THE VOLUNTEER. JoTin U. Bratton, Editor and Proprietor. s> CARLISLE, PEOP>YrI Ot 1848. AGENCY. ifs-V. B. PALMER. Eaq. la our authorised Agent fur pro «uriug.advertisements, receiving aubscripliona umL making collections for tins jlviericaH, Volunteer, at hi olilce, N. W. corner of Third ftTidCbeaimt atrpets. riiilailelplno. -FOR FRESIDEiNT, ME NOMINEE OF TUB NATIONAL CONVENTION. i Temperance Lecture,— -The Rev. John Chambers, of Philadelphia, at the request of the friends of the cause, will return to Carlisle on the 14th inst.,forthe purpose of delivering ohc or more led arcs in defence erf the principles of Temperance. . The first lecture will bo delivered in the Firgt Presbyterian Church. The principal object in Mr, Chambers again-paying our town a visit, as we have been told, la for the pur pose .of. answering the objections contained,in a Ye cent discourse of Rev. Mr. Lillie, in which ho took strong • grounds against' the: order of the Sons of Temperance. \Vo have ho doubt the controversy be tween these two-gentlemen will wax. warm, and \vo would suggest that three or four gentlemen be selec ted to preside at each meeting during the controver sy to act as Moderators. Valentines.— Knccdler has supplied himself with a splendid variety. Call at his store, next door to BcctenPs hotel. - Dickinson College. —Wo learn that an . effort is being made in the Stqte Legislature to get a* bill passed exempting this institution from the payment of taxes.' Wo hopc.uo each bill will pass. Why should this college refuse to pay taxes, w.oshould liSto io know? Wo liopo the members from this county -are- acquainted with the voice of their constituents 'on this subject. If-they are they will oppose the passage of the bill in question.. \> Comb. Val. Rail-Road.— Tho Board of Directors of this company have determined to lay the entire road, from the Susquehaha to Chambersburg, with a riow lrack of T rails. Glad to hoar it. - - Maj. Sihiner.—By the last arrival* from itlexlco we learn Dial Moj. E. V, Sumner, of the 2d Dragoon*, is on his way to the United State* on leave of ab sence.' Maj. S» has performed good service in Mexi co, and his friend* wiirhniMii* return home with joy. Mexican Cannon.—A joint resolution, lulroduAtd 1 by Capli Small, has passed both (louses of (ho Leg-1 uleturo, directing the Adjutant General to have the I two Mexican Cannon taken at the battle of Cerro Gordo, iboonted, and placed in ihe rotunda of the Capita).' This resolution called forth quite an.exci ting'debate in the House, in which a number ol hpnorablomembers participated. Mr. Evans, (he Federal member from Chester, objected to (ho cannon being placed in (he Capital, said it was the place prevailed, and thought its sanctity would be invaded by bringing into it.tbe implements of war. He moved to amendby substituting the Slate Arse nal. 1 Col. Myers, of old Berks, replied, that he thought these trophies should bo placed where (hey could be gazed.upon with admiration, as evidence of the valor of our soldiers. Ho did not suppose that (heir presence in the Capital would intimidate any one.. Ho avowed, that although by no means boust ‘ fill of courage, ho was not a bit afraid of spiled -cannon! After some other debate the Resolution passed almost unanimously, mthonl an amendment, which some one offered, that the member from Chester should first be allowed lime to have his life insured/ Wmo National Contention. —A meeting of (be Federal members of both Houses of Congress was bold at Washington on the 3d instant, at which it was resolved that the Wings would hold a National Convention, to mcetin Independence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia, on the 7lh day .of Juno next* “To mcctinlndcpcndonco Halil” Really our 'Federal opponents should bo afraid to meet inside the walla of this famous old building.- It is no place (or traitors and blue-light Federalists to congregate. It is an attempt to disgrace that noble bid building. -Let'the Federalists meet some place else—in. the same building, for instance, in which the Hartford Contention Federalists assembled on another occa sion. It would bo a much more appropriate place ' for the meeting of the Federal National Convention. ’Should our opponents persist in occupying Indcpen • dencc Hall, on the 7lh of June, wo should not bo surprised if tho walls of thot honored old edifice should crumble down upon the tory heads of those within, V, v (Cf. The, Senate, a few days' since* confirmed the nomination of Nimrod STRiKi.AND,.Esq; afi Associate Judge of Chester county* Glad of it. Mr/S.‘ is editor of that sterling Democratic paper, the Wokl Chester Republican, and is a moat excellent man. Election Districts.—A resolution has been offer edin the House', instructing the Judiciary Committee to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill, vesting la Courts of Justice the right to fix llio place iof holding elections in the several townships, bo. roughs and wards of tho Commonwealth. A regu. latlpn of this kind would bo very well, and sive con* time spent In./oorMegislation. - Governor Slumk hoe issued writs lor o special el ection fora member ofCongress, in tho Congression al district, composed of tho counties of Ducks and Lehigh, in the room of Mr. Hornbrook, deceased.— .Tho election to be held on tho 23d inst. Gen. Quitman.— This officer,'with his fimiUv, is sojourning in Philadelphio. Faria Shad and Sorr Crabs.— Wo notice that at some of (ho hotels in Philadelphia they arc feasting on fresh shad and soft crabs! Gen. Cass.— The Chambcrsbnrg "Valley Sentinel/' the organ of the democracy of Franklin county, has placed the name of Gen. Cabs at (he head of its col • limns os Us first choice for the Presidency. Money at Interest.