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PlTTsallto - 1, TI-MR:_-DAY, MAY 21, 1846.
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The letter addressed by a number of the
Democratic citizens of Allegheny- county to the
Hon. cil/ALICS S/lALEA, soliciting him to accept
the'Dernoc:ratie nomination for Congress, and the
reply of the Judge. to the same will appear in the
Post of to-morrow•
The editor of the Gazette has certainly succeed
ed. in placing his party 'friend's Iry Congress in a '
most ridieulous position. We - stated, that nearly
thf trhii force in Congress, had vOted.for the
war bill, the preamble to which declared, that
s•the recent acts of Mexico hreve caused a state of war
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to rri;t. beitreen the vrernanst of Mexico and the
government •of the , truitrd Btatev." The editor of
theGizette does not deny the fact, that nearly the
%thole _vihig tisres voted for the bill; but, in order
to extricatehimself from a position of dissent to
the.aition,of the whigs in Congress, points to their
votes in the tienate, to strike cait:the preamble.
The assertion that, ‘‘the recentaits of Mexico had
caused a„state. of war, - is either true or false. • If
false, why, did the wbigs vide for the bill? if frac,
why did they vote to strike it from the bill? The
editor of the Gazette has assigned them a most un
enviable posltion; if he is 'to, be believed, they ac
tuanyvoted for.the bill, believing and knowing that
the preamble to it affirmed a falsehood.
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JOHN MELEE, Editor.
Worse and Mort,' of it,
What: xcuse Could a member of Congress give
to constituente•for. voting for a fiduhoiod? What
would the people think of a memher of Congress,
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who,"otthis return home, would_say to them, ' , true
I vote for the war bill, but the preamble which
affuths -that "the resents tiers of Merlin hare cawed
tray to exist" is false; anal, at the time knew it to
be GO" They would without hesitation tell him
he was a degraded man, and should never again re
ceive their suffrages. Yet, in this pitiable position
has the stupid creature at the head of tlie Gazette
phi* all the whigs who Voted for the- war bill
without protest against the preamble. •
• „Speed of . Alr.,Donglass, of Illinois,
We publish •in the Nit of to-day the very
able speech of
. Mr. DOM/LISS, of Illinois, on the
Meilcan question. Mr. DOUglass has nobly vindica•
ted the honor. of his country, and most satisfactorily
proves that the army of Gen. Taylor is posted up
on soil belonging to the State of 'Texas. He not
only. states the fact that the country between the.
ICuetesand the Rio . Grande. has been , represented
in the Councils of Texas, but he does more; he
states that - Ames Pouters was the Representative of
that country in the Convention of 1836, which
frained the Constitution of Texas, and that Col.
Rensiy has since represented the country in the
Texian Congress, awl farther, that Texas has there
organized counties and established courts. We
hope our renders will give it a careful examination:
It will enable them to meet and put down the
thousand falsehoods with which the country is at
preient flooded. We trust our Democratic friends
will be vigilant in the ilissimination of correct hi'
formation. The old spirit is again at work—it is
as active now as it Was , in 1812, but it will ere
long be as signally rebuked by the unbending pa
triotinn of the people.
Spee!h of Ilan. S. A. Douglass,
Or ILLI.NOIS,
Dclircred in the .flusese of Representatives, on Widnes
day May 13.
ON TIFE WAR BILL.
''‘Mr.Deagfrurartext took the floor. Several mem
him 'proposed that the committee rise, that he
might proceed with his speech in the mornings--
He declined to avail himself of their courtesy, as
he had but a few. remarks to make, and those prin.l
ciirally in reply to the gentleman from Ohio, who
had just taken his seat..[Ma; Drano) Thegeri
denten from Ohio (said Mr. D.) has been so kind
as-to herald spy advent before my arrival, and an
nounce that I was about to follow him in the de
bate. I suppose that he drew this inference front
the fact that I took a'seat near him and listened to
his speech with the most res.pectfal attention.—
Acting upon this' suggestion, he has addressed a
large portion of 'his speech to me, and invited an
answer from me. especially to the principal points
in his arguement. I propose to gratify him in
this respect; and while I shall speak with freedom
and boldness of his positions and arguments, I trust
I 4 . 41 observe the ,same respectful courtesy to
whi-ds" My opponents which hiss characterised his
effort. .1 commend the patriotism, if not the mor
ality, of the sentiment which he quoted at the be
ginning, and repeated several times in the course
of- Ids 'speech: "I go for my country .right or
wrong." I fear, however, that this sentiment.
0660 60 much improved by our countrymen, is a
bout io be brought into disrespect and contempt by
the use which the gentleman and some of. his
coadjutors are now making of it. They "go for
their country, right or wrong,' but they insist that
their, country is, and has been, all the time in the
wrong. They say that they will support the war,
bit-that in their opnion,
..'the war is unholy, un
righteous, and damnable."
Mr. J. IP: Houston. Who made use of that
expression? Was it any gentleman on this side of
the. Henze?
'Mr. Douglass. Tee, sir. The gentleman from
Ohio [Me. Detasto) who has just taken his seat,
made use of the identical words, and repeated them
seVeraltimes with great emphasis in the course
of his epch, while the great body of his political
friendstened with the most profound respect,
and gave every indication of approbation and en
couragement, by expressions, looks, and nods of
assent. I see the venerable gentleman from Mas
sachusetts before me now nods his approval of the
sentiment. -
:Mr. &lams. Yes sir: Mr. Chairman, I.
prove,ind endorse every word and syllable of it.
Mr. Douglass.
.So I supposed, from the marked
indications of approval which that gentleman and
his-friends gave to every attack upon the rights, in
terests,
andhonor of his own country. What re
liance Shall we place on the sincerity of gentle
men's professions, that they are for the country
right or wrong, when they exert all their poser I
andintluence to put' their country in the wrong in
the eyes of Christendom, and invoke the wrath of
heaven,upon us far our manifold national crimes
and aggressions? ' With professions of patriotism
on their lips, do they not show that their hearts axe
against their own country f- They appeal' to the
consciences and religious feelings of our country
' men to unite in execration of our government, ar
my, citizens, soldiers, and country, for prosecuting
what they denounce as an unholy, unrighteous, and
damimble cause. They predict that the judgment
of God will rest upon us—that sickness, and car
nage, and death will be our portion—that defeat
and:disgrace will attend Our arms ! Is there not
treason in the heart that can feel, and poison in the
breath, that c an utter, such. senti m e nts against their
own'countty, When forced to'take up arms in self
defence-, to"reps.l invasion by' kbrutal and perfall
- ons-enemyl They for their country right or wrong,
. who tell our people if they rally under their ceum
try's standard, their hones will bleach nit the plains
of Mexico, and the enemy.ill look down . from the
Mountain top to behold the destruction of our
ar
mies by disease and maladies, and all those myste
riOus elements of death which Divine Providence
employs to punish a wicked people for prosecuting
an unholy and unjust wart Sir, I tell thesegentle.
men that it requires' more charity thartfalls to the
lotO(Trail man to believe that these sentiments are
consistent with the sincerity of their professions—
with .patriotism, honor, and duty to their country.
