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Life Insurance.
A. ii. BEING-'1'0N‘,
(At the Gazette Ofiicc,)
AGENT FOR Till-‘.
fi.VlEfilCAN TEMPERANCE llFE lNSURANCE COMPANY.
of Ilurtford, Conn.
J‘. 1". TOOTH,
Attorney and counselor at Law,
curios arm: Jlf./ILLORI”S STORE
Norwalks Conn.
\, x. V'\.- _/--
H. C. RANDLE,
Hats, ca;}§§733iiiéiTs & Boy's
STRAW G-ODDS, &c-.
Ladios Furs, Gents Gloves, Canes,
"Umbrellas, doc»,
No. 2 Skiddv’s Block.
iii‘-§.03}».G.E.. 1.‘--. IZEIDEN.
.V-5.-DEUFAOTURI-ill AND
ll’}ioIesuIc «-7211 Retail .Dcaler in
Tin, Copper, & Sheet Iron Ware
,,,\'oi>.\v.-\Lk, 0O.\IN.,
(7oiio.vilc D. if-. IV. ]It(.'$77'(i{l(l Depot, and
_.;-.. .- -5 , - ,
«,3¢j,i'z to .Szeplu_m,so-1_i.v Ifotel.
"0 3. 3;. irrroiwrvsoriii,
QIVIBROTYPE, ARTIST.
OVER D. d- N. D.EPO’l',
NOHWALK, Cow.
333- 1\'l'-523531..
Wno_Li:s_.u.i: AND RETAIL DEALER IN
s gr 0 V -E s ,
MANUI-‘ACTUREIKC OI-‘
"'if!i;,;,s,11_e;_,e;t_,li*oii_ &; Copper Wares,
H as conszamly on /ltlfld a.t'a.'/‘gc as.iort-
man; qf general House-I.-.eep2ng
F'uw:.1Itm'c, at So. No'r1(m.l/c.
Conn.
—_.
xfientistry. .
surgical &, Mechanical I;
ll E N T I S T S;
Oflioe over the Store‘ of C. J. Grumtp,
NORWALK , CONN. -
CHARLES Fircifa. ‘-
L__
I
A. HILL.
(3. "-3- «HUMAN.
lllggler in Foreign and Domestic :
DRY GOODS, CARPET _ GS
(‘aaziage Tm?/nmi1zg$a'C[0”l3v ,( ‘?“"‘
me/es, Sa.t1Inetts,, Veszings,¢md _. twi-
ar’3 '1'-rz'mm2‘-ngs, 113/ "W Y“ 4»
" ‘ ‘ Eiklté Bacica,ge.-
;-nussrixcs, SHIRTINGS, JEANS,
At tliclowest possible prices. ‘
i~ioRwAi.K,_ CON
__--.__ ._— -———----—-_-_-7“ """"" '
cs, 3, ,. 15;. LQGKWQQD. ..
’ ” 1~i'o1iwAi.K. CONN.,
, x:ANui~‘Ac'r-uni-tits 0, -
Tin, Shoot Iron & Copper’ ares,
AND DEALl~‘.RS IN
Szcfges, Zigzng.-es, ..Ft-,’-7‘lll§-.95‘-‘-‘.-’: .
1?}‘i¢a'757eé¢ .3’-(3.-""«‘?3.l‘?"-’.? ‘"-?:‘»‘ mode"
IV',;q~e, am! Kficlrcvz .[f_,'un2'l.‘u7'e
in general, P-zcnzp.i,\\Sh«et
— Lead if Lend Pipe.
1 C’/‘ac/cery, GZa.>‘.l-../' .
v . "v??¥?§t«”'éissi-
' ?'1"~’v.-2‘.e-
Go
Ji:ruA’iusuuAuca comruuv,
.01‘ Hartford.
I/zcorporatgf in 1819. C’/m.'rfe7' P¢”'I"""‘“,'
Gash’ Captal, - - ' ‘ ' $1'°°°’090'
I7I.S‘iL‘7‘c.(l§-T€i‘lISI loss and da.mag‘e 1'37 F“-‘T,’
an Te/‘wk adapted to the /mzrird, and
co;7isia*.en.t will; the laws of
cnmpensatzon.
3530' ii. COWLES, Sol‘-4: .«i'e_ug,
‘ For Norwclk and v cinity.
TUESDAY MORNING BY
51 t,3lllI1lllI]:Eilflllfillllllll’---llltllflltll in final Slfhini mu
ERIES.
Norwalk Post Office.
.MaiIOIos.:-.s~.—-\Vi:s'i~ .7.Ii(l...i.u. . 3.00 ,l’.M.
do do lE.is'r, 8.30,‘A. .\i.,'4.:'i0 1'. M.
do do D. J: N. l-1.11., 8.45.
do do New York City‘, 4.30.
W’!-}S’l‘0\', Tuesday 3:: Saturday al.‘3.00 r.:u.
Jlfail. IJ1u.=.—-D. S; N 11. R. 8.00 A . ii .
do do Wi:s'r, 9.30 A. .\»f.. 6.00 r..-‘.1.
do do E.isr,8.30 .i..xr'.,3.45 r M.
It. A.Wll‘il.lA.;‘ilS l’.M.
Saugatncl: Bank.
BANKING HOURS
From A. M. to 12 M.,
“ I P. M. to 31’. M.
II. S"I‘AI’LES, l’i-esidciit.
B. L. \VOODWOR’l‘II. Cushieinj
\Vestp0ri., Jiuie 19l.li, 1857
New Goal ,'SE‘ard.
11111} subscribers have cstablishi-d :1 New
Con. YARD at N'oI-wail-k, on the east side
of the Bridge, on Sinitlrs Dock below the Pot-
tery, where they intend to keep constiiutly on
hand and are now delivering; a very .vlI})Pi'f()1‘
arliclcuf Goal, of the ditfereiit sizes required
for family use, such as for the furnace, parlor
aud kitchen stoves. Our stock is all jras-It and
pains have been taken to secure tlicocsf I.-incl.»
