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r Hurt/'or¢! f.-‘ourunt.
We have priiit-.-tl this noble series of
It-:!.tiLli.l:)lt-5' inore than once already ; but
we iilt- to keep our platloi'iii before the
petiplc, We feel proud of the ground
:.-ii wliicli we stand; and all we a.-zlt of
catnlid men of any party, is to study our ,
platform fairly: and ask themselves if,
the Auiericaii party of this State has not
proved triieiin the hour oftrial '? \Vlicn,
in all our past history. has Connecticut
had the true grit to chalk out her own
course in advance of and against the
earnest I'l¢'-HIOIISURIICB of political associ-
ates from Massachusets and New York‘!
A new era has been inaugurated; and
the action of Sperry and Perkins and our
other wort.liy delegates at Philadelphia
has recently proved that Connecticut, in
the hour of trial does her duty, and acts
up t.o her convictions lot. the consequen-
ces be what they may. So far back as
June, i855, our party solmenly resolved
to abide by the following principles :
.Resol~ved’ That we declare t.lie follow-
ing to be the principles of the American
Party of Connecticut, and we call upon
all honest citizens to rally togetlier for
their support.
1. The maintenance of the Union of,
these United States as the paramount?
political good; or, to use the la_nguage
of Washington, “ the primary object of
patriotic desire," And hence the full
recognition of the rights. of the several
States, as expressed and reserved in the
Constitution; and a careful avoidance,
by th
forence with their rights by
or execiitive action.
Obedience. to the Constitution oflfill on board.
these United States, as the supreme law A,
of the land, obligatory alike to all.
3. A revision and modification of the
laws of inimigration. and the settleincnt
of inimigrants. Offering to the honest
immigrant. who, from love of liberty or
hatred of oppression, seeks an asylum in
the United States, the protection of O‘.lr
flag and our laws. But unqualified op-
position to the transmission to our shores
of criminals and paupers.
-l. A radical change of our Naturali-
zation Laws.
Tho support for political stations———
executive, legislative, judicial or diplo-
inatic——of those only who do not hold
civil allegiance, directly or indirectly, to
any foreign power, whether civil or ec-
clesiastical, and who are Ainericatis by
birth, or by thorough education and
training; thus fulfilling the maxim,
“ AMERICANS ONLY SHALL GOVERN AMER-
ICA.” The protection of all persons in
the legal and proper exercise of their
civil’ rights and privileges; the main-
tenance of the right of every man to the
full, unrestrained and peaceful enjoyment
of his own religious opinions and wor-
ship. .
6. The education of the youth of our
country in schools provided by the State,
which schools shall be common to all,
without distinction of creed or party, and
free from an influence or direction of s
denominational or partizan character.--
And inasmuch as christ.ian'ity, by the
constitutions of nearly all the States, and
by the consent of the people of America
is considered an element of our political
system, and as the Holy Bible is at once
the source of Christianity, and the de-
pository and fountain of all civil and ro-
ligious freedom,we oppose every attempt
to exclude it from the schools thus estab-
lished in the States. -
7. VVe advocate Protection to Ameri-
can industry and genius, against the ad-
verse policy of foreign nations; also, fa-
cilities to internal and external coni-
rnerco, by the improvement. of rivers and
harbors.
8. The unconditional restoration of
that time-honored prohibition known as
the Missouri Compromise, which was
destroyed in utter disregard of the popu-
lar will; a wrong which no lapse of time
can palliate, and no plea for its continu-
once can justify. And that we will use
all constitutional means to maintain the
positive guarantee of that. compact, until
the object. for which it was enacted has
been consummated by the admission of
Kansas and Nebraska as Free States.
9, That Connecticut will never con-
sent to the extension of Slavery over the
common domain of the United States;
but on the contrary, believing that the
free institulioiis, which an experience
almost coeval with the life of the Re-
public, has proved to be good for her,
are, and will be good for all future com-
:’tIl0nWEIll'.l1S, she will strive to the host.
of her ability, to exclude the relation of
lmman bondage from the national Terri-
l.0."l0l-
if). Th.at it is the duty of the general
(_;oV¢,~nment. to protect, even by armed
jntej-v9n‘(lOl1, if necessary, the people of
11.: Len-imries in the exercise of the right.
of wffi-age, and that the National Ad-
ministration vvhicli neglects to perform
this duty .is recreant alike to the Consti-
tution aiid the best interests of the
Union. .
11. The union of these States should
he made perpetual by a faithful adherence
to the principles embodied in the Declar-
ation of Independence, and confiruied by
the Constitution.
12. All the principles of the Order to
be henceforth everywhere openly avow-
ed ; each member shall be at liberty to
make known the existence of the Order,
and the fact that he himself is a member.
T/1.¢ B7-iclgaport .\"tanda»/‘cl has
communication giving and account. of
an excitement which occurred in South-
gport, conisequenton the attempt made by
the sons of an old gentleman, who had
It
married a young wife, to take him home ,
to themselves,claiming that he was neg-
lected. The wife showed herself at a
front. chamber window, an-rlishabille,
and excited a moli. The house was
pelted with stones, cggs, &c., &.c., and
iinallya couple officers from Bridgeport
had to be summoned, who arrested some
of the leaders, but after they were taken I
to Fairfield, no trial was had, and they
were discharged.
Night S
.Bl0or1.—-Among all the numerous inedi-
cities advertised for these complaints,
none can be found so eflicacious as Dr,
"Poo-gers’ Syrup of Livcrwort, Tar, and
fianclialagua. It siilidues the irritation
stops the sweating, and restores the
strength in a very short space of time.
It is well worth your trial. It can he
found at the Drug Stores.
