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r TTjv - '- - 11 WHIG HEETIUCS. ,WAKE COUNTY. Pursuant to previous notice, a large and respecta ble meeting of the Whigs of Wake was held in.the City of Raleigh, on the 15tlHns$ for the purpose of appointing Delegates to attend the State Conten tion, U assemble in the City Of Raleigh on the 22nd of February; for the nomination of a suitable person to be run as a Candidateon the Whig Ticket for Governor, at our next August Election. : On motion of GealV. Haywood, Rurrni Tuck .-T7'ta the"Chairrand Joh H.Maiu.t "was TMuested to act as Secretary. - ' The objects "of ths meeting being explained, on motion of H. W. MJller, a Committee of five were appointed by the Chair to prepare Resolutions for the consideration of the meeting. The Committee appointed were H. W. Miller, Henry H, Harriss, W. R. Gales, Dr. W. H. McKee and W.F. Smith. The Committee having retired, Geo. W. Hay wood was loudly called upon to address the raeet in& which he did hi a, very patriotic and eloquent manner. x Henry W. Miller, as the organ of the Committee, reported the following Resolutions, each of which he advocated with much ability, which called forth loud applause. ; .(- I. Resolved, That although we believe' the War which now exists, was broaght on by the unneces gary unauthoriied and unconstitutional act of the Executive, m ordering our Army to the left Bank of theRxoGrande, yetnevertheless,'we desire thatno thing should be withheld from our gallant Army in Mexico, which may "be necessary for their aid, com " fort, prot ection and success. 2. Resolved, That whilst "we shall continue to hold the ExecutiTe responsible for hating brought this War upon the country, we shall not cease to . honor our brave Officers and Soldiers, who hare undergone so many difficulties, and faced such dan gers, " to conquer a Peace," and whose glorious deeds in arms upon many well-fought battle-fields, hays shed a lustre around our eountry's flag. 1 Rsjolrxd. That we reeard the act of the Presi dent, allowing Santa Anna free ingress to Mexico. is gy Tioiauon 01 nis mgu irmciai uuu, j it, the Enemy has been furnished an able and ex perienced Leader, by whose wealth, exertions and influence, the War has been .protracted, "a more effectual means could not hate been adopted to en courage the enemy, and render them aid and comfort.v A. Resolved, Th&i the acquisition bj conquest of any portion of Mexican Territory, would be wrong, contrary to the spirit of our Constitution, injurious to our National character, and in violation of the high principles of justice and right, upon which our Government should ever act. 5. Resolved, That however peaceably and honor ably Mexican Territory mty hereafter be acquired by our Government, the annexation of it to the U nion, under the prohibitions and restrictions of the "Wilmot Proviso, would be in badTaith to the South, and in violation of the compromises of the Consti tution. " ,! - 6. Resolved. That the splendid achievements in ft PIM nfnrin ZioiAtT TiTLOt bv Which SO much renown has been added to our National cha racter, entitle him to the gratitude and honor of his Countrymen ; and having full and implicit confi dence in his firmness, honesty, ability and well-tried patriotism, we do not hesitate to declare our prefe rence of him for the Presidency. And we believe, that the enthusiasm with which his nomination for that high Office has been received in every section at the Union, where his true character is known, proves that he is the choice of a .large Ayority of those, who are anxious to secure for the. Government . M . Si 1 an nonest ana efficient Aaraioisirauon. 7. Resolved, That with Zackar Taylor for a lead er in the approaching presidential Election, we shalt have the highest assurances of success assu ranees strengthened by the conviction, that we have inscribed upon our banner a name which has never "been associated with defeat which was a tower of . strength to our brave little Army, on the ever mem orable field of Buena Vista, when threatened by the overwhelming numbers of the enemy a name, which has a monument in the hearts of his countrymen the fame of which no party rancour or political ani mosity will be able to tarnish or to dim. 8. Resolved, That we still entertain the highest admiration for the transcendant abilities and exalted patriotism of that great American Statesman, Hen ry Clat, whose fame as an Orator, ana untiring devotion to the cause of free Government, have ren . dered his same, immortal, and endeared it to the friends of Republican Institutions in every quarter of the Globe. And, we believe, had he been elec ted to thaPresideney in 1S44, thatby a wise, firm, prudent and patriotic administration of the Govern ment, he would have saved the Country from the embarrassments of this bloody and expensive War. 9. Resolved, That His Excellency, William A. G saram, by the able and patriotic mann erinwhichhe has fulfilled the responsible duties of Chief Magis- trate of the State, is entitled to the thanks and con fidence of his fellow-citixens. 10. Resolved, Thai we do .most' heartily approve the proposition to hold a Convention of the Whigs of the State on the 22nd of February next, to nomin ate a Candidate for Governor ; and whilst enter taining the highest respect for those whose names have been suggested for that high Office, we pledge our support to him who may be selected hy the Con vention. 11. Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting appoint Fifty Delegates to represent the Whigs of Wake in said Convention. 