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CONGRESS. BENAT&-tUESDAY, Aoj; 4. 1840..; Tht bill to remit rht duty, on IUilro4 Iran in tortsin asses waa taken up, debated at great length, and finally ordered to be jmgroaeed by a votof24to2L . ' - The consideration of the Civil and Diplomatic appropriation bill waa then resumed,, . Several hour were occupied in ihe discussion of numerous proposed smendnrenta, moetttf which were rejected, il' r Without getting through the itemi of the bill. the Senate went intaan Executive session of tome hour, on, as is supposed, tome matter con- Mtf'-;ildOSB OP REPRESENTATIVES. irvfJorrtw unimportant testier having been n poed or, the House took up the Veto -message once more. '.. '.---V v- Mt. Baily defended the Veto, after which the previou question being moved, llio queation was pnt, Shalt the bill become a law, the veto not withstanding!' . ,, . , The otewf eas 05, nays 81, which not be. Jng a constitutions! majority of two-thirds ot tlie -whole members, the bill did not become a law. The fVench Spoliation bill, from the Senate, was next taken up in Committee ot tlie w noie. AfUtf a long debate, and the rejection of some doxens tjf proposed amanaments, me dim was re "fceMeile the House without amendment. It then read a third tunc, bv a vote Of u-i -. to 89, afterwards fully passed witliout amend p cnt, e a ot of Yeas 93, Nays 88. TbViiouM then adjourned. SENATE. WEDNESDAY. Aug. 5, 1810. .,. The bill to remit duties on Railroad iron in ( certain capes, vesterday engrossed, was passed by ea 86, Niys 20. The Military Academy bill was taken up, a mended and passed. The; Senate then passed wto Executive ges ' eion apfl rejpairtad therein up to a late hour. i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Thd French, spoliation bill was read by ita ti tle, and sent to the Senate for the signature of theTice President. Thd" Graduation Bill with the'Senato amend "Iment -ss taken up from the table. A motion was made to lay the bill on the table. The bill was then la-id uu the tabic, by Yeas 104, Nays 79. Sundry other bills from the Senate having been disposed of, Mr. Droingoole rcpsrtcJ the Sub-Treasury bill and Setiato amendments from the Committee on Ways and Means, and recommended' a concur "rence in the amendments. A motion to lay it On the table was lost Yeas 63, Nays 16T. The amendments having been read over, they were conenrred in, and the bill was passed. A bill from the Senate to remit duties on rail road iron, was laid ou the table, by Yeas 131, Nays 41. , " SENATE THURSDAY, August 0, 184G The House bill for the relief of the heirs of Robert Fulton, waa taken up and passed by a vote of 25 to 19. The amendment to the Naval appropriation bill was insisted upon. Several unimportant reports were made from committees ; after which the remainder of the day was devoted to Executive business. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. A message was received from the President to he effect that he had approved and signed sun dry private and local 'bills, but there was not a . . 'worA about, the Frendr Spoliation bilk This de lay strengthens the belief that he will veto it. The House went into committee of the whole on the bill to establish a territorial government in Oregon. Mr. Douglass, who reported the bill, explained its provisions at some length. Mr. Adams attacked the treaty as indefinite in oioeofils specifications, and as leaving room for misunderstanding hereafter. He also alluded to the different opinions which exist in Enghnd '"-and in this country relative to the' period for which the British are to have the free navigation f the Columbia river. Mr. Schenek attacked the course of the admin , istration in sending, witliout authority of law, armed emigrants to California, with a promise to them, that at the. end of tlie war they shall re ceive a certain portion of land. After the rejection of numerous other proposed amendments, the bill was reported, and then read a third time and passed. It provides for a Gov ernor, Secretary and Legislative Council ; a de legate to Congress, etc. Also, that the Seat of Government shall be West of the Rocky Moun tain,. SENATE. FRIDAY, August 7, 1845. Thd bill which passed the House yesterday, providing for the establishment of a Territorial Government in Oregon, was referred to the com.. mittee on Territories. On motion of. Mr, Nilas, the Senate took up the bill to amend the act "reducing the rates of postage and corrcctiug the abuse of the franking privilege." An amendment wae adopted, Drohibitintr the enclosure of letters for different person in one envelope, with a view of avoiding the payment of postage, under a penalty of $10 for each offence. Some. other amendments relative -to the com pensation of postmasters, having been adopted, the bill waa passed and sent to the House. A great number of privato and local bills from the House, were taken up and referred. Mr. McDuffie reported a bill, authorising the President to issue letters of marque and reprisals aeainsi jaexico, in case sue anan set me exam. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The amendment to the Naval Appropriation hill, a returned from the SenXte, was again con. eidefed, and the House still insisting on its amend ments', a second committee of conference was ap. -pointed. v.- . t MrMcKy reported back tiie Westr Point Aca 'demy bill, with a recommendation that the House do not concur in the amendments of the Senate. . The Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, . -M amended by the 'Senate, was also reported back witha disagreement to several ofthe amend. went, h waa then referred to a committee of wl 1 , ' yam wnoie. . -j , ,l A letter was received from the 8tate Depart, "rhent, giving the same of the persons who ap. jriled for the benefit of the late Bankrupt Law. "A bill providing for eeventy Post Routes, was next taken up and considered in committee of the whole. ? - On motion of. Mr. Hopkins, an amendment wa agreed to, restoring the franking privilege to uch Postmaster whose accounts last year did tot f ield them I per centage amounting to a hun- rea aoiiars. , : 1 The bill .was finally reported to the House, and the amendment of the Committee agreed to. ; It waa thea passed. - .t i ; ; A CESATE'-SATCKDAY, AtTG. 8, 1846. Thia morning, on the 8th ballot, Mr. Atcnbon elected President of the Senate, pro tem. ' Tbe Houee bill providing for a Territorial Go enunnt in Oregon." wa reported from thd Ter 'rttorial committee without amendment. It took it place oo the calendar. i Some onimporunt matters hiving bVeti lispo. ed of, the Senate at an earl hour went into Ex ecutive session. " i .-j.-? '"J":yt ;f i HOUSE OF KEFKESEfl 1 Alive.3, . , The following Message was received from the r . J-. frll Shstaa? ' " " .s. ' A ivmjcui il nit? uuit.ro . I invite your attention to the propriety of ma. king an appropriation to provide for any expendi. ture which it may be necessary to make In ad. vance, for the purpose of settling alljjur difficul. tiea win the Mexican Republic. It is my sin. cere desire to terminate, as it was originally to avoid the existing war with Mexico, by a plan just and honorable to both parties It is probable that the chief article to be surmounted in accom plishing this desirable object, will be the adjust merit of a boundary between the two Republics, which shall prove satisfactory and convenient to both, and such as neither will hereafter be in. clined to disturb. In the adjustment of this boun daryi we ought to pay a fair equivalent for any concession which may be made by Mexico. Under the circumstances, and considering the other complicated question to be settled by nego tiation with the Mexican republic I deem it im. port ant that a sum of money should be placed under the control of the Executive, to be advan ced, if need- be, to the government of that repub lic immediately after their ratification of a treaty. It might be inconvenient for the Mexican govern-. mAt to wait for the whole sum, the payment of which may be stipulated by this treaty until it j could be ratified bv our Senate, and an appropri- ; ation to carry it into effect made by our Congress, indeed the necessity tor Ins ueiay ii..g ( Hip ii npr.r a (oo-pi hnr. T ho disbursement ol trio money would ol" course be accounted for, nut as secret service money, but like all other expendi tures. i'l1? The precedents fnr.6uch proceeding, exist i our past history, during the administration of Mr. Jefferson to which I would call vour attention. On the 2Gih of February. 1303, an act was pass. ed appropriating two millions of dollafs for the nuroose of uetravlii!r extraordinary expenses inai may bo "incurred in tho imerci)urseS!twoen kO i United States and foreija pawns, 19 oe app.ieu under, tho direction of the President of Hie Uni ted States, who shall cause an account of the ex penditure thereof to be laid before Congress as noon as may be;" and on the l'J;h of February, 1800, an appropriation was made ol tiie same amount and on the same terms. In neither case was the money actually drawn from the treasury, and I should hope that the result in this respect may be similar on the present occasion, although the appropriation' may prove to bo indispensable in accomplishing the object. I would therefore recommend the passage of a law appropri;.tiug two millions of doilara, to be placed at the dispo sal of the Executive, fur the purpose I have indi cated. - . In order to prevent all misapprehension, it is my duty to state that, anxious as 1 am to tcrini nale the existing war with the leaet possible de. lay, it will continue to bo prosecuted with the ut