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IJRTH - " T i " .... "? ...... , '-i i h isiKiiyf : i W?MI Vd I IriJiJ I v t,y-;;.: i ..;'G 1 : : , ...vtOi , ' i. .,, ; 5 i . r t t ' It i,v ! . .. . . 1 : . ' 1 r-. l . , . , ' , l4-44 . . - ' . i .' 'XI o . i -J - ; ; Br tiBORGE Howard. compel to.doubt the honesty antl patri- ents, Geo. B. Allen. Isaac It. . av;oxy heir wiliingness sey Hunter, sr.;1 Pahal B: Brt, an(J Jolin 1S pubiished weelcjy 'Two Dotars per VAar otiirn of those who Su-soribers are at liberty - W . "-J" -"me. penourc the . There being ho other 1,,,Sin!ss before im nn orivinor notice ;nrev. r-.7 - . i.woiuc n .as UIC aumor OI IhP VV or- onJ W ... VI w ; - -, :il Li 4, - ' ,11 Ui HIIUI LIIC II Ki'iin Advertisements not jy AT persist in declaring, in ' thY r . .. y- n 1 tx niQL inxKrii in nun .v -- . . i - - 1 C3 - liiui "nua l tea at vac uum " ;nu..j.t;iA ' ; - . ...u o,vui.mc idL-w tu me contrary, that the uu icu oiaics. ana nnt iViv.v. tnser nie fnr everr cnntmaance. Lonsrer advertise- :. -V th rate oer square, ooun urners ana Vic k;k. AA-. ko Aiorb th niimhproFinser-i V TW lei-ew uiu b - . j-J , , ' - I: r f ttons required, or they will he continued until l Jtesoivea, I hat we .consider the Ta rise nireci.v.. " . "? ' I" UW OI 1340 Onp fit th- nnh oer j of t(ie Administration of Jas.K. Polk; that rhAfr fitters addressed to the Kditor musvt be post paid, or they may not be attended to. ; ng, on, motion it adjourned. . JNO. B. JOHNS, Vimn. J. Julius Wheedek, Sec'y i Prom, the Union. v- res ..wV. w ujjci auun. we see me revenue in- credsipg and the products of our farmers & PMters rapidly and steadily rising in de- J y i i , . - I - ti r-c t,l io iJUIl mancl anct value, whiip all t ho r , - r w. having become assured ow the; Raleigh Standard. From General Taylor's Cam?. Headquarters Army of Occupation Camp or the field of battle, Buena Vista, Mexico, February 24, 1S47. Sir: I have the -honor, to report tatJ on the 20th inst., su fjfnd wbahViedj tfmotiir1'Vvhich?a:reor.( of A Fkansas, tLv Col Heifry Clayi Jr., ot-noil: Henry Ulay, tv Jly.J and DEMOCRATIC MEETING in WAKE. . A meeting of a portion of the. democrat ic nartiH of the countv of Wake was held r J f in the City Hall,lat Raleighr on Monday the. 29th dav of : March, 1847. Joha J3. Johns, Esq; was called to the chair, and X Julius Wheeden appointed secretary. On metion by 0. Li: Burch, the GhaiF man was directed lo' appoint a committee of five to draft - resolutions expresaivu of the yiew joX the meeting. The Ciiairman then appointed AIessrs..O L.i urch, 'Mi chael Thompson, Willie Perry,. Joshua Rogers, and Jas. G Jeffreys said commit tee, who, after retiring a short time, report ed the following preamble and resolutions, which were adopted without a dissenting voice: .. . ;,i Whereas, the Democrats of Edgecdmbe county have proposed '.that a" Convention for thisr-ongressionaiDistrit;tbeheldt jashvillei on the,29tK daV of ApHU for the purpose pi nominating a Candidate lor Congress: and whereas, it is of the first im portance' lo the success of Deniotffatic principles that we should act-together in a spirit of harmony and' concord; and where as, it is now considered certain that said Convention will be held and that the oth er counties of this District will ; be .repre sented inj it: 4 it5 'r i Therefore Resolved, That thi Meeting will appoint thirty Delegates Jo5?represent i .1 T- L tt i . : t tli.il uie -democracy oi vv aKe countyun saiu Convention. ' . '- y 2. Resolved, That wfe will support no man for Cohgress vyho 1 will n6 'pddge himself to abide the decision of said Con vention.j '-: .. . .... . 