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J. ‘r. roorzi,
Attorney" and ‘counselor at Law,
0.I~‘i‘ICE orrnn .M.dLLO,RY’S-STORE‘,
' Nor-walk, Conn. -
0. S. ferry,"
éitorney and -“Counselor at Law
Norwnlk Conn. "
JOITN _Aus;i:iu*s
Over D. 8; N. Depot. ’ '
N0R\VAL:K.. - I
I.iken~e~.ss»o«'s .
Wriwravited to’ pleosefall Go‘:-d Juuges.
V ‘ ' \/\,' \«’\4
C. &. E. K. LOCKWOOD,
NORWALK, CONN.,
M A x’u A _c"r_’U.i_i_. E.‘R_s_ '0 I-"
SHEET IRON .&;.COPPER
- ‘i%‘5mzx=.@s:-39.,
nxn DEALERSIX A .. - » —- .
Stores, Ranges, F urnacgs, Cutler‘: I
Bri'tm2m'a,'Porcelaz'n and Wooden
W'm'e, and Kz'tc7ie~2z F fl-1‘7l‘il’I(»1'€‘ ’ '
in general, Pmnps, Sheet
Lead .9 Lead ‘Pipe, ’
Grockerg/, Glass
and China. ’
Ware.
TIN,
Norwalk Post once. « '
Mai‘) C‘/oses—WEsT, 7.40 A. ,\l.~,;-1.45 P..M.
~" “ Essr, 8.454. M.', 0.45 P. .\i.
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~' . R; A. WILLIAMS, P.- M.
W. H. BISSEI-In
7OULD‘iuvite the attention of thisaud
the neighboring community to his vast
stock of goods, (to.fwl_iicli additions are weekly.
being made,) comprising a full and general as-
sortment of ' ~ ,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRUGS,
selected with the .g'rc-.itcst care, uud_from the
best. which the New. York market will afford.
He. has also a choice selection of - .
Perfumery,
Including Lubin’s extracts ofall kinds, cologne
\V:l.l.8l‘ in a variety of styles, etc. His stock of
PATENT MEDICINES,_ _ .
Cumpriscsuii immenscvaigioty, pr1n_cipally of
0.l‘i.l(:l(2S\\'lllCll have gained a reiiututiou among
the people, and"ai*e v'a'lii:ibleniedici_nal prepara-
tions. ‘ - '_ 3‘ ' _‘ -
3,. would invite the attention of the ladies to
his FANG-Y GOODS: .
which are too numerous to particularize, and
which for taste and elegance are beyond all 1'1-
vslry in this vicinity. ‘ . _' . _ .
'\."i=ry p~.ii'ticular attention is paid to preparing
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS,
and supplying families’ witlr pure and unadulte-
rated medicines. His prices -will compare’ la-
vorably with those of any. other establisment.
Pure Wines, Liquors, Scotch Ale and Porter,
elected CX1ll'eSSly for medicinal it-use.
one...‘ and 7S.e1e¢t1ed Teas-
4O CHESTS of Green and Black Teas.
Coffee‘ and Teas, yvarranted to please;
in price and quality, thcy(gefHy'OsIl3)It31§'JlSt)l;gl1tS6-0..
Cloths, cassimeres. 8-C-
H AVE just opened a splendid assortment
I of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c., Select-
ed with special reference to this market, all of
which will be cut, or made up‘, in the llefltesti
best, and most fashionable styles,,at the short-
est notice. Don't f0l'1g¢.]t $0 ‘Ila ;_h§k(_3dl:;33.,l3
Cash Tailoring Est-ab is iinen . o. I y s
Building ’- p C‘. S. LOCKWOOD.
_.\h-.1-ch 26th, 1833. V - . :
Carriage Repositorlf
I v AT BRIDGEPORT.
HE subscribers have constantly _on hand
and for sale, Wh01eS=119 _M1‘~l. Rem”-
Top Buggies. _
No Top, 11;. _ .
Trottiiig o. ' ' _
Light Rockaways, and all_,.ot_lier styles :01‘
Light Cal‘l'lflg‘(?S. Call and Exainine.
HOLCOMIJ Kt LYON, 83 and 95 Water-sh
Bridgeport.
__..,___ V,..... *
Watchcs.Jcwelry. _Si1V°|‘ 8115
PLATED WARE. ‘
I All happy to say to the public, that ’my
new .lcwcli'y Store-at No.2, Skiddy’s B1 If-a
is still in ‘SllCc€SSl'lll operation, ‘and the very lib-
.-ml pal.i-oiiuge bestowed is proof positivejtliat
gomls are sold very cheap.
1 shall open on Monday in iirlditjonlo I
pri-sent. large ussoi-tiiieiit, another much larger
stock fine. Gold and Silver Watches, Watch
Chains, Seals, Of key9,ladics' ear rings and pins,
linger rings, 460-, "t0getliei- with a large lot of
Yankee N0t10“5' .
I will sell Golil'Lepiu Walclics 18 carrot ca-
S
see. 1'0? 4 0 . 20
Gold Aiichors, 1:. jewels, 25
Silver Patent Levers, _ 20
.. Patent Levers, lull‘jcwclcd,' 25
H Apgiicliors 13_iewcls, 12
U “-' jewéls,liiiuting cases, 15
4 jewels, wari-aiitcd, 3
H Lepiucs;
,. . _ ,... V _4_j}(_m-el_5, huntiiig cases, 12
And an other _W’a..tc 1,88 H} invportion, chains
SW15’ keys’ rings, will also be sold lesg
than can be bought in.Norwalk. .
Silver spoons made under the direction of
Mr L_ Cm,-k—warifanted pure and fashionable.
Plated Spoons and fork_s in any quantity
handsomggiy engraved. Knives, scissors, ‘port
Wmies, razors’ teabells, $c. plated and brito.n-
ma ware, cake baskets, castors, &c.-
Wiitcli I‘llp£l.ll‘lllg,.C1lgl‘a.VlIlg on spoons, coflin
pining, i-iiigs, &c., will be done by Mr. L. Clark,
who gives his undivided attention, and_the c_ou-
staiit increase of watch work, euginving, job-
lmig. &c., is sure proof that the public appre-
r_.i.-,i,o his skill and pl1llCl.l_l{tllI-yd. S‘ CLARK.
Be sure to call at C1ark’s New Jewelry;
No, 2Skiddy?s..block,.sign of the red
Store,
. . .h.
w'§f,,waii;_. June 24, 1353.
