North Carolina Newspapers

T -1 J -Uuhit ihc Watchmaiv : , U';L.r ieax. Twp Dollars nyalle in M!Tf ilo dalJara cJV beictmrged. r M WrW at SI for the firt, and 2o cts fnwijiW. ; Court wdrs charged ,aT. Wlj'lf thin these, rntes. A liberal deduc- tihU ' JvrrtiV- by the year. sV 4, ! La r. mora iivix iiws. THE IIOBY LAND. ;triU i Warning's Walk. LesvingH-City of Jerusalem by the Ajchoih feftte jwef descended into the Ilinriom. ullere. there fire ma- I'lombt ch fa rock", With entrances like Lvavs. When lispcak of Bethany I J ' I ' - - ' ' " " ' -! 1 I - JlC 0 & JAMES, ; ; . N: ( to sms i A Rulers. vwti'A. -?:V ' ,, txt,-. - j-j ... ; j , , s 1 BRUM Editors 4 Proprietors, SALISBURY N. C , THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1848. ijjfbaVc ofcdasiofflo describe the tombs f tbc Jew!; 1: was in this valley, and ht hy the; fountain of Siloam, that in "Ms ofl jtuvish idolatry children pass- 5 through jifco fire in -minor of Moloch, his is tfto-piace called Tophet in Scrip jrc fiMo.jb'e spoken of, as it was as an fjjrc of hll. Herf, in this place of cor pption anil c rueltyj vphdre firo hovered uIivin bodies, and. worms prayed on ede;d npro was the imagery of ter the VijomuJhiii dicth not, and the crc that s Opt quenched." Tiie scene is ,rj dilfercht now. frhe slopes are tcr c:d,lhHt the Winter rains may not wash ittavthe son ; and these terraces were the. midst bf tpefse scenes to-day! We stood where thjv jloorn was pronounced ; below us was tho camp of the single le gion I have; mentioned ; opposite was the humbled city, iv(th the site of the temple courts; and oe to the north was the camp of the eneniv. Here was the whole scene of that M great tribulation, such as was not kriowti from the beginning of the world." I ) From the summit of Olivet we went dovyn to thfj scene of that other tribula tion that anujsh of mind which had perhaps never been surpassed from the beginning of the world. When Jesus had spoken tijek words" (his words of cheer after the flast supper) 44 he went iorth. we are, tpld, 44 with his disciples, over the hrool Itedron. where M as a gar den." Thjs garden we entered to day from the other: direction, and left it by crossing the bfidjof the brook. It is a drear Iplace now, very unlike wtiac it must tjave been when "Jesus ott ' 1 . . (fiygrer with springing wheat; and eifrculiH olives and lig trees c.ist their 3Jovojthe richjthough stony soil. 5;rtams Ut jld froJn.'the Pool of Si loam 0t ther Hijlds Hd gardens ; and all JooLed coo( jritul fr.est(iti the once hellish qjt. On the jop ofjthe. opposite hill was e Field of Blood -i he uVId bought as a brinl platfe for straijgers by the priests to ionJudjiS returnee! hisjbribe. For the tarial of grangers it was used in subse QMt,a;e1,jfor pilgrims who died at the loy City wen? laid, herc. Iris now no bnger enclosed, but a! tharncl-house marks he spot. p ; ,. j The pools xll around Jerusalem are beautiful the cool arching rock roof of the fvi efd tufteil1 sides and clear wa rn of ajl, a(e 'delicious. The Pool of i!o.un is still Jprwtty though, les so, no ; but hollow trqtiks and (wbt, than vlim tli(i blind man, sent to 'it j . fisli thet, opened his eyes on its sacred srtMin. The Fount-lin of Siloam ismore xnutiful than,th pdol.' It lies deep in a jve, and mast be racied by broad steps LicIovTndclown iiifthe shadow. A wo ma saTio day. in tle dim light of reflec :rdsunshi(ic,Mwashih ;-linen in the pool. Hfre it w, that in days of old the priest came doi vith his golden pitcher to ir i w wait ft if "I or" the ifemple service and i.lher iftfnsrthat tho thought of Milton tanwrwlieit hd sangllbf 44 Corrupt Federalists? tyc It has be come ancustom with the "Standard." when any free citizen of the United States con scientiously differs from the President, arid has the independence boldly to declare his honest sentiments, to shower down' upon his devoted head, all the harsh ami libel lous epithets to be found in the foil vo cabulary of its Party. 