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; . i i i : - -v 'r. ' - i-r' ' ..... ' - lit- ML TO J.LEWIT, ZmtfU PiimiTM. L. ST. 't casuba: mM?il i loan, laTiLixcTTii raisici aitouacE rai la er oc tiass mi Tea ao or ocb rncTio-' (THREE DOLLARS A YEAR 1 ibtaici. RALEIGkT, ft. C .WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 84 No. S3 nVi is Cpw By mlenf" TU h)wI Mil af the country fat Captaaa Rjfebr to eolBBteer for Tel ea sruh toi rsdeabtaMe Empire Club it toaral al beaded it mm, by tht New tart (Utot oaa tk aditora of the ia wtm are Ota MMf them, the Troy Whig ag bswafjaJaleae aaaagli tafaoey an eiieaBt af ftete graceless heroes had alta4y takea place! W bat innocent he Waft WbtgSBast to!) Bettst hear -Maey petaoas have aakc 4 why Cspt, Bya4eWaWa at t forth with hi sea 4 praeetd to the seat of war at act a4 I toy eeeea to imagine that it it , tMriWt fntif hi the worlj. for Jf mm to m aa4 tai themelet ' and aaarcli iwwa teaaJ aailca wiih the apeed nf n hK tia taaa detached fromtha Irtaa. Tba fact ia iantaera matt ba tmt4 m Matffwl tbeir awn eipenca to tb9ireury af War and buld te- 4iB)to to, areh at a wmmm-'H&& ? If. ftt tt Ihiii they 'WMrM 5;'fWireI''thf4"'-r ajet mhm :h aaaacr thrawn a wajr " aaJT IM "liaiif tUtj waiU la wairfnj for eWeraU aaatber itaaa af cat which a aa aaaa eaaat well atand. Ia thii Mf tow tWaaaad mtm caeld be raited tavwae ml itw pMramaient.ar earn at ibeir ateoaa . f were eere ef march tof temwrfiaftfri Vat Kcordiag to tb towMtt if the Uw it ia hard work to rata s lara nantber of brave tght)ng aaaw Otoath mta r haadraJ are afre4dy Wfwitl w tba eiijr. It ia iharefura ea Vf mmm that It It 1mrk eamply in la tort ant U rraUtiM af the Secreta Ah ait TVWI tha fcf U it t whj. Mr CM. Jw4 fnuit mIm CapUia, and Infe" to lh U. , rrcraiting ataliana in tbtaeilf wbrra, wiih bxwnij, the can to af irted cat at L'atte Sm a esneaae. Itoat iinaw apaw the epte M GUbtf li&aW(tl Irathv that RyUar aa ate atea wtu aeer teave uir iw anj tIJWaiaeearaa aa the Caatuaa Ilaaae :iaajjMrtIfxfilias: a armed ejr. If t Maiicana are ix ba oat rwdMN eat dreek ar aatbrattd thae are the bay tor theai here! -V. T, rprttt. jToiAioouET , CJflptr fMlttkmU thi wcll-knowo Wash- Uftaa cartaapoadaat af Ilia rhiiadetphia V. t. Osaatw, aketcbca the following Di - ainra, whic. ha taya, any one ensconced aawa warm day, bUud a ia a eloaet, in aa af the eeaMaitiee rooma of the Capitol ia that t'nr, auy bran -J Smthtr raif. ir, (ad drvaaiag ItimtU lo a I'aauayWania Loco,) I aaj a aaaeh af a DtfOMcrat that 1 Uiiuk t! wtt of die pepte ahoald ba obeyed; and aa the paapia decided by eleciing Mr. Fatk 4 year Bute eeneciaUr that the t orafrrad a free trade bum to a tariff awa, aad af eaarae free trade lo protection, I ikaJI do all ia bit power lo cany out (hair mM, aad ahall therefore tote for Mr. rIh'a TarUT, aeal to aa by bia Secretarr, :;. Mr. Wantari7; 1:--. Vt tmmfhmU But Pennsyl- aaaia fate her ante for Mr Polk bdiating Itiaa la ba a tariff aaaa ia farer of the tar tffef'fS. . 5ikm Aora. Oh! fudje! Did teat pf le believe tbatt Did yon believe m' Vaa beleeJ aa aoch thing it was laa gmatfy IVIae la be credited by any man am fool Hat yoa helped na elect Polk, aad a ia at waxta while to quarrel with ta ebewt tha meant yoa took to secure lia ihe vMe of year S'aie. -.WArrit irllg.WUy, I'll tell you, Mr. the fact was. the politicians were to much mora aaiioaa about 'the apeds af aCce.' than Uiey wete whether -tttf fw4ti4 pIS ahould U Mwiuuinad, W free trfai to and J led upon the country, rWy ear4 aot whether Mr. Po'k waa for frta wda, ar awy thiwy aiae. His election waa all tVy wutel; that aecurad, and the pfde might loch out for eeauree, aid sake their chance for f iod, bad, or indiffor aw), jam aa it might happen afterwards. i'tmwiflnuu Aoro. You arc rather severe oa the Peunavlvinia politicians. -SmlJUm II 1fv I will leave it to your- arf aad aar friend here, if I am any more aathna trath wananti. " -ntrr4 tr$l don't believe there waM0effjRtaie ia which the people could hat toiea io hambagf ed? bat -wa have the btaefilafM. aa I have bo reason to coin Ua " TllTBT'AitltT. The aJmiBw!riii, the Iangiiage br th North American, preaeculee, with in C'vaWag aniinaaiiy ana veliemeiice, its war apoa rle Tiriff, rrg4rdles of fie fiuan ad coaJitioa id the gnvrrnmeot and of the eneatry, and d the perils of derange -aarwi, aguat aa aad excitement, in the face afaforviga war.' Ilea not the executive