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COMMUNICATION. ; J lb. QWs Ueaarav Vsaubeaaaad Kws, th P- ' palag Caadidaies (or Congress, " ' plae sasesterday, r aboet si bowrv before 1 . TtrjUrfseMMMTMaf iplb fonts epeiiiiif v U( aUstwtssioa,' tk kttor replying, Mr.T. ' .uj.. ak smeared to prevail ( k areseat at th. ateetieg, and kear what each ked to mj In defeee. k v- PeBea -trw-frest f charity iwrardf kitop- weeauta but mm proved thai they were hut pf& vmu 't in hi wwl ia behalf of his linking eaase, ktIii trmplimm th VirgtaaEliontJ to kicked forth tat violent dewoctw on. of th. Whix saefc as w iriifotkwtau Mn torth' aahrtnV'm aad alidt tba aeverett rebok from hit eSlewtHi. r bold sad kturitly ! . at th, JfulliJUrs, aearly ell of whom fa this State, he kid, badiued th. Whig in oppo t l atoeracy. Whether this wu inwnded a ea "" annf Hlat th Whig, d not so readily appear, tor po this point, thf speaker did not exhibit his utmU d9fu4." Ho however md torn of his ' friends Uk rather plank, fa aing saea a ,(! weapon, for fey reeallea to mind that there bad beeVanost loving eaortshlp earrisi n, and na )y MMtearenoBlotM interMmaMeostummated be tween th. kirk prW af N-HlipViun. wW they vara willing te van for tho Presidency, d ' that tho "katW of tfcif keruf (at Mr. V. rtgnrdi it,) .aid voted both for Mr. Via Buna and Mr. Potk ! They no doubt alao thoegbt of bow much pais it would glv a aertaia gestlemmi fa the Wert, wi. wmn mtHmrte PLher. aad whewat so strong- It solicited I gto Oan7 tho pleasure of tuttac him. to hoar bil li allies aad fid favorite cED"a reflected upon bywie of bit pr"" allien, who boaati of feeing a "Simim PvrS' Ueiiio. ent, and who hut to We (one would think,) of ba. Infaay oki-fiisbioaed (Uger paiheJ from the itoul, to fn plaee for "tmphylt" enpeeially of the Calhoun achooj! Thii no doubt it ill right, acd I a not what laaton Whigi bare to complain I fit. Vauilt proeeief then to belabour, in tuc eealoa, tb Tariff of 1X42, th old United State Bank, tho Whig Veto doctrine, and tho Bankrupt Law. Ho kicked and cuffed lb du) earcata of the latter, with wwat akilful teal and energy; and one would haf a thought (did not even the graatrat polit ical igaoramua know better,) that the Whip are oral rout or ronaetlag that or tome oiner aucn inw. , Even tb boy fa tbe Court Houte opened their ye with curpriM, and aiaay or in oia tooaea tan, to think that a theuld that " watte th tweetniW of hi indignant eloquence "jm the desert air." Bat all aeemed to eonelnd it wu no go, tor this aOorm. dire" could not be reiuacltated ; it would toot take life, and leap forth to ear the eyc-balla of itber Whig er Uemoerai; eren u rromeiucan eioqaene oould not infat life into tbit to long and thoroughly dead itnu, at to giw It Prr to act ! N Whig m frightened from hit propriety, and th Democrat aramed to think he had better let U tt aad talk of other matter, from which, perhapt, marweeald b mad Tiff teemed to oonaMcr it a kind of " ghott atory," Well calculated to alarm children, but thould ht't no effect upon them ! No doubt aouie thought their friend. (Mr. V.) by tuch ramarka, would aoeonipiiidi nangni eise Dnuowounu unaeeeaaarily. th feelingt of m rxl Democrat, who had ltoadil arailed himtalf of the advantage r... '.. h - t.iu 11. WT Inil acevritn wr -to rney, it aTmwnion 10 premme, coneluded " Mtipncal w fact" react to tb aabea of th dead Mr Polk's free trad Tariff of t46, Mr. V. con sidered a marvtkuily good ihiaf of perfect rytn . netrr. tnd baalful in !t it trt-h worked wall la avery reapeei. and had fulKIlwl aft Uoe glowing promise aavle for it by ittfriendt; that fJarV .allied foTd "WT. Stata ttaV'4h alitTP. ZIU. tattle of the country; C8 J.nllttBtcomiiany in Mexico, suojwi deWof the field, and the poisonou effec all tae ufn , hi co!uctitor suv ms much 7 .td on the plain of MextcoT But fonwtk ! Ht (Mft W.) had giren up a son to exico, subjected to jr of spirit' mmA the 1 UranTiiie, aanng .7. " .Vmt oa tend th kiadne. and bospitaliUe. of Jbeu lMa, (without inquiring what their ponucs" But I t. d-eUer Mr. Venaile. ft receiTw - - . ply of Mr. Xtrf. who, it ".JS Whiga, aad even by aaany Dsrat. ma m tr replyto Mr. V. H. told tbe ppl be waspot candidate of his -n fWc been called by a Contention of kMdlow-Ota" Ltltktund .admired by him, to kear jpft. f riots. Whig Buner, for winch h. 1 felt Joa U exordium was chasteand appropriate. He ft Pf eeeded to discuss the various topics whic ksd Men detcanted upon, at so much length, by 1 au some of bis nits, were as happy aad 1 wen t H, could be. He defended the Whig Tartfoi j 1. -,.ir,Kntt to diwhsree tbe tuewcu now iv - - . 1 MIC wine vj -J""' Coonlrr from debt to supply the Corntry wi " fame cf Ml. W(.bs reiular and ample revenue, sna at u " ia ,1.,. fame of the naiiou afford every brauch ef oor industry '""P f ! are the property of the jf tU climate " 10UO yu f.,r hare of censure Gtv. wornim (iBtanar u notr en- uHsl in his house ! How dare FURTHER DETAILS OP THE BATTLE. The " American Kgle," published at Vera r,i iatucdan Exwa onth20ih ult .from which we extract copiously, though there are many rep etiiione in 11 : The posi'ions occupied by the enemy were a ftron? as niure, combined with art, could make them, and could you but see them whilst reading these line?, you would wonder at their surrendet. The Orro Gord", the most prominent of the de fences, commands the Jalapa road for two or three ... u. a licavv bailery here, in the hand of j ..l,t. " Your rfftur 7 I, ,hu Blu, Ught Ftdtra .. . i,.t an enormous crime! - - i .A, nn net without a-skini pe' Mr VI And had it come, to this? Are TZLnot the ancient bospifality jjf Nurth Caro lina to be d-i? Ar.J?"L"?Zrt.X& Th i, .unrtance of thi. point was soon made ap. pudicet to be carried to such an extent as to drive P.MJ: "'7!.;.fci mP 1 the nation from a partici- the d.