a
In the year 1832, the number of poor as-
sisted by the town of Norcvailr, was'39—-
‘The late Judge Isaacs showed me the list,
and marked with his own hand, those bro’t
to pauperism by iniempcrance, either of
their own, orthat of their husbands or fath-
ers. Out of the 39 who received the aid of
the town, 32’ were reduced to panpcrism by
intemperance. In the year 1833 the whole
number assisted by the town was 40. All
save 4, of these were brought to pauperism
by intemperance.
In the year 1832 the amount paid by the
town for paupers brought to that condition
by iotemnerance, was 8485,85 and for the
poor brought to that condition by all other
causes, was $'32,l0.
In 1833, out of $557’ paid for the poor,
all but $20, was paid for those brought to
that condition by intcmperauee.
But how rapidly has the evil increased.
In I840 ll comrnittuo, consisting of Matthias
Huhbsll, James Quintard, Matthew Wilcox,
A.E. Beard, George St John, and George
Hoyt, niado a careful exarriination, and certi-
fied under their own hands, that they had,
with the assistance of the First Selectman of
thetown of Norwalk, carefully examined
the accounts of the town for the years 1838
and 1839; and found that in 1838 the taxof
the town amounted to $1 137,06; of which
there was expended for the poor $1066,28,
and of this, 8782,25 for those whose pauper-
ism was caused, either directly or indirectly,
by intemperance; that is, nearly; eight dollars
out of every eleven dollars of the town tax,
-weiitto support the poor broug/it to t/tat condi-
tion by intcniperance. The account for I839
was nearly the same. They stated also their
belief that other sums ought to be added to
this list, but that they had carefully excluded
every case concerning which there could be
the least doubt."“
What the profits of the tralfic may have
been I know not. Butjudging from these
data the taxes thrown upon the people, if
reckoned as annuities in arrears, during the
last twenty years, would amount to more
than twenty four thousand dollars. Quite
as much hasbeen thrown upon private char-
ity. The cost of the prosecution of crimes,
and the maintenance for criminals from the
same cause, we have not included. The
waste by idleness, and drunkenness is not
reckoned. The suffering from hunger and
cold, from grief and shame, from oppressed
and broken hearts, no arithmetic can com-
pute. All this is in our midst, and the riv-
er of desolation and death is rolling on.-—
There is cause for lamentation indeed, if it
must continue to roll on. Some tell us that
it is wrong to attempt to stop it by law.
Some tell us plainly that they will submit to
no law. Others say that no adequate law
can be executed. If this be so, then Ican
only say that the people are sunk very low
in a worse than Egyptian bondage. I am
no lawyer, I am no statesman. But some-
how I leclan instinctive desire to demand
whether the people have no riglits? It may
be that there is no remedy, but they must
stand by and see so many perishing in the
flames, and in the waters, with no power or
right to interfere. Perhaps they have no
right to interfere in behalf of so many sor-
rowing and suffering wives and cbiltlren.
Perhaps, for all this, those who drink and
those who sell, have rights to work such
evils at their pleasure, and poor suffering
humanity may plead for protection in vain.
1; may be so: lam no lawyer, I cannot
tell. But there is one grountl,on which,
though it is a very low and unworthy one
compared with others, and one which I am
almost ashamed to be obliged to mention—
on which it seems to me THE PEOPLE have a
right to stand ; I refer to the enormous taxes
which this drinking and traffic impose on
others, who hold both the traffic and the
drinking in utter abouiination. To me it
seems that if every other ground fails, THE
PI-.‘.uPLE may stand here, and say, If you will
drink and sell, than /rcep all tlze burdens and
taxes to yortrsrlres; an/lif you (lo not, we
shall see to it that you so use your liberty; and
property as not to injure ours. Our fathers
waged a war, which perilctl their existencr,
against the mightiest nation on earth, rather
than submit to an unrigteous taxation,
which, compared with this, had not the
weight of a feather. And sotiiehow the
feeling will keep rising iti my heart to in-
quire, whether, if all this desolation and
death must be endured, the people have no
right to defend themst.-lves from so h.-any
and so horrible a taxation? Are your
houses, shops, farms, earnings all mortgaged,
to pay forever whatever taxes mav be im-
posed by this unhallowcd compact between
the drunltard and the trafficker? lam in-
deed no lawyor; but if here be not ground
on which the people may take their stand,
and rise in their strength, and Cm-‘.RCE this
traffic and drunkenness, by a righteous and
effectual LAW, then I give up in despair,
that I know not what righteousness or Lb-
erty is. If this be the case with us, that
there is no relief from these burdens and no
redress; then the liberty of the few is :1
.-.l-.~,':'---='.' ‘.’-‘.p0n the many ; a liberty to tax, to
pl-.;:‘:..p:. to ravage and destroy, according to
slit}: at--arice and the appetite of a combined
;_',~){_l -’«'i-;t'i'.-.‘lliS aristocracy. If this be liberty,
thenl know not what may be slavery.——
Tell me no more of slave holding and
slavery, if the few who have the conscience
to work all these evils have power also to
lay upon all the people such an odious, lim-
itless,and endless taxation, for such purpo-
ses as thesel‘ The wonder has been with
rue, for years, how, in a civilized cominuni-
ty such things can be endured. Nearly a
hundred years ago, the great and good John
Wesley said. “It is amazing that the prepa-
ration and sale of this poison should be per-
..__...
