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fancastcr Snidiiqcnect,
ftrntuttKti eveUt Tt*EsnAY Atnuxi^o,
SY Ei W, HUtTER,
Qjftte (n ,c Union Courtin the rr./r of the Market
//uliSfij tidjoinihg Centre
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I'Wfi ilnilfll : *s hhhhiL fh Vp*bl f 1
tsvfi iwßhiv=fU-f*s ir* tint i*r»ul witlmi
m nimUhai nml iwh liiVv* n : iwi feiul s\iijnii ilh*
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A*lVBRT|SEMRHTS.=.\(sunjufJiH»iii(l h> tlitM ■ A Hj,f s ihv.l
HQt P-VOCOljillg Mill! bijllitr*!, V. ill ho 1 ilf-Ul l *l S 111 i :
, tiinPs fur own ilnllar, ami 1 a uni v riivi; criit.- |i,t
{iijditinmil insnrtiim. Those of a gviaiir length
in proportion.
Jon PRINTING/ —Such US jl.Unl Hilly, l*(j; til.g Hills,
Pamphlets, Blanks, I.libels, Le., executed
with accuracy and at the shortest notice.
Philadelphia Advertisements,
V. B. Paumer, agent, Third and Ciiesni-t Sts
Miller <& Co.’s express
In their own Cars ami in charged Messenger.-.
TS now running daily between I'h.kuielphia, Lan
caster. Columbia, Wnghtsville, ork, Baltimore,
South and West, and also from Philadelphia to
New York, North and East, for the forwarding by
mail trains of valuables, parcels, bundles, light
boxes and the transaction of anv commissions en
trusted'to them at very r'easonahte rates.
The Express leaves Philadelphia 'at midnight,
thus enabling persons sending by it-to have their
orders filled and received the following inorninif.
A messe'ngcr alwavs accompanies each car, who
will receive and deliver at all the offices en the
way. :
The proprietors wish to make their line a g -uera!
public.convenience and pledge thomse-ires miihiug
shall remain undone which the p;bhe co-ivemeue--
may require.
All "nods must be maiko'l bv “ Miller Co/s
Express.* f i ('IIAS. XAIMAN.
Agent for Miller & Co/s Express, Kailroad Office,
Lancaster, -<S9 Chesnut, corner ol Third street.
•'Philadelpllfa, Columbia, Wrightsvilk*. \ ork, and
Museum Building, Baltimore. [nuv 9 -17—11-11
Watches, Jewelry & Mher 'Ware, i refrigerators for cooling end preserving
GOLD LEVERS. IS carat cases, full jewelled, j; EAX _ Bi,Tri»..Sliuf, and all articles intended
$35 to $5O; Gold Repine, IS carat cases, jew- j t * or (j u |i nar y purposes,
died, $25 to $3O ; Silver I.overs, full jewelled, $l7 , ’ .
to $3O; Silver plain aud Lepine, s6tosl4; Guid | WATER FILTERS. —Oliver Evans’' c(h-brate<!
Pencils, $1,50 to $4. ♦ • Water Filters, tor puritVinsr water that is h!:u:ki>7
■ • Together with a large ussortmcjit of Breast Puis, : or mu ,i ( iv whether bv rains.’ minerals, or ethera isi
Bracelets, Finger Rings, k.. of diamond, opal, ; can be Itad of all siv.es ami prices, at the Ware
turquois, garnet;, &.c., at the lowest prices', and war- ; ,- ooi:i s.-No. (>l. Son'll Second street, two doors - bo
ranted to he equal to any sold in thirty. ! | (>vv Ciiestmit. Piriladclphia
Also, a large stock of Silver Ware, Spoons, Forks, : os, ]st7
Butter Knives, ice. 'J'oa Spoons as low as $ 1.25,
the silver warranto;! to br equal to half dollars
I Y\ r ;: :'t*. of the iatest pattern
a s:::aiJ aJvanei* <1:1 ;!i<:
Britannia and I*
and finest quality. .-odd
importing price.
Cooper. {l.‘iiui-on To!ji;\s and R"‘sns<>ii \\ atclies
always on h:i nd.
. l<> til" ;• i’ t:.L‘ cc.tiilt'.' (.[' Lane;"-!'. |- !*■
Persons wMii.iit tiny thine in tin' the v*:rv I ;t }i:i:•«> •;!* mitronKfre Aitir.h they !.:i\
above line, are reonested to cnll. t]'ir.r h'lVins look- extended to -vnrd-; in: ; ;iv tjie last lev,- i;;o:Un-, am
ed elsewhci'r. b'-. '-I- I !<'l’i'Kil, , u.edd call tlu-'r aitenlhm to the fact that he Im
l'eb. 1, IS4S. . N". f’t) riiesiuti s;.. I’hila. , MUV introduced In* Spring Fashion of Gent!'-nsr-:i‘
” , Hats, which for .la'cmie. ncatnc.-v; and durnbilit;.
* 5 " . r.aunoi bv evened by any other es.tubiishnn :it i
“ Secure lilt' Ssi.uior. i'rc
s2a3s«*e £':<v’
/-'lOtm-C- OV- R " s ' i:u Sil! " "'ul' -Vole Skin Hilts uf u.
*nC v:," vi, •. . J i,. i • .i tri i.v smicsand urs. a very larg-- as
llL'O . .i’c, ■ 'i"' ■ ■ ' ' i|hi cnrtmc'nt or (.dcch.-'YrlvM. Plush. Fur a in.! Gkiz.-u
Franklin ami Aliu-ru-am lndiliilcs. .mi nc cest -iml c■ i.■ 111 iir! ; "im nliuTS iirr
lli.)Stn r ti S ticaU l M-cim. i.:i o n)ai;m.m-.i1;. 1 ..- P..:-;rmli. fftlock. ivlndl llVrv'vill
Tmi rntPiit improi iiiiiciil nimli: !>* Mey uuscnluTs. • ( hcmro i.lmi I;tr ,
V«l nn upper lwht, l.n« received t.ic burbot* n- y m WM; .r v, V _ tho i,,v, 1-st
commendations troni the Press, and also written r „ >s . = >- I()}|\ F\HKiU-\ 7r
testimonials from the iirst artists in the country, a.; ,t'i" 1 s'.-ith uV • above Vi'bith
to its great snporioritv over the usual.side light. ' 1 “V \ .;\ l^
The peculiar advantage of this light m lint the ; ..‘X-iJ. :
-natural expression of the'eye can be obtained now £»Hpor‘24's‘M o 2" 'S2t4‘iH?S el!sMi .'vlUj2Hi-
perfectly than heretofore. ! ' £*»{':3 iff*'rtf <>S* SS5* Pl* Ware.
Citizens .mil sinners are respeeCuliy mined. : ; tiJ ,. ~ ; j jt .. IVL :, O ft do
wßctlicr desiring portrait-: or mu. to m.-.i 0.., a ... - 1 J
CtJus galleries, probably, ihe largest ami ~:s *f s l$ xvt *; " “
tensive in the I'nited States, and evannii:; f>r Tucm- . l
selves the astonishing improvements made i;y the . J
.subscribers in this Wwndcrlnl art.
T. P. i: !). C. COLLINS. Mlver 1 “ b ; * " ‘ ’
Proprietors of the Citv Dr.guerriun IXfiT ishmen;. : b yV r ,P7" c ''i ..." . " . ’
No. iOO Chesnnl Strict. 2 doors a'oov, Tie rd. soul h ; ; -’ U \ :° V . C every sty,e,
.7 ‘ r .„...wr e,„ i Par Kums. Ui.-ast Pi:.<. Rimis. lasc?.
S' 4l ’- L i" r_l i>,:,m._.„d e.m.ed l-ei.- i n (ediiand S. ii er Cams.