44 The King can do no wrong' seems to be the LocofFoco motto ; and to canvass his actions or ceh sure his motives, raises at once the cry of 4 Treason," and such an one is jbeslimed with its choice invective of 4 Tories"- 44 Traitors" emies to their Countr",&-c. However chaste and decorous such language may sound in the ears of the Editor of that pa per, by the Whigs it is only regarded as the groupings of the surly and cowardly cur. wno iears to meei tne nomp luasun face to face in open combat. But is it not strange, that a-Paper pro fessing such illimitable freedom of speech, i thejr natural lives or widowhood of the wife, and during the minority of the chil dren; and your petitioners, as in duty boufnd, will ever pray, &c. Bluebla, Mexico, August 1st, 1847.' It is due to Gen. Scott to sav, that in signing the petition, he had ad'ded these words: 4 Without any desire of p rocur ino for my own family any contingent benefit from the proposed change in the pension laws of the army, 1 entirely con- retract before any negotiations for the arrane. ment of exisiing difficulties could take place ; as an assauh to the Government arid to the nation, which mu$l compel it to assert its just rights and to avenge its injured honor! General Herrera was not mistaken in his anticipations. His government was overset in the latter end of the month of December, 1845 and fell into the hands of those who had de. nounred him for having listened to overtures of the difficulties between the two natiojis. When Mexico felt its inability to contend On the 24th of March Ge lm mi mo rouie irom .Malo Isabel, eighteen miles Irom tin f from the latter place, where a him a formal protest of iho Ie : em district of. rhe department . declaring, in behalf of the citL trict, that thejr never will con themselves from the Mexican II unite themselves with the Vtu the 12th of Arril the Mexican G dia required General Taylor i camp within twenty.four hours., to the other bank of the Nuec? tided him lhat. if he upon ihe soil ol the department ! it woulJ clearly result that the .M ! accept the war to which they !, vf.ked. On the 21th of April, G I arrived in Malarnorn?, and cm f I informed General Tajlor that ! j hostilities commenced, and u j ihem. On the same day a put v . American dragoons, who' had 1 ' distance up the left ,ank of i j engaged with a very large furce I and after a.short aftuir, in whi ir: were killed or wounded, were compelled to surrender. These f Lr f! . . I... I. T1 curjin the reasonableness of the foregoinjr , with the United States, and. instead of consiri. I pention, and can see no military or other j ering the annexation of Texas to be, a!s it real- i ui eouon IO lis Deill"-sip-nfM anrl nmspntpfl. ' V was. lamamouni to a dee a ration n nvnr. nn. ! r.u h.l 4-CorrupUFederalists"-"Eh-j j Wixfield Scott.' i ly suspended the ordinary diplomatic delations I , . J J' 1 Gen. Quitman also signs with the fol- j hetween the two countries, its Goverhment, if i V M"c ciaim J 1IX$ 10 lowing addition I approve the measure 'rectcd by. wise counsels, and not impeded by j j Norte as its Boundary c of placing the regular armv nn tho wmn ' PPu'r irritation, should at once, sinqe it had limes resorted jthither with his disciples." j and liberty for the Press, should be found n is a piuij oi grpunu on a slope above the j brooK, encrosed with tences of loose stones, and occupied by eight extremely old olive trees the oldest, 1 should think, that we saw in all our jtrjavels. I do not mean that they could have! been growing in the days of Christ. That is supposed to be impos sible ; though! ts never could learn what is the great.es! age known to be attained by the oliyc-trH. The roots of these were supported; by thb little terraces of stones, that neither tres nor soil might be wash ed down the sjdpe by the winter torrents. But little remftihs of these once fine tree a few straggling branches. It is with the mind's eye that we must see filling up of this garden en closure werel Jesus 44 ofttimes resorted thither" its orphard of fig, pomegranate, and olive tree and the grass or young springing corn? under foot. From every part of it the (approach of Judas and his party must have been visible. By their 4,lanternsandiqrchesand weapons. gleam ing in the light', they must have been seen descending the