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FRIDAY ISIORMICG, DEeEMBEk 3, 13,.:17:_
(:3'E. W. Calm, United Stites Newspapel
Agency, Sun Euildings, N, E. corner of Third and
Dock, and 44U N. Fourth street—is our only nu'
theorised agent in.. Philadelphia.
W mgETING
Rally for your Country!
A meeeing of the citizens of Pittsburgh and
Tiffany, who ars fn favor of sustaining. the gov ,
eminent fn the existing war with Mexico, will be
held in the old Court flouse,pn Saturday evening,
`.at .7 o'clock.
Messrs. She.ler, hiTandlees, Burke, Stagraiv,
_Shannon. Sawyer, hlitchel,. Snowden, and other
retaken will pe present, and address the meeting.
p:2-Let every patriotic citizen be present on
that occasion.
Mr, Clay's Speech.---No. 2,
In' *determination to facts to the confil
relation of his own favorite notions, and those of
his party, Mr. Clay asserts, that - war " might have
been probably averted by prudence, moderation,
!sod wise datesmatiship." This assertion is very,
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'modestly u i de,' with a probability ; but a shrewd,
and sensible, ind'honest man, is not apt to valet].
late probabilities for others, where his own judg
ment tells him that a bare possibility would be
sustained. The wise and• prudent statesmanship
of Jacluion and Van Buren, bad preserved merely
the semblance of friendly feeling, .on the part of
Mexico, towards us; and that of John Tyler was
such as the People bave not yet condemned ; how
ever strong may have been the opposition of 'Mr.
Clay and his partisans, to his course. What the
-`..wise statesmanship''. of Mr. Clay alight have
beein, we can only infer from his language; but,
as be teas not President at the time, and as even
his course, if be had been President, might hare
been different from that which he note marks out
for his friends, we think it would have sounded
better, and much more like honest truth, if he bad
*opposed it merely possible that some tither course
might have produced some other, and merely tem
porary, result. We think that no man is justified
in coming any nearer to a conclusion than this,
from any.facts connected with our Mexican rela
tions, duqng the last twenty years; and the
strongeit probability is, that, even without having
annexed Texas to the United States, we woald, ere
long, have been forced into o war with Mexico.
We can hardly conceive how any man—still
lass so distinguished a statesman as Mr. Clay—.
could arrive at the conclusion, that the-march of
Gen. Taylor from that point, which" his own good
sense prompted him " to choose, on the west bank
of the NII(Ct8, to one more suitable, was the imme..
diate cause of the war with Mexico He had, in
the first instance, recommended the occupation of
another position, much farther west than:thisi and,
when he. understood that the Rio Grande was
- looked upon by our government, as the western
bounder) , of Texas, "with great deference made
the suggestion, - that Some point on that river, not;
far from Matamoras, should be selected for occu
pation; for, (said he, writing from Corpus Christi,
on the 4th of October, 1845,) " we are too far from
the frontier, to impress the government of Mexico
with our readiness to vindicate, by force of arms,
if necessary, our title to the country as far as the
• Rio Grande;" and, therefore, " I vrould recommend
the occupation of Point Isabel and Laredo, as best
adapted to the purposes of observing the course of
the river, and covering the frontier settlements of
Texas." If "to transport his cannon, and to
plant them, in a warlike attitude, opposite to Ma
tamoros, on- the east bank of the Rio Bravo, WITH-
IN TUZ VERT DISPUTED TIMILITOILI, the adjust
ment of which was to be the object of Mr. Sli
dell's mission," was the immediate cause of the
;val. and if this cause would dot have existed, had
he remained ,‘ where his own good sense prompted
him to believe, he ought to remain,—at the , point
al Corpus Christi," the state of our affairs with
Mexico was surely involved in most singular
perplexity.—a state of perplexity which nothing
but Whig- ingenuity could ever fathom; and to
relieve us from m bleb, no one on earth but Mr.
Cloy, might ever have been able. Perhaps, if he
had been President, be would have instructed
Gen. Taylor to remain at that point " which his
own good sense prompted him to believe " was
the beat at which to ronreatrate his army: and we
have no evidence, in any of Gen. Taylor's letters,
that he considered Corpus Christi as a good point
for any other purpose. Indeed, be expressly says,
that; for protecting the frontier settlements of
Texas, this was net "the most suitable point ; and
recommends Laredo, on account of its affording
facilities for checking the advance of an army
from Monterey to MatamorasfC The determine.
tion to remain at Corpus Christi, could not have
led to any different result on theipart of Mexico :
for ar'was, also, " within the very disputed territory,
the adjustment of Which was to be the object of
Mr. Slidell's:mission." Mr. Clay must surely be
aware of the fact, that the Nueces, (if it was the
western ,boundary of Texas,) was free to the
navigation of both Mexico and Texas, so far as it
could be used: and that Texas could not claim an
inch of ground on the west side of that river,
where the army of Gen. Taylor was encamped
But no; the claim of Mexico to Texas as a re
volted-province, did not stop at the Nueces It
extended to the Sabine; and to respect the rfaim of
Mexico, every foot of soil on the west of the Sa.
bine was "within the very disputed territory . "
spoken of.' We might quote, to prove this, from
the letters of Mexican Ministers, prior to the
annexation of Texas, before any instructions were
given_ to Gen. Taylor on the subject,—at the time
whi4fMr. Slidell was trying to negotiate with the
Maiican .government,—when Gen. Taylor was
oppositeMatamoras,—and down to the time when
Gen. Scott granted an armistice, rather than take
the.eity of Mexico; in order to give the govern
meat an opportunity to make fair and honorable
terms of peace. But all -this is unuecessary.—
We have embodied nearly all which can be said,
on this subjeat,,in former articles ; and therefore
deem it unnecessary to tire our readers with the
repetition of these proofs. This, however, we may
ieaffinre—that, although a treaty which, with any
other civilized nation than Mexico, would have
beSit considered binding, (in which the independ
-ence of Texas was recognized, and her boundaries
admitted,) was made with Salta Anna; and al
though_ hsr goiernment, in May. 1845, expressed
a willingness" to recognize the independence of
Texis; Mexico has not, up to this day, waived the
• ssertion of 'her claim to the whole of that , ri-
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tory. Before . the -antiexthioit of Texas, she de.