Ulsoao Witifdn nun iddVilil P. ; Oamumi Fa;-:- !!:ep. Pny. lirnecli-ls kle.. Silver
, _ I c uas, lea Sets, liu'.'t-r Kmvi-s. l/idi'‘f. Pursp
A 1 Jli’b/* »bn,a.:o-; na Ua.c.t a.. i J'.-v.- t Ch,'.-n ; :. I.riifiiiht Arare. lM:it«-d Ca-'tors. Cake Has
e!ry Mere,- Be Aurth Seen., strec.. % . k ,. l g L ;ln ,:;,, s; ; t .r ; s. fre . Tim.: ideees, Wi.rk Paves,
corner ot Quarry. i ran.. I In"! F.euros. Culuirm- Bullies, Uiiiina
. Gold Lever V. audios. Iml jove.lc-d, 1 > ™ r ;'\ I v v Idr-. will, a proa! varii ! v id' Fane v Goods at !ho
case**. ----- bdd i r„. - , r 9 ’ '
p.iver Lever Watches, fv.ll jevvelkd, _ WW : T ; iC 'i,;„ h y, pric e paid for Gold ami Silver.
Silver Lever \S atchcs, seven jovve.*, , “ 1 ,!, i: \V. L, WARD.
..Silver Lepine Watches, jcivcdled lincst ■ I I( , G r],esmit strnct. ai.ob 3d’. Philadeinlda.
qual.ty, tM March 1-5, IS IS. ' ' dv-7
Superior Quartier v. atenes. - - 1U do
Imitation Quartier Watches, ') LOV 15aS*«]wa2. ; e Kfia CalSl'fy.
Cold Spectacles, . - - - i T>OW!.DY & BRKNNKU.
Fine Silver Spectacles, - - - , '* X-j. f>9. ii.\uicET Street, Piut.a.
Gold Bracelets with topaz stones, - 300 - The 5; ,,;. ! . ( . r ;», f . rs mVcr for sale for c:mh or appro-
Ladies Gold Pencils, 10 carats. _■ CO . V( , cr r>,!jt, of the larircst and most extensive
• Gold Finger-rings 371 cents to 8S; Watch Glass- . as , onmonts o; -
ef^ie S I T I^A,!:m "vb^ted 1 !: i DOMESTIC HARDWARE,
be what thev arc sold fo r . 0. CO?>H.\r). 1 Chuiery and i oois, to- tne\ paiti(.ul>iri\ m
On hand, some Gold and Silver Levers, Lepincs vite the attention of the Merchants of Lancaster
and Quartiers lower than the above prices.
September G, IS 57.
To Mouse s£ecs>eE*s. —10,000 Poujkls
Feathers.
("10 VI PRISING all qualities, from 12; .cents up. ,
_yCurlcd Hair and Moss lots-to suit purchasers. •
Beather Beds. Bolsters and Pillows,
h attresses of all kinds, ready made, or made to ,
order.
Bedsteads, Sacking Bottoms, Cushions, Tickings.
Blankets of all sizes, Marseilles Quilts, white and
colored.
Counterpanes, Comfortables, Table Covers.
ALSO, Ingrain, Yenitinri. lias, List and other
kinds of Cheap CARPETINGS.
Canton Mattings both white and colored of
all widths —Floor and Table Oil T’loihs, Window
.Shades, &c.,a!l at the lowest cash price*, wholesale
■or retail, for sale by HARTLEV ic KXIGII I',-
148 South 2nd street, 5 uoors above Spruce.
Philadelphia, Fob. S, ISIS. 3-3 m
H’mbawSlas. PyimsoSs. ParasoScUeji,
and WaiiiEns - mhielias,
"VTTILLIAM H. RICHARDSON, Steam Factory,
. yV iheonly one in tho United States, No. in I
Markc <trect, Philadelphia. Merchants arc re
.speettu. •> inform?.l that 1 continue to manufieture
all the anove good*, bv the aid of steam. notwith
standing the great opposition of parties opposed to
the introduction of expensive improvements. V' y
assortment is complete, and prices so low, as to
give entire satisfaction.
§5” As there is an Umbrella Store next door, of
nearly the same nanm. it i; important yn i should
remember WILLIAM 11. RR'H \.RT)SO?\. >'eam
Factorv, patentee of the Walking Cane [ m
brella,.sign of the Lv.lv and Eagle, No. 104 Mar
ket street, Philadclp.hla. .
CO” Attention is requested t-> the
Walking'- Cane UmL 7-e//;r, a neat and keaniiful arti
cle, combining all the advantages of a Cane, ami
Umbrella. [Feb. 8. G:n-2
JUNGERICH & SMITH, Wholesale Grocers,
No. 223 Market street, north side, between
sth and 6th streets, first door Tielow Gth. Having
removed from the old stand, No. 12 Decatur street,
to the spacious house, No. 223 Market Mreot, they
tender their grateful acknowledgements to tiieir
kind friends iq the city and county of Lancaster, for
the very liberal patronage they have enjoyed.
The new location affording them many facilities
not previously possessed, enables them to offer to
Merchants and dealers additional--inducements to
give them a call in their new place.
Their stock is heavy and has been selected with
great care, they are enabled to sell on the lowest
possible terms.
To all country produce entrusted to them, they
devote their attention and make speedy returns.
September 1, 1547. IS-ly
Cabinet Euynlturc,
H CLARK, Cabinet,- Sofa-Chair, Sofa, and
t Bedstead Manufactory, No. 143, South 2d
street, Philadelphia. (
The advertiser respectfully invites the attention
of the public to his store of CABIN FT. FURNI
TURE, comprising a variety of patterns of every
article known in the business, and of the latest
style of finish, which he will sell at the lowest Cash
prices. •
• Every article sold at this establishment warranted
of the best materials and workmanship.
Philadelphia. Feb. 22. 4.6 in
Philadelphia Type and Stereotype
1 1
rpilE subscribers arc prepared to furnish, at short
| notice, cverv article used in a Printing Office,
and have reduced the Prices nf Type upwards of
18 per cent. They now charge for
Pica - - * - - 132 cts. Minimi
Pi ml - TU "
Lona Primer ;u| ««
)pturge(i|s= s 40
jlptMicr = = drj
. i S ;")4 rl'B
rrnnjj'ii ioo ,c
Ar'itf- - = = = so ”
* = = *1 y«)
(.■iiliitnliil - - nn
br-lt'iMlllhMl Hi cpriiV nrt tu j,n I( Kh in liiiil>iii«?
r‘.cU!li!i = |MMI : Ht' il'« lUitiipWdM Me |inesal1 1Iki.1ki. limv iii : r=
Mn j> ((j"I' 11 : 111 hrt'.t.s of the /(
j hdr-Vj Mlili li.'itio iiiil-.p.aiii i| Hir buHUIV jl|ui
iihrtv. ami wtirih Fu v li'i 1 ossurnii ssHI lumit with
!!• 111-'. I 111 i: 11] 11 liiln Ii M 1., hi Ulliil ftiiCs i!('H MU VS lu-i.li .
hnsim ss, 1 1 h• v/) 111 v.' offer a greater variety u!' Fancy
Type,, Rordefs, Ornaments, Lr..,' Li:., than any
other eM.ihlishment in the Fniied Slates; ami their
improved me.«hnds of casting, anil of |»rf?]>arin.L?
metal, enable them in furnish orders in a (fiunfler to
insure satislaelion
Priming' I’ivsms of every description, Printing
Ink, rinses, Case*, liras* Ruin, Furniture, at
the lo’./O'vt ratoii.
Second-hand Presses. an.l 'l*;,pc which has been
u :e<!oi)]v in stereotyping. generally on hand..
Hooks, Pamphlets. Music. ’Medicine Directions,
Labels, Clnu-ks, Drafts, Jye. correctly and elegantly
stereotyped as horetotbre.
X. H. Specimen Ho</& will be sent to Printers
who wish to orue.s.
L. JOHXSOX & Co.
Xo. 6 Little George street.
