I'XIOM OF TIIU ATI.AMTIO A.D PACIFIC, View President Dillas ban written a letter in iicn.nmndtrvi of the project of uniting the Atlantic and" l'octlic ocean, t his itnra Mire of vaet interest tti th is country and to the commerce of the world, jw present a brief view f hi statements N. Y. TrurSun. It seem to be understood that one of the ob jects at which the government will aim, in no foliating a peace with Mexico, will be the pur chase of so much Mexican territory on the Sou Hiern boundaries of that country as will enable ii to unite by canal or railway the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean acroM the lethmu of Trim antrpec. The reader will perceive that thin k not the narrowe' rtrip of land joinini the two oceans, ami that the distance across Darien or Panama is ninch leas. Tchttanlcprc liar, however, the advantage in point of elevation. Five rout.' for uniting the two oceans have IWn surveyed 1. By the ilhmuof Panama. By tho itnmiis of Psricn. 9. By the lake of iViearasrtia. 4. By the river Atra'o, from the tfiilf of Durien, running eouth through Chnen, hi New (Srenada, until it nearly meet the San .f'isn, which empties itself into the Pacific at the port of Chorambiro. 5 By the isthmus of Tehuaiitpprc. Burin Humboldt in 18(15 was discouraged aa to Hint by Panama, because "no mcaanre of ele vntion, and no level had ever been executed in that isthmus," and in his opinion the expecta tion of a ahip canal at (hat point "ought to be completely vhandonfd !" Since that time se vcral urvcye have been made, and the latest and fullem report was to M. Guiznt, in 1945, by Napoleon Garclli, engineer- in-chief, attached to the royal mining corps in 1813. This report gets forth the practicability and advantages of the "project for uniting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans hy a canal arms the isthmus of Pana ma. " The project of a canal to onito the o I'fUIIM hy means of ll.o lake Nicaragua and the river Sn Juan was recommended in 1820 by tj. A. Thompson, a diplomatic agent of tho Bri tish government, puhliihcd in his "Official Vi sit to Guatemala," who gives also an account of the preliminary steps which in 1925 had been taken to effect this object hy the Kingot the Netherlands and some of the great banking lion, pes in England. Mr. Dnllaa does not enter in to a consideration of the superiority of these mutes over thai of Tehuantepec, on account of our political relation to Guatemala, which prac tically places them beyond our reach. Tit route by the Isthmus uf Tehuantepec waa pointed out by Fernando Cot tez, aa long aoaatho year 1520, and this, together with those of Panama and Nicaragua, were designa ted by lxpe2 du Gomarra in hie history of the Indies as early at) lo51. It is worthy of remark that these, three routes are the only ones which, after tho lapse of three centuries and many ex ploration", present the leaat promise for the cou nt ruction of a whip canul. At the clone of the l ist century, the old project of uniting tho llu asacualco with Telmnntepec, in Mexico, revi ved, and Auguatin Cramer, alter making some researches in 17J3, under the orders of Vice roy Bucareli, proponed to carry it into effect by a canal, led from two email tributaries of the Iluasacualco. In 1825, the general govern ment of Mexico authorised General Orbcgnzo to explore Ihia route, and 112, Jiwcph de Garay having obtained pcrmixoion to make a commit nicu'iou between tho two oceans Herons this utbmu, caused a thorough scientific explora tion to bo made under the direction of Gayetn no Moro, who publinhed the result of hie labors, in 1811, which affords the latest ar.d utosl au thentic information on the subject The width of the iihmoa front the mouth of the Iluasacualco on tho Mexican Gulf in the shores of the Pacific at Tehuantepec is about one hundred a ml thirty-five miles. The cen tral chain of mountains near tho Pacific exhibit depressions in the I. tie uf the route favorable to tho execution of the project, whilo th river Uuaaacutlco and tta C:iicapa afford facilities for the, construction of a canal. Moro points out with much particularity the u'ustaclee and the mean of overcoming them, aa also the modts and