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1 , - Hi; -1. '"'1 T --!' M. - JWi". !! it i Y ! i 1 ( V Mi, .'is i .t riv-'. 1 r ' 1 . . . i it- 4 i in in r.s;1 .1 i S ii " ; r. . r it ' k 'ii i'-i t J t : -I. . i': i "il IN 14 i 1 '-V t-. AllMY INTELLIGENCE, From the National XnUlligner f.'of AagWj 7- IMPORTANT FilOM MEXICO. mm...-v... n - r.nns man which r 1 ' i ' HI It 4,.-. -.-U4 TH E " MANIFEST DESTINY.' who have not a newillung witn tnose .iul is this.ta lie our i 4j -; r Uife-I AVi we too,. Jo last night having failed.Ave .erac from. the Charleston Courier the "bjoijiea in-;, . , ,efnt.in, inttdlisence from, A eraj Cruz ul which wc find transferred to thapaper Wen .low to lollop ,. - -i W the W O, leans Times of tile 30th: j I . i be. swallowed up hy the fame- lust t dominion predetermined lolcitmnit jaT violent abjl unjusti- j -j U-n'eaVeii'! Our Gdvernmehtiyas (bunded liable action, or wliju seek palliation lor one al- , ,hc. frinciief t whtfchj tfeeiralKyeretran. ready penetrated; t lay the U!ante.,um iait . : Justice to alH was jlh basts on jivfiicn i s:iv ih:it it wasnteiered in ih? hook or aes- j fabric was reared, While theirs wass erec- i iiv before they weje horn and that its per- ,etj on ,ie power' of the! sjword. jpur fathers ! nentitioti was a pail of the-general economy oi j knw no)h:ng of manipst lsttHjr implying ! the universe. Bad men, in all ages, have thus , . , overrun all hb are weaker than ' ' ,vnai ituc i r-1 . .. .. . ; i tisiifiedthemselvfr.rratilyig,tf,r?i;'" ! ourselves, and we loo should torjiet .the hhrase the expense ot; justice, anu . . ,j Vve would be wise in nine. ulci. tt tug. 12 at rest, for !irom tiltimo. t It isimnortant, as putting the present, nil prospect of ellccim- a peace throuS!i the medium of negotiationJ General Scott was' to have marched on the capital on the J5;h ultimo, ijnd wc shall, doubtless, in a few days bjin rei - ccipt of intelliscnoc of exciting interests. tr.lCK. A SH'i eak one, is its man- helm it, as the rohher POPULARITY OF THE WAR! -! :fMer Uitinv " to iverwueiiii , i y rom the. language oi some-cm uie iqco ru thin!: It ms m;wifl'st destiny to plunder all i co . rilt one would he led to suppose, that the itM.-iu ... ; ,r r.o t.4 the most; Dottdlar-measure may be con- ; f . :nresen. Adminiltratibn., 'trhev declare i t . . til I . -'I I III who watu l , . . . ... .... I'u u far tin? dwelMti ;lMlt wiih- the.prineiples ot Christianity, or. lhal lo denounce this War as an unrfcessajry one, 'wL.,ilPr we should he apt to acknowledge it . a d on which could and should hae hedtrhon. ,,-c in a position to sutlerer W n, it is . avoided, is irrevocably to sink liarciV WOlUl wiiiie tuum. a man- rnoM TIIH Xt:V ORLE.Us TIMC3 OF Jlii-V SO, The steamship iWci' f rived was Jxvrnn here yesterday. iVom Vera Cruz, the 23i ; iS- f instant, Ringing us files of the 4, , tihufic and our regular correpouu?ucc u, to the time of her departure. ; FRosrECTH or PiiE. No inteligcnce direct from the city o' Mexico, even from Puebla. traceable to any authen tic source, had reached Vera'; Cruz since the date of our last advices, hit will be recollected that all was then ia a state of doubt and suspense. Information in nn unofficial form had arrived there, inttma- ting that Santa Anna had taken the initi. ative in the question of the constitutional ity of opening aneg(Jtiation with Mr. Trist which had Iain between him and tlie Con grcss, and had appbinled three Commis aioners to meeti tbe j American Ertvoy at ban Martin 1 esmelucan. on an appointed however every person who has made himself even toierahly weij acquamtea wtui nistor), is perfectly aware that in the case of thosena tions who.-e " manifest dstuiy" we know M to overrun thefr neighbors, from the teach- Sacred V.ilutn", ttie Almighty ai- d under foot the seourge when te. to the use fr which j hei had e- signed it. - lei us cue a iew eauip.c!. Egypt was undoubtedly, at one period. so re mote that we. have scarcely any traces of its history, a mighty (empire. The mighty pyra mids,"the majestic! ruins of Tfiehe.s the rebes of cities, temples, paace and .! catacombs, trPWPd nvpr the, Entire tace Ol iu pnu, give vidences of grandeur to which modern history n AYnrmie, 1 he presence oi minions tipon millions of ntummies,; in every part ot that ancient country, i,q suciuiisieni uuv" i V klone in which theyf areAvrapped has btfcri talu. ed at je20,000,00( sterling, in despite of the ravages of time tld invasion, and of the Tact that lor ages the wandering Arab has heenac customed to use them for fuel, betoken a popu lation of whieli we. can form no ad(!ate con. reotion. living rontpruoiis to r,ttuo!;a ani TO '' .Mi, f - ' ! ' 5 J ' ' - ' ' ' '- f From the irdh&orbyjh Recorder. .. . Tic Standard and Senator Corwin. '!T0 it The! last Standard "contains a silly article, e mbrac big An e xt ract frQirtt h e Bust on .Courier,; jn which U n accenmt of a- conversation on !oard of a jsteamhoat.bet ween a clergyman and some Englishmen. The clergyman is repre sented ;as having expressed a hope that "every Ameriri now. in .