-,-r-.:_~ use--
. mark-“ Conscience wasykilling /rim.”
blood, where the balls had grazed it;. her
fair arms and laced slcves were blar-lgened
with the smoke; but worse then all w:is the
wound her heat-t r.-ceived in the discovery of
this li0|‘t'iiJl€j attempt u; on her fa ht-i’s lilt: by
one vthom she lovfd and trusted, and Whio
would have made her an orphaii to hasten
her marriage.
, But she‘ had named him to her father, and
’within one hour after the discovery of the
plot, Eduardo Eswdaro was artaingned be-
fore a- drum head court martial. Her danger,
confession-,.antl the discovery, had so thrown
him offhis guard that when interrogated he
made no denial‘. Brief was the trial. He
was sentenced to be shot on the Rt-tiro, or
military Plaza_ atsunrise. With haughty
composure he received his sentence, for he
yet dreamed that she—she who was all now-
erful with her fi~her—-lot’-'ed—and would in-
tercerle to save him.
But he l{t’ie\V not -her high sense ofduty.
In vain he sent to seek an interview with
her.
Her answer to_ his message was brief, but
she would dcign no other—
Tell him to make his peace with God !—
There can le no pardon on earth! No, not
were be my brother l”
' And when at the morning’s first light, the
weeping mother and sisters ofthe condt mncd
ktielt at her feet and prayed for one word of
knew inierct-ssion (for they that me» yet she
cou_ld save that sort and brother, ifs“ie would
butask his life ofher father, when in th~ ago-
ny oftheir souls they spoke of his vnull ,bea't-
ty and brnvery,now about to be bu ied It: the
tomb Of,(llS_£_2'l‘5t(‘e,)-Will] a cold, stern look. as
if her heart’s innermost veins were frozen,
she answered-—
“ He would have made me. fatherless
Anti, while in that energy of despair which
would not listen toa refusal. they knelt in
their tears and iuiplications, the first try
of tht_=moi'ning’s sun cast its soft light tipott
her pale cheek, a quick rattling volley of
mll.~‘l{Ptry was heard from the direction ofthe
Retiro. -'
As its sound struck her ear, she gasped ;
her tall graceful form quit-cred likethe aspen
ltaf to the gait-—sbe staggered ton aids the
wiridow, and as she saw the white wreaths
of smoke rise liglitly towartls the sky, over
the spot where now laid the corpse,she mur-
mured ho:-irsely—
“ God have mercy on his soul!" and
fainted.
Duty harl triumphed over love and mercy,
but terrible had been the strtiggle.
./7 C'}'(1Sll —Fall of part ty'(/it: Horse Sltoe
Fall.-—On Tuesday €:Vt‘lll[lL’ la;-;t, our citizens
were startled by hearing it loud and terrific
noise, resembling as near as we can describe
it. the heavy booming of artilery, in qtiick
succession, which shook the earth around us
very sensible. We did not know for a time
what could be the cause of such a fearful
noise; and for a few minutes supposing that
Mtller’s Millerrium was at hand.
It proved to be part of Horse Shoe Fall on
the Canada side which had fallen. carrying
aw.-iy ‘about ten rods ofthe rock in letigtli by
fotir in width. The Canal boat, which had
been lodged for the last few inor.ths on the
brink of the rock which had fallen. and
which has excited the admiration ofall who
beheld it, was also cartyed over with the
rock. It is now in the Whirlpool two miles
down the river, dancing attendance to the
freaks ofthat great malstrom The crash
occurred about 7 o’clock in the eve-nitig;and
it is indeed provtdential that it fell at such
an hour, and at this season ofthe year Had
it been in the s.urntrier, when so many thous-
P7
( ‘ ONGR .=.- 5s. _
In the Senate on l\"lonr.lay, Mr. Cass offer-
between the Government and the Austrian
Minister concerning the agent sent by the
United States to I-lungary during the win‘.
Mr. Benton introduced it bill providing
for the construction ofa road from St. Louis
to California, with branches to Santa Fe and
Oregon, and to extinguish Indian titles to
land along said highway, and establish mili-
tary posts, and grant land to actual settlers
thereon.
A message was received from- the Presi-
dent announcing the acceptance by the Tex-
as Legislature of the proposals for the settle-
ment ofits boundaries.
The Report ofthe Secretary ofthe Treas-
ury, was received, laid on the table and or-
dered to be printed. Adjourned
House.——T'lie bill to establish a branch
mint at New York was made the order of
the day for the second Tuesday in January.
A tries.‘-age was received from the Presi-
dent, accotnpanietl by a notice from the Tex-
as Legislature ofthe acceptance of the pro-
visions of Pearce’s Teri Millioti bill.
Mr. Wenttvorth asked leave to offer a res-
olution niaking bills for cheap postage, riv-
er and harbor improvt-merits, and ‘giving a
day for VVc-dnestlay ; not p,rantetl.
The cheap postage bzll was made the or-
der ofthe day for Wedriesday. -
The House then went into the Committee
of the Whole on the private calender, and
ufteruards atljourtied.
In the Sena/e on Tuesday, after the usual
opening business, Mr. Foote pi‘csctitetl the
resolutions passed by the Lt-gislittti re of
‘Mississippi, ct-tistiriiig hint severt-ly for ‘the
course pursued by him oti the compromise.
mettstii'cs ofthe last session.
Mr. Jr-f‘fet'son Davis moved that the reso-
lutions be read and the prirtting ordered,
which was agreed to.
The printitig of 10,000 extra copies ofthe
report ol the Secretary or the Treasury was
ordered.
The chairman of the military committee
reported bills to refund to the State of South
Carolina the monies spent by her during tho
Florida war. Also to establish a Western
urniory.
Mr Gwinn, of California, offered a reso-
ltitioti to print the l’i'csident’smessage in the
Sptinish latigttage.
Mr.Walkcr moved that it also be printed
in the G'rct'irian and N0l'\Vl;'g’ltlfl latigti:i;_es.
A rriessage was l‘t'('.eiVt‘(l lrom the l-loiist:
anriouiiciiig the death of Mt‘ Elttl‘(t]t)llS0l‘l,
and the Senate atljottriitetl.
Ilousc —M r. illorse, of Louisiaua.annottnc-
ed in a feeling monitor the death of his late
colleague M r. J. R. Hairtnorrsoti, which oc-
curred on the 25th of October last in New
Orleans.
