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Norwalk, Tuesday, March 19,1861.
THE MYSTIC cuonns or MEMORY STRETCH-
ING FROM EVERY BATTLE FIELD AND PATRI-
OT‘s GRAVE To nvnnr LIVING HEART AND
HEARTHSTONE ALL ones This BROAD LAND,
erL YET swELL THE. cnonUs on THE erox
WHEN AGAIN TonoHED, AS sunnm' THEY
WILL BE, BY THE BETTER ANGELS or con
NATURE—Lincoln’s Inaugural.
For Governor,
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM,OI Norwich.
' _ For Lieutenant Governor,
BENJAMINDOUGLAS, of Middletown.
' For Secretary of State,
J. HAMMOND .TRUMBULL, of Hartford.
L 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 'WOODRUFprNHaven
3d “ ‘ A.'A. BURNHAM, of Hampton.
4th “ ORRIS S. FERRY, of Norwalk.
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For Senators.
Dist. No. 240harles H. Briscoe of Enfield.
‘ 4—Leverett 'Candee,of New Haven
0—Orville H. Platt, of ‘Meriden.
" 9—Isaac Johnson, of Bozrah.
10-_—SidneyB.BeardslNey,of Bridgep't
11—Philo Clark, of ewtown.
-12—A. Homer Byington,of Norwalk
10'—'AndreW'B.Mygstt,Of N.Milford
,19—John B.Wright,of Killingworth
ill—Henry Alvord, of Bolton.
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[REPUBLICANS
Remember that Woodford is to
speak 5‘ at ,Ely’s Hall, South Nor-
walk, this Tuesday Evening l
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West Norwalk.
On Thursday evening, March 2lst, Asa B.
Woodward, Esq,, and William R. Smith,
Esq., will address the Republicans of West
Norwalk.
WP—
, Silver Mine.
On Friday evening, March 22d, Joseph F.
Foote, Esq., and Asa, B. WOodw0rd, Esq.,
will speak at Silver Mine. .
Brookfield.
C yrus Northrop wlll speak at Brookfield,
on Wednesday night of this week; at Sandy
Hooklin ' Newtown, on Thursday evening,
and at New Fairfield on Friday evening.
‘MR. PERRY’S MEETINGS.
Mr. Ferry never seemingly entered into
any Work with more energy and earnestness
than in urging home upon the people of this
Congressional District the issues involved in
the approaching contest. Monday night he
had a' great audience at Bridgeport—hund-
reds were unable to obtain entrance to the.
hall—he spoke for an hour and a half earn-
estly,‘ eloquently, convincingly, so that the
demdcrats even, joined in the hearty ap-
plause. Tuesday night he had another crowd
to hear him in Milford, and made a telling
speech. ' Wednesday night he spoke for an
hour and a half at Lockwood’s Hall to as
large and attentive an audience as we ever
saw convened in Norwalk on any similar
occasion. Although hundreds were compel-
led to stand throughout the evening, so ab-
sorbed was every listener in the grave matter
of diseassion—the preservation of the Gov-
ernment—that none seemed to weary or tire.
Thursday night he'spoke to a house jam-
med to its utmost capacity, at Stamford.—
Friday he addressed the citizens of South-
port, and Saturday he spoke at New Canaan
to an equally crowded house. This Monday
evening he 'enters Litchfield County, and
speaks at Winsted, and so he is going on
through the District up to the Saturday night
previous to election. We have never heard
Mr. Ferry speak with such convincing power
and earnestness. None but the mere politi-
cian‘ and heartless demsgogne will assert that
his whole soul is not kindled and fired with
a zeal to "save this glorious Republie from the
handsof those who have plotted for its de-
struction. Let no man, who can, fail to hear
Mr. Ferry’s account of his stewardship.
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They Hire a Substitute !
George C. Woodrufi‘, of Litchfield, the
democratic nominee for Congress in this dis-
trict, received that nomination as a
Comprmnisé candidate, because neither the
Breckinridge friends of Mr. Phelps, nor the
Douglas friends of Mr. Burrall, would yield
one to the other. Had Mr. Phelps, whom the
Breckinridge wing did want, or Mr. Burrall,
whom the'Douglas men desired, or any oth-
er respectable lawyer except Mr. Woodrufi‘,
whom'nobody wanted, been put in nomina-
tion, Mr. Ferry’s invitation to join him in
stumping the district would undoubtedly
have been accepted. But the man whom no-
body taunted, having received the nomination,
because he was neither Breckinridge or
Douglas, Or either or neither, and anything
and everything, according to circumstances,
having neither the ability or courage to face
the- intelligent freemen of the District, on
the Secession platform adopted at New Ha-
ven,‘ has let the job out to E. O. Perrin, one
of the Know Nothing attachees of the New
York'Expressl In this, however, we think
Mr. Woodruff has shown better judgment
than in accepting a nomination which is cer-
tain to end in defeat, for Perrin is as keen as
' a briar, and has at least one good lawyer
quality about hi c always works like a
heaven for. those who employ him and pay
liberally.- _i-‘Biit2e,‘ven the cunning eloquence
of Perrinncanjpcver save a man from sink-
ing like a mill'stone to his neck !
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Fort Sumter!
The order has not yet gone forth to evac-
uate this fortification, although it .seems gen-
erally conceded to be a necessity. If it must
be so, and we are called to bear the further
degradation of seeing our flag trail from
Sumter, we have only the imbecile and
traitOrOus Administration of James Buchan-
an to‘thank for it. It is but another legacy
of dishonor and shame left to the inheritance
of Abraham Lincoln. ,
One month ago, says Ex-Secretary Holt,
the‘ fort could be reinforced, and would have
been were it not that Mr. Buchanan prevent-
ed it.. .Now, it appears, in the opinion of
Gem-Scott, that the undertaking would be a
fruitlessonc with a less force than ten thou-
sanjd'men and an adequate naval support;
and this must be accomplished within three
weeks, as the provisions of the garrison will
not hold out longer than that time. Where
are'our. troops? Ask Mr. Buchanan and
MrIFIOyd. ‘Where is our Navy? Ask the
miserable Toucey.
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”The New Haven Journal is out with
a new'dress, which gives it a very neat ap-
pearance. The Journal now boasts of a cir-
culation of 3,300. Glad to chronicle your
ing who no fightdemocratic platform hang-e
. _ 'No time to Less!
Only" ONE WEEK from next Monday,
before Connecticut is to follow glorious old
New Hampshire in support of Honest old
Abe. Let not a moment he lost. Perfect
your lists, and see to it that every color is at
the Polls! *
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Is your Town thoroughly Canvassed ? i
It is a duty of the republicans of each and 1'
every town,and one that cannot be postponed
without shameful and dangerous negligence,
to see that the town is thoroughly cancasscd,
and arrangements speedily made for bring-
ing out the full Republican vote.
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Did he Say it ?
An influential gentleman of this town,
whose heart is in the right place, though his
head sometimes carries him‘ a little astray,
went to Bridgeport to attend the Democrat-
ic Congressional Convention and was there
shown a letter, as he states, written by Mr.