hill from to rail so exceedingly, at the exercise of these great and inestimable privileges guaranteed by the Constitution ! If the doctrines of its opponents be false and da-TK gerous, abuse, it has long been decided,! is no argument, and never yet won over or convinced an honorable disputant, j Why not, then, meet on the broad platform of popular rights, and discuss those questions upon which they differ, fairly, respectfully and uhderstandingly V When this :is the case, we may expect less error and! more honesty. Raleigh Register. j looting with the navy and volunteers. J. A. Quitman.' PEACE WITH MEXICO. BY ALBERT GALLATIN. IV. Negotiations and War. In September, 1845, the President of the United States directed their consul in Mexico to ascertain from the Mexican Government Avhqther it would receive an Envoy from the United States, entrusted with lull power to ad just! all the questions in dispute between the two! Governments. The answer oi Mr. De la Pena y Pena, Min ister oflhe foreign Relations of Mexico, was j already agreed to recognise the independence j ot lexas, have entered into a negotiation with j the United States. At that time thee would j have been no intrinsic difficulty in making aJ final arrangement, founded on an unconditional ' I recognition of the independence ol TeHas, with- j j in its legitimate boundaries. Popular feeling . and the ambition of contending military lead- i ! ers-prevented that peaceable termination of j ' those unfortunate dissensions. j j ! Yet, when Mexico relused to receive Mr. j ! Slidell as an Envoy Extraordinary and Minis- I j ler Plenipotentiary, the United Statcjs should ! i have remembered that we had been' the as- ! gressors, that we had committed ani act ac- i knowledged, as well by the practical law of i nations as by common justice, to be tantamount i to a. flpntn ra I inn nf wnr- jinil tlipv elimilrl tivo I , . . , j nwaiinJ ...:.u .til I r-i: 3 1 hat. a'.thniirrh th :ltTiran nn inn nr ,1 r n i I t t a i.u. ,r:..i -. I " r ! uyur OWn condu. t had subsided. I jihla's bniliv tlvat fluwed,' . Y$ jby ho 'oracle o( tlod. We Nert1! now in-the valley of Jehosa bat ; ajidj: we crossed the bottom of it, ;bere.thtJirook Ke(Iron must, run, when ; runs iat all ; but jit seems to be now :.crcty a jWii ter torrent, and never to :iv(f been l cpnsfiht stream. When we m ascenojcu tne opposite siue oi the vat- I a: vc wefe on the; mount o( Olives. "icrnt wasjsteei) now among I how pastiields of waving bar (J with thqlshHde of (dive trees. ie?)ded,thntol)osite hill seemed rise, i"i d jthe city 16 spread. Two horse- Tlfr ; in lllir :IIiV b'Iiv mi1 n u'nmnn itl i bilrdetrioti her! head, mounting to ac cwy ny-niani up AloriaU, looked so urimily small asj to prove the gran 'curef UiC; scenery.) j Hereabouts it was, sauJiand liiay resoh.-.Uly be believed, UlJesifvfetjioiirned 'Over Jerusalem, and all his followers what would become, of Vftoblq city which here rose upon their omps, an l.li we list wning tho j sacred mount, and ear against the com ess skv. teller' ill our climate cannot oonreive I ... I c Ksuch it i. . c rvMght. .as Jerusalem seen Irom nit. of the mount of Olives. The ab n otintJtinM, o'(fr towards the I) H.arf rMtl, ad dies(d in thi; , softest hues of pur- and graV. U tie hi eountrv to CTorjli i is;alrtiost gaudy with its contrast 'e'oluf; iti vhjte urjgray stones, red soil, tii cnlps oV vjvid green. But the city is egjoy--lo(t pa the steep, its long lines uli clearly defining it to the sight, and e!S liiinaj-et 'and cupola, and almost cv- 'D S.'oni rnt-ii tl'i'it nt'. Iiv lbi I 1 1 i lit vim. gjiiirst deep blue sky. In the ynnbjiil( oirwithiii the walls, are -Its M verdure ; aij'd cypresses spring tpdj ihlenj-from s)ine convent garden, fth lawns of tjie Alosque of Omar PPfjjd outjsrnalj before the eye, with H jjroups of tiny gay moving people. t ii nowsoj glorious a place to the eye, ntj$t It have lien-in the days of 'its lc r X1 in thatufciy, when every one uu4or:lhdcxultiitg blessing "Peace . , i. im voiiii ii i Willi- Uliv nakcpJi" .uJ-i i ... : -i . "n ' fine tciiiu: uiMeuu me ntation .uvet thbljerusalem that kill-! 