moat vigor until a treaty of peace shall bo signed by the parties, and ratiried by the Mexican Re public. James K. 1'olic. Washington, Aug. 8, 1816. Mr. J. R. Ingersoll moved that the Messaze be referred to 'he Committee on Ways and Mean.!, with instructions to report a bill in accordance with the views of the I'lesideut. Mr. Dromgoolo moved thi't it be ref rred to a Committee of the whole, which motio:i prevailed. So the Message was considered in Committee: but the Committee soon rose for the purpose of enabling Mr. McKay to ofler a Resolution to ter minate the debate at three o'clock. About three whole hours were then consumed in taking the Yeas and Nays on motions to amend the Resolution, to adjourn, calls of the House. Finally at three o'clock the House took a recess till five. Mr. McKay having drafted a-bill to carry out the views of the Message, by appropriating the two millions asked for, the House went into com mittee of the whole upon it. (The thermometer. in the Hall at this lime stood at "JO degrees.; Mr. White, of New York, was not willing to vote for the bill. When tho war commenced, Congress had given the President thirty miilioBS to "conquer peace. This being the case, ho was averse now to appropriate money for buying a peace. , JVlr. VVinthrop argued, that wo nave territory enough already, without buying California, how ever desirable it might otherwise De. uesiaes, he thought it was taking an unlair advantage ot Mexico, to force her to sell it now. Mr. J. R. Ingersoll hailed the message as a measure of wisdom and humanity. Ho would willingly vote the two millions to end the war. Mr. Under argued, that the war in tlie nrst place was totally unnecessary. If we had want ed California, we .could have bought it . without spending the immense sums we had in war. He would, however, vote for this bill and liold the President responsible. Mr. Wilmot thought the President ought to have furnished the House with all the informa tion in his possession, relative to this business. He was averse to legislating in the dark. Be sides, if the bill should pass, he wanted to move an amendment to the effect that in case of the ac quisition of California, neither slavery nor invol untary servitude sbail exist there, exaept for crime, on conviction thereof. He concluded by moving an amendment to that effect. Mr. Adams gave his hearty assent to the bill. Tho message of the President was, in the words of a certain gentleman, refreshing';" With re gard to slavery there was no necessity for any amendment, as Mexico herself had already abol ished it in California. After further debate, the amendment of Mr. Wilmot prohibiting slavery in California in case it shall be acquired, w,as agreed to. After the rejection of numerous proposed a,- mendinents, the bill was reported to the House, when the amendment prohibiting slavery waa concurred in. After an ineffectual motion to lay it on the ta ble, the bill, as amended, was ordered to be en grossed by a vote of Yea! 85Nays 79. Tho bill was then rea'd a third time and passed without a division, Its title was amended so as to read ' A bill making further provisions for the expenses attending the intercourse bstween the United States and foreign nations." A motion to rec&nftider the vote on the passage of the bill was negatived Yeas 76, Nays 83. After a great struggle to act upon other bills, the Houee, at 11 o'clock adjourned for tfsnof a quorum SENATE MONDAY, Aug. 10, 1846. Mr. Evans said there was a bill in which the faith, honor and integrity of the Government were concerned ; that if not passed now, never would be. He moved to take up the Smithson iatt bill ; agreed to. He then moved to disagree from the amendments here, and pass it just as it came irom the House ; carried. The bill was parsed. Ayes 2ft, Noes 13. ": -TheVetoof'the French Snoliation bill waa read Mr. J. M. CtaVton then rose and commented briefly upon thia arbitrary ettroiee of tbe Veto power in a form in which, Mr. Madison aaid, would not be tolerated by a free people. Mr- Webster then very briefly gave his views or the veto, against which he protested, at a new and alarming exercise of a dangerous power i as weax ana inconclusive In the reasoning by which it Waa supported j end pn act of great and cry ing injustice to whose who have 'sought for for.y year redres for their wrong". " Mr. Ersn then submitted a Joint Resolution nad necessary by the passage ef the Smithso-J. iaa bill fr the appointment f Regents,' who are Messrs. Chate, of Mass. j Haoley, of N, York ; Ravrs of Phils.; Preston, of S. C Hd Bardie and Totteo oftWabjngton. ; "- ' "The vote waa tfjen taken on the passage of the French Spoliation bill, the Trcsideut to lb Con. trary notwithstanding.' - ;-"'" . Thia vote was Aye l7r Noee l5--not two thirds so it was !ot - Xiie Clerk'of the House brought