to .
I ....;‘.. ,_.._..-.______.___A___ w._ "Ah... _ ,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY
if
g gating glavspspa. gainful to fiscal @210
‘_
. A. R. BYINGTON a 00.,
AT TWO ODLLARS PER ANNUM, 1N ADVANCE”
l
a
a and gamma, futurist Qualitative, Quantum gunfire, guardian, geriatrics, Munéfildlflifihtfl iu mun. .
'\
‘v.
'...‘
Ll
, _ _ .1.--
t
N UMBER 831--NEW SERIES,
NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. 1863.
.A
VOLUME XLVI--NUMBER-.50i,
:fi:
NORWALK GAZETTE.
outlier. "IN GAZETTE BUILDING.
A.§3YINGTON & co.
A. fi'.“BYlNGTON, J. B. ELLS, G. N. ELLs-
Advertising Rates.
fire Square, one insertion, $1 00
“- two insertions, 1 25
“-'- three insertions, 1 50
“- one month, 1 75
“ two months, 3 00
" ‘ tnree months, 4 00
” six months, 7 00
-' one year—with paper - 15 00
we Squares, one year—with paper, 25 00
dltional Square,eper year, 8 81‘.
alfcolumnmne year, .... m- 40 00
. . lama. one your. ... - - '15 00
. 1.11108; 0! 100 fiefl‘sdnake asquare. Fraction-
jf‘! Celina“ charged for as a whole.
. eflisements payable 1st of January &July.
andvertisers restricted to the business contem-
pt the time of contract.
see terms will be infiexibly adhered to._a
nusrunss DIRECTORY.
"II‘Noi-walk Post Oflce.
. - . nuns CLosn
Olf'hfill A. M.—2.80 P. M.
f .SO'A. M.—5.00 P. M.
....» . ' s issues. as
e an e g ige aes-
we; Thursdays and Saturdays, at ’12 M.
:f . ms DUE.
an. 9.19 A. name P. M.
{3.20. A. AIL—3.30 P. M. ,
'Dunbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M.
rosT OFFICE nouns.
Eleni 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M.
CnAnLns OLMsTEAD, r. n.
D. PRITCHAR D, M. D.,
Thvsiciau and Surgeon,
Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store,
MAIN STREET,
I SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
w.—
.r
New
murmur & PAINT srons,
" Main Street, ,
w I. H. Campell’s Confectionery,
1 sum in rnowrrr,
Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware,
Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang-
ings, Window Shades, &c.
unmas e. nnnnoun,
;- sUBGICAL AND MECHANICAL
.. D E N '1- I s ‘1',
Qflce at Residence, East Avenue, N orwalk,
I I Connecticut.
Architecture.
Iprniunir M. STONE,
ARCHITECT,
furnish l’lans, Specifications, Detail
wings, and super-intend the erection of
lip and private buildings. Office in Mar-
.ock, Chapel-st, New Hayen, Ct. tf52
n
30. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man-
ufacturer of Tin, Copper, and Sheet
“Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges,
Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and
War Claims.
THE undersigned, through the agency of
reliable friends in Washington, is pre-
pared to secure Bounty Money, Back Pay,
Pensions, and claims of all kinds against the
Government. Charge for collecting from
two to five per cent. No chargc will be
made for advice given in relation to claims,
and no fee charged unless the claim is col-
lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON.
Aug. 22, 1862.
N ORWALR HOTEL.
NORWALK, CONN.
E. S. Brewster, Proprietor.
" HIS House, having been renovated and
improved, is now open for the reception
of permanent or transient boarders, and Will
be kept as afirsi class Hotel. This Hotel is
very pleasantly situated in one of the most
beautiful towns on Long Island Sound, and
is especially attractive for Summer Board-
ers. ,
The Proprietor would assure the public,
that it will be his constant endeavor to
keep his house in such a style, as will ensure
satisfaction to all.
Improvements in Photographing.
Special Notice to our Patrons
WHITNEY a; BECKWITH
Have added a
N E W R 0 0 M ,
To their extensive Gallery, especially for flu-
ishing Photographs.
By the return of Mn. WHITNEY from
Washington, (with an assistant,) hare
their force of operatives :‘
By procuring a large and excellent
CYLINDER PRESS,
can give their Pictures that beautiful
IVOR Y SURFA 0E,
so desirable; with these additions to their
business facilities and their long experience
in this beautiful and useful art in connection -
with the
First Houses in New York,
they can safely defy competition, not only in
finish and truthfulness, but in the speedy
completion of orders. Thankful for past fa.
vors, we hope to merit a continuance'of your
patronage. ,
Norwalk, June lst, 1803.
NEW FURNISHING STORE,
NEAR UPPER‘END 0F MAIN ST.
East Side of the Bridge.
HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest
assortment of
Household furniture .
in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all
kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a-Tetcs, Card
Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center
Tables, Wash Stands,
EXTENSION TABLES,
CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds,
Looking Glasses,
Picture Frames, and everything else in the
. Furniture line cheap for Cash.
Repairing,
done promptly and by experienced workmen.
Undertaking,
I have on hand a large assortment of
COFFINS, of the best materials, and‘ will
furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse,=and eyery-
thing necessary for the burial of the dead,
cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I
have as good a Hearse as there is in the
county; and will attend Funerals in neigh:
boring,towns, without extra char e.
n
w Ware, Crockery; and a full assortw ELBERT RA MOND.
t of House Keeping articles generally. Norwalk, Selfi- 15,, 1863. 44
o. is. nocnwoon, NORwA-LK
Draper & Tailor, Steam Sawing and Plainin
gunman.
. 1' and
GENTLEMNS FURNISHING
IIMPORIUM I
Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
$.13. ems-rm a. co.,
I” Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
' _ Croceries, Flour, Feed, the,
. 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. .
inn INSURANCE comranv,
Of Hartford.
Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
mu Capital $1,000,000
[unto against loss and damage by Fire
on 'l‘erms adapted to the hazard,and
ygepusisteut with the laws of
compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent
.113 For N orwalk and vicinity.
1
r———v
r-DENTAL CARD.
A N impression having gone abroad that
the undersigned has relinquished his
re euion, this is to inform his friends and
L‘p’dhlic’ that he still continues the practice
I. hisprofession at his all stand, foot of
sin-st, Norwalk, where he will be happy
"tender them his best services. In case of
porary absences! skillful assistant will be
ad in attendance at the Office, ready and
filing to serve all that may call.
A. ILL, D. D. S.
In. rncnsonr a 330.
«into. 1 Gazette Building.
OULD respectfully announce to the
public and their old customers, that
have recently made extensive additions
their stock of goods. We arenow prepar-
to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
[airfield Counltly, in quality or price. We
ould call panic at attention to our stock of
fishes, which is lar er than ever before.—
I
old cases, at prices varying from $20 to
, which we can recommend as bein cor-
time keepers. Also, Gentleman’s atch-
" "in silver and gold cases, at an price from
to .00. We buyof the best importers in
ow ork, and altogether for cash, so that
,ur facilities for selling cheap could not, be
ter. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
Slated Wares was never better than at pres-
t. and comprises all of the latest styles that
to manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
INSURANCE.
THE subscriber havin taken the agency
: of the New England 're and Marine In-
_ .2. . 00. of Hartford, is prepared to insure
all kinds of property against loss or damage
by .fire on as accommodating terms as any
other Company.
. The New England Fire and Marine Insu-
rance‘Comgiany has been recently established
with a pm in capital of $200,000 and has a
Qurplus of $6,295.00.
JOSEPH W. HUBBELL,
.. « Agent for N orwalk and vicinity.
lbrwalk, Feb. lst, 1861. “5
3m swan!" sanoonr,
Between Main and Broad Streets, an
CANAAN, CONN.
J. W. EDMONDS, Proprietor.
. Oxs'rnns served in any at 1e, and for sale
the Quart or Gallon. A so, all kinds of
_ . HIT,CONRECTIONERY, and other REFRESH-
m'rs. Private Supper Rooms for Small
parties. Also, in connection with, but in
geparute apartments, a first-class SHAVING
Asp HAIR Dunsero SALOON.
Kerosene . Oil,
MARVIN a PROWIT .
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE for sale b
,0 have a fine lot of adies’ Swiss Watches, -
MI L.L.- '
THE subscriber has fitted up and is now
, prepared to execute all orders for Pla-
ning; Scroll and other Sawing; manufacture
0f Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c;, 0., in the best.
and most expeditious manner,and_ at satis-
factory prices. Orders by mail promptl at-
tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FITC .-
Wheeler oi. Wilson’s
CORNET RAND,
Bridgeport, Conn.
ARE prepared to furnish first-class MUSIC
for Military, Firemen’s and Civic a-
rades,‘ Concerts, Promenades, Pic Nice, &c.
Orders addressed to F. J. THOMAS, Leader
'or J. E. MORRIS, Sec’g, will meet with
prompt attention. - 22
N. B.—Address Letters, care Wheeler 85
Wilson M. F. G. 00., East Bridgeport, Gt.
1:. corn-ram: a. soars,
CABINET MAKERS, so,
ARE now prepared to offer to the public
the largest and best assortment of
Good Furniture,
comprising every article usually kept in a,
Furniture Store, ever offered in Norwalk,
which will be sold .
AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES.
Our customers and the public generally who
want anything we keep, will find it .to their
interest to giveus a call. Spring Mattresses
of 3 or 4 different kinds,'very cheap. Hair
Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made
over as good as new. -
_ UNDERTAKING,
.We keep on hand a very large assortment of
Collins of every description, furnish shrouds,
scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary
for the interment of the dead, and at very
low prices. We are just completing another
s lendid Hearse, which will give us two
earscs equal to any in‘the State, which we
shalluse whenever our services are required,
without extra chaage. ' . .
. E. QUIN'I‘ARD &. SONS.
Norwalk, March 15th 1862.
I'OR SALE.
THE Real Estate formerly owned by
WILLIAM SEYMOUR, deceased, situated
in this town, on White Oak Shade Street,
about4 miles from Norwalk or Darien, to
witz—One .. ...
Large new Dwelling - House,
with out-buildings and 12 or 14 acrcs'of very
superior Land, well adapted to Gardening
purposes.
acres of land attached—and 4 acres of land
situated in or near “ Hanford’s. Swamp," so
called. .
_ The property will be‘sold all together or
ill Separate parcels as may suit purchasers,
and on accommodating terms; two thirds of
the purchase money can remain secured on
the premises for a term of years, if desired.
For further particulars app] to
‘ S ST.JOHN.Wz
New Canaan, Feb 10th, fees.
Notice.
THE Subscriber has the pleasure ofiuform-
ing the public that he has purchased the
interest of Ebenezer Crissey in the Boot and
Shoe Business lately carried on at the Store
corner of Wall and Water Street, where he
will continue the business. He trusts that
the liberal patronage given to this Store
while under his control as partner and man-
ager, will be continued to him as proprietor.
9 J. N. LOCKWOOD.
TO MERCHANTS.
HAVING been appointch cuts for the
sale of Worcestcrs “Dry 0p Yeast,"
we are prepared to furnish dealers by the
Dozen or Gross at Manufacturers prices.
S. E. OLMSTEAD & CO.
‘ N0v.16,1863.
" Vb,
Also a Small House with tw0r
r
Norwalk Classical institute.
