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VOLUME XXXIX.---NUMBER 20.
WAwtML_.t;__@nzsrUs.
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Ueiéni code.
G.“z_'f€‘:. :1‘.':-..§.t.._Ia'Im.’s Store.
lfesasges‘ bellow all nine or -the Union ‘with
A A‘ -*lm,IIlIpt_Iie‘ss‘andAaocurac' . A
Oflcc lIohrtfrom'8¥ALM-,» toil! P-.—’M‘.."Snndays
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exceptedn tr-' 1 -
100 Bbls. of Lime for sale by T. L. PECK.
Soasonable
DRY GOODS.
THE Subscriber would return hi_s thanks for
the very liberal patronage with which his
Store has been favored the your past, ‘and hopes
by a_c0ustant attention to the wants of the
trading public and by a system oi'f'air and hon-
orable dealing, to retain his share of‘ trade for
the year ensuing. His Stock comprises at all .
times a choice and varied selection of fashiona-
ble and_ seasonable Dry Goods, of every quality
and price. He is confident that purchasers
will find every article purchased at his store,
equal in quality, and as cheap in price, as can
be obtained elsewhere. Particular attention
devoted to the selection of Cloths, Vestings,
&c., &'.c., for Gentlemens wear, which will be
sold at the lowest market prices.
L. H. RANDLE.
NOIIWALK niviroiiiuivi l
$04.‘ Ts‘-?F'“fllsA l
PROVISIONS,“ FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fish of All Kinds, .
clams. Oysters, &.c.',* '
As good as the market alfords,constnntly to be
found at the well known establishment ;of
~ ALLEN, MEEKER dz co.
g- Goods of the above description received
daily, and for sale‘ at wholesale and retail on
the most favorable terms. '
Iailhle. .
'I'imbcrandI..aths,
AT scorn NORWALK.
350,000 Plastering Laths. A
50,000 Feet Pine and Spruce Timber.
10,000 Pine'Pickets just received and for
sale by THOS. L. PECK. -
LUMBER! LUMBER ll
IIILL & HUBBELL have recently com-
menced the Lumber Business at the old
Tonalinson
SPRING & AXLE. 00..
MANUFACTURERS OF
SPRINGS & AXLES
BOTH COMMON Gt PATENT.
Of all kinds and sizes,
Cannon-st., opposite Tomlinson’s Carriage hlunufsctory,
' Bniponronr, Could.
It is acknowledged that the above Establish
ment manufactures the best articles in their
line, to be found in the market. All orders
by Mail or otherwise promptly responded to,
Russian TOMLINSON, Pres., S. B. FERGUSON, J ii.-
Trcas’r, Wu. G. Lmi-:nuizcn,Sec’y. tf34
Norwalli Saddle, Harness and
TRUNK EMPORIUM!
HE subscriber would extend his thanks to
the public for their liberal patronage du-
ring the last fifteen years and at the ‘same time
express his conviction that the business expe-
rience he has acquired during so long a period
has peculiarly qualified him for judging of
the tastes and requirements of those having
occasion to patronize an extensive’ Saddlery
_ establishment. He is constantly manufactur-
ing and keeps on hand a full assortment of‘
Harness, of all. descriptions, comprising. all
kinds of Buggy, Gig, Express, Cart, Coach,
Farm and Wagon Harness ; also, a great vari-
ety of‘ Ladies and gentlemen’s Ridingsaddles
variety and every. stlple of pattern, FlyvNe,ts,
Horsecloths, Stable uruiturc, Saddler’s hard-
_ware, Whips in endless variety, Truiiks'of "all"
sizes and descriptions, AValices',’ ' Carpet“ Bags,
Satchels, dcc. dtc. All in want of any of ‘the
above named aiticleswill do well to give. us a » ,
call, as we are bound to sell our wares at sat-
isfactory prices. Orders for: any kind of'_work
promptly executed.’ Repairin ’ done neatly
and cheaply. " A
w .13. SWAN. .
“Something Now. 4 V
Bridles, Martingales, dtc. alsovCollars in great A’
WNERS of‘ Horses will find a new and val“ -
usble invention in the way of Horse.Col- .
lars, known as Briggs’ Patent Horse Collars. .
In their construction’ they correspond exactly
A rvv . .«o.r.ra.o.n.
To sssy MotI,sc|-.~
The following lilies, writl:en"by aconvict in
the Ohio Penitentiary, aretouchingly beauti-
ful. We have seen nothing of lstethst has so
moved our sympathy. V The man who can
write such poetry, who has "such. thoughtp,
cannot be utterly depraved. The curse of
temperance, with its attending downward in-
fluence, hsa here done its work, and o spirit
noble and generous that niightand should be
the pride and ornament of the social circle, is
now the degraded convict in. the walls of Q
Penitentiary. How will that fond. mothor’_s
heart bleed if shcsbsll - hear of‘ xlicr darling
boy, the inmate of a prison insajfoi-eign laudA:‘
I’ve wondered far from thee, mother, . I
Far from my happy home; - - -
I’ve left the‘ land thdt ‘governs birth,
‘ In other cllmes to‘ room; ‘ l ' I
And time, since then, has roll’d its years
And marked them on my: brow;
Yet"! have often thought of thee-
I.-"ni th.ie!il1k‘0f. tlieé'.li9ll- .“ ‘
I’m_ thinking on the 'doy_, mother,
When. It .|.|.l!‘»‘9|ll..1°l‘”31:':d°n“ ' f ' " ~
You watched the -dawning of my youth,
And kissed me’ in your pride ; '
Tlléll 5F‘¢h‘li.'ii9! mi:l€§!1‘t¢..1it “P.
