I. VAhiox op TF.ms. j at (,c prospect of an early engagement, and the V.rnrwul nf JwmWiu. betirreu Mf.tko tuul , mottojf 'Victory iff Death and no Surrender,' Texas, j irt the cry ntid M'Htchwordof every Tcxanciti The New Orleans papers oRbe Will -inrtaiti j 2() t)l language ofthe hero of San Jadn r-ritain the important utclJi'nc:i of a new t(( WKW3 u.r vm, ,nVe -'Mexico has made ! lllkJ l lis miKntoA!.! 1. ..,, f i V 1 rS lit;! I . ll I.I 1- . : .. iiiiinmnnwi .uu pui t XPjC War anU IIN.S proVOKCU 1 110 111(1 IgllBt Hill Ol all Texas, in fulfilment of the threats "je-inst the , .vlul haves-swarded her saniruinarv cruelty arid inatclik-fd perfidy since the Alamo was fit t be sieged. Let-Mexico look our fur the recom- pensu of her inicpiities. pie have America im got to be, if they can si lently go on and negocinte by letters w itli them barbarous Mexicans, and their citizens abused, murdered and treated as felons by these reptiles. The U. S. Government will send out n fleet ol ships to the Coast of Sumatra and bunt and destroy all the town?, and kill many of those poor, ignorant ami barbarous savages, because they hnpen to rise up and slay some two or three of the sailors, perhaps of those lutter which have of late beeu frequently re pealed by Sauta Ami. From the Sew Orleans Bee. , , , , ; 'Kiiiii'ratiU froin the United Slates would be ; phips who trade and and steal the produce of Invasiouof Texan bit .luno Surrender , " , i . .1 . , , 1 , . rf San Antonut 1! welcome to the army of I exas, provided they these poor natives and not a word is said about Jiy the arrival of the etoam packet ship New ! g " prescribed by the President. His roa- : it. Oh ! it is all riyltt ami so it is and the York, we have been put in po. Heps it hi of the ' so'"1 lor requiring those w ho emigrate to bo fully j mUw rteps should be adopted towards Mexico certain intelligence of the invasion of Texas , armed, must be obvious to every one. Texus for re8t assured that your townsman Kendall, by a form ia Me Mexiccu force; Sun Aulonio j a!' m,w !IK,ru lm'n than arms, muuitioiis or j will ho kept by these people until an Ann ricuii ,.,.. .,,......t.,..t . t, r.,. ;., 1.0.1 tb L on provisions, and should any c), subordination suuidron before Vera Cruz demands him Coliud. The invaders, variously estimated at from S to 14,000, entered Texna at several Tom!. The Tcsajis were concetitratin;r on w hen they get there will bo as important as j Kendull, and all tLe rest of tlio America! pri will their arms. A large number of men (joing aoners. into, ho country nt this time unarmed, would 1 I mutt clos: as I feir I shall be too late for it was completely riddled with the shot of their guns ; and lie mink to rise no more. .V. () 1'ic. t a .mi - - - THE AMERICAN. Saturday, .Ipril 2, !84C roa th iMinlcit. Ma. Kni run. I was pleased to see by your lost paper, tliul Major Daniel Fullmer will be a catn'i dilo for rp-i ciun, as U igmlc Inspeclor of this biigaJc Uf has been a faithful and efficient ofTict r, and in the discharge of his olTirial duties, haigivrn general saiisf.iciion 5 imlocd, I have never heard tlis slighlfht complaint made against him. 1 I ke the ho nely nM mnlto, "Irt well enough alune," and a or agents to Congress by voteo of a few tlionsand of tlieir laborirx, who are for tin; intuit part, u much tindir thrir control thntcofthc South are to TiiKin, MumIitm, ami who will vote fur any thing, or unybudy, uiuk ra persuasion thut by enhancing the profits oftliu ..lAS I Ell, they will increase the wages of the liOADtSMAN'.: ' Tostngr and the Press. The roHlmiittf (icneial has rrcoinmrndrd to CtHicrers sume chance in rf iriiid 10 uoslakie. Mr. Wrnry of PrrrsyKani 1, in co. n.cti. n with the cl,a"6e ""'y for the a.ike of chatiae ought neer sulijrct, oiled the following resolution : ' ,0 bo m,lK h"'i " M",pr bas given substantial Kewlved, That the Committee on Tost Offi. f"irn ''at he is in every fwuiect fit and well ces and Post Roads, in graduating the rates of outlined fr the onicr. His thorough knowledge portage 011 newspapers as recommended by the of military tactics, and his experience in the luti. rt V Tbe iMMlalure will adjourn to day to rnerl ' """'" ? :'7' 1 " ' " ! v.. . c .T. . , r Ur'8''o inspector, at this time when the imhua rgain on the 9th of June. Th.