ware aawagh vpoa' k handaf "It W. nrtlujikA, itranea deanh af (imiun, Whea w ack &ca aia ng aurwlr.n If the Tariff must fall, there should he liisM fi that hereafter." Be the ad. aM-Mration Ihiaka otliervrise. The Union a eve repeal with an aUsiinate xe:d which ff ea that die aiieiupt will be vigorously mde I hat joorual aeema emitident of the BMmtt: it say, speaking of the deinO even rwaeae, " " absence of the deU-gation from Sw Yolk and PeuasyWania argues noth ing against the ultimata success of the tariff bill. We understand from the best authority that 13 or 14 certainly, and prob ably 18 or 17 perhaps more of the New Tork democrats will ro for the reduction. There cannot be a'teasonable .doubt of it.' The attempt, now, when'our revenue ia found insufficient, is the rashness of luna cy, or something wotse.v Should it suc ceed, the country will suffer much, hut the administration more. It has the power, and assumes the responsibility a fearful one it will he found. Still, though we ad mit the result to be doubtful, we cannot beiieve that auch a time will be selected for such an experiment. Gen. Scott and tht War Department.. . The correspondence relating to the un fortunate difference between the Eiecu tive and Gen. Scott will bc found in our columns todar. The result of ihe whole tflVir is that Gen. Scott wilt not com mand the army of invasion in Mexico. The heginntn of this misunderstand iiaermp andecided manner which see mi to mark every ae of Mr. Pol k's Ad mi nistration , Ilia intimations from the President that Gen. Scott would be expected to lead the new force were verbal; the General expositions of the plan of operations he theajt -the occasion demanded were, ver bal also' - Gen. Scott - waa-not - ordered tn the command, and until written orders were giretf his relations to the Executive admitted of free cnnsaltation, suggetons and advice. If the commander's views as to the proper plan of the campaign did not meet the approbation of the Pre sident, it waa the duty of the latter to overrule them aad to direct the system of operations himself; obebieuce wit the duty of the military officer. But every th ng went on loosely and vaguely. The President did not tske up on himself the responsibilty of a dec'tnir? order; the General felt at liberty to remon- strale. The latter went on wtlb tbosc prelfnlTh'iT iei '1f"orihlaWhlchcioord: tie better arranged it Washington than elsewhere, wheoi ia the midH of hi a la bour, he it surprised by an intimation that impatience is felt at his delay. De la? Why General Scott had received no order to preceed to the Rio Grande He had explained his view to the Presi den', expressed his uuwillingneM to aupei cede Taylor unices th enlarged forces were iedy to lake the field, which would not to the c for aont time, while, as epaiatory to that erent many thing were to be uone lo make tbe movement effectaal. These reprerentaiiona had been listened to ami Bout the Pretidem'a determina tioa to the contrary waa made known by a definite order to leave head tjuartere for the aeat of war, Gen. Scott was war ranted in believing that bis views and plans, if not fully approved, were yet held ander consideration without being disapproved. He could not suppose that impatience was felt at his proceedings toeaose he bad received no ofliicisl directiona t preceed otherwise.. In anil itart matters things go by orders, The authority wh'n h commands takes the re sponsibility of the movement j the party commanded haa nothing to do but to obey. We mast bow advert taGrn, Scott's letter of 21st Msy. There are portions of this letter which we cannt't undertake to defend. It is not to be denied that Gen Scott, alo-g with many suggestions which are excellent and which it became him then and there to mske, did yet allot hie personal con cents and feelings sod apprehensions to intrude into an official communication Where ther had properly no place. 