North Carolina Newspapers

' I V f tttl "3c CjE3Il2?.XjO,XbbXi,2I:? 3. O., SEPTEMBER SO, 18S7. THOMAS J. nOLTON, Kunou i raoi'iutroR. TKli.M.-i: TV Sor (li. f'a nil inn Whiji w ill br ii fli.rili il luruli. ,,.,; tit ' UO liol.l.AliS in tv..n. c ; 1 .. O i,i.Ai:P AMJ HI I V t K.M S if p.vimni I ltri rr tnrcc iiii'iillm ;.mu 'Ml MX Jit i(.I,AI!8 al i-v rut! '' l',u ' r. .Nuiaier Hill lit miictiii. ,,.,... until ufl arrt'JMgrf are paid, net (il nt the ,.,, ,n "I llii' Kililur. i i,,i-ii.imrnU iiiwrli-.lni On.' Ilnllir ni-r uniiiro .n.i.iul fur each eoiiiniu.iitr. i ..uri ml. I, nn. - - - w . ,,.1,,,,,.,-ni. and Sd. r.ri 'ji S..J. Imrd L'j -r I, . i,. r;Uiirfd..lu. ii I .'i31 per 'eri.t. will i vinr. Aiivi-rlliii'iiiliu lurriC'T nuiiiiiiiv iju.diiii. "1 81 f""r Himr lur cneli lin e. Nun. "5 eniiU pr iiuijrf' fur cneHlinie, f'. r.iui tvlirn iiirtiiit; in tin ir aiiviriiri'tei'iitji , I hi .f k ilir huh.Ik r i f ini rtiona ilinr- d nr f r u!t b ii. -t ried until fmliul ami rh..rid ei. r.Tlhtirly. FP-.aimnat'T arr i. utlnoiTri: tn orl H);eiil. 3 r i ... r.iiium tug in. rtt in ii o c.'uiii Hi-, k. . U tfliiiM.il' il.i-,fc'lttT wrrr wnHt ll In- Ju- Ii.i , a du!ili r uf .. A. !. -. i;.i. nf tUim in nniK runKiTi:. sow am.i.l. "..-.i- rV.r. fliry tell 111 lln.ii art e-j,l, Ti.. 1 t 1 r'-. ,1, y -i'ru ! r"nr, ..'d ti.f I vf i'll. fl uiii .-..Mil Imp ll-il. 'P. 1 -ga w llli an;i-li purr, 11 1 ieiiiir. A . nl- 11 sf.in. 1 plum tu lltn-r I litr, .v.. tAsuiiit.l Jciin. Villi t . u h if.- -iliiu r ?, U t r 1- tut re, t" Wi ie..ilt mr, Ml H U'lle. I H l v ll. t btf 1., i.tj uwt llm Im iglid ll.e kj , T i". f tin r mil im.llirr, hr-n n i,li, A I I .e i.e r.ti'-n i. ln-r P4111' , I - . I. ri i'.tliat, -'ei liiim 1.1. 11- il -. tir-. In 1.. 1 lilt .11.1 ! ' ln-af' lrrn l".nne wiU, f i'it fn S.t di crura lli.-.l utir l ul'ii y u w- .1 n.ri I no 11. ti.r t ' ui ( nltf!; Inmtv rf. w i.-, ti w i;! ii.m-i od tl-im ii. r, mi hi htf r tl' !i- l., ..e' l-ifrB, ...frii r i'.r J i.lif rr, ! . 'I ii I f..r p.. . r It. r ' I-, .e.! i n, " . -t . t. . ', ...I a i ,,-iriri .-ii elt.t, .-, f,-. tir w mc w mri w ol .-lit . I an i nai t vci r blew , ' t. tl ''--, iii nti-i !-r (.it.-r Oi.-iii'.r. .tr is ei.f den... I. ui t ri.t. - n-n tit- Ihf l'r'f rltmr 'J :i r ht I4.1i! her, w iti:i nunc darr ninivtt. , J-. 'i ! il ..n ; rt fioli pf j r n..w. If. - i - J.rl M , " a... I ...-.- rr1 STKI tl.-n ernwn rnriirii-w llir fttin bit.w ... iii iigitllui, itli Ihtr Ihtra. a-t in, n it'.t srmil.r. el.t ' Ilu II 11" r'.-t Will. In.', I II'. tl. r , , I li...!i'Sr (m li.:, ill n.i ii.. w . i iftiii 1 ti i wft.l i;,il I'm J,i w., ' ' '. ) li l..(t-tlt r tt t -it Lee ui l( : I, 1 l-i.if i j 1. (tfitw ol h in w-ii.t ti rt -i) t.l. t!, 7 I It It I. I t he ii :'!-. '. lit. 1 :.!.( I.I ' ' I t. II. bill' our ' lionelr . ili li.t i n w i ti p rt p. V I t'.r ..ui- T'.ur ii..' . o f V i. IL it T. t )... . It-it twM veer Buiiii.rT e r J o'lr- ! 'ie i it . tir Ii. in- r. .1 i.o . in . r I. l.t. .tu t -t.r. I .... ,i:. ' O , u , 1 1 " it 1 ,fl 'tt til r , wt'h l.veafitt.?it'rii'rr fl. m if', 'It f ii nil, w or 'ii t.i II si.,, rc tlilt hi. tit. 'H- ;.';l '1 il r h fP'W-rr. , f.if, t"'i pltTr, Vt.l't Iiti ftrlt, ii4 fl tr-ne.. r .re, I" ' js.iii. wl.err bfsi,lv .I'M- li I rniftite, .: i 4.e ttty w eir.esa nn lllla luui .ir. ''-: lit f, J.ftiiie ! a h.i'v. a !.t.n ...mt.l ti ' V i t, vi,-. p rl.C, hut I, lite I te.,ti., i i t ', met, i W'.ulil tie ulii.re ll.e mi v l,t 1 It I t.1 tii rittvt mill, itjt, u.;i.iiri.l. ti-i! t,,.r.l,r- w. n , ,,, llmv.-n, iti ..'ir aiii...i, ui .1 1 it 'a 11 in- - n . r i nr 1 ' ' ' " j ) tin I '". I-I "I Is Jill II, At. . p'4-w tlir t.t.d ef 1 net ia et it,)., Wutcllancons. .'. 1 r 'it 7 "f ii 7T V ' "r h m V '. (H, ' w.i.'h n.r. 1 11 v r iMis . i i.i.. HV lluUA flu MMl. 'I r n I alt. me f-t,iii 1111 r.i 1 I y.itir i rl, .1.. re 1. 1 . . ,11 r.a.' m.r 1.. l.l what vou wi'l. Mrs. Line, , 1 1, m y 1 r khail never marry a mechanic 11 1 oil t .a aet!.d l.yoiid iiuestioii. W l,u t has a nil cliainc to seek h-r baud ? "i liiore- new in the Lest society, and i "'" Fl 'i she ahkil lien-l uiiiU; he.--eil iu luur- titli any one ho is not her eipinl, at t i.i r ink." " A til, tUt-v di.y," irdid Mrs. Lincoln, " l,'t lieoto H..iihliu has actually oflered ' il to her, or is on the point n doing a. .J if such be thu fid, 1.11 I if my al- ii it-He '. in ll.e mailt 1 I should -j 4-Ci pt h.i.i 1; v a!! un a I . Call r 10 loiter, ami may do u.ueli w..r-e. t'i tio.r r.-tittiL i.l. ..nt r:.i if no in- .1 iii'liuate that his rank i" liol 1 M .al ' ' !" it if j our d inh'er, I lit a-1 In: iii!oeil, ''iiiiily, to tlihVr fruiii y.m. True, (n nigo 11 'it'll. aiiie, but I have yet to learn tl.at "id eilufut,., m,, nocoiiijili-hed young hke him, ii tuy tl.e lc g. ntiem iii, "r 'In b-. eat, tie. I lo be considered of the l"-t w.ri, tr, i,r beinc a meehanie." " "h, imw, ynu needn't talk so to Iue," I Mis. M"; you'll never make me he "' a iiieuhanic is a grutlcinan, in ibe true ""pt t.i in of the word. There limy be "us who art. tolerably well educated, and ' h.i'v to app, ar iioite re peelable when was a genlh man of great good sens, and a , enteipn-e is nt work. ( "I lio'tcn, or l .s- mistice was to be grauted, and eomtn'i.sion intj eoad romnanv! but there is lawyer of di itintttiished ability. Himself ton. (every American ii a Colonel) is buily e appointed to treat for peaoe. W hen ''ion.' lo t,v mi. t,l ,i ml -ar in the idea rhaup, that 1 can never eon-cut to ',,,,. wnu,,i h.ltoin- -r .n J ........... lr ' '"e l! i into lb., Ilr.i soei.tv Least si. a'! any out. with my icrmiiou. I i itt'ln tV tli ',"' T i u c 6 T ,oPo . in W -tyll The Governor of S- should take t he initiative, and .end e fl ' of hJarmy-n.ade necessary bythe krmist.ce -tnp me of the bumtlc honor of my scrvi- pr,,or,,,c,l. H is a c- "t! : di r.S.;CC;rMn- I uL.