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I I" " ; ... -'. . " . i . . . i K . . . ' f i 1 ;::'..',f: ' : ; " ' " " Ti.y ol l.c-lVatcUman. S-'' not p.iJ in advance, Two dollars I .L.i..tCi tk first, and 25 eta nwiT" v P1it 1 1 .tTwa lent insertion. Court orders charged V; ;Sr tha these rate.. A liberal deduo TL lio who advertise by the year. -t ik EditorsuM b postpaid. Ik SON'S OF TIE ATMMMA r - L N 0 TEMPERANCE. rtc celebration ofj the members of this i order in our place, last Saturday, was iLdactctl in A nAvel and very interesting jflipr. The inrductiorbf resolutions, bodying 'the several and distinct aenti Luis adopted by the association, sup by well considered remarks from E movers and Aecortd., gave a variety pixft to the proceedings uncommon in Jablic celebrations. Thc address of the BRUNfiR & JAMES, Editors Sf Proprietors Keep a chick vtox all tot Rulers. - t. Mr. Morirari. at; the close, was evi jntlv the result bf mature thought, and Uced thd objects o the society on the fflost elevated ground: jjhe regalia of the! order is simple, neat, LpropriAtft to their governing nentiment M " iOc, i ur i aim r luriujr, mm xuu- mi nobucoccasions I fbc material embodied in the associa tion is such as to give it dignity and an Influence that must be felt for good in the immunity. And heaven knows that our tomtnunity, ns well as others, needs the tonceniraiion oi every rignieous miiuence irfcichtnay counteract the baleful elTccts pf dissipation in drin)i. Greensboro' Pat. . . 1 . Do THIS, LXD LiBEITT IS SAFE." Gen'l. Harriton. I NEWS SERIES, NUMBER 33, OF VOLUME IV. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1848. F'rom the Grefhsboro Patriot, A public meeting was held by the Sons jjf temperance on Saturday the 8th, for e; furtherance of the great purpose of (ieirassociation. iTh'e Presbyterian church iris occupied at the1 appointed hour, be- jo and in' the galleries, by a full audito- ffoi ladies and gentlemen. Close atten iioawas paid to all he proceedings, the tinjdst silence prevailed and strict pro prieJy was observed by the assembly throughout. It was1 refreshing to see the ictp interes , feltjby our community in the use of temperanqe, as manifested on lUt da'. , All Seemed to be concerned ind every one wasj. anxious to see and lear all that passed! It is earnestly hop ed, good . wai 1 1 done, j The members of ihe Order met in their Division ooinj a,' 12 o'clock and moved in processioi , clothetl in their regalia, to the church. A number of the members of Salem I) vision iverc present and uni ted with the ri, having come down for that purposejs they entered the church and trere beinie seated, the choir saner, ' Wel- i come Broth Its, We come Brothers." i;hc Rev. jMr. pretter, Pastor of the churcb, corr menced the exercises by read :ng afportioij of scripture and prayer. The presidir g officer announced the ob- ject off the Ttieetingand invited all to co- eperate with cordial freedom in all that was done The following resolutions were then presented In the order named and a t I s 1 ! i pon each separately. They anied with such remarks as the mover saw proper to make, some of an extended nature. esolusioh, presented by Jas. Sloan, and seconded by Samuel D. Coffin : - ficsofved, That th.e history of the Tem perancp clause n Geensborough furnish- urgent motives for anew, moreerma- "8 morei nonoreu: anu eiacieni oociety 1 1 . ' U by P.p. the glass as it sparkles in the handof beau ty, or is consecrated on the altar of love. 8th, by William E. Edwards, seconded by Benjamin E. Woollen : Resohed, That the gospel requires a christian to forego a privilege when its enjoyment leads his brother into sin. 9th, by John S. Dare, seconded byi Wil liam S. Gilmer : j Resolved, That such are the habits of society such the power of female exam ple in educated and christian communi ties, that the cause of Temperance is tri umphant when the ladies, married and unmarried, co-operate for its support, and is reversed when they cannot be confided in for setting a pure example. 