Democratic banner. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1837-1849, August 15, 1846, Image 4

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MCSSagG‘of the President. exorbitant‘prjces from thriiciti‘ZGUtl 0‘ °“i'
' . -.ritisivcnsmiia’i'ions. V or States who F“! destrtl! to parcltiase
To the Sunnis oft/10' Uinled Slates .- l ”'9'" [0" “NI““W'I ‘9", :13) T'aiiird i?
l ' S to " ‘l' h ’ ' , tlieniout ot the market. 9m 3 e ‘ie
return to the con , in or tie it orig , ”h o! the States In
'inated. the Bill entitled "an ant to provide prosperity and '_gl'oitéd \Tth this unu
r; (or .the ascertainmentnnd sntislziction of “me" ""7 “F 0 ”3:? in. claimii up“ the
‘ elaima olAmericnn-citizcns {or spolintions “u“. "‘"de 0 as y 9, dt d
'- ~ ’ ‘ . - Treasury has been resorte o. oes notanb
_committed the French prior to the3lst . .- ‘ tw th l
. otduly, l l,” which was presented to pear. his '3‘” consia en '- 8.801)!“
‘mo onthe 6th instant withinv ob" t' 9 public policy. .1! it be done in this case
to its b . l ' - J“: 'O," u may be done in all others. It Will torm
ecoming 1‘ m!’ . . a precedent tor the oatislaction of all oth-
In attempting togtvc thehill tho “"0“” er stale and questionable claims, & would
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‘ . , 't . ' ants. who, a ter sucaessivc trio 5. shall
[libizfiréctalicozdiii‘iil'igniggl initzrécrii‘t'hicti’iiiiiin fail to have their claims recognised and
, ', . . ~ ' ' ‘ b C n ii.
actions in which they originated. and mi pnlil'ti: lii‘l‘inperiipoyses‘ignpgg five ”Hmong 0'
f £3333}: "GEO“NS'IK‘S ",[lr‘iviilrii‘lhsttii‘t‘gsiz dollars. to be paid in land script. and pro
'l' e ranee an e , b-tween the tildes ' that no claim or memorial shall be
szsashori; thlmtglirhtegziiyiiss iind the Ip- received by the coiiimissioners’authorized
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the pressure at other oflicial duties, have i t: '. '
. tend my exnininn- other and urther compensation that the
Rotbpermittcd ms t." tax.” minute details clattnant may be entitled to receive under
tion .0, the “"109; "I'9; tll'lt‘l have besii the provisions “of llieuct.’ 'l hese claims
B“ m thq coast er Elm] ob'ections ot a are estimated to amount to a much larger
able to Pd" ‘0 "" ‘ts rovisioiis sum than five millions of dollars. and yet
”$O9!. :£:::(ii:tlac‘iiiin 3f the claims ”ML the claimant is required to release to the
“Add“: it. is proposed to appropriate five Government all other compensation. and
millions ofdollars. I can perceive no le- .m alccepttlils ”MN 0' a lund known to be
. I - .. Inflt equa e..
