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DEMOCIIATIC 3:9311:i .1.. T lONS.
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FRANCIS 11.
VOtt Ci!CAL COM , FriftION NM,
MORRIS LONGSTRETII,
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Democratic County Ticket.
'Ton IMPIV.SENT ATI Tv'.
FRANCIS simiTti. of Troy Borough,
/LK mks ri WATTLES, of name.
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.4? - rad TIM 4RV !mi.
/AMES - M. PECK. of Windharti.
• von COMMISSIONIA. 4
SPEAR, of Springfield.
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AM . VEL W. SHEPARD, of Ges;433ville
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.811effeas flesdwy, °globe, - 19, 1847
Ilriteltanatea Letter acid the Whtg Party
yhe recent letter of Mr. Buchanan, read at the
11.ltrvest Rome Celebration of the Democracy of
Berks County, is to be laid hold ef, it would seem,
by the Whig party of this Mate, and the subject of
which it treats, improperly dragged into the coming
election for Governor. It will be recollected by
those who have read it, that the lien. Secretary of
State, in his letter.declares himself in favor of exten
thug the line of the' Missouri Compromise, to an•
new territory which we may acquire of Mexico.—
Mr. Buchanan is' a gentleman of acknowledged
abilities, and holding as hehasifor many years, po
sitions of prominence before the country•, his opin
ions have been looked to with inti-re,t by the pub-
Lk. The great question involved in the •• Wilmot
Proviso," is second to none ini interet.t or national
importance, that ha; arisen - sinct: the adoption of
the Constitution. Is it either strane.e, or alin min,*
then,-that Mr. Buchanan - should exptess his lapin
. ions Upon this question ! Ile Inht the same right
,so to do,- that every other American citizen enjoys: .
and like every other citizen lie, and he only, is re
sponsible for thottoopininnst. Yet this letter of Mr.
Buchanan's ; expressing his,Andividual vie ,vs ,upon
a question involving no party principle, is made,the
occasion by the, whigs of Bradford. of as sembling
in solemn deliberation, and prcimolgating, to the
world resolve upon resolve, denouncing the Jdemo ;
Bracy of this State—of the North, and especially the
atlinfultstration of Governor Sbunk.
We repeat; that the •• Wilmot Proviso, - involves
ne'questiOn of party I r t rises tar above
all the questions that divide the political 'parties of
the day. It is eminently National in its character and
its consequences. .Irs success, or its failure, will
tell upon the destinies of this fieptiblie, when the .
present issues. • and the names of parties, shall be
buried in the oblivion of centuries. Its discussion
will affect, infinitely more. the bong Succession of
generation 'upon generation which is to billow
than it will the immedilee interests 'ot those, who
now play their brief pars in the drama of life.—
Yet this great measure ; so far alit - we and beyond
the party politics of the day—rettehing as it does
into' the remotest futtre. and carrying with it a
blessing or a curse to the human rave—this mea
sure,is to be made by the whigs of Bradierd, a -par
t question." God forbid. It is no part y. question.
Men are found in support. or in op -insition to it.
_without in the slightest resect. :diet-ling their par
ty attachments. !train-cubing their party relations . .—
Mr. Bnehanan, John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.
-unite, in oppositionet te the •• Pint% itso.7 yet- each
maintains his thztinc'ir# , party position. Silas
Wright, when livingiohn Quincy Adams. and Sen
. ator Allen of Ohio. sustained and supporfed it„j et
the party relations of each remained unchanged.—
The Legislatures.of eleven 'of thefrec States, within
the space of a few weeks, passed resolutions, near
ly imanidoris, sustaining the •• Proviso ; ' while ev
ery slave State has declared as one man against it.
When the measure was first brought ltefore Con
gress, it received the votes of every Representative
Worn the frli; States, with but two or Om ext.cp
antrwas opposed by the votesh(every Rep
' resentative from the Slave State., with 'but a single
meeption. South Carolina and Kentucky stood
I milted, shojdder to shoulder: in opposition to the
`-Proviso,'' while New Hampshire and Massachn
-ietts 'were U11(1161101 in their .support. Vet it is a
measure like this—a measure that vier: ed and ob
literated party lines arid party distinctions, that the
whigs of Bradford declare to be a party mrissurr :
and seriottsl resolve, that to the_W big party alone
eats its friends look for support. the notable
leaders of the whig party Of this einnity, inform the
public, what support the whip. of Kentucky. Tem_
nessee, North Carolina and Georgia, have givAi, or
are-expected to give, to this, Proviso ? more
firm and determined in 'his opposition to that flea
. Vile, than Senator Crittenden
.orKentueky ! the
rtght-hand man and acknowledged exponent of
the views of Henry Clay: With equal justice and
propriety, we 'might hold the Whig party of the
North, responsible for the opinions of Nit. Crit
tendem.as that the democratic party of tbe North.
tt i lmuld be held accountable for the views of :11r.
Bachanart vim this -question. .
The f• Wilmot Proviso. we twain refit state, is no
question of p !Hy, but one of Cot stun' and that
uran, or body M . men, whit seek to bring it 'down
to the narrow limits of parts support. whatt•ver star
be their professions, ar e . 4ts enemies : autl would
tl*ioy its vitality and power . Th. naktid
ptiunri
pit., Outfits krritory Aid! rffilUill free, is inkinelble
• in its own strength. 'Non may assail' it, btu it
stanqs forth—immoveable as the Ilit.itr—onittipo.
tent as Tourn. Yet this principle, the Wl,w4 uC
this Couuty,claintm monopolize to theinselves as
'a party principle.. Intived,we may expect trout the
next whig Meeting that Shall assemble in Brtdfa, .1.
a claim biddly put - forth ; that virtue, tiregrey
and honor, are Whig principles, and - be found
oily within the pale of the Wlog party.'