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dared that such an set Iwvold be viewed as a
leelaration.of tiearion
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her upon the - defensive. annexation took
place, she declared thatibe irtault'of Mexico Could
oaf) , be wied",ciut by war i p and, at almost every
step, Mr. Sljdel, .was told, tia4 . war, and war alone,
could satisfy ,the Mexicait. ',rinse of Aonor. The
assertion of Mt.: Clay, thillforo,.that the move
rhent of Gen- Taylor to ibis, Rio-Grande was the
immediate cause of the.vair; . and that, had_ be
remained at Corpus Christi, tzar rriig . h7 have been
rted,'L—ad far' from behig juitifted, by any rea
sOnable firobability, is solairarty improbable, as io
be elmoit perfectly prepalterotts.-
Mr. Clay makelancdher fiery unfortunate asser•
lion in his speech,, which: it would have become
any less distinguished man to have refrained from.
He says—"lnstead of _this ' ; pacific and moderate
course, whilst Mr. Slidillbending his way to
Mciieo with his diplorriediC credentials, General
Taylor was ordered to transport his cannon, 'and
to plant them, in a wailiice:attitude, opposite to
Matamoras." ;Hr. Clay ettariot surely be ignor Int
of the facts, as developed by the printed letter*
between the War Department and Gen. Taylor, on
this subject; and yet these letters justify no such
.assertion as this, but, on, thb contrary, show it to
be entirely without founda t ion. Let us present
the facts, as contained in; the printed Documents
of the country.
On the 10th of November; )545, Mr.Slidell was
commissioned as minister plenipotentiary to Mex
ico; and on the 30th, of tliat month, he reached
Vera Cruz, on hie way to the Capital. On the
20th of December, the Mexfran government very
plainly informed him, that big would not be reCeiv
ed in his capacity of minister plenipotentiary
Calmly awaiting the piogtess of events in that
country, Mr. Slidell remained near the capital un-
,„til the administration of Pcirades became fully or
ganised. Hie credentials *ere again presented ;
and, after a lonecorrespnndence with the Mexican
Secretary of State, finding !hat there was no pro
babitity of his being received by the government
he demanded his passports, on the 17th of March,;
1846, which were at once granted to him; when;
he left the country. And now for the position of
Gen. Taylor, and the instructions (rollers, Mr. Clay
calls them) under. which he acted. At the time
of Mr. Slidell's appointm en t, Gen. Taylor was
occupying that point, 1.. where his good sense
prompted him to locate his encampment, for the
concentration of his army—at Corpus Christi.l
And it will be well to recollect, here, that, even
before he had crossed th'e Sabine, he had suggested'
td the War Department , the propriety of occupy-I
I ing a position, somewhere between Point Isabel
land Laredo, on account of the greater facilities
I there offered, for defendi i ngWit western frontier of
Texas. At this point wend him; until the II ih
day of March, 1548, when the last column of the
army took up its lin i e 'of march, for the Rio
Grande—the advance having marched on the Sth.
At this time, so far from /Vlr. Slidell being on his
way to the capital, we find that, nearly three months
previous, he had been rejected as an envoy by the
Mexican government; and, after listening calmly
to the most insulting langnage respecting his gov
ernment, in the hope that
." prudence, moderation,
and wise statesmanship' would be of avail, even
with the government of Mexico, was on the eve
of demanding his passport's and leaving the coun
try. Perhaps Mr. Clay's friends may say, that the
orders " to Gen. Tayigrigersiliven before this;
and that the time when, they were given, justifies
this implied charge of luhlicity, on the part of
our government, towards Mexico. But we think
that, even if the commission to_ Mr. Slidell, and
his instructions, and thoithio Gen. Taylor, had been
given at the same moment, there would have been
no ground upon which to‘question the " prudence,
moderation, and wise statesmanship" of our chief
mapstrate. The known position of affairs in
Mexico, dictated, as a ineature of prudence, that
we should be prepared to meet those hostile dem•
onstrations which she was making ; and the ap
pointment of a minister to precede the movements
of our army, is one of the strongest proofs our
government could have offered, of its determina
tion to pursue a " pacific and moderate cootie...
We find, however, that :instructions to advance,
and take a position on ilielGo Grande, were not
given to Gen. Taylor until the 13th of January,
1846—nearly one month'after Mr. Slidell had been
informed that he would not be recognised as an
envoy by the Mexican government.
Asserting the entire, lack of "prudence, mod
eration, and wise state'smansbip," on the part of
our government, Mr. : Clay triumphantly asks-1
What else could have transpired but a conflict
of armss" We have Weedy expressed our belief
that nothing was more probable than a war with
Mexico, at an early petind ; not, however, in con
sequence of any act on -',"the . part of our govern•
ment, calculated to lead or inviting to a war;
—not from any want of. " prudence, moderation.
and wise statestnanshik" but from the arrogant
assumptions of power by Mexico, and her total
disregard of our righti zus a people. Our chief
magistrate has, at every step in the progress of
our difficulties with that country, manifested a
profound regard for her welfare ; has left unnoticed
her arrogant pretensions . ; and shown u kind, and
conciliatory course towards her; only calculated
to elevate his character as a Christian, in the mind
of every man of candor and magnanimity. What
has been the language or Our government to Mex
ico? Not that of threatening, of taunt, or of
wearisome complaint ; but the language of concilia-
tion and forbearance. ;In a letter to Mr. Black,
our consul ,in Mexico; dated on the 17th of Sep
tember, 1845, Mr. Buehanan desires that gentle
man to assure the Mexican governinent, of the ' i
wishes of the President, that "all existing differ-I
ences should be terminated amicably by negotia- I
tion, and not by the sword. He is anxious to
preserve peace, though -prepared for war." Mr.'
Slidell, on the 24th of December, 1845, writing
to Mr. Pena, says The interests of Mexico
and the United States 'are, if well understood, ideal.
tical ; and the most 'intent wish of the latter has
been, to see Mexico elevated, under a free, stable,
and republican government, to a distinguished
rank among the natihns of the earth. Such are
the views of the government of the undersigned,
and such is the spirit which he was direct& to
act." Mr. Buchanan,:writing to Mr. Slidell, Jan
uary 25th, 1845, says—" The President is sinceie•
ly desirous to preserve peace with Mexico. Both
inclination and policy : dictate this course."-- ,, You
should take care to act with such prudence. and
firmness, that it tnay,appear manifest to the Peo.
pli of the United Stales, and to the world, that a
rupture could notbe honorably 'avoided." On the
Ist of Ildaol, 1846, Mr. Slidell writes to Mr. Cas
tillo, the MexicakiSec . t . -etary for Foreign Affairs—
" The Pres4lent is unwilling to take a counse . which
would inevitably molt in a war, without making
another effort to avert 'so great a calamity. He
wishes, bYLexhausting every honorable means of
conciliatiod, to demonstrate to the civilized is orld,
that, if its peace shall be disturbed, the responst•
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desirous to preseeve,that tiestee...!!,,Pieflaett-Pu/k.:;.