Loomis, in which he (Loomis) denies the
“not unreasonable” doctrine and assertion—9
We believe our fr: ad has been grossly im-
posed upon, and h" e no doubt this letter is
another locofoco dodge, and we shall not
believe otherwise until such letter is publish-
ed over Mr. Loomis’ own signature. When
this is done, we are prepared to prone that he
did say it, not only by the oflicers of the con-
oe-nffon who occupied the platform with him,
but by every reporter of every State news-
paper present. It was published in the
papers at the time, loco as well as Republi-
can,the Register only (from which theFarmer
took its report) omitting it, and it, (the Reg-
ister) when its attention was called 'to the
omission by the New Haven Courier, whose
Editor was present and heard it, replied as
follows: _
The Courier calls attention to the omis-
sion from the sketch of Mr. Loomis’ speech,
published in this paper, of a parenthetical
remark, with reference to the secession of the
cotton States, that “he would not say the
action was unreasonable.” The Courier
tries to make its readers believe that it was
intentionally omitted. So far from correct is
its“mouser”that we are glad he has called our
attention to it, that we may give Mr. Loomis
proper credit for so truthful and creditable a
remark.
’Twont do, as we said in our last, to attempt
this dodge and cheat, upon honest voters. .
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“ An Enemy hath done this."
Some cunning fellow in the Democratic
Congressional Convention got in a sly dig at
Hon. Wm. B. Bishop-in a resolution passed
at the heel of the session, wherein judgment
is pronounced upon “soliciting votes in per-
son” by their candidates. Mr. Bishop, after
having been defeated two years since, and-
now thrown overboard by the party mana-
gers, did not deserve this back-handed kick!
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New Voters 1
You who have ncvcr'voted, and'desire to
be made Freemen, do not fail to go to the
Town House either on Monday next, the
25th, or on Wednesday the 27th. See Se-
lectmen's adv.
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Certificate Voters !
Those intending to vote on Certificate must
be present at thc‘Town House next Monday
or Wednesday and get entered on the Regis-
try List.
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The Editor of the N. Y. Express.
The Hon. James Brooks, it is rumored,
(and we give our friends the benefit of the
announcement,) is engaged to address the
democracy of Norwalk, at Lynes’ Hall, on
Wednesday eVening.
By the way, wouldn‘t it be a capital thing
to invite the Hon. Bill Eaton, the father of
the democratic resolutions?
Wr——--
GLAD To sun ran—Our old friend Charley
Mott has been elected Mayor of East Saginaw,
Mich. The democracy, as is their wont,
fused, and Mott, Republican, beat them then,
by 159 majority.
«Q»
LECTURE Posrroxsn.~—The lecture an-
nounced to be given by Rev. Dr. Manaken,
this Monday evening, has been deferred 'un-
til Wednesday evening, when it will be given
at St. Mary's Church. Dr. M. is a gentle-
man of high literary reputation and evident
culture. -
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FIRE—The tenement house, belonging to
George Osborne, near “ Round Hill,” so
called, on the turnpike, was entirely des-
troyed by fire on Sunday last. Some of the
neighbors affirm that nothing short of fire
was sufficient for its purificationl
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The Reason Why.
Mr. Woodrufi‘, our democratic candidate
for Congress, although personally unexcep-
tionable, we are assured by one who has
known him all his life, is as'bitter in partizan
feeling as any man in Litchfield Co.—& that
he trill not accept Mr. Ferry’s invitation to
meet him on the stump, because he never
did make a speech in his life, and nerer could
In this view of the case it is eminently prop-
er that Mr. Perrin, of the New York Ewes:
the district.
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Tm: DIFFERENCE—The democratic pa—
pers of Connecticut are profuse in their praise
of the federal thieves and traitors, Thomp-
son, Floyd & Co., and just as profuse in their
abuse of Ferry, Woodrufi‘, Burnham, and
Loomis ! That‘s the difference.
a.»
WThc Continentals gave one of their
popular Concerts at Lockwood’s Hall on
Friday evening, and at Ely’s Hall, South
Norwalk, on Saturday evening, and were
most enthusiastically greeted, of course.
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WHEREAS, That crisis in our national af-
fairs which patriots long have feared is now
upon us, involving nothing lessthan the des-
truction of the best government the world
ever saw.———Preamble to Resolutzbns passed at
the 4th District Democratic Con ren tion.
WYes, and none but the Breckinridge
. democrats of the South have done it; and
none but democrats of the North aid and abet
their treason. “Not unreasonably,” quoth
Mr. Loomis ! The masses of the voters of
intelligent not to see through that dodge.
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More " Bitter Fruits."
The Norwalk Paper Mill is running night
and day and still unable to fill all its orders.
The Agent had to go to Bridgeport theother
day to get the Mill there to help them out.
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PATENT Hoor SKIRT—We suppose the
Ladies will wear hoops, and if they will, then
it becomes a question of some consequence
where the best ones can be found. Our
“kaliker” votes the medal to Mr. J.C. Smith’s
Manufacture, South Norwalk, and for which
Capt. Clark acts as agent.
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“ A Big Thing."
‘The Mitchell brothers drove into town
yesterday two pairs of fat oxen which are a
good deal ahead of anythiug'in the beef line
we ever witnessed in this market. Their
elephantine dignities only weighed fine tons !
Almost as heavy as that tory platform, Bill
Eaton got up to kill democratic candidates
with! Great fellows those Mitchells,ho_w-
~ ever,-barrin’ their democracy.
success, neighbor.
should be hired to follow Mr. Ferry around’
the 4th Congressional District are a leetlo too,
THE-TWO PLATFORMS.
We publish to-day, agreeably foour prom- :
isc last week, the Resolutions of the Repub-
lican s: of the(so-callcd)Dcmo_crutic StutcCou-
ventions, recently held at New Haven. We
ask a careful and attentive perusal of both.
The former breathes the very spirit of free-
(lom, of principle, and of loyalty to the Un-
ion. In the latter there is not a word which
might not have emanated f1 om the runkcst
nullifier and secessionist in the Southern
States. lndccd,they are the first emanation.
so far as we are aware, from any body of
Northern men, in which the Calhoun doc-
trine of States rights, and hence of the right.
of a State to secede, has been put forth.—
They begin with saying “that this govern-
ment is a confederacy of sovereign and inde~
pendent States.” The Constitution of the
UnitedStates, on the contrary, says, “We,.
and establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.” The Constitution then‘
makes it a union of the people, not a confed-
eraey of States. The difference is funda-
mental. It was the grOund of difference be-
twoen Webster and Hayne, in the great con-
troversy in which the great expounder of the
Constitution overthrew the doctrine of States
rights and nullification. It is this great her-
esy which lies at the foundation of the claim
of the Southern States to-day, that they have
a right to secede. It is the heresy which
Calhoun aimed to spread through the whole
South. It is the heresy which led Senator
Hunter of Virginia to say on the floor of
the U. S. Senate, last week, that he owes al-
legiance to the State of Virginia, but not to
the United States. But we never expected
to hear such a doctrine put forth in N ewEng-
land, or in any Northern State. It seems we
had misjudged, and the Republican Resolu-
tions are right when they say that Democra-
cy in Connecticut and Democracy in South
Carolina are one and the same thing. It will
be observed that those Democratic Resolu-
tions assume that the Union is already dis-
solved, by the mere passage of an ordinance
of withdrawal, by some of the Southern
States. This follows, as it only could from
the States rights doctrine, put forth in those
Resolutions. Following out the same spirit,
those Resolutions are‘full of denunciations
of their brethren here at home, and of aid
and comfort for traitors to the Constitution
and government of the United States, at the
South. It is, perhaps, enough to say further
of those Resolutions, that they were read
with great delight by that miserable Senator
Wigfull of Texas, on the floor of the U. S.