Why is it, we enquire. that the lette r of Mr. Bit
ch:luau, is made the ground anti the °erasio n , of
such an unwarrantable assumption !you the part
of tbe':Whigs. and :web wholesale denunciation of
the Democracy of the North in what lets the
democracy of Pennsylvania, or at .Bradlord,
justtti
ed so ',Serious a change, as an abandonment of the
•Wthnot ProviitAt 1,464:,tare of Penntsj Iva
ma last winter. fa ith scarcely a dissenting, vote,
resilnnotts io its tivor—t!ot ptiople with
one voice sustained their - Representatives r and
where Wie ark, is the evidence they have changed ?
'rho last democratic convention of this County, with
every evidepce of unanimity and determined sup
port,-pass-ed resolutions approving and applauding
their Representative in Cting,ei n Pledging
e.s
themaelv before file mainta inviolate
the integrity dirfreesoil. When,we ask,lras the demo
cracy of Bradford County, exhibited that time set
ng .iind ilaing spirit, which would Warrant
the Whig party . -in iharging upon them, au aban.-
dotnnent to day, of that which hut yesterday, they
resolved to.sustain and uphold?: However deeply
tho democracy of this county may regret that Mr:
Buchanan' should differ with them, upon a question
so montntous, as the pt Ncr,vation offreesoilfur the
komes 4freemen, there is`,nothing in their : past his
tory or conduct, to w rrant the imputation, that they
wilri‘urrendet their liberate opinions and princi
ples, for tho,e of any; an, however exalted or ri,-
spe , ..teil. The, demoer of Bradford have stio%vn
their devotion to-principle on . more occasions than
; nor is the .• AVilmot Proviso - the that (it/es
upon which they have had the inislismine to
differ with the Secretary of State. Thetatiff of '46.
iti a mertiOrable e.Naanple that the finest intellect
may err, and the judgment of an honest people be
correct. Single handed and alone. in Pennsylva
nia, did the indomitable democracy of this county
and CongresAonal district, fight the battle of right
against privilege—of labor against monopoly, un
supp,,pcd and unsustained, save in the concious-
Hess that their cause was just i and tins demxrary,
isilelibt:rately charged by the resolve of a Whig,
meeting, with the abandonment of a principle they
hold detir as life, sacred as freedom . itself.
The object of the Whigs, in, their attack upon
Mr. Buchanan, for the eicercise-of his undoubted
right. and in their unfounded charges against the
democratic party; is- apparent and almost undis•
intised. It was prompted from no exclusive attach
ment for a principle, in favor of Which, nineteen
twentieths of the people of the North are united,
but from a desire to obtain a party triumph. even
at the expense of the principles they profess so
zealously to uphold. ~.Gov. Shunk, and the dembe
racy of the North, must be denounced' as opposed
to the Proviso." in the hope that some demo
crats mittbt be misled. and induced to vote for the
federal candidate James Irvin. We caution our
democratic triendri against the hi-pocrisy and de
ceit of the a ;Jigs in this respect. The sincerity of
those men, who openly- declare Henry Clay to be
their candidate for the Presidency, May well be
(1011141 rd• when they assail lerancis It. Slinu.k. as
being opposed.to the •• Wilmot Proviso." The
niciples of that " Proviso," are in no respect in
volved in the coining election. When the day does
collie_ and it is close at hand, that the question is
to he met--I,oldly, fearlessly. met,. we shall then
see which party is the most ready to abandon 11,
and which the mast steadfast in its support. When
a voice from Ashland shall declare to the faithful,.
ho-tility to the Wilmot ' Proviso," we shall then
see which party submits its neck to the yoke.' God
rant in that day and upon that question, there be
but one party in the North, as there is now but one
party in the South.• -
Horrid I Terrible
,l Stripeudons Fraud on the
We are calletl'upon to expose a most nefarious
scheme of fraud, concocted by the Democrats :
would con believe it readers: yes by' the Demo
crats. and not the rigs. Ritner'S and In in's fraud
on the ballot box! by ‘rhieh election districts not
haring fifty votes, were made to poll five 'hundred
majoaity for Ritter, is no eirepmstance to it. Our
plot iZexplodf‘d, the game is up; and the rigs have
nabbed. u 5. We must implore them net "to treat
the election as though it had never been hold," be
cause if they de, we shall have another Beck diot
war just at this time too, when so many of our
soldiers are in Mexico, General Irvin might find
it more ditfeult to collect the militia at Harrisburg
than dui Ritter. Now we own op. and beg the
Vigs, to sanction the election, and not get us in such
a stew. as :o make it necessary fur their inimitable
daddy Ritner to call out the militia again. Now
for the horrible fraud. It 'happens that the general
election law of this state make4proVisions for those
of our citizens to vale who " shall be in Wny actual
military service in any detafehment of the militia
or corps of volunteers, under a requisition from the
[ President of the United States ; . or by the au.thority
of this Commonwealth ; on the day of the general
election -; this is the languagr of the law itself, but
it is only the commencement Of this general fraud.