iiihis message olMay announeitigtio
Congress the fact ofAhe existence of , vverf
acts ofiVlexico, reiteriteirwe._Stropt desire.whicli
be had entertained; ier animicable adjustment of
all our difficulties with
,thatcountry ; pie; unceas.
ing efforts, WilllClTh3d33ee n made'io-preserVe peace
—and reciting, at.the same time, , all the, aril of
the g(W, , ernment, with the view to the aecomplish
merit:of that desire. Blinn; in every; depart
ment of our goierrimint . , the seme'desire for'peace'
had been manifestiflf and, Whether we examine]
the di plomatic torresponderice, or the proclima•
ttons of our 'britini . Generals, the same spirit is
manifested—the senate avowals are made. But
all our protestations 'of a desire for peace were
disregarded. ble;tico thought we could be, insulted
*itb impunity, that injury could be added to re
peated
insult; and, mistaking our strength, and
her own weakness, undertook to inflict ,chastise
ment upon us, for having done that, u HO cannot
be viewed as a wrong, by any sensible man, or'
any enlightened nation.
What more wise, or more prudent statesman
ship could have been manifested, by any Man, than
has been manifested by Mr. Polk? Iflthe
tinued expression of a detsire for peaCe, while
M xico was offering to us only the language oft
insult ; if a relinquishment of all the forms ot
etiquette usually regarded among nation's, in ottlei
to prove the sincerity of our desire; andient ire al4 i
stinence from language in any respect Calculatini
to excite the Most sensitive mind; if IcontimAer
offers to submit to the common sense of the tilt,
nations all causes of difference ; if taking all rbi•
steps that a prudent map could honorably tato),
with an excited and perverse neighbor, are evi
dences of • prudence, moderation, and Wise stater,.
tranship," then we may, with entire safety,
lenge a comparison of the statesmanship of 1 1 1 r.
Polk, on the subject of our Mexican difficultßs,
with that of any man, who has ever been hontirid
with the confidence of the People;—arid suer..4id•
ing generations will unite, in Lining him that ficM•
or which the'advocater of Mexico," lamong-, his
own countrymen, are disposer! to withhold film
Congress.
The first session of the 3Utb Congnss will . cim• •
vene on Monday next. We :presuine, .frotu
number of members who have already arrived at
Washington; there will be a' quorum on• the lint
day; and if so there is a probability that the Pres
ident's message will be sent iO it once.. As to the
contents of the message, the people will
r recrnin
in ignorance, until it is officially . Odinmunicand
to Congress; 'hut we feel confident thil.t it will be
such a document as will do honor to the head and
heart of the Executive, and will mtet With the
warm approval of the mass of the AmeriCan pea
ple. That it will suit the taste °lithe captiooi
leaders ot the federal Mexican pally, we dot not
anticipate; and there is no dnubt bdt that their
leaden will attack it with all their i4castOmed.un
fairness. President POLE will unqueStionlibly lake
a bold and decided stand for On rounrry—ita himor
and its rights; and the People, who as t er designed
ly en., will' not fail to sustain him. I I
The U. S. Senate now stands 324lemocrats, .21 I
Whigs, and John P. Hale, independent. iFouf : va
cancies to be filled—one from Alabiun a, one fed'in
Texas, and.two from lows. The House of Rep
resentatives is composed of , 228 Meruheirs. .o.ar•
ties stand as follows:-116 Whig's, WS Peth.),-
ciata, and 4 independents, including 11 . 40,-.1,044,
C. Levin. Quite an animated contest is, antiellia•
ted for the House offices. The following art Nt
nounced as candidates: , 4
For Clerk of the House:—Mr. Frenal and str.
Clarke, ex Clerks, of Washington City; Mr. dit(k
of New 'York; Mr. Ramsey and lfr. S:argent,„4l l
Pennsylvania ; Mr Hunter, of Virginia; Mr.•Dou:t,
of :Mississippi ; Mr Jeff. Campbell 4 of TenO. •
For candidates for Sergeant sit-Arrns of tile
House, Messrs. S. Holmes and George C. Washing
ton, of District of Columbia; and Col: Long, Of
Alabama.
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For Door-Keeper of the House three are namo
Mr. Whitney, who filled the office ,during the last
Congress ; Messrs. Dade; Washington, Randolph.
and Follansbee of Washington City.; and 31s. 17p
too of
For Postmaster, there are yet but twri eabdi
. dates, Messrs. McCormick) and .Itthrisott, ex-east
masters both. . .
QUA Democratic Mass Meeting was held at
Camden, ti. J. on Tuesday the 271 , for the pur•
pose of nominating the flOn. Geo. M. Dat.t..ex as
the Democratic candidatel for the Presiden4 in
ISIS. The Editor of the camdeniDemorrat ('who
has placed Mr. Dailas' name at the head of q.
per)says; this is not a movement of offic.e ;seek
ing politicians, but a spontaneous uprisingf the
people, determined to honor the man vho to the
face of Federalists and the fearsi of some of his
own friends, dared to cast his vote for the people
and not a sectionalfew." •
CANAPA:—The CommissioneriofTablia Works
has ( l een directed to have a full land comtle sur
vey made of the country lying ibetWeen the St.
Lawrence and Lake Champlaini with a view to
determine the best route for al canal to fonnect
the St. Laurence with Lake Champlain, near St.
Johns.
c 0". Our article in re..ation to the miesion to
Cbiria, advocating the !claims; of 4'ol. .Wrt.aosr
114:CANnt.s.ss to that;appointment,„—ita's been
copied into nearly every Democ . iattic- paper, in the
State, and many out of it; with the' most decided
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approbation.
0:7-The Ohio Statesnian,speskingof Kentucky
calls it the paradise of whigOry. It is t , pars
disc lost'' now, adds the Louisyille Democrat.
1:0. Mr. Zeigler, of the Butler Herald, who has
been elected to the Legislature, threatens) that if
he is placed upon the Military*Committir in the
House, the first thing be will do will be to report
a bill to abolish the Militia System. The Country
is certainly in ranger now!
WHIO C•31:1111•761, TOR MATOB. : Mayor Adams,
John Laughlin, James Montooth, Job G. Patter.
Bon, and sixteen others! "Ho! for frolic and
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full!„
The steamer Diclem, Capt. Stewkit,',arrived
at New Orleans, from Pittsburgh, do the 23d,
bringing with her as passengers, Capt. Howley,
Lieuts. McClory, Scott, McLean,' ant 4 76 men,
Pennsylvania volunteers; belonging to:Colt Hugh.
es regiment.
