meteorology, receive rach ni mr.c1t at-j I.ATA'U FROM TE ARMY,
lentiOU f(OU) him I if etc!) luJ been From llio New Oiloniii Piciiymm, N'v. It.
1) is nole pursuit. Tim Irurig of ll these VERY LATESY' FROM MONTEREY,
researches are record' d in jmiriul ilai We yetl(i4y rrc-ivil a le'ler ff"
ly wri'ten in ilia (h-l. Mteiinla f"r ,liaiinku1iod lli'T of ihe Amor ran
imps and draw-injure daily collected; !Army Monfit y, whir h is ihree dy
few months of office labor prepm r ll M . (l n ,ny j,, wt, (i)VP ,,,. Thai
for publication; and without w-"1" 10 )or,ion of I in reUimn lo H'lsUmente
at a any thing published, lh impaneni 1VB ()(), U,()l, Sl) ,,lher ,ouhtfu, al
genllemin immediately aeM ttl u' jihonil the old general miy have been
now expedition. pn, ,, in ,ie ,u.g,bui hood of Chihua-
Mathematics are the f.vori'e dtidy of . BU, Si)nnr, U) i,,, iteien. Wot.l.
Col. Fremont, botany his hvori'e re
creation ;1iut all the sister hciences come
in for a slut e of his attention, and the
languages, both a icicnl and modern, ait
not neglected. (Ireek and L it in came
wilt) his school education. Frenrh and
Spanish have been added; Gcimmt is in
a course of acq-iisitioe;' and hit whole
life is divided between field laboit, and
liicry studies. lis lile is a pattern,
and bis auccers an encouragement, to ell
the the noble minded young men of A
tneiica, who, despising a life of alulh end
case, aspire to honorable distinction ly
their own metilorioui txerlions. lit
is maiiied to n daughter of SenaloiBen
Ion, but looks to his own exertion!", oi
to senatorial influence, for advance
ment and promotion. His widowed
mother Itves io see the fame, and to re
cieve iho 6upport,of a son,lefi an orphano!
4 years of age, and beginning a! 17 to
provided for himself, for her, and for a
younger brother and sister.
Col. Fremont is light end slender ir
bis person, very youthful in appearance
as well as in fact, delicate in his feature
and wholly indifferent from what would
bo looked for in the leader of such ex
tended & adventurous expeditions. Mr
Wilkins, the Secretary of War, coulu
hardly bclievfl feis own eyes when, ir!
the fill ofc,l8 11; a modeit looking youth,
almost femenine in the delicacy of bh
person and feature, appeared befon
liim, and reported himself as Liauten
ar.t Fremont, just returned from the ex
pedilion (o Oregon and Arurth Cjhfor
na. To see the leader of such an ex
pedition, in the person of such a strip
ping, was a surprise .from which the
honorable Secretary could not reeovei
Jiimself, uaul after repealed interroga
tories. A. R. C
'Washington, Nov. 23,18-15.
FROM SA1NTA FE.
;Dates from Santa Fe to the lllhol
Or. lobar have been received aiSi. Louis.
General Keerney, when about seven
ly seven milts fiom Sinta -Fe, met ar,
express from Col. Fremont, giving him
the information that the wholo of Up
per California was in possession ol the
Americans, and that he was acting foi
Aha present as Provisional Governor ot
the Territory. The whole country we
quiet, ami the Mexicans nael neen unv
en cff. Gen. Kearney accordingly, or
receiving this information, sent back al!
hi9 troops, but a picked escort of on
hundred, and continued cn to his des
tination. The expreis had been but
thirty one days on the route. Major
Fitzpatrick had arrived at St. Louis, on
his wiy to Washington, with despatch
es from Com. Siocktoo, brought by
TremonU express
'From Mexico. 2 Skirmish. A
letter from Capt. Calhoun, of the Geor
gia Volunteers, dated at Monterey, Oc
tober 1 2 lh ; and published in the Savan
nah Republican, 6tales that a skirmish
took place between some of the Geor
gians and a email force of the Mexicans
on the 111) of October. Apart of thi
Georgia Regiment, on their way from
Carr.argo io Monterey, had encamped
about hx miles from the latter place,
vuh t heavy train of wagons and mule
loaded wilh provisions for the Army,
i'arly alter night fill, it was ascertained
that party ol Canales' men were in a
neighboring rancho. They were at
tacked by a detachment under Lieu1.
