existing nmong the people of
the United States, is altogether itnoinnlous.—
The two ancient. parties, the VVhig and Demo-
cratic, would seem at first glance, to contain
the semi-ceitlcnnial celebration of the selllcmenl
of t/zis town. _ _ _
agree to obey no such law as this fugitive slave
But an oath to support the Const.iti.ition
is an oath to promote "ju:-stice," secure “ liber
The meeting was to /iairc been held last ,_,w
week, but owing to a mzsappre/tension, was
came ,h,ck and fag,’ ms face gm“, firs, ,.ed One of the Paris journals state tpat M. I he 1r'XLp3l‘; nyvggrptgtjiepted and he gen e ,,0_,,,,,,,,,.d_ '[/I/',, hope 10 sggafulz and spzmed ty” and to take away no in.jji’s ' liberty" with ,1,”-e,.e,,ces of ,,,,,,,,0,,, ,,, ,,,e,,.,,w,, ,.,,,,ks "5 d,,,_
, , . - _ ' X ', ‘ , u ‘ . . _
and thfn purple. and his efforts began to re- Emmflus Lind, -1 Cllemlbl 0f S‘”“9 ‘ NW9 l’1eO“n“;K;[‘iOnlulle Couvemion adjourned til, ,,,,,e,,d,,,m, out due process Qf law. Phe slave law co,_d,,,,, as any w,,,c,, may l,,,,,,, 8,8,. e,,,e,._
tion, and brother of Jenny Lind has just
arrived in Paris, and is about to proceed to
the United States, to join his sister.
_._-O—-————-—-——-
],,x_ But now his opponent’ who up,-,9m-- takes away liberty in the most SUMMARY MAN-
ed to be untiring as he was, skillful sum-
moning up his strength for a final struggle,
caught him upon his hip, and raising
his huge form, with giantstrength, high over
_l_tead, held him balanced tliert-.',for a moment
and then,with “This for vengencc,” brou,<_1'ltl
him thundering upon his head and slioulders
to the earth. A simultaneous shout of ex-
ultation from the Normans rent the air.—
Even the old countwas pleased, and turning
tained between each other, while besides the
great orgzinizations, the land is rent into 8. do-
zen factions, each its rash and fanatical as the
others. Soutfi of Mason 66 Dixon’s line. are
found distinct combinatioiis of Unionists and
Disuniouists, whose fiery zeal consumes every
ancient party tie. In the North are the Aho-
litiotiists proper, it small, but most fitnuticitl.
band, who also deliberately advocate it dissolu-
tion of the Union. There are then. the l<'i'eo-
4)
4‘!
o’clock. ‘ , ,
The Nicaragua Question. MR’
On the4t.l1 of March, 1845, Mr. Polk became
President. of tlie._United States, and the national
administration becmiio tborouglily locofoco.
}’revious to this, the British Government had
merely intrigued in Central Anierica but had
committed no overt. nor. to draw upon itself the
ittteiitioii of other powers.
Afternoon session.
Convention incl at 2 o‘clock.
The Committee on credentials, presented
the roll of Delegates.
On motion of Mr. Mather, the Convention
proceeded to the selection of candidates for
State Officers.
Members were requested to present the
names of candidates for the nomination of
I will now give my authorities for believing
iii the higher law, and for obeying it. First,-
the Bible. “ \Ve ought to obey_God riitlier
than mini." A word to the wise is suflicient.
Says J. Ada-.ns—‘~ the law of native is ante-
cedentmid paramount to all human govern-
ments." Liberty is one of them. In 1820.