REV. R. BAYARD SNOWDEN,A. M.,
Instructor. ’
His NEW DAY SCHOOL was
opened October 14th, 1863, next door
to the Bank of Norwalk. Instruction af-
and English education. Terms $11.00 and
$8.00 per quarter. Students may enter at
any time, and will be charged from the time
of admission. The Winter term will begin
on Monday, Nov. 23d. 3m40
WM. T. BARNUM,
U. S. War Claim Agent,
Will promptly collect 1' Bounty Money,
Back Pay, Pensions for Disabled, Dis-
charged oldiers, Widows and Children,
Mothers and Sisters, and all other Claims
against Government. Ofilce opposite Cou-
cert Hall. All business letters promptly
answered. '
1y36
Daubury, Conn.
New Meat Market.
THE Subscriber would respectfully inform
the public that he has bought out the
MARKET late] kept by Mr. James Byxbee
in SKIDD Y’S LOOK Main Street, and in-
tends. keeping constantly on hand the choi-
cest of Beef, Pork, Mutton, Poultry, &c., &c.
Having had long experience in the business
he is confident of his ability to‘lplease. A
share of the public patrons e is res ctfully
solicited. ULIUS . PAT ICK.
Norwalk, Sept. 21st, 1863. . 88
NOTICE.
Clocks .GLWatches Repaired.
B. ARMSTRONG, of Winnepauk, re-
0 spectfully announces to his numerous
friends and the inhabitants of N orwalk and
Lits vicinity that he has taken a store in
Lynes’ Block, where by strict attention to
business he hopes to merit a share of public
rpatronage.
N. B. Clocks and Watches fixed on the
shortest notice and on the most reasonable
terms. 1m*44
Carriage Making.
Persons intending to purchase carriages 0r
wagons of any description, are invited to
call on the subscriber at the old stand ofBar-
tram «in Wilson, where may be found a va-
riety of carriages and wagons finished and
in course of construction, any kind of work
in my line built to order at short notice, and
in the best manner, repairing done in all its
branches. A. . BARTRAM.
Teeth Extracted Without
Pain !
DR. BARBOUR, is prepared to adminis-
ter the
NITROUS OXIDE (on LAUGHING) GAS
to Patients who desire to have their teeth
extracted without pain. Dr. B. manufac-
tures the Gas himself. Patients ma rely
upon having a pure article safely a minis-
tered by one who well understands its
chemical composition and effects.
' 3t*43
IMPORTED CUTLERY.
1‘HE Subscriber, while in England, recent-
' 13, made arrangements with the Shef-
‘fied anufacturers for the sale of Thomas
Harrison’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now
on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite
the Post Office, a large, and one of the most
complete assortments of Sheffield Cutlery
,ever offered in this Country, including Car-
ving Knives and Forks; Bread Knives;
Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks;
Pocket Knives of every description inclu-
dina many curious styles; Scissors, &C., &c.
Calf and examine the assortment.
tf46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD.
Business Change !
WATERBURY & DUNCAN,
‘VOULD announce to the public that
they have purchased the Carriage Ma-
"king'Business formerly conducted by Mr.
Edson Beers, and connected it with their
Blacksmith Shop; making one complete es-
tablishment. They are now prepared toexc-
cute in the best manner, and with ater
dispatch than ever before, anything in the
line of . _
Carriage Making and Blacksmith-
mg.
Carriages made to order, and Painting,
Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi-
enced workmen, with dispatch.
IS” Good Carriage timber taken in ex-
change for work.
NorWalk, Nov. 23d, ’63. “47
l‘ail and Winter Styles
NOW ready at DISBROW’S .
20 Dozen New Styles of CAPS.
Silk Hats of Superior quality, our price is
only $4.00. I '
A New and splendid assortment of Shirts,
all WOOL,
SCARFS and TIES in great variety.
LINEN and PAPER COLLARS—
Gloves, Hosiery, &c.
45 J. H. DISBROW, Ag’t.
Cash System adopted for
Photographs & Caries do Visits
AT WHITNEY & BECKWITH'S.
IN consequence of the great rise in chem-
icals, metals, and paper, used in our busi-
ness, that can only be bought for cash, we
had either to increase our prices, or adopt
the Cash system. We choose the latter, as it
will alike benefit the customer and suit us.
Hereafler, when a proof is accepted, the
order for "flu’jints must be accompanied with
the CAsn. _
- WHITNEY & BECK WITH.
Norwalk, Conn, June 15.
' Notice.
HE subscriber having purchased the stock
of Danes, MEDICINES, &C., of the late
firm of KNAPP & LYNES, of the Corner Drug
Store, would respectfully inform the public
that he has completely replenished the store
with new and fresh goods, and having had
several years experience in the Drug business
in New York City, he feels confident that he
can give satisfaction as to the quality of the
' oods purchased, and in the preparation of
edicines. He will keep constantly on hand
and at reasonable prices. The friends and
patrons of the old firm. as also all others in
want of Drugs, Medicines, Fancy Goods 850.,
are invited to call at the Corner Drug- tore.
H. M. PROWITT.
Norwalk, June 5th, 186 .
AS above stated ,I have disposed of my
interest in the late firm of Knapp dc Lyucs
to Henry M. Prowitt who will continue the
Drug business as heretofore, and whom I
cordially recommend to the public as a com-
petent and careful apothecary.
23 SAM’L LYNES, M. D.
“ My Farm of Edgewood ”
IK MARVEL’S new llm is, for sale at
SELLECK’S.
OOTS & SHOES, a let e assortment,
cheap at S. E. OLMSTEADW’COS.
forded in the various branches of a Classical ‘
a full and extensive stock of the best quality-
A Cavalry Song.
BY E. C. STEDMAN.
...——
Our good steeds snuff the evening air,
Our pulses with their purpose tingle;
The foeman’s fires are twinkling there,
' He leaps to hear our sabres jingle !
HALT l . .
Each carbine sent its whizziug ball :
Now, clung! clangl forward all,
Into the fight 2
Dash on beneath the smoking dome:
Thro’ level lightnings gallop nearer!
The guidons that we bear are dearer,
CHARGE!
Clangi Clangl forward all!
Heaven help them whose horses fall :
Cut left and right !
