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By the Charleston Courier's Express. From the N. O. Delta, Tvfj 7 From TaMPico. Capt. Ferrell, of the schr. Sarah, arrived yesterday from Tampi co, which she left on the 27ih ult., reports tf.at news was received atTaropico the night before his sailing, that C. M. Clay Borland and Guinea, & all other American prisoners, had been released and ordered to Tampico with a very large escort, and when within 150 miles of Tampico, were met by Urea, who detained l hem as prisoner, and 01 tiered out all the men he could raise for the purpose of attacking Tampico.. Three companies of the llth Regiment of Infantry, which had been waiting at Tampico bar for transports-! tiou to Vera Cruz, had been ordered up to i Tampico, fearing an attack, and every man had been put under arms. The JWata moras Flag has a report com municated by letter in which,' by-the-way, it putt no faith that a scouting party of Gen. Wool had. been cut off near Encarca cion, and all hut one man killed or made prinooers. The letter further said that Gen. Woof was expecting an attack. The letter is dated June 10th. Special Comspondi-nce of the ricayuu. JMoktkret, Mexico, June 20, 1847. Nothing of any note has transpired since my last, and we are all in pretty much the same condition now as then, except that the prospect of moving upon San Luis has grown a little brighter;and we look forward to the ar rival of the 1st Sept. with considerable im portance at least the majority of those here do. I understand that Gen. Tayl r has been npp-ised from headquarters that three tf the tei regiments and one battalion of the 3d Regiment of dragoons are assigmd to his cohunn, and that three of the volunteer re giments recently called for are also to be assigned him. They will probably be in the field by the lat'.er part of August and ready to march by September. A Mexican of considerable intelligence arrived direct from San Luis a lew days since, and reports that Gen. laylor wag expected there 'lor some time. He states that there are some regular troops there, but no very large force, and that but little had been done towards fortifying the place. Eight companies of the North-Carolina Regiment, Col. Payne, part of whom arrived with the last train from below, marched up to Saltillo on Thursday, and apparently with pretty full ranks. A part of the Mas sachusetts Regiments are at Cerralvo and the rest ut Camargo, and are soon expected tp. FROM THE CITF OF MEXICO. '1 he Mobile Herald and Tribune has com plete files of papers from the City of Mexico down to the lUth of June, several davs later 9 than we have seen. The news id not of great importance, but it lets us into the state of affairs at the capital. From the Herald we learn that the Diario del Gobiemo of the 13th June, contain the decree of Santa Anna, prohibiting the pub lication of notices as to the state of defence of the City of Mexico, and cutting off all communication " with the point of the Re public occupied by our common enemies, the North Americans.'' All persons therefore requiring to pass in'o. or to write to such parts must obtain a g;ife conduct from the Sup'eme Government, or Iron) properly con strued military authorities. From the N. O. f outniTciul 1 im"s, Julv 7. VERY LA VK FROM VERA CRUZ b MEXICO. ATTACK ON TOBASCO rtie Guerillas Sanfa Anna raising forced loans Pi eparalions for Defending the City of .Mexico, &c. &c. The U. S. steam ship Alabama, Capt. Windle, arrived this morning from Vera Cruz, having sailed on the 2d iii3t. She touched at Brssos Santiago on the 4tlj. Our latest dates from the city of Mexico by this arrival are to the 1 9th' ult., which reached Vera Cruz on the 30th. bv a Mer chant's express. The news, however, is very meagre. Santa Ann.i, it is said, has demanded a forced loan of one million of dollars, and is raising the nmnev at the point of the bayonet. A letter sta'tes that the work of fortifying the approaches to the capitol is proceeding vigorously, hut tl,e writer adds that a great lack of judgment ia displayed iu the selection of position fr defence. We learn verbnlly thai the British Courier reached Vera Cruz, on the uieht of the 1m int., but as the Alabama sailed at daylight on the following morning, no uews, if any was received through that medium, hd franpired. The Courier probably left the city of Me&ico on the2S:h or 27tb ultimo. Singular as it may seem, it appears thst no Liter intelligence has been received nfVera Cruz from the army. At all event- our' cor respondent makes no allusion to the advance ofGeu. Srofr, who, it it presumed, is still ut Puebla, waiting for reinforcement-. Jala pa, I believe, has been entirely aban doned by our troops ; and iudced, we Ibis evening have intell gence that the Guerillas havo takeu possession of that city. Whether this be true or not, the virtual abandonment which bos taken place, evinces a strongo in difference in General Scott as to the safety of his communication,. 