Senate, as being the doctrine and of the
spirit which they relish in his latitude.
There is not one wOrd of dissent from the
doings of the Cotton States; their rebellion
against the ggvernment and laws; their seiz-
ure of government property in various shapes;
their violating the mails and interrupting
government dispatches; their tarring and
feathering, banishing, lynching, and in vari-
ous ways abusing free American citizens for
opinions sake; their crushing out freedom of
speech, of the press and of the ballot-box;
these and the like doings the Democratic
State Convention had not one word of rebuke
for, while they are loud in their denuncia~
tions of their own fellow citizens, for voting
to sustain those identical principles of hu-
man freedom which themselves professed to
hold, until within a recent period. We ask
'any candid reader to say then, whether the ,
Republican press everywhcrexiut of this State
as well as in it, are not right in denouncing
those as tory resolutions, and worthy to cm-
anatc from a body of tories.
Republican State Resolutions.
Resolred, That the Constitution was or-
dained and established by the people of the
“United States,” in order to form a more per-
fect Union establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense,
promote the general welfare, and to secure
the blessings of liberty; and the same, when
adopted and ratified by the people, became a
secred bond of Union for themselves and
their posterity, through -all comming time
and generations.”
Resolved, That in the language of J ackson’s
Proclamation of 1832, “the Constitution of
the United States forms a government, not a
league; :1. government in which all the peo-
ple are represented, which operates directly
upon the people individually, not upon the
States; that each State having expressly
parted with so may powers as to constitute
jointly with the other States a single nation
cannot, from that period possess any right to
seceded; because such secession does not
break a league, but destroys the unity ogn
nation. To say that any State may at pleas-
ure secede from the United States, is to say
that the United States are not a nation.”
Resolred, That no man, no combination of
men. no community or State, within the lim-
its of this country, can lawfully throw offor
escape the obligation, supreme and perpetu-
al, of obedience to the National Constitution
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 of Mr. Calhoun, in language
significantly quoted from Mr. Calhoun him-
self, has given aid & comfort to the enemies of
the Constitution and the Union, and has fur-
nished new and startling proof of the truth-
fulness of their party claim, that, Democracy
in Connecticut and 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 ouselves to maintain protect and de-
fend, separately and unitedly, these great
principles of public liberty and national safe-
ty, against all enemies at home and abroad.
Resolved, That for the sake of peace, and
especially forthe sake of those patriotic men
who are struggling against Democratic trea-
son iu 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 we still adhere, as the la-
test and best expression of our sentiments,
“that the history of the nation during the last
four years has fully established the propriety
and necessity of the organizath and perpet-
uation of the Republican party and that the
causes which called it into existence are per—
manent in their nature, and now, more than
ever, demand its peaceful and constitutional
triumph.” .
Resolved, That the Republican part y of this
State have full confidence in the honesty,
patriotism and ability of Abraham Lincoln;
and that they appeal to good and loyal citi-
zens of all parties to sustain him, not as a Re-
publican, but as the Chief Magistrate of the
nation, in his efforts to maintain the Consti-
tution and the Union against the plots of all
disuuionists here and elsewhere.
Resolved, That we commend the ticket for
State Officers this day nominated, to the suf-
frsgcs of the citizens of Connecticut, believ-
in that its members will he found to be
faithful representatives of our opinions, as
expressed in this platform and pledging to
them our cordial and united support.
Democratic State Resolutions.
Mr. Winchell, of Bristol, from the Commit-
tee on .Resolutions, presented the following,
which being in the handwriting of W. W.
Eaton were read by him:
Whereas, The confederacy of the States is
‘tli'e'jii'eople of the United States,” “ do ordain " i thezhumarrracg,
principle of their equality, is a wanton viola-
‘1 tion of' the spirit and letter of the constitu-
tional compact.
Resolved, That the present lamentable cou- =
(lition of the country, finds its origin in the
unconstitutional acts and sectional spirit of a
great Northern party, the principles of whose
organization deny to the people of one class
of States the enjoyment and exercise of the
same political rights claimed and demanded
by another class of States; thus ignoring and
destroying the great politcal truth which is
the foundation of our Government and the.
vital principle of the Constitution of the Uni-
ted States.
Resolqerl, That the pernicious doctrine of
coercion instead of conciliation,to be upplit'd
to the seceding States, which is now advo-
cated a: urged by theleaders of the Northern
sectional party, is utterly at war. With the
exercise Of' right reason, mature judgment,
and the principles of the Constitution of the
United States, and should .be strongly resrst-
ed by every lover of our common. country—
by every well-wisher to the best interests of
as opposed to the progress
and'eivilization of the age, as the sure pre-
cursor of an internecine war in which would
be sacrificed the lives of hundreds of thou-
sands of our fellow-citizens, the expenditure
of countless milions of treasure, the destruc-
tion of the moral and commercial interests
of our people; and not only fail of its avowed
object—the restoration of the I; men—but de-
feat forever its reconstruction. . .
Resolved, That a restoration of good feeling
between the inhabitants of our common coun-
try should be,and is,the paramount feeling of
every patriotic heart; to that great object
should be sacrificed sectional prejudice and
the spirit of partisanship ; therefore the Dem-
ocracy of Connecticut earnestly commend to
the attention of Congress the propositions. of
the venerable and distinguished Senator from
Kentucky; believing that the adoption there-
of,or those of similar character, would great-
ly conduce to harmonize the opinions of the
North and the South, stay the progress of .
secession, and lead to the reconstruction of a
now dissevered Union.
Resolved, That the Senators and Represen-
tatives from Connecticut in the present Con-
gress of the :United' States, being specmlly
'charged by virtue of their ofiice wrth'the d_u-
ty of protecting and preserving the Union in
its integrity, have utterly failed to meet the
requirements of their high position in this
time of imment danger; that they have man-
fare of the people, by steadily refusing either
to present on their own part any proposmon
looking towards compromise and peace, or
to vote for any such offer when presented by
others; and have disappointed the just ex-
pectations of the people of this State, who
had hoped that their Representatives would
coduct themselves in the present crisxs of
their country, as statesmen rather than as
politicians. , '
Resolved, That the so-called Personal Lib-
erty Bill upon the statute book of this State,
adopted under the distinct avowal that its
object was to prevent the execution of the
Fugitive Slave Law, is a violation of one of
the provisions of the Constitution of the Unr-
ted States, of which our Southern brethren
have a just right to complain, and that good
faith, honor, and patriotism demand its repeal.
Resoleed, That we confidently present to
the conservative votes of this State, the ticket
for State offices nominated by this conven-
tion, as in every respect entitled to their cer-
dial support- and we hereby earnestly mvrte
the co-operation of all who desire a peaceful
settlement of our present national difficulties
in securing its election. .