[mourn in the in-aiket, such as Spring Mount-
aiu Leliigh, -.i_ud the Locust Mountain Wliitc
Ash; uckuowledgcd by _s-,'ood jn-igcs to have
no superior. We have also the l‘ifl..-.lou vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell at fair re-
munerating priccsi. A share of tho public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
We also keep the above vurietle.°. at our
Yard in Winuips‘uk.
tf‘:l5 G. H. & J. C. RANDLE.
L MBER! LUMBER!
ILL A‘: HllBBl§LL liavc rcccutly com
mcnccd the i.1iiiibcr_I_iiisiuess at the old
stand lately occupied by Mr. Cll:ll'lP.‘i Tlioinas,
and intend to keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
together with every variety ofLuuibcr sold in
this market. We shall be happy to accommo-
date customerswith any thing in our line at
liberal prices. M. ll ,
J, C. HUBBELL,
Wu. ALL!-l,N. Wu. '1‘. CLAIKK.
ALLEN &. CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
B rol~e'r__: avid Geneml. Lam! A gems,
‘u.rvuui=ou'r,I0ivA.
AND Warrants bought. sold and located-
Farnis Hoii.-.es and Lot:-i leased. Real
Estate of all kinds bought and sold on Coni-
niissiou. Money invested. ‘faxes paid for
ll0Il-l‘t.‘.Sl(I(‘.lll-53. Money li~.:1ued on uucncuuiber-
ed Real Estate sc«:-r.:it.Y- llZl‘-‘
‘“ ""123:-uJi?é;‘iLm '_—__'"
HE" iiudersigueil would respectfully au-
nounce 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 aiid splendid
assortment of Cloths, Cassime-rcs,:iiiil Vest-
ings for the Suuiuier of 1856i. Garuicuts
made and bl‘lllll1ll.'(I in the i_ieutesl.a:ul lll0Sl.
fashionable .-:ty‘_le. A complete assortment of
Men and Boys’ Clolzhiup; ready iuade.
Grateful t'or long and continued favors at
my old stand, I shall endeavor with 'i'-€llr".Wt:(l
exertion to merit their continuation.
N. B.‘-'Goodsbought of me will he cut gra-
tis if desired. 27 ’l‘l-IOMAS RILEY.
I
E- Land For Sale.
' ABOUT eight acres of good L_auil, near
Main-st., one mile xxortli oftlie Bridge ,is of’-
fered for sale upon very 1'easo_uable terms.
It‘is';adiiiii-ably adapted for building lots.
ol_' t'or gardening purposes. having a. quick
and rich soil, and a large bed of vege‘iablr-
mould or compost iu_q.1i'c.i‘c, thereon ; or it is
well calculated for allrsti--.ite meadow. Itis
25
15'
jwellfenced, and in a very eligible location.
For further particulars enquire at this Of-
cc. .
Horse and 0x Slioeing.
, HE subscxjib_erlniving tnkeii 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
oxen, for which he has uiieqiiallcd facilities.
From his many years experience, devoting
liimself exclusively to this branch of business,
he is confident he can give entire siitisfiictiou
to all who may favor him with their patron-
age. Particular attention paid to shoeing
Horses with tender and diseased l'eot.
JAMES D. SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, I853‘. tf1l3
Cabinet Ware Rooms at
WES'l‘P[lIl.T l
HE Subscriber would re.specl.fullyiufoi-m
hislrienils and the public generally.
that he is still located a few doors north of
the turnpike, (lppu_Hll.§: the oi’ Alva
Gray, where" iiiaybe founl 11 gciicrnlassorl.-
mcut of CABINET FUIiNl'l'Ultl'I-
Uzulertulringiii all its (lepni'tmeiit.satten-
ded to at the sliortest notice and upon rea-
souablctcrnis. l3 ALLEN :ENOUD.
Niarwalk Iron i..‘<2!§e¢i-stir.
' VERY dcscriplioii o f'CAs'rixn done at the
shortest notice and in the best manner,
as cheap as can be obtained at any other es-
tablishment in the State. Galvanized Chains,
Chain Pumps,Irou Fence,Posts,Railings,etc
furnished to order. Patlcrns executed at
short notice and upon i'cusoi_ia.blc lcrins.
lyl ’ ' AI.E){IANl).El?. .-‘iUS’l‘-IN.
Hf-arse Blankets.
FINE lot of Carriage and Horse Blaiikcts
just made up by the subscriber. Also,
Buffalo Robes, &c.,—all for sale at “ hard
times prices.” WM. S. JONES.
East side the Bridge, Westport, Conn.
tf-14
- ~ BALM of a Thoiisaud Flovyci,‘s.
Ballii ‘qr "x 'rhous'a;id Flowers, for sale l-y
' KNAPP .2 LYNES.
Do you want a superb Soft Fur Hal ? _
Go to RANDI.E’S.
r \HE AMERICAN GAS l3Ul?,l\lEP_., c.}.'.§ of
the best air-tight. coal stoves‘ iii the inur-
kct, for sale at BELDl<l.‘J’S.
Corn Shellers.
EW pattern Corn Shcllcrs, a firstrate ar-
ticle forsale by W. C.
RIED Apples, Plums, Peaches and Cher-
ries, at MEEKER do OI..\is'rn.in’s.
ly34
13.3. BOQTII. ’
’ Attorney 8; Counsellor at Law",
on WALL STREET,
' ur.w,vonK., .
C Amos nun!-,
General Pension. &.Patent1lgent
Ami Pmsecw./,to7‘ of Claims before
me ,g'e2je7‘al Depa7'::me7z1_!s and
me (_}(.3m'z of Cltzjms.
