9
- vru
-ding for her.
struck with the st. allgtf lIl.',tttII= r in uhit-_ii l|~. r
sails were disposed’ and with the dismantled
aspect of her yards and i'ig,_qing...Slie contin-
ued togo before the wind fofil few furlongs
and then gl‘()l1:tflln_g‘;upon the low icebergs,re-
lntilticd motionless. ' »
Capt.’ Warrens" curiosity was so _much ex-
cited that he iinmetliatcly leaped into his
boat with several seamen, ‘and rowed to-
wards her. On approaching, he observed
that her hull was miserably weather-beaten,
and not a soul approved on deck, which was
covered with water to a considerable depth.
He hailed her crew several times, but no an-
swer vats returned Previous to stepping on
boartl, an open port. hole near the main
chains caiight his eye, and on looking into it,
he peiceivcd a man reclining back on it chair
with w riting, materials on a table before him,
but the fecbleness ofthe light made every-
thing indistinct. The party went upon deck,
and having removed the hatchway, which
they found closed, they descended to the cab-
in They first came to the apartment which
Captain W’-arrens viewcd through the port
hole. A tremor seized him as Alf.‘ entered it.
Its inmate rt-tainod his former position, and
scented to be insensible to sti'angt-.rs. He
was found to be a corpse, and a green damp
mould ha.l covered his cheeks and vciled his
open eye-ball's.. He had a pen in his hand,
and a log book lay before him, the last sen-
tence in whose unfinished page ran thus :—
“ Nov. 14, 1762. We have now been en-
closed in the ice seventeen days The fire
went out yesterday, and our mastcr has been
trying ever since to kindle it. again, without
success. His wife died this morning. There
is no relicf-'-:1’ '~
Captain W'ai'i'ens and his seamen hurried
from the spot without uttering a word. On
entering the principal cabin, the first object
that attracted their attention was the dead
body ofa female reclining on a bed in an at-
titude ofgdeep intercstzand attention; her coun-
tenance retained the freshness of life, and a
contraction ofthe litnbs .\l'lO\\’€Ll that her f0i'm
was inanimate. Scaled on the llobr was the
corpse of an apparently young man, holding
a steel in one hand, and a flint in the other,
as ifin. the act of strii-king fire upon some
tiuderfiivhich lay beside him. In the fore
part ofthe vessel S(‘VHl'til sailors were found
lying dead in their berths, and the body of ii
boy was croucht-id at the bottom of the gang
way _,stair:s Neither provisions nor fuel
could be discovered any where, but Capt.
\Varrcns was prevented by the superstitious
stitious prejudices of his seamen, from exam
inning the vessel as minutely as he v.x-islaerl to
have done. He therefore carried away the
log book, already iiirmtioncd, and returned
to his own ship, and irnnir_-diately steered to
the southward deeply impressetl with the
avvftilexiimple which he had just WilUE.‘5Sb'(l
of the daiigi:-r of iiavigating the Polar seas in
high northern latitud :-
On returning to England he made various
inquiries respecting vessels that had disap-
peared in an unknown way, and by compar-
ing the results of those with infoiination
which was atl'urde.d by the written documems
in his possession, ho ascertaiiicd the iinrnr;
and history of the iinpi'isone-;l s.iip and oflier
unfortunate niastcr, an::l found that she had
been ft'i"iZr-it thirteen ‘years previous to the 3
time or his CliSCi_iV(‘t‘lri€r:‘ tier aiiioriq the ice_
WTSI 1/vtinstcr .Re2;it-w,
A Go.-;r.l H.*.'.9bti..‘-id.-—.»‘t ni-it-'-.'l_~,--triadic tvitlow
rec-zrntly bewztilt-tl her husband as 8 good
man who never refused to stir the liasty-pud-
Evert that iccomini-ntlation
is soirietiting. Few worm-‘n like the mono-
tonous task of stirring hasty pudding, and
husbands will generally be esteemr-id in pro-
portion to their willingness to stir the h:zst.y-
pudtiiiig.
Cairici-:1~i.—-Au editor in Illinois speal-zs
of his conti-ibiitois in the f-.>llm.viti.~:; coin-
pliiriciitai-y terins: “An interesti_ng feiniile
correspondent sends us a very L‘l‘lll)l€l'{?s’.:
ing piece of poetry, and tiuiidly lisps a
request for its publication. The moon is
called bright ; the stars are fi;illé*.'(:‘(l with
the oi-ij__:inal appcll.-.tion of ‘ ineek-of-.'e-rl ,7’
the trees come in {or a full share of eulogy,
and the if-tllltig‘ Spring is pronounced sil-
vei‘ plated, or S'.')ll'l€l.l"ill1g’ to tiiatt-ffect. Be.-
sides thi~_-',tl‘ic pneni is equally instructive
on other iinpoi'taiitsubjects If Bil-ary will
send us an t‘.lll:lat\'lt that she has vrasiied her
dishes, iU€i:f.lC‘.l her ho:-te, and swept tho
house the week nf=.er she was "‘bl;ist.or.l
with poetic tire,” we will give in, and
startle the litei‘:ii'y world from its lethargy.
For the pie.-ieiit we say, darn your sroicl,-_
lugs. and d'a-rn yotii‘ poetry too.”