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W Extract of a letter from a clergyman
in Pennsylvania, many years a resident of
Florida and Virginia,to his brother in South
Norwalk, on’Secession:
“ As to our country, clouds and darkness
seem to overhang us, but I do not despair of
reaching a good result though much trouble
may intervene. The astounding and sick-
ening developments whichgarc every day
coming to light, have a tendency to confirm
and establish me in my republican creed. I
feel indignant at the frauds which have been
committed, and sincerely hope that the reign
of corrupt politicians is at an end. They die
hard. They hate to give up the spoils of
office but they have got to do it. The coun-
try has been too long governed by them,and
a new era is now to be inaugurated. I hope
Mr. Lincoln will sweep them all off the
track and consign them to the infamy which
they deserve. The honest and intelligent of
the country must exert themselves, and be
willing not merely to vote, but towield their'
entire influence against bad men and bad
measures, & continue to do so for a long time
to come if our country is saved. -I am op-
posed to all compromises.- They only defer'
the evil day. Let the struggle come now, if
ever. I had rather meet it now. The S'e-
cessionists must succumb to the Government,
before the Government holds out the olive
branch of reconciliation. The Government
should go on as if there was no Secession,
and execute its laws, and protect and retake
its forts and property whatever the result
may be. This is not coercion, but merely
self defence, and the President‘s oath of of-
fice binds him to take this course. If he
stands firm and is sustained by the whole
Republican Party he will be victorious. The
only hope of the Traitors is a compromise,
the surrender of republican principles. They
will work hard for this, and I am afraid some
Northern doughfaces will help them. Down,
with the Southern Traitors and their North-
ern allies, who, like Satan, had rather “reign
in hell than serve in heaven.” , They deserve
to be arrested and tried for treason as a ter-
ror to evil doers.
who at present are over-ruled and over-rid-
den by political ruffians,and that this respec-
table body at the South will sooner or later
show their colors, and speak out in a voice
of thunder, which mingling its strains with
those of the North will make the traitors
tremble. If the North is firm and judicious
the South will have to succumb to the will of
the majOrity. When Mr. Lincoln at Spring-
field, on the morning he left home, asked the
prayers of the people for his support and
guidance, he struck a blow which will tell
with tremendous power upon his enemies,
and the enemies of the Government. I hope
God will hear and answer the prayers that
are offered.”
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Pnnsnxrxrrox—On Thursday evening
last, by invitation from the Hook and Ladder
Company, No, 1, a new Company recently
organized here, the Representatives of the
several Fire Companies, met at the House of
said Company, to witness the presentation of
an appropriate Fire Hat and Belt to the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
The Hat was one of Gratacap‘s best, (31
coned,) lettered in his neatest style, and bear-
ifested an inexcusable indifference to the wel- .
I think there are true Patriots at the South .
Loosil Post Oflcd Appointments.
.\ Ls'r'ran rnozu scm'rnnu cowax.
\Vc publish on our outside, a letter from
' Hon. Schuyler Colfax, in reference to the
distrtbution of the P. 0. patronage,‘iu which
he takes ground in favor of leaving the same
to a full and fair vote of the Republican Cau— ,
cos. “'c append to the letter an editorial i
from the 1rr'buue, urging a general adoption '
of the same course. As we know quite a
number of our very best Republican workers
who are specklly interested in this matter,
perhaps it is proper for us to say that from
converSations we have had with Mr. Ferry,
be strongly favors, and will undoubtedly
adopt these suggestions; and that immedi-
ately after the election, the Republicans of
the towns in the Fourth Congressional Dis-
trict will be requested to nominate their con-
didates for Post Master in the way indicated
by Mr. Colfax. Postmaster-General Blair
. has given out that he shall make no appoint-
ments except upon the recommendation of
the republican representatives of districts in
which the office is situated, except for the
two offices-in each State at which the Sena-
tors receive their letters. The very best
thing all applicants for village Post Offices,
&c., can now do, is to bend erery energy to-
wards electing such candidates as are sure to
sustain the Government we have just inau-
guratcd. ' '
9“.-. ——
Mason 81 Dixon's Line.
A correspondent requests us to give the
origin and meaning Of the term which forms
our caption. In the year 1761, the line he-
, tween Maryland and Pennsylvania westward
was run by- Mason and Dixon, to settle a
dispute between Penn and Lord Baltimore
as to the boundary of their domains. The
line extended to the western limit of Mary-
land, and now forms the present division
between slave and free labor.
v<.>o
- _, Funny, Very.
‘Mr. E. O. Perrin, of the New York Ex-
press, Who has been hired to follow Mr. Fer-V
ry around the district,‘addre'ssed the democ-
racy of Norwalk on Thursday evening. We
were unable to be present, but learn that he
was pleased with “Honest Old Abe,” “Bill
Sewar ,’_’ and Republicans generally, with
the exception of Mr. Ferry! The nub of his
argument was, we are told, that to save the
Union, .Ls'nco‘ln must :be sustained—and to
sustain ,Linédln, we must elect hi: avowed
enemies to Congress, instead of such steadfast
friends“ Ferry! This logic was apparently
conclusive to, his own mind, but we hear of
several who" were not converted by this
transparent dodge!
SuppOsing‘ that those “foreign cattle“ of
which the Express used to speak, were as
ready tobelieve a falsehood as he to assert
one, he repeated thevcharge we heard him
make last . spring, that the Republicans
sought to‘libcrate the slaves, and that in the
event Of Republican success, the white labor-
er would be compelled to work side by side
with the negro, just as they now do at the
Southl- Even the poorest and most illiterate
Irishman present, was not so ignorant of
facts and parties, as not to know that the
very rererse‘ is true. The fundamental issue
of Republicanism is to keep slavery where it is,
and notfperi‘nit it to spread over the free
territorial: so that these same laborers or
their children, shall not be compelled to
compete with slate labor should they ever
emigrate thither! The patent democracy
also demand that slave owners shall have
the privilege of bringing their chines 'and keep—
ing them right here in Connecticut, so long as
they choose! .Such gross misrepresentations
can injuregnone so much as those who resort
to them. , The honest laboring men of Con-
necticut are not to be sold out on any such
miserable falsifications.
—. .‘.-§.—— -—
A Good Thing.
We are glad to see that the Republicans
of the Twelfth Senatorial District have unan-
rmcusly nominated by acclamation A. H.
Bymgton, our editorial friend of the Nor-
walk Gazette. He richly deserves the honor
and Will do good service in the Senate. We
are glad to know that his election is with-
outdoubt. Every town in his district ex-
ceptGreenwich will give him a majority.
N. H. Palladium.
WThank you, Mr. Palladium, but what
interests us 'a_ great deal more, is to make
Mr. Ferry’s majority a plump one thousand
instead of five hundred, as it was TWO mas
_AGO, and we have the very best assurances
’ that we are going to do it.
-<‘>-
WEvery republican must make himself
a committee man. Think over all your ac-
quaintances and see to it that every new vo-
ter attends to his enrollment in time. And
think if there be not some honest citizen
doubtful of his course whom you can induce
to vote the republican ticket. Save all you
can from secessionism and virtual endorse-
ment of treason.