After passing a brief eulogy on the life and
clizimctei‘ ofthe tlectascd, the usual re.'-olti-
trons were otl'ered and titlopted, when the
Hotise at'l_journed.
In the Senate on \Vetlnest.la_v, Mt‘. Pearce
presented the resolution of the i\inr_vlai'id
Convt-nt.on sustziiriitig tho Cotnprtiniiso .-\I2ls
which were read and 0l‘(lt‘l'L’tl to be printi-d.
The chair laid before the Senate the Re-
port of the Superint-_-tidetit of the Coast
Survey.
Mr. __Cass’ resolution calling for the corres-
pontlcrrce ofthe Auslriati Ciiiitge with the
Atnerican Goveiiitnetit was lZtl(t’n tip Mi-_
Cass said he tinder stood the .Pl‘tSlLlH"ll had
stoppr-(l diploiiititic rt-lat ons with Atism-;-,
and tlit-reft-re had the resolves laid ov,-r_,,._ ' ’
Mr. Bi-atlbui‘y's l‘t‘sl)lllilQ'_', m,,(.t.,,,,,,g. ,.,,_
ands of sti‘tiiigt>.:‘s are here, there undoubtedly
would have been persot$ crushed to i‘},-;,ihi;_ »
for it is precisely the spot “.1,”-9
so many have stood to coritr-mntme the g,.,,,,d
9”" “f ''‘‘l”''‘’: anti ‘twill’-ltl "the. waters bf the
tttigitty Cataract above them rushing tr'Tl‘l
ficly over their heads, that is now filled with
huge mssses of rock which have fallen from
above
The loss of this portion of the rock has not
in the least diminished in appearance the
view ofthe Falls but has in our opinion, atl-
ded to the scene, which looks grander and
more sublime, if possible than ever.
Cozzsciciice tcas Killing Himl—Some
years ago, a large powerful, rough-looking
and dangt-.t'ous titan trained, we believe, Tito-
oth Ticriirin or Tit-rne , was €ll”l‘t'S_l,E'.(l 5.
theypolice second Distriicit, on a (-liatg-g (Sill
ktioclritig a man down in the lower pa}; of
the city, the unfortuniitc. falling with his
head upon the curbstone and splitting his
skull, so that he shortly after tlietl at the hog.
pittil. An intlicttient was enrlt>at'ttretjto be pm-
cttred against Tit-rnan, but the (‘,’;.-and J",-y
ignored the bill, St'[l(llflg the off’.-nee to rip,
Sp!-‘CliIl_ St-ssioiis, as an assault mm-e]\._
Recorder 'l‘ullni'.tdge, on the representation
Of Captain Lt‘0l'ti1l'<l Of the second word, gave
the [i|‘i-"0119-T full E‘-X.’-.r-rit ofthe law, however.
and St-‘Hi him 10 '.'uc lslarid f r one year. li
was 11 C0\\'i1t‘Lll'y blow, 'lL'illb(L twill, hitting the
victim under the ear, and at the time of the
arrest,'.l‘icrnan seemed to take pride in the
murderous assault, for which he should have
had five years in the State Prison had the
grand inquest per-fortned their duty. He was
at the time of his sentence full faced, tall and
athletic, but a few months had made a re-
markable change A night or two since, a
ghastly, haggard looking object, with attenu-
ated cheeks, sunken eyes, and a general ap-
pearance of alrriost total physical prostration,
entered the Second VVard Station House and
requested to be locked up ! A niomt-nt’s
glance, and a question or two c-stablislied his
identity as Tierrian! He had worked out
his Island sentence, but a more ft aiful retri-
btttion than can be awarded by any human
tribunal was upoti hiiri, whose terrible teriris
never could be satisfied this side of the gravel
Tlld 'lti3l’lI)t. 0/ his mu.rdcrou.s passioit. was con-
tinu.a.i'l_q 07/ his st/le ! in his waking rriotnents
or amid the vision of the night, the dead
man’s face was forever present! and in the
desperation of despair he had come brick to
the scene ofhis first arrest, with the request
to be incarcentrated once more in his lonely
celll
“ He was crazy l” we observed to Captain
Leonard who related the incident.
“ No he was not crazy l" was the early re-
sponse. “ We frequently witness (Eases
p_e]:li_rLy I pi'e;cisel’y similar. Conscience was’
.12 mg mu. !’
,Man_'s law hail been satisfied, but the judg.
ments of the Almighty were still operating.
What a commentary on crime and its conse-
quences——the terrible truthfulness ofthat re-
Smiday Courier.
£13’ It is reported from Washington -that
Jenny Lind intends making this country her
permanent home.
_m0"a-l5 ‘-'~"d$ Cl’n5ll.i.i;=l'€(l, and the Scottie atl-
_]UUt‘lit-‘ll,
1—Iuuse.——The joint re.-oltitions of the Smi-
ate to fill the \-'2i(':)|lt‘lt‘S iii the Board of Re-
gents in the SlTlllll:Ol'llill] .lt|:l.llllIlOt1S were
passed.
Mr. Gilbert introduced a bill to ci'eo_1p the
office of Surveyor General ofpubl_-_c [am], in
California rt'fcr:'etl.
M r. Phtietiix introduced :1 ml] to ,m,ke
Whitehall, New York apart of entry, Re.
ferr+_-tl. ‘
lit Commiliee of the Whole, the l.-louse.
constdr.-retl the cheap ,,,,s,,,g,, hm, “.1,,Ch
P"0P05€tl 3 rind 5 cents as the rates on hzilf
0Ut=Ct:‘ lt‘l.'.et's and it retluction on tit.-tvsptipers.
After SQIHP. tltebzite the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
Jenny Lino appeared in the gallery during
the debate.
In the Senate on 'l‘hursday,l\'lr, Sebastian
was approved and lOOl{ his seat.
Mr. l)(IU.'-1l:t$S was excused from serving
on the (‘tlflll'llllit.‘€ on foreign relations,
Resolution to atiicntl the rules relative to
the Sr-tintr-‘s printing were adopted.