I_tUCP.ATlVE.""t.li.iL‘l;lJ B. l\Ioore,Esq for-
merly of Concord, N. H. is Postnmster at
San Fraiicisco, California. A get tleman
who l!tt.\‘j'CiSl’. visited the place slates that
the (‘tfTl.t'0 l'tt1S ‘dl)()\'e l)=iX5-,9, u'l}i(,-l]
pay two aioilars per month, or $211 per an ‘
hum bri_n_c_ring in the snug liitle item of
above $31,000 for box rents alone indepen-
dent of his salary. And there is more yet:
Mr. t‘vIoore pays .€52-1,000 per annum rent
for the entire building in which the post of-
fice is situated, and probably rents out
enough for offices to acciinimpdale the
post office free, and inake a handsome for.
time besides -—Loicc1l C’oim'er.
A NEW Hattie.-riir.n ‘i‘.li:<rs ——A friend
writing from Nelson in this State_.informs
us that the Rev. Mr. French, of that place,
has recently excavated a bluff near his
house. from whicli his two younger sons
and a hired man dig daily one and a half
tons of pure black lead , which, delivered
at the depot in Keene, eleven miles distant
is worth $60 per top. There are several
quarries of this article in that vicinity, but
this is said to he the purest and most abun-
dant.-—_Z\"ew Am.-'2.-:rsl Cabinet
The Maine State Prison, at Thom-
astown. was de:-'troyer.l by fire on the 22:!
inst. Niiicty prisoners were safely taken
from their cells, none of whom escaped.
it caught fire in the guard room. It is un-
ly a short time since their State Lunatic
Asylum wasalso t.le_\‘trny3-,3 by fire
A lady iiamcd Brown, in the State
of Florida, hail three children bitten by a
;-aftlesnake, while she was washing ‘by a
B{rc&m She heard them scream and ran
to iljgir rescue lvltlle she was killing the
6t').'tl{e, a fourth cliildfell Into a tub of boil-
int: water. All four died. This is one of
the most iemarltable dispetisations tbat_ we
-ever read of.
R.tcr-.2; "AT ST-’)CI7'.'I‘-"<}'»', _CAL —-A little
brown mare, called M:.iid of the hintin-
tains, made a mile in 1.53. beating Capt
Sparrow’.-c mare Judy Coon. and winning
a purse of 85000 Gen. Cass, it sorrel
gelding. ran :1 mile in 1.53 1-2, beating a
grey gelding and winning -$1000.
l‘. K
. A 1'1'ivaB of the Baltic.
One 'fVeek later from Europe;-— The Baltic
put. into Provincetown short qf Coal.--
Advance in Cotton.
The steamship Baltic put into Province-
town, short of ccial, on Saturday evening,
and remained still there on Sunday at_noon.
Capt. Comstock was endeavoring to
purchase coal,vvh_ich was difficult, to be
obtained. Should-she fail to procureit at
Provincetown, the Baltic willcome to Bos-
ton. She brings seven days later newsfrotn
Europe. ,‘
Cotton wassteady-,-at an advance of 1-3
_fo'1-4 on A.me.i~ican descriptions.
Breatistuffs, (H-Vllig to increased arrivals,
were hegfi-y, with,a d‘owiiwai'd tendency.
The monoyinarket was firm, and the de-
mand for English securities good. Amer-
ican stocks were unclianqcd '
The political news is of littleimportance.
AFFAIRS OF THE (}ON'l‘lNEN'F.
The events in Central Europe have worn
varied aspects, and whatever now may be
said about the conditions of peace, or ralli-
er the postponement. of hostilities" agreed
upon at Olmutz, we see but little to shake
our conviction, that each party is trying to
overreacli the other, and that the free con-
ferences which are to be openeil on the 18th
inst. at Dresden, are not morelikely to set-
tle permaiiently the relative preponder-
ance of Austria and Piussia, than any of
the numerous Diets which have tried their
hands at the Gordian knot during many
years past. _ I
The contracting parties are to send two
Commissioners to Holstein, one from each
power, to summon the l‘€fl't1Cl0l‘_V belliger-
erents to lay down their arms.
W'ith regard to Hesse Cassel, the three
conferences are to adjust that dispute, the
Elector in the meantime, being asked to
go back to Cassel, protected by one Prus-
sian and one Federal.-battalion.
The Estoppe road.-,i=. iiicb join tlieE-asterti
Provinces with the W’estphalia Provinces,
are to be open to Prussians and Federals,
aml the former are not to obstruct the
movements of the Federal troops. '
The king of Bavaria, seconded by VVur-
femlJt)l'_g', has taken every step to mark his
disopprobatioi. of ll‘iE Olmutz compromise
and Saxony is said to be equally annoyed
by it -
A change has taken place in the head-
quarters of the Ducliies. Gen. \Villeson
has suddenly resigned the command of the
Holstein army, and has goneto Altona.
Gen. V-.inderwoit has been appointed in
his stead.
Bv the-. latest accounts the Prussians were
at I-ltienfield. The Elector now coutiting
upon the support of the Austrians, is pro-
te.-stingg agaiiist the -presence of Prussians
in his capital, and the Austrians thus ec-
couraged cuntinue to advance. At the
last accounts they occupied 't\la-'l:iurg.
\vl~.ei'e they commanded the railroad from
Fr-anl-:foi't to (Tassel, and completely turn-
ed the flank of the Prussi-.ins.
The Berlin journals seem to count on
peace being: preserved.
{?_r-gm Vletitla the news IS not quite so
mcific, and vvhilc it is said that the Ems-
dian army is o:'dci'ed to be reduced, the at‘-
mamcut at Vienna still continues.
IVRAXCE.
