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VOLUME IX :, NOHTHsCAROLiNA, JANUARY 15; 1848. NUMBR 4d" by SAY AIM ts SHERWOOD. rIOB,THRBk DOLLARS A YKAR, 7af3Q, It l WITI ( IMTIilTII TBB 4T1 dMlllrlirTIU. A fail or oa the part of any euetomer to order a dUcontin- Cinoa within the eubeariptioa year, will oe coMiaereo in- Clcauve el hi wub. to contina Ibe paper. THE PATRIOT. Washington coknESPONPENCE. Washimoton, Jan. 2, 184S. 'Gentlemen 1 1 have been , amusing myself for ohm daya in reading Alamance," a novel, the production of y oung North Carolinian, and a native of your county. ' I think it a work of.de- . bided merit. It baa faults, glaring faults, but on ly inch aa are fairly attributable to literary in- ; experience--euch aa young author of real merit always commit ia the ouUet of their career. It ia the characteristic of genius to make auch aber ration fnm the line of atrict propriety. :. For in stance, 1 taunt aome ol in caricatures are overdrawn ( and the introductory chapter, aa a whole, strike ma aa baring less merit than any other part of the work. After the first twenty pages, the story becomes more entertaining, and at length absorbingly so. 8erral of the charac ter are finely draws, and indeed I may aay all f them. The alyle is easy and natural, and there ara very fine paasages on nearly every page. The author ia evidently a gentleman of fine im agination, and his book abounds in poetical im--agery. -The illuslrstiotrs and tmi!ir are ftm striking and tasteful sometimes they want dig-city-and compatibility with the subject. Yon perceire that I bare expressed myself with freedom, because 1 consider unqualified and in discriminating jraiae as worthless. The man Arho ia incapable of seeing faults in the most pert ' feci woiks of art, ia incapable of appreciating their beauties. ' ;Ur," lthink thai letter of h -overdoing i6 thing. The absurdities are"; too sfci-e tosmuaesTfaestory ofi Allan Rom, would "ttlo honor to the best-Englab or American author. 60 would the character of Edith Mayfield and Lacy Neal. By the way, I am always out of patience with an author, when evil betide such a character aa the latter. I thought from the first that the meeting of her and Henry Warden boded no good. The lion here now are Generals Quitman and Shield. A public dinner wa given them a few daya ago. I have not seen them ; indeed I am too hero-worshipper, and am little prone to sight aeeing. I would go farther to aee the champions of peace than those of war. Yet I dare 'say the Oeneral in question are noble specimens of their kind, and 1 faavo no wish to undervalue them. Mr. Clay ia expected daily, and I need not say that he will be M the observed of all observers." tn 1841, anch waa the enthusiasm of the whig, that I always fell myself behind the party. Then, aa now, I waa no hero-worshipper. But just at this time, in view of the noble stand he has made for the peace and honor of the country, he it my hero, and I will go farther out of my way to sec iia manly face than a whole rabble of war-like fceroea would carry me. The National Whig is to go into new bands. Air. Fenton ha only been the nominal editor, a ia geneially understood here, while a Mr. Sheihen, -who had aome Tyler affinities, was the real man. JBo held office in 1844 under Tyler, and without MESMERISM. CHIUTI H I S S A t . under the experiment. After we relate the ex traordinary circumstances of our case; the reader will exercise his own judgment ; be will heiih- , U that character of Shakspeare who said "there I er flatter our character for veracity by belie ving. are more things in heaven and earth. Horatio, nor offend ua by disbelieving. than ara dreamed of in thy philosophy," had liv-1 A gentleman of the neighborhood possesses, ed in our day and generation, the force of hi re- in common with others, considerable mesmeric mark would have struck the sapient Horatio more J powers, and haa succeeded in several instance. sensibly, we trow. The teer-vuion possessed I Having attended aome of the lectures fo town, a "ul ; . Forth Patriot. -it;;,...r..,. LEAP. YEAR. .ri 4 . , Aleu'ri. Editort i Leap year with all its priv tremble. But lb aimple animal finds after bo k that it waa sot half aa bad aa be thoarbt h would