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. seemetl to have a deep (l'?>ll‘e to lieu?!‘

3 his situatioii.

,vi-rc-
ii. the citi_:I.eiis of D——-—-

._a widow,——\vas made happy by receiving

' lie ltissetl her as he was wont

...‘.\‘.f.l'. \\"il.'s'Oll, as 3,

- to do tliz1l.: \Vliat have I done
’l“‘,-‘l1.l,ln“lelll. should be raised over uiy
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mitsliing all those yonlliful liojies, and
sorrow weighs hettvy upon that ytituig

heart. Furs:-ike, Oh forsal;e"thc dl'unl;- '

 

;trtl's and cliildren will

bless Hill, and your former frieiitls will 3

priili, your
tyolcome you li:'u‘:l; to tlieir society again
and you shall be iliatle happy. ‘

As he criiicluded, he invited all who
<-int-ere:-lv wisli-:-il to abandon drinking
and enlist upon the side of solirietv and
put th-sir
first to do

virtue, to come for\vtii'tl and
names upon the pledge. The
so was an old man with tottering lraiiie,

liloaterl face, and haggard look, \'.'h0

Notwithstanding his shal-
tel-ed appearailce,t.he.re was an air about
his verv tzmveinr-n‘t‘s‘» that showed he had
:-.--eli better days. With streaming e,V€5‘i
he approaclied the pulpit, 0liVer. met
‘iiiiu, and rspreatliiig the pledge before. him
he put it pen in his htintl. At this mo-
iii-iit a young lady iii the audience. nro:e
and appi'c-aclied the old man, will with a
t".i-oe that. lieaiueti a smile almost '.tll_l_f,‘dlll3,
'!ll€‘ leaned over him and saw him trein.
L-lingly truce with his pen——-' f‘.ltristoliht+r
“-Vilsoii.’ It was ill-written, and, al-
ilmtigli he had placed his autograph upon
malty :1 valiialile paper,he afterwards dc-
:-lared it to be the best signattire he had
ever written.

Reittiei‘, it is useless for ‘lift’. to add
that the young lady was Marin. -U131‘
the audience was disinissetl, with a face

all radiant with smiles, she §-_’.“'~“P‘3‘l 0”‘
ver bv the ltand and thanked him for
All-llmille had done. He answered her
witli inticli kindness, and she felt more
-l,~;-iigtli than she did a few months ‘pre-
viotis to this, when he ‘parted with her-—
that she had one who loved her.

i Mi; Wilson smiled upon his tluuglitdr
fill‘ the first time since his fall ; and Ma-
ri was happy as she pictured bright.
scenes for the future. .,

ll-l.=.iiy ltlOl'e came forxvartl and ill?"-‘*-‘ll
t.ht=ir names upon the magic pledge“, :>ll0\l~"
iug tiitit they wislied to rise fl'()lll the de-
giwiiliiig vices of intemperance, and once
iuor-.=. heroine uieii. It,tteiiiperaiit:c, like
:1 rutlile:-as tvrant,liad been ll‘€aLlill'_f lllL‘lll
to earth, and sliutting them out lroili all
good society ; but t1o\v, by signing the
pledge, the partition wall was brolaell
down, and they wc.ic welcomed by their
fl-;ehd_-, who encouraged tltctu to licl‘se-
()h, wlutt ti jiiyful night \va..- that
I How

many it wife, wlio had been \\'0l'>(2 than

to her home, a sober and reformed hus-
b.nd. But the liglitest licrirl: in all the
village heat in the breast of Marin \\'il-
soil.
f‘ll.»\l.".l‘Ell IV.
Rr:.s~/,u.'az[rm-—C'los£it.g SC('Il('.

‘( ili in-.t_v my .-liztde bi-hold no sculplurwl lll'llF.
’l"-.i inztrk the spot. where earth to earth rt-i.tii-iis
,\'n lciurtliciicd l-‘(‘I'0ll_. no praise-enciuulici-ed

pi'operty was r
cr with the will of Mr. Joll.s' vnst‘ llilli tire. ,
-e l a speecli made in his constituents in lili-

.>ltim.‘ 2
i3l_yi('liil:Ll:lll .~.h-.ill be my name alone.’
' ” Piri:o.\'.
.\'lr. \Vil:<on easily found ctnployiiu;-til,
::iid'tlicugli it was with a great effort
_i.‘;at he broke off from his long formed.
e-\’il habits, he at. last triurnplled over his
appetite, and liisncighbors respected him
:i- tliey had formerly done in the days of
4.3- pt'osperit_v. He seemed pOSSf‘SS(’ll of
a new nature, and every one v.~':is wil-
. rig to help him. His drttuki—:n associ-
..:-é tried to llll‘l;‘ him into the bar rooms
.l'_"i"tlli; but. be shunned them as llf? would
-«*l'p~”.l1l.s, and soon felt that he was his
.,v.'tl in-.ist».-r again. He fottiid more
-,‘,-‘,..,n.l.- than foes; hope once more siiiiled
zipriu liiin--lie became another man.
Tile joy of Maria was great. As she
tllPf. her futlier when he returned home
Ertirn labor at night, a sober man, her
litéai-t went up to God in tlianltsgivintr.
to do in
her f‘llilllllOOd days, and slicfelt that her
t’.=2t_‘ijiitiesi was complete. The fontlest
 t-motions beat in the liretiist of '.\'fariI1.
-.-he had a :-mile to greet every one with.
in -ouie two iuontlis after Mr. "Wilson
=.i:>;lieil the pletlge, lawyer Jolls, the mail
who had wronged him out of his proper-
iv, ‘was tlirown upon a Sick lied, from
.'lliCll his physician said he would never
ri,_ui‘3 again. lie instantly sent. for Mr.
Wi-lsoii, and as soon as he entered the
roririi, the suffering man exclaiined—-

i=- Oh, Mr. \Vilson. can you——w'.ll you
llii-give me the fearful wrong that :l have
done you ?——for I feel that lain the cause
ot your fall, and although you have ris-
--rt ngaiii, I am none the less guilty. My
i-iiiiscieiice has repeatedly told me so ;
but my love of gold has robbed me of
my heart. Yes—I made you the miser-
alile wretcb that you were, and now, as
a dying man, can you forgi.ve me 1"’

‘- Yes,I freely forgive you all Mr.

» .l-ills,” replied Mr. \Vilson.

“ Well, the load upoli my lieart is

‘A somewhat lightened ; but still there is a

weight there that presses tne to the earth
its it were, and oh, can that be forgiv-
en '5"

“ Yes,l}0d freely pardons the sins of
those who seek His mercy."

"But will he forgive life?”
»“ Yes, even the vilest of sinners will
lie ri.»cti.ive., tlii-otigli (_1lirist his son."

“ Would that lcould believe so. Now
reparation foij the

5 ' ‘Vl'°“.5_3 '-1”“ I have done _vott, I'e2\vill- not
.iinly restore your o\vn property; but as I 
have no lieir--\v'ill leave yoii-the will of:

my entire L‘-slates, \Vlll(;l[ shall be ll“, ,,0,._ .
sessiolts of you and your licirs f()rL|vel‘ W =

l
- i
This was more than i\lr. Wilson ex- 7

.,p--cted,.aiid he wa.'s .s'ilent——for he could
find no words to express his
M r. Jolls contiuued,—-

“ You will settle my accoiiiits and
giveiiie a decent bttrial 3”
‘= And raise a monument over your

:__rri1ve,” said Mr. Wilson.
“ No 3 no !-—I would thank no mail

that it

Would _uot half the people in
-.l) rise up and-curse you for mark-
“’%‘"3' é’.'l'11\’e with marble and then chis-

 eiiing ‘sacred’ upon its pure surface ?—-
. No, let 8 simple stone show the .3335-

,ful]t;f1 of a grave; but let the name of

.. llii: 00‘-'"l"‘“‘ be f0F&‘oti.eii, n tliitiw too

jfaitif'iil for memory to reliearse.”

