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From the N. O. Picayune, 8th intt.j
'....VIITfcT WMMI-MMICO.
Sunt Annn'em4enfnfplgingkb9Hlf with
r I&0Q000O Dinttt in the Capital
' jTU Mrxictn Account of the Buttle of Mon-
r. fc: ' !
, Through the s'sme channel by which we re-
; ce'ived intelligence given in another column
from the Golf Squadron, we also rec Ived papers
'' from Vera Crux as late at the 23d of October.
The intelligence l Interesting and. Important.' '
,-. .' la ta first place w mar say in general terma
that ii ttaper which ;we hava opened do we
find any token . of -awbmission on the part of the
JWexicarlaJiJ .(hair (.conflict ..with !hicountry.
Every paragraph breth throats of vengeance.
Their losses ar enumerate Infletail, 16 found
thereupon more urgent appeal ?oh patriotism
of their rttitentto give up every thing for the
support of the war,' 1 "': "J
' "' It is net too much to say that there I the war
mest enthusiasm otinarent' in all that, we read'
wherher in editorial remarks or the military ad
ilreaaeo with which the papers are crowded. The
pirit of all is, "War to the knife." But thia
flhowa the surface of affair only. We shall have
occasion to note incident, eh'h 1od us to sus
pect the country is by no sneons so smiled as the
crisis in her affairs would seem to demand.
. U' enter into the detaila of the news without
much attempt at arrangement or time for revi
sion; but this will be excused. And first of Santa
Anna.
The newt of his arrival at San Luis Prtnti,
which we the other day, was at least pre
mature. He did not teach therW3ttth8lh of
October Aa every thing in regard to his move
ments Is sought after, we annex his letter an
nouncing his arrival.
LtaiBATitta A SWT or niit Rtrcat.tc, ' I
'' Headquarters, San Luis, Oct. 10, 1SI. ' f
i : Most Excellent Wr On the evening of the 8th
intt., I arrived at thia capital, accompanied by
my staff, aod eetablislred therein the headquarters
f (be Army of the Operation, destinod to re
pel the unjust invasion ana4 upon the Republic
by the Army of the United States of the North.
I have the pleasure of saying to your Excellen
cy that my entrance into this State waa made
amidst the congratulations of a magnanimous
people who have) not ceased to bestow upon me
profuse marks of consideration, and the earns re
mark wUI apply to the authorities and public
fiint lonaries of all classes.
. Oblige me by communicating these facta to
hie Excellency, the General charged with the an
preme executive power, and accept assurances of
my consideration and esteem. God and liberty
Axiomo Lorxx m Sabta Anma.
To the Secretary of War,,!. ... , : .-.!.
One of the Artt acts of the wily generalissimo
was to supply himself with funds. This ha did
very, effectually, by seizing upon eonduela of
pcie. thereby getting held of two millions of
itollara. Hia pretext was that it waa unsafe to
forward thia large amount of money to the sea
coast in the present state ol affairs. He gave
receipt for the money and hia individual bend
for its restoration. It must be confessed that
thia mode of supplying hia coffers is infinitely
more expeditious than advertising for a loan, and
more acceptable to the people at large than a
forced loan from the clergy.
The accounts we give of this greet financial
stroke we do net derive from Mexican papers,
hut we have entire faith in the facta. We trnst
hey will be satisfactory to English merchants,
and be accepted as an earnest of the security of
the money they loaned Mexico on the mortgage
f the California. Wo Bad Santa A ana's letter
of the 10th ult in the latest paper before ns.
We regret to say that the papva glvo na no do
to his plan of operations.
. But while Santa Aetna waa on hia way to San
Luis ho wrote back from Queretaro, on the 3d
of October, aa follows: "The disaster, which
we encountered at Monterey ia not so great as
I at first thought. Our troops have left for Sal
tillo, and have already occupied the principal
point of the Sierra. So far from the troops ha
ving become demoralized,' I am assured that
ereat enthusiasm prevails among them. Their
success has cost the enemy, according to ineon
ttible evidence, more than fifteen hundred men.
'Oiir artillery wee well managed, and it is aaid
that the enemy believe it was served by French
officers. ''.'