-ee extra sessions ! ciargefbr (tngeon niblic newspapers, when is.'tempted to be thrown into nd.culc and are extrcmtly unpipuhir wiih the people, snd justly j conveyed by until within thti limits of the cntrmpt, ought to induce every one who deiies te ssasthey atldom nsull in much good. The ex ' cuimty where they are printed or published." see the militia properly organized, and the system pet scs of the government are already greater ili.m ' Let the c. untiy Puss sjxak unanimously ujn)ti iniprovi d, ti support him, for he Iks always mani- they ahuuld be in lUtae times of diffaulty. this sulject. It is one of great importance to fesied a great interest in these objects, and he is a desperate resistance will Im made. We publi.H.'i au evtra from the Galveston Civilian, mvi liAt proclamation of President MoUdtou. Fkotu an Extra of llio t'inliau (Galveston) of the 12th of March. Victoria, Gonzalea aud Austin, at which places detract from, ruiher Uian add to the defenc e of : the mail. Vuurf. the country. j As I fear to write my name. J A crisis is nt hand in Texas of the1 most im- ; P. S. There is a rumor afloat n ml believed portant chamcter. A spark has been kindled by many that the Knjflish have oil'eml twenty which will never be ' extinguished until Mexico j millions of dollars tor 'IVxas. declares Texas lobe tree and independent, or j ... : 1 1 m 1 .1 ir n I uiicr 01 t'lriitirni iioumnn. Hy tue steamer La-ton, just arrived from ct wave siis in p-ri!ii mure ui.un.. iuc Houston, we k-arn that expresses arrived y ester- constant cry is, lleinember the Alaaio 'lie- : ttvrsTos. March It, 1912 lay from A-tstiB.dated on Moiwlay last, stating mcinocr tlie tfjiita J-e prtftoiier.. .... . ... . . .... . .Ti : i.. 1 ! o r It is dm bable thai Viu will fin I 111 ZScw that mlelligcnM had reached tl.at place, that v. ..wuB 1 , s. ; uMi.,h.d by Ha-w, II and Jobns.m of PhilaJ.dj.hia excitement arising out of Inn Ij m.ivc iiieiita o! - , country para. The ci'y pipers will probably op- competem lo tender efficient aid in their accomplish fj- Col. McFadJen's company of volunteer plrtle (ie mea-ure as it will not be one of in"rrest mcnt. If the citizen a ilJier requires any further fioui Lewial urs, we unJerst.irtd, will pay this his lt ,rm The department would loose but hllle recominrml ition, Maj r Fullmer can present string a visit, on the Slh in.t. The campany is highly . by the change, ns large packages are but seldom ' claims on the ground nf actual service ss a soldier, spoken i f, and we doufit net, will be received in the carried in the m ail within the bounds of the oun He volunteered during the last war, and marcled right spirit by our citizen, and by the Sunbury ! te, and in the end, ihe inm ased demand and i!c- with li s company to ihe defence of our Northern (ireya, under the command of Cupt. Dcwurt. -ire for teidieg, csu-J by the dirfc.eminoii.vi ol fr.nt e,s, and reroaioed therein the d'-ch irgn of rr"j- Dun-rtitt.HK X'lli'eul I. bruru, and alto "f cheap information and li'eratuie, w, uld nuic'i hi duties until the close of ihe war. I hope there. Jfutd,t-t Stlut Cu-culati,,!; Library, excel- ; '".e tban repay .he government f,r tl.e present lent and interesting public .lion., are no reguUly ' l"ss- The we rr,' woulJ Ue ,,ut tri!lc ' toe goveriimeni pronamy not exceciling stx'y fie, t!it be will receive a strong vote in this coun ty. A MILITIA MAN. Mexico against Texts. If any ahould I e. anxious San Anlomo was taken by Mexicans on Satur- pectedly, the government Ima Jay last. Capt. Dotton, who brcrught the in- . l" ''or(l' or l ""X I"'citic D10'J in vvhlch eiligence from Austin, that the number of j th,-,aid of 1'1'inds of Texas iu the United M.-xieajis was large, numbering aeveral thou- j Sttea elwlllJ uskeJ or fitnmhvd. Uut the jsa,,, j citizejm of Galveslou representing tlie feel- -The express whieli reached hero from Vic-; 'ff9 T their common county Lave deputed loria last night atates that a body ol'UOO Mexi- j Messrs. Watraus, Megginson ond Junes, to -ans who capturd Capt. II. Fer"tiFon and from communicate with their friends here, and to . . I 1. . - 1... r. 1 :. whom lie escaped ; stated ttiat their lorco on ; .uu.v. . u, J"1"-1' ammunition, a good knapsack and -ix mombs this side of tho Nuecoa numbered 00, who . cable. These gentlemen will address their j ,,, -urvice f tlt ,u IjiC to were dortmcU far ie.Una, that a,0W bad gone ! views 10 trie communny 01 .ew ; ,tlt. BWi l)f Tcxa. QTj There is nothing Mng in Congrcas at present, that would afford liny in'crest lo cur rcsd- to velonteet in rendering a3ittiiiec ti our Kepub- cr, I(1iu Hud windy speeches are daily mule for lie, it will be our duly to have it nude known, j liunkuui, which are tie. illy pail fr by tbo e .pie. ...... 