_"7‘"'_An attorney was sunnuoned and the
‘ -will was prepared at once. Mr, VVilson’s

 

unto him,

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toget.lt-

weriltliv PSi."tle>‘,lllalilflQ,‘ liiirifi-‘liiil lw ‘or-.-
xvastlis-. wt-:tliliic.st. titan in thi- \llil|'«{P‘

, .. _ .. .
F '.. it .~ .l --‘wards VI. -1‘-lit‘ "\" ..
MP9 ( W‘ 'i H1 I ‘ ican Union, clinging with the tenacity of lift‘

pircd; Mr. \\’ll'~‘0ll, and :1 few l)lllf."l‘?,

in ire for respect than love, followr-d him I

to the grave. Mr. \-Vilson appetircd to

he the only one that mourned his ilealli ,

..for his peiiitence in ..-ickliess had mel-
ieil til-.1-. liardness of hea‘rt that he had
previously exercised towards hint.
He was again arich man; but
looked upon wealth in a far
light than he had formerly done.
he otily sought happiness by lioartling up
his treasures-—but now he had learned
that the only true liappinesstliat could

rli lfere iii.
'.l"lieu

be found in richesywzis to bestow them

upon those around him who were ill
need. This he did indeed—i'or III?-ll)’ 3
widow’s heart. was made glad by his be-
nevolence, and many an orphan fo_uiid

comfort in Mr. \Vilson’s gold.
‘ n -,1: it :1: ’

Some eight years liave passed away
and sprinkled their sands upon the tenor-
ding book of time; we will take a hasty
peep at the smiling village of D
then hid it adieu, forever.

In one of the principal streets stands
the noble mansion of the minister, while
beside it in more lofty grandeur, tower?
the villa of the village lawyer——llie
house of Edward Morse, and his lovely
wife, Evuline_ life fills his plane far
more honorably than did his pre_dece.°s0r
——Jolls, andihe is respected by all. Q!)
the opposite side of the street, rises the
humble, btlt lovely cottage of the village
sclioolniaster, l-Ierbert Noyes. ‘He was
«lenied the love of Eveline, ‘but’ found a
more congenial spirit in Lydia Reynolds
and their life. is ‘a happy 0118--](‘.0litellle'd
in their little cot, upon the front of
which the jessniniiie and lioney-snckle
seemed to be trying t.o outstrip each oth-
er in all the verdure of thrifty vegetation

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and every branch is carefiilly trailed up
the side of the cot, by tlie-tasteful hand

~..r Lydia. -

It is .a pleasant sabbath morning in the
liloomliig month of June. The halls
are pealing the hour of \vorsliip,_l and
the church is being filled by the villagers
who are going to listen to the word of
G-tit‘ as his servant. shall proclaim it. A
young man accompanied by his wife, cu-
tcrs the door and walks tip the aisle, fol-
lowed by a grey-haired sire, who leads a
smiling little boy of four,
little girl of six stunuiers.

and a lovely
The young
man enters the pulpit, while the .otlicrs
are seated in :t pew directly in front of
it. The reader has already gttcssetl his
name-—it is Oliver Reynolds, who a few
years ago stood in that pulpit as a tem-
perance lecturer, now stands there as a
preacher of the Gospel—-—tlie pastor of
the tliriving church of D——.

The aged man is Deacon Wil.-.oii,wlio
was it few years ago, a miserable ineliri-
ate, but isnow the most influential and
wealthiest luau in the community, and
whose wealth is always eiiiployetl where
it will do the most good, i\']'ai-in Wilson
was otice a drunkard’s
tlaugliier; but now respected and be
loved as the iniitister'.s wife. The little
girl and boy are her otfsprings, who, like

shunned as

their mother, are both amiable and love-
ly—- true treasiires to their parents.

Now service has coiiiiiieiiced and the
young pastor rises to read his text; let us
listen io it; perhaps we can gain a pre.
cept ‘.\i'lllL'll shall correspond with
moral of our tale; ‘There is rt way
which seernelli right ilntoa man; but
the end thereof are the ways of death.”

Service is over and we will follow Ol-
iver and his family to their home, antl
take a farewell look of that happy cir-
cle. As we look around upon each
member, and see what. kilidness,lovc and
union, marks every word, look or action,
and I know the reader will be constrain
ed to say with me, there never was a hap-
pier family than the minister's of D .

My tale is unfolded, kind reader; hast
t.hou been able to discern the shining
truth from beneath the garb of fiction,-
if so, tlien_I have not written in vain.
Adieu. ‘ ._

..- ._..____.i.—.

the

From llie Hartford Tam!-.9, Frb. fl.
THE NEBRASKA BILL.

The Nebraska bill reported to Con-
gress by the Coinniittee on Territories,
of which Senator Douglassof Illinois, is
cliairuiau, is exciting an unusual. degree
ofatteiiliou throughout the colintry.

The bill provides for the organization
ofa territorial government, and gives the
[ndiaus now residing tlie_re the option of
coming under this new organization or
not as thcytnay hereafter determine. '

So far the bill rouscs no sjiecial in-
tcrest. But it takes another iiiost extra.
ordinary stride in the way of 'J_‘crr‘itorh_t|
legislation, and by ti single dasli of the
pen, sweeps the long establislieil and till
now faitlifullyiadhercd to l\lissouri Colit-
proinise from existence. This, as might,

i ltave been expected, has roused the pub. ,
T he mind in every state of tile. Union.

It

could not liave been otlierwise, for this

: line of Coinproinise between slavery and

frecdoni was mutually agreed to thirty-
four years ago,,tlie opponents and the ad-
vocates of slavery joiiiing their _ V0l.l_!S to
establish it; and wliatcvur iiiiglit have
been said of the propriety ‘of cstalilisliiitg
it originally, the Nol‘tli and South froin
the day of its final adoption, have ‘ milie-
red to it in good faith, colisitlering it at

l fixed principle upon which the honor of
gratitutlo, Z

both sections was deliberately. and..tlcler-
tninetlly pledged. Diiriiig all the fierce
and unpleasant controvt-.rsic'$,.from that
day to this, the Missouri Compromise
has reiuaiiied inviolate. No set of men.
regarding the pledged faith of the two
great sections of our country, have had

the audacity to ask for a repeal of this

settled measure, no setof men have dared
to encroach upon the. compact, tfll the
present time.

O"°.Ye3" 33° Senator Douglas and his
Committee reported a Nebraska bill,-
which did not interfere with the Missou.
ri Coinprornise. It passed the House by
Marge m3.l0l'llY. and Mr. Douglass hint-
self affirnfed lllat:»l~t.'..\l.‘Ol1ld pas‘ the Sen.
- .. l" ’-~---- 1n " - '

 . " l. reached in .season.-——-

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coitiiniiiieci-nicit for repealing this utens-
in l.‘s..’i(l', Seiiaior Dottglas saitl, in

l noi.-‘t

'* l tun prcji-.u'cd to stiuid or fall by the .‘\lI|l'l'-

to all its g’l0l‘i0llS memories of the past,:tnd the
liopes of the futtirc. and aiming those ;_rloririu.-7
mf3ll10l‘l(.‘S of the past, I [)I‘0)l01I')l4'P (lie ('0IIl'
,pr0ini.~ie of lS'20 to be um».
 Siilimupietit to the purchase of France
of the Louisiana territory, called Upper
and Lower Louisiana, the question arose
and created much feeling as to whether
it should be slave or free territory; and
in 1820, when Missouri, embracing a part
of this territory, was admitted asa State
lhe question became an exciting one.--
Itiwas then that the Missouri Comprom-
ise line was established in good faith, by
a law of Congress which declared that
all the territory within this purchase, ly-
ing south of 36 deg., 30 min., might be
organized and become States with or
svithout slavery, as the people residing
tliereiii might determine; and that all Of
this territory lying north of that line,
Sh0I.lldjf0l'eV9I' be exempt from involun-
tary st-.rvit.iitle, excl pt for criniel This
was the Mir-.sotir‘r Comproniise. The
North wanted it to be all free territory,
the South all slave territory. The Mis-
souri Compromise gave a part of it to
slavery, and prohibited forever involun-
tary servitude in the remainder. The
South and the North acquiesced in this
measure. Under it, Louisiana, Missouii
and Arkansas are slave States. Iowa is
free, ,lt_was re-afiirtned and lionoralily
carried out when Texas was admitted.
Now comes the Nebraska territory,
embracing a part of ,the,, same purchase
from F_ran_cc, but. lying entirely north ol‘
the ‘established compromise -line. Last
year Senator Douglas framed in proper
bill, organizing the government, in \vh:ch
no. allusion was made to slavery, leaving
the well-established Missouri Comprom-
ise law to settle that matter as it had
done in all the other territories that had
been formed upon the soil purchased of
France in 1803. The South did not ob-
ject to this bill. The north did not.-
'[‘lic West did not. It met the approval
of if. large majority of Congress, and pas‘
sed tlie‘-lower House, but was put. over
by the Senate with a mass of other tili-
linislied business. ‘
The present. Congress assembled. \Ve
heard no complaint of the Nebraska bill

of 1853. No Southern or Northern
press objected to it; no Soutliern or

Northern Legislature; no Southern or
Northern Convention or popular assent-
All acquiesced in it, because
con-

blage.
it '\v:-ts. right, and
formity to the pledged faith of the coun-
try. Thcre was no S!m;e2'_?/ A,gz'tale'o2z,
that curse of our country’s- peat-.e—upoii
this subject.