10th, by the Rev. Mr. Morgan : Resolved, That the act of signing the pledge is one of high moral dignity, wor thy the sons of men who pledged their honor and their lives for the liberty of our country. Each resolution and address was fol lowed by an appropriate temperance ode sung by the choir, and the exercises were closed with an anthem of great beauty, executed with surpassing excellence. The Sons of Temperance returned in, procession to their chamber, and adjourn ed to meet half after 6 at night, for the admission of members, installation of of ficers, and their regular business. according to their nature, and sustain and protect such measures. i he, custody of the prisoners and offi cers in charge of tbe municipality will continue in cnarge ot the torce which the civil authority has allotted for it, compos ed of forty men of the battalion bf the iree, (lib us,) allowed togofreefroni Vera Cruz as a convict guard, until it be re lieved by that of the United States, when said prison guard will be allowed to re tire with their arms. j j H'dquarters, Chichapa, May 15, 1847. Approved and granted. I S W. J. WORTH, Maj. Gen. ConYg. The second cause of complaint on tbe part of Gen. Worth against the General-in-chieG was the disapprobation of the latter, at a circular addressed by the for mer to his division alone, at a period when the entire force of the army, including the General-in-chief, was garrisoned in the city of Puebla, with the exception of the June lth, 1847 the General-in-cbief, verbally and in writing, has harshly and injuriously characterized said circular, and in manner uncalled for, and to the undeserved reproach of said inferior offi cer. After an investigation of the above mat ters, the court made the j following deci sion in the ase : - ; j OPINION. iThat, regarding the remarks of the Gen eral-in-chief, dated June 17th instant, en dorsed upon the translated copy of a let ter from the Mexican Judge Duran to Ma jor General Scott, dated the lGlh of June instant, as hypothetical and applicable only to claims urged by the Mexican au thorities which the General-in-chief, at the time of his remarks, ! supposed to be " without authority," anil which Brevet Major Gen. Worth insists; were not con ceded by any pf his official acts, the Court can perceive nothing in the remarks of the General-in-chief to which Brevet Ma- PEACE WITH MEXICO. BY ALBERT small force left at Jalapa, under Colonel jor General Worth could properly take Childs. That circular numorted to con- exception. vey the information to the first division, of . The C?UT ""further ofjopinion that the ...i,- l r xr .u .u iciiiia oi supination granieu dv urevet which Gen. Worth was the commanding MWfi,nr1l wni,6(nlL r.L omcer. that a design was contemplated of the city of Puebla unon his entrant by the citizens of Puebla to poison the fountains from whence our army drew their daily supply of 'water, and in that way destroy us ; and placing thlem on their guard against such inhuman and nefarious designs, if in reality there was with the advanced corps pf the army into that city on the 15th of May last, were unnecessarily yielded, improvident, and in ettect detrimental to the public service. Apd that the grant of these privileges was in; contravention of the ninth and tenth paragraphs of General Orders" No. 20; Y vote taken u were accomp which were of 1st 1 1 1 Joonson x Hesolvcd, Wejr, seconded by John v; i ie Greensborougb Di- 'won ot ithe bons ol lemnerance merits i . . a we confidence ;of all who desire the pros- PrityJ virtue; happiness and honor of our : 3d, by thd Rev. Q. T. Blake, seconded fcyD.lhl.1 Osborne!: - 1 ' M merit' 3 V th, by Robert G; Lindsay, seconded by ter Tburkton : That jthe principles of the Derance are Bible principles, Hie co-operation ot all criris . ' 1: IS' :! f ' ' l Rcsolvedi That no services rendered by Wi.cers of bur arallatit navv or victorious nies, aire more beneficial, or worthy of ftore gfa;t' ude by pur admiring country, ! Ja the iheroic dcts of moral courage in wiving from fleet iind camp, Rum with bis subalterns and servants. 5th, by Samuel V. Westbrooks. secon- Hby Jesse iWheeJer : , f lUsolvtdl Thftt sn frrpat ftr ovil frnm 4ei6derate use ol alcoholic drinks to j me indunaljcuseSt that we invite far- V ,.VTr.M,a;,8 merchants anu manu- cturers to Unite in thai 6tb, b' Jesse II. Lindsay, seconded by ph' S'ears : ' ' j 1 - iMesolvpl That f ha use of wines and l,cohold'drinks as a beverage as an or- oient, ?i token ofl refinement and style tbe privilege ofj the rich, of the young lQ gay,-4-is delusive, doing evil to those e love J and that love of country, of kin- jca, ana, sympathy with the sufferings ?W caused, is a sotemn call to abandon r.oso and join in the cause of total ab- t'JlWhf Edwin AYatsori, seconded by T. -"Naia . . t -1 1 11' ' i ' , v. ' : w uokJdt That next to giving the Bible Ml men-j-next ti their education of all rujue, we Know ot no claim on our om, benevolence or justice, higher or renW i: .u i i Jr. L .1 Krcfiier rewarus, man :ei kiT. f Punish froni the social circle those ' i ih,ch ,cad tbe young to admire General Scott and General Worth. From the St. Louit Republican of Dec. 20. Messrs. Editors : In one of my letters, written from Piiebla, Mexico, I promised to explain the jmystery that, up to this time, exists as to tho serious and much to be regretted (difficulty existing between tbe two distinguished and gallant officers above named ; land to furnish for your va luable jourrial the proceedings of the Court of Inqui y demanded by General Worth, growing out of the causes that led to this disruption. To a correct understanding of the mer its of the controversy it is proper; to re mark that the first cause of complaint on the part of Brevet Major General Worth against theGierieral-in-chief was the un- 5 I qualified disapprobation of the latter of he terms pf capitulation entered into by he former with the municipal authorities of the city of Ipebla, in his advance upon and occupation of that city. Gen. Worth, it will be itec0llected, was directed by Gen. Scott to act with his division as the i : advance corps?pf the army until reaching and occupying!;! Puebla. As a matter of history, andjfbf the purpose of permitting every man to. draw his own conclusions of the justness jorl! unfairness of Gen. Scotfs disapproval 'jofj the terms of that capitu lation, I deem H due to all concerned to insert a copy of the capitulation itself.- It is in these vjords: "Generai : If, as is to be supposed, you are possessed ojf a true and ardent love of your country, U will not appear strange that the. first sentiment which the munici pality of Puebla manifests in addressing you be that !of profound grief for the in evitable necessity it finds itself under of regulating Vit$ the enemy of its nation the terms leasl (opprobrious for occupying the capital of tjiis State by troops of the United States of the North. It consoles itself, howeyerj with the idea that its im mediate sacnrHe has the only object in view of savng if not the same national rights, (which is beyond the possibility of their attempting) at least the very dear interests of the Unarmed population which the municipality represents. Compelled, hcrefore, toi this duty, truly very; paintul, but inevitable, md stimulated by the pro posal whichjyoa thought proper to direct o it from Nhpstlucan, that before arriving oo near the! city you might enter into a conference with the civil functionaries, in order to concert with them the best and most secure measures in relation to the nterests mentioned notwithstanding that some have been adopted analagous to the present case already the municipality, the only political authority which has re mained, in view of the defenceless state of the city, and In virtue of your announce- ment ot having to occupy u in a military manner, nasragreea mai ine commission from its body, which has the honor of ad dressing youj, accept the guaranties ofTer- ea in ine louovying terms ; During tbe occupation of the capital of Puebla by the jroops of the United States they will inviolably Respect the Catholic religion, whfcch! the nation professes, the public worship the morals, the persons and property of all the inhabitants, j . The civil local authorities will continue in the free exercise of their functions con formably to the- laws! of the country. In consequence! if! the General of said troops should consider any other measures ;ne cessary besides those dictated heretofore, especially foi' the maintenance of public order and tranquility, he will communi cate his .wishes; on said subiect to the a- bovc .meotioned authorities respectively, any ground of apprehension whatever published at Tampico onj the 29th day of that such threats had been made, or, if February last, and was not icarrantcd by made, whether there was the slightest ietterof instructions of the General-in- nneelk'l't C "U U ! Chief Of GeO. Wol'th. possibility of their being put in execution. Th. rn,, o iir .u i i m . , , , U f 1 he Uourt, as required,! further declares lo the exceptions taken by the Gener- its opinion that the " circular" published al-in-chief at these two official! acts of by Brevet Major General Worth to hisdi Gen. Worth, the latter became greatly in- vision, dated Puebla, June 1C, 1847, was censed, and. permitting his feelings to per- improper and extremely objection vert his better-1 inrbmp.nf. WmU mnJ abJe. in : mW respects, especially as it x. ,tltr , V " " might tend, by exasperating the whole violently and bitterly inimical to the