11 Mexican Nerv. From In. pi. o. Volta SDt h , m our tiles cif papers from the city of 're, by the Ee'molter Henry Li Mg, we the following further interesting ex- Pr~ Mexi! make' tractt Cl , 'pt. Taylor aid Me War....-“W e h ave all been in a state of expectation to know the re sult Y' the commttnication directed to Gen. Tayl r, by order Of the supreme government, try hi Excellency; the commandeeraln-chief of the a my, now in 'this city, requesting him to say a once whether it be In necordance with his u structions, or from his own volition,. that II continues to make war upon us in a manner opposed alike to international law 's and the received usages among civilized na tions., The day before yeaterday the answer which the said Taylor gave to his questiod arrivi4 and, although wo have not - seen the docu ant, which perhaps we shall insert in our folowing iturn4r, yet we can announce to ou readers, that the enem§'s general Was i not g ven a categorical reply; but, as we are informed,!it reduces itself to this—that ihe will Carry on the war in a manner corers pending with that which is made - upon him; •as if ,itve were or had been aq any_time the aggressors."—La Epoca, Silk - Luis Potosi, 1 alayi i 29. • . -- Cc iif and Me . 1 1rchbishbp.—[Extti). ct 1 of a letter from Puebla, published in El -Moi•I nitor Republicans, June s.—" You must"' suppose that the North Americans know as well as yourself on which side to attack the ; populace, and there is not one who does not undeistand that they have entered the modern SiiaMl ,For. this reason, in all their writings the first thing they talk of is religion, the .t.r spect due to the ministers of the ultar, &.a.; and f r this reaen it was that Worth, the day f illowing 'his entrance, dressed himself 1 in a rand uniform, and, accompanied by his stall; went to visit our illustrious prelate.—'; The yonversation turned, as was to be ex- pected front the acute old Yankee N upon the i law of mortatain; he spoke of the impolicy of that cdsposition, which he designated by tire epithets of "barbarous," "unjust," and "inju riousto religl'en on," ns we ourselves do. This softer ed the I e of our bishop; who was high) ssitisEd with the religion of the afore i, said yankee; and mon'', he immediately re- i turned the visit;, and did other things of which I shall •speak hereafter. Not 'content' with_ this, Werth gave orders that all Iris soidiera iiiii shout pay honors to the clergy; and thus it : is, tit t we see the ,crowd of drUnkards that Wee us pay a respect to the priesthood wind they refuse to their own officers.— More yet; even yesterday I saw, with, the , greatest surprise, a general, with an extreine-ii, ly praia I bearing, yield the path and s weep ' the ground with his cap to a musician ,of the catlie f rah merely because lie was dressed •in t a black " . , Gn .Settlrr.—:Trom•the sum letter.]— I "My etter liaa been delayed to this, the 31st, and I use the opportunity to add, that on Fri day last Sbott entered with sonic fordo, and j nithotigh I know nut positively the number of I men `Which he brought, it appears indubita- 1 ble that it dues not reach 2000. Scott is as ; greatiallypecrito as Worth, if not. greater; 1 since the day folloiving, he visited the ea- thetiril, a. 14 spoke the same language as tile ' - ---other i rtbout the r 6 act ere to the clergy, but his soldiers were no as well instructed' as thoseliviie came with ‘l , rth," &c. PIACF. Olt Wart.----[T to fullowitig is 601 • conclusion' of a long an able article in El Razanadori of June I.]-;-"Withall this un certaptty and folly, all the contending parties direeed by a laudable be l t blind and outright- 1 ful setiment, frantically cry for 'war, and the instri ment of Timothens the great Alexander. 1 Peaci„ they say, is not possible; but how I will War be possible without plan, without' concert, and' with tiind ,wasted in useless quarra's! As it was with the Italians of tile 1 Midd a Agea, except that, we destroy or de-, 1 sire 6 destroy, each othr, our enemies tran- I (piny take possession oqour cities, and no one, _ mole is or opposes ther m . Shall we give to _ this tto name 95 war? A peace, they repeat, will over us with opprobrium; aiel a war on ly in name—with what will that cover tie— All d 'sire to fall, with glory, yet none move to . seek each.. Ilatt'such ken from the begin ning or resolution—were it event such to • clay, of a single . Yunken would now tread our territ ry, an I we shook not be presenting to the i urid a scan:l(ll , am spectacle, exposing. our inertneas, opr : hrlitiorence, and err inter- i !nimble fanfarroaadcs We have said, and; -,- we repeat it, fur there are things that cannot I be tar!? often repeated, we are not the obstinate partiians of peace, but because we see that war i not male, and th t every day there is . less robability that it i •ill be made with good ; 1...1 resul s. if it is to be - i HIV!, let us make it.; as w might to, for riot •s the titne to act; but, i at let ing now, sir me and disgrace will, he t i ll lot of ahr SONS 1410 will one day live strin'tiro in their natiile land. But, with a _ T -tread of peace, properl arranged, their pa - tritely may be a cuuti ry, liberty, and hide pend cc." __ Ti ,. -'-'•Amerticast Goi unemitexT.—El pat -- riota,l ,of Atlixco, has , a paragraph which it celpie; from *the . ew Fork Tribune, of th IsAll of Mar lid "This War of . cartri Iges wiOritit. b: its (the conquest ' of, New Mexico) as it ha been called, may be cony r te] into 'a' could ct mere serioes than was s l opposed; This v i ar of prontocels, pro clathane, and constitlitiona, however much • it ma ' accord with the, spirit of our imbacile ' • , admit istration, may nOt be. suited to the ge -1 - - nipsf the Mexican rancheros, who, though not a civilized. as their invaders, are not' ' wanting in the instinct to discover that under these (appearances are concealed the blackP. perfidy. This animation of Texas, without cost rilblood, duty find art adequate plage in the messages of President 'Polk, becatige in thein t is nettisual to give admission to tifuth, , • but h story will draw from less doubtful fimn.- tains the character of that atrocious meast re. " If there is apything, more repro • Thensi le, more prejuiliciore detestable thin le present war, it is without doubt the mode 't which it has been conducted. That whic was connnenced in fluidness has .been coati ue'd in the mast iconceivable folly,". TO ',,, WAY TO C 0,19. en.