But in January, 1754, a few short
weeks ago, Senator Douglas came in
with a new Nebraska bill, providing in
addition to the one of last year, for the
abolisliuient of the Missoiiri Compromise
and placing the territory 72078/I. of !be fix-
ed liuc, precisely in the same condition
that the territory south of it is placed,
by opening it t.o slavery. This uncalled
for iiioveuieiit, this out-of-the way, over-
tlie-fence dash of the Senator from Illinois
astonislicd the country. The fact that
such a measure was seriously proposed
could not readily be comprelicmletl. No
Soittliciw member of Congress could be
found to propose it. The bill was thrust
into their faces, and they were told that
we of the free states, who are in
movement will make some more slave
territory for you, from the lands which
you of the South agreed shall be free for
ever, an arrangement which you have
adhered to in good faith as trite men and
honorable legislators. \Ve will make
this free territory into slave territory \vitli-
out your asking, thougli you have taken
all that was conceded to slavery and made
VVe now, as there

in strict

this

slave territory of it.
is a tract of free territory remaining up-
onithese purchased lands, intend to break
up the Compromise by giving this up to
slavery also. \Ve want yoii to help us.
This is the substance of the proposi
tion to the Southern members, Some
of them will probably vote for the meas-
ure, and others will oppose it, and stand
in good faith; like honorable men, to the
compromise which they agreed to in

1820, the full benefits of which have
been secured on their part.
But what is the reason given by Sen-

ator Douglas for his uncalled for'measure’.'
,\’Vliy, freemen -of the North and of the
Sotiili l siirprisiiig enough,it is simply this
and nothing more: he says that the
Coniproinise measures of .1850 repealed
t.lie‘Compromise act of 1820--that the
Compromise of 1750 established a. ]}}‘iIl~
ciplc, viz: that territories niay. colne into
this Union with or without slavery, as

 present bill '.'

tltepeople witliin their limits shall de-
termine. Ifso, why the necessity of the
But. Senator Douglas has
, not the audacity to say that the Missouri
, Compromise was alluded to in either of
l the laws coinprising the '(.‘Ufl’fprOl‘lllS¢ of
l 18-50, he is forced to reach far over, and
drag in the idea that as New Mexico

privilege as coming in as a state witlr or
\VIl.llOllf. slavery BS lI(‘r licoyilg "jay elect’
NBl.)fflSk3 shall come under the same head

wlucli never exgendcd to New Mexico,
It is an absurd doctrine. As \vcll might
the argument be set up that the State of
California was admitted by the Comprom.
.ise of 18-50, with a clause in her consti-
tution positively prohibiting slavery ;—
and that it follows that every other state
whctlier formed from the present limits of
Texas or any other portion of our territo.
ry, shall also be free from the institution
of slavery. Or the same idea might be
extended and applied to Arkansas; that

State, under the Missouti Comproniise
act, is a slave State.

But to follow the argument of Senator
Douglas, it 4 may be said that the Coni-
proiniseof 1850 supercedes that of I820.
that California was admitted with a spe,
cial clause prohibiting slavery by the
Compromise of 1S5ll, the iiistitutioii of

- =oi,i then, even in the .' 5

lavery in Arkansas T105110 binding force

( ’;- ..-:” .. ~.: Zlouglas and his fellow l and was _virtually repealed by the latter

_,“£.-....,...._.

was organized as a territory with the.

tliougli a law already exists relative to .
slavery over the territory of Nebraska‘

21,- "].F' 1.1 «e--v » -

Siicli is. file ali.-urtl line
of argument ptii-sitml by Sr-iuitt~.i' [lOllgl:\.~‘
though he is careful to confine it. to that
lirnut.-li of the Cotiiprouiise which toler-
ates slavery. ltulced, he twists it into
such ttligiilatctl .-litipcs its are (‘:llC|llnl.t£(l
to protect slavery wliert: it is establislied
by the Coniproniise of 1820, and at the
same tiuie to break down the j-robibition
of slavery which was as fairly establislictl
by the same (Ionipromise.

As we have already remarked, there
has been no demand either from the South
or North, for sucli legislation as this now
proposed by Seiiatrir Douglas. It is a
forced tneasure, of eiiorniotts and revol-
ting principles, and tliere must be a sel-
fish motive at the bottom of it, raiht-I
than a ‘ltenrtfelt desire to promote the
public good, or to carry out the wi.-zlies. of
the people. Indeed, .-e-naior Douglas
takes the ground that his bill shall he
passed at once, before. the public at'larg«-
shall have time to dec-itle upon its l’fl9liI.*.

The C‘-ortipmiiiise uteasures of lE¥‘-BU
consisted‘ of six laws, viz: the adini.s~ioii
of'Californi:i, with a proliibitirili ofslave.
ry ; the orgaiiizatitin of New Mr-xicoand
Utali; the purclia.-‘e of a large iiact of
territory of Texas; the |"|'Ol|lblll0l-l of the-
slave trade in the district of Colnnibia;
and the Fugitive Slave. Law.

Congress refused to pass these meas-
ures together, as the members were un-
willing to lock in different priticiples, and
adopt them in a lump. Eacli bill was
brought up singly, and its own merits
dismissed. Some members voted for
one, that did not for another of the
.-cries. Very few voted for all of them,
and still all conunaiided :1 majority.-
But if there was any one principle more
prominently established than another in
the passage of these bills, it was that
Sl(l;Z’€)‘_7/ A_.<,-“flanon should ccase_.alid this
was followed by the resolutions of the
Baltimore National COXl\'€l'lllOll, one cl
which was as follow :

‘Resolved, ’l‘littt the Democratic Pin-ly will re-
sist all attempts at ream-iiig in Ooiizgrrss. or
an! of it, the agitation of the Slatmry Qitrslioii
utidcr wbatcvt-1' shape or color the illtvfnlll. may
he made.‘

And another, that" 

“ All efforts oif'Abolif.ioliists. or otlit-rs. made
to induce (.'ongres.~r to inteigfere with ques-
lioittv ofslat-er,y,or to take iucipicntsteps in re-
lation thereto. are calculated to lead to the
most alarming and dangerous consequences ;—
and that such efforts have an int-vitii.blc tenden-
cy to diminish the happiness of the people. and
t-iidangcr the stability and pet-tnancncy of the
Union. and ought. not to be cmtiitcualit-ed by
any frientl of our political ins.tll.utioiis."'

This uncalled for lll0VemPlll. of Sena-
tor Douglas intcrferes directly with, and
sets at defiance tlzese wholesome princi-
ples, and also the great leading principle
of the Compromise of IS-"ill, that slavery
agitation should cease,

It was also settled in the passage of
the Compromisse nit-asures, that each
should stand or fall on its own merits—
that each should apply specifically
to certain localities, and the principles of
one should not encumber or in any way
affect the principles of another. The ob-
ject of each was specific. On no other
condition would Congress pass these bills
Neither of them, directly or indirectly,
alluded to the Missouri Compromise
measure, and neither of them can be
made to apply to that measure by human
ingenuity, or well planned deception.—-
On the contrary, the Missouri Comprom-
ise was alluded to in the debates, as
Douglas himself alluded to it before his
constituents, and it was held up as a fix-
ed law, which good faith and pletlgetl
honor were bound to sustain.

