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NORWALK G-AZETTE.
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Life In rance.
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(At the Gaz tle Oflicc,)
Aonxr l~ it run
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE Ll E INSURANCE COMPANY.
of H-.ii-tfo l, Conn.
J. I‘. I‘ 0'1‘!-39
attorney and Co iselor at Law,
OFFICE omen Jlf./I LORY’S S TORE
Nor-walk Conn-
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H. 5} RA DLE,
——-—l'lEAI.ER N-'
Hats, Gaps,---ii’! n’S & BOY’-‘3
STRAW G0 DS, &c.,
Ladies Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
Unnbrel 9; 600-9
No. 2 Skiddvls Block.
ononon r. m.:oi;N.
)tA.\'lIl-‘AC'|‘l‘.'ltlt .i.\'-n l,
l'l’7mIcsale and Re! it Deatcrlioz
Tin, Copper, & Sh’ t Iron Ware
NORWALK, 0NN.,‘«,
Opposite D. is-. IV. 1.’.-u'.I ml ])i:p'9t, a/ml
neat to Step/unis: ‘s I1}2tcl.§
3.3. ‘PR0 S01-EL.
AIIIBROTYPE ART-,.IST.
OVER .7). if N. EPOY,
NORWALK, C N.
I'.1i.NA T
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Wnoi.ns.u.i: sun Ritrsi Dl-1AI.ERlN
STOVES, ;'
Msuuivscriiunn F ii
ment of
F24="riz’tm'c, at So. orwa ‘.
Conn.
‘[)e1‘).‘tiS‘tZl'37'.
A. HILL.
C. J. GRU1\.AN
Dealer in Foreign and
Carriage Trimmings, C, Z/I.S, assi-
meres, Satinetts,, Vestings and ail-
or’s Trimmings, by at! Ya (Z,
Piece or Pac/cag
susuriucs, SHIRTINGS, anus,
At the lowest possible '
N O R VV A L K , C . N .
G. &. E. K. LOCKWO D, 00
NORWALK. CONN.
x\’ANUl-‘AO'I‘UREll.S OF
Tin, sheet Iron & Coppe W res,
AND DEALERS IN
Stones, Ranges, Fmmzces, C1 lew/,
Br'izam22'a. Porcelain and ten
lVa7~e, and Kite/ten Fit it re
.3; general, Pumps, S, et
Lead 4} Lead Pip
Croc/ce'ry, Glass
amt C/mm
l5Vm'e.
ETNA INSURANCE CO I
Of Hartford.
Iwcorpomtert in 1819. C//,a.-rter . .
Cash Capital, _- - - - -
Insure against _tnss (mitt zlctmagcb Fire,
on Terms tulapte/Z to the /1.a.zm'(l, ml
'¢:o'usiste':1t wit/L t/ze laws of
mmperizsution.
GEO. R. COWLES, Sole flgr ,
For Norivalk and vic'i ty.
13.3. BOOTH,
Attorney & Counsellor at aw,
ly34
6| WALL ST'ltEE'l‘,:~
- NI-‘.W YORK.
AMOS HUNT, f
General Pension & Patent" ent
Ami Prosecutor of Ctaimsié
the several Depzw-tmems
the Court. of Otmjms,
VVasl|ington, D. C..,'
Wholesale 3.
P A P E R D E A L E
MARSHALL BROTHERS
58 Com'tla'/ult Sc-reet, N, .,
(Between Washington and G1-eenw‘ h-stsl.)
. ROBERT T. Mus ALL.
ly24 _ BENJ. L. Mural‘ 1..
Norwallr Post Ofiioe.
Jllail Closes.—lVns'r.7.30 A..\f.. 3.00 _.I‘.M .
do do Essr, 8.30 A. M., 4.30 l’. M.
do do D. d: N. R. ll._. 8.45.
do do New York City, -1.30.
W’!-:s'ro.\:, Tuesday it: Satiirilay at 2.00 r.M.
Jllail Dm.-.-—D..l'L N R. lt.8.00 A..\l.
do do Wicsr, 9.30 A. n..0.00 P.M.
do do EAST, 8.30 A. .\i.. 3.45 P m.
R. A. WILLIAMS P. M.
Saugatuck Bank.
BANKING HOURS
From 9 A. M. to 12 M.,
“ II’. M. to 31’. M.
II. STAPLES, Pl‘f.‘SlLlf3lll..
B. L. Woonwoiirii. Cushion:
Westport, June 19th, 1857
New Goal ‘Yard.
HE subscribers have established a. New
COAL YARD at Norwalk, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Smith’:-1 Dock below the Pot-
tery, where they intend to keep constantly on
hand and are now delivering a very s1IpM‘i0r
article of Coal, of the difl'er_cnt sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
and kitchen stoves. Our stock is all_/rash and
pains have been taken to secure the host I.-im1.~:
/mown in the market, such as Spring Mount-
ain Lehigli, and the Locust lllounl.aiu White
Ash; acknowledged by good judges lo have
no superior. We have also the Pittslon vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
muncrating prices. A share of f.hc public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above varieties at our
Yard in Winnipauk.
tf:l5 G. H. & J. G. RANDLE.
LUMBER ! LUMBER !
ILL &. HUBBELL have recently com
menced the Lumber Business at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Charles Thomas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with evcryvaricty of’ Lumber sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customers with any thing in our line at
25
liberal prices. M. HILL,
15 J, C. IIUBBELL,
WM. ALLEN. WM. T. Ul.Al(l(,
ALLEN 8:. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
Brokers and General Land A gems,
DAVENPORT , IO WA.
AND Warrants bought, sold and located-
Farins Houses and Lots leased. ltcal
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Coin-
inission. Money invested. Taxes paid for
non-residents. Money loaned on unencumber-
ed Real Estate security. H28
Rzmoval.
HE undersigned would respectfully au-
nouncc to his patrons and the public gen-
erally that he has removed to No.3 Phoenix
Block, where he has fitted up a beautiful store
which is now opened with a new and splendid
assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres, and Vest-
ings f'or the Summer of 1856. Garments
made and trimmed in the neatest and most
fashionable style. A complete assortnientof
Men and Boys’ Clothing ready made.
Grateful for long and couti.lued favors at
my old stand, I shall endeavor with renewed
exertion to merit theircontinuation.