1 mi ' .. . -ir - in ii uuriy triouiu emigrate 11 w in oo require u icr euch tinier nit to britu; wi h him a good r.flu or musKet, wiih a Cnrtuu, h b 1, or ahot pouch mid pow jr horn, with at feint one liundied toutids of 1 Tlify must be Umb'd, fir tl.e pr fent, at some p.'inl Wet.t of thv lliami with right days provi-t. ti fjj Ukucci iosi or Toll! The toll en the Schuylkill are t be reduced liere.fler, as fdlows: Ftom and abuve Mount Carbon, .'it cent per t -n. " Schuylkill Harn, f' " " Port (Jiintuii, 4- " Xj" Tlie partial re.-uinpti. n of specie payment has made the rurTeney in the cotmliy worse than it has been for many yi'itrs. We pciccite that the not thousand dollars. Under tl.e prevent system, the I'rets of the city h.ia a I'ccidcd advantage oer that f the courit' V. Not only Ixc.ui e tin ir subrci bets sre fun ished with iheir papcis dee of ptist.ipr, but a a necisary const quence, their ub?ciiptious are ihtreliy much incrrasrd. 'I he M intra' J .urns', upon this an ji ct s;is : l'li is in an important resolution, and coin. FUR T1IK AMERICA. Mr. FntTon. I'nderst indinn that Capt. Jack son Mi Fa urn t, of Lewisburg, Union county, will I a rand d ite for lir gJe Inspector, we tuke the pli n-nr,' in urging his cIiihiis and recommending him to the e-pecial notice of every militiamin in the lirigadr. We ic we not iniimale'.y acqiuin cd with him, and were we ignorant of his capacity and to San Antonio, and tLat there were in all 11,-, id tlie citizens .l the Ltiit"d states m me K) this aide of the Uio Crando. I papers of the day,' 'Men are turning out rapidly at IlotiBtmi. 1 Another account Fays 1 No i.uu.ber bss than filly, fit in Cwmpuniea well 1 notes of lie Northumberland li.tnk uio qiio'ed at JA number of iikh lellthis city yesterday for j The news of the abaiidonmnt of San Atitu- ! ,,,., jj will l receivi J, atid on Lndiog, c.k-Ii 10 per cent, diseotint at Philudi Ijdii.t, yet we d.mM the scattof war, and tt Company is expected to 1 nto by the w hites aud its occupation by the , commandant will ron to tfie ecu-tary of War ; whether there in a sil'er in belt, r conducted l ank jeave to-dny; 1 Mexican., iscoutiniied. Six hundred, Texans fllf )ttllcrs. KiuigmiiN who wish to icmove to ', in Peniisy Ivania. This s-tale of thinps c uuiet mid PROCLAMATION4. To the Army and ditizen of Ttxnu. j mentis it.-e'f to tint support ol tlio country pres-s worth, we would riot undertako to pprak of him in I thr:.tiohout the whole country. Let the edi- tl.itti rir g trrms, or even recommend him for ll. is j torsspeal; out on tlie subject nt once and if , ,r .e . l ut uwing to r ur knowlcdEeof the man, we ; run uc'.onifiiiMii'U 11 im ciciou in ihiiui i tlates !or Congre-sc here.ifltr be catechised bv the prer, and if they refuse to support the measure, let the pre refuse to support them ; and our word for it, tln resolutions ran he Cur ried without much lilF;cti!tv." rrV lien. Hamilton has n plied to ?.inti Am. i iliniUL'b the eublic 1111 erf. in an ab!v written and ..... ... . . . . 1 - - jWereai naguuie ut me iat.1 accounts, rein- i 1 x.is at this ti ne tmi-t come thus pr-paied, . , will m t, we hope.exi t nmrh loiter. I here is no j.,,i,iitl UUr, for w hu h wo hue not room this ; tiircvuients were yoing in, and they expected ; imm vltr would lie ifu.se to the tlrfenee if lhr rea-on by the i.utes vf st.lvei.t country b.uika of j He iinliunamlv reis'lti the idea that he iinhesit.itiniilv say, his eqml.in every respect, is not to be f und anion;st any oilier of the candid itea fir this olficr. We trust his cl lirns will Wconsidere I, and th.it we will h ive the plcasute of teeing him unai inioiislv elected. We hope that a general v.iie will be given to him on the day of the election. MANY MILITIAMEN. "Whereas, tin; odious practice of indibciiini- ' to mala a eland there with one tlionsand men. country, not will they be nccivid. Thert' is a tnat?