-.. it .nJ;lLr, .twoef,.S,a,eb,dsto oftruco.preparatorytotfie istice-Satda and by giving nP .11 the advantages ga.ed j ccs and ,0 di-grsce me as a man of honor lb. f Jv L,Jn "11.; I...V i " 111' 1 ,lol0ofMr. O.i-i.ho with his lady spared play at the dipper, am) a goodly number of Ann, insisted that General fcVotl abould j by tbe first two bloody o.ttles-wc lost k,!-1 -all the Pou lus ,1 ihe. iim lot J Jf )nv,, ,No th). ,,',.., den- ).ur news ou Ibis suoje. t a-t a I 1,011 e o. ' 01(.rn,, ,i . , iul l a,.;, oftieers joined i'.il.o festivities.- a ..,d the fl ,g, but General Scott inslstinj, ed and wounded 1 ,:. men, so that the , the nation l-y tho press that ail lhi oblo- J " . fi,eti'iHy " - ''-l taid'r'fl" , ?V "T t i'a , 1 1 tl Z ! Xe.r ,be bead ofV table were portraits f if , won the battle. Santa Anna should army had ,0 atone for the error of iu Gene- quy was leaped upon me because I earnest- '!J ...... ' ' ,J;; X 2 V'U U! i0,u,o .U tb Lmfor-r Wcr. do,, lie frtber ..idGco. Scot, bad fur- r.l-tu CU-f, a.Unj under the ioocc of ly fronted a.a.ust tuo corrupt Puebla Amcruau. ! persons vlio should pompom Lat you rail ; the' first soc.ety ! " W by, proles, ional met) of course ; such! lawyers, doctois, ministers, Ac, na well a- men of pleasure, retired merchants, and other who arc living npou their money ilh- out particular employ,,. M. I do uot i,h 10 ub unurrMouu in Miyinir mat iiieelianic. faitnerand the like, are not n-peetahle in their place, .dm. Lincoln ; nil I k is that ' . V V 1 . ' - "v ii. ev innve iti tiiir r.rnt.oi- .1. mm loiip. . " 1 e, I understand : 3 on prefer n an ad iate foryouriif and daughter, tlie " v? - i.oU. est, ilitelligenl, and iiidustiiou mecl And who are many of tkrw giutletnen who lIllllC. are ailmitted into anil carcsaed by yonr 'first rr.eiety '." Ilankrupta in prnpeitr, moral printiplea and ewrvlliin" v't ft- t l ii ' n ' erpt Irasa ntnl bristles ; eri ature ho would pass currently for pui pica eveiywheie, (. x- jcipt in the "tiist oeiety,' ) though but lor (their loijuacity, roine miniate taken lor tr'talsin br. i elu r, or ourani.' nulanpa finni the Ai;ttic islands ; Acain.-t jour lawyers, - dnclom, and divines. I hate im'-iiin to sa v : in jour lanpuap, I inspect them all "in lln ir place ;' jtut us distinct classes in rocitty, neither is a hit better, or more rest (clullr, than the hardy meehaiiiis and yeomanry of our countiy pc nerally. Jf there be any ilist.nctioi,, the pioduciiiu- i la-se? are rritainly riitilled to the l.i-he.-t consi.ieri- l.jii. Weil. Mr Line. In. if vou don't beat all! S by your doctrine, cairie J out, would destroy a. I cli-iinctlons iu society. (Inlv think of a fashionable a-i lui Iv, eonipo-.eil of ge nilcmeii of d.li. rent b-ai ut u professions, laruiert.mtcliaiiics, luetchai.ts. trailers, spce olators. gamblers, and what not, each and ail with liieir ti'iuale a soeiuie. con-.'reL'ated on terma of perfect tfj ialitv! Wouldu't it present a btaiilitiil pielurc ' "Jl.it you nr -v lit lie t-n last," iep lied !r. Lit troll. ; "I am not the advocate of uch r riua'it y as lint by any uicuna. I n the contrary, I l-h to ee wi.at pa-- for the Ijr.-t thirty " auo.n u, purged of it tli' urilic", and (he woithy inn lianic a-siime t be tiik I ile-ei in tl.e woi Id. I would have ihe flown ol ti e virtuous and pood for ever fiifd upon the unprincipled and uisi ' lute, hitcver their ccupatn.n in life. .;,. ; ti-runl aeeoii plishuietits, fiihrr with or with out wraitli, should never ferve as a paspr: to a polluted beait into the bosom of re p.itaiiie acciity. i..ie honest iuduliy khould ever be rrer.led willi the wnile ol roinnic n'lMioii, ami iu ai.tauom-tf., iudo lene. hould find no favor whatever. ' Well, it is ail folly to taik to lue. .My mind ta made up. Mary is net going lo l.aie liiore lln.l on, ,.r m.j ti chaiiir. ,-i.e ha.i iue aim d;e an i. d maid l.e rl.a.i ,uc anu die an t-i ,, ,, . . .oy wen ; it no parlipu.ar concern cftnme, -aid Mis I.liieo hi ; "but west, all ee w b. lh. r Mary is her-tlf di-posed lo re- gaid h have Gcorg eoin-ei to ot i . . .. I . 1 . I . criiii-niiiiou to iiiiiiimih j. ii Hi t,u tne . si - .. -. . , occ.fioii oi .nary a I tie visit to tier Hunt. . lo-anliie' th rl-n-d hands upon I, is arm : the was Ifkirg up into his lace villi an:' 1 rarnesli.es. of expression that at onco ron jviteitl 11, c of hi 1 (let oted i,- o him. l'ut l ei si - roil ics ; It t us hi ar what she has o say for her-i 'I. ' j Mary had now ju- nluititd from anhoit j walk ; wt ii knt'Wiiig the prejudice of her J u.oihi r avail s! ui ehanics, hu lesoh:lel in ! i-tcd li.tt M rs. Lincoln niu. t l.avc mistaken ' her Cousin Lmeiiao for Mr. II iinblin, as the jpei-cn wii'n wb'tni rhg was protucuauiug ! 1 w hue it hi r Lulit s. ! At thi- lui'iiieul the iloor.beii rsnj, am! a . pc lil i- iii a 11 w as 11. ii.i, J lilt ly roiidurted into 'the re.in, w hi.'u 1 ary reiugtili ,1 i.ud intro iductd as Mr. Wn.inns, a young physician, f. old a neighboring uliaje. Muy bad met him atari cent party; and ho called in passing, just ti pic-t nt hi-com pliinenls to her, and n e that she slII, r.