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' . `,. r . ,.. 7. ', .• .-'-..,,,--,-` f - , ..- *-,. ,-.1',4, 4- ‘! , - --4 a‘%`1.,•11., rff'- , ;,,-'.- ••,-.",.. , ,•,- " ' = t'r , ".,,' '-' , • ..., 01-', Y -..F.-6 :"'," ,- .. , : ,..,-..• d,, ,' -4. • • -,, '',..,5-4‘,24:',.:e.:,--',6.',:+fyr-,.1,- 5!,..' Cs" - - _ VOICE OF ALLEGERNIC .Wriq FOR PRESIDENT, •_-:"" Subjcet tti the decision Qf the hialternai Convention • . Lr 7 F. W. Cana, Unit' d States Newspaper Agency, Sun Buildings. N. E. comer of Third and Dock, and 440 N. Fourth inreet—is our only au - thorised Agent in PhiladelPhia. • •lebt ttiEgriiptile Despatches, see next " : , INEE , • , , . r RIM MENEM • -- -, .- ' E--. TIM ittalln. Fort I. 1111PER,A,ILDITO1 ND pilopiitETol, PIT TE.Blitjtons WEDNESDAY MORIijiiii,'JANDAEY 19, IS4& Our Figure Prospects. Never were the prospects of the Democracy of; Allegheny County brighter than they are at they present moment. The course pursued by Mom t Hararrots, in Congress, has disappointed and diagtisted the great body of his political friends at home.• The little remaining confidence they) repotted in him as a man, his been removed.-1 Hundreds and thousands of those who voted for him regret it from their hearts. Scores of honest Whigs publicly declare that they will hereafter vote the Detnocratic ticket; and frankly admit that they can plate confidence in Democrats in preference to most of those who set themselves up as leaders in their own ranks. Candid and saga cious whip do not hesitate to express their opinion that the Democracy in another year will be in the ! ascendency in this city and county. - The plain, honest, straight-forward course pup. tined by our party at all times, is well calculated to win converts from the whip ranks. There is no deceit, no fraud, no treachery practised by the Democratic party. Always acting upon that glorious Isentiment, t• the greatest good of the greatest number,' we have enlisted on our side the great mass of the people—the honest yeomanry of the country. We tell our friends to be of good cheer. better day is coming in old Allegheny. A bright future is before us. The principles of our party must and will triumpb in this district. Men of sound integrity---of .high moral att.! intellectual - vrotih—of orthodox political sentiments—,will be placed in office; instead of cunning, intriguing, bypnctitical. di:honest charletans. ion. Paid Wilmot. Our latest nth ices trom llarrisburgh, state [hall the above named gentleman has vacated his seat in Congress, and made a visit to the capital of t Pennsylvania, where the Legislature is in cession,) for the purpose of obtaining an expression from our Senators and Representatives in favor of his ••-Proviso." In our opinion, this movement on the part or: fir. Wti.stor. betrays a spit-ft which should no. go unrebuked by the people. Whate ver may Le the opinions' of the law-makers at flarrisburgh in reference toWtimo-r's abstraction , they certainly should be permited to exercise their own judgment in giving expression to those opin ions, without any council from the reputed author 'of that measure. Mr. WiLstor's place is at Wash ingtbn and not at Harrisburgh. Ills attempt to control the action of our state Legislature, is, to ,say, the least, uuealled for and impertinent.' "By another Congress. 1 doubt not a majority of Senators, as well as Representatives, will agree that the war ought to have been closed ere this, and that by our own action, either through s o de. lensive line, or by the withdraWal of our troops to the east bank of the Rio Grande." . 07 We extract the above from a letter of the .editor of the Gazette, from Washington city. Among all the ridiculous propositions found in the federal press, in regard to the war, it strikes us this is the most ridiculous. Withdraw our troops to the east side of the Rio Grander' What could Ile gained by such a measuce t Nothing— .positively nothing! We would be in an infinitely worse condition than we were at the commence. !mo t o f the war. N o treaty of peace could be framed that would be recognized as binding. by any existing government in Mexico. By propos ing such a measure, do not the federal leaders ex pose themselves to the world in the must unenvi-1 able light It has only been a short time since! •• • the same leaders declared th it the territory on the ..`east bank of the Rio Grande,helunged to Mexico; and they gravely asserted that the march of Gen Taylor, from Corpus Christi, on the vi estAiank of the Nuecea, to a position opposite MatamOras,on the east bank of the Rio Grande, was the origin and cause of the teal !! If it is true, as claimed by the federalists, that the territory between the Nue ces and the Rio Grande, is the property of Mexico, the "withdrawal of our troops" to that point would certainly not have a tendency to produce a better state of,aftairs with that country. Such a proposition, of r the part of the federalists, if now regarded as an admission that the territory on the east hank of the Rio Grande is the property of the United States, at once proves the fallacy and in sincerity of their arguments and assertions here -tofore made. • Mr. Cr,sx's Lexington speech is welt received in Mexico, to says the correspondent of the Delta The Mexicans do not disguise -heir hopes. that the predominance of the Whig party in this country wdl result ih the withdrawal of our troops from Mexico. C pondence of the Morning Poet Ha'untsnumn, Jan. 13, 1648 Harrisburg is unusually :lull at the present time. There is nothing of any importance doing in..either branch of the Legislature; it will be a dull and uninteresting session, at least so far as the.public is 'concerned. There are but few strangers in tows; and from every appearance, the inauguration will pass over without any public demonstration on behalf of the friends of Francis R. Shuck—not that they lack any friendship or esteem for the Governor elect ; but that as there afe,no . officoes to be given, the zeal of the politicians Ins dwindled accordingly. The War Resolutions will be brought up nest week. for discussion in' the House. The Whigs will not oppose them. There may be au effort made to. attack the sentiments of the Wilmot Proviso •• but if the attempt be made, it will not be Successful, :Mr. Wilmot is at present in Harris.' biihh:and no doubt is anxious that his views should be endorsed by the Legisieure of his own State; but as the resolutions stand at present, sci will they pass. The Democrats appear to be united .upon this question J they wish to obtain the sentiments of the Wlffirparty in the Legisla• tute upon the direct . issue; the necessity of the war; and - for this reason„will _make them come out boldly in favor of their country, or act as their leaders net, in direct oppdsition thereto. Tbs riornhation, of the Hon. Arnold Plainer, for State...Tr:a/serer,. appears to give, universal satisfhetiaisi indeed it must be said, that l'ennsyliiiiiiii-Jensild not obtain a more efficient (Aga. ( Trili trait -Democrat, and a prOgressive the duties of Alit office, ralserlterhiliting Ming, and ea Intrinsic knowledge Of *llitti'Sitire77.: An ankle worth. Ite.Ait We take .the ,following article the New York Coulter .tuii.VEtukuirer of IJsitiuttry 1.1111. Let the or our readers, be Jihat they may refernee to the_ propel. polioy to be used to. wards Mexico,' the., artiele will be read . with interest On....account Of the infornationl it con- Rains. We have no information I to the name of the anthiar, - but ,.; xes,think 1 likely uAn offi cer of the army has resided I amongst us, and is well known its an Eoigineer, to the citizens of Pittsburgh: ' ; l e t THE REGENERATION F jbMEYICO. To the Editors of the Courier 4. j En quirer..;. New duties . arise in new posi tions, ash well for governments as for men. We, not ,as, a nat i on, have a duty to perform to the IVlerceari r ce. Hav ing overthrown her military tiratktst -e cannot abandon the country without leitv4l . iJ the people exposed to the renewed horrors hf intestine war. and a prey to all kinds of fact - cons; We should be derelict to the first duty under tire i great trust which circumstances, now eery+, be y and our control, have imposed Upon us, if We w ere to neg lect to do all in our power to aiiiiif, and encour• age the Mexican people in establishing:, a sound republican government, under whiieh they might enjoy the blessings of true !Rank 11, in the course of years, under such a goternaent, thky shall show themselves worthy or b4om'og Amer ican cit'zens, there is no true Ipatriot morg us who would refuse tb receive therronio i he great sisterhood of States„ thereby extending the magni tude, greatness and , usefulness of our Union. After thy early conquest, thelpaijiardi extended their power ove, Mexico by me Stslfif colonies and missions. The priests, while cOnverting the na tives, established. Pi temporal loVi,'er Over them, teaching them religion, and lending them to the cultivation iif the soil. The Illascala I ndians. from the time... - 7of Cortez, codtiniied $o be the trusted and 41,59iite children of Ithe!%Spanish gov ernment, anti returned this conhileifne With unwa vering loyacitt ilie3, , ,,were often itolonized, and j . settled in distaikt 'pcisitinns IA Filch Were inhabited by hostile tritiee These Piteblas;:nritil very late yeats, retained - many distinctive priwiliges confer red upon them by the Spanish iihthorities, who were less distrustful of them thin_ they were of the Creoles.themselves. Military!nolonies of Pre sidals were alio spread over thefroritier. The system of a connected series opifsts, lives arran ged with great care. The firs_ . engineers of the i ., , Spanish army were employed in selecting the sites , for the forts, - and in deciding do the line which they were to cover and defend 7 The Council of the Indies, some time about 17. 4,!'iestablished such l a line of posts, running from the bead Cif the Gull of California to the coast of texas' . These posts I were so organized as to be in easY:icimrnunication! with one another. Small detanhnients being kept constantly patrolling from post tii:post, no hostile band of Indians could pass th eir arm without be ! ing discovered and instantly pinaned by the eon centrated forces of the spare fro4s from all the I more adjacent posts. These Olt-lairs, when once commenced, were kept up withttut. any intermis sion, sometimes lasting for metnth:p, until the Incli• ans were overtaken and punislfeiV The wild Indi ans were thus impressed_ with, Oat awe of the !Spanish power, and the peacefial and 7eastoral life of the Rancheros was never in t1 . ,,1ie days disturb led by any forays of Camarclies'lApaches. or Li• pans. Their herds. therefore; in ' areasid to incred ible number,. It is said that many tribes of Indi ans, united for the occasion. fiditittempt an inva ison about 1795. but were rep ilsed with great loss. The Spanish colonies and misaions, in this era of! prosperity, extended river many 4atatit and remote !parts of the cortinent, and wireleven'spread over Texas. At the present day, euirik—massive stone . walls and churches, now standing, are, pointed out to the traveller in Texas, as the,', sites of towns once teeming with thousands] of' inhabitants, but now occupied - by no other liyin eseatures than bats and owls \ During the revolntionlary struggle all the regular forces of the §,paillards were grad., ually withdrawn from the frontier without their Mures being supplied by the 01091 troops. The Presidia's thus fell intodecayl ',the Indians grew daring, venturing from one ente,k'prise to another without punishment or serioua resistance; until fi nally about 1819 they commenced a series of reg ular forays. This has continiteeyrithout any in• termission up to the present titr e . lot even after the departure of the Viceroys; thr intestine wars of the Mexicans gave ample jernifloyment to all the military force of the counfryl,thereby diverting all attention from the frontier; Whither no officer was ever sent unless in disgrace,lor belonging to the factions in opposition to theyuling power.— The Mexicans have consequentliqieen for thirty years a receding race. Indeed it:the subject were fully and carefully investigated, The law of their retrogression could be as fatilifantocil l y calculated and exhibited, as that of the progress of our own race on this continent has beeln .pn beautifully es tablished by the researches of,sorttelof our philos ophical states-, en. In the meariAirni the Indians have constantly preyed upon theirAncks,have kill ed their men and have carried 4f their women ; until Hacienda, Estancia, and IMiancho. one after the other bad disappeared. ltheiremaining popu lation have deserted their uelks iin4 sought refuge within the walls of the largeritolt,;nr, and villages. Indeed, many of the latter haveibeen sacked and destroyet.:. Mexico, when most tentralized, never exhibited' a vigorous governmlen(towards the ex• tremities of her nominal possessitins. She has oc casionally marched an army; to Rio Grande frontier, but has not been al)* as Stated, to give anything like continuous protOcti6:to the inhabi tants against the depredations of the Indians.— Those invested with the prestke* the central au- thority have, now and then, beetvenabled to show something like the license of PoWer in the frontier States, but without exercising' it for any good pur pose. A line running a littlg nOph of Tampico, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, DurXngo and Mazat lan, would present a fair lim4 ok boundary tow. ands, the north, of the revion.of country over which there has been for any rong cOnsgcutive time, any thing like rule exercised by the gtintral authorities of Mexico. Our first indemnity line being that of the Rio Grande and Rio Gila, Ith.next indemnity line, we might have accepted, roX)d,have been that of latitude of Linares, Saltillp and .Parras, exten ded to suitable points on the aulo Midi Sea. The line which we now, however, 'shcitild assert as our proper indemnity, ought to be solinucis in advance j i i as to secure to us the posepi n of ,Tampico, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecus, Durango land Mazatlan.