Gen- Mexican nation, to th wart thl Wp!i.bnWn eral-in-chief. The result was, what eve- pacific policy of the United States, and, in ry reflecting officer in the army most deep- view of the high source from which it ly regretted, a rupture in those friendly e"inated, to disturb the friendly relations relations which, for Upwards of 30 years, f ?ur Qpve'nment with Spaiutorat least . i . . i . . ir . " give occasion to that Power to call for had existed between these two; gallant, explanations or apologies. The barbar and distinguished military chieftains. j ous offence against which the circular The following order, published to a ve- warned the soldiers of the first division, if ry limited extent by the General-in-chief u existed at all, equally affected the whole VI. Recapitulation. It is an indisputable fact tht ihe annexation of Texas, then at war with Mexico, was taut amount to a declaration ol waif, and that the comparative weakness lof Mexico alone pre. vented its Government jfrom considering it as such. i Under these circumstances, itjwas evidently the duly of the United Slates to nsie every means to soothe arjd conciliate the Mexicans, and to wait with patience for and unconditional recog. nition of the independence of Ttjxas, till the feelings excited by our aggression bad subsi ded. I It has been shown that alier Mejxico had re sorted, as a substitute for war, to the harmless suspension" of the ordinary diplomatic inter course, the attempt to make it relraipt that meas ure, before any negotiations for the restoration of harmony between thoj two countries should he entered into was neihor countenanced by the acknowledged of natrons, nor necessary for any useful purpose, nor consistent with a pro per and just sense of the relative position in which the aggressive measures ofj the United States had placed the two countries. : But that the refusal of Mexico to submit to that addition al contumely, should have been considered as an insult to the U. States, betrayes the pride of power, rather than a just sense of what is due to lhe true dignity, and honor of this nation. It has been demonstrated, that the Republic of .Texas had not a shadow of ithe right to tho territory adjacent to tBe left bank of the lower portion of the Rio Norte : that though she claim! ed, she never had actually exercised jurisdiction over any portion ot it ; that the Mei cans, were the sole inhabitants, and in actual f possession of that district; that therefore its forcible oc cupation by. the army of the United -Slates was according to the acknowledged lawof nations, lie. Imbued vrtllfa deep feeling of tljeir r and duiiei, did not deviate from ihcie Fri pies. The tound tense, ihawUdom,iherr ' tj, the respect for public Mih, with 4vMch t .......... w.Miv.crm V( UQ ukiiou wereeman? - made our institutions an object ct g-neral i . miration. Here, for the first lime, ws the c r periment attempted with any prospect cf t . cess, and on a Urge scale, of a Rtpicscr . live Democratic Republic If it railed, il,c I : hope of the friends of mankind was lost or ;: definitely postponed; and the ejetofthe wc ' were turned toward you. ; Whenever real-cr pretended apprehensions ofthe imminent dsn ger of trusting the people at large vith pov; . . were expressed, the answer ever was Lo at America 1' ".-it .' In their external relations the United St a?: , belore this unfortunate Var,hadwhi!eu?tani: ; their just rights, ever acted In strict cjonfoTm ty with the dictaies of justice a.nd displayed the i;t. most mrvUrt .vrti m j uau t uiuma ly injured any other nation.5 Ererv acculslii :n' of territory from Foreign Powers was; bones h made, the result of Treaties, not imposed, I'J: freely assented to by the other party. The r're. servation ot peace was ever a primary object. The recourse to arms was always in self ib. fence. On its expediency there. may Vavcbee.i a difference of opinion; that, in theionly lwi instances of conflict wiih civilized natrons wile!) occurred during a period of sixty.thxee yer.rs l783to 1846) the just rights ot the Unit e 1 Slates had been invaded by a longlcontinu: 1 series of aggressions, is undeniable. In V first instance War was not declared f and tl.c e : were only partial hostilities between Fra' and tnffland. J be Congress of ttc Un; States, the only legitimate organ of he nn;; for that purpose, did, in 1812, declare Y against Great Britain. Independentlof de; dations 09 our Commerce, she had, fjr tu c years, carried on an actual War since iLcr. now but one opinion on that subject a rci al of the impressment of men sailing jurd? r i protection of our flag would be tantarhr ur.t : declaration of war. 