Read• a little more of the law,`and we shall find that
such elections are to be conducted " in all respects
the same as is herein directed in the case of t=en
toral election'," an exception being mad. as to otii
' cent of' elections. Thos you see how this fraud is
being developed. Now let us refer Ita the last
Bradford Argus, always the very (inhale:server of
honesty ! so pure ! so - veritable! that it Can scent a
hand. as the hound would a (tax. everlaity when
an election is at hand, and we Attn .- see at once,
slmw this unexampled (rand is to be consuneated by
the democrats. We quote from
, an article in that
pape r entitled • a warning to•the Whigs, - which
says that on Friday last the Public Ledger announc
ed. yes readers, lirmannced ! dreadful; here it
comes ; announced that "opproxigle steps have
been taken by the. proper authorites, to secure to
such of ourfillote citizens now in
.arias in Mexico,
as are as aloed by lam, to vote." Only, think of it
what a subversion of the rights of freemen! Yes
rtprnprintr steps" and that too by the "proper au
thin-dies." and all this, for the purpose of securing
the rights of freemen to those "qualified by law" to
vote. Why it is that "appropriate" rather than .
inappropriate steps should be taken, by the "pro
per" rather than the improper authorities, and that
citizens qualified by law should vote, rather than
these not qualified ; we are not infonned. Rot
the chapter is:4l(a ended: the gigantic wheme is
not t et exploded. ('ol. has been appointed
Pay-master ain't has gone to Mexico.• Gen. Patter
-ion test, he has ?Ist ,?•,one. Could such a thing pos
sibly happen, unless something was in the wind
ltv the death of the- unfortunate Maj. Hammond a
raCaney was made. by winch Cul. Piollet was ap
pointed. Just see the fraud—Maim Hammond to
die jest at the time he did ; 'and Col. Piollet to be
appointed and not to stay at home, shows certainly
a deep conspi acv against the Vigs. Rut we will
ian4u:Q.e 4tf the Argus :—".We note the
fart. that they are both sent to Mexico, just in time
to take them from the polls at home, and enable
them to join our troops in that country before .he
day of the general election : and It is simultaneous
, with their departure that we read the announce
ment in the Ledger. that the "proper authorities
have taken appropriate steps to secure the votes of
our 4 .ol.fier , iu Merieth - It is all out now : os'er
wheiming as it is, ihe . fiand lient—Collbiollet hsb
g one to lirlozieo, and so has Gent. Patterson ; ap
pmpriate steps have been taken by the proper au.
thoritiei., that thoso gualOat maw may vote; and
this is the swindling game to defeat .Gen.
None but such as - have thrown Reonseience to
the..derl," and believe the morai atmosphere °th
em breathe, is as Foliated as that which they in
hale, could have concocted such- a pitiful, con
temptible and infamously lying article, as that in
the Argtis to which we have alluded: Note the
consummate impudence of its author. After say
ing, in almost as many words, without any pretext
whatever, that Gen. Patterson and Col. Flatlet were
sent to Mexico, expressly to commit a fraud on the
ballot box—it then says, " now we protest that we
bring no charge against either of these distinguish
ed military chieftains."
Is it supposed tbatihe truly stupendous' and al
-1 most successful "pipelaying" and Ritzier frauds,
have been torgetten ; and that the people are now
ready to rezard its authors as their oracles, until
they are purged! The federal party will !make but
L little progress in their efforts to drag down others to
the filth they wallow in.
Vigilance Committees.
It is expected that these committees will show
themselves vigilant. Let them at once call a mee
ting, in their respective ton ris and organize for the
election. Commitieesshould be appointed in each
school district, to circulate documents; see that ev
ery man is assessed, and at the polls, storm or no
storm. The importance of active, vigilant and en 7
ergetic action was never more important than in
this canvass. Besides our county ticket, we have
to decide whether the councils of the state, perhaps
it will be of the nation, shall continue to be guided
on democratic principles.
The Enemy.
The Federalists were never more busy than now.
Not so boisterous as usual, but stealthy and sly.—
Their great desire is, to catch us napping. If they
are not openly active, they think we will not be.—
They know that an open, bold and fan discussion
of our principles has ever been, and ever will be,
fatal to them. Hence on this occasion, they want
no discussion; no noise; we must lay low," say
thr.y. They have money : this then can use : the
wealthiest of them-have debts owingqhein all over
the county: such influences they will bring to bear
if possible. They are not-idle. They are too anx
ious to displace Gov. Shut*. and in his place ; put
another Jo Ritner. The Treasury was empty until
recently ; now, it is full; hence their anxiety to get
into power.
Are you A a t
The Vigilance Committees of the seteral towns,
cannot be too prompt in their elfin's to secure the
vote of every Democrat. They should at once in
quire in every neighborhood, and see that all is rea
dy. Be .ire and have every man assessed, who
has beep omitted. This cannot be done too soon.
Will eis - Cry democrat who reads th i s, institute an
inquiry in his neighborhood, for those who have not
been assessed, and have them assessed at once
The enemy is vigilant ; if our flag is to float unfurl
ed, Democrats must be active from this , ime, until
the polls close on the 12th of October.
MEETINGS OF Till Dr.mocaley.—At• the request
of several of the Standing Committee, and many
others, we suggest that the Vigilance Committees
call meetings, to be held some time during next
week, at the several places of holding cielegate
elections, to adopt such appropriate measures, as
will secure the entire democratic vote of the town.
Let these meet ngs be called; let therebe a gene
ral attendance ; advise and consult together
and as often as possible thereafter, and victory will
be ours.
Glorious News from the Army.
Battles of Tenon and San Angel—The City of Merl
en in oar Power.
The steamer Fashion Captain Filmy, an-iced at
New Orleans on Thursday evening, the 2d inst.•
!nun Vera Cruz, having left that port on the 27th
ultimo."
The sum of the intelligence brought by t 1 - Fash
ion, is of the most pleasing, as it is of th ost im
portant nature, since it announces anothdlvictory
that has crowned the American arms---a '• • •
that will, in all probability,,be most blessed in its
results, bringing about a peace between the two
hostile republibs. 14,appears that the march of our
army under Gen. Scrl f ifrom Puebla, to within eight
of nine miles of the ckpital, was uninterrupted b e y
any resistance on Ae part of the enemy At l
Penon—a position fortified . by Santa Anna—the
hostiletwo forces tirst came into collision, where,
according to El Sol de Anahuac, a division of the
American army made an onsetpn the enemy, the
main body passing through Guadalupe, and, to the
surprise of the 14;xicans, appearing suddenly in
their rear.
