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Alt. Gen.-Wllflegi, ll,-we you ignyffifiaw.
ledge Of the prisoner? 'i1".:L._‘.‘.«.‘_,._-3 ‘
. W“--'1 have» sin For !!!?'§.l....‘§i§_0¥lf.‘ I
Have been making investigations into t_hl|,§0n-
duct, and the eflircts of his ititercourise titiith
‘theatre
V..;.‘,;_... ..
al su'rp'i'i's’ing“and almost incredible ‘results.
At_t- - Git!)-_-E-.-.W‘il_l.you please state them to
the court’! -
‘An -Atp.-‘-“.B,efore the witness proceeds the
counsel for the accused would be pleased to
83¢‘-8|'18|n, whether he means to state results
firm his own personal knowledge,or from
the- informational others.
Wit.--‘-l’..irtlv fi'oi_n,both', sir, ,
An- Ap.--Weshall declid-edlyobject to
""¥1.l..‘.l.P£! in lh-e...shape,,of.t_estimony touching
153528 which the witness hasnot himself
-st'en‘_or lieiai-’d. - - .
’_Chief Justice ---Perhaps the better way
will be for the witness first to say what has
fallen within his own knowledge, andthe
other evidence can be disposed of afterwards
insome way satisfactory to all parties.
. An Ap.---"We shall be satisfied with this
tirran._rem‘en‘t, your honor.
Wit,——Well.si_r, as to the general influ-
ence of the accused in society, it is detlcided
_ ly pernicious. In my own town, containing
a population of 4.000 persons there are now
100 decitletlly imentperate men. This is one
(li'tlnl{fll'tl'lt) every forty -persons. This has
been, I find the proportion for many years.
._Ltst year ten of ottr intempi-ate men died in
. our town, and this on an average has in.-en,
the each year for the last ten years so that
every war we in fact ,sufl'..r a draft upon us
of overy 40th soul. to supply the loss in the
,‘diuukard’s company; or supposing: there are
._.,.£_is._mati_y women as men,_and half‘ as many
children as women, which is not far from the
‘ fact it is equal to a draft for every hundredth
And then,sir, it so happens that every ’
man.
One Of these intemperate men have families,
aver giiig five chiltlrrn to each fimily;stx
persons including the mother; therefore it
follows that not less than six hundred per-
sons out ...f 4,000, are made wretched by
means of the influence of the prisoner over
100 of our population. These drinking per-
sons are all of them poor, and uliiinutt-ly,
there is every reason to ht-lieve, be under the
n_et-esity of applying to the public for assiv
tanc-t to keep them from stiffsring.
_ A man named Murphy, walking on
the'R.iilroad bridge, at Springfield, when
the Albany train approached, he prostrated
himself on the side of the track; but fear-
ing he might be jarred off, unconsciously
threw his left arm over the rail to secure
‘ his position, which was cut off by the wheel
of the locomotive.
On Wednesday morning last, a freshet
- occurred at Buffalo. The ice moved down.
' in avast body,carrying with it the Steamer
Globe, Propellers Illinois and Buffalo, anti
the Schooner Hope, all of which were
'_ above the ship yard. A dam of ice formed
. atthe. mouth of the Creek, near Burgess
Elevator, where they struck and remained
fast. If this gives way they will go into
Lulu’ Erie. -
The ptrmiping out of Harlem Lake is
approaching its end : already the water is
i so low that ditches have to be dug in the
bottom to lead it under the pumps, by
"which three big steam engiens suck it out;
30,000 acres of good. land will be made by
the operation.
A company has been formed at San
Jose, Central America, with a capital of
$250,000, to construct a road to the river
'Sarapique,and to navigate that river to San
— ,'JtJatt: by steam vessels. The company has
commenced op’e—rati'on-s with 200 men.
The Erie Railroad its to havega dou
ble track, 100 mi-lcs of which will soon be
laid, between the Great Bend and Elmi-
{ea-.
3@>The people of Holyoke, Mass., pro-
,pose to put up gas works at that place.
The good people of Foxboro’, Mass, are
puzzling‘ themselves by sundry mysterious
Lfootm-ai'ks léatel-y discovered‘ their‘. The
tracksreseitibl.'e tliétread»of'a “e‘lo-ven foot,”
but whose foot is not disigaated. Conjec-
ture is'bti.-y.
Hon. Alexander Duncan, for mtinyyears
Member of Congress from the Ciucionatti
District, Ohio, was tlt.'Cltl6'n1‘a-l-li_jf dsowned.
last Week, while duck-shooting.
Late accounts from Surinam, state rim:
the yellow. fever, or black vomit,‘ was still
prevalent there, carrying o'fflarge numbgzis
‘particularly new comers,
Over one thousand new buildings, it is
I thought, will bebuilt in Cincinnati the
'coming Season.
{lt@ A movement has been started, to form
a new County, of l().WllS in the Farimitigton
‘valley, with Pia-invillc(Farniiogzt-»n,) for
ilifshire-t<iwn=or capital--most oftbe towns
to be rallied from Hartford County
3%-Knssuth received $14,000 in Cincin.
“am: $5000 Of which was from the sale of?"
Hungarian bonds. _
% New counterfeits (liens) he-ve~ rn-tide
‘ their appearance on the Southport Bunk,
twols a.n4l.five's on the Hartford S*'t'at'e'B’unl£,‘
fives on: the Pequonnoc Bank, altered from.
one’s; three’s and ftve's on the Jewett City
Bank ; and five’s on the Hatter‘s Bank.
