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NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY, MARCH 12,1861.
, VOLUME XLIV--NUMEEEII. .
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BUSquSS DIRECTORY.
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Norwalk Dost Oflce.
.' _ ruins CLOSE.
West 7.00 A. M.—-2.30 P. M.
East 8.20 A. M.——5.15 P. M.
Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M.
Weston, Bedding, and Bedding Ridge, 12
runs DUE. ‘
West 9.10 A. M.——6.30 P. M.
East 8.00 A. M.—-3.30 P. M.
Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 7.30 A. M.
ros'r OFFICE nouns.
From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
M. '
H. W. Sm'l‘fl, r. n.
NORWALK HOTEL,
(LATELY Tim ALLIS HOUSE, )
EDWIN PECK, Pnornmron,
A LEASE of this well-knowu and popu-
lar House having been purchased of
Mr. Allis, will be continued, as heretofore, as
a first class provincial Hotel. NO pains ta-
king or expense will be spared to render
this in all respects a quiet and genteel, as it
is a beautiful rural retreat. Permanent and
transient guests accommodated upon reason-
able terms. .
W A good Livery Stable connected With
the Hotel. _
GREGORY’S POINT
H O '1‘ E L,
Norwalk, Conn.
D. H. NUTTER, ......... PROPRIETOR.
THE ALLIS HOUSE,
(formerly Union House,)
Opposite N. Y. 85 N. H. Depot, in‘Uniou-st,
New Haven, Conn.
L- P- ALLISTWETOR .
CYRUS N ORTHROP.
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
Odiee opposite Congregational Church,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
JAMES G. HARBOUR,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
1) El 317' '1- :I: 5 Fr,
OMCe at Residence, East. Avenue, Norwalk,
Connecticut. ' '
Architecture.
SIDNEY DI. 3'20
N E ,
ARCHITECT,
Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail
Drawings, and superintend the erection of
public and rivate buildings. 0M In Mar-
ble Block, hapel-st, NewHaven, Ct. tib2
GEO. r. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Mau~
ufacturer of "Tin, Copper, and Sheet
Iron Ware; and dealer in toves, Ranges,
Furnaces, Cutlery, Blittan'nia, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort-
ment of House Keeping articles generally.
E. BISSELL, Auctioneer, will give —
e articular attention to sales by Auc-
tion, of . lEstate, Personal Property and
Household Furniture : terms low. -
WM. c0 STREET & 00s,
Importers; wholesale and retail dealers in
nannwann, snore,
Steel Cutlery, Guns, Agricultural Imple-
ments, Oils, Paints, Window Glass, &c.
7 " o. s. Lockwoon,
Fashionable Draper & Tailor,
and
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING
. EMPOEIUM I
No. 3 Skiddy’s Block, Main-st, Norwalk, Ct.
[0.1. GRUMAN,
Dealer in Foreign andDomcstic
DRY GOODS, CARPETINGS,
Carriage Trimmings, Cloths, Cassimeres,
Satiuetts, Vestings, and Tailor’s
Trimmings, by the Yard, Piece
or Package. Shootings,
Shirtings, Jeans, &c.
At the lowest possible prices.
' NORWALK, CONN
. a. ”n. onus-man a. co.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Groceries,'Flour, Peed, &c.,
14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
o. a a. m. HOLMES, ,
_ . DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Flour,
FEED, (be.
No. 13 Main Street, Norwalk, Conny
’ ' GEO. M. HOLMES.
GEO. HOLMES.
mm msunuvou ,comrauv,
Of Hartford:
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. .
. Cash Capital , ‘. $1,000,000
Insure against loss and damage by Fire,
on Terms adapted to the hazard,and
consistent with the _ laws of
' compensation.
GEORGE R. OOWLES, Sole Agent
1y34 For Norwalk and vicinity.
Buckwheat Cakes.
EW Buckwheat Flour, from Pe ’s
Mill, ' At Duncan & 005:?
,7, 1860
REMOVAL.
THE office of C. F. Moeller’s Dyeing Es-
tablishment has been
12 E M O. 'V E D
from Mr. John F. Bennett’s, to Bunting,s
Bakery, Main-st., where he will be glad to
00 ‘see all his old customers as well as many
new ones as will favor him with a call.
South Norwalk, Chas. R. Bennett; Winni-
pauk, Jos. C. Randle. ' - .
Outta Icrcha & India Rubber
GEMEN '1' ROOFING.
HIS article has been thoroughly tested by
T builders, Architects, and others, and the
experience of years has proved it to be the
cheapest and most, durable roofing in use. '
We call attention to the following facts :
let—It is fire and water proof.
2d—From its great elasticity it is not inju-
riously affected by extremes Of heat and cold.
. 3d—It _is adapted to all kinds of Roofs,
whether steep or flat, and is not in want of
constant repairs, as is the case with metal and
other roofs.
4th—The cost is only about One-Half that
of Tin, and it is twice as durable.
It is readily applied to Old Shingle Roofs,
withOut removing the shingles, which is a
great desideratum to parties who do not wish
to risk having their ceilings and furniture ru-
ined, while repairs are being made.
Leaky Tin and Metal Roofs are readily re-
paired with Gutte. Percha Cement, and
prevented from further corrosion and leaking
thereby insuring a perfectly water-tight root
for many years.
Specimens of the Roofing can be seen by
calling on the subscriber, at South Norwalk.
KITES, z BALLADS.
Marbles. 8 Oraiiges,
gates .zc' App es,
Allies, ’ 8 2I E gpufectlouel‘y,
CHECKERS’ 0 M ° Figs’l’aste
Checker Boards & Z NUTS
Pewter Toys, 2 , f 11 k' d
Tea Sets 9 < ti o a m _s,
Castors, ’ 81 III] S HONEY,
goy Watches, 3 g g . IMaple Sugar,
enn o s, ,_ ate
Dolls’yHcayds, , 0 g g Mott: Candies,
TTMaT. a - 5 Mass:
.Toy 113300ks, , 9 g .9; OystersStewed,
Elli, °°ks’ mg 53. ICE HEX; ,’
Fan Boxes, w #2 Pics, ,
Tin o s, >. &c., &c.,
Horse Rider, 5 &c.
