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PIT,TBBUR6II I
THURSDAY MAKING, DECEMBER Z 1847.
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atT E. W. Cilia, maid - Statei Newspape s r
Agency, Son Buildings. N. E. corner of Third and
Dock, and 440 N. Fourth street—is our 'only au
thorised agent in Philadelphia.
WAR MEETIN
Rally for your Country!
• .
-messing of the citizens of Pittsburgh, and
!iciniq, who ire fn favor of sustaining the gov
,
eliament in the existing war with Mexico, will be
'held, in the old Court 'House, on Saturday evening,
it 7 o'clock. -.
• Messrs. Sheer, M'Candless, Burke, Niagraw,
Shannon, Sawyer, Mitchel, Snowden, arid other
--speakers will pe present, and address the irieeting.
:1 Let every patriotic, citizen be . presebt on
that occasion. I
Mr. Clay's Speech,---No.
We have imposed on ourselves the task of Com
irieiiting,.at length, upon the speech of Mr. Clay,
as reported by himself; and in undertaking the
• work, two very Material considerationkstrise cal
culated, in some measure, to detef is from doing
to. The first of these' ii, the fact, that Mr. Clay
has stood foremost among -the statesmen of the
' earth; that be has bad, and still has, a name
, • among.the great minds of the world; and ;that
his - name has stood as a tower of intefteetual
strength, among his countrymen. The other con
sideration is, that this last speech of his, though
potsessing many beautiful features, we-look upon
as a very weak effort, to overcome which, possi
tdy, requires only the calm judgment of the
country. It has, however, been lauded without
stint, by a large number of the presses in the in
terest of the federal party ; and, therefore, as we
have published it, and have pronounced upon its
' weakness, it is no doubt expected, that we will
'sustain our opinion, by something like fact and
argument. We will endeavor to do this, to the
Satisfaction of all unprejudiced minds.
u War, Pestilence, and Famine," are favorite
terms with Mr. Clay, Which he fails not to intro•
duce to the attention of his hearers, whenever he,
.:would impress them with the belief, that some
dreadful calamity is impending over the country.
•a War, pestilence, and famine," were once spoken
of by him, as evils, which would prove to be of
far less magnitude in our country, than the eleva
tion to office of a ..military chieftain ;" and, yet,
iin a subsequent occasion, he was one of the
i
warmest advocates of one, whose supporters were
ready - to punish, corporeally, all who questioned
his claims to the distinctiou of a military chief
tain. .. War, pestilence, and famine" are justly
upoken of as among the greatest evils which can
-befal a nation—for we think there are other evils
as great as these. War is, however, (al nations
are constituted, and as they have ever been,) one of
those evils, which the wisdom of the greatest
minds of the world, has not, as yet, been able to
overcome; and which cannot be overcome, until,
in the Providence. of God, the time shall arrive,
when the lion shall lie down with the limb. and
the leopard with the kid; and a little child Shall
- lead them." • MI the labored eloquence of the
gentleman, to impress his hearers with what he
may have believed to be an adequate idea of the
horrors of war, are, therefore, .• is a -sounding
• -Ira's, and a tinckling cymbal." And when it is
remembered, that Mr. Clay was - ne of the most
ible and eloquent advocates of the war of Sl2;
• and then denounced as traitors to their country,
those who favored the infamous pretensions of
Great Britain"; when we recollect, that that war
was denounced by those, whose sympathies were
with Great Britain, in the same language now
used by "the apologists of Mexico ;•' and that, so
fafas the circumstances of the two countries will
justify it, the same grounds or opposition to that
war. Ore offered against this ;—when these, and
many other similar considerations, are presented.
- we are naturally led to:Wonder, at the strange in
' • -consistencies manifested, even by distinguished
The foss of human life, incident to war, is,
Of course, not only to be regretted, but it is
deplorable. Yet, all the purest philanthropists
who ever appeared on earth, have believed that
there are circumstances which may surround
individuals, calculated to render death more de
sirable than life ; and this being the case,—as
all know it is,—we can surely believe, that,
:however deeply we may regret the sacrifice, it is
more desirable that many precious lives in a
nation should be sacrificed, than that 'the nation
should suffer continued wrong and ',dishonor...—
Inasmuch, therefore, as war is one of those evils
: with which the world Hill doubtless be isited—
perhaps for many centuries to come—no true
patriot can permit himself think, for a moment,
of calculating the value of human life,'or the
amount of treasure to be expended, in punishing
in invader of the rights of his country, oriin sus
- twining her honor, in comparison with those rights
and that honor. He who enters the lists in the
cause of his country,—who leaves: home, and
family,and friends,—viho at least temporarily
severs the dearest ties of social life, to battle for
his country'S rights at the cannon's mouth, looks
to his country, and not to his mere lite, nor the
ties which bind him to existence; and in a coun
try
tiy like ours,, in proportion to the zeal manifested
by-the people, for volunteering to place their
— Thies in. iferil; in their country's cause, must no
essarilY be the prevailing sentiment, in relation
: ..to the justice of the war in which their country is
spiked. Those of our countrymen who have
' gone to Mexico, exposing their lives for -their
country, -went there'with a full knowledge'of the
probable result of theipattion, as 'well to •them
selves as to their country. They went there
impressed with the belief, that they,werejsiting
. offer
upher beat interests; and were prepared lo Offer
pp their lives in her cause; and 'the fact ; of 'the
_number who have lost their liefiS there,, while it
but enhances the grief of the country for her fal
;len sons,-is-in noway to be viewed• as a;cause for
denouncing the•war itself; and -still less is the
antount expended in its prosecution, a justground
.Lapori which to denounce it. :The war with Mei
jo in itself a justifiable one—and therefore
should be sustained by every ciiizeul of thei
--ilnion,—or it is an unjust war; in nhich case,
1
no man, .of moral principle, cats darefelthr
to aid in its prosecution, or , in .any. ivEqr aiWttio
those, who are engaged in on: of 04.1
g 9 vernm!m : st.
