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-:?Vp -? t3Veu maau -iXrn :i 4 was foundered at sea COD miles to ilo south of
LATERj FR031 TUL. ahiui; r , Tjal2e.: rhecrow had been eighty in
rmSsUGalveitonl Capuiin AVright; ihe small boat when picked up. The mate and
: ixL,m.n IkVin left Brazos four men came, up in lie Galen ; the captain
SOmt r-ElO 1 tofc&it ih was left on board of the brig Mbcrtina at Mat
t4,5o,i.iao liwp.insiau,, ,?.",T TTf : bound foriata.port.
iftth The Galveston bro&iht over ai large; b - : s.
' 'concspcnienci f the CmmrscialMtcrtter
if - . : i. . ' .1 i..r. ill 14
II fit inmn iencrth:--uponfliiS
i ha embrv f
J leaven knows, tho Iwrifeon
i. J.. ' t . ....;'..,.iBoi'i 5 ark. enouiiu wiuiuui
foreign cla. Into. M in a tat of ojer
.ivm k fam no stalks throughout
iamprno.todwf
unmeet, a I tninK
fVosj 'rte New Orleans Picayune,
Or.'okr.;
'ik i...,t.nn.1 ihnth mliuation ts ruo tn inai un
. IUO tM ICT'I'V- . i , . : . h. !
SUt.-n hlAPP. and lUo provision hop3 arc pil ag-
'"La 1 the starvmir people.' :" .Govern thent lve i
i . TClUlIFIC GALE IK TUB GU LF,: :
WrtpKofe
rlt ve; CuUec jifor I)eSt?actioiv
.:'4arucli(m-ofPropW
morc, Jromil,biladepbia, ju jlvey r
hmL Santtsn. nrrivei! at the N. K- 0,1
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Wednesday morning-; the 21st, dnd landed torn,
Shit and son from the Pic tic, Md Lreu . ro.
rvice, bearer ot
11
numbcXof seBgersamo
Johnson if t!.! IJuited States, ATipyaptain
-..-trtii r..it,nwntrtrinntof the nc or : despatches to Waaluogtop.
V,m U I. .Lml.tf.d Aether the reJicr M-m ue wu- fhev came uo to towniast n
f f;c!ent either. in Pint oi ittmt or aiwu.u. ic bo
LU nmv Umnii in En2Unl l last ns nj;, j
... ' - 'l tv 1 rriaA f.rwrA tn "kith ! Jr. ....oviimnicdJ and fnjrn whicn we
glooniy apprelietwlon. H . , must not eipcciwv M U'1".;"? 1
P 1 , f i. . J I . I . l. , W will liorrin vt h tn iralfi
7nh : in maiJV weena. v. k,
I1L4I ' T
George,! Lielits lohnsoV SockettCur, Uobin.
son, Woodail, tjftpts. jonuf,i.'vMMt
rop, Frefehby ahd L.llard: :.V- j j f , s " j ; h ; -I (
! Bv this arrival we have received files of tliQ
Matamoros Fig to a lata date, but tip letters
1 - li lt jjllnmrt tkttiA An rv-k A
We learn veroa,ujr irom a vnvntan itw,
direct from Monterey, that the loss of Ihe Amet
J ' ' ' l S . t I . j.J l-IllnJ on frnm
' n ( . . m n taiit in ru I in I iif M ri I kiiicui aiiu i
bodtJeflerson. . ; -"r! ,Ut nA. Ih. ndrPd dud eiirHtv
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OURiREPRESENTATlVES ABROAt).
1.'
'J' I'
ll has- been a matter! of Vnuch1 regret
with
coun
the friends !of our j institatTons and
ry that party politics should have so
Tbis abore icxSrdct is calculated tothrow
he rise. in
-t r JL i as it was felt at Key
the pnfce of b ead ' . eflmrae
tufij at the North The foreign demand ij the :
result 'of frm no ih Ireland. The demand tor . a perfect hurricane
! all articles regulate the price of tb9se ariitles,, tbej storm raged with incredible xtaU
' I it HorAe or abroad and if is perfectly abbbrd j near midnight, when it abated. On
i V Hi : -,. .r., Ir ,1: rt Lr I it mepte gale and gradually
kjq insvnnc' lao'iniprovcu. BiaiB wi """ i
f and meal to the c perations of the new tari(T.
Wrfhf iilloing from the Liverpool Times, of
I Sept. both", in rclaiion to IrLh diitrofviIl also
: bo read with interest : .... j
7m7t Jlcltef.-lTho fallowing is a list of the
Hum! presented in various baonies in Injland
W tribal aiithnritie!. f'k the purposd of em doy.