"I am now about to unfold all my character,
with the energy which ia habitant to mo, and the
' Americans will very soon auecumb, or I shall
cease to exist." Upon copying thia effuaioa of
Santa Anna, the Dion breaka forth : "May hea
ven crown with the most brilliant reaults the
patriotism of the illustiioas child of his country ,
whom we ardently desira to tee return to the
.capital cotrered with glory." .
We now for the first time learn what fruits
the Mexicana derived from the seizure of our
mails near Marin,' intennVd for General . Taylor
' at Monterey. Among the rojiltitod of papers
forwarded by Ampudia to Santa Anna and the
Government, we And a letter from our Secrete
ryof War, Mr. Marcy, to Gen. Taylor, reveal
ing toe design upon Tampiro and Saa Luia P.
tosi. The letter is dated Washington, Sept. 9d,
and though our accounts of ta contents of the
letter will be an old etnry at Washington, w
may say here that the design of the Secretary's
letter i to obtain Gen. Taylor'a opinWn, rather
thaq to dictate a line of proceedings for kin. J
ia told what the Government ha thought of do
ing, and aaked what ho think about it. Ta Go
vernment refers to him for information upen va
rious points as to tbs difficulties of his own ad.
vane w hether he deems it advisable to con
tinue hi march upon San Luis Potosi, and va
rious kindred topic a.
The letter purines it inquiries ia the snoot
ik-cIu! terms, deferring it to th .better Judg.
nunt of Gen, Taylor J but it of rears discloses
our plans, the nun.ber of troop intended to be
used against Tampico,' and some other' 'general
particular. 1 The letter of Gen. Arapodia, tov.
ring Mr-Marey' despatch,' contains)
paragraph, if, in our hast, w rightly appre
hend it.' It is to the following effect "Every
moment which panei ewflrm my idea of th
immense advantage w ha gained from fight
ing four consecntiv daya at j Monterey, since
now the enemy entertains great rcfpectHbr th
Mexican soldier, and American blood flowed
with siirh profusion that from the Generate of the
enemy come th eaggettion of an armittic of
t'ght weeh, which disarm, a it were, a great
part of his regular troop.'; ,.,.,.,,,..,.,. ,..
" Since1 writiog th above we have teen another
positive assertion made on the authority of Am
podia that rA idea qfthtarmteiiet oast turtted
by Amtrlom offietntnA the Mexicans.are.led to,
presume It was suggested by them Irtauie the
greater part of our regular were 'cut to pieces
at, Monterey., , ;.. rv ; ' t.
. ..The Mexican accounts of the battles of Mon
terey are more numerous than have been - pub
lished in The United States. As a matter of ne
cessity, they praise very highly the valor of our
troops, and they insist upon the obitinacy and
pallantry of, th defence. The movement of
Gen Worth on th West side of the town are de
scribed as very brilliant'
One fort taken by Gen. Worth is said to have
been taken and re-taken three aeverat times
once by Gen. Mejia at the point of the bayonet.
capturing at the same time three hundred Ame
ricana and eight piece of artillery. Some Of
their first account declared that Gen.' Worth
wat killed. From Saltillo, Gen. Ampudia wrote
to hit government demanding t Investigation
of his conduct, both before and after Gen. Tay
lor presented himself nt Monterey. ; He court
soruteny, alleging that "as th laws of honor and
the food of fait country aro the only elements of
his existence, his mind cannot be tranquil until
th Secretary of War, the supreme government,
and th fteevsblic are satisfied with his conduct,
considered under every aspect" ... .
This humhle letter does not save him from
th letter writer. They charge him with th
grossest cowardice and incompetency. But we
have neither time oor space to-day to enter fur
ther into tho Mexican accounts of the battles.
One thing we must note, however. Almost all
their accounts say that they refused to capitu
late until w agreed to saint their flag ; and
then they boast ostentatiously that th Ameri
cans did in fact salute their, flag. Before the
two month' armistice expires, the Mexicans
count confidently that Santa Anna will have an
army around him which will prevent any fur
ther advance of Gen. Taylor. ',
, Nabbow acrB laost Daowmtm On
Tieday,tho 3d inat. Cant. Reevca. ol th U.
