2: .
‘I really think Mr. Fortesciie is the only
happy one here,’ said Bill Larkiris, ‘I never
saw him look so smiling in: my life, and his
eye follows Miss Hallo-wconstanily. l know
that she- wishes he would leave her, and give
her a chance to iveep—-—l‘or oh ! how sad she
feels.’ - .
‘ welliBi.ll,’ said Mikc,‘lrathcr think
you would look happy too, ifyou were on the
eve of miirriage to such a good and beauti-
fiil little woman as Miss Harlow. - VVouldn’t
I like to be in his place. But she is com-
ing. She has run away from Fortescue.’
Annie advanced, and as she gave her part-
ing advice, tears coursed over their checks,
and the noble resolutions then formed were
remembered, even in the sterner years of
inane-hood‘. With undeviating step they pur-
sued the virtuous path marked out by her,
attributing, and justly, their success and flap-
piness to the. influence of Annie Harlow’s
gentle teachings.
‘ She has come? she has come '2’ cried
Henry Harlow to his mother, who, witli the
children, was seated in the parlor, awaiting
her arrival. .
‘ Yes,’ said little Edith, ‘ and she has
brought sortie one with her '2 I wonder who
it is l’
Cordial, indeed, was the greeting, and
the happy Edith danced around the room,
exclaiming, ‘Annie Will never go away,
again.’ -
But it might not be so. She was to stay
but a little while, and then her presence
was to make glad another home. Yet the
tears that shone in that mother‘s eye on the
bridal eve were not tears of sorrow; no, they
were tears of gratitude and admiration. She
yielded her beloved child to Warren Fortes-
cue without a pang; for firm and just was
the belief? that he was worthy of her. Not
even the prospect of a separation marred
their happiness. \Varrcn had chosen a beau-
tifulihome in the city, close by where they
had dwelt’ in the season of: their early pros-
perity. He had purchased and re-fitted th-e
house, formerly owned by Mr. Harlow, and
presented it to the widow and her children.
Once in each year they visited the still
loved spot where Annie had labored, and
where they had first met.
On these occasions, a joyful’ party assem-
bled in the pleasant grove to greet her, for
still Annie had a place in the hearts of the
people, and still she was interested in their
welfare. '
Mary Lee was still a favorite, and often
visited them ; and when good Dr, Green
had finished his labors, and gone to his re-
ward, Mr. Forte.-scue gladly fulfilled his
proiriise, and gave her a home in his family.
.70/171.]. Audu.bo>z.—-Tliisdistinguished son
of America is numbered with the dead. At
an age beyond the period usually allotted to
man, he has departed from among us, and
another name has stricken from the roll of
living illustrious men.
The character and career of Mr. Audubon
were alike remarkable. Possessed of an in-
domitable spirit, an energy of purpose al-
most unequaled, a masterly intellect and
physical powers rarely to be found. for tip-
wards of forty years he devoted himself to
his favorite pursuit——the study of Ornitholo-
(T
The allurements of home, the blandish-
ments of soci ty, the domestic ties, which
none more fully appreciated than himself,
(for he was bcairtiful indeed in his conju-
gal and parental affections.) could not swerve
him from his object. He was truly a \\ an
derer in the wilderness. Front Labrador to
the banks of the Rio Grande, from the Atlan-
tic to the base of the Rocky ‘i\'lou.nta?ns, every
stream has witnessed his presence, and every
hill and valley aivalteiied to the echoes of his
voice. \Vherevcr the wingr-d (lClllZt’flS of
the air were to be found, be tracked them to
their nests, followed them in their flight, stud-
ied their habits analysed their species and
from the mighty “Bird of \~Vashington”—-fit .
name for this monarch of birds—-to the tin_v
iiuming-bird which lives on pcrfiinie-—all
ate portrayed in. that iminortiil record of his
fame, “ The Birds of America.” In the
branch of science to which he devoted him-
self, he stands like Franlrliti and lE‘iiltou,
towering above all Ainerioin coin peers ; and
the saviins of Europe have not hesitated to
yeild their undissernbltd lioin-age to his
worth.
lo the private relations of life he was an
ardent friend, an affectionate husband and
faiher,and empaticiilly it kind and benevo-
lent tnan ; and among his associates arid ad-
mirers none would feel more keenly his loss
than he who was among his earliest friends,
the veteran statesnan of Kentucky.
After a painful affliction of over two
years, the struggle has ended, and we ltuow
him now but as
“ One of the few, the immortal names,
That were not born to die.” .
N. Y. Tribz/./ze.
Printers and Priiiti'ng.—J. '1‘. Bucking-
ham in his Reminisceiices, in the course of
publication in the ‘‘ Boston Courier,” speaks
of the importance of the printer to authors
as follows: ’
“Many who condrscend to illuminate the
world withthe fire of their genius through
the columns ofa newspaper, little think ufthe
lot of a printer, who almost suffocated by the
smoke of a lamp, sits up t.ill iriidnight to
correct his false grammar, bad orthogiaphy,
and worse punctuation. I have seen the ar-
guments of lawyers, in high repute as schol-
ars, sent to the printer in their own haiidwi'i-
ting, many words—-and especially technical
and foreign terms——abreviated ; words mis-
spelled, and a few or no points-,and those
few, if there.are arty, entirely out of place.-—
I have seen the sermons of tlivines sent to
the press without points or capitals to desig-
nate the di.vi.~:ion of sentences ; sermons
which if published with the imperfections of
the manuscript, would disgrace the prinier’s
devil if he were the author. Suppose tliey
had been [rinted. 'l‘hc printer would have
been treatcdwith scorn and contempt, as an
illiterate blockhead-—as a fellow better fitted
to be it “’G‘7d‘Silt\’y8l' than a piinter. Nobody
.-would have believed that such gross and pal-
pable faults were owing to the ignorance
and carelessness of the author. And no one
‘ but the compositor, and after him the proof
-reader, is compelled to spend in reducing to
a readible condition manuscripts that the. wri-
’ ér himself would be puzzled to read !”
