s. . ‘
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living. And all the time I heard the
measured trampiug of one of theiil_ wil-
lains up and down the passage outside of
that room. Presently the steps stopped,
and there was a rap at the door. I Went
and listeued,«but did not open it.
’ "‘ ‘ Isaall over?’ the voice asked.
Be e I could answer, a -cry from
the bed used me to look round. Th_ere
was-the poor masked mother stretching
out her white arms towards me in the
x_Iiosg_imploring way. 1 hastened back
~ to iier. -
“ ‘ Tell him—no-—no,’ she said.
(To be continued in our next.)
-—-——+o<Q>oo—-:-
Mr.ainicx.—There was a lively contest
' in the sham democratic caucus at Meri-
den on Tuesday evening, between the
friends of sari: Afiiold, the present Con-
-‘ gressuiaii forthe 2d‘ District, led by the
postmaster, and the friends of Dexter It.
Wright, Esq., who-is Mr. Arnold_’s lead-
ingopponeut. The former carried the
congressionaldelegatiou by a INS“ W1‘
jority ;_ having gone in a body t0 the Call-
cns from the supper room, where lomebady
madea handsome bid for good will.-
...» ,.. ._ vs»:
The_ report is that if Wright.,succeeds in
getting to Congress there is to be a new
postmaster in Meridcu, otherwise not-
heuce the sorrows. ,
. _ -<0» ..
E-Judge Thomas Irwin of the U. S.
District Court of’ Western Pennsylvania,
, has resigned his commission, under a pres-
sure of evidence of mnlversation and ne-
potism in .ofiice, which must have com-
pelled his i impeachment had he -not bent
before the storm. It is a pity that a
like gentle pressure were not applied to
some more..judicial functionaries,s_vlio use
their offices substantially as Irwin did his.
Tribime.
. _.
-From the Jl/‘cw York Tribune.
We are not, therefore, surprised to find
the Liuoniau Society of Yale College de-
buting, but"we are very much astonished
to find it debating this question for the
Bishop prize : “Ought a man to obey a law
which his conscience condemns ?” it ap-
pears to us that these youngsters are ta-
‘ king pretty early lessons in casuistry, a_nd
lihlfe forgotten that infautine supplies
should be lacteal. Why should they
bother their young souls in this reckless
manner? Is there not plenty .of ques-
tions quite fitted to their tender years ?—
Ezrempli grotia : “ Should Socrates have
swallowed the hemlock without sputter-
iug ?” “Did Socrates do right in sacrifi-
cing a rooster to Escnlapius ?” “ Were
the feelings of Cains Marius among the
ruins of Carthage more sad than sublime
or more sublime than sad '3” “ Was the
conduct of Brutus brutish or patriotic in
‘knifing’ his friend’ J. C. ?” “ Which
was the. greatest man—Geo. Washing-
ton, Thos. Jefi'ersou or John Adams?”
(This is for a_. cocked hat or triangular
debate.) — “ Is the Inventor of conic sec-
tions at this moment in Paradise or Pur-
gatory ?” ' '
- Now, with these plain questions before
them—'queries which should spontaneous-
ly suggest themselves to every mathe-
matical or classical youth,-those cleker
young Freshmen and Sophomores pro-
ceeded to distract their as yet mellow
cerebums and ccrebellums with the follow-
ing : “ Ought a’ man to obey a law which
his conscience condemns.” As if this
were yet an open question. As if it had
not long ago‘ been settled by Convoca-
tions, Conventions, Assemblies, Syuods,
Cougregations—by Doctors of Divinity,
by Professois of '1‘lieology, by Christian
Philosophers, that a man is bound to
obey a law which his conscience condemns.
We thought that problem was long ago
solved. '.l‘o be sure there was , some
weight of authority upon the other side.
Here and there an" obstinate person, who
upon the whole preferred decapitiition,
imprisonment, starvation, nakedness, hun-
gcr, cropping, roasting; hempen strangu-
lation, torture, overt-y, and contempt
to obedience a§nst conscience. But
these were -foolish old fellows who proba-
bly got no more than was justly due
them." ‘What, a ridiculous figure did Rid-
ley and Latimer cut l What _an unnatu-
ral parent was John ' Rogers I How
childish the obstinate conduct of the leath-
eru-breeclhed ’ George Fox. We have
beennll wrong. Out of the mouths of
babes and sucklings we are admonished.‘
Trust weihave a good conscience l Oh,
foolish trust l‘
We have not-yet heard to what decis-
_ ion the Linonians ‘came ; but we suppose
that there will be an official report in the
New York ‘Observer. In these days,
conscience is fast becoming a scarce arti-
clc, and we are much obliged to these
young men for showing us, or trying to
show us, that we can better dispense with
it than with meat, drink and liberty.——
There are certain graves in Connecticut
which these callow debaters ‘can visit,
without much expenditure of time or shoe
leather ‘ They are known as the graves
of the regicidcs. We prescribe the pil-
grimage; ' ‘ ‘
_ n$- Explanatory of the above, we find
the following» from a N orwalk corres on-
? dent : ' ' ‘
' _ ' The Bishop Prize Debate.
_'.r9, nie Editor of the JV. Y. Tribune.
.,;SI_‘x,: Inotice in your issue of Feb. 1
11 editorial article, taking-_to task the
,. ' Liuonian-,Society,of Yale College for de-
-gljbatiug the, question “Ought a man to
"-,«,?,obcy‘a la\v,whicli his -conscience cou-
- 7 demos ?-”-. Now, Mr. Editor, there was
_-._,_: not-liing so improper‘ or strange in the dis
5 - ,:,;= ignssiongof that question by the Liiioniaus
' , ’i_n_stheir;Bi,shop Prize Debate. You are
._g;not'awai'e,perhaps, of the fact_that the
sin-—.
Wm: D.; Bishop, at present a member of
‘-jflongress from Connecticut, .wlio»gcucr-
ously donated to that,So,ciety $1,000,
the annual income of which is to be ap-
plied as‘prizes for dcbates.~ Now, the
writer of that editorial well knows that
Mr. Bishop not only believes that a man
is bound to ‘obey 'njl_uw which his con-
science condemns, but also that, _uudc_i'
certain circumstances_, he isbound to vote
for such a law. And, in view of these
facts, would you not say at once that the
,I_,i_uonians exhibited the basest ingrati-
tude were they to refuse so inncli as to
discussthese questions in their Bishop
._ Prize Debates?” _ , ,
ONE or Ms. Bisnorls CONSTITUENTS. 1
——_.___..4...‘..__._.__
3'‘ The citizens of Connecticut ‘occupy
a prominent place in the list of patents‘ is-
sued for the week ending Feb.‘ 8,‘viz : l.
A. Ayres of Hurtl'ord,for improved meth-
od of openhig and closing gates by weight
,,,of the carriage ;' Frederick Hull of Der-
’ ‘by, for improvement‘ in ladies’ Hoop
skirts ; George Hinman of New Haven,
~ assignee to himself and Charles Morison, .
for improved knife sharpcners; Thos. Wil-
liams and W. C. J osc elyn, of’ Fisherville
improved elipsograph ; Thos. K. Work of
Hartford, for improvedodometer ; N. B.