SL A., who hao been eogagod in thia place in
the rcororting oeroieo, hi wifo and sister-in-law,
walked toiherrver lor the purpose ol view
ing tho stream of iho Bosqaefcaona, which had
been considerably swollen at tho time, by the
continued rain previou. The latter tat down
opoo a atomp on the bank close to the water's
edge, which had stood the atorm and wave of
many aetsrm ; but the very moment sh bad
aeated herself the stump gsve way, and the
young lady wss precipitstod into the river.
Cept Reeve, who wss but a short distsnce
from ber, ran to her reeeue, and wss fast going
in himself in consequence of the bauk giving
way.,. , A young . lad, son or Mr. ivirrowa, of
Fairfield who also wst near at th time of the
accident, immediately plunged into the river,
but waa unable to render them any aasistsnce,
owing to the current carrying him away. Had
it not been for the timely assistance rendered
by Mr. John Stabh and Col. Joseph S. Titus.
who were the only persona near at the .time,
throe persona would have inevitably nwt with a
watery graven rVifiomeoorl, Lycoming Co.
(iaxelte..
Oxa or a
Lahoe Family. -The Richmond
(la.) Palladium announcea the death of Gen.
Miritia Green CJsrk, who died near that place
on the25tb ult., ia hit 75th year. The Palla
dium toy:
. 'He was borne in Lur.rhnrj county, Vs, on
the 12lh of December, 1771, and wo one a
family of twenty nine brothers ond two titter.
by the. cam father on J mother. Before he
we 21 year of age be left hi native State end
came to the weat, then a wilderness, tod fr
onto year resided et Clarksville, in Clark
county, arriving at the latter place on the lt
day of June, 1790. After an abeence of twelve
yea re from Virginia, he returned and in 1803
married and moved with hie family, in 1805, to
Kentucky, and in 1607 cam tn Indiana, ainco
which he ha been a cituen of the State." ,
ErraAoaoiXABT WAaauoa -W find , the
following acoooot ol singular marriag in th
St Looia Republican :
Married, on tho 1st initant, on board th
teamboat Oi Vernon, by Esquire Waugh, of
Scott County, Ma, Mr. Baptieto Vesn to Ma
dam Charlotte Hoffman. '"
'The above was handed tons last evening with
an account of th wooing, engagement and spec
dy marriage. The happy gmnm ia Spaniard,
who ha just arrived Iroin the Rio Grande; the
fair brid, widow, waa taken from th ship
which brought her 'jom Germany, and the firt
time they met waa on brrd the Di Vernon,
where each had taken passage for tbi place.
Neither could understand a word the other id.
Vat tho enamored Spaniard, with' eye and g
tar, and the occasional aid of an interpreter,
aa vigorously urged hi auit that on the aeeood
day out from New Orlean th widow urrn
dred, and on th following dty, thcr happen
ing to be a Justice of the Pc on board, they
were marriod. The joyful bridegroom regaled
tho passenger and officer of th boat with
champagne, and other delicacies, and pot hit
money freely. Aed weil bo wight, for, with
tho buxom widow, ho aim got poaaoeaiotj ol
forty thousand dollars in gold, which, on her co
ming oa board, she had deposited in the clerk'
gficc ' .im'--v i nil :.. - '. ,
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Agtrt, owat rroerfat tor ert nsoirfe dm thU
mHU9t for ouhocripUti or mrivtrtutmr -
mt hit onet eMatMtM abrerf,
JV York. , ...-,;.,. ... -!! I,- .ii-o:Mlf. :.,
A Jf. Censer of Bail (ton mm4 CWvorf
4$ i Batttmon. ,..m , ,.
PaiNtmo Ink. -A freh supply of superior
summer ink just received, and for sal at Phila
delphia prices. , ' '
B7" The editor's absence from home, for se
veral weeks, must account for any deficiency in
editorial, during the period. ' ' ' '
By W are indebted to the Hon. Geo. M. Da
las for a pamphlet, entitled "The Casting'Vb'te
Of Vic Preaident Dallas, on the Tariff of 1840,"
containing Mr. Dallas' address to ths Senate, and
hia letters to Individuals and committees, on th
subject of the tariff and hia casting vote In the
Senate.' The letters are written with Mr. Dal
las' usual ability but w regret that we cannot
concar in th premises he has laid down, or the
conclusions he has drawn therefrom. ,: .'
