The hydraulic press., 1860-10-27
sUrrs Us.-In Bridgeport and one or two


of the adjoining townships, we notice that
the different candidates for Justices of the
Peace and Constables, have not derived NOM
inations from the party Conventions, but are
people, who will thus have an opportunity
of canyassing their respective merits, with
out being hampered by miserable party die
tation. Chosen under such circumstances,
the successful candidates will be free to dis
charge their public duties like upright
officers and honest men. The reverse has
made the municipal government of New York
City by-word and roproach throughout the
whole Union. The Aldermen and policemen
of that great metropolis, are selected exclu-
svely with view to their political subser
yiency, and the result has been, that greater
set of ruffians never disgraced the Halls Of
Justice in any civilized or chtistianised COM
munity. Virtue has no protection from
assault, ard rodyism holds banquet under
the very noses of those who are sworn to,
CuI /" III uOt CASlCioC IHOIl iCBui luHCtiOno ~
conserve the peace. New York. we say, is
specimen of a city governed by the politi-
cians
Among those who have announced them
selves for Justices of the Peace, we notice
the names of R. H. Farquhar, L. H. Fowler,
w. c. Holt and S. S. Hussey. For Consta-
b'es-W. S. Edwards, A. S. Stacy, George
w. Moore, George D. Kallenberger and J. II.
Vanemon. From this array, there ought to
be no difficulty in choosing. Vote for the
best man for the Office, laying aside every
other consideration.
THANKsGlvINe.-Gov. Downey has issued his
proclamation, suggesting Thursday, the 29th day
of November, to be kept a day of Thanksgiv-
ing. The language of the proclamation is so
beautiful and appropriate, that we give it TO our
readers in full, as follows
1t is a wise custom, which was early instituted
in our country, and has become sanctioned by
general observance and halowed by q thousand
associations, for the Governor of the State, when
the labors of the husbandman are over to set
apart, by public appointment, for the people of
the commonwealth, day of general thanksgv-
ing. The purpose of the day is to recall the
blessings which have crowned the year, TO fix
more deeply in the heart grateful sense of the
Divine Providence of the world, and to render to
Almighty God the homage and thanksgiving be.
fitting a Christian people. The day is an homo
rable feature in OIr national history, and not to
be forgotten.
! deem it therefore my duty, as well as my
pleasant privilege to APT oint and do hereby APP
point THURSDAY, THE TWENTY-NINTH
DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT, day of PUB
Lie THANKSGIVING for The people of the
State of California. And invite and urge them
on that day to cease from their ordinary avoca-
tions, to assemble in their houses of worship and
render udfeigned thanks and praise that the seed
time and harvest have returned to US; that the
earth has yielded so bountifully its increase that
peace and prosperity, and health have prevailed
within our borders, and that the blessings of civ
il liberty, and all the sacred privileges of educa-
ton, freedom of conscience, and holy religion
continue to be the birthright of the humblest in
the land. Let it be day, too, of generous deeds,
when plenty shall give of its abundance: when
the poor shall be remembered, the sick, the Wild
ow, and the orphan visited; and when by kind
offices and rational fellowship all the bonds of
genial and charitable social life shall be multi
blied and strengthened. And while thus CRATE
fully remembering the past and improving the
present, let rs implore the Divine blessing III t
the, earth fail not in its generous returns that
neither pestilence nor civil discord, nor foreign
war come to afifct us; that the Union our fathers
established may be preserved to US, and through
out the length and breadth of the land we may
De law-abiding, God-fearing people, illustrating
to the world the righteousness which exalteth a
nation.