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ZACUARY TAYLOR,
. , oF locisian'a.
CCrReaucr, o anl arcry. modest man,
bill rciHy whrnever we IjoV at the paper
bluafd Ii's serious fact tot then . we
have ifie consolation - cf knowing" th'al. the
supply on hand is unalij and lhat our next
shall be belter, if we have lqsenLt-"Bos
ton fori:. Si xz" !.:arVhcn we gel
our new n, j i,t:c while paper
o wfll djzzl jour eyei if wo; don't,
t 'til'. '
you rmy nave c-r oitt list lor a t:.:o$c
CCrMot a woid from den. Scolt, since
burl i paper. "
UEA TU OF SILAS WRIGHT
Trw lion. S,hs Wright, died at Canton,
N. Y., on the 27ih .ultimo', of on apoplcc
tic fit. Mr. Wright has been lor a uarit-
ber.id years a distinguished member of
the Democratic party, aad la rnaa of ac-
qu'rcmcnls arid great influence. -' f .,
Ilrnllv w Lnnw nnr mhrtl I i tViInV'wotK
reference to the course of tho Government
in. the n(anagernent of tha .war. A few
days atnee, an offer of troops, was decKccdj
'Thank Od," said Secretary Mdrcy, on
the occasion, 'we now h;ive; oj further
need of theen, T3ut, behold! Iiqw chmge
obtc! - To-day tho Government calls for
five new Uguncnt?, -hieh arp to bu or
dered iinmcdjiiU'ly to Vera- Cru'zV .What
-wonder the people can' fprnina opinion i
.ihe probable close of tho war; when those
who lmvQ the management f It r know ap
parently '.nothing twenty four hours ahead?
THE ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
-Pk Nuui V ,irt Sun ImS ll.ivnfts llalrs
,to the 15th uilt. h say:Tho excite
ment in regard to the annexation - of, Cuba
was s;ill increasing, an J, was spreading o.
ver the island.- Delegates will be aenton
. tliere a little previou'j to tho meeting ol the
next Coniiresi. , The next Vessel will prob
ably bring u$ more accuraia accounts'--So
it vi ould seem that - there is not so much
jesting about thc,maitcr nt Last ..j U.o
'part-of the inhabitants of tho liland Vell
oursay is'short, and can soon be said
unless reasons were adduced wjiich we at
nrinnt rim . n.il nrivtspd nf. whv Cuba
. - ----- . v ...
should be annexed ta this country,':, we are
emphatically jand, unrquivocally, opposed
lo tha measure. k There, thai all we 'have
jV.to' ay t-:- -;& :h ' f i' ''
fc ; DEATH C1SdTw1LSON.
' , i Ills Jjiiuaui auu u iiunu uaiuuuj, vi&v
nt.Vera Cruz on the" 2th of last month,
f VJlow Fever. The Siaoard of the 1st
instant nv: s . -
. "Diving the-last Legislature , when a
call tud bei n m"'di) by tha"" President upon
North Cirolioj fur a Itrgunent'of troops,
,to.bo sent fjrwtrd icy Mexico, Csl. WiUoii
.reigned' his scat as Senator, repaired to
vlgrconibo arid agisted iii raising, two
Cimp:miesj of nnr f which ho wis unan
imoutly elected Ciptaki. . S nn(fier: he
!ft w"ithih IlKiiiienl for ttie llio Grande.
litii while in Mexico, under the cominaua
of Gen.'Tuylor, ho was' apputnied. by the
Ttesident to thrf office of Colonel in the
l'Ah'lnfuntry, which' appointment he. nc
cepiedj und he was on his w ay lo-j jin the
.conqutiini fl "M Grneral Scot', and was
to h.ivo cuutmanried the trtiohs that left !
Vra Cruz ort the 7th of August under
Mfj ir toUy, -when he was.tei'zed with tho
fever and his existence lermin iled ,
:' Ask a Locofoco the news, from the e.
lect tons' if you vfan't to See a shfcepish look
ing specimen of hpmanity. 11
,Wj lelrn lhat Professor, pecms, of the
1 Northf Carolina University, ..haa resigned
' JUS pOU JU tyWlUVVi v " yJ"lllHI5-l't
to the Chair of Natural Science, - at Ilan
dolph Macon 'College,. Va . ,
, 1 1
Lsil rts are now oemg mmuu j
a subscription with a vie1 w40-establish at
Washington, a ppcr which w,shall reflect
the public sentiment of. the South' on the
aboiiliun and Wilmot proviso question.-
; EPects of the Tarifof 1846.V The Bjs.
ton fron.Compaij'y hve closed a coptract,
for SO.OOO.tons of-Nova'Scoiia Coal, to be
thi-t full and winter., : .
