l
' of the cataract! /'
_ the so-called gofcrnineiit of Kaiisas can
I L'.Uu.‘~.
' for the purpose of establishing what was
' the House of Representatives had sent
. a. special coiniuittee of investigation to
A..._
4—.‘-_
Ella"
and make it '1b71.7."t‘e7'S/1.1.1/I Though one may
safi.-ly pass the Niagaa river at all other
lloiiits and places, Kalle but a madman
would attenipt the passage on the verge
Y our Memora urge, tliercfoi'(‘. that
claim no sa.iict;'o'ii from the act of Con-
gress. The e/idcnce was all against it ;
evidence lriioifui to the whole civilized
world, appareiit on the very face of the.
ti'aiisactioii,'ii1i(l which must have chal-
l‘“19.‘e(l your attention long befoi‘e you
’ '- ' the oath of office. The very
' l rroveriiiiieiit re-
c Itedcral Exccii-
st evidence that it
5.i‘lC'» people, and had no
lawful antlioi'ity. '.l_‘his shows, at once,
that. this govcrniiieiit was not, in the low-
est sense, what you call an “established
govenmciit ;” for it shows that it was not
and could not be established witlioiit; a
l:llll.C(l States army and therefore the ar-
ni_v was sent, not, as you pretended, to
xii.-:/(ii-ii. an “ established government,” but
i .
i';.
not cstablislied—a government of riifliaii
autliority.
N or could you have been ignorcnt, that
the territory, and thus acknowledged and
confirmed the propriety of a strict iiiqui-
ry info I/iis riirg; sasc. On the report of
illétt coniniittee, the House of Represen-
tatives aiitlioiitavely declared tli-at the
government of Kansas was established by
the terror of bowie knives and revolvers,
and that it had been proved to have not
a shadow of authority. And here your
.‘.ieinorialists ask, whether a plainer case
or stronger evidence can well be iinag-
ined ? \Vlien, if not in such a case,
oiiglit the _l.)l‘CSl(ZlClll} to denounce it gov-
ernment spurious, and to ref use to aid
or sustain it? The laws of Congress
trainpled in the diist—-the iiivadcrs from
.\lissiiiii'i proved, beyond a cavil, to be the
only authors of this “ govci'iiinci'it”-is it
iiet an outrageoiis wrong to hold Kansas
siijcct to such nsiirpatioii by a United
States army ? The fires of riiflianisiii,
still burn there smothei'ediii the dreari-
nos: of their own dessolatat-ion, and i'ead_v
to be rekindled in their fury, by the slglit-
est inovcinent for libei'ty and right on
Elie part of the people ; while the echo of
their sufferings ever rings in the cars of
our national executive.
Let it be reincmbered, that this govern-
ment comes to the people of Kansas, not
with the sanction of gray antiquity ; Nor
yet has it come from any law of'Coiigress,
as its true and proper source : Nor yet
from the people of the Territory ; nor yet
from yet being fully established. It is
of recent origin and formation It dates
only from the imposition of it by the ruf-
fiiinisin from Missouri, upon the people
v"-.ii?»'z’i.im'"fi and disown it. Fvery man
who has from the first, known its existence.
has known its origiiz. and its nature. Let
it then be taken as it is ; as it is, iii its
¢‘il‘i§_1‘lll and its nature. And what is it?
A code of laws oppressive, unjust, cruel,
ontriiged without a. parallel, created, im-
posed, by the usurpation of rffians from
.\lissoiiri. And these laws, and this “gov-
crninciit,”without the least evidence to
cstablisli their authority, but with the
most abundant proofs to the contrary,
you are proposing to sustain and execute
by the United States army l You speak
of “numbers of lawless men, &c.,” allii-
ding evidently to the Topeka Convention.
lie it so, for the sake of‘ the argument ;
but how does one “lawless attempt” to es-
‘mblisli a government,justify or palliate
:‘.llOlll0l' lawless attempt, for the same pur-
pose ?
Furtlier: In your reply, you seem to
your memorialists to concede, in all its
truth and force, the principle which they
maintain. Thus you unequivocally and
justly assert that “for a portion of the
people of Connecticut to undertake to
establish a separate government within
its cl'iartered limits, for the purpose of
redressiiig any grievance, real or imagin-
ary,” would be usurpation, and add that
“sncli a principle, carried into execution,
would destroy all lawful authority, and
produce universal anarchy.” Your Me-
inorialists fully subscribe to this doctrine.
But what is the act which you call usurp-
iition in the case supposed? IVhat is it
but setting up a government claiming
iintliority, and laws demanding execution,
which, in the nature of the case, can
elaiin no authority, and are opposed to
existing authority? If you would call
this “usurpation” in Connecticiit—if' it
would “destroy all legal authority and
producd universal :iiiarcliy”—wliat is this
but the very act which Missouri invaders
have perpetrated in Kansas ? There was
‘g;u'.i\’C1'll1l1Clll3ll] Kansas: government iiii-
der the Constitution of the United States.
Law was there also : a law for the organ-
izatioii of goveriiineiit BY rm: l’F.0l'l.E or
'i‘iir. rimiiironv. -light, too, was there :
the iiiviolable rig_,»-lit of the people to make
their own laws and elect their own rulers.
In oppositioii to that existing govern-
iiieiit-_, in violation of that existing law,
trziiiipliiig upon those inherent 1‘iglits,
:‘.i.l.\‘S0lll‘l invaders have set up a bloody
l_‘i'l‘:‘.llll_\', which has, in fact, produced
:l!lfll'(.'ll_\’ and bloodshed. If you condemn
the one, condemn the other also. Your
Iilcinorialists have iiotliiiig to ask of you,
in this matter, but coiisistency of 1,1-in-
ciple. Coiidcinii the same coiiduct, in
at least 0f_ 11112: state of the Pnion, and
0SP00l§l-113’ 111 Tecoinmciidiiig iiecissary and
expedient measures for the relief of the
people of Kausasif'rom the injiistice, the
0l)pl‘GSSl011, and the barbarities to which
llley Were subjected? Ilad then Great
Blltalll all)’ such laws to take care of in
France, when the present Emperor was
cnthroncd there by nsiirpation, as those
which our govcrnnieiit—onr Il’resident—
was bound to ‘take care of in our own
’.l.‘erritory? In utter neglect of these
laws, have you not, with a full knowledge
of the lltlff-Ill'C of this usurpation, its ori-
gin, its progress, its violation of the Con-
stitution aiid of fundamental rights, its
violence, its rapine, its massacres, its con-
flagratioii, and its shame, sustained at
every sqep its authors and abettors to
this hour? Have you not sanctioned
such conduct by placing or retaining
prominent leaders tllG1‘0l41l in official sta-
tions?
Again—:ire the troubles and calam-
ities of Kansas the legitimate 1'esnlts of
the wise administratioii—of' the true and
our national governmciit? the most per-
fect specimen of human goveriimeiit the
world has seen—to our own :.dmiration,
the perfection of excellence. Surely, such
results bespeak some derangement, some
disturbing force in the evolutions ofa ina-
chinery so fitted to do good, so powerful
to its high design.
