States have gone. there ‘° seme-
one but a fool cansuppose that men from
, tor-y.. If. they desired
1‘?
Fyom the Louisville Journal, Jlifay 2.
The Kanzas Outs-ages.
Facts of the Case- Verdict of an In-
dependent Press.
It is sinful to speak of the occurren-
oes in Iganzas and upon its borders with-
in the last few weeks, but they are too
important in their. nature, and are likely
to be by far too important in their_con§e-
quences, to be passed by in silence. We
have waited to see statements from all
sides in order that we might be able to
speak upon the subject without danger
of being mistaken.‘ *’ We have no feeling
to prompt. ns.to_spea_k .=:Is_»a pa1'.ti_s_an. We
wanted the Missouri Compromise to be
let alone, but, as it has been repealed, we
wish to see Kanzas admitted at the prop-
er time into the Union as a State, either
with or without‘ slavery, as her own ’
qualified voter shall decide. .
‘We’ have only slight means of judging
whether a 1I{'fl8j0l‘lty' pf the present popu-
lation of anzas etritory are for or
against making it a Slave State, but it
certainly cannot be denied with a sem-
blance of truth that the recent election,
so-called, of delegates to the Territorial
Legislature, was the most open and scan-
dalous mockery of an election ever heard
of inzthe United States, the old Plaque-
rnineelectiou of 1844 scarcely excepted,
Anofiicial census of the inhabitants of
the Territory was carefully taken only
four weeks before the election, and from
this it appears that,-in some precincts
alone, some of them very small ones. 0"
and near the Missouri border, the votes
polled at the election considerably sur-
passed the -whole number of voters tn the
entire Ter:rz'zory. The truth is, an ar-
my of Missourians, variously estimated
at from 3,000 to 5,000, armed with b0Wl9
knives, and pistols and rifles, and even
cannon, marched into‘ Kanzzs 01; Ll]? day
before the election, istri me 1. iem-
selves wherever they were wanted, aw-
ed all opposition to silence, deposed and
put up election judges to suit themselves
allowed the privilege of voting to whom
they pleased, compelled by threats and
the display of weapons the receiving of
....,._... ,__, ,_ _ .
squatters sovereignty. Their taking
part‘ in it, asthey have, is a flagitious
usurpation. _If they donot like thegnor»
thern anti-slavery emigration societies,
as wecertainly do not, let‘ them counter-
set these with pro-slavery emigration so-
cieties. The way is as open on the one
side as on the other. It is nobod’s bu-
siness how the emigration is effected,
provided it is real. The actual settle-
ment is the only point in law ; the actu-
al settlersythe oi_ily_parties il1__lntel'ESl‘.. .
The determination of the Mls‘sour't‘7
ans living near the borders of Kansas
to make that Territory a‘Sl'a’f2;é Term‘-
Cary and to Slave State, at all hazards
and by whatever means, is abundantly
evident from the late proceedings of the
residents of Platte County, Mo,
In that case all the principal men of the
County, to the -number of two hundred,
assembled as a mob,’ destroyed a iie\vs-
paper press simply because it would not
recognize the right of Missourians to
vote in Kansas, attempted to take the
lives of the editors and prop1'iel0I‘»‘-7, and
solemnly pledged their word and honor,
that, if those gentlemen should dare to
settle in any portion of Kansas, ‘l1eY.th9»
people of ‘Platte,County, Mo., would fol-
low them into the Territory and put them
to death. Thus, this Missouri mob, a
portion 0i the army of pistol and bowie-
knife voterswlio had crossed into Kan-
sas and borne down everybody and eve-
rything at the election, now boldly and
audaciously announced to the world that
they claimed and would exercise the pre-
rogative of deciding who shouldand who.
should not settle in the Territory of Kan-
~sas—-tliat they would not permit the peo-
ple of Kansas to decide this matter for
themselves, thm they would cross the line
and cut the threats of any who should
presume to become the inliabitaiits of
the new Territory against their wishes-
We do not speak nOW of the infernal res-
olution to hang every preacher of the
Northern Methodist Church who should
come among them to preach the Gospel
of Salvation, for that, however revolting
and horrible, is not to our present pur-
pose, we speak only of the resolves of
their own votes,-ordered personal vio-
lence to all who were obnoxious to them
carrying everything before them, and,
the next day, returned to Missouri under
streamingbanners and to the music of
life and.drurn and trumpet. _
In several. precincts of Kansas the jud-
ges refused to received votes unless the
persona offering them would swear that
they were inhabitants of the Territory,
’but._.in‘ every case the Missourians com-
pelled the refractory judges elther 10
yield the point, to resign their oflices, or
to iiy for life. We have details at this
moment before us, almost enoilgh to make
a volume, but we have no room for them
here. Even the Louisville Democrat’s
Kanzas correspondent, who evidently
exulted in the incidents of the occasion,
admitted the fact of the irruption and vo-
ting of the Missouri ruffians. Writing
from Lawrence, in Kanzas Territory,
and speaking of the Missouri detachment
that regulated that precinct, he said :—
"On the 28th of March a large train of
wagons and horses entered this place
from Missouri, led by 3 Col. Young, as
chief, assisted by a D. Moss’ and several
others. They encainped about a quar-
ter of a mile west of the town, and,,du-
ring the next day, were reinforced by
several parties, amounting in the aggre-
grate to near a thousand men. They
made no secret of their intentions; they
came to vote, and so announced ‘on all
occasions. The leaders were evidently
men of great influence with those under
their orders, else they could never have
restrained such a disorderly and,irrespon-
Bible crewof black guards and ruffians.
Whisky in any quantity they had on hand
and were not sparing in its use, as was
, evident from the whoopings and yellings
that incessantly arose from their camps,”
All of the papers in Kansas say that the
Missourians voted in the Territory seve-
ral thousand strong, and some Of those
papers not only proclaim the fact, but
glory in it, and some of the Missouri pa-
pers defend it as right and proper. One
ofthe" Kansas papers, very violent in fa-
vor of making Kansas a Slave State,, a
paper called the Sqiiatter Sovereign,
boasts that those in favor of making the
Territory free did not dare to go to the
polls, and that they could nor have done
so with safety. The Sovereign ‘says :—
''Free-Soz'l__ers, as a general zhtng, act-
ed wisely, and kept away from the
polls.” _
Those who undertake to defend the
outrage of the Missourians upon the elec-
tive franchise of Kansas, allege that the
inhabitants of Missouri had just as much
right to go into Kansas and vote as the
persons sent out to Kansas by the New
England Emigration Society. We have
. “en this monstrous legation put forth in
divers quarters. It is both infamous
‘and shameless. It is a. miserable
mockery, which only adds insult to in-
jug-y_ The. apology is as false as the
offense is atrocious. The Pi’-°PlE’ ‘W10
have .gon_e.,to, Kansas from the Eastpén
- O
the‘ East wouldbe at the heavy expense
and.the.vast trouble of going two thou-
-sand miles, a largeproportion of them
.with their families, to cast their votes in
a legislative election, and then to be at
the heavy expense and vast troublf of re-
turning home again. No, the Eastern
gmigrantswent to Kansas to establish.