1 lhount a Gene1 always secured his rear when advancing into a country, even at great sacrifice f ,07ce in his main division but I her fiuj n different policy lo govern. Ye,a clr, n less than three hundred men in her garrison The National Bridge, Eucerro and Cerro Gordo certaiuly, and Jalspa probably, Qre not at all guarded, and the country is Hooded with the native enemy. Tbo policy is of course a wise one, but it requires t-harper optics thao mine to distinguish its wisdom. 29 -Lieut -Merrifield, ofCapt. Ford's company of Indiana Dragoons, this morniog blew his brains out wMb a pistol, at the camp near tbecity No one can tell what impell ed him to the fooluh deed, fie was in town bat night, in peifecily guod pirUe, aud no vu-picion was entertained that any thing wa J wrong withjiim. lie was tempmnnly attack-' Wto DupruV 'command. The Governor has ordered biro to be buried this afternoon at the camp, without auy military boo or whatever. Tbo henjth of the city has suffered but Utile change lor the psst week or two, and at) cir cumstances considered, may be pronounced god. . 30. .We have news this morning from both the West and the south, from the city of Mexico and from Tabasco. A merchant's express came in from the capital, but with only half a dozeu letters, and the political in formation contained in them is meagre in the extreme. One of them, however, tells us that the tioverumeur, which is of course Santa Anus, has demanded a fo'ced loau of i one million of dollars, and is raising the money at the point of the bayonet. The work of fortifying the approaches to the city is proceeding vigorously ; but one of the let ter state that great want of judgment is shewn iu the selection ofpnatiiou for defence. The writer auy, that the . strongest fortifica tions are placed exactly where the Yankees are sure not to pas, while the most important points are left nearly open. Commodore Perry aud his squadron. nniv ed at Anton Lt'zardo lust evening, from his expedition against Tobasco. Upon bin ar rival at the entrance of the river, he found that a short di.Mauce up, chvauz-de feise had been sunk so as to render the passage of his vessels impracticable. fie consequently landed his men aud his lighter guns, aud commenced his march to the town. This was a most tedious business, but he managed to get ahead at the rale of one kuot per hour until he reached the ueighberbood of the tow ii, where he found the enemy ready to receive him. Drawing up his urmy of tats into a very resectable column, he advanced within musket range uheu he received the enemy's tire, aud iustunily opened upon them his artillety, charged with grape and canister. The Mexicans did not hie again Perry's volley scattered them to the winds. Horses with (be stampede could not get over the ground as they did. Some three or four of our men weie wounded, but I believe uonc were killed. Lieut. May lost nn arm, and I believe one other officer ouly was bidly wounded. We learn that Padre Jarnuta and the au thorities of the State are at war, they having quarreled about a division of the spoils tukcu iu the attack upon Col. AlcIuton's train. Jaraula ent the money seized some six thousand dollars to Soto, the Governor of Huatusco, who declined to turu more than some $600 for distribution among the "uorill is. This led to a graud row, iu which I believe Santa Anna has interferred, and will perhaps settle the matter by taking the whole amouui for himself. 