-Mexico, would be killed or die'of tjisease," and the Englishmen denounce him, and spurn" his society! We do not believe that there is a word of truth in the article ; we regard it as a caricature, intended tohring into disrepute the. opinions of) clergymen, hecause im TEMPERANCE MEN IN NORTH CAROLINA. i Xl)t'ing can be more graiifyciT to the contemplative mihjL;lhan to take. a retm?ix?ct of the glorious caus of' Tenijierance Rt-form, bbJ view the brilliant successes whiJti have crowned the efTorta of its friends the great revojation which hns been wrought in the morals of coin- i inanities which have come under its influence. Dut , while this is confessedly true, it ennnot be denied on the f i othef hand, that the presrnt condition of affairs is some Tflli: CAU: THIERS IUV . -r-: ... ail: w; have t!.n 1 dera ttn what modifying anJ discouraging to the f.ikhfd advo- 'J)j-trjt' v cate and follower. It seems that the euery of many ii. '1 " C has been chilled, if not altogether relaxed, and that sonie ' Jia,jd'' Mj of those who hate been loudest i:i their vociferations j I i , '. . against the use of arJent spirits arj now as dumb as oys- their disapproval of the carnage and hloodshed teraifas silent as the grave ! and vice and innumerably cviis resulting from the wdr hi which the rashness of our rulers has Ho'wan, Iredell, involved us, is beginning jto have a proper in Aim thinking minds. Yes, we helievi d.a. ;In reference Alns vital SJibject, u ,)Ut;nilta, lhat EiVPt, exulung theSofc vinaiUftcol theS2dinstantstates , . he gtreil,Mh shouid persuade h.'-rsellf th Vu uiav rumors were in circumuou quin; i favorable to the success s mis fcion. Indeed.1 from letters which had come to hand from Puebla, it was certain that the -commission bad not been installpd, and 'consequently tbat the bopes oft peacd which bad beeti founded thereon had com- was her " manifest destinv " to reduce thet to s.uhjection. A htl such, indeed, Wfis he IP i" .1 r i i . i :i . ! I U , . . rri tor tne IiOki nau ue.-ineo o--i n a the nations who had set his power at deliance. Hut did he regard this scourge, which he em Iploved for Ins purpose, with any peculiar degree ot afleetion 1 Did he exetise the crinjinal, he- pletelv vanished." It; adds, on the other N the crime was necessary to carry ou hand.hat from the continued inaction of jhemes of his own mslerutahle L Geii. Scott's armv.tbe only datum oil which1 I ,he ff Isaia' 1 f 1 vp' 1 M' w ,e" , can possibly rest M probability ofia co. nX rnd the total absence of , news foir some tune from the interior,-it may; be tjiat the Commander-in-Chief is Waiting tljc srri S'al of fresh instruction from WasbingtoiL The immediate nomination of Cbmrnisf ioners, and the designation of 'the;, placrj of meeting, wolildieem to indicaf I a sin- r,,r b ,:i i orably avoided, is irrevocably to Of one thing, J : T : ; ; i ti T , ..1.1.. ,i...nr .Inltl. Tp the vile dust from whence hj spruri Unwept, unhonorel, atid unsung.' But if this be so, why is it that they feel such solicitude for the Whigsj when j they arraign and condemn the Administration'! for jhis its great hi under and error? Surely they have not such an affection for their opponents, as to do aught to restrain them from, the use! of the' suicidal knife! If the Loco Focos helieve, hs they pretend they do, that the Whig party is wrong in principle and practice, Why it j should be they delight to aggravate and ensure its de; struction. i. And, if saying aught! iigainst Polk and his War is the sure road to infamy and ru in,! they should rejoice, to see their opponents in that way. They tell us that; no man can loti" stand tip before the People, unless jo advocates and upholds this War ! and yet they o-et " brim-full of wrath" if their Opponents re- tuse to do that thing, and bririg thereby! all the direful consequences upon their beads; whiqh they have predicted ; thus e fleet ijjjg f. r them selves what the Loco Focos have Jong endeav. ored in vain to accomplish, viz ; the overthrow and destruction of the tWbi;or party ! ! Well now, it wOndrous strange to us, that bur Lbc iMo friends' should- have hecrnne so much interested in the we I tare ot the