12. Resolved, That the Chairman also appoint a Committee of five, to make all necessary arrange ments for the assembling of the Convention on the 22nd of February next. . Pursuant to the 11th Resolution, the Chairman appointed the following Delegates to the Conven tion, vix: . L John H. Bryan, Peleg Rogers, John W. Harris. hnston Busbee, W. .H. Hood, H. W. Husted, Kobt W. Haywood, James H. Cooke, Jefferson Ut ley. Stephen Stephenson, Geo. W.. Haywood, W. R. Gales, John H. Manly, Alfred Jones, Jacob Mor decai, Henry W. Miller, E. B. Freeman, RobL W. SeaWeU, T. R. Debnam, T. J. Lemay, Geo. W. MordecaL Chas. Manly, Richard Hinea, John Prim rose, ST BirdsalL, S. H. Rogers.- T. M. Olivet, Wil liam Laws,"Dr. Thoa. Hicks, Dr. H. W. Montagne. J: G. B. Roulhac, J. D. Nunn, W. H-Jones, Win, Boy lan, James Iredell, W.H. McKee. W. F.Smith, . H. H. Harris. J as. Litchford, Sen, Kemp P. Hill, Ransom Pool, Robt. Halliburton, Andejson Page, auinton Utley, Samuel P. Norris, Chas. J . Wil liam, Adam G. Banks, Calvin Rogers, Richard Seawall, Willie J .Fuller. w V,f... On motion, the name of the'chairmaa was added to the list. . , . " Under the 12th Resolution, the following Com mittee were appointed, -vixaE. B. Freeman, Weston R. Gales, Robert W. Haywood, Dr. William G. Hill, and Henry W. Miller. On motion, the meeting adjourned. . RUFFIN TUCKER, Ch'rm'n. J ohm H.Masi.t, Secretary. . V ? HERTFORD COUNTY!" . At a meeting of the Whio of Hertford Countv. held at Bethel, for the purpose of selecting Delegates to represenVtbem in the Convention -tojba held at Ralnrh. for the purpose n nominating suitahla Candidate for Governor, in the approaching Elec tion, W. D., Valentin e, .Esq., was. called to the Chair, and Dr. W. T. Irwin, appointed Secretary. The Chairman having explained the object of the , ung, -on motiott f-Wataon I. Daniel, Esq; .Resolved, Thai tm fTK5rmn STmoint & Pntnmlt. lee to draft Rtaolatiana expressive of the sense of CsL Starky Sham M, wtn n.7.i v ' , D. Lewis, Daniel Valentine,' and Wm. D. Prnden.' During the absence of the Committee, ColSamT. B. SprniO, of Bertie, (beingcalled upon) tertained the mee&g, with aMoquent and P0"! The Committee having returned, reported tn following Preamble and Resolutions, which .were nposed to hold a Raleigh, someUmelhb winter, to ciSi? Candidate for the next Governor of IJorth robaa, we, a portion of the Whigs of Hertford in meeting aemSed, do approve thlpropH011' Ved to comply with our duties t; r ' 'Resolved, That his ExceUency, Got. Graham, has fulfilled the high apeeUtions entertained of him, evincing such 6tatmanship, integrity, patriot. Smand devotion to public 1 duty in his Administra - - ,nninion of this meet in?, entitle him I to Seihanks of the good people of the State, and we hereby tender to mm ours, in u um uuuwcu plaudit " Well done, thou good . and faithful KThtmd. That, in reference to next Governor, the Whigs of this County hailed, with liveliest .r,rmnhtion. the e&rlv and recent preierence in dicated for their distinguished County-man, Kkn kkth Ratker, whose long, faithful services, and aminent abilities, in the Councils of his Country, State and Federal, have justly won for him so high a mark of public confidence, that they regret he de clines the distinguished station exienaea mm, ana that they cherish the hope that the cogent reasons, which now influence him to indulge in the quiet of private life, will, ere longlose their force ; that his sterling wortn ana Dnniani uresis wm uui w pi mitted to rust in private, but that, in due time, he will be summoned by his countrymen to & position commensurate with his merits. Resolved, That of the many gentlemen in tne State, qualified to do honor to the kxecntive onair, none is more commended 10 us, man lswu a Hour- sox, of Bertie County ; possessing, as he does, in tne opinion of this meeting, a head and Heart, mat ww not only command the Whig suffrage of the Stajte, but qualify him to discharge the duties of the Office ; he is. therefore, the preference of this meeting, sub ject, ol course, to the choice of the Convention. Z . J. .... .. : i v Resolcea, mat tnis meeung uu uppjiu kuo wi lowing gentlemen te represent this County in said Convention, vix Hon. Renneth Rayner, Win. N. H. Smith, Jno. A. Anderson, Col. Starky Sharp, D. V. Feasoms. I R. Jerniean, James A. Riddick, Samuel WnDOUniei Albert Moore, Watson Lewis, Jrn W. L. Daniel, E. D. scull, and Dr. wiiuam Hutchins. On motion. Resolved. That the names of the Chairman and Secretary be added to the list of Delegates. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Raleigh Register, and other Whig papers of the State, and lu tne ixorioiK neraia. On motion, tne meeting adjourned. WM. D. VALENTINE, Ch'rm'n. W. T. Irwin, Secretary. WHIG MEETING IN LENOIR COUNTY. Pursuant to previous notice, fne Whigs of Lenoir County met at the Court House on Saturday, Jan uary 1st, for the purpose of choosing Delegated to attend the State Convention, to be held in Raleigh. The Meetiug was organized by the choice of Wm. H. Whitfield, Esq, as President, and James M. Parrot, Esq., as Secretary. On motion Of Dr. H. W. Bloint, a committee of eight was appointed to draft Resolutions, expressive of the sense of the meeting. The Committee, con sisting of Henry F. Bond, Esq., Col. N. G. Blount, OoL David Jones, L. C Desmond, Randall Webber, R. R, Owen, Benjamin Coleman, Esqa, and Dr. H. W. Blount, after being absent for .a few moments, returned with the following Preamble and Resolu tions, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, It has been customary from time im memorial, upon the approach of all important elec tions, for the people to hold their primary meetings, and in some regular manner indicate their preference for the individual as a candidate for any