Cry The Frankfort; Ky., yeoman. , contains a
proposition for a public meeting, to hear the views
of Col. Richard M. Johnson 'upon' the war. We
guarantee there is no BACICIV,CI 01.1 , 1* about" Old
Tecumseh."
cC7. The Cleveland papeia have discOntinueil the
use of the Telegraph: We believe there are now
but three papers in this city!, including the Post,
that Feceive regular despatche.s.
(x The 'Democrats will have a majoilt in the
kw» Legislature, which will * secure thj Itleetion
tie Democraie. L 1 S. Seliator.
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- • 'ltliiio46o*Mber 72d,*-1817". -
Dear Harpert--Ileing 'delayed for some ;days .
in this place, perm itra e_ro ind enjOymelit, for this
erening,. in transmitting "to you, aims thoughts
and facts connected_with passing'even l ts of the ,
times.
' When 1 pasied-thrtragh thie.citly in flovember
°Oak year, I was pleased. to admiratiOn at the
appearance of thrift, wealth end commercial ipros
pifrity that it exhibited, the elements of !which it
appeared eminently to . possess. I `.,.;.. 1 ' . -
Then the great staple product of the region,
(Cotton,) was ushering into market at I high, and
atilt advancing "prices; advancing because df the
developings of a abort crop in !other sections of
the country, 'frOm causes of which this region
was comparatively exempt. The num e rous and
gentlemanly merchants, wittUamiling faces, I were
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presentingse to the enraptured Planters, and ! .their
c o lees captivated - wives and'deughters , the beau.
ties of their rich and costly -Ware, and merchan.
tee, in all their splendor, e4gance, gectrgeous
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':4le,t, and profusion; even the sable sons of Africa,
an, they plied the hickory wythej:to the bpck Ipf
'lee oxen, weary with the 4tigues of the day,
6: .zseerneil to partake of the general laxurY of a high
. . i
( market; not that . Samba" has any direr inte-
I rest in the fruits of his own labor, but rather
frOm the well known laws of Sympati4t, inherent
in the bumne:breast, (Cri be it remenibere i d that
4 , Sainim " has a human heart, that beata his ebony
This year I have visited this camel city, still
beautiful with the same and many; additional
edifices,' and enlivened by • the same intelligent
faces, but a cloud of adversity seems to have
settled over its commercial horizon. Nut that the
great Ruler of the Utiiversej has blighted their
Cotton fieldi, or sent the ptilenee aniongSt them
or their Slaver.—not at al !But the
oft
lcomfnercial
embarrassments of other portions ofi the! world,
that have been visited with all the! horrors of
famine and pestilence, has . brotight doWn the value
of their staple product, and threatens to erribirriras'
them in turn, The extensive Plaza, lin front of
the city, which is the cotton mart, pjesen'ts none
of the bustle and animation i tisual t it fat this
season of the year, The new crop Opened with
the closing prices of the last!crop, v 4: rif to !lc.'
per pound, oral is now down to , half that price,
promising to be the largest and best .eropver pr0.,1
duced in the United States; say ! two I and a half
Millions of bales The fact l of its abund ance, and
the pecuniary difficulties and (Ours.. in; Europe I
transpiring about the same. time, reduced the val
ue. And as each steamer,-rriVes, dnit her news
of further declines are annotinceit, iniquicsucces
sion, with electric speed, front the N i
tlan ie to the,
l k
Mississippi, it spreads consternation an t
dismay,',
first among the Planters, !arid the'n aong the,
Merchants: ' The latter, rtJ m
t forgetting the heavy
business and rich profits of past' yeitt's trade; have
made the most ample. provision for the same
detnands the present season; o A change,lhowever,
has come o'er the spirit of their ilreistris ;" their
'rich merchandize has lost the Itiowier MI enchant-
Went, and their smiles have giyen Way to melon
ebony ; forebodings of appn#ching pily day; wh'ilst
the owners of the Negroes sod the , Cocoa b3lcs
—neither pays them for iitst ! adviincei, nor pro.
vides luxury for future enjoyment, bbt coolly
proceeds to store lha Cotten and await a better
slate of things, which he (t icily) hope# will soon
arrive. This amounts, furl the time beilig, to re.'
Puiliation, for it can be protraCted (legally) into a
suspension of about Iwo years I 1
I base called the Planter's hope. VAr4‘f Many
causes conspire to make it so. Who would have
thought or believed that England, Yrithil, her boast
ed wealth and extensive corrimer4e, Would hare
been so completely exhatisted and' brrken dowd
with one year's famine. Theilist of ben merchants
presents scarce a name nil sufficient icinfidence to
justify a ccinsignment or; gi4e credit to a bill of
-exchange. This being Wearied the' •Arnertealt
Merchant can neither twit - boss cOttoni nor mak. ,
advances to the -plant* lenexinsiOments. Will
the foreign merchant stook - recover l It is feared
he cannot ; the horrors or *whey 0 lehn " year is
now almost beyond a doqbt Certain, !drat the re. I
maining energies of the :nation, Will I be further i
exhausted in meeting thy I cry I for the absolute
necessaries of life. W ei shutthro e open our
granaries and supply her vriiii fohil, even beyond i
her ability to pay. And where I and! when will;
this process terminate? 1 1 cannot tell But there I
is a ruler . of this univenie;*bo knowis the bigin- I
ning from the end—aial I
twholpoiwltbly may be
directing these years of tarertne„ es the ' harbingers
for the breaking up the 3 ancient I landholding I
aristocracy of England, hot t the restoration of the
rights of the laboring Millions, : whri have been'
more deprived of the igissihs 4f Ide, than any
other condition of bondsmen in the World.
Why, indeed, should Europe groan under the
weight of a dense popu!ation, beyorid what her
soil can support, that they !rnayi annually starve
for want of superationOnce,andlonlyitinil employ.
melt in inamitacturing !the product : of our soil,
conveyed to them and brought back again t Why
Milted should England be the COttonimanufactury, ,
for the world I it is certainly in unnatural state I
of things, and not the hatirial le hanhel of trade, '
and ere many years, mast find ifs level.
When the spindles and the lodinsiwill be trans 1
(erred to this side of the Atlantic, Where we have
in abundance the cotton to rnsinriature, and the
bread to feed the op4ratOr. Where equal and
exact justice is extended to 'Rimed; and oppres
sion is permitted to rat. e its heal!, trroch less to fi nd
an abiding place and n; ho l Fner ! i I
But I must close forObe; present.