The Compromise bills of 1850 were
passed. They were received in all parts
of the country in good faith, as a settle-
ment of the Slavery agitation. The rab-
id abolit.ionists——few in uunibers and
weak in org:-mization——alone denotinced
these measures. " Agitation.” with its
disturbing influences had netlrly ct-asetl.
Foote, of Mississippi, seeing the popular-
ity which those. ineasures had gaiiietl,
and having selfish objects to .-nbserve, at.-
tempted to ride the hobby of agitation
the following year, by agitating in oppo-
sition to the agitators-—he introduced a
resolution to pass the bills over again,
and direct future Congresses not to dis-
turb thcm. On this he lunged various
speeches, for his own purposes, pm! hi.-
aim, for his second-handed agitation did
not. take well with the people. His ug-
ttating resolutions are in an endless sleep
and Foot has gone to California, with
crushed hopes and subdued aspirations.

The year 1856 is not very remote from
the year 18-34, as the time of the next
presidential election approaches nearer,
ambitious ineii who aspire to the highest
place in the gift of the people become:
uncasy and act rather for ‘tlieinselves
than their C.0li.‘~.'lll.llelll.S. That this sud-
den and extraordinary movenieiit of
Douglas, which opens afresh the 81!!/L'¢.')‘y
,agiza.u'on, and brings outtlie whole force
of Giddiiigs, Sumner, Chase, and others,
with their long speeches, has more to do
with Presidential aspirations than with
fixed principles for the \vclfarc of this
Repu'ilic, we sincerely believe. It gives
Douglas and some others a chance to op-
pose Abol~t'tz'oiez'.wn and Free Soil cobalt-
and to talk ponipously of patriotism and
excessive love of the Umoii, at a time
when Abolition and Free Soil cabals
were so nearly dead and completely bu-
ried that. tlierc was not cnougli left of
thcni for serious ojijiositiriii. If this
dodge takes well, Douglas hopes to ride
this bobby rotilid the country and into the
W'hite llouse. But will it take’! \\’ill
the people swallow the thing, and, con-
sent that useless agitations about slavery
shall be created and sprung upon thorn
for the sole ambitious politician to the
Presidency, who can never hope to get
there by any other or fairer means’!-—
\Ve feel assured of one thing, that the
men who have proposed this last card of
slavery agitation, will tlieinselves fall far
short of their political aspirations, wlir.-th-
er they shall be able to push their bill
suddenly through Congress or not. \Ve
hope and trust that the bill, so far as it
relates to the Missouri Compromise will
be defeated. “'9 have had quite enough
of this Presideiitial hobby ridiugon slave-
ry agitation. It is annoying to the peace
of our country. and an outrage upon lhe
goodhelings of the people. North and

it-R‘-‘ ‘A '1-'1'"-'3‘V~'-t"u‘*1_1s ;-nth 10:1! mu2--

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,L0l1‘lpi'Qi]liE,E.‘.

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....-.v-.._”;'c'-.-3.27‘. .. ." ' . .. . —- -
Soulli. The sooner the people (:l'll‘.‘ll

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all such niovcincuts to the earl-li, the liet--_

Union, The country has

a repeal of the 'l\li.-stitiri f'oiiiprniiiis«-_--— '

ii. 'l.'li«-

party, no

The Smith has not called for
North certainly li-.i.- not. No
section, no pulilic ;-.=-iiliitielit has called
if ilirn-t upon

for it. “'li_v, the-u, \v:is

Congress at this time?

Three Days Later From Europe.
ARRIVAI 0F THE MIERICA.

The Wrecked Soldiers of the San
Francisco--Cotton Market Stea-
d '--Breadstulfs firm, but quiet
-- he \Var in the East, Ste.

The Cunard steaim-r Ainerit-:1, with
atlvices from Liverpool to the 31st ult.,
three days later than received by the Af-
rica, arrived at her wharf, East Boston.

/

ter it is for them and the welfare of tli,. 5 ._
not t.-tilled for;

at 8 ci’clocl: Thursday lTI0l'Illllt".

Among her jiassetigers are Capt. WWII-
kins, of the su-zunsbip San Praricisco.
and the United States soldiers rest-lietl
by the .'-‘hip Anttirt-tic. Tbr-y are all in
good health.

Slf"£lllH‘l'
zit ijiverpool.

The L unnrtl mail
from Boston, had arrival

The imports of the precious metals in-
to I.oi'idon for the week ending Jan. 23.
amounted in value to £960,000, of which
£783,000 was gold from Au.-tralin. The
sliipmcnts of specie are variously estima-
ted at from .£2e'i0,00 to .£-l-.'i0,0(i0.

E-/tglamI_—-lt is stated that the reply
of the English and French Governments
to the note froiu Russia and asking what

were the intentions of those Governments T

in sending their fleets into the Black Sea
will be of the most firm and decided char-
acter.

Active preparations for the approach-
ing crisis are going out at all the naval
depots in England. Several vessels of
war intended for the Australian Seas,
have been ordered to the Mediterrancziti.

' Parliament was opened on the 31st, the
day of the sailing of the America.
7'm'/.'e_z/ as/id R'ussia.—Tliei-e is very
little definite intelligence by this arrival
from the seat of war, but the accounts are
generally more favorable to peace.

Arrival of the Canada at Halifax.
Four Days Later From Eurpe.
Prospects of IVa.r 1i'nci'ea.eing-—0pem'ng

of Pcr.rZiament——Speec/i of tlie Queen

-—Inc-ease of tire Britis/t Ai'm;2/ (mt?

Na.v_7/—Det-liize in Bieadsttrfl's.

" Il.u.tux, Feb. 16.

The steamship Canada arrixed here at
half past five this morning. Her dates
are to the 4th.

The news is ominous of war, but as
yet there is nothing decisive. Count Or-
lolf is said to be incensed at his recep-
tion at Vienna and Berlin-

The Russian .\Iinister was to leave
London on the 5th, and it was reported
that the Russian Miiiister in Paris had al-
ready left.

The British Parliament opened on the
31st. No melnber of the American le-
gallon was present, the Lord Chamber-
lain having given notice that all diplo-
matists must appear in full court costume_

‘The Queen delivered her address in
person. On the subject of the Eastern
Question, her Majesty said, " The hopes
which 1 expressed at the close of last ses,
sion, that a speedy settlement would be
effected of the d"fferent-.c existing between
Russia and the ottoman Porte, have not
lieen realized, and I regret to say that :1
state of warfare has ensued. Ihave con-
tinued to act in cordial co-operation with
the Emperor of the Frencli, and my en-
deavors in conjitnr-ti.-in with my allies to
preserve and to restore peace between
the contending parties, although hitherto
unsuccessful, have been unremitting. I
will not fail to persevere in these endeav-
ors, but as the continuance of the war
may deeply affect the interests of this
country and of Europe, I think it requi-
site to make further augmentation of my
naval and military forces with the view
of supportin?._: my representatives, and of
more effectually contributing to the res-
toration of peace. I have desired that
the papers explanatory of the negotia-
tions which have taken place upon this
subject shall be communicated to you
without delay."

Both houses will respond unanimously
to Her Majesty's speech.

The British Army is to be immediate-
ly increased by 11,000 regulars and the
navy, by 13,000 seamen.

A Ha7ZdS0l7le Rebul.-e.—'l‘lie train
from Lexington, yesterday, quite filled
with passengers, stopped at Porter’s,
where there was quite a number of dro-
vers waiting to come to the city. They
were informed by the conductor that
they would be obliged to stand up ifthey
entered the cars. They chose, however,
to get in, rather than wait for the next
train. \Vlien called upon for their tick-‘
tats they bluntly refused to give them up
until they were furnislied with seats.-
'l.‘lie conductor remonsti-ated with them
for such a proceeding, as it could not but
lie evident to all how matters were situ-
ated; but they persisted in their refusal
to pay unless accommodated as well as
the other passengers, whereupon a numi
her of lady passengers rose and politely
oil}-red their places to them. The coil-
dut-.ior’s face glowed with a mixture of
exiiltatioii and gratitude as be bowed his
thanks and accepted their kind offer. A
inurniur of applause ran through the car,
while the geittle/ireit in question looked
as slit-.t~pisli as ever did the four-footed
beasts \vliosc still: had fiirnislied them the
means to pay for their comfortable seats.