Ing the people Jn various public works, and thus
affording thein no means of support. Large
shipments of Ir.c ian m-al and other kin Is of
grain havo been ordered from this Icountry, and
xverii expected tc reach Ireland by the ckse of
lhe''p'rescr.t irtonth. vl- -i
1,' At the various presentment session?, money
has been voted Without stint nearly 20b,000
has been presented at the first sli sessions in
ihc'-eounty pf -C'ork, . In . CJare, 8300,000 ;
Domvrat, '810,0 )0 ; Castlebar, SBO,000 ; for
th barony (of Mun isk in Mayo, 80,000;
Trtighenaclny,iG5,()(M) ; Clananm'urice,25c
074; Iraghlironr or,X20,401;!Cahbveen,20,.
000 : Knockcro' heryon Koscommn, 20.000;
! Uiiidcn, oncj ol (lie wiioesi pu-is ubine caiicuiu
Wdit pf.Irelani, iio.uuu was presemea.
: Jhih aro ft; few of the tnostj potifblo' prdscnt-
amounting In skne -cases to ten and tvvelve
x I thoiiaaiul pounds, have been-voted
from Iondoh, under date of th
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wounded. On the side of tbe Mexicans tne toss
ii believed tol jtave been ifsomewhaif larger
rknging between GOO andjOO. Abetter put
lished in the' Matamoros Flag, and written by a :i
officer uttached to General Worth's division,
gives ajgraphjicl account ofjthe engajgements jt
he Ahrbe dayll coincidink jn .noiff .reppect,-
f - I I uit!l ine-aciccjuiits receivedfhere twpjdays ago.
' Kov On the-'26lh ulrl, 300O MticansdejtvMonterey
' r . !'r .oi- i rn (Ainhcs hnvr.nrl :i lirift
between the two cities which line; the Amerj
cans are not jto; pass within sixty das. TW
line is. West o the SaltilU Pass, and, cone
fluently, gives (general Tayior command of tbt
important point
ry to publish this letter in full, as to-day's mail
The ale commenced blowing from X. E. the
morning of theilllh inst. By 1 5lock it blew
. J lie tide rose rapidly anu
dible violencel unti
the 12th
Cvery dwelling house, save live orsix
West was destroyed or unrooted.
The Custom House was blown: down,
Marine Hospital unroofed, and it is supposed
Government property destroyed to the amount
of $300,000. Fifty" wharves Sisappeared, and
the Salt Works are destroyed. The U. btatcs
Barracks were injured,: but sufiercd less than
nnv nther lull Uiinns. :
turned out houseless, but tbc Hi.: States Quarter- ! jwij probably bring us the ojfiicial najrrativc from
master came promptly to their assistance. , : , , , v k himse;jf. The- kecount pf
The loss of life ii great ! Many were drown h G Castlo !is, howfe too ek-
. i i L-i !p1 bv ta lintr bui!din"S. Ivev :" c wr " , ,
L"U ailu J r o :. i
West JiTht-house and dwelling attached are en- citing to omit : j
tirely gone. The spot where they -stood is One section of our battery was detached wifh
covered by a white sand-beach. fourteen souls j; pgti,, parties of dragoons and IVxan rangers.
perished in these buildings. .Captain Graham's squadron oD dragoons and
Sand Key light-house is gone totally disap
peared with the buildings connected with it.
The occupants too have perished. .
j The Government will lose by the loss of the
Perry, revenue cutter Morns, two light-
0
often decided the ehoice pf our rppresen-
tativfes abroad. AYe ;could not expect,
however, that democracy, even: injts.most
wonder-working form, should change the;
character and purposes of politicians ; for
wc iincl every wnere a. cnange pi aamin-,
istration alTecting changes inrhbng its a-.
gertts. In England, wnen am in isiry goes
out, it friends pr out with itj; and so ini
the United States each new President
andCabinet ares always expected to pre
ferheir friends to their opponents. To
ths it is unreasonable 1aohjept.l All we
Iwuve ever wished was thisthat each ad
ministration should select from the most
worthy of its supporters those! who, were
lo conduct ourjliplomatlc relations abroad.
