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TUESDAY, I)ECE1Vi§BE1l 29. i857.
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A. H. BYINGTON, Ii}-.'litors.v Pi'opi'ietor
Sl|bscl'iptibi| Rates.
A1},,f;g*;;'j'*;gj; V35, °‘==“°“~‘r- Wk 1’<>stl<ide-‘spy-33 Jlfail Due.—-D. an N R. ii. 8.00 A . .\i.
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Those living out of any c,,,.,.;e,.-,, Dimict) if Wm do do W1-*.s'r,>9..l0 A. .\l..b.0(l 1-'..\f.
one your in ll.lIVtlll(‘6, . 1 50 (I0 ti 0 l'l.\S'l' , 8.3|) A. .\l., 3 45 P M .
Single copies 5 cents-in wrapper, 6 cents. R. A JVVI IiLIAMS P . M‘.
Advertising Rates. Saugatuck 33311!-
Oae slquure, pile ins-‘rtion, _ SI BANKING HOURS
<10 wo l, u, '. -w _
do ,h,.,,,, ,,_,_ 1 5,, Bioln . A. M. to 12 ill.,
do one month, 1 T5 “ I P. M. to 31’. M.
40 '-W0 WW1”-‘ll 3 0” ' ' ll. STAPLES, Prcsiclent.
d" ‘l‘‘'‘‘'’ m‘“‘“‘5l ' . 4 00 B. L. \Vcloll'won'I‘n Cusliit-1'.‘
““’ ”“‘ “‘°““’?~ .. . - : "° weal DON. Iune wui 1857 ’ 2*
do one yeur, :.lo,--witli pRp_$l', la 00 -- I v - - 9 ' 0
Two Squni-es, do s~3:s,_wiiii_p.iper, “ii 00 ”‘ *~——-—----- -- --~~-~--~
Each lid-titional Sqluue,-per your 8 00 ' . , ‘
One §Io.'if..UoIuinn, one year, ’ 40 00 coal yal‘d'
orlecoluinu, one you-, U0 7’ HE subsci'ibcrs iiuvc t.‘5l.ll.IJII2£IlO.‘t] a Nizw
Advertisers occ-ipyiui-,r three or iilorc.-lquarcs are :-iititleil
to the paper free of cliui~gc,
-ifteen lines. or 100 will-(ls make a sqilarc l-‘ructiouiil
put: of it ti -lure. L‘lllll‘g6lI tor as 1| llliiolé-.
{early mll'(~i~t~isel's. li-we tlle pi~lvil«-ge lllkzlialllllillfi Well‘
'3-lvertisenlcnts mice per uiuntli. 1\tl\'t!I‘il.s‘L‘llI(‘.l1lS
chang-ell nftennr ('.lliil'{_'(‘t‘l as lruilsieilt.
Transient nalvertisclili-ills munt. I.l(:.‘li:('.0II!}J:Il1I9Il witll the
cash to Illrlllfe insv.-rtiuii.
Yum-iv ailvci-tisenil-iits pay-.ilile Int iif.liiull:li'y alid.Iul_v.
Yerirly adveriisi-rs l'i'~‘lI.l‘ll:I.9}il‘i(l IIIL‘ lluti-ii‘-c-sh‘-t-llitlflllpltl'
ted lit the ?time of (--llili'uI‘t. . _
Cards, Remllutioils, l-‘-lue-val :i.n.l all other “-pecml Noti-
cat. '25 per cent. r.d-.l‘ltiul.l-.ll on the :llll)\"‘-
red to, ‘ia
iliisiillv.-ii; lIillEC'i‘llil.lf.
Iiiiii In.-surmise.
A. H. §B"2'II‘=F€3%'i‘ON',
(Al. the Gaizctte Oi’IicP_.l
AGI-1.\f’i‘ i~‘Oll 'rui-:
AMEIIICIIII TEIilPEliId‘llIE llfli INSIJIIIINIZE CfJNli’ANY.
of IIzlI'l.l'lll‘lI, Corn.
J. P. I‘(D9‘i“E,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
JFFIC E ‘ 0 VE R ..u.q~1.1. an i" .9 :2 ’l'0'RI=?
Norwnlk, Conn.
H. o. R.'tI\I.IhIf.iT«.‘.,f
-—-ill'lAI.ER I.‘x'---
Hats, L‘-apc,~~-l*.ileil’s & Boy’s
S‘l‘RAW GUUEES, &c.,'
Ladies Furs, 1}-‘ellts Gloves, Canes,
'U‘xn.1o1°-:~.1.1as, «$3213.,
No. Q S.s'lLéclalv’s Block.
Gflfinii-E 33'. ‘fifllfiflfl,
.\i.i:<i;i-‘ic'i'uni:ii no
II’/lolcsnlc um] Rl-l.':i/ Dun/r1‘ in
Til1,Coi:per, 5;; Sheet Iron Ware
x on w .i l. K, n (I .~: >1 .,
Oppusi/c D. ..‘{-. N. il’.u-27/.-'uau/ Drrp/»/, mm]
‘ wart In A“;/l);l'}://(‘II-‘:('I'I[,.\' I'1;..n-.1.
E. 3. uurozwrsom.
A IlIBRO‘l‘YP_E ARTIST,
OVER D. 4- N. DEPOT, '
N(lP.WALK, Go.\:.\'.
1‘. H." NASII,
WlmLl:s.iLl: AND Ri-‘.'l'.iii. Dl‘}ALl~,‘.B IN
S '1‘ O V E i ,
MA \'Ul"AC’l‘1lllit‘..'i OF
Tin, Sheet Iron & Copper Wares,
H as constantly on /la-ml (I. [zu',r,re assort-
7/zgflg q/' gezzeral Hanse-/.-eeping
Fru-r7z£(.m'c, all So. 1Vo7‘1ua.ll.‘.
Coma.
~*’3”D—;ntistry.
Doctors. 3311.1. ét Piilfifii
Surgical & Mechanical
" DENTISTS,
Ollloe over the Store of C‘. J.Grulnan,
NORWALK , court,
A._ H.u,L_ CHARLES Fires.
.0. J. GR.UM'ANa
Denier in I-‘oi-cigil nn-.l Domestic
- l
DRY GOOBS, CARPETINGS
Cur-riiage Tri/mlzi/Igs, (Ill)!/ls, Ca.\_'si-
mews, Sanm-ans,‘ .VcsI.i22._¢,rs,avzrl '.1'w‘¢1-
or’: T-rzvizmiligs, by the Yard,
Piece or t’¢Ll:/cage.
Si-lEi~."l‘iNGS._ .-‘.l»iii:ri:<c;=, .ir..u;s,
At. the lowest. pos.-gililc prices.
NQRWALK, C.‘-ONN.
O. & B. K. IIOCIKWOOD, 8:. G0
NURWALK. CONN.,
,hEANUl-‘ACTUIKERS OF
Tin ,'Slleet Iron & Copper Wares,
. - AND DI‘.'AI.l-I851 IN
Stoves,-' Rang."-5, F‘?-I-'I‘Il<‘¢_*f""-’-‘-‘i (-7755197‘?/u
B-fffztvzvzia _[’nrce/am and .I<V0t3t‘1€.?2
‘II/'a-re, and I-fiat-rlu*7l. }"urm'(m'e.
-in general, Pu.9n_j2s, S’/zeét »
I Lead if L¢7(l(i 1)‘!-'7-my
Croc/cery, (Haws
and C/L2"/m. -
IVm‘e.
,lg'I‘Nlt INSURANCE colvirtnv,»
Of Hartford.
1-'lICO‘7'])0‘7‘£Ifl.‘(/ in 1819. C‘//rt’/‘tcr P:!I‘]I£!?l-(IL
Cash Capital, - - - - - :$1i00°»09°-
In-sure aggui-list lass mid damage by F179.
on Terms ll(l«‘l[)l'.i'Il lo the /in-."zm'd, (H161
cnnsistlml. wit/L I/at laws of
(ffI7N.’p8‘l!.S(I[f()’Il-.
R. COWLES. Sale ./lgent,
' ' ' For Norwnik and vicinity.