Mr. t<ratlbtiry"s l‘t‘E.0ll1l.i0l’l in rt-t_rard to re-
movals from tflice catnc tip in Ol"_lt‘l' and M r
Brtglit, who hail the floor, b--iris: absent, the
subject was postponed till to-tnorroiv
The bill to amt-nil the Acts to proinoie the
progress ust-ftil arts catno tip, and rim-r some
tlisscusion the S~~tt.'ite atljotii'iie.tl till Monday.
Hot1..~'c.—;\*l r. Boyd a.-kt-rl, but did not ri--
ceive general asst--i'it to intro-_lur.-e ti joint res-
oltition admitting Mr. Messcry, it delegate
from New Mexico, to a seat on the floor-_
The House then went into Committee, re-
sumed the discussion of ‘be cheap postage
question.
On Frirlo._i/ the House spent the day dis
cussing private bills.
Lcuirl Tl/'m'i'(L7rts—A Siitgulam Ca.sp,__An
old soldier living at Harper-‘s 1t"err~,.~, V,,_, be.
ing entitled to 160 acres of land under the
new bounty act, obtained frotn the patent r f-
ticc the necessary authority for loczitiiig his
land. He s_t:lr-cted iton it track of iJni;.ccu-
pied government land at [-larpt.-rs For-i'y, bi»-
ingtnorecottvcnient in his t-stitnation than
traveling over the wilds ofOt'e,qoo, Mtnesota
or CitllfOl‘tlt2l. The old soldier has consultt-tl
able legal. gentlemen who liave g;\-(.,-, H as
dretr opinion that he can hold'the land, as the
bounty act allows the location tipon any uti-
occupied governtnerit land. Tho property
thus Selr-Cled is said to be worth at least
$io0,oo0.
§1:‘;-“An unknown man, a German, was
fTll'll‘tl8l.'€(l_l[l New York on Moritlay night
last. He was about 30 years of age. John
McBride is supposed to be the mnrt.lcrer; he
took passage for Liverpool on Tuesday, in
the ship Liverpool. .
Placwrcling a Senator-.—lt is asserted by the
Boston Chornotype, upon what it professes to
have learned from highly respectable resi-
dents of Challesttlt), S. C., that the Hon. 'l‘ru-
man Smith, U. S Senator frorti ‘ Connecticut,
while on a recent visit to the Palmetto City,
"w as placarded as a “notorious abolionist,’ C and
forced to leave the town in twenty-four
hourn.
ed a resolution calling for the correspondence"
t'arm to every head of a family the order of
‘ Arrival of the Cherokee.
L A TE R FROM CA LIFO RNIA.
The Cherokre. Capt. Windle, arrived at
New York on Friday last. She brings
about $2,000,000 on frciglit and iii hands of
the passetigcrs.
The steatiit-.i' Philadelphia arrived on the
9th from New Orleans. and would sail the
10th or 11th oti her return via Kingston —
Both the Pacific and Philadelphia would be
filled up, and 150 would have to main ‘at
Chagres or take sailing vessels. he mails
had not reached Chragres when tne Chero-
kee left,-and it was rumored that they were
tletained upthc river waiting the arrival of
the Pacific.
The British Steamer Ta_v arrived at Cha-
gres from San Francisco on the 5th, with
370 passengers from Realego route Dis-
appointed ones they are and no mistake-.—
Since the Cherokee was last in Chagres fivc
vessels have been lost 4-!) the bar. Three
persons coming down the rivet‘ were drown-
by the upsetting of a canoe. '
The cholera had abated at Kingston, hav-
ing (leClmtttt'(l the city, but was raging with
increased violence in the interior on some
plantations. Nine outofteti were taken off.
Over 4000 deaths occurred in Kingston
alone.
For the 24 hours ending vestertlay noon,
there were t‘Pp0l‘lt-.‘tl to the Board of Health
27 cases of cholt-rzr and 19 deaths. this riitni-
ber has been exceeded but one day since its
appt-:tt'ittit-.e here.
The scourge is making fearful ravages,
fed and kept alive as it IS by the filth of the
city.
i\Ve have no wish to create an alarm, but
the brealriiig otit of -.1 new pestilcticc, rt-rider
protnpt and t-flicierit action l)t?CBSS.l'll'y and
inipot-tuiit.——Pac.f/lc ]VI'2(’.\', 15th.
C/Lilli.‘/‘I1. at [Vt-t-rzrlrt. C’-iIy.—We learn from
11 tcut'iistet' just down from Nevada city, tlrat
the ch ilern had broken out there, and seve-
ral persons have (l’ft".(i. There \\'t‘.I‘e two or
three cases reported to us from Rough and
Rea l_v some days ago.
C/iolro-rt in tire ll1‘lIl(’S.—-VVC have seen per-
sons from varioiis poitioiis of the triincs, de-
pr-ritlcrit tipon this city for supplies, frorti
whom we learn that the t-bolt.-rat lt:ts spread
to but a very limited cxtcrit. -A few cases
have occurred at Nt‘Vil(lZl city l.{ou,t,_zh and
Ready, and some other l0‘.\'flS.-— Sac. Times.
From lltc A/la.Crzl7'_/'or/tiiz, Rho. 14lli.
The New \'i’ot'ld came down last iiiglit
from Sucratritritto. The iiuniber of cases of
choir.-ra are qtt.te as ntimt-rou_s as ever, but
it is said that tho tliseiise yelds more readily
to the i“fiut'llC(;‘ of ttietltcitio. The people
are lt-avtng in great riutnbers.
Al Bctieciti ytstei'dtry morning two tleiitlis
by r-liolera or-ciirrotl on board the barqtte
William and l-letiry, and one death on board
it vesst-l utik_nown. S-.triitai'y regulutiotis
have been adopted it_Bt'l1L'Clil.
Atiiong thosrr wl o have l‘ll‘t‘l'l ill with the
tliserise was Licttt. Gov McDougnll, but at
the l-.itr.-st advices he was considered ottt of
tlotigr-t‘.
At Stockton the epidcimic made its ap-
pearance on the otitsl.-it'ts of the town. among
tit.» Mr--xrc..n pat-l.'r-i'.<, and the lllnililllly is
siiitl to be prttic.ipall_\f confiriod to the tri.