b. ' " Wo take this ccadoa td' ward Mr. Pytbia, toarthe with all and Mag alar who ire ia to earn iidgelty condition, that there i a difference ia morereapecta than on between the lore-ead-maUimoDUl operation of leap year and other Ueget, sweet and beauties, haa come again, and as wa ara great sticklers for old customs, we jost wuh tn remind lhe fair, through you. of noma of ., . ... . yo,nddooilenexrciae,therirttcccepUncorrejee- erawy connected wuh the year, j any proposition. But it la a solemnly adjudicated Now, Messrs. Editors,! profess to be a bache- noint iB the CunUi.n ih.ui iiMh'aiirinuan few weeks since, be caut bt tiew wrinkle or twb I v ' u,",. uu m'u"J year, are uaniea in pnvuege or me veto. , iner sre com- uu wuum uo giau 10 icarn now ion misionune I peueu 10 accept we ura propoaiuoB-r-inry nave no power could be alleviated. 1 ba7o been thinking for 10 IMia- Tblok of that, Mr. rjrthiaa ! several years of changing ror relntxnt in life, t. ' l i lion, for ve.rs na.L .. e,idnc. of . .ir.n.. .m. noon, in comoanr with a verr irrave and ticitum uw enueavor 10 sum op courage e- , - - - r m- -j . . ' - - I n..,l, 1 A. : .L- ... .L- patby of soul with soul, the elucidation of which edcal friendi we bov in sight of our hospitablo rwM . , . " ,. PhiWnbv ha. n., -At. M.i entertainer's homestead. The n.u.l f "cipauoo 01 me awiui inai, eu mo ail a- -ww va wwaw HIWW VHWUKW W IVU I ' w" ly to attempt. For deep unravelled mystery, " our companion seemed to take a holiday relax Mesmerism, or Animal Magnetism, must needs I tlon we convened along the way upon a be classed with the faculty of seer-vision. Igno of pleasant topics; and our mind wa ranee may stare with stolid optics : Credulity lift I just in that happy and quiescent state, when we 1 . pits bands in superstitious awe; Philosophy BouId acarcely bave been surprised to have seen knit it brow in acorn ; but all ara alike coofoun-1 grapes growing on thori-trees or figs on thistles. by Zsebokke, and by others in greater or less de grees, enabling tnerti ttt penetrate tbe history of a stranger's thoughu, and detail not only their secret actions, but the hidden springs of those ac In the business. During the holidays be invited a few friends, ourselves among them, out to hi house to partake of a Christmaa dinner. About by refusion to treat airaulv. could Atm ik kJ r object which w bad in view. We pnt out of owb; power and in her hands to aay, when tha warj should terminate, Wa hive for ali our .it tipyiM 9tvpfc y. lor all the loss of blood and men, wa have bo? ihiog, but the military glory which tb campaign haa furnished. ! , w otl p,resdme satunste tha sspaasel ofih. ci,hp.I((n.f leU th8B 4,0.111 MMl ' (I cannot pmpuie th .Ura with sp detfee si S precision, but I believe 1 mav aav ahaui that ; sum.) and between the sword and diaeasa oian .' thousanda of lives, probaby five, aix, or stvea ! Now, If job aee tht ouettion beainninx to 90 front a I tbouaod have been aacrifieed t and all ihn tiA quarter you do not fancy, th only alternative a to take to I Dg'fg .St SI'., , , . your heel to aav your heart and bacon too. " I But it ia as id that the m a oeiei float, and causea ray poor little heart to flutter a if it intended to ave it prison house, and all its concomitant fears. I have, in vain, attempted to moralize on this subject, and convince myself that a man ahould possess courage enough to face a Mexican battery, and even a battery of tpark- ded at tba revelations of the one, and the exhibi tions of the other. " 'X Such are the unaccountable effects, land still more unaccountable causes, of the mesmeric or magnetic sleep, that many actual obserrera have y5!?.jjllrjii' ,heir own honest senses, aa to doubt-to disbelieve. . uora, yoa.KnowicWaP ford to be oracular on most subject ; presuming as they do, or, in mora learned phrase, being presumed, to know evervlhmer :" nevenhe- iesa the craft must confess themselves stumped by mesmerism : their eotue stock of knowledge, Our host met ua at tbe gate ; 1iaeyea aparkling 1ASJ; " w all no goj whenever there is popu, SPEECH OF MB. CALIIOl'If In Hit Smalt of tht Untied Stalet, January 4, iQ-to, upon nu uetoiuitont. Resolved, That to cmMoer Meiico and 4o hold it, either aa a province or to incoiporate it in , the Union. woukl he InconaUteat with too avowed object for which the war haa been proeecuied; a departure fiom th settled poucj 01 we uoveruoienii in connwt wiut I la character anu gcniuai ana in in roa, auDveraiv ol our be and occunancv 01 a narnaiii would have been uexpensive a the campaign itaelC . 