1NP1CA FOR. St. Louis, Juno 29. Very late from California. A letter ha. been received iu this city from Monterey, Upper California, dated the 14th ol Ap'il last. Ii was transmitted through the interior of Mexico, mid aecidentaily, it is inferred, reach ed its destination. Y leant fiom it thai Geueial Kearney was at Monterey; that Col. Mason, of the. Dragoons, had airived there; ih.it Commodore liiddle and Commodore hubrji k were also iu port with their squad rons. Evey thin-: in Upper California wa then quiet. Gen. Kearnoy, was it is presum ed, exercising the Government; and this he would continue to do nulil ho Kurrondured it to Col. Mnon. It was expected that Gen. Kearney would leave for the. United States about the fiiri of Julv, taking the route by the way f Sauta Fe, aud if so, he will reach here early in October next. We eat) not learn that auy even of public iuterest had transpired between the date of the letter and our previous advices. Repub lican. Kumning from Office. J he IMew Or leans Daily National says that "among the volunteers iu Col. Doniphan's commaud, was a young man who enlisted to keep from running for the Missouri Legisloture ! This gave umbrage lo his constituents, and his name was put up, and ho was elected by a unanimous vote. The unfortunate indivi dual, who thus had honors thrust upon him, while marching iu slow time with his musket on his shoulder over in Sauta Fe, is sudden ly disturbed by the nppearau?e of an express from the executive of Mi-sour i, demanding of Colonel Doniphau, ou pains aud penalties if neglected, ihe body of the member elect of the Jisoori Legislature, now a volunteer iu his regiment. The Colonel, as a military man, is obliged to obey, his communder-in- chief; so he oderod thV' legislator out of the rank, aud told him that he must font back, uiuler a guard, to Mi-sourl, willingly if he would, or chained as a prisotfer. The re presentative vented imprecations upon hi-s cout ituent aud upou his sovereign state,' and took the back track home, perfectly dis gusted with his-popularity at trje pottsT Auo ther private in CoU Domph ni's commaud, now in California, has tteeu elected to Con gress." The Magnetic Teljcgkat-h. At the regu lar auuual meeting of the stockholders of the Magnetic Telegrngtj Company, held at Con gress Hall, Philadelphia ou Tuesday, the 6tb July, iustant, in addition in the transac tion of the other business of the meeting, ihe fallow ing persous were elected to fill the sever al offices of Ihe Company for the ensuing year, viz : JVesiaW B B Fieueh, Esq., of Wash ington, in place of Hon. Amos Keudall, re signed. tHrctloT Hon Amos Kendall, of Wash ington; Geo C Penuiman, Baltimore; Merrill Canby, of Wilmington; Geo H Hart and Wm M Swain, Philadelphia; John W Norton aud Thomas M Clarke, of New York. Twsrsnrer George H Hart, of Philadel phia, re-elected. Sscrefa, sTboroaa M Ckwk, of New York, re-elected. oi. vouipwia and a nund,et of hisfW ''V'r. lSU he veing d the 30tb oh. Preparation, are being made toive hem eg8ud public reception? - - r T r i We copy tneJVilUsn IMQ fiiimnuiniantiott frm the Charleston Courier. It was 'written In reply to a communication which appeared jo that paper ooe weeks since, relative te Wilmington and Metropolitan railroads. It -how the injustice done to our route y the friends of the Wilmington end Manchester route ; and will be found interesting to our readera : " APPROPRIATIONS OF PUBLIC MO NIES TO RAILROADS. Messrs. Editor: Under this caption there i quite a lengthy artich; in your paper of the first inst. over the signature of Fair Play." Now, if your correspondent had not assu med to himself the authority of speaking ibr so lirge a portion of the Pee Dee county, and at the same time pretending to know everything, not only in relation to his darling scheme of a Wilmington and Manchester rail road, but also everything in relation to the Metropolitan rail road, and thus endeav oring, by misrepresentations, to disparage the latter and extol the former, I for one though feeling a deep interest in the Metro politan road, would have passed his commu nication bv in silence, however open it might have bep to attack and refutation. But lest our silence may be construed into ab sent to his monstrous propositions, I think it behooves the interests of the road so in sultingly and wantonly assailed, to unmask the motives and disprove the state me nteof "Fair Play," and to show to your readers thai his name is apart with his assertions, and that Foul Play " would have been a much more appropriate signature, and would expressed his- views and intenti ns much better than the one he has assumed. It is then that the real facts may be placed be fore the public, and not in the spirit of wrangling or abue that I shall 6tate a few plain facts, susceptible of the strongest proof, which I then cannot fait to convince every unprejudiced mind that the statements of Fair Play " are not entitled to credence. It would "seem that an editorial in the Charleston Mercury of the 1 9th June, re commending the Legislature of this State to take stock in the Metropolitan road, has been the cause of this brauton and unprovoked attack of Fair Play" on this n3d, and has made him