s3s.o::éi‘zgffilfinhrg::ge::muAwmcrrio'lm? “these claims be. well founded, it_would
the claims have been more than halt t- cen- be ""1"” to the claimants to repudiatea
a", before the government. in its Execu- iiy portilon of them, and. theJ re'llt‘llllinlng
tin or legislative departments. and all at sum con dthcrea 'B‘; be ”in?“ ' ‘ .18 :2“
them had their origin in events which no- proposes 0 pay WM: 6‘B "w "p In e
curred prior ‘0 1800 Qince 1800, they currencly kn'owln to the Constitution. and
' 5 ‘ 't to t ieir ul amonnt'
havobeen from time to time belore Conb no . . '
grew New W, or c.ofzssr‘lixeitizn“'L‘d'é:..'::e:;,.:;“;.:.‘:f
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tur '. durin all which ieriod this ues- the attention of Congress, and possibly
tionyablc mesfiure has neve'r {bntil "WEN“ Without that lull and deliberate consider
. . . . ' ation which the large sum it appropriates
:2: titrgrcccwcd ‘hfih'oml‘fl? cotisgdaité- oud the existing state of the treasury and
i; t::clni]n'ighr:tjsbeon :: 8535:: {spoglizatot 0! the country demand. I deem it my do
r! Upon the Governmeli’it or constittitinu U ‘0 mthhold my n"pr°v”."-"m " may
an chuitable demand upoii the Treasury hereafter undergo the rcVlsion of Con
. ' r ' . l have come tothis conclusion with
thltt one who Were conlcm ioraneous With grass . - - -
mm. which gm 'o'" than no. 3°23“ !" m‘fi'vwgg m! "'Ufc'wnibr
. ' . . . ' . I s ecoming a aw, am tru y sensi e
:35 a";;:“,},:£::fy’u}?;:lc:;‘:t:h:e;:a:;ng that itshould be an extreme case which
. would make it the duty of the Executive
zzmtjn'ittlhiiu‘to gagflzetriingzvcir‘nßZHLl';:l: to withhold his appioval of any bill passed
had been cotfiidered 'ust 'Mr Jr'fl'erson by Congress upon the ground ul its expe
who Was lolly cogiiiziint’ot' the'early dis-l (hoary alone. bujh 11"": [Kctltthltlcr'th'
sentions between the Government at the ‘0 “(:iishin “m Ana/LS {846. POLK
United States and France, out of which 3 ' "' ' '
the {aims arose. in his annual message. in
1808‘ advorted to the large surplus then in
the Treasury. and its 'probablc accumu
lation,’ and inquired whether it should be
‘unproductivje in the public vsults,’ and
yet theseclaims though then belore Con
gress were not recognized or paid. Since
that time the public debt 0' the revolution
and of the war of 1812 has been extin
guished. and at several periods since. the‘
Treasury has been in possession of large
surpluses over the demands upon it. In
tB3O, the surplus amounted to many mill
ions of dollars,- und for want at proper ob
ject: to which to apply it. it was directed
by Congress to be deposited with the
States.
During this extended course of time,
embracing periods eminently lavorable for
satisfying all just demands upon the gov
ernment, the claims embraced in this bill
met with no favor in Congress. beyond the
. report: of committees. in one or the other
‘ branch. These circumstances alone are
calculated to raise strong doubts in respect
to these claims; and eapectally. as all in
formation necessary to a correct judgment
concerning them,,haa been long b-fore the
public. These doubts are ulreuglhoned‘
=in_llty mindby the examination X have
been able to give to the transaction")
which the originated. ,
The biliassurnea that the United States
havebecemu liable in those ancient trans
action. to make reparation to the cleimanb
torjnjuriea committed by France. Nnth
ing‘ was obtained tor claimants by negoti
-Ithng‘nnd the bill assumes Unit the gov
'- crnment han become many ways rebpunnl
ble lor'thca‘e claims. The limited mm
allowed me. before your adjunrmncnt.
make it impossible to reiterate the tuctr.
and. arguioenta by which. in preceding
'iGongresaea‘; these claims have been suc
cecatutly. rcsisted.x The present iaa peri
od particularlyxunfayorable tor the satia
ttaction of claims of so large an amount.
and, to say the least of them. oi no doubt.
(til a character. ’lhere in no surplus in
the Treasury. A public debt ol several
milliouarhae been created within the Inst
few years. We are engaged in n tureign
war. uncertain as toits duration, and in
volving heavy expenditures; to prosecute
which war, Congreaa has, at its present
vsea'aion. authorized a further loan. So
that in client the government. should this
bill become a law, Would have to borrow
money and increase the publicdebt to pay
these claima. It is true. that by the pro
mote: ot_the bill, payment‘ ta directed to
be random laud Ict'ipt instead of money.
