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; , ..... . ;(. - . V i.l , . ,.. I, "... J. A t " " , i ? T'lemrv: or War by ba.fHusu. A corrcspoa. dem of ihe Journal of Commerce, colla to' mind the well-know n sentiments of the Ule Dr.' Rush en trfc fubjfc of wars rk,-"''': .. The growth of a military spirit- in thTs country, ii infinitely o be deprecated. , Dr. Rush regret ted the. total silence, of ihtvFf Jerul Constitution . on. the ( subject of an'oFFicr, for promoting and . preaerv ing 'perpetual peace in out country,, Un,; d!td, it is not improbable that bnp-fourth the mo. l ey expended .through such on rjfier,fot tic pre- vent ion of war.f would vff-ct more good than all . Ubat is expended by the War. office in the support 4 ' of armws; and the prosecution of AVer. After 5 .t exhibiting tbe ou times of such a Peace office, the iPocto.( addUe.-S -;". -'-'' -".Let the following l sentence be inscribed in '. letters ofpold over the doors of ererv Stale and , Court House in the United States; The Son or I hJUAJf rckHt -HOT INTO 'THE WOULD TO DESTROY ' JTEN tlVEB. BVT TO SAVE THEM," . ,And to affect the mind of the. people of the U riled Slates, with a sense of the blessings of peace. t tit contrasted with, tho ovjls of war, the Doctor " proposed the following inscriptions to be painted - . to a sign over the uoor or tbe li ar office , . . 1." An office for butchering the human species f i. A widow and orphan making oflice. -J-8,AJ&ol t. 4. A wooden-leg making office. O..An office for creating private and public vices. i. 0. 'An office for creating speculators, etockjob- '.beri, and bankrupts. . " , 7.-An ofiice for, creating famine. 8. Aw office. fotcrenting political diseases. 0.; An office for creating poverty, and for the t destruction of liberty and national happiness. :' Direct t.TiutE Comi.io! Tho Washington ' correspondent of the New York Journal of Coin- - inerce (a free-trade poper) writes i , : 41 The "Union expresses the opinion that the - tariff bill will yield twenty-eight millions. It is a ' very extravagant estimate, and far . exceeds that of the Secretary.Mr. McKay is probably more ' nearly conect in his estimates of twenty-three and ... . a half .millions, which he Bays will be enough. The truth is, as rar. McKay admitted, it is a mat- .- ter of guess-work. - It must be tested by experi-'-. KinenUf The result must be that the increasing . .A expenditures of the Government cannot be met by - outlet on imports, alone. Some new sources of -' revenue must bo devised., The revenue from - lands will, for two years,' hardly equal the expense of their management, the extinction of Indian ti ttles, &c, ia the boundless territories of ibe West, Xvbich have come, or are soon to' come, under the denomination of the public lands. The estimates of two and a quarter millions from the lands is quite enough, at all event. Direct taxes muet ultimately, and before long, be resorted to." TUG TARIFF. " .SPEECH OF MR." HUNGERFORD, ' OP NEW YORK. . I On tut amendment to the bill reported bt the Cnmmittes reJaeit2 the dtv on imports, nd fat other purpose - Delivered in the House of Representative, Monday, Mune :9,184ft. . - :.Irllungerford is Jt Locoioco; but his speech - eonluinj 1 information or) the important subject of .. "'ar ! . " 1 . . . !. ' . ine . janiif oi a uaiure so explicit ana practical, . that we desire our readers to have an opportunity to teo it.1 Eos! Pat. Mr. Ctt'miix'i Having presented an amend" v irrent to the bill now under consideration by tho , committee," 1 prupose'to make a few remarks in - support bf it, or rather against the bill as entirely insufficient for the purposes of the government.- The object I, had in offering the amendment was to present such a bill as would not materially in- jure any of the great interests of the country, and ' which, would probably, with the aid of the public lands, clefrajf iQ9 expanses of the government. Subsequent investigation has fully convinced me j hat the duties proposed in the amendment are in f rio rpepect too high, and 1 much fear will come . i bhort of the object Intended. J ; i I-have proposed but few specific duties, not be- r,uw t hpliv n.t valnrem lirt!i Kat Kni in .. eommodate the bill to the views of others, who think differently from me dponthis subject. Ad . Talorom duties are plausible in theory, but hare .been found bad in practice in all ages, and in ' all countries J and I entertain very littfe doubt, that if , adopted in this country, frauds' will be committed .to such an citent that the system will have to be abandoned. - But I am willing the experiment - should be tried to a certain extent. There nre, however, some articles upon which specific duties ' -cannot be abandoned without ruin to the' manufac turers.' ?Iron is one of those articlea. " The effect ' of an ad valorem duty is to give the highest duty - when it is hot heeded,' and to give tbe lowest du ty when the highest is needed. Let me illustrate: suppose arf ad valorem duty of 30 per cent, is ; laid upon pig iron ; when the iron costs