They flee before our fierce attack l
They fall 1 they spread in broken surges,
Now, comrades, bear our wounded back,
And leave the foeman to his dirges.
WHEEL l ,
The bugles sound the swift recall:
Clang ! clang l backward all!
Home, and good night i
~<Q>o
The Lovers.
Walking apart she thinks none listen, ‘
And now she carols, and now she stops;
While the evening star begins to listen
Between the lines of blossoming hops.
Sweetest Mercy l your mother taught you
All uses and cares that to maids belong,—
Apt scholar to read and to sew, she thought
you, - ..
But she did not teach you that tender song!
A crash of boughs—one through them break-
ing! .
Mercy is startled and faiu would fly,
But e’en as she turns, her steps o’ertaklng ;
He pleads with her—‘—“ Mercy, it is but I l”
“ Mercy 1” he touches berhand unbidden— .
“ The air is balmy, I pray you stay—.-
Mercy i" Her downcast eyes are hidden,
And never a word she has to say.
Till closer drawn, he: prisoned fingers
He takes to his lips with a yearning strong;
And she murmurs low that late she lingers,
Her mother will want her and think’ her
long. ‘
“ Good mother is she. then honor duly
The lightest wish in her heart that stirs;
But there is a bond yetdearer truly,
And there gs a love which passeth hers.”
“ Mercy, Mercy l” Her heart attendeth,
And the blush on her maiden brow is sweet;
She lifts her face when his own he bendeth,
And the lips of the youth and the maiden
meet.
Jean Ingelow.
THE QUESTION, AND now
To POP IT.
First—As to time I would strongly
advise the evening; in the morning wo-
men are apt to be occupied—have, pro-
bably, some sewing to do, and percbauce
are not so tastefully dressed as at a later
hour of the day. Evening is the time
for all sorts of amusements—love making
as well as dancing. It is a general axiom
of polite society, that a kiss any time be-.
fore twelve o’clock is as much out of
place as a glass of champagne or a ball
dross ; and by all means, then, let it be
in the evening. You will be sure to find
your hypothetMal darling more smiling
and propitious then than at any other
time.
Secondly, as to pluce—a' aext impor-
tant consideration. Don’t let it be on
the spur of the moment; it is a matter
that requires too much thought for that ;
therefore, on no account slur over so
solemn an affair by slipping it, in during
the pauses of a play, or entre acts of an
opera. Nor,would I advise you to at-
tempt a proposal while out walking, es-
pecially in the‘clty ; a moonlight stroll
in the country might do but care should
be taken that you first pause, so that
every consideration of sechsiou and quiet
be secured, and when the proper moment
for taking the lady’s hand, or even steal-
ing the kiss aforesaid, come, there should
be no danger of interruption. But a
walk under any circumstances is Open to
one objection—that, in case of a refusal,
the unfortunate rejected must accompany
his rejector home, and I leave those who
can look back on such an experience, to
paint the awkwardness of the situation.
Indeed, this same possibility of a refusal
deserves always to be taken into consid-
eration ; it is the one privilege which the
men—thank the stars—have left to the
women, and in love as in war, a skillful
general should always provide the means
of a skillful retreat in case he is defeated.
In such a campaign it will not do to burn
the ships and cut of all possibility of es-
cape—here as elsewhere, better the poli-
cy of McClellan than of Hooker. For
the same reason that a walk is objec-
tionable, a ride on horseback is out of
question, and a. drive in a buggy is liable
to the same fault; though, if you are
sure of a favorable answer. one of these
nice little wagons is a capital place, es-
pecially if you have a horse gentle
enough to permit you to want one arm.
A trip on a railroad. car is again quite
out of my view, though I haVe heard it
whispered that we ban: an illustrious
precedent in one of our greatest generals
for making a car the scene of a court-
ship, which in his case was as successful
as has been everything else he has under-
taken, wheu, as on this occasion, he was
not interfered with.
Having now narrowed my considera~
tion of places by dismissing a great many
as ineligible, every one who has followed
me thus far, must have come to the con-
clusion that the choice of position is after
all very limited. A ball room is, of
course, out of the question, though an
interval of promenade on a piazza or
lawn between the dances may do very
well ; but, after all, the true place is the
lady’s oivu parlor ; there you can find her
alone, there you can present your case
for her consideration with all the impor-
tuuca it merits, there if her answer in la-
vorable you can readily kiss—her baud ;
and if .the answer is unfavorable, from
thence you can beat your retreat speedi-
ly, and with as much grace as is possible
under the circumstances. Let no acofi‘er
lightly smile at these valuable sugges-
tions. I have known a great deal to de-
pend on the time and place of an ofi'er.
I once heard a sparkling belle declare
that she would accept any man who would
One look to Heaven 1 No thoughts of home,
offer himself to her in the arbor that
stood on the lawn, on a moonlight even-
ing when the roses and heueybuckles
were in bloom, and although, to my cer--
tain knowledge, she did in truth accept a
man who proposed by a roaring fire on a
J unuary night, still, nevertheless, this
proves bew-important it might have been.
Third ms to circumstances. It is only
necessary for me, under this head, to
ofi‘er a very few suggestions. No man
of delicacy would think of addressing a
lady in deep mourning; he would wait
for signs in her costume of mitigated
grief before agitating her by this most
important suggestion. Nor need I more
than allude to the impropriety of making
a prOposaI while you are sufi‘eriug from}
cold in your head, or when your lady
love is similarly tried, as that might give
rise to serious misunderstandings—the
most emphatic “No l" becoming, per-
haps, the rather equivocal sound of “Do P”
But I need say no more on this topic;
the many weighty arguments which might
be adduced under the heads I have hiat-
~ ed must suggest themselves to every
man of feeling. In all I have yet writ-
ten I have made no reference to the pos-'
simply because I consider any such idea
entirely out of the question, except under
the direst necessity. It is but acowardly
way of avoiding “the scratch,” on the
man’s part, at best, and to expect any
woman of refinement. to write a favorable
answer to a man’s offer, to say in awful
white and black that she will actually
accept. him, is absurd. Nothing but the
most exceptional state of the matrimo-
nial market, the premium on husbands
rating unusually high, would induce any
lady of position to give up so much of
her‘prerogutives as tossed a men a note
of auceptauce. The most graceful reply
I ever‘ beard’of being given in such a
- contingencyi’wa's that of Miss, Mary
Stoddard, the daughter of _ 'a reverend
divine in ancient Ne‘w England. She was
wood by another person, one John Mix,
and having ,‘decidgd—for' husbands were
scarce in th‘p‘sc days—to give a favorable
answer, wrote as follows; I I
Rev. John Mix, Fairfield, (loamy
Yes, Mnsy Specular).