the Hon. J. C. Spencer said in the New York
Exi>LosIoN.——The steamer Telegraph,be.-
longing to the Errickson line, while on her
pbssage frotn Philadelphia to Baltimore,
burst her boiler off Newcastle, Delaware,
Nov. 7th, killing a number of persons and
wounding others. The boat was towed
. It:l'l‘"m'l"--
into Newcastle. Seven dead persons were W 5' P5 '8‘
sm,,_.“U, around he W“ fibom ,0 W,L,I_e« on board Seven,‘ we“, b,O,,,.,, hm, me Gm_cmm_ ognized the existence ofa Mosquito tuition, and
I ' -_ 1. - - *~ . ‘ . . . , ' . . 5 ._ _ ~q -
Roberfuylien he saw th'it liehad left his «cat water and drowned Five ladies were LAFAYETTE S FOSTER of Norwicli Proclamied its alliance tlierewitli. The I'lIe.x- L’95'Sl"m'e"" 1 °°”te'"l “mt “'9 5'5‘ 3“ Of 5°ll9"5a 50 Cillletls Wll05° Whole C|‘9e¢l"“d l"'"C'
'- ’ e v - c r - - rt ' ' ‘ ‘ ~ : * ' . . - . .. - . . . . .
“ Call hitherthe cluke,” said he,“ where is wounded. The C«'ll9l3l“a Cl"‘YP°°la “'85 being the only name Presentetl, he was by ac- icon W81‘ broke out soon ttfterwm'd,and it be- W’ ”'”"m (T6 -D"°l""'”°“ °f I"d°l’°"d°"°"') ‘'09- ‘f W9)’ "W1" W3’ lllmgs l’0'"l ‘l""3t'”.Y '0‘
being a solemn recognition of the liberty and
equality of all men, and that the riglits of lib-
erty und liappiness are itiul':eri:ible——i.viis the
corner-stone of otii' CO|lft3tlt.‘~l'tl(‘.y—-illltl is above
all Conslllutions and all laws.” “ Talk not.”
says Lord Brouglitnaii, “ of the property oftlie
planter in his slaves. I deny the right. Tliere
is :1 law above all human enactments. written
by the finger of God on the heart of man—-
nnd by that law, while men Ller-pise fraud and
abhor blood, they shall reject with indigtiittion,
the wild mid guilty pliantiisy, that man can
hold property in man.’’——‘‘ Nay, ifttny liuman
law should allow or enjoin us to commit it.
[niurdr-.r].” says Blackstone. "we are bound
to transgross that liutiian law. or else we must
offend both the natural and the divine.” All
tliitt. this amounts to is, that mini is not bot.ttid
to obey wicked laws. if constitutional. But.
of the writers own mouth I condemn him. He
says the people are bound to iii.-ide and be
governed by the actions of their agents. Now,
as our agent, Hon. T. B. Butler, disapproved
and voted against this law, I accordingly shall
D01: obey ll- L SHERMAN.
badly scalded. The following are the only
names given ; these were all killed : Jas
Hadley, Margaret Dixon, Michael Boy-
den, Michael Sultive, Pat Blancliard, Dan-
iel McCarthy. Fiveot‘ six bodies drifted
ashore and were picked up. About Wren-
lty of the wounded were conveyed to the
Arsenal, where every attention was shown
to them. All the pliysiciains in the place,
together with six from VVilmington, were
employed in rcleiving the sufferings of the
wounded. The cause of the accident is
not stated.
clamation declared to be unanimously nomin-
ated as a candidate for Governor.
The following names were presented as
candidates for the nomination of Lieut. Gov.
eruor: Green Kendrick, James Dixon, Abi-
jah Catlin, and John H. Hubbard.
The name of Mr. Dixon was withdrawn
by his request.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for a candidate for Lieut. Governor, and
GREEN KEt\‘nIt1c1r, of VVaterbury,havir.g re-
ceived a majority of the votes cast, was de-
clared nominated as candidate for Lieut.
Oovcrnor. -
'l‘he following names were presented for
the nomination of Secretary of the State ;——-
Roger H. Mills and J. H. Trumbull.
The Convention then balloted for a candi-
date for the office of Secretary of Statgiand,
Rooiait H. MiLLs, of New Hartfortl,"hav-
ing received a majority of the votes cast, was
then declared nominated as candidate for
the office of Secretary of this State.
