GE1X. TAYLOR'S PRIfcCIPi-fc3.
AnTsexed to these remarks we lay before our ren
ders General Taylor's political creed, as admirably
in his celebrated Allison letter. It eon
"iSnciples such as should adorn the bosom and
turif the character of every President and of every
freeman; for without them no man can properly or
ratriotically administer this free government iu ac
cordance with the Constitution and in the true spir
it and meaning of its glorious framera, or m such a
fnanftcr appreciate or enjoy its republican blessings.
. . . . V r-i A0A .IMVn 11
3N0 president, or panj, or ui-iu, -r
lot ais line 01 conauci a reeu ui imca m.v -
terated or golden in its republican character. Wash
inzton, nor Jefferson, nor Madison, nor Jackson,
cave a fuller or more purely constitutional creed.
Indeed they oil made the same excallent professions.
Jeflfersodclared in his Inaugural address, that
we are all Federalists, we are all Republicans'
and that the President should be the President not
of a Party, but of the People. No modern plat
form" was built for him, or for Washington, for
Madison, for Monroe, or for Jackson, to stand upon.
They would have repudiated them and trampled
them with patriotic scorn beneath their feet, as a
mrtv excresceuce and abomination. ''Now is tne
time to crush the monster Party" patriotically wrote
General Jackson to Mr. Monroe.
txr w. thin creed of Gen. Taylor is in
the same patriotic spirit and fullness of that of any
nndaJofthe above Presidents, who knew nothing
of the spurious party " platforms" recently invented
by the degenerated and false democracy of the pres
ent time, which, virtually repudiating the capability
and right, of the People to govern themselves, and
ordain laws by which they themselves are to be gov
erned, are now asserting the veto power, and invok
ing its exercise and supremacy to perpetuate party
dominion and rule, and power, to the overthrow of
the power of the people.ftnd the existence of their
laws as enacted by their representatives in Congress,
fresh from their midst, and delegated expressly and
solely .for that high and vital purpose. Read, then,
freemen, the patriotic and Republican Creed of the
People's Candidate. And when you are falsely and
insultingly told by mock democrats, that you have
no political creed or principles party sl.nng that has
always been hissed upon you by the same partizans
proudly point them to it, and ask them where can
be found a brighter one, or one more flaming with
republican patriotism. It displays principles that
never Can be repudiated, that never can perish, un
til tbej Constitution itself perishes, and republican
liberty no longer endures.
GEN. TAYLOR'S CREED.
Baton Rouge, April 22, 13 IS.
Capt. J. S. Allison: Dear Sir: My. opinions
have recentlv been so often misconceived and mis
represented, that I deem it due to myself, if not to
my friends, to make a brief exposition of them upon
the topics to which you have called uiy attention
1 have consented to the use of my name as a candi
date for the Presidency. I have frankly avowed my
own distrust of my fitness for that high station ; but
having, at the solicitation of many of my countrymen,
taken my position as a candidate. I do not feel at lib
erty to surrender that position until my friends man
ifest a wish that I should retire from it. I will then
most gladly dcrso. I have no private purposes to ac
complish no party projects to build up no enemies
to punish ; nothing to serve but my country.
I have been very often addressed, by letter, and
my opinions have been asked on almost every ques
tion that might occur to the writers as effecting the
interests of their country or their party. 1 have
not always responded to these inquiries ibr various
reasons.
1 confess, while I have great cardinal principles,
"which will regulate my political life, I am not suffi
ciently familiar with all the minute, details of polit
ical legislation to give solemn pledges to exert my
influence, if I were President, to carry out this or
defeat that measure. I have no concealment I hold
no opinion which I would not readily proclaim to my
assembled countrymen ; but crude impressions upon
matters of policy, which may be right to-day and
wrong to-morrow, are perhaps not the best evidence
of fitness for office. One who cannot be trusted
without pledges cannot be confided in merely on ac
count of them .
I will proceed however, now to respond to your
inquiries:
First 1 reiterate what I have often said I am a
Whig, but not an ultra Whig. If elected, I would
not be the mere President of a party. I would en
deavor to act independent of party domination. I
should feel bound to administer the government un-
trammeled by party schemes.
Second The Veto Power The power given by
the Constitution to the Executive to interpose his
Teto is a high conservative power, but, in my opin
ion, should never be exercised except in cases of
clear violation of the Constitution, or manifest haste
or want of consideration by Congress. Indeed,!
have thought that for many years past, the known
opinions and wishes of the Executive have exercised
undue and injurious. influence upon the legislative
department of tbtif Government, and from this cause
I have thought that our system was in danger of un
dergoing a great change from its true theory. The
personal opinions of the individual who may happen
tojoccupy the Executive chair ought not to control
the action of Congress upon questions of domestic
policy, nor ought hi3 objection to be interposed when
questions of constitutional power have been settled
by the various departments of the Government, and
acquiesced in by the people.
