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Norwalk, Tuesday, much 5, 1861.-
Neither let us be slaudercd fifom our duty by_false
accusations against us, nor frightened from it by
menaccs of destruction to the Government, nor of
dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that
man's MAKES siren-r, and in that ‘lanllt‘aied 9:" to the
’ t ' as we um or. i l .
end, dare to do our (in 5 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
it must and shall be presci-
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Federal Union,
REPUBLICAN STATE. TICKET.
For Governor,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM,of Norwich.
For Lieutenant Governor,
BENJAMIN DOUGLAS, of Middletown. ,
- For Secretary of State,
J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL, of Hartford.
‘ For Treasurer,
EZRA DEAN, of Woodstock.
For Controller,
LEMAN W. CUTLER, of Watertown.
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For Congress.
1st Dist—DWIGHT LOOMIS,of Vernon.
2d “ JOHN WOODRUFF,ofN.Havcn
4th “ ORRIS S. FERRY, of Norwalk.
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Senatorial Convention—11th District.
The Republican Electors of the several
towns comprising the Eleventh Senatorial
District, are requested - to send Delegates
equal to double the number of Representa-
tives to which they are respectful! entitled
in the General Assembly, to a. enatorial
Convention to be held at the WOOSTER
HOUSE in Danbury, on TUESDAY, March
5th, 1861, at 10 O‘clock, A. M., for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for, the oflice
of Senator for said District, and to transact
any other business proper to be done at said
Convention. E. A. BRO 1‘4, _
Chairman Of Senatorial Committee 11th Dist.
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12TH DISTRICT
Republican Senatorial Convention.
The Republicans of the towns comprising
the 12th Senatorial District, are requested to
send delegates (equal to twice the number of
Representatives to which they are entitled in
the General Assembly.) to a Convention to be
held at the STAMFORD HOUSE, in the Vil-
lage of Stamford, on Thursday, March 14th,
1861, for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for the office of Senator, to represent
the District in the next General Assembly of
this State. Also to nominate candidates for
the office of Judge of Probate for the Dis-
tricts of NorWalk and Stamford.
WM. L. QUINTARD,
Republican Senatorial Committee.
Norwalk, March 2d, 1861.
Buchanan’s Administration ended
yesterday !
“Hall Columbia! happy land l”
And now
“Firm united let us be"
placing our trust in Providence, and believ-
ing that
“The Star-Spangled Banner in triump shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”
For surely
“What God in his infinite wisdom designed,
And arm’d with his weapons of thunder,
Not all the earth’s despots and factions combined,
“can. , _
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Have the power to conquer or sunderl
The union Of lakes—the union of lands——
The union of States none can sever—
The union of hearts—the union of hands—
And the FLAG or- OUR UNION forever.”
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THE FOURTH OF MARCH.
Just four years ago, at this present writing,
before the sun had reached its summit in the
heavens,on the eastern portico Of the Nation-
31 Capitolmpon a platform elevated far above
the surrounding crowds, there stood a vene~‘
rable man, whose dignified mien and uncov—
ered locks of grey, challenged the attention
of every beholder. A few months previous,
and this great confederaey of States, from
the Atlantic shores to where Pacific mists
bedew the grave of Broderick, from “the icy
head spring of the father of waters to the
land of flowers,” had been convulsed with
the fierce conflict of warring factions, but to
day the tumult of the excited populace is
hushed, and those who have borne defeat vie
with their brethren in triumph, in paying the
homage of respectful attention to those 'sa~
cred and solemn words which the Old man
with seeming reverence calls upon God to
witness. The Inaugural oath is taken, and
Ithe new made President, whose long life of
official position and public service has given
his utterances a significance beyond the mere
power of words, gives to the listening crowd
and an eager Republic, his Inaugural Ad-
l dress. Those choicely selected sentences
were scarcely surpassed by his wealth of pat-
riotism and devotion to God and his country.
gHis silvered locks and furrowed brow gave
,eloquent emphasis to every expression of his
fnoble purposes. He closed, and bowing in
'lserene composure,the crpwd dispersed, while
.the lightifing‘wires bore to eager millions his “
promises of high purpose and noble resolve;
and the great throbbing heart of this mighty
people sent back but one about of Amen and
Amen! Not a man was found so audacious
ab to question his right to rule, and but few
tiers were who relying upon his words of
promise, were not ready to yield him the
homage Of their fidelityaud their most ear-
nest prayers for a peaceful and prosperous
reign. Throughout all this broad 1and,among
those who had most vehemently contested
his advance to power, there was but One sen-
timent, one wish, and that was that the old
man’s solemn promises might be fulfilled;
hat his noble purposes might be realized,and
n their realization the nation was to contin-
is its onward career of greatness and glory.
Everything seemingly conspired to insure a
‘calization of our fondest hopes. We were
.t peace with all the world; opr people were
irOSperous and happy; our national treasury
the the corn cribs of Egypt, was fairly burs-
iiig with its plethora of gold; and so high
food our country’s credit that its securities
ould not be gathered in, except at enormous
.remiums. But amid all this, as in Eden,the
erpent of SLAVERY EXTENSION wound its
iathsome coils around the old man’s heart.
'0 this juggernaut has he bound him hand
ad foot, and ruthlessly has he dragged him
own from hisproud eminence; relentlessly
l! he dragged down his great and trium-
hint party ; unacrupulously has he dredged
if: the last copper from that overflowing
usury, and seized upon its bonds and se-
’ es; but worse, infinitely worse, with
cidal hand has the demon laid its hands
,0 "the sacred “ Aux on THE CovENANr”
‘ thers made and sealed with their blood.
will not recount the long catalogue of
i ty and wrong, of Kansas outrage and
pton villainy, of forged returns and
d udacious robbery, of counselling with
7 irators and conniving with bold and
anguaitors, ending in the overthrow of
" vernment and drivingthe people to
’ verge of revolution!
is the sad record the historian must
' to the Administration'of James Bu-
,iian! In! sorrow we recount it. God
I the care-worn and grief-stricken old
it, who goes sorrowing to his grave, the
lfof traitors, and the jest of those he has
ificed himsclflvhis party, and his country.
ease. . , ‘
id nOw- tO-day,' at the meridian hour,
3 stands another man, hitherto unherald-
' ulent contracts, of unblushing briberyi
ed and unknown to fame—d man of the peo-
ple ! No long years of official honors crown
his rough brow with their flattering laurcls;
but his wliolelifc One unceasin g struggle with
adverse fortune and pinching poverty. One
whose aspiring soul, while yet a bare-foot-
boy, battled like the caged eagle for mastery
over the depressing circumstances of his
birth and childhood. Anon, splitting out
rails to fence in the prairie cabin of his wid-
owed mother; then as a boatman, with un-
tiriug energy, earning for the destitute ones
at home a frugal subsistence; and again as
Clerk in a country storc,bending all his won-
derful powers of muscle and brain, in ob-
taining food for both body and mind. And
now, today, he stands at the summit of that
proud pinnacle of fame, for which a CLAY, a
Wnns'rnn, and hosts of th e Nation’s bright-
est intellects, have toiled wearily up, and
failed to attain at last. There he stands, un-
aided by fortune, by family influence, the
partiality of interested friends, or the arts of
politicians! There he stands—A MAN EnEsn
FROM 'rrm: PEOPLE! All his life a laborer in
the field, the saw-mill, on the flat-boat, on the
farm; his own inspirations and sympathies
start first and with spontaneous power out
from the ranks of those teeming millions of
our countrymen who LABOR AND TOIL. As
a soldier, defending the border from a savage.
foe; as a law student, straining his great na-
tive poweis of intellect to overcome the de-
fects of early training; then a' legislator and
a brilliant advocate in the highest courts Of
the land; and last as the great Leader of a
great PRINCIPAL, which he has borne on to
victory! Behold the PEOPLE'S MAN ! There
he stands, with all eyes upturned to him, as
he repeats those solemn words which shall
invest him, as they did his predecessor, with
the sceptre and rule of this mighty Republic.