'ITie partial opposition t war of 1812 did not rest on a denial jT i!. gressions of England and of the justice , cause, but on lhe fact that, with the'exc of impressments, similar infractions cf c r rights had been committed byjFrancc, r tho most erronous belief that the Al:..' uon was paniai 10 inai country, ana 1:, in their apparent efforts to. restore rra I At present, all these principles vc' ' to have been abandoned.: The mo;t purely defensive war and no other i hie is necessarily attended with u : great and unavoidable evils. Vh: spjy of one, iniquitous in its origin a n '. as well as in fact, an act of open hostility and ed hy ourselves, of a war of aggress war; mat mo resistance 01 the .Mexicans to after the finding of the court of inquiry t?e ln,rmation obtained by Gen. demanded by Gen. Worth, contains suffi- of notice, should there- army, lhe information obtained by Gen. iriTf nil V0 no An : ffm m it n I ir f n . U n ciently explicit all other facts material to General-in-chief, that he, might have .ex a correct understanding of the affair by ercised his discretion on the means to be your readers; and, by simply setting out adopted for correcting the evil. in hac verba" shall close this communi cation : General Orders, No. 196. ) Headquarters or the Army, J Puebla, June 30, 1847. Abstract of proceedings of a Court of Inquiry which convened at this place by virtue of general orders Np. 186, head quarters of the army, and of which Maj. J. A. Quitman is President: 1. The said Court of Inquiry proceeded indue form to investigate the! subjects embraced in the two papers herein cited, viz.: First, the General Order No. 186, With these views of the circular allu ded to, the Court is of opinion that it call ed for the emphatic admonition and rebuke of the General-in-chief. ; In conclusion, this Court deems it mate rial to the case to express the opinion that isjthe right and the duty of the General-irt-cbief, and indispensable to the preser vation of proper discipline in the army, that he should at all times possess the pri vilege of freely commenting upon, disap proving, or censuring the official acts of his subordinate officers. II. The General-in-chief approves the Headquarters of the Army, Puebla, Mex- proceedings and opinion in the foregoing ico, June 24, 1847, as follows : CJio ' At the instance of Brevet Major Gen eral Worth a Court of Inquiry will meet in the building called the Palace of this city, at ten o clock to-morrow morning, to investigate certain matters in whjch that General Officer conceives himself to have been injured by the General-in-chief of this army, viz : in the matter of the terms granted by the said Brevet Major Gen eral io the functionaries of this city, in the way of capitulation, as guarantees, at or about the time (May 15, 1847) of his en trance with the advanced corps of the ar my into the city, and in the matter of a circular, dated June 16, 1847, published by the said Major General to the officers of his divsion." U If there be other matters in tbe conduct of the said Brevet Major General which he mav sneciallv desire to have! investi gated by the said Court of Inquiry, he will submit them to the General-in-chief, thro' the Recorder, for further orders in the case. Detail. Major General Quitman, Brig. Gen. Twiggs, Brevet Brigadier General Smith, Members. Lieut. R. P. Hammond is appointed special Judge Advocate. The Court will give an opinion of the merits of all the matters investigated by it. By command of Maj. Gen. Scott : H. L. SCOTT, A.A.A.G. Second. A brief statement by Brevet Maj. Gen. Worth, of the matters in which he conceived himself wronged by the General-in-chief, and to which the inves tigation extended under the order institu ting the court, in the following terms, viz : I. In the matter of an interview had May 15th, at Chichapa, Mexico, between Brevet Major General worm, commauu ing 1st division of the army, arid the civil authorities of Puebla, at thcMnstance pf said Brevet Major General thte General-in-chief (verbally and in writing) has im properly, in manner and in matter, char acterized the proceedings at Said inter view to the prejudice and wrong of said Brevet Major General. Ii: In the matter of a circular, which was addressed by Brevet Major; General Wortb, to the 1st Division, op or about case. illl. This order will not extend beyond the commanders of divisions and