particular office, whom they shall deem the most available, and best qualified to discharge its duties ; and whereas, the voters of the State will soon be called upon to elect a Governor Therefore, Resolved, That we, the Whigs of Lenoir County, most cordially assent to the proposition for holding a general State Convention in the City of Raleigh, in the month of February next, and that delegates be appointed from this County, to attend and repre sent us in said Convention. Resolved, That though we highly appreciate and ac knowledge the eminent services rendered the Whig party by the distinguished gentlemen whose names have been mentioned in connection with the office of Governor, we cannot but express our preference for that sterling and patriotic Whitr, THOMAS SET TLE, Esq., of Rockingham County, and recommend him to the favorable consideration of the Convention. Resolved, That under the administration of our present Chief Magistrate, Wm. A. Graham, the welfare and prosperity of the people have been suc cessfully consultedthe Old North State has con tinued to walk in ..her integrity, though beset by frenzied partisans, and insulted by the general gov ernment, and that as a proof of the great estimation iu which his services are held by the people, it is only necessary to recur to the overwhelming ma jority which he received at the last election. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, the removal of our troops, by order of the President, from the Neuces to the Rio Grande, and taking pos session, by force of arms, of the territory lying be tween those two rivers, at that time under Mexican jurisdiction, was the immediate cause of the war, and that we regard that act of the President as un called for, and as an abrasion of the constitution, which gives to Congress the war making power. Resolved, That we ad6pt, without reservaJi. the sentiments contained in the resolutions ofiered by HENRY CLAY, and -also the sentiments ef Al bert Gallatin. Resolved, That' we view with indignation and horror, the plan advocated in the last President's message, of carrying on the war. and sustaining the army in Mexico by military contributions, . and by J seizing upon private property, and plundering and robbing the people and churches a plan which can not be carried into effect, without producing vio lence and outrage, shocking to humanity, and worthy only of the,barbarous wars of heathen nations ; that if adopted, it must bring upon us a disgrace as a civilized and christian nation; that all the bloqd shed in Mexico cannot wash away On motion of Dr. H. W. Blount a committee of five was. appointed to nominate delegates to attend said Convention. The committee, consisting of Hen ry F. Bond, John W. Peoples, Dr. L. L. Coleman, Lewis C. Desmond, and W. Sutton offered the fol lowing list of delegates : Dr. A. C.Davis, CoL N. G. Blount, J. Lassiter, waters, l nomas waters, J r- James Wood, John L. Croom, Thomas McDan- lei, James ASSTIS, miam 11. it uuuciu, av. nuuc, A. Croom, T. Cawley, T. Davis, J. Loftio, B. C. Williams, T. Becton, Wm. Nunnk W.Cex, Wm. C. Cox, B. Jones, CoL O. Jones, Craven Jones, Samuel H. Coward, W. H. Rountree, John U, Dunn, r , Dupree, P. Pittman, F. Pittman,- N. D. Edwards, J r.liKmiii'Wm. f!l.ort A. Moore. N. Moore. P.Tav. lor, J. B. Carraway, W. Dunn, Jr., Col T.J. Blake- IT, JOnn vv asoinzion, uun a. mrrvu xv. x . Hodges, a nomas Kennedy, Jonn u. rxenneay, wai ter Kennedy, Brizht Kennedy, William Aldridge, R. Barrow, Wm. Sutton, Jr- Frederick Sutton, Jesse Barwick, Lewis C. Desmond, Dr. H. W. Blount, R. Blount, W. Blount. Dr. John L. Taylor. P.Hardee, Esq, S. White, Z. Ernstin, M. Ernst in, John H, Peoples, J. E. Metts, J. P. Mewborn, W. B. West, R, R Owen, A. A. Armstrong. John M. Brown, Ransom Beaton, B. C- Murphy, Dr. J. Vause, Francis Smith, Jesse Cobb, Fred. Bunn, J. Doyerty, L. Killpatrick, Geo. Watson, J. Jackson, Wm. Perdew, James M.Spencer, John S. Whitfield, Grge Whitfield,. Jr, H. F. Bond, B. Coleman, Randall Webber, James M- Parrott, J. M. Harper and Wm. Jones. ,, - After the duties of the several committees were discharged, Benjamin, Coleman being called upon, rose and addressed the meeting in a brief and elo quent manner. .On motion of L. CDesmond, Esq, a vote of thanks was tendered to the officers of the meeting for the impartial dischargtof their duties. On motion of CoL N. G. Blount, . Resolved. That the Drocedinn of tim tw:.. v. j v j, WM. H. WHITFIELTY Ptt ames M. P.iEaoT, Secretary. mm m ialit. swMSMSMssMSMssMsMMssisMsjMBjisjsjsMtfc ,T"M'8T'n1ri' r , ; . 7 1 V"". v "...L-VJL . ;l:-v--.;'.;,iv-;v;; v t ROCKINGHAM " COUNTYi is, According io previous Wice, m meeting of a portioD of the citizens pf Rockingham was held in Wentworth Satorday, the 8th insf-k: '..'Oa motion of -Dr. Crfrrie, VRawley Galloway, E3q. was called to. the. Chair, and Miles J),Kwg wag appointed "Secretary; v . r r ' - The pbject of the meeting-was then explaiped by the Chairman in a short but very, appropriate speech. Afther which the following, resolutions were presented by 'William R. Walker, Esq , and unanimously adopted by the meeting. - Resolved, That our" thanks, are due. nd fhey are hereby tendered, to Major General Zacbabt Taylor, for his skill, courage and clemency s manifested during his life, and especially for the brilliant victories achieved by him in Mexico. Resolved, That having the utmoet confidence in his honesty and patriotism ; in his stern integ rity and devotion to the constitution , and honor of the country we do express put preference for him as the candidate for the office of Presi dent of the United States. ' Resolved, That our" lhaoka are due, and are hereby