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Treasury. Department, OcL 30, 1847. ,
The receipts into the Treasury during the qua r-
were, as
tfarly as can now be ascertained
from customs -
lands - - -
miscellaneous - - 15,670
loan of 1846 - - 111.000
loan of 1S47 - - - 1 5,144,700
817,174,130
The expenditures during the same period were-
j vi I, miscellaneous, aud lorcign in
tercourse
SI, 120,453 64
j n account of
the army, &c.
$9,186,406 27
691,795 05
109,158 00
583,332 36
Indian Depart.
Irortifications
Dsions
- 10.570,691 68
- 2,384.805 45
- 11,687 49
- 612,501 63
814,700,139 89
merest, Ac, on public d bt
Redemption of and interest
on treasury notes
. R. J. WALKER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
It aDDears by the statement of the Treasurer,
hich we Dublish this day. that the nett balance !
- ...V. : ika Tronn m 0i cosftnn'" TTnnn
qairv, it appears that the amount of the loan
d irlLui v notes y t to be Daid in is near 85JD00-
LaSU ll IUb A . WUWU . V 1 J W. w.
V 1 I.
loo-makino-, in all, of cash that could.be used
,tfore the meeting of Congress, nearly ten . mil-
ions ofdolars. But to this should be added,
imbablv. 84 000.000 of ace ruin? revenue un
to
hat dare from cnsioma, land?; Mexican tantt, &c,
rf , i
Uitce hate the sum of 8 14.000.000 applicable
(,ibe txpejiillures Jot the' month, preceding tAcjhim to me for life. I must, not omit to mention
n.rnt;.fl .rv......'. 'nm-ntr that - Dr. Vanderlinden. Surgeon-General of the
nt we shall not be out of funds at that dqte.
We alsa ca.ll attention to the official statement, !
ubliahrd above, of the receipts and expenditures .
jr tlirt last, nuarter. This is the first Quarter of
ae first fiscal year under the tariff of 1846. The
ceipis from all sources during this quarter, it wiired
seen,are 317. 174.1 10, and the tota expenditures ;
m w 9 a m b wn AAaSA ar a.i i i vm wis w m i m w n n a n
. . m if aa m Mm f r r r T la
i liic aaiiic 1 1 li it i lei i-j i uu ! i
uluct the proceeds (as we as payments) Irom ,
ns and treasury
notes from edch column res-.i
mivL-ly, it will leave the receipts for th. quarter
I 1,0 18,430, and the expenditures 814,075,950; !
as showing an excess of rxnmdiiures for the
a . . . . .
itrter over receipts oi lo.tzv It is esti-
itid, however, that the receipts from the Mexi-
io tariff, in addition, during the last quarter, ex
uded S500.000: which (excluding the avails of
ma and treasury notes) would make the excess i
expenditures, over revenue for the quarter about
r4357r000. . . , , . . . :
But as to the new tariff, the nett revenue from
;stoms under n actually paid into tho treasury
r ine nrsi quaner oi lis tiscat vcar namely.
oin the 30th June, 1847, to 30ih September, 1847
-we see is 81 1,070,000. Now, on reference to
io same nett revenue from the customs for the
line quarter under ibe tariff of 1842 preceding
-namely, from 30:h June, 1846, to 30th Septem-
tr, 1846 we firid that revenue was only bo, 125
00, or but little more than one-half the revenue
'om customs for the same quarter under the new
lrif. We republish the former omen 1 state
ment for thai quarter, and ask a comparison of the
stilts.
The receipts into the treasury for the quarter end-
ing 30ih September i4D, were, viz:
?rom customs about ' - .- 86,125,000
" lands - ' - - 640,000
" miscellaneous sources - 17,000
u treasury notes issued under act
22dJuly, 1840 - - 1,953.950
, . . $8,735,950
Tbe expenditures for the same period, were, viz:
Civil, miscellaneous, and foreign ""' '
intercourse - .., 81,644.271 20
Army proper - . - - , .. .. 8,153,659 30
fortihcations, ordnance, and arm
ing militia
462,627 09
Indian department- . T ' '
827,88003
1 - - , .
nsions . - - -
Redemniion of treasury notes and
interest . .
62,096 82
Redemption of trenaurv notes which "
were purloined, ana interest '
5 388 30
; 81 4,088,661. 27
. ti ..V. . i vVL ..; WALKER, ; : .
...... Secretary of. the TreaBury.
Treasury Depart. Nov. 2, 1846. .; f
Thus is the tariff of 1846 already self-vindica-r
and Mr.' Walker's estimate more than sastain-
ei- We will add, in eonclu&ion, ibii, under- the
uv tariff the exports of our own products largely
Uceed the imports r thus showing - w hat (the pro
'fctionisls call the. balance of' trade in .our favorr
I Mr. Webster, Mr. Evatis Mr.' HupC.ngton,,
ire.
er where are" yoor predictions? Surely. neither
3!
you is a Daniel in financial proDhecv. whilst the
touch abused (estimates of MVVaikir come out1
t the lion's dcu and the fiery-furnace un'sxathed.' I
; ' Washington Union.'- '
ig an excess of receipts over Expenditures for wound, that it excited but little uneasiness and at
nt quarter of 82.473,99 1. If. however, we;teniion. ' It becomes me to say here what I sin-
rinsr to the treatment of mv first wound as an in
stance of the . iffnbrance of, the "surgeons of that
depaitment: ' The following is the article o which
I allude;. s- !..