Sometimes this has been faithfully done ;
but very often it has not beeni I ;
Whatever estimate we may form of our
We do not deem it necessi- ; -fv- Huuuy x vci,.
cAigurait-u one.; yei wnen we come in
four companie$ of the . artillery battalion under
major Brown, advanced on the fcaltillo roaU;.J
milesjand llwitb the twelve pound howitzer,
two comp itiies of the artillery battalion and ope
r.r'iWcnc i nr. 1.- nnsitioti in a mduhtain tiorire
houses, fortifications, Custom llouse, and Ilos- tCM.epei rt.injfureemeats.-: By this lime a breasf
pital,not far from $200,000. j atj beep erected for Duncan's howitzer,
brijj
; v -4 zPrcm thi National InleUigenctr.
luwcveT uouduui as io ine expraiencj.in a
war when war is actually ;waged by our Na
tional AdmimstrationI arh, among those vrbo
would wish that the mode of conducting it may
Ijo such , aa" to, cause ibe -least expenditure of
blood and treasure vrbicb f may be-consistent
with national reputation. j Actuated by these
sentiments, I- humbly hope, t Bat the following
queries may be deemed vtorthy of considera
tion, if not ot reply, ny.iuose wuo art at ine
national helm,, , I .-4: ' . ; . .
' What is to le done' with, Mexico proper if we
conquer itT. Ii it to be tinder militarr law,' as
are the portions of Mexican territory now sub-
uuhi, "ivins to ine oiuccro i.wur annics uc
srKic powers! . " 5 '
Should the Mexicans resist with a pertinaci
ty like that displayed by the inhabitants of old
opsin in opposition to iapoieon, wn u not uc
necessary, in order to presene any control
which may be attained, to establish fortresses,
in evrryi part of their couritry t : ! ! .
Can it beiriecessary tcUnsist on the inconsis-.
tency of such a state of things with our, Decla-J
ration of Independence, or with the ConitUutiori
oflthe United. States!; i "J
'jAVould. the possessior of the city of Mexico;
secure to us a peaceful control over the nation,
any more than did that of Moscow or of Madrid
sepure'ain analogous result to Napoleon
sovereignty of Mexico jtban the French bad in
Spain, or have now in Algeria 1 j f
" sis it not evident that tho only portions of the
Mexican empire which can become a part of
our Republic are. those vbich, being; peopled
by the same races, wilf be willing to become
members of our Confetleracy T r Must not each
member or inai uonteueracy bo selt-governed,
tile cahou:;
FRIDAY KVT.M
contact with the diplomatists ot establish
ed dynasties, and when we hkv'n tn mppt
their most distinguished, astute, -and able j consistently with our constitution, which has
b2dM
lings
Aletter f
sati " Indian Corn is this day ati fifty shi
l ; tee quarter for (he best white qualities, weigh-
inff AO lbs. the buthel.. 1 his Is lequal tpope
dollar and fifty cents, per bushel. Barrels of
, wheat flour 35s. per hbl. weighing IDti) lbs.;
ediitl toeicht and a half dollars, t Fine Arneri
:an heat C6sJ to-C. per quarter, G2 lps. of
' wheat to the bushel : which, alloying the dollar
i ,tobe equal to fokir ibillrngs and twp pence,givcs
. ; m htariy two Hollars per pusner: jpsi iwico jue
y-mi price ihat itjiehrs m the states.
!:
ChrislianitiPlan:c(l in Egypt. A-London
correspondent of tho Philadelphia Inqurrercom
punicates tho Ikct that a Christian Church was
aliout to be ertcted in tho Land of EgVpt;"
n land vvhero the1 light of Divine truth, more
than three thousand years ago, shone just chough
l rrat . tin" nltpr flarUnpee wtiprnl br.lV
since, and hnt time previous, vegetable and wcrreoiypes, on.y mcy are laKenon paper
Many vessels, doubtless, will get ashore from
the fact of Sand Key light-house being gone.
Dead bodies ire occasionally dug out from under
the ruins, and no one can tell how many there are
remaining. As far as ascertained, fifty persons',
have lost their lives, and it is singular that so
few are dead and injured, when we remember
that the air was full oft boards, timber, slate,
&c, and buildings falling iri every direction.
Stone could not withstand the gale, and all
seemed to be going to destruction. Many per
sons escaped in boats, and held on to trees, ex
pecting every moment to be washed away.
The scene was awful in; the extreme.
is; : 1
We are compelled toj.orriii the particulars of
the "ale. A Ions list of vessels wrecked and
injured is given in the picayune, among them
tho U. S. cutters Perry and Morris, to which a
few days later accounts, we fear, will greatly
add. '
SUN PICTURES.
