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From the Winter' ,Wretb.
RniNB SONG OF TUB OERMaN
SOLDIERS? AFTEB
i TICTOR
. I' I i - -Hy
Mr. Hemans.
;. fho Rhine
our mbautain viireyard laving, j
M. L. Id . . .
I see the bright flood eftine : y
Sin on toe marca, wun evri uuu. .... ,
Sing. Brothers :
V"
CUUBU3.
The Rhine, tie Khine : our own iuiw
Re slory on uiy iracK s , ,. f v
ift thw shares, to die orio aeuver i
w " ; ,
We bear thee Freedoui back !
; f J SISOLB VOICE. '
Hail ! Hail ! my childhood knew thy rush of water,
Ev'n as myf mother's song! t '
That sound went past nie on the field of slaughter.
And heart and arm grew strong ! J i
j : CH0RC9. . ;!. .
Roll proudly on ! brave blood is with thee sweeping,
Poured out by sons of thine, f
When sword arid spirit forth in joy were leaping, -Like
thee, victorious Rhine ! 1
Home ! Home j th'y glad wave bath a tone of greeting,
Tby path 1$ by my home ; . .
jven now my children count the boors, till meeting,-?-O
ransomed ones !, I come ! -. w?
Go, fell the seas that chainl shall bind thee never-
i CHORUS.
Sound on by hearth and shrine ! j
Sing through tWe hills that thou art free for ever
L.nt up tbyi voice, U K.nne :
From the Keepsake.
ST.
AGNES.
By Mr. Alfred Tennyson.
t
Deep on t
he convent roots tae snows
Am srtarkliRS to the moon. ' - y
Aly breath jto Heaven like vapor goes.
May myjsoui tottow soon. ,
tThe ahadoTS of the convent towers
.Slant down the enowy sward,"
Stili creeping with the creeping honr9
That ItaM me to the Lord. .
'Make thoai jny spirit pure and clear
As aye tlie rosty skies, , J f
-k Or this first s iowdroji of the year,
. ' That on fay Jiosom lies. :
.-I L -il:-. v r'.H:-. '
As Ihese-wliite rob are soiled and dark
To yonder shining" ground, . , i ,
As this pale laper'4 earthly spark,
To yonder argent round, T
So shows my soul before tie Lamb,
, My spirit before thee ; I
So in min4 earthly house I am ;
To tbatfl hone to be. !
Brtiak up be HeaierJ, O Lord J and far
i Jirouu an yon stanigm Keen, i
Draw me, jthy bride, a glittering Star,
.'in raimenf white and clean. :
: ; ' ;v-
Up lifts me to the golden doors,
The. flashes coone land go, i;
All Heaven bursts her starry floors,
And shows ber lights below,
And deepens on and up: the gates
Roll back and far within,
For me the heavenly bridegroom waits,
' To wash me pute Irom sin.
" ' : The Sabbath's of eternity i
'. ' Are Sabbaths deep Rnd wide ; !
A liglit upon the shinine sea-r-.
The bridegroom with his bride.
f THE PRESS IN TURKEY.
On Saturday, the 5th of November, 1831
this phenomenon, called Taakmmi Veekaii, o
the "Tablet of Events," first appeared in the
Turkish capital, arid has ever since been regu
larly published. In order to give it more ex
tensive circulation, every pashaw in the emj
pire is obliged to subscribe for a certain num
ber of copies, for the information of the people
of his pashalik, among whom they are distribu
ted. It is printed in two folio sheets, and in
Turkish and in French ; the latter is called the
Moniteur Oriental. The one is read , by the
natives and ray as, and the other by the Franks'.
It is issued with great exactness, and every
Sunday morning it is sent up with pur break
fast as regularly as a weekly paper in London.
The Sultan takes great interest in it, reads it
regularly, and is himself a contributor to it,
writing sorhetimes the leading- article. ; Th
contents of the DaDer are usually as follow. I
. , They commence with Constaiitiriople, and
the concerns of the Turkish empire. Tke
principal details are, those of the array and na
' vy, their movements and the change of officers,
with bulletins of actions by land or sea, fairly
given without . much pompous ..; orientalism.