With hopes -of‘. future-joy, A ' -
While your _b'ijlght=fancy=honors wove
To.‘_dcc,k, yourjdprlihg V "
I’m thinking of the day, mother,
'Wl!°.!i;‘vi'*lI. ‘
You lifted upjyoui-_ h'e_ai-lt_.to heaven-
Y'ou'r hope,“ ybur'tr'uat Awo_s,th,'orc;
F01“! W-‘°'rx I-II.-'=.r":',¢i.r.i.~ ‘is-rm‘-.A:: irvrd» ’
W.h.ile.t¢!t8 I00-’i1'.I¢.'¢.llll :,ou.‘:1‘ch.e.exé -
Thy long, lsst,;lovln_¢« look «told more
,_h9gTRY;xnw
' ‘ on. and in the morning the shorcsof Jor-
' "Whi,le'slowlyi.moving down nur-
rows towsrdmths broad Atlantic, a cor-
‘don formed of the bodies and limbs of a
delegation from Africa, is fhi'own’across
the oxtrcmc after port of tho 0,C00f_llel'.—
In front, walks the inflexible pursor who
unwilling to carry -“dead heads-” or skill-
ken, examines one ticket, pockets’ one,‘
returns a check, and we pssc to tho roar.
On reaching the Hook, the votcrsn pi-
lot (I default of his services thus. for
would vitiatc our insurance.) is;dischar-
god and with a cargo ‘of '“'skulkcrs” is
soon bending sail _and our for the city.-
With a_ccclcrs_tcd~spccd, night soon comes.
soy snc our gallant steamer are in s‘ fog.
Another day d_is_closcs_ the prox‘_ii,n,i,ly of
Hotterss. by the rising winds, tho plung-
ing of the strong. ribbed steamer, and the
humorous contributions “to” Neptune,-
which oppcsr to have been levied on
many undulating sfo_niachh.. , K N
Tho, voyage upon .ihs_ -."gl'.0Il, -dccp?’
.‘ docs notrcalizc its extent from thcjsimplc
fact ths§_sll around him is water, for the
cares of’ the ocean, hctuollyo 'vi'sib,lo','is"
smoll, but it is the continucd.‘onw_ar.dpro-.
grass of thcvcsscl, oven onward through.
a wilderness, snditowurdra “horizon of-'
‘whtcr, with no land in sight, thst’,affo‘rdo,
.. oonceinion of the. VI.9m°.I.-K. thfé .i!.'ll'.l.€.n.E
city, tho, cternity, almost, of. tho s_oa.—.-.
Possiug -the . Lessor Bahamas, we are-zrc-.
minded thsronc‘ of the group, =thongh~'
wuitihhhbitcd,‘ is. yo: rich _i‘nj' hioforic
Leaving Kingston at mid night, less
than three days in the turbulent Camb-
can carry us to Aspinwall.
The transit of the Isthmus of Panama
is now made wholly by railroad, and is
accomplished by passengers in less than
one twelfth the formcrl. imc, viz :-—threc
hours instead of two days, and the re-
ombsrkstion on tho Pacific side take
place in" a very short time. And the
rapid passage by cars, wherein you
scsrcc inhale the missmss of river or
swamp, and the speedy transfer to the
deck of tho Pacific steamer, where you
respite the fine breezes of Panama bay
have transformed what was once a day
or two, of more or less exposure, vexa-I
tion and toil into a brief episode in the
journey, iind nwclcomo relief from the
tcdium and lsnguor of the long days at
see.
For the consummation of the great dc-
zsidcraium of an iron union of the Atlan-
-ticsnd Pccifio oceans. wiih;so much toil
Sand sovsst an expenditure of money,snd
in the face of ’unpsrsilcllc¢'l‘ discourage-
‘mpuu‘sna obstaclefi, the ‘world is largely
oxjpcricncc-of. one of the most public
‘spirited and wealthy citizens of our un-
‘ioin,,—-Wni. H’. Aspinwsll of I_‘Icw'York.
,, tho c_ars'carry us to the very verge
;ofjt_lic.vas__t Pacific, we have no time. to
'-survey, modern Panama. to look. at the
‘CothcdrslA andchurches, despoiled of
I'he_i|_' rich plate andj prctonded rclico by
indobtcd‘ to the wisc,forecIl.t..encrgy and N
Governor’: Massage. ~
Mr. President and Senators,
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the
‘ House of Representatives .-
You are again convened in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution,
to deliberate upon and provide for the
common interests and welfare of the
State. _
I congratulate you upon the general
prosperity of our commonwealth, and
cherish the hope that with your patriotic
and enlightened co-operation, our united
efforts with the blessings of Divine
Providence, may be successful in con-
tinuing and advancing that prosperity.
The Legislation of our State hitherto
has been adapted to the wants of the
people, as they have been developed by
events, consequently much new legisla-
tion has not been required from year to
year to guard and protect» the right and
interests of the community, and to per-
petuate the principles of civil and po-
litical liberty, which we have inherited
from our fathers, and which have ever
constituted the basis of our institutions.
In entering upon the discharge of your
1 duties, your attention will be first called
to those subjects which affect our well
being as a State, and in regard to which
‘alone we are called upon to Legisl-ate.
At the last ' Session of the General
Assembly, resolutions were passed by
the House of Rcpresontaiives, proposing
various Amendments to the Constitu-
tion have been published with the laws
'00 that Session, and continued p to the
present Session for your action.
The first Amendment provides for the
election of delegates to meet in Conven-
tionat Hartford, on the first Tuesday of
-October, 1857, to revise and amend the
Constitution of the State.
duce unanimity of opinion, we are only
astonished that ii -verdict should ever « be
rendered in civil caaes- Experience has
demonstrated that the disagreement of
juries has been a. great obstruction 30
the correct and speedy administration of
justice, and that the evil is increasing.
