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SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3Q, 1847„
SPEECH OF SENATOR BENTON.!
UM. ovisnam—vrn - DicAnoi* OF Tilt PR:ESIDiNi:
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Vire• Publish below, at length, the interesting
Sp4eitlfie'ltte ton. Turmas U. Bsx•rorr, -delivered
in the crenate °Nile United States, on the 25th inSt.,
in jgatkOrito. the appointment of a Lieutenant
General, to take command of the Army In hici'ico.
The ape s masterly indication of the Pi:esi
dAnt of the. States, from the attacks of the'
enemies of. the war. As a great deal has been
.. ••
said the papers Federal about the propfredloth
cer,-mbied, up with DO little misrepresentatiott, and
lbw abuse;. we eonceiiie it to be proper to layl Mr.
13sa-rmi's speech before the public, in order Ithat
they may judge forthemselves of the justness of
the course pursued by the Federalists. The speech
Wall)! Perused with the deepest interest.
MR. DENTON asked the indulgence of the Sen
ate to nuke an exposition of the circumstances un
der-Which the President had proposed the appoint.
ment of a lieutenant general to command the army
in Mexico, and With which appointment his name
bad become connected. It had been intimated, he
said, on.'the floor of the Senate—hypothetically, to
berisine,sbut not the less intelligibly and forcibly on
that'actosmt-s-that there might be an ulterior and
covert design in the proposition—nothing less than
a-design . on the part of the President to appoint
his . inecesscirs• The senator - from North Carolina,
[Mr; Ranosaa in his speech on th'elieutenarit gen-1
eral bill, had indulged in that hypothesis; and, as I
nia;supposition could be more unfounded, or more
injurious to. the President or to the public service.
or cOuld descend from a higher source; and as he
happened to be in possession of all
thelledenecessary to the vindication of the Presi
deistAsti desired to make an exposition whiclswould
"hove the simptisition to be unfounded, and would
save the President's character and the public ser-
Vice-frOmthe injury they would suffer if the insi
matinn was : allowed to go out uncontradicted from
. the floor of the Senate. Ile. asked leave, for as the
bill foe-the lieutenant- general was laid neon the
tible, - and as he'would not have it taken vp, (and
would:not speak to it if it was,) and as he dal not
choosy commit , the irregularity of hanging a
speeetron some irrelevant bill, he must thrOw him
self upon theindulgence of the Senate for !lave to
make the exPosition of facts which-the Case re.
q.uired.sand which the intimations of the senator
from North Carolina rendered necessary. , Leave
wee given, and Mr. Bris-ro a proceeded: I ma my
self called upon by the remarks of the senator from
Nnrth Carolina [Mr. BADGEII] to vindicate the Pre.
side-at:from the unconrtitutional and dangerous de
sign which the hypothetical observations of that
-senator would attribute to him ; and shall do so in
the -simplest- form of narrative, repeating , to the
Senate all that has taken place between the Presi
• dent and myself in relation to this appointment,
and thereby enabling the Senate and the Wide to
judge af . tlit jaitice of the accusation. It was at
the,hoginning of the month of September last, anal
in the"-moment that I was about s_etting oat to tae
I
weet,.that the President sent for me, and informed I
me that lie had done so for the purpose of ctifering
me=a high appointment. He named it. It was
the'missitin to: France, then becoming, vivant, by
the - Minn of the gentleman (Mr King, of ..,11:031-
rritt i )-sa long an ornament to this cliamber t de
clined the appointment, and for reasons which had
induced me to 'decline high appointments from
Presidents Jackson and Van Buren. Mr. Polk was
kind enough to ask me to take time to consider;
but I answered him that there was no nerd for time.
that the. answer would still be the same, after any
length of consideration; and so, with tti'anks for
the honor he had done me, the appointment to the
French ,Mission was definitively declined: This'
wag the beginning of September last ; so , that, at
Ms& u Os, it is That tuersesident coma ,
have had'no such design as has been attributed to
bins - by-the senator from North Carolina—no de
sign to make me his successor by virtue of mili
tary feats to be performed an the low lands or the
tableland of the republic of Mexteo. Oh the con-
teary, a fertile imaginalion—such as the senator
from North'Carolina so happily poss.esses—might
has seen, or thought he saw, in this proposed ap
pointment, a sort of political deportation—some
thing tike lit exiling and burying in a foreign court
—for a`purpose the very reverse of what the sena
tor item North Carolina has supposed..l say an
inventive, imagination might have seen, or thought
itssastsill this. Possessing no such imagination,
I saw suseuchthing. And taking the offor in the
sense in-which it was made, as eminently, honora-
Win itself,and a signal evidence of the Presidents I
confidence its rile, and good will for me, I made
- him my thanks for it privately, as I now do pub
licly; and the -affair was dropped. This 1 repeat,
was at the beginning of September last—only three
monthchefore the meeting of Congress; so that,
at that time, it is quite clear the President had no
suarinomentous and fearful design as the senator
from North Carolina has attributed to him. Up
to that time—up to the first of September, in the
Year .180—the repablic was safe. Immediately
after refusing the mission to France I went off to
the west, was gone until the month of November,
and had no communication of any kind, direct or
indirect, nor upon any subject whatever, with Mr.
Polk._ ', This makes all vale again for two months
-mares returned to this city in November, where
my family was, and where Congress was soon to
meet.. The day after my arrival I called upon the
President; and here we approach the dangerous
ground! For in that fi rst 'interview, lie actually
asked me my opinion about the future Mode of
conducting 'the Mexican war. For reasons not
proper new,-to be stated, but of the validity of
which the' Country will some day have', an oppor
tunity of judging, the President saw fit , to ask me
my opinion upon tbe future mode of conducting
the war. This request did not strike me as being
anything • strange or unreasonable—either unbe
coming in him to make, or for me to comply with.
In my Senatorial capacity I was his constitutional
adviser'on Many great questions, 'thos,e of lieace
and War Inclusive. In my political Capacity, I
was the supporter of his administration, and ready
'to giteshim my opinion on any subject ; As Chair
man of the Senate's Committee on Military Affairs,
and accustomed, in that character, to communicate
on -military subjects with all administrations for
about a quarter of a century last past, l saw noth
ing in the nature of the request he had Made to im.
plicate either zif us. He asked me my opinion
as. to the future mode of i Conducti4 the war.l
I gave it to him, first in spierh, face to face, and
aftertvards in writing. And lidre it is! [holding up
- a roll of paper.] furl chosl to retain the original
for 'myself, white sending a copy to him. Here it
is; and at the proper time the public !shall sec it,
but not now; for I do not belong to the school
that makes publication of plans of campaign—
even rejected plans—in time of war. , chlie Presi
dent approved the plan; and it so happened that
the nature of the plan required a head ,to the army
—one head to the whole body—to unite and com
bine-the whole info one harmonious and consistent I
movement • It so happened, also, thatlenough was}
known of the ideas of the two highest in rank of
the officers of the army to know that their plans
were different; and it is ,a maxim of fundamental
observance in war that, no general is to be rcqui-1
red to execute a plan which he disapproves. A
new commander became indispensable; and 41
any'nesv.inajor general would be subordinate to
all- how in commission, the solution of the difficul
ty laylin the creation of a new ranks itMerior to
that of major general, and inferior to the,constitu
rional;comotarider-inschief. The creation of the
rank of lieutenaM general, as hail been-done in the
year'l79B, at the time of the expected war with
France, was the solution of the difficulty. This
ralikl'esp s eared to be the natural and regular deli
vition-frorii:the Presideut's own politieal and.mil
itarY Character,' and . the proper connecting-link be
tween him and the.urthy. Al. he was'
bptli the civil' tidal Of the government and the pil•
iblifhilid•of-the.army. He was commanderon-chief
of the army . and navy; end of the
tiers - id Service. They were all theifie-serViee,Tanci
iii isforeigtiCounttys
. He eoold'oot go Icr'Mexico
to coma:tend in Perapirp'ramOunt duties required
him to remain here. lie' could not senircuders
from the closet in this eitY.l That Was a fully 'of
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which 'there hit.beenons example since the time
that the Prineetugenelof:Savoy) was accustom
ed to return unopened, - at theend of the campaigns.
