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From the Waahlogton Union: Fab 8!.
Latest Irom Mexico. ‘
We have had the pleasure-of, an inter!
view with Mr. Freaner—"Mualang’fol
* .. the Della-urbane letter.- lrom the mat ol
war have been read'mth to much gratifi
cation by the country at large ;aod regl'el
‘ to leatn‘irotn him that the patriotic sonol
aenator Wobater—Major Eduard Wen
ater of _the Massacltu-etta \olunvecra, «lied
between the 20th and the 25th uillllw. at
San Angel. about eight miles trom “If
C“! at lMexico. ol‘ the lvphoitl lever 31
Which; Mr. Freauer tells us is unfortu
nately prevalent among the troupe. Capl-
Barclay'ol the New York regimental!!!
died lately. ' ' '
Mr. Freaner lelt the city of Marco at
midnight on the 2d Inst. ‘and come thro’
to Vera Cruzin three (laysgmaktng the
greater part ‘0! the journey wuhout an ea
cort. ’He triel on the road 3 oupplylraln
going lrom Vera Cruz l 0 Jalapn. under
an creort composed ol Louisiana mounted
men and Tennessee inlnntry.
0n the 6th of this month. Col. llank
head with the regiment ol Alabama voluns
teer’a. a naval IZ-ponnder battery, and
two companies ol Loui~iana hntne. plur
ted from Vera Cruz for Orizaba. to' per
manently occupy and garrison that point.
Gen.'Cadwalader was in the quiet on
cupation of Toluca with his brigade. lie
had under court martial leveral priests.
accused of eflorta to produce deaertton a
mong our troops. lle wan expected in
the capital about the sth. on buainesa con
ttected with hia department.
Col. Withers, at Real del Monte. WO9
‘getting on smoothly in the collection ol
revenue arising lrom the silver mince in
’thatcountry—hia position controlling tho
mincetolthetngiun- ,_ Col._Clatk march
ed for Guernavacca (from the city at Me:-
ico)‘oh lhe ht inst" With a brigade com
past-"d ol the lit and 'lsth inlantry. Geor
{gia mounted battalion. and Lieot. Lov
ell’a light battery. lor the purpose at per
manently occupying and garrisoning that
point. which lieeahout 60 mile: from the
city ol Mexico, on the great Acapulco
road from'tha capital to the Pacific.
A burn at deapatchea was at Vera
Cruz. expecting to go up with the train,
which waa to have lelt on the 8 h init..
under the command of Maj. Caldwell. ol
the Voltlgeure. \ '
'lhe Tennessee troops are garrisoning
the post at the’National Bridge. and a
new volunteer regiment is in garrinou at
Puente San Juan. midway between Vera
Cruz and the National Bridge.
The brigade ol Gen. Smith, and Col.
Williama’ regiment ul Kenluclty votun
teen are in the city ol Mexico. maintain
in: n efl’ecttve police. Altatlempta at
'diaarderly conduct in thectty had ceased.
Geo. Marshall and Cot. Lane. with
their respective commands, are at Moltno
del Ray and Chapultepec—Gen. Butler
commanding this division. -
Col. Riley’n brigade in at 'l‘acuhaya.
. The hrigadevol Gen. Cashing in at San
Angel.‘ ~
,Santa Anna had lately a narrow eacape
from Gen. Lane. Jack llayn,’ and Major
Polk. who, on the route train the capital
to Orizaba. paid a Hail to Tehuacnn.
uhere this redoubtable chiel ma. The;
captured ‘hia atafl, with the goidona and‘
colon ol hia body-guard. The lancera,‘
however, like their matter. took to the
chapparal.
, ~ ‘ From the New Orleans Della. Feb. lb.
w Orrr-‘oe Mlxtco; Feb. I. 1848.