(inguibed men of the nation from a psruci tion in the totpi.alitie- of the good people of C?h Carolina, because there inuy be a poliucsl Xn4 W-n them 1 Can suck uc th.doc.nn. Ur V ? Would he not open u n iu " V" . ... , ,. ... dose his mnnSion, and throwitiR the robe of his Gu bernatorial dignity around hiiu,jnd.gnanlly exclaim to the distinguished slatinan-'-PA us : 1 Kou d . V VUr,d contaminations ' ? Tbe MIC umc "J . His talents ana learning hole country, and he who r,.;, tn)riinder which fosterriieare ui , .,,', i,i i,,e 0uc tittle t his fame, is the Government, a new impulse has beet ge ' ' b(.m 1C (..y ,nd deserves to be regarded ss theenieandcnternriiofourpeP'- I i,iiP nhin.lrrer. Such is the case with all the tinder it tha country was growing in prosperity, and Waulft la bVa muI Muih a dear af fvlieitv and pteoty wHcu would stagger brfiaf, ad which bau - kevat entered Wto th fertile Imagination of the 'most Tlrtom pkqosopher f incteaw or modern times 1 U had alrraij produced more revenue in its rf gaartor tkaa tba great Wklg Tariff of Wi U fa itf but; that katiUtwfr ware kith (and- . araa anaiy laa, a pi-at son some u 31. .. n riZjeWTas ritaw ftke s IMxrni x a S.klM ucans anil potaueivarfl on the 'v af rubbing their eyes and wsktat wp from the alaea af age! Tak the Tariff af 1SH " all in all, aad its like bad never Wn teas lefore, in the atlmaUou af Mr. V. When he anas to tpeak of th. Uitui doctrine of Prttutitn, by whick tbe in dtittry of Americans Is to be thietdai, tad by which tone it c be shielded against tba pauper lubor, vhleh operate under th control of European cspi taliftt, k was peculiarly indignant Hi poured out a torrent of abase on monopolies, aad Met li ke ; tnd an would bar aappoaeil that every eoUon giu in waol aatioa wa working web taanUngle. ud Hhaately slrangl, th liberty 14 Csnstitatioa of tb OMntry, Inataad of wearing clsth to cover the Baked of ti lasd 1 And as to ell laoas who were : wckleat nougk to fore a fttoctm Tariff on the itry, foeh as taut or inks aaa mx, they were atiu 1$ th rmtr," u rnemui ( ( &art " 1 ik:. wiut meaaure of tie " j ui J .njfW tha behests cf Pirtv He vindicated with much eloquence, themacipieoi Prttcttun, and prov 1, that it had been .rii.. e..,i.A.. th arntitution. and the Republic, from it earliest dawn, with whom, he was willing to wslK, nnaer iae c!uum-""""-1 that with $uck men at Washington and Madison, h eoold not go astray. If lo advocat Pttltdie was inimical to the Soflth. then were thty and til the great leadr. both North and South, from Ihe dart of the Revolution to those of ;cko, titeaaW.'7 H denonncad the present Tariff, as a Ijrilish '1 a riff, calculated to promote tiir interest and lAw industry, at the expense of every thing American ; that it had given joy throughout England when it passed ! He snswered successfully all the positions assumed by Mr. V. on this suhject ; shewed that the Tariff of 1M6 bad been in operation but a few months, and there had been no time to test its ruin ous effects; that the amount of revenue fbrthe first quarter had been large, because goods had been held Mrtiooe itiportca unuer u, oratuse i than that of Ui. After answering with ability nil bit competitor nrgumenlt on the tubjeet of a Na tional Bank, be informed him that he (Mr. V.) knew full well that this subject would not come before the next Copgress, for n-y (even if the Whigs were at present for such aaieusure.) should they set soiooi uhly and uselessly as to pass any bill of the kind, when they knew it would assuredly fall beneath the Veto of Mr. Polk ! But now there was no ne cessity for suchsBank.(forthoseof tbeStates served all the purpose) ; still, no thanks to Democrats for this, for ha1 their will and wishet boon carried out, even these would have been crushed beneath the iron beclofparty! Nor diitany on" wish torvle lin competitor's "dead lion" Ihe Bankrupt Ln. Why then "kick it''? He said his eonititor was too easily alarmed, and if ho were as effectually killr.d up, in Ihe election In A ugust next, us tli is law had been, he would do well to retire from public life. There whs 110 d.ineer of Ihe Whip ever attempting to raise it to life, for they desired the aopulur will rev peeled. Not .to with Ihe leaders of the self-'yclept Democracy, who for three or four timet in mcces sion, had urged with insulting pertinacity, the odi out Sub-Treasury on the People, alter they had re jected it with lunthing I Mr. II. declared his opo silion lo tin 1 mt-nsiiroof (lie Administration, I'l'vsi-ut-'itig a strolifj jiid clear tifw of rfto f uirioiis cffects it would have on the Currency. He desired to know what new lights bis competitor had received, to iu duce him to change his mind on this subject f lie was, but a few yours tinee, violently opposed to the Sub-Trensury, aud he had