" Many-members of the medical department of
the army are lamentably deficient in skill and' ex
perience Jn .proof of this, I would point to the
Mil iu me surgeons in auenaance- on -tieneral
Shields did not discover the extent of his injuries
for a month after tie received his'wbunds. bcinar
for all that time ignorant that two of : bfcr Hbs.were
injured. Gen. ButleV will, " in all probability, be
lame for life, through ..either the ignorance or the
neglect of iho surgeon, who dressed hia. wound.
Many other instances of a like nature are within
my knowledge." 1 - - s '
I regard it as an act of sfmple justice to attempt
to rescue the character of the surgeons who at-
I tended me, in my time of trial and suffering, from
611,070,000:1110 imputations contained in this article. I re-
ceivcd the wound to which allusion is made on
the 18th of April, at Cerro Gordo, ' while assault
ing a battery of five guns, with a portion of my
command in front anpther portion of my com
mand having attacked it at the same time, pursu-i
ant to my orders, on the fl ink. The wound was i
made by a leaden or iron sravt nearly three
times the size of a musket-ball. It entered my
right breast, just und.er the nipple, and passed out
of my back within about hall an inch of the
spine. From the spot where I fell I was enrried
on the arms .of soldiers (under the.direction of
my aids, Lieuts. Hammond and Davis) about two
miles to the general hospital. During the whole
of this route my course might be tracked by the
blood which streamed out of the wound. The
; agony I suffered was so intolerable that I longed
I for death, and often requested to be stretched on
some smooth green spot, where I might breathe
my last within hearing of the victorious shouts of;
my troops. My aids, however, remonstrated with
me on this, and had me borne onwards to the hos
pital. Here my woond was dressed, ! and the
blood staunched, by Dr. Wright, of the regular
army, and Dr. McMillan, then attached to one "of
my regiments as acting surgeon. '. From the hos
pital I was again borne on a litter, the same day,
about two miles and
a - half to a little hut on the
'Jalana rnad. ' Here I
was
attended for several
.days by JJr. McMillanevery one expecting that
every hour would be my last. From this place I
f -
. K m KB... . . ' . .
as borne in a few days on a litter to Julapa,
where1 1 remained until my recovery. 1 was at-
tenaea a unng me wnoie oi ray uiness oy ux.
McMillan, who exhibited during that time not
:oniy me most consummate skwi as a surgeon, ouumem Dugs you ever seed or tho't ui. I lust settled
.. . .?. t. :
such care, assiduity, and devotioo, as to endear
Mexican army, (who had been made prisoner by
my command.) rendered efficient aid to Dr: Mc-
Millan during a portion ol this time. 1 he brok-;
en ribs to which allusion is. made in the article
were not only known to the surgeons who attend;
me, but to myself, tho moment I was stripped
ana examinea; out mis wasconsmereu so inning
n iiiiiiir i . i.iiiiiiiiii r-u bv .a inn i iuiu iiuiui c ua aav
" T f J :
m a at aw m a m ma "dyI aw at r lh a Inmhla n Uli r A- ft m av .
cereiy ieei mai my recovery nus oceu pro. run.
twl : medic.il skill and surgical talent could do but
little for such a terrible wound. ' I understand
there is no instance recorded of such a recovery. '
- . '
I attribute, therefore, with a grateful heart, my
nresrvaiinn and recoverw to God alone: but next
lO Vwou. my graiiiuue is uue, nnu mv rrcoveir m-
a-, i r. ..i j i -
- - i
tributable, to the skill and devotion of my attend
ing surgeon, Dr. McMillan, recently, I am happy
to say. permanently appointed. But I will go '
Dinted. But I will go
medical department of
impare,. in professional ;
that of any other medi-:
farther, and assert that the
the regular army will compare.
