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IT biff rrlsiclples.
TAYLOR PLATFORM.
Firtt.l reiterate what F have often Mid I
am a Whig bat not an ultra Whig. If elected
I would oo4 he lb mere President of a party. I
would endeavor to act independent of party do
minination. 1 should feel bound to administer lha
Government antrammalled by jrty schem.
.feeearf.-The veto power Tb power given
by the Constitution to tba Eiecetive to Inter
pose bia vetor Is m blah conservative power,
but to my opinion ehoold am bo exercised ax
' eeplln aaaei ot clear tiolstlou Of tba Consti
tution, or manifest haata and want of consider,
tioo by Coflzreee. - Indeed, 1 bare tboaght that.
for many yaara paat, the known opinions ana
wUhoi of ihe Executive bare exercised uodae
and injurious inflnenee opon lha legislative do
nartment of the Gevetnrnanu and for thia eauM
1 bare thought "our sysust waa itr danger of
' undergoing a great Chans Rom its woe weory,
Thaneraonal oolniona of the individual who
may happtn to occupy the Executive chair,
ought not to control tho action of Conjrreai opon
nniioni of dartieatia bolioT: nor oairht hisob
ioeiinoa to be intarDoeed where queelione of
Constitutional -power ban been Bellied by the
various departments of Government and acquie
ced in by the people. . :'
Third Upon the aobject of the tariff, the
currency, the Iropioremeot of our highways,
rivers, lakes, and harbor, the, will ol the peo
ple aa axpresaad through their KepresentaUrea
. iaj Congress, ought to be respected and carried
v oot by the Exaeutiveu ?-"-" ...- -.
fourth. Tb Mexican war. I sincerely re
ioice at the proepect of peace. My life baa
tuiea dMoted to arms, vat 1 look noon war at
alt times snd under all eireurasinneee aa a na
tional calamity, to be avoided if cocnpatible
with national honor. The prineiplei of oar
Government aa well as its true per are oppos
ed to the subjugation of-othsr nationa and the
dismemberment of other eoanuiee by cenouetf.
In the language ot the great Washington, Why
ahonld we quit our owe to stand on Foreign
groend?" In the Mexican war oor national
honor has been vindicated, aad amply vindicated,
' and in dictating lerma ot peafee we may well
afford to be forbearing and even magnanimous
lo our fallen foe. Ut AlUt Letter
' The Democratio Convention met in May,
end composed their ticket lo suit them. This
they had a right to do. The National Whig
:,4trtioaeA&
their candidate 1 accepted the nomination
with gratitude and with pride. I was proud
of the confidence of aocb a body of men repre.
tenting such a constituency at the Whig party
of the United Statea a manifestation the more
grateful because it was oot cambered with
ructions incompatible with the dignity of the
Presidential office, and lha responsibilities of
its incumbent to the whole people of the nation
And I mav add. that these etnotione were io
created bv associating mr ntme with that of
the distinguished citizen of New York.whose
acknowledged abiiitiea and sound conservative
opinion might . have justly entitled him to the
first place on the ticket.
The Convention adopted me as it found me-.
a Whig decided bat oot altra in my opin
ions; and I should be without excuse if I were
to shift the elationSltlps which subsisted at
the lima. They took ma with tho declaiation
of principles I bad published to the world, and
1 should be without defence if 1 were to aay or
do any thing to impair the force of that declar
ation. 1 have Mid that I would accept a nomina
tion from Democrats; but In so doiog I woald
not abate one jot or tittle of my opinions as
witteO down. Such a nomination, aa indies.