N e w
HARDWARE 8i. PAINT STORE,
M: a i n S t r e e t,
Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
' MARVIN a raowrrr,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Pager Hang-
- ings, Window Shades, c.
TIMBER! LUMBER!
lath, Dime, Brick, Cement,
Paints, 0115, Glass,
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, &C., &C.,
AT THE
New Lumber Yard,
NEAR THE RAIL ROAD BRIDGE,
SOUTH NORWALK.
Our Stock is new, bou ht for Cash, and
THE subscriber having taken the agency
of the New England Fire and Marine In-
surance Co. of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kindsof property against loss or damage
by fire, on as accommodating terms as any
other Company. - .
The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance Company has been recently established
with a paid in capital Of $200,000 and has a
surplus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
' : Agent for Norwalk and vicinity.
Norwalk, Feb. 1st,1850. _tf5
n. corn-rams a. some,
Cabinet Makers I
zit their Old Established Ware Rooms,
‘Elwt Side the Bridge,
OPPOSITE PHCENIX BLOCK.
HAVE now on hand the largest and best
assortment of Cabinet Furniture,Chairs,
Looking Glasses, Mattresses, etc., ever offered
for sale in this place, which we have just pur-
chased for cash, at extremely low prices, and
intend to sell accordingly. ‘
We also keep constantly on hand, Ready
Made Oofins of all sizes and descriptions, from
the most costly Rosewood to the plaincst ever
used.
From our long experience in the Underta-
kin Business, we are confident we can give
perfect satisfaction to all who may need our
services. 37
Groceries Cheaper than ever
‘1' O B C A S E l
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his
old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest. He offers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of groceries of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the country. He
would invite the special attention of all to his
stock of . —
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. The public are invited to call
and examine and judge for themselves.
' A. MOREHOUSE.
SOUTH NORWALK
Indies and Gents’ j
Boot w Shoe Store.
TI‘HE subscriber, having taken the businem
. and stand of Stevens & Tristram, is‘pre-
pared to supply every article to be found in a
first class Boot and Shoe Establishment, for la-
dies, gentlemen, Or children’s wear.
Our goods are manufactured expressly for
our own sales, and warrant all work sold by
us. Always on hand, or made to order at
short notice,
Genls’ Patent Leather Boots, Shoes, do. ,-
Lada'cs’ Gaiters, etc., «to. ,' Children‘s
Gaiters, and Shoes, «to, «£26., (to. -
Rubber goods ; a large stock kept constantly
on hand. Repairing done neatly and expedi-
cntly. ' HARVEY STEVENS.
South Norwa1k(No. 3, Ely’s Block), April
runnrnunai
THE subscriber is now prepared to offer to
the public, at his old stand, as good an
assortment of
Cabinet Furniture
as can be found in Fairfleld County, and at
lower prices, FOR CASH, than the same
ualit of goods can be obtained at any other
Estab ishment. ‘ _
The stock consists in part of
Marble Top, Extension, Dining, Card, and
Quartette Tables; Bookcases, Bureaus,
Sofas, Tete-a-tete Lounges ; Mahog-
any and Cane seat Chairs ; Gilt
and Mahogany Frame Look-
ing Glasses, &c., &c.
OOFFIN WAREROOMS ; .
Where may be found a full assortment of Cof-
fins, which will finished in the best possible
manner, and at short notice.
W A hearse will be furnished when de-
sired. A. RENOUD.
Westport, May 1st, 1858.
Hardware and Cutlery.
Mechanic's Tools, Farming Utensi- G
Pistols, IrOn and Steel, Windiow. uns,
Glass, Paints and Oils.
Ill. C. STREET 85 CO. have in store
and\ are constantly receiving direct
from theimanufacturcrs, a large supply of
Foreign " Domestic Goods, under the above
denomi i0ns,which makes their assortment
of articles suited to this market, equal to any
in the State, and which will be sold either
wholesale or retail on as favorable terms as
can be purchased in New York, -
WILLIAM C. STREET,
A. H. WILCOXSON.
Notice.
HE subscriber having secured the agen-
cy for the sale of Finckle& Lyons Sew—
IWg Machine for the Towns of N orwalk,
estport, Redding,Ridgcfield, Wilton, New
Canaan, Darien and Stamford, he will be
prepared to exhibit and operate said Machine
in the course of the coming week. The Ma-
chine, considering its great range of work-
manship, is probably the best Family Sewing
Machine in existence; a ny person wish-
ing to get one will do well to wait a few
days, when he can see and judge for himself.
' . ANDLE
_ P. S.——Tlic Machines may be seen in oper-
ation at the Store of George Hoyt.
Fancy Goods, ac.
A fine assortment of Fancy Goods, Pocket
Cutlery, and a new lot of Rodger’s Scis-
sors, just received and warranted to be a first
rate article. Clocks of all kinds. We have
also the agency of Merrill’s Oriental Pomadc,
be appreciated. A. JACK 0N do BRO.
At the 01d Stand in Main Street.
HE subscriber would inform the public »
something new, and needs on] to be tried to.
All orders b letter will receive prompt at- will be sold low. T LLES & ELY.
tention. , . F. HUNT, South Norwalk. South Norwalk, Oct. 15, 1860. tf42
INSURANCE. A. J ACESON 6!. N30.
‘nl OULD respectfully announce to the
public and their old customers, that
they have recently made extensive additions
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
in Fairfield Count , in quality or price. We
would call particu ar attention to our stock of
Watches, which is lar r than ever before.—
We have a fine lot of adieS’ Swiss Watches,
in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to
$75, which we can recommend as bein cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s atch-
es_, In silver and gold cases, at any price from
$0 to $100. We buy of the best importers in
New York, and altogether for cash, so that
our facilities for selling cheap could not be
eater. , Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
lated Wares was never better than at pres-
ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that ,
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Mr. J'. Hessian,
Professorof Music
Is now prepared to re-.
new his course of instruc-
tion to all those who may desire his services.
Instructions given .011 the Piano Forte, Organ
or Melodeon.
Pianos tuned and repaired. All orders left
at his residence, Main-st, and store Of A. H.
