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-----" Her Zings, with standaid - of green nnikrPd,
Led the Red-Branch knights-to danger ;. -
Rrethe emerald gem of the western world .
Wu set bathe crown of a stranger.” [Moore.
Before :Herodotus composed.-bisr history of .
Greece, and centuries before the rest' of western
Europe emerged from the gloom of birbarism, the
Miles Jana, (who had their origin from the Seythi-
and tbeir letters,•arts and sciences from the
°Egyptians,) were an enlightenednation ; end shone
like ua bright particular star," upon the brow of the
Atlantic. That Iceland was the Ogygio of the
- ancients, Will not admit of a doubt It was also
known u lerne ; and in tbii name it is introduced
by Adrianus Junius, as speaking of its own ad•
vantages:." I am that icy lune, formerly so called
by the . Greeks, and welt known to the mariners of
Jason's ship. To me, God, the benign source of
things created, has given the same privilege as to
Crate," &a. Much of the magnificence, more of
Abs beauties, and most of the riches of Nature,
hat/Omen lavished by the Author of all good
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upon this'favored island. Its harbors are corn
modiona, safe, and picturesque; its mountains,
plaits, and valleys, are fertile and charming to
the .eye; and beneath the surface of the soil, is to
bs found, in the greatest quantities, most of the
nsaful metals; together with coal, alabaster, and
marble;--the finny tribes - rejoice in its lovely
streams;-its air is healthful and serene;-its '
winters mild, and its summers' delightful. Such
is Ireland now—down-trodden, oppressed, chris
'tian Ireland ;—arid such was Ireland, when the
ancient Celt offered to Baal the first fruits of the
isartb, and' led his' children, on May-day, through
"Lha•Beul tinne,"—a worshipper of the Sun. I
will detain my readers a moment, to let them
know what ancient historians have said of the
.nce piople to whom God had given this gem
of di-Cocain. •
The iishabitants of Ireland are tall and well
made," says-Perms Lombardus ; "and excel in
hunting, horse racing, wrestling, and other, like
exercises." According to Creamier, Lucius, they
selebmteit games, similar to the Olympic games
of Greece, every year, at Tam. These exercises
consisted bf combats of gladiators,' tournaments,
races, on foot and on horseback, &c. "The-Irish,''
says Camden, " are warlike, witty, and remarkable
'for the just proportion -- Of their' limbs; and they
,possessA brave and eleVated mind. Life is not
regarded in their propensities ; labor, cold, and
hunger, are overlooked; their passions are strong
in love; they are hospitable to strangers; sinere
in their attachments; and in their qua:rels impla.
'cable : too credulous, greedy of glory,—they will
-resist insult end injustice, and most ardent in all
their sets." Good, an English priest, writing in
:the sixteenth century, says, "They are a nation
to be praised. for their 'strength, and particularly
for the activity of their bodies ; and for s greatness
of soul : they are witty and warlike, prodigal of
life, hardy in bearing fatigues, cold, and hunger;
prone to loose pleasures; courteous and kind to
strangers; constant in their love; hating also,—
seldom forgiving ; too credulous ; greedy of glory ;
and quick to resent injuries and insalte." I might
go on with quotations; but these will suffice to
show the primitive character of a raceovhich cen
turies of oppression has not degenerated.
lity limits will not allow me to enter, at present,
into the interesting field of ancient Irish literature
rend science, previous to..the introduction of Chris
tianity. This may be a theme for a future article.
Rapidly passing over centuries, when this isle
.`trrif the' sea shone refulgent; in the world's
history," I arrive at the period (the fifth
century) when Pope Celestine sent PATRICK to
Ireland, with full apostolic 'Power, as archbishop or
priniate of the whole country. Before this great
missionary commenced his labor, Ireland was pre
pared to receive the religion of Christ; as many
Converts had been made by the brave pioneers who
opened the way for him ; and it is. besides, an in.
contestible fait, which I may here repeat, that, in
those ages which preceded St. Patrick, the people
of Ireland Were celebrated for their. knowledge, in
many of the arts and sciences; end thus prepared,
by education, to receive the glorious truths of im
mortality and happiness beyond the grave, as pro.
mulgated by the teachers of Christianity.. With
the newreligion, a considerable advance in civili
kation followed. The literature of Greece and
Borne fru 'introduced by the clergy; and colleges,
and seminaries of learning, were established all
over the island. The erection of churches, mon
asteries, and abbeys, improved the architectural
taste of the Irish; and that these were very nu
merous, may be inferred from the fact, that there
we're more then three hundred bishoprics estab
lished in the lifetime of St. Patrick alone. The
sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries, form the most
prosperous epoch in the history of the country,
Christianity Produced no change in the fundamen
tal constitution of the State. Men learned thereby
to command and obey, by - the purest principles of
equality and justice; of which God was the source
and object; as he wasto be also their reward.
Daring the reign of Hugh VI towards' the close
of the eighth century, the barbarians of the north•
who had been hitherto unknown to the Irish, made
an incursion into the country; which was remark
able for its blood and slaughter. Towns were burnt,
churches and monasteries were pillaged and des
troyed; age and innocence fell upon the hearth
stone; and the consecrated ministers of God were
sacrificed before the altar. These ruthless warri
ors ofthe north, were of the same Gothic race of
those who had seized the fairest portion; of Eng
land; and who;st a later period, ravaged the coasts
of Europe, checking the progress of Charlemagne,
in the conquest of the Saxons. In France, they
were called Normans, in England Ostmans, or
Danes; in Ireland and Scotland they were known
by the name of "Lochlannings," which signifies
powerful on sea._ As in my sketch of Alfred, I
shalt here designate them by the popular name of
Danes.
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But why should I go into 'is history of piiatical
depredations, of pillagings, and of plunder! Tho'
.th e records of those dark end terrible times Show
barbarian -bravery on the one harid, and on the
other the heroic endurance and devotion of the
patriot; yet, after the lapse of nearly ten -centuries,
they afford but little interest, and less instruction,
to the inquiring mind. Heroes are mentioned by
'monastic annalists, but their names sound strange
-IYon the ear. In wars that continue for centu
ries, with no great historian to chronicle the deeds
of his countrymen, the names of patriots who
might else have ranked with Epaminondas or:
Hannibal ;
.with . Wallace, or With Washington,
are shorn of their glory, and seen but indistinctly,
like the stars in a nebula. • -The ware of the Celts
. of Ireland, add the:. Saxons of England, against
.the. fierce barbarians from the •Ciinbrian Cherson.