Jan 11 MS-00-Gm 1 ,
1 Oliver Kvusas 5 SifthiEitasuier, Fire &
! , 'ibhaeS'F! c f. , Mrosa C3aesa^
' "V? TARRANTLU equal to any other make, and
7 7 have never been injured by Fire or Ji'tirq
' lars. in a single instance, lie also keeps on hand
a lull supply uf (jiiiiiuoii Chests, made ot lighter
iron, at lower* prices.
Letter Coming Presses and Hooks.
Trucks lor Stores. Factories, &c.
Druggists' Prosser;.
Fugle (1 lass Paper.
; Portable Shower B.aths. ke.
; Packing Lovers.
! Hoisting -Machines.
Refrigerators and Water Filters.
.; OLIV Fit LYAXS,
i 61 South Second st., below Chestnut, Plula.
liSon OL* Hnuts
k T t!;o gr» af C‘-;.irai cheap jth-1 7’ «$' G-tP /~-y
STOiii:. iV'.'. -''l Market street, Smuii mgo
ai-ie, above K goth street. Piiihul’eiphia. •
T::e sod; .crux r takes this method to rr-::r;i Id::
;j.nsi.-s tiie Beaver, ?*.' ut ri
!»:•• i-: v. Ti;
Purchasing their goods in very large quantities,
direct from maun lac turers. (thereby saving the com
mission.} which are selected from the choicest pat
terns of the various makers, and constantly receiv
ing fresh additions. : they feel confident that the
inducements they offer in a. very superior assort
ment. comprisin'; all the new improvements. With
the lowness of price, will make it an object to pur
chasers to visit their establishment.
Feb. 20. IS IS. 5-1 v
m ttee World!
STEAM, REFIXED SUGAR CANDIES,-M!, cents
per pound , wholesale.
Jj. RICHARDSON, No. 42 arket street,
0 Philadelphia,'takes pleasure in informing the
public, that lie still continues to set! his very Supe
rior Steam Refined Candy at the very low price of
5)2.50 per 100 pounds, and the quality is equal to
anv-manutacturcd in tiie United States.
He also offers all kinds of goods in the Confec
tionery and Fruit line at corresponding low prices,
as (iuick sales and small profits are the order of
the day.
Call or send vovr orders, and.you cannot fail to
be satisfied. Don't forget the number. 42 Market
J. J. RICHARDSON.
I’itiia. Feb. 29. 184 S 3m-,)
Wholesale Stool asid Shoe Store.
CHEAP FOR CASH,
V'M'). 35 South Third, above Chesnut street, Rhii
udoiphn. The subscriber has established, and
continues to do an exclusive cash business, and
suffering-no losses, be is enabled and'determined
! i soil BOOTS AND SHOES by the package or
dozmi, at lower pr.ee* than any other regular Shoe
hou--e m th.s c.i;
He keeos cnm-'unllv on hand.a good as.-oriment
cf Men’s. Women’i and. Children’s Shoes. ol Lasi-
ora and Ci'.y "ii’r.'.aK'ii;
Smuil dealers supplied at the same prices a:
large one
Purchasers will please examine the market tho
rnimhlv. aud’thev wiil find there is no deception in
thi/adVertUmnoiit. THOMAS L. EVANS.
No. 35 South Third:, above Chesnut street.
Philadelphia, March 14. 184 S-7.
C2&?ai> Watclaes, Silver
Sex* eSry*
3M T LL Jewelled Goid Patent Levers. s4O
Gold Lepincs, 830; Silver Levers, 820.
Gold Guard, Vest and Fob Chains, Gold and Silver
Pencils. Finger Rings, and Thimbles, Spectacles,
Ear Rings, "Miniature Cases, Medallions, Fancy
Card Case.;, Fans, &c. Silver Table and Tea
Spoons, Tea Setts, Forks, Ladles, Butter Knives.
Cups, &c. Fine Plated Castors, Cake Baskets, Can
dlesticks. Britannia Ware, IV-liters, DIACON’S
! PATENT LA > PS, Lc. Also, Gold Patent Lever
j Watcnes, from 840 to $l5O. Watches and Clocks
i repaired. Superior Diamond Point Gold Pens at
$1 50. J. .& W. L. WARD,
106, Chesnut st., above 2d st., Philada.
Feb. 8, ISIS. 2-ly
Venetian Blinds.
H CLARK, \ enctian Blind Manufacturer,
t 143, South 2d street, Philadelphia, has con
stantly on hand a large assortment of .
VENETIAN-BLmD.S,
manufactured of the bestsmatcrials, and by compe
tent workmen, which he will sell, xcholesalc or re
tail, at the lowest cash prices.
Purchasers, desirous of a good article, are invit
ed to call and examine. Orders punctually attend
ed to. [Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 1848—6m-1
“THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD.”— Buchanan,
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1848.
;;cy of tlie Delaware Mutual
kfety Insurance Co., Plaila.
ARTER UNLIMITED. This Institution is
..i)\v doing business on the Muthal Insurance
principle* combined with n Joint Stock Capital.
• Fire risks on merchandise, buildings and other
property* for a limited tortn nr (mruvuitly* oh the
11*f>c;t fivnrtdde terms* Losses will be liberally
am! prolh|dl\ iii’jnstmh
l!v the Aid nfllirorjicratinn the slock is pmdged
fhl : the lil'illiy jtissee which the (.'nmpittl.V
iTi•! i •- i i=o»'i!i j rll'd i»s iiit itdtliibittiil eemirily to the
11 >* ' i the ipd t s | t|it dhe jWifl« id’ the 1 Mi=
: A,-i!l to-. nindeil a.:.! n -wil-h the i'Hi : jiur=
i.titm i,a n ai(i : ritjile.H niid 1111ileelini) p| the iiasm'ed
! 1 lie iiff = iir.r:(l iire jirnleci' t|Ui loss liiihnut HN.V
luiii:i Ti<its: Joseph il. Seal, Mi). A. Sonder,
.Inhti ( . him*, lltilnwi llurton, julnj H. Penrose,
Sunin• • I Howards, Henry Lawrence, Hdwurd Dar-
lington, Isaac 11. Dims, William Folwell, John S.
Nowlin, Dr. R. Al. 11 us ion, JamosC. Ha ml } ’I hcn
philus Paulding, 11. Jours Jlrooks, Jolm Garget,
lln-jh (Tutu. lionrcro Nerriel, Davis li. Stacy, Clias.
Kol’lov, .1.(1. Johnson, Win. Hay, Dr. S. Thomas,
John Sellers, jr., Spencer Mclllvain.
WILLIA?,I'MARTIN, Pres'*t.
RICIIAI'.D S. Newdoi.d. Soc’v.
J. ZIMMMRAiAN, Agent,
North Queen street, near the Railroad.
Mi v 11. 19-17. 15-1 v
G’sssMMiibras m it! &L:'&iniEG!eK.
Gas Fixtures. Dijnit's Patent Pine Oil Lumps, Solar
Lard Lamps.
F ANUFACTI HEI) by M. B. Dyott £: Kent,No.
j-iX C-l South Second street, Philadelphia—wno
v.uuld invite the attention of those interested. To
examine Dvotfs Patent Improved Pine Oil Lamp?.
Then- construction is superior, their arranyeineut
more; simole. and embrace improvements possessed
bv no otlier Lamps. The cost of burnimr will not
exceed one half the expense of any other litihi,
whilst thev produce a more brilliant and steady
than yas. Their construction is such that the
wick is supplied with Oil bv a feeder, when it is
.short: ;i > that'thev can he burnt dry. and thus keep
the (hi aiwavs pure and the lamp clean. Their
i:ian:ia''-!".eni is so easv that a child can take care of
them. Thev arc perfectly safe-, and free from any
unpleasant odor. The above Lamp's, together
with Dvotfs Xcwlv Improved Solar Lard and Oil
Lan.us. are made in cverv desirable form, and suit
able for Churches, Stores, Halls, Lactones, Lodye
dlcoius, iloteh-., and Billiard Saloons, and Lamps
d.es, dr-sinned for i i-adiiiL r , and for every
v here li-jiil is renoired. A handsome and
■ orlment of Candelabra:: and (Lrandnlrr
in tia-: l-hxttiies of every palter.), style.
| . rr ■ j -;r< .1 to sell wholesale an>! retail, its elieaii
‘ ' '.ties are warrantee!
ai/.u.ci-. and •!i:;f , r:itr in constn:
:tn\ ol!;<* li-S-ur ::r
lo M’.uivi' sJ“ir Liw: i;
! 'A-.'-.-y . »;v iiw aulh »r o
1.1 in'. ;*iv.