Third Upon the subject of the tariff, the curren
cy, the improvement of our great highways, rivers,
lakes, ad harbors, the will of the people, as express
ed through their representatives in Congress, ought
to be respected and carried out by the Executive.
'Fourth 'The Mexican war. I sincerely rejoce at
the prospect lof peace. My life has been devoted to
arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all
circumstances, as a national calamity, to be avoided
if compatible with national honor. The principles of
our government, as well as its true policy, are oppos-J
ea io me suojugauon ot other countries by conquest.
In the language of the great Washinton, "why
ihonld we quit our own to stand on foreign pronnrl i"
In the Mexican war our national honor has heen
vindicated, amply vindicated, and, in dictating terms
of peace, we may well afford to be forbearing, and
even magnanimous to our fallen foe."
These are my opinions upon the subjects referred
to ny you, ana any reports or publications, written
or verbal, from any source, differing in any essential
particular from what is here written, are unauthor
ized and untrue.
I do not kow4hat I shall write again upon the
subject of national politics. I shall engage in no
schemes, no combination, no intrigues. If the Amer
ican people have not confidence in me, they ought
not to give me their suffrages. If they do not,-you
know me well enough to believe me, when I declare
that I shall be content. I am too old a soldier to
. murmur against such a high authority.
Z. TAYLOR.
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE VOLUNTEERS.
The Editor of the Washington Union,' and
the Raleigh ' Standard" has found and copied a
list of statements and affidavits from sundry re
turned volunteers, all goingf to show that Geo.
Taylor at Marinn Mexico, absolutely swore at
and cursed some of the rascals among the Ohio
volunteers, who had been caught in the act of rob
bing hen roosts and stealing chickens ! They
say" that the thieves only stole one chicken.!
Let them tell that to the marines ihe sailors will
not believe them! '
No doubt fsays, Potomac of the Baltimore
Patriot,") the pious occupant of the Presidential
chair, and the official editor, both of whom know
nothing of course, of what hard swearing and
hard cursing are, by practice, when aught vexes
them, feel very much incensed at General lay
lor fot being so wicked as to open od the rascals
who had been caught in the act of robbing hen
roosts, and denounce them not the volunteers
as a body as thieves who had come there to steal
and rob, and no; to fight !
Oh yes, the pilfering scoundrels could steal
chickens from poor Mexican women, who had
proved good Samaritans in administering to
i he wants of the sick and wounded of our army,
against the order of our Government, and against
(fen. Taylor's express orders, and when caught
in the act, with the stolen property upon them,
General Taylor must not be allowed to get in
dignant and to curse the rascals as they deserve
Tfor if he does, the official organ of Mr. Polk s
Administration will raise the hue aud cry that
Old Zack is a profane man, who can get mdig.
nant at thieves and curse them ! Did not the offi.
cial editor predict that the election of Gen. Jack
son to the Presidency would prove a curse to the
country. .
The hen-roost robbers among the Ohio volun
teers at Marin, may thank their stars that they
were not under the immediate command of a cer
tain General I wot of. He would have sworn
so terribly, that he would have taken the hair
nearly oft their miserable heads.
It is a very 'small potato' business the Editor
of the official" organ is engaged in. If nothing of
more consequence can be brought against Gen.
Taylor, then is the official organ hard pushed in.
deed in the mitter of getting up charges against
old Buena Vista."
The following article from the Louisville Jour-
will explain all the circumstances of tne af-
EJitorial Correspondence of N. Y. Express.
Tut late John Quincy Adams and Gen.
Taylor. g
3fc The Hon. D. P. King and Charles Hudson of
Mass. have both written letters in answer to cer
tain inquiries propounded to them as to the views
From the New Hampshire Gazette.
A NEW HAMPSHIRE MYSTERY.
- The remarkable history we are about to relate;
occurred within our own recollection, and near a
certain locality in New Hampshire. The excit
ing event will be recogn sea ana rememoereu
of John Quincy Adams touching General Taylor About two miles from a small town in the State
V I ii .eft 1 i . , as4 (da innH n Fnccflc a hill rvi rnn.
The Ohio Stain
, gives ie jojiowintr
Recount of a conversation held with some return
ed soldiers. Said the editor-
you Clf U aH S for Cass for Resident don't
xru . . .
.. ..ynoi nacujr said tlie soldiers.
,iinJ"'-f3li v's'l! soldier's friend."
Jt'Jt." met tU"e ' ""ar ' n0n,h
n7opS'!W!:c!e'1- ! Action
Certainly it did "
"
JuLn GET i,WH suit of Clothes in a
a hom -Every time you feel like taking
intil S E-aTtj Pure water. Repeauhis
ria iva-g b-vih-4 ri
rfCou, to be transnSfnS LSS
na
fair, referred to by our correspondent, and its per
usal should make the 1 official editor" as much
aehamed at the indirect defence he has.aiiempted
to make of these chicken thieves,' as they were
confounded when their rascality was detected
and themselves exposed.