tinar a coincidence of pinion on tbo part of
those making itt abould not be regarded with
diefavor by tboae who think with me; as a
compliment peraonal to myself, it ehoold not
be expected Jhat I would repulse them with
Insole. 1 ahall not modify my viewe to entice
them lo my aide: I ahall not reject their aid
when they jtn ray flieoda voluntarily
" 1 bavuaaid I was not a party candidate, oor
am I in that straightened and sectarian sense
which would prevent my being the President
of the whole people, in ensa of my election, 1
uld uot1 regard myself as one before the Con
vention met, and that body did not aeek to
make me different from what I wse. Tbey
did not feller me down to a eriea of pledges
which were to be aa iron rule of action in alt,
and in despite of all the nootingenrea tbat might
tiee iu the course of a Presidential term. I am
' not engaged to lay violent hands indiscriminately
opon public orTSeere, good of bad, who may differ
in opinion with me- I am not expected to foiee
. Congiess, by the coercion of the veto to pass
to suit me or to pass none. Tbie is what 1
mean by not being a party candidate. And
1 nnderstsnd thia is good Whig doctrine
I would not be a partita President and hence
should not be a party candidate In the
aenae . that woold make one. Thia. Is
' tho aum and eubstance of my meaning, and
' thia ia the purport of the fads snd circumstances
attending my nomination, when considered in
- their connection wiih, and dependence upon
one another. ''
I refer all person, who are anxloua on the
eubject, to thiaetaiemeot. for the proper under,
aland ing of my position towards Ihe PreaMency
and the people. If iiis not intelligible,' 1 can
not make it so; and ahall cease to attempt it.
In taVing leave of the subject. I have only
..all the topics I design to speak of pending this
canvass, i ii 1 am electee I shall do all ibat en
NtMal
oor Union, and establish thekappiorea of my
couoirjmea apon an eoaaiing basis. , s .
.,. . ; . tnd Jllimm Utter. -
. FILLMORE PLATFORM.
-. Albsnv, Auul26, 1848. .
Dear (tin I- have the hener to ackiwwledge
Ihe receipt of yanr note oT the 8th inst, enclosing
, a printed enny-of tho vesotutlona adopted by the
sleugh ami Ready Clnb of Rsymond on th fiih
Jnat and desiring to know whether ' the-, political
. aentimea t eouUineJ in ihots ( resululiona are in
. aeeonfane wtuV aay view;,;,..,: tK. , .. :
' The Itfth tod iUh,.oaly(spsskf my posifina
and 'ww,aad though I eeenat fort- tawlitied ia
oppropristingtomyeelf U the natterinf cempli.
Mtits enatained in those resotutioA, 'yet' f am
VPtV f'jr that Tatrtactlr ans xt to-
Mviea aaa 1 upatt '.'? -Viswi xaa aca.
"i aacr in viuitit alum.. ,t
I am e.ppv to inform vea that anWiss enmetbinf
occur which eannet be foreseen, I thina this State
is certain tut toe Whij ticket by large major.
itv. ' '
Pleate to makr mv acknowMrments s the
membara of your Crub, and beUeve me,
' - Respeeliully yeorti
MILL4K0 FILLMORE.
- John B. Peyton, Esq.. President,
The fillewiog are the resolutions referred tot
10. Jtaohtd, That we recognise in Millard
Fillmore, the Whig candidate for the Vice Pies
idenry, a geonfoe republican, a pur patriot, a man
of exalted intellect aad high acquirements--one
wbo baa served the repuUM long and faithfully in
tne civil department of overomenta woose every
act manifests that be is a trot devotee of liberty.
whose name is prominently . Wonunad wita tne
Whif party, aad whose talents sad patriotism
justly entitle him to the love and admiration of j
his countrymen.
II. Kttolvei, i bat lb caaaea o aaotinev
i iv, recklessly tJducml afaiast MitUrd Fillmore,
by nnecrapulous partisan opponenta, for the pur
pose of exciting sectional prejudice against him,
has bo vooaaavMa? 1st rim; but en the -enat-Irsiv.
ia trkHnnbantlv ' dlArovcd bv the solemn
declaration of our candidate for the Vice PreaidenH
cy, tittered long since In the councils of the na
tion, that Cengren ka fewer, under the Con
dilution, t interfere with the irutilulion of ife
mutic tlubtry a it exist in the Siatee of thu
Uxini and therefirt toe feel well ateured that
80UTHERN lN8nTimON8 wnX""TfEV
ER BR A8SAILED OR MOLESTED BY ANY
ACT OF MILLARD FILLMORE. . .
"I regard slavery aa aa evil, bat one with
which tbo national government has nothing to
do. That by the constitution of the V. Slates,
ihe whole power over that question was vest
d in the aeveral Srate where ll rw
waa tolerated. If tbey regarded it at a blessing
they had a constitutional tight to snjoy It, and
if they tegaided it as an evil they had the pow
er and knew beat bow to apply the remedy, 1
did not conceive that Congress had any power
over it." Mr. rtlmere"e Letter to Gov. Gayle
"I ditavow uiequivocaltg,now and forever, mny
deeire to interfere with the right or what it coiled
the property of the Souther People."