It“ "Wm?“ upon the Treasury will be
the flame. The public lands constitute
one of the sources at public revenue, and
I! the“ clatma be. paid in land script, it
will, from the date of the issue. to a great
extent. cutofi from the Treasury the an
nuat income from the sale at public lands;
because payments for the lands sold by the
government may be expected to be made
in acrip until it in all redeemed. It those
claims he juat thcyoughtto be paid in too.
my, and nothing teas valuable. Thqbi"
provides, that they shall be paid in land
scrip. whereby they are in effect to baa
mortgage upeu‘the public lands in the new
Stateara‘mortgagerton, held in part, if
not wholly. by neu-reaidenta- ol' the States
in which the lands lie, who‘ mayeecure
these lande to the amount at several mill;
ions ot‘acrema'u‘d‘ then demand forthem
TUE WHIGS OF GEORGIA AND THE TARIF
‘hc Illillerlgcville Journal.“ the leading
“'hig paper In the State of Georgia, pro
nouncea the lollowing opinions in regard
to the 'l'ariflii of 1842 and 1840:
" In a late number at our paper we sta
ted, by way of calling the attention of our
readers to the fact, that the Whig mem
bers from Georgia voted against thepas
sage of the Tent] act at 1842. This was
became its features, or many 0| them,
were too protective. Mr. Clay, however.
advocated this 'l‘aritT, and because he was
the “'hig candidate tor the Presidency.
and because Georgia Whigs advocated his
election. our opponents attempted to sail
dle upon an an a party, an advocacy (y the
principles embraced in that bill. in oth
er ivorda, whatever Mr. Clay was in lavor
of, or opposed to,~we were in favor of, or
opposed to. No such thing! The prin
ciples avowed by Air. Clay on the Tony"
were every one (y (lic/n. almost in the]
same language. advanced by lllr. Pol/r.
Between the two candidates, (here was not
a particle a/ (IWTL‘RCC in their avowed
principles. To the 'l‘arifi', then. of 1842.
while we supported Mr. Clay, who advo
rated it, we were opposed—no were the
Whig members from Georgia. for they
voted against it, as did om Senator. the
Hun. J. M. lleriien.
'We again come to the Tariff “1846.
:\il far as we have had an opportunity of
investigating in~ items, we pruoo-inre it
but little or no [NJ/[BT than the 'l'arifl ol
111/12. Ah a number of Congress, we
should haVe voted against it on that
ground, if on no other; but from motives
o/paliey-lor the. better regulation here
alter of the popular will—we wish it may
pass and beeonie a law.
The judgment which an indignant peo
ple will pass upon them. (the Deuwcralfi.)
will amply repay the Wings at Georgia,
who. as a party, have been so otten and
so falsely c/iurgcd with lavouring a high
protective 'l'arifll’
l It lurthcr thus characterizes the new
aw
‘ With lroturr-e in it somewhat prolern
bin to the not ul 1812. it is yet no obnox
ious a bill. in our opium”, to the South, on
account of its praise/ice features general
ly. as the Nurthern Democrats could pass
without oulrngiug the country and the
constitution.
The Whig party of Georgia is un unti
fl‘nrill' party—opposed us much to a pro
tective Toritl as any other party. Those
who write otherwrse. in our opinion. mie
represeot them. They are worse than
misrepresented. too, when it in said they
are opposed to the late Torifl'bill. becou‘ao
it does‘ not oufliclently protect certainvnr
ticles, or that it is not sufficiently protec
tive in its character. ‘ Why. protection
sticks out in utmost every feature of it.—- t
Upon this ground we shall oppose it; and
we believe upon this ground it will be
condemned by the Georgia Whigm'
It 'is clear enough lrotn this that the
Whigs of Georgia voted for Mr. Clay. be
lieving him to entertain the-earn opinions
upon the Toritl no were on! itain;d and a-
VOWed ‘by§.Mt". Polk. UukWiig oppo
nents inthio’ State, who hove grown hooroo
_I" denouncing ' the fraud’ upon Pennsyl
"Dfl In regard to tlna‘oome question. will
fund material to wiry the entertainment in
“'9 ”Wm abch quoted—Pentium.
13cm 0 cragiclfianncr.
c L m A n‘ F] E L D.‘ PX; mm. 22. 1845
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. ‘
WILLIAM. B. FOSTER,jr.
qf Bradford county.
CAMP MEETING.