Camp, NO. 17 Main-st, Norwalk, will be
promptly attended to. 1y32
House .8: Sign Painting,
GILDING, GLAZING, &c.. &c.,
SOUTH NORWALK. .
HE subscriber will execute all orders in
Plain or Ornamental Painting in the
most satisfactory manner, and at reasonable
prices.
Also, For Sale, his present flsidence (with
his business if desired), comprising a house
nearly new, with garden, trees, shrubbery,
&c., and a shop thereon. Terms easy. Ap-
ply on the premises, opposite Quintard &
Smith’s Carriage Factory, to
GE RGE HODGES.
May 7th, 1860. 1y19
J.N.LOCKWO0D& co,
West Side of the Bridge,
LYNES’ NEW BLOCK,
KEEP constantly on hand, a large and
varied assortment of Ladies’, Gents’,and
Children’s
GAITERS, BOOTS, SHOES,.&C.,
all made under our own personal supervis-
ion, Ofthe best material and in the most
workmanlike-manner. ur assortment of
Ladies’ Gaiters undoubtedly comprises—both
in extent and quality—a finer assortment than
can be found at any similar establishment in
the County. In Gent’s Boots, Gaiters, Shoes,
etc., we have a lar er and better assortment,
we are confident, t ion was ever before offer-
ed in Norwalk. We are prepared to manu-
facture, to measure any article in our lim,and
at the shortest notice. '
Misscs’ and Children’s Shoes, Rubbers, etc.,
in endless variety. A fine article of Slippers
for Gents‘ wear.
REPAIRING—in all its branches—done
neatly, quickly, and cheaply.
General Diacksmithing.
assumes: MAKING o REPAIRNG;
. And Horse Shoeing Exchange.
THE subscribers have made arrangements
for carrying on a general Blacksmithiug,
' Carriage Making and Repairing; and also,
for the Shoeing Of Horses, in which depart-
ment, we have the services of a man thor-
oughly competent and experienced, whom
we will warrant not to be surpassed in this
line of his vocation. A share of the public
patronage is respectfully solicited.
E. M. MERRITT & CO.
E. M. MERRITT. G. W. MERRI'I'T.
Water-st.. Norwalk, Conn.
Whitney’s .
Photographic and Fine Art
GALLERY,
NORWAL‘K, Conn.
ATE E. B. Tnonrson‘s. E T. Whitne
would inform the citizens of Norwal
that he has established himself in the Gazette
Building, and will furnish them with Photo-
graps, Ambrotypcs, and all kinds of Pictures
taken by the sun, from Miniatures, to life
size; colored or plain; in the highest at is
of the art. E. T. WH TNEY?
D. B. Woonuimr, Operator tf29
Wagon and Carriage
BUILDING AND REPAIRING,
N New Canaan, at the old stand of the
subscriber. Every description of W one
made to order, and ten per cent. Cheaper t an
any other shop in the county. All kinds of
Farm produce, and Oak, Ash, and Hickory
Plank taken in exchange for work.
“‘39. E. L. ARNOLD.
ALBERT 8.3231”
MERCHANT TAILOR,
DJ OINING Store of Kna do L 68
A Main-st, N orwalk, Connpp’l‘he plight;
pg: {espgctfuély ipvcilted to call and examine
a an var e assortment of READY
MAleg CLOTHIN G, French Cloths, Cassi-
meres and Vestings, also a general assortment
of Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, consistin ,
in part, of Hats Caps, Umbrellas, Shirts, 00 -
lacs, Cravats, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, &C-
ClothtseeCassnaieres and Vestings
or pa . rn,an cutfreeof char . art'
attention paid to Children‘s Ggagments. "ml”
NORWAIJK
' Steam Sawing and Plaininx
MILL.
HE subscriber has fitted up and is now
. prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
nin ; Scroll and other Sawin ; manufkcture
of. oors,,Sash,, Blinds, &c., ., in the best
and most expeditious manner and at sals-
facto prices. Orders b m "
tends t . '1y17 TIMO HY
bgthe yard
gram 3 at-
Frozn the Louisville Journal.
The Grave of Washington.
In the safron—tiuted morning,
With Potomac's anthem swoll,
Where our honored Chief is sleeping,
Mingles deep the passing bell.
Slowly glides the'gulisnt vessel
By Mount Vernon's hallowed shades,
And that mournful mellow cadence,
Echoes through the dewy gludes:
"I‘is Columbia’s'tender tribute,
Ofi'ered to her noblest son;
”ills the free heart’s fervent homage,
At the grave of WASHINGTON.
In the slumber-en's bush of noontlde,
With Potomac's anthem swell,
Where our honored Chief is sleeping,
Mingles deep the passing bell.
Never marble mausoleum
Might such majesty impart,
Nor the loud sccllim of millions,
As this homage of the heart:
"l‘is Columbia’s tender tribute,
Ofl‘ered to her noblest sou ;
’Tis the free heart's fervent homage,
At the grave of Wasnirto'rox!
In the rosy flush of evening,
With Potomsc‘s anthem swsll,
Where our honored Chief is sleeping,
Mingles deep the passing bell.
Never King in regal splendor
Won a fame so true and pure,
For his name shall be a watchword
While his countryshsll endure:
'Tls Columbia‘s tender tribute,
Offered to her noblest son;
‘Tis the free heart‘s fervent homage,
At the grave of Wasnmoroxi
In the‘blue and starry midnight,
ith Potomac‘s anthem swell,
ere our heuored Chief is sleeping,
Mingles deep the passing bell.
Dear the spot to patriot pilgrims-—
What a thrill his name creates!
’Tis the signet of the Union l
T'Tis. the Mecca of the suites 1
Meet such true and tender tribute
To Columbia’s noblest sou :
’Tis the free heart's fervent homage, ~
At the grave of Wasuino-roxl
~NW—
From the Sunday Mercury.
God's Blessing on thy Head.
BY J. l. DOBIAN.
Written on hearing that the Hon. Abraham Lincoln
was (labeled to tears on leaving Springfield, Ill.
God’s blessing on thy head, brave man,
God‘s blessing on thy brow!