G. HOLMES dz C0.
any ' uantity, at
G. H LMES & C0.’
‘(n-j—_AI:(3—I#l\*ED Plaster and Cement, at I
POWDER. a.nd:Shot in
150,‘
200.
' unacquainted with the business.
, § ._ _ . Building Moving. I
. AYING taken the building moving busi-
. ness of C Times, the subscriber is prepar-
ed to move, and raise Buildings, with safety
and dispatch. They can have the assistance and
g All orders addressed to the subscriber, will
meet with prompt attention.
‘1_y34~ ‘
, , '.,Seasonab1e_, ..
DRY. GOODS.
THE Subscriber would return his thanks for
the veryliberal patronage with which his
' "Store hasbeeii favoredthe year past, and hopes
by a constant attention to the wants . of the
;trading public and by a system of fair and hon-
orable dealing, to retain his share ‘of trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all
times a choice and varied selection of fashiona-
ble and seasonable Dry Goods, of every quality
and price. He is confident . that piirchasers
will find every art.icle,purchused at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere. Particular attention
' devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestiugs,
&c., &c., for Gentlemens wear, which will be
sold at -the lowest market prices. . ' ,
Jan. 16. L. H. RANDLE.
PA|NT|N(i‘,liLAZlNG
aud Paper Hanging Establ-islmient.
HE subscriber has taken the Store recently
' occupied by Messrs. Randlc & Platt, and
has opened an extensive and general Oil, Paint,
Painting and Glasiery Depot-. House, Sign,
Plain and Ornamental Painting, Gildiug, Mar-
‘bling, Grainiug, &c., done with neatness, cheap-
uess and despatch. Also, Banners, window
shades, designs, &c., skilfully painted. to order.
He will alsokee ; on hand a general assortment
of Paints, Oils, 'c., which will be sold wliole-
" sale or -by the pot-, with the ‘loan’ 'of brushes.-
Spccial attention paid to Paper Hanging, «Szc.
. By a punctual fulfillment of all engagements,
and‘ reasonable charges, he hopes to ‘ receive a
share of public patronage. *
, _ GEORGE MARVIN.
, Norwalk, Aug. 9th, 1853 . tflfi
mi _‘ NORWALK, HAT. ,
" Gap andI‘u'r Emporium.
;. THE ‘subscribers having removed to No,
2S_kiddy.’s Block, would say, that they have
just made very large additions to the former
~ iitock, of new and fashionable goods in their
line, would now call the attention of the public
. generally, to the great advantages which they
are enabled to offer over their competitors in
Norwalk. Confining their whole attention to
this one branch of business, they feel that they
can make purchases and :ecure‘a much better
quality ofgoodo, thamthosa comparatively
We have
now on hand a fine assortment of HATS, just
siiited to the season and .the wants of the com-
, munity.—For further particulars, just drop in
"and examine for yourselves, at‘ No.2 Skidd ’s
Block. Main street. RANDLE do PLATT.
Nonvvann nmrontumi
PROVISIONS, FRUITS,
Vegetables. of Fish allliinds.
Clams, oysters, age.
As good as the market affords, constantly to be
found at the well known establishment of
~ ALLEN, MEERER do 00.
' @‘ Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms.
A HOUSE AND LOT,
of about One Acre,‘
' FOR SALE. ‘
HE subscriber offers for sale, ‘upon reasona-
ble terms, a House and Lot, situated in
Silver Mine, so-called, in the townof New Ca-
naan, and 2; miles from ,Nor_walk Bridge. The
House is newly built, contains5 large rooms,
and '3 bed-rooms, attached to which is an out-
house, containing 4 rooms, cellar, &c., &c. A
The above property will be soldvery low up-
on application to . A. GLENDENING,
or STEPHFN HYATT.
N.ew-Canaan, Silver Mine", sept. 21, 1853.—tf 39
Line. .
100 Bbls.‘ of Liufé foi-“s‘niis ‘by '1': L_. PECK.
Timber and Iiatlis
AT SOUTH NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths. '
50,000 Feet Pineaiid Spruce Timber.
10,000 ’ Pine Pickets just rec’d and for sale
' THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, Aug. 2. 1853.
FOR THE OOMPLI-3I'E CURE OF
Qqughu, Golds, Influenza, Bronchitis,
.. ., spitting Blood, Asthma,
mn..u.i. orniin LUNG, COMPLAINTS
‘ . TDDING ‘I0
SlIlIPTION!
3 Ex ctorant prepared by an experienced
fiP}‘hy‘i:l:il:u auirfiiemist: hats now befitcéine sti:._i;i}l‘ard
Preparation, iind.is offered I12‘ he conlipcl Cgfe egl £39
diseases of ‘$1.10 757993: "",d u-7'99’ ' llllt :1] €39‘: !
usually terminate fatally_in Cons!’ zinipwn. b to“ 0:! no
‘mum, oalinnda’ .0? 3'1 “me” ‘V “ "i",’,"' ,“b, cw, 9”‘
ed entirely ofth so 0013» Hem: 3“ th 9%’ ‘‘ :5“ d 3'‘?
which have is specific in_fiuence uponf te. lint‘,-“:31 anti:
connected organs.‘ Its immediate 1:121 ec is odnoui mm:
ritation, and gently remove "19 P 93'“, an . ‘ r t,
bid secretions from the throat and Air-pt:.8S11‘1§te_5i “lg
relieving the‘ Cough, by '_l|Ibd|1_l|1K “$9 “‘ 'f"“‘,‘°‘,‘. 5“,
other ‘causes which give rise to it. It 15 aiipiovtig 0 ant‘
recommended by Physician: of the highest am! into 33;;
may be given with. perfect Safety to the younzes c I
or the most delicate female. . ,_
Prepared by A. L. SCOVILL &_C0.,Gotli1c Hall, 3.0. 316
Broadway, New York. '
New England Depot.--BIIRR Sr PERRY,
Boston, Mass.
sold in Norwalk, by J. A. Weed, and Wm. E. Bissell ;—-
Darien, S. W. Raymond -—Westpoet, Jno. W. Taylor ;—
New Canaan, S. C. Sillinian ;--Ridgefield, D._’I-{night ;
mddmgl T- B. Fanton :—and by Druggists in BridE°P°|'t;
Stamford, and elsewhere. . 516"‘
Wet Goods, ~
From Steamer “ Humboldt.
