,Hall do Elton.
. point.
.’M--1-.'.Q.*.~,--1,»:.,V . _- . ,.
ing in the end ” "
“I have gone too far,” replied ihe Ensign-
sadly-,,_“ too far from the,.linc of strict'princi--
pie, to recover it now. Icannot any longer
say that I am opposed to fighting; I have
broken» down» that defence by yielding to an
cxpedi-'e‘n-cy which I thought a safe one. Oh
it is horrible! I did not dieam that I might
die a fool’s death to-day.” ' '
‘,‘ You will accept the offer,” hastily inter-
posed the second; “you must be a good shot,
with such an eye and hand, and such self-
posscssion as you have shown‘ today. If
your pistol matches your sword, you can-
not miss him, and upon my soul. be de-
serves it, and lsay, let him have it. You
accept.” '
The Ensign ‘stood silent. I The ground
was measured, the pistols prepared, and tile
combatants stationed. The word was given.
One-—two--three. The Colonel‘s pistol
was dicharged at the instant, and the Ensign
stood untouched.
He had reserved his fire, and had the right
now to take deliberate aim. Steadily he
raised the deadly weapon till it bore point
blank upon the Colonel's heart; and.the.ii it
.rested _a minute in terrible suspense; nota
nerve quivered, not :1. limb trembled in'.ei-
ther, and the spectators held their breath
hushed as the death they waited for. But
suddenly wheeling-, the Ensign, marked a
post in a different direction at twice the dis-
tance of his antagonist and pulling the
trigger, delivered his ball in it breast high.
It was a centre shot, and instantly fatal if a
living. man had stood there. The next in-
stant, throwing down the pistol with de-
cision that could not be mistaken, he cried
out:
“ I will go no farther in this wicked folly,
If‘ there -is nothing else left for me but mur-
der or submission I will submit.
The grandeur of his position was too
striking now to be mistaken or denied-
The Colonel was the first to acknowledge it.
Twice within the hour he owed a life
to the magnanimity of a man he had so
much abused. That man stood now vindi-
cated, even by the hard laivs of war and
honor; he was neither trickster nor cow.
ard. Possibly the Colonel fc'lt something
of the higher nobility of the young man’s
principles, but I will not be sure of that.
He found him brave and generous, and
that was enough, without looking deeper for
the hidden springs of the noble: life
within him.
Advancing to him, he offered his hand,
apologized frankly for all his misconduct, ac-
knowledged his misconception ofthecharacter
which he had put to so severe a trial, and ad-
ded, that he was willing to owe hislife to “ the
bravest man he had ever met, either as friend
or foe.”
“ Bravo 1” said the young man, the color
mounting to his cheek and brow. “ Brave!
Colonel—pardon me—Heaven pardon me.
True bravery consists in refusing to fight
altogether. But [have betrayed a priiici-
ple which I should have valued more than
life; [have risked my life—not for that prin-
ciple but to satisfy a caprice; I am the misera-
ble hero of a miserable falsehood, instead of
the martyr of a great truth. I have lost con
fidence in myself, and men's praises only
mock me."
Drowned ——A young man in \Vallingford,
aged about 18 years, accompanied by a com-
panion, was drowned in the Quinnipaie riv-
er, while bathing on Sunday morning last
a few rods eastof the Railroad Station. Nei-
ther of the two could swim, and young
Brown, being unacqiiainted with the depth
_ of the water, suddenly stepped into a deep
hole, from which his companion could not _
extricate him. ln his efforts to save him he
came near being carried to the bottom by the
death clutch of Brown, The body was get
in some 30 minutes, and all means of recus-
citation were used by Dr. Claike, but with-
out avail. The unfortunate young man
was employed at the factory of Messrs
He was a native of Berlin
where his parents reside, and where his body
was taken on Monday for burial, acconipa-
nied by a large number of shop mates.
New Haven Palladium, Jam 25.
The New‘-Coslume.—“ All /tail the (lag! of
Freedom's bir.'/z.."—- \Ve learn that a grand
demonstration of Independence is to be
made in this village, on the 4th of July, by
some twenty or more young ladies, who in-
tend to appear in the new Turkish costume.
The idea of coming out on that day is a
good one, for what day could be more appro-
priate for a Declaration of lndepemlance of
an inconvenient and uncouth Fashion,
and a resistance of the power of that old
tyrant, Custom ?'—Sla72Lfo2'd Advocate.
§j:?A locomotive constructed by a jour'
neyman enginccr,'for travelling on ordinary
roads, arrived recently at In Villctte. it
travels, it is said, at the rate of from twenty
five to thirty leagues an hour; is of simple
construction, and consumes little fuel. The
Iocoinotivelcame from Picartly, and all along
the route the inventor was received with en-
thusiam. On passing through Beauvus, he
received the congratulations of the Prefect
and other authorities, and the people carried
him in triumph.