GEN. TAYLOR'S SLANDERERS.
The Louisville Democrat had an article from an
Ohio paper, charging that Gen. Taylor, at the town
of Marin, in Mexico, denounced theadvanced guard
of Col. Curtiss' Ohio Regiment, as "God damned
theives and cowards." The certificates of some of
the fellows themselves, are given as proof of the
truth of the charge. (The "Union" copies this
whole affair.) It is perfectly certain that Gen. Tay
lor's language, upon the occasion in question, is in
famously misrepresented, for all who know him can
testify that the words ascribed to him are not in
keeping with his character.
That Gen. Taylor was not pleased and could not
have been pleased with the conduct of a portion of
Col. Curtis s regiment is readily admitted. On b ri
dny of last week we had a full conversation with an ac
complished omcer, who accompanied Col. C's reg
iment between the 8th and the 16th of March, 1S47,
and from him we gather some extraordinary and
revolting facts. Our informaut has no thought of
casting imputations upon the whole regiment, but,
from his statement there is no doubt that the acts of
0, part of it were most atrocious, such as would have
disgraced even a horde of savages. '
The march of the regiment, from the lawless
character of some of those composing it, was every
where marked by deeds of wanton Violence and cru
elty. Along the whole extent of the march, ranches
were burned, cattle were shot, hogs and poultry
were killed, ami even pet pigs were ylangbtered at
the very feet of the woman and children that owned
them. The shooting of cattle was. oftentimes done
in utter wantonness, the marauders either suffering
them to lie just as they fell or merely cutting out
their tongues and leaving the carcasses to rot, thus
showing that it was not the want of food that incited
them to outrage. Upon their arrival at Caraceta,
from which the Mexicans had fled at their approach,
our informant, after an exploration in company with
two or three other officers reported that a large num
ber of trunks and bandboxes containing female appa
rel were concealed in the chapparal about a mile
and a half off. The instant the annunciation was
made, a gang of fellows from Curtiss's regiment
darted off for the chapparal as if running for life.
Shortly afterwards they .were seen returning,
some of them with caps and bonnets upon their
heads and others wearing gownsand other articles
of women's dress, and when our informant next
passed the chapparal, he found that a general bon
fire had been made of the silks, and muslins, rib
bons, slippers, and all the littje articles of the fe-
fale toilet that the chivalnc male conquerors had
not worn off upon their own persons. These
outrages were all reported to Gen. Taylor before
his arrival at Marin and can be substantiated by
Col. Fauntleroy of the 2d dragoons, Col. Randolph
of the Virginia Volunteers, Col, Belknap, Inspec
tor General of the U. S. army, Lieut. Patterson
of the Mississippi regiment and many others, if
necessary.
At Mann itself, where the severe language of
Gen. Taylor is said to have been used, the conduct
of the advanced guard of Col. Curtiss's regiment
was marked by similar atrocities. The night be
fore the arrival of the Ohio regiment there, Gen.
Taylor had slept in the town, had seen the afcade,
had been the guest of some of the principal citi
zens, had broken bread with them, and had pro
mised them protection. But the advanced guard
of Curtiss's regiment entered the town, and in
stantly the work of pillage, robbery, and devas
tation was begun. At least four houses were set
on fire by them. Gen. Taylor arrived upon the
spot, and remembering what had been reported to
him of the outrages perpetrated during the whole
march, exasperated by what was then"passing be
fore his eyes, and deeply pained and mortified at
not being able to keep the pledge given to the
men and women who had hospitably entertained
him, he undoubtedly rebuked the guilty miscre
ants in strong language. It is very possible, that
in the heat of his burning indignation at such
deeds of atrocity aud shame, he did not measure
ms woras witn tne utmost nicety; out he is a
just man, and never even in his anger, did he ut
ter a wholesoie condemnation of the guilty and
the innocent.
It is not surprising that the thieves arid house
burners, who had thus been rebuked by Gen.
Taylor .and arrested by him in the midst of their
career of atrocity, fc?el a deep resentment against
that'Stern and virtuous old chieftain, but" it ie
strange indeed, that with a consciousness of their
crimes, they have the impudence, the audacity, to
revive the recollection of their deeds by publish-
ing lying ceriincaies oi me language which Gen
Taylor is alleged to have addressedtoi hem. Al
most any language on the part of Gen. Taylor
would have been pardonable under thewcircum
stances, but we again say that he never used the
words imputed to him. All the moral portion of
the people of Ohio will with their whole hearts
thank Gen. Taylor for rebuking, and as far as
possible, arresting the de'predations-of a set of
vil.ians, who were a disgrace to the fair fame
of their noble Stale. And as for you, gallant
lientuckians, will you not rally as one man around
the glorious old hero whose election a few infa
mous scoundrels are attempting to defeat, because
he would not countenance the commission of
",cVIated to W"le the name of Ameri
cans to the level with that of the Vandals.
and the Presidency. In a previous getter 1 hao
occasion to speak of these opinions, buttiot until
I saw an attempt to discredit what Mr, Adams
had said. VI send you now a further confirmatory
letter from another member of Congress, one with
whom Mr. Adams was in frequent communica
tion, and who shared his confidence and friend
ship. The letter noonly shows no hostility to
General Taylor, but an agreeable anticipation
in his expected nomination and election. It
shows also. the far-reaching sagacity of the "old
man eloquent," in predicting a result bo soon to
be ratified by the popular will.