-:h AiUitinli!- :
.1:1 r !nm'n*;irv ami iniorrsiuig imatisc o;
(.ci:tai:jin<i ;-hoii and enU'rt.im-
r.iuiulsS
.cii Nerves
Hr.iin--
:i I.lvor
Llillv'S
A rinrs
Wins 1
&c., &rv
Seen t.ous
llY;ul
Together with the (iiv.it Secret—Success i:i Li:
Jviw attained —How in do-jood—Cause., am! I’d
T-vi < <>:' Krror—ll;;hits—Passing—Woman drum rib
(.'-I—Man dr sen: bed—Man’s Errors—Uicll tin.l Pom
;n •:! unde delicate —\\ r-rvn's \ iriues, Anil.-i-
Tic m n->!t* il<'>d;nc.! t'nr the p.nhle purpose of im
prov. ii‘X am! ext. :i--! srttr <>l 'ir:t ■ vn t!m peo
j le, i::t; ai'titur kssov. Sedge on the r.wun
dpv *.*'*;•;:* .human frame. ami the l:t'v< wliich gov
:i:i:!• bodily lienilh. ice. ire. .
CM A:.\ person sending T> cwiM em-v.-cd in a
‘fiv . !;;!! receive cue < o«;v bv ttKt.il. or five copies
for . Addie-'-w porCapc paid.
C. S’*. ZlLiHiU'k CO., Piiilade! phia.
:.!•>> _ n-iy
A C'srtf.io 7’LnJ'p fitcsa-iLc-s’K.
to lm\ 11 ATS li.r'i
to so!! again. arc r
-■n JL:•;vt>it:t at ‘a'o. \ S IMI AWJH-HUtY ST.,
on i!to sf com! door. conducted by L. HA A!, nit
the Cash Svstmn entiroiv, ulnae HA’l f oi the
materials. am! of the 1-sfrst can positively
!-o ohiaim-il at from nun to t.vo d.d-ars le<s than at
•.’idi-howY and t-.'.trawierant 'A<itv> ip the ia.duonrbde
strooi- of the citv. where rents arc from one to three
thil.hin; per annuiu !
At this IM-'nblishment. on account of locating
himrvil’in a bv-r-trect. and up stairs, the proprietor
.••"ocurc.- his ’•.torn at the low rent of cm* hundred
dollars. The vast difference in the profits which
there must Ik* between the two descriptions of
stores, evorv one can am wer !
A \isii is‘earnestly solicited, as il is certain no
oa.c wi!! e\rr regret doing so.
ikj" Straw l;f Street is the lirfft al'ii-.T Second
ruMuins from Market to Ciiesmil Street.
Phiia.i. !;»hi i. J-e I '. S, IS-4S
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
jIfI'ANY. Oilicc No. 91 'Walnut Street. Tins
comp.mv is now rradvto make Insurances on Lives.
o:>lhe mutual svstem, without liability beyond the
amount of the premium.
. All the profits of the Company divided annually
n-fii<>!ig the insured.
..The premium may be paid quarterly, semi-anmi
'ly nr annua'] v. or one half of the premium may be
naul in a note at 12 months.
' 'lmL’ i.lua-s insured in this. Company, become
menibo: • of the corporation, aiid vote for Trustees.
,-T!;i• Dates of Premium, with a full -participation
in the profits, tire as low as any other Institution in
the State or Country, and ‘lower than any of the
English Companies’, with only a portion of the pro-
' il!a:i:. for Insurance, with Tull par
Ccu’ai-ft can iu> lia.l at tin: office.
DANIKL MILLER. I’ros’dout.
WILLIAM M. CLARK, Vico Prest.
John \V. Horner, Secretary,
J. ZIMMERMAN. Agent
Lancaster. Pa.
Gm-49
.Tr-n. 4. IMS
Se*o» and Steel Stove.
rijMlE subscribers. Importers and dealers m I* ur
§ eitri: ami American Iron, beg leave tu call tlie
attention of purchasers of Iron and Steel, to the
new assortment of Swede. Norwegian, Refined,
(.'able am! Common English Iron, which they now
have and are cor.stantlv receiving from Europe di-
rpct. \ ‘n. Ir--n. consistm!! of lloop,
1 . Scroll, See. Knulish, Kussia. and American
Smnli Ur.iiiKi and Sciuurc Iron, fro in
r»riK Boiler and l-'lue Iron. Horse
s': .< .ii,.i Nad Rods, A\io Iron, various sizes ; Lo
comotive, Tire and Raiiro'ad Iron; Angle Iron,
Ilalf-ruur.d Iron, Lc. Soring and Blistered Steel.
t'ro:n stamps of Swede Iron ; Cast and Shear
Steel, f>tc•. all of which they oiler at the lowest
for cash, or at six months tor approved re
ference. and to which they inwtr the attention of
puvrhar.Ts, before replenishing their stocks.
Ai-'-. Pig and Bloom Iron received on comtnia
.sie;!. i.n which advances will be made.
KARPS & BRINK. •
Iron and Steel Merchants.
117 North Water st., and 56. North Del. Avem.--*
Philadelphia, July 27, ISY7. 26-ly
To Housekeepers,
rSMi E -.tibscribers invito purchasers of all or any
| k'nds of DRY GOODS required in housekeep
ing, to r 'll and examine their stock which is con
fined exclusively to those articles, comprising in
part all kinds of Linen and Cotton Sheetings, Quilts,
Blankets, Damask Tabic Cloths and Napkins, Tow
elings, Tickings', Ta.bleA.nd Piano Covers. Furniture,
Dimities and Chintzes, embroidered and loyfr priced
Curtain Muslins, Worsted Damask and 'Moreens,.
Domestic Muslins, &c., Stc.. together with a large
; stock of all kinds of Flannels, and the best styles
I of Irish Linen..which they import direct from the
most celebrated bleachers. By excluding Dress
Goods from their business, they are relieved from
the necessity of asking high prices at the commence
ment of the season to compensate for losses conse
quent upon changes of fashion as the season
advances, and will sell at the lowest possible grade
of profits as the surest means of extending their
business. JOHN V. COWELL & SON,
Corner Chesnut and Seventh Streets, Philadelphia,
nov 9 >47 Cm
Department ofr State,
"Washington* November 10* 1845.
•Stii: I; transmit herewith Copies of ft despatch
rtddfe-ssed by me under dftte the 17th of September,
t&dOi to itoitii Slacks hjgij.i I'imsul of the United
states nt the oltv or Mekku of tt note written by
the tWiil to the Mesienn Minister for Foreign
October UUIMn, and ofthe answer
of that Minister, under date October 13. IHn,
From these paper**, you will perceive that the
Mexican government Rave accented the overture
of tlie President, fur settling all the questions in
dispute between the two republics, by negotiation,
and that consequently the miniingency has opyur?
red, iii which your acopptanee of the trust tender?
ed you by the President is to take effect. You will,
therefore, repair without delay to your post, and
present.' yourself to the Mexican government, as
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tiary of the United Stares.
In the present crisis of the relations between the
two countries, the office for which you have been
selected is one of great importance. To counteract
the influence of foreign powers exerted against the
interests of the United States in Mexico, and to
restore those ancient relations of peace -and good
will which formerly existed between the govern
ments and people of the sister republics, will be the
principal objects of your mission. The wretched
condition of the internal atiairs ot Mexico, and the
misunderstanding that exists between her govern
ment and the Ministers of France and England,
seem to render the present a propitious moment
for the accomplishment of these objects. From
your perfect knowledge of the language of the
country, your well known firmness and ability, and
your taste and talent for society, the President
hopes that you will accomplish much in your in
tercourse with the Mexican authorities and people.