\Va,shington, D. 0.
Wholesale
P APER DEALERS,
MARSHALL BRO-rrrrzns,
as Courtlacrgdt S.e:reet.; N- ' 1.’-,
(Botween Washington and Greenwich-sts.)
.RoBEn'r '1‘. MARSHALL.
1,24 ' Buss, L. Muz'sAu.L._
li cited.
“IOUNTRY Pork. clear, at
(J S. E. OLMSTEAD-‘S.
TIMOTHY SEED, it
s. it. 0LiilS'l"EAD’S
Imported cigars.
OF Choice Brands, always on hand at the
Storc of
KNAPP S: LYN E3.
Worsteds! Worsteds!
EVERY SHADE, by the Polziiil or single
-f slielu, at’ the .i'ew‘éli'y am-1‘ 'i‘i"immiug
Store. Main streef.. O. S. C_LAl_tl(.
A Great National Work.
N ABRIDGMENT OF THE DIJBATES OF
CONGRESS, from 1789 to 1856. ,D. Ap-
pleton & Co., Publisliers, 346 and 348 Broad-
way. N. Y. A. H. CAMP,
Sole Agent. for Noiwalk.
Tooth Brushes.
NEW lot just receivediby '7
' "I" KNAPP & LYNES.
Orders and consignments respectfully so-
; New Flour.
l UST received 9. lot of new Wheat Flour,
at CORNWALUS.
cnreflil and judicious shoeing of Horses and _
__ . _._2
A. H. BYINGTON,
so
LK, CONN ., TUESDAY,
Bntiriili, diiuierul Snlilligiuri, iiitiruluri, ffzinlitiri, Slgrirullnri, Zliirbuuini,
DECEMBER 22, 1337f
lb: ilrti, diimiuliun, 8<r. Zcr.---tftiinhliiyiii in 13130.
Non-wall: Einporiuin.
PR.O'VlSl'0NS, FRUITS.
Vcgiuuhlcs, Fish of All lfinds,
Clams, Oysters, doc.
As good as tlieniai-ket affords. constantly to
be fun ml at the well known cstablisliniciit of
MEEKER & OLMSTEAI).
jet?‘ Goods of theabovc description rc-
ceivi.-il daily, and for sale at wholesale and
retail on the most favorable terms.
Further Notice.
THE undersigned having extended hishu-
siness is now not only prep-.u'cd to re-
pniruud re-paint Carriage:-t find Wagons as
usual, lint is also prepared to innl~:u the
same to Order. ’l‘nstel'ul Carriages or heavy
Wagons made in every style to suit the pin».
chaser, and at prices to suit thetimcs.
EDSON BEERS.
At the cstablisliuicut formerly occupied
by Charles Isaacs.
Watches, Jewelry and Fancy Goods
NEW WINTER STOCK !
TIIE Sl1ll.°.CI‘ll.)el‘ll£tS_lllSb rs-turned
V_ from New York with {I new Stock of
- Fashionable Jcwclry,Walches, Pla-
tcd Ware and Fancy Goods. which he offers
to hiscustciuers very cheap.
Clocks and Wat-Clies repaired.
Accordeons tuned and repaired.
Cotiin l’lu.t.es,Spoous, Rings, &c., neatly en-
graved-‘ _ 0. s. CLARK:
S. E. OI-DISTEAD,
l'VlmIcsaIe and RcluilDeale-r in Groceries
Provisions ,S,'c.,JV‘u. 14 mm] |6 Jllluin-st,
Iiasijust received an entirely new and
extensive assortment of goods which
ll 1: will sell on as f:1V0l'1ll)lGt8l‘lnS as any in
the trade. The public are respectfully in-
vited to call.
No1'\valk.Jan.lst,l857.
New Styles. m
New Goods 8:. low prices
CHARLES FIELDS has now on hand as
large and varied an assortnient of Gen-
tlemen and Ladies’ Gaiters, Boots, and
Slippers,as has ever been presented to the
publiciu this market. . 'l‘lie styles are new ;
tlicworkmuusliip neat and beautiful ; while
the material is of the fiucst. texture and
most. durable quality. He has some very
elegant, plain and fancy colored, Ladies
Gaiters ; also, Gent-'8 Patent Leather Boots
and Slices, with an endless assortment oi‘
Boys and Misses Shoes, all of which will be
sold very low for cash. ’l‘lie public are invi-
ted to call and exaniine his stock for them-
selves. tf-3]
Oils I
OILED and
Oils l
raw Liiiseed Oil, winter
uud M-achiiie Oil.
pergallou, 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 NORWAL'l(,BY
TEOMAS :i.. 21:61:.
'US'l‘ l{ECElVEl.l,1(l(),(}00 ft. Spruce Tim-
! her, all sizes; 150,000 Spruce Luths,200,-
000 ft. Boards, 190,000 ft. I 1-4, I I-2, and 2
inch Plank, 30,000 ft. Siding, 25,000 ft. Spruce
Boards, 25,000 ft. Spruce l-‘l-ziuk, 50,000 ft.
I-lemloek Borugls, 50.000 f't. 5-8 Boards, 800
Bunches Shingles.
_ THOS. L. PECK.
South Norwalk, May 16, 1857. 1
_ ,N‘otice.
~ ’.l‘HR.OUG‘H BY DA VIJG_IIT.”
Selleclrs Line of Packets
On and after 'l‘uesrlay, March l7th,
._, 18:37, the'Sloop Mary A. Selleck will
- commence her regular trips for the
season, leaving Nm-walk every Tuesday, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every S;il.lll‘dtly.
The I).onicstic leaves Norwalk every Satur-
day and Pike Slip every 'l‘hui-sduy. One of
the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip
dock at all times, so that Freigliters may ship
their freight at any time, and be sure of hav-
ing it put on board.
tlll . SELLECK & DEMMON.