1 be President haa assittned mint MMMl In thai -f opinion, and, lhex Secretary of )Var ha dobs the same. I have examined, thete rsnrisiihaje: c 1 his ia not lbs nroDer occaaioA in liru tKm , must say with all possible deference, they II with that benevolent delight which overflows from a good-hearted fellow in Christmas times. After the usual greeting, he suddenly inquired Mr. Patriot, do you believe in mesmerism f Scarcely know what to believe," replied w6, a after the late astonishing demonstrations.' M Well-just hold su'll a minute !" said be. He took ofTour hat began to look ua steadily in the eye-bia own eyes emitting that; aort of indefinable electrical expression, between stern determine tion anil symnathisimr kindness assumintr in - knowing much of the man, I only give currency 0 what ia atated here on all hands, when I inti mate that his sounduess a a Whig is generally distrusted. The paper in his banda haa given general diaaatiafactiooiand baa been a lo;ng con cern. The new editor ia to be Mr. George Wot tenon, of ibis City. I perceive that the name of General Taylor no looger stands at the head of tta colamna. . . ' There was a Taylor meeting here a few days ago, held in an tipper room of Coleman's Hotel, tt was thinly attended, and adjourned without - doing any thing." . -y1 There baa been a good deal of discontent with kba new Clerk of the (loose, growing out of his appoiotraent. I suppose the man's situation has boen somewhat embarrassing ; but be seems to be somewhat f like Junius saya of the Duke of tarmberland, who had a similar weakness in mak log premiaea which he was unable to, redeem, lie compared, him to a good-natured . landlord, ..who would not allow his friends to go home sober be sorrowful tie baa given especial diapleasore le? some of our North Carolina friend's. ; There has been a Rule fir here to-day ; a car riage maker'a abop haa been burnt down nearly Opposite the Intelligencer office. Such scenes, as you must know, give unmixed pleasure to ali but the parties immediately concerned. The peo- Ele flock to tbe shop from all quarters, aud appear enjoy it with much xeat. It would be a good custom t6 "take op a collection for the unfortunate - at auch iimea, as no other exhibitions : appear-to 7 draw such large aaaeaiblages. I am your, cVc. ..V-4- - . " . . A N0BT CoROUMr!, Incon r a bt a blk DxBKNTtaas. Creditoi1" Sir. you are drunk now I vou have wasted vour sub- r ita'oca wiih ttpphng. aod have turned every thing ihat beld'ngod to you into liquor.. Debtor Pardon me air every thing except my debit. r' hich I regret, for Vour aake aa well aa my own, see 80 prospect of being able o Uquxdatt I" logic, rhetoric and impudence combined, would I his whole person a lingular and fascinating air fPILteJ'.iraMitjflg which inspired, as. well aa wecaa matter. . or ourselves wo have been slow of recollect, a mingled and fleeting sensation of awtf, heart and hard of head to believe all that baa confidence and inward merriment making whh been spoken and done of & in that stolid condition nu several alow, deliberate M paasea," from of body and foggy atate of intellect called meamer- the crown of our head downward along each ic sleep. We are compelled to believe there ia arm, and a few mysterious gyrations of hia out tomcthmg tn tt ; unable however to determine aprcad fingers in the region of our appetite. that dencate point in the process where truth ends, I " Now," he exclaimed, in a loud, oracular voice, nd bumbuir bepim : cr whether. inAvrA rh I vou are eomotetnlv under tha influmr point exisU at all. That point of hypothetical i- My wifo has a boiled hog'a head and cabbage on -vY. Ki'5!Wfc 1 eeuse eaciiyuae joosi luritry vna appropriate a necessity for action, my moralizing is scattered to the four winds." l alao attempt to philoso phize my fears away, but all my stoicism vanish es, before I have made the first step. These have been some