feasibility of coiiblructing a railway. A s'.tip-cannl would undoubtedly bent aerve the in terest of commerce. Nor would it require a very Urge chimin I. Tho average burden of ouf vessels trading to the Pacific has been as certained to be les than 100 tons. A canal to accommodate vessels of litis burden might, it is estimated, cost ten millions of dol lars; though a canul on a larger scale has been estimated at a corl of twenty-five million. An appropriation uf (rout two to five millions per annum for rive years would not be felt aa a bur den ou our national treasury. The canal should be open to thu world ; toreigo vessels payfn'g a reasonable toll. The result would be to give us the ports of China and the liusl at an advan tage of two to one ii( distance over tho Euro pean merchaut, and the distance from the Uni ted Steles to thn eastern ports, the Islands of the South and Pacific sets, and our postweMon on the Pacific coa-t would be diminished by one half. The result would be a va.l augmen tation or our commerce, and a tendeacy to A 1'irricaniie llioe portion of the World in wbicb tir trade would le increased. urn I avlok - ii n "tUMioii anu itea.iy ta rpi.inrkublu for the exireme plainness of hi at- tite. When e.viiiir Nw Orleans f)r Corpus Ctiriaii amnf! of h'a bretlier oflicar pluyflly in stitutt(i an a, iuiuotr.t of thn suit of clothes worn by huu el t m im,e. The result waa that the whole suit, includmj rouud jtcket, vest trouiera, hit, and ofunauiuHiable, waa worth a- bout uvtn dutlait and a klf. Gr.s. PirxoVe Militalv Capacity Imps- t Hv.n by wis Own Tkoopk.- An address ap- j prira in the New Orleans Picayune of the 20lh ult., signed by the officer of the 2d Tcmussee regiment, which in' Conjunction with the two Pennsylvania regiments, under Gen. Pillow, at tached the height of Cerro Gordo. The attack waa unsuccessful, and the 2d Tennessee rr gi ment after euflering great lose, felt back. Gen. Pillow waa wounded at the commencement uf the engagement, and retired from the field. The officers of the Tennessee regiment, smar ting under what they consider M be unjust im putations upun their skill or bravery, attribute their want of auccesa to Gen Pillow' incom petency, lie had not reronnoiterwl the ground, knew not the nature of the defences, and at tacked the place with ten smalt a force. The following hovel military manoeuvre is mention ed aa a part of his movements on that memora ble day; "Gen. Pillow had actually placed Col. Has kell between Col. Wynkonp and Col. Camp bell, who, was to support Col Wynkoop, and Col Campbell between Col. IWkell and Col. Huberts, who was to support llaitkeli 1 Moving as the regiments did by a fl.mk toilsomely alontr a narrow defile, often in a einglH file, it will ho readily perceived what a great diaiitncj there was between the assaulting and the support ins regiments. In fact, when tho command ot Col. Hnjkell returned to the spot fnitt whence it commenced the assault, Col. Campbell rrgi ment waa in the act of filing pM that point, fur the purpose of gaining it position in rearol Col. Wynkoop, while Col. K Itcri was atill in rear of Col. Campbell, and of course had nut rea ched that point." The personal bravery of General Pillow i not impeached in the least. They give dis credit for his ga'lantry, hot ga liintry is not uf ficient to save the lives of the brave men m ho fall in a needless exposure to danger. It i due the aurvi vera of that bloody field to allow them to be heard, especially aa General P Pow ban been recently promoted tube a Mjr General. A DiMiRACKFVl. Scf.ni;. It waa ntHted a few days ago that four American soldier?, one a vol unteer, were publicly fliiMed in J iIudh. Tlie N. O. Delta's corrcbpondent gives the following account of this whipping scene, a disgraceful to those who U cted as it was to tlio.e who re ceived it. Thn recipien's moy have hei-n very worlhless fellows and deserved piinirhnient, hut there thou Id bo no authority in the army to din irrare soldier in th'b way. May 20, lS'lT. Yenterdsy we had an exhibi tion of the punishment of four American soldiers on the Pliiza. Three of them had been convic ted of burglnry, and one of Iiomo stealing, by a military court. The