all the orders which the Milk Council was accus
tomed to send from Vienna- The .President was
bOunil.to command: he could not go to Mexico to
conamind in person; and he could not command
from Washington.• The solution of the difficulty, ;
whicli:reconeiled all contradictions and permitted',
the exercise of all duties, : civil , and' military, was
the appointment of a military deputy—a legatos,
locum tenens—a lieutenant to take the place i
of the constitutional comtnatider-in-chief in the':
field: to give orders in his name, and to take the
responsibility of plans and movements, while the
generals. at the heads of divisions or columns,
would only have the responsibility of execution.
This, fur reasons too well known to require re
hearsal in this chamber, it was thought would be
eutirely agreeable to the generals of highest rank
in our Army in Mexico; it would secure their rear
at hcime, and leave them free to contend with the
. .
enemy in front. It was not intends I to diminish
the fighting vocation of the two generals, but to
reconcile and accomplish two desirable objects,
namely, the execution-of the President's - plans;Vhd
the release of the major general's from responsibil
ity for plans and movements. ' This was the view
of the c,./fire of lieutenant general : as to the propo
-1 sed qfficer, there was no breach of military rule,
law, etiquette, or propriety in the proposed ap
pointmcnt. The office was original, and.belonged
to uo person. The President had a right to homi
; nate, mid the Senate to confirm whom they plets•
I I ell. Personally, I would take no concern in it.—'
I only asked the President to ma - known the
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name intended for the place to t e embers of
Congress, that all objections to th, o fficer, as well i
as to the office, should be open to full inquiry., I ,
forbade my friends to say a word on my atemint.
I would not say a word for myself. .1 vroulchnot
even Obviate a prominent objection by reminding 1
any one that, in ISIII. I was the military superior ;
of every general now in the service, and had a!
1 right to have commanded the whole of theni if 1
l'we had chanced to serve together. I was then 1
1 colonel in the service of the United States, corn•
miisioned by. President Madison, under a law of
Congress, arid • led a regiment of my own raising
1 from Tennessee to the lower Mississippi, under
IGeneral Jackson, to meet the British then expected
' at New Orleans, but who did not come till 151-1.
I wars then of a rank, and in a position to have ,
commanded, if we had met, every general now in
service. Even. in the regular army. in 1513, V
was lieutenant colonel %%bile most of the present
generals were company officers, and only one of
them of the rank of colonel. Yet I scorned to!
`mention these things, even to bosom friends, while''
the measure was depending, and only do it now
for the purpose of rescuing, the President from the;
supposed bleach of the military decorum which;
the appointment of a citizen from civil life (my -1
!self being that citizen) to the command of the ;
army. Finally, and to conclude the vindication ot 1
the President in this particular, I can say that Mr 1
Polk is net the fast President who proposed to I
give me the command of the army against Meet-' I
co—that Cep Jackson himself proposed it in I S•_.o. '
when our affiirs with that country looked warlike ; ;
and that then, as Dow - , 1 agreed to take it. 'And ;
here, Mr. President, having fulfilled toy task of I
vindicating the Chief Magistrate of the Union from'
the design hypothetically imputed to him, of wish- I
ing to appoint his successor, in my person, and by i
means of this lieutenant generalship, I might cl n-e!
my remarks; but as my tome has been coupled !
with this business, and as 1 hose remained silent arid
even left my seat while the measure was depending ;
I must now take lease, with the kind indulgence
of the Senate, to proceed a step further, arid to 1
say a word on my own account ; and to show that i
rervi,e, and not rank, was my in ducement to agree I
to the offer of the President; and that there might I
have been cases in which I would not have ac- I
cepted the office of lieutenant general even if it .
had been created. I base already said that I wilt
not show what my own plan was; bat I can say of
it that it was a plan which looked to a result. and
promised an lame, and that briefly; and that I would ;
I have hail nothing to do with any plan of any other;
I kind !—nothing to do with any plan that contern-I
lot:veil along and moderate war, or a war of mas-
I terlysinactivity, or of retreat upon the Rio Grande.'
1 or of defending a line, or of attack upon the idle 1
and solitary castle of San Juan of -Ultoa--especi- !
' ally at the commencement of the season for the I.
black vomit. In no one of these cases would 11
have been lieutenant general, or captain general.
or major general. or colonel general; or any other; ;
sort of a general that ever Was heard of. I know 1
very well that the President had no idea of any I
one of these most amiable plans; but t6C - re-isaway 1
to give him an idea of them, and even to force;
them upon him-,.and that would be, by the simple'
process of denying him the means of doing any 1
thing else. I shall not state my plan; but I will simple'
process
of it, that besides intending a rand, it propo 1
Ised to carry on the war. while there was star, ac
cording to the usage of all nations in the case of
rinvasise war—the ins - ears to be paid and subsist
!, ed by the invaded. Contributions regularly levied.
1 duties regularly collected—would accomplish there
objects, and leave the United States free, or nearly I
free, from the expenses of the war. I can say.'
further, that my plan was not limited to a mere ;
military view of the subject ; that it comprehended I
a union of policy arid of arms—the olive branch I
to go with the sword ; ministers to treat, as well I
as an army to fight. A diplomatic mission, na•
tionally constituted both in a geographical and in
-a political sense was to attend the head-quarters; I
and, while the ministers stood ready to negotiate!
