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ittent io n! rhgnma lie Ball ali on!
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wilh Kn eland, the inHivi
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malic Battalion are each
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pear (armed as shall here
Saher he directed,) belore
MWry: Surgeon G EO. HOWARD; i n
farboro ami purchase a boitle of .
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X lleive$ lAnnmenl aiuLKlivh
hich is warranted to "eureka 1 1 the ohl cases
if chronic ojr inflmmnto' y Uheumatism
.hat'have rerrjained --nhctne'd np lo . the'prp
dit time. This vvjthout delay, "o that you
lay be in readiness to march, if called upon.
to the Universal Rheumatic Battalion!
I Given this day at Head Quarters by '
C O MS TO CK C O.
Comm niders General.
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1 The above article is sold wholesale by
iomslock & Co. 21 CorUandt st. New York
i-by Geo Howard, Tarboro' M. Wes
jon, Gaston F. S Marshall, Halifax Ben
hett & Hyman, Hamilton F. W. Moore,
Williamstpn and by one person in every
village Jn U. States and Canadas.
f.i March 19, 1846.
iTHE Subscriber offers for Sale, a superior
1 JVorthernjmiU Carriage
'Made in latest style and best materials a
I . leather-top Bugy
j v-j-a Cloth top BUGGY, and a ;
all nevvl with first rate harness to them
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j ? A LSO, a secon d ft and baro ache, ; but' lit
tie worn and a A 'tfiT'A v?ry cheap-har-bess
to them. x GEO. HOWARD.
( April 22nd, 1846,
111 H E universal celebrity " which tbisj
I medicine h gained in every seclion
pf the country,, and the many astonishing
2ii res it has r fleeted: have established its
yfiicacy BeyoYrd jII doubt; as a general
family medicine it has no rival. In all ca
iies of indigestion, bijious fevers, dyspep
sia, liver complaints, sick headache, .iun
dice, asthma, dropsy, piles, : colic, worms,
Disease of the heart, ami in. all affections
sf the stomach and bowels, Peters' Pills
vi II be fouhd a neverfailing remerlv;
Peters' Pills are purely, vegetable,; and
;6 innocent thatthe infant of a monih old
stay use them, if medicine is req'iired, not
tiy with sfety, but with a reftainty of
scelvin'gall ihe benefit medicine is capable
f i m part in g. Females m ay u se th em du -iig
all ihe erirical periods of their lives,
aters Pills will insure thjeir -health 1 and
roduce regularity in all the functions of
ie. '. "; l ' ' v,
f yj a -rtuu.ju tia pur dox. for
;ale in Tarboro,' by
f ; GEO HO f Vsi U D JJgnt.
I Tarbofo', Aug 18, lS45 ' ' -
furriery, Sqaps, Sfc.
njlHE subscriber hs just received a full
Tiz: Fine y incisor. Almond, R s
parent, Italian Chemical,Casiile
se, I'rans-
& Fancy
;Cologn'tfr1cl assort ed PER FUME Si
Macassar and Hear's oils, &c.f &C,1 "If1
Compound Chlorine Tooth Wash, for
preserving the leetH fiom decay, pro ect
ing ihe gums, Sec . , . , r
Also, some Cigars. ?
All the above .articles"! will sell ot the
lowesr possible term.v ' Y
i u Howard;
April 2ld; 186. '
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Perj
JPqttersoh ;:$Jlls,
V; flagus 25M, 1845,
fOT A Y.E' in Store ;and are receiving the
following Goods, to wit: : y
60 hhds P. Kico, IN. O. , it- Croix and
refined'Sugars, .
200 bags Laguira; Rio and Java coffee,
j 20 hhds P. Rico and Cuba molasses,
- part prime, - - - wvi'-'V-IOOQ
sacks L. P and G; Ai saU,
: 20Q , ps cotton bagging, part supr qual.
200 coils Bale rope, , , j - .. .. ..
0000 ls. Virginia cured bacon.
10000 western sides and shoulders.
250 sides 'good" and 'damaged" Sole
Leather;: " '--M---50
doz. Nusset. upper do.,
50O lbs. Shoe thread,
150 bis. No. J and 2, N. C:i . herrings,
100 boxes oSperrnrand 'Fallow candles,
ji approved Brands
20 boxes & bis. Loaf & Crushed sugar,
S bis. superior Pulverised do.