If One good result of the constitu-
timial amendment requiring all electors
‘to read the constitution and the statutes,
has manifested itself in a town near
New Haven, where the Democrats have
openedaschool to teach a number of
Irishman to read—not from any convic-
tion as to the intrinsic value of edur:a-
tion, but so that they may be able to
vote the Democratic ticket. We are
thankful that even had intentions may
work out useful ptirposes.~—._Io24r7ia.l.
l ii-frock III’ the Joint R uni-"die.--.'§
Stateinesst of Tlmissas W’. Nye.
l evident; that the ship was filling rapidly.
r
e General Government, of all iiiter— ,
legislative i Were five boats
1 which, I think, would not have carried
wea.t.- (mil Sjiéttlng of
: The ship John Riitledge, Capt. Alex-
jauder Kelley, sailed from Liverpool on
- the 16th of January, for New York.—— .
l She was loaded quite deep, and had on l
lboard an assorted cargo, including at}
, large quantity of iron. She also had ,
* 1‘-30 passengers in the steorage. The ,
l officers and crew nuinbered :20 men.-—-E
The naine of the first niate was Atltison .
and he was from Philadelphia ,
lous weather, and lost. a man from the
jibboom. We also lost a passenger, I
who was washed overboard by a sea.-—
On the 18th of February, at noon, in l
ion. 46 56 West, lat. 45 34-, we enc0un- ,
t.ered a field of ice, aml in making our
way through it, struck one or two heavy
pieces projecting four or five feet out of
the water. The weather was hazy, and
, we could not see far ahead. The wind
5 was aft, and the ship being closely sur-
rounded by field ice, would not steer
well. We could not keep clear of the
heavy masses of ice. At last, early the
next morning, the ship struck heavily
upon an iceberg. and started planks
from the forefoot. Tho pumps were
sounded, and it was found that. the ship
was leaking at a faarftfl rate. Two
, pumps were set. going and the crew and
5 passengers divided into watches of
twelve each to work them. A qualiti-
ty,ot' salt. and crates of crockery in large
number were hoisted out of the hold and
thrown overboard. By this means the
leak \v‘as got. at, and some pillars and
clothing stuffed into it. But. they seem-
ed to do little good, and it soon became
t
; Preparatioiis were then made to aban-
= don her, and take to the boats. There
attached to the ship,
As it. was some twenty-
- five or thirty were left to go down with
5 the wreck, of whom, all lint the mate
, and carpenter were passengers. The
boat that l was in was the last to shove
.; off. It was the csrpenter’s niatc'sintoii-
, tion to have joined us; but they went
j to sound the pumps, and while doing so
2 our boat broke adrift. Indeed, had we
‘g lain alongside a few minutes longer, we
should have been swamped.
We soon lost sight of the ship. and
l found OIIISCIVCS--—[llll.'teOll in number—
« upon the wide ocean with but about a
lgallon of water and six or eight potnids
l of bread. The party in the boat consis-
l ted of the boats-witin, a Scotch sailor,
five men, four women, and a little girl,
passengers, and myself. One of the two
men was the mate’: wife. The weath-
er was intensely cold; the boat shipped
a great deal of water, and from the ef-
fects of both the sufferings that we were
to encounter were not long delayod.—
The two other sailors, Mrs. Atkison and
myself were warmly clothed; but the
passengers, excepting one lady were not.
That lady was wrapped tip in two blan-
kets. - »
On the fifth day, all those in the boat
with me began to drink sea water. I
warned t.liem against. it, but they persis-
ted. I got very little of the water ta-
ken from the ship, but I drank no sea
water. VVhen my mouth became parch-
ed and dry, I rinsed it out with sea wa-
ter, but swallowed none. Some snow
fell one day which I found a great re-
lief. After the others began to drink
sea water they died in quick succession-
On the seventh day the last one died,
and left me the only living one in the
boat. The dead who first. succumbed
were thrown overboard ; but the four
last were beyond my little remaining
strerigt.li, and for more than two daysl
was forced t.o sit with their distorted
bodies before me, and with but little
hope that a better fate would be mine.
The last who died, was a passenger---
an English lady of slight. form—t.he
mother of the little girl. Her daughter
preceded her buta few hours. I cannot
remember the order in which the others
died. The boatswain, the night before
his death, became delirious and furious.
He assaulted Mrs. Atkison, hit her se-
verely oii the arm, and scratched her.-—-
He threw the bucket overboard, and at-
tempted to throw the cars overboard al-
so. He assaulted me with the canteen,
and struck me a blow on the face, the
marks of which I still hear. He died
about noon, some hours before whicli
he became listless and stupid. Nearly
all the others became delirious. Mrs.
Atkinson called in the most. agonising
tones for water-—stretching out her hands
to receive it. They all died like the
boatswain. and in many instances, the
first notice I had that another victim had
fallen, was by his pitching over when
the boat lurched heavily.
\Ve had a compass in the boat, but‘
Mrs. Atkinson in jumping in, broke it.
It would have been of little use, the
boat was so unsteady. \Vc made no ef-
fort to reach any particular point——our
only hope being that we should be seen
and picked up by ‘some passing vessel.
Mrs. Atkinson took charge of the bread
and water, and would give but little out
She and the boatswain drank most of
the water. Both were soon exhausted,
and then the bitter cold began to tell
l upon us. It is my opinion that if we
l had been well supplied wit.h food and
. water, most of us could withstood the
icold. On the third day in the boat, a
j male passenger died. He was very
1 thinly drcsscd—-a light coat being his on-
l ly one. He was followed the next day
l by a woman, whose husband survived
' horfor a day or two. \Ve this day saw
ja brig running free, with a light wind.
.s Our hearts were cheered with the pros-
pect of a speedy relief. VI-'e raised a
slgllali on an oar, and pulled for her with
all our strength. VVe gained on her for
some time, and I began to picture to
myself the hearty welcome, that would
be extended to the shipwrecked by her
captain and crew. But. a breeze soon
sprung up, and our hopes were crushed.
She gradually left us- I thought we
1 were near eziough to be seen frorii her
deck, but no notice was taken of us.
Notwithstanding this great. disappoint-
nieiit, I endeavored to keep tip my spir-
its. -
VVlien all my companions were dead,
I fixed an oar upright, with is white
woolen shirt and a red silk liandkerchief
waving from the top, as a signal. This
was the first permanent. signal that; had
been erected. My feet and legs had be-
come very badly frozen, and IWasliard-
ly able t.o move. I lay in the bow of
the boat. It would ship a sea occas'mn-
ally, and 1 would rouse myself and hail
ll» Out. I would then lie down again.
On the 28th of Feb., when I had been
nine days in the boat, I saw aship hear-
ing down towards me. I I was now
confident that I would be rescued. I was
directly in her path. As she neared me
she hove-to and sent a boat to my relief.