state so many things (of which he is ignorant with so much confidence. U is because the ediiorof the Mercury did not recommend theW ilmington StManchester road to the special favour of the Legislature that has so aroused his ire, that has made him either forgetful or reckless. " Fair Play " starts out in his communication pro fessing to know all the suggestions, plans, offers and negotiations of all the Eastern! capitalists in the Union, and of one company in particular, who, he says, has been looking at the Haleigh and Gaston rail road with a view to purchase, but who hive returned home without doing so. But e wisely 3tate3 they have purchased the Portsmouth road, that does not connect with the Ral eigh aud Gaston road but with the Wilming ton rosil, and tauntingly jii'"orms his readers that the people of Qheraw and Camden will view with emotions of an extraordinary char acter this information when thev are inform- ed of rhe truth- Surelv be woulj Im think that truth would be lost were he to die. But for his special iufmnation and all others concerned, 1 would inform hirii that the Eastern Company that have "purchased the Portsmouth road vwill very soon extend that road across the Wilmington road, to connect with the Raieiglv aud Gaston road, with a view to extend that road to Camden. Ah ! Mr Fair Play," does this information give you extraordinary emotion . But. really, Messrs Editors, the people of this section, as well as some of the Eastern capalNts would like exceedingly to know from your correspondent where he obtained such rrjiglity revelations as to know all that ha passej, and lo prophecy for all that is to come, with so mocli precision as he pre tends to in relation to both these roads. We very much suspect that it was at the great meeting of the Stockholders of the Wilming ton and Manchester road, when they resolv ed to build a road of one hundred and sixty miles in length, with a subscription of $319, 000. .For af'er all the boasting this was the sum subscribed, and at a very moderate estimate this road will cost at least sit times that sum. Yet on the frith, and perhaps the slatemeuts of" Fair Play,' the company re solved to build the road, and created offices, whose united salaries are near ten thousand dollars. When such folly as thi is perpetrated by a company, we need not be surprised at any statements made by a master spirit of thnt company ; for such I take Fair Play" to be, for he assume to speak e cathedra for their road. But " Fair Play" is not content in profess ing to know every thing that is connected with both roads, hut also what is to happen. For with the spirit .of . prophecy on - him be, says : When it is considered too, that thus? whq advocate the Haleigh route hve abandoned all hope of success, and have not opened tjieir books of subscription, while the Wilmington and Manchester company are formed and organized, and have resolved, with the subscription already obtained, and those pledged and on record, to build their road with'or without competition, ic." There, is about as much truth in ibis pro phecy as in his other assertions, though noth ing could be more foreign from the facts. For the friends of the Metropolitan road have not abandoned all hope of success, nor do they intend to abandon their road, for iheir pros pects were never half so bright and cheering as at this time; aud although the Commission ers have not opened their books for subscrip tion, yet they are taking all the preliminary steps before they do " so to ensure success. The route ia South-Carolina, at least, if not all the way, will be critically surveyed aod estimates of its cost, distance, &c., with map of the road, will be ready lo lay before ihe Legislature at its next meeting; and although they hve not trumpeted their success) to the world with a pitiful subscription of. one-sixth of the sum required, and a large array 0f salaried officers, yet in doe time tboir scheme will be matured and laid before the public, that thev feel assured will meet-more "favor aod support than their ; boasting neighbors does deserve and ought to receive the patron have doajsv - Really, Mes-rs Editors, the I age and support of the State and its citizens. suusctiowre io tne Wilmington ana aiancnes ter roeid ato more easily humbugged thao I bad sueooeed, for they suffer themselves to be mado Oo mere tools of a broken down Rail Road Company io a anther State. For dis guise it as they may all this noise is made but to bolster up a town and a rail road in another State; and tbe stockholders have been