4 Arrortlin 4 to,!he C.lf !'
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another, (or the BiiAire to perftrtm certain - othhr
acts,) not only are calculated to { produce{ a state
of wart. but; . in some tarsi are te : { be taken as
, , as
a ctual declarations ltd . war. 1:f:ell Car as, nation
is viewed as justifiable, in tesortingto force, m
n
doter to , repel an invasion of its territory; ar i adi
{arms May be justifitibly resoited to, Against a na
tion vit o•hat violated ibt treaty stipulations, 6
offered a national bruit. Our country, however,:
1 - ;
has in no case been willing to war - against anotb
er power', except in cases of the highest nation ,kl
consequence; and yet notwithstanding this, there
I have always been feund bundled's, _44 0:11 1 18 1 .4u
in her borders—even among the number Of her
citizens—who haveibeen willing te ;retain dr
Cause of their country's enettiyAllaie their oven
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countrymen in a fuse position, : and thus "afford
"aid and comfort" to the pMett with *horn vie
were at war. Such was the case in 'the Iwat ler
Independence; such was the i car On the war bf
1812; and such is now the case
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Mr. Clay asks, " Hew did vi e ;nnhapPily get in
volved in this war? ! And he answ s ers idesown quee
I lion by.: o a sserting-{" If, we had not i Texas, vie
trould have no war.!' And, .4f GeM 'Taylor , had
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{ been permitted to remain where h ie own g04:41
sense prnmptedhim to believekbe ought to remain,
at the point of Corrals Christi; 'And if it negotiation
had been opened with Maiden in a true spirit of
amity and conciliation, war might possibly have
been prevented." 'tile assuming iratbermore,than
the extreme caution ' l
manifested. kir the latter par
, {
of this quotation would sancti on, ' , when Mr. ClaY
asserts that, : withoutlTexas, 14 ibolii have had
no war with Mexico:, And, etre ha i ing annexed
Texts to our country, it is a little more than post
I
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; sibte that e might have had !wilt., in defianee of
{ all kinds of negotiatibn, that eV : et we resorted to;
lin en amicable manner. Mr. claY,iii : , making the
very cautions admission of possibility that we might,
I not have had war with Mexice,.{eaanifests about ,
as much knowledge Of Metier chatacter. (after
all the experience we liave had,) and about as good
a capacity for determining probottilitits, as some of
our venerable grandrnothers might 40, who should
affirm that,: because 'persons sometimes conclude
we had a fall of young frogs front the Clouds, there
I l might also,lporibly he a similar thower of young
Iturkeys,chickens,duCks or ger,. The great mast
of the people of thiecountry believed„ that, (not!
withstanding the arrogant artr i mptions of, her
right, by Mexico, to the territory,of Texas; and,
her blustering threat towards us, that, if that. flee
Republic entered into our government, war, and
war alone could atone for the offense,) the goverm
merit of that country would not. 4richit so great
an act of fatly, as to rake war tigon us. True
wished to become a !sister State! of this Union
and the People agreed to receive her into our-cons
federacy. And, the !fact of the' People having
been toldlhat, if that event haPpened, "seer would
ensue ; that the war {between ,Tests and Mexice
had not been settled by a treaty of peace ; that
Mexico still claimed texas as 'a revoltei: province
'
and that, if we received Texas; into our Union, we
took along with her the war existing between hit
and Mexico,"—proVes. nothing More than this-4-
that those who made' he assertimr, expressed • wil
lingness to defend a doctrine, in relation tb the
independence of Tex as, and the powers and &aril
of their own goversinent, far more monstrous than
any which was asserted: by ring civilized nation,
at the time when we proclaimed. and suecessfull
ly maintained our independence of Great firitainL
that she was not independent,•b4ause Mexico re•
fused to admit the faet. Texas either was. or wad i ,
not an independent nation. if die was indepee-1
I
dent, Mexico had no better right to claim the tet
ritory comprised within her limits, than we bevel
to assert our right to a portion of the Runlet'
possessions in North America t and, if she was;
not independent the :three most 'powerful and en-1
lightuned nation; of, (France, England, and
the United States.) were guilty of uttering s
LIZ to the world. They each reckno*ledged her
independence, and received her:lint° national fel
lowship. Before drag this, each had been fire
nished with all the evidences,'; ever 'required by
nations, upon which to base is declaration of the
1 fact—Texas had rutted her right to be inde
1 pendent ; and she : suer:cashing proved to the ,
world that she possessed, the. power to maintain I
her independence.: What, {then, does the es
sertion of Mr. Clay amoont to, short of • i
charge that, to prove her independenee, Mexico, :of
all other nations ; must adoilt the fact, and
that the governments of England and YranCe,
had wilfully lied to the world, in acknowl-1
edging that Texas was indepeodenti This is; a l
fair end, just infetetice from bis assertion, and that
of those who based their opposition to the annex
ation of Texas upcin thesarne gmuOd. Assuming
the position that Texas A wasl iridependeht, the Oa
tions referred to virtuallY declared, also, that war,
waged upon her,' after their ricknowledgment: of
that fact, was unjust ; and, in the event of her peo
ple concluding to claim the protection of either of
those governments{ or to'coMe tinder that autheri
tY,— in receiving her into their govemment,, or
offering protection to her, the war at once became.
'(if war at all existed,) not e war Upon, or agaihst
" Texas, but a war with the power receiving or Pro-
tecting her. This; is is a just conclusion, at which
the People of our country seem , to have' ar
; r l ved. before they; agreed to teceitre Texas into ' 1
the Union ; and they were •prepared to guard a I
gainst any contingency 'whieh might arise out of 1 ,
.their act ; Yet Mr. Clay Presents the fact, most
{ triumphantly, against the friends of annexation,.—;
I We would ask, what other :bourse could have been
pursued,;not calenlated to iefiect disgrace upon us
I
as a People? The peoplelof, Texas were real
- 1
Ily and truly - independent. Mexico had I no
just claims, either upon her people or their {ter
ritory; and she continued:to harass her. Thobgb
independent Tare was 'weak; the United States
was one of the poivers which had recognised her
independence; and ,Texas was anxious to becdme
l an integral portion of our government; she made
known to us her desire;tind our People received
her most willingly. Had they done otherwise—
constituted, as was her citizenship, of those Oho
had been our own citizens; and many of whom were
united to us by the most e n dearing ties, the world
would not have affcinled a parallel to the act. The
hostility of Mexico to the people of Texas *as
pronounced unjust, by all civilized powers * , and its
conti • :
nuauc,c could '
not
not be sanctioned by any prin-
I ciple, tolerated among civilized nations: vie Here
I entirely at liberty, therefore, to take her into: our
Union, without incurring any censure from! the
rest of the world; and'Avithout doing any injuetiee
to Mexico. This, our, people were aware °Aland
as there was no 'wrong, in the act itself, they
chose to sanction it;without stopping' to inquire
whether Mexico, or:eny
_other power on { the
earth, tvould be either gratified or „displeased
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with it. Such is one• of: the traits of American
character. and such li 'trait, we trust, will altyays
di stingitishall our conntryriiiii,
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lip Wounded -Piteous Flutter!