Then follow civil. affairs, events of the provin
ces, with always a favorable view of. things,
and an eulogium on the Sultanas , measures fox
the good of the people. Then succeed news
of - other countries ; with sometimes extracts
from the: debates i of the Freneh' Chamber of
Deputies and English Parliaroent,j iri which
latter, Mr. O'Connell cuts a conspicuous figure.
One could hardly imagine that violent demU
cratic language would be permitted. ia a'Tiirk-
ish paper ; as yet, however, it is harmless, for
the people do not understand it. . But the most
extraordinary communication is a : kind bf
uuu6" ,u wmiuu ;mc rcceipn ot public money
are . given, and the expenditure accounted for,
vith an accuracy: of detail in piastres nd nrc
that would please Mr. Hume, u This is a thing
before unheard of in Turkish policy; where
public money was a mystery, and every thing j
concerning it kept secret, but its collection!?
and .expenditure. ! These subjects ate varied!
with accounts pf( useful inventipns, elementaryj
L "eicues ot tne arts and sciences,: and some-
umes Pleasing and instructive stonesi Tlo
lurks, when. this newspaper first appeared,;
' a 'x p b;B,T h : :
J 1 - I ; I
,aa no conception ol ; any.' amusement to .be.u'gh to gop agmnd save! jny barrel! of
-w.,v, ouvu a unng ; out, Ke enjidren,
when theijr curiosity was once excited it kxier
no oo anas, j me. publication of the news of
the'empiriB in this way, soon becarpe of univer
sal attraction. The paper made its Way to the
coffee houses ; andythe same Turk that I had
noticed before dozing, half stupified with coffee
and tobacco; I now saw actually awake, with
ine paper in nis nana, eagerly spelling out the
news. Bu , the most usual mode ; of (communis
eating it, arfe news-rooms, and a place is taken
where those! who wish to hear it, assemble.
A, stool is placed in the centre, onwhich the
man who! can read, sits, and others form a cir
cle roundjhirn and listen. The attehtion paid,
is very different I from that which I saw them
give" to a story teller. There was no mirth or
laughter excited, but alt seemed to listen with
profound attention, interrupted onlyisomeiimes
by a graie ejaculation of ,; Inshallan"or ft Al
lah Keerirrii'! The first thing a Iurk of any
consequence is anxious to know is, Whether he
has. been' mentioned, and what is said of him ;
and in this,f he shows a sensitiveness even su
perior toj a Londoner or a Parisian, because, as
the Sultan ir'the virtual editor, his; opinion of
a man is
of some importance
J-
j. Dr. Walsh's Residence at Constantinople
LIFE IN ITALY.
Having exhibited a specimen of high and
artificial! life at Naples, let me here; give a spe
cimen of low and more natural Italian life.
An English lady, accompanied by her hus
band and a party of friends, was riding one
day along a very rugged part of the, coast. As
she was only a! temporary resident, she was
mounted on a hired horse, the owner of the
steed attendinsrJ as usual, in the Capacity 'of
sroom aud guide. Near a very steep part of
the cliif.the horse took fright, and fell with her,
over th precipice, where both wee instantly
lost to sight amidst trees and bushes. The
entire party instantly dismounted and in dread
and dismay hurried after the unfortunate ; suf
ferer. - The Italian, from knowing the road,
was the! first to -reach the bottom,! where the
English! on arriving found him screaming and
lamentihffpverjthe dvirig steed; abusing all
the saints in the calendar for having killed the
horse of a! good Catholic instead ' of j breaking
the necks bf a party of arch heretics. To all
inauirWs about the lady, he was ais deaf as
a
post, continuing only his Italian scfeams,: pray
era, and imprecations, but no sooner had he
been tojd that his horse should be paid 'for,
than.thanking St. Januarius for his generosity.
he veryj quietly turned round, and pointing to
the right,: said with all the coolness m the
world,
"un, ii u is ouiy mc lauy you are looti
she. is hanging in that tree,? and so,
it! was; I her dress had got entangled in
ing for,
indeed,
the branches oa tree, by which jier Hiall had
been1 broken, and ber : life preserved, though
pense of some severe fractures, that
for man v months confined her to a
bed of sick-
peps and danger.