A regular fight then ensued at a 'place called San
Angel. situated at about six or eight miles south
west of the capital: the result of •which was, that
Gen. Valencia's division of the Mexican army was
totally routed, when Santa, Anna Ml back with the
remainder ofilit3 troops on the city. Here the grea
test consternation prevailed: • and. as the only
means to stop the victorious career of the American
arms, it was decided to solicit from Gen. Scott a
suspension of arms. A flag of truce was despatch
ed to the American headquarters for this purpose,
with the view of giving time for the opening of ne
gotiations fur the renewal of pacific relations. The
Mexican government intimated to Gen. Scott that it
was ready to treat for peace on the propositions
brought by Mr. Trist. Thus, tit the eleventh 'hour,
has the stubbornness of our hitherto intractable
neighbor given way, and the best hopes may be
entertained that we are on the eve of sheathing the
sword—a consumation heartily to be desired by
every friend of humanity.
The American commander-in-chief at once ac
ceded to the request of the Mexican government,
and a truce was declared. The city of Mexico,'
we learn, is alxolutelY at our merry, being surroun
ded by our army. ten. Worth r at the head of his
division, is in the rear of the capital, hairing it in
his power to cnt off all the supplies 'from that quar
ter. The derisive action at SAti Angel, where Va
lencia's troops were put to flight. took place on the
20th 'ph. Of course we know nothing 'of thtt . de
taiH„nor of the loss yustaiue•d in the two conflicts
by the two armies. The express which brought
the intelligence to Vera Cruz. came by the way of
Orizaba. The despatch concludes with these re
markable words : " Peace will • positively be the
result !..
11 - ilo c.tx SocrF: tr !—The following mathemati
cal question has been handed us for - publication.
As the federal editors, generally, are "death on
figures," it is to be hoped it will be speedly 'ans
wered. It is highly important, indeed, that such
Ahould be the ease. in order that freemen of Penn
st may vote understandingly.
If Joseph. W. Patton, the Federal candidate for
Calal Commissioner, could cheat his creditors out
of the enormous cum of $21,543 50, in the short
space of time that he could avail himself of the pro
visions of Gen. Irvin's Bankrupt taw, how
much would he cheat the State of Pennsylvania
out of in three years it elected Canal Commissioner'
Don't all answer at once !—Cplond Union.
Nrn~; 'froni alt"Naf6ns.
The Richmond Southerner se,yelhat an attempt
was made his week fire'th&.railroail. ridge
over Junes Riies . tieloilitingfo thPitictimorid and
Petensbuig Railroad company: Q -
Deacon Grant has applied-to the_ cdty conned of
Boston for indemnification of damage done to his
house by an anti-temperance mob.
Patrick Jackson, aprominent citizen of Boston,
died on sunday last at Beverly.
The letters lately stolen from the Northampton
(glass,) post-otfice,,have been found in acorn•field
near that town.
These were three hundred and one deaths in
New York city last week. This is the smallest
number in the last six weeks.
The new constitution of Illinois is to be sum
mitted to the people on the first Monday of March
next, for their tatification or rejection. In 'ease it
is ratified the government is to issue writs, Of elec
tion for members of the Legislature to curry it
into operation.
Works are in progress for establishing - -lhe Elec
tric Taftraph from Montreal to Quebec.
A lot of land in Boston, vrhi..th in 1818 was worth
4 5200, sold the other day for $29,000! '
• Lord Fihrin, the Governor General of anada,
and Ex-president Van Buren, are to.be Mt e Great
Fair which is to be held at Saratoga, I\e l
York,
this month.
There are no leas than nine new Churrhtrs now
itt progresslowanis completion in St. Louis/
Thomas D. Clarke, Esq., the Attorney benenil
of Alabama, is dead.
The suspension of Messrs. Prime, Ware & Co.,
bil a
it is said, will not cause so much em meat in
the moneyed circles as was excepted, ' I. •
An accident oceured on the Reading ilroad,
on Tuesday, by which an engineer . nam ' Jones,
was killed.
i
A murderer, named Twaddle, was bro over
for trial, from Brazos, in the Telegraph. ,
A Mr. Simmons was verysineeessful in r
destroy
ing a hornet's nest in the caves of his m, at
Taghkanic. N. Y. by setting fire to it. hu e mali
cious fire, however. kept on. and burned !am and
contents, to the value of 5.1,500. t
The - Boston Police arrested on Wednesday night
last a desperate burglar, who calls himself Charles
Shaw. He had ou 'his person implctients iur
breaking into houses; and stolen articles also.
Al'&. Mary E. Parker, aged 25 years, ctmmitied
suicide in Buffalo, in a state of mental d pres , ton
under pecuniary difficulty and separa on from
friends: she has.left a husband and child: - in New
York city.
•
Mr. Lamon. the proprietor of the boa ckgtrictor.
wa badly bitten by the etizliteen feet teptile, at
Providence, R 1. The small colic,. ten, leet lona
escaped from its keeper. and ha." 'tint bpi found.
, The Government of Peru is indebted ti) English
creditors to a very large amount. and it is a curiouz ,
fact that the debt can only be liquidaied tloy the Fate
of Peruvian Guano !
• Vossime NiISSIONART Socirrv.—The lolal receipts
of this society for the year endina Augnsl 3i, 1847
amounted to !•3209, 4GS. Thiz is a 'billing off of
5 .50,000, compared with the last year's receipti.
