New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-17
ConnectIcut-Legisla Temperance, &c.

Correspondence Of The tribune
HARTFORD, c. May 10, ls47
HORACE GREELEY, ESQ Our Legislative Com
mittees are now busily engaged IN their respective
duties and one of them, the Committee on Kan
roads has before it very large amount OF busl-
ness The act of the last Legislature, empower
ing the Air Line Road 10 construct ondBe
across the Connecticut at Middetown' IS TO be re
considered and the petition of a company to bridge
the Thames at New-London has been presented
and is met by a remonstrance thirty feet IN length
from the inhabitants OF Norwich and vicinity -
These conflicting interests and parties each demAnd
heightened bearing before the COMMITTEE and such i
the amount Of testimony and argument 10 be investigates
and considered by them that proposition was yester
day made to the House oun over two weeks while
the Committee were in session. Much ieehnsis excited
on these subjects and finds vent occasionally 10 he OF
binary debates the floor OF the House
Our Legislative speaking this year is much more
spirited than usual the number Of fluent and ready dto
tiers being should Judge quite large Among them STANDS
preeminent and conspicuous CHARLES CHAPMAN Esl-
of this city the fame of his earnest and persuasive
eoquence is not confined 10 his own City or state and
therefore need say more OF him hA-GoV CLkNE
LAND and Mr.. WALDO Of Toland Co. OF the opposition
are elegant and effective speakers and do good service
TO their party. However party legislation viii be IN
commonly scarce this year for this State local
views and feelings seeming TO have completely usurped
It's place.
Some few petitions have been presented asking
for the enactment Of law regulating the sale Of
ardent spirits. What the general feeling Of the
House IS upon this important matter / have not
learned, but fear that a disposition too generally
prevails among them 10 sacrifice Principle TO mis-
Judged Expedency. say misludged, for what If Rum
aud the refuse Of Loco Focoism Join hands and some
times obtain temporary triumph, will not the good
sense and virtue OF the People ultimately sustain and
honor those who true 70 themselves and the best in
terests Of Society The only ground Of hope have s
IN the fact that the prominent Loco Foco Member IN
the House as well eloquent member Tor Hartford,
is strenuous advocate of restrictive Liquor Law.
Temperance men are altogether too inactive Petitions
ought to be acknowledgements measures taken 70 &C
complish this great good The Temperance public, IN
nv opinion cannot sufficiently hsnk you for the noble
stand you have taken In behsio Virtue and Humanity
in defending the present excellent Excise Law Of your
State
notice with pleasure that fewer petitions for
dissoviug the Marriage compact than usual nave been
presented thus far ID has been too long the disgrace Of
our state that have dsregsrded often and with 80
little reason many times the emphatic deelarsuon
What God has joined together let no man put asuncer
The weather is now warm and comfortable, and
vegetation Is coming forward rapidly and peed not
tell YOU that when our trees covered with their
eafy robes old Hartford unspProschsoe IN her oeeuy
10y ylAIOR