100 biTg- Drop and Buck shot,
100 kegs I). P. powder, :
30 tons Swedes and Eifglish Iron,
5 band and hoop do.
, 3 " blistered. German & Cast steel,
256 kegs cuLat) box nails, . r I
10 doz. Wells & Co. approved axes,
50 casks London porter- q'ls & pts,
10 hhds Baliimore whiskey,
50 bis. do. do.
50 superior Northern A. Brandy,
15 " N. E Rum, "
10 ' Scuppernong Wine, '
10 qr. casks Tenet iff and S., M. do.
j pipe superior old Madeira,
5 qr casks Port wine, '
5 half pi)es superior Cognac &' Cham-
paign brantly, warranted genuine,
30 bis. oltl iVlonongahela whiskey,
2 puncheons best Jamaica Rum,
3 pipes H. Ciin,
10.6 nests Iron and Wood bound tubs,
20 bags pepper, fp;ce and ginger,
5 half chests superior G. P., Imperial
i and Y. II. Tea,
50 do z. Bed cords, best Hemp,
100 Cotton Lines,
100 reams Wrapping paper,
50 Writing & Letter do,
20 boxes VVhittimore's enuiic Cotton
! and Wool cards,
100 bis. new City ground, family .Hour
100 ' 8. F. ditto ditto & country,
25 superior Cider Vinegar,
100 bushels best Clover seed selected.
Together with other, articles usually
kept in the Grocery hnej all oi which we
bffer for sate", upon such terms as we think
a fair examination cannot fail to approve.
We are agents' for the sale of .labez P-.rker's
I Threshing Machines 5
FAN MILLS, STRAW CUTTERS &
Which are sold at the same prices as by
he .Manufacturer.,
We also solicit a conti nuance of the very
pledge ourselres to be un warvering in our
terms of Commissions, as we place all
an eOJual footing. iaay hftu cents per
Bale far Cotton, and all other kinds ol
Produce 21 per ceftt. Also, the receiving
and forwarding of Merchandise.
The u npa rallelt d pop ulai ily of
I Hay's Liniment,
7f S a surety of fits virtue fthe genuine
Hay's Limment has cured over twenty
thousand cases of PlLEs in the Dnited
Slates. 1 1 is the' only article usee! and pre
scribed by the Faculty of Nevv York, and
it is recommended by every Physician in
the country who has used it or seen its ef
fects on others. The genuine has Com
siock & Co. 's name on e ch wrapper;
Sold wholesale by Comstock & Co. ,21
Cortlaridt st. i New York by Geo. Ilotd-
ard Tarboro' M Wesson, -Gaston Tv .
S. Marshall, Jlalifix -Bennett & Hyman,
Hamilton F. VV. Moore, WilliamSton
and by one person in every village in U.
Slatrs and Canadas. ' March 19, 1 40..
; Just Received,
f By the Subscriber,
A . LAR(5K ASSOK 1 M KN i " Swedes,
--Ameri?an and EnglishJrohf --.'u
German & cast Steel, cut & wrought Nails
Castings, consisting of ovens, pots, spiders.
skillets, tea kettles, andirons, carl and
wagon bo'kes, ploughs, points & neelsj
Spades, long handled shovels, hoes, trace
and halter chains, sulky springs,., . t a .
IVrfesisUnd'IVaflti'4 uldw.n'- & ground 5aU,
Whjte leacli HnsFed?and train bjt
3 x llO and 0 x12 window gfass-pUtty, .
ALSO, a very large & general assortment o'
; GROCERIES, ;
Hardware and Cutlery, ;
China, Glass, Crockery and Si one ware,
j'i F6r sale on accommodating terms .
1 JJiS: lVEDDBLL:i
v Tarboro'. Nov I2. 1845- '
Eiberal " patronage heretofore received in
he way of Coiisignments-of Prodilcei say
Cotton, Tobicco. Wheat,-Hacon, &c.? and
, From the Union.
PRESIDENT'S WAR MESSAGE.