thgmgejves‘ there and to identify their
fortunes with the fortunes of the Terri-
’ that it should he
rm Territory and afiee State, they had
a right to indulge the desire and vote ac-
cordingly. They have 8°99 ‘f’ mall,“
Kansas their home, and their children s
home, They are, in genera.l,.men of
character-intelligent. €m"P“31_“3» °1"
der-loving. They have taken with them
far more generally than emigrants usual-
ly do, the conveniences and necessaries
of life. They have carried with them
school teachers and ministers Of the 80”’
pel. The papers of all the cities through
which they have passed have spoken
highly of their appearance and‘ depart-
ment. There have been no squallld
wretches: among them. Undoubtedlv
many of them are fanatics on the subject
of slavery, and have received pecuniary
aid from fanatics of the worst character,
but th'at’s nobody’s business; they can
do no more than vote in Kansas to make
-or keep Kansas a free territory--and
that they have a right to do.
As the New York Courier and Enqui-
rer says, if they see lit to avail them.
selves of any agencies. organized or un-
organized, in order to produce concert of
action, and secure common ends, they
have a perfect right to do so. No ar-
rangement of this sort can, in the slight.
est degree, affect their character as set.
tlers; and from this character alone, un-
der the law of Congress, they derive the
rightto vote. The people of Missouri,
who took possession of the ballot boxes,
for the most part are not settlers. They
are sheer interlopers—riding into the
country one day for a bad purpose, and
out of it the next. Their abode, both
present and prospective, in Missouri,
and all their civil rights lie there. They
have no more right to a vote in Illinois
or Iowa. They are in no sense squat-
ters, because they are in no sense settlers
and they therefore have I..l°ll1lil8 t0 d? in
.‘.l * .3‘-.-i-.
-t. ‘M
avowed citizens of Missouri, to prevent,
by threats of murder itself, the emigra-
tion of men into Kansas, who, it was
thought, would be likely to exert an in-
fluence. in favor of making Kansas a non-
slaveholding State.
If any man, whether editor or private
citizen chooses, to brand us as Freesoi-
lers in our propensities because we de-
nounce tlie outrages of the Missourians
upon the right of the inhabitants of Kan-
inhabitants to fix their own institutions
for themselves according to the provis-
ions of the Nebraska law, and without
obstruction’ or hindrance from any out-
side, power, we have only to say that
he is a calumniator. The late proceed-
ings at Kansas and Missouri are infi-
nitely more to be deplored by the South
than the 1Vorth,
Reform in England.
A meeting had been summoned in
London for the 5th of May to consider
the necessity or reform in the Adminis-
trative Departments of the.British Gov-
ernment. The following were the reso-
lutions to be proposed :
That the disasters to which the coun-
try has been subjected in the conduct of
the present. war are attributable to the
inefficient and practically irresponsible
management of the various departments
of the State, and urgently demand a
thorough change in the administrative
system.
That the true remedy for the system
of mal-administration, which has caused
so lamentable a sacrifice of labor, money
and human life. is to be sought in the in-
troduction of enlarged experience and
practicability into service of the State.
That the exclusion from oflice of those
persons who possess in a high degree
the practical qualities necessary for the
direction of affairs in a great commer-
cial country, is a reflection, upon its in-
telligence and a betrayal of its interests.
That while we disclaim , every desire
of excluding the artistic classesfrom par-
ticipating in the councils of the crown,
we feel it our duty to protest against
the pretensions of any section of the com-
munity to monopolize the functions of
administration.
That an Association be now formed to
promote, by all‘Constitutional means,
the attainment of Ad ministrative reform.
‘ The Publicazfzon of Robert Sears.
_Esq.—We often greet upon our table
works of rare merit and excellence in
the publications of Robert Sears, ,Esq.,
of 181 William street, New Yorlt, and
on the occasion of our, late trip to that
city, we called upon the gentleman him-
self. His ideas are devoted to the dis-
semination of useful literature, and he
y well be termed the best friend of
the people in the publishing business.-—
For many years he has been placing be-'
-fore his countrymen historical works of
great merit, and has been one of the
most industrious compilers of interesting
facts we know of, he has amassed a for-
tune in his honorable calling, and he lives
in its enjoyment, still, a useful member
of society, an honest, genial, generous
soul, sociable and free; he is a pleasant
man in every position of life, and meet
him where you will lie is affable and
courteous, his memory is a vast store-.
house of’ valuable information, and to
talk with him is like opening a book rich
with interest.~—-Boston Intelltgincer.
Men in Amerz'ca.—-Men of the Age.-
The greatest man, “take him zyl in all,”
of the last hundred years was George
Washington—an American.
The greatest Doctor of Divinity was
Jonathan Edwards-—an American.
The greatest Philosopher was Benja-
min Franklin——an American.
The greatest of living Sculptors is
Hiram Powers——an American.
The greatest living Historian is Wm.
H. Prescott.—an American.
The greatest ornithologist was J. J.
Audubon-—an American.
The greatest reniedies known to the
world for popular use,—Ayers Cher-
ry Pectoral and Cathartdc Pills, were
invented by Dr. J. C. Ayer-——an Ameri-
can.
The greatest Lexicographer since the
time of Johnson was Noah Webster-—-an
American.
The greatest inventors of modern times
were Fulton, Fitch, Whitney and Morse
-——all Americans.
The Donation of Judge Helfiznsteira
——A correspondent of the Pottsville
Journal, speaking of the late donation
of coal lands for the benefit of the poor,
by Judge Helfenstein, of Shamoein,
Pa., says: _
This is no ordinary gift. It is a large
permanent and lucrative one, and must
last for ages to come ; it is the proceeds
of about 600 acres of piime coal’ land
which will take ages to exhaust it, for
it contains 70,000,000 tons of coal, worth
in the ground 25 cents per ton, makiiig
the enormour amount of $17,500,000,
which at an annual product of 800,000
tons per" year at the above price per ton,
will bu? $75,000 a year, and will take
233 yea s to exhaust.
ears, and are in favor of permitting those *
I . .' I I H -
Tllepor-t of the Committee on
, Fedora‘! ’Relutions.
