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visits they shall examine the register of
the teacher, and other matters touching
the school house, library, studies, disci-
pline, mode of teaching and improve-
ment of the school ; they shall make re.
turn of the number of persons over four
and under sixteen years of age in said
town to the comptroller, and draw or.
dots on the same for any portion of the
public money due to said town, as here-
tofore prescribed; and they shall draw
all orders on the town treasurer or school
fund treasurer for all moneys due the
common schools of said town.
SEC. 2. The board of visitors shall
annul, by a major vote of the board, the
certificates of such teachers as shall be
found unqualified, or who will not con-
form to the law and regulations adopted
by the visitors, and shall submit to the
town at their annual meeting, a written
account of their own doings, and of the
condition of the several schools, within
their own limits, for the year preceding,
and said board may appoint a committee
of one or two persons to exercise all the
powers and perform all the duties of said
visitors, subject to their rules and regu-
lations, which committee shall be called
the acting school visitor or visitors.

Sec. 3; It shall be the duty of the ac-
ting school visitor or visitors of every
town, to visit every common school in
said town, in company with one or more
of the visitors, or of the district comn?it-
tee, if such attendance can be obtained
and such visits shall be made twice at
least during each season of schooling, in
conformity with the provisions of this
act. It shall be their duty, unless oth-
erwise directed by the visitors, to spend
at least half a day in each school visit ;
it shall be his or their duty to make a
full annual report of the condition of the
common schools of said town, and of all
the important facts concerning the same,
to the superintendent of common schools
on or before the 1st day of October, an-
nually, and to answer in writing all in-
quiries that may be propounded to him
or them on the subject of common
schools by said superintendent. He or
they shall also prepare an abstract of
such report, to be read at the annual
meeting of said. town. - ‘

SEC. 4. The acting school visitor or
visitors of every town shall receive for
the time actually employed in the per-
formance of the duties prescribed in this
act, the sum of one dollar and twenty-five

cents each per day, to be paid‘ out of the

treasury of the town in which the school
houses of the schools visited by him or
them are situated; provided that he or
they shall have made his or their annual
report in the manner prescribed in the
preceding sections; and provided fur-
ther, that his or their account shall be
approved by the visitors of the town.
SEC. 5. Whenever a common school
of a higher grade, for the older and more
advanced children of either sex shall be
established and maintained by any town
such school shall be subject to the man-

formation with regard to matters apper-
taining to the school, as shall be by them
required,

SEC. 3. No teacher shall be entitled
to any pay for his services who shall
have neglected to perform the duties en-
joined by the next preceding section.

SEC. 4. All examination of \teachers
under the first section of chapter fifth of
this act, shall be conducted by a majon.
ty of the board of school visitors, or by
all the committee by them appoimed_

cnsrrax vm,

Of the Superintendent of Schools.

Sec. 1. The principal of the Slate
Normal School shall be ea: aficio super-
intendent of common schools, whose du-
ty it shall be to exercise a general super-
vision over the common schools of the
State, to collect information from the
school visitors in the manner provided
in_ the third section of chapter fifth of
this act, and from other sources, to pre-
pare and submit an annual report to the
general assembly, containing a statement

.of the condition of common schools of

the State, plans and suggestions for
the improvement and better organiza-
tion of the common school system, and
all such matters relating to his office and
to theinterests of education, as he shall
deem expedient to communicate.

Sec. 2. The superintendent of com-
mon schools is hereby authorized and
directed to hold, at one convenient place
in each county of the State, schools or
conventions of teachers, for the purpose
of instructing in the best modes of ‘gov-
erning and teaching common schools,
and to employ suitable teachers and lec-
turers to assist him in conducting said
schools; and for the purpose of defray-
ing the expenses of each school or con-
vention so 'held, the superintendent may
draw upon the comptroller for a sum
not exceeding one hundred and twenty
dollars_ to be paid from the civil list
funds of the State. ‘

SEO. 3 The compensation of the su-

perintendent shall be three dollars per day
in full for his services while actually em-
ployed in performing the duties required
of him by law, and shall be allowed his
necessary disbursements for travelling
expenses, stationery, printing, and clerk
hire in the business of said office ;
which compensation and disbursements

shall be paid from the civil list
funds of the State, after being taxed
and allowed by the comptroller, who

shall draw an order on the State Treas-
urer therefor.

Snc. 4. The superintendent of com-
mon schools shall be, and he is hereby
directed to give seasonable notice to each
town of the times and places of holding
such schools or conventions, and such oth-
er notice to the teachers as he may deem
expedient. '

CHAPTER Ix.

Of ' School Libraries.

"Sec. 1 The treasurer of the State upon

the order of the superintendent of schools
is hereby authorized and directed to pay

A very serious accident; occurred to
the Empire State, on Saturday night,
when off Point Judith, on her way to
New York from Fall River.

A despatch says :

She collapsed the steam chimney of
her starboard boiler, forcing all the steam
down the flues into the fire room and
the main deck, scalding twenty-two per-
sons seven of whom have since died of
their injuries. The steamer returned to
Fall River when ‘medical attendance
was immediately procured. The remain-
ing passengers were forwarded to New
York by the steamer State of Maine.

P. S.—Eiglit persons were killed out-
right, or soon died.

J. C. Beach, of New York, was badly
injured, since dead. Fifteen others were
niuch injured, and it is feared, that sev-
eral will not survive. Among them are
John Welch, W. N. Hasey, of Pennsyl-
vania, W. B Read, of Boston, J. Dose-
man, and G. Klein, of New York, and
John Wise, a young man who was on,
his way to attend the funeral of his broth.-
er, who was killed at Brooklyn, on Fri-
day last, by the falling of ascaffold, since
dead. His mother who was with him
him, was uninjured.