Yet how dazzl‘erent our condition! How
changed the prospect from four years ago!
He comes into power with a treasury bank-
rupted; our national credit disgraced and
dishonored at home and abroad; with the
great interests of labor depressed; with trea-
son rampant in and out of Congress; with
resolution already inaugurated; and the arm
of a Brutus and the tumult of a traitorous
mob, only stayed by the bristling bayonets
and unsheatlied sword! Well may the
heart of the christian patriot tremble,'and
quail within him, and well may the new
made President of such a Republic reverent-
ly invoke the prayers of God’s people for
wisdom and strength from on high. We
will not stop to ask why, or by whom these
things are done, or from what quarter they are
aided and abetted, but ABRAHAM LINCOLN is
the constitutionally elected ruler of this
American Republic, and as such he is entitled
to, and we demand for him from all, the re-
spectful .liomagc ' of good citizenship, so
long as he shall stand by that Constitution he
now swears to support. He takes that sol-
emn oath upon lips never yet stained with
deceit or guile. In a life of over a.half centu~
ry no man has yet been found to charge upon
him a dishonest or anomaly deed! With an
escutcheon unblemished—a patriotism un-
doubted—let but a fair trial be given “ HON-
EST ABE on THE WEs'r.” He is liimselfa
vigorous outgrowth of ’0111‘ free, democratic
institutions, and we believe the earnest pur-
pose of his heart is to preserve intact those
inestimable blessings by which he has risen
to where and what he is. All that the coun-
try knows of him, augurs well for his ad-
ministration; and the hearts of all true men
go out towards him with generous confi-
dence that in all he has said and done since
he left his prairie home in Illinois, he has exi
hibited naught but prudence, firmness and
rare good judgment. History will judge
him,and it will be for posterity to say wheth-
er, when clothed with a heavier weight of
responsibility than ever before restedon hu-
man shoulders, he was found equal to the oc-'
casion. Millionsof patriotic hearts will pour
out upon him their blessings, and every
Christian patriot implore for him the guid-
ance of that divine wisdom, he himself so
rcvercntly invoked as he bid his touching
farewell to his old friends and neighbors at
Springfield: , q '
“A duty devolves upon me, which is, per-
haps, greater than that which has devolved
on any other men since the days of WASH-
INGTON. He never would have succeeded
except for the aid of 'Divine Providence, up-
on which he at all times relied. I feel that I
cannot succeed'without the same Divine aid
which sustained him, and in the same A!-
mighty Bcing I place my reliance for sup-
port. I hopc you, my friends, will all pray
that I may receive that Divine assistance,
without which I cannot succeed, but-with
which success is certain.”
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Engine Town Meeting.
There is to be a meeting, (as will be seen
by reference to adv..) of the town on Satur-
day next, to appropriate for the purchase of
two Fire Engines, to be owned by the town:
one to be kept at South Nor 'alk and one at
the Bridge.
Also to make an appropriation Of $150 to
pay balances due special policemen detailed
on duty Fourth of July, for fire-works, car:
riages, &c., which remain unpaid to the
amount of nearly $200.
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W At the pastoral visit given by the 2d
M. E. Society at their new Church on
Wednesday evening last, a donation was
made the Church of a most beautiful Silver
Communion Service. Thisprincely gift was
from the makers, Messrs. Chas. Parker &
Bros. of Mcriden, and consisted of some half
dozen pieces. This unexpected gift added
largely to other provokativcs of good feeling,
and the evening passed pleasantly as is the
usual wont on such occasions.
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Fire Alarms.
On Tuesday night an alarm of fire was
caused by the burning Of brush in the vicin-
ity of the rocks. Did people stop to consid-
er to what extent they imperil their proper-
ty, should it really be on fire, by permitting
these night illuminations, they would frown
down the practice.
On Thursday, at about 10 o’clock, A. M,
an alarm was again sounded from South Nor-
walk. It was caused by the burning of an
old building occupied by H. Z. Norton as a
gas-fitting store-room. It ,was soon pulled
down, and the progress of the flames stayed.
Our fire department were soon cn-route, but
were intercepted by a messenger before they
had proceeded far, informing them of the
fact that their services were not required.—
The origin of the fire is involved ininystery.
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W We regret to hear of the death of
Wm. C. Sammis, which occurred at his resi-
dence at South Norwalk, on Saturday morn-
ing last. Mr. S. has filled the Office of Post
Master for the past eight years. May his
frailties be forgotten, while his many noble
qualities are cherished in generous remem-
. brancc.
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W Weston, the Pedestrian, reached Nor-
walk about 11 o’clock, A. M., on Tuesday
last, and left at about 12, with a' crowd of
boys after him on a smart trot to keep up.
He wasconfident he should reach Washing-
ton‘ on time, though he had been maliciously
detained some 12 hours on leaving Massa-
chusctts.
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WThe reader’s attention is directed to
the adv. of Wm, B. Swan. All know his
acquirements and ability to adorn “the no-
blest of the brute creation.”
gramme is good and entirely new.
THE ' IN AUGURAL.
We shall make sonicari'angciiicnt to sup-
ply our office and post route subscribers with
copies‘of some New York Paper, containing
a report of the Inaugural Address and attain
ding ceremonies. .
Considering the fact that just as the Presi-
gerous hand grenade, with fuse. lighted, was
found concealed in a carpet bag in the Clll'
occupied by Mr. Lincoln, coupled with the
evident design on the part of the “roughs”
and “plug uglies” at Baltimore, to incite a
riot on the occasion of Mr. Lincoln’s recep-
tion there, and the positive assertion of the
special of the N. 1'. Times, who says there is
information of a conspiracy of 500 men in
Washington sworn that Mr. Lincoln shall
never sleep in the White House, and that
their plans are to be carried out on Inaugu-
ration day; there is ample-ground for the
gravest fears for Mr. Lincoln’s personal sate-
ty. The country will look with fearfulin-
terest for intelligence from. the capitol, and a
feverish anxiety will be felt until the inaugu-
ration ceremonies are over, and men will
breathe free again if Mr. Lincoln passes
through them unharmed. The days are
dark indeed, which engender such crimes as
these, and guilty must be the cause in behalf
of which they are perpetrated.
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The Conventions !
Our columns are so much engrossed with
the reports of the State and Congressional
Conventions, that we are debarre'd from
speaking at length of their action. Sufiicc it
to say the State Convention was the largest
and most enthusiastic of any we ever atten-
ded. It came nearer to the Chicago standard
Of enthusiasm of any body we ever saw con-
vened in Old Connecticut, and it has put into
the field the strongest ticket , we have ever
had. The Congressional was like unto it,
and the impulse of cvery delegate in one di-
rection. All we now have to do, is to form
the ranks and march on to victory. But
more hereafter.