SKIII anu iniei llufrltcc. Willi iuui Ul any uiuci uitui-,
i l j r i .i. m.m c
cal body of equal size in the. world. Some of
.111 1 .. II. . 1 . J- . L. . ..I Mna. MflhAV m n1 .
the more recent appointments I know also to be
excellent: but there are doubtless some who are
ni.reeiillir i4i fi-in nil ihp ntfrihtitf-s of arpi-:
cal skill and experience. This could scarcely be
v v uiw iiiwi hi O.
avoift.vt i,nr!..r tl.r rir-nmi.inep and considering
the hurried manner in which the appointments
naa 10 oe maac. regret to say that l am again
suffering under the nffliction of another wound,
received at the atormine of ChaDulteDCC. ., The
wound is from a musket ball, received in the left
arm, which has occasioned me much pain, but my
surueono assure me i lie wrin is uaie. tso enure
c . I
has been my recovery from the effects of the:
lormer wouna, mat at l'ueoia i assumeu command
f B.I . . . TT - . . a'
of a brigade, consisting of the New York-and
South Carolina volunteers, and the marine corps,
under Lieut. Col. Watson. W.e marched from
Puebla and entered the valley of Mexico .with an
army amounting in all to ten thousand two hun
dred men. Our march was one of extreme diffi
cultyover roads broken up and filled with rocks.
We reached San Augustin on the 18th of August,
from whence we could see the enemy's troops and
works at Contreras.. , On the 19th Med two regi
ments the New Yorkers and Palmettos across
a route that was deemed impassable by Mexicans
for everything, but goats; joined the other lorces
in the night; remained most of the night without
shelter or covering, under-incessant ram:
Joined in the attack, in the mornmg which cameo
' O . ... . I
the nos t on. and J CUl V aiencia R ; wnura JuiwB.
pieces. . AH this X encountered without suffering
any injury from the effects of my .former wound.
From CbnireraS I joined in pursuit, or the enemy
towards Mexico. - We "came dp with the mam
body of his nrmy at Churnbusco; The enemy s
force was about thirty thousand. The position
was most formidable. , The fortifications were not
only exceedingly trong, but their ;infontry was
posted undercover of embankments, which.aflord
ed them such protection as to enable them lo fire
or us with security. The battle at tbisplacewas
not only a bloody but a terrible one. The Mexn
cans determined to make it their last great strug
gle, nnd the American fought with desperation ;
knowing that nothing was left for Uiem but suc
cess. . Here I lost . over half my command in
killed and Wounded. r .Some of the noblest officers
and bravest meri that Jever'fmarched to batte fell
on that bloody field.' ; Yet" we; routed the whole
fVian armv. and drove it. panic-strilc,: into the
city; , and had I, j who happened r;tO be. in ihe adrl
vance, only been permitted to continue the pursuit
into the city, I doubt not, from what we have since
9one,utoo, in .the rnost gjorwus manner, ,:The
whole American force on the ground exclusive
of killed and wounded, when Mexico was taken,
was less than 8,000 ; the whole force employed
was little more than 6,000. 'So, my1 dear friend,
you may tell the' world that an army' of between
6,000 and 7,000 Americahs' hKs taken Ahe city of
Mexico, 'strongly fortified,-; with, ar .aftn.'of;be
1 weep, twenty "and. .thirty .tnousahd men within its
walls.. True; fwe have suffered, and suffered se
verely.. Many a noble spirit has "breathed his last
in the vallev of Mexico:- but the nlorinns results
have proved; to the world : the invincibility of the
American anns l have been thus diffusive," to
show that niy recovery has been tested by every
species of trial and endurance to w.hich lhe human
system can be subjected. It is a hard case, there
fore, that the physicians who contributed so much
to this' recovery should be accused" of incapacity,
and that . my recovery, in itself so wonderful,
should be vouched as on instance to prove this in
capacity. I trust those journals that gave place,
inconsiderately, to the article to which I allude,
will do me tho favor, in justice to my physician
and the medical department of the army, lo insert
this letter. ' - - .
I have the honor to be, vour friend and obedi-
i ent $erVi,nt
JAMES SHIELDS.
Skeeter Nets. A correspondent of the Sl Louis
; Reveille says, the other evening we were strolling
, lazily along through the market, and hearing a
( stout, raw-boned countryman, sitting on a barrel
near his wasaon,, grumbling to himself, as he
scratched his tanned visage, we came to a stand
and made ready for a talk.
. Musquitoes troublesome? inquired we."
"Some," answered our friend on the barrel,
" That lhar tavern," pointing to one opposite
" whar I put up las nite, kontains a few, and. they
do nibble pretty free, sartin.".
"You ought to made the landlord give yoo a
net, my friend," was our next, whereupon the
cd of the following phillippic against that useful
article of bed-room furniture: - -
" V.f vrill mpnn slrrpr r1 trnnrror llitr nin'l
IIMS 1 1 I'llJ III VOIICI UIIVI T I V CI
wurth shucks. I got tuck 1 in with them things
" .
1 had
; heered of skeeturs afore I cum here, and was
w. .. m m.w. w m . .M . .. W
I .. . . .
' agom' through town, behind my wagio cursin'iu"er "ic w"c .
the natur of a place whar such things was hatch-; an.d Permitted to lessen the affliction which would
ed, when I seed a sign hanging out" skeeter
nets fur sale" 1 splurges into the shopand bought
a pair on 'em. - - ,
Well, stranger, I got in the darndest place fur
i . . - " " . .. . - ..
thar fur spite and speculashun, "fur," ses I they
can't hurt me no how I'm loaded, primed .and
! full eoekl. inst renrlvin an nfl nnd lnnlc out.
skeeters, for I'm arter you fast."