The explosion occurred about ten
o’clock, the account says:

“The shock of the explosion had
scarcely subsided beforea dense volume
of steam filled every part of the vessel.
The alarm among the passengers may
be better conceived than described.—
Most of them having retired for the
night, seized their life-preservers and
rushed into the saloons in their night
clothes. In a few seconds the saloons
were filled with a dnse body of steam,
and the frantic passengers rushed wildly
to and fro through the suffocating va-
por, seeking to reach the open air. ' As
it was impossible to see the way thither
they had to feel it out, stumbling against
each other and over sofas and chairs at
every step. Supposing from the steam
and smoke, that the boat was on fire,
and unable from the darkness to__ see the
true condition of things, for some time
the passengers continued to blindly rush
from one part of the boat to theother,
giving vent to their fears in loud shouts
and screams, and imprecations, that ren-
dered the general confusion more appal-
ing. Then came, loud above all the din
the agonizing shrieks and groans of the
wounded, to swell the horrors of the oc-
casion.”

 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.
Semtte.—Mr. Crittenden presented
the memorial of Lieut. Bartlett, relative
to the action of the Naval Board in his
case, and that of the Senate Naval Com-
mittee thereon. Mr. Crittenden spoke
on the case. '

Hause.—Mr. Boyce said he had re-
ceived the certificate of the Governor of
South Carolina, stating that Preston S.

agement of the board of visitors, unless over the sum of ten dollars, out of any Brooks was re.elected to Congress, and

otherwise directed by the town, and
shall receive such proportion of all mon-
ey provided for the support of common
schools in such town, as the number of
scholars attending suph high school shall
bear to the whole number attending all
the other common schools of the town.

Sec. 6. No town shall be entitled to
receive its share of the public . money
from the treasury of the state, unless the
report required by the 3rd section of
Chapt Y. of this act shall have been
made y the school visitors to the super-
intendent of schools.

CHAPTER. VI. .

Of District Committees.

Sec. 1. The committee of every dis-
trict shall, on or before the 30th day of
September, in each year, make a writ-
ten report to the board of school visitors
of the town, which shall state,

1. The whole term for which a school
or schools, in such district shall have
been kept by a qualified teacher or
teachers, during the year ending the
thirty-first day of August, and how
much of said term was winter school
and how much was summer school.

2. The amount of money received
from the school fund of the state, town
deposit fund, local funds, town tax, dis-
trict tax, rate bills and all contributions,
whether in board, fuel or otherwise, for
the year ending the thirty first day of
August.

3. The whole number of children be-
tween the ages of four and sixteen ; the
numbef of each sex inthe summer school
and in the winter school, the average
attendance. both summer and winter, of
each sex, and the number of pupils at-
tending school over sixteen years of age.

4. The number of male and female
teachers employed, and for how long a
time each.

5. The wages of male teachers per
month, and of female teachers per week
including board when received as a part
of the teachers’ compensation. ~

6. The amount expended during the
year for school buildings, for apparatus
and library, and for other school purpo-
ass.

7. The different branches taught in
the schools, the number of pupils in each
branch, the number of public examina-
tions. lectures, visits and by whom, and
such other information as may be re-
quired by the board of visitors, or by the
superiiiteiident. .

SEO. 2. No district shall be entitled
to receive its share of the public money
from the state treasury, unless the report
-required by‘ the next preceding section
.<Sl13ll have been made by the committee
-oftlie district.

CHAPTEI’. vii.
Of Teachers.

SEC. 1. No teacher shall be employed
in any school. supported by any portion
of the public money, until he has recei-
ved a certificate of examii tion and ap-
probation, signed by a niijority of the
board of visitors, or by all the commit-
tee by them appointed, nor shall any
teacher be entitled to draw any portion
of his wages, so far as the same is paid
out of any public money appropriated
by law to schools, unless he eaii produce
such certificate dated previous to the
opening of his school ; provided that no
new certificate shall be necessary when
the teacher is continued in the same
school more than one term, unless the
visitors shall require it.

SEC. 2. It, shall be the duty of every
teacher in any common district school,
to enter in a book or register ro be pro-
vided by the clerk, at the expense of the
district, the names of all the scholars at-
tending school, their ages, the date .when
they commenced, the length of time they
continued: and their daily attendance, to-
gether with the day of the month on
which such school was visited by the
school visitors of the town, or committee

‘ 1by them appointed : which book or reg-

ister shall be open at all times to the in-f
’ spection'o_fall persons interested, and be
" "delivered over by the teacher, at the

c'lo‘s'e”of the term, to the district clerk.
ftogether with a certified abstract,'show-'
‘ in‘; the whole lllllIll'Jl:l' of pupils enrolled
the number of males and ‘females,’ and

I the average daily attendance,

It shall also ‘be the duty of the

' ‘teacher, so far. as practicable, to fur-
_ alien to the district committee . such in-

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moneys that may be in the public
treasury, to every school district which
shall raise by tax. or subscription 3. like
sum for the same purpose, to establish
within such district a school library, and
to procure philosophical and chemical
apparatus ; and the further sum of five
dollas annually, upon a like order to the
said districts, upon condition that they
shall have raised a like sum for each year
for the_purpose aforesaid.

Sun. 2. The selection of books for
such libraries shall be approved by the
board of visitors of each town.

Sun. 3, The board of visitors shall
make proper rules and regulations for
the management, use, and safe keeping
of such libraries. 4
All public acts héretofore passed, and
now in force in this State, relating to
the subject of education, are hereby re-
pealed, except such as are hereinafter
specified, to wit: an act for the estab-
lishment of the State Normal School
passed in the year 184.), page 416 of the
compilation of 1850. [

All acts confirming and validating
school society and school district meet-
ings and doings therein :

Chap. first of "an act concerning Ed.
ucation,” page 407 of Compilation Stat-
utes of 1854;

“An Act in addition to an Act concern-
ing Education,” passed in 1851, page
411 of Compilation of 1854:

Chap. VI of “An Act concerning Ed-
ucation,” page 439 of Conipilatiou of
1854 ; which acts and parts of acts above
specified are hereby declared to be, in
full force. .

Provided this act shall not affect any
suit now pending.‘

Approved, July 1st, 1856.

