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. some clays ^go, was Col. Garcia, commanding
this line, who goes to see His Excellency
ilitary affairs on this frontier. , .
local news. , ^
•' MATAMOROS.^,
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of the
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After all,w
!et when
ness, to say no
sod getting op a revs
«r two, for tbd <mfg
. He tm
• !!<•*!
Facts for the Public. V
Jwish there was audtht*- Pemocraticpiper
in this county. I would not then be con*-
to show a little faction, in its apparent
light, up to the true democracy of Traviaf1-1
am charged with being over anxious t#get
Now none that know me would|ever
dream of such a thing. I shall carriBout
that democratic doctrine that even thqpnb-
profess to admir£ I
e in my life, onrf it
he j very
At the latest dates brought by the Wash-
, ington the PSace Congress was still sitting
without the. fjet of the treaty having been
having been yet announced.
Rumorefe Differences.
It Whs rumored that differences had arisen
jc^ts of this
' tie ft,had bat
artn
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lid line de
jeseuil news.
Tlie Peace Conference.
| Sicaragnn and Costa !
| Dr. MeBeati calls to our attefl
| in reference to the late reports
! gua, not hitherto noticed, and
long way to corroborate the opir
arc not worthy of credit. Auk
nients made in the couimunieatioL
published yesterday morning i^bn
effect that those of the Araer&jfttfl ait
. , „ .... , have fled into the woods fr®ni the ifclS
in the conference in reference to a demand n T . ' I'™"
alleged to have been made by Prussia,' that _ fc_jfcC JJr' mnsr |S^
sheThouId be placed in the same situation as !for •"-n-t of ffil i
m SitTWDAY.' MAY 8. 1856,
Ftter from 9111
Fill
s the
of iiltendtd
'tfv
From the X. O. Crescent.
General Jaokson and Mt^or Don
.elson.
Retirement 6f
j * The .retirement of Co
g adrni
rot",' though-
tii!ft>te
The <nti
a meeti
publis
passed iiv
t * . ,
three rotes in t
wore
a Tit
being bat
- . , ... , sert, this is onelff the least
the other powers in the provisions andexecu- ... . ~ .1
.. <.\.l . . T .l- 1^ 1 r> reason that m scarcely any tropic
of ^eaty. In this diinand Russia, _p( ^ as a
as would of course be expected, ^stated to | metfe ^ Mks> r^ks a„d vu,;,nio
suppo russia. i froni the category—is any ordinarily
**etersburg Reports of the, I geiAaod snergetic person Ukely tosu|"
St. Petersburg letters give the following as ! t®'"}? «t)ie to find t>o.
heads of the expected treaty: _ I of qu^hjagrt. ^On «^ar the
1. Russia consents to the neutralization of
the^Biack Sea.-* 0
2. Russia 'engages that Sebastopol shall not
ina^^^far dfeppt. vt
takes to reduce Nicolaioff
tect0rate.i1
the gratefiif ttWauut Lsi^ver.fjut of|
of those vri^ a^lhlLlj|pce(i it;anc
the-flriflge, the madso, or some 1
numerous Trjiits iot^enoas toi
1(j t almost any saasj
e luxuriously and ;qj
^ ! of ctpinlaEilgi w re
e home
j.WJ e^-enee ancf c<)n
Lj^triotisui, iiiiffvnu b* read with
{merest .by lwl&ns of AmOBOnnsi
jj ' lk'Ff.v®o,*v. yj}ww|k set
tKESpr.crKD Mvlws
''wotfd i:jvo nie^refct jfle^ro
four kind invit: turn t«i visft pr&'attei 1>
pt to a few pctaooal friends wSpm I
h.^pj'y (o%o j tjjf&L fiiow
<W<mld b^ out of n.y pJ^^^:ind I am
fore rdfikUntly Voni'pwK, i« declS
hivitatiorf, as.l !i':a-e done c^iersA'N#
*"Ul l^bou. w-the same reason':.
" I rjpfiYijftiu'iay, thanks for year i:
0# the'snhjecf of gbiitics. .
ingoing fvtffcrt
.fact that .I fefe
son retired from the post
sb'iugtoa uKon, even the
Press were compelled
conduced his journal
Jility; he leaves fetf enemies
any good citizen would
■i« to count ^mong his friends." These
toi^, pointedly remarks the Memphis
*fiagle, Messrs. Fisher and McLeon, repre-
[ept^sented the disunion party of the South, and
Sfai^ waged the fiercest war upon Maj. Donelson
as the advoeate> of the Conipromise measures'
ls of 1850. : The venerable editors of the j?a-
ere. tional IntclHgcncer sai<l, also, on that oeca-
vour " We should dorf^ju^ice !o our pcr-
Yui'k feelings^ as the honorable
] character i)f apol ideal adversary, if .we W€?re
jrnia- jt0 withheld thte expr^sion of eyir regret at
!way§ l'le •'•'•etijeaieii of >Iaj4/®Qflte!son. the
editorial chair. The,.part^^ofijrhlc6: the
iavsolf has been the reco^ntzc# otgah, Qcmld
Shave i hardly- find a more abh^or eaaduct
t.
, ,. .nr
Washington Union, hasvslujewhit
i the political waters at TOishington. The
; correspondent of the N. O. rieayWie, sap
" Col. Forney has retired~6qi ''the Wash
ington Cniou newspaper
his valedictory was publish'
ing. The reason's for this
of the Union partnership, a:
hinted at in the editoria"
the fact. Forney—who fjpze fas
when his star arose, and his been
his light ever since—!s k Bucl
TI\e venerable Pennsylvania stati
claims upon Forney of no ordinary
%ut the latter held on to PierQe u^rii"
Ue can no longer enjoy Pierce's patronage
tod Buchanan's confidence. I understand
1 tijatthere has been quite arowiii theUnion's
j camp * Buchanan's friends say (and I am
inclined to think truly) that the Union in its
, force advocacy .of Pieree's -Se-ciaction, ha?
i i\-cn s-jnous cause of offeuce to those w
rt the son of Pennsylvania. JU "—
it not deemed vxactlv coh;
Idingof
p«ppnora« of^
adiug direct*
ise of' our ^population tod
attain an end so desirable,
>y all o&r res<?u ees. but ia
to create a State debt, or
xes.
hat wc eyprove f th* exist-
our iawr^rantitrg publie
asan indscecient
provements.