Beyond the (ii.-cotery ofa new Socialist
plot at 'l‘oulon, this country remains trau-
*9
The Red Democrats at Loudon,in con
nection with those of Svvitzerland, are
W-atcliing the pro<_:i'ess of events and antic.-
ipating the irioiiicnt wlieii, as tl'ief,‘ say, they
iiiav strike at the existence of kitigly nii-
tiioiity in l:‘_.iimpe,aiid restoretlic. Repub-
lic“ one and iiidivisible.” '
An authciiticatetl report has i‘eache-.l,Pa-
ri.-, from ilarseilles, tlinta revolution" had
broken out at Pailerino. ,
It is alleged that the retirement of the
finance minister at l‘.fladi'id, was caused by
:1 desire to in-.=.l:e some ai'i'ar_s_retrieti't with
the Eiiglisli and Dutch creditors, whit.-ii
has igieen overruled ivy Nat-'ari'ez
Frr-sli t_llt-.ilUl‘i3:‘tllC‘€S have taken place at
.-\.lr-ppo. T'r.-c iii:-:i.irgeiits, in spite of tiia-iii‘
recent los:«:e:‘., lizivc made an :1‘ilt‘tCl{tlp0l‘t the
city. The i‘csul‘.wa.~;tlieir lefent.
."tr.lvices from the Cape of Good Hope
to Qfitli of October state ll):-1i.ll't8f(.‘8l‘S of a
Cztfiie. irruption have subsided.
FIVE THOITSAND DOLLARS
KVARD OFFERED.
Four Pi.AiN, Dec 30
The Otsezo County Bark was robbed
between $2. '=rday afternoon the 28th inst.
and Monday moi'niu_t_: the 80th inst. of
OUU, nearly as follows:
£3-3000~ bills of Central Bank, Cl'ici'r_'-,-'
Valley; $19,000 bills of various banks,
iii-or-.tly in lԤcw Yoik State, west of Sche-
nectady :, $9000 in bills ‘of Oteegii coun-
ty B;-ink : $4,500 in gold ; -500 in sil-
'\'f.'l‘. .‘,$50CtO will be paid for such inform-
ation as will lead to the conviction of the
burglar and recovery of the money; and
~‘32Ut)O for former, $3000 for the latter,0r
in that proportion for any part of it.
"1
.:.\a f:J—'
PHKLADELPIIIA, Dec. 30.
A destructive hie broke out here this
moriiing at half past 6 o’clock, on the cor-
ner of Chestnut and Third streets. The
off:i-;-e of the Lotlgei' is in ruins. l\‘othing
was saved, and the loss is e'stimated at
$580,000 at least.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.
A large building, owned and partly oc-
cupied as a drug store by ‘Vin. P. Ridg-
way, in Sclitiyllrill Sixth, above \Villo\.v,
\\‘ti:3 t.‘e.-sti'o_\'e.d by fire this nmrnlng at one
o’clock. Tee other part of the building
was 0CCUplt:(l as a woolen factory by {nu}
tliffei'cnt parties whose aggt'e9;a‘.e loss,abo'\-‘e
the instii‘:-ince, is $2000. Mr. R,’s loss 33
$12,000; insured for $7,000
fie A gent in Albany has applied for a
hill of divorce fiom his wife, because, he
says, she bestows more affcctioti on hci-cat
than on her litisband.
33-;-A man was found dead at Benicia,
Cal. Nov. Ill, who had on his right arrn
the letters “ H S.” and on his left “T. C.”
On his feet was marked the word “ Bos-
ton ’f He had no baggage.
{figs Miss Lehman, a young actress of
consitlerabie celebrity, was burned at Nih-
lo’is Theatre, a few evenings since, in con-
sequenccof her dress taking fire, and has
since died of the injuries she received.
‘ {’,{:,‘;- On the Charlotte. N. C. Railroad,
Dec.24tli, the train with 20 passengers,
was precipitated 30 feet down a bank, kill-
ingllit'ee and injuring others‘,
, QNGRE as
, In the Senate on Monday,'Mr';Douglass
presented a’ petition from Mr. Wise, the
remnant, asking an appropriation-of $20,000
to make experiments with his balloons. Re-
ferred to committee on naval affairs. _
- Mr. Benton introdruced a bill to accelerate
the sale of public lands to pay the public
debt: also to extinguish the Government ti-
tle to lands without the state,'toi grant dona-
tions to actual settlers, and to cede refuse
lands to the respective States Adjourned.
In the IIou.se, Mr. Peen, member from
Louisiana, in place of Mr. Harinoiison, de-
ceased, appeared and took his seat. ..
Mr. White introduced a bill granting
right of way through the public lands to the
Mississippi,l3ufIiilo and Northern lsland Rail-
road companies-—read twice. Adjourned.
In the Sen.ri!c on Tuesday, Mr, Davis, res-
(ilution directing the Comrnit_tee‘_ou Coin-
mcrce to enquire into the expediency of
amending the law in relation to granting reg-
isters of enrollment, and licenses to vessels,
was adopted.
5.0t_i0 extra copies of the correspondence
between the Secretary of the State and the
Austrian Minister were ordered to be print-
ed, and then the Senate adjourned until
Th u rsda y. '
In the House, E‘.-‘Ir. Pcaselec reported a bill
to refund to Neetv Hampshire, monies dis-
bursed during the war with Great Britain.
The House went into Committee of the
V/hole on the chcap Postage bill.