Pratt of Deep River, for improved carpet
i--xceper ;v~Albert W. Roberts of Hart-
l'«rrtl,‘f0t'_lmpl'0VBlI|cntS in machines for
‘ M.-etchiurr leather; N". C. Sanford of Mer
_ iden‘,*for ’ltnpl'0vetl'lcllt’lli skates anda re-
- issue‘ or "the, :pntent‘”t_)‘ri 'uully '_ granted
1~ April‘ 15,1856, to John ’, , ortli j_ of ,_Mid-
dletown, f‘or.foldiug' paper,‘ to Steub'en‘T.
- ,Bacos*orB8§isn,:v_assiguee.* » «
- ;-_s-_:.'_:.- : .
. c. .- .4: ~.‘
S " Zr
Norwalk, 'l'uesday,'Peb. 15, 18-59-
REPUBLICAN srurn IFICKBT. _
FOR GOVIEIINOR,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGIIAM. of Norwich.
you i.lEU'l‘E.\‘A.\"l' GOVIIRNOR,
JULIUS CA'l‘LIN,of Hartford.
. I-‘Oil SECRETARY OF STATE,
- JOHN BOYD, of Winchester.
FOB SEATS TREASURER,
LUCIUS J. HENDEE. of Ilebron‘.
Fol! C0¥P'|‘ll0Lf.llR,
WILLIAM H. BUELL, of Clinton.
-———oo-<Q>>>—;—-
FOR CONGRESS.
District No. l'—-DWIGHT Looms.
“ 2-JOHN WOODRUFF.
3-A. A. BURNIIAM.
‘ 4--onms S.FERRY,
66
Mr. Terry’: appointments for the 12th
Senatorial District.
In compliancewith the Resolutlou of the
Republican Congressional Convention, Mr.
Fuuizr will speak at the following placcs,at
the times designated below. The hour will
be uniformly at 7 1-2 o’clock in the evening.
agd citizens of all parties are cordially iiivi-
ted to attend. The Republican Tow_n Com-
mittee: are requested to procure suitable
Hall-v for the meetings, at the several places
indicated. Mr. Fanny will speak at
Greenu,-icIi,oii Monday evening, Feb. 21st,
Stamford, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 220.
Darlen, on Wednesday evelllllg. Feb. 9361,
New Canaan, on Thursday evening, Feb. :14
Wilton, on Friday evening, Feb.25th,
stun. Norwalk, on Saturday eveniug,Feb.26
No appointment for Norwalk center is made
at this time, as it is the intention of hlr. For-
ry to speak at this place on the Saturday
:: founder _of,tl_i,c Bishop Prizes is the Hon. ‘
evening before the Election .
The appointments for the towns in the oth-
er Senatorial Districts will be duly notified
hereafter.
We are requested to state that, as the time
for complying with the Resolution of the
Convention is so limited, these engagements
will be fulfilled, unless in case of sickness or
accident, notwithstanding any iuclemcncy of
the weather; ‘ '
...__._._....,.
4th Gogressional District.
The Convention was called to order by
J. S. Hanover, of the Congressional Com-
mittee. _
On motion, S. D. Northway, Esq., of
Norfolk, was appointed Chairman pro
tem, and A. C. Randall, Esq., of Falls
Village, Secretary.
A Committee of one from each Sena-
tcrial District was appointed to select per-
manent ofiicers—-— .
10th, Dist. S. B. Beardsley ; 11th, 1!.
Ruggles, of Brookfield ; 12th, Hezekiah
Bnlkley, of Stamford ; l5tli, Abi_iali Cat-
lin, of Harwiuton: 16th, Geo. H. Noble
of N. »Milfoi'd; I"lth, D. L. Pierce, of
Canaan. _ ,
"A Committee of one from each Sena-
torial District was appointed on Cre- .
-deutials—— A
10th Dist. Jouatiian Godfrey of Fair-
field_; lltli, F. S. Wildman, of Danbiiry;
12th, Joseph W. Hubbell, of Norwalk ;
15th, Hiram Goodwin ; 16th, F. W. La-
throp; 17th, J. W. Parks, _of'Salisbur ;
Votccl, That editors and reporters, witli-
out distinction to party, ‘he invited to
take seats in this Coiivcntioii. V
A Committee of one from each Senu--
torial District was appointed to present
resolutions to the Convention-
lflth Dist. Wm. K Peck, of Norfolk ;
10th, S. B. Beardsley, of Bridgeport ;
12th, Dr. Lynes, of Norwalk ; II.lll,Etl-
gar S. Tweedy, of Danbur ; 15th Gide-
on IIal|, of Winsted ; 16th, F. W’. Lu-
throp, of Roxbury. '
A Committee of three from each Coun-
ty was appointed to present the names of
Congressional Conimitte for two years,
viz : "
G. Noble. of New- Milford ; Tliom-
as G. Rich of‘ Stamford ; \Villia.m A.
Judd, of Bethel; John M. VVilson, of
Bridgeport ; Thomas M. Clark, of‘ VVin-
sted ; J. K. Shepard, of Norfolk. _
Voted, 'l‘hnt the usual courtcsies be ex-
tended to the Congressional Committee.
Voted, That‘ substitutes be iuvitedfo
takeseats and participate in the doings
of the Conveiitiou—except voting. .
Committee on Credentials reported as
follows. Report accepted. ‘
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.-—-DELEGATES.
Fuirfield : John Gould ; J ouatlian
Godfrey; Wm. H. Bibbius and Horace
Banks.
Bridgeport : John M. Wilson ; S. B.
Beardsley.
Danbury: Wm. B. Hoyt; Edgar S.
Tweedy ; S. Keeler; F. S. Wildmau.
Greenwich : Job L. Husted, W. A.
Howe ; Alvun Mead ; Zacheus Mead-
H-uutiugton: Jos. Tomlinson, Jr., E.
B. Wheeler.
Bethel; Seth Seeley, Wm. A Judd.
Norwalk : Daniel K. Nash, J. \V Hub-
bell, Samuel Lyiics, Wm. 'l‘. Ci-aw. «
Monroe : Chas. B. Wheeler, Chas. S.
Crane.
Bi-ookfield : Henry Fnggles, Henry S.
Peck. . I ' '
Reddiug : T. M. Abbott, Edward P.
Shaw, Francis A, Sanford, Benj. S.
Boughton.
Darien: P. R. Fairchild, Chas. G.
Morcliouse. '
New Canaan : Noah W. Hoyt, Lewis
Pcnnoycr.
Easfoii: D. S. Edwards, John B.
'l‘iiriiey.
, llidgefield : Edward H. Smith, H. D.
Taylor, C. W. Slawson, E. G. Northrop.
New Fairlield : Henry Fanton. ‘
Hanforld
W estou : Charles Crof'ui,
Nichols. .
Sherman : Levi Hungorford, Alausou
F. Piirdy.
Wcstport : Alva Gray, E. M. Lees.‘
Stratford : M. C. Stagg, Curtis Thomp-
son.
. Stamford : Thos. G. Rich,’ G. N. Riker
Sands Sceley, H. Buckley.
Trumbull : O. E. Plumb, J. R. Middle-
brook. ' -
- Wilton :E. G. Betts, Wm. Gregory.
_ Li'rcH'riir.i.n Couxrv.
Lifchfield : J. E. Sedgwick, Jr.