of my difficulties, but, happily iof me, leap-year has come around ooce more, and I can reasonably expect to be relieved of some of my burdens.' Now, Messrs. Editors, can't you jua: whisper it to some of the fair, that I ara looking anxiously.to the revelations f the pres- . ... . ' ent year, ana win expect them to contribute to mv anlM-inatpd hanninaa s , 11 Retolped, That no lino of policy in lb further dti cution of tbe war abould be adopted which - may lead to conarquenca ao diaaatroua. , Mr. Calhovn said : In ofiering, Senatorr, these resolutions lor your consideration, I have been governed by the reason which induced me to oppose tba war, and by the aame considerations 1 have been ever . since guidet. In. Alluding to my opposition to me war.t ao not intend to no tice tbe reasons which governed rue 00 that oc casion, further than i necessary to explain the present. I opposed tha war but I are to mv mind, utterly fa aeimia . I will put the duealion in a General faoint tt and aatisfy the minds of Senator that auch is tba case. ; rr?'. : ;:., ;:!', The line Proposed bv mrielf. aint;n rMHk he Pacific Ocean to the Paso del Norte, wootd have been covered by tbe Gulf of California, a"nd wilderness peopled bv hostile tribe of In'diikil and for iu defence, nothing would have been needed beyond a .few veiael of war stationed itt the Gulf , and a ainfrU . reniment. From th I'aso chl Norte to ils inoulh, wi can readily estji. mate the amount of forcei necepsary for iu j fence. It was a frontier between IVxaa and m Mexico when Texas had pot more thep 160.000 ' n't of a population without any standing army, whatever, and very few troops. Yet fcr aeveri ' motives upon the present. kon. nt nnl hpramu, I rnn itni ti whatever, and very few troops. rv and that tt micht have bei n eaailv ye Texas maintained., thai, frontier line f slnS By thoway, would- not only because I thought the President had no lba, Meiico waa far morev orisolidat-: unnr-trt-kttinr nd,4nosaeMion jblum .Wecana;? occupied ,"!,?5". ' m.W wer ti.r ii -...t k! by our troops j not ooly because IJelieved4he rauiB 6Tater fn Texas ner onTy opponent. wo allegations onon which it was sanctioned bv Con- van any man believe IharMexico. exhaiiated as isction. We trust wo are understood We can-' not makethe point plainer. In the process as heretofore, known amonz us, the subject has been put into an apparently aleep- ing state, in which the spirit is lost to all tbe world for the time, except aa controlled and directed by tbe will of the operator. In the newly practiced (if not newly discovered) mode, the operator, af ter producing tho magnetic aleep, xcaket up his subjects into what be calU the "intellectual state,' in which 1 tbey haTj8jiajmuch sense as they ever had and more too. All their faculties remain, or rather return, in their natural and perfect exer cue, except when perverted by the controlling will of tbe operator, which they have " ao power td'WauirrTheys; tural objects as the operator wills them to seem- not as they are, or appear to others. For iastaoce: he wills that water shall taste like wine, and the subject drinks it with a good relish for wine ; he wills that a walking stick shall appear like a snake, and the subject, in alarm, endeavors to escape from the reptile; be wills that the moon shall look like green cheese, and the subject de clares the moon is green cheese, and so forth, Now all this may seem like nonsense to those who have not been favored with glimpses of the . . B . .a mystery, uut nevertheless, it is to a great ex tent even so. We would conjure vhee, dear read er, in all charily, to wail until thou bast seen as we have seen, lasted as we have tasted, and fell aa we have fell, before thou declares! judgment against this thing. ' , it were worth the whileof any lover of anti quarian literature, 10 inquire 11 mesmerism was not known and practised in the days of Shaks peare. This notion would finely elucidate hia play of "taming the Shrew." , We have no doubt that the incorrigible shrew, Kate, waa brought under M the influence" by her more incor rigible lord, when he made her swear that black was white, night waa day, and that a cupper of crust and bones waa a wedding banquet. All persons are believed