Col. Wysixoor's timely and patriotic letter, as
-we anticipateite has virateic flat feared eturip - like
bOrrib-shell, and made the - fur fly Itorn
same Old coon," in the most approved(stylel The
wotinded 'opens-flutter in, every direction", and
those who irave taken sides with.the public enemy,
—affording" them " hid and eirmfort,"—Orrithe
andlrernble, as though they savr a gallows before
them! These_ patriots suppose that Coil
moor wiiiheir to deprive them of the right to
express their opinions in opposition , to the war...,
Not • at ; all4no such construction can be Isitlyl
Placed upon his letter. lie , did nothing niore
than to shnw that the tressonatile speeches and ,
editorials or the miicalled " whig orators ,and
1.
journalists,j of this-; country, were extensively
read and circulated in Mexico, and had the effect
of arousing and encouraging ttie„eissiny, and
'The
the ardor of our patriotic votunteers.
The gallant Colonel would ' l na - shot the ticonths
of the federalists, and rOvent there' from taking
sides with the enemy -No,l indeed!. Be would
let them rail on, as they - have always railed,l
when oar government has I had conflicts with
fineign powirs ; but be claims the right to tell
them, in pl in. and: honest language, that -their
conduct is treasonable, and that'be cannot ',Seel
any differenCe ,between , them and tortes of the;
Revolution. For a " whig" to address such lan
guage to his fellow " vvhige " 'certainly
not be ver; , palatable, but they must " grin and
bear it." Noihing is so unpleasant, to certain ears,
as the truth" If the leaders of the federal party
persist intbeir present suicidal and treasonable
course, tieylvvill soon find themselves sunk into
the lowest depths of political nonentity I •
To Coalisroartaxxs.—The communication of
"Third Ward " hu been deferred,l for reasons
which we will explain to thel writer:
The story of " O'Connel I and tbe Causeway
Guide," by 01111 D, Powsa, his been Ireceived, and
will be published, if possiblei to-morxow.
The eornrnuniestion of "Demoereey,", in feta
-1 tion to the OtatelTreuurer, find!' place sooa
LoviLtantzsa.c
C The Slander cue, in the District Court,
(Ttasedale va. Lie,) is progressing rapidly. The
testimony foit the Plaintiff closed yesterday, and
witnesses" for the Defence were examined. The
case excites great interest. The Court House was
filled during the day. Thar* is amusement too, in
the revelations made by witnesses of the doings ,
of religious people in their chdrch meetings. There
was an attempt on the part of some of the lawyers ;
to prove to the jury, that preachers sometimes are
not quite ss good as they itiould be.
There will be some big speakiog on the rurn 4
ming up. Forward and Howard for Plaintiff;
Burke, Stialar and brConnell,for Defence.
, ,
Too Saty r —Them is pot a single place dl
amusement now open ice this citi. How long
will this be rot The evenings are I long and ti•
dious, and there appears no relief bat sleep. We
me not spealciog (or printers now-=era have stir
1 Eldest cares; to divert us the week long. We
would like (if it was at all ;practicible) to shire
our entertaxirnents with our disconsolate neigh.
hors.
a l-Thera will be some gixid spe•thes made at
the Mass *Kim*, on Saturday. I:lot, ii it not
strange, tbax none but tsarists tarsi be found .for .
orators t Nye should Him to! bear • doctor at •
preacher, just by way of variety. As for mechiu
lea, they nrker have taken th• stump in Pittsburgh.
ix".Ctirivittnu time' are .oinintt. Tt, • market
la stated w4h wain and other fowls: They go
cheap, we know ; for we saW one in a basket of
a man the either day; who never pays won than
half price thr anything but liquor, and ha sponges
, -
Tea Datins.—We bare been ulted to explain
the objects of the order called Druids. 'We only
know that it is a secret Society. professing benev.
°knee. The members eo•operate for the benefit.
of all. It ;.is another specimen of "Guarantee
ism."
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A 21107114 AIIPIZANT.-.-Mr. JatteS Montootri,
who was last year one of the especial friends of
the present' incumbent, is otit for Moyor. We are
likely to have fun with these Whips yet.
We think Job C. Patterson, Eaq , would not
refuse the nomination of his party, provided it was
offered in i proper manner.
, -
0 3.:MT.1 Joseph Barker, 'desires to be is Citi.
vein' candidate for Mayor. The Natives will go
for him—end thus he is side of fifty votes, let
him try hiS band at the Miiyorsity,
j it is said that game is very: plenty in the
neighbothood of Sevriekly; One party has beet'
out there foi ten days, or more; and may remain
another ten,
a.j. It has b.en suggested that the ranters of
this city should get up a Bill, or • Supper.. We
are for it ; !who seconds I We go fin the Ball first;
but a Supper rather than ne social katbering
We.saw a big fish yesterday, in the mark*
Even epiebres were alarmed et hie proportions.;
Wiie r e is White's and tbil weather? 'A
Concert by it would take just noW.
e of the coal diggers on 'the Allegheny
river, are on a strike for more pay. i
CCS°
side of th
aj-This is the evening Ithe Getman Dramatic
Club give i the exhibition in the Atheamuni.
tryb Burglars have deserted the city, or their ore
atious have been kept quiet. They can be spated
•DOWNIiT 51ILTINO. —' fit. 6 large and respeCtre
ble meeting of the friendi of Mi. John Dowdey;
late Sutler of the 2d Regiment of Pennsylvdra
Volunteers, the following j resolutions were unenr
mously aimed to:—
Whereto, The friends of Mr. ;John Dowhey,
have bead with feelings of the deepest regret, or
the decease, at Vera Cruz, some time since, of :that
invaluably citizen. That deploring end regretting
his lose as we do, we desike to evince some more
subotantial evidence of that regret; than ine(e',
empty witrils. Therefdte,t
Resolvol, That the me-Ong composed of the
friends of the late lamentell John Downey,of PIA!.
who knew and appreciate 4 his many virtues,
mired the noble generosity, the unflinching cotiraepi
and the Unbending integrity of his 'character, desfra.
to express; thatrespect andiadmirationby removing
bis earthly remains freCtheiri 'present: resting
place to our midst. ,
Resolve/I, That a Committee be appointed in
this city, and at such, atter places as may 1:4
deemed expendient, to . sokcit euttseriptions in aid
of the nnitertakings, and th:tit said Committee are
hereby apthorized to appoint a ilub•committee to
proceed to Vera Cruz, to darry out the object.—
tnd that; said sub committee, are hereby ernrioW
ere& to co operate with any comrniitees
that (nay, ,havy been or are hereafter appointed for
similar Purposes
On motion, John Fenlim, Escp, :of Ebensburg ;
P. Shildd o of Loietto Jobu Dongherty, of Holli•
dayoburg ' anc P. Dougheity 'of the Sttintrlit 'were
,
appointed a Committee -to solicit sunscriptious at
the places mPutioned, and 'to'.aid generallyiu the!