The ready and decided stand which the people of the
United States and their government took aiul main
tained, in favor of the independence of the >panish
American republic on this continent, secured their
gratitude and good will. Unfortunate events have
since estranged lroin us the sympathies o! the Mex
can people. They ought to feel assured that their
prosperity is our prosperity, and that \vc cannot
but have the strongest desire to see them elevated,
under a free, stable, and republican government, to
a high rank among the nations oi the earth.
The nations on the continent of America have
interests peculiar to thems-P.os. Their free forms
of government are altogether difibront from the
monarchical institutions of Europe. The interests
and independence of tiieaC sister nulMns require
that the> should establish and maintain an Ameri
oiii system of policy, for them own protection and
security, entirely distinct from that which lias so
!.>ng prevailed in Emope. To tolerate any inter
ieivuen on the part of European sovereigns, with
controversies in America : to permit them to apply
. * * ' ‘ ‘ •’ • the worn out dogma of liw balance of power to
, ra»a Af sai,as any mu' we have ; ~L . . :lnd abovc a ll, to
n lan.ed in meal tlimg.. who aemei en nwav ahead | . u)i; , r th( , n] , u Mab |; s h nPlv chimin- c,V their owm
in the ae ■ineniea. '■ nai.nm natme, J,.n tnc , |;i ;, rllllll _,|,,i v ,-j tb onr , r .jo rrjviblic... Mould he to
itiae-nemi lelearimh roe, like an extra mundane mal; ,, u , ti „, Siim , ~x ; ,:nt. a vJantarv k.icnfim of
eolain". to teelily aim ly,minute the larluem reach ; ilclcpeol |J., Kt .. m-ot tr.liii-nughl'everv where,
ol minute mini,. Our iniean.ation uare, .mi look , „ emtiuont „f America, to be impnk
beyond till., monument oi unman lieinua lor nevr . th( , bU| . ]II ;, K |. ii; therelbre. hi the course
cor.oliests: v.e eaniio:. in om iiiijgirk:!..i:i, f'eu ■ ~, voiir a,,tiations with Mexico,that Government
reach thin without i te.-nuxoi inie us ,i trowling t , !u , mediation or guarantee of imv
ivr hm the lei,mil j,u edict,,.:, - m Uunupoience., E niivur. you are to reject the proposition
otu! m eanniii Whine « l-roialie in nun u sul.nm | The Cnited States will never
agcr.t*) m.n .n> n ,\ui . **' lT *•'>• h-t. in Ills , ir , their conduct, the slightest pro text for any
m.,v ,y Hon '..ho c-cated ,t. and man too who ,s . |rom tbat uart(: c in American com
I,tile lower than tac . easels l, ,s -.mini to think : bcp3n ,,ed as vve are Ir.mi the Old World
Ok and we l.in.k oi it mo-t leverentlyi m speaking by a a[ld still ,- ur tl,cr removed from it
ol anrO'-ia i!i(.se 11. p..eo icanisoi 111.11,1.111.011. hv-tlie mitiire of our political iuviiLLitiuiw.' the
siwgwted. almost an aovamaire 01 ,he part ol lilatl / f fm; gomnnK , lU , „n M lis continent must
m eonr.eepon w 1 u tins Monnerad medium, lor too , ot bg tnnnnicj , ( , d , tho intrigues and selfish in
tr.insuussiou ot dioui'lit. la the night visums ol Ku e au power. Liberty here must be
tae amill, tats apparition has crossed tint disc o! our tJ out ‘ lti nat „ ra , re sulis; and these,
imagination. It migat Ir sin.ul—we tear it was, . |ou wU , a<tonU> ;lic world. Neither is it lor
but \\c must m.i.t.c n < tcj.i i *■ the interest of those powers to plant culnnies on
W c conceive th u man had vve!,!,cl the earn, h> tbis co ,, ti|ient Xo t . L ! t!k . m e„l of the kind can exist
a w-t work ol til ignottc that m the. , expansive energy of free institutions
| twinkling ot an c : , e. he eon!., iahlll its i-ntne ait S , JO „ . c | u , ' The caionists tiielu
tace. and all ll,at re. a, vtlh an iitjohis; : ~c , h cj wi „ aak |h „„ tlll . ,„elher country to U
| pered thong,n ol „i- itC i#. A!ll p') '""i come free and mdepeiidVit States. Any European
iV. hde all Mils S‘.U"i"ig aifii in.,in. jt.ni, 1011 a■ar> : , av hicl, should plant a new colony on this
i;’ ! ; ,u *»•»-; l>2ht.M.ii,g-liXs. tins Aremu,gel v. ho woulJ , bcrcb ‘ v sow lhc seeds of troubles
Iliad taken down tae trump,', ,0 l-ori.itlll tnrough ; , mJ tllt . illj;lrv of xvlncli. etc-,1 to her own
; LIU' v-u.-tt'i. Ul.tt luh-' -h'K.ii. b< laMicti.. - Voll iq far outweigh all the advantages
‘'' *' " ‘ | ,K iK m.ic i.i.ij. poi-sibiy. promise irom unv
tii - 1 MiC:::. mm. mu ivr. thu.- midre.-ed iuni: ;. , 1
- iipu ot '.mUt'"- Uf i,'i',r. i-at her ul .-pint?. ' , , - . .
. ' , . , , , , ! , i :ic nr.-t subu'ct that v.;ill deniaiui your JuCiiiMn
.on m.iin-t.a-' oti:.- ..i:< I-)'.'. UI..U ..it tin-' j tl:ii ms oi' our citizens in Mexico. It'would
be useless here to trace the history ol these claims,
and the outrages from which they spring. The
archives of your legations will furnish all the ne
cci-sary information on this subject. The history
of no civilized nation present.-, in so short a period
of time, so many wanion attacks on the rights ol
persons .and property, as have been endured by cit
izens of the United States from the Mexican au
thorities. These never would have been tolerated
from nnv nation on the face of the earth, except
from a neighboring and sfster republic.
President Jackson, in his message to tlie Senate,
of the 7th February. 1537. uses the following lan
guage. with great ju.-iice and truth: “The length
of lime since some of have been com
mitted. the repeated and unavailing applications
i'or redress, the wanton character of some of the
outrages upon the property and persons ot our
citizens, upon the oilicers and flag of the United
Mutes, independent of recent insults to this gov
ernment and people, bv the late extraordinary
Mexican Minister, would justify, in the eyes of all
The “Marseillaise” has been once more revived
bv the exciting nett's from F*rahce» and is plnved
ami stimi wherever the intelligence has gone* We
give tin old but admirable translation of this splen
did national lyi-ie.
Ye sons of France awake to glory* .
Hark, hark what myriatls bid yuii risei
Ymir children,'wires and yramltiiFesdioar.v,
llelndd thMr leafs am! hear their cries,
*»ha!l haiwbl Tyr-ani*. mi^liiel'hreedimi.
With hifejim! liosb, .i radian band,.
Afirighi ami desolate the hind,
Whilu , .“.;\ce ami Liberty like bleeding) .
To i.;ms! tu arms ye hrava 1 ~ -
Thu Avenging Hwurd unslieath !
March an, march on—all hearts resolved,
On Liberty or Heath !
Now, now the dangerous storm is rulling,
Which treach’rous Kings confederate raise ;
The dogs of war let loose are howling,
And lo ! our fields and cities blaze.
And shall we basely view the ruin,
Wh le lawless force with guilty stride
Spread desolation far and wide,
With crime and blood his hands cinbruing ?
With luxury and pride surrounded,
The vile insatiate despots dare—r
Their thirst of gold and power unbounded—
To mete nn'l vend the light and air.
Like beasts of burden would thty load us,
Like tyrants bid their slaves adore :•
Hut man is man, and who is more?