1 His suspicions of pre-coudemnstion and ill will in high - troatmrhla f;ara of enemies Id his rear and all that such expressions are strangely at variance with propriety which shouM mark, the demeanour or an officer in hit intercourse with his official aoperlor. The subsequent explanation that his allusions to jealousy or ill will in h'gh quarters refered not to the Presi dent but to the Secrctaty of War, dose not take away from the impropriety of the thing) becaune the Secretary of -War in hi retsslions to re service is' but the ad julant or'aid of the commander in chief, the President, and art by his direction. Communications to him on matters -of puhlic duty do not well admit of the introduction of private or personal griefs. Leaving this feature of the correnprfnd enee ami looking to those portions of if which relate to milltaty opreations and he plan of the Mexican campaign, there twill be little diversity . of np nion as to the curiectness af Grn. Scott's views'. It w soltlieilike an I honorable in him to feci. reluctant to sepercede the gallant Taylor, -.in whoaa succesa he had confi denre before the intelligence of his glori. ous victories arrived. That the aeat af Government, where ready eommunicaliona and intercourse caul 1 be had with., the heads of all branches of the service, waa the proper place for superintending and directing the organization of thenew levies and making the necessary preps rations for an rlaWate campaign, is not likely to be, lispu'ed, we apprrhend by military wen. At wlut particular time Gen. Scott should start frnn the city of Washington to take the head of the army would depend apea the promptness and efficiency with which the government might aecond his efforts at organization. As things are now going on, with requisitions for troops and oa means, except such as the Slates or in diriduals supply, mu-tering the men, tski ing tbem to the destined points, whatever promptnecs may mark our military move ments will probalably be owing more to the arudar of the men and the energy of oUir.ers than to the action of the Uovern mmt. Salt. Jim. . GEN. SCOTT. . From the National Intelligencer. We observe, upon running over the coluaans of the New Oilcans "Tropic of the S3d instant, that the good people of that city had been induced; by newapspef 'itii inorto believe that Mejot General Scoit had received orders to repair to the Mexi can frontier, to command in chief the mili tary movements going on there; and that he was even expected to arrive at New Orleans on that day (the 23) or on the next - VVbH may he the Ihnuon of theEoe utive in regard to - calling this eallanl and Uiiatinguiahod- veteran Into active eervice, we are not able to say. Uut the fact un doubtedly is, that he ia still in this city, and that we have not heard of his being under ordeu lo repair to New Orleansj although -it i here undersiood that he ten derett his services immetliately on the ar rivat here of the news of hostilities having commenced. From tht Correspondence of the Botton Mae. Since die press of both parties have spo ken out, in terms of such general approba tion, of the selection of tien Scot! lo lead the army into Mexico, a considerable reac tion hue taken place in the mind of the President and Ins constitutional advisers, who are nothing more or h-as than the alavish automata of his wishes, as to the policy of his selection. When the firt embarrassments occurred on the frontier. Mr. Polk manifested the utmost vesgerne.se. lo nave uenerai ewoii assume the command held by Gen. Taylor. The hero of Nia gwslkOi.Mt:jKldie gainst this disparagement of a gallant and faithful oiHcer; and stated to the President that be waa fully competent to discharge every duty that had' been assigned to him. Some days afterwards, the President signi fied bis purpose to appoint him to the gen etal command of the Army, to be recruited by die act of Congreas. G -n. Scott com aeated at once; observing ti at it was due to his rank, and would not be regarded as any reflection upon Geo. Taylor. Accor dingly, he waa taken into the President's Council; and thoy, together, laid out the diatribulon of the requisitions upon the Slates, and other details. Meantime, the intelligence that- Scott - waa to head - the uoops had gone abroad, and returned lo Ihe Capital, aa 1 have already stated' It was any thing but the unction which Mr. Polk desired. He at once, argued that the re suit of a victory might place him in the Presidential Chair; and he aa soon conclu ded, with the natural selfishness of his hesit, to revoke his action, or to place it in such a position aa to be most unacceptable lo Scott. He again urgd upon him the propriety of superseding Taylor. This waa followed up by similar suggestions from the Secretary of War, and other mem bers of the Cabinet, doubtfess at the insti gation of the Executive. To one and all he replied in the same strain. No man could do more than Taylor had accom plished, and no one so well deserved to conclude a campaign which he had so vaU iantly opened. Gen. Scott expressed the . i. r. .i i . l ,4 most unuraiieu comiuence uiai no wuuiu route the enemy in any regular engage ment, even with double forces opposed. How well founded waa thia prediction, we have; now-;ieeav::;.r.::::::.::i.L;..