Whigs ! Rallyr it is jtnore kind-heartedness than we hadexpected or taem.; not, senousiy speaKing, is there not a ?ort of bypoeriticaU Cowardly fear in all thisyecfin, sq upusuauy mamiesiea Jrf - Could we belf ivei it patfiotic, reten neigh horiy, we migjit rendjer-due thahKs---but is it not, rather, -a fear that these rascally Whigs ' will arouse the indignation1 of the People a ! gainst an Adminstration which lias involved our country in this unnecessary. War '? i The truth of the matter is this the Witr is ! ...i a .." "Li i ,i i.,l : . ...ii... 1 -:i i 1 1 v . ii 1 1 1 it ii ii 1 1 ;i i . iiim j li.i.i.v iii-c .1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' iniiif. the L,rvit ans ; ami they snail tight every one i r i .1 1. 1 ',, , ,. , n ,, , 1 . , so, and tin ess some atse cry can he raised to a'a iHt is hrother, and ;everv one again-t hi?' 1 ; . - " , . , .. Bn,ii.!n j ",,,,, .., draw the attention ot the People from the true nP .T ,,or; city against citv and kingilom anainst .. ' .. "1 1 i .t u c i - ..-. ti,.Lii ; issue, the days ot the Loco I oco dynasty is I . . . .r.liri A 111 I t ll f C I II t 1 1 t . I I'. 'I ! it k 11 I I 1 I II ' ' . J tluence on thinking minds, xes, we believe that isthe aim of the article ; and it is not the least signilicant mark of tbe degeneracy of the times jtjii at such missiles; should be hurled at ministers of the Gospel, j One step more, and partisan madness may lead them to spurn the Liible atseUi hecause its. sacred pages do not buuuiiuji luejr, aocirines ana practice. Now, suc h a state of thin;s has a two-fold injurious ef- fect, tiz : First, to discourage the tiwt zeaious and ar dent devotee of the cause; and seeondiv, to encourage . atawha, . 1 and strengthen i;s enemies in their opposition. This I l'-ie j . conceive to tc one of ereatest eiis in our way. h J)fryj . is hard work enough, in ad conscience, to meet the ene- ilkv . $ my p an open field, with a clear sky and an undivided HCjnl I'a; 1 : front. But to attack them whi-:i our phalanx is rent' by' Wu arc ii t ' disaitection. and distract-d and divided in our councils ' .I- . ! . :'re: ! tv ntiei-h is madly to jeopard tlie ultimate success of our warfare, andi o give the most advaritaLicm: p. -ition to the uni! u.; deaved tuc. iiut; We took tin our nen to not inn nnnt hr of this! article. Senator Corwin is represented ' the w ork. then. Temnernnre nu n. I wire from vour Bovilin bythd jeditor'of the Standard, as having, in the esciltcheon, the imputjtion of n.-g!ect and l. ihargy. ; leading lelr.- .and speech published in the Recorder, uttered the same sentiment as that attributed to the clergy man. j We presume the editor has read lr. CorwjnY speech ; and it so, he must know lhat has assertion is false, though his readers may not. Has the editor of the Standard no conscience ? If hs has, how can he incur the .nd to mv mind. I se 110 plan s. i'-aib!e and so com 1 n .1 iT 1 1 nieteiy at nann, to ei:ect a ri vivai 01 t:i' 1 i-i;i;m -ranee spirit in our State, as that of the )rd r of the Sons ' ' ..At 1 t 1 1 eipjrance. .ireaiu- is tins niitiiTnn thotoiiiii.y organized in our midst having a 1 .,:i:,u!i-h.-a d, .or Ciraiid Division for North Carolina, with -everal tioiin-h-ing subordinate Divisions, and an increased and t r.giit eniiig prospect of several otheiNs being very sn estab lished. Tlie most casual' oU'rver rnat liavc notici-d, ralhv I tvoral.'.e; S 1 tii 1 Be f :-h:i thai that g-Ml 1 k tne m- J ..LIL! r. 1.. ... . ..-..vw. .. . uouoij; crime OI HOClling a Senator, and ot tie. that n most deplorable tailing on" ha taken place. Ma- ceiving his readers 1 We respect an honora- ' ny of our Temperans e Societies kWuI-t the old Wa.-h-ble opponent ; an honest difference of opinion ' donian P,;in- a'' totally n--g!ected, if not utterly a ban-, nnnn WtAtili.!it nnoctmn. mftn ... 1 ... donied ; individual ex-rtuci h . Ik-cii withdrawn, and al- : i' " J" i -. 1 ,i ,. I . i I most every where imemperance seems to be on the ucsntj u ei-e, us wo ueiievo u exerts a salutary influence upon the government. But when partyifpirit goes to such lengths as the Stan, dard .has gone in this case, it bespeaks a cor. ruptiqti pernicious "to thjs body jiolitic. The Stand4rd has influence ; it is the fountain from wbicliimany draw their i supplies, who them selves are honest, and little susnect the decen- tion which is practiced upon them., Not long since -we were talking with one of its readers, wnooenouncea mr. Corwin as a traitor w th crease. What, then, to lr done ? seems to lie the natural en- ' quiry, to save the cans.