BROOKLETS.-—M.l‘. Brook, in his ad-
dress to his constituents, published in the
South Carolinian, thus defines his posi-
tion :

A majority of the House has pronoun-
ced me, because of m act, unworthy of
a seat in the Ame ican Congress. I
could not, as the representative of a high
toned and gallant constituency, restwith
this imputation upon you and myself.-
I resigned my seat, and, kicking the
black dust of a black Republican major-
ity from my feet, I left the Hall in in-
dignation and disgust. My appeal is
to you. If I have represented you faith-
fully, then re-elect me with an unanim-
ity which will thunder into the ears of
fanaticism the terrors of the storm that
is coming upon them. If in aught
1 have failed to represent you as you are
then in God’s name send. some .inaii
whose blood is more sluggish than mine
It was my purpose to have made my ap-
peal to you, in person, but there are cir-
cumstances not necessary now to men-
tion, which have induced me, under the
advice of discreet friends, to remain, “on
the ground.” For nearly two.montlis I
have been in daily receipt of many let-
ters, threatening my life, whether in the
capitol, the streets .or in my Chamber--'
Though seemingly und.ist,urbed during
the time, now that the crisis is past.
realize that I have been in a condition 0
continuous excitement, and that I. need
repose. I could be but one week in the?
State even if I weie to return, and or
necessity could see but a few of m)’ 9°11‘
stituents. ° ,

V\’hile I am here, I can find Will, 39 3
private gentleman, defend the honor of
our good old State from assai.tl,t_s procee-
ding froin any and every quarter.

" Terrrible, isu’t it?

 

Of the ninety-one comics in Indiana
the Inhabitants of eighty can leave home
in the morning, go to Indianapolis by
railroad, attend to business there from
two to eight hours, and return home the.
same evening. ' - .

Something‘ New.—It is proposed ‘to
ligli_t‘.t._lie streets lira village _nota -liun-
dred irt-ilcs‘from Syracuse, with red
lieadved girls”. if we lived there- we'd

 

lamp posts.

l'“'°P"l3llng 3: large ;“,m°llF1.‘._'.:.t°‘_. We 5 
ficers of the Revolutionary’ :A“rmy"0r'
their ,heirs—passed the House.

' . thanno bread."

play tipsy cV(3§l’,y ,.i_2.i_g,l,lt, and lrllg the-

The Revolutionary ;P€,llS_l()_l‘l1.Ell,‘l,.-_3_.P-:

asked to be sworn in.

Mr. Brooks then advanced to the chair
of the speaker, who administered the
oath to support the constitution.

The Kansas contested election case
was resumed- .

The clerk finished the reading of Gov.
Reader's. statements. Among other
things he refers to remarks of Gen. Cass
and Mr. Buchanan, to show that a dele-
gate maf be admitted in the absence of
a specific lawfor that purpose.

He concludes by arguing the support
of the positions heretofore assumed by
him.

Mr. Washburne, of Maine, replied to
Mr. Stephens, contending from uniform
principle and precedent the House has
the right to inquire as it has inquired in
the present case, into the question of
fact, whether there was or not a Legis-
lature which could pass laws of binding

that the Kansas Legislature was elected
by the aid of citizens from‘Missouri. He
insisted that Mr. Reeder be invited, as
the proper representative of a majority of
the legal voters of Kansas. The first
resolution reported by the committee on
Elections that Mr. Whitfield was not
entitled to a seat as delegate from Kan-
sas, was adopted by yeas 110; nays 9.2.
The second resolution, that Mr. Reeder
be admitted to the seat was rejected by
yeas 88; nays 113.

Mr. Wasliburne asked, but was denied
a unanimous consent to pay Mr. Ree-
der mileage and per diem to date.

The city of San Francisco has again
been startled and hurried into another
period of that terrible,- excitement
which has so wonderfully appeared to
depart and re-appear for the last two
months. At the sailing of the last
steamer the city was quiet , and remain-
ed so until the afternoon of the 21st,
when as party of the Vigilance Commit-
tee attempted to arrest an offender
named Malony. Associate Chief Jus-
tice David S. Terry, Wlth'Othel'S of the
" law and order party,” interfered. A
slight strouggle ensued and Judge Terry
drew a knife and stabbed Mr. S. A.
Hopkins.

ried all over the city, and in a few min-
utes a large body of the Vigilance Com-
mittee was hastening to the rescue, while
the streets were thronged by an alarmed
and excited multitude. The armories
of the state party were surrounded,’ and
in a short time the whole law and order
force surrendered and laid‘ down their
arms ;2000 were captured, and Judge
Terry arested and conveyed with about
one hundred others, to the rooms of the
Committee. ,

Mr. Hopkins will probably not sui-
vive his wound, and Terry is held by
-the Committee for sentence in case of.
Hopkins’ death. So soon as this act of
the Committee! had been. performed,
they dispersed as quietly as an old. army
from parade to quarters.

 

Mr. Buchanan, says the Tribune, may
be a man of great sagacity (though we
dont think him such); but he is really
mistaken in pronouncing the “ fusion”
of John Cochrane, Horatio Seymour,
John Van Buren 85 Co., with their late
Hard-Sliell adversaries, " one of the
‘grandest events in our history." It is
not one whit grander than any ordinary
dicker between one tin peddler whose
horse had given out and another whose
wagon had broken down, and who there-
upon concluded to join teams and try
their luck in getting on. Mr. Co_chranis's

~ lease of office is, nearly out ;- so is that of

his brethren around the Custom-House
-crib; and they want help to get a new
lease of power and poverider. The
*_€.Har,ds” are yired of standing out in
the cold, and havediscoyered. the truth
of the adage that 0 Half a loaf is better
Such is thepbilosophy
. of the ne WCOllj,llllCl.lOn,WhlOh, so delights
the spul and excites tliepoctic imagina-
tion of Mr. Buchanan.

_ 33,- _A correspondent of I the New York Eve-
iiiiig Post, wriltiiig from’ Chicago, says—“Thc
“old line” Deinocrats—snch its-Iohn Went-
worth and Dr. Egan-—who nre now canvassing
,the _.$‘:,l;s;,t,e for the,Repub_lic;tn_ ticket. say that

,§b§,.gn,Ly._qg¢,gi,ipi;,iijyolyedhi _, (i\I‘..ll.)l. is the
“size” of the majorityrthe excess over 20,-
000. ‘ - "

force. It had been proved incontestibly ,

The news was almost instantly car- '

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Norwalk, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1856.