-d no inconve i l.ience troni l.t r expo-uto to tho damp i.t ' OU tin- ninht of the pal ty. ! H is age as ..bout t 1 My I wo- bis statin e ' a litile above the medium hci -ht roinph-i- ion isl.l eves and tunc Mominrnt ami h.s tx;.res..,n aitogelher ar, caLle. j I Alter a half hour of pl.-asipt conversation he took h ave, n .1. I.ow.-t.r wiil.mil re. I I ecu it'.' Mill aecipliiti; a very pressing iuvi- tation from M rs ti. in w hich her d au-hter. 1 of course, modestly joined, call iiii. i lie bud no sooner lift the bon-e. than Mrs. ('lis embraced the occasion to draw a lively conpaii-oii bttwetn bin., as one of the Ivaiiied prolt ssi.io, and met h-inies. -With an ail of lively sat1sf.1eti.111 she said ; "Show tin' ji'iir mechanic, Mrs. Lincoln, wbn is able to concise with lr Williams. Pi I ou not t.b-eite the vaiiily i.d extent of his knowledge, his happv faculty of eoni. municitioii and polish ol manners. Talk not ! me nt your mechanics. In point ot 1 yery't.-ti.g j'fti'-att and ngr"'-n l-,c --tny, , eve,, valuabli' Pr W 1 1 1 1 .1 111 , 111 a gent. email, I will place ; iitle as I have M en ol I. im, I a.-aiust i 11 dog 11 mechanics you can pro li lire.'' Mis. Lincoln, lint dsios(.,l p, continue j tin runt mi 1 isy lui tiiei , mid ever willing to ; at'K no w ten .'e ineiu wuruever stir saw u, very ehteilully concurred in the favorable opinion expressed of Pr W iliiams adding, however, that there weie many nn ehanics fully equal lo him in 1 x'enl of knowledge, readiness of communication, and polish of add icss. It is proper to remark here, that Angus- tus Olis, Ksq , the husband of lady Otis, the son nf a worthy luechaiiic. he w as never heard to speak ol mechanics 111 any other , than terms of tho createst respect. More- , - over, had I.e been present, thtro is little risk had I.e been present, thtro islittleri.sk in sn in.. Mrs. Lincoln would have fouud I " .. .. . ' eaili.y tui.ciii ring wuu iier iu suppon 1 is a'v.ue.s w,tl, fator. Imioed, I 0 c '" 1 1 " ' -"-v u'" ,rul" command, and order. 1 to battle of Contrer-. and thurubusco. i a con. , incetuu with you. been anxious to forma mv eoun.rvmen to remove from my nanio u. ready .een enou-h to suti-fy .Me that ut.t.i . oraloe opinnn. ol Ihem a-a cass. l.ut remote and interior position!, in Mexico I tinuous fi.-ht that la.-tcd nearly two davsA bi-h oninion of v-iur bead and heart, vour ili'i- renroai h imnlied bv their arp.'.reut ne-- c has itelh.n to lear, so far a. she i. you 1 ol,.ervcl no n. Melon, y ol eouea- ' .,. coulined a prisoner in tbacity of Mexico when at last every portion of the tie.d was intelligence, honor, zeal, aud valor, to 'win iect would never have been necessary. Ho red. It la not Ions nuce I chanced h"n i 1 "ked y.iir ai parent sincerity; 1 fur ..ipetv days, and until rele.d hv order '...., ... .1 .. ;..A-.. :. .1.1.. ..i,. t .i. : ...,t !.,... .., tr.,,. it i I L-.,,,. r.. .... , , ., , I . . . --.,.. . tivu it i tue iii'iutiiiL.i.ii; I dlvi ui uic .iturie t fit 17111 lit tiii't li'iiiii.i ut t , vn .,...- ngurt lull" .11111, it.t's in-". -nv....ni, cvt- s.r ih.-iii to. . ...! ...,. .....I ;.. was 1. eased w:ih your Ut nortu.i-nl . ,.r .;.!.... ..( , i. -,-. i i ' . , , . . . i ...... . . , " . . i . . with tlio amo perfect cheerfulness and good As the writer is not at lihertv to disclose. further what transpired in the innoocnt ami friendly intercourse between Mary and the I innocent Joung tloelo-. at thin point, .. wi, U.UKi.t mnl. lU,l,.,.re .... .1 . lijn i ilM itU. An.) i-cl. warm wial. ,,rinK ,uti. il fr.,m tl.e . . . , , . 11'nvirifr 11111 iari 01 1 no n eiure 10 1 ie una. . . " , . , ' . , j "l - 11 pann joy iu, ly as-eiiunj', 1110 , - '1 1 1 I , , , lja"s "ere duly puoli-ibed, and Hie day of , marriage areed oti. ' io.utirui .h... on the morning ,T her luarria day a bright iuui ninji in May Ib...Vt ii v' ii- n hrr i-vi'. . . i l .r ry1!..tur,-,,l,(..,.,.y..,,.1..v., U the .irpomtrrt bmir. tne 1-n.io and hi ni ei' loom-- M .ii v Hi." and vouu-r Williams. atti-itd. d by her cou-.n Lorenzo and a young Incidental to the- humble part I have per female associate stepped into a carriage, formed, was an aeti'O participation iu the in readiness at the door, and hastened lo nomination of Mr. IJblk, nnd in the Urule .iir upon ine inini-iei oi mc pm i.,n. icsiUing at the village, about i uht i;iili di-taiit. In the imauiime, a Mna:i party of Iriuuda, lrs. J.iiicj.ii anion-' the rest, assembled at lb.! hou-e ol .Mr. t His to olftr their con- ratuUlions t. il in ... nappy couple on meir .11 i . . return, audi iritr mc usual tin. Hiesol eu.-ti oceaMOUS. . , I be minister soon performed lits tart of the eeremony, win s bu-briiid and vTr.-, wilh . .. ' m. ir ...u-nuims muieuiaieiy retunu-a and Here tin t at tne r.oor by .dr.-. Lincoln, ho . . , 1 id volunt. ere.1 formally to introduce the newly mar, led Coupla to tl. --e lu waUin-to -n et I tem. I or.daclingtheinatoi.ee into the prestneu ofth-j compuny, a-aunLUd iu th d:a.rZ- """ ' Anow me, lames and gf nto iiirn," aaid Mrs Lincoln ' lo introduce you to Dr. Wil- liitli.s, b. tl. r known us .Mr. Liorge llamniin, the tin eh.ii, it cd'tor, to i-. tit ,a ul publisher of the (J iid l.is lad -. . I . ' . .1 hitherto the accomplished .Mi-s Utis." A'.l cy - were lix. doii Mrs. ( hi-, who stoo.l Laif a in sized, in doubt whether to c. e t what she had j i.t heard a, the sober r.aiily or whether th" occasion Lad been eized ou by Mrs. Lineg'u tj n'ay oil an in- "oeenl l."ax l her ixpeiicc. M.e was soon lionntr, convinced, that tl.e gi.iit.cnian, now her sin in law, whom she had known and iiams Highly e-lecmed as Hjcto: Uil- was, indeed, no olher limn plain Mr. lln.ioliii, th.' litetlianic. Collecting herself, and resolving lo make le l e.