Gum-:asr‘i,AsssMs‘t.r, 1
May Session, 1855. 3
The Joint Select Committee on Fed-
eral Relatibns, to whom ‘were referred
so much of the message of his Excellen-
cy the Governor as relates- to Kansas
and Nebraska, and also certain resolu-
tions of the General Assembly of the
State of Arkansas upon the subject of
:slavery, respectly -i'_epo.rt,'&hat. Lh¢Y~..h_!Y9..;
had the same. under consideration, and
would recommend the passage of the ac-
rfompanying Preambles and Resolutions.
-All \vhi§li1ia$sriCe3ptfully ‘submitted,
0_ S, F , ratrmarz
on ‘the par‘t__Qf the Senate.
EDMUND PERKINS Chairmmi.
-on .the._part qf.lhé_ House.
Whereas, the bill organizing the territo-
ries of Nebraska and Kanzas was, in
itself, premature and uncalled for; in
its abrogation of the Missoiiri Coni-
promise, a needless violation of :1 time
honored compact ; in its passage.
pressed, with indecent haste, upon 8
reluctant "Congress and an _outra£“'d
country ; and, in its results. ha? ‘*‘_""’3'
kened dangerous sectlional _ag1:1at1t0n,
aiidled to lawless vio ence in P 9 97’
. ritories themselves .1, -Afid Wikenas
. in support of that act, the doctrine has
of 1,159, been promulgated, mat the
persons inhabiting the territories of
the United States are, or opghtlttli be
within their res ctive tern oria Im-
its, sovereign fogjtll (purposes of hlegis-
lation thou h de en ent upon t cert-
ecutiv’e bragch of? the general govern-
ment for ' their judicial and executive
administration, and as such a doctrine
i believed by the good people of this
tate to be false in theory and danger-
ous in practice ; therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and Izousc of
Representatives ‘in General Assembly
convened : That the recent Act of Con-
gress, entitled “A Bill to Organize the
Territories of Nebraska, and Kansas,”
deserves, as it has received from the peo-
ple of Connecticut, an unqualified con-
demnation. ,
Resolved, That it is not only the rig t
of Congress “to make all needful rule ,
andfregulations respecting the territories
belonging to the_United States,” but ‘it
is also the duty of the National Legisla-
ture to exercise that right, in’ such man-
ner, as will best conduce to the lasting
welfare-of those who are, in future gen-
,eratior1s' o occupy our vast domain.
And _ _ereas, The subject of national
legislation for the national Territories
is, at the present time, a matter of
grave concern to the whole country,
and it is proper that the people of each
State should, in. the spirit of intelli-
gent patriotism, express‘ their senti-
ments and purposes thereon, and as
the’ fathers of Connecticut did, by
.their Legislative -Acts, in the years
1774 and 1785, declare, that “the in
crease of Slavesin this State” was "in-
jurious to the poor and inconvenient,”
and that “sound policy” did “require
that the abolition of slavery-should be
. effected-” therein, “as soon as might be
consistent with the rights of individu-
als and the public safety and welfare ;”
and as the inhabitants of this State
have ever had reason to be grateful
for the wise foresight, by which our
beloved Commonwealth has been freed
from themanifold evils of human bo
dagc, and we believe it to be our dulb
as a portion of the American people,
. to aid in establishing upon a broad
and firm foundation, t.he prosperity of
the States yet to be added to tile con-
federacy ; therefore.
Resolved, That Connecticut will nev-
er consent to the extension of Slavery
over the common domain of ‘the United
States; but, on the contrary, believing
that the free institutions, which an ex
perience almost coeval with the life of
the Republic has proved to be good for
her, are, and will be good for all future
commonwealths, she will strive, to the
best of her ability, to exclude the rela-
tion of human bondage from the national
territories.
And whereas, it appears that one of the
Territories of this Union has been in-
vaded by an armed and organized
force, for the purpose of destroying
the freedom, of. the elective franchise
among the inhabitants thereof, which
purpose has been accomplished by bru-
tal violence, and repetition of the like
outrage is openly threatened ; there-
fore
Resolved, That it is the duty of the
General Government to protect’, even by
armed intervention, if necessary, the peo-
ple of the Territories in the exercise of
all their rights, and that the National
Administration which neglects to perform
this duty, is recrcant alike to the Con-
stitution and the best interests of the Un-
ion. '
And whereas, the Fugitive Slave Act of
1850, is, in its requirements insulting
ro the spirit of freemen, in its details
subversive of State rights, in its ope-
- ration productive-of dangerous section-
al agitation, and, as a law, is of doubt-
ful constitutionality ; therefore,
Resolved, That while, the people of
Connecticut are prepared to comply with
the Constitution of the United States,
in all its parts, without equivocatlon or
reservation, they will yet insist, in all
proper time and places, that an Act so
justly odious in its character shall be,
materially modified or wholly -repealed.
And whereas, upon most of the topics
_' embraced in the foregoing resolutions,
there are and must be, differences. of
opinion. more or less indicated by geo-
graphical lines; and whereas, false
and designing men, taking advantage
of that circumstance, have endeavored
and are endeavoring to sow the seeds
ofcivil dissension and disunion ; there-
fore,
Resolved, That Connectict regards the
—
Qhminttiuti fltgislaturt.
MAY si:ssIoN--- 1855.
........
MONDAY, May 28.
' Sena.te.—Senate concurred with the
House in the reference of ‘several -peti-
tions, reports, bills for public acts. F980-
lutions, and a message from the Gover-
nor. Adj,
thepetition Of
vet skqsaza éi'i’d"otii‘er’s‘ for ‘ new ‘town of
Bethel. be referred to com. No. 1, on
New Towns and Probate:-» Districts.-
The Chair-_ decided that tl_i_e res. was not
in order.
Petition of Zenas Weed for school
money ; referred to com. on Education:
Report of Collinsville\Savlngs Bank
and Building ' Association ; referred to
com. on Banks.
Director of Fairfield Co. Bank; referred
to com._on Banks. A . -
Bill in addition to an act ‘concerning
the domestic relations ; referred to com.
on Judiciary. Adj. ~
- Tunsmv, May 29.
Senate.-’-Senate concurred with the
House in the usual reference of the bu-
siness of th latter. ' ,
Mr. Babcock, from com. on Education
on the res. defining" the Boundaries of
the Beaver Brook School District of
Danbury, reported the res. complete
which was passed. . «
On motion of Mr. Fe_rry, the bill rela-
ting to the postponement‘of the Supreme
Court of Errors of the Countyof Hart-
ford, wastaken up end passed.-
t On motion of -Mr. Ferry, the bill con.-
cerning Idiots, Lunatics, doc... was taken
up, explained by Mr. Ferry andpassed.
On motion of Mr. Feri'y"a bill with a
similar title was taken up and passed.—"-;
It relates-to the duties of conservators
when the Idiot, &:c., moves from the
State.