— In addition to this last line we. .Must continue to hold on, at leasnfor sonic. tim,tcil - ti e city of Mex ico and our other conquests, as a pal ntee against attack as well as for other reasonli, which will be presented further on. It would n;eeil no argument to show that all that country [ whith isoverrun by the Indians, could easily be held hy us both against Indians and Mexicans, because the occupation of the towns and cities must, in tiseq i Se the subjuga tion of the country. It is alsd equally clear, that whatever we may gain by theconqueat and annex ation of such a country, Mexico ovottld actually lose nothing. • In tact, her regenciatiOn must be preceded by concentration. She !Wants a compact territory, and a sufficient outward_ pressure to give density to her mass. Since she rCannot defend it, the great table land north of the;Sierra Madre, is literally en eilcurnbrance to the ,i4e4o3ful opera tions .of her government. Ay 14)0)14inging the Southern boundary of this tableland,; east and west , to the Gulf of Mexico and the p;acifie ocean, we I would have the northern limit of sillhat territory which it is advisable in any sehstfilfor Mexico to ii 3 retain. In truth, by discarding it,l evaillsubserve tier best interests . ' I '' The great northern table landas skirted and bounded by the mountains, is df. atriangular shape, approaching aright angle tria'ngle, having its two acute angles truncated, leaving the openings or gaps where these angles should be. These gaps' afford the main and natural passes it:olnd out of this table land, The line of 'the,!lgreat highwa y Tom Mexico to Chihuahua;pisseit through them. Phe hypothenuse, which is so eiehit of a curved form, and is to the south, south West and west, is made by the main chain of the Sierra Madre, which, being the peat back-binserif:the continent, divides the waters flowing into ;the pacific, from those whirls are I-st is the 4Feit !agoras of the table lands, or are earn , ! off. into Ithe Gulf of Mexico. In much of its courie,ihe Sierra Madre approximates quite close to the IlicifiC,sendingoff its buttresses and spurs to the 4hokis l of that ocean. The cities of Zacatecas and Darting° are on the jiprthern and Eastern slops ot this' Sierra. This MEISIBITEME esnana 4 41. e . 1=!!!MEI ~ ~~, ~F`~,~m~w~~~s~ra^mks'r"u~a~"`.~"~~~~3€~z"~`.~. ~i:, great table land is bounded to the east by the Si erra Gorda, often erroneously called the 4ierra Madre,) which separates it from the low lands of the Gulf coast, and is bounded on the north. for a short distance by a part,of this sapae,range,v then brthat'bonfaied and irregurat-mala of mountains ivith;many tbcal names,luit as aiiup vet* CCM: hniehtly styled, the.Bolson de bfapimt. Altho' the Sierra Gordo forms a very continuous and im practicable chain of motiataini,,eeparatifig the table land fi•Orrr the tiersi,eriiiente,- there are intiny gorges or gaps breaking Through' the mcuntain, and serving to drain some of the table lands-west or the Sierra. By turning these gaps - and ravines to account, there is no doubt that good roads are perfectly practicable to carriages or artillery, could be made so as directly to ascend from the coast, by crossing this mountain, Or to the elevated table lands; but at present, all the pastes over it, are confined to horse and mule flacks, which, to be sure, are perfectly practicable for cavalry and in fantry. Along the eastern foot of this mountain range, are the towns of. Victoria and Linares. Af- . ter some deflection westward ; this chain of moon ties on the San Juan river, near the beattAftil little town of Cadareyta,'Where it again turns more ab rubtly to the south and west, and passes along on one side of the valley leading through Monterey, Rineonada and Saltine, at the,Encanada, it - & Lina res, it is no longer a single ridge, but a confused group of many spurs and ridges. With:KMe lit tle disconuity, this chain may be said to commence nearly as far south as Perote and Jalapa, but we only wish to draw •attention to that part north of the latitude of Tampico and San Luis Potosi.-- The only existing road practicable for artillery or wheel carriages of any kind, from Tampico to Sal tillo, or any other point indeed south of the latter, on the table land, passes around this mountain by Victoria, Linares, Cardeyta and Monterey. The other •great natural outlet, from this table land, besides the two mentioned, is through Saltil lo—thence by Monterey for those going to the northeast or east, awl by Monclova, for those going northward and wishing ter cross the Rio fliradde. This latter was the route of Santa Anna'', army when invading Texas in 1836. The gallant adventurer, Gen. Mina. landed in 1817, with a small force at Soto la Marino, one of the only inlets on the coast between Tampico and the mouth of the Rio Grande, and marched thence, but without artillery, directly on San Luis Potosi, crossing the Sierra Gorda without difficulty.' In February last, Gen. Urrea's division of cavalry crossed the Sierra near Victoria, when he moved on towards Ceralvo to intercept General Taylor's communications. The two lines of march of Gen. Wool's columns and Col. Doniphair's com mand from their respective points of departure on the Rio Grande—the Presidio Rio Grande, and El Paso del Norte, until their junction at Parras, form I a horse shoe curve, and embrace within their air cult the Bolsom de Mapimi. The face of this great table land is corrugated with many minor ranges of mountains, having very precipitous faces and running up into sharp ridges, which are several hundred fi•et above the intermediate val leys. These mountains generally tend north and south, leiving regular ;vnd riuite level valleys of from ten to twenty miles in width between them . They are neither spurs of :he Bolsom de Mapimi I nor of the Sierra Madre. To the north they abut I in a ridge, which turns with great uniformity! nearly an East and West course, leaving a beautiful valley ;nom six to ten miles in width bet weer, it and the mountains to the north. All i the valleys On this great table land afford the best natural roads in the world, and give a perfectly I uninterrupted passage from north to south over any part of it. This table land may be said to be about three hundred miles in extent on its eastern border, about two hundred and fifty miles on its northern border, and about four hundred miles on its south-western border. This table land is per fectly practicable for all kinds of conveyance around its borders, as vs elf as across any part of it l in a north and south direction; but it would not be found to be prat. icable in direct linter over all parts of it in an east and west direction. There is much valuable mineral to be found in the mountains of this table land. The mines of Ca -1 torce and Alazapil are the best known. The Ca. torce mountain is probably the most elevated of any on the table land. It is also said that there is a mine of quicksilver found in the Catorce mountain; if true. it would prove most valuable. This' is one of tbose regions of Mexico, hot hay ing any certain or regular rainy season. The at. mce.phere is so dry that one rarely witnesses one of I those generous showers:uhivli give life and fertili• ty to the-vegetation of our more northern climate. Although the soil is good and indeed excellent In many places, the trarlsty of the climate and the aunt of running strtams suitable for irrigation, will prevent its general