HENRY Cur on SLAVE-3RY.—“I have said that I never
could vote for it myself, and I rcpcttt tliat I never can,
and never will votq and no earthly power will ever make
me vote to spread alltvery over territory where it does

.not now exlst.”—IIenry Clay's Speech, Feb. 6, 1850.

“I FEEL there is nothing which the civilized world, if
they take notice of so humble it 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 I consent to the further extension of the
area of Slavery in the United States, or to the further
increase of Slave Representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives.”—-Speech of Daniel Wcbsterim Oregon Bill, H18.

“ Tar: ABOLITION or DOMESTIC SLAVERY is the greatest ob-
ject of desire in these Colonies, where it‘ was uuhappily
introduced in their infant state.”-——Jefl’er.ton, in 1774.

T T
I-‘OR PRSIDENT ~ .
Joan c. i-armour,
OF CALIFORNIA. .
I-‘OR VICE PRESIDENT,

LIAM r. JOHNSTON, I

- OF PENNSYLVANIA .

 

American National Platform.

I. Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and in-
S8¥Ill.l'll!.‘II)IIe.

- eedom of the ballot-box from forei ‘ull .

III. Freedom of conscience. gn I “once

IV. Freedom of speech.

V. Freedom of the press.

VI. Free Territory and Free Kn.nsas—No advantage
to accrue _to Slavery from the repeal of the Missouri
Compromisc. '
angI_Il;l 'I;h,e llnpl‘(;VeElllflJtb0f rivers anqlthe coitiililtruction

1 p vemen 0 or ors as we great
lakes as on the seaboard. ’ upon 3

II. The immediate construction of II. rraili-oad across
American territory to the Pacific States. by such aid on.
the part of the Government as may be necessary to ac-
complish such result.

American State Convention.

The American Party of ‘Connecticut, and all others
opposed to the election of the nominees of the. Cincin-
nati Convention, and to the principles as expressed in
their platform, arc:-equested to meet in Convention at
HARTFORD, on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1856, at
10 o’clock in the for-cnoon, to nominate Electors for
President and Vice President of the United States. The
several towns are entitled to elect delegates to said
Convention equal to three times the number of their

Representatives. .
. WAIT N HAWLEY,

HENRY HAMMOND,

J. E. DUNHAM, '

iiinin WILLEY,
- D. D. SILLIMAN.

Meetinx of the Fremont Club

I’ All.‘ PENIS HALL,
Friday Evening, flag. 10th. 1856.

THERE will be a meeting of the Fnuirosrr
Cnun and all opposed to the present Adminis-
tration, at Phoenix Hall on Friday Eveningof
this week, at 8.o’clock. Speeches will be made
by Hon. A. OAKLEY HALL apd others.-—
The public are invited to attend.

A number of Ladies having expressed a dc-
sire to attend and listen to the Speaking, ar-
rangements will be made for their accommo-
dation, and all are cordially invited toattend.

 

Union School.

The public Exhibition given by this School
on Friday evening, passed off in a manner
highly creditable to all concerned. The pro-
gress in genuine scholarship evinced by most
of the students, was not the least gratifying
feature of the occasion. The immense Hall
was so densely jammed that it became neces-
sary to close the doors.

More Improvements.

Win. C. Street, Esq. has just completed a
very decided improvement in both the inter-
nal and external appearance of his Hardware
Store. -11: now has a very creditable appear-
ance and we commend Mr. Street’s enterprise
to the favorable consideration of some others’
about town. There are far too many stores
about the bridges. discredit to the place and
a disgrace to their owners. ' ~

 

Steam‘ to New York.

It will be seen by adv. in to-days paper that
we are to have a Steam Propeller, put updn
this route for the conveyance of freight
and passengers to New York. The; enterprise
is in the right hands and will be a great ac-
quisition to the business necessities of the
place.

 

St. Mary’s Church.

This society under the Pastoral charge of
Rev. Mr. O’B.iley, have completed their church
improvements and are to hold a re-opening
service on Sunday next, August ]0l.h,see
adv.

Fremont Club.

There was a large and enthusiastic gather-
ing at‘ Phoenix Hall, on Wednesday Evening
last to perfect the organization of the Fre-
mont Club. Eloquent speeches were made by
Dr. Hill and Mr. Ferry.

Free Speech and Fremont! ,
A Club was organized at South Norwalk bn
Monday Evening, July 28th, 1856, at Suiitli’s
Hall, under the name of “ The Fremont (Jain-
paigners of South JV'orwaIIc.”
The ofiicers of the Club were elected as fol-
lows: 7
President-—-W. T. Crow. -
Vice Presidcnts—-G. W. Smith, D. K.
Nash, Gen. T. Guyer, J. C. Cooper, Douglass
Fowler. ‘I
Recording Secretagry-—J. J. Vail. , V
Corresponding Sccrefrny/A—T. B. Griffelli.
Treasurer--Walter C. Quintard. ,
The Club was favored with a song by the
“Glee Club,” which was followed , by an to-
quent and patriotic address by Rev. D. Pls,tt.

Its your Ox tliat.’s gored.

The Waterbury Democrat is sorely exerci' d
on account of our having published in our] t
the article headed “ How Frernont ran in ’ 7,
ortlie Ride of the One Hundred.” The at
part of the joke is, that this same article fivst
appeared in Gleason’s Pictorial, from whichlit
was copied by very many of the Democra c
journals of that day, and has appeared sin e~
we believe, in the columns of the Democr ,
itself. This occurred of course, while the d --
mocracy looked with just pride and admirati ii
upon the brilliant career of Col. Fremont, w 0
was then simply a Democrat, and in no we. s
jeopardizing the success of the candidate f
the spoils party. Surcl y it makes adifferen
whose Ox is gored.

 
 
 
 

Q‘ We intend ISS-lllfl g the speech of Ho -
Mr. Colfax of Ind., on the "Laws of Kansas,
in an Extra, in the course of a few days.
of our friends desiring copies for th emselv
to circulate, are requested to call. 4

 

' Concert. _

The Concert of the Hofler Family on Thurs,

day eveiiing,.was attended by a very select

and appreciative audience, and their singing
seemed to give the highest satisfaction.