- from utter annihilation in the Old North Si ate ? The " Sun of Temperance " i an-ln-stitiition which has spread with greater rapidity than anything of the kind ever U-fore known. In l.-xs than five years, they have risen from fifteen lone men, to ; largely more than one hundred thousand. Their s-ys- ' ten) of organization is perfect complete. It embraces; in he Brotherhood some of the very first men in the Na- ! tioa. That it is a good cause, and one in which every Christian, Philanthropist and Patriot can safely and zeal- .; f 1 1 ol t a n rfi rra id - . . a 1 t . . I ! . ,i v ,. . .1 , . " "n" " u 'luiiniieu n an, een us most j the satne bitterness that the Standard does. ; raid opponents. With a cause, then, which has bid a nance to ttie tongue ot slander and malice. ed the approving sanction of Heaven itself, i whflt bave we lo tear to engage in it?' Or rather, what eitre Uil t(l congratt success of jl.c Bovhux. i MM i .1 state( that ;M caadilate b'v i e d(-t t., a Vjiig, rati la an'iiidcjcni' (.! also tt an i t ' out tbe sntu : n received his j u' - : tLc nab-1, matj imrnt'tj 1 honor to th colli of Y(jic i i t ot uis tun era i ?ri,:, c. , ... ? i ...... ... - .1 I '.Mi V. gajtf mot heartily in so noble and praiseworthy a work ?, ' "i orw,"f nllieient to.' trinq, looUs tj; ; the midst thereof; and I will destroy the coun sel thereof ...... and a fierce King shall , rule over them, saith the .Lord." And again.' !" Kgvpt shall he. the basest of kingdoms."-'" All Cere desire on flic part of the Mexicans .travellers agree that this denunciation has been for some kind of a pacific arrangement. , jveritied to the very letter, and that I'gypt, to Piflicultiesof an accidental nature, ;dclays. jthe hitter end, has followed out her ki manifest Acc. may have intervened to obstruct the : dcs,iny-?' ! consummation of a treat v. English me- h 'riie 'P''c 6f Assyria, fuuded hy Ni.nrod ! diation, it was Stated, had been prollVrecl ian(1 J,lustratod by Semiramis, was one of the j nrtd accepted, which bad prog.essed s ;m''t 'he history ot the world. Its cap-. far as to bavelbrongbt the Secretary of .,l,V ...... Legation of the British Embassy I 'to the i' Rupture as the tower ol babe esieetn- We appreh. . i . I rr. c .11 i, cd one ot the seven wonders ol the wo: Id, was , . , headquarters oiucn. bcott at Pucb la. In ,x t -r , i' r ,i edust -.rough . , , ; the most magnificent city upon which the. sun numuereu. i.ion itrouhie yourselves atiout us, gentlemen ! II the Whigs will be foolish e nougli to butt their brains out against this cry .f' unnecessary and expensive War," why let them you are nut answerable for their shis. And besides, you say their sleep :vil4be au e ternal one. and you want them oiii of tiie way, any Ikjw so let them go ahead ! Ral. Rcr. Ve asked him if he, had read his speech. ; feucressful di " No( said he, "nor could I be hired lo read ani '" it ! j lie took for granted all that the Standard had said, and so strongly were his prejudices excited that he would not examine . into the truth.:!' - , As we said when we published the speech, we are nbt prepared to sanction every position which plr. Corwin has taken ; but it contains manyljhings which deserve an attentive peru- i sword of Truth and Reform, and fight till the principles theif treest it, i sal ; atid We venture to Bay that no man can ' f Sobriety and Temperance are firmly established. upot opinion and -f ttiesrums ot prunkenness ami .Misery. To nil who may desire information relative to the Or der of the Sona of Temperance, I would say, by dimply addressing a letter (p-mt jiid to th- - (jrand Scrite, Raleigh," all and every information will be given that may be desired. )ne word more, an. Thus reflection alone, should be amiilv arojise the slumbering energies of the friends of humaTu- ; damhahle." I ty, pnd inspire them with a renewed determination to. ownCOUnt rv ' unflirl their banner to the bn-ee, ainl valiantlv to iloser- i . l i ,1 vicp iti the noble army of the sons. Let .-verv Wash- 4 . '"'t'" i ingtoman, then, tiurmsh un his arifior. raw forili ji,,. !-"' i o. , ai. i riVI It Cliell 1 nnrilC'll tll)i..nt ri.lnn ... n ter man. Tl'e Standard would do better jus tice to his readers if he would publish the speecji, than, he does now in so bitterly,reviling its authors. From the Xatiunal I ntell u'rwrr . Tin: united states and brazil. The following are lhelegal rates of interest allowed in the different States, with the punish ment for usury annexed Maine, G per cent ; punishment for usury, for feit of the debt. ' " ' .New Hampshire, 0 per cent ; forfeit of three i The face of nature would a Liki Arnold t!, -the ndignatij.n . ph;ls ti;un' tj s . infamous in (:.