heard no new arruniciit from him but Ihe same sophistry, by which this system has beeu sought lobe thrust down tbi throats or Ihe people! what their a nnblic nlunlerer. ' ... ,.r ti.n nnuntrv. no mutter Clitic. n,av lie! Their genius" und l. aruing and Ksetrine ! "uk character belong to no particular inc., or set t de doctrine 1 w h prcl!ellt aa all luturc Ib-hTi ration?! What Gov. Graham did .tk, w. tbwhom, he b titinn. the hcurtv sauctiou, of all good men. and far, very far distant be the day when the cup of social kindness and hospitality 111 old .North Carolina, is to be poisoned by partizan njocor! Mr K. declared himself in favor of 601. Taylor for Ihe Presidency, and after pronouncing a most beautiful eulogy 011 him, lashed the Administration for if,e manner in which they had treated What, pray, woukt tht spirit f lb aid Hera of ArWu Wm Li4 al that aaoaiaaK aauld It V... ; visited tbi earthly abode aad ad Ua appearaaet U tbe rpeaker's presence 1 " Str,oM fftrfUn sjr Ittrt u Dr. Ctitma f Avavsr I aaa uvu ttonif And pray, what would kav beat th is ae, had Diet JtJtmtn, Botlsa, Van ahanrs, Budunct md Wrigkt, bee seated arauad. UaUaiag with rap- torts to the bearvtaueniag atrain tt laa speak er I Pal a, ghastly aad affrighted, the weald lav ts- caped from th erawd, axcklmiag Ah I Akrttm. tjr nit, V raaw lewsat U gar some of hit friends severe thru, aad it was considered by , that b. had hardly aaceeaded ia answering Tea th anraateata ef Gen. Jaeksoo't Coleman leu tar, la favor of proteetiea; aad Watt af aU, did h ! axplala aatiafactoHly Mr. Pulk's Ksa Utter! But aooogh of th. Tariff for tha pnatat, Mr. V. next gT a Baak of th United State a far broadside, declaring that it would "ftrg t,U ' in fetters U manacle tht i9et4tn--that it was a pri r aoa hawse, aad cut leaped tha bright idea, that " ' writ km It a prisea tawar, thoagk a palace or a ' Stately Maaaioa.9 Ht fraakly admitted that he .' WMtitt eon vert to th beauties tad charms af that bvely .Id political maid, th Sub-Treasury-. having become to within tb last three years, and owe mar rest assured, that hi devotion is a strong tNinoiaiiii naa ait -"ST ;. He "eaaBtoaded, leaMftjr, Mkra awpaioa af aaaMi , frost s Coatry I a rrkleoee af it aroaperity, jnst &Utktnsknf ftk m4r rr th million u fr (isf far pwiti is star lata aR." This he con- aaaewdawUbtjsaaUcallyaad praoticallrdemoaatratad. aadwouhj aat baoatrwttoi Sm thought it as 4ar,aa, thattharwaningowator aat of a barrel ara pitcher, whea fuH, it proof that th barret or pHeker is eleaa at the bottom ! All were oompelled , anau u geauia wroe or me wcie and cared ia , "Wlthbeeaailaggrae! Th Waa, hovrever, was aot .Z. Bai na Iv t w. - . -L. ; a - , WMttk, UM) bwrthea af hit aoag. . It wot during tkdiMetioaftaJubeet, teas departing frow , JO the ekaritta ef poUtkaldifereacw of opiaioask eaped aaoa tb Wbrsoattf tba meat offenaiva wptiaeia.asa surieatod tothtra mrr th f atotlv-v W.MClto aearv Wkl aaul IV- a, '"." -rrmmrmr- n ipajaaa lanMatare, b Ueaaselvat into th. aasnt of tha bUat CaU Feder lrtwefma, b weet aaraiatl Uir Ceaatrr.and " - M - r"u the a-- -Ti OImi wa aupporlea tba doctria.eoa- . ia hi -i-raaasDM." war aa hattne tl. iL. , Hartftrd CoawcaUeaist,1' wh 'r' Mad te etr thiir Coaatry lata the hand f theirMey. Bak was tk Nbttoae of what he eaid-uc the i w tateni or tn: ebanres wbietl broturhl - ?ttt d patriot i Party, w hot trur aad Wa bl-M ban beea to fmfy and prl peat k this Vfaj-I C.a sny oanl.d mJZol ' TXllT C telier , . wwei sarmtr aad iafnriated om. Adauarrt-a,sd an, Uti7pri PKobaUoa f acb wsrUritoU. aaaertk?! It aaaatoa to aemsct Mr- We4at 4 a i:ltt hgH But, by far tbe most interesting and powerful part sea and means by which it had been bruiUt nboitt . declaring, that i Huredfrom his soul he Mitred. that iu its inception, the President of the United Slates had violated the Conslitiiliou of the Country. He drew a stroui! picture of Ihe dangerous cunse- quences of allowing the President, by thus bringing two hostile aruiios into conOict, to make H or, there by taking this power from the Representatives of the People. If such a doctriile were approved, it would pluce us at tho mercy of th President. The peace of the Country tbe peace of the won 1.11, might be broken up by some ambitious or weak President, Whose scheme of national aggrandisement might not be limited, even by tb vast exteut of the Conti nent. Where would it tnd? Whillier wero we rnsbing in tbit eagerness to acquire territory 7 To National ruin and disgrace I Mr. K. met, with the most eloquent indigualion, the dootriu of the Pres. ideut, that those who dared to call in question hit moti ves tnd rights, in bringing about (his war, "were giving aid tnd comfort to the enemy." He proclaim ed that it became every Fbxsman, throughout the land, be hs Whig or Democrat, to rise up tnd rebuke such a sentiment,, like men who knew their rights, tud were determined to defend them.' 4( was the language of Despotism, not ofRcpreacntntiveRepub Ucanlsm I he d ictalion of TraA y, and not the voiee of free discussion ! Ho avowed his determination to tpeak of the sols of the President in reference to this war, at beoaniea freeman. Ho wouhl, on all proper occasions, arrWfgu him, at Ihe bar Of public opinion, fur having, by a violation of the Constitution, plung ed the Country into a war, which