!undertaking.
! On motion, the folloWing repolution'ims : adopted,i
Reicied. That this mee,ting adjourn) tolmeet at
such tiare and place, as Maybe designated brthe
officers, to rem:lye the reboiis of iCornmittees,. at
tiloatic`e. and that , at64l ArtLer ettai
mittees }or this city Tuay. j be apPointed:
ea 44 pupil% y.
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Talitral3l[BolViNo SFR3ION.
Thefirst :Pro:Want - againoii'ettey preached in the City I
of Mexico. • € I
The following eloquent and beautiful discourse
of the heroic and noble.minded Rev,Mr‘ht Carty,
wee dcliveriain-the National Palace of. Mexico,
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on - Sundai,-the 3d of October last. Tire -Star, in
publishing the sermon; says: The, army and
nation fri which we war, owe Mr. M'Carty a
debt of Arititude; and - we doubt not that he will
be rewat y d not only , by the unbounded praise of
his con men, but by more substantial tokens of
their estetn..
° The man who is so respected, loved
reirepenced by the whole army, as he is, can
be no on,inary mai."
•
IV THANKSGIVING SERMON. .'
q Oal fear Lord. and serve }BM with all your
heart!.
..,. consider how great things He hath done.
for . you.t".4- 4 1st Samuel, 24th Chopter , 12th verse.
. t
- 2ify Britthren,of the Army—Our Geneml-in•Chief
'having...oi an order, prompted by Christian duty
and feel 4, aid highly proper and becoming in an
official Point. of view, called upcin his u brethren
in ern* to return both in public and private wor
ship, thinks and gratitude to God, for the signal
triumpliiichich they have recently achieved for
their ciirtntry "—and_ assembled as we now are
thos publicly to acknoWledge the favoring provi
dence of ! the "Lord of 'Hosts," and to render to
His holy name, our praise and thanksgiving for the
same-which is our reasonable' and borinden'duty
.'..:..1et us; [ my hretheen'of the army, consider 'with ,
some attention, the nature and greatness of . one of
the blessings' , Tor which our gratitude is milled 1
fiiith.. -
Although it has been questioned, still it can be
shown to be the duty , of .a Christian people, and!
more r .'of the army of a Christian land, to offer
thanksgiving to the Great ituler of nations, for
the vietories by which blessings of his Providence,
and if so, who wilt measure the amount of grati.
lade *Him from our country and its army, for
the uniform and great successes which have at
tended.our arms at large, from the first battle to [
tbiebuil, and more especially of this portion of
our fortes, from our landing at Vera Cruz to the
termielition of the campaign by our victorious
entry Alto this capital of the nation 1
WO', though a general calamity, attended with 1
much'" that is to be deplored; and involving aj
terribte responsibility on the governments who are',
parti4 to it, is still in the actual condition of ,
manikind necssary and right, at least onone side, l
as the means' of national defence and preservation,'
of preventing the repetition of national wrongs
by tl4ir punishmetat, of redressing injuries inflicted,'
and, obtaining rights withheld. W hen, therefore,',
a people succeed in a war waged by a government
'for 'these ends,'they have cause of thanksgiving to [
the :treat Disposer of events from whom that ' ,
success has proceeded—for victory in wee is not
i onlY amongst , the greatest of national deliverances i
isneblessings, considered in itself, but it is the 1
orilit'ine was of gaining the object contended for,l
k and: procuring an honorable and silvantageous 1
[ PeaCe, the true end of victory.
It should, however, be borne in mind, that the
responsibility of the war, as before observed—that
is to say, the determination of its necessity and
righteousneia, rests not on those who serve in the
artily, but on the constituted authorities of the
country. whessi orders it is the soldier's duty to
obey and execute. He, should, to be sure, in his
private capaeity, desire and pray that may nev
er be called to do battle but in a righteous cause
..--riglatenus on, the part of his government. Still,
as • general role. it is his duty to submit to the
official determinetion of the authority of the coun
try over him, end with courage and might to pros
ecute in his station the war it has declared or
sanctioned. And withbut reference' to the origin
of this wfr, it is unquestionably our duty as call
cars and soldiers, vigorously to wage it, in order
to obtaio the ends for which it exists, and to coo
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quer a just and honorable peace as its happy con
' elusion. lo the prosecution of this war, waged,
as it has beep, with the moat scrupulous regard
on our pert tb the laws of ,warfare receipt/4 by,
the civilised , and Christian nations, valor off the
part of the soldier, whether in command or in the
' ranks, iir due ,to:iiiis country; and, on the other
hand, his achlevileients should be celebrated and
his services rewarded by appropriate distinctions,
for be not only ienders the most importantservice
to his country, brit in doing so, braves the greatest
dangers, and mils his dearest possession—life
[ itself. [ ,1
' My breth ren-we have cause of gratitude to
God, in the reflection that we belong through his
providential appointments, to a brave as well as a
free race—and that He has inspired our corn
, matalers with wisdom and military skill to tom
biros these elements of individual power in the
achievement of exploits, which, as they
,are the
proper auldect of our own wonder, we may mod
estly deem, will *that of our country's admire
tion. But treat we may be truly influenced by
gratitude, we must believe, what we acknowledge
in the thanksgiving of the Church, that gas the
Sovereign Commander of all the world," He is
indeed "the only Giver of all Victory," and that
pot unto us—not unto us—but to the Lord, belongs
the praise. And assuredly, if the band of the
:Almighty Disposer is ever to be recognized in the
affairs of the world, it would seem that it must
be in such signal and important events as those
we are wow called upon to consider and be thank.
ful for And all but the utterly irreligious will
own His favoring Providonce, manifestly displayed
in our behalf; not, indeed; that we infer from sue.
cesa, hie approval - of the reuse of our country, or
,that helms taken our side because we are better
5r more deserving than our opponents; no, for often
Ones lie, in his inscrutable wisdom, permit the ap
iparent wrong to succeed, and the right to be de.
heated. :Such an inferende is not involved in our
ihanksgiVings, which have a distinct and all sof&
'Cent object in our individual deliverance from
great end imminent danger, from " the arrows that
Meth by day," from "the pestilence that walketh
- ,ln darkness," and fro th ', the destruction that
'Anted) -at noonday;' that while "a thousand
have fallen at our aide, and ten thousand at out
right hand," Ile, in his mercy, hath not permitted
this sudden death "to come nigh us." We find a
further object in the benefits conferred by these
(epeated victories on our army and country, and
(be more unmerited are our blessings, the warmer
Should be our gratitude.'