so unwise as to elect their officers on one-sixth of a subscription, enough to build their road, aud I ibink it could be hardly aspiring to pro phecy, were wo to predict that the one-half of the stock never will be subscribed, nor this famous road ever be completed, if ludeed it is ever commenced. For nature, in her wis dom, has designed that the great connecting link of rail roads from Nortb to South must pass through or near the middle of the Atlan tic State", apd through or near the capitals of these $ta:ef and the Metropolitan road is the ouly reasonablo project hi what men of means and brains will iuvut much capital. This route presents to the traveller for pleasure or business, a healthy country, in a direct line, of ready access, together with a great saving of time and money. However, Fair Play' may endeavor to show lhal the longest route can he travelled in the leant time and for oue- ihird less expense. But, 1 would ak, in sober j earnestness, is it supposed that capitalists will invest their money in the Wiliningtou and Manchester road, passing through the low and marshy swamps of South aud North Carolina, aud as siclly a part of the couu'ry ns is to be foued iu the iv.utheru States, and at a great dig-esniou, too, from a direct line of track from North tj South, when a much more di'eet, eligible aud perfect!) healthy route presents itself for iuvestmeut? The Metiopolitau road is engaging the attention of capitalists aud men of intelligent e all over the country, aud although "Fair Pl.y" would endeaxor to make the public believe that Easter u capitalists will not iuvest money in this road, I must assure him that he does not speak for all the capitalist, for there is an arrangement now ou foot, with every prospect of a successful issue, whuiehy an Eastern Company does, by one subscription, take more stock iu this road, twice-told than the Wiliningtou aud MaucheMer road has, or ever will have, !ubsc'ibed to their road. But "Fair PUy" tuny gt ou ntid eudeavor, by bis round nunini aud f.il-e positions, t hum bug the honest yeomauiy of tho couutty through which the Wil.niugioii and M inches -ter rd proposes to pa, and wring from them their hard eaiiritign to pay hih salaried officers; but lot me tell them, it will ut be to build the road, for iu our generation lb t cat) never be done. The Metropolitan road will be completed, aud its completion ' will be a jjeoth knell to all the hopns and vision of Ihe friends of the other road. For, although much produce miyht be transported u the Wilmington and Mm '-hosier road front the surrounding country, through which it would pass, if ever completed, yet this mad Vould uot lowk to the produce ol any ottie serinui for soipport, for iill tho produce from ihe uj country wold havo ti pass Camden, and m rail road to Ch n lesion, it legitimate nickel, to get to Manchester., " But, whilst it is cn- c-loi i.y iu.-j'"iif ed minds, that the Me tropolitan road will cut otl uearly all the'ttuvel from the other road, the Metropolitan load, has, besides this, a large and wealthy back couutry to support it in tho transportation of produce. AH the. wealthy couuiies of North and South Caioliua on - the Pee lee and Yudk lit, above the ro-id will depeod ou this road to trun-port their produce. But I urn extending this communication too far, and shall only answer one other posi'iou of 'Fai Play," and that i Ihu claims of hi road ou the liberality of th State for subscriptions. And here I would stop and etiqoire, has pie judice or interest j blended the miud ot any intelligent man as to cause him to believe that the Smto of South-Carolina ouijht lo sut scribe to this road? For wnil would be the effect on the prosperity of South Carolin-i, aud on its g'el commercial emporium, "if thi road was constructed? All the support it could receive, would be from the produce it would carry out of our Slate aud from our towns, their legitimate markets, to build up a town of aulawouistical interests, iu another State, aud to the extent nt its profits. Would impoverish our own Suite and our ou town-; and does Fair Play", or auy out else, iu his sober ee., for hub moment suppose, that the Ijpgislriture South Carolina will lie guilt of n h a suicidal polit y, as tojuruish the means toiiausfeiu large amount of pro duce from our Stale aud its market town, lo ila serious and permanent injury. It will be ihe consummation f impudence and insult for that Comimuy to ask aid fum our State, when all the interests of the Company arc so diametrically opposed to it)e bsst iuteie! of South Carolina. Better ak the Legislature to pay the debts of this broken down, com pauv at once; that would be only ihe money uselessly t hi owu uway,'wbiUt the other would be furnishing thu means of a continuous aud lasting injury. 