This elegant weekly continues to make
its regular visits to our sanctum, ', thanito
ther kiodnes of its Proprietors, Morris
i ' - . .'.
k Wjllis; li is sufficient To cAturs' the
. --... - , -
'.popularity of nny-Vork, to pot the. names
ttl ..UOrJISQi VV I US. IWQ OI IUC oesi' wi iis
..f Vio Av i ii. t.anrl n a Tiiii-s . .: We are
. i.i intrn ihi ihn i,.,i.n. taiviniiw frniw-
fclv r- v c 1
jjig iojIJr "'' me puonc. .
couniv Trih-nP, that Cj1. Dorriphan, in his
late .spepc.i iHj"-- i"' w
"he had1 not been a candidate fW political
' rffice in'seven years, and would not be f.,r
thi bexV serenty seven.. .':-'''''' "
HIGHLAND
ovi own codkxkV. " .-
The full ing letter we take fcm the
. C? Ttrr; oracr ? AdW. i:e. Il'waYwjrir.
:?n, as win Leac'altt.a&s.Vhur 5f rings,
4 1-2 miles west cf lilts rdace, and is a
graphic description cf "the" gran J Ticccery
surrounding that charming watering place, j
liow strange it $ lhat so many of ihose
who hate been reared among the mountains
and beauiiful,va!lys f our beloved wesi-
c-rn Carolina, fail to appreciate the jicb-
. t i A " . .
mjmjii mcn lucir eyes nave constantly
gazed, ur.lil it ispointe ' out by a stranger.
There are many; lucali lies to this iectiun
cf our. State, a fauhful description of which
would possess' t,h ril'rng interest,'- An J, we
h3ve In our midst many 5vh5 we blessed
with the ability and the leisure to furnish
such sketches. Will they not co ill By!
this cleans our country would become mure
generally known, and its sublime beauties
more' highly appreciated.
Sclphue Springs, N. C, i .
Ttl- rAugu,f.M,1847; j ;
1 no compiny here is very agree1ab:e.7
We eat, dnnki (viater) (talk, .ride, walk,
and sleep.. " This is about a fair history ol
tacu day. ii, very one seems to vaay to
himself, or herself, 'sufficient utio the
dity is the evil thereof." Accordingly, the
cares and troubles of .to-morrow nre put
upon tho shoulders of our kind ' host. Col
Denver, in providing our e:ttibles'(whicJi',
by the Svay, istna .slight task) fp'rvfrfin for
ty tu pne hundred people, blessed iwith pret
ty good heaUh, and oppetixes as keen s i
if
sharpened by a Norlh-Wester ard, a day's
work at tho .whip stw. Te cllmalo and
water art both- delightful. The .days are.
never oppressively hot, tha. nights arc al
wnys, -pot .Such a thing s sleeping on
the top of bed and bed clothes, w"flh a mos.
q-iit.i rj t .a prtect -ono from.'ur kind
fricndi'vvuo Would wheedle you to tha let
ting of bl.Sod by tho -Vontinued mell.fljous
bu2z of 4,Coosiuj''j1 CJain,,' is altogether
unknavt n. How '.much better oir we are,
in this regard, than you poor Columbians,
needs n; lurther'-sta'ctnent. The water,',
complied. with your (lydrant waer, is not
only 'contp- ring grea things with small,
but absolutely rs like comparing something
that is. with something that is riot." This'
is living, medleaietT ' -"-yuiriajllt
sumtticf, auproaches to dead and wart:i
water; but comparisons are odious ilicr.c
no more of thu sirt. Tile Spring from
winch r wedrink n beautiful' foun'.aid,
Unct6rcd, Jkhoyld say, uith Sulpli a i ol
Iron. ThJSwater h;s a powerful e fleet n
the kidneys and tho blood. ' Tlio impurities
of the latter arc . soon.'upmi the skin, and
someii'mes one is almost tempted to call
for help to indulge in tlio luxury 1 j :ntcli
ing. .It hs some aherathc .and, beyond
doubt, a grcattonic efTect, as't! inrreas?
ed appeliio"ond strength of invalids will
abundantly Ae.stify." I'he rcc j:r..iioJ ition
are tsmple for 150 p .rsons th.i faro is uni
formly good better ttnn r iiavobn in
thehubitol seeing at sucli p! iaes. livery
tllort, it seems to me, h .n i.: (o p;ease
and' render hoarder com f..: ' an J hap.