in a number of bills and informed (he Senate that the House had finishei their business, v " ' n' After a Resolution to go into Executive see. shin had been rejected. i Mr. Lewis succeeded in ffettinir up th bill from the House to put 82.000.000 at the dlepewtl of the President for "settling boundaries' .wjtb A motion was made by Mr. Evana to amonu the preamble, but Mr. Lewis moved to strike out the proviso, which prohibits slavery in any tern, tory to be acquired ; and demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered. Mr. Davis then rose, and said he would be glad tr Via ,.mr rAOCAfla fflf fhlfl. As the minutes were fast gliding away, Mr. Ivvie vkni Mr. Davis If he woujd give way, in order that he might introduce a resolution to re scind the resolution for adjourning at 12 o'clock ? Mr. D. said that he should conclude before 12 o'. clock. But, said Mr. L., the resolution must go to the other House. Mr. Davia would not yield, but apoko until a minute or two of 12 o'clock li bninir understood that the House had ad- j Mf Davj, get Uown. .v '. . . . A motion prevailed to pass into t-xecutivo session, but nothing was done therein, as the functions of the Senate, for this session, had ceased. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Several Senate bills on the Speaker's' table was taken 6p and pair;. A great.iiumber of motions to go into Com mittee of the whole wers made and lot. , The Secretary of the Senate appeared with the Civiland diploiiiatio appropriation bill, the Senate having agreed to the' report 'if the cuimnirtee of cuiitcrenco, by which each House receded from so. no of ils amendments. . -r .' . Tiia House concurred in. tlie report, antUhe report was therefore passed. The u.u:il eoinm.:t?e"to wait on the president, to eee if iie had any thing more to communicate to the House, w;is jppouiied. Tim House refused n (i' mt') committee of the wholff.tni the pr.v.to calemlir. by Ye..s 88, Nays IS, as it fequirod two-thirds to -jo iiilooitimitee. The Si.eaker.anii'iuii-d hi'.', as the IVcsideut had aigucd the Siuitiwoiiun lnstituto bill, it be came hio diitv to appoint three Rrgenis, and he ajipom'ed Messrs. K. Dale Owcn.ol lud , Hough ol N. Y. and ililliard, of Ala. At 12 o'clock the Speaker in ihe midst nf "real confusion, adjourned the House to the lirst Mon day in December next. By the rrcaidenl of ih: i'-.idtd Slain ej America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a treaty between the United States of America and her Majesty the Queen trf the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and signed by their Plenipotentiaries at Washington on the fifteenth day of June last, which treaty is word lor word as follows : The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, deefnuig it to be desirable for the future welfare of both countries that the stale of doubt and uncertainty which his'liitlierto pre vailed respecting the sovereignty ,hnd govern ment of the territory on the northwest coast of America lying westward of the Rocky or Stony Mountains, should be finally terminated" by an amicable compromise of the rights mutually as serted by the two parties over the said territory, have respectively named plenipotentiaries to treat and agree concomingtheternisofsuch. settlement, that is to say: tbo-President of the United States of America has, on his part, furnished with full powers James Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United States, and her Majesty, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britaiu and fre land, has, on her part, appointed the Right Hon. Richard Pakenham, a member of her Majesty's uiost honorable Privy Council, and her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentia ry to the'United States, who, after having com municated to each other their respective full pov; e.rs, found in good and due form, have agreed up onr.n! concluded the following articles: - Art. I. From the point on the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, where the boundary laid down in existing treaties and conventions be tween tlie United States and Great Britain ler. inmates, the line of boundary between the ler ritories of the United States and those of her Britannic Majesty shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island ; and thence southerly through the midillo of the said channel and of Fuca's straits to tho Pacific ocean : Pro vided, however. That the navigation of the whole of said channel and straits south of the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude remain free and open to both parties. , . . . Art. II. From the point at which the forfy-nmth parallel of north latitude shall be found to inter sect the great northern branch of the Columbia river, the navigation of the said branch shall be free and opt-n to the Hudson Bay Company