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ill I. nowand , til** i tin*• mil*i- :lp-n ii-r Tin |i l?('l i kiii ; i J Xi 11i 11 n-r Vt lit•1 ofAr-enn-8a t-dm»at ol1 111^ I itflu* wind.(*i»iu. Charles Stewart C*nl«l Inm-rido* ) ad dressed a letter t« tin- chairman of tin* I uionm*oiin*r in Philndoli Jiin. i»i which he was nam.-d• ®mil- of tin* 'jr.* pn lt;i«l« nt-*, in which in* refers t•»|,i sixiv s.-rvice during which lit- has* %n bound 1»v hi- oath tlt; support tin* Constitution upon w hicli the I nioii is 1 ;i —1, and con-cludi - :an im j »«»rtant nai ion, w «* should I a a r in ini nil tii.it, 1 Jii«»nu11 tin* imperfection of human nature, 11«i «.*(m• n.'iiion, even ol lue most profound and virtuous minds, can arrive* at perfection; and that all ditl'fiiltii x and dangers cannot, in a first essay in forming a code for tin* perpetuity and stability of a bond of fraternal brotherhood and union, be foreseen and provided for in so extensive a com-lininin of powers ; and our own unfortunate experience may teach us in future that uu coinpro-mist - will ever prove to be a corrective for wrongs done or meditated.My vo.ee is, millions for the redress of justgrievance-, but nut one cent lor itinujuuiru ones.■ •Ilii-;i \l I VS ;ilt; i« »J nn i in inr i riniin»ini to he within ^1**00 The report »*peeiai! v coin-nietided the eoimiv and oilier local societies, andfarmers’ clubs, a calculated to hem 1:1 the fa AuersIMM1 V.%lejj-•ijiia!-,s clh-iliibita herelt; ml le »! i u-i||H*llt II) ••li-•Suite :i the.• i an iaUlt;s;Uiieii, I- IVr-Al riling an aiiv ii a- a as itsleivd prowl lO o thedted, laws in •vein »us d. impairs,•otectsomeirandnv andmans lit on 'rat u-lelied at his identjf ap-i pro-othera» a class. and awaken a spirit ol mvesngaiFbn as to the best method ol conducting tin* husinw- o,the farm.A report of the doings of the Executive Committee in which they recommend that no salaries be paid to otlieers, and that no State Fair he held, unless an appropriation can be obtained from the state, or the Society can be otherwise indemnified against loss, caused a long and lively discussion, 'idle resolution cutting oif all salaries was fiually passed ; also, that the society shall hold a State Fair next October, 44 if an appropriation can by obtained from the state.”The following is the list of newly-elected^ utfi-January Eighth.Five bundled guns were fired at Concord. X.eers :I'rtsiiUnr—E. 11. Hyde, 2d, of Stafford.• \ ice J'rt. fift nts—Bobbins Bat ell oi Xortolk, anil John T. Norton ul Jraruiiiigtou.Directors— Uumlolpli Liusley. New 11ayen county; Charles i-. Pond, Hartford Co.; James A. Bill, New Loudon Co.: Oeorge Osborne, Fairlield Co.; Benjamin Slimier, Windham Co.: Abijah Catliu, Litchfield Co.: LeviK h.n ir nf T-n-Fwrm -md \nderlt;nii half bv 1 Cot\ Miuulescx Co.; Kuius B. Chamberlin, Tolland Co.h.s m lio.mi Ol Jackson and Anucison, tiail r._ , ± vri zaj/tmdiity Secretary—Henry A. Liver, HailHnti.the republicans and half by the democrats. Sa- j lute.- were general in Massachusetts, and in Prov- j id. nee. ai d most of the large towns in New York.Jttcoi'itih*f Stcittary—1. b- (..old, of Cornwall. Treasurer—F. A. Brown, of llsirrlbrd.Ch^mUt—s. VV. Jolimon, ut Xcw llaven.John S. Yeomans of Columbia, It. Bat tell ofIn lmlian*i]Kiis, (’ul. Lane, governor elect, made Norfolk, K- II. Hy de, 1M, «»f Stallbrd, Abijah Cat-a pMtrioiilt; -peech under the flag ot tile Uniuii.—II.* said * hat under it lie would go out to battle;under it he would live and under it die.The anniversary of the battle of New Orleansw;i» hand-i on In celebrated in that cite. At Lou-•isvillcj oi. Tuesday, guns w ere fired for Jackson and Anderson.1 in of liar win tun, and David Clark of Hartford were appointed a committee to solicit an appropriation from the legislature.The following resolutions were passed :Insolent, That the Executive Committee be instructed to attempt to proeme such legislation by the next Legis-luture a- shall cii-ure the collecting and publication lt;f the most important agricultural statistics oitlie state, annually, by the insii uinenmlity of tlie County and fijlate Agricultural Societies, or otherwise.lltsolcrtl. That tin* Society recommend to the Executive Committee, in the matter of locating our annual fairs, to invite all tin* towns in tin* -lain to offer propositions lor tin* coitsiileiulioti of the committee, and that they locate it in that town that shall oiler the greatest ‘inducements to location, railroad facilities hotel uccoqmiodn2;Jp~lt i- ]ropcrto state that most of the Washington corn spondcnts are strong in the belief that an attack is meditated on Washington by the secessionists before the 4th of March. The seizure of the southern forts is apart of the plan. If t tious, kc., proviUeU tlmt 1.0 town .Imli be cntitrft 10tli*4 1 nwaid unJuss thev oiler 111 luonev, u sum to b* fixed byMaryland should join them, the passage of northern militia to the rescue of the capital would be much retarded. The correspondents notice that | an unusual number of Southerners are cougre-sratine in Washington. Such are the rumors.