BLACK Satins, black om de Rhine, Plaid
$111“; Ingrain Carpets, Table Cloths, Bon-
net Ribbons, Fi_incy trimmings, &c., rec’d till!
(133 “Om Al1°t10n, and for sale at bargains at
Westport, Jan. 14. 3t3 M()ULTON‘s_
I Sand.
"No. 1 Cornliill,
#
I WHITE TRHOCRO-Wily Sand for Plastering and
House-cleaning pur f 1 1, g
j subscribers at hi: Marble iiiiefg, or 8a e y be
5 W22 - * J. M. SMITH.
ui.z..:.-.-., ..
S
C H TUBBS, Noi-walk, Conn. .,
ifléreat Glmtiil ldlilttdtl A
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Unparalleled Bargains!
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIONS! !
A1‘ THE CELEBRATED,
Lanes-r am onuarnlu‘. --
CARPET ESTABLISHMENT .
IN THE UNITED STATES, AT
Hiram Anderson’:,
No. 99 BOWERY, New YORK,
Importer of English and French Carpets.
BUYERS will find the largest Stock of Low
Price and Medium to the most elaborate
Aubusi-ion, Mosaic, Medallion, and Velvet Car-
pets ever offered in the world.
TIN SPACIOUS SALIIROOMI.
Above ground, no damp Basements or Vault:
under the sidewalk to eudan er the health of
Lady purchasers, each Sales com is‘ devoted
exclusively to one description of Carpets. _ The
Wholesale and Retail Departments of this es-
tablilliment have beén enlar and an addi-
tion of two extensive Sales ooms, making a
wonderful and orgeous dis lay.
Sa es Room 0. 1,
Floor Oil Cloths. An Enormous Stock of
John Hare do Son’s celebrated English oil
cloths; also, American floor oil cloth: of mag-
nificent satin finish, Fresco, marble, Italian, and
Scroll Paintings, from 2s. 6d., 39., 4:., 5a., 6_:.,
to 9s. per yard, from 3 feet to 24 feet wide and
90 long. . ,
Sales Room No. 2, .
’ Ingrain Carpets. Two hundred and fifty
pieces of English and American Ingrain Car-
peting, all new style, manufactured expressly
for this establishment. ,
Sales Room No. 3,
Three Ply Carpets. English, Scotch, and
American Imperial Three Ply Carpeting of our
own Importation ; gorgeous, splendid new Ityle
of pattern. ~
Sale; Room No. 4 _, _
Low Price In rain Carpets. Three Hund-
red pieces of Medium quality Ingrain Carpets,
beautiful large and small patterns, manufactur-
ed for the City trade, incredible low price: _of
2s 6d, 3s, 4s, 5s, per yard.
Sales Room No. 5, .
Rng: and Druggets. English Druggetii 4
yards wide, 3000 yards of low priced Druggets,
1 to 3 yards wide at 3s 6d to (is per yard, Illo
an immense assortment of Mosaic Landscape,
Axminster, and Tufted Hearth Rug; also 2000
Tufted Rugs at l6_s to 243 each. _
Sales Room No. 6,
Stair imd‘Hall Carpets.-—50,000 yard: of
striped and fi red Hall and Stair Carpet: at
2s, 2s 6d, 3s, s 6d, 4s, 5s, 6s and 7s.
. Sales Room No. 7,
Jltedallion Carpets, with borders; Mosaic
and Axminster of one entire piece, can be fitted
to any sized room, from $350 to 1000.
Royal Velvet, Tapestry and Brussels, from
the celebrated Factories of John Crossly & Sons,
land, all of our own importation,some of which
are exclusively our own styles, and cannot be
found at any other establishment.
ales Room No. 8,
flubusson Carpet.s—They elicit the warmest
commendations of every beholder, excel in
beauty and durability, are sold at moderate
prices, and introduced in the market at this eo-
tablishment.
Sales Room No. 9,
Velvet, Tapestry, Brusels three ply and
cheap.
Sales Room No. 10,
Plain, White, Buff and Scroll Window Shades,
_at (is, l2s, 20s, 40s, to $10 per pair; Table and
Piano Covers, Silver and Brass Stair Rods, Par-
lor Door Mats, Coir Matting; also, 4s 3d, 53 6d
White and Check Canton Matting, doc. . ‘
HIRAM ANDERSON,
99 Bowery.
DVINIBS’
compound Pitch Lozcnge 4!
THIS Pitch Lozenge is like no other prepa-
ration in the market, and is brou ht into
competition with no other medicine. — 1: stands
upon its own merits. Hundred: have used it
for Cums, Couons, pain in the side, back,
shoulden, soreness of the breast and lungs, and
for CONSUMPTION, and found immediate relief.
Its use acts beneficially on every part of the
system, and makes strength and vigor take the
place of weakness and debility, and is‘ admitted
to be the cheapest, most efiicient and pleasant
remedy ever offered to the afilicted. Try it
61125
' faithfully, always safe for the Infant or the In-
valid. Sold at 25 cents or 5 Boxes for $1, by
W. E. BISSELL and other dealers in Norwalk.
Orders addressed WM. RENNE, N. Y. 3m‘6
E. Y. A. GHIOHESTEIUS _ .
MISCELLJWEOUSH’
CATALOGUE.
Barn Door Rollers and Hangers.
Dish Scrapers. Scrapers for wood it otone.
Sash Rollers. ~ .
Chain Pump Reels, 6 and 8 arm.
Pump Chain. ‘
Wagon Boxes, 2 to 6 in. in setta
Carriage Bolts. .
Tire Bolts.
Boring Machines.
Twine Paper.
Miison’s Seives.
Carriage Bows and Bands.
Lace and Damask.
Enamelled Car Cloth.
Window Sash, all izes.
Patent Clothes Plus.
Well Buckets and Wheels.
Glue Pots and Kettles.
Malleable Castings.
Six barrel Revolvers, 4 and 5 in barrels.
Single “ Rifie Pistols.
Game Bags, &c., &c. .
PAINTEIUS MATERIALS.
White Lead, all qualities. .
~ No. 1, or snow white Zinc.
v “ 2, silver “ .“
3, brown stpne “
H 4
Linséea oii, boiled and raw.
Spirits Turpentine.
Copal, Coach and Demar Varnish.
Putty and Sand Paper.
Chinese and American Vermillion.
Chrome Green and Yellow. .
Paris Green, dry and in oil.
French Marine and Imperial Green.