-t ol li e somewhat awkward posiiuu iu which she f .und her.-wf p'acetl. "I percivc," raid she. taking by the band and addressing Mr. ilamhlin, " that I have, thoii.-h t trust i.ni m'.il. tour appro- '"'' ueceiveu bulb ill vour name ' 1' ' II 1 I anu .ecepatiou. Je it i-o. Jla-i 1 leiels " 1 , ,v ! i t' '- V'. , " W TV. -i, '".",'c"i""t"ii 1 "atl "'"' ....... ,1,. i-t lc .ii aiiioi l.trtl I ....l.t''! .:..,,! II... .,!-.. ,....!. I " ' i ' """s miiir eoou-i i ... l.l.. me- m i i....ir-iv nnu me j.ui tty pi . our nn.ral priiirn.,i s hen, tln-n, should hesitate? 'Ihe little durpliuii which lam li aware, has bet n practised at tne ill lance r! h.-r who is now your wif. borne cn by t r i I d. ti.it excepting her ow n father, to Itt'Jl she- C-Tilidcd t'i silent moment i in y ! t there be no tjrthcr ueeept.oti as , lain nre non-i ii.lci.ded aril can most , ... , . - . i I e i.iy daug iter ; it is your choice it is '' "'.p . , . . j , r. J ,st ci. let ing upon . t -it an. I iiiportiut relations in life, m tins Uii.oi.i.e of anotht r, let tne aJvis.; you that ' c"e u0 ' .tr,cil' "J co"' seo-uio'isly virtuous ; sl.o is huiunle and ; iiijt. st l.oin teasoti and conviction, miLiui.- j -ive fi oil. choice, and obedient from iiichii:.. ! rn. i i iuiiv letreive anu lor.'H w nil naspisstit i t lu II . WI in .t-.i-nli'l lir nt1. . A nr.. ' serves by prudi I . " I '" nee. . he makes it her de- l'-ht to please her biisband. bciii2 conli lent ... . .. iniii everyiniiiL' uiui promotes 111s iiappincss, "' " ' " 'i e'.i'iii.t.ive ,u nn ui, She always rejoices in hi prosperity, and hy h. r teiideri.'s, 3,i good humor, lessens ins i.nen sen ioieu..o-. io mm itiBT . . , . . .. ""av-n 1 less you Hot 11. Voung llamldin, as may well bo suppose!, '"'t free from en..rra.nif lit oil this oeeasi-n Addressiiiij Mrs. ( )tis, ou are correct, said he, " III the op 111- 'j1''1 1 y'ebled. with great reluetanee, to the little aitiuco which has been emploved. I tiuaily as-ei.led e.nly on tho stronirest as- surnuee, from those who,,, 1 knew to he your best fi i"iid. that I should be held bUmt less it, th- matter. If I have sailed into port nn K r f lse colors, it was pot from my own inclination, b,i .11 obedience lo a command ing signal from the very prize I have cap tured." Stf ..'I'' 't tv 1 . , 1.-,vists.sI . responiiuii ot the lijst in l oiirirr. tle-criDes the present state of that city, l'.verything is deva-tation and desolation. Of the town nhi.-li emit ai ued sixty thousand inli-vl.it lots, mithtii'.' now remains but a mass nt stones, In its tine harbor, a number of ves-els, unk at the time- of the st L-e. now remain, not w holly .submerged, but portly visible above water. On the north side of the harbor, the tons are stui iceming witn nit- anu activiry. When Sebasttipol was stormed, the Kus.iaos ha I but 4.).Uil men ; the allies I (d,tMlil The liu-siiiiis ndii.it that, during the entire war, they lost five huudrcd thousand men. 111 tne innisi 01 ints scene 01 ruin, 1 antee eniraje.l in preparations for raisinL' the Hus- sian ucei, suna uu, i..s tut. . ..c.sCm,. Gdenl of success. The value of the vessels 1. .1 l. .. . 11. sunk is variously esuiiiaieu as irom iwemy sunk is variously estimated at Irom twenty to fifty millions ol dollars. J lie 4tli ot .luty ' 1 1 ......1 v.. .!.. i ...... ;.. s5,.h.. " a- ' "ii 'i -, ."s - S I I'l l IMslnrV llf 1 1l 0 Mrxifilll War CI I i I 1. II IMUI I lilt i'l All .III ' r .. ,, , ..'. . , ' ' ..." ' 1 '' of Trmifinef. In placing myself before tlfc country an a candidate lor I tilled Mate Cetiutor, I feel that it in uot ininroDcr for luebruflv to re- , fLr to the motives which hare; prompted ,,,y ' course, aud to tat.j ths pritirip!e ,v which 1 .1.. 1 1 if i.n.r' unh ;;'" " "i'u jvui 1 It la kuown to you that 1 hove not here- tofore Fought political bonor. That 1 hare I actively participated ill all the prcat politi- ; cai rt,uj?ie ,h,0Ueh t. ctr, ,us pared for lnariy'y. f i A unknown lo the I'einocracv of m i.ntnediato neinh ' horhoffd : but mv narticriation him bi'i-n ' ' J i , ,,,, of ,, 6oi(ticr lu ,he -M.ks-neithcr a.sk- illL, nor Teceirir.g any ware in the fruus of ririnr nrhitfli resulted in laein-' him in the presi- dential chair Hint event win toll nvod by the war with Mejico. J he paitl bore id iii.ii war u Knowii ro tue country. Ail tint 1 have to sav of (hose services is that 1 lii-d - t, p. rlorm mv duty in the dilhcult and try- ,y posiliQtis ill which I was placed. 'VtflVet their purprs, w i,, r I.,,, nf , ,.,,n.. ...v-.. . -.. ..... s v. ,j I t,r...J in.... r ki...!,.... ......... -. . ... j n......... -"-. aitentioii tJ their wants aiuiiUt the diseases - . ol a pesfieniial climate and the l.ardsfalpa of eawp life. To the rcpoits of General .Seoit. my imiuediat ami only superior in the amy with which 1 fought. I letVr for the iir.riicr in which I boro myself iii com - m.nd, aid tusuined t be horor of Tenne-see Up , l))any battie-fn Ids of Mexico General Scott was under no Hl'picion of partiality for me ; and I may, therefore, without inddicaey refer to his reports for ,I1V bearing upin ihose Celds which Have reflected .a much hnnor nnnn nnr enuimnn - .... H .. " . . .... Y . .1 . . I . . . . I ' I 1 country by t lit-til 1 am wi in-i to be lud 'ed While I was thus engaged iu a'fnreigc war, endeavoii ii to maintain the right and defrndiii the lunor of the cui.try, a inali.'