Home, of l he Sumter Volunteers, and
ten prisoners and some of the baggg of
Canutes taken he had just left the rancho
to vtrange Iho assault lor the nigh'. One
Mexican was killed, and the number
wounded i not known. Nune of the.A
moiicjiia were killed or wounded.
Thirly seve.i millions of capital are
invested in railroad by Ihe people of
Jla6Siichustit.if.
We nuke ex'tad fiom the letter, which
is daied:
Monteuev, Oct. 29. 1816
Poor R'dgely is df ml. lie wn bur
led yri'erday ami is mourned by the
entire Army. M j. h'-ar will not 1 1 vt.
twenty lour h..u's lon. We have
late news from Sin Luis de P tusi Io
t ffecl ihal S ,nla Anna w is there willi
12 000 men and no less limn 37 gm-i
tl He was rt crnnii g daily, bulbil
intentions wer not known, ll is PJ
mored thai Uusiamenie hs gone noril
in ihe direction of Chihuahua, lo mer
Gen. Wool, and hither ii is positively
asserted that ihe Indians are killing and
laying waste all before, them in the latlei
Stale. Not line more in the sh-'pe ol
new, Yours, $.
Capt- Randolph Rdely .'Vcr bk
Jcc'dent.bh'yn Dashtel, U. S. Pay
master, who ltfi Mon'erey two days a
ter os, and overtook us al Cimaigo
brought intelligence thai hameta gloon
over everv heart. He states thai ontbe
25lh ull., the day after we left, ss Capt.
Piidgely was riding into town to dine
with Lieut. Mack-tH, his horse idippe
on the smooth pavement, and he wai-
dirowii with such violence against a rock a
to cause a Beiere fraelnre nf ihe skull! lie
ay sensidesa when Mnj.Dashiell lefijon the
following day; aad no hope of his recovery
was entertained by the surgeons. In parting
with this splendid young officer, 1 I'ttb
thought thai beforel reacbod home it would
'lecome my duty to chronicle so painful an
event concerning him. The world nevn
produced a braver man or beuer soldiei
dian Randolph Uidgely. A nobler pin
was never encased in ihe human form n
kinder heart never beat. I cannot briny
myself to feel I'.iat tbo gallant Uidgely hn
died thue; the thoughl is loo cruel lo be en
tertained. I can well imagine the l.eari-
rending eninlions of tbo comrades who
surrounded him. They have seen hioic
nergo unscathed fioin severul baidcs.
wbtie ho behaved wilh almost unparalleli d
heioisnii 'I'licy all loved him, for he v!o
liind, frank and generous lo cvoiy one.
Hold on, Charley, and let me draw thcii
fire!'
Poor Uidgrlv! how many a brave com
rade would havo drawn upon himself tin
diaft of death lo have -averted il from lin o
From the American l'luj? nf die 28. h nil.
Mexican Humor, U was.tunond jes-
;erday io Mexican eirtlcs, ibai iho Hoops
nliit.li nticuil ilull wo, lo kJuu l.oiii l'o.
.osi from Sallil'.o (nntired as a rumor ii
iur last number) have been ordered back lu
.lie place by Siti.la Anna, who bts jiiii"
diem widi s largn additional force, Kigln
thousand troops aie slated lo be on ihe eve
)f marching from San Luis Polosi to Tain
pico. iSania Anna, it is said, will have ai
Sahillo abuul 20,000 ironps, including reg
ular volunteers and lancheros.
From the American Fl.ig nfNv. 4tli.
From Monterey. We have adviret-
from ibis posl as late as ihe 20th nil. I o
the politeness of a friend we are indebted
for a few items nf news- The liealib of
the troops is aid lo be rntlier bad at this
lime, the print-ips! complaints being Oie
ilianlm-a and chills and filter, U is sup
posed lhallho fruil so readily obtained theie
increase sliickuess.
A gentleman recently returned frnm
Monterey' who has had a good npporiuniiy
of forming rnrrecl opinion nf the fn'ure
movements of tieit. Taylor, expresses it si
Ida belief llut, after garrisoning Sau'illo.ilt
main bodyol the army will lake up tbo lin
of match forTampico.w here it wrtl-be rt in
forced preparatory lo making a desceni up.
on San i.uis l)Hj:i, whiuh is generally
supposed will be iho ikxi battle scene
It seems to be an ait ( ruined f.n-t inCJen.