Burnt and Raw Umber. Terra _de Seiuna.
Litharge and Red Lead.
Drop Ivory and Lampblack.
out buildings.
Pumice Stone, ground and in lump.
Window Glass, a large assortment of all
qualities and prices, both ~Frencb and
American.
AGRICULTURAL IIIIPLEMENTS.
Bush Hooks. , _
Garden and Railroad Wheelbarrows.
Corn'Shellers, single and double wheeled.‘ A
Fanning Mills.
Manure Forks, Batchelor, Harper, Whip-
ple and Harrington makers.
Hay Forks, various makes.
Horse Hay Rakes and Barrows. .
Ploughs, made to order to suit the various
kinds of land in this part of the coun-
try.
Straw and Hay Cutters, made by Hovey, the
most approved kind.-
Road or Ox Scrapers.
Ox Bows and Yokes.
Bow Pins.
Cow Ties.
Crow Bars.
Hay Knives.
Farrier “
Ox Baskets.
Scythe Stones and Rifles, &c., «be.
'Wi"ndow_G-lass.
, BOXES of the best F R E N
GLASS, illsizes.
100 boxes do American all sizes.
For salevery low by Z. SANFORD.
Westport, July 25th. .
TEAS. ‘*
HTHE subscriber. keeps constantly on hand a
large supply of fresh TEAS, of all qualifies
on
and prices. Don’t forget to call at
' HOLMES &-Co’:.; '
and Messrs. Henderson & Co., and others, Eng-,
twilled Venitian Stair Carpeting, remarkably
Patent Tapestry Ingrain C'¢irpeta—Gold, '
Croton and Biisliwe1l’s Metalic Painto, for, '
,§oerar.
‘From the Star Spanglcdlgonner. '
TO MY FRIEND; ‘ * ’ '
CniiLi::‘OuisI‘l:I, Eon.
I Q ‘ ...... , l, _ |
BY DAVID HENRY WIITl._
, :
Dearly beloved and absent friend,
Extempore I pen and send ,
To thee a mental auadeine,
As a small token of esteem. _,_ ,
Though many weeks and mouth: bave paI:d
Since ’twas my lot to see thee lust, _, ,
Yet I inn oft have thought. of thee, ,._ . _ . _
And joy that thou dost thiukof} me-lg _, _ _.
Especially, as I am now—,- . .. ., ,4, ,. ,, .
I-‘tom thee, and those bel:v:il~:_: thou. .- ,
Comparatively fa awey— ,
And haply here fol‘ many a day,
’Mid strangers I may yet :ojourn,__-
Ere to thy precincts I return. , <
Much peace my preseuflot :tteud:— »
I here have confidential frleudii,; .
Yet, there are none to whom I feel _
A disposition to reveal A .
Such hidden secrets of the heart
A: unto thee I would iinp:'rt,—.
To thee I freely would confide . .
Things that Iiwould to none beside-
Excepting to my parents dear,
Whom I with filial love revere. ,
' Thou hast, to me, in«time of need, -
Proved, that thou wast a friend ind::d—-
For thou did’st vindicate my fame
' When foes would cover it with shale,
And shown that thou dost truly feel
A real interest in my weal.
Thou art one of the faithful few
Whose friendship isboth tried and true-
A friend in fact, as well as name-
; Whose friendship burns with steady done;
-And may thy kindness shown to no-
- Ever reciprocated be-
May it be mutual through tlii: life,
Unsliaken by distrust or :trlfe—‘
And may it be thy lot to share-.
Together with thy ' consort fair,’
A: long as thou and she may live,
The purest pleasure earth can give ;
And more than all, the cheering bop:—-
They know not who in‘ terror grope-
The hope that after we to death »
Have yielded up our mental breath,
We shall arise to life again, ,
Immortal, pure and free from pain, '
And spend, in fairer cliines thnu thil.
~A life of never ending bliss-—’
Which God, the Father of our nice,
Through the deep riches of his grace,
Before Creation pre-designed, ..
For all Hi: children—all mankind l
Lines on an 0ldTGeltl0flIlI.
BY 0. w. nomlns. - ' ’
I saw him once before,
‘As he passed by the door,
And again ' l
The pavement stones resound,
As he tottles o’er the ground’
With his cane.
‘ They say that in his prime,"
Ere the pruning knife of Title
Cutvhim down. - « ‘
Not a better man was found
By the cryer on his round
, Through‘ the town.
But now he walks the :tr:ct:, -
And looks at all he meets,
_ So forlorn ; _
‘ And he shakes his feeble bead,’
That it seems as if, he said,
“ They are gone I”. .
,‘ .
The messy marbles rest -« -" ‘I’ '
On the lips that he has pre::’d. ..
- In their bloom ; . _
And the names he loved to bear
Have been carved forinauy it year
.On their tomb , .
My grandmauia has ::id- ,
Pocrold lady, she is dead
_ Long ago- _
That he had a Roman nose,
And his check was like arose
In the snow. '
‘But now his nose is thin,
-And it‘ rests upon his chin
Like a. stall‘,
And a crook is in his back,
And a melancholy crack
‘In iiis laugh.
_Ik,l:0WlIilS3Iin'
For me to sit and grin
‘ At him here ;
But the old three-cornered hat;
The breeches—and all that '
. ..: . Are- so queer!
‘ And if I should live to be‘
The last leaf on the tree
_ . In the Spring!
Let them smile as I do now,
_ And theold forsaken bough
' I Where I‘cling.
. MISEELLANY.
1:
- From“ the New York
Au Engllfilllildy biflilfl II CRO
Streets of New York. , .
‘Will you please, sir, to give in: ihrlc
cents, my husband is famioliing for the
-wantof-food.’ - - V ~ . "
Thi: appeal wuemado to I friend of
ours two nights ago at tho corner of St.
John’s Park, in a lady-like ton: and man-
ner, that arrested his attention at once,
Though not disposed to give money to
‘common street. beggars, there wa: coinc-
Iliing in the appearance -of- thlI'peI‘l0I,
that he could not say nay.
“ He would have given the little coin
‘and passed on hi: way without athougbt
if he had been like common ‘men, but be
is not. ' He is one who ha: probu‘-ly vici-
ted more of the abode: of poverty than
even we have. In one expedition‘ he
went into six hundred of the Iowa: don:
of misery in New York, in gcarcliof a
sweet little child, abandoned by. a drug.
ken ‘mother, pei-severing for week: until
his labor of love was crowned with luc-
ceso. ,
-: He was not the man to.turnudgpf our
to an appeal for relief to real di:tt:::,Iud »
therefore‘ answered in a‘ tone and muuuot
that told » ‘the poor’ iufierer at once" that
oh: had appealed to ii man with a bean. .