'at every step. the army was to take an organiza
tion and an attitude to give emphasis to negotia
tion. And this combination of arms and of policy
was not mere guess-stork, the idle conception of
fancy ; but the result of a knowledge of the state
of parties in Mexico—a peace party, for honorable
peace; a war party, for endless war—as was so
luminously shown by the senator from New York
[Mr. Dix] a few days ago. My plan was ordered
to both of these parties—honorable peace for one :
the sword for the other. The military part of the
plan has fallen to the ground ; the diplomatic part
falls with it: and now it devolves upon those who
have frustrated the plan of the President to prevent
him a better.. I counted much on the efficacy of
the diplomatic part of this plan ; for great errors
prevail in Mexico with regard to our designs and
feelings towards them, and which nothing but an
, authentic mission could remove. The war party
is incessant in its calumnies against ueflirtfully
I contrived to operatelqn every class of the people,
and to render peace impossible. It has a falsehood
1 for every class. To the religions orders the war,
is represented as a war of religion—the Protestant
, against the Catholic—and a war of sacrilege—the
spoliation of the churches. To the creole Spann
ards and the hailing of 'nixed blood, they present
it as a war of faces—the Anglo-Sakon against the
Spanish American—and the subjugation of the lat.
ter intended. To the unmixed Indian race, (nearly I
one-half of the N% hole population, and the sole re-,
source of the army for its rank and file) it is pre I
malted as a war of extinction, or of slavery—their
race to be extirpated, like • so many tribes in cur
North America: or, to be carried into slavery to
work the fields of their masters, like the sines
brought from Africa. Arid, -to all. it is presented
as a war of ambition and of conquest, in which
there is no peace for Mexico but in the degrada
tion of her citizens and the loss of her indepen
dence. A mission, such as I proposed, would nu-
I tentically contradict all these calumnies, and
Ishow the deceived people of Mexico that just and
!honorable peace is all that we want ; and that, far I
I from wishing lies degredation, both policy and in
terest unite, in making us wish to see her prospe
-1 runs, happy arid independent. She is a republic—
; our neighbor—who did us the honor to copy our
I form of government, and had a great commerce
with. The injuries of which we complain were
the work of a few, while the great majority of I
the people hare done us nu harm are willing to do t
us justice, and reciprocate the wish for that close
connection, political and commercial, between the
two republics which is necessary to their own
prosperity, to the stability of the republican sys
tem in all the Spanish American States, and to
the complete independence of the New World from
the Old. I counted much - on the efficacy of the
diplomatic part of the plan, and not less on the
military part;if the other failed. Of this I can say
nothing, but that it was not. framed in total ig,no• '
ranee of Mexican character, Mexican country and
'Mexican 'resmirces - Ferty. years Ago I. 'studied ,
numholdt, rind did not overlook his chapter on the
military defences,of thil-,:eountry, And -especially
his imposing development of the great elements of I
I defenCeWith which riAtAre , had endowed- her; the ,
dangeried the coast ; lien 'the 'noith-Whad was ,
3 471'
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te,Z O 410,1.1.0
blowing—the, black vomit whop iflwas not—and
the deep defiles of volcanic reitaintains. The plan
may have bean faulty; but it'-ivas not conceived
without sornO knowledge Of the subject; ankit
promised a result-peace to the country if it suc
ceeded I and to•the soldier 'that ditd, a death ivdr
thy of thesoldierthe battle-storm his erobrace,
the field of honor his bed, the bitty summit of the
Cordilleras his monument find hiszrave.
Correspondence .of the Morning Post.
v., LETTER XVII.
Htuntsutruoti, January 28411,1647.
Nothing of importance to-day. The bill which
seems to create, the most interest, is that which
authorizes the Councils of the city of Philadelphia
to becorrie stockholders in the Central Railroad.
On yesterday it was brought up in the House, but
lon third reading was lost. To-day it was up for
reconsideration, but no action was taken upon it,
being postponed for further consideration. The
following is the bill as it was brought up for re-
consideration
"That the act, entitled 'An act to incorporate
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,' passed the
thirteenth day of April, eighteen hundred and forty
six, shall be taken, and construed to have author
ized, and as authorizing all municipal and other;
corporations, to sulrieribe Tor shares in the capital
stock of said Rail Road Company, and to borrow
money to iiay therefor, arid to make provisions for,
; the payment of the principal and interest of the
Money so borrowed, as in the cases of loans to
said corporations. And the certificates of loan or
bonds issued, or to be issued by any such munici
pal corporation for the purposes aforesaid, bearing
an interest of six per centurn per annum, payable
half yearly, may be received. as cash by the com
missioners' and company in said act named, in
payment of the instalments on the shares ittbscri- ,
bed for by such corporation, but the total amount
of the shares in the capitalstock aforesaid subscri-
I bed for by any municipal corporation shall : not ex
ceed five per cent. on the assessed value of the
prop) rty subject to taxation, for State or county
purposes within the limits of such corporations."
The bill has malty advocates in both House's,
and a strong effort will be made to get it passed.
Memorials are presented every day against the'
passage of the bill, being unconstitutional, as it
makes n person a party to a contract against his
will, which no authority can accomplish. The',
memorial presented to-Jay in the Senate, signed by
;brace Blaney, that other citizens of Philadelphia,
spewed conclusively, that the passage of such a
law would be a stretch of authority which no con
: s:itutional provisions would empower them to do.
The memorial is now in the hands of the printer,
if I can obtain a copy I will rend you one to-mar:
There was no allotment of the State Printing
to.day. After the Senators hail been introduced
into the Ball of the House, Mr. Darsie offered a!
resolution that the Contention shall not proceed to
open the proposals at the present time, but recant
mend another day fur the allotment of the publif
printing; which was agreed to, the tvltigs all vo. l
I tiag far the resolution, and the democrats against I
it. Wlat such a move means, no one can tell. It
I was don'e under the excuse that sufficient notice
had not been given by the Secretary of the Corn
monwealth, -but Mr. Knox sheered that the no
tice
had been published the ten day-a previous re_
quired by law—then Mr. Darsie shuffled it off by I
saying that, as there have been supplementary laws
passed within a week or so in relation to the State
Printing, the person to Whom it teas alotted might I
in case of any difficulty, throw himself back upon
the laws of which he was only cognizant when he
offered his proposals. In this Mr. Darsie showed
I
himself entirely ignotnat of even the first princi
ples
of law. Ile should have remembered that old
maxim, ttignorance of the law excuseth no man - -
but he was determined to effect his object in pre
venting the choice of a State Printer, and he was
supported by the whole bevy of whigs, though
acting under the excuses I have' mentioned. Do
they want to change the law entirely, and make it
elective as heretofore ? We can expect nothing
better from those who have the power in their own
hands. KARL.
t ry The Tallahassee Sentinel publishes a letter
from Mel anville, East Florida, from which it ap
pears that the Indians are committing some depre
dations on the whites, by driving off their cattle
and setting the woods on tire.
CI. A member of the company of Trish Greens
from Pittsburgh, attached to the second regiment
of Pennsylvania Volunteers, was, on Monday
night, assassinated in his tent at the Battle Ground,
below the city. He was the son of Judge Mont.
pinery, of Wyoming county, Pa. He receiseil
one stab of n dirk only in the breast, from the el-
Sects of which he instantly died. The affair was
to be investigated last netting,
[New Orleans Della.
A NEW Ittritmr.tc-r rnou Acan►x►.—The
Athens (Ala ) Chronicle, of a recent date, says:
-By a private letter from Gcn. Houstou to Capt.
Higgins, of this place. we learn that the President
has agreed to receive a full regiment of volunteer
infantry from this State "to Jerre during the war.-
hums :so —The condition of Ireland continues to
be the absorbing object of attention. Day after day
the distress continues to increase, and famine is
doing she work of death in various parts of tie
country.
Immense numbers of poor half starved crea:
tures find their way across the Channel and beg .
and exist as beet they can by appeals to the feel
ings of the inhabitants iwthe great towns of Eng
land.
rOLAATE—trie Fietich goserntnent has protest
ed against the suppression of the Polish Republic.
and it apNarE, though the precise terms nre rot
known, that the protest is a harmless affair, much
softer and honied than that of the British govern•
Report has it that Mons. Guizot proposed to
take high ground, and to declare to the three
powers that if the suppression were persisted in.