 

Perfumery-

Some of the finest Perfumery to’ be found
in the country, may be had at Knapp It
Lyrics’. They have some of the genuine Co-
logne manufactured by that great European
purveyor, Johann Maria. Farina. whose immense
establishment we visited while iu.'CoIogne.—
There is no doubt about its being contained
in the “original package.” '

 

fi‘f,l‘,l_ie Waterbury Democrat thinks there
may be possibly 3 spftjening of the brain in
this direction. The friiandua .qf ,t,l_ie Editor of
that sheet, will be saved any such 'app'rehe_p-
sions, as to all appeuraiices, he has no brains
to soften.

 

3. The second trial of Herbert, the M. 0.
charged with the murder of Keating, has re-

Expectiug to be absent, we requested a
gentleman to furnish a sketch of the proceed-
ings and siiggestions made at the special town
meeting. The following has been furnished
us pursuant to such request:

The special ‘town meeting warned for
Saturday afternoon, was a full and spir-
ited one. The prayer of the petition for
widening the road to Gregory's Point,
was granted, and the Selectmen were
authorized to widen and grade it, provi-
ded the expense did not exceed two hun-
dred dollars. It is more for the interest
of the property holders in the vicinity,
"in view of the prospective increase in
the value of their land, than of the pub-
lic generally, that the improvement
should be made, and it is hoped they
will meet the town in a liberal spirit.-
If they do not, the proviso will defeat
the improvements, and they will lose its
benefits.

In relation to the neglect of the high-
ways, a very decided feeling was evi need
by gentlemen’ representing all parts of
the town. There was but one senti-
ment manifest. Although, it was felt
that the Board, as a Board, have mis-
judged, especially in spending almos
the entire road-making season upon a
single local improvepient, the meeting
were not disposed to censure too strong -

.ly, or paruoo readily with their confi-

dence in such men as Mr. Sclleck and
Capt. Hubbell. But in regard to those
who have done nothing—who make the
interest of the -town secondary, some-
thing to be attended to after their own,
and then so attended to as to make it a
sponging, _money-inaking matter. there
was a free and fearless expression of
opinion, and an equally strong expres-'
sion‘ of approval of that opinion by
those present.

There is a lesson taught by this meet-
ing which tho constitutionally mean
and selfish, those who are avowedly
' always to be found where there inter-
est is,” will do well to head. The shore
line of this County is destined to a rap-
id growth. Our natural advantages are
superior to those of any other town, and
our citizens are getting to appreciate
this. We ought to grow' and must
grow. Our mechanics, and business
men, and owners of real estate, with a
few contracted, selfish, fogyish excep-
tions, are awake to this. The spirit of
progress is alive and active, it will sus-
tain any and every man who exerts
himself to advance the interests of the
community, and discard every one
who disregards or trifies with it. Let
the lesson be heeded.

The measure adopted in relation to
the reparation of highways was a tem-
porary one. Itjwas not deemed best at
this busy season, and at a special meet-
ing, to make a permanent change.

The following vote was passed with-
out a dissenting voice :

- Resolved, That the Selectmen of this
town be, and they hereby are excused
from any further duty relative to the re-
pairs of highways in this town, until
the next annual meeting, and that Hen-
ry Selleck be, and he is hereby appoint-
ed sole Superintendent of highways for
the remainder of this season, and ~ until
the next annual town meeting. And said
Superintendent is hereby directed to as-
certain the amount of tax unexpended,
to apportion it among the several high-
way districts, according to his best
judgment, and the state of the roads--
to cause all the loose cobbles to be re-
moved forthwith from the highways,
and to employ,suitsblc men in each dis-
trict, without delay, to repair the high-
ways in the district, as far as the amount
of tax will warrant, and that he make a
distinct, detailed report, in writing, of
the amount of unexpended highway tax,
and when, where, and by whom expen-
ded, to the next annual meeting. And
the Selectmen are directed to place the
unexpended highway tax at his disposal.

The district and surveyor system was
changed professedly because the survey-
ors were not accountable, and did not
faithfully apply the tax. It was then
intended to repair the highways by con-
tract. But we were worse sponged by
the contract system than before, and the
duty of seeing to their reparation was
then thrown upon the Selectmen.—
There are men in that Board as selfish
as any who ever obtained appointments
under the old surveyor system, and an
examination of the bills on file will
show that the sponging of some of them
has been fully equal to anything which
was ever supposed to exist under the
old system. ‘Our roads, on the whole,
have been somewhat better made, when
made, but not m as good time, and the
tax at the disposal of the Selectmen has
been nearly or quite double that placed
at the disposal of the surveyors, during
the last year of the oldsystom, owing to
the rapid increase of the grand list.-
Tlius far, therefore, we have gained lit-
.tle or nothing by the change.
But there was much expression of
opinion before, during," and after the
meeting in relation to the best course to
be ultimately pursued. It was agreed
on all hands that the present system was
a failure. The roads have not been, and
cannot be repaired during the road ma-
king season by the select men. Some
have no teams. Of those who have, some
are utterly destitute of public spirit—do
not recognize their obligation to serve
the town as the town directs and as they
covenanted to do impliedly by accepting
the office—and are so constituted that
they cannot avoid the opportunity to
make money; and those who work the
town teams, cannot do the work in time
except on a limited portion of the high-
ways. No section of "the town can. or
light to, wait until late in the fall for its
I rn to come to have its roads repaired.
II are alike entitled to have their roads
ads in the spring, so that they may on-
y them during the season. They
ugkt to have it so and they will have
tysc. It is obvious, ‘therefore, that we
not go back,-to,a greater or less extent,
0 the district and surveyor’ system.
The question with considerate men
eemed to he, shall we go entirely back,
i partially so. The friends of the new

sulted in a verdict of NOT GUILTY.

 

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work well by collecting the money as
now-—-appointing surveyors as formerly,
and let the surveyors do the work, under
the direction of a general superintgndent,
make out the bills for what they actually
do and present them to the select men for
payment. A suggestion of this kind
thrown out in the meeting appeared to
be favorably received, and the question
at the annual town meeting will proba-
bly be, whether we shall adopt that
course, or return entirely to the old sys-
tem. One or the other it is evident to all
we must do.