IIl(ll(l7L _D.".~'.'tI,/lut2tt:r.s' —'l'lit~re ltad been
some l'dillt“l‘ sei'totis skiitnishes iii tl‘i¢-- vicin:-
ty ofthe Cull,-‘lllllllt'S, in ()'_",e of“-[iii-',, Li, 3,
Col. L i\‘lL'f{ltlrt_'.‘-y wit; int'ii‘lr'tliV \Vt u;|.{..
H1 by ‘<1t'1flt'l'0‘.'v di;-cliurgctl ftotn uni lndioii’s
‘now
The -*‘.’c‘:’ttlt.*i's in the vicinity of the llum
l3°l..'rt btiy wt-re ui'itio_vetl by the lt‘it_liiitrs D
'l'ui'iit-r of lit-ntticlty. and Jrrtncs S l“t'yct‘ of
En-_-l;rntl._ liatl lit-ctr tnui-derrsil by tht-iii. A
putty ofzibout twciity piocet-tlctl it: quest. of
the lLiUl'Ll(:l'(;‘l'S, and had put ‘,0 rlu-nth 17 |,,.
tlititis.
'l'itt‘»i‘0 “'35 17 dcsttnictive fire at Sacrttmeti-
1‘) city 0I1'.'iic Qtili l\’ovr-rnlier, which occa
“""""7i it loss of about $35,000, iric'tirlinQ‘ the
'll'll.i\\"lll_l'_l' prop:-riy; New York Hotel $l0,-
tltio; Eiiclo Hon-l 5Eil,000; St Francis [-10-
tcl $|'.£,000; Gal»-no House 87000; small
house adjout'nirit_r $l000'_'; .\/l r Rowe’s whole-
and retail provision store, $.*000 ; “ Home of
the Badger,” ‘E;i'2.tl00 ; (l‘.Vt‘llllg‘ lrousc loss un-
known , thrce Criiivass houses, $300 ;—
l)l.llCl]t’.‘l‘)S shop, torn down $400. ,
As‘:-ival of the Africa-
The. stt-.attis.liip Africa :ii't'iVed at N. Yoi‘l«.’,
on Stiiitluy tnorriittg last. '
The llll't’it'.t’ne(.l war with Germany has
been stayt-itl.
The Papal aggression excitement in Eng-
land contiiiues; and in Rome there is more
uirr-asiiitss on the subject.
From France the llt‘\VS is unimportant.——
The l_il't_'lSlill.iVe Assctrilily hits tlct.'ltit‘i=(l its
tietttrrrl.ty, and in such a tone its to enforce
strict til)t*lll(‘tt('t‘. to its iiiaiitlzitc.
It is thotiglit ii niiiiisteiial crisis has taken
place in the Spttnisli capitol.
The tit--tvs frotri ltttlitt is ofliitlc importuncr ,
The disttirbtttict-s at Alli-ppo have rntlcd in
a fri_t_thtful tlt-ttionstmtitiriri of 'l'urki.-h ven-
gi-atice. Eiglitecn hundred of the rebels were
killed.
The latest iiitclligence from Berlin of the
fourtli,says the Lower House has assumed a
bostilt-. ati.tudc. A cabiiiet cotinctl was had
and the king iitiiottt-iietl the Ptri‘li:itrit-tit tiutil
lllt‘- third day ofJutitiai'y. The Oltiiutz ar-
iuiitgeirrr-iits were coticluded.
Vioniia dates of the fourth announces that
the Papi-rial ciibint.-t ll2]S='ll'll’lOllf)Ct.*tl its aissont
to the‘Olrntitz airaiigetnt-nts. The concen-
tration of troops was ctintin tied.
The was no change in the -afl'ti"ii's at Hes-
se Cassel.
Tin: NEXT Pitrzstni-:.\'cv-——'l‘|ie Virginia
Free Press. in coinrrrenting on President F.ll-
irtoi'e.’.~s M essage, says:
The Nation owes :1 dt--ht of gratituzle and
respt-,-ct to Pt't'-sitlcnt I<‘illmore', which we at
least mean to exert an humble agency in re-
paying. \Ve go for his rt:-appoiiititient to
the l’residericy, because he has proven him-
self to be all that a reasoiiable people could
dcsire, and just the man for the times.
. With it Southern or ‘vV’estt-rn Uiiton man
for Vice Pl’!-‘bltJl:'Ill, we from this day forward
float the Fillmore Flag.
Tut-1 SEIZURE or 'r1ir: Btite VOLASlA.—-If.
hits been stated that Coin. Gi'c.got'y, of the U.
S. ship POI'lSln0l.lll'l. i't-fusetl his aid to the Cap-
Iaiin of the brig Volasir, of Bitltiinote, wlieti
ctipttiretl on the coast of Africa by the British
sieitinor Rattler. on the plea thtit she was hired
for the slave trade. \Vith reference to this,
the Baltimore Sun says:
Capt. Disney, of the brig Volasia, has now
arrived iti Baltimore, and he assures us that
Coin. Gregory rendered him every possible
assistance, examining his papers, which were
regular, &c. Capt. D. proccetls immediately
to Wasliington,to lay before the Department
such facts as may be necessary for the proper
action of our government on the premises.
M NORWALK GAZETTE.
TUESDAY. Dec. 24, I850.
VVHIG. STATE 'l‘1CI£1t.'l‘.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Lafayette S. Foster, of Norwich-
roa LIEUT. GOVERNOR,
Green Kendrick, of Waterbury.
1-‘on secenmnv,
Roger H. Mills, of New Hat-tfoi-d.
Fort TREASURER,
Thomas Clark, of Coventry.
eon conrnonmzn,
Sela]: Strong, of M'ill'oi-d.
The Condition of Parties-
It is ofteti said by such fitctionists as the
political abolitionists and free soilers. that there
is but little tlifference after till, at the present.
time l)cr.\ve.en the principles of the two great
pitrties into which the people of the country
are divided. So often has this remiirk been
tirade. indeed, that many are -ready to believe
it. In this state ofthiiigs, it is, perhaps, well
to look about its and see, if all the ancient po-
liticztl latirltnai'ks have rettlly been swept
away, and if they have not to ascertain whiit.
yet remiiin.