But if your example in administration,
and that of your predecessor in office, are
to be followed in future, whenever siinil-
ar cases shall occur ; if every usurpation
of power, when it has gained a tenipora-
ry success, is tlieiicefortli to be backed
by the whole power of’ the Fctleixal Gov-
crnincnt, and forced upon the indignant
people on whom, by fraud or violence, it
had imposed itself, where will the end
he ? How often will such crises actually
occur, rcsiiltiii.g f'roiii the very nature of
oiii'govci'iiinciit, with such a prhiciple in
its :ttll1lllll:Stl‘:lilUll to originate and fos-
ter them ? \Vli-at a temptation to party-
spirit, tlins iiiircstraiiied, emboldened, iip-
held by the governiiieiit of the nation,
would be fiiriiished, to carry out its
schemes and its triiiniphs in violence and
bloodshed ? What shall ._hiiider? Let
the adiiiiiiistratioii of the government
change liaiids—and such cliaiiges may be
freqneiit—liow surely would the same coii-
tests be re-enacted by way of reprisals
f'or past injuries and oppressioiis ‘.7 How
would such contests be repeated in terri-
tories and in States till, to your mind,
would be revealed, in the very principle
which you assume, a weakness in our gov-
ernment f'oretelliiig its speedy dissolu-
tion.
Of the particular considerations by
which you have endeavored to support
the fundamental principle of your reply,
the first which demands notice is, that
“ when you entered upon your official du-
ties, Congress had recognized the Legis-
lature (of Kansas) in different forms, and
by diffcreiit eiiactment-s.” Had you in-
formed your Meinorialists what these
“diff'crciit eiiaetmcnts” were, they might
have been made the subject of distinct
examination. As it is, they can only
say that they know of.iio “ f'orms or eii-
actments” of Congress, which could-be
binding on you as authoritivc, on which
you had reason even to regard as evi-
dence of the validity of that Legisla-
ture. Do you refer to the act by which
the usual appropriations from the treas-
ury were made? Every one knows in
what manner, and for what reason that
act was passed, and that iuaiiy who vo-
ted for it, regarded, and still regard, the
teri'itorial lcgislatui'e as downright usurp-
ation ; nor had they any suspicion that
they were recognizing its validity. How
this bill can invest an act of iisiirpation
with authority, your Memorialists are
unable to discover.‘ What if the Legisla-
ture of Connecticut had, under the excite-
ment of party strife, even by a formal act,
recognized the usurpation which you
have supposed ; might not the Governor
justly fall back npoii his own official pre-
rogative, call out the militia, and suppress
the rebellion ? If he would be bound to
recognize such an usurpation as govern-
ment having authority when could "he cv-
er suppress it without liiiiiselfbccoming a
rebel against the very aiithoritty which he
recognizes ? Apply this illustratioii to
the President of the United States, and
you will see. that the fiindaincntal princi-
ple of all your rcasoiiiiig is absolutely sii-
icidal, and thus renders niigatory your en-
tire vindication. Did not President Jack-
son, on his own oflicial respoiisibility as
Natioiial Executive, set at defiance alike
the power, and the aiithority of a “ Sov-
ereign State?” And can a territorial
goveriiineiit rank with an iiidepeiidcnt
State Sovei'eignit_v? Can Border B.uf-
fiaiiism, by any act of Congress, become
entitled to respect and siipport, as a right-
ful law making power, from the Presi-
dent of the United States i The case is
too fiagraiit. The facts are notorious.
"No truly iiidependciit, self—rel;.'iiig Pres-
ident, who niiderstood his official prerog-
ative, and his duty niidcr the Constitu-
tion, would have l.l(3Sl't.:l.l3€(l to di.-;i'egai'd
even a direct act of Congcss so tyraiiiiical
and oppicssive, and appeal to his coiiii—
try and the world for his viiidicatioii.
But no such trying cinergeiicy was here
presented. \Vith the solemn decision of
the Ilouse of Representatives, after long
iiivestigatioii, that the Legcslature of
both cases ; put down the usurpation in
Kaiisns. and the fi-ienrlu of ’r‘“**‘* to" ‘-
-ii-.. 1.". " -=.
~'? .- ‘- ‘:'='~'-'i¢.i.i=
1l'dllll."Ul aiiiiioi'it:itive government could
be applied with more palpable impropriety
and iiiitrutli, than to the Territorial gov-
ei'iiiii<iiit of Kansas‘? Might not even
political sliaiiiclessiiess blush to call it by
such a name? llias not the true and
only cliaracter of this government known
to you and the whole country before your
iiiaiigiimtioii, and during the Prcsidentiiil
eziiivass? Did you not, with the full
hiiowledge of it, accept your noinination,
\~.'lllt'il you were free to decline, and tlins
avoid the respoiisibility of executing these
.:»-cfaiioiis laws ; or did you suppose that
the oath of oflicc would exempt you from
this respoiisibility ? You admit the Coii-
.<i‘lli!il""".“l duty of the Presideiit to “take
- t..i=* the laws be faitlifiilly executed.”
;=l iv ':"l'tllOl1f. holding you responsi-
- . .;cts of your predecessor, for
- 4 H, :1- ...3 not willing to be responsi-
ble, and
have not fully sanctioned, your
:\'lC'lllO1‘ltlllSt-S would ask, was there no law
to be taken care of", by preventing a well
known projected invasion of the political
riglits of the people of Kansas? no law
tribe taken care of afterw=;ii'd, by expell-
ing the invaders from the Territories? no
law to be taken care of in respect to the
thefts, the robberies, the incciidiarisni
and the murders that were perpetrated ?
no law to be taken care of in the mode
of civil adniinistratioii adopted by Federal
officials? no law to be taken care of in
not appointing officials whose hands were
red with innocent blood, or in removing
bribed and pcrjnred judgcs?_no law to
be taken care of by securing to the poo-
)l(} of the Territory that fundamental
1-iglit of the Constitutioii——a right guard-'
ed by an express law of Congress-—the
right “to make their own laws and elect
their own rulers?” no law to be taken
care of in giving to Congress information
Kansas had no nntlioi-it", 1-ix’ -'.~
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=':.'i‘~:r‘.
‘ ‘U: . ,,li:Z.'»_ i}{: ‘-
- . ..-.=..~p....e, thutyoii liave relied
upon your coiistruction of indirect incoii—
elusive acts of‘ that same body, as cvizlencc
of the authority of that legislatiirc.
They know of no’riilc of law’ by which
you can set up coiistructive, iiiferential
evidence, against direct and positive cv-
ideiice from the same source. But this
proof you pass over in utter silence ?
Alliiding to the condition of the Terri-
tory, you speak of the course which _voii
adopted, as" absolutely necessary ;” and
ask whether “ you would not have been
justly condemned, had you_left,” what you
assume to be His g‘0?‘E)"IL7)l(?'7lt and its admin-
is ration “impotent,” and thus have suff-
ered it to become an object of contempt in
the eyes of the people.” Our first reply
to this view of the case, is, as before,
there was no (territorial) govei'nmeiit in
Kansas to be executed, as you suppose.
And again, we say the usurped govern-
ment ought to have been rendered impo-
tent, and to have become an object of con-
tempt, in the eyes of the people, asithiis
become. But further, Congress had pas-
sed a law for the cstablishnieiit of a gov-
ci'nmeiit in this Territory, with this formal
and positive exclaniatioii, that the peo-
ple (in the territory) be lcftpcrfectlv free
to foi'ni and regulate their domestic ‘insti-
tutions in their own way. why then could
not a Govciior of Kansas have been ap-
pointed at any time, acting under your
authority, and with an army under his
control,§who would have suppressed all iii-
teriial violence and contention, and “ left,
the people free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions, the.” as well as to em-
ploy the army to act the absurd and farci-
cal part of’ a Posse Coinitatus, to enforce,
‘under our direction territorial laws which
had no pretense of authority ‘.7 V\"itlioiit
saying, who were or who were not, the
responsible originators of the troubles in
' i
right working, in such an exigeney—of,
Kansas, can it be doubted that the Pre-
idciit long before this time, by the course
now suggested, or some other, nzight have
put an ‘end to these troubles? l:Ias he
not power to “ take care that the laws,”
—-and of coiii'se, that ilielaiv of Congress
respecting Kansas,—-“ be faitlifully. exe-
cuted '3”
You have introduced several topics,
into your reply, as that of slavery, the
decision of the Snprciiie Court in the case
of Dred Scott, with others, on which your
Mcinorialists have said nothing in their
Memorial, and on which they intend to
say nothing now, except to express their
dissent from your opinions. _
It is needless to prolong this discussion.