tendered, to the Hon. William A. Gra bam, for the able, dignified and energetic man ner in which he has discharged bis various offi cial duties. Resolved, That we approve of the Whig Con vention proposed to be held in the City of Ral eigh, for the purpose of nominating a Whig can didate for the office- of .Governor of the State of North Carolina, and that the Chairman appoint Delegates to said Convention. Resitted, That admiring the intelligence, pa triotism, and private as well as public virtues of Robebt B. Gilliam, Esq., of the County of . Gran ville, we do express our preference for him as the candidate of the Whig party for the office of Governor of the State. ... On motion of Joseph Holderby, Resolved, That the Whigs and all friends of General Tavlor bld a meeting in Wenlwo'rth, on Tuesday of the Spring Term Of the Superior Court, for the purpose of bringing out candidates for the Legislature, and of general organization for the campaign. On motion of Dr Noah Joyner, Resolved, Tht the proceedings of the meet ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and forwarded to the Raleigh Register, and Greensborough Patriot for publication, with a re. quest that Ahe other Whig papers of the State copy the same. The Chairman then announced the following persons as Delegates to the Convention to meet in Raleigh : , A. G Morton, William Fewell, Dr. T. Covle, Maj. William L Scares, B. W. Aiken, Col. Jas. Scales, Winston Kellam, George L. Aiken, Jones W. Bnrton, John M Reynolds, Charles Hamlin, A. L Ward, Dr. E. T. Brodnax, Major J. A. Hobson, F. B. Moore, D. E. Guerant. T. D. Pat- erson, Robert B.Watt Thomas Blar.kwell, Sen., J W. McCam, Charles Matlock, Josiah Settle, Robert M. Young, Samuel F Adams, Col. James M. Walker, Richard T. Diamukes, Dr. H. L Patrick, Dr. N. Joyner. M. D. King, Dr. James Currie, T. S. Galloway, William R, Walker, Capt. John Lindsay, John H. JDilliard and Dr William II. James. On motion, the name of the Chairman was ad. ded to the list. When, on motion, the meeting adjourned. ' RAWLEY GALLOWAY, Ch'm'n. Miles R. King, Sec'v TYRRELL COUNTY. Agreeably to notice given, a considerable num ber of the VVIiigg of Tyrrel County met at ihe Court House in Columbia, on Thursday, the 61 h inst. : and, on motion. Jos. Ilalsev, Esq., was called to the Chair: and Jos. Alexander appoint ed Secretary. The Chair, in a few appropriate remarks, having stated the object of the meeting, the following Resolutions were unanimously a dopted : Resolved, That we cordially concur with our Whig brethren in the State, in the propriety of holding a Convention in Raleigh, to select a can didate to be run for Governor at the next elec tion. Resolved, That the Chair appoint two persons from each Captain's District, to represent this County in the proposed Convention. Resolved, 1 hat although we will abide the choice of the Convention, we cannot refrain from expressing our preference for our highly respec ted fellow citizen, the Hon. EDWARD STAN- LY ; because we believe him eminently qualified for that distinguished station! In pursuance of the second Resolution, the Chair appointed the following persons as Dele, gates, viz: Dr. Willis Lewis, Jos. Alander, Jos. McCleese, Rem. Spruil), Jno. McCleese, Samuel Leigh, Dr.' H. E. Lewis, Silas Daven- port, Charles McCleese, L. Jones, t . ratnek and John Sikes. On motion, the name of the Chairman was ad ded to the list. The meeting then adjourned. JOSEPH HALSEY, Ch'm'n. Joseph Alexafdeb, Scc'y. SURRY COUNTY. At a meeting of the Whigs of Surry County, call ed at the Court House in Rockford, on the 10th of January 1848, for the purpose of appointing Dele gates to the Convention, to be held at Raleigh, to nominate a Candidate for Governor, Capt. John Wright was called to the Chair, and N. H. Black wood, appointed Secretary. The object of the meet-. log being explained by Nathaniel W. Williams. Esq. and others, it was unanimously Resolved, That the able, dignified and impartial administration of that Office, by his Excellency, Gov. Graham, demands, and has our warmest and most unqualified approbation. Resolved, That we have perfect confidence that the Whig Convention, to-be held at Raleigh, will nominate a Candidate worthy of our support, and we will cheerfully confirm their nomination, but ire trust that such nomination may fall upon Charles ManlT, of Wake, a Whig good and ..true, a most worthy son of the Old North State, and one pecu liarly acceptable to us. Resolved, That the Chairman appoint twenty cit izens of Surry, as Delegates to said Convention, and that the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the officers, and published. . - - , The following Delegates "were appointed, viz : N. L. Williams, Robt. Sprouse, A. W. Martin, E. B. Heartt, Bryron Dornoll, R. C. Puryear, A. Ogles by, Job Worth, J. W. Brownin, Dr. Joseph Hol lingsworth, W. R. Bitting, Nathaniel W. Williams, N. H. Blackwood, John M. Cloud, James R. Dodge, Larkin. Lynch, James Grant, Tyre Glenn. Elisha Chinn, Josiah Cowles, Robert Williams and Wm. BrooksL JOHN WRIGHT, ChWn. . W. H. Blackwood, Sea Bonker Hill in Italian Histoky. Padre Capobianco, who was on board the Sardinian frig ate Urania, at New York, some two years ago, has published an account of what he saw in this country, from which we extract the following : "Boston is a city fortified by nature snd by srt. It rises upon three ao pleasant hills, one of which is Bunker Hill, upon the summit of which towers the famous monument named Bun ker Hll, erected tbcommeirioratelhe victory gained by the Americans over the English, in 1776. It was commenced by Engineer O'Don, nell Webiter, in 1827, unde'r the Presidency of tbo celebrated La Fayette, and finished in 1843 A Goj ToAST.A't a late Printer's Festival in Pittsburgh, the following excellent sentiment was proposed: " Our Country, right or wrong. We will stand by her when right; when wrong, we will try to right her.' MR CALHOUN'SSPEECH. - an. x it - 'J-liXt tkiVj.LA nf Mr The following sketch of the Spwcii of mr. Calhoun in the 0. 