3. Resolved, That, the course.; of the Hon. James C. Dobbin, of Cumberland, the late Representative of the" Fifth Con gressional District (in which this county was embraced by the law of lS4) in tle Congresp of the United States, meet? with our heajfty approval; thaf we recognize in him a fajithful and ablptiblic servant and a true and a steadfast friend of Democratic lntPrPt ftf llio Annnl... I J! . P.... I . v .yy aiuuuuumg ;i0r- tliat the . enemy, had ; assembled in very warn mth rrnpw Pnoru i:r. u . J l p.- 1 , r ' foJ " 1 4 ? V.'!: heavy lorce at. Kncarqacion, thirty, miles iu front of AguaNueva, with the evident design of MtAcking.rny position, I i broke up my camp at th latter, place oa! the 2lst, and took. up a strong line in froht of Buena Viata, seven miles south xf Saltilfp. A cavalry force left at Agua Nueva for the F red Trade not only opens to our country fhe markets of other nations, -thus enabling our people to. buy arid , sell , vv here they please, and aft thel Ibest prices for themselr Ves? ut lt pours into our coffers millions . I - ' m . , . ot sripcie, to purify .the chahnels.of circula tion and give animation and tnhilitv to . - r ' ' w enterise and trade; and that, in our opiw ion the Tariff of 1846, so much denouncec by demagogues, and Interested politicians, will continue to diffuse its blessings over me wnuie nepuouc, ana to exist as a mon urnent of the wisdom and patriotism of the Democratic- partythe croa kings and predictions of Mr. Ex-Senator Hay wood and his Federal allies to the-coritrary not- withstan4nff. ' it i ; o N 8. Resolved, That thus far we cordially and entirely approve the Administration of President Polk, and hail him with pride as a worthy, an able, and a patriotic son of Nort i Carolina; that he is nobly Carrying out the principles arid redeeming the pledg- eswmcfl exallenv nim t nowert and that whatever Federalism. '"and faction,' and un scrupulous ambition may be able" to effect in either branch of Consress. or however furiously and bitterly he may be assailed fHere loflowy-YhV nanVef of the killed Yell son mcay other distinguished characters. 4' ;I ? . . . I J i (JPThe following is Santa Anna's ac count to the Mexican Minister of War, of t he ball le between h is forces and Oeri. Tay lor's, a's translated : forf the TampTco Seti- tinek CamD near Buena Vista. purpose of covering the removal of supplies was driven in. during the night, and oh the morning of the 22d the Mexican army, ap peared immediately in front of otir posi tion.; . At, 11 o'clock, a. m.. a flacr was sent. , y , ni moning 'me surrender mv foi ce ai &v. cretion, I beg leave to say, that I decline .1 rM-kl s. . . . a. m . a f Wih mgh respect, 1 arri, sir, your obe client servant, Z. TAYLOR, Major General 0. S. A. com'd'g. Senor Gen. D. A. Lopez de Santa Anna. Commander in chiefj'La Encantada. Headquarters, Army op Occupation, SaUillo, Feb 25, 1S47. Sir: I have respectfully to report that the main Mexican lorce is yet at Agua INueva. Our troops hold the; positions