Myself and the boat which had borne
me so long in mid-ocean were hoisted
on board. The bodies were Collsiovned
to the deep. I found the ship to 1;: the
Germanic, Capt. “load, from Havre for
New York. Capt, \Vood who proved
t.O he a townsman of mine, his wife Mr,
Papon, the Steward, and the first Mare,
have been unremitting in their atten-
l
lions. My frozen limbs were put in
,. _ .
cold water, and then bran ]‘t‘JlIlllt'r*:- were
fizitiliril to tlneni. To this and the other
jlllllt“l0l'lS l.l‘€fLllllt"lll \\'lllt.'.Il I l'F‘4'r‘l\'F.1.l at party in t
Isaac Tuucey.
The siiccess of the Admiiiistratiun
his State, will procure the re-
Illr! liaiids of my gum! l‘rn-inl.- on board election of this gentleman to the United
the Gerniaiiiti, l shall he iiitlebtcd for
the restoration of ni_v limbs
helong in New .l3t-.tlford, Mass.
I18
pecially rugged.
pounds when I tool; to the boat.
triliute my existeiiim lit=yoin.l that of my
companions to my abstaining from the
use of sea water.
only a little hitter, having lost the l.irak-
ish taste peculiar to sea water, and was
it.hoiit its injurious effect upon the sys- l Mr. Toucev,
teni. My companions appeared to suf- i In private l'ife,—of exemplar
W
fer great pain after they had drank sea
water.
From another statement we take the
following paragraph :-
“A small piece of biscuit was the
daily ration appointed for each inrIividu-
al, and a draught of water could not be
permitted. to any one. A suck through
the cork was all that could be allowed,
and if any one obtained enough for a
swallow, the demijohn was immediately
taken from him, and he was deprived of
his evening’s stick.”
Of the present condition of Nye, the
New York Times says 2-
“ “We. should have been able to present
a more complete account of the calamity,
if our inforriiant, the young seaman
aforesaid, had been in a more convales-
cent state. He is confined to his berth,
and suffers very much from the long ex-
posure to cold, and from the exhaustion
consequent upon so many days depriva-
tion of nourishment. At times he is
quite delirious, and in his best condition
is unable to relate much, or hear much
questioning. Should he recover, he will
probably be tot.ally lamed, and other-
wise incapacitated, for life, for any use-
ful employment.”
The Record of’ a Triumph.
Consolationfar the Sufciing
There is no little consolation in the
thought that, however the impostor may
flourish for a season, he cannot. long
continue, to delude mankind. 1-low
men contrive to acquire a brief and flashy
reputation, and then sink into disrepnte
and oblivion 3 This is especially true
of the pretenders to medical skill, who,
in an age when diseases abound, seek to
inveigle themselves into the confidence
of the public, and to impose upon it with
their noxious nostrums. We confess that
years ago, when we first heard of the
universal celebrity of Professor Holloway
we distrusted his lofty claims, and arm.
gated to ourselves a superiority of dis-
cernment which would not allow him to
entrap our judgement. Most heartily
do we beg his pardon for the unjust, im.
putatioii. A careful study of his system
convinced us that we were indeed mic.
taken, and that the world. to do him
justice, should immediately, as it un.
doubtedly will hereafter, rank him fore.
most among its benefactors. He has
solved the mystery of human diseases,
and proved that all medical treatment,
from the time of HUNTER, has been based
upon false premises. Jenner did not
effect a greater revolution in the method
of dealing with the small-pox then D;_
Holloway has done in the ordinary med-
ical routine of the present day.
The human blood is not a mere fluid,
coursing through the veins and arteries,
and partaking of the mere qualities of
other fluids. It. is, startling as the state-
ment may be secii—Alz"ue. It isinplain
words, “tile life of man.” All physio].
ogical, diseases, such as indigestion,
deranged kidneys, liver, heart, lungs,
stomach all impure secretions in the body
and a large majority of epidemic and
endemic diseases have their origin, or at
least their exciting cause in the impure
state of the blood. Cleanse that and
keep it cleansed, and no sickness can
prostrate , or oven assail the system.‘
This splendid discovery has given a lustre
to Professor, Hollmvag/’s name, u-an.
cendirig the renown of heroes and states-
men. We do not wonder at the great
fame, he has acquired in Europe Asia,
Africa and Australia. We rejoice that
he has visited our own country and
opened an establishment in New York,
which will be a very Temple of Health
to our own citizens. His Pills and
Ointment are the most wonderful sane-
tives which science and skill have yet.
produced.—N. Y. Sunday Times.
News Summary.
The Norwich Aurora publishes tho
proceedings of aLoco meeting at Gris-
wold, New London county. The del-
egates were appointed to the State Con-
vention, and the following remarkable
Resolution was passed. It seems that
the party in that town have great reason
for congratulation, being much better off
than in old times} '
"Resolved, That. amidst all the ites,
isms, and Dark Lantern Systems of the
present day, the Democracy of Griswold
still lives and is in much better condition
than it was in Sodom.”
A yankee captain bound for Liverpool
whose wife died on the passage, em-
balmed the body in the oil of cinnamon
found among the cargo. He was rather
astonished on his arrival at port. to find
that the oil that he had used was worth
$4500. He could not pay the bill, and
was thrown into prison, but was tilti-
mately released through lthe influence
of Barng brothers, and will have an idea
hereaftqrlof the valuefof the essential
oils.
The celebrated banking house of the
Rothschilds loaned during the past. year
'.$5l5,000,000,as follows : England, $80-
000.000. Turkey. $40,000,000; Sardinia
$10,000,000; Austria, $120,000,000,
Russia. first loan, $130,900,000 ; Russia,
second loan, $100,000,000 ; England, on
exchequer bills, $35,000,000. ,
A woman named \Vard residing near
Bridgeport. N. Y. on Sunday, murdered
her four children by cutting their throats
with an axe. She then made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to cut her own throat-—
Cause, neglect and brutality of her hus-
band.
During the long passage of the bark
Amelia. which put into St. Thomas af-
ter being blown off from the coast, the
provisions were exhausted and the hold
being swarming with rats, the men went
to work and caught the rats, which, with’
the ice, kept them from starving. They
were in this condition for twenty two
days.
In New York, on 'I‘liursday last, Jacob
Little & (lo. sold for cash, to Messrs.
Camman & Co., the snug little lot. of
15,000 shares of Reading R. R. and
8000 shares of Erie,(R.eading at 91, and
Eric at 58) counting up nearly $1,150,-
000 of money. This is the largest tran-
saction on record in this country.