— Auditor General Purvionce has given a written opinion, to (bo effect (hat moh* cys lit interest oro not laxablo for borougli. road or pour*p.urposcs. .. In many of the townships they have heretofore been taxed for such purpose. OCT* Tl»o Saturday Courier was sold at public suction on Friday, in tho rotunda of (lie Philadelphia Exchange, and brought 615,000. Andrew MoMokin being the purchaser. Tho place was crowded to excess,and much interest was manifested in the sale. Ho person ventured to bid against Mr. McMaokln, and hs therefore got the paper at Ids own bid. Mr. McMaokin having entered into bonds, that tho paper should bring $30,000, tho $15,000 therefore goes to Mrs.gulden, as her interest in the concern. Erik Bank.— As the notes of this Bank have for a 1 time, been, discredited, we copy the following article ' concerning it, from tho "JSrio Observer," of the Bth January: . •* i»Wb see (hat the notes of the Erio Bank arc not In very good repute in Cleveland and lomo other point* on Hie Boko, BillMders, however, need have no feirs In regard to.Us solvency. and should not rmn with them at a dDoount,ae wo have, been assured by So <J»«hior‘of lhe In.tlU.lion that thoro ar. fund., ,mpl7 .ufficldnl In it to moot oil 110 llobiJUlen." ••UNITED WE STAND—DIVIDED WE % FALL.» \i iOn the result of the-next election depends whether the people are to continue supreme, or. Whether llicy are to bb'qpmo ; aubserylch’t, tbi'the bidding | (of political gamesters, bcadbQ by such traitors .to their j i country: »VClay, Webster, Corwin & Co. The next election will be one of^ the greatest imporlilnce lo.lho people oT tlnscoimtry—it\ will boa period to (try men’s souls. ,:-Tho same party With, which we had to ■ contend during the struggle of the Revolution, and the same men who plotted freason in ISldj with all ' the-accumulated force their depraved ingenuity with the aid of ill-gotten power can enlist, ure again nt 1 work in slandering their country. The Federalists know very well that they never can succeed when the Democratic parly is.unitod, and their whole ef forts, at present tiro directed to*create a “ split” in butfparty.[ .But wb to llial,' Democrat whb forgets his duty next,fall 1-His confcioncb will upbraid him to the latest hour of his. life, and his fellow-men will sliun him a# they would the venomous reptile.. t -■ , We have said that the Federalists expect only to succeed in the next.eloclion in.case,of-a,division in the Democratic ranks,, and to effect this, they arc using every means, fair and foul. Throughout, the .whole country, north, south,cast and west, they have set their ■netts, and .are lying-in wail to,entrap the ‘people, by iheir insidious and detestable pretensions of such (friendship as vultures give loJambs,—- Thb,seeds, of discord and disunion—snob os the VVilmol Proviso, Slc, —have been sown, and our po litical opponents—those who have afforded.** aid and comfort” to the Mexicans, and prayed that the American soldiers might meet with “ hospitable j graves” —are exulting in the vain hope of a fr uitful harvest. But it is indeed a vain hope if lho democ racy do their duty. . Let us be firm—let u& be united —and wo need not heed their threats of vengeance or their shouts of anticipated triumph. The band oftruitors and political gamblers who areiiow leag ued together for the purpose of disgracing their own country in the eyes of llio world, will bo brought lo the dust, and “yicroaV? will again perch upon the bannoc under whoso silken folds the Democratic parly liove so often fought and conquered. Let every Democrat, therefore, prepare himself for the great buttle next fall,.and Instead of disputing about the claims of this or that, man for a jiominalion, let us all resolve to support the nominee of the National Convention. This shbfild bo the course ofevery true Democrat Demagogues, and men, without, chorac ter of' principle, may attempt to carry.favor with a few, by pretendingfriendship fora particular candidate* but the people care little about those raush-rooirr poli- Iliciana. Ho who receives the nomination of the 4th of May National Convention must receive the unit cd, hearty and zealous support of the whole pai(y— and it matters Utile to the Democratic parly who the nominee may be. Let all Democrats who love their country, and who despise our treacherous political opponents, determine upon victoiy next fall, and all the cunning of such men as Clay and Webster, and the lick-spittles who.-do their bidding, will avail them nothing—tho resistless breezes of popular feel ing will sweep onward and onward, until every fragment of Federalism will bo scattered to tho four winds of heaven. , -Thc-Legfdatnre* In Senate, on the 4th. instant,. Mr. Slorrelt pre seated a petition ifrom citizens ofCumbcrland county, asking for authority to improve the navigation of tho Yellow Broechcs creek, either by slack water or ca nal. Also, a petition from citizens of Cumberland county against the chartering of any new banks, or : rc charlcring of any old ones, and asking for a gen eral bahking-law. In tub House, pn .the 3d jnsl., Mr. Lamberlon presented a petition from. Thomas Ctaigbesirfor allowance of a certain claim as witness in a certain caftc;. •' In the Senate, on the 7th, the joint resolution re. lalivcio an amendment ofthe Constitution,(providing for the election of Judges,) came up on second rdad- ing, and after a brief discussion between Messrs. Small and Johnson, it passed a second and-final reading by tho following vole? Yeas.