D. B. BOOTH,
1y34
Attornéy & Counsellor at Law,
6| WALL s'rlu-ztrr,
‘ - ;gi-:ly voiu-:. -
§_T-“‘."_‘
./lfailC'Iqsrs.—iVi:s'r 7.30 A. .\l.. 3.00 ,P.M .
oi the Bridge, on Siuith’s Dock below the Pot-
Norwallz Post Clfiiee.
do do l'l.is'r, 8.30 A. .li., 4.30 r. ii.
do do D. ii; N. ii. R., 8.45.
do do New York City, 4.30.
Wnsro\', Tuesday & Szlturday at‘_’.00 run.
UOAI. Yiuw at Norwilllz, on the vast side
tery, Wlll:l‘(: they intend to i;c_op constantly on
hand and are now delivering it very .-:lqlc~rili;-
article of Goal, of the dill'el'cnt sizes l'1:(]llll'NI
for filiilily use, such as tor the l’urnuco‘e, parlor
mid kitchen stoves. Our st.oc.k is tlllfrcsli and
pains have lI(‘f.'ll takcii I1’)5‘(!Clil‘t3l.Il(:/I(‘.vffifllils
/mu-um in the mill lcet. such an Spriil_r._r i‘.loilut.-
uiil Lcliigli, and the Lliciist. Mountain \\'llil.l-.
Asll ; :l(3l{llD\\'i£'Ilf.'f<‘(l by ;=_'ol_i¢l jurlgxo-s to lnlve
no superior. We Illl.Vt‘ also the Pittsll-ii vari-
ety, all of which kinds we will sell {ll fair re-
ll'lllllI!i‘u.i.Illg pl'io«.-:4. A Sll'.1l'tE of the public
p2l.I.|’t)lllIgQ i.-. i-us['iectfl,lll_v sulicitvd.
We also kvep the above \':1|‘IO:I.Il‘S at. our
Yzlrd ill Winuipallk.
tl_'2l:'; G. H. & J. C. RANI_l[.E.
LUMBER ! LUMBER I
I ILL dc IIIIBBIQLL have recently com
lnenced the l.ilinllei*_[i'nsiiic.'=.ii at the old
stand lately occlipiuil by Mr. Ciiarlcs Thomas,
and intciid l.o keep on sale
Timber, Lath and Lime,
t.ogct.liel' with every variety ofbuulbcr sold ill
this lIl2I.l‘l{t.'l.. _ We shall be happy to accoiillno-
date cu:lt.oincrs with any thing in our line at
liberal prices. . .\I. HILL,
15 J,(). HUIIBELL,
Wu. Al.I.E.\'. Wu. '1‘. Cl.Alll(,
ALLEN & CLARK,
Attorneys at Law. Real Estate
-Ii‘/~nl:ers and Gem:-ru.l Lam! Agents,
DAV ENPO RT , IOWA.
AND Wurlmlts bought, sold and located-
J It‘urills I-luuses und Lots lualsetl. llcul
Estate (it all kinds bought. and sold on Conl-
niis:-zioll. hloul,-y IlI\'t3.\'l.t:(l. 'l‘u:(e.-: paid for
l'l0ll-l‘l‘>'«illl}lII.5l. Money louiicd on lllll2llCllllllJ(:l'-
CHI ilczll Estate .~,=<.-cui'it_l,'. l.l‘.'ta'
Removal.
I VIIE uildersiglicd would respectfully an-
noullce to his pail-oii:; and the public gell-
erully tllzlt he has l'l.'li]()\'L‘tI to No.1‘? I"ll(BllIX
Block, wliero he liii.-l tiltcll up u bozllltiful >:l.ol‘('.
which is now opcin-ll with it new -.iii(l .~:plv~inlid
:lssoi'tiue.-ilt of Clotlls, Czm.-=iiilul'cs,and Vest.-
ings for the Suuiincr of 1856. Gurllnelit.-i
iilzlde illlll triliiiiicd in the - ileute.-zt-mill lllust
lhshionalile sly-_le. A complete assortuiciit of
Men and Boys’ Clotliing rezldy made.
Gl'a.teiul tor long uiidcollti.il1cd favors at
lily old stand, I sliull endeavor with re-iirrwed
P.xt‘l‘l.i0ll to merit their continu-at.ioii.
N. B.-—Goodsbouglit of inc will be cut gra-
tis if desired. 27 TIIOMAS ll_1LE\'.
Q Land For Sale.
ABOUT eight acres of good Laud , near
i\I-aiii-st.., one mile north oftllc Bridge ,is. of-
l".'|‘ed for sale upon vcry I‘(.".‘.S0lla.l)ll£ terms.
It is a.(lnliriibly udaptcd for building lots,
or l'or gardening purposes. having it quick
and rich soil, and ii. large bed of vegctzililc
mould or compost nl-.liiurc, l.lii.~reon ; oi-it is
well calculated for alirstnlte ilimlllow. Iti.-2
we.-llfeilced, and iii :1 very lllig-iblo location.
For ‘further particulars P.nqlllI'C:1l.l.Ill:! O!-
lice.
Horse and Ox Shoelng.
HE‘. subscriber having! takeli the old stand
formerly occupied by Wal.l:i'lull"y and
Duncan. in the rear of the old Bakery-, foot of
Mill Hill, devotes his ciltirc attcntioil to the
careful and judicioml slioeing of I-lnrses and
Oxen. for which he lliis lilleqilulled t‘-ucilitics.
From his many years expl‘-ricilclr. devoting
liiniselfexclllsively to this lll‘all('Il ol‘ biisiilo.-ss,
he is confident he can give entire .-aatisfilctioli
to all who may favor him with their patroll-
age. Pi\l‘l.IClll{ll‘ al.tel:t.ion paid to slllocing
Horses with ti.-iider and (liSPa.S(‘f] feet.
JAMES I). SHEA.
Norwalk, March 27th, 1857. M13
Cabinet Ware Rllonis at I
WESTPURT I
HE Subscribc-.r would rcspcctfnllyi nforill
_ hislrieiills and the public go.-ncrzllly,
that he is still located a few doors north of
till.-. turnpike, opposite the-. Store of Alva
G1-uy, where may be fcllnj _{\ guilcraluss0.I‘t-
ment of CABl.\'l-2'1‘ Ii‘Ull.\'l'ri;ili-2.
I/’-zlllt-rtul.'£u,«.:'in all its dcpzll-tmellt::lttcil-
dad to at the sllol-test notice mid upon reu-
soilnble terlns. ' Iii ALLEN RENOUIL
Norwall: Iron Foundry.
VERY dcscriptioiio lC.-tS'l‘I.\'(l done at the
Sll0l'I.€‘Sl. notice and ill the best. manner,
as cheap as can be obtuilicd at ally other es-
talilisllliicilt in the State. Gzlllrililizetl Chains,
Chain Pumps,ll'on Felice.Poi:ts,R:liliug;s,etc
furnished to order. Put.tcrlls uxeclltcd at
short. notice and upon rensollulilc tel-ills.
lyl ALEXANDER. AUSTIN.
Horse Blankets,
I-‘INF! lot of Cul'l'iagc and llorse Blankets
just made up by the SllIlSCl‘lI)1ll'. Also.
Bull'nlo Robcs, &c.,—-all for sale at. “ llurd
times prices.” WM. S. JONES.
East.-side the Bridge, Westport, Conil. tf-I4
W"; LM of :1 Tliousand Flowers.
Bulin of X Tllousanrl Flowers. for sale? y
KNAPI’ til. LYNES.
Do you want a S1l]N.’1'II Sag/2 Iv‘ur_Ifut .7
Go to R.-\NI)I.I*}'S.
I Mil? Ai\il<‘.RICAN GAS‘ BURNER, one of-
the best. air-tight. coal stoves in tile inur-
kct. for sale at BEI.DE.V ’S.
Corn Shcllers.
EW pattern Corn Shelters, :1 Iirst.rut.c ar-
ticle l‘orsule by W. C. STREET.