On motion of Mr, Ferry, the bill rela-
ting to the ‘fees of the Justices of the
peace was takeiiaup, .and passed. ‘
On motion of Mr. Ferry, the bill pro-
viding for the, appointment of Commis-
sioners of the Superior Court was taken
up, explained by Mr.‘ Ferry andpassed.
On motion of Mr; Ferry, the bilj rela-
ting to -the fees of- town clerks was ta-
kenup, explained by Mr. Ferry, osposed
by Messrs. Beecher and Jennings, sup-
ported by Mr. -Belden‘, and passed.
On motion ‘of Mr. Ferry, the bill, res-
pecting the sealing of -deeds was taken
up and passed. - _ . _
' On motion of Mr. Ferry, the bill rela-
ting to fees of Grand Jurors was taken
up -and passed.
On motion hf Mr. Ferry the bill rela-
ting to J uétices of the Peace was taken
up, explained by Mr. Ferry and passed.
It provides that no Justice of the Peace
shall try a case under a complaint, who
has drawn ‘up that complaint. Mr. Lee
from com, on Incorporations other than
Banks reported favorably on the incor-
porationsof a Gas. Company in New
Britain‘. Res. passed. Adj.
House.—-Report of com. on Judiciary
adverse to bill concerning promissory
notes and bills of exchange ; bill reject-
ed and report accepted.
Report of Com. on New Towns and
Probate Districts, adverse to petition of
Oliver Shepard and others, for new town
to be called Bethe], before laid on table
called up on motion of Mr. Spencer.-
Adjourned,
WEDNESDAY, May 30.
Sena¢e.——Senate' coincided with the
House in the usual reference of their
business. R
Com. on Judiciary reported adversely
on a bill requiring but one ballot box at
elections, and requiring all votes to be
one piece of paper, with the office desig-
natedf report accepted and bill rejected.
Mr. Ferry from com. on Judiciary, on
thepetitioii of Bethel H. .Palmer, repor-
ted. favorably, rclative to the probate of
a will in Greenwich. Res. passed.
Res. authorizing the probate of the
will of Moses Rogers of Stamford, pas-
sed. .
Same com. on the petition of the heirs
of the late Noah Webster, reportlad fa-
v_orably. Res. confirming the acts of a
conservator passed. "
Same com. reported favorably on the
compilation of the statutes, and offered
resolutions allowing compensation to the
amount of $1800 to Henry Dutton, H.
Harrison, and J. Hammond‘ Trumbull,
and $90 to O. H.‘ Perry, John Dunham
and Henry Peck, for their expenses and
labor in compiling these statutes. Laid
on table.
_Mr. Jennings, from com. on Military
Affairs, reported favorably on-the peti-
tion of Company’G. of First Regiment.
Resolution appropriating $98,59 passed.
Tnunsmiv, May-31st.
Senate.—- Select com. on the Ledyard
Monument, reported a resolution, ap-
propriating $500 for completing the
monument to-Col. Ledyard, provided
$500 is raised by ‘private subscription,
passed. ,
The.order of the day being the con-
sideration of the resolutions reported by
the com. on Federal Relations, was ta-
ken up. ' 4 - <
Mr. Babcock moved a substitute to
the preamble and resolution relating to
the Fugitive Slave Law, which demands
its repeal on the ground of its not being
required in the -Constitution. '
Yeas and nays were ordered both on
the resolutions and the amendriient.
Mr. Ferry opposed the amendment,
first as to the discourtesy. exhibited to
the com. who reported the resolutions;
the amendment takes the subject out of
the hands of the Supreme Court where
only it belongs. He was opposed to the
Fugitive Law, and his private opinion
was adverse to its constitutionality, but
he would not place his private opinion
against the Supreme Court of the Uni.
4' ted States.
Mr. Babcock replied, and disclaimed
people of the United States as one peo-
ple, bound toge'ther by the ties of a coin- «
mon history, a common glory, and a com-
mon destiny; that she cherishes with‘
fraternal regard, each and every State of
the Union; that she loves that Union,
and will stand by it, support it and de-
fend it from all assault; at home or
abroad, and in these troubled times, she
calls upon the other members of the con-
federacy, in the spirit of patriotic concil-
iation, to unite with her in cement‘ rr
anew the foundations of our common na-
tionality, I ‘°
Resolved, That copies of the pre-
ambles and resolutions, certified by the
Secretary of State, be transmitted by his
Excellency, the Governor, to the Sena-
tors and Representatives of this State in
Congress, to be laid before the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
United States, and to the Governors of
the several States and Territories of the
Union, to be laid before the legislative
authorities thereof.
@,The Baltimore papers announce that
Jerome N. Bonaparte, Esq,, will leave that
city for France on the 2d of June next. Mr.
Bonaparte will not take his famili With him-
&. Scandal from California says that For-
rest’s divorced wife, an actress there, is no
all discourtesies to the com. The Fugi.
tive Slave Law, he argued, was oppos-
ed to State rights. He went for the re-
peal of the Fugitive Slave Law, and for
its modification as the resolution deman.
ded.
The debate was still farther continued
by Messrs. Ferry and Taylor, in opposi-
tion to the amendment. Amendment
lost, yeas--6, nays 13.
Mr. Babcock offered another amend-
ment, whichltvould pledge the State to
oppose the admission of another slave
State into the Union. Amendment op-
posed by Messrs. Ferry and Taylor, and
advocated by Mr. Babcock. Yeas,and
Nays ordered. Amendment carried,
yeas 11 ; nays 8.
Mr. Ferry then moved that the vote
,be ‘taken on the -resolutions separately.
Carried. .
First Preaniple and Resolution; car-
ried.
Second Preamble and Resolution was
opposed by Mr. Ferry, and advocated by
Mr. Babcock and by Mr. Hall, and car-
ried. Adj. ‘U
H'ouse.——0rder of the day taken.up,
referring to the people the 2nd proposed
constitutional amendment -—-striking out
the word white from the clause concern-
ing qualifications of electors, was then
better than she should be.
discussed.
Res. appointing Wm. K James State ‘
On a division by yeas and nays, the
Hausa stood.,-yeas 132, nays 79. . _
A vote of two-thirds-__.of the House =
being necessary to sustain the proposi-
tion, it was lost. '
The House thenfproceeded to consid-
.er the third proposéd‘ amendment to the
Constitution, which provides that elec-
tors shall be able‘ to read any article in
the Constitution or section ofo the Satutes.
The questionjwas ‘called for, and the
yeas and nays taken without debate with
the following -result :-4yeaa'l*56-;-‘nays-
57.
The amendment was declared to be
carried. _
The House‘ proceeded to the‘ consider-
ation of the fourth, proposed amendment
which provides that each town. shall
send but one representative to the house.
The question‘ was taken without discus-\
sion. Yeas 71, hays 137. Lost. -
Motion that the House visit the State
Reform School on Tuesday afternoon,
passed. Adj. ' V '
FRIDAY, June 1st.