Your whole vindication, if it has any
ground, rests, in the View of your Memo-
-rialists, upon one palpably false assump-
tion ;—-That whatever claims to be a
government (Icfcirlo, without a pretence
of its proceeding from any riglitf'iil law-
making power, is eiititled to your support.
The world has not yet seen a nsiirpation
which this principle would not sanction.
If adopted in the adniiiicsti'atioii of
our government it must involve sooner
or later, its destruction.
Pardon, now, if need be, the plain and
respectful earnestness of your Memorialists
in unfolding what they cmsidcr false prin-
ciples in your positions on the present sub-
ject. They speak of no want of honesty
in your opinions, nor of sincerity in your
avowal of’ them, of no want of patriotism
on your part, nor yet of that higher prin-
ciple which God approves. They speak
of’ what they consider error in your reas-
oiiings, and of its conseqiienses in politi-
cal evils. Tliey judge not the heart.
’l_‘licy have not imputed to you any viola-
tion of your oath of oflice, as you have
thought fit to charge. Their language
shows the coiitrary. ’l‘liey .~.aid, “by the
f‘I)I‘(’,g“0‘L")I_.'," you are held up——-as viol-at-iiig,
&c.” The “foregoing” here spoken of, is
show_n by the connection to be the clrrini. of
Gov. lValker that “ the l.’rcsideiit of the
United States is employing through him
(lValker)°an army, one purpose of which
is to force the people of Kansas to obey
laws not their own, nor of' the United
State. ; but laws which it is notorious,
and establislied upon evidence, they nev-
er made, and rulers they never elected.”
'l‘liis claim ofGov.' \Vall;er, if admitted
by you in its f'iill extent, and admitted on
the ground of making the gcizrrul princi-
ple mentioned above a miii-crsal on'e——tlius
applying a inere rule of international law
to the internal governnieiit of this couii-
try,—woii1d in our view involve the most
serious impntations upon any Chief Mag-
istrate. But you had not at that time,
so f'-.i.r as we are aware, given any pub-
lic sanction to that claim, a.iid the Me-
niorial therefore did not coiita.iii the im-
putation you supposed.
The i\Icmorialists have dwelt on the error
rcfered to above as they regard it, not
merely on account of its fatal tendency,
and the calamities which have actually
resulted ftom it but, also, because they
are confident that you, in coiiinon with
many of your honest citizens, have over-
looked one essential principle, in assuming,
that the ruffian usurpation in Kansas is
“an established government.” Be assur-
ed, that they intend to withhold no tri-
bute due to your intellectual eminence,
a moral character. ’l‘liey bclivc, howev-
er, that many errors aiid niiscoiieeptions
are compatible with the highest mental
culture, and intellectual ability.
Your Memorialists have spoken earn-
estly, because they dccply deplore the
adoption of a principle which leads to the
mal-adiniiiistration of so perfect a system
of govcriimcnt, as that which oui' fatliers,
by their wisdom, their prayers, and their
blood, liave given to our posterity, They
cannot believe in the miapproac/iablc iii-
fability of their ijiilers inider this system
of triicliberty ; and, while they would lion-
or them in the fear of God, they are_ confi-
dent that iieitliei' they, nor even “kings,
have the right divine to govern wrong.”
The hope for the continuance of our na-
tioiial governmciit, and f'or its wise and
effective adininistration, in guarding the
privileges and blessing it is so fitted to
afford and perpetuate. They wait with
hope for the emancipation of‘ the nations,
and ofall men, by the light and power
of the example of such a government.
They trust that no uiiautliorized mode of
its administration will cause it to fail of
its design, and that you may yet see, that
in this respect, one false principle, if‘ ad-
hered to, must prove a principle of weak-
iicss and deeay—La sure prelude to the
end of all our greatness, happiness, and
glory,———a death-spot in the tree of Liber-
ty, whose leaves, like those of the tree of
Life, are for the healing of’ the nations.
N.\rn’i. W’. T.-\vi.on, S. G. IIUBBARD,
Tiii-:o. D. ‘WooLsisv, Joi-ix A. BLAKE,
lIi«:.\'r.vDu'rro.\', \V.\i. II. Iicsisi-‘.i.L,
CHAS. L. Exei.isii, A. N. Sicixxi-1R,
Joiix 1l.Bnoci<w.\v, Cii.\ni.r.s ltoiiixsox,
ELI ll’. Blullilzl, Joni. ]"l.»\WlES,
BENJ.Sll.l.l)lAX,-I1‘. G. A. C.\i.i»ioUx,
Tiios. A. THACI-IER, IiE0.\'.—\l€D Bxeox,
J. A. D.-\\'F..\'l’0R’l‘, H. C. Ki.\'<isi.icY,
Wom'ii’.\' l’l0()l(l~IP., Bi:.\’.i. Sii.i.i.\i.ix, SEN.
I’iiIi.os BL.»\l{E, Cl-l.\l{LlZS Ivns,
i'egiilar bank ‘--‘.«:«..'.i
-“ ~. he pi'on-.i. ._
-. si..~ez-.ificaticn of the
-. collateral, seine words
.,.,,_ .,.
;:*.r:i;‘7 v ~‘ ...;-.1--1
’ which
“Authorize said bank, or its president,
or its cashier, to sell, without notice, at
the Board of’ Brokers, or at public or
private sale, at the option of said bank,
or ofits president, or of its cashier, in
case of the noii-performaiicc of the above
promise, applying the net proceeds to
the payment of this note, including inte-
rest, and ainonnting to f'or the sur-
plns, if any. In case of deficiency,
promise to pay to said bank the amount
thereof forthwith after such sale, with le-
gal iiifci'est."' '
This holds the borrower for any defi-
ciency, and the banks are careful to know
the borrower, no matter what securities
they hold as collateral.
44¢»-.———.__.
3&3“ The Baltimore Sun aniioiinccs, as
a very iinporta.iit movement in the grape
and wine culture of the United States,
that the Coniinissioiier of Patents has set
apart a portion of the f'uiids last appropria-
ted by Congress, for_ agriciiltural pur-
poses, for obtaining cuttings of all the
native wild gape-vines of the country, to
be placed in the hands of practical culti-
vators, with a. view of testing their adap-
tation to the soil and climate of the other
sections of the Union, and detcriniiiing
their value for table use and for making
wine.
~40»-oo———:—
x’ii§3"It appears that four more cargoes
of negsoes from Africa, iiumbering 1783
likely haiids,.liave been piitoii the Cubian
coast within half‘ a mile of the country
seat of the Governor, General Concha.
These iiegrocs, who are obtaiiied on the
African coast at very little cost, are siad
to be worth in the aggregate, $1,069,
800. The enormous profits of the slave
trade embolden the traders to run all risks.
riir. GAZETTE.
A 9iltl.’i'7V.
vx-~-u‘ ‘.l‘,'—\.‘ -A. ._.,.,__,\,. . .
Norwalk, Tuesday, F
ii???‘ “Let our object be OUR COUNTRY. fllllt Wll0l.E
C(3Ui\'l‘RY,‘.\l\'l) i\‘()’l‘Hl\G llU'l‘ OUR Ct)l.'.\"l‘RY. and by
“'0 bl‘~"“*l“8 01. God may that Country itself bi-conic it
l’:ist and Splendid Miiiiiiiiient, not of ()ppri-ssioii and
l9l“""‘i but of WlSl)0.\l, of l’liI.-\(?l~), and of l.llll~1R'l‘\',
upon which the world niay gaze with niliniriitioii for
ever.” ‘ I).\Nll41l.\\'lClfs'l‘lCl{.
