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2StH Congress 2nd Session.
"Wednesday, Feb. 12;Tbe Seuate, to-day,
was engaged principally m the House of Re
prescntalives, iu execuliou'of tbe joint ordo,f
tor counting the electoral votes for President
and Vice President.
In the Il0ue,a number of communications
from tbe executive departments were read and
appropriately referred. Several bills from the
Senate were, passed through their fir&t and
econd readings, and inferred to the proper
committees : This being the da set apart by
'ihe joint resolution of the two Houses for
counting tbe votes of tho electors for Presi
dent and Vice President, at 12 o'clock (the
hour designated) Air Brodbead submitted a
'resolution that a message be sent to the Senate
informing them that the House was ready to
receive them. The resolution having been
adopted and tho message delivered, the Sen
ate, headed by their President pro tempore,
and preceded by their sergeant-at-arms, en
tered the hall of the House, and were conduct
ed to the seats prepared for them imed lately in
front of the Speaker's chair, the members of
tbe House rising on their entrance, and le
maining stauding until they were seated.
The Hon. W. P. jVlaugum, Presides! jro
tent, of the Senate, was conducted 4d a seal
on the right hand of the Speaker and the tell-
ers (iheJlou. KobertJ. Walker on the iparl
oT m? SwMe, nd the Hon. Edmund ljKirke
aud the Hon. John P. Kennedy on the part
of the House) took seats at the clerk's table,
immediately before the Speaker's chair. The
President of the Senate then rose and an
nounced (hat the two Houses had assembled
together, iu pursuance of the constitution, for
the purpose of counting the votes of the elec
tors for a President and Vice President,
to serve four years fTbm the 4th of March
next: and handed lo the tellers ihc votes
of the several States in their regular order,
(beginning with the State of Maine,) naming
the votes of each State as ho handed thern, the
tellers, on receiving the votes of each State,
announced them to the two Houses. The
votes having been in this manner counted
through, the tellers summed up and reported
tho result to the President of the Senate, who
announced them, as follows : Whole number
of electoral votes given, 275 ; necessary to a
choice, 13S; of which James Knox Polkof
Tennessee, received 170 for President, and
George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, 17U for
Vice President ; Henry Clay, of. Kentucky,
received 106 for President, and Theodore
Frelinghuy-en, of New York, lOG for Vice
President; and that no other persons were
voted for. He therefore declared that James
Knox Polk, of Tennessee was duly elected
President of tho United States, to serve for
four years from the 4th of March next ; and
that George 31. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, was
in like manner duly elected Vice President
of the United States, to serve for the same
period. Mr Bmke, from the Joint Commit
tee of the two Houses, iu further execution of
the duties imposed on them, submitted a joint
resolution for the appointment of a committee
consisting of two members on the part of the
House, to join a committee of one member
on ihe part of the Senate, to wait on James JL
Polk, of T!eunessee,'lo inform him tbafihe
-iWas duly elected President "of the UTlyted
States, for four years from the 4th of March
" next ; also, to wait on George M. Dallas, of
Pennsylvania, and inform him that he was
duly elected " Vice President of the United
Stales, for four years from the 4ln of March
next. This resolution" was unanimously
agreed to, and the House adjourned.
Thursday, Feb. 13. The joint resolution
from the House for the annexation of Texas
to the United Slates was taken up for con
sideration, upon the adverse report of- the
Committee on Foreign Relations ; when Mr
Archer moved that the resolution be indefi
nitely postpoued. Mr Morehead occupied
the floor for more than two hours, in opposi
tion to the resolution, arguing that what it
proposed was unconstitutional and inexpedi
ent, if fur no other reason than that it added
new territory to the Union, lie was strong
ly convinced that it was better for the people
of tbe United Stales to plant themselves iu
their original territory than to extend it. He
maintained that it should not be extended
that a precedent for its extension should be
opposed in the outset. He denied that there
was any power in the constitution to admit a
foreign State into the Union. Mr M. having
concluded, Mr Buchanan obtained the floor ;
but without proceeding in his remarks, yield
ed to a motion to go into the consideration
of executive business. The Seuate spent a
short time therein, and then adjourned.