A Baggage Car, with all, its contents, *as burn
ed orr the railroad, on Monday, about six miles
east of Syracuse, N. V. The fire, it is
. Isupposed,
originated from a spark from the smoke,pipe.
Some.miserable person. on Tuesday night, enter•
ed the room of Navy. Niksion School, at Flrooklyn
N. Y., and collected all the Bibles, and threw theM
down into the vault.
-The Philadelphia North American of Saturday
says:--Our Board of Health has resolved in future
to dispense with wine or brandy, at its meetings."
We bear, says an exchange, of a petition in
circulation urging that no widow shall be allowed
to marry until all the sitegle ladies are disposed of:
The S. steamer Telegraph left New Orleans
on the 'evening of the 24th, for the Brazo:, with a
detachment of the 12th infantry, and e 300,000 in
gold.
An extensive lead mine- has been discovered
about five miles northwest of Lancaster, Pa. The
Union says that The ore i, rich and plentiful.
Mrs. Far veil, of Cambridge, 11a45., recentl) v
dead, left :.-30,000 to the liaptist Board of Missions.
She and tier hosbariJ had previouiily given ? .. .' lOO,-
000.
Mr. -Dobson, the late democratic, candidate, tor
Coterress in the sixth district of Indiana. will con
test the seat of Mr. Dunn. who was elected by a
majority of 12 votes.
A man, belonging in Lowell. eloped from that
place with a /parried woman on Friday_ Ile left
behind him a wife and three children.
A son of Thomas Starke, aged nine years, was
drowned in the canal at William.sport, on Thursday
last, whilst bathing.
The Syracuse (N. Y.) railroad promptly paid
STOO to the passentters whose basz_rage was burnt
on the cars the other night. One passenger is said
to claim several thousand dollars for bills burned
in his trunk.
Ofdhy- grain imported in thy• present year into
Great *taut and Ireland. Indian corn forms nearly
one half of the whole. The importation in thr tint
six months of Pt 1 . 7. exceeds thdt of any previous
year.
In campo Bello N. Brunswick. Joint f;..illalThar''s
hut a•as burnt. and his mother, an infirm old lady.
recently from Ireland, and an infant child. perished
in the dames.
Billions fever pre'vails to an alarming , extent at
the village of the Crow Indians. on thee 'Mississippi.
Forty of their number have died within a short
period.'
A young woman, Misi Scribner, residing at the
he.ul of Lambert's Lake, Calais, Blaine, killed
herself by taking a dose .of poison. •
The political writings of the late Governor Silas
Wright, are to be published by Ransom 11. Giher,
who has been for some Ume collecting them.
Two recruits, who enlisted at'Buttillo jumed fmrh
the steamboat, a few nights since on their wad• to
New York and were drowned.
Mr Whipple, of Indiana. was robbed of Sin'
while on his paassage to New York city from
Albany, r n hoard the Isaac Newton. on Saturthiy
night.
PRINCELY FEES.—The counsel to the'Corporatio t i
of New York city. have received in the last ton
years. in addition to their salary, the st u n of 143.-
077 05! In Addition to !hi, 111 r. Brady has tondo
a claim of 115.000 . and :\lr.-Leveriikie of -..=9 000!
The weather at New York. on Tuesday morning
was Cool enough for November. Overcoats became
quite popular, and good tires wet° by no means
uncomfortable.
•
ht the Court of Common Pleas, at New York,
on Tneday, in a case on trial, Judge Daly sustain.
ed ;he tw•o recent decisions made by the Queen's
Bench of Enuland. deciding that the attornies in
snits are not competent witnesses for their clients.
We understand from passengers who arrived
on Thursday evenina that the mail ciitild .cgreelv
travel in the South, the rains havint swe ll e d i bt e
water-ceurkes in Alabama, for example, so as to
make them almost impassable.
We are authori4ed to say that Ikon• Dutton ;
EN., -of Bridgeport, has accepted the ottice of Pro
lessor of Law. to which he wart elected by the Cor
poration of Yale College, at their 'kneeling in August
Nine hundred men arc now einployed at Brook
lyn Navy Yard.
nw . ' - "litritstr - co — N - athetti4 •
OFFICIAL D , ‘ , PATCHES RECELYED OF •
GREAT' t' . ITLES NEAR TRW
Cl ', OF MEXICO ! ~..,, '•:...
'
. . .
The steamer Aliv) \- gsland arrive 4 eh th 4 .
with-laterdittes from Vera Cara_ She i bii . pg7l, l 4:
:counts a the two victorious battles ot_Contrems ajki",
tharbii.4ce, so called from the field works of il l :.
enemy: The proposition for tui a istice was mad:,
by Gen. Scott,' supposed to, have lie n et ,the
„in
t\
stance of the British emlassy... The -it 'hereto
fore given, that the city of Mexico w at our
mercy. seems to be' unfounded,. and should peace ,
not follow from the negotiations now petichng,
another battle must ensue.
A letter from Mr. 14ndall,.dated Tacubazo, Au,
22d, , says-the Archbiprs palace is now lixupt
ed by ben. Scott and a portion of.„the army. After
defeating - the enemy in two of the hardest fought
battles of the war, on the 14th insialeconneisance
made by Col. Duncan, having satisfied Gen. Scott
that a road for artillery could be cut from Chaleoa
to San Augustine, Gen. Worth's division moved in
that direction on the 15th, followed by Generals
Quitman, Pillow. and Tiviggs. By this move a
new line of operation s wars taken on the southern
and western sides . of the city of Mesita", and th e .
strong works of peaon and Mexicalsings,on which
Santa Anna has bestowed such immense labor,
were completely tamed-
'On the 16th of August, Gen. Worth :marched as
'far as the Hacienda of San Gregoria, when a halt
was ordered by Geii. Scott;reiGen Twiggaliad met
a large force of the enemy at Chaleoa. Gen. Twigs
had met a large force of the enemy at Chalcoa.'