"7. RIED Apples, l’li;ms_.Peacjioaund Cher-
ries, at IIIEI-‘.Kl~}Il. & 01..-.i.~l'rl:.iil's.
‘lCI3‘l:l'l‘RY Pork. clear, at —
(J s. E. OLMS'i‘EAl)’S.
r- EED.fll
F 9.1». OLlll.‘-3'l‘EAD’S
Imps:-ted €€i3’a1is-
F Clloicc Bl'1!.ll!]S, allvnyson llulld at the
Aivzos mini-1-,
General Pension & Patent Agent,
And P7osecw.zm- ry“ Claims lie;/‘are
the seueral Ileparmzents and
flgjg Couvfrgf C'Zm'm.s.
3&7fig_I|i||g'I"0_II§ Co
:2‘; r -
i '4 -: gvholesglej
.1! A PE R DEALERS
. MARSHKIIIL. BROTHERS’
58 Courtlandt Sereet, N. Y,
(Between Washington and Greenwich-sts.
ROBERT '1‘. MARSHALL.
W3 Bum. L. MARSAALL.
LI‘ l?liOl’i and consignments respectfully so
.. Sl.ul"‘ of _ 7
I\I‘I.1lVP 35 Ll NES-
Vlvorstedsl Worsteds!
ZEVI“-RY SHADE, by the Pound or single
sin-in. at the jewelry and Trinlming
0.S.CLAll|{.
A Great National Wo1'k.
N -‘SBWDGMENT 05‘ THE DEBATES or
A CONGRESS‘. from 1789‘ to 1856. D. Ar.-
plelon tit 00., Publishers, 346 and £348 B;-0'33].
l W85’: N-Y» ~ ‘A. H. CAMP ' -'
' Sole Agent for Nollvalk.
'3-’°°th Frushes.
A NEW lot just received by
KNAPP &' LYNES.
New Plour.
Store, .\l-aiil street.
)
Norwall: ZBmpol*iurn.
PROVISIONS. FRU1'i‘S.
Vcgetalliles, Fisli of All liinlls,
Clams, Oysters, ac.
As good as tllelilnrket affords. (‘.0llSl.i\lll.Iy to
liefound at the well known estalllishnleill. of
' MEEKEIE dc OLMSTEA D.
_;@"Grlol'ls of the above description re-
ceived Gilli/‘_l,', and for sale at Wll0l!.‘8(lle and
retail on the most. favorable terms.
Purther Notice.
THE uiidersigiled having oxlciulcd IllEl)|.l-
sincss is now not only prepared to re-
pair and rc.-paint Carriage.-2 and Wagons as
usu-.ll, but is also prepared to inuke the
some to Order. Talslcful Curriuges or heavy
Wugoile made in every style to suit the pur-
cliusl-r,ulld at pi-ices to suit the times.
— — l-IDSON BI-IEIIS.
At the cstablisliment formerly occupied
by (Jliurlcs is-aalcii.
Watches, Jewelry and Fall0]WélIll~ti‘8
-NEW WINTER STOCK I
Till-I Sllbscribcrhasjilst returned
@_ from New York with a new Stock of
-) , _._.-.,- I“1lSIllO4lu.l)lt! Jewelry, Wutclil.-s, Pla-
te(l\'I'i1I'e:l.liil Fancy (iootls. which he nli'l_-rs
to lllS('.|lSI.0lll(}l’.‘-' very clloup.
Clocks and Wutclins l‘(‘])‘.lII't'(I.
Accliiwleolls tuned und l'l‘:pnil't*1l.
Cotliil l’l:lt.es,S_pocils, lliilgs, &c._.neat.ly en-
gravell. 0. S.CLARI~I.
3. 3"}. OLNESTEAD,
IV/lolrsalc (nu! Ii:-Iuilllr-ulcr in Gru1'crir'a
Prun~isl'ous,&'n.,./Vb. I4 um] I6 .Muin—.s!.
I ‘ASjllSi.l'(!l'!eI\’(H.I an entirely new and
extensive :lss0rtlileiit of goods whit-ll
the trade. 'l‘lic public are rcspectflllly ill-
vitcd to cull.
' Norwulk ,J:ln. lst, I857.
' New Styles. in
New Goods &. low prices
CIlAI{l.ES Ii‘-IELDS has now Ollllllllll as
large and vai'ic-d on :lss0rl.lllcllt. of Goli-
tlenlnn and I.:‘ulic.-:-‘ Gnitcls, Boots, and
SII[)])P.l".‘l,:l.RllltSvt!\‘(3l' been presclltcd to till-
publiciii this marl-zct. 'l‘lle styles are new;
the worknlunsllip neat and bc:llltii'lil ; while
the ulnteriul is of the finest. texture and
most durnble quality. ' He IHLS some very
4.-IL-gout, plain and fzulcy colored, Ladil-.1-
Gaiters; also, Gent’.-t l‘at.enl Lc:itlicr Bouts
and Slices, with an endless alsscrtlliellt of
Boys ulltl Rlissos Slices, all of which will be
sold very low for cash. The public are invi-
ted to call and examine IlIl~‘ stock for l.Il('lll—
selves. t.l".’l
Oils ! Oils l
OILED and raw LI[ll!(‘(f(I Oil, winter
. . .“~il‘alIll0l.I, blcaclled Laird mid I‘olur, Lump
and .-iluclliilc ()il. Boiled l’;li.it Oil at 75 ct.-.-
pf3l'g‘ilII0l.l,.plll'(’. Ncats Foot Oil. The above
Oils are of the best qnzllily. and for sale by
‘I.I|0l)1ll‘l'L'l. or retail by W. C. STREET.
Great Bargains in
LUMBER,
AT SOUTH NOR\VALl{,BY
TIlO1VIA§ Ia. PEGK.
UST RECEIVED, 100,000 ft. Spruce Tim-
9 be.-1‘, all sizes; 150,000 Sprilcl-. Lat.hs,200.-
000 ft. Boards, l‘J0,000 ft. I l-4,1 I-2. and 2
inch Plank. 30,000 ft. Sll.lIllp_, 25,000 ft, Spruce
Board:=,25,000 ft.. Spruce Plank, 50,000 ft.
Hemlock Boards, 50,000 ft. 5-8 Boards," 800
Bum-lies Sliiilgll-s.
'l‘llOS. L. PECK.
South Norwulk, May I0, 1857. 1
1 1 - -
.Sel1eci<’s Lille or Packets
‘ On nnd after 'l‘ue.-:duy, Marcli l7tli.
._ 3 I857, the Sloop M-.lry A. Sellvck will
~ C0n]l‘nt‘llCe3 hi-r i~<-glllai- trip.-' for the
sc-isoii. lcu\'ilig Noi-walk every Tile.-sduy, and
Pike Slip, N. Y., every Sullll'lliiy.
"The I)unll.-.stic louvl-s Norwulk every Satur-
day and Pike Slip ovary Tlllll‘l~Idll_Y. One of
the above vessels will be at the Pike Slip
dock at all times. so that l~‘reighl«-rs may ship
their t'rei_ir_ht at ally tiliic. uud be sure of hav-
ing it. put. on board.
till SIELLFICK & i)EM MON.
N. B.---All freiglit In or frmn the line of
the Duilliury Railroad, taken from and deliv-
ered lit. the Compuny’sl-‘re-ight Depot, without.
charge.
Vfoumcs, nor:-s 6:. co.,
lllercliailt Tailors & Clothiers,
successors to Ju.-r. ll. Beers,
[74 and I713 Cliftlllfllll Square, New York.
CHAS. E. You.\'c.~l,
LEWIS }I0l’l‘S,
ll i:.\'in_' M . Pilolvirr.