Bethlem: Geo. A. Wattles, Theodore
Bird. ~ .. _ - ‘ .
Barkhumsted : Hiram Goodwin, -E. J‘.
Youngs, M. Merrills, W. S. Taylor.
Canaan : D. M. Hunt, A. C. Randall.
. r-,, q«uc.--<,.-.
' oxiE_§f’y£
, Harwingtoii: Abjah Catlin, Shel-iai .
.._~ , A ,-_.
liathopilia ‘Blcclt-‘
man. ‘-
New Milford : Geo. H. Noble, Wm.
Roberts, Buckingham, M. Morehousc.
Salibury: Frederick Mills, Geo. H.
Lee J. W. Parks, Harlo P. Harris.
Goshcu : J. M. Morchouse, 'l‘. M. Fos
ter, J. Bailey. M. Lyman. - ,
Burton Gil-
Warren: E. M. Kellogg,
hart.’ - _
Sharon: E. F. Scdgwick, Calvin P.
Cliaffcc, H. Dunbar, F. A. Ilotclikiss. ,
Washington: G. R. Logan, Sheldon
Baker, G. W. Beardsley.
Woodbury: Jason Parker, Geo Drake-
ley, H. Minor, C., J. 'Miuor.
Torrington : Nelson Roberts, Geo.
Wadhams, A. S. Barbour, Lewis Morris.
Wafertowu : Lemon W. Cutler. 1‘-- W’-
Smith. - ‘
Winchester: Gideon Hall. la. ,S.
\Voo(lford, George 1ludl¢.Y.T- 35- UlI\l'k-
Canaan : D. L.’Pie_rce._ ‘ .
The Committee on permanent ofiicers
reoported the following named geutlcuieu,
who were appointed!
.PI‘e5‘l'd£’Ilt.--I100. Hiniur Gooowix of
Barlihamsteud. - .
Vice Prc.ridcnts.—Jolin Gould, of Fair-
field; Win. A. Judd, of Bethcl ; Joseph
W. Hubbell of Norwalk ; Goo. Dudley of
Winsted ; Leman W. Cutler, Watertown;
John K. Shepard, Norfolk. -
Secretaries.-—'-A. C. Randall, of Falls
Village; John M. Wilson, of Bridge-
port. , ' A
The President and other officers took
their seats and the Convention proceeded
to an informal ballott.
O. J. Wolcott, of Norfolk; Nelson
Roberts, Samuel Lyrics, of N orwalk, and
Jonathan Godfrey, were appointed Tel-
lers. .
ls'r INFORMAL BALLOT.
Whole number of votes, 105. _
O. S. Ferry, 65
Truman Smith - 23
Samuel W. Gold, '9
Gideon Hall, 3
John W. Hubbard 2
Elliott Beardsley, 1
Noah \V. Hoyt, 1
William T. Minor, 1
2
The Convention then adjourned to
o'clock P. M. '
‘A1-‘ri«:n:voo.v SESSION or run Coxvsxviox.
The Convention waslcalled to order by
the Prc'sidcnt at a quarter past 2. P. M.
G. H. Noble, Esq., chairman of Com-
mittee to nominate Congressional County
Committees reported as follows :_
Fnirficlil County : J. S. Hanover,
Bridgeport ; Sands Seeley Stamford ;
George E. Lovelace, Danbury. «
Litchfield County : Nelson Roberts,
'l‘orrington ; Henry S. Sanford, New
Milford ; Harlo P. Harris, Salisbury.
The report was accepted and the gen-
tlcmen named were appointed.
On motion, the Convention proceeded
to another informal ballot, which resulted
as follows : _
2o Inrouxiii. BAl.l.O'l'.
Whole number of votes, 103.
O. S. Ferry, 83
'l‘rnmau Smith, 19
Amos S. Treat, 1
On ui_otiou of William K. Peck, Esq.,
of Norfolk, the Con_ventioii proceeded to
a formal ballot with the following result :
FORMAL B.ii.i.o'r.
Whole number of votes, 115.
O. S. Ferry, lll
’l‘rnmau Smith, 3
William T. Minor, 1
Hon. 0. S. FERRY was tlie_ii unani-
mously declared the nominee of the
Conveiitiou. A l . ,
On motion, S. B. Beardsley, Geo. H.
Nolilc and Abijah Catlin, E.-‘qs., appoint-
ed a Committee to wait upon Mr. Ferry,
'(who_it \\"tl.‘l understood, would arrive in
the 3 152 P. M. train,) and iuforinhiin of
his iiominatiou and request his attendance
upon the Convention.
~ The Committee on Resoultions, report-
ed the following, which w.crc unanimously.
adopted :
1i’esoh.-cd.'—'l‘liat_ the Republicans of the
4th Congressional District approve of the
principles ciubodied iii the Resolutions of
the ltepublican State Conveution——-tliat
while we inflexibly oppose all schemes for
the extension of Slaver_v,an(l the re-open-g
ing of the Slave ‘TI'fl.llt.‘-—fl.ll prnjccts‘6f
injustice, violence and rapaciiy, in our
foreign relations, and all ineasurcs of ex-
travngunccs, corruption and tyranny at
.liome—wc demand of the general govern-
ment, tiie preservation of the . national
honor, and the promotion of’ theWiutionul
prosperity. '
- Resrlccil, That the so called Democratic
party, -are justly cliargcable with extrava-
gance, corruption and the expenditure of
the public money for partisan piirposes,
and that the National Executive, by his
bold and alnrmiiig attempt to usurp the
functions-of the Nationalvcongress, and
by his open, and shameless prostitution of
his ollicial patronage and influence, has
forfeited the confidence and merits the
rebuke of the Frecmeu of this Congres-
sioual District. '
Result-ezl.—’l‘liat the present Bankrupt
condition of the National 'l‘i'casury and
pros_trafioii of the industrial interests of
the country brought about, chiefly by the
reckless mismauageiiicnt of the N atioual
Govcriinient, iuipcrativcly demand such a
modification of‘ the Tariff, as shall afford
sufficient menus l'or an economical nomin-
‘istraiion of "the Uoveiiiiueut, shall eu-
couiage the ll|(lll.‘t|'y and develop the re-
.soui'c-es of‘ the country. '
Res-alm1.——’l‘liat we hereby" express our
regret and iuoflificatioii that this District
has been for the last two years represen-
ted in Congress by the present member
tbcrel'i'oin, Wllel'_(:l)y its sanction has been
seemingly given to principles repiignant
to Frci.-mi ii, and to measures which are
ruinous. . ' ~
‘ .Rt’.val'L'¢'d.—-Tlltlt we reconnneiid to the
support of the people of this I)isti-ict for
their next Representative in Congress the
Hon. ORRIS S. Fl-Ilt_ltY, believing that he
will faithfully and ably represent their
seiitinients as above expressed, and will
in every way provc- worthy of the. trust
confided to him. _
Ifesuh-ed.——'l‘liut this Convention here-
by request its nominee, lion. Mr. Ferry,
to devote so much of the tiiue interve-
ning between this and the coming Spring
Electiou,_‘us may be consistent with other
duties, -to the public discussion of"flic
' principles of thcpai-ty, whose stan_durd-
William ;K. Peck, 1~:sq.,-or Norfolk, be-
ing called for addressed the Gorwoiitiou
in a very'3 able and eloquent, manner.-—:
The Convention was also ably address-‘T
bcau_‘ei' he has now bcco,c).e,.