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From Home —The Netv York Evange-
,llist publishes a letter from Rome, which
, raysthat there is considerable talk of making
I
"Bishop Hughes :1 Cardinal. On the 5th of
January, the Rev. Dr. Bacon of New Ha-
:Jen,iprcachcd.to a full audience atthe Amer-
ican chapel,-and on the next day Ai'chbish-
rp Huge; n'l?.i0 a Sli_Q_§fl___iit'ldrcSS at the Pro-
.4
From the Boston Traveler, Feb. 8;
TRAGICAL AND MYSTERIOUS.
Two young men,Henry and Albert Hay-
den, were on a liunting excursion yester-
diy, in a nice of woods known as “ The
Commons-,”in Baintree, on the edge of
Quincy. One of them stooped down to
look into a bush, where a rabbit had taken
refiige. instead of a rabbit, however, he
saw the face of a dead man. He called,to
his companion, and the discovery was soon
made. that there w.erettvo dead bodies ly-
ing side by side. From appearances, the
borlies had lain there a couple of weeks, as
the iceaiid snow covered the.-ii thickly, and
the bodies tliemselves (were frozen still‘.
The discoverers at first supposed that the
persons might have come to their death by
being frozen, and without further investi-
gation started for Coroner B‘-iss, o-f Quin-
cy. The Coroner upon reacliing the spot,
soon ascertained that their death_ was the
result of wounds by a pistol. The bodies
were, one of them, that of rather a tall
person, the other being much shorter. The
short person lay on the right of the tall one.
By the side of the latter anti close to, if not
grasped in his right hand, was a dist liar9:-
ed pistol, of a single bari'el,sticli as l‘{1l_2lll.
be called one of the old-fashioned “ horse-’
pistols.” There was also upon tlieground
a powder flask, a quantity of percussion
caps, and some shot in a paper. A but be-
longing to the taller of the two, and cap of
the shorter one, lay upon the gl‘0,l.,ll1(l by
the side of the bodies. Fi'oni appearance,
it seemed probable that the shorter one di-
ed of a wound from a pistol ball, which
entered the head just over the left ear.—-
There was a distortion of the body appar-
ent, v‘.=_liicli indicated that the person had
died in agony The death wound of the
shorter persoti appeared to have been iii-
flicted by the linnds‘ of the other, who had
afterwards reloaded his pistol and discharg-
edit into his own mouth. lie appai'ently
fell» back, and from the position of his
body, died. without a struggle. The place
where the bodies were found was near the
main road, and directly over an old track,
not no-w used. As there are reasons to
suppose that the bodies have been there
since the second week in Novetnber last,
it is wonderful that they were not discov-
ered before. The bodies were taken by
Coroner Bass to Quincy, atid in order to
thaw them sufliciently to investigate the
cause of death, were placed in a running
brook, where they remained all night and
until nine o’clock this mot'niiig,and tbeii
taken to the Tou-ii Hall, followed by a
crowd of the peop'e of Quincy, anxious
to get a sight of them, and to learn the
cause of the sad event. A jury liaving
Lean empaneled, they proceed to get olflhe
clothing of the deceased, which was done
with great labor, by cutting and sawing,
so stitlly were they frozen. The finger
ends and nose of the taller person were
par‘iia|ly gone ; l.ut the body of the other
was comparatively little affected by decay.
A little iiioriey and a few other articles
were found upon them; but nothing which
revealed their names or the history of their
inysterious death ltwas diSC0"€|'€tl ‘hat
the sborterand the younger person was a
female, til liough dressed in man’s clothes.
The following is all that is known Of ll‘-€59
d ceased persons, and it may lead 10 ll-ell‘
i lentificatioti by their friends :—-About the
fl'stuf November last, there appeared in
the town of Quincy two persons, bolli
dressed as rneu,tlie oldest of \\'l10ll"l called
liiiiisclf John Green, and the younger
U801‘,-.{8 -5a1m.l.-‘. [the ttS~‘tlll18(l name of the
celebrated Frencli novel writer, Madame
Dudex-'ant.] Green slated that lie was
from Ohio, with his half-brother, and that
he wislied to obtain Work for liiinsclf' at
boot-milking. lis brother assumed to be
an iii-tist. Green was about five feet eight
inches liigli, with dark hazel eyes and
black hair’. He was dressed in a lirowu
dress cont, black hat and black satin vest,
with black pants. He hail an affection of
the throat, which troubled him when
reailing
Sands was not over five feet higli, with
:1 dark and rather sunken eye, and brown
ltzitr; slender‘ and del’ca‘e bands and waist,
so much so as to attract observatioti; was
dressed in a tweed frock, dark plaid pants,
and a striped velvet vest; had an awkvrard
gait for a man; a voice soft and feminine',
and a habit of di'oppiiigtlie eyes when look-
ed at. Green ob-tained~‘ work at boot mak-
ing‘ at the store of Mi‘. .l. D. Witcber,
wliere he reinaiued eight days Both per-
sons obtained boiirrl together at the House
of Mrs Pruda VVood--having a room to
themselves. Sands was in the habit of
visiting Green while he was at the work
bench, and reading to him. They always
appeared cheerful and happy, though the
elder one day reuiarked that he was former-
ly an engineer on the Mississippi, and had
seen trouble, by the captain cheating him
out of his wages He said he brought his
half brother on here for his health, and to
educate him. Sands, however, one day
said :—“ My mother was aveise to my
coming away from borne.” Both were
much botiud upiu “ Spiritual Knockings”
so called. It was the chief topic of their
discourse. They had with them several
copies of the “ Spirit l\’lesseiigcr,” printed
at Springfield ; also copies of two works
entitled the “ Univcrsaliim,” and the
“Great Harmoni-a_ ;” also a copy of Mad-
ame D.idevant’s worst novel “ Indiana.”