The House was occupied in Committee of
the Whole for the principal part of the day,
on tho bill pioviding for the admission of
Florida and Iowa into the Union. The
vaiious amendments that were offered were
debated by Messrs Bayly, Morse, Levy, and
A V Brown, until two o'clock ; when, in pur
suance of a resolution adopted this morniug,
the committee proceeded to vote on the amend
ments. These being disposed of, the com
mittee rose and reported the bill to the House;
wheu, under the operation of the previous
question, it was ordered to be engrossed, and
then read the third time and passed, by a vote
of yeas 145, nays 46. The House agaiu re
solved itself into a Committee of tho Whole on
the state of the Union, and spent the remainder
of the day on territorial business.'
Friday, February 14. la the Senate, to
day, Mr Buchanan made a most able and
statesmanlike speech iu favor of admitting the
State of Texa$ into the Union. He showed,
by the constitution, the contemporaneous con
struction of that instrument, and by the pro
ceedings of the convention on its formation,
that to Congress is expressly given the power
to admit Foreign States into the Uuion with
institutions consistent with our own. He
declared that he was not wedded to the parti
cular form of the act for admission ; but was
prepared to go for any that would secure the
great and glorious object contemplated, lie
viewed the question in every aspect its bear
ing upon the interests of each section of the
country, and upon the perpetuity of the Union
itself; and must have conviuced all those who
were not blinded by prejudice, or have party
purposes to compass, -that whilst it would
promote the former, it would secure the lat
. ter. After he concluded, Mr Rives obtained
the floor, and the subject, at his - instance,
was passed over in formally. The act from
the House for the admission of tho. States of
Iowa and Florida in the Union, .was referred
on. a vote of yeas 24 to nays 26, to the Judi
ciary Committee. l no democratic senators
who feel great anxiety that there shall be
speedy action upon this bill, resisted the mo
tion to refer it to the Judiciary Committee,
with tho view of committing it to a select
committee. The Senate spent a short time in
executive session. w ?.
In the House, the bill granting a quantity
of laud to aid iu tho improvement of the Fox
and Wisconsin rivers, the bill making-appro-priatious
for the Military Academy, and the
making appropriations for navy peuious,
were severally, after having been considered
iu Committee of tho Whole, read the" third
time and, passed. A number of petitions
and resolutions, as usual, were olFered and
refened.
Saturday, Feb. .15. The Senate, to-day,
was enlightened by a speech of more', than
thiee hours in length from Mr Rives, in op
position to the joint resolution of tho House
for annexing Texas to tho United States.
He declared himselt m , Javor ot annexing
Texas, if it could be douo by what he con
ceived to be the only constitutional mode
through the instrumentality of the treatv-rnak-l
me power. ... Ho maintained that
tbisZ6"eii
given by tho constitution to Cougrcss
ss "tQu7-T
mil new States into the Union, never contem
plated the admi s'on of foreign States, but
had reference exclusively to States out of the
territory then belonging to, or which might be
acquired bv, the United States.
The first business in the House, this moru-
in", was the reception of reports from the
st;inliii" committees, anion" which were a
' number of bills that were appropriately refer
red. 1 he post office aud loitiucaliou appro
priation bills, returned from tho Senate with
amendments, were taken up, and referred to
the Committee of Ways aud Meaus. The
House then resolved itself into Committee of
the Vhile on the slate of the Union, (Mr
Hopkins, of Virginia, in the Chair.) and took
up the army appropriation bill. Alter spend
tug some lime in discussing and acting on
the various amendments that were offered to
that bill, it was laid aside, aud the committee
took up the bill to regulate the pay of the
army.
Monday, Feb. 17. Iu the Senate, Mi
Tappan presented resolutions of a county
meeting of citizens of Ohio, iu favor of an
nexation. 1 he bill authorizing the State ol
South Carolina to impoit free of duty, ceitain
machinery and pipes for one mile of atmos
pheric railway, was ordered to a third reading.
Mr Woodbury addressed the Senate fur two
hours ou the annexation question, and made,
as he is able to make, an argumentative aud
convincing speech in favor of annexation.
In the House, the bill lor the purchase and
distribution ofone hundred copies of the His-
lory of the Lxplonug Lxpcdition, among the
Slates, and one for Texas was passed. The
bill to regulate the pay of the army was also
passed ; but we are unacquainted with its pro
visions..
M, Uayer made a short speechi MUie on hiV way. toW-Jiuigton. WmWs U
fiion ; say ing.fhat it wfl(T iuvolveto ,haf moment rrfdctl uncertaiiy-pre leTStfiW i
ou anuexttioii";" sayihgVfhat it wofcltf luvolve
the countrw in a foreigii war" ;T he had the 1
most dark forebodings on the subject ; poor
fellow! He seemed to see no objection to
annexation except from the consequences lo
the country, by which he seemed to mean that
England will be mad enough to fight, and that
tho abolitionists would dissolve the Union !