Osborn,'D. A. Wilson, P. W N oble.
.Noi-folk :gWm...K. Peck, S. D. North-
way,O. J. Wolcott, J. R. Shepard.
, Plymouth : J. B. Woodi,va‘r'i'l.{.
Colebrook : Asa White, M..II
ger, R; Rockwell, W_. S. Biinuell.
New Hartford : _ R. M. Bntlér,'SI M.
. Cran-
triumphant: success.’ ., . ‘
ed by J onathiin'G odfrey,'E.~;q , of South-
port, urging. united and -earnest cfi’ort in
the cause, which would l)0i;ll|'e to lead to
Gen. Sedgwick, of -Sharoii spoke in
couragiugly of the-‘prospect’ in 'IilCCllIeIri’
County'—'"»“_ that ;_they'woulil be Illll,
' r.-xv»
1 Foster, J. P. Brewster,
.5
Pettiboue. . .V _ , ,
..Coruwall_: R. B. .110, kins ,_ Sfephpn
all; A. iviiesttal
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hlllrlleld«Colil;ly.-tli —do-fir. ‘part, ttfltl our
nominee would be elected by as large a
majority as a_ny candidiite ever received
in the District.”
Mr. Ferry here made his appearance
and addressed the Convention as follows :
Mn. I’i:i-zsioicnr xxn Gr.n'rLi:iii:N or run’
Co>ivr.-xriox :
I thank you for the honor which you
have conferred upon me by placing me in
noininaiioii for the responsible position of
Representative from the Fourth Congres-
sional District. During the two years
which are now drawing to a close, the in-
fluence of Connecticut in the House of
Representatives at Washington, has been
paralyzed by the conlliciiigseiitimeiits of
those whom she has sent there. Upon
"the great questions which have profound-
ly agitated the piiblic-iuind, _two of her
four members have voted one way and the
other two in directly the opposite way.-
Aiid' yet no one could have been doubt-
ful of the wishes of our State upon these
topics during any portion of this timc.——
At five successive elections the people
have declared their will ; five‘ successive-
General Assemblies have embodied that
will in the shape of Legislative Resolu-
tious.: It is obvious therefore, that upon
some of ourr-Representatives in Congress
rests-the grnvofiespoiisibility of setting at
naught l_llt},W.l.§'llBS':' of the" State that has
honored’ them, ' and of defying the will
of‘ the people wliose servants they are.-
Gentlcmen, we know where this respon-
sibility rests, and it would be amazing,
had not names, iu_ this respect, long
ceased to stand’ for things, to find these,
conteinnas of the popular authority, eu-
deavor ‘to cover their offence with the
mantle of Democracy.
The time is now approaching when this
wrong can be put right, and your meet-
ing here to-day, is an iuitiatory step to-.
wards that result. At no period has
there been more urgent necessity for uni-
ted, energetic action on the part of all
those who desire to restore to its ancient
purity the administration of Governnieut,
to elevate our depressed industrial inter-
ests, aiid to-maintain the principles of lib-
erty nndequality, in civil and political
rights, which underlie our Repub|ican.iu-
stitiitious. I confess that I have wit-
uessed with deep anxiety, the rapid cen-
tralization of power in the executive ile-
purtment of the government. Interfe-
rcnce in the most shameless war, by
thrca‘, by flattery, by bribes, with the
deliberations of Congress, has‘ becoinq its
acknowledged method. The corruption
attributed to Walpole is equalled by that
openly practised by Bnclian:iii._ And all
over the country an Army of office hold-
ers, Postmastcrs, Collecto‘rs,_ Marslials,
and the like, receiving their appoiiitinents
directly from the Executive, stand ready
to justify whatever course the Adminis-
tration may determine upou——oi' if they
be not ready, they are instantly displaced
and uiore supple tools appointed in their
stead. _ _ ' °
The Post Office is turned into all en-
gine of partisan wai'furc, its every facili-
ty is grnnted and even strained for the
benefit of the party in power, while the
opponents thereof are .systcmatically de-
frauded of their legitimate rights in its
use. Government coiifrncfs are given as
the reward of coijruption, or to enrich the
relatives of the Secretaries of the Depart-
ments. Government land.-i are sold and
Government purchases are made upon
the samc.principle and for the same ends.
The Navy Yards and Arscuals are con-
‘verted into vast uianufactories of illegal
votes, the govcrnnieiit funds tlefiaying
the expense of both the raw material and
the completed fabric- I linve not time
to enumerate further. The detail is al-
ready sufficient. The things which I
have said lie open to the knowledge“ of
the wliole country. The remedy is two-
fold nnd consists in the purilicutioii if the
Legislative, and nrcilnctiou of the pa-
tronage of our Executive Department.
There is ai_iotlie'r consideration which
ought to stimulate our efforts. The
whole iiidnstrial interests of the country-
ure suffering from thc;depi'ession of its ini-
iiing and manufacturing interests. The
remedy is easily obtained by a proper re-
vision of the 'l‘urill'. This question has
assumed nu‘ entirely difi'ei'ent aspect f'roiu
that which it presented twenty years ago.
Then the expenses of the government
were little more than half what they are
now, and any Tariff for reveuiie merely
was thought to be inadequate for the
purposes of protectioii. But the strong-
est advocatc for protection never dreamed
of imposing a system ofdutics that would
.ruise eighty illious of dollars, while at
present that amount is necessary for the
purpose of carrying on the government
alone.’ So that, at the present time, the
only question is, shall the Tariff‘ which is
requisite to procure the revenue necessa-
ry for the annual expenses of the govern-
ment, be so distributed on the difl'crent
imports, and to be- inipofised . in bitch a
mole us to discriminate for instead of
against American Industry. It would
seem that there could be but one answer
to this question, and yet the present deni-
‘ ocratic party, as a holy, persistently ad-
here to the other policy. Individuals of
that party may indeed vote for protection
but controlled as the Democratic organi-
zation is, and must be, there is absolutely
no hope for any favor to our industrial
interests from any tariff of its devising.-
'l‘o us, in this Congessionnl District, the
question is aviial one. The moui.t.iins
of Litchfield Co., are rich in iron, the
valleys of‘ both Couutiis abound in
streams that ought to be, and to some ex-
tent nre, studded with mnnufncturiiig
villages. _ The policy of the government
has been ugaiiist us for years. By our
own iiidomitnblc energy, we have tlirivi-ii
in spiteof. neglect? and opposition-. Let
us turn that same energy toward the
overthrow of the power which, under the
name of Democi'ac_v, would baffle our ef-
forts and diminish our prosperity.