' Patriotism emenates from the heart, fills the soul, l
infuses itself - into : the — whole Irian, and speaks, and
orate the same language'. A friend . of his country.
in war will fiel, : speaki and, act for his.country—
; will revere bis eduntsy's cause; his"coun
try's enemies:,
dOun-
AitiericiWants noliietsd,:siedinoW'
- ledge.ifise. fidelity tifno eitizerr who, after war is
declared; condemns the justice 'of her cause, or
sympathizes with the eneriii, All such are traitors
in their hearts; and would to God that they would
commit some overt Set .for which they could be
dealt with according to their - deserts.
14ill now:• proceed to examine the arguments
by which this gentleman from Ohio, and those with
whoin he acts, pretend .to justify their .foreign
sympathies. They assume that the Rio del Norte
was not the boundary line between Tesaii and
Mexiiiss—that the republic of Texas never extended
beyond the. Nueces—and consequently our govern
ment was 'under no obligation, and had no right,
to protect the lives and property of American
citizens beyond the last-mentioned river. In sup
port of this assumption, the gentleman has refer
red to the dispute which he says arose between
the provinces of Coahuila and Texas, and the de.
cissions of Almonte and some other Mexican gen
eral thereon prior to the Texan revolution - '
and
those provinces constituted a state of the Mexi
can confederacy. He has also referred to Mr.
Hastings's History of Texas, in which we are
al
so infonned that tiresome bouudary is assigned. to
-the Mexican province of Texas. I do not deem
it necessary to go back to a period anterior to the .
Texan Revolution, to ascertain the limits and
boundaries of the republic of Texas. But if the
gentleman has so greats - !reverence for antiquity
as to place 'more reliance upon old authorities,
which have become obsolete and inapplicable, in
eonsequence of the changed relations of that coma
try, I will gratify his taste- in that respect, by di
recting his attention to the various maps, records.
histories, and authorities—Spanish, English and
French—by-which in .is shown that the Rio. del
Norte was theboundary line between • the French
p - rovince of Louisiana and the Spanish provinces
of Mexico.
The gentleman' can satisfy himself on that point,
if he will take the pains to read a dispatch (1 might
with propriety say a book, from its very great
length) written bythe American Secretary of States
John Q. Adams, to the Spanish minister, (Don
Onis,) in 1819. Ile. Will there find the authorities
all collected and reviewed with a clearnesa and
ability which defies refutation, and demonstrates
the validity of the American title under the treaty
of 1803, to the country in dispute, together with
the expression of the opinion, by the venerable gen
tleman from Massachusetts, (Mr:Adams,) that our
title to the Del Norte was as clear as '
.to the island
ofNew Orleans. This was the opinion of, Mr. Ad
ams in 1819. It was th e opinion of Messrs. Mon
roe and Pinkney in 1805. It was the opinion of
Jefferson and Madison—of all our Presidents, and
all administrations, from the day of 'the purchase
of- Louisiana in 1803, to the fatal treaty of relin
quishment to Spain in 1819. I give the gentleman
the opinions of these men in opposition to the opin
ion of Almonte and his brother Mexican general,
and then leave the question of boundary prior to
the Texan revolution. Will .he tell us, and his
constituents, that those distinguished statesmen,
including his friend from Massachusetts, (Mr. Ad
ams,) as well as Mr. Polk and the American Con
gress, were engaged- in an unholy, an unrighteous,
and damnable cause, in claiming title to the Rio
del Norte?
But, sir, I have already said that I do not deem
it necessary to rely upon these old authorities for
the full and complete justification of our govern
ment indefrnding the possession of the country on the
leR bank of the Rio del Norte. There is better arul
higher evidence than that. The republic of Tex
as held the country by a more glorious title than
can be traced through the old maps and musty re
cords of Spanish and French courts. She held the
country by the sense title that our fore fathers of
the revolution acquired our territory and achieved
the independence of this republic. She held it by
virtue of her declaration of independence, setting
forth the . inalienabl e rights of man, by men who
had hearts to feel and minds to comprehend the
blessings of freedom; by principles successfully
maintained, by the irresistible power of her arms,
and consecrated by the precious blood of her he
roes. These are her monuments of title to the
empire which she has voluntarily annexed to our
Union, and which we • have plighted our faith to
protect and defend against invasion or dismember
ment.
We have received the republic of Texas, with
her entire territory, into this Union, as an inde
pendent and sovereign State, and have no right to
alienate or surrender any portion of it. This oh.
ligation, the gentlemen of the opposition admit,
so far aa.respects the country to the northeast of
the Nueces, but deny both the obligation and right
to go beyond that river. I should have felt my
self--under peculiar obligations to them, if they
would hale condescendedto inform us upon what
grounds they assume the Nueces to have been the
boundary line of the republic of Texas, and draw
a distinction between our right to the country an
the opposite sides of that stream. I know noth
ing in the hiatory - of that republic from its birth
to its translation, that willauthorize any such as
sumption. In order that I might be certain of
the accuracy of the facts to which I am about to
refer, I have taken the precaution, within the last
few minutes, tohave them,properly authenticated
by the testimony 'of the two most distinguished
actors (one of whom. I now recognize in my eye)
of those thrilling and glorious scenes of the Tex
an revolution. -
Before this high authority I assert that as early
as the campaign of 1835, there were soldiers and
officers too in the Texan army. who resided in the
country between the Nueces and the Del Norte.—
These same heroic men from the west side of the
nieces, or so many of them as had not been butch
ered by the Mexican soldiery, were present at the
' battle of San Jacinto, on the 21st of April, 18313,
when Santa Ana was captured, and the Mexican
army annihilated. Although few in number, and
from their residences exposed to more of the bar
barities of the Mexicans than any other portion of
I Texas, they were faithful to the cause of freedom,
and constant in their devotion to the cause of the
republic throughout its evidence. Immediately af
ter the battle of San Jacinto, Santa Ana made a
proposition to the commander of the Texan army
to make a treaty of peace, by which Mexico would
' recognise the independence of Texas, with the Rio
del Norte as the boundary. In May, 1835, such
a treaty was made between the governmentof Tex
as and Santa Ana, in which the independence of
the republic of Texas was acknowledged, and the
Rio delNorte recognised as the boundary. In pur
suance of this treaty. the remnant of the Mexican
army were ordered by Santa Aua to retire beyond
the confines of the republic of Texas, and take
their position on the west side of the Rio del Norte,
which they did in conformity with the treaty of
peace.
Mr. J. IV. Houston. I wish to ask of the gen
tleman from Illinois, was that treaty even ratfied
by the government of Mexico.
Mr. DOUGLASS. I will answer the gentleman's
question with great pleasure. That treaty was
never ratified on the put of Mexico by any body
except Santa Ana, for the very good reason that,
in the year previous Santa Ana had usurped the i
government of Mexico, had abolished the consti- 1
tution and the regularly established government,
and taken all the powers of government into his
own hands. To give stability to the power which
he had usurped by the sword, he called a Con
gress around him composed of his own adherents!
and followers, and had himself fornially proclaim- 1
ed dictator of the republic of Mexico, and, as such,
clothed with all the powers of 'government, civil' ,
and military. In this capacity, he marched his ar- •
mica into Texas for the purpose of reducing those
people into :subjection to the despotism which he'
had estithlished, and exterminating the last vestige,
of freedom which remained in all his dominions.'