Atone time, dot"-ing their short stay, Sands
went to Charlestown and consulted Ln Roy
Sunderlaud. Their conversatfon. accord-
ing to the testimony of all who were ac-
quainted with them, was quite intelligent,
especially that of Sands, who evidently had
been well brought up. Their intention,
they said, was to remain at the North for
six months, and then return to Ohio‘ jia
New Orleans. In the mean time, they de-
sired to dive deep into the mysteries of the
spirit world,and the younger‘ desired to
prepare to teach, the “ science.” On the
inoruing after the general election in No-
vember. Green complained of being un-
well, and did not go to his woik. He
spent an hour and a half in reading, and
then invited his companion to go to walk,
who complied with evident reluctance, tel-
ling :1 female in the family that it was on-
ly to oblige John. They stopped at the
Union store in the village, vi-here Green
vtent in and bought soiue powder and per-
cussion caps. After they left the store,
they were seen passing along with liands
joined and swinging. They were again
seen as they mounted the bill, in the direc-.
tion where their bodies were found; but
the minds of the jury there can be no
doubt that the man first killed the woman
and then himself; and such undoubtedly
will be the verdict. A valise left behind
at their boarding house, contains ootliiiig
to identify them. A silver watch was also
found in their chanilier.
HAIt'i‘Fiil‘lD, Feb. 13.
The Free Soilers, in Conveiition, yes-
terday, nominated for Governor, John
Boyd; for Lieut. Governor, Wm. Field ;
for Secretary, Joseph VVliite; for Control-
ler, VV-alter Webb ; for Tre-asuier,.lesse E.
Baldwin.
Fttti3.—-Oit Saturday afternoon, about 4
o’el.ock, we learn frorii the Danbury Times,
the biirii of Mr. Clzarlcs F. Stair, of that
place, was discovered to be on fire, and
was totally i.lesii'oyetl, to,i_r.etliet- with its
Ct.‘fll€lllS, including a valuable horse and a
cow. The loss is about $600.
A shed adjoiniuiug the bai‘ii,stoivcd with
ltimber, belonging to i\-‘lessrs. Stcbbins 8;
\-Vildman, was l‘.l:i(){.‘()llSUl.l'lC(l with till the
contents, except a small quantity which
was thrown otit before the tliitrzes had made
much progress. They estimate ll.eir loss
at about $1000.
PHlLADt-ILPUIA, Feb. 13.
George Pliarauh, convicted at \'Vest-
chester, Pa. of the murdcrof Miss Sharp-
less,the school teacher, was to-day seri-
teucod to be hung. He has made a full
confession of his guilt, and says that his
only object in conimitting the murder, was
for the purpose of obtaining the lady’s gold
watch
Mr. Ganatt, while crossing the Colum-
bia Railroad in it wagon with a lady, 22
miles from the city, was run over by the
locomotive, and so much injured that his
life is tlespaired of. The youtig lady had
her collar bone broken, and the horses
were instantly killed.
.~_.
{j(§'=- The izteatners Autocratand Magno-
lia came in collision on the 9th inst. lie-
tween New Orleansand Mempliis. The
Autocrat sank iiiiiuediately, and it is sup-
posed over 30 lives were lost
A C/zmtcc for I’i"izzli."i's l-—-The Republi-
can, publishcd at VVootlvill'e, Miss, says:
The paper will liire:-ift r be piiblisht‘-(l by
a Committee of Southern States Rights. men.
Journeyman printers wishing a situation to
this office, must present to the committee a
certificate, to this cfll.-Ct: That he or they
were born licloiir the ~_')I‘.l‘flll€l of thirty-five de-
grees north latitude, and that lie, or they
firmly believes the South has been teiribly
wronged, and that a (llSE()l|lll(m of the Union
would be the best thing for all parties.
CONGRESS.
In the Swill-5/3, on ltltiiiiliiy, Mr. Halo pre-
sented ii petition signed by several thousuril-_l
citizens of i\"la.~:saclitisetis, for repeal of the hi-
gitive slave law; laid on the table.
The ileficieiicy bill was taken tip and after
some debate on the amendment, engross-
ment was ordered. Ailjoiirncil.
In the [Ir/11..~‘c', the bill establisliiiig a
board of accounts, nftel‘ ll'll1i‘l] debate ii sub
stitute was adopted for a. bill eni.ii‘i.-ly ilif’f=.-i‘-
cut from the original L'.l1Ztl'tlt‘it"l‘. After an in-
cfl}-ctiiiil attempt to lay the bill on the table,
the House adjo'criii‘-il.
In the .3’;-write, on Tit-csday, a petition
from the corporate ai.izlioi'itios of the City of
Wiisliington,ur:'is pl('St"llit"tl l‘»_v Mi‘, Doiiglass,
asking the -“SlEll)ll$ll'lIlCl1l ofa line of steam
ers to .-‘.fi'ica, to l"-tivor the colonization of
free ricgi'ocs..
A i'csoli.ition -was mloptvrl cliiui-ctiiig an
iiiquiry into the propriety __of reducing the
sttimlaid of silver coins.