It has not been unusual that the per-
tinacity of one man caused by obuinacy
or personal prejudice has involved suitors
is greatly increased, costs and embarras-
mcnts. If in your opinon the right of
jury trial will not be impaired by the
proposed amendment, and you are satis-
fied that the interests of suitors will be
advanced by a more speedy and correct
determination of their causes, then you
will permit the people to act upon the
amendment, in their primary assem-
blies.
Herefoforc any reformation of our ju-
dicial system has been enibarrasscd be-
cause the opinion has been entertained
by many honest, well meaning ciizens,
that the number of judges of the Sn-
preme and Superior Courts ought not
to be increased, while their tenure of
oflico is during good behaviour and the
limitation of thcic tormv, the age of sev-
enty years. The purity, and integrity,
and independence of the judiciary are
to be preserved in every contingency,
and carefully guarded by wise and pin-
dent legislation. Any change of the
fundamental law will be ill-advised, that
makes .the appointment of the judges
of the Supreme and Superior Courts de-
pendent upon the changing results of
our nual party contests. v
While all admit that the judges of the
highest judicial tribunals in our State
have over maintained reputations, tho
most pure and unsullied, above suspicion,
and without reproach; and no fear is
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entertained that they. will over he so un-
mindful of their own chhracters and duties
and responsibilities thrown upon them
as to forget their purity and intcgrilyiir
tho administration of justice- Yet a
feeling has arisen mat the life tenure of‘-
office, even in the judiciary, is to I
stand lately, occupied _byMr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber. Latin and I-imo.
togetherwith every variety of’. Lumbersold in.
thisvinarket. We shall behappy to accommo-
date customers with’ a.‘n‘y'thing in our line at
to the anatomy of the Horse’s neck, and will
neither scald, bruise, or gall the animal. They '
‘give. full scope and action to the shoulder.-.
blade and joints, and altogether are themost j
perfect application’ everapplied to the‘neck'of ‘
.the'Horse.’ They have been ‘fully tested al‘-'
ready, and are so constructed that theycoiil-’ A
mend themselves to the judgment of «every;
Than cvcrzwordsjconlllspcak. AA A A‘ ~
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I’m far away from 0Il00:,‘m0fll¢l',
No menu l0'né€l‘ ,né=jinovy,A= 7 -- A
To -s.<>'<.>.t.Iie ;I’=:.‘e‘-ml’.-‘s. ‘f§1lsi.¢‘r.'.ir¢rdA.
0r cool .my-Jmrniiiz am‘; - '
The dearest -ties all’ectlon<wo_vc,
The second provides that in all civil
cases submitted to a jury. in legal ver-
-dict may be rendered by any number of
jurors not less than three-fourths of the
whole number. i
The third provides that the Judges of
.‘ciotionsAfor upon that storilcspot firot, ‘such invaders as the English -buccanccr
IP}>¢ll£!l.lh¢ 1580340 C.QlumbuI.~II_|d.-05* Mllrgln. the massive: wall able. yet,
_ d'is'contcntcd crew on the ovcning.prcvi- Athcugh crumbling to, ruin, .to defy even
one to hisrscorded disco,V¢fY9I1|!I'd.tlid_A -"Anglo French cannon, nor the ruins of
Vll,1l‘9!,1,8i-‘|,.l1l-‘ll?5f§U|‘0!l§iB|lbY ‘.09. :'a1,‘icic‘nt_ c,ity,from whence went
liberal prices.-
15
.Likcnossms .
Warranlecl to ploase _a,ll Ggg,1_.Judg’e_,_
\J:>é1oL_t:|_.'§t1fy. _
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“DENTISTS,
Moe over the Sctdre of G. J. Griiman,
NORWALK, CONN.
A. BILL. CHARLES Frrcn.
D.n-3ooTH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
174.; ignite [(190 pifrail z).4N12 Uni‘ To IVORWALK
Oi‘-FIGS OVER H.iic,n1~’s Srovn Ficronr.
V J! rs
Attorney and dounselor at Law,
OFFICE OVER .M..qLLORY’s STORE
Norwalk, Conn.
AMOS HUNT,
General Pension & Patent Agent
.,«1ml.Prqsecufar of Claims before
the several Departments and
the Court of Claims.
Washington, D. C.
H.C. RANDLE,
. , —-DEALER IN-.r
Hats, Gaps,---I_0en’s &_ Boy's
,S'I'-,llAW coons, &c.,
Ladies Gents Gloves, (lanes,
Unilbzs-enas, ceo.,
j No.-2‘ 'Skiddv’s Block,
O; ’_'J. G.RUMANs
»D.ealei'- ‘in Foreign.-and Domestic
DRY ’ 90.003, VCARPETIN GS
Carriage Trimmings. iC'_10,t’l-f. 008873-
meres; Sctinettsg Vestings, and Tail-
or’; Trimmings» by the. Yard.
Piece or Package. '
snnirrincs, smiiriiv'cs.' JEANS, BATTS AND wnnr
' At the’ lowest possible prices.
N_O _R_w_A,I. l<_, c o N "N .
0. cf ii". Looxwoon, & co.
, ,P_i0_RW4LK.5°0N_N§.‘:'
"s4’Ii-iirtcrvssta or
J,'c. nUiu3Ei.1.,
SPANG-‘ 8: BARDWELL’S
nrv Good at Clothing Store,
At Westport, Conn I
HE above firm would inform the inhabitants-
of Westport and vicinity, that they have _
on hand a complete andextensive assortment I
of DRY GOODS , READY MADE CLOTHING,
and every kind and style of goods adapted to
Mens wear. _ ,
The Clothing and Tailoring department is
conducted by the senior partner (J .. Spang,)
whose reputation as a cutter is well-established.