penalty affixed by the court waa, that each should received iliiriy-nine lash es on the bare back forfeit all pay due, to the Mexican, until he waa indemnified, and the balance to reert to the government tit have their heads thaved, and be marched ihroiiL'h thn lown of Jalspa to the tune of the "KogueV March," with the word "robb-'r," in large let ters on their hncks aid he iuiprsmed at hard labor in the Cumin of Perotc, during the war with Mex co. The lashing was indicted yes- terday, and the marching through the lovtn to day. The plaza was crowdej with htokers on, and the men followed through tho streets hy hun dreds of tho Mexican rabble, who seemed to take great delight in the sufferings tl the Amer ican Giddier. While the whipping was hem inflicted the different once writhed under the Ueh, and water had to be given to one to pre vent him from fainting. The first ?eri;cint that was called upon to iimj the laxh waa im prisoned because he did not apply strength enough to lacerate the back of the American soldier, in the eyes of hundred of the Mexican rabble. In the State of the Union men are confined in prisons, and in romo of ihciit they are even whipped ; hut I doubt if any of our good people at homo have ever thought it ne-cesi-ary to whip, thave the head, and drum thro the streets, and then confine in a prison, like the Cattle of Perote, at hard labor, for an indefi nite period. How would it do to adopt the method of killing people and then hanging them? Two Mexicans were r rented fur aimilar otl'en- cea, but have been turned over to the Alcalde, They will no doubt be tried if found guilty, probably receive some alight punishment. Still we profess to govern '.he town. Col. Doniphan's Expedition. In the histo ry of the present war, theie ha not been a more impvdtnt undertaking than that so succeiwful- ly accomplished by Col. Doniphan. With a force not exceeding 1(100 men, nearly all vo lunteers, tie inarched between 400 and 500 ntilea through a hostiltt country, defeated a vastly superior force of the enemy in two en gagement, (M Bracito and Sacramento) raptu ring eleven piece ol artillery, and finally en tering the Capital of the Stale of Chihuahua in i. ... .... I iriuutpii. Aiure recent repot u, through Mexi can channels, reprcecul him to have proceeded 200 miles further South to a place called Paral, whither the State government had fled, and it waa feared by the Mexican that he waa about to penetrate the State of Durango .' The proba bility is, that he was on his way to Saltillo, to join Gen. Taylor the term of service of bis men being about lo expire. Should they take that route home, they will have travelled more than 4000 miles, via: . Mile. From Si. Umis, Missouri, to Santa Fe 000 " Santa Fe to Chihuahua WHi Chihuahua In H.li.ll,. ' 4K Halltllo l Moult) ul liio Grande 400 Motib of Kin Grande to N. Orleans, M0 " New OrkausiuKt. IMil HBO X- Y. Jour. ofCKm. i lit) THE AMERICAN. (talirtlap, June 12, H47. It. . ..WfVM. En at hi Hrol f's- late ani lw IMKce, earner of',l nnd Chnnnl Htrrrlt, VhilmleliMa. nt hi Irtlic w .M I fill .VhaanH S'rrrt, .a" Vt, K K. t nrttrr lint. Ilmnrf anil I'tttverl nl., llulHulttn, owf.Mt Iti Slntf Sttrei, Hofon, In autknritnt to art fls Jlt:rnt,ort refrltt lor alt mnntri due thlm olfter, for muhmerlpttiSn ar arlrrrllmlnr. :. II'. V.4KK. enrwer of Third, nid Dork Striel. Sim Hnifilhur. tippofilr Merchant' F.xrlwnc, I'hiliiili Ijthiu, it ututi tiulltorUrd to art a mir Agent. Pnnorrnlic Nominalioox. roa onvKRNoa, r 11 A X C I S It . S II V K K, Fia ( AiAt, roiMiiortt, MORRIS LONGSTKKTH, t) Montgomery t'onnty. Whig Nomikatioxs. For Governor, Gkn. ixm.s IRVIX. For Canal Commissioner, JOSP.P11 W. PATTOX. Oj I'aiMiNo 1k A freshsnpily of superior printing ink jimt received, and Tor sale ut Phila delphia prices. D7" .ti imK Lfwis. The Pemoeratie Heview lor April contains a biographical ketch of this diitinguihheil jurist, (lad we room, we should be happy to lay the article at length before our rea dcis. We niiit, however, content ourselves w ith the following extruct : 'Kllii Lewis i truly a sell-made man. Left an oi phan at a tender age, he was thus thrown upon hit own unaided resources. lie was school