France would consider herself free to violate the
treaty of Vienna. whenever it might suitler pur
pose; but the King, backed by a majority of she
cabiner,;would not hear of this on any account,
and accordingly the protest was shorn of all ener
gy and_ trade as mild as the mildest milk and wa
ter.
Seqe 1
in Lo
Rand T
It is said that about . .£lOO,OOO to .000,000 in
specie came out to Boston by the Hibernia. .
DISTRESSING.—The Lancaster Tribune, thus
feelingly laments the breakers that threaten its
4.We see many ombarrassing — eireumstances
uheail.which the whigs will have to encounter.
Thirst for office is exceseive."
0 - .1.800th, Wallach and Murdoch were playing
in New Orleans on.lhe 10th.
ca. The cost of the overland route to India,
first class cabins, will be reduced in March nest
to £121..
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il prisunays recently escaped from the jail
Nine., (Ky..) among, whom whom were J.
10M3P, The celebrated Hotel Robber.
a :?The latest qarikee trick' is to sell grin/-
stones for. beeswax, * it nits rater of 23 cents a
pound. The stone is coated with the wax--that's
the trick of it. „TIM imittrater limy admire the
joke, bat we thitatle tart tamer. forgive the _sar.
cairn. • . • • '
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Arriong the passengera in the Itibernia is the
Governor General and CornmanOr-in:ohiel of.l3ri
fish North America, the Earl of Elgin.
c 0 ". -According to the Galveston News, nearly
one 'thousand emigrants arrivedat that' city dnring
one of the lbt weeks in December; They Ivoye
principally froM Diemen 'and Hamburg.
diqn 1818 there was 'rota singli'mile of rail•
way M NeW England with the exception of a
wooden track at Quincy, Mass., usedfor the stone
quarries.' Now, eight hundred and fiteen miles of
railroad have their termination in Boston, alone.
OVA pension of 100 pounds a year has been of
fered by the Government to Father Mathew, The
suffering, population in the highlands and islands of
Scotland is estimated at 100,00. A considers.
'hie supply of potatoes has—arrived in London
from Holland.
00The pope has retlticed the duty on the ex
port and import of grain into the Itoraan dornin
Rome has been visited by- terrible' inunda
tions; the distress is great; the amount of property
destroyed is serious. Vie new Pope has tnitiga..
led their hardships by his purse and his personal
exertions.
oc}Several slight.shoeks or earthquake have
lately been felt in the neighborhood uf Marseilles.
- - .
pjYouns' physicians find it hard to get into
business, but they will succeed .after l an, if they
can only have 'patients,
cO -The term -honor bright' alludes 1 0 the prac
Lice of burnishing up one's duelling pistols.
LOCAIL At T 11 S.
HAS YOUR MOTHER , SOLD HER IMAN
GLE YETI"
We hare been asked perhaps twenty titnes.foi-an
explanation of the item that appeared in the Post,
on Thursday morning, in relation, to the ".les•
meric Committee?' It seems the Mangle is wliat
has created the difficulty in' the minds of the
.peo
ple I In order to explain•. the whole matter and
to allay the feverish excitement,that has been cre
ated, we copy an article we find going the rounds
purpoting to be from Black:wood's Magazine, that
has given rise to the slang:.
ETTA ACT snore HIN . TB TO ALTOOTZOY
The difference Letween tie Gretian and Roman''
styles is very great. When you deal - with a Creel:
4i,bjcet, you must be very devout, and have unboun
ded reverence for Diana of the Ephesians: .you
must also believe in the second sight, and be as
solemn. calm, and paSAiontess as the glipst of Barn
let's father Never descend to-rbe slightest famil
birity, nor lay off the stilts fOr a loon:cat; and far
born calling a spade a spadec, call it
That sharp instrument
With which the Theban hosbandman lays bare
The breast of our great mother.
The Roman. on the other hand, may occasion
ally he jocular : ,but always warlike: one is like a,
miracle playin church—the other a tableaux vi
rant in a camp.. If a Greek has °erasion to ask
his eweetheart "if her mother knows she's out;
and -if she has sold her mangle yec he say 11:
Mcnes:hr.a. ClFgit4T s:
Chtui3e. - • ,
Men.. Your Mother—your liriatteellent moth
r
She uho bong o'er your touch in infancy,
And felt within her heart the joyous. pride •
Of having such a daughter—does she know
Sweetest Cleanthe! that you've left the . shade
Of the maternal walls I •
Clean. She doeit, Joy lord.
Men. And—but I scarce can ask the ques.
tion.—when
I last beheld her, 'gainst the whitenedall
Stood a strong engine—flat end broad and heavy
Its entrails stones--and moved on mighty rollers
llendeiing the crisped web as smooth andkoft, •
As whitest snow. That engine, siseet Cleanthe
Fit pedestal for household deity—
-1 Lars and Old Penates—has she it still?
10r for gold bribes has she disposed of it I
I fain would know—pray, tell me t —is it sold 1
The Roman goes quicker to work;
Tell me , my Tuilla, does your mother know
You're out: and has she sold her mangle yeti
The Composite, or Elizabethean, has a smack
of moth :
Cunradin. Ha I Celia, here! Come hither,
' pretty one.
Thon hast a mother child
Celia
Uost peopiebare, sir.
Con. 1 . faith, thou rt sharp—thou bast a' biting
wi:—
But does this mother—this epitome
Of what all other people are possessed'ofi—
Knows she thinirt out, and gadding?
Cdia. No; not gadding :
Out, sar—the knows I m out.
Coit. .he had a mangle :
Faith 'masa huge machine: and smOothed the webs
Like snow—l'se feet' it oft—it was indeed
A right good mangle.
CciaL Then thou'rt not in thoughts
To hay it—else thou would st not braise it so.
I Con. A parlous child:-keen ds the cold north
wind.
Yet light as Zephyrus. No—no-4not buy it :
But has she sold it, child ?
BLITZ..
This vcorld,iencoxped magicial is in this city
again. We are rejoiced to be ttle to alMonnec
the fact. He / is reckoned the m st successful of
all slight-pf-hand rei:Torrners that have ever appear
ed in this country.
t.'.,ee advertisement in another coolumn.
DEA Tll WA RRAST
Fteidel, the rnurderer.of his wisi heard the death
warrant from Gov. Skunk read in his cell yester
day, by the lAierifl. He c,thibiled no emotion nor
remon.e. Truly, he is a hardene4 wretch.
He is to be executed on Fridayopril 3 1 ), in the
jail yard.
Mercantile Appraiser.---AfW Al that has been
said, our neighbor of the Chronicle, Col. Whitney
has received the appointment. The Dispatch says:
On the .27th 'or November, Mr. I% L. M.Millan
was appointed to the same otpci by the County
Commissioners. : The Col. was cfppointed on the
.20th of January, and learning rOxt day 'that the
Commissioners had appointed Mr. M Milan, lie
referred his appointment back td the Court, Who
took tinie to consider the matter, and decide'd
(Jan. 25th,) that they had the +lilt to appoint,
and administered the oath to Colt Whitney.. The
law originally applied tKbut'two Or three eatiiities,
providing that thetottOsjtould Oppoint; it w•as
extended to the .whole State laq session and the
appointing power given to the commissioners in
the remaining counties—the question decided by
the Court was whether the law„ was changed in
the counties in which the ollce•was first estab
lished. • -
Cot Bigler held the office WI
MAnot.r., n. [lYrnaugetio.) Mlling pre
calender for smoothing cloth.—Webeer.