'ihe Metropolitan toad has great claims upon the Mate ot South Carolina, tunning through the Eastern part of the State,' it con nects with Riil Roads already iu successful operation, aud in which the Slate are deeply interested; it will not only cmy the produce along the road, but all the produce above the road to the mountains of North Carolina, lo seek a market in our owu lawns, thereby lessening the taxes ou tbe people generally, by increasing the taxes on merchandize and real estate iu our towu, and adding to the general prosperity of our Slate by enriching its citizens. The advocates of ihe Metropolitan road iu this section, would for the present have re mained sileut, as far as regards the Wilmiug lon and Manchester Road, if ibis unprovoked attack and unfair compirumn of roads had not been made by "Fair Play.' But we mw pay our respects to him, and assure him, that bis threatened comparison of roads in bis fu ture number, does nut alarm us. . We accept bis banter, and shall hereafter endeavor to shew thai the Wilmington and Manchester Road does not deserve aud ought not to re ceive the patronage aud support of the State of South Carolina, or the patriotic citizens ihereof. Aodhat the Metropolitan Road and in this controversy, all we ask of "Fair A RIOT occurred at Annapolis on the 5th inst, between the citizens of Baltimore and the citizens of Annapolis. The following are the particular : "The stesaer Jewess, with about 1000 persona, including the militarr companies of v i f . aa r.i ..... i for St- Michaels, on the Eastern shore, but after proceeding down the Bay some distance the Captain of the Boat stated it was dan gerous to proceed further, aa too many per sons were on board. The company coinci ded, and the boat put into Annapolis, where, I regret to learn, an alarming riot, probably attended with loss of life, occurred. It broke out between some disorderly boys of iue i wo cmej ana soon became general. The Baltimoreans retreated to the boat, where volley after volley of bricks and other missiles were promiscuously thrown, until those on board, becoming exasperated, seized the loaded rifles of the military and discharg ed them a mono; the crowd on the wharf. One bail took effect in the side of a young clerk naued Barrop, who is not expected to survive; Watkins Hall, a young man, had two toes shot off; T. C. Lockerman, wound td iu both lers ; Mr, M'New, a similar wound ; and Mr Brady, a baker, was badly wounded. Several of the Baltimoreans were severely injured by bricks. The An napolitans loaded two cannons, aud it was with the greatest difficulty they could be prevented filing on the boat and her 1000 passengers, a great portion of whom were helpless females and children. They were ouly saved by the caution being secretly spiked. The scene is described as truly awful. Women and children, on a light boat, at the mercy of an infuriated mob, rent the very heavens with their cries, while showers of stones and bricks fell in prolusion, and were echoed hack by the sharp crack of scores of rides. Hundreds finally escaped from the boat and remained in the city until the next day, when they anived home by the cars. Our city has consequently been greatly excited alt day. The affair is to undergo a judical investigation." A POWERFUL TRUTH. We defy any whig paper to show an arti cle from a democratic paper, abusing or ridi cuiiur any officer in the army ; and yet the whig papers are constantly abusing or ridiculing some one in the army. The reason of this is found in tbe fact that the wing presses are anxious to bring the war into di-credit with 'he people, aud think the soonest sud safest way is to make them believe that the olficeis are incompetent. They fear their popularity if they come out pl riniy against the war, and so think, by slandering Hie officers, they can get up a leelhi in favor of bringing it to a close, no matter how. They never- talk about an honorable peice what do they care wheth er I lie country is disgraced or not?. The leaders of the whig party are a mercenary set, who think more of an office, a dollar; or a spien'Hd equipnjje, tuailhey do of lire honor of the country, or their own honcr. Detroit Free Press. - There is great truth in this commentary of our able Michigan cotempory ; and nolle can fail to led. its impressive