7aylors camp, (Mexican rumors in thi.
ciiy to the contrary, uoU iilisianilinc) iha
Sidlillo is nol tB di'loiided tbo whole
Mexican force being oni tnir.iu d al TSan
Luis l'olooi, which pliice i, being Iur nflcil
in the tlrongest possible mnnnrr.
(Ji n. 'nol had reported !iimrf i.j (U-n.
i'alor, !bv. iiliiu a shcrl dihoniee of Mon.
dovj, and we are iiil umtJ tb.it a j.ait cf
Ins force is lo form 8 junction with (Jen.
Taylor at Mjnteiey, the ruuinJu
m lo Chihuahua iho whole force being
-teemed unnecessary for ibis service,
ll is also staled to us thai Victoria and
ill ihti piincipaljowr.s in Tuiiiaiiuhpas ire
to be iiuc.diaicly garrisoned, and wo would
speculate ih( it is with the ultimate object
if placing hI) ihfl country on the i-asi ui
northeast side of the Sicra Madre, umlci
the Government and laws of ihe United
Slates, to be held as i portion of her tcrrito-
y and as an indemnification for the war.
I'ho alalo of feeling on ibis subject cannot
be misuiideisinod. Kveiy day ii becomes
more apparent lha his range of mountain
is henceforth lo be (he dividing line be-
ween Mexico aud lie Umcd Saes, 1
can no longer be viewed ts a vnguo snp
pos iioii such we believe lobe ho fixed
iiicnioRs of be American Government
u no odit-r way can she be idcmnilied for
ihe war.
M jor l!a on, the benrer of despatches to
tinneral Taylor, who bad led Washington
b, fore the government had heen informed
if iho b-iiile of Moon icy and its results
hail rtacbru! ihe camp some days previous.
Iv l the di-tiari ire ol Mi. Kaluiuon. Tlx
purjiiirl vf those defpatelies were believed
or knon lo he, inntrocduns of advice lion
ihu War Departiiiem in inarch on lo ram
pico. if after a full curvey ol his position, In
tell hi.nself jiistil'n.-d in doing so. I he bai
de of Monterey, of cum mi id a grenl meas
rendered these orders null and lIuGener
al's movements will necessarily be guided
liy the despatches of which Major Graham
was the bearer, for they were written wit!
lull knowledge of what hud transpired a
Monterey, This gentleman, Mr. Salomon
met between Camargo and Monterey, so
that Gen. Tayloi's determination has btei
Mua ibis leken.
Of Ihe movements nf SanU Anna, Ampu
lid, or the main body of the Mexican army
,iu!e nothing positive was known al lla
'amp. It was only understood thai
have evacuated Saltillo, and were concentra
ting, it was believed, their whole force a
San Luis Potosi. Should nothing in lh
ate despatches induce General Taylor to
alter his plan of operations, his determina
nt! was to march on lo Lanares.fl20 inih't
from Monterey,) r.n route to Tampico, am
in a line north of ban Luis l'umsi. Uu
ibitlier ho did not mean lo move with a nu
merical force less than fifteen or Unity
thousand men.
The present active force from the mou'
of the Kio (iliilnlu lo and at Cninargo,
tsliioaifd al 13,000 men thai in Jonlcrc
at 5000so tli at it would seem, after lea v.
nig the ncciasary men lo g-inisou the du
puts and Ions along tin: in (iraudti to Ca-
margo, to occujiy Mnr Seiaho ai d I'.oiii
uida ol which our troop iiuv hold miiiti
iv )0,scsioll bcsidts .Monterey and ; iliill.
il bich )osae:osioii was .iboui to be t.. 1. i
h it a considerable reinloii ciuent wonld In
necessary before -in Ihe opinion of lanei
il Taylor iho liisi ulrancu inuvc-meii
shoulii he made,
lint be il understood thul an cxpus- anii
i-d at Monteiey from tlt-neral Wool on tin
-loth tilt, staling that liu was within six
Jag' m uch of ,IAincluv.i,;ind !iad with bin
fifty days' provisions. From il,is, In.; po
siiiou, it w as believed thai he w as no 'ho
vay lo join (,'en, Taylor al Monterey, i'.
lud not lunched at Chiliiiahu i. Ilia foict
could not much exceed 3.100 mm.