N. B.—-Goodsbought of me will be cut gra-
tisif desired. 27 THOMAS RILEY.
E Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Land , near
Main-st., one mile north of'the Bridge ,is of-
fered for sale upon very reasonable terms.
It is admirably adapted for building lots,
or f'or gardening purposes. having a quick
and rich soil, and a large bed of vegetable.
mould or compost manure, thereon ,- or it is
well calculated f'or afirst rate meadow. Itis
wellfenced, and in a. very eligible location.
For further particulars enquire at this ()f-
fice. -
I Horse and 0x Shoeing.
HE subscriber having taken the old stand
formerly occupied by Waterbury and
Duncan, in the rear of the old Bakery, foot of
Mill Hill, devotes his entire attention to the
careful and judicious shoeing of Horses and
Uxen, for which he has unequalled facilities.
From his many years experience. devoting
himsclfcxclusively to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased feet.
JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, 1857. tf13
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WESTPORT l
THE Subscriber wouldrcspectfullyinform
hisfricnds and the public generally,
that he is still located a few doors north of‘
the turnpike, opposite the Store of‘ Alva
Gray, where may be found a general assort-
ment of CABINET FURNITURE.
Unilertalr-ingin all its departmcntsattcu-
ded to at the shortest notice and upon rea-
sonable terms. 13 ALLEN RENOUD.
Nor-walk Iron Foundry.
EVERY dcscriptiono IC.-\S'l‘l.\‘G done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other cs-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain I'umps,lrou Fence,Posts,Railings,ctc
furnished to order. Patterns executed at
short notice and iipou reasonable terms.
lyl ALEXANDER AUSTIN.
Horse Blankets.
FINE lot of Carriage and Horse Blankets
just made up by the subscriber. Also.
Biiffalo Robes, A".c.,—all for sale at “liard
times prices.” WM. S. JONES.
East side the Bridge, Westporl, Conn. tf4-l
DAY MORNING BY
A. H. BYINGTON,
futile, dhniirul Emlelligiuu, iL’itcmturi, iltuliliw,
NOIRWALK, CONN ., TUESDAY, N O
iilgiiiuillnrr,
Norwalk Emporium.
PROVISIONS, FRUITS.
Vegetables, Fisli of All Iliuils,
Clams, Oysters, dtc.
As good as theiuarkctnfl'o1‘ds, constantly to
bcfound at the well known establishment of
MEEKER dz OLMSTEAD.
_7/@‘Goods of the above description re-
ceived ilaily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended hisbu-
sincss is now not only prepared to re-
pair and re-paint Carriages and Wagons as
usual, but is also prepared to make the
‘some to Order. Tasteful Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in every style to suit the pur-
ch-asei-,and at prices to suit the times.
EDSON BEERS.
At the establishment formerly occupied
by Charles Isaacs.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW WINTER STOCK!
TI-IE Subscribcrhasjust returned
' . from New York with a new Stock of
._ _ ; Fashionable Jewelry, Watches, Pla-
ted Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
l.ohiscl1stomei‘s very cheap.
Clocks and Watches repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
Coffin l’lntcs,Spoons, Rings, &c., neatly en-
graved. O. S . CLARK,
S. E. OLMSTEAD,
I-Vholesale and Rctai/Dealerin Groceries
Provisimzs ,&'c., Na). 14 and I6 Jlfain-st.
N Issjust received an entirely new and
extensive assortment of goods which
he will sell on as favorable terms as any in
the trade. The public are respectfully in-
vited to call. '
Norwalk ,Jan. 1st, I857.
New Styles. 1
rmnlew Goods &. low prices
IIARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortment of Gen-
tlemcn and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,as has ever been presented to the
publicin this market. The styles are new;
the workmanship neat and beautiful ; while
the material is of the finest texture and
most durable quality. He has some very
elegant, plain and fancy colored, Ladies
Gaiters; also, Gent-'s PatcntLcatl1er Boots
and Slices, with an endless assortment of
Boys -.iudMisses Shoes, allof which will be
sold very low for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine his stock for them-
selves. “'21
Oils ! Oils !
OILED and raw Linseed Oil, winter
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp
and lllachinc Oil. Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts
pergallon, pure Neats Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best quality, and for sale by
the barrel. or retail by W. C. STREET.
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT sourn N()RWALK,BY
THOMAS In. PIECE.
JUST REUEIVEl),100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
-" ber, all sizes; 150,000 Spruce Laths,200,-
O00 f't. Boards, l90,000 ft. I 1-4, I I-2, and 2
inch Plank, 2-50,000 l‘t. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce Plank, .>0,000 ft.
Hemlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 16, 1857.
- Notice.
“ '1'IIROUG_I~1‘ BY DA-YLIGHT.”
Selleck’s Line of Packets
On and after Tuesday, March l7l.h,
_*,=__,,,, 1857, the Sloop Mary A. Selleck will
*"‘~""“ commence her regular trips for. the
season, leaving Norwalk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Saturday.
The l)0nicsl.ic leaves Norwalk cvcry Satur-
day and Pike Slip every Thursday. One of
the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip
dock at all times, so that Frcightcrs may ship
their freight at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board.
tfll SELLECK & DEMMON.
N. B.---All freight to or from the line of
the Daubury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
ered at the Company’sl"i-eight Depot, without
charge.
—YO‘l3'NGS, norrs oi. co.,
Merchant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to J-as. H. Beers,
174 and 176 Chatham Square, New York.
CHAS. E. Yoiisos,
LEWIS Ilorrs,
Iluxnr M . l’iiowrr'r.
Norwalk Machine Shop.
THE_subscribcr having taken the shop here-
toforc occupied by Dimon Finch, and fit-
ted it up wil.h special reference to a. General
.Ma4:In'neJnbbing and Repairing Business,
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require. his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
criptinn. Llc has L:ithes_.a Planer, etc., for
all work appertaining to his business, and
from his many years experience in Manufac-
luring, and his familiarity with all kinds of
i\-lanuf'actnrcr’s Machinery, he feels confident
that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmnnlike manner. H aviug had
much experience in the manufacture of For
Machinery, Building of Blowers, &c., he is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
2 A. C. ARNOLD.
ll
ALM of a Thoiisaud Flowers.