This h e.mph itical'y a mo ;i.taln country
As far tu the eye tan reach h i;; ..Uin on
mountain' uiled! ' Before u-. i t north
of ea'sd,'' towers the Blue!; ?K.u;i:ain, the
"bighekt in tho IT. 'States. OjI of it fljws
t,he Swannahtif oue of tho be.iuti'ii among
mountain rivers, unc surpas-icJ ui.iy by
opr own Koowce. Further on, m-jro north
and i est, is tu be. seen the 'Bald Mour.tain,
whose summit-is a" priirio of t ! tst G ji),
aires. . Sii!i further on, riso tho t I
Iron mountains; turning" south, ' U Pigih
andriis attendant I train stretching to ilic,
head of FrVnch" Broadand thency t":e eye
falls Upon' the Blue Bjdgu,'sfiet-.1 ua
towards ur own Southern horn.?, I i v. -i-miction
with Pi?g.-ih: 'must b- siaitd tli
nation, that frm ft, in siny mysterious
way, proceeds thef stream of. water, v. l.'.ch;
rm'g to lle surface,1 after mora tlnu
or 3D miles travel,.' makes the, celebra'.t 1
V arrn Springs of Buncombo. On it; tho re
grows, I an) told, in rich and wild pr. f i
sion; the current aud'luo goosberry, j
on the Btld Mountain, ! have In;!, i,
tt bd foqnd evry- variety' of the ' rr; I
Tii ere, too, congregate o'ur si.-'l .
making it their summer retreat, u.. !
ing and reofring their young.' ?
Mwr tl.tj place is Mount Yendon. C 1.
Deaver, asserts thl it is 4250 feetnbe
tho i vallev. A largeuaviy, including rr. ,. ,
hdics,asccf.-td it the day before yes'.i .
The view from 'tho top amply compensv
for the fatigue. Under-the eye, -lay i' i
mountain country for 3D, 40, and SO i.: . ,
dotted all over with .firms.' ThrouV. .'
mountain gorges can' bo seen the 1. j
Broad flawing quietly alougndorned - . ', j
its. rich bottoms, utterly unconscious laat i
ilMs aoori to break into that ruaring, i .
potuous torrent which it- becomes in.. -
ately ' below 4 Asheville. Yesterda, -'!
visited another of, the curiosities .
swinging . tree. i a times lunher 1 ... j
ihn tlio memory "f "'O oldet i:.' ' .'
run?fa pine tree wns lorn frotnits -.probb!y
hy a hurricane, and borne i, : '
ile air until t 'reaejied , it present pos..." .. j
There-, faling top foremo,t, it was :
in the fork of a Pt OA byo; ' . '
eral branches, and there itl. ' ! ;
the, s;p and iTU Jiho branches ev,
uf I'gfuwooJ have' 'disappeared--:
oak has grown over the limb makin ;
Hietil r its fork this being of
still susjcndi swuMO feet of t'
and its position is now as perp
the tree on which it h m;j. A
ing oa iliij, ground, cart move i
and forwards as easily I
a chick; - .'-"
i . i f tl.3
wirJ,
' j.n cf
Mr. George Lipjwrd1, the mrer cf a j ?
culiar styled is.dtliverirg hcti:ea i:i P:;Ii
adelphia", on the wKrwi h .V''x-.
.'j The, notorious Maria Mjk. uov an
inmate of tho New York: Stato prija, ua
der conrictioa of grand larceny. ' ,
" accod ouVwnic.
(T-
L .I"
cou-Hy iays: ' ; i . . y .
:.:.a
ti f"J
r c:.-
Van Ho,iz?r,cf t'.is c ..iy, i
hundred c" I f .r!:cn f.irs t ,
aod a lilf jruilts t.the pLcs' f Tidlr j the
election, and vored the full ,Whi " ticket.
He has voted at every Prri ?. nli'l i'cti n
that has becnbtlJ in ihe United S.aies.
lie was a Whig ia tho reVo!uiicn, and is
a Whig iov." . : f
'JNV mart i TcrtUoty Tho '.Richmond
Whig concludes art earnest article rp-n
the subject of lbs'. Wilmtt Pravisti, and the
danger it threatens ta tbe stability of ihe
Unittn, with this admonition: t
is for every lover of the Uoion for
every friend jf h$ country -for very' true"
born American, !o resist thd. hitrodaction
of more territory into the Union.' Lclbitn
rpiko "up hi mind to stand by ihe Union,
and to submit to receive no gift whrali' vill
-bring it's' continuincerlrtto. danger. Like
the Trojan horse, iis fatal gift .of Mexi
can territorytis fraught - with, -danger 6hd
death; like tha unwary Trains, let u-? not
break down the walls -and admit ii i -ihe
"citadel.! .Let Mi repel "it, andlh'- '.
pfTeoil to us. Then and then only n we
be iafc; then and then'only will. o h ue
done our oVfy to lm Union, to 'Cu iwlves,
and. a mankind in general, hopes
are wrapped up in the succc. j uyT great
exp- '.iient.V w t'
The scarlet fever urJ ir.casi prevail
with arral-nost urprcceJcr. 1 mortality xi-
mong the children of Mad',,) city, Indi
ana; ; A t'.r ; v.:. -...j't ol parents Jiave tost
all their el. J. 1 r..-
In Mi.'V0), marriages are. celebrated
with.consiJertble pomp. ' The fee - Jo iImj
priest of the Jjvcsl class is not fes than
22 dollars.