Two dreadful calamities to be sure. He ar
gued lhat annexation could only be effected by
treaty'; that otherwise the act would be subject
to repeal, like any other act of Congress, &c.
Tuesday, Feb. IS. The Senate, to-day,
was occupied in the consideration of the joint
resolution from Ihe House for admitting the
State of Texas into the Union. Mr Choate
occupied ihe floor the entire day, except the
morning hour, in opposition to it. The a
mount of his argument was, lhat the resolu
tion was unconstitutional, as would be any
proposition on the part of Congress for the
admission of a foreign State. lie went far
ther thau Mr Morehead or Mr Rives, inns
much as he denied even the power of admitt
ing Texas by treaty, or any other independent
country ; maintaining that the only extent to
which the treaty-ma king- power could go, was
by implication to tho acquisition by negotia
tion of portions of territory belonging to a
foreign power, but necessary for our border
safety. The power of admitting a foreign
independent country, he held belonged solely
and exclusively to the reserved sovereign
power of the people in their primary assem
blies. Mr Henderson next obtained the
floor, aud then ihe Senate adjourned.
Ihe House, at au early hour, went into
Committee of the Whole on the State of the
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union, auu looit up me nut making appro
priations for the puichase of furniture for the
President's house :.and after some time cr-C"t
in discussion, the bill was rejected yeas 6-2,
nays 70. The House then resolved itself into
a Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Uuion, (Mr Saunders of North Carolina in
the chair,) and took up the biil making ap
propriations for the civil and diplomatic ex
penses of the government for Ihe fiscal year
euding the 30th June, 1S46, the discussions
on the amendments to which occupied the
remainder of the day. .
Murder on a Grand Scale. Ihe Ra
cineAdvocate contains Ihe following: "A ru
mor is noticed in the Lee County (Iowa)
Democrat, aud also in the Warsaw Signal,
that the party of Mormons who recently left
Nauvoo for the purpose of settling in the
'Pinery,' (high up the Mississippi River) have
all been murdered ! Having got into a dis
pute at a French trading establishment about
the price of sume provisions, which they
thought exorbitant, they uuceremouiously help
ed themselves lo whatever they wanted; which
so exasperated the Frenchmen that they call
ed iu the aid of the Indians, and massacred
the whole of tho Mormon party, amounting to
three or four hundred souls !" .
The above is fully confirmed. Over a
hundred Mormons were shot. Green Hay
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PRESIDENT. POfcKS .llUUTJS
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The following extract froiri aicorrespondent
of ; the" Globed writing from Wneeliug, Va,, f
under date ef February 9, shews ibe manner I)
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in which' tho 7 Preside nt was received as
passed through the several towns
" At Louisville, and Cincinnati, and - here
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Vila rui'pnlinn hna rupn wnrm nnrf frratltvincr. I
1peiu,noUiaivH.L,uudin w ue,,,K"u"
s"uua
inOUIIU IUU uuiilc nas -uvj" i.
He was met .be - i"
IOW ine CUV UV IUU! laiC SltMttUUl(tlS, lllOlilllTk,
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covered and alive wnn numan Deluge
r U G I
boats all lashed to the Pike, the boat that
brought him from Louisville, and came up to
the wharf amid the roar of guns, the display of
lljgtj, the play tag of various bands ot music,
and the applaudiug shouts of multiplied thou
sands. Au immense concourse ol military
and citizens received him from the boat. and.
after ho had entered an open carriage; with a
few friends, and part of the Ohio committee,
who had met him below the city, a processiou
Kk-v titI mAT ri 1 1 1 kicici&.v urn r n v. sa 111 iif--j? iisii
was formed, and he was conducted to quar
ters prepared for him at the Henrie House.
Before dinner, thousands crowded the bouse
to pay their respects ; and as many as could
obtain entrance through tho pres9 got in and
shook him by the baud. Afterwards, from a
front gallery, to which he was conducted, thft
whole mass Uhe people, and the mAi
"paraded in order, had an oppoituuity of see
ing him as he stood uncovered, and returned
their loud salutes by bowing to the passing
multitude. Governor Whitcomb and Hon.
Amos Lane met us at Jefferson, Indiana, aud
accompanied us up to Lawrenceburg.