'. ‘Nora.-Norwalk is notmuch worse off‘
in this respect than most of the neighbor-
i-ng towns. About the time here mentioned"
the author of this sermon gave addresses in
many of these towns,and made its condition
that those who invited bim,should previous-
ly furnish him with authentic statistics. The
following are specimens, viz:
Wirxrou IN I839.—Town tax $1125, ex-
pended for the poor $1093,I3, for those bro’t
to pauperirm by intemperance, $-5l2,49.
STAMFORD IN 1837.-Whole tax, $1389,-
50; expended for the poor $l2(i3,75. In
1838,wholetax, $l22G,(lT. Eixpended for
the poor $1118, of which at the proportion
indioatedby the accounts of Norwalk, $8701
went to support those brought to pauperism
by intcmperance.
Datviscrtiruv I838.-—'I"own tax, 82353,07
expended for the poor, $1325, for interoper-
ate $550. __-Would that the examination
could be made for thelast five years in every
town in th.e state, that the people might
know how re.riorselcssl‘y their pot-ltets are
plundered bvthe X't!:mSell‘_‘l'8—, in combination
mzttetl, I will not say in any Christian com-
munity, but in any civilized state.” Who
can show that this ‘is not sound speech
which cannot be condemned?
But the discussion of policy ‘rind I ws is
not my province, farther than as laws are
required or forbidden by the principles of
everlasting righteousness, and by the law of
God. I was to preach the funeral sermon
of another poor ruined—-murdered man.
lf I have spoken too freely, or too earnestly,
forgive me. If I have gone out beyond the
demand of truth, and of duty to men in
view of the last iudgment, then I need no
apology. I remember that when an Apos-
tle was sentfor to be heard concerning the
faith in Christ; and there was need to urge
home the truth, and to reach the conscience
of a transgressor; though that transgressor
was the Roman governor who had over him
the power of life or death, and the apostle
stood before him in bonds ——then “Paul rea-
soned of Rig/i.tcrmsness, Temperance and
Juclgrnent to come;’’ and so reasoned that
Felixtremhled. How can I visit the poor
suffering farniles of the inebriates, or see the
inebriates themselves on their death beds, or
follow them to their graves after they have
perished amid the snow or in the watersi-
and not have my heart stirred within me?
Will those who traflick in the poison com-
plain that I speak too earnestly? Alas,
why will they continueto give me "so much
cause 2 Why, after witnessing so much
(llSll'CcS and sorrow, and so many violent
deaths for so long a course of years, why do
they not cease P VVhy is there no generous
no compassionate feeling l'lSlll.Q’ in their
hearts, or at least some fear of God, which
shall prompt them to say, We will share in
the guilt of so much ruin no longer? \Vby
do not the sober, influential part of the com-
munity c_ro to them, tell them the results of
this traffic, and beg them, as good citizens to
forbear? And ifthere be any who will not
why is there not virtue enough in THE PEOPLE
to rise in their strength, and say in a tone
which may not be ilisubeyed, S'roPl Pursue
this work of devastation. and deal]; no longer !
If none of these tltings can he done, then
what remains for me, but, after I have poin-
ted all to the law of God, and to the final
judgment, to take up the lamentation of the
prophet, and say, " Oh that my head were
waters, and mine eyes it fountain of tears,
that I might weep day and night for the
slain of the daughter of my people !”
NORWALK GAZETTE.
Tuesday. Dec. 14, i852.
“SUPPORT YOUR OWN!”
ETEETING.
Remember the ridjr.ui'ued Borotigli Meeting
at Marine Hail this Monday Evening.
Town Election.
THE BALLOT SYS'1‘EltI.—Oul'
friends have for it long time been clissatis.ietl
with the ttiva voice mode of nominating and
electing our town of’licei's. and have frequently
ilciiiocmtic
assured us that if the ballot systetti were only
introdttcotl they would at once rest-.i.ie the town
from the hands of the \Vlii-gs. It is proper
here to state that lieretoforo the ‘tVliiz_;s have
geiis-i'iil1y.it' not always, allowed their clottin-
cratic bretliren one Si-loctnuit‘: fmin their party
——-rt nitignniiiinily which we highly approve.
nltliougli apparently little appreciated by the
opposition. But upon the introduction of the
“ Ballot System,” wliic'n was to work such
mighty miracles with the Democracy, the
Whigs saw fit to nominate tit. their caucus an
out and out Wliig ticket. This ticket was car-
ried to the polls and elected by an ol-.l-fztsliionod
iiiajoriry, with it single exception. Our format‘
worthy Town Clerk was put upon the regular‘
Democratic Ticket, and also upon the " striped
pig" Democratic Ticket——tlie Democracy tliet'e-
fore gained it decided trititiipli in electing our
old cttriditlttte, a most sterling \Vti.g. itltliougli
for reasons to wliicli Mi‘. VVeed would be the
last; mitn in Norwalk to take exceptions, his
name was not upon the regiiitir \Vliig ticket
for that office this your. A tiriivorsztl fool-
ing of syniptitliy for one of our fellow cit-
izens wlio the last year has lost all his litisinoss
capital by the late (lisiistrous fire in this town.