. 0L'?‘C-inductor Bridgeman informs us
‘ that on Wednesday last, he brought down
the Boa-sattonic Road, 4-’? passengers,.h_ound
I T01‘, C'flli_f0i‘n‘ia- They were mostly from
Massachusetts,--‘-=6¢a,nday-m
. - write-mt'ne»orv..it_‘e'c“iiin, is the State
e$’Netv Leon, Mexico, which veils aban-
doned by the S‘panial’d'a- in-
' reopened and is now being W0Afl{€d‘{_.;'V}‘.i1li
1 great success. The yielil per day -rea’ehjes=‘
‘$1,000, and the expetisetr.am'ou-tit to- only
$50. ' ' , -
. E‘ Eitperiniients recently made in New
"York, by scientific; gentlemen, appointed
for the pu'r-ptitse,--sholiv that ‘the Onori-d'a'ga
"St;lei'~Sa-it’-is-iequal in-quality to Turks fe-
’ ; laaid,_.aui1 four;pn‘i.it_1ds heavier per bushel.
m.'tnitx..e!!d..1 .htuI_e .sr.ri.red. t1.‘.9.0_t?.¢‘;'.'.:.' _
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GAZET.TE-
.:,_
Tuesday, Mot-ct. 16.1952‘.
’“sUPPORT'Y'OUR owrvnv
‘~
, Fort oovi-zartoitq
GREEN KENDRICK, of Waterhory.
, _ rort r.ir:u'ri-:NA_,ts"r oovszntvon. V _
Rocha H. MILLS. or New Hartford.
FOR 'l‘Rl-ZASUREIK.
THOMAS CLARK, of Coventry.
FOR SI-ICRETARY 0F‘S'.l‘A'l'l'Z.
LHAMMOND TRUMBULL. of Stonington.
roit CON'l‘.lt'nLLl-ZR»
SELAH STRONG. of Milford.
Senatorial and -‘Probate Con-
ventton.
-' ' " HERE will be it convention of the \Vlii,t__rs
of the 12th Seiuttoritil District at the lm
tel of D. Stepliensoiriii Norwulk rm \Vetlties-
day the 17th day of March 1852, for the pur-
pose of nnntinntitig it candidate for Senator
from said tlistrit-t in the tiéxrfienetiil ‘Assent-
bly, mid also fut: the purpose ofiiominutiiia can-
rlidiites for Judges of Probate in the tlislwicts of
Nortviilli and Siiimftird. The (lelr-gates will
meet in Seuuioritil Conventitm at 10 o'clock,
forenoon of said day. The btisiiiess of the
soutitoriiil nomination having been cont-liitletl.
the tlolegtttes will meet in sep'iii'iite bodies for
llieptirpo<e of tntiking the Probate nomina-
tions The Whigs of the sevmiil towns in the
12th district are i'eqtit-sicd to send to said Con-
vention, tlelegntes equal to twice the lttllflhfil‘ Of
Representatives to which the respective towns
are entitled in the Geiiertil Asst-.tnlily.
O FIERRY
Dis.li'ict Cominittea.
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A word to tax-payers.
We are well tiware that in our earnest advo-
cacy of the Maine Low. we Iiave awtilteuetl
the surprise of many of our vei'ytiest"fi"iends
and pattern, and even (‘.llg8HCleI‘P(l the personal
dislike and ill feeling of some for whom we
ever have and probably ever shrill have nti'othet'
than sentiments of the liiglicst respect. ‘We
have one very consoling fact liowever. and that
is that mos! of those who differ in opinions with
us on these tntittcrs are not so lllihertil as to
pro-eribe us for a free and full utterance of
honest sentimeiitii. It is true that a few have
been so cowartlly mean as to " stop their pa-
per” as it sort of purtisltment or rclallitztion
for our having dared to intimate our prefer-
ences for such it law. But for the credit of
our town be it said. the cases. of such‘ misera-
ble ievengt-. have been few and very for be-
ttvenn. And could that “ mortal few" but
-suffer the persotinl F!}Ol‘llflCi‘tliti!iS and pain {and
we tire not sure thin some will unt,) in conse-
quence oftlie boustlitioss of those of C')fl5tltl-
gniuiiy, which we have suffered, their only
wonder would be that we have forbnrne so long
to speak! Take the matter home gttiiilcinen,
{and sortie. of you can.) and see your own he-
Ioved sons, your bi'otliei's. your kitismen. reel-
ing and l’)litS|)fN’.|ll‘llllg tlii'ough- our Sl|’t*.e'l'S--tttltl
not only yourselves, but your wives and your
(laugh-tors. insulted its they pass, with the foul
jibbering iecogiiition of the besotted relative----
and then witness, trswe Imvertlotrre. sculking out
from these iippliiig-houses and (ll'8ll1-Sllflps rt
- horde ofstill more Iittrdeticd wrctches, clinch-
ling nnri giggling over the probable ino'.riiiit:ation
and pain thus inflicted upon us, and you will be
very apt to fact some interest in the passage of
the Jlfuine Law" for the szrpfrreesion of these
munufnctoi-ies.
But we hope not to he considered as ttcftratetf
by no other than selfish motives. God forbid
that we should ever forget the well being of
others. “'0 urge the passage of this ltiw,
which is to break up rum dens and rippling
.-hops and nothing else. not only for the preser-
vation of those tttlt.licted to ltubits of l'nle‘lll[)9l’-
once, but from it sense of ftiszice to‘ the tux-
paying portion of our fztrmers. our iiiet:l'ia’iiics,
&c.. who are now so cut riionsly ‘taxed to sup-,
port the few who chance to sell rum in mi‘
midst. \Vith this view. we‘ propose to give up
our editorial space to it i-e-pulil-icnlioii of “ A
stiirmnmit of" facts and mi nppetil to the people
ofNorwuIlt." made Feb. 10. TBIO, collected by
actual -aixatnitiatiou of facts and fig_ui'es. itud‘
given over the signatures of such men as Mitt-
tliiiis Eltrbliell. James Quitittirri, Clark B-"isseil,
M-attliew \Vilt-,nx, A. E Beard, Geo-. Si..}t)i"rn
G-cargo lilitijgt, Jam-pli W’. l’llll)l)ell, John B.