A correspondent of the Boston Atlas
gives an account of the process of obtain"
ing what are called in Europe 44 Sun Pic
tures," which appear to be similar to uag
, jreptilef, stars which gem night's canopy," a!s well
.ins sun and, mor?n, have been adored, instead of
; ;the great Creator. lie says :
,- j' Among the', wonders of modern Egypt,
that to a eonlcnplative mind, though utterly op.
posite to their nature -and character, outvie those
and Lieutenant Rowland who had command of
it, pressed the Mexicans and their castle in giod
earnest, 'they soon descended froth their nest
to the outwork. Captain Vinton thew forward
one company of skirmishers to decoy the Mex
icans from; their fastne&sejs, and they came too,
cavalry and infantry, when ourwhbe commapd
rushed forward and charged the enemy so gal
lantly thati they had not time to stop at their
castle. Lieut. Ayres. tbej foremost of all, rush
ed to the top of the castlei and tore down their
flag. ;ln a few minutes Uncle Sara's handker
chief was! in its stead. General Worth then
moved ihe; rest of our force to the: castle, and
we at onct$ 6pcned a heavy fire upoh the enemy 1
i- -i : . i .i e t i i ' . . . . i LjI
irom iue Ccasue, wnn neiu pieces, a iweiye poinu
brass cannon and a short; thirty 4 wo pound 'ho
witzer, wrijiqb were in tiiejcastlo. These triable
six pieces of artillery oar division had captured.
We kept up our fire uutil .late and remained! in
the castle during the nights i i
The writer, after bringing up his account to
the evening of the 23d ajdds : : : j
Next mornins tho fire! was resumed, and; in
its midst ai white flag appears, With it cajne
proposals for surrender. J They. offered to give
j us the piace, except an puojic propeny, artps,
! etc. Wej4nercd to let them have their I ivies,
then their j bodies and small arms, and finajlly
their small arms and six twelve pounder brass
! nieces, and their private ! bajijiase. This yas
men when history, the laws of nations, I endowed our National Government only with
and the commercial relationsbf the world ! cuta,n . , Pwevgfeab1y to which it
are to be discussed, then it is quite neces- I T J I 7 T- r mrC ran ani
l. L?-... other? ! . i . . . :i
sary uai xe miuu.u uaic represen atives - l w ,he Mexican's o humble themselves
equa to .the emergency in ! which they into lhe dustf anj &- o submit a, bbseauL
may ne piacea. i nis nas not always been : ously as the most dastardly of lhe provinces of
uc uu giam-a m i ue . too Koman empire, could our National Govern,
crowd of American Ministers that has ; ment undertake to legislate for themf Could
been sent abroad for the last few years. 1 Congress, like a Roman Senate, send them a
we find but few who have: been really despotic Pro-consul ! Evidently there could be
qualified for their positions. Their sccu- n other alternative than that of learini" the
rity has been in their obscurity. The max- ' Mexicans to govern, or rather misgovern them
im onine ignotum pro nwirnifico has of- ! selves. T j U . ! I 1
ten availed them in the hour of perplexity ' ' Vnere lhen, is the motive for conquest t-f-
and the readv re erpncpn a , knntPi nn n we to aumorize our armies lopiun-
to the State Department at home, has pre- i der hem; would it pay for the expense ot this
sprvod manv n Minictor f,, i;Ki.i i cruel nd wiWted procedure T' If under' these
embarrassment. I circumstances we are t6 indulge our passion
TVrUv ix-o it-,;. 4- u . .i . : Ior ,ne arquisuton ot territory, not for ourselves
nnmnll h 1 i on. the benefit of ill who may end-
accomplished, the cleverest, and the ablest frorn any part of lne worldt wpuldJit nol
men o this country should ever he ;sent j be Aviser to raise a regular army, formed upon
abroad. We all sulTer if we send out in- the admirable, model of that which conquered
competent agents. We do our institutions j ori the Rid Grande, to talte possession of such
a real discredit When they ae represent- 1 portions of ihe Mexican territory as are thinly
ed by vulgar, ignorant, and uneducated ! peopled with Spanish Mexicans, and which be.
men. Wc certainly owe something to our ; mg soon inhabited by ajmajority ofAmerican
historic name, to our free principles, to j citizens, will spontaneously enter into and re-
i ttapendous works of the olden ttmcTwonders,
instead of metal. They are stated to he
quite the 44 rage in Europe, at the present
time. They are the invention of a Mr. TaN
bot, and are called by some falbotypes in J aecepted and thus they eapituiated. ! It is need
I r a : A r. , . i . . . i i r ! .
less tor me to tell you, it was a naru lougni .oat
demand gaUantiy won..