God govern, guard thee, and direct,
God guide and cheer thee now,
In this our country’s hour of gloom,
In this her peril-time.
When naught can serve the common weal
- Save Love and Power divine!
Within thy bands will soon be placed
Freedom's imperial seal,
‘Tis thine to mark the epoch grand
Millions unborn shall feel.
May Justice stamp thy every act
As well and richly done ;
Swerve not in thine integrity,
Our loved—our chosen one.
The task may be an arduous task,
Thy duty still is plain ;
With Truth thy chosen guiding star,
Treachery will bowl in .vain.
Stand fast, nor fear ’mid Treasou’s storm;
Be flrm when traitors rail;
Concede no right ; right every wrong ;
Then peace will aim prevail.
Where now so madly, widlly roars
Disuniou’s boisterous sea,
Our noble bark will still sail on—
The pride of all the free i
And now we leave our bond with thee—-
The bond our fathers gave—
That hallowed tie. that sacred gift.
The compact of the brave—
First stamped and sealed at Bunker Hill,
In ,God‘s eternal name;
Then countersigned and sealed again
At Yorktown’s Freedom plain.
0h! guard it! 'Tis a solemn trust— '
A precious legacy— _
Bequeathed by men both good and just
To those who would be free.
God guide thee. then, thou ’cbossu one,
In this thy triumph hour ;
God bless and ’prove thy every not
With Truth's Almighty power!
Baooerx.
~<.pe
An English View. ,
The London News, in an srtiClc denying
that the disur'nion difllculty is, evidence of the
failure of Democratic institutions in America,
takes the following correct view of the differ-
ence between the free and slave sections:—
' “The people of England neither believe
nor wish to believe in the ruin of the rest
commonwealth of their kindred beyon the
ocean; but whatever perils be in store for it,
arising out of the schism of the Southern
States, the well know that these perils orig.
inate, not rom the application of the Demo-
cratic principles in South Carolina; Georgia
or Virginia, but conspicuously and notori-
ously fi-om its absence in those states. The
southernStates are not, and‘never were, Dem-
ocracies in any sense of the term. The simple
truth is, and it cannot be too often repeated,
that Virginia, Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana
and Florida were each and all expressly
founded with oligarchic care and oligarcbic
aim upon an oligarchic model. All power
and privilege was concentrated in the planter
caste; and a scrvile multitude was provided
by legal and aristocratic policy by whose un-
requited toil the governing few were to sub-
sist. We grieve to be obliged to say that in
our estimate of the possible future of Amer-
ica0we see cause for the deepest anxiety as
to the fate of civilization, social and litical
in the devoted regions whose Castle 0 igarchs
are strivin to sever them from the wise and
call litouo rule founded by Adams, Frank-
lin, amilton, Jefferson and Jay. For the
destiny of the free North, with its intelligence
and industry, its wealth and invention, its
love of equal liberty, and its love of equal
law, there is no cause for fear. Inferiority
ofsoil,seaboard and strea‘mspfniiuoral wealth
and of mountain pasture, of sweep of domain
and enjoyable climate—ribs vigorous, fearless
self-reliant North can afford, with a lau h, to
admit it all, and yet feel how trauscen ently
stronger and richer, nobler and happier, is its
place among the nations. It permanent sev’
erance there must be, the world will soon
comprehend the difference betweeen a com-
pact uation of educated, free, and self-depeuo
dent citizens, and a community of indolent
and insolent proprietors of land living in
homely head of a herd of slaves."
o‘.>o
PRECIBELY So.--Tbe Engineer of Fort
Ta 101' (Key West) writes: “We are now
quiet and at peace, because we have put our-
selves on a warfoott'ng.” 1f the Federal Gov-
ernment had adopted this rule elsewhere, it
might now how ave been able tomake the
same'delaraton. Nothing so effectivcl pro-
motes “quiet and; peace” as a thoroug pre-
preparation for war.
0"».
Goon son Mimosa—In the Missouri
State Convention, on Wednesday,L efoov-
ernor Stewart, 9. rominent Democrat, offer-
ed a resolution rmmg thatao our! «other!
been committed b Federal authorities, to
justify either null cation, secession, or rev-
olution. Judge Orr, resolved that we have
the. best government in the world, and i1»
(and Jo Imp it. That kind of talk expresses
the real sentiment of the people of this as.
tion. There isno Times Bree inrldge seceso
slop democracy about it. No' Con-
necticut democracy resolutions upholding;
treason, robbery and defiance of law. ’
Hartford
THE SHADE? YOUNG m. ,
Brooklaud, which new forms an elegant
and retired suburb of New York, about the
end of the last century consisted of a few
country houses scattered like a sort of ham-
let along on the banks of the Hudson, and
built by those. citizens whom fortune enabled
and taste prompted to retirelbom the crowd
and the bustle of the town. The families
resident there were all of the same grade in
society ; their habits and pursuits were simi-
lar. The greater partwere more «less con-
nected; and, as short distances. _ produced
greater separation in those days; than long
ones do in mare little community: stood.
in genteel isolation item-the neighboring city,
lived on ite. own money and importence,
maintained colonial etiquette as established
in the time of Governor Keith, and believed
itself of great consideration in the world.—
Ampng the old gentlemen. who looked after
their gardens and green-houses there, got
their letters once a week from town, and
spent their abundant leisure in discussingthe
War of Independence (then but a few years
over), there was none who stood higher in
his .own estimation than Sedley Small, Esq.
His family had been among those. early
settlers who formed the English town of
New; York out of the Dutch colony of New
Amsterdam, little more than a century. he?
forcithe period of our story. His father was
one‘of the first booksellers of the city; He
made a business for himself; which his son
inherited, and Sedley Small, Esq, had gone
through, an easy, prosperous life, with no
struggles, no difllculties in his course, and
very little distinction, except in his o'wn
opinions. He had married well, perhaps
wisely. His wife was the daughter of a
flourishing merchant; had a dowry equal to,
his. expectations; understood all manner of
colonial housekeeping, from the making of
buckwheat cakes to the securing of old silk
gowns, which, however incredible '0 ladies
of modern Brookland, was then the mode on
the banks of the Hudson.