A Camp Meeting lor the Clonrliold Circuit will be
held o‘ntholund 0! Mr. DAVID ADAMS. nnur Clear.
field Crook Bridge—to l'ommencu on the 28th of
August. ’l'ho‘lomn’nn isjuat beyond Mr. Adam's
house, in n smull woodland to (ho lull ol' lho'l‘urm
pike. It has the advantage 0! being ncccnsxhlé from
nlmnsl (Ivory qunrlvr by good mnds, qndxlming-quilo
convunlcm lo sow-ml Springs ul wulc-r. MEMBER}! ‘
ul llu: (,‘hun-h. “lumps of religion, nnd lhe PUBLIC,
are gom-mlly mvnod to amend.
E. WELTY,
11. HOFFMAN.
J, LLOYD.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
'l‘he Dumocrnllc llcpublicnn- ofClolrfiold caun.
ly will lnku nolico Ilm} a general cuuhlanaoling
will bu hold m Iho court house on Tuudny ovens
ing Ilia lalSopr., for lhe purpOlOJ‘lLmoro ofloclunk
ll organizing our party preparatory lollm up.
p caching oloclion.
lily ordur nflho
STANDING COMMITTEE.
. Tickets 2 ,
We hive prinlod tickets {or all lhe candidate
{or nomination. and lhe)‘ are now ready {or dinlrh'
bution. We hope our country friends Will assist
us in (his work during Ibo coming week.
THE WASHINGTON UNION
W 5 will comply wnlh tho requut of lhe) editor
ol Ih'il vory ably cnnduclod democratic ppm. and
publish thou pronpcclul in our next
KTTIIo uljourned met-ling ol lhe democratic
confomos 0! thin Congressional dinricl mu m In.
diunn on Thur-day Int. Wo have wniled until
lhe lust minulo allowed us in hope. 0! hearing lhb
result, bul we are compelled lo go lo preu wilhoul
11.
THE NEXT SHERIFF.
There appears to be a misunderstanding en the
the pnrlofsomo us to whether Maj. Junta BLoou.
of Pike township, is 1: candidate for nomination or
not. All we knew about it Is this. Mr‘. Bloom
was in town the beginning or thin week, and um
ted publicly an we are informed. that he intended
to uhnlo by the decision of the Democratic party at
their primary elections. Several of Mt. Bloom's
friends have told us the! he stands " pledged to the
nommnhon." W 0 make this “Moment in order
hnl none may bu dobeivod
The Township Elections.
Democmll, dun'l forgo! lo ullund your township
olocuon THIS DAY WEEK,(Iho QQlhinalnulJ—
'l'hil isu pun ofthe proceedings of the Democratic
purly, wilh which the whigl have no right, and we
trust. no duivo. (o inlorforu. Le! Iho elocllom in
[be u vornl lon-nnlfipa be fairly conducted. and the
nghl extended to every democrat lu mnho his own
choice bolwoon lho cundidulos. A selection lhu:
undo. will give general wuslncnon, nu no demo
cm: WI” rofuao Io Icquiosco In lho wnll oflho mu
_yorily. exprcuod by his Damocmlic brulhrcn thro-
Iho ballot box. Such conduct would be mo much
nflcr lhe fashion of Humor, Slovene, 8:0. 31" . in ”lo
Buck-hot Wur. Democrats nhuuld ull amvo to
promolo the utmosl harmony m lhe puny, und who
over |ho mnjurily of that party rhoouo, should be
u inlnafnclory to the friend: ofthe dcfenlcd cnmhd'
{He- ul to [ho lucceulul ones.
{@9-
'ALL THE DECENCY." m
Tho Kmunnmg I-‘rra I’m”. lhe Whii organ 0
Armazmng cnunly. of the lhh Inu.. in an arliclo
in support of lhe claims of lhe preaenl Whig can
dldnlo (or Congrem 1n lhll drama. any: a—
prclzmd (he wants. or enter into (he/er!
ings. of those who ' mm {lm'r brt‘ad by
the .m'cul uf {heir brow.’ ”
hur (hut, yo xgnorunt Damorrau' Num- hu
Whig! Mu mmpclrnlm fill your offices! Domorrula
are [no ignorunl—lhoy cunnul cumprrhend Ibo
wants: of Iho people 3 They cannot In! for than
who tail for their daily brand Y.’ None bul the
silk all/(Inn; gentry—lhe rich and wall-born—nnn
have such lender luohngn.