which they have wo vX'elf defended, and are prepared to receive the enemy, should he venture ano ther attack. ' ' ' " Art arrangement has been made with General Santa A nna for an . exchange - of prisoner, by which we ' shall receive all, or nearly all, of those captirred from us at different'tim'es, "besides the few 'taken' in the Action of the 23d.; 'Our wounded, as, well asr those of, the Mexicans which have field abbit200Q dead;4" Both armies-have fallen into our hands have been Tem'oVed to this plt3ce and are rendered comforta ble. - ?,5 ' " !;ud Our loss in the recent actions, so far. as ascertained, amounts to 264 killed, 450 wounded), and 26Tnissing. One company '.ii. w i.. i o" mA? M. - m jW Excellen. Sir:- After two days of battfe n wmcn me enem', wun a lorce ov o,uuu o 9,000 men, arid 26 pices Of artillery, or$ i vt? of his positions,' three pieces of artillew ry, and t wo flags,' I have deterriiined' to go back to " A gua 'Nueva toprovide ' thyself with provisions,' riot having a 1 single bis- ciiiY-tra"raitt6f;riVe1ea; losition- occu pied by the enemy, he 'has not ieeri cbmpletely' bfeaten, bOt' ltd left 'On ' the bearing from Gen. Santa Anna a summons ?f icif. Kentucky cavalry is not inclirded of unconditional surrender. . To which - I immediately returned a negative reply. The summons and my reply. are herewith inclosed. The action was commenced late in the afternoon between the, light trcjops on the left, flank, biit was not seriously engaged untiL the morning of the 23d, when the enemy , made an effort to force the left flank of, our bosition. An obsti nate and sanqtiinary. conflict was maintai ned, with short intervals, throughout the day, the result being .that thfe enemy Vvas completely repulsed from- our. lines. lAn attack of cavalry upon the rancho of Bue na. Vista and a demonstration upon the city of Saltillo itself were likewise hand in this statement, its Causalities not being yet reported, respectfully enclose - a,. Jit of the commissioned officers killed and wounded, embracing many names of the highest merit. . : ; I am, sir, very .respectfully, your yobedi ent servant) ,;; Z, TAYLOR ,1 Major General U. S. A. comd'g. Tlie Adjutant General of the army, Washington, D. C; , . , HEAjDQUAREES . Ar.MX OP OcCtjrATlO, vAgua Nueva,Iarch 1, 1847. . ; Sir: 1 have the honor to report that the1 by thfe enemies of popular government, the somelv renelled. - Earl v in the niirht khe ire& ana -enngnieneci minions oi America, VYliU OUSldlllCU AUUfCVV dUCKSUIl. Will CUll- tinue to support and sustain him, untif, as we confidently hope? all his measures botK at hoijnie and abroad, shall have been crown ed with the happiest and most 'complete success enemy withdrew from- his camp and Tell back, upon Acua Nueva, a distance Of twelve-miles. ;? -i - . ' Our otvn-force engaged at all points in this action fell somewhat short- of 5,400 menj while that of the enemy, from the statement of General Santa Anna, may be en cut to, pieces,9 but the trophies of '' war will give'ybu an Idea on - which side Hals been the aid va ntage: We haVe 5- struggled with hunger and thirst dufingr forty f hours, ancl iTwe''da'ri provide ourselves with pro v isi on s w e Hv i 1 1 rgo a gai n to ch arge thelen emyj The soldiers under, my command have done their duty and covered the hon or of ihe Mexican nation with glory. rhThe enemy has seen that neither iis- advanta geous position, nor the broken - nature n of the ground; nor the rigor . of .'