Nor shall they longer last and goad us.
0. Liberty! can man resign thee,
Once having felt thy gen’rous flame ;
Can dungeons, bolts, and bars coniine thee.
Or whips thy noble spirit tame ?
Too long the world has wept bewailing
That falsehood’s dagger tyrants wield ;
l>ut Freedom is our sword and shield,
And all their arts are unavailing.
'l'n i: Maun u ric Tki.uou.vim —The jul lowing
splendid imaginary sketch of the wonders to be.
achieved hy the .Magnetic Telegraph is from an
article in a recent number of the C’hrk-th.n Citizen,
entitled - The Klomenis and Agenci?- of tmiversal
Ih-oihe’h<)o;i." hv I'.lihu ilu: ’ it.
Then there A the Magnetic Tvh-gruph. What
iiumbuiMoh ean eon te;npk; ,( That mysterious agency
n:' man'.' i:;\niiimi. wi'ilmu! b:’ing iiv.L-u into .iwo
irncv b<-Mur Him \\h« mmii' u);in m v. oml'.Ti;:!!;,
'i\>? mi-
S;rrr.<ji:i
Krc'i'iilion;
(<M Airct
Man
\Vrin.»:v
Disease
l.v the ('Air.
li th:U uu-ro is
In on* iv-pro' h'* i. .i gv.cn- thee luhover j
Gabriel himself. and i;; liuiT n-.-jn ct ilic impels ol ;
the Iru i s; Ia 1 l
the end of time to vi thm dwell on evfli. M ilh :
this trumpet i ear. blow n blast that shall fill the !
ciivumfcrcruv o) e'ernhv wiia hie wive ol the I
samiiions. P.-.t I n;ay n.-t altar the laws which 1
the Pi.m'i r <h the ih.r ami the Creator of the ;
Air hath piwribod to sound. Days -would elapse j
I,'ef re tie- trumpet's \oiee would m.the the eir-!
euil O: the Ulohe. Our l knnipotenl Father hath ;
endowed thee v. hit a quicker speech than the • Koi.. ;
Idt.i.u! vd nr'.h“ : low ?re\ riling thunder. Charged
thv btiTlerv am! thv netted wire-- with my awtui j
. message to mankind. that the eyes of the living;
j ni iy read it.- in t'ue same instant of time. :
! L o this, tor God ha.- made ti.ee a idloaservant ;
1 with me to do Ins will." j
Has our ini uTr.uimi ventured too Kirin thi-:
conception? V» <• fear it.. Perhaps w.* mistook:
the angel that stood by man uL tiie grand junction
battery ot those lightning lines. Yes, we were,
wrong: it was not Gabriel: it was the angel of the ‘
other Trumpet —the ora* John saw dying through i
the midst of heaven with the- everlasting gospel oi :
Peaci ! Peace on earth and good wdi to moil 1.
Yes. it was the angel o! tin* rainbow iTulem. de- ;
srending amid the eh-uvl allei.ih.- to pivT.iim that !
G.id hath made blood and for one brother-,
hood all nations oi men. That was the angel and j
tills the message whidr snail thrill simultaneously ‘
the net-work 'of These magnetic ‘wires, in w nich i
copper-eyed Mammon is pursuing the earth to fill •
its greasy pur:'.* with lucre ol the gauiiea s stamp. ,
They are stretching these lightning-lines uver eon- ;
tincuts already. Ihev arc* trailing them over the j
coral-beds of the seas; down among the black i
-skeletons of Plio-nician Argosies, shipwrecked on •
a Columbus voyage to Britain, and all others that I
for thr6c thousand years, have gone down unrecor- I
ded in the English Channel and the straits of Dover. ;
Paris and London wiil soon he brought within the i
same whispering gallery, and the ".natural cna- ;
njmity" between the two nations, he lost forever j
in the unbroken current of Iriendly conierenee in '
the local identity, which these message wires shall 1
work out lor them. On, on, they are stretching j
the lightning train of thought onward to the ex- 1
tiemest hide, over seas and deserts, that have swal-,
lowed navies and armies: knitting the ends ol the
! earth together, consentaneous sympathies,—briug-
I mg the distant and explored continents ol hurnuii
| ily’ with all their trib* . and tongues, and colors,
j and conditions within the converse ol att hour,
j Think of that moment! Compressing liic solid
i earth, or twenty-four thousand miles in circumfer-’
ence, in a social circle ol a dozen furlongs in girth.
It' Christianity keeps juice with commerce, will
there not be a glorious brotherhood, a uice* family
circle of mankind, by the time these literary hght
;• . !. be uu.iaitcd and running to and fro over
.;m arc doing all this? Why who else but
that wonderful Anglo-Saxon'' race that is diffusing
il.-xif l\'T il.e world; that wonderful race, that
thrives belter abroad than at home ; conforms to
any climate or condition : whose language is last
absorbing and displacing all the spiritless tongues
and dialects in'the heathen world; in which mil
lions of young pageants in the lhr off ocean rises,
‘•from Greenland's icy mountains to Indias coral
strand.” and thence to the yellow Sea, North and
South American Indians, Polynesians, Australians,
Hottentots. Caffras, Egyptians, Hindoos, Seikhs, arid
Japanesse, are now learning their first lesson in
civilization and Christianity. If British and Ainerr
ican Christians do their duty, the boy who is at
school will see half the human family speaking
the English language, and half the habitable sur
face of the Globe covered with the Anglo-Saxon
race and blessed with civilization. The railway
engines that shall thunder through the heart of
Asia, Africa, and the American continent, will
speak and teach the English -and'so will
the mounted lightning on all the highways and
wire bridges ot thought that shall be erected, for
the converse of the world’s "extreme.
Select tOoetvn.
Marseilles Hymn,
iiliyccllaneouei.
Wonder of' the Nineteculli,Century
.ill and
qi'.c wh.'.w* familiarized our irn-
1 am .-cut to announce
The Instructions of the Hon. Jas.
Buchanan, Secretary of State,
to the Hon. John Slidell.
nations, immediate war
Mill. he was unwilling to resort to this last ex- j
tremitv. without "giving to .Mexico one more op- j
portumtv to atone lor t::e past, before we take re- ;
dress into our qwn ha mis.” Accordingly. he re- I
commended "that an act be passed authorizing re- i
prisals. and the u.-e of the naval force of the C. !
Mates bv the executive again-t Mexico, to enforce I
them, in the event of a refusal by the Mexican i
gw eminent, to come to an amicable adjustment of j
the mutters in controversy between u.>. upon ano- 1
ther demand thereof, made from on board one' of i
our vessels of war. on the coast of Mexico.” !
This message was referred to the Committee on.j
Fureign Relations, which, on the 19th of February. I
ls>37, made a report to the Senate entirely in ac- j
cordance with the message or the President in rc- J
gard to the outrages' and wrongs committed by !
Mexico on citizens of the United States. They re
commended, however, that another demand should
be made lor redress upon the Mexican government,
in pursuance of the lorm required by the 34th ar
ticle of our treaty with Mexico, and the result
! submitted to Congress V'v their decision, before ac
| tual hostilities should be authorized. The com
inittee say ‘'alter such a demand, should, prompt
1 justice be refused by the Mexican government, we
j may appeal to all nations, not only lor the equity
! and moderation with which we have acted towards
a sister republic, but tor the necessity which will
i then compel us to seek redress for our wrongs, by
: actual war or by reprisals. The subject'will then
’ be presented belore Congress at the commencement
; of the next .-ession, in a clear and distinct lorm,
i and the committee' cannot doubt but that such
'S measures will be immediately adopted as may be
! necessary to vindicate the honor of the country,
i and insure ample reparation to our injured fellow
citizens.”
The resolution with which the report concludes,
was on-tHe 27th of February adopted by the unan- j
imous vote of the Senate. The report of the
committee .on Foreign Affairs, made to the House
of Representatives on the 24th of February, 1837.
breathes the same spirit with that of the Senate.