cultivation. There are even now, however, here and there, a tew rich fields of corn to be seen And although the rav ages of the Indians have broken up most of the stock farms, there are still many cattle found scattered over the.table land The Indiana u,ual ly enter it from the passes of Bolsom de Mapimi, a hich appear only to be known to them This irregular group and mass of mountains intervene between the tower Rio Grande and the valley of the Conchos, on which stream Chihuahua is sit rioted. It was the presumeredifficulty of crossing the Bolsom de Mapimi that deflected the march of Gen Wool's column in 1846 around by Monclova and Pair" But from the constant movements of the Indians over it, and also from the old tradi I lions of the Mexicans, it is quite probable th.itJ there are pract i ca bl e and direct passes from San, Antonia de Bexar and the Presidia Rio Grande to Chihuahua. In this Bolsom de Mapimi there are said to be sulphur mines as inexhaustible for the supply of that useful mineral, as those of Sicily. They would therefore furnish us with the only element of the munitions of war which is not al ready found in great abundance in our own coun try. The territory, which Mexico would thus be called upon nominally to relinquish, would' in many respects prove quite valuable to us, while so totally useless to her. The country lying south of the Stite of Texas, and the territories of New Mexico and California. and north of that region which we have described as the integral part of Maxim would very pro r erly be divided into three military Provinces, which should be organized and governed with the view of their ultimately becoming territories of the United States. The American people regard New Mexico and California as permanent acqui sitions, which, under no circumstance!, will they give up. Americans are too familiar with the settlement, growth and management of colonies, for us to feel any uneasiness about the success abd prosperity of those territories. They and Oregon will alike call for such protection ' to the Indian tribes as we have always been in the habit of extending to our teritories. If the description of the great table land to the north of the Sierra Madre has been clear and intelligible, one will readily perceive that the military lines across this part of_ the continent are immediately to the north and so uth of this table land, and that there are not more than two such lines offering any marked and distinctive features. North of the first line, we should have two of the proposed military provin ces—one, lying on the Gulf of Mexico and the. Rio Grande, and separated from the other try th Bolsom de Mapimi, would comprise the States of Nuevo Lyon and Coahuila, and the norther parts of Tamaulipas, being the country actually con quered and , occupied by General Taylor; the oth er,—extending from the Bolsom de Mapimi to the, Sea of Cortez, would embrace the States of Chi huahua and Sonora. The third Province which in advance and south of these two, but not yet occupied, would embrace the greater part of the table land and the inner slopes of the mountains on its southern border, and as much country on the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, as may be necessary to straighten out its. flanks. That is, the southern part of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf, the Stale of Sinaloa on the Pacific, and the States of San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas, and Durango, on the high lands. As these three Pro vinces are to be held with the view eventually of incorporating them with the territories of the Union, some land system should speedily be adop ted, which would induce emigration thither from our own country and Europe. T.hat system should, however, be based upon the fullest acknowledge ment of the rights .of all those actually inhabi ting and cultivating the soil. Nothing would more thoroughly assist in maintaining order and giving the proper security to the inhabitants for life and property, than the establishment of a na.: tive Gendarmerie, (or mounted police force,) which should be placed under-the direction of oft= cers in whom we could confide. 'All such intell gent natives would be willing to lend their aid in . .. . .. : . . .. _ ~.......„__,....... _....,,,,.....,...,,ak,.. 1 .0.0,,, ,,,, ....--- '-...- . . .. . 2 , ;, ,,.. 2„ . x . 3:F .,..---.,.. \;..,,,!,-...,:!..,-, --- 4... ,, ,x5..t.3.. ,.. .. A .,-',-.,' -,...,.--.1 5 , .. , _ , ..\- 4 ...:.." 6- ,..f..r., - 5.b - 4:,;:Vt, ~74.1-.4 . - - . 4''' '''' *.' --- ' . " preservation of order, and who' would also take au, interest in the quiet anikwell being of the people' should be employed and cduciliated. It would be as far from us to iecomutend,fts•it would be un Worthy our nation to adept,' , the policy of arming Mexicans against Mexicads Int that charge can .... not be.urged agtirst.a proposition merely intend ed-to furnish 'The hiflieiary with the necessary powerto enforce its fleetest, and to protect the lives and property. -- of Orderly, citizens. The employ mentof 'Mexicans sus spies anti/Winds, is a thing which the necessities of war tolerate` and justify. The rest of Mexico, with tfirexception of Chi apas, Tobasco and Yucatan, should be kept in its integral form, and ruled with a view of our relin quishing it, as soon as we feel satisfied that we can entrust the management to the Mexicans them 'selves. 'We should not, therefore, give.any encour agement' to the emigration thither of our own citizens, or Europeans, but ihould make it a place of refuge with - certain rights to indemnity of va. , cant lands,for all native Mexicans who should desire to, withdtaw from the northern military' -Provinces. It will necessarily take some years i for us to create and- organize a government for this integral part of Mexico, to which it would i become us to confide the happiness of the Mexican 'people, and through which we could guaranty our own people against any repetition of wrong. The l defeating and breaking up the regular military or. ganization of the late government of Mexico, is, l while such .a vast and important step; still, only N preliminary one, towards the subjugation of the people and the country. 