In the first place, then. the gi'e.:tt essential
dtstiiictioii lietweeti the \Vliig and locolitco
pztrtit-.s still i'eiiiaitis. The \.Vlii_a party is con-
sei-vative; its oppotient is tie.structive. Tho
foririer nniitittiins the supreme power of the
Constitution and the laws till legally utneiirlr-.tl
or ropezrled; the latter sets the action of the
iniijoi-ity, liowever expiessetl, wltetlrer by
legal orillegtil modes as :ti~ove iill cotistittitioiis
The Dt)l‘l‘ rebellion is an apt.
The rebels.
and till lows.
illusti';iti0n of this (liffi-i'eii<:e.
claiming to be it iiitijtwity of the itiliaibitnnts of
the State. assumed the riglitof ovet'ttit'tiin'g the
existing lllSl.llIlll0!IS. in an :trbtti'at'y and uncorr-
stitutiorial manner’. As they were it n"tll_]Ol'll_Y,
they said, no laws were bititling ttpoti tlteiir
wltitrh they chose to LllSl'(-‘gtll‘(l, and tltey at:te.d
The Supreiiio Court of the Uni-
But the
Locofoco p:ii't_v. lllI'0'IgllOlll the tznutitry, sided
with Dorr; lie was tirade it hero of; his pictitre
itppeiiictl in the Dr-.iiiot-rrttic Revit-.\v. and his
rict:ottliii}_vly.
ti-d States pronounced this t:i'errsou.
priiicipies were openly tlecltttetl to be itletiticiil
with those ofthe Deiiiocrtitit: party.
The \Vlti,gs. on the other liaiitl. iiisistetl tliitt.
\\'llltIS()eVel' grievaticres existed in Rhode. lsliintl,
there was it legal wiry of reinoviiig tlietii.:tntl ,
that to proceotl in tiny other wiry was titiiiju.
tliorizetl. tltriigeious and trorisoiizilile.
Aiiotliorillustrtttion O(2(:lll‘l‘B(l when the not
of Congress was passed tlit'ectj..,__.: the (11,-;_,~}.,.,
of the States iirto t:otigi'essitj,n;.| (list.-1.-rs, '|‘“-(,
or llll'RE‘. l.ocoftic0 SUI’-es. among \\’lllt‘.l‘l was
Nt’-W H"m|isliit".‘-.. opctily set the lztw at tlefiztiice.
"lltl t‘-lt>Ct-Cd their i'ept'eseiit:tlive,s upott the old
S)-'st€»'m. The persons elected crime on to ]
\V:isliingtnn. and thr-ii'clitim to their seats wits‘
The \Vliigs sriid, those titurr hrrvo
been chosen in direct (leliatice of this law;
dtsptit etl.
they have no right to seats l‘.ei'e.; il' Srmps ,,,.,,
not to be bound bv iictg of C0,,g,.£.__.S, we ,,,,,_,J,,
‘'3 “T” ‘ll53°iV° titer Cotift*(let‘:tcy in once. Tlie.
l-1“‘T0f*’U"T- i'eplir-.tl that. the litw was tiiit:oiistit.ti-
ll‘}iittl, rriitl uoliotly was bourd to i'eg:i rd it. lit
reply to this. it was llI‘_.t_T(*(l that the coiistittttioii
lr;r(I vested in the Suprotne. Cotitt, iiiitl tlir-re
only, the power" of tlett-rtitiiiiiig upon the con-
stitutiouiilily oftlte laws of the United 3'-titles,
and till the decision of that f.l'lllllll:ll was tmrtle,
every good citizen and every State should be
held to oltetliettce. The Locofocos pi'iit:tit.-atlly
rejected this tloctriue. and by it partly vote. atl-
niiitctl the illegally elected iueiiibers to their
seats.
Now these lllusrrittions show the rtitlicitl dif-
fereiice between this ptrrtics. The \Vli'i;_ts look
to tho ctitistitution and the laws for their rule
of tictioii ; the Locofocos look to the seiititiiciits
of iii:rjoritie.s. liowevcr ttitiitilttttitistly or it'i'e;:ti-
lzrrly expressed. Ptll‘ll('.lllill' pi':tt.-ticitl isst.tes
Llttly have tlis:ippo:ii'etl. but this esseiilitl dis-
titictioti of cotiset'vzitive anti destructive will ill-
wiiys retntiin.
The. qiie-lions ofbank, ptiblic lands, tititiex:i-
tion, war and conquest. are entletl now, it istrue
—foi' the ctttitiiigeittzies in \\'lll(‘l] they iirost-. tire
gone by. but. wliene.vei' cit'cit't‘tsttitice.s shrill
beget new questions. the parties will be fouiid
dividing in strict. :ict;ot'd:tnt:e with tho iritlit-til
principle which coiistittites the real tliffr-retit:e.
ltetwoeti them. Even now, we can clorrrly
foresee tltitt l.a(tC,C-fUC0lSllI is about to ciitlt-ztvor
to persuade this nation to. eiiibzirk iii the wild
oxperiiiietit. of what they call Free Trade. It
will do so, not betzattse there is iitiytliitig desir-
able or profitable in the Cllitllge, I101‘ beciitise it
is not: appiireiit that the plant can be lll'l0ll(lt'(l
only with disristt-r and ruin, but because the
spiril of Locofocoisiti is eSSell[ltIll_\‘ it i'eslless,
innovating, destructive spilitt 0'16 ‘Vltlcll V9‘
jects the light of past PX[H‘l'l(‘-ll(:t'-, and tuslics
iiintlly thi'ot.tglt slotiglis and quzigiriiies in put‘-
suit of :1 will-o the-wisp, which they denomi-
llil I8 |)l'0,‘._[l'(3SS-
$ \Vo tire glad to learn that the sermon
preatclied by the Rev. Dr. [lull oti Tli:itiltsgiv-
itig day. will be repeated by liitti at the Coti-
gwgzrtioiiiil Church on next Slllltlily evt-tiing.—
lts sound views ofthe duties ofii citizen in the
present cri-is of our tirtttoniil ztlf.iit's are such its
comineiid tlieiiiselves to evei'_v tliiiik'ing' riiiiitl,
and are cztlctiltited to do niticli good in those
tliiys ofrtgilittioii and sedition.
A POPULA'l‘l()i\' or Notu_vA1.K AND WiL'i‘o.\', on
the 1stofJune last, we are now enabled to state
with iiccurirt-y, the assistant inttislial liaviiig re
vised and posted his lists. It; is for i’\'orwrilk
4,651. For \Viltoti 2.066.