The Governor, and Council of Nw
Hirhp5,!ure have appointed Thursday, No.-
vember Soih. ras- the d-y for annual
Tl.a::icsgtit
r'twitiitState.
GIF T FIIOM Mil. CLAY,
Mr. Stephenson, of the Cincinnati Atlas,
has presented"- to Cpt. Cutter, of Coving
ton, in behalf of llExar Clay, a gold ring,
set with a precious Stoncy and enclosing a
brai l of the hair of Ins. lamented .son, tho
late Lieut e riant Colonel Henry Clay, Jr.,
as a memorial of gratitude for the generous
of!jqe,Cdpt. Cc rendered' him in his last
moments on the bloody field of Bucna Vis
ta. . .
' ; IOWA LEGISLATURE
Nochange in the Iowa Legisiituro ' by
the recent election rso says the N. York
"Journal of Cormtierce," Tho three va
cancies were filled by tho election, of one
Whig and two Democrats, as, .before.
Thus ftgalrfit is doublful which party have
the U. States Senators.
". The storeTeeperj downcast, are ndop
ting the Baby Jumper, as jn ccssary ap
pendages to their stores, for the accommo
dcliion'of thoso ladies who, go shopping
with their bibics it) their arms. This U
the cream of beetle valence . '
, It is estimated-that the amount of specie
m tho New York rind Boston Sublreasu
iit is not; leas than $3,000,000.
Tho potato rot has mado its appearance
in Westchester county, New Yoik l is
j.iid ulo to Lo -soqiuwhat prevalent - on
L);ig Lland. '
lf eerfinn, the negro whaumurdercd tho
Van Ness faintly ft Auburn, N; Y, died
in t'.. ij nl ut that village on Saturday week,
a J'Jif-JjCl idiot. '
A ; -!etidi I sword and epauletves werei
:i;-iii: d to Lieut. Hunter, the hero of
A! . a J j, a f. w days &ince by the -citizens
V;.: ' Philadelphix tendered lo
!r. Cl.v a t-.';c dinnec. - which he do-.
', u ,."".;::g that "it would to cn
. I.:... ,:.L!j vi;h the st.ito of his
: ". ;it a:.J ' : private motives which on
i t "caii-in Ir.jght him (rum home, to
i' : c.: ; '..rent of a pnblic dinner, r
.-cr.-iu uf Poihidelpldt Lave
- " i: I J. A. Phij.'ipj, Esq., as a canl
' f r i Mayural.ty.-' ;' - . ',
"i '''--' -s r'cvTt:.s Cvii.n arri.
ii ' 't 0;!'".n,i rn the 22d inl.", on
-v Y.j ch 'from life Braz-js.. ,'
T' c ,- i n.;.T.;y of ?ec;G!i in many
i - ! :. : '-nr, 'n nuirg to a tear.
r,"''v fni!' r 1 .i carcit) uf words; for
v . v er is ai ii-1. r of linuage and hat!
a u iJ.l ( f i1-, uillb npt, n speak
" T, Jo Lesil..!. t'pon t!iC choice of both;
. r-cas com:r,'jn speakers have only oimj
l c f iJjas, au J oo j set of words to clothe
il.rn in, and ll.e-c cro always ready at' ihe
moih. Sj" pfoplu come faster out cf a
church wher4t is almost empty, than when
a crowd I at the door. , , .
iO License. Tne'inhibitanls of Hop-kia-if
ole. Ky . lnvc uijanimously vpied a
-linst lictijc, for the sale' of inloxieatin
drinks. f ' '
... . . ,
agcdCl, died onboard the Steamer Old
'Ph linn ,lirM I !! p nrijiinciin,
f
IT!ory? cn its way t ; Mis:!ssipp11
r.L . 'A, ihe lCih or ITih l'.i. . ' J'
The"Ul:.rtf t!u Oldo C-hirator is
Lecc.v.;ng quite vlea!. tKrl.nu; ;- i
' "W e never luveJ jn cliarmirg crisicr
Ilalscmo one t' j was sure L I . r"
' ' ' t
j That man must be a coir; leta boJvy wh J
pridts himself cn U fr!.;rs J ry l!'
1
race his sad f dg':i!-.iaItJ. '
Tie Trtcgrcjh We learn f-i-rn' f
t;
Tumpcmnce Aduicatc, th-jt ; . '
all up and arranged for ihe; ' rtcr; ':
ihe wires from Raleigh, N. U., t 1
Columbia, S.C '
Tlic deaths- by Yt Slow Fcvrr ii
Oileans durirg the Ul hours, cr.