4pronhets and vt,li .i... r ' Wll,UUU WllOse hlllK.. mnt tw. lhnr. lelt desolate. I U a tit tf mi rf-h mil ii viii iii vii catr; The sleeping dsciples may not have heed ed the lights andJootsteps ot the multi tude ; but stej)jbystep as it wound down the steep,! and (heirerossed the brook, and turned up to the garden, the victim knew that the hour Jof his fate drew on. By the ;wa the crowd" came down, and we ascended toward the city, turningaside however to sltirt the north wall, instead of returning rme through the streets. Not to mentirj now other things that we saw, we noted much connected with the siege : the ature of the ground favor able to the ejiiqampment of an army, and the shallow incmt under tho walls, where the Romans b lough t two great wooden towers on whels, that the men in the towers mighjtlijght on a level with those on the walU,jajnd throw missiles into the town. The! scene of conflict is very quiet now. A crop of barley was ripening un der the very falls : and an Arab, with a soft mild Cojutitenance, was tilling his Water-skins at;tlj pool, called the sheep pejol, near the DenUscus gate. The proud Uo man and the despairing Jew were not more unlike cjach other than this Arab, with his pathetic face, was unlike them both. A.i he jstooped under the din) arch es of the rockUand his red cap came into contrast with jibe dark gray of the still water belowjand the green of the dang ling weeds Oyer his head, our thoughts were recalled to our own day and to a sense of the beauty we meet in every nook and Gorier of the Holy L tnd From this ramble, my readers may see something of :vhat it is to take walks in j : the neighborhood of Jerusalem. U OCT3 A Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, says 44 1 can as sure you that, When the proper time ar rives, a large majority of the Whigs of Congress, will be found in favor of run ning General Taylor and nobody else- as the Whig candidate for the Presidency. There are now many, or most of) them would, of course, greatly prefer, with "Old Rough and Ready" himself, io see Henry Clay occupying the Presidential chair. But Mr. Clay will not be a candi date. The iv imuitu uy me uinieu oiaies, inroun me acts committed by them in the department of Tejfas, which belongs to his nation, his Gov. ernment was disposed to receive the Commis sioner of the United States w ho might come to the capital, with full powers from his Govern ment to settle the present dispute in a peaceful, reasonable, and honorable manner ;" thus giv ingia new proof lhat, even in the midst of its in juries and of its firm decision to exact adequate reparation for them, the Government of Mexi co does not reply with contumely to the meas ures of reason and jeace, to which it was invi ted -by its adversary. The Mexican Minister at the same time in j limated that the previous recall of the whole naval force of the United 'States, then lvinir in General Taylor had been instructed bv the War Department, as early as May 1845, to cause the forces under his commarjd to be , put in a position where they might most prompt j ly and efficiently act in defence of Texas, in the event that it should became ne j cessary or. proper to employ them for i that purpose - ly subsequent instructions, and after the peeilei of Texas had accepted the pro : posiion of annexation, he was direct d to se lect and occupy a position adapted to repel in vasion, as near the boundary line, the Rio j From what precedes it appears i ted States considered the refu? .t! receive a resident envoy or r.;..; ficent cause for war, and the III , the legitimate boundary of Tex i opinion is now of no importance ; tion of boundary, which was t! cause of hostilities, hasMo tils ' greatest impediment to the rck i .. 