The bill granting ten million acres of land
to States for the benefit of the iiiiligent insane
was (lt-baierl and oi'dei'cd ciigrossel. Adj.
lit the I‘I()‘I/St’, the bill to establish a Biiutxl
of Accounts was taltcn up and the substitute
reported by the C.‘oiritiiitti_-.e oftlie Whole, al-
lowing aggrr Vvtl cliiiiiiants to sue the United
States by bill in equity in the U. S. Courts,
was l‘r.’_]t.’L'lCtl--S5 to 106
A motion to lay the bill on the table was
decided in the allirm; t‘ve—-yeas 100—nays
06. Adjourned.
in the Scziafc, on \Vetliiest.l:iy, 1‘./les.<i'.'-.
Huiliu and Clase presented pttitions fora
rt-pr-al ofthc Fu;_»i=ive Slave. Law. Laid on
thctable Mr. Cooper preseritcd ten yeti-
tions from Penrisylvatiia, for a modification
oftltc: 'l':ti'sfli
The bill givintrig land l0l‘ll1ebE‘l1f;‘flt0f the
lusauc was [‘.i155€‘.ll,35: to 16. Ailjouriicd.
lo the Ilouse, M r. McVVillie proposed to
make a report from the committee on pub-
lic printing, for the relief of Ritchie, in i'ela-
tioii to the public printing. Mr. Burt. said
that the report could not be nizidc, it not be-
ing a privileged question, and therefore ap-
pealed from the decision of the Chair. The
appeal was laid on the table. Adjourned.
lo the Scim.-re, on Thursday, the resolution
atitliorizirig the conferring of the rank of
Lieut. General by brevet, was passed-—yeas
3l, nays 16.
Mr. Halo’s resolution that Chaplains in
the Navy have the same compensations as
Surgeons adopted. Ailjourricd.
lo the Ilousc, resolution to relieve Mi‘.
Ritchie of the Union, for losses in Congres-
sional printirig,taken up and disr:ussed. Mr.
l\l.=.1l‘Sl'ltlll' contended that the contract was in-
ken without intention of performing it, and
replied to Mr. l\'lorehcad’s remarks. Mr.
Holiday favored the resoluton. Mt‘. Thad-
deous Stevens moved to laythe resolution on
the tablle. Lost, 90 to 100.
The /lllruilic scen.—-Captain VViilian'1s of
the Havre packet ship Seine, arrived at this
port, to-day, reports having seen the steamer
Ail.-iniic.on the 1st ofJaou-ary, (four days out)
under full head of steam, steering for New
York. The Atlantic left Liverpool on the
528th of December, it will be remembered.
' N. Y. Express, Fi'ida_7/.
Some!/mig New.—A factory has been es-
tablished at Gsilveston, by G. Borden, Jr., call-
ed the “ Meat Biscuit Factory ” The meat
biscuit is a newly discovered article of food,
and highly esteemed on account of its all
mcnt.'u'y qualities, and for the length of iirne
it-may be preserved. The factory contains
an engine of ten horse power, which drives
the ma-3hinery,consisting of biscuit machines
to knead, roll, purl cut the dough, a grist mill
to pulverize the biscuit, and the giiillotinefor
mincing the meat, to facilitate the boiling.——
The Civzlirrio. statesthattlie \iVar Department,
‘in ordcr_ to test its qualities, has brdercd ‘a
large ainount for the troops upon the fron-
flier .,
Arrival of the Africa-
The iitlaittic safe. at Cork !
The Africa ai°rivr.-d in Nctv York, at 8 1-2
o’c-look Snturtlay evening, with the Atlantic's
l3a.-senuei~s. The Atlantic encountered se-
vere wczititrr when 9 days out, broke her
shaft. and owing to head winds, she was corri-
Dt'llt‘:(l to return, and 3t‘i‘l'l'l'C-Li at Cork on the
'22.l ult.
She will proceetl to l.ivcrpooi to repair.—-
The steamer Cuinb-in was to sail on the -‘lib,
with her cargo. The prissi-i'igers speak in
the liighcst terms of the vessel and coiiimanrl-
er and all the olTtr:e.rs of the Atlantic, partic-
t1ltt.l‘l?.l'ly. Passengers all well.
warn»: of ’[‘irtiit'Ea and Sum:-it'nt‘ss.
\Ve find in the Charleston papers a brief
adilress from l3i.-hop Capers, of the l‘i-lctho-
dist Episcopal Churcli, to his fellow
of South Ci.ii'olina. W'th a modest and
gi'act:~fiil apology for expressing publicly any
he might seem to be tlopnrting from
},'l'_‘lIl‘t3l'nE‘l1)l\Pl‘S ll1=ilirtlni.<.lt*t'S are i"ltl7.r‘l]':, and
of three score years aritl more for a minister‘
the sword of my father.”
guage:
citizens
opinions on matters of State policy, iri tvhicli ,
the du- i
that it may be cxpcdiiriit once in a life_ time.
to assert his citizenship, and coiiimtine freely
with the publ c on the stzite of public afiiiirs.
“I am a citizen,” says the Bishop; “ a son of
a citizen ; born on the soil of South Caroli-
na not long after it had been won in part, by
He their proceed-
ed to treat oftbesiibjcct in hand in the. fol-
lowing terse, vigorous and most sensitive lati-
After an absence of about five. in oiiths, on
NORWALK, GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, FBI). is, 1351.
i VVEIEG ts"i’i.‘ATE 'l‘lCKE’If‘.
FOR GOVI‘-.RI\'Ol‘t,
Lafayette S. lfvosterg, of Norwich.