To the Senate and
. House of Representatives: . ,
The existing- state of the relations be
tween the United States and, Mexico, ren-
ders it nrnhfir that T should hrinor thf auh.
. : . j ,i .i ' . c n T
ject to the consideration of Congress. In
. .i . .
my message at the commencement pt your j
present session, the, state of these relations
and the causes which led to the suspension
of diplomatic intercourse between the two
countries in March, 1345, and the long
continued and unredressed wrongs and in
juries committed by the Mexican Govern
ment on citizens of the United States, on
their persons and property, were briefly
set forth,
i As the facts and opinions which were
then laid before you were carefully consid
ered, I cannot better express my convic
tions of the condition of affairs up to this
time than by referring you lo that com
munication. The strong desire Xo estab
lish peace with Mexico on liberal and
honorable terms, and the readiness of this
Government to regulate and adjust our
boundary, and other causes of difference
with that power, on such fair and equita
ble principles as would lead to permanent
relations of the most friendly nature, in
duced me in September last to seek a re
opening of diplomatic relations between
the two countries. Every measure adop
ted on eur part had for its object the fur
therance of these" desired results.
In communicating": to Congress a suc
cinct statement of the injury which we
have suffered from Mexico, and which had
been accumulating during the period of
more than 20 years, every expression that
could tend to inflame the people of Mexi
co, defeat or delay a pacific result, was
Carefully avoided. An Envoy, of the U
nited States repaired to Mexico, with full
powers to adjust every existing difference,
but though present on the Mexican soil by
agreement between the two governments,
invested with full powers, and bearing; evi-,
dence of the most friendly dispositions,
his mission has been Unavailing. The
Mexican government not only refused to
receive him or listen to his propositions,
but after a long continued series of mena
ces,' have at last invaded our territory and
shed the blood of our fellow citizens on
QQf own soiU
It now becomes my duty to state more
in detail the origin, progress and failure of
that mission. In pursuance of the instruc
tions given in September last, an inquiry
was made on the 1 3th of October, in
in the most friendly terms, through our
consul in Mexico, of the Minister of For
eign Affairs, whether; the Mexican Grov
eTnmcnt VouJd receive an Envoy from
the United States, entrusted With full pow
ers to adjust all the questions in dispute
between the two governments, with the.as
surance that, should the answer be in the
affirmative, such an En Voy wotild be im
mediately despatched to Mexico. The
Mexican Minister, on the 15th of October,
gave an affirmative answer to this inquiry,
requesting, -at the same time, that our na
val force at .Vera CruZ might h With
drawn, lest its continued presence: might
assume the appearance of menace and co
ercion, pending - the negotiations." This
force was immediately withdrawn. On
the 10th of rNoVember, 1845, Mr. : John
Slidell, of: ;Lo u i siana, .was , 0om missioned
by me as Envoy Extraordinary and Min
ister Plenipotentiary of the 10 nited States
to Mexico, and was i en trusted ytvitht full
powers to adjust both the question of the
Texan i boundary and of indemnification to
our citizens. The'redressof , the; wrongs
of our citizens nat.araily and,' inseparably
blended itself' with the question oftbotfnda
ry. The settlement of the one question in
any correct view f of J the,, subject, involved
that of the. other. I codld . not for a jno-l
than twenty years should be postponed or
ment entertain the idea 4hat thfc elatmsjiofy the present sessioni I -z informed ; y oil- that'
our, mudh injdred andIong suffering cHwjun Jthe earnest 'appeal
zens. manv oi wnicn naucxisieu siwu otb
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separated from the settlement of the bouri
dary question. ; ; t
I Mr. Slidell arrived at Vera .Cruz on the
30th of "November, and was' courteously
received by the authorities of that, 'city;
but the Government of Gen. Herrera was
then tottering to its fall, the revolutionarj
party had seized upon the Texas question
to effect or hasten its' overthrow. Its 'de
termination to' restore friendly relations
with the' United States, and to receive our
Minister to negotiate for the settlement of
this question, was, violently assailed, and
was made the great'theme of denuncia-
tion against it. " The Government of Gen.