Seuate.—Bill relating to Supreme
- Court of Errors came from the House
rejected. _ Senate adhered,_and Mr. Fer-
ry'"appointed com. of Conference;
Bill relating to the fees of ‘Grand Ju-
. tors came from the House indefinitely
postponed; Sgnate concurred.
.House.——Bill concerning the distribu-
tion of school money——referrred to com.
on Education. .-
Resolutioii appointing Samuel S. Rob-
bins State Director of the Iron Bank ;—
referred to com. on Banks. Adj.
Arrival of the Pacific.
One week Later from Europe. _
New Yoiur, May 30.
The siege of Sebastopol -progresses
very slowly indeed, and as the,Te_legraph
-is now in the handsof the Government
it is difficult to decide from the imper
feet hints supplied, whether the besieg-
ers or bes.eged gain most advantage.
Symptoms have transpired of exten-
sive operations beingiabout to commence
on the part of the Allies.
Between Austria and Prussia rela-
tions are getting more intimate, and
have for their object to preserve strict
neutrality. 1 _ _
A new Imperial manifesto has been
issued from _St. Petersburg. The ‘Czar
orders another levy of twelve men ‘.per'
thousand througboutthe, seventeen yes-
tern provinces. ' ‘ '
It is said that the French Govgn-
ment are" in possession‘ of‘-Telegrapliic
accounts from the Crimea, stating -that
there had been heavy,rains forsome days.
The trenches were full of water, and,pll
operations for the time were iniposii le.
Pianori the would be assassin of j the
Emperor has been guillotined. ‘
Cotton advanced L8.‘ Sales of '.ov_zer
100,000" bales. Console 89 1-2 _a. 89 3-4.
I?’ Barn_um’s Baby-Show says the
Tribune, promises remarkable results in
tlis way of displaying human fecundy.-—
We understand that the stalls are all ta-
ken and lots have to go unprovidad for.
Barnum should provide for the crowd of
disappointed and distressed. Suppose
he should try for quarters-for them at
Castle Garden? The emigrants w.on’t
occupy that spot for some time yet. We
learn that there have been booked for the
Exhibition one hundred fine, fat babies,
sound in the important points of animal
perfection, beside nine twins, six “trip-
lets,” one “quarterii,” with dwarfs and
fat little monsters in due proportion.-
The whole crowd can be seen at once
on Tuesday next. One woman from
Danbury, Conn., brings five children, all
born within a year or-two. Then there
are babies of infinitesimal and others of
gigantic proportions. Thus we are in-
formed one weighs four pounds and an-
other four hundred. On the whole, it is
an Exhibition such as a Barnum only
could originate or have the heart to car-
ry out.
l A Model Dun.—An editor “out west’
thus talks to his non-paying subscribers
and patrons. If his appeal does not
bring the "pewter,” we think he need
never try again : _ . V
(Friends, Patrons, S.ubscrz'bers, and
Advertisers .-—Hear.us for our debts,
and get ready that you may pay; trust
us we are in need, and have regard ‘ for
our need, for you have been’ long trust-
ed ; acknowledge your indebtedness,
and dive into your pockets that you may
prpmptly ‘fork over.- If there be any
among you, one single patron that dont’
owe us something, then to him we say
—-'-step aside, consider yourself a gen-,
tleman.” If the re_st.wis.h. to know why
we dun them, this is our answer : Not
that we care about cash ourselves, . but
our creditors ‘ do. Would you rather
that We go to jail, ‘and you:go free, than
you pay our debts, and we all keep mo-
ving ! As we agreed, we have worked
for you ; as we contracted, we have
furnished our paper to you; as we
promised. we have waited upon you, but
as you don’t pay, wevdun you ! ' Here
are agreements for job work, contracts
for subscription, promises for long cred-
its, and duns for deferred payment.-
Who is there so mean that he don't take
a paper?‘ If any, he’ needn’t speak-—
we don’t mean him. Who is there so
green that he don’t advertise? If any,
let him slide——he ain’t the chap either.
Who, is there so bad that he don’t pay
the printer? If any. let him shout-for
he’s—_the man we're after. His name is
Iiegwn. and he's been owing us for one,
two. three, four, five, six, seven and
eight years,
113-’ The Release and Arctic, sailed in
. search of Dr. Kane, on Saturday the 2d
inst. Henry Grinnell on Monday pre-
sented the officers of the Expedition
the Arctic discoveries up to 1854, which
he had received by the last steamer from
Captain Inglefield and John Barrow,
Secretary of the British Admirality.-—-
At the request of Lady, Franklin, who
has finally given up her husband as dead
Mr. Grinnell has had it suitable marble
tablet prepared, to be taken out by the
Expedition, and erected at Beechy Isl-
and, by the side of the stone erected to
the memory of Lieutenant Bellot. The
tableI.,is inscribed to the memory of Sir
John Franklin, and his officers and com-
panions who were lost with him.
037* The Romanists in Ireland are di-
vjded into two factions, whose aims are
essentially antagonistic , the party of
the priests, and the party of the people.
Messrs. Lucas, Duffy and Moore, are the
leaders of the latter, and are studying
zealously to elevate the Irish nation, and
to improve their general social condition.
The party of the priests, headed by Arch-
bishop Cullen, overlook all social ameli-
oration, and aspire to consolidate the
power of the Church, taking advanhge
of every. concession made by Parliament.
[§= There were four attempts to burn
buildings in Bridgeport on Friday night.
0? Between two and three thousand
tenements in the City of New York are
still labelled "to let."
with a set of maps, charts and notes of -
ilf.lil.l-fé[email protected]¥Z §T7ll§.+
Norwalk,'[I'ussday, Jiine 5i"1355- "
Forth: _Gd:ette.-
Ma. Eritrea: '
In common with hundreds of 031!‘
good citizens, I rejoiced to read your maul)’:
temperate, yet stern rebuke of the Sabbath
bi~eaktiig'intqiiiiy‘whicii seems likely to be ‘es-
tablished in connection with our. Steamboat -
accommodations. The public owe you a-debt
of gratitude for your fearless atfnck on this
giant evil. at the outset, and if they fail to
render you morethau acompensation for all
your losses on this score, they must be selfish
indeed. An Editor whospeaks boldly for
right and truth, who rebukes iniquity, own
when he knows it will cost him (I. serious loss
ofpatronage, who riinnifests a regard for the
public morals, which carries him above all
selfish considerations, is a public benefactor.
No one can appreciate his worth but one who
- has lived in ‘places where editors were the
panderers of lniquity——the ready writing adver-
tisers of Sunday sports and drinking carousals
—-ready to lend their countenance to anything
however vile, provided it pays well. ‘
I hopeyon will be sustained by the liberal
support of the wise and good, and more than
compensated for any pecuniary lose you may
sustain from withdrawal of patronage, for the
fearless expression of ‘your honest conviction;-:.