Mr. Small had brought up sons and daugh-
ters with as little’ trouble as any man expects.
He had portioned and settled them all, some
in the-city, some in the neighboring town-
ships—and gathered them round him' in
thanksgiving week,the anniversary of Amer-
icanZIndepcndence, his own birth-day, and
such like seasons of high celebration. Mr.
Small had lived in troubled and Changeful
times, but got through them with little risk
or loss. He was not a man to peril much for
the public weal. Whatever was uppermost
had his support for the time, though he nev-
er went further on any side than a friendly
neutrality. When the tea from Sandy Hook
was thrown into the river, he thought it a
dangerous proceeding. When Sears’ Asso-
ciation declared for independence, and Gen-
eral Lee, with his Connecticut militia,march-
ed into New York, Mr. Small considered the.
Union was decidedly right. When the Brit-
ishtroops wakpo’ss‘esSiou, and the Ameri-
cans were defeated at Long Island, it was
his opinidu that rebellion never prospered.
But when the peace of Paris was signed,
when the patriot soldiers were returning
to their homes and farms, and Washington
was, taking leave of his officers in front of
Francis’ Hotel, Mr. Small occupied a very
reapectable pontion in the crowd of specta-
tors,‘and said it was the proudest moment of
his" life.
With this quiet imitation of the Vicar of
Bray, Sedley Small,Esq.. had come to repose
not under his laurels, for he was never the
man'to win them, but in his handsome coun-
try-house, with everything that dollars could
buy about him, and in his highly satisfactory
statelot mind regarding himself, his. doings,
his consequence. In common with most men
who have never tried the strife, Mr. Small
had a mighty admiration of Success. With
him it was the proof of talent and. the evi-
dence of desert. Men who had achieved
power, place or popularity, were the saints Of
his calendar, and at the head of them
all stood Benjamin Franklin. Wheth-
er because the printing business which
the famous Doctor had followed in his un-
knowndays, was in some degree related to
bookselling, oi that the lightning conductor
which kept his house safe in thunder stems,
had made Mr. Small sensible of the service
doneto the world by the Philadelphia phi-
losopher, certain it was that next to himself
Franklin occupied the highest place in Mr.
Small’s esteem. He quoted his maxims on
every possible occasion; their sound wordly
wisdom cast a reflected glory on the pru-
dence of the ex-bookseller. He kept his
complete works, bound in morocco with gilt
edges, in his best book case, and showed
with special pride a copy of his first publi-
cation, the cssay on “Liberty and Necessity,"
printed in London,17l6. All Small’s friends
were acquainted with the curious chance by
which the now highly prized pamphlet had
come into his hands. He was in the habit
of rehearsing it regularly to every visitor at
his house, and also the fact that the essayhad
remained on one of his lumber shelves hilly
twenty years before he knew it was Frank-
lin's. That was the first edition ever prin-
ted. There was not a copy so early to be
found in all the Union.
Together with all the treasure of his house
it was prepared for high display, one clear,
winter day, in the beginning of 1789, when
an unusual keen frost had made the Hudson
fit for sledge traveling, and down that crys-
tal highway the whole north and west were
pouring to New York, to see the first Ameri-
can Congress, and General Washington
sworn into the office of President. Among
the gathering members Franklin was expec-
ted. Philadelphia had elected him once
more, though full of years as well as honors,
the man of so much work and fame had be-
gun'to feel his energies flag under the burden
of age, and talked of retiring fi'om public
life. It Was known that Franklin was to
comedirect from Albany, where he had been
visiting an old friend. The sledges were to
stop at Brookland for thcaccommodation of
passengers. There was yet a day to spare
before the meeting of Congress, and Mr.
Small was not only must forward in the
crowd which assembled to meet the philoso-
pher, but by dint of influential introduction
and hospitable importuuity, contrived to
make him accept an invitation to spend his
evening at his house, and proceed to New
York early on the following day.
Thecntire glue of Mr. Small’s circle were
gather'pd‘lo dinner in the evening. The mas- ,
,ter ofth‘e mansion sat in triumph resembling "‘
that of aRomau conqueror, with spoils aud—
l
LIT-slim 10me his chariot. The quiet,
sensible old gentleman who had signed the
Peace ofParis,and won him shame through:
outlhe world, was at times half amused and
half provoked at the boundless fuss made
about him; but Benjamin Franklin was ac-
customed to such doings; he let things take
their course, and the dinner went off as oth-
er show diuuers have gone before and since,
till the gentlemen ‘ joined the ladies in the
drawing-room, and Mr. Small took the op-'
portunity to display his library, which open-
ed conveniently from that apartment. The
best of his books had been brought with him
when he retired from business, and but. few
collections in the United States could equal
his at the time. Franklin admired the books
and their bindings, approved Mr. Small’s
taste till that gentleman being in a flush of
enthusiasm, which the claret. had probably
heightened, brought down from his high
place in his bookcase the long-treasured.
pamphlet, named, in the fashion of its pubm
lishing time—“A Dissertation on Liberty
and Necessity¢Pleasure and Pain‘;” and in -,
troduced it to the Doctor’s notice, with a
considerable flourish about the more than j
and how much he prized it above his entire
library.
‘f-It is the London edition,” said Franklin' ,
turning the rough pages with an absentlook.
Perhaps he was thinking of the time when
Sir William Keith sent him toEngland with
every manner of promises, not one of which
was kept, and he, an American bred youth,
poor and fifiendless, in great and busy Lon-
don worked as a journeyman printer in Bar-
tholomew Close, saving money to pay his
passage home,and_ writing the “Dissertation"
patter business hours. “There were but few
printed," he continued, “not above two hun-
dred. I was not aware that any had been
sold in. New York.”
“ It was never sold, Doctor," said Mr.