Letter from Hon. T. L. Clingman, of N. C.
House of Representatives,
July 31st, 1843. f
Sir : Your note has just been received, in which
you state that you have learned from the Hon.
Messrs. King and Hudson, that I remembered a
conversation with Mr. Adams, on the subject of
Gen. Taylor's election as President, and express
a desire that I would detail the substance of what
he said as nearly as I can remember i.
The conversation to which I presume they re
ferred occurred under the following circumstan
ces. , It so happened that Mr. Adams and myself
were among the first members to arrive at this
city, previous to the assembling of the present
Congress. A few days before the commence
ment of the session he paid me aTTSttat my
lodgings. As the day was cloudy and cold, while
I assisted him in from his Carriage, I could not
forbear expressing my surprise at seeing him so
far from home in such weather. He replied
that when the weather was bad he always rode
in his carriage, but at other times he walked a
good deal. His advanced age and apparent frail
ty made me deeply sensible that by this visit he
was paying me a compliment that he would soon
be unable to offer to any one.
He must have remained with me nearly an
hour, and notwithstanding his extreme debility,
he expressed his views with a clearness arid force
that surprised me. It having been reported
just previously, that he had declared it to be his
purpose to support the administration the con
quest and acquisition of the whole of Mexico,
1 was the more desirous to hear his opinions on
this and other topics connected. wi;h it ; 60 in the
earlier parts of the conversation I purposely a-
voided intimating any opinion which might in any
manner tend to induce him to modify the expres
sion of his views. I have no reason to doubt,
but that in that conversation, frank and communi
calive as he was, he expressed his views fully
and without reserve. Though it would be im
possible for me cow to give from memory the
whole of that conversation, yet I cannot be mis
taken in relation to its general import and sub
stance, while particular expressions are strongly
impressed on my recollection.
Of the war and its authors he spoke in strong
terms of condemnation. I hey " he said, re
ferring to the friends of the Administration, " ex-
pect me to speak on the war, but I am not a go
ing to do it." 1 r.;s was said with peculiar em
phasis. "If he added, "I were to speak I should
have to discuss slavery, and that would do harm.,'
He then went on to say that he was for peace,
and that the proper way to obtain peace was to
turn out of power the present Administration.
He then spoke of. the Presidential election, and
said that Gen. Taylor would be the candidate of
the Whigs. I suggested that6ome persons were
waiting tor a further expression of Gen. Taylor's
views. He instantly replied, Oh he is a Whig,"
or " I have no doubt but that he is a Whig," and
while speaking of the probable nomination he
said, ' The South I take 1 1 . . w ill he foe ..hi m.
partof the North," and he added that he had no
doubt that he would be the nominee of the party.
Though I do not recollect any particular expres
sion of preference to Gen. Taylor oyer the other
Whigs spoken of as probable candidates, yet I
cannot be mistaken in saying that he had a Bet
tied conviction that he would be the candidate of
the party, and that he expressed a strong desire
for its success. I dp fact he seemed to be as
strongly identified in bis faelings and views with
the Whig party, and as anxious for its triumph
as he used to be in 1844 when Mr. Cly was the
candidate. I was even surprised to hear him ex
press a determination to refrain from discussing
the subject of slavery, in which he usually mani
fe6ted 60 much interest, lest by speaking on it
he should jeopardize the success of ihe partv
Subsequently, during the month of January, at
his own house, he referred to the subject, and
said, " 1 did not intend to. speak upon it, but I
owe you one for that speech the other day," allu
ding to my speech on the Slave question. On
my replying that I hopedjie would leave that
among his unpaid debts, he laughed and reiter
ated his determination not to speak upon the
subject during the session. In conclusion, allow
me to say that I have not the slightest doubt but
that wereflie 4Hv ing at this day he would be a
cordial and earnest supporter of Gen. Taylor's
election.
Very respectfully, yours, &c ,
T. L. CLINGMAN.
Erastus Brooks, Esq.
THE WORD "SELAH."