@' Stamford has it population of 5003; it)-
crettse, 1487. Greenwicli has 5040; iiicrease.
11l9. New Caiiiiain has 2601 ; increase, 324.
Dririen has 1454; iticrettse, 374.
L? The Boston Cl’ll't)llUl‘.y|)B states, that a
passenger has never yet; been killed on the
Hartford 6; S|)lll),(1llel(l rtiilroud, which has
been in operation about six years. i
I’? Our friends of the Geiliit Family forgot
to pity their bills in Bridgeport and Derby.-
“ Misery loves company."
PV¢sliin.glon C'orrespo_n~zicnce of the Gazette.
Fairmv Evt~:.\'xsG, Dec. 20th.
The preseent week has been one of more
than ordiimry interest. at the seat of Govern-
ineni-—not from any special acts of legislation,
but from the atlvoitr..of Jenny Lind, and the ac-
coiitpritiyitig contagion, knowti its the “ Lind
It had been announced during the
week past tbafr, she would itritive in the inorniug
train from Baltimore on Mondiiy, but. Barnum,
who knows how to “ take in‘ a crowd,” quietly
stole into town on Sunday evening and took up
his qua rtetrs at VVilltii'd-‘, where extensive prop-
tnaniu."
at-at.ions' had been tirade for his suite. On
Monday evenirrg,..lenny gave her firsl concert
at the oltl National Tlieittre, (the building par-
tiully dest.t°oyetl by fire on the tiiglit of the in-
titigurrition of Mr.Polk.) wliit:h lliltl been refitted
for that. purpose. During the day. she visited
the Senate Cliiimber, but owing to the crowds
following in her walte, esiger to catch it glinipse
ofthe lioness, she made it sudden retreat, givittg
lierbatzk to the statiiig Se.niitoi's below. She
did not go itito the Hall of Re.pi'esotit:itives,
owing probtibly to the crowd and the tltintpness
ofthe piis:='iit,v_es.
Court rootn and lieard Mi‘, Clay in titre of his
foi-ciisic displiiys. and was warm in the ex-
Site stepped iiitotlieSiipi'otne
pression of her ittltiiirtttion of the great states-
trizin " \vlto had rather be ripiit than be Presi-
de-tit."
sion and was escort ed by Mr. Fillinore llll'0ll;_’ll
She iilso visitetl the Presitletitittl uniti-
ttll the priitcipiil rooms of that etlifice. Hoi-
concert in the evening was iittootled by the
Presit:lt~iit and his fziniily and the tiir-.nrltei's of
his Cabinet. with their fattnilie.s. togetlter with it
qutiruiii of both Hotises and the tiittjor part if
the llll.l.~‘ftl(:llt’.(l repi't-seitlttiives ofttll the fort-.i,<_rii
ptiwers rt-sitlerit. iii \Vasliitigton. The coiit:ert.
wtis it spleiitlid, :t gmiitl tititl l)l'llll:lllf pagezttit,
both on iiccoittrt of the. cliiti-octet‘ of the per-
foi'iiit-ii~s,:ititl the entbo:lie.d t'opi'ese.iit.;itiotr of the
liigliest. ltlltelll’ and .-.=t:itestii:iiisl'iip ofour nation.
This. no doubt, was felt by the fir_ir Swede Iter-
self, HS it was t'eiii:ti'ketl by mittiy who had
llt-‘.tIl‘(l her elsewiiet'e.. that she. sung with unu-
\Vliile Joiitiy
was thus e.ttr:ipturitig one of tho niost l)l'lllltlltl
sutil eiie.i'_gy on this occitsioii.
ttutlito.-ies liefore which she had ever uppeztrctl,
Biirntitii-—-‘* otir l3:it'iiiitii"—\\‘:ts up at 'l‘e.tiipei'-
nitco Hall. Sl()l'lDlll1; tlit-. (:llll(l(’l of Kiri}; i\lt:olit_',',
'llll(l[)l1tllllf__{ it into the people's t'r-pi~o-,,.m,,,',,,,_.s
(iniitiy of wlioiti lirrtl l"ri‘lrm.-r,-,-,', him 1,',,i,e,._)
tzitlit-ti‘ more sev.-.».i't-.ly lll=;',, by hiking ;i,,,,;,- /c,,_,.
‘”“l ‘w"”’i¢’3 lilllllt ‘.iioit' ttockct.-: nittl.ti‘atisfet'i-itig
them tlioiit '.o his own. l'l-t).\\'t>.vet', the. Er<liioii:r.-
ll‘? itt'.'etiipei'iiiir-c of t"oii_::i't-ssiiieii is so pt'ovci'b-
lill and li.-ibitutil. lltnl Bilrltlllll coultl not hit
ritiiiss. llewrt.-'. listened to with iiiutzli itttentst.
if not profit, even tlittugli he gave the. ~* iiioii:-
liars" sortie most lltlt.’()lllll)l‘ltllll6 lioine tliriists.
On 'l‘titest’ziy. Brtrtiiitri iiittl Jetiiiy wettt down
the Pnioniat: to Moiittt Vt-i-iigm, and ,]‘m,.,] "1
the titiio-lioiioi'et.l titliligia, of \V,,,},im_:r.,.,___
\VP‘l”t3-‘tltIy. Tl‘.'e_v tlitretl. by itivitittioii, \Vllll the
littssiittt lllllll\'lt‘l', Mtiiis. Botlisco. ttiore l3itiiil-
lttrly kiiowii its the "' l’u.tssi:ti'i l3ciii',” owing to
his etroi'moits lttx t.triiitit.-e of wl!.l.$l.“(’I‘S. Many of
the lietrtls of tlep:ti'ttiit~.iit ittitl fuieigti i'epi'eseiit-'
zitivcs sat down at the satire liottrtl, and it is said
citjoyetl the rcpttst. *‘ ltiigr-/_i,'."
Her last cotit~ei't' oit \Vetlirt-stltiy evoiiiiig was
prolizilily the ll'lUlll}tll. its rt-spt-tzis ell‘--tzr, audi-
ence. and prttfir. ()n this or-t-zrsioii slro sting
‘* l'l3lll Coltttnbizi.” its slit-, can .\’lll_'~._!. which tinitie
one feel like iiilittliiig otlit-,r' 0|’ lll1l}_’l)ill2 pits.