Mi‘. Hibbard said he was in favor ofafree
delivery of newspzipi-rs in the State where
published,pi-ovidingtlic distance did not ex-
ceed thirty miles—over thirty miles from the
place of pulication -,3; cent to he charged.
Mr Chandler was opposed to any favor
being shown to country papcrs than those of
the cities, and he intended to move an amend-
ment to charge halfthe present price of mag-
azines when the postage is pre-paid.
.fv’ll‘. Otis advocated the charge of 2 cents
as the uniform rate. '
The Committee than arose and the House
adjournctl till Friday. ‘
The Seizure met on Thu rsday at the usual
lioui~,and after the opening businc-ss,l,'petitions
were called for
Mr. Walker of Pennsylvania, presented a
petition from 4'3 citizens of his State praying
for the imedi-ate repeal ofthe fugitive slave
law it was referred to the judiciary commit-
tee ;
The bills to fortify Ship Island, and also
those for the relief of Ira Day and I-li=.i'bort
P Boody, were taken up and ordered to be
engrossed. .
Mr. l:ii'c.tlbui'_v"s. resolution concerning rc-
movnls froiri Ofli:_-c was taken up.
Mi’. l3-i'iglit dt-fcnde'l_ Gen. Lane, late Gov-
ernor of Oregon, from cliargt':s on which it
was stated he was removed.
In the Senate on Monclay M1‘. Cass pre-
sented the petition of .loSiuh Snow and asso-
'intes of the Atlantic 'l'cl_egraph Co. for a
rl~..iuat.ion of $3,0fl0,C0O in aid of a lP.legl‘€lplI
line from the tVli.-‘r>'§.>sippi to Cziliiorriia, to
be finish in ciglitct;-ti months from the pass-
age of the Bid. Referred.
The passage of the private bill to settle
and tic-tc:‘.‘nii*ie private land claim in Califor-
~ niai \vi_-re tailzcn up.
iii r. I3.-‘nton lt‘.lt.ll'0."S€(l the Senate, at great
loiigtli, oi; tlic :-u‘nj:-ct of litnil claiin:-' and titles
and C~Jlllll‘iU:‘(l his rein:irks until 3 o’clock,
when the Sciitite {tt_ljU|.ll'n“tl till Monday.
The llotiso spciit the day discussing the
private tI£.‘.lL‘l‘..iLtl‘. .l).’f.’a'Clll. appearatices indi-
catc that there will be .nothing of mom;-nt
done with i‘egai'd to the tariff this session.
Tho I17;-use met on Saturtlay at 12 M. and
after the iisuul operiiiig business was dispos-
cd of, Mt‘. BUt"ll introduced it bill refuntling
to l\\'ilL'iIlg‘tt[) the inoiieyadvaiiccd for l.l‘:,1l]S-
port-.it.ioii of volzintecrs during the war with
i\’li‘XlCU
Tilt‘. Young reported a bill to grant land
for :.i railroad from Illinois Town to Terra
llduute.
The House then went into Committee of
the wlii.-lo, and l‘t'S{lmt;‘(l the consitlemtion of
the cheap pos'nge bill. Adjourned
PI‘0]303df to C.ro.is t/ta ./ltlaiztzc vwit/L 0. Bal-
i’oi:-n.—E:trly' in the year 184.3, Mi‘. John
‘Wise, the .-‘-.rnci‘ic:iu teronaut, issued a proc-
lztin:itit~.ri announoiiig his intention ofcrossiiig
tlio Atlantic’ with a balloon, in the summer
of 1844; but as Mr. Wise himself was not
possess:-d of pc-cuniary means to iittcinpt the
voyage, he pe'.i~ioned to Congress for assist-
ance, but which up to the present. time he has
not been able to obtain.
Several scientific gentleinen, convinced of
the practicability of the scheme, have latc-l_-,-
urged Mi‘. VVisi.~. to renew his petition to
Congress for aid in the matter, whicn he has
ilctr-i'niii'ie(l to do by their assistance. if he
is still tirisucccssftil, t"li‘.l/Vise will endeai.-'oi'
to carry it tlirough with his own resources.
Fiom the expirrionce of it num ber of years
in the practice ofteronaiitics by Mr. Wise, it
has been fully (lBlI'f0l)Sll‘t‘tiG(l that there cxists
in the atmosplicie a constant current of wind,
moving from west to cast, with a velocity of
from '20 to 60 milcs an hour, accoriling to
its height from the earth. From the advair
tages continually at hand from the local cur-
rents of air, it is quite feasible (he observes)
to travel eastward with a velocity that will
circtiiiinavigate the globe in 35 days, with an
ability *0 vary from the straight course 30 or
40 (Ir-gm;-es from the latitude of departure.
which would enable us to leave dispatches in’
Europe and China,and return by way of
Oregon territory to Waslii-ngton city. This
has been cle.nionsti'ated by experiments made
by Mr. ‘Wise, in reacing points 60 and 90
miles distant from the place of departure,
with it prrcision not surpassed by ship sail-
ing aided by the lOCal currents in varying
from the great eastward current. Mr ‘Wise
observes, “ What if I do get it few degrees
north or south of latitude of departure, it
will at least be a beginning which will not
end there. "
Ten or fifteen thousand dollars is the sum
required by M r. VVise for this experimental
oiitfit, and so confident is he that the thing
will be effectctl, that he asserts that it will
be done just as certain as steam followed
horse power.