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W The Farmer doled out Mr. Ferry’s
Speech on the fourth page of its last issue,
with an editorial review of some two col-
umns in its usually polite and elegant style
of composition. To this we have no objec-
tion to make, but how much better the Far-
mer man would have felt if he had published
it right off without delay, without note or
comment, and on its first page, just as we did
the Van Dyke Sermon. But we feel that we
have accomplished a miracle, in getting so
much lr'uth info the columns of the Farmer in
any shape, and.tliereforc won’t grumble.
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The Cabinet.
The Tn'bune and Herald special dispatches
from Washington concur in reporting Mr.
Lincoln’s Cabinet as follows :
State, Mr. Seward; Treasury, Mr. Chase;
Attorney General, Mr.Bates; War, Mr.Cam-
eron: Interior, Mr. B. Smith; Post Ofiicc,Mr.
Welles; Navy, Mr. M. Blair.
The Tribune remarks:
Of these gentlemen, two are from slave
states, namely, Missouri and Maryland.—
Three, namely Mr. Chase, Mr. Welles, and
Mr. Blair—are uncompromisin republicans;
while, so far as we are aware, gin Bates and
Mr. Smith have ot declared themselves on
that subject; am Mr. Seward showed yester-
day that he will not consent either to the
Crittenden or the Franklin propositions; and
Mr. Cameron is believed not to be now in-
clined to go any considerable'lcngth in the
way of concessions.
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The Republican Resolutions.
Read them, ask your neighbors to read
them! scrutinise them with the utmost ex-
actness. Weigh every word and thought
they signify. Find fault with their tone and
spirit'if you can. But we ask fair dealing.—
We ask for them the consideratiou’due to the
principles and preservation of the Constitu-
tion, which.- tlicy embody and pledge the
Republican party to support; and then, if
they be “not unreasonable," just compare
them with those adopted by the united De-
mocracy of Connecticut!
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mg“ The atmosphere Of Washington
doesn’t seem to agree with John Tyler». On
his" first residence there he turned traitor to
his party, and now he has gone home from
the Peace Convention and has turned traitor
to his country !
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STAMFORD—Rev. JOSEPH ANDERSON was
to have preached his Farewell Sermon Sun-
day morning. He will be installcd Pastor
of the First Congregational Church in Nor-
walk, on Tuesday, the 2d day of April.
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WHERE WAS THE “ TRUCK ?”—-A can of
fluid accidentally caught fire at the store of
A. J. eeker, Main Street, on Saturday last.
In trying to extinguish it some of the fluid
got on Mr. Meeker, setting his clothes on fire,
but by the instant use of blankets the flames
were extinguished without the aid of our ev-
er-ready fire department, and without having
done any material damage.
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“Publish Them—"
Of course we will, every one of them, and
hold them up to the condign admiration of
an applauding world! We mean you,
Messrs. Prof. Geo. W. Merriam, Douglas
Fowler, George .Sellcck, John W. Craw,
Henry Husted, V&c., who invaded our Edito-
rial precinct during “the wee sma’ hours” Of
Friday morning, and carried us from the
blissful reverics Of the precious two days’ of
Conventioning and the glorious prospects of
anOthcr Republican triumph—away of into
the dim and misty realms of poesy and song,
by your “enchanting concord of sweet
sounds." Well, being a poor disconsolate
Editor, we suppose we must submit uncOm-
plainingly to all such outrages, but we warn
you, if you ever attempt such an assault un-
der our easements again, to beware .or we
may open upon you, our batteries uf‘giuger-
bread and cheese !
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Fun and Pr. lic !
Those whose ticklish ribs are susceptible
to the comic actions of Negro Minsti'clsy
are to have a rare treat, in the Concert an-
nounced in another column. Their pro-
Don‘t
fail to go—and ’tw'ill surely drive away the
blues.
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The Continentals!
We fear the illness which has detained
this troupe, is more serious than was antic-
ipated. We have heard nothing from them.
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W The New Canaan Division of the
Sons of Temperance, including both sexes,
essayed a surprise upon their brethren and
sisters of Concord Division, on Friday eve-
ninglast. Some forty 01' more were in the
party.
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I)ARIEN.—Tlic friends of the Rev. T. A.
Lovejoy paid him a Donation Visit at the
Methodist Church, on Tuesday evening, the
26th ult. Result—a very sociable time, and
the receipts about $35.
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WILTON—A Donation Party was given by
the Kent M. E. Church Society,last Wednes-
day evening, The notice of the adult sent
to us for insertion in the last Gazette, was
not received.
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W Our thanks are due Hon. James Dix-
on for Concressional favors.
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Repub ican State Convention.
Haven, W'educsday, was large and enthusi—
astic. Over 400 delegates were present, all
attendance indicating that the Republicans
king the Secession Sentiments lately and for
the first time put forth in the State of Con-
‘neclicut.
Hon. Mr. Mygatt of New Milford, was ap-
pointed chairman, and made a brief and ap-
PTODriate speech. The Comm ittce on Organ-
ization reported the following for permanent
Officers:
PRESIDENT—Hon. Daniel P. Tyler, of
Brooklyn. . -
VICE PRESIDENTS—13.13. Owen, S. C. E!-
mer, Richard Bacon, Chas. L. En lish, Asa
M. Train, C. Wildman, J. W. E g eston, A.
W. Prentiss, N . Haywood, Davi Comstock,
Zaccheus Mead,Harvey Campbell,R.S. Math-
ewson, Nelson Roberts, N. B. Smith, George
Coiling, Benj. Douglas, Joseph Silliman,
J amcs D. McKnight, George Mallory and
John Gould. .-
SECRETARIES—G. W. Phillips, of Putnam,
A. H. Byington, Of Norwalk.
The Committee of Resolutions were, F. E.
Harrison, New Haven County; Joseph R.
Hawley, Hartford; Hiram Willey, N cw'Lon-
'don; Sidney B. Beardsle , Fairfield; David
Gallup, ‘Windham ; 'S. .' Gold; Litclifield;
Benj. Douglass, Middlescx; Wm. H. Kibbe,
Tolland. -
The State Central Committee is constituted
’ as follows :
N. D. Sperry, New Haven County; Wm.
W. House. Hartford; Edward Prentiss, New
London; Cyrus Northrop, Fairfield; Gilbert
W. Phillips, Windham; Wm. K.‘ Peck,
Litchfield; James E. Stillman, Middlesex;
Marcus Lillie: .
The address of Hon. Mr. Tyler on taking
the Chair, was received with great applause.
Referring to the situation of the country, he
said that he was for “CONCEssioN TO THE
VERGE or PRINCIPLE”—n0 further—adopting
the language of Mr. Ferry of this Congres-
sional District.
When nominations for Governor were call-
ed for, the names of Wm. A. Buckingham
and E. K. Foster were proposed and greeted
with much cheering.
Judge Foster in a handsome manner de-
clined to be considered a candidate. He felt
honored by the action ofhisfriends, but must
“peremptorily” withdraw his name. He
spoke in the highest terms of Gov. B. and
hoped no change would be proposed.
Gov. BUCKINGHAM WAS THEN Ina-NOMINA-
TED BY AOCLAMA'rION.
At the opening in the afternoon, the. U. S.
Flag having been festooned over the stage,
the “Star Spangled Banner” was sung by the
New HavenGlc‘e Club—the immense audi-
ence rising and joining in the Chorus, while
the President waved our national ensign in
front of the vast auditory.
“And the Star Spangled Banner forever shall wave
O'er the land ofthe free, and the home of the brave.”