^^•Ti.v lali .*1 proposal of the liltte nest of’ pirates at c harleston is unfolded in the J/*/'•«/*//, couioelin; Florida to capture the fortresses at li*nsacol.- and Key West, and tiien the I lilted States vv.ii steamers “in time of war will have no purl of entry, and must be supplied in every way from a ve.y long distance, and that at sea ; while the commerce of the North in the liulf wilt htii artKtsq jury tit our boh I jji it'tt tiers ; ami California yoid tL'tli flay flt; / suefi little t.cjitrrsis on our fua t.the Executive Committee.Unsolved, That space being provided lor an AgriculHir-a) Museum in the building ut tin* Yale AgiicuituinJ School, contiibuti.nis to such a Mu.-euin be recommended t»v the .'Society, from agiiculiujiiiis .-lock bwe#^, uml manufacturers ul agiiculiuia! imjdeui. ut.- throughout the State.'T 8- Hold of Cornwall was appointed delegate to the meeting of tjiu t - 8 Agricultural Society, and the society mljounied to meet next year in Hartford.~'^~The retiring S. (\ ('nnimissioncrs hugged and took l.onn* in tlicir trunks the balance of the statiom-ry dm* to tin* ri*[»rf*sentiuive from that state, wli cli tlu y forgot in tlicir hinry'. This was the prim pal business transacted by these pleni-potein ar . s. Tlu re is a supii ion alloat at ash-iiiLrton. -a..- tli.‘ 1 Cibiim. that this was tin* main thin** the commisioiiers came for, and tiiat their ostensible object was onlv a biind.ThI’Iy = (Oi iiie subject of the Mas-aeliusetts Two not| Veins A in tiduieiit, Uov. Andrew, in his message,State Items.The usual quiet of New Haven was stirred onSuudav last, to rind that the war had been carried %into Africa—in other words, a palmetto tlag was found fioating its traitorous folds defiantly over Fort Hale at the mouth of New Haven harbor.— Did tin* New Haven Blues with ex-captain John II. Scranton turn out under arms, ready to do or die * Did the military* editor of the Journal mount his war horse and draw his sword ' Did the mavor telegraph to the Secretary ot War lor “their quota of arms Not a hit of it—the people laughed, and * a good democrat cut the halyards and let it down gracefully.”Philcna Baker, who was accidentally shot by her brother in Ahington on the 30th lilt., after enduring the most intense suffering, died on SundayV? G w trthe bth inst.u\vr-asks the legislature to consider the propriety ofA large dwelling house at Abington Fotfll Cor-1’ii.rs: nU'iiml l.\* It suift iif*!'!!HI1it i- I ie| ie v ei i at a-lun :t«*ti t .i:it ni me e* in-.ot a lew iLi\ - tin* at 1'» u-ae.»la. In- ' W .*~t.» •Fort Morgan, ( Ai ibama. i the n-ri- at kip 1-laml,iln- ar-enal ::l Baton loei: and }• *: I .lo c ^on uiilt; ape 1\.ir riv er w ill .til b. i/*-1 am! _:nii-oin d b\ 11 a * troo[i nf tin* it **) iee; ’ v e lai - h wbi.itthey be.Mr. Toniiri - n*4*eivi d a di.-paieh *■ u 1 kiudav that the lieurgia forts had he. n -ei/.-d by order lt;flt; ji»v, Brown. I'rivate intorm;uiu. ai-o, -vtat« -that on any alieiupt being mad.* at tin reinliirei* ineiit of the arsenal at Augusta, or to ivmme the arms the nrom-rtv ill he iniin. ilia*. 1\ seized.’ Ii* k1‘rivaie dispatches from tieorgia ay that the immediate eressionist- have suceei*ded, and that Senator Toombs is elected a delegate to the convention.In the South lt;'arolina convention, on Thursday the Md, resolutions allowing citizens of the I nite.l States, outside of South Lanbma, to hold aiql tlis-p.»-e oi real estate, in tin* state, wa- t:»hh d for tlie jireseiit. The committi i- on conmn rce rejected a communication from the governor relative to the correspondence between tlie ITcsuh nt and assistant treasurer of the United State.-? at Charleston. There was then a secret session to consider the appointment of commissioners to a general convention of southern states.The Di Inware legislature heard the commissioners from Mississippi, on Wednesday, with mingled hisses, and then straightway rooived that it was due to themselves to state that they* had heard him simply' out of respect tor hL oiiicial character, but that they unqualifiedly repudiated for ihcin-j selves and Delaware all sympathy with the secession movement.The people of Charleston do little but drill andidle round the street, hearing and repeating theInews from Wiihiugton and the oflier states.