Frazer's Mas.
Cnrefhr a Passionate Temper. A . mer
chant in London had a dispute with a Qnaker,
respecting the settlement of an account. The
merchant was determined to bring the question
into court, a proceeding the Quaker earnestly
deprecated, using every argumentlin his power
to convince the merchant of his epror ; but the
latter was inflexible. Desirous to make a last
effort, the Quaker called at his house one morn
ing, and enquired of the servant if his master
was at home. ( The merchant hearing the in
quiry, and knowing the voice, called aloud
from the top of the stairs, Tell that rascal I
am not at home." V The Quaker, looking up to
towards him, calmly said, 'Well,, friend,. God
put thee in -a better mind jThe merchant,
struck with the Hineekness of (the reply, and
havingj More deliberately investigated the mat
ter, became convinced that the Quaker was
right and he wrong. He requested to see him,
and after acknowledging his erro r, he said, I
have one question to ask you how were you
able, With such patience, on various occasions
to bear my abuse ! Friend, replied the Qua
ker, I will tell thee : ' I was .naturally, as hot
and violent as. thou art. ; 'I knew that to indulge
this temper was sin, and I , found, that it was
imprudent. I observed that men in a passion
always speak aloud, and I thought if I could
control tny voice, I should suppress, my ' pas
sion, therefore made it a rul never to suf
fer mv voice to rise above a certain key : ; and
by a careiui observance oi mis ruie, l nave,
with th( blessing . of, God,, entirely mastered
my natural temper. The ' Quaker "reasoned
philosophically and the merchant,'; as every
body else may do, was benefited by the exam
Festival at Jiambhrzh. At HanVbnrgh
there is an annual festival in Which' troops of
cnnaren paiaae ine sireeis, carryiug grcc gr
landsi ornamented With cherriesjf to cornmem-
orate aVemarkable eyent which; occurred in
J432 J When' the Hussites menaced the city
Withmjediate dstrti
proposed that alt the children from seven to
fourteen years of age should be "clad, in mour
ing, ana tseni as suppuamsio me eiicui
Procopius, Ntsus. tKq ,Hussite C Chief, WaC e
touched with this spectacle, ' thait he jreceivet
the young , suppliants, regaledj .therri . with
cherries and lo.tner fruitl aria promised tospare
the city. ,,The children returned ( crowned
with leaves, holding cherries,) and crying Vic'
- pathetic.Al a late fire in Barclay street,
V. .rentleman rushed nnntai through the
crackling flames and brought down an .infant,
which he snatched from the burning cradle,
and handed to its mother. May the bles
o. pt.;ir I;!, ...;. k.
little traturi but won'ts yer lionor be good
flour, what's in the part try i"iVi Y. Star
: at theex
MORGAN JONES AND THE DEVIL.
Some twenty years Wo, when in retired
parts of Wales tho communication between one
place and another was much slower! and less
frequent than it is now. there was a Went !ai
of horse-stealing carried -on in the English
counties on te . borders of thatcountry.
These counties were arid are full of pretty lit-
we lowns anu villages, in ;one or another of
which there were fairs for the sal ot (live stock
almost every day inj the; year, and it was easy
to steal a horse from brie parish, and carry it
away and sell it at somf) one of these fairs alr
most before the rishtful owner kne, that he
had! lost it. . Well; it so happened, that abont
this time lived a jlazy, careless, frolicking sort
of man, by name jM organ Jooesj. who! contrived
to make a living sotoebow or other, jbuthoiv it
was nobody well knew, though most , : people
suspected, that it was not ihf mosl honest - liv
lihood a person might ain. ; In fact everybo
dy was sure that Morgan was deeply , implica
teddn horse stealing, and many' a time5 had he
been ;bjf ought before thiUsilch'lBnspieionV
boVycTwhat theylcpuld! nqb'ody eould find isuf
ficient evidence to corivici him'. " People won
dered and talked ahoutj it for a long time, ' un
til at last they came to the only conclusion,'
namely, that Morgan Jones must have dealings
with the evil pne;.'!"';-t -r-j ? ;.VV -!;L
, Now it once chanced! that Morgan and some
of his chosen cronies were making theraselves
jolly over sundry potsf ale and pipes of to-
oacco, at a rouna wnite qeai table, in the clean
parlor of a! very neat! little alehouse,; as all
village alehouses are in that part ofj
the conn
happy and
try. ' And theyj began to get ! very
comfortable together.