-':'rtiti'i'. .-“.~lfi‘et.*i Mlztl-lcri‘_v. Steplten Fsayirrtind, Julia)
A. \Veoed, A. L. Hart, Daniel H. Nash. Ray-
tnrmtl Benedict, (rleorge Benetfict and [‘1‘enry
Kidtioy—'-—ami' llm'~'B is their testiitiony. cornmea-
eiug with an ttl)Sll'nt‘.t of town accounts for the
.3-.eur 1.833 and 18323, as fetllows :.
lsn F838. the Tax 05 the town
are-ounited to the so-irr of
Of this, t‘-‘sere are eitpendetl for the
support? of the poor of the town, 81-066 28
Of this-,. there were expended for
those whose paupt-risiri was ei-
ther directly or indirect!-y caus-
.~,‘5tI38 no
ed by intent-pettancc, 8782 25‘
In 183-9,'tl1h tax oftlie towritamoum
ted totlte sum- of $1654 '35
Of this, there was expended for the
support of the town, ‘-
Of this, there was expended for
those whose paupt-irism was ei-
ther tlirectly or i'nd'ireetlty caiss-
ed by intr'.mperarrce,- 3711! 59’
we believe that cor.-siderable sums might
81000 66
.‘flT|d ought to be added to the sums above set
down, as expended on account of the latent-
perttte, but tve have carefull y excluded from
the above estimate. :1-I-l cases where theslig'.lt-
test doubt was entertained.
I?‘ And here follows their “ it-ppea=l" to the
ciii:ironsrof’Noi~t\-alk :
, Fellow Citizens.-—Fiotit these stat-’cm'ents
it iippeiirs, that in the year Y838, near.’ IO
dollars out of every l‘fdollars of the .l'0t\'n
Tax, went to the support of the poor? and
more-t/tart 7 out of every I"1 dbifars, of flu:
"town tax, went to line support of the poor,
brought (0 that coitdtlion Ii]; intmipcraiice -
That is every man, who in 1838 paid Il-
dnllars of the iotvn tax, paid more tlian 7
‘«71oZ£urstoremer1_1/ a. small portionof the mist-
..elz’i«j3~ caused‘ by the mafia in iritozicatz/lg
(ii-2272358., And‘ this amount has been site very
least that could be allowed to save the vic-
tims of intiemperance and their families from
perishing with hunger or cold. ‘
For that year I839!-.',tltse~arnount of-the t'oWn=
tax was larger ;_and‘ihe amount paid for the
support oflhe poor,.\vas- somewhat less ;‘yet
,,Wn*l?O-llhaij 71 of every 130 dnlilsrs paid for the ,
-...c_.y ..4....... . v. ,_,,_,
1,,-
-.a'-—— -
“crosses, -te39,:eiooo 66*.”
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“':~ ‘- t,'_‘. -‘ .. .- _ ... qua ‘
#1.
shfpport of thoseilbirdogiht to phupeiisiiphy in-
terriperance. _: ,.-1;, :.- '
And ‘these j”,ta:tes‘_:are ._inereas_ing;;.t The
amount oaldfor "town poor in,._the-year 1834,
-'-wast-841-7 no in 183-5, . $492306. ;.—.i’n 1836,
case 77; or 1837. $1007 19; in 1838.,
In addition to this, much poverty and dis-
tress, caused by intemperance, are , endured
by families who will ‘suffer anything but
death rather than ask aid ‘from the town.
Many burdens are thrown ‘upon individ-
ual charity,‘ to supply the wants of pauper-
ism which the town treasury never hears of.
A large amount is subtracted from the
wealth and comfort of the families, of men
who are rendered idle and thriftless by
hatintlng the dram shops. 4' .
Computethese items of expense as you
are able. Let any man say, for how large
an amount ofmoney he would be willing to
be at the charges of all these burdens, ifthey
coultl be exactly determined by a righteous
verdict. Setdown that amount as the ad-
ditional cost of the traffic in ardent s irits
to the inhabitants of the town. We speak
not here of the cost of the spirits themselves.
nor of their expense to the consumer, but
(Ac bttrdevzs imposed upon others The cost is
none the less real, because the amount of it
cannot be exactly ascertained. These bur-
densare zmposcd upon the people, as it tax,
which willing or unwilling,'they are obliged
to pay. ' ,
To this add nine-tenths ofthe whole cost
of all criminal prosecutions ; and of the cost
ofsccuring and maintaining prisoners and
convicts. Then sum tip, accordingto your
ewnjutlgeirietii. the cost in mon.r_7/, fairly at-
tributable to the wesic,improvidcnce,idleness,
vice, disease, and crime caused by interoper-
ance; and, we doubt not, you will agree with
us, that the cost of prwperism prodticetl by
intt.-mperance. is but small item. in the mere
pt-cumary fossts stistaiut-d by this community
in consequence of the traffic in aftletit spirits
The immorality and vice tttteiidant on the"
traffic we pass by ; though these are of vast-
ly greater account then any amount in moo
ey; to say nothing of their future cost and
C0liSfql](‘llCt‘Sr ‘
The sufferings of wives and children from
the ituprovidence and abuse ofdrunken hus-
loflnds and fathers, we pass by in silence.-
‘We -might plead soinefhing in behalf of
these We could point you to scenes of
heart tending tlistress in the very midst of
"you. We could speak, of sorrows and woes,
which no amount of money can either com-
pensate or relieve. But we-pa.=.s these things
by. Judge foryourselves, whether that is
an innocent, or patriotic, or humane traffic,
which ivtiiltsiiiischiefs like tliese, and has
no heart‘ to rt-lent at the sight of all these
evils. Judge for yourselves, whether the
community ought to tolerate these things
l'oreve.-.