The name of 'l"Hoii1ts CLARK, of Coventry
being the only one presented for the notin-
nation as candidate for the office of Treasur-
er, he was by acclamation unanimously de-
declared nominated.
The name of Selah Strong, Thomas Bur-
lock, and Henry G. Tairitei' were presented
for nomination as candidates for the Treas-
Ul'eI'.
The Donvention then balloted for a candi-
date for the office of Controller, and, SELAII
STRONG, having received a majority of the
votes cast, was then declared nominated as
candidate for the office of Controller.
The nomination ofthe ticket as a whole,
was then by acclamation unanimously con-
firmed.
The Committee appointed to draft resolu-
tions for the consideration ofthe Convention
submitted the following:
1 Resolved, That we deeply lament the
death of our late Chief Magistrate, Gen.
Zachary Taylor, whose short administi'ation
must have convinced all of his integrity and
patriotism, and of his capacity to discharge
with honor to the nation thedutics of his
exalted station.
2 Result.-eal, That in his successor, Mil-
lard Fillmore, and the distinguished’ States-
men who compose his Cabinet, we repose
the highest confidence, believing that they
will ever uphold and sustain the honor to
the Country the right ofthc States, arid the
integrity of the Union, and will execute their
duticsfaitihfully; and we yield to his ad-
ministration, our hearty support. '
3. Resolnerl, That protection to industry as
well as to persons, was an object sought in
the separation of the American colonies from
the government of great Britain-—that the
experience of the. country has demonstrated
theimportance of that protection,antl that
theTziriffofl846, operating as it does against
American interest, and taken fmin American
labor its fairly earned reward, requires such
modification as will satisfy the present wants
of the country.
4. Rcsolverl, That while we recognize the
provisions or the Constitution relative to the
delivering up of fugitives frorn service, as
binding and obligatory, we believe that the
present Fugitive Slave Law should be so
modified as to be no longer a source of fra-
ternal discord ; but we disclaim all fellow-
ship with nulification in any of its forms,
came a matter doubly important to English dl5‘~”‘l°“« lllougll llle l9"d°"5 ""9 [°° °"“”l“§
interests to obtain it footing in central Avi'iet'ic:t-
Early in the summer of 1847. the British Sec-
retary of State for Foreign Aff':tii's. directed the
English Consuls in Guatemula and the Mos-
quito territory, to ascertain the limits of “the
kingdom of Mosquito" and to advise the Home
Government what boundary to insist: upon for
the dominioiisof King Samba. They reported
that the territory extended from about the
16th degree of latitude, southerly, taking in
the whole Atlantic coast; of Honduras and
Nicaragua. atid stopping at: Costa Rica. Of
course they included in the Mosquito dominion
the port and harbor of San Juan zle Nica-
ragua. In November of the same year the
his higliness'.l”
“ He is here,” answered the victor as he
threw offtlieslouclietl fiat, which hail hither-
to concealed his features, and the rich flzixen
curls fell from under it around his face.
ed giant, as he slowly rose from the
ground the blood rushed from his mouth
“Long live the Duke of Normandy!”
burst from every mouth. And the conquer-
and nose, swore that “ when he first felt that
gripe, he knew it must be Robert’s or the
devil's.”
to nvow it, and the followers too honest to sus-
pect it. Among these can be dimly seen tho
lingo bulks of the two old partios, but their
outlines are indistinct, their condition doubt-
ful.
The people are not now contending lll.)0l.IL
banks, or sub-trcasnries, or turiff's, or peace, or
wiir; they are battling for the very exist-
l ence of the nation.’
Some public speaker is
reported to have Slllll. that in the present cri-
sis, tliere was but one course for him to pursue;
that he could no longer regard party names or
party watch words, as such, but that he must
and would, in future, rank himself with those
who would struggle most nianfully and most
successfully for the Union. Such nre.out'-
seutinients, and its because we ye tzbelieve that
the Whig party of the United States contains-
illl the elements of safety to the country and.
the constitution, that we yet abide by it.