N. B.—--All freight In or fI‘0?_ll the line of
the Daubury Railroad, taken f'rom and deliv-
ered at the Compuny’sF‘1-elglit Depot, without
charge.
YOUNGS, zntdrrs a. co”-.,
lllercliant Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to .l!,1:i. H. I361.-1'8,
!",_l4 and I76 Cliuthain Square, New York.
CHAS. E. Yoizxus,
LEWIS HOI‘l‘:l,
H!~).\'H.Y M . l‘uowrr'r.
Norwalk Machine filmy,
TIIE subscri_l)ci' having taken the shop here-
tofore occupied by Diinon Finch, and lit-
ted it up with special reference to a Gemwral
.}l'Iucl:iuc.Libbi7Ig u-ml R('p(n)‘ing Business,
would respectfully solicit the orders of all
who may require his services in Repairing
broken or defective Machinery of any des-
criptiqn. He has Lii_t_.lies,a Piaiier, et'c., for
all woifi: uppci‘talI_IlIIg l0 llls lzusiiiess, and
from his iuan'yycai's experience in Manufac-
turing, and his fiunilizirity with on kinds of
11
that he can execute all orders in a substan-
tial and workmanlike manner. Having had
much experience in the mount‘-iicture of Fur
Mzichiuery,Building of Blowers, &c.,he is
enabled to give particular attention thereto.
2 ii. 0. ARNOLD."
did Brown Windsor Soap.
‘ OW & SONS, genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake, by
KNAPP & LYNES.
Notice.
HANDES having f'ui-uis-bed himself with
Q o :1 suitable team fora general Curman
Business, would respecfully solicitthe patron-
age of those wanting carting done. Orders
left at the store of‘Giia_s. lllui-ry, (irisfi ‘M,,_l..
ket) will l.J.i-9 T-"iillI!.'"l.1.y and iirompiiy attended
, . . .
-0.
Norwalk, June 22nd, I857. 3925
Just .3-eceived,
NEW supply of those tine Pocket Books
and Portmonens, which will be sold at
very low prices by l*l'N:‘§}_{l’ ii. LYNES. ‘
Patent Chain Pumps.
NEW and superior Chain Pump.the best
in usc.for sale by W. C. STREET.
' OWDER and Shot , Patent Fuse, &Caps,
at ()LMS'l‘EAD’S.
P£ilfiClI:\—()—lIACiIEIt—S,Tt~—
. ' ' ' ' " SLE. O{.)Is'ri~:.ip-‘s.
Selling or
LARGElot of Dress Trimmings, Vel-
vets, Moire Antiques, Friiiges, Moss
Trimmiugs,ac.,ut extremely low prices.
0.S.CLARK.
Salt ! Salt 1
SACKSofprimeLiverpoolSalt,jus
received and forsale ;alg(), 1 '-
Sugars. ; t.
100
, 'Cheaperthanever,’by AJIOREHOUSE.
Hides ! Hides !
CASH paid for all kinds of Cattles Hides,
an S. E. 0LnsriiAn’s.
strained, bleached Lard and Polar, Lamp -
Boiled Paint Oil at 75 cts“-' '_
Munul'actnrer’s. Macliiuei-y,lie feels confident _
T R Y ~
The Treasures of the Deep.
Tliose of our readers whose recollection
dates back twenty-five yours, will remember
with what pleasure they were accustomed to
read a new poem froin the pen of Mrs. Hcmans.
But few fcuiule writers in the whole range of
English literature deserve a higher place.
She had not the strong intellect, the lofty im-
agiiio.f.iou, and power of analyzing passion
possessed by Joanna Baillie—“ Sister Joan-
na,” as Walter Scott was accustomed to cull
ll8l‘~—l)lll. she had the spirit ofa true poet, and
wrote many things that the world would not
“ willingly let die.” The deplorable loss of
the Central ./Inmica, of the treasure, the fair
women and the brave men, that, with the ill-
fated bark, were swallowed by the " remorse-
less son,” reminds us of the best of her short
pocnis. We give it below entire, with the ex-
ception of two stanzas :
Yet more, the depths have more I What wealth untold
l’ar down, and shining through their stillness lies?
’l‘liou hast the starry gems, the burning gold,
Won from ten thousand royal urgosie.-i.
Sweep o‘er thy spoils, thou wild and wruthful main l
I-Izirth claims not these again.
Yet more, the billows and the depths have more l
High liearts and brave are gathered to thy breast I
They hear not now the booming waters roar,
The battle thunders will not break their rest,
Keep thy re-l gold and gems, thou stormy grave I
Give buck the true and brave !
' Give back the lost and lovely l those for whom
The place at board and lieurtli was kept so long,
The prayer went up through Inidniglit’s lneuthless
gloom,
And the vain yearning woke ’midst f'e.=tal snug.
Hold fast thy buried isles,,thy towers o’erthrowu,
But all in not thine own.
To thee the love of woman hath gone down,
Dark flow thy tides o'er muuhood’s noble liead,
O’er youth's bright locks and bea.nty’s flowery crown :
Yet must thou hear :1 voice—Restore the dead !
Earth shall reclaim her precious things from theel
Restore the dead, than sen l
o<.>—o
fit‘ We clip the following excellent thing
from an old newspaper, printed it more of
years ago. We think it has never “ been the
i'oun(ls.”—S!. PcmI’s Times.
The Sailor Boy's Farewell.
Farewell to fstlicr, blessed bulk,
in spite of metal—spite of bulk,
His cable soon may slip ;
Yet while the parting ten r is moist,
The flag of gratitude l’ll hoist,
in duty to the ship.
Farewell to niothc-r—first class she,
Who launched me on life's stormy sea,
And rigged me fore-and-aft ; -
May Providence her timbers spare’
And keep her bull in good repair,
'l‘o tow the smaller craft.