.-
o'j We think a waihing mathini would be a
more useful article tharcapitigte in the bands .of
a,person who hid a lot of 'dirty 4iirts.
- . .
- cj'A lot of household,, furniture z feather beds,
fliwling piece, and second handl chithing, will be
sold by wrier of Eiecutors, , at .sfeKenntes,
evening. at 7'b'dectt;, and at the same '14?", by
order of .AeSigneei, a lot Of saddles and bridles, al
so to pay charps.3 basketPchempaigne
At 8 o'clock,, a beautiful gold Watch and chain,
to be sold for the benefit of and belonging to the
family of a Pittsburgh volunteer.
For the Morning Post.
Ma. Enrron:---I.was_glad to learn through the.l
mediurn_of your paper, that Messrs. Hague, Fo'r
and Johnston had succeeded in; establishing an
dependent Police in our city.. The numerous burd
glories, &c., which transpire here, render it neces-1
sary that additional means should be employed to
ferret out offenders and bring them to justice.,
The police under the control. of the Mayor, al-1
though, no doubt, ever ready and willing to exert
themselvei in the discharge of; their duty, are in.
adequate to the task required of them. I hare un
derstood that Mayor Adams has refused to allow
the Independent Police the privilege' of imprison
ing such: criminalsas they may arrest, in the
tombs. •Can this be possible? Has he the authori
ty Mdo it? if he has the righ to refuse, would
he not be derelict in duty in exercising it? I hope;
that I may be mistaken in regard to this matterd
and that Mayor Adams will cheerfully, do every'
thing in his power to-Tacilitate the operations of
the new police in the detection and punishment of
rdgues, and thus afford,our citizens fuither means
of security in their persons and property". S.
Oj'A committee has been_ ; appointed in 'Boston
to coliect subscriptions fur the relief of .the suffer
ers by the late'fire. Ate there no sons 'of Boston
'here!
The M . Clure case is still in progress k the
District Court.
(0 Several small accidents occurred yesterday
morning, in consequence of the Ice on-the streets.
c0"-Nothing p startling has yet occurred at the
Mayor's office 'yet; all quiet, !save vagrancy cases.
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0:1- The Independents did'bothing yesterday
0:). We have no local news. Every depart-
Tent is dull. We expect a Moan of some kind,
some of these days.
DESPATCAES POIt vnE POST*
RV ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH!
• CONGRESS.
PHOCESDINGS OF FIIIIYIT, ISI7.
Stx.tre.—Moorhead, ofired petition from
lots of Cincinnati,. for Congress give power erect
Telegraph across the Atlantic. (we give this as
it came to us on the wires;': we don't understand
its meaning. If our readers do, we shall be satis.
fled.) -
Mr. Appleton reported against printing the
Quaker memorial
The Tea Regiment Bill was talten up, and Mes
srs. Benton and Corwin speeches.
ilorsz.—The 'Naval Appropriation Bill was ta
ken up, :14. Siinms made a speech.
Mr. Payne offered an amendaient to :tax Tea
and Coffee, and other free articles.
rl/I LABEL PULA, January 1817. ?
Frol4l, ei drive*, M. 5
Ft.ova.—Sales to4lay at , $.3 , ,a3.1 . 2i. This ap
pears to be a decline since yesterday
o:3 , The office of the Monsts-o POST has at•,
taehed to it the mist extraricr Job Printing Estab•
Itshrnent in the city. tide are - prep red to till all
otders for printing at the shortest notice, and the,
work wal be 'dons to the best style and oze the
lowest Tstms.
Magic eruct Ventriloquism:a.
FOR TIME* NIGIITS, ONLY!
Monday, Tuesday nine February Ist,
.1d and 3d
CHANGE OV YEAVONEANCE EACH. EVENING.
tglion, BLITZ. has the, honor to 'announce to
I„,j Uhl Ladies and Gentlemen of Pittsburgh and its
v:elnity, that he will give his much admired-Enter
tainments on' the above evenings, consisting of a
.
great variety of
MAGIC ILLUSIONS
never before peri'ormed in this city
VENTRILOQUISM.
Which will be a most laughable exhibition of that
most wonderful power. Contsssations with a great
number of imaginary persons; the change of voice
from old to young, and the distinctness of tone is so
perfect, as to be scarcely credited that the human
voice is caplble of such variety Imitations will be
given of children crying, ohland young persons si rg-
Mg, insect:, birds, yc , . _
DANCE OF DINNER PLATES
Admission 11.5 cents; children under ten, accom
panied by their parents, halfprice.
Doors open at fit o'clock. Performances com
mence at 7. jan3o
XTAPOLZON AND HIS MARSHALLS, by J. T.
j Headley, In 2 vols., just received and tor sale
at the book and paper warehouse of
1.. LOOMIS, Agt.,
ju3o No. SO, Wood st., below Diatndnd alley.
(Chronicle, Journal and American copy.)
A. w. roster.
TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
AL, Office in Lowrie's Building, Fourth street,
above Smithfield.
tcr Collections and other processional business
attended to in Butler and Mercer Counties.
d&w-1
For Sale
A two story BRIM lIMP. and LOT, 25 by
1.: l6O 160 ft., in Allegheny city, situated on the
bank of thrt river, be ween the Aqueduct and Upper
Bridge. Hall or two-thirds of the purchase money
may remain 6 or-9 years. For sale low.
L. WILMARTII,
Penn St., bet. Irwin and Hand.
ROOT'S Copy Books, far sale by
S.tOSWORTII S.; Co.,
No. 43, Markets[.
,1.30
Letters.
JOHN ADAMS' Letters to li:s Wife
Mrs. Childs' Letters from New York,
Levers of Junius.
Shelley's Letters and Esslcs, St
IL S. nOss.vbirni &
43 Mirket-et.
ril.:Ni`C'S Domestic Medicine.
Buchan's ‘c CC
Lndins'Aledicul Pocket Book.
Gentietnent" " "
The Tr al see ' Manual '
..
The Mothers' Medical Guide.
Hints to Mothers , .
The Peop'.es Medical
For sale by .11. S. DOSWORTTI & Co.,
jan3o 10 , Maritet-st.
PO MASTER BUILDERS, SIIIP CARPENTERS
and all others interested. The subscribers
having their PLANING MACHINE and SAW MILL .
in successful operation, are prepared to furnish at'
low prices any quantity of FLOORING BOARDS,
DECK PLANK, and every thing usually thund at
such estab:ishments. Their establiSlimentis on CE.-
DAB:STREET, on the bunk of the Canal, Alleghe
ny City, a very short dist.ance from the north end of
the Hand street Bridge. I Perions in Want of any
kind ofLUMBER are respectfully requested to call.
WAGE DRAH ER Sr. CO..
N. On hand a larg,d stock of (Irons boards,
which will he disposed °fat low prices wholesale.
/
jan39—.4 . 3m* G. D. Co.
• Monongahela Uridgc.
Prrrsatincit, Jqnuary. 29,1347.