’ Forty-air members only had reached
' Querelaro on the 27th ult., to which add
' the tourteeo who left the city to day, and
a you have sixty; lt takes,l'think. sev'en
‘- l] deputies to form a quorum. and deduc
ting some twenty setiaiors Irom the sev
enty, and filly is all that can be reckon
ed. and it is near it month since the meet
ing shguld have taken place. Allow them
a quo utn now. it you will. and peace does
not follow; for even admitting that the
' congress is disposed to treat. "they may
not have ltme to do so belore some mili'
tary chieltain may raiseJlis standard; and
mouths! there is no army to oppose him.
march with his hasty levied numbers and
overthrow the Government. So you see
the hope entertained by“ the friends ol
”page. is not so bright alterall. '
:. J L'l‘he gflyunlamiento, the neW'éily coun:
, .cilot,Mexicn. oppose a peace very vio'
lently. - e'l'hey diaobeyed the orders ofthe
. supreme government in accepting office.
and their ontyhope t'orlhe More is in the
Americans. They gave a dinner lo‘Ge'n.
Scotton Saturday last. at \lblch mahy'pa
triotic toasts were given by them. and one
* by the Alcalde “as very alrong:'--“Dea!h
~ls Printout/2 and Military despotism-
May the blood of those who uphold them‘
flow so lreely as the wines.” You «nay
; plainly see how the caljumps there.
. Feb.2.-'|‘he mail came in last night
lromlhe interior. . San Luis finding her
~vsell alone has boldly declared. her-ell lnr
;Banta Alina. and says that he is the only
.ZMIn-lhst can save the. Republic, and drive
.> from tithe North -Ameiicsos.. A small
;. pillan Querelara supports them; though
- notctooiopen mouthed. - -
my: Dill! lrom Chihuahua up to the llth
«Min-"e 11l band. A later: at the Ameri
cgno. numbering 600 men. with two small
doom-o" moon. 100 lell to Pose tor'the
._intetiar of the Slate.but it mas not known
s,.srhat:their intention WIL' upmunfl,
Commandant General of 7 Durango, hnd
outlined the Governor. all the resources
gvzflflhhl‘slfiteelo cheek their‘headway. A
-:.le._stger.‘l!orc"o was loft'.io‘_ El Pun. from
«:Fhlchplace 200 had since left lnr sum
;:'-£O3, news having reached El Paso that the
1"il.", garrison volethat place was threste‘nv
59¢be a combined lorce. of Mexicans-and
Indians;
The Monito'r gluten than Gen. Cutlwul
- ode: hat] atldnstled a "pm “In the Gover
nor «I the State «I Mextco. "king for lhe
State'w'pomon all the ten-two. assessed
: upon il.;b) tlw Amencan authorities. The
Governor replies that lie shall never lend
his du-‘n'mrn‘tiun-to'foblnin it. The leg“:
lntive usurlnbly addressed A note to hip
Excellency. expreusing 8 mm that :nme
action nhoultl be had upon the subject.
memorcatlr runner.
c I. n A n F! E 1. n; m Mm" 4.; me
FOR PRESIDENT.
JAMES BUCHANAN, of Pa.
Subject to the decisionrqf the Nah‘ona
Convmtlan.
WWO have die-nod our paper in the hnbili~
mcntn oflho mourn". an I token of napecl In lhe
memory of lhe Venerable and venerated JOHN
QUINCY ADAMSWM‘: Mlunchumlll. who was.
n-« Mr. Benton remarked. at the time ofhin donlh.
Iho nldeul living member of lhe American Gov
ernment. '
{tr-Since Mbndny last, we have had pretty first
rule winter—lnching lhe mow-“which did no!
commence [ailing unlil Thursday. We now have
winigcr stock 0! that nrliclo than we have bud II
any limo thin winler.
[‘HE SATURDAY EVENING POST.
This already lugs and valuable lilerury pnpcr
in Id be mado alill larger—no: in prico-a-bul In ll:
geogl'aphical dimensiong. Mr. , Yum-on rcliros
from the Pan. and in will hennfler be cunduclgd
by Menu. Deacon dc Pélandn. Undo} Iho Im
provemonll contemplated by Iho nan firmnhii
Paul will be lhe cheapest paper. considering ha
size. in Iho Unilod Slnlen.
Tho lum- o! the enlarged pgpor will bo Fou
copies for fi-Eighl copies {or 910,1nd no on.