County Agricultural Fair.
The scvenenteth annual exhibition ofthc
Fairfield County Agrieiiltiiral Society, which
was liolden at Danbnry, during the past week,
proved in every respect, a most complete sue-
eess. The unfavorable season for fruits veg-
etables, and root crops, with the fact that the
State Fair was also to be held in our County,
led the more priidciit friends of the society to
apprehend afailnre in those departments.-
Biit the result. proved their fcais unfounded-
The show cf fruits, vegetables, and roots were
indeed limited, in extdnt, but we very much
doubt whether finer individual specimens of
the choicest varieties of fruit, have been seen
at any previous exhibition. Wm. Howe,Esq.,
of Rirlgefield, showed specimens of‘ the Virgo-
lieu Pear, which we never saw equalled at any
IIoi'tieultiiral or Agricultural Exhibition we
have attended. and we very much doubt wheth-
er the like of them has been seen by any one
else, the past fifteen years. The mode of cul-
ture adopted by Mr. Howe to bring them to
this state of perfection, we understood to be,
to train the tree. to a lisgh board fence or side
of building, giving them a southern exposure.
Then the monetary pressure, no doubt, had
a serious effect upon the extent and amount
of manufactured articles exhibited, as most
business men had about as much as they could
do in getting up their notes, yet the show was
far from meagre in this depirtmeiif, while in
all that pertained to the Ladies Industrial
compared favorably with the presentations of
former years.
There were, in all, about one tliousaud cii-
trics, and in the “needfiil” the result shows
the exhibition to have been quite as success-
ful as last year. The gross receipts fella few
hundred dollars short of last year, but the
rigid economy with which it was conducted
will probably leave as large, if not larger bal-
ance in the Society’s Treasury.
But as a Stock Exhibition it was admitted
by all good judges that no such show had ever
been witnessed in this County before. We
supposed last year that Fairfield County had
about done its best ; but the full blood Dev-
ons, Durliams. the grade and natives there pre-
sented, far surpassed all that was shown at
Norwalk.
The fair opened on Tuesday evening, and
was thronged Cay and night fill its close on
Friday afternoon. Wednesday evening there
was speaking in the tent, music by the Brook-
field Band, singing by the Danbury Glee Club,
dtc. Thursday evening, speaking by the Pres-
ident Judge Bntlcr, Nelson L. White, E.
Hough, John F. Beard, B. B. Plumb, &c., in-
terspcrsed with music by the band, and some
admirable singing by the Norwalk Glee Club,
all of which was received with the utmost
delight by the auditory. At the close of the
fair. Friday afteriirion, a temporary cloud was
thrown over the gay spirits of the multitudes,
in the failure of the balloon to make its con-
templated ascension, owing to an accidental
escape of the It went up on Saturday’
however, at 2 P. M., and was witnessed by
from five to seven thousand people-—aboiit
half the number assembled on the day pre-
vious. The ieronaut landed about an lionr
and a half afterwards, in the Sound, near
Bridgeport, but was rescued by boats that put
off from the shore, without receiving any
other damage than a good wetting.
The list of premiums awarded we are
obliged to defer until our next. Among the
many articles entered, we noticed the f'ollow-
iug as mostly falling within the principal
sphere of our circulation.
NORWALK.—C. N. Case, imported Devon
Bnll—-a splendid animal, 16 months o1d—took
first. premium on one year olds; same, a fine
road horse. I-lcnry M. 'l‘errel—a beautiful
roadster, diploma. Francis Quintard-—spcei-
mcns of'60 varieties of Dalilias, took first pre-
mium. Joliu Smith, South Norwalk, exhibited
fine specimens of Concord. Black Ilamburgh,
Malaga. and "‘ Delaware” Grapes, the latter a
most delicious little grape,,cqua1 to the Mala-
ga, and hardy ; also, several specimens very
fine pears. Carmi Lockwood exhibited Sugar
Millet and Sugar Cane, some stalks of which
werefourteen fact and a half long. A. E.
Kroger-—modcl of an original device for Ox
Yokes. Mrs. William Daskam-—two ’1‘idies.
Miss Anna M. Campbell—Crayon Drawing.
Miss Olivia Strong—--infant’s eiribroidered
dress, and Lady’s skirt. Miss S. F. Bennett,
for neatly wrought Tidy, a diploma. Miss S-
F. Aiken, iieafl y worked lamp mats and wor-
stcd work; also, a beautiful hair wreath, and
Italian Painting on glass. _
1linei~:i-‘ii-:i.n.—-F. A. Rockwell entered Pie
Plant, and “ Prince Albert Potatoes,” the lat-
ter an exccedinglyfiiic variety and said not to
be affected by the rot. Ilciiry Smith, 2d, ex-
hibitcd 1-‘.2 dozen Shirts f'roin the Ridgeficld
Factory, Fruits, &e., and two splendid ani-
mals of the u1uz'nc race. Wm. llowc present-
r i , , ‘ , ., ,7 1 ‘ ,
AMOS l:)“‘\Sr"\D’ J.0'5I‘\H “, ' Glbnh’ ed 10 varieties Pcarsand 9do Peaches. Cli-as. .
J.\ni~:s l)Rl~‘.\\‘S'l‘l£If, JAS. F. T).~\l$(.‘0Cl{. . . , ,,, H
, , ' G. Short, one of iilaiiiiy s . :-
l4.i.i IVES, ALFRED ll .ii.kni:. . _ ,. ,, .. , .
he is Agent V. l'..v-C. oi.-xi‘.-~. - i‘..rsi.-r.
'<°" ,:i:.-I ff:-.fllf‘. .‘.l..',i :,iE.\..-il l:-.v~::ii-ff _ 'ii 1'-.i]iii<_.-_
V ' ' \,. I',. .., .. . . .. ‘ “
Rlgadhlg f0now1n.93]s-T" 1" "' ' -' ?'-Wlf. =~.ii‘i ,.‘.}‘owii l€u.~.l:. "-‘iii:e:-.:i M.
:i<.-ti‘: 'iii_ "J.-c iii iiih, lllh: e..i o y-_'~:‘.r.'- old Bull. Rev. D. H.
-‘Ems.-t, iiiibie pair Fzii'ni Horses. E. .‘.I. Town-
send, road horses. A.Bates, and llii-am Rey-
nolds, fine pair Stccrs. Mrs. I-Iarry 1‘. Lock-
wood, Pencil Drawing and worked Collars.
S. J. Smith, Drawing.
W1L'rox.—Wm. Hickok. fine working Steers.
Capt. Aaron Olmste-ad, three boxes beautiful
h3ney—looked good enough to eat.
Ruscoc, hcantifiil two years old Colt.
NEW C.ix.i.i.\'.——-Stcplieii Hoyt and sons, 1
pair fine horses. 16 choice varieties of apples,
6 do. peaches, 4 do. beefs, samples of carrots:
onions, quinces, &c., the. James Hoyt took
3d premium on plowing. although very good
judges not on the committee awarded him the
1st. Edwin Hoyt took 9d premium of 4 year
old colts—-an animal that carries his own cer-
tificate of good points with him. Benj. Hoyt
look premium on fine specimens of apples
from trees 3d year f'rom nursery. F. lll. Brad-
ley, beautiful boquet of mixed flowers. Miss
Sarah Davenport, bed quilt and very neat
stockings of her own spinning and knitting.
If every lady would give evidence of the
same domestic industry and economy, there
would be ‘less cxpuiision of hoops and con-
traction of' purses. J. ll. Wilson, of Bethel,
presented several pots of Sf.l‘ll.\Vl)t.‘l'l‘lcS in fi.ill
lCf).Vlll". (If' any of our friends desire plants
of’ this variety, he will give them all they
want.)