" Well, jest to cut the matter short, the try in
time come at last 1 thought it was too squar to
hold 'em' ftor the eend
. . .
' "
war lust as big as the
mouth.) but the maker outer know; so I spreads
my net, and baited her with a stump of a candle,
ana lays uown in as near me staie Aaara aia in
I h a rrl m aIavi. w m Arstt Itm l - nm m tnAMi i.irii.
aaarz i'liiui 11. mill n 1 rr yiii aua. ik. in. aa n w i ivcv. iiiii 11 '
ES 3 tn x j r .
of human natur' could.
' ,l They didn't trouble me at first, but bymr-by
they come at me strong 'Bite, ses I, and sing
over it like nn lngin : ; bite and be darned: 1H
have vou afore long I'll dare von clean out uf
this secshun, like Saint Patric did the snakes in
France I' But they come at me too fast; I swar,
strnnirrr. thar war n't a soot on rnv boddv bigcer
.. , ',
- r i i j j oct
.1 i i ...i ;r .i i u: i
man a diii neuu, iviiar uiie ui iih:iii iiuuii i sui u.a-
self to work so I had to go to film' ; and we had ;
it. hard for some time, but the skeeters got a little .
the best of me that nite. The wust was to cum
- i
the best of me that nite. The wust was to cum vl y
yet, for I got up in the mornin sxvelledso that I'div S?ience:a bene vole
grow'd most too big for my britches; nnd think-, busi!y .engaged in watc
in' how I'd make the children ring off the necks menls an9 mpnicipa hue
A . A . . .V. n I . n Ik. MM.IfrAr, ir, l
in uuw x u uiuhc uic l..ii.iiii ii.it: ww '.n i
r ,u ,u m. nnt ..v,AVi t .iim tr irtr.tr i '
of them in the net, and when I cum to look, lhar ,
. mm m
Of,
warn t but one in it, and he got awayi
.ii . :.. k a -a ,i:ntf, .,n .nj
I I I J IIIII lllllllll If-RL I . II L Llld UillllLU L J III if LI If. U11LI i
mndft Siinfliiv frocks out of em. I
i ' j a ri i
J
They may do down here stranger, whar the j
sberlera ore tamer, but thev wont do UD in oun
diggins ourn are too noin'; and I wouldn't sleep
in a room wnar one oi tnera mings was 501, no
howl"
r., . .
England. ' The Editors of the N.' Y. Journ il
of Commerce have been favored with the follow-
n.m.i r i..iiaP writion hv n mrrchnnt n
O t AH rv.C a vi aa a-r a w m
-Mew York who has long been a resident in one
..
of the most populous manufacturing districts in
England. The letter is , addressed , to his partner
in. New York : ;."
" You will learn from the ; papers the frightful
state of the mercantile world on this side of the
water. Confidence is almost annihilated, and. the
distress' for money is unparalleled. ', Loans are
now being made, in London,, Liverpool, and in ell
the important manufacturing and, shipping marts,
of money. payable on demand, and on undoubted
securilyat 10 per cent- per annunv interest. Say
what they may, the harvest is only an average for
corn, (meaning the cereals,) : whilst'' the peas,
beans, and turnips are fearfully shorl-dnd . the
potato crop. is doomed. ' To add to the alarm,' we
are advised that lhe cholera, in' westward march,
has already reached Poland, and it is feared that wc
shall be visited with that scourge this winter. The
track it follows is almost identical, with that of
1831-32.". :, t. ' .
Newspapers. A man eats up a' pound Of sug.lr,
and the pleasure he ha enjoyed is ended ; but the
information begets from a newspaper is treasured
up in the mirid to be enjoyed anew, and to be used
whehvever occasion or inclination calls' for it, ; A
newspaper i? not the wisdom'of one man, or, two
men ; it it ike'.wlsdooi of thi age, and of past ages
tOO;. ;s' . . . . V' .
A family without a newspaper is always half
an age behind the times in general information!
besides they never Ihink .rttucb, or 1 find much to
talk about And then there are the little ones grow
in" up' in ignorance, without any taste for reading.
"Besides " all those evils, there's the wife, vho
when her work is ddhe, has to sit down with. her
hand in her lap, ;aod . nothing to amuse her, or
divert her mmd irom! the. iand cares of ,the
dbniestic circrec ' Whb, then, "would be without a
newspaper ? " Benjamin Franklin.
lis course is described as being northwesterly, and
it' is said to have already penetrated tbe interior" of
H.urope. uod defend us from the agonies wpich
desolated the : world in .'1832 1. . ,; ' '
The Philadelphia American says i The above,
from the London Sua of October 2d,'the opening
of a pretty long leader' couched iii language of
similar character, expresses the feeling, almost
aiuviiuiiiig w juui, wiia waicn some oi our
European cobteniporarles seem' disposed to regard
the continued progress of the Oriental pestilence,
which threatens a - renewal, of the calamities of
1831-2 The Cholera is', in fact, once more in
EuropeBweeping, with all its ancient slowness of
pace, oui oreaam oi ceva station, along its accus
tomed path, from east to west; and as we have
every reason to suppose that it will pass over
Eurbpe, and, ultimately, disregarding the barrier
of the Atlantic, reach our own shores, as in 1832,
ive have looked over our foreign files for notes of
its progress, such as must naturally interest the
American reauers.