Balm of X Thousand Flowers, for sale‘!-y
KNAPP dc LYNES.
Do _1/on want a superb Soft Fur Hat ?
Go to RANDLE’S.
11-in AMERICAN GAS Buuuicii, 07.3 of
the best air-tight coal stoves in the mar-
ket. for sale at Bl«]L|)l:‘.,\‘7s_
.-. -.,
Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Shcllers, a first rate ar-
ticle for sale by W. C. S'l‘Rl«}E'l‘.
RIED Apples, Plums, Pcaclicsand Cher-
ries, at Mnniina it Oi..\isri:Air's.
OUNTRY Pork. clear, at '
s. OLMS'l‘EAD’S.
TIMO'FH3' SEED, at
9. F‘. OLi\lS’l‘l7}Al)’S
Imported Cigars.“
F Choice Braiiils, always on hand at tho
Storc of » .
KNAPP dz L_YN ES.
‘Worsteds! Worsteds!
VERY SHADE, by the Pound or single
skcin. at the Jewelry and 'l‘rirnminp;
Store. Main street. O. S. CLAltl\'.
A Great National ‘Work.
N ABRIDGMENT OF THE DEBATES OF
CONGRESS. from 1789 f.o 1856. D. Ap-
pleton & Co., Publishers, 346 and 3-18 Broad-
way, N. Y, A. H. CAMP.
Sole Agent for Noiwalk.
'.l.‘o_oth Brushes.‘
NEW lot just received by
. KNAPP &- LYNES.
New Flour.
l“(1)ti-$2.:-s and consignments respeclf ny so-
JUST received a lot of new Wheat Flour,
at CORNWALU8.
Old Brown Windsor Soap.
OW it SONS, genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake, h ‘
KNAPP & LYNES.
Notice.
J HANDES having furnished himself with
o asuitablc team fora general Carman
Business, would respecfully solicittlie patron-
age of those wanting carting done. Orders
left at the store of'Clias. Murry, (Fish Mar-
ket) will be faithfully and promptly attended
tl‘..’.’i
to.
Norwalk, June 22nd, 1857.
Just Received,
NEW supply of those fine Pocket Books
and l’ortmoucas, which will be sold at
very l0w_pl'ic<es by KNA l’l-’ A‘: LYNES.
Patent Chain Pumps.
NEW and supcriorChuiu Pump.the best
in usc.for sale by W. C. STREET.
POWDER and Shot, l'nl.entFuse, &Caps,
ill ()LlllSTEAD’S.
‘ 1‘ I l*.\‘G’S PARINA URACKERS, at
S. E. Oi..\is'rn,ii)'s.
Selling Off
A L‘%RG‘I€l_0_l of Dress Trimmings, Vel-
T__ V9_ 3: . one Antiques, Fringes, Moss
iimmings, sc.,at en;-¢n,,_.jy low p,.ices_
O. S. CLARK.
Salt I Salt I
SACKSofprimeLivcrpoo,]
received and forsale ;also,
Sugars.
Chcaperthan ever, by A. LIOREHOUSE,
Hides ! Hides !
Salt,jus
CASH paid for all kinds "of Cattles Hides,
at S. E. Onusrsanm.
POETRY.
‘.‘.'\'1\I\/KP. .,.\«.\,\».-.\.~~4.,v-a.-.»o-.-»a.»» Ff? ».«-Ar»
D I R G E .
iiv cii.uu.r.s G. i-:As1‘3u.\'.
Softly l
She is lying
With her lips apart,
Softly l
She is dying
Ufa broken heart I
.- -.--\.-.
Whisper l
She is going
To her final rest,
Wliisper 1
Life is growing
Dim within her breast.
GI.-ntl y l
She is sleeping ;
She has breathed her last ;
Gently l
While your’e weeping
She to Heaven has passed I
.4.»
From the .N‘ew York Picayimc.
The Domicile Ih-acted by John.
TRANSLATED FROM THE VUl.GA1'E OF )1. GOOSE, BY A. POPI.
Behold the Mansion reared by (llPtlIl Jack,
See the malt stored in many a plethoric sack,
In the proud cirque of"lvun’s bivouac.
Mark how the rat’s felonious fangs invade
The golden stores in John’: pavilion laid.
Anon with velvet foot and Tarquin strides,
Subtle Grlmalkin to his quarry glides,
Grimalkin grim, that slew the fierce rodent,
Whose tooth insiduous Johann’:-1 sackcloth rent l
1.0 l now the deep-mouthed canine foe’s assault,
That vexed the avenger of the stolen malt,
Stored in the hallowed precincts of that hall
That rose complete at .lack’s creative call.
Here stalks the impetuous cow with crumpled horn,
Wliereon the excerbating hound was torn,
Who bayed the feline slaughter-beast that slew
The rat predzicious, whose keen fangs ran through
The textile fibres that involved the groin,
Which lav in Han’s invioluble domain.
Here walks forlorn the Damsel crowned with me
lactiferous spoils from vaccine dugs who drew,
Of that corniculate beast whose tortuous horn
Tossed to the clouds in fierce vindictive scorn,
The hurrying hound, whose braggart bark and stir
Arched the lithe spine and reared the indignant fur
Of Puss, that with verminicidul claw
Struck the weird rat in whose insiitiate maw,
Lay rei-king malt that erst in Juan's courts we saw.
Roheil in senescent garb that seems in sooth
Too long a. prey to Clironos’ iron tooth,
Behold the man whose amorous lips incline
Full with young l*‘.ro.~i’ osculative sign,
To the ’lorn maiden whose lzict-albic hands
Drew albu-lactic wealth from lactael glands
Of that immortal bovine, by whose horn
Distort, to realms etherial was borne
The beast catulean, vexer of that sly
Ulysses quadrupedal, who made die
’l‘|ie old niordacious Rat that dared devour
Antecednncous Ale in John’s domestic bower.
in here, with hirsute honors dolled, succinct
Of snponnceous locks, the Priest who linked
In Ilyinen’s golden bands the torn unthrift,
Whose means exiguous stared from many a rift,
Even as he kissed the virgin all forlorn,
Who milked the cow with implicated horn,
Which in fine wrath the canine torturer skied,
That dared to vex the insiduous mericidc,
Who let auroral eflluence through the pelt
Of the sly rat that robbed the palace Jack had built.