Geo, Wilson, the negro, confined on
suspicion of having murdered the Cap-
tain and crew of the Eudora Imogene,
has been discharged on the ground of ir-
regular proceedings.
The only town in the State where the
Pierce party has succeeded in dividing
the opposition, is Sharon, where they
have nominated one Pierce man, and
one whig.
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VVe encountered the most ti-.n1Pestu-l . I. used fondle of Wei ml‘ “"3 anu'A"'mn”"an°." ma]°my'_
» ice that formed npoii the boat. It wast Are you ready to return him
5 to represent principles that
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States Senate. Are you, people of Con-
to use. If necticut, prepared to return a man to
,1 have ‘ that grave,
V" SUPPO-‘ml my ttultstitttliolt Was 98- tioii, who has deliberately and insulting-
I weiglieal about 146 l ly wfmed zo obey your instructions corn-
1 at» _ lI||llll(}E,l.€.(l through your representatives,
dignified, and important sta-
He has dared to assert that lie-represents
only the Democracy of Connecticut, and
to Cong was
you abhor I
We have no personal opposition to
He is gentlenianly man
y habits and
tmexccptionahle character. He is 3 man
of talents when his excessive bigotry _of
political opinion will allow it. He is,
as an individual, immeasurably above
the weak Brigadier General whom the
fortune of politics has placed at the head
of the nation. But Isaac Toucey is the
representative of a policy to which the
majority of the voters of this State are
irreconcileably opposed. His election
would lie hailed through the whole slave
territory as a triumph of slavery over
froedom—ofhordor ruffianism ovor order
and law—of the grossest wrong over the
clearest right. ‘
Isaac Toucoy refused to obey :lie iii-
structions of the State which elected
him. He voted to repeal a compromise
that had consecrated Kansas and Nebras-
ka to freedom. He opened the door to
the extension of slavery over United
States Territory. He would place slave
labor in republican soil. He approves
of the acts of Kansas Legislature which
threaten imprisonment to the advocates
of freedom for even uttering their senti-
ments, and which refuse the right of suf-
frage to all anti-slavery men. He Stip-
ports the President in his determination
to establish these laws by force. Is such
a. man worthy 3/our sufmge 1’
Hanjorrl Coumnt.
. ‘To the Rescue.
When J udgo Ingham was nominated
for Governor of Connecticut, Peiog
Chjlds, Esq., upon taking the chair, de-
liverod himself in the following sublime
and patriotic strain. Read it, and see if,
as you follow the rounded periods and
swelling symphonies, you cannot recog-
nize the distinguished author of the
"harp of a thousand strings” sermon.—-
Every lpver of his country, will appre-
ciate ita thrilling eloquence:
Gnnrnnncn or rm: Convrinrion :——1
am very happy to be called upon to pre-
side over a Committee who has assem-
bled for such purposes as you have, and
that you have now to perform important
business. You have now at this moment
of time, to proceed to the transaction of
important business!
You are to nominate the standard
bearers which is to wave in triumph
over the State. You are to name him
which you will choose for Treasurer,
and so forth.
Um'an.—The different branches of
the oposition have commenced their lo-
cal nomiuations aright by uninting upon
candidates for Senator in all the Dis-
tricts where any action has been had-—
In the 3d, 4th and 21st the candidates
are the same py the formal action -of
conventions, and in no district yet has
there been any separate nominnatinos.
We hope the same wise policy will pre-
vail in the remaining districts, and thus
secure the Senate beyond a peradven-
tnre- The Democrats truily say the
next week will decide the election. If
the oppsition allow themselves to be
divided the Administration carries the
State. If we are united we sweep it as
thoroughly as any of us could desire.-—
Union, Harmony and Effort, are the
watch words.---.N. H. Journal.
Ansel-ica‘nissn in llzlsjsde Island.
The American Party, at their late -
State Convention in Rbode Island, took
the same ground that Connecticut
Americans have -taken. They say tha't
under the Constittition, freedom is na-
tional and slavery sectional ; that the ex-
tension of slavery ought to be opposed
at all times and under all circumstances,
against all compromises. They assert
that the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise and the present Kansas policy of
Mr. Pierce’s Administration merits the
indignant reprobation of every freeman
They declare that the party will favor
the nomination of no one for the office
of President or Vice President who does
not represent the above views. The
platform contains likewise the usual dec-
larations against foreign influence and
the extent of Romanism, and in favor
of the control of American institutions
by Americans. '
These resolutions were sentjto the Re-
publican State Convention held the
next day, which, after some opposition
and stormy debate, accepted their decla-
ration on slavery as satisfactory,and sub-
stantially nominated the same ticket ;—
by a vote of 49 to 25. Some of the
Republicans dislike this coalition.
Com-a.'mr.
‘é Fish, ho.”-
We notice that the Fishcampaign has again
opened. Allen, Meeker .35 Co., in particular,
and several other merchants in general, made
a. fine display of the tinny tribes, Saturday
evening. Fish seem to be decidedly the most
popular beef in our market at present, except-
ing of course the importation from New Haven
on Thursday cveninglast.
3* We had the pleasure, on Saturday last,
of taking by the hand, our old friend T. M.
Netvson, Esq., formerly of the Derby Journal,
but now of the St. Paul (Minnesota) Daily
Times. He left. that Territory as a delegate
to the Pittsburgh Convention, and is at present
negotiating for some three or four power
presses for his office. He comes hale, hearty,
and in all the exuberance of spirit inseparable
to westernlife. He reports the thermometer
as having ranged only 45° below zero.-
Wlicrv !
.Dr-. Kcmscday.
The lecture at‘ this Divine at South Nor-
walk, last. week, was an entertaining and in-
structivc effort. It aboundcd in many fine
touches, and evinced it heart. keenly alive to
the good lessons he sought to inculcate.
‘Em Two liigliwaymen stopped Milton P.
Pierce recently, in Cleaveland, Ohio, early in
the evening, and demanded his money. He
gave them some broken. bank bills, and drove
on with $2.000 and two valuable gold watches
about him.
Mysteriomi-—Tlie Editor of the Litch-
field Republican has " taken :1 stand,”
and somebody is trying to “kill him”-
so.we learn from an editorial in this
week's paper. Will tire-editor explain?
Winsteri. Herald.