1 feel satisfied that if this was would be no insuperable difTU-L!: ojher pretensions. ! The United States claim no :1 the Mexican dominions, utile i: j o conquest. The tract f coiaitn i Uio Nueces and ihe Del Noite i- which has been claimed bv Lc t h specuveiy ocjougmg enuer lo le iqo. As regards ererv other pa:: can possessions, tho United .V: , claimed any portion of it. TL o i j quiring any portion oi it othcrui' compact, freely consented to by evident. It is in every respect i.. to examine the grounds on whic!. j the United Slate to the only ten I both nations is founded. It is l!. tipn at issue. . j ! The Republic of Texas did, by cember, 1S30, declare the Ui I: its boundary. It will not be s ed that a nation has a right, by ;i , to determine what is or shall be onlv continsencv which could naval ,orce 01 lhe v ennse bim to viebl to the wishes of his i in eru ruz, was ino.spensa friends for lhat purpose, will not happen. Hence General Taylor will be the jWhiig was accordingly done by our oranoc. a9 oruaenee won a aieiam : nnn ih.it. ., ! with this view, a part of his forces at least ; othi moro lhan tlje CJ . . should be west of the river Nuces. It was cer- I OP nrPAk;nn. r ,un 1 tainly the duty of the President to project Tex- Iy practical eflc.ct wa, lljat ( ( u. uaiusi invasion irom ine moment u nao 1 (nrrm r 1 :, . ! J ! ts" ",J",,'V- "'-"'i, u 1 ' n r - n n 1 . candidate. He cannot be beaten ! I Poli tical trimmers, whoseWhig predilections are not over firm and strong, may, if they choose, give him their cordial support.' But they must not expect to take the lead of the great Whig party, and point out ble:; and this Government. But it is essential to observe that whilst Mr. Black had, according to his instructions, in quired whether the Mexican Government would receive an Envoy from the United States with full power to adjust all the questions in dispute between the two Governments, the Mexican Minister had answered that his Government what course the members of that! party! was disposed to receive the Commissioner ot the must, or must not follow. If they db, they ; United States-who might come with full powers will find their error. as been annexed to the United States?: and as that Republic was in actual possession of Cor- 1 pus Christi, which was the position! selected ! by Gen. Taylor, there wns nothing, (n the po sition he had taken, indicative of any danger of actual hostilities. j But our Government seem3 to have consid ered the refusal, on the part of Mexico, jo receive Mr. Slidell as resident' envoy of the United I States, as necessarily leading to war. The Sec ; retary of State, in his; letter to Mr. plidell of j January 23, 1846, says : 44 Should the Mexican Government finally re- ir -ir . 7 t r ; 2 . "f l. Mtuuui insurance company, i pointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister The annual meeting of the members of Hlenipotentiary oi the United States of Ameri- I this Company, for the election of Direc- I cat"ear the Government of the Mexican Re- tors, took place in this City on Tuesday , 7"''- ,,c "' "' y 1 . "rpi 11 . .1 ' ii i 01 iJeeemlier. lasi. nie 101 lowing genueiiien woreouu sen Directors for the current year, viz: Dr. J. O. Watson, Albert Stith, Richard Smith. H. D. Turner. John Primrose, Jas. Litchford, Theodore Partridge, and Wes ton R. Gales, ot Raleigh, and R. N. Tay ! to settle the present dispute in a peaceful, red sonaoie, and honorable manner. ( fuse to receive you, the cup of forbearance will 3lr. tslidei was, in November tol.-swinrr an- ! iK Mr. Herrera, the President of Me.xir.o, was undoubtedly disposed to ""settle the disputes be tween the two countries ; hut, taking advan tage of the irritation of the mass of the people, his political opponents were attempting to over set him for havini? made, as thev said, unwor. lor, Newbern, George McNeill, Fayette- j thy concessions. The arrival of Mr. Slidell ville, James Sloan, Greensborough John ; disturbed him extremely; and Mr. Peua y Pe- to take the redress of the injuries to oijr citizens and ibe insults to our government into our own hands." And agai-n : J " Should the Mexican Government finally re- fuse to receive, you, then demand passports from States resident AN IMPORTANT HINT. It is knwn jthat there has been for two McRae, Wilmington, and James E. Hoyt, Washington. j i At a subsequent meeting of the Direc tory, Richard Smith, John Primrose, and Weston R. Gales, were appointed the Ex ecutive Committee ; Dr. J. O. Watsdn was re-elected President; Albert B. ! Stith, Vice President; Richard