The loud cantankerous Shanghae comes at last,
Whose shouts ar0ns’d the shorn ecclesiast,
Who sealed the vows of Hymen‘s sacrament,
To him who robbed in garments indigent,
Exosculates the damsel luchryniose,
The emulgator of that horned brute inorose,
That tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that kill
The rat that eat the malt that lay in the house that
Jack built. '
1\iI'IsciéLLA1~??.i;w
\J\a4\.-xrx/\
Kansas.
Kansas advices to the 2d inst. give
the following interesting matter, the reply
of Walkei' and Stanton to Judge Cuto’s
mandamus. They offer to go to prison
rather than obey it. The Constitution is
nearly perfected, and contains a clause
requiring voters to have paid a tax a year
before voting. Such a Constitution as
this may be safely submitted to those
people who can vote under it, for it dis-
franchises all the Free State men. Walk-
er’s reply to Cato is as follows:
To Ifou. S. G. Cato, Jmlge of the Secoml
Jiulicial District of the Territory of
Kwnsas. '
The iuidersigned, Robert J. Walker,
Governor, and Frederick P. Stanton,
Secretary of Kansas Tcrritor ,respeet-
fully state that they have been served
with notice of an order, or rule, dated
October 23d, 1857, from the Judge afore-
said, requiring them to show cause why a
writ of mamlamus should not be issued on
the petition of Samuel J. Jones, William
Hall, Hiram Bledsoe, J. "H. Danforth,
John ’I‘. Ector, L. S. Boling, A. P.
VValker, WVilliam S. ‘Veils, J. C. '.l‘hoinp-
son, Thomas B. Sykes, and \Villiam H.
VVinsor, claiming to have been elected
members to the Legislative Assembly of
Kansas, from the Counties of Johnson
and Douglas in the said Territory, to wit:
on the 5th and 6th days of October, 1857,
and that they ought to be commissioned
by us—thc first three to the Council, and
the others to the House of Representa-
tives of the said Assembly, appointed by
law to meet on the first Monday in, Jan-
uary, A. D. 1853.
'l‘hc undersigned consider it their duty,
in the first place, to protest; against the
jurisdiction of the said Judge invoked in
this case, and to (leuiur to this proceed-
ing, for the following reasons:
Fz'rst——Becaiisc, by the Constitution
and laws of the United States and of this
Territory, they are not subject, in the dis-
charge of the duties of their respective
ofliccs, to the control, supervision, and
direction of the said J udgc by way of the
writ of mtmzlmmts.
.S'ccmul——Bccaiise, under the laws of
Congress and of this 'l‘crritory, it is made
their duty, and not of the said Judge, to
cast up the votes given to the candidates
for the offices aforcsaiil, which is to be
done by the Secretary in the presence of
the Governor. Whercupon, having as-
certained l'rom the returns found by them
to be genuine, legal, and valid, under the
provisions of law, the persons who have
received the highest uiimber of votes, it
is made the duty of the Secretary to give
certificates of election accordingly. The
oflicial duty thus iiuposed upon the under-
signed, involving mixed questions of law
and fact, requires by them the exercise of
judgment and discretion, and is not a
ministerial act in any sense whatever.
Tim-zt——Ovei' the exercise of the judg-
ment of the undersigned in the premises,
involving controverted questions of law
and fact, the Judge has no control by
way of iizmulamus or otherwise, and 1.1mm
is no law authorising him to direct them
in the discliargc of their said duties.
Fain-tit-—Becausc if; has been well set-
tlcd by the Supreme Court of the United
States that no State Court, nor the Dis-
trict or Circuit Court of the United
States (except that of the _District; of
Columbia, has power to issue a ma.iulamus
to it judicial ofliccr ; and as i'cgards said
Court for the District of Coluiubia, the
power is confuieil to the control of purely
ministerial acts, involving no controversy
as to law or facts, and permitting no ex-
ercise of j udgmcut or discretion.
,Fz:f/./I.——I3P.cfll1Se no set of Congress or
of this '.l‘crritory iuitliorises said Judge to
issue it nia'rylc¢¢2iii.s to any Federal officer
in any CIl.Se_Wll£l.t{-l06V8l‘, nor could any
Territorial ilhw confer such power.
Sizvt/i—_Becaiisc it is well settled by
the Supreme Court of the United States,
and other judicial tribunals, that a writ
of immzdmzms can be issued only where
there is no other remedy, or where there
is no authority vested elsewhere to con-
trol the oflicer sought to be directed by
mrwzdamits, or to correct his error.
Whereas, in this case, if it be true, as
stated (which is denied), that the parties
named in this rule or order have been
elected to the offices in said writ, assigned
to them respectively, viz. : to the Council
and to the House of Representatives of
the Legislative Assembly of this Terri-
tory, these two bodies being the judges
in the last resort of the qualifications and
election of their own members, have each
respectively the power to correct any
alleged errors made by the undersigned,
and to-admit said persons to the oflices
aforesaid, which remedy is complete, final
and effectual.
Seven!/z-‘-—Becausc, in the rule or order
aforesaid, there is a fatal inisjoinder, both
as to office and partics—~th_e oflice of
Councilman being distinct and difl'erent
from that of it member of said House of
Representatives, and the respective rights
of each member of both said bodies being
separate and inclepcnilent, and incapable
of joinilcr in the same proceeding.
Eiglzt/t—Bccausc no precedent can be
found in this or any other county, where
a judge has exercised the power of de-
ciding upon the election of members of a
Legislative Assembly; and that the as-
sumption and usurpation of such author-
ity would be subversive of the rights and
liberties of the people, and would enable
the judiciary to absorb and concentrate
in itself all powers, executive, and judicial.
Nint/t——-Because the act of giving cer-
tificates of election to the persons named
in the order aforcsiiid, would directly af-
fect importmit rights of other persons,
claiming, as we believe, justly, to have
been duly elected to the same offices,
which said persons are not made parties
to this proceeding, and have had no notice
thereof. .