Boston Journal.

in the sonfli-western part of‘ New Milford. un-
dcr flu: nainc of l.ancsville—lsattc Northrop,
Esq., Post. .\lustcr.

 

33- We lie.-ar that a barn belonging to
Asaliel \Valtt-uiaii 55 Son, in the north
‘part. of (lreelitield, (l*‘airlie|tl,) was des-
troyed by fire on Tlinrstlay (‘willing last.
A yoke of cattle and :1 horse were des-
troyed \vitli some ten tons of bay. Proli-
able loss about $500.

The barn is supposed to have been set
on lire.-;—Bi"ir1ge]iort Sl(t'mla:‘rI.

81;. This was iindonlitcilly the tire observed
hen-., on the evening of the Musical A.-socia-
tiotfs Concert.

fl‘ The Mechanics’ Biitik of Roicbester, N.
\'.,_has just. declared a dividend of 20 pr. cent.

~«,y,_,~:-..<_.,;-tr ..~ .. . ,_,

4..- ____ W ,7 , A

Caliada, *

..L. n.._.'’_-'— ..., 4 .2. .

1.-

..}:-13,. 'l‘hc criiinty (‘oitvciitiuii for ll4,l|l1lll'.llllt‘;_'
Slit-rill‘ is called fill‘ 'l‘liitl'stl:ty. .\l;tl't~li '.‘«l. at the
.\'iirw:\ll: lloteel. \\'i- rt-r-eivt-,d the official tiol'tci-
hm late for ill'~PI‘ll0ll llll.'~' wet-lc.

Our Paper.

We must claim we lll(llllf.j,‘f‘llI'P oi‘ nut-
PI‘? anoflicr week‘. as we are r-utnpo-ll»-ti hi issue
tliis number upon the smile rasc;ill_v pour paper
which we have used for the past llu-we in-vks.
We shall make a. pilgritiiat5¢~ to Bl:-i:c;i.lliis wt-ck
if we r~:inuot- find a hr-tti.-r qu:i.lity -tlici-t of that.

retitl-

The VVI|ig (‘onw-nlfml.

This hotly met. :t(zrct.-:ili1r- i-xi l‘1lll. and have
prcsentcd the natnes in the i'i~.-'t.littloii bnlow_
for our .stifl't'ages at the r.~ni-iiiiig elvcion. We
go for the Maitie, or no) oth» r r.:~Iiii,g-it1.vlii'iig

: liquor law_. to the liztc-k-lioiu-_. and _\‘£‘l.. we tnrist. ’

heat-lily rejoice to see the tiaine of Hon. Ilitxitv

Dl"!'T0\', as our standard bearer in rtuothor po- ;

liticcl contest. but more of that anon.

The (‘onvention was ('5Lllf"fT lri ortlr r -.i.t.«l its =

business coiidticted with the UUITIV-I iiiianiinity
and good l'c-cling.
The following c-oiiipt-isa- tliv ll»: of ll-:l«."gales:

‘present front this Cotitlty :

I-'¢zii;/ield-—Johu Gould. Joiisitliaii (.‘titlfri»_v_.

1)tmliur_z/—-Nelson L. White, U:l.\‘iIl ll. l‘.t.otb' ;
. legged; tall, sqttatly ; ('l'0WPl‘E-l, and cant crow-

. ei-s—in fact, 9. medley of incongruous looking

Bri'tIgeport—John M. Wilson. S. ll. llurd.
(r'rernu:i'rli—-'l‘holntts A. Mr-ttd. 1.} man friend.

i Isaac H. Mead, Arnos .\l. Brusli.

j St. John l.ncl;woml, '
l Elbert Curtis. Jas. C. Z\'cwkirlt. Win. 15 Swan.
l'~‘ratir,-is A. r

.N"aru-al/r—1~‘redcrit:-k
.R€(fd't'IIg-VAl0l)Zt‘l B_Vln[.,"l'0l1.
Sanford, (lcorge Colt.-y. Wm. f5. Hill.
Sta1nlfurd-—.fohu M. Hall, (Elias. A. Iluwli-_v_
Hezekiah Bulklcy, Jno. ll. Weeks.
S'tratford—W-aldo Brown. Aliijah .\lcl-Ewen.
f‘Vesrpurl——Pbilo W. Jones, Zalmon Sziiifiird.
The following were the Rosolittioiis pnsst-d,
which drew out. many eloquent i-esjionsns.

.Resoli.'ed, That we ttdliere to the car-

.dinal doctrines of the \Vhig party——the
l protection ofAmerican labor,the improve . ‘"9-V Occllpll’-<3 the next 50015 H9"? W9Y°m‘1".'

ment of otir harbors and rivers, honesty
in public servants_ good faith in ‘our in-
tercourse with other governments, an

l honorable peace with all nations, and a ,
lsacred compliance with all the cornpac-ts m._-nse shanglme rooster, assigned 3 mg. by
, which have been made between different himself‘, ,,,.0,,abj_,. by ,.;,.me of ms jmmpnse
l portions of oitr o\vn country,

Resolved, That the .-Wlissouri Coin-
promise Act of 18‘-.’(i, in wliici. it is pro-
vided “that in all that territory ceded by
France to the Unitetl States, iuiiler the
name of Louisiana, which lies north of
‘($.30 nortlrlatitutle, not included in the
State contemplated by this act, s/(every
and 'ill'IJ0l1lJIt(l'l‘_’I/ seri=z'tude otherwise
than as the puriislitnent of crime, shall
be and is hereby proliiliit-.-d,” at the time
of its passage, and ever siiice, has been
regarded as a compraiizike, and, in the
nature of a ci/71;)-vrl, liiiitliiig on all parts
of the country.

Resoltrezl, Tlitit this Convention ear-
nestly reinons'r-ates agaiiist the. passage
of the bill now pending in Congress for
the establishment of the territories of
Kansas and Ncliraslta, by which the
foregoing provision is repealed, not only
as a measure unexpected and tiiicailed
for by any portion of the country, lead-
ing to bitter sectional coritroversies, and
to the establishment in those iuiiueiise
territories of the enormous evils of slave
ry, but as a violation of a solemn coin-
pact, an inexcu;-zablc breach of faith, and
an act as dishonorable as it will lie tli.-:is-
trous in all parts of the country.

Resolved, That those members of
Congress from the .\’orthern Stateawlio
advocate or favor the proposed nieasiii'e,
grossly misrepresent the sentiinents of
the people of the North, and that the
laithlessness of any of these members
furnishes no apology for the violation of
honor and good faith on the part of any
of the Representative:-. from the South :
and that we call upon all patriotic and
honorable men, in all parts of the country
to unite together to thwart the plans of
demagogut-s anti desigiiing pet‘.-‘OHS, and
to preserve the iiitcgrity, peace and bar-
mony of the countr_v.

.Re.s'ol—i;ed, That as the expressioii of
the unanimous seiitinieiits of this Con-
vention, on the subject of the Kansas
and Nebr-as‘ka Territorial Bill, now pen-
ding in Congress, copie of the foregoing
resolutions on that subject be forwarded
to and laid before both Ilouses of Coti-
grass.

Resolved, That we approve of the
course adopted in relation to the forego-
ing measures by the Hon. Triuuan Smith
and return him the tlinnks of this Cou-
vention for the noble stand taken by l-iiin
in opposition to them.

Resohterl. That we uuaiiiinously rec-
ommend to the coiifidence and united
support of the VVhigs anti Freemen of
this State at the ballot box, on the first
Monday in April next——lienr_v Dntton
of New Haven Co. for Governor, Alex-
ander H. Holley of Litchfield Co. for
Liam. Governor, Oliver II. Perry of
Fairfield Co. for Secretary, Daniel W.
Camp of Middle-sex Co. for Treasurer,
and John Dunhnm of 3‘-'ew London Co.
for Controller.

Resolved, That we will use our best
endeavors to secure the election of the
above ticket.

The Committee to nominate State and Coun-
ty Committees reported the following list :

Suva-2 Cc.\t.\t l’I"l‘l-I i-:.