brigades, and the chiefs of the general staff. IV. The Court of Inquiry, of which Ma jor General Quitman is president, is dis solved. By command of Maj. Gen. Scott : H. L. SCOTT, A.A.A.G. 1 regret that the circular alluded to in the foregoing proceedings has been mis laid by me, or I would likewise have giv en a copy of that. GOMEZ. The Charity of Nashville. Vfe learn from the Nashville papers that during the late distress in that city,! when wood was selling at trom 88 to $10 a cord, Messrs. Thos. L. Speace, A. G. Payne, Alex. Fall arid Lynch Hughes sold it to the poor at 82 a cord the price it cost them last Summer. Such acts of benevolence are worthy of all praise. We notice, also, that for the alleviation of the suffVringiin the city, sums amount ing to S500 were handed in, by private individuals, without solicitation, to the Mayor, in one day. The Masons, more over, contributed 8250, and the Odd Fel lows and Sons of Temperance were like wise engaged in the work of relief. Knoxville Register. is now publicly avowed tq be one cf conquest. ; If persisted in, its necessary cor will be, a permanent increase of o r Establishment and of Lxecutirn r its general tendency to make man ! to awaken his worst passions, to acct to the taste of blood. It has :.;. moralized no inconsiderable portkn uon. ; The general Peace which had Ic ed between the great European Pov. the last thirty years, may not be ascii purest motives. Be these what l!,rv long and unusual repose has been -ficial to tho cause of humanity, Ni be more injurious to it, more lainci. scandalous than the war; between t jacenl Republics of North Americr.; lour mission was, to be a model I rrGovernments and for 11 othcrlf; tions, to adhere to the most elevate 1 of political morality, to apply all y to the gradual improvement of your tutions and social state, and, by y to exert a moral influence ma.-t 1 mankind at large. Instead of ll.i-, has been made to your worst p:i;:l pidity, to lhe thirst of unjust b'r by brutal force; to the love or in'; and of false glory; and it has eve: to pervert the noblest feelings' cf ' The attempt is made to make yo i ; lofty position which your fathers substitute for it the politicel rncra! then patriotism of the heroes an J r antiquity. I have said, that it was attempt even your virtues. Devo'.edne-s t. patriotism, is a most essential th: national existence of any society (! it. Unfortunately, our most virt lions are per verted, not only by c r selfishness, but also by their own vm the most holy of our attribute?, i! feeling, may be perverted from ti was but too lamentably exhibited i cutions even unto death, of if. re deemed heretics. It is, not, there:' ishinsr, that patriotism, carried to x also be perverted. In the entire C their country, the people, every-v all times, have been too apt to.Lr imposed upon them by justice tow. lions. It is against this natural : you should be specially on your ; blame does not attach to those ul. patriotic feeling, though errrn j , ; the national standard. On the c:.:.'. are more worthy of admiration, i VII. The Mission of the United States. lof,ne IDan OI mc.r couniry, u. v J j after war has once taken p!ac The people of the United States have been : by the purest motives, daily 'an 2 placed by Providence in a position never be- most self-deyoledness, brave cf a:! fore enjoyed by any other nation.' They are I possessed of a most extensive territory, with a very fertile soil, a variety of climates and pro ductions, and a capacity ot sustaining a popu lation greater, in proportion to its extent, than any other territory of the same sizq on the face of the globe. j By a concourse of various circumstances they found themselves, at the epoch ofj their Inde pendence, in the full eniovment of religious. rivil and nolitical libertv. entirely free from an v : irreproachable prirate character hereditary monopoly of wealth or power. The j MenU and of all the members of L -people at large were in futl and quiet posses- i ion. known and respected, 'i : sion of all those natural rights for uhich the 1 one of them who would not span, people of othfr countries have for a long time nation the most remote hint t.. a', contended, and still do contend. They were pretences to those alleged for c. oj v- c.;ii ar. tK enro nvriiTn an. Mexico, he miht be capable of c. knowledffed as such by all. For ither proper j appropriate to himself his neiU ... . .i i f -. In the total ansence ui any that invasion was legitimate! and that there. fore the war was unprovoked by