There can always be found a better assort-
Faizcg Cassimeres, Sattinetts, Kentucky J aucs
Merinos, Cassimers, Linens, and Cotton Goods
forsummer wear, than is or'e-ver has been kept
in the place. Cloth etc., is out free of charge
when bought at this Establishment.
SPANG & BARDWELL.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods.
NEW SPRING STOCK l
New York with a‘ new Stock of Fash- ‘
ionable Jewelry, Watches, Plated
Ware and Fancy Goods, which he offers to his
customers very chea .
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
graved. O. S . CLARK,
cheaper than Ever
./it the South Norwallg
onocnnv swonn.
HE Subscriber has on hand by far the Mr‘
gest and best selection of Family Grace‘
rice and Provisions, to be found in South Nor-
wolk, which he offers to his customers and the
public, at greatly reduced prices. His facili-
ed down.
sensible and humane. man. . , ,
Also, everyvariety, quality and quantity of ,
Harness, Saddles ‘and Horse Equipments in
general, may be found at the -Store'of the
Subscriber. ' ~
W-M. S. JONES.
Westport, (Eastside the Bridge.)
$5,000 Wanted. .
GENTLEMAN, owner of a Patent Ma-
chine in extensive demand, desiring to
make Norwalk his Residence, who will put in
*3 Patent against the above capital, in carry-
i
g on the business in this town. The invest-
ment will be shown to the satisfaction of any.
one, to be safe and profitable. Address “ M.”
fN l ‘ -
ment of Black and Cord cloths, Black’ and pplrc o orwa k Gazette, or confer with Edi
P. S.—-All the capital would not be requir-
3
A- New Map of
PAIRPIELD COUNTY.
THE Subscriber is now canvassing in the
various towns of the County for subscri-
bers to this new work, published from the Sur
reps of Baker Gr Chase.
THE Subscriber has just returned from ‘Al
JAMES O. ROOT, Agent.
' Gentleman's Hols.
s1>1u1hc+- STYLES.
THE Subscriber is now receiving his invoi.
ces of Spring Fashions of Gentlemens
Collin Plates, Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en- HP-tsv, ‘V1119!’ f0" MW‘? °f d°5i8'1 and 91989-009
01 finish, have never been surpassed. By an
ingenious improvement in their manufacture,
the Silk Hat of the Spring Fashion is as easy
upon the head as the Soft Hat.
and Boys’ Gaps in endless variety; Umbrellas,
Canes, &c., with an immense assortment of
Soft Hats of every price, size, color and qual-
ity, all for sale cheap for cash, at
Also, Men’s
H. G. R.AANDLE’S.
P. S. Also, Agent for the sale of th Grafen-
berg Co.’s Celebrated Medicines.
ties are such that he will be constantly receiv-
ing new and fresh supplies of goods, as the
wants of his Customers may require, which will
alway be of the best quality and sold at the
GEO. W. SMITH.
§ Land For Sale.
‘ABOUT eight acres of good Land, near
Main-st., one mile north of the Bridge, is offer-
ed for sale upon very reasonable terms, It is
admirably adapted for building lots, or for
gardening put-.pcse8,huvil1g a quick and rich
soil, audit large bed .of vegetable mould or
compost manure, thereon; or it is well calcu-
lated for a first rate meadow. Itis well fenced
and ina very eligible location. For further
particulars enquii-eat this Oflice, tf3
3597318»
Q? Ofll B TUBES.
LL orders for building raising and moving-
A. left with the subscriber, will receive
prompt attention and he executed in the safest
the same.
Alkaline néltinicel‘ "
DR. BARBOUR manufactures and keeps
constantly on hand the above preparation
very lowest possible price, and he would re- T01‘ presérving and cleansing the teeth. It is
spectfully solicit an examination and trial of u_nhe_sitatingly pronounced the best prepara-
tion in the market, for the urposesiudicated,
by all who have; ever used it. It may be had
at all the principal stores in Town. Try it.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended his busi-
ness is now not only prepared to repair
and _re-paint Carriages and Wagons as usual,
but II! also prepared to make the same to Or-
der. _ Tasteful Carriages or -heavy Wagons
made in every style to suit the purchaser, and
at prices to suit thetimes.
A EDSON BEERS.
At the establishment formerly occupied by
Charles Isaacs.
Blacksmithing. N
THE Subscriber having taken a shop adjoin-
ing the old stand of Joseph Shepherd, is
mi’-15 .
Are 511 new tgfiifrosgi‘ lag,‘ .
A They‘ l§0kjIi§e"wl:éii “.l.°.‘il10ll51.¢ c-.In.e.;
They did not love like thee.
I’m lonely, and forsaken n_oyv,
Unpitied and. nnblest; « A
Yet still I would not have thee know
How sorely I’m ,di_stresii’d ;'
I know_ you wouldnot chide, mother,
' You would not give me blame ;
But sooth me with your- tender words,
Andcbld me hope’ again.’ ’
I would not have thee know, mother,
How brightest hopes decay ; O
The tempter with his bslefnl cup
Has dashed them all away; -
And shame has left its venom sting
To rack with anguish wild-.— ' .
Yet still I would not have thee know
The sorrows of thy child. ‘
Oh, I have wandered far, mother,
Since" I deserted thee,
And left thy trusting heart to break,
Beyond the deep blue sea.
Oh! mother. still I love thee well,
And long to hear thee speak,
And feel again thy balmy breath
Upon my careworn cheek.
But, ahl there is a thought, mother,
Pervades my bleeding breast.
That thy freed spirit may have down
To its,ster'nal rest;
And while I wipe the tear away,
There whispers in my car
A voice that speaks of heaven and thee,
And bids me seek thee there.
[Ohio State Journal.
Home.
It PEBCIVAL.