The ladies or Cincinnati,M)efore leaving
the boat, and after she bad been conducted to
the Henrie House, were equally zealous and
attentive iu their numerous and crowded calls
in paying their respects to Mrs Polk. In pro
poitiou lo the usual turn out of ladies on such
occasions, their numbers almost exceeded the
calls of the citizens on the President elecl.
At Louisville, the calls on Mrs Polk, accord
ing to the time allowed for wo arrived there
a day iu advance of the time expected, and in
a cold snow storm were equally numerous
and the expectations of all equally gratified.
Tho receptions at both cities, speaking all in
a few woids, were well conducted, were zeal
ous, warm, and heuity, such as properly be
con.c the ardent, unsophisticated western " de
mocracy, who carry their hearts in their hands.
Similai manifestations of political and per
sonal attachment and respect have met Col.
Poik at every point where he has stopped on
his journey, however short his slay.
P. S. We have committees, you perceive,
with us from Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky,
as well as a large -suit of persoual frieuds
from Tennessee. The Ohio committee stop
ped at Portsmouth."
Arrival at Washington.
From the Globe.
About half-past5 on . Thursday eveuing,
the Committee of Receptiou, through the po
lite attention of Messrs Vail and Rogers, of
the magnetic telegraph, received defiuite in
formation that Ihe President elect had Vft the
f to that moment nfucSl uncertainly preL
whether the friendly importunities of his iJSYrff
tiinoio friends would not mduce him to fore
go his previously-expressed determination of
continuing directly to Washington, audio
pass Ihg night at Baltimore, where a most en
thusiastic reception awaited him.
All doubt on this subject having been dis
pelled, signal guns were fired to announce to
our citizens the approach of Colonel Polk,
aud such arrangements made for his reception
as the brief interval permitted. The members
of the Democratic Association, the Young
Hickory Club, the Democratic Association of
Alexandria, the Democratic Association of
Capitol Hill, the Democratic Association and
Union Democratic Association ofGeorge
town, and the Navy Yard Democratic Asso
ciation, promptly assembled, and, in imposing
numbers, took up the line of march for the
railroad depot, under the direction of Lund
Washington, ir., as chief marshal. Some of
the associations mustered strongly the Navy
Yard in particular, having upwards of four
hundred hard-handed and thoiough-going
democrats in their line.
The column having taken position, the
Committee of Reception repaired to the la-
dies' room, in the rear of the ticket office, to
await the arrival of the cars.
The approach of the train of cars was an
nounced by the firing of a national salute
from the batteries .-tationed on Capitol Hill,
the brow of which was brilliantly and tastefully
illuminated by fire-works, aud the acclama
lions of the thousands who thronged the rail
way towards the outer depot.
Messrs Heart, Towles, and Gardner, of the
Committee of Reception, accompanied by the
Hon. A. V. Brown, waited upon the Presi
dent elect ii the car, where they hau aiso
tue
pleasure of meeting Mr Dallas, the
Vice
President elect. The family of the President
having been safely conducted to the carriages
in waiting, the President and Vice President
elect, with their respective suites, were escoit
ed to the reception room, where, after being
introduced to tbe company, Mr Ratcliffe, the
Chairman of the Committee of Reception, de
livered the following1 address :
Sir: To me has been allotted the pleasing
task of extending lo you, in the name of the
democracy of this District, a most cordial and
heartfelt welcome to the metropolis of the na
tion, and of tendering, in iheir behalf, an
i earnest expression of their confidence that, iu
the performance of those high duties on which
you are presently lo enter, and which pertain
o the lofty station to which a nation's regard,
nd a nation's confidence have elevated you,
aour motives will be found so pure and exalt
ed, your policy so eulightened and compre
hensive, and your action so liberal and pn
briotic, as to enable them, in after times, to re
fcur, with joyous emotions, to this day, and,
with hearts bounding with gratitude for bless
.ngs conferred,1 to point to your administra
tion as one pre-eminently successful insecur
.ug to the whole people the benefits of good
'government.' Denied, by their location, the
proud privilege of voting, and consequently
without share in the crowning act of that great
contest which happily, has terminated iu the
triumphant vindication of their principles, aud
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ex-
Jer of .nose principles, to the first office
orld, the democracy of this District
J, jret for, -very far? 'from insensible to the
Jl interests involved iu that contest, or in
herent as to its result. Itocaled at a spot
ichOay:he termed, not inaptly, tbe heart of
j. national confederacy, Ihey felt that, while
onfuJsive, and perhaps a last, effort was
y.l morlo. In throw nfV f mm ih
limine louinumora wnicn iederalism had en
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DdercJ, impoitant and responsible I
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Tjcieuuiug, ww; UIII.V.IIUU, iu me uuermosi
dxtremilies of the land, were filled to repletion
wi.han unwholesome circulation, supplied by
r adversaries. ud
mply, most amply, are they this day repaid
every toil, lor every sacrifice, iu tbe cause
the couutry, by the patriotic joy, by the ex
ultant delight, which swells aud flows, unbid-
' exteuJ Q - thejr di,lin isheJ ,ead.