Small, catching at the glorious opportunity
to tell his story, for which he put himself in
the accustomed attitude by thrusting his
hands‘deep into the pockets of his buck-
skins a d sitting exceedingly upright,
It is almost sixty years since that work
came into the possession, I may. say, of my
family. ’ We'lived in the Old Slip then—it
was reckoned a highly respectable place of
business. I was very young, but had learn-
ed to assist my father in the store; he was a
prudent man, Doctor, and never allowed
much play. Our storsman had gone off in a ’
pet because my father would not increase
his salary; and it was not easy to fill his
place, for he had'becn seven years with us,
and good storemeu were not pleutier at that
time than they are now. We talked to all
our friends on the subject without success.—
At last my father advertised in the American
News Letter, the only paper New York had;
it came out every Saturday, and on the fOI~
lowing Monday—a wet, cold evening it was
—just when we were going to shut up,aud my
lor—let me see, I think it was pumpkin pie
we had, doctor—my mother went ahead in
housekeeping—in walked a very shabby look-
ing young man, quite below anything we
Leonid think of employing. His hat had no
cock—his hair looked as if it had never been
cued—he had not a morsel of ruflle; in one
hand he carried a penny roll, and under the
other arm two books. _ All these he laid
down on the counter, in a decidedly vulgar
manner; told my father he had seen his ad-
vertisement for a storemau in the News Let-
ter, and came to apply for the situation. Of
course my father could not engage a person
who carried a penny roll and showed no ruf-
fles; but he asked the young man if he had
ever been his bookstore, and if he could
show a testimonial of character from any sta-
tioner in New York. These questions seem-
ed rather to‘wake him up to the knowledge
of his own presumption. He said, .with a
good deal of stammering, that he had never
served in a store of any kind, but he knew
something of books, and would endeavor to
learn the business; that he was a stranger in
New York and knew nobody, but there were
respectable people in Boston who would
recommend him. My father could not help
smiling at his ignorance of the world. He
advised him to go home to Boston and get a
situation there, for he would not receive a
man into his store who could not produce
testimonials and did not understand the book
business. I suppose the poor young man
was ashamed this adventure; he picked up
the penny roll and the largest of the books
he had laid down, and in his confusion for-
got the smaller one, which we did not notice
till he was out of sight; and it proved to be
this inestimable pamphlet.”
“Did you ever see the young man again?”
asked Franklin, who had listened to the nar-
ration with his usual grave and placid look.
“Never, Doctor, he probably went home
to his respectable friends in Boston, and had
no use for the book he forgot. Indeed, the
wonder is, how it ever came into such a per-
son’s bands."
“Would you know him if you saw him
now ?” said Franklin, half smiling.
“I can’t say I should, Doctor, it is almost
sixty years ago; I was a boy not over fif-
teen.”
“It is sixty-two years ago, but I remember
it well, my friend, for I am the very man
who came to your father’s store that cold,
Wet evening,” said Franklin. “I had re-
turned from England, poor and disappointed
but unwilling to go back to -Keimer's print-
ing office in Philadelphia, which I had left
on such high hopes; I lingered about New
York and searched street and store in vain
for employment, when your father's adver-
tisement met my eye in an humble coffee
house. It was likely my last chance {and I
went to apply before the store should be
closed up. The penny roll was bought on
the way for my supper. The larger book
was a volume of Defoe, containing his “Es-
say on Projects,” which first turned my at-
tention to science and philosophy; it was
then the only book I possessed, and with it
I carried this pamphlet in the vague hope
that you might be induced to purchase a few
copies and give it a chance of circulation in
New York. The repulse I met with on my
application for the ofice of storemau, made
me not only abandon the attempt to sell, but
also to forget my book—the mind is easily
confused in you .”
“But, Doctor, if we had known—if we had
dreamed that it really was you—” gasped
Mr. Small, readytodrop from his seat with
shame rind embarassmcut. ,
' “No:apolOgies, my dear sir, they are quite
Tunneeessary. I was nobody for youto know
L or dream ofjust then.” And the old philos-
,
half a century it had been in his possession“
mother laying supper for us in the back 'par— ' p
opher looked both merry and wise. ~ “It was
my own fault to come looking for a genteel
situation in a hat with no cock; what could
any man expect ? Sixty-two years make
great changes in this world of ours. They
have made us a flourishing Republic out of
what George III. and his 'sters called a
» seditious colony; and you’ll see that in the
same space of time a tolerably respectable
member of Congress has'been made of a man
who carried a penny roll and wore no rufiles.
Mr.Small’s friends never could understand
how he recovered his composure on that try-
ing occasion, but he did; his distinguished
guest having turned the conversation once
_ more to his books and bindings, and the- rest
of the evening went off wonderfully well.—‘
Next morning. be accompanied Franklin
on what proved to be the Doctor's last visit
. to New York; saw him take his seat in Cou-
' gress; saw Washington sworn into the Pres-
idency; and returned to his country-house
in the accustomed glow of enthusiasm for
the successful and established. How far he
profited by the lesson of that evening, would
never beguessed by his most intimate ac-
quaintances. Besides the long-treasured
pamphlet, he was accustomed to exhibit the
r
- chair on which Franklin sat in his library,
many a year after the famous Doctor had
gone to the house appointed for all‘ living.—
But nobody again heard him rehearse the
story of “The Shabby Young Man.”
a.»
THE INAUGURAL.
What New York Journals think of it.
From The Day Book, Disunion Locofoco.
We desire to do fall justice to Mr. Abraham
Lincoln, do facto President of the United
States, and hence we are compelled to declare
with all solemnity, that his inaugural Ad-
dress is a concentration of deceit, arrogance,
ignorance and audacity, in about equal pro-
portions. It is evidently not the work of a
single person, indeed, we have the most reh-
able information from Washington that it is
the concoction of several. It has all the, de-
ceit of Seward, all the malignity of Sumner,
all the fire of the martial Trumbull, and all
the pureility of Lincoln. It is skillfullyde-
vised, well calculated to deceive the unthink-
ing, and in its false and deceitful talk about
the Union appeals to the strongest and most
patriotic sentiment in the American heart.—
It is the Old game over again, of ‘fstealing the
livery Of heaven to serve the dew! In.”
. From The Post. _
The address in which the newPresident
announces the general principles of his policy,
gives general thougl:3 not universal satisfac-
tion. Among the publicans it is received
with the warmest expressions of delight and
approval; the moderate and sensible Demo-
crats, also, are pleased with its tone and tenor;
but the extreme partisans, who more than
half sympathize with the cause of secession,
growl not a little over its recommendations.