While engaged in this work of desolation with
fife and sword, committing butcheries and harbor-,
ities unknown to civilized warfare, he fell into the
hands of the heroic Houston and his gallant little
army—a captive to those whom he was striving
to reduce to captivity. Then it was the tyrant
became a suppliant—a suppliant for his life and
liberty—At the hands of those he had designed as
his victims. Then the dictator bent the knee in
prayer for mercy, offering to recognize, the inde 2
pendence of Texas with the Rio del Norte. Sub
sequently the treaty was entered into in due form,
as I have already stated, and the Mexicans evacu
ated Texas in pursuance of its provisions, retiring'
to the west side of the Rio del Norte. This trea
ty-was entered into by the government of .Mexico
de facto, Santa Ana combining in his own person I
at the time °lithe powers of the government, and
as such was binding on the. Mexican nation. -
Mr. John Quincy Mama. ,desire to inquire of ,
the gentleman from Illinois if Santa Ana was not
a prisoner of war at the-time, and in duress, when I
he executed' that treatYl_ 1
Are: nougfass; in. eerily Santa Ana was a wit
over of wat - at. the:tinie;nnri iiewas• the entire gov
erimient of Mexico: he heirig : , Go vernment Government de
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facto, and clothed with all the powers of govenk
ment, civil and military. The government was it
prisoner at the time, and in duress. But will it be
said that circumstance rendered its obligatiOn
the less obligatory? , We are now at war with
,Mexico. Our armies will soon march into the
heart of that- country.' • I trust they will penetrate
as for as the 'capitol, and capture the army, people,
and government—make them all prisoners of war,
and keep them in duress until they shall'ionCtude
a treaty of peace and boundary.with us, by which
they shall not only recognise the Rio del Norte,
but such other line as we shall choose to dictate
or accept,.
Will the geiatlearian from Maesachusetts contend
'that a treatymade with us under those circumstan
ces,-would'not•be binding, becalm forsooth, the
government was a prisoner at the time ? How is
a conquered nation ever to make peace, if the gen
tleman's doctrine is to prevail? They refuse to
make peace before they are conquered, because
they hope for victory. They are incompetent to do
so afterwords, 'because they are in duress! Surely
an unfortunate and defeated belligerent would be
in a most lamentable condition. Too imbecile to
insist, disarmed, conquered, still incompetent to
make a treaty of peace, and adjust the matter in
dispute on such fair andequitable terms as a mag
nanimous foe shall propose, because' the war of
aggression which- they commenced has resulted
disastrously, and made them captiVes! I fear that
if this doctrine shall prevail, these gentlemen will
soon find their. Mexican friends in a most pitiable
condition. Perhaps, if that government should be
reduced to captivity, these gentlemen would reqiiire
that our armies should retire within our own ter
ritory, and set the government at liberty, before
negotiations for peace could be opened. 'This may
be their view of the .subject, but I doubt whether
it is the view which the American government or
the American people will deem it their duty to act,
upon. Our crude notions 'of things may teach us,
that the city-of Mexico would be the most suitable
place to form a treaty of peace.
Mr. Adams. Has not that treaty with Santa
Ana been discarded by the Mexican government
lonKsitice? '
Mr. Douglass: I presume it has, for I am not
aware of any treaty. er,c4ipact which that govern
ment ever - entered into that has not either been
violated or repudiated by' them afterwards. And
our treaty stipulations with them furnish ample
ground for this presumption. I have not deemed
it necessary to inquire, therefore, what particular
acts 'of disavowal have been since adopted by the
Mexican government.. It is sufficient for my pur
pose that the treaty was entered in to and sane- ' I
tioned by the government de facto, Par the time be -1
ing. The acts of a government tie facto . are bind;
ing on the nation as against foreign nations, with !
out reference to the modern which that government
was established whether by revolution, usurpation,
or rightful and constitutional means.
Mr_ Adams. I deny it—l denythe proposition.
Mr. Douglass I do not intend to enter into
a discussion of the law of nations with the learn
ed gentleman from; Massachusetts.- I will only
say that I understand all writers on the law of na
tions to lay down the principles as I have stated
it. Certainly the practice and usages of all civi
lized nations sanction it, of which history furnish
es us innumerable examples. Mexico herself was
nothing but a government de facto in the strict le
gal sense of the term at the time of the Texan re
volution. She
,had revolted from Spain in 1821,
and had successfully maintained her national ex
istence, but her independence was not recognized
by the mother country until December, 1836. Yet
we had recogniied her independence as a govern
ment deface, in the meantime, and had entered in
to treaties of commerce as well as of boundary.
There treaties were made with the existing gov
enunent for the time being, whether a constitution
al republic, a military despotism, or a dictatorship.
We never pretended to inquire into the question
whether the government had been rightfully form
ed or not; it was sufficient for our purpose that it
was the existing government de facto. So it was
with Texas. She became independent de facto in
t 536, and we recognized her independence as such
immediately afterwards; and so did England,
France, and most of the great powers of the globe.
All other nations formed treaties with her as a
government de facto, without inquiring who had
been right and who in the wrong in her revolution=
ary struggle.
We purchased Louisiana from Napoleon, a usur
per at the bead of a military despotism. Does the
gentleman deny the validity of the acts of the Brit
ish government during the times of Oliver Crom
well, because it was a mere government de facto,
established in blood, in violation of the British con
stitution? Many of the most important treaties
affecting the destinies of Europe were made with
the British government during that period. Who
ever thought of denying their validity because they
had been made by a government de facto, which
had been reared on the ruins of the British mon
archy! The doctrine of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts is a novel one—it finds no sanction in
the books, and no examples in history. The uni
versa! doctrine's that the acts of the government
de facto are binding upon the nation as against other
nations, from the consequences of which it cannot
release itselfby a subsequent revolution. It is imm a
te rial, therefore, whether Mexic o has, or has not, since
repudiated Santa Ana's treaty with Texas. It was
executed st the time by competent authority. She
availed herself of all its benefits. By virtue of it,
she saved the remnant of her army from total anni
hilation. Under it she was enabled to remove-in
peace and security all her soldiers, citizens, and
property beyond the Rio Del Norte.
The question is, had she a moral or legal right
to repudiate it, aller'she had enjoyed all its advan
taees? But the right of Texas to the country west
of Nueces does not rest on this treaty and the
preceding acts alone. She has had legal posses
sion of, and exercised jurisdiction over it, from that
day to this. When the people of Texas assembled
in 1836 to form the constitution of the republic,
the inhabitants residing between the Nueces and
the Rio del Norte had their representative there.—
James Powers, a citizen and resident of that
part of Texas, was a delegate in that convention.