induced those present at the '\Vli:g nations to
vote unanimously for the nomitintitin of James
leetl for Town Clerk—:tii office of trifling value
to be sure. but such as couplid with other
lT'flI;[6l'S. might assist. him to foster some more
lucrative business. But. by Deiiioci'at.it. magna-
niitiity lie is dcfetitetl by 19 voters. 'We ou,<_;lit.
tint perhaps to charge our Democratic friends
with it desire to add to the pccunitiry enib:tr:tss-
merit ofa fellow citizen tilrendy overwliclmingly
unfortunttte, for the object was no doubt to cre-
ate a split in the VVliig rntiks, irrespective of
any other considertttion. But why they should
have singled out the only man on the whole
ticket whose success involved the least pecun-
iary tidvtinttige, anti who was uninitiated front ti
universal feeling of sytnpatliv for his misfor-
tunes, and go to work to elect another ccgtttilly
as stringent Wliig, we cannot. devise. “/9 are
satisfied that if Mr. \Vced had been iipprised of
this disreputable use of his name to defeat a
regularly nominated cnntlidate of his own pni‘ty.,
he would liiivc publicly denounced the con-
teiiiptible cbicaiiery. It looks to us like very
small business, and no doubt does to our demo-
cratic frioiids by this time, and so we will let
the matter‘ drop with it tender ofnll the thanks
they deserve for their eti"ui'ts to elect a Whig
Town Clcfk.
Gjongress.
This body has now got fairly under way, but
of course will do little or nothing more than
“ trim sail” before the holidays. Very few
members are as yet present in either H-ouse.
Pt'0btIbly so slim ti body has not been known
"for yezn's- The meinbers will all be found up-
on tilie pay roll however.
Holiday Presents.
Bissell, we believe, is destined to fr-gut-e
largely in the Santa Claus canipai-gii tihis year.
He has just: been getting in one of the most
beautiful and extensive assortments of Christ-
mas and New Year’s gifts ever bcfoi-'e brought
into this iiittrket, and we doubt not his enter-
prise wi-ll i-'en.p the reward of a large Sttle. Our
dame has been sitting in judgment upon thorn,
and pronounces it so, and we acquiesce, us the
aver -
Austen, 3 ' - r
The ' man what took everything down at he
Bridgeport Fair, and got the first'pi'eniiuti1_.hits
exchanged rooms with us, where liais now to
be fottnil, and where, owing to an improved
light and the virtues of our departed presence,
he is confident he can excel anything ever taken
by him before. \Ve -presume this is true, as
we lil'l0W it is easy for him to excel everybody
else,'ttnd see no good reason why he may not
now surpass himself. Give him ti call at his new
rooms over the Dantury 6: Norwtilk Depot.
E?\Ve are tlierefore to be found for the
present, and we trust for all time to come, over
the store of F. St. John, in the rooms vacated
by Mr. Austen, where we find ourselves much
better accommodated than liet'etol'oi'e, and
where we trust we can the better accommo-
date those who cliooso to spend it leisure ino-
ment in the perusal of our excliaiiges. I
Dr. Halve Sermons.
\Vo know that to it majority of our reatlors
we could not have given place to more accept-
able mrtttcr than the Funeral Discourse
preaclied upon the tlentli of \Vm. Lockwood.
noticed in our lllst. \Vo submit it. without
comriient, asking only for it; it candid and un-
prejtidiced reading. both by the friends and
opposcrs of the liquor tra fiic.
@” Ati apology is due our reader's for the
tiboiiiinztble quality of the paper upon which
our last week's edition was printed. It wits the
fttult of the ptiper-trinket‘ however. and not our
own. V‘/e telegrnplicd for more of it better
kind as soon as the quality was discovered by
us, bttt did not receive it in time. and was there-
fore compelled to use what. we had. It is sel-
dom that we have to make such an apology,
and we hope to be cotrimisorated and forgiven.
E??°Tuesday niglit. as rt freiglit train on the
New York and New Eleven railrotttl was pas-
sing through the tunnel at Harlem, ti large rock
was detacliod from above nnc fell upon the en-
gine, siiittshing it pretty cffccttitilly,
ing up the track.
In consequence of this ttccideut. the trains on
the retttl on 'I'liui'stlay were delayed.
and tear-
No person was ii=jui'eil.——-
L?’ At the annual town election in 'tVest.poi't
on Montlziy last, the \Vliig,s elected ti Town
Clerk. and the Locos the I3-oartl of Selecttiien.
£3?‘ \Ve understand that; D. E. Culver has
been engaged in mtikitig it survey of a portion
of the H:ti'lfot'(l, Providence dc Fislikill Rnilroatl
between the Ntttigattic and Ilousatoiiic Rivers.
commencing at VViitet'litii'y rind running tlii'ou,gh
\Voodbtti'y, and that it is highly ftivorzible.-—
This route would connect. with the D. 6:. N.
Rtiili'oad at Dt1lll)Ul'_y', and would utidoubtcdly
greatly increase the business on that road.