Again, the great principles of liberty‘
and civil and political equality, upon
wliicli our Rcpublicuii iustitvitioiis are
based, are ope..ly attacked by the party
in power. -Tlic Declaration. of Indepen-
deuce and the ‘Constitution of the Uni;
ted States, both embody the —fl_i_.f_3‘".r?t_ii’.ic
that the ultimate political A sovcicigiity
Pl.‘0pct'l y resides only iii’-°€llé"‘gi'cnt body of
the people. ‘Of .tl,i_i:§5"flic vast majority
in all ages und'illitio_us has been, in all
ages and niitionswlll be, the men who la-
bor.iii_tliefur,lous departments of mate-
rial iiidiisfly, and the rightful frcciloni of
labor is _Il_ll|el'llt|lJle result of the doc-
trine wligch -I just mentioned. But, in a
portion of the States of the Confederacy,
the uutiljgoiiist pi,-iuciplc euibodied in slave
labor’e-'istcd frdm the outset. Our lath-
ers bi,-Ii ',v'ed that the Constitution pos-
sessed sufiicicnt vigor finally to eradicate
this ‘principle. It has done so in part,
butas "it1cre'u.te‘d no Legislative power
oy_cl7_l,lie,§ubj,cct and left the whole mat-
ter Lo’ ,thc,g§a}d'uiil operation of ' opinion
Md iD1.crést,jtlie gxpectations of its fra-
. hiers"_li’a,vc l)'i:.e,o,._l,ii_,u. gijciit measure disap-
jpoiutéd,'so _much;_ipde§d~, at present
the ‘oi-tusoiiist iiiinciplgsrnis the ,no_r.e|'."-
meat‘ and seeks‘ 11¢. e-.'£t.[||,d, ....i|8 dirmi-.. (19-
.1-inioa over? ill! .th§_‘Torijiti3r7y§jof }lii£~l_B0'
. ‘u.I_>iIic‘vi-i¢ii.iii~s..-ioffii.EwenJriigamd
'i1ii'to' _St'a|;cs. ,. For the possession or.
. Term??? . -must-, 9: 4-'95-tinii-il.:« contest
Elielelnisn ..s.i.g.
;.s;.:';?*:‘::T‘.i5 "Lu
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L:ibdi-. As flitlblf successive poi-non is
erected lllt0.tI~ State Sovereignty and
thus the_ conflict ended there, the strug-
gle must Be renewed for that which yet
remains. I ‘see iiotliingin this prospect
to alarm me, nothing that cannot be set-
tled”iu the peaceful mode of ordinary leg-
islntiou. -I discover no need of sectional
agitation, no use in liursh epithets or an--
gry denunciation of other portions of our
common Republic. By the repeal of the
Missouri Coinpromise, as I think the ad-
vocafes of slave labor have made this coii-
test inevitiible,aiid in looking to the future
I see but one alternative fraught with se-
rious dnngcr. If the friends of the Con-
stitution uud of the principles of univer-
sal freedom, which it embodies, absorbed
in the pursuit of other interests shall
overlook this, or snll'cr their attention to
be diverted and their energies to flag so
that slavery shall gain the ultimate victo-
ry, .theu, in place of the broad Republi-
can Democracy w.hich_our fathers estab-
lished, will be built up, on this coiitiucut
the most odious aristocracy the world has
ever -known—-where the few_ will not only
rule over, but absolutely own the many,
where capital shall be lord, and labor
dwell in hopeless bondage. '
Once more, gentlemen, I tliauk you
for the honor which you have conferred
upon me. __I accept it, in no presumptu-
ous spirit, with no. fale humility. 1 will
try to prove myself not unworthy of it.-
Wheii you go back to your homes, say
to those who sent you here, that so f'iir
as the duties of a laborious profession will
permit, I will endeavor to meet them be-
tween now and the first Monday in April
at their own homes, and tell tlg.-ni what
are myprinciples and why I advocate
them.
Atithe conclusion of Mr. Fei'ry’s re"-
marks, the following resolutions were
passed, ‘the Convention adjourned :
.Rt.'S0l'l.'€£l.--Tllllli the thanks of this Cou-
ventiou be tendered to the officers for the
able and impartial manner in which they
have presided over its deliberations.
1i’c.rolre(I.-—-Tliat the proceedings of the
Convcntioirbe published in the Republi-
can newspapers of the District. '
;
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onnooiy A STATE.
ThcvHouse of Representatives on Sat-
urday passed without amendment the
Senate bill admitting Oregon as ii. State
of the Union, the thirty‘ third.
. ’ -<o-‘»o-——} if ' ‘ ’ .
fl‘ We have received a very interesting
lcttcr f'rom Hon‘.Truin-an Smith, endorsing
the nomination of Mr‘. Ferry, &c., which, ow-
ing to the late hour of its reception, we are
compelled to leave over until next wcek.. '
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Agricultural Maeung.—Tho ailjouriicd
Animal Meeting of the Fairficld County Ag-
ricnltural Society, is to be h cld at the Nor-
walk Hotel, on Wednesday the ltilh inst. We
learn that an effort will be made to closio‘u
subscription to secure its next fall's exhibition‘
here in Noijwalk. now it will ultimate iifow-J
ever, we do not know. We hope to see a good
dclegatlonof our Agrlculturists present at
all events. ' '
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Danbury.-—The grocery store of S. S. Peck,
Esq, in Danbury, was broken open on Friday
night last. and the money drawer with its
‘contents, small silver and pennies, to the
amount of between one and two dollars ta-
ken, which is all that has been missed. To
prevent pursuit. should the occupants of the
adjoining d-vcllings be alarmed by thenolse,
theii-outside doors were fastened by being
tied with ropes _to the fences.
__‘_..,.,,
13. Our exchanges, as well as our West-
port correspondent, are disposed to run our
friend Winslow rather hard over th oolish
boustiugs of’ some of his friends, tha T‘
nomination for Lir:i:'r. Govnnxon were
him, he would " come dowu” to‘ the tune 0
$5000 to elect Mr. Bishop in this District.-
This is rather a fancy stock for Mr. Winslow
to invest in. "l‘wou’t pay the Wall-st. rates.
.4.-.
The Norwalk Hot:el.—-We see by the New
llaveu papers, that Mr. Allis, so long and
favorably known as the landlord ofjhe Tou-
tine in_’that ciiy, has taken I lease of the
above hotel. No better stand can be found
between New York and the city of Elnis, and
no better man co'uld be found for "the place.
Mr. Allis is notonly a tip-top man and a gen-
tleman in every sense, but he “ can keep a
hotel.” I . -
'
Odd P_ellows.—.-A public address is to be
delivered before the Odd Fellows Lodge in
this village Ihiv Tuesday evening. This or-
dar haspayeil out in benefits to sick brothers,
and widows and orphans of deceased breth-
ren, over ten thousand dollars since its or-
gaulzatiou. They have also an invested fund
Q some $6000.
L.-9-4.5.
Benefit Ball.- The young folks contem-
plate another benefit Ball, on Thursday eve-
ning of this week, ut.Wood’s Hall, in aid of
Ilucknam's Cotillon Band.
04.».
gar Saturday evcniupeemod to have been
the time for the valentine missiles. Knapp
dv. Lyucs seemed to have been taken by storm
on the occasion. Our friend the Judge is in
a high state of felicity over the cash receipts
on the drop letters, this glorious llonday
morning. , .
“Rxiu Avis.”—-Daniel Ilurlbutt of Wilton
shot a nondescript fowl a short time since
which puzzles tho ornithological wisdom of
that enterprising town to determine, whether
it belongs to the oivl,thc eagle or the new cent
species of birdlings. llis general appearance
was that of the owl,suvc that his bank was
longer and hooked more like the caglepvhile
a long white beard, (something like Solon
Riibiiisoii’s) completely covered his bill and
also his legs ; so effectually covering his ful-
on s, that they could not be seen without rai-
sing the beard f This board was of‘ fine hair,
and as white as the driven snow. From tip
to tip of wings, be me .surcd 5 feet 7 inches.