I Col. Renny, formerly a citizen of my. own State,
- 'has for many years resided west of the Nueces, and I
represented that county in the Texan Congress.-H
He was a member of the convention, which form
ed the constitutton of the State of 'Texas, prepare-
tory to her admission into the Union, and is now I
a member of the Senate of that State. Besides
all these facts, Texas has had counties organized,'
and courts established there for years, and has sue- I
cesefully maintained her, jurisdiction, not only a-1
gainst the marauding parties that Mexico- has been
able to send across the Rio del Norte. .
There is still another item of information which
I can give the gentleman, to show that Mexico has,
at a recent date, recognized the Rio Del Norte as
the boundary, The members of the last Congress
will recollect that much was said in debate - on the
treaty and resolutions for the annexation of Texas,
about an armistice which' had been entered into
between Texas and Mexico, for the cessation of
hostilities. The proposition was proposed and ac
cepted; and in the proclamation of the President of
Mexico announcing its existence, the Mexican
troops were directed to retire from Texas to the
west bank of the, Rio Del Norte, and did so in pur
nuance of that armistice. Here we find a clear
and .unequivocal, recognition of ,the Rio del Norte
as the boundary by Mexico as late as 1843. What
stronger evidence could we have of the establish
ment of a boundary line than this train of facts,
reaching back as far as 1835, ' and all tending to
two points—first, that Texas has always claimed
the country west of the Nueces, and exercised
jurisdiction over all sections of it occupied by her
people; and secondly, that Mexico has: on all oc
casions, the Rio del Norte as the
boundary?
Mr. Adams. Iwish to ask the gentleman from
Illinois if the last Congress did not pass a law re
gulating commerce and trade to the foreign pro
vince of Santa Fe!
Mr. Douglass. I believe there was an act pass
, ed regulating trade between Independence, Missou
ri, and Santa Fe. Ido not now recollect its exact
'provisions. Nor is it important, inasmuch as that
was before Texas was annexed to this Union. Of
course Santa Fe was foreign to us at that time
whether it belonged to Texas or Mexico. But as
the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts has
called my attention to an ant of Congress, which
he supposes.bears upon the point at issue, I will re
ciprocate the compliment, by asking his attention
to one for which hevoted at the present session.—
Will that gentleman inform us why he voted at
the present session of Congress fora bill establish
ing'n Collection district Texas, and in it inclik
ded the country between the Nueces and the Del
Norte, and in the bill itself provided for the estats
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liahment pf . it port of 'delivery west of) the Nueces,
and the appointment of a serveyor of the port to
relide ,there, and to superintendrthe-exemition of
the United States' revenue lawe f iever the very coun
try which he .nowasserts belongs to Marmot , The
present Congress has passed such a law. It is now
in force over the country in dispute,Mnd the gen
tleman from Massachusetts, [Mr. Adams,) and 'if
my recollection.serves me right,. every. gentleman
of thi4House whO is how denouncing the Piesi-
I dent for tending the army there, voted foitihat
law, My friend from Ohio, who' sits iietirt'ae; to
me, says that the gentleman from Massachusetts
I made a speech for it—a fact which had escaped
,my recollection. ' '
'A surveyor af:that port has been appointed by
Ithe President, and confirmed by the Senate s and, I
am informed, has been engaged for months in the
performance of his duties under the law, for which
all these especial guardians of Mexican rights vo
ted. Novv, sirs, I ask in - all fairness and candor,
what right these gentlemen have to abuse the coun.
'try to protect the Heft of our citizens, atter they
had voted to take legal possession of it by the ex
tension of our lawst They had asserted our right
Ito the country by a solemn act of Congress, they
I bad erected it into 'a collection district; the consti
tution required the . President to appoint the officers,
and see the laws faithfully executed. He has done
so,and for this simple discharge of duty, under a
I law for which they voted, he is now denounced in
the coarsest terms known to our language,_is have
ing done an' act unholy, unrighteous, and damna
-1 -
I And this denundiation is endorseil'bY the gen
'demon from Masaachusetts, who, inlBl9, declar
ed that our title to the Del Norte wei r as perfect as
to the island of New Orlians.
Mr Adams. I never said that our titk 12•'1118 good
to the Rio Del Norte from its mouth to its source.
Mr. Douglass. -I fully undersuand the points of
the gentlefiran's denial. He denies that he claimed
the Del Norte all the way to its ' sou rce: I know
nothing'of hi s . mental reservations.'' ' He claimed
the Del Norte as the boundary, without specifying
how far it extended up the river. He Will riot de
ny this fact for I have the official evidence of his
own aignatare. Itis true I cannot prove the hand
writing, for it is printed in the State papers, and is
the same celebrated despatch to Don Onis, the
Spanish minister.
Mr. Adams.. I wrote that dispatch as. Secretary
of State, and endeavored to make out the best case
I could for my own country . , as it was my duty.—
But I utterlydeny that lammed the Rio Del Norte
in its whole extent. I only claimed it as the line
a short distance up, and then took a line north
ward some distance from the river.
Mr. Douglas's. Will the gentleman specify the
point limn which his line left the river?
Mr. Adams. I never stated, the point.
• Mr. Douglass. Was it above Matamoros?
Mr .Bdanis- I never specified anyparticularpoint.
Mr. Douglass. I have heard of this line to which
the gentleman refers. It followed a river near to
the gorge of the mountains: certainly more • than
I one hundred miles above Matamoras. Consequent
ly, taking the gentleman on his own claim, the pee
sition occupied by Gen. Taylor opposite Matamo
ros, and every inch of the ground upon which an
American soldier has planted his foot, were clear
ly within our territory as claimed by him in 1819.
I am not now to bediv the real point
- at issue by tracing the , toe d which our rimy
es apil
has marched. My pr object is to repeal the
calumnies which have: been uttered against our
government for the purpose petting our country
in the wrong in the existing war. I have exposed
these calumnies by reference to the acts and ad
missions of our title at least 44 high up as we
have taken possession. The Preaident had ordered
the army no further than Congxess had extended
our laws. I have shown that the country in die.
pute has constituted one congressional election
district in Texas since 1839; that its citizens were
engaged in the war of , the revolution; that they
participated in the convention which formed the
constitution of the republic; and also the State
constitution; that the same country, is within a
senatorial district for the State of Texas, and has'
a senator residing within it; that it forms a part
of one of the districts for electing members to the
' Congress of the United States; and that it is inclu
ded in our revenue districts for the collection of
' tariff duties, and has officers of the customs resid
ing within it '
In view of all these facts I submit it to the can
dor of every - honest man, whether the President did
not do his duty, and nothing but his duty, when be
ordered the army to the Rio del Norte. Should he
have folded his arms and allowed our citizens to be
murdered and our territory to s he invaded with im
punity? Have we not forborne to act offensively
until our forbearance is construed into cowardice,
and in exciting contemptfrom these towards whom
we have exercised our magnanimityl We have a
long list of grievances; a tang catalope of wrongs
to be avenged. The war is commenced, and be who
is not on the aide of our country, must necessarily
be a traitor to it. I hild trusted and hoped that
there would be no anti-war party after war was
once declared. But lam particularly mortified to
see one of those who were ready to go to war for
Oregon, arraying himself on the side of the enemy
whin our country is invaded on the other side of
the Union. To me, our country and all its puts
are one and indivisible. I would rally under her
standard for the deence of one portion as soon as
the other—the South as soon as the North—for
Texas as soon as Oregon. And I will-here now do
my southern friends the justice to say, that I firmly
believe, and never doubted, that if war had arisen
out of the Oregon question, when once declared,
they would have stood shoulder to shoulder by me
as firmly as I shall by them in this Mexican war.