D7" Sccoxd Gaowrn ArrLX.W were pre
sented with three apples, a few daya since, being
the second crop of this year. The apples were
taken from the garden of Mr. Peter Hileman, in
thia place, and are about the sice of a hulled
walnut , , ., . . ,
07" We hav no desire to prolong a' useless
controversy with our neighbors of the Gszette,
and will only remark that we never assert what
we do not believe or cannot anbstantially prove.
Th attempt of th editor to ereat an impression
that we voted against Mr. Van Boren, became
wo were at Philadelphia at th time of the elec
tion, ie small pieco of deception oaworthy tho
character of a gentleman. In regard to our loos
of subscriber, w will wager eouiethiag hand
some with th editor, that we bar loot fewer
old subscriber and gained more new ones, to
both our English and German papers, during th
last month, than has the Gazette, as our books
WillthOW;1 MifiM.J i "'! .!'!.'.'
07" Tnx Ckmtbal Raiv Roa.-Th City
Council of Philadelphia have aubscribed two
and a balf milliona of dollars to thie road, load
ing from Harrisbnrg to Pittsburgby way of the
Juniata. The most centralthe best and most
economical route, ia undoubtedly th rout by
way of the West, Drench of th .Siwqaehsnna to
Erie and Pittsburg. Philadelphia would thus re
ceive the benefits of the lake trade. And aa the
former ia much more valuable than the latter, we
cannot conceive what induced the bad policy of
adopting the Juniata route, which will develop
no new resources in the State, and must evident
ly drew off a large portion of the trade of th
main line of our public work.
07 HoMiciDt We hav been informed that
young man by th name of Robin, residing in
ureenwooa rowmnip, Columbia eouuty, waa
killed by hi brother, a few daya tine. ? The
brothera were engaged in taking in cornfodder,
The on engaged in pitching the fodder in the
barn having become vexed at something,, was re
proved by th brother on the mow on account of
his ill temper, when he replied he would show
him when be came down. As soon as the decea
sed came down, hia brother struck bim over the
head with a piece of board and knocked bim
down, and repeated his blows several tiroes be
fore his arm waa stayed." The deceased walked
home, but died a few honrs afterwards. We un
deratand that no attempt has been made to arreat
the offender.' ,,:
07 A. second attar k waa made oa Alvarado,
oa th 15f n ult., by Com. Conner, which proved
failure. Thia ia rather disheartening to th
friends of the Navy, The natural defences and
hallow water are obstacles that cannot b eaai
ly overcome. Commodore Perry has eel out
with 400 men, for the pur pot . of capturiag
Tobaaco. ......
07" Fobbiqn News. Th arrival of th Great
Westera and Acadia is announced In the Phil
delphia papers. The news is of considerable Im
portance to thia country.' Bread stuff Is rising
all over Frsncc, as well at Er gland, and th
starving masse are turning their1 eyes to this
country for a supply of b accessaries of life,
Th conditio of Irelsnd, a represented by th
English papers, 4d truly alarming. A th fa
mine continue t rage lb el em eat of dUorgan
isatioa are increasing still faster, and, it ia feared
the efforts of the British government toamelior
r th condition of tho people will peovo 'tnef.
iertual. Coca plate ta againat th - government
ar "loud and deep," by the Irish.
Th bow of th capture of Monterey had
reached Englaad. It effect waa like that of a
bomb hll thrown iato th midst of Ampadut't
troop la th Grand Plaxa. ,
, The London press offer many ipecalationa at
to th prohabl retalt of th war. .A usual
they denounce aa, and, through their false sym
pat by, favor th cans of the Mexicans. We
are termed a hand of robber, wail they, ia their
own estimation, ar a nation of jktlmthropiito.