Tewt/t——Becausc, prior to the date of
the rule or order aforesaid, of the 23d of
October, 1857, the iiuilersigncd had duly
cost up the votes given at the election
aforesaid, for the counties of Douglas and
Johnson aforesaid; and finding by the
genuine, valid, and legal returns thereof,
that Lyman Allen, Carmi IV. Babcock,
and Edwin S. Nash, had the niajority for
the Council, and J olin Spccr, George ‘V.
Deitzler, Oliver Barbour, Hiram Apple-
mau, Andrew J. Still, George W. Zinn,
Gideon Seymour, and John Locklmrt,
the majority of votes for iuembcrs of the
House of Representatives of the Legis-
lative Assembly aforesaid, certificates of
election were, before the date of said rule
or order, issued in due form of law to the
said persons respectively, for the offices
aforesaid, which certificates are now in
their possession, and beyond the power of
the undersigned to recall. It is, there'-
fore, impossible for the undersigned to
issue certificates to the other parties
named in the said rule or order.
EteventlL—Becaiisc, whilst the under-
signed cannot doubt that the honorable
Judge will decline to exercise the juris-
diction claimed in this case, they feel it
their duty to say, most respectfully, that
they would regard a judgment in this
case, directing them to issue certificates
of election, as it usurpation of power, and
therefore 9. nullity, which, under their
oath of office, it would be their duty to
disregard.
The undersigned beg leave further to
state, that if the said judge sliould com-
mand them to issue certificates of election
as aforesaid, and should deem it his duty
to subject them to imprisonment for -dis-
obeying his orders, as they would be
compelled to do by their conviction of its
usurpation and utter nullity, and because
the certificates before the date of said
order had already been issued to other
persons, such is their desire to maintain
the peace of this ’.l‘crritory, that they will
submit individually to such imprisonment,
and if any tumult should be apprehended
by said Judge, in consequence of the
monstrous frauds which have been perpe-
tratcd upon the elective franchise in the
recent election, the governor will direct
the regular troops of the United States,
now here and subject to his order, to act
as a posse comilatus in aid of the Sheriff
or marshal, who may be directed by said
Judge to execute said mandate of’ impris-
onmcut.
[Signed]
[Signed]
R. J. WALKER,
‘ G0‘l‘€I'7t0)' of Ifcmsas Tar-r2lo7'y.
FRED. I’. STANTON, Sec.
-<.>.
From the Corr:-spomlcnce of the
Times, Bombay Oct. 31!.
Storming and Capture of Delhi.
Atlcngth I am able to announce to
you the fall of the revolted capital of
Northwestern I udia, or if’ that appellation
be not strictly correct, of the ancient
chief city of the Mogul empire, in which
a faithlcss soldicry had sought to re-erect
the independent throne of the descendant
of Baber. Delhi is once more in posses-
sion of the British. Our information at
present is more scanty than could be de-
sired, owing partly to the dawk commu-
uication being unluckily intercepted be-
teen Lahore and Mooltau. But the main
facts ave no doubt whate-ver that the
place was assaulted with success on the
4th of September, when a permanent lodg-
meut was effected, that during the four
or five following days further advances
and acquisitions were made. and that
finally on the 20th the whole of the
space enclosed within the walls was in
our possession. I should observe, how-
ever, that we have not received as et
such certain evidence of the latter par of
London
:§kBi;i.§ii, 1857.
the story as that of the former. The pro-
ccciliiigs of the 14th, 15th and 16th, are
known to us, however, coiupcndiously from
the Olllclftl bulletins lSSllt:(l by the Chief
Commissioner at Laliorc, foiindcrl, as you
know, on tclcgrapllic nicssagcs from Delhi.
But of the final occupation on the ‘20i3lI
we have only heard by an cxpress from
the Residency at Jcypore in Rcjpootant,
which re-.iclicil Lord Elpliinstoue by way
of Ahiuedabad yesterday. It isdated at
Jeypore on the evening of the 23:], and is
to the client that the news had just l)(‘.€ll
received at the ‘i.C;Sl(I0lICy, both from the
lajali and also from the Vakccl or Mili-
ister of the Nawab of Jliujiur, to whom it
may be presumed to have been forwm-rlcil
by his miister a chief resident in the im-
mediate neigliborhood of Delhi. ’l.‘hus
.tlie~‘tidiug‘s~of‘ our ultimate and complete
success rest at present on native autliority
only, but as the natural sequel and coni-
plement of our undoubted triumph of the
15th they are universally credited.
But to complete so far as my present
materials will allow, the story of the av-’
enging army. VVhcn I closed my last
letter we had heard that the heavy siege
train was expected to reach the camp Ill
a very few days, and that works were be-
ing erected wherein to mount the guns on
their arrival. While the troops were thus
busy the enemy was inactive. 'I'herc was
none of those desperate sallies from the
city that clmracf.crized the early days of
the siege, when day by day successive
waves of mutiny were shat-tered against
the heights of the British position ; and
though their artillery was not silent, the
only success attaiiicil was on the night of
the 1st of September, when a shell from
the battery on the further side of the
river, (of which I wrote in my last,) burst
among a picket of the 61st, in front of the
Metcalfe House, killing two men and
wounding seven. On the morning of the
4th arrived in camp the long looked for
siege train of between 30 and 40 heavy
guns, howitzers and mortars with large
quantities of ammunition, escorted by the
remaining wing of the 8th foot, two more
companies of the 61st, and fl. wing of the
1st Belooch battalion of the Bombay
army. On the 6th came in from Meerut
a most valuable reinforcement in 200 of
the 60th rifles and 100 artillery recruits.