•[ to considering how great'a thing the "Good Lord
path done for us," we must regard the uniformity
,i f our success . What ii true of the whole war
is especially so .of _this entire campaign, from the
landing of our army at Vera Cruz up to the' cap
,
have
of the city.. We have - succeeded in all we
have undertaken; never 'engaged in fight but to
Conquer; never attacked but to defeat our enemy.
All difficulties, however great, have been-ores
;come: all opposition, however formidable,
,:down. No place of defence, so strong by nature
:or by the art of fortification, has been • able . to
]resist our assault. And more remarkable still, the
' peculiarities of the climate and seasons have not
presented their anticipated obstacles; and the very
elements have been made to minister to. our aid ;
the u forttine of War" (so called) has been unin
terruptedlywith us, crowning with eminent sue- 1
cess all our plans and battles, and consummating
the campaign in our- possession of this Capital of
Mexico. Say, then, ye t oppugners of Providence [
.—ye advocates of blind chance, can aught b u
ts
t 1
the admission of a purpose in the mind of
great, Disposer of Events, who holds the very 1
wind's in his hat, account for such marvellous'
uniformity. -
Then, Anther, to see the hand of God, in all
this, let us consider that in all our principal battles
we have been greatly outnumbered by the enemy,
who, nevertheless, instead of making attack, has
awaited it from us, and that too in positions se•
lected and fortified, so as greatly to increase his
power of 'resistance, yet all in vain. Well might
our foe be astonished et our daring, with such
diminutive forces, to penetrate so far into the
interior of* coinitry,.inbabited at least by seven
millions; of;people-,--at our -venturing to march so
far from die seeloard,:thereby encountering the
great. difileulty of keeping open oar communica
tions with the places whence .our - reinforcements
lend Supplies were to be drawn; and' how greatly
that astoniihinent,mnst have been increased, when
'they saw viii , With forcesiso imparently inadequate
to the object, abolition thit •very rn
:coinunication,
(hose reiliforcerfiente
.altd supplies, :and with a
hardihood that can only.finda parallel in theisrmy
of Cortez trust to out; stout hearts and strong
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-It not only remained that thefit''emotions should 'whatever influence sive -may poises — s to director, od,
amount to the wonder which now possesses them, country's gratitude to make' a far more 'adeilliate;
when ireilespite,or, all•thesddiradvantegee, lidded provision - for the families - of those whits by the;
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; to our defieiency in heavy artilleryss(rinee sop : sacrifice of , their lives have -coliferred such benekts
; plied froth their own 151.1petObiltIdallee at Contreras on our comatty;,and timatorrescue our republic
I and Chtinibuiedo we. forced our wayinto the very from the charge or ingratitude and justice, in nag
heart ofa countrysso capable difefente by passes lecting traproyide for those, by whose husbands
and defileas tkal it s seemed tol:biedefiance .to all end-father'sderithe in their country's cause, -.they
skill and numbers I *Yet such is the. fact; and have been made 'sorrowing widows and orphans
4 'whenl - " idtlie words of the order before referred Furthermore, in offeringmer thankigivingserieh
to, " the
. very limited numbers, who have perform- of us should consider the goodness of his Heav
tra those brilliant deeds, shall have become known, edy _Father, in his own preservation, not only
the world will be astonished, and our own country- from the violence of the eneni, y,but from the band
tnan.filled•with joy nd'admiration." of disease. When we reflect that so many during
- Again, we -have -cause to thank the Lord that this campaign have languished on beds of sickt
Our operations have been,conducted under a corn- ness-.--to how many their ilast—those who have
mender who'has felt and averred his
toutsresponsibiy been, preserved, especially those who have been
to Godsforthe lives of the men committed hi blessed, with -heal th , should thank God with an
charge: wild, not seduced by the vulgar reputation Unfeigned heart, for this the greatest of
of fighting Iloody
battle
sought and gained blessings, edindispeesable to enjoyment and use.;
victory by the application of his own generalship fulness; gratefully owning the preserving care of;
—b a ffling
ai lin g euncils of the enemy by superior the Lord, nin whose hands ere the issues of life I
talent, avlin himself of every advantage which and death." And such as have escaped theim- 1
keen military sagacity could diecover, aud saving, raiment perils of - our battle, fields, should seriously;
as tar as possible, the lives of his soldiery, while consider: their own wonderful 'preservation, while 1
winning the numereus victories in which they the hurtrumerits of destruction flew thick around.'
hive been:'periled. !Accordingly, it is cause of them, - and th eir companions and fellow-soldiers;
grateful
joy; that, with but one exception, our loss were idling on every side. They should deeply
has been Small in comparison with that of the consider' and gratefully acknowledge, not, their
good luck and fortunate escape, which is but the
enemy, and with the advantages gained.
, But while we award praise, high
of their and merited, religion of theof
atheist, but the spari Preserver, owning, in the wordsng goodness
to the generalship and heroic courage displayed io Greil
holyus" writ,'" God is the Lelrd, by whom we eicape
that it was God who, not only bestowed these abili- death." Yes, my brethren; it seems that'escape
ties, but by his assisting had, crowned the employ. from the great dangers to which our officers and
meet of them with success. The history of war, soldiers have been generally exposed, wouldicon:
in which so much is ascribed to the nfortune of strain the most irreligious gratefully to unite:with
war," _verifies the saying of the wise man, that the warrior Psalmist in the acknowledgdent,
"the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the "The_ Lord has covered our heads; and made us
strong, tat time and chance happen to all ;" teach- stand in the day of - battle," and with him to !call
their souls, "praise. His Holy Name, who
lag us it is not in human wisdom or Might to in- u pon
SURe victory, but "time and :hence," by which is saveth our life from destruction, and crowneth us
mercy and loving kindness!' - . ' •
:meant the unseen hand of the Almighty, by inter. with
polingscircumstances, prosperous or adverse, gives In the next place, let us regard the end for which
ucceassiehere o ft en it could not have been tepee- we should now a consider the great things the
Lord bath done for us," ;in these. deliverances. and
red,
and produce defeat where frequently it could
not have been looked for.—And this is wisely so victories. It is not to; foster national pride and
vain glory, for these need rather to be restrained,
ordered that man in the enterprises of war, as in
but that. we may be led,accordieg to our teit, e to
other thinge; may feel
hi retheirdependen on God for
fear the Lord, and serve him with all our heart."