Fcllozo t:iL'z::c'/Is, must’ f/l£’S(.' I/z.z'«7I.gs alu.'a_7/.s'
be so? [st/wre no remcrlg/? Have we no
~7'i',.f,z/2.15? Hairc we no duties .7 Are the
great mass of the tax paying people of this
town so (lt‘3llll1l.C of all civil and political
rights, that they must forever sub/2:2‘! to pay
so tttinccessttry and so O:lltlU3 taxes vi:/rout
I/’zriz‘ ctmsrnl and [irycrui I/.-sir ‘rig/it. of 7'esz's-'
zone»? The majority of the people of Nor-
walk, as. we be lteve, neither use intoxicating
drinks nor traffic iu,,them. We repeat the
question; must they forever continue to -be
laXt'l.l at this enormous rate, ‘fll.'1.l/l(.‘Zt1't/I.(32l'r'€07t-
sent and contrary; to t/lair ’ll‘l..S‘/L(.’S,l~0l' the be-
hoof of 3 business from 11!/tic/i tn/iey derive no
benc_-/it and zu.’ii-3/2 t[z_t2g,I a/flier? Is this Re-
ptiblicnrii-sin? is this Freedom '.1
It is said by some, if we forbid the traffic,
we take ctvay t/ici-r rights? By what char-
t9r—-by what prerogative more than regal,
isit, that any have acquired the RIGHT to
impose such taxes upon you tvi-thotrt your
consent? is it not the clearest dictate of
j.u~stic‘e', that iflhe business is to be tolerated,
they who use the traffic oml they who gain
by it ought to‘bear all the burdens which it
imposes? Otiglit a license to pttrsue the
traffic ever to be granted on other conditions
than tliese—ihat those who pursue it shall
give good and suifficien-t bonds :---Is. To sup-
port all the paupers, whom the verdict of a
,i’ory shall declare to have been reduced to
])ZlIl[lt’l'lSIXl in consequence of the traf§=-: ;—-
‘2. To clothe and educate all the children
who are rendered (lP§llllll(‘ of these advanta-
gcs through the iniemperance of their pa-
rents :-3. To pay for the prosecution of all
the criminals, whose crimes are the fruit of
intemperance caused by the traffic '2
ii‘ i V f I
§ I.
“ Every man had ought to be free to pursue
whatever business he pleases.” This would
be correct, provided it sliorrltd be the pleasure
ola.no man to pursue any btiisness \".'lli(‘l'i4
inyures his neighbor or thc'coirimunity.-—
'I‘lrc principle ‘of liberty as well as of ‘law
i.-ythat every man ‘in using his on n as he
plcases, must so use it as not to injure his
neighbor. ll he does not Liberty as we‘!-l as
la-w requires, that-his neighbor's wrong lit-
amply retlressed. Liberty and law bath-'
DEMAND, that none be PER.\’Il'l"l'ED
to pursue any business, which, from its na-
ture or inevitable const-quences, inf-iictfs in-
,-'.~ui'-ies tzvpon orhers. Otherwise the license
granted to the few is outrage upon the
many. And this is the principle ever ac-
ted upon in every crviliz-'ed state since lib-
eity and law began,
I'liu.-, we have!-aws a~gainst~ “ Lotteries,”
and "selling lottery tickets ;"’ laws against
“(_‘rambling;-” laws against “Making or
using any circus of any ‘description,-” laws
‘ -'-!g~.inst “Printing or di~si-ribut-lug obscene
books.-” ,
'l'he"se things are prohibited- because of
the miscbiefs necessarily resulting from-thein.
Tho,‘ lottery dealer jcompels none. in buy
of him :; '1-'l=ie‘ gani'bler'compel-s none to
guYte.e'vtiib him: 'Fl2'e printer of obscene
books compels none.to' pnrchaseor to read
ttittn. Will you allow the lottery dealer
to plead that you are infi-inging upon his
‘riglits by prohibitin-gt’ his business? If he
mull!-f‘S the plea, will‘ you brcisk down the
law? Will you sell hint the monopoly of
lottery-dealing on any terms? Or will-’ you
deem‘ the matter mended at all, by a "VOTE"
to-“ license ALL the people,” to deal in lot-
tterytickets—to gem‘-hie--‘.'o practice horse-
racing-» to print anti sell obscene books-
“for the coming year?" Won‘-iii. you not
reply with indignatiotrto such» a proposal ;.
“The people want no such l-'icense.- Few
would stoop to use it. The license would
late, in eiiiact, a license to a few-, to -burden
their neighbors with taxes and.‘ at proposal
into on endurance of the evils oFsuch' em}
Plttyments,-th-rougl’-r the imposing pl'eteX'l.'-'-’0:'l—:.
“licensing all the people!” What' esti-
mate musfthey put upon the-'crer_lulity and
stupidity of the publi-c',- who shoultl‘ think to
Wife hear it sometimes contended, that-
with abhorrence, and scarce t‘o~-be ctijoled '
,.,._. ..4
........ , ..-n._.. - _ ... .. . -.
sn'_(«;i['-,é' the peopl,’é‘.';;ivi'lf{’istich a so
he by such
ver, to break down,-thdii laws?
But. what ixiischiefit iihave ..lot.f_cl'_j _ _ _
and gamblinn.-‘Sud P'l“‘l*’l5 ‘*i*.!.i.i.i.=‘.§!.*.ll§."‘-t iii’.
scene books ever so roughl‘iii’tlii§fi3”o‘tfii’ii‘uoily’
dealintiiii-if
).