'All irregular resistance I must be watched and. crushed, before it has time to assume the form of organization. But the , crowning and closing part of the work will be the pacification of the great masses, and the bring.' ' ' ins, them tinder quiet submission to the new rule and authority placed over them. Decision, just ice and conciliation, must all be exhibited and employed in the work. Personal outrage and in dividual wrong, arbitrarily inflicted, may easily turn many quiet persons into vindictive and active enemies, causing incessant outbreaks, and leading' , to dangerous insurrections. An invader or con queror, is at first respected, from fear alone, but is, at the same time always secretly bated ; let him therefore, exhibit any weakness, and he will neces sarily find many arms ready to strike him. He must show the ability to maintain himself, the power to suppress disorder, and an inflexibility in punishing all those who, after having once sub. mitted to, and acknowledged his authority, should dare to resist him. If he continues to protect the orderly and peaceable, his power will in time be come very firmly established. The contributions or taxes he raises, should not oppressively deviate from the ordinary way used in raising revenue by the prior government which be has overpowered Indeed, all the charges had at first better tend to mitigate the apparent evils of taxation: With regard to Mexico, the pecuniary advantages which we are to derive from it, will be in the unshack led and untrammelled trade which it' will open for our manufactures and other productions. We can count much more confidently upon a ready and extensive market for the products of our in dustry. than we can upon the revenues from cus toms or internal duties. It will not be long after the trade is once fairly opened, before the exchanges due our merchants, will many times pay the expen ditures of our armies. ' The Mexicans being, as is shown, a receding race, there will not at present be found in the pro posed military provinces north of our indemnity line, over one million of inhabitants; we must there fore look to emigration from the United States and Europe for the population needed in developing the resources of that eons try. But in the intregral part of Mexico, south of the line and north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec,-in an area of about 220,000 square miles, there will be found over five millions of in habitants. Although this Is much short. of the po pulation which this area is capable of sustaining, yet it is quite sufficient if properly' protected and governed, to develope its resources. As the mass of the Mexican people arc Peons, it is on that class we should aim to operate, more particularly as it may be assumed as an incontrovertible fact, that the upper classes have an abiding and deep rooted hatred and jealousy of us. Let us take warning bj Napole on, and not repeat his mistake in Poland. ana there by have neither peasant nor noble secured to our interest. It would most assuredly provt a difficulty, if um, indeed, an impracticable object, the under taking to subjugate a people united, earnest, and perseverirg in their resistance. Such a resistance we no longer have any reason to apprehend on the part ofMexico. Notwithstanding we have not here tritore made any partisans amongst the Mexicans, we have still met with many neutrals. And.the enemy, however persevering, shows no union in his oppo sition to us. The Mexican revolution was to some extent a great fusion ofclasses, but it has not result ed in giving any thing like a homogeneous race.— Very shortly after the Mexicans had suaceeded in throwing off the rule of the viceroys, the jealousy of the Creoles led to the expulaion of all the native Spaniards nettled in Mexico. These exiles carried off with them most of the wealth and almost all the active capstal of the country, thereby impoverishing Mexico and enriching Nantes, Bordeaux, and the Havana, whither most of them went. With the Eu- ropeans the higher and ruling class of the popula tion, alto lost much of that stiffening element so essential to such a community and which is furnish ed by intelligence, wealth, moral character and per sonal independence. The conning, the duplicity and the management of the disenthralled slave, are the matxed characteristics of the Creoles and edu• cated parsons of mixed blott, now constituting the dominating class in Mexico. The jealousy of caste is not yet extinct. It has been an great in some parts of the neighboring republic of Guatamela, that the native has risen against the Creole, and either exterminated. or expelled all of white blood. ..And now in the State of Yucatan these races are waging' a bloody civil war with one another. The Peons of Mexico all belong to the aboriginal race—there are also many Pueblos or villages solely inhabited by the descendants of the native Mexican tribes. Nene of these have at heart much love or regard for the weal thy and more refined, but corrupt classes of Spanish or mixed blood. They also reluctantly answer'any call made upon them by the government for milita. ry services, which is an important fact, as the ranks of the Mexican army an solely filled from this class. Neither do the muleteers, a very important and cer tainly the most honest class in Mexico, have much love for their domineering masters. We can first 'hope to reconcile the Peons, Muleteers and mechan ics to a change of rule. The church, besides the power it wields from its vast property and numerous peons, exercises a great moral influence over the Mexican people, and particularly the lower classes. Through the influetice -ofthe King of Spain at Remo, while Mexico was still a colony, the Mexican church was allowed to be so organized as to be quite indo 'pendent of the Pontiff, and since the independence of Mexico, the church has continued to be screened by the political power of the State, from the holy and salutary supervision of the Roman See. As we -would interfere neither way, the 'Mexican church would soon be brought into proper subordination unto its legitimate head. The priesthood being thereby freed from many of its corruptions, would lose much of the power and will to thwart the act ing goyerment in its beneficial views. ThOrganiz ing and establirhing the governments over the mili tary provinces which it is proposed should be form ed, ought to be done by Gen. Taylor , sarmy and new columns of fresh levies, without interfering with the operations of the main army under Gen. Scott. The latter should be directed to prosecute his worx with unreinitted vigor, by crushing all factions, and es ' tablishing order throughout his command, which should embrace all of the following States, viz: Vera Cruz, Oajaca, Puebla, Mexico, Quer* taro, Micoaean, ,Guanajuato, Aguas Calientea, and Jalisco—that is 'all the country from the isthmus of lehuantepec to our indemnity line. AN OFFICER OF THE ARMY Virginia, The Wellsburgh Herald, Extra, contains the proceedings of a Democratic Meeting, held in Wellsburgh, Va., on the Bth inst., at which Caste. DELL TARR, Sr., presided. 'O. W. LONGIFITT. Esq., presented a series of excellent resolutions, in favor of the policy of the present administra tion, paiticularly with reference to the war with Mexico, and accompanied the resolutions with an able and eloquent speech, which is published with the proceedings. The universe cannot furnish a nobler set of Democrats than Brooke county They always do their duty to their country faith fully and fearlessly. Model Stutues.--)Ve understand that a very seedy end needy young gent - , disappointed in love and business matters, has applied to Dr. Collyer fora situation to personate Job's Turkey. .Also, that an honest, hard workingThbernian, has sent in his petition as a true personator of the Greek Slave. j'Dr: Wisetnan estimates the number of c:on verts made by liornan giatbolie missionariee in Asia, at 1,200,000; of whom 600,000 are in India. 4- V r As PenllB4,lllllB Legilll6lllMs. tAIIIIIBII7IO, Tuesday, Jan. li. • SENATE. • Mr. Hill , presented st petition:Tom 'eitirh4os of Witstmdreland and else*bere, praying-for eon fitintition of the appointment of Judge Burtill, to therlOth judicial district. k- - ' 1;. • .