success, and so be led to implore aid, and red
We recount the victories which, by the help of
der him grateful thanks as we would not do far
the victories they ascribe to his goodness. To feel the God of Battles, we have achieved; not that
we may sacrifice to our own valor and might,- bin
this more, by a refereece to , particulars, let us but
be led " to fear the Lord and depart from evil"--Suppose the weather in the rainy season,
as wit when we
e to fear Him and keep His commandments;' that
entered into this basin of Mexico, had been
arms, with success I
as it pissed unusually dry, that the rain had fallen a sense of hie goodness risenifested in Preserving
in torrents and flooded this low country, as lathe .nur lives, and -crowning our
common cam, how could we.have traversed this may constrain us to serve our Great Benefacni;;
valley at all, much less with ouraitillery and bag- ...with all our hearts." j As in the thanksgiVing for
gage l What but disaster in every form colild have victory, Vie. pray Him. a s to give us grace toil prove
the great mercy to His glory the advancement of
resulted° Had our army, indeed, through one of
the gospel, the honor of our couetry, and as much
the many rnischances that might have happened,
as lieth in us, the good.of all mankind i", whilst
in our circumstances, sustained a single defeat, or
we ascribe to Him alljthe glory, as our deserver
even meta reverse, we might have feared it would
and the giver of victory, let us see that we " glorify '
so have encouraged the Mexicans, so have roused
Him in our bodies and spirits, which are ;His r--;
and united, tehir effort's, that the result of the cam
let us realize that -He hai not preserved and
reign would have been far different—aye, even as
the few brought us Isere to n revel in the Halls of the;
disastrous as it has been successful. And the but to serve Him and do dor duty ; ;
of us who might have survived, would • not have and our conse- I
been deploring our failures and defeats, instead of especially : by turninc our success
rejoicing in our yictories. But God be praised, quent influence over this people into the demise!'
who has seen fit to order it otherwise, who has enlightening their religious ignorance, and raising
permitted no adversity , to come nigh us, who has them from the degradation to which theY are re- ; ;
fevered us greatly,crowning us with complete sec- :dueect. And this by extending. the light and the
cets. stings of our purer faith, so that by our Chris
. .
.
We should also consider the etrafts of our battles tia , influence and example, and by the intercourse 1
and victories; that the numerous army we have betw n us, they may imbibe something of our
contended with has note only been defeated,,but free spirit, and throW off the, shackles oft Military
captured or dispersed ; sli d the enemy's government and spiritual despoMsm. Believing that the Med- I
almost without organize ion,deprived of the means cans mod need for !their improvenient i'a purer
of equipping end furnishing another army. •
foe, then, as a consequence, is at this time, to say
Our exhibition of the Go spel of Christ .(vsh4h iolera•
tion aruf the light othe Scriptures wodfd eirentu•
the least, incapable of a further prosecution of the ally give them,) my it be ours to secure , " by all
war with any vigor or effect; and now ihat we proper means, one ; ' toleration of Prometants. so
are safe in the heart of the country, and in the capi- clearly their right, and which- we knowsfrom ex.
tal of the nation, we may thank God, in the hope patience in other client ries, would exert en enlight
that there is well nigh an end to fighting and the eniug and purifying influence on the church of this
horrors of wee; and. in the anticipation that a country. May we as Protestants keep in mind
campaign so entirely successful will probably re- that we have to recommend . our profession of
snit in what is so muck to be desired for us and Christianity tothem - them-by our example, and that we
are accountable, a
this people, in skid - and honorable peace, we may s' far as we have any, influence,
hope to change our notes of praise into thanksgiv- Mr the impression j they receive of our religion.
Let neither the neglect of our religioua worship
t Sig for the latter.
nor our vices, strengthen the belief, sought to be
Furthermore, we have cause to thank God with
grateful heart,, when we consider that never was impressed on them, that we are not only,heretics,
there a war, carried 's country, with but are not Christians, and have no religion at all.
so little of sufferinginflicted on the un- Let 'them have no reason to infer that what we
and injury into the enemy
of a theatre of hostilities had so little ca armed people. Never have the peaceful inhabi- regard sis superstitious and idolatrous in them,is
tante w et least as' gtiod, if not better, than touri Protestant
to complain of the treatment received from rove. religion; But let us show by our piety, humanity
tiers and conquerera Yes, we may boast --think.: and benevolence; and by our exemption from vice,
ing the Lord—that wehave sacked no cities-role. our
blessed imitator our more scriptural faith i
bed no towns—violated no women; that we have nar p urer and m a re edif y ing religions servi ces.
never authorize d any plunder of te peopie‘ . arid That witnessing bur superiority ,not -only as Sol-
that very few outrages of,
t ha t nort have been coin- diets, but as Christian men, - they may honor pm'
!pitted by our soldiery; and instead of subsist- land, not only as free, enlightened and. proxperous, ;
but as blessed by superior means of Christian
ing on the country as we might have doke under
the laws of war, we bare livid for all we have knowledge and piety, which are the!foundations
sunned, and that at the highest price. Theyh of all, ! '
have . 'I
been better treated by us than by their own armies; Devotion to God, and goo dwill Mthis people',
the perils forceequally -With ourselves his children, a
who
indeed, we have been rather PAW"' then destroy. are re en'
erir of the Mexican people. Although we have forced by grated sense of O
contended with enemies often cruel, treacherousliverades from Meknes' and-. ur' own! personal de
Of battle,
and regardless of civilian d warfare, yet we hay°
ing goodness "to show, forth His praise, notnly
and it becomes tie, in acknowledging hie mem -
never retaliated the wrongs and crueltrwe have with our lips, but in our lives, 'by giving up , O
our
received from them. The hearti of our soldiers
that never failed them through rear, did fail the m selves, and by walking Aiefore'Him in holiness and
through humanityand, pity, when under other in- righteousness all our days." Let us; dedicate the
fluences, they might have cut down the defeated lives He has apaterf us, to His service, improving
and unresisting. We have heard of no instanceour lengthened day of grace by beinchetter prepa
in which quarter has been refused, and that to a red for death, to !which we are always exposed.