ed in a printing office, and laid the foundation of his varied and profound attainments whiUt work ing aa a journeyniav, at that bus'niets. Ilia atu dies were continued in the mit'at of his earlv editnriul and professional ttrum'ii, and have been ever since steadily pursued in the intervals of weighty official duties. He has atuays been a hard t.1udnt, and now, in the meridian of life, has achieved a noble triumph over the great ob stacles which b net his path. His tuccrSf, un der such difficulties, presents an example alike honorable lo him, and full of hope ami encourage ment to the ingenuous youth of the republic. Judge Lewis has found leisure, in the midst of his severe professional studies and arduous public duties to acquaint himself with the leading princi ples and deductions of science generally, espe cially to keep pace with the Wonderful atrides it ha made in the present age and to cultivate with succeas a knowledge of the libeial arts. In formur years he has not shrunk from giving countenance and aid to various useful associations in the popular form of lectures on different bruuches'of science and the aits. Like Chief Just ice Matshall, Justice Story, and other dis tinguished ornament of the bel ch, he indulges a classic taste in his moments of relaxation from mental toil ; and his numerous poetical contribu tions to the leading perodicals of the country, evince his elegant scho!arhip and versatility of genius. Take him all in all, he is a good type of the American character, in its best developc- ment; sud is destined, if spared by Providence, to fill a large space in the eyes of the American people." E7" Odd FkU.ows Hall. The Independent Older of Odd Fellows, in New York, ban i grand celebration on last Saturday, for tbe purpose of laying the corner atone of their new Hall in that city. Seventy-five lodges and sit encampments participated in the ceremonies. The following is a description of "-he outi mplntt d Hall : ''The ground occupied is 70 feet 10 inches ou Grand street, 79 feet 10 inches ou Centre and 1 1 1 feet eleven inches on Orange. The aver age distance from Centre to Orange streets is si feet. The height of the building, from the ground to the top of main cornice, will be 70 feet ; to top of dome, 98 feet. ' 1'here is to be a cellar under th whole edifice. The basement are to be finished off for refecto ries. On the first floor will be the keeper's room, and nine stores, besides a large ball. The second story will be spproptialed to offices for various departments of Ibe Older. In the third story there will be three lodge looms. In the fourth story is toba two lodge rooms and an en lampmeut. Tbe fifth, and upper division of all, is to contain the grand lodgM room, circulat iu from, 73 feet in diameter, aud i!3 feet high. Tbe estimated ex pens of the hall is 1 100,000, of which $J I U00 is already subscribed. Il is supposed that w hen the w hoi amount of stork I taken, nnd the stores are rented, a banJsom pro I fit will result to thubt'ribers upon their invest ment." Nominated fox tux StftaiL- Th Whigs of Alleghany have nominated Geo. parsie, Fsq , for th Slate Senate. Ir is stated that Alex. Slidell Mackenzie has beeu given tbe command of a vessel in Com. Perry's squadron, in tha place of Lieat. Hunter. I uc Maios of Boston gave bis casting vote against licensing tbe sale of liquor. Tba thieves who broke into bis cellar last week found it stored with wine and brandy. Anoiukb RcttcistTioN vroN Missoest Th war Depertmsut bas called upon tbs Governor of Missouri (or battalion of fivs companies of mounted volunteers, to seive ' during tbe war with Mexico," and to occupy tbs post to b olaMuhtd on th Oirgon. Letter from tbe Army. .. ! We have been favored with the following ex tract of a letter, just trctivrd, from t person at the seat of war, to a friend of his in this place. Puubla having lately been taken by Gen. Worth, nnd now under.tbe government of the laws of the United States, the description given of that place will be read with much interest by our readers. We are promised more from the same source, if no interruption in the correspondence takes place : "PttKLA, Mex co, May 17th, 1347. ' "Our march, for