This may, I think, be regarded as u
model—at once short,” swc'et, and epi-
grammatic. '
Iu'conclusiou, then, I have only to'ad-
vise a careful attention to the rules laid
down above, and I can quite confidently
predict that any man adhering to them
will unsuccessful, especially if he have a
dueamount of pluck, which last is a most
important attribute under such circum-
stances. Bear in mind, then, that “none
but the brave deserve the fair,” that
"“faiut heart never won fair lady,” and
then, in the words of the immortal
Chicken, you will be sure to " Go in and
win.”
To the difiident I have nothing to
say. or can only give them the advice a
lady once gave to a bashful friend of
hers, who long delayed proposing to a
handsome widow. She suggested that
as he dreaded the performance so much
he should first take chloroform. '
<Q>s
CLnRxsnIr IN New Yoax.-—I write
about clerks, to give my experience.
Fathers are generally willing that their
sons or connections should do without
salary for three or four years to have
'them acquire a knowledge of business.
Almost all of the great merchants prefer
to take boys from out of the street or
from the country—New England boys
especially—and give them $50 or $75
the first year. The merchants want aid
—they prefer a boy without any fi'iends
or rich relatives. The reason is obvious ;
a boy from the country will work like a
hero—do anything he is told to do—ac-
quire a thorough knowledge of business—
become a confidential clerk, a partner,
and never has alliances outside of the
great house that has brought him up. A
man like the late Gardner G. Howlaud,
doing the business of millions, when he
gives a check to one of the boys in the
ofiice to go to the bank and get the
money for it, or his coat to take to the
tailor’s to be mended, has no time to
argue the matter with the boy, that the
one is a legitimate order to a clerk had
that the other is a servant’s duty, as he
would be told by an aristocraticicity' boy.
The country boy would do what he is
teld, if it were to black his employer’s
boots, and never" think of such a thing,
as doing what he ought not. Such a
series of years of faithful obedience is
revvarded by a perfect knowledge of bu-_
siuess, unity of purpose, and a partner-
ship. This is the reason why nine out
of ten of our principal merchants are
New England born. They enter the
counting room to get their breed and
get ahead. The New York boy of
i“'pr0spects” enters it because it is gen-
teel—if nothing is given him to do. I
would say that there is nothing impos-
sible in this world—at the same time very
‘ few merchants wish to take a young man
of eighteen as a beginner. There are
always a large number of applicants of
friends of the larger merchants. Proba-
bly Goodhue it Perit, end the Howleuds
and Aspinwalls have each to decline,
annually, a thousand such applications
from wealthy parents and friends, who
are willing that their young connections
should cuter the counting room. Four-
teen-to sixteen years of age is their fa-
vorite limit. Au uncorrupted boy from
a New England district school, in ordi-
nary times, is much more likely to get a
foothold in a large counting room than
any other, and he can tell his own story
better than a thousand letters of intro-
duction, if he deals directly with the;
merchant. Au applicant of three days"
residence would be successful, while a
three months’ residence would be fatal.—
W Barrett.
——————.¢<.».——-————-
lG‘Therc is a story, in private circles,
that, a few months ago, 'when the rebel
rams were about ready to leave Liverpool
and our affairs with England were most
fearful and threatening, President Lincoln
wrote a personal, private letter to Queen
Victoria, on the subject; and from its re-
ception by her, dates the new and more
justpolicy of the English Government
towards us. .
—-o.<.>o
The acqueduct to supply Washington
and Georgetown with water from the
Potomac has been completed, and on Sat-
urday, the fifth of December, the wafer
was to be let on.
sibility‘ ‘of a proposal by letter, {fund this,
'to speak out.
Country Bookstores.
Mnssas. Enrrons: I am not‘going to
institute any comparison between city
and country, as the most desirable abode
of human beings: each has its advun
tages, and both perhaps are essential to
one’s fullest development as a rational
and social creature. The question is not
to be settled, however, byiquotlug‘ the
familiar Ilse, , -
“God made the country and man made the town,"
since there are so many things in the
city which God has made, and so many
in the country which are theimpe'rf'edt
handiwork .of_mau.
By a residence in the‘I’smaller towns,
while we lose so many of the distinctive
pleasures of, thqpmilder country, we are,
at the same time, favored with somebf
the advantages of both; and we shall do
well to endeavor to bring into these
country towns as many aspbssible‘of the
means of mutual culture enjoyed in the
great cities. _
Iu removing to the country, perhaps
the greatest deprivation one experiences,
is the cessation of that constant stream.
of new books, which feedexthe mind and
eulivens the conversation there} .1 song,
fess that whenfiI, read the 'Iuc'tic'e of ' new
books in the dailypapers, I'Ifeelvery'
much as I imagine these littlébrcbi‘ns
do, who cluster around the tempting-
windgws of the pastry cooks. In more
than one of the ‘towns in our couu.’
ty,‘ 1' have observed bookstores, when
appearance led me to hope that I might
find therein some of therbooks I longed
to see; but alasl the. stock was old.
and dry. I. -
“Why do you not order the books
from the city?”
Why, I-canuot tell whether they are
worth reading or not,:sometimes, till I
have seen them. And then the déluy is
often very inconvenient. And in fact,
more than half the books I want to read,
I should not care to own, even if I could
afi'ord it. I
“Then go to the library,” you say.