!SU, were doubtless more pregnant With dramatic
events, and thrilling incidents, than the -wars of
Athttets add Laccherrion; but, unfortunately for
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the famelof our ancestorso • bey bad no Thugydides
tb recenn in immortal Periods the achitnts
of now forgotten times; to place before th eYe
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of succeeding generations, in their ,true tie
heroic valori the statesmanship. and i ibe patti l
oiistio,
nfan 41IriED ; Or, the equal ' heroism , wisdom,
and-devotion to his country of PRILAN lioneikur•
In glancing rapidly over the chihnicles of the
contests between the Celts and the Danei;Whiet, '
Preceded i lthe days of the illustrious yllars.le, , l will
point to, nme sent of the Danes, which will snow
what cause the Irish had to execrate them; as
hurnan Monsters. At one time theY pillaged Me,
celebrated abbey of Banctior, and slaughtered t e
archbishop, With nine hundred monks; at ;annul r
they plundered the rich church at 'Armagh; a d
the university, (which at that time, had ' ben eo
celebrated; and in which there were nearly seven
thousand ktudents,) was completelyid estrayed, and
the scholars assassinated or put to flight; ttogather
with their teachers. The monastery o Moigh•
Bille was set Da fire, and the monks perielied lo the
flames." I But these, and other horrible instanes,lot
stanguinaywarfare;served only to nrousOo a still
higher degree, the courage and exaSperatin of the
'lrish. , They fought as brave men alwe'ys fight,
when thtr altars and firesides are invaded; vitoky
followed upon tne heels of victorY; buti!as
follows Wave upon a stormy beach, so , kame the
Northmen upon the shores of deveted:ireland.
,
'Forced, tit last, by overwhelming net:Mete, to
submit, the Irish became a conquered cation.
Their churches and academies of ;learning were
destroyed; the ministers and profeisorsjxpelled ;
the holy Vessels profaned ; their books hirrnt; and
instruction in any science, even reading and wri
ting, and all military exercises, were 'denied to
the youth, lest they might, one day, Mike use of
them, to recover their liberty. Thiepersecution
lasted twelve years; and wiis terminated by an
event, as sudden es it was singularfor which
there is no parallel to be found in bie l tory. As
this event is highly interesting and 'diernatir, I
shall relate it, parenthetically, in another nuMber,
as it is not necessary here to tell the atiatagem of
Malachi, which resulted in his obtaining the gold•
en collar of Turgesius, expelling the . Penes from
his country ; and winning for himself, by imam
mous consent, the monarchy of Ireland. Again
the spires of churches arose towards, Heaven, re
ligion end education flourished, and the Irish-en.
joyed the sweets of peace and liberty After the
death of this pious and excellent prince, the
' watchful and ravenous Danes began to I!ivarm upon
the coasts of Ireland, filling every 'harbor with
their vessels. Intestine discord favorathe designs
of the public enemy. Heroic acts 4nd bloody
battles became the, renewed theme , cif, the Celtic
chronicles; but such records have no cbarm to me;
and I pass them over to reach a pe4::s . I, when a
i ftero, 'Worthy of any age or natiorOlaria, sur.
;
'named Roraima*, (on account of a . peculiar tax
levied by him,) ascended the throni;of Munster,
A. D. 978. :';
Busy, on assuming the crown, deHared war a
gainst the 'Hanes. In the battle of . olenananin.
he slew 6000 of the enemy, and razed their city.
This victory brought about the abdication of Ma
lachi 11. at Athlone.; and the sceptre.Of the house
of Niall the Great, which had swayeillrel and since
the reign of tnat monarch, in the (ROL century,
was transferred, A. D. 1002, to the hciuee of Heber.
and Brian was declared monarch of whole is.
land. Au assembly of all the bisholist and nobles,
was convened at Tara, where he Wes solemnly
crowned ; and here he laid before hie Countrymen
his plane, relating to the government Of that coun
try ; and for the public welfare. Rigorous laws,
suitable to the times, were enacted. :He made the
Danes restore all the church property; and rebuild
the churches and monasteries they had destroyed ;
he re-established the universities and piehlic schools,
and founded new one., which he liberally endow
ed; he encouraged professors of all the sciences,
so that literature began to flourish a ne w. Fortress
es were raised in every direction, ;in which be
placed garrisons for the public safety; the roads
were repaired ; causeways built .throughout the
kingdom; and bridges erected over ;Marshes and ri
vers, which had before been impassable.. To pre
vent confusion in names, and in ode' that the ge
nealogies of families should be more areftilly pre
served, it was decreed by Brian, that' all branches
of his people should adopt particuleqlsurnames.—
His own (entity prefixed 0 to their name, and thus
became O'Brien*, as the descendants; of Neal! the
Great bmame O'NeilLt. An lrishaiat should never
i strike the.O' from his name. Brien was distut
guished as well for theigreatnese °Otis mind, as
for his military exploits : Prism:WO donna Mr-
Cutts celleberrionva." His court wit) one of the
•
most brilliant in Europe : for theri, , beauty, valor,
virtue and intelligence, received thairdue homage.
I •
Peace was at length interrupteoo:ey the eldest
son of the king insulting Mac. Ileturched, king of
Leicester; who, to avenge the affront, formed an
alliance with Sitrick; king of the Danes, of Dub
lin. An express was hurried to the king of Den
mark, who sent them 12,000 men:;' and the Nor
wegians from the Hebrides sent 4;00,0 more. The
monarch, alarmed at these movemen ts, determined
to prepare for the - ionsequencei. He hastily as.
sembled an army, and though 88 years of age, he
clad himself in his , armor, and commenced his
march towards Dublin, where the enemy awaited
him, in the plain of • Motor); two Miles from the
city. The centre of the army was; headed by the
aged monarch, aced Thadeue °Welly, prince of
Connaught; the right by his son Murrough; and
the left by Malachi king of Mettb. The orders
being given, the battle commencedat eight o'clock
in the morning, and did not terminate till five in
the afternoon ; it was on Good Friday, 23d April,
1014. Though desperate and sanguinary, it was
glorious to Brien, who gained a cinitplete victory
over the enemy. The Danes 105t13,000 men and'
the Irish 7,000. But the joy of the Irish was
turned to mourning; for though ti 4 power of the
Danes was broken, and forever lotitiin Ireland, yet
Brian, the hero of 'the Celts, was *thong the slain.
He fell, sword in hand, beside his Son Morrough,
his grandson Turlough, and matitof his distin
guished nobles. The, bodies of theLmonarch and
his sons-were depOsited in the tawn of Swords,
six miles from Dublin; from whence they were
removed to the metropolitan cheirch of Armagh.