The last intelligence that we have from Eng
land shows that the Cholera is already at Riga,
on the Baltic, which seems lo be the most easterly
point it has reached, and from which it extends, in
a line S. S. E through Kieff(Kiew) to Trebizond,
on the Black Sea, and further south, through
Asiatic Turkey, into Persia. It made its first
appearance in Trebizond on the 8th of Sept., and
in Riga on or before the 12ih. Thirty cases were
reported in Trebizond on the 11th, described as
not " being very virulent." About the same num
ber of cases, daily, are reported at Erzerourri,
(near Trebizond,) where one-third the cases were
fatal. The mortality in the Russian towns is stated
at two-thirds the number of cases. The disease
had not reached Constantinople, where -it was,
however, armbst daily expected, (a fatal case had
occurred on the steam packet Sultan, coming from
Trcbizond,y'and where a quarantine of observa
tion had been already established. ' Rigid quaran
tine regulations had been instituted at-Genoa and
Palermo; and they were talked of at Alalia and
Marseilles. ' '
It is impossible to divest the mind of awe, and
even terror, while' brooding over the anticipated
nd.!.'nt of dreadful epidemic, in which sb many
h- . i kk,m.w ... a a-. Mj-.a y-i m -. mm a - at rwt"
I will apprehend the direct judgment of God upon
! an S? ? "81 and wickedness,
But the ignorant
' ' . . ' . . . , .
. .... l . -' . . L. . L. A .m.a A n . W .. . . A A n A A 1 I flA ..MAM
? otherwise tall upon ine masses with equal weight.
-experience naa aireauy proveu uiai uie rou,c
..,vv6 ... .ur y-w....- v.---.-
jc"-p-e--lo ---'- '"'v" Y'. ""; t-u5.1
! Indian plague, whose ravages were lessened, and
i r ' . j ..a ' j r I
in many instances, prevenieu, uurinrr us loriner
visitation, fifteen years ago ; and now, with a better
khowltdge ' Of" ft than tvas then enjoyed, we have
every , reason to believe that, should it visit us
again, it will present fv w of its former terrors.
Nor is there, perhaps, any . occasion to expect
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moscow, ror eiampie, on me xoin oi oepirraoer.
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markable uniformity, generally speaking, in its
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Pe? iwappnce ia England before next October,
or in America before the summer of 1849.
Dcrence'Ond benevolence, however.- are now
watching its .steps. Govern-
ics stand in readiness to
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prepare, at a moment s warning, for its approach,
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land we may expect its coming hereafter, should it
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. The first Move. . A meeting of the Whigs of
Buncombe County was held at Asbcville, some
ten days since, for the purpose of suggesting the
assembling of a Whig State Convention lo nomi
nate a candidate for Governor. The. meeting
unanimously recommended .the .Hon. .Kenneth
Rayner, of Hertford County, as their choice for
Governor. , All this is well understood, and shows
how political leaders presume upon the gullibility
of the people. . 1 , : K , . -'A ' ii
. It was currently, repbited,, and not contradicted
at the lime; that while the Legislature was in ses
sion at Raleigh last winter, a caucus of the Whig
leaders of the State , was ..held, to say . not . who
the people wanted as the next candidate of. that
party for Governor, but who they, the aforesaid
Whig , leaders, would fdlow . to run. Well, , the
Caucus,. Mr. Rayner being present, decided that
Mr. Rayner should be the man; and in due sea
son, -out pops Mr. Wood fin, one of the aforesaid
caucus leaders, and tells the people of Buncombe:
" Mr. Rayner is1 your choice for Governor, though
vou . never. saw him and scarcely ever , heard of
him," -and they, .good souls, respondtl,. Amen 1
This, we suppose, is what may be called public
sentiment done, up . brown and furnished gratis to
the people by party leaders.. It haf the merit of
convenience, .at least, as the trouble of thinking
for themselves and searching into the. qualifications
of cand jdatcs'for ' office, is ntircly . saved to ihe
people...; ;, . ,; . r'r.: 1 " ' '
So ;far as the Democracy of the State iscon
cernedj xve think there will be an unanimous con
currenca in lhe nomination nf. Buncombe Whig
gery..The. author of1 the infamous bill to re-dia-trict
the State for Congress hi measure that set t
defia nce la w, a settled custom, justice and decency,
and (he; sacred rights of nearly half the . freemen
of. the State,- for tho petty purpose of securing a
pafrfytriurnph, is the man of all others that our
Democracy would prefer to encounter in the next
contest as ifhe-standard-bearer pf Whiggery ; sueh
a contest will sbpw at .once, whether our. people
have, indeed, lost their ancient and boasted char
acter or sober-minded, aod firm- adherence jla the
true principles of, liberty, arid to law and order
whether Jhoy .prefer party to principle, aai ' jus'
tice. Mecklenbutg Jeffersonian.