to posses) the magnet ic power, though in different degrees; and every person is subject to its influence, though possess ed ol various stales of susceptibility. Practice, and a strong pdwer of mental coocentrativeness, will soon enable a man to perform the trick of mesmerism, if we may so speak. ' . Were it not that we dislike to be the hero of our own story, and that we entertain a certain apprehension of ridicule from those whose incred olity is only equalled by their ignorance, we shou'W baJre no hesitation Ja - detsiKtrg ear late personal experience on this subject. Shall we Ventura the assertion before a hard-judging public that toe have been mesmerized ? We have only revealed it cautiously to a few intimate trienda. But sowell authenticated was the success of the experiment, that we esteem it a duty we Owet04hd "pubficTin thut make aome feeble , contribution to the great stock of-faCiion which ail knowledge and pbilos Pby are buili,;;;The:readf r jiiay, therefore pre.' pare hi mind for one of the most singular reveal latmna on rctwr. w e are eon Mem that it woaM conuibtfeWdidmfortofo othera.ho endure the ills attendant uponlimited means, could they be brought w feel as we felt We took ou r aeat at the amoktnjr boardrand CTiraS tsste exactly like roast turkey the fattest and finest, dear reader, with the moat delicious fixins, your servant ever put knife and fork into 1 1 Now, reader, this ia all substantial tact, a can be attested by our grave medical friend, by the ladies, and all tbe company present. Such was the eflect o sympathy for our condition, that we verily believe every one of the company was likewise more than half inclined to believe that iTwaMkeyTWe base Ihij "conclusion on"tho following observation, which we were shrewd e hough to make at the lime, although not then, perhaps exactly in the highest "intellectual state:" 4"akea"FwiW for back; a fourth for a leg; our medical friend for the gizzard ; and everyone, instead of asking for cabbage, wanted n little more of tbe dretting. Now, who ever heard of such appurtenances to hog's bead T No, ladies and gentlemen ; when our host pulled the mesmeric wool over our eye. be artfully managed that the rest of tbe company should look at that hog's head through the same medium, and to all it seemed aa genuine, turkey as ever gobbled. Now, our editorial brethren, and other friends in cramped circumstances, who seldom go up to a feast of fat things, can see the advantages of mersmerized ! v P, S. After dinner, when the remains of the tur head, we mean and things were cleared away, we drew up around tbe ample hearth, to enjoy a aocial smoke and chat our host, by the way, being tbe only smoker, and the doctor, for holiday rarity, putting in a pretty fair share of the talk. In a turn of the discourse, oor host re marked that be could readily increase the power of tbe mesmeric spell, so as to make hia poplar chimney-piece appear to us like Egyptian mar, ble tbe cast iron fircdogs like splendid brass and irons with silver heads the pine floor seem cov ered with a Turkey carpel the bureau turn to a fine mahogany sideboard, and the pitcher of wa ter upon it, lik a decanter of Madeira or old French, just as we might choose the walnut candle-stand grow suddenly into a marble-topped centre table, and the old bible thereon turn into a shilling novel or the last magazine. In short, bis plain comfortable old ball, in the metamorphosis of our vision, should be a magnificent parlor; and tbe good lad ief ibed . moving about and laying hand to the little after-dinner duties of the house hold, should appear to us in cosily apparel of silk and fine twined linen, decked in jewels tttoSt fit cious stones, and all in fashionable bustle, sufficient to turn topsy-turvy the brain of any man who was not mesmerized, Himself instead ofthe stout brown coat, jeans trowsers and home-made shoes" he had on, would. stand forth in fifteen dollar broadcloth and French boots, and -do the honors of his mansion' is- that courtly style be fitting the wealth m which are abonti aee .him surrounded, and with; all the ' aflabilitv and con descension of a cen'teman who expected our vote at the next election. "': 'nt it be trying if all this long weary year