enemy, too, who has often robbed and murdered When we render thanksgiving to God,let us ref
God.with heart- ollect that this Ica vain oblation in those who con
'our wounded. Yes, we may thank tinue to abuse His blessings;dioregard His authori
felt satisfaction, that we were too Amer ican; have
ty, and neglect His reasonalbe service. Offering
had too much respect for the rights of humanity
too much regard for our character, to come downour thanks as members of the armySmay tee be re
to the low level of a Mexican soldier ' s notions o f minded of the duty of abstaining frcimthe vices' to
in the New Testament, imitating the Centurions. whose! piety is recor
which military men are
humanity, honor and civilization. And though most temptnl and addict
here, we must not glory in our courage ed
and prow. `;
ens nor oh this occasion exult in our achievements; dell one of whom, Cornelius
yet we maYglory and exult, (so that we be hum was the first fruits of the Gospel among the Gen.
ble before God,) in our having mod scrupulously tiles; and thus keeping in mind what their good :
observed and upheld the laws which mitigate the examples were designed to teach us, that the soldi- 1
er's life, so far frilm, excusing allowed wickedness
horrors of war, and prevent the soldier's valor
from degenerating into personal hatred and destruc• or irreligion, is Perfeetly cernpatiblewith Christian
tive ferocity. Estimating things in the . light o i piety. Let us remember, and act Under the con-
Divine truth , the glory of our superior Generalship viction, that religion:is 'alike binding on us in
and
and courage, of our splendid victories, and won every station everyplace ; and that no where
derful success, is a small thing when compared and under no Circumstances, can we be absolved
from its' obligation to lead
with the glory resulting from the humanity, justice,
sober life. To!none is chriatian a godlY, rightenus and
and generosity displayed in 'our warfare with thi s m piety mote indis
people. - • pensable than those who serve in the airily, and
no where are . restraints, motives and 'ordinances
Such; however, is the character of the wit, that
out song of triumph and thanksgiving must be more needed'than in this country; where we are,
exposed to many temptations to vice and irreligion
mingled with notes of woe at the recollectionn f Standing be.fore God, this day, as those who have
the brave men who have fallen or suffered in achie -
. While mourning for the dead w. been rnerc ifully spared and greatly; blessed, let each
ring our success
and every one; resolve, hereafter guard against
sympathize with the wounded; yet' our pity ande yielding to parsion or pride, to violence or hatred;
their sufferings are relieved by the consciousness and to cultivate the mild, humble and - ,benevolent
that their wounds are honorable testimonials of
virtues Whicla becomes us as gentlemen al well as
their valor, and will be regarded by their country
as marks of distinction and praise. When we Christians. , Patting away the vices Of peofanity,
licentioustiessiand interriperanceslet us be men of
count our battles or rejoice in our triumphs, none ckasttty, sobriety and reverence for sacred - things.,
n
but have to , lament the led of some dear compa ! Remembering that it is ' as true
_ofl an army as eta
ion or esteemed friend: who fohght their last fight, country;that nrighteousness exalteth a natian, but
and to whom Our victory was their death. Still
whilst we give the sigh of regret, and the tear f sin is a reproach to any peopler may gratitude to
God for all His benefits, restrain !us from , profane
affection. for their memories, we feel relieved and
swearing and execrations in our conversations,
reconciled by the reflection that 'they fell in the
which not only-tend to destroy all revere
discharge of their duty, on the field of their glory, therDeity and holy things, but are expressly forbidden
and have met the most - appropriate and honored in Hiri commandments, and are in express violation
end of a soldier. ' Their deeds and names will ever
be associated with the history of our exploits, ion
d
of the laws of the army. These vices; therefore;
are as contrary to our duty as soldiers, as they are
this memorable campaign, and honorhd by ourna
. inconsistent With our, religion, "-
tion's tribute 'of grief and praise; and it will 'be Theo let us coincide by praying God -that as
said; iii ell time to come, wherever their remain .
so
may repose — , . 3 on as we shall have finished our tour onboard in
"That honor comes; a pilgrim gray, this land, and a Jug, and as we may hope, a listing
ace shall haat been
To decx the sod that holds their clay." pe made between mur United
When we thank God for our victories, let us con- States and those - of Mexicis w eave:and
may leit
, .
eider what is due to the private soldiers; by whose its influences! unfavorable to' our ,piety and vir
courage, and in so many cases, M e w ed ose lives an- tee; but leave it iii good will towards its' people,
wounds, our success has been ac. And roc
wishing "there much toleration, a - purer form of re -1
collecting, how little they individually share in the ligion, betteraind more stable Government. And
distiction and : advantages of victory, let tfi returning to our own country, let us be more th k
their n . than k•',
card not only sympathize with them in their priva ful to God, from what "we have here seen, fur bay
dons and sufferings; but ba led to pay a scrupulous. ing cast our lot in a land of civil and. religous free
lions
to their rights and feelings—to treat them dom, and for giving us so goodly a heriitage. Here
in word and deed with justice: and kindness, - giv- let us determine that:when again restored to our
nig them every privilege and indulgence consist- near homes, and to those we love, we will' show
ent with subordination and the maintenance of die- forth our gratitude to the "Givor of every good and
cipline; taking a lively i n tn their welfare, perfect , gift" by being as entirely devoted to His
exercising their power over them, and treating service.and zealous for good works as becatneth
them, as under -a change of circumstances, they those "to whom much bath been giVen, and of
would have their superiors do to themselves. ..-• Whom much" will be requiiid;" and employ our ,
lives and, iuttuence to make our people as eminent
Wben,our
,saddened thoughts turn to the sorrow
ing relatives of the lamented 'dead, who, when the for Christian holiness and.virtue as they have been
nation.at large rejoice and triumph in the victories "highly favored of the Lord,"
gained, !must mourn their sad bereavement; let : ei -a-E x . G s ,
us reiize it as our duty not only to sympathize addressed - -
thi
their and to - aid them to the ut
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e Democratic War Meeting in Colum•
'rday last.. •
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Judge Breckenridge.
We tmderstand thtt this gehtleman, who bas
rendered himself conspicuous before the country',
by his manly and patriotiC advocacy of the war,
will - probably attend the testing on Saturday eve.
ning. We hope he may.. Should he be present,
we hope be may be called upon for his views.
aj.. The Legislature of Vermont, previous to
its adjournment on Monday week, passed, +mud.
mousfy, a joint resolution, instructing the delegs. —
tion in Congress from that State to use theirinflu.
trice to procure the repeal of the Intact of Cow
grew relating to newspaper postage. "..