The translators of the Bible have left the He-
brew word Selah, which occurs so often in the
PsaJms, as they have found it, and of course the
English reader often asks his minister, or some
learned friend, what it means. And the minister
or learned friend has most often been obliged to
conioss ignorance, Decause it is a matter in regard
to which the most learned have, by no means,
been of one mind. The Targums, and most of
the Jewish commentators, give to the word the
meaaing of eternally, forever. Rabbi Cinchi re
gards it as a sign to elevate the voice. The au
thors of the Septuagint translation appeared to
have regarded it as a musical or rythmical note.
Herder regards it as indicating a change of tone;
Matheson as a musical note, equivalent, perhaps,
to the word repeat. According to Luther and
others, it means silence! Gensenius explains it
t6 mean: "Let the instrument play and the
singers stop. Wocher regards it as equivalent
to sursum cordaup, wy SOul ! Sommer, after
examining all the seventy-four passages in which
me woru occurs recognizes m every case "an ac
tual appeal or summons to Jehovah; They are
cans tor aid and prayers to be heard, expressed
either with entire directness or if nnt in th
perative hear Jehovah !" or awake Jehovah, and
nr UK?, sun earnest addresses to God that he
wou.o. rememper and hear," &c. The word it
sen, ne regards as indicating a blast of trumpets
by the priests. Selah, itself, he thinks an a
bridged expression used for Higgaion Selah
-- me ouuuu 01 ine siringea in
strument, ana ftelah a vigorous blast of trumpets
Bibliotheca Sacra.
Beware The Whigs have received Gen.
Taylor with much more penerona rnnfini
than they were required to do in John Tyler's
case ; let them recollect that bv the mem nmla.
6 of(th,e,t!r Taylor's name, he becomes
Tyler .' Camden Mirror.
n YtL8 !Thut e,don iTna to nit the letter
a, The a, or practise, in Greek, entirely rever
ses the meaning of the word to which it is attach
ed. ThusBO sure v aa Trio, -
rely, mark ?e, is Tajfor a oe ' '
w nave meuiiuiieu, 1110 iuau nwoto v
Biderable eminence, beyond which a valley of a
mile'broad, called by the people an " intervale,!
lay extended, his piece of landifrotn oyer tillage
was worn out, and belonged- to a roaywho kept
a tavern by the road-side. Near the top of the
hill, on the side nearest the valley, was a deep
pond a strange place, it is true, for such a thing
to exist, but the nature of the ground made a per
manent lodgement of the water in the hill periect
ly natural. "Near this pond stood a rude tene
ment, in which there lived a woman, looked upon
in the neighborhood, with great distrust and sus
picion. She had a little girl with her, a child of
five years of age, whom she called her daughter,
and who was her only companion in uie nui iu
which she lived.
A Tanner who resides upon fhe outskirts of the
i I- .
town, upon opening lne qoor one morning, un
covered this poor girl, barefooted and ragged.
crouched beneath the eaves of the house and
seemingly very much terrified. When he ques
tioned her, she said she naa come to veil mm
somethinor dreadful, but she feared her mother
would kill her for doing so.
'Oh, good sir, I think it is right that I should
tell youW it is something very bad ; but my
mother will kill mo if you tell her."
The farmer quieted the child's fearr, and then
heard from her the horrid relation that her mother
had last night murdered and robbed a traveller
who stopped at her house. It had stormed dread
fully during the night and a strange man? she
said, had come to the lonely hut" looking for
shelter. He had gone to sleep stretched up
on the floor, before the fire, and hearing a
groan in the night," she woke up and saw her
mother killing the stranger with a knife. She lay
sjtill,- in great terror and saw her mother take
money from the man's pockets, and hide it and
tlien drag the body in a narrow space behind the
chimney and cover it with brush-wood used for
fuel after which the miserable murdress crept
into bed by the child's side. The poor girl could
not sleep, and at the first peep of morning she saw
her mother lise Hgain, drag the body from the
chimney to the pond at the back of the house tie
stones to i, and with a long pole force it down
into the thick mud at the bottom. Terrified, pale,
almost speechless with fear. the liitle girl fled
from her mother's habitation, and ran a mile and
a half to a farmer's house, to relate these horrid
details.