The funeral obsequies lastedtwelve dive and nights,
and the possession of the heroic reMnins was after
wards contested by .rival potentatee. In his life
time BRIAN fought twenty - five 'pitched battles
with the Danes; who were at thetltiroe consider
ed the beat soldiers in the world; Jsad be defeated
them in every battle. After the 'Complete over
throw of the Northmen, in the battle of Clontarf.
Ireland recovered her entire freedelri from Gothic
influences; public schools and chUrches were eve
ry where re-established; and religion restored to
its primitive splendor.
Eight centuries have passed ami t y, and what is
Ireland now The Muse of Irish History is silent;
her harp, that once vibrated in TdiA's halls, topes
tales of the deeds of other times,. hangs broken
on a willow; her tears are mingling with the
streams of an unfortunate country She cannot
speak of the present—of affliction-LT-of poverty—
of tyranny! And why recall the of the
past I—why speak of the illustrieuer years of her
youth; when the eye of Irelancrqes bright, end
proud, and bold as the eagle's! The world corn
paesionstes Ireland's mistortunes,-' but to her sone
this compassion is humiliation. :Abe "emerald
gem of .the western world " is now worn on the
brow of the Norman—it adorns the imperial dia
dem of a descendant of a Gotblesjiirate! 9 for
another Bassi, and another Ctosbasae!
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Mr. lap'a Speech ---Not_
In drawhig a contrast between the conduct of
the more violent Federaliike, in relation to the
firer of 1812, and that of 'the Whip at this day,
We think Mr. Clay has altdgether failed to tic.; jus•
tics to the abject. There were some of the old
Federal party, who, notwithstanding they had op.
posed the de c laration of War, yet, when war was
iddclareiyboldly went lot werd *the defence
Of their icoutitty. Such the case, now, With
portion of the Whig parti. If Whip now have
to mourn ithe loss of tone, brothers, husbands,
and fathers,", Federal ties cif the same nature were
broken in the war of 1817 And we could wish
ihat thie were the only point of resemblance be
tween " Whip " of the phsent day, and the Fed
eralist, of 1812. We could then have Some
ground 'upop which to base a belief, that the
sympathies,
of 1847 are not identical in feelings, in
and in interests, with the Federalists
of 1812. The Federal politicians, perhaps with.
out exception, at that timt, were in favor of go.
ing to the itxtremity of , a dissolution of • the
Union, rather than aid the prosecution of a
desolating iwar, which originated in the wicked,
Malignant tassions of ei corrupt and imbecile
`government "—a war which was commenced i
M wickedness ;"—" a vvat. unexampled is the,
history of the world; webtonly proclaimed on
the most fritAlous and grCiundless pretencie;"—
a war imptilittc, unnecessary, and unjust ; 4 1 —and
respecting which It was then declared—" the ad.
ministratienlhave been guilty of the most absolute
falsehood as to their motives for the present War.*
This was the general sen l timent of the Federal I
party respecting the war of 1812, of which party
I and of which war Mr. Clay says —" The justice
of the war, far from being denied or contro.erted,
was admitted, by the Federal party ; which only
questioned it on considerations of policy?' I That
gentleman Well knows, (orl he has, from hie ad
vanced age,l forgotten,) that the Fediral I party
opposed the war of 1812, alt every step of itslpro
gress, and on every grounll on which opposition
could be based ; that they Spoke_of tt as a war of
unjust aggreesion ; a presidential war; a war wa
ged only with a view to crinquest ; and that they
ought to disgrace the administration c 4 I Mr.
Madison, bi their continued cries of imbecility;
truckling to France; hostility' to thecomrnercial
interests of I our country ;I and union with ) the
jacobins and Infidels of Fiance. He knofwa, or
once knew, that they sought to dissuade, their
countrymen (from loaning money to the goVern
ment, to en•lble.it to carry on the war; that they
refused to vpte supplies tt the army, and [hat
they threateeed to secede f ‘ om the Union,rather
!hen be compelled to conti,ibute to its mainten-
. I,
Knowing jell this, Mr. Clay remarks-7 Ho,
different is the conduct octhe Whig party ' f the
.
present day, from that of the major part f
Federal party , during the War of [Bl2l Fa . fro'
opposing any obstacles to the prosecution , ik
war, if the Wbigs in office lere reproachablela all,
it is for hariPg lent too ready a facility to it,4 , ithout
careful examissatiovs into thetlitdo of the war.' P
a fair offset to this groun c tess boast, we Itrii
cite the cowed of the Whig authorities of hies
&aunts andlObio, who ha k e opposed to it le l ivei
obstacle in telr power; and the constant lefforti
of Whig pol tieians, to imPresa the people with a
belief, that their own goveimment is in theve•ong.
and that Mexico is the 4ijured party. Tatritu
Messrs. Clay and Corwin ds the spokesmenlof t'
Whig party,i we know not : whether those WhL
who are in office, and whoibave "lent too ready
facility" to the prosecution of the war, are aesery
ing of our pity, or worthy of our most profound
abhorrence.] They are certainly entitled to no
word of prate. or of comuiendation. Those WI
in Congress, voted to sustain the war, did eril(ac•
cording to Mr. Clay's statements) believing that
they were uttering to the vi•orld a LI2. They are
entitled to tie praise for having done so , l ei no
corusideratioo of mere polity, can ever be l air
to justify the violation of a conscientiousnse
duty. Indeed, no man , worthy of the eon den
1,
of the People, could ever allow himself t dot
lion an act, Which he belieVed to be wrong.l
Mr. Clay has also said, inolluding to the i toPi
'Rion of the Federal party to the war of 1812
" Has not art apprehensio n u of a similar fate, it
state of camel widely differeelt, repressed a f e i4rls
expression of their real seritiments in some lof a
public men 14' We doubt not that this is the l ea
From the very general opposition to the War,
Whig leaders, and Whig politicians, we 01 r
doubt that ninny of that party are as bitterl
3i i c
posed to this war, as were' [ the Federalists to Ito
of 1812; and we cannot help thinking,,tha. thi
opposition ial based upon the same grounds. 114
give us no reason for believing otherwise. Ad
position to conciliate Great Britain, even at the
sacrifice of the honor of their own count 4, and
deep seated [prejudices against the Demdciati c .
party, were the mainsprings of opposition okhat
war. The Federalists then believed the they
1
[ could impose upon the people falsehood ins eed of
[ truth ; and they were therefore unwearied it their
exertions, and unlimited in their condemnation.—
The Whig party of the present day, are altsated
by the same feeling of hatred to the Dem ciatic
[ •
Belief
that' • and their course would justify the helief
that their sympathies are with Mexico; but Why
this should be so, is a Matter unaccountable for
Federal sympathies were ever on the side of
power; and' Whig sympathies are but another
name for the same thing. Meiice is, however,
and long has been, in fact; powerless; and J why
their sympathies should be directed into that
channel, is, therefore, the more difficult to licOunt
for. The idea of Mr. Clay is, consequently, not
unreasonable, that many more among the Whigs
[ would be found hotly opposing their country, but
from a recollection of the fate of the federal party.