Whon the Oregon issue comes,-I have no fears of
the result
Mr. Adams. I thought I understood • the gentle
man, some time ago, to be for 54 deg. 40 min., and
to tell his southern friends that he wonted no dodg
ing on the Oregon question.
Mr. Douglass. Sir, I was for 54 degs. 40 min.,
and am as ready to fight for that line as the Del
Norte. My patriotism is not of that kind which
would lead me to go to war to enlarge one section
of the Union out of mere hatred and vengence to
wards the other. I know of no sections
in this respect; and while I did . complain of some
of my southern friends on the Oregon question, I
never doubted their patriotism when war was act
ually declared. But, since the gentleman from Mae-'
sachusetta has referred to the Oregon question, I'
wish to' call his attention to one of his wise sayings
on that subject, and see if he will not apply: it to
Texas as well as Oregon. He told us that he went
for the policy of the great Frederick in regard to'
Silesia. He was for taking possession first, and
negotiating altewards.
According to the gentleman's showing , that is I
precisely what Mr. Polk has done in rega rd to the
country on the Del Norte. He certainly ought not
' to blame the President for acting overpne of his
own maxims. The President has taken ftossession,
1 and has offered to neg otiate , and gone so far as to
I send a minister to Mxico for that purpose. For
this he is abused also. He is condemned alike for
' using the sword and the olive branch. His ene
mies
I object to his efforts for amicable adjustment
us much as to the operations of the army. All is
wrong in their eyes. Their country is always I
wrong, and our enemies in the right. It has ever
been so. It was so in the last-war. Then it was
unbecoming a moral and religious free people to
rejoice at the 'success of our arms. We week
wrong in their estimation in the French indemni
ty case—in the Florida war-i—in all the Indian
wars, and now in the Mexican war. I despair of
ever seeing my country in the right, if they axe to
be the oracles.
To the Honorable the Judges of the . Court of General
(2warter Sodom of the Peace, in and/or the Coun
ty of Allegheny.
The petition ofGriffitb Jones, •of Lower St. Clair
Township, in the county aforesaid, humbly she.w
eth, that your petioner has provided himself with ma
terials for the accomniodation of travelers and'others,
at his dwelling holm, in the county aforesaid, and
prays that your Honors will be pleased to grant him
a license to keep a public house of entertainment.
And your petitioner, as in duty hound, will pray.
GRIFFITH JONES.
We, the subscribers, citizens of lower St. Clair tp.,
do certify that the above petiticiner is of good re
pute for honesty and temperance, and is well, pro
vided with house room and conveniences for the ac
commodation of travelers and others, and thatsaid
tavern is necessary.
John Obey,
F. Cotter,
Samuel Duff,
James Flanigan,
Joseph Lawson
James McDonald ,
Ephraim Joao,
Adjourned Meeting of the Journeymen
Printers. •
;The Journeymen Printers of, the cities Of Pitts
burai:and Allegheny met agreeably to adjwint
on Tuesday evening, in -kilegheriy
The OffiCers of the lastmeeting-hUiling ?een cal
led to the chair, the committee appointed to draw
up a Bill of Prices, submitted the same, with the
following preairible and reOltitions, were a-
!Opted :
Wiiiittas, We, the . joilineyMen printerS ' of the -;
- cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny, have for a long
time been laboring under serious difficulty and
many hardships and privations connected with the
honest prosecution of our. occupation, which find
their origin, in the exceedingly low prices which
they have been offered, and which they have recei
ved, and the ruinous "boy system,'.':which is con
tinually driving the best journeymen from their sit
uations therefore, in view of these, and many
other considerations of a like character, be it
Resolved, That, for the purpose of sustaining the
honor of the craft, and that we be enabled to provide
for ourselves and families, the necessaries and com
forts of life, we adopt a regular Bill of Prices.
Resolved, That the Bill of. Prices, adopted, is as
low as we can afford to labor for,: so- as to main
tain ourselves and, ,families; • and that if our em
ployers are not justifiable in, giving them under the
present low , prices received for advertising, job_
work:and subscription; we would recommend that'
they be raised so that we may be epabled to sui
te* ourselves and the honor of the huiineSs.
A committee consisting of -(Messrs. Cooley,
Latehaw and Russell, were appointed to wait up
on the Printers of the cities of Pittsburgh and Al
legheny and obtain their signatur6 to the Bill of
Prices.
Messrs. Crinne
} agle and 31: Norton were
appointed a committee,to wait upon the Mister
Printers and obtain their signatures to the Bill of
Prices. • . • , r
A committee consisting of Messrs. A. J. Fos
,
ter, Wm S Haven, ankt.J.. a ' Thornburg, were ap
pointed, to preyare astatement of. the ruinous con
dition of the Printing business ih .the MO cities,
and submit the same to the puhlic: •
.0n motion, it was
' Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
(the Bill of Prices excepted,) be published in all
the daily papers of the city.
J.
F. H. ooorsr, Sec - y. • , •
C,OIRMERCIAL RECORD.
eparsol
, and corrected every AfternOon
PITTSBURGH BOARD OF TRADE..
CONMITTS lOU, NIT.
J.' Carothers, J. May; John Shea
.fl FLIT- WATED IS THE CHANSIIL AID TAILING
ARRIVED. •
Michigan, Boies, Beaver, .
Louis AVLane, Bennet, Brownsville;
Consul, Mason, BroWnsville.
Lake Erie, Hoops, Beaver.
Uncle Ben, Crawford, Bridgeport;
Rhode. Island, Dawsoti, Wheeling;
Wilwington, do • do
Clipper, No 2, Crooks,Ciacinnati;
Milwaukie, do
Susquehanna, Isaacs, j do
Lottimiite—per stmr Pacific 27 lab& tobacco,
15 boxes grit, 80 bbls tallow, 114 tierces, 1 bhd
and 17 casks bacon,lT ba]e cotton, 14 bbls and 1
box scrap iron, 1 box leather, 107 bbls and 700
kegs lard, 17 bbls vinegar, 203 dry hides, 6 bags
bristles, 10 bbls,. 13 sacks aud i 2 casks potatoes.
Cincinnati—per stmr Wisconsin-56 lands ba
con, 1 chest tea, 17 casks craCklins, 6 bag shoes,
2 bags wool, 1 box hardware, 56 bbls corn. -
Bridgeport—per stmr Unite Sen--220 hhds to
bacco, 1 bx do, 2 bxs sundries, 72 bbls flour. 18
sack rags, 21 bundles shovels, 1 bx mdse, 10 bxs
bacon, 3 bags sacks.
