JE FFERS ONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, JTIay 13, 187. Terms, $2,00 hi advance: $2.25 h:ilf yearly; nnd 2,50 if not paia ociore me cna of the year. democratic Whiff ftoraiamtions. FOR GOVERNOR. JAMES IRVIN, ase8lB8 OF CENTRE COL'NTV. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, JOSEPH W. PATTON, OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY. We are again under obligations lb the Editors of the rfarrisburg Intelligencer, for an extra con taining the late news from Mexico. Henry M. Labar, has been appointed by Gov Shunk, to be an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike county, in the room of Harvey Roys, deceased. A welcome Rain visited us yesterday, cooling the parched lips of the thirsty earth, and filling the air with the sweet breath of the gasping flowers. It was a most refreshing visitation, and the whole face of Nature seemed grateful at its presence. A gentleman writing from California, to the Ed itor of the St. Louis Reveille, says his stock con sists of about 4000 head of oxen, 1700 horses and mules, 3000 sheep, and as many hogs. They all pasture themselves without difficulty in the rich prairies and bottoms of the Sacramento, and only require to bo attended. This is to be done by In dians, of whom he employs 4000. His annual .crop of wheat is about 12,000 bushels, with barley, peas, beans, &c. in proportion. The Wind Wagon. We learn from Captain Douglass, of the steam- cr J. J. Hardin, says the St. Louis Reveille, down yesterday from the Missouri river, that a trial had been made, previous to his departure from Inde pendence, of the "Wind Wagon," which has been under construction there. He did not witness its performance", but learned from gentlemen who were present, that its practicability was fully es tablished ; and. indeed, those who witnessed it were astonished at the speed attained, and the en lire usefulness of the invention. The Carbon County Gazette, says the skeleton of a man was recently found near Mauch Chunk, supposed to be that of a Ge:manmusic teacher named Bocfen, who had formerly resided in New York. The Hero and his IHalisaera. The Locofoco papers continue to copy wiih eager zeal every thing that comes in their wav against Gen. Taylor. They are shocked at ihe idea of nominating a soldier to the Presidency and refer, with upturned eyes and sanctimonious horror, to the dangers of a military despotism. This i3 somewhat singular in the men who ele vated Gen. Jackson to the Presidency. They are seriously apprehensive, too, that the Whigs may be deceived in relation to the political prin ciples of Gen. Taylor, and manifest a sympathy for us which does gieat credit to their amiable susceptibilities. He is, they fear, in favor of fclavery and that fear is expressed whilotthey are intent upon conquering Mexico for the avow ed purpose of making it the home of slaves. Let them rest satisfied that we know Gen. Taylor to have been opposed to the annexation of sla very, and to be one of the most decided oppo nents of acquisition and the exiension of sla very. Upon that and every other question he Is, we repeat, a good Whig ; and the tories of Pennsylvania may continue'to malign him with out the slightest apprehension that they are striking at a political friend. Gen. Taylor has now been nominated bo general!', and with such cordial and enthusiastic warmth, by ihe Whigg&'f every section 0r the Union, that lie may be regarded as the candidate of thal.party , for we know that he would accept the nomi nation of no other party, and will not decline ;Hauf tho Whigs. The game is, therefore, afoot. Let the Locofocos come on : they will ..-(find the true hearts of the country as ready to vindicate the hero at the polls, as they were to -defend him in Congress. The issue is Polk $anla Anr-a against Taylor and the country. North American. Tooth Ache. ii.5ve a tea sPonful of black pepper and mix i,ijviin..iii8 same quantity of salt ; then place the -isame mixture upon a" shovel, hold it over .the fire -until it smokes ; then inhale some of the smoke through the nose, and the ache ceases instantly. vTJio above receipt will in all cases give imme ite relief, says the Manchester Messenger. "Googh, the Temperance-lecturor, recently , Anca,nuiachen to be i hopper lip In mourn ' ing for the lost of the .brains. ' . " , . Frdrfi the Harrisburg Intelligencer. A CONTRAST. Slmizlc, f be Office Holder Candidate, vs. Gcis. Irviu, 2 he People's Candidate. One of the principle objections urged against Gen. Irvin by the Locofocos, is his 44 immense wealth." Now it is a well known fact that Gen. Irvin is not what might be termed wealthy-. Truo, he is in comfortable circumstances : and what properly he does own, has been acquired by untiring industry, perseverance, and close application to business. Gen. Irvin is em phatically a working man, and has accumulated his