The letter concludes as follows :
I! n . I .
uonor oi me invemor. Alter givinjr a
minute description of the process, he goes
on to say :
. i (, , i , ; , j ' r imi i ii auiiu.?iniTi i. j i i ii.il Nil fill
llimflf th m0tnt Wnnr or nf tharr nil fn f . , ; . , .
Ifri1 i r. " .-. "i "V v i as you nave in America, wonaers may be.
! idTnLTr5.1"1 Ty t harn.ed a f,len' I effected with this Talbotype paper ; and
: VrrZ'T"r''""?u"l"Tr" rr1" 1 I doubt not. as vodr Dao-eurreotvnfs are
ni erection in tne most splendid; portion o the i , . ' -' ,
Frwifc -fltKin-i of, Alrtlrl,.. tt,a c.AL;n wr superior to ours. your, l alDotype draw
il the enumeration of Euronean, vvhnJfi3 ' ins wil'' long, put ours to the blush, j
I I - av . . . .-. . i
h i'i miiiiuHni reiKicnqu miuo ucii a siructurc ! - in-; i
! J
Iv- it'
Gen. Worth is the herb of this affair; he jlid
the most of it, and lost ojiily about thirty woupd-
ed
-my
our honor, lo our federative system ; and
if we wish to make a favorable impres
sion upon foreign nations we must do it
through adequate means ; we must send
out statesmen, scholars, historians, lin
guists and not the poor miserable hacks
of party, who, for carrying a district, claim
to represent, in foreign lands, the majesty
of the nation.
main in our Union ? Iri that case, would not
our hold of tho acquired territory become more
arid more secure from year to year 1 Were the
policy thus recommended to be adopted, would
not the war on our pari become defensive in
its character, and far. lefs costly ? ,
In addition to the above queries, I beg leave
to suggest that there should be less repugnance
to taking possession of Chihuahua or Califor
nia, so (ar as the Spanish Mexicans are coa-
Our consular system has been equally j cerned, because they are not the rightful own.
and killed ; wJiile the! main body of the hr
lost about five hundred.4- The Mexicans), it
4iece?sary ; in l84o, permanent residents 107 ;
travellers in Uanr.t, 2.200; ship's crews, 2007;
itUriifs, 1M5; total, fl,Q50. For these jt was
prpojrd to erect a .vf ry humble; structure, and
tie Uritisb KHsident, (Col. Campbell), mention-
, cd, toe matter to jtiehcmit Ah. He at onceJ rave
w 1m .t . .1 u . IT
plot pi gjrounu on me ouia siqe ot tho tircat
sun pictures are becoming the raire, and
because this is the case, I have spent j
more time on the subject, than 1 should i
otherwise have done. ' ' '
r :ii c 1 1 ., -1 1
?Squar lujimrtmz hi. wish. that the bu Wing ! to just now, it is a view of a principle
.should cormpmd in size snd magn.Bcerfce wifh j nl.n.n in iu;,: f n,.ian.i .V- !
the other buildings in the aeighbo hood, By Z! r iu u vT Vi ;
in let of iPakmeM. where Britikh ,uLS shad(w 0Lthe houses and squaro. brown i
abroadraise c4ie half of the support bfa cjeVy. I .n 01 'PaPer 1 C,an reUV tl,e s'Sns
nin, i no government may contribute the same t uwusw-a,.uic.iunu,
rc naranguca iue populace ; notice ine
towers of Notre Dame loormng
even make out the carriages at the
shop doors. I enclose it, so that your read
mismanaged. The theory of consulates
is a beautiful one. We are supjwsed to
place all over the commercial world kind
hearted, intelligent, brave, and accom
plished citizens, who know how to main
tain the honor of their country, communi
cate to it the most important and useful
intelligence, protect its interests, and ad
minister justice to the forlorn and forsa
ken American. How is this theory car
ried out ? In general, the American con
sular agents are mere speculators, who
go out to make money ; whfo find it their
interest to consort and uphold the preju
dices and interest of those among whom
they reside ; and who, elevated by the
temporary consequence which is accorded
to their position in foreign lands, where
; man, me government may contribute tholsamc '
i?.0UntVlh0lern ma7 b Epislcopa. I Ac a
Vi ha or Wshj erisn, according to the mrljorHv soIemn
rf laoie for hor.i the church m intended. In i uP.anu
K this csMi tbe
tnaioriiv bein? Eriisnnni;..,. ik..
clergyman licensed by ihejBi.hnp ottLon
con., ihe buildinir is dedtVnM,! ia u i f i.
i and is thai firlt rUl.tU., ..JT f,a.m
' , i . I ,,i"u-" cuiuco.fin that
rccion
t Pumping
ers of the Atlas may look at it, it "they will
call at your office." ; , ;
cries of our wretched and tempest-tossed
manners.