Not every town owns one. Neverthe-
less, I have been to the library. Why
recount what is there? You know them;
the standard histories, the favorite and
approved novels, books of travels be-
longing to the last decade, and the wOrks
of the popular poets.
I have along list of books that I want.
Not one of them is on those shelves; no,
car on the counters of one of the stores
which I have entered. And these books
are not rare and curious tomes, but just
what everybody is reading, and what my
friends mention in their letters. ,
I often think, as I look at the book-
seller, things which I would not dare, to
say to this or that man, over his, counter;
but in the privacy of my study, and in
the confidence of this letter, -I feel free
What an influence for
good or evil that man has, or might
have! As I go into the different
houses, and find on every table the prosy
book which some travelling agent has
sown broadcast, or the common-place,
second-rate work which was the best he
had in the village,- I think. 0 that the
men who control in so great measure the
reading of so many, might be meuof
wisdom and knowledge, of piety and of
taste! 0 that the booksellers had more
literary culture, and knew the live book,
valuable book, the readable book, from
the dead refuse and unsaleable drugs of
the book market! ; -
"But the people do not read the new
books, nor choose the good books, if we
get them.” .
Then educate them up to it. Adver~
this your books; get goodbook notices;
let people have the right kind. of book
ofi'ered to them, and cvcuthe most indif-
ferent may, by some kind accident, buys
first-rate book instead of a stupid one,
which may prove like drift-wood from
unknown lands to wandering mariners,
luring them on to the undiscovered shore.
And how many, who do know the difi‘er-
euce, would heartily thank the kind book-
seller who should render it easy for them
to have a share in the good things which
load the tables of a hundred stores in the
city. . .
In some country towns, the publica-
the bookstore for a trifling sum, which
soon repays the original price. Is there no
public benefactor, no enterprising and
benevolent bookseller, Who j will confer
upon us the blessing of a Circulating Li-
brary? Or, if that is too much to ask, is
there no one who will consult the book
notices and keep a supply of what is both
good and new?
If this letter were not too long already,
I should like to relate a little of my ex-
perience in a bookstore—well, no matter
where—but it was nearer than New
York—where I wished to purchase a
book as a keepsake for a friend. But to
tell how I turned from poetry to prose,
from science to religion, from essay to
story, in hope of finding something suit-
able for my purpose; or to set before you
the despairing face of the youth who ap-.
parently had never seen or heard of one
of the volumes for which I asked, would
require too much time and space, and l
forbesr.
If any bookseller in any one of the
towns and villages where your paper
(goes, is induced creby to select, or fe-
uest some one more acquainted vvith
"books to select for him, a facial” the best,
both new and old, and put them on sale,
it ,will be a small gratification to many,
and among ‘them, to Yours, truly, '
Lssur.
' odious trafiic has been brought to an end.
' for that
. Senate.
PRESIDENT’S nnssnal‘i.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and Home of
Representatives .'
Another year of health and of a sufficiently
abundant harvest has passed. For these, and
especially for the improved condition, of our
national afi‘airs, our renewed and profound-
est gratitude to God is due. v“-
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We remain in one and friendship with
foreign powers. he efforts of disloyal citi-
zens of the United States to involve an in fo-
reign wars, to aid an inekcusable insurrec-
tion, have been unavailiug. Her Britannic
Majesty’s Government, as was justly ex-
pected, have exercised their authority to pre-
vent the de arture of a new hostile expedi-
tion from ritish ports. The Emperor of
France has, by a like proceeding, promptly
vmdrcated the neutralit which he proclaim-
ed at the beginning of t e contest.
- Questions of great intricacy and import-
ance have arisen out of the blockade, and
other belligerent operations between the
Government and several maratime powers,
'but they have been discussed, and. as far as
was possible, accommodated in a spirit of
frankness, justice and mutual good will. It
is especially gratifying that our prize courts,
by the impartiality of their udications,
have commanded the respect an confidence
of maritime powers.
AFRICAN sLAvu TRADE.
Tho supplemental treaty between the Uni-
tud States and Great Britain for the suppres-
sion of the Africm slave trade, made on the
17th of February last, has. been duly ratified
and carried into execution. It is believed
unit so far as American. ports and American
citizens are concerned, that inhuman and;
NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY QUESTION.
I shall submit for the consideration of the
Senate, a convention for the adjustment of
possessary claims in Washington . Terfilofyi'
arising out of the treaty of the 15th of June, ,
1'846, between the United States and Great
Britain, and. whichhave been the source of
some di uiet among the citizens of that»
now rapid y improving part of the country.
A marrow cozv'rnovnnsv vnTn arm."
.A novel and important question involving
the extent of the maritime jurisdiction of
Spain, in the waters which surround the.
'Island of Cuba, has been debated without
reaching any agreement, and it is proposed
in an amicable spirit to refer it to the arbi-
trament of a friendly power. Ac0nveutio'n
purpose Will be submitted to the
THE SCHELD DUTIES.
- ‘I have thought it a proper subject to the
approval of the-Senate, to concur with the
interested commercial powers in anal-ran e-
ment for the liquidation of the Scbeld u-
ties, upon the principles which have been
adoptedin regard to the imports upon navi-
gation in the waters of Denmark. i
CHILI.
The long pending controvcrs between
this government and that of Chil , touching
the seizure at Zatana, in Peru,'by Chiliau
officers, of a large amount in treasure be-
longing to citizens of the United States, has
been brought to a close b the award of his
Majesty the King of the lgiaus, to whose
arbitration the question was referred ‘by the
parties.
patiently examined by that just respected
magistrate, and although the sum awarded
to claimants may not have been as large as
they expected, there is no reason to distrust
the wisdom of his Majesty’s decision. That
decision was promptly complied with by
Chili when intelligence in regard to it
reached that country.