-impresisiuent of individual property, with-! Austin is believed to hnvc ahatnioink-d, tiiu . Ki,.ut scarcity of urms and ntunitio 1 ofwarihau out authority from the Government, and more. families jewmviny tu Hsstnip, and the men . f men , Texas. Wei e men to come in yreat Ty sanctioned by jrirute tr ill, and olUm stirnu- ', gtiiiijfto H.twine. Gen. llnrleeton was on his ' nou,l.t-rs to the countiy without being in a condi- Ualed by cupidity aud dishonest v, Iihs oleu uc- ; way from Uastrup fur the seat of war Willi 100 i lion to ait itlieictitly, mid well ruvided. if mm Id I If they do nut receive tl.em at par, they can Ret no. Kiss) s'and ng tlniukl be debt at such roinnus ra es in IIiiI.kI lphia. The c-fli ct must rrrtatuly be injun. j ous to the tr ide. Merchants in the country c iiniot 1 j obtain money, excrl in the note ofcuutry b.inks. men. ttirred. Now, thejefore, bo It known thut I. ratn Houston, President and L'otunimder in i.'hief of the Army .and Kavy vf the Republic j .of Texas, do by these jvrcsents direct and coin ,11 nail all pe'Hoiis to u beta in fioui tlie rowing bion of such practices, unless it is by the c.x pres.ordor of tlie Govorntuent, etuanatiny from the Waf Department, totuch person, or persons who mnv be authorized. -or roouired to ocrfurm such duty-and in no cae whatever, hall any ' clljr,! ,mtll! - 1 '" "t note riving liroperty be imprttied but when the uut ah- : yu lntert ,te,n3 w have rg the solute necessity ofthe public service mnv rc. . "or prisoners. quire recourse to such an alternative. -j FROM MKX1CO. We publish the liillowiug letter, from the N. Orleans lVe givino; additional intelligence of the Santa I'e prisoners. It is from a very authentic hotirce : Mt xico, Feb. 2ii, 10 o'clock' P. M. i As this is mail dav ; and the office dns not ;riy tiicumlter the country . without any tjf,cttban to tltslruy the mbitanee of tliofe who would be meruiary to husiain und d'fmd the notion. We can bring into the 1'uU at least ten thou sar d men, and in case of emergency wecuuld taint fifteen thousind. The w ar will not be of long duration. No Mex ican force can Ion; tust.iin i self in Texas. I The indignation of 'J'exai.a will not tolerate the j pollute 11 (f the,r i-oil bv the f,Ht-l' p.- of their r ' vile iii v .d' rs. j Mixic 1 has in: Jc the war, and ha provoked the ' ind gnatiori of ail thne who have nyiul.d her tiling. Aud yttiflhey aie lobe subject to such ruiiiotiad scounts how can they receive them. In some of the Western stules, it is true, exchai r,"S arc .n.ciiuies as high as 10 and lTi per cent. The peop'c there, however, ore pripuied for such things, and nuke their calculations accordingly. Thc?c things are 1.1 w lo u, and unles-i Miiiiething is done, nil trade between the city and country must Ijii tii.h, and lemam in n depres-ed condition. sinaul.ir mo-sage itlen.ptid to biilieso spotle-s a patriot as S.mta Ana, at:d cotieludia with the following parir ph : "Y'on ncctise me of ihe iniputlence of liavino tillered yon hihn ; I will lit t be guilty of the scmiic!e of otTerin"' ymt steel; bat when you do come, 1 hope 1 may hear the neiphittjinf your war-steed on the banks of the Kio Ursvo." "Pr.NNSV I.VASIA Co.VL. TllC Splptlllid stOR'll- Mh. Khitoh Tlitongh the kimhie-s of some of my friends, I see I have been nominated for the office of IJrinado Inspector. Permit me respectful ly to decline leing considered a cand.d.tte foi that office. lleipectfuily Y'eurs, W.M. L. DKWA15T. C; y The Pre-idi tit has sent Since the mtX six or seven days positive or 1 1 . . 1.. . m... . . .. 1... ...... -.1 I ..,..t ...i ... .,..1 1... ,,.. 1., .:... ,1.- If any isfficw tliall be gurlty ol the oJences of ucrs utcn lw ''" , j ' " ' , r ... . .. . I over these poor fellows, that they shall have 110 - Aniroo was Cr.-t longc. itnprcssnietit of property without authtrity, he i . 1 . , J ,. 1 , . , , . , ., , , . , ., , ,. , ' , : ,. , , ! mtercotirse with any Americans or forcuniers ; Let Mexico lo k out ror the iccompeuM) if Ur hail be dishonorably discharged from tJie ser- j . , , ",,' -.- , . . ? ... in anv Miape or manner whatever ; and the : miqmt es. vice, 8t;(l if a noncommissioned officer, or soldier 1 , ' , lit 1 . 1 ' , t . ,, . , ' ,, ! only wav v e can hoc theui is to bribe the ofitcers I I h the honor to be, Jic shaU be tried ly a court martin. All per-. , , ' v..., t.., t;... ' v.. ofthe eteird. 1 was veslrrd.tv at S.tntiairo. 1 i our ..bedtent rv int, 'jns w .10 sliail be guilty of a vulattou of this 1 . ,, , , , , . ,, . 