•Mr. Dante presented a m'emoria). frOnt the Pennsyliania'railrolid ComPafiyi.;priyipg]for 'an alteration in their charter. • Mr.. Matthias moved that the memorial be read filis memorial showeth, among other 'specifi cations, that the road was begun as a greai public enterprise, and that it should receive aid from pub lic as well as private subscriptions; that persons ate'now ready to subscribe to the stocks of the company,- but that they are deterred by - the -eon siderations herein set forth, as grieyancea.; under which the company labor,, arising frorn the :hit:octet of their charter; that these ,grievances consist in part of the heavy taxes underj,which the company labor, and they thetefore pray that the interest on all certificates of loin issued, to pay subscriptions to the stock of the road, be exempt from the payment of all taxes. The memorial also calls attention to the 10th section of ]the act incorporating the company, and prays that it may be so modified as to. allow the - companyi to pay semi annually an interest at the fate of six per cent. per annum on all paid instalment-4. The memorial also asks the repeal of the J Sai section of the act, which-requires the company to trans port troops and munitions of war at less than the usual rates of charge. Apart from the individual objections of the directors, to this elative,itherejs a large portion of our community who oppose war, and regard it as adverse to the laws of Christianity, and while this section of the act re mains, it will deter such front becomitigjsubscri bers to the stock of the company, and hence is a grievance which they respectfully ask 41 be re lieved of. The memorial is very lengthy , and sets forth other complaints, which we have dot room to insert.) lt was referred to the appropriate committee. Mr. Darsie offered a resolution that the State Treasurer be requested to inform the . Senate whether any moneys have been paid unto the Treasury by, defaulting officers of the Common wealth, since their defalcation - , and it so. to whom and what were the amounts so paid. [' ats resolved itself into committee of a for the consideration of the resolution, ai agreed to.] Mr. Sankey offered a resolution that P. tary of the Commonwealth be rrquested the Senate when the Banks of the wealth were severally chartered, and vrl charters terminate. The Senate resat} into committee of the whole to consider lotion; which was agreed to Wenstitertai, Jan. I' 3 184 S. Mr. Hill presented a petition for confirmation of Judge Burrell's appointment to the 10th Judi cial District. ''Mr. Matthias, from the select corminittee to Whom was referred the report of the Chmmittee on Judiciary, relative to the time oil holding criminal Courts in Philadelphia, repo tel 1 the bill as committed, also, the ball providing for the publi cation, daily, of the proceedings of ithe two Houses of the Legislature, for the use of the members, without amendment. Mr Matthias moved that $125 be aplropuiated from the contingent and , to defray e pentes of the said publication. After considerable discussion, the reslution was agreed to. [An extract was then read from the li report use jour nal, showing that a similar had es en made to the House, and that that body had also adopted la resolution appropriating $2:30 to be l e° expen ded.] The bill was then taken up relative to the abo lition of the board of Revenue Com Missioners. which after a lengthy discussion, passed a second reading, and was ordered to be eogross&l for a 3d —yeas 20, nays 12. Mr. Hill presented a petition from citizens of I Delaware county for the confirmation of the up ' polutatent of Judge Burrill. Mr. Matthias presented one from Jitfzens of Chester and Lancaster counties, pray ink that th, right of suffrage be extended to free persons o: color. Mr. Mason read a further supplementlto the act amending the criminal laws of the ComMoimealth of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Brawley a bill for the reduction of the ex i,ting State debt. Mr. Darsie offered a resolution, that the ecru) mime on Education inquire Into the expediency of a law, requiring the directors oil Common Schools in the State, to publish annuaq a state ment of their receipts and expenditure:4. On motion the rules were suspendelli and the resolution read and .adopted. Mr Sanderson moved to consider theiresolution tendering the thanks of this Legislature to Major Gen. Winfield Scott, and the army under his command, for their gallantry and bravery in the existing Mexican war. Resolution agreed to— yeas 31, nays 00. Mr. Smith then called up his mntionito abolish the Board , of Revimue Commissioner. 1 A long discussion ensued on the passage of this bill,, in which Messrs. Smith, Darsie, Crabb, Jor tan, Braw.. ley and others participated The discussion was continued until late hour of the session, when . I Mr Gillis moved for a postponetneht of the bill. which was lost. [The Speaker here resigned his seat to Mr.Mid dleswarth, and left the hall ] The trill, therefore, was again takeii up, and passed. The vote was as follows: - Yisss,—Messra. Boas,Johnson, Johnat King, Levis, Middleaw arch, Oreriteld, Richards, Sadler, Sanderson, Sankey, Sr ser, Sterrett-16. NATS.—Messrs. Benner, Best, Brawl Creacraft, Darsie, Forsyth, Gillis p 1111 Matthias, Small. Streeter-13' So So the question Was determined in tl live Mr Darsie then moved to consider th bills, namely, relative to the election o the peace in Allegheny county, and to th of Franklin street in Pittsburgh; wl severally read arid passed. The resolution providing for a avi; presented to Major General Patterson,: dier General Cadwallader, for their at bravery in the existing war with Mi called up by Mr. Sanderson:and passed. nays none. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI TIMIDAY, Jan. Mr Fenton presented a petition from, zens of Pennsylvania, praying the Legi abridge the hours of labor to ten hours? to prevent the employment of children cif age in manufactories,. Mr. Fenton read a bill to secure ti women the use and enjoyment of their) petty. Mr. B,:ker read a bill supplementary] to an act for thefurtberance of justice bet Ween obligors ane obligees and other creditors and debtoril. The Resolution requesting the Senators and Re presentatives of Pennsylvania, in Congress, to urge the repeal of the act of the 3d of -March, 1947, in reference to postage on newspapers, arni the adop tion of a uniform system of cheap postage on letters and newspapers, was read a second and third time, and the yeas and nays being eled on the question of its final passage—the yeas were 93, nays 3. Wzroussnar, Jan. 1% 1848. Mr. Zeigler offered a resolution thatl the Com mittee on .the Judiciary shall enquir into the expediency of revising the lei , . relative to the revival of judgments, so as to mat the lien perpetual. The yeas and nays being called, thei resolution was adopted by a vote of yeas SO, nayallB. Mr. Keatley read a bill supplementary to the act to reduce the State' debt,. and incorporate the Pennsylvania Canat and Railroad 'company ; and Mr Little a bill relative to judicial sales of life estates. Tunasnay,Jan. h 3, 1848. The