Of course, the alarm wast instantly given, and
the terrible excitement flew through the town
and among the ueighbors, for miles around. An
early hour in the morning found constables and
a large crowd of people assembled at the woman's
dwelling. The unhappy wretch instantly ttfrned
Dale, and exibited every sign of guilt ; first refu
sing the officers admission ; then forcing herself
between ihem and the space oenina me cnimney
as if eager to retard investigation, but still voci
ferously asserting her innocence. An officer got
behind the chimney and picked up a large knife,
which together wiih the floor around, was newly
covered with blood ; but the woman continued
insolently to deny her guilt, and accused the child
of lying, in revenge for having been whipped the
night before. Tins rash assertion instantly con
firmed the guilt, for it was evident a child of five
years old could never invent such a 6tory, and
1 . t- - 1- . - : . .1 . . 1 e
tne Durst oi inaignauon against uie iiiuwict iur
the unnatural charge, told the strong feeling that
was already awakened against her. The gir
was still overcome with terror, and kept in awe by
the mother's frowns, so that it required long per
suasion and promises of protection before she
would reveal where it was hidden. At last she
pointed to the spot, and the sum of 30 dollars was
dug up, the miserable amount for which a female
demon had launched a human being into eter
nity.s
The. investigation was continued, the woman
was placed in custody, ana tne ponu, about a
quarter of a mile wide, was dragged with grap
pling irous in every direction, yet no body was
discovered. The next dav the search went on
with like success, and at length, when all other
efforts seemed useless, it was suggested that the
pond might be drained dry, and by this process
the body must inevitably come to light. This
plan rafter some further search, in which the
pole mentioned by the child was found stained
with blood, and with some remnants of apparel
attached to it,) was adopted by the authorities,
and a sluice was dug to let the water off down
the hill side. The operation occupied some
t me and when at length a vent was opened, the
impetuous rush of waters swept away nearly the
whole bank of the pond upon the hill side letting
the flood at one bound followed by a mass of piteh
black mud, dead logs, fresh water turtles, cat-fish
paddocks, eels, water-snakes, and all strange ten
ants of the pool. Still the body did not appear,
and after a thorough examination of the black
bottom of the pond, vague suspicions of some oth
er kind of roguery began to be entertained by the
crowd. I be child was again examined, the pond
again scraped and the " interval," over which the
dark sediment and filth of the pond now lay a foot
deep, was carefully inspected in all directions
and still the dreadful mystery was not unravelled.
The evidence of the child, the knife, the pole,
the money, the woman's strong appearance of
guilt, all proved that heartless and horrid human
butchery had been perpetrated, and the fruitless
search after the body, seemed but to add new ter
ror to the excitement. Who was the unfortu-
nate stranger Evidently some traveller from a
distance, for no body in the neighborhood was
missed. Why could not ihe body be found.
Ten thousand conjectures flew around, each of
which added to the perplexing mystery. A
strange uncertainty forced itself upon the minds
of the people. By all appearances, it appeared
certain that a murdered man had never been
thrown into the pond at atf ; yet that the bloody
deed had been perpetrated was, from the evidence
conclusively established.
Thus the affair continued, enveloped in dark
ness and all hope was abandoned of discovering
the body. The woman could not be convicted
upon the evidence of the child, and the evidence
itself could not be substantiated without finding
the body. So while every person was satisfied
of her guilt, it was clear nothing but her own
confession would ever bring the murdress within
the power of the law. She, with unflinching ob
stinacy, continued to deny all knowledge oi the
murder; at length She was "actually released
from confinement, no possibility appearing of ev
er being able to secure her conviction
A few months passed on, and the 4 interval,' up
on which the pond had been emptied, and which
before had been almost worthless, now "grew to
be a flourishing piece of land, and people would
remark, that the draining of the big pool at least
proved a good thing to the tavern keeper, who
owned the land below.
Now for the developement of this mysterious
tragedy. A quarrel occurred between the hero
ine of this story and the inkeeper of the 'inter
val. In her exasneration. sh r-mo
I -' wi nuiu auu
a plan to have the job done free of expense. He
laid awake three nights, matured his plan, con
tracted with the poor woman for fifty dollars, to
put it in operation, and she with the assistance
of a very shrewd child, carried it out. She kil
led a pig, smeared a knife and a pole, taught her
child the- story to tell, and acted out the game in
a manner worthy the' best living representative
of Lady Macbeth. The tavern keeper had fur
nished the thjrty dollars of the murdered man's
money, but when his object was gained, ho refus
ed tiyiay the 'fifty yidt caring a pin whether the
woman would expose his plan or hot. This led
to a grand developement, and thus our thrilling
narrative of "A New Hampshire Mystery," gen
tle reader, turns out to be neither more or less
than a super-excellent and surpassingly executed
'.'Yankee trick-"
o sui
tnrew a blaze of light upon this blood-chilling
mystery, which at once opened all eyes with as"
tonishmenu A scheme was laid open, the cun
ningly devised wheels of which could never have
been set in motion but by a genuine bred and
born, thoroughly educated son of Yankee land
The tavern keeper wanted his land improved
he wanted the pond turned on to it, and soon hit
From The " Taylor Anecdote Book."
" I'll hear no more of it." As General
Taylor was approaching the suburbs of Saltillo,
preparatory to taking possession of it, he was
met by a courier from the alcade, or chief gover
nor of the city, who presented to the general a
very formidable looking dispatch. A halt was
called, and the general's interpreter was ordered
to give a translation of the document. It opened
with an expostulation on the injustice of the war
on the part ot tne Americans alleged that it
was prosecuted for tho purposes of conquest,
rapine, and plunder protested against the far
ther advance of the General's forces threat
ened him with the retribution that must follow
ami but t'le general stopped the translator in the
middle of a sentence, with Are you through,
sir 1' "No," was the reply,"! have not read
half of it, yet!"