The vaccine agent of the State of
Va, furnished the genuine small pox
virus to some phy.-.‘-Ecians. by niistake
for kind pox, and in New Kent county .
eighty persons are down ~.wit.ii the small
pox and some in a critical situation.
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Tuesday, April I, 1856. ,
l
':_'o- .‘ _. . ..:'.;.. _ ‘ .; ' 1 ;
IIli.\‘l'.Y C|..tv on Si.iu'i-tin’.-—-"I liave said that l lien.-r
could vote for it niyst-ll’. and l repezit that 1 never can,
and never will vote. and no eartlily power will ever incl.»-
me vote to spread slavery over territory where it dos.-i
not now exi<t."—Hrnry Clay‘: .S'pre.‘7i, Nb. 6, 1850.
"I i-an there is nothing which the civilized world, if j
rhnyrnke notice of so humble a person as myself, will
reproach me with, when, 1 say, as I said the other day,
I had made up my mind, for one. that under no circum-
stances would Iconsent to the farther extension of the
area of Slavery in the United States, or to the farther
increase of Slave Representation in the rlouse of‘ Repre-
sentn-ivea."—Sprech of Daniel Webstertm Oregon Bill, ’48.
H Tar: ABOLITION or DOHESTIC Suvsriv in the greatest ob-
ject of desire in these Colonies, where it was unhappily
introduced in their infant stia.te.”—-Jeferrorri, in 1774.
American Nominations.
(Election, Monday, April 7.]
son oovnnnon,
WILLIAM T. MINOR, of Stamford.
son i.rr:u'r. aoviriznon,
_ ALBERT DAY, of Hartford.
7 FOR TREASURER,
FREDERICK P. COE, of‘ West Killingly:
FOR ssonnnnr, ,
NRIIEMIAFI D. SPERRY, of‘ New Haven.
son coitr'ruor.i.rnz, ‘
EDWARD PRENTISS, of New London.
Republican Nominations.
son oovnnxort,
GIDEON WII.LI-IS, of Hartford.
rosi. IJIUT. Govltuvolr,
EIENY B. HARRISON, of New Haven.
I-‘OR elzatrrulv,
JOHN BOYD, of Wiustr-d.
ma TIIIASURIR,
JOSEPH B. GAY, of"f‘liompsou
I-‘OR co.v'rnoi.i.In,
JOHN T. ADAMS, of NOPWIPII.
Whig Nominations.
- volt Govnxolt,
JOHN A. ROCKWELL, of Norwich.
F0‘ IJEUT. GOVIEDSOB,
JOSIAH M. CARTER, of Norwalk.
‘ FOR sscsrrrmv,
.l. HAMMOND TRUHBULL, of Hal-tl‘oi~d.
- ros rstnsrzarrlt,
STEPHEN D. PARDEI, of New Haven.
I-‘OI’: coimiorun,
ALBERT N. BALDWIN, of Now Milford
For Senators.
Dist. No. 10, JOHN GOULD, offair-field.
ll. SAMUEL B. PECK, of Nevvtown.
I2, ORRIS S. FERRY, of Norwalk.
For Judge of Probate.
(District of Norwalk. )
GEORGE A. DAVENPORT, of Wilton.
__.
NOTICE.
We are ready, as heretofore, to print Bal-
lots of all the regular parties in the field, with
this pr-oviso——Whoever orders them shall pay
for them on delivery. Our ledger teaches us
an expensive lesson on this subject, and we
will do political work for all for cash, and for
na-ne for credit. ..Pin this notice in your hat.
Who may become Electors.
Every white male citizen, twenty-one years
of age who can read any article of‘ the Consti-
tution, or any section of the Statutes, sustains
a. good moral character, and has resided in the
town six months and in the State one year next
preceding the time of making application.-
The board of Selectmen can designate what
part of‘ the Statutes or Constitution he can read.
Who May Vote.
All electors who have resided in the State
‘four months next preceding the day of election,
may vote for State Officers.
All electors who have resided in the Senato-
rial District fonr months next preceding the
day of election may vote for Senator.
All electors who have resided in the town
where they propose to vote four months next
preceding election day, may vote for J ridge of
Probate, Justices of the Peace and town Rep-
rcsentatives.
In what Case Certificates are N cc-
essas-y.
Electors who were not admitted in the town
in which they reside at the time of the election,
must produce to the selectmen and town clerk
of the town in which they are entitled to vote,
a. certificate of their admission asElectors, from
the town clerk of the town where they were
admitted. and have their names entered on the
registration list.
. One Vote.
One vote turned the election in several
towns in New Hampshire this Spring. Two
or three votes often elect 9. Representative.-
Let. the opposition see that all of‘ their voters
are at the polls next Monday.
Pairfieid Go. Agricultural Society.
This body met. on Wednesday last. as per
adjournment, and located the next Annual
Fair at. Norwalk, on the 23d, 24th, 25th and
26th of September. The list. of premiums
were prepared and adopted, and will appear
soon. The meeting of the Society was large,
the treasury reported to be in a healthy con -
ditiou, and altogether, ant unusual interest
seemed manifested in its prosperity and stic-
cuss.
3. Prof. Spencer gave our citizens a very
entertaining expose of Modern Spirilualism
last Saturday evening. He repeats again
this Monday evening. We shall “blow him
hard” in our next,,,if‘ he gets off‘ in our pres-
ence half‘ the supernatural feats reported of‘
him.
fir A fur-t.her report is given of Mr. Bar-
.nnIr’s examination. When asked if he charg-
ed the J eromes with fraud, he said that some-
bodg had defrauded him. and that the charge,
be supposed, more properly lay against certain
creditors of the Jerome Company, who had
slipped their necks out and got his in. He
went on to say that these creditors, by their
representations to him, had induced him to
endorse for the Company, and that be blamed
them. rather than the J cromes. I
In the course of the examination, Mr. B. re-
marked : “You will find that I have no desire
to keep anything back, for I wish you to un-
derstand that the standard of morality among
sbowmen is a peg or two higher than that
found sometimes within the atmosphere of
Wall street.
The examination is now concluded, and al-
together forms one of the most amusing chapj
tors in tbeglife of the great Showman. We
intend publishing his examination entire, on
our outside, soon.
@‘ We learn that Hon. David P. Holloway,
Member of .Congress from Indiana, and Hon.