Yours, &c. i I ; I 'iGAYOSO." 1
Gen. Taylor en routi.—Thel;Cew !Orleans Bulls-!
tin, of the 22d, says thatlGeei Taylor, aceornna•
nied by Gen. Wool, !eft lgonterey can the Bth ;No.:
veinbcr, inspecting the Posts len route, and had
reached Mier on the t•dthyisnd ; Was hourly expected
at the Brazos when the !Edit,lt lift, on the 18th
instant. The Times! futtheri saye: A highly
important law suit Will require his Presence in
iVlississippi, on the firselllUnday, (the 6th) of
Decamber. There hi, tberefire, but little doubt
that he will reach New °dean during the present
week." Other NeW Orleans papers say- that
he was expected at the Brains on the 17th, and
would leave thence by the ver i neat steamer.
Death of a 6iteraii.--TheT4evri Orleans papers
chninicle the death of GenerOhilemoir Thomas,
aged 84, one of those( ancientifew whose prowesi
established the liberties ; of America. He was
subsequently with Gen. Wayne in his victorious
expedition against the savages. of the West, and
at a riper age assisted in the expulsion of the
Spaniards from the State of ..entitiiana. He has
since been in Congress and the-Legislature.- Gen.
Thomas was the tirse Arneiichii that.descended the
Mississippi in a flat-boat.: •
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Lovely Wainen.—We had ,
the following scrap,
taken from Henry's Comlte , tory i , in the Western
Continent: , :
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4 ' Woman was made of anb put of the a i d e of
Adam;
not made out of his n ?4tit to top him
a + .
1 alor out of his feet to:be tra
, plrid: -Upon by him—
but out of his side 0 be eqUal 0; him—under his
arm to be protected,; and neat hit heart to be be
loved. ,
Scripture prediction of Railroads and Collisiatur.
—Mr. Russell made a speech on.the occasion •of,
the Celebration of the Northern Itailroad Compa
ny, in which he qubted the following prophecy
from the prophet Nahum, ch.
"The chariots shall rag ;in the streets they
shall jostle one against another in the broadways;
they shall seem like torches; thq shall run like
lightning."
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The Kip in the South.—; , The Florida Sentinel
(whig) of the. 21at, in reference to a challenge
of the Floridian, (lem.,) 'makes the following
avowal of its inclination . on the question of the
Presidency. The italics and capitals are; its
own:—
"The Floridian. demands 'where we are 1 WC
answer, that cajuit.so lo . itg as Ike Wilmot Proviso
is an open question, WE ARE \FOR •A SOUTH
ERN MAN AND A SLAVEHOLDER FOR THE
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Pennsylvania Canal,
The Gazette of yestenpy contains a long and
interesting article in relation to the-business trans
acted on; the - Pennsylvania Canal, during then gisteel
year which has just closed. After paying A . well deserved compliment to : Gen. CLOTER, the efficient
and gentlemanly collector at this place, the 'editor
goes on to say: - ..•
"The Canal, cloied at this port In 1846, on the
19th of,-"Deeember, and opened again on the 15th
011vItireh, 1847. The interruptions in ile naviga
tiad:On the•WesterOlietsion; during - the past sea=l
son;have been but • alight, by . reason of accidents
•,oi.breacheain.the Canal..',Not-.more than from
four to six days have...intervened -to prevent the
navigation on this•portimi . Orthe Worke. On the
1 ith.of Octiaber the great breach on the •Juniata
occurred; and since that - period, no • goods, we are
informed, hate been' Cleared fr om the, Collector's
office at this eity;through to Philadelphia, and the
loss of the State cannot fall far short of $25,000
in the receipt of tolls at this - office, as .there were
large•quantitisibf goods in our warehouses ready
to be frirwarded on the line, some' of which have
been wagoned, some sent - by Brownsville, and oth
ers shipped by New Orleans to the Eastern cities,
and these were goods paying high, rates of toil.—
Since the opening•oe navigation in the Spring, not
a day has passed in whic'h boats have not been
cleared, (SundaysexrePted,).from this office.
Tne .whole amount of tolls received at the Col.
lector's office, in this city last year was
Whole amount for 1647 is,
Increase over bet year,
The following table shows the number of boats
cleated, the tonnage, and amount of tolls received
during the past year, at this port:
Months. boa - tick'. ton'ge. tolls reed.
Dec. 82 6 393 636
708 20
March ' 4 207 9,701,542 8,035 19
April 4019,.. 24,390,070 19,205 68
May 720 • 35,070.140 24,583 33
June 640 34,518,574 25,845 69
July 510 22,784,366 19,674 34
August 422 18,003.774 14,972 38
Sept. 567 14,860,588 13,992 65
Oct, 287 8.550,239 6,155 56
Nov. 222 5,075,213 1,433 70
40G6 179,403,108 $134,661 00
The expenses of the office for tne' past year in
cluding Collector's salary, Cargo Inspector, assist
ant inspector, Clerk hire, blanks, stationery', print-1
ei's bills, oils for several offices, postage;. fueLhouse
rent, Ike., is less than $l,OOO. The Collector com
ments very severely upon the conduct of the . ac•
counting officer of the commonwealth for not al• '
lowing him a desk in which to place his papers,
Ste., or not even a bed to sleep upon.
The amount of tolls received at this office during
the past season on the article of flour is $31,544 75
On. Wheat $2,713,35. On Coal $313,00. There
wascleared free of tolls for the suffering poor of
Europe 1,756 barrels flour, 13,755 bu. Corn, 355
but Wheat, besides other articles not enumerated.
The tolls on these articles would have been over
s6oo—a liberal donation on the part of the State
as well as its citizens.
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gyThe Gazette and the other city Federal pa.
pers have not yet retracted thiir false, forged and
libellous publications, in relation to the Hon. Jesse
Miller; notwithstandinithe North American, from
which they copied, has had the manliness to make
theamendelionorabk. Neighbor BNOOLII, you laid
down some eloquent rules and maxims, for news
paper editors, in your recent Lecture, and certainly
you should not violate them in your own prat
tice.—Post.
The Post is in error. The Gazette published
Mt. Miller's denial of the charges against him, long
ago, before the election. and in the very midst Of
the canvass. But who does the Post mean by say
ing. .TIIEIII false, forged, and libellous publics.
tioins? " The insinuation is as untrue as the lan
guage is unhandsome. What we published, we
copied from the North American, and gave our au
thority for the same and afterwards published Mr.
denial. Tie Post . has libelled INV meaty
times, personally, and our p trip friends, scores oft
times, without once doing an act-of similar justice.
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!If the "Gazette published Mr. Miller's denial of
the charges against him, long ago, before'the else
tinn," it certainly escaped our notice, and we con
fess that we read that paper .prety attentively.