Norwalk Machine Shop,
V BE subscriber having tzlkcil llic sliop'here-
toforc occupied by Uinlou i1‘illph,u’liil tit-
ted it up with special 'r(.-lcreilce to a Gem-rul
./ll'aclii'm-Jubbi-ng and Rqlaumug Bus-2"m-.~:.v,
would respectflilly solicit the orders of all
who may require-. his scrvicesin l{cp:l.il‘Ilig
bi~oln.-ll or defective Miicliiiiery cf ally des-
cl-ipiinil. lie has L:1Illl:S,ll "liliier, clc., l'or
all work uppertzlining to his bllsiiiess, and
from llINlll_l1llyyeal‘S experience in lll:lnnl':lc»
luring, :_l.gl4l his fmniliurity with all kinds of
}Iaiilllhg;s§lrpr's Mnpliinlary, he fm.-ls ciinliilent.
that he can cxccilte all oigdl-i-:-l in a eiibstuil-
tint and wol'k‘uln.illikcluzliiuer. llaviug had
much experience in the inannfacture of Fur
zllachinery. Blfliltliilg of Blowers. &c., be is
enabled to give pt1l'l.lcllIlll'1ll.I.0nl.l0ll thereto.
2 ' A.C. ARNOLD.
Old Brown Windsor Soap.
OW «I: SONS, genuine for sale by the gross
dozen, or single Cake. by _
KNAPP ll: LYNES.
, Notice.
} IIANDES having furnished himself with
!_ 0 :1 suitable team for in general Curman
lsusililess, would rc.-ipccfully solicittlle patron-
age of those wziutiilp; czlrtiilg done. Orders
left at the store of Chas. Murry, (Fish Mar-
in-t) will lic.-Iaitlltuily and promptly nlteilded
0.
Norw_:ilk, June 92nd. I357.
11
‘gal’
.0
Just Received,
NEW supply of those line Pocket. Books
and Portliioilcas, which will be sold at
Very low pl-ic'cc by l{NAl'l’ it LYNES.
Patent Chain Pllmps.
A _I‘lE\Y and supeirioi-Czlluili P'un’ip.tlle best
_ "“ "59-i0?‘ 531‘! by W. C. STREET.
1_)OlVl)l*3Rnlld Shot,1-,,p:plFllsc,¢kCaps
‘ll (lLlISTEAI)’S.
‘ [NG’S PA ni'S:C{Ti?.-i73_K‘i7:E§,7iT'"_
S. E. 0l.lis'ru.ul's.
' ‘ selling 01?
LARGEIM. ofDrcss Trimmings, Vel-
vets, iiloirc Antiques, I-‘ri'nges‘ Moss
'l‘rin;inings,.r.c.,ut extreinely low prices.
’*"' '- ' " ‘O.S.CL‘ARK.
Salt !'Salt I
SACKSOfprimeLiverD0olSai1t,jue
received and forsalc ;aiso,
Sugars.
A IIA9
.uuREHOIIS'§.'
Cheapertlian evé'r',
Hides !
Hides !
' JUST received ll lotof new Wheat Flour,
‘‘ ___V __ ___ ,,__[3l.\'n.|v.nu-<-- '0--'-“’
?
he will sell on as t'-.wor:ible terins as any in -
nASHfpaid for all Ii-tml. no L‘—**‘-..""'Y‘"'
.P5ET§X;M-
Forty Years Ago.
’ I loved ll blooiniilg. black eyed girl
l-‘iill forty year.-l ugu,
Her golden iiiiglets usual to curl
Al’U\lI1l’I lie-r IMNSIC of siioir.
Her voice was like the liiurniuriug rill,
Melodious, mitt and low,
For sliume, iii_v eyes with tears do till
For forty _)‘(‘l1l'tI ago.
.-« .---.- -.-.-. .
As to the old lug school we went,
My heart. was full of pride,
To think that Anna would consent
'l‘<i have me at her side.
And while in .~'.e:lrch of ll0W(‘l‘.i_, afar
She wandered to and fro,
The dew drops gli.-iteued in her hair
Full fin-t_v _l'i-ill‘.-i ago.
When I smile twenty years did see,
And Anon six and ten,
1 tlionglit how happy we would be,
if we lverc wedded then.
1 oft l-esoll'ell and often ruert
But yet resolved again,
For gentle Anna-‘s liluid l sued,
Nor dial I sue in vain.
Slrullg pus.-‘iun l'0|lrl!:‘Il tor tceliug slept,
" ileur Gr.-urge, I(‘lI.Il’t say no ;"
:'lu- ti-ll iiitu lily urill.-l and wept,
I-‘ull forty _vr-ur.-: ugu.
‘ I clu.-‘pr-ll her to my aching ho.-ult,
As ju_vl‘ully I cried,
Above all liluilnls I am lilest,
Willi Anna for my bride.
But oh, nlusl linrd was my doom,
And bitter was my wu ;
Dear .-inuu suiik into the tomb,
I-‘ull forty year.-i ago.
Three score years have treuch‘d my brow,
And eilvered all my hair,
lizitzli eve beyond you on}: I bow,
I-‘or Annahl sleeping tlie-rel.
I-l_v long lu.-it Alina I'll liiillc-lit,
Till life-’.~i bluml cease to ll-ill‘
Anal I go where pour Anna wl.-ut,
I-‘ull l'urt_v _venrl-l ago.
q-a‘>.
Parody on Hollenlindeu.
In seusmls when our funds are low,
.‘.ubscriliers ure provoking slow.
A few supplies keep up the flow
Ul'dinle.~i llepnrtiug r:lpidl_v.
But we .-‘hull see a smlllcr siglit,
When ilulls pt‘-u'r ill from liilii-ii till night,
(.‘liiilnl:lnding every sirpeiico bi-iglit
To be fol-iii-ii over .~ipo-eilil_\’.
Um‘ ban-is and dun-bills are £lll".'l_\'('II,
Jitlcli soul and sigilatllre di.-‘pl:l_\'¢=ll,
'l‘li9 Illll-lt‘l‘.'l vow UH-‘_\' must be paid,
Willi tlirenls of “ Law and (‘liulicel-V,”
TM" 3° ‘3°-“I'll” \'v'8'I'8 aliilost driven-
’l'li«-l'u’.~l pi'e-uiou.-«i little use of livin’,
Wile-ii our last. copper is rude-l_v rig-..",
From liuuds that held it lovingly‘.
But larger yo.-t I.IlF.‘i9 dues .-lliall grolv,
Wliell into.-l'est’s added on below,
.I.t‘Dg‘I.ll’llIllg our chin a foot or so,
‘When gaz_ili_g_ut them Ii0pEIP3l:l_i'.—
-‘l‘is so, that source have we begun
To plead for tiillcilpoli a dim,
Before tlii-.re‘coiiies another one, _
Deniun-ling pay ferociously.
’l‘lie pro.-lpect darkens ; nu ye pm my
Who would your very bacon save,
Waive, pati-oils, all your pretext.-4 waive,
And pity the printer ulieerfully.
All I it would yield us pleasure sweet,
A few do.-liiiqueiits now to meet,
Aslzing ufus a clear receipt
I-‘or papers taken reg‘Iarly.
.1‘l153913.I-.1-AN Y-
For the Gazeflc.
New Year’s Day. I
There are various reasons given as to
the origin of New Ycur’s Day, but few
take the trouble to inquire into its primi-
tive state. How ulaliy among the eager
crowds that tllroiig the streets of this
great city, stop to think of the nature of
this holiday. It has been It time-llouored
custom of the world to celebrate it as a
lloliday, and it has desceilded froiu gener-
ation to genel'ut.ioil, and will probably
never die ont.. It is true that our Elig-
lish ancestors lvcrc igliorunt of the liioilc
of setting {lSltl(‘. the first duy of the year
as :1 rcccptioil day for their frieiids of tlic
nlale sex ; lint there were various other
methods of cclcliratiiig it. It was the
custonl fllllflllg‘ the ullciellt Glfeeks and
Roluulls, when tiicir empire was at the
liciglit. of its splendor and Illxul'iollsil_css,
to g:it.liei' all the cypl'ess and evergreeii
in the country, ill huge piles, and adorn
the ('llllI'(‘Il(.‘S and houses in every village,
and there was great rejoicing on that
day. And even our gl‘e11l.~gl'll.ll(Illl0i.ll(él‘S
and ;_§l':llidlnotlicl's, pun tell us of tile dnys
wlicu cl_'ol'y llQll.‘x'(! fol‘ lnilps arolulcl llzld
its simple piui_cli-bowl, and every neigllbpr
-—tlley \\'9l'GlIelg'llIi0l‘S ill I«l‘,Q$_8tl1lj'S for
miles nl=ouiid—-at six o'clock ill the ‘morn-
ing passed tlirougli every house, took his
glass of puilcll, and then depnrtetl to his
day’s labor. Let Young America smile
and curl his lip, uttering nu impatient.