Smith, Treasur er ; Theodore Partridge, Secretary, and Charles Manly, Attorney. j The Business of the Company has been greatly increased during the past year; and whilst its losses have been promptly na declared to Mr. Black that his appearance I in the capital at this time might prove destruc ! tive to the Government, and thus defeat the ( whole atTair. Under these circumstances, Gen. Herrera complained, without any foundation, that Mr. Slidell had come sooner than had : been understood ; he resorted to several frivo lous objections against the tenor of his powers ; and he intimated that the difficulties respecting Texas must be .adjusted before any other sub ject of discussion should be taken into consid eration. But the question was, whether Mexico should frpnumllv. Would AHverv intelligent gentleman, ' rMiin i lift ppnnnmv n f thU cvtPm of In- i ded diplomatic intercourse cou ;ive observation, informs us that Snra' w Think thev would oatrbnize it I ed: and aTresiding Minister Plenipotentiary be . i . . , . 1 1 v ' "w ;:. - ti i,i;;,ij ' ui, -Ait;iii, oci otui j :o The iliscinlesJ lookin .1 - . f 1" upon the iipss of V M l" o thjofthfe walls the massive C , r."' "1"' "Vl i'"nsmg480 eet Jl lh bed Of the brook below, and the rpggfdness ol the ravine rtrp5v Mr Sliftf!l in lh r.hn r.-irtir nT Kiivnv met, no call has yet been made upon the Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to members for an instalment on their Pre- 1 ree n lne Republic. It was insisted by the or three years: past an unusual amount of ! suredf up to lhe day of meeting, .wiis wifh- to ! receive a Commissioner to treat on .he sickness in the up-country, which has not in a fraction of $1,400,000. If thefpublic, qnestions which had arisen from the events m ocen sausiacioriiy iraueu 10 any paincu- generall, would examine into the elii- ! Texas, and that until this was uou upc.. lar eanseJ AHverv intelligent irentleman. i : nnnm,r nPii,:0 oeArJ r t. i rfnj dinlomatic intercourse could not be restor. of extensiv he has no donbt it has been produced by the immense number of the; dead Oak Trees standing on every Plantation ; and that thererwil be no decrease! of sickness until they; are cut down and burnt up. He is, himself, acting on this opinion, and is cutting down and burning the dead tim ber on his farm. As we have never be fore heard this cause assigned, we have thought we might subserve the cause of humanity !by mentioning l.Raliegh Reg ister. i u - . the proper authority, arid return to the It win then become ihe duty of the ii to submit the whole case to Congress, and call upon the nation to assert its just rights and avenge its injured honor, WiuVlhe same object in view the Secretary of Waf'id, by his letter dated January UJ, 184(h in&rriict" General Taylor s - If - To.atdvance and occupy, with tne troops under hs command, positions on or near the east bank of the Rio del Norte. It is presujned Point Isabel will be considered by you an j eligible position. This point, or some one near it, and 'points opposite Matamo ros and Mier, and in the vicinity of Laredo, are suggested fur your consideration. Should you attempt to exercise the riht which the United States have, in common with Mexi co, to theJree navigation of this river it is pos sible that Mexico wouIJ interpose resistance. You will not attempt to enforce this right with out further instructions. , j It is not designed, in our present relations wit Mexico. thatyou should treat her as an enemy; but, should she assume that'eharacter by i declara. - , will relatii PETITION FROM THE ARMY, j Mr. Dix, of New York, presented the annexed petition in the United States Se nate, a Few days ago, in a feeling speech : 44 To the Senate and. House of Representa tives of the United States of America i 1 44 We the undersigned, omcersj of the . j)eace nave been almost universally negotiated United States Army, t)eg leave, mosi re- ; byicommissioners, or plenipotentiaries appoint Tains and lhat until this was done the suspen- I tion of any open act of hostility towarkls u, you not act merely on tno aciensny, 11 )our ve means enable you to do