'\Ve observe our noiglibor W'm. K. James
is doing liiniselftintl the public some service by
improving the lower portion of \Viitei' street,
wliicli ll:tS been ttizytliing but easy of transit to
numbers who are doumeil to traverse its uneven
surface with a "‘ bi'ir:k iii the lint," its well as
an occasional hoard upon the sliot.i!~;lct'. Pei’-
linps the decided slant of the road. lieretofot‘e,
has had sutiietliing to do with the tl('Ct‘Ssll_Y of
ti certaiii class sliuulderiug it stick of timber
now and then, as it liitliiiicltig pole to aid in
keeping their equililirium. \Ve SIllt‘.BI‘Ol_V liopo
at all events tliatuur iiteiglilior will uot.oiil_vs:ive
his lumber, but will also i-ect-ive tlie tlinnks of
the communi.*.y for his tleifidetl iiiiprovenicnt.
FOUR Pi-‘.rtso.\'s Sl~Z.\"I‘l-I-.'\'Cr1D T0 Di-:it'rri.--—
At New York, on Saturday, Jmrics Doyle,
Nicholas Hewlett. \Vm. Soul and '\Vm. John-
son. were sentenced to death by Juilgo Ed-
monds. They are all to be liaiiged .]anii:ii'y
28. Doyle was convicted of the ll‘llll'(lPl' of
Cliarlotte Connery, lt'.‘t'.l the others murdered
Clins. l’xaxtei'. it wzitclitiiau, on botirtl ti vessel.
Tlirce others await sentence of death in New
York prison.
GR!-EAT Ronni-zttv or Ditv Goons AT Ni~:w-
BUitoit.—-Tlie dry goods store of J. C. illus-
teis, iiiNe'ivbui'gli, was l)tti';_vl:ii'iuusly entered
sometime between Suttit-clay evening and Mon-
tlziy tiioiniiig, anti silks, velvets. <S'.c., to the
value of 32,500 were stolen. A reward of
$400 is off:-t'cd for the recovery of the goods
and tlietirrest of the lJl.ll'gl«'il'.‘§,
—:\i re. Abigail Barber. of Datibury. was
tlit-own from it carriage. in that town. on
Tliursrlay morning, and instantly killed, by her
neck being broken.
—-—John B. Gougli is now lecturing on Tem-
perance in Eastern Mnssztcliusctts.
—A Fair for the lienefit of the New York
sliirt sewers is to be given soon at Meti'opolit'an
Ball.
—A i'oturned Californitiu has recently been
swinilled out of 332000 by some atictioueers in
New York.
—'l‘lie woi'sliippei's of Tom Payne appear
not all to have died out yet, as they are making
prepartttions in New.Yurlt to celebrate the an-
niversary of his birth day.
Hon. George Aslimun, of Springfield, is spo-
kenof by the wliigs as successor to John Da-
vis, iu the United States Senate.
—-—l\Irs. Prof. Phelps. whose detttli was an-
nounced it few days since, was the autlioress of
“ Sunny Side," and “ A Peep at Number
Five." She was it dauglitei" of Moses Sttittrt
of \Vilton,ttnd sister of Hon. I. \V. Stuart of
Hart ford .
—Tlie Wliigs of Springfield Tuesday re-
elected their Mayor, and a majority of their
city officers.
--A. great funeral pagetinttoula place in New
Orletins on the 9th inst., in honor of Clayi
\Vt:bstet' and Calhoun.
—-The receipts of the late Fair of the
American Institute at New York, amounted to
-i5‘25,4(ll 93, and the expenses were $11,894 87,
leaving 11 balance in fairer of the Institute of
$13,507 06.
—\Ve regret to hear that Prof‘ C. A. Good-
rich of Yale College, is very Cl:-ttige-l'ut1Sl_Y sick.
His disease is said to be it billions pleurisy.
—-Ari Ohio Pa-per, nominates George Law
for President and I-"urset' Smith for Vice Pres-
ident--it Cubanteam.
-Mfr. Henry A. Beecher of New Haven;
has been appointed Agent. for the Canal Rail
Rom].-and entered upon the duties of the office-
-‘.3 «'1. ‘.t_.
Latest News. ,
Ni-zw YORK.‘ Monday, Dec.‘l3.
The steamer Illinois arrived yesterday with
26 days dates lrom‘San Francisco. She has
$2,500,000 in gold and ‘complete details of
the destruction of Sacramento City by fire,
also of serious fires :at Maysville and San
Francisco. California has gone for Pierce
and King--of course.
The Steamer City of Pittsburg was burnt
at Valparaiso.
The Message.
We made all possible efforts to obtain the
Presidents Message in form of an Extra from
New York in time to circulate with our last
paper, but was in most cases unable to do so.
It was forwarded to all of our readers who
could be reached through the mails, on \Ved-
nesday and Thursday, and they will no doubt
have read itlong before this weeks paper will
greet them. These documents are generally
so lengthy as to exclude all other matter from
a paper of our limits, and we pr efer there
fore to obtain it in the form ofan Extra lrotn
some N. Y. otlice, although at a considera-
ble expense ond trouble, than to overload our
columns to the exclusion ofall other matter.
Any of our readers who may not have re-
ceived the document, will he attended to, up-
on giving us notice of the fact. It is a plain
common sense document, such as any farmer
can understand without a rhetoric or diction-
ary by his side. We append a few brief ex-
tracts fiozn the comments of several public
journals upon it:
Front the Note York Courier & Enquirer.