"Tbie government ia a government of limit
ad powere, and that by Ihe eonstiiituiioo of
the United States, Conereee ha ne ittrieduUen
whatever ever the inititution ef elaveru in the
teveral State." Mr, Fillmore t Speech in Ihe
tteuae ef Itepreientalivu.
The following Is the Ant Resolution of the
string Introduced by Mr. Atlierton. .
Rfulvtd, That this Government is a govern
ment of limited powers, and that by the eon.
sutatioa ot tbo ;lliwd .Statet,;, pONGRESS.
HAS NO JURISDICTION WHATEVER
OVER THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
IN THE SEVERAL STATES OF THE
CONFElERACY.'
When the vote was taken on Ihe Resolution,
MR. FILLMORE VOTED IN THE AF
FIRM AT1VE. ' '
' aLMoroc Principles.
.... -i CA8S PLATFORM. .
We are no slaveholder. We never have beea
We never shall be. We depriciw its existence in
principle, and pray fur tie abolition everywhere,
where thie can be aflreled justly and peaoeably,
and safely for both parties.
Gen. Cass's Pamphlet on the Right of Search.
Origin of the Electric Telegraph.
Upwards of sixty years ago (or in 1787-89.)
when Arthur Yoang was travellicg in France,
he met with a Monsieur Lomond, 'a very in
genioua and inventing mechatic," who had
made a remarkable discovery ia eleotricity.
'Yoa write two or three words an a piece pf
paper, ' eaya Young; ''be takes it with, him
into a room, and turns a machine enclosed 'ia
a cylindrical case at Ihe top of which is an
electrometer, a small fine pith ball A wire
connect with a similar cylinder and electro
meter. In a distant apartment and bia wife by
remarking the corresponding motions of the
ball writes down the words they indicate, from
which It appeari be hae formed so alphabet
ofmotiona. As lbs length of he wire makes
no difference in the ' effect, a correspondence
might be carried oa at any distance. What.
aver the use may be, the invention is beauti
ful?' Career Hydrophobia-
ueelroua to do,all in our power to mitigate
the fearful Jrfjecta of this almoat supernatural
vwwawT, wa inwn every preeeripuo mat we
find, opon the principle that "in the multitude
of connection there is (a chance of) safety."
The followlag cure of hydrophobia ia recorded
aa having; occurred lo tho native boepitai at
Calcutta: From patient under the aggravated
symptoms of thai disease 40 , ounces of blood
wea taken, wbich produced immediate relief.
The rabid symptoms re-appeared in about two
bourn, blood was again lei, till be fainted which
happened after eight Dunces were taken. After
the second bleeding,'lhe disorder did. aot return-
But eooaideiable qaantiiiee of calomel
and opium were administered; sod ha waa dis
charged ia fortnight. . ... J .
tne best to treat hydrophobia witn. , Wbo can
anected with hydiophobia has to waterl No
one. ..But may not this be a key to tba caret
Death ef Mrs. HaftU-
Mra. MafBi,wifeof Rev. JohaNewlaod Maf
fl( from whom, however, aha has been separa
ted fof about two yeare, died at Brooklyn, - N.
Y., oa Friday of laat week, Mr. Maffit waa at
Fine Bluffs, Atksnsas; on' the 7th of Sept.,
and a card from citixens of that place eompli
mentabim for '-producing a wonderful revival
of tellgav'!- JMrs. M. waa only 18 yeara old. ;
... OnDlt..... , , f
,.Tbt the Hoo. Edmund Bnrke, CommisaUn
Of offatenw, will receive ibemiaaioalo Rome
vacant by the deavk jf Dr. Martin. '
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Department.
HARVEST HOME.
Old LadiVs Dht.I have just
reived an invitatioo from pur kind . neigh
bor, farmer Jones, lo lake mv whole rami
ljr to bis bone to morrow, aod join In the
pleasure of a real old fashioned "harvest
borne, which I would accept with right
good will, aid I trunk it pntdent to leave
home to take care of itsell; bat a I do ap
E rove of making all happy who ara -eapa-le
of receiving pleaauro in a reasonable
way and aa youth is the season - of enjoy,
meat. I have ginn all the young folka a
holiday, keeping my old faithful Peter to
take care of the live stock. bile I keep
house in a qoiet way.