8. Senate is from the pea the Washington Correspondent of ihe' 'New ; York Journal of Commerce" Mr. Calhoun's views in regard to the character and effect ol i the war will meet Vtth general approbation. YMsnxsGroui Jn. 4th, 1848 0i ' :,The Senate chamber was the centre of . univeiK sal attraction to-day. At ar eirly hourVthe gaU leries and lobbies1 were thronged by stranger, some of whom had come a great distance to hear the sentiments, on the great question of the day, of that man who has mure friends and fewer sup potters than any statesman in the country Mr. Calhoun, as usual, rose without a solitary ' book of scrap of paper before him. j l- ; . ;, ', , At one o'clock; Mr. Calhoun's resolutions, in relation tolbeMexican war were called up, endf Mr. Calhoun proceeded to speak iVtheir ex pi a. nation aod support In offering these resolutions, he said, he had been governed: by, the same rea sons that induced him to oppose! the war. :, He did not mean to explaiij the reasons on which he act ed on that occasion any further than was neces sary to illustrate his reasons for his course at the present. He opposed the war as unnecessary, and because it would lead to evils hazardous to the welfare of the countrv. After the war was declared he gave his efforts such a direction as would mitigate its evils. At the last session he proposed the adoption of a line, and he was. how actuated by the same motives. He had no per sonal aim in this matter, but be should speak his sentiments, with the freedom of one who had no thing to ask from any one. HEMole object was to diminish the evils of this war. , He had pro posed a defensive line, and at a time -when we had territory in possession sufficient to indemnify us, and.it was territory unoccupied to any great extent. The President's policy was, however, pursued, and our arras had everywhere been suc cessful. But what haoPbeen accomplished Had the avowed object of the 'war been gained 1 Had we conquered a peace 1 Had we obtained indemnity ! On the contrary, our difficulties hud been increased. The blame was to rest somewhere, for this failure.. It was not 6n the army.' The object and plan of the War was a mistake. We did not take the right way to ob tain indemnity.' We had wasted blood and treas ure, and all for no purpose Jit all. We had ob tained nothing but military glory. He was not going into detail, but he argued that his defensive 1 line would have cost but an inconsiderable sum. Texas alone, for seven years, defended her boun dary from Mexico when Mexico was more pow erful than now. . The proposition now was to prosecute the war with vigor. In this he couldnot support the policy of the President, the cost would be vast. We were to add thirty thousand troops to our force in Mexiconnsking the whole nmnber 70, 000 : the campaign would cost not less than $60, 000,000. Last year money poured into the treas ure as well as out of it, now the treasury was to be drained. The drafts given in Mexico were cashed here, and off goes the money to Europe. I he U. o. stocks were below par. Treasury notes would be paid in, instead of specie', and no money would be left in the treasury. The great difficulty in carrying on our war, was in our fi nances ; men we might get.. A gentleman, well informed, had told him that money could not be borrowed by the government to the extent of forty milious, that would be wanted, at a bet ter rate than 90 per cent. Whether the war be successful or not, we cannot reach our object to obtain a peace. . The more successful the war the more certain would be the defeat of our avowed object. We would be defeated by success. If we succeed ed, where would be the nationality of Mexico 1 She would be blotted from the list' of nations. She would be a mass of individuals.without a head. Her sovereignty would belong to us. The President speaks of faction in Mexico, and says that the only course is to put them all down, and a new government is to grow up under the protec tion of our army, and with it we are to treat. He could not see how a free", independent repub lic could grow up under the support of military force. He had supposed that a free goveruient must spring freely and spontaneously from the people. But the condition of the Mexican popu lation did not allow of a free confederated gov ernment. The Priesthood was opposed to it. It would tumble down as soon as we put it up. The mere shadow of a government now at Quer etaro, could not, as officers of the army had -es-sured him, make suitable peace. We should fine ourselves in the situation of Great Britain as to Hindostan. It was the result of a mistaken po licy. We go on, from step to step, till we find the conquest and occupation otthe country a mat ter of necessity. Alter having conquered the country, at a vast expence, the argument and influence in favour of occupying it will be greater than ever. Vast interests in Mexico and at home will be found to be in favour of keeping poa&ession. We shall have to maintain a large army to collect the proposed indemnities.and nothJ ing that we could collect would pay theexpences of the army. This line of policy would lead to blotting out the national existence of Mexico. He would not do this, for the reasons stated in his resolutions. It was contrary to the avow ed object.of the war. Every message had disa vowed conquest as the object; . . Such a policy would be an impeachment of our sincerity, after such repeated disavowals ; or it would impeach our foresight of events. Our army had won reputation, but it was con. fined to the army. The reputation of the coun try had suffered, for wisdom, justice, and discre tion. To incorporate Mexico would be the first instance of incorporating a race of Indians. "This was a government of white men, ' a Caucasian government. The ruin of the Spanish and Mex ican .governments had been in their attempt to abolish all distinction of colors. The Portuguese had avoided this error, and were able to sustain, a government. ; Were we to put on equal footing, as citizeus, the mixed 'faces of Mexico 1 - The idea would not be tolerated.