“ The l’residerit’s message is a document
every way calculated to give satisfaclion.——-
lts style is plain, direct and compact, its state-
ments are clear. its recommendations judi-
cious, its tone calm, its spirit liberal, its sen-
timent pure and just.”
The Journal of Commerce says:
“It possesses the merit of reasonable brev-
ity, while at the same time it presents a fair
view of our principal public interest, both
domestic a rid foreign. Except on the subject
ofthe Tariff‘ we have little to complain of,
and niucb to approve
“The tone of the Message in regard to
the acquisition of Cuba, and in regard to
armed propagandistn generally, is all that
can be de.-.ired. Land piracy receives no tol-
eration at the l’iesid+:nt’s bands, and should
receive none at the hands of any man pre-
tending to honesty ortlecency. But even if
we could get Cuba honestly and peaceably, it
tvould be it curse to us in various wnys.—.
We do not want it, and must not have it."
From the New York Express.
“ VVc have read the Message tliiougli with
an iticrctisrd respect for the President of the
United States. As a Statesman. as it Patriot,
and as a Man, he lies discharged his duties
with and eye single to the public gootl. He
has sought to ferret out every public and
private abuse, and vt'llEt‘f.'- he has found them
he has applied the correction when he hail
the power, and, as in the l\’lt,»ss:i;_-re l.‘l9l,‘§l;~g us,
ttskctl for power for the Exectitive (sis in the
case of hi'i'0es to public til‘iicci‘s, ttlietlier of-
lizred or rtceived) I-izippy will be the coun-
try, and prosperous the (L~1ovt-.t':.-irierit. if suc-
coiling Adzriinistrations shall guide the Sliip
of State as wisely, _nroutlLy i-nil honorably
as the pilot now at the lieltn.”
From. the New York Tribune.
“ '.\lr. Fillmore’.-' la:-t Annual Message,
thotigh not faultless, is decidedly his be;t__
It is more concisely and happily expressed‘
than either ofits predecessors, and ernbodies
an unusual amount ofinteresting facts lucid-
ly arrzingerl, llll8I'tllll”igl(3«'_l with important and
generally judicious suggestioiis. In the main,
it is an admirable tlocutnent, for which we
heartily tliauk the riutlior.”
The New York Herald spea ks approving-
ly ofso much of the Message as relates to
home affairs, and adds:
“ Upon the whole, if Mr. Fillmore is to be
considered as the standing candidate of the
conservative portion of the whig party for
the next Pi'esidr:ntialt‘timpaign, tlicy can have
no doubt as to his platform. He is (lead
against thetariffof 1846, for its neglect of
protection and for its rascally tendencies to
nialte rogues of honest men; he is (lead
against Cuba, stone dead, on any terms; dead
against flllt'lnr.sterism, and dead against Kos-
sutb, Kinkcl, antl intervention”
Town (mice:-s.
In addition to the names published in our
last as to be elected by Ballot, the following
were also elected by nomination.
Graml .7urors—-Orris S Ferry, Henry
Larnb, John Morehead, VValter C Quintard,
Alonzo Nickerson. David Comstock, Jr.
S-u.rve_7/ors of I1li'g/rwatj-Dist. No I.
John M Belts, 2. Charles Adams, 3. Henry
Smith. 4. Eseck Kellogg, 5 George Sey-
mour, 6. Giles Gregory, 7. John Dtngy, 8.
Samuel H Ferris,0. Jacob Lockwood, ll).
Lcgraiitl Johnson, 11. A Secly.
Fence Vuzwcrs—Jarr.es Seymour, Morgan
1‘ Sniitli,Jolin Knapp, Henry Lamb, Ste-
phen Raymond, Charles Sherry, Tlioirias M
Raymond‘.
I;I(?.:I/ZUt'l/)‘(Z5—-Sl6l')llPI) Monroe, John 'I‘
Wright, Dennis Hanford, Jonathan Plait.
Henry Glover, I-It-my Sherwood, Isaac I-1
Morehouse, Josiah Kellogg.
Kay Ifceyrers--George Benedict, David
Hanford, Eseck Kellogfl. Morgan T Smith.
Sealer If/Eights c§~ liIcasurcs—— Horace A
,Gibbs.
Rrgzstrar-—James Reed.
{}f;;Tlie N. Y., N. H. and Nuugatuck
Railroad Companies have erected a tower at
the Junction, about sixty feet high, in which
a person is to remain day‘and night, for the
purpose ofgiving a signal in case of an ap-
proacliing train, or of an} obstruction on the
track. This will obviate the difliculty here-
tofore existing, ns by a certain unmistakeable
signal, they are inform-ed whether the track
is free or not.
E’ A correspondent of the New York
Herald says: “Gen. Cushing. of Massachu-
sctts, Gov. Seymour, of Connecticut, and
Gen. Pillow, of Tennessee, are the personal
‘friends of Gen. Pierce, and will be provided
for, though notin the Cabinet. Cashing will
go to France, Seymour to Mexico, and Pil-
I-..