Great Lor./i: P£cl.:in.g.,—-'I‘liere is a Mr
Hobbs,of New York, attending the Lon-
-don Exhibition, whose skill in solving the
riddle of the most intricate locks,and which
were supposed to defy human ingenuity, has
astonished the world at London. Dr. Smith
in one of his letters to the 'I‘ransc:‘ipt says-,
“ He picked the heretofore supposed unpick-
able Chubb lock, which laughed at the gold-
smiths and rogues. It is the reliance of ban-
kers, and secures the archives of the govern-
ment. He opened the chest in just l5 minutes
with some sort of crooked Yankee nail he
carried in his vest pocket. He oiercd to
open the lock of the safe in which the great
regal diamond belonging to the Queen, val-
ued at two million of pound sterling, is de-
posited nightly, at the close of the daily ex-
hibition. But no one dared trust him near
it’ with that “strange looking book.” Mr.
' Hobbs proposes to try his hand at several
other locks, for the successful opening of’
whit-h‘large rewards are offered by the in-
ventors. -
§G’The following. method of obtaining
cool water has been found to work well and
thosewho cannot readily procure ice should
ive it a trial: ' ‘ .
To1lIa/re Witter Gold for S1mzmer.——L.=t
the jar, pitcher, or vessel used for water, be
surrounded with one or more folds of coarse
cotton, to be coustantl wet. The evapora-
tion of the! water wi l carry off the heat
from the inside, and reduce it to a freezing
in India and other tropical regions,
where ice cannot be procured, this is com-
IDOD.
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Connecticut Legislature-‘
IVIAY SESSION.
M ondoy, June 23’ra7. ,
Senate.-—Commi~t'tee on lncorporatiions oth-
er than Banks, on petition of Hartford Arts‘
Union, reported a bill giving a general per-
mission for the incorporation of such institu-
tions in the State.
Resolution respecting the increase -of
stock of the \Vaterbui‘y bank laid on the
table. A
Report of the State Normal School ac-
cepted.
Communication to the President of the
Senate from the Mayor of Portland, Maine,
respecting the Maine Bill, for the suppres-
'-sion of the sale of.liqiior, was referred to
committee on the sale of spirituous liquors. ‘
HozI.se.—The committee on banks reported
a resolution increasing the capital stock of
the Stamford bank 830,000 ; resolution
passed.
f~louse"*resumed the consideration of the
resolution reported by the committee on
State prison, discharging from said prison
George Godfrey; resolution passed-.
The committee on banks reported a reso-
lution incorporating the Merchants Batik
at New Haven; laid on the table.
Resolution appointing Edwin Hill, Alva
Gray, and Alvan Mead commissioners on
the Statnford, New Canaan, and Ridgefield
plarik road company; passed.
House resumed the consideration of the
bill for it. public act providing for printing
and distributing the publis acts,in lieu of
publishing them in newspapers as now done
—bill passed.
Tuesday, June 24th.
-S'en.atle.——Mr. Burrall from the committee.
on Conference. on the commutation of Cal-
houn’s punishment reported the reasons that
induced the committee to recommend the
commutation. Report accepted. Mr Ad-
ams moved that the Senate should concur
with the House in the commutation of Cal-
houn’s punishment. Senate concurred and
commuted the punishment of Calhoun.
Mr. Burrall then stated the reasons that
induced the committee on Conference to rec-
ommend the commutation cf Manassetlfs
punishment. Senate reconsidered and con-
curred with the House.
Resolution appointing Faiifield county
commissioners laid on the table on motion of
Mr. Mitchell. Afterwards taken up and
passed appointing Thomas B. Beach, David
D. Wildman and Daniel W’. Northrop,
County Commissioners.
Resolution appointing Edward Taylor,
Judge of Fairfield County Court, came from
the House amended by the substitution of the
name of Thos. B. Osborne. Resolution as
amended passed.
On motion of Mr Peck the resolution was
taken up increasing the capital stock of :,the
Farmers’ Bank at Bridgeport, $100,000.-
An_ amendment was proposed by Mr. Peck
for a bonus to be given to the State Reform
School of $500; a similar sum to the State
Normal School, and the same to,to the Libra-
ry Association of Bridgeport. Resolution as
amended passed.
Bill for a public Act relating to the Print-
ing in Papmhlet form and distribution of the
Public acts pasgd by the General Assembly
opposed by Messrs. Adams and Mitchcll,anr.l
rejected.
The House took tip the order of the day
being the consideration ofthebill for the A's-
sessment and collection of taxes. The whole
of the morning was spent in its considera.
tion, and was afterwards passed, yeas 134;
nays 64.
The House then took up the order of the
day, being the consideration of the report
of the committee on the sale of spiritousliq-
tiers, witha bill for a public act; passed,
with an amendment requiring its approval
by a majority of the electors of the State be-
fore it shall go into operation. The vote on
the passage of the bill, was-—aycs, 112 ;
nays, 84. A
'Wednesda»_i/, June 2557».