Notwithstanding the predeierrninaiion re
tuncral Taylor nol to move from Montcic)
without the strong rciiiforcenicnt spoken o
.hove, our infornant thinks that (Jen
'end's rommand, and such other force a
lie may draw ofl" from the present inilitar
stations, he may, on htaring that Santa An
na is at Sn Luis 1'otost, dash on there am
?ive him a fijjhl wuhnut regard lo disparih
if nuiiibers in the opposing parties, sugrca
is his confidence in his troops.
Whatever enterprise he undertakes ivt
have no fears (or the result.
E.i jinled , lrrivul uf Troop. We
ui. del sunt thai GOO of the new mounted
nfhi regiment are hourly txpicted her:
ny the way of ihe river, and will he im
mediately embaiked lor the Ilio Orandi
This is the Regiment commanded by
Col- P. F. Smith, and we lern Ihey
ate one of the finest boil if s of men tvn
embodied. They have heen recruited
puncipally in Ihe mountain of Yirgini
nd f)hio, and not a man among them
over il.ii ty five years r.f gr. iV. Or
leans Vce, Mh. inst.
,7 Kim Jin entiun. The ('lev Iur. d
II- raid says that a gentleman n! that city
ins invented a machine h r diy ing 11 ni
coi n and meal, which i si t plu nol rf
fi-Hivn It cm lo .idol) U ll In rv..!!
v.itl.oul altrialun) e. any id tj luiiring!
gear, or taking up more f-pace than is!
i)0w occup-td ft,r lis iJiJti.iiitiy. j
"THUTH WlTHUVT I'KiH
b.trt uiKiv, .xovr.JtnuwJi, iii.
V. 1). PALME It, in iiiillnirhfft to fid an
Anit. for the. ' (Joli-miiu Dkmim iiat,' unit ri
i fiiil all iminltufof Huhicr'nitim unit Aih'irlis-
ini' at hi Ameitu in
rhilmlilihiii Ao. rf) Piiif-!rnl.
Ann Yurtt " I I'll Xiiau-tn'1.
lihn " 10 Slnti:-itlmt.
Hull i more S. E. ror. Hull, and Culm rl-sln.
Ni rehimh-Wi-hunicx mid Truilvmiiin mniJiiiil
Ito their ntlminttil'e to ailrertisr. in Vim paper mh
't is Ike. oiili one puhlif hiil ill the. County fent
vul hoi a greater eiiriilutlun in the count ij than
imy other jiujier jmblmhed wiltttu alilimim.
AN APi'liKNTICK,
'I'i llm I'riiilinir IiiisImi'SH 1 '.vailll'il at lliia ()
"
lico. All uclivenny 10 or iu years 01 Ut win re-
. m ... r II
eivc good encouragement. '
The Printer is much in want of a few
bushels of W 1 1 EAT. COll N & 1JUCK
W1IEA1, of those who owe him upon
sobsci iption. He would also like a few
bushels of POTATOES.
SALIJ OF TllbJ PUBLIC WORKS.
Il is very probable that lha project of sel
ling our State Improvements will come op
ihis winter in the Legislature, and it is
.herefore, in our judgment, important thai
he atlenlion of the people should bo diiect
id lo the subject in time. We know al
ready enough of the character of the next
Legislature io feel apprehensive of its ac
.ion in relation to Ibis question and we
now what tiemcndnus out-door influence,
nay naturally be expected to array itself in
aver of the S.ile. Let us bo forewarned
nid forearmed for the encounter with Fed
rahsin, and Capital for the easy virtue ol
he one and iho intense seTtshnass of the
ithcr will naturally place ihaui in oppusi
ion lo iho interests of the people.