" Kcsofjed, ThSt be a fi^rtber inducement,
we approve of the a^)licativ of funds now
in the State Treasury to the purchase of iroa
j for scchiroads, the ^tate taking a firvt lea a
■ on the fbnds to sechrc the returns of such
' in 1)! jes • w i th" i nterest—and to the same end,
"approve of the policy of leading the school
* «ow in the Treasury to«uch roads, the
ioterest.beinc secored in like
as also all the annia
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m
in the State of Nuevo^ Leon"!
with Germansy. and this,
mi
r«
- W#^'
<r«s*K
• into
Ink-:
,;
i'r
'wMm
yi -
oF tBe^snh. mey-wou _
anoiher had it not been for ah old lino demo-
had stolen, i . I^rat, which, had the gentleman accepted,
Yidaprri hajbeen authorized by %Won]d havc re9u]ted the same way. I allude
government to colonize all the! to nfffiBations of county and State Repre-
ntatfve. -1 am sure that they would be si-
and unpretending co-operators
the cause of democracy, \f they had the- 'powers,
■rest of our party as mecA-at heart as they
the Know Nothing ordgr beSbrc the nomi-
jions ,were made. I have siriady heard it
ted, that if we do not gSfe them office,
will act to the pahiWe or^the prodigal
return to the "Native American
It will be as well to try their faith
■e,years, for they were aliens to this
iw months ago. Why, t.";en, sub-
leadership of such men ? Eor Iffe
they set up as the sflvators
ey ? Poor Wise, robbed of yoi
rs by such—I pity your lot. If it is a
question, how many did each of these
erneif take into the ''Americas Order,"
many did they bring out ? Some of
professed to know all about this party be-
ypp went in. Why then did you go in ?
particularly, who was so anxious, that he
passed by three white halls on the sec-
trial. Do you feally think by virtue of
ir desertion that you are entitled to the
eidership of the old line Democracy of Tra-
4 If you do, I am sorry we cannot agree.
I have always thought that we nti, the ma-
jority, were leaders, with right'and principle
for our guide. Let our motto be, union, de-
mocracy and honesty—not self-interest and
toffke. Many of y^a have already been re-
warded fur your desertion and return, and it
jrrs that «# 6f Travis Democracy No. 2, j
on^t
■ mtfino
t presents
>. ■ . -KJE3
: sarv we,—
of th
llibttube.
that commission
trace the.new frontied
V-.-l
d that the grossing
issian troops will
Hi by the.contfa
nav
be.ap
districts.
.* T, It-^-
river Pruth by^the Russian troops will
garded kas a causs %e,
The Bfissing S^amshlp Pacific,
The British Government had depatched f,
the war steamers Tartar and Desperate in
search of the missing steamship Pacific.
THE BALTIC'S VKWS.
The associated press publish the following.
traveler has d
addition fc ihese, ; th at in
crene, the vitf* In^ic.a or tu
ir^ithe Or wa,ter-vine, ftouris:
ikelyfto be'^iukiiown ev
4«ve iatest' arrived in that ciqj'
"4V.H«!b it gr<^vs lnxturisnl
of it.ia the Penny Cy31(^|fedra', "it isl
piece of-i^^t three "a*'
^piil gi\^ oiiflk pint of C-Jeslbaste^ss
' ' ' arts "wa n /Sep wpods'
urse te as- a"meifea«f sup
To availrcne's 6fat, of e
ecotMX$i\
scaTeCty
beart-sha
knowledge of
of it, there fori
1 ,,e''
J|)>lic events,am by-no mi
h^i - I may say to you inf the
'private frienddhi.g, tjia.t I havi
time looked.^ith dcead aa|d ..
at the cornjptitig ffifluen^ ,w,
iatest for the foreign Wte is
r electiui^g. '* Thi.s seems to
Bsng baij^i ti*getheripnd
utrol oca Slw interegfe a1
and sa^,: ainJeadS of the grep;
ties oSih^touyfrW have becn?0
pin all sueh\<ditests, the
jee.t to
nrain
■3- NflshvilIe"XiuZ'
k • by that great ma
that he ever pelf!, -
Sud his letter Ks Hated
'dressed U Maj. Don
•make the following e
My Dear Andrew:
► we believe^
fly in J une,
:S^)T May, ad-
ffrom which we
It is as follows:
[ rejoice that you will
nobly execute yJhr mission, and bring the
Lorn §tar into our glorious Union: * *
What may bel my i'atJp, God only knows.
I am greatly afflicted, suffer much; and it
will be a miracle if I should survive my pre-
sent attaek. I am swollen frotu the toes to the
to be, or wish t0 be; but
*- ontil
as received by the Baltic, which was adver- Qf p|ae\j-_
tised to leave Liverpool on the 2d inst. If ] ^very long and i^jfly-poiated j-^
this is so, the intelligences tendays later1 - - ;
than that given above
and a JortnTght later than
ceive#br' the Asia; while there is no account
of tbftmval of the America, which Was ad-
vertised to I#st6e for Halifax on the 29th ult.
We have not yet received any despatches
announcing the arrival of anything later than
the Wa^ihgton, and%f tact we are inclined
to suspect that the name of the steamer is
given'in error. The despatch does not give
the date to which the news reaches; and no
circumstances are referred to later than what
we have by the Washington : r
1 The market closed steady without any
change ia quotations. Sales for two days,
15,000 bales, of which 2,000 taken for export.
Breadstnffs.