bad already cost th Nation millions of money, and thousands of her oesi cmsens I But, who wu Mr. Pott, that nt should b charging 0y man with "giving aid and comfort to Ihe tuemy" t Wbosknt Mkxic-o iif.u Gisesal' How cane the wary and blood-thirsty S wta Asna at the head of the Moxican Army ? Wb rave him his passports and the protection of the' American fleet? In the fuce of fair act, Jam K. Poi.x was insulting the iutellitrence ami honesty of the people, to talk of oiuras giving "aid and comfort to the en emy. Had not fcunta Anna been permitted, nnder tke direction of Air. P. to pass Ihe Blockading Squad ron, this war would have been long since ended : but God oaly knows what is to bathe ImmJ - Mr. K. denounced at vile and dlu it.. i... ... , , " , mv lUttl the Whigs are opposed to their country, because they Ppe Ike aneoflsUtntiosal acta of the President -It was the doctrine af the eWvirt, f Kimra-ihe -.afth.Monar-.tten Whigs are ready, at th. wry tim they denounce th way 1 whici th. war w begua, tSkkiithS . nmV? fo"k the eaU of the Gv ernmeat l Look at the heads ef the Army ' Who a heat of others, who are now carry ins; th, 8t.r wouac tL Whifrtss Lte7,h? l wind, that ittk hrn JL?J' of Pe'y wbjectod to th Uunts agJ iZT T,:. T" leal ntonnttbaaka 0 f th poht- roGordo, .! U been fh,;"" th?W.rM- ",: t W "od PoJkdeaW iT-, ."kom Mr. ddrd, that ifth, Tm' a" ' lU bad tutioaaj war- wr.r"2.7 .l., anstK VTLlZTt?,'1 Why did not Mr Lai k. 1 ' rr retracted lil.. vTV'j .T "0T! ! v aaaaaa i t nMlilaa ak.1 I ... . - ! , ni na ' wp. . 0. highar crouad." Zt llT.Z & & KS ft Hog "7 -', - him. lie exposed in a uiafterly way the attempt to ji0( Cc:0 Gri0; suiM-rseile linn tiy tne iippoinunem ui mi.mu, who he said h:ul fought uo battle within Ihe memory of man, except " Me battle of the Nushvtlle Jim," when he wounded the great Hero of Orleans ! He hoped it was not for this act, that his competitor de sired Mr B. to supersede Gen. T ? Here there was a roar of hearty laughter, and a voice iu Ibe crowd cried out" That s right, Kerr ; gii e him Jesse!'' " No, sir!'' was the prompt response: " hare him just irhre I want him. and I mtrni to give him 7. Ac '.'' This increased the laugh at iheexpeuse of Mr. V. He dwelt with much eloquence on Ihe role of censure of Gen. Taylor, declaring it his set tled belief that it was the desire of Hie Administra tion to break down, if possiMe, Ihe fair fasie of the old Hero. If not, why were its hireling presses and letter-writers denouncing bim ? Why was he de prived of all his regulars, when iu such imminent danger? Why had he not been reinforced? He desired to know for whom his competitor was for President-: Mr. Uertton? Mr. Cass? IV(r. Folk? The people should know, for the election might go tothe House of representatives! Mr. K.'s views on the acqui.-itiun of territory by the war. were Btriking, and made a btrong impres sion. Jf half of Mexico were acquired liy the war, what would the South gain? The non-laveholding States hud the power in Congress. They were all in fiivor of the Wilmot Proviso, and would never consent lo the incorporation of any more territory into the Union, without the Slavery restriction. What, then, would be the situation of the slave States? Surrounded by a Cordon of fre States ! And could the South contemplate such a state of things, with out fear and trembling ? Would they submit to such a st Wot tliflijpr No t flii ! r nil Witt ciaihi. Wh;if, then, will be the inevitable consequence? A renewal of the Missouri controversy 1 And can another such conflict be passed through, with any hope that the I'nio.n will nurvive it? Who is wil ling to run the risk ? Hr would not give the Union of these States, which Washington pronounced "the Palladium of enfr liberties," for as much territory us the. Caarr of Russia wielded a sceptre over. He then concluded with one of tbe most eloquent eutopics on the lmon which has Ucua.Cejnen.ted by th blood of oorcumnWu cMicteiij, lO.rirtXV I. - , -.indeed, an able one throughout. Mr. ienaote ,,10 much warmth and ani mation, but it was evident he could not withstand Ihe heavy "grape shot" of his competitor. He en ilcavored to re-establish the positions he originally assumed, and in this, exhibited ninth ingenuity and confidenoc. His friends were no doubt pleased, for what he lacked in argument, he made up in zeal Me said he would not vote Cor Gen. Taylor, unless he was, out-and-out, a Democrat in polities! Ho could not then say for whom he was. This did not seem to take with many of his friends ; but Mr. V. did not forget the Hero of New Orleans, and. von Ttnow, that a culocv on him. irenerallv enter "a multitude of sins' But enough It was an inter esting discussion, and I think the Whips have rea son to be proud of their Candidate, and trust, that in August next, the People will show, that be de serves success ! I have given you but t faint idea I 01 me discussion. 1 ours respectfully, "ZAC." sk Iful men. would keep an army in check forma 1 :r.,i nt.i!.atw ripAVAflt ita nnftRAfrf n a UaV. II inn ... r 11 .U..I luialwu fi'.liifilt parent lo all, anu iasi man, itciyo a piece of cannon was hauled upon a neighboring eminence, which, after sending sundry hot upon ibe enen.y. f"nd of little avail ; and in the morning the Cerro Gordo was stormed and car r.eduol, however, before tho cnininander-in-chief of the Mexicans had secured himself a safe retreat, by f41iii bark, with his body-guard, ser eral inilea upon Ihe Jalapa road. In the mean lime, the other defences were be inv sionned by our troops. Three forts, situated nearer lo our-c&mp, and upon three heichts d hcect lo each other each commanding ihe oih J .... 