The information that the invitation has
been accepted has already spread far and
wide from the pantry to. the kitchen, and
from the kitchen to the mill house; and all
are in joyous consultation aa to what they
can do ever night, to expedite tbe morn,
ing's work, and allow of an early etart. .
Betsey takes the lead in all tho preparations
and has promised to Uka ihe toung people
undrr her care, J he large bay waggon,
with ihtj best horses, will cmrthem all
without fatigue evet our hilly , road, so
they will an ire fresh for a day of pleaeur-,
able toil. It is amszing to see with what
spirit work of all kinds is carried on to
day- The panlrj is ondei going a tho.
rough cleaning, and the bright tin pans
glittering in the sun on Ahe grasa near the
spring house, while the sound of the scrub
bing brush on tho churn tells that depart
ment there will be nothing left to be done
on the morrow while" the "gteesome " face
and the merry laugh tbat greets me at eve
ry turn, assures me there ,1 no stimulus to
exertion and thrift like hope, and a pros
pect of innocent pleasure. Why will the
old who are no longer eapab'e of enjtying
youthful pleasures and sports, churlishly
deny them to the young? . Cares and trials
thaljare inseparable from earth and it inhab
itants, will soon enough blight their bright
landscape; trials that we cannot ward, off",
and cares that like the canker worm eat
into the very core of their hearts. Surelv,
then, it should be the study of the old, not
unnecessarily 'to cloud the sunshine that
never shines too bnghtly T" ' '
II at vest Home! What a long train of
assoeiationi is connected with this word and
festival, From the days of Boaz snd Ruth,
whose simple and touching history tells of
the tich Jord of the harvest personally
watehint; over - his laborers, his heart
cheered and thankful to the Great Giver
of all good, for the bounteous supply,
his body, invigorated by healthful Jabors,
the bright - sunshine and the fresh
breeze, arround him yet forgetting not
the poor and humble gleaner. Who ha d
ail day followed st a distance, gaining a
scanty subsistence by gathering tbe scat
tered ears that bsd fallen from his losded
sheaves. Boas had then earned a joyous
"harvest borne. " and we read that, '-in die
evening he ate and drank and his heart
was merry, lor bod had blessed him. .
Through the whole scripture history the
bringing in of the harvest, snd the threshing
floors sie described as scenes of peculiar
festivity and religious thsnkfulness.. and a
nnrtinn . was. aiwava eat anart aa a thank
offering unto the Lord. The heathen nation
who had a long time before wandered off
from the people of God still remembered
their seasons of mirth snd rejoioing.though
they Torgot the source from w be nee their
wealth and blessings flowed. Traditions
remained amongst them that there waa a
God and Creator, though they had forgot
ten Him and gone far astray: so they made
onto themselves gods and worshipped the
creature gods of 4he Creator. Ceres and
Bachus, their gods of the grain and grape,
were at the gathering in of the harvest,
personified, snd carried in procession,
crowned with their appropriate emblems,
wheat ears, and priestesses followed frith
music and dancing, accompanied by a
multitude of drunken revtlleie, who made
the welkin, ring with their uproar and
beastly mirth; nor did the revel cease un.
til in tbe far spent night, exhsusted nature
sunk Under the unnatural excess. - Then in
this dresd night of moral ' darkness arose
the star of the Lord of the harvest and jour
Saivour again declaied lo whom the honor
Was due. ' J: '.-f- - '
His followers have ever sines had their
apDoinied snd SDproniate seasons for pray-
er and thankfulneis lor the blessings of the
harvest, while the old revels hsve still been
handed down modified by the purer reli
gion snd manners that. Christianity has
blessed ns with. '' ' "
In England, the Harvesting of the grain.
appeals to bare been always Celebrated
ing while on the continent of Europe ; the
iovous merrv making'
Bloomfield enters with true simple heart
edness into the Inspiring scene, and gives
in his own delightful manner, sn snimated
description of the 'Howkey Night; I
think I see the dear good old Ju lie Twtieh
et with spectacles on nose, , and. knitting in
hand, , sorroanded bJtet rustic audience
telling of the bsppy days of her yeulb,
snd in particular of that " merry Howker
nighvwhea . v, y :V.-
."We did s laugh the mooj skona bright., t
, 4 Mora fan you stever kaew v- - - ,i . i
Twasfermei Cbeerutat'a Ilowkry night,
' VAnd!oJCrr,eudlJov J : . '
"The butcher whistled at tbe door.