The Peace Propositions
in our 1111 l number we noticed n rumor that the
Mexican Governmcnt had proponed a treaty of
Pence to our government. nml Item] our diebolinli
In the nitl rumor. Luckily we miurd our guen
that time. and Madame Rumor told the truth tor
once. A Truly. ligned by the proper authoritiu
‘ot the Mexican government—but not ratified by
the Mexican Congrcu—nnchcd Wuhinglo-i on
Monday the 21.: all. and on the 93d, the Pren
dcnt rent the Truly and the accompanying docu~
menu. to the Senate. Nothing in yet uflictnlly
known as to the term! time afl’ercd by the hitherto
impracticable Mexicanl'; but it in generally eup
>pound that they do not materially difler from thou.
Tailored by our government previoua to Iho lull ol
the Mexican capitul. and which were l 0 indig
[nnntly rejected by the Mexican Communion"..—
‘The New Orlclne pope". and the hundred Wuh
‘ington letter-“rite". give variouu atatamentl n
lto the boundariea entehluhed by this treaty. None
iof them‘. we believe. give to the United Sluice
less than the Rio Gnnde from it: month to'lhe'
line ol‘Nt-w Mexico. thence south to the river Gi
‘la. down that river to the Colorado. and thence to
the Pacific. including all {if New Mexico and Up
per California—Aha former containing e geograph
ical era of about 100.000 equaro tntlu. and tho
letter unwnrda of 400.000. 0n the other hand.
the Government ofthe United State: in to relenae
Mexico from till the claims” of" American citizen.
and pay a mm that in vatipully elated atfrom
three million: up to fifteen millions of dollnn.
In Ipuking ol thll Truly. end the "flou- ver
luiom of it given by the Prcn und letter-write",
itho Washington Union epoch, in the following
cautioul language. which it may ba well for all to
observe
2 “It in vathot too early in the day for us
to enter into any Ipl‘t‘ulaflnn on the Pres
ident’s tneuage. or the treaty accompany
ing it. The] were laid belote the Senate
today. with certain documents. The car
sion of the treaty which we have new pub
lislted in the Picayune. may not be strict
-1 l_v correct; but il-lhe boundaty lines ape
cified in that paper have been accurately
drawn. they substantially correspond with
the instructions which were originally giv
on to our commissioner in April Int.—
“’hen the veil is withdrawn, however, all
the (act-t mil he developed. The true
character of the paper. in I" ittt Hipula
ttonl. will be accurately tleiittetl. in the
mean time. we would re-pvetfolly suageut
‘ lo our contemporaries the propriety cultu
ly waiting. before they own" any con
clusive opinion upon it.” ‘
A corrnpontlent of the New Orleam Commercial‘
Tfmu. writtng from Vera Cruz under date of Bibi
February. in speaking of the tréaty lays": “
‘ "The same conveyance by WhiCll'l‘Hd
dressed you having been iletainetl,. until
now, I am enabled ttf‘give _voo'e later
date, with news lrom the 'cily'to the 84
Instant. stating that peace had been sign
ed.’ and to enable the Government at Que
rctaro to non until such time'ns the ap
ptovnl comes from Washington. the hive
obtained it loan from Dttvitlmn. {Roth
ch'iltl’u agent.) of one million '0! dollars—
uay'34oo.ooo enlh.‘ and the femaintlei- by
ins'lalnicnteul $200,000 per’month. This.
it‘iu’ breounted. to he. guarantied by' the
Anteticane.-aa , otherwie'e- I do not think
Davidaon would have given :1 tlollar.‘ '
“Among" the hconditions ftp“ peace; it
is paid that all the‘ California; are ceded.
and that the American: are 10‘ pay‘twaoty
milliutta' of dollars.- at the rate nl'five mil
lion: annually (or 'lotir year’a'ynnd alin.
that'United Stales‘ troop; are to reniéitt
in the‘couutrvi” '
. Ai‘lo‘flw probability 0! 'lh6s;}galy bbiné filifiad
by our Governinénfl Ipec‘ulnlio‘nl‘ "to ’3l: yayiéu-
Mflhoy an wuh rogard lo the condilioua oquied.