force, especial ly when "ihe course of the- federal press in regard to the alleged abuse of (Jeneral Tay lor is taken into consideration. While the democratic papers, without an exception, have sustained and applauded Ihe Genl., the federal pipers have been industrious iu ei ailing tlie merits of the Mexican getter'als, and in depreciating those of many of the Americans. ludeed, the only attacks that have ever been made upon General Taylor have been made by federal newspapers. But in nothing has this spirit of false com plaint and unjust criticism been so offensively exhibited . as in the constant ajssults and snee's of the federal press upon the volun teer officers And why ? Because, in fliite cases out of ten, they are democrats ; and because they represent the geT "SpopuNf principle ami are chosen upon tfjiriadest republican doctrines. This is n Tct Wph 1 cannot tail to have its due influence C these gallant and disinterested soldiers wt, they return to .demand a final settlement with their now "absent friends.'' Pennsyl caniiH. From tho LouUriPe Democrat The tvo Greatest tties of ' ths Jig. W intend to let the fallowing paragraphs siasul h few days at the head of our paper as the tall!, specimens of impudent mendacity, that have appeared jn this age. They are from ihe Louisville Journal. If old (?ick don't acknowledge himself fairly outdone now, he will not do an act of justice. The Journal says first, that General 'Taylor "was deprived of his troops by the fiat of his own government ;" and then adds: The Administration did all that an Ad ministration could do to insure the defeat of the American army, and it should be held to terrible responsibility for the awful results that would have followed such a catastro phe. And again ; Mr Polk let Santa Anna into Mexico, and the locofocos tay that it was the best thing that emild have been done for the United States. Mr Polk either designedly, or blunderingly, did all in his power t se cure to Santa Anna a victory at Buena ista, and the locofocos say that a Mexican victo ry upon that occasion would have been the most fortunate thing for the Uuited Statea that could possibly have happened. Patri otic President ! Sapient locofocos !" We advise our readers to keep these as perfect curiosities. Tliey will never see two such specimens of falsehood again. It has required years of practice of a most skilful hand to produce them. We don't believe be can do the like a secoud time. We advise our readers again to preseve these two paragraphs from tbe Journal : and if - ST . f ever a premium is one red tor the greatest He that ever was told, either of these specimen will take iu" ANOTHER LETTER FROM GEN. ' TAYLOR. The Tror "Daily Post' publishes the fol lowing letter from Gen. Taylor, addressed te a citizen of Lansjngburgb. The editor of the "Post" has seen the original. ' This letter takes the same position that tbe one in tbe "Sienal" does, and contributes to establish tbe authenticity of that letter. What will tbo saepucs ot 133 "ivauoosi hbi v at or- folk Herald, and ISA "New Zoifc Commer cial Advertiser" now say I H&AS4u.RTBiie AmT or Occur atiok, Camp neat Monterey; tlay 29, 1847. Dear 8ir: It is with much pleasure that t acknowledge the receipt of your roost interest ing letter of the 1st Instant, and to which I desiro to reply in terms more expressive of my thanks to you for your kind consideration for myself, and yet mora so of my high appre ciation of tbe upright and patriotic sentiments which are the principal tenor of your letter ; but 1 am burdened with official duties, and at this moment with many letters from distant sources, which require atteution, and will necessarily oblige me to ieply to you in a few lines. The presidential office presents no iuduce meuts to me to seek its honors or resonsi- bilities; the tranquillity of private lifey on tbe contrary, is the great object of my aspirations ou the couciusion of the war; but 1 am not inseuible to tbe persuasion that my services are yet due to the Country, as tbe country shall see fit to command them. If iill as a soldier, I am satisfied; if in higher aud more responsible duties, I desife Hot to oppose ihe manifest wi.