Flour had declined Is. to ls. Gd. for Ohio,
36s. to 36s:; Philadelphia and Baltimore, 35s.
6d. to 36s. Wheat had declined 3d. to 3d.,
the doeline being mostly on lower qualities.
White, 10s.; red 9s. 6d. to 10s.
Provisions, &c.
There was no change in the market. Beef
and lard quiet.
Rosin is reported quieta4sf9d. to4s. lid.
Manchester Market. *
Advices from Manchester state that the
gglllj, fry my vetf, I'll be -
r cQBvineed that ^®a have
Besides, we a
the
pted my
ar selfish*.we &ve
, «r nearly 90, *
of the
President
ed by the
Colonels, &c,'
common
and
the
aed-
■reiliarks, a
crde with me j tat least,
the cognomen
y«m must coin-
wtll in
IMPUDENCE.
to the racks as
• the term of- onej two
'h measure, in a moral
mostsattttury pIcp ever
ur^anrzation of the
.ting the
the county, was
things provided,
wr aboti
the
Bishops in
tory !writin
^awrence,
nshend,
name
Landrail,
curate
What the American Jtavy has done.
A it is/Seemed an easy matter in England
to crush the American navy from the ocean
at one fell swoop, it seems to be proper to
show how difficult that task was in 1812.—
The following is a list of ships of war and
British merchant vessels captured by Amer-
icans during the war of 1812:
BRITISH SHIPS. GUNS. CAPTURED BY
tjut'rrier, frigate, . 49 Cohstitut'n, frigate.
Macedonian, do 49 United States, do
49
40
20
26
18
Java, do
A new frigate,
Frolic, sloop,
Alert, i;
Boxer,"
Peacock,
Epervier,
Reindeer,
Avon,
Hermes,
Cyane,
Levant,
^Penguin,
uiinicia,
hflyer,
Constitution, do
Destroyed iu Canada
Wasp, sloop.
Essex ;
"Enterprise. ~
m
the field aw^deBed tin V
nseol
Zacapoazcla, occupied the eity
•ooti collected seme sew
antoi within its walls,
said, the tacred rrligi
Soared Let/ions were
aforesaid, figured with his crosses and medal*
of the \irgin Mary, among the herd of trai-
tors The governmentwas scarcely organ-
ised, bnt the Chief MjB&trate. enthusiasti-
eally appealing to the the -National
t were soon on th
eqsently proved, "to do
' du.T The result ifJJflw a matter of his-
tory, and the supremely of the people in
.MezkiODOW is undisputed.
After considering the facts herein stated,
wonld you imagine there was so much fanati-
cism ia this country as manttEeaHy suppose ?
A committee appoin
here, left some days n jo,
der to see the Governor,
elare this place a port of
vmrdt requopt-the gervewl .govi
sanction L may
20 Hbrnc-t.
20 Peacock.
20 Wasp.
19 Wasp.
28 Destroyed in Mobile
31 Constitution.
21 Constitution.
20 Hornet.
6 Decatur.
4 President.
12 Diligent, privateer."
15 Chasseur, V do
^10 Constitution.
8 Perry, privateer.
9 Tom,
10 Halker, do
4 Syren} do
18 Saratoga, do
10 Foix, do i
market is steady and unchanged.
Consols.
Consols are quoted at 92£. >,
Peace Conference.
The opinion is that the conference will be
resolved into a European Congr<«s^
Hr. Bachanai^s JlavenreaSi.
" ' ^pbb^^^Sts. Safcwould
n
Ihe French Army in the Crimea is dwind-
ling rapidly, the daily%nortality amounting to
2 i'1120. V ^ •
Affairs in the Crimea and Asia.
The war party in the Crimea wish the peace
negotiations to break thr< ugh.
The Allies arc demolishing the lines around
Sebastopol.
Ismael Pasha is increasing his army at
Atolia. The Russians have received large
reinforcements. jp
Dost Mahommed has taken possession of
Candahar, and the Persian troops are march-
ing against him.
The Russian Commissioners had commenc-
ed operations for the abandonment of Nico-
laieff as military place.
The Sound Dues.
The Copenhagen correspondent of the Lon-
don Titties states (hat the Danish Commis-
sioners had submitted to the Copenhagen
Conference a proposal in regard to the Sound
Dues, fixing thirty-five millions of rix dollars
as the minimum indemnity which Denmark
claims. The United States having declined
co-operation, the question will probably be
settled without her.
jq ] Taken by Com Mc
tangled in cotton* llk6 ^jjaji
pcduncles (flower stal£s)^</mcn
small and white; beriaessmall bro
watery and acid, but? .eatable."
the juice ojr water it is
a hole or cuttwoopeaifigs, one
which it is to flow, fhe othfer aT^^^
the distance of- ihrfee ar-fyur iee'
as it may be, the
it dowu and out.
And, again, the fact is", that £s
the cohtraiy notwithstanking, sprii
lets, or rivers, are no' where s
frontiers between Honduras and'Ni
even in "the woods." So'that^Sf t!
cans have not suffered more-'
likely to do for want of water,
fear for them; and Mora may h""
for want of water after his vie to:
as truly ss Santa Anna did after
Vista.—Ar. O. Picayune
From t!ii; Rich'
Wise on FiSlmor#
In an editorial in the Richmon<
in 1852, headed "Henry A. Tpu
mdnd," we find the annexed '
"WELL DONE MOST FAIT
VANT," is quite a Strong a coi
" Washington-like,"—and will su:
present.
We ask everybody's attention-
Wise's commendation of Fillmore I,
"And why, asked Mr.; W., mt'
(Whigs) deserted .the man who si
Oonstitfttioiial Union
" V|
during the sitting of the Baf
Convention, requesting Mr. B.,
delegate, to withdraw his name.