Farewell to sister, lovely yacht,
But whether she‘ll be mamml or not,
1 cannot now foresee ;
.\luy some good ship a tender prove,
Well found in stores of truth andlove,
And take her under lea l
Farewell to George—-the jolly boat—~
And all the little craft oflnut,
In home's delightful bay ;
When they arrive at sailing age,
May wisdoiu prove the weather-guage,
And guide them on their way.
Farewell to all, on lif'e’s rude main,
And though we ne'er may meet again,
Through stress of‘ stormy wcather,
Yet, summoned by the board above,
We’ll harbor in the port of lore,
Aljll all be moored together i
o-4.».
The Rainy Day.
BY IflNGFRI.I.0W .
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary ;
it rains, and the. wind is never weary ;
The vine still clings to the nioulderiug wall,
But at every gust. the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
My life is cold, and dark and dreary ;
It rains, and the wind is never weary ;
My thoughts still cling to_ the nioulderlng post
But the hopes of youth fall tlilck in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
‘ Be still, and heart I and ceaiie repiuing ;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining ;
Thy fate is the common fate of all-
luto each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
my
,W§liscELLANY.
The Lawyer's Duty.
The following item is going the rounds,
nsc1_'il)fefl to Judge Story. Whether the
judge uttered these sentiments or not,
they seoni to contain souudseuse :
“ The first duty of 9. lawyer is to his
God and his religion ; second, to his comi-
try and the law ; third, to himself, and
lastly his clients. Never mistake the
law. Lie for no man, cheat for no man,
deceive no man. Be true to the court,
and to your client.”
Why should a lawyer be expected t.o
make statements that he knows are not
true, in support of ii case iyhiclilie under-
takes" to manage? Such a course may
be considered professional ; but is it right?
He should use his utmost abilities consist-
ent with truth,‘ in behalf of his ¢l_l¢l]_l’».r"
But furtlier than that he should uevergo.
A lawyer may be employed to defend " a‘
man accused of crime, and, in examining
the case, he may find the man is uctually
guilty. ls lie tlleu to, get that man clear.
if possible, and tlu’-ow him on the public
for further crimes? As a member of the
community, ihat lawyer should be as much
concerned as any other member, to have
justice done to the man, that community
may hove prot_.e_ctio_u. he uiiglit clear
one guilty 'of crime, hciiiight by the same
rule clear all criminals, if he could, And
if successful where would safety be ?
Take auotlier view. A lawyer is em-
ployed by government, to secure the cou-
viction of ii supposed cl'llllllI8.l ; but ill the
_cou1'se of proceedings he .usc_.ertaiii,sV that
the uiuii is not guilty. Is lie to use his
utmost to get him convicted? Of course
not. He must sacrifice pride to truth
and right. ‘
A lawyer who never deviates from
truth, even -to gain a. case, will always
find custom, tliollgh he never leads any
one into the law, for ‘theisrlké of sééuuiifg
irclieut. He will have the confidence
and respect of everybody but rascals.-
And what is better than all, he will have
a clear conscience and the approval of
Heaven.
Speech of Senator Douglas
09). the Lec0m.pfo/n. C'uns'Iiliil'i(m, in I//it U.
S. Scnalc, I’I,l?(l’II.t?.\‘(llt-:11 Dre. 7, 1857.
In lieu of our usual uiiscellaueous,nmt-
ter, we give place to Senator Douglas’
able review of the I’rcsidciil.’s Message on
the Kansas Constitution.
is a powerful and C0ll'.7lll('ll‘lg‘ one, from a
Deniocratic stand point.
The argument
It is not made
to Republicans who start from . different
preuiises from those Douglas assumes, and
who find a broader ground for their op-
position to the proposed wrong ; butit is
made to Democrats, and to those who are
willing to ignore the slavery issue and to
accept Kansas as it State, no matter what
We invite the
serious attention of our readers to it, as
her institutions may be.
an overwlielmiiig Democratic argument
zigaiust the .A(llllllllSl.l'atl0ll.
“ The President after expressing his
regret and mortilicatioii and disappoint-
ment, that the Constitution had not been
submitted to the people in prmsuauce of
his instructions to Governor lValker, and
in pursuance of Gov. Walker’s assurances
to the people, says, however, that by the
Kansas Nebraska act the slavery ques-
tion only was required to be referred to
the people, and the i'euininde1' of the Con-
stitutiou was not required thus to be sub-
mitted. He acknowledges that, as a gen-
eral rule, on general principles, the whole
Constitution should be submitted ; but
according to his understanding of the or-
ganic act of Kansas, there was an imper-
ative »'ob1igatiou to submit the slavery
question-for their approval or disappro-
val, but no obligation is 3 submit the entire
Constitution. In other words, he regards
the organic act, the Kansas Nebraska
bill, as having made an exception of the
slavery clause, and provided for the dis-
position of that question in a mode differ-
ent from that in which other domestic or
local, as contradistinguislied from Feder-
al questions should be decided. . Sir, per-
mit me to say, "with profound respect for
the President of the United States, that I
conceive that on this point he has com-
milted a fundamental error——au error ‘ly-
ing at the foundation of his whole argu-
ment on this_matter. I can well under-
stand how that distinguished statesman
came to fall into this error. He was not
in the country at the time the Nebraska
bill was passed; he was not a. party to
the controversy, and the discussion that
took place during its pnssage. He was
at that time representing the honor and
the dignity of the country with great wis-
dom and distinction at a foreign court.-
'l‘lius deeply engrossed, his whole energies
were absorbed in conducting great diplo-
niaticquestious that diverted his atten-
tion fI'0lll the iuere territorial questions
and discussions then going on in the Seu-
ate and House of Representatives, and
before the people at home. Under these
circiimstuuces, he may well have fallen
into an error, ru_dical and fundamental as
it is, in regard to the object of the He-
braska bill and the principle asserted in
it.