The consuls of France have been em
inent contributors to the science and re
sources of their own country ; but what
American consul is there, ior has there
been, except a very few like Mr. Warden,
who have contributed any' thins of mo-
thcxratcr out, ok Lake Mchi
Jing it, hut the principal dilticultv nbwns,
40 supply , with water, owing to thb lev.
Tl ? Ia c heinS eight feet below the
is thought; lost about the same number. Vie
got thirty-five pieces of artillery by-the surrn
flir 1 1 p r f-:imination !vc found-that we had
ployment. than making transcripts of this j ,,, beuil: the hardest ;df the work. All ire
sort from nature. In England and France i satisfied with the conditions of the truce, whjch
fast for sijity days, except perhaps some ot the
Texans. j y ; u '
The flair of the 7th slates that a new order
has been Issued by General Patterson, said; to
prohibit the introduction into Matamoros-, or ijny
other place over which he exercises his com
mand, of jany speci?s of goods, unless brought
by .army suttlers. Likewise the landing of ajnv
person, not connected with the army, from ves
sels arriving at the Brazos, or mouth of the ijiv
er. TheFag thinks thtfre mu.st.be some niis
take about this, as the order would operate most
injuriously upon American merchants who had
ventured their all in the trade with that country.
The steamer Sea, supposed '(o jiavc been lost
in the gale, arrived at thic Brizop the 3rd iijst.
She brought down half a millidn bf dollars, 4'id
the steamer, White ville, which arrived on the
Glh, brought 840,000 more, 'i !
AUanpt to Lasso a Bay. Thh steamer Cor- ; ' "
veite, on ihe r trip down from Cahiargo, stopped j Splendid Present for General Tay
for the liisht at a rancho on the river, and a j lor. A silver pitcher, designed as a pres-
mistry, while ad- , small boy attached to the boavfmt ashore and j ent to General Taylor, in commemoration
se of his lectures, ' strayed sbme distance from the Ikttik. He was Gf his public service?, has just been com-
the protoxide of nitrogen, or,, as it is com- -espied bi a Mexican who thought to entrap him pleted by Ai B. Warden. ,It is of most ex-
! with a lasso and drag him oh, u lhe Mexican I nnjsite nronrtrtions. and tb bpnntv nf tl.i
ers. ll compunction isio be telt. Jet it bo re
I served for the aboriginal inhabitants, since they
, only will be wronged. Moreover, wo shall take
! the sovereignty fromUHose who have shown
themselves incapable of exercising that high
; ofiice. ' The actual inhabitants would not be
dispossessed of their! private property, and by
j becomingcitizenspf the jU. Slates, ivouklba par
ticipators in every advantage that would accrue
' to their invaders. Europeans would hare no
reason to be dissatisfied, as we should hold our
territorial acquisitions in trust, more) for the
; benefit of our exuberant population than for that
of the citizens of lhe United States. :
A TRUE AMERICAN.
'V j VHIG r;
I . 7 V a H nnt r r,f c o
mm i in ii amm ii u i . -- -
er day npproachin.
United States tbati
ever memorable ;
18 10? Who; do- .
with a steady adv
which Vve nrni)o;:
the country, a far :
whelming victory ; t
rjnougn niisemti,
election of Polk
lion into oJliei: to :
"V '!
ctnntpst nntrint in 5
r - - " ;
become discour;
guage of a gal la:.
whilst! dying2 in !
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ver gicc up !c s
gainst; the dc ir.c.
try's; prosperity :
cign be, and we
Pennsylvania, O!
and "Florida': w I .
success which a v.
sent thfi snnif fr
future, as we !ia
year. Let us h
right kind of in 11
pie can sec the tl
principles arid Li
not fear the rest:'.',
policy tends to i
proved their cond .
cally) while tl.
cofocoisra, lowt ,
seeks' to de.sfrt
laborer of that w I.
tain anu keep h:
it deprives him cf
his children ; nr. 1
cm tlrmnrrnrtt. i -
T --"
meet .with an ov :
Kfiv nnin -lbr W!
cheer and anim;i!
make one nJorc' :
cucuiv nnu,ius i...
the prediction. ;
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DCTTbc Locu:
Victories wbicli i'
ren and: hi$ corn:;
liice, ijoxer.; ;
suit of the irect i.r
for JNiembers of. 0
Canal Commits
vvmitd 1
nckn'owletige thr
their! readers a riv !
a few more sue a
DIRECT TAXATION.