Committee on banks reported favorably on
the incorporation of VVoodbui-y Batik. Res-
olution in form laid on the table‘.
The resolution incorporating the Eastern
Bank at Danielsonville was taken up.--
Passed.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell. the resolution
incorporating the Hatters Bank at Bethel
was taken. Resolution passed:
Resolution incorporating the Farmer's
Live Siock and Fire lnsnrance of Norwallt
was, on motion of Mr. Mitchell, laid on the
table. ’ ,
Petition asking for an incorporation of an
lnsiirance Company at lo‘ridgeport,was con-
tinued to the next Assembly.
B.ll establishing State Reform School
came from the House amended. Senate
concurcd and passed the bill as amended.
On motion of Mr Mitchell, resolution to
incorporate the F-armer’s Live Stock and
Fire Insurance Co. of Norwalk was taken
up. Mr. Mitchell expressed himsclfdissatis
-fied with the security. Resolution amended
on motion of Mr. Burrall by erasing the 10th
section. Resolution as amended passed.-
Yeas l0—N-ays 2.
On motion of Mr. Burrall, the resolution
incorporating the Connecticut 'Tcnipei':tncc
Life lnsiirance Company was takendip.
Resolution passed. ‘
House resumed the consideration of the
report of the committee on the subject of the
State Reform School, with a bill for a public
act establishing said School. Bill passed.
The committee on banks reported a reso-
lution increasing the capital stock of the
Farmers’ Batik of Bridgeport $100,000.
The committe on banks reported it resolu-
tion increasing the capital stock of the
Bridgeport Bank $100,000.
The committe on banks recommended the
establishment of a bank at Bethel to be cal-
led the Hatters’ Bank, with a capital of
$100,000. Resolution passed.
The order of the day was then announced,
being the electio, , of a U. S. Senator. '
The roll ofihe. House was called, and the
members answered to their names with the
exception of Messrs. Coe of Litchfielil,
Burnliam of VVashington, (Whigs) and Ful-
ler of Kent, (Loco.)
Three ballots were taken, but no choice
made.
Mr. Burr of Killingworth moved -that
further balloting-be indefinitely; postponed;
passed. .- _ '
Thursday/, June 27th.
Sc7za.le.—-On motion of Mr Burrall, the
__pv
-resolution increasing ihecapiial stock of the
Farmers’ Bank at Bridgeport was taken up.
Amendment made by the:House of 8l000 to
State Reform School, instead of 8500, disa-
greed toby the Senate, who adhered to their
former vote.
‘-
.?“”"“
‘Resolutionincorporating the Pequonnac
Bank at Bridgeport taken up (7 to 2.)-—
Am-ended by giving $1200‘ to the State Re-
form, $1500" to the Normal School, and
8l00 to the Bridgeport Library Company.
Bill passed. ' .
b Ta_-it B.ll takenup, and laid on the ta-
e. ' '
The act prescribing the number of the Ju-
ry/men in each town was takeii up on motion
of Mr. Deming, and read three times and
passed. '
Commissioners appointed. on the Danbury
Plank road. - i _
Mr Peck appointed at committee of Con-
ference on the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on the increase of the capital stock of
the Danbury Bank.
Hou.se.—-The committee on incorporations
other than banks, on petition of Jacob Lock-
wood and others of N orwalk, report:-_d a
resolution incorporating the Fhrmers' Live
Stock and Fire Insurance’ Company; resolu-
tion passed.
House resumed the consideration of
resolution instructing the committee on
banks to report a resolution increasing the
capitalstock of the Danbury Bank. 8100,-
000; negatived, 73 to 45 ‘
Resolutions appointing the following per-
sons State Directors in the several banks
were passed: ‘VH1. Hyde in the Stoning-
ton Bank; John Ryan in the Iron. Bank;
Norris VVilcox in the New Haven County
Bank; Mason Gross in the State Bank ;—
James S. Brooks in the Meriden Bank ;
Lewis H. Russell in the Connecticut Bank;
Sanford Straiton in Bridgeport Bank; Sam-
uel Woodrnff-and David Clark in the Ex-
change Bank; Julius Catlin and John A.
Taintor in the Phoenix Bank; Henry Ben-
edict in the Danhury Baplr, George S.
C.-itlin in the VVi»ndham b.-ink ; Gideon
W'elles in the Hartford bank; Seth Belden
and Inland Mother in the Farmers’ and
Mechanics bank; Origin Utlcy in the batik
of Middletoivti; VVm. A Reynoldsin the
New Haven batik; Wm. VV. Ninor in the
Whaling bank; Peter D. Irish in the New
London bank; Wm. K James in the Fair-
field County bank ; and Clark Elliott in the
Middlcscx County bank.
The resolution increasing the capital
stock of the Farmers’ batik of Bridgeport,
came from ‘Senate with amendzrients; [louse
concurrcd in reducing the bi.-nus to be paid
to the State Reform School to $500.