— 8ume shipments? » f cotton are made. I’rivate advices state that the people were assured that secession would be conducted without dispnrage-: meat to business, and that now thev me realizing•*the consequences of the rash act.First Lieutenant Underwood, second ii command of the revenue cutter Aiken, seized l y the secesstoinsts at ( liaiii*ston. has arrived at ah-ington and reported to the * eietary of tin* treas-* ury. lie stales that Uapt. t «?t. . tise commanderof the cutter, was an avowed aCi:esionit si»tne ; time heiore Smith I aioiina dt rim d n» _o . u;. and aglc' d win n the stare tie. i .ieii Iie.seii out ol tie*• I1 nion to resign and tutu the vessel o\ar Jo ifmi, (Lieut* Undei wood,) but instead of doing s« in* visited Tort 8mnn*r be lore Majoi .VndeisiUi took [lussessiun of it. and exami:ielt;l it n*r several hours, and finally placed the cutter in siteh a position as to leave her at h»w water high and dry* on land. While she was thus stUiaU 1 the secessioni-ls look possession of In r, Capt. I ‘o-!e being sliii in • m-mand, and i.ii-ut. I nderwood bring iiis .subordinate, was oi course powerless L« act. Capt. lt;oste then informed Lieut. Underwood that his services would not be required there any lunger.There is considerable excitement in Norfolk, Va., consequent upon rumors that tour companies at fortress Monroe had been ordered to Charleston. Lieut. Norse oi the army ha re signed. The Brooklyn, at Norfoik, is pr*‘paring for a cruise, with Charleston as the probahh* .1. -j tination.(iov. Pickens of the repuldic of South ( aio'ina has the departments of his “cabinet” as follows : State, ex-judge A. trordou Magratiioi t iiarie-i n ; war, D. F. Jamison of Orangeburg, (now pre.si-i dent of the convention;) treasury, ti. Mcm-| initiger ol Charleston ; postal and lightliouM* dr-i partment, Win. W. Hazllee of Marion, (now iicii-tenant governor;) interior, A.tb (.arhngton of Newberrv. All these are nietniH-rs of the eonveti-lion, and all but Mr. Hazllee had been selected by tlie convention to beCov. l*ickeii e.-nslituiioual advisers.The Montgomery (Ala.) Lwj* Jiiattui^fuiw* that ail the* i-ounties m northern Alabama haveoiine for eo-i oera tion tlmt the ei i-iini*rj» rino.-4.trin i ' hri-ak it up.The miili I ’arolina cominjhe abrupt i. rmiuaiioii by tie(nidi.. with him ;t grosslyin- rind .■'la!.- Thei treat*war. and in this spirit have Ii i said tii.* ]»ri*si.h*ut returned 11til comment.Mr. Mil ward of IVnn., reti!• n. s;iv.« the change ofsentii• %Pliiladi lptna w ii Liu a week i. Tin* w In U* pt-.iph* nf that cityri'j/d. I lit n an sick of the ik ■ *lying* of the pn ^ilent, and th he c.xccuicd, and the public The feeling C still more intei the state. Democrats and where are a unit on the I i hundred thousand men can protect the capital or eXccuL Carolina.Senator* Thompson has let scy ; and says the sentiment tics is decided for Hiaintainin against all treasonable coin any niimhcr of volunteers co that purpose.Secretary Toucey has on marines to garrison Fort Watomac. opposite Mount \'ern Gov. Letcher says that Vii from the Union.The Senate, in executive nomination of Mr. Melnt ( liarieston. to the committeeThe crisis committee otagreed mat fugitive slaves si in the slates from w hich thev A columnv of eavalrv ha* * wthe Carlisle (Pa ) barracks titv at Harper s Ferrv.• * *It is understood that the d addresc.ed the government i mcrcial interests, in view of troubles, and what degree o expected. The government Ketmns are daily receivi Carolina postmasters, show I11■»iik■ progresses as here honoring of contractor’s ordi [Uircha-f lt;»r‘ postage stamj'fe.important Irom Avs i: yjom: rat.ti;Jacob i hoiiipsou of Miss, teriur, i:a resigned, on theiiavi hfi-n senL to Charlestont tin W, st. when, as lie alk:incr uiiii»*rsi;mliiig on the onone simuhl he ordered soutthe cabinet.The movements of the i'nthe secessionists, and as pntiii* capital and garrisoning t-talc make progress, thereseizure of Lhu city ot Was hii tdn’s inauguration. Fiftv v • ■ * *ofiered themselves to be oi district militia as all “Execiappiicaiion was ileciined.Mone to organize the mili ways tin* treasonable work arranging things before lie militia whollv unservieeablfto\ erliauled. lien. Scott is recognized and heard by 1 under bis suggestions the upon t*» preserve order. Tiiigton general I v discredit” i*real foundation exists for all it is countenanced on ever revolutionary times it is i w hat a dav mav bring lurtli.to m “li seems impossible to pa: bill in the Senate, though tiI ! tow 1V I 12St in I lu'rn StiiiM Inf
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