And brought a load of meat
Boys rubb'd their hands and cried there's more,
Doge wagg'd ibeir tail to aee'l. , , ,
Then follows an animated and delight
ful description of tbe preparations for the
feast when farmer Cbterum and his train
arrived from the field with the last load.
"Home ram th Jovial Howkey load,
Lett of the whole year's erop
And Grace amongst lbs grace boughsfrode.
Right plump upon th top.,
fThis way and that, the waggon reeled.
And never queen red higher
Her cheek were eslored In Ihe fisld,
And eurs befoi the fire.
The feast beinfrover the fun beian a-
mongat the young folks which laated until
the. moon shone, bright and clear, but low
in the west. "
"Then oil we stroll'd ibis way and that,
With merry voices ringing
Apd Echo anewered us right pat.
As home we rambled singing." ,
I will read the whole of this drlijrlitful
poem to my young people this evening,
and when I record their descriptit-n of to
morrow's merry making, see how the En
glish karveet borne will compare with tbe
American.
LADIES' WAISTS.
Women ouiht to meaaure' from twenty
seven to twenty nine inches round the waiet
but meat females do not permit themselves
to erow beyond, twenty fourt thousands
are laced lo twenty two some to less than
than twenty inches, Snd thus by means of
wood, whalebone; snd steel the c'1Ml "
often reduced to one half its proper size.
MUSQUITOES.
The proper that Is; tho technical name
for thia tribe of insects is the Culicides;
they belong to the order of dtpterons, or
double winged' insects. The 'common
gnat, Uulex pipiens, is a fleleoate, pretty
insect, rather less than a quarter of an inch
in lengiu. It is furnmhed with a long.
slender proboscis, . which- projects down
waids aad forwards having at Ha extremity
tf pair of lit t le Wicrmg"wsesr3tnhtorga
forms ths siphon up. writcu the - ereatHrr
draws its tilt from our life stream, j On the
sides of this are placed, at different distances
several lancet like processes, some of which
appear eimply to cut, while others seem
adapted to iniect ths irritated poison into
tbe minute' would; and these are barbed.
and resemble in some respects, tbe sling of
the bee. -The "hum" of th gust, or, as
lha poet Spencer calls it, "its murmuring
small trumpet," is a sound familiar toeve
ry ear to most of us fsr more famjliar lhaa
agreeable, Tbia which is really a pretty
and not unpleasant sound itself, were it not
that it is. a - flourish preparatory to an
onslaught is produced by the rapid yibrau
tion of iu diicate guaze like wings. The
sound has a precise analogue in tbe deep,
toned hnm of tbe "fan of oar blast fur.
n sees, where the vanees of ihe blower cut
through the air with vast 1 rapidity, and
produt e in so doing ths musical notes we
hear. The fragile wings ol this insect
have been estimated by Latour to vibrate
at the rate of three thousands times a min
ute; a rapidity which, when it is regarded
as a succession' of muscular contractions
and relazalione. is something fat more won
derful thsn the most enormous speed to
which mechanism was ever driven. The
gnat makes ists sppearance in the grestest
numbers at even time' but its persecutions
are by no means confined to that period'-
. Jf1 L. -L-J --J J I
it ueugnis cnieny in snauy wouue, onu in
moist situations from whence groat hosts
may occasionally be observed to issue and
in Jhe vicrnity of stagnant pools, which
form the nursing places of the young. If
has been frequently rernsrked thst .it is the
female insect which pursues us for blood.
and that the male is altogether innocent of
the crimes bis partner delights to commit
The insect makes its stuck in the follow
ing msnner. After the flourish assforsaid
and Willi courage equal to all Its noise,
flies directly upon its victim, and falls to.