Sre•rs Taisscraza.—A correspondent of thit
Pennsylvanian recommends °URI Almon, Esq.,
of Chester. - county, for State:Priem rer. Mr. Strick
land, edifor of the Chester County Democrat, do
eines being a candidate for that office.
cc?. The steamer Prairie Bird. owned by the
Messrs. Matto* of Wheeling, struck a snag, 30
miles above Burlington, on the night of the 16th
ult. The boat is a complete meek, except the
engines and furniture.. I,JO livesAero lost.
. .
An *American China Manufactory.—A gentle.
man named Ridgway, from Staffordshire, England,
has established a manufactory of China and Queens-
Ware, on the Big Sandy rivet, in Virginia, within •
a mile and a half of the (No. This mantifsetory:
is already the nucleus of a new town, which -II
rapidly rising around it.
On the 30th No'vember, et his residence, corner
of sth and Liberty streets, Dattrat. GRAHAM, trop►
the neighborhood, of the Giants' Causeway, Ire•
land. . . .
MASONIC NOTICE
A stated meeting of Franklin Lodge, No. 221,
A. Y. Masons, will be held in the Hall, corner of
Third and Wood streets, this (Thursday) evening
December 2, 1847, at 6 o'clock, P.M .
13y order of the W. M..
L J. ASHBRIDGE, Secretary.
ton of the Sons of Temperance
on Saturday, December dala . .
rIPHE. Procession will farm on Liberty street, and
be ready to meet at 1 c'clocx, precisely.
The Pittsburgh and Ocean Wave Divisions will
meet at the Hall, at 12 o'clock, and be' escorted to
the ground by Marshals C. L. Magee and John
Laughlin.
. Day Spring,Fort Duquesne, Aliquippa, Lyeargus
and Young Man's Hope Divisions, will meet at Tem
perance Hall, at the same hour, and be escorted to
the parade ground by Assistant Markhals W. Ellie
and E Snowden. .
Allegheny, Spartan, Rosedale, Nehru:in, and
Athenian Divisions of Allegheny city, will meet at
their Hall, at 12 o'clock, and will be escorted to the
parade ground by Assistant Marshal W. E. Karts,
and L. R. Lindsay.
Goyasuta, Washington Fount, and Lawrenceville
Divisions, will meet at the Hall, in Lawrenceville
at 12 o'cl ock, and be escorted to the parade ground
by Marshal Lorimer.
. The several Marshals are requested to hare their
Divis one on the parade ground, in time to enable the
procession to move at precisely 1 o'clock, P. M.'
Route nj Procession.—Form on Liberty street, the
right resting on Fourth: up Fourth to wood, along
wood to Third : up Tnird to Smithfield, along
Smith
field to Liberty, along Liberty to Wayne, along
wapiti to Penn, up Penn to the Greensburgh Pikes
along the Pike to Allen street, (in Lawrenceville,)
along Allen to Butler, along Butler to the Inside 'alf
the U. S. Arsenal, thence to the Episcopal church.
• " C. L. MAGEE,
Chief Marshal.
alorsets Weekly Budget of Seer Boots.
IHAVE, this week, received a large and splendid
usortment of oew novels, chap publicatisins_,
and current light literature of the day, among which
is the following : • •
The Convict, or the e llypocrite Unmasked, anew
novel,by James.
•
London Quarterly Review, for Sept. Single anni
bers for sale, or subscriptions received at publish.
era prices, no charges for postage.
Leonilla Linmure and Mr end -Mrs Woodbridge,
or a Lesson for Young Nivea, by Miss Leslie. ,
American Family Receipt Book, a new collection
of nearly 600 rare and valuable receipts.
The Bandit's Bride, a romance, by Louis S
. •
rll' .l7ck Ashore, or the Man before the Mast, by E.
Howard.
Alamance' or the Great and Final Experimebt.
Song Book for the Million, morocco Wading, con
taining 1900 pages.,
Life of Beery IV. siug of France and Na'rarre,
by GP K James, past 4, wh i ch completekthis Valu
able work. f.
-The Singeis4 Gem, a ref y supenor work.
- of Versailles; or Court of Louis 7CIV.
Splendors of _
Jeanette Alison, or the Young Strawberry GM,
tale of the Sea and the Shore, by Ingraham..."
Taylor's United States Mono. Reporter emd Coin
Examiner, for Nov. 23.
Union Magazine for Dec, edited. by Mrs. C. M.
Kirkland, a splendid number.
A Campaign in Mexico with Col. Doniphan;by
Frank S. Edwards, a volunteer--with -a map of the
route, and a table of distances travelled.
The White Horse of the Peppers, a comledrails,
in two icts,by Samuel Lover.
The Captain of the Watch, a farce in one set, by
J. B. Planchin.
The Bottle, a drama, in two acts, founded 02 the •
graphic illustrations of George Cruiksbink. • -
The Star oldie Fallen, by Newton M. Curtis.
From Paris to the other World, by Lucite..
The Arabian Nights, in cheap form, beautifelly
illustrated. •
Scouting Expeditions of M9Callough4 Texas Ram.
gars, a new supply. . .•
Narrative
• ..
Narrative of an Exploring Visit to each of the
consular cities of China, by theßev. Sidney Smith.
The Old Commodore, by E. Howard. -
The American Vocalist, a choice c.olicuilou of the
most popular and admired sentimental, patriotic, .
comic, Irish, negro and other songs.
Steam for the Million, an elementary outline tram. •
ties on the Mature and management of steam. ,
Mysteries of the Three Cities, a romance of melee
hearts and habits. • • .
Waverly Novels, 3 vols, cheap form.
Flowers Personified, No. 10, elegant number. • • .
Wilfulness of Woman.
The Comic Melodist, a new song book. • - • i
The Ball Room Instructor'
from which the figures t
of cotillions may be learned without a muter, with
illustrations. •
The Juvenile Gift for Boys and Girls, beautiful
thing for Christmas•
The Mani:coveringMother, first American edition.
The Magic Figure Head. • ,
Pictorial Yankee Do e, for the holidays.
do Battle Sheet do' do
do Courier do do
=do • Sun • • do do s't:.•=
do Brother Jonathan do •do 11
New York Spirit of the Times, and all the eutern
Pape". - -
A large and beautiful selection of juvenile Tiy I
Books, Mc. Btc. .
Subscriptions received for all the eastern maga-
:lees and and periodicals; delivered a considerable time '
in advance of the milli and without any charge for . I
Postage. • • M. P. mean,
N 0.85 Fosrth street, - . •
between Market and Wood ats-
Doctor 'italpiek
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lost health and spirits. One. trial 141 convince the
most sceptical, of the truth of the aline. statement.
Price 25 eta. a box. S. L. CUTHBERT, '.
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the same liberal terms, as at the Central Office,
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