But if such a denial was published, it was only fol-i
lowed tip day after day,,until -the morning Ithe
election, with a repetition of the original charges,
Wicked forgeries and false affidavits. The editor
!will not, cannot, deny this. We did not charge
the editor of the Gazette with the crime of being
the inventor and forger of those publications,—he
only occupied the position of an "accessory after
the fact." Since the election . , the Editor of the
INorthAmerican has had the magnanimity to con
fess there W33.t10 • truth in the publication he made
concerning Mr. Mitten. We supposed that the
Gazette, at least, would have had the manliness to
.'do likewise," alter the election was over, when no
ling could be gained by an opposite course. But
thus far we have been disappointed in our ezpecta•
Lions. We are not aware that "the Post has libelled
the Gazette many times," unless our neighbor eon•
siders the truth a matt..
' Pao casstort.—We call attention to the adver-
tisement of the Chief Marshal, of the Procession of
Sons of Temperance.
ccr We learn that the western division of the
Sandy and Beaver Canal is completed, and that the
entire work will be finished this fall.
0:1. A correspondent of the St. Louis Republi
can, writing from. Puebla, states that Gen. Shields,
upon his return to the United States, will be a
candidate before the Legisleture of Illinois, for
United States t Senator, in the place of Judge
Breese.
DISTRUCTIOZI Of • SIKTICkIf CITY BY EAUTII•
graxt —The Matamoras Flag of November 3d,
contains the following account of the late tenible
earthquake, which. destroyed Atlixco:
'• A paper printed in Guadalajara, dated the sth
ult., was shown us yesterday, which gives the
particulars of the destruction of an entire city,
(Ocotlan,) in the State of Atlinco, by an- earth
quake on the 3d ult. We could not get the article
translated, but gather from it that the city, a very
considerable one, was entirely destroyed—not a
house left standin, and nearly the whole popula
tion buried in the -ruins. The extent of the dams
, ter was not known at the time the article was
written,.but the scene presented is described as
awful.. The earthquake was not confined to this
one city—its "effects were- felt over a considerable
extent of the surrounding country, and caused se.
rious injury to several monasteries and small vil
lages.
Louisiana Election.—Froin the official. returns
for Congress, all but two small parishes in the
fourth district having bean received, it appears
that in the first district, Lasere, (dem.) beat Mon':
egut about 1200 votes; in the second (Thibo
deaux's (whig) majority is 791; in the third,
Harmanson's (dem.) is 606; and in the 4th, Morse's
(dem.) is 534. The Legislature, as before stated,
Whig by two majority.
Trade with Mexico:—V e find the following in the
Boston Traveler,,of the. 22d instant :-
I '4 - The schooner Palestine, Captain Reuben Snyder,
cleared to day. for Vera Cruz, with• a cargo valued
at about $13,000, about 8,000 of which was of
domestic products. Among the foreign products
was 56,000 yards of London bleached sheetings,
valued at $4OOO, and about $lOO worth of English
spool thread.
A Dreadful Railrroad Accident.—We learn from
the Manchester, N. H. papers that two ,dirt trains
came in collison at that place on Wednesday, by
which IS men, all of whom were Irishmen, labor
ers 'ein the road,-were injured, five it ie supposed
fatally. Two have already died.
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Plttilburgh ant
In parimance of pub
arge meeting of the A
Trade last evening, fo I
delegation of gentlemel
the stockholders of th
Railroad in that state
T. BAXEWELL, n
took the chair, and
sen Secretary.
Professor DAT, of
erable length, the vi
to the and
marks were listened
Hon:Mr. Thurs.
Mr. Eichbaum, the E
the meeting the resul
Mr.•EICILHAIJK the
result of his surveys,
which he passed.
Mr. T3I.IIXN, after
Mr. E., stated that tb
more favorable than a
ed from the Legisla
late years has become
charters to Railroad
the most favorable
$88,264 41
134,661 89
connect Pittsburgh with Cleveland—it is thenear
est and most favorable track west. Thus'far, said
Mr. T., we have gone on without any aid'frnm
i.either Pittsburgh or Cleveland ;' and now we come
to ask your co-oper4ion, which" is indispenaible
to the successful proiecution of the work.
Mr. PnEsTrez, of IRavenna,. said after they. hid
learned that Pittsburgh bad withdrawn from the
Connellsville Railroad, they thought this would
be a proper time to p t l sent to the citizens of this ,
city, th eadvantages of the /route alluded to by
those who preceded im. He remarked that a
t goodlcharter had been granted by the Ohio Legis
1 lature—the route is Cheaper andthetter than any
other—they had the Utmost confidence'in it, and
there was no doubt but that they would be able
,
'to comp let e they pad undertaken. Mr. P. de
dared t . eir corning here was not a mere farce,
as some suppoaed—they were in sober earnest.
They came here in good faith to'ask, and they
hoped they would receive, the hearty co-opera
] lion of Pittsburgh 1
I Mr. Farman, the President of the company, irt
trodnced
$46.397 48
E. R. Eckley, Esti., of Oarrollton, Ohio, wbn
presented to the meeting his views at some length.
He said that this Road could not be regarded as a
matter of speculation,any longer—the investment
would prove safe and profitable, and it should be
pushed forward at once. He alluded to the.vari
ous Railroads and riVal interests itt Ohio, and ex
pressed his belief thitt the present charter should
be seized hold of by 'Pittsburgh, as no better or sa
fer one would ever be granted by the Legislature
of Ohio.
Remarks were made by xessrs. Bigham, C. 0.
Loomis, Harms, Robinson, Totten, and Moorehead
of this city, in answer to the gentleman from Ohio
—and so far as we could judge, there appeared to
be a favorable opinion entertained by the gentle-
men, as well as oth& Pittaburghers present, in. be
half of the Wellsville route. A free interpange
of sentiments took` lace.
A motion was made for the Association to ad
journ, which was c a rried, and the Board of Trade
then was called to order to consider the subject
presented so the As4ociation.
Our city is new well supplied with Oysters.
Go in any direction and we find preparations for
serving up the " vegetable" in allsorts of styles.
People, too, are etiOr to indulge, and as the ex
pense is not enormous, may partake freely.
By the way; thatl Oyster Supper at the Athenm•
um, on Weduesdayievening, was • very fine. The
proprietors seemed twell pleased that so respecta
ble-a party gathered in. They. judeed deserve all
the encouragement ithey receive; and more. We
hope they may lire to gi^e many such sappers,
and that the publiclmay always appreciate their
skill and willingneris to accommodate
After the compty had 'feasted to their entire
satisfaction, Mr. L ughlin was called to preside,
and the party thus i organised. We presume (for
we were compelle to leave at this stage) that
speeches, or apologies for them, 'were delivered;
songs sung, and jokes cracked, in great ahundtnce.