Bu: Um u not the first “me that the doctrine
that " gunnnmmt 31..)1e lulu: rare of {he rich. and
My nck lulu can uf Hm pour." has been broached by
lhu ledcrul purly. I! m seldom. however. that lhoy
bunny lhcit Iqu luclmgs and soullmcnla In this
manner, and we suppose lhiu cdnur huu dono ix
wuhuu: proper rvflctzuon. at by mlslnkn, or under
uxulumonl,—-in ouher case we hope he may he
urgivun by an maullod people.
It’s not the Man.
The Butler Whig Puss. in an article in wine
lhu L‘tlllO' owdonlly manifest: grout reluclnnco in
being compelled to nupporl tho nommullun oer.
Irvin. lhe fodornl cnudnlala fot Congress, g‘xvcu lhe
wurld 1110 following Informulion. l: in the Inn
cam “Making up the wrong prmengcr" on m
curd. In speaking of lhnl gcmlnmurl'it says :
"Ha haé never been schooled in the sci
ence of demagogueism. but in his plain.
FJRMER habits, always goes for his
country/«and we can give our OLD
FflRMER a hearty support.” ‘
Now. really. Mr. Whig, you don't know your
than n! all. If it In lho‘prqlam wlug cnudldm for
Congroas 'yoll mean, you ure us much minnkun in
his (mic uyqu are in the school In Whlcll he \vnu
educated. Why. ho never was cduoaud anywhere
01w! '
Ruformauon Wanted.
, The ' [riah Volunloel' ol'New York roquom us
o publish tho following—
" Information warned of FRANCIS Cuum.’ a nu
livo 9f Killyman. cpunly Tyronn, Ireland. who
cumo lo‘lhiflcolulry linoen yonu ago 5 whoa Inn
board tho war in tho Slam of Paunuylvaniu. A~
uy information of him will be thankfully wcoivgd
by hi- homo: 'Jamoa Cullin. who with his idh.
Junio- Cullin, il new ' in Ngw York. and in hue!)
anxiety to hear from him. it‘dilgcwd lollliu ullico,"
The, Tariff and the Farmer.
Messrs, Moore 6- Thompson :—-The
Feds are making too many miarepresoata
trons as to the New Tariff, to be passed
over silently. One of them is, that the
Farmer in protected on the article of Wool,
(the raw material of the manufacturer.) as
high. or higher. than I the manufacturer is
on the manufactured article. Let us ex
amine the fact: : . l
I weighed a pieco of Broad, Cloth that
sells in our town for $6 50 per yard, and
found it to weigh not quite one pound to
the yard. This clolh must have cost In
Europe. 482 50. on which is charged by
the New Tariff, a duty of 30 per cent, ma
king 75 cents per yard for the manufaclur
ed article. On the other hand. Wool coats
in Europe from 8 to 28 cents per pound,
according to quality, making, with e duty
of 30 pct cent. 2} and 73 cents per pound.
‘ Now. the practical eflect. and plain facts
of the case, me these :--the W'aolen man
ufacturer is protected to the amount of 75
cents per pound, while the Farmer—the
W'ool-grower——is protected at the very
most. but U cents por'pound !
And this under the Polk Tarifl'that is to
ruin the country, and prolect the Farmer
at the cxpeme of the manufacturer! I
I have compared the statement of your
correspondent in your paper of the Bth,
with “Bicknell'a Rofiorter." and find it
sustains him in his statement, that the New
'l‘nrifl' aiTords a higher protection on, For
eign Hammered Iran, (the only article
that intetfcros ‘with our Charcoal Iron.
than lhe 'l‘arifl of 42 In New York
Bicknell quotpb
Russia Hnm. Iron «1 8102 50 lo 105 uv’gc $lO3 7!)
chd. do do " 90 In 92 50 " 9| ‘25
Eng. Refined du “ 87 50 to 90 “ 88 75
Average.