Hon. James Dixon. I-Im'tf'tii~-1, Chairman:
Alfred H. Terry, New Haven ; .l. llt-aiie Alden;
Hartford; Wm, E. Park, Norwich; Win. K.
Seely, Bridgeport, S. D. Northwity, .\'orf'olk:
Elisha. Carpender, Killingly; A. l". Wariier.
Cromwell ; Lorain I2‘. Pcase, Sonier.-.

C0l‘.\"l‘Y C0.\[.\!l'|"l‘l~2E‘-‘.

.a\"ew Haven C'o.—Jolin Ken(l1'icl«', Waterbu-
ry; Luther Webb, Mcriden.

Hartford Co.—Lucius E. Goodrich, Sims-
bury ; J. H. Moore, East Hartford.

«Yew London C-'o.—A. M. Huliliartl, Colchcs-
ter ; Wm. 0. Irish, New London.

Fairfield Ca.—\\'m. '1‘. Minor. Stamford,
David B. Booth, Danbury.

Litcllfleld Co.-—A. G. Bradford, Wolc0ft-
ville ; M. Peters, Warren.

W't'm1ham C'o.—-Henry G. Tttintnr, Hump-
tou ; F. E. Harrison. Killingly. '

Jlliddleseai Co.——Davitl ltlvarts. Killingworth;
R. B. Buel, Saybrcrik.

Tolland Co.-Jercmiti.b S. Pan-lsli, Tolland.

The report was tuloptcd, and the gentlemen
named were appointed.

Mr. (3. Wildman, of Guilford. ollhrcil it ri-so-
lntion of thanks to Mr. llcni-y U. l.i-tvis. for
bis services as Chairman of the St.ati- (Yoniniit.
tee. Passed.

On motion, the cliitirmnn of‘ this State Com.
mittce was empowered to lill till vnciiiicios In
the respective Comuiiltees.

The committee to wait on Mr. Dtilton re-
ported that Mr. Diilloti was jii'cst-tit and would
speak for himself‘.

Mr. Dutton 'ii.:-i1'cccivcd witli _r_§i'cat applituizo,
and in accepting the nominitfion nnule an ex-
ccllent speech on the duty of the Whig pm-1‘-,
and the important issues nmt -.iltr:ictlii«_r thi-
itttcntion of the nation. in

“ Big Beef.”

Messrs. Mitchell tlt Ctmtp sltuigliit-i-ed a oiiup- ,
lc of Bnllocks I1 few days Billet‘. whose itgg-i-«-- E
gate weight was considerably Over two 1.»...-. ..

The heaviest \\‘t‘.ig'h(‘(i !wcI.l_y I/tree /uilltlrrd

and some odd potuids. 'l‘lie-y )\'Pl‘fr raised by 7
Lewis Raymond of‘ this l0Wl).'t1lhl would he f
very hard te beat. ‘We are glad to know that 3
we can raise big buy‘, us well a- big Shullis‘ ;

hat-s.

 

k§_.\[1-_ Hem-y Morin-oe. while shiugling
his foot upon a luddc

pad, and be was precipitate-ii to the tél‘°'ii-*1.
breaking his arm near the wrist.

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Norwalk, Tuesday, Feb. 2.}. l3<”i4.i

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l:‘lt~st l\'uIjot_i_ nf Pciulu-_v Show.
This fit-sf. ;;i'a:'ti't. t'i:iti:iti:il l‘Z.\'illlllliuh ofulitos‘

' o-vvr_v .~'pl:ciiiit=ii til‘ thit l'I-tiflwry t_rilit-, ittcliiclilig

l’ig~t, puppit-st, slim-ji. -,::t/.ell«-3, lwtlibits and ll“-‘I’
tvhisli cunlc oil’ at the :\ll)|‘l‘it',:lI1 .\lii.~'ctiiii hi.-l.
wm-k. voitstitiitc-9 unoflu-1' inlptirfatlt cvt-iii, as

' intlicrttitig some of the (:ltl‘iUllH tlcveloptiiclils
l, of mind and iiittttcr in lill‘. llllll century.
i never tvitiic.-st-«.1 so Tllllltll " fit:-.s and _/'rtI!}in'.v,"
, nor did we ever get half’ so vivid an idea ofthc

2 /WI‘/'rcIia:1 of tlisnortlaiu .cultn'tI.~r. 01' of B:-.li!-l.
, .

‘Vt’

-.il'tcr the inhabitants had become intensely ox-

gtttterstl littcrttlicr-. It was a perfect relief to
the cars to get down into llrouilway, amid the
din and colilhsion of the tiintiibussl-st and cart-
men. 1,,

Tllt‘l'&.‘ were srunc .3000 birds of various man -

i,(fllCf‘(l.“:lf‘ll one vied with his neighbor. in
l
l

I ner. hue,and ltabits,in the collection. the coops

containing which occupied the three floors of
that. immense structure.

The fi]'('~'t door was devoted principally in tho
rgtlllnticrroits species. of which tbs-i-.~. any ,.,,,.v
 many varief.io'-s,-isoinc of which, to the linsoph.

ist-icateil spectator, present :1 very singular ap.
p9Ql‘fl.l](‘P.
them ; for they comprise nearly evcry hr--ed,
3 from the spruce little liztntains. ii. i'till-growii
pair of which just cover it man's hand, to the
‘ bilge, unwieldy Sbaughaes; that compared
I with them also six year Aldo.-rinan would to
, Tom Tlutmli. 'l‘op-knotletf. frizzled; long-
mlled, hob-tailed: no-spiirred, long-spurred :
i large-comlit-d, no-combed ; long-legged, short-

birds. yet alljof the some generic kind—tbey

' i'ct«iemble. says the .lotu-nal of Commci-cc. acol-

lection of Broadway esrquisites, in the different
.5 costunies of the last dozen centuries.

'; i ']‘be second floor was eel. apart to aquatic
l birds,—-ducks and geese, wild and fame; and
l those present. the same diversity of form and
g plumage as the rest. Among them was a pair
- of Royal English Swans. The smaller uric-
tles of fowls, such as pigeons, quib, partrid-
ges, pheasants, rabbits, pigs, puppies and poo-

’ varieties of American wild birds not frequent-
, ly seen, including several varieties from Cali-
 fornia, Mexico, and South America.

The monarch of the exhibition, was an im-

5 proportions. When his neck is fully extended,
lie is said to measure upwards of‘ five feet in
beigbtli. To speak hyperbolically, this fellow
has a comb like a prize beefsteak,bis spurs like

. the horns of a two year old steer; his crow,
like the steam whistle of a locomotive.

The Show continued throughout the week.
and the Museum was tbrouged to the Zntmost
each day. On Friday an address was deliver-
ed in the Lecture Room, by David Taggart on
the “ Lessons of the Exhibition" after which
there ensued 1!. free and easy conversational
a-id int:-rrogational mt-et'n~'.:, in whicb,Barnnm
Cliapin, '1‘aggart, Mt-Clintock, Robinson, Wee-
VP“. Plritt and others. The birds seemed in
fine condition, save that Barnum had caused
most of tlieintto be pretty tvell corned, which
is pronounced very rcpre-lien-sible con-duck l.
Barnum was in fine ‘-feather’-' and although
rather clufckmt-betwted, enacted his part of‘ the
.Mala_i,I-dramatic piece, entitled “ fowl_.'procee-
dings,” or the vvonderftil curl.-Io-ation, with the
eclat of a. rocks-conib.

Tliere were geese‘ exhibited which will be im
moi-talized in lIi'ss-tory. and Ducks which will
outline the day of Quark-cr_v,\vbile the noble!‘
iipccitneiis of TU)‘/u'l'y ‘will furnish many an
agreeable di-itiii-stir].-, long after the struggle
with Russia has become an idle (all. There
were many greedy purchasers present paying
all sorts. of exorbitant prices. The price of the
fastest trol.l.cr in Ncrwalk. would be but it
fraclzional part. of the sum necessary to bring
down some of the favorites. Barmim was in

 

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the field as fl ptircbaser. and was able to Burn
‘em. too, no matter who was his competitor in
bidding for the prizes.

Connecticut came in with a creditalilc array
of what she could eggs-act from her sterile
hills, of course got bcr share of the premiums-
James Sherwood, of this town took the $5 pre-
mium for best buff Shanghai-s—of' course we
apprc-In-it-d there will be some crowing herm-
bouts. W. L. Wilson of New Britain, 83, for
second best Brahma Pootras, G. B. Prlntlle of
.\'orwicb, S3, for the second heat. pair of Chit-
lagongs. George Brown of Meriden, $3, for
the best pair of Black Game Fowls. G. R. Ri-
ker of Stamford, S3, for lhe second best Bre-
men Geese.