them, and commenced by the United States. ! If any doubt should remain of lhe correctness of these statements, let them be tested by the Divine undeniable precept. ' Do junto others as you would be done by." j If at this moment France was to contract a treaty of defensive and offensive alliance with Mexico, a treatry taking effect immediately, and pending the war between tne United States and Mexico and binding herself to defend it with all her forces against any and every other rower, would not the United States at once consider such a treaty as a declaration of war nemtnet thpm ( ..... . ..a,... . . j If, in lieu of declaring war against Great Briiain, in the year 1812, the United States had only suspended the ordinary diplomatic re laiions between the two countries; and Great Britain had declared that she would Dot enter into any negotiation for the settlement of all the subjects ofdifference between the two coun tries, unless the United States should, as a pre liminary condition, restore those relations; would not this have been considered as a most insolent demand, and to which the U. States never could submit ? If the United Slates were, and had been for more than a century, in possession of a tract of coun. try, exclusively inhabited and governed by them disturbed only by the occasional forays of an enemy; would they not consider lhe forcible military invasion and occupation of such a dis trict by a third Power, as open and unprovoked war,commenced against them ? j And could their resistance to the invasion rerjderthem li able to the imputation of having! themselves commenced the war? ' Yet it would seem as if the splendid and al most romantic successes of tbe American arms had, for a while, made the peop! of lhe Uni ted States deaf to any other consideration than an enthusiastic and exclusive lovej of military glory ; as if, forgetting the origin of the war, and with an entire disregard for jthe dictates of justice, they thought that those successes gave the nation a right to dismember Mexico, and to appropriate to themselves tljat which did not belong lo them. But I. do not despair, for I Jijivo fiith in our institutions and in the people!: and I will now ask them whether this was their mission? and whether ibey were placed by Providence on thia continent (or the purpose of cultivating false glory, and of sinking to the level of those vulgar conquerors who have at all times deso lated the earth. ' their own lires in the conflict a; enemy. I must confess, that I i! the same charity to those civilim-. and deliberately plunge the ecu: i unjust or unnecessary war. We should have but one con; ' most happy would it be for r:; . statesmen and politicians only as !. management of the internal or ext al concerns, as they are in prn Flood in Tennessee. "-From the Tus Cumbia Alabamian of the 24th ult., we learn that below that point great loss of property bas been occasioned by an unu sually high stage of water in the Tennes- see river. ji .uc i ii i v in u uuuov .3 . mvu - , i ., , . the village of Eastport contained, only :, .ii.u , .k nine remain where they originally stood. w -,d w anJ to he A Imihl y ;ne in- who ; has poured on you such unparalleled blessings. S Your mission is to improve the $taie of tbe ; world, to be -the "Model Republic," to show ; that men are capable of governing themselves and that this simple and natural form of Gov. j ernraent is that also which confers most happi j ness on all, is productive of the greatest devel opment of the intellectual faculties, -above all j that which is attended with the highest stand j ard of private and political virtue and morality. Twentv-three have been washed from their foundations, and of this number some were totally swept away. The citizens of SoutH Florence have suffered considerably, ami Waterloo is al most entirely carried off4 JUST received and f 6r sale A large sop ply of W. Hull's best Tallow Candles. BRCWN & JAMES. can justify the war in which v. e volved, resort bas been had to a r. dinary assertion. It is said, t! .-' of the United States have au Len oriiyof race overihe Mexicans, w .'. the right to subjugate and keep in inferior nation. This, it i3 aK he the means of enlightening ' Mexicans, of. improving their tf?: cf ultimately increasing tho ha; masses. Is it compatible' with the spirit Jan. 1, 1848 36 Your forefathers, the founders of the Repub-! cj, which rejects every hereditary 1 i
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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