— Messrs. Boas, Browley, Crooernft, Johnson, (Erie) Johnson, (Armstrong) Jordan, Levis,Matthias, Middlcswarth, Rich. Richards, Sadler, Sanderson, Sankey. Small, Smith, Smyser, Williamson, Speaker —l9. . N ATS —.Messrs. Benner. Best, Crabb, Darsie.Gillis, Harris, King, Ovorfield, StrcUcr. Rights of Married Women* Tho following bill for the more effectual protection of tho rights of married women, has been reported by the • Judiciary Committee in the House of Rpro scnlattvcs: AN ACT to exempt real estate of married women FROM THE DEBTS 0F TIIEIH HUSBANDS, Section 1. Be it enacted, %c,, That the land . tenements, and hereditaments, which shall belong la any woman previous to her marriage, or which shall accrue to her by will or descent daring covelure, shall bo free from all liabilities dr debts or the husband of said woman, and the same shall not bo seized, sold, or sequestered, by virtue of any ciccution, or writ of any kind, which shall Issue against said husband. Section 2. Whenever a judgment shall bo obtained against the husband and wife jointly, for,tho debts of the wife contracted or incurred before marriage, or fur her tortuous conduct before or after cevcturc, tho said judgment shall be a lien against her teal cstoto, and may be collected in the same manner as though said real estate was the property of her husband. Suction 3. This act shall not affect tho lien or col. lection ofany debts contracted by tho husband of any woman prior to the first day of July next! and noth-, ing heroin shall bo so constructed, as. to prevent bus •band ond wife, frontfrportgaging or conveying the reality oftho wife in:tho manner now recognized by laws Section 4. All law» inoonsialcnl herewith are 1 hereby repealed. ' “WHIG” SENTIMENT* Below will, be found a small specimen of Whig ( sentiment—such as has been reiterated, (in effect, ; and almost exactly in tho same language,) on nearly , every occasion, in and.out. of Congress, when our political friends have adverted to tho Tariff of 1646, as a cause ofour prosperity during tho past year: 1 " Mr. Polk boasts, and probably truly, of tho com mercial and agricultural prosperity of his country. But he ought to bo reminded, thut groat part of Ea. ropo was, during the paal year, tributary to America for food nnd provisions. The gold of England, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Scotland and Ireland, have gone, during 1847, to swell the coffers of the American farmer, merchant, factor, aud ship* owner. But, oro the year 1848 shall have Bounded its knell, America moy hare known and fell worse a crises than any endured by Great Britain. • • If tho reader should 1 bo anxious to know’the source from whence emanated this good 41 Whig" doctrine, wo can"tell’him that it cornea from the London Her did, of the Ist ultimo, in an aitjclo reviewing the annual message of President Polk. It'ls na ( leps " Whig/* however, for having been Imported—na the same statement has been made by many of tlie leod. ing’"Whig" politicians on this side of tlm Atlantic, Senator elected in Louisiana.— Hod. PlExac Soule, bis been elected to the U, 8. Senate from Lou isiana, for six years from tho 4lh of March, 1849, in place of the lion. Henry Johnson, a war 44 Whig." This will be cheering news for our Democratic friends in all sections of the country. Mr* Soule :■ a finish* od debater, and a warm ond sincere Democrat. His short Senatorial career, and hia fine speech In fbvor I uf the war lust year, gayo promise, of a brilliant fu* , lure. Uo will, we.predict, be one oftbamosldlqlin. guishod champions of tho good cause in that body , GREAT WAIt MBETINQ IN NEW TfOUK. out of of Now York took placo in that city on the 99th ult, to sustain the administration in iU praiseworthy course itir relation -the war with Moxicb, at which .A. H. Mickle presided. , Old Tammany Hall was crowded. Aset of resolutions of the strongest character wero ihjen tho army and its heroism;—; rcpudialingytiio Clay, VVcbalCr, and Corwin Whigs for their treason; and eulogising "the,firmness of tlio Government in sustaining the honor and dignity of our.country, ; Gon. S. Houston, pfToxas, made a,splendid *pco.ch, which was received with groat applause. Hb was bold,, animated' ond; patriotic, Mr. Houston was followed by Coni'Foote, Senator-from, Mississippi, who madoamost, eloquent and effective addro«a«-7 Froita, the speech of the lael 'i'amm! .gentleman, wo take the following extract VVo may hereafter pub lish an extract from the remarks of Gen. Houston! Fellow-citizens, tho present war with Mexico is one admirably calculated to call forth tho patriotism of tho republic.- PalriotUtii..fe.-dn'old and sterling virtue. It w.as ; at the head, of the whole class ol ancient virtues. , It-was held in so much esteem in Greece, that without it no abilities or accomplish, meats could confer dignity or give character. Jlio heroes, who.patriotically fought at (tloralhon and S.ilainis—were they not honored, in their ow n limesi and have they hot been honored by, all generations which have succeeded them ? Did not the Romans declare that'it was a sweet and glorious thing to die for bno’e country 7 ’ And ia iiot oUt country as mucll entitled to oiir regard and affection, as Romo was ib’Romans, oriGroeco was to Grecians Have we rtnt the noblest institutions that tho world ever saw f Have wo hot achieved more true’glory than anyma tion besides'over achieved in the same period ot timer And shall it bo said, and said truly,of the Ainoricaijs of tho present time, that they are not patriots, but traitors 7" It is possible, X-foar, that there are traitors in this republic; indeed, I may Vcuturc tonsaorUhat 1 think -there arc traitors in.tbls republic at this very moment; raeh who apparently sympathise more with the foreign foe than with tlieir own native land, t trust that tho number is but few; hot the cases arc conspicuous; The number of patriots is large. I Ap plause.] 1 know that there are distinguished merl in the national councils and in the States of the-Union —men of high character and extensive influence men of whom wo have a right to expect bolter tilings —who have been active in disseminating principles which could nht, if acted out, bo rccoghised as aught I but treason. . I Uae plain language—, speak what I know-X speak what I feel; aiid I say, that posterity will speak of these things in terms o. blasting mug nation. [Applause.] If patriotism was, a virtue in Greece and Romo—if it is a grodlSr virtue in out land, what shall bo said of those who prove _ hcpi selves traitors in tho land of Washington, of Jefferson, and of Jackson 7 [Tremendous applause.] Would they not bo tho worst of traitors Ihtti sun .