twenty , dollars per ton, the duty will be six dollars, and v hen the iron costs twelve dollars per ton, the dutv will be only three dollars and sixty cents per ton. WNow.suppose there be a specific duty of r $ix dollars per ton j when iron is worth twenty " do'lars, the duty will be 80 per cent.; but when IrSrrfnttiiStwelre-dollarff. dut v will be 50 nc r cent, ad valorem.tTho il operates as a regula tor to equalize the price, which is indispensably 'Tiecpssary to the manufacturer. The same reas oning will apply to all other branches of manufac ture ; but (perhaps it is not so essential to any other as to iron. - " i'r).; -i;4. - : ' - I arrr aware that there are gentlemen in this " "IIousc who startatany thingthat look! like protec tion to manufactures. I'am not one of those".- The democratic doctrine of New York has been, and still w,'4 a revenue tariff with incidental pro tection.n Upon this" platform I stand. , Why, Mr. Chairmen, I have reguently witnessed hon , orable gentlemen of this House advocate and vote for incidental protection in bo indrect way who scout at the' idea of aiding 'manufactures. It is, air, by admitting duty free, or at very low duties, oil articles; used by the manufacturers, thus sane - tionihg the principle; and such; sir, is the char acter of the bill now before the committee. I am not 6ne of those Tvho believe that high duties wake low prices," though it is undoubtedly true , that high duties create competition, which tends i ' to reduce prices ; nor, oh the other hand, do I be : iteve that low duties insure low prices, for when I duties are reduced, goods invariably rise m foreign -countries that are intended for this market; J but bo this as it may,-1 only. desire a tariff that will raise sufficient revenue to support the govern ment ; but it must be without a duty upon tea and , coffee, for I cannot vote for any .duty upon those ' articles untilthere is a greater necessity for it than r there is at present ; nor can I rote lor any bill " that will produce eo little revenue as to compel a resort to a tax upon these articles v- . - I now propose to ptiow by the following table, (wtich embraces a period ofnins and a half years,) that the current expenses of the government can- not bo estimated at less than tvventh-five millions i dollars ' per annum. V The .table also shows the amount of goods imported and consumed in each year,, and tbe expenses ol collecting lha revenue during the samo period, both of which subjects I may nave occasion to icier to nereatter: i S' ! I il 1 'z Si, K J 8 ft - -. 1836 1837 1838 1339 1810 1811 1847 29,fi35.244 46 8169.180 18 88,690.687 62.333.143 1,397,469 10 1,492.947 84 31,678.789 23 48,391,015', 1.511.633 94 25,486,425 44 80,682,644 1,724.691 89 1,642,319 24 1,683,960 08 23,327.772 29 25,882,272 82 44,139.606 67,098,265 64,650,1 4 r 24,052,938 U 10,106,458 41 1,470,985 63 664,400 17 1843 half ye V 25,722,643 79,705.646 89,934 994 i an 18-15 20.106,458 38 1 1.807 500 81 21,399,986 2,066,033 6 2 244,012,495 60 041,948,689 15,170.841 72 Average annual current expenses for the support of the govern- . , ment, 25,CS5,G25 85 Averace dutiable goods imported . and consumed, 67,573,647 21 Average ciptMise pf coil tin revenue, 1,590,030 71 It has been asserted, by men whose opinions ore entitled to great respect, that a low tariff will produce more revenue than a high one; and am ong others, 1 beliove my honorable friend who sits next to me Mr. Skaborn Jones has advoca ted this doctrine ; but I was happy the other day to find that he was convinced of bis error, as he intimated that an increase of duty on many arti cles would be proposed with a view to increase the revenue. Hut notw ithstanding this admission, I will now attempt to show that the bill proposed by the Committee of Wys and Means will pro duco far less revenue than the existing law pro duces, and far less thnn will be required for the support of the government. ' The gross revenue received in 1R15 including lonage and light-monev.was $30,892,305 SO From which deduct drawback on for- e'gn merchand- ' ise, $ 1,782,895 45 Do. on refined su gar 74,371 81 Do. on distilled spi rits, 21,740 28. Dounties, 4,174 20 Allowances to fish ing vessels; 289,640 07 Expenses of collec tion, 2,053,408 OS Debentures and o- ther charges, 283,500 00 Additional compon- . sation to officers of the customs, 108,380 78 Duties refunded un der protest, , 398,730 39 . , 5,070,601 89 Leavinglbenelrevenueinl815 t2G,815,763 41 , The three last items were pa'd from rthftTreasuryr $850,011 03, and not deducted in the exhibit of net revenoe, Now, Mr. Chairman, I have be fore me an accurate calculation, made upon each class of articlea imported in 1845, except upon nnn-enumerajed articles.on which -I estimate a reduction of duty of one-fifth, while the general reduc- ' tion is about one-(ourlh ; and the result is, that the bill reported by the committee will-produce less than the existing law, 7,908,1 16 47 Mskincr the net revenue, bv new bill, in importation, of 1815, $18,846,040 94 I have shown, by