To the latter were added 45 men of the
6th Lancers. The place of this dct.ach-
meal: was supplied at Meerut by the 7th
Punjaub In fatutry. On the night of the
advanced batteries int.cuded for the de-
struction of the .VI_0rce bastion and the
adjacent curtain were arincd with ten
heavy guns at about 650 yards from the
bastion, and an inclosurc within half that
distance of the walls called the Koodsz.-it
Bagh, was occupied by a (letsclimeut of
infantry, and artillery. In these opera-
tions we sustained a loss of about fifty
killed and wounded, two officers being
among the former, Licutenants Hilde-
brand, of the Bengal Artillery, and
Baunerman of the Bombay Fusiliers, at-
tached to the Beloochcs, the latter a
promising young ofiicer, well known to
myself and to many people here, and by
all regretted. 'l.‘he next day was marked
by the opening of the advanced batteries
on the blorec lmstion, and by the {1l‘l'lV{l.l
in camp of the J uiuinoo or Cuslnnere Con-
tingent. lllcanwhile the engineers were
hard at work in the erection of other bat-
teries. On the 11th it mortar battery
opened on the Morce from the Kooclsea
Bagli at a little more thzin 300 yards,
and upon the Coslnucrc and the Vlfater
bastions fl. fire was comnicnceil from six-
teen hcavy guns aml liowitzcrs and ten
large iiiortars, points in front of the en-
closure known as Luillow Castle, and so
noticed in VVyl(l’s map. On the 12th the
attack on the \Vater bastion was st.rengtli-
cued by 4 eighteen poundcrs, and two light
5% inch mortars, (increased afterwards
apparently to eight; of the former and
twelve of the 1-.itter,) planted at 200 and
250 yards from the wall and the Custom
House compound near the river. The fire
of the enemy was most; severe upon the
last named batteries, which were exposed
not only to the guns of the IVatei' bastion
but to those in the old inner fort at Se-
limghur,~ond also to those on the other
side of the river. Here Captain Fagau,
of the Artillery, described as a most en-
terprising aud excellent offic-er, fell, shot
through the head. N 0 other fatal casual-
ty occurred among the officers during
these days, nor does the general loss ap-
pear to have been severe, considering the
proxiinity of the batteries to the walls,
and the tenacity of defence, the enemy
keeping up a vigorous fire from rifle-pits
and patches of jungle, even after their
heavy guns were reiidereil iiuscrviccable.
This latter result was rapidly produced
by the precission and weight of the con-
stant discharges from our batteries. By
the 13th the Cashmere bastion was’ in
ruins, and had long ceased to return a
shot to the fire that was continuull y kept
upon it. The adjoining curtains on either
side were similarly ruined, and from the
debris of the Moree bastion only a. light
gun or two at intervals replied to the
heavv shot and shell that was poured into
it. At the other end of the works the
bastion had suffereil scarcely less severely,
its extreme maguziiie was blown up, and a
light gun which had cufiladed our batter-
ies was silenced. And now, the moment
for the assault drawing near, Gen. Wilson
promulgated an excellent order, in which
he says “ he need hardly remind the
troops of the cruel mui'(lei's c-onnnitted on
their oflicers and comrads, as well as their
wives and cliildren, to move them in the
deadly struggle. No quarter should be
given to the inut.iuecrs ; at the same time,
for the sake of lllltlltlllll-y, and the houo1'
of the country they belong to, the calls
upon them to spare all women that may
come in their way.” ~
On the morning of the 14th, soon after
ilaybi'eak, the assault took place. The
attacking columns were as I gatllel‘ fl'0m
a letter that I have seen, written on the
following day by an oflicer of rank ill the
army, which. though short, _!S, I18 fill‘ 1‘-S 1
know, the only comniiiuication of so late
3. date tliat has yet I'e{lCl10d B0ml"‘~Y*"
three in number, one being‘ llelfb 33 I 1‘ ll‘
derstand it, in reserve. Their strength
is not given. The main point of assault
was the breach at the Cashmere bastion.
One coluiun, however, consisting of
Ghoorkas and the newly arrived J uuiinoo
Contingent, was directed to make a diver-
sion by attacking the Kisenguugc suburb
which lies outside the Lahore gate on the
western’ side of the cit , and, if it succeeded
in carrying the subur , to assault the gate
is. we .55....
Jllrrljiittiu, flu 551115, (li2llIll‘lll'llllI, to‘.
itself. liul. the .<:iilnn'li was O(‘(3ll])l€.‘{I by
the enemy in f'orci-., with :1 b:il.lcI'y of
heavy gins. 'l‘lIc flusliuicriam troop-1 bo-
huvcil ’ .-;liil'erent.ly, and in spite of‘ the of
fort" Jitlic bravo Crllookas the column
was repulsed. Its comiuamling Olll(fBl',
._\l'uj0r llciil, of the Sirmoon battalion, is
iiiiiolig the wounded of the day ; lull: On
the north side of the city all went well.
The troops entered at the hrcacli with no
serious Op}lOSlllOll, and spi'cs.(liiig' to the
left and riglit occiipicd the “ whole line
of llcfcuccs from the \Vatcr bnstioii to the
Cabul gate, incliidiug the (.‘aslunci'c gate
and bastion, the Eng-lisli )lun'<.-.li, Skin-
ucr’s llOllS0, and the grouiids about-.”—
'l‘hc principal loss sustained by the assail-
ants was clue to the obstinate i'(-sistaiice
they met with in clearing their way along
the raniparts to the Cabal gate, and after-
wards in an attempt to penetrate l.>cyotad
that point into the denser parts of the
city in the (lii'cctioii6f' the Jumu-.1 Miisjiil.
In all the loss anioiiiitcd to about 500
killed and woumled. Five ofliccrs are
reported to have been slaiu—~’l‘nnily, of
the lieiiygal Eiigiuccrs ; .‘.li‘Barnct, of tlie
late 55th Native Infantry; hlurroy, of
the Guides; llmdsliaxv, of’ the 5211 Foot,
and Fitzgc1':i.lil, of the ‘Ifitli ; Cz.pt..Rosse
of the Carbine:-1'3, Major .l:i(»ob, of" the
lsl: Bciigal Fiisiliiusz, and IilLl.ll(}ll{llll.
lloinfiny, lst l’unj:iub lnfaiitry, are re-
turned as liavingdicd of wounds l'(.‘f.'(.‘lVf:'Ll.
.l%i'iga.die1' l\'ithols0n was wouinlml, rnul
his brother, of Coki-.’s Rifles, and rmuiy
others, in all about 30. Of the loss ofthe
mutiuecs I do not observe even an esti-
mate. It is only said that bodies of' them
were seen to be retreating both to the
south of the city in the direction of‘ Kon-
tub, and also across the bridge of boats,
and tliat our cuvelry had moved round the
city to intercept and destroy the fornier.
Our victorious iiif-.mti‘y, prudently recall-
ed from too hasty tlll:tLlVallC£.‘llllOllle c.ity,
occupied the (‘.Olllp.’ll'tlllVCl_Y open space
inside the Casliinere g:ite,’niiLl the walls
which they laid won upon either side of if.