“ 'pslillw,” if his eye sllonld l_inp_ leg to
glailpcpzl tlic plfe_c.c(liiig3'; he czlillnut blot
out the ulenlory of past centuries and
gone by customs. He may smile _C0ll-
teiilptuously on what he terms old-fogy-
ism, and sneer at the tliollgllt of the “poor
ancestral pllucli-bowl,” ill‘: tiqiiiiis of-
tile i-iglily iacleu taliic"tliat llieei-S his eye
on NelvYeill"s Day; and coiiiplaceut-ly.
curl his illoustnclie with a self-conceited,
szltislied air. Poor fellow l I wonder if
he ever thinks of mlytliiiig beside mons-
taclies, fnllcy czliles, and scentctl kidg.
0.1- that lie lixil.-Isl-"Ii-leii'ib ink» first inl-
pulse of lllf-in lioyiuli lleill‘l-, which would
lend Iiilli to ,e:-geruise ills lillibs iI1..l‘0.lling
’ amongst the stacks of sweet smelling hay,
instead of llidinghls purer feelings in the
- form of studied coldness and construiilt.
If we could gatlier together, for a single
moment, the vcilernble ancestors who are
sleeping quietly in tlicir gl'a.ves, how us-
tonislied they would beat. the fornlril New
"Ye.al-"s call,_tlle practiced phrase with
which ‘the callers are elltertuined. It
would make them sink buck ill utter us-
toilishment into their graves. I “ And yet,
after all, who could wish to be transport-
ed back to the days of our villcegtprs 2*’-
hint-In--‘x“ht$‘l11T:'iiid1-jleudeiil ‘” "“""'
oh I H WI]
which Young AlllCl'lC£l..'£ll‘lliS around. It
nlukes my blood boil with pzltiiotisill, alld
I am ccl't.:lin that l.llollgii lll('_\' have sonic
defects, that we Slltlll all live to see the
day when it will be raid that Yelling-
America flourisiic-s the living type of his
country’s destiny. Wl.\'::ll-:.
New York, Ilem-lillici‘, .‘l."i’i.
——-9--ask» . +..__...._..
Speech of .‘;‘lenator Douglas
On (In: Lemmptmz. (70/2slit1¢lio1i., in Me U.-
S. Senate, IVr¢'I-/u.=.w/«I_4_/ Dar. '1, I857.
We sul.-join the conclucliiig portion of
Judge Douglas’ spec-cll upon Kzllisus af-
fairs, our space ilot. pcl'lilittiil_sl; its publi-
cation entire 2
Having thus shown that. the cozlventioll
at Lecouipton liud no power, no a.lli.llOl'I-
ty to l'orm and PSIHIIIISII it govcrulllelit,
but had power to draft. a pt-titicii, and
that petition, il' it CllllJ0(llC(l the will of
the people of ]\:tlllSfl.“i, oilglit to be -taken
as such all expositioli of their will, yet, if
it did not clnbody tlleir will, ought to he
l'ejectcd—linviii,«,: Sll0\\’ll these tllcts let.
me proceed and enquire what. \\'{1Sl.ll(3llll-
derstuliding of the people of l{mis.'.ls when
the delegates were vicclctl ! I lllldcrst.:llid
from the history of the ti'nlis:ict.ioil, that
the people who voted for llelegutt-s to the
Leconipton uollvclitioil, and those who
refused to vot.e——liotll parties, uilderstooll
the territorizll act. to mean that they were
to be selected only to friline a. constitu-
tion, and t.o suliliiit it to the people for
their ratification or l'('jP(tll0lI. I say that
both parties in t.li:l.t. 'l‘crrit0ry zit. the time
of the election of (l(‘l(‘g'll.ICS, so understood
the object of the collventioil. Tliose.» who
voted for delegates, did so witli the lili-
derstuiidiilg that they had no power to
make u goverlinlelit, but only to frame
one f0l“SllblllISSl0ll ; and thosc-. who stay-
ed away did so with the some llllderstan-
ding. Now for the evidence. The Pres-
ident tells us ill his illessagc, that. he had
unequivocally expi'es.<:c(l his opinions, in
the form of iilsltiuu-tiolis to Goverlior
VValkel', assuming that the constitution
was to be submitted to the people for rat-
ificutiou. When we look at Govelior
Walkc-l"s letter of accoptnllce of the otlice
of Governor, we find tllut. lie .=.tutc(l ex-
pressly that he acct-ptctl it with tilt‘. .un-
derstulldi'ilg that thc‘ Prcsidclit and his
whole Cabinet collciil'l'cd witll him that
the Coilstitlltioil when forllied, was to be
sublliit.t.e(l to the people for l':ltilicat.ion.
'_l‘lien look at the illstructioiis given by
the President througli Geilcral‘ Cass, the
- Secretary of State, In GOV‘CI‘ll0l‘-"V'd.Iii6I‘,'
and you there find that. the Governor is
inst.l'uct.ed to use the military power to
protect. t.lie polls wlieii the <-ollstitiltioll
shall be submitted to the people of Kali-
sas for their free acceptaiice or rejection.
Trace the history it little t’urt.lier, and you
will lind tiiut Govel-nor VValk(-i' went to
Kansas and proclailnod, in his iliangurzll
and in his speeches at 'l‘cpcka and else-
wlierc, that it was the (lisliiict lliidel'-
stallding, not only of liimsclf, but of those
higher ill ]IO\\'(‘l' than lliniself——liieulliug
the I’l'csi(lciit and his C:ll.iill£‘l—lllul. the
Colistitlltioll was to be submitted to t.he
people for their free 1ll.'(‘€pttlli(:e or rejec-
tion, and that; he would use all the pow-
er at his coiliuialid to defeat its accep-
l.2llll,'l:! by Coiigl'css, ifit. we-l-c not thus silli-
lllll.l.(:(l to the vote of the people. Mr.