My home is in the quiet vale-— '
The chosen haunt of simple thought ;
I seek not~Foi-tune’: flattering gale, -
I better love the peaceful lot.
I leave the world of noise and show,
To wander by my native brook;
I ask in Life’s unruflged flow, ‘
No treasure but my friend and book-
These better _,suit the tronquil home,
Whei-o_ the clear water murmurs by ;
And if.I wi_Ih awhilerto rosin, - ‘AA ‘ A‘ A
I'hs_ve_an ocean in‘ the; ‘ 4
Fashion can charin,.sndAF_‘cell_n‘g,blc_m, _
Wlth',swcefcr Il0fll‘0;t_ll,§:l'I_ ffosliion Eknxows;-,
A 'l'he_ro_ is no cs,lmci--quictnesse - A .
A expanse above was studded with stars of
tbc grcni.diocoveror,. it may,-bc ssjd—to
‘hays been the first land seen by him west
of the Canaries. On the sixth dsy,“we'
were in a warm, sunnyind beautiful
‘clinic, oinid_ perpetual, glorious summer.
We had been running all dsy.b_ctw.ccn
the mountains on the cauerntshorc of 2
Cuba, and the high mountain‘; and “hills
of St. Domingo, and rapidly approach-
ing the leftist mountainsof Jsuii_iic_a.-.-
The sights and scenery were. animating
and stirring in the extreme. The night
was magnificent. Though the moon was
absent, yet the milky-_wsy.w,u glittering.
and rcsplendsut with stars. The. vast
great brilliancy, and the buoyant, fresh
and balmy tropical wind, the profound
eternal sea, and the star spsngled roof of
the Universe above us, inspired thoughts
of happi.er worlds. Passingby Port Roy-
al in the morning, up the arm of the sea
toward K_ingston,’t.he gorgeous beauty,
and the splendor of tropical scenery
meet the eye on every side. ‘The hori-
zon on either hand is bounded by moun-
tains which rise in majesty and gi-sndeur,
till their summits are almost blended
with tho azure of a torrid clime. As the
Law is being anchored at Kingston, we
pause a moment before going ashore to
witness the novel spectacle of a swarm.
of emancipated ('9 colored women and
giils who, with tubs of coal upon their
heads, throng in Indian file up one of
the after gaugways, and empting their
loads of Anthracite, singing. the while
their old plantation aim, return by tho-
forwsrd plank thus forining‘ a kind of_
eclipse of the wheelhouse.
Most of the passengers now leave the
ship to take a look at this dilapidated
and rotting city. and not a few return In‘-
dcn with brick from “old Jamaica."-
Thc plantations throughout the Islsn_¢_l_
no in is, their former work_ers,liv_-.
ing, a life of indolent, dissoluto and thin.
ving freedom (3) more beggsrly and dc-
graded, than the Lazzaroni, of Italy,-
Iand= pcsccsblo: Incas of Peru.
forth.thc.ruth_lcssPizarro against the mild
But we
are immediately sealed in the Pacific
Mail C_o.’s ,s,t.ea_ni launches, and. in n
fow.moII_|e,nts, are oubosrd the staunch
and -fleet steamship Sonora, R. L. ‘Whi-
ting Commander, who, in early Califor-
‘nia times, when his crew, as they touch-
cdthc wharf, bolted an insane for the
mines, stood fast. by his ship, and the re-
ward which the distinguished President,
Mr. Aspinwsll. has conferred upon him
for his faithfulness and devotion to the
intcresto of the Company, in whose ser-
vice Ahchas been so long engaged, is the
coinmandci-of one of the fincst steamships
to be met with in any "part of the world.
'I‘hc,cn_tirc coast from Panama to San
Francisco besrs unmistakable evidence
of its volcanic nature. Mountains so
lofty that their summits are even cloud
capped and between deep, dark fissures,
and ravines never penetrated by the sun-
light. Touching at Acapulco for coal,
water, ctc., the passengers amuse them-
selves by throwingdimes into the bay
to see the little native, coppcr_ colored
imp: dive and regain them, which feat
though performed by. the ‘little brat, in
most Eden like nakedness, is often wit-
hcsse¢_l' with entire composure by lady
passengers. Above Cape St. Lucas, we
saw the remnant of the mournful wreck
of the Nicaragua steamer Independence.
Of the number of passenger bytha,t,ill-fa-
ted craft. two hundred were in the, deep
bosom of the ocean buried, and their
bodies ‘now not beneath thcgrccn ways
orblcach and perish on the lonely and
dcsolote_ sand of Marguerrita . island.-—
:An old wreck or dismantled vessel is a
melancholy ‘and unsightly object any-
where. They may be found in all lati-
tudes, scattered along the Atlantic coast
from Halifax to the Equator, sometimes
on _a rock bound coast, and sometimes
upon the shelving beach, where the sand
and the shells rise daily higher around
the shattered bark as if emulous to yield
the Supreme Court of Errors and of the
Superior Court, appointed in 1855, and
thereafter shall hold their offices for the
term of eight years. ’
The fourth provides that every male
person born in the United States, or of
parents who are citizens of the United
States, and every person who shall have
resided in the United States fora period
of twenty-one years, and shall ’ have
been naturalized under the laws of the
United States, possessing the other pre-
scribed qualifications. shall‘ be admitted
as an elector.
The fifth provides that the riglits of
any person in this State, forfeited by
conviction of a crime, may be restored
to him by the General Assembly.
The question for your consideration,’
with reference to these various amend-
ments, is whether by your action they
shall be submitted to the people. The
evils which they were intended to reme-
dy, will of right have great influence in
determining that action.