The committee on banks reported a res-
incorporating the Peqnonnuc bank at Bridge
port. -
Amended in Senate by requiring a bonus
of $4000 to be appropriated as follows:—-
$1000 to the Bridgeport Library Company;
$1500 for support of the Insane Poor;
$1500 to the State Reform School.
F/‘idtzy, June 27!/ii.
Senate.-——l‘»lost of the morning was occu-
pied in debating on the tax bill, and some
amendments made; it was made the order of
the day for to-morrow. -
Message from His Excellency the Gover-
nor, containing his objections to the charter
of the banks incorporated by the Assembly
and to increase the cap.tal of other banks.—
The reasons were his objections to special
legislation—-that these banks had not been
called for by the people—-that they gave ex-
clusive privileges to the few and not to the
many, contrary to the bill of rights—that
banks are liable to abuse the enormous pow-
or given them—that the stocks of banks are
too often paid from the profits of the bank-
that the private property of the stockholder
is not liable for the debts of the bank, a priv-
ilege not granted to individual debtors——that.
-the system of banking is not safe under all
the
exigencies, proved by the catastrophes of
1837-that there was now banking capital
and extensive circulation sufficient for all
business purposr-=s—-and that bonuses had
been granted which were sales of the char-
ters.
Ifottse.-—Resoliition appointing James A.
lovey Judge of the New London County
Court; passed.
Resolution appointing Austen Brewster
Nathaniel C Sexton, and. lsaac C Amidon,
county commissioners for NewLondon coun-
ty——passe.d.
A motion was made and carried to recon-
sider the vote of postponing the election of
U. S. Senator. The House then proceeded
to ballot with the following result :
First Ba1loI.—R. S. Baldwin, l0l; T.
H. Seymour, 05; G. S. Catlin, 3 ; Joseph
'l‘ruuibull,2; F. Glllt,’l.l(3,2; L F.S Fos-
ter, 2; Samuel lngliain, 1; Blank 1. No
choice. -
Second BaIlol.—Seymour 06; Bnlilwin
99;; George S. Catlin 4; Giltlette 2; Joe
Truriibull ‘.2; L. S. Foster 3 ——no choice.
'['/tirrl Ballot.-—Z\"n Election !——Scymour
97; Baldwin l0l; Catiin two; Foster2;
Gillette 5 ; Trunibull l ; no choice.
Subject postponed indefinitely. Motiop
to reconsider indefinite postponement, lost.—
So the thing is ended for this year.
Salzmlug/, June 28th.
Scnale.—The State Prison Directors ap-
pointed by the House were passed through
the Senate. They are—-—Zebulon Brockway
Charles J Russ and A. Giddings.
Order of the Day, The Tax Bill, wasta-
ken up. After some amendments the ques-
tion was ptit on the passage of the bill, and
resulted as follows; yeas 10; nays 9.
James A Ilovey appointed New London
county Judge.
\Vindham county commissioners passed,
viz—Charles Marvin, S D Pardec, Aslibel
,Woodward.
1Iouse.—Debenture committee was ap-
pointed as follows: Messrs Ferry of Dunba-
ry, Barnum of Salisbury, and Kellogg of
Colchcster.
Resolution appointing E P Barnum, Da-
vid Coley 2d, and Moses Burr of Easton,
Commissioners on the Danbury, Redding
and Wcstport Plank Road Company pas-
sed. ,
Bill incorporationg the Connecticut Tern-
perance Life lnsuracc Company called
up, and amended by striking outfithe names
of Messrs. Hudson, Hale-and Hosmer, as
cor.porators, and ‘inserting those of H E
Ramsdell, A T Judson and A M Col-
lins; also by altering the clause relative to
election of Secretary and Dircctors,_so that
shareliolders shall elect; bill as amended
passed.‘
Bill relative to elections amended by a
provision that the ballot boxes shall be opened
at or before 9 o'clock on first Monday ofApril
-—passed. ' ” ' '
The majority of the bank committee re-
ported adverselyon the petition‘ for abank
at Westport. -A‘ minority report was also -
submitted. ..It- recommends the incorporation
of a bank-iirt-accordandce with the petition.
Subject laid:.oi'i the table.
N0-RWALK GAZETTE.
TUESDAY-i July 1, I851.