"Ills-head and neck were ofn beautiful brown,
slightly speckled and altogether it most beau-
til'ul bird. Can the aforesaid Solon tell us to
what genius of birds he belongs. ~
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Our .Wootom Boundary. «
The Governor of Nii‘w‘York has sent a mes-
sage to the Lcgiilature of that State, in_ rela-
tion to the disputedbouuilary between itand
Connecticut. The gist of life that a ‘large
amount of money has-been-di"nwn‘by the New
York Co.uniissiouo_rs, that ihthiug has been
accomplished, and thatgpt-_oplc' living within
the disputed territory arpuot aiueiidableto
the laws of either Stutgfdo their ownbuni-,
nose “on their owufhotg§..’_"aud pay taxes to
nobody. The Govcrpoi‘ thinks that something
fur ther should bI,.tIt)I_ic in the matter.
This subject lIas”uever been half’ understood
by the public;friud_"tbei'c does not seem to
have I)_It.‘lI,ll_lll anxiety manifest-.-dlby the
New York”-Commissioners to bring the matter
to 9 agttlamcut. We believortbc Connecticut
.Coiuanissio_ucrs ipslgned lllti year,’ and a new
-E‘ '*'°:"t’P¢‘Ft9!!i li9.P‘.'r‘8 tit.‘ ‘it'll’! “°“."=
gagged better thin. the former ones. Wipit
mg;-_-Illu: have llIot,I.|tlI:!l. cult lssov
n
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‘fins ffeniluaeisii. of Mi». ferry.
The Congressional Couve’nfio_u for the
Fourth District which met at Bridgeport on‘
Wednesday, says the N. -H. Palladium, was
fully attended, and as the fin al ballots indi-
cates, its proceedings were chnrac|el'l'I-ed by
almost entire unanimity. On the first infor-
ry was uumistnkcahly the first choice ol'a
large majority of the Convention. The nom-
iiiation was made with great enthusiasm, and
the Convention was animated tllrouglioiit
with strong hope and firm determination » to
abandon all petty personal ililfcrenccs, and
give W. D. Bishop and his Wall‘ street allies
a memorable defeat. A
Mr. Ferry was sent for by the Convention,
and he appeared with one of those eloquent
addrc:-:ses for which lie is so well known, in
which he spoke particularly 05 the corrup-
tion of the Admi-.iisti'atiou, the necessity of a
protective tariff’ and the conflict between
Slave Labor and Free Labor, and closed as
follows:
“ I will try to prove myself not unwor-
thy of the honor. When you go back to
your homes, say to those who sent you
hero,,that so far as the duties of u labo-
rious profession will permit, I will endeav-
oixto meet them bctwecii now and the
first Monday in April,ut their own homes
and tell them what are my principles and
why I advocate tliem.”
The Convcutiou'also adopted an excellent
set of resolutions, and they adjourned in ex-
celleut spirits, with hearty cheers for the can-
didate. Mr. Furry is ivcll worthy of the hou-
or thusoffcred him. lfost of our readers al-
ready kuow his ability and character. It is
needless to say that, if’ elected, as there is cv-
cry reason to expect he will be, he will rep-
resent Connecticut wiih great ability and
honor. We feel very confident that the free-
mcn of the Fourth District will never suffer
W. D. Bishop, that oiinglng,al»jcct traitor of
Northern in.-titutlous and rights, that of his
statchand of the lineage which he dishouors.
that rccreunt son of New England, who alone
dared to raise his voice in defense of‘ the Le-
compton Constitution in the House, and who
showed such alacrit y and scrvilc joy in cast-
ing himself at the feet of the slave-holding
ariutocracy to misrepresent. them again. If
they do, it will not be because they have not
before them a worthy representative of better
principles. L
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The 4th Congressional District.
The nomination of‘ Mr. Ferry for Congress
in the Fourth District is,says the New Haven
Courier, we are sure, equivalent to an elec-
tion. Ile isln yiuug man of most decided
lulcnls, who will be heard and felt in our na-
tional oouiicils. Two years ago, when the
' party was disturbed by Internal bickerin gs
find disaffection, which to u g'i'eatcr extent
paralyzed exertions our friends should have
made, he was only beaten by 16 votcs——n
-majority which any one town in the District
could have made up. Mr. Bishop’s two years
in Congress have not added to his populari-
‘Ly. ’ His constituents have been disappointed
at the blind obedience he has played to all
the bchcsts of the administration, and at his
foocvident affiliation with the extreme south
ern fire enters. His speech in which he beg-
ged his southern brethren not to be so hard
upon the poor whites of the uorl.h—not be-
cause their luuguage was an insult to free
men and devoid of it shadow of truth, but be-
c use it would injure the Deniocrotic party.
was felt as an unworthy and disgraceful
piece of cringing, and will powerfully aid to
his defeat next April. With a united party.
and the bouyancy of confidence in a good
cause, Mr. Ferry’s election can hardly be
_ doubted. , ~
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The Staniford people are considering
sundry plans for the construction of water
works to supply that village. Several lo-
cations for the reservoir have been pro-
. posed, on heights west of the village, and
it is proposed to construct a ‘reservoir of
000,000 gallons cupacity,95 feet above
t I evel of the river. The estimated ‘cost
of t is great improvement, is between
$20,000 and $25,000. .
hag. For “Water Works” read “ Advocate
Gas.” So snysa prominent citizen of that
place. ' ‘
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, The Homestead Bill.
The world moves ! On the motion of Mr.‘
Grow of l’onn., the Homestead bill haapass-
cd the House of Representatives, by a vote of
120, to 76. This bill gives to.evcry head ofa
family, who is a citizen or has declared ‘s
intention to become such, 160 acres from any
unappropriated land belonging to the United
States, on the simple condition that he shall
make his home upon it and cultivate it.
With these words the Tribune announ-
nces the partial success of’ a measure
for which it has been laboring maufully
for years. There is no doubt that if this had
become ii law fifteen years ago it would have
prevented a vast deal of public corruption,
much reckless speculation, many political
evils, and, perhaps, the recent financial rc-
vulsiou.
But it has not passed yet. It goes now to
the Senate. and we shall be agreeably disap-
pointed if it is not strangled there,by that
same democratic majority that is now discus
sing'thc propcei tiou to borrow $30,000,000»
to buy Cuba. If‘ passed,it must succeed main-
ly by Republican votes in the Senate,as in
the House. It is worthy of notice that of the
120 who voted for the bill 82 were Republi-
cans, 38 Democrats ; while of the 76 who vo-
ted against it (itlwerc Democrats, l5Amcri-
caus,and one (Mr. Nichols of 0.) Republican.
The Northern Democrats who voted against it
were Messrs. English, Hughes, Niblack, Mar-
shall Shaw,(lll.) and Leidy. About 29 North-
ern Democrats dodged.
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fi Mr. Barnum lectured the second time
ii London to a crowded audience at St.
James"Hall on the “Art of Making Money.”
The lecture elicited uinch applause.