ahould authority, to order a portion of territory in dispute ed l,ia" ,ne " D0W wne0 becjevolulion wert ' pass away and have-no 1 toe iadie know now easy a , . a lor mem to approacn me 00 that subject I Wow, -M wen unfounded in truth, but from h.ih rn. e now is brostrated a she has been defeat for my sake, and for the aake of my future hap- siderstions of reason and policy, because I belie v- e(1" can nJ ,ntn believe ,that it will cost us as pines, don't bint it to the ladiea that 1 have any ed it would lead to great and serious evils to the m0cb t0 defend that frontier as the Inst campaign annrebenaiona on that aeore. for th. country and greatly endanger its free institu- has costt No, sir. I will hazard nothing a: -If ' " J w-jwiuj I . " " - ma .lollm urn.. 1,1 !-. . .L- I . I MOO. . ' ... - ,.vm.m, - H iur IUVIWI n, L . J .J chance. Although I am willing to receive a pro- ceived the aanction of the government, 1 acqui posal, yet it would pain me extremely, if I were esced in what I could not prevent, and which it considered the M dernier resort. I was impossible lor me to arrest ; and I then rlfeltlttoM serting that the very interest of tpe qbqney spent in the list campaign would .have secured that lino for an indefinite, periodand that tha men who have los their lives would have been more than sufficient to defend it. o l r. .L ' . . . . .... r..li a.AA . . . rive tnat uircciiou iu o tuuuuAiv wi toe war as p. .u.ikni,ui ; Mf?? PTJ'Pm wonWaTfaMis1piailr7lrtn queatwnisv What aball Jw-doner. Jha sama er fiiU oLarmwi.1 iato'trijXwhk'h. in my opinion; It thireatened n,ca5U" proposed, f -ll ia still visrea suppose ibia i'tflte the caseand 1 appeaT to vou he country and its instiinon prosecntion of tbowarThe nwaanrea ara io to tell me tbe truth of it. as'tWore doubtUtM Itthe lar m .H MV Ulfl ,. . . iucic muiuiiuvo. ma, auu una unit, ia iije IOO-I , , .7 , . ; 17, -.vww know this ia a aubject of ao much importance and which coverna me. I am moved bv no ner. of he !l of nations, for the President i as em- - extreme difficulty, that tbe imagination may run I aonal nor party considerations. My object U neith- J phatic in the expression of hia desire to maintain, fancy free" through its many mazes, and never r 10 .,u',nin ;he jecutive nor to strengthen the wy ' . 0es,re,.,,6J f opposition , jiui sirnpiy to cnarge an important I. rv"""-"" " y-j, fu( duty to tbe country. But i shall express my I eugeni rr,Biona .ior, aii.tnat.. opinion upon all point with boldness and indenen- We" 'r lhe qut" a now, what ought to bo dence, auch as become a Senator who has noth- done 1 e are now coming to tbe practical tng to oskj either from the -government or from the people; and whose only aim is to diminish. to the smallest possible amount,' tbe evils incident to ibis war. But, when I come to 'notice those points in which I differ from the President, I anive at its end. Reason may icdulce her now ers, and eloquence majr assert her sway, the stores of wisdom and learning may be heaped upon it, and yet much remains to be said. But, believ ing you to be fully competent to decide such a I weigBtymatfer, your decision submir it u In besiiatTnglytb I would atate farther, that the pains and penal, ahall do it with all the decorum which is due to ties consequent upon a rtfutat, by a bachelor, ar. lDe niei aiegiatraie oi ine union. question, bbalt we aim atcarrjing on another vigoroua campaign under the present circunstan- ces I - Mr.-JPresident, I have examined -ibis DTiestion"- with care, and I repeat, that l cannot sunnort tfi'a recommendations of lhe Prrsidt-nt. Tht-re r We aCtiIlyrfell tertiffed-aBd begged bn to 3'oo-jMhin'taj.V, ' '. . .Vr.