and
were
telling one
another their adventuresjtill at las
one spoke
that it was
plainly out, and told Morgan Jonesj
commonly reported
he
had to
qo with the
Devil. -
f Why yes," replied Morgan, Hhere is some
truth in the same, sure
enough; I used to meet
him now and then, but we fell out, and I hare
not seen him these two months. -'
' 'Ay V exclaimed each of the - p4rty.
now s
thaW Morgan Tn -if- -
Why then, be quiet, arid I'll tel
ve it all.
And thereupon Morgan emptied his pot; and
11 till ll. iiiicu again, buu kUUb. a puu pi : BIS pipe,
and began his6tory. ' ' !' ' '"i 7 ' ;'.-- ''
: 'Well then, says he 'you must know that I
hatlriot seen nils honot for along time, and it
was about two months !ago from j this, that I
went one evening! along! the brook shooting
wild fowl, and as 1 was going whistling along,
whom should I spy coming up but the Devil
himself. .But you must know he Was dressed
mighty fine, like any grand gentleman, though
I knew the old one well by the bit! of his tail
wnicn nung oui at ine Doitom oi nis irowsers.
Well, he came up, and ays he, 'Morgan how"
are ye r and says I, touching my hat, 'pretty
wen, your nonor' jl tnansye. And then says
he f Morgan, what are ye looking'a'ter, and
what's that long thing ye re carrying with ye?'
Arid says I, 'I'm qnly walking out by the brook
this hne evening and carrying myj baccy pipe,
with me to smoke. Well, you all know the
old fellow is mighty fond ofthe baccy, so says
he, .'Morgan, let's have a smoke, and I'll thank
ye. And says I, you're mighty welcome.'
So I gave him the gun, and he put the muzzle
in his mouth . to smoke, and, thinks I,
'I have you now; old boy; cause; , you see I
wanieu 10 quarrel viyi imin, so jj puiiea .me
trigger, and off.went the-gun bang in his mouth.
'Puff!' says hi, whenj he pnlled out of his
mouth, and ; he I stopped a minute to think
about it, and says he, 'D d strong . baccy,
Morgan 1' Then hejgave me the i gun, arid
looked huff, and walked off, and sure enough
I've never seen him since. And thats the way
I ffot shed of the otd f gentleman mv bovs?'
Such is the ludicrous story of Morgan Jones,
who had to do j with- a proper . elsk.de vil,
without doubt. Quarterly Review.
Expansive power of water in freezing. X
remarkable evidence of the expansive power
of water during the p -ocess of congelation, was
lately afforded in Uincmnati. ' We learn from
the Whig of that city; that a large iron anvil,
weighing upwards oj three tons, was left lying
near the door ofj theiron foundery of Messrs.
Harkness, Yptbees, &, Co. exposed 1 to- the
weather. It was perfectly solid and sound,
with the exception of a very narfow fisHere in
the centre, of orie side about five finches in
length, and reaching jin to near the same depth.
During the recent rain this crevice became
filled with water, holding t perhaps, not more
than half a gill.L During the severe cold of
the night of the : 20th inst. this water became
trozen, ana its expansive iorce uuring iae pro
cf.sa com'nletely severed this huge mass of iron
into two parts ! i A more striking instance ' of
the tremendous; power, tnus exerjeq py water,
lias perhaps rarely it ever occurrea.
u Books Conversation. 'In one respect and
in one only, are books better ! than conversa
tipni - i In a book,' thej mind of the writer is be
fore you, and you can read and re-peruse it in
Case of doubi.'While! iniconversationi unless
we are Intimate! with the mind of - the -person
speaking, we often draw a twron Conclusion,
arid attribute that to' discontent; tb s envy, or
some other unworthy feeling, which, if we were
in possession of the author's reasons and fee
lings, we should sympathize with, if indeed we
did not in every case;
acquiesce in his conclu-
sion9.Colendgel
The Croup.-t The American Medical ' Sur
gical Journal recommends to mothers and nur
ses, when a, child is seized with that dangerous
disease, the croup, to apply immediately and
perseveringlv, until medical aid can . be pb
tained, to tne throat! and upper part of the
chest, sppriges or napkins dipped in ' water as
hot as can be bornei and wrung out so thai
the water may riot ooze from them. . The rem
edtr was first suggested - by a German physi
ciani and has been practised with decided; and
uniform success.