- punt piriy press at home was perpetually pouring iu volumes of abuse and calumny upon me. Ail that ridicule, falsi hood, and calumny eould do to destroy my rep'.tatiou was done. My ouiy answer to these as-auits was the blows I uave tne eneinv lu front. 1 fell that in viudiuatlli Uiy rcpu'aliou as u soldier wiih n.r Bw,,rd 1 Ut ani .-rod iuu ure ui me enemy hi me rear. 'I he close of tae briaiant cauipaieti which ' l.lTf.l .- . -.i t- re-uhed iu the capture of the enemy's capi- tal lound me " cut. Jultn." Iu a fe w days afterwards, and w hile pros, trate upon a bed from which I did sot rise fr inmiy uuuihs. I wasarie-led. A sword which I had not i-nhonorcd mi wrr-te.J honored was wrested ..... fioni my side my personal start was .lis- ,"l ""jere'1. o"'1 gallant division, w Inch bad cut 'is way into the city at a lisi of ot f.-any iwo-ttiii ls ot Its meinhers . . . , a long liivoti'atiuD ol tUFrliar.'cs pre- . . c. c . .. ." it-rrert agaiu-t me resulted in Ihe triumphant vindication ot my reputation, and in over- n helming my enemies and persecutors with shame and falsehood. i I llit there is a mystery, a secret hi-tory, 111 the motivis of those who thus sought to destroy mv eharaeler. and t n-ii, mi. of tie llU,b!e boi.or of nerviees which cost mo ,uch ufirrinv., w hicb has never yet been ,,,,., r... ,1,. ti. ...., -ww .M. Ati.ii in -n-i i ,.,w prnpo.e tJ remove. j II is due to my own reputation, to the (uctnnry of the great and patriotic state-man ' ,10 as then Chief Magistral, of the 11a-j tin. and lo the truth of history, that the ' '' "I'ich has now, for ten yetrs' concealed 1 the truth from th public, huM be lifted, 1 appointing a mission to travel with tho ! ,rn,y H, treat for ppaee, (if an opporlunily i .1 I .J-t.L. 1 i-t . Miouiu oner,; me praue oi oniomatic tl ut v to be performed, and tlm emoluments i hi re? i.-. ...,!, l..,.-,n . r. ' mud e il imnnssihl. for t Ins ... . . hi .iv.---a u ic iii iiiu IVesident t.) find a statesman who would ao- , cept the place. J ho man Mcleetcd for that position was Mr X. 1'. Trist. Hit, either d.;.,rawti,llf ability, or judjinent, or pru- ' dene., nr a thpSf 1'resi.lnr.i P.. bo-.. ,, sati-ticd to place tho honor of tho country lions. That in doitis so, if we got peace, it must control lien. Scott's moral power and tr:ide has opened in the principal cities, and and his administration in his binds alono. ; would le al the cost cf the honor of the influence iu the army. a good demand txists at all large points 15v his confi letitial letters, n.iw iii my army and of the government .of tbe country . ' Gcu. Scott never suspected his real pur- South, so that we will pr.hab'y reciiie a poss-.-s-ion, he so tar associated n ysclf with '1 hat if we got no peace, Santa Anna would poc. The armistice hail greatly affected , fujj average amount of orders. 'J'Lc tiht Mr. 'Frist as to place me in semi oflicial re- ' avail himseif of the armistice to recruit his the confidence and feelings of th army to- 1 pf... vf the n.ouey market and run.ois of Intions with him as a commissioner. The beaten and disorganized army, to complete wards Gen. Scott, while my pppj-itton to it, failures in the trade, have a tendency to duty was enjoined npou Mr. Trbt of taking his defensive works, and to remove his heavy : being known throughoutjthe army, ha ! tend-: ,-mie little distrust, and holders iu conse me into all his conferetu.es ami m i .t,;'..r iv.,.,1 ), fn.io u I. nl tnrn..il t.i ud to induce an over e.tiinatc ot mv m ti ,111.11,.,. are norc eauti .us and scrutintz roe j all his nt.fotiutions. Th"d,r ... impo-rd upon me as a patriot and the de. voted f.ien.l of the President, to guard, and prelect the honor of the country ami of his administration agnin-t any and everything which I thought would tarnish tl.e one or tl.e other. It will hepee be seen that, while Mr. 'Frist was the ostensible commissioner, I was, iu fact, the confidential oflieer ef the .. . iior-rnmetif. tip w wlimn 11.4 I rsti..i,t ri. 0 guard and protect the honor of the country in the important negotiations iu- volvina the peace of the country. i When I reached the brad quarters of tht ' army at 1 uebla, I was invited M a confer- ence with idr. Trist. On my arrival at his ooarters. 1 fund iieneial Scott t!.er Mr 1 Prist informed ma that he had cprtietl pc-; jrotiations with Santa Anna, and had rvrettv I well at'reed nnon the prclitniuanc of neco tiations for peace. Py these terms Santa 1 .i Anna was to be paid, rash in hand, as earnest money. S pl.OOO, and our armv was to march to the valley of Mexico and fi.bt a battle belore the city, it we ivj, n ar- peace should be concluded. Santa Anna was I .. . 1 .1 .1 1 . ,0 receive otie 11,111011 01 uo.i.rs more. Mr. Trist further informed me that these! terms had been atrttJ 10, but It was an terms had been agreed to, but it open question whether nuta Anna or Geu- I ...1 s;.,... t.e... .!.. t..,l. .. r... t .v ' -vs... .... lou.tu 1 . ! "'-ted him the money, and that he had paid ' .. . I nr., I iu'i i :..,,. l v...,, i..,t ,..,.,..... ;! the dUhur.-imr department of the armv. or could raise the mcau., of paying the million to Lc paid at the eoneliision of the ncaotiv (jon. M ulsnk said he L:.d invited me to i,n ini.r..ri. In .,,-,...,,. ,.( t. r,t thc prc,j,cllt) all desired my approval of the terim. t . 1 11 . . . . . 1 1 ajiicn .nr. i rin I' tliere wan any aw He replied there was not. I then asked him iv yu iiiiit, tiut iiwk. 1 lliuil nannu mill if the 1'rcMdcnt had authorized euch a u-e of it He r- nlied he had not but he thou.