The "Old CoiisIitut'ioii." alias Daniel \Veb-
stein, was so wttipt in ettstzicios that he really
forgot wlictlier lie. was iii the ‘/[cs/1 ttriii the
spirit. and ricttttilly joined the iiiglttiiigzile in
_<_tiviti_t__{ musictil ttttersitice to this prirriotic soiig.
Nor did the enrttpt tiring spell leave him. until
after the lair Swe..lc lirtd cezisetl to \\'ill'l)lB. he
foiintl liiitiself uticotiscioiisly erect. in his seat
and bent ll)l'\Vlll‘tl its if to critcli the last. tlyittg
catlciice frotii her lips. Tliis was not the ciitise
of any cinbrti'i-irsstnettr. to Daniel. tiir \\'t‘ll be
kitows how to l'U|lll(l 2| corite.i', and with the tit-
iiiost gritce ritttl sutivily made. ht-.i' :1 polite bow,
and (lroptt ltititst-If into his seitt. The (‘lIl'll‘(‘
i'et-cipts of the. two coziceits are esliriiiitetl at
3;’-'3.0l)tl, or equal to the srilttry oftlie Pi'csitloitl
for it whole your ! 3T(‘>‘lt%l‘(ltly she left for
Riclitiiontl wlit--i'e she gives one concert.
l presume that very tniitiv of your t'etitlei's
litivc liezirtl Ilic .-oii,t_islt'ess, but to those who
have not, l nut vvilliii_t_1 to ittipttrtii wortl ol'coti-
solution. even at the risk of beiiig tttzctised of
littviiig ‘- no ear for iiiusicf” I (leein .lett_tty
“.ittl it iniisiciil l)l'0tll_.t1_V; froiri lit-.i' pet.-ulistr
vetitriloqitril powers and tnelotlioiiscitiibitititioii
of soutttls. she is no tlotilit the gi'c.:itest living
sitiger iii the world, lint with Ctlllll()l' and trtitlt.
l must say. that to rlisrobe her of till the :ict-oiii-
partying ptimplittiiziliti of post. liislory and past
sttctress-—tlii'ow tlsltlf! the Bitrttiiin iiitiiitilittzlttr
etl eiitliusitistn rittentling her every inovctiietit-—-
illltl for real eiijoyiiietil. and Trial. .S‘()Ill-.S'IirI‘lIl_.'_'
ililcrcsl. //a/ip/'7tc.s'.s and liliss offccliiig, l lititl
rittlit-r heat’ it (2tHll])tlll_V of little girls and boys
collecit-tl togt-tlicr zriitlsiirgittg itt all the cat nest-
ness and simplicity oftheir inmost liertrts (such
as-1 have lietirtl in “ days lairg sytie.":tt Miiritie.
Hall, by the children of \Viii. Cl:it'k’s stzliool.)
it t.hous:iiit.l times. than to hear Jenny Lind
per sc .’ Everyliotly and ‘- the rest of tiiiiiikit.d,"
go to liear Jenny Litid from the satire ciittse
that. every goiitleitititi of taste would get his but
after Be'tee’s latest pattern. or wliiloiii it insh-
ionitble lady would slruiii her eyes out. and
burn iiiitltiiglit oil. to read “ the last ttovt-|.”—
Simply rintl fooltslily liecriuse an tiiliitrirry titttl
liilse public seiitimeiit. has lieeii crerttetl. \\'lli(:ll
plttces one upon the t_ilre.i'tiaiive. 10 be ([0716 Ulll
Q/‘jive dollars or else be out offttsltion .’
Some mailicious scountlrel sought. to involve
the fttirsoiigsttess in the itbolitioti niovt-iiteiit
ofthe North, by reportiiig in otre. ofthe p=I|mI's
that she lltlfl tzotitriliutctl $1000 to ciirry out
tlieir work. Tliis, Btllllllln tletiies itt yester-
day's Utiioti, upon her tiuthority.
It is on (lit that our relations with Attstritl
will be "siispeiided" at an e.ai'l_\, (lay. Hott-
C. J. Ci rrly of Coitn. is here. also Clt:tt'l8S F-
Chitpman of Hiirtf-ird. and J. A. Rockwell.’
Hon. Neil Brown, minister to Russia, it is said
will ask to be recalled tit. tin early day. Max-
well. the N.*Y. collector, may go its miltistef to
Brazil. Mr. Ewitig has little hopes of it re-
election by the Ohio Legislature. The naval
court martial for the trial of Com. Jones is ex-
citing much interest as it progresses.
___.$
The New York branch mint is, made th 0
special order for the 14th of January by it two-
tliirds vote. It has already passed the Senate
and will utidoubtedly become it law this ses-
sion. The. Caibiiiet have had utider considera-
tion the papers in the dill'ei'ent States to WlIl('ll
the ptitrontrge of the Goveriiment is to be given.’
The cheap postage bill will certainly be carried
this session. Do. it farm to every head of 8
family actually settling upon the public domain.
Congress will certainly do something this ' time.
Yours, &c., "
For the Gazette.
Ma. EDITOR :-—Mirny statements at variance
with the truth, in reference to the matter of
S(.'h0\.l books. have gained ‘credence, and so ma-
ny ei-ioneous opinions are held. that I desire I!
plaice in your columns for it simple exhibition of
the facts pet-tainiiig to the subject.
At a nieetiiig of the board of visitors, hold
Jaiiuttry Ilih. J8-l8. after it pi'oti':icted discus-
sion, it was voted that Rev. E. Hall. Rev. W.