——~—————o 0‘..- »—~——-—-
The Hon. 8. B. Beardsley,
State Senate bythe Republicans of the Tenthg
District. Mr. Beardsley is a man of abilit' ;
and of great popularity, and when elected ‘
that District three years ago did good serv‘e
in the Senate. The Republicans of the T4111
ought to electhim again.
N.»o.——~
Which Will You Have '?
Union or disunion: that is the (motion-—
The twu parties held their state cor‘~‘|lli0|ls
at New Haven; the republicanslike the
true union men of the South, tookmti-seces-
_ sion ground and adopted in ”wheading 1""
solution the language of Anth’ Jackson.
The Calhouuists adopted theioctrines 0"
South Carolina disunionists ivthe language
of Calhoun, the arch traitor. Nhichis near-
est to true democracy? which ought ‘0
triumph? What honest def’cm‘ will perfer i
his party to liberty and hi 00““er i“ “ll-9 E;
crisis?
. ——o“.D-‘ ii
Rsnov.u..—W0 noticervl’ old friend and
tenant, Capt. Clark, hasocated on the cor-
nor of Mtcliell‘s new Hick. His skill as a
Watcl‘ Maker and Egraver is too well
know to need any recmmendation from us,
mt as he is one of would citizen-9. and been .
ing on a small silver shield the following in.
scription: “Presented to Asa Smith, Esq.,
by Pioneer H. d: L. 00., No. 1, Norwa‘b
March 14, 1861.” The Hat was presentd {0
the Chief, in behalf of the Company, '3 the“
Foreman, A. H. Wilcoxson, Es. m “ brief
speech, to which the Chief “u".JOInely res-
ponded. After three cheers “’5' the Chm;
proposed by a member of preemx Company,
the meeting adjourned. ’
mow—._._._
«I
, ,Jlicans of Connecticut
hegiivfhélgzwilepour Town Elections here
in New York .. Have they heard the result
of EM c0 .st in New Hampshire ? . Do
,b‘y kno" iliut everywhere else Republican
- astronger hold on the peo-
now menaced by imminent danger, threaten-
ing not only a disruption thereof, but a civ‘l
war between its antagonistic sections: 9“,
whereas, it is the duty of all political opal"-
zations to exert their utmost influence‘o F"
serve intact.thc Union of the Sta "! art to
restore that spirit of fraternity a" brother-
hood which once churacteriz“ our “P010 .
people: and whereas, it is c‘" to 0‘" breth-
ren of‘ each and every gate, “3‘“ as fu‘l'
frank and firm express’r‘ of our Views should
oun - 1 9" . .
be Rafsglredfglc‘hatt 1,? .5 the opinion of the Dem-
. ectlcut, in convention assem-
gig; Iy Tliatc 32’ Government is a confederacy
of 8",“, go and independent. States, based
and f0 ed upon the equal rights of each,
legislation trenching upoh the great
1 and ~11?
- -es have
3:331] ever, and that arrelectiou is at hand
in Connecticut, when it Will be their duty to
near aloft the glorious old standard in their
turn? Let them be at work !—N Y. Tribune.
W Yes, we‘ve heard all about it, and in-
tend to emulate the examples.
--—-—‘-°"-.0~~r~—--
How Ridiculous i
The crookings of the democracy as forear-
rying the State! If they couldn’t carry it
with so pOpular a candidate as the .hero of
Chepaultepec, how. can they hope to win,
while carrying on their backs the Secession-
unfortunate in busil ess, and we believe
faithful and honest, ove bespcak iorhim the
patronage of the coamunity. See Adv. *
N’hc—o
more Documents come to Light.
The Norwich Bulletl; says that two bags of pub-
lic documents, belongig to Mr. Perry were found
lying on the depot plaform in that city, where they
had been tumbled, antibetween the route agent and
postmaster, no one cogld be found to return them to
.Vorwalk, where they‘were plainly directed. Mr.
Ferry has sent thoucafds ofSpeechee and docimunfs
to hisfrfends in lheiflh Congressional District,
which have never seei the light. But these things
will soon have an end
“Maw——
Lnanrna for April iqreceived. It opens with an
illustrated article, “Thee Months in Labrador,"
the first of a series or; that comparatively unknown
region of our continotal coast; it is by Charles
Hallock and the illusrations are from photographs
taken expressly to adompsny the article. The oth-
er illustrated articleshre, "A Dish of Capon," “A
Chapter on Mites," aid “Remy-the Horse Tamer."
Can be hadst the Bodrstores of Selleck d; 00., Ga-
zette Building, and A H‘. Camp, Main St. _
WA MfurSeott iss‘ gone from Canandsfgus, N.
Y., to Washington, f h_ a petitlon numerously
signed, asking for th appointment otPo-t Mistress.
eoln last Midterm to] blur so. He acknowledged her
otter sndshe tummy-hi had that made one years:
ilts, Loomis and Wobdrhnr
I .
the ems": - ‘
: ‘fl’ii’:
Of Bridgeport, has been nominated for the,
= cause he had been an out and out Douglas
.‘ newer dare express it—who never assert and
~ crate and unprincipled parties often take up
She had "Hanan“ 96' the “em” °f 3“- “n'! mortal document, he would have had a sore
thumb to incapacitatehim for writing, just
as sure as his name is George .C. Woudruti'.
That is the climate i. th. men.
The Granite Hills Unshaken. :
” Our Flag is Still There i” I
REPUBLICAN STATE OFFICERS.
All Three Repanc—an Congressmen.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE.
The election in New Hampshire for the
choice of State officers, Legislature and con-
gressmen took place on Tuesdav, March 12.
Returns from 102 towns foot lip—Berry,
21,889, Stark, 18,012. Berry's majority will
probably be 3,500 to 4000 votes.
The representatives elected to the legisla
ture in the towns heard from are 117 repub-
licans and 26 democrats. The republicans
have elected 9 of the 12 senators and 40f the
5 councillors.
E. H. Rollins is elected to Con rcss by800
to 1000 majority over Bell. arston and
Edwards are also elected by decisive majori-
ties.
. Seceding Senators.
The following vote, passed by 24 to 10, is
result of the discussion in the U. S. Senate,
as to the right of the seceding Senators to
have their names called in the Senate :—
Wnnnnas, The seats occupied by Messrs.
Brown and Davis of Mississippi, Mallor
of Florida, Cla of Alabama, Toombs of
Georgia, and enjamin of Louisiana, as
members of the Senate, have become va-
cant- therefore -
Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to
omit their names respectively from the roll,
The Hon. David Wilmot:
Well-known in political history as the pro-
poser of the Wilmot Proviso, who was an
able and faithful advocate of the cause of
freedom in the Territories when a member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, has now been
elected to the Senate to fill the seat vacated
by the resignation of Mr. Cameron.
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Promotion.
Thomas F. Trott, of Connecticut, asixteen
hundred dollar clerk in the Post-Office De-
partment, and formerly of the old New Lon-
don Advocate, was, on Saturday, promoted
by Postmaster-General Blair to the place of
Chief Clerk, at twenty-two hundred dollars
salary, vacated by Mr. Clemens, of Mississip-
pi, resigned.