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In politics.Mr. Wfilow has ever been
a true and consistent Democrat.
gclt will be unnecessary to inform those
who used to know Mr. Winslow as a member
of the old Whig party, like .Mr. Bishop,:that
the above is from the Bridgeport Itforrm-r.
. .1”. A
fit!‘ Weliave received a copy of Peterson's
Actfinplcte Coin Book, cpiitaluiiig perfect fac-
siinllc impressions of all the various Gold.
Silver, and other metallic coins throughout
the Woild, with the U. 8. Mint value of each
coin’ iinder it. T. B. Peterson it Brothers,
Publishers, No. 306 Chestnut street, Philadel-
‘phia. -
——_.—-44¢.»
‘, .Mr. Ton Brocck has purchased from
‘of. Jeff Walls, of Lousiana, the pi_otei_l~
race horse Starks‘. The price paid was
$7,000. . The Louisville Courier says
" Starks is the best race horse in Amer-
icu, and if he does not make the sporting
piciu of England see sights, blood daft
cl L” ‘ ' ' . ‘ '
..'..The Boston Liberator‘ says that a
donation of $500.0 has been placed in the
hands of \Vcudell Phillips, to be used
principal and" interest, for the \Voinau’s-
Rlglits clause. . _' , i
. . Macanley savagely says the Pin-itant‘
hat re beprsbaitin “ not because It gate
omit was i ‘§:'bnt~ rec-spar» .5“:-
ftom_tlI¢ flqsdagg ._. _
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P'?"t'“ "'5 ‘ll’ §l‘.’t’_~‘,-‘?l‘?F°l3.'.
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mnl ballot-‘the vote showed that O. S. For ‘
For Hit’ v\‘c'il“tliiilla tlrzsctrf.
The Democratic State consensual---
Rich Developments !-—II’omlnettibne for
sale !-«Who bids '?--Wall-street in the
Market!---‘Richard H. Winslow in for
$5000! !!---Going! Going! ! Gone! ! !
\Vr.s‘ri-on'r, Feb. 12th, 1859.
Mitssns. Enirons :—-For the first time
iuour history, one of our pijiiicipnl olllccs
of State has been deliberately put up at
/lmlio-ii by the nianagcrs of the Denic-
cratic party. Men of all parlii.-s, who
love and honor our noble Commonwealth,
uiiist feel their cheeks tingle with shame
at the thought that the friends of a Wall
street broker has literally bought a nomi-
nation for the second Executive office in
this State as coolly as he would pnrcliase
a fancy stock- \Vith no knowleilge of
our wants, no sympathy with our inter-
esfs,scarccly a residence among us beyond
that technical one acquired by having a
country seat in this villnge,wherc he pos-
sibly spends a tenth part of his time !
The friends of this gentleman, emulating
the examples of Billy Wright and somev
thing-else-Tliompsou down in _Ncw- Jer-
sey, steps into a Coniiecticult Convention
to buy a handle to his name. The ,bar-
gain is coinpleted, for an object too, ut-
terly repulsive togthc moral sense of our
people. It is to furnish, as. they have
shamelessly boasted, a corrnptionifuiid to
be dispensed in electioueering for Wu. D.
Bisnor l ‘
N o wonder that the staid farmer Doin-
ocrats in that Convention looked ngliast
at such bare-faced prostitution of the
party liouor. We are, utterly mistaken
in the temper of some of our Democratic
friends, if this operntisu be not steruly
rebuked on ffi first Monday in April.
Tun I’coi>i.s or Coxxccricur ARE Nor YET
1-‘on_ s.ii.r:. Tut: Cxunnu xxn Aunov
RAILROAD DOES NOT YET aux rmioucn oun
BORDERS. A No Cl-iA’|'l‘EL Dcuocuxr.
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For (A: ./Vorwalla Gazelle.
Pxamination of the Union School no
V Humbug.
“’e cannot suppose thut_it was the in-
tention of your respected corrcspondept
T. S. B. to cast any discredit upon the
examination of the Union School, which
was in progress last week, when his arti-
cle, affirming‘ in sweeping terms that
“ Examinations are humbugs,” was given
to the public. But this nndesigncd co-iii-
ciiicnce happened to be ‘ill-timed. '
The gist and bearing of that article is
just. That some cxamiuatihns are hum-
bugs, all will agree, as also flint some
teachers by this means have acquired an
ill-gotten reputation and position. That
in soino schools the pupils have been
starved into n lean-and ill-conditioned
state, who ought to have been fed with
knowledge and understanding, while the.
unfaithful teacher was fattening at the
public crib, and at the close of an abused
term they have been hastily “ crammed”
for market, so that’thc,te_ucher, by an ex-
hibition of his stufied specimens, might
‘ecnre the periodical renewal of his in-
stallatiou, may not be questioned. —
. But this abuse does not prove that all
examinations are linmbngs. '
Take for example the annual examina-
tions at West Point, and at our best Col-
leges, under the present system of con-
ducting them. Beyond question instan-
ces do occur‘ where schedules of exami-
nation are surreptitiously obtained before-
hand, aiid a “pony” becomes “the first
prize Bucephalus of the market” ;_as also
where modest merit-is abashed and con-
founded in the presence of visitors, while
“brass” isso furbished by extra polish-
ing as to glitterlike -gold,’and bold paste
‘outshines the tear-dimmed diamond. But
these objections lie against“ chance visi-
tations” also, in a measure ; and notwith-
standing all tlicseinipei'fections and mis-
chauces, which bel mg to the common in-
firmity of all human institutions, schemes,
and efforts, our wisest Corporations
Boards and Conimitteeshavc not seen fit
to abandon examinations; Perhaps our
friend T. S. B. may persuade them.
VVe heartily agree that, in order to as-
certain the true charact er of a school,
and the just standing‘ and progre'ss,of
each pupil, committees and parents must.
visit the school at " chance” times, unex-
pectedly and i'i'equcutl_v. It is our hap-
pincss to know that the Union School is
thus visited by the Committee frequently,
and by parents occasionally. But we
wonder that so many parents can be so
entirely negligent of a duty which they
owe to their children, as well as to the
.iusti-uctors to whom they have committed
the refining of their gol_d,_aud the polish-
ing of their jewels. Besides, even some
of those who belong to‘what are called
“ the educated class,” find it very benefi-
witness the greatly improved facilities of
this day for a thorough education, they
say with the poet,
“ Ob once again who would nutbc a boy.”
The examination of the U.nion School,
which was conducted through every day‘
of the past week, was no humbug. It
was not so much an exbibitioii us a re-
view. For the‘ most part, the scholars
appeared" in their ordinary attire, and
conformed in their course of recitation to
the established daily routine. There had
been, as we are informed, no pi'ev_l_0ll3 re-
View in order to examination. but such
as_ all good teachers frequently institute.
The compositions" and decl imatious had
been previously presented in regular
course. Without any specification of par-
ticulnrs, we may say, in geueralterms,
and we think we express the unanimous
pentlment of those who ‘attended this ex-
aipiiigiipn. iliat the performances were
high}; cmlitabie in ii] the departpiciits ;
and mat this most valpublo _,institii_tiou
‘was never" before in 30 E09“ and l'°P¢f“,l
a conilitioii. It isoiie of whiglibinrwolk
has a right to be proud, and it is not ca-
sy to understand how, any citizen, of libe-
ral, eulargcd, and patriotic views, . can:
consistently oppose it. Illldeedhlc think.
it would not be‘ dificult to» -prove thut;
even sagacious selfishness oughtto sustain 1
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cial to “ go to school” again, and as they -
f't3}‘f"£'n‘_pf5r'.i=‘1f'flCC;: of [fee Jl"u‘rtbafIl' ifiusrttr.