-ht it ti,e ,L i,e K..Prdinr- this a an imnrntier ne of b" I.ln .....I ... ... .1 ;.. '.. r... iti.iiiut-i vi -m. iuiiiii a jyicrs. ' hofori,;.. the (ioverun-nt. and UIMi IIS uis- i act f u! m c.,r vrmv, I at once protested against th le tnaltcr. (ientTnl .Scott justified and defended the measure, both upou thc score of morals and as to the u.-su ol j;overiiinents. Ho paid we were nut coiiurlii.'' .Santa Anna; f.tr i the fact that he was found iu the market , a, kin.' a bribe, n as proof that he wasaliendv 'corrupted In regatd to (he practice of Ovcmmctit, .. w ,m ....... he said it was a '.'A'C of -overiiment, to hen Uftessuri. bv I .. i .1 . i. . .1 .. - iiioiif , anu inai our vioverniicm, nan i a lie- j.i... .- . n : .. . Lioiica ui! Tir.ence. iieriaii. ine itreseni- 1 ,a,P 1,,- ;, , el.i. ls of mlian t,il.: mu'.t i iv iv ill- .iii'.u ui ititiigii ! 8,,d to tl.e Uaibarv powers, . re nothing but ; bribes, lie further said that, in tho ,mIh. j n.orit of the nm thea-tern bound arv iue-tioii , fi.-,UO.O' 0 had been i.ed-.,o one knows ho ; but Ihe of.'.ceis of the Government, unless , a was u-ed to Lbbe the Maine press He ; mention, d other in-tances in which thc Gov eitimt nt I. -id exp, n.le.l lar -e -otus of T11 in t Lis wa v. ' Kiii.l ii..." lenert,! Scott clear as to the V, of the measure, and r.,s,t in Ids r...i.i,,.r. ' : .. .,:.t. M. '-: . ... j ... 1 t - .iu.. 1.1. ti .in, 1 im. uii.i ii. 11 in iiii. i.iuni.r . . . . - 1 myself nub the u-aj.'f.of other Government, tier the practice ot our own, I doubted what I on;iil to do; and in deference to h wishes anil judgu.i nt, su-pen le''. my oppo sition until n day's n-fl ctiot hu i coi tiimed my opimou of duty tj uiy country. On the niiiht after the conference took place. Gen. Scott called a council of general orliccrs, to ,iJtu lC made known what had been done i.. ii,. .r m...niiiinn ...! i.-. .n,,.,.,! uKstaiitiallv th. viewa and onin- . ..v j...:i i .... .. , li0!pg sati.-tieu, after reflection, that my Qrt iiupressioiis were ML'hl. I wen', next day to Gen. Scott and Mr. 'liist, and protested ho earnestly against the whole mutter that they both said I was riht, and that they would abandon the negotiations. I theu thought thev were sincere in their purpose .,..i i... .. ... i ,-t : i... i lw u.tiutii il, til!-, uii i'ti;4 e'i ic.iti; VJ L'C thus obtained. lu a few davn afterwards tl.e army com- m.-nccd tl.e inau-b for the valley of Kxico. pursuma the cucmy ' at the head of the army, and almo-t within the gates of the city, I received I Jen. Scott's order to halt the army atd fall back to his position, when I learned from him that it was his purpose to g-aut an arniitticu. The enemy bad sent bo flag of truce, nor had he asked an armistice I :it nnce told i:.,,...i .I..-;... .;.. lo. that I thought he ou -ht to take it. provide f.,r the w ants of bis army, and tLeii grant ... .- :e.i i i . an armistice 11 me enemy uesireo u. Gen. Scott replied thit his purpose was settled, and travc orders for the disposition of the army for the night then approaching, Next day I went to Gen. Scott's head- quarters, takimr Gen. Worth with me, and we both earnestly protested against thc ar- notice, but to no purpose. Stiil uot atisSed, the same day I address- ,-d a written remonstrance to Gen Scott, .... . .. ... ... w hie h 1 neiit bv lien. I'le-rce sti 1 more .,r.,,..t'. nr,ii.i;i . . an ttn.t thi. -r,.,;.i;.... n. liL-..lv .,t.iiit i t.ii.lnnr di u-fiii- ,tf i:i. i i.....ri .1' ..-... r as j 1 k e 1 v ert-ntiv to etitiiii'-er iue sa in 01 the army in future operations. Hut all my efforts were ot no avail. I was now satisfied that Gen. Scott was actitii um'cr the influ- ence and wishes ol Mr. 'Frist, and that he .-....;.. ,.l fT..... I ... I...l.l .. .,n,U . the front we were a-sailine- And that in the event of Santa Anna's bad fa, tli iu this no -etiation. we were giving up all the ad- vantages gained bv thc battle of Contrcras and t'hui ubusco, (which had cost us the blood of l.ll.il) tin n.) without anything in return, and without any guaranty if the eLemy's good tail h . F.ntet ttiiuin" these views of tirt nljrrt and 1. ,.e.. .. ed.-o n ih,. uru isiice. n n.i the r ri"- Mr. Frist, and finding that I could no notb- in.- 10 t reveiit the cousun,inaiion of m. as- u, , so iii-, t-putable to t he covei nuieut, I at once w rote to President Po.k, giving him a lui 1 account of tLe negotiations, aud the steps adopted towards its luihlment. Upon the r i.ti.i.i of this informaiion. thc President promptly ri ciii. d Mr. Frist, withdre w from him all 'authority to act as commissioner, and tliiecti ti vien. .-con if .m mi hi i iiu 1. . 1 ,:,'! ,s?.,'fi. The recall, l.oucvtr, w as net received un- was W. r. nel.eil t!,.. i.;iev hail fo:i..i.t ihn neat once more thnt I have, firm mv fir.f iPj I'm iii, H.il he lived, this al l.eal tu tiiGcti Scott had resumed offensive opera- towards li e, w hich proved so latal lo Ms ti-uis, and thc anuy had entered the city ' owu reputation for justice low ards bis subor of Mixieo. " dinatos iu rominaud, and wh.ch had wetl The aiu.istice lasted fifteen dats. during ni.h ruined tho humble individual who now which time Santa Anua ha. 1 completed his defences, had icmoved his heavy artillery . i- 1 1 1 M : .. ...I 1, ,. .1 11 0111 r.i 1 .n.ou u.... .-n ..e....,.ae., re organized ud recruited his army, and Had o,iwv naming meu ... vue- ... m, and then rc-auiiouncrd mat ine armisiicc y ...I :,. tl.r. m'l. r ot,eralio,i - ... . the Government Commissioner, with th. ,l,i f vf I., I,t . In ir, this iim.. Hfh Snmt hud nrmr been otherwise tkni. i.ist and kind to me. At Vera Ci uz he had clcct-d mc to lead the .forming coliimn of volunteer forces in the eonteniuUtod anult upon that eitv. He i'ii.r rll nr.tn.lnii.i) over the heads of mv then aenioi i in rank, '. to lix upon the term'-, of in capitulation. 