A merry gatberingl it seemed to h*, indeed.
4 Rumor.—lt said that the , Farmers' De
posits Rank" in this city, are about to apply to
the Legislature, for the additional privilege-of is
suing bank notes. Thii can scarcely be true, es
no notice has been given of such intention, as is
required by the Stke Constitution.—Dispatch.
The required notice has been given, by publica
tion in the Post. he advertisement has been in
for about six mon hs.
But the institut on *ill not gi't such a charter
as they ask. We aye paper money enough ; too
much, indeed, as *ill some day be made manifest
to the intelligent plortion of the people.
(Ct. The Day 4ok is to be enlarged. By the
way, the local colOmn of that paper Is very inter
esting. We undestand that a gentleman named
Moorehead is the iionductor.
n
co "-The West l oielanders are to have theire.up.
per on the New: ear's Eve, we belieVe. It ;Iva!
i
be pleasant and f olicsorne. Not less than kitty
i t
families will atten .
Why do not th Franklin county people get up
a supper. They have the numerical strength.
c? We understand that a sister of Madame Res
tell residedin thi4 city until'about three months
ago, when she diid. She was a poor, but virtu
ous woman, wil l earned her livelihood by sew-
Nor T 11116..- he story that a young lady die
guised in male at ire attended the Athenmurn Oys
ter Supper on W dnesday evening, is not true.—
We saw :every face present, vi:e think, and' can
vouch that all w • re properly bearded.
a:7. Is it possillde that there ere several men in
this city who make a practice of whipping their
wives? It is even so reported to us. There should
be some extra punishment for such offenders.—
When folks cant live together amicably, they
should be seParatrd at once.
o:7•Counterfei s's on.the Merchants and Mann.
facturer's Bank of this city, are in circulation in
Cleveland, so sa s the Times. ,
(z).Mr. Oxleyl and "Barney' Williams are in
Cincinnati. So is Mr. Webb, so also" in Jack
Owens! Miss ILogan is starring in, the same
city. Mrs. Phillips, the vocalist, formerlY of the
Eagle Saloon, ta. the Cincinnati Atheneum, and
Miss. Bruce and 'Mrs Sharp, are at . the ,National.
We obseiye that the qincinuati papers no
tice that Mr. Porter's company passed through
thattcity on .thel2Bth but, on their way to Vick--
burgh. , I
oj. The Oldpu Time for October is out
Ma. HAaesl
know, if any o
motion, who it i
to the upper
and. Wylie. sire
condition? T 1
mittee"have doi
without destroy
the way, I hau
have entered in '
four or foe thv
Works in the r
citinim of th,
I took to it,
=EU
bmitied today for want of
•
•
lervelind Ralltroaid.
'ic notice there was a very
sociation of the Board. of
- .
I the purpose of meeting a
(i s from Ohio, who represent
,e Pittsburgh and Cleveland
5q.,.. President of the Board,
H; Dam, Esq., was ebo,
udson, presented, at consid• '
vrs of [the company relaive
Cleveland route. His Te
o with marked Attention.
.1 Ravenna, suggested that
gineerof the Road, give to
of his surveys.
detailed to the meeting the
d the different routes over
eferring to the remarks of
charter of the company is
!ny other thatscan be obtain
ore of-Qhio—that bay of
eery strihgent in granting
ompanies.. The, present is
.dte that can be obtained to
For the Morning Post.
should like the public to
your readers can give the infor
is, that has left the leading avenues
Vards of the city—viz: Webster
sets—in their present impassable
Incapables of the Water Corn
re enough against the New Waids,
king the streets for the winter. By
e been told that these "incapable, '
tto a contract to throw away-some
otuand dollars snore on the Water
`Mb Ward, error denying.the taxed
ee Wards water! Let the people
• REFORM,
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EY 'ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,
EICPREIIISLT: TOR. TAE MOANIWO YOYT
AIIIIATIELPiIIi,Dec. 2,1847 e
No 'Change in any of Eastern markets. W.
belie had rain during:the day. Tbe southern
Teligraph line is ontof order.
AChance for Dwellings.
T" ikwo very desirable Dwelling Henault*
. becca street, in Allegheny city, one of which
is now occupied by. Robert S.. Cassatt, Esq., ea c h
containing eight records and a fine garret, all finiiihed
in fiiihionahle modern style; and comprehending..
eveny con4enience, are Offered for sale at prices
and on terms rendering them bargains worthy of at
tention. Each house will be sold -with 100 feet of
ground in front, running back 110 feet to;Park street,
for only $lOO more than the building cost the own
er ; or the purchaser may take -a house and 40 feet
of ground, at a price $7OO, less than the building'
cost, absolutely throwing the 40 foot lot into the.
bargain: These are do best bargains now creed
to the public, and are deserving the attention - of
those'desirous of securing cheap and genteel dwel
lings. - .The housesare in prime order. Enquire: f
the subscriber., who can be seen at the, Office of tbei.
Gazette, every forenoon - between the hours of ejght
and ten, and at other times at his room. at /dia.
Hay boarding house, Robinson ' s new - Row, redo. -
ral it. Allegheny City. D. N. WHITE, .
' dec3 . Agt. for the owner.
New Goods.
A. MASON & Co., 6 Market street, have
received, 32-Cases and Packages of New:
Goods,umougst whickmay be found, a large stork
of Shawls, of the most fashionable kinds, Drente
Goods of every variety, Cloak,stuffs, Fancy articles,
Trimmings, House Keeping Goods, Ribbons, Laces,
etc. etc. dec3
ONONdd.EIELA PLANING MILL , --Jaxze
•Mr.cr..tuora, would respectfully inform. his
friends and the public, that his new , establishment
is now in full operation, end that he is prepared to
furnish Boat Cabins, and All all orders for planed
lumber, with promptitude and at theloweit rates.
Boards and Plans:, planed on. one or both sides,
constantly on band.
-Sash, , Doors and Mould of every deseription
made to order.
Builder. and Carpenters, would find it to theifad=
vantageto give him a call, as he csanow furnish them
with planed stuff suitable -for every:description- of
wont; • dec34f
rib QUARRYMEN AND STONE MASONS—.
1 WHEELING BRIDGE.-A nrtmber of good
quanymen and stone maions will find, employment
by applying to J. Dic.rinson, .appointed 'Engineer
on the Mtreeftig_Bridge. dee3,4will
PTATOES-32 Barrels, will be sold veryloir,
P
by 33 , 11711 & SINCLAIR: v . . ,
dec3 - ' , 66 Wm:hist:—
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TALLOW-1 Banal, for sale by
dec3 . SMITE & SINCLAIR.