- It would destroy this government But the conquest of Mexico would subvert this government; It would vastly increase the pat ronage ol the Executive. It would convey all power to the Executive from the Slates. . It would give the Executive the means of con quering us. The Constitution could not stand the shock of struggles for the Executive power, when it was so increased. No free nation could maintain provinces in subjection. Great Britain was said to be an 'exception.- . That government had great capacity for conquest. f But Great Bri tain had not escaped its consequence. She now, felt the burden of 'her vast establishments, and was scarcely - able.to sustain them. He had of ten thought that in this way, only, could that em pire come to an end. . .; w In holding Mexico as a province, we should be subjected, to vast expense. How long roust we keep her as a province before she be fit for incor poration into ' the Union 1 Hundreds of years would not suffice. A-portion of the .Mexicans were of the old Castiliao race, and had the high est sense of nationality, and would cherish it for ever. They were of the old Gothic race, in some respects beyer thap the old Anglo-Saxon, i The Indian races would never be fit for union with us. Governments could not be established to order. No government bad ever been established, ex- i cept by the band of Providenre-lby remarkable j combinations of circumstances such as enabled us to formopr constitution. - p Vedid not bold liberty by patent from the i ! Almighty ;lrnerirHwe our ; IibertyY out 00 w w talk ipl increasing -opr w force'dn t people incapable of them. ; . " ;! . rclbefsj was, lo.wr.tji opiown, cm uie eras i- est chance to disentangle "ourselves from the, d if- ficulties we were in, except to use a aeiessive Jine, Jo take indemnity into our own bands. It'. 'Y: ' When war was declared, be would, bare pro posed if time,had;beeriobtained, to limit pur forts to defence., qe wouiu nopropose id iau back upon ' UnVn would not say whaione He would withdraw from the centre of Mexico. We were; now tied to a dead corpse. He would gej ridof'it. i' ; -'!- - ; - -W Our policy was equity, forbearance, and justice. We must await events. ., We -must avoid ;wars and conquest. ' This was not the first time he had rained his voice? sAralnst war. -He bad the satis- faetion. of opposing the proposition of Gen. Jack sort lo issue letters of reprisals i against France, He warned gentlemen that, if they went on in this career of wsr and debt, they would seal the death warrant of the ConsUlotion; Free trade would become but a mere name. High taxation of every kind, would be inevitable. He appealed to his friends of the Administration aidefor; he considered thern his friends to ret race theijrsteps. It would confer on them the highest honor. - He appealed ta gentlemen on the other side, who were to -a great extent, in his opinion, responsi ble for the war, not by voting to relieve: Taylor, but by voting lb gee territory-which t hey refused ! to accept, to lane a ainerent course to agree to n defensive line. - He Bhould not now propose any- thing, but, if he foud he could be supported; he would propose to form a committee for the purpose of considering what1 would be the best defensive line, and they , would have the aid, in their consultation, of the officers of the army now fortunately in this city. "T - From the St. Louis Reveille. "THAT L AST JULEP!" A Shoct Temperance Stort. BY SOLITAIRE. ' ' ' Not many years since, in one of our Mississip pi river cities, the landlord of a noted hotel, in spite of the good fare served upon his table, took an aversion to his food, and, confining himself to the fluid exclusively, drank himself clearly'out of existence. He was a jelly specimen of a pub lican, and had endeared himself, in his latter days, to a couple of prodigal young boaders, by fre quently inviting them to in what he called a comfortable carouse.' These little re.unions, as wo before staged, were brought to a close by the principal suddenly dropping out of the set, ind being no longer able to 'stand up' to his share of the liquor. The deceased's wife being absent from the city, bis friends comfortably packed him in ice for - preservation until i her. return. The feelings of the hopeful young convivialists were sadly shocked - at the idea of sojourning, in the same house with the inanimate body of their re gretted companion. It was all well enough when he was able to stand the liquor, and drink his share of it, but the thought of his being packed away in such cold quarters made them shiver with a strange apprehension which even brandy failed, to dissipate. .They had, nightly, to pass the room where the body lay to reach their own, and every time.they were forced to do so, the feel ing of horror grew stronger, until at length the sad example of the deceased landlord began to have its effect in winning them to