Two years ago, a majority of ihe voters
if 'ennsylvania gave heir suffrages in fa
vor of a 6ale of the main line; arxl this lad
ivill be strongly urged in favor of the pro
icct at the coiinnir session. JJul, wo re
gard lh il vole to be of very little weight in
be argument. The subject was nol then
very generally discussed, and consequently
vas but imperfectly understood. The pub
ic attention was laken up with iho 'resi
Initial and tJ ubernatorial elections and tin
Mil) Treasury, the Tariff, the I! ink, Mr
I'ulk and Mi. Clsv, Sliunk and .daikle,
Texas and Oregon etc. uern talked about
ind the Sale of ihe Public Works was not
vote in I'jvor or against the Sale at such a
imp, is quits unsaiif ctory as a lest ol
niblii- snlnnciit. I'ul again, since 1HII
he Aibhc I riproveni'iits have been recom
mending lliciiisi lvis lo the lax payers as n
eliable source nf revenue it is uason.ibh
herefore to suppose that the result of a voti
iion ihe Mibjecl nuw would lie adverse to
he sale, o this conniy, ((.'oliiinbi i.J tin
vote two years ago was highly gratify ii.g
ll then stood;
For the S de, 1.1.1
Against the S.du :) 10.1 ! !
icing a m- joriiy aainl the sale ol ''JofJ in
i vote of less than 1000!
The new Constitution of New York con
i ins, a proi ision iu relation lo the Siati
''anals, which we would be pleased lo ser
incorporated into ours, ll is as follows;
'The Legislature shall not sell leise m
itherwisc dispose nf any of the canals ol" the
tale but they shall remain ilie property ( I
the state aud under its mahai'i'incul for-
vcr.'
Our neighbors of the Kmpiie Stnle have
well understood themselves, in placing such
i rcs'riciion upon ilie l egislature, in their
'undamental law. Speculators Mid txpedir
ncy politicians cannol meddle with the
iwnrsbip of the State property; there wil
e no opprthensions on llic pari of ibc pco
pic of its alienation foi a snug, to corpora
tions or combinati.ins of capitalists, L
would be a snl ject of gratification were we
iqually recure iu JVnnsj I vani;i;but we car
iere only ilepend for tl.c .resent upon thai
invahiablu safeguard of popnlur lii'liis tbr
'i;ro; and can only hope that Fudera'ism
in its accidental ascendency in our stall
will not be entirely reckless and mercena
ry.
Wn.I.ce Ingenuity in England.
Mackintosh, the celebiaied Indian Rub
In r mariufaciuicr, look iho conlracl foi
aising the (.real Entail) steamer, after
lie mosl skillful Knulish Engineers had
lundont-d the woi k. IIu is likely lo
uccred.
A .'rntts -f t 'ii.eieina'i wk l.-krn I'-
ri-oiiih, by u Iur h l cppi-ii u ll;:i (i'y hi.
now G'J.fifJO while iiilmbtlut.la, and
12S colored.
SOUND DOCTRINE.
la the Pennsylvania Constitution of 17
70; prepared by a convention uf wbndi
llenjiinii Franklin wahlVosidcntwe find i
declared,
'That a frequent ireurrenee lo fumlii
ineilul jfiueijileH. and a firm adherence lo
juslice, moderation, temperance, inUCHliy
ind frugality, are uhxututili necetsury lo
preserve, the. Iilrxini oj lihcrty, uml keep
a (liivernment fret
Similar in sentiment to ihe foregoing, ir
a passage in President Jackson's sueoiid an
nual Message, lie says-
'Our oyHte.inJorlunulety eonlewpltiles u
recurrence lojiral principles, differing in
this respect from al! that have preceded it,
and securing i', I trust, equally against ilie
decay and iho commotions which have
maikc-d iho progress of oilier governments.'
How opposed are these sentiments ol
lo t, ft ....... .I.. . i ,l,.i.
. 1 A f. IV. I .lllllll. Ill Ll IT I .1 1 1 1 . 1 L l.t.l I l II III. I. II ill...
' o - i .
of modern politicians! W c can stand sale
ly and surely upon no ground, except lhai
of principle' all other foundations are treach
erous and unshfe, li e all admit this, when
directly stated, but are we nol accustomed
to have but a dim perception of its sound
ness as a guiding sentinmni in active life?
How often aie we found supporting or op
posing a measure, without first testing itr
merits by ihe standard ol fund iiur nial truth.'
-low oflen, again, do we consider a meas
ure only with reference li a sinjlo effect ol
partisan desire, without tracing us other
consequences, naturally and inevitably mis
chievous though they be! Such a mode ol
political action is entirely vicious and inde
fcnuible; il leads us continually into laba
rynths of etror, and if we make any true ad
vancernent, il is ucc'ulenUJ,
THE VETO POWER.