. coinpa_re_tl__._with..-the ..misc.hiefs,...,..,_vt:;o,t;.ghis,
by the traflic iniintoixicatiiig drinks ?"‘ Show“
as one crime committed, one family undone
one dollar tax imposed, one person slain by
these; and we willpoiut you to a hundred
of each as fruits of the trafliic in intoxicating
drinks. ‘ t ‘ * _i .;
But We have heard it urged slill, “ Wliy
should onebe debared the privilege of traf-
ficking in ardent spirits, more than another
the privilege of trafficking in liroadcloihs,
in hats, or in shoes ?" For the best re_aS0n
in the world. The traffickers in bioadclolhs
in hats, or in shoes woultl not fear to give a
bond to pay for all the tnischitefs, and suffer
for all the crimes caused by the ordinary
pursuit of their business Are the dealers
in ardent spirits ready to do the same? is
there one of them, that would feel sure of
his property, his liberty, or his very neck,
under such a responsibility, for a single
mouth?
Nor is it mending the matter to “ Vote a
license to ALL the people ;” any more than
it would to give a ui‘liver‘s'aI license to lot-
tery-dealing anti gambling. Few ‘would
stoop to use it. The effect of such 9. meas-
ure is only to give an unlimited and gratu-
itouslicenseto a few. Instead of a relief,
It is to do all that can he done to augment
and swell the tide of taxes and of woe.
Fellow citizens, are these views correct?
If they are correct, shall they be supported?
It may be replied by some one, “You are
going too fast.” We put the question to
every man, Is it too fast for you? DO you
want the traffic continued for your conven-
ience? Do you want the privilege of im
po.'in,t.,r‘ these taxes upon your neighbors by
pursuing the traffic? ls it going too fast
for justice 5 ls it going too fast for ht.ima-
nlty? ls it going too fast for our own re-
lief from unjust and onerous taxes P In the
name of justice, have we not borne these
utiriglitvous btirdens long‘ enough? Peo-
ple of Norvvalk, are you willing to submit
that these odious taxes shall he entailed tip-
on you and your children forever? Are
you willing to mortgage your houses and
lands,and all the future earnings of "our
honest ll)(lUsll‘y,lO feedthe taxes created by
this mischievous and iniquitous traffic? If
uot, when shall all these taxes cease? You
wait in vain for the river _to_ run by. Its
current is swelling still. it will swell and
flow on forever‘, unless you quench its foun-
tains.
We herr it urged ttill, “You are going to
fast for tiblit: seutiment ” Fellow citi-
zens, what have we done, save to make this
89;)?-til to you? ll/la_‘,‘ not these facts and
nt',~:uuients be entrusted to you? VVe ap-
peal to your reason and to your justice;
and liavittg made the appeal we await your
t'er.;lict, Let every man who hears us, and
who ponders these facts and arguments, act
according to his own sentiments of truth
and justice and not according to the suppo-
.-e.l sentiments of his tieiylilitir, and we are
content. We shall not go too fast for pub-
lic senii~mt=rii, then. ,
\V_e have heard it tvliisperetl that,,“There
is not virtue and public Spirit enough among
the people to .-tupport the (le(‘l5l()n of truth
antljusiice in this matter.” Fellow, citi-
zens, do thev who pay yoti this com plitnent
slander you, or do they not? If they do
uo., then it is too true ou.i al‘gl)tIl8l‘IlS are in
vain. But in this we ft-el confzd-nt ; that
ue have inatlea case strong Aeuouglt for
principle, strong enough for justice, and
liutnaiiity. Shall we hecompelletl to ask
in wonder, Are these fled from the land!
- A Ya-niece Tr-Eek.
A shrewd Yankee, residing in one (‘if the
interior villages of Ct_mnec'ticut. had heard
much speculation and discussion going on
among the bar room orators of a little inarltet
town which he was in the habit of occasion-
ally visiting, touching the at'lvan'tages which
were to accrue to them from a proposed rail
road that waste. pass triihirr a short distance
of his house He pruderitliy said nothing,
but eagerly listened to the variety of pr._j-
ects discussed, “'cordiu’ to law," by which
each one was to make his share of “plun-
der” front the company, but none of them
seemed to reach his own case, until it was
rrientiorred that |‘_i!-il't‘0??(-.l cotrrprtni-es were lia-
ble to particularly heavy charges whenever
they were obliged to invade the sanctity of
a grave yard. A bright idea iminetlitttely
struck him; and, hastening home, be seized‘
as-hovel and pick axe, atid quickly trans-
planted the mortal i'em‘8in's of his wif--,
which were quietly rcposing upon a neigh-
boring uillside hopelessly out of the reach
of any pos.~:if;l'e raili-oadtlisttrrbnnce, to the
very centre of ih-eline of stakes running
through’ his meadow; and, rejoicing in his
‘cuteness, he quietly waited to reap thegfruiis
of this new species of culture. But a
rather diff. rent result occurred from that
which be anticipated; for the parents of it
lady’ Whom he was about to make the suc.-'
cessor of his first tvif-3, got wind of the’ af-
fair, andforbabe him all firther intercourse
with'their fainily.”——.ZV Y. Dispatch.-
Naugatuck Railroad.
The annual report of the President and‘ Di-
t‘ect’oi's-of this Company, made on the 17th tilt.
gives a_ very pleasing prospect to the S‘tot-.k.-
holders. ’
The last yegt"s Gnrnings of tlie Rtoadl after
detlutttiug interest" on bonds and loans, and taxes
on capital stock. amount to upwards of sieventva
one tliousantl dollars-.
reasonable doubt: flint the cttpitnl stock of this
cmnpuny wtll be a‘ good ruvestmetit at its pm‘
value. ii
At. the annual Election‘, the foliloxviiugofiiceirs
were chosen : President. E. F. Bishop ; Trous-
uier. Ilortico Nicliolb-; Superititendient. Philo-
Hurd; “Scc'i'et‘ai'y, l'i‘tt Shui'man'.