otherwise." Thp. Administration was therefore, of oninioh SWby our Government should have insisted, 1 tjjal tj,j3 miitary occupation of lhe territory in tnat tne intenueo negouauon suouiu ou carrieu on by a resident Envoy Extraordinary and Min ister Plenipotentiary, is not understood. The questions at issue mighthave been discussed and settled as easily, fully, and satistactoriiy, auve on tne executive not t peace with Mexico unless lli A 1 agreed to. As regards right, t! Is a perfect nullity. We watit t' and documents by which the cl it s I On a first -iew the prcten-!' !!' ling. There is no exception : t! from its source to its inoulh is the nirtitftii boundary ot lexa?. 1 its source within the departm m.'. Slate of New Mexico, whit a ' .1 u ...i.l 1 .1. e . IUIlMI"ll 119 WIIU1C ICIl"lll IK) 1 I. dividing it into two unequal pat!-. ; and most populous, including Sat 1 ital, lies on the left bank of t!. j therefore, embraced wilhin the c ! 1 ow this province ot .ew..lc visited and occupied by the Sj Vasques Coronado, in the year? 1 lit was at that lime voluntarily f v seniientlv revisited, and som" m " about the year 15S3 ; finally 1595 by the Spaniards und r Onate. An insurrection ol iIk awav the Soaniaids in the year Ire-entered it the ensuing v m r, long resistance, reconquered it. internal conflict with lhe ab ui,. 1 related to foreign Powers, ll- -the Spaniards over that territory v. ed in question ; and it was, in made the western boundary of L i Koyai narier 01 me 1 rencn v.m, The conquest of lhe province ! ' place five and twenty years pri -r : of the Pilgrims in 'New Eugi.w. )rau in init mij 1 111411. in - ( been made in North. America, u the Atlantic, by either Eag'n. !, i land, Sweden, or any ether Po'.v ! Florida by Spain herself. I I have in vain sought (or any anating from the Republic or S:.' for the purpose of sustaining it - New Mexico or to the country I. lower portion of lhe Del Niit. ficial papers within my reach, claim of Texavis utdinrd, an-1 message of May 11 an I I - anu inese reier oniy mirie cour.u -the lower part of the Dei Noj: . of the message of May 11, 1-! that subject, i as follows : 44 Meantime Texa. bv the fi . i question was not an act oi nosing lowaius Mexico, or treating her as an enemt. Now, I do aver, without fear of contradicjion, that (Congress, had become an iat whenever a territory claimed by twij rowers union. The Congress of IVi ;a and has! been for a length of time, in the December 19, 1830. had dec! u ; by! Commissioners appointed for that. special ' possession of one of them, if the other should jNorte to be lha boundary ot ti. . purpose, as oy resiaing iumisieis ur umujs. invade and lake possession oi u uy uuinary iisjuriuigiiun imu wen run, i It is well known, lhat when diplomatic rehi- j forcet such an act is an open act ofl hostility beyond the Nueces. '1'hs c lions have been suspended by war, treaties of according to the acknowledged ahd prac- ithat river and the Del Norte 1. Jng the city (?tf three ' sur- The Rev. yalter M. Lowrie, (formerly of Pennsylvania,) an American Mission- spectfully, to represent to your honorable I ed for that special purpose, who are personally bodies that many of us arc married, a'nd j amplv protected by iho law of nations, but who have Veft wives and children at home are not received as resident Ministers, till after tnt xx' r rnrtsranttV the oeace nas resiort-u i M. ..w ...w .... -.-r, , , c a f lrjq 1 nils uie iriiiij ii j-uii 'i I l4. nrrvll lie K M mir.1.1 I . 1 llf'llllilllL UUUU at . ; I 1 1 I .III . 1 ,1 lL.iL I ..,i.Anr-H n IP fill U irj.- "I ti avir ii-i. -it.: i i.i l r , arv at i nrno. nas oeen crueiiv muruereu -fi. i amrpr ana suaaen ae uu, hui mir.Lim,- . i inn inuor. in u3 Diiuuiu lie. nnn j ' ' jf . - XT' a ifuacu v-- . , nH Km? .mi wi ne'iTiaieu they snould iie accomplished. On n the Chineseas by pirates, while on ony on the field of battle, but by exposure Great JJourth sldf.he; iorth, where there is his way fomShangnae to Ntngpo. He ; to unhealthy and deadly climate ; apa hy a commisj,ioner or plenipotentiary, sooted in the Congress and in i' I C 't' 1 I.I ti i ii4u tuns iii)cu p tri i. oexation itself; and is now inc!:. i.f our Congressional ditrirt. 