" or”, H.
' if I Ipeuk the truth?’ . ’
- . following facts.
‘Madam, you are not a _:treg_t' beggar.
Tell me truly, why do you‘ ::k"‘fer chari-
ty—-ure you really in aucli di:tr:::‘!'
‘Yes, :ir, truly, "My hulbuud i:“r:_:l-
lyT:mishing at thi: vorymiiuicutfot food
have notlhad a mouthful to-d’a”y,'and'
not much for several day: ; and ‘I know
of no way to get. a loaf of broad biit thig-
W: were too proud to b:g,pud I :up'-‘
poiie he would starve fint; but I could‘
not bear ‘to"seé _him':ufi'cr, :0 I'::k:'il
him to mind our blbtwbilc I"c|Iu: out
to be‘g—yes, sir io‘b:‘g ‘for broad ‘in-the
:trcci.:.'' ' ' ‘ ' ‘ ' ' -
“"Wh‘cre' do you live P’ ‘
‘Close by, :ir, will you can: and :00‘
iv
‘I will.’ Y
He did go ‘ and found that me might
have spoken much more "trutli; She
found that Providence had guided bone
a friend, who said: ‘Coin: with me to
my father’: hou:e“—-my own I: in Brook-
lyn—:ud you :h:ll not :tarv: tbi: night.’
The next day‘ he told u:, and we viiit.‘
ed the distressed family, and learned "tho
i The gentleman and wife, who are coun-
in:, belonging to a well known Eiigli:h
family, ‘whose numbci-:‘:rc :'o:m:ll that f
if we should give the "name publicity ‘it ;
would cause iinueceooary pain "to th:::
and their i‘elative:. ‘Sewn’ will call them‘
Smith. ' Mr. Smith reccivcd a good ‘edu-
cation, speaking ::v:r:l ' l:ngu:g'::, and
was several year: : Lieutenant in the ar-
my in the East Indi::. whore he contrac-
_ted the country fever, and when hi: regi-
ment was ordered to China be we: on
the sick list and gave up his connuiooiou
, and ret_ui-ned to England. Becoming heir
.to wine property, he married; -the prop-
erty became involved in ‘n’ law Iuit and
hi: military training not.b:iug :
H , recommendation for : pla:: wluchlie
felt capable of filling and um being wil-
ling to take a mental one-where be we:
so well known, he did, what a great
many others have done, juct a: fooli:hlyo
left home and IPIOIICI, country, :cqii:in'
tances all, and cum: to N:_w York.-—
Herc he expected, jun uthouoaud: have
before, that he would find a oituation in
every ,:_treei suited to hi: tau: and vabili.
tic:. He had been toldthac «the.-paper:
were full of advertiuiucuto for juusuch
poroons, but ‘when he got her: he could
not find them. So he-went to a liotcl in
Brooklyn, and began to lookabout. = H:
was recommended to take A ::n oyotcr ::.
icon, and went. with lii: avifa fort.w_o day:
to no if it would. do, leaving all ~.Vtlieii-
luggage at Ehehotcl. :Whil: ‘there, an
Sheriff came to the hotel» with an uncut
tion, and all the guut: moved out, and
with them moved every otitclrof clothing
thoptoperty of Mr. Smith, and vvif: an
child. Thus they were robbed of every
thing they pos:e:::d in the world, except
theclothes they-had on, of which they
have bad no tlding: :iuce.
Here they were then, in thi: ‘great Bab-
ylon, almoot without money or clothing,
and not one single relative, fricnd or ac-
quaintance, whom they wouldcall upon
in their need. So they took the oy:t:r
saloon for a month, did their but lo:t $16
quit the loosing lamina: and moved into
their present lodgings, a mall black at-
tic room in Walker :trc:t, futui:b:d with
a narrow, poor bed, two chain, a mun
old bureau, and looking, gl:::,.and the-
unulleoht possible apology for : .,:tov:, _aT
oingle strip. of carpet, and probably fifty:
cent: worth of other liou::_k:eping arti-_'
clea. .For this home, they have paid ‘in’
advance’ for umonth, ocvcu doll:r:,_, all
they had—the la:t dollar, and unleu they
payin advance again befor: next Wed-~
u::day,' they must go out—‘GoIl knows‘
wh:re,’, said the poor woman, with tcarof
in her eyes, and a her hcarlt.-,~.
During the month they have been in;
thi: lodging, the man. ba:__.:ought ou:ploy.i
meat, of anydcscriptlou that wopld give
= ,‘n bread, so I'l0I'I9,l_lV,__I upou,tl_i:_—l_:_bor.
of hi: wife, who i: fin: :hirt:__ at
twenty-five cent: apiece. fiuiohiug one at
day by hard labor. _ _ ,,
He offered liim::lf :: a lawyer’: clerk,
or ofiice keepci-..at .boy’: wug::-84 a
wcck-7-or as in porter in a :tor:,.or waiter
in a hotel-; but all _iu VIllI—Ill:tIII, pla-
cc: he applied toguvo one :u::v:r- so bi:
qucotion, and tli:twu:‘No.’. It iaalliort
anowcr, : little . word sully. ::id. but it
oometiincs goes: ‘down into tb: hurt like
lead, cruohing allliopc. Ono: beget em-
ployment; it we: ohovclliag din out of a
cellar, probably the fim day’: work of
the kind he evcr did. .H: w:: paid a
quarter of a dollar at nigbtnud told II: VI:
wanted no man. ‘W: can hire men for
ii dollar a day who can do twice aouiuch
as you do-’ Yet he did all be could.aud
worked harder than thou: whocould do
twice as much. . '
1 Nothing wa: left but t.hc.wif:': medic
She could embroider and do 010.. fiucot
uud best paying ne:dl: work. -but that
she could not get. Nobody would,-truot
a stranger with :uch work. Sh: ‘did got
two shim, fini:hcd-and-got th:-pay, and
the owner finding them :0 well doucgav:
her two more, and than half -a dozen.-.-'-
With the money for the firot :h:..'purcli:-
:ed in little fuel. a little food, :om: milk
for the baby, audworkcd away.;. but be.»
fore another-wu: fiuiobcd . allwa: gouo.