-:lj.z::.:..: . About this period, only eight days ago, it was necessary to prepare a Dill, organ izing the details of the army, which Con. gress had ordered to be raised. Gen. Scott drew it with his own hand and it was futty spproved by the Waf Department, from which it was transmuted to the Mili tary Committee. On Monday or Tuesday last, that Comm'ttee met, and Mr. Marcy appeared before it, bearing a new section to he added to the " proposed BiH, which was reporttd to the Senate on Tuesday. It provides for adding two Major Generals and four brigadier Generate to the military establishment." It is well known that there is no manner of necessity for these officers. The States' are allowed to choose ' their own, and there will be three Brigadier Generals of the United States in the field, exclusive of the"CdmmaOdingOeneraT. What, then, was the purpose of this extra ordinary Movement? II Was to confer iipoh Mr. Polk the powerto appoint. twd Bfnjor Generals, and then to choose one of them to place over the head of Gen. Scott in the command of the army. Nay more, it is sn insidious attempt to displace 8eott and Gaines altogether, for," "when this war is over, tho army must be educed, and but two Major Generals retained in the service. Can any one doubt.'iv ho knows Mr. James K. Polk, that ihe successful leader of the Mexican war, aa most any General who undertake it prove to be, will be preferred to the hero of Chippewa and Niagara!! Thia wbola irheme, I rrpeat; ie designed to oust Gen. Scott from the army, and to preveut him from leaping bay af the hon ors, auch aa they may tor of thia war upon unfortunate Mexico. ' - '" v " "' Seeing Ihe game that was playing dial do orders were issued lo him, and that aft evident colneas had suddenly growd up in his intercourse with tbe Executive Gea Scott addressed a letter to the Secretary of Barf f " war, a taw days a?o, aetlin? I'rth his objections lo superseding Gen. Taylor, and expressing some doubts as to the propriety 01 taking the general command, inasmuch as it appeared that be bad lost the confi dence of, the President. He coucluded. however, by savin that ihe tlrst duty of a soldier was '-16 obey orders" and he was ready to receive any ihe Department might mane, since then no reply haa been re ceived; and it ia much to be doubted if he will be sent to the South. It is thus sppareut that the design of the Preaident tvu first to emhartasa Scott hf". repeatedly urging upon him U supersede the gallant Taylor; and, failing in that, to outrage his rights and frelings, by resort ing to this Cowardly and underhand. man ceuvreof gettiag new officers from Con gress. This ia thejnSgner in which .tltoae who hate foucht fur the. liberties aad honor tw:caaBa?)l.trji lible concern. Because men of.honot will not enter, heartily, into ihe wicked schemes of a President who is governed entirely by selfish principles, and thiow up their hats for his war, then they must be pursued, th alt Hie viodiciive ana udktupuIous rioIeocahatleIoog,W his nature, and iti? iled with all the Uw power of Executive patronoge. - 1 he prcas, of all parties, should speak on this subject. Mr. Polk made thia war .to serve his own prospects; and he means to pursue it to advance the interval of a "par ty and ita leaders." Will ihe country sub mit to such trickery,, and at auch a time! Ought not Congress to consider well what power ia bestowed upon anch a demagogue! Thete are important questions," and they deserve to he pondered open. . . I understand that Sam. Houston, flow Senator from Texas, ia lo be appointed to one of these high military offices, if the bill ahould, be. eari ietk :W. tot-a ypectecb will it he, to present to the world! Such a person aa Houston, notorious for his broils and debaucheries, elevated above. Wlnfield Scott! I cannot speak of it with patience, and without indignation. THOSE IIORKID BANKS! . The New Orleans Correspondent of the New Yoik Courier & Enquirer writes that ' "Up to ib's moment tbe Quarter Master htr m -.