- - lliis isi in 1.; course : Ealin a jUV.j. allusion to this last means to which the lend, from advices that have reach- privaie as well as public channels, ,.a. c,n.,n itj. r.,.. ..-.;!.. ;n lhat 'at airs tietween the I niteu fetates and lirai Mexicans-had.:had recourse, the jSul.dp 'ferece, and three hundred and lil-v feet high,! are in a much more delicate position than we Anauuac expresses its dissent .from any jwere so broad that six chariots could he driven had nntil lately supposed. Our attention has v.6,.w.v,v..vv,.w wuuij; .mMicost. ,;ahreast a found them. ! Its hanging gardens, its iy,.nnu sometimes most latal in itsSrcsuIts L- .? ii.i . r . . i times the usury. ermont, 0 per cent ; recovery of usury in ac lion. Willi costs. j Massachusetts, 6 per qt. ; forfeit of threefold the us'ury. Rhode Island, G per cent ; forfeit of usury and interest on debt. I have done. Friend of Tern- ' j pernncc 1 let us arise on more .-t us ive onr names, j weight and influence, to this flourishing Institution, the i Sofia of Temperance. I,et tight on' tight ever ! ! the . ! tbe watchword and lanner-crv, and who can doubt the (th:t rvn ,. j resiilt ? The squalid misery, the burning tears of the j .' , ; wiclow, and the heart-rending lamentation of the orphan, ' and; CVCrj bi.i 1 wquld le changed to ro;5'..ii. happiness and i.leniv f in lw n-iot . nine a lively and ( he, rial . a . i . '. oUS it is ! in a : 1 :. . i scores htcvito i . ; 1 Cines. mm I smile, find humanity l-e e!e;ited t the high poMiion tor which it was detuned. Tlu v who n lcct to bring a- -uiier liout so ilesirable a consummation, mu-i inevitably the poignant reproaches of a guilty -ous -ie:v e. O '. con- ' science, wilt thou not ho! I the neg!ig,.nt to a f rrit'ic ac countability! Remorse ' -wilt thou not give a keener. ience, ami wr.ip in the wmd- edge to the pangs of o ing-sheet of miserv th frtlhful admoiiiuoiir -v -. v thcr of the sentiments of the Congress, of 1 whoso meeting not a word is saidl or of i - i Jie mode of acting of the Mexican CIov : - rrnment. Gen. Scott hail not yet idft Pue- h la, when the last accounts were tecciy- ' cd at Vera Cruz from that bity. istatelv nnl.aees. its itinnmern-ble teintles. the . it ii -i . . . i m j i ' " , , in review ing ail ttie tie ws, however which enormoas mass of wealth collected within its lias reached lis by this arrival. We arp circuit, present ;a' picture of prosperity which DO unu to confess that every thing! seems J'he mind can scarcely grasp. the soil was ill statu quo, us at the last receipt jl intef- he most fertile on the. lace ol the earth ; so fer-ligencc.,- Nothing definite is known ; ei- ,:,uo ""deed, "that Herodotus was afrai.l to si ite the extent ot its productive capacities, though Herodotus was raised upon the fertile plains ''of Attica. Population swarmed throughout the land. It was hut natuial that the monarchs of sued) an empire should conceive it .their "man ifest destiny to conquer all their neighbors, - i i . ' ,l,,u "i-tuiuiii"!;' vu m;u mat iney pursued it APraoAcuixr. IJatti.k. Iti onnosit on to : r..... .i.. j": . r j -. 4i f v i i , , iK'i'i iiiu uiiis oi .vhiiiuu, .uesriiu.'u as a : uiu- o., u. g speculations i.owcvier, we i inightv hunter, whose game was men," to those . find that.a letter ot the 17ih, whih has , of Relshaz.ar, who was slain in his palace in not come to hand as yet, a circumstanced the midst of an impious feast. And it was their We tnticll regret, is alluded.to by our leg "manifest destiny;" lor they too were but rods ular correspondent, in which, as vr gleati . Iri the hands of an evenginir (jod to he cast a. , from bis remarks on- She 520th relating ! s'de as soon as the purpose of vengeance was thereto, he States that (til topes of pchec are accomplished. While every stone ol Babylon entirely crushed, and lhat Gen. Scott was was J"?1 inviolate-after she had pursued ' her to march on the capital on the I5tl iti.st. ' ,nanifst destiny" until the nations bowed be. hanta Anna, at the bead of a largclnrmy, : 10,0 nj-r the latter part ot that dost in vi wa supposed to be ;22,0fJ0 strong, intended to I. give, him battle at gome point befween j Vufibla and Mexico - U , I Gf.nkral I,iER(x.This oflicer le lit with ,v bis train pa the day indicated in our last AKces. lairing his advance, firing had been beLJ""? tlie road, by which it seems he musriiavemst with sump ob stacles from guerrillas. Jlis forcejhow-1 ever, was so oyer whelming rong-Jthrcc I thousand men. with one bunded an fifty! wagons that he no doubt brushed away! ineiio prciiatory anus:yun,.euse., In re .r . IIir, Iauu, Uin (ll mai cosiinvi was re- vealed, and it has been literally accomplished. "Babylon, the g')ry of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellencv. shall ns !.". Ciod , overthrew his, we learn that two htipdred. ,s UL et forth from Vera Cruzfafter; vor fcrencc to thi men. who set forth from Vera IJruzfnffPi uie train winch left a Tew days before, Were attacked a short distance from featka ve. 1 he Mexicans had a strone Torr Ut wert; defeated' ' 1 Santa Fe, a place of refuse to Wuerril las. had been, burnt by an expeditioni sent out for that. purpose. fi ' Yomito. This disease, the terror f for pinners in Vera Cruz, still continues its ravages, but it is cjuite certain that the hem lib ol the city has immensely irrjprov. rd in comparison with that during past yearn, through the enlightened measures introduced hy the Americans. The Bloard 1 of Health are unceasing in their labors to prevent and mitigate the ravages of this Jjorrm scourge ein.-, snail as when Sodom and ( inninn :i h It shall never he inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in -from, generation to generation ; nei. ther shall the Araju'an pitch his tent there. Rut wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and t,heir houses shall be full of dolelul creatures ; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there ; and wild beasts of" the island shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragoons in their pleasant places." r The literal fulfilment of all these prophecies Ion is a heap, the 1 f.'.o. II ,.. W-- . . that the -Governor of Vera Cruz was (aken suddenly and alarmingly ill on the rnorn ing of the X!Jd instant. " We trust t hut he has recovered before this. TJcWo. Commotlore rry has rtgain left. Anton Lizardo for Tabasco, andlit reported that the further occupation of that place js to be. for the present, abandoned. . Tut Tele r a hi . Th e posts arc all up between Kaliegh, Eayeiteville. and Che rawand the " Lighting Line" will . soon be in operation, u ! 12 lull ,f..,tl t',,Yt,.i, i i I . , uui inn n ji iiiitii. o.HM lull i it i I1 n ii - . - rums heing hidden lv accumulations of eartn. it is a habitation ot wild beasts, ol ser. pents, and of every' creature heid abominable in the sight of man. In pursuit of its " mani fest destiny" it kepi on to the end, and that end is told in the word; of the prophet, as dislinct- as any iustonancould write it at this day upbn the very spot which covers its ruins. . TWaiacedoniaiU too pursued "their mani fest dostmy." It was Ibreshadowed in the pro. phecr of Daniel, and it was literally fuliiled. J7ie;Komans, in urn. in pursuance of their fullest destiny,' overturned all the empire e earth wiih blood, let they could not pause in their career. They were hound, having once entered on the track 16 pursue itto tha la-t ; and that manifest dV tiny" terminated in the inroad of the llarba. rjan. and the dostniction f the most powerful epipire; of which there isany record ia the his t jry of ihe world, jj, j-.; j It js notiven- Jas to ihe prophffs of old, yet,, jiulgingilfrom analogy, wer 8bou di learn this trnt m&AU i that the nattok indued hy cupidltyand been directed by a well-informed, friend to the follo wing extract of a recent lette r from Brazil, .published in a late New York paper : " Mr. Visi:'s entertaining ceremony of chi is tening the young Californian (otv.hoard of one of our ti anspoi Is) seemed a good johe at the time, but was looked upon as a gross insult by the Brazilian Government. Bad toe 1 iti rew out ot this aliair ; and this feeling has increased from day to-day -until it has extended from the royal .family to the oiiicers, and bom the olli cers to the people. To this leeling and to the the absence of any competent American naval force oathe " Brazil station"' is fq be attributed the seizure of the whale ships at the Isle t Grande. To give color of justice and right in making these seizures an old law, which had not been enforced for sixteen years, was re vived. "The trouble and expense to the American owners by these .seizures w ill be very great. And this is not the worst of it whalers not notified-will beariiving there for weeks,' and all of them will now be seized. Tlie port at the Isle of (irande is not a-poit of entry, though it has been used by our vessels. What will be the result of ail this it is dilHcnlt to say: we -will not. or cannot feel safe at Rio unless the naval force is increased and fiigatp's sent out not brigs and schooners. We look;forthe Bran, dywine, Ohio, and Periy every day, and won der what can detain them. M ini-'il,;L- il.,... ...-.