a foregoing table, that the du tiable goods consumed and on Tiand in 1815, am ounted to $89,934,093, while the average for the last nine and a half years was only $67,573,546 21 ; therefore, without taking into calculation the reduction in value that will be produced by changing from specific to ad valorem duties, it is hardly to be expected that there will be any in crease over 1815 for some years to come. But should newly acquired territory, and consequent increase of population, increase the amount of importations, the expenses of the government will increase in a much greater ratio. If the imports should only average .with the last nine and a half years, the revenue would be only about $13,400 000. , - ' I perceive the views of tbe Secretary of the. Treasury are somewhat different fyom mine. I propose, therefore, to examine his calculations. The Treasury Department estimates an increase of importation for consumption, in consequence of the reduction of duties proposed by the bill report ed by tho Committee of Ways and Means, as fol lows : Increase $15,073,500 Deduct, for decrease of imports per treasury ettimale, 790,500 Leaving an increase of From which I deduct for erroneous estimates, being on articles which the bill reported, proposes to in crease the duty, or the reduction is so trifling as not to affect impor- 14,283,000 Mionsj J bt eg 8.3 -1 a c E s B sri Articles. It 41 f! i -i S P 1 c2 S Caps, cloves, mits, &c. 741.525 Figs, 195,553 25.61 Ginger.gr'nd ' ,' or preserv, 1 - . i ed, 705 .31.03 Manufactures v of brass, 4,301,035 3206 Manufactures leather, 844,411-27.62-Molassea. 8,072,021 Z 59.0 30 30 1,000 18,000 40 3,000 30 29,000 30 25,000 . 30 250,000 30 2MI Muekots.OiC.14l.C12 ,30.00 Wines, 1,414,967 Buttons, : 107.716 21.03 ' 30 500,000 ,25.82 J 25 30,000 '"-"" "" Manufactures ' ' of silk,? 10,409,641 '26.37 Wool, un- ( .. '" 25 600,000 . 4" ,r. v r manutac- tured, v 1,007,64 1 -Blankets, , ..994,662 Fish,-,, .'. . 2S9.844 - 7.99 ' 25 200,000 21.94 20 100,000 17.12 20 80,000 21.73 20 .1.000 Q'iillM, . . . 9.387 Steel, ; ; 755,623 , 12.64 , 15 . 10.000 Putlv, ' 34 8.82 20 Cordials, J , . 29,738 41,29 ! 75 25,000 2.304,15 Thus reducing hit estimated in :;. -crease to v ... ; M . x-11,973,759 It may be said of wines, thatfeome mre,cbarged with high duties and others with low ; therefore tbere may be an increase, oui u win uc louna on examination that those most in use pay very low duties. whilu only a very.einall quantity pays ov er u per cent. ' . 1 will now undertake to show the fallacy of the Secretary's calculations upon bis own estimates. The first table will exhibit such articles as he es timates an increase of imports in consequence of a reduction of duties, and will thow, in every in stance, a falling off of rerenue, including his esti mated increase of imports, calculated upon the im- Sorts of 1845, and in ' thel aggregate will show a iminution of revenee of (4.081,051 05. The se cond table will exhibit such articles as will afford an increase of revenue upon his estimates of 1 22355 70 rrom which deduct n loss of reve nue on such articles as he esti mates a decrease of imports,' C7.550 70 Leaving 150,005 00 Now deduct this turn from the decrease in the first table",' and it will show a diminution of revenue of $3,925,049 05 on such articles alone as he calcu lates on on increase of imports, and including the estimated increase. These tables embrace very near one-half of tho imports consumed, and its no calculation is mnde 4or a ny tne rease-u po t he t he r ha If, t h e red net ion ofduty must be much greater. lue table or stutement here exhibited is too cumbrous for our columns. Of the numerous ar ticles mentioned as tho importation of 1815, un der the present tariff law, over mutcen and a quarter millions of revenue was realized ; while the estimated iicrease ot importation under the new bill, based as 5t is on the ad valorem princi ple, would only bring in near fifteen and a half millions ol revenue. The foregoing calculations are based upon the supposition that the secretary's estimates of increase are correct, which 1 by no means admit. Can any man, suppose n trifling reduction on almonds, rai sin, prunes, dates, nuts, currants, cassia, cloves, mace, nutmegs, pimento, cheese, corks, ginger root, or opium, will cause any increase ofconsunin- iir:n.,j ... ... lion I iii me urum-u mi iter orinK nnv more or less whether it costs five or six cents per class ! The secretary estimates nn increase of $1,100, 000 on linens and manufactures of flax, when the reduction proposed is only five per cent., and very near the whole of these articles consumed nre now imported; therefore, should there be any consid erable increase, it will operate to diminish the use of other articles. A large increaso of imports is calculated upon gunny cloth ; this may be so, but the effect will be to reduce the use of hemp and cotton. There is scarcely an article in which an increase of imports is not overrated, and in my judgment there would not be an increase of over five or six millions of dollars at furthest ; and in no event would the revenue exceed twenty mil lions of dollars, and probably wou ld not exceed eighteen millions, T he secretary . estimates the expense of collecting the revenue at ono million five hundred thousand dollars, while, the expense last year W03 over two millions ; and if the system of paying revenue officers is not changed, the ex pense will probably increase rather than lessen. 