Th Hon. O. Bancroft, our MmUUr to ng
land, ha wrived in Loodeo, " ,' ,
07" To following ar title, on th "Freedom
of Opinion," w copy from the Baltimor Clip-
per
it cviainison?ntnomeiy iroinay piainiy
spoken. ,W commend it to, th tarefal parasal
of our neighbors f th Gazette : l K 1
"Frkbpom or Opirioh. It hat been truly
aid. that .'liberty not -in danger where th
freedom of the pre prevail,-' and it ia certain
that nothing tend more to restrain ruler with
in the legitimate anhero nf their dntiea. than
manly Independence in the public press.' This
ia more particularly the rase in a republican
system of fvrrnaient, where the people, being
the aooree of all po wejrare entitled to bate the!
traneaction of their rulers freely and folly c so
ts seed. ' Duf it unfortunately occurs, even un
der thia free government, that tome editor a
dopt a servile, sycophantic emir, at war with
their duty to the people, am) repugnant fo the
principle of common honesty. Of tuch pretaos
it csnnot bo said, ,!, . . . ,1 i !
'Here shall the press the people's richts maintain,
Unaw'd by influence, and tin bribed by gain,', ,
No the tale object of their, editorial labor
i to flatter those in authority, that they may
put money in their purre.' They have no e
pinione upon public matter, xccpt'ng those
which are dictated 'by authority, and for the
publication of which, they are pa:d a corn pen
fioo The editor who ha not mind enough to
form an opinion, is an a he who, lis v ing th
mind, suppresses the honest expression Of hi
sentiment for gain, ia a knave, whom It would
be unsafe for any one totnwt. And yet there
are men, who neither see with their own eye
nor speak with, their own tongue; not aecsuse
they are deprived ol these faculties, but because
they ar bribed to deny . their rxercwe; Such
mrn have aooriginality of thought noindepen
dence or spirit . They bavu but one theme
upon which to write, aod that a, the praU ol
thrir employer. They are bliad to all fault
insensible to all the prompting ol patriotim ;
and calloua to all event which tend not to de
prive them of their stipend.' When such men
prate of public concerns, we think that we ran
ee their hand extended for the reward. When
they undertake to give advice, they never fail
to impress upon their reader the duty of sub
mision. Our armiea may fight and conquer,
or be aacrificod they still oootinue to exelsim.
'Ira well.V And ia a pre thus meanly and
miserably conducted, to guide public sentiment,
and to have n influence upon th affair of the
country! Wo would a soon trust to tho ho
neoty of the thief, taken with tho stolen good
ha hand, aa to the patriotism of the editor who is
guided, in tho management of hi paper, by no
higher or more honorabla consideration than
that of dollar and cento who is tho mere echo
of those ia authority who turn Ichang ehapr
with the chamelion,' provided he bo paid for
every change. It would bo a coaaiatent for a
bawd to lecture upon chastity, a for' such an
editor to write upon patriotism.' And yet there
at such aditor. who venal propensities could
ant ho more notrriou, were they to place tor
hire' upon their sign.
07 A One Term Meeting was lately held in
the district represented in the late Constitutional
Convention by the Hon. Chasi.es Bsown." Mr.
B-, it will be recollected, ably Urged the engraf
ting of the eoe term tenure into our present con
stitution. .
' IteejalaltloM foe Trooaw. '
PcMNSTtVARIA ' VotBTBKBa CaLLSD OCT
W learn by the Washington Union of Monday
evening, that requisitions hav been Beat out
from the War Department, calling 'into th ser
vice of the . United State, nine additional Regi
ments of Volunteers, to serve during th war
with Mexico, unless sooner discharged. ..They
ar asked for from the following States ; , , . . ; i
One Regiment of . Infantry from Maasachu
sett. One Regiment of Infantry from the State of
New York. :!. "'. i v'' j
One Regiment of Infantry from Pennsylvania.
r On Regiment of Infantry from Virginia. ''
. On Regiment of Infantry from North Caro
lina. . j
One Regiment of Infantry, from South Caro
lina. One Regiment of Infantry from Looialana. '
On Regiment of Infantry from Misiissippi j
and - ." . ' : .;,..
. On Regiment of Mounted Men from Texas.