The VVliig party, as such, both North and
South, has ever been faithful to the Union.-—
It opposed the Annexation of Texas because it
saw danger to the Union, from the consumma-
tion of the scheme. It opposed the Mexican.
war for the same reason. It. objected to the
acquisition of more territory, for it saw the
so me dangers in that event. The Locofozo.
party carried all those measures. Since the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in the midst-
of agitation and tumult, the great \Vhig party
has still been faithful to the country. On the-
other hand hand locofocoism North and South;
has courted the enemies of the Uiifon_ and.-
through them has gained its triumphs. In this.
way it secured Georgia, Tennessee. and North
Carolina. In this way it has carried Ohio,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut. It acts‘ not;
for the country, but for itself. Upon the ti:-,i-:55‘
umpli of the Whig party, we believe dependltf-M
the safety of the Union. Let honest and mod-
erate men look at the facts, for themselves.
[To be Coitliiiimlj
GROWTH or‘ oun Crrv -—The gain, in
populatioti, of New Haven, for the last 10
years, has been 57 percent 1 That of Hart-
ford, 40. New Haven has more than doub-
lcc its populatioit since lS30—w hen it was
l0,1S0——and notwithstanding the fact that
Fair Haven, with a populatien at that time
of 500, has since then, been set off from
our city; which village has also more than
doubled its population since 1830. New
Haven probably ranks the fourth city in
New England, at this time——after Boston,
Providence, and Lowell ; and we doubt if
any city, not purely amanufacturing place,
like Lowell, can show a greater or more
steady gain than New Haven in population
and general prosperity._
N’. If. Register.
Fugilives.——T-lie Cleveland Herald is in
formed that a number of “ Fugitives” were
overtaken by their masters at Chicago, and
started back with them on the canal. About
sixteen miles from Cliicago, the canal boat
was overtaken by a mob, who rescued six of
the slaves, rushed them to Chicago, and sent
them down the Lake on the steamer Niagara
The masters pursued across the country to
Detroit, to head the steatner, and when she
arrived ihere, she had no slaves on board——
they had been landed in Canada above De-
troit.—-Cinci/mali Gazelle, Nov. 11.
governments of Honduras and Nicaritgtui were
officially notified that the foregoing territory
was subject to the " King of Mosquito, and that
the British Government cotisidered his Majes-
ty’s interests as under her special protect.ion.
To this, the governments of Honduras and
Nicaragua' reply that they know of no such
potentate as a king of Mosquito, and show tip
the fititliless, grasping cliit:'actei' of the British
Cabinet through the whole transiiction. Tliitigs
continued in this state till spring, when if
Bristisli man-of-war, bearing a company of
British troops. anchored off San Juan, di ove off’
the garrison and took possession of the to\vn.—
A treaty between England and Nicaragtiii fol-
lowed, whereby the bitter renounced her title
to San Juan. This was iti March, 1848. Now
let us pause it moment, and enquire what was
the government of the United States doing,
while Etiglaiiid was engaged in this tigfarious
spoliiition of it neighboring and friendly repub-
lic? Mr. Polk had blusteriugly proclaimed
the Monroe doctrine, that lienceforward the
European powors would be allowed to plant
no more European colonies in America, and
yet here is England seizing San Juan. occupy-
ing it: with her troops. changing its name to
Greytown. and in effect colonizing under the
pretenga of protecting King Saimbo. \Vhnt
was our government doing? England had got
possession of one of the termini oftlie project-
_ed Nicaragua Canal, mid was niantnvreing fin-
tlie other. Surely it was time for the Cabinet;
at: \Vi1sliingtoti to bestir itself. VVby were
Mr. Folk and Mr. Buchanan so idle? The
answer is simple and disgraceful ; the United
States were engaged in robbing Mexico; with
what. face could the administration that had
fonientecl that iniquitous war, quarrel with‘
England for robbing Niczirugua and Honduras.
The administration of Mr. Polk did nothing.