. ti,‘-,._
:.;._"-.' (‘entail “‘ Ki’.-'.-‘.‘?‘f.»t:--:*.‘l. "
g%.Gleason. of the Pictorial"
been presented with a superb service of sil-
ver plate, by the artists of the United States,
devoted to designing and engraving, and oth-
er kitidred branches. No compliiirient was,
ever more honorably deserved. Gleason’s
Pictorial now outrivals the London Illustra-
ted News, and the impulse he has given to
the arts connected with printing, place him
at the head of the progressive school.
The price of the Drawing Room Com-
panion, on the first of January next, is to be
reduced to $3 per annum, or to a club at
eight ‘:32.
Gleason has secured the services of a host
of new Contributors ofthe first class, and is
dcte mined to commence the new year with
asubscriptiun list of lO0,00fJl A
Loss of a. New York Pilot Boat.-—-The pi-
lot boat Yankee, was lost thirty-five miles
east of Sandy Hook, on Friday night week.
She had on board nine men, five of whom
were saved in a small boat. The other four
were also in a small boat, which it is suppos-
ed was swamped. The Yankee was lying
too, undera double reefed mainsail, and ii
was thought, struck it sunken wreck. The
crew had barely time to launch the yawls
before she disappeared.
To Cure a. Fclon.—Take one table spoon-
ful of red leacl,and one table spoonful ofcas-
tile soap, mix them with as much wr-ak ley
as will make it soltenough to spread like a
salve, and apply it on the first appearance of
the felon, and it will cure it in ten or twelve
hours.
'z‘l;'1=’The Knox County Scott Club, Ten-
nessee, have presented the E-litor of The
Knoxville Register, a gold watch as a token
ofthe estimation in which they hold the Enl-
i¥or's services during the campaign which
has just closed.
I2?‘ That is it Club worthy of being immor-
talized truly, but we can speak of one it leetle
alinnd of that. The Scott Club of Norvvnlk,
ttltliougli they did not give the Editor it gold
watch, or what he nestled more. it new press,
they have bestowed upon our town it spleiiditl
Liberty Pole capped with it golden Eagle and
niiiiiiinense National Standitrd, at it cost: if
some $200.
I-lliijlaway Robbery.
The Derby .lournal states that an Irish
Pecldlai' wits nssniled and tbruttled by two rob-
bers netir the gate oftlie Niitigatiiclt and Hum-
plireysville turnpike on Monday eventing. One
of the robbers presented a pistol to his lirenst,
and tuok';from him $75 in cash and 53l00 worth
of jcwe-.‘iry. The robbers
capturcrl.
have not yet been
W. 3. Height.
‘Va perceive flint our old neiglilior “ overtlie
way,” has tlirowri open the large store forniei'-
ly occtipietl by M r. Lyon, and has got. that also
litc-i':illy cmminetl, iaiiiirintl full. of every de-
scription of Stoves. C'rockei'y, Glass and Fnticy
\Viii'es. ‘We really bad no idea of what “ it
great peoples" we were, ttntil We looked in up-
on his immense stock ofgonrls. wliicli are it ll of
This estnblisliment;
is it sort of worlds fair in miniature. Don't
rie.-iv qmility and design.
full to call.
5&7“ We learn tliatit sloop was rim into by
n sclioonet'nurl stink, it few evenings since. at
the mouth ofour linrbor.
Stiicinr: BYA I3or.—A lad nninerl Gates,
but fifteen years of age. coinmitteil suicide in
New Bedfurd, on XV:-dnesday, by blowing out
his brains with it pistol.
A Mammoth Picture Sltcet.
This year’s Bi'ot.lioi' Jomitlian is reilly tin
el("gfll)l1l]lll‘l]I)el'. It is beautifully printed on
line hot pressed paper, zi nil m ust give the best
possible satisfaction to everyliutly. The large
series of engravings of the “Adve.iittires oftt
Cliristmits Tiirli'ey.” and tiiose of “the Christ-
mas Ptidding,” lll'0 t'rul_y fine iiiidspirited spec-
imens of the art of marking pir_-titres on ‘ivoud.
The Brritlier Jontttlum is publislietl by B. H.
Day, 48 Becltnian street. New Yoi‘k,'nt 12
cents per copy. or ten for one dollar.
I37“ Hon. C. J. McCui'dy our late Charge to
Austria, arrived in the Baltic last week.
Sold.
Our neighbor Potter, of the Naugtituck Val-
ley Democrat, has been cruelly sold by some
incorrigeable wag, in the followirig lttmeuttttion
of “t.l;iat some old coon.” Tliougli we cannot
forgive the perpetrator of this acrostic, for be-
ing quite so linrd upon “tlie Editor,” yet derric-
crats should rcmernbcr. that “-tlint some old
Coon,” is not always (lead when he so seein-
etli. and upon the whole, is a 'Ii'.'triimal not to
be trifled with.’
TH E CO0N’S’ DIRGE.
Poor Coon‘; the strife is o’er, and tho wail
I lienr of gasping wliitts upon the gala.
E’eu now, in ctidemce faint. their «lying groan
Rolls sadly past me—-sadly as the moon
Comes from the dying year, when inidrriglit
bell
Echoes the nim-ch of Time, and sounds the
knel
To listening Eartli, of the'tleprit'ted yertr—-
Hiisliiiig all l!'lll'll'l, and calling for it tear,
E'ei" yet too late to fall upon its grave.