Tho President, in h’inlinnuil manage. pomted out
'fh‘diflil‘lclly ;ho adrio!‘ tmntyxghn hmw’ould
THEM” Ihnl we may mt 'nuurod mu: m.
: troaty will~ ho lanctioned by Mr. Pout without abla'regtonl." To": howled lom..and in
Z giving ua-Itull indemnity for the plll and security had goodnu‘leonvgffgt; 0:8 flout 9:".mi'i3'
lo ‘ ‘ ‘ non won 0" om 3! one at" at
r tho mum V' ——:— ‘ , ' on' washing t tltg'blnml~ off. vth‘cre wa’abno
, TIIE FIRST'GUN 2 ' damage done~the hall had taken a meal}:
An oioction was held on tho ~23d of February in dating. ”Wham! (‘ooer mlm’fli’l‘hiavi '
Buclu and finish countiol. futon member of Can; '8'!) 3"" hid 3°99 0‘" "”099" ”limpe
grow. to fill thayacancy occaaloned byv'tho dcuthof- "9 can .daltcopa “flaws? “0“,.1e [‘9 [all
the Hon. Mr. Horuhcck. a whiptvho wu elected 0" the I"; n . 9“?" Eg'nfih 0 . a?! o'-
i'n 1846 by some 500 maturity. S. A. Bridges. tha leans. -, “fl: ' m It: ' e "we"? one
Democratic candidate won. on this occaiionmlec- arrow m Ma" Lime 5 fight! nml he "09'
' M .'. l ped another on this. woman. He bled
“f, 0v" M. “dual companion " "x a" n‘3 like a '-' lamb let) to the daughter.” but it!‘
my P'JPO‘O3-“bie' fe'p°9'"'hl°f ”"d “mm" ""_"“ was not w dumb; he called to ma to help
by ‘1 hmd'm“ "'“J°"""'" ”m" "w “m "m“ him. all with his clothes. and the blood was
lromtha Ballot~box cinco tho commencement or smm ltophed. All "to“ had gone m the
the pmcnt Conga-u. anditil pmlnoua cnouglt.—- bone of hi! thigh. but he‘s doing well. if ‘
MI)! 5' h!" "' dam“ 95"” may judge on from seeing: him ' dance an
Speaking olthil election, the tollowing remnrltu high j"; and play a game of rumba", and
ofthe lefiime'Um'm "0 '0 ”10 POW: the ball was mado._ol' what a faatldioua
"We are pleased to learn that Samuel young lady might call "-‘ the inflated tank
A. Bridges. the Democratic candidate in ofan emacculated bull.” I'd callttatmpty
the Sixth Congrealiannl district. has been an ox’l bladderl with a pufl'oi Wind tn tt.
elecled nver his Federal opponent. This We shot him in tlte'moming for dinner
in a great victnrv when we remember that not the bladder. but it- ownet. the ox.—
there was considerable diannli-luctiun a One killed and nix wounded—a small fight,
mung"! the Democrats ol lhe district. im
mediately ,nller (he nominalion ol Mr.
Bridges. in consequence n! an alleged er
rnr in the ballotings. Numnhalanding
this duwback lhe Democracy have nobly
«lone their duly. and Mr. Bridges, who is
a man nl undoubted abiliiy, is elected I);
n handsome majorily. ll lhe people 0!
Pennsylvania could now have lhe chance
of elecling Iheir national wpreM-nlalives.
the ptesenl Whig Connrcn wouldnee the
power pus out of their hands in n singli
day. Will all "non: Whig! who are mis
representing Dem'ncra'ic llih‘ll’iclfi take
warning Irom this election in a disuin
which is alwavs claw." '1
Fight with the Camanchee,
Captain Tobin. who sends " Notes lrom
hia Knapaack." writes the following ec
count of Captain Lewis' fight with the
Cemenehee. This letter is dated littena
Vista. Jan. 24th:
On our return from Nature, we passed
the guerrillas’ bivouac of the night belore.