- ven ever shone upon 7 W hy, fellow,citizens m Brit ain, oven in Britain, a poet has written on Hus sub. toot, and os the lines aro so much more strongly depictive of the sentiment winch .I,am anxious to impress upon the minds of those around, than any language at my command, I beg leave to rccito them in your hearing—, " Un-allien there a man with soul so dead. Who never to hhuitejf has *nlu, . This Is my own, my native laßal- Now; how is it with us 7—with the people of the United Stoles?—with the Executive.of this great Republic? He ascertained,-before the,commence ment of the war, that-Mexico waejdctcrmmed to, invade and subject Texas■‘to. devastation-*-* country which has been fully described to you by the eloqaebl gentleman who preceded me, arid beyond Us merits—a land peopled by men entitled (o our high* eat respect and admiration. The Mexican army had I gathered on our confines —a largo, force was concen- I (rated on tho Rio Grande for the purpose of laying 1 Texas waste; and because our Executive did not remain inactive—because ho sent on army, for tho purpose of defending our frrinlicr*-ntcn have said that the present war with Mexico is a Presidential war. -[Cries of “It is not—it aim,” &cj .The one man power, they said, was put usurpiogly m exor cise. All his acts, as some have dared uncoristitulionol; and they have declared the Execu tive, fo; taking these measures, to befflmly of an .tiwtw”®--* 0 * lually threatened to 'impeach Tiim; .but -their con* scicnccs have restrained them from doing it. Well, the war has. progressed; we have been com* pelted, by the necessity of tho case, to carry it be yond our confines, and conquer a part of the enemy s territory; and some persons are proposing to do— wholt Every effort has been made to get peace,but in'vain; and what is the prospect? It is proposed that our troops shall trail their arms, and retire from, the Mexican, citadel to, the Rio Grande 1 Itis re quired that our armies shall be withdrawn. [“Never, never!" from scverol in the house.] Mighty God ! hasilcomolo this? ‘lf the men who propose this Buccccd in .attempting what they aim at, it appears tome that the spirit of tho mighty Washington might rise up end blast tho men who dared tp-propose it. [Applause 1 Tho enemy’s country .is in our posses* sion;, and what shall we do with it? You have do dared;by your resolutions what wo aliall do with it. Wc are riot to withdraw our armies, for the present, allcast. Well, suppose it turns out that Mexico will never be able again to make known its separate na tional existence to the civilized world—that wo shall have no Government with which wo can treat}—what shall wo do with'Mcxico? [From the crowd: “An* net it; annex U," and laughter.] lam not prepared for that, but I will say that wo should hold on to the country; and I that it- is our duly before God to protect tho people ofMcxico. The people ore stretching, dot tlieir bonds to us—they b,g of us not to deprive them of tho freedom which mil arms have given them. Under such circumstances, what should wc dqi' (Annex, annex I” from tho crowd.] Shall wo withdraw our armies from lliat country? [No! no ! from nil parts of Ills hooso.] Shall wo permit scenes similar to those which havo occurred in limes past to occur,again7 But there is mors than this: England is ready to slop into Mexico at tho moment wc leave it. She la toady to occupy thqCastlo ol San Juan d'Uloa tho moment our forces evocunto it. Lord Palmerston has sold at much In his .speeches. England; over mindful of her own inXpiests, will step in and take possession of Mexico as soon us wo with-1 draw our. armies from it, aiid tho result would be. Hint instead of] being at wot with Mexico alone, we would bo at war with Mexico and England too—tho greatest potver in tho world by sea and land. Revenue Commissioners. —The bill abolishing this body; jiias been postponed until the last Saturday of this month. It will undoubtedly pass. i . Tbe Van Ness Case,—The Supreme tJonrl of the United Stales has dismissed the appeal of Mrs. Con per, who claimed to bo the wife ofGcn. P•Vat* Ness, on the ground of a want of jurisdiction. This, in effect.confirms the decision of the Court Mow, which settles the case adversely,to the plaintiff. A Firxuan’b a Fireman's dinner in Now York, a few day* slneo, lire following toast woe proposed, which was received with shoots of applauses He ladies —Their eyes kindle the only flames .which.we cannot.extinguish, and against which there is Tie insurance," ■ ’• ■ ; Henry Clay and the Presidency.— lU» positively underetoodj eaye the Wnohlngton correspondent of the Louisville Democrat, thet notoon, •ont to the withdrawal of his nemo from before the public as a candidate for the Presidency. He !■ in favor of a National Convention'for the pupposp of making nominations. ' v , i CT The Washington Union, after opoaklng.of the treasonable course pursued by the Federalists in Congress,'in their attempt to ombarross Hie Govern ment in prosoouling the present war, thus closes its article: ■ Such a policy is the death warrant of ehy psrly in this country which shall dare to carry It out. Bach a policy is a return to 11.0 worst days of ‘he Essex Junlo-of the Hartford Conycntion-ofthe ■•Black Cookodos," end tho •• Blue Lights !”. It te the old cry of •• Jim Madison’s war, and Jm Mad,ma may fJht It eat." pul forth again in tho eatno fell spirit of “moral treason” which, in 1813.la.hed to piece, a powerful, and wealthy, and we |.org.nired party, in Us shock against the steadfast patriotism of the American people! ____ . Aurora‘Boreamb.