1 111 .1 , ,-, , 1 and was enabled to see them by the force ol l'roclauiatiun haJl have thejr names nub! ttihed i , , a j .1 .., ,, trolJ. I found t .em a l very well in hlth, tiKcncnders in the neivspnpers ol thellepuhhc. ! b . . . , . Nothing is better calculated to ulienate the i C"J SOt"' r'"'tC CMM ,h;lr 1eelinB of the people, and dtr-v. confidence 'B Prtn.enti. I he t.ovcTnment allow s them ill the Government that, the toleration of saieli I eiu,-!. : r ..u, ,u. u..r .u,.,.. .SAM. HOUSTON, rre.bl.nt. AM XANnt R Ml.or is 111 jntl III .Mirjara t(.nmvp ,, e Supreme Court from this place to H .r for debt. What a sinking in poetry! to bo , Whether thi was dom for the benefit of now the bone of contention between two ofthe ; ,m, c,lllimiiiiity, or for the convenience and ufit ' j most powerful nations u;si 'arth, with nil the 0f ,(l0 lawyers and judges, the people ran readily I summer business. Some of them are already m operation. We understand that they have nil stihsittitid coal for wood. Of course the consumption of this urticle will be vastly in creasisl by the irenernl introduction of it upon the lltidr.in liiver. Twelve tons is the aver age quantity useil during a tnp. ami astheie are inure than a dozen boats rutitiii: daily vr the It.i.loM, ttirt nmi.iT't 1 n n nf, 1 ' r. n-;i 1 T-in.t iniil' !ti u ",u,l,,,8 ,,,r "f ,n,'a!iU,,, i estimated 'I hey nso a 'ithra'cite from Pemtsyl which le but a few mouth tiucc ri cimtiu nded. vauiu !" I'hil. (ioz. ai d k nctioiied w ith his signature. The I'resiJi nt h -s Uen charged with l-eing t iig:n:mt 111 most id fa. it,torc..t of Imiii-v Ivania. has const :uc ei! hi ncHioim. Many of tl.em are certainly new fan- j ,)lP M:.siuri and Mi-aiai-ippi for the use of.irei,;n gled, and he seems to cling with singular eitinu. lumimii 'Us coal, when Penn-yiv .i i 1 authr tcite i cily to the iibtraefirmt of a state which refieed to I not cn'y more safu and c'.eauly, but more ecniiurni- suppoit him fjr lite ofl'ce of Vice President. j cul, as the above fact most ui un.lantly prove. TliC Sliprfini" leiirt, 0-3 cotrespondent of the New Y'oik Tribune ur legators in their wi-dom have aeen fit to lurnUiea tlie following beauulul oimmentary on the A cominunK'at on in th-r Ne York Jo'imal of Cm ncice in f.,vor of a proieclite tar ill, lAs a. ers tin the North Kiver are now preparing for follows: Is .1 pud poVy to slop Lott.in to Lnglaml at .,lw,iU, oui.1, . i i i i i . i niuM pavuriui ii.uiuiis uipti ejun, nun n ii oi u,c lawyers anil luoces, mc eeopie ran reioiiv ,,,., i,:.!, i,-, i . at ii ... .. 1 1 hey tire a 1 heavuy chained and made to work , , , ',, 1 . -oticnces. it is tlie hii'h and Inuorj-b e dutv of , - ...t ..r iiiv. .1 u ,,r d m snvi.sw nin. : i..: i i. ,,. .i.u ..,,1 h.i ..r r,.,, , ; ,:. : ..-'daily in deanin- the filthy streets and sewers! . Z .7- . mnH filthy the peaceful and worthy citizen ! No man of the city, and when any one does not w ork 1, 4 1 , 1 ..11. i- , . . whu feels Ihe holy imjmlse patriotism but i ,,B w ,afe!,ei1 wore luun wc lw K'1UI18 Kill -detest the offence, when he reflects upon , '0,lr Btri'c1 "f Xcw r1ca,,e' tho contlition of an honrst c.tit n -.vlt. has been Tl,l'" are Pret,y wdl cl,,thed' but n0 l,,a""s oppressed bjbia couulryiuon. Lwwiae Le wu i totlu' c "vcr..ment as the few Amer.- muablctomamtai.. his riSA swl fwrve Lis i ca!,i w MVXKO ' j-u...: r, ,i. t .... t . r . ...t.ut. ! thin"- to cover them. My ow n eyes wouid else j'lt'jfiiij iinm mc jiuuuo ui i i'ii-uli i w ii iv. ii j should only be raited oniti?t our national cp pressorc sSAM. HOUSTON. Gahetton, 11th Marcli.lSli "Ve add the following fii.m an uutbeutic . source j My own cy be assuilcd by seeing American citizens, and Chose who were once American citizens, work ing raked in the streets. Kendal!, since the departure of his partner (Ltnit.idcn) lies been -quite ill with the fever ..-,- i i e i .ix- -v t but is now -nearly recovered. I 'At 11 o clock on Futioav.as tlte New York J , was coming out from Galveston, we met the learner rldwatd Burrelson, just iioin Hudson, and learned officially of the su-rrender of J"an Antonio to the Mexicans, under the command cf-Gen. Yasqncz, on the bih instant II is force consisted of lancers; 3.V) cavalry ; infant iry; IJO-mounted Caddo IikLktis, and about 5T)0 Orrandberos, and is, no doabt, the advance guard of the army. .From the liert information wc can iref, tlie entire Mexican force now iu 'Texna is iielieved to be about 13,(HI0. Gen. T.t.rTChMii.hftB about "0' 10 men under his com mand at 'Gutn'.ales, and w daily receiving nc cessions. He is prapareu to give me enemy a tors and then so boon to linu liimwlt the dis regarded