There n.re many of.lier matters we desire to
notice, which, with pi-cm_iuin list, we must do-
fer till iiext week.
-<.>-o——-————--
fl£!‘Jolin G. Long has left us a bunch of
the common native or river Grape. the frllit
upon wliieli measured over om-_/"curt/I oftlfmll
in eirciiinl'erencc. We trust he will save und
nurture the vine that bears siieli noble fruit.
_._—-oq<°>n.—_._.._.....-_
Harper's Magazine,
For October li-as been received. llliii.4l.i'iil.ed
arl.ieles——“ '.l‘lic Ship of the I)es.crl.,” “ A Whi-
tcr in the South,” by l’orte Crayon, mid “Tlie
National Asseinbly,” by J. S. (J. Abbot. For
sale by Knapp Jr. Lyrics and A. ll. Ciuup.
l
Financial.
The suspension of the Pliiladclpliia Banks,
followed by those of New Jersey, Baltimore
and Wiisliington, had rather it (l(!p'.‘c.‘l.:lll‘lg‘ in-
fliieiiee upon the money and stock market in
New York on Saturday. Jhit as the Banks of
New York city remain firm, and the New
England Banks are daily fortifyiiig themselves
and at the same time reducing their circula-
lion, these more southern siispensiousl do not
seem likely to have any serious or lasting
efl'cct. Rumors were started on Saturday in
New York that the Boston Banks would next
suspend, and with them the New England
Banks generally, but dispatches fiom the
principal banks there stated such 11 result
next to impossible. In fact, the storm seems
to have spent itself at the North and East,
and now seems working South and Wcs.t—and
we have no hesitation in expressing our wil-
lingness that it should go there. There are
some moral lessons to be learned by this mone-
tary pressure, which _wc may take occasion to
impress at another time. All in all, the skies
brighten a little, and altliough a partial solu.
tion for the difficulty may be found in the fact
that almost every man owes ten dollars where
he should owe but one, and many vastly more,
with a restoration of individual and public
confidence, retrenchment in our bnsiness,in
our demands upon the’banks, and in our liv-
ing, we shall soon weather the storm,and the
lessons of our adversity will not be without
advantage.
The N. Y. Evening Post, remarks as
follows, concerning the New England
Banks :—
We have every reason to believe from
special inquiry this morniilg, that there is
no ground of apprehension for the banks
of New England. The course of redemp-
tion goes on as usual.
The security of Eastern bills is un-
doubted. It rests to a great extent on
individual responsibility, and no safer cir-
culation exists. There is no drain of spe-
cie, but on the contrary, an increase in
their favor.
The banks of Rhode Island, we learn,
are very materially stciigtliencd within the
last few days. The circulation of this
state is so secured under the individual
liability clause that the property of the
stockholder is held for the last dollar,
without reference to the amount of stock
held by the subscriber.
2% P. M —-We have still more en-
couraging intelligence from New Eng-
land. The banks are all stengtheiiing
themselves, business goes on without in-
terruptioii, and there is no lack of specie.
The Tribune on Monday, speaks as fol-
lows :
There is no considerable change in the
aspect of the provincial money markets
generally. The pressure bears more or
less severely in all of thcm—and in all,
the papers speak cncourgingly of relief
being close at hand. In truth, the whole
eoniitry is in an extraordinary position
with rcga.rd to money. Labor is much
reduced, or suspended in manulb.ctures,
and it shows as only a partial revival in
traiispoi'tatioii. The means of the past
are exliausted, and those which are to re-
store to us, are yet in the future. That
the productive wealth of the country is
sufficient to place it in impregiiable po-
sition as it regards liquidation, does
not admit of a doubt.
A Pittsburgh (Pa.) paper says:
The money market is easy. The
ba.iiks, in coiiseqnenee of the stringency
prevailing elsewhere, have restricted their
discounts a little, and some good paper
has been offered outside, but the rates
are unchanged, and unexceptionable pa-
per is readily discounted at 12 per cent.
Other grades, are however, more difficult
of iiegociation and may be quoted at from
15 to 20 per cent.
The Fairfield County Bank remains impreg-
nablc as the mint,and has very fortunately
been able toaceommodate its customers to a
much greater extent than most other New
England country Banks. This has prevented
any great embarasment in oui local business
circles, and although the transactions in
some of our large factories have been prudent-
ly reduced, everybody aboutNorwnlk is as
“well as could be expected” under the cir-
cumstaces.
-<o
@‘ We omitted, in our last, an expression
of our thanks to Stephen Hoyt and sons for
nearly a bushel basket of the finest peaches
we have seen this year. They not only raise
trees to sell, but upon their well tilled farm
may be found all the choicest and most valu-
able varieties of'fruz'Is grown in this climate.
If any one has a misgiviug as to the pro/its of
fruit culture, we advise them to visit their
orchards as well as their nursery grounds.
<<C>o-o-———-—
Musical Convention.
The Fairficld Co. Musical Convention holds
its next regular meeting in this placc,com-
meneing on the 5th of October. The business
convention is to be held in Phenix Hall, the
I‘0llC‘tl.l‘S‘).lS and concerts in the First Congre-
gatioiial Church , we believe.
.—o-.- .. .._.
\"'llIl"-Pl ,i_‘.'.
Andrew
Tiny -.'~.al=.-
. "'_i:=.--.’u’7 1'. ice." up
' I is H.) ;i..;-iiili. bi.-i'i-.-:i.:«.. i. i the cars, should
L
.:g‘i
eil _:..»~.—irle i'::ei~.i.s->.-l\ witli tickets or with
3 ¢‘'}:.*.- 9
not dislioncsty, involved in compelling the
Conductor to stop and make change for a bill,
when his time is so limited, as at best, to be
only able to pass through each car. We learn
that he has in contemplation, providing him-
self with ninety-_fivc pennies, neatly wrapped
up, as change fir those who persist in the
practice, which has grown so common. We
think such physie will cure the disease.
«<3».
@‘ The Minutes of the 'l‘wenticth annual
session of the Fairfield County Baptist Asso-
ciation, have just been issued from the office
of this paper. Nothing more than ordinary
interest occurred. The Association embraces
'l~l churches the principal part of the cliiirches
in the county, with an aggregate meinbcrsliip
of 1436, which is an increase overlast year, of
S6. Norwalk, and Stepncy have received the
largest accession. The object of this body is
not the exercise of aiithority, but to give ad-
vise when asked ; and especially to collect,
and publish the present state of the clinrclies
with their changes during the preceding year,
objects, and by discii.-sioii, to awaken iulecper
interest in moral reforms, iind religions pro-
‘lic recent session was iii. Slepncy :
s to be in Aiigiist, 1858, at l\'orwulk.
._.__.._———o«o.>>
/7123‘ Our faeetioiii-i frioiid lllitchell, of the
Model llliirket--wlio seldom spcaki-i without
saying something, and that iioinetliiiig very
f'iinny——on seeing the iron friiinc-work of the
new Bunk safe, C0llClll(lt‘.l-l flint tlicrc is to be it
brisk opposition in the slung/ilcring biisiiie.-ts,
as the Directori-i have erected fl. .\‘IIIO/i‘('-/IU'lI.\‘(.'
to cure their liiuni-i and bacon! We fear tliiei-e
are otlier.-i besides the l')ireel.ors who will yet
llnd their Iimmi um! Iim-on ('Iu‘uI, iiiidvr “pro-
tei-it,” at the new iiii-ititutioii.
---6--40>--0-—~
The Hortziculturlist.