—' Tho Charleston editors are in dcslocics about a bealilifur Borealis wl)loh modolU appearance in that latitude, p'n Friday night last, - iFyoM C. "'- ' ' From tlie.N.'O. I’icayurto of tho Sflthull. LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO* Two weeks Later from tUo City of, Mexico aud ■ - Ton days Later from Quorctaro. Safety ofCol. Withers Command—Ruinoreof P eac * -‘Capture of 'Cens, Valencia and Torejon and oth • er. Mexicanpjjiters—Attempt at Insurrection in tht OUy of Mexico—‘Skirmish between the Rangers and , v Ouerrillae —Supposed death of Padre Juvrauta~~ Pena y Pena again President, 'sc. %e, ThoU. S. steamship Edith, Cupt. CulHard, arrived [ last evening from Vera Cruz, which place she left on the SOthiiiyt. By (her. wo have received our letters and files from the city of Mexico to the I3lh inst., and from Vera Cruz to the dale oftho sailing. The most important feature of the intelligence by this arrival relates to the rUmors of peace and ah attempt, ed insurrection in the city of Mexico,. . ... Col. Withcr’s command, about' which our last ad vices left some on the public mind, arrived in safety al Uo&l'derMbnic< . A detachment under,Col. Wynkoop captured Gbh. Valencia arid (its did,‘arid Col; Arista', at the bubienda of ljhd Topljixco, on the' 1st 1 Inst. Coldnol Wyulipoil‘was in pursuit of Jarauta add Kba at‘ the lime. Those escaped him a few. hours ’ only. -Gem Vuloncia and <Col. AHslawere.released oh parole;,: ' Cols. ; Torrenjbn, Mlnon and Gadnd vycro’shortly afterwards captured at Amazuco, near Pucbla,.by Dominguez, Copt, of llio Mexican spy company in llio service of the United Slates. ‘ * • Gen.“Cadwaludor's command, consisting oftho 4lh Artillery, Oth, SllVand 11th Infuntryl’lefl the city of Mexico on llic 3d Inst, for Toluca. ; The troops were in firic spirits at the prospect of aclivo’scrVice once more; They bad'reached Lorma at the last accounts without molestation, s ‘ r ■ . , v ■. . • On the4lh insl. Major TulUafcro arrived m Mcxu co from'Rcul'del Monte witlru detabhtnenlof IhcOlh Infunlrydnd twenty dragoons,in charge of one,hun dred and fifty lhousand dollars in'silver bars—a part of the assessment levied,upon the Slate and Federal District of Mexico. ... , . The rumor prevailed in the city of Mexico that i(ie Mexican Commissioners had offered a plan of peace—based upon Mr. Trist’s propositions, ut Tucu- Imya—which had beeri sent on to Washington I ,city; Thd departure iVdrrt . the ultimatum offered by Mr. Trisl, was - supposedrto bed demand fbr.530,000,000 for the territory proposed to bo surrendered to the United Slates. Wo regret to learn that the four regiments which accompanied-Gen. Butler'to Mdxico, arc suffering much from siCkncssi ■ ‘ ‘ , , Wo extract the following paragraph from The World, of Gundolaxara, tinder date ortho :17th of j December, Wo shall avail oursclvds.of the first mo. menls of leisure to repefusb our files r ", In a letter from'Tcpic, dated 'the 11th 1 December, 1847; it it said, that news had reached Mozallan lhnl 500 janclieros brCdllfqniia had attacked lh«? Arhe/J -cans who werejn possession of.Ua PaZ and Sap Joke, had defeated them and sat fire tb those'places.’ On the 2d . three American vessels had loft Mnzallah to render QBBiB^Srihe^aod;U^iß , dccurroncB , would prolong the blockade of Sari 1 Bias. ‘ V • . Wo can only make room for llio subjoined letters. Special Correspondence of;tho Picayune.- v, Citv. oe Mexico; Deo. 1847. You will find' In one of llio letters of thp gentleman who continued his correspondence with you during my indisposition, an.accounl of the capture of Gen-1 Valencia, the renowned hero of Contreras, nnd Col. I Arista, at the hacluda of the former, in his vallcV, by a parly of Texan Rangers, under the command of Col. Wynkoop, of the Pennsylvania volunteers.— From all.that l ean learn the expedition was maim cert in the most successful manner, and the party came very near laying hands onPadre Jarauta h» m * self, who lias been busy in this vicinity some weckB { Yesterday Dominguez, tbc Captain of the Mexican spy company, arrived with a small mail; and brought intelligence of hia having-hud a brush with a party of the enemy’s cavalry, between 1 Ojb do Aguaarid I Napoluca. Tho cavalry he dispersed, and took pri* I soners Gens. Tonejon, M’mnri and Gaund, who were with tho putty, and' delivered them-over to Colonel Childs, ut Puebla, together with two Amcribori de serters, whom ho found with tho parly. I regret that, in addition to these captures,! cannot add that of Gen. Salazar, who rendered himself infamously his cruelty to tho Santa Fo prisoners. Tho scoundrel was in the city ? few doys since, upwards oftweftty fbor fi& family, «nd tbc authorities, on learning his: whereabouts, sent a body of.soldicrs to arrest him, but unfortunately ho had loft tho city about two hours before it was known he was hero. All the prisoners have bcen-Überated on parole.— The policy of liberating these men I think extremely i doubtful. On parole they can go whore they please, and among their own people can say what they please, which enables them to do us much more injury..in exciting the people to acts of hostility than if they wore never taken prisoners, and their inQuenco' not confined to such parts of the country only as they could muster courage to visit. As an instance in proof of what I soy, I am told by a gentleman who came.up with Col. Johnson’s train from VoraCrnz, that on entering one of the small towns at this side of Puebla, which was an advantageous position to resist the advance of Col. Johnson, Gen. La Vega, taken at Huamanlla, and Gen. Heron, taken ot Corro Gordo, came up with the train on temporary, parole, addressed the first knot of his countrymen he mot in the town, and asked them why they wore not up.— It would be much safer to keep these men confined here, or send thorn to the United Slates. It is impossible to say when there will bo a move ment towards any of the cities still in possession of tho enemy. Tb>fcommondcr-in*chiof ? confidonl.per- haps, of a peace resulting from .the proposition of which it is said the Mexican Government has made, is not disposed to disturb tho deliberations-of the Government at Qucrctnro by sending an-expedition in that direction, or to create now causes of anitnos ily by making' addilionalxonquesls until’- the result of the proposition is known. • • ; Aboard of .despatches from Washington arrived yesterday with Col. Dominguez, Und it is possible that an onward movement may bo'ordered. If it is ordered soon, there is little, if any possibility of ro. alliance being offered to our, progress. 