the last few days, has bean through a m'xture of verdant plain and barren mountains a consider ably greater quantity of the latter with ever- laMing forests of sombre, melancholy pin trees that look ss if they more effectual I y blockaded the rays of :he sun than our navy did Vera Cruz. But we anticipate a much pleasanter march to wards Mexico, and will not be disappointed if we may judge of it by tbe country which sur rounds this place. I took a stroll through Mm fields, incompsny with a dozen others, (you are- aware that the lasso ani machette of these shulk' ing rascals make it dangerous to venture out a lone.) sud have just returned. Tbe fields area. perfect (lower garden. The flowers are tbe most beautiful I have ever seen, and, as if for the sake of contrast, the natives call them by names which are most disonant with the sweetness of the blos; soms. Oce'ijuhitl is the name of one in whose single blossom rose-color, purple and white are most charmingly interspersed. Tbe translation of the name is viper's head. The view from the towers of the cathedral is very extensive. To the south are seen the great volcanoes and the pyramid of Cholula. Ou the north the view is terminated hy lofty mountains, on whose top and sides glisten the white walls of many a convent and church. lSy the way, there are no less than' eleven convents in this city. Filtering a con vent is an every day occurrence, and the ladies I ,i i. . .1 .1 r ..i "nr """" '"' uan our. n.i """"tn the matrimonial vow. There is no end to tbe beauty that is veiled by their walls. The wo men here are much prettier than any I have seerf) in this country. The peasant girls far exceed the citizens in this respect. They wear a Veryl neat drrs which adds much to their appearance It consists of a white laced chemise, over which, is worn s petticoat, the towrr part of which t always a different color from the upper, and is much shorter than the chemise. A satin vest,, laced with gold or silver, and open in frontf forms the rest f their attire : to which add a co- queiish hat and white satin slippers, and you have a Poblana peasant in full dress. Pearls and diamonds are wnrn by the wealthier 'The city of ruebla is very much like Phila delphiain regularity and cleanliness. The houses are two stories high and kept scrupulously ner though the city has a deserted look saving tbe presence of a horde of leperos. The streets are broad and well paved, and the churches are very- fine. The cathedral, the boast of the city, is a magnificrnt buildirg. Sixteen marble columni,, exquisitely carved, support tbe front ; the floor is marble and the wood work richly worked cedar. This cathedral is said to have been built, in part, by angels, who came down every night and ad ded to the height, so that the astonished work men each day found their work incredibly ad vanced. To this the city owes its name, "Fuelda dt tin Angc'os." Their angels seem to have de serted them now : perhaps they retired when the city, which once bid fair to rival Mexico, was reduced tearfully by pestilence and civil war. It is still the 3d city of the grand Republic. There is a cotton factory in lull operation near the city. Its enterprising proprietor had innumerable dif ficulties to contend with in its establishment, but he overrame them all. It is called Constsn cia Mexicans, (Mexican Constancy,) a name of very little import in a country where revolution follows revolution with the rapidity of a drama. Yesterday i bad occasion to visit tbe prior of F.I Carmen, a convent which a dozen old monks inhabit. Theie I saw and admired some fine paintings, the ascension, circumcision snd some others, said to he works of Murillo. They are sadly disfigured, and, like the country, are too good to be in the possession of those who, if they do appreciate them, certainly have a very extraordinary mode of showing it. Last night there was a fandango. A few of the volunteera attended it, your correspondent a- mong tbem. There were a great many of the natives, male, and femal. present : some of them decidedly handsome and would have graced a ball room in the states. Smoking is quite fashionable her, even while they dsnee. I n ticcil very pretty