-i.j iiiiiii nil i; ,, !M K. .-, ...1 .k, l,. t .. c .. .i i iiimiimo ocro i.-i-iiiri: tijesu vessels can arrive I hope not. The onod lb!I.s -it it, " White House"' in Washington do not seem toihe sensible that a very little spark will blow up an interesting war wiih the B.i'azils, "as an addenia to the Mexican, and that the svmpa. tides of LnuU Philip with the Brazil family at present are so grc;it lhat he would be sure to interfere in the event of war with Brazil." The captain of a vessel (ihe Guijifbrd) which arrived at New York on Sunday last, after a passage ot Ibniy-two days repoits as f. e soul winch has ili.-rejarded its 1 :. i. ... ouneciicut.G per cent; penalty of usury, for . rcruV(. yoU. Le, your rondu.-t and bearmg m ihisi.nt- t of the debt. j ter be such as to secure peace to the inner man. and XeW York, 7 per Ct.; Usurious contracts void. happiness to bleeding humanity. AM let's. iQ i'hdhors in the State friendly to the cause of Tem peranee.nre most earnestly and respectlully solicited to give the above an insertion in their rt p.-ctive paper. . New Jersey, G per cent ; penalty of usury, for feit of the debt. Pennsylvania, 6 per cent ; penally of usury, forfeit of the debt. Dv-laware, (J per cent ; penalty of usury, for feit of the debt. .Maryland, G per cent ; on tobacco contracts, 3 per cent ; usurious contracts void. Virginia, G per cent ; forfeit double the usury taken. Xotjh Carolina, G per cent; usurious con trans void forfeit double the usury. South Carolina, 7 per cent ;-forfeit of inte rest and usury, with costs to debtor. Georgia, 8 per cent ; forfeit of three times the usury, and contracts void. Alabama, per cent ; forfeit of interest and usury. . Jie ?tahd : tbe worhl tin;-: and die heel tl.- gives every tl. t to their owp r cd rind bs 1 honorable of ainly befit' r t t sayst, and! vie coutit fori Ii j Htit wh it i R A 1 L R O A I ) A C C 1 1 ) L NT. As the train of Cars due Ra!ei"h neared the City, oil Sunday last, w hen som? ten miles dis. taiil, they narrowly escaped a disaster, the con- sequences of which must have been feaiful, jejiraks of " su most probably, fatal. By some mischance, a k j culvert under "a high embankment had so wash- mc7's ; Ut'' 1 ed.the earth, that a deep funnel-shaped captivi. speech ii the 1 tyjof perhaps fifteen feet width, was formed in , rtj man' in! l!, thy road, the rails being merely supported by i sucll a rnont .1.1.1 I " t . .... me ueuMi3 icsimgineir enus upon tne sides oi i fj this chasm, which, probably, was from twenty j ,eIY?; m to thirty feet in depth. The Hngiueer, finding as;;ho passed, that the beams were giving way, mcni5, i i iv v. ,' - i monuments ,i Mississippi, 8 per-cent by contract, as high j wijh admirable presence of mind instanTly put : trarv xvouj,l! . , s 10 per cent ; usury recoverable in action of on'the Engine the whole power of tleam, by ! . ,f I1" ,,,J- ii which' means, providentially, iho Rtssenger Uimsf w:'f : as d( Louisiana, Ti per cent ; bank interest G : con. venlional, as high as 10 : beyond, contract void. Tennessee, G per i t.; ustn ious contracts void. Kentui ky, G per cent ; usury may be recov. ered, with costs. Ohio, G per cent ; usurious contracts void. Indiana, G per cent; penalty of usury, fine of double the excess. Illinois, (J per cent by agreement as high as Car, though rocked and violently tossed, was 1 to a corrupt-A' safely di iny that i lln ins tin .' ( ' i ...i i i- Crawn over. J he poupimg-irons oreak. met ihni finUtet the n,i'"nffe car. n tins iin mm aw mmm m mm , mm - - mrn m - w mm rortirmrv aa r I h mil T I Ln 1 Vft r n Arl liAti f ti meklv supported temporarily by its fore, wheels, i Ior VecIiS V h:- 'I'he Conductor, Capt. Rhodes, with immi- f anccof' rait); nent danger, which he risked, although. begged there fell a vcr not to incur- it, Succeeded fortunately in secur- , ing.iiie imggae- uie aarmir oi wnicn may ie i Is can 1- per cent ; beyond, forfeit ol" three times the j appreciated, when it is stated lhat not long af. ;.vcre J-vind. jn ! j terwards, owing to the washing of the rains, the , t yi WC bear I Carvyas precipitated into the captiviiy. , But i blown down.! " not iur mis oniy, ooes mo vouncior oeservc .