Thii-i in Hip I-iliiiiiliird work on l"riiil. and li‘lor-
iciilturc, and any one posse:-is-iiig the l(?llFl.
tii.-do f'or tlicsc iiiiittcrs iniglit us well be with-
out his forks and pruiiiiig kl|l\'(‘.H us to deny
gross. '1
the next i
liiini-iclf tlic iulviiiitugcs of this popular publi-
cation. It. 1’. Smith, Plilliulelpliin, piibliiilicr.
», .1:-’ tcere is certainly a discoiti-lesy, if
aiid the amounts contributed for benevoient_
The “First Fatal Accident: on the 1 -
bury and Ncrwalk Railroad.
It has been the. siiig-iila.i' good fca -r
of this .liailro'.id to have been out}
f'ree from serious accidents af.'i'ectiiig "
and limb,” until the eveiiiiig of Septcr
25th, the last day of the Fairfield i -r.
Fair, lioldcii at Daiibury, when i:lic “ g --
spcll” was broken, and Charles Illlb
J
. l
lost his_ life.
The last evening train for Betliel 8“
to leave Danbury at 15 minutes aftei '3
o’elock. As there is no turii-tabh.= .i.
Bcthel, the train was made up by pla:
the engine ahead, but in a rei:erse(l j,- =5-
lion, before the ears. The signal ".':'il
been given, and the pftSSCllg'(‘.l'S had ;
crafty taken their seats, and among l'- i
was the deceased. Just before the t i
was put in motion, lliibbcll left his - 1.
and went to the door of the car, as'i' >
go into the forwa.rd car, but for 5.
purpose it appears he stepped on *2
groiiiid, and nothing more was seer
him.
Tiliose in the car he had left supp-:
he was safe in the forward car, and t‘ -
in the forward car knew nothing of ii’
intention to take the cars at all. In ~
time the train passed gently out of -
passenger depot. The engine bell, is
usual, was constantly sounding.
About two minutes after the ti "I
started, Mr. Godfrey came to the cl 3
to take the cars, but as they had g ,
he concluded to follow the track on " . .
to Bctlicl. He started on, and 2. l‘
walking nearly thirty rods, he Stlllliu.
against some object, which, upon e';:.: .-
ination, proved to be‘ the lifeless bod i’
a man. The alarm was iinmedia
given, and lights were brought, but 3
body was so badly mutilated and di- --
ured that no one could recognise it. 37.‘.
was afterwards removed to the en -.-
liousc, and properly cared for during " =.:
night. '
The train, on its return to .l
bury, was signalized to hold up, and
first informatioii of the sad event . »i
then given to those in charge of the to :.
The next niorning an inquest was h ' 3
when it was ascertained that the l.
was that of Charles Hubbcll.
It appeared from an examinatioi if
the railroad track, the ear wheels. -2
ground, mid the bits of clothing scatt * .2
on the rails, that whilethe train wzi ' i
motion, and some fifteen rods from I 2
depot, he attempted to_ spring on c
forward car, at the end nearest the .-
glue, that he fell under the wheels, . -‘=.
that he was instantly killed. No g: .i
or noise whatever was heard, and nei. -
the engineer or any person COllll(‘.'- l
with the train had any knowledge of’ :2
event until the train returned. It v - s
fully proved before the jury that ev ~_v
care was exercised by the engineer . wl
conductor, and all persons connected vi: ll
the train, which passed very slowly -t
of the depot, and the bell was conninr. . -:
soiindiiig. It was a sad event, .-
adds another warning to all not to -
tempt to get on or off the cars Wllll’. I l
motion, under any circumstaiiccs.
Q:-;—0ur correspondent having so minu‘
detailed the facts connected with the a -
sad affair, in the crowded state of‘ our eolu ~:i
we have thought it unnecessary to add th
qust of the Coroner, which was very kl‘.
furnished us.
..K
.4
<<O>-0
The Banks in Boston and New Engl '
Bosrox, Sept. ‘2 ..
There are no signs yet of a bank -
pension. Our banks, as well as the wt‘
all New England, are unusually Stl‘.. ,
and it is believed they will siieecssfull; \-
sist the present pressure.
Bosrox, Sept. 26—2 P.
The failure of\V. B. Lovejo_v &. ‘ .
a large elothiiig house on Comme: ‘ '5
street, in this city is annoiineed.
State street is considerably excited. .-
day by the intelligence from Philadelp i.
but all the banks remain firm, and} -
made large additioiis to their spebic lr.-.. -.
within the last few days.
.<g....___.___.
lV.isiii.\'e.'i'o.\*, Sept. 2.‘ .
Bank of \\'asliingtoi‘i has suspeir‘
'l‘lie _Vletropolis coiitinues to pay, V l.
is confident of holding out. Siispci‘: ..i
of the W'ashington is tenipoi'ai'y.
«{0}.
T:-'l.'ai'l.:?:.-ii
l
(ll-‘>”fi'.:-‘. ‘:17 fill‘;-‘.'l‘A.‘l".‘l -
I i”;«..;. ' ‘Mil; it ii‘ "-.~'«i‘.l iii’:-‘iii’-~ .‘«.‘
i:-‘ioii. .\‘i 1.‘ in! ....ri9 ;-.;.‘.i ii. lady,
idaiic '\'\riglit, of Burlington Ct. 20.
to 30,000 people witnessed the as.
from the Meadows. The Balloon 1'
gradually to a great height, and in iii
an hour was seen to descend, probabi, l
Bloomfield. It was supposed tliat-,tbv
enpiiiits were safe.
A great niiinber of biirgliiries occu.
while the procession on ’l.‘hursday .
moving tliroiigli the city. Several ho‘
it seems were l‘{lllS{l(.‘l{(.'(l.
’.l‘lie trials of the viirioiis Eiigiiie:
casioiied much excitement. Owe viii. '
only was allowed for playiiig. ’l‘lic i
of several Engines burst as usual in 5
trials. The I\'eptiiiic No. 6, of New .- -
vcii, that took the 3d and perliaps
most valuable prize—li:id their it
wound with caiivass and yarn. Am .
those who worked at the briikes v.
l-Ion. Mr. \\°'ooili'iill', late M. O.
’.l‘lie Collinsville (lo. “went in” for < .e
of the prizes, and were tlirowiiig to I. -
distance of lib’) feet, when one of 1.
piston rods broke, the men being t
strong f'or the Engine. They took the I
prize however.
The Cliicopee (lo., flint took the
prize also received the list prize at I!
ford three years ago. Before they
home, they inadc ii ti'ial~—l.lii'owiiig w
tliroiigli 400 feet of hose to the dist:~.'
of 213 l'cct—-soine 27 feet higlier ...
they reaclied at llfl4l'l.llll'(l. .|.’erliaips 1.
were not limited as to time.
Five of the prizes were taken by ('-
pitiiics liaviug lliittoii Eiigiiies. ot.'
coinpiuiies had ’|‘orboss, .lell'i-rs or .".lll"
iiiiin iinicliiiies.—-])zii/3; .\'Imulur:I.
3157
..._.__ ......-.-......
near“ 'l‘lie .\lei'ideii (‘.ln'oiiielc says li-
wiis ii littie pniiic up tlierc the other -
about the bills of the .|.loiiic llnnk.
it were oll' very quickly, as the bunk v.
rciiily for aiiyboily who wanted the c
Our (.‘oiiiiei-tieiit baiiks iirc the besi
, the coiiiilry, and the public ought to .
l lain tlii-in by giving l.ll(!lll' full coiifid-
so long as llii-_v are doing so well as
are now. 'l‘liose of llieiii which have .
a forced wcsterii circiilatioii, are abund :i.-
ly able to protect their bills.
Rf’: :;'.s:.....-....».._.._........_.._... ... ..... ., ._ .».r.._. ‘.4...