in
coun
some
tje-
un-
feiffned interest vbtir course in the existing- war.
between the United States : and the" Republ ic
of Mexico, and .are 'especially proud of the dis
tinguished part you acted onuhe memorable and
bloody field of Buena Vista. -: Your arrival
amongst them being sudden und-unexpected, docs
not afford them the opportunity of giving you such a
reception . as their inclinations would prompt :
they trust however, that making allowance; for
their " Rough and Ready !' hospiulity. you will
do them the honor of accepting a public dinner,
!. a
wnicn my nereoy tender you, to oe given in the
town of Oxford, on any day that -you will be pleas
ed to designate. They are with great respect.
- O. H. Wiley, R, N. Herndon, 1
R. B. Gilliam, . . 'Jas. M. Wiggin?,
' W. S. McClanahan R. W. Lnssiter, " ; V
"Daniel A, Paschal), Jho. R. Herndop, ""t , .
. L. S. Phillpot, Jos. H. Gooch, , -Jas.
J. Thomas, Wm. B. Hunt,. - ..
i Benj. C. Cook, Wm. H. Gilliam,
: John Johnson, J.C.Cooper, "
J. Orsborn, ' A. Spencer, ' .'
D. T. Paschal I.
Lieut. C. P. Kingsbury, U. S. A.
; Oxford, Oct, 22, 1 847. "
Gentlemen: The invitation to partake of "a
public dinner to be given in the town of Oxford, on
any day that I may be pleased to name n was re
ceived at the moment intended for my departure,
and I beg therefore you witl excuse the imperfect
manner in whieh I am compelled to reply.
J o say that I am deeply impressed with this
mark of the respect and esteem of the citizens of
Granville, among whom many of my earlier years
were passed," won Id convey but feebly the emotions
excited by your kind and friendly communication.
Next to the consciousness of having discharged
his duty, the approbation of his countrymen, is the
highest reward of the soldier. And to know that
in my absence from the State,' I have not been for
gotten, and that my " career has been watched
with unfeigned interest," . to receive from the
friends of my youth,' the hearty and unexpected
welcome with which I am this day honored, will
ever be a proud recollection, and will be held in
grateful remembrance to the last hour of ray life.
If circumstances, however, did .pot compel me to
decline this public demonstration' of yoor regard, a
sense of duty' and of delicacy, would not pet mil me
to accept the distingusnrd honor which your
friendship1 has so generously offered. ( With
the Army in Mexico, my services were of an hum
ble character, and though discharged with an
honest zeal, are worthy of no higher distinction
than should attach to every son of the Republic,
who glories in his birthright. 15
You have been 'pleased to refer to my services
at the battle of Buena Vista; and to my presence
on an occasion which "shed so much lustre on the
citizen sdldiery of the United States, rather than
to any merits of my own, must I ascribe the hon
or bf your invitation. ' That great victory whs
due alone to Major General Taylor. ' 'It was his'
masterly foresight that prevented a withdrawal of
our-forces to Monterey, ai.d his comprehensive sa
gacity and unerring 'judgment that' fixed the time
and the nnsitinn. Tli.if hit wiis lh. rnlu A mri-
can GeneIal who would have given battle to the
enemy under the circumstances, there is I presume I
Ullle doubt: and that he was the only living Gen
erai uno couia nave won u, mere is just as nine.
The mo3t of those who serred under him on that
'occasion, know and feel the truth of this declara-
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turn. rnose who saw him, in the darkest hour
j oi mat sanguinary day, wnm ine thousands o: tne.
enemy almost equalled the hundreds opposed to
thm ; when many a stout heart trembled for the
result, "and at the frightful evidences of Mexican
barbarity, which would have followed the defeat,
Gen. Taylor was unmoved, and gave his orders
with a calmness approaching sublimity. The
storm of battle raged with terrible intensity ; Ihe
Mexican lines had attaiaed a fearful proximity to
ours; defeat overwhelming and complete seemed
inevitablo; three Regiments of the gallant sons' of
rviiuncKy uuu
Illinois, weakened and shattered,
by seven hours ot almost uninterrupted conflict,
a ' m a . a 1. a. a i
had been lorccd irom the plateau, and mere seem
ed no human power capable of arresting the
march of the heavy columns of the Mexicans ; but
General Taylor still held hi3 position, not less a
tower of strength to the Americans than of terror
to the enemy, round which the waves of battle beat
in vain! .His .eagle eye saw the extremity of the
crisis,' and his mighty will determined to arrest h.