- 1 1 ohows : .ri.l 1 ,,, . i V'. v ,v ""r as iQ; conceive i ?al.h " ranifes destiny lies in en lhr , weaker neih1ioii',jf -.. h.eas,,re for awhdewrbV hear down aUitt& .um-may SUCCeol in. taking her.elf mRilr at the expeGe,bf hir 'rXighhors ; hta Ivb J inee entered oa the cateer of hVdXirF be -j. .v. .in uiaiury answer. " The ill-feeling between the Brazilians and 'Americans Continued to exist, and. has spread throughout the Brazilian population. The A merieans were anxiously looking fur the Ohio and the re! L'f squadron." The Ohio will prob. ably be there in about two weeks wtth Mr. Tod, our new Minister, on boaid. ': -"It is said that the Brazilians throw -every impediment in the way of the American ship, masters. They still retain the whalers Sarah and Esther and Yeoman. - "The frigate Columbia was at Rio, the bri-' of war Bainbridge was on the cruise." I'hpugh wehave reason to suppose that the inJstructlonfbr theExecutivc to MrlTod have been framed ivith a laudable purpise to prevent a olljsion betiven the two countries, our pri vaite ibfiumatmai leadsjus to supnoiejthat it will whole interest. Missouri, (i per cent ; by agreement as high as 10 per cent ; beyond, tot 1c it of interest anu usurv. Michigan, 7 per cent ; foileit of usury and one fourth the debt. Arkansas, G per cent ; by agreement, any rate not exceeding 10 per cent ;. usury recover able, but cuiil i -ac! s void. Florida,. per cent ; forfeit of usury and in terest. Iowa, 7 per cent ; by agreement as high as l'J per cent : forfeit three limes the Usury. Wisconsin, 7 percent ; by agreement as high as l'J per cent ; ft 1 1 It-if three limes the usury. Di-tiict of Columbia, G per cent ; usuiious contracts void. v, On debts or j'nfgments in fivor of ihe I'nited States, interest is'Computed at the rate of G per cent. ) i. CIrf. t Rains -r-A heavy rain commen ced falling beide on .Saturday afternoon last, and continues .until wc go to press, almost without intermission. The Cape Fear has rfvsen about 35 feet ; and is still rising rabidly. Of course the low grounds between this and Wilmington are over flowed, and we fear that an immense, loss kle sustained bv tbe planters on the mt m great praise together with the Engineer and j r s hands, they ccttainly are worlliy of high com- 'or ajCorn cri p. mentation loiineir strenuous ana inaetatigablc j jure ii 5criou,. exertions fur fjur hours, duiing all which time j;crops?of Con! : thevwere exposed to heavy falls of rain, and ; trv ,L ....;.; ankle, ileep in mud, bebue they were able to j;. " . j replace the Cars upon the track, and get the j in l"C past t ( traitr. in travelling older. crop )vas nL1 i i The gentlemanly courtesy of .Mr. Dunn, in tables' in the gr whorle ueigriborhood this mischance occurred,; wiil u.t he forgotten !he liberal spirit with ji hat a pi. t . w hich lie supplied refrc,h.:i-ri!s. proved him road to some; irttrlhy of ihe name of a (Carolina Farmer. Nei- j OUT SlirpIcS" p.( ther can we omit miMitimim" tlie lfr. Jef- ' ii .. :tt I..:; 1 - an, ik ui mi treys, to whose cordial ho-pitalit v subsecjuently the Pa-isesengors 1 b; :ii trains are indebted will be wastr Wl fur theiir disinieie-t.-d and fiieiidly treat.'nent. We could dwell with pleasure upon this kmdly asit;wice, flid we not know that the sinregeri tlem inlv spiiitlhat prompted l.V-ir hosjiitality, would be i. lined by publication el these acts. TlnijTrain had proceeded but a short dis tance, !w hen the Northern bound Cars were found ijj-!iiKti;ig the Road, its Engine having been dimwit il the track by the sand wahiier over th rails. Agiin som hours were spent Jolinsfolt, by the: (inited force? of both '1 rains, Lefoie the . leplacjng I the jx'tidi'rous vehicle waseflected, and butii Trains able to return, which they did akunl i 1 nrhn-k at Miht. .We if peat that the Passengers, at least, think j Charlotte. . too great praise ran hardjy be extended Jo the Engier-ifr, Conductor and hapos,for iheir skill, Charlollc J amination of : and 2,1rd Ju!yf says the Jo::r:i prcseotcd v. i;!. tutiopf is ur.oVr a:ot t S2 74 coven u l tbe ptfpil at tii i rri year. " bts m - mr ' ' - - - - - V f ' mm m m ml mm m 'y J . posed to doubt the dinrtttnn ".f 7 n. 1 I in the interior. ;A uumlcr of wagons have late- j which mean they were enabled to reach Kit- irufiees i i i i ...Lj I '..rVr ? ;.?!J'(nG Iv heW.hi.ri.Mo tauLiluo. Rather a novel ' ei-H without iuconveriienoe. save the loss of! board and R. an ,5havv ut. i - t.w 4iii ii v iii ji run r n a a.ip.: ' :i f k . . l ' - .i - 7 . a j , - 'r , -visiuiiw ii-.iii car: -j'- j.t . .v.f-inrti..L. 'j- i i.j i i ? .t : mi n n ii '-I. ii 7 ii .uij au rJtncrinri miitn iniia i ii i ne ret. ciih oi uuu uuci . iiinnr ri aiiu boh ie. uoiirs (lPtenr on in iuu rani t - " .Many reasonable effort; 7, Asij 'r 4 . ;! 't a. a Z.nh : . .- vid Hen M i- . . i- I i "v'''x J . tl"-M..75'i rJIVni VlSrilC$lO-UI. lii '. I m- ijwm.; M',ig'l5"'i ' '..-' . m U -r I-
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Aug. 12, 1847, edition 1
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