kession of the House was openediwith pray er by Dr. Wm. R. De Witt. 1 Mr. Ball presented a petition for the lincorpoca. tion of a company to make a railroad from Erie to the Western line of Peansylv,apm. , Mr.. Elliott submitted thememorial MEM MKS ZSM= painga county, against the chartering of hew, andie•cliertering of old banks, and in favor :Oils general banking !ivy. ' j Mr:Benedict offered a resahtion, that.tbe:Oec retary of.the Commonweal(' be.requeSted*" ter nish statement of the trait of the expiration Ohba charter of each of !the bank* in this Conrhonwealtb. j Mr. : Elliott read a bill to . inthOrize-the Insineits of (ranking. Mr. Wilcox read an act supplementary ; to an act relative to lateral railroads. teelL NATTERS. Election for City Officers. The Select and Common_Councils met in the new Court tiouse, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of electing city oiliCirs.. • The following resolution, was :adopted by . both Councils: • - Resolved, That the•t'ornrni!ttees on Water and Finance he increased' one inernher trout each On motion, the Councils Foceeded to the elec on of persons for the various city offices. S. R. Jobneov,* CITY . 11101,1C1iOR. • 24 ` '(_J. D. Biddle Loomis,* Robert Woods, ASSESSOR. • Thomas Fairman,' 26 I James C. McCune, 19 FIRST STREET COMMISSIONER. • Tohn David Simms, Thomas 0 Neil, William Jack, BECO3D STRLICT COIMISSIONER Robert Nelson, W- S Thompson,• David Sicnibs, WHARF MANTIII. Thos. McFadden,• 24 f Edward Duff; James Gracey, - f Wm. Lehch. fhe Sen e whole, d it was J. W. Lightner, Henry Eerl, John Rea, e Fecre. to inform !trmoil. en such !ed itselt !the reso- Ward, Cockslio.ot, I=MCIIECE=I David Drennuti, Lennox Rca, John Vandender, Robert Donaldson, W. Barr, Peter Fleger, wevon NULSTSIt'Or XARIERT - . A. N. Hartupe,• 118 I COeb Liusfr, . Wm. Barr, -13 Wm.-Stevenson, COLLECTOR AT AQUEDUCT. Henry Kinney,* 34. { Lennox Rea, James W. Hamilton, 4.1 Daniel raylor, SIITEUINTINDANT OF WATER WORMS . James Thompson,• 27 Samuel Gracey, C. Evans, Wm. R. Crisp, Samuel Irvin, 7 Wm. Hall, Wm. Reed, John Sheriff, , REGULATOR. I E. H. Hastings, R. E.McGowen, Z. W. Remington, IttOtrl..•TOß OY s E. H. Hastings, 14 Wm. Bayne! 33 CLERK OP minicar. 24 Alex. Park, 8 Wm. Stevenson, John Green,• Col. Diehl; Dtvid Boyd, lIIRPECTUR OW *AL?, John R. Hague, 14 Jacob Fedder,• 23 David Hunter, ld NSPECTOR OF POT AND . PEARL. AMES John P. Pears, elected by actlainarinn, . , INSPXCTaiI OF'TOS/ACCO George W elected by, necloniarion COLLECTOIIB OF CITY First Ward MeCuteheon, '27; Jacob Myers, 11: James Sliarpe, 2. Srrond irard.—John 141 tee, elected by scan Third' Word . .—Jostpii McCull - 0(44° - 27•;- R J. Haggerty, It': . , ' • Fourth Ward 7 -Itichard Hope, elected by accla mation , • Fifth iraid,--James.McLean,4s; John -Lowry, 31. . Sixth Warg.—G„ Eckert, 32; John Rea, 13. Srventh .5144bura, elected by ad clamation. - Eighth Ward.—WM:. Neely, elected by accla- Ninth Word.—T no. Norman, 32; Moirep Remick 13. 110Ailti'M1ASCri11111 First Ward.—John Owens, eleee,l by accla matior. • - ' - Second and .4.,elected by accla mation. . Third Wind —Robert :ii: Young, .16; James MeMasters,.29:: Fourth Ward —R. McCiare, elected by accla mation. Fifth Ward,—J. W. lighlntr, 30; W. M. Ma gregor Samuel O'Brien; 3; Sliger 7. ' , • Sigh' Wcyrd.--Andre 33;. John Scott, 11; Sames. Banting, t. • .n.Jordan, Potteiger, ith, Smy- Seventh - Ward.,-.Yames Reed, nominated by ac clamation. Eighth. -Word.--Fieming Morrow, electeir by acclamation. - y, Crabb, i t, Mason, EM=!!! e affirma fallowing I justices of e vacation were • t Jotsrr ST'S:gnu:co :Cosqrsrmcs, for 1898, ap, pointed by tiie Presidents bf the Select and Corn. mon Councils, and announced at the meeting in the new Court House yesterday: Finance_Messrs. Lor4, Bakewell and Layng, of S. C. • Mears. Stoner, IsiclCOliy; Bell and Saw yer, of . C., C. "or ' d to be i . Brtga rvtces and 'ace, waa —Yeas 31 Water Works—Messrs. ,13.ikel:veil, Kincaid, and Totten, of S. C.; blesiis4 Hardy, Scott, Porter, and Armstrong, of C. C. Streets Grading and Pati i ing—Messrs, lila& and Denny, of . S. C.; Messrs.!. Roggen,, Stimple, and Coleman, of C. C. • 3,50 u citi "stature to `a day, and 'f a certain . married own pro- , . PoUri—Messrs. Kincaid and Black, of S. C.; Messrs. McClell'ana, Mitchell, and Lewis. of C.C. Engine and Efose--Mesrs. Mcllwaine and Mur ray,. of S. C. and Measrs..Jones, McCollister, and Sawyer, of C. C., • .. ' Claims and .ilcanknis--Meurs. Simpson:end Mc• Ilwaine; of S. C.; Aleissre. Yon Bonhont,Rent;ard Roggen, of C. C.: • ' City oprrty-.LlVlesars.jdurs:ay and o 3: C.; and Messrs. Palmer, i'orier, and LiiiidOlod . , City Farm -= Trait s . penuy, and Caslty, of 8: C..; Messrs. Yobst, Leonard. and Shaffer, of C. C.' Aqueduct—Mesas. Totten And Laughlin, of S. C.; Messrs. MeCletlind;Scliwacr,and Cunningham, of C. C. . Markets— r Mitssrs. -Porter and Aikin, of C Messrs. Walton, Armstrong, and C. Cana—Mews; Ceakey . and Potteri ,5.. C.; Messrs. Smi'th; 211Tnight; and Yobat;' , a c: C. CityPrintitig--Mesent. Hill and . Murray, of ,S. l C.; •lifeasra. Stimple, MeColliatei L and .filitehell, of C. C. Wood Buildings—Nl:exert,. Drum 'rind Loren 4, of 'S. C. Mgars.. Coleman, Leonard, and-Shaffer of C. C. . -; • - - 3anifory 7 —bdesars. Lang t hlin and Black, of S. C.; Messrs. Hartley, Meek, aqd Sefivrr, of C. C. Micah from City ..isr;rernentet--Merere.-Layng of citizen ,iha6at..N.oo.7?ro l li , TREASITRILIR. .- 32 I J. D.W. White; 11 ' BALI;OT . /1.. I,it.r. tv. 21 20 22 22 10 6 4 , withdrawn; 1 1 9 18 '23 25 H. Iti j 2 13 10 20 21 , ,24 13 12 1. 10 22 8, lITT 01:AGIER. I Si Northam, BEETS •ND LOTS C. IVleGovven,* I . 1. 11.111.1 Y. 11 13 12 ,2 W. A+l - ..NeGregot,' John Cre!ghton, 18 16 17 17 Rohert Young; 10 17 17 28 ro - ~ - 1 and Dmiwelf,S. C.: Messrs. Bell, Hein, and Smith, Gas Of Masan:. Mcilwiiine and Aikin, of S. C.• Messrs. Jones, Lewis and Scott, of C C AfaiiongahelaWhar/—Messra. Layng and Denny, 1 of S. C.'; Messrs.'Von Bonhorst, Wilson and Liv- - ingiton, - of ./Bfegfirriy- Wharf—Messrs. Magill and Hill, of S. C..; Messrs. Stoner, Cunningham, and MaKelvy, of C. C. I • Ordittanees--Messrs. Layng and Denny; of S. C. ; Messrs. Palmer, McKelvy, and Mitchell, of C C. . , . FIGLAIIII Anassrfri :• • ••• The Independent Po- 11• lice, alter - great elestions, secured a couple of t persons, who are believed to belong to a gang of t •_• burglars that had infested . ourcity for many weeks, and.been the terrOriof the watchmen: - The-bistory i of the affair:its as fgllnws: , & ,On Thursday of last..week, a party 'conflating of four gentlemen and three ladies; indulged in a t, sleigh ride to Noble's': There 'One of the gents passed a counterfeit Von the Moritgoniery - county Bank, upon the lindford. The,next morning,Mr. ' t - Noble foubillon t.hellOor counterfeit V upon the Merchants', and Manufactutere Bank of this 64% 5 Mr. N.. also discovered `that his pucket boolr;Con taining valuable papers, wit mitaing: On Friday, 4; officer Haguehrtasted. Jim Foy,and Sam Evans, and cominitteetleiii_fot furthee, hearing before Ald: Steele ' On Monday a f ter n o on, they re-examinetVittid'ikitneasee - brought against them.?s' Among these, Were two ladies of the sleighing '4 p ar ty, whose.teetimony.was sufficieptto wetrant .4 4 the Alder Man in making'4l final commitment They said that while on their way horie, alight was struck, and the pocket book exhibited ; it was thrown into the .Monongabelat riw r. The _officers are satisfied that their two fellow s tielong to tha gang who have committed the `bur. elaries in the city. The notes have beeteidenti- fled; the counterfeit , gantgomery. Ante , was' taken' i tem the ;warehouse.of & Son, the Merchants if! and Manufacturers' cote was taken from - Butler & Brother's store._ They are no doubt the perpetra tors of the burglaries at M'Faddsn'a, Sande; and others, • - 'l b. . , . Jey are now in jail where they' will 'remain : • intil disposed of by *a Quarter se none. • .. `L - --7-;---:--7-• , ------ ', - 7 • ::::. - - Asarrr.