temperance. At length the wife arrived, and the publican was consigned to his long home ; but we regret to add that with his departure the desire for another 'comfortable carouse' began to manifest itself. ' Only one more. Bill,' said the eldest, 'just by way of a wake for the old fellow he deserves as much from us to his memory and then it shall be an understood thing that we quit The last little party was agreed upon; a few good fellows were invited, and on the night suc ceeding the burial they assembled in a room but a few doors from the former apartment of their dead host. What say you to juleps, boys V inquired Bill, f Considering the state of the weather, we will go juleps, ' said a guent juleps all round i' ' Hurrah for cooling drinks J echoed the whole party. ' . - ' 4 -'n , Sam, a negro servant, was Summoned," and a positive order issued forthwith for all the con comitants necessary to make a good julep. The brandy came, then the rum, then the mint fresh from the earth-then the sugar, ' ' . - ; Now, Sam, the ice, was th& next call, and off started their attentive waiter. He soon returned with a towel full of the material, broken up fine, and in proper, order, and straight the revel begun. The juleps were delicious, and with sleeeves roll ed, up shirt collars open, and straws in hand, they went into them, with a perfect gusto. ;1 Song, toast and sentiment 'carried them gloriously into the 'few short hours, by which time they were1 all getting rather comfortable -- . 'Here is hoping our old host has, before this, experienced a comfortable? change from his ice box, roared one of the prodigals, r.j A little more ice, Sam!' shouted another V we want enough to make a parting drink." - Sam vanished. , i 'y ' :. ' : Boys, what say you to holdiog a little pouncow around the fellow's last tubl Come, we will wake the old cold quarters' with what he nsed .to call a comfortable carouse,' just to lay bis spirit, and keep it from searching about after noc turnal drinks.' . ' '. ' ' ' ' This proposition met with a shoot of approval, and, glasses in hand, they proceeded in proces sion to the ice box chamber, into which ttiey burst, singing -"," " " ' Oh, aint you coming b-a ch, Stephen 1' f What was their affright and horror,, on- en entering the chamber to see a, dark figure'; with hammer in hand,; seated inside of the recent re ceptacle of the deceased. , A light percbeld upon one end of the box cast a glimmer npoht the- ice inside, which. was reflected in numerous 'nit la streaks upon the dark figure and the wall beyond uroourse tne nrst impulse was to retreat,: but a familiar vniro arromYoA iKoir fftAt.tBn. . ; ' ' . ii a i. uc ucun ue- uisucr, gemmen i in quired Sam, from the tub. - - 1 : v I here was a pause, and then the inquiry What the d 1 are you doing there, you bla rascalj! , U . Poundin you some ice for dot lass julep ! slack vv nat i An l un o o o-ugh r : i ; Misses tole roe, gemmen, to use dis up first kase de article is scarce dis season I' f i'''-f ! m A shower of pint tumQlers, ice, mixed juleps ana an, saluted Inp darky on this announcement. He kicked over the light, and with heaving jbUk macbs the reveHers hunted for the dark cause of their, muse to use him up ; but in the struggle he escaped, and the uncertain movements of the party brought them into several collisions1 before they found out they were pounding the-wrong customer, ? j It is almost unnecessary to add thaMhis last ! comfortable carouse, made few Sons of Tem perance.. Bill, ever since, insists, upon taking u warm drinks," to avoid even the possibility of there being in his fluids particle of second-hand edxce! ' t r - ' ; ; : ' r, ' D" It is not poUte to beg ; newspapers, nor is & honest to steal them. ' - ..7, " . " ; v . , l - " &y Gen. Cass has been nominated forPresideui by the Democratic Convention hald in Columbia, Obia ; , v. . i iftiiim i ?rttRof.iiR55T booe inamerica: v i sBibljrapHrs; ianrtqiariansVcholars and alV ' fond of the jurious will find at Mr. B. M. Nor. . man's book store. No. 16 Camp street, one of the ' reaiest ctnoiues5 in. the shape of a book that ? has eyer been 8eenn; America, or s that perhaps i can be found, in any part of the world. ,It is a f manuscript copy of an old Komaa roissalTwrit. ' ten. itf Latin, on vellumrbj a monk abonithe year A. PrtjThV bookj ia consequently one Aon. sand ndoWyiiecffn . arf oZat least;; hot the exVeme fineness, of the velldm and the great per fectipn. snd elejnce of AHsriumerbus illumina tion, together": with iu Abbreviations nd other 4 indicattonaotiMjwa it to a lii ueharlleKdats;- pirhah 6trr or 6t h century. ? It is one 6f the most beautiful illumin. atedHmanuicripts thit can be found in any part of the world; all ita ornarhentB, drawings, emblem, atic figures'ahd representatious beinff elerantl j executed in azure and golwith all the colors as nngat as on tne uay they came rrom the ar. tist-monk.. We feel warranted in assigning to' this book a date much anterior to tnetime of Charlemagne, or the year 800, front the extreme elegance of its execution; the fineness and white, ness of its vellum, and from the fact that in the time of Charlemagne the artnf illuminating man. uscript books had much declined and had begun to partake of the barbarism of the middle ages. The history of this old Mfok is brief. bout the year 1734 it passed from the hands of a die tinguished French gentleman into those of a res. pectable family in England, and has been care fully preserved and handed down from genera, lion to the present day. h was brought tolhis city by one of our most distinguished citizens, a descendant of .the aforesaid English family. ; Bibliographers and