7
t i
'mornir'of the 12;h inst., were 40.
llcn-iersnnrin'e, h'. C.t i I. 1,1'
rThe Henderson ('
Society, rntt at-lK ;
tKs.d.iy, j bt uf (
'y Ti vp ijuj.',
i'.le oil Vyd
;r: IleV. Jaus
r...l with prayer
. . ; ; .'i t.ing previously extended
i J 5 ? O'N'vll, of S,C., 'to address the
; r" tv-an Torrpprancc, on mu'.ion oT 12.
Ki:ij, tn arose-, and in a pleasing and for.
ciblo styL he 5poko an hour and a half.
For mo lo say it was interesting and
truly eloquent, would in nowise add to the 1
merit of his speech; Cor every individual
present, can attest the fact, that ho -ad
vanced overwhelming axgumea'.s, why tlie
rising generation bhould abstain from the
intoxicating bowl throw off tho. manacle
ofintemperanoc .drink of nature's pure
fountain, and live a life serviceable to
themselves, to their country, and to the
world; -
We have not the least hesitation in say
ing, that ho fully met the high expectations
which were formed uf him, and ihe 1st of
September, 1847, will form ono - vi , the
daikcst rccords,in the chronicle of Pilncc
Aicohoi. - lt," n: - -t :
Oilier gentlemen. were invited to. speak,
Ou motion ofHribhaKtirg", W shanks
of the -Society wcro unanimously Unde,red
tc Judge O'Neal, for hid ablo tlfjrt in the
Temperance duse. , ' , ;
'On motion of Hugh Johnsonr
llesoIeedt ;That tho Secretary makeout
a transcript "of the proceedings of the mre
ting, and forward them to the EJitor of the
UVghland Messenger, with a request for the
publication of tho same.
" On motion, Uciofrcd, That the Society
aojourn to meet ai Hcndersonyille "on the
22J of February. ", ...... ,"
, . JAMES BLYTIIE. Pres't,
. Harvey Johnson, B. S. pro tern.
'YL-hAU J -'-, :-:-"--'-V:;;j-;.:-::?.
For the Highland Messenger. "
. ' ; , IMUDE. l ' '
Of tho innumerable pasjjions which like
captive the human heart, none arc so,
gustingly foolish as vanity or pride. A'
proud man! NVhat a .siglvt!-and olic";no
doubt which astonishes beings of n higher
oidcr, -who inliabit tho bright ab jde of the
Great Crroior"aLMe. Poor, insignificant,
eak man, proud of hi? butterfly , trap
pings -of his raitibjw. attire! 0 woiidel
ful sight! ' But men are even proud, tdo,
of their aitairrrricnts. It is hudable to get
knowledge, but imagine -a poor worm of
the earth, who" in his best estate is but' a
P'iJy a drpend.nt, shortsighted cre'a-turc--
imagine, w; say, such an oc strut
ting in all the ephemeral, peacock glory
of w'hich. his poor nature' is capable', full
tf consequence, ahd mighiy in his own
copceit! ' ,Bah! It is sufficient to make a
co,t laugh, and yet enough to cause a ph(h
usophe? to weep. .'We have, when-viewing
a vain, inilitcd man, full of pomposity
and a desire to impress the world vith a
knowledge of f.is importance, often "iboug hi
of Menccrales, a physician who lived in
the days of King Philip, of Macedon, and
often wished livit such an one, like Menl.
crates, could meet with a rebuke 'sufficient-
f withering lo annihilate the last spark'p"
his ridiculous variiiyr . Menccraies faocie'd
hwnsr-lf, so infilled had he become, Juphe.r.,
and on one occasion when writiri"- lo Kin"
I iiilip, began his letter thu3, Menecrates
Jipitcr, to Philip, greetingiSo King
answered, Plnlipia Mcrjecrates, healiii
and reason. - But the king delermifted rjo
punish him stili further, and if possible to
cure him of. Ids conceits. Accordingly he
invited him to a grand entertainment, and
had a sep-irutu - table tl for bim, where
nothing wds'serve-d up . lo him but incense
and 'j,crfume9 whi!it the other guet fed
Jport all llmt ct;.. ! - !ease he eygarnl gratl
ify the-taste;- When the firt transportr
joy With ''which he wajJ seized .at "fin din"
his divinity acknowledged, were over, a:
hunger begin to gnawot hi stomach, lit
becartw. quite disgusted with the clwractei
of Juptter; and suoa;took leave of tho
compmy; ' . " ' - ' : , '
' .There are many suck as' Menec'ratcs in.'