1 . 1 1 1 .. r . c lie DaU .-eic no 10 annen in ;roni 01 while with the main f-ree of the army he turned the enemy',, left. l'in.linsr binalmyto much eripph d by tlm f,n,.r".;o.,s -t V. ra Cr,.. n.,,1 tl... battle 1 of Ce.io Umdo tj.at be m-,1.1 not. advance " ,,,,tr. i'l... , nf Mivl.n ).' m in tl.'. L'nited St.ilt!-. fundi r a ai-k leave of a u nce.) but in fact to procure from tin! I'n -i-dent an order lo reinforce his command by the new tr.inr.s pi e v ions ly ordered to tieiie rai 'l'avkii's iin-j of operations; which duty hi iug perloi nied, I returned nnd ov.-rto u the army and assumed the command ot 'my di i -i i n at 1 'uehla. He placid me in command of the ndTinee of the ii nny in the iiiovemi l.l. tlmt led to the battb-s of ' 'out rer a s and ( 'iierubil-eo In the inid-t r.f this In t. ldii; eoiiiiimed and bioodv buttle, be sent his 111.- .'ii.-.rd (com innnded bv t eldain Kearuevito . e for dii- ' l .: ir ,.... ..01. i , ' n us ir.o i u-. n.ui-i-ii .i . .. n- .". .. i .--.". i 1 1.....1 uuicien ri mr c'i:u ". 1 mtu. v.. at . . , vn m.- ti rmiiiation of tin- al n.i liee. he ti.rew me forward to I'lVdad. almost under The wall of tl.e eitv to drive in the cm-111 v. and lo p: v net I teet l.is army Itoin suipri.-e nini strategical 11:011 tin nt, (with orders never 1 ,r one mo ment to be a! sent from my po-t.) v hilo he was conei iitrating hi- folcos and .settling his plans for future operation, lie moved me Imllltii- t.'-iee in tl.e I n I 1" 1 1 - - li lli.llt o dash (icon al 1 -ei.-ihe (Vi.-1 Mat-iaud Ml- t-.ili.-r.ee : nr.''! havi chosen m e to etorui thnt ill.i. ,1. 1 Hav, rreparat o v t st.: mini Ghe- ... 1 ....... ...1.1.. 1 a v 1 " (whicb connuanded all the approaches to tha fit v.) and when it hnd 1.,-eoi.ie evident lie. - .iim iiiiiu-L 1 it i 1 . ii.ii'u riiiiut.iiiui.i ... ..... . that, it was vic'ory or death to the whoie army, he dir.dci me t assail the w 01 1: as I n!e:is,.J hut that ! n.iist can v it. no mat- ter at what co-ttlint the fate of the army depended upon mv s:iece. lleiior disabled in this duty, Gt tn-rai .""'coft said iu his official reports, That thi- gal lant leader was cut down while up witn tl.e front rank hv an ai-onizin" wound." In . I ;.. ,.:..:. l I... ..;.! .. f, . . .. . . ., what lie personally saw, i.e (1) ucuveii an ni'onizini; wound in the able and heroic tlis. charge of doty," in stonuin ( uapultcpcn. Again he said, " On your back as you stiil arc with a painful wound. I yclerdav very reluctantly troubled you with a n".te of t h it date, but was obliged tr do so, before Cni-li- . r .u. .. ; ni; mi n j'vi t ui nit; itnyi li-'i i"t- ..,..w- : rations, iu hich you had a full ami n.o-t distinguiabed rartieipation." " ' Ag-.iu'l.e said iu haste. Permit ni t 1 re- I refer to these hL'h and rffieial testinmn- ials of Gen Scott, not in a vain glm io-i spirit, but to show how .-'.ronsr an influence must have been broujht to bear upti his mind to ! have induced him (before the ink with w hieh his official reports were writvn was dry.) to have treated with such hars' lu-s and inius- .r. . nf .!,,.. In..,, h hid j it spoken in his reports iu term, of 'ia!ified approbation, and who-e c un- J -.! . i : :.. .. ii.iu-e au-i esieciu ue w as aitious i" siui i.p- on any tortus consistent with honor ami jus- ticc." That inllucuce was the n.isreprescn- tatious cf Mr. Tii-t who, availing bimaelf of Gen. Scott's known jealousy cf command, and of my opposition to the armistice con- pled witb'tbe letters written ft out the army condemnatory of the armistice and I aud a-, tory of myself, inflamed Gen. Scott's !..'.; ings, and so maddened his sense of justico ... ii- .. t as to Plinn bun in all l.ls alter contiuci. Mr Trul nl i-t revet. . -e unon the nm ti w ho h ail e:i nscil his rer a 1 1 . and to ere. I 1 i.i,...l. ..J 1.:. ...... II I. ' umii miu u.vi ...u-se-n in. 1 ee i 1 , ...... -vt..- it the only man who hud a knowledge of his corrupt negotiations, lie knew 1 had written to President Polk, (for I had shown him the letter.) but Gen Scott did uot. lie Lrtew I .nt I.. ateenim. is I :ls that t accomplish his purpose" he ccs. i This was scon bv Geu. Scott in the many letters written trout the army to ttie home press, and hts sensibility ou this point may be .seen in the issuing oi hi offensive cene-: ral order, intruded todi-grace Gen. Wotih and iiiysei;', upon the' bare : su-picion that we had writtcu such letters, it was the order that led to the arrest of Gen. U'01 th and C p. mean ; and thouch he anc-tcd me uti-l-r' a ditlelent pretext, his ui .iti charge wasinai. I al-o I-ad niton similar letter-. ' Under these circumstances, Mr. 1 rist found it an ea-y matter ts induce Gen. Scott to believe 1 was i-uueavoi mg to supplanl him iu the confidence and alieclions ot tue army, ami to strip him ef the honor to wioch was r,.tltied as its com-nai.de'.. That I.e did so believe i- tuanitest Irom his chaigi s a .m.