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WRev. H. J. Van Dyke, that aninent
Christian and apostle of slavery, was much
puffed by the Charleston papers, where he
has been on a visit, but a Charlestonian in a
letter says, “ heought not to have come here.
He is being made fool of by some weak men
of the “ noon-tide” class, but is generally
conceded to have made decidedly the worst
speech at the Bible meeting, and to be alto-
gether quite an ordinary person.
_..-Q>.
I? The Third District Republican Con-
gressional'Convention met at Norwich Wed-
nesday. Hon. Alfred 'A’. Burnham was re-
nominated by acelamation. The Republi-
cans now have their whole delegation com-
plete, and they intend to elect all four.
GLORIOILS new . ‘
BY IIIS EXCELLENCY,
WILLIAM A. BUCKIN GHAM,
oovrmxon or STATE OF coxxncrrcu'r.
A PRO CL .4 MA TION.
Events which have recently transpired lur-
nish evidence, that as a people we have not
fulfilled our obligations to God, nor our coun-
try; that allegiance to the authority of the
general government is greatly weakened;
and fears are entertained for the peace and
prosperity of the nation, and for the stability
of our institutions.
We are in danger of relying too much on
the wisdom of man; of taking counsel of our
fears; {‘nd 01‘ being robbed of that security
which 15 to be found under a government
' wrth laws based upon divine statutes, prop-
erly administered.
' but such dangers may be averted, I rec-
. to look unto the God of Israel for help; and
especrally that on FRIDAY, Tm: 291‘]! IN-
srarzr, they seek him in public and in pfi.
vote, by Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer-
and cammend the interests of our beloved
State and country to His protecting care:—
Also: that they supplicate him to bestow
upon us temporal good and spiritual bless-
ings limited only by our necessities and His
glory ; that the President of the United
States may have wisdom from above to d1-
rect him in the discharge of his responsible
duties, and be sustained by a people loyal to
the government; that He will save us from
further strife and contention: from revolu-
tion and civil war; that u fraternal spirit may
pervade all parts of our land, binding us to-
gether in a common brotherhood; that our
national union may be preserved, and the
blessings of a free government he perpet-
uatcd.
-A Given under my hand and the
LS. seal of the State, at the City of N or-
~ow i wich, this the sixth day of March, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and sixty-one, and of the Independence
of the Untted States the eighty-fifth.
WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM.
By His Excellency, ‘
JOHN Born, Secretary of State.
.<.’.
W Hartford has lost three valuable citi-
zens within the week. Judge Parsons. an
aged member1 of the bar,fdicltilcguished for
t to purit an integrit o a is urposes' ,
died on Saturday last. yLucius F. Hobinson,
Esq., a fine scholar, remarkably successful
lawyer, and a young man universally esteem-
ed and res ected, died on Monday; and on
Tuesday, 01. Horatio Fitch, who has for a
period of ears been Secretary of the Hart-
ford and J. ew Haven Railroad Co., was found
dead at the foot of a flight of stairs whence
he had fallen.— ll’z'nsied Herald. ,
W. y
W Err-Secretary Dix was publicl re-
ceived on Thursday noon at the City all,
New York, and was the recipient 'of a flat-
tering address signed by the leading mer-
chants of the city. A public dinner was ten-
dered him, which he declines.
_‘—-o<‘.-.
THE END on JOHN.——The mission to Bo-
livia is vacant, the last appointee, John Cot-
ton Smith, haring been recalled by the late
administration for having been absent from
his seat, without leave, some two or three
months, asd certifying to the Department
that he had only been absent ten da 9 which
is allow by the regulations.—N. . Times.
The ory is that John, finding life rather
dull in Olivia went to Lima, Peru, and while
paying devoted attentions there to a worthy
shrine, was in the habit of dating the drafts
for his salary at CliuquiSaca or Sucre, the
captol of Bolivia, while the postmark showed
thit they were mailed at Lima—Press.
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——.—-—4o+o>—
WThose Eaton resolutions, will be the
death of Democracy in this State for thii
campaign. The Hartford Post has never hem
able to swallow the dose; and the follow” g
comments by that paper, on New Hamp ire
will do for a notice of the Connecticut ele. ion
the day after the Democratic defeat. Isaysz
-—“The Democrats of New Hampsh'fi may
write over the gate of their retireuénl for
another year - . 3
“SENT L'P SALT RIVER nr OUR RnsILU'l‘XONS.”
a...”—
W The Country will learn will satisfhction ‘
that the President has appoined 08991115 M.
' Clay of Kentucky, Ministe'. to Spam, end
Thomas Corwin of Ohio, mnrster to MeXIco.
«“0»!—
The Great Gaines Case.
This case, which fog-years has attracted
attention not less for the indomitable perse-
verance of the ‘widowif the late Gen.Games,
than for the jmmens‘ amount involved, has
been decided i er “Wk. The property in
dispute lies in y it'Lomsmnamnd is valued
at from six to tenmillions. Mrs. Gaines
clainjed as heimwaw of Daniel Clark, 0
New Orleans, butln 1852, after years and
years of litigation the Supreme Court deci-
ded adversely 'toher. Since then she has
caused his will .0 be probatcd in the U. S.
Comer at New (rleans, which will acknowl-
edges her as hi “legitimate and only daugh-
ter" and “universal legatee.” The decision
of the Suprole Cobrt, just pronounced by
Justice wane fully establishes her claim,
and confirm her as the legatee of all the
real and ppsonal property of Daniel Clark
died seized
The (mrt announced that measures
would bltaken at once to enforce the decree.
l Mrs. Ganes is now probably the richest
wommyn America. The decision has cre-
aged mch sensation, and the ladies of Wash-
ingto)‘ New York and and Memphis are
undertood to be preparing a suitable testi-
monll to the indomitable faith and perse-
veruee of Mrs. Gaines, whose courage has
“cleved the greatest legal triumph of this
cellfl‘y.
.‘Io trouble is apprehended on account of
to secession of Louisiana, as neither that
am nor the new confederaey has done any-
}.hing to break the force of'this decision.
I s<.>~
Fires and Loss of Life.
HARTFORD, Friday, March 15.
The Grove Works, a large manufactory,
occupied by several firms, was destroyed by
fire this afternoon, and a young man named
FRANK Cownns, perished .iu the flames.—
Loss $30,000: insured, $20,000.
on.» ,
W The Republican members of the Ohio
Legislature held a caucus on Saturday night
to nominate a candidate for United States
Senator in place of Mr. Chase. Twenty-two
balllotswere had the last one resulting 'as
follows; Mr. Dennison 28; Mr. Sherman
24; Mr.‘ Schenek, 22; Mr. Harlan, 3, Mr.
Horton, 1.
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The Difference in the Men.