Dcducl duly under mnfl'ol 1812
l Now. under the anifl'ol’ '42 there was
a specific duty of 817 per ton on this kind
of Iron; while under the New Tanfl' the
duty will ba 30 per cent. on the cost at
home. to which is still to be added the cost
of freight, commissions. &c.. which will
afford a protection of 6 or $7 per ton more
than the act of ’42. as stated by your cor
respondent.
Another item on which they make grea
misrepresentations is our ability to com
pete with the North of Europe in supply
ing the British with grain and other Farm-
ing produce. They know. if they have as
much information as they pretend to, that
the average yield in the North of Europe
is from 6 to 7 bushels of wheat for every
250 nm. whilst in the United States it is
nearer from ‘25 to 30; and that the same
disproportion exists‘ue to pork. beef, bul
ter. tnllow, lard. cheese, &c.. &c,, whilst
they cnnnotgrow Indian Corn nt all—end
that the latter article is likely to become
one of the great staples which is to supply
the poor of Europe with bread. I’VBut they
wish to confine the Farmer to a home mur
ket—-to prevent him taking his produce a—
broad ar.d getting a fair price for it—end to
efl'ect this, they want the tnrifl'eo high that
our strips will have to return home empty.
as hundreds have done under the eflect of
the tarit} of ”IQ—thus compelling the fur
mer to pay double freight.
3 Let the Farming, the Mechanical and
the Laboring classes carefully and dispari
aionately examine the question. and weigh
the merittl of the two Tariffs, and my word
for it, they wrll find that while the Tam?
of 1816 afl'orda a fair, just and reasonable
protection to the manufacturer, it also gives
a much more reasonable share of protec
tion to the great and growing agricultural
interests. than that afforded by the Tarill
0r1942. '
A mem Tc THE FARMER.
BANK or stu'rown.—-Somo of our Phiiu‘dolphin
oxehungos alum that the above inaliluuon hm uuh
pended. and cuulion the public ngninbl receiving
in now!- Tha ‘ True Domocrm' of tho 19111 in».
publiuhod ul Lowillown. corrccln lhaabovo by Iln~
ing that lhe Bank was puying spoole {or all in Ha.
bdihos
6 e a-
From Ve r a Cruz.
By the arrival at this port yeeterday of
the borque Elizabeth J.. Capt. Howland.
from Havenna, we have advices to the 6th
instant, but they are ultra great import
ance: A letter 10 the Philadelphia Ex
. change, dated 6th inst. aaya:—" The Brit
ish war steamer Vesuviueorrived three
days since from Vera Cruz; and reports it
very sickly, there being three hundred 'on
the sick list of the British and American
squadron together. She brought no news ‘
from shore. Commodore Connor had run j
the Princeton in under the guns of the
town, and although they could plainly see
that «the batteries were manned, she was
not fired upon. He afterwards learned that
the garrison was in a‘ state of mutiny. and
would not obey“ ordersr” No mention is
made of the movements or probable dd
eigue of Santa Anna. ‘ ‘
For the Banner.
3,283 75
94 58
I'7 00
Froin the Camp.-
We copy‘the lollowing letters' from the
Washington Union'ol' Saturday last:
Camergo. (Mexico.) July 23.
"We'are‘ furnishing transportation” for
l the army, and securing supplies of forage
[on the route to Monterey; We have con
tracted for {rum 1.000 to $OOO mules.”
[(another letter fixes it positively at*l500;)
“with the packing equipments complete 1
and these, with the 500 wagons egrpected
here, will be amplo for the marching col
umn. . A large portion of the 19,092 men
at this corps d’armce will be left onthe
difierent depots and entrepots, -fromaßra
zos Santiago to- China, about, ~69 miles
from this place on the route to Mo'ntere'y.
“The troop: are now fast arriving here
‘in our steamboats; and the General Will.
in all probability. move forward from here
about-stile middle of next month, (August.)
Nowcomes the commencement of those
operations which will require all the cap
acity, skill and energy of our General to
accomplish. The great difficulties of an
army invading Mexico begin here. So
far, every thing has favored Gen. Taylor-,2,
and he has acquired not oulyamost en- ,
viable reputation. but hisgnod fortune has
become a proverb. i hope. of course. for
his lurth'er success; but in order to secure
it, the most careful combinations ofvcvery
kind. preparatory to the march. are abso
‘lutely necessary; Too much. haste may
prove as great an evil as a {sulty tardi
nesl. It takes time for the re'quisite ar
rangements for the transportation required
for so many men. suddenly collected here.