and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main s'ream of the Columbia, and thence down the said stream to the ocean, with free access into 'and through the said river or rivers, it being under stood that all the usual portages along the line thus described shall in like manner be free and open. In navigating the said river or rivers, British subjects, with their goods and produce, shall be treated on the same footing as citizens of the United States ; it being, however, always understood that nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing, or intended to prevent, the Government of the United stales frmn mak ing any regulations respecting tho navigation of the said river or rivers not inconsistent with the present treaty. Art. HI. In the future appropriatibn of the ler ritory south of thejorty-riintt) parallel of. north latitude, as provided in tit first, "artichy. j this treaty, the possessory right of the Uuu.i J3ay Company, and of ail British subject wh way be alreadv in the oeru nation ef land or Other Dro- perty lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall be res pec lei 1 . ' ' ' Art. IV. The farms, lands, and otner property of every description belonging 'to the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company, on the north side of the Columbia river, shall be confirmed to the said company. In case, however, lbs situation of those farms and lands should be considered by the United States to bo of public and political im portance,, and thg United State government should sigqifjUdeairif to obtain possession of the wnoie, or oi any part iiwraui, ia pruieny re quired shall be transferred to tbe said Govern. ment, at a proper valuation, to be agreed upon by tbe parties. Art. V. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United Slates, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by her Britannic Majesty ; and the ratification shall be exchanged at London, at the expiration of six months from the dale hereof, or sooner, ji possible. i In witness whereof, the respective Pleaipoten. tiarie bare aigned the earn, and bar affixed thereto the seal of their arm. Don at Washington, the fifteenth day of June, (q the year of our Lord one thousand eight faun, dred and forty-nix. . . , ; , h l n JAMES BUCHANAN, t.1 , , RICHARD PAKENHAM, l- t And wherea lp aid treaty baa bten duly ratified on both parts, aud the respective ruifica tions of the same were exchanged at London, on the seventeeth ollimo, by Louis Me Lane, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcnlootentiarv of lha United States, and ViScount Palinereton, her Britannic ftajety' principal Secretary of Stata for Foreign Affairs, on tho part of their respective Governments 1 . ' Now; therefore, be K known taat I, JAMES K. P.OLK, President of . the United State of America, ha'vVcaused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fuhlled with good faith by the "United Spates and the citizens thereof. ' " """'" In witness i whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United State to be affixed. .. Dono at the city of Washington thi fifth day of August, in the year of our Lord one r -j thousand eight hundred and forty-six,' and l1" J of the Independence of the 'United Statee the seventy-first. 1 ' By tho President i . JAMES K. POLK. James Buchanan, Secretary of Stale. . LATER FROM TUB ARMY. Discharge of the Louisiana Volunteers by order of the Srcretdry oj VVnr. tren. l aylyr'i Uraer in conformity ttnth the intentions of the War De partment. Cols. Peyton' and Fealherston't Regiments decided by the Secretary of War as not legally in the service. Gov. Henderson not expected to lite. The brijr Einpressario arrived at the Barrack this morning, seven days from Brazo.S Santiago, with Capt. (Gjen.) Desha's company or.Ala.uama Volunteers, who have been ordered to New Or-' leans to be mustered out of the service according to instructions from the War Department. Six j other. companies from Alabama, all th"e Louisiana Volunteers and the St. Louis Lesion, six months men, are to bo mustered pM of service by the same authority. Cols. Peyton's and Feather ston's Regiments are not recognised by the De partment as being in tho-service at all. When the Liinpressano left, most ot the rcgu :ir troops h'ad jjone to Camargo, where it is pro bable ail are by this time. Unless General Tny- r had been detained, on account of the with drawal of so many volunteers from, the army, to make new arrangements regarding the disposi tion of the remaining ones, he has joined the reg ular armf ere this at Camargo. tiovernor Henderson was lying uaiigtiruusiy in t Matamoras at the latest dates very little hope if any, was entertained of his recovery. No news had been received oi tne nereauuuis of the Mexican army. Letters bad been receiv ed at Matamoras from