peasant girl, seated upon a cushion at one end of tbe room, who seemed quite a belle, for sh was surrounded by tba beau She had the air of a queen, and w hile she listen ed to tbeir compliments, very coolly putted cigaritte, and ejected two regular streams from her nostrils, like the smoke ftom the chimneys f a steamboat. While tbe fandango was at its height, a noise was beard like the fust murmurs of a tornado. Nearer it came, th clamor ia- cressmg as its distsnce diminished. It seemed as il all th devils lhal wer ever invoked by frail humanity had been let loos from the infernal re gion m iiai-r, each iudividually equal to ' roaring lion." Iu the early part of th avert, ing I bad noticed a fox skin banging at the far thest end of th room, directly over th head of the musician, and was at a loss to conceive, the intention of its position. As lb unearthly roar approached the bouse, terror was depicted on the faces of tie Mexicans. I glanced at our boyr and felt satisfied by their quixical looks that Ibey knew what was coming. The tramplingj of feet now mingled with th uproar. All rush-4 ed tpwsrd the door, and aa it opened, in ponredj a pack of hounds in full cry. Those in front were piostraUd by tb dog that fiitt entered,, k hile the rest of th park bounded over tbeir beads, and alighting on th bvsds of th frighten J ad dancers, bor them to th floor. Tbe seen beggard description Tbe curses of tba meuJ and ihricki of the women mingled with tbe yelp ping of the hounds; girls, dog snd men, turn- bled updn the floor in most admirable amalgamv tion. Now calls on the saints snl Holy Virgin were heard, now tbe howling of the poor dogv, rose triumphant. In five minutes the room was most effectually vscateJ. Tbe poor animals,! 1 sorely pnmmeled, were glad to escape. The foxJ skin disappeared mysteriously in the row, anJ. the Mcxicanoaure in utter ignorance of the cause J of the charge of the hounds upon the ranchov An Englishman here keeps a pack of hounds, for J what purpose I know not, and some of tha boys. disappointed at having had no tight, dragged ttie 'fox-skin from the kennel to the ranchoand at the j proper time 'let etip th dogs.' Of course, ntJ one knows who t the perpetrator of tha misJ chief." . Mexican Irs Advices from Jalapa to the 31st ult. hate been received at NewOrleans. A nother severe and bloody battle is expected to take place at Rio Frio, which is said to be on of the most dangerous and JHficult pastes on the route, and where even a small force might make a very decisive stand against a large army. Later but not important new bas been rtci ved from Geo. Taylor's csmp. Carvsjal, with his robber land, waa lurking a bout Monterey. The health of the army was good, except in the 3d Mississippi Regiment, in which the small pnx had made serious ravages. Gen, Taylor had been ill, but recovered. Riot at CABLisr.e. F.scapx op Sr.Avrs A desperate riot occurred at Carlisle, on Thursday week last, occasioned by a large portion of the colored population of that town attempting to rescue three alaves (a man, a woman, and a little girl) who bad been arrested as fugitives. Stones and clubs flew in every direction. The excite ment was intense. Several persons were severe ly injured. The result was, that the woman and virl .tmni.il while the man was secured and ta 1 ken back fo Marv,ml. Not Ar.r. Qi iet at Naiivoo Ypct. It is romor ed that there are some fresh distuibances in Nau voo, which led to a public meeting of the eiti rens, at which resolutions were pasted requiring the Mormon lesders left there last fall, to leave the place within a given period. The allege cause of complaint is said to be fraudulent sales of city property. Pf.ms ok tub State The total amount cf the debts of the several States in the Union, ac cording to the American Almanac, compiled from official returns, is set down at 522 1,023, &27. The Tkofiiie of Victobv. We find in the Norfolk papers, descriptions of the brass canon captured at Vera Cruz, and sent borne as memen Mos of the siege of that place. No. 1,30-pounder dated 1083 No 2, a 20, dated 1755 No.3 a 2C dated 1747 No. 4, a 28, dated 1732 No. 5, 30, dated 1750 No. 6. a 20, dated 17th May, TTTS No. 7, dated 