They fear the, people; would court their favor ;
land, to aecure'office, withhold there real sentiments 'I
from the public. Had a Democrat made such an'
assertion as this, the indignation of all the patriotic
Whig race,in every village of . the country, would'
have been invoked ors his devoted head. [ That
Mr. Clay speaks the truth, in relation to this mat
ter, we do not doubt. He has bad abundant op
portunities offered him, for knowing the true mo
[
fives and principles of action of the Whig party ;
and, as he is' among the highest Whig authority,
we are bound to believe what be says on the sub
ject. This may afford a clue to the secret of tbe
late Whig successes in some quarters: and it may
also serve ada warning to the people, in future, Sot
to.place any reliance on the statements of Whig
politicians: The man who can violate his official
'` }.
i _. a?h~
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,
oath, rather giart vote acc ording to'the dictates of'
his conscienci , i newho, en a matter of,great na.
tional importffnce, can dare to conseal his real
sentiments fihrn the people, while, at The same
time, be 'echo: th gain their confidence, and as
wines' the Aiimaibility of acting . for them, is
g , .
much more - 9,lorthy of a place m is State prison,
among crimillals, than to , be honored with a post
among legialtjtots z —the agents of the people, and
who are suppiosid•to reflect the popular will.
But it is ngt tha whole number ot Whig pollti
icians, /rho tiftts conceal Meir:real sentiments-from
theP I in I•
eop a, re ation to the present war, the eau.'
es which lii! to it, and the motives of the , admin.
'stration anti its friends in sustaining it. Delany
i
igh authorit ies In that party may be cited, to show
that the Split sPirit actuates the Whig party now,
that actuate/kha Federal party of 1812. We will
,cite a few ot'these -,
'WHIG SENATORS & REPRESENTATIVES,
"The Wh'igs condemn the ware—because the
war is unjust:"—"While the American President can
command ttie army, thank dod, I can command the
purse..—While the President, under the penalty of
death can command your officers to proceed,l can
tell them to!come back for supplies, as he may.
He shall hive noSunds from me in the prosecution
of such a w!r! ,That I conceive to be the duty of
a Senator,.4 ham not mistaken in that."—" You
mint :a /1, Ow army bark! Youtnwt, unites your are
' willing to bOhought a robber—an invader of your
neighbors.• on must renal that army! .Retrace
your steps *and if your President asks of me men
and money7lo prosecute the war, with God's axis
lance and diy own poor faculties, he shall have nei
ther men notkmonty to prosecute any such purpose."—
Tole CoaliSts.
Mr Day-lm of New , Jersey, in a Mexican war
speech in OW U. S. Senate, said—"sir, I believe the,
IPresideut V made this war ; made it without right,
and again :t. right. This administration has had . ,
'ust abilitj ienough to get the country into war, but ,
not ability, enough to prosecute it with advantage,
r get outglf it with honor." -
The het Arable Mr. Davis, a leading Whig of
MassacheAtts, said, in the Senate of the United
States, Fit 0. 25, 1847,"that the President had no
•
disincline: ion to a war; that it was brought on byl
lithe induence of ambitious hopes, contrary to
lithe exprifls provisions of the constitution, and is
iprosecutO for the conquest of territory." I
u It [tl4 war] was not voted forby any body.; Mel
!resident made it without any vote at aIL" "He (The
resident shell have no funds from me in the prose
ution.olsuch,a war. I have no way left but to
ithhold the means to carry on that war." "We are
ngaged !il a war, in my opinion unnecessary, and,
hereford, unjustifiable. I hold it to be a war un
onstitui:Onal in its origin. I hold it to be a war
ounded lupon pretexts. I believe it to be a war of
retexts,. A war in which the true motive is not
istinctit avowed, but in which pretences, after
thoughts-, evasions, and other methods are employed
to put a:clise before the community, which is not
the trueesise.'' Dssisr. WIBISTICII,
1 The I-lon. John P. Kennedy of Maryl and, ~ sayer—
,,That tlje present war did not begin by the act of ,
/I.lexico,s Mr Polk declared, but began by the
pct of . Polk himself, in ordering an army to
(march ;Co territory under the jurisdiction of Alex
ico." ',
..
•
"I latiiiere the Mexicans upon the Rio Grande
,ave hien acting strictly in self defence, and if
bey h nude a MANLY RESISTANCE TO
EN. in
.AYLOR,they are to be honored and applaud
d for g so."—Mr. Severance, Rrpresentasive from
p
Leine) -,.
"'n'il (my constituents) feel, one and all, as I ,
10. 'a by ruing indignation at this disgraceful war, ,
in whif i ai we are plunged. • • • •
0, (earl kl retribution awaits the author(the Presi.
dent) if this calamity. • • • •
"W at a statement to emanate from a Chief
Ilagistiate 1 111 prove it destitute of any foun
ihe
.latioriAn truth 1"-31r. Culver, Representative front
gn New :154rk.
.5 Mr. 6,l4lings, Representative from Ohio, declared
su cOnireis that "this is an executive war, and in
he dt4 of;final retribution the blood of our slaugh
ered Oauntrymen will be required at the President's
' 5 ands) . . 1 1 speak for myself and my constituents
~ht -hen i, saY, that no earthly power will induce me
c i —o vote-away the life of a single soldier, to carry
, In thidattempt to subjugate Mixico by no-rcasa
iug her peoplel"
1
1 - I ray we have been dragged—not do say dra
poneil—into this war, by the President of the 'I-
Lio
ited :iitates, contrary to the forms of the Constitu
g n, rind by a high handed usurpation of power."
the , Mr:, Ewing, Representative tram Tennessee.
gs I .'S 'll we, the desendants of the whig patriots of
a he erican revolution, tamely' and silently yield
p th„., ectnstitution of our country, to be violated
' nd tNmpled upon by a President who possesses
iic:t. i ,:re high qualities, either of heed or heart, to
om and the real respect of the meanest minion
%a, at outs in his train r—Mr. Gentry, Representa•
ire itpm Tennessee. ' •
'nig whig governor, Bebb, of Ohio, in his in
uguilal address asks -.—" Where is the man who
Ines bot know and feel that . this Mexican war is a
tiresicential war T'
ed,l '.4 WHIG POPULAR ASSEMBLIES.