: The joint commission under the act of the
last session for carrying into effect the con-
vention with Peru on the subject of claims,
has been organizcdat Lima, and is engaged
in the business entrusted to it.
: Difficulties Concerning the inter-Oceanic
transit through Nicaragua are in course of
amicable adjustment, in conformity with
principles set forth in my last annual mes-
sa c. .
have received a representative from the
United States of Columbia, and have accred-
ited a minister to that republic.
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS.
Incidents occurring in the progress of our
civil war have forced upon my attention the
uncertain state of international questions,
touching the rights of foreigners-in this
country, and the United States citizens
abroad. In regard to some governments,
these rights are at least partially defined by
Treaties. In no instauc however, is it ex-
pressly stipulated that, i the event of a civil
war, a foreigner residing in this country,
within the limits of the insurgents, is to be
exempted from the rule which classes him
as a belligerent, in whose behalf the govern-
ment of his country cannot expect any priv-
ileges or immunities distinct from that char-
acter. I regret to say, however, that such
claims have been put forward, and in some
instances in behalf of foreigners who have
lived in the United States the greater part of
their lives. .
There is reason to believe that many per-
sons born in foreign countries, who have de-
clared their intention to become citizens. or
who have been fully naturalized, have evaded
the military duty required of them, by deny-
ing the fact, and thereby throwing upon the
Government the burden of proof. It has
been found difilcult or impracticable to ob~
taiu this proof from the want of guides to the
proper sources of information. These might
be supplied by requiring clerks of courts,
where declarations of intention we be made
or naturalization effected, to sea periodi-
cally, lists of the names of the persons natu-
ralized, or declaring their intention to be-
in whose department those names mi ht be
arranged and printed for general In orma-
tion. There is also reason to believe that
foreigners frequently become citizens of the
United States for the sole purpose of evading
duties imposed by the laws of their native
countries to which, on becoming naturalized
.licrc, they at once repair, and though never
returning to the United States, they still '
claim the interposition of this Government
as citizens. Many iiltercatious and great pre-
judices have heretofore arisen out of this
abuse.
ti'ous of the day are to be b0rro..ed at -
It is therefore submitted to your serious
consideration. that it might be advrsable to
'fix a limit beyond which no citizen of the
United States, residing abroad, may claim
the interposition of his government. The
right of suffrage has often been assumed and
exercised by aliens, under pretences of natu-
ralization, which they have disavowed when
drafted into the military service. I submit
= the expediency of such an amendment of the
law as will make the fact of voting an estop-
pcl against any plea ofexemptiou from mil-
itary service or other civil ubligatious‘on the
ground of alienage.
JAPAN.
In common with other Western Powers,
our relations with Japan have been brought
into serious jeopardy, through the perverse
opposition of the hereditary aristocracy of
the Empire to the eulight nod and liberal
policy of the Tycoon—designed to bring the
country into the society of nations. it is
hoped, although not with entire coufidehce,
that these difficulties may be peaceably over-
come. I ask your attention to the c aim of .
the Minister residing there for the damages
he sustained in the destruction byefire of the l
residence of the United States gation at-
Yeddo.
TnansATLANTic AND coasrwrsn Tunn-
GRAPH.
Satisfactory arrangements have been made
with the Emperor of Russia, which it is be--
lieved will result in effecting a continuous
line of telegraph through the Empire from
our Pacific coast. .
I recommend to your favorable considera-1
tion the subject of an International Tele-
gra h across the Atlantic Ocean, and also of
a elegraph between this capital and the
nations forts along the Atlantic Seaboard
and the Gulf of Mexico. Such communica-
tions, established with any reasonable out
. lay, would be economical as well as effective
‘ forseveral years before the insurrection
. borers in every field of industry, and
redress from other. pawersuiwh’ similar
.aIscertained by an informal arbitration,- , .
The subject was thor$ghly and * -
come citizens, to the Secretary of the Interior, ’
aide to the di lo ' I - ""7""“3'5
“Elli“- lap mutxc, military “a"???
econsu :- s stem f ‘ I
under the euactmyents of fgflwwI fir
begme to beself-sustuining, and-thereto :1;-
son to hope that it may become. ”Wall‘s
With the increase of trade, which will .... '
whosoever peace 1'; restored. -, . 5:}?
. urministersa road have been faithfu—
defending American .riglite. , In preheat;
commercial interests, our: consuls .hm' anon-r3
cessarily had to encounter,- ‘ m I}-
and responsibilities, growing oatmfihe who.
These they havc,-f0r the most mmut~
uncharged with zeal andefflciency. ...-M:
acknow edgmeut. justl includes those‘ uiri:
so]: who, residing in. orocco', Egypg'l‘mw
{13:3 szgnéfhinz, and-bother Oriental con-s” '2'-
ar e wit ‘ - - ctio- .
and éxtraordingry powers?omplfix fun
‘T m mmonms,
he'condition of the severe W ’
territories is generally satisf‘ectol 0. "11.3.54
Indian disturbances in New lg’xi ' ' I '
not been entirely suppressed. The "'
resources of Colorado, Nevada, Idaho,3 ‘
Mexico, and Arieonia, are proving a"; ' w
than has been heretofore understoou I" '
before you a communication ion in i . .
from the Governor of New merino: . _' " ‘3"
murmur; . .' .I
I ain submit to our considers“
ex ieucy of establiyshingu system 1'0ng
encouragement of immi ‘ '{
. r
.r..-
I.
_ gration, .
this source of national wealth and. '
is again flowing with greater freedom» . .
c .
dumped;
,
curred, there is still a great
ally agriculture, and incur-min as - I
iron'as precious-metals. j .Whilet am
: forlabor is thus increased her toned. ,-
' Ammo: persona. destitute ore'mun “'19,
oceupatiou. are thronging our foreign; ~
. \-
.ates and offering to emigrate to: than“;
- States, if essential: but very cheap . III!!-
up 1;: afforded to them. ,- .. .svcz. .