er. most kindly greetings aud heartfelt wel
v . . .
come, to their midst while I, in theit name
cheer you on the high destiny that awaits ycu,
by expressing Ihe ardent hope that your ad
Sinistral ion may, aud the loud belief that it
ill, be uch as to foster, to promote, and to
cure, the true interest of this mighty republic.
Colonel Polk, in eloquent and appropriate
,! it r and With open pmotinn. nsnhtiilerl k
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to the address of Mr Ratelme. He thanked
r - -5c-t - - r
him and his fellow-citizens of the District of
Columbia for the cordial welcome which they
had given him. He said that, during a for-
mer residence of many winters at Washing
ton, he had made the acquaintance ot many
of its citizens and had received many acts of
kindness and friendship at their hands. It
would afford hiin sincere pleasure to renew-
that acquaintance to take them by the hand,
and excluugc personal salutatious with them.
From the if position at tbe seat of govern
ment, tho citizens of the District were in a
position to act an important part in the politi
cal contests of the country ; and though they
were denrued of tho inestimable privilege of
i i -
the elective franchise, they had ever taken a
commeadable interest in public affairs, 'ihe
whole country had witnessed, with interest,
their ardent aud unwearied struggle which had
j'l-t terminated in the success of th.ise gteat
principles of which he was but the bumble re
presentative. He tvould again express his deep sense of
the cordial and enthusiastic icccntion tendered
to him, and begged leave to renew the expres
sion of his warmest acknowledgements to the
committee, aud to those whom they repre
sented. The President and Vice President elect
were then introduced to ihe gentlemen pre
sent, individually ; and, after a few minutes
had been passed in the iuteichauge of fiieudly
salutations, tho Committee of Reception es
corted their distinguished guests to tbe avenue,
where they were met by Mr Wa.-hington, the
Chief Marshal ; and followed by the dilfcrent
associations, with the splendid baud of the
Marine Corps at the bead of the column,
they were conducted to their lodgings at Cole-
"h V "'!(! ma-s oiu'itizvns, r?X-:
JeTnffnjf'tho entire
distance irom mo ivainoau
depot
The President elect, shortly afterwards, ap
peared on "ihe balcony in front of the hotel,
and made his acknowledgements to the friend
ly greetings of the vast concourse of citizens,
and then retired. After giving three hearty
cheers for the man of thir choice, the asso
ciations were dismissed, and the assembled
multitude quietly dispersed.
From the Globs. ,
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
FEBRUARY 11.
Samuel Thurlow, plaintiff in error, vs. tbe
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This case, brought by writ of error from the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts, involves tho
question of the constitutionality of the license
laws of lhat Slate. The plaintiff in error was
convicted of selling imported spirits without
license, and sentenced to pay fines amounting
to 150. By the law of Massachusetts, a
peualty of $5100 is imposed upon the sale of
all wines and spirits iu less quantities than
twenty-eight gallons, unless the seller is li
censed, and the county commissioners chosen
in each county can alone grant liceuses ; and
are empoweied by law not to grant any. In
most of tbe counties no liceuses are ijiven,
and no purchase for any purpose is lawful un
der twenty-eight gallons. The plaintiff in er
ror denies the constitutionality of this law,
which has been affirmed by the Sti reme
Court of Massachusetts. The cae has ben
argued before the Court here, Messrs Web
ster, Choate, and Hallett, counsel for Thurlow;
and Huntington for the State. The Conit
have had it under advisement several days,
and on the 11th, the Chief Justic directed it
to be continued and to be re-argued before the
whole Court. There are at present but seven
Judges on the Bench, being two vacancies ;
and it is understood that, tn a question afiect
iug the validity of a Slate law, the Court will
not set it aside unless a majoiity of the whole
Court that is, five Judges concur. The
order for re-argument is equivalent to a divi
sion in the Court upon the question. It was
contended for the plaintiff, by his counsel,
that the laws of Massachusetts which authoriz
ed the withholding of liceuses, was prohibitory,
and, therefore, as to foreign wines and spirits,
repuguant lo the power of Congress to regu
late foreigu commerce; to collect revenue on
imports into ihe several States , to the uniform
apportionment of taxes and duties in all the
States; and to the fulfilment of reciprocal
treaties. The question is one of great impor
tance1 affecting the powers of Congress in
these departments, and has been strongly pre
sented to the Court.