There was a tempest of cheers and ap-
plause which showed that the effect was
magical. After the song, and when the up-
roar had subsided, the President of the Con-
Vention, with visible emotion turned to the
festoon of Stars and Stripes, and said: Float
on, old banner, float on! extending over the
length and breadth of this Union, thy glori-
ous folds; float on, not only over this Union,
but let each of thy stars, follow ed by others,
float on until thy present dim light be fol-
low cd by the efi‘ulgence of a glorious constel-
lation. (Loud cheers.) Bright flag! thou
inspiredour fathers in the day and hour of
battle; nay, more; thou hast been our regis,
our protector, and we pledge ourselves to
follow thee wherever thou mayest lead .us—
to uphold thee, with all our manhood, and
to fall, if need be, within thy bloody folds.
. The enthusiasm was unbounded, and the
effect of the scene was to moisten the eyes of
men, both Old and young. After the apos-
trophe to the Flag of our Union, three tirnes
three cheers were given for the standard, and
for its gallant defender; the descendant of Is-
rael Putnam.
After the excitement was over, a vote was
taken for Lieut. Governor—Messrs.'Julius
Catlin, O. H. Perry, R. Battell, Thos. R.
Trowbridge, Chas: Ives, &c., being proposed
as candidates. - Mr. Trowbridge, of New Ha-
ven received 165 out of 390 votes and was
then nominated by acclammation.
At a later period, a letter from Mr. Trow-
bridge was read, stating that he was reluc-
tantly compelled to decline—his private af--
fairs requiring his undivided attention.
Another ballot was taken and Benj. Doug-
las of Middletown receiving 294 votes out Of
324, was declared the nominee. Mr. Doug-
las was then called ‘Out and acknowledged
the unexpected honor in very handsome
terms. :
Previous to this, J. Hammond Trumbull
was nominated for Secretary Of State receiv-
ed 189 votes out 01356;
Ezra Dean of WOOdstock ,was nominated
Treasurer, naving 263 .votes out of 315, and
L. W. Cutler of Watertown forContrOller.
The following Resolutions were then
adopted with great cheering:
Resolved, That the Constitution was or-
dained and established by the people of the
“United States,” “in order to form a more
perfect Union, establish justice, insure do-
mestic tranquility, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare, and to
secure the blessings of'liber’y; and the same,
'when adopted and ratified by the people,
became a sacred bond of Union for them--
selves and their posterity, through all com-
ing time and generations." , .
Resolced, That in the language of Jackson’s
Proclamation .of 1832, “the Constitution of
the United States forms a government, not a
league; a government in which all the peo-
ple are represented, which operates directly
upon the people individually, not upon the
Sta-3s; that each State having expressly
parted with so many powers as to constitute
jointly with the other States a single nation,
cannot, from that period, possess any right
to secede; because such secession does not
break a league, but destroys the unity of a
nation. To say that any State may at
pleasure secede from the United States,-i's to
say that the United States are not a nation.”
Resolved, That no man, no combination of
men, no community or State, within the lim-
its of this country, can lawfully throw off or
escape the Obligation, supreme and perpet-
ual, of Obedience to the National Consfitu-
tion and to the National Government. _
Resolved, That the Democratic Convention
lately held in this State, by adopting a reso
lution which openly proclaims the treasona-
ble doctrine oer. Calhoun, in language
significantly quoted from Mr. Calhoun him-
self, has given aid and comfort to the en-
emies of the Constitution and the Union,
and has furnished new and startling proof
of the truthfulness of their party claim; that
Democracy in Connecticut and Democracy
in South Carolina are one and' the same
thing.- '
Resolved, That it is the part of patriotism
and duty to sustain the Constitution of the
country and the Union of the States, and the
enforcement of the laws, and we hereby
pledge ourselves to maintain, protect and
defend, separately and unitedly, these great
principles of public liberty'and national
safety, against all enemies .at home and
abroad.
Resolved, That for the sake of peace, and
especially for the sake of those patriotic men
who are struggling against Democratic trea-
son in Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ten-
nessee, and other Southern States, the Re-.
publicans of this State are willing to 'meet
them on common grounds with any sacrifice
of mere feeling or of interest; and we invite
them to join us in declaring that “the Union
must and shall be preserved.”
' Resolved, In the language of the Chicago
Platform, to which westill adhere, as. the.
latest and best expression of our sentiments,
“that the history of the nation during the
last four" years has fully established the pro-
priety and necessity of the organization and
perpetuation of the Republican party, and
that the causes which called it into existence
are permanent in their nature, and now,
more than ever, demand its peaceful and '
constitutional trium li.”
are fully aware of.fhc importance of the :ip- ,
_ _ . . . . . i proaching contest, andfhc necessity of rebu-
dcntml train was lcavmg Cinciniiati,:i ihiii- -
l . ' .
, this State have full confidence in the honesty,
, _ patriotism and ability of Abraham Lincoln; 2
The Convention which assembled at New =
,where some tininen were at work.
-
and that they 'appeal to good and loyal
citizens of all parties to sustain him, not as a .
Republican, but as the Chief Magistrate of 5
the nation, in his efforts to maintain the?
Constitution and the Union against the plots !
of all disunionists here and elsewhere. 5
Resolved, That we commend the ticket for i
State Officers this day nominated, to the suf— f
frages of the citizens of Connecticut, be- ‘
licving that its members will be found to be
faithful representatives of our opinions, as
expressed in this platform and pledging to
them our cordial and united support.
Another Resolution from Mr. Sperry was
warmly greeted.
Resolved, That we admire the courage,
fidelity, and patriotism Of those members of
the Cabinet and of the Senate and House of
military, who have proved themselves
“faithful among the faithless,” by their firm
adherence to the Union and the Constitution.
After the adoption of this, there/were ani-
mated speeches from Messrs, Hawley, Bailey,
Northrop and Tyler. The utmost confi-
dence was expressed that the masses would
support the Ticket put in nomination, and
would spurn the doctrines and sentiments of
the Breckinridgc Secessionists.
Mr. Northrop declared that the people of
Connecticut would never vote the Sham
Ticket, until they believed this Government
to be a mere partnership to be broken at
pleasure. Mr. Hawley referred to the fact
that allusions to the Flag of the Union, call-
ed forth no c'xbression of enthusiastic feeling,
in the Democratic Convention that assem-
bled some weeks since. Prof. Bailey spoke
of the impudence of the so-calledDemocratic
party in asking the confidence of the people
after the country had been nearl ' nined
by the treason of the Breckinridge hen.—
This was acting like the criminal, who, after
murdering his parents, asked the Court .to be
kind to a “poor orphan!” .
The Convention closed with three cheers
for Gen. Scott, three more for Maj. Aderson,
three more for his men in Fort Sumter, three
more for gallant old Andy Johnson, Secre-
tary Holt, and every Union man south of
Mason’s. and Dixon’s line.
The ticket is a strong one, and there is not
the slightest doubt as to its success.
K.-.»—
W” “I bequeath to my beloved nephew,
Andrew J. Donelsou, son of Samuel Donel-
son, deceased, the elegant sword presented to
me by the State ofTennessee with thcinjzmo
tion: That he fail not to use, when necessa-
ry, in the support and protection of our glo-
rious Union and for the protection of the con-
stitutional rights of our beloved country,
should they be assailed by foreign enemies or
Donssrrc TRAI'rons"—Andrew och-son.
Q>~au
-' More “Bitter Fruits."