During the past ten years, frequent
attempts have been made to authorize
by legislative act; or by Constitutional
amendment, the meeting of a Conven-
tion, to revise and remodel our Constitu-
tion, but all have failed. The advo-
cates of the measure have urged the in-
creasing and progressive prosperity of
the State, that new interests haueiarisen
requiring newllegislatioii. That many
of the provisions of our present Consti-
tution, although suited to the circum-
stances of the State when adopted, are
now inadequate to its wants. That no
substantial reformation of our judiciary
system can be accomplished without
radical change in the Constitution. That
the present unequal representqtion in
the lower house of the Qfeneral Assem-
bly: can only be reached and corrected
by this method. That the amendments
to the Constitution annually proposed
exhibit its manifold defects. And that
the only feasible plan to remedy those
defects, and accomplish the measure of
reform required, is to revise and remodel
the organic law by the aid of a Conven-
tion. On the contrary, those opposed to
the proposed Convention, have urged
that the Constitution contains within it-
self a provision inserted to remedy all
defects, and intended for such amend-
ments as the wants of the people may
demand; that the appropriations for the
expenses of the Convention would be
certain extent inconsistent with the‘
spirit of our Republican Institutions, and
that the same ability, the some integrity
and independence, may be obtained and
perserved if the limitation of the tormof
office he fixed at cightyears.
The fourth proposed amendment is
virtually an extension of the elective
franchise so as to embace all citizens
without distinction of color and at the
same time a restriction of twenty-one
years in this country before becoming
entitled to the privilege of electors.-
Upon these subjects my sentiments have
been heretofore expressed in the mess-
age to the last Legislature. The last
amendment is one involving no question
of principle.
Our Constitution emanated from the
people and in that instrument they have
reserved the privilege of deciding what
amendments if any shall be made to it.
And to guard against hasty and incon-
sidsrate action they provide that every
amendment should be sanctioned by two-
thiids of each House of the Legislature
before submission to. them thus while‘
the people are the ultimate judges of the
propriety of each amendment theyhavc
delegated to the. Legislature the power
to reject or submit such amendment to
their decision. Coming as you do direct-
ly from the people you can best judge
whether the proposed amendments or
any of them are required, and--whether
you should reject them or submit them
to the proper tribunal for decision.
The reports of the treasurer and comp-
troller will be before you exhibiting the
condition of the finances of the State.-—
At the end of the last. fiscal year, the
civil list fund was indebted to the school
fund is-1.66-1.89. At the end of the year
ending March 31. 1855, the balance in
the treasury to the credit of that fund,
was $36,401.56. Showing an expendi-
ture during the past year, of $41,064.45.
beyond the income.
The following extraordinary appro-
priations inadc by the last or previous
legislatures have been liquidated during
the past fiscal year. viz.
For the State Reform School, 815,000.00
“ “ Hartford Hospital. 10,000.00
“ “ Normal School, 4,000.00
5‘ “ Retreat for the Insane, 0,000.00
‘K 06
H H
C! (6
it of
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If It
Repairs upon State Prison. 3,000.00
State Agricultural Society, 2,000.00
Wesleyan University, 5,000.00
Compilation of Statutes, 1,800.00
Printing Comp,of Statutes. 6,176.00
Prepared to execute every order inthe line of
0. general Blacksmlthlng Establishment. All
work, left with him will be welland promptly
No; a. freshstrcsk of paint breaks. the
Tm. '*°'.=°. -mend M *9’-or *?-'9'--.
H N ‘I A monotony of grey old buildings which
large and unnecessary; that the advo-
cates of different. interests might by a
.uhion of their strength, adopt provisions
Quarter Masters Departm’t, 5,331.52
The foregoing appropriations amount-
her a fitting burial. There is I. mule
eloquence in a wreck which appeals to
, T1fl;§..il.°.8tIf9fi‘&;9°DP°1' W9-1'93: ‘““‘ “‘°”‘ °‘”°“"‘3‘€§s"éi»‘ii‘”§'ntrnEnn,
. 7.489 DEALERS IN 1_y-11 Carriage Maker, flgent-.
Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery,
Britunoiia "1’oroelainiand Wooden
Wore,Vahd Kitchen F1'lrm'ture"
in general, Pumps, Sheet
Leodwf-" Lead Pipe,
Crockery, Glass‘
and China
“‘\ ‘ Ware.
5. v. i. GIIIGHESTER.
ardvvare
‘ORWALK, -CONN.
. 1.3;. .c.,..a.M;E.
SUOUESBOR T0
3 ESSHERWOOD,§
300 ller, Stationer &. Binder,
Main Street, Narwallc.
.4.
ron &. Copper‘ Wares,
Has Clmstanl on lzaml a large assert-
.7?.3.9,7,lF Qf g ,eml House-keeping: '
Furniture at So. Narwalk,
BUILDING MATERIALS.
Prossed & common Brick Limo
Cement, Oalcined Plaster. Hair
and Marble Dust.
THE Subscriber having dissolved his connec-
tion with W. C. Sriinnr, EsQ.'in the above
business, will continue it on his own account.
and will keep a-good assoi'tin_ent of the above
named articles constantly on hand which win
he sold cheap for Cash. ‘ A
1 . CHAS. T. LEONARD.
Office at the Store of W. C. STREET.
' N St 1 . .
vmlllow (3-Yodsgoitsiw pr:
CHARLES FIE}-sD§'= has now on hand as
, large and Varied an assortment of Gentle-
men and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and Slippers,
as has ever been presented to the public in this
market. The styles are new ; the workmanship
neat and beautiful; while the material is of
the finest texture and most durable quality.-
He has some very elegant, plain and fancy
colored, Ladies Gaiters; also, Gei_i_t_~‘s Patent
Leather Boots and Shoes, with an endless as-
sortment of Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which
will he sold very low for cash. The public are
are invited to call and examine his stock for
themselves. “"31
Norwalk Iron Foundry.