inmate of a debtor's prison in his own laud a cartive on tho score of an unsettled balance amotiiiliiig to a few pounds shilling and pence. How transitory is human greatness! how uncertain our chance f-r the immortality of fame ! But a few weeks have e!;ipsed since Queens and President, prune ministers, and secretaries of state were busy with the name ! of Alexander Mcleod!! Armies were prepar. I iiif.', naviis fitting out to esptaise las quarrel, i and Jiad he been fortunate enough in the hero, i ic sense, to haveclostnl his career on a Ijockport . rrull.iu'a ths fnrtb niiobt bnvo rHckel under am it took me ttiree mrttrs w nn , - I 4 Ikji wi .n r urti'lort' fit u .ii"H li id l:itA. lull nntl' . . . , -, I l 111 VH4 1 UI UI UilVIJ J U'VllnV ( IU" Jl'll--v a douLloon , , , -, , .i , . c a . I.iiii-tinitier nrmnll utttl m Kit ill riirfv ... .... . ii . i.B a diiiic iuiii-i.iiNi, .... ... j do arv, be ore I could get access to lnm. lie . . .i..i . l., . ' . , . , i paper, issued by a justice, takes Alexander by will us to!i hs he recovers be placed with the , ,, ,. ' . . ,, . . , , ' ihe t-lbow walks htm to 'quod' without even ex- well prisoners to oi an"n, ana wi .uici wc risjirudencc, that by theit ndmiuistration of the lawa, justice wa brought borne lo every man's door." Jfvre, our iiu di-rn reformers think tlie best plan to hasten ihe ends of justice, i t at last those of law ! suits, is to throw every uUlacIc in the way nf its administration. We do not so much blame the J mines. They certainly will have has busirie-e to attend to. Betides the conveni nee to their homes 10 cents a pound and import it again when maJo into Calic", a' (i.) ci n s a pound ! the 50 cent per pound is mostly for I ib r paid to foreigners, and the emainder f,.r treighl cich way, commission and charges. Nov t!i s 1 .bur, if done in America (and it can lie done litre full as well.) woulJ he'p many of our poor pi op!e who need tnis euipl y ia..-nt f'l their j- The general governmei t, wi h..ut any icg.ird suppoit, and ijive ui a home market, whi. h can bo niii:tn l edon either In tone of MCe or war. A very f -r.'ot frtu ojii'iion j rev.iils as to the lilect of dines mi some Kind of (joods, that it a lv mces the price on tiw con.-ii.iuer 1 1 the amount of duty paid. This is not correct. 8o far as respects such gnaJ us are mado in Ameiici, the campi t.tioti amoug-t tlie tnani.t .cturers reduces the prices soon U that ofthe foreiif.il atlicle, and in souie cases bo I iw i'. This perhaps will not apply to goods of all kinds hot as to hrouMoths, cas-inn-re", calicoes ad coars.c cotton g..o.U of vwious kinds it will. Fare Tnr.. Tb stick 'ers for fn-e trade wiif fml a sirik ng illu-traM.iii of the l-cauiioi of the ryst'iu, so far as Eiiyhnd is c-jneer-nej, i.i i he f.illowin; rate- of duties laid on A mericaii prod.x ts by tlie I!.ilih ( jvernrn-nt : Du ty on wheat lot) pel cent ; Indian corn 2U0; oats Fiee I'rade System, now advocated by Kouthetn abtraclioiiiU and Northern ollice hunters: "A mercantile or shipping house w ished to ! send a cargo to one of tho British Island and of course had to charter a vessel. I lie compe tition between a Britishand an American vtase! was thus: the American vessel offered to take the barrels at 3o cents each; the British Uaptaui asked, and Itus obtained, 1 50 for the same service that one of our vessels would do for the small sum above named the difference iu went to tee him thisduy tiie aid of nn interpreter and half chained and made to work in the streets like the rest. Ik-seems to have s'.rong hopes tln.t I citing the attention of the ragged little urchin in the street. Was there ever such a full ev- r hinrti a ranid ctpci tVulil the Mlililiini to thfl ri- h.s goM rmtient will take some measures other . than ,.kio negvctation lor h.s in.inediate relict, ; kM1ie hlllJ bUr. and Ihe impression he has that Kiel, measures c:ory.i..HWJ,,rawn. will Ik' aihitcd het'ps his wprrits from sinking, j , Tlie people here all iy thtt the Mexicans j Tikkihi.i: 1H:ih hie Hon. INmvnr care iio.hiug Uir tlie I'niled States tliry s:iy l'oi if u. i'n ni the C'utldo Gazette W the l'Jth tiny ere til tulk, and we can punish Mr. Ken- . inst, wc learn the frightful death of Col. KolL charL'es at the British port makiiij it more ml vantageous to employ Iter ut &l f0 tlian the yctl; ba lev, rye and buckwheat 200; potatoes American at X) cent! Is not this a splendid . l((rf 5U . r!l 150 . bMle, 40 . chpese 5J . achieveii.ent in Cmiimen ial PriMJ '1 rude ! I r , rn . ,.,, . ,. ,.t.ll.,t;-.,llL- U I i.th0,r,if h Ho; cotton rice ISO; l.baccoUOO; iim- ia a very important mailer, and ought not lo bs o- . our K.f.