I trust you will be. But if‘ not, you will have
the satisfaction of having done your duty-—a
richer reward than any earthly gains. ~ '
This outrage has come upon us like to. clap
- of thunder in a clear sky. No one dreamed of
it. We all wanted 11 Boat, and the George
Law seemed just the thing for us. We waited
patiently for it—tumed the cold-shoulder on
.the riva1‘Boat and treated it as an interloper.
determined to make the George Law “ Our
Boat”-and now the very first move she
makes is to take out a. gang of Sabbath break-
ers on Sunday morning and bring in a full
load again in the evening——well supplied all
day with strong drink, and turn them loose on
our quiet community 1 ! I
Will the People of Norivalk call this “ Our
Boat .7” Will they patronize it? Will they
risk their liveaon it, when they know‘ that it
is manned and directed by those who habitual-
..
shall see. 3. '1‘.
We do’not apprehend in this particular
iiigtance, the withdrawal of patronage feared
bjiour correspondent; We presume Mr. Coll-_
yer has seen too much of the world to .pro-
scribe any psperfor fearlessly expressing opin-
ionsjat variance with his own, (which is ranch
more than can be said of many who 5,. make
forgiveness of spirit.) If there is any-' -one
trait of character, whichas a community, we
need purging from, it is that narrow minded
and sordid illiberality, which cannot tolerate
an" honest difference of opinion, without war-
fare or prescription. _-We are not the only
victims of this vestige of barbarisni.
But with reference, to this Sabbath question
—we are assured that her Sunday excursions
from New York, are for the purpose of carry-
ing out a company of Germans who go to at-
tend religious worship in their own language.
That the boat is chartered to them for the sea-
son for this purpose, and that hereafter she
will return to the city on Saturday evenings.
Harbor Improvement.
A call for a public meeting to take into
consideration the subject of improving our
harbor, will be found in to day’:-i paper-.' Blah.
orate estimates have been made by competent
engineers, as to the amount of excavating
necessary and the money required therefor,
allot‘ which will be reported at said meeting.
If the citizens of the Bridge have any int er
est in retaining tIlPlI'_lImI'llle business facili-
ties, now is the time to cxhib it it. If some-
thing is not very speedily accomplished, our
gay and cequettish neighbor South N01-walk»
will soon be at the "head of sloop navigation.”
Steamboat Accident.
The‘Steamer George Law‘ struck a sunken
rock_on entering the Harbor of Port Chester,
on Thursday evening last. It caused but lit-
tle damage, however,‘ and a few hours after-
she came up to Norwalk Bridge to unload her
freiglit. By the way, we notice that in her
last issue of Bills the has omitted her Sunday
trips. We are glad to see so objectionable a
feature of so popular a craft and crew, with-
drawn. It is now left for the President_and
Railroad Company to outrage decency, moral-
ity, and religion, by running their trainson
Sabbath Evening, to the great disturbance" of
the evening services in our South Norwalk
Churches.
fl‘ The J om: HART keeps on the even tenor
‘of her way, and seems working herself into
public favor and 0. good support. We should
be glad to see both boats earning living prof.
its, but fear that cannot be accomplished on
this .1-outs. One good Boat could do a living
business, and would be a great public conven.
ience, and we therefore reiterate our wish that
a compromise may be effected between the
two opposing interests.
Washbul-n9s Exhibition.
We were not present at the Indian Exhibi-
tion on Saturday evening, but learn from
numbers present that it was really an interes-
ting and instructive entertainment. Our cor-
respondent “C,” who is not easily moved by
“colored faces,” goes oil‘ in ecstacies concern-'
ing it, which perhaps is good “circumstantial
evidence” in its favor. The country is so full
-of arrant imposters and bumbugs, that when
we are favored with an entertainment instruc-
tive and unexceptionable in every particular,
it is a pleasure to “make :1. note of it.” ‘These
poor children of the forest will be. subjects of
the profouudest interest to the American peo-
ple, so long as a remnant of their once pow-
erful tribes remain.
o --.——-— .
Snnswooi) has left us the June Number of
Harper, and a splendid No. it is too. As this
month commences a new Volume, it is just the
time for all those who wish to take a . good
magazine, to subscribe.‘ This number is as full
as ever of interesting and instructive articles;
Frank Marryatt's illustrated sketch of “Cali-
fornia. thronghfinglish Eyes” is capital, as is
also the illustrated paper on “ The History
and Mystery of Tobacco."
Sherwood has also received No. 7 ofHarpors’
Story Book, entitled “ Virginia.” Price 25
cents.
Friendly Advice. .
It was our good fortune during ii. temporary
visit to New York, to be shown through the
extensive establishment of Messrs. CHARLES
HEARD &. CO., of (‘.01 Guns» STREET. ‘This
celebrated Dry Goods House monopolises the
almost entire patronage of strangers. visiting
the city for family purchase. Rich Shawls,
Silks, Bareges, Printed Jacotiets and Lawns,
with other Dress Goods, Linens, Damask Table
Diapers and Cloths, Skirting and‘ Shootings.
with other goods suitable to the wants of
Housekeepers, may be here found in almost
fabulous abundance." Friendly readers, male
or female, dont leave the city or purchase else.-
where until you visit Messrs. Charles Heard it
Co., 301 Grand Street.
fl‘ The Editorial Convention is postponed
ftoiuthe Gtlito the 20th of Jane-
_-hospitalityvof our citizens is extended to;
lygset at defiance the laws of Jehovah? We
greater pretensions to Christian principle ,-and;
Directors of ‘the New York and .New Haven‘
_ years, prosecuting, the work to which he has
devoted his life and energies.
The first loan for the present war has added
Musical Convention. ' ' E
- This Association will convene here on;
‘Wednesday, June 6th,‘.-and we hope it “fyyilll
receive the attention its merits deserve. ,
who may desire to attend. A.’C"oncert is,-_toé
be given at the close on Friday, evening.
For the Gazette.
CONNECTICUT has-and we tbinktiwiselyeby
her Legislature, restricted the character of:
the amusements of her people. Among t‘r.n..~
which her laws not only tolerate but encnnr- ?
age, is the "Exhibition of Washburn’s great.