The Union manufacturing Company of
this town have been hauling through our-
streets, the past week, their Spring install-
ment of over two hundred thousand pounds of
wool! Has the end of the Buchanan dynas-
ty, under which too have experienced filo pan-
ics, and the incoming of “Honest 01d Abe,
inspired our Union Co. friends with the hope
of a “better state of things,” as it has the
money lenders of the country.
«.th—‘———'
Inauguration Day in Norwalk.
. A National Salute of thirty-four guns
was fired from Town House hill—with two
for Linciiln and Hamlin—while the Stars
and Stripes gaily flaunted from a dozen
mastsheads around town.
c<.>.o——-
Down upon Foreigners.
J udgc Clayton, a leading Disunion mem-
ber of the Mississippi Seceding Convention,
tans, letofi‘ against Foreigners: ‘
‘ “I know that Europe- has been throwing
her surplus population upon our shoresat'
the rate of six hundred thousand. a car. - I
BELIEVE IT NECESSARY 0 DE-
PRIVE THESE FOREIGNERS OF POP-
ULAR FRANCHISES AND PRIVILE-
GES AMONST US. They flee from the
restraints of government in their own country '
and think that here they are to have the un-
measured excess of liberty; that they can
trample all rights of props?» all law, all
religion, under foot. THE WILL HAVE
TO BE DEPRIVED ,OF THIS POWER
WHETHER WE HAVE FREE STATES
IN OUR CONFEDERATION OR NOT.”
. , Knocm‘lle Whig.
W And we presume Mr. Loomis,the dem-
ocratic candidate for Governor, who expects
to be elected, if at all, by the votes Of for-
signers, is prepared to say that this course of
his Southern political allies is “not unreason-
able.” '
.‘9... ...__-____
If?“ Mr. Dawes Ol Massachusetts, from the
Committee Of the House of Representatives
to whom was referred the President’s Mes-
sage of _ January 8, then reported concerning
theUnitcd‘StatcsNavy. It appears that there
are now in commission, in various parts of
the world, 48 vessels; that 28 are unfit for
service,and can not be repaired under several
weeks’, or even months’ time; that the entire
naval force available for the defense of the
Atlantic coast at the time this Committee
was appointed consisted of the steamer
Brooklyn,'of 25 guns, and the storcsliip Re-
lief, of two guns; the former being unable
by reason of her draft, to enter Charleston
Harbor with safety, and latter being under
orders for the African coast. Under-these cir-
cumstances, the Committee refer with much
severity to'the extraordinary disposition of
our naVal force, by which it was kept out of
the way in a manner which would be injudi-
cious at any time, but which now clearly
showed hopeless imbecility or a deliberate
conspiracy to give the country into the hands
of traitors. The report next takes upthe
matter of resignations by traitorous naval
ofllccrs, sets forth in plain terms the name
and ofieuse of each of these, and places in a
clear light the extraordinary conduct of the
Secretary of the Navy in accepting the resig-
nations, concluding by recommending the
pa5sage of a resolution of censure upon that
Cabinet ofiicer.
.. _. .—‘-....g...-———-—« -----
Looms ON CANTING nuns-rs,"
His Abominable Sentiments.
Mr. James C. Loomis‘ speech in the Series-
sionists’ State Convention at New Haven, in
which he uttered the atrocious sentiment
that. in.thcir treasonable course the Southern
rebels are '
03” NOT UNREAsoNAnLE,_§n
was so disgracefully repugnant to all patri-
otism and decency that nearly all the Demo-
cratic papers in this State carefully omitted
that portion of the speech from their répdrts
of it.
But here is something from an earlier
speech-made by this same Mr. Locinis—now
the Secessionisls’ candidate for governor Of
Connecticut—which is acknowledged and
upheld by a leading organ of that party as
~» “ SOUND DOCTRINE."
In a speech at Bridgeport lasr winter, James
C. Loomis made use of this disgraceful lim-
guage: ‘ ~
“I would be in lavor’ of passing a penal
act to prevent the circulation of incendiary
documents, and to punish all attempts upon
the peace of the South. I WOULD bur DOWN
EVERY CANTI-NG ParEs'r who des’ecratcs the
pulpit by his incendiary appeals.”
_ cc.»- .-
Cozzeii's Hotel Burnt;
Cozzcii’s well-known hotel, near West
Point, was burned on the in of March. Loss
$100,000.: The fire originated on the roof,
The fur-
niture is mosotly saved, but in a damaged eon-
dition. The building is insured for nearly
Resolved, That the Republican party of
' CONGRESSIONAL c
Representatives, and other ofiicers, civil and .
NVENTION.
The Convention of the Fourth District
met at Franklin Hall, Bridgeport, Feb. 28th,
and was called to order by Mr.' Hanover of
the District Committee.
Capt. Jonathan Godfrey of Southport, was
appointed chairman, proton, and Henry El-‘
liol, Esq, of Bridgeport, Secretary,
On motion one from each Senatorial Dis-
trict was appointed on credentials, as fol-
lows : 10th, F. Sherwood, 11th, Wm. Beard,
12th, William E. Raymond, 15th, William L.
Gilbert, 16th, Wm. Cothrcn, 17111, N. R. Hart.
On motion, the Committee on permanent
organization was as follows: 10th, Capt.
John Gould, 11th, H. K. Scott, 12th, Wm. D.
Gregory, 15th, Wm. L. Gilbert, 1601, Henry
Minor, 17th, Sanford Johnson, ‘
On Resolutions—10th, J. Godfrey, 11th, D.
B. Booth, 12th, E.'C. Bissell, 15th, T. M.
lClarke, 16th, Lyman Smith, 17th, M. L. Gra-
iam. , .
Committee to report a District Committee
—chry Elliott, N. S. White, N. W. Hoyt,
George Dunlcy, - W. Cothrcn, Samuel W.
Gold.
The Committee on Credentials made‘their
report, which was accepted. After some re-
marks in regard to going into an election for
a candidate, the Convention adjourned for
dinner. '
‘ AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention camc'to order at 2 o’clock.
The Committee On organization reported the
following named gentlemen as ofiicers of the
Convention:
b PRESIDENT—Hon. Win. Cothren of Wood-
ury:
VICE-PBESXDENTS—Chal‘lcs Sears, Tru-
man Warren, George D. Wadhains, Wm. E.
Raymond, Samuel Scott, Marcus Sterling.
SECRETARIES—Alired H. Camp, , E. S.
'Woodl‘ord. "
Mr. Cothrcn, in accepting the position,
made some pertinent, earnest and patriotic
remarks. ‘ ‘ '
Di} Gold of Cornwall moved that the con-
vention proceed to nominate, by acclama—
.tion, Hon. 0. S. Ferry as their candidate for
Congress. The motion gave rise to some
little discussion, in which Messrs. ’Wadhams,
Clarke, White, Pcck,-Catlin and others par-
ticipated. Some thinking that it would be
better to take an informal vote—and others
could not see the necessity Of wasting time
when they were all of one mind inregard to
acandidate. It was finally concluded to take
an informal ballet, which resultedns follows,
Ol‘l‘lS S. Ferris, 128
Abijah Catlin, 2
W. K. Peck, 1
Dr. Gold then renewed his motion, and
Mr. Ferry'was nominated by acclamatiors.
On motion Of Mr. Godfrey, the following
resolution was passed:
Resolrcd,.'l‘hat the thanks of this Convention be
tendered to Hon. 0. S. Ferry for his past efforts; and
that he be requested to address his constituents in
the district, so far as private interests and public du-
ties will permit him.