1 . 1 . 1. . . .. ers were the oojeciB 01 aiiacs ; aim mo .nj- ing of them was ihe task of the volunteers. The centre one of these forts run further in than the others, and this being ihe object of storm, the ad vance of ihe slnrnier had to undergo the fire of Ihe ri 'ht and left, and the centre the latter of winch prudently withheld its fire until our men had advanced within forty yards of the guns, and then the dogs of war were lei loose with such fu ry, that our men were driven from their position, with great slaughter the 2d Tenneeseans, who were in advance, having a largo number of killed and.woundcd. Before the" volunteers had time to renew the attack, the enemy had surrendeted, driven, as they had been, from their lavorit po- MR. BENTON'S PLAN. lir 1 . . .. . n e 1 nre uappy 10 nave it ia our power to state warn ivir Benton's plan of con(uering an honora b e peace" now is, and we presume it is the same puiu woicu sirucx tvtr. roik as being most masterly, and convinced him that the Missouri, on account o. me grew military sagacity he displayed, ought to have command of the armv During Mr. Beuton't recent journey westward, ho .rTi . 7l1 " , -uu 01 "n"on the subject . ?J Cbe1 W4r.7hen 0 Wend asked nim ahat his plan was. Mr. Benton replied with that inimitable grandeur for which he is 0 much dig-tingmshed-"Myn an,,ir is put down, the nrmv ani ,he priests, sir?' H. did not go into.ny dS, hilalo the nuhtary shd the hierarchy, as he is alto gelher too tuperb to condescend to trifling importance. No wonder that JUrPolk " dan ed by the Insupportable brilliane, , th pmn and thought that of .11 men its onde?f J etttriw was moat fit to carry u into execution ccutnTcr L"irtle Journal ... STATUE OF MR "CALlfOUN. ' It 1 generally known ,,, ,n wit , of Mr. Cawouji, of tha ,ize of I,fe hu I..! "! lliisdowj aad, aa ft aaa? tL " fcWbl as k (bar chXv fif. LTt J Pl"r diamotiv t." "rriirj Vines; ButMtit. P,rT" Grape The Enchsntedi PhmTr?tWl Of flax J rwari VkW PeS0"6 ''l Fi'" J!oH-.d, the bPaZ" Roetak tht North; PrertTZ fi,,rtr of Casas QrcUs, Ur Hl Fortress ( Ca;". Fourteen Afrarf, "" Small Rose , "ers; Lit ores (inm 7 u"MBrj1 warm WKML 0 1 1 C 1 1 m i - .11 .t : :.. AA..:n.n ...rt iKIa liaa 1 aaing an iiiuigs 1010 niaiui;ioi', ..... been a great fight, and a great viclory, one calcu lated to shine brilliantly in the chapter of those achieved in Mexico by our arms. The Mexican forces on the height of Cerro Gordo were the 3d and 4ih Light Inantry. the 3d and 5th Regiments of the line, and 6 pieces of ar illery, with the requisite number of cavalry. Col. Obando, chief of artillery, was killed, and Gen. Vasques, general of division. Many of our officers were of opinion that this general was no other lhan Gov Morales. Our force consisted of the 2d, 3d and 7th In fantry and Mounted Riflemen, and Sleploe's bat tery. Capt. Mason, of the Rifles, ws severely wounded, having lost his left leg. Lieut. Ewell, of the 7th Infantry, was severely wounded. Capt. Patlon of the 2d, left hand shot off. On ihe 18ih, Lieut. Jarvis, of ihe 2d Infantry, was wounded in ascending the first hill. On the lop of ihe Cerro Gordo. Ihe scene was truly horrible. From the Jalapa road, dead bodies of the enemy could be seen on every spot where the eye was directed, until they literally cover ed the ascent to the height. There is about half an acre of level ground on the top of the moun tain, and here was collected together the wound ed ol both armies, and the dead of our own. Side by side were lying the disabled American and the Mexican, and our surgeons were busy amputa ling and dressing the wounds of each lolting t.'iein in turns, unless Ihe acute pain of eomesul Ierer further along caused him to cry outi when he would be immediately attended 10. The pioneer parties of our men were picking up ihe wounded and bringing them in from every part of the ascent t ihe height. From the side inwards the river, where the storming parly of Gen. Twigg's division made the charge, mo'st of our men sunered, and many of ihe enemy, also, for they made a desperate stand ; but when they gave way, and started in confusion down the hill. receiving the ballB ot nur mon in their backs. The charge on Cerro Gordo was one of those cool yet determined ones so characteristic of the American soldier. From the time that nur troops left the hill nearest that prominent height the fire was incessant, and they had to fight their way foot by foot, till they gained the summit, from which place ihe enemy gave way after a very short resistance. Our viclory is complete. Those of the enemy who escaped were driven in ill directions hy their pursuers, and many ot them cut down on the road. Gen. Twiggs, who followed them after taking Cerro Gordo, approached within three mile of Jalapa, and finding no force of ihe enemy, en camped for the night. He is in the town before this lime. Capt. Merrill, of the 2d Dragoons, returned from Twigg's camp last night, and is of opinion that nothing but a small body