FUR i.ii:i:T GOVERNOR,
Green Kciitirlrrictr, of Waiter-‘o-.ii-y.
ma si-zciii-zr.-wv,
Rfigeai 1}. Mins, of Neiv I-lartford.
mi: 'rr.i:.-xsisrtisn,
Tlxcnnaas =Cta:*E«r_., of Coventry.
I--on COt\"l‘l‘lOI.l.ER,
Sclalii Stirong, of I\l'ill'oi-d.
‘inc Public Latins.
\Ve have in sevi-.riil iusl.anccs bef'ui'o itlitided
to the question oftlio disposition of the public
liiiicls, and t-_‘3\'pl'8ES(’.tl otii'.selvos stroiigly in favor
‘ settler, it liome ‘froiii the public doiii.iin. Our
zittciition has been more especially (ll'tlWl1 to-
wet rd tliis siilijecl from the uiiiiil.iei'less efforts
that. li.-ive been iiiiiile to dispose of the iintiieiisa
iirea of public land now lying \\‘llt.~‘l0-—-ill) actual
A bill is
now before the Seiiate to ti'itnsfoi' all lands to
the Sliiti--s iii wliicli they lie on (.‘0ll(ll'.l0l1 that.
liurdeti and expense to goveriiinent.
they shall he griituitoiisly disti-ilitited in sec-
tions of 160 acres to llt'.l|Ji'1l settlers. \Ve liavo
noticed, also, with tzufeigiied pleasure lllill.
Connecticut has even one mil!) in the lluttse of
ties of his ciillirirr as a miiiister of ri linion, he : Of 1-"'“"”l”§ '0 “"9-*'§‘ l‘9“‘l Uf " f""‘ll.\" 01' t‘C‘UHl ‘
. _ .. C. . . ,
my sacred duties, in Tennessee, Mississippi,
l..ouisiana, Alabamri, and Georgia. I cannot
express how painfully it liassliocltecl me to be
told, on my return home, that the great State
ll'leZlSl.ll'«‘S now on fooi,look solely to sccesion
from the United States, by this State alone ,
that the Convention shortly to be held is in
order to this; and that the only question to
be opener] there is one of time; whether to
secede at once, or to wait the issue of the
Southern Congress and then secede.
To secede at once, or at a future time,
alone, must be to secede from the other
Southern States no less than from the Nordi-
erri. It rnvst be a putting of the other South-
crn States in fault—a sort of luantling them
as deficient in knowledge, or courage, or pa-
triotistn, or all tliese together. They are in-
volved in all l'(3Spt?L‘lS as we are, touching the
irijustice of the late acts of Coiigress. We
may not hold ourselves wiser, nor better than
they are, but as equiils only; and they are
many, while ~.ve.arc comparatively few- A nd V
irhut, in such ciritunistiinccs, will be the ’
pl‘()l).’.ll)lC judgment of lTl:Itll{ll)Cl, respecting
oti r action, slioii-ld we secede ‘.2
lfl may place any reliance on what has
come under my observation during my long
journey through five oftbe pritici,ial South-
ern States, it is not probable that a S-0U.ll'll'l'l'l
, rjgng;-ragg, rc-prcscntin_t_z the Southi.=rri people
can be bad at all : nor ifit could be had that
it would do much, if anytliing, tit-;t‘e than the
Georgia Cunvciitiou (lid. As to secession, l
hive no doubt that tl‘ii'cc~four:hs of the per-
ple would oppose it at the present time. Thi-
l‘-:*3$()t) for this opposiiiim, l have Un(_l(‘.l‘Si0(’=(l
to be, that they do not consider the act of
Congress to be it violation of the Constitu-
tion, and, in their opinion, nothing less
shoulapl justify S6’(‘.t'.‘SSlUl'l-.
ltiiiilei'.-iiiiiil it to be the opiriiori of our
people of South C-t1"(,Illl‘ll}, that Congress h-is
fioliiteil the Constittiiion At l".l0Sl tlieii, it
is it mooted point, and not a settle-rl flit-t ; wi-
ciitertiiiniiig one view of it; ivliili-. a iii:ijori-
ty of the wise aiirl virtuous of other States,
greatly outniimbering us, hold the opposite.
Do we owe them iiothiiigr? is not even due
to our own self ri-spc-ct to review the riinttct‘?
Sui'i~-ly we should know that we are i'iglitbe-
yond ilisputc,bel'ore we shoiilal proceed with
a final act of the most fciirfiil iiiiport.
And ought we not to consider coiiscqiiciicc.-3'?
’titriotism dcinanzls not ofus to run i'iiui;ll_v
on to our couiitr_v’s ruin; and soc:-ssion. by
our State alone must prove l'lllt':til'lS. W'hi.tt
though no llO:lllC army iiiiglit invade our
soil, the Uriiteil States must and \\ill op-
posc tis. Chiirlcstou will be shut out from
the rest of the world, hr-r coinrricrce perish,
her |n(,‘l'(‘lllItl’llS l<—_-ave her in tlt'—'Sji"til', while
from her very suburbs otir rice and otir cot-
tou shall be carried to Savanali and Augusta
fora market. Even now the riv;.lry of Sn-
t-ul-mli is not to becoiitciiiiieil, litit let our
State secede from the Union, and Chiirleston
must become a desolation.