Wkedi~~g~ per stmr Rhode Island-53 hkds to
bacco, 93 bbls flour. • •
Per stmr Wilmington-125 bbls flour, 5 kegs
lard.
0:1-The splendid steamer , Wisconsin leaves .for
Cincinnati this morning at 10 o'clock.
cc? The new and splendid steamer Tom Corwin
under 'command of Capt. P,oaglier, leaves for St
Louis to-morrow. • ,
Steamboat Burnert—Last night, about 10 eclock
the steamboat Rob Roy, used asave - learn . ,•lariner.
ly in the Tenses riper trade but latterly as ti.har
bor-boat, took fire at the Levee, edge. - Soon after
the fire broke out she wascest adrift; and floated.,
down stream, . presenting a splendid . spectacle.--
She soon got in shore, but did no damage to ;any,
other vessel. • We could not learn bow the fire
originated, or indeed any more particulars about
her.—.Y. 0. Delta, may 10. , •
There is no apparent change in the market to
day ,and business generally,' under the influence of
a stringent money market, and the unsettled condi
tion of our public affairs, is becoming extremely
dull and languid. The sales of Cotton are small
and prices less firm. In briadstuffs the transac
tions are unusually limited for the season, supplies
being kept back, on an account of the new rates.—
We note some further sales of Flour at $4,250
$4311 bbl. for common brands, and good brand
at $4,373, Rye Flour is, very dull, and a small
sale is reported at a shade less than $3,25. Corn
Meal scarce and enquired for at $3',10053,123f
Wheat is nt _dsttuad at 95c,,(a51 bush.: $1 tOr
Pennsylvania reds, and $lO5. for prime white.—
Sales of corn at 616363 c., for southern, and 050
67c., for'Penns- as in quality. Oats are dull it
41047 c., for northern and southern The Provis
ion market though not active, is more firth. • -We
note sales of Pork at $11,50 for Mess, and $9,373
for good prime, and in some instances these rates
refused. Sales Spirits of Turpentine at 373 c. p
gall. Whiskey rather dull at 210203 c. in bbls.,
and hhds. ' " •
New York May 16.—Tire sales of Cotton for the
week are 6,4300 bales, and the decline on most de
scriptions is_about p Thereceipts are
5,297 bales. he sales today are 500. bales. The
market' for: Flour continuedfirni, and the whole a
mount sold this week fcir peat is estimated at about
20,000 bbls. Thisbeing a rainy,day, there is very
little doing.. We hear of a sale of 2500 bbls, of
Genessee at $4,623." We qiiote Genessee at $4,623,
and Michigan' at:54,561 mixed brarids, that in
, l
bright order, can bebought at $4,50.
Boston. May 14.—Flour-4Considerible sales have
been made from vessels of Genessee, good•commou
brands, at $4,75e54,3 1 p bbl.; about 3500604000
bble, Michigan $4,75; Southern, nothing doing
prices' nominal. Corn—Sales of a few cargoes
yellow flat at 70c. p bushel. Cats 43045 c.
TNRY GOODS, St FURNITURE AT AUCTION,—
If
At McKenna's, No. 144 Wood street, to-mor
row, Friday, May 22d, at 10 o'clock, A. M. alarge
lot, of Dry Goods, such as Cloths, Cassinieres, Carol
netts, Tweeds, Giughams, I.awns; Ike: A lot of fine
Straw Bonnets.
At 2 o'clock, P. . •
902 pair Butt Hinges, asSorted. • .
6 boxer good Chewing Tobacco. •
4 half chests Y.ll. Tea.
Furniture, viz: Bedsteads, Tables, Bureaus, Rock
ing and Arm Chairs, Feather Beds, 3 bird cages, .1
double bbld Shot Gun, twist and patent breech, arm
porior article, and '3 urtle Doves.
my2l P. Mel/ENNA, Auct'r.
Henry Phil i p I s n au grari4 th,
John Robinson,
Andrew Robinson,
Hugh Roberts,
J. P. 'RCM,
PENN 'INSURANCE COMPANY .—An eighth divi
dend or ten per cent. 1 , 3/11 all claims against the
Company, has been , declared payjahlpellionshityrlra! the
..25th Inst.
my2l-4t tary''
' ' -
PORT OF-PITTSRIIROH.
DEPARTED.
Lake Erie, Hoops, Beaver
Consul, Mason, Brownsv.lle
Michigan, Boies, Beaver:
Louis McLane, Bennet, Brownsville
Hibernia, Klinefelter, Cincinnati.
New England, Page, Cincinnati.
IMPORTS BY RIVER.
SUMMARY OF MARKETS.
Philadelphia May 46
-: •
ATTE'.
charti, B..Poito;' Mr;Fndertcla,
Manant:' Stage IVta Eta g e
.4pk ces pf admission
First Tieri.
&cgdA Tier,
,Third Tier,
.7t
_Last night of Mr. MURDOCH
This Evening, will be perfortnel the Play of
: 'DIONEY.a , -
MSS-BERM limns
.:;Mr. WALTiB.I.- -
Dance,.
Song,
To conclude _with the Farce of
PURSE.
<rDoors to ripen at a
.!foro 7, Curtain to
rise at past 7. Erny2l
FOR . A FEW DAYS..
In. Front of the American lintel, on Penn street
Equestrian Director, Mr Shay.
Clowns, Green Johnaon and W. Yi'errell
MHIS evening, Thursday, May 2lst, 1846, the en
tertainment will commence with the beautiful
Allegory entitled, Otra Couirrwr , s Gronr. '
Horsemanship, by Messrs. McCollum, E. and. D.
Stone;J. Sharp, and Levi..
Comic Singing, by Young: , '
Posturingand Slack' Rope, by W.'Day.
Plato Spinning, by E. Stone.
Groupings Of Statuary, by the four Brothers.
Tom Young on the Iron Wire. '-
John Smith and his associates in their dark say
ing and doings.
Conclude with the sketch entitled: .
Ait>in the Wrong.
VirThere will be an afternoon perrormance - gis-
CA on Sattinlay, commencing at. half _part 2 o'clock
P. bi.,
Box, 50 cents; Pit 25. ' No half price to Pit
WY - Proper officers engage to enforce order.
Regimental Orders.
THE Officers, (commissioned and non.
t3commissioned,) of the 51 1 h Regiment, lit
_Brigade, 15th lDivision, Pennsylvania MI
litia, are requested to meet at the house
of MAJOR Ficsmiscs, (in the Diamond,)
on Saturday, the 23d inst, 'at 8 o'clock,
P. M.. for the'purpose of tendering the services of
the Regiment, in defence of our country's Flag.
By Order of the Colonel.
• D. D. BRUCE, Adyt.
City papers friendly'to the cause of our country
will copy. may 21
To the Honorable the Judges-of the Court- of General
Quarter Sessions of the Peen, in.and for the county
of Allegheily.