E?‘ Tliut Poetry. friend Newson. was~Copt-
led and marked with its pitoper credit from the
Jout'na'!', but was by some means omitted. it‘
was a perfect. little gem and we do not‘ wonder
you feel.pro-ud of its paternity-; we sliould.
Whig inaneuvre, t'o__tlt-futlirtr few Demo-
crats into tltetr,¢lit'Tlltl'f8l'ied.rtSnl{s.
' Democrat.
i . it‘,i'3.~ is it ‘fl Don't for get. neichhor.
‘tliiitqofhefp-good democratic Legislature of the good"
oldiflimbcrotic State of Maine first gave it‘ to’
the wgrld‘, audf‘lie_r good democratic Governor-
,cOf!8t!flllt1Rl’.ietliitllO good» democratic Iatttve !-
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‘flail:-:,(:_),,l:“‘[l']8f1iV5i"~O gi'ea't_ political ;5pnifties.§‘7,H:on. 3,
There can now be no-
This whn_l"e ’rVla'in'e Iiiaw movement is a -
~*~~~ -4. an , - -. .-t.. ...
,&TlliS body}, of soiiiti,;,ll'tl0—.delfigsttesi.‘
ro‘tu, all pii_t‘§ls:t_il' flit} State, il)e’lSi,i-'lll.;-g:,O§.-‘,3’!-Ii.
.:TQ.j:y:i:Qn»\VedLtyQ§dfi -to riafifs; iiponffifhie
ll. Hudson was citllieid to the {filial}, \vlie7ri’mlet-
"1’5i'§‘tt'p’tprovingithe. p,t_t8..-‘.5.‘!§°.’:.1!l“".3.*‘.'l’.l."’_ °i!‘?3l‘'‘T 4"; -
that of Maine, in regard to the i'u_ni ,tiilf_iic-,,
were received from itllilltd ' 'Wl]ig and ‘lfréei
Soil Candidates for Sltaie ofiicers, except Mr.
\Vebb, Free Soiler. for Secretui-yd of Stme,_.
This getitletnen isigenernlly believed m_i,e_ 3,,
favor with the law, but by some ttcciiieni, prob:
ably, liis‘ letter‘ fiiiled to rcticli the Convention,
Circulars were atldressetl to the Detnocrtttice
alias ium—cuntIid:ttes f0|"Stllle offices, but not
cite i'espoiidetl; mum is the W't7i‘d with them.
The following is the letter of Mr. Kendrick,
the \Vhig cunditliitie for Gov'eriioi' :
\Va'ri-zrtnurtv. Saturduy,—i\l at-ch 0.'18.’Zt‘2.
GENTLEMEN: Yours of the 5th inst., is
received You inquire whether, if elected
to the oflice of Governor, I would give my
official influence in the enat-tint-nt of at law
in substance like that of Maine, for the sup-
pression of the sale of intoiicating liquors
as a beverage '
My reply is as follows: in 1845, when n
trictnber of the ylouse of I{epresentatives,l
voted for the law which was enacted at -that
session, giving the control of the whole mat-
ter to the towns-. 5
In 1846, when it ibeiliber oi‘ the Senate, l
voted against the first section of the present
law, which was omitted at that ‘session, be-
cause I preferred the law of 1845, as did
Temperance men generally; but when it
became app-'tl‘el!l.ll]nt the law of ’45' would
be repealed,l votetl for the present uritler
its Final passage, as the bestthat can deitlone
under the circtinistatrces.
At the last session of the Cieneral Assem-
bly as president of the ,Senate., I placed at
the head of ilie Corniitiitee on the
sale of A spirituous Liquors, ;, pentlctrian
\~ homlknew to be in f-tvor of the law
which was petiont-rl for at that session, as al-
so to the cause of 'l‘empt=.rancc generally.
- Such have been my public acts in relation
to the subject of imposing legal restraints
on the sale of intoxicating liquors-,4 by which
acts the right of the Legislature to pass such
laws (as well as the propriety of so
doing in the cases referred to) has been
fully recognized by me. _
If I .~:h'ould be elected to the office of
Governor, and the next Gletieral .-\ssembl_v
pass the Maine Law, or one similar, I
should ‘sign it, and in no way should I
oppose the will of the people or their
Representatives in regard to it.
Yours with respect, GREEN KE'\'-Diticx.
Rev. E. B. I-lalc, «kc, Com.
Mi‘. Hale. Ci'l2iil'l}tnn of the Business Com-
inif.tee.i'ep:ii't.cd llte following i'esolutions;wliicli
after some discussion, were unziuimously adop-
ted :
Resolverl, That the enormous expendi-
ture, directly and intlirecily; of .$§150,00U0.-
U00 annually, for intoxicating liquors in
ntliis country, should alarm every true patri-
ot, and stir him up to the most earnest anti
tleterminetl efforts to crush the system, the
produt-.ts of which are poverty, desolation
and rlt-atli
Result-so’, Tlizit well attested facts prove
beyond all contingency that full four fifths
of all tlie paupcrism in our State, and seven-
eighls of all the crime, are directly traceable
to the sale and use of intoxicating liquors as
a beverage; and that drying up the sources
of these infqtiifies tvouid wontlerfnlly in-
crease our powers of industry as at people
our facilities for tlomt-stic happiness, and’
our ability sttt-clessfully to develop our nu-’
inerous IESO'l'.ll'CeS of prosperity and wetlltlt.
Iticso/ved, That the untold evils which are
the legiiitn ate a-ntl inevitable fruits of the liq"-
uor traffic, can never be removed from socie-
ty until that tra.‘fi<- itself is declared 'a pub’-
lic nuisance and abolished as sucli.