guard is with San ta Anna. Santa Anna's private carriage was captured, and amongst hi effect was found the sum of $18,000, which is now in the hands of the quar termaster, and an additional leg of cork for hi. Excellency's use in case of emergency. , I noticed one officer of the enemy shot through the head on Cerro Gordo, who was a conspicuous man at Vera Cruz. Gen. La Vega, who is again in our clutches, looked as dashing and fine as ever. He did not eeem the least disconcerted, but rode in from the battle field, by the side of Gen. Scott, laughing anu taming as tnougti ne was once more oa but way to New Orleans. Gen. Shield, was mortally wounded, and t hear this morning that h. i dead. He behaved timet gallantly and his mishap is deeply deplored Gen. Pillow waa wounded ia tho arm, but 8 light I V, Aiajnr Sumner, of the 2d Dragoons, Was shot in me head, but considered out of danger. The force of tbe Mexican, at the lowest, i set down at 12.000. The officers of the Mexican army are being paroled whilst I write this, aad with their soldier are being cent about their bu rn lifts our commander being of opiaiua Jhaa h can whip them easier than feed them. Tha lien erals will b. sent to New Orleans. The second in command to Santa Anna is a man a black a the ace of spade, with a name something like Stinton. All Santa Anna's plate waa taken, and his din ner, cooked for yesterday, eateu by our own offi ce. ' I am sorry te sty that Gens. Patterson and Smith were both confined to their beds by sick ness, and were unable to go into the fight with their commands. ST Mr. Polk came into power with a majority of setvnfv jo tbe House of Representatives. By hia tergiversations on g rest questions, he baa frit tered down that majority to nothing, and yet Father Ritchie thinks the administration i tba njoat popular administration the country ever saw. add that to Mr. Polk's popularity there is no bound. Alabama Journal. "MEXICAN WHIO&" -Of tk. commissioned Officers who have fallen ia the War with Mexico, more than two-thrrde, gays the Philadelphia North American, were Whiga - While nearly every prominent Whig Statesman has sent a son as a Volunteer in the Army, where ia th. Looofooo in high place who baa sent a relativ. there, except to superintend the Commissary De nartnieot) or make aaoaey oat of Army contracts . Everybody anticipate ihat aonie of tha passes in Mexico will be very fatal to the U. S. troops, Thar is no doubt however, that, of al the nstses, the ono most fatal la our army a a Mr. Folk's pass to Santa Anna. Louitnik Juuinal. , - LATE PROM THE CITY OF MEXICO By he arrivals from Tampico and Vera Cruz we are in possession of files of papers from the City of Mexico lo the 9th of April. The following is a translation of the moat in teresting document which ha met our eye the translation, and original have been sent to us by Mr. Kendall. Our readers are requested to con trast the magnificent promises of this address of aanta Anna, to hi countrymen, with " the lame and impoterifc.concluaion" prevented by his per sonal prowess at Cerro Gordo -Picayune. Antonio Lope fe Santa Anna, President ad interim the Mexican Republic, to hi compatriot. Mexicans: Vera Cruz ia already iu Ihe power of the enemy. It ha succumbed upt under Ihe in fluence of American valor, nor can it eveu be said that it has fallen udder the impulses of their good for tune. To our shame be it said, we ourselves hare produced this deplorable misfortune by our own in terminable discords. , The truth ia due to you from the Government you are Ihe arbiters of the fate of our country. If uur Country ia tu be defended, it will be you who will stop the triumphant march of the enemy who now occupies Vera Cruz IT the enemy advance one step more, the national independence will be buried in the abyss of the past. 1 am resolved lo go out and encounter the enemy. What is life worth, ennobled hy the nation il grati tude, if the couutry suffers under a censure the stain of which will rebound upon the forehead of every mexicmiT My duty is to sacrifice myself, and I well know how to fulfil it ! Perhaps. the American hosts may proudly tread the imperial capital of Azetca. I will never witness such an opprobrium, for I am decided first lodie fighting ! 1 he momentous cruis has at length arrived to the Mexican Republic. It is as clorious to die fiffhtinir u ii iinanioua 10 declare ourwll countered with out a struggle, and by an enemy-whose rapacity ia at far removed from valor as from generosity. Mexicans '. you have a religion protect it ! You have honor then free youreelvea from infamy ! You love your wivea, your children then liberate them from American brutality ! But it must be by action not by vain enireaty nor barren desirei with which the enemy muat be opposed. The national CaUSe ia infinitely just, although God appears to have deserted us ; but Ills ire will be appeased When we present, as an expiation of our -errors, th aeiitiuienta of true pa-, tnotism and ol a sincere union. Thus the Alniiahly will blets our efforts, and we will be invincible ! for ngainst the decision of eight millions Mexicans, of what avail are the efforts of eight or ten millions of Americans when opposed by the fiat of Divine Justice. f erhnps I speak to you for the last tune ! I pray you listen lo me ! Du not vacilale between