Impulrify of Murder-
But. tl short period has elapsed since three-
men met together. in an‘ obscure place. in one
of the towns in Litchfield county. and tliére’
di-iliberately plotted the lTltuI_'d‘ r of an inoffen-
sive man. Their intended‘ victim was tar ad-
vanced in life, and in humble ciicumstaucesr
But there was money in his possession. for he
was a gate.-keepei-. and‘ to" obtain this they
must kill hiiri. All the details of the murder
were planned out, and a poor. degraded Indian
in the ueigliborliood was called in to their as-
sistance. They prepared their clubs—tlioy
bonght brandy to stimulate them to the deed,
and set out for the old man"s' res'.deuco. Ob-
taining admission by falsehood. they struck
him down and by repeated blows beat out his
bruins._ Neither the silent entreaties of his
gray hairs, nor his uttered prayers for mercy
were of any avail. They seized their booty
and fled. But. almost. before their victim was
cold in his bloody grave. the ifficers ofjustice
were upon the track of the inurderers. The
guilty men were taken. tried, committed and
senteiiced. One of them been me evidence
for the State. and without his testimoiiy none
would have been convicted. They were sen-
tenced to be hung by the neck till they were
dead. \Vlio shall say——wlio will date to say
that that sentence was tiiii'iglit.eoiis 3
But before the day appointed for their exe-
cution lias tll'I'lV(-'(l, one of the (:onden'itic.d dies
in prison, and for tll6‘0lllel'S a body of men meet
together and arrest the course of just:ice.—
They take it: upon themselves to siiy—-our feel-
ings are not so shocked liy the contenipliition
of plotted, planned. deliberate Nur.oi~:a. as
they are by the thought that. the imirderor isto
suffer the poniilty of violated law! And this
body of melt is the General Assembly of Con-
necticut‘! [low truly. how fe.iii°fully does this
case exhibit the utter" emptiness of the senti-
nient now so prevalent; against the penalty of
death. If life—long iinprisonmetit hens power-
ful ri restraint from crime as death, why this
liiboreil. earnest, uncensiiig ‘effort to procure a
commutation of the sentence of Calhoun and
Menassetli. Does anybody believe that these
blood-stained wretclies drew it freer breath
when the news iiirived from Hartford that their
sentence was changed C’ ,
But we must stop. \Ve are sickened, utter-
ly sickened, at the display of morbid sentimen-
tality cxliibited by our legislators in rescuing
these men from the gripe of the law. Never
was a murder more deliberate in its ni-'i'iingo-
ment, more shocking in its details, more deser-
ving of the gallows, than that; of which Cal-
Justice. the law of God. and the law of man
Connecticut intcrposes its potent command—-
they shall nat die. Tliey go to the State pris-
on, it is said, for life. but who can say that a
few years hence. anolliei‘ Legislature may not
meet. as seutiiiieiitul as the present one, and
utter its'cqunlly potent coniniand——no\v, lot the
murderers go free 3
U. S. Senator.
It will be seen by the Legislnfivo reports that
no Senator is to be chosen the present year.
We regret this result, and much fear that; it
will prove disastrous to the \\"liig piirty in
Connecticut. \Vo are free to admit that we
slioulilliave pi'efcri'ed some other gentleman
to Mr. Baldwin for that office; but Fvlr. 13.
having fairly l‘(;CGlV'C(l the uoiniiiutioii, ought to
have been elected. It is difficult for us to see
Iiow any one can here:iftei' dciniind of a dissat-
isfied person an adlierenee to it ciiiivass vote.
The l.i'iquoi' Law.
This Act seems to he lianging between the
two Houses without. any definite result aceta-
ing. Wehelievc that it; cannot: pass without
llltll’B|'l!ll anietiduients.
Reoirgauiztition of the Judiciary.
There does not appear to be any chance of
a hill passing the presetitsession to correct the
evils at present. existing in the Ul'l'flIlgBlheDl;
-of our courts. We regret this extremely but
can only hope to do better next time.
Veto.
Gov. Seymour has vetoed a lot of Bank
clii.i't‘ers. This act of his exct-lleiic_y’s is siiii-
ply ridiculous, and at most exhibits only a petty
spite because his reconitnendation of a Generiil
Banking law was not; complied with. The
“licrn of Cliapultepee" will hardly succeed
in drtigononig the Legislature of Connecti-
cut.
E?a"Tl'io Rev. Mr. Littlejolin of Spring-
field, has accepted the call from St. Paul’s
Church, New Haven, and will enter on his
pastoral duties the latter part of July.
HliZI.L GATE Iiiivitovi-:.\ir..\'1j.—A coi';'t=.sp0ndent
ofthe Journal of Cointnei'ce,siiys the ai'r:inge-
ments for removing ‘Pot Rock‘ and extinguisli-
ing the *~ \Vliii'lgnte" were _\‘estordiiy conclu-
doil with Mons. Mallefort. Mr Henry Grin-
nell gave his obligation to pay Mr Mallefert
five tliousaiid tlol|ai's——two lliousand dollars pay
able when the rock is removed to the depth of
twenty feet, and three thousand dollars when
it. has been reiiioved to the depth of twenty
four feet. The coiiiinittee pay one thousanil
dolliii's when the work is removed to the depth
of fifteen feet, and fifteen liundrcd dollars in
addition at the depth of twenty seven feet, and
it further sum of two thousand dollars when
completed to the depth of thirty feet.