-"&,;:, y tr'. very severe and custom give u a summary pro cess by which tbey may be enforced. .We (meaning all bachelors)-are prepared to receive any proposition , from the young, ladies, and shall take great pleasure in giving our matu res! consideration to all such as may be offered, and t hall come to as speedy a conclusion as cir cumstances will justify. We know if we are so fortunate, that our course will be right on " and that we'll hare no pow er to resist." The electricity of our amative ness will be conglomerated about the region of the heart, and being entirely under the control o( the operator, will involve the most beautiful corruc- cationsoLafl bliss will be scintillated from every object around us, and no "barm or danger ahall come nigh many and powerful reasons, stronger than those wbich existed hi the commencement of. the last, campaign to jiutify $ cost in money will be vastly greater,. There ia a bill for ten additional reciments now before) th nnl. and Innlkar kill nrnvwtMfci t..,jLi'5 Jl ji' When I suggested a defensive line, at the last session, tun country uau in its possession, mrougn ine means oi its arms, ampie territory, ana stood in a condition to force indemnity. Before then. ihi urrpiin nf nnr irmi had rrmnprl all tha Mm,.... I senate, and another bill nrovnrraff for twni oua nortiona of Mexico, and our armv hn ovr I imentt of volunteers, has been .reported, makinc since held all that it is desirable to hold that por- 10 DOt 1 luPP9se, than twenty-five thous- lion wnose population is sparse ana on mat nr. ,,u pi vuc uuniuer oi troops in ton . . .. . . .. - . . .... .r.. count lhe more desirable to be held. For 1 jaervice, as i presume, ine Chairman oftbe Conjv i I... - - r . l . r . 1 mill., am 1 .l.i A H m ... . : r "" '! noio it in reierence to tins war a lunaameniai I '"""- n nnurm youto principle, thai when we receive territorial indem-1 not mucD 'eM lbn seventy thousand in the whole. us. niir it shall be unoccupied territory. in Offering a defensive line, I did it because I believed that in the first place it waa tbe only certain mode of terminating ine war successfully. I did it also because I believed that it would be a vast saving ofthe sacrifice of hu mam" life ; but above all, 1 did so because I saw that any other Itne "w policywoutd expose us to tremendous evil,- which these resolutions were intended to guard against. The President took, a .different view. He recommended a vigorous prosecution ofthe If you'll just tell us how to do, when we re ceive tbe visits ofthe fair, we'll be under many Air...! . - J l" . . ODiigatioos to you, ...u wnen we get-yet icnou.' clent cession of territory to indemnify this Govern we 11 send you just as much cake as you Can ment both for the claims of its citizens and for the well eat. By the by, Messrs. Editors, is it not expenses of the war. Sir, I opposed this policy, right hard wark to tell a lady bow hard you love 1 0PPed il mon olber reasons, because I be- pounded, what Us nature I talking about na- thtt the object intended to be effected by it lure, bow can we tell when a woman is good na. would not be accomplished. Congress Well, air, the expense will be much mora than' that of tbt last campaign, ill cost not much; short of sixty millions of dollars. ":-". v : - Now, sir, what is the condition of the manvm.tH kel at present ! Last year it waa most flourish ing. An unfortunate famine in Europe Created a great demand for our products. Tba balance of trade was in our fa vorp-lf money pp0red""bu at one end ofthe sub-treasury, itpooed ?A it'tnaV other. But how stands the cue now ? We stsnd now with a drain both ways. Tbe exchann . war not for conquest that waa disavowed but ges ire in our favor, and therefore, instesd" of iWi for the purpose of conquering peace, that is, to and sil ver, drafts founded'on exports will be re ' compel Mexico to sign a treaty making a suffi- milted- Tbe exchanges in Mexico must be met natured, and will make a good wife f and apeak- thought dinerently ; ample provisions in men and see them in of wivea bow much traubli '. it money were granted for carry ing on tbe war. The treasury Li.i.: t k. - , campaign has terminated. Il has been as success- stocks uoueiC4..K . -u " e mentionea l ,k- K.