The committee to nominate Congressional
committee reported as follows:
J. S. Hanover, Bridgeport; Geo. E. Love-
lace, Danbu ; Sands Seely, Stamford; W.
L. Gilbert, insted; Truman Warren, Wa-
tertlown; Joseph P. Brewster, West Corn-
Wii 1.
Mr. .T' M. Clarke, of ' Winsted, from the
committee on resolutions, reported the follow-
ing, which were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That the Constitution of the United
States is a system of ' government, ordained and es-
tablished by the people; and, not a league of inde-
pendent nationalitfes—and, that any attem t by a
portion of the people to throw off their alle ance to
the Federal Government is rebellion, and i success-
fully consumated,’ is revolution.
Rerolijed, That revolution is only justifiable when
oppression has become so intolerable that longer
submission to the governing power is a greater evil
than the destruction of the government itself.
Resolved, That no such cause for revolution exists
in the United States; and that, therefore those, who
in any Of the States, are engaged in an verting the
established order or things. are without excuse for
the evils which they are laboring to bring upon the
Republic. .
Reeclred, That the President of the United States
should be the Chief Magistrate of the people—not the
head of a party ; and in such high position should sc-
cord to the citizens of eve section of the Republic
all their Constitutional rig ts; and we have entire
confidence that the Administration of Abraham Lin-
coln will be conducted upon these principles. -
Resolved, That we denounce in terms of unquali-
fied condemnation the treasonabls doctrines set
forth in the platform recently adopted by the Con-
vention of the Democratic party in this State and
we ask all good citizens to compare its :sentfdi'e'nts
with those promulgated by the illustrious JACKSON
in a similar crisis. ‘
abide by the principles—in whose behalf, their votes
were cast at the recent Presidential election; not be-
cause thosc pringiples are the doctrines of a party—
but, because the r maintenance is essential to the
very existence of Free Government, and their over-
throw but the relude to despotism or snarehy.;
Resolved, T at we enter into the dmtest ow be-
fore ns, rallying under the flat, of our count ,having
inscribed upon its ample fol s the concurrent senti-
ments of JACKSON and WEBSTER; “The Union,
it must and shall be preserved 1” “Liberty and Union
now and forever—one and inseparable l”
Resolved, That we hereby approve the proceedings
of the Republican State Convention, held at New
Haven on the 27th inst.. and that we will give to the
ticket, there nominated, our earnest and cordial
su port.
esolred, That the course of our Rfip‘resentatlve
in Congress, the Hon. ORRIS S. FE Y, entitles
him equally to our thanks for the past, and to our
confidence in the future; and that we earnestly re-
commend him to the support of all voters of this
District, who would preserve the riceless legacy
left to us by the Patriots of tho Revo ution.
The Convention was addressed in an elo-
quent and patriotic manner, by, Nelson L.
White, Wm. K. Peck, Cyrus orthrop, J.
\V. Humphries, and others.
A vote of thanks was tendered the officers
of the Convention, and the assemblyadjourn-
ed with three cheers for Mr. Ferry, Old Abe,
Gen. Scott and Major Anderson.
N.»
W Judge Morgan, of the Supreme Court,
in charging the Grand J ury at Syracuse on
Monday last, referred to the secession move-
ment, and that any man who gave aid and
comfort to those parties in rebellion against
the Government, or counteiianccd their acts,
is guilty of treason, and instructed the jury
to ferret out all such cases. '
n<.bu
WThc United states stocks rose 4 and
4 1-2 per cent. Thursday in Washington.
.OQr‘op-o
W‘During the late canvass, the People
were agonizingly implored by the Democrat-
ic, and more, especially by the Bell-Everett
oracles, to vote down the Republicans in be-
half of the Union. “The Union Ticket” was
run against us in this and other States, and
thousands voted it with no other intent than
that of preserving and perpetuating the Un-
ion. And today it is an incontrovertable
fact that {he Republican, :3 the only Union
party in the country—the only part-y insisting
upon a perpetuation of the Constitution and
the Union As 11‘ Is; yet where do we find
these Union democrats, these Bell-Everett
men, &c., allied?
«6’-
Hon. Gideon ' Welles.
The confident expectation of the numerous
friends of this staunch‘ republican and able
statesman have been justified. This mom-
ing he received a telegram from high author-
ity at Washington requesting his presence
there at the earliest opportunity. He led on
the noon train. A number Of friends bade
him farewell and God speed at the depot.—
-Wc are unable to say tO-day whether he will
he Postmaster General or Secretary of the
Navy, but the probabilities favor the former.
He lacks no single quality requisite to an
executive officer and confidential adviser of
tthresident. His' selection will give us all
great faith in the wisdom and success of the
first republican administration. .
Ifiirlforcl Press.
Amen .'
——————-,O-~.pu«-——
- th large portion of the new govern-
ment loan has been taken in Connecticut.—
John P. Elton of VValcrbury took $10,000 at
90.27 and 91.38, and the following bidders,
through Ketchum, Son 65 00., of New York
got $334,000 at 90.15:
P. C. Calhoun, Bridgeport, . $20,000
John W. Leeds, Stamford, 13 000
!
Phcriiix Ins. 00., Hartford, 10,000
Conn. Life Ins. Co, Hartford, 50,000
[Etna Ins. 00., Hartford, 100,000
Conn. Fire Ins. 00., Hartford, 10,000
North Am. Fire Ins. (‘O., Hartford, 21,000
Hartford Fire Ins Co: , 0,000
blerchants’ Ins. (.30., Hartford, 10,000
Societ ’ (for Saving, Hartford, 25,000
G. P. isscll 6500., Hartford, 25,000
E. G. Ripley, Hartford, 5,000
Saugatuck Bank, Westporl, 10,000
Geo. M. Ives, Stafford Springs, 5,
John If. Wiitkinson, Middletown.
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A Marked Pact.
That tli cm are no cciisures ofthe secession-
ists in any of the Breckinriilge papers of Con-
iic'clicut.‘ All the doings ofthe traitors are
recorded with the same indifference as if
tlicywere the Ordinary proceedings Of ,Con-
its’full value. . . >-
. gross! So wego!
Resolved, That the Republicans of Connecticut do '
, Secession hands there were 7,000
utmost carelessness and indifference.
Another Traitor—More Treason. '
The War Department on Monday last rc- ,
ceived advices that General Twiggs had sur-
rendered to the revolutionists in Texas all
the government military property lll his
charge as commander of that military dc-
partnicnt.
Some time since, he was ordered to be su-
perseded in command by Col. Waite, of the
First. Infantry, and 'it is supposed that Twiggs
hurried up his surrender to anticipate the or-
ders taking his command from him.
.09 the 6‘“ “1L; Twiggs appointed a Com-
misswn, to meet Commissioners on behalf of
theTcxan Secessionists, “to transact such
busxncss as relates to the disposition of the
public property. upon the demands or the
State of Texas.” This step has culminated
in orders from Twiggs to officers command-
ing all the military posts in the State, to sur-
render all the military property, amounting
to millions of dollars. in value_ It is even
stated as one of the stipulations, that the
disarmed troops may- be“permitted tobe car-
ried to the coast in 'Govemment wagons—-
the latter to be subsequently accounted for
to the Revolutionists.”
The whole force in Texas numbers two
thousand nine hundred enlisted men, and
two hundred and six commissioned Officers.