Nor, will the blight fall on Charleston
only, but on all theStiite; whili-our l£l.\'l"S iii-
('l't'3fiSt‘(l sevenfold, and the heat oftlieprosent
agitation cooling off, our very leaders, if they
sliould prove too proud to be found krioclting
at the door ofiho Union for atlinissiori, shall
join in the iriiiiiytlioiisaiitls of our poverty-
strickcn people in tlieir fight fioui tlicir l'llll‘l-
eil homes to more favored parts. Can pull‘!-
otism demand the sacrifice ofthe State '3 No
neven
Let. us then, fellow-citizens, review our
ground. If a Convention we must have, let
it not be :1 Convention of boys and hiilf-made
men, but oftlie wise and sober-minded. There
is no btittlc to be fought for glory, by seces-
sion, but a fearful struggle with poverty and
high taxes, hard times, without hope of .ll1l-
provemcnt, and great and sore humiliation.
And may God grant tis deliverance.
A Law Case in 1lIisoim..—An uncle
sold a horse to a nephew, On C|‘8<l|L Abolll
three rnouths afier, the nephew sold the ani-
mal to another relation, and he left for Cali-
fornia. The horse passed through eight dif-
ferent hands,aiid now, at the end of l8
months, the originzil owner, the uncle,
found him hitched to a wagon. He took
possession, and swore that the said hor.-re had
been stolen from him by his absent nephew.
Upon this. suit was entered, and the whole
iieighborhood and counexions were 'sl1I1'l-
m,-,neL| as wiinessos. I, as Judge, issued
148 subposnas on ‘both sides, and, on the day
the Hon. 'l‘iio.uAs l}.BU'r1.r:rt.
this bill must be C()llSltlt.‘l'€(l extretnely dubious
for governiiieiit land is wliolly cutoff’
our iiiitioiizil (lebt iricreiised
ilepi'osotit:itives willing to I‘f,’]II'(.’-3!‘)!-f the uiiivei'-
stil sciitiineiils of her citizens upon this ques-
ticn. and that that iiieiiihcr is none other than
The fsitc of
at this sessioii——-yet we sti'oiigly hope that it.
may he pushed throu,I;li in some i'eiisoiiiiblo
shape.
There are willtiti the limits of the United
States fllul‘/CCII /ii/.iz.ii’i'cii millions of acres of
public lands! payiiig us no rcvoiiue, but as we
before oliseivi.-cl. iiii onerous tux upon the gov-
ei'nnic.ut,aud now the question lltlilll'tlll_V iirises
The
tiitiiiiliceiit act of the lii.-it session, grziutitigu
what disposition shall be iiiiiilo of them?
bounty in lurid to all who lizid borne ariiis in
defence of the cotiiiti-y, will precliide the pos-
sibilily of aiiy'i'eveiiiie accriiitig to the govern-
iiictit from sizlcs. as by this doiiiition the deiiiuiid
A iid
sliiiil we cut the-iii tip riudgive them outiii
piece meal for this local rail road coiriputi_y. and
that cliiiritiihle iiisiittition in tire. States? Of‘
slizill C()ll"l'{!SS iii iicizortlaiice with its llltlSlt,’.i'l '
a 9 )
inactivity, leave tliein as they are, and do
7i0.'liiii_q'.7
In the first; plaice, the States will or ought to
take care of its qiiix-ztiuiis of local t‘lll(3l'])l‘l‘s‘0 and
lieiiiwiiloiice, and if CUllgl'O.~_‘.H' would do them ii
f:iroi', they could not iiiore ct.-rtiiiiily sectii-e
their prosperity and welfiire than by tliiowing
up these lands to lift‘. industrious, poorly fed
and poorly paid .-sous of toil, who siii'fieit every
city and ltitvii in evriry State, llllilljlfi to obtain
the liibor for which they seek. How greiilly
docs the si/_p[>lj/ ii". cvei'_v ili-pziitineiit. of labor
and skill cxccecl the (lcmaml. Hence, coin
petitions, coiiilii;-utioiis. 550., Will] all their
tlllllll[)llt'Ll evil.-3, to siiy tiotliiiig of the steps
liilteti iii criiiie. wliero dire 7irc(-s.s-z'/_i/ in i‘/ii?
uraiil Q] c'iiipL'o_i/merit /ias IICCH [lie /C/)I1I[(.'I' rimf
I/ic iiisliga/0/' In cr7'o'r, lcri‘cc72'ic.s' and riziii.’
\\"li:it. more potent iiiipulse. could be givr-ii to
any Strife. than to rid ii ofiliis i*c./iiiio’i;m-_i/ of
o/icralirc poicci'——t.liis sui'feit‘iiig pletliorii of iii-
lizibittints. wliicli iioiv stii'cli:ii'giis and cripples
cvci'_y tlt-‘.p;ti'l:iii‘iil'. of labor, and liiizigs like ti
llllll$lOllt} upon the liiiziiico:-z of t-".'('l‘,§'il0\\'l't and
county. and tlii-ow open to its toiling mtiltitiiile
these tiii:i;ip:'opri.itc:l millions of acres?
So;-coiidly, should Coiigi-e.-is clioose to leave
them as ll]é’_\‘ arc, and follow its pi'oilostiiial'e(l
impulse of doing iiol/i/ing. this would but leave
the question open as a bone of cotiteiitioti for
fi-ituro Criiigiesses, and tlll1l.)lll()llS and corrupt
rloiiiiigiigi.ics to consume the pecplc-.’s tiim-. :ii.d
inoiioy in fruitless dcliute upon the subje-L-I-
till the qui-stioii shall be worn tliread bare ziiid
froui one liuudred
looiie liuiidred and fifty millions of dollars!