5 ’. cue to see that under the sharp m
.‘pline of lcl’vil war, the nation, is ' " .m,
new-life. This: noble effort demon sh“;
and ought to‘ receive the attention» ind; “i -
port ofthe government. Injuries. ‘ ‘
by the government and unintended,- '
sometcases baseman inflicted .on the
.or ci izens o oreign countri botlmw ' :3,
and on land, by. persons in tlg'eervlcezufzq -
United States. As thisgovermneut‘: ex
rice are inflicted by garcons in, cit:
upon citizens of, the nited States; we}
beprepared to do justice toforei '3 5121??"
If the existing judicial tribunal; scam I;
quate to this purpose, a Imciel confirm;
authorized, with power to beer undid.“
such claims of the character referred team.
may have arisen under such franticalflg
public law. Conventionsfor :ad em 3;.»
claims by joint commission, hay: :beengy-cz“
posed to some governments, but. no use“:
answer to the proposition has yet min.
ceiyed from any.‘ ; ' , $49335».
blhhme course of the session, I shall .' . -
, y. ave occasron to request on to ,th . _-
indemnification to claimants Ivhere‘d“ - ~
-.of‘ restitution have been rendered, andjdm-r
gee awarded by admirality courts, . ,= »
other cases where this gGovernment mg; .333“:
acknowledged to be liable in iineiplo, m}:-
where the amount of that liabilty haughty.
TAX ON FOREIGN CONSOLE
The proper officers of the Treasury. ' I
deemed themselves required by the lawe
the United States on the subject, to de
a tax upon the incomes of Foreign 06
in this country. While such a do?“
may not, in strictness, be in detention". .
public law, or, perhaps, of any cxistiu M "
between the United States and a
country, the expediency of so far mOd'
the act, as to exempt from tax the incenti-
suchcousuls, as are not citizens of the}:
fed States, derived from the emolumgh' a“:
. their office, or from property not sit to“
the United States, is submitted to your; 17" I -
ous consideration. I 3 £13”:-
_ I make this suggestion upon the gran“
theta custom which ought to be reciprou-
ted exempts ourCousulsin all other :.
tries {519m tsxatignsto theIextcuithi‘ilzm .
ted. he nite fates, 'thiu 7-0" I m
to be exceptionably illiberal to ileum
trade and commerce. . _ . T ‘-
THE TREASURY.
' The appropriatiOns of the treasuryd
the past year have been succeesfully'_ "
ducted. he" enactment by Congress? -
national banking law has proved Ii, Ivef . ‘
support of the public credit, and tho‘ ‘ "
legislation in relation to loans has; ‘
swered the expectation of financiers. %
amendments may be required to pom
isting laws, but no change in their p '
or general scope is believed to be‘ ‘
Since these measures have been in ‘ "
all demands on the treasury, inclu " *
pay of the army and us , hover
romptly met and fully eatis ed. No“
slderable body of troops, it is- believed,
ever more amply rovided and more’
ally and punctua y paid, and it ’ " ‘W
added, by no people were the burdeuii "
dental to a great war ever more eh I,‘
borne. , f1? ’13»?
The receipts during the year tour“
sources, including loans and the balm.
the Treasury at its commencemeuu-N '
$901,125,674.86, and the aggregate diebfibfi
meats, $895,796,630“, leaving aibelanrere‘
the let of J 01), 1863, of $532,904,421. f
0f the receipts there Were received ':- 01‘; 1'
From Customs, “9,059,“.
From Internal Revenue,
From Direct Tax,
From Lands,
From Miscellaneous Sources,
From Loans,
Total, $901.1" " _
F Of the élisllmsresemeuts there 1:31;: m‘
or the ivi rvice, a.
For Pensions and Indians, . 432:,
For interest on Public Debt, 24,?”
For the War Department, 599
For the Navy Department, .- 68,231
For paymentof Funded and : ....fi, - » I
Temporary Debt, ‘ 18LMfi
Making the aggregate, 8895,7903“
Leaving the balance of $5,820Mfl3fi
the payment of funded and tem .
ing been made from moue borrow ‘
the your must he regards as ‘I‘nerilr
nal payments, and the money karma
make them as merelv nominal rece'i
their account, $181,086,635.07, shop] W
f‘ure be deducted both from receiptejl'II/‘m
bursements. g ‘4: 91.1,”:
This being done. there remains, as.‘
receipts. $720,039,039.79, and thejétdfl—‘W
bursements, $714,709,995.58, leavin"?tli'i¥r ' 1
ancc as already stated: The aching: .JT‘.‘
and disbursements tor the firsthiifiirteP‘f‘ ‘
the estimated receipts und'disburs‘cme .'- a
remaining three quarters of the orig-red
car,1864, will be shown in detail": n "
' eport of the Secretary of the . ‘
which 1 uiviteyour attention. “it .
i... say here, [but it is not believed“ "
results will exhibit a state of'tho'" 7...;
less formidable to the country thou} 'i‘ j
mates of that officer her‘etofbre‘eu ‘
while it is confidently expected” the?“
WAn DEPARTMENT. ' J; I
The report of the Secrets
document of great interest.
? of , Wanda.
t must-will:
let—The military operationmofggh .
detailed in the report,of,thg;,_ggm
Chief. _ r 21.. "is Siriimlzfiiiw , I
2d—The organization of Iceland,-
intaodtherxar serlyicc. If . ..-.E I:3::‘.;ii303!."x
— e exc cage 0 mo. SW
forth in the letter of Gen. Elite Fanciful
. duh—The operations under the-m”
rollingand calling out the antic)“,
detailed in the report of the Prov ,
General. ‘ . . ..:..:=:.i;lI »
bib—The organization of, 31.11%
Corps; and _ ,--' ~ ; Mr! semi:
Stu—The operation of the semi,
ments of the uarterm‘ aster- j
missary-Genera , Paymaster-Generel,
Norwalk Chronicler