and cncnmped at Castel Nuella. where we
fottnd the proprietress~a Belfast girl. Donn
na Raphael 'Aecita—extremely polite and
attentive. She slaughtered an 0:: for us
immediately. and we were treated with
great hospitality. Next dav Capt. Lewis
reached our rancho. San Miguel. and a
small party of us went out to hunt deer.—
Wo soon brought in a fat buck. and, on
our return home. were surprised 'to are
Lewis again in the saddle. 0n inquiring
the cause, he Informed me that Donna Ra
phael hadjuet sent. an express. ‘begging ee
sistonce. as we had. she wrote. scarcely
left Castcl Nuella. when a party of sixty
Carnanches attacked a rancho not one mtle
‘ofl'hers. and were then end there sticking
theirs lances into the people, and carrying
of? the horses and children. Accordingly.
Lewis galloped'ofl, with 17 more. and we
soon found that it was no "cry of wolf"
this time. The men had been so often dis
appointed that five had left their guns be
hind. and several remained themselves.—
After a ride of 12 mites, 've hove in sight.
and then the errors were freely’ used. Our
party was divided tnto two. 6; l.icut.Earll
was sent round a hill.to ettackflon both
stdee. When we got near. they were
strongly posted on a Very rocky elevation.
and had 100 horseeand their prisoners
with them, and while we were waiting for
Lieut Earll. one rode out and banterod us
for e fight._cursing us in (no doubt) cleaaic
Camanche and very bad Spanish. and one
young gentleman called out. to good Eng
lirh. “Come on. you d—-,-—d horse three
ing American eons of female dogs—come
‘onfi’ It’s hard for a Comanche to call any.
one horse-thief. butthey are getting jeal
ous of the-l‘exans. ;
We waited half an hour for Lieut. Earll.
and found afterwarde that thirty of them
ltsd attacked him. and made such an in
fernal din with their lanccs and shields.
that hia hon-ea stampede-d. and carried
their riders back two miles. When he
came up. business coutmenced. They
had been hung with rillea‘at a long the
lance for some time, and at the second shot
Capt. Lewis was wounded throt'gh the left
foot. The ground was too rough to use
horses, and he ordered us to dismount at
the foot of the hill. and charge up. Sev
cral horsee had been hit with bulleta; but
now the arrows came; at fifty pacea you
can dodge them. if you be sharp; they
look aa.beo’uttful and graceful IS—& scarce
less dangerous—than a bevy of well dree
sedibeauties sailing into a ball-room; at
twenly'pacu they look like a anew soon“;
‘you can’t dodge them then ; an itwas neck
or nothing; a rush was made. and when
the top wae gained. there was no one alive
left to give us the done of day. One of
’thelaat ahots was a neat one. Mr. Bell
and an Indian crawled within twelve pa
cos of each other. and both rose .and fired
together: the Indianfs arrow'went enioeh
into Bell's cheek-bone below theeye. and
his bullet pierced the Comanche’e heath;
There were seven or eight ,deadubodtea‘
found.. We can't tell the number of noun 1
dedz. but there was , a bushel of blood on
three“.
' . Go on: side we hadlgne .killedp poor
Hemy Cherry, (he 1 youngest and gayau o!
ua‘allp sfle wan shot from ’ his horserand
then lanced 'in Iho .:lhront. .qut. Lawis
vyaq hilinfthe fool. Col. Judson..of-. Mil:
mup’pi. received I alaght much m me let:
andrpnd hadnnly 'lima to 'say.; ”That ma:
I close one;”. w'hon a ‘aecond smashed. his
left arming-r the shoulders-Whit .ia‘a ~bad
can. .~ Mnxlflnch. of. Texas. had 9n arrow
throughshil handi- .|Mr.- _Darwinfloll. Of
Mugmippi, had One in the cheek. &fl‘om
Nap)“ (u'lually :called the Oaplain’p. baby)
rgcalved abo‘llet in Iha§.my.;lowelt;purl; of
what the old woman called her " abomin-
but. a sharp one. We look 100 homes. 81
all the Mexican children they had loken.