W. E. Blssell had 3 very creditable display
in his lot. One pair of Shangbae chickens, al-
though not the largest, by a consilic.-rable, were
ln our opinion, asfiviely formed birds as any in
the entire Exhibition. He had the misfortune
to lose his Shun!-i-clear, (its the youngster did
clear, without asking the question,) and was
unable to find him until after the premiums
were awarded, consequently he failed of get-
ting, what we are led to believe he would have
obtained under other cit-cumssanccs, a large
premium. Thus ended the Eggs-ibition, and
henceforth will the chickens of our land, stew
and broil, until the next year's show.

$3. is there is a. dearth in the news market
this week, we give entire the able and mainly
article of the Hartford Times on the N ebraska

Bill. It will repay a. careful reading.

3%‘ The Superior Court began its session at
Bridgeport, on Wednesday last. t is expected
that the negro, charged with the murder of Mr
Goodsell at Greenfield, will be brought to trial
at this term.‘

 

3 Mrs. Andrew Fhillips of Providence, R
I., lost bet-life on Monday night, by the burst-
’ng of ti. fluid lamp.

 

gar We would call attention to the adv.
of’ A. A. Moss, I-lsq. who offers two of fbe most
commanding, romantic and beautiful building
sites in this vicinity.

Ordination in New Canaan.

The Consociation of‘ Fain-field West con"-and
at New Canaan on Tttesday. Feb. 7 tb, for the
purpose of ordcining Mr. F. W. Williams, as
pastor of the Congregational Cl’lll|'(‘.h in that
place. The ordinatioii services were pt-rformnd
0" W°d“95d33'- 8th inst.. by the following per-
sons :-

Readlng the Scriptures and introductory
prayer, Rev. Mr. Dudley of Easton.

Sermon, Rev. F. Hall, D. D.. _\lorwalk.

Ordaining prayer, Rev. D. R. Aiistin. South
Nortvalk.

Charge to the pastor, Rev. L. .«\twiui-i-, D. D.,
l"‘a.irllcld.

Fellowship of lht-. Cbiirchcsl, Rev. Mr. Clurli.
Ridgelield.

Charge to the People, Rev. Mr. Sttn'gifi.-
Greenfield.

Concluding p1'a_v~.=t~. Rev. A. B. Collins, Nor-
wttlk. -

Benediction by the Pastor.

T5,. ,,m_s;(- “-3,. pt-I'f0l'm|.‘(] by the choir of the
cliurch, and was of a superior order. All the
exercises were inosl; appropriate and impress-
ive. The sermon would ‘make at most excel-
lent tract for the times, and we are gratified
to know that it may soon be given to the pub-
lic in ll pertnitnt-nt form. ‘

The candidate, although SI young man, sus-
tained the minute. examination in a most satin-
fat-fory manner, and commended himself by his
mt-ck, Christian bearing to the best regards of
the members of tlic Consuciatinn and the poo-
plg of’ his cliargc. [Com

 

Great Loss of Life at St. Louis»
Explosion of’ a Steamer.
The Alton packet Kale Kearney exploded

l lit:-r boiler at the wharf’ in St. Louis on Thurs-
I
3 .
building. “em. his ,.,.,,id,.,,C,. in D-.uibi1r_v. pl7lf"‘(l number of‘ passetigeis. It is estimated that
r to dr.-t.-end. wliit~lt slip- , about 20 were killed and many were drowned.
ljtfajor Beale, of the army. is among those dan-

(itty niorning, killing and wounding: largo-

gerously wounded.

'..-.’i“' '-"3:‘.»‘*::‘;:.= ,. gr-;» {~;‘:s'u':= -;,;,j;;';.; ,,v -,;-.:l:x-;-.;,- -_-,»:.-V‘, . , ,..._t ,

It would be useless to enumerate’

3""¢'!”‘-'\.’!, list-nurni.

ln l)Ollllnf_" «lo wt: iiidicitlt: our t'ijipnt-_-we rm»
“ILV ill", Illflrl‘ limit in fllfl.‘-.f_\'lf‘,t‘li;I|';,i-[1-1-gjjjil
Subjt-ct uizttlcr of our titlt-pl-ll...-iiitatits ll’.-
lhls wet-k _«,;lve- l)l:l(‘." lll v. hail. 1.1;.) l,,. ,j,.(.m,.d ,,
it .sturllin_-4 inovu-ion upon old mill -I-iiil v\’i--w
:‘;]Dj.{'l‘ftlfl(il. fl\:ll)ll.'~' pull i’-it-lciiiis til‘ .-uiiti-l-llip, _-,l_

("Lil "1 - t‘.\\' \ nrk nlltl the l:u‘f:'s-i- i-itiv.-'. this
modc of -.ulvvi'li.sii:g has lonu .:,,,.,. ,.,,,, H, ,U

- n ' ' .- .‘ ‘
be ‘.I novelty and has in many iii.-lttiit-ix-, 1"..."
the means of’ uniting in-.uiv -.-},;C;,
otherwise would ha.l.'c gtinc tlowii iii il...,,b .,,,
unbli-ssetl, ullflfiflorl-(l and un,g,,,.,.,- ,-,.,,,.,,0,,,,,
part of hlimttnity. in tho ca-e of‘ our ativu,-ti.
SP!’ for it " Wife" to-«lav. we can vouch from
personal knowlt-ii,;,'I-. for all li1s’- i-,ct~.-r_.;;,,lf,,,.,_,
Stated by him: and 50 lill’ £1“ WI! tire concerned.
we sincerely hope tliiit. be inn v «rm hi-« men.
. . ¢ I

ey 5 worth. and ever hrtvo nauae lo gclmowl.
edge the lmiiefit-2 of ildverfisjjjg-_ [mu-t an
speak at once. git-ls.

P. Wc luv». been rmptcstcd to fortvard sill
commttnictttions ailtlresseil to our care. to the
gr-irtllt-tntm so much in \v:v.:i‘t of st tvil'r.~.

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" i'.:tlvi_\g;_“

 The special t-lectioti that W31 held on
Wednesday in New York, resiilted in favor of
the Canal cnlztrgr-mt-lit. by :1 great utajority.

The Green’: I-‘urrns (lliurch (‘see
also in.

We li.fl.\'P been posted a little fitrtbr-r into
T" m."‘Et‘l‘iv= and miseries of the Green’s Farms
Case of church discipline. which gives a much
m°” ‘ll5""l"1l=1lIle and disgraceful phase to the
p"°°““‘““l§S~ The facts are that there were
lb“ “am” “T fight persons passr-d to the Grand
Juror, set-m of \\'ll0X.llf1l'(é known to be mem-
bfxrs 0.1. [hp °lll"'<‘.b and l.'i'0 of‘ them its deal-om.
Th? Victim it- :1 9IilJ1])lé‘-luilH.|i‘Ll, honest and in-
°"““-‘“V“- ‘NHL and what is most singular,
it is admitted by all. that his ;m,l;l,],._ ex-P,-es,-,.
ions are titt.c.i-ed in spite of‘ a sincere and deter-
mined (-lf'ort- to siipprcss them ; and whal gives
the matter a still more unfortunate aspect is
that this involuntary infirmity was well and
generally known before his becoming a gem-

,ber of the church. At the trial the pmspm-
, tluu appeared with counsel to argue the case,

while the poor man, totally ignorant of all
legal matters, bad no advocate ‘ti defend him
The mutter of paying the vast.- is also mii.'.:1§t-
ted by the Advocate. Tlie criminal paid this
fine and r-o.=-(.c- liimst-lf. on the spr.t——a1tl.oti_«.-‘ti
sortie days aftortviii-d.-: a number of the TDPUI‘
bers of the church made up tbn gmmml and
tendered it to him. ’

jfl‘Mr. Sandfnrd, our (‘liar-go at Ptiris. has
made his appearance again, at 8 magnificent
ball given by Louis Napoleon at me Tuilerlee.
in a plain, citizen’.-I dress, such as could with
propriety be worn here upon a. similar occasion

Inquest.