EVERY description of CAs_TI_?’9. $19.08 at the
shortest notice gndaiu the best manner.
as cheap as can be obtained at apy other_ es-
tablishinent in the State. Galvanized chains,
Chain Pumps,Ii'ou Fence, Posts,Railings, &c.,
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and upon reasonable tfirms.
lyl ALEXANDER USTIN. ‘
—¢.-7.220
Lessons on the Piano
. 0.0.81 ‘ .
B-logos and Me oueons
core as to tone and qu
wig to Purchase.
sic.
elected, with great
tfl6
LIGHT and in good condi ‘on, will be sold
. Enquire at
chea if applied for so
Gazette. lilce. ' ' --
_ ty, for those desi-
Norwallg Post Office.
Mail C'loses.—WEs'r. 7.30 A. M.. 3.00, l’.M.
do do EAST, 8.30 A. ll{., 4 30 P. M.
do do 1). & N. R. R., 8.45.
do do New York City, 4.30.
_WEs'rox, Tuesday & Saturday at 2.00 P-51.
Mml D_ue.—.u. dc N E. R. 2.00 A. n.
d0 <10 Wnsr, 9.30 A. M., 6.00 r. M.
do Exsr, 8.30 A. M., 4.45 P M.
R. A. WILLIAMS P. M.
POTASH, No. 1, at
. OLMS'l‘.EAD’S.
ACKEREL in Bbls. and half Bbls., at
SF: LBUTT ' ‘ -
Tfifll at W8 ‘°'3§sX.l:i.i§x?§'.m
.-ms.--w-w---A -A-"' .;
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done, and every effort made to please and ‘sub-
serve the interests of all who may feel disposed
to favor him withtheir patrons. e.
f
THOMAS ANCHER.
s. Ii. OLMSTEAD,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries,
Provisions, &;c., JV». 14 and I6 Main-st.
HAS just received an entirely new and ex-
tensive assortment of goods which ‘he
will sell on as favorable terms as any in the
tralille. The public are respectfully invited to
c .
0. .
, Norwalk. March 5th, I855.
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT !
THE Subscriber would respectfully inform
_ lnsfriends and the public generally, that
he is ‘Still locatcd a few doors north of the
turnpike, opposite the Store of Alva Gray,
Where may be follni a. general assortment of
CAlilNE'l‘ FURNITURE,
Umle2‘laking in all its departments attended
to at the shortest notice and upon reasonable
terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Something New l
Horse shooting and General
Blaeksznithing.
WATERBURY do DUNCAN,
AVING taken their old stand, occupied
the last year by J. Deady, would inform
their customers and the public that they are
now prepared to shoe Horses, Oigeh. &c., in
such a manner as will give. entire satisfaction.
They are aware of the mischief done to hor-
ses by rnexperienced workmen, and they are
determined that no cause of complaint shall
be found against their work. They will also
continue their general Blacksmithing busi-
ness at their old stand, where Repaiiiing, For-
ging, &c., will be done as heretofore,
Jan. lst. 1856.
NOTHER lot or those VELVETS. of all
widths, at 0. S. CLARK’S.
TUART’S No. 1 Syrup Molasses, for sale
by , HUBBELL. .1; co.
Guano, &_c., for "Gardens.
UANO, Super-Ph°3P!13te. «he. put an in
G ‘pound packages, suitable for Flower
Vegetable Gardens, for sale -at ' "
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OLKSTEAWS.
Ii. 0. 8AilPF.§.ll8. .
V ‘M IA3'll§‘E 1-Iy‘fl‘.N.Y:.
" ’ .A-N ' '1 I -hr the Gazcllc. A
Mn.‘ Eb:-ro‘r.,:-,—_In, ghc j_our_ncy to our
Eldorsdo across the Isthmus, after paying‘
the customary tribute‘ to Ncpt’nno_ which,
an encounter with the storm‘ god of!‘
Hatteras is sure , to extort, the
scarce’ gets his inind,'rnuch loss his atom-..
ach well settled,_ ere the booming of the
brass four’ pounder in the bows of the
steamer aiinounccsxihe arrival st ’Aspin- A
wall. .
The "noise and confusion" attendant
upon the departure might be decmod. a
fair type of ancient Babel. Lalo comers
by the mid-day railway trains hurry
up the gangways breathless with appro-
hcnsicn of being left behind. Inono
corner of the ladies saloon is a group
whose firm inter-grasp of hands, silent
lips and moistened eyes, bctokcnn deep
sorrow at the near presence of the hour,
of along separation. That noise on the
quarter deck is from a bevy of boys who
are hastily imbibing a parting drink with
one, of whom their latest recollections,
may prove those _shouts of unthinking
rcvclry. At length, the order for all but
passengers to go ashore is given, hurried
and tearful adicus are spoken, the gang-
plauks hcnd under the rush to the pier,
the hawsers are let go and hauled in, and
the staunch and "live oak George Law”
this 5th day of January '56 moves with
stately air into the stream amid the roar
of the signal gun, the waiving of baud-
lrsrchiefs, and the -reiterated cheers from
the crowds which darken the whim!!!
and the sides of the rigging of neighbor-
ing ’-.hirrin8-
. Amgricisl metropolis. Of thc"csuses,of
compose J amsics, once a prosperous com‘
this wide spread financial and industi-ia__l
decay and ruin, I have not space to
trcot, besides,--matters of history, and,
.fsmilisr to your rcadersfihcir review here
Awouldbc a work of supcrcrogstion.-,-
_»Thc natural advantages of the Island, are
‘unsurpassed, for to a climate most do-
lightful, is sddedm soil fertile and ex-
lhsustlcss as the prairie of our own Grcot
West and teeming with all the rich fruits
and products of the tropics.