The titne for action was previous to the attack
on Sim Juan; then all the subsequent results
could have been prevented. But the Cabinet
r_emained supine snd Nicaragua was left; to her
fate. By the treaty of Marcli, 18-18, she sub-
stantianlly added ' San Juan to the British
Government. The misclliefwzts done and wits
remediless. She had the right to make the
treaty, and though she yielded to it force from
which the *Uuitcd States ought to have pro-
tected hcr.—still deserted and abandoned. she
yielded, and the eastern terminus oftlie Nica-
\vhe[hel- Somh 0,. Nonh, 8,‘, W,“ ahvays i'agun,camtl passed under the control of Great
adopt as our mom,’ ft The Union’ “,0 Cons“ Bl‘lftll_l1,. An adlierent; of the Polk dynasty
tution, and the Laws,” and bythis “-5 win should look back it little before he begins to
stat'it‘l or fall. , grumble at Mr. \Vebstei'. -
The Hon. Caleb Cushing has been elect-
ed a member of the Mass-.icliuse.tts House of
Representatives, from Newbury, and Hon.
Myron Lawrence has been defeated in Bel-
chertown.
E3‘ The writer of the foregoing may be able
to see through a mill-stone, but he certainly
seems unable to comprehend some of the plain-"
est principles in the science of government.-
He imagines us to declare. that, because it is
our bouuden duty, to obey the laws, till they
are pronounced unconstitutional by the proper
tribunals, therefore we are bound to submit to
oppression mid tyranny. Did “ Siii:rtiiiA.\"’
ever hear of the distinction between rebellion
and revolution .7 The theory ofall free govern-
ments admits of an ultimate rig/it Q/“revolution.
But it is the last resort to which we may be
allowed to turn when all the departments of
the adiriiviistivition unite in ii systematic viola-
tion oftlie fundamental laws of the land. Then
,.esistauce is right, and it was in such it crisis
that our fztthers revolted against the power of
England.‘ But rebellion is a different; thing.
\Vhere laws are passed in perfect. conformity
with the Constitution, and with the powers
of the legislators, but A, B, and C. think that
such laws are injurious to their feelings or iii-
terests and thereupon refuse obedience, then
they become rebels. The Constitution of the
United States provides for such an act as the
Fugitive Slave Bill. The 'question simply is,
shall we support the Constitution and the
Union, or is the Fugitive Slave Law so un-
just and oppressive as to justify revolution and
disuuion. If it: be not, disobedience is rebel-
lion.
{K-32 A wealthy, but very penuriotis old
gentleman got hold ofa rather tough cus-
tomer in the person of :1 Rochester rail-
road and steamboat runner the other day,
whom he had offended by some act of
meanness. “ Blast your stingy old skin !”
said the runner to him, before a wholelde-
pot full ofby-standers, “ I knew you when
you used to hire your children for a penny,
to go to bed without their supper, and, af-
ter they had got to sleep, you would go up
and steal their pennies, to hire ’em with
ag’in the next night!” This wasa little
too much, and the old miser sloped, amidst
the laughter of the assemblage. '
A PROFESSOR —The learned Professor
F , wetit itito the country last summer
to visit an old friend. The next morning
after his arrival, the two friends went out
for a ride in the fields. They had not pro-
ceeded far before they came to a set of bars,
and the gentlemamseeing a stout boy stand-
ing near, asked him to take them down,
when the following dialogue took place:
“ VVhat shall I takethem down for E”
“ VVe wish to ride through ; and this
gentleman is a Professor, so you must make
haste.”
“ A Professor! What’s that?”
“ A Professor is a man that—that—can
do any thing.”
“ Wall, 1 rather guess, if he can do any,
thing he can let the bars down.”
FATAL AcciDi:i\‘T.-We regret to learn
that theevening train of Thursday from
Htirtford, while. crossing a road near New
Britain, aud aboutn mile north of the depot
of that village; eame into collision with a
buggy‘ wagoti containing a man and wo-
man, apparently of foreign origin. The
parties in the carriage were killed,the man
instanily, and the woman ceased to breathe
a short time after the accident. The cars
were immediately stopped, arid the bodies
of the dead were carried to Berlin.