—(From El Moni tie R PubliCano; Jun 2.—" Since the °cell patio' 'of the city, the) (the Americatia)thave not m de the slightest movement; but 4hey labor cessantly, to Ci nquer the mind of the peep! and it must be onfessed.that the'abil ity til licit they alto • is worthy of being crowncd with success. They understand ad • mireb the ground or which-they tread.— _ Tilts n Jalapa, a city coquettish and effemi , trate,_ to speak, they were amiable and gal lant; here they believ themselves to be in a hereti ' I city, and nun rig a fanatical people, and t ey eliew themse ves circumspect taht7- ' utility and reli,gious t fanaticism. They do not t la en raire their e 'es - to lea upon a wo men,aind if you could co as I 'do the manner in wit Cli they comply vith the slightest 'Prac tices of Catholicism an d devotion you would lie enraged, as.l am, a beholding the height to 'which hypocrisy an be carried,, They have mistimed the wl ole su ply of rosaries, medal and other ba atelle . that are to be . found! for Bale atth of the churplies; and-i . is au edific tion to see the, card they take t: supply tto whi l dis World with blessed i f ' pictu a and actipuhtries."--Letterfrelli Pue bla. ! • r ' , . , 9 . D *hope' that the good people who'have tilled : o many crivaedit.teara over the "ap prose log downfall of the Mexican Church, will hot make this extract a text front which to pre've that the ai •hr been sent to Mex ico, Solely 'for the of being conveted to thh,Catholie ruts STI, New Orlest yesterday n um the Capi ta ., ys latter th, n' ha frlr9 crivon w‘ l l pers• thrst ~+liit•l' Ea of the 4 2a says: ilea of Mexican pa.. 'he 12th ult. dates Tavionsly received. aeries or extracts 'ta tind in then) no evidences of that formidable, fearful opposi tion to the advances of Gerf."Scott, the appre hensions of.which, for the last day or two so alarmed the nerves Of some 'of the more sensi tive of 'our.cotemporaries. -The same unset tled, indecisive, neutralizing policy, seems to prevailat rho Capital, -which has so long been characteristic of Mexican. policy. We hear nothing of those thirty thbusani of an army, which- with a valor equalled only try that evio eed by the troops of a celebrated King of Prance, who marched up and down an emi urnee—were marching out to attack - and tut mhilate Gen. Scott in his quarters at Puebla. Santa Anna, it denis, however ambitious he may be to play the &cutter, is rather shy in proclaiming his preference, he appears to think ,that as he can getalong; though mius half hiS isuuderztanding," he can keep the Government Moving, though resting on a frac tion of a ministry. Wan.—The files before us contain full reviews of the opinions - of the different newspapers throughout the country, which numbe? , about twent . t, aul with but one single exception (in Durango) they ire all fully in favor of the War. THE DICTATORSIIIi%---El Monitor Republi can° of the 12th ult.lcontains a lengthy arti cle on the subject °lithe Dictatorship. Up to that date Santa Anna was not proclaimed, not had he proclaimed himself Dictator. In _deed, the Monitor ridiculed the idea that; he designed to become one. The rumor to that 1 effect which prevailed in the Capital, is al leged to have originated with and, been prop agated by his enemies and the enemies of the country. No Cit Argon or Pomer.—The }Monitor as serts that the new Cabinet is not to be entire ly formed of Pores, (Dihnocrats„) ,as stated in „sonic of the journals, and that the new Min i inters will carry out the policy of their prede ! cei , sor t i. Santa Anna - thinks that without a full Ministry—with the Ministers of war and Finance, together with clerks in the Bureau of Foreign Relations—he Will be lable for the tile ()Aug to carry on the Government. omtess.—Congress met at ihe Capital at ast on the 10th, and the propo6itiun of i de claring a recess, was lost by ono vote. Tun Peace TARTY.—EI Razonador, the peace paper, says. that it has recommended peace only because it is convinced 'that the Government would nor could not carry on the war, but at the same time it approves Santa Anna's withdrawal -of his resignation, and praises him very much, saying that he is the only man in the country who eau keep alive the war spirit. Tug PREMDIitiCY.--The Legislature of Aguascalientes had given its vote to Gm. Al monte. A letter from Od"lca says that San, to Anna has been unanimously nominatel' Preoideat by the Legislature of that State. "Gad Baueneli died on the evebinff of ,the 11th. .62*. VALBNCIA.--qiin. 3idlencia had re • ported having arrived at San Luis Potosi on the sth Jane, where he took iinmediate com- - nand of the army. Gen. Salas had also ar rived there, and taken charge of his post. Moan tlitniatur.r.is..—El Estandarte de his Chinacates, published at Sun Luis Potosi, says that a large body , )1 guerrillas h as been organized at Boca.; tiv Ive leagues from Si' • leiis, and that they w •ei all well armed and equi pod. , M Exit; i N C,OntigliPC, IIniNCE INTERCEPTS:D..— ' Gen. Alvarez sent an tspress from Arneca, on I , the Ilth, with correspondence intercepted in the possession of t courier going from- the Capital to Puebla. The Government had ca I,:ed, on the •d i treren t persons sending letters 1 in order that they sh•iuld be opened and rem 4! I to stiow . Nvbetlicr or not they contained anS4 inforMation of which ,the Americans could I. avail themselves. A letter addressed to El Monitor. from Puebla, says that Gen. Worth, whohegan by kissing his hands to all the young ladies.,,at Puebla, has concluded hy breaking the doors of Senor Hero's house, lodging himself hi it. [Whatever truth there may be in 'the former part of this statement, the latter part we be lieve to be a tie. . "Br THEIR IfLUIT3 TB SHAM, KNOW Timm." —"The brutal passions of our :soldiers can never be restrained by' any commander.--I Neither helplAs infancy,'or decrept old age, nor feinale loveliness, can arrest them in the gratification of their brutal passions." 