Col. Benton.
The Natioiiiil lul.e‘iligenear of the ‘2;3t'ii
.‘o:iti':idicts the report. that C-..l. lientoii
is growing worse, and says there is every
.,prospect of his early rt-covI'y.
—-4o<@>-0
Tiii-2 Yoici-: or llr..\'i:v Ci..iv.——lIow
bcaiitifully coiisisteiit are the Nclii':isi(aitcs
in claiming, as they often do, that the.
friends and admirers of the sage of Asli-
land ought to support. Biiehiiiian and
maintain the priiiciples of the Nebraska
bill, because Mr. Clay would have done
So had he l)t't‘ll :i.ll\’(‘. In l8:')fl, pg-ii(lin‘r__r
the compromise ineasiircs, Mr. Clay spoke
as follows :
“But you caniiot put your finger on
any part of the (_7oiist.itii’.Ioii which coii-
veys the right or he power {.0 carry slaves
from one of the Stat.(-s oftl:e,Uiiioii to any
'.l‘erritoi'y of the United States. Nor, sir,
can I admit for a single nionient that
there is any sepc-rate or di.-ztinct right upon I
the part. of" States or individiial members
of the States, or any poi'tion of the peo-
ple of the United States, to carry slaves
into Territories, niider the idea. that those
Territories are held coiiiiiioai between the
several States.”
.:__..4...g>..__
).i@='_l‘lic fasliioiiables {‘.‘;‘. one of the big
watering places on the Jl_‘i'.‘T{‘y coast, were
greatly iiiceiiscd at dinner the other day,
by seeing a plainly dressr.--E lady and gen-
tleman walk iii and take sex/.'s in their very
midst. The l21(llCS\l1lfl.flc :*.'iiflll)lel‘Clll{11'l(S
on the appearance of the sii*aiigers, and
spoke iiidigiiaiitly because the waiters at-
tended to their war.ts ; various insulting
allusions were also made, and the dinner
was most ef"i'ect»iially' ruiiicd for the “spoil-
ed cliildren of fasliion.” in the evening,
however, when the p'dl'i'.>£' doors were
thrown open, this same couple, elegantly
dressed, were ushered in and introduced
to the company, as Governor NI-‘.\\'ELl.,
and lady. Silks fluttered, broadcloth
trembled, and rouge was most effectually
placed in the back ground by natural col-
or, as one and another came up to pass
the complimciits of the evening, and tend-
er their sincere apologies for their conduct
at dinner. It seems that! Governor and
Mrs. Newcll had arrived just before din-
ner, and being too hungry to await a.
change of costume, presumed to present
themselves at the table in their traveling
dress I
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Exrnxsi-: or 'l‘ii.ivr.i.ixe. ix j‘)UROl’l'~1.—-
Rev. L. Cnylcr writes flint travellers’ ex-
penses are much greater in England, and
less on the Coiitiiient, than in our coun-
try. Tlirec dollars a day is the least for
which a straiiger can live conifortably
at a hotel in London. By railway, faies
are double or treble. In Paris, on the
contrary, one may sojourn, ,in various
modes, at an expense of from one to three
dollars—t.lie latter being the cost of full
board at the ]']f)[f‘l (lc Luci-re, most mag-
iiificeiit in the world. Five dollars aday
isa fair average allowance for a rapid
tour.
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nflr It is now said that. the agent of
the California. sfeainship cgziipaiiy at As-
piiiwall does not possess iv. i.st of" the pas-
sengers oii the Central 2‘; ziierica, conse-
quently no correct list can be obtained
until the rcturii of the (‘.a'..'«.~riiia steamer
after the arrival out of th.- intelligeiice of
the disaster, which will be two months at
least.
_.__..-e,,.,_L___
ea-it costs the New ‘fork Central
Railroad Company one iniiiion three him-
dred and fifty thoiisand fiuil21l'S a year for
wood. It is estiniatcd l3i‘.:‘.f no less than
one thousand cords are (1.-ilslllllctl. daily
——costing not less than $~é.£»0 per cord.
._,..,°,,,
)3@" One of the Central America pas-
sengers arrived with clitvscly trimmed
hair, which he stated he clipped off him-
self before the vessel went down, to save
being grappled by the drowniiig crowd.
-4 .¢Q>oo-- --
@A eorrespondciit oi’ the New Or-
Town Meetings.
‘ ‘A ‘In-'}j0i‘ity of the towns in this State
noid their ziiiziiial nicetings on the first
Moiiday in ()l,’l()L)f§l', less than two weeks
froni this time. )ni' opponents, believing
that their caiise will receive encourage-
ni_eut by siici-ess in these elections, are mu.-
king more than their usual efforts to car-
ry tliein. They are pcifccling a7"I'(l’lIgc.
mrii/x //u'ni1._:;'/Ioiil l//r Slrtlc, xv]-fit-hi unless
promptly iipig. by [our friends, will effect
an apparen ' JOCO oeoyrain an ' -
fore eiieoiiragc the pbi'ty vvliidlinitshegg-
giiged in extending slavery and slave la.
bor over the United States.
\Ve do not wish to alarm our friendsiin-
iiecessai'ily nor on the other hand do we
wish to eneoiirage them with false hopes .
but it is our duty to say that while the“;
is, beyoiid any rea soiialile doubt.’ ;, Sound
Fl‘t‘ll:0lll3 inajoi'ity in most,of the towns in
the State, there is the greatest necessity
tliat iiri'angemciits should be made to gel;
that inajoi-ity to the polls, to prevent the
sin-ccss of the Pro-Slavery party.
Too iiiaiiy of Olll' frieiids neglect these
“ Little 'l'owii Meetings,” because, they
say, there is no political principle involved
in the selection of local officers, and there-
fore it is not worth while for us to go to
the polls. lint they forget that these
elee.ti_oiis have a moral influence upon par-
'_5lt‘-“. 1"‘-lv5lllll(‘ll as they show which party
is the iiiost active and the most thorough-
ly iiitei'estetl in the success of the rep‘;-e-
sentatives Of their principles. Ifoue par.
ty is inseiisiblc to the value of organiza-
tioii, and has lost the enthusiasm which
rcspo'nds to every call to action, then
even though it may have a majority of
the voters, it need not be greatly fem-ed
by a more energetic aml better on.-an-
ized Illlll,Ql'll._Y, for zeal in getting oilt 3,
low votes may often triumph over apathy
on the part of the inajorit_v. Besides
this important consideratioii, the poses-
sion of the town governments is of great
iniportancc at the Spring election, especi-
ally in closely balanced towns, when the
Board of Selectmen may disfianchise le-
gal voters, and admit illegal ones to vote.
ln New Haven for instance, there can
be, but little doubt that illegal voting is
not so thoroughly guarded against as
under the Whig administration of af-
fairs. The development of recent elec-
tions has abundantly proved it, and the
exiiltation of the pro-slavery party when
they obtained the control of the town,
adds to the proof. A case which occur-
red in Tollaiiil county last Spring, when
a Loeofoco Moderator closed the box as
lie saw a Fremont elector approach,
whose vof.e would elect the Fremont can-
didate, is another illustration of' tiie im-
p.>l'ttlllCC of securing a Board of Select-
men of the proper stamp. If then, our
frieiids value the principles to which
they are committed—if they really be-
lieve that Free White Labor is so digni-
fied, so honorable, as to be encouraged
and protected against the inroads of sla-
very—thc_v must take pains to prevent
the subt‘e, ever active agents of the pro-
pagaiiilists of slavery from gaining any
eiicourageincnt by their apathy. They
must rall_v to the polls at every call, and
by continued vigilance keep in their own
liainls the means of securing the substan-
tial victory.