:of I Ate meeting of the Whigs of Middlesex court
ace y, *as' ~ held at Lowell, on the 7th' of October
nc. ast, he following resolution was unanimously .a.
opt6l.
0 , i .Riloiced, That the present war with Mexico—
'
„ comdienced by a most flagrant violation of the
2— • Constitution—waged with the view of extending
n a 'lovely and of strengthening the slave power,—
egg may r be justly regarded as a war against the Con
„, emotion., against the Union, and against Free
').” dom" , :
sae.
4 the last session of the' Massachussets Legis
by . ,
ature, the following was adopted by an almost
not
nadimons' vote, and the Legislature is almost ea
". ireli composed of Whigs:--
hat
Medved, That the present war with Mexico has
eir to iirimaiy origin in the unconstitutional annexa
ley iowto the United States of the foreign State of
is. Texas; ;hat it was unconstitutionally commenced
)sy ttie:order of the Presidint, to Gen. Taylor, to
take Military possession of territory in dispute be
tween ghe United States and Mexico, and in the
cuinition of Mexico; and that is now waged—by a
owerlul dation against a weak neigliborr—unnecr
ssarily and withoutjust cause, at immense coat of,
Fratasitie and life, for the dismemberment of Mext.
m, and for the conquest of a portion of her teal-
Lary, from lvls ich slavery bas already been excluded,
ith the triple object of extending slavery, of
strengthening the 'Slave Power,' and of obtaining
the of the Free States, under the Constitu.
tiori Of tire United States.
The same men refused to pass a vote of thanks
to Gen. Taylor and our brave and gallant country
men t i n Mexico.
A large convention of Whigs in Geauga !
1 county,
)hio, declared the war to be a war of this ExecuL
ive, end hot of the People.
AV a convention of 'the Whigs of Greene countyl.,
1 , ,
Ihio', the declaration went forth—
r
"That such a war of conquest, must be, regarded
r s a war against freqdoar, humanity, justice, the
nion, thd Constitution, and the free States."
At i a very large meeting of the Whigs of Wayne
Fayette, and Union counties, in Indiana, held on
the 27th of September last, resolutions Were pass.
edosays the Cincinnati Atlas, a Whig paper-1
"Denouncing the war as the act of the President
unconstitutional, aggi essivel, and dangeroUs to ttill
Union; oßposing acqaiiition• of Mexicand territr
as the 'result of the war, "either directly byeonqu l / 4
or indirectly as a. payment of indemnities,,or
the, expenses of the war; but if additional territott
be forced' bpon us, or, if tt shall be acquired by the
government, in any form, or under any pietext we
will insist that thereishall neither be slavery nor
involuntary servitude therein, otherwisel than ;'
the Punishment of crimes;" declaring itl" the
perative duty of the 'next Congress to ad pt
mate medsurea tobring the war• to a speedy c
and to repudiate the insane lust of conquest a
hes seized the Mindcot our rulers." I
SP,IIIIT OF THE WHIG PRESS. ii
' 1 We cannot say that "we fea tither pride or P
'posttiove to'nf ate in vittories gained over the Mei
.MM!"1
•.
They are fighting in defence of their country."—
"None of-the aggressors in Enrope or Asia ever
resorted to justificatory - reasons, which were so - false
and hypocritical, tie-those alleged for our aggress,
lion on Mexico." "The truth is, it (the War) was
conceived in folly and wichedness, and conimenced,
by a gross'usiwpation on the part of the,yresident.
Kennebec' (Me.) Journal.- •
"Let every one keep aloof from this unrighteous,
taraxocs,-GOD ABHORRED War, and it will
soon come to an end. The prospect is that the
Administration can get neither men nor money to
carry on the Warl Thank the Lordiar all Matt"—
N. H. Statesman.
"To voisetitrer or vote a dollar to carry on the
icor '
is moral tieason against, the God of Heaven,
and the rights of mankind."—Haverhill, (Mais.)
"If there is in the United. States a,heart worthy
of American liberty, its impish, is TO JOIN TfIE
MEXICANS, and hurl down the base. slavish, and
mercenary'invaders."—Boston Chronotype.
, -Talk of this wor as we may, shout, quite, and il
luminate your cities, it is still a war of injustice, of
conquest. and of unmitigated mil; and it is high
time that the virtuous and patriotic should speak
out in condemnation of it"—Boston Sentincl•
Speaking of the correspondence of Mr. Trist
with the Mexican-government, the Boston Atlas
hit shows very clearly what the original object
and purposes of the war were; that is, in a word,
that the great . object was ACQUISITION or/ saw
MII/TORT. "
And on another occasion—
!"The Mexican war appears to be fast Bailin.
down to a mere matter of PLUNDER arid MUR
DER. • • . • • • •
We think the war DISREPUTABLE TO THE
AGE WE LIVE IN, and the country of which it
is osir boast to be called her children."
"Tux WHOLI WORLD STOW. Till? IT IR MIX•
Ica warts HAS BEEN IMPOSED UPON and
that OUR ,PEOPLE ARE THE,ROBBERSII"
—"So far as our government can effect it, the
laws of heaven are era SUSPENDED and those
of hell established in their stead." "To the peo.
ple of the United States!—Your rulers ale precip
itating you into a fathomless abyss of came and
calamity!"—N. Y. Tribune.
"But the. Whig party are unchanged in their I
view of this contest, (with Mexico.) Its origin
was the annexation—its immediate cause, the unau
thorized occupation of dispnted territory. It is the
President's wart" "Mexico is the Poland of A
merica."—"lf there were excuse for the war, there
is none for the measure which opened it, But
what excuse is found for the war itself?"—North
Jmnican.
- "We may suppose that we are to carry on a
war for conquest, and that the Halls of the Mon
tezumas are to be occupied by THE INVADERS
from the United States!"—"Mexico has done infi
nitely more for herself in this war, than the Uni
ted States, by their Govetnment; have done for
themselves."—United States Gazette.
"What is it then, that makes or allows Mr.
Polk to sanction this war and all the outrages ofl
which it is the consequence? It is this—Mr.
Polk is a weak man. He was selected to be the
locofoco candidate for President because he was
weak. It was this that recommended him to his
party. It Was this that elected him. It has been
correctly said, that it is a curse upon a nation to
have a weak-minded ruler. We are under the
judgment of that curse.—Ball. Patriot.