'Op the E ery day, that the. : . above infamous sentiment was uttered in he halls of. Con gress, by Tom -Corwin, a leading Federalist of Ohio, and a candidate for the Presidency, Francis R.. jileink, Governor -of,this‘ State, placed his nameat the bottom of a bond for Five Hundred Dollars, tol'obtain Money to procure blankets and cloathing for .our volun teer; who %fele on their Way to Pittsburg, their place of' rendezvous. Such is the dif ference between the tory Senator from Ohio, and the Republican Governor of, Pennsylvania, The former deserting the American standard and Flag, and giving "Aids and Comfort" to the Mexicans while ; the I tter Stands to his country, right or wrong, t preserve t from invasions and aggressions f its enemms. A discerning public will deci a which cf these men has pursued the mot patriotic course. The Federal candidate—J mes Irvin, is with the Tory Corwin party, in!feeling any in pol itics. Corwin's cause is that of Irvin. They are one and the same identical thing, and all attempts to disconnect the one from 'the oth er will prove to be of little- use.—elaierican Vernocruf. A Sot.rnsa rauu WARS.—We met by accident, a few days ago, a wounded soldier from the fearful field of ? Buena Vista. He walked with difficulty and with pain—for his wound had been as severe as his gallantcy had hee) daring. Wherever the shots fat thicicest—wherever the blows fell fastest his white plume might be seen towering in the adVance., Such a man has a. rigid to ( e ( speak of the,friends middle opponents of the war; and w Wish the languagticif the intrepid hero could taste been heard tar and wide.— Ile, said th t the course of th e federal party. in dettopne lig the admi,nistration, and in ob structing the war, was the main obstacle in I the way ofn prompt and an t honorable peace. He declared that the speeches of such men as Corwin and other oppositio» leaders did more than any thing.else jo encourage the Mexi cans, and that these speeches, aided by the efforts of the federal press, had completely succeeded-in poisoning the popular mind in Mexico against this country, or rather 1 against the dethocratic party, and that the f leaders there looked forward to a period, n'w I not far diStant, when a peace would to made that would be perfectly satisfactorrto them. Ile repeated that these facts were daily oper ating most powerfully upon - the army, and would pot fail eventually to produce the most importikt,effects upon the volunteers; Of course it is out of our power to give thll name of this gallant soldier. He spoke wartnly'and bitterly of these things, because he'l4il him self felt.srome of the practical Abets Of their tr Lb.—Pennsylvanian. -: , COL. DONIVIAN AND llla MEN.—The New 0 leans National thus describes theni: Col. D.niphan is a man of giant frame, of that to , e carriage peculiar to the West, that de cives the eye as to proportion and strength. . e can imagine that his gigantic arm must hese wielded'his huge sabre: innAhe i 6 heat of battle With a force that not only StrucAr down his foe, butfitoralty annihilated him; that each s4ccessive sweep, opened wide avenues for hi's advance, as did Cortez among the !crowd -04 binds of the warlike Tlascalanr. His offi cers and men have a strange uncouth appear ance; piece meal, the ill-made clothing of th° volunteers has fallen .from." them,- and they have supplied its.placfrwith what,chanee and the wild beasts of New Mailer; have thrown in their way: Their sunburnt faces, grizzly boards, nnd*that, Their devil-may-care air, is pert eiitly irresistable. Yet " beneath those rough exteriors, are concealed minds' of edu cated and high-toned sentiments,full of lo:ty thought liborl v. 4 THE CONFESSION Op A ' 4 TARII4 POLITI CIAN.—The editor oft lie "Brookville (Indiana) American,l has lately paid a visit to Massa - , chusetts and New Hampshire.. .He has Viititz ` ed Boston, Lowell, Sanborn l sin, Manchester, ` &c.,and expresses r j ory significant Opinion o the virtues DON turittof The "Nationalintelligerledr,'l and its friends in the 'Senate, predicted; nothing' but niti from its operation. But what says the editor of the "American?'' . "From Lowell, we proeeeded up the_ valley of the Mer4imackriver to, litisfunt, 14 miles above and! frourthence to M anchester 18 miles still further up. Lowell, l Nashan, and Mancl . t6ter, are three of the , largest menu facturie,g place in the United 'States." c' • A fete days before tve left Brookville, hav ing been called upon in the streets for our op inions of the Tariff, we replied that we were .satisfied to let the Tariffof '4 remain. The country wanted stability in th a matter. The people and manufficturersiden ended a perma nent settlement of this vexed question.. • With, the present tariff, the manufacturers were prospering; and if the Democratic, party would retain the present tariff; the whigs, for the sake of peace, should let it remain us iti was. - We are non) more fully confirmed ini that opinion. We have seen things lately that have opened our eyes a little wider, but" the way in whiOr it was' obtained, it shoutttj not be published in the streets of Askaloir" The editor wraps himself up in mystery _for fear his revelation of the efficiency of the Tar iff of 1846 might subject the advocates of the Tariff of 1842 to ridicule or indignation.— Therefore, he determines to "keep ckirk" as, to all the facts and results which he collect ed in his tour.—Waskitigtou P . nion. -- Ruxstxr; piton Orxren.—The New Orleans Daily National sayS "among thd vi nnteers in Col. Doniphan's command, was young man who enlisted to 'keep front run 'tkie for the Afiesouri Lrgislature. This] gave um brage to his'constituents and his name was put up, and he was elected by a unanimous WO. The unfortunate individual, who thus had honors thrust upon him, while marching in slow time with his musket on his shoulder over in Santa Fe, is saldenlysiisturbed by the APpearance of an express from the executive of Missouri, demanding of Col. Doniphan on pens and penalties if neglected, the body of, the member elect of the Missouri Legislature now a volunteer in his regiment. The Col. as a military man, is obliged to obey his com mander-in-chief; so he ordered the legislator out of the ranks, and told him that he must foot it buck, under a: g.iartl, to Missouri, wil liiagly if he would, or chained as a prisoner. The representative vented imprecations upon 1 his constituents, and upon his,sovereign state and took the blek track home, perfectly dis gusted t'ith his popularity at the polls. An other private in Col. Doniphan's command, now in California, has been elected to Con gress." . , RIOT AT HOLADAYOWLG—A- most dismrace fuldisturbanca toolc ph/cent the canal bridge, Hollidaysburg, Pa., un Sunday evening last; between the line boat and section boat drivers. several of them were