'rhrconsthution providesrthatno money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriation by law ;" yet in defiance of this, all expenses attending the collection of the reve nue are paid by the Treasury Department with out any accountability whatever. It is not my intention to detract a tittle from the Secretary of the Teasury. I appreciate his ta lents and his industry ; but in the multiplicity of his engagements no doubt he has had to rely upon others for the estimates furnished, Mr. Chairman, I should rejoice if the expenses of the government Could be brought down to what .the bill before the committee would produce. Tbey ought to be ; but while the practise is con tinued of appointing members of Congress and their sons and relatives to office, I am satisfied we shall have no reform. No useless officer will be discharged, nor extravagant.salary reduced. The practice is wrong in principle, and pernicious in its effects. .There is another inconsistency almost daily witnessed in this House. We see members who are Advocating low duties, and yet constantly voting for extravagant expenditures. Tho a mendment I have presented will yield near three millions of dollar more revenue than the original bill, and it is no more conservative in its character than the best interests of the coui.try require. Mr. Chairman, my friend from Georgia made a stirring appeal the other day to the North and the East to come up to the help of the South in sup port of this bill. Now, sir, I wish to reciprocate ; and I invite my friend from Georgia, entLmy friend from North Carolina, I invite the whole South to gnile with me in a bill that will not be destructive to Pennsylvania, and that will not seriously injure any great interest in the nation. If it is not ex actly what yotj desire, it is nearly so; it is at all events a great improvement upon the existing law. Need I remind our southern friends, that the East, and the West, and the North, came up to their aid in obtaining Texas ? Why, sir, Texas was a greater pill for tbe North to swallow than the existing law is for the South : and yet wo swal lowed it notwithstanding. It is true Mr. Chair man, vve did believe and we had good reason to believe, that the alternatjvo provided for in the joint resolution would have been adopted, and that negotiation would have been entered upon 5 in which case we should now be in a very different position from what we ore. But we were disap pointed. , May I be pardoned for alluding to the fact, that for the sake of harmony the North gave tip their favorite candidate for the presidency a man who certainly would have made a President of which the whole nation would have been proud, and whose opinions upon the subject which set him n side will cause him to shine brighter and brighter in the political firmament in all future time. Mr. Chairman, our western friends have complained that the South disappointed their expectations in relation to Oregon ; others have had the hardihood to charge them with being a very selfish people, always asking, but never giving. Now, sir, if this appeal is resisted, I may be forced to believe that the charges are well-founded; But, sir, I ft gain appeal in all kindness 10 the magnanimity of the South, and beseech them to consider that the North, too, have rights, and thnt there is ' a limit fceyona which we cannot go. A Yankee Poet's inspiration was waked by seeing Capt. Coy, the recruiting Officer, prome nading Boston streets, and he goes off thus, k the Courier: , .-' J; . . i :' . Tbraab away, yqult have towttle . ' - r On them kittle drams p younv .;? V ,.; j 'Taint a knowin' kind o' cattle v" - ; That it ketched with mouldy cirn -Ti ' ; r put in itir, you fifer feller,1 ', j ; . Let folks see how ipry you I,'- - Gueti you'll toot till you are yMlcr ,- i T ; 'For you get a lioldV me. y " 3 ; ! tlju LETTER FROM MR. 'CLATi.' - .The following letter from Hehry Clayt address ed to a mercantile house of high standing in this city, tinder circumstances, which the letter itself sufficiently explains,lvulbe7eaawTth a thrill ' of pleasure by tho hundreds of thousands of his de voted friends throughout the country. It relates to the great principle of protection to American In dustry, and utters words of wisdom ata crisis' when they should not, and will not, pass unheeded. In the comments upon the character and aims of the new commercial policy of England will be found suggestions well worthy of attention ; and the whole letter is one of marked interest and impor tance. Our readers, we are sure, will share the delight with which we listen again to the wise and patri otic