The, petition of John Martin, of Wilkins,
township, Allegheny,_ county,.' hurnbley sheweth
thatyour petitioner kith provided hiraself with ma
terials for the accommodatiOn oftravelers and oth
ers, at his dwelling bouse in the county aforesaid,
and prays that yonr Honors will bo pleased to grant
him a license to keep a public house of entertain-
meat. An4,your, petitioner, as in duty bound, ,
pray. , JOHN MARTIN.
We, the sulmcribers, citizens of Wilkins township,
do 'certify that the above petitioner is of good, re
pute for honesty and temperance, and is well provi
ded with house room and convenience for the ac
commodation of travelers and others, and that said
tavern is necessary.
John Campbell,
John Robinson,
Francis, Wilson,
John wilt,- -
'George Smith,
William Stewart„
rnaT2i-i1& .
o the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Gener
al Quarter See:dente of the Peace, in snuffer the
aunty cf Alleghe4.
The petition of Robert Hopper, ‘2ti ward Pitts
burgh, humbly sheweth that your petitioner bath
provided himself with materials for the accommo
dation of travellem and others, at his dwelling
house in the city- aforesaid, and prays that your
Honor will be plensed to grant him a license to
keep, a public house of entertainment. -And - your
petitioner, as in duty bound will yray. --
ROBERT HOPPER.
We, the s'ubscribera, citizens of Pittsburgl4 - do
certify that the above petitioner is of good repute :
for honesty and temperance, and is well provided
with house room and convenience for the accom
modation of travelers ".'and others, and that said
tavern to necessary.
Robt. Porter,
George Felix,
. Wm. Sinclair,
Robt Story;
W. 31eWhinney,
R ht. Young;
my 1.-4.13t*
To the Honorable !he Tales of the Court of Genera
Quarter 'Sessions of the Peace, in and for the Coen
. ty of Allegheny. - -
The petition of Evan Tenlans, of the sth ward,
Pittsburgh, in the county aforesaid, humbly shew
eth that your petitioner• has provided himself with
materials for the accommodation of travelers and
others, at his .dwelling house in the county afore
said, and prays that your honors will be pleased to
grant him a license to keep a public house of en
tertairunent, and your petitioner, as in duty bound,
will
. pray . EVAN. JENKINS.
We, the subscribers, citizens of the first ward;
do certify that the above petitioner is of 'good re
'puts for honesty and temperance,.and is well pits.
, lided with house room and conveniences for the
accommodation of travelers and others, and that
said tavern) is rieceseary,
Thos. Young,
Mtutock,
Howard J Davis,
W Taylor,
James Wilson
S Peppard,
roY2I-St*
.
7b The Honorable tke Judges qf. the Court of ac
dQuarter Sessions of the Peace, in andfor the county
of 4/141terig.
The petition of R. D 1111er, of the 2d ward, Pitts
burgh, in the , county aforesaid, humbly 'hewed] , that
your petitioner bath provided himself with materials
for the _accommodation of travelers and others, at
his dwelling house in the countraforesaid, and prays
that your Honors will be pleased.to grant him a li
cense to keep a public house of entertainment. And
your , petitioner, as in duty bound, will
It. D. MILLER.
We the subscribers, citizens of the First Ward,
do certify- that the above • petitioner. is, of: good
repute for honesty and , temperance, and is well pro
vided with house room and conveniences for the ac
comModation of travelers and others, and that said
tavern is necessary.
EIV Lynd, • -
Henry 'M Smith,
G - W Taylor,
John Best,
P 13 Jones,
It Miller Elliott,
ray2l-3t
FRESH BUTTER— - -
Jo 7 Kegs Family Butter.
2 bbls " "
Just received and for Hale by'
'MARTIN tk. SMITH,
thay2o 56 Wood street., betw e en 3d and 4th
71bACON- , -5000 lbe Ide.resar_id,kides, well cured
~ no:l.l.riromed. Tor Sale by
IiARTINEL
fit-Wo4)dis.trect.
may 2.0-418mr
• Stencil Lettnnn. • -
(VN HAND, an assortment of and Figure!,
/jr Newel Plates tei-- cut to order
- .IOIIN W. BLAIR;
"120 - Wood street.
trn'ARD4--50 cans Mustard, 5 each, just re
INJL- ceived . andlor sale by
mriyl9 MILLER - 8r RICKETSON.
PSOM SALTS.-IQ..blf-bbls Epsom Salta, just
1:4 receitied and for sale by
inyl9 MILLER & RICKETSON.
,50 cents. : '
.37i a:
.20 "
- a
ALT.--150 bbls No. 1 Salt, just received and.
S
for sale by
myl9
A6K.EREL÷IO iialf ban - els, No IMa4keak
10 Kitts mess' Mackerel, put lip-fOr fanrily
use, and for sale by
mayln MILLER RICKETSOIt%
,
OILS-1800 gallonsunblcach ,
Oi
- - -
1000 . ..; " bleached . do. do.. tio;ll.F.
1.800 pounds Palm Oil; _ .
10 baskets super Oliye Oii; _
oust riceived,and for sale by, , • .
maylo ' MILLER & RICIKETSOI.I.'
CLARET- 4 lEadS. Claret,
1.0 Boxes SuOerior dog_ ;:1," • .
.5... d 0.,, very sup..(lo-;
• In store and for sale by ' •
MILLER &,RIEXCET§ON.' •
ALT PETRE-156kegs reftedSaltretre,juit. ,,
S
received and for safe by -- _
mayl9 MILLER &RICKETSON.
. . .
MITE CANTON
.TEA. COMPANY, theoldcatTes,:
establishment in America, have been populat-:
ly knovin for many, years and possess faith' ties,
relation. to the Tea Trade, which enable them to.;
sell Teas roam norm rnsortarrr and pnituic-r,:.
for the prices than any other house, in , the woad,
China excepted. Their principal establishmentis in
the city of New York; but they have had agencies
in Boston,. Philadelphia and Baltimore for edictal
yeara. They have now established one in Pittsburgh
and have appointed QYlessrs: BELL & Gnaws., comer . •
of Ferry and Liberty els, their Agents-, to whose
stock they earnestly invite the -attention. of perches
ers. They feel no hesitation in saying, thatr-wher
ever a fair trialis made, a preference will ever af
terward be giyen to the Teas of the “Canton”
The retail prices are as follows, subject. in all case;
to be , returned, if not approved of, A. liberal ,dis;
count made to those who buy to sell again. 2
• GREEEPTEAS. • • -
Young gyson, frem 50 cents to $1,50:04 ponid; -
ilyson ' • 'do 75 do • 1,25 do; ...
HysonSkin, 50 -
Imperial, . do 75 do , 1;25 do;
Gunparder, . do 75 do -1,25 , do; •
BLACK TEAS.
Souchong, from'so 'cents to 75 per pound;
Oolong, do 50 do 1,00 do;
English 'Breakfast : 75 do;
Orange Pekoe, ' '62 do;
Pekoe Flowers, 1,00 do;
Elowqua, {finest Black Tea
imported,) _ 1,00 ,do;
Ningyorig, and Powchong, various prices..