In pursuance of the suggestion of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, of the Senate, a special
messenger was sent to Mexico to make a tinul de
mand for redress, vyith the documents required by
the 34th article of the treaty. This demand was
made bn theJiOth of July. 1837. Tlic answer to
it contained lair promises. How these were evad
ed from time to time, you will learn by an exami
nation -of the archives of your legation.
Filially, on the 11th ol April, 1839, a convention
was concluded “for the adjustment of the claims
of the citizens of the United States of America
upon the government of the Mexican Republic.”
The Board of Commissioners was not organized
under this Convention until the 2Dth August 1840;
andjunder its term, they were obliged to teiminate
their duties within eighteen months from that date.
Four of these eighteen months were spent in pre
liminary discussions, which had arisen on' objec-
tions, raised by the Mexican Commissioneife; and,
at one time, there was great danger that the board
would separate without hearing or deciding a sin
gle case. Ii was not until the 24th December,
1840, that they commenced the examination of
the claims of our citizens* Fourteen months only
wefre left to examine and decide upon these
nits ahd Complicated Cases*
The claims allowed by the.commit
eibftefs, without refeiwi* le the
umpire, amounted, prineipa! and
iutarash tb
The amount, principal and Interest,
tniteeiiuently awarded by the urn*
pive. was ‘ Bft
The Mexican government lining itjinponvenient
to pay the amount awarded, either in money qx in
an issue of treasury notes, according to the terms
of the convention, a neyr convention was concluded
between the two governments on the 30th January,
1843, to relieve that of Mexico from this eirjharass
ment. Under its terms, the interest on the whole
amount awarded, was to be paid on the ,30th of
April, 1843; and the principal with the accruing
interest, was made payable in .five years, in equal
instalments of three months. .
Under this- new arrangement, made to favor
Mexico, the claimants have ye: received only the
interest up to the 30th of April, 1843, and three of
the twenty instalments.
But this is not all. -There was pending before
the umpire, when the commission expired, claims
which had been examined and awarded by the
American Commissioners, amounting to $928, 027
bS. Upon these he refused to decide, alleging that
his authority had expired.
To obviate this injustice, and to provide for the
decision of the other claims of American citizens,
amounting to $3,336, 537 uf), \>hich had been sub
mitred too late to be corisidcred by the board, a
third convention was signed at Mexico on the 29tli
November, 1843. by Mr. Waddy Thompson, on the
part of Tlw United States, and
and Tripheras on the part of Mexico. On the 30th
January. 1844. this-convention was ratifiedi by the
Senate of the United States, with two amendments.
The one changed the place of meeting from Mexi
co to Washington; and the other struck put the
lfith article, which referred the claims of ! a pecu
niary nature, that the two governments might have
against each other, to the commissioners, with an
appeal to the umpire in case a majority‘of them
could not agree. j,
These amendments were manifestly reasonable
and necessary. ‘ To have compelled the claimants,
all of whom are citizens of the Tailed States, to
go to Mexico with their documents and testimony,
would, in a great degree, have frustrated the object
of the commission. Besides, the new commission
v. as, in fact, but a continuance of the old one; and
its duties shnply were, to complete the business
which had b'-en left unfinished in the city of Wash-
It was something new in the history of sovereign
nations to refer their mutual claims to the arbitra
ment of a-board composed of their own citizens,
with an appeal to a subject appointed by a toreign
sovereign. The dignity of sovereign States forbade
such a proceeding. Besides, it never had been sug
gested that either of the two governments had
claims upon the other, or that there were any
claims in existence except those of American cit-
izens on Mexico.
It is difficult to conceive 'why this convention,
departing from that of the 21st April. 1839, should
have embraced any such provision; or why it
should have stipulated for claims of citizens ol
Mexico against the United States, when no such
claims had even been alleged to exist.
Upon a reference of ‘these amendments to the
government of .Mexico, it interposed ihe same
evasions, difficulties and delays, which have always
characterised its policy towards the United States.
It has never yet decided whether it would, or would
not. accede to them, although the subject has been
repeatedly*pressed upon its consideration by pur
ministers.
The result of the whole is, that the injuries and ;
outrages committed .by the authorities of .Mexico ,
on American citizens, which, in the opinio;) ol
would, so long ago as February,
1837, have justified a resort to a war or reprisals
for redress, yet reThain wholly unredressed, except
ing only the comparatively small amount received
under the convention of April, 1829.
It will be your duty, in a prudent and friendly
i-pirii, to impress the .Mexican government wijh a
w:i-e of their great injustice towards the United
states, as well as of the patient forbearance which
has been exercised bv us. This cannot he expected
to endure much longer, and those claims must now
speedily be adjusted in a satisfactory manner. Al
ready have the government of the United States
too long omitted to obtain redress lor their injured
citizens.
But in what .manner can this duty be performed
consistently with the amicable spirit of your mis
sion ' The fact is, but. too well known to the
world, that the .Mexican government arc not now
in a condition to satisfy these claims by the pay
ment of money. Unless the debt should:be assurn- j
ed by the government of the U. States, the claim- i
antscannot receive what is justly their due. For- j
tunately. the joint resolution of Congress, approved
March" Ist, 1815, '-lor annexing Texas to the
i United Mutes.” presents the means ol satisfying
j these claims, in perfect consistency with, me inter-
I e:>t.-. a> well as the honor, ol both republics. It has
: reserved to this government the adju.-tnient "ol all
i questions of boundary that may arise with other
j governments." This question ol boundary .may.
; UterMore. be adjusted in such a manner between
i the two republics, as to cast the burden jof thedebt
j due to American claimants, on their own govern
ment. whilst it will do no injury to Mexico.
I In order to arrive at a just conclusion on this
I subject-Cit is necessary brielly to state what, at
j present, are the territorial rights ol the parties.
I The Congress of Texas, by the act of December
i 19. 193 d. have declared the Rio del Norte, from its
! mouth to its source, to be a boundary <>[ ihut ro
i public.
In -regard to the right of Texas to the boundary
of the Del Norte, from the mouth to theiPuso, there
cannot, it is apprehended, be any very serious doubt.
It would be easy to establish, by the authority' of
our most eminent statesman —at a time. too. when
that question of the boundary of the province of
Louisiana was belter understood than it is at pres
ent —that, to this extent at least, the Del Norte was
its western limit. Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney,
in their communications ol January 22. ISOS, to
Don Pedro Cevallos, then the Spanish Minister of
Foreign Relations, asserts in the strongest terms,
that the boundaries of that province -are the river
Perdido to the east, and the Rio Bravo to the west."
They say, * ; The facts and principles which justify
this conclusion, are so satisfactory to our govern
ment, as to convince it that the United Stales have
not a better right to the Island ol N.ew Orleans,
under the cession referred to, (that of Louisiana.) !
than they have to the whole district of territory
which is above described.’ Mr. Jefferson was at
that time President, and Mr. Madison Secretary of
btate; and you will know how to appreciate their
authority. In the subsequent negotiations with M.
Cevallos, Messrs. Monroe and Pinckney conclusively
vindicate the right of the Lulled Mates as far west
as the Del Norte. Down to the very conclusion of
the Florida treaty, the United htams asserted their
right to this extent—not by words only, but by
deeds. In lb lb, this government having learned
that a number of adventurers, chicdy Frenchmen,
bad landed at Galveston, with the avowed purpose
of forming a settlement in that vicinity,despatched
George Graham, Ksq., with instructions to warn
them to desist. The following is an extract from
these instructions, dated 2d June, IblS: "The
president wishes you to proceed, with ajl convenient
speed, to that place, (Galveston.) unless, as is not
improbable, you - should, in the progress of the
journey, learn that -they have abandoned.' or been
driven from it. .Should they have removed to Ma
tagorda, or any other place north of the Rio Bravo,
and within the territory claimed by the United
States, you will repair thither, without, however,
exposing yourself to be captured by -any Spanish
military lorce. ’When arrived, you will, in a suit
able manner, make known to the chief or leader
of the expedition, your authority, from the govern
! ment of the United- States; and express the surprise
t with which the President has'seen possession thus
taken, without authority .from the United States,
- of i place within their territorial Unfits, and upon
- \yhich no lawful* settlement can .be- made without
their sanction. You will call upon him explicitly
to avow under what national authority they profess
to act, and take card thht due warning be given to
the whole body, that the place is within the United
States, who will suffer, ho permanent settlement*
to be made there under any authority Other than
their owin'*
It Catihot be doubted that tin- Florida treaty of
add February* IBID, ceded to Spain all that part
of ancient LouUiaHa within the prepent limits ©f
Texasi and the mote important‘inquiry now is,
what is the extent of the territorial riahta whiek
Texas has Required by the sword in : a righteous
resistanee t© Mexico, * In your negotiations with-
Mexie© the Independence oi-Texas must bceon
sidered a rented fact, ‘ and is not to be called in'
question,.