Abram Wakeman, member from New York,
addressed the citizens of Dsnbury on Monday
evening the 81st inst. They are to speak in
several .ot.fier towns during the present weelr.
Hon.,John ,P. ,I19.le is also speaking in the
eastern portion of the State, and we really
hope an effort may be made ,to got bill} here.
5 We have received from the Agent, who
is now in town, parts‘1st, 2d and 3d of Lovell‘s
Reader. This series of School Bookshop been
.is,,perhaps, better fitted for such an enterprise
than anyother man in our country. We un-
derstand .the Agerit proposes their introduction
into our Schools, and-ifisuccssaful, we have no
doubt much. good will result. shercfrom. .
gotten up with great care by Mr. Lovell, who '
I-h-press-sslaiivs-. ’
lit‘. Aim. Hill i'o-twist-ll the noniinulicii for
evening last, a Prslllli at vrliicli very rnany will I
rejoice-. The l)oct-.ii- possesses is host of ardent 3
f'ri«=nd-I thi'oii_y;liutil the town and county, cs»
pscially amcrig his M:-'lPBiaS.lir:lil brethren. who
have long wanted an opportunity to give ex
pression to their personal esteem at the Ballot
Box. He has f6i*"years been a war/.-‘H’ in the
Temperance movement, and while he has at
times engendered much personal hatred on that
account, he seems to have outlived the odiuin,
(as is fact. it has now become popular to advo-
cate Temperance principles.) and will undoubt-
edly prove is strong candidate. The Doctor is ,
strongly American, and Republican in senti-
rnont—in short, he has a heart, and his heart
is in the right placc—and will truly represent
the sentiments and feelings of at large propor-
tion of his constituents.
Election of Kansas ll. 8. Senatorsi
The Kanzas correspondent of‘ the St. Louis '
Democrat, writitig from Topeka, March 8th,
says that in joint session of‘ the legislature on
that day, Governor Reeder was elected U. S.
Senator on the first ballot, for six years, and
Gen. Lane on the second ballot. for three
years; each candidate received 38 votes, 56
members being present.
The legislature which organized on the 4th
inst. was still in session on the 8th, and the
letter makes no mention of‘ any anticipated
time for adjournment.
English Reprints.
We have received from Leonard Scott Jr Co.,
79 Fulton Street, New York, the January and
February numbers of Blaclrwood; the London
Quarterly, Westminister and Edinburgh Re-
views for January. These English Reprints
form a combination of literary excellence not
to be found elsewhere in the whole scope of
Lfogazinedorn, and we can scarcely conceive
how any man of means can deprive himself and
family of the luxury of their ownership.
fl‘ The March number of the Sailor’s Mug-
szine. in noticing is donation of Flannel Shit-ts
to the Seamen’s Friends Society from the La-
dies of the South Norwallr Congregational
Church, rernarlrs-—-“ These shirts we re received
while several shipwrecked Sailors were in the
office applying for aid.”
fl‘ We have received from J. Haven, 115
Nassau-st., New York, a copy of‘ a new map of
Nicaragua, North and Central America, con-
taining the population and square miles of
Nicaragua, United States, Mexico, British and
Central America, with Portraits of Gen. Walk-
er, Col. Kinney,Col. Parker E. French. &'c.~—
Price twenty-five cents.
The Pacific.
The recent arrivals from Europe, says the
JV. Y. Daily .N'ews, have brought no later ad-
vices frorn Fayttl, the latest data from which
port being the 18th of February. This gives
less than a month between the sailing of‘ the
steamer on the 23d of January Inf, and the
last date from Fayal. It is to this quarter that
we look for intelligence of‘ the safety of the
missing steamer, and if disabled about the
first of February it might take a. month before
she reached that port. It cannot be disguised
that every day is deepening the gloom and
the anxiety which brings over the fate of’ the
noble vessel and the passengers who embarked
in her on this eventful and perhaps fatal pas-
sage. A few days and the hope which still
remains will he succeeded by despair, or
brightened as may be still fairly anticipated,
by the joy of‘ a rescue from the perils and dan-
gers of the waves and the icebergs. .-
The following is the list of‘ the passengers
who sailed in the Pacific:
J. Figuerias, Mr. Wilon, H. C. Shildon, Mr.
Lioden, A. W. Atwater, ‘Wm. McDougs.l, Mr.
Pauchct and lady, G. N. Cutter, R. K. Haight,
H. Gelz, Mr. Steere, L Barbour, lady and
child, H. Dulilh, James Glenn, A. Erving and
lady, Mr. Kersliaw, Mr. Ridway, A. K. Carter,
Mr. Hopf, Mr. 0’Reilly, llr. Gharleswortb, Mr.
Char-rinaud. W. B. Synnnons and lady, Wm.
Topling, S. B. Ben-idge, lady and child, Miss
Jordan, Wm. Peel Reilly. H. Trimmer, Misses
Heck, R. Espie, Lappa, G. Jordan, W. Whitta-
ker, Cordosa, Dorizano, Wilson, A. Moore,
LeGrand Smith.
For the Gazette.
NORWAI.K, March 28th, 1856.
Ma. Enrron: ‘
It seems a subscriber has sent. you
a report of the Norwalk Lock Company,
by which "some poor delinquent is de-
nounced with great soverity for having
subscribed for stock and fizzled out and
defaulted.” It appears to me, that if
the above subscriber had been informed
in relation to the proposition made by
the gentleman from Moriden, he would
have known what. the subscription was
for. I say that the subscription was for
stock and a loan, in sums offifteen thou-
sand dollars stock and ten thousand dol-
lars loan, and that was their choice. I
subscribed, supposing that I could take,
my chéice, and offered to do so. I have
‘offered to take my subscription in a loan
and I have not refused to take the stock.
At; the last meeting previous to the one
when the company was organized, I
called up the subject of the loan, for
the purpose of having it disposed of,
and, by the request of the President, it
-was, for the time being, laid aside, and
for some reason he did not call it up —-—
Would it not be better for a subscriber
to write what he knows, and leave what
he does not know for others, and be
more particular in future to mind his
own business, if he has any. The gen-
tleman from Meritlen will not regret
more than I do, that the above subject
could not have kept our of your paper
altogether. Om: wno Knows.