New Democratic Paper. Gen. Bar
zillai Graves proposes to publish in the town
of Milton, in this State, a weekly newspaper
to be entitled the "Milton Banner." Gen.
Graves is a veteran in the cause, a good
writer, and will doubtless furnish the public
with a racy aud valuable sheet. Surely, the
wealthy region which surrounds Milton can
support a democratic paper. V e wish our
friend a large list of paying subscribers, and
the most complete success. Ral. Standard.
Elevation of you, sir, the chosen
MEXICAN NEWS.
Correspondence of the N. O. Picayune.
Vera Cruz, Jan; 12.
Since my last, the cry against Sania Anna
has been echoed throughout the whole Repub
lic ; he remaining master only of the sod he
aud his troops stand upon. Tho news of the
overthrow ot his tool. Canalizo, reaihed him
iu Queretaro, ou his march against Parcdes.
He immediately couutcrmarcbcd with all his
forces upou Mexico, swearing vengeance up
on the Congress, &c, &c, whom he called
revolutionists, but, after bravadoiug for three
days to no purpose, Santa Anna retreated with
his forces and marched upon Puebta, before
which city he arrived ou the 2d iust., aud im
mediately demanded the surreudcr of the city,
giviug one hour's lime to do so, aud notifying
Geueral Inclan, the Conamandante General,
that if the city was not surrendered within mat
lime, he would cany the city by assault atfd
givequatters lo no one. The reply of Inclan
was short and sweet, Without any of the hum
bug so common iu the military proclamations
of this country ; he toldim that he would
not purreuder tho city so longaaJe had a
man left to lire ahot. He kept n? w(d.
Santa Anna cornmeucoil hjs Ihtacftouhegfol
lowiiir morninr and was tepulsecL as also
iii all the successive attacks, whiebjio con
tinued making daily until the 7m, whei he
Sftf3 in a fli(r rt lnior ivilh nrnnrtsil lorw.
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Wrar was holding,' itW
Jfuebla ' to determine upon tho propositions
which Sauta Anna's Commissioners had to
make, an attack was made with a large poition
of ihe traitor's forces, and had already forced
their way a considerable distance, when the
Publauos rallied and drove them back at the
point of the bayonet, taking some two hundred
piisoners and one piece of art illery.
January 17. Since writing the above,
Santa Anna has retreated from Puebla, and
has placed himself betvveCn Peruto and Jalapa.
On the 14th. the troops of Santa Anna placed
themselves at the disposition of (Jen. Lud
cou, Commandant General of this Depait
n ent.
Tho object no doubt was to cause it to be
believed that Santa had succeeded in embaik
ing, and thus put a stop to further seaich for
him. This however failed in its object, and
searches were made with redoubled vigilance,
which were very shoitly crowned w ith success,
lor on the night ol the loth, at hall-past "J, ne
was captured, with others who accompanied
him, near a place called ico, 14 leagues
Irom Jalapa. in a ravine. He was disguis
cd ; but this was of no avail in this part of the j
country, where theie is" nt au Indian that '
does not know him well, and ihey all enjoy a
pleasure in bating him. He was taken by a
paity of volunteers, and, by official news, was
carried into Jalapa yesterday, (with his hands
tied behiud him, as ic-pmt says.) It is but
just two months since he left Jal.ipa in .-late,
to go and crih Ihe revolution which has
brought him to the gallows beyond a doubt.
Such rejoicings as we have had here were
never seen befoie in this place.
STILL LATER.
From the NtvJJrlc;ins Ticajune, Feb. 9.
the arrival at Havana ouVN ednesda
last of tho liiiiish steam ship Tay, Capt.
Sharp, dates lo the 31st tilt, from Vera Cruz
have been received.