death aud , bravery ; and if Ihe enemy conquer you, at leant lliay will respect the heroism of your reaiataoco: It is now time that the common defence should alone occupy your thoughts? The hour of sacrifice has sounded ita approach ! Awaken ! A tomb opens at your feat. (Jouquer a laurel to repom 011 it ! The nation has not yet lost Us vitality I swear to you I will answer for the triumph of Mexico, if u nauioious and sincere derires on your part second my desires. Happy will have been, a thouaand time happy the unfortunate event at Vera Cruz, if the da -slructiou of that city may have served to infuse iulo thevMexican breast the dignity aud the generous ar dor of a true patriotism ! Thus will the country have been indubitably suved : but if Ihe country succumb, she will bequeath her opprobrium, aud her censoe to those egotists who were not ready to defend her to those who traitorously pursued their private tur moila lo trample upon (he national banner ! - Mexican! your fale ia the fala of th nation! Not the Americans, but you, will decide her destiny ! Vara Crux sail for vr ngfance-fullow ni, and Wash out the stain of her dinlionor ! ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. 1 these days, when honors are lavished Upop the heroes of the battle fields of Mexico, and fame blazons names on the banner of their country's gratitude, we should be careful to attach honor where honor is due. Mexico, i see Hie name of an old and valued friend mentioned as connected with deeds of dar ing seldom witnessed That name stands st ihe head of this communication. Captain Drags is a North Carolinian, and graduated at West Point in 1837, and was attached to the 3d U. S. Artille ry. 1 met him and served with him in Florida, in 1939. He was then but a youth) slender and delicately made ; but I always thought he had that in him which would make hiiri a Hero,, if opportunity ever offered. Recent events show I was not mistaken. When attacked by an innu merable host, charging on hie devoted few, his little park of flying artillery dealt death and des truction so wild and fast, that they broke and re tired. The bloody fields of Resca de la .Palm'a, Palo Alto, Monterey, and lasi, Buena Vista, and the fire of his Artillery, has written his name upon the walls of the temple of fame, that no time can ever obliterate. He is now about 37 or 28 years of age. His actions upon those fields show his prowess as a soldier, and hut noble dar ing shows the unshrinking hero in the hour of danger. In private lile he is a warm and noble friend, with a heart as kind and feeling, as k ia bold in danger : and many arc the days that he am) myself have spent together in the bonds of friendship that are written in my heart never lo be forgot ten. Z The victory of Buena Vista is mainly attribut ed to him snd ihe gallant lew attached to his park of flying artillery. Was it not for his." little more grape," Gen.Taylor would have been discomfited he knew it and in the el rait he evinced thai unflinching heroism thai even the hosts ot his en- emies could not snake or quail. May he still be preserved by that Almighty hand that succored our country in the' days that tried men's souls. He is as warm and unwavering a Democrat and fiatriot as ever lived ; and his arts show that his ife is his country's, and hi efforts for her honor. Fort Cumuimg. E F Delaware Gazelle. mmrn register. R. S. DcrawELL. We place at onr mast bead this week, the name of our noble. hearted, talaou ed young townsman! as. tha Whig nominee in this District for Congress. He comes into the canvass at the bidding of the Whigs, with encour aging prospects. In nearly every portion of the District he is well known. In the counties of Jones, Lenoir and Wayne, he is known as an able, courageous Whig, though he will appear in a new relation lo the people of those counties. The utmost enthusiasm prevails ss to his success. Every where be will meet with tha warmest re ception from his friends, while his opponent will find less lo disapprove in him, than they are wont in most cases. Indeed, opposition would be fool hardiness on the part of the Democrats. Mr.Donnell will doubtless embrace the earliest opportunity to visit hi friend in the different counties, and lay before them his views in refy re nee to tbe great question ot national policy. In the canvass of 1845 he threw himself into the breach to rally the Whig forces it wa a for. lorn hope; yet he nobly stood bis ground. -In the canvass of 1847, the Whigs will rally around him, and success writ attend hiiav ' . A' Bernian. A GttAT Loss- With deep regret we have to record the death of Dr. A co. L. WaRtR,one of the professors of the Medical College in this city. Dr. Wwas one of the roost distinguished members of the Medical Profession in Ibis coun try, and as such enjoyed an enviable reputation, In Dr. Warner's death the College has sustained, wa rear, an irreparable injury, aad society a bnJ lianl ornament. Ha died oa Thursday morning, after three days illness, nf constipatiM of the bxiwelavaidta SaHlherntr. Otirls ore the plan of fair dcligktlul peace, " Unumrp'd by party rage to live like brother.