Rrsoitrcrl, Thai our expei'icnce in the li-
cense system for the last century, shows
c0'nc'lu°iv'i-ly that the liqtior t.rafiit.-. cannot be
regultifed, and fltaflhe evils of intemperance
can never be ciratficatetl u‘ril+-.-s,in the latigtiage
of the Q’l:t’i'll. Chief justice Daggett, in i835
“the traffic in spirituous liquors be classed
with cotinteifeiiing and pirar:3',”
Result.-t-d, 'l hat the best l'i15ll"5f1tt".'ll€lllly
we have ever know it‘ for the n‘c'complish-merit“
«~f this result is the Maine Law,-being eq':u'al
just and Sp€‘ClllC in its provisions and emi-
nently well suited to accomplish the objects
of its creation.
Resolved, That the ?i'la=ine Law in- subs-
tance, is what we want in Connecticut, and
what we must labor, pray, and vote for, and
that we will not be‘ content with arryihing
less_stringren"t ilrati this in its provisions.
.f€£?S0lVlJe(I‘-i, T lint the position taker‘) by the
State Temperance Society and the Grand
Division of the Sons of 'l'em*pcra"nce at their
normal sessiom Wlliat no c'audida*tes for Ex-
ecutive .-ir Legislzrtit-'e officers should receive
the sufft-ages of Temperance men, unless
they are known to be favorable to the enact-
l‘l'tt.~“fi'l of a law like that of Maine, for-the
suppression of the liquor traffic,” has our
hearty approval,aiid that we reaffirm the
same principles, and hereby adopt the same
platform. _
Res-ofi:cd, That the official‘ acts and influ-
ence of 'I‘iros- H’. SEYMtiIlR in calling upon
the Legislature in his Message of 1850 for
essential’ motlificiitions of our present license
license lat_vs,so-virtuall-y as to increase. the
facilities-for carrying on the Liquor traffic
under less restraints than the laws now.,i_m-
pose, and in “pod-.'cl‘£7lg a rcsolu_!zm_2.,”_ pa"§sed
almost U‘nfltllt'l'i0l1sly by the Legislat‘u'i'e of
1'8-31,-grant_iug tofthieqpeople the privilege of
voting whether they. wishetl the‘ l’iq‘u'or traffic
prohibited ornot, merits, and‘ hereby has our
hearty coridem_natio'n‘;' and that we: cannot
and tt7i'll not vote for him‘ "for Governor of
the State. - ‘
Resolved-; That the pledged voters of th s
State having obligated themselves that . they
would vote f'or_uo person for Executive 01‘
. f_.egislat'ive offices, ivho are not known to
be favorrble to the enacttnent of a law, likes
that of Maine, for the suppression of the
liquor traffi'c,- and having agreed that silence
on the part of cautlidates, or a refusal to re-
'-fine their position on this subject, should be
regarded as opposition; they cannot vote for
any of the Democratic candidates for State
Officers, they not having. given- in their
views upon the subject in question‘.
the coming election-should,badirected to‘ the
choice of such Senatorsand Representatives
tnent of the law we d‘csit'te',‘-- and that tlovac-‘
complish this restrli,-al'l partisan ties and in-*
terests shouldlie mergedtin the one great
and glorious object to be obtained, and our
_sufi,‘rages-given for these men, and those on-
ly,iQ‘iif’ispé_cti§e of ppiiity, as are Imus.-it to
Resolved, That our principal‘ A efforts in i
as are known to be favor’ab'l"'e t'o'. the enact- =
,shou|dn’t it? ‘It will-have seven‘:
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diltfisifdir Stat‘?-gfiice s"§‘%i"e' silt isfactory, gird
that we re‘c'o‘mmetl them lo the hearty sup=
-R?-"°h'.9'5.a: -'.l’hat., earnestly. advises the
‘friends of 'l‘e'riif)ei"'a‘ni'é‘ib’ ctfcli‘ iihd’ livery
town ofthis .S,tate,.A_,to .c0nc_en1rate,
strength; wiihoiit disiinction ofipeirtyi, oti
some candidate or candidates for Representa-
tiv"es ltno'vlrt'i in favor of the Maine Law,attd
in general to selemct such candidates, where
it is practicable, from the dominant political
party of the town at least one week before
the time of voting.
journ, ii adjourn to meet at this placeon the
second Wetlnesday in May’ next; to bcsiege
tlhe Legislature with petitions for the .Maine
aw. . ,
There was it liberal num'lae‘i' of speakers.
T- B="'"Um- 1‘3S<i~. lending olf. Mr. Barnum"
after coitliitlly iridorsing the resolutions, laid,-
lliat asou Democrat, his preseiit; posifién had
cost Iiim great poi'sotiiil sacrifices. Ther5
were liii.’dly it dozen of the leaders of the Do-‘
itiocracy of the State who would be willing
was e'uti;-ely satisfied that the course he and
the frientls of sobriety were pursuing was not
only riglit in itself, but was purely Democrat-
ic. Tliei'efoi'e he had ‘not’ abandoned Demo‘-
crntit: principles. It is not Democratic to put
money in the pockets of the few at the ex-
pense of the‘ many. The present leaders of
the party in the State are it rum clique. who
reftson front’ the stomach and claiirr much
stt-éngth \vitl'1‘i"titii \Vliigs, who reason - from
the pocket. Is not i\Itiin'e, said Mi‘. B., a dem-
oci'ulic‘g5tttte? and (lltlifl0t it democratic Lcgist
lattiro pass fliis gloi'it.'ira liltv ? \Viscons.n, too
rtnoilier democratic State, had passed the best
'l‘eiirpei'tiiice Law _ which had been enacted
previous to the rising of this Star in {lie East,
The law of \Visconsin provides that tile ruin‘
cn'hse‘s, as fnrtts money can pay such damages:
The men who assume to be tli“o Democmtitf
party, and uncliurch all Maine Imv nieu, will
not come up anti compare principles with ua—
they dare not face the music.