‘We -were ‘certainly in ma: deplorable
circumstances,’ aid :li: faud rcallydid
not know what to.do.*.' : .- . --
‘Whn did youdo?‘ - . , .: .
,2
-r'~-if-"-.~~-i ,.~_. _,_,....,,g,._.,...-.. ..
i
‘W: were ind::p:ir.- .x0ur bold upon
lif: :c:iu:d about to :nd.:.r:W: finally do-.
cidcd to-go toth: Bi-iti:b .Cou:ul and ::o
if he would -:‘:udvu:Ib:gk -._io. England.-
Hccouldnotunlu: wcliadbcou :bip-
wr':‘ck:d': 1» ~w: not ban obipmolkod
stranded upon mlucrt —b:::b;...b:youd:th:
reach cfliopc. The .Cou:ul rccoiuuiou-..
dcd u:-to go to th:‘.St. Cbarl::.:S.oci:9-y..
W: "did, and toliftlicm .w:t wot: otaxviug
but th:y-could.giv: u: .. no- lnou9y.;
rule: did not admit of i:.;. but ....glv.O
: mm to :oin:‘ *0I,tillg..~lI0llII._ ‘ for my.
husband to.-got b ~:itu:tion—.-wliicb T.-h:
_ could nctget; -.:nd,.af::'r ’WIlhilIg..ullI|0.It.
allhy.till' ahucw hIui:lI:d,-and
tired carrying our little girl, in: call! Q0.
our chccrlco: room, cxh:u:t:d.‘.without
fire, even to ‘lieatwu little iwutcr. ,.witb
which wccould have mad: : cup-of tea,
to warm our drcudfully chilled bodic:.fo;'»
we had a part of flue: cent: wonuuf ml
in the liou'::,~but-no=fu:l. . . - ‘ ..
She liurriodtol fiuioh -uohitt and took.
it home, but we: told they. coulduot bo-
‘botlicrcd paying for magic :hirt:. . -'l
A How could :h: withoiits food. or -,firc'!.
How could they’. live longcriiu-:uch
titution’! . — ’
‘What did you do next-?". '. 1 A
‘I ::k:'d my buobaud to mind‘ tli: baby.
go -few aiuiuu_t::‘lcuger:, ‘and I wquldgo
joiiiiand ECW118841 could do. -I did not-
tcll what I iutcudcd-to do. but Iliad holid-
how the German women go _about .tli:
b:::m:'ut: and bogcold victualo but every
um: my-coungafailcd me. .1 .-could not
.iuu:i.:r coui-:g: cuougli to crap at the doc:
and no one cam: out. Then I cum: over
and :tood- ou- the corner and though!
I »-would‘» -::k'‘ the’. .;p:::cug::_':....lm_$ ‘1
could not get the word: to ..cciu:
out of my mouth, till that man can: di-
rectly up to-whet: I-:to,od minbliug. and
be lookd :0 kiudtliat I didopnk. with‘
out knowing what 1 ::id. .1 do believe
that if he had r:fu:cd. me. -I obould have
given up in utter ' d::p:ir,.but he did not,
audl verily b:li:vc that a good opitit, over-
ruling our dcuiny, ::nt in: to that ,:pot
and directed hi: :t:p: there. at th: am:
moment.’
‘W110. '
" We ‘take thofollowiug from the Boo-
ton ' ‘ " ‘ ‘
" “I-Ichad alwuya miugliug"pl:a:autly
with :o'ci:ty‘:t Wiobington, but the ti:
which couucoted’ him moot dearly "Io
Aiuericgoiviginated in {singular inotauc:
of “love at fim :i’ght."i ‘H: w:: one day
walking with : fricud‘ou't‘to‘w:rd: Georg:
town" Hciglit:,, when ‘he: a‘ board-
ing_:chool'for”youu'g l:die:',':u'd was ‘at-
ineieaby ‘ii fair girl or I6‘, who :I.‘ood
owingiug her bag, and with
great’ animation to of her
ions. "« Who i: that oaiiiiiniz gii-124‘.
who i: "inc .>_"“ eagerly ::k:!d iie; but
his friend could not inform him. The
door opened and iuohc‘ went to her book:
and :l:t::, all uucomciou: of tub" ¢l_:gu:r-
i-eoiype that glimpse l_i:¢l_'l'efto'ii‘ ili_e’li::r‘t
of th‘: _Ru:_:igu The nm-tiny’,
and iii. day following," "hifu taking
rx
r 2
. the "uni: vvliich‘:ubiidcd to a :low
otep a: he apprbaclind the ‘building, and
looked carncoily it ‘every door and win-
dow. _¥:y_ Dny ‘at we:
to be celebrated :: usual, in iiméiiooi by
the u:ii:'l_ , féqtivitieo, and Vclibicc of M:
Qbi.-on, from the uuuibafi, and mi:
year the fidnl royalty. "happened topfall
on Mia Harriet Williami, tlic very girl
who _,_llId :o,ii'i_:t£ntl_‘y cnthrouédfhericlf
in the ganiixiiinn of the risreigne;‘.’j j
. “_u:t befor: M:y._D_:y _t_hc.priucip:'l
:urpri:cd_ to receive‘ 'a not: from: the
,Ru:si:n,Euvoy,' at W::hixig'to_n'," :§pn:-
ping" great int:'r:_i't. in oducaticufaud big-
ging to at the f::’-
‘,’_i‘,i§,iii_&;i,);ni_y _D.;y, wfi_icb"it'fwould giv’:
‘him particular plca:ur:"._'a': a itranigirv to
the eueionifs‘ at ’ its éénintirité fine-’-1.‘
.C°n‘¢iis; ‘of work. we!" very of-civil-Ir
-nd.jtI':9 -.-..°*--“P-‘
inns in touch L-mi fldiiisslvivn in-ks» ii-
Az the cm! of its .t.em- Mi" Hm?‘ -Iv
, uounced thatohc would unit :ucnd,_:chool‘
any more. “ What! not graduate '2-
oh, why not! At: 100 8°“! 7-8'75‘! 7""
An you going away ?’ Bil! Ill! :hook
her bcad, laughed. and kcpt ‘I10! own
couu:cl; and in a few week: wa: ch:
wife of tb: Ru::i:u Miniucr.‘ She ha:
accompanied her huobuudiouceor twice
to Ru::i:, where? :b:'wa: admired.-‘au"d
known u: the “llultleuu Ron." Her
faccbad regul:rityVof= ' ‘fcatuu. but was
particularly di:tiugui:b:d for v:'xqui:it:
coloring. Nothing ' could‘ ':urpa:: " tli’:
cliuiiiut brown of her hair.‘ like ‘ bright
grey blu: of her cyu, the hu:
of the lilly and are row .1 so delicately
figure bad too“ ilinoii autos“: paouroi per-
foct oymmétry, but oh: iuovcd-with grace
and dignity. ‘ Almougb there was‘: great‘
aias.‘.i,eniin‘gppgn-awe: afiia ch::":éter,g
bezwoén iieiseiiina hhabIfIII.“lt'li0mb co‘
hav: been ‘:~.v:ty ib:ppy.uniou.!‘
aid. - victorious ,G9n.erel.:.ts.9 . its-..v-.. ,-:-n
t-plied 1?“. _»'_‘.in.-1..Tit'i>.l°..a!9=v-t .lI9n9:..I
.\V..I“I!!‘-l.-.!lP Peel. 1 -!9..‘i’!“‘.93...‘.l|' inner.