The Winsted Herald, published up in
Litchfield County, thus graphically hits off
the personal characteristics of our two Con-
gressional candidates:
Tun Max—The Democratic convention
art Bridgeport, Tuesday, nominated George
C. lYoodtvufl‘ as their candidate for Congress.
They did not nominate Wm. P. Burrall, be~
man in the last Presidential canvas. They
refused to nominate Gen. Phelps, because .thc best papers of the kind we have seen an
the latter had been a Breckinridge man du-
ring the same time. Why did they nomi-
nate George C. Woodrufi' of'_Litchfield ‘3—
Simply "because he is neither one nor the
other. He is one of that limber-backed,
plausible, slippery class of men who have
nearer an o mion, or who if the have one
I
maintain a manly position, but wriggle
through the world on their bellies. Degen-
such men, not because they honor or esteem
them, but because through them the can
catch votes and ride into power. There
probably was not a man of the sixt who
nominated George C. Woodruff that id not
in his heart despise him for the baby part he
played during the great conflict which rent
'the Democratic Party in fragments. There
certainly could have been but little or the
lioneund gristle of manhood in him who
«could pass through the ordeal without the -
ex ression of a preference or an opinion.
- r. Ferry is not that kind of‘a man, He
asserts “his principles wherever he goes, and
maintains them by unanswerable arguments.
He dodges no responsibility on the floor of
Congress, and when he returns to his con—
stituents, honestly and candidly meets them
face to face at their homes and gives an ac-
count of his stewardship-how he did and
why he did it. That is the difference in the
men. Had O S. Ferry been called upon to
sign the Declaration of Independence, his.
name Would have been found there as legi-
ble as. John Hancock’s. Had George C.
“'oodruff been called upon to sign that im-
hail’from the vicinity of Hartford; .
coming events cast their shad JWS b re,"
the new captain of the biggest shi
navy will be a Hartford man.
so, that Geo. F. Wright, u_ Hartford rtist,
has been engaged to paint a portrait o res-
ident Lincoln, for the Illinois Le i ture,
for which he is to receive $2,500.
a great town—and, now that we thin
Bonner—«the great Bonner—is a
boy. Good for Hartford !—-N. Y. Ne .
From the Stamford Advocate.
WCharles II. Leeds, of the Cove, was
put in nomination for the Senate, by the
Democratic convention held here, last week.
Mr. Leeds has been twice elected to the Leg-
islature from this town on the Name Amer-
ican ticket. And so extremes meet. What
fault has Mr. Leeds committed that he is put
forward as a candidate by the Democracy ?
Here are some of the opposite comments of
the press on this Know-Nothing Democratic
Union: ,
The Courier informs us that. the Demo
crats of the 12th District have nominated
Chas. A. Leeds, Esq., of Stamford, a suppor-
ter of Bell and Everett last fall. We are
glad to see this evidence of liberality on the
part of the Democrats of that District.
. Register.
What do your Irish readers say to the
Democratic nomination of an ultra Know-
Nothing P—one of those bug-a-boo fellows
you have been scaring them with; the inti-
mate political associate of that awful Gov-
ernor Minor, and an equal hater of Democra-
cy and Republicanism. Such Mr. Leeds is,
while at the same time he is a worthy, up-
right man, and deserves a higher compliment
than to receive a locofoco nomination for
any office—New Haren Journal.
.D-O
W The republicans of the Fourth Sena-
torial District met at New Haven on the 14th
and unanimously nominated for Senator,
Leverett Candee of New Haven. They pass-
ed the following just and patriotic resolution:
Resolred, That the so-called democracy of
Connecticut stands alone in the Free States
in the infamy of indorsing rebellion and apol-
ogizmg for treason against the General Gov-
ernment, and that it is the duty of every pat-
riot, regardless of party ties, to do his utmost
to save our state from the overwhelming dis-
grace which the success Of that party, which
has declared itself the alder and ahetter of re-
belhon and treason, would inevitably bring
upon it.
Or»
CONNECTICUT
Should support Mr. Lincoln’s administra-
tion. The republican State Ticket should be
elected by a handsome majority. The Legis-
lature should be of such a character as to
show that public sentiment‘ is heartily with
the administration. Four republican Con-
gressmen should be sent to Washington to
represent this State. Connecticut should not
fail this spring to give her full and undivided
support to the new Government which she
has helped to establish at Washington.
.>‘
Monsieur Tonson Again.
A large and enthusiastic meetin‘g, of Dem-
ocrats was held in Bridgeport ednesday
evenin to ratify the Democratic nominations.
The principal speaker was the Hon. E. O.
Perrin, of New York, who made a powerful
and eloquent appeal in behalf-of the Union,
after pulling Ferry‘s pretensions all to ieces. I
Hartford 08!. f
The Hon. E. O. Perrin, of—u'here.’ New!
York—yes! When he was here last he hail-
ed from Albany. Down in Maine he called
himself a wealthy planter of Tennessee.—
Over in Norwich he called himself a Brook~
lyn man. When at Alban we believe h
hailed from Connecticut. e's a nice cha
to criticise Mr. Ferry—N. II. Palladium.
-<.>.
W Parson Brownlow, of the Church Mi
itant and Knozrz'lle Whig, full indorses Li
coln’s'Inuugurul. He says :
“We indorse the entire address, as one
we commend it for its temperance and co
servatism. It is peace-loving and conserv
tive in its recommendations, and eminent
firm in its nationality of sentiment. It
out and out, a Union Address, worthy of t
approbation of every Union and conservati
man South, as well as North. Had }t be
delivered by Jackson, Polk, or Breckmri .
even the Cotton States would have decln
it to be the hight of political perfection,
shall have no war unless it be forced u n
the country by the reckless conduct of e
South.”
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W001. Ellswonh of Chicago, has e-
ceived alieutenancy in the arm ;, made a-
cent by resignation.
.‘.--
THE TOWN or HARTFORD.—The tor of
Hartford, Conn., is making herself cons cu-
ous in naval affairs. Mr. Toucey ou ate
Secretary of the Navy, is a Hartford ran,
and his successor, Mr. Welles, is 8. Ha ford
man. One our best steam men-of-war s the
“Hartford" corvette, and the funniest gure
head in the world adorns her,and cam ‘rom
the town of" Hartford. One of our best om-
modores, and six of our best comm
Wee
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. l
Wile)» Prof. Wobd’é adv. in booths
ommend the citizens of this commonwealth
Official, with whom was placed
await the confirmation of a contract by tho
City Counci., has absconded with the money,
went on a bender the other night.
that K. raised nothing but asses and jackassu
Therefore J. slapped the face of' W. When
J. woke in the morning he had a headache,
. but was oblivious of all that had occurred.
until Mr. Breckinridge informed him of his
behavior.
W. went to see him, the apology was made,
and they started on another spree.
, tendem of the Eastern
ican Telegraph Company, and J. N. Ash eyi
' Asisislunt superiiitendenuhave resigned the
, _ places. Mr. C. F. Wood has been appointed
my ii Superintendent in Mr. Lovett’d place.
Senatorial Conventioli
FOR THE 12TH DiSTlth’l‘.
. Couvencd at Stamford, March 14, a r -
. bly to call. In the absence of the Selfistegg-
? ul Committee the Convention was called to
order by N. E. Adams of Stamford, who on
vote being had, was appointed ehairmah._
Charles Olmstead of Norwalk, Secretary. On
motion, P. R. Fairchild, of Darien, and 8. C
Waterbury, of Stamford, were appointed a.
committee on credentials, who reported the
following list of dele ates—
Wilton—Lymau . Keeler and S. B. Fan-
cher.