We expect this wintor that occasions
will arise demanding the interposition ol
the lilxeeu'.ive veto, lo prevent vicious leg
islation in ibis State. Federalism, intoxi
cated with ils accidental success, will bt
unable to tcl with moderation or lo disguis
us true character. We may expeel Bank
charters, and corporation bills, a clamorous
and corrupt aleinpt lo scllJihePiiblic Works
along with ihe ousting of all ollicers with
in the reach of the legislative majority. The
present indefatigable and able State Treas
urer, Mr. Snortden; who has done more
within the last two years to maintain the
Siate credit, than any other man in Penm
sylvania, must be thrust aside lo give place
to Ex. Oov. Rimer or some other Federal
ist. Tha mail) evil, however, will be fouin'
in Iho character v.f the lepislatii n attempted.
I ( 1 11 c I it lw. ii ii l t r 'i i t I !i 1 1 n i n r I nririuirilirii r il
,.,.., I., ... v,i. .u .... .,,,,... -'
i -1 1 1 9 luciciiir uiu laoii, uihi iu qioiuiiui I
Siato properly that should be inalioiv.b'e
will receive eucoiirng 'niciil.ifc will bcxm
c,7. Our only reliable delcnee against such
!ei.shiiion, is the Executive Vi:to and
we trust, that njion every proper occasion,
il will be fearlessly exercised. The Veto
is a conservative power il originates noth
ing, it only prevents or postpones the en.
ic-Iiticnl of a law. Is this dangerous? pai
1 1 out i ; 'J'lio veto is for lha protection of
the people against hasty, or unwise legisla
tion il postpones a measure and allows tin
jieoplu to bit in judgment upon its merits.
Wu desire the people of Pennsy Ivania ',o
have an opportunity to pass upon the doing
'il the Federal' legislatuie of lb 17, and how-
over this ol-jeit may be atiaineit, it will be
t subject of congratulation among the I)c-
notiacy.
THE .M KMC AN WAR
Jfc have laid before our readeis durinj;
die suiiinicr and fall accounts of numerous
successes by our armies in the Mexican war.
The battles of Palo Alto and Risara de la
I'almn; the taking of Malaniorcs, .V.nta IV
and Monterey, and tbo entire suljugaiioi
of Upper California, constitute a splendid
series of events to be crowded into the
space nf a few months It is now less than
vi urn months since the first encounter on
the Rio Grande, and wc have before us a
muster roil of jus; distinguished names,
( Taylor, Ke -nicy, Fremont, Worth and
others,) a rci oid of battles won, amiddis
advantages, from a foe far outnumbering us,
anil the spectacle of an immense extent ol
territory held firmly and surely by our vic
torious atinics.' A gteal deal has been ac
complished in a little time, and yet there
are those who complain that ihe war is noi
dri.cn on with sullicicnt vigor! It has, in
sober truth, taking its results, been most
cflicii ntly and successfully conducted. W t
tue glad ofjliis. We itjoisc lo see otu
country succeed in its tnterprizis, especial
ly against a power derelict iu Ibc pcrfnrm
jnie of its plain i.'utiis lowaii'us,&, imilinc
i conflict o linns, ilow long die war will
continue- is uncertain. Hat we ;irr assured
thai il will ctase j -1 s l whe.jiu-i- Mcxi-ru o:
l.ibi.s a dii poMiiiiii for it just aud 'law oh
saving' poiici. liiilicrto litr al.iitiJu ha
ireit boastful, btlligeli.til ami vain. C r
lii.'vcrnuicnl has how calul fur addition I
troops, and iho war will lie puslod
I'owaid with such vigor as Will insure wo
Hope iu speedy terininaiiun. Neither our
(lovernineni nor our ptoplu desire war; and
ihey will gladly agree that il terminal! ,
whenever jiiNtic ) aud reason shall visit tbo
i-ouiirils of the enemy. The lault ol i i
O'li 1 1) i' n i-r id i ni w as not w ith us. Tin' r --,
. i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 y of its coniinu iiicii t'ms l.u n
ml outs. ISi'foie the (iiill)ieak id hostili
u s we sent a Minister lo Mexico, ul her
iivitatio:), to i.egoii ite a seuleuifiit of cxiiU
nig dilli uliii's. He was causelessly and
icornl'ully refused a hearing, Since tbo
.var began, the past summer, w e sen 13 her
i message of peace. We wore m I by eva
sion and instill. For many years just
claims nf our citizens upon Mexico for
wmngs committed, have gone unpaid.