THAT Grm>iiton.—-Since we have roasted the
gridiron man till he has advertised where he
does his broiling, it. is but justice that we
should ask our readers to peep into the article
in our “Special Notices.” He is facetious too.
Evidently he dont lack the article which we
alleged most inventors are deficient of’. He
has good sense enough to take us in good part,
as we intended, and will make money out of
the roasting we gave him, instead of getting
in astew about it. He says he is only just.
now ready to begin to advertise, and quite
gratuitously advises us not. to hurry 1iim__
Bless your soul, Mr‘. .Gr_idi_ro_i;t, we don’t. care _a
grease spot whether you advertise or not, as
far as we are concerned, or you either, since
we don’l know you from any other gridiron.
But we do know that the thing is just. what we
said it tvas——a. health-promoting, money-saving
ulensil—and as we hate the smell and taste
and fashion of eating burnt grease, we did
commend it ; and as you are cunning enough
to advertise ifs. we hope you will sell at. mil-
lion-—yee, a million of gridirons.
' ,.?,‘."et0 ,1/'o_rlr T1‘lb1l7lP;
gfi‘ See adv. in_ariollier column,
Things, to Remember.
Remember that one vote may’ save your
Representative or Senator. 0-ne Vote may
save a democratic triumph and one vote save
the re-election of Isaac Toucey. Let not a
-‘"‘7?£’¢ W34? illerefore be lost.
lztli District Sciiatorlttl (2oit'v‘entioii.
At a ineetin«_- of the lie-legal:-s to the ‘
fpregented the following,
’ to resist the fairtlier aggressions of the
. : Iie|)l'f‘St5lll«t|ll\‘t.’, at the meeting on 'I‘hursd:i_v l Repub,-,ca“ S,=,,,,,0,-,3, pg-0,,,,e,,,,,._,,,, jmhj
at Noi-walk, on the '26tl. l\’I=.uch, ll.‘lo-ees
‘ Hill elected Chaiimati,.aud ‘.0-.tV‘-I3
3. Roclgwellof New Canaan, €~s.-.=re’t-:t-
iry.
On motion, the (Joiiveiition then went
into a nomination for Senator for the
1‘2th Senatorial District.
Several persons having been named
as being eminently qualified to repre-
sentttie principles of the Republican
party, the Convention proceeded to bal-
lot, and, after several ballotings with
various results, Hun. OREIS S. Fnrmv
was unanimously elected.
The Committee on R-esolntions then
wlii--li was
unanimously adopt:-dz
Resalved, That in View of the exi-
gencies of the case, and the peculiar
state of political parties at this time,‘
while we adopt the candidate of we
American Senatorial Convention, we
protest against. this action being con-
strued into a precedent undcrjother cir.
cumstances.
Voted, That the proceedings of this
Convention shall be published in the
the Nortvalk Gazette, and Stamford
Advocate.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
Moses HiLi., Chairman.
DAVID S. Rocxwnnr, Secretary.
lltls Senatorial District.
The Convention of the American and
Anti-Administration party of the lltli
Senatorial District, was liolden at Dan-
bury, March 22d, and was temporarily
organized by the appointment of Seth
Seeley of Bethel, President pro mm;
and Geo. E. Lovelace of Danbury,
Secretary pro tem. Messrs. Frederick
S. Wildrnan of Danbury, and Edwin
Sun and T. B. Swift of Newtown,
were appointed a Committee on creden-
tials. Messrs. D. P. Nichols of Dan-
bury, Starr of Newtown, and Chas.
Edwards of Bethel were appointed a
Committee to nominate permanent offi-
cers.
Messrs. Fred’k S. Wildman of Dan-
bury, T. B. Swift of Newtown, and
Jesse Banks of Redding, were appoint-
eda Committee on Resolutions.
The Convention then adjourned to
lg P. M.
Aftemoo7z.
The Convention assembled pursuant
to adjournment.
The Conirnittee on credentials report-
ed a list of delegates entitled to seats.
The Committee on permanent organ-
ization reported .
For President,
Seth Sealer , of Bethel.
For Secretary,
T. B Swift, of Newtown.
An informal ballot was then taken,
with the following result :
Fred’k S. Wildman, Danbury, - 11
Samuel B. Peck, Newtown, 3,
David P. Nichols, Danbury, 1
Wm. B. Hoyt,_Danbnry, l
16
Mr. Wildman thanked the Conven-
tion for the honor it seemed willing to
confer upon him, but thought there
were names before tho Convention
which would secure a greater degree of
strength than his, and therefore‘ with-
drew his name.
A second Informal ballot was llien ta-
ken, as follows:
Samuel B. Peck, ll
Wm. B. Hoyt, ‘ 2
Edward Starr, Newtown, 2
Fred’k S. Vlildman, 1
16
The Convention then proceeded to a
formal ballot, which resulted as follows,
Samuel Peck, 14
Czar Starr, of Brooltfteld, 2
is
Samuel G. Peck, was then declared
to be unanimously nominated,
John B. Hyatt of Ridgefiold, George.
E. Lovelace of Danbury, and T. B.
Swift of Newtown, were appeiiited a
Senatorial Committee.
The Committee on Resolutions sub-
mitted the follwiug Which, after discus-
sion, were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the period has arrived
at which honest men of all parties
should unite in opposing the principles
of the present Administration, because
First, The President of the United
States and his political supporters have
brought; all the power of the General
Government to aid in carrying slavery
into the territories of the United States,
and particularly into that part which
was forever consecrated to freedom by
the Missouri Compromise— and be-
cause
Second, The object of the founders of
this Republic wasnot. to extend, but to
confine slavery within its then ' known
limits, with a view to its eventual abo-
lition; and to prevent its spread into
any of the gtcrritories in which policy
wise and just as it was, the best citi-
zens of the slaveliolding States, among
wliorn was the great head of the De-
mocracy, Thornas Jefferson united most
cordially with the ,citige_r_is of the Free
States--and because
T/zird, The effect of the course of
the Administration has been to place the
power of the Government into the hands
ofless than 300.000 slaveholders, against
the interest of all the other inhabitants
of these ,U_nited States, in opposition to
the general principlve of freedom upon
which our,G’ov,e"rninent is, or eliould be
W580. and in violaiioii of‘ every £l'.':.'~?
pflllfliple of Democracy or. ,Repulilicaii-
ism.