& brought them imu'Caalel Noella,.where
Donna Raphael received on with open anus.
Mr. Adams’ Sudden Illness.
AN Ae’rnortsc Semen “rue. House.
or Consonant—l he National Intelligen
cer gives the following account ol the al
lecting scene which ocrurretl th the House
of Congress on Monday. when Mr. Ad
lams no» stricken down puddenly by (li-_-
‘east‘. The event engrosued all though“
and filled all ltearla 63th Iytnpnlhy. The
editor. who was present, describes thr
~cene as lollowr:
Just‘after the yt-ns‘hnd mya‘u-iv’r"c'“t‘st¢en
on a question, and the Speaker had risen
to put another question to the House. a
sudden cry WM heart] on thelelt of the
chair. " Mr. Adams is dying!" Turning
our 0} es to the spot, we beheld the vener
able man in the act ol lalling over the lelt
arm of his clnir, _\Vltilc his right arm we.
extended, grasping his desk lot ropport.
He would havejdrnpprd upon the floor
imid he not been caught in the arms of the
,member sitting next him. A great remn
‘tion wan created in the Home—member:
from oil qhartera rurhing from their seat:
and gathered round the fallen atatetman.
who was immediately lilled into the urea
tn lron t of the Clerk’s table.
The Speaker instantly suggested that
some gentleman move an adjournment.
nhtrh belng promptly done. the House
adjourned. A min was brought, and Mr.
Adarnr. in a state of perlcct helplessness.
though not of entire tnnensibility. wa
gently laid upon it. The Sole was then
taken up and borne out ol the hull into the
rotunda. where it wu net down. and thr
members of both Houses and strange"
who were {an Crowding around were nith
some dtlficulty fepft'lst'd &. an open rplcr‘
cleared in it. immediate vicinity: butn‘
medical gentleman; memberol the House
(who “u prompt, active, and sell‘poe
ceased throughout the“ hole painful scene.)
advised that he be temert-d to the door 'ot
‘the rotunda opening on the (IN porlico.
wherea 'lresh wind was blowing. 'l‘hi
was done; but the air being chili; and
loaded with vaptir, the sofa “I‘. at ttu
'ugfll’lllnn M Mr. \Vinthrop. once more
taken'up audrretnuved to the Speaker’s ;-
partment. the doors of which were lnt‘lll
with closed to all but proleuinnal gentle
men. seVeral ol'nhom arrived in succes
own an the news spread into the my.
While lying in thiq apartment. Mr. Ad
‘omt partially' [recovered the use ol hi-
Ipeech. and observed. in falteringaccenu.
"'l‘hit is the end of eorthf’ but qutt‘itlt
added. "i am compo-ed,” Members had
by thin time rentlml Mr, A 3» abode with
the melancholy intelligence. and noon at
ter, Mr». Adams and lll't nephew & nit-re
‘arrired and madehthetr way to the appall
ing scene. Mrs. A. we: deeply nllecled,
and lnr some mr-Ituettts quite prostrntrd b 3
the tight ol her ho~band, now insemible.
the pallor _oldeath upon his countenance.
'ond thote snd prernonitnries taut making‘
their appearance uhich lull With such ul
chill upon the heart.
~ In the hall. meanwhile. a gloomy pause
occurred In Ihguiualhum 0! voices lhu'
fills it. Same members u: in mule aus
peme; other» stand in mumps, qml mad:-
or. answered inquim-k u m lhe cause and
the probable iasue nflhe attack; other»
hallengll toward lhe Speaker’o room 10 gm
ah:- lalesl intelligence pl." the sufl'em’,
condition ; while man, {GI-re buuly‘ungu
ggd in miling to {heir lrie'mlu allmme the
alumina new. A remark very l'uquvnt
ly made was. “ Well, this i~ jun! who!