counsels of the great Statesman of tho West His letter is the more valuable, because it comes from the quiet and repose of his retirement, and not from the field of active public service. It is in every way worthy of attention, and cannot be with out an influence upon the current of pubTc affairs. iV. V. Courier. .Jlfln,LASi, June thr 1810. Gentlemen I postponed answering your favor until the arrival of the articles to which it refers, which vou have been kind enough to present to me. They reached here yesterday in safety, and I reouest your acceptance ol my ttianks lor tlitm The pleasure which we shall derive from using them, wiil be much increased by the fact, that both iherawmalcrialandthe fabric are American. Their excellence attests the perfection which this impor tant branch of woollen manufactures has attained in the U. Stales, and it is the more gratifying be cause of the great difliculiy with which they have had to contend. On both sides of the Atlantic, the policy of af fording protection to domestic manufactures ap pears to be under consideration in the national Le gislature. The British minister has brought for ward a measure embiacing the doctrines of free trade, not however without exceptions of several, and some very important articles. The manufac tures of Great Britain have reached a very high degree of perfection, by means of her great capital her improved skill and machinery, her cheap labor and under n system of protection 1 jng, persever ingly Tind rigorously enforced. She' moreover possesses immense advantages for the sale and distribution of her numerous manufactures, in her vast colonial possessions, from which those of for eign powers ere either entirely excluded, or nd mined on terms which are entirely unequal with her own. I am not therefore surprised that under these favorable circumstances, Great Britain should her self be desirous to adopt, and to prevail on other nations to adopt the principles 01 Free Trade. I shall be surprised i(nriy of the great nations of the continent should follow an example, the practical effects of which, will be so beneficial to her and so injurious to I hem. ' . f The propriety of affording protection to domes tic manufactures, its degree, and its duration, de pend upon the national condition and the actual progress which they have made. Each nation, of right, ought to judgeToMtscif;" history records no instance of any great and pros perous nation, which did not druw its essential sup plies of food and raiment from within its own lim its. If all nations were just commencing their career, or if their manufactures had all made e qunl progress, it might perhaps be wise to throw open the markets oft lie world to the freest and most unrestrained competition. . But it is manifest that while the manufactures of some have acquir- ed all the maturity and perfection of which they are susceptible, and those of others arc yet in their infancy, struggling hard for existence, a free coin petition between must redound to the advantage of the experienced and skilful, and to the injury of those who are just beginning to naturalize and establish the arts. No earthly gratification to the heart of a States man can be greater than that of having contribut ed to the adoption of great system of National Policy, and of afterwards witnessing its complete success in its practical operation. That gratifica tion can be enjoyed by those n-ho were instrunien- al in establishing the policy of protecting our Do mestic manufactures. Every promise which they made has been fulfilled. ; Every prediction which they hazarded as to the quality and quantity of the Domestic t upply, as to the reduction of prices, as to the effect of competition at home, and nsto the abundance of the public revenue, has been fully realized. And it is no less remarkable thut every counter prediction, without exception, of the opponents of the policy, has, in tho sequel, been entirely falsified. Without tracing particularly the operation of our earlier tariffs adjusted to both objects of reve nue and protection, and coming down to the last, il seems to me that if there' ever were a beneficial effect from" ,ahy public measure fully demonstrat- . . .. -sAa . ea, 11 is, mat tne turui of jsi beyond all contro versy, relieved both the Government and the peo ple of the United States from a state of the utmost pecuniary embarrassment and bordering on bank ruptcy Entertaining these views and opinions, I should deeply regret any abandonment of the policv ol protection or any material nhoration of the toriffof ItSVi, which has worked so well. If its operation ,naa been even doubtful, 'would it not be wiser to await further developments from experience, be fore we plungo into a new and unexplored theory ! Scarcely any inisfortuno is so great to the business jind pnrsu its of ft peoplejss. jlinLoIape rpeiuaL change, j . , I am sensible that I have extended ibis letter to n most unreasonable length. I hope you will ex- cuse ana ouriouie 11 to the beautiful fruits oU fa vorite and cherished policy