Meantime. the General is impatient of the.
least delay. and the officers of our depart
ment are incessantly occupied in prepara
tions.
Extract ofa letter/ram Colonel ‘leilz'ng,
dated Matamoraa. 28th July. 1846.
“The subsistence Gen. Taylor called
for—that is, 300.000 rations—is now at or
near Camargn. We are now throwing up
ioroge. ammunition, and other supplies
the boats taking moderate loads in order
to accommodate troops.”
”A company ol Texan rangers came in
to Cumargo a low days since. havmg star
ted from San Antonio Ida Bexar, crossed
the Rio Grande at Laredo. and passed
through Mier. ln thus descending the
right bank it met with no molestation. «law
no rising for defence. but found all things
in tranquility.”
Extract ofa letter from Colonel Hem-g
Whiting. daied Alatamoram' July 3|.
“Gen. Taylor has just issued an order
directing the remaining troops to more up
to Camargo without delay. The tiraim. it
is feared, will beinadoqoate. To remedy
this he will buy and hire all the mules he
can. The last report from Camargo i! la
vorable. A contract has been made [or
fifteen hundred mules and packs com
plete. Gen. Taylor goes to Camargo in
a lew days. when I shall immediatelv fol
low to complete all arrangements. Hone
shoes are now coming iii—we were likely
to nufi'er for them and for forges. , Forage
and subsistence is abundant. The United
States steamer New aunk on herway up
to Camargo with cargo on board. Nu lives
EEC!
lost. but much company baggage and sup
plies."
Important from the Pacific.
CflLIFORN/fl PROCLflmED
INDEPENDENT OF .MEXICO.
in the Kingston (Jamaica) Journal,of
the 22d ult., the New Orleans Delta finds
an article copied from the Despatch of the
some city, which begins “Important from
the Pacific.” and goes on:
“We learn on good authority that ac
counts brought by 11. M. brig During. an
nounces the important lact that the inhab
itants of Upper California had pronounced
themselves independent of the Republic
of Mexico, and placed themselves under
the protection of the United Stilton. ltis
said that in Consequence of this movement
on the part of the Californians, the officer
in command of the American squadron,
had hoisted the flag of the United States
on this portion of the Mexican territory. _
"Vice Admiral Seymour had proceeded
to the southward lor the purpose. it was
said, of collecting his squadron, and we
should imagine that a collision must be
almost inevitable."
The remainder of the article is made
up at the speculations ol the editor on the
event. We are ourselves rather inclined
to think that the accounts brought bytthc
brig Daring were founded on report ruth
er than on tact. We shall soon know.
From the South.
We received last night a full southern
mail, bringing New Orleans papers to the
9th inch, late as due. We extract the
following items of newsz-L-Dem. Union.
Bearer of Despair/ms to Com. Connor.
-—'l'lle Pensacola Democrat ol the sth iui
stunt, says~
" We understand that important Gov
ernment dispatches werereceived by'thil
morning’s mail, b) Captain Gregory ofthe
United State; frigate Raritan. to be (or
warded to Com.. Connor. off Vera Cruz.
The revenue cutter, Wolcott. Capt. Fatio.
WI” sai|,to-day for Vera Cruz. to carry
thither an officer with said delputches.” ,
t From Havana.—-The brig Confidence.
Captain Pteasanta, arrived at New 0:-
leaua on the Bth inst. ti om llavana.,hav
int: sailed ‘on the [at inst. The latent
new» they had at Havana oi Mexican‘at
fairs they received from New Orleans.—-»
Nothing is mentioned in thalpapera-hafom
us about Santa Anna and his affairs, . 1‘
From Texas.-—¥'l‘ita ateamer Fashion,
Capt, Fullerton, arrived “New Orleana.
on the Bth inst" in ‘25 hours from Port
Lauaca, Texas. - a
No new: {mm the army. No movbo
I]
Dem. Union