Signs or tub TiMaai The independent por
tion of the Democratic pre, are beginning to
speak out. ' Tbey sea that' without unanimity
there mint be defeat, and that to ensure success
we mnst hav new candidatea. ' '-';
The Philadelphia Key itone esys : "Unexcep
tionable nominations should be a cardinal ele
ment with all those to whom power is delegated,
for it ia evident that if man who i obnoxiont
to th people it placed before them, ' defeat it
certain The New York Glob remark in re
lation to Gov. Wright i .. . " -m'; ,' .'
On thing i evident, th Democratic party
muat hereafter go into th canvass with men
open whom th whole party can unit." Th
opposition to Mr. Wright was unjust,"1 and gen.
rally'undeserved on his part, yet It existed, and
th strength of our opponents is such that it 1
suicidal to fore apou th party man, ' however
strong their claim may be, who cannot com.
ma ad the whol strength of the party.'' - j
Thi ia certainly tho proper gvoand to take,
and under th warning mdnes which w have
had, it i to bo ho pad that th Desnoerati party
throughout the whole Uaioo will, hraftr,
void forcing men a poo the party, however strong
thsir claim, who ran not bring to, tho foils tho
whole Rspoblicaa fore. Let a proftt by gost
xperienc let as take waraiag by late eveatf
and although truth Is mighty, Ut h Oot, by
per sou) or partial prdilctio fur ay man or
sot of sjmu pat ia jeopardy the tore of that
truth, which it ia our parpao aod glory to see
MtaVllshtdaad prstafd." . I ia c -
--s - Tato om Terao Prlstalatl.
Tbe.tra old faahionod democratic principle,
rotation in offic.- when departed from, rarely
Jail td produce 'result noonly unfavorable to
the correct administration bf our poblio affairs.
but often proves injurious loth public interest,
and encourages sn overbearing aristocracy of
manner and one of domination which too long a
retention in office has a tendency to beget
The pampered favorite who ha been continued
in office too long, ia apt to imagine he i there
by inherent right, and forget the foundation 0-
pon which hi power 'rest?; lhe'frrMe; there
lore, should always boar m mmd 1 hat the main
object of. our , frequently recurring election
was,' and i. to preserve in their own handathat
controlling power, which if properly exercised,
aseurea a strict accountability on the part of th
circled, and a due regard for the interest, and
respect for, the opinion of his constituent.
Our whole system i based upon and recogni
ze ..the irreversible sovereignty of the people,
sad the people to maintain- that sovereignty in
full force and make it respected and obeyed,
must neglect no portion of the wboleeome pro
visions of our system of government, digested
with care and designed to protect and defend
every right, and which year of experience ha
improved and strengthened. 'r:r : . !'
The accountability of the elected to hit elec
tor cannot bo too strictly enjoined nor ino scru
pulously observed, and perhsp the 'return of the
elected, at the clone of the term for which he
wat chosen, to mingle again among the great
body of tho people, giving place to a successor
in office, i the safest and the oily true demo
craic line, which ahould rarely if .ever be de
parted from. ,,,,,,. ,,,,V !,..(,v.i r'.,
Our government is purely elective, but the
purity of the principle will be beat maintained
by changing tho elected aa often as practica
ble, and to carry this into effect, th one term
principle i the only and true one,
The love of .power which actuates every ha
man being more or Ie, and an aptitude to in-
dulre in it abuse, proven to every thinking
mind the wisdom of the men who sd vised those
constitutional checks which not only set bounds
to the exercise of that power, hut limited its
duration tn a definite term. To cherirh and
enforce thi principle is a duty which every de
mocrat owe to his country: It is our fe-
guard againat! innovation against ' the ' intri
gue and plot 'of party aspiranta-a gainst cor
rnpting influence. " .
Let every individual be permitted to retire
from office at the expiration of the term, fur
which he waa elected, nor be permitted to ob
struct, by any kind of rompact or intrigue, the
free choice py the peopiu of a sueceasor let
him fall into the ranks of private life, amid his
fellow-citizen, nor attempt to , interfere with
their freedom of choice by negotiating or in
triguing with party fot n re-election. - Let il
always bo born in mind, that in our community
w have abundance of excellent material out of
which to choose our President, Governor, Mem
ber of Congress, etc. TV re i no dearth of
talents, qualification and fitneea in our great
Republic for every office in the gift of the peo
ple. With these principle impressed deeply
on our minds, we avow ourselves friendly to
what is denominated the one term principle.
and will give to it all the support in our power
,lncmitr Democrat.