injured by stones thrown —fire-arms were also discharged among the beligerents, but without" cad: One of. the ring -leaders was arrested and commit ted to prison. On. Monday ev l ening the par ties 'again assembled about nine o'clock, and renewed their outrages. Daring the melee, a stone, thrown by one of the drivers, hit a child in a Section boat on the Mead, wounding it so severelv , ps to endanger its life. Robert Elliot. captain of a section boat, had his front teeth knocked out, and his he ad . severely cut in two places, while endenyoring to quell the disturbance. — A,colored man was arrested and committed r udd warrants were issued the next day for the arrest of the principal rioters —Mil: Sun, July 2. • AN OLD SOLDIELL—Th6 . oId veteran noticed in the following paragraph from the Cincin nuti'Conitnermal, is probably ,the oldest:revo lutionary soldier in the country, and may al most be termed the "oldest inhabitant:" "There is now living one half-mile above the toll-gate, Fulton, an old revolutionary soldiCr named Benjamin Yeats. lie was burn in Baltimore county, Maryland, in 1736, and is dierefore 111 years old, lie• was in the battles of Yorktown, Paoli, Brandywine, and several others. lie was present at the taking of Cornwallis. Yorktown he was wound ed in the hip by a shell: This wonnd is now troublesome; otherwise, the old veteran's health is go-01. lie can see to rend, and walks out daily. Ile is active—exr,eeding ly so fur a man of his advanced age." BLICk . CR AP/L ndbills have been post ed about the city, recommending that all those opposed to the _Mexicn n wait. should wear crape on their arms when the President arrives. -t••• Let them do it: we shall then know 'who are the Traitors to their Country. No backing out, gentlemen; show your colors, and let-the world know QM are willing, at the present dziyito acknowledge themselves Hartford Con vention blue.lights. If there should be any want of funds to by the crape with, there will be no trouble in finding liberal men enough 'to contribute such a sum as may be needed to equip the traitors, without applying to the Legislature. The •sheet-iron baud should be engaged to play the Rogue's March for those wlto,mourn over American iictories.---,780s lon Times. TIM WHEAT CratP.—So far as we havebeen able to learn, the wheat crop promises miff in this territory. It has greatly improved inttp pentane° within a few' weeks; and many pieces which a short time since it was thought wduld hardly pay for harvesting now bid fair for an average yield. In this part of the coun try, particularly, the crop, we are told, never looked better. It has not only acquired a fine growth, but is remarkably unitOrm and healthy in appearance. We regret to,learn Walworth and Waukesha counties,. the Hessian Fly is doing considerble damage to the crop. In some other sections of the coun try,evidences of the same insect are visi ble, though the mischief it has already done, is not believed to be sets. The Milwaukie Sent!? el and Gazette esti mates that the exports from the growing crop will reach 1,000,000 bushels. We think the figure rathPr'high, ultl+ugli it may be reach ed, should the ,season ,continue favorable.— Watertouny w. .7'. Chronicle,' The wheat and rye Crops of this section of the country, which are now almost ready fpr the sickle, ifre reported as usually fine, and in deed we have re:eived some specimens It indiscriminately from the field, some of whi h have been already noticed, superior to any le itave'ever examined. The same good tidings also reach us through the column of the . papers, as well as by our correspondent, from Virginia. A let ter dated New Market, :,Sleuandaali county, Virginia, June t 22; says;' Our 'harvest is at hand, and, our farmers rirourtil will ins few days commence cutting fain. The wheat, -- s'o far as we can hear of, in the country, is goot4 well fined, and will yield well.—[Balt. Sun. A Clam MOBEIRD.—One of the numerous travelling Circus' having Visited Minilton, Canada, and the performance not being antis= factory, in the course of the evening, soma three.or.four fights were got up for the edill cation, of ,the audience, during _which sundry bloody noses and blacked eyes were received. After the • Company- - bad ifacked up their traps tol proceed to. Brantford, It mob attacked a baggage wagon with axes, and , cut it to pieces in a double quick time:, They next laid hold of the dresses and tore them Pup, fol lowing the exploit rip by destroying every thing that came in their way. Duringthe me lee stones and brickbats flew : about like balls at Palo Alto...with leds fatal erect, however.... Sundry broken heads were re ceived, when AI N leaders in the riot were arrested---Roth. THE OBSERVER. "The Wortd is Goiertired too Much." R E, PA .' Wilirdnylrionsistit. July It, 1547. 11T - 110C@ AVIV NOMINATIONS. Olt Govnarron, ;R. l SHUN K. • NAL cfkmmissioNEn, LONGSTRETII'. F R'S. FOR I/ RRI gl 'Trios. I agent to pry 4.Tiosi is a duly authorized ihers for this paper ierbeautiful production t.espondent,'"Dylack," livor to find a place for frommir IL on file. _V it in our n We ate again at our post, after an absence somewhat shorter than we anticipated when we left. Reatona "best . known to ourself," induced us to tarn our face homeward as soon 'as the main business for. Which the Conven tion assembled ! had been accomplished. OE7' We hate apOlogies, but as our fair readers, who lcidg for a certain amount of lit erary matter each"' week, are in the we feel bound to make one fur allowing our advertising to encroach upon the first page a 1 column more t inn usual this week. The lib erality of our advertising patronage 'some times, as at present; compells tis to curtail our literary selections. i a-- (Any lack of variety this week must he uttributed to the crowded state of our columns. We will ender vor to inuke amends hereafter. 0 7 The second and third day's proceedings of the Chicagi Convention will be found in another portiou of out paper in extenso, with if the exception f the letters from distiiiguisli- ed men; whic i we are compelled to omit.