- fyALEIGH, N, C. Friday, May 147lS47, fXT" lead the highly interesting account, in this paper, of the Debate between Messrs. Aerr & Venablt. CITY POST OFFICE. We ought tooner to have noticed the very elegant ant tasteful manner, in which our Postmaster, Mr Winrd, has, fitted up his new Office. True, w. liked the old location, because at all hours, We could step out in our OfEoe wrapper, and get our docu ment. But the public convenience is so promoted by the new arrangement, and tbe Office, itself, is so ornamental a feature to our main Street, that we should be very churls to grumble at the additional trouble imposed upon us. LIFE OF OLD ZACK. tt will be seen from Messrs. Gsiao & Elliott's Advertisement iu this paper, that they contemplate the publication, in a cheap form, of the Life and History of Geu. Tati.or, sec It will be difficult, we imagine, to supply the demand for such a work a this. Every man, woman and child, iu tbe whole Country, will desire to read it. THE WAV TO DO IT. One thing, all, doubtless, Will agree in, vis: that to hare a good Crop in the Fall of 1848, the seed cannot be put in the ground too soon. It is sur prizing, that the importance of early efforts to inform the people, is not more deeply, more practically felt by those whose appreprialc business it is te put the means iu their hands. The Locofocos have nothing to gain, but everything to lose, by debate before tbe people. In every important position they occupy, they are forced to defend, and they are exceedingly vulnerable, while the Whigs occupy precisely tb. position they did in 18-10, viz, carrying the war issft Africa. All the facts and principles which gave th. Whigs triumph then, are new more clearly brought out, more impressi vely stated, and are in all respects more available for effect It only requires, that they should be thrown into the lap, and put under th. nose of the people. Let the Locos, fire back. It is only the fire of a retreating, discomfited foe. Their last rally is a forlorn hope. Give the people ammu nition, and let the word go round "Pick your flints, and try it again." Rimembc all they want is AMMUMTON, n good time. " Whios !" cried he, whose voice Jot forty years had been heard from th. high places of the land, now speaking to his neigh bors, near his own hearth, the 9th of June, 1842 u Whios ! arouse ! awake ! shake orr the DEW-OBOPS THAT GLITTEB ON YOUR. GARMENTS, ASO ONCE MOEE MARCH TO BATTLE AND TO VICTORY," fjy The "Standard," and other Loco Foco pa pers, are continually congratulating themselves upon the "increasing popularity of Mr. Pole's Ad ministration." The old adage runs "If igntrajice be Wm, 'tis folly to be wise." Now, if through "ig norance," this unfounded assertion was made by oar. Loco Foco friends, we would be loth to disturb them in their pleasant reveries ; but knowing as w. do, and as every discerning eye must see, that th. very reterie is th. true state of the picture, w. would really be glad if some of them would point out to us th. evidences aye, even tn evidence which would justify this congratulatory, soul-consoling apostrophe. Is it to be found in the fact, that sine. tk. recep tion of the President's Message lost December, that every State in the Union, that has voted, has shown a falling off of thousands from th. former. Loco Foco. poll t Do they take consolation front tk. voice of th. People of Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, which, at their previous election, had gone overwhelmingly for the Adminis tration, and now repudiate and disown it? Is this "increasing popularity" to be found in the reoollec tion,"that in the last Hons, of Representatives in Congress, th. Loco Focos had a majority of seventy.' and that w, the Washington Corretpondent of th "Standard" himself admits, that th. Whigs will have a majority in the next t Ah) but, say they, what has New Hampshire don I We will not remove this little nemt of com fort from our Loco Foco friends, which stands opt as a sweet, green spot in tht great desert of their despair. We say we will wot Uk away tbi cheer--ing beacan of hope though we etvld show, that they there have nothing upon which to hangs doubt of th. disastrous defeat that awaits them at the next Presidential Election. " Th. increasing popularity of the Administra tion" 1 ' May its march be constant, but always a tk retreat I ' "Who are Gen. Taylor's best friends T Let an honest people answer.'' Standard. Certainly nt the graceless, unscrupulous Wash ington Correspondent of this sazn "Staadard," who charged Gen. Tatlo with reporting a positive, pal pable fit la his official despatches. More certainly, not th. Editor of the "Standard,' who refutts te disavow the dastardly accusation ef iwuimUCTts?maenluIUlin Aad most certainly, mat Jaw as K. Pole, and the friends of hi Administration, who ha. 9n oe easions, endeavored to disgrace thy. gallant old Here, by embarrassing him in his movements, ia every possible way ; by impugning his motives ; doubting his oempentency j endeavoring to censure, snd finally, by ill-advised, and preconcerted plana, endangering him aad bis gallant little Army to b. ovwrwheliaed by largely superior lumbers. In a word, by strain ing every aerve, to MI off Old Zacb by some meant or other. If a a honest peopl0 will answer that these are " tb. best friends of Gen. Taylor," well may tb. old Warrior ery Save me front any ftitttd?
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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