Dent/L caused by .S'ma/.1 P02: ——John Lou us-
bury, a man about 65 years of age who is
believed to have. '.lll recently, resided in Stam-
.. f _ '
fptd,Coon. applied at the Seventh Ward Sta-
tion House, on Tiicsday evening, for lodging,
which was fui'nished him. In the morning
it was asci.-r_tained that he had the.-small pox,
and he was _immedi2iit-ly Sent, to the Bcllevue
l-Iospital, where admission was denied him,
and the cartman who convoycd him there,
3i?“‘l“-Cl ft’? lite Cilv Hospital, but the sick
man died before arriving there. The Coro-
nvr caused the body to be taken to the Belle-
vue Hospital where: an inquest will be held
to-day_._.__7\T_ Y Ti'z'bime.
Arrival of, the Niagara.
The Niagara, Capt. Leitch,-which sailed. ‘
from Liverpool,-Dec. 21st, arrived at Halifax
on Friday, completelyencased in ice, in some
parts nearly a foot-thick. She had 33 through
passengers, and 8 for I.-lallifax.
Cotton has advanced from} to 3; ofa pen-
n
feature of special importance.
‘ The German question begins to assume a
new aspect, in as much as it is now suspect-
ed that the conference to be held at Dresden
on the 23d of this month, between Austria
and Prussia, bodes no good to the smaller
German States, who, it is said, are now using
energetic measures to form a league of their
own _
- It is. stated confidently at Paris that Gen. La
I-litte and Lord Palmerston have entered into
an agreement that if the approaching confer-
ence at Dresden attempt to make any territo-
rial changes affecting the arrangements made
by the treaty of Vienna, the French and
English Government will interfere and pre-
vent them.
A Pill]?/letfy has become I-1isl0r_y.—-'I‘liirty
years ago, on the 22d of December, Daniel
Webster delivered the Second Cent-emiia]
oration at Plymouth. in which=with that wise
forecast which has often distinguished him
as a far seeing statesman, he saiti—“ It may
be safely asserted that there are more than a
million of people, dcsceiidants of New Eng-
land ancestry, living free and happy in region
which sixty years ago, were tracts of unpcn—
etrated forest. Nor do rivers, or mountains,
or seas, resist the progress of industry. or en
terprise. Ere long‘, the sons ofthc Pilgrims
will be on the shores of the Pacific.” The
sons of the Pilgrims are on the shores ofthc
Pacific. already. They are their with the
brothcren ofothcr states, and thcrejthey have
foundr-cl an American form of govt:-rnmcni
established an Anierican Staic,.'ind under the
stars and§.-'ti'ipes of the R.E‘pllbllC,‘f they are
reprcseiited in the American Union.
A(li:cti'lising.—Allow me to say a few words
on the subject of advertising because I think
there is aifalsc delicacy among some poeplc
on this matter. In my opinion, advertising
is a legitimate means of making known the
wants and wishes of both buyers and sellers
—whethcr they be an estate worth half a
million of inoney, or fora pair of, “ M«ichi‘s
best razors.” It is merely making an ex-
tension of your shop from in the newspapers
ivhcther the artii-lcs be seen there or in the
windows, in both cases, its qualities remain
to be tested. It never can answer to adver-
tise a had article. By advertising a good one
you extend your connection, which might
otherwise be limited by the number and
class of people who liappened to pass your
door, and their connection. ,
Ilfift-clii’s P2'z'nr.£plcs to t.nsi.:i‘e succ-2.\‘s'iii Trade.
.7l-‘falririg Salt by .S'lea7i2.——'\Ve learn that
at new progress for the evaporation of water,
for the purpose of making salt, has been dis-
covered. It is done by steam, and it notonly
(lO(-‘S the work quicker and more thoroughly
btit it makes an ttt".iclc of cxtraorilinary
beauty and purity. If this is so. and we be-
lieve it is authentic, th-=.n a new era in tho
niaiitif;ictt.ii'e cfsalt is about to ensue.
O.‘»'lL't‘gi') Jotu'7ml.
J'zi.st I-’tm2's/iiim2.t.—During the past suin-
mer, a stranger in Bafiiilocinployed a cab-
manto take himto the steainlioat landing
from a hotel in the center ofthe city. Be-
foio reaching the laridin;__f, the cab was stop
pod and the driver invited the gentleman to
get down and pay his fare, as he could be
carriod no further. The fare demati-led was
five dollars, which the Slfilngtjl‘ refused to
pay. The cab-man called on his assistant
another ruffian standing neat‘, and the two
knocked down and beat the deft.-nccless man
until he consented to pay the fee demanded.
He was then compelled to pay the rufli-tin
who joined the assault and additional five
dollars, for the services rendered his friend.
A complaint was siil;scqiii,:ntly entered
agaiii:-.t the fellows at the last term of the
Oycr and Tcrmincr in Btiilalo, both were
sentenced to ten years imprisonnient in State
Prison. Tlieir names aic Thomas Fitzger-
ald and Livingstone Slicldt'iii.——]Zoc//. Dom.
])cal/t in (1. ]ll'rii'tgcric.——t\‘lr. George
‘Woiribiirell, so colebiatt-;d as a proprietor of
travelling mcniigories, died on the 16th Nov.
of bronchitis at Northallerton, Yorkshire, af-
ter a-l-iiigering illness, in his 73:] year. It
was an often expressed wisli ofthe deceased
that he had ll'.‘Gtl so long v.'i'.'n his colcction
he should be perrnittcd to (tie with it, and
with this view he had caused to be fitted up
a new travelling bed carriage, in which he
c:<pired. I-lis men-agcric was being exhibit-
ed atthe time in the marl-;ct place in North-
allcrton, and an annnouncementof his death
was matlc. by his own rcrpiest to the specta-
tors; after which the brind played the dead
Marcli in Saul, the animals were fed and the
exhibition closed tor the. t-vening.