-b of the people. But I will Dot be the candidate of auy paily or clique; aod should the nation at large seek to placo me iu the chair of the chief magistracy, the good of ail parties aud Ihu uatioual good would be my great and absoibing aim. Seutimeuu such us these hive been the burdeu of my replies to all who ha ve address ed me on this subject, expressing the assur auce that, by the spoutaueous aud uuanimouv voice of the people alone, and from no agen cy of my ow:i, can 1 be withdrawn from the chensed hopes of private retirement aud tranquillity when pence shall return. Please accept, with my brief ieply, ihe warm app.'eciatiou and hijjh consideration of Yours, must sincerely, Z. TAVLOll, Mj. Gen. U. S. Army Fi om tho Unf ntti A NATIONAL CONVENTION. We observe, of late, that many of the lead ing southern journals ate expressing thern--elve with marked emhdsis iu fdtur of a fra tioiial democratic contention Jo select a can didate for the presidency. They seem lo be stroiiily ol the opinion that thu vexed que, tiou involved ru the Wilmol Proviso, il M be destinfcdj itr the conne of events, la enter at all hi the toext canvass, rhay be settled iti such a convention rrn ihe basis of the Mis sour i Compromise and in a manner saiisl'ac lory to all ser (Ions of ihe country. We have heretofore expressed our owu decided convic tions that a le&Ultso desirable may lie ronfi derrly looked for from tho counsels of a derno eratic convention, which will necessarily have for its main object the harrnouy aud aii-t ion of the geat parly whi h it will represeur. We cannot doubt that a just and wi-e spirit of conciliation and compromise will preside over the deliberations .f fuch a body tf&'en' if shall assemble. Among many other eviden ces of southern feeling upon ibis subject, wo select the following from the "drtuihern B-u-ner," n domnoatic paper p"ob)ibed al AlHeu-, 'Georgia.'' The "Banner' express iuplf nvenv in the nomination of Geo.- Taylor without knowing inoie of his democratic prin ciples jjoea for "a reference of lh president' question it a uatt ual convention': and adds ; 4i We are decidedly in favor of this plnu. It is in acectrdHWre with the ua;e of ihe par ty, aud under (hem we baVe f'iVjiriphed1, olid brought success iu wa,- and prosperity irr peace, to the whole couutry. The Wilmot Proviso seems to be, with some of our frieud,- a Itifttrlor lit fill I'niir.A ' ti .iA tiiink, 'uo inconsiderably influence iu bring-' Tug them into the Tay lorcau'se. Here, again' we think, they are either uuuecearily alarm ed, or thai Ihe result does Hot correspond with the proper dcgioe of apprehension. Have ihey tried our northern friends fairly on' compromise Hue of 36 J degrees noth latitude Until they do, we hope they will talk less off and fear less f om, the Wiluiot PVovisoV vV cau get the compromise line and rail Ttte south upon ii ! Let u ihn colnto con vention our delegates w ill tlaka care of irtf aud our no them friends will meet them in a spirit of compromise preserve the democrat ic. pnrty, ensure its ascendency, couijiiue pro -perity ter the country, and save the Union !' The New Y'k Globe respond lo these efuiineufs of the "Diiirjer" io the following put-ioiic term. ' Notwithstanding the splenetic' demonstra tion of a fev deTlficrafs'rtf fhe north, we believe the great body of the northern de mocracy will be dipWed lo meet their southern b ether u in phrrf compromise ihrtt will p'ecrve the democratic pafrtfy, e'nr-uYe its asreudency, continue prosperity to the coantry.aod save tbe Union. Such, at least, is the de-ire of every democrat who wishes to insure the asceudeucy of his parly of every patriot who looks to the prosperity of his country aud permanency of our glorious union. "Let the democracy ponder on these things calmly, coolly, and impartially." Asthma Cured by Jayne's Expectorant. Lambert v lie, N. J. April 27, 1844. Dr Jay ne Dear Sir Brlh blfa:n mRmI your Expectorant has effected a cure in me of a most distressing complaint. In December last, I was seized with great severity by a paroxysm of Asthma; a disease with which I had been afflicted for many years past. It was attended with a hoar seness and soreness of tbe lungs and throat, toge ther with a laborious causa, and complete prow tion of strength, and wora out with saffbeation, when a bottle of your Expectorant was scat to my boose. At first I thought it was nothing but qa ckery, Hotaeeing it was so highly recommended by Dr Going, With whom I was well scquaintsd, I was i educed to try it, and in a few days it comple tely eared me, nor have I ever hsd sny return of the disease since. Yours, most respectfullv, JOHN SEGER, Psstor of the Baptist Church tLsrnbertvill,N. J. Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne, Philadelphia,. nd sold on agency by S. J. Hinsdale.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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