The Washington Correspondent of the Jour-
rank is every thing, turn a deaf ear to theJ nal of Commerce Loco Foco up to the hul -
speaking of the policy of the Whigs at lhe com-
ing Session of Congress, says : . . J
I am at a loss to know what course they will
take as to the Mexican war, whether they will
vole the additional supplies or not. They are
desirous of creating a national debt of two or
three hundred millions, and this may reconcile
them to the war. On the whole, I think their
struction of the r
j; :
eflect the'! plain
have upon their ;
' Ml1' .
as ppssibl to ::.
ovcr'inisuth way
see that IiocoA
and righteously C.
has hefetpforej ;
majority-.
repeal f
Ac:
he II
ment .to the interests of their country ? IHJjjcv will be to aid the administration ia r-ettL
No. we must go on. and drag and wallow ing up a debt, and resist the only measure by
through the dirty mire of politics forever which the debt can be met direct taxation.
and forever ; and' favorites, mushrooms Such a course will very probably bring back
sprung up in a night, theiieroes of a can- . the Whigs into power in 1848.
x ass, ine row uy leauers in a warn election, While the Whh-s will not h-i S,t
POWER OF IMAGINATION.
An nmii4in"r incidnnf. rrrrntlv oemirpd
! "; - f," L ujs JuiiHK lfClt- " " -'j
rHls well known to our readers! tbt 1 at WTilIiams College, which is thiw rela-
hy an arrar gement with thVf English :'hond r tct uv a correspondent oftbe Sjvringlleld
holders, Mic state of Illinoishns civeA over i Gazette : !
to tnem thd unfinished canal, from tbjewa- ! Tl,c professor of chemistry, w hile ad
I,.. .1 T?KP Michigan, at Chicago, o the ! ministering, in the course
Illinois fiver. Thev ar BiKnt L,i- I the Drotovidn nf nitmren.
are picked up and sent abroad to fill im
portant missions, and often to become the
derision of the capitals where they are
sent. New York Telegraph.
IVVr br(jii"ht
the eastl;seni!
ccutjon of w Li
been spent, ai !
had po bearitu'
rupt1 conduct c"
managerpent r A
ments any, w :
have just said; '
boxtlie Adml .
thy of I public
one ol tuose '
frcerrtenlof th
monly called. daurrhinsr cas. in order to as
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certain now great an inuuence the imag- . was no qouni expert.-m. me use ui mis vau,
uai nrf I riu but Somehow he was hot ouickrenoush in his
bottom of the canvtl. To overcome this sequent on respiring it, secretly filled the i movernepts.j He succeeded n,encircl.ng the
the present company, after variotii pro- I ruhber gas-bag with common air in-! 2oosei but i,efo fc5 cP"ld lh?r.
ro.wu, j-imnuy bethought.themseli'es of 1 stead of gas. Pit was taken without sus- '"f V f iCCV. T " i XrT m p r"
raising the Water nffl, ii..jI. ' e j Cs ol I ni-mn .u 'tr tc halls into birn which hurried Mr. Mexican pff,
no uouoi fjuiie sick ai ine sioijicu. i ue poy
atcr of the U ..
!i vP'y, the! chhah- Tbev xvnV Vk F
i . r it eould he don fuUt Theth'
puuinnoi lour antl . t,J.ir i T :
... T "ore anrl
' W l T ' ; no doubt qbite sick at ; the stomach. The boy
more poweHul thap upon those kvho had j wa mi thirteen ye-g ofiage. The Mex-
ny establis'
iorco areinot excelled by
sUment m tJnited'StU
, . Pittsburg iGr
- Natjiap Clifford cf T
I in! from lb :l H"
az.
n iron
A tl nmAv
the pbictl
Ty of the
be P..; 'ine,. tins rece v-
of Mr.i M.. r "1" " 4;"es, jn
navv. i ! Ym ecreta
really breathed the pure gas. One cornel-:
1 .L Ji 1 .
piauK u iiiai it. prouueeu nausea anu diz
ziness, another immediately manifested
pugilistic propensities, and before he could
be restrained, toro in pieces the coat; oft
one of the bystanders, while the third ex- !
claimed, this is life. I never enjoyed 'it
before.' Th laughter that followed the
exposnre of this gaseous trick may be im
agined. Scientific American !
- RESULT OF OBSERVATION. J
The editor of the Nevy IIaven Herald
sets it dowh:as.a!mct iiri nafural history.
Provi hy pis experience far yearsthat
4 wnen a traveller rides tin in" At! ir?
i " Y ' J 'VMiuaii. 4uvariaijy .orings
out a box. or a handful of change ;but if
a woman, &ie comes i oiiand - takes' the
travelers ipip, and' theri goes bacjv for the
cnange.