Resolvecl, That we congratulate our
fellow citizens that the race of dough
faces is fast passing away, as is shown
by the recent election of Speaker in the
House of Representatives, and the
equally important. vote on the 19th inst.,
(a day and a vote long to be remem-
bered,) showing that at length the coun-
try has become aroused, and determined
slave power, and that f_rau_d and violence
erpeirated-tinder‘its mantle can no lon-
ger be shielded or protected from inves-
tiaation, and we trust from just ‘pun.
is imeiit.
Resolved, That we believe that am-
jl |_,fs\v3*I'_(‘.;.Wlislll‘i$g_ imrnigrai.iol3 anti U13
l settle-riir-nt of immigrants, should be re-
l vised and modified by offering to the
honest nnrnigient, who from love of lib-
eriv. or hatred of oppression, seeks an
asvlnm in the United States, the protec-
rioii of our flag and our laws, but we
lare uuqualifiedly opposed to the trans-
pauper-e.’
Resolved, That we are in favor of an
alteration in the present natiiralization
laws, and that we will support-for po-
litical stations those only who do not
hold civil or ecclesiastical allegiance to
any foreign power, and who are Ameri-
cans by birth or by thorough education
and training.
Resolved, That the acts of the last
C-eneral Assembly of this State merit.
the approbation of all the citizens of
Connecticut. That the principle that
no individual can fully recognize his ob-
ligation as a freeman who cannot road
the Constitution, is a wise and just 009.
and that the Legislature which, disre-
garding tho paltry claims of party, and
looking to the interests of the State
alone, can appoint men to the responsi-
ble oflices of Judges of our Superior
Court. without inquiry as to their politi-
cal views or bias, merits, and will re-
ceive the approbation of the people.
Resolved, That it behooves us all as
good citizens to use all honorable means
for the election of Samuel B, Peck, the
nominee of this Convention, for the Of-
, {ice of Senator for this Disttrict, and for
the election of honest and capable men
as Representatives to the next General
Assembly, who will fairly represent the
true interest of the people of the State,
and units in the appointment of a Uni-
ted Stntes Senator who will better res-
pond to the wishes of the peoplo than
Hon. Isaac Toucey.
Voted. That We proceedings of this
Convention be published in the Norwallt
Gazette and Danbury Times.
The Convention then adjourned.
Sam Scams, President.
T. B. SWIFT, Secretary.
our New York correspondence.
NEW Yoiut, March 28, 1856.
"Room for the King!” The men-an
arms of 357 have a task as troublous as
the halberdiers of the days of chivalry,
Fifty six, on this “star-of-crnpire” soil,
is prolific in kings, and room must be
made for their ever sprouting rnajesties,
In this Empire State, these sons of am.
bition are particularly exacting. Our-
rising men grow up like the titres of the
night, and are jostling each other into
requisitions for additional counties, new
cities, sub-divided wards, and, at last,
into a demand -for a splitting up, "North
and South” of the State. The latter
movement is also impelled by the dispo-
silica‘ of our restless rural legislators to
meddle unwisely in purely municipal
concerns. The barn yard ohgnticleers
have lately evinced a strong desire to
take our city chicks under their wings,
as if they could protect them from "the
plundering hawks which sail overhead
in our urban clouds. It’s a hazardous
experiment, induced probably by some
of the liawks themselves, with a vipw
to a more abundant prey. The "latest
“fuss and feathers” in this line, has oc-
curred in reference to the Great Park
which is to spread its "air, earth, and
water" dainties before our pic-sticking
citizens. Instead of leaving its rngn.
agement to the people who are interest-
ed, and who are abundantly able to
manage it for themselves, some simple
up-country rooster cackles himself into
a needless solicitudo, and trots out. fivo
commissioners of his own choosing, to
manage and guard the pickings of the
Park. '
It will possibly be remembered by
our geological, geographical, and anti-
quarian friends at a distance, that this
island of the ancient Manhattoes is. nat-
urally shaped like a great human arm,
with its fist-like hand and short index
finger pointed towards the South, and
to the narrow gate which shuts us from
the sea, like a giant showing us the
high road to fortune, and warning us of
the path of danger. Seventy years
since, the city fireside: were gathered
round this paternal fore-finger, and the
most daring progressives ,o__f eyep 1820,
ventured not to look for city pavements
beyond the root of that outstretched in-
dex, viz : the latitude of the present
Park. The City Hall was thero built,
and its res: wall of brown stone, in eco-
nomical contrast with the marble front
and sides, marked the utmost. limit of
expected civilization. But: we travel
fast, men and municipalities. The old
fogies have retreated before the tides of
incoming humanity. The aristocratic
mansions of State street and Greenwich
vanished before the besom of St. Pat-
rick and Lager Bier, the Knickerbocker
stoops of Pine st. and Maiden Lane
have been replaced by the iron shutters
of French and German importers, and
. flour, pork, and ship chandlery have put
a ring of gold upon the still outstretched
finger of old Gotham. Perfumed young
Jatioiiics has retired up town and left
old New York to ledgers and cart?-"‘
The impress of our “first families" .i§
now sealed high up upon the great ltaliti
is going through ajnew course of £303-
metics. Its twenty-year-old brick and
mortar is torn down, and new jewels
and precious stones, and a ‘clearer light
yjrienting its rejuvenated digits.
are .°?P?
New Yotk is now 1.0 I13 §,ll,i!i_ll__€'-d, sure 3
Pity it is, that some such solid old build-
ers as Solomon and Hiram could not be
iiere to plan and put up piles, "not for a
day, but for all time.” We should then
have some stones of antiquity for our
,q1_«,l hearts to cling to, when we arrived
at ‘the "lend: and slippererl pantalaon ."’
C H ' If ' Nonwarx,
Fofign News.--The new Citriard
Propeller Emeu arrived at Boston -’i‘li1_i_rs-
day, with four days later news from
Europe. The Peace Congress is still
in session. A neutral line has been
traced between the hostile armies 83
Sebastopol. A review of 50,000 British
toops trook place on the 25th tilt at Bal-
aklava. All the remaining fortifications
at Sebastopol were blown up on the
2§th, The Danube is re-opened.
The Newark Mercury sag ghat tli._6
entire ‘American, Whig. , eimblichir,
and Democratic press of New Jersey re-
pudiate Mr. Fillniorefis nomination.
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mission to our shores of criminals and.
Norwalk Chronicler