Alighting gently upon the surface it lowers
its formidable weapon, gently and gradu
ally thrusting if inio the skin until it hss
pushed home all its lancets.,, The fluid
which . produces the subsequent pain irr
tba wound ia then injected in it as, has been
plausibly opposed for the purpose nf ren
dering the blood mote fluid, and better
adapting it to the suctorial cabilities of
the inset; arid now the thirsty creature
takes its fill. These operations are repeal
ed oil til it is satisfied, when it fliet sway, t,(,
tentinies becoming gorged and less active.
"txpedien' Jos 4efu ce 'Bgaiest'" them
plagues are irequentiy aimoai in vaini but
it is oor opinion that Sax nets loosely twis.
ted are the best that can be used., round
beds. r V ' ' " . i -
- Aa Ksaprr Mttel 5Ieebnnlr.
While Napoleon was on the throne k
poof American eame to Paris. .'Ha had a$
invention which he wished, to -show. tliS
Emperor. Napolean paid little attention
to it, and he went away, That was Robert
Fulton whose invention of the s esmboat
haf changed the whole ' face of the world;
Vhd! is this day' bringing the ' ends -of the
esrth together; and who-has done morefut
the solid happiness ef mankind than fifty
Buonapartes: r An account of this is to be
found lie Atlkon t-.,tv ...,w.? c?-. -v1
Political and Patriotic.
The subjoined article is front a 'neutral
paper in politics, the Burlington (N J.)
Gazette, The - ntiment it expresses to
wards t.en i ay lor is common to many
who sre in the habit of exercising-' their
rights of soUeiag quietly and who gene-
tally consider what tbey are doing when
they vote;
MFor our part without reference lo'poli-
tica or inirtneuig our neutrality we can say
truly and openly, that we love and admire
ihe old hero roost cordially: and believe he
approaches more neany in character lo
Washington anJ to the Uiu Koman sage
Cicinnatus, than any President we have ever
had since the Father of his tJounlrf held
tho reins of State. - Like hk prototype, the
Chevalier Bayard, tcithottt ftmr . tf.
without reproach," be will we tbtok, ie-
ceive the acclametioD of the people exclu
sive of .political considerations, Botwilh
svanding the calumny ef his enemies tor the
jealous fury ofpretended friends; for they
will recollect that joyous hurst of reeling
that electrified the country from Maine to
Fexas,' when after a long and anxious
pause f knowing his little arm - was sur-
munthid bv overwhelmirur nambeis of the
enemy threatening . iu destruction,,) the
news of PslQ. AIM end KSsaca qela i'alma
came thundering on our ears and again,
at Buena Vists, when . we knew he had
been deprived of hia forces, and that he
was about to be attacked by a powerful
army led by a veteran general how exuk
ting thrill expanded every bosom! ,
& ts honest lie is cana'jlc. And
his acts, and hia writings prove it. tie
never was unsuccessful in soy undertaking.
Calculating and cautious , he is s'ow to
resolve, but when he has resolved, his
indomitable spirit never faltere. He, will
not be made a nose of wsx, by cliques or
E
oliticians ;fAe eagle will ttt ony on tag-
egg-
"We do not intend to bore our - readeis
with party relations or party slanders or
eeek to chance the opinions of .others; but
we claim briefly the privilege of holding
our own individually, without conceal
ment, leaving to other individuals , the
enjoyment of the same privileges. ',, .
' The allusion made above to Geo. Tay.
tor's peri roa1 position prior to the 'buttles
on the Kio Uranue end so Dseuuent ly at
Buena Vista may wcll'-recail the aensa
lion of deep anxiety which pervaded this
whole nation when each sueceding hour it
was feared might bring the newe .of the
sacrifice of himself and his , brave little
army On each occasion the crisis seemed
desperate; but each occass ion of fearful tri
al proved lo be the ordeal ol fire by which
true hernisnvis tested. "' ' )
The battle of Buena Visla stands pettlo
ularly distinguished from all the other con
flicts of the Mexican' war. - The : military
eritic may analyze it in his own wsy ; but
those of us who are not military critics and
who look rather to the moral force whioh
gives efficiency to actions and to the
dermlnations of the mind, will be apt to
believe that the great battle of Buena Vista
was fought and won when the order was
given by Oeri Taylor to march from Sal
lillo to Agqs Nuevato meet the enemy. , II
was at that moment when the. alarm in our
camp of voluntera st the ! certain , In
telligence of Santa Anna's near approach
Was greatest; and with the intelligence of
his approi ch, came also news of his ever
whelming numbers. A retreat lo Monte
rey; recommended in advance by superi.
or suthoiiy," seemed lo present, the only
chance of escape. But Gsn. Taylor was
thinking other thing. - The order cams
from .him lo march fotwsrd. One may
well imnosine thai to a startling sensation
of bewilderment at this sound there succeed
edr at once a feeling of confidence, - the
presage of victory. It was a fine specimen
of homtropathic practice by which the
malady'of fear was cured by that which
was most 1'kely to produce it.