"O, l ll hear no more of it." said the gener
al. "March!" He ordered the bugler to sound
the advance, and again the column was in mo-
Hon.
Military Knowledge and Self-possession.
In the early part of the action of the 23d, when
the enemy had succeeded in turning the left
wing of our little army, and secured a seeming
advantageous position in rear of our line, at the ,
base df the mountain ; when a portion of our
troops, overpowered by the superiority of num
bers, were forced to retire in "hot haste ;" when,
indeed, the fortunes of the day seemed extreme
ly problematical to every one 6ave the indomita
ble and 6elf-poieed old hero, an officer of high
rank rode up to General Taylor and announced
the temporary success of the enemy, and ex
pressed his fears for the success of our ar
my. Old Rough and Ready's reply was perfectly
characteristic of the man "Sir," said he, " so
long as we have thirty muskets, we can never be
conquered I If those troops who have aban
doned their position can be rallied and brought
into action again,.! will take three thousand of
the enemy prisoners. Had I the disposition of
the enemy's forces, I would myself place tliem just
where they are."
The officer resumed his duties with a light
heart, considering that the battle, in spite of
appearances, was already won.
extract from a volunteer's letter.
" After I volunteered, I decided to call my son,
who has always been nicknamed Bubby, alter
old General Taylor, and I gave orders to that ef
fect when I left home. Since I cum here, his
mother has written me a letter sayiu' she will
not call a child of hern, Zackary, if it goes with
out a narr.e altogether. She says it's so hard to
pronounce, and so unlike her favorite names in
the Children of the Abby, (which children I nev
er heerd on,) that she tuck to cxaminin' scrip
ture on the subject, and she says she found that
old Zackary, the father of John, concluded to
call his son after himself, and when he was bap
tized, the minister asked old Zackary what the
child's name should be; he was struck ditffibjn
tryin' to pronounce it, and had sich a tremor on
him at the same time, that he wrote another one
finally on a sheet of paper; so she compromised
ihe matter, and had him christened after General
Taylor's middle name, and he is now known as
Rough and Ready Buck, a name, by the way,
that, if it is the fashion to elect presidents when
he is a man, will carry him into that are of
fice." A Physiognomist. When General Taylor de
barked from the steamboat which brought him to
New Orleans, his path was beset with thousands
of admirers. Each one wished to grasp the war
worn veteran by the hand each one to look, for
at least once, upon the features of a man, who, in
the bloodiest fights in Mexico, preserved an un
ruffled countenance. The dense mass crowded
around the " old man brave," and the air was
filled with the shouts of those who bade him
"welcome!" A stout old fellow, who looked
as if Aehad gone through the wars, kept nudging
and nudging, and elbowing and elbowing his
way through the Crowd, when at last some one
told him to desist, adding, Don't you 6ee that
the gentleman who is hanging on my arm is
aged and infirm Why do you crowd U9 so"
"Can't help it, boss," exclaimed the intruder,
as he threw his hat into the air, "can't help it !
Must see the old man! Just let me look into
his darned splendid old features once, and then you
may shove me right into the rher
The tarpaulin patriot was introduced to the
general without delay, after which he went on
"his way rejoicing."
Personal Appearance
of "old
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their package.,, ewW'
Company, Wilmington a5 F HeS
ters addressed as above hH
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Wilkesboro5 Hotel
fm FIE SURsmTUKT, .
.JLbfc Property, ia W.H
is large and commodious ' Z ,!H
including a Stor h n... .l"ia?.
are
cell
two LnmberrnnTJH
Winding down a 'hill near Mount Morales, the
column was halted to let a troop of horse pass.
Do you see at their head a plain-looking gentle
man, mounted upoii a brown horse, having up
on his head a Mexican sombrero, dressed in a"
brown olive-colored loose frock-coat, gray pants
wool socks, and shoes From under the frock
appears the scabbard of a sword ; he has the eye
of an eagle, and every lineament ofhiscounte
nance is expressive of honesty, and a calm deter
mined mind. Reader, do you know who this
plain-looking gentleman is No It is Major
general Zachary Taylor, who with his military
family, and a squadron of dragoons as an, escort,
is on his way to Victoria. He never has around
him any of the " pomp and circumstance of glori
ous war," but when victory hangs upon a thread.
When the bravest even dread the galling fire, you
will find foremost among them all thatbrave and
gallant general, whose presence alone insure a
victory.
Ride a little nearer. During the battle of
Palo Alto the Mexican artillery, perceiving Gen
eral Taylor and his staff, poured it upon them a
shower of canister and grape. f'Upon my word,
said the general, " Ifdo believe the rascals wmt
to hit me ! " Very soon one of his officer' rode
up, and suggested to the general, that it would
be better for him 4o retire to a position less ex
posed. " Well," said the general, who had been
sitting all the time at his ease; with his leg over
the saddle, watching the movements of the con
tending armies, "let us ride up nearer, and
and then their balls will go over us." And on he
rode to astill more exposed point but where he
could have a belter view of the battle.