Presideilt, I am not going to stop and
enquire how far the Ne|il'usl::l bill, which
said the people should be left perl'ect.ly
free to form their Collst.it.llt.ioll for tile")-
selves, zlutlloi-ized. the i’i~esidoiit., or the
Cubiliet, or Gelieral \Vulkel', or any oth-
er '.l‘eri'itoi'iul OIII(.'(:l‘ to iiltcl'l'cl'e and tell
the Conventioll of Kuilsus wllctllt-.l' they
should or should not subinit; tile questioil
to the people. I am not goiilg to stop to
inquire how far they were autllorizcd to
do that, it being lily opiilioli that the spir-
it of the lTel)l'{l,Sl{{l. hill required it to be
doile. It‘ is slltlicicllt for my purpose. that
the Adlilillistrzltioil of the l"edcrnl Gov-
ernmentununinlously, that the Adniini.~:-
l.l‘9.l.l0ll of the 'l‘el'rit0ri:ll G_O\'Cl‘lll1l(?lll., in
all its parts, lliluiiililollsly liildeistood t.lle
’I‘eri'itoi_°iul law under WllI('.ll the Conven-
tion wus glsseillbled, to lll(’..’l.ll that the
C0_llSI~II.llI.IOll to be fol‘n_led by Hill,-t Coll-
veiition S1I_Q,llltI_ be s'illiillitt.cd'to the poo-
o'ple for rutiticatioll or i'e_i<-ctioll, mid it
not C0llIIl'lllC(I by tl. illzijority of the peo-
ple, should be null and void, Wli.llOllI.(20lll-
iug to Congress for approval. Not only
did the National Goverlllilcilt and the
'l‘eri'itol'ial GOV('l‘lllll€l_li. so illl(.lBl'Slilll(l the
luvr at the time, lint, us I lizlve alreatly
s‘t‘at._e{l, the people of the 'l‘erritol'y so nil-
stood it. Asa‘ fn_rtliei_' c\'i(lcqr:c on tllglt
pniilt. fl lm:s"e illliil1>.el*. if not we-m=1.i0rit)'
of the (lelcgsltes were iii:;t.l'llcted ill the
Nolllillntillg Coilveutiolis to submit the
Colistitntion to the people for l':it.ilic:ltioli
I know that the delegzltes f‘l'oul Ilollglas
Coiulty, eight ill illliilber, .M r. Calhoun
Pl‘('..‘-‘il(I(‘lll3 of the Collventioll being among
them, were not only instructed t_.li;_.2,s to
Sllblllil; the qug3l.I9li, lint tl_l'e_',,"signc£I and
pllbiislicgl, w iilc cgllitlidzltcs, a, writtell
pledge that they would submit. it to the
people for rutiliclltioll. I know that men
high in alltllority and ill the (‘(‘Illll(IellC8 of
the 'I‘errit,ori:ll and National (:‘lovel':lin_cilt -, ,
canvassed every part of _[§;g,1_;_s3p, dm.;,,g. _"W0,l_li(I_ be so. clistilinte and so pel verse as
the el-cation oi‘. delegiltcs, ziiid cucil ope of
tlieril 'plé(lge(l llinlself to the people that
no snap judglllellt was to be taken ; tlult
the collstitnt.-loll wsls.to he subulitted to
the people folwlcccptuucc or rejectioil ;
tlult it. would be void unless that was
done; that the Allliiillisl_i'%l‘.i;z:l ~.-rolllll gm“ me that the Consmuuqn is a good
spuril and St‘Qj'll ii. as u v'_iol_:ltioii ot." ’ the
prhiciples on wllicll it came into power,
tl.:I=lCl.tIlilt ll. I_)elll0f:l".llI('. Congress lvallhl
hurl it. fl'ol_ll their pi'cseii'C-§‘. as on insult.
to Ilelrjqclfglts \_\_’Il0 stood pieclg.3;e::l to see
the people left free to l_orn_'l_ their domes-
tic institntiolls'for tlleulselves. Not only
that, sir, but up to the time when the
Conveiition assembled, on the lst; of Sep-
tember, so fur as I can learn, it was lili-
derstood everywllcrc that. the collstitutioli
was to be. szililziittad for l‘allIi(.‘£).l.I0ll or .
rejectioil. They met however, on the 1st
of SepteinbeI', and adjollrl_lcd until after
the October election. I think it wise and
.pl'ncleut. that they should thus halve ad- .
jouriied. They did not wish to bring any
question int.o that election which would
divide the Democratic party, and weaken
our chances of success in the election. I
was rejoiced when I .Si!\.Y tlmt tlicy
3d.l9i3l‘ll. 90 118 not lo Sl|0W-l-l}.8l“riii<I dis- lug syssem,
£1-J uucstloil t T
p‘.‘ll"ill§"tllat recess, while the convention
liberty upon which our institutions rest.
was adjourned, Goveilor Ransom, the
1‘.-eiiiocluctic cnildidate for C(lllgl'L‘SS, run-
ning against the present Delegate from
t.li:l.t. 'l‘ei'rit.oi'y, was cnllvassiilg every part
of Kalisns ill favor of the doctriiln of sub-
lllli-ling‘ the coiistitlltiou to the people, do-
clnriiig; that the Deniocratic purl y were
ill fz1voi'oI's1lclisnbliiission, and that it.
was a slnllder of the Black Repllliliculis
to iiitimzlte the charge that the D(‘lll0cl‘ill.-
ii": party did not intend to carry out the
pledge in good faith. '.l‘lius, up to the
time of the l[lPetlllg' of the convention, in
October last, the pretence was kept up,
the professioil was openly made, and be-
lieved by me, and I tliougllt believed by
tlleul, that the ('OllVelll.I0ll intended to
submit it constitutioii to t.he people, and
not to attcnlpt to put a Goveriiuiellt. in
operation without such sulinlission. The
election. being over, the Delnocratic party
being defeated by an overwlielnliug vote,
the Opposition liilviug ti'illmpl_led, zl_.iid
got possession of both bi'ancll’es'=_.,;of the
Lcgislaturc, and having elected their ter-
ritoriul Delegate, the convention assem-
bled aud then proceeded to complete
tlieir,work.
Now let lls st.op to inquire how they.
I‘ed(,‘Cll‘l€‘(I the pledge t.o submit the Con-
stitution to the people. ’l‘liey first go on
and make a. Coustit.utioli. Tlleil, tlicy
make a scliedulc, in \VllII‘.Il they provide
that the Constitution, on the ‘list of De-
celnbcr--—tlle prcsellt moi'ith——:;iiall be
sllblnited to the boiiu. fidc inllabitauts of
the Territory on that day, for their free
acceptance or rejection, ill the following
mnlliler, to wit : tlllls ackuowlcdg'ulg that
they were bound to submit it. to the will
of the people, collccdingg that they had no
riglit. to put it into, operation witiiout
submitting it to the people, providing in
the instrument tliut. it should take effect
from and alter the date of its mtiticatioll,
and not. before ; showing that the Consti-
tution derives its vitality, in their estima-
tion, not from, the authority of the Con-
vention, but l'rom the vote of the people to
which it. was to be submited for their free
acceptance or rrejectioil. How is it to be
subnlittecl ‘? It shall be sllbluitted in this
forill : “ Colistitutioii with Slavery or
with no Slavery.” All men must; vote for
the Coilstitutioil Mlether they like it or
not, ill order to be permitted to vote for
or against slavery. Thus a Constitution
made by a Convention tllut. had .aut.hori-
ty to assemble and petition for 11- redress
of gl'ie\'cilces, but. to establish a govern-
ment—u Constitution made under a pledge
of honor tllat‘ it. should be submitted to
the people before it. took effect ; a Coil-
stitutien which provides, on its face, that
it shall have no validity. except. what‘ ‘it
derives fi'oiu such submission—i§ submit-
ted to the people at‘ on election where all
men are at liberty to come forward freely
without. hindrance and vote for it, but no
man is permited to record a vote against
it. That. would be as fair an election as
some of the enemies of Napoleon attribu-
ted to him when he was elected Fitst
Consul. He is said to have called out
his troops and had them reviewed by his
officers with a speech, ptitriotic and fair
in its professions, in whicll he said to
them : " Now, my soldiers, you are to
go to the election and vote freely just as
you please. If you vote for Nupoiecln,
all is well ; vote against him and _you.are
instantly to bo shot.” Tiiut was a fair
electioii. [Laughton] This election is
to be equally fair. All who favor the cou-
stitntiou may vote for it—all uien against
it sllnll not vote. I presume you have ask-
ed nlzlny men this question. I have asked
a. very large number of the gentlemen
who fl':lii'ied the Constitution, quite ll
llllll'llJ(‘.l' of_,de-legates, and a. still larger
number of persons who are their frie:'ids,
and I have received the same answer from
every one of them. I never received any
otller allslver. What is that '3 They say
if they alltlwctl 11 negative vote the Coli-
stitution would have been voted down by
all overwlielniiug ulujority, and hence the
fcllnws shall not be allowed to vote at all
l:Lll.l'lgllI8l'.], .Vl_i‘. President, that may
be true. it is no )art_ of lily purpose to
deny the proposition that the Colistitution
would have been voted down if sublilittell
to the people. I l'lel_ieY¢ it woulcl liavcheezi
voted Llolvli by n lllajoritj.y of four to one.