It is not known yet whether the subordinate
officers have or have not resisted Twigg’s il-
legal order. They could not have expected.
it, are at widely scattered points, and prob-
ably had no concerted plan of resistance ar-
ranged. ' ‘ , .
‘ It will be borne in mind that this surrender
was not made to an overwhelming force, but
it is the most graceless treachery. It is Well
understood that the purpose is to enable the
Secessionists 'to force their disunion pro-
gramme along, even though a majority of
the people of Texas repudiate it, as they
probably will do. ‘
The Twiggs’ movement has greatly dam-_
aged secessron among thezBorder State men.
Gen. Twiggs is a native ‘Of Georgia, and
has received an appointment from the South-
ern Confederacy and been ordered to Charles-
ton.
Refusal of Capt. Hill to surrender to
Texas. - '
NEW ORLEANs, March 1.
Advices received here from Galveston
state that Captain Hill, in reply to‘ the de-
mand Of the Texas commissioners, refused
to evacuate Fort Brown or surrender ‘to
them the government property in his charge.
It is stated that Captain Hill has ordered
reinforcements from Ringgold’s Barracks to
retake the Government property on BraZOS
island. A collision between the go'vernv
ment and state troops is imminent.-
. o»
The Action of the House.
In the House on Wednesday the following
action was taken: - . ,
I. The proposition to call a National Con-
vection was rejected 74 yeas to 109 nays.
. II. The KelIOgg Compromise was rejected
93 yeas to 168 nays. - -
III. The Crittenden Compromise was re-
jected 80 yeas to 142 nays.
IN. The resolutions reported by the com-
mittee of thirty-three were-then adopted 113
-yeas to 80 nays, '
V. The'nextv'question was upOn recom-
mending to the State Legislatures the con-
stitutional amendment by the COmmittec of
Thirty—three. It was as follows:
ARTICLE XII. No amendment of this
constitution having for its object an inter-
ference within the states with the relation
between their citizens and those described in.
second section of the first article Of the Con-
stitution as “all other persons,” shall origi-
that relation within its own limits, or shall
be valid without the assent of every one of
the States composingtlie Union.
0n Mr. Corwin’s motion it was amended
to read : l '
“That no amendment shall be made to the
constitution which will authorize or give
Congress power to abolish or interfere Wuh-
the domestic institution thereof, including
that of persons held in labor or servitude by
the laws of said State.”
This received 120 ayes to 77 nays and was
lost, a two-thirds vote beinggneeessary to its
adoption. ,
On Thursday this was reeonsidergd, and
the proposition adOpted, 1'43 against 05.
The Connecticut delegation voted with the
majority each. time, excepting upon the con-
stitutional amendment. '
M»..——-
The Real Issue.
The Press seeks, very foolishly, to divert
public attention from the REAL ISSUE.
‘ Hartford Times.
The real issue is, SHALL THE GOVERNMENT-
.nE MAINTAINED, AND rm: CONSTITUTION BE
PnEsERvED As OUR FATHERS MADE 1r;
or shall the Republic be destroyed by traitors, an
order to reconstruct it so that the whole country
shall beground down under a slave code !—
That is the issue you have ot to meet!
’ artford Press. .
0‘.»
WA writer of a letter, dated on board
the United States Steam-Sloop Brooklyn, ofi‘
Pensacola Harbor, Feb. 12, says that all the
substantial citizens of Pensacola are already
disgusted with what is called “Secessiyn.”—
The town Pensacola is in the military posses-
sion pf some 400 men, 300 of them being
from Alabama. The Mississippians who
came with the nominal aim of helping cap-
turing the forts, really came to get something
to eat and drink. The Soldiers have no mon-
ey, clothes or provisions. They are a mere
drunken rabble, a terror to the neighborhood
and brave at nothing but insulting unprot ec-
ted females. ' - ‘
The United States steamer Wyandotte ev-
ery. time she enters or leaves the harbor of
Pensacola carries a flag of truce at her mast-
head ! It is a burning shame that a nation-
al vessel, ina port bought from the Spaniards
with the nation’s money, should have to
show the white rag to such dastardly scoun-
drels as makeup tlie contemptible forces of
the Secessionists. . * '
When Pensacola was allowed to fall into
tons Of
coal deposited there for the use of the Unie
ted States Navy. That coal these secessron
thieves are selling to anybody who will pay
for the mere cost of freight; so hard pushed
aria they for money and so scrupulous about
tit e. ,
If the authorities at Washington would
give the word to retake the government
property, the parties now. in possession
could be driven out in two hours, the navy
aches for a chance to distinguish itself.
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The Japanese Fiasco.
The Times publishes a page of letters from
its correspondent on ’tlie frigate Niagara, in
which are contained facts that go :very far to
disprove the wisdom of the policy pursued
by our gbvernment towardthe Japanese.—
The Times remarks, editorially: .
Instead of making a market for our manu-
factures, we have taught them how tomanu-
fucture for themselves everything we have to
sell. The prime ministerevinced the utmost
indifference to the details of the visit to this
country, and excused himself to Mr. Harris
from hearing anything about it, On the ground
that “the days were very short, and he had a
good deal of business no hand,” All the
costly presents of machinery, carriages, &C-,
which our people heaped so liberally upon
the embassy, were heaped together with‘ gm:
u
the most curious disclosure awaited the re-
moval of the Dahlgren guns. ,
No less than seventeen Of these formidable
weapons were discovered in a shed—which
had been made after the model of one pre-
sented by Commodore Perry; and one of .
the officers declarc’d that they had over a
thousand of the same guns upon the forts
and in the arsenal of Yeddo! These are the
simple, ' untutored people, whom we have
been volunteering instructions in the art Of
war.
Our government has expended nearly two
millions of dollars in this attempt to cultivate
the good will of the Japanese. We shall be
agreeably disappointed if it does not cost us,
some day, ten times that sum it! avert the re-
sults of our excessive civility. °
s«.» . .
G‘Jefl'crson Davis, the new President of
the Southern Confederacy, talks glibly of
making the North smell powder and feel
steel. It is all very Well for the Southern.
bully to insult the United States in 'ii'ii ofiic-,
ial speech, with such talk; but it would be
monstrous if our Mr. Lincoln should drop a
hint that itmiwht be necessary to use the naval
and military orce of our Government to en-
force the laws ‘3 '
-~.——»-:-. - .gg‘. t
——A man named Geo. Dayton has been
bound over. for trial,.in Danbury, for passing
worthless bank bills. .
nate with any state that does not recognize ?
Petitions from Connecticut.
The following petitions were presented by
Mr. Ferry in the House on Saturdav, viz :
The petition of J. L. Lockwood, Ex-Gov.
Minor, S. Sccley, and 185 Others, citizens of
Stamford, Connecticut, setting forth that the
petitioners, “in view of the fact that petitions
are being sent to Congress requesting some
compromise of our political difficulties, ask-
ing for radical changes in the Constituion of
the United Slates, and that the petitioners be-,
ing fully persuaded that the permanent safety
and welfare of the whole country depends on
clinging to the Constitution as handed down
to us from our fathers, and the preservation
of its functions the vital question to be deter.
mined by us, and the various plans of com;
romise but secondary; that our Govern-
ment will become forever demoralized,likethe
Mexican, when the ballot-box can no longer
decide political questions in acoustitntional
way, earnestly request Senators and Repre-
sentatives that, while they do all they con-
sistently canto eonciliate and harmonize ex-
isting troubles, they Will propose no amend-
mentsto the Constitution at the present time;
. and that they rc-enact 'rio compromises which
have been declarcdvby our highest judicial
tribunal unconstitutional, but that they stand
firm for the Union, the Constitution, and the
enforcement of the laws.” . _
Also, the petition of the citizens of Tomng-
to", Court, praying that the most. energetic
measures may be taken to maintain and en-
force the existing Constitution and laws of
the United States. '
Also,_a petition of citizens of Greenwich,
Connecticut, of the same tenor as the peti«
tions of citizens of Stamford, Connecticut
presented by him on Saturday, the 23d instant
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Salute-from Fort Sumter. '
BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.