THE MILLITARY DIVISION of the
0nited"8uteVTEas been'snn ounced in
General Orders to be eastern and western,
oy a line rawn irom ronn uu - tac iaxo
Buperior, to Caps Bable.Floridavi p'v
; There will be stationed at the diiTorenl
Eprts and Barracks in the eastern division
thirty com pan iee, or three ; regiments, fit
artilieay aod ten companies of infantry.
in tne western ivsion, eighteen corns
. .I . . .. . . . i
parye oi Armiery, seventy tour coropapies
of Irmniry twenty one cpmpaniea of Drt
oons andoniegim3nt of mounted ltifle
nen, fof Oiegori." "
The posts which It may be necessary lo
establish snd the arrangement of the tfops
in Texas, Oregon, .California - and Wew
Mexico, will be left to thi iudrrment of
ograptiicat engineers will be sent out to
tbtrse Dffijj&m assiat in Utttex&&'fy.
per places, ;" ' .
Major Goneral Sotl has been appointed.
louie command or the eastern division
and Major Gen, Taylor to the Western di-:
vision, - j i.kt iavt4.'u- -
Brevel Major t Generals' Gaines sd
Wooll wilbe stationed tbe former at Cal-
umore, the latter at Albany JU,Y,i ;
, Brevet Major fjenerals , Twiggs and ICear
ney will be stationed ihe former aiJeffer
son Bar rucks. Lay, tbe latte, at Louis,
" Aphlifiailona-Jor ihf 5dmchrgo "rinen
will not hrreafier be consulered ..Ii I he
WSr DepartmeVii .'but" mntnn'oddiessed
to the Cotftinanding acnefai,"15cotiroi' Tsy
adrl''1 -vn:ikJ ttf, ttn ! tviKa if-
-ri." - mr. cla T.'iX - '
" Aatoeg the many evMeoee thepoblU hevo bf
thst th 0f mt Ashlaiid dbMincMes aay
ef hi mum, ( ths detriment of hi pmny f of his
country, have mc aoiblng Iron bia pen'- saw
decisive r aatiaCwtor Ihsa the (nllMg.--'
w oi MA,". b Bvt. I Ml.
"M Dear Sir .
- - j . : -
Rear aioee I knew cf Ihe Philwtelnhia Pjom.
lino hf ileeMcd Sfaiast x'MiMtiM,H s
didale tor ihe PretMeacr, 1 harva vritira jr tr.
lera uoilorailv 'and apliMctv (Warma thai f
weald ant eeasrnt to any ariber ate f mj -Man,
la eone4ia with Ibat ii(Bo, and that I - oalit act
eoesentto aeeeat a Mwu.aiwa it at -war Maden
to aae. To a iwraea, or' Mteciailoa of herwi.f,
have I at sT tiaav, eivea the least sounlruiue er
eaeaatniieat So ess ev aeiae as a candidate for
ihe effise mm the desisiaw af lhat Coavratkw.
I thaU deeply laateat H I ba aay friends aha vill
aot aonloraa lo ay aishea oa lb sabjeef .
MWfth aaay thanks tor joe wtaadly leeUngtaiMl
loag tttashascal m at,
1 a voar frlead tad eVl. srrvl.
(Sigaed) . - "Is. CLAV.
Coi. Hairraaiict. '
Tbeabova la an eafraetof I' letter w ear Inead
Col. Hamtraiaek, of Jeficrsoa aountv,' vho, ia' fa
voring St with n, acaiaBtt'it the niKewiar
Sheariag asaoaal ef th gaad easa la Via rvtioa, '
Yoa will b atad o bear Ibat not a alea-l Whia
ia thia quartet at Virginia t pretead ta go ageiwt
Tajrlor, aad tbat ra.njr Locos aU vote a tih at, 1 1
know of some dotea, myself. In any adgbborkea?,"'
ho lotead to vet for lb eld Chief ' h
: ; v.". lbBl.'!