C. Mezid. Storrs Hall icnd E. \V. Stuart be It
coirimitleet to exiimine the merits of text’ books
for the use of schools. iitid report what changes
are necessary for the good of our district
This meeting was iitljourned utttil
May 9th, in order to give ample time for a.
schools.
ii'iot-titigh itivestigzitititi. At the ttdjouriied meet-
ing this cottiinittee reported that they had given
the sitbjoct cons‘iilt-.t'a'ile attention and had con-
tzltttletl to l't_‘(2()l]1l11F'.!lfl Srriidr-.i's’ series of read-
ing books. Day & Thompson’s iirithmotic, and
The report. wits accepted
and the coniniirtee. tlisclitirgetl. At it subsequent
tiieetitttz of the l)mll'(l it was voted to tnodily as
its well its legalize-. the foi'inet' vote. which it
was cliiiined was passed when only four of the
ill orse’s getigi-gr phy,
tiitie iiietirbei's of the board were present. by
allowing the new books to be introdut-et_l grud-
uirlly, or wherit-.vei' needed for ilie strliolrirs-—
iirsteatl of i roctiiring new books of the old
atttliors. new books of the series jtittt. adopted
sliottld be procurotl in tlieir place. Titus the
cltiinge was provitletl to be made without any
expense, to parents. Two of the teiicliers. by
titut.-It eti't>t't, pi-ociii-ed the cliringe in ii few
\\'t‘.t‘-lx‘-‘. but in most of the schools the chiingo
was ell}-ctetl very slowly. ligtdeetl, in two. of
the schools it wits not cotnplete up to October,
18:30. At the tueetitig of'Ilie boa rd, Nov. i."2tl,
1850. it tnotioii was intuit-. antl carried to intro-
tltit-e. Moll ulii-y's St’|'lP.S of reading books. pro.
vitled the }illliliSll("t's would give litiok for book.
Otto ofthe booksellers of the plaice, heitring of
the clioiige. wrote to M r. Suntlers, and be im-
nir-tlisiiely came to '.\'or\valk iii t'efet'oticn to the
intittt-i'. lntismucli its the visit of Mr. S. has
been the subject of so niuc.li diversity of feel-
iiig, and (titll(‘tl froin him it st:rieinetit,:illow me
here to rrotice his (lz)lll_LZS. Mr. S. calletl on 1|
tiictirboi‘ of tlio lioztrtl and on leiiriiitig what had
been done, itiqtiiretl if he .l'tit'l not beitersee
lite lPtHTlll'l'S. ttritl was itiftmtted that there
t't)lll(l be no olijetctioti to such visitation if he
lllt)l.l_11lll best. Ile wits tttlvised to call on the
nieitibers of the. liotirtl ofv'tsiioi's, lint t'om:irked
that lie tlioti}_-lit it would be of no use for him
'0 call on certain visittit'.~', kiiowii to be hostile to
his lJU(.‘liS. Ur. Silll(lB|'.~.‘ is it tliorough, ener-
getic, i telligent man, and doubtless had his
plans iniittii'ed before arriving in town. and had
any cotrrse been proposed, or lizitl he been
-~ t/irctrl/zl.” its he teriris it, to tlozttiy thing con-
tritry to his own views of I":-flit, or piejtitlit-i.ul
to the ititt-i-ests of his books, he doubtless
woiiltl not have i'cg:irtlot.l sucbcoiinsel or direc-
lion. \V|ieri. tlterct'oi'e, he declares that he
was tlirr-c/ctl to it pitrticulzir course, and repre-
sents liiin.-‘ell’ as simply an agent or door of
wliiit llt‘ seems litcilly to titltnit it wrong tier,-
tziking iefttge under the p'ea that he did it by
(/lI'I3(.'l'llI7?, does he mean that such tlircclfon. ex-
ltotterattes liiin lrotri all blaiiie, if any is justly
tlnt--J? \Voultl lie argue that, beciiuse zlireclcti
to beliorrd his opponents, that llie.i°el'ore he was
jtisiilietl in doing the deed. and when ('l1tll'§1éd
with the. high otft-.iit~e tlecltire. as he deliber-
ately icviewetl the act in his office. "Oh! I
tlitl its (H/'cclc(l—if there is any wrong in the
tn:iitei'. t-liiit-go it. all to my advisers.” The
trtitlt is, Mr. Editor, that Mi‘. Silntl8I‘S liiid an
interest at stake in the chzrnge, and «mine to
Norwiilk. as any interested party would. to do
all in his power tosecttre his int.ei'o.-ts. l can-
not see that lie ei'i'ed itt calling on teitcliers,
tiud he. is not in that position in the |)l'8ll'llS83
that he. needs to udniit any wrong whatever.-—
Ho proceetled itccordiug to the custotii of all
agents who have visited the place for the last
three. _verit's. Tliey have invrirhrbly sought out
and beconie at-qtttiitiietl with our teitcliers, iindi
r-iitlerrvored by all ineiiiis to enlist tlieir good.
offices in their cause. I distinctly remetnber»
tlieztgtentsyof whom there were not it few,
who came while the exrittiinzitioii of books was
goitig on. and whose calls have been reported
vi-ry often tip to the present time. The only
Brit he came before
The minutes.
clittiige had been voted.
it. had been cnrrietl into effetit.
ofthe doings of the board do nor. show that any.
time ll:l(l been tissigtietl for the chzinge. or that-
any thing lurtlier than it conitriitteo of confer-
ence. lirid been voted. He came to get up a
l‘t‘ll]"llSil'tll'lCe and if possible secure the contiti-
iiiiiice of his books. Antl here he is not with-
Iilll',l)!‘(’L'.€'-tlellll. It has been :1 common thing,as
the minutes refer-t'ed to will show. to cail fre-
qtlt'lltitl)t-‘fellllgs of the board, and often t.o re-
(.‘OnSltl8l' wliat had just been done,._wlieneve1'
there was sttfiicient cause Mr. Sanders hoped
to show that tliere was no need of it change.
lle consulted those interested parties. who.-to
acts lie suitpost-d would prevail with the board‘
'l‘lien why not niatifu ly viridica t;e your doings.
M I‘. Sanders, itisteitd of tacitly ., admitting at
wt'on}_-? Never would I do any-._thing which
seemed to me to be wrong ~be_catu_se advised or
(ll/‘er:/ccl even by a piesideul;_,or..a king.
But. Mr. Editor, in cl1tIngg_.l1ilS been made.
That change was pi'oposed.--by~.a member of the
boitrd, whose ability no one-.ci.in for a moment
doubt. There is not one Oftilthe six individuals
composing board who does not clieerfully
accord to him intellectual endowments of, the
highest; order, and give t0—l'llS._0[)llll0tl§ the high-
est: regard.
joice that our educational "interests are in-such
keepinv. with the confident assurance .that.
whatever the interests of that important: portion
of the community—-the ‘rising gen_¢rat2'Q_h—-don
d fferetice. is that M r. Satitlers came after the-
The whole community shou_l.d_,re-C
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