the world'at tho. pt csenl day , aud it is a
lUOUSind nilut Uu.rn iu- rwnl tk:i:..' 1.1 I
I . . . . r ii
. each vuc 0I lhem
r ' s, . ,WAT
Ar''
Kvry
i;h r'
.s a c .
t
Tft' --'s r -lion,
PitxiJcncy, whjk
...s iii i,iro c afIy-!.JVlg
ivsht nrrwlimc. , Thnl
"'?Wl,o press that is, govern
insi.,id ef bring the expouo-
t ' "s t f lh masses, U
t ir '.'.- -ti.m, and for
T l;rs ill' -it ho will ba
.,'t:t; anJ they very foolishly
their w
prt: i i
id lv i
dors t f
rV
v 1
. , !' , lU: if tl.j t-M i.ero don t come
i. , -r v.t, they ivr'l abinijn hini. A
j! f i!i P p"cr:t!ia rrrii tqul'y
ur.J of "iwer, ar.i determined Ji rulo
or ruin, l.:.o iha umtritv lo abe Go-
' i -I T.aI. r t i. ''.I. . 'ilia DuioaerJlic
i in i'i :!.! is-s-itriiv uf Inde-
- . j - - j .-j - - -
' i'. j'ein- -ratic papers tivhercome
j u i; 1 endorse iIisa expressed nl
,' ; ; j t tort 3r:!i (ie(ier:l , Taylor, Or
r v ;:-ni, re -dy topullJieir h'a!ders
i ihe l the rnumeut fhe conT'.i h "tn.
pjpSr. '-.imiejl lo General ' Taylor may
jiuj'i;i -us ni ir.y ariielt s as they pltaio,
x;nf r I t'u? one llial - rect i.i'v appeared
i;i ihe Bton A:las, anJ. nrguj therelrom
hat tho Wlvgs are. not going to support
General TaJor, but it will have but
mortifying cheet upon, iK.tonly iho AiIjs,
but its admiritig cnJurs'-rs, for they Will
hllfinJ. in the result tit the polls, lhat
their opposition has ben seen but nut fell.
We. repeat whit wo h ve before asserted,
that Gen, ru)W, from peculiar cirrum
itances, . is as much inJepenilent of the
KupporHiY the prerss, as a candidate for the
P residency f as he is independent of it
for hi position as aa ruihtary - rn'in, and for
his authorship of his. immortal depatehes-
-General. Tjlor is ihe creator of his
ovjn fortunes lie appeals directly, ta the
people; anJ his glorious achiveinenls and
sterling, honesty, being known of all men,
neeLru cndorseinHni froiu'leaders, or the
'press. General . 1 lur . has impressed
iitmsejf upon, tho alkction ofth lowliest
inmates xd. the culi.iga, as sensiblv us are
his victories engraven upon iho minds of
tho rich anJ powerful. 1 ho humb'esi
la'baref in the fi lf, oflhc b ird working
in in in the crowded c:i , thill papers never
reach, k inn and love Geri. T)tor, and it
i.s a marvel indeed .that tho secret of KU
popularity , should b; rolsum"ersud, and
ih.it tho Common Unjeh-stone f Kpulariiy ,
lhat applif S lo. Other individuals, should be
brought to bear upon. him. Conventions
may, for expedient) agree to call a man.
a 7eudr:r,-Mt .the . iw'upje, .without, kuch
aid, have placed ibeij I ivurile in ihe van.
Superficial indeed are the ideas of those
who think that General Taylors popularity
alone re si a" upon his' conduct in the b.Ullc
fit Id1., We -consider tin; iho glorious array
of victoticfc from Fort Iljrrion to Bwn
Vista, uch victories as crown th? military
reputatiun cjf no other living man, were
but tho means of calling forth the nobler
qualities of General'- Trior's -mind, ex-hibit.-d
in his . great firmness, nspnet to
i ho orders of superiors, pilieuco under dif
ficulties, sublime humanity, his e'ear head,
simple habits, guod heart, and unwavering
luusjy.- ill is these things thai make the
people of Ibis country love him. h is, in
r.,.i it. . ?t . 11 ....
mx.t m awaigin ufi anu uown repuulicanj
manliness, llut has i-hirm..,1" ttnir ht-nn
nnd uiingji him before ihcm, ffeo from ihe
corrupt and corrupting :r. 'influence cf politic
cians endorsements'.
Again, ripat, General Tijlor is
not a creature of tlio press,, nor is he the
conventional leader, of a patty. He will
Inerik up old urganiziti.irii, nnd bfing to-g-iher
new and bea-'it'iliil. coinbinatiuns!