Santa Atitm still remained a prisoner at the
Castle of Perote the same cold, dreary and
dismal place in which he so long held the un
l'oitunate Texians iu captivity. It is stated
that the Grand Jury appointed to try the fallen
tyrant, wes furious against him, while the
present Executive of Mexico manifested a
feeling of clemency, and at the same time ol
regret, that he did nor escape out of the coun
try and thus save ihe Government further trou
ble. A letter dated Vera Cruz, January 31st,
expresses ihe belief that the life of the tyrant
would not be taken. His young wife was iu
prison with him, as was also au old fiieud ot
his, Senor Lazaro Villamil.
Amony the nassen"ers bv tho 1 ay was
r I O J f
Senor Antonio Haro, Santa Auua's former
Minister of l inance, who had made out to
reach the coast iu safetv from Mexico. One
of the ediors of this paper, who came passen
ger iu the Alabama, was informed 3t Havana
that Senor H. had escaped through Ihc assist
ance of the English Consul at Vcia Cruz, and
that he came on board tho Tay uuder an as
sumed name. Reiori was still at large, aud
w -
his whereabouts not known.
Every thing was said to bo quiet in Mexi
co. It was reported lhat the Republic was to
be divided into three military departments.
Arista to have command of the Noithcrn,
Paredes of the Centre, and some other geue
ral of the Southern section.
From the Globe.
ENGLAND AIND hKAiJ meddling
in the Affairs of the United States
AiN.-o Texas.
It would seem, by the last news from Eu
rope, that England is in earnest pressing
France to make a European league of great
states a sort of holy alliance to mauage the
affairs of this contiuent as thev do lhat beyoin
the Atlantic. It seerm from the London
Times, the organ of European legitimacy
that England has actually required from
France co-operation to prevent Texas from
chansin2 her ofesent condition bv a union
c?c-, .
with our confederacy.
It is stated in the London Times that " the
British government has demanded from lhat
of France ' a categorical auswer to the ques
tion whether or not the French government
was affecting at the same time to join in tbe
endeavors of the British government to main
tain the status quo in Te.xn?, whilst it was in
reality giving, through the King, to the Ameri
can minister, au assurance that in no eveut
would any steps be taken by his government
in the slightest degree hostile, or which would
give the United States just cause of com
plaint.' "
Is not this a high move? France is to be
called " categorically to ansicer"' whether she
has dared to say that she would do nothing
hostile to the United States, or would refuse,
at the instigation of Great Britain, lo give
them just cause of complaint ! !
Gov. Graham's Council did not meet
on the day recently appointed. Only 3 tncm
beis wcte present.
MEETING IN CHATHAM. The dem
ocrats of Chatham held a meeting in the
Court House on tbe 12th inst., for tbe purposo
of appointing delegates to a District Conven
tion, for this Drstrict. Mr James S. Smith
addressed the meeting. The following reso
lutions were passed :
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet
ing there should be a Convention of the six
counties coniposiug Ibis Congressional Dis
trict, for the purpose of selecting some suitable
person as a candidate of the democratic party
for the next Congress of the United States,
aud that lhcpecsou thus selected should re
ceive the undivided support of ihe party.
Resolved, that we recommend to our friendsj
in the other counties, that said Convention bo
held at Mrs Barclay's, in the county of Cum
berland, on the 3rd Friday in April next.
Resolved, That ihe Chairman appoint fort
delegates to represent this county iu said Con
vention. The Chairman appointed the following gen
tlemen delegates under third resolution, viz :
Lapt Llias IJryant, Thoa Pharuh, Wrn Car
loss, Bird Jean, Capt Robt Marsh, Wm Foo
shee, Dr R C Poe, Capt II Bray, Gcra Lane,
Jas Smith, Alford Heathcock, D Murden,-
Jos I Cotten, G Luther, Thos Ragland, Jesse
Marley, P;I Alston, E Fooshee, II Burke,
GeoVilliams, R P Alston, Wm Reeves, A
Head eh, II Cole, Samuel Bfooks, l Rodgers,
Mai J7$nkiti9, f leaden I Inn is, Jas Reeves, i
Col S Robinson, M William's, O D Alston,
N J Ilacknev, J J Ghnkton, T Mann, A B
Marsh, Wm Harris, N M AIton, O McMath,
and Dr John Hanks.
On' motion of Dr Hanks, the name of iho
Chairman was added to Ihe list of Delegates.
On motion, tho proceedings of the meeting
were ordered to be publi.-hed in the N. C.
Standard, and that other democratic papers b
requested to give them an inseition.