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. , ' ... jpTom iibe i, X: Jbvenng Jfostl y. -; ) -
1 We remember an old lawyer Iwho at one bf
the terms of the Court in which' he practised.
declared hiaf Intentfon'dfreriag'YrbW'thVb'rb
lessiyu, auu oaue nis oreinren oi in e oar an air
fectiohate' farewell in writing.4 'As ihey on
their part were glad to get rid of hithJ they re
ciprocated his farewell in a very civil an? wfer
fall of flonrishes abbut" their, esteem -fortf
character arid Vespect Tor bis learning.; The
old barrister was sa delighted with . these t!uE-
wonted compliments,' and so load moreover
of the gains of his practice, that ' he appeared
again at the bar the very next term, and: at the
close of it sent in another valedictory I
Mr.Clay, who, a short .time, since; aririotm
ced his intention of retiring to private ; life for
the third or fourth tlni.e,1 we (believe arid yiio
received the complicaents arid ' iregrels -of! the
whig journals' on that occasion, is re-4lected !to
the United States Senate from Kentucky, i His
friends may now ' dry; their eyes arid put lip-
ineir wniie pocket naniiercnieis, tor ine great
cliarnpiori" of the f Bank; of internal jirnptqve
ments,v of high tariffs and of siirplas reveAues,
is persuaded to remain a little longer 'in purilic
life. He has been convinced by their farewell
eulogiums how they are attached to ' him, and
he cannot find it 'in his 1 heart Id Idesert Islch
good, friends. He ; will - remain to save the
country, io upnoiu iae consuiuiion ana to ?re
sist the reign of corruption under Mr. Yari 6u
ren,' alt which is to be done by a'naiional barik,
a large surplus' revenue, and its distribution
among the States. ' ' ' f 'r::?-' ' .-T '' f 1 'A
goes willingly into private life. He keep
seat at the table till the cards are taken from
his hand. He wields the cue till the f
of the. billiard room' disengages it frorh I his
fingers and tells him that it is another gentle
man's turn to play. He forswears the Idice
box, as many a gamester has done before' Him,
and the next hour he is seen rattling it as I ea
gerly as eveV. The alternate successes and
defeats of political warfare, the laying! land
managing the plot of a political campaign j the
pleasures of foiling the designs of the pther
party, of robbing it of its due credit for, good'
measures, of aggravating the effect of itsj mis
takes, the hope of beating it at la.st out of Win
ning and wearing the spoils of public office
these 'lire things which hold the iriind oifj the
veteran politician with as 6tronga spell as the
most fascinating game holds. its habituaIiota
ry. ; Politics are to such a. man Ms dailyjsitim
ulus, his alcohol, his opium, without Which he
is in the depths of wretchedness. The father
of the American system would be . riiisable
enough, walking with his hands in his pockets
over his fields at Ashland and whistling to
himself. When Mr.? Clay's name lis no logger
in the newspapers as the proposer of th'jr
that measure, as toasted lor this or that speecn
in which he outshone . Demosthenes, When
other men spout in Congress and at publibban
quets, and are toasted and bepraisedi and
drive to and fro with loud outcries the shuttle
cock of politics? what will be his reflections in
his retirement and obsourity ?,r He would
hardly revert for consolation to the acts; of his
own past me, 10 nis scneme oi nign quues
Which had well nigh caused a separation of
the southern from the northern states, tf his
support of the mischievous and now; exploded
internal improvement system, to jhi$ j stipport
of alcorrupt and dangerous moneyed institution,
to 'his wicked scheme of revenging himself on
a political rival, by procuring the censure of
the Senate to be passed on his conduct,? lor fi
nally to his compromise act which now! gloads
the nation with a burden of urinecessaryj taxa
tion!, These recollections would be but! a sad
compensation for the loss of that notoriety and
excitement which have been to him thejlreath
of life for thirty years past.. Jl he time' is not
come for Mr. Clay to retire ' to ' Ashland! ; He
prefers, we doubt not, to drown ariv unpleasant
reneciions on ins jmi pumitm tuursc, jiu hid
tumult of political strifes, and to avoid j retros
pection, by keeping his attention fixed dn the
garrie he has so long been playing--a mere
game for the pohtioal mastery. I
I 5
J
;
1 From the Albany Argus, i
.Infamous. The Daily Advertiser of yester
day, contains the following infamous jnsinua
linn . I . ' r ' i j .. : ! . I 1 ,
"The burning of the general post office, has
caused a great sensation, and will, produce dif
ficulties in our commercial correspondence.