'" ii-
ieans must think the Yankees are 4 born vete
ran ' pislool shoters. Amer. Flag, 1th.
The Indiana volunteers were gradually mov.
ing up to Monterey. Over a'1 hundred wagpns
had al ready gone forward under the escort of a
portion of the ilooiier boys, jj i j
The steanier3fajori?oifnhasbeen despatch,
ed bp the river as far as 3wrjtitheobject being
to -ascertain to what 4isancete Rio Grande
may be navigated, in order that a?rnUtary de
pot may5 beiestablished ;at thk furthest naviga
ble point,1 so1 as to have stores at a place as near
as possible lo the route taken ly General Wool,
marchingj from San Antonio to Chihuahua.- At
the last accounts the Metjvr Bratzn had reached
Mjert without meeting 1 obstructiohV-iand were
prljceedingSup. j fc : - i
1 Uaptaiu Butler of tha schooner Galena, from
Matagodaj 16ih inst., reports! Iavtngi picked up
C seven
VUer
quisite proportions, and the beauty of the
design and workmanship renders it every
way worthy of the gallant deeds it com
memorates, as well as the liberality of the
donors.
It was ordered shortly after the victo
ries of Palo Alto and llesaca de la Pal
ma, by a committee of citjzens of Louis
ville, Kentucky, who have paid a merited
compliment to Philadelphia workmen in
giving them such an opportunity to dis
play their skill. The body of the pitcher j
cheat us out of 2,000,000 as he was about to
do when Senator Davis interfered and put an
end to the operation, they will doubtless vote
whatever they may deem necessary lo prosecute,
or put an end to, the war. This they will do
from patriotic motives, and not to create a large
debt. If this debt is created let the responsi
bility rest on those who brought on the war. n1 miUI UrrU;
That the Whigs will oppose direct taxation, is j see t ?afitiict'c:
most true. Oive them: the administration of the
Government and they will pay lhe debt without
! a resort to so oppressive a measure as Direct
j Taxation. Every sign of the times indicates
j that Direct Taxation' will be proposed- by the
t Democracy, anjd opposed by the Whigs and
I that "such acourse" will "bring back the
Whigs into power iri 1849," we think may be
reasonably calculated on.
j Peter. Intelligencer.
4
rests upon four eagles claws; around the i Some twelve or thirteen viar inr whin
base there is chasing of rich scroll foliage ; ; Polk was first elected Speaker of the House of
aboTe on the front of the pitcher is a 1 Representatives, some one inquired of Cover.
wreath surrounding the space left vacant ' nor larbour who the new Speaker was as he
happily grouped stands of colors, guns I HPn whosc hjow nature in the rudeness of her
othet paraphernalia of glorious war. (J1uIaritJ'ha8;!mPrcsscd the ; words,1 ,To let,
' . V 0 i hill nrJ itirmthPil '! . I
for the inscription, which has not yet been
.furnishedjby the committee ; on either side
are
and
The spiace above is enriched by a beau- A? notfurnd- j
tifui design, in vhich the Americarr eagle 1We ink Tf ca
is represented in the act of 'rending with
her beak a serpent, symbolical of Mexico.;
The handle and rim of ihe 'pitcher are ap,
propriately . ornamented j with chksi ng,
which, with" tho burnishet portions reflect
the highest! credit ion thti : jwbrkmcn erri-
Iiad never been distinguished 1 The j old. man
in his peculiar style replied : 44 He lis & man
to, but oir whir !i
and rcturn to :'
have in a mc; .
their bread. :W
Locofocp Icatl
from thd place
;.i i! r
Mr.Xipy'sVl
smiths! built a :;;
day'niglf, (to !.t
sentuptfje gl uir
and millions of :
some of whitb ;
stables and ou':-!.
j very dry'; for v
commenced rtiir,!
kindled, nt m i
- "I
able derhonstf it
subject f rai; ;.
ever tince : u
winds.'
4!
can hear the Old
i i '
as ooq a man as
sentence.
ever lived rollingTout this
r
nn.urri:
' In an i::.
trarchj an 1 I'
Landor,!tlr:
Tl-.i
pie;
f-TheBanlsofCane Fear hn8 af ri1Ibpil I an.!
a.Branch.at Salem, N: C", in plHcc of the land il-u I
Agency nereioiore cxistingJhere, and ap
pointed F..H. Shuman, Cashier,1
V
u?, c
Jt!or
'pf the Screw of the schooner Pnme. of Mb
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