1735 and several smaller pieces, the most modern of them bearing the date of 1834. The datej will show that they have been in use under the Spanish Government. Large Profits. The Holly Springs (Miss ) Gazette says, the profit made by the cotton plan tors on tbe bagging and rope which was used a round the last crop of cotton, amounted to one million, on hundred and seventy thousand dol lars! Bread in London, notwithstanding the fright ful price of Hour, is ss cheap as here. A four pound loaf is sold for one shilling sterling, and a six penny loaf here falls short of a pound. Rci.iar for Ibeland. Uislinp Pottxu, of Pennsylvania, publishes the correspondence be tween himself, on the part of the Epiecopil Church of Pennsylvania, and the Archbuhop of Armagh, and the Archbishop ot Dublin, cover ing about 6000, being1 the contribution of the ,Kpii-copal Church in hi diocese for the relief of the poor in I re I a ml. The Archbishop of Ar magh, in acknowledging the handoaie donation says In the midst of the awful calamity with which it has seemed fit to Almighty God to visit us, it haa indeed cheered our heart to find that even in the most distant lands, we have fellow Chris tian sympathising in the distress of oursfllie ted poor, and ready to use every exertion in (heir power lo aid us in providing thorn with food. The Archbishop of Dublin makes a aimilar grateful acknowledgment Ireland. The Irish papers are fillsd with ac counts of the mortality and distress produred in that country by th famine and disesse. Accord ing to some calculations, the population basbeen already diminished to tha extent of nearly one million, from deaths and emigration. Tux Mexican population in the towns and ci ties ar subjected to frights, one on th entrance of tbe American troop when they expect to be incontinently robbed aud abused in every way that a lawless soldiery can do, and tb other w hen tbe Americans are to leav tbem, for they soon learn that their trade is better, that they have greater protection, and that the laws of tbe stran gers are more wholesome, liberal, and give grea ter safety, than they have ever enjoyed under their own. A BooTMAKta in Paris has taken out a patent for th right of using brass wire tor sewing me soles, which does not adroit either moisture or dust. Uniclt Locomotive Tb editor of the Ala lanta (Ga.) Lumiuary bas ben informed by a gentleman acquainted with the circumstances, that a new and splendid locomotive named Gen. Taylor, triad on a tailtoad in Georgia, uoutd not back i Mr. Btn and lh lraldtsseri PnroicTio op a Pisw.ltion or thx Union. Mr. Benton has appeared in another letter in the Missouri papers. The particular reason which called him cut on this occasion, is to express his views ol the Presidency in IS 18, and to save tha Union from destruction, threatened by tha elec- tion of a southern man to that office. Mr. Den ton sees a new scheme developed from the south for the permanent exclusion of all northern sup- port from the Presidency. The resolutions in- troduced into the Senste towards tha close of the late session, and their practical application to Oregon, reveal thia scheme, and present, he saya new test on the slavery question which no nor. thern man can stand, and which if adopted by the south must put an end to all further support of northern men from th southern democracy. t'.ut Mr. lirnton will be heard best in his own words : "Heretofore, we, the slaveholding States, hav stood together upon two points defence and compromise; the defence of property and insti tutions and the compromiseof the law and of tha constitution ; and on these two points the great majority of the north, of both politics! parties, have been able to stand with us. But now a new position is to be taken one on which no nor thern man can stand. Propagsndism is now the doctrine of the political sect which assumes to be the standard bearer ol all the slave holding States; aud to plant slavery, by law, in all the territories of the United States, even the most hyperberean even in Oregon itself, and against the will of its inhabitants becomes th design and the attempt. Now every body most see that if this new test shall be adopted by the