I-Ieadqiiai'tei‘s was c:stablislier.l in the house
once occupied by the renowned Ii‘i'cgiilui'
Horseman, Skinner, and now l{lln\\'ll to
us by his name to the llil.llV(.‘S as ..E‘~»‘:-'_-.iiix-
<ler’s. l’rep:i.i'ut.ions were at once ma-ile
for shelling the enemy out of the Palace,
the Sclimghur, and othc1' strong places
of the city, and the firing commenced
next inoi'11iii_<_;j, the 15th. By the evening
of that day a. bre-.ich was made in the wall
of the inugiizilie enclosure, which was held
in force by the enemy, and the place was
storiued the next morning by the tilst.
I"oof2, mnl «let.-icluiicuf:-1 of the Bcloocli
battalion and VVilr.lc's Rifles. In it were
cu-ptiired 125 l_3icccs of (.'dllllI)ll. The Pal-
ace being now well c_\:po:-mil, the guns and
mortars opened upon it f'roiii the i1iagr-.-
zine cnclosiirc, and the enemy appcais to
lawn fallc-ii b:lr:k of all poiiit.-':. Thus the
Kislicnguuge l)fl.l.i-Cl‘_V, which liai'li'c-piilsccl
the Juminoo troops, was alinnrloned aur.l
occupied, and the guns tlierc taken swell-
ed the total number of C:l].lilll‘(‘.(i pieces to
llpW{ll‘l.lS of ‘.200. Tlie l)atf'ci'_v on the fur-
ther side of the river seems :\..l.~:o to have
been (tl)fl.llLlOllt‘tl, and at the ilatc of the
latest C(‘l‘l.:llll and official nows———i. .1’. M.
on the lf3tli——an :1‘i:t:i.ck upon the lung-.1-
zinc ll£l(’€(‘.ll i'(-pulsed, a chain of posts‘
had been €Sl3:'ll)llSllCLl l":'oiu the L‘-'.ll)lll gate
to the lll:l.gfl'/.lllC‘, and theencmy soiiic hours
before il: yfall hurl been lllilllltttllllllg‘ only
it Lletmtlicil fliltl ilesiilf0i'_v wurf-.irc froui
the top.-1 of the llOll>‘(3S. .‘sI.my Eown—pco-
plc hcizl come in and i'cc-;~i\*».-cl 1,lllfi.l'l(‘l',
wliicli was of‘ oonr.-tc i'e£‘:i<c«l to every 54-.‘-
poy. All this is so .-::.ttisi"‘.li‘t.<n*§.-' thzit we
may well t‘l‘(5llll’.- illc lzzle i‘i'P,-in tli*._vp0=.‘«:*,
that on the lflth the pluccg wax: e_-ii=.ii‘<.-ly
in our llllllfln‘. But I slnill l:i-op this let-
ter open to the last in hope of fnlh-r in-
tcllfiencc, as a stcainer, is just in from
really for an eiiicigciicy, and which he
would not have (lispatchcil iinlcss he had
soiiietzliiug worth sending. I inust not
omit, by" the way, to incution that the
Jcyporc report :issei'ts—tlioiiglit. I do nol
Cl‘Etlll}ll.—_-—l.ll{l.l3 the King of Delhi €‘St:’.lpf-)Ll
to some neighboring shrine in the iiisgiii.-to
of 3. woinaii. Sc-iiidia it is moreover re-
ported was raising l5,000 men to inter-
cept the fugitives.
. <<Qp~»
ngrlfook at the haml.
but how curiously wrought I How inan-
ifold and necessary are its f'unct.iou.< l
VVh:1l; ‘an agent is it for the mint of iuanl
What would the mind be without it?-
How it has moulcled and inadc palpable
the conceptions of tlmt mind! It has
wroii_9;ht the st-atiie of Meuiuon, and linng
the bra’/.«—.-n gates of Thebes ; it fixed the
iuariuei-’s trembling needle upon its axis ;
it lieavcd the bar of the first priming
press ; it arranged the tubes of Gslilio ;
it reefer} the topsails of Columbus ; it held
the sword with wliicli Freedom fouglit
her batttles ; poisccl the axe of the (l1l.llllt-
less woodman ; opened the path of civili-
zation. It turned the mystic leaves upon
which Milton and Slial'speai'e inscribed
their burning thoughts; and it signed
the Charter of our liberty.
aeasg-S...
SUGAR Fl’.O.\l Cuixsss C.t.\'s.—'_l‘lie Chi
c-ago P/'c.\‘s says tli-at Siig':ii' l)Sl.‘\‘ been iusiclc
without clifiiciilfy from the S_\'l‘llp the Chi-
nese Cane, by Judge Caton of Oil.’-flW{l., aiid
Mr. Andrews of ClllC€l,‘;O.
“Evei'vwhcre the ii1siiufactui'e of syr-
up hns been a perfect sm-cess. :\IOl)O(l_\'
has failed who courliicteil the experiment.
with any sort. of care, uiul the nniforni
testimony is tli-.i.t it is equal in flavor to
inaplc syrup, or to the liest produced at
the la.rgc sugar houses. If is also proved
flint the ciiltivatioii of cone for this pur-
pose upon the prairies inny be niailc as
profit:i.ble'as any other crop. It; is as
easily grown as corn, costing probably
uotjone half per acre, what it does to
grow the cominou siigar-cnnc in Louisiana
with slave labor. Let us have free siigai‘
and syrup, then, and plenty of both.”
<®p—.
@We lleit-1‘ from one of our count.r_v
villages that the times are so hard lllftl.
they cannot even get up a 5.7/I__qi/1_;;' Si‘/mo/.
A wag in the place thought f.lic_v would
A little oi-gmi
'be moi'e successful in gi.-.f:tiiig up a r.‘2'_'z/1'/13‘
school.
...Q,..
CoNUxi)i>.Uii.——~\Vliy was Plia1'aoli’s
daughter like a broker ?-—-Because she
got a little prop/wt from the -rus/ms on the
banks.
o-<.>-o
@*The Republicans in N. Y. State
Supreme Court.
Z<r.:-Lf.iiiiili1.iiil)iii in IBUU.