From The Sun—Douglas.
The Inaugural itself, next to its safe deliv-
ery,will re—animate public confidence,and that
no less by its resolute tone than by its mode-
ration and conciliatory spirit. They who
shiver with apprehension at the convincing
firmness with which the President under-
takes to execute the laws‘and “to hold, occu-
C
y and possess the property and places he-
longin to the Government,” are of the weak
and e eminate class of minds whose judg-
ment is utterly scared out Of them in a crisis.
They forget that all timid and non resistant
creatures invite the attacks of their inferiors,
while the armed and bold, though small, are
rarely molested even by the most formidable
and ferocious. “Are we to have a Govern-
ment 1?” is the real question upon which busi-
ness has been halting these three months.—
The first essential to prosperity, is not mere
peace, but strong order. We must have a
Government that cannot be defied, before
business can venture Out of the hiding places
of panic. A patched-up truce, or a peaceful
subjection of the Government to rebels,would
only convert the suspension of confidence
into its permanent annihilation.
From The Tribune.
. The Inaugural Address of the new Presi-
dent does not require of us the usual synop-
sis of such documents make for the benefit
of indolent readers; for apart from the inter-
est with which it is universally looked for
its brevity will bring it within the compass
of the efforts of. the most reluctant readers of
Messages, while its‘plainness and directness
"of s b will made its meaning clear to the
lowest Capacity. It is marked by no useless
words and no feeble expression; “he who
runs may rea ”it, and to twenty millions of
people it will carry the tidings glad or not,
as the case may be, that the Federal Govern-
ment of the United-States is still in existence
with a man at the head of it.
The Address cannot fail to exercise a hap-
py influence upon the country. The tone of
most tenderness with which the South is
called upon to return to her allegiance, can-
not fail to convinCe even those who differ
from Mr. Lincoln that he earnestly and seri-
ously desires to avoid all diflculty and dis-
turbance, while the firmness with which he
avows his determination to obe the simple
letter of his duty, must comman the respect
of the whole country, while it carries convict-
tion of his earnestness of purpose, and of his
courage to mforce it.
From The World—Neutral.
There is firmness in it, devotion to duty,
resoluteness to stand firm by constitutIOnal
principle, which will give theNorth assurance.
of a vigorous Government, able and ready to
cope with any emergency; while, at the same
time, the South are made to see thatgno hos-
tile design, no unfriendly purpose, Is enter-
tained toward them, and that they Will have
eve constitutional protection. Of course
Mr. incoln could say nothing that would
satisfy those who are traitors at heart and of
choice, and such people Will find enough in
the Inaugural to denounce. Were the docu-
ment not open to their attack it would be
proof positive that it was anything but what
the occasion demanded. But those of the
South who still Iegard the Union, who yet
can rcconnize the duties involved in'an oath
to “faithfully execute the oflice of President
of the United States, and preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution,” will find no
reason for complaint, no ground for appre-
hension. The President does not shrink from
a full declaration of purpose to maintain the
supremacy of the Constitution,he but indulges .
in no harsh or imperious tone; his lan cage
throughout is that of kindness, conciliation
and co. N o strictly impartial man,no in—
telligent foreigner the other side of the water
on reading this address, can for a moment
im ine that its author means harm to any
section Oftlie country.
From The Times.
Mr. Lincoln’s InauguralAddress must com-
mand the cordial approval of the great body
of the American people. The intellectual
and moral vigor which pervades it will infuse
new hope and loyalty into the American
heart. The calm firmness with which it as-
serts the rightful authority of the Federal
Government—the declared purpose which it
embodies to preserve, protect and defend the
Union-and the Constitution, the easy force
with which it sweeps away all the cobwcbs
of secession logic, and vindicates the supreme
dutyof the Government to defend its own
existence, cannot fail to impress even the
most determined secessionist with grave
doubts as to the justice of his cause. The
characteristic feature of the Address is its
profound sincerity—the earnest determina-
tion which it evinces to render equal and ex-
act justice to every State, to everysection, to
everyainterestvof the Republic—and to ad-
minister ,tlibrough th 'd ‘t‘ n .
this - ev 0 er consi era i0 is
madam Aernyd no one who conunder-
stand and appreciate such a character as that
, ,‘of Mr. ‘Li' eoln, will doubt that this spirit will
‘ mark eve act of his Administration. ,
i In our judgment the Inaugural cannot fail
and impartial equity. To '
, .togflhflwfimm
to exert a happy influence, upon public senti.
ment throughout the country. . ' All men, of
all parties, must feel‘ that its sentiments do
just alnd {rug—tau; it setsfortlgtppkwlrhusb
onw 1c, t e ernment-o. crumb; '
can be maintained, while at the “Initiate
breathes the very spirit of kindnuind con
ciliation, and relies upon justice and reflec-
tion, rather than force, for the prescfiition
of the Federal Union. i 117—
Thc President declares his purposetorl‘hold
occupy and possess the property and
belonging to the Government, and’to'collcct
the duties and imports.” entangle-suns .
this would be utterly and plainl incompati-
ble with the existence of the F eral Govern-
ment. The means by which these code will
which resort 'will— be’had, madman.
wiae (lijscgptign' ofdthe Execufifia'nd will
an on to y epen,inavery degree
upon the kind and characterioftli‘cigrgsmsnee
that may be ofi'ered. .We seenothillsin this ,
assurance ‘to make "war in
probable, unless the acceded ’ (Q In deter-
mined to precipitate anhsuewithrthefiov-
eminent, as they have .:preci ,
their own people into revolution; 5 Thematic .
dent’s declaration that he will notfscnrthd-z
eral ofllcers among them fromjothc‘im-
that he will continue the calm“ _
it be repelled—that he to ‘es o'n theretnruisg
good senseand loyalty of the Mitford»
restoration of peace, and that he willdoeny-
thing to inspire amongthepeople “them
of calm security which is most favorable to.
calm thought and reflectiout,” mmtmh‘hly
dispel all fear of any unduly coercive policy
or purpose on his part. l, ~ . . ,-
From The Courier and another, "3 ‘— ~
The Address is a noble ion! 'proviag' " bone
elusive] that he who delivers}! it’istplsim
honest, nk manpo'lmesjsed‘of anal big with
patriotism, of an ability equal to the high ‘
station to which he has been called, and“
that firmness of purpose, mingled with con-r .-
cihatory spirit, demanded by.the museum": "
which meets him on the very threshold of
his office. Mr. Lincoln’s Addrem is remark-
able for its directness; for the ‘ con ' '
manner in which bk. dut ‘ veer: '
and for the exact andtru ul _
Which the great question before the ‘ ‘ "
is put- We cannot see how an true,
of this Republic, any lover its 1U be! ' ‘
States, its Constitum and law cal-rho ‘
from the perusal of " Address , outlier ‘
ing completely. _. satisfied, Without ,sa ' .