-Cnt i, Dt the mtinlrv ehiill n.i;M- R 1 M unirv ron ill nAaiKivj housekeeping, but we have wandered from our have calculated, Victory after victory has foj subject just-say to the ladies come on, and do1 lowed in auccess:on, without a single reverse. your duty, and lighten some of the burdens of our life, and perform a" doty which devolves on ypu but once in i four years, Yours truly, ; Pythias. P. S. Messrs, Editors, are you both married, or only half of youf ' ' Only half of us, Mr. Pytbii, at your atrvic, can asyet boast the Mif to rtd htfoiM of experienc in thi re, peel ; no knowing what may becoWf of t'other ftafrbetor the year ia out- - In answer to tha namerou inquiries of our Corrcipon- dent, wa can only aay. for hie reflection and encourage ment. " nfficient unto the day ia the il tliefeoL" Mai. rtmonyi vtrj much like Death ; tbe revelation of both complete discomfiture ofthe views of the Execu ectatea ar naoe oniy to tnuae wno f a behind lhe curtain. flacbateTr from whose botime po tfaveUerrelurua." And, (your eir, friend. Fylblaa,) let u loi you, that tba uraiaraa or ml. cry of either eondnxw depeud very taucb spun yourself- upon your uwn preMou prepartoM f tpirit for lb j cba'n(."".- -,.HtTffi?iS?;.-i A candidate Co csafrintony remind OVof a'd'oklSafha to iQt'cTOM the river to (et lobi kennel ,- Vb trota'ap' and down tbe bank, and whine, ami attNei',' and dread lojake ih flurige, 1 The'Iobgor U jcMs th jsreJi 1 not rcath A by a" ticaty wiih Mexico, aa'd Meiico Santa Anna was repelled and defeated with all forces Vera Cruz and the Castle were carried with iU Jalapa, Perote, and Puebla fell and af ter two greal triuinplis of our army, the gatea of Mexico opened to us. v Well, sir, what haa been accomplished T What has been done f Haa the avowed object of lhe war been attained T Have we conqured peace ? Have we obtained a treaty T Have we obtained any indemnity J No, sir ; not a single object contemplated has biselr effected, and what is worse, our difficulties are greater now than they were then, and the ob je'ets, forsooth, more difficult to reach than they were before the campaign commenced. . - , . Now Senators have aked what has caused thus live for which men and money were granted I It u not to be charged to our troops I ihef 1iave donr all that k ill and gsllantry was ca psble of effecting. It must be charged aomwhere, anf where ia it to be chafged,1 but' upon the hti tha: the plan of the campaign waa erroneous', thai the object pursued waa a mistake, -e aimed at in dernnityjo; ar wrong t way,W4 f. we c b"d, aim'eo? directly to it, we had the lueans to accomplish i( direclryTthejTwere bii f "hand.-rBut "sirrwe7 aimed at indemnity tbf otgh a treaty: e couU either by remittances in gold and silver or br v r.- A .... r r .. . . aioiia uiomu in ,avur i untun merel.ania or by other capitalists there, which most be cash ed here and1 also transmitted abroad. Now. air what will be the operation of this state of. Mhis:? How long can this continue f What is the nm. ent price of treasury notes and of stocks in the market. Are they above lar? No. air. F quoted below nr. 1 undertar. thi' notes are eensibly below, nar anf' still lower. Now wbat is to be the rul.V long as, treasury roles are belaw rar In,',;-' as ihey are the cheaper medium the epd oi will be that treasury notes will goiufuthe treasu fT and specie come out of it. There is verr S rent danger that at last your treasury will bar rained to tbe bo.tom . v .v ; f Now, sir, inihis s ate of things, wht can 'ptvj sibly follow f A geai com nVefcial cr.iais a f real financial crisis even r;otsibly,:a aWlleiision of " the.banks. I do nui pretend to deaf in tbe Ian-' guapo of panic. 0ul tht re is tfauer a Sil this, of which iheie wa not the slightest apprehension ' at the commencement of last Session.' At pre enw there i great danger. The great difficult in prosecuting your campaign will be to obtain TL JliU yfU fai6' but "oney it will be drfffdaTf (6 gel. 1 lately conversed with a gen-' tk-man who ought to know these things ' betu-r'' (ban myself; and he. supposed that 40,O0O0Q ..nil .-. l . i . . " w jcijuiicu cnuer iu toe snape oi ireasi ury notes or stocks to carry on thi catnpaifn.'J asked at what fMmrt)mtt ti bad rand tfte rertfv Va& t'Aai' it would ha ai iK. Jj ninety for one hutdrvd, which would be rathej more man seven percent ; t believe. .-..V . But, sir, tbesii are ncA, iti outy "objectioniT for? mid.bfe as-tbey ; ?t y9iVTOCrt;: lhe difficulties will increase.' I do i.m L ..- .1-1 . . .. T,, . - " .bat isav6Wed,he;profc slightest chance that can tend lo'a.ealiiaiion of wuai is avuweu. ine nrosecmuln AT ih - - ienaceKicconipr
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 15, 1848, edition 1
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