Gen. Twiggy promptly ordered the heaviest guns
to unlimbered, and af ter a few discharges, the ene
my were dispersed with a loss of six killed.
On the 17th Gen. Worth resumed his march over
a letrible bad road,brit by eight o'clock in the
rimming he was in sight of the ()rime and spires of
'the 'oapital, without any opposition. except_ that
rocks had been rolled into the road and d reties dug
evidently ahoy ing that' Gen, Scott had stolen a
march on Santa Anna. Ou reaching this point,
however, a scattering fire was oeined b by 4 force
stationed in an advatite,geous position, which .was
soon silerieed.hy Col. Smith's light battalion of the
2d artillery, under Major Galb Another attack was
shortly after macre, but again the enemy's pickets
were driven in without loss.
At 7 o'clock on the 19th. Gen. Scott arrived a t
San Augustine, and at 10 o'clock Gen. Worth was
in Lull march for the City of Mexico by the main
mail. Majors Smith and Turnbull, Capt. Mason
and other Eng ineer officers were sent in advance
supported by Cats. 131ake's Squadrinn of Dragoons.
to reconnoitre, when a masked battery was opened
.1
on them, and the first ball from an eighteen poun
dr,r. killed Capt. Thornton of the 2d Dragoons. be
sides seriously wounding a guide.
Col. Garland's brigade was ordered to occupy a
posi'ion in plain sight of the enemy's. batteries at
San AnteniO, whilst Col. Stark's brigade and Dun
can's battery took their kation in the rear close by.
A pasty was th'en sent ont -to reconnoitre- to a-cer
tain the practicability of finding a road by which
the village ut San Angel could be reached, and the
strong hold of San. Antonio thus turned : this party
hail a skirmish with' the el - jenny. killing five or six
and taking as many prisoners without losing a man.
The result of the reconnoisance was favorable.
and it was ascertained that a road could be made.
The Mexicans were 'plainly seen in force near I
Bronteras, and at a council held that night, it was
detemined to attack them in the morrinfg. Winic
the re:commis:ince was. going on. Gen. IVorth had
establilied himself at the hacienda ofcern. from
the window of which coyitless numi)eirs of the ,
enemy could'he seen at work upon the ibtoterio4 of
'fan Antonio. Aboin noon they opened Inport the
hacienda with both round shot and shell Nearly
every shot took eaect but did-no damage, except
to the buildings. Late in the eveninu they ceased,
firing and were 'silent during the nig.ht. Had the
fire been kept up. the hacienda might have been
tom to picees, and. the.entire command compell
ed to retire.
At 9 o'clock on the mornineq4 the 19th the
batteries anon opened, on Gen. Worth's position.
So hut was the fire that the troops were compelled
to gain shelter behind the buildings, but did not
give up their position. About 9 o'clock the divis
ion of Twigs and Pillow were ordered to march
in the direction of Bmrderes, and by.l o'clock in the
afternoon were inlain sight of the enemy's- bat
teries and within r ge of the heavier guns. Th e.
i i
brigade of Colonel . T Smith was ordered to ad
ranee directly towards the enemy's works. whilst
that of Colonel . Riley •move r d tciwards a small
village at the right and thus cnt off reinforcements
which might be sent Valencia from the city. An
incessant fire was opened oti Colonel Smith' , conir
!natl and 'soon the Rifles were engaged anti the
pickets of the enemy. drivingthem in. The twelve
pounder battery of Capt. Magruilei and motintain
howitzer batteries now commanided by Lent.
Callender of the Ordanae department was_ pre , sed
forward and opened on the enemy, but were so
much 'exposed to a fire from heavier mins, that
were.soon silenced. Lieut. Johnsen and Callender
were seriously wounded.
At 3 o'clock Gen. Cadwallader was ordered ont
to support Cul. Riler:--heavy reinforcements having
been seen on their way out from the city, whilst
Gen. Pierce was sent to sustain Geti. Smith. The
firing from the enemy's batteries was incessant.—
About 4 o'clock Gen. Scott arrived, and seein ,, the
immense strength of the Mexicans, at once order.
ed Gen. Shields' brigade to support Riley and Cad
wallader and prevent if pos:ible. a junction of the
force, coming out of the city, with ‘ those Valencia,
but few of the movements of our troops could be
seen. bitt every tnntion of the enemy was visible.
The order of battle of Valencia was roost impositer:
His infantry was. seen drawing up to support the
batteries. whilst long lines of the enemy's cavalry
.were stationed in the rear as if awaiting the shock
'of the battle.
Twri separate &barges of the latter were distinht
ly seen tb be repulsed by Col. Riley. Uitil . niuht
had fairly closed in. the tiriniz from the , enem}'s
batieries ha 4 not slackened : ii had been a con
tinuous-roar for nearly six hours.
_ .
Gen. Scott retired to . San Augustine about o'clock
in the midst of.a hard rain, at Gen. Ttviggs and
Pillow came in about II bek completely ex
hausted not antieipaling the teat. strength of the.
works of the enemy.
It was thought that the batt4ries could be taken
at a dash, and that the troopsivould be comforta
bly qparted at San Angel for the night : instead of
this a large portion of them; were compelled to
bivouac, without Vankets,' itt, the midst of a piti
less storm.
On the moniing of the /20th, General Worth
was ordered to move a pail ofhis division (Gartan's
brigade to aid in the attack on Valencia, for to
force this position was deemed indispensable.