Clrzim. _/or Sci..lvrz-Lgc by UL»; Passe)igei's of tlic
Slea.m.-:/'i.ip O/zio.—-A tin-i"-tiiig ofthepa.<scti-
gcrs who were on board the Ohio, on her
late pass:-age from I-lavuna, was held on the
stoiiiiilioeit Georgia, while on her nay from
l\’orfa.-lk to Baltimore. The object was to
consult in relation to a claim being made for
salvage, for bringing the steztiiiship into
port. Col. Rants-ay, of Penn.,presi‘dcd;and
Messrs. Rcverdy Johnson, l\’lUl‘Cl_OL‘l~I, and
otters, of Batimore ; it-lcssrs. Engli.-h and
Florence, of Philadelphia ; and Messrs. Hag-
erty and Powlcs, of l‘~3o'.v York, took part in
the proceedings. This is a new case, and
will excite some attention among our steam-'
ship companies. A committee was appoint-
ed, and we are curious to hear the results.
JV. Y. I-Ie-raid
Tile Late Dr. l'VeIis.’er’s Faniilji.-—A letter
from a friend at Cambridge says: “ l observ-
ed at church yesterday, Mrs. Webster and
daughters, all in deep mourning. The mil-
lionaire at \Vatertown;-l‘.'lr. ‘C-l1Sl1lhlg,8l)(l
Mr. Appleton of Boston, have recently made
a present to M rs. Webster, of at handsome
hatzse on Ash steert, of which she will take
immediate possession. One or more of the
dziiiglitcrs, who are aacompished, give pri-
vate lessons in music at their house.”
Lotccll C011-'7'Z.C‘I‘.
./ifrican .La7i.guage.——Oiie of the Sierra Le-
one agents of the Church l'\'lission Society
of London, has discovered a written language
cxistiiig in the. interior of “feet Africa, the
alphabet of'which consists of about one hun-
dred letters each representing «'1 syllable.—-
It is called the Vy language.
Matinees, or mid-day l3alls,are taking the
place ofinid~night Balls, in Louisiana. They
are all the fashion.
yThe general and political news possess no"
;
A. ll.’ BYINGTON &. 00.,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS,
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 1851.
WHIG STATE TICKET.
- FOR. GOVERNOR,
Lafayette S. Foster, of N o1'wich-
FOR LIEUT GOVERNOR,
G-1-(gen Kendrick, of Waterbury.
FOR snonnram‘, ’
Roger H. lblills, of New Hartford.
For. TREASURER,
Thomas Clark, of Coventry-
roa CONTROLLER,
Selah Strong, of Milford.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The subscribers have [)Lll'(:l1ttSe(l the entire
establishment; of the Norwalk Gazette. and
will be henceforth solely responsible for the
contents of the paper. The senior editor will
be obliged to remain in \Vashington for some
time longer, but. as soon as circumstances per-
mit. will return permanently to this town. He
will, in the mean time, contribute to the col-
umns ofthe Gazette such iiiforination and edito-
rial matter as his location at the seat of gov-
ernment will afford him advantngeotis opportu-
tunity of furnishing. The junior partner will
conduct the inechntiical part of tho cst:iblish-
nient. and attend to items of local int.ei'est.—
The Gazette office will be ready at all times
to perform every description of job printing in
the best. and most expeditious manner.
The principles of the (izizette, will be, as
lieretofore, decidedly Whig; wliile we shall
aim to treat our political opponents with cour-
tesy and fairness, we shall over firirily mniutiiin
our own views,nnd shall euileiivoi- unshriuking-
ly to disseminate genuine \Vliig principles. In
the present‘. crisis pf our national affairs, our
motto will be to stand by the Union, and we
shall expose and resist the efforts of any fac-
tion”wliose cause we may believe hostile to the
int. egrity ofthe C()llf8(l6l'i'XC_Y. “"0 shall advo-
cate such a change in the tariff system as will
foster, instead of prejudiciiig, Amei'ican indus-
try; we shall rank ourselves among those who
desire an act of Congress grzinting portions of
the national domain to actual settlers, without
money and without‘ price; wo shall be the firm
friends of rational progress. but eqtiiilly hostile
to innovating, e.xpei'imeiit.iiig mtlicalisni.
\Vitli these principles, and uutler fair auspi-
ces, we commence our task, wisliing to all our
friends and patrons ti Happy l\'ew Year.
A. I-losti-za Br:-.\‘c'i'o:s'.
HE.\'It‘.' W. ll ‘.'A’1"I‘.
Are the Cfllififiiiiitfiictn arid the U11-
ion vvo.=_'€i‘1it p:.'cser=r.'ir.2g?
The Constitutioit of the United States con-
tains the following clause: “ No person hold to
service or labor in one State, tinder the laws
tlioreof, escaping into :inothei‘, shall, in conse-
quence of any law or i'ogtiltiti<iii lllt-3l'Clli, he
disc-liiii'gc.d from such service or labor; but shall
be t.l0'.li‘(5l'(?Ll up, on claim of tlie patty to whom
such service or labor may be due.” By the
expression “ persons held to service or l:t|)m',”
it is well tinderstood and universally t|(llIllfIU(l,
was and is meant slaves. Tho CUIlSl.'ll’.L!llt)Il is
the bond which holds the Unioz: togetlier; de-
stroy tho one,and the other is iiistantly severed.