I_ am ilifornlcd by men well posted there
-Denlocl'ats—tliat it would be voted
down by ten to one ; some say by twen-
ty to one. But is it 3 good reason why
you should declare it in force, witllout
bciilg‘ sillllliiteql to eopie, uicrcly be-
cause l_l_r0_l_1id have been voted down by
five to one if you had slllinlitctl it E?——'—
Wlmt does t.l_lut fgct prove Does it not
sliow llllilepiglbiy all’ overwhelmilig mu-
jol-ity for the Constitutioii ? Will you
three it on them against their will simply
because they would have voted it down
if you llull consulted them? Are yoll go-
illi; to force it upoil them under the plea
of leaving; them perfectly free to forlll and
regulate their domestic institutillos in
their own iycyl is tliat the mode in
wllicll I am culled‘ upon to carry out the
pl-illciple of sell’-govcrnnlent and popular
sovereignty in the '1‘erritories—-to force a
Collstitlltioli on the people against t,i_ieir -
will, in oposition to t.l_l_cii;. p_I,'0_ie$$,, with a
kliowledge oi‘ the falcst. :.lI.l_d' then. to. assign
as a, l'.eas'oI,l for Ill] ‘or-rzlxluy, that they
to vote down the Constitution if I had
given them an opportunity to he consult-
ed ubout it? Sir, I deny your right or
mine to inquire of those people who; their}
objections to that Cgnsfitution are.———
Tllcy bags 8 right to judge for tliemselves
wil_etll,e.l', tiley‘I;il_:e it. It is no answer to
one, and ullobjectionable. It is 110'» 581-
isfamqpy to lug’; to [lave the President Say
ill his message that the C0nSlitl11i0|1 is M1
uclluirahle one, like all the Constitutions
of the new Stutes which have been re-
cently formed. Wliether g0_0d 01' bad.
wlict.ller obnoxious or not, it. is non_c of
lny business and none-of 5f‘?.'-“'3- It 15
their bllsiness, £!‘L1,dj1)0.t 911"3-
I care not what they have in their Con-
st.itut.ioli, so that it suits them and does
-not violate the Collstitlltion of they I_.Tnied_
States and the filildalncntul principles of
I am not going to argue the question
ifthey want twenty, it is non»: of my
business ; and it nluttr.-rs not to me
vtlictlier one of them sllull be on the north
side and the OI-li('l‘ on the south side of
the Kuw River, or Wll(‘l‘C they sllzlil be.
VVliilc I liavc no rip,-lit to be (.'OI'lSIllI€.‘(I on
tliut. point, I do hold that the people of
Kansas have the rightful antlioi'it.y to de-
prive them of that pi'ivik-go. It is no
justilicutioii, in my mind, to say that the
provisions for the eligibility furtlic offices
ot'G0vel'iioi' and Lie-utcliuiit. (zloveriior re-
quire twenty years citizenship in the Uni-
ted Stntcsl. If men think that no person
should vote Ol' hold otiice uiltil be has
been here twelity years, tliey have a right
to think so ; and if zl iliujority of the peo-
ple of Kniisas think that. no man of for-
eign birtli should vote or hold ofiice lllilL‘:~‘S
he llil_S lived tllere t.went.y yc2ll's, it istheir
right to say so and I have none to interfere
with them ; it is their business, not mine;
but if I lived there I should not lie willing
to have that pl'ovisi0uiu the Cou:=.t.itlltioii
without. being lieard upon the sliliject,
and allowed to record my protest agiiiiist
it. Iliuve iiotliiilg to say about their
systenl of tuxutioii, iii wliicli they have
gone back and i°t-snrtcll to the old ex-
ploded systenl thzit we tried in Illinois,
but aballdolied because we did not like it.
If they wisii to try it and get. tired of it.
and ubalilloil it, be it. so ; but if I were a
citizen of Kansas I would profit by the
e.\'pel'ieiice of Illiiieis on that subject, and
defect it it'I could. Yet I have no ob-
jection to tlicir li:lvin_«.; it if they walit. it;
it is their busiiiess, not mine. So it is in
regard to the free negroes. Tiiey providi-
that. no free negro shall be ])('I‘l‘llIt.IL‘tl to
live in Kansas; I supose tlicy. ilave ll
right to say so if they chose; but if I
lived there I should want to vote on tllut.
qucstioii. ‘V9, ill Illinois, provide that
no iilore shall collie tllerc. We say to
the other States “take care of your own
free llcgroes and we will take care of
ollrs.” But we do not say tlint the ne-
groes, now there, shall not be perinitcd to
live in Illinois, and I think the people of
Kansas ought to have the riglit to say
whether they will allow them to live there
and if they are not going to do so how
are they to dispose of them. ‘So you may
'go on with all the difI'el'eilt clauses of the
Colistlltion. They may be all right ; they
may be all wrong. Tliatisa question on
which my opinion of the wise and pairiot-
ic Chief Magistrate of the United States is
not wortli allytliing as against that cftlie
people of Kansas, for they have a 1-iglit
to judge for themselves, and neither Pres-
idents, nor Senators, nor House of Repre-
sent-Iatives, nor any other power outside
of KallSt13‘llaS :1 right to judge for them.
Hence, it is no justification, in my mind,
for the violation of a great principle of
self-g'overnment-, to say that the Consti-
tution you arc forcing upon them is not
particularly obnoxious, or is excellent in
its pl'ovi;-sioiis. Peril-ups, sir, the same
thing might be said of the celebrated
'l‘opc-kn Constitution. I do not recollec-t
its peculiar provisions. ,I know one
thing : We’ Dcnlocrats, we 3\'c-braska
men, would not-even look into it. to see
wlint. its provissiolls were. Why? Be-
cause we said it. wz1slri~.ul~;- by a political
party, and not by the people; that. it.
was iiinde in detiallce of the ulltllority of
Congress ; that ifit was as pure as the
liililc, as holy as the ten colnnlandniellts,
yet we would not ‘touch it until it was
sllbniittcd to and ratified by the people of
Kansas, in pur.-zuzluce of the forms of law.
Perlinps that. 'l‘opc-ka C0liStIIL'lllOI],bllt for
the mode of nialziug it, would llave been
uliexceptioiizlble. I do not iilloil’ ; I do
not care. You ll9.l"€ no right tot'ol'ce an
llllexceptiollable Colistitutioii on any peo-
ple. it does not. niitigate the evil, it
does not lll1]elIUl't1I.(* the wrong that you
are forcing a good thing on tlleiu. I am
not willing to be forced to do that which
I would if I- were left free to_jii(lge and
dot. f0l_' lujy.-,e'i_t‘; Ilenc.-cl zlssclt that there
is no justiticut.ioil to he liluzle for this flu.
.grallt’ Vlolill-IOII of populall rights in Kun-
sas, on the appeal that. the Coiistitution
wllicli they liuve lllaile is not [J:l.l‘III_'ula1'ly
obnoxious. But sir, the I’l'esi-Jeilt of
the United States is really alid siilcerely
of the opinion that the Slslvery clause
has been fairly and inipartizl1ly' subniitted
to the free acceptance or rejection of the
people of Kllzisas, and that, inasnlllcb as
tllat lvi_l_:i the c-xcitiilg anti pnrainount
question, if they get tile riglit to vote as
they please on that Subject they ought
to liesutisfieci; and possibly it nliglit be
better if we would accept it, and put an
end to the question. Let me ask, Sir, is
the Slavery clause fairly SillI)lllli.I.L’(l, so
that the peole can vote for or against it?
Suppose I were a citizen of Kansas and
should go to the polls and sily, “I desire
to vote to make u Slave I:"-tute; here is
my ballot.” The}""l'eply to line, “Mr.
Ilonglur-i just vote for tlilit Constitution
‘IIPSI, if you please.” “ Oh, no 3” I mis-
wer, “ I cailliot vote for that ‘Constitu-
tion conscielltiollsly. I am opposed to
the clause by \l_'ll_i_cll _'vo.n locate certain
l':lilr{u_l,d_s in such a way ns.to sacrifice
part of tiny Couutr-_,v and nl_v part of the
Stllte. I uni opposed to that baliking
systrlu. I am opposed to this Know-
Notliing or Americtln clause-i‘u the Con-
stitution about the qglaliiication for office.