.she ! season (for it has been raining during the t action) could prevent the terrible charge; with the bayonet, which leftliim terrifleoV :i - aov'rr .santa'anna. r .YTW 7-. f i TL 1 4. jT a ' : i . 1 ! 1 ' f r . . y. riesuiveay inai me recenr. acupn oi estimated at 20,000. . Uur success ana nst the Senate df the United States exnellini? tmU rrnf rAA ... sufflflpnt pnrnn.lnm Rifchie, the Editbr of theVdshing- j olv tne g06d conduct of our; troops; In a Hfon, from the chamber of that body, more detailed official report, I shall have fe'he had expressed his bplntdnVih-, the satisfaction of brineing to i the n OS font! becaose dejen Owiri I ! . ilfi ! ' S3 A note, - addressed " by- A ssisfant Adjutant ;Bliss;froht GeneraJ Taylor's :t& my, mehtibris!theifact that the general TC- . reivp.fl -tVvovb'alla 'diirfnff 'tho battle: onem' troops of my command occupied, their a ugli tlie Cuff f the cati the oth v original camp ai mis p.ace on uie i m oi , tlll;0ugh the frbht.7it0n. ti it.. !- r I ,o , leaving the mbrning that day llje direc tion of San Luis. It isi ascertained,, that the enemy is in full retteal, and in a yerv disorganized condition; themen deserting and d ying of starvation, in great, numbers. iu 'TO 4 -036 barbarous custom of lancing theHvouridelo tlie'fieldbf blnle7accolnts (Tor the IeatH: tsV.Vouf'Vfeyrs. The'blpori bbi I despatch, a .command this. day. as, tan as :i I i tivj :b1 i- t'iit.' t -t. x j -r : i j , . - j " ' be compelled to retaliate their reckless crtr- Kricarnacion to harass his rear, ajid secure j ,.4i :Av1j:Xul xjny in uic scvcicai uiannci u jjvju 1,1119 w j oi lancersthesenfscrplined atsassihs ' of the Mexican army. to. ' ' - r i 1 J" ' whatever military supplies may be found there,'.,-. . r .. ; - , . c From the statements of Mexican bfii- cersJparticularly of the medical staff left ibtice dentlyand leaflessiy Iqtvorlof his 0f the government, the conspicuous gal la n country and against ' Mexico, IvVfis a tryi of particular officers and corps. I I deliberate'' ' and alarm ing Attack updn ! the ; niay vbe; permitted here, however,. . to TaiJ k freeddm df the 'Pfeiss;' tnat; Willie 'V.iani. ' nowledgei'mY iffreat,; obligations to Brig. m or me rress; tnat vvnne r.fivianr nowledge. my -i greats obligations toBng and Gepr Badi tne ?n command, to his Statethe1 former Tin' apostate s whom ' I feel particukrly indebted: for his gum from from the J)rincfpfe3 ' of 'Jackson, rwhbse riame jahrf pbpularitj ffrst gave him ' corise- fo succor the wounded, there seems no U . . 3- ".vv, 4l -i :i".u' volunteers are arriving ai me xrazos in my iU- or. 1 . . w lrv3o VtnB kaon acr cM7M rJ - wan 11 dUdncfe and pretensios-teeCferTi 18 "Dl rrti'd" arid the latter a. Federalist of the ! Mexican Joss has beeni immense I phall i 'H12 worst bh thaUnoccasiOn, iferereshtedj in our , l .. 4 Ij ? .!. '.