Di-:s'rnuc'rivr. Fin}; IN New YoitK.—On
Saturday afternoon, it fire broke out in one of
the hay lofts of Cornell & Turnui'e’s stables.
corner of Seventh Avenue and Tliirty-nintli
street, New York,aiid before the flames could
he subdued, four brick buildings, being all the
istablies belonging to Cornell &- Turnure, pro-
prielors of the Broadway line of stages. were
eonsumed, together with about forty-five or=fif
ly horses, seventy five tons of hay, 1.500 bush-
els of fine feed,twenty sets of harness, four
coacl_ies,iiiid ii large number of cniriiigo wheels.
The whole block stables are a‘lteap of mine.
insurance $18,000.
=
liouti and Menassetli are confossedly guilty. _
say—t.liey shall die; but the Legislut.ui'e of
11.?’ Daniel \Vebstei- has said: “ This is an-
iige of progress.’_’ Such‘ a=n-ain-nouncement may.
perhaps. startle some of" our citizens, but we
do not appreliond itgwas made with particular‘
reference to Not-walk. The rernai'l< onits face
shows it; is the whole world it; presumes advan-
cing and ‘rapidly gaining higher ground in the
slow runof centzuriest When Time shall have
completed the 0I'i(-?lY)?lWlllCl1 we live. who, then
-living. will flail to look with joy at the enlarged
circle of civilization—-civilization that hours
with it universitl improvement, that. increases
the i'efineniem.s of nioro polished life.
But: at the eoiniinoncement of this article we
hiid no .itl-ea of extending our ol)sei'vziri'ons be-
yond that little bit of territory where, humanly
speal.ing,c.'itcli our affections and our nuiiiorons
sympathies, and wliich iiaturaliy is the nearest
object of our pride. , --
Toa stranger,_Noi°walk appears far better
situated than t1l‘t}“Oi.l18‘t' place of equal size in
the State. Its nii'.uriil adv.-i ix-tages are such as
cannot be iideqtiiitely iippreciated only by those
unaccustomed to the enjoyment; of such con-
veniences. \Vlioever yet did only nppi°eciute
the comforts of plenty. but those once poor?
But Niititi‘e, in her own, always above Art in
quality, here surpasses her in the quantity of
her blessings. \Vliiit our citizens have done is
little, ainl Not-walkis redoenied alone by Na-
ture. Happily there are signs of iitiini:-itioii too
distinctly visible not to be liaileil iit tlieir first.
pi'ogtiosticiition with true delight \Ve protest,
liotvevei~, ugaiiist rapid nioveincnts in this hot
l"\‘V€iIlll8l'.l)Ul} we are gently i'eininded not to
deal in iiniie-ccssziry t.aution.
Tliere are some pct~.uliat'ities in men it. may
do, kindly and geiitly. to touch upon, but put
us among the very last to speak lizirslily oftlie
foibles of our rivighbois, who, from the very
constitution oftliings, must be our frieiids.
In public mid private m:ittt-.i-s we observe in
this people four grand cli:ii';ictei'istics : ti 'lL'fb‘C
principle of honor neither to iitlvaiice of retreat.
(ivhicli latter’ would lll(l(3('(l be very difficult,)
and a distinguished reverence for the works of
their ancestors.
This inotleration, we have no doiilit, is the
oil‘.-tpring of a laudable feat‘ of precipitatiiig
themselves into it future century or a pious
love for the fashions oftliopi1<t._ lftho subject
he yiewed in either light it. presents an adiiiii':i-
ble coiitrast to that. propensity, evil siirciy.
which most coiiimunitics have. of ll,lH‘l')'lI)g on
over the wise. and prudent (lictates of sober
judginent and the foolish wisdom of calm re-
Sevoral communities of this latter
liind are known to us. They are not pi'ospei'-
ous——tliey go too fast. If they would but take
only one look at our example they would feel
the lieallliy effect of pcrniancnf iiislituliorzs.
In no place, as here. can be seen to so sub
lime an extent that principle of economy so
clearly manifest in the works of Nziture. At
first tliouglit, one might be foolish enough to
lllllllllllellllsp£‘(:t.1ll2ll‘ll)'l0 an unwortliy motive,
but how mean and below the truth could be
such an iniputatioii! It is justly made it prin-
ciplc of lioiior not to labor for an uii,o:i'ut.el’ul
flection.
public; and who ever know one that was not ?