FOR SALE OR. LEASE:,
A VALUABLE FARM, with a comfortable res
idence and every requisite out building, inclu
ding a large Ice House filled with Ice situated near
Asheville, Buncombe County, N. C. It will be
shown by J. W. Patton, Esq., of Asheville, and
terms made known by addressing
WILLIAM PATTON,
Charhston, S. C.
July, 1848. 52 3m
a. xUO "ouse, Kitchen u I
other out houses ; a very 1
bles aud Coru Crih ,?eClM
ses. 'wo I
This stand possesses many J
em ; it is now the onU- h .T1h
villase of WilkMluw . -Te 111 M
the Yadkin River, 'a Ki
Western Road frm aX
on which the greater partnili,
North Carol ina td i lia vv
. ,7 " mtrn Si,.
aiso, one oi i ie moat i.l .-'
hithetate, surrounded bySN
A further description is d
persons wishing to buv. m I.1
so. I wish to kpII t .,. o
will commence on ih rt ufT
The property is now leased,
first rl Nnn.mk w'i
July 27th, 184S. m
KJ Lotl.VTV. Snmr..n....
,0.0 -rw.u, vuunotw
Mary Patton, j
Upon the return of the Sherig tb:
cauuoi oe louna, ana proclamation b
nciymaae Rime door of the Cocit
Sheriff, under the order of th rv.
ant to appear aud auswer as coming
poena : Therefore, ordered by Com,
tion be made in the Highland Ma
at Asheville, aud the ltaleiirh R:
Raleigh, for three months, requiring A
nuu opprar ai me next term '
be held at the Court-House ia kkf,
Monday after the 4th Mouday inS
or that judgment will be taken agiii
lesso, aua uie pennon heard.
Witness. J. H. Coleman. fUV
at Office, the Sid Mouday after tit
iviarcli, A, U, 1843.
J H.C0Ld
July 15, I84S. Pr'sfee5B
Land and Negroes!!
BEING verv desirous of
offer for sale the TRACT OFLWfl
reside, containing by estimation 13i
uated iu the County of Halifax, is
and Gaston Rail Road on oo nde,
Roanoke on the opposite combisnj
of transportation by the River mi
few hours run on the Rail Butii
Raleigh having Gastou in 5 ma
Depot the same distance. TbeDitj
a mile and a half of the Rail Road
deems it unnecessary togoiuioiK
many advantages and inducement!
sous desirous of owning such propw
that anv person desirous of ovm
will call aud look at it; and he caned
it combines as mauy comforts ancaM
olaee in the countrv, and is kuor.
heaitest places in that section of Iheii
bove described L:nd is not sold befat
November, it will then be put oppi4
without reserve, at who unit mi
poses to sell from 15 to IS Valoa
mostly house servants. lhey"
as I am not disposed to violate tbtlifi
by selling or separating children i"
Halifax County, July lTJSftJ
Lands to givea
TG MEN WOMEN AND
finilE Undersigned having H
U kansas for twenty years,iwn
eoge oi me wiiuie kjii vr- ,.
h mow wish his services, ia
nuw iuuj ..
: j.,.,..,; t,i sptt ers, ap
Oiaie la UUW uuuaiiuj ,
terms: Any person inclosing
.1 f .1 orcn.ic III wbooJ
me names oi uie pci
made, 1 will select the land, P
tne Auaiior, nave n u
the laud is situated with a rougn
land, the growth oflinuVron A
of one hundred ana sixi
to the donee, without delay.
Refer to
liov. inos. o.
Hon. Wm.S. Oldham, Wi?
D.B. Greer, Secretary of
'iVaaanref'
- Geu. Sam'l Aaams,
Gen. E. N. Couway, Auditor
lion. K. v. joiiusou,
Little Rock, Arkansas.
June y, Jcs4S. S
THE Subrilwr will
August at public .ale, i 1
lute VV. VV.Avero. IS or-
fine lot sawed timbers rOii" -
planks, 30 or 40 barrel Lo1A
200U pounus prime
-afiue Slock t Ciule.
fine beef Cattle, several j
The above will he mW J
j jl
P. a. I shall sejl at tne v ' J
i.,.rr lit-' J
the 2d day of August ""
Unni.ii. belonging to s'
s, . p.
credit, the puicna;i B. .
- n i IOIQ.
July r
ZTZTTo THE h
BUUIWim ji
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By John b. C
Li i q , - yi
ProfeorAutJ
IICERO. and ue " bflfl
JUSt pUDUSDcu
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The WfeawJe
Chesterfield; l y
M. Trollope. Tins day r
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