Now, sir, what was the principle enun-
ciated by the authors aud support.ers of
that bill when it was brought forward?
Did we not come before the country and
say that we repealed the Missau1'i1'estric-
tion for the purpose of‘ snbsmiitiug and
carrying outus ii general rule the great
principle of self government, which left
the people of each State and each Terri-
tory free to form and regulate their do-
mestic iustitutious in their own, way’, sub-
ject ouly to the Coustition of the United
States ? In support of that proposition,
it was argued here, and I have argued it
wherever I have spoken in various States
of the Union, at home and abroad, every
where I have endeavored to prove tl_n=,t
there was no l'et1S0ll_ why an exception
shoulcl be made in regard to the slavery
question. I have appealed to the people
if we did not all agree, men of all'purties,_
that all other local and (louiestic ques-
tions. “We z_igi_'ee that the peeple shall
decide for themselves what kind of a ju-
diciary system they will have ; we agree
that the people shall decide what k_i_u__dpi_'~
a. school ‘system they will establish ; we
agree that the people shall det‘éi-mine for
themselves what kind of a banking sys-
tem they will have, or whether they will
have any banks at all ; we agree that
the people may decide for themselves
what shall be the elective frsncliise in
their i;,esp_ective States ; they shall decide
for tlieuiselves what shall be the rule of
taxation and the principles upon which
their finance shall be regulated ; we
agree that they may decide for them-
selves the regulatioiis between husbai_id_
and wife, parent iinil child, guardian and
ward ; and why S,llOllld,m\lVe not, then, al-
low theiu to decide for themselves the re-
lhtions -between master and servant ?—
Wbyllnakc an exception of the slavery
question by taking it out of that , great
rule of self-government which applies -to
all the other relations of life?” The very
first proposition in tli_e_ Nebraska bill was
to show tliut the Misso_uri restrictio,u,_ p_ro-
hibitlllg the people from deciding the
slavery question for themselves, constitu-
ted an exceptiouto a general rule, in vio-
latiou of the principle of self-government,
and hence, that that exception should be
repealed, and the slavery question. liks
all other questions, submitted to the peo-
plc, to be decided for themselves.
Sir, that was the principle on which the
Nebraska bill was defended by its t'i-lends.
Instead of making the slavery question
an exception, it removed an odious ex-
ception which before existed. Its whole
object was to abolish that odious objec-
tion, uud make the rule general," univers-
al, in its application to all matters which
were local and domestic, and not national
or federal. For this reason wss the lan-
gaage employed which the President has
quoted, that the 8th section of the Mis-
souri act, repealed because it was repug-
nant to the principle of non-intervention
established by the couipremisc measures
of I856, “it being the true intent and
meaning of this act not to legislate slave-
ry into any Territor_v or State, nor to ex-
clude it t.herefrom,_ but to leave the peo-
ple tliereof perfectly free to forui and reg-
ulute their domestic institutions in their
own way, subject only to the Constitu-
tion of the United States.” We repealed
the Missouri restriction because it was
confined to slavery. That was the only
exception there was to the general prin-
ciple of self-government. That exception
was taken away-for the avowed and ex-
press purpose of making the rule of self-
goveruuieut general and universal, so that
the people should form and regulate all
their domestic institutions in their own
way.
Sir, what would this boasted principle
of popular sovereignty be worth, if it ap.
plied only to the negro, and did not ex-
tend to the white man ? Do you think
we could have aroused the _ sympathies
and the patriotism of this broad Repub-
He, and have carrietl the Presidential elec-
tion last year in the face of a tremendo-
oiis opposition, on the principle of exten-
ding the right of self-government to the
negro qcestiou, but denying it to all the
relations affecting white men ? No, sir.
We aroused the country and carried the
election in defence of that great principle
which allowed all white men to form and
regulate their domestic concerns to suit
themselves—iustitutious applicable to free
men as well as to slaves—iustit.utions cou-
ceruiug all the relations of life, and not
the mere paltry exception of the slavery
question. Sir, I have spent -too much
strength and breath, and money too, to
establish this great principle in the popu-
heart, now to see it frittered away by
"bringing it down to an exception that up-
plies to the negro, and does not extend
to the benefit of the white man. As I
saidbefore, I can well imagine how the
distinguished and eminent patriot and
statesman now at the head of the govern-
ment, fell into an erroi'—for error it is,
radical, fuudameutal—-and if persevered
iu,’ subversive of that platform upon which
lie was elevated to the Presidency of the
United States.
Then, if the President be right in‘ say-
ing that, by the Nebraska bill, the slave-
ry question must be submitted to the peo-
ple, it follows inevitably that every other
clause of the Constitution must. also be
submitted to the people. The Nebraska
bill said that the people should be left
‘-‘ perfectly free to form and regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way”—
not the slavery question, not the Maine
liquor law question, not the banking ques-
tion, not the school question, not the rail-
road question, but “ their domestic insti-
tutions,” meauiug each and all the ques-
tions that are local, not national, State, .