WhUla Will Ta Chooat.vic.tawy M Oar.ot 1
Th nomination by the next Fourth of March
Convention, of a Democratic candidate for Go
vernor, i fraught with th most important Con
sequences to the party, not Only in Penr.aylva-
nia, out tajrougbout th whol Union. '
: W look upon that nomination a involving
oor chaoee for success at both th Gubernatorial
and Preaideatial elections. If it be such an on
aa will anir th whol party, w can enter into
the contest flushed with th confidence of sue.
cess wt can elect th aomia, and tecur the
Stat th following year for , lb Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. , But, if "madness
rules th hour" if th Convention should dure
gsrd the warning voice which announced our late
delrat, and insist on the sacrifice of principle to
men, by putting iq nomination th pieaent Exe
cutive, or any other candidate who muat fail to
unite th party in on harmonious concert of ac.
ties, w may as well 'hang our harp on th
willow," and cease Bounding th note of anti
cipated triumphs Governor, President, and all,
will b in th hand of th whigt, and th power
of th State aad National admiaietratloaa will
pass from our posteaaioo.i 7 m .. .- i f
ii In this Stat the Coovaotien - wero warned a-oKit-momiumj;ng
candidal for Canal Com
misaieor, who could not unite th party, in con.
teqaonc of th growiog disposition to diaceun
Unanc th practice of t-!ctio tefBca of
power nd patrvoag. - Th Convention, , how
vr,paid no heed to th warning tbey had th
Bomeriral atrength, aad, disregarding th princi
ple which governed th actio of the minority,
they forced through th r-t'siiM and th
result ia a whig Canal Commissioner. Ia New
York th earn thing ha jut occurred.- -,Not
withstanding the Wall-merited faro of Gov.
Wbighi, diasatiafaotioo had, during hi admiaia
tratioo, crept iato the Democratic raaka. i Many
uf th leading presses, aad auastroa eneetisgs of
th party, iasiated upoo th leti f a ow
candidate for th oaV of Chief MagiatraU, for
th pur pot of proaaotiag aorsaooy, aad aeearlag
Iho success of the IWmacratM tiktd that,
aa the slutiogoished prsdscaasar fGevKWBJf
(Go. -Bouca) had, for too tek ot anion, keen
suhjscted to th opsratieo of th ao Ursa prin
ciple the ants s of tho forty dpdd upon hia
WiHaobjMtd tathotamo rule. But th Wo
dtaid oo. They tried th xarirrnt . One.
Wbiobt wot r-aoagiaatoJ, aad John Yovbo, th
whig caadidats, has bttn lctd by a majority
WULJJf'.-i '.. 1 I mmt i M,
of about 10,000 votss. That the dissatisfaction
predocad by refusing to Select a new candidate,
contributed materially to th defeat of the Dem
ocratic tieket, may be seen in the vet of sever.
1 Democratic count let where Anti-Rentism had
no existence. Harritburg Argui, ' ;
V-" l- Coatlsto to. Ut Lost t
;'ii
' We clip from the Penmylvanian, a strong fret
trade paper heretofore, and th organ of Mr. Ba
ebahan.the following extract. ; By what uteasi
this sudlert summerset', we Cannot explain on
less it be the resnlt of tho late ejection'.',' But
hear apeak in ita own. laaguag .