What he ought to say, and no more nor lea;
is a man who ‘will do what he promisee‘;-s
man in Whom the perfect trust may he re-
poscd that he will be an able and true Presi-
dent of the United States—South and North
East and West.” So this address: impresses
us, so we believe it must impress every right-
minded man. , ’ ’ .' '
From The Commercial.—-lilver Gray.
The Inaugural is the workof Mr.- Lincoln’s
own pen and hand, unaltered by any to whom
he confided its contents, and bearing, flour
its opening address to the tender and touch- -
ing words of its close, impress of one ,who
feels, his grave responsibilities, and'who has
the moral courge to meet them and to so as
he said last Spring in Cooper institute, “ t
as have faith that right makes might, and “bill}
that faith let us to the end date to do 0
\duty, as we understand it.”
«Q» _
Ethan Spike’s Plan. .
Ethan Spike, the regular successor to Ms-
jor Downing, has issued his plan of compro-
mise, which he proposes to send to Washing.
ton by the hands of George Lunt, of theBos-
ton Courier. The essential items ‘of the plan
are: “The removal of the-Missouri linens
far north as the St. Lawrence River, allsouth
of that to be devoted to slavery; a declaration
by the Republicans that they are 'sorry they
elected Lincoln and are willing to. be forgiven;
the public burning of the Chicago platform,
and such portions of the Bible as seem to con-
flict with slavery; the removal of. Bunker
Hill Monument to South Carolina; the‘im-
mediate massacre of all free negroes in the
Northern States; the perpetual banishment ‘
of Garrison, Phillips, Abby Folsom, Daniel
Pratt, Mrs. Bloomer and Caleb Cashing, to
Liberia; E Plim'bue Unum to. be mended ,
so as to read E Pluribus Carolina; the turke
buzzard to be substituted for the Am ’ -
can eagle; Major Andersen to be hung;
«c
the stars to be obliterated, ' from-tho
national ensi%fi and a bale of ~ cotton
substituted; owell Cobb to be pro-
claimed President and Gov. Floyd Secretary
of the Treasury; only two newspapers toib‘e
allowed in the free States—the New York
Day Book and the Eastern Argus; 'theNew ‘
England pulpit to be controlled bnybnsors
appointedby Senator Wigfall; theold’hats'
of Iverson,’ efl‘...Davis and Yancey, shall be
set up in the marketplaces of the morer'sbcl-
lious Northern cities, and every .
fusing obeisance shall have his nose new?
bepamted black and sold into slavery. ;
after this liberal offer our Southern brethren
shall continue contumacious'and insist uppn
cutting our throats, then, in the spirit of 0,
let us master in our strength and—run way.’
Duty Must be Discharged. ,
Daniel Webster, in the closmg, ' m of
his great argument in 1833, deilionsti'ating~
that the Constitution is not a compact'beb .
tween the States—the same speech of which.
Mr. Madison wrote to him: “It crushesnulo.
lification, and must hasten an abandonment
of secession”--hcld this solemn, deliberate
language: . _
“Disorder and confusion indeed mayarise;
scenes of commotion and contest are threat-
ened, and perhaps may come. , With my
whole heart I pray for the continuance of the
domestic peace and quiet of the country. I
desire most ardently the restoration of also
tion and harmony to all its parts. I desire
that every citizen of the whole country may
look to this government with no other.
meats but those of greateful respect and at.
tachment, But I cannot yield, even to kind
feelings, the cause of the Constitution, the
true glory of the country. and the greattrust »
which we hold in our hand for succedllg'
ages. If the Constituti ‘ cannot be m
tained without meetin _ scenesof com-
motion and contest, ever unwelcome
they must come. We cannot, we. must not,
we dare not omit to do that which in: our
. judgement, the safety of the Union requires.
Not regardless of consequences. we must at
meet consequences; seeing the hazards wli ch
surround the discharge ofpublic duty,it m
be discharged."
e-.--
OLD Hours—The term old, as applied to
horses, is generally intended to convey not
only the statement of their age being past
marks in the month, but also the common
impression that comparatively they are of
little value, if past eight or nine years. Now
if we rightly understand it, the horseh'asnot
attained his full growth and perfection of
bodily frame, until he has passed hisseventli
year; and until growth is attained, he iajuat
as unfitted for extreme hard labor as a man
before arriving at full manhood. In this
country, the practice of putting :horscs to
work at two and three years, usually results
in their coming broken down by overdri-
ving or yer-straining before they have at-'
tained firmness of muscle, and capabilityrfor
endurin labor. Thus it is, that horses!!!
often, With us, rendered comparatively value-
less before they have in truth arrived stan
age of full powers and endurance. -Wo have
owned a number of horses, and wheuovcrm
have had one that had not been injuredbe-
fore arrivin at maturity, we have foundliim,
more capab e 6f.performing re or labor ”at; ~
from ten to fifteen, than those 0 four tom: '.
years. In our Opinion, therefore, 10“.? .~
from observation,‘we consular them ,..'°..-. h: '
his prime at from nine ,tO thirteen, . .. ._ years ., ,, 0‘
age, always remembering that * provioudto
his havin‘ _,g‘ "is '
mung;{consensual—outgrow; ; fjfi' " "
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{en’s adminis‘ ' nation, is
{median growth,a‘sy.atiss_:f.
injuredby reasouofhighstimu-l,., .
be sought—the kind and; (légif‘iefifimw ,, . ,
rabies: é'vea
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