‘ Kingston standing upon the broad
plain at the base of , magnificent moun-
tsins—its. streets lincdwith the orange
tree, the cocoa, banana, plantain and tho
wnving palm—-flo_wcrs.of every kind
growing‘ in rich profusion in the gardens,
sndlclothing in a varied and gorgeous
drspsry. .every lsttico , and balcony;
and the vista: being those sublime moun-
tains and tho hcoving, solemn sca-
occupics one of thcfineat spots in the
world. Visiting the military grounds
a little way out of the city, we saw
a regiment, of blacks in red and white
on drill, and a martial band of similar
hue and dress. of thirty performers. In
honor of_ the large crowd of freeman
present the band led by an Englishman
plsycd Yankee Doodle and Hall Co-
lumbia. And never did I hear those
stirring national airs with such a glow
of pride, and lovcof my own native land
as when listening to their performance
at sunset, by a band of blacks, on a_ for-
eign soil, under thosgcs of the Britt’!/I
Lion and amid the symbols and results.
the strong nature, telling hopes blighted
power and energy crushed, peril encoun.
sored and fierce struggle ending, may
hop, in the death of many a brave man.
The white wings that swelled to the
ocean breeze and the cordage through
which it whistlcd are gone, and rust,.dc-
coy and the bunacle mat the proudest
ships that ever delight the heart of arms
sailor.
Below San Diego in Sonora, Califor-
nia, we saw at a distance of 150 miles,
mountains of an altitude of 10,000, feet,
whose towering and majestic heads,-
hoary with the frost, and crowned with
the snows of centuries, and glittering in
the rays of a sun just "sinking to rest
when his islands of refreshment lie" ill.
the calm. but mighty western sea, pre-
sented a scene of surpassing sublimity
and grandeur. But we are now enter-
ing the "Golden Gate,” the perspective
of many a sanguine youth looming, with
piles of glittering ore, which he will be
quite as likely to realize in the inacces-
sible heaps of dust and coin in the ban-
king houses of Diesel Sather & Church,
at id omnc genus, as in the results of his
own earnings and good fortune.
. Iucosnii.
San Francisco, Feb. I9, 1856.
I‘
Advertising E2:lraordinary.—Thc
following notice was found posted in a
conspicuous place at a street corner :—
Losr.-Bctwccn Phil Cssily and l2
o'clock this day. a rod morocco pocket
.book with blow covurs containin a dollar
‘bill in change whoever will return the
some shallpsy for it be jsbcrs.- tomas
of monsrchisl rule on every side.
gill.-—Bouon Courier.
injurious, and perhaps dangeious to some
portions of the State, depriving those
portions of rights guaranteed by the
present Constitution, and that the peo-
ple of the State do not ask for such con-
vsntion.
The second and third proposed amend-
ments are such as have been deemed
necessary to perfect the action of the
last legislature, with reference to the
judiciary system.
The right of trial by jury has ever
been esteemed in all countries the rights
of whose citizens are guarded by writ-
ten CODSIIIIIIIODS‘, a privilege of the high-
sst and most beneficial nature. Espe-
cially in this country has it been esteem.
ed as the bulwark of our personal liber-
ty, and the protection of our civil rights
and its integrity. guaranteed to us by
constitutions.
Any proposed amendment to the or-
ganic law, with reference to this great
right, will be examined as it should be
with the most jealous scrutiny, that
nothing may be done that will in the
least impair the right, while every st-
tcnipt to weaken this great privilege"
should be resisted ; it is nevertheless the
dictate of wisdom to ascertain if amend-
inents cannot be made which will pre-
serve the privilege, and at the same time
improve its operation.
Some of the best jurists of our coun-
try have regarded the requirement of a
unanimous-verdict on the part of juror!
as a positive evil, and to a certain ex-
tent, this opinion is undoubtedly cor-
rect. '
When we consider that a jury is com-
posed of twelve individuals, each with
feelings and impressions by habit and
education differing from the others, all
with impulses and prejudices influen-
cing their action as jurymen, and ac-
quire that evidence transmitted to their
minds, through the mediums of their di-
verso feelings and prejudices shall pro-
ing to $68,807.52 were for extnodinary
purposes, the justice and propriety, of
which.will be admitted by all who rc-
cognize the claims of the different he'-
nevolent literary and agricultural Insti-
tutions of our State.
In addition to these extraordinary ap-
propriations ihe sum of $8,800 has been
required to meet the increased , expense
in_the salaries of our judges, growing out
of tho legislation of last year.
The resources of the treasury for the
past year have been the revenue derived
from the usual sources, and in addition
I bonus which the Banks organized un-
der the general banking law were requi-
red to pay into the Treasury, upon ac-
cepting of the provisions of the act of the
last Legislature.
The amount of the bonus was 2 per
cent of the capital, one half of which
was required to be paid on or before the
lst day of January 1856, and the remain-
ing half, on or before the la: day of
January 1857. One half, amounting to
$36,667. has been already paid, and the
balance will be due on the lat day of
January 1857.
The result is, that the payment of
these grants has been made during the
past year from the Treasury, in anticipa-
tion of the fund which will be re-imbur-
soil on the lst day of January 1857. If
the entire amount of such bonus had
been due and paid on the 1st day of Jan-
uary 1856, as originally contemplated,
there would have been a balance in tho
Treasury to the credit of the civil list '
fund of more than $32,000. Applies.
tions for grants for different purposes
will, unquestionably, be madc,.somo of
which will be highly meritorious. I
trust that all such applications will be
carefully examined, and favorably outcr-
tained only so for as humanity and the
best interests of the Suite require that
they should be. While many of our sis-
ter States, originating ‘plans of internal
\
-improvemonts in many instances vast
. ...... . w.s;:¢:'? "
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