The people, or riitlier the iiu.niIici's, do not.
seem to realize the enormous cost at \\‘l)l(:ll
their pi'oti'ucied and windy debates are c:ii'i'ied
on! \Vc should be quite within the limit. ;should
we assert that enough of the people's money
has tilreuily been spent in disctissiiig public laiiirl
bills—lo erect a comforlublc /iousc upon CL't’I‘_7/
section, ready for its recipic.-iitsl
On the other hand, if this iuimeuso ptiblic
domain be distribiitcd to actual settlers, they at
once coimnencc the imp.=oveineiit. :ind develop-
ment of its i'esoui'(:us, and more than that.——
tax pa]/ci‘s, contributing l(U‘g(f_'l,I to (lie rcrciizzc
oftlie country.
\Ve.would grant a reasoniihle amount of this
domain to ttccoinplislt the tzonstructioii ofa Pa-
cific railroud. as this is it great etitei'prise, in
which every individual has an ititei'e.st.:iiid we
have not means in any other shape which could
be spared so well for the purpose. Tliutigli
we consider even this it sccoiidary in2itter——f. r
as soon as these lands become teuatited and
ClllllVlIl'8’l, i'aili'oiitls -will be built. and these iron
bands of Union will spread from point; to joint
until our glorious coiifodei'acy will be ell\\'l'tlP-
ped with its iiidissoluble iieiwork of l'i1llS"—ill”~l
the .—\tl:iutic shores shall shake hiiiids and re-
juice with its new-boi'ii sister of the Pacific.
52?‘ At a meeting of Engine Co. No. 1, field
of l|‘i.'il,ill‘ie parties appeared, and seemed to
have a storm in coiiiciriplatiou. '1 he jury
were empanncled and sworn, audl found
side would not be satisfactory. A
the costs, and fotirid them to amount to 84.3
‘ _ . . 9,-
'l he horse was appi'ai.-zed -It -.00.
fore proceeding any further.
agreed; and I gave judgment,tliat I would
take the horse for the costs; that the lawyers
should receive no fees on either side ; that l
would pay the constable his fees ; and that
ship.
lawyers, and applauded by the audience; and
has been strictly adhered l0.--C_0)'7'CS])0'/Zt'f_(.‘nl
P/t.'ily‘££'it'ljJI’l2.lI. lisqui-i'cr. .
that the prosecutor was l)l‘0ll1€l‘-lI)~lat.\V of
the defendant, and the Judgllietit Uri Gillie!‘
I counted up
I there-
fore asked leave to make a suggestion be-
Bcth parties
all parties should retire in peace and frientlr
This verdict was agreed to by the par-
ties. approved by thcji.'i'y, submittr-d to by the
on \Vediiesday evening last, the following offi-
cers were chosen : Samuel Lynes. Foreinati ;
John C. Betts, Assistant Foreiiziiii; Charles
B. Mott, Seci'elai'y and Ti°eustii'ei'.
A meeting of meinhers of Company No.9
will be held at their Engine House. to-inorrow
(\Vcdiio;:diiy) evening, and it full attendance is
desired.
FATAL Accii)i~:.\"r.—0ii \Veduesday last. as
the evening train from New Haven to N. 3‘ orlt
was between Darien and Stiimford,ii man was
observed on the track, and before the train
could be stopped, he was struck and "thrown
some twenty feet into the air, and instantly
ltilled. I-lis hotly was conveyed to Stttl‘-1l’0|'Ui
whei-e he belonged; his name was Briggs and
was an idiot.
I-Vashiiigiton, cl... , ,
FRIDAY lav‘:-.>'i‘<i.:. ‘id'-
You will see per the pgipers the rile.-.;;ci.:t:x
struggle wliicii ha-; been miida for me but for
:i ~‘ Boaird of Accounts,” and also its fate. It:
really seoius that stiiiie prompt. menus and
ineiistires should be taken by this Government;
to liqiiidiiie the tltonsatiil just claims against it;
l'oi'\iiitlciniiities. Miiiiy of these cliiiuis are of
at peculiar and special iiiitiiie, involving Config.
cation of propiirty, under the most trying cir-
cuinstaiices, and the licirs and grey-lieiitled
claiiiititits iiiive been lit-fui'e Coiigmss with it:
every session, pi-iiyiug l0l'.sOlHH i'estiltitioii.—-
One by one of these claims have been liqtiid:i-
red. but the greiit mass have been pushed off
l)V one Adiiiiiiistriitioii u.pon its successor for‘-
fear of its 1mrl_i/ iiitluetice. \Vuuld it not be
for the credit of any p,iti'ty and any Adiiiiuis
triition to pay tliese claims at oiico ‘.7
J tliiiilt pour Fzitlii-.1" Ritchie, after his muclt
pi'ii_\_'er and llll.el'(tt'SSi0ll, will get his Clllllllsi
:iii.=.=wei'ed. I hope so-—iiltlioiigli he should
have l\'!l0Wll better. Still tliere is no miin who
,'\‘.’0Lllt'l tlesii'e to see any ti-iemt of his rtziiietl by
any exiictiiig coiitructor, ospecizilly by a G'0'v- ,
cinmciit. It. is pit-.ii.<ii':g to see the izsperitii-.5 of
piti'l_\f foeliiig laid aside by most ‘Whig ineiiihers
and the tn:iiiil'=.-slatioii of their disposition to
save the frail old man from utter pecunitiry
rum.
This contract systciii entered into is 8 most
foul and corrupt oiizictiiient. and is it disgrace to
any govertimeiil. and it is strange that inerti-
licrs do not see that in the time coiisuiiied cou-
sideriiig relief bills, 650-. that cost more than to
pr" lioucst and fair prices in the first place.
l see. by recent. bids for the public [)l'lltlll‘1g
they have heart ta ken even lower than that of
Mr. flitcliie. So liere’ll be anotlier time for
the next Congress.