— For the doings and s4yings in und out of the Convention, oh tho I,tit, we refer the reader to our letter of that date. 07- We learn that Benjamin Grant, Eq., of this city-, has been appointed by the ,-- ermirs of Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri, Commissioner to tak ( e acknowledgement, of deeds, &c. elVe were shown some of the best spe cimens of DagiierreotYpe likenesses yesterday we ever saw. l l They were the production of our friend A. ILamberton, whose advertise mentill be found in another column, Mr. 3 L. has rought the art to greater perfection than any onei we have ever had among us; which, added to the ,fact, that! he is a citizen of our own to n, ought to insure him as lib eral patronsgci, at leaSt, as lias heretofore been bestowed upot strangers. Chicago Convention It will no d.ubt gratify the friends of a ju dicious system of Ha'rborlind River improve ments, to learn that the deliberations of the Chicago Conkunioi were, in the main, s r b harmonious, and that the declaration of sen timent submitted by he committee and adop ted unanimouly by he Convention, embody principles and sentiments in which all can unite. We can truly say, we arc rejoiced, inasmuch as• it' is more than wa exp6cted.— FrA the time we left home until the Conven tion met in the afternoon of the second day, we heard but one opinion expressed. and that was that it would end in political wrangling and break up in a row. And on our return we found this to be the general opinion at horn . When the Convention adjourned at 12 o'clock on Tuesday, every thing indicated that this fear would be realized; but happily better counsel prevailed, and in the afternoon a betterfeeling was Imanifested on the part of our whig - friends. ,The result was a concil iatory speech from Illr. Lincori,,whig member of Congress_ elect, frim the late Col. Hardin's district in Illinois, the passage of a resolution condemning the treatment a democratic speak er had received at the hands of It portion of the Convention in the morning, and finally the introductionsed l adoption of the "Declar ation of Sentiment,l l to be found in another column. We trust and lielk these proceedings will have a beneficial influence, and tend to •unite all on one common ground. U _ _ Gen. Taylor's Posltlpn A recent letter,of pen. Taylor to the editor of the Cincinnati ignal, has thrown a por tion of the whig party into consternation and - dismay. In this letter the old General repu diates their.efrorts to make him their candi date, and utterly refuses to lend himself , to their schemes for power and plunder. They call the letter a "forgery," . a "locofoco trick," "miserable twattle," and the like. Even our neighbor of the Gazette is disposed to call it a forgdry, although he hopes, and indeed knows, that it is not. Wb shall publish "this letter in our next ! as Mee r another to a gentleman near Troy, N. Y., !equally as pointed as the first. We should Have given them this week but had not room. Polltl, . A friend called 4sit. attention the otliei day to an article 'in th 4 Buffalo Courier, and, .re quested its publicat'on, in regard to political sermons on the 9th Ou friend was of opin ion that the publication f the article here was called. for by a politic I seriSou preached on that day., We nOuld g ly do as request ed, but the crowded state of tir columns this week will not adini. of it. - By the by, the belt way to notice these men who "Steal the livery of the conrt of Heaven to serve, the Devil in,"-and fro the sacred desk preach hate instead of lov , treason instead of the gcispill—who with acriligious bkode, would turn the pulpit int a political rostrum—is to stay away,fiom tho r ; church. Empty pews and empty purses, ill toou learn them their dutk. - • ' , , al Preaching that "Ituth.” Some The Boston Tim / and Sandwich Gla a semi-anneal divi able Monday, duly) corporation which ploy, a few years sl “change of times they Should be un pe4ding inisiness,l mein. The latter, were mostly Dean' ;a says, that the Boston s Company, have declared end of five per cent., pay bth. This is the same otified the men in its ca noe, that, unless a radiosl dopinions," took place, or theJiecess' , of sus ind dismissing • eir Work t may he pro ; , to remark, crate: i 1 . 1 ideation of ' i Laity," in re 7 see of the United States ' the outlay, for a Court (.0 for insertion this' week. 05Theconimui gard to ' the Oita' Beni( building, by Troup eau* too 1u OM! LIZITERS FROM 71111 EDITOR CHICAUO, JULY 4, 1847. , The city is full of people, and the cry is Still 'they corn i . Delegates by hundreds are pouring in nd have been for a week past. ; Every publi h Liao is overrun, and the boat; too—those Cirili ing last night and this morn ing on the St. ' Milts. Oregon, Louisiana and Baltic, having i remain on board, there being no other place (or them, except at private houses, arid the , although urged to do so by the press, have ot, to any extent , thrown open for the e commodation of strangers.— Whatever ma} , be said of the business of this rifplace, its corn e"rcial importance and'the like, I think it can beast of very little genuine hos pitality—such as one meets with in the west generally, theeouth and the - east. The peo -44e are. emphatically "an enterprising, money pain- and money loving community, and as a body \,.1 am confident, do not fairly represent. the west. Originally from the eastern States, and airrivinthere in low circumstances, they have become rich in a fete yeara.by fortunate speculations and c 'cie appliCation to business, and it therefore ca nettle expected, or indeed ought it to be' th t they'ean appreciate in others or pract l ice , li emsel yes o. Akat ',unbounded hospitality which so generally aracterizes_ our great coo» ry. Still I cannothelp but like Chicago an its people. It is no% -4% city of commandiiiimportance, and its future.t destiny call 011 y.be written when the grey arid growing I% est shall! have been filled to overflowing, 4d its truly stupendous and wonderful resources fully brought forth by the rapt rl develope, ent of science, and the ever rest Mas arm of enterprise. '- \ No city in th Onion probably has increas ed Fir) fast in p pulation and wealth as this, and. none,i-iitt comfident, in the West, with out it may bel t: Louis,- hag so higka deal.; ii ., w r y before it. 1 o provelthis We have but to glance at the past and the present, an] then calculate the ,f afore. ' Tho Black Hawk war first brought t.le site where now stands the city into notice A history of the place now before me says: !'During its progress many persons attache to the army, and others visi-. ted this place,. nd forming a favorable opin ion of its situ; ion; naturally communicated 1 their impressie sto others. It