riot. Federal. I arrive at the conclusion
that the principles enunciated so boldly,
and enforced with so much ability by the
President of the United States, require
us, out of respect to him and the platform
on which he was elected, to send this eii-
tire question back to. the people of Kan-
sas, and eiuible tlieui to say whether or
uot the Constitution which ‘has been fra-
med, each and every clause of it, meets
their approbation. ’I_‘lic President, in his
message, has made an unauswemble ar-
gument in favor of the principle which
requires this question to be sent back.-.-
It is stated in the message, with more
clearness and force than any language
which, 1, C911. C0.m,m_uiid 5 but I can draw
your attention to it and refer you to the
argument in the jiiessage, hoping that
you will take it as it part of my speech
——as expressing my idea more forcibly
than I am able to express it. The Pres-
ident says that a question of great inter-
est, like the slavery question cannot be
fairly decided by a convention of dele-
gates, for the reason that the delegates
are elected in districts, and in some - dis-
ti-ictsn delegate is elected by 9. small
majority ;so._t_liat it often happens that
a majority’ of thedelegates areone way ;
while a.‘ majority of thelpeople.-are the
o.tlie1,‘ Way ; and therefore it would be im-
fair, and inconsistent with the great prin-
ciple of popular sovereignty, 1:0 all0W
9. body of delegates, not representing the
popular voice, to establish domestic insti-
tutious without siibmitting‘ it to the pop.-
1ila‘r‘v,_ote. The snipe argument is conclu-
sive with regard to every 01511.91‘ <l|1€‘-Sll0Il
as well as with regard tovslavel‘Y~
C But, Mr, President, it is intimated in
the message that although it was an un-
fortunate circumsta.nce, much to be re-
gretted, that the Lecompton Convention
did not submit the Constitution tp the
people, yet perhaps it may be U09-l~9d_ 88
regular. because" the Convention was
called by a Territorial Legislature, which
had been repeatedly recognized by the
Congress of the United States as zflcgal
body. I beg Senators not to fall into an
error as to the Presi<leiit’s meaning on
this point. He does not say, he does not
mean, that this Convention had ever been
recognized by the Congress of the United
States as legal or valid. On the co_nt1'a-
ry, he knows, as we here know, that do‘
ring the last Congress I reported a bill
from the Committee on Territoi-ies_ to_a_u-
tliorizetlie people of Kansas tozassemble
and form a Constitution for themselves.
Subsequently, the Senator from Georgia,
(-Mr. 'l‘oombs,) brought forward a _substif
tute for my bill, which, after having been
modified by him and myself in consults-
tion, was passed by the Senate. It is
known in the country as “the ’l‘oombs.,
bill.” It £llItll0l'lZetl the people of Kansas
'l‘erritory to assemble in Convention and
t?o,i_‘in xi. Constitution prepai'a.toi'y to their
admission into the Union as a State.—
That bill, it is well known, was defeated
in the House of Representatives. It
matters not, for the purpose of this argu-
ment, what was the reason of its defeat.
Whetlier the reason was 9. political one ;
whether it had reference to the then ex-
isting contest for the Presidency‘: wheth-
.it was to keep open the slavery question
wlietlier it was a conviction that the bill
would not be fairly carried out : whether
it was because there were not people
enough in Kansas tojustify the formation
of a State ;—uo:matter what the’ reason
was, the House of Representatives re-
fused to pass that bill, and thus denied to
the people of Kansas the right to form
8. Constitution and State Government at
this time. '
So far from the _Cougress of the Uni-
ted States having sanctioned or legalized
the Convention which assembled at Le-
compton, it expressly withheld its assent.
The assent has not been given, either in
express terms or by implication ; and be-
ing withheld, this Kansas Constitution
hasjust such validity and just such au-
thority as the Territory Legislature of
Kansas could impart to it without the as-
sent, and in opposition to the known will
of Congress. Now, Sir, let me ask, what
is the extent of the authority of a. Terri-
torial Legislature as to calling a Consti-
tutional Convention without the assent of
Congress. Fortunately this is not a new
question : it does not now arise for the
first time. When the Topeka Constitu-
tion was presented to the Senate nearly
two years ago, it was referred to the com-
mittee on ’l‘erritories, with a variety of
measures relatiiigj to Kansas. The Com-
mittee made a full report upon the whole
subject. That report reviewed all their-
regular cases which had occurred in our
liistory in the admission of new States.--—
The comm'it.tee went on to the supposition
tliat wlieiiever Congress had passed ‘an
emiabliug act authorizing the people of a.
’l‘eri'itoi'y to form a State Coustitutioii,
the Conveu tion was regular, and possess-
ed all the authority which Congress had
delegated to it, but whenever Congress
had failed or refused to pass an enabling
net, the proceeding was irregular or void,
unless vitality was imparted to it by 11
subsequent act of Congress adopting and
confirming it. The friends of the Tope-
ka Coustituti0.‘.: iusist.er.l although their
proceedings were irregular, they were not
so irregiilur but that Congress would
cure the error by admitting Kansas with
that Constitution. They cited a variety
of coses_—ainongst others the Arkaiisas
case. In my report, sanctioned by every
member of the Committee on ’I‘erritorics,
except the Senator from Vermont, (Mr.
Collamer.) I reviewed the Arkansas
case as well as the others, and atfirmed
the doctrine established by General Jack-
sou’s_ Adniiuistratiou, and enunciated in
the opinion of Mr. Attorney General
Butler, in part of which opinion was
copied into the report and published to
the country at the time. Now, Sir,
in order to. ascertain What we under-
stood on. the 12th of March, 1856—litt1e
more than a year and a half ago—to be
the true docrine on this point, let me call
your attentioii to the opinion of Mr. But-
ler in the Arkansas case. The Govern-
or of the Territory of Arkanssis sent a
printed a_dd1_'ess to President Jackson, in
which he stated that he had been urged
to call together the Legislature of the ter-
ritory of Arkansas, for the purpose of al-
lowing them to call :1 Convention to form
a, Constitution, preparatory to their ad-
mission into the-Union as 9, State. ’ The
Governor stated that in his opinion, the
Ligislature had no power to call such .21
Convention without the consent of Con-
gress had first been obtained, but he ask-
ad instructions on that point. The Pres-
»5id‘e‘nt7reférr'ed’.tliecase to the Secretary
of State,’2iud'Lli‘eassked for the advice of
the Attorney General, whose-dpihicfifivas
given, and adopted as the plan of action,
and communicated to the Governor of
Arkansas for his instruction. I will read
some extracts from that opinion.