antiquarians will'look upon this old book; with delight and astonishment When we. first took it in our hands and saw that it was a DooK mac' nan circulated, in the days of Charierhagne'and of the Lombard kin, we could -not avoid, exclajming,- Perhaps this very book was once in tne nanas or the great. Mharle:nagne hraiseJf.''''';;Making.aU'due allowance tor what Jit--tie bibliomania we may be tinctured with, it ia certainly nothing, unreasonable ito 8uppoe that such a book must have long reposed in royal and princely hands, if not mtbose;on Pepin, Charle magne and Louis le Debonnaire ; for its great val ue in those days mtist hive excluded it from all other hands. Handed down through the dark Ages, thntugh what strange scenes must it have passed! Could it speak, what strange tales of the past would it tell ! : How many lips have pro. nounced its words before the altars of the Middle Ages ! How many a chivalrous knight, clad in steel, may have passed bis bony fingers over its pages ! To how many thousand of mortals, now numbered with the dead, may its sacred lines have ministered consolation ! N. O. Picayune. X HUSBAND AND WIVES. A lady writer in ihe New York Episcopal Re. corder vindicates her sex with great; spirit from certain ill-natured slanders that crusty old bach, elorstand disappointed husbands are in the habit of uttering. She. takes occasion, also to read quite a lecture to those husbands, of a more promising age, who are supposed to be hot altogether incor rigible. Forjlhe benefit of such, we. quote the following passages from her remarks: Are husbands so generally the perfect, am iable, injured beings they are; so often represen ted? Men sometimes declare that their wives' ex travagance have picked their pockets that their never-ceasing tongues have robbed them of their peace, and their general disagreeableneess has driven them to the tavern and gaming tabic, but this is generally the wicked excuse for a most wicked life on their own part. The fact is. men often lose their interest in their homes by their own neglect to make their homes interesting and pleasant. It should nevr be forgotten that the wife has her right as sacred after marriage ai before-xfei a goad husband devotion to the wift after marriage ioill concede to her quite as much at. teniion as his gallantry did while a lover. If it is otherwise, he-most generally is af fault. Take a few examples. Before marriage i young man would feel some delicacy about accep ting an invitation to spend an evening in company, where his lady love has not beeu invited, .' After marriage is he always as particularl y During the days of courtship his gallantry would demand that he should make himself agreeable to her ; alter marriage it often happens, that he thinks of being agreeabldto bimself. How often it happens that married men, aher having heen away from home the living day, during Which the" wife has toiled at her duties, go at evening again to some place of amusement, and leave her to- toil alone, un. cheered and unhappy! '' How .often it happens her kindest offices pas unobserved and unrewar ded even by a smile, and her best efibrts are coaJ uemneo oyuie lauu anaing nusoandl r flow ol ten it happens even whn th evening is spent at home, that it is employed inrsrttnt reading, or some ot her h way that,: does; not recognize the wife's right to share in' the enjoyments even of the firesideriX . ; . .-', . , We repeat it, very few women make indif-; fereht wives, whose fefelings have not met with some"butwardshockpythei or thoughtlessness of their hnsbanas It is our can did opinion that in a large niiijority of the instan cea Ql domestic misery; tbe man is the aggres sor. Bible : Rejuiinc or; Public Characters. Lord Kenyon, who' understood ) law better than the gospel, closed one "of his charges to the jury as follows : Finally,' general, t'A would call your attention to the example of the Roman em peror Julian, who was called J ulian the Apostle." . :. But we need not ieaye'our. own country 'for limiiar examples amobfr-legislators. VVe fini Mr. Uoge, a member of Congress from Illinois, ia the course of debate, quoting the following finesl; ascomihgfrouitheBible: . l:.f: - .While yet the lamp: holds out. to burn, ? -: ..The vilest sinner may return I f ?t And CoL Benton, jn 'the 'Senate, spoke of our iSayiour having cast! seven devils t out pf a certain man, and of the the devils ' taking possession of the swlbe, who ran violently into tlie sea, arid pe rished, : wd hiembers cf the State Legisla ture, at, the. close of the session, addressed a cir cular tb their constituent : ; ; 'C We hope the , cpurse we have pursued, ano the vote we have'given, will say to us as Nathan said to David,' well done, thou good; and; faithful .aWi'ni,?.;; Mr; SpeakerV' sard a member of a legislative body,' in ' earnestly opposhig a ; measu re before the Housel'would uo ' inore vote for that, than f would fall down asd worship the golden calf that ADraham made.'v Mf? Speaker' said another member; M It Was not Abraham that made the gol den calf, it wa Nebuchadnezzar." One of our City editors, himself a clergyman too,' refers to Daniel as having persecuted the saints before a iphriatfaptfj:-jf ?V V V .The last case 1 shall give ts taken from Wadd Thompson a racoijections of Mexico, in which. speaking ot the iiosrXsatu'fAytis''isvs; - - The inmates would have-riyaiiedp i'"core tnd ngtih rvther-iMary JattU V astiwk CA, ayuasxs. 5. vi 'i piiA-Phe Chronotypey Boston, - Show tne tne wife, that's on the watch ; For eyery little jent or - scratch, : And cures it with a timely patch : Before you know it; I She's a woman fit to match ' i .. A Lord orJPoet. r, A ,:.;- -