"If Congress is opposeiPto the war—if that lap
is of opinion that it is ujuat, impolitic, and ol dan
gerous tendency, NO DUTY CAN BE MOR A F.
BINDING THAN THAT OF REFUSING TAPE
MEANS TO PROSECUTE , IT. The war is the
result of usurpation—begun originally without
consulting the war-making power."—Lebanon(o)
Star.
" TWIT (the Mexican 9 ARE IN THE RIGHT
—WE IN THE WRONG. Trier may appeal
in confidence to the God of battles; but if we look
for aid to any other than human power, it must be
to the INFZIINAL NACHIWATIONS Or HELL ~for
thus tar, it would seem, the DEVIL HAS GOV—
ERNED AND GUIDED ALL OUR ACTIONS
in the premises."—Xinia (Ohio) Torch Light.
"There is no eviderile that the Mexican Gov.
ernment has authorizeewhat has been done, and
we may yet learn that she has disavowed what has.
been done, while our own is PLUNDERING and
burning MEXICAN TOWNS,and BUTCHERING
MEXICAN CITIZENS! "—Ohio State Journal.
" No man, no people, looking upon the contest,
CAN Heir STXr•TIIININO WITS MEXICO, and u
niting in UTTERING A BITTER CONDEM
NATION AGAINST OUR OWN GOVERN—
' MENT."—Cincinnati Guyette.
"A war agate st a neighboring republic, waged
now, evoweriir eon THS ACQUISITION or TSB,
lIITORT, under the raAIIDULIINT IHINTEXT Or
SULKING INDeNNITT for alleged claims for inju
ries to the persons and property of our citizens,
[Cincinnati atlas.
"If there is any conduct which constitutes mo
ral treason, it is an attempt to embark or to enrour
age the country in a WAR AGAINST GOD, as
ts•the case in a war like THAT IN WHICH WE •lIC
ROW INOAAOLD."—Louiroille Journal.
" TO VOLUNTEER, OR VOTE A DOLLAR
TO CARRY ON THE WAR, is MORAL TREA.
SON AGAINST THE GOD OF HEAVF.N,and
the .Rrawrs or MtaresaD! I "—Nashville Gazette.
* The fact is, the Mexican war was begun in •
perfidious, rascally attempt of demagogues at Pre
sident-making ; and is now being carried out in the
same spirit and under the auspices-of men who,
to gain the spoils, nays sesonren TO Tate IN—
IQUITOUS SCHEME OF CONQUEST."
(Chicago Journal.
" We cannot possibly look favorably upon this
war—its first act was A GROSS OUTRAGE UP
ON MEXICO. And can it be 'supposed by Mr.
Polk, and his advisers, that an error so glaring, A
CRIME SO UNPARDONABLE AS THIS MEX
ICAN WAR, can be whitewashed? We in ay.well
wish our country out of this UNRIGHTEOUS
WAR"—/I.R. Carmen (Illinois) Register.
And " last, though not least," our neighbor of
the Pittsburgh Gazette pronounces the war an
unrighteous act; " and refers to our-brave soldiers
as escaped convicts, and those who love to visit
brothels rather than the house of God
We hive thus presented our readers with a feed,
among many hundreds of similar items of proof,
from purely Whig authorities, calculated to show
that the state of sentiment preyailing among that
party now, is precisely the same as that which ac
tuated the Federal party of 18l2;—notwithstand
ing the labored effort of Mr. Clay to, argue the
people into a contrary belief. We always prefer
facts, in order to establish a point, rather than
mere arguments; and trust that our readers, if
they have been at all tired with the perusal of so
many statements of this kind, will recollect that
this array is made, with a view to settle, at once,
a point which, otherwise, might have been looked
upon as still questionable. We wished to present
as fair 'a general statement of Whig sentiment
throughout the country, as practicable.; and trust
that we have succeeded.
V1N1.2700 COD sTr.—The last Democratic Arch,
published at Franklin, contains the proceeding's of
a Democratic meeting held at that place, on the
23d ult., of which DAVID PIMPS, Esq., was Chair
. man. The following, among other resolutions, was
passed by the meeting:
.Resolved, That in James Buchanan theDernocra!
tory cy of this State,
and of the Union, have a man a.
uest, round whom all can rally,undivided and zealously,
r of as our next Presidential candidate.
' We observe that the " Arch" has at A ' be head of
its Editorial column, the name of J&xas DICICHAD.
AD, for President, and Sestoszliourrols, of Texas,
ib I for Vice President.
iiri- :I"'
mu- a-3- John A. Sample Esq.,of Lycoming county,
°l'i , is favorably spoken of in several papers, as the
Each
Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner.
rju Mr :Pt tr.of Cincinnati, estimates the proton
population of that city at 98,000.
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* Tirw ' Work.,
' , Bobbies Perpetual Almanac,' Time Index, and'
Rate Table J.r Every Day in he Year ilki 00 ';
pitting Interest at, six per sent." ibis is ''the title of
a new:publication, by.Ms, Danisi. C. EMMY, o(
Varren, 9hio; a copy of ivhich basbeen presented
to us by the author. It is in the form of a circa.'
lar chart, so constructed that 'it may be made- to
suit the annual revolution, fdr i any number of
years to come; by which, thh day of #ll3 week at
the commencement of any yeas or month, may be
correctly determined. By thisl chart we are else
enabled,ala glance, to determine the precise ntird.l
ber of days from, any given day in one month, to'
any other day in any other tionth ; and an easy
method for determining the rate ofinterest on any
given sum, is furnished. All the calculations ail.
pear to have been made with treat - care, and the
work is one which is well desrving of support.
It should be in the counting r' oin of every
Ismer
chant, and possessed by every usiness man. • The
pt to from which this chart / as printed, passed
through the hands of Mr. lifsirssiss, of our city,
by whom the work was executed, and on whose
skill as a workman it reflects' much credit. ,
LOCAL MATTERS.
Ramito.tn MlLUTlNG6.—Yeateniay was a stormy
amongday the Railroad pro,rctors. We never
saw more angry feeling, among good natured citi•
zens, than was manifested by t tome people jester
.dalt, in the neighborhood of tbe post office build
ings. Ungentlemanly insinuatioris were hurled .
at each other—cbarges not Atiall creditable to the
i, ,
parties were made—the hone ty and honor of op.
ponente doubted. And all n account of mere
diffirence of opinion, as we i understand the dill
in the morning, a meeting of the stockholders - of
the Pittsburgh and Connellkiviße Rail Road COm
pany, called by Wm. Larin!ter, Jr., was held in
Franklin Hall, (opposite Philo Hall.) It was
called at 10 o' clock, and at tint hour, (or a very
few minutes after,) we dropped in, and found that
the'meeting had been organizld, and some business
transacted.