“ Consequently it is not in the power
of the General Assembly of Arkansas to
‘pass any law for the purpose of electing
members to form a Constitution and State
Government or to do 21113: other act,
directly or indirectly, to create such new
Government. Every such law, even
though it were approved by the Govern-
ment. Every such law, even though it
were approved by the Governor of the
Territory, would be null and void-. T If .
I AT TWO DOLLARS ii-is AN_NUM, IN ADVANCE;
VOLUME XL.---NUMBER 51.
passed by them, not withstanding 'hisjvo'.to’
would still be void.
If I am right in the foregoing opinion
Legislature, t'or the purpose in question,
were such as his legal duties required;
and that the views he has expressed in his
public address, and also in his-oflicisl
communication to yourself, so far-as they
concur in any legislative or other proceed-
Govermnent until Coiigress shall have
authorized it, are also correct.”
This is what I have understood to. be.
the settled doctrine as to the authority
of a. TeX'l_‘ll-Ol'I{tl Legislature to call I
Convention without the consent of Con-
gress first obtained. The reasoning. is
._—very clear and palpable. A. Teritorisl
Legislature possesses whatever power its
oi'g_auic act gives it, and no more. . The.
organic act’ of Arkansas provided. that '
thelegislative power should bcvested.
in the Territorial Legislature, the same
as the organic act of Kansas provides
that the legislative power and authority
shall be vested in the Legislature; But
what is the extent of ' that legislative
power ? It is to legislate for that Terri-.
uder‘ the organic act, and in obedience to
it. It does, not include ‘any power __tp
subvert the organic act under which it
was brought into existence. It has the
itthe power to carry it into effect; but
it has no power to subvert, none to de-
stroy ; and hence that power can only he”
obfaiued by, applying to Cou'gress,. the
tory itself. But while the Attorney
the Administration of General J;tckson',u
that the Territorial Legislature had no
power to call a Conveutiomand that its
action was void if it did, he went on‘ fur-
ther:
“No law has yet been
gress which either express y or impliedly .
Rives to the people of Arkansas the au-
thority to form £1 State Government.”
N or has there been any in regard, to
Kansas. The two cases are alike thus
far. They are alike in all particulars so
far as this questions involving the legali-
ty and the validity of the" Lecompton
Convention is concerned. The opinion
goes on to say :
“ For the reasons above stated, I am,
tents of that Territory linve not at pres-‘
ent, and that they cannot acquire other-
wise than by an act of Congress, the right
to form such a govermeut.”
General J ackson’s Administration took.
the ground that the people of Afignsu
by the authority of the Territorial Leg-
islature, had not the power to hold a Can-
vention to form 8. Constitution, and could
not acquire it from any source whntevgr
except from Congress. While, therefore
to be void, so for as it assumed authority
to form a Constitution, yet they did not
hold in those days, that the people could
not assemble and frame a Constitution in
the form of a petition. I will read the
rest of the opinion in order that the Son.
ate may , understand precisely what. was
the doctrine on this -subject at that day,
and what the Committee on Territories
under stood to be the doctrine on this
subject in March, 1856, when we put
forth ‘the Kansas report as embodying
what we Nel)raska men understood to
be our doctrine at that time. ‘ Here it is.
This was copied into that report :
“ But I am not prepared to any that
all proceedings on this siubject, on the
part of the citizens of Arkansas, win [,9
illegal. They undoubtedly possess the
ordinary privileges and immunities of
citizens of the United States. Among
these is the right to assemble and peti-
tion the Govt-.i'nment for the redress of
grievances. In the exercise of this
lily meet together in primary assemblies,
meut, and to admit them into the -Union:
as an independent State. "
confine themselves to the‘ mere right of
petitioning and conduct all their proceed.
dings in a peaceable manner. Ana 3;
the power of Congress over the who],
subject is plenary uud‘unlim_ite&, they mg,-
nccept any Constitution, however frameii
which in their judgment meets the sense
of the people to-be affected by it, if, there.
fore, the citizens of Arkansas think
written Constitution, framed and agreed
on by their primary assemblies, or by or
convention of delegates chosen by such
assemblies, I perceive no “legal objection
to their power to do so, not to any messa-
ures which maybg t_a_kgpM:’o'co]le¢t thg
sense of the peoplein respect to it; pro»
vided always, that such measures be cour-
meucecl and prosecuted in is peacenblel
manner, in strict/subordination to the ex- -
istiug ’l‘erritoi'ial'Government;, and in en-
-tire subservieucey to the power of Con.
grass-toadopt, reject, or disregard them,
at their pleasure.” : - "
While the Legislature of Arkansas has
no power to create aconventiou-to frame
a Constitution, as a legal constitutional.‘
boy, yet, if the people chose to assemble
under the such -an act of the Legislntu.-"e
for the purpose of petitioning for redress
of grievances, the assemblage was ,_not,
illegal; it was not an unlawful assem.
blage as the military power could beused
to disperse, for they had a. right under
the Constitution thus to assemble: -~-"
or in conventions chosen by such casem-
blies, for the purpose of petitioning Con-A
gress to abrog-ate the Te.-ritorial,Gorei-n, .
er to accompany their petition with a v
by ii vote of two thirds of each branch, it _
it will then follow that the course of the '
Governor, to call together the Territorial .
indicate an intention not to sanction _or .
iugs towards the formation of a. State“ “
power to protect it-, the power to execute 3
some authority which created the Terri--. is
General decided, with the approbation 01..
nssed by-.Con'-. .
therefore, of the opinion that the inlinbl- I
the legislative act of Arkansas was held '
to authorize the callliug of a Convention ,
the inhabitants of Arkansas may peacoa- -
_ _ The particular . A
form which they may give to their peti- .
tion cannot be material, so long 9",; thgy .-
ya‘.
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