The public should take care of its.e.lf, as we
presuine it has done so fan‘, from the very ini-
proved condition in which we find such lliings
as come under its especial care. Tliait tlni
cotnnitiniiy would be bunefittetl sliould also be
it bait‘ toitll private iiiiprovements. Nor on it we
consider any error greater than that into wliicli
men sonietinies full, the error of doing—lioiv-
everadvnntiigeoiis it might be to tliein—:in_y
thing by wliicli the public. as a ,Wl10lt‘. niiglit
profit. Of \\'ll1Il.Il.~‘e would it fountiiin be in the
public square? people it little way from it can't
see it.’ Let us stick to this sclieir.e of economy
and mtiiiitain our present position. 1
The third Clllil‘tIClel'lSllC speaks its own
virtues, and we have but a word on the last.-
Connecteil with all true progress is an utiniin-
gled i'evei'ence for generiitiotis past. ‘\Vo speak
not of the nobleness of the men tlicmseives—
to have the purity of their minds and inorals
would be our greatr-st. ltonor. but only of the
works wliicli we have received from their
liatids. Who ever kneiv a boy grow to a pros-
perous man who ran away from parental
advice or looked not with pious i'egai'd to his
l3Illlel"s luli0t's? Our ancestors have left us
some beautiful st.i'ucturcs,wliicli it becomes us
to preserve. Jutlging from the holy iiffectioii
which has llllllel‘l0 guuitlcd their pi'esei'i'2:tion,
we are bound to them as tightly as ever. Pop-
ular inipi'oveinent: SllOLIl(l not invade these
l'e,llCS,5llltl we humbly hope no sacrilegious hand
will venture the attenipt. ,
These are the distinguisliing m.'-irks of our
people ; at another time perliaps we will
briefly look at these signs of aztimated life which
omen so tiiiicli good to us.
Tlicro is a rumor from \V:isliingtcn that Mr.
Corwin, SBCl'6l.:ll’_V of tho 'l‘i'e:isui'y, is about
to resign; and that M r. Gentry of Tennesee,
is to be his siiccessoi'.
AN OLD Harm Go.\'i:.-—M:ijor Benjsiniiii Ab-
bott. formerly of Andover, l\1ass., was found
dead in his bail, at the house of Jeremiiili P.
Davis, in Nashville N. H., a few days since.
Major Abbott was a Major Drummer in the
rovoliition. and played the death niarcli at the
execution of Andre. ii rid served his country
faithfully through the war. He died at the
advanced age of 9'2 yea rs.
_ Timi~:i-: Fl-IMALF.S Bonn‘ TO Di«:A'rri.—A cor-
respondent of the Reflector, writing from
North Groton, Mass.. states that on the l3tli
inst., a dreadful calamity 0CClII'l'l:'(l at that
plaice. A cabinet maker by the name of An-
nalile, in reducing some varnish left it too long
upon the fire. His house wits iminecliately
enveloped in flames, and his wife and two
daughters were burned to death. Mr. Anna-
ble and his little son, alone, of his family, sur-
vivo the catastroplie.
S'l'F.AM TO THE SANDWICH ]SLA.\'DS.—-Ml‘.
J. B. Ulm, of San Francisco. has undertaken
the enterprise so long in contemplation, of a
steam line from that city to the Sandwich Is-
lands. The._Coim_,nodoro Stockton was to start;
on her-fi_rs_t: regtilar trip in May -last. This is
t-he’-‘opening oi"‘a very rich and pi-ospei-nus
The loss is ostiilluted utubouii $0.000 - Total guide. It is the fit-stiutvznice‘ towards steam
_ Fconimunication with China and Japan.
iiiotleriition. it heroic devotion to economy. it.
_(
The our image.
\Vliy do not our citizens move intliis matter
of a new blfltlge. Ti=iily the day ol the present
one has been long enough prolonged. Let us
unite and have a fine. bridge in its place-——ono
resembling those that are often seen in places
for less able to hear’ the cost than lll‘O‘~ we.-'-
Here is it chance lor eart.hl_v immortality at n
clieap rate. for there is no doubt tliiit 'wlioever
shall have the credit of building the new one.
his mime and the briclge (judging from the
past,) would descend to the latest posterity.
T i-: Gi~:.\'i;t>..iL ASSEMBLY of Connecticut-
met tit l3i'idgeport on the 17th inst.
The Rev. U. P. Arms of i\'orwieh was chos-
sen l\'Ioderator, Rev. S. S. Dutton of New
Haven,and Rev. S. J . M. Morivin, Scribes.—-
Sermen byRev.C. Yale of New Hartford.
Delegates were present from the Old atid New
School General Assemblies of the Pi'esbyt:ori--
iin Cliurcli; from the Getieiml Association of
Massaclinsetts; from the l:‘.vzi;.~golical Associa-
tioh of Rliodo I.-ilaiid; and from the General
Conference of Miiiiie. The Standard s'.'.it.es~
that iibriut. one hunili-ed mid fifty clergyinetr
were in Bridgepoi't, attending the nieeting of
this Association. .
M.ai.\'i«:.—'l‘lie first case of seizure of liquor
in Portlaiitl, under the new law, took pl:IL‘8 on
S:itiii'dii_v last. seized about
twenty ciisks, valued at $1300, in the store-
of Samuel ll. Sawyer. A di-spatclisays that
the owner iii:ide eonsiilerable resistance. and
that tlie:iff.iii' caused :1 good deal of excito-
nient_ but the spirits were finally taken , from
liim, and will probably be destroyed.