and. out of his fut;-.'.'. ;‘,'C.I.I.t.e.f his foot:
and may did.-y.on. 99% set 3." -03-:
.Id zoo G.9n¢_r1.-I... .:i~.A,|.». that we-
:QE:|ltqgdy,l.' JP’! =P“.2‘.a.~ 7 .. .
Vt-es?!-.9Iino.t9A!l9s!s column
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blended in Int complexion.‘ H Perhaps her .
5 .-l.ll3.{‘.V:l-.'.“a-W.I.l|a ,
ofErillufiff-Q1‘.!.l?I‘!l!u‘;'!Bd.-Wfifiiflifl you .
do .to.~h-In no gain .t.I,ni,o ‘-‘D.°..._!-' .
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sgziniim, minim, in am, in. dc.--dslahlisbeh in isun.
‘VOLUME XXXVII.---NUMBER Io.
. ' _L‘cttcx' horn Rev. Dr. Bacon.
To ‘I'll Hos. luac Toucnr, . Sxmron‘:
Dear Sir .'-'—A: a citizen and an‘ elec-
torof the State of-Connecticut, I am
on: of your cou:titueiit:', in that relation
I,li':v_ea right to interrogate you, either
privately or‘publicly,‘re§peét_iIl'£8. .3"? 5‘
your act: in your high position’ as repre-
:c_utin_g the sovereignty of our ancient
Sm: in the Seiiute of the , Union. _ I
may _not be competent to instruct you
oIl"g_ifeIt_und’: complicated" questions of
but Iliave ‘a"righi, in com-
a_I.l.",your' Y’ fellow-citizens, to‘
judge, your ofiicialpconduct by the rules
or, :eu::. and towarn you when
yon’ wavering under the power of
a ‘strong temptation’; ~ . .
My penonal acquaintanceflwith you,
though it has "never been intimate, has
me with themost respectful
opinion of your chai-ncicrr for courtesy
- emilblqneu. for_g¢nm.1 and ',Pr°f¢9-
intelligence, and for honorable up-
rigbtucu in every private relation. _On
the :core of mutual acquaintance, (for
you remember that I was once associa-
ted with you in an important public
§tru:t,) I might _ address a private com-
iinuuicatiou to you, in the hope of a can-
idid attention- But the -importance of
‘tho occaoiou, u:I~ regard it, seems to re-
§quir: a different - proceeding. I choose
_to.addr::: you a: in the audience of all
our fellow-citizens. And though Iwrite
‘without consultation, and on my own
.i-coponoibility alone, I have no doubt,
nor will you doubt, that what I utter is
a deliberate conviction in the minds of
myriad: of intelligent and earnest men.
- -The ncvvopupors inform us, here at
home, that you prcoided, a few days ago
at a meeting of Senator: friendly to
what‘ i: commonly called the Nebraska
Bill. It would give me great plcaouro
to learn that there is some mistake about
thio, and that you have not committed
yourulf for that bill iuthe shape in
which it is now pending. But :urely,as
the matter otands before the public, you
will not be offended if I express a fear
that you are in some danger of being
found in that majority of the Senate, by
when vote: the bill is to be passed‘ into
an act‘ of Congress. ‘ '
* The bill in its prcsentforin repcals the
cxiuing law by which slavery is prohib-
ited inch: territories 'w::t. of Miuouri.
Th: oppooition which is made before the
Senate, or before the country, to the pas-
loge of the bill, i: the opposition which
millioni feel‘ tdtbo abolition of H the law
aguiunt slavery. "J Whether government
Ihall be organized in those territories by
an act of Congress, at the proper time,
and in proper form, is not the question;
for thc'_opponent: of the bill are at least
:: mucli.in earnest as its friends are, to
cuublioh regular governments over that
great expanoe of wilderncu, for the wel-
f:r:._of the inhabitants. that are already
_bgginning to occupy ii. The questioni:
whether Congreoo sliallnow make slave-
ry lawful gintei-ritories where-slavery has
been, by the act of Congress unlawful
for iuoretlian the third part of a centu-
ry. If you vote for the bill in its preo-
out form, you vot: directly with the in-
tuit to legalize olavery ; for you will
not pretend to airy, that slavery will not
be lawful , there after the prohibition
which mike: it unlawful, is repealed.
. I cauubt. believe that when you think
of giving your influence, ydur voice,
and your vote for this measure you are
aware, a: you should be, of the respon-
:ibility ' which you will thu: bring
upon your :oul. Every friend of
your: who. would retain ~hi: respect
for. you, must believe that under the
~pr:::ur,e of party aymphuthiee and inter-
-::t:, you are acting inconsidetately. It
cannot be that with your eye: open and
-with a diotiuct consciouoneos of what it
i: which iciutcudcd, you can parley for
ouomoincnt witlithe temptatioii which
until: you. The thing .» to be done is
:imply injiuticc, the grouest in kind that
. can beoommittcd under pretense of dis-
charging thc awful tru:t‘ of legiolation.
Your moral ocnsc, if you but bring the
qu::tiou fairly to the tribunal of your
own couocicncc, condemn ‘the deed to
which youurc tempted.