A In relation to the Connecticut Turn-
pike, the following vote was passed :

Resolved, That in case that portion of
the Connecticut Turnpike Road, situated
within this town, is not repaired within
a reasonable time, the select men be and
they are hereby directed to cause a writ-
ten complaint to be prepared, directed
to the commissioners on said road asking
that tl.e gates be opened and to sign the
same, and cause it to be served by copy
on said commissioners and preserved.-
And in case said commissioners fail to
attend to such complaint, the select men
are further directed to apply to the Sn-
perior Court for a mendamus to compel
the proper action, and when said gates
are opened by the commissioners they
are further directed to proceed to put
said road repair, pursuant to section 41
of An act concerning highways and
bridges without waiting for further ac-
tion by ths town.

Sopie assurances were given that an
immediate and thorough repair was in-
tended, and the vote was a contingent
one. Our citizens are not treated fairly
by this company. We have repaired
their road by subscription, and ma’ town
has built them a new bridge, and yet
their road through this town has been
most shamefully neglected, while in oth-
er towns their road and bridges have
been kept in repair. Such discrimina-
tion against us is ungrateful and intol-
erable. The director and commissioners
who reside among us must see to our
rights in this matter, and that speedily,
or the most extreme course will be im-
peratively required. The progressive
spirit which is aroused, cannot be tem-
porized with or disregarded.

In relation to the appointment of
a committee to audit {the accounts
against the town, nothing was done.
There are difficulties attending it,
as most of the accounts do not re-
quire, and some do not admit of
it. The desire to have such a com-
mittee grows out of the manner in which
the accounts are made up and read in
the meeting, and the want of time to ex-
amine or understand them before the
question is taken for their acceptance,
and the conceded fact that exorbitant
bills have been made out by some of the
select men who have performed but a
small share of the duty, but which, as
they are all associated together, the ol-
der membsrs of the board feel unwilling
to object to. It is believed that a less
offensive and equally effectual means of
curing the evil will be to call for the
reading of the items of each select man's
bill. If this had been done last year it
would have appeared that one of the se-
lect men who does not reside in the cen-
tre of the town and whose duties were
less than those of the senior members of
the board, received over and above his
charges for repairs and supervision of
highways, more compensation than was
received by the whale board in any year
from 1840 to 1850 inclusive, and before
he became a member of it. If thisshould
occur again, a call for the reading of the
bill will correct the evil. B.

It also should be kept before the peo-
ple that the Bill passed by the Senate in
Wash_ington, declaring void the obnox-
ious laws of the ‘Kansas Legislature and
giving peace to the distracted territory
is opposed by the leaders of the Black
Republican party.

Bridgeport Farmer.

'3. It should also be remembered that
the above is an unmitigated prevarication.—
The Senate Bill does not declare void the ob-
noxious laws of Kansas. Dare the Farmer
publish the section upon which he makes this
bold assertion ?

 

For the Norwalk Gazette.

New YORK, Aug. 1st, 1856.
EDITOR. GAZETTE :—I was much grat-
ified to observ_e in one of your papers
published last December, that the Town
Clerk of Norwalk, (then just elected,)
had agreed to erect a fire proof vault or
safe, for the safe keeping of the Town
Records, and feeling some personal in-
terest in the preservation of the records,
wish to enquire of you if the promise has

been fulfilled. E-

_g* The same question has been frecgiently
propounded to us by people at home’. l’Ve
have never been “invited to the raising” of
said fire proof edifice, and therefore naturally
conclude that "pledges made on the eve of‘ an
election,” are like the mouse’s to pussy while
in the beer vat. A wag at our elbow sug-
gests, however,that the “corner stone” will
be laid on the last Saturday next preceding
the 1st Monday in December.

 ——
- For the Gazette. .,

Opening of the Campaign in Da-
rien.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of
the friends of Free Speech, Free Labor,
Free Men and Flu-:uon'r, assembled at
the Lecture Room on Thursday Eve.
last, for the purpose of appointing Dele-
gates to the State Convention to be held
at Hartford, Aug. 6th. _

The following gentlemen were appoin-
ted Delegates:

Holly Bell, Charles Brown, Charles
Hoyt. . I

After the business was concluded the
meeting was ad dressed by Messrs. Cur-
tis of Greenwich, Buikly of ‘Stamford,
and Seymour of Dorian.

The evening’: exercises were enliven-
edby excellent singing from the Glee
Club. ~

Your “little sister on the west,” is
prepared to give a good account of her-
self in November next.- Stick a pin
there. DEPOT.

,_______________.

The Dillei-once;
While Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Fillmore and

I -"t,l1eir,f,rien,ds are vociferously threatening it

Dissolutibnof :tlie‘ Union if they ape p__ot 9.1.9.0‘
ted, Col, Fremont and his supporters declare
that the - Union shall be preserved. '

The Block Island Expedition-
Enibarlration at South ./VnrwaII'l7—Fir.s‘t
./V‘ight’.9 Sail—.«.‘lrrival at ..V'4:iv Lmulon——
Bucluman Ea:cu.rsionis!s—-—--—Fishing at
Jllimtaulr-—BIo cl: Isl(md— .N'cwpoi'f— Dr»-
parture for home—-- Vf"1'iIi. same account of
the wonderful adventures of a company
of Fireside Vo;r/agcrs on a. Cadfish Expe-
(Iifim, &r:., 8:0. '

On Wednesday afternoon week, just before
old Sol had buried his glories in fleecy folds
of rose-tinted clouds, a select company of ten,
among whom was “the chiel a. takin’ notes’,”
left Peckfs Dock on board the William Squire,
for a week’s cruise upon the dark, briny wa-
ters of “down East.” Or as one of ur com-
pauy more facetiously expresses it in limping
doggerel : ,

Just decem souls all told were we
Who started off on Codfisli spree,
On Wednesday, July 23-

To take a “sniffer” on the sea :
And when we reached the vessel’s dock,

All tired, heated, hissing hot,

Each one emptied all his stock,

Of Beef, and Pork, Tongue, Cheese and hock,
On board the “Squire.”

Some Beans and Peas, Squash, Beets and Ham:

With mashed Mince Pie and Cherry Jam,

All over-cooked, nothworth zi. clam,
Such was the fare.