Mr. Adams could 'lxavexusllml; it is an
oppropl isle ending 0'! his public careershe
lulln. like a second Chalham, in the Sen.
ale bow." ' . ' ,
.‘ Mr. Adamt. though lnr some months
very feeble. was. whm he entered lhe hall
in.lhe morning. in hi¢ usual health. and
hful hum lew minutes bL-lore.‘ delivered
Ilo~vule,.un u'molion belore the Home; in
an unusually‘dislincl nmlzemphalic ma'nl
ner. .. 'l‘he .allack mu believed at firkt'lu
have peer. a‘laiulinz‘vfit :but this idea anon
anv’e place to the appalling emiriclicin .thal
il-wun recungu'r’e "I? a‘ paraly;.~iu,-which
hau'twice below affected Mr.’vmlamu. Iho‘
in. «milder 'Rll’flffl’.’ Vely slight hopes
art: enlenamul M his recon-ting. Mn A.
Illnincdhiieiahlielll your in July last; ‘
,-.~Al’eleven o’clock. lanl night we veneri
ableijufl'erep nml. lay in :Ihc' Speakev’a
,chambdr. in‘semiblc-Io all "ti-ma! objeclt.
but ,nppatenlly moroficomlurlable, and his
u~ylnpmnu‘givingvzhope y-lo his medical Al
landanlalha: hemighl revive, aufilcienlly
by this morning lokbcar remqval. lfihiwmu
midcnceai: ig-gl‘f; .1 I; ' ,1
. A» won II the news [of tlw pailllul‘oc-
wrre'nqe kicked the 3mm. 'thnlbmly
hiflewifieldjoufflflia f . ‘ f ‘
frog my Pengzlvqnlgn. ;
{Death‘ol'John tltncy Adams.
The homage paid to thin venerable amt
tenmmt: ;itizcn t 3, the“ lint-anal 'chig
.tmm‘ in a 'pmprr ufléction ’ol the'p’abhc
wntunent ul thé whole republics ' Mlhmh
tltPu- ale living thouaondnwhn hue oppo
ml 3):. Anna in hin'puthicil uptratlom.
«hm n-u lew—let us hnpe that there are
nime—mhn' will not unite in pss‘inzin-v
lll'ltttrinle huntml to the memory ul fine ul'
the hunt exmnrdinny men ol‘ony mg: or;
time. . lli‘ urn-(i. abtight cumple‘lo
the youth at hm country. ¢ 'l‘hc result-"hf
thetnllou thuthnv‘é ma'd‘é this rnree'tin
many-Input: gloriutti. have nu: all tum»;
piml 3 but thou- mm he little «lnuht thry
mll constitute a vulume ul prufouud mtcr~
eg‘l latf'many m‘netatiun. [0 (Hunt.
Mr. Alums filled many public Mutiom
«luring hut lung and eventful life. In all
M llmn. whatever may he the opinions nf:
the people as to hint policy. hesustained a
lofty character. for integrity, mzul lnr,
country. and a laborious energy in the
discharge of his public duties. whichwilt,
in after-times, be the subject ol eulogy &
ol imitatiun. He dled literally in human
-—in the lull enjuymcnt ol hi: gvent lic
ulties—nnd almost in the hall which llltl
been the theatre of 50th of his pmudeu
triumphs. At the vet} t‘nnment Mun he
tell, u prmtrate enemy offered peace, to
his bcluvgd. country. Ind his eyes looked
their last upon the enlign of hetf'grcltneu
on the twenty-lecnnd of February. the
birth-«luv at his lather’n lricml. anul his
cuuu:tr3’o presctvcr—Gzonoz \Vuumm
TON.
my“? [mum Ihc deceue ofthis giggling
guished fiai'r'idt profoundly; (oihi's' wu
'- Gun ol the few. Iho Immortal mm'an,
'l'hnt were no! born to die!"
The Washinglon Union, of the 28:]. in
remntking upon the death «I Mr. A. "II:
' He breathed his last, in the Speaker’s
mom 0! me Home M Reprennmiwev. u
twenty mtnutos past seven o’clock this
wetting. The manner and the circum-
I'attcca oi the drnth of (hi! illmtriuus nml
venerable patriot and s'atcunan. from the
fitting clou- ul": lile devoted even Irom
early buflmnt’ to the «nice nl his coun~
try. ”le public career commenced in
1781, when he. «as but fifteen yum of
age. At that "th he acted an sc‘cretary
lowa at the Américanlrgationo. Since
then. duning a period of it!” "ten "an
--he has been constantly. almost without
a ningla interva', in public official ominm.