Is there I any juggle, in that , conflagration 1
Was it set on fire like the Treasury $e$rt
ment to cover crime How, could Amos Ken-
D ALL PAT ALL THE DEBTS OP, THE
' f
'i
DEPA'RT-
BENT, AND MAKE A
STJRPLU9 IN'ONE hfEAE I
All 1 the mails, papers, documents
the
whole Patent Office are destroyed., !he pa
tents alone were worth half a million,ad the
loss of the models will lead to interminable
lawsuits.'
? Political mendacity and personal worthless
ness never indulged in a baser tnsinua
ion than
this. It could proceed only from a s
miliar with the worst intentionsa
heart fa-
dastard
spirit that, looking inward, found, a
things
base and bad, and looking ontward, dared, to
insinuate, but riot to assert, , the reflection of
its own destitution of honor . and veracity. ' ..'
. i The insinuation is, that the Postmaster Gen
eral has set the general post office on Are "to
cover erime-or to conceal the Mcrirhinality
of having paid all the debts of the department
and reported a surplus on hand T ; How," ex
claims the profundity of the Daily Advertiser,
"how could Amos Kendall"- accomplish all
this, and not render the - burning , of the' tqSce
necessary to conceal the manner 1 of dding itt
It certainly is wonderful : hui we "suspect that
none but the present editors of the. old federal
organ would ever have dug out the mighty : se
cret, that for such a cause for having redeem
ed his department from deot, depression, and
i An old and practised politician, particjrihjrly
if he have looked upon politics as a mem game
of skill, which MrJClay appears to do,' never
s his
party obloquy, and placed it upon high andt
prosperous ground- it had become necessary ,
to resort to the;-"juggie" pf burning up . the?
puiiding; v4i v " f s,-t r i;:'-j-' l ? ' 1
' But it is the malignity not less than thp .ab-.
surdity for which thiHnsinuation. and its au
thor are entitled to the execration'of every ho
nest man in(the comriiunityi -We dV riot be
lieVe. aside frorn thedi tors ; oDihi ' 1: AaV
lhat there 'ii a partisan iri the XJmbrii however
prejudiced and mistaken iri isstirriate of th
charac ter of JSIrt Kendalls Who" will harbor the
insinuation for a moment. ' "It Is the. riatiire, 'of
some mibjiio 'k
br an escape from the contempt and disregard of
th i e community,' by an indulgeilce Jn: the iouTest ,
rid most improbable imputatiorisV,ThatfMr
Kbnoall; is far beyond the reach ' of the cra
ven and depraved malignity which thus assails
him,s.we well, know j'and that his ' couritrymeri
will applaud and 'appro ve bf his most efllcient
service4-his indefatigable " and - faithful "dis
charge of his public doties, aiodthis lrinspptted
purity of private charactereven party men-
dacity must know, and will one day confess. '
The Red River Raft. One of the0 most in
teresting of all the reports; presented to Con
gress, is that of Capt. Heriry M ishreeve su
periritepdent of the workmen employed in re
moving the great Raft iti the Red River -familiarly
knowhas Uncle Sams tooth' pullers.
We' have not seen this document'but hope; to
enjoy that pleasure, through the cpurtesy of
some member. In the mean' time, we aire en
abledjo give the : following 'items,; from the
Baltimore Arriericari.''-'' - if'ff '!' ;-H .p. J'f-'5V"..