A fresh breeze springing up, with a fond
adieu for those we left behiud—we shot down
the harbor, passed the romantic islands that
bestud it, and were soon plowing the waters
of the Sound. Our fine little craft soon sped
by the picturesque harbor of Westport, then
Soutliport, Black Rock,and Bridgeport passed
in beautiful review. At this point, our chief
of the Cuisine department invited us to our
“first meal at sea,” and a most capital and in-
viting repast it was, and with most capital ap-
petites were its viands greeted. Supper be-
ing over, next came preparations for sleep.
State Rooms were scaro e, and no alternative,
after the cabin berths were filled, but a prac-
tical adoptiou of the Fourierite plan of tum-
bling in stem and stem, heads and points.-
So with a shelf arrangement in the hold,
somewhat after the fashion of preserving ap-
ples in the rural districts, all cleanly spread
with soft sweet straw, we wrapped the drapery
of our novel conch about us, and lay down to
pleasant dream. While thus cradled and
rocked by the billows, the rippling waters
gurgled out a. sweet lullaby to waft us to the
realms of rosy slumber—or as our post ex-
presses it :

There all ranged round in seried ranks,
We cuddled in‘ our bgx of planks,

As if we’d been mere farrner’s tanks,

- Brim full of lard.

The hatches all were ofi‘ on top,

Yet each on e’s ’kerchief like 9/mop,
Was kept in motion wiping sop,

We sweat so hard.

But while most slept, some had to guide our
craft through the ,sl;ill hours, and the move-
ment of feet,the fluttering of sails, and rat-
tling of ropes, seems to have transformed all
the dove in our nature into an owl, for after
the first watches of the forenoon of night,
sleep forsook our department, and we stoical-
Iy resolved to take to the deck. But our loss
of sleep was no loss to our sense of the bean-
tiful. Never shall we forget the splendors of
that night. The full yellow moon cast a. be-
witching glare upon the dark, foaming wa
ters, while the myriad of stars shone through
the few floating wefts of cloud, like the bright
eyes of a maid through her bridal veil, and
the foaming deep not only mirrored back the
thousand mimic brilliants, but almost dazzied
the vision with the phosphorescent spaugles
that sparkled in every ripple.

One by one those great leviathans, the
Sound Steamers, had plunged by us. The
beautiful Elm City, like some fairy castle,
came panting by at early dusk, and later the
Metropolis for Fall River, the Commonwealth
for Norwich, the noble Plymouth Rock for Sto-
niiigton, while here and there all over the
waters of the Sound might be seen the faint
white sails kissing the night zephyrs, and each
making for its desired haven. Thus as we sat
all alone on the bow of our little craft, drink-
ing in to intoxication the poetry of the scene,
we seemed wrapped in a charmed existence-
old memories stole upon us, sweet melodies of
other years sounded in our car, and visions of
happiness long since passed, seized upon the
soul. Oh

“ There is a dangerous stillness in that hour,
A stillnsss which leaves room for the full soul
To open all itself, without the power
Of calling wholly back its self-control ;
The silver light which hallowing tree and tower,
Sheds beauty and deep softness o’er the whole,
Breathes also to the heart, and o’er it throws
A loving languor which is not repose.”
There seemed a hallowed mystery in the
enchanted spell, and the soul roused to all its
wild, deep energy, could articulate not a
word, and there we sat for hours entranced in
the unutterable eloquence of darkness and
silence .-

“Silence how dead l and darkness how profound !

Nor eye, nor list’ning car an object finds,

Creation sleeps. ’Tis as the general pulse

Of life stood still, and naturemade xi. pause—-

An awful pause l prophetic of her end.”

At length the soft grey streaks of dawn lit.
up the eastern sky, and the distant sound of
crowing cocks indicative of the fleeing away
of fairy sprites and ghostly forms, and

“Now the light morning star‘, day’s harbinger

Comes dancing from the East-”
And gave promise of the approaching‘ day;
when we retreated to our hammock, and soon
dropped ofi‘ in refreshing slumber, till sum-
moned to pleasant duties by the cook. We
rose, performed a_hasty ablation, and eat our
first breakfast, by which time we had entered
the harbor of New London. ,

Here were whalemen, brigs, barks, and
steamers, with ll. fleet of lesser craft, all giv-
ing evidence of maratime prosperity and
thrift. Here too was that wonder of the day,
the Resolute, captured by a hardy son of
ocean, while on chase of those adipose mons-
ters of the deep. Her present ownersrelated
to us a most singular incident connected with
this Arctic wonder. The vessel in which the
discoverers left New London, was sent out by
them in place of one lost amid the icc—bergs
oi the Polar Seas. This wreck was fallen in
with by the Resolute, before she was aban-
doned, and when in turn discovered and cap-
tured, xi runaway on the high seas, was found
to contain most of the valuable articles be-
longing to the wreck of their former ship.—
This is fl. curious incident which we have not
before seen reported.

We happened to reach New London just at
the moment the steamer Champion arrived
with an Excursion party of the “unterrified”
from New Haven- It was amusing to observe
how far the legs of many could tempt the
laws of gravitation and still stagger to the
time of the march. The procession was cor.
taiuly made up, in the main, of the “baser
sort,” and the jeers of the opposition, as they
queried of the local democrats why they did
not join in the procession, was rich beyond
degree. We intend no disrespect to any hon-
est locofocos, but the appearance of this mot-
ley crowd, certainly could invite no strength
to’ the Democracy itnlong sober and hop gst
men. A few momenisl spent iii" sending a
lightning courier to ‘ ‘the loved ones at home”
and learning that all was well, a good dinner
devoured, a half ton of ice, and shipment of
fresh water, and a liberal supply of bivalvu-
lar thin shells for bait, we set sail for Old

Montauk, where we arrived about 6 P. M.,
after a. glorious sail over the first ocean rol-
lers’eiin'oi;iitei-ed o_n _f_I- voyage e_as_twa,i-d.