The Coroner held an inquest on Wednesday
last upon the body of a young woman who was
found in a state of it-tsensiliility. several days
since, in an old building near the Pottery, and
conveyed to the Aims House, where she died
on Monday or Tucstlsty niglit. Her body, and
limbs were much bruised, and many ugly ru-
mors were current of foul play in the mat!-’=r.
all of which. however. see-in to resolve them-
selves into conjectures, merely.

 

Bargains in Dry Goods.

It. will be seen by our advertising columns
that ti. rare chance is offered to those desiring
Dry Goodv, to make a very great saving by
purchasing of Geo. Keys, l~I.sq.. of 343 8th ave.
between 27th and 98th streets, and but a few
moment's walk from the 27th st. station of our
railroad. We are well acqttaintetl with this
popular, enterprising, and tltorriugli going
business man, as are many of otir town:-men
and women, and we can gtuiruiitt-c that " be
will perfrirm all flit-re on lhe bill." Tb!-re
is no half and Imlf with Kr-y:~:-—up to the

go to make it the in plus ultra tit‘ msgiu-inedrim E

notch and no additions or abiitementa. In
short it man after our own heart, who does all
he says he will do. Give him a call, tltei-e_
fore, and secure some of the bargains o tferv-cl
on his bill of fare.

Z‘
, _

SPECIAL A OTICES.
Gonnfs FOR lltncu is ju.-it rt--"e'n'e,--1. It mkoa every-
thing‘ down which has ever prec-tnled it. eiodey has in
this number surpassed all his pr-=iio'-is effort.-. as lunch
is his previous effiirts have ~iurp:u:.~:o-i all ('(-n‘-pP1il.Cl'i.--
But its no ti.-‘a.—wc own up—-we c:tri't do justice to the
prodigy of mental and artistic -kill. and ability wbith
If any
«four readers -‘lon'talte.'id_v fake it. it if‘. their misfortune
and not our fiault if they luo=e this rare gt-in of‘ .-lmericzn
l.lterntI|re Ind Art.

IIo11arn_iay's Pills for the cureof Herularlae, mic, and
Indi9aiwn.—-Extract cl 1 letter from Mr. W. Full-:9-i,
chcnint, Hyde. near Mlnchostcr, dated September 10,
185:). “ To Professor Hollownv.——Sir,—-1 am happy to lu-
form you that your Fill: and I-lintmeut have been of the
greatest service to many persons in this neighborhood,
one ill.pIl‘ti(3\llIl‘, who speaks or your pills in the most
fluttering terms : for R long time he was subject to via-
lent palm: in his band arising from bile and indigestion,
from which he could obtain no relief, until he took some
0f]0l|l'il|VI1\lIbl0Pin.~‘. by lb--.-:9 mP:lI).~! be was £‘(im1.1'eI&-
ly restored to health.”

J

- - --. _ - r
In Brockport. New York, by the Rev. Mr. Ccwles
Chats. N.Bent~di-:t to Elimbt-lit léetchuln both of Brock-
r .
In Wostport on 7th of Feb. by the Rev. F. 3. Crane,
John J. Sippu-Icy. B‘:-q.. of St-iigtlcoke, .‘l.Y. to Miss Hur-
riet Gorhun of Westport.

at

in Redding on the rib int-i... Capt. Bf-‘lljzanlill .\lee"-zer
aged 88.

In South Norwslk, on .\Ionda_v, Feb. 13 Algernon, son
of John B. and Harriet A. Boutnn. aged 2_vt-itrsl month.

In Pike, Bradford Co., l.’a.. on the 9th iust.. Sally. wife
of Ebenezer T. Been, and mother of Nathan D. Beer-;.
of this village, aged ‘:6 years, t'tirmerl_v of New Preston.

J?‘ Litcbfield Count_v l’np:~ri- please copy.

In Wilton. on the ‘lutb .“:sr:ih. \vit't- of Rufiis K. (lim-
stoad age‘! 56.

Also, 0 the 1-3th, Jethro llngrgert son of George B. and
Jane Middlebrook. aged 10 mom he and 2.“: days.

Sons of Temperance.

THE 10th 
niversar_i .
(‘oncord lli \
ion. No. 2, . -
of’ Tcmpertu.
will be cclel»
fed at lhefrf
on Wednesd
Evening, Ma
lst. 185-}.

Blemlwrs of
Division w i, ‘.
their Famili -.
are invited to attend. Addi'csses will be -.
live;-9.1 by Brother R. S. James and tilbt-rs
the occasion. Exercises to Qtryllnfjlvtj £1}
o'clock. 2t8 S. ST!‘-V I‘--‘<5. l~- 5

Notice.

LI. Persons indebted 10 ll"? E-‘:“:“
.. Ciui2i.i:s E. Disnnow, (ll‘Ct‘aF*.‘(_l- __
Norwalk ; are requested to_makt.- tiEril“‘,.“ “ "
pavmenl to -JUSEPH \\ . lll,lP..BI~. - --

' ‘ ,~\lllllll1.bfltll(ll'£

 

Norwalk, Feb. 18th, 1854.
 4.
A Wife Wanted-

HE Advertiser not B i-csitlcnl 01 §°l'Y",‘
wishes to Marry and settle dmvn in_ 
His history is as follows: at the HS" °l
lost. his Fzttlier, which left him an oi-plian,
Mother having died when he was .but .5 3''
old.) By his father's will. (he ,l"~"l‘1'i aii,,.(j
cbild,) an ample fortune W'.l.S_l(:ll flll!l}.l_0lmq
he was to be possesseil on tll'l‘l_V”‘g ‘fl ,‘5_ ,0‘,
ily,-—:ind be zliilsbcd his stt. .tc:'. l-'“‘f",“: 0.
Harvard, and Rtllllitld I.-.uv. At tllL‘_ ",'=;'_:,.ly
he began to travel and llafi lice" 1"? ’;d‘. ,1
entire Globe, and he is now til _yo.-i‘l,Ii~,<,3) 5;“,
5 feet 8 inches statue, in S0°‘l_ ,l",.: h,’,,, by
full p0Si('ESi0ll oftbe pl'0P"_"l-‘ 3' “.,,,_,_,.j,',,
father, owns it pleusatit villa ill - -
Co.. N. Y.; 16 mile?! from_ Y‘; M
servants, horses an (‘.8l‘l‘l:\‘j., '.. . - _ .
Ineane-mnplv allow, as it (-rl'lll.l(-“Ill-*,l'l“x::': 
urc. His wife "must not Dl‘.0V(’r - 0’) ,{-,n'‘, m
less in height than liinisa-ll. hcaltllii .ml,“;l
life in tlispositicii. liitye it. g'Il(Jli"“ lg,-m_'_l,,,',, ,
ii. knowledge of niiisiv would _-9_!'l1--r ;,I—,_ _ |
short. the adv!-ri.ist-r watifs fl-1"“: ",‘;,,‘-‘gm,
whose aim and endeavors will if ~l‘ WP“, ‘I
with him his wot-|¢|l)' %"““l*‘ .l,",‘m?',,‘,,l,.._,,. ,
h8PPl"“"" 0*’ “°"'v.“"“ '.“““" 13'? l.(-ml?-l‘io.'sil.
and cheerful. B(‘.lll;£ olfl I't‘“!‘“'=-_ ‘ ‘_',,.., ,1, ‘
lie. adopts this mctlirid oi so-t~urin2-' ,“..“ll,i-riiiiru I
front his own neighborhood. and lb», H-mu
his immediate acquuilitanci-._ All -\.t)llll'den‘ .,
tions will be treated as sIl‘|:.‘1uy “"‘.‘lyo,.,,,f'I.‘
and to be addressed “ H(i.V.fE care ‘ll rm ”“
Gazo-tte, and be placed in the Fest Ufbt.t_. ‘A
P. S.——-As the advertiser is Sl.n('(:l'0 31; lill‘ l --
posabi himself‘. no commuiilcations wil rec ‘l-\ ..

 

. r”! ?*§‘.'z‘2‘~‘--'9 ’.7I‘~?‘-1 

any intention which do not bear 9Vid9|_1<‘-l ':
fig ‘gm. gmgefity on the pflt of the WI‘1'te." .