Darien—P. R. Fairchild and C. G, More-
house.
New Canaan—Edwin Hoyt and Francis
Bliss. .
Stamford—James L. Lockwood, A, a
Carll, Samuel C. Waterbury, N. E. Adams-
Norwalk—Chas. Olmstead, William R,
Smith, H. H. Elwell and Burr Nash.
Greenwich—Charles Henry, Jr., Theodore
H. Mead, "Alfred 'A. Randall, AIVan Mead.
On motion, Messrs. Bliss, Carll and Fan.‘
cher were appointed a committee on resolu-
tions.
Mr. Ritch of Stamford, being present was -
unanimously requested to address the con.
vention, who complied in a most forcible
and effective manner.
A. HOMER BYINGTON was on motion
unanimously nominated by acclamation.
Committee on Resolutions presented the
frallowing, which were unanimously adopt-
e : ‘
Resolred, That we continue our devotion
to Republican principles; that We rejoice in
the election of Abraham Lincoln; that we
cordially approve of his inaugural address,
and his policy as there indicated, and we
have confidence that we shall soon see that
we have a government and officers who will
not use their efficient position to aid traitors.
Resolred, That the course of O. S. Ferry,
our Representative in Congress, meets with
out. most cordial cpproval and hearty appro-
bation, and we wrll give him our united sup-
pofi folr rs-ellclction.
eso re , at we most cheerful] a e
of the proceedings of' the late Rzpii’lfiigzn
State Convention at New Haven, endorse
the platform, and respond to the nominal-
tions of the ticket headed Wm. A. Bucking-
ham for Governor, and will give it our hear-
ty approval.
. Resolred, That we present to the voters of
this Senatorial District the name of A. Ko-
mer Byrngton, as well qualified for the omce
of Senator, and in all respects entitled to
their support. ‘
Noah W. Hoyt was appointed Senatorial
Committee for the year ensuing.
Voted, That these proceedings be furnish-
ed the Stamford Advocate and Norwalk Ga-
zette, for publication. . Adjourned.
CHAS. OLMSTEAD, Sec.
~4.»
WML Loomis—so it is rumored—pro-
poses to deny that he used the words “NOT
uxnnxsoxanm” in speaking of the action of
the Seceding States. Not worth while to do
this. All the reporters present, could hardly
have been mistaken, and they agree in their
report with this exception—that one gave
these words “NOT WITHOUT msox,” instead
of “not unreasonably." N 0 great difi'erencc
—is there?
The expression has stood for amonth or so.
It accords with the spirit of the resolutions.
To make a change now, would seem to re
quire that they also should be amended. II
it true that the Douglas men insist on an
amendment?
The Words of Mr. L. were not more objec-
tionable than those -of Mr. Eaton—not as
much so we think. The latter seemed dis-
posed to take active measures to coerce the
General Government in case an enforcement .
of the laws should be attempted.
Both the gentlemen appeal-“to be in favor
of connorox of a peculiar kind—something
new in the State of Connecticut. In his
Union speech, last year, it will be, remem-
bered that Mr. Loomis expressed himself in
this form: ,‘
“I would be in favor of a law—to ~PUT
DOWN EVERY RANTIN G PRIEST
that desecrates the pulpit by his incendiary
appeals.”
Under such a law any clergyman, whose ‘
views‘ should not happen to squ are with those
of a Pro-Slavery majority, could be regarded
as a “mrmc rumsr’l—rur DOWN for the
utterance of “incendiary appeals”—'stirring
up the consciences of people by referring to
sins of this age, instead of talking about the
guilt of the Jews in olden time or the idola-
try ofdhe Ephesians. With such a law and
measures to correspond, it is evident that we
might) have as thorough a despotism here as
in So th Carolina. , .
Th idea of such an enactment of itself il-
lustra ‘es the spirit of Slavery. It is always
aggre, ive-always opposed to m'brixcn
—alw ys seeking to PUT DOWN those who
dare dven to discuss its merits.
“Brit the thing does not belong here.”—
True,but a Pro-Starery interest exists here.
It hat a stronger influence in Connecticut,
we think, than in any other Free State.—
Otherwise We should. not, to-day, have I
facti u—not the Democratic party of old-
but mere faction avowedly sustaining the
can of Treason, justifying the traitors and
pro sing laws to “PUT DOWN RAN-
TE S”—men who question the “dawn:
rig t” of '“lhe institution.”
Bmflgeport Standard,
«Our——
HE Manxnss on THE Roma—The Bos-
tot Atlas has been permitted to make the
fo owing extract from a private letter from a
g tleman of high social position residing in
tl central 'part of Mississippi. He is a
shveholder, and has some sixteen of the lin-
n chattels employed as daily servants in
:3 household: ,
“I am doomed to disappoint you again;
y arrangeme s were made to pay you"
fly money was 11 the hands of as an
ompt men as are in the State, and I felt I
re of it on the first day of January as man
uld be. But then came accursed secession
'd the result has been to paralyze every-
ing. I cannot collects dollar—no one
ays—all business and collections at a com-
lete stand. Men that have money and
cold pay, if so disposed, will not pay.—
hey say they must keep it against the evil
ays ahead; that they anticipate civil war in
or very midst, and then money they must
ave to protect or remove their fam' 'es.-—
or State has acceded—gone out o the
1 mon. She has no credit—must resort to
ldirect taxation, which the people will resist,
and then comes the dreadful reckoning be-
tween them and the base rascals, dem-
gogues and politicians who have led them
on to their ruin. But for my property here
I should leave at once. I stay to prevent
confiscation, which will be resorted to agunu'
all non-resident property-holders.
You can form no idea of the madnelo
which prevails here, nor of the distress
among our people. Our country is almost
destitute of meat and bread, the poor are ac.
cumulating upon our hands. and where all
this is to end God only knows.
—-———o~..-o.————
WThe “Homestead” says that a Danbury
man bought two hundred common ewes last
year, and sold them at the end of year. “Tho
ambs, wool, and advance on the ewes reach-
ed over $1,000.”
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A Thief “Secedes” from New York.
It is rumored that a late New-York City
836,000 to
l
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W Wigfall and one Jackson of Kentuck
W,told .
He said he would apologize.—
v‘.>-.——
W Great exertions have been made over
the whole South, in the true as well as inthe
truant States, to obtain recruits for the South.
ern army.
men were enlisted at Memphis, Tennessee.
The most absurd promises were made to
them. They were to be quartered in the first
hotels and to live like princes. During the
journey, the treatment they received induced
74 of them to desert, am: only 100
brought to Charleston.
the rest of the regular army
and complaining most bitterly of the decep-
tion which has been practiced upon them.—
They are: new on the island,ba_dly ofiZwith not
even straw‘beds to sleep upon. With scanty
food, served out to they) 1;: var
tions, and, in all respeclsmrg: tyg tgd ”my; 3’
slaves than firemen.-
Four or five weeks since, 174
were
These then, with
are suffering,
“mull rs-
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\. a. Lovett, Es . hitherto is ri .1
W" i’visioil ofther ”.
Norwalk Chronicler