Thus we go; the world wags on; Congress
and old ladies sputter it great deal—|iiit l rec-kotr
“ all'.-. well," or rather will “end well.”
Gun. Pttez is the lioti here, now.
Yours, &c.,
SUPERIOR COURT.
Felujiuary Term, IS.-'51.
.lUi)oi«: \V.\i't‘. presitliiig.
The cases assigned for trial oti Ttiesdiiy and
'\Vodnesday were either settled or uiiiivoitliibly
postponed. On Tliursdiiy inoriiing was taken
up the citse of '
()i'ci'(o/i rs Elli/lcr.—Tliis was nu,action of
ll'(‘S[illSS, foriiu assault alleged to have been
committed by the dofeiidiiiit. tipou the plaintiff
in Aiigiist, 184.5. The plaintiff was riding in
it one horse tviigoti froiii Black Roclt to Bi'itl;[e-
priif; de"et‘itlaiit zitteinpletl to pass him, when
pl:iin'.'ill"s lioi's:c- slie. rod to the side of the road
'l‘his*
was twice rcpt-.iit.«-.tl; at last, defeiidutit got by,
so as to |'}l't)\'PlllI dol'eiidiiiit.'s iizissiiig.
their got out of his czii'riiigo to see who it was
driving ltliiiiitiffs liorse. \Voi'ds eiistietl be-
tweeii plziiiifill" atid ilcfendaiit, and defiliitliiiitc
clziiiiied that pliiiiitill'sti'ur:k him and iittcinptetl
to rein his horse upon liitit, when draft.-iiiliiiit.
struck plziiiililf on the heard with the butt end
ofliis whip. lillliclslllg him out of the tviiggou.
l’luiiitill'clziiiiicil that his horse was i.iiiimitiiigo-
iililt-., that lie slit-e;'cil l.-eforc tlef'eiidiiiit’.~s cat'-
riiigo. in spite of pl~iii':ll"s e.ll'orts,iitid that
jliiiiitilli did not s.ti'ilto (.lt‘ll€litl;ll|l'. Def.-iiilatil:
cliiitii.--il that plziiiitilf pttrpiiscly rciiictl his
lioi'.~:.i~ l)t'fi)l'l: ilet'o:iil.-iiit’s caiiwiiige, and slrtick
h'in as nf:ii'esuid. Vci'dict for defeudutit—-
$200 and costs.
l7oi' pliiiiitili, Bi"-.iii'tlslee iiiiil lintvlov.
For dt-fetitlziiit, Liitiiiiis and Dtitluti.
I$'ulr/i/_'i'rz 7:5 lVul/;cr.——.-Xclioii for rent. Vet'-
tlitzl fut‘
For plziiiitiff, Trent. and Htiwley.
.l"(ii' tlefciiilziiil, Stutgie.-i.
53?’ The Di§tli()Cl'tlllC C0ll,1,'_l‘8SS‘luIl2ll Conven-
tion for this District, is to be held in l5l'00l\‘ll6ltl
on the iltitli inst. '
SPltl.\‘G Goons.——lt will be seen by adver-
liseiueiit; that Hitclicock & Leiidheiitei', 347
-‘iioidwziv, N. Y.. have received a large stock
of new spriiig dry goods, which moi'cl1:ints and
others will find to tlicir interest to examine.-—
'l‘lii=ir store is easy of access, being near the
N. H railroad station, aul they have but one
price for their goods.
£73.?“ \Ve are i'cque.~:led f.O‘Slltlf? that it meet-
ing will be held at the Towii House this even-
ing for the purpose oftnltiug into consideration
the practicability of a i'e-oi'g:iiiizacioti of the-
several schools in this town.
E32-7“‘ See zidi'ci'iiseiiieiit of Swiss Bell Ring-
ers iii uiiotlier column.
V.-3.?‘ A Hr. Feiitoii has taken out a patent for
the inaiiufiu.-ttti'o of a species of stone ware.
made at Benniiigrori. Vermont. from flint, folds
put‘, and qiiartz. which is ground fine, made in-
to a paste, and then moulded into the dosiretl.
forms. \Vliile baking it. a pure flint enamel is
added, which is tinged with various delicate
colors. It is said to be as clieup as common
c,.Ocj,e,.y, hard and tough. perfectly wholesome
for any use oftlio kitchen or pantry, and with-
out the eniiiiiel is white. very closely resem-
bling that sort ofcomposition 0fwl'iicl1rsl:zituef-tes
are now made in France. Samples of the
ware may be seen at; the stoi'e of Lockwood,
l'l:iigl1tc\'. C0.
L3?“ A Pat-isiaiu iiiveiitor thirilas he has at last
discovered the long sought desideimtiiri, a
machine for setting type. H8 N15 be?" at
work upon it for fifteen years. and l1tlViDgC0rn-
% u u o
pl:-ted it, has entered it for exhibition _at the
\Vorld's Fair. It; comprises both :1 distribtitot‘
and ii setting srick—it is offered at it low price,
and will set; ten thousand ems an hour. It;
does not interfere with the regular appoint-
merits ofa Driiiting office, and requires no new
ClI.‘ll't1(.'lL‘l‘S. \’Vc shall believe all this pvlien
we see it done, and not before. , . _ ,_ . \
E-.5?” \Ve have received from Hon. Tl'i.‘ll‘nZ1l1 .
Sinitli rt ftill set of the boutid volumes of the
Congressional Globe for 1850. W’/icn we get:
to Congress and he becomes 11 pooriprinter we
i
wiil remember him. ,
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A Lost; PASSAGE.-—Tl‘l the New York ship-
ping news of Tlitiisdiiy, the bark Laconic was
announced below, two liundrcd days front
’Livei'pool.
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