was, besides, a period of gene al prosperity throughout the country, when 'nterprise was stimulated to unusual activit . These ersys corlinerl, produced emig tie». Lau and tow i.lotla 1 I were eagerly so ght after; speCulation result ed—a a natural consequence, became the rin g ling passiOn of le, period—and was coily ar rested by the at 4ost universal crash and bank ruptcy of 1837-:. Chicago became the cen tre of speculati g operations, and enjoyed or 'leered during its continuance, an inflated )` [ prosperity. Thsusands flocked here froiii"all lirts of the cou try, crowding the place to overflowing witl new citizens and strangers, so that scarcely post could he found to lean against. We fi td on an old mapof the period, the population o the place laid down in 1835, at 5500; one thin these, or more probably, were transitory persons, brought here by the pre vailing mania. We must regard, therefore, the year 1832,40 the fall of that year, as the period from win •11 to date the commencement of Chicago." now contains a of at least. sixte: population of s year. When IN tural wealth of and views the of country Whit roads,. will even her lap, he cairn Chicago is only 'hat is fifteen ,years ago—it ~ opulation, in round numbers; thousand,kor an increase in imething „ ptfer a thousand a e looks at the great agricul he country tributary o it, ineral resources of a rgion by a proper system of rail ually pour its treasure into A help agreeing with l me that in Rs infancy. I might go' on with figures crease of all kit ductions thercfr my , readers I kt dry stiltisties, cannot howev4r description of:11 'strikes a straMl low, situation, i the level of the however, L am The diseases it •country,.such intermittent fev healthy lake br, city is divided i go river and its south branches. going to show • the rapid in s of commerce here, arillde . in in regard to the future, but ow have but. little taste for d r will therefore forbear. I close without giving a short e city. The first thi that .er on visiting Chicag:6 is its 1 being only' a few feet above mlie. Notwithstanding this, told it is remarkably healthy. eident to the interior of the s fOver and ague, bilious and rs, are, in consequenc 3 of the ezes, almost-unknown. • The !no three parts by the hien- . Iwo branches, called no th and I • It is about 100 yard. wide, and except on t+ feet deep. The c on the lake and t run at right•arr, and well graded' and wood, princ lim.bar at the mouth, m :ity is laid out about thre V'Q and a half west; the !W,' and are general!, I The buildings are of pally of the latter. Iti ilocks built of what is , an entirely new article, I iVechfrom their being mann a city. They resemble stone; ,I ne,' 'aid have . I, e. dThe , ya o said to b i e li ,y go *nnot b ast of man pu - ot e niarket÷an 6kt; even have said in the first part 'f - 1 a people are so anxious tog t vefloither money or time , o astrtictien of public edi fi ce . vevcr, some very beautiful hou l es, &.c. They also have xchdnge, Theatre, and some ion meets to-morrow, and I give 'you as concise an ac, ngs is possible, unlesls it pro g top long, in which" . case I ed - - engagements to ' B• p• s. some very lino Milwatikie briel , The name is de faetured in, tl light yellowisi pretty appearan , durable. Chic lie buildings, ti confirms . what: this letter. 'll rich that. they h. spend In -the es There are, , ho d churches, schoo l a Merchants' I very good hotel! The 63nt;en I will endeavor' I count of its doi tracts its settit will be compel leave. EMMI This 'has bee Chicago. Ne jarred and cra venture to nasa l so gay and im many along d , l It. For mor from a distan by Friday ni l] to their utm i oa; Those that Ha I to remain on 6.1 previously wag the city. Bin Indiana, Michi : . ing in their hu i allowed.to ass Seats in the C. the propriety. ` gates to a: co IM !lied t a h S: her citizens witnessed oil!) scene, and it' will be i +ere they witness another like tth a week delegations o have been arriving, and lit the hotels were crowded L dap city for accommodation. .ear pied Since are Compelled and the boats, unless they had ged coma, or have friends in Q Sal 'many night Wisconsin, ‘ . an ar Illinois have been send dred , all of whom have been me their State badges, and take nveniion. I very much doubt if , such a_proceetling. Dele-. Titian, iiichas this proposes • to be, for the purpoSe of discussing the great subjects of River atul Harbor irnprovernent, cer tainty should be required to present some ev idence that the eoPle sent them.' ; Many of those whd I have Seen to day with the badges of the surrounding' 'States flannting l in their button hole i 6 anti who hava taken seats.aS del egates,' I am cextain would not be' allowed to vote at !ionic; for the want of the proper quali fication, ago. It. may, however, be all right I —indeed the old adage says, "in a multitude of council there is safety," and if it is true, then this convention is in ticy danger', for there' is young and old, grave and, gay, comprising all colors and complexions, from. the brown face of Torn Corwin, to the lighter hue of the descendants of the pure Saxon. i ..- But to return—the day was ushered in by the firing of cannon and other demonstrations usual on such eccisions. The fire:compa nies were outot an early hour in their,holiday costumes, their engines decked out with ever greens, flags, ribbons, and one I noticed, with two beautiful girls, of sweet sixteen, seated 3 1 arbor in front of the engine: It was a iiiful simile. Besi the engine march lie dark bowed and lardy fireman, ready I efil life and limb in efence of the home fireside, of which 41 e young girls seat the arbor were a , atitiful illustration. n o'clock the differet t companies, milite i d fire, societies, May r and council, cler ic., had assumed t eir position as laid by the pro; ramm f the eommittee,of gements, an by el .ven the delegations the ‘ different States, under, their respec ntalknls, had assembled in the public re near \ the. bank of the lake. The pro on Was tl4 formed by the Marshal of lay tit mare ed through a number of ts,to he public square near the Court se, where,an immetistkpaviliOn had c been ed by the city authorittesfor the accent ation of the Convention. And here in -a . mthesis, let me remark, that 16 part .of i arrangement was all I objected to :‘,ll. was ' l ery' proper for the committee to make iii. 11 of a show of ' the public bodies of the I ns possible, but they had nolinsittess to their visitors o iu a het sun, and drag them ugh their dusty : streets for two mortal in a beau spa cess the stre lieu creel mod , I pare I the all ‘' muc city broi ...3, like a circus troop or a tnenagery. n arriving at the.vPav ilion; the Convention culled to order by Dr. P. Maxwell,. Mar 'of the day after which the Mayor of city 18 -t ele 'Med i the dell inates a welt vexl 1 ed ajid p rtitint , 'sptdc.l) l . Jas. L. Bar. I i , Eq., of B fruh , , wa , then ca lled to the Lr pro tern, and Col. Chambeis,Of St. Lou is, and Hans Crocker, Esq , of Wisconsin, apPointed Secretaries. - T‘kte Convention was then opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Al len of Massachusetts, a delegate I believe.