(m,t8 " iii 'they tamely svibuut to '-,l i "'8 'r 2o0 ; whi.kej 2300 ; u-h pr.it.ited ; verluoked for the tiirl ng mailer of Accommoda'ing j iaVc our Tradu longer cotiuocted under sm lt fru.t 200 per cent ; and we are cailed upon t ) ad- the poor man, who niu4 abandon his lights, rsther j hutiil.iating enibarrasaineiits I hope tloC Let ml( (,u.rv Hrirf ,B1iiuf ictured in England free of ' duty in o this couti ry, lc.aua our products are " vv e nave anotiier ici in point in a.iii to me above. A heavy American house, in this city, dealing in teia anil Groceriea, h .s br.mche in Quebec and Montreal, and finds it advantageous to purchase here all its teas for the Canada mark-is. Uut to do so, if is obliged to thip nil Hi leas f-j Lhxrpool and thtnee to Quel in Britith vessels the policy of (treat Britain it"t allowing the upor. I tation of Teaa hence lo Canada, or in American ves- i-i... ....t- uu I...I...V. .t.,1 n.,i ai.li lur i Ins : act Ammeans counsel autimtsaliKi lo tn:s I lie l"''l, - " I tb.iu iirk hi all iu exinie litisation. For iho lawyrra, tt must afford a fine harvest, ei.pey.ia ly these digintrresttd and pan kmc lawyers in the le gislature, who have the advantugo of their profea sional Utthren, inasmuch aa they can now practice before the Supreme Court at Harrisburg, at the ex pellee of the sialic. The lime was when cheap and sjieedy jiMliro waa deemed an essential ingredient in our code of jurisprudence. In thia age of reform, however, there is no lehiHg what a day may bring forth. sdmilie.l Ktfne iu British poils, that the resttic nons iinpis. d up in tki-ni am.iunt to a'most a com pliW prohibition '. SaHona! tingle. .warm reception, and although the iiumberfnre ; lallfcs much us we please, and all they (tho L- , Potter, a br.cf memoir of whom, by Col. Ransom, largoly ejiuiiist them, he and hia men ere cer itaiiLof sU'jccsij, and impatient for the conflict Gen. Jlouston left Galveston on Sunday iiitt-d t'tates) will oN is to protest and scold, appeared in our columns about a week mce, This is tire talk of the Mexican people, I learn lie was beet iu his hou.no by an enemy nu froni go.! auth-rnty tliut the American Mini.- tiled Rose. lie Kprang from his couch, siezed n.orninP'. at lO o'cbok. far the anoy. If ne- ter E l.s, Iv.s this ay received a Mter um ins gun. ana in nisnigiiiciouieti rusneo iromirie .cessary.be will have ltt.UVAJ Texan in the : Ihe priiisn is wis. have been vent to Puebla, house. For about two hundred yards his speed .field in thirty days. Houston and Gal eslon 1 that they -are) heavily drained each to one of . seemed to defy his pursuers, but getting are turnut" out to man, as arc all oilier parts I the niiihtviiiiinai und hprous malefactor from j tangled in a thicket, he was captured. Kobe ol' Texas. 1 their com, ion prisons and are made daily to Udd him that he intended to act a ijenerous . . V r .. ... 1 L .:... ,.l u ... r ... ll - i.n.1 a r,i 11 lliu.il lit Inn 1,1 nUM. OI1U P II e Hint CiiaillU KIT II1H IIIC 1IU I i lie leuinor jannie, uiiu.iii-o n.pupr., un ... ,.i- " - - , -r , change, in was lUeic, we presume, a single pcli tun piestmed on the subject. j Qj" The i g;:tiiTe arc about making a priui i Judge of the !opreine Cour', fj" TI following paragraph from tle Washing ton Globe, has been going ihe l-outids for some lime pat. We could scarcely ci.dit at first, that even the "(ilobe," insane as that ptinl is on certain sub jicla, could be to unwise as to give publhity to an aiticlo iu which the fn laboicrs of ihe North ate put on a lcl with the sUves of ihu Soulh. Tho truth iN the Gtobc, like most of the Government papets, is 'in tlie market, the bi-hesl bidder tn he the buyer,' and the cJitors geneially, 'men of ptinci. pie according to their mteirata. Such an imult ; ! policy, i SaiMi and etvle it tree Tr..de ! Shame ! .'.. Tr. aold in the 2V-l ult. He wa found iu and .lander . n a lam In dy of our rno-t useful and j ' t-'h'-nul street. .i.., ,,ri. ini fellaw cilirena. coming from a i.atx-r Tht Result in lihodt hlund. The Constitution Pa ..sir t it Tili.ii, it will bo seen, ha Irjns uiilttd to C mgr., a ptul Mesaago, lecommend ing amoug many aug estions, which we heartily apprevc, a Repeal of the Distribution Law. We utoal atdeutly hoj that this suggestion w ill not be carried into edict- Such a step, once taken, ran never be retraced; for the new app.utiniiment un der t'.e c. nus of IS 10 will give so overwhelming an increase ef strength in the lluu.