AN Election tin President; Managers, and °M
-
I cora of the Company. .for erecting iridge over
tho river Monong,aliela, opposite Pittsburgh, in
the county of. Allegheny, veil be held at the Toil
hence, on Monday the first of March neat, at 3 o'-
clock P. M. JOHN THAW,
jan3o-w3t* Treasurer.
A:lnids. tient Bacon, assorted Hams, Sides and
.0 Shoe Wits, received per steamer Hibernia, and
for sale by FRIEND, RIIHY & CO.,
janl2 < - .lqe..s7.Water st.
ARD-40 bbls. No. I; Leaf Lard;
7 4, 2,lard; reed , per atr. An
ion Wayne, for sale by ' •
de 38 FRIEND, RIMY Ez Co, 57 Water at.
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COLLEGE- OF HEALTH,
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207 Main street, EMT&Io, New York.
I'skß. G. C. VAUGHN'S VEGETABLE LITHON
-1 J TRIPTIC ADVERTISEMENT FOR 1847.—"1
Wore, I Snw, I Ccstauenen;" is most emphatically
the case with this article. Disease has ever yielded
to its most marvellous medicinal power. Wherever
it haagone, and South America, England, Canada,
and the United States have proved the truth of this'
statement; the above quotation in a strong and pithy
sentence, tells the whole story. Invalids, the prin
ciple upon winch you are cured may not be known
to you, but the result of a trial of the article is satis
factory; younre restored; and the secret of the cure
remains with the proprietor.' The Medicine is a
compound of 22 distinct vegetable agencies; each in
dividual root has its own peculiar, exclusive, medi
cinal property, conflicting with no other compound
-each root makes its own cure—and as a perfect
combination, when taken into the system, it does
the work which NATLIILD, when her laws were first
established, intended it should do—P U RIF I ES ,
STRENGTHENS, AND RESTORES the broken
down,, debilitated constitution. Daoest, in all its;
characters, will he completely etallicated from the
system by its use. See pampletAn agents' .hands,'
re T free circulation--they,yeat - Upon •all diseases,
and show testimony of cures. GntvEt, antlall corm .
plaints or the urinary organs, form also the cause
of great suffering, and WADIES'S LITIIONTIIIPTIC has
acquired no small celebrity over the country, by the
cures it has made iu this 'diatressing class of Billie
tient. So famed, it seems, is this medicine, that it
has thus attracted the notice of one of our Medical
.publications. In the November No. 1846, of the
"Buffalo Journal and Monthly Review of Medical
and Surgical Science," in an article epee calculous
diseases, and "solvents," the writer, after noticing;
the fact that the English government once Purchased
a secret remedy, and alto noticing the purchase in ,
1302;0 a secret remedy, by the Legislature of New
York, thus pays tribute to the fame of the Medicine:.
"1:1111 do not our Representatives .in Senate and'
Assembly convened, enlighten and 'dissolve' the'
suffering thousands of this country, by the purchase
, of Vaughn's Vegetable Lithontriptic, than which no
I solvent since the days of Alchemybas possessed one
half the latnel" Reader, here is a periodical of high
standing, acknowledged throughout a late section
of this country to be one of the best 'conducted jour
nets .of the kind in the. United States.. exchanging
with the scientific works of Europe to our certain
knowledge, edited by Austin Flint, M. D.;and cern.
tributed to by men of the highest pralessional abili
ty, thus stepping aside to notice a "secret remedy."
You will at once understand no unknown and worth
less
nostrum, could thus -extort a comment from so'
high a qiarter—and consequently, unless it directly
conflicted with the practice of the faculty, it must
bate been its great "fame" which has caused it to
receive this passing nod. Kum= diseases, weak-1
nes; of the back and spine, irregular, painful and
'suppressed Msitaiuration, Flour ,Shwas, end the en
tire complicated train of evils which follow a dicer-,
dered system, ale — at once relieved by the medicine. l
Send for prunrEets from. Agents,and you will find
evidence of the value of the Lithoutriptie there put.
forth. As a remedy for the irregularities of the fe
male system, it has in the comported a "root" wine's
has been resorted to in the smith of Europe for cen
turies—as a sure cure fuir this complaint, and a re
storer of the health of the 'entire system. latex.
Courzater, JAUItDICE, BILIOUS DISEASES,
&C. are;
instantly relieved. People of the West will fintlit'
Meanly remedy in these complaints, as well as Fr
van AND AGUE.:'There is no remedy like it, and no
calomel or quinine. forms nay part. of this eniettari,
'No injary will result in its use, and its actiippreLlaks:
ties are manifested in the use of a single 80.4:4 hottle.
Fun Fermi Aim Antic, Bilious DisortleXt, [aloe no.
pq:CT Attain:7le. 11.1IDIEUTIS31, GOV! wilt/Ina - relidl.
flue action of this medicine upon Le Blood, will
change the disease—which originates in the blood
ll
I —and a healthy result will follow.
m DrseersiA, le
nice-on; Ike., yield in a few clays use of this Medi
cine. 11/11.1/ 1 / 7 1aliOri OF Inc LCITGS. COUCH, COS.:
SUMMON alan, has ever found relief. Senores-A,
ERTSIrtt.As, Pints, inflamed Eyes—all caused by im
pare blood—will find this article the remedy. The
system, completely acted upon by the twenty-fives
different properties of the misters' is-pealed and
i-esiored--as a partial are ..Will.Ln'ot follow. •The
train of common complaints, "Patiitalfoo.2(o2s. '
Heart, Sid: Headache, Debility; 4-e., are aft! therie=
suit of some derangement of the system, and. the
GBDAT RDATORDII will do its work. The promises
set
e forth in the advertisement, are based upon the
. proof of what it -has done in the past four years.
The written testimony of 1000 Agents, in Canada;
the -United States, England and South America, in
the possession of the proprietor—and can be seen
I by all interested—is a sufficient demonstration that
it is the best Illedicine ever offered to the World.
Gotthe pamphlet, and study the principle as there
laid down, of the method of cure. Pet up in 30 oz.
bottles, at $2; 12 oz. do at $1 each—the larger hold
ing 6 az. more than two small bottles. Look out and
not get imposed upon. 'Ev. ry bottle has "Vaughn's
Vegetable Lithontriptic Misture" blown upon the
; glass, the written signature of "G.C.Vangn" on the
directions, and 'G. C. Vaughn, Buffalo,' stamped on
.the cork." None other arc genuine. Prepared by
Dr. G. C. Vaughn, and sold at the Principal Office,
207 Main street, Buffalo, at wholesale and retail.
No attention given to letters, unless post paid—or
ders from regularly constituted Agents excepted: post
paid letters, or vethal communications soliciting ad
vice, promptly attended to gratis.
Offices devoted exclusively to the sale of this or&
ele--I3f Nassau at., New York city; 2i1.5 Essex se.:
Salem, Mas-.; ind by the principal Druggists through.)
nut the [jailed States and Canada, as advertised in
the papers. .
Agents in thls city—:-
Hays Sr. Brockway, 'Wholesale and Retail Agents,
No. 2,Commercial Ron-, Liberty street, Pittsburgh.
Assn; it. E. Sellers,' 57 Wood street; John Mitchell,
Federal street, Allegheny city; John Barclay, Beaver;
John Smith, Bridgewater. lan3o-iliftwly
Bacon.