which you have kind ly sent to Your, friend and obd'tserv't, II. CLAY. We Fixed thnt Chap ! A few days ago, a gentleman (l)'came intoour sanctum and look n seatat ihe table took off' his hat, and picked upn piece ol manuscript and commenced reading closely. Wc reached over and took a letter out of his hat, unfolded and commenced ! reading it, He watsobusy that he did not discover how we were paying him in his own coin,' until we, nsked him what was it Inscorrer pondent was writing to uimnooui a woman r wny.iook here, Squire," says he, "you surely aronot rending my private letters!" "Certainly, sir," said we, "you are reading our private manuscripts." Ne was pla gued begged us not to mention ' his name promised to do so no more, and wo quit even. Chattanooga Gazette. . , , . : , . ' UK. EDWIN WATSON HAVING located permanently inGrccnsbornugh, oilers his professional services to the citizena ol the place .And its vicinity. Office pii north street, opposite Mr. Eckel'v Jewelry Sloi'e. "V FROM" THE RIO GRANDE.- r : : Extracts from a Letter received by ajAfeniber of Z Congress from the seutof war, dated Point Is- abel, June 20. "The President in. his Message on tho llthf May, says American blood has been, sjied on A inericnn soil,' alluding to the afliir that took place An the 24ih April between the Dragoons, under the command of Captains Thornton and Hardee, in which some were killed and the others taken prisoners by the Mexicans. Tliere U much to be snjd upon the question whether it w rightfully A merican soil where this affair took place S but cer tain it is that as soon as Capt, Thornton was giv en up by the Mexicans on the 10th or 1 Ith of May he was put under arrest by General Taylor for disobeyinir his orders while on that exnedition.'and bringing on that fight contrary to his wishes. He is now here under arrest a circumstance 1 have not seen mentioned in a public manner. ' I may . at some future time send you a statement of some facts bearinc on the assertions of the President and the circumstances relied on to prove that the bank of; tbe luouraouo was American soil, may be so considered now. , ... It "As soon as the alarm of war was rung through the country, volunteers hastened here from various quarters, until there is now on this, frontier some eigTirorteTnhotrsandnmdTminy moreorrthenray; Many of these men have left comfortable homes, npd nave come expecting to see active service. Instead of that, they are scattered over the coun try, in different encampments, exposed to the heat of the sun in latitude 20, and the soaking rains of the summer solstice, inactive, and many indulg ing in dissipation to kill time And. chase away en nui. I will explain why this is 60. 1 h ereat object eeems 'to have-been to have men to hasten ! on here, without any particular object. If it has been for purposes of defence, Gen. Taylor has proved ho did not want many to assist him cer tainly no more than he called for. If the object be invasion, the men come poorly provided. r They come with arms in their hand?, and there are provisions enough, easily obtained, but there is not a sufficiency of transportation for an army of five thousand men. lisome pains had been paid to the necessary means of transporting supplies for un army, it would have been much better than sending: masses of men to suffer in this climate. An army cannot move wtthout provisions, and if we penetrate far into th country il will require a great number of wagons. There are about three hundred nagons and teams here, but not drivers enough for them ; when I say here, understand with the army. We are told-i the Government has three hundred wagons in orabout Philadelphia when they wilt be here no one can tell; mules have to be purchased, and no chance of getting them, except from the Mexicans; they are per fectlv wild, and must be tamed and taught to work ; this will take a long time after tbe wugons arrive. The Mexican officers are having the mules driven of! as fast as they can into tho,-' mle rior, and forbid any sales to us; still a good many are brought to Matamoras and aro purchased. A month a?o an officer was sent to New Orleans to purchase several steomboats suitable to navi gate the Rio Grande. None of them are here yet and, from what we have been informed, when they do arrive, it is not probable they will answer the .pjiiposfiJnJ.be mean timejhejmoutlijpftheiivr -r has been closed by a bar ; the steamers Sea and Cincinnati, chartered at high rates, were caught inside, and are of litile or no use, drawing too much water. The Col. Harney steamer, belonging to the Government, was Us week, run on the bar, off this harbor, and has gone to pieces a great piece of negligence. The utter neglect to supply the army with sufficient transportation for ammunition nnrt etimtlina r.nttr naralrvpl AVeru ihinnr nnA nrff- vents the ormy movinff on. If wo had had one mcnth ago three hundred additional wagons and two or three small steamers in the Rio Grande, we should now be far on our way to Monterey, in a high healthy country, the men