Fillmore wrote that letter, he knew!
not be nominated for the Presidency^
head of free-soilism had sworn to de
for doing what the Constitution, till
uieut- which he had sworn to protee
inauded of him. Mr. Wise showed ftoa
letter, that he (Mr. F.) had firmly r$
not to seek a re-election—but layir
bis own private feelings and personjd ftl
to do what the crisis demanded-
Nortb, no South, no East, no '
sign the fugitive slave bill, ano
perpetuity to a then'tottering TXqpj
The eomprouiise was euacted by OS
Mr. Fillmore found it his duty to aa«9
and resolved to perform it.
serted by his party, and a man who^
Free Soil votes placcd above "
"Mr. Wise paid a high complime
Fillmore for his patriotic cours
sensed with him—knew him well-
private sentiments—knew them to 1
to slavery in the abstract. Tffe.
could act thus disinterestedly,
entiled to 'well done' most ihitij
_ ; crown of the head, and am in bandages to my
tirrupt is thost success-j . ■ r
isi♦that it is" fast h!F- fi,rniy God may think proper
tfeajvyHv u#j
i-whlth is 11
pEbfe'conseq^.—. — ..
moralizing the?®i6le couStW—corrupting bear me up under ray weight of afflictions,
Viwy jountaiiift'tof political power, and j oo!y%nows. But, my dear Major, live
i^eniiieNhe ballot box—that great pal!a- )or ^'e yo% have my blessings and prayers
of 'iur ji>rty—into an unmeaning I .V«ur weUaro and happmess in thisi world,
%ery;^Sja erights of native born cit- |an<? &*** meet «> & Wisstul immor-
8® are'^^ed awuy by those who blindly j ^ ^ *
*6W thliftnerqenary and selfish leaders. j __ _ .
tie- c^vicbnee of this is found not inertly i lour auectio*^ unme, *
lie shameieSs chaffering for the foreign I ANDREW JAijiLiyDri
Vote at .evei^> election„A ut in the large dis- ^ai- Donelsou, Charged Affaires
|j|ejfcffcion oroffices which are now held by Texas. nft . _ #
From the N. O. Crescent.
Calhoun and A. J. Oaaelwa.
. ttil
election,/but in the large dis-
olfiees which are now held by
iikeigners at ho;ne and abroad, as compaied
jtb ourSB'a^ive citizens. Where is the true ,
tried Aindrican whose cheek docs not tin-1^* _
with.'shame and mortification to sec our ! In 1814 when Mr. Calhoun was Secretary
feighest ^.d most coveted foreign mission# ofState. aud &ur Nations with Texas, then
^ied by men of foreign birth to the exclu- fln independellt Bepablie,' were of a most,
^ph ot- our native born? Such appoint- delicat/and iinportant character, it became
pnfe are a humiliating confession to, the | necessa,y t0 sei,d to that country a special
rued heads of Lurope that a Republican Char2e ^Affai e, d wU& the most
Q^iaOi m\t riiwlnna 01 thrtiVolant fn wAn 1 . _. i' . -itf■, — !i,-. ..
nquir
in R icl
ssaire.
lmeut a
it does'not produce sufficient talent to repr
em, a liepcb'ican nation at a monarchical
rt. 1 confess tl.a: it seems to me, with
3* due respect- to others, that as a general
lie, our country should be governed by na
ve born citizens. Let us give to the op-
ressed of every country an asylum and a
rhorue in our happy land—give to all the ben-
efits of equal laws and equal protection—but-
Jet us at the same time cherish, as the a p£le |
<3f our eye, the gre t principles of constitu- '
'vj tional liberty, which few who have not had
e good fortune, to be reared in a free
eommy, know how to appreciate and still less
buw to preserve.
Washington, in that inestimable iciacy
which he left to his country—his farewell
address—has wisely warned us to 'beware
*'—;~n influence as the most baneful foe&of
cap goveuumeut. He saw it^, fo/be
'^dijlerfat :jfeLit from that-
isents" iteefl; butlie knew that it . ,« j - v" —t
would Approach us in all forms, hence he be the ^rsonal saer.^e of accepting T t
Cautioned us against the insidious wiles of its question nras accn er m . e ne*
influence. Therefore, as well for our own j hree <onr m°nt!,s' an* whe*hcr 1 ?ha11 ^
sakes to whom this invaluable inheritance of ,or no!' ^ depend on mm who
government h s been left by our fore- sTha11 f1 l ,f D°W Ta L
Kithers, as for fhe sake of unborn Millions * neea nf tel1 ^lu how dePendfS 0D %*
- 1 :.,i- 1 . .. • , I decision for weal or woe to our country, and
rno are to inherit tins land—foreign ana na- , , , . . T. - A • .
.. .. „ • e .1. e .1. <> perhaDS the whole continent. If. is sufficient
l*e—let us tase warning from the father or ! ^ • j • n •.
... 1 j 1 . • ^1 . ! to sav, that view.d in all its consequences, it
bs country, and do what we can justly, to . -"p., c . j 1 .1 .
JL j is one of the very first magnitude, and that
freserve our u.stitutions from corruption, and J 8 -'
responsible duties. The selection of the pro-
per man devolved upon the President and
Cabinet, but mainly upon Mr. Calhoun. Mr.
Calhoun, who, in bis day, enjoyed some re-
i putation as astatesman-like and diserinrinat-
; ing tuan, selected Audrew Jackson Donelson,
{and conveyed to him the fact of his appoint-
| meet ia the following letter:
t State Department. )
j September lGth, 1844. j
i My Dear Sir—The state of things in
i Texas is such as to require that the place
(Charge d'Affaires) should be filled withotft
delay; and to select him, who, underbill cir-
nimstances, may be. thought best cdlculatm
to bring <1 successful decision the grfat qu&-
tion of annexation now pending bclpre thi.
ttpgfCountriiAfter, full deliberation,
selectedrillkat ihdimdunl^M.
DOT Van BCB«K.—MS.