There will.'be a purity In the moral nnd
political ulniosphero .cr Washington when
hois at lliu head' of uhhs, such as exist,
ed in Wushmgtons tiire. Tlio people
ih-nriighout the Cuunlry .wtii then be reliev
ed i rOm exciu rnrnt they willc:lse in feet
thSl there is a government; for it will then,
fttf,,il ever, slwuld, dispense il. blessings,
hlif.lhu 'Rleluw, quietly but equally up
onVll, ,'ltie' people know and feel all this;
nnd thai press,-and -thai faction, that at
tempts is em the. current, must either be
sved by co m i nz in lo the tide, or be over.
w-iieimodin the aburiive aitempt to arrest
it.
A lair of "Piuses.
v . Probably no two PASSES are so fa.
Triousin fjur history as I hose given by Ar
nbld, la.Andre and Polk lo tSmta Anna
ljihrw liljw much affinity the last has to
the-rust .we copy Doth; ; 4
ARNOLD'S PASS TO ANDRE.
U'eiid' Quarters, liobinson 's House, (
, Permit tff. John. Anderson ta pah the
Guards to the While . Plains, or below ij
he Chooses, He being on Public Business
by my Direction. . 1
ti. ARNOLD, M. Genl
"A Whig lie!' xdaiincd" the Tories of
lie- Kevuluiiun. ' Luckily, however, the
origin.il piss of which ' the above is pub
lished us u-copy, w-us preserved, and is
Mill in existence. ' ' ' -
POLK'S PAS3v'fO SANTA ANNA.
'Put Commander of thr Xarat forces m
me xxwf is ntrevy tltrec'ed not toobslrucl
the passage of Santa Anna and' Suite to
Mexico, should he desire to return thither.
JAMBS K. POLK, President.
A WhigW "jhunJer some of the
parasites of ihe Executive. It happens that
President PoIk, in his Message bf Zth De.
cemberH.-iat, admits lhat he give permis
sion lt Stnu .Anna to- return. Polk's
friends have been challenged in vain to
prove lhat ihe above is not the, true copy
bf the originil pas.
J The following sianzi contains' ildvice
which story tellers of all oge$f triay well
treasure up and follow;-
"When lliba dogf tdl another jests, therein
Uunt Hie oallic,, whiclilnier .wit cannot need;
Pick 'but of tales Uie mfrtl, but not the tin;
- Ue f aresJis apple thai will cleanly feed "
T t. 7 Vrtr .rnat-J for Ttcsidatcy
3 U i berks county assembled
in i iss n eticg : t iUbJmg on the 3J inii.
for ti.o j jrpose ol adopting measurer prrp-
r;:jtr tu . vigorous - pneciKi - U tb .
C4mpain. i n - journal Bays ii was ot
of the largest Whig gv tarings ever whnesa.' j
ed In Berks couuiy.t Never was a healthier
state uf ttt hng t xhibiitrf among tho gi slant . .
Ylii-suf oil Beiks, oud never were IW
prospects ttf the priy so encuuroging.Gea. i
Z.CIARY TAYLOtl was onanlaiuusl; ,
noinmattd fr vh Presidency. " ,
The meeting" was' sbly. addressed fcy
James Ereihard,' I2q., ol Bobeson.' Tht,,!.
jipceches of Messrs. Richards, StiibearttDtJ
IloHinan, breaOted iho true pjfit. anJ
were liiU nod tu with eager atiention. Tl "
, resolutions a poition ol which . still W.
lounJ below, we ret of tha right sort,. tn-T' j
Here warrnly itspotiJtd lo by all ba
were prc?tn. . '
iBesolvid, , 'lhat" HENRY ' CLAY, df r
Kentucky, ihe greattst man living, 1 s
forty, jears tpenl i.i the service fcf his j
country, by his eloquent nJvoc.icy of lt
lli grt,at mensures calulated lo 'aiivanrs
ihe lute rests of tho people, but especially '
by his patriotic and consist nt course t
fivor of protecjion ,tu American industrv t
hasuelerjred, tiud obtained the gratiludn f
of tko citizens d ihe United Siatos. , Thai r
tho Whigs of Boiks county svwpatbizs
wiih hjii, most silicorely, on . account tf
ihe loi of his. Uh'td i.nd irnble mi sued
son, who fell whi re they fchould -expect I
son of ItenrV Qlay to yield up his life,'" ii
tb thickest ol the fighi,iu tho vau cfthoja
who 'died for iho lienor ot their notiri
lind.. - i ,
I Resolved, That in Gen. ZACITARY
TAYLOR wejind a man wm by serri.