At 7 o'clock, a few diticharirs of cannon were
heard, and the rattling of musketry, and some even
veld that in the distance the enemy could be'
seen thing towards the city, vet few deemed that
the batteries had been stormed and carried ; vet it
was so." Gen. Scott, accompanied by t;en. Worth,
started for the scene of actiou..when they were met
by Capt. Mason. with the foyful intelli=ence that
Valencia }hid been completely routed. after a terri
ble struggle.
The attack upon, his works was planned by Gen.
Smith. and resulted in the capture of 15 pieves -
,of
artillery' and some 15n0 prisoners, among- their
Gen's . 111;men. Garcia Mendoza and the notorious
Silas. lie also captured Qit the ammunitnai and
camp furniture, and the road over which - those
who escaped tied. was strewed with nmskets.—
No less than ;00 df the enemy, among them man}•
officers, were left dead upon the field whilst the
number of Wounded was far grater.
The %York. of Bronteras Avere completely in the
power of the American army'
• (Ital. Scott at onee ordere . ;3 Geo. Worth to foil
lirn-k on San Antonio to torn and capture that vt ark
and thel pu,h on towards the Capital by the main
math vt Mist the main hetgly of the army moved on
towards San. A 112 el and Cohoyeatt.•
Gen. Twitrz-; had scarcely moved a half a mile
beyond the tatter villaqe, whest--4-..T.4ing tire tif
Musketry a:meowed that it vett t : ae ttvelt• ”tiL7igf.,l"
with the
booming
211:DivIsio
A few'
work
---
, utpobis of ,the eatemy,• and the heav%
.f cannon ,nOw gave token that the nvii
II had fallen on another stynntir.
hides more and a tremendous brie,
ght Made it evident that Gr-ri. Woftli
as also actively engaged—Le hall rote_
,ed the strong works of ,San A i , lonia.
doing so the enemy had akinrloned..,i,e
h . ,a loss of 3 , heavy guns and had fit.,:,
Second, and stronger hire of wo ; L s .
low 1 o'clock. P. 31. about !beer m a ,, , .
le 'battles ; and such .a rattling of fire a th .
or never been heard. on the r„, • •, n ...` 4 ,
a, accompanied with ruc kLsmtnr itz 'i
nd this was contirfued or er two lm ....-
t
enemy was tompletely_roy• ed hum ei t r .,
. until those Irho were not Vriled or lake . ..,
Were on full flight for the city
etigtli of the enemy at this hank is know n
, n at least 15 1 and I may ray 20 ,000, all
lFris,and in a position of uncommon strentrh.
ip them were - about 6000 American : , ja i l_
roken dawn by uramhes an/ counter
' d incessant toil at Chart/sem
ex . 5 say that . Santa Anna commami.
on retired • eaily.- The. youue me : ,
.apital ‘ftom - whom so much V 4 aS' - e.x.
early all A d without tiring a n r ,
on , our 'de- has fapeo moo },vault
\
South Curtain and Nets , York VobnitPels
fantry and Smit 's banalion and the b al .
,\,,
apts. Magruder and Taylor Th e ~,,,.l i
was nearly cut to pieces. Th ir i et , : Niel,
• rale. killedand wounded , : \
, munition captured Than ‘G‘r) Sco fre,
re he has been in the count
t fr lits . i th on e
pletely to
but while
pace, Wi 1
It was
mein of t
has veld
of Ameri
andlery,
%cher' th
point, an
prisoners
The bt
have
ft.
. 1
Oppo d
ed an
marches I
The
ed in pe
of the i
peeled.
The ) .
upon th • ,
the 6th
teries of
Carolina'
wan ;_en
store
U4ed si
ES!
LATER.-Out . of the aig ihoiv ar ,l 4• ,
in the fight, the loss falls but little silea of
unfired.. '
ported that Gets. Paredes abil Buslarz elite
approaching the capital fom different di
each with a strong Torce. and breathing
d destruction to Americans.
en,taged
eleven I
It is
are both
reetions
death a
Gen
shot, wl
low the
it, howl
it. but
•ott Was himself wounded by a *r 4 p,
ich struek him on the ont,ide °title
knee_ He experienced so little utter: to m
:vet. at the time, that fie said nothing abcial
I has since become inflamed ; acid cau_Qel
.h uneasiness. .
him ni
The I
prey mu
rospects, of peace lovk more britfili tha,ri
iv. The MexieMis soldiers have retvni.
-fallen, to their homes, many of &Iraq - 4,
from the field like poltroons ; beture
1 a shot.
=DI
ins; flea
receiiP
The
20th ult
'have eii
Nair of the ellen* was so great. on hr
. that the weakest A inerira'n re_•rti%•:d c•n: ; '
erect the Grand Plaza of their caintal, a al:
tear of opposition.
OW lILIN
(;CIIE!
ti[•l'd.
111 , (1
C,I1( of
.t 1 Salas ;.icknowledge..3 that he was tn:alh
ajt blames Terrejoin withlaving lied
d' by such conduut cattsiug his defeat.
• that l'afencia rau off at the cuuan:t•tlCt
the• fiJit.
•
riot is sai(l to tn . tioli pleased witkllte pea ,
His. a<-fir a they have progressed.
city of Mexico the hope is indutgl th.
Itotts-totttrrs will at,'ree upon the Nvere , a
niatv line of the Vivo Lt..( , 00r1anr7::,.. -
Gailit-s. who reetqltlN pm -aped ttom :SIPN:
I • 111 the silt! of t i ,, 11.. Scott to . the • I tt.:,-
!" . ,
Ashipman Rogers wa. in that of Gmle.r.-:
i
Mr
nezT tvoi
en
the CAI
the lytlu!
VII X%
MO NI
tilotc
Mar r Made, escapo.:wd rliouldere
a mu- et ',111:1II L t the fight
Ca- • ie.. :11. CIA- and all thattc tither prisere: ,
atnnn tln lit relea,e(l.