the city of Mexico, which stated that Paredes was to leave that City to join the army. The 20:h u!t. was the day assigned by these letters lor his departure tor tne seu ui war. We are indebted to a gentleman or the Army of Occupation, whose attention has laid us under repeated obligations tor the lorcgoing nems, aim also for a ropy of ihe annexed Genural Order, which will be read with feelings of deep concern by every citizen of the State. Who ii there who does not sympathise wilh Gen. Taylor iu poignant regret that so many bravp men, who flew to the standard of their country when menaced by anu- meroua and well appointed army, have been clia appointed in not having had an opportunity of dis playing their valor on the field of battle? The Commanding General sneaks tho language of a soldier and a patriot in parting with The Louisiana Volunteers, who evinced such alacrity in nytng to his succor in the hour of trial. We are not advised as to what action has been had by the Volunteers under this visitation from Washington City. Nor can we say what number, if any, have embraced the offer of being muster ed into service under the new terms proposed. It is a sad business. Picayune. GENERAL ORDER. Head Quakters Armt of.Occupation, ) Matamnras, July 21, 18-16. It having been decided by ihe War Depart ment that the Louisiana Volunteers componn Gen. Smith's Bneade. the St. Louis Legion, and the three companies from Alabama, under Capts. l)esh-. Plait and Elmore, cannot OO legally re tained beyond the period of three months, and a large number of them having expressed a wish for iheir discharge, they will be furnished as rap idly as possible with tho transportation to New Orleans, and will there be mustered ont of ser vice by Capt. McCall, 4th Inlantry, whois specr- lly detailed for that duty. It havina-been decided by the War Depart ment that the Regiments of Louisiana Volunteers commanded by Cols. Peyton and f catherston, anu tho Battalion from Alabama under Lieut. Col Raiford, ore nottn seritce under any existing law, they will, agreeably to instructions from the Sec retary of War, be transported to Hew urieans, and then be mustered out of service as above. The volunteer Irooos above indicated will lake their arms and accoutrements, knapsacks and haversacks to New Orleans, where they wiU be turned over to the proper department. Their camp equipage of every kind will be turned over to the Quartermaster at urazo laiaou as iney embark. The Reeiments under the command of Gen. Smith will be prepared for embarkation in euch order as he may prescribe. The other Regiments will embark after Uen. smith s command ana in the order they joined the army. At the same time, the jjepanmeni oi yvar nas found itself under the necessity of ordering 'the discharge of the above Regiments and Companies, it makes provision tor tne retention oi utn b maj be willing to serve for twelve months, or during the war, under the act of May 13 h, 1848. Any Companies or Battalions that may offrr for such period will bo received bjyhe Commanding Gen eral and duly mustered irttoservice. The organ ization of a aompany will be 1 captain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 4 sergeants, and 4 corporals, 2 musicians and a number of privates not less than 64 men, or more than 80. i Individual volunteers who may desire to remain with the army for employment in the Quarter master's Department, or elsewhere4 will be per mitted to do so, being absent when the roll are made up in New Orleans. In thus executing the order of the IVar De partment to discharge a large, number of patriot ic volunteers, the Commanding General would do violence to his feelings were he to omit the expression of regret that these brave men have been disappointed in their wish to meet tbe ene my, and must now under an inevitable necessity be discharged from the service. The General cannot forget that wilh an enthusiasm seldom ex hibited In any country, they were the first to flock to hit standard when he was menaced with a su perior force. That with a generous disregard of self they sacrificed the highest personal interesta to aid in custaining the reputatiou of the Ameri can arm. The prompt and gallant movement to the seat of war will be held in grateful remembrance by their comrades in regular service. The Com manding General wishes them a safe voyage and happy return to their families and friends. By order of Maj. 'Gen. Taylor: W. W. L. BLISS, Asa't. Adj't. Gex. f RALEIGH . REGlbTEu Otsr'f art tht plant if fair delightful pence, ' " Vnvoarp'd by party ragt to Ins Met brothers.' . RALEIGH, N. C. Friday, August. 14, 1846, North Carolina stands erect ! Victory still perches on the Whig . Banner-! ! . irid guns, FOR THE HONEST OLD STATE Oh !