-entirely destitute of -- fund. Ilia supplica continue to be bought on credit, and but for the liberality of one or more banks of this city, who have advanced him largely oil his personal pledge lo refund it from tie first moneys placed at hia control, he would not hare been able lo have fur nished the means for sending forward the volunteers ! J 1'" OHIO. One of the rascally banks' of this city, which Loeofocoism so much loves to villi y. (the Clinton Dank) offered, as we learn, to advance one thousand dollar, to fit out snd place in New Orleans, the Montgome ry Guards of 'Columbus . We learn, indi. rectly, that the Dank has since offered to" advance lo the Governor tn thousand dol lars, if he wishes it, in order lo aid him in tilling out and transporting troops from this point. The Government has not, as yet, advanced the means to equip and sustain tbe volunteers Judge Swain yesterday made a liberal donation to the company above alluded to If we were hot afraid of confounding all the ideaa of propriety that animate the Destructives we would mention the fact that this is another of lhoe rascal ly bank Whigs the President of ihe mon ster Uoard of Control. He offered to sub scribe a hundred dollars towards equipping a company. : TENNESSEE. rt::;.;..;zr The directors of the Union Dank of Ten nessee have tendered lo Governor Drown a loan of 1 100,000 for the use of the volun leers. KENTUCKY. At a meeting of the directors of the Nor thern Bank of Kentucky, held at Lexington, on the 18iu inst. it was resolved that the sum of $250,000 be tendered to the Gov ernor, of Kentucky, lo enable him to - fulfil die requisition which haa been made upon him for troops for the succor of our Army in the South; aud lie. ii fully authorized ton draw for that amount if he ahould ueed it..;. . ., T LOUISIANA. The New Oileana Tropic of tbe 10th instant says ''The Canul Bank of thia City has this TOorning placed st i he disposal of tbe Governor, without charge, whatever money it may jvquiru for the dispa chiaf the troops now ready at the Barracka. Th Halls of the Moulezumw. . , It ia not imnossible that amonr theti thousands of our readers, there are some who have a desire- possibly a design to rel in the Halls ot tho Monlexumas." To 'such ti least, te following article, which we cut from an exchange, will prove interesting at this limr ' " ' "Monieaoma II. ascended the Mexican throne A. D. 1603,at the tie of23; before Mexico had been discovered by Europe ans. ' lie died 80th June. 1620, in the iw year of his are. of wounds inflicted by the Spanish 'discoverer! 'whom he had invited to aia royat palace. Historians agree dmiiirtg hia character- ' ' ; -On ascending the throne, not contfn with the spar ioua residence of his fathrr.j he erected andilier, much more magnificent, iiuiiuiig un IUCHUU ujfr ic piu, city of Mexico. So vast was thia great; flruclure, in at, as one of the historians in- sorms us, the space covered by its terraced roof might have afforded room for , thirty knighla lo ruu their course in a regular toumay. His fulher'a palace, although not ao high, was so extensive that the visitors were loo much latisuea in wencenng through the snartmeuls, ever to see Ihe whole of it. Tbe palaces were built cf red ttouc, or . a . a namented with marble, the arms of the Moniexma family fun eagle bearing a lifer injhis talons) being sculptured over the main entranre; "Crys'al fountains, frd . by great react voiia on the neighboring hills, ployed in lue vast halls and gardens, and supplied water 'M hundreds of warble paths in the interior of the palaces. Crowds of nobles and tributary chieftains were continually sauntering through the halls, or loitering yjr ttteir pours mo nuemiauee un uic cinrrtf liiefr cervwreein wood adernod thcceiliflgS, .r- i , . r beugiii'ul nuts of palm leaf covered the fjoojrs, ..Tbe walla were hang with cotloa richly stained, the kius of wi.d auimals, or gorgeous draperies of feather woiks rousht in timtaiion' 01 birda, usects and flowers, in flowing radiance of colois Wrtuda of toeeese - Irani', goltieu enors diffused intoxicating odors through splendid apartments occupied by ihe nine hundred and eighty wirea aud fire thousand alavesof Monlexuma. He e n cou raced acieoceand learning, and public schools were established throughout the greater pari ofhia empire. The city of Mexico in hi day, numbered twice as ma ny inliahilsnts as at present, and one thou sand men were daily employed in water ing and sweeping its streets, keeping them so clean that u man could traverse' tbe