' High and inscrutable the o!6 '"man stood.'
Calm in his voice and calm' within his eye,"
though at that moment, the fate of the battle, the
result of the entire, campaign, lhe life of every
American from Buena Vista to the Rio Grande,'
depended upon himself. How his heroic spirit
bore it all nobly up, has already passed into' histo
ry.'1 .Among those who were most conspicuous in
thai last terrible conflict, North Carolina was
well and worthily represented. The. names of
Bragg and 'Bryan are familiar to you all, and
with them were associated7 Sherman, O'Brien,
Thomas, Reynolds, Kilburn 'and French, ' lhan
whom the rolls of no army can present a brighter
array of youthful and ebivalrie daring. With ho
support btrt the moral power of the presence of
their commander, the enemy were nnde to latter
under the fire of the artillery1, while the often dis
tinguished Mississipplans and the daring sons of
Indiana, arrived Irom a distant point of the held
in time tb participate In the glorious repulse which
terminated the engagement. "' - '
The-victory won, the" generosity, benevolence
and sympathy of -General Taylor, are not less
conspicuous tharr bis military' gctriuS in the hour
of battle. The virtues of the man then , serve to
adorn' the qualities of the Commander.1 With
him not' only the arms of the Republic,-but the
rights of humanity are always Victorious. -1 -f;t '
But I ha ve said more than I intended and hive
trespassed t fear1 too far Upon ydur kindness. ; If
there is bo Ihemeinore grateful to the soldier than
the praise of his commander IhosO who have
served under Gen. Taylor, I hope; may be par
doned such a weakness. " " 'A - ' ;!. ; .
'In conclusion j gentlemen j oe pleased to accept
my most grateful acknowledgements for the hbnOr
you have conferred, and my best wishes for yotff
future pYosperky and"1 happiness v'ov y--''
.v.-. - With the highest respect, ! remain, ) t
year friend ahd Obedient servant,
C. P. KINGSBPRY.
Look at the bright aids'. ,-Trwi angolxliin riji i 's.fl'.i
, All nature illuBuim aitd (he heirt pf maa chtaratb;
Why wilt tnoti tuttfaa perrsielt to gaze , '. .
", On that dark cloud which now in. (ha diatafcvca anpaagr-
;;! ' eth?1"'' ' ' ' ' .'tU
Look a tat bright aide K. Raaoaaf all lay fcjiA: n. j
Speak of tne mere, ejjwl.icl rkhly aairrcinfliea-,
Muse not forevyr on that which a nooys j V ' "..
Shot not thine, eyes to the beauties around tfcea". .
Look at the brigftf sidef Mankind, it is ttae, ' i auO
Tliaye their. faiLngi, nor should thv be- apoken of
liEbtlr:. . . ' , .. ..-." i.-r . .....
Bat why on their faalta c'dcentraf0 thy view,." 1 1 1 ',
r oraeiirnpineir Tiriue. woica suine lorin o origuuT
Look at the britjht aije! Aad it shall fttparf . v. .
Sweet peacand confentmeBt', an4 fateful ernotion
Refleertef its'ovtti brilliant lines on thy heart.
ai th sun-beams that mirror tnemsaiverin tpe oeeftsv
Laok at th tright i4e! nor yiald to despair; , f
If soma frienda forsake, yet others still love Jbae J . t
And when the world seems moarafol colors to wear. . ,
OhMook from rtrt'daVk- earn, to heaven abov Uvea
Singular Qccnrrenc'eil On .Sunday fakafe'ry
large audience attended the North Pearl street
Baptist Church, attracted1 itt part By the fcme iotF
eloquence of the pastor, . Dr. Welch,, and partly,
we doubt not, ,10 consequence 01 the announce
ment made from the pulpit m the mornings thr
the rile of maniage wodfif . tt sremnized at tpe
close of lhe scrvite. , ; .:... .
; The theme of the reycrend doctor was lhe coJyy
er and goodness of God, chosen as. the basis faf
an appeal to the CArrstTan' CnarilTes and warm
sympathies of his people in behalf, of the needy
widow and children ol the late sexton 01 tne iottrt
Pearl street church C. & Morton who, though-
a colored matr,- wirs noted for his estimable Chrtf-
lian character, habits ot industry, strict integrity,
and learning, and intelligence, beyond the great
mniontv of his class and complexion. , lhe dis
course was characterized by all the high and ad:
mired oualitics which have placed Dr -Welch ia
the front rank of pulpH OTafots arid1 extemporansy
m- ' m a
ous preachers,' and tne appeal was pot maau ia
vain, in tne miasi 01 one 01 ,ma nanpiesi muv
... a
trations, and with voice and , gesture admirably
suited to the sentimettf,.ha looketfouf.uppn.the.au,.