Tll V.V ENV E. TART I•T—The
say , ii e revenue rfx•eipts at the New York t 11 , 111.
101.1 , V ill tilV, 111(111111 31 A Iczu,t TL,
I, ear than ever bet . ore since the ,
the GdVernment. Three rnillirms alarm. lia n d,,t
thousalnd dollars have' been paid over to the
Treat rer. and the tot-41 receipts will
coed t , wee and a half millions ot doll4r , 113-
the ti tear of a revenue tarnt.
- TM. is a triumphant fart for the De.occit.
Itt - iN.--Nrueir is it' A. t o
I tion. it Wat , to have tweti al , 1•11,o •• a
'n. • •
• ..AS 111 t. wings are •'..
ilitV is that it eartie as prv,i . t , •'.o. kg' r•lf..
Vas, ,() jCHO geq lila t
that they coulil not spare:a-ix:or ..wlzre the
- -Situ lientocrd,
predi
}-ear
proh;
NAN,
ing
monst,
P NEW: , FROM M.-11.NV..—r) , .N
lecteti ,Cios , ensor by a. 1:11 . ;:e tra,,rer..
anA 11ou,e are th Dk•tit!,•:;iar.. F r . in
eNion of the return;* m ii
ink asp iti.mortat Lase 4.1,%(1v(+ r".-
,err. The
ell%
Sena!
IMEI
erecs
ick
IT I.IEFOn F,.7 LIE P I. A. 1.1:C 5
at the la:4 Co. .1;•,.
•
pan!,
that
aho I men.
give away the pithhc ,• :. •
of eapitatli:gs' tin less th-a{ ! h,ri in .r valo• ..r. l
wgiks \\dl proti&o tr.:- %ear `..••
ttnch nett to ~-• ,!pc
Ist* about 1.104 w .!"
e People are- not often dr', eir!•.)
civic, be ilttfied.- they do not Pa-,,‘
etrittors of the fr.:w.f.-1 - I,v
1. , ,
I.euge of "two aollar , a dm trki
will treat Federal promi4s acrottit;d-y.
hap
per.
the
and
11.1 T wi7.L THEY no ? 7 —Suppo,e ;;tat the Fe.e .
'hilts shisuld suceved' at the conunz
t then !Will'they enable ;bt -,
.
flees for their products., will they mere
hanics better wages for their hime-t in,:asrF '
what, will you !lion. by -a (.11-tine!--
.il 1 1
h
er
me•
not
1.101t)N - T,ELErnoN.--;:.‘ str, , from t; , :`
.4g ..t . latetbSiturtho. eVelllit''. iti 0,..:4ty , .. •
rim/ z• from all but Uit tow:i, i,ac e 1•••. n a, ell ed -
Th 4! Whigs now claim. a :quail ),;.,'
I , uf it ' , probable a tr , 111.10 t1.1 ., .:11. No tl. r:
of Governor by the people:.
r.
Ei.ticnoN.2- We hay 1.• re% %.,•%.0 , 7,1e 're"
turtit! asy et, Item this State. t.ot
nirirally certain' that the Delvaxttati have rattle'
•
.4.IiItIVAL OF PiliEsTs..--Atiwn, 0.1-b
the French steamer NeW -Yolk. are the followt ,
Catholic prieks:—lcei.‹.4ns.llatt.lll,,er.E. Cret€t. F
Dtscallier, Chasse, Vi:ll:4r, firrtim attd - Cce:r. l
The iWhig party just now is vert - much in the ;ll'.
a 'freSterll ".6 - syni ty the Pac
stciares."
[Fon FEVFI( AND AOVE.—That the aillicieci Vr
judge of the accuracy of out'. statement, c.,,re'11.:.,
the value of Wrighs Indian Vegetable p . ::, r
t
v r and ague,-wegfce the followiniz t e ,tnri ,.. a- 3 i . -1
a iighlkrespectable and well..kno% n e...../0 , 1.- h .
dihna. Read it. i
p l p lt i i v ss o e f ll y v o il u te r , l P n u d l ia tn:n y c e o v ..::: h d:t; ii . i i:il i v ii r t a . , . l : ,
st i
d r - W Pi l r l i : h fo t: : B ;n:re " at 'e de s n ' 't s a r :: d r ;:t:1 3 : : :::: :::
2
o fever and ague. Mr. lame- Bz‘y I ha , A ''''. .
h d been laid up with,fever and acne an.l ha ;::
e Haus' other remedies, 411 of which provel.' .
a Sail. HeALsedoile bog. and is n.ne t. , un'iaq r ... fs '-
N r. T. Spencer had a .danzhlcr, Mr. lli:h 1,
~
a ;son. and Mr. C. NiAOl:. and three h's 3.. ' .. ,"
. .re all down at the Zame, "
1 me w , 'h l '
-a o c -..
c, and had also tried the am te: other reae:-.:.
Without efiCed. Your Indian vege'd:-; ,- l'.:;'-'" .
stored them all to perfect health.
I can assure ?mt. from what I, 'er..e •••ca•‘ - ':,...
than Vegetable 'pills may he relied ,“1 t.'r a, ^t '''
cure of Fever and Ague Yours. i- r - , "--
an' Actin:: Jr•t.c- ,!
4 ' • JAcoil ul'tniA M. I
:.,.--1.:
11 nn
LW ARE OF SUGAR CO iTF,tI VI RFFIT,-T''
only' oxigmM and genuine r
hare the signature of William "r-ter.
a pen on the top label of each tyx. 4,THL,
GEN!' I and It, aninle”fed it, ph •
()Rice and geneialt;' ) R 3 ".
ONT - A-N YES' Qc Cr)„ w 1:11;
Bradthrd..count‘:.