A VOLU XL.---NU
l{urr-.ii:liee, wliich Mr. -l"rcrc was keeping»
i.ii.l1vNiiI1ii, IN ADVANCE.
'; : : :"_‘:_~‘*-—--'--'*u______-
MBE1-é. 4}.
For:-ign C'nrrzz«-pozzzlence of the Gazette.
U.\=m«:i» S'r.irr.s SHIP PORTSMOUTH, 3,
Sii..\.\'«:ii.\i«"., .~\ll_£;'llSl'/ 8th, 1857.
Since my last let.l;e-.1', there is but little
liighly iinporlanf news to record from any
part of China. . At the present time,
things appear to be at a stand, the past
gr:-.at excitement liaving subsided in a
great measure, ftllfl, to a superficial ob-
.<ervc1', the gelieiul aspect of afl'airs would
augur f':ivoi':-.bly. This, however, is a
gi-eat error; llie pi-e-sciit quiescence of the
country is but :1. ilclusive calm, which
forcbodcs a to-rril.»lc tempest: I have re-
llEl'('.llCO more p:n'ticiilui'ly to the Southern
war, or, as if. is styled, the “Canton difii-
c-ult.,v.” Our dates fi'orn there exhibit no
new ileiiioiistmtioiis from either party.
As for the Crnifoncsc, it is clearly mani-
fest that they are desirous to have the
af'f:ii1' fU.l_lll>‘l.F_!(l in siiniiic manuel‘, even if
they have to s:uei.~uinb to the demands of
the Ellglissli; but “Yeli” has come out
with his procl:ini..t,iou.<; rte 710150, and the
consequence is, altlioiigli he assures the
people that they may go on with their
respective avocntioiis without fear of the
“b:1i'bai'ia1is,” tli-at the said barbarians
never let an opportunity pass without
czmsing them to SllIIt‘l'. It may, there-
fore, easily, be conceived that the people
lmve but littleicoufidence in the high
l<mer.l iiianclates of the “Imperial high
(.'o:niuissioiici',” but, instead of crediting
them, they fly to their “Joss” for aid and
protection.
It is truly deplorable to witness the
great. iiiroail-3 iclolatry and superstition
liave in-adc ninong these people. The
most absurd profiision of gifts are lavish-
upou their iumiinmte idols, and the great
inass of the people are fully persuaded
that unless “Joss" receives his share of
public puti'onuge, he will visit the deficient
ones: with his w1'a.thf'-.il indignation, to the
miSl.‘l'j»‘ of those upon whom it is visited ;
hence, every piece of ill fortune is traced
in its origin to “Joss,“ who, himself, is in
i-eality an individual harmless enough.
But, ‘althoiigli the people of Canton have
invoked the protection of the aforemen-
tionec’. structure of bamboo and silk rags,
and have c:<ei'ciscd all their spells and
Gllclltllll-lll@lllS. togetla-1' with a prodigious
qiiantity of lll‘L‘-W0l‘l{S, in order to bring
sboiit the cxfirp-.i.tion of the “foreign
clevils," still “.loss," with the most pro-
far to act in the premise:=. ; and the result
is, that the iiiiserable C-aiitoiiese, thinking
that he has deserted them, and seeing
that it is llllpOS.<ll3lf_’. to exterminate the
“foreign devils,” are almost on the very
verge of deezpair.
From the rebel party I have nothing
more to notice since my last letter; the
iir,-counts from them at all ‘times’ are so
mnbiguous, and of so vague 9. character,
that. they can SC‘z1l'Cel_‘,‘ be relied upon.
It is no ivonder that the people of
Cliina have mbelleil agniiist the existing
il_\'iiost;.', but it is to be deeply lamented
that they are not uctuatecl by higher and
uobler motives ; conteiuptibly sordid and
iiie-i‘ceii:ii'j,' in-itives inove them en masse,
and so long as this is the case, it is obvious
that no grt-u.t aim will be successfully
achieved. Foi'eigii intervention would
doubtless be the means of checking this
rebellion, but otherwise, we may still look
foi'wa.r(l to its long protracted continu-
ance, with all its attendant inutility, hor-
ror, and peruiciousucss.
The Empire of China is, in its social
and political goveriimeiit, monarchical in
every accept-.1tion of the term. The ab-
solute power is not solely vested in the
euiperor, but in every mandarin and petty
oflicial from the “ Son of Heaven down;
thus, where such power is given to every
governuicnt. 0f'ficei'—when these said man-
darins down to the meanest sub-prefect
of it town ninke laws l_‘.'l'fl.tllJlC£l.l and ar-
bit.rm‘y in their consmictive nature, and
enforce their strict obedieuce—when they
lord it over, oppress, and rule a people
agiuecl offense committed, the unfortunate
victim, without the benefit of an impar-
tial tri;il, is publicly bcimhooecl or other-
wise iiumei'c'ii"ully malti'eated—whcn such
power as this is vested in men who use it
so unjustly, then it is no wonder that the
people should wish to throw off the odious
yoke of tlirulclom and tyranny to which
they have so long been bound down in
subjection. But, beyond all discussion,
these so styled lll‘;‘ill(I:ll'lllS are eminently
great rascals in other senses ; having, as
it}: ovei' certain portions of the commu-
nity, t.he_v niulct iudiscriniinately those.
people who, they opiue, have too much
reii.ily cash, and if any objections are
raised, the almost certain result is, that
not only are the objections summarily
overruled, but that those who raise them
are siibjectecl to the common punishment
of squeeziiig ; which delightful operation
I described in former letters. Of the
money arising from this universal system
of mulcting, about one-fourth finds its
way to the Imperial treasury, and the re-
niaining; portion into the capacious fobs
of these luunnn coriuorauts. There are
doubtless; some good men amongst them,
but, viewing the Chinese character in its
most fzivorable light, we may safely assert,
without entertaining the slightest fear -of —
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cases are parallel to the oases oft
elect six out of the eight Judges of the . gfeilli S3-llflmll desert-
The purposed movements of our three
-.
voking pel'i.lllfl('.'lt_V', utterly refuses thus .
with a rod of irou—wlien,’for every im- -— .
I have nicntiouerl, an uncontrolled author- ,
successful contradiction, that the
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