-! . .! M -tk' T l- pnnciples; and that we tender to him in 1 A r j .u iri. k:. .f: u-j. .: t'?trJ 4- people of North Carolina; and that'Thom- vu(piiiciji.uut ucm vvisnes ior nis nap piriess and welfare. -; 4. Resolved, ..That the act of the jate Federal Vhig Legislature, by which the Congressional Districts of this State were re-arranged, was conceived in -a corrupt desire onj the part of Federar politicians to obtain moj-e power for their party in the House pi; Representatives, and! more seats in that, body to be distributed among thein selves; that said act was an innovation up on established usages, and was not deman ded by a 1 majority of the' people of North Carolina, tht '.tc - Jrhi. v - particukrly valuable-services on; this occasion. r n inr rn:i i meir iiiss in iiic icuuiii ai;uuii ta - moderately estimatecl at l,500, and may1 Sod nu njber, TwpA eompanie of the reach 2,000 men, killed and, wounded; ! N,h, Carolina Regiment arrived on the u ' o nnnn. Q nnn jiocP4. ' iUonVri5tlf Instanty'tfri three oh theMfh. vTwo besides 2,000 or 3,000 deserters. JVlany , tf ' , - . . . , U;4 ; Vfc"' f 1 'lA'' -; 'TonnUeo q inbre co m parties' of'the-Virgiriia Regixne.lt officers of rank. Were .lost. :I enclose a , . . r,.lc.., t: , x r -iu f t i ' sj ioyi jT-.i. Tr4ir minx lnsr?. m o u- n nn wr rr n r w . i w 41 a a m . trm k m am am man m mjr w b j a jb ot our own Killed-ana j" -t , ,. . . . complete as practicajite jHr 111 DemPan,w um.".- nave rea enen ine sea voi war. a iirttr coin- list of the names .. Wo Unded, made as at this time flrif. rprirrniii -1 Kpntiickv I .Vt'feclMTufuTn-oi'ti P'esof the chusett.vregiment ,zt- n veer on me -1 am msij, ciiig unuer cuui stamp in voting" with the majority take the earliest opportunity of forwarding V ;Li.iH2..Li,:.d iUjiiJJ. ; The"North Carolina vdlunteers were to as Ritchie, the friend of Jefferson and Mad isbh;r i rid the Corisislferitfi-hd stern Repuhl i cart of forty ytttsMit fafrbrrfliavifrgbeen I i ri our esti mation "by ; thts- htterript injure or the Seriate to degrade hifrtHas ' thereby secured additibnal claims ' upon :bf confi dence - 10. power affectibrt; and regard. tir Resolved1 That, these proceedings L be' publheHln thisfNorth Carbliria Stand-arHan&'thWWashlhon Edijtof s of tlie Tafbbrough Press arid; WaW rentort Reporter be requested to ; copy' the ' "TvlUhaei Thompn then movtf thta bfrimi tfee of ie 'He apbolhtedHoJ; ' t6- cb gethei- with the Chairman of this meeting; shVlfpVolntrmeel tibri a: ;ih viiref TneWdrion1 J ;a'viifg nJ .tjts passage' was a triumph bf apd of party spirit over riiht. iiiS- tice, and the interests; and -character of the Statej arid that the authors of 'that act de serve, as Ve believe, they. Will'recejve,. a tern anil blasting rebuke at the hands of a wronged, add injured people. . t 5. Resolved ,J That" in our opinion the (Course of the x; cdera hig majority in Ifce late legisUtUre p'f tUs. Sta te,jn rega rd to the preamhlen.isuallyil and properly known aS the Mexican RrfiamAf 1 tn relation to theppoiniment of Field HOffi cers, for: the North Carolina Regiment, vas calculated, in its' nature and tentlen- 'oq - "i- 4-' i I JAVA - '1 i Lf.i ! ? 