- iphar did you come from, stranger, quickly tell ? Oh! whar did you come from, you look to mighty, well? I came (rem the Old North Slate, xchar the people Can't be bought, , And we'Ve played 'em up a tnne called the " sober , 'Second thought," And that's where I came from ! - It is almost impossible for us to find language sufficiently strong, to describe the fullness of feeling, the (Jeep-seated thankfulness and exultation, which fills our bosom, in "announcing to the Whigs of the Union, that North Carolina still remains tho unfaltering advocate of Liberty and the Constitution. We are now warranted in proclaiming that, at the Election just held, we have succeed ed in securing A WHIG GOVERNOR ! A WHIG SENA TEH A WHIG HOUSE OF COMMONS ! ! 1 iHQ TWO UNITED STATES SENATORS"!! Calmly, but firmly, have the Whigs of North Carolina, confident in their own strength, strong in-the faith of a good cause, unmoved hy results elsewhere, met tho crisis like men and Patriots. The result is alike honorable to them, and inspiriting to the Whigs of the whole Union. They take their place -by right, in the vau of the Wing army. They have planted their flag-staff and pledged our honest old State now, and henceforth, to the uncompromising sup port of Whig principles. We have met our opponents on their chosen issues, and Utterly overwhelmed them. Proud-, indeed, is our position 1 So far as the Governor's election is concerned, we know that a few, who have, heretofore, been against us, have contributed to our victory ; and we ho nor'them for that firmness and indepen dence, which have prompted them to burst the shackles of .party, and array themselves among the true friends of the State. We have a right to rejoice, yet we should be magnanimous in victory. Now, as ever, we maintain that our course is identified with the true inter ests, the honor and glory of our coun try. To our, opponents, those who are honest, yet whose attachment to party has blinded them to their duty, we would say now after the Election, as earnest ly as before, your struggle is a hopeless one, and if you would be true to jfour selves, you will abandon a party, the leaders of which are only bent on self aggrandizement, and who would sacri fice you and your's for the J,' spoils of victory." To our fellow Whigs, wc say Stand to youe arms I Be true to yourselves and your principles, and through your instrumentality, the country may yet be rescued from the spoilers, and our free institutions purified and preserved ! It is impossibly to say, what point Gov: Graham's majority will reach, but it canrjot fall short of 10,000 ! The re turns are now consulted, rather as a matter of curiosity than interest. In the Senate, we shall have a major ity of from 2 to 4. ' In the House of Comrhons, our major ity will be about 16. Is not this Glory enough for one cam- r AIGN f . WAS'NT THAT THUNDER T .' Wbsn the Loco Fooos about Raleigh heard the vote fbr Governor in Cumberland, they were pretty much in tbe situation of the man who was suddenly knock ed down, nd who, oa coming to, not having a very clear perception of what had bafallen him, bawled out" Wasn't that thundett -" Some of the Locos, hereabouts, go for re-d!strict-ing the State, to "get clear" as they say, "of Cum berlaud V t the st andamt am d t'Ae ELEdnox . - ' Jrd' on say aabiect it W M. thorny ; ,nd p.rUcpl.rty. P pUwd on it ealeulatwa .bout Elm UY,mZ pens, that io .I .rj itBe., V fc T en, as ws bin ha j : . ' , . craueae to how. where th - Standard" has U,dutgl 1B that ths resnlrhas falsified tha ealealailoaJj-j' Wence of this, see Tuesday' Reowm, and thi, J pet, passim. With wgard te th. Gabsrn.tori.l teal. w sttbjoie a prophecy o two from the fii- rtf" ! v ' . A '. .. ."' t, " James B. Shepard, uNe Derm)erwicJid,l far Gownor, w. t.k, ple.Mr in aaying, i wdbrm. rog wonders m ib K, : Where w birti fcH; not 10 produc. .n enthuim seldom if v Uto seen ,1o Norm Caroli,. , Fiom .ccoent wfticbw tecsiv by every mail ItonLtiiat tceiion orrtie Sm we besitsie not in Mying tgat Mr. Shepard martini wiix be elected Governor.! ; , , Agsm . ,; ' " ' ' ' ' Simsted ai'we are hen at th,centr of il State, we certamly ought to anow more of ihe Mhg, of the lemocrairo pany than tho Editors ol the Whte prints ; and we assert wiib pride and confidence that Mr. Shepard is vsarmli sustained in hit nobte tier. Hons fur the eause by an tmtied, harmonious, and enthusiastic ntfly. f)e will get the fi.lt Perneenuio vote, and inTiddiiion to riiis, a tarxe accaMton, cine cialty in thoEwi, from the Whi,- ranks, tn our irtim bl opmiwif organization end energy cemmue to prevail in Ihe Deinocrnticjanks, and if every Dem ocrat.will do hi TioTe duty between this fend the 6iU of August, and at the polls on that d.r, the defeat ef Gov. Graham is inevitable." . - Again . ,. , SHEPARD AND -VICTORY ! We conversed a fw days since:, Willie gemlemaa who has recently (ravelled through the Eastern tea lion of the Slate, And lie informs u lmi die Dnno craw of the East ore in the finest spirit and confident of the election of Mt. Shepard. . . " OBsriKD mutt and avill a etMMd.'