— Th,States were then called' over and the nu ber and names of delegates, so far as they ha been ascertained, Vero handed in. The Ke , stone reported thirty-fotir, ten of wimal, cil hou N% a - slis the deli ton, CUM we e from Philadelphia, nine from litts • rgl , to from rie, and the balanbe.fron different sections Of the State. Among- tlom‘is the II•ns. Jos. R. Ingersoll and Andrew Stewart. or as his admirers delight to call him "Tariff Andy." The tbrmer of these genmelt I am mdch pliased,with—the latter caries about hint the tintnistakable evidence of (He 'Magogne. A committee .wa's then appointed; one from each State, to report officers for the pertna nent organization of the "Conventton. The • ge r ntlernan designated on : the part of our dale -. a l trn was A. G. Ralston, Esq., of Philtidel pl . The Convention_ then adjourned until ,fo o'clock. ,A.t, four o'clock . the Convention inlet, but in consequence of a head ache, caused by the 6x tiime hdat this morning, I did not 'attend. • I le rn, however, that it was addressel by ever al gentlemen, among etheis Tom Corwin"; of 9 no, and Horace Greeley ofthe N. Y. Tribune. hould infer from what I hear, that the _pet I ' were much disappointed in truth of them. Tto latter, as his friends well know, is no blic speuket t and the former onty eceeds tialing the crowd with well executed foOnery and bar-room and pot lion i se wit. I am also told he gave us democrats some hard rubs, and thr, too, at the expense of truth.— Let that Ws, however; we. can stand it Az— especially from such a source. The committee appointei 'to puminateiefri irs, for the permanent organization ofd the I.ll,Cleotion, reported the name of Hon. Eoz jARDBATES, of, Missouri, for President; to- go ther with a Vico President fr(!n every state presonted. • .4.4 V. Loomis, Esq., of Mus h rg.h r lis the Vice - President from Pennsylva ti a. ono Charles Xing, of the New York\ Cciurier and Enquirer, objected to the norni nl.tion of Judge 'Bates, and proposed the name 'out 30 • miles .treats • wide brick oticed called or Corwin. That gentleman peremtorily de- Oiled i the honor, however, - mid 1111 . r. King Made himself ridiculous even in theeyes of the tinulireis of Mri Corwin. L After the transaction of'some unimp' rtant business, the Convention adjourned unti 1 9 o' lock tomorrow morning. II have just r tuned ' i frOrn meeting of F,d it6rs, iilled at jui 'i hermknlion4e; for "pur dses best kno nto limuslVeri.". 'll'here wore 1 • goodly number present w .how many I cannot ay, but the room was full and jokes were tO me, racked, and congratulations exchanged, with hat_peculiar zest which the members of the mirofession, when once let.loose from their du iesralolie can. It was i decided.that they will itake of a supper prepare.] under the direc ition of th 3 local editors, at such' time and place s they .may determine. _I was in hopes •I Should see Croswell, of the Albany Argus, but J q i u'as disappointed. ' pe was not present.— reeley, Chambers , Ranb t alias "Soltaire," , dge Wright, who, by the. by, is a seomid J6al..in Edson in appearance, and but an ace ibe j hind old Prank Blair in 'pgliitei ( s, Ha•ris, ;Herald,the "fat boy" of the Cleveland ; Cray; of the Plait) Dealer, old *olon Robinion, a veteran of the profession, od:a host of others, were present'. 'rake them All in all they were as jolly and good looking a set of the "b'hoys" as ontr will often see congregated. . 1 P. P. S. ~ JULY 5, 1£347. in the history of cy been so litterly angers—n6ver, I FIAM Muupmt.—The corpse ()fa younff,,la dy of ifroproachable charaete , - who le m ft a neighboes fur lteYfather's ho se, was found in the canal near Whitehall, N. Y., bearing marks of violence. She probably fell into the hands of a gang of wretches, who after viola ting her person,' put an end to her existence to hide their guilt.. ._ . . . i . The "Sun" ;of this city, indirectly denom inated Major General Patterson a coward, yesterday! The reason is simply this: Gen. P. was born in Ireland—as was Gen. Mont gomery, Commodore Barry, Rzc.,, who were among our country's bravest and best friends. 'imrs, , -- - -- Chicago Conv ention,; - - 7 i - SECOND DAT—...jUI V fi: , --- Convention met'pursuant to adjourrunem, EDWARD BATES, Kt.( ~ in the Chair: ; Players by Rev. r. Allen, of :11a:n c l, u _ -, Setts. Delegates from Icentucky were 4 T0rt ,,. , :. aq having arrived since the adjourrinient las. 1! evening. - - i The b ßresident announced as thke.anl m i tt , ' to draft resolutions the following n'linV g et ,' 1 I tletneri. 1 , Ohio—John C. Wright, J. W. CraA Massachusetts-9eurgs A. Keehn, !Vas jioo. ' - \, .llchigan—Williani Woodbmig,c, Calsiz, Britian. Indiana--Daniel Mace, Anlrew Ozbern. New York—John C. Speeker, Alvin Brun. , 1 MO .ilissouri- 7 -John I). Cook; Fletcher 31, Hassler. ' I PenttiT/Ivanitt.T. J. ligham, J. c, m shall.: : I' 1 flat shall. Rlittois—Jesse B, Thomas, bat id J.Bal, et. canii - i mms i n —. P. Talimadge, .1;1).-liniu. ~ ' onlicctictif—N. O. Kellogg, J.lV,,Wi l it s , Main; —M. ,A. handler. Florida—John : - .Carnp, Georgia—T. Bu ler King, W.B. Hodson. lowa—Goo. %V. Villtams, N. L. Stout. ! . Kentucky—ll; C Blackburn, T: 11. Cra . t" - - i ford.! ' 'I 1 Rhode Istanll divanSeagrav'e,lLll ol . pin, .4 , i , / i i . 7 Vt-te ..f:crse . y.