Gtisping in ngnny the Coon now lies;
Rail not. then at his miseiy—lie dies,
Yen while his friends with kiieeling kindness
stoop.
And much his closing lips with hasty soup.
’Tis linislied, all is over, Fuss and Featlaers,
And the Court. liein one boat. togetlier,
Staining tlietide of the deep S"itll‘. Rivet‘.
’I‘Erer'e let them lie, and their fevered IIDWS
love,
On f.li'i‘s sad day, in its dark sluggish wave;
Pierce not their sad’ souls with vict0I'y’S Slwllto
Or tell tliem Dertiio'ci'iicy thus lays tliemoufia
Tell notintio their dying ear the L-00‘IT
To live, shrill ne'er be given to the C00"-
Flen though his ghost. should stalk th-rougliout
the land ; _
Run wildly round, and ask for aid-
Heaping deep muttered curses on free trade,
In nngnisli begging Locos not to lay ’ern
So deep in the grrrve of Scott and Graham.
Fai'ewoll»,tben, poor Coon. ftirewell. thou art
dead ;
Oh never again thy tail thou shalt spread
O’or Whigs who are passed all trouble and
sorrow.
Like thine their to-night, shnllhttvo no to-mot»
‘Co.’ Temiiemnca Conven-
tion will hfifholdon ut,Wbstpofi't, on Wednes-
day the instiizj ,. .
A Fail‘ will be held by" the Ladies of W'el-
l0n- (I-yon’-s‘ Plain) on llie_tiftf-.i-noon and even-
ing of Tuesday. 21st inst... in the bnseim-at of
the Episcopal Cliurcli. whore supper and various
other refi'eslirrieiits will be pieptii-ed. I Slioulrl
tho weiitlier be unfavorable it will be: held
on VVerlnesrl:vy folltitving.
L?’ Admittance 12 1-2 cts.
Westoii, Dec. lbtli, 1852.
A Car(I.—A Donation Visit will be given
at the residence ofthe Rev. Miles N. Olmsted.
Kent. (\Vilton) on Tuesday, Dec. 28th. If
stormy the first fair (lay after.
ANO'l‘lll3R RAPID CURE or INFLUENZA.
SPRINGFIELD, June 10th I851.
Dr. A.‘,Rogersa-Sir: This is to let you know
that your iiiediciiie has cured mo of a most severe
attack of Influenza. Few mt.-tlicines come up tn
the promises of the inventors; but yours does, ac.
cording to my experierice, and it is only a Fair thing
that the public should know it. I suffered for 1
week from Cough. violent irritation of the palate
and throat, sharp pains through my chest, difficult
breatliing, and constztiit running from the eyes and‘
nostrils. Tliia was before I tried your Syrup of’
Liverwort. Tar and Cauclialaguti. One bottle on-
tircly cured mc, andl have no objection to your
p nblishin the fact with my name and residence; for
where it \\ ill benefit the sick. it seems like :1 dirty to
state what one knows by personal experience.
TIIOS. ALDEN.
Near the U. S. A1-mnry_
C.-tu'riov—None gcntiine, unless there is on tho
buff wappor. a note ofliaud signed with it pen, by
A. L. SCOVILL & CO.
For sale by A I. Scovill & Co.. at tbeirtlc-pot,
Golllltl Htlll. Brtltltltvtty, New Yoik_, Am] alga
for sale in l\'orw.-ilk DYJ A ll/eed and W’ E Bigger],
I’ricc—-In large bottle.-i $1 or six liottlizs for $5.
filitrricb.
In tho Ct'nlgI‘G_gflIl0llftl Cliurcli. ’I‘liur.-iday P.
M. Dec. Eltli. by Rev. Di‘. Hall. Mr. Daniel
.‘5ntil'ortl of Redding to Miss Helen E. Sammie
of Norwrilk.
ItiNew York. Oct. 1st. John Elwood of
this town to Miss Augusta Jennings of Greens.‘
Fnrnis.
In tliistown. l‘2t.li inst. by Rev. Dr. Hal-'l‘,.
Orlando It‘. Scofieltl of Nerwiilk to Mary A.
Viirtzey of Leeds. Eng.
In N. Y. 2d inst., by Rev. Amzi Camp. Mr.
Rufus I. Canfiolil of San Francisco to Miss
Ell’/.31 \Vliitney of New York.
W Etch. V
l" ‘M3 30"". 9”! 308%. Mrs. Catherine, wife
of Tlioiiins Pill.-y, iigi-it 28 ygarg_
In this town. 5tli insr., Mrs. Mary L., widow
of the late Den. George St. John, aged 41'
years.
Notice.
7 ‘HE Nortral/i‘ Union Stzciely for protection
5l§1.IllliFl lllI(.‘t'i’S, will lltIl(l it trier-ling tit
the Nortvttlk Hotel, on Tut.’-t~‘(lrt_V Iiveriingz. 2'21]
Ipst..at 7 o'clock. for the election of officers
lor the year etisniiig. and the trzmsnctioii of
such other business as may ho found necessary.
by Owen-. E. OLMSTEAD. sear.
€.%ii’i’it.e for the Holidays.