4vL of the State i . "Cl. wuh Uo.giye aid, . encouragement, rTn Ferrell -and comfort to the nublic enemr. ; f J ! W.xuinb JP&J5tVWblS- J2?5 ivvTAr 6. ..i?cowTJbatnihexUU he wo is ngt for us with his whole hear! been Berry Greer said cb pointed viz: 11 cius'Ita pun a' correct list of casualties of the day. 4 - I amk sir.?verv:resDectfullv I .t -n j r p. Younbbedient'iBeianty; ;4,;;vZwdTAiiQR; " MajGeiieraifUiAtcotrimandini The A oi UTAiTn Gen ur A i. b f ;thearmy,'&5 -vvf.1 5rij l.o noIiifHi" "VYashinton;; D. G. v-hi 'Hff h''Tran9lation37-.4.r!' nTo i i 'You are surrounded by twenty thousand menJ'antrcannoti in any numan prooaoni ty, avoid suffering a rOut, and being eutKd ptecesfwitiT ybuV tfooVsff as you de- serve consideration arid particular- esteem, our loiai roui, anu iiau iiiauc ai i diiaciiiuuia t f . . . . . . .f5? :rh , r - - vr ; nri'AffiiJwi proceed immediatelytto Matamoraa to?re to intercept our retreat, and cut off the ; ar- H . - . , t i. 1 ;;r-v T Ur'Heve the 2dMississippieltiflemen, who mv, stationing for that purpose, corps of i . VT- - iur vftjHA . 4-r;? V u rt,,f f Would thert push on to Camargo andnMoh cavalry, not only immediately in our rear, tu'" , ' r . -'a.vJm Kof 1f 4-rti'r J 1 rpcffpf In icrcy 31 wire, - ' v- -v a . m- m. jp - w - 4r - i-i tr vt tw? 4r ruu i - m m mm m- -mm i i i li i- ;'JnJ T1 1 V! .1 -.';!; O'virt 7; ,;r bfl,? nT Ai.t.;i4 in rlnclrniMnnr train n I ll rli I ! v"' iji irji iu lit y -f " t n . .-iir. w.., vA VJvw-iM4. ?L:r.iVi?L-i? L 2iUUt i.ri !.. Co' ancL kiln trrs The Small !Pox is;said to have appeared the "shlp'? bringing ihe tWdliVirginia moantes last arrived.Picavune.'25A. n a a pnnsirieranie iiumutrr ui me,- t . . escort and. teamsters, ojonei -morgan, 2d Upl yopiedi tHe! CKalrmn-fVpPinleci D;iWijtePery;d:v jBeckwitftldtile.11 mmifteel whb after consultation, ap- the ; follbwirig gentlemen neiegaie5, ; J. AllenV Jonathan ; Ii. Poole, i-u-. wL 1 'pfeeri oeckWith, .1 hds. ; yy ffe. DkWb: uTcVC mes lames 10 remmeni. on nis marcn lrom L-er r.?.?". Steamship kgrgailt-Awld,; e?l renconW but fin. I Wisli' td mi yoUTroha'a0Mtastr6ph"and for that purpose give? you this notice, tn order that you may sirrrenaer aij aiscre iioK(iiHdrs1he urace that -you Aylll be treated withthdnsideratiori fbelbiig From the cNirOPicayune. fng1 the ItfekrncKiraderi td" whTchnd vou will be erarited an hbur's timfe to make un vourjnindto commence from the mo- "iAvncyV.. A'UHl hii.u ii '' -;. ment when my flag of trUce arrives in yout camp. ... . . , . . J : m f; With' this view, I assure ydu of my par- ticular consideration. , Uod and t-ineriy.auip ai iuwiuuu(i A 10 5, ' Sir; In replvitOyour.note 01 this date, .... 4 W : r I abb ri his tar tt hart I . O tiTO in o . i 1 - ini 'i A J w TV -. . 1 : i J ..U.im iv4g . ' intereH, .ft-oro-, the.. amya wner aylAm oWe hare. Jjideted. tO ht.'Aii lojMalmorosiiapers, ur.. niain jarmjr at Buena Vista will secure, our :JMalwsUif ejm liitirHommunrcaffon'lVdm further nlerrjb , , T' i loCarriQiiffatampro3. W&fr 1 PrPP!e in ada BKa.- the ii.ft'J'.S H.. .'TO-V -1:. 'HIP .'.I,.-;!! prpnHihb- a nosition in ironi ior oaiuiiu, where a deieai nas uiruwu mc cucmj t..tj hack into the Interior, ino resini no aeci-. . . . ... 1nCanirio .on ,; cteam- Major General- Lr.jorA.-commanuing; j tip Avmm$m&!8m j 4'i.'iio... ?7: e! o"fdh42.4(th r, ftciichncrf' -Hi'm (it Supplies of llieriptipn;.-fmM5 boal b iheuxerniaierffi ; eput and rivrvtoori i ,n 1 1 nade. t orcplacelhe , , Jos- ha ve been constantly in jeopardy. , t - - wL 9rt(t animals.troyed -by Ilim, sir ,VefyKeuf y;, t v r A therenemy. hnfi Snihnt Lninkf O.UUI uiicu.v.. IAV 1V-I-1 lhal iir! J.rJLrjlriUW'V &?L0R 1 lknrincriti VbenlqofflueiViste, hasj mado hisjCscapeVfnii rejoined 9u.fi rVasihcton.D iP. I t,(,-' t.f.. 1 t it
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