crew sigh for it-ii-:i—lii-uia, and yearn. fdnore
“stable ivsi.ys.” The first indicationsi ob-
served of any aliilouiiiial insurrectionéwas
one poor fellow, who afterwards figure§on-
spicuously as “the only married man” ipur
party. holding on to the side ropes ambu-
vulsing himself with an apparent effo to
turn his clothes wrong side outward wiilut
taking them off. The poor fellow seem‘ ’_
get no better quite fast, until with retclfgs?
unendnrable, from sympathy no doubt, e
found our own f'un fast. evaporating, and it
a certain fearful indication that we show;
soon have an account to settle not enterl
upon any of the Ledgers of the old Gaze:
We have always been an advocate of prom
payments, but to be taken while enjoying
liearty laugh at anothcr’s expense, and pa
force have to yield up‘ a. slipper taken dowl
with an unwanted relish, as a robbed niai
yields up his purse, “is not pleasant.” W4,
leave it to the decision of those wise sage
who have never tempted the treacherous deep
if it is not so. The discovery that our time
had come was certainly relieved with the
prospect of ii. plenty of company, in the some
affliction. Old Neptune and the finny tribes
reaped a glorious harvest that evening, and
we shall expect to see an improved condition
of the Porgies in market from old Montauk.
A party was soon made up to go ashore

at night’s sleep on shore afiorded by ahouse in
the distance, had most to do with the disabi-
barkation. The house was reached aftrr a
tortuous walk of a mile mid sands and briars
when on summoning the proprietors to the
door, it was found to contain a bevy of fish-
ing Indiaiis, livingin the most abject poverty
and filth. This suddenly dissolved all the
gay phantasies of curtained couches, clean
sheets, and downy pillows, and the crest fallen
voyagers were glad to return . to their ham-
mocks, sans milk, sans patience, sans supper,
sans everything.

But our exploits and adventures at Block
Island, our voyage to Newport and experien-
ces among the shad bellied coats and diabol-
cal looking skirts of that great Babel of fash-
ion and folly, we must leave for another week
having already transcended our intended
limits. ' B.”

For the Gazette.
The Fremont C1-nsad ex-’s Sons.
mr FRANCIS c. WOODWORTH.
AIR—Sparlcling and bright.
Hear, freemen all,
Your country’s call,
And round her stand and rally!
Come join our band,
With heart and band,
From every hill and valley !
Crioaus—When freedom’s at stake,
Let the people awake! I
Their forces be set in motion !
Let the name of Fiuxiloivr,
On our banner in front,
Be echoed from ocean to ocean!

 

Lei: Slavery remain
Within the domain,

Defined by the voice of our sages!
But oh, let it spoil, '
No more of the soil

Devoted to Freedom for ages!

CHORUS—Whell F1-eedom’s at stake, &c.

We will firmly unite
On our charter of right,
All bail to the bounteous Giver!
In Hnmanity’s name,
We boldly proclaim,
'l‘liere’_s freedom in Kansas forever I

CiioaUs—When F1-eedom’s at stake, &c.

We’ve Truth on our side,
We’ve God for our guide,

Our cause is the. cause-of" thenation !
We’ll neves snyfail ' i I ' '
We’re ‘sure to prevail. I I 

And firmly we take our station? _ -

Cnoiius—When freedom’s at stake, 4 I

Let the people awake ! '

Their forces beset in motion !
Let the name of Fnnnovr lg
On our banners in front,

Be echoed from ocean to ocean! _

§‘We are indebted to the Hon. 
Welch for personal favors.

 

w. The Gloucester, Mass.’ Telegraph.
which has been supporting Fillmore, has low-
ered its flag, and run npthe colors of Fremont
and Dayton. This is the last of the Fillmore
organs in Massachusetts. Postcript.—Since
the above was in type, we learn that the Boa.
ton Ledger, some time since the Mail, has
gone into the support of Fillmore.

 

gr The will of July will fling be remem-
bered as an eventful day. The accident on the
Philadelphia Road, the burning of the North-
ern Indiana, the burning of the Tinlo and the
large fire at Newark all took place that day,
by which events more than one hundred lives
were lost. '

5 The Washington Union publishes an
article, declaring that Col. Fremont did
nothing towards. the conquest of California.
As Mr. Marcy, in 1846, made a report to the
contrary, it is giving him the lie.

 

g The Democratic Central Committee
have sent circulars throughout the Union eu-
quiring the number of Germans, Swedes, Nor.
wegians, Dutch and French in each county,
with a. view of sending documents.

W. The.Naslivil1e Banner say »:—In our
thirty years editorial experience we can_ with
truth say we never knew the leaders and or-
gans of any party in as horrible a fix as are
the leaders and organs of the Democratic par-
ty in Tennessee at this present writing. Sink-
ing, fiist sinking, under the unbearable weight
of Mr. Buchanan, the way they squirm. W358‘
gle and twist, and catch at straws, is “a. can-
tion.” , '
The Republican Farmer, a journal
published at Bridgeport, Conn., and if
we are not mistaken, by a Federal Office
holder, makes the following desperate
auegafion:

“ Every one who reads Sumner’s speech
says that they cannot find anything objection-
able in it. Those who published it—Iessrs.
Greeley &‘Co.—did not intend they should-
All the vile parts have been left out, and the
Sumner speech as delivered on the floor of
the Senate, and the Sumner speech that is
published, are two different productions.s-
They are no more alike than black and Willie-"
We defy this calumniator to point
out any discrepancy in the sheech al
delivered in the Senate and as publishcd
in our campaign pamphlet edition, or in
those of the Washington papers Whwll
have given it in full. The fact that
there is nothing in that speech which 837
rational man éan object to cannot 50
coveted by any amount, of falsehoods
am can 5., j_nve_nted.— 7_T,7‘?1?ll?36-

 

A Brute—Tlie following paragraph
from the the Bltiiiiore Republicln, Q
Buchanan paper. 5l‘°‘”S ma‘ " hi“ 3
brute for an editor. But thus slavery
always by-utalizes. Such a villaig would
kick his wife : ‘ ‘

u The Washiiiglon Organ says, idiocy
13 likely to ensue, to Mr. Sumner from

 

We came to anchor about a qiiarter.ofa

the softening ofthe b‘i'ain.-‘ (i}o_od_:§ . 1‘

 

 

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“prospecting” for milk. This was the opten- -
sible object, yet we suspect the prospect of 2