‘Indian Museum and Gymnasium.” which put‘. .
formed here on S8l.ll1‘(I9.y(‘.Tenlhg last to :,
‘crowded house, notwithstanding the unfavora- l
ble weather. It so often happens that a negro ‘
dance or some simple hocus pocus performance
is crowded, _while 9. Concert, Lrcture, or otiirr ,
instructive and truly rational amu-'-cmcnt r-rr‘-- l
seats a. beggarly appearance of‘ empty beach: 3, l
that we really expected at small house in this ’
case, but were agreeably disappointed. The §
performances of this tribe of Indians, showing
their mannersand customs, convey more 511-
formation to the mind, Y°'mE 0' 015- than PR‘ 1
ges of History or years of study. Here for
twenty-five cents a knowledge of Indian Life
and Character is obtained which will last for-
ever. . .
Did not, we wonder, the excellent perform-
ances of Tom’s——our “ Tom’:-."—Bn.nd have
something to do with drawing that crowd of
Ladies and Gentlemen through the mud and
darkness to the Canvass? We understood that
“ Tom” had retired to private. life. and Were
agreeably disappointed to‘ see him with his
truly fine Band. Success to him and them. (‘'3'
peclally Mr. Wilcox, the gentlemanly cashier.)
In fine, a company presenting an elevating and
instructive amusement like this, must be suc-
cessful with an appreciating public. , C. _ '
Mill Site for Sale.
A very pretty and valuable Mill si_te at Sil-
ver Mine, is to be sold at Auction the present
week, and is worthy the attention of’ any per-
son desiring a small water po: er. See adv.
Harper’: Mutazine.
The Jane number of Harper has been issued.
Its illustrated articles, are ; The History “and
Mystery of Tobacco, California through English’
eyes, Sketches in Bi-azil,‘an‘ the Newcoiiies)
It has its usual variety ofi teresting matter.
For sale by Kizsrr. - lg --
fl‘ The Schobl Mceti on Saturday eve-
ningresulted ina.denial of the Petition of.
the Winnepaukcrs,,and oved most _ conclu-
sively that “Sa'ltpetre., A ll explode” under
certain’ clrcuiastances.i .
§“Beldeii, at W port, is selling Dry
Goods at remarkably 1' prices. See advert-
isemeut in another col n. «
no-‘We have recei ed from William Good.-: _
win, Esq., his Annua Legirlativc Statistics
containing an uccou . of the names, residences.
age, birth-place, occt atio‘ii,w edded condition,
politics, &c., of each member of the Connecti-
cut State Gove meat, and of the Members
of the Legislat e. To be sold by the author.
A New OY R Br:n.—A resolution, says the
Times, offered y the Hon. Mr. Ferry of the
Senate, was p_ sed by both Houses of the Leg-
islature on the 3d;inst., providing that George
Hoyt and 0th ‘s of Norwalk, be permitted to
enter their p tion for a law relating to the
planling of store in the Secretary's oflice,
any rule or law to the contrary notwith-
standing. ,
.Thornps;-‘.1 Bank .N‘ote Reporter gives us
the followiilg information :
“Applications have gone into the Depart-
ment at Washingtonfor 129,000 Warrants.——
These Warrants will average about 120 acres
each, niaking an aggregate of over thirteen
millions of acres. Theygare in active demand,
and from present indications will continue so
for sdine time, aetliere are valuable tracts of
land open for entry; and we are now buying
at the followingprice, viz : 31-10 per acre.
Revolutionary Bounty Scrip being exempt
from Land Ollice charges, is worth 3, cents per
aoi-e:inore,than Warrants,” J ‘ I A '
p-‘ The N. lY‘.'Joui-nal of Commerce thinks
it isliof‘ little use to warn the innocents through-
out_tlie_country against the..arts_ ‘of the city
sharpen. The innocents don’t take the papers.
A gentleman in_ Illinois has twice recently
sent 36 to New York, in reply to‘ a swindling
letter, informing him that evaluable package
directed-,to him would be forwardedgon receipt
of‘ tliatjdinonnt. He ’aftei-vvards sent personal
ly,,a‘iid'found there was no such firm’ as that
which.pro.ft-ssed t0,h0I(_T_tIi(} package for him;
Good peoplejn the_.eoaatry,! there is_._no pg;-I
son in New York, unknown tolyou, who has a
yaluable package -for. yoiil7; it. you 'send.-'n«dql-
lar to the address of any advertisement, you
‘will not “ hear ofsoniething to your ‘advan-
tage,” nor wil1.you ever. again hear of your
dollar. ‘ .. _ . , . .
&S.lfr.l Gough the great temperance lectu-
rer, is about to return to America, in_ conse-
quence of ill health. file intends to return to
'4 advalncedl, _Qne,’proni tio
N,§.:y,v.—Yonx, June 1st, 1855.
A strange }.to our city life noting thc
. ,,,.*-L
_ 51319114?-‘l fitifidte residences upon 51!! av
80110. and neighboring streets
which vie“ as Englishmen assure me
arithjliemost aristocratic. quarters 0
London is quite likely to woiider whc
iiwnidnd inhabit them. He sees no met
in the street, or at the resorts of busi
ness, whose appearance ttzlll comports
with on ch palatial magnificence, and im.
n;_fine.s"ther‘e is a class of citiz'ens~éf‘no.
hler perzon and bearing, and distin-
uishing outward adornmeuts, in short 2
rr
-3‘
xlcmi-divine breed, the sight of wbicl
never blessed his eyes. Not 3 bit Of it
1f it is worth his while our curious
friend may disencliant his conceptions
by dropping into some dingy ill-smelling
office in Front st. where he will tint‘
one of his suppositions celestials "in criim
pled dickie, and boots innocent-Ofgblack
ing, using, and often murdering the lan-
guage of mortality upon such » earthly
l°Pl°9- 39 ‘allow. turpentine, whale oil.
b°““‘ and Dim)‘. if the thing still seen
John Smith whose waking speculations
down town’ are of putty and hogan.
themes has his sleeping visions
town, and such princely magnjficéncp
Thirty years ago some lubberly coast.
ing» craft on some drizzly morning, de
posited on some dock of Gotham a gaw
ky country boy tender with memorie
of home, and richin nothing i but iiatu
ralshrewdness; and ‘that indescribable
yet all important something iwhicb. .i_
tensely summed in the phrase" vgoahegd
ativeness." Confused-by the many sight
and sounds which assail him, he stun.
files into _the very establishment, frog
"over-tho '.door of which bis‘-full.. nam
new states in big letters, and srajiumei
ingly asks’ for-work. Fortunately ther.