The destruction ofauy one pint oftlio Consti-
tution, in an illegal inaiiner, is the destruction
of the whole. It cuimot. be amended without
the coiicurretice of three-fourths ofthc States.
Such a concurrence for Sll'll~'.lUg out the clause
above quoted cannot be obtained. The clause
then must remain, and be obeyed, or be nulli-
fied and disi'egai'dnd arbitriiriiy and il!eg:il'i_';.——
lfthe formeralternative is iulopted, then a law
to carry out the intent oftlie cliiuso i-1 iiocess:i—
ry, and one having been enacted will l'€‘(Z(‘-lVft
the obedieiice of every good citi;-.-'.-n. If the
latter alternative is prefei'red, such it law will
he disrogaidcd and disobeyed. tliercby depriv-
ing this portion of the Constitution of all prac-
tical effect, and leaving for those for-.:-wl’ioso
protection it was intended no remedy but dis-
uiiion. Vhat then is to be done? -There is no
use in arguing this question ; the issue is sim-
ply thus: the Constitution provides for the re-
delivery of fugitive slaves; a law is necessary
to carry into effect this portion ofthc Constitu-
tion; wI‘iat.ever law is made requires ofiitters to
execute it, and penalties for resistiiig such oili-
cers directly or indirectly. There are two
modes of enforcing laws; the Republican and
tho tnoiiiircliicul ; t.lie former leaves the inat-
ter to the people themselves. and eiupotvers
the officers to call on every good citizen for
assistance. The latter relies tipou a standiiig
army. Any law for cairyiiig out the clause: of
the Constit.ut.ion referred to must be eiiforc-ed
by appropriiile officers having power to demand
the assistance of every citizen, or to call to their
aid a standing army. The former is the rebub-
licau course; we Iiave adopted it in relation to
every law, ever since the coiniiieitgement of
our government. Shall we give it: up now?
To say, I will not assist an oflicer—I will aid
and abet a fugitive slave, as some reverend
gentlemen are now saying, is to s:iy,I will
destroy the Constitution and dissolve the Un-
ion. It is not striking at the present law—it is
sunderiiig the bond which binds those States
It is not only doing this, lint it is re-
It ii declaring, you
together.
nouncing Reptblicanism.
must no longer depend upon the people to sup-
port coiistitutionaflaws—-you must; call upon
Let men judge
AN ARMY. This is the issue.
for themselves.
E3” The amount. of property in California in
dispute between the United States and claim-
ants undor,Spanish and Mexican titles. is over
one hundred millions. There is it bill before
Congress providing form special Commission to
settle the validity of these claims.
Co'r'ro.\' Caor.—'l‘he New Orleans Bee of
the 14th iust., states that the production ofcot.-
ton the present season, will be fully as large as
thatoflast year, but doubts whether the con-
sumption can be successfully reduced to the ba-
sis ofa growth of 2,100,000 bales, of the same
weight as last season.
T The New York Legis aturc meets
Albany to-day.
Corrlespontlcncc of the Gazette.
. . FiunAt_r_ Ev:-:,Nma, Jan, 3d.
Well, we are flilly “underlway upon the be,-
ginning of another half century. carecring on
under the auspices of 1851. The reitlities.
Wtzshington
pleasant and painful, of the expired year now
leave us nought. but the ret.ros_pect. So with
renewed resolution and vigor let us cope with
the vicissitudes of the year before us. This is
a season of unusual brilliancy‘at VVasIiiugton,
and \-Vedncsday was a grand gala day for belles
and bciitix. The President kept “openliotise”
from 12 M. till 3 P. M. and was visited by all
the principal members of both houses and both
parties. The foreign ministers, with our of-
fendod Austrian cliai',r:e, were all present in full
costume. The clerks of the several depart-
ments, the officers of the army and navy, with
Gen. Scott and Com. Stewart. were present.
In the east; room, stood “ Hiirry of the \Vest,”
and the eager crowd seemed more impatient to’
honor the man who ought, to have been Presi-
dent, than even Mr. Fillmore himself! Ifyou
want to see C72[fI.'l¢Sf(1Sm,jt‘lSIZ get in a room
viliere E.lbi1l‘}' Clay is guest. and you will see
it, and feel it too. in its perfection.
The Sen:-.te coiiiiiieiicecl its session yesterday,
thol-louse rot till to-day. As the public busi-
ness has been got in shape t1ll'C:tt.l_'y'. we may
now exp:-.ci. dispzitch in the work before them.
You know it is very fiishioiiiible now-a-days to
grumble at Cuiigross for not doing anything.-
But the truth is we have more to fear that they
Had Coti-
gless done absolutely ‘noticing, for the past five
or six years, the country would have been far
more prosperous and happy. '
Much excitement has been raised by the
Austrian tliploniatic brush with XV:-Sister. The
coi'i'esponrloiice, being called for by Coiign-..-g, is
now before the public. and the courtcously
stinging reply of " Old Dan" to Ilasscllriian,
will be i-cad with it degree of national pride by
.-‘snicricanslof all pitrtios. It: is amusing. even
to see with wliut; case the ltlxpounder foils his
subject, and shows him tip upon his own coin-
plaints. of tho grossost inconsistency. Old
Dan must have felt the full length of his gar-
ments wliien he assures his liigliiiess, the Aus-
will do too much, than not enough.
trizin minister, that we have nothing to four
from his monaces of i-otaliation—tliat " Austria
is it mere paitrh tipriit (hi: car[}L’s surface" in com-
parison with the dominion; of Uncle Samuel.