The jamount 'expended thus far upon ; the
work, under the direction of Capt. S., is stated
to have been $157,338.' There have been re
moved one hundred and fifty-one miles of the
raft,' an there no w remains only a distance of
nine rrjiles to complete thetworkl and to open
permanently, (with the aid of a steamer to pass
up'and; down for some years to prevent re-ac-cumulation,)
the course of this noble driver,
through the means of which a fine country will
beeorne accessible to steamboats of two; hun
dred tons burthen. The superintendent ! pro
poses in conjunction with. the. removal of the
raft, td cut a canal of 160 yards through a point
of land, by which the river navigation will be
shortefaeu'" seven miles and the remWal bf the
impediment much lacintated. 1 he removal of
the raft, will extend the navigation ' for steam
boats, from its lower end to Fort Townson, -
distance of 720 miles. - When the location !6t
the raft arid the naturo of the climate are con
sidered, preventing the men from working du
ring the warmer months as thty must be con
stantly in the water and sdrrounded by decay
ed vegetable , matter,', the j" progress j made is
highly honorable to those engaged iri itH The
superintendent thinks that the work will be fin
ished in April nexk J-f--f f ji'tj -i '
TEXAS-
-CAUSES OF THE
OF SANTA ANA.
RELEASE
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To the Editor of the Natchez Courier : 1
i Sir- The Mexican General Santa Ana and
his - friend ; and Aid-de-camp, Col. ;Almbnte,
have jbeen? released ;fromj their captivity in
Texas, and passed up the river a few days ago
on their way to the city of Washington. They
are escorted on behalf ofj the Texan Govern
ment by; Col. Hockley, Inspector! General of
the Army, Colonel Bee, late Secretary, of the
Treaj ury, and Captain Pulton. I accompanied
them from this ' place; to ;Vicksburg, and the
views which have induced the . visit of Santa
Ana to our capital' have been placed in my
possession with the request that I should make
public so much of them as might be interesting
to the people of this country. f I i "
In jview of a speedy and pacific adjustment
of the sanguinary war, which has; existed k be
tween Mexico and Texas, the captive General
solicited permission from the Texian Govern
ment! to throw himself upon the protection of
the United States, and claim the interposition
of the mediatory offices of their Chief Magis
trate He proposed to acknowledge Ine- Re
public W Texas as an independent and sove
reign; nation or to agree to the incorporation
of her territory in to the North American-Unlon
if the other parties interested should so deter
mine. Being a prisoner of war--and the Mex
ican Government , having expressly ' declared
that it would hold ho negotiation! with ..Texas
through Gen. Santa Ana while he so remained,
in duress, it became necessary, if his authority
and influence Were to be made available at all,
that he should at once be placed in a different
attitude, in which he might, set free land un
trammelled, unbiassed by any disparaging cir
cumstances, but according to his tmquestioned
legat right that he should iri fact, be restored
to the full and complete possession of' all his
lawful: authority and- power as President of
Mexico. To effect this, Ins immediate and
unconditional release by . thel Government Of
Texas was indispensably irequisite-and under
the. peculiar circumstances which exist in con
nexion With his captivity,it was deemed ad visa-,;
ble. that the pacificatory effieej should be invo
ked bf some neutral power,' friendly to both of
the belligerent parties, and impartial between
thein. H.Gen. Santa Ana therefore proposed to
visit Washington, and solicit the mediation of
the President of the Unltc Slates, t and his
proposal Was receded to by theJEkecutive of
Texas, who believed that nothing could jpossi
bly. ,b gained by detaining hitn longer. On
the jst of Uarch next, the terra of Ms Presi
dentship will expire after which time he would
jbe.uiterlyaiueless as V)prlMnek
' ;The people of Texas are anxious "fo termi
nate! the : war. V,' They wisli. to live at peace5
with! Mexico. I , They; desire most heartily, to
estabiish their government, and if possible ttr
annex themselves to oririUri
hardly, hope to attain , their . object While, the
held the chief bf their, enemyjn the bonds' of
imprisonment. t; They-hav therefo'reV in a
spirit of magnanimity deserving
of airpraise
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