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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
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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: '
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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fallowing I
justices of
e vacation
were
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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 .
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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. . -; •
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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
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TREASITRILIR. .-
32 I J. D.W. White; 11
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W. A+l - ..NeGregot,'
John Cre!ghton, 18 16 17 17
Rohert Young; 10 17 17 28
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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.
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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. •
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- - 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
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„' 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 ,
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'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:
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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
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that ahieh it tight; m
a nd will so labgeraubmit to Oiar
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