Bureu waS on a visit to New Ycjrk at lasfac^
counts. The Evening Post, of the 4th inst.,
gays:
Last evening, Benjamin F. Butler, Esq.,
with whom Mr. Van Buren isst present stay-
ing entertained at his rcfeidence iu West
Seventeenth street, a company of go^emcp^*
among whom were a large number of
distinguished celebrities in the ci)
profdfiums, civil, clerical and
of aft. political parties. The
crowtred with guests, and the vi
manP|)olitical campaigns, to wh
to pSptheir respects, looked as
ir ost as young as h« did twenti
Time se-rms neither to hav
bodily vigor, nor taken
Activity and vivacity of his in
1 PgpSECUTlON IN TUSCA?
pon^Bntof the London Chr
the criminal prosecution
tants at Pontedera, temp
through the remonstrance <
has been recommenced, and'is 1
the attention of the ministry of
deed, espionage and pers
natural fruits of the season,
States you may look for theirl
Lent, with as much ce' tainty-
green peas. Vigilance is unusua
by the notice of the government 1
than 10,000 persons have le"
Catholic Chufth 1 Exactly the$
of foundlings are at the present^
ported by the fouudling hospital
America# Organ.
"The resdlnt'o
M. Branch, H. Yoakutu aad 'P.'*W.'_
Esqrs., and opposed by A. Wiiey. esqr.
The Pbeside!cc\*.—" Sigma," the 1
pondentof the N. O. Picayuue, under date of'
April 11, writes as follows: • f
Mr. Buchaunau's friends continue to b«
consequence of the manifenta-
feeling brought out hy his
;hc i letter to Mr. Sidell, de-
lf cordially ?a favor of the
braska bill. The most experienced
tians^however, confess that s Presiden-
nomkiauon was never befoife so compli-
ed and involved, as isthe Bemocrstec 1
corrcs-
'iMies says,
Erates-
aded
jatholi
hatjon at this, lime,
ment is worth a farthi
to predietjrho will
seems hardly proba
Douglas caftl-gct a'*
either of the 111 m
Douglis's failure, it
' Hunter, of Virgin'
ilead has sprun
tr? of these,
misiag, tbji.t
fidence,
Queen Charlotte,
Lady Preyost,
Hunter,
Little Belt,
Chippewa,
Caledonia,
V Donough, on Lake
j Champlaiu.
19 "1
19
13
10
8
1
6
Taken by Com. Per-
ry qa-Lake Erie.
DukeofGloucest'r, 14^ n. . jV >j
Melville, 14 TakenbyCommde
Julia, 3 h f>Un.%X)n Lake
The fTiMowing British
about ten guns each:
sponsibil
tribe has
them to
>,I douBt i
Prince Adolphus,
Princess Amelia,
Empress,
Mary Ann,
Ann. 7
Manchester, j
Little Catharine,
Princess Elizabeth,
do do
idy Mary Pelham,
Windsor Castle,
illow,
>f Mot.trcse,
it very I
very ad-j
thi? eitf
ds who lately 'cSfnmitte
-American gide^ol?!
"inost severely
to.the v^teresta..
.ers
s forces; an
bii
co
Essex.
n, about 56 vessels—886 guns.
31erchant ships, 354; brigs, 610; schoon-
520; sloops, 165; various classes, re-
iturc, 750—making 2,369 vessels, carrying
guns. « •
this is to be lidded 29 vesseIs of war
by wreck or otherwise, carrying about,
guns, and we have an aggregate of 2,398
Is, carrying 9.977 guns.
&S69
San Jacinto.—A brilliant celebration of
the anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto,
took place at the batue ground on the 21st.
' &A I arbecue was given during the day, and a
ball at nighjf; The Washington Light Guards,
frortl Houston, and the Cadets of the Military
Institute of this, city were present.
A*correspondent of the Civilian, says:
The most interesting part of the proceed-
ing, .was ibe determination of the assembled
people to erect a suitable monument upon the
battle ground, over the remains that uow lie
"there without a mark.
The following resolutions were offered by
F. B. Lubbock, and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That it is the sense of the "Texas
Military Institute," the Washington Light
Guards and this assembled multitude, that at
every celebration of the battie of San Jacinto,
at this plate, that a collection be had for the
erection of a suitable monument over those
heroes who fell at the battle of San Jacinto,
and are burrBKupon the battleground.
Resolved, That a committee of ten be ap-
pointqjl, to solicit subscriptions throughout
* „in#id of this patriotic entcrpril^f.
Hul+pwi|tg, gentlemen were appofnted
_ cojpniittefe by the assembly:
Packets?- carrying" Cffjpf.'W. Edwards, of Washington Light
Guards; tC pt. HughlMcLeod, of Galveston.
City Gpard; •jjjpf. Forshey, of Texas Military*
Institute; Capl Jnoi Ilass, of German Rifles
of Houston; M. A. Bingham; Jr.o. Vosin ;
Samuel Paschal; Wiil-am Gammell; Sidney
Sherman, wnd David G. Burnett.
Resolverf, That there be appointed a Treas-
urer to receive and take charge of all funds
raised for this purpese, holding the sainc sub-
ject to the future orders and disposition of a
committee to be appointed to coutroi and
manage said funds.
On motion, F. R. Lubbock was chosen
Treasurer. 4
Resolved, That the Galveston City Guard,
the Houston German Rifles, and all other
Military eompmies, and societies, be re-
quested-to aid this enterprise.
Rexohed, That we solicit the ladies of our
State to usejheir influence in behalf of this i
jpatriotic undertaking.
Resolved, That the committer appointed
to solicit subscriptions be authorized to ap-
point such sub-committees throughout the
Gov.'McKean.
Ilossis:/
Amicortda.
Gov.Tompkins.
Torktown.
Herald.
Harpey.
America.
Kemp.
Roger.
President.