Mr. Denny was speaking—he seemed very ear
nest. We took no notes of is remarks; but he
argued th at the charter Eliold be given up,hnd
spoke of the importance of to e road west; in order
to thwart the designs of th usßaltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. Pittabirgh had stuck to the
Counellsville project while Ithere was a chance of
success. There was no hopt now, and why' not
devote onr means to a morel practicable and pe-
cuniary scheme.
After considerable confus t ion, E. D. Gazzam,
.Esq, got the floor, and spolc. for some time in a
very effective and argumen4tive style. He; had
not abandoned the hope let the Connellsville
charer would yet be neede ; the friends of the
charteronly asked that it might be retained—he
was opposed to giving it 4, for another Could
never be obtained. He spoke forcibly of the im
portance of Pittsburgh-111e advantages of her
geographical position; andl of the selfishness of
Philadelphians, and their reganllessness of our in.
terests. He wanted the Cellsville charter, that
we might be able to hold mash over our eastern
neighbors.
blej. Latimer spoke a few
his course. He was inte
Robinson, who charged hi,'
The Major explained his po
A motion to adjourn was
slowly dispereed while Maj.i
ing, We'll never give up
We do not pretend that t
full report. We have tak -
controversy, and were not
the points that were disc
to grow wiser.
In the afternoon, the sloe
and after organizing, ciente
men Directors:
John C. Plumer, Josep
Ashman, Alexander M.
John Gebhart, Edward D. G
mer, Jr., Walter Bryant, G
J. Totten, John Fuller.
Tux Orissa Cossessiv.L l ln Philo Hall, in the
afternoon, the stockholderslof the Pittsburgh and
Connellaville Railroad Com p any, now the "Pitts
burgh and Ohio Railroad ;Company," assembled.
Mr. J. K. Moorhead in the chair.
Mr. Robinson made a •83port, (so we are in
formed, for we were not prrsent,) of the condition
of the company, and res II a letter from Binney,
who gives an opinion that he former meeting was
illegal, and that therefore e charter had not yet
di
.
been surrendered. Mr. R. en offered the annexed
gesolutions, which were ad l opted by the following
stock rote. ayes, 2947; nayfi 73:
Resolved„ , By the StoCkho ders of the Pittsburgh
and Connelleville Railroa4 COmpany, in. General
Annual Meeting convened That said Corn-
I pang do hereby accept the provisions of the act
of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, passed
the 15th day of March, A.l D. , 1847, " entitled a
supplement to an act to incorporate the " Pitts
burg.h and ConnellsVlllel R. Company, passed
April 3d, 847." •
ResolvrdYwther, That th Directors of this Com
pany cause public notice to be given, of the accep
tance by this Company o the provisions of, the
aforesaid supplement .; an $l
that to stockholders
withdrawing their subscriptions, will be refunded ,
the amount of their instalments they may have
respectively paid in, afteredueting from each his
pro rata share of the expeses already incurred.
The following gentlen:ln were unanimously
elected Directors of the Pittsburgh and Connells
ville Railroad Company :
Williarri Robinson; Jr., James Wood, Wm. Ebbs,
Harmar Denny, N. B. Craig, William M. Lyon,
Thos. Bakewell, Joseph Pennock. J. Bissell, Jesse
Carothers, J. K. Moorehead, F. Loren z.
1 , : I
CA:TROT.
lc Isitivura I ,
.r readers will bear
; that the third (l ecture of the regular
ore
this deservin Institute, will be de
is evening, at thiir Hall, by Rev. J. M.
This gentleman has a high reputation
itic attainments ind literary ability; and
i selected, we fe I assured, will be treat
lle and eloquent manner. The lectures
iterary and sc ientific subjects alone.
for him a full aPd attentive audience.
in mind;
course bef.
livered thi:
Lancaster.l
for sack&
the subject
ed in an
embrace
We invite
:to ate two Rai road parties in our city
t few of our it izena understand the
Idle questions t issue between them.
pot_be well to get up a public discussion
hired that difficulty could not occur—and
arty offer their beat speakers. and their
rtant factor All our citizens feel inter
im Railroad movements—the poor have
interest as the rich—and it is important
facts should all tie spread before the pub
ach man might make up his mind.
(12• Th•
now, B'
merits of
Would it
—so orga'
let each
most im
ested in
as much
that the
lie, that
ere are four oml,
( Thi
the Alleg
mediate
M. A. WI
more that
of the " 3
just whe
their des
eny bridge to
6orts." Person
bite, will be a
we can say fo
allow omnibus"
ie be pleases, ad
StlPPer was giv
evening, :et the
0 :y. A
folks, las
Maj. W
enthusi
morrow
Th
tie. shafl
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Rs:vim or 71 Fe Cowatirrre. or ' las Sliacs .
Horereas.--Thir Committee of the Brotherhood
of St. Joseph, to whom was entrusted die Super.
jrgendance of the Mercy Hospital, under the
:charge of the Sitters of Mercy, respectfully offer
to the . Patrons of the Institution, and the public
generally, the following staternent of the- number
of patients admitted, discharged, Jrc since their
last reportl.
Received from October let to Dec. Ist. 11 ,
, Discharged, cured or convalescent, 49 :
14maining in the Hospital, 15.
Of the above, there were males 56
Colored patient,
In submitting the above, the Committee cannot
allow the present opportunity to pass, without
returning their sincere and grateful acknowledge
ments to those who have so kindly assisted
them in carrying out the benevolent designs of.
its founders; and in the name and on behali of
the destitute sick, would respectfully but earnestly
ask the co-operation of their fellow citizens, its
extending the usefulness of an Institution which,,
during the brief period of its existence, has been
the means of alleviating a great amount of suf
fering, and of restoring (through the skill of the
eminent medical gentle Men attending the
Hospy
tal, and the the • kind care and attention, of t h ose
having charge of it,) Many to health, and to - scs ,
ciety, who might otherwise have been lost.
The number of patients admitted during the
last sixty days, in a season remarkably healthy,
demonstrates most conclusively the neeeseity•ot
an institution of this character, where ***tie.
ceived,.rind obtain that auistance-which. *sick
and the homeless so much require. . '
, JAMES BLAKELY, Paxxxisprz.
• December 4th, 1847. • .
CAT HOLIC INSTITUTE LECTURES—The .
Third Lecture will be delivered on this (Tues.
day) evening, at the Hall of the Institute, St. Paul'.
School Buildiges, at .71 o'clock, by Rev'd.J. M.