'; tetter frens Mr Clay.
The Richmond papers of' yesterday
morning publish the following' letter from
Mr tay tothe Prtsidearof wtiaVtklhtSWn
s the Slash Convention.''' - ? r
Aehland, Sept, 12, 1843.
Ay JPear SiVrI dulyi received your
very kind official , letter, transmitting the
proceedings of s publio meeting' held. , at
the Slash Church, in Hanover county, at,
which they did me the honor, to propyl;
my name as a candidate for the Presidency
in terms Highly flattering and coroplimen
tary. '.. .- . : ' - '
' ' I'recognSae, among the persons nsjem
bled on that occasion, many names with
which in my youthful days, I was vjry
familiar and extremely intimate associate
at school, play mitea,., beghbors, friend.
The lash Church, too, where, the, as,
semblage took place recalls manv early nd
Bgreeable-ecolleciions as hent-thst at
wbfcuT received "a large part " oiy im-i '
perfect education) ' '''.;' 'V-; ' ' '
-Reprdmg- thoseTocefdings - asHh ;
affectionate expression of the -i esteem, at
taohment and confidence of my old eenr.
panions; or their descendants, I have never
received any similar documents with more
gratification or with aertiroents of more .
profound gratitude and I presume tbat it
waa in . that sense thst . the . nroceeuings
occurred, and were transmitted by you to .
me
Considered as a serious "and formal fre
sontation of my name lo tbe people of the
United States aa a candidate! lor the Presi
dential office, lam sure that yoa will hot
be surprised at my ssying that it is impos
sible for me to accept the nomination.-i.,
My name, with my consent was submits
led to the consideration of the Philadelnhia
Convention, which' assembled in June last.
That body thought proper to . nominate a
distinguished citizen dftbe United States,
and not me.- In- view of the relation in
wbich I Stood to-the Convention do- not
think thnt I ought to pass (any judgment
upon its proceedings.'.; It is sufficieob for
mo to know that it did not deem it expe
dient to nominate me. In, this deci
sion I have entirely acquiesed.' .1 have
quietly, submited to it and have given
no - encouragement ot v countenance
to any ' further use or connection ' with
my name for ' the presidency. To this
effect, ' I have uniformly - writsn r ao
all associations and individuals Qa ' D1,e
addressed me on the subject, , I hope, thai
my good friends of Hanover will rpprove
of my adherence to thisresolu ion dutstep
by my honor, by a regard lo my charac
ter and by my desire of retirement. Tell
them under what , grear obligations the)'
have plsced me and that J shall cherish the
proofs of their friendship and confident,
which you have sent me among tbo moei
precious treasures of memory, f "t V-
Nor can I conclude without lenderioff
tovou personally,, my grateful scknota
Icdginents lor the kind and flattering terpw
in which you hsve addressed me, and, .es
pecially for your touching allusion to ilij
venerated memories of my lamented p--renfs.
: v" "1
v I am. With high respect; youf friend' and
obedient servant,"4 ' II. CtAV '
Thomas G Clstke," Esq. 1 '
,EXPEpiTION;fP CAUFOiiNli.
A pjimninv ia nnv frferrnine At Port
Kmith to start lor California next siirmtr.
"iwiiiB uiieun or iwcnijr iieuus ui iuiui
Loa htvm jes;viee4 tAM tf"i anil
we have no doubt that the party will swell
op lo one or two hundred persons.- It is
impotlant that the Government' should send
ont an escort ot dragoons from this port -to,
California, next spring, end' each succeed
ing one, lo Travel this route, which-is,
far the, shortest and easkwt.".. .t ;
-V- -v---.. dIiSE
,lfnse is ussiially exsggeraled where tl
is hat' deeerved and "there ?owfyt.Tl)es
fJreekl ulllOwed him "who hail tIenqtie'rl
flncfl t Uie Olympid -camee 't tiave iita
statues msde of Volossat Idimfnsirjns;
and It neoeetsry IOf win lhne prijs
before rwing allowed hire ' tho' atatu.
rnade'of lb: size of life. , 1 . kA