Fillmore and Bon
Our pftper yesterday inform?
that the nomination made at Pi
candidates for President and V«
of the United States by the C«
the American Party, namely, R
more for President and Arv
Donelson for Vice-President." As
not members of that party we sh
that we had no right to find faul
lection were ifeMK>ny respeet ohi«cti
so, perhaps, il^^Kt particular!^
upon us to pi^raspk cboiee. free as it
only from exceptions, but fit and propi
worthy as every one"TcnowS'the distin
citizen to be whom the party has ch
their candidate for the Presidency.
course the the Whigs may pursue un
present political circumstances of the
what candidate they m?y select, or wjfat
son thej' may support for the Chief Magistracy,
is net far us to decide or for any jme now to'
say: It will doubtless be deemed propewby
t'notu fitf take council together aa-to* the p;th
whiftf their duty to the -jount|tf1wft to thtir
principles shall prescribe. amfeJwt w
"uh'Savering adherenls*ftiie piitj. shall^
praSfrcd to tread without hesitation and
out-^^pring. . ' ' f '
• WhA&cr they shall resolve upon an
pendcrif course or not, and whether it
to success or failure, belong jto
but we should be unfaithful to our known
timents and uniform avowals if we w<
suppress now. ihe expression of our 0
of the merits of Mr. l' illmore, and the
dence with which, on trial, he inspired
conntiy in his qualifications for a wise,
and conservative President.
Of the respgAUe gentleman whoi
party has plaC^^K the ticket for *h
Presidency, we we less qualified
lie is a man of talents and of si
cnce in public affairs,having represeni
country abroad both at Berlin ajjd
fort. He was a member of G
family, and once a leading mei
Democratic party, but his earee
marked by great political indi
evincing integrity aud patriotisi
per.
:ur country from dishonor, but let this be
lone by tbe people themselves in their sove
teigt. capacity, by making a proper discrimi-
bation iu the selection of officers, and not by
depriving auy individual—native or foreign
rn—of any constitutional or legal right to
ich he is now euiitled.
; These are my sentiments in brief; although
[have sometimes almost despaired of my
country when I have witnessed the rapid
strides of corruption, 3-ct I think I perceive
a'gleam of hope in the future; and I now
feel confident that when the great mass of
intelligence in this enlightened country i^
once fully roused, and the danger manifested,
it will fearlessly apply the remedy, and bring
back the government to the pure days of
Washington's administration. Finally, let
us adopt the old Roman motto, " Never des
ir oft the Republic." Let us do onr duty,
ind trust in "that Providence which has so
anally washed over and preserved us, for
it gives an importance to the mission, at this
time, that raises it to the level with the high-
est in the gift of the Government.
Assuming, therefore, that you will not de-
cline the appointment, uuless some insuper-
able difficulty should interpose; and in order
to avoid delay, a commission is herewith
transmitted, without tbe formality of waiting
your acceptance with all the necessary papers.
(Signed) JOHN CALHOUN.
Maj. A. J. Donelson.
The Truth of the Matter.-
of the late municipal election in i
the Intelligencer of the 9th says:
displays gootfeseose and regard for]
declining to claim the election of Mr!
for Mayor, as a Democratic victor
Democrat' regards the result as a triuu
Douglas and Nebraska. Mr.-How's (
on national polities, (
identical j^th that of Col. Betttoa^
body knows that Crti. Benton's - J
cidedly antagonistic to that «f i
The.. Demoeraflpjf; the
racy
pcri(3r in
diubt whether
* - : ^
ington corre:
, whose judg
ends to be at
Cincinnati. It
'ieree or
vote; and jet
Ac event of
WiM
selected,
e respec-
bitter and.
likely to
cir-
Texas, looms up
chance*.«nay be
"n it is, thjii if
ided, thonEwgh-
. Thg Deiuoo-
lic life, trit ia-
iiImm
bis- eqiral.
Ilretlly
DEffsiox.—lie Wsdj-
of the N. Q. CresMit,
sfider date df April 14, says-
j,ilAn importantconstitationnl qvtestion was
d^cidpd in tbe Stipceraa Court yesterday,
affirmihg the right of tke President to osm-
punishment of a criminal, under
that clause of the Constitution Which gives
hip the power to " grant reprieves and pu-
dons.*- Jp)urlB^ the>Pf«;idency of Mr. Fiff-
morc a man ^atoeS it ells was ivkted of
and sentenced^
commuted the punishment I
~ r life, ff -the. prisorfr WooiB
the" condition. The prisoner dW: 1
bb of dollars at stake,* nrere-
, slaveholders should become jubilant over j jpoaiit refused
drowning of i^small child of Mr Walter jtJen-
sen's- Mr. Benson, 3 . .Smith, and the
aid appear that the office seekins man ■ 1 - ,. , ., _
, towards the evening, to a small, were Uki.ng 8 nde, wHat-
Terj' Darmonloua.
The Pierce Democracy of Bastrop seem to
be overflowing with an exuberance of harmo-
nious feeling, provided a disposition to bar-
ter off both principles and meu for office, can
be called harmeny—this feeling is very per-
vasive in the Bombshell ranks. In comment-
ing 011 remarks of the Times, relative to the
whose vote he was anxious to secure*^
entering the house, he found no one itfji
lady, exceedingly ill—so ill as to be coffined
to bed, who told him thai her husbsaj bad
goneto the next village for'a doc-to?;, -that
feared she would die befopg ids returns
course pursued towards Mjg Highsmith, the
the result. " But I have said more than I in- j Advertiser says : ' If ,
tended, andtuiuch uiore than I should have j "We could give Col. Ford texts enough
fjid to any one..bat 1 trusted friend, as I | to preach upon, aud locate thena here, to prove
desire to mingle in political strife. i how harmonious the democracy are. Mr.
jr-iReiiietljter hie kindly to youi family, and
*--J;3ye nie%u!vm>ur friend;
■ "MHJ^ARD FILLMORE.