-rfi to the new Sia'.es, that til- Public Lands, will, by tira.hiatini, Cewtion, or still loo I Preemption Laws, be wrest ed entirely 1'ioin ihe old Stale, with fiveyearg, ind Re gard. ng this as a question of securing to or aliena ting fr.mi the nlJ Sutra a vast domain which is jot'y iheir own theirs by trial. Buffering, blood and victory we cannot concur in any measure wbch shall operate to wrakeu the tenure by which they now hoi I them. This is but one of in my objections to the Ri . ' ,, t t i lM'a' of the Distribution Law. We object, at the the wllar of his i ' J outset, tj any system of Finance which shall leave the Government I sulwist out of iu propeity t Eilituriul Minrtllituy. Pennsylvania State 5 per cents were Philadelphia vfi Saturday at 3S. The Temperance Cauir. A Hoot 1000 persons gneu up lo these in which they severally lio. have signed tlie I emperance iitocige in New Bruns wick, N J. Sixty ofthe dumber were habitual diuukards. There are, it appears, fifty-seven survivors ofthe battle ef Hanker Hill. J. F. Brownieg, mereb .nt Tailor of Phi'a.V'phi i Committed suicide, by cutting his throat, oil Mond iy, is. voi.nertv lave b-.-n muiiii.d and fi.lv ' in so , all nam that lliry cannot even lie ; then told Potter he might inn, and Im al.oul.l eateipriMng lelliw cturena, coming trot,,, paper s ....-. ... - - i.ve, hke a snJthr.f.. by autlin. down his timtr privaie flopcrty, l.avt b 'n '- .... ... ... . ... . . : .. i .1; .....f......,- , be ihe waan of the meal deun-ratic ; framed for Rhode Island by tl.e CnveiHion lrr-dly . ... f. ,.. ..... ttllil Wi ll In b.fTH, 1 M TUCT. 1IH hta1? (II IVfrT Ol IHC UUl UC llliri i ui'.i u nil t wv uvu tvi ion. witr- . j" " - aim aiding ao auci a m ui in cinr. un rur ' O . a . . ll..la"...l. ,aV.a lui.in rt ..filo.l I iu T .sat Potter Ktarted at the word of command, parly, will ntvcr l t oersted ny ttie Uemocr-y 01 as.eui.ira . purpo, ... v ... ... jcy wjj fef fanfw ...hirf j nj nw ..... ... , .1 .1 ; 1.1 ...... 1. . ... .1. .i.l.l 1 ....... iu.ii.ia ivrthi.l state, hv a cousioeiasie ill iioriiv ... . , j. ...1 iu Uniji Jfm I ihiwa 1 liev urt onlv allowed nits shillinr' oer 1 and before a frno was nreu tie nau reactievi ttie 1 wic - - 1 - r ,1'T,P ... - .1.,. l-al. 'dovf,rtl,e!r'.Mo,,.rt .nrl bardlv, anv of tliMin ' b.kfi. 1 1 first imT-ttVe was to jump in the w a- ned with ind-gtiHi...., by rvety honorable at.d Hide-I Betcen 5300.000 and f 100,000 in sp- rre The) Te.xnm Hat? W ill DO triumvu aw .... v 1 1 - j v " - tilted out by the citizens of Galveston, nailed on Siindav, iiuder cuiuui.iid -nf t.'apt vlacc. aud the next step into take MtUinoru. 1 '' "y ' l-tbing, as there are v.. ffion'L Houston. i Ammtkmiis or toreignrrs 111 tire 1 1 (.CMS tic wre wiuvi wi Never hav I seen fo mch joy nmntfcbttd hv theTexans, in consentience of their invasion by Mexico. All are tropic ! ' l"" "f .-vei woent. Wtmt tort of peo- but very few town. TheiT condition is deplorable in tho extreme, and anir.n' them are aeveral wki claim the pro- ter and dive for it, which be did. Rose was close beVmd him, and formed his men on the bank ready to shoot him as he rose. In a few seconds he came up to breathe, and scarce had hia head reached the srurfj.ee of the w ater w hen ned with iiid-giiHl,.ii by cvety honorable and inde pvtiilent fiee in m 1 "W'hut a fhiTHius true those nvoderttlo, self- deny nip t'entlemen who constitute Mlie home j . voe 7S , ,4 J(.u., I A'aL'uo' w ill have, il the propuarlion of Mr. Clay ! , ... should be adopted and acted i:,.n by the Hem- ! f"'''""' ol "ha I oc.acy! They have only to send their iiropriclors legislative action. of it. Put up the Tariff, so aa 1 1 aff ird adeipiate prutec'ion to our Home In lucry, and there will be 110 m-evl t.f recalling the Land Distiibution. Let Congrevs til do this, and ttie dishonest States wilt termined to susjnd the be iWpuved of the arpument of neeesity for the do- public works until future tacclut liepudiution uf their heavy rewporiaibihlie.-. A. 1'. Trtbune. receiv.dui Philadelphia from New Verk last week On Friday last the House of Representatives,
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