IV. H. Courier.
Life Insurance.
If is comparatively but it few years since
Life Insurance Conipanios began to be exten
sively organized in this country. Now. their.
business extends to every nook and corner of?"
the land. Of these companies. the American
Mutual Life Insurance Company. located in
New Haven. seems to us one of the best. It:
capital is $100,000, cash paid in, and it operates
upon the mutual principle, so that the policy-
holder can frequently pay a good portion of his.
premium in dividends declu rec by the ccinpnny
in his favor. The character of its officers, is,
in itself it guaranty of the stability ofthe insti-
tution. \Ve advise those who wish ,to go;
their lives insured to invest: in this company.-—.
Gizo. A. Bissi-11.1., Esq. is agent ‘(for this town
itnd-vicinity.
(fi- The business of killing sheep for their
hide and fallow, is carried on more extensively
in Cincinnati,than many suppose. At Frank
13ercsford’s 1-Iouse, on Deer Creek, says the
Comme.tcial,60O sheep are slaughtered every
d:iy,the skins taken off, and the whole body
rendered out into ta11ow—tlie meat being thrown
to the hogs. It has been found by I732/ing. that
this disposition of sheep is more" profitable than
slaughtering them for food.
36- The New Haven House, -114 Broadway,
New York, over the New York and New Haven
Railroad Depot, is the place where we advise
our friends to stop when in the citv. It is very
convenient to the cars, and every thing is done
up as/it should be. Jarvis is a capital fellow.
36;» The annual amount of travel on the
Mississippi river is about 500,000. The
annual loss of human life for several years
past has been over 200, by burning, blow-
ing up and drowning, to say nothing of
sickness. A
C
“ Srir—:itMAN" makes ll distinction between
obedience and submission to law. The dis-
tinction is copied froin such papers as the N. Y.
Independent, btit does not seem to us to amount
to much. An Act: is passed, prohibiting the"
sale of intoxicating drinks; Snooks. who has '
kept it grog-shop stops selling; does he submit
to the law, or does he obey it? \Ve think he
does both, and we will be perfectly contented
if " Stierinaii" and his coadj utors will subizt-it to
-tlie Fugitive Slave Act.
FATAL RAILROAD Accinis:v'r.—An Irishman
, named John Crow, was killed, a few days since,
on the Hartford, Providence, and Fislikill road,
between Plainville and Bristol. He was entra-
ged at work on the road, and with a number of
lrishmen was on a hand car, whcn.just as they
arrived at a narrow rock out, they were overta-
ken by a dirt train. and before Crow had time to
at out of the way, the locomotive came upon
im,killing him almost instantly.
fig’; Returns from Texas have been re.
ceived,wbich show that the Boundary prop-
osition has been accepted bya vote of 2i,0o
majority.
Bissel.l’S 'I_.‘rico_p,herous._; .
On entering our sanctum,u‘ugiy or two since,
we were surprised at seeing on our table, g .
suspicious looking bottle filled with a red liquor
of it peculiarly inviting aspect. Now, aslwio
03)“ An lrisliniaii, when telling how he
dodged otit of another’s way, said he was
on “_this side, thatside, t’otber side, inside,
outside, both sides, and no side at all.” A
96- The Vermont Democratic State Conven-
, ' tion, oti Tuesday, nominated Cass and Butler for
President and Vice President. subject to the de-
cision of the National Convention.
As to the autlioi'it.ies quoted in 3“Pl’°l‘l5 Of that the. bottle contained none of “ the ardent."
"the liigherlla_w,” we have no p£ll'llCul¢ftl_‘ ob-. .[,u,,we confess ‘[13, we were. vextremojy ,,,,._ ,_.,
‘action to them, provided the Constitution of zred to make 0," what ,3 did ,,,,ma,,,, '1'" am,
, Jrnny Lind’s charitable donations, in
_ ,tPliiladelphza anicunt to $53000. t
are ultro tee-total, we felt \'ei'y,}ve,ll.sa,;igfi°,[ ..
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