The Cii
i'discbargethe;prix aer 00 tht
ground,and an anpeal was taken to (he Supreme
Court of t he United States. Tbe Court yes-
terday )u|fj|j,hat the president had such pow-
er, and tKt k%as tr^hin the meaning of the
constitutional clause on that subject, justice
"McLean alone dissected.
the triumph of a party the members of which,
not one out of teu, have the smallest pecunia-
ry interest in tbe "peculiar iustitution.-r—A\
O. Crescent.
Discomfiture of a Casdiu^t^e^
Office.—The Wilmington^N. C.yJonraai
is responsible for tbe following good story
about the discomfiture of a candidate for some
office "out West."
It would
rode upH||pBHOTH|PHBM|p. v,,. BWBB8WWWBW
house, where lived ooe of the sovereigti^^^fS^" t0, cross a On |fitenng the
S£T The Galveston News notices, the
Highsmith is not the only cai-didate that
"the party" were willing to sacrifice. Mr.
Pres. Couly is the candidate for Sheriff. Ou
^BAk.-T&Tollowina newspapers in ] t'"3 "'orningof the 14th of the present month,
I Alabama have run up the Fillmore „,if? tbe very day when the nomination was made
^ ..feWed « purpce
Anxious to comfort her, he
there was no danger; but 4
comforted. By way of a i
solation, tbe uususf ectingt
that he had been in thenjt!
several times, and got over#
so, the husband and tbe
by an elderly female,
tim6 to hear the hist
the husband and the eli
and even the sick worn
she jcere dying—the el
man .mizzled. That evi.. ^
an inhabitant more, but th&oe^Ejday a ean--
[ didatc the less, for the joke
poor man was laughed off
could not bear to be asked a'
&c., and finally put off to C
somehow, the thing followed
gone to the Fejee Islands.
water, the News ^ys
^^^"he horse rmui^Oiately went down into
swimming water with a deep muddy button),
in which condition was Enable to proceed,
and was^oon drowned,, "ifcantiwie, the car-
riage also went into swJftriitagiriljMf and Mr.
Benson and Mr/Smith both got out, or per-
werc t^PPftwn out bj* the tilting up of th*
fiffcthem being able to
her that
ed to be
ton
told her.
Aht:r*
mm
RjHUjwcd'
Mr. Benson
utiabie toewim. i'oaud ft5
before the un-
assistance.
time,
before
uglred sotiiiS, if cate thetpjtei^es frcSntbeitejj^sJess eenditioa
mm3" ir - -m *
e.eoiinty had
Independent. Monitor, Tuscaloosa';
Statesuiau,; Prattsville;
Independent, Huutsville; \ '
Jlarengo County American, Demopolis;
Whig, LivingsjaLfo*'...
Dem&^at, Moanp|.
Whig, Eutaw ; /
North Ajabamian, Tuscumbia;
lontgomery; Daily jVfeil,
,)Selma;
wjle;
rican, Troy;
^Daily Jourm
Montgomery ;
Reporter, (tr?
Watchman, ija;
iTiidependen^Ai
American Statesman, Butler;
'J. Rephl^pp, Carroll ton ;
' Wed^fikald, Camden;
Soutnetp.Native, l^ifaula;
Republican, ^K-on.
^ 'j'wenty-two in all, whieh makes a pretty
good showing for the Philadelphia nomina-
tions for a'State like Alabama, whose entire
vojifig population does not exceed seventy-
thousand souls.—Hinds County (Miss.)
zeJte.
^TloTiBKRS.—Tbe Wag says there is an or-
hiized baud of robbers on the road between
[ Brownsville and'Edinburgh.;
Some four days ago a party of Mexicans
I With goods, were attacked at night, one of
f pledged themselves to support him in the
j event that the harmonious democracy nomi-
| nated Col. Wm. T. Gamble. They besought
liiut, they importuned him, tbey pledged
themselves in the mosf solemn manner, to
support*)}im—1a consistjp^aai-^ncpotproiiiis-
ing American—to " receive
their suj'PQf* as"vfclLas ^^BBjjRheir friends.
What was their beat Mr.
Gamble if he'received th^fiomisition ! Not
that they doubted his democracy!i No! but
personal feeling rose c:''
opinions. " Pr ncf'ples. nat««S> ?r3<iie time
honored mojto of tbe
and otily saved
% by
l reciainedtin
|^vP: M.. at ■■
boat saw m
to their relief. I
Smith suffered cx
from
drown-
Ther
'clock tiit
boys with a
'distance, : nd
•Benson aad
from their
Anxtyhsrary Bali..—The
Bastrop celebrated the 21st by
Advertiser speaks in glowing tern
affair. It says:
" Quite a pleasing feature of the (
was the reception of the heroes of the battle
of San Jacinto- present, by Col. S. Ci Blan-
ton. who congratulated these patriotic sol-
diers upon the progress of our country, and
the mighty results which the crowning victo-
ry at. San Jacinto had brought about. It
had net oniy. secured us golden regions of
thj&- J'aci^oC he said, but it was uow eveu
whispering to tbe nations of the earth the
blessings of liberty. South America and
Cuba had caught the iuspired theme, and the
!?w3throwitaside, area of freedom would not be complete, till
'— ' the Lone Star Banner floated triumphantly InteUige tcer.
from the walls of the Morn. Jt w.:s the ex- '
ample of your glorious little army, gentlemen,
that has done, and is destined to do 11
prove t.r.at
„'-'FreedornT« battle o".cr b?gon
Bequeathed from bleedinc sire t
Th nsrh bafSed ott. i* ever w
sefeln.the if5tcr,1)uf Itfr Smith ha*
we regret to-say that Mr.
ivery is Considered very doubt-
and private," personal picjue, would have sac- ■
rificed Mr. Cocley, as it offered to sacrifice ]
the candidate for Assessor and Collector. ]
Geutlemen Bombshells, these are facts j
thrown out. for the calm consideration of your j
; friends. The American partyare suffisiently j
j post< d upon them. Explain them it you can ! |
Tel to those men of your party who hav#nct j than*aifthe homilies theorists h;
been inducted into the trickery of yomr town , an(j j|jncrant; patriots preached
arrangements whether you have actc<|in good , of thfi world has 1)(jt present
faith towards either of your candidates tor 1 morjll sal)]ira5ty B10re prand
Sheriff or Assessor. Tell it not in ^y-p aces, | 0f gtruiriilet.