is a vacancy and ‘John begins his cit
life half errand boy, half porter. He. ,2’
faithful’, _a_c_tive and jntelli "' ' “ '
it
'\
other until” :.'aftei'“" t'eii':“:l‘yeai"s" ”'li‘b‘oHou
"working up,” he senior partner of’
great com_merciaI jg hbbsifv ""l"-‘E,1_r‘_ei'ytl.-iiri
he ems-. iriotfiii*é,.‘aiiriiiiiIis»r6ii’s.iir‘iipo
him as-"if Fortune‘hailg’ceas‘cd‘-to-bio ficl;
le, and '.formed a permanent attachmen
Speculating mamas with marriageab}
daughters softly hint- to. vJohn~.’t’ia' tim
he were weds‘ ‘The suggestion‘ ‘revive-»
the memorylof an early love, and sum
day in the dull season a girlish ‘far
glancing out of the port, ‘ long; fxcii
his ledger an lief‘ shi_i:t‘§“‘ it’ with s*”ii§i
and a week ‘aftertlie ’c‘l‘erksTall knot
that John Smith, is married in his nativ
town, and will take. the unwanted dist}
parion of rzfull week at Saratoga an
Newport. ‘ Then come frisions of’ a fan
ily, and :1 home suitable to one of ti:
"solid men,” al,],d,llp,\venl‘. the 5th arr
line palace, wliibli you, my strung:
friend, so marvelled at. ’Tis gran
without and costly within, with lung».
ties from all the" world, and Jébn ‘Smit-
lias proud and beautiful daughters wh.
have changed the orthography of hi
his name to Smythe, and can trace
back to the Norman Conquest, who lax —
guish through the [inoining, and shin’
resplendent in satin and pearls at eve:
ing assemblies, who have little loves 1
feet, and turn up their classic noses
mechanics, and date on Operas and th
"divine Mario,” and snub John Smitl
because he will unbutton his vest in th
parlor, and snubmama because in th
presence of thelelegant Mr. Sfnall Wei
she couples nouns singular with’ veil
plural, and att_ributes+_._ ~ the___{‘p.ro,verbis
philo§opb’y”'to wa.':s.~ ‘”John"Sinith'hs
a son too who- wears unimpeachabl
fneckclotlis and is an jar": inzths later
imported dances, and who ignores th’
shop and stays out late at night, and he
heavy eyes.in_the,ino‘r‘?ning,. who shock
hisaisters:bY'.-Professiiig-. an . undying. -at
uiclinient to‘ Julie. danseasev Soto,‘ wh
goes .to the:-best Scliools-,h’a’nd who be
enough, of the ability of his ~,fathel"__I'
make liiniself distinguished if be we!’
presssttgsr .the.n¢¢.e.-siii.u.!of-poverty. br
\YlI_OgS8§.lfi is,.stands.a..fair.chanco to rui‘
._ nimself.‘ ,To my .unsophisticated~.frien:.‘=
when you admire the lofty brown stori
Great Britain next year, and remain in it five
fl Byjthe New’ 'Yo'rk”fire 'iii'Ann-st., wen.-
nesday night, G. P. Putnam &”Co. lost the
entire duodecimo edition, amounting to about
12,600, copies in sheets of" Ii-ving’s Life 01
Washington. The octavocdition, manuscript
and plates, are all safe.
3 The British national ‘debt’ incurred in
past wars, reaches, the almost inconceivable
amount of four billions of dollars, and the ‘an-
nual interest iipon it, is one hundred and forty
millions of dollars,’ about double the annual
expenses of the United States Government.-—
eighty millions of dollars to the national debt ;
and besides this, fifty-six millions more have
becn extorted from the people by extra. taxa-
tion, making it total amount paid for war pur-
poses in a single year. of nnr-.' linnrlr-id‘ and
thirty-six millions of dollar-s——by which no
solid advantage has been galimd, but only the
chagrin and dishonor of it lirully l’i1n.llz1:.";l)ll and
disastrous campaign. This. vast amount of
money has sustained an -ifiecilive force of only
about 25,000 men in the Crimea and "two idle
squadrons in the Black mid Baltic Seas.
_»%‘,Tom Thumb, the colnlvrutod little great
man, was married at Webster. M-.is.s., on Thurs-
day last, to a Miss '\:inl‘.0n. of Bridgeport. Ct-
So says ruuior—donb't ii.
g‘ The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer states
the actual defences nl’ New York harbor at
1064 guns, of varibns iԤllll)l'r-.., though most of
them are heavy pi-it-nzc. Till: includes 313
guns at Throg-‘g Neck. and takes in the works
on Governor’s Island, Staten Island and at the
Narrows. At the comment-einent of the pres-
ent siege, Sebastopol was armed with 5!. total
of 894 guns.
_/fir Dr. Hall, in-his medioriljmirnal, asserts
that one great cause ofdyspepsla in ministers,
is eating too soon after prcncliing.
$0. Edward Lester is said to be at work
on the life of James Gordon Bennett, of‘ the
Satanic Herald, which is soon to be presented
to the public. Lester never had 8 blacker
fronts and_,_the,the Venetian halustradc
on 5_zn*‘.(”v*eriiie; and ‘ihrougri ‘iii'é"“iiiiii:
parencyof the large French windov
patios‘ catch glimpsesof an unaccustorr
ed splendor, pray don’t imagine for ._a
moment that the occupan!!..flI¢_ made c
any other stud’ than the‘ or
dinaryj Jiumanity. Adapt’,
2'rorn‘the"dust of our common _earth an»-
we are none of us better made, depenc
upon it. ' .
The literary event of the month will
be the publication of -Henry ’Ward Bee
cher’s “Star Papers,’-’ by J. C. Derby.-—
[ have been favored with a ‘perusal 0
[ha proof sheet, and we promise you:
readers a rare intellectual treat.-.-ail_,,,po,_.
Iitical and controver§~ially_~rel-igiliitiiilie
orics are escliewed, and the‘ rich mind of
Beecher, the man, intellectual, imagina-
tive and profoundly learnt, « both of mat
and things, is portrayed upon ‘these pa-
pers, to wliicli the title of Star is nc
misnomen. They consistof fresh anc‘
hearty records of foreign: travels and do
liglitlul sketches of rural scenes and in-
cldents at home. Whether he palate
with his lelicitous wordicnlai-y, the gra:
old towers of Wnr\vick. Castle or tlr
home lyrooni where Shakspeare W3:
born, the Picture Galleries of the Lux-
einbourg, or the forget me not blooming
by the Avon, the reader is equally do-
liglited, and seems actually,to sec 71‘/fiffi
he saw. The publisherinforms me flit,
the advance orders for the work an
very large, and that two power pr?-939!
have been at work for nearly three weeks
to meet them. I am also informed tllul
a distinguislierl London Publish“ .h'«.'l
purchased an advance copy in fill“-F3?
pectation of a large sale in Eflgland-P. v. 1-
can only hope that your readers ."‘a5°
enjoy me same pleasure I experienced
in the .~.;.:=.::. -.5. "of this m0-‘Iv bolok.-,5
subject to write upon, or more befitting his pen.
Th - ‘ ack 'l‘estiI_l|9nial,’4’ given
incongruous, let us see how ii, is ma.
Norwalk Chronicler