whole city with ss little, danger of soiling hia feet as bis hands. A careful police guarded the city. Extensive arsenals, graieawareJhouae most beaumul birds, raenageiies, nouses lor reptiles and serpents, a collection of human monsters, fishponds built of - iuarble, and museums and public l.brariev all on the moat extensive scale, added their attractions to the great city of the Aztcca. Gorgeous lemDlrs in Which human victims were sacrificed, and tbeir blood baked in bread. or theii bodies dressed for food to be de voured by the people at religious festivals reared their pvramidial altars far above the highest edifices. Thousands of Uieir brother men were thus sacrificed annually. The temple of Maxtili, their war god, was ao constructed that it great alarm gong sounding to battle, roused the valley for three leagues around, aud called three hun dred thousand armed Azteca for ihe imme diale relief of their monarch... ; .. So vast was the collection of birds of prey, in a building devoted to them, that 500turke)a, the cheapest meat in Mexico, were allowed for tbeir daily consumption. Such were the "Halls of thejMoulezumasl" Tbe summer residence of the monarch, on the hill of Chapoltepec, overlooking the city, waa aurrounded by gardens of aeverril miUs in extent, and here were ptetreved until the middle of the last century, two statutes of the Empeior and his father. The great cypress trees, under which the Axtee sovereign and his associates once held their moonlight levels,- still shade the! royal gardens- Some of them, fifty feet in circunrferenee, are aevcral thooaand years old, but are yet as green as tn the days of Montezuma, whose ashes or those of his ancestor, render sacred, in the eyea of the native Mexicans, the hill of Chapoltepec. Natural decay and a waning population now mark the aeat of power of the great Moniezomas. w a nno in me Apaiacnicoia oazeuo ma I resciiimciii in uic ursuu uijr vi inn lia County Fla. from which we take the following strong and weighly testimony of the beneficial eflect which haa been pro dnecd in that section by a Temperance Society: The Grand Jury for the County of rtanlthn, in closing their duties for the present Term, would embrace the occasion to con gralulale their feltqw-ei tizeh s" upon the continued diminution of eriminal offen ces within our borders. Only one case of an inrraciion of the criminal laws, and that one of a very trivial character, has come within their cognizance. - - When we reflect upon the state of soci ety in this country, a few years ago (assim ilating as it did with all new and frontier communities,) when the peaceful and unof fending citizen wis continually jostled, in the tegitimal Walks and avocations of life,' by the violent and licentious when our street were the scenes of continual outrage and turbulence-laws inoperative and jus tice silenced; and then review our prevent condition sobriety peaeefulnees and in dustry pervading society; the lawa quietly exerting their power in restraining1 and controlling the passions of ibe multitude, it affords ihe amplest evidence of the bene ficent spirit of our laws and the civilizing and ameliorating tendencies of our institu tions. The survey affords a pure joy to the' philanthropist cheering hopes to the patriot, and renewed confidence to the Re publican, in the capacity of the people' for aelf-gorernment. - ' '; ' -In reflectinjr upon the causes which have been inilrumenlai in producing this im prayed condition of the puhlic morals, he Grand Jury can discover 'the operation of no nfsw influence brought' to bear hnon aa Cletv more potential ar g00i n,aq tno e, tabti8hment of a TentDerance Societv inouf , City. The influence of tbu Society like th general Dews, of Henveifdescendinar silent ly upon tl.etaith, haa, ty its kindly char itics, in many well au henticated ca'ses a mong us, renovated human nature, and mad hope and cheerfulness and health to rpringT up in breasts before besotted and deeoiate. Much much is due to the benevolence aa well aa moral fortitude of thoae who origin atcd and have fostered thia society. They have had inuolMo encounter in their labor of love," from the jeers of the light minded Hjho obloquy, jada Jed; but now ihey have the joy- of the husbandman, when hia long and patient toils are over, and hia harvest burns forth in cheering and abundance around him. FURTHER FROM MEXICO. The New York "Courier Dea Emu U ni -hf soroft