The Teas of the Canton Co. are put up in %natter,
pound, half pound and pound packages; the contents
of each so thoroughly secured from light and air
that their.quality and power will remain unimpaired
in any climate.
Reader try them!. . -
Remember the place--corner of Ferry and Libei- .
ty sts., immediately opposite the 'mouth of Diamond
Alley. . THOS. A. MONKHOUSE,
- 9-dtkiv3t _ of theN.'Y.s Canton Tea. Co. ,*
Pittsburgh . Navigation' -. and Fire insu...
• . , ranee Company. . .
OFFICE. NO. 21 MARKET STREET.
THE citizens of Pittsburgh - continue to: be offered
an opportunity to effect insurance upon their!
property, by a Domestic institution located among
themselves, based upon domestic capital, and eon-.
ducted by directors, in whose`prudence, integrity and
good faith they can readily ascertain whether -they ;
may repos* that undoubted security which' ahould.
ever attend an assurance transaction.
To persons Whose property has already been dam..
aged or destroyed by fire or water, the- advantage of .
personally adjusting the loss with an institution - AT
HONE, Will he strikingly evident.' To thosewho suffer-, , ,
ell by the Great Fire, this particular corporation needle -
no recommendation. The prompt payment 'of the. ;
whole amount of its lessess—rrammy TWO_IIIDIDDED -
VIOL/ AND P03..1.8 !.othem a sufficient guarantee . -
of future security. ~
It is the -part of all prudent men, however fortu=
nate, to anticipate calamity for the purpose or avoid--
ing its effects. To-such as have hitherto. escaped, as
well nit° those who have sustained loss,- the-facility,
of protection and indemnity, offered by this inatitu
tion, will be the strongest inducement to avoid the - ;
reflections and regrets which must be experienced
- by those who suffer without hope of restitution.
• - ..
M. !kuum,President.' $
feb10464-
David Stotler,
John liarshey,
Andrew INTKelvey,
Jease'Pattdri, - ' • .
John,Greenewalt,
Thomas' Likens:
TNR. EOFF'S Tonic andi..kuli-dysl}eptic
.Pius
Li The general properties of:these
_pills,- ae;
carminative, purgative and toni'c... Irpttecorninon
disorders arising from imprudence in diet, fzer,such
as sickness and sourness of the heart
burn, headache, &c., where a medicine is reqiiiredi
this combination is very 'applicable; for its carOni:.
ative or soothing effects give almost immediate re
lief when nausea or sielmess,exists; its purgatitie -
operation upon the stomach and bowels. is gentle ,
effectual; its tonic Proprieties impart strength to
the digestive organs, thereby enabling them organs, 1 - ,
to perform their proper functions with order ernA
regularity. For sale-by
B. A. F-kHNESTOCE. & CO.,
ma 19 comer Sixth and Wood sts/
James Clark,
Wm. Andemm,
John Bryson,
T. J. Adams,
Robt Carmen,
Robt 3fatehel.
D Bentz,
John Dora,
B F. Thomas,
John C: Donald
William Davis,
James Barney.
'Magiamr, "
Charles MPKibben,
Charles :H Paulson,
Thom Graham,
J R Dick,
J L Shea,
MILL EA &
TEAK, TE,203,_ TEAS.
fl TFinrtY, Secreta
rOR. RENT.-.We offer for rent, that large and
commodious frame housmnpposite the resided - cis'
of Mr. T. McCarty on Commirq streets; 6th ward.-4
The house contains eight -well finished toeing ana
has a well,. garden' and a number of good fruit,trees, ,
and grape sines. ..Rent low and possession- given
immediately. Enquire of
BLAKE.LY & MITCHEI.,
Real. Estate Agents.
- 601 t. SAM—The large three stiiry•briehhouse t
and lot afground on which tt ereetedi oreryanre,
street, between Cherry alley and Sixth streetiqP_
ant occupied by Mr. Delany. = The property be
'sold at a great hargain..
' Enquire of
mytB ' - • BLAK ELY 14 A1ni;.141.a..
JAYNE'S EXPECTORANT. - ; ---•
A.HIS medicine has already proved itself to - be all
that it has been recomniended, by those who: -
have given it a fair' test in this country . , and the
demand for it increases daily.. We have Just heard;:
of an important Cure .. of . Asthma, Which - haSheen
effected by tbe use of it in a,rieighboring:towtri--
the case was that of a female - who had for a 1014
time been under the care of aphysician, but had
received
. no .relief, - and her- - case was considered
hopeless.. As a last resort she; purchased tbottle
of Dr. .Tayne's Expeetoraith carried - her to
expectorate freely, gradually eased her cough, and
rapidly restored her to health. We have no hesita
tion in saying that this preparation:4;44)r. Jayne,
, for the cure of Coughs; Colds, Influenza, Asthma,'
Consumptions; Rec., is the most valuable medicine
ever to the`American public. There is no ,
quackery about it—Dr-Jayne is one of the most
skilful practicing physicians; andwherever his' va
rious preparations have been thoi-ortgly tested, he
is looked upon as a great public benefactor:=
Somerset (Me.).Journd ' • •
For sale in Pittsburgh, at the Pekin Tea Store,
12 Fourth st., near Wood. • myls-d&vr
A N IMPORTANT.CUEE . BY - DR. JAYNE'S
-ALTERATIVE.--We have been informed by -
Mrs Mahan, a grand.daughter of old
. Gen. Wayne.,
that she suffered for a number of years from- the':
growth of alarge goitrous tumor of the throat, which
besides the deformity, produced both a diffictllty of '',
deglutiort and of breathing: ' Indeed, she says, thi
pressure upon the vvindpipe was so great as to pre- - '
vent her from sleeping •in recumbent position,
and often suffocation appeared inevitable. She also,
labored raider "severe indisposition from laver Corn
plaint and Jaimdice, for Which she commenced tile'
use of Dr—Jaynes, Alterative, which she lAA"
six or seven weeks,. and, her general health was
completely re-established by it,. and perceiving
some diminution inthe size of the Goitrous Tumor, -
- she was encouraged to persevere in the use of the'"-`
Alterative until every vestage of the painful Tumor
m'as entirely removed. • -
For sale in Pittsburgh, at the Pekin Tea.aoro -
Fourth A., near Wood. - myl4
OWEL 'AND SUMMER COMPLAINI%-;;No
Cour. No Pay .-- . Dr. JAYNE. No: South'
Third skeet, is" willing to guaranty ;Slit his
Gn
native Balsam will cure Diarhcea, Colics,
Pains, Cholera Morbus, SummerComPlaiuti and
other derangements, of the stoniach" , and bow
els, in ninety-nine cases-out of a' hundred, and. in' ,
less than half the time they can be effected by e.g.".
o ihe r means. It is ,extremelypleaAnnt,_ and chil
dren are fond of it. is,equally as , effectual; for
-adults as children, and. when the directions are Ica
lowed and a cure is not the money still be"
a
cheerfully•returned,
For sale in Pittsburgh, at the Pekin Tea Store, -
72 Folirtiket,- near -Wood. .=
.$1)