LARD Barrels, Cincinnati—of a'auperier
brand, for sale by
dec3 • SMITH & SINCLAIR. •
SOAP -40 Boxes No 1, Cincinnati, for mile by
dez3 SMITH & SINCLAIR.
OULD CANDLES-50 Boxes, Tor sale by
M
dec3 SMITH & SINCLAIR-74-
TIOTASH-6 casks, just received andfor sale,
I by SMITH. at-SINCLAIR, '
dec3 56 Wood street.
MANNA -1 case small fake, juai ieCeiserl add
for sale by
B. A. FA.HNESTOCYC & Co.,
cor of Int and Wood ate.
dec3
TUJUBE PASTE-3 eases, just received and for
ft) sale by B. A. FAHNESTOCK & CO"
dec3 cor of let and Wood sts.r,
GLASSES Barrels-416 'Molasses Barrels, on
consignment and for sale by
• dec3 MILLER and RICIETSON;
URESII Raisina-50 Boxes Id-R jut re
ceived and for sale by -
dec3 MILLER and ItICKETSON.
CORN Brooms-100 doz. corn brooms, in store
and for sitle by
dcc3 MILLER and RICEE.TSPN.-
•OLD Peach : Brandy-20 Barrels rdp Old Peanit
Brandy, store and for sale by . -
dna • MILLER and RICKETSON.
CIDER Vinegar.-25 Me good cider Viregar, just
received and far Bele, by ;
dec3 MILLER. and ‘RICKETSON.' A
CARD Iron! 480 ibs, just- reed and toe sale by
B. A FAHNESTOCK end Co. •
• - A.
corner of Ist and Wood its.
nARB Magnesia: 2 cases, just reed end for sale
k.) by B. A. FABNESTOCK and Co.
dec3 cor Ist and Wood'sts.
DOWD. Jalap: 2 casei. just A-eel& staffer
B. A. FAHNESTOCK and Co.
_
corner Ist and Wood at.
•
G UM Arabic: 225 ibs, joie - reed:and for, sole !:ry . ,
B. A. FAHNESTOCK and Co.
cor Istnnd Wood atm.
Books, Clothing, tko. at Assetlea.
WILL be sold, on Saturd a y evening next, pee
-1 lV
4th, at the Auction Rooms, North.weist:
corner of Federal street and the Piamond, com
mencing at 61 o'clock, a i very choicb and valuable
collection of new Books, comprising Works in al
most every department of Literature. Also, Pilot,-
Blanket, and Merino Tweed Overcoats; Cassiciere
and Cassinett Pants, . Vests,. .etc. superior French s '
• .
style Linen bosom Shirts; Merimac, Fancy, and
Hickory Shirts; White Wool, Red Wool and Canton
Flannel under Shirts; Red Wool and Canton Flail
nel Drawers, etc. etc. ) • -
BURNSIDE,
Auct9r.
Allegheny, Dec. 3, 1847
Procession of the Sons of Temperance -
on Saturday, December 4th.. .
THE Procession will form on Liberty street, and
be ready to meet at 1 - c , cloor, preeisely.
The Pittsburgh and Ocean Wave Division's will
meet at the Hall ~at 12 o'clocx, and be escorted to
the ground by Marshals C. L. Magee And John
Laughlin. ' • • -
Day Spring, Fein Duquesne, Alarinippa ; Lymnitrwe
and Young Man's Hope Diviaions, will meet at Tem
perance Hall, at the came hour, and be escorted to
the parade ground by Assistant Marshals W.•Ellte
and E Snowden. •
Allegheny, Spartan, Rosedale, Nebraska; and .
Athenian Divisions of Allegheny city, will meet at
their Hall,at 12 o'clock, and will be escorted to the
parade ground by .Assistantidarshal'W.Z. Mutt,
and L. R. Lindsay.
Guyasuta, Waihington Fount, and Lawrenceville
Divisions ' re
will meet at the Hall, in LairnceVille,
at 12 o'cl
ock, and be escorted to the parade Vonsid
by Marshal Lanmer.
The several Marshals are requested to have their.
Divis•ons on the paradeground,ie time to enable the
procession to move at precisely 1 O'clock
Route of Proression.—Form on Liberty atreet, the.
right resting on Fourth:. up Fourth to 'wood, aloiig
wood to Third :" up Third to Sutithfieltiolong
field to 'Liberty, along Liberty to wayne, along
wayne to Penn, up Penn' to the Greensburgh•Pixe,
along the Pixe. to `Allen street, (in Lawrenceville,'
along Allen to Butler, along Butler to the inside of
the U. S. Arsenal, thence to the Episcopal church,
C. L. MAGEE,
Chief Marshal.
Doctor:Ralph's
THESE valuable:Family Pills are daily gaining
increased confidence among all clauses - of vhe:
-community. The No I, as a Purgative cannot be -
excelled by any medicine now
_before the public;
whilst the No. 2 acts as a . gentle laxative, and .
strengthener. They purify the blood, and restore
lost health and 'spirits. One trial will convince the
most sceptical, of the truth of the above statement. - .
Price 25 cm. a box. • S. L. CUTHBERT, ,
Wholesale Agent, No. 50 Smithfield at;
By whom, agents and 'Others, will be supplied on
the same liberal terms, - as at the Central Office,
New York.
Aor.rms—Wm. Cole, Allegheny city, T. G. Smith,
Birmingham; Jno. MtCracken, corner of o , llara.and
Penn ets.; sth Ward.. • - dee
HOSPHORUS—IIO lbs just received and for
P
sale by B. A. FAIINESTOCK & Co.
dec2 cor Front and Wood at.
lELAND MOSS-1- bale,• just 'received and tot
sale by B.A. FAHNESTOOK SeCo.
den 2 - cor Front , * Wood at.
JOSEPH MURPHY'S
LOOKING. GLASS AND CLOCK STORE; •
No. 98 Wood Street, Pittsburgh.
AGENERAL assortment of Pier, Mantel and
Toilet Glasses; Portrait, Minatnre and Land
scape frames, plain and ornamental, of every variety
of patterns. Also, anew style of Window Corniest,
call in and see them, all of which will be sold cheap
for Cash, or City Acceptances.
rrliotels and Steam Boats furnished cheap.
JOSEPH MURPHY, 98 Wood.
Practical Gilder.=
POTASH-3 Casks, for sale by'
nor lb - SMITH & SINLAnt.
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