«nd in secret corners—tell it in the columns j the ])ictaTor an(i hii
of the Bastrop Advertiser. We tender them j th(, p]aius of Sa„ jC(.into. £,
to you to refute our charges % free as^ he j*f victory the calls of mercv W^ unheed
flowers of May. You shall have a hearing ! j cJ> tho,^h thc recent but^f ^ - '
Have you been willing to sacricce the stand* j wa, ^ ^ ;n your m;
of Travis and his more thai
^VR£ FOH Co.VGRtSS.
i|>ers state that Mr. Buch-
e American Minister, has sent home
from liondon an original portrait of John
Hampden, the celebrated English patriot,
who was one of the first to resist the en-
croachments of the Stuarts, and to assail the
prerogatives of the Crown in t:>e great 1
gle for popular rights which led to the
ILshuient of tbe English Commoni
This portrait belonged to 31*. John,
gor, member of Parliam#ig%r1
is presented by him. through Mr. Bb
to the Congress of the United States. It'ia
said to be one of the only two original por-
traits of Hampden now in existence.—iat.
a '41
♦
i
Elks and Mustang ,n California.- fta V' they ^ ^ advisable ~Gal«*
ton J\eics.
men,oa{
'6tie hui
was-shot.aIl to
Sim
iu- earnest
with our
ncan swle of the
iaft here Sot Tampico
A traveler in San Joaquin valley describes a
wild and vivid scene:
"Capt. Egan r.sumed command, and sent
six of us into the valley, where tbe wild
mustang horses roamed in bands of tens and
thousands. The sound made by their feet
was like distant heavy thuuder. Large herds
of elk were playing around, and the heavens
were darkened by the millions of waterfowls,
and, at times, we stopped for hours to let the
mustangs cross our trail."
I JejT- Col. J~ck Todd, an old and
I table citizen, died at bis resi jejj.^
i Griffin, in this county, on the 5tffifni
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem.—Extensive jWiis onc °f ('10 early pioneers iff thej
preparations are making on the Continent for ment of this portion of Texas, and did
getting up a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Ac- valuable Indian fighting. We sym||
cording to Galignani, a fresh departure of with his family in their severe afllic
pilgrims for Jerusalem and tho Holy Land ! Cherokee Sentinel.
was to take place at Marseilles, towards the | 11a(on Kougc Election*-!
end of February. About the same period, j Baton Rouge, April 14.—The
another caravan formed in Germany, was to j for Mayor here to-day lias resulted n
sail from Trieste for the same destination.— 1 vote bet.veen the American and the
N. O. True Delta. j ratic candidates.—A. O. Picayune,
ard bearers of your party ft tho altar of
I tBfe party was wounded, and their goods and 1 personal pique or for the most miserable and 1 crjej to jjeaven for VCngi
Sjtck mules stolen- A week or two before j contemptible subterfuge—availability\V e | ter une"qna|]efj ;n j(S eru
lis occurrence a man was killed, near the pause for a reply we invite it. , the world in the most bi
since of the last outrage. It is time that j ^ ^ ' _ j not follow the very felicr
matter was looked to by those in author-1 Serious Accident.—A very serious acci-
ity. These ruffi.ius are said" to be Mexicans j dent occurred a few days since to a lady of
from the other bank of the river. A co-op- : this county, the wife of T. J Cleveland, Esq.
eratinn of our local authorities with tlose of 1 She was standing near the fire in her kitchen,
Mexico would soon bring these bandits to ; superintending some domestic arrangements,
justice, and a summary execution deterothers I when her clothes caught fire, and before she
from similar crimes." j was aware of it, she was almost enveloped in
Looking up.—We have heard it stated 'flames. Being very much alarmed, she ran
Blauton, as we took no n
Capt. Billingsly replied
squad of compatriots by
rounded, aud gave a brief s;
and the times.
A European .Sovereign in Court.—a
case brought in..jbe name of the King of
decided in the Mines-
pepper, a postmaster
rnesia, embeszeled aev-
r hundred German dollars,
country, wbere he died, and
brought to recover the amouat
ate. It was stated by tbe royal
that according to tbe law and custom
ingdom, he l,a#frefur*ied and paid
e various.and proper, owners the various
rcf money stolen :ond^emhetzled from
r them by Kuepper. Then^^^l^sver, lost
fhc Alamo j the case.—--A* O. -True
Utsr" The ladies "ef
Hthe bli^td ^
'tan coitiraoC'S ; j,aVc voted to appoioj
Dlopd j
rafts';
ipoua slaugh
tfe iwnajs o:
eech of Col..
ifis remarks,
ibalf of the
hundred, selecting, ef
to visit the ljquor shops
by kindttes^ and affeetioTi, «
to qtfi
Indians Again.—The mail
were stolen last Thursday night, u.
on
what is considered good authority, that I out into the yard and around the house sever- from Fredericksburg to this
within the past two weeks, goods to the amount j al times and finally fell down exhausted. She
§500,000 have passed through this place - was dreadfully burned, and has been suffer-
ujto Mexico. This is encouraging.—Browns- i ing the most intense and acute pain ever
■wis Flrg. I since.— Gonzales Enquirer.
e men
Indian. John is a good judge of horse 1
and pays a flattering compliment, by his;
tentions to the breeders of fincstock.—-i
Reporter.
Indiana,
of ooe
fallowing
WOSMN'S CURlOSMyJ
scene j-is recomm'eiided i
our youug ge^inha are.c«ltivatir g their
one of those creatures I
Fanny.—" Why, la 1 Am*> of^iinme I
don't know:!" >4; -
Amy.—" Well, I'm going to get the boot
and try it." , -;
f A y finds out, and the scene (
rn&m
'it
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