Mven her lardy acknowledgment of their
justice, was insufficient lo shame her inl.i
ihe performance of her p,ain duty lo wrong
ed and impnvrished men.
This is a just war, so far ns we arc con
cerned. Neither in its commencement nor
us continuance, have we been r a s 1 1 , unjust,
or blood-thirsty. We have acknowledged
the claims ol Peace, while success fully
maintaining our rights, tint-rests and honor
by the sword and upon the enemy re.-is
the responsibility of ihe coiiiiuuance as well
as the commencement of tin: war.
COURT WEEK.
The Comis of ibis county adjourned on
Saturday l.ist,Novemher 2lst,-ifu-r a session
of five days, nil ilie Judges iu attendance'
John I". Davis, Esq, was nppoinlcd
foreman of the Oram! Jury,
The following were the cases in Iho
Q tarter Sessions;
Commonwealth, " Indictment, assault,
vs. t itc. with intent to kill
Daniel Riizzard. J John P. tirovc- 17ili
November, dial. Vcrdici, (iuilty nf an as
sault and battery, but nol guilty of intent lo
kill. Sentence, one dollar fine, costs and
30 days in the county j-.il.
Same "J Indictment, Lirccny
vs' I uf mi oak plank. I7di
John llenn. J November, trial, cr
diet, not guilty
Sime "J Iodit linenl, A saull
vs. V. ain! Ilaitery upon Sarah
Thrinas Levers. J Mctrtdy 18th Nov,
Trial, Verdict, not guilty, and Samuel
Merredy, tbo prosecutor, pay the costs.-
Costs paid.
Same
Iludii-lmenl, Forcihlo
Ktnry i.tnl Deiaiiier-
IS h November, '.rial.
vs.
Cos'.enbailcr.
Verdict, Nol Ciuilty, and Adam Miller, iho
prosecutor, pav the costs
Sarie ") Indict-,
vs, linenl lor
Supervisors of Uloom Inwnsliip. J not re-,
liairing a roail rum Valentino liidleniaii't)
to where it intersects road from Espej town
to NI illy rove. 17th November, the Grand
fury returned the abjvo a truu bill.
Same Indictment for Lar
vs. l-ceny. 'I'hc (iraml J u -
II. (histcnbadcf. J ry found nut a true bill
in this case
Same "J Indictment, Larceny,
vs. f- -JO.h November, De-
William Jackson. J li-uJant being airaigncd
plead guilty. Seiilcnce, one doliar fine,
costs, to restore the Molen properly, and
me week imprisonment in tlie county j til.
In the Com of Common Pleas a juiy
rial was had only iu he case of Dr. Thniri
as F-i h vs. llubbaid and liourn, 'I'lnn
was au aeion of Trover and creacd cousid
crable ineres. The 'lainiff n covorcd n
verdic foi over .vclve hundred do!ars btii
the defenderii wili remove he canso by
wri of eirnr to be Sujiremc Cour.
'The Court appointed Ex Ahlrrrunti
John Hinns of Philadelphia a general Com
missiuncr to ake (leposiions in all rases
pending in his couiiy an I ordered ho
lanuatv crm lor tiro weeks.
News have been received of the bnm
bardnicnl and capture of ihe town of '1 a
basro, by ihe Hpiadron under the cum
mand of Cum. Ferry, on the 26 ull. this
;s ll.e first successlul (leterr.iioalion which
has yet been niado by ihe j,ivy in the
Gulf. .itut. Morris wa9 mortal ly
wounded, and has since died.
.7 Pnpcr Distinction. Governor
Chittenden chief rnogisirate rf Vermont
was df humble birth, and roso by tbo
o.ce of latent lo his exalted station. Vet
while Governor of I he Green Mountain
mpire, he tlill continued lo keep Ihu
he same t ivci n upon the steep hill sido
hat he kept for many years bof arc. Ono
evening .1 wsunner drove tip 9ml accost
ed liim thus.- 'GoVStnor Ciiiltcndnn no
i;cf nijgis'rit; of Veriiionl; I rend-r
ou ni lino i-i iing, i,,; ;is , ,,,-;.,
Chitifiiden, l'il thank you lu lum out
my base.'