I ll these towns where elections are to
be held on the 12th of October, it is ful-
ly time that the town committees should
coimneiice their organization. They should
see that popular candidates are selected, .
and that active men of the party are at
once eiigag-ed in prcpiiriiig for the bat-
flc. Tlicre may be a diversity of senti-
ment on minor points of policy and organ-
ization, but there is a general agreement
among us of opposition to slavery exten-
sion, and all can unite in such opposition
upon ca.-idithites who will do us all jus-
tice. Let the energetic ‘men take hold
of the work, and let the apathetic
iiie'ii give them a word of encouragement,
and promise to vote, at least, if they will
not work, and the town elections will
show a liaiidsomc gain even over last
year when the gain to us was unexpect-
edly l€ll'gC.—-.fo1t7"7l(Il (Mill C'ourier.
o<.>o
' i;ri.-.’.3‘*=Soiiie of the administration papers
have a great deal to say against. the for-
ty-three memorialists who respectfully
called Presideiit Bnchanan’s attention
to the charges commonly made against
him coiiceriiing his course in Kansas.
'l‘liese men who have never seen anything
wrong in slavery, and who have persist-
ently siii-ered at and vilified the free state
men of Kansas, ni'.der all their sufferings,
have their keen sense of proprietry seri-
ously wounded by the alleged importi-
iieni-e of the inemorialists. We suggest
for the consideration of these papers that
they discuss, by way of variety, the de-
claration of the Presideiit that “slavery
existed at that period (1854) and still ex-
ists in Kaiisas ’Il’1I(f€)‘ t/ic Constitution of
//ii: Z'ii.i'/erl Sm/cs.” “I9 ""?‘ "‘.»‘ar: ii. ix
leans I-’ica_i/imc says that the sugar crop
of Louisiana will lie lru~;-~ - ‘ .—
,....._‘,:_”_.x -
others, of
i ._ . , -- '~ ......i acilit.‘
Salisbury, have pl':‘S(.‘lllCtl fl. gold watch
to the Roniish priest, Mr. Kelly, who is
fibout to leave the place, after a useful
niiiiistry.
_:_...<:q»-...«—-————
@ The Pliiladelpliia Inquirer of Sat-
urday says that. one and a half millions
of specie were drawn from the Philadel-
phiii baiiksduriiig the panic on Friday-
We dare sa_v the holders wished it was
back the sum: iiiglit.
.,__E.,,_,,,_
3.63%“ We ll‘:ll‘ll flint the Govcnor of
this State, has iippoiiited Deputy Slieriff
l’:i._vii, of this city, to the office of Sheriff
of this county, recently made vacant by
the deatli of George Bliss, Esq.
JY4:.'ii Lo mini. (7/1 ruiiiclc.
-.____..... ...
11$“ T/iv .rIIl‘(”IlI'(l:‘ for Septciiiber, has
been issued. Price one dollar a year.
--.-..._.....,e,........__._
3&3“ A. .l. ‘\\"orks foi'niei'ly of this
State and known in coniicetioii with the
.l’eusioiibiisiiiess, has been arrested in
Brooklyn on the cli:ii'ge of olitaiiiiiig prop-
Ilc declares
erty under false pi'eteii(-es.
I liiiiisrlf iiiiioceiil.
.,.,,.__,,,
BE-li‘:"‘ By ilic falliiig of ii -=f'igiiig at the.-
callle sliiiw of the .K(‘llll(r!.‘ c Agriciiltii-
val Socictv, (iui‘duci'. I\'le., .‘7;-pix. :35. MI’-.¥
.llavid lirowii, of liicli=.:~.=1nl, lltltl . her
back broken, ’.‘\lrs. 'l.ilib_'.g. of Giirdiiier,
her head iliiiige.i'i’>iisl_v hiiri. and two Olllc"
ladies their legs broken.
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' ; our recent no-
1-.
JED“ We were inisiiiforineii
, ~ ; -_-_ I . W. Smith
tiec of the sudden death 01. .~_- v_ 1‘ and‘ um j
she having loiif: been an iil~= '1‘ - ‘ ’
.iic lungs. I
I
l
iiiately dy_'iiig of'c0Il§¥C5“‘"“
,H_¢Q>»¢-—-'
7:29“ 1f you want Oysters ‘-'1"l5 M0 CY-9l€‘1‘5’:
"‘ I . , . - . --ll, ' ,3 ‘
,_,,,,m_ b),,1,c I,,..i., quail. oi .. ..ou, orxeived
ii? for the palate in c\’Cl'.V ""*“"‘l'Y Of Style:
just. call at lliieliiiaiifs. Main :.»ii'cet, and you ,
can be aceoiiiiiiedatcil at all -":=.'.S0l):ll)l€ hours. ,
. ....__
LP:-Ins go to
.__44<Qh--o»
fl.d~3~For a good article of
. Camp’s.
ui..:.. H , 2 7-. ‘ .'i?_ii‘iii:' i‘-‘C
T J us who: 1.-. left 6:3
l mi." '~'-'iU'.+'."'-‘-‘ .-ii. i,‘§;.it.‘-.
.‘i
‘. .- -‘
l.ii;."l
,9 “-I y ..... be just enough to I11-
iorm their readers that we have now no
free territory and never can have under
this theory, and that f'i‘eedom——not sla-
vi.-.i'y_, as lieretofore, throughout the world
——must seek protection by positive stat-
utes. 3
Tliis revolution in constitutional law is
of much more importance than a question
of etiquette. I1a.rtfor(lPrcss.
}.
:‘,{:§“’ Mr. \Vebb of New York, is build-
ing for the Russian Government an 80
gun frigate (propeller) 330 feet long, 55
ividc and 36 deep, says the Journal of
Coimizci-‘cc. In giving the contract for
tliis vessel to one of our citizens, it was
')l)l:.l-lll a ship which should be a model of
strength, syninietry and all other desira-
ble feu.turcs in iiaval architecture, and coni-
plete in all the details of its equipments.
A splendid cabin will be fitted up f'or the
use of the. Ai.liniral of Russia. The fur-
iiitiire and table ware will be of the H1083
costly and superb description. 'llie v_es-
sel will prob:ibl_v be reaily fol‘ lfl“"Cl""g
lll the an of‘ isss, and will by cognrleted
and delivered in the Sp3'l"§=" ‘ll 1839‘ Mr’
\VCl)l) is also l)iiil(liii,2,'f01' the Owl‘. aten
L.,m (.01.,-Otto’(pi'opCllO1') 220 feet lC‘Jg,
very stroiie; and of light fl!’-lff», destined
fm-.sei'\'iccI at the B-iissiair ports on the
Piicifir.
..—————<-<Qr-0-——
my 1_.-,,;,,-, L_ Wood, aiiative of Dans-
villi-. New York State, has been arrested,
,.;.,..-,._.-1-il wiili the horrible atrocity of
mii1‘tlL‘l'lllg‘, by poison, his brother and wife’,
and atteinpting to murder their two chil-
dren, in order to get their property, val-
ued at $40,000. The accused has been
hroiight to New York, from Illinois, for
trial. He is but 27 years of age.
.<¢-.
n{:§=i\laiiy who suffer from Ileazlaclw.
mxl Nci-iroits Dcbilrt_7/ are ignorant that
the real cause, in most inst.ances,_is 9-
deraiiged state of the stomach and digest-
ive fiinctioiis. Tlie O.\'yg‘eIl:lte(l Blltefs
are peculiarly adapted to the cure of these
syniptoins.
1322;“ Mr. James VVard, who owns 9.
large iininber of teiieuients in Ql_1|05"'g0.‘
ms, in view of the hard times, visited all-
liis tenants and reduced theirreuts twenty
per cent each.
the design ofthc Russiaii Goveriiment to _
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