The Charleston Courier of the 23d, re.
lute of 34 guns.
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Good for Honest John Wacdrufi'.
The convention to nominate a representa-
tive in Congress for the Second District, met
at lTyler’s Hall, New Haven, on Thursday,
28t . ‘ ‘
Oiran informal ballot, Hon. John Wood-
rufi' of New Haven received 75 votes, 8. W.
Kellogg of ’Waterbury, 11, and 4 scattering.
Mr. W oodrufi‘ was nominated by acclamation
with great applause. A set of good resolu-
tions was unanimously adopted, several brief
speeches made, and the convention adjourn-
ed afleri a harmonious session.
The second resolution is as follows;
Resolced, That John Woodrufi‘ has truly
and faithfully represented the pedple of this
District in the Congress of the United States
_' _ a now stands before them for re -election up-
on the republican platform whicli- sustains
the Constitution, the Union and ’thc Lam;
whilst the democratic candidate is by’ his
party pledged to the support of those doc-
trines by which seven states have withdrawn
from the Union, ct'olated the Comtitulabnflob-
' bed the Gocermnent, and defied its lama '
«Q.» .
A Modern Hercules in the Secession
A letter: from Warrington, Florida, to the
Pensacola Observer, thus describes a private
in one of the companies:
Professor Day is just six and a half feet
high in his stocking. His weight is three
hundred and ten pounds and he measures
seven feet in the girth. He is the tallest and
biggest man in the regiment, and isnoted for
his great strength as well as for his huge pro-
rtions. He has been known to shoulder a
six hundred lb. bale Of cotton,& has frequent;
ly taken a whisky-barrel by the chimes, rais-
ed it at arms’ length,and drunk at the bung-
hole. On one occasion he threw a mustang
pony and his rider over a ten-rail fence. For
this offense he was tried and convicted in the
circuit court of Lauderate county, and fined
hundred dollars. This remarkable man is
the youngest and smallest of seventeen broth-
ers. His father is two and a half inches tall-
er than he is, but not so thick set. His
brothers are taller, but, none of them are so
stout as the professor. It is necessary to re-
mark that his father has been twice married,
and has eight children by his first wife and
nine by his present wife. '
The professoris the principal of“ the Marion ,
high school, and is a learned-man in every
sense of the word. He is master of six lan-
guages, and as .a mathematician he has no
superior. He is, besides, one of thebest men
living, and is noted for his good nature. He
never had but one fight in his life, and then
man.
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Boiler Bxplosion— Fatal Result.
I NEW HAVEN. March I.
This noon, at 12 o’clock, a boiler in the
gun factorybf the Whitney Arms Company,
at Wliitneyville, about three miles from here
exploded, blowing out the east end of the
building, .demolishing the machinery and
arms of various kinds, and making a com-
plete wreck of the premises.
persons were at work in the vicinity of the
boiler at the time, many of whom were bur-
ied in the ruins. Paul Savage, the en ineer,
was seriously injured; Edward R. .
W. J. Richards, Samuel Hall, Laban. Oliver
and'son, were all badly scalded. Nine ,Oth-
Norton, with Mr. Oliver, were both 'blown;
across a portion of the stream. It is expect-
» ed that all but one of the victims will recover. »
A number of physicians from this city; were
soon in attendance,and assisted in alleviating
the sufferings of the victims. »
The cause of the explosion cannot be cor.
reetly ascertained at present. The engineer
is a man skilled in his business, and the bolls
er was of usual strength. . . '.
2‘.-.
-—The Bridgeport Standard Of Wednesday
the 27th,says it is reported that the dead body
of Gilbert Horton, light-house keeper 0
Greenwich has been recovered. The mpg.-
sition was that his boat was capsized and '.
Horton drowned ;.but the finding Ofno. mon-
ey on his body, when he was known to have
started with his quarter’s-salary in gold in his
pocket, causes a suspicion of foul p ay. ’
When Mr. Buchanan left Lancaster,fonr
years ago, he was threatened by thc _Balti-
more yiwdies with personal violencefin any ‘
number of anonymous letters, and it made
such an impression upon him that in com-
pany with a few friends, he took a private
carriage, leaving his escort and a dinner that
had been prepared for him behind. There
were no newspaper charges of cowardice
against him,although animadvei sions Without
number were’uttered in private Circles.
—The nOtcs of the Stamford Bank, aye re-
ceived at par at the Park Bank, New York.
——-Thc Winsted Herald relates that the for,-
ty three sleighs which attendqd an Irish
funeral in that place last week, tried titles for
'precedence in the procession. There was
lively driving, and when they reached their
destination one of the fair maids cspied an
old hum of hers who had forsaken her and
married some one else. The delicate creature
pounded him with a stick, pulled his hair,
and. blacked his eyes. Taking everything
into consideration, it was a jolly funerai.
WRead Prof. Wood's adv. in another column.
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W The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, for.
this state, which met at New Haven on
Wednesday the 20th, ult. elected the follow-
ing officersz—Grand Master. David E. Bur-
wcll, Westville; Deputy Grand Master, Ed-
ward S. Clark, Waterbury; G. Senior War-
den, J. E, Bidwell, Middletown; G. Secreta-
resentatives to Grand Lodge of U. 8., S. B.
Gorliam and Phillip Pond, New Haven,
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WThc Hines wants to know when the ‘
Democrats of Massachusetts passed a person- _
a] liberty bill. We answer them, in the
words of Senator Simmons of Rhodc Island
in a speech made a few days back in the
Senate of the U. S. - '
“ The first personal liberty bill has been
bandied about here all over the Senate was
passed when both houses of the Massachu-
setts legislature were democratic,with a dem-
ocratic Governor approving of it; and the
hcgro equality law came from the fact that
Massachusetts that year repealed the law
which forbade the intermarria c of different
races. That was done by the emocmts,aml
the next year the democratic Governor, “11:0
approved those acts, beat ‘Honcst Jo 11
Davis.’ I went there and made speeches to
elect John Davis, but he was beaten. Our
candidate was not elected by the people, nor.
‘was the other man in 1842, but he was elect-
ed by the legislature, and the next yeall'lhe
beat us by one vote. The third year vlvie ad
a national fight, and we beat them in asap.
(-hiisetls; but we were beaten ourselves m
the country in 1844; and that sameGovei-noi- .
who signed this Personal LPDCI‘l-y bill and the
negro Equalil , bill was sent into the Senate
for the best 0 cc in New. England, nomina-
ted by Mr. Polk, and ,every Democratic Sena-
tor voted for himwwiiraaf.»
O
ceived here, says that on Washington’s birth- -“
day FortSumter belchcd forth its saucy sa- .
he killed a horse and nearly murdered at .
About thirty ‘
armer, ,
ers were more or less injured. Major R. W.~ ‘
ry, L. A. Thomas, New Havén; Grand Repo. . i
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