tferrera, there is good reason to believe,
Was sincerely desirous to receive our Mi-
! nister, but it yielded-tQ the storm raised
j . ' . J . ts t
-'y ita cijcuiics..aiju un vnu ui lectin
'f7 , L 4,- tl V f
the most,friv61ous pretexts These are so
fullyiind ably expressed ijn;thliote bf Mr;
1 idejl of Ibe 24t hfiDecembrla the
Mexican Min ister of bo re i gnIielati o n s,
herewitli transm itted, that I deenj it un
necessary to enter into further details on
this portion of the subject.
f Five days after the date of Mr. Slidell's
rfbte, ?Gen. Herrera yielded the Govern
ment to Gen. Paredes, without a struggle,
and on the 30th :of December resigned the
presidency. This revolution was accom
plished solely by the army, the people liay
iiig taken little part ' in the contest;t;and
thus the supreme power ofMjexicd passed
i ito Jie hands of a military eader. 'l)e
termined to leave no effort-untried to ef-
feet an amicable adjustment with Mexico,
I directed Mr. Slidell to present his cre
dentials to the government of Gen. Pare
des, and asked to be officially received by
im. ;
T There;would have been less ground' for
taking this step had Gen. Paredes' come ih
tjo power by a regular cqnstitutipnal suc
cession. In that event his ad ministratidri
would ha7e been conside'recl but a mere
constitutional continuance of the govern
rjient of Gen. Herrera and the refusal of
the latter would haVe1 been deemed con
clusive, Unless an intimationad been gi v
en by Gen. Paredes of his de'sirejto reverse
tiie decision-of his predecessor 'But the
government of Gen. Paredes owes its ex
istence to a military revoltition by which j
the subsisting constitutional authorities had
been subverted. r t i
! The form of Government, was entirely
changed, as well as all the high functioha-.
ries by whom it was adfninistered. UnV
der these circumstances Mr, Slidell, in obe
dience to my directions, addressed avnote
to the Mexican Minister of Foreign Rel a-
tions, under date ofi the 1st of March lost,1
asking to be received by that
government'
in the diplomatic character to which he had
been appointed The minister in his re
ply, under elate of the 12th or Marchreit- tinder positive insruttcmsto abin froiii'
erated the arguments of his predecessor, alii aggressive r arts toward. Mexico or .
and in terms1 that' may be consideifd' asMexican dtizens, and to regard the rela-,
giving just grounds of offence to the gbv-1 tions between jat. Republic and the U
ernment and people of the United ' States, j ted States s , peaceml, unless
denied the application of Mr. Slidell. No-" declare wrpr commit
jhingi therefore; remained fbr otir Enyoy
but to ifemancl his passports, and return to-cl) f??! fP6 Pr K?
his ovvn country. '
Thus the Government of Mexico,' thd'
solemnly pledged by Official acts' in' Octo-!
ber last to receive and accredit an imen-j
can Envoy,1; violatocT their pledge; their;
plighted faith, and refused the offer of the
peaceful adjustmentof ourMifficulties. Not!
only was the' ofier rejected , but thVinii
niiy of its.fejectiah,enhah
fest breach of faith in refusing to ad mK llie
envoy who came because they had bound
themselves to receive him. i Nor can jt:he
said that the offer was fruitless from the
want of opportunity of dfscussihg it, as otfr
en voy -was present on their ovvn soil. , Nor
can s it 'be ascribed ty a want of 'sufficient
powers--rbur en voy had full ipowers; to ad
just every question- of difference. 'Nor
was there room on eomplafnt that;our pro
position ior seitiement was unreasonaoie,
prmissioii:iwaaiho1 vert ;oUr' envoys to
mak anpropositipri whatever? 'Nor'ean
it be objected that we, on 'our part would
not listen to an' reasonable terms of their
sti ggesfionj, th e M ex icatt go ve'ri) Men 1 1 fe
fused all negdtiati6nS,Cand.have made no
proposition of any- kind. b i-'i.' , tT
Jn my message at the-commencement of
i crress ana uQnYcuuuu.m.u cAas,;i uau w
'Tiered an efficient military force to take aoanka to asqeriaio, TOeuier jne avj
position between the Keuces and the I)el
NorteV 1 This ' had become necessary to
meet a threatened Invasion by the ' Mexi
cans, for which extensive military prepara- '
tions had been made. -The invasion. varf
threatened solely-because Texas had deter
mined, in accordance With a solemn fcro
lution of the Congress of the United States,
to annex herself to our Union, and. under
these circumstances it W3S plainly our du
ty ;to extend, our protection. over, her citi-
zens-and.soiK This force was concentra- -ted
at Corpus Ghristi, and remained thcro
litil after I had received such information
as enderecl it probable that 'thMexicail
government Would not receive bur envoy.