Lancaster. Subject- 1 ' Tante." des7-W •
• New Maude.
WHAT'S a , the steer-Kimmer;
TV I have come from a Happy Land;
Born in the soul of a smile;
Would I were with thee ;
What Enchantment, by Mad. Picot;
Queen of my soul ;
Sleeping I dreamed, love;
The Raising Day; •
Oh give me a Home if in foreign lands;
Blow Gentle.Gales—duett by Loder;
Forgive, but doat Forget; '
Good-bye—Song ;•
Come twine fresh Roses in my hair;
Palmetto Waltz ;
Cast that Shadow from thy Brow;
The fountain of Pearls;
The Moonlight Waltz ;
May Queen. Received and for sale by
JOH NH. MELLOR,
dec7 81 Wood st.
P. 8. Several Pianos of Chkkerinrs and Gales
manufacture are now on the way from the East, and
will be received in a few days.
MIL EDITOR—I have been amazed at reading
an advertisement in someof our papers, with
in the last month, signed by a firm calling itself a
Tea Rouse in New York,in which it claims the ex
clusive right to sell packed Teas in Pittsburgh.—
0 ;
With the business of any house, I ha e nothing to
do, but the claiming of exclusive si"" 4 4 to do business
of any kind in this country is-' rary to the spirit.
of our republican institutle:l,4 - and savors too much
of tyranny. Nonopol i Veru granted in the time
of "our good queen a," but that time has pas
sed, and the free spirit of the age in these days for- •
bids all such laws,
and will not submit to any
such assumptions. The concern alluded to, it is
fair to presume, is a retail one, as it is not possible
that any considerable House would insult the under
standing of this community by any professions of
right, to sell an article of consumption, and an
exotic! But it appears that this house which pro
feuesr such a fatherly care over the cit,zens of our
"burgh" does sell some Teas here, but actually re.
fuses to furnish them to morn than one establish
ment, and then cautions thri public against imposi- .
tion, that is, againstpurchasing any other Teas than
those labelkd by itself; 0 tempera, 0, mores! as
it is evident from its own showing that this concern
!is an inconsiderable one, it may appear' singular
that it should have received this notice, and it would
not but for having used the name of a highiy re
spectable Rouse in Philadelphia, the very mention
of which gave it an importance in my eyes which it
bad not before, and as this system or humbugging
the community by houses of a certain stamp, bring
ing themselves into notice by attacking with this
swaggering kind of bombast houses ofrespectab lity,
,the writer has thought proper to interpose his indi
vidual judgment against such presumption, in order
to guard retailers against such deception, With re
gard to the Philapelphia house alluded to above,
there is nothing put forth by it which is not business
like in every respect, and its position is therefore
unexceptionable. In fact, it could not be other
wise, for it has beedthe writer's pleasure to enjoy
a long acquaintance with the senior partner of that
house, who is well known in this' city, and whose
business talent& are unsurpassed. I have, never
heard of the Nero York firm, although well acquain
ted in that city; "but my object in penning this is
not to praise the one, nor to animadvert open the
other; but only to offer a word against this system
of monopolizing trade, which seems to be the order
of the day. Yours.
dee?
minutes in defence o
opted once by Col
w•itli inconsistency
carried, and the crowd
Larimer was exclaim
,he charter."
is is,,any thing like a
n no interest in this
ble to comprehend all
But we may live
holders re-assembled
Cl the following gentle
Markle, George J.
el, Thomas 13akewell,
eazzam, William Lari
;eorge Hogg, William
oIfAMOMILE FLOWERS-1 cast, fresb,junt
j received and for sale by •
B. A. - FAHNESTOCR & Co.,
corner of in and Wood ate. •
REF. LIQUORICE-1 cue English, just' reed
and for sale by , _ •
' H. A. FAHNESTOCK & Co.
dec7 cot' Ist and Wood its.
OTTOI.STONE - -1 case, just received and
for sale by • -
B. A. FAHNESTOCK & Co.
corlpt and Wood its.
CASTILE SOAP - 16 casee,jurt receive d and for
Bale by B. A. FAHNESTOCK &Co.
dec7 cor let and WOod Its.
FRENCH PLAID CLOAKING—Now opening,
at 62 Market street, 10 pce superior French
Plaid' Cloaking.
dec7
RENCH MERINOS—A. A. MASON f CO.t
F
Market it., have just received, per Es en v
another invoice of French Iderinosiall of liArekOst
fashionable colors. dec7
PLAIN AND HIGH CoLORED LAINES—A.
A. Mason & Co., 82 Market st., base just re
ceived per Express an assortment of the above very
fashionable goods for children., wear. dee
FRENCH TWILLED CASHMERES—Rreeived
. per Express, at A. A.Mason & C 0... 62 Market
street, one asap:Twilled Cashmeres. . .
NVELSEI FLANNEL-18 pcs Welsh' Flannel,
now opening at 62 Market street, complying
every quality. dec7
Settee to Stockholders. •
CLEVELAND and Pittsburgh Rail Road—An in
stalment often yer cent= (the 4th instalment)
on the amount of subscription on the capital wok
of this company is required to be paid on orbUote
the first day of January; 1848... tStockbolders in
the city of Pittsburgh will pay to Messrs. J. W.
Robinson & Co: corner of Wood and Third streets :
in and near Salinerille to Joseph G. Lacoek; in sod
near Wellsville to James Stewart, local treasurer,
By order of the Board.
A. G. CATLETT, Secretary.
Office of the O. &P. R.
November 30, 1847. S
ACONSTANT supply of superior Shell Oysters,
routed or in the shell; also Game and every
delicacy of the season, served up in superior style,
at the shortest notice.
ibusaes that start from
&ranter and " inter-
who go in those run by
corntriodated—which is
the others. The driver
sets his passengers down
is utterly regardless of
a to the Fayette county
Monongahela House; by
• meeting was large and
.otics it particularly to•
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COMMON SENSE.
A. A. MASON & Co.
SHELL OYSTERS.
BANE EXCHANGE,
dec6-tf Third et. bet Wood - updi*etket ■t.
Notice to Creditors.
TAKE NOTICE, that I have applied, by petition,
to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
county, 6r the benefit of the Insolvent Laws, of
this Commonwealth, and that said court have tip•
pointed the Fourth Monday of December, instant,
for the bearing . of me•and my creditors, at the
Court House, in the city of Pittsburgh, that they
may show cause, if any they have, why I should
not be discharged: as an insolvent debtor.,
PATRICK POWELSON,
ofpine tp., Allegheny co.,
Farmer,
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