The ‘iiizirsliiil
L7? The \Vliigs of New Orleans have ten-
dered a Ct)I‘lgl'(‘.Ssl0'ltll nomiiiiition to Alex C.
Bu!-litr, of the Picayune, and lately of the
\V iisliinglon R(‘]llIl)llC.
1)ISA‘S'1-'ROUS Sronu AND Loss -0? L!FR.—-
A dreadful storm prevailed in Higlilatid Prai-
rie. l\li.-llenry Co.. Ill., on Fritlay last.
Twenty five buildings were blovm down and
three persnns killed.
Suicini«:.——.\Ii'. l"lUl'£186 Cindy, ii young man
about twenty yen rs of age, son of Mr. Elijah
Carly of lliiiiipton,\Vinilliam Co., cot-nmitled
suicide. on Saturdayiiitcruoo-ti week. He went:
into the woods, and plzicing the muzzle of II
gun near his lieart. with :1 stick pushed the
trigJ,oi'. The gun discliarged, causing death
in about an llOlIl'.
R???’ A fire broke out in the wine cellar in
Ratlibiiifs Ilotel, in.N.Y. Cit_v,on Sunday last.
The loss was princiinilly confined to the dos-
truction of bottles and their COtll8lll§——Wl)lCl‘l
was continued for some time after the fire was
extingiiislietl.
Sou'rii CAROLIN.-\.—-GOV. Means, of South
Carolina, has issiieil his proeliimation. iiutl-iori-
zing an election robe lielil in that State, on
lliondtiy the 13th of October, for Represeiitti-'
tives to the “ Sontliern Congress" recommen-
ded by the NflSll\'lll8 Convention.
".17 Geo] I/V01‘/l‘.—The New Orleans Cres-
cent is battling maiifully fora general reform
in that city in respect to the observation of
the SiIl)l)2llll, in which matter that city stands
alone in the Union. Tiiis paper says that
few of the eitiz.-.ns of New Orleans go reg-
ul:irl_v to church, ii few more go occasionally
but the vast majority never go at all. In
some qiinrters of the city, among the French
especially, stores are never closed; while,
that they are partially closed, is the best that
can be said of the more Amcricanised
parts.
Jo/tn. Bu/lis-m.—Thc London Times a pa-
pcr that devotes a portion of its editorial col-
nmns every day to the abuse or ridicule of
Americans, and of the production of Ameri-
can workshops, thus speaks in a late No:
“ If the Americans do cxeite a smile, it is
by their pretensions. Whenever they come
outof their own province of rugged utility
and enter into competition with European
elegance, they certainly domake themselves
ridiculous. Their furniture is grotesque;
their carriages and harnesses are ginger-
bread; their carpets are tawdry; their patch-
work quilts “surpass even the invariable
ugliness of this fabric; their cut glass. is
clumscy; their pianos sound of nothing but
iron and wood; their bookbindiiig is that of
journeyinen woiking on his own account in
an English market town; their daguerreo-
types are the sternest and gloomiest of all
dagucrreotypes; their printed calicoes are
such as our liouscin-aids would not think it
respectable to wear. Even their ingenuity,
great as it is, becomes ridiculous when it at-
tempts competition with Europe. Double
pianos’, a combination of a piano and violin,
a chair with a cigar—case in its back, and
other mongrel coristrtictiqns belong to a peo-
ple that would be centaurs and mcrrimen if
they could, and are always rebelling against
the tramincls of unity.”
\\"e would say in reply, that if the Eng-
lish do excite a smile, it is by their ridiculous
and vain eff‘-.n'_ts to decry every thing Ameri-
can. The very means they take to accom-
plish the object in view, are sufficient to
prove how much they envy us, and how
large a space we occupy in their thoughts.
Troy; and Grccnfirltl Railroad and the
Uuosic Tumzcl.—Wc cut the following para-
graph from the Boston Atlas:
The directors of this road, ata meeting
held at North Adams, resolved to construct
this road as rapidly as possible. lithe asses-
ments are promptly paid, the road will be
completed from NorthAdams to:'l‘roy by next
January. It is their intention to commence
tunnelling the mountain at an early date,
in order that’ they may have some data, be
side theory, to operate upon the next legisla-
ture for a loan. If the practibility of ac-
complishing this work for the sum proposed
can be demonstated, there will be no hesi-
tancy in granting State aid to the enter-
prise. .
Scene in a- Country} Cmm.—-'l‘he Tribuuo
has the following :
A friend of ours yesterday was called to
give evidence in a court held by a justice of
the peace in an adjoining County. Accus-
tomcd to the sta-id propriety of the higher
courts, our readers can judge his astonish-
ment at hearing one of the lawyers talk to
the justice after this fashion :“ May it please
your honor I did not intend to: becom_e excited
in this case, but you are so znfernal stupid
that all efforts to control my .te‘rn’p‘e: are
unavailing.”
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Norwalk Chronicler