I. cannot. vote fill‘ it.” Then they answer
“You shall not vote on malaiug it a Slave
Strip,-,." I then say, “I want to make
it a. Free State.” They reply, “Vote
for that Constitution first, and then you
can vote to. make it ll. Free State ; other-
wise you cannot.” Thus they tlisquzllify
every Free State mail who will not first
vote for the Constution ; they clisqualify
every Slave-State mail who will not first
vote for the Constitution. No ‘matter
whether or not. the voters state t'nut,the_v
cannot conscientiously vote for those pro-
visions they reply, " You cannot vote for
or against Slavery here. Take the Con-
stitution as we have made it», take - the
railroad lilies as wellavc establislied it,
take the railroad lines as we liavelocuted
tllern, take the judiciary system as we.
formed it, t.ak_e it all as we have fixed ‘it.
to suit ourselves, and ask no qyestions,
but vote for it, or you shall not " vote ei-
ther for a Slave or a. Free “State.” In
other words; the legal clfect of the sched-
whether the banking system established
in tllat. Constitution is wise. It W‘-'-°’
there shall be no mgn lsq§jfim”'t“”int'h3;'::
!,wtui'¢il.' litter the election. not wat it, let them prohibit. If they
shall b9.£“rw.l"b’r3uelies. All 1 i..,,,,,
5.3; on that ‘paint is, if they want 3' bank.
et them have it ; if they do
lull’-
;. this. All those who are in favor
ct this Constitution may vote for or
against Slavery, as they please ; but all
those who are against this Const.itl__lti_-on »
are disfrallchised. and shall not vote at all-.
Tllat is the mode in which the Slavery
proposition is submited. Every man op-
-. _ __ ‘-3-. .1-
on the .5-lavc»l'y clause. _
they? ’.l‘llo.-_v tell you there majority
for they say tliut the Constitution will be
This shows that o. luajority is against it.
They disqualify and disfi'£lnch‘ise every
s'l:lvei'y clause to a minoriy of the peo-
-free to vote for or against the slavery
clause as tliey clio.-re.’ ' C _ I
Let me ask you if'tha._t is a fair way of
snbiilittiug the sIuvEl'y c'lnnse.?‘ Does that
mode of suhlllittiiig tliat particular claule
leave the people perfectly free t_o vote for
or against slavery, as they choose? Am
I free to vote on ‘the slavery question, if
you tell me that I shall not vote on it
until I vote for the Maiue.Liquor Law 3
um I free to vote" on the slavery question
if you tell me that I shall not vote either
way until I vote for a bunk? Is it free-
dom of election to lnalic your right't.o vote
on one qilesti-nl depend upon the mode
in which you are going to vote on some
other question wliicll has no connection
with it? Is that freedom of election?
Is that the great filiillanientul’ principle
of sell‘-,n:overnui<-lit, for wliicli we combi-
ned zlnd SIl‘llg'gll.’t_I, in this body, and
tiirollghout the country, to establish in
the rule of action in all times to come 2'
Tile Presirlent of the United Stateshal
lnude some rculzlrksiii his Message which,
it strikes me, it would be‘véry,‘anpropri.
ale to read in this connection. A He says:
“ T.'ie friends and supporters of the Ne-
braska and Kansas act, when struggling
ml xi recent occasioii to sustain its wise
provisions before the great ‘tribunal of
the American people, never differed about
its true meaning on this subject. Every-
where tlironghuut. the Union they public-
ly pledged their faith and honor that
they would cheerfully submit the question
of Slavery to the decision of the hon:
tide people of Kansas, without restriction
or qualification whatever. - All were cor-
dially united upon the great doctrine of
popular sovereignty, which is Jthe vital
principle of our free institutions.”
Mark this :
“ Had it tilclybeen insinuated, from
any quarter, that it would have been g
suflicient compliance with the tequesitions
of the organic law for the members of 0
Convention, thereafter to be elected, to
withhold the question of Slaverv from the
people, and to substitute their ‘own will
for that of a Iegally.zlscértuined_ méjority
of their constituents, this would have been
instantly rejected.” I -r~- “
Yes Sir, and I will add fnrtiier, had it
been then intimated from any quarter,
and beiieled by the American people, that
-we would have submitted, the slavery
clause in such a manner as to compel a
man to vote ibr that which his conscience
did nct approve, in order to -vote on the
slavery clause, not cllly would the idea
have been rejected, but . the Democratic
candidate for t-he_Presidency would have
been rejected, and evervmsln who back.
ed him would have been rejected too._
The President tells us in‘ his message
that the whole party ‘pie.-iged our faith
and our honor Illzll. the slavery question
should be submitted to the people with.
out any restrict.icn or qualification what-
e‘.-'c-l'. Does this schedule submit it with-
out qualification? It qualifies it by say-
ing, “ You nmy vote on slavery if you
will vote for the Constitution; but voa
shall not do so without doing‘ tha.t.;’_.
that is a very iulpol-taut * qualification
that controls a mail‘: vote, and his action
and his conscience, if he is an honggtmm
—-:1 qualificzltioli confessejdiyjin violation
of our plattorm. We ‘are told b the
President that our faith and our one:
are pletlgeli that the slavery clause should
be submitted witliont qualifications of any
kind whatever, and now I am to b.
called upon to forfeit my faith and my
honor in order to enable 9; small minority
of the-people of Kansvs to defraud the
013301“? 05 that people out of their elec-
UV0 i'1'i\u=—‘lliS8'":-’ Sir, my honor is pledged
and before it shall be tarnished, I will
. take wllatever consequences personal to
myself may come, but never ask me to do
an act which the President, in his _m¢,-35.
age, has said is a forfeitur'é of faith, (via.
iation of ilollor, and tliuvmel-ely for the
expediency of saving the pm-1,_y_ 1 Wm
go as for as any of you to save the party.
I have as much liotlrt in the great cause
that binds us together as :1 party, as any
mun living-. -I will sacrifice -anything
.\IiOl‘I; of p_ril"l(-iple and honor for the peacc
of the party ; but if the party will not
SI-illltl by its principles, its faith, its pied.
ges, I will stand there, and abide what-
ever consequences may result from the po-
sition. _
Let me ask you, why 't'orce~ this Consti-
tution down the throats of the people of
Knlisas, in opposition to their wishes, and
in violation of our pledges ? VVliat great
object. is to be attained? Gui bmlo!
W hat are you to gain by it ? Will you
sustain the party by violating its princi-
ples ? Do you propose to keep the party-
uuited by forcing a division ? Stand by
the doctrinetllzlt leaves the people per.
fectly free to form and regulate their in.
stitutions for themselves in their='own way,
and your party will be united and irre-
sistible in power. Abandon that great
principle, and the p:_1t't.y is not worth sa-
ving, and cannot“ be saved, after it shall
be violated. I trust that we are not to
be rushed _fI‘om the questic . Why shall
it be done‘? VVho is to be benefitted Y
Is the South to be the gainer ‘.7 Is the
North to be the gainer? Neither thg
North nor the South has the right ti
gain ll sectional adv:-lntage by trickery or
t'raud. But I am beseeched towait until
I hear from ‘the election‘ on the 21st of
December. I am told that perhaps that
will put it all right, and will save the
whole difficulty. _- How can it? - Perhaps
there may be a large vote. There may
be a large vote returped. [Long-hten}
But I deny that it is possible $011379 3
fair vote on the slavery clause ; and I 5;,’-
jthat it is not ‘possible to have any vote on
the Constitution. ‘Why wait -‘for the
mockery of an-election, when it‘,ig;pi-ogi.
ded unaltembly that the "people cannot
vote—w 0 the n1.I1.i,01'1"t3"are disfranclii-
sed? Bu’ 1 am. told on all sides, “ Oh,
just wait; the Pro-Slavery cla,us‘g..yril1 be
voted down.” That does not-obviatg any:
of my objections ; it does not "diminish ‘any.-
of them You have no more right. to force
a Free State Constitution on Kansas than
want si bank with two branches, 1); it 505
posed to the Constitution is disfranchisedi
‘I!’
’—’-'{;‘;‘§'-§- a ‘-3
Ho'lv'i, many are .
voted down instantly‘, by ,an-'overwhelm- ,
ing majority if you allow ll} 'néga.tive vote.
man who is against it, thus referring the .
ple of Kaiisjas, and leaving. that minority _
a Slave State Constitution If Kansas.
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Norwalk Chronicler