"We wil ue baVnlra'ctahivjecoi
anit molificationrpade!''r. Made iq wl
the-' Tariff of I84C.' "Many of tor peo
correction)
what T It
any or out people ma
not approve all of the details of the Tariff
1846. . We do net wish t be understood as ap
proving all of them ourselves. Oa th contrar;
w wish to se it modified and amended !" ! -
' ' We infer the above to be the
opinion of Mr
Buchanan; from th fart' of appearing in th
Penntylvanian. ' It Is our suspicion; but whr
tber it be his or not it is the true' policy to b
pursued. Anwndment and "modification of th
Tauff! 'It it the only course, which Can bin
our di sorer rited forces together.. Andwethaa
the Permsylvanian for Coming npto the potitic
we assumed two weeks ago. and, if our predii
iioni ere irue, nior-ienm oi ine people OI In
State emlor thia view of the rase. Amendme;
and motlficatlon. t' There may be, here and ther
ad ultra free trade editor who persists in adhe
ing to a policy that has already lost us" evei
State nerlb of tho Potomac. Such men tbei
eve will be bit tbey are'lew. We have be
beaten, and beaten with all the fury of the whit
wind, ia th two great States of the Union. Tl
Empire' and 'the' Keystone Maine and N
Hampshire New Jersey and Connecticut Ok
and Maryland have also declared for tho Whi
Where will these successive victories step, a:
what is the ctute of them T It stormed in Pen
sy1vaui-bot in New York, it was somethii
else. When a general is defeated and bis troo
overthrown and discomfltted, and he and they i
the retreat, it is no time to specnlatate en t,
causes. It is enongh for turn aad them to kno
that they are vanquished. ' So it is now with t
Democrstic legions from Maine' to Georgia
nay, to Florida ard he who denies it is a( fo
and the truth is not in him. Now, what it tol
done 1 1 How i a future defeat to be nreventei
That Is the point. It is self-evident, and nee
no argument. t Tho tariff, as . the Pennaylvai
has said, must , be "modified and amended,"
bow can we ever regain our ascendency T Hr
truly humiliating is our position ! 'And if t
same career of madness is punned in our m
trial of atrength, our defeat will be footed w
fahdrd of thousands, instead of thousand,
they now are.' Disorganization did not prodi.,.
these results, nor the rain. . Hear the Pennsytvi
aiaaonthia. "It is folly for any one to attr
but the result to a few dissatisfied and disorgn
ixing individuals, who claim to be of the part
These men would hav no power unaided I
other and much more powerful cause to eff.
defeat." What are these powerful csosrs? T
main one is the big leverfThe horizontal ten
which is put to bear upon the free labor of I
North with the same severity it does on t
t and which tha free me of th North w
never brook This is the "powerful rsut
which worked "defest" in the opinion now of t
Penneylvaiiian, which but yeiterday was ad'
eating the doctrine of free trade. .
It is time (o pause, if not to wheel about, wfc
State ufter Stat is marching it the enero;
line. It Is'high time to talk of "amendment a
modification ;" and who knows It better tl
Mr. Buchanan? , :
Let tho rights of South Carolina be trea
with indifference, and ahe mulUJfrt and talks
war and bloodtheif. 1 Let the North be slspi
in th face and kicked behind; and while th
soma "dough faces," Iher ar soma - oth
who hav a little more than the spirit of a mo
who will resent it. What, pray, has Sooth C
lina at stake in her cotton fields, compared w
the vast mineral wealth of thia Commonweal
It it not worthy of comparison, aad yet she t'
be Jemotrmfie all over when caught with
brand of treason in her hand, ready to fire
very temple of freedom ! and we, poor Penm
vanian soea, run th risk f being read into
federal party when w stand up for th gi
sples of our State P'shawf Tim will si .
who arc "doogh -faces j" and wear g'ad to r
a convert to the only true faith "Modificat
and Amendment," in the Pennsylvanian.
tern Democrat ' "
, Jtnex or tn Si t'bxub Coubt. Th Go
nor ha appointed Hon. Tuouas S. Bui, of C
tor, to be on Associate Judge - of the 8upr
Court of this State, fo supply th vacancy o
aioned by tb resignation o( Judge Serge
Thi appoiatoMnt willb received withuni
aal approbation. "Judg Bell, is aa able ju
and a most estimable cititen. , "
Tub FoacB .ia, Msxrco. Th .Washing
Union aays t 'General Taylor himself his rs
for no more volunteer to ' be drawn from
aeveral Stales', and with the accession of t .
whom h it sent to have . ent for from the
Grande, he Will have 9000 picked men, and '
ving,' too. sever! thousand effectiv men at
potts on lb river. .
Tub Fobcb ib Calisohia. Tb eatic f
in CalifornU, or to b thr. it aa follow t
V
" 8tvnao' N. Y. Voluntoere, about
Frosnoot'a corns, about ' ' ''
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