Texas achieved her independence en the plain ef
§an Jacinto, in April* USd, by one of the most
decisive and memorable~Ttetor : io9 recorded in hte»
$3,096,190 ftB
tory. She then convinced the world, by b c r con
duct and her courage, that she deserved to rank ns
an independent nation.’ To use the language of
Mr. W ebster, Secretary of State, in a despatch to
our minister in Mexico, dated BlhofJuly, 1842;
‘‘From the time ol battle of Fan Jacinto, in
April IS3G, to the pressnt moment, Texas has ex
hibited the stune external signs of national inde-
pendence as Mexico herself and with quite as
much stability of government. Practically free
and independent; acknowledged as a political sov
ereignly by the principal powers of the wbild—no
hostile foot finding rest within her territory for six
or seven years : and Mexico herself refraining, for
all that period, from any further attempt to re-
establish her own authority over that territory,”
&c., &c.
Finally, on the 20th. March, IS-lfi, Mexico con
sented. in the m6St solemn form,'through the inter
vention of the British and French governments, to
acknowledge the independence of Texas; provided
she would stipulate not to annex herself, or becomo
subject to any country whatever.
It may, however, be .contended on the part of
Mexico, that the Nueces! and not the Del Norte,ls
the true western boundary of Texas. I need not
furnish you arguments to controvert this position.
You have been perfectly familiar with the subject
from the beginning, know that the jurisdiction
of Texas has been extended beyond that river, and
that representatives from the country between it
and the Del Norte have participated in'die deliber
ations both of her Congress and her Convention.
Besides, this portion of the territory was-embraced
within the limits of ancient Louisiana.
The case is different with regard to New Mexico.
Santa Fe. its capital, was settled by Spaniards
more than two centuries ago, and that province has
been ever since iu-. their possession and that of the
republic of Mexico. The Texans never have con
quered or taken possession of it, nor have its peo
ple ever been represented iu any part of their Leg
islative assemblies or Conventions. The long and.
narrow valley of New Mexico, or Santa Fe, is
situated on both banks of the Upper Del Norte,
and is bounded on both sides bv mountains. It is
manv hundred miles remote from other settled
portions of Mexico; and from its distance, it is
both dillicult ami expensive to defend the inhabi
tants against the tribes of fierce and warlike sava
ges that roam overthe surrounding country. From
this c '.use it lias suffered severely from their in
cursions. Mexico must spend far more in defend
ing so distant a possession Lilian she can possibly
derive benefit from continuing to hold it.
Bcs-idcs, it is greatly to be desired that our
boundary with Mexico should now be established
in such a manner as to preclude all future difficul
ties and di.-putes between the.two republics. A
great portion of New Mexico being on this side of
the Rio- Grande, and included within the limits
plready claimed by Texas, it may hereafter, should
ii leutain a Mexican province, become a subject of
dispute, and a source of bad ieeling between those
who, I trust, are destined in future to be always »
friends.
On the other hand, iu in adjusting the boundary,
the province of New* Mexico should be included
within the limits of the United State?, this would
obviate the danger of future collisions. Mexico
would part with a remote and detached province,
the possession of which can never be advantageous
to her; and she would be relieved from the trouble
and expense of defending its inhabitants against
the Indians. Besides, she would thus purchase
j security from their attacks, for her other provinces,
j west ui’ tire Del Nui ie, uj ii would at once become
| the duty of the Tinted States’ to restrain the sav
; age tribes within their limits, and prevent them
! from making hostile incursions into Mexico. From
■ these considerations, and others that will readily
! suggest themselves to your mirul, it would seem
! to he equally the interest -of both powers; that
i New Mexico should belong to the United States.
! But the President desires to deal liberally by
i Mexico, you arc therefore authorized to oiler to
I assume the payment of all the just claims of our."
I citizens against Mexico, and, in addition, to pay
SO.UUU.OOU in case the Mexican government shail
agree to establish the boundary of the two coun
tries from the mouth o! the Rio Grande up the'
principal stream to the point where it touches the
i line ui New Mexico; thence west of the river
along the exterior line of that, province, and so as
t« include the whole within the United States, un
til it again -intersects the river; thence up the
principal stream of the same to its source, and'
thence due north until it intersects the forty-second
degree of north latitude.
! A boundary still' preferable to this would be an
i extension of the line from ihemorth-west corner of
• New Mexico, along the range of mountains until
j it would intersect the iorcv-secorid parallel.
| Should the Mexican authorities prove unwilling
| to extend our boundaries-beyond the Del Norte,
| you arc, in that event, instructed to offer to assume
j the payment of all the just claims of citizens of
| the United States against Mexico, should she agTee
j that the line shall be established along the bound
! ary delined bv the act of Congress of Texas, ap
proved December IK 1830. to wit;—beginning at
j the mouth of the Rio Grande, thcuce up the prin
: cipni stream of said river to its source, thence due
| north to the forty-second degree of north latitude,
i It is scarcely to be supposed, however, that
; Mexico would relinquish five millions of dollars
for the sake of retaining the narrow* strip of terri
tory in. the valley of New Mexico, west of the
Rio Grande; and thus place under two djftinct
governments the small settlements closely identi
fied with each other, on the opposite banks of tlie
; river. Besides, all the inconveniences to her from
i holding New Mexico, which I have pointed out,
i would be seriously aggravated by her continuing
\ to hold that small portion of it which lies west of
| the river.
There is ar other subject of vast importance to
the U. States, which will demand your particular
attention. From information possessed by. this de
partment, it is to be seriously apprehended that
both Great Britain and France have designs upon
California. The views of the government of the
United States on this subject, you will find present
ed in my despatch to Thomas 0. Larkin, Esq., our
Consul at Monterey, dated Octocer 17, 1845, a
copy of which is herewith transmitted. From it
you will perceive that, while this government does
i not intend to interfere between. Mexico and Cali
fornia, it would vigorously interpose to prevent
the latter from becoming either a British or a
French colony. You will endeavor to ascertain
whether Mexico bus any intention of ceding it to
one or the other power; and if any such design’
exists, you will exert all your energies to prevent
an act, which, if consummated, would be so fraught
with danger to the best interests of the U. States,
On this subject' you may freely correspond with
Mr. Larkin, taking care that your letters shall not
fall into improper hands.
The possession of the bay and harbor of San
Francisco is all important to’the United States.
The advantages to us of its acquisition are so
sinking, that it. would be a waste of time to enu
merate them here. If all these should be turned
against our country by the cession of California to
Great Britain, our principal commercial rival, the
consequences would be most disastrous.
The government of California is now but nomi
nally dependent on Mexico; and it, is more than
doubtful whether her authority - will ever be , rein
stated. Under these circumstances,it is:the/Jesire
ot the President .that you should use your'iKst ef
forts to obtain !a cession <# that.provin.ee from
Mexico to the ;United : States. Couldty*qu.,accom
plish this object,you would
, to and establish an. ehyjj&ble.,,ieputar
• tion ibi; 'yourselfc ; Money would he no-object, when
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