=—Ro ell Scott, Charles Kin-. Drl Gardiner, Est., of N. Y. roe 'and stn. Jed that he held in his hand a set of resole_ I tions;representing e voice of sonic, severiv delegates, which h ! asked the • privilege t'. :readr g. The resod' lions we* referred r) in ,the °mate° on esOlutions without read mg.lt was requc. ted that all those Me -1 ftate having prop salons prepared, sub* the s me to the Co pruttee on IteSolutions: Mc. Allen, of M.,..titated that he had been requested by the Missouri delegatiOnl, to Pre sent to the Convention, a letterj ,from the Hon. T. ll.' Bentott, giving his viewti on the 'objects sought to be enected by thts Conven tion. - 1 I . Letters from M. Benton, Mil %Vright, Mi. Cass, - Mr. ,CI y, Mr. Van Buren, and others, were then i6d , - 1 , After some tlise4sions in relation to the object of the . Convent- conducted ;in good spirit, the lion. John-C1: . Wright of 0., Chair ,. ni,an 01 the Colittee, remarked th g; had 1 b4en desirota - to e tibody as. brieti Sy7ossi hie, , 6 cries Li resolutions that shetild speak the sentiments of this Cohventihm on qe questions upon winch they Were called to Ol: : hLerate. They ,had endeavotied '0 exelti,c2 everything which ' the 'most, fastid otts Col l ii - - deem eV:atonal Imo party sense., -They Ea'. simply embodied , dectaitt consti tutio al truth„ which supported the claims of the est tqr the national governincnt fur the ini rOventent, of her harbors and fivers. The TAM - time& hope! that the series of resolutjonWas such as the Convention With one airtime consent could unite in' itdoptMg, and rely up Mas con , taming truths . indisputable in thews Ives, and such 'as woulkt t)xvrt an influence u on Con , gres,, s'utlicient to lineluee satisfa tOry re sults., , 1 , 1 ly: would say-in conclusion that; very res• olittilm had bitch adopted with pc lect l o t a.. mmitv, and withoutia dissenting. v ice fridet i• i r beginning to end. 1 . I . ". ' e resolutions Were theirreadb, • Charles King, of Net Jersciy, and arc as fo lewst Ttie Convention inubmit to their _ellow-Cit izenS and to Ote Federal Goyernment the M., lowing, propo‘itions'ns, expressing their own, sentinients-and . th4-e of th eir coast talents. . • Ist. That the constitution of the (United States was formed hy•Practical men, tor prat.- tteallparposei idcellred in its preantble: '`Co Prot - fea s ter the!conumin defence, t promote' the general welfare and to secure the hies- Sing 4 of liberty ; " at d was mainly d signejto create a governuten,t whose functi ns should be adequate'tlo the Protection of th cenunon nterests of all the Statds; or two r more of theiU, which r..ould not be maintain d by the action of, the sa.ipafated Stales. Th, tin strict, aecortionce with this Objet - , - the - re - % Sues ile=' , rite I i roin commerce were surfend red to the 1 gekt , ‘ral GoVcrmucUr, with the expr sS under ,' standing that th 4 ,were to-be appli d! to - the' pro Motion of thuselColomon inte'res s I i=j, Thatamong,lthese common . atitliobjects werelst -Foreign C to the regulation MI which, the pots States severally were confessedlyin and ...:d. internal trade tind'rtavigatio eve i! the concurrende of two or in. 1 was nec-. c essary to its, Preser'vation, the expense of its ' Maintenance, equ taWy borne by Itwo or 'morel, - where, of course, those S ates Inns rilvi have a-voice int it. 4 re culation; ~. , resulted the ConsTutional grant to Cbrigress "to regulate, the cigit nations and among the States , 3d„ That heinglichtis poScssed b means and of the - - pqwer which w tolhe StateS respeClively, Congre obi gated by every ehrisiderstion of ani obi common justice .o chetish an bot rthe kinds ellen:pit - tome thus I to t.'s cafe, by exPaticling and exte tu al's of conducting them, and o th in all those facilities and all th Lion tvhich the Statiisindividually ' I afforded, had the Ire4enue and the seen left to them. it- - - 4. That this Obligatien has eve o .. e.nied from the feundation of th Mont and has ben fulfilled partially inglightlouse bhilding . piers fo i t $q break-waters . a I a wa - 4)Si removin tions in .rivers, ' nd! providing othe for the commekele!arried,-on froM on the,Atlantic cOast;,,and the sa , • tions have been fulfilled to a much II gin providing sin ilar facile es for ' among the Staies;' : ,' and - that the pr been most emphatically acknowledl -brace the western lakes and rivers, priations for numerous light hot .them, which appropriations !have i questioned in qon g re s siss tvanting, tionat authority,. ; , ' I I i ii. That thus, hy a series' of acts which have received the sanction of the peo 1e.0,f the Unitta States 'and of every department, of the Federal 'otjernment„ under all Admin 7 l istrations, the °Miner) untltrstandin'g of the intent and objets Of, the frdmers of the Con stitution in granting to Congress - the - Power to regulate commerce has been manifested, and has been cc atirMed by the Pecips and o• In this understand n ass Gecomo_as - uch a part t. . , 1 Of that instrument:as any one of it " most eA plicitprovisions.!, ,•' , , , 1- . , 6. That the potvcr 'to regulatecontmeme with Foreign Nat ens arid among . ttio, Stateti and with the Ii dial' tribes,' is on Its fate so, palpably applicable in its whole extent -to °deli of the sub eets enumerated equally and - in the same manner, as to render any attempt to make it more eXplieit,'llle 'andutile, find i that those who, admit tho rightful pplicatidn of the power tc; Fdraigri ConunCre , by facil-' itating and protecting .its opemti us by irti- - proing Harbors and clearina out navigable _ rtvet•s, cannot consistently any -0 tit !coral ly authorises s milar facilities' to "iloitirnerca among States.' 1.-- ', ' ' ' - 7. That " °reign Couurnarce s is d,ehd mit upon inter al trade for the distribeitien of its freights, .an fol.,tho means 'of Paying far them, tin that h4oictimproves he ime,ad ,i vanecs the oth trl - rmd'tbov are so nseparable, that they Au" tl - be regarded as. oe. That an Cxport fro the itupriCan shot to a Brit ish port in Ca atla! is: 4, much fo eign corn- 1 1 11 . merce as if it rhacl been carrisd - irectly tel. Liverpool, and, dim. an l exportatici to Liver pool neither gains', pt loses any - of he charac teristics of foreign commerce, hy. - he ditJeel- ~ ness - or circuity hi tho' route, whe her it p..3,i:- ses through a cluitom-house on he British tiiac cq the St'. La}vveuce, or &l sec ds through it =I interests. inineree. erg of tbc Oquate. ,%% hero ro State wher tumid be ndeetsa nd hence of powe-I , with forr e th of the re defiled. :s becamill good f t kith increase °mini te ding tj affor itt,g t pia c~ ould hie uthor ty been roc- govern by erect harbors, obstritc fahilitics the\ p. l rts dbli_ a -as ext nt omme cc I hYPP ses eve b. co sti
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