WEST.I34I.N NEW YORK.
Exeentorft"Sate
Op ifoluchoid and 'Kitchen Furniture , Feat Ker
Beds, Fowling Piece, 1 Chest, Wearing sopa
re!, &c., at Auction.' To-morrow * evening, Satur
day, Jan. 20t1s, - commencing at 7 o'clock precisely..
.yid he sold 'at DPKenna's Auction store, No. 114
Wood street, 31 dontfromsth, by order of Exec*:
tors, for Cash, par money, this following ardelecof
Household and Kitchen Furniture, viz:
11 eseellent feather lieds in the best of order,
and only in use about two years; 3
. ftiabogany
roans; fancy chairs, tables, ingrain carpeting, bed
stead, large looking glasses, dinner and breakilist
dishes, pitchers, chamber., waiters, wash stands, 2
oil painting., I superior double barrelled fowling
piece, 1 chest containing a quantity of female wear
ing apparel, together with many other articles; also
kt the. same time, by order of assignees, 13 saddles
assorted, a lot of bridles and horse collars, a large
lot of second hand, and new gold and ell ver watches.
Will be added immediately after ‘ on account of
'whom it may. concern, to pay charges, 3 Baskets
Champagne Wine.
N. B. Cabinet makers, and those wishing to dis
pose of articles of Furniture to adssaaage, can send
them in this day at tomorrow, when they will be
! sold with the above. P. II'KENNA, Auct'r.
j3n29
New Illaoks t New nooks
At COOK'S, p . Fourth at.
Knight of Gwvnue, a Tale of the Union: by
COS: Lever. •
The Adopted Son, a Historical Novel: by J. Van
'Unman, 1.. L.
Ellen Monroci third Sequel to Life in Lon
don.
The Ilo:nan Ttaitor,•a True Tale of the Repu'alic;
by W. Herbert, Esq.
The Knickerbocker for January. - . •
Fingers of Fate, or the Astrologer's Diughterin
Talc Of 177{: hy.J. R. tobinson.•
'D:ackwood for December..
The
• ' ;
The Slave King, or the Triumph of Liberty.
Fanny Robertson, or the Chain of Destiny. • -
Chamber's Cyclopedia of English Literature'.
Columbian Mag,azine; 'with two' highly spirited
engravings.
North American Scenery, faithfully delineated
Eastern Papers for this week
Living Age., Nos. 136 and 132.
Vox. Priesentt---Annisalls for 11141 . ..
.71111 f; Boudoir 'Anneal; a Christmas, New Year and
_1 Birth day present.
The Opal; a Gift for the Holidays, edited by John
Raise, with illustrations by S. G. Chapman.
The Amlranth; or token of remembrance. •
Friendship's offering; a Christmas, Now Years and
Birth day present.
The Rose ofSharon: a . religions souvenir, edited
by Miss S. C. Edgarton: • '
The Gift of Friendshipr a token of remanbrance:
The Rose: or erection's Gift. • . •
The Moss Rose: edited bye. G. Gocidriclrzz':' " '
The Hyacinthf or affection's Gift. -
-
Christmas B 1 ossoins and Niiiyear , .....tvtine w ...
_-
Also, a fine assortment of books , elctantly'boinord
in Turkey Morocco and si)k, for . presmite
- Episcopal prayer Books;Pocket•Biblet,e:
A large assortment of .luvenile Books. .
For sale it the Bookstore of
, ELLIOTT ar. ENGLISH.-
declS blatket it., between 3d and delete. 7.7
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FODAlllST.pirrigntiD WOOD ADD ODITIIT/rLD OTIT.LTS;
(Newt - lyOpi*site at Mayor , * Of
jan-P-Y
Joxitgli Knox,
•ATTORNEY AT:LAW, Pittsburgh, Pa., has
resumed the pristice of his pruression, in his
race, No. 7, BakeueelPir Dialing'', Grain street,
occupied during lihratatenec by T. J. Bighatn, and
J. Christy,,Zsg. .jan2B-dawly
11T A
f N or l
' t .P. w D o
oßoon
moreto b y o c r a r r o s w s
2 o o n o
i r s e o ol
i Ev ey t e at
smaller sums. ;Cr Persons who have money to lend
will find a good safe Joan *ell-secured•and - a
pretitinm on lawful intorcit. Incite 'call at
'ISAAC
Aidniii,ind Intelligence Office:
• jan29-3t*
"NVLATe 6 dON
k ie)t : s l . W„t
t, one d nreena auckle
a child..
Also, for several dry nurses and chambermaids, hoes.
keepers and girls for all work. Also,• places:Far w
number of clerks, salesmen, scho . ol-teacbcr!, men.
and boys. Also, for a numbei of colored men arid.
women, boys and girls: Please applyatl. ;
General Agency and Intelligence Office; ISio. - It St.
Clair st. • - ..jin292b*
• To Let.— • • •
MHAT ctimmodiout Tavetz Stand ailiii4.9rotejp .
House, in Birmingham', at the'Linikiiiror,abir
Smite Ferry Boat, and now itithe occapeatop6thli4
Whitfield. For terms; apply 1.6
'Jan. '29 . 42w. TPCATipi.F.ss . ig'Sveitrßit: -
Splendid Brick Ilsvellingilanosellindlitit
in the City of Allegheny at Private,
al . •ti
subscriber is authorized to sell at loorpifee,
and on liberal . terms the' following saleable'
lteal Estate: . .
That convenient, spacious,, modern style artd.tree
finished.2l story brick dwelling house, with '
thou hack buildings. Stable, Carriage house, 'Sbrali.•
borv, Fruit Ttees, Pump, &c. on a lot having a front
of 50 feet on Canal street, and extending back 275 c ."
to Liberty street. At present occupied by .C. IL
Kay, Esq.,adjoining the residence of the Hon. Judge„
Greer. -A lso those two handiteme; well finished,
modern style new two story brick dwelling houses.
with colonade fronts and back bulldingS; each Yet
having a front of 2i feet on Eatit
. COtnloon' and err,
tending back 145 feet, occupied at. pzesent
Wm. Preston and John Bissell: ; •
' 50101:1;i0.4.11ii: • A
jan2o-tf corner o f Wood sod FilUi:Ont10110.— , 11-; •
Admlnlatratore Sale 'of Faso
• nitpre. •
(AN Satuiday morning the 90th blot, atloo 7 cleckik . ....
‘..) at the,corner of Caldwell and Logan streittlitt- ,
the 7th Ward, will be sold .witlioitt reserie;'hy pt
der of Alex, biiller,Administrator or tit° )atoSaaan,;
bl!Clcan, dcc'd, thc entire. 'stock of Household am!
Kitchen Furniture, embracing nearly all the variety
of articles in general uao by housekeepers. •
. jan29
. JOHN D. Auct,r.
B _
A.NlilNG . Rouse and. Merchant's Scale; C10th...."
ing, Books . , Coate; Watebeis,*e."- 1313 Saturday
evening the 30th last., at 10 o'clock; at the Catn- 1 .
merclal Auction Rookie, corner of Wood and Flak ,
streets ; will be -sold, •an extensive assortment •0r....,
good quality nen ready made Clothing; a quantity
of valuable Books, among which are Mtuasfieldesk.