'There Is not atony one point, that I can learn, sufficient menand i military supplies to one thousand of our pel* idlers,. - ■ ■ '‘ , 1 i I regret to say there is. a great deal of sickness I among tbe four volunteer regiments from .Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, which General Duller com manded to this pity,’ The measles, tho mumps, and tho diarrhoea, nro tho prevailing diseases, and. on on, average, one-half the men in tho four regiments are , unfit for duty, , , ~ ~ , Wo have nows lodsy-from Qucrolnro. i Anaya, l who was elected President after:Santa Anna’s resig nation, has gone out of pfficc, the term .haying ex pired, and Pena y Pen?, by right of his office as Chief Justice, at present fills the vacant chair, or bus keen I elected President—S learn which, I but I Inclined lb bollcifoitho former. .Ho has! declared that ho will purs w the policy of Anaya, who Is supposed to bo favorable to peace. Tho loiter which brings this news Is dated tho Bth instant, and says the Cabinet has been reorganised by the appoint ment of Sr. Rosas'bs Minister of Foreign Relations and temporary Secretary of War-' < - \ Yours, • Citv of Mexico, Jan. 13,1646. J On Monday last the commandor-in-chlcf was; Ini. tohhod of a movement designed'herd to attack the quarters oflhe'officers of the arfayiaHdy If possible, , to tako'lhcm prisoners or kill them.' The plan ; was, , that the population, or s<j much pf It as could bo in duced to'lake part ih: the conspiracy; should rise, and, a’Bsißlbd by a body, of guerillas which were to imter lho oily at a.certain hour, make tho ottaek.— DuHng the day, the cotnmandcr*in-chief informed all tho chief officers of tho Intended attack, ddslgnalod rallying points for the different regiments, and made every disposition necessary to defeat the insurrection. At night scarcely a Mexican was to bo seen In the streets, showing that-tho whole population had d knowledge of what was to bo attempted. Tho pre caution adopted, it.lf supposed, prevented an.nltompt to execute llio plan. The projectors of tho insurrec tion wero'either blind, to the effects of their plan, or foreseeing them, must have been utterly reckless os to the consequences which would result to their,qyv» countrymen; for if tho attompthad been muds,tlicro : is not on officer in tho unity, not excepting the coni. ■ manclcr-in chicf himself,, who could have restrained I thu troops from sacking tho city. ’ r . During the night, Lieut. Baker of lha slh Indiana . regiment, commanding a pntrolc, oamo in sight of > two earls near the' Piazza do Torrp, in the south • custom purl of the city, ono of which, containing ono i hundred stand of arms, ho captured; :(ho other ho was umiblb to porno,up with before it was placed In com ccalmoht. Whether Oon.ScoUhas tho names of the ‘ parlies who originated the plot, or not, I do not know i but it is pretty well understood that tho chier.coq. splratorp are among Hi? sojdlefs of \he M«tfcat). army, who assumed citizens* dress' when our army entered the city, arid/havo remained here Bin.ee.. A j few days may reveal more in relation to the matter.! you will, perhaps, learn before this reaches yon, pf a similar attempt at Puebla, which thp prompti tude and dolerminuliohofCbl., Childs nipped in the. bud;-; Enclosed, you will find Col. Childs’ proclama-, tlon-ln Iho Spanish, v' . • ® ,r t" Hnys ami soriie of his men had a brush .wilhfYadrd*Janiutn, atj ! d placo .called. San; Juan, some twenty or thirty linlcsfromlierc. Ah though the guerillas far exceeded the Texans, - they did not wait for more than the first charge, in great confusion. Jarduta soon to fall from his horse; which, together with his lance and cloak, fell into, tho hands of Col. Hays. His saddle was bloody; from which it is inferred that tho reverend scoundrel was killed. C. Q, - .Tpg;Cpd^.ojr^NQumv ; in 'Gen; By amartusoript: copy .df. which ■was furnish to the - New Orleans Delta,-welearn that the Court of Inquiry, upoW which there'has been so much speculation,.is tp ait atPerotc„ontlio 16lH inst. The order explains itself, and Is’lho first aulhenlc in» formation we have respecting tho Courts. War Department, Jan. 13,1848. . By direction of the President oftho-Uriiled Slate* a Court of Inquiry, to. consist of,Brevet Brig/Gen. N. Towson, Paymaster General; Brig.'Gen. Caleb Cushing, and Col. E. G.W. -.Butler,-3d Dragoons, members, will assemble in, Mexico, to enquire .and examine into the charges and r :allegntions,preferred by Maj. Gen Winfield Scot\ against, Major Gcn f Gid eon J. Pillow bnri Brevet Lieut. Col. James Duncan, Capt.of the 2d Reglmentbf artillery, and.ljio charg- 1 oa,or WUcrs ( of complaint presented by way of ap peal by Brevet Major General• WV J. Wurth, Colonel of the Bt|i Regiment of Infantry, against Maj. Gcrt Winfield Scott} and also, into any matter* connected with the some, as well as such other transactions as may bo submitted lb lho‘consideration of tho Court} .and after having investigated same, the Court will report' the facts in each' case, together with the opinions thereon, for the 'information* of the Prcsl- Tho Courl'wiri~conycno,ori the 16th day of Feb* | riihry next, or ds soon thcrcafler.a p prliclicnhlc, irt the Cusllo ofPcrolo, in Mexico, whbrq it will con tinue to hold its slllings, unless ,lhp; exigencies ofi the.public s*ervice niay require llieplnfceloboclmng ed, in which case the Court is authorized to ad juurn from place to place, in order thotnoemharrus* ment to the service may bo occasioned its ses ' Should ally of the members named in the.order bo prevented and continue the business before il, provided the num ber of members present bo within the limitation pre scribed, by law. ' j.’, , • t .. FirstLlcul. Richard P. Hanimond, 3d Artillery, is appointCdrtp t act as Judge'Advocate and Recorder of the Court;' , In cose the Judge Advocate and Recorder should be prevented from attending, or unable to discharge tho duties,’tho Court is authorized to appoint some other pfoper person, or devolve the duties of Recorder Upon the junior member. , e .. . W. L. Marcy,.Secretary, of Wufi By order! Signed R. iJoNCs, Ad|*. Gen. , The Absorption of Mhilco.M . The Whig presses arc attempting to phy into the hnnds of the Whig leaders, by furnishing ibcm wilh a ridiculous cxcuso for refusing supplies.. The Na tional Intelligencer of yesterday shows tho.clovcn fool, when-it gives,us an article oh “The Absorption of Mexico, in it.on article from the “Charleston-Evening News,” which, on Ihevery fuce of it, shows a spirit hostile to'lhc administration and its friends, and falsely declaring that "tho true issue involved in tho present conduct of the war i« the de struction of the national independence of Mexico; and the people ought so to understand Uat once.” We deny the position altogether. The friends of the administration mean to curry out its measures; and that platform is laid down in the message, which avows Us design, of preserving the nulionalily of. Mexico. Tho idea of absorbing lipt is, indeed, “a painted devil,only to fright “ the eye of child, hood.” It cannot impose npon an intelligent people, and is only; brought forth at this lime os a miserable screen;forjhc course of certain leaders. They will abandoilfidlr Country in the midst of a foreign wtir, and th&lry to trump op a wretched pretext for theit own pilsoVablo justification.— Washington Union. Clay and Wubatcr ln Mexico* Mustang,” the able and accomplished army cor respondent of tho'Now Orleans Della, thus hits off the anti-American. sentiments of these two distin guished .Whig champions 1 “ The speeches of Mr. Clay and Mr. Webster hate been roccived-hcrc. If these gentlemen waul to oicl and assist ike enemy, why do they.mt gointd their ranks at once? If they had Mexican muskets on their shoulders, they could not assist ths Mexicans as much, or do as much harm, os th ey have done hy their speeches. In the .name of Gotl, will the politicians of our coun. try norer cease gambling for the Presidency, upon the blood of our oonntrymon'7 ‘.Ourjsrmy dreads Hot danger, nor do they fear to die inU'rfenee of their 1 country, but they do dislike to be socrificed to the I unholy ambition ofaspiring politicians and political l knaves. Is there ’no way by which our friends at' homo can pnt a slop to the unpatriotic conduct of politicians, who .would sacrifice the whole urmv in • ordef to give tone to the next Presidential election 7 The army will defend find fight’ the battles of the . country? then lot at home defend them from the injuries arising from such speeches as those, or' the conduct of such men/* Jupar. Dooouass. —The Washington correspondent D r tha Philadelphia Nows soys that lha history of Judge Douglass, U. S. Senator from Illinois, is truly remarkable. , A'few, years ago hq ;wss a carpenter or ashoema kor, or some oilier sort of an honest mechanic, work ing at his business in tho.slalo of New York. He despised and disavowed the sentiment that no man should,ho above his profession.,, He wool,to Illinois, where ho turned lawyer and politician,—joked with the grown daughters, and kissed the liulo babies of the backwoodsmen—ran. for Congress and was elec, led—served some lime, in,the llouoo of Representa tive-wont for 54 40, dr a fight all round—got elec ted to the U. S. Senate—married a tody, a fine little lady too, worth her own weight in gold and fifty limes her weight In "niggers,” ns they any, and now drives about in tho most stylish conch on the Avenue—a private one, drawn by splendid grey horses i such is the history of our Senatorial pi ator. For the American Volunteer. AM ENIGMA. My 15 2 4 3, was a distinguished General in Lhu Revolution. • , . . .• ' • My'll".l9 20 3, Is a, cope in Boilh America, u* 10 18 2 0 13, is a cope' lilflrolnnd. » 216 3 9.‘ is a mountain in Sicily. ' ; "1016 15, is the name of.a'domestic animal. " 3 12 15 10 11 4 8, isa town'in Mississippi, " 15 17 7 2 20, is a in Virginia."' • " 10 4 14 18 10 3, is art island on the coast ol Asia, . ■ , ' My whole is the namo of a distinguished General. ■ • ' " ' 1 ' ' ■ ' : ' W. 1. N. D. S. PHILADELPHIA MARKET. ' ‘Fobrary 8,1848, - Flour & Meal—Sales of 800 bbls. Western Flour at 85 : 75 per hrl. for commort and gG 37J for. extra city use. Sales for export »t 85 75, and good brand at 85 87 i per brl. Corn Mpulf—Sales of TOGO brls. 01 $2 50 per brl. ’ , Grain—A sale of Alfred and while Wheat.mixod at s 81 80, and 1000 bushels good red bt the same price. Corn—Sales of 3000 bushels New Yellow at 55b56c(5, Oats—no sales. ’ ' 1 > Whiskey—Sales in brls at 25 els. .i. 1;'; MAKIUEO "tV tho 27th nit. in Mcohaalosbnrg, by tkq Rev. J. G. FrKchcy, Mr» John Bpe&sk, to Miss Nancy Wibs, both of tide county. 1 ;i : ■ /On tho Ist tost, by' tho same, Vaxhabu, orCariidle, to Miss M. A. Franklin, of W. Ponnsbo rough Ip.. , 1 ' > i t " •■ ■■ ' «■ MED, •' ■ *On Friday 'the 14lh of January, 1848, at his res. idence, in -Sterling,.llllnolsiCol. ElxußJift* formerly ofGroon Spring.,Cnmborlond omihly. 'On the ICth ult, at.hlMoeWoncq (a Mifflin town. Ship, Mr.' John MoFarwiiil, In .ffleYS.lh ypkb of his °8 C ' ' | Dickinson. College Belles Lettres Socict* I The 62nd B. L. Societv Jin, celebrated in the Church of this borouirk the 22d Inst,*' The-public is respectfully luviierf 011 ; attend. Doors opened at 6J o’clock, oxereian?!° {commence at 7. C. B Kbnnerly 0 v: # . R. VV/McCord; ' itkt”. 1 ••hv. ■ A. Brakeley, Committee of Arrangement,, Mexico, Jan. 3 3,^1848. THE stockholders of.l|io Harrisbure. Carlui. . Uhamhereburg Turnpike. Road' Cbmpu'n* hereby notified Hint in pursuance of an AtloVii* General Assembly, parsed the 10th dav of * ~* 1826, an election will be hold at. the public hen. r g“ r g« . in the borough of Carlisle, on Mon DAY the Olh'ddy of March next, then and it." - ' between the hours of 3 and 5 o’clock, P. M ’ THREE, MANAGERS fof eaid Coinpan,. elccl , i ;■ - JOHN IRWIN, Vrceidtni ■ February 10,1848.