Tliere is no possible chance for any colisioit or
intei'ruption of frioiidl_v rolatioiis. liowever.
gi'o\viii,g out of tois coi'i'espondencc. \Vheu
llll‘. McCtii'(ly left here last tveclt for Connect-
icut, he had his charge in his pocket, and will
go out during the present month to take his po-
sition at that Court. This does not look much
like ‘-siispension of iiit.oi'u0urse,” &c., which
the ‘vVZlSltll!_$;l()I} letter writers have strained to
miike :1 dispiitcli of.
As it pi~r-s:i_<;o of that “ good time coming,”
politiciilly, it is cliooring to note the universal
gootl feelii.-g and peisotinl coui'lcsies of those"
leading politiciiiiis, who. the last. session, were
so ex.-.spoi';:'.cc‘. and excited in feeling, that the
ordinzi civilities of goiitletncti were rather
()‘.'8i'l0Ul'.f:Ll, or violatr.-d in the gross:-st tnaiiucr.
I believe we, as a iiiition, have eiitei'ed upon it
Noxv Your under new and improved impulses,
and the coiii-so of this great nation will be up-
\v:ii'd and tpw.'ai'tl.iiiitl err-,i‘y vesti;t,'e of disunirm
3."t)lil'S, (‘$0. ll’
Poizms av l“!'-..-‘\.‘.'Cl-‘.S A. ;..\'1) INI.-ta'riiA O.
l"ULi.i-1r..——Y‘.7e ft.-uiid the above named volume
upon our table this nioriiiiig, and we have sel-
dom beoii more ploasod by the perusal ofa col-
lection offtigitive pieces, than we have been in
is tiliciztly dispollt.-zl.
reacling some oftlio pocins oftliese two indies.
’ ‘lie geiitleiioss and purity of sentiment, the
;5oiioi'i:ll_v tllelf)Lll.’)LlS flow of tho versification,
the di-scriptivo power, and the sweet‘, feminine
fer.-lii.-g of tho “ Poems" will not fail of meeting
wiili adiiiirors among the tlioughtftil, tho loving,
\Ve suhjoin an oxtract: from
each iiutlioress. The first is by l"i':ini:es A.
Fuller, and is front a piece entitled the Dying
ti iitl ilit) <_-_<‘-otl.
Poet : .
But iiow his (:O’.t!'.'~‘t3 was ended; and his gaze
'\‘.’:itcb.:>.d the rod sunset fiitling froiiitliesky--
The-. lu;-st: his eyes niig,lit' look on; while amaze
‘If liull" fl)l'g()ii(’.l‘l i‘iieirioi'ies fiitted by ;
A ii:'ec:_/.o came from ilie son and stirred his hair,
.-‘ind fancy felt his mother’s fingers tliere.
Deeper the crimson of the sunset g1'e\'~' 3
An old cliuich-tower‘ that loomed against. the
'\Vest,
Lifted its pinnacle to the far blue,
Pictured to him his own deserted breast,
That rent. and ruined letthe sunset in,
Gildingin mockery the shapeless scene,
How had his lifb been wasted ; he had spent
His youth, his manhood, and his ytfttng bright
years,
In giving one poor passion its full vent,
And it rewarded him with lieai't-\vi°uiigtent's,
Till the slow fever siipped his veins all dry,
Nor blood i-eireslie.-.d his lieart, nor tears his eye.
Then like an old man with a cent.ui'y’s weight:
Bowing him to the dust. he laid his \veary
‘ lieitd
Upon the arm of deut:h. and waiting sat.
VVishiiig the irioinents of limitation fled—-
\Visl1iiig his sun of life would fade awn)’.
l.Vit.li tlie.depai'ting brightness oftho day. ,
And thus 'zis hushed liis ll“ttI'f, and hushed
his lyre; _
Death had o'ercome him with the twilight‘:
sliade ;
The altar had consumed with its own fire,
And pa;-islieil with the gift upon it laid ;
The idol w ‘s an idol now no more-—
The P0,;-t’.~;love, and grief. and song were o'er.
The soctind is by Martlia O. Fuller, is an
extract. from “ The Poet: lioversz”
The starrv influence cf the shining night,
And the low inti_rinui' ofthe passing waves,
Sooihiad, like‘ it blessing. the wild, aching grief
Of tliostveet, desolate iiiourner. Tenderly
The starlight stole to kiss her piiilid brow,
The trees rciiclied down their arms caressingly,
And the river hade her not to gt'ieV€‘«-r
In tones of gentleness unlaught by art,
The beautiful love shattered so cruelly
By earthy fingers, here seemed poffnred her
By the sweet angel-spirits of the night.
Pale. placid, and subdued, the younggirl rose-
Her sweet. face lifted to the sapphire sky.
And liet-diiil; innurnful eyessurpassingtlioughtz
In their deep pleading eloquence, upi'aised—
And softly folding hei'f\vhite slender hands
Upon her weary bosom, prayed for peace!
The work is beautifully bound and printed,
and for saleby \Vm. E. Bissoll.
E?‘ The Canada papers state that nearly
three thousand fugitive slaves from the United
states are congregated at Sandwich, Windsor,
and Maiden, besides a number sctttt-cred‘ over
other parts oftl1e'province. ‘
cu.‘
Norwalk Chronicler