—On ' Monday evenin T,,of&cer Hague • 4 of the Independents, arrested a: black m 1, •,•,- an named ! 1 1 - Enos Ruaser, on a beach warrartt, who was charged i ~ - -i - • . with larceny;.' He Was"paken On, Fifth street,. at the mouth of Hog alley. .lie was: on his way to the assernblYt An attempt was made to- resist' Hague, but but to, no. purpose. When he clinches a c hap, resistance is useless. Sweet William," a well knovrn yonng.getille. man,was inn up by Alderman Steele 'yesterday, for vagrancy. He has done worse:things,_however, than to live without visible means. Haavr CASIG.—The District,Court, Judge Be,.' area, was yestenlay engaged „with the.case, Weaver vs. Woods, which involved , the , lease of the old Merchants' (now the St. Charle9 After the griif fire, Mr: Weaver gave up hie lease, Mr. Woods • built the St: Charley and leased to Mr. Miller. Mr. Weiner now comer on Mr. Woods for damages sustained in 'viola ting an agreement to let him , r (Mr. Weever) have it. We , gathered this from the opening remarks of one of the Defendmrs coinisek' • The case, excites much, interest.. The court . ' room being filled during th - e day-- 'Thire)shetv •vy metal on hoth sides: Meson.: McCandlear; Metcalf and Loomis 'for Plaintiff; _Nedra: Stan ton, ShalerandAidliamefar Defendant. , A .Qcrssizon . .,sois Lawrzas..4-11 note .dealer .in garden seeds liable for the damages.sustained by, comn . who purchases seeds,plants them - witlr customary; Rareand attention,: devotes portions of his soil as well as his labor to them. and at the end of the.season finds that all is lost; the seeds - being worthless? " We know is. case of 'this kind. Four kinds of seeds svere.bought it a well known seed store . of this city, about 'hall an'aCreofi.val, treble ground was worked for them, in addition to hist beds; but never a spear was' found: ' : The cost Of the seeds was less than a dollar. butthe loss co account of their badness was upwards of Any donate! There should be some remedy,,or re dress'. This system of dealing M old seeds is not the best means of.' ad.vancing agriculture; end, horticultural in this community. THAT Caus.—We noticed some Jaycee.° that a splendid-mounted cane was - standing in our, of fice awaiting the arrival of its owner , It. stands. here still. On minute examination, Ave find,tliat it is made froM wood of fbe Cortstitution, which addi much to its Value.' We are novit nnzytus that the Owner . may not call ,Tor if ;. nevetthe liWAonesty eurivels us to' give notice that .it bele at his disposal. If not claimed soon; "we Abell certainly appropriate it to our : , =How many cargos' of canes are.thefe. in OA Union, manufactured froni the vtood ofr the'L`ogi. stitution - Enough to build a couple of vessels, we guess! _ , But; we have tertian to believe that the one referred to above iu a germ iene stick from the timber of the famous man.7of-war. „ 01711,c Prat ITENTTA NT 4-- The prisimera" in .tbe -Parish -Priscm 'of . 1 4 Iew . ..'Orlecris, celebrated' l‘i t v Year's Day ; a' repOrt of which we find in- the Delta.' The speeches; letters, songs and toasts werevers good.: The ;following toastwe .. , xOpy, is =it seems to disparage Our , ayitem - pttson discipline. The advocates, ter. the 4. Petinsylvinia Solitary confinement," should see to it By Barber Martiti."---MeHattort, 'Pratt . * C 07,7 Tiro 'years'' intimate 'acquaintance enable us . ' .to say, that Allegheny'Town is left far inittieS-baelg grcund by the Baton Rouge farm:: c?-WeAr.ere bespattered by the bitnitintrif i Galt ladder, yesterday morninc.. :but ,no permanent L ary resulted to us. Our friends may: be eliy. ,tlerz and Slyer' are in avannall ••• The large sale of Sashionable Clothing, com- merfced at. hooker khlayees,yesierday, which cre ated so Much eicitemont and competition storing mlinliaseri, will be resumed this,morning, at 10 0 ' clock, and continue day and night, until all ern sold. A lot of fine Broad Cloths and Cossimeres will b. sold at the game time. . , Undiminished Novelty at the ',Eagle Saloon* -. • f THIS EVENINP, and every evening this. weer, • t . the Troupe will sing,in Concert the moittnleo- - sing and popular SOllgetif the day, prise songs, glees, Ethiopian refrains, etc. . Thursday • Night, Benefit of Mr. Andrews„ o 'n 1 Which occasion he will present to the author - of thi best original CONIINDZON, (if present,l'a:splendid • PAIIM SILT Lat W4TCH, 13. holes jewelled. Tonrra.maire:- • ,-,.. • • - • , - :For theieionii beet, one of Pailleon.ii Bliponpai; or Set viPprbeit HATII. To be decided by s cow. mittee of five. The stieceufal author will receive - this' Witeli. from the hands of Miss The second from , Mrs. ShaiPe.. toneridrurns'in competition for the prizes meat be' Landed in before 7 o'clock,Thttraday evening. Admittance,ls esnta.r", • • • ' , The author "Sleeping ' and- Dreaming?;' oblige the proprietor by leaving another copy:able` excellent song. The:original-has bean 'Mislaid janl9 'LOst.- -- N Monday eveninv-the :17thinst., a .g . iiver „ „' Palest' Lever' Wattle,: betafremi , the Diamond!? and Clark stutet,,6th: Wird. '.- The finder -win . be - - liberally rewarded ,by leaving it at this office. janl9 3t , --....-..-I}4-.-.------ , 4- " ' --. 7: . . 'VCRS. PENN; a lady skilled in the science ot";., 13j :Simon Stour - maybe consulted by the:ladies . . nedlentlemen of this city on the Past, Present and .Future cyentit of,:theiillyes, at_ her rerideneei,"Ain . WylieLitivet,itifth door below - Washington. Mrs. ,' 1: P. would invite all, those ,who: desire. to consult hdr .-. Y. to call soon, as she willremain in the city but a few 1 ; weeks longer. Terms: sl,oo for gentlemen and - . •I'e, 50 cents for ladies. •-, '' • :•.-' ' - ..jaal9.2rn , t: • , i 7. 7 q . 'T.S.ahe Jounsernsem Tailor,.Meeting of the Journeymen Tailors of the cities 1L of Pittsbiirgh and Allegheny, willbetheldoa Wedneaday,tha 19th init,at 7 0 , e100,,,r Mr. gh e ek. liter's ' in tha.:Dismond, at the sign.of the-thread= SwiisCiiifederates, - to take into honsideration;,tho bestmeina.of relieving thertiselves from the.worse than Russian serfdom that they are ntia , std , lieeteg Came one ! come all !- and show to au'enlighteri,-" ed public, that as mechanics*, seer but that ahieh it tight; m a nd will so labgeraubmit to Oiar wrongs4.lo4 - are. n0w:44,4 urauss. v.- • . Maimlftrammum ,tutons. i::•::";'3: . 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