-31. ,§lB., And he it farther enacted, * * *. « * , % And nil nilviirtißcmeiitß. ma,lc -under tho orders ofili, / faster General, in a newspaper or iicwspniieri) of i*»,. l ort * sailed for in auy'Post.iitlUo, shall bo inserted in ilie i.n * uft ‘ papers of the town or place whore the olllce advcrti»ir,» tf 6r be shunted, having the largest circulation. ,n * ’ ■ - IJtouPHt'OffieilauipatudMartkS'ftn LIST OF LETTERS remaining in theposl-nffi at Pa., February 1, 1848. Persons)!* quirlng for letters on this list; will please soy they*/ advertised. . ... 3 # A tile Elizabeth , : 1 '.Malone Mary Bond Mary ‘ *; McCartney Maria Bar Martha Myers,Elizabeth Blyler Jacob Mullln \\ illiam Baltpr Philig . Messinger Daniel Black Mary Aim . Mourey Marlin Belt,Martha 3 -Marten William Berg A'dam > Mcßride Charh a Borlz George ; McCartney James Claris William v . ; McLaughlin John .Convick John - Richartson John, Drawbaugh,. William. . Rillay.Georg© - Dum Abso|era : f ,, Roberts R B Ellioll Wm JSaip ’ , Riley Mary Ann Fry Mrs Susans ; Robinson Hunter Fret Michael. Reighter'George.W Gutshall Hciiry ; Randolph Wm , Gib Henry' '/ Robinshh Daniel i llcmiigcr John y* y Bmilh George W 2 ; nippvhanicr Sarah S - Shively Miuy . Horn Mathias ’ ftmlih Elizabeth B • Houston John F*’' “ Bit©'Solomon W Hunter John Thumtna Philip Harman Elizabeth ‘ Triphcr Alexander Hlsar Peter • ' Thompson Mary A Hodden Margaret J Tohihien Robert Kraus George ' Trosthe Moses Keppler Mary 2 Topley Elizabeth •Mofy’Knox- ‘ • .Yahdyke Dr John Kintz Lewis * ‘ * , Woodward Jacob H •Leally John . -V/ojfSoruh Line Jane E Wilson Blake Lyne Wm P Wright J D & I Musser Henry - Ylngsl Michael Under the hew Postage Law t adterftBedltfhti are charged two.eenUeaeh iif addition to the reguir ■postage. W ILL bo sold on tHUttSDAY, the 2nd day of ..Marcb next, at 10 o’clock, a. u., at the rcii dtnee of Mrs. S, A. Holl, in Carlisle, a great variety of-Household FURNITURE, consisting in pari of an excellent Piano, mahogany solas, do. chairs, piano elool, mahogany sideboard with marble top, centra tabic, dining tables, curd tables, imperial carols,clii. na dinner and tea sets, decanters, wine gl.iflyttf.lum> biers,'jolty glasses, glass bowl**,< cotidlcsilckn, giram doles, astral snd mantel lamps, cut glass entry bmp, glass mid chins pitchers, cbetors, knives md forks with ivory handles, parlor coals ml wood stoves,&c, dec. A)flO f ehauiber furniture, consisting of a large mahogany wardrobe, do. French *«/ high po»t steads, dressing -Lurenflswith marble lops,beds, mu rasscs, bedding, eune bottom' and ether chairs, csr* 1 pels, looking glasses, pitchers and basins, large size mahogany Also,-n Jargenir light cook, ing atoVe and a Variety of kitcljCn l tornhurc. The above.named : articles arc iiVgootfordfcr. Term#made know at live thne of sale.- February 10,1848.— 31 V . w ft THE subscriber offers- for rent from the ' I„t of April next, tho Two Story |ilailrwd |M|fQ^UHOUSE, in Weil Pomfrel street, Cailide, uf present occupied by Fie Wen Kce* nuy, 'j’lte House is tn good condition* with a kitchen mid other. oul-buildhTgti attached to rt, nfl In rnod order. Enquire of , . SOPHIA STEUM. ■ February 10, 184?.—1f rpHE MiWribor is about to enter into snolbu In* .-'I sines*, oflcia his slock and fixtures fot aule. TJie stock is well selected and laid in nt cheap ukt— Any person wishing to at'pinlo a good busintu*™ find this a role opportunity, Information given to any one wishing to purchase us to the around of business done and still doing. t ,_ • GEO, R. CROOKS. February 10, 1848.—1 t ■ __ Notice* LIST OF LEXTERS. kPVBRT(BEI> IW TUB ** VOLDHTIiWR” fly AProiRTSERT GEO. SANDERSON, P.M. Public Sale. For BgiiC A Rare Clmoce. UMBRELLAS, PATROLS, PABASOLETTIiS W WALKINQ CAKE CMBBEM-IS. AVm. 11. Eielmnlwn. Steam Factory, The only one In theUnilcd Slalet, Ho. 140 UmM . ttreeI,PHIiADELP/HA, Merchants An reaprctfuiiy infomwJ n»j' ronlinuoto manufacture all, Iho above gccon Ilia aid nf steam, notwithstanding the great »PP“ - tion of patties opposed to the introduction a «P™j give improvement*. My assortment is compl* |f i prices to low, a« lo give entire satisfaction. , Ab there it an Umbrella Store next do ‘ nearly the tame nlmic, U it important you suoul member /WIUtIAWf fl. RICHARDSON, Steam Factory, and Patentee of the llWAing fln . < Umbrella, sign of the Lady and Eagle, ho. * Market street, Philadelphia, .„,v\v.lk* (£J* Attention ii rcqucalcd to the C clc [» rß ]f ( j • ing Cano Umbrella, ft nrai ami bcautiMaril . lining all the advantage of Cono onu Uni nc February 10, 1848.—8 m MILITARY ELECTION. ' ' THE enrolled inhabitants residing;’to'lk* oflheSGlli Rcglmom. lat Il.Ig>> 1 ” °f. thlt Division, Pcntisylvaula Militia* wIIT take n» j # there will bo on clcolton held on llio 22d in „ .' ,| tbu boundi of said Hcgimont, fori one'in'll ■' . iM of !«id Regiment, and one Major for dim 2 of told Regiment. Tlio; 1.1 Battalion will now pnblio house of Levi G. Clark, Oyster a 1 "f. j 3d Battalion, will vote at the public jiquao .r Black, in , tho' boroughofMechnnuubu t. which will bo hold between the h ol '!* c A. M,, and 6 o'clock,.P.M.bfaiud day. ,i ic i r com* companies will be.bunctuol in f u *n sking pony rolls, agreeably to law, at aa Linicbd lk» 1,1 Major Samuel Renmnger wjll »i'l cr "' " lc „d the Battalion:and Colonel A- l All 1011, . 2d Battalion. ; ■ Jlfoj. J*<* Gen'l. Cvm'ng. and ecling in the abainctoj 1 Rehrar, Intpcclor ej Brigope- ■ i .' Ilian Quartkri, Csausi it, I February'Hß 1848. -‘1 S ' ' Estate Notice).. ■ o p tK ti Letters of adminUitaUon J. Dale,' Into oflho borough of by tH Cumberland .countyTa** . . AH P'J: Regl.ler p( anid county to th« ' .■ U V ,C . slw ] to ,»»| eon. indebted to eatj, citato ore '•9K' , .- clilo ,, «i > imipedtalo payment. and !"*. , c llloifT present litem ptope.ly authenticated f , , to either of, M . chonlbB b„, g ., •/ . ■ W. W. i February 3, IS-I8.—(It 1 Carlisle llCpoMlto |, c ,<by THE Stockholders of tills In ’‘ ilat ' th| r '{ notified that they “ r VT of five ‘j" I ,' days (Voidl|.l« 4«tc, ll>«3" d VeapceM' on of Stock k"ld by ‘W : By M&ofti? P°f rd COBEAN,, C»W' CaeibrVo* Ja'nuary '27i. 1040 31" 'P!
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