ct-s tenderedlo iis cu "ry in three win,
und iu m inv billies, has won for hims-If
an tmpri-h ablo. renown, BoJ ' co)lf rrf
oblig uions upon lns 'ft llow-eitiz-ni ,litk
cannot be repa.tl; iht lit him great (nihil
fy knowledge is coottiiud uitli.thott
talents r qu:-o, lo cotisuiutu a pruaent
yiid mccesslultau's:iian; tlmt his abiluir,
iniegrity nnd snoikss chiiater fit him
fvruny post; auJ wn hereby.' reciimmerd
him as ih'u Whig 'caudida.u for the Pxci
idency.' ' ' '.'.
j j Resolved, That ihe thanks el the Amr.rU
cm people &ro cu't o Ai-htr Ucaersl
WIN FIELD SCOIX M he militirrr
skill un i conduct, iho pe.oplc uf the United -States
'tfitnbuie iht success of ouf arms
at Vera Cruz. and Co;ro Gord't, nad ibi
iTthnOgb subjected to the vexatious bJ
itmlignant aurcksof sL 'coiiupt' rxreutire,;
persisted in IfiS endeavors to advance tho f
interests of iho country; .hat hisj.iiurvu-lii.
ries (no -wort!iyf of .iho Jiero of LuaJjIi
Lane and Chippewa, w ho,' ern in ins loath,
yaiiied for.liiiiMeM.tho nune of.oaa uf tha
best military '.leaders, of ihe ihi'y. : t
! Ialtr from Uurope. t
farther- Dexline. in DreadittiJ't'Cklal
I rtrntand Looking Lp lite llantt
Abundant. 'The English steamer GV
delqurver, -Captain Ho'skins, which sailed
from Liverpool, pn tho I5ih insts, arrurf
it "New ijrk ui ihe 2Q:h. Sha brings
tt n days Inter jiilelljgence ihan rccrircd fcy
iheCambrii. '
t Liverpool, -bPst Western CanilPtonf ! i
quoted ol 'io t27s. n x jb.irrel, a dtcfme rft
j-!. UJ. since tlwlist advices 1 t " j
-Bahimon; and Phil idt lphi.i Flour war-f I
ranted awcet, Is qjole.f at' 24j25. Jet j
bbl.ond sjiur at Ul-iii.; a duchne uf- ,
about 2i.. per barrel. . 1 ' j
! Wheat h is declined about 3J. per 70!tt,'
ah I Ciirn 2s. per'.quaijlcr..
j C )tto:i is firm, an in sonic instiocs,
shows a h'lght advance. t
j Tho hardest -piohdses well, ani)
cfrps in many. counlits. 'have been ernrrl
Tiie extt-nlof the .desliiulioh in IftW;
is greatly reduced!, .in ) wanl-and lufit'i
in nearly at an cud.,- ' 'j
j The' day of comparing the polls en
ihe 12ih, whs a great d-iy fiir tho ."-Vbf,
It was celebrated in .adoiiruble st)k. I)
bout -sit hundred pjrlouk of a capital
ner. The occasion was a very -p'j
one. Whigs and D-MiTocrais for ibc
ler were publicly invited lo attend, lt.
many hd attend met in peace andh,
ity at Ihe social board. . Nut a single e5,
occurred to mar the scene,'- J''.
pleasure ' reigned supreme.' Ir'aiA-
N. (J. Whig. .... , " I
- New Xorfc, August 21--3, .
Another Fire in New York-Loss fa
IThousand Dollars. rejjrtt to hafetei.
hom yuu, that another frre", occasiownl
large loss, though' confined to but oo
taiilihment, occurreil heru this .nwrK
It broke out about 10 o'ctoek, cftst-''
ing th6 'Novelty. Iron' WuiM, -
Twelfth street, belonging lb Messr"."."
murt n Th Iiws is aJ"
ilia ii, i ii. ij ,.. vv w
thin forty thousand dollars. :
I. An Innocent nun Ilnnf' f
The Albany Evening Journal i)r'; ,
a young printer, named Bo)ingtoD, . -
served his time in ihe oftice on
Hiiveii Palladium, was lung a itW?l
siiice, in Ala harm, upon a charge of. ;
'ing murdeied a companion, wiih
wus travel.-ing.' Ho protested-Ins "
cence to the hisi; 'b'it wiibout aval. ,
icently, tho. landlord in whese-bousej
murder was cpmm'lted confessed the
on! his death bed! Boyihgjn was )
man of fine talents and pn possefSirJI
peiirance, whoso guilt was deemed J.
elusive only from ihe fact that he i
last person seen with ihe murdered j
Medicine for Jog.-The Am"
Farmer furnishes tlu? following:
youlr hogs get sick, you know not pi
f
give them, ears ol cou, nrsi u,Tr
atjtlu;a rollt'-y in. sulphur. R "
onej that il arrests ihe disease ana F
the pigs u perfect htahh! ,
The woman in the song says oft"
j. "His very step h miu'tc irrt" .
At be comes pp the lair.
It is very probable sUa.t bis t-flots $u .