Life' of General Scott; History of - Sonth.• Arneriai l ;
and Mexico; Rollin's ancient history, 2 vols,• Workai:-
1 of.Josopliusy Borders Memoirs of Pious Wtinteig."..
; NutolPs OrnitliNtaphy; Farmer's-'Book; Purdotalit: '
Digest, Sleph'eti-on Pleading; Collatertd•Bilder , Me.;
:oriel Bible; Quarto, Family Bibles.: Blank bortke..,
q
Cap. Writing Paper; steel Pens, Quills, ikc; tualitirr.....,
0 4 ,4
of Maps and Char • Ciold rind silver IVatchesclldtr
sic‘al Instrumen ''.. ':,016, -
on: pail' hrge'sCaleit
and weights foirlia . . onse or Exchange Brtiktr;.. .
one small de: for do . : firs . tveigh Gold; one pair coast- -.
I ter scales for a Merchant; one large Patent Ilulan61.::
to weigh 1.500 Ms.; one new iron safe; I Franklin: •
plaeorm scales to weigh 3f,iCO. • '-. -,
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jan29 . JOHN.D.:DAKIS„ Auctioneer . - .
4-
Va.tuable Real ;Vibe fa Sth Wartl.at •' , O .
..
niN Saturday evening the .6th February next, at, '
k_f I:o , clack, at the Commercial Auction Itoontiy .
corner or Wood and Fifth streete, will be sold that`;`.'
valuable Lot of ground, situate between •0 , 11:11ira:
and Locust streets, in the Filth -Ward of this eity, ,
having a front of fifty feet on Quarry itreet•and
tending back to the manor' lino, an average deptii;',
of Tel feet, on which is eremod
.tvro frame dwell...
ling houses, An
. neighborbood of ivbfeli improf.
,sing . rapidly.,
larre:m he cagb, t rundun . payable, in Anlll
two : year". wtth iOtesoat;', .* " '
/OW: 6:DAVIS• At d% •
--
. Xistaintele Marks,
'MITE works of Charlotte Elizabeih, with OW ilitrt.:6:
. (I deli oh , by Mrs. 11. B. Stowe, in 3 rots..::
Prescott's Conquest of Mexico,'
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a Ferdinand and Isabella;
Marshall's• Life of Washington,
Sparks ' . 4. do.;
" ' - a Frunklin;
Life of Samuel John on;
Horace Walpole.'" Letter", 4 v 01..; .
Arnold's History of Rome; . .
Hume, Smollott, and Miller ' s' England;
Pictorial History of the United States; ' , -
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Allison's History of Europe; . ' .. •' - . 1... ,-- •..
Ancient History, selected tow , lto ll io and oth er' '•. - -.,..., ,
authentic sourceaq, ', , : : ".i ': • .---. - --'...,t . .#•,.3,-;..•.,
Pictorial Ancient History of the World, by Froett,t ~
Later Roman ComMonwealth; - - --.* -
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Arnold's Miscellaneous Works;•
Life mid Cr - , ond - - diJobn Foto.'
fe and Correspondence eitiJobn Fintei; • •••
With a general assortment OtTheological; Climb?'_
cal and Miscellaneous work's—for sale at low priory • •
at tho Book and Paper Store of
ELLIOTT at ENGLISH,
Market at.' bet 3d iumli
• Now - assecon.- - -•-
Hhds New DAEON ,(sides and shooldart,)" "reed .
per Steamerflinseriean Star,” and for Salo by - , - I%;t
• FRIEND, R IM Y & CO, .1
N 0.57 Water st. p • V.
•%••,•4
QDGAR-7 fads N 0 Sugar, received per dentist '
10 Roscoe, and for sale by • 7 . '
FRIEND, 11.11EY & CO.; • '
•No 57 Water_at,
, .
EA.THERS-15 iactie primeTeather; rooyd pet
T
otr'Attierican Star, and for late by • • - •
fiIIEND,ABET*CO6::.
11ion8IrWaiterat.1.
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RIED FRUIT-28 ia . cks Dried:Appian , , ,;
D 5 bble. Dried Peaches, just irec 3 d ana for asAii qi i
conlignasest by. .108 MILLAR ir; .
I.,F9ttetrivot
• ancllo v t sale bj , . 7
In 18 MILLER. 4-"*ICI[.IVISCV.
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cl, ,L . 1;11.1,W-;9811di riunity Flogri , iii' store and for. ••• .: , ....,yl.
1 1.alle.lir. . . .J: D. WILLrladS & Co. :i :..'...... • '
a2(I - -• . - - - • - 110 Wood l at... - ."
rIIEESE,IIO bss W 11Cheeseit , • • •.' •
kj'For sate by J. D. WILLIA MSM *44 ,
'n2o - 110 WOOd at.
bble:Cranberiice;
Cj and fo r sale by J. D..13q1.14 , ./4DIS 1kC0 , ..,;: • ..--‘•-
,1 1,20 • - 110 Woad
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AISINS-.700 M Raisins; Sir We by
ju2o ' J. D. WILLIAMS* : Co.:.
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MOLASSES -00 bbis N.ClMclaiser, new
.111. 6 crop, for'sile by ' • .: • .•
jn2o D.AVILLIANIq & Co.,4loitocd •.
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T3II4EDPEADES-4Waluitip!OY4gaiclu
reol andfor salo by
ja2o J. D. WILLIAM 8c.Co.•';11011111204
lb) •
17F11--3 bbls. aesh
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sad ibr IWO by. •
n 2.0 : Co.; tio*ofinfit:'
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comfortable.two story dwellings, one $6O;
giStotkor.fitlP Por.ootiom- CAR
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ja*.,2s :Or IILAkUY, & MITCOEL, Agin.
• • Alavlla.
ATTROUPIriV/01 . Anvils of AinericiisHatioarao.•'
IY lore; warroste3.- for sale at iitaimeAtitfOilter'
pricelsbyGEa. COCIIRAN; ',—
Jan 21 ! . - No .22. WOO at.• • - •
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To Printers. . .' . I
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- k •FRESH-Ropplj , ofJohnsonls Superior Ptirithis:
.±I Ink. Just received and-for rale at the •otEcs
or the Pittaburgli Morning, Post. ' L. HARPER. , .
borne:4.4lle Woollen.
CASES wide Red• And Brown Flannels; 2 go pair twilled• 10.4 Illazikets; Just ree , d from the
manuractoiies, for saki by . • G EO;COCH RAN
nocl926Wocei, et..!
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SITOVELS, . ,
rzo doz. Spades; --
50 " Coat,• Canal Gni; She*, - "•-' I
20 " Mattockrtkvi s andYlloielket..on hind'. awl Oar ;
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sale at'utacturces price. by • •• • • •.‘. ,
0et.24 - • • GEC). etiCtlitl44, ,:26.W09d !
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TVG !IRON.-33 tens Mountain 1 4 iilipttii Iron,
Joist received alit forielerby • • '
atm , - - 'JAMES:IIII47.4 /3.
BLANCH kRrPS and Ri,ce?sHabats on Shim*
nirigree and Rice , . Dalista: on Univenial '
Campdll and Panne ribbide an Catholicism - •
at H. S. 11013WOB.TH &
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