It secllts strange ions, that at such a.
time as tliis,of almost universal .depi'cssioii
in business, not only in rnanufacfuring, but
in tlg,'1‘lCfllllll'e also, there should be so
iiiuch dill'i.-reucc offopiiiioii in re-gm-d 10
what may be the best remedy for the couu- '
try now laboring under such pecuniary
evils.
Our difiiculties are not imaginary, they
are l't_'{ll. The national treasury is at pres.
cut sullcriiig under an unprecedented dc.
pletiou ;_ notwitlistanding the cfi'oi'fs of
Dr. Cobb, the patient continues to grow
0 better. It is an old proverb that
“Doctors will disagree.” Mr. Cobb like
the celebrated "' Dr‘. San Grade” spoken
of in ‘Gil Blas, who for every disease had
the same remedy, _—,—to' "wit,._that the pa-
tient should..be bled’ six times a day,
and should also drink» plenty of warm
water, has» also a specific for filling
the treasury, he confines himself entirely
to one system, and that-is to ‘borrow,
borrow,borrow. . : ..
It is wholly unnecessary foameud or
alter the tariff, so-that the revenue chili
support the government, for as long as
our credit is good we can borrow. _
It is principally in the democratic party
that we find the advocates for a low tariff
tcrests of the country, it was the loco-focol
tariff of 1846, passed under the , admiuis.
tratiou of James K. Polk, which we have
been, and are now reaping the benefit of,
This tariff was made and passed without
regard to its ell'ect’.'upou the great manu-
facturing intercsts of the country. jg.
ticles which we could produce or manu-
facture ourselvcs, had ‘little .or no duty
levied upon them, thus giving a great ad-
vantage to the foreign competitior, and
articles which we can neither produce nor
nianulhcture, such as tea, ‘ coflee, sugar,
subject td high duties. N ow we claim
that a tariff like the present, is calculated
not only to cripple one of the great int-
erests of our country, but the producing
interest as ‘well. - ‘
It is a great error to suppose ‘that by
promotingmauufactures and the industry
of the country, we are thereby injuring
the interests of agriculture. The farmer
finds the home market to be the best gen-
erally. If manufacturing business is good
the demand -for farm produce will be great-
er by the iucrease of mechanics and labor-
ers from Europe. Then we find a large
market for our "grain in Europe, yet this
is entirely subject, not to any tariff, but
to their necessities. Europe can general-
ly produce her own breadstufis, exceptin
time of war, or unfavorable seasons for
growing, when she must either buy of us
or choose famine and starvation. How
then we would‘ inquire, could any amount
of duties levied by us upon foreign. manu-
factiires of allkiuds all'ect materially the
exportation: of breadstuffs to ‘Europe.
who, being a good carpenter, should em-
w_hich he could‘ do better himself ; yet we
are sending iiiillious of dollars annually to
Europe to pay for articles that might as
well be manufactured here; we send to
Ingland for ‘om-' l'Iilll‘0llt‘I iron,“ for our cut-
lery of all kinds, and by sodoing put out
inPenusylvaniu. ‘We get from ‘ Europe
our clothsetc. and the"iuill'§'of ‘New Eng-
land and "other states are stopped: thus
do we furuis‘ employment to- the people
of Europe, (I throw out of I work ‘our
own mechafiics and laborers. ‘ We pay a
high dutylnpon sugar, to protect it few
planters in _iI-9.ni8i9nna. .-ns1..to.taise reve-
by sodoiug we add to the burtheuuofoiir
mechanics and laborers. V J l I _
. It is doubtless true that therearethou-
sands of. voters, who are wholly unaware
of tea, or‘ coffee, and many: other neces-
tax: Now what we want, iauot 3 high
own manufactures and mechanics. "Such
a one, while it will givest.abi_l_ity__,to. busi-
ness, and prosperity‘fo:tlié cliiilitry,vl?ill
keep the treasury of the country in a much
. I .
3"‘:Th¢ tlilefiffipll. ieflterday. morning
announced the'uomination of Hon. Orrls
S. Ferry, of Norwalk, as the~Republicau.
candidate for Congress, in the Fourth
District. -Mi-.1;-my was the 'candidfto'
was defeated by seventeen votes, by Wm.
D. Bishop, who has lltlsrcprasontcd that,
-district during the present Cougrass.:..—.=
-1855 and 1856, and was chairman of
the Judiciary Committee bothyears, He
is one of the most talented lawyers in his
disti-it-t,i an eloquent»._aud efiactive speak-
eis’"i-eady in debat_c,of good sound judge-
ment, and the uncompromising in-
tegrity, and will represent his district
l'aitlifully,' fearlessly and ably, in lh_e.ne;t,.,
Congress. Mr.,Bisho , who 'will‘pi'al$tt-‘l
bly be re-nominated in that district by
the democrats, will use every means to"
secure the defeat of Mr. Ferry, on ‘his
own election. ‘But we have too" nth
coiifider-ce= in’ the Republicanism of
Fairlleltl and Litchfield counties, believe
he can accompish his. pur .. _.§_E;ameg;
wars on the part of thaw bliciinii of
that district, will elect, rrpgerry by 5
we believe wi I be, and the news at Mr.
I«‘crry’s' election in, April -next, will be
hailed nowhere with greater enthusiasm?
than in New London and Windham Coau-
_ties,.-by -this Bepublicalia of . the old Third
District.-—Norw'ich Bullcten.
. on: Indthi _n eat-rpies’
of fiigrahlgmgfiitudo l§,,l,l!°"l3' .9l3_'_
commenced at Cliatsworfii. about till’-
uiilea north of‘. the village of New @-
chclle, Weiitchcater County. K -'
.i
I‘. , _ ..,'t‘ _.ue.tood. ,§P°'°‘ .
‘vlztstiillfgi klesTaf:&$p$l°;?P'¢’
Ill
ilred acres of land situated on the _
of Long Island Sound, into a vast gar-
den and pleasure grounds. lid Bfltttllc
uponthe site of , _,
in its immediate vicinity-iii: _,
at ’I'iIs.tic.co,W|G_.°.' ~l'°.."£i"t$‘.. .
it.‘ , May. God blessf,t_lI.e;.Uulou Schopgl l .
- iiararsgssei sadism. it
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an
or free trade. yet if ever a measure worked ,
nothing but mischief to the industrial in- I
We should pronounce that man a _fool,’
that whenever they buy a pound of audit‘, -
saries of life, thattheyare payinga .
better condition than it at present. L.
of‘ the Republicans. two years agofiand '
Mr. Ferry was in the State Senate in -
handsome iua'ority. It canbe done, and -
drugs andvarious kinds of liquors were -
ploy and pay other men for doing work ‘
the fires in the large furnaces and forges '
nue for the purposes of government; and I
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or a low’ systemof duties, bnffa diccrimi- ‘
noting tarz_'fl'-—onc that s'hal_l_fav61'._ mil‘ '
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