Meantime, Texas, by ;lhe final act of our
Congress had become, ah integral part of
our' Ui1ion.f: fThe , Congress of Texas, hy,
its "action of Dec. 1 9, 1838, haddeclared
the Rio Del Norte to be the, boundary of
trat;Repulijjc y Its jurisdiction had been
extended ' and exercised 'beyond the Neu
ces. The country between that river and
the oel Norte had been represented in the
Congress and the. Convention of- Texas, -had
thus taken part ,111 thef act of Annexa
tion i tsel f, and ' i s h o Cy" met tided ivithi no n e
of our Congressional clistricts. Our own
Congress had moreover, with great unanj
mity, by the act approved Dec.' 3 1st, 18.45,
recognized the" country beyond the NeUf
ces a a part of our ! territory byincluding
it within our bvvri revenue system, and a
revenue officer '"to reside Within that dis
trict has been appointed by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. ,It be
came' therefore of urgent necessity to pro
vide for the defence of that porfibri of our
country. Accordingly on the lSffa o
January, last, i nstructions were issued to
the General in comiiianJ of these troops to
occupy the left Dank offfie JDel Norte, V; f
...This river,-which is. the-south western,
boundary of the State, of" Texas, is ari ex-,
posed frontier. i From this quarter lhya.
si on has been threatened. Upon it, and,
its immediate, vicinity,, m the judgment vt
high military, experience, arethe , proper
stations for the protecting forces of,the Go-.
verhmenL v-v..
. In addition tor this Tmporfant Jidiistdefik.
t ion, several others occurred to induce this,
movement., Amonk ihese are the facilities
afforded . , by the. ports of Brazos Santiago .
and the mouth of the Del Norte for, the
reception of, supplies by sea the stronger r
and j jnore healthy military, positions, the,
convenience;., for obtaining u vJ"eady and,
more, abundant; : supply of. provisions, .ad.
water, fuel , and forage, fff?cf the advantages
which are jffordedl the Del Norte in for-'
warding supphes; to such . posts.as may ba
established in ,thet interior, and upon tho
lmuan irpnuer. r : r,' v ; - ' r '
The movement of troops to Del.NoTto
was. made b the. commanding' General
ftrrd rptwff rtprsonal nchts.
The army imoyed from , Corpus , Christt
on thel 1th of March, and on the 28th p
that month arrived on the left bank of the ;
DeljNprte,;
?t encampe.d on a commanding: position,,
Which has since' been strengthened by the
erection, of field works., A depot.has also
the.
Brazos Santiago, 30 mijes in the rear of the
encampment. ;he;seIecionf;of his;Vp02i-
tion was n ecessari ly xon fl ned . o i he jodg-
ment of the general in command. , j
I (The -Mexican forces at Mata moras as:-i
med a heilrgerent - attitude; on thel 2th otn
Aprih ' Gen. Ampudia then in command,?
n otified ,G en. Taylor to break u p h it camp '
within 24 hours, and ito. retire bcliind ths T
Neuces river, and -in the event of his fail
ure to comply -with these demands, '
nounced that arms and arms alone ffltist dc-?
cide thelquestioniilBut no open t bf hes-";
tility Was committed? until the 1th April. ;
On that!day Genv Arista, Who liad succee-
deed.to the command of the' Mexican fcn
ces, communicated Id Gen; Taylor, tht ho. '
cbhsideredi& hostilities commenced' and"
should prosecute them. A party of drc-v
goons of" 63 men and officers were on, the
same day despatched from' the rAmeicsa 1
'.kj.. . m .'l- t" T?i-"; viol "NTro in T -
itam i' uu wiv.m xji,
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