. CUMBERLAND." In thia County, tntlarjeM Whig g list Veen te en red for Governor Graham that Jaa Leen ob tained in the Suite. In 1844, Hoke got 1070 ontt Graham 60S. In 1846, Gtaham obiairied 722, and Shepard 701 ! making a clear gain to ihe Whigs of 488 vote. In connection with this result, just read the following from the " Slandard :" For the North Carolina Standard. Mr. IIolden : I see it staled in the lost Register, that Mr. Shepard will not get the Democratic vote of Cumberland. Tlie Edror of (lie Register tells a falsehood. Mr. Shepard will get a. tremendous ma jority in Cumberland the party are enthusiastic for him, and he will get some Whig votes on account of Graham's Lid for Ihe Rail Road. Success and victo ry lo Shepard and Democracy. TROTH. Cumberland, July, 184G " SHOOT THE DESERTER." It appears, from the " Greensboro' Patriot," that there is more truth than Poetry, in the above expres sion applied to Mr. Hatwooo, by his poflticul associ ates. That paper slates, that oa the day after the Election in Guilford, Col. Simpsom, (a defeated I, :o Foco candidate,) deliberately said in a public Adiiress to the People, that " WZi'.i;n H. Haywood had been bought up-he was a Traitor a Benedict Arnold and when he crossed the Stale line be deserved to BE SHOT THROUGH THE HEART" ! We would not soil our columns with such disgrace fol language, fjut for the purpose of holding up to ex ecration the author of such infamous sentiments. If we are correctly informed, Col. Simpson is a man of substance, and Mr. Haywood would do well to make him justify his libel before the proper tribunal. There are some people, whose slanderous tongue can -only be restrained by the fear of having their pockets suffer. INDIANA ELECTIONS. The election for Governor and Lieutenant Gov ernor and Members of the Legislature took place ii Iudiatia on Monday week. The candidates for Gov ernor were Joseph G. Marshall (Whig) and Jaues Whitcohd, the present Democratic Governor. In the few returns received we have the following ma jorities for Marshall: Marion couuty 82 Jefferson county 800 Hendricks 400 Madison 450 Vigo 700 Jennings 200 Ohio 60 Henry 380 Switzerland 70 Floyd 80 The above reports (and they are merely such) ex hibit considerable Whiff gains ever 1844. Of Members ofthe Legislature, it appears that tht Whigs have thus far gained eleven, and lost one. KENTUCKY ELECTION. We have a few returns of Ihe first and second day's voting, for Members of the State Legislature, in some of the counties in Kenlcky j but, as none of them arc complete, we shall await final results before we pub. I'uh them. FRENCH SPOLIATIONS.' Te f resident of the United States has vetoed tin French Spoliation Bill. This bill was au act of corn mon honesty, providing for the payment of a jest debt, admitted to be so, and which ought long ngo to havs been paid. But, in that shameful spirit qf procrastina tion, and governed by that even oiore-conteinptiW influence which refuses its support te any measure that does not directly and immediately benefit Its 6wa particular constituency," Congress has, from year t year, deferred the payment of the claims, until in tardy justice has come too late for many t in claimants, who have either did in poverty, or to their claims for sums rnuch below their value, te tatn the means of support. This m one of the many cases, in which procrastination assumes the charactst of a crime. THE MOUNTAIN tllSTltlCT. ' Just let the reader compare lh returns ftonj i Mountain District, withthe tubjoinsd predict'nM rrom the " Standard "' From a sourfi entitled to eonfidence, wa learn that Mr. Shepard will get the full vote of hu party the West nay more, the Hoke vpte while Wr Graham will fall behind that of his party by ate" one thousand ! Courage, friends ! It aeeds bots tie exertion to secure the victory it Is alre7 wu" The effort of tho-Register to drum th II the mountain fwtnesses of the Old .B into the support of Gov. Graham and Ins b 01 000 for the Rail Road, and the usurpation ot p iu the appointment of Field Officers to the Reg""" of Volunteers raised for the war, is vain. n' r pie of our State are intelligent, and they see wV in their'true light A signal and overwhelming -feat awaits the Governor and those who support nt . a: ...j hirh hanitud maaaures. I"" in Die prouigBiw a- - - ths prediction !" IMPORTANT NEWS. We take leave to inform the Loco Foco party, l! Salt Ritcr is in excellent boatine order, and ths pf. sage fee very low, owing to ths immense aumWl bound thilhsnvSrd. i -
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 14, 1846, edition 1
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