Whereupon, on motion, tho meeting ad
journed.
G. W. GHULSTUN, Lb in.
II-UOio.N Bukke, Secretary.
Bloody Occiiiikknce at Memtius.
The Memphis Etquirer t f the 30th nil, sajs :
Two individuals, one or both shoemakers by
trodo lately from Mississippi, fought ax duel
in Arkansas, opposite this city, on Tuesday
last. The weapons used were pistols aud
bowie knives. Both were badly shot, Ri d wo
uudr'i stand one of the parties hac since died
of his wounds. The other is iu a critical
condition. W:e undeistand Ihe caue of
tbe quarrel was a grudgo of some ycais stand
ing.
The effects of the i.ate Election.
Amoti'Mho wonderful tcsults of the levulutou
iu politics, brought about by the voice of iho
people lat fall was. one, not the least singular,
evinced by our contemporary, iho Tribune,
of Tuesday. Its leading article was not loss
than an unreserved denouncement of iho
" credit system." The article commences a
ollows :
" W; have long been moved to sav some
thing directly lo the farming, manufaciur :ng.
rfid laboring peopre gcherr'"yrot our rounlry
ou Ihe extent towhirh they lax themselves by
buying ou credit articles for which they should H
ay down.
This cei lainly is very "cool,"' considering
the position which the party of wbi h the Tii-
buue is the organ, occupies in relation lo tho
body of the people. That parly have for years
been the advocates of ih most unlimited crcd
ir, in (ho shape of a National Bank and its
thousand ramifications. The plan of Ileniy
Clay embraced a t-anitnl of .50.000.1
which w ith ihe ordinary proportion of circula
tion and deposits would make an aggregate of
25lUU,Ol)U,OUO to be loaned to merchants in.
order lo enable ihein to sell on credit. Tho
discounted notes of country dealers for goods
nought on cieriit, were to be Us daily food,
and the seductions offer ed bv this system were
the allurement held out in support of ibe party.
The people by au immense vote, remained
rirm, ami rejected the paity, its banks, and its
ciedits. Tho organ of these defeated achomes
with admirable self-sufficiency, nildresscs (bo
people on (he "evils of buying on credit."
Had not tho people discovered those evils
long since and profited hy their experience,
the 44 Bank party"' would not have been revel
ling in a profusion of credits. V Y Weekly
.Vcics.
SUPPvEME COURT.
Since our last report, opinions have been
delivered in the following cases, viz:
By Uulli u C. J. iu N Johnson, tl at. v.
Johnson's E.xis, el at. in Equily, from War
ten; directing accounts to be taken, &c.
Also, in Morgan v. Allen, from Henderson ;
judgment reversed. Also,
iu
Newman v.
1 uter, lioio lluiliui lord ;
nllirmip" !i.c:
meut. Also, in B it v. IVarcev. from M.i.
j
con ; reversing the judgment aud directing a
veuerie de novo. Also, in Williams, el al.
v. Chiles, from Caswell; judgmeut and judg
ment for the plaintiffs. Also, iu Welch
Scott, fiom Cherokee; affirming the judgmeut
beluw. Also, in Cowan v. Tucker, from
Iredell; judgment reversed aud anew trial
granted-
By Daniel J., in Thomas v. Young, iu
Equity, from Iredell ; directiug the bilMo bo
dismissed. Also, in Cone v. Morgan and
Morgan v. Cone, in Equity, fror,r ,a6h ;
directing a decree for V. C. Also, iu Home
v. Allen, fiom Anson, affirming the judgment
below. Also, iu Feirand. Adm'r. v. How
ard, Ex'r., in Equity, from Jone. Also, iu
Gordon v. Holland, from Beaufort ; revers
ing the decree.
By Nash, J., in Plummer v. Brandon, in
Equity, from Kuwait ; declaring plaintiff en
titled to an account aud directing a reference.
Also, iu Stale v. Mauu, from Stanly; affirm
ing the judgment below. Also, in Spruili v.
Davenport, from Tynell ; affirming the judg
ment below. Also, iu Briggs v. Evans, from
Yancey ; affirming ihe judgment below. Also,
in Halmington v. Henry, from Henderson ;
affirming the judgment below. Also, iu Nu
tall v. Burns, in Equily, from Granville; ex
ceptions overruled and decree for Plaintiff.
Raleigh Standard.
ENTRY TAKEK.S' NOTICES,
For sale at the Caroliuiau office.
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