Mr. Adams as. born on Ju'} 11. 1767.
Thus he dird in the 8m year of his age.
alter filling a large opace in lhe eye: '0!
ms cmmxrymen. He hu «lied amid the
unitfllll nympamy 0! this community. ,
THE MEXICAN PRIES'I‘S.
As several diapnrgging mneménla have
gone Iho rounds telafivc to the geneul char
acter of the Mexican ptmlhood. II is only
fair'lo allow the olhet side to bo.heard.—~
Llflll. Johnson'o! Iho 3d U. S. Artillety‘
nay: : ' ' s
" I made lhe acquninlanca of nuvenl of
the Prints. anfifgund them In be pious &
learned men. ’lO convornlionoflwhicbl
had with persons relidenl a long lime in
the country. l could never learn anything
of lhe scandalous lives which we have
been so much accuolomedJo heu- thal the
Clérgy of Mcuco lead. 0n the conmry.
l every where received the impression..
lhal'in all theit duliea. whethet ambul
tar. in lhe confessional. on inmuclon ol
the pcople.~ or ns'eflimoul citizens. the
Mexican Clem" wire faithful pollen of
God's Holy Church.” ' *
COLONEL FREMONI‘.
I! is exam] in leuen frmn Wmhingim
that Col. Fremont has been louml guilty
0! all ihe thugs-a pro-lured belore the
Court Manial-wf mutiny. dimbnyin: nt
urden. and cnndurl unbecoming an ufii
rel. The Court decreed dismissal Irom.
the acrvice,(¢he loner penalty 0! tilt-ION.)
bul recumwndetl himto the lenity o! Ihc
President by n vntc "haven m sax. l‘hc
Pfl’bidl‘lfl dissented Irom (Int Conn cm Ihc
chalgenl mu'iny. but approved lhe final
itig on Ihc mhcr mu. He then cemilml
Iho sentence. and urdewd him to duty:—
Qulonel Fremunt has re-igned his cnmmis
slnn. - ' ‘ '
, 'DES'I‘RUC’I‘IVE DELUGE» .
, n Manila», Ohio. 126.23. -.
7A vgrea? oxcttoment was occmioned how
to day. by the town'bémg flooded 8: mod.
dentructinn occasioned. by tho-contento of
on immenuo reservoir occupying'o location
ninety feet above the town. escaping and
pouring through our midst. The fauna of
thoflood tore down several brick watohou.
new: brick factory. tho 'l‘remnnt. "aunt
and that-anal embankment. ' and almost lil‘ .
the item. worehnmeo.‘ &c.. in town were r
overfloWn. and their contents‘damnndu—
Thodiaahtar'ocouned abdut three o'clock -
this afternoon. but the mom: hm time
oubttded; * ' . v -
Referring tn lhe‘ recepfion ol'Mr. Clay
gwhlladeiphia lhe dxhnr' day. the Penn
sylvanian-given the lullowing» ‘ . ' W
' Good finccdo!e.-—Ao« Ihe= proccuion
which escorted Mr; Clu- inlo this‘cioy;
was matching up Broad street. a _in". nml
hepluw Innkina'mn'of the‘ Emerald Mf
imenipzuled one of lhe Manhunt. who rode
neat him. thus: .-. ~ “
A “An’ murmurs it Hairy Ch E.”
"He io. ahea'cld’ indignanlly noggin] the
Manfing‘fii :V'l.‘ [xii .l- ‘
"- ‘~‘Foith;'an’ il’s the firilvtim‘e he was-80°
ef ahead; thin.” exclaimril‘ .lhe ’l‘riébmtn ;
to :hve'zreat‘ :Achhgri‘n, 'aml, moniflc‘flinfl .‘3‘
the Manhalrnhu r‘mln: awry..ainilhl *I’UII‘D
of laughier. '
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