-i un. Hence the blindness with which he rush ed into the extremes of injustice and wron ad.lre-ses you. this narrative of e- ll wi.l be seen from nt . t h t n I in v li 1:1. and p. isecutititis .......................... all the falsehoods ami caiUmnies heaped .. .... . . .............. .......... vieucrai eee- 1 .... ... ...p.. .. .... tamaurv c har-'es by which be Bought to , , , ,1 e.,.. consistent witti lustice auti nonor. vices, anu i;ie motive., wuieu aciuuieu my I negotiations, and the armistice (a part of it) which cost thc army the lives of so many ; trave men, and because t made known t the President, as I in honor bound to d,the existence ot these uisgracetul proceeding Hence it will be seen that, in lead of having cnusi d the rupture between the I're i!Jelll and tleneral .Scolt and Mr. 'J'ri -t. from an othciom and iuteriueddliti disposi tion, as I was charged to have done, I Kai etijased in a sacred d'jty to my eoinlry in all that I did. And though vraa so it .i . .i t ..i v.ronK.n r.y .lie pre-, am. uy puu- lie opinion, such were my confidential , rela- tlOIls to ihe .'OVernmelit and to tll.1 IUIrt.sJ.in, - l'i.bcr expose the motives of those who ooii-bt to destroy uie nor tun ,. i tise of duty which controlled my conduct. In my defence of the charges ae-ain-t 11m I was eomffiied to confine mysi If to 111 o chai'.es t h' m-elies, trusting to the future for Ihe vindication of my tuotives, and the udelity wiih which I met the responsibiiiiiesi ol my posiuoi', as the uuii.ideu.tial otficer of the poveriiim lit. The he.-t Iritiidsl h .d in the army did all thev could to iin'iicu nif to aeijuiesee 111 liiii.tal iScotl's rulusal tj pro-ecuie the chart s against me. I!ut conscious of my iiinocelice, and baling been actuated by i high seu-f 01" duty to my country, I demand ed an investigation of the charges, and an oidir firm the court compelling him t pro', cute them or publicly to admit, that t i.ey w e re ta.se. 1 cho to brave all the con-c quencet. , rather than sul mil to lie thus calumniated, 01 violate the confidence reposed iu me by my go 1 errtnetit. In all this I rluim to have done but my duty ; but ihe. time has lovr arrived when I think tl.e relations I bore to the govern- niclit and to this im.-siou uhoiild be madii known, that my conduct may be undvr.-tooil and my motives appreciated OtIVl ppea I i.u-i ear hefore tl.e neoide of Ttfl nessee, and ask their verdict upon tneso facts. I appeal to thein lor justice, and 1 -- .- , male tlis pi rionnanee oi uioav uauurauai beriices to my ciunlry , hell lii-iihe r t h tiui po.-cs of iustic" nor aecreete of 6tato require thrm longer lo be withheld from the public I could not atate ll.eui earlier. cotisi-tentiy with my sense of duty. Toe !'::!.- sub-tantialiy a above given, wiii b found in the avioru testimony of my tclf and ether general officers in the ar chives at Washington, taken by order of the tin u I'll sldci.t of the United uita. 'J'he great man wh'C sleepless anxiety for the honor ami welfare of thc country, imposed upon tne these trying duties, has passed away, but riot so the impress ct its ndnd nnd tin" imperishable achievements of Lis Bilmini-tration. Thec are sicuiiill.o .!.... r :.. .i.. . ...:n;..- 1'- , i , Ulll iilllis, in ii,r m 1. 1 tc- .. tiii.t.viis of e'. Id with hieh our Pacific steamers are freichted. a-.d in the rapid march of civiiiza- tjon and freodom to the distant shores of conduct. lu rejnrd to the course of conduct I shall adopt ii honored with your confidence, I have onlv to say that 1 think I have "iven proof enough of love of country to satisfy you that I will never inteutioually prove f.-iirlih's, tn the trust renosed ill u.e. I'pon the jrreat iiucstiou w hich now threat ens tiio Union oi the States, I declare my attachment to tbe Union to be sccoud only . .-. .- .. '. ..... c 10 ini' n:'ins sftaireu iu ia iae;s. Upou this question I have no further con- cessions to grant, no more compromises to make I consider the South as already driv. n to the wall. Further, .be ought not, cannot, 'hall not retreat w ith my coucur- rei.ee. Kospect fully, dp J PILLOW". .. .. t... 1 Kmrs AM' Mints. i tie trade in Uoots ;....- tl. n-t week bus been ...sod t,,.n -1. . I Iim .1. sson atl vnnees ...1 ... .1 .1 .- .... - .1 ..!!: . a.iuuu-L' :;s i.ie sc. 1-011 .-itauiva nje-ir is 1 faliiug oil' compared with some previous weeks. A t.ur amount of orders have been received fiom the South ami West, and in some iustances buyers hate made a second arnearance in themaiktt. Fba W ctern buyers more cle.scly. 'J he market is firm as t prices, and the best qualities cf goods are scarce and thi re is every reason to expect a clean sale cf all desi.al lc goods. The assortment, however, is well luaitilained. The New Kn id trade continues fair for he sei.-on, and is quite as good as w as expect d. In ouu cf tLe manufacturing districts, while mills have stopped the trade is back- ward, but a. a whole if t tli-mrl'' the -'js-itiess mill he a lull aveiage one. ttiuesana jeaia- ,.r contiuuc to keep well up, con.-ideruig the mone v pressure. 'J he principal Lo.ders of Hides are still quite indifferent about selling, m,d ate couGdent that very luu pi ice wul he realized befeie thc tall trace is over.-t.i. A Kim; (Hi.K.tiios in IUatistiiv. Pr. d. J. Wetheilee, der ti-l cf No IU, 'Fremont Kovv, has introduced into his practice a very useful and elce-ant operatiou, quite worthy cf public attention. 1 1 coti-isU ot the restora tion of pat tially deoay ed teeth by crystal gold welded on. The original form of the looih is fully restored, aud for all practical it. n noses it is as 'o..d as new. )v e have ;'" tw0 ,l''"' toftl! otietbird gone hy decay tally rrougtil lo.cK ill I' is w iy i tue o. i.;...i shape stren-tli and ser l . herever there I foundation, no matter , ,,or ,0, tion ol the toolb ; .: operation csube successfully is g"ue, ir.is pi rain