slsvehoidiiig States, there is an end to all political snppoit of the northern men in these States that the present organiza tion of parties must be broken up, and a new party formed, bounded by geographical lines and resting on the aole principle of slavery propagan dism. The presidential election of 1348 is tba crisis ; and if tbe new test can be made to eovern that election. I shall consider the danger con summated, and that there must soon be an end not only of the democratic party, but of all par ties founded on principle, and, eventually, an end of the Union itself. Instead, then, of indulging a personal or local feeling in favor of particular candidates, let us (the democratic party) look to what the good of the Union and of the party re quires, and wait to receive a candidate from that section of the Uuion which has given but one Democratic President in near aixty yesrs, and that one but fur a single term, and which is now threatened, so far as Southern votes are concern ed, with permanent exclusion from the presiden tial office." His letter is addressed to the officers of a meet ing which expressed a partiality for Mr. Benton for the office. Gen. Taylor Parting triVA the Mitsut'ppi Vuuntccrt. We make the following extract from a letter in the Vicksburg Whig, dated Ca- margo, May 2. It shows, not all what Gen. Tay lor saw, but bow he felt in parting with "hi own" tha heroic the chivalric Mississippians: "When Gen. Taylor parted with our regiment, he expressed the deepest emotions. After re counting the constant and faithful service, and the uniform good conduct of the regiment, he bid them adieu wishing them a happy voyage to their friends and families, and happiness through life. He expressed great regret at being forced to part with a regiment which had rendered him such efficient service, and had accompanied him through all the perilsol the past year. But hs said he had the satisfaction to know that they had honored themselves, and honored the Stat tbey represented, as well as having sustained him, and would, therefore, be received with res pect by their friends at home. When he bade them a final adien, be ahed tears like a father parting with a favorite child. The old war-worn soldier, although he is aa unyielding as man ran be, has a heart worthy of bis fame and services, and be cannot conceal bis real feeling." The Scarcity Acroad Tbe Journal of Com merce publiahe a letter from an Ameiiran mer chant, which presents an alarming condition of things abroad, owing to the scarcity. II says in Fngland they are on the verge of bankruptcy aud famine. Money terribly tight, and food oi all kinds very scarce and high, and tbe lower classes as near starvation as they can be. The people are alarmed, the government also, at tb short supply of food en band. Tbe Queen bss set the example, and ordered that all her house hold are to have but a pound of bread per day, and that to be made of second quality flour. Alt pastry ia recommended to be omitted sod alt tbe people are charged to nse the strictest econo my in food. Riots are becoming frequent in England, a they bare been and are in Ireland, There ia not at thia moment ten day supply of food in London a city of two millions of people. If Ibis statement is not greatly exaggerated, they have reason to be alarmed. FxrogTs or BasAOSTi rrs. The exports of Breadsturfs from the ports of Boston, New York and Baltimore, during th month of May, to Gat-, ropean ports, were as follows : 4. Button. AYu For. JJultimort, Flour, bbls. 8,743 39.85U 50,362 Wheat, bushels, 21,114 CI, 1 M Corn, bushels, 18,039 431 750 20S.83 , Corn Meal, bbls. 2,370 21,773 11.164 Puling the last week, tbe exports from Balti more were as follows; 3414 bbls. flour, 317 bbls. cornmeal, 3082 bushels w heat, 60,203 bu-i sbela corn, and 12,000 oats. j Tav it by all Means. A writer ia a London paper bas matured a plan by which be proposes in future to avoid railway collisions. II advisee that an iroo chair be constructed dii eetly ia frort of tb locomotive, and that on of th directo should sit therein, on every trip. He thin 'ar j patent railway buffer will effect tha desi 1
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