dience and exclaimed, fjThe Spirit and the Bride
say, .' Come ! !'; .j$ . ;, 01 uuli .1
The weddiirg Tarft having beennotified of ths
time fixed upon for the performance of the nuptial
ceremony, had stationed themsel ves at the foot of
the 'stairway, ' in retrdmess' for the signal, which
was to be communicated by the sexton. The lat
ter, when he heard the exclihiation-r't T"A5rjri
and the Btide say, Come and saw the gesture,
verily believed the time for the marriage had. at
rived, and irnmediajcly beckoned lhe party toapi
proach. They promptly obeyed the summons,
and bride and bridegroom, .Bridesmaid and grooms'
man,. marched solemnly tip ihebrond aisle tp Jho
pulpit !; Tb e . Doctor, was in the midsi(of "ius disV
course.. The whole audience, amy the awkwardf
ness of the occurrence, .many understood the true
caose of the mistake,' and -alf looked tosee: the
preacher embarrassed; awd rtia'"iW,pftwrparfacV
ed in a painful 'predicamcftC,' !0utAtn
were disappointed. Closing the sentence iffuscu
ribusly interrupted, Drv VVelch " calnily Steiiped;
down from the pulpit, and almost before the ec&O
of h is voice in the' utterance of .his discburse, had
died away, .he was heard inddrcssiog, the. (audi
dates for marriage in a maimer most appTOTTiiatif
to the occasion, and in the beautiftrt sty to and fer
rid eloquence for which he is so 'celebrated. 'The
ceremony over, the wedding party retired, anu tne
preacher, as. trnconcerted as if nothing unusual nnq
occurred, ircascendrd into, the d sk,,aid tilling &p
his subject at the precise poin where he had .leu.
it, (though he uses no written notes,) proceeded io
finish his sermon. So admirably ,waa .the awki
ward incident managed, that we dopbl' whether
the party occasioning it ever suspected anything
wrong. juoany express.
A Pretty Story in Danger of Destruction 1
An anecdote has long .been -related, without con
trndiction, that, af 'lhe signing of the Declaration of
Independence, Charles Carroll srniply wrote hiV
name without any prefix;.and that , he . added, "of
Carrol lion," at the suggestrotrof a friend,' and lo
show, to King George and his creatures, that, hV
was not fearful ol that designation, nnd tbat hat was.
content to subjxt himself to all the consiquences
of the act. This was in July, 1776. There is in
the Patent OfEce building, the original. record of
the first public document " to clear ; Potomac'
river," and that George Washington headed the'
list of subscriptions for that 'purpose f and ive 'n,owr
mte that the same document Contains ihq nrrio of
" Charles Car roll. ofCarrollion, 1000, currency,,
dollars at 7s. 6d," written wifh his own hand.
This was in October, 1774.' nearly two year t
before the Declaration ; showing that he bad pre-I
viously written his 'name, with the prefix' of
Carrollton," and when his head was nbt,in dang! I
To 'suppose. jt hat' he, al firs rriade fliebrhWslorf "to
escape responsibUly, is an assumption jpppodi.-CJ'1!
believe. .It might. wUh .more propriety be said,,
that old Stephen Hopbin's band didn't tremble I :
r. '...- . . - - . , 1 . -t 1 . it- H ..". 1.4'.
Querelaro. ueretaro he place a wblc
Mexicans have, uansferrd ! their seaj of .'gorn-',
ment ad interim--- is a fine town, or .city of ioqi
thirty-five thousand rnhabrtants,) atooe.buiJu and
distinguished for its manufactures,' partieolarlj of
coarse Woolens and cottons. - It is obont one hud
j dred and twenty-five miles N. W. of Mexico, ahd?
is eiiuciicu vii iug iji.iuci. vi iuc jjwji.w a great
mountain plain ot valley, of some two thousand,
feet less elevation than the valley of Mexico,- Wbiefc,
stratchps sixty or ... more mile . w.idelo ihe neigh
borhood of the larger city of Guanexuato, mad is
considered the richest, as ii is in fact, the mcst'tr
tile tract; of land in all' Mexico. The wRble of
this' conntry, with hs vicinityi is densely' peopled.1
The little State of Guanoxuato"with "a: territory1
considerably less thahthat of Massachusclls, has a
population of , upwards of ' half a'milfbn, The)
State of Oderrlaro, which 3sriwicc as, largacoh?
tains a population variously estimated at fro ate Be;
hundred and iwenty-ffveup to five hundred thou-,
sand souls a remarkable sample of ; tho nhcer
tainty that exista ia Mexico, in regard to lhe tntjt"'
Important point of rational statistics, which' afe aM
jaessedat",ii,'-''!.rvr'v "" ' : Jy
) uqeretarp isrtben, lhe now eat of government p
and there the new President, Pens y Pens, cnCa a'
Slroag friend of peace, now an ardent ad vbcate of
war, attended by General ex-PrcsiJefit Uartpr4,
anotner eonvert from peace to wfcr, cdrivpktis aJ
Mexican Congress, from which there U, perbapi4
s little to-ho eipected of pacific iddihatida is',
from the administration of the peace President.