-4‘ ‘You will not deny, :ir—‘you cannot
'do'ubt—-that by" the law of nature, which
i: the law of God, every man ha: a right
to the po::'::':ion of hi: own limbs and
fueulcils ; a right to hi: own labor; a
‘right tocmploy hi: industry for himself,
or to‘::ll it in open mai-kctlfor‘ whatever
is duinble in bi: own eyes; a. right "to
accumulate the _c:i-ning: of his labor; a
right to choose "hi: residence for himself,
wherever in the wide world he can find
without A invading the rights of others,
vaulopcning for the employmentlof his
human faclulties and the enjoyment’ of
. human affections. You cannot bring
. your mindio believe for one moment
that" a _“Illa_Il not" guilty of ' a crime
Ayiaiilil-t‘s<5ci°.tv.' can" b0 cdinirellsd by
raj... to become the drudge,.the,'tocl,' the
property of another man, can
and eoldin, the market like ‘n'i'nnie,‘ can
budriven like a bullock to his ‘ daily la-
_po_x,,wii:hcut the atrocious violation
pf ju:tic_:. Yet this i: what you are in-
,v'i_t_cd, to legalize in Nebraska. Your
vot: to the law by which such
now forbidden there," is a vote
'=< X’. l. '.
that pooh thing: may be doueupon that
soil, and that the sufferer: shall have no
redress. Your vote will make you gun.
ty of .all that injustice. You cannot giv:
the expected vote without committing a
crime which ought to make you infu-
mous. Nay, infamy his thing of time
only; justice is eternal, and the guiltlof
such injustice is more terrible than infa-
my.‘ I
You know that every man has a right
to improve and develop, by the acqui:i-
tion of.lmowledgé, the intelligent facul-
ties wliicli God has given him. You
know that the ‘Iva-we, wherever they are,
which deliberately and wilfully conoign
human beings toaboolutc iguorunc:,Iu'I'-
king it ii crime to ‘teach them the us:
letters, are themselves a.crin'ie against.
the soul of man—a crime for which hu-
man language has no name and no ‘ade-
quate expression of abhorrence. This
crime you are expected to perpetrate}-
vote, and which (such is the‘ peculiurif
of your position) ,will never_ be;a lawilif
you throw your influence against it,
have this efiect. _Tliatit will have this
efi'ecI:i_f enacted, there is no groom to
doubt. What is to ‘be introduced
'Nebra:ka by your vote and infllienéé, ‘is-
not the old Hebrew forin’of_ :crvitudé:
not such a slavery as that which
existed in Connecticut, and vahiohi .i
away—not some ‘imaginary scheme :1
servitude, in which all the human figli~~
of the slave are sacredly guarded by la‘ .'
—but American slavery,‘ with all ‘:-
inevitable incidents which make ‘itfti --
horror of Christendom and the OpPI'91n‘i
um of the American name. _By
to make slavery lawful in Ncbru:k_I’,‘*'yr-:'i
will do what in you lies to legalize thi _,~.-
the crime of keeping men, by poiiti-. .-
prohibition and the force of pcnaltiis, 1-:
brutal ignorance, :0 that they my
the more safely oppres:ed and dcgrae.-.1,
You know that the ties which bind. i
husband to the wife,'and children to tl.. .
parents,are older and holler "than all I.:-.
man legislation. Government :xi:t_s, :-
an ordinance of A God, that these .relut_.h...
be protected against violence and fI'_8l.
by law and by the armed hand of c‘- ‘
power; and that every family, in its 0:. ..
home, be it level'_ so lowly, may eiif
without fear the sweet sanctitieo of c.
rnestic love and duty. By these can '
ties, the homes of the poor, lcujjih
the mansions of the proud, are hallor
and illuminated. The ;violence wh . .
invades the’ circle of these family ail"
tions, tearing the husband from the w
and robbing parents of their childre:
as ruthlessly as a. truaut boy robe 1..
parent birds of their unfledged youn,
is one of the most attrociou: of hlIll.:: .
ci-imc:; and you know as well 2:] '
that no legislative power, no constitiiii -
no compact of sovereignties, no son.»
ming compromise, can give it any at:
character. In the territories that 1.
Waiting for a government, that crii_u_i.-.-
novv prohibited by act of Congress.
faith of the nation is pledged to.."i'
world, that in those territories -,-§l_
crime shall be prohibited “ forev:r.?!'-
Repeal the prohibition which II‘.l3kI8.ll.;-.f
crime unlawful, and in Nebraska, 1*. -
slave father shall be sold away froiu§'l.:
children, and from their mother, “ii...
would be his wife if he were anythiii--
but a chattel. Repeal the prohibition
which makes the crime. unlawful, and in
Nebraska the. air shall vibrate with it
sound more terrible than a savage wai-
cry—the shriek of a slave mother wlio.=.-
children are torn from her frantic eni-
brace by a lawful purchaser. Give you i_
vote to legalize such ,a crime, a: if ii
were a thing too trivial fan the notice of
the government, and you make you;-...‘,'
a partner in the crime which you ‘inni-
sent to tolerate. The crie: of every
mother robbed of her children, the moa-
nings of the wife torn from her huobunds
love, the deep cur:c: of the despairing
husband and father, will plead against
you in the presence of eternal justicm! -'
No function of governmentis morl‘
important their that of protecting th:
weakness of women against outrage
dishonor.‘ No duty in‘c‘umbent on men
intrusted with the power of lcgillutiun
can be more sacred than that of linking
all wise and just provision for the prclec.
tion of female chastity and dignity.
posed repeal in this aspect ‘of it. You
may not have remembered diltinotly. on:
a. single moment of reflection will make
you perfectly aware, that an act repeal-
ing the law which prohibits slavcryin
Nebraska, will carry with it an express
permission.of;the sate of women, in the
public market, for any and every bug
purpose towhich they may be subjected
by the cruelty, or the lust of purchucro.
You know that in the presence of the law
which tolerates slavery, the nave
has no right to her own ycbaltity. In
this point. of vievii, the lawitlqlf
-to1erates slavery is nothing else
refusal to protect her person
imperious solicitation or t_he_ vioi:ucc' of
her owner, or of whomooever th: owircr
may permit to have accessto her. You
know that in the,-presence of IIIBVIIIW
which ‘yov are expected to enact, rho
cha8.Lii.y of theslave woman who is car-
ried into Nebraska, will be of no more no.
couut than the chastity, of the vilest
brute. Dare you. as a ,legislIture:.l'r,Im-
, ingan organic law which in igdoiginiiue
r .
The law which is to be enacted by yonr‘
me bueech you then to look at tho pI'o- «
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