1 gress had, moreover,- with grr it the act aeoroved Ucccinber t r 1 SjbRomariArmy y.. We coblil nose that f Coverall with 7 M ith corT fle v -mhiiw mcampeu one legion on Hi was encamp- rising ground, Roman tents, but and olive grounds. e t w 1 TI I' : lio:1a was, ,i.L Ia.k.i o.i iiM.J bv I that in sroing to the ngnt many oi i . !T ...... ... nnr hparts depressed bv the melancuol the !rat.,s wfio feared, it is said, that .1 ,??rir WB fall.oar wiles and I Mr. Lowne to escape, he ( . i n. be helplessly thrown on the . they perniitiet not do . .to.tht cityt: uini the only avail l. any ly available nnrtb i j j T r iu,i. it a moatfand three walls. The might bring tjjem to justice. Delicate Charleston have presented to General Shield fa, thU Vvj ,V T? ;J S0HnS tlml m(rnts hearls arm a snS Hade of deep blup satin, on k.i r9,nor fear. And At lnc nn. Aim: whirb ;-Lmiro;;,tA.Ari ; !i.i.lif-Pi- nh charities of the world. W most resnectfully ask the jcountry hmpi;ment.-Th ladies of j to give us the assurance kve ,Ppnfl to General lives in her service, that she u ill ,prcn tile for our destitute widows ana orpnanb, K .; wu- ." ate n li ol Per own child ; and at L metto tw?e, Istirrounded with, a' colden '?tS 'OiKeTT-nnfl " nnnrtu '!! I vvrfitb -?ti iWrAtr trWl, il,nmnrfn T. J v ..wm.. ..j.-wvi wit.i, uui,tiiiiuwn null divbl V, r .w who was not admitted as a resiaeni nnwyor Minister. The only distinction which can possibly be mfjde between the two cases is, that there was. not as yet actual war between Mexico and lhe United States. But the annexation of Texas was no ordinary occurrence! It was a most clear act of unprovoked aggression ; a deep Li mt r,frnive iniurv : in fact, a declara- Lnd tical law of nations. In this case the law of nations only recognises a clear and positive fact. The sequel is well known. Gerf. Taylor, with his troops, left Corpus Christi March th to 11th, 1S46. and entered the desjrt which ifpuratrs iwui ..... - rr- .... 7 - . i . ... ti i v ...... ti. i)Ki l, n tiir-:i iririon w tiiipii iin rminlrv irnnfi iii . lei .orie. on n -t. " v- m--- 1 ---.r j three miles ?outh of the Arroyo, or wme v.01. r, our leiuw.ry, ny inciuumg :i v. orado, having by the route he took niarched revenue ytcm. and a revenue one hundred"miles distant. He on the 19th Ai hhin lhat dit: id has been ap;-- ... ..c 1 .. f .,.,non cav rv. u'hn m-itK ih arlt ir ana onetit ,l 1; met a pany oi micj;'iii -' .. informed him they had peremptory orders, if became, therefore of urgent 11 . he passed the river, to fire upon his traops, and for the defence of lhat portion . that it would be considered a declaration of Accordingly, on the. 13ih of 'J The river was, however, crosied, wnn- ftruciions were isiuru iu im- r tIo shot having been fired, fin a pro. rnand ol these troops to occupy 1 lhe Del rsorte. ' and that she may do so, we humbly peti-1 tion 0fwar, if Mexico bad accepted it as such. tion vour honorable Doaies " F " ; in lieuoi iuiss maicou.i .j m. j - ioi ivnn in vour wisdom shall deem a iU5Dension of the ordinary diplomatic rela- r:X, It would seem as U our Government uon u w.-.. D- .... . 1 - - I . i. t I .U:- m. nn or me sione per sustajnei f he PalmeUo-.he lre 'of officers and I M r ...:ii.J.-:.iIou:i.i . r t'-i' -1 enrtnon- nf the - country, pensioor tiuniip auuacity, wmc Um atlOlht the: temple, not one stone Now war. oui a sinmta oii n. . .im,(;n lean.,! nn the l'Jth. Ueneral 31 ua, who commanded the forces of the Department ! 44 1 he movement r,f the.trr ofTarnaulipas, asserts lhat the limitstf Texas ; jNorte was made by lhe com-; Holn nml rprofrnised.' and never had cx- under posiliie instructions to ; tended beyond the river Nueces ;! (that, lhe Ugressive act toward Mexico . t. ir : 1 .1. lt?.JJC . iLenuoiic aniline uniini o:iu' adviancin to'jless he should. declare war, r,kinAi ftt ih United Stales covete0 the re prions on, the left bank of the Rio Rravo, and 3 . . . .i.i. .i n-.nw tvaa nnw aiiirancinz k 1.41 considered .his a, an act oi unpara '? J.l of faWuli?a, i lc coinpciicu io wr1n,", M. c ,v ..'it lK)stii"nr indicative ol a t'at? t !