contented and well, and no time given the enemy to recruit their forces or recover fiom the consequences of their defeat. Instead of this, ldo not believe the army will leave the banks of the Rio Grande before the middle of August, or the commencement of Sep ttmbcr. Until then the men must be paid and supported at what cost you will see when you can get bold of the accounts." " When the expenses of this war are paid and the accounts exhibited, tho Florida expenditures will appear small. The most enormous rates are paid for many things, particularly for the use of ships and other vessels engaged in transporting troops and stores ; from twenty-five to fifty per cent, more than a commercial man would pay for similar vessels for bis own use. Let me give you a lew instances. The steamship Alabama is chartered al the rate of 1 0,500 per month. She was here about the end of May with - volunteers and returned to New Orleans on the 1st instant. She reached the bar off I his port several days ago and was soon after blown off, without landing the men on her, and bus not yet got back. The stea mers Augusta and Cincinnati have long been in service under high charters. The former has been last aground since lae2Ulh May, until two days ago. The latter is cooped up in the Rio Grande, and isef-but little1 service. An old French barque called the Blayaise was condemn ed at Galveston the last of April or early in May, - as being iinscawojlli VrOnd sold in the latter month at auction. The hull, lower-masts, and some of the ground-tackle, &c. was purchased for about $1,100 or $1,200 An expense of $300 perhaps was incurred in partially rigging her: when a Lieut. Kingsbury chartered her to bring two companies of Texan volunteers to this placV giv ing $950 for the trip. Soon after her arrival she wrastlismantled, and theTTgging told or xtherwisff dispose'd of, and the hull alone hired by the Quar termaster at 830 per day $10,950 per onnuih 5 a good interest on $1,500! Oilier cases as re markable could be. mentioned,. A new Quarter master General is on his way here, it is said.' and things may be better managed perhaps. At some proper time it might be well to have on exhibit of the amount paid to each steamer and sailing ves sel engaged in transporting troops and Supplies to lliis place for the army, their tonnage, value, &c.v ana men obtaining Irom practical business men what such vessels cfJiild have been employed for by individuals fotheir Own use. The moat en or mous rates were also paid Inst year for transporta tion to Corpus Christi and St. Joseph's Island Sometimes as much n'ns paid for a vessel from New Orleans as she could have mnde on a voy age to Liverpool, and the rales have not' abated. At an early period it will be well to look into these expenditures, and know who has mado them or sanctioned them. 1 1 , " No one can tell when the army will 'moke a forward movement.. My belief is it will be a con siderable time, and solely for tho want of transportations-Ill the mean time the volunteers ore much exposed. For two weeks or more it hos rained nlmostevery day, and ihe appearonces are strongly in favor of a continuance of.it. When it does not. rain the sun is hot enouMil . The tents furnished are of an indifferent Line!, and there are 111c Yet th Tar continue tolfmKl ki,k,. "n l.'nA aft M'iff so last no one can VII.;. ( : " . " Whether the Mexicans will rUk anothet bat tle of a general kind is a question that-cannot be' aeciaea now. 11 they could have been pursued soon after the battles in May.their force must have been dispersed, killed, or captured. As it is, they' . hr ample time' to raise reinforcements and re cruit their Spirits, and may make another stand in the billy country,, If they do, I have no 'doubt they will be defeated, rnd the, 0 ar may be termi natcd soon ; but if they do not conclude to make anoer gmera(l figit, the wor wi'l be of a partisan character, and no one, can tell when il will termi nate. ( We may overrun ,i the count fy1 but' will, not subdue it. A, long as private property is re spected, and the lives and rfghtsof those not ouiid in arms secured, the Mexicans do not care about our travelling througbahVir country-; and 'piyintr the highest prices for, what they have to sell, ft is a species of warfare better for ; manyof ihcm than the state of peace they have heretofore, en joyed. The men .'are frequently mnW..,! !.,- by the Quartermoster.and are much , bettei paid luuii mrj ever were oeiore, jh, these people. as u mass, have the. bitterest feelings against us. Their priests and demagogues have for their own purpose;fostered their prejudices and animosities, andihe idea otiejiiendmg4heereaRreloli- so as to include them seems to me ridiculous and absurd.! ""'.