infonnatioo fronr Mexico wyttv'sBf'U-sfma published elswhere. It will be seen that Santa Anna and Almonte await, in Ilavani na, the progrers of events, and expect im portant results from the yet suppressed, and as they think, sigtiificaiit revolution of Alvarez.' - -7-7-- -- ' -"l'o aompletathe list of thr';disWerr:;, with which unhappy Mexico ia threatened, oar Havana lettera of May 26th informs us that the insurrection proclaimed in the South by Gen. Don Juan Alvarez in favor of Santa Anna, and pure republicanism, has not been suppr. ssea aa reported; and that on the contrary, this conflagration U des tined to extend over the face of tha whole country. Santa Anna watches- its progress from; the deptha of hja retreat t Ilavanha, all the while enjoying his cock fights and on Abe day when thia skilful player believes that the time has Come, he will only have to appear for the power of Pa redes lo fall in ruins, undermined on all sides, Gen Almon te-imairiatIFa vans, watching ' vents with Santa Anna. In a letter to a person in New York,GeOr Alraoute expres.. ses his indignation at the brutal arrest of his secretary f whom; as her says," he"- aehr t a Mexico for the purpose of consulting with his government. On hearing of the strange proceeding, snd on reading the calumnies which Pres- ident Paredes and the miuistcr of war has caused, or allowed lo be publiahed against him . in. a ministerial journal, . he immedH -alely sent on his resignation as roinialer plenipotentiary, and will not probably re tarn to Mexico until snotlier government shall have taken the place of the present party id power. Gen. Almonte is a man who by his experience and talents aa a slateaman and a aoldier, can be- one of the bo-1 efficient in saving Mexieoj-if it carr tie, saved; and it ia in the hour of danger that they banish and slander such a maul There ia a reason to say. with the ancients. that whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. ' FROM THE ARMY. The : Steamer New -Yorki arrivld at New Orleans, gives the following particulars: A party of our Dragoon, aa previously stated, had pursued the retreating Mexican from Matamoras, overtaking a party of tbem, taken thirty prisoners, besides kill ing a number in the skirmish. 1 he most distressing news Is the murder of a party of fifteen-Americans, including two women ana a child, between Point Isabel and Corpus Cbristi, ity a party of Mexicans, exceeding in cold blooded cru elly any of the previous atrocities of ihe savagea. It appears that a party . of fifteen, of whom Mr. Rogers was one, left Corpus Chtisti for Point Isabel on tha 2d n- .i ;., Tl,. .1 .k. r :..).. n .i jn, wrier theyr wereaorpnscd by:; a com pany of Rancheros, and being overpowered 10 numbers, were induced byMexicso promises lo surrender aa prisonera of war. No sooner had those blood-thirsty dog obtained possession of their arms, tbatt they stripped and robbed thrir victims, bound them beyond the power of resistance, and having ravished the women before their faces, cut all their throats, one fiend per foiming' the horrible buicheiy," Kotrers saw bis father and brother butch' ered before him in this terrible manner. . before hia own tuin came, and his own escape waa owing to the fact, that while his wound upon his throat was not fatal. he had the presence ol mind to feign him self dead, and waa accordingly, with all the balance, thrown 1 mlo thoJColprado,whero he managed to escape unseen, and swam to the other side of Jhe river, Thence he subsequently made his way to tha JRio t Grande, was' taken prisoner, sent to the hospital in Matamoras. and, after the battle, exchanged, -j ; , . A treaty was concluded at Torry's tradine- house, on the 19ih inst,, with auch Indian: chiefs as were in attendance, including some half dozen of the Canuncbes, though all ; that tribe waa not represented, and the Wseoes, Kescbies, and Towseanies had , no representatives present. , ; , -.i X : ' - i. ' 1 11 . 11.. , ; . The Tcmperenca cause kss aehisvad a great ilory in New York Of 633 towns in the Sta'e, &SB bava voted that' no, license" ahall be granted 10 retailers of intoxicating drinks, -, in less quamiiiea than five gallons. Tha ra mainder of the lawns, 104 ia number, have determined, most of them by small majorities, ia favor of gran'ing the licence. . 4
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 17, 1846, edition 1
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