NO W opening at the Depot for Fnti<'_.v Goods.
it splcntlitl :i.~ts0t'tiiient of tirticles sttitttble
tor gins for the I-lofiiliiys. ctrnsisling in port of
ladies’ pi-arl and other Curd Cases from $1 to
10, Work and Fitncy Iioxcs, Satchels. Brick-
gtttiiirion B0ill'(.l.3'. I’ui‘l-lhlios, Spool Stands,
."ui'ses, it liii'go vzirir-ty of latlies’ and gt-.nt's
l’0I':triori'ir~.s nnil \l.~’iillt-ts from 25 cents to $4,
Clle‘-=5 M “'11- Knives. Scissors, Cigar Crises. hair
’»t'tislies, Coinb.~:, 5.-‘c. 6-cc.
Articles for llzc Toilet and H<flf.—Genuino
Lubiti’s tiritl otliur Exli':it:ls of every puiftime,
fiincy Soups and Slim-iiig Creams, lgngttsh
Ft-ericli and Clcrmnii Coltigiies, 'I‘i'ii:opheii-ons
and otlier littir Oils, &c.. coinprisiiig flio best
assoi'tmunt; of Fancy Good.-3 over offered in town
—at extremely low [)l‘lCPS. "
Dec. 10. \V. E. BISSELL.
‘WI-.l‘.K‘£i”7.i’.;'5."a’.'£ID.
TON. or ii hzilflun of S'l'I\'At\V. suitable
for horse lietltliiig. Any person having it
for sale will find it purclitiser by lettvirig word
at the Gazette office. 21*
Notice.
HF. C0-|llll‘l.nel'Sl)l[) lieretofore existing
under‘ the mime and firm of Benedict db’
Bl‘=1(llt=y, in New Canaan, CL, and in New
York City, was dissolved on the 1st inst.. by
mtiiuzti consent.
F.'tliei- of the p.=irtners will use the name of
the firm in liqnitliitioii.
(LIALEB S. I3-ENEDICT.
ltl DSO-N l-‘i.ADl.lSY.
New Camuin, Dec. 13th, l85‘.2.
li
3t5O
lDDLl'IBPiOOK’S ALMINACS for
sale by the gross, dozen or spglo, by
J. A \Vl£ED.
Lamps. . _
'l‘ORF. LAM PS of all patterns. glass pat-
ent burners, Ctimphi-no and lluitl by ,
‘vV-M. D. IAIGEIT‘.
ASES—ii new rind neat stocl of Vases
rec'd and for sale by
w M. D. I-iiiutir.
.. .——._.—_._—._.—_..—.:—-.—.—-———-—_4._.—.———..— - ——--..? ... .....
District of Rcr/(ling .5: Probate Cowl, De’-
ccinlier Glhi .1b5‘3. A
STATE of It‘ REDERICK \V..Vl EIEKER.
late of Retlding in Sillld district, fleceilsedr
The Atirrriiiisti-:itoi' t'cpi'es-cots the Estate in-.
solvent, and prays tire appoi'n'tm‘ent of Comniis-»
sioiiei‘.-i thereon. _"‘ '
Or(lerecl.+-Tlitif: Coriim‘issione‘rs to receive
and extitniiie the claims of the Crmlitors 0
said Estate be appointed at the Probate ofl‘_it:n
in Retiiliiig. on the 27th day of December. the
at 1 o'clock tifi‘.ernoou'. of whici'ial‘l persons in
interest will take notice, and appear if they
see cause, and be bear-tl tlim'P0n-
LI*Z.VlUEL SANFORD. Judge.
33:5 Itevtrard l_
7 HE ,,,,m_(, ,_e_,_,,,,,.(; Wm he paid for the re-
E c,,,.e,.y oft)",-0 body of the‘ Info I-Iezekitilr
an”, up \V,.,s,,,m-i-, who was drowned at. tho‘
,,,,,,,,,1, of N‘,,,-iv-‘.11; bt'ii'boi- on the night of the
3-15, of Oct, List, He was 33 yours oltl,w0i'e t1_
Kossntli liar, lilac-. plaid rouiidnboiit. red striped‘
silk vest, black cttssimero prtntaloons, tzalf-skin
(mots, lilnol: silk Cl'it‘t'iII_, witlli breostptn and gold
chain, pfititl under sliiit. white out slurt——encli
arm marlterl wit‘l'rInri'ta ink, one_w_itli on anclior
rind the other with ti heart containirig the leltteisr
H. A. VVlioever may find said body SI)?‘ '9'
ceive the above reward, and the lllSll"'g Emu‘
tudeof his widowed niotlier. _
SUSAN ALLEN.
Westpoi't. Dec. 1. 1852. ‘RI49’
‘ For Sale or to Let-
r HE subsmibep offers for sale or to I81’. 0
l'flllSOmll)l6It-)l‘mS,I'.\VO Cottage dwellings
,,,,,,,.]y ,,;.,w, situated on River street. within
in two minutes walk of the liridgc. Any per-
son wisliing to purcltttse, would do well to Call’
and examine the premises, as they will be
sold very low. GEO. 0. STREE F;
Norwalk, Nov. 23d, 1852. 4”
Maple Syrup. ‘
} US'l‘ received-it lot of pure lV1t4Pl¢ S3I”“P“
0
. just the t.hing'l'oi- cukyeqgépg 8; (,-we
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