Some, said Mr. Barnum, denounce this
movement as it \Vliig trick, others as" a Loco
trick. and still others as it Free Soil frick-.--‘
At all events it's a good trick, :1 trump trick;
and onetlittt willtako all the other tricks on
election day. ‘There are men, too, who do‘
nottm:e it as it lium‘bu‘g. They know it is tl.
liunibug, else Barnum would not be mixed up
with it. If ] am it liutubug. said Mr. B., For
too old it trapper to be liuinbugged by ltumbug
politicians. Besides, these gentlemen ought"
to i'emetiilJei' that my liuinbugs generally suc-'
ccetl. Mr. Barnum was frequently interrup-
ted by the enthusiastic applause of the audi-
ence. '
Di‘. C”lifl‘l'l;l?"S Ilewett. of llfnssacllusetts. was
the next speaker, and -announctt] the passage of
the Maine Law through the Mttssuchuaett!
Senate timid deafening applause.
M’.-. Ytites, of’ Maine, tirade“ it good speech‘,
and gave it Cll66l'i’l'lg ziccou-nt of the operation
of the law in that State. Oppositiori"-to the‘
law, that is efforts to i'op‘aa'l it.'liave' iilirrbst en-
tirely ceased. Thetc wastt petition ‘Team; to’
the Legislator-e recently for its repeal.‘ signed
by the en’oi't’rro‘u's mrinber of 110' ntimes.—-
From the best iiifot'mt't’fi‘oii Mr. Yates, could
obtain in Augusta, there are not it dozen mem-
bers of the Lcgiislnture who will favor its re-
peal. ‘ -
Spii'ited 2l(l(ll'(’.SSeS were innde by Mi‘. Trix ..-‘-‘
hull, of Sioiiiiigtoti; Ml’. H-tile, l‘laI'tf0l'(l; Mr.
Totupltins, of Not-wicli; M 1'. French, of New"
Haven, and others. Tlre [)l‘0Cc'8lliIhg‘3' were‘
very entlitisitistic, and entirely Ii*n"i'iitoiiioi.’i'.-‘, and
will no doubt have it controlling influence its
the coming contest.
Arraiigemcnis were made to have every’
cc’u'ni'_v,-tintl, if possible‘, every town‘ iii the
State cnirvassed by able advocates oftho Maine
L:‘i'l-v,aud, if the ruumii'es d‘on’t come out of
the contest in it fi"lil)0!'ll)’,~ then \\'é"l'e a false
prophet.
It was expected‘ by’ nraoy that: this Cionven-7
tiou would nomimtte it ticket for State officers;
but finding the responses of Whig and Free‘
Soil cantlidaies so flat footed; fin‘ the thing we’
are after, they could not. they thought, with
any show of pi"opriety, say, we will’ adopt; ond
as our candidate,-and reject another. ivlio in‘
with us heart and soul. It will make no differ-‘
ence, say the friends of Tempei'ane_e. , as i‘
vote for Gillette, F. S., is just" its "ef,l'ect'uaI‘
itgifinsfi Seymour, Loco, for Govei‘n'oi‘, its if if
were given for Kendrick. \Vhig citndidato:-—“‘
There are some vague intimiitions -that Gilletoi‘
may lie’ inducedto withdi'iiW and throw his in-
flue‘nc'e for Kendri‘cli,i'r‘i‘ which ctiseilio _vv_o‘dlif7
no doubt be chosen by the, people. But‘. this
course is not at all probable, and the election‘
where there will be an anti-Rum mnjoijity, if
the friends of tliecttuse‘, tire, one-lialf as true’
trs~its;oppotieuts are subtle. fitlseiaindj ti'ericlte_t'-
cos. n t V A , . p
The above facts were condensed mainly from
the Tribune's Report." The New Vlrlaven par
pers. with the exception of‘ the Rum ‘Organ,-
speak in the higliest terms ofitheii convention.-
The Palladium foots up itsinoticenf the" Con-
vention as follows: -°"l‘lier Convention is tl.
very large one. dcc.,-and‘ in-appea‘i"o.'nce is one‘
of the most t'espe'cta~ble bodies weaver. saw‘
convened." ‘
- LIQUOR LAW IN ' Itlfitssitctzrr-sz'r-rs..-._,'I‘ho‘
Maine Liquor Law‘ sub'sta‘nce', passedf'_tl_io-
Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday;-hy a .v'o'_to"
of 30 to 9. The provision‘ of‘ the liill requires-
ttrat it shall be submitted to-the people for their
-concuri=enco,--before it becomes it law. Of I the-
nine‘ opposed to'.t.h‘e li‘ill'i'h.‘its pi'é’se_'nt, shape, 7'--'
are reportied its \VItigs, one as, a-loco, and one‘
_as- it "free collar:
lf‘ Ten dfousiind dollars have -boon; found‘
i‘ti'ihe Dead-letter ofiice at Washingw)r,duriog:
the present it‘}tlnl'ti'ei'-. " ‘i ' ' '
'l‘o"eiijoy. to-‘day, istop wori‘”__iti§'ali6ut"to‘
marrow. Next week will be just as-i:_ttpable'of‘-
taking care of itself as this ‘one. And willy
diiye -titer!’
“ ‘st 7-'*'~53$
experience-.- ‘
‘ Resolved, That vvhen the Convention. ad-" ’
to recogniz-e him us it Douioci'at;, yet h‘6_
seller sliztll pay the darnzigé which his. trtiffié
of (:love.i'uorwill‘no‘ doubt’ goto the Houso._
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