-. .: "'"-.. "Tho rumor is (and I think it worthy of credit) that the Mexicans are fortifying the town pf Mon terey. It is a place of considerable importance in a civil and military point of view, and it is possible flie enemy may fight for it. ; If they do not, they will make no general fight, that isicertcin i and lue war w'" lhen be of the guerilla kind, and' hi1 waged in a most san?u narv sDint. s flur nronlc 1 rr f 1 " particularly the lexans, fed very hostile and much "J exasperated against tbe Mexicans; and if rver- . the army is broken tip into detachments and small parties they will not be spared by them. As long as we are embodied, under the control of high o ficers, a proper restraint will be exercised ', but air soon as the small chiefs have sway then will blood shed and rapine spread over the country," ;-vW A Gentleman" Vomntber Our fiTnd" Capt. Church, of the Buttetin, on his late trip frorat New Orleans, brought with him a number of of ficers just from the army. Tbey we're full of anecdote, of couse, and the following little, illusV, t ration of character is interesting as well as amus ing : r -..i?sr'!hM(y Among the volunteers 0 a- gentWrnarya son" a full private, who, heartily sick of rainy weather, mud and no shelter, first went to bis captain with his complains, but meeting- with 110 particular sympathy, resolved to have a talk with Geneml Taylor himself. Arrived at the comman der's quarters.the general was pointed but to him but he was rather incredulous 'That old fellow General Taylor t Nonsense !" Satisfied how . ever, that such was even the case, he marched tip; and rather patronizingly opened his business. M General Taylor, I believe T" ' . - '' Yes, air." . " Well, General, I'm devilish glad to see you' am indeed I" The general returned tbe civ. " . - General, you'll excuse me, but since I've been here I've been doing all I could for you have' indeed;; but the fact is, the accommodations are very bad are, indeed ; mud, sir 1 actually mud I 'bleeged to lie down in it, actually; and tho fact is, General, I'm a gentleman' son, and not used to it.', j -, . tk&&.-H'&&H i The general no doubt deeply impressed 'with the fact of having a gentleman's ton in his army, expressed bis regret that such grievances should ever exist under any circumstances, in a civilized army. ' .. . : ,-v , - . " Well but, general, what am I todol' Tv " Well, really, I don't know, unless - you take my place.''. - i - " Well ,now, that's civil 'tis indeed. Of course don't mean to turn you out, but a few hour' sleep a cot or a bunk, or anything would be so re freshing ! " Your place, where is it, General V".": " Oh, just drop down anywhere about here ' any place about camp will answer ! rV ; The look which the " gentleman's eon" gave tbe general was peculiar. -f- ". '; ' " Well, no wonder they call you Rough an 4 Ready f" said he ; and amid the smiles of all but V': 'Rough and Ready'. himself, "gentleman's son'V returned to take his chance of the weather. St. Louis, Reveille v July 2. AScenr iw CosottEsa. We expect quite, l scene in the House of Representatives in a day or two. Gen. McConnell of Alabama, a fewVdaya since, in the House of Representatives,, proposed to locale n land office some where in bis district for the convenience of some of his constitnent's; A member from Ohio (Mr. Sawyer,) moved to lay the motion on tbe table. The following con versation then occurred i'SJ' ; ; ;V Mr. McConnell What has become of my mo lion, mr. speaker f . " ; ; The speaker It was laid on the table " j .Mr. McConnell At whose instigation ? 1 J . - The Speaker On motion of, the gentleman, from Ohio. ' i-'".1 .--. ' 1V1r. rMceomrell- WbiclirnitleTnan -jWat U Sawyer f '1'he Sneaker nodded, assent. Air. McDonnell (addressing rnr. bawyerj Old Sausage, if you ever put ycur finger in my . mess again, I'll present you with a fat sausage, which will last you a few days. (I omit: sorao 'bard-words.) ............ , ,.J.-S'-.t7U The next morning gen. McConnell was op very early, went to market and bought a very large sausage, about six inches long, and as .near' ly as many in circumference, which he carried up to the House of Representatives. He laid i on his desk during the day, but had no opportunity to dispose of it. Sdme of Ale Connell's colleagues have been trying to dissuade him Irom carrying out his purpose. They say it will give th Ohio men cause of offence. He says he intends it for thnt, and sweats that the first opportunity he wilt prese nt turn witli the sausage, accompanied by the best speech he can make on the occasion. N. V. Tribune. .-;. Weigh out that porkv' said on officer, tp two privates, pointing al a pile of hog; rounds.', X ,, . Jiin,' said one tp ihe other, is there , 'any thin' j'n the Governor's requisition about vvetghin' porkf ' ', ;' t.'h - " - I don't know,' says Jim, M'JI carry my allare when it's cooked, but I'll see him straddle of blue . lightnin. afore I'll finger that grease pile !'-?e-" vcillc. ,v'r"; - '- '. C ".',..-''' A Large Xot of Ilacon " ; F OR SA LF. on coinmifsion low for csrIi or to punc tuil dealers. : ; KAiStiirs & McLCAXV . no Ju3. Texnns,' that have none at all. M ADEIRA WIM3. at theliriig Store of Us ITA.UK & CAhUVBI.U i number Of coinj-anit'8 particularly ' K$;-7 - t
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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