propeny by active industry, while Francis R. Shunk has lived a life of inglorious ease, subsisting upon ihe bounty of the People, and lining his pockets with money taken from the public Treasury. The friends of Mr. Shunk claim for him great merit on account of what they term his great public services ! What are those services? Why they are comprised in this and only this that he has served the Commonwealth in an official capacity for about THIRTY-TWO YEARS, for which he has received out of the Treasury of the Stale the snug hule sum of about SEVENTY THOUS AND DOLLARS! Whatever Shunk'a ser vices may have been to the State, he has been pretty well paid for them, and if he is not wealthy, it is his own faulf. Mr. Shunk commenced his official career, we think, in 1 814 or 1816, as Clerk in the Land Office, and served in lhal department for two or three years. In 1816-17 he was appointed ssisiant Clerk of iho House of Representa lives; and in 1818-19 he was elected chief Clerk of the House, and served in that capaci ty from that time until 1838, with the exception of a single year. In 1838 he was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth by Gov. Por ter, and remained in that office until 1842. In 1844 he was elected Governor of Pennsylva nia, and will continue in that office until Janu ary 1848, when the people will give him leave to retire to his original obscurity. The whole history of his public services, and his compen sation therefore, may be briefly stated as fol lows : For two 3rcars' services as Clerk in the Land Office, SI, 000 per year, For two years' services as Assistant Clerk of the House of Represents, $1,000 per year, For NINETEEN years' services as Chief Clerk of the House at S2,000 per year, including perquisites, For six years' services as Clerk of the Canal Board, at S 1,500 per year, For four years' services as Secretary of the Commonwealth and Super intendent of Common Schools, at $2,500 per. year, For FIVE DAYS' services as Clerk of the House in 1843, at $30 PER DAY, For three years' services as Governor, of Pennsylvania, at $3,000 per year, $2,000 2,000 38,000 9,000 10,000 150 9,000 $?05 150 Here Wfi find mat .Mr Shunt- Vine hfin in rf fice far about THIRTY-TWO YEARS, and received the enormous sum of over SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS out of the public Treasury ! And notwithstanding the length of time he has fed at the public crib, and the wealth he has amassed in the people's employ, he succeeded in FORCING his re-nomination upon the party, and very modestly asks the peoplo to give him another opportunity of thrust ing his paws into the public coffers, so that he may retire from office 'immensely wealthy.' People of Pennsylvania ! Democrats ! Friends of ONE TERM and good government! We beseech you to ponder well before you give ! your Biipport to this OFFICE HOLDER CAN DIDA i this man Shunk, who is identified with all the CORRUPTION and PLUNDER which has prevailed in ihe State during his of ficial career, and which has overwhelmed her with debi, and subjected the people to unjust and oppressive TAXATION. If you want a continuation of this state of thingsand desire to go on from bad to worse, unlil Pennsylvania is completely ruined and disgraced in the eyes of the whole world, why do all you can to re elect the present weak and imbecile Executive, whose gross abuse of the power entrusted to him, is evidence thai he knows not how to use it. 1 you desire to see the State sink deeper and deeper in debt every year, and the people crushed to the very earth with LOCOFOCO TAXATION, support the OFFICE HOLDER CANDIDATE, "old Shunk." But if you wish to arrest this profligate administration of the government, and restore the State to her original purity and prosperity, put forth every effort to secure the election of that dixtinguUhed Pennsylvania statesman and irue patriot. Gen. JAMES IRVIN a man who is every inch a Pennsylvanian, and whoso every thought is connect with her glory and prosperity a man whose private and public character is pure and unsullied, .and proof against the poisoned weapons of Locofocoism. In he hitory and character of Gen. JAMES IRVIN, there is something to command our es teem and admiration. Ho is emphaiically a self-made man, and has risen to the enviable distinction he now occupies, by his own unti ring energies, aided by an iron perseverance. He is wit immensely wealthy," but the prop erty he has acquired is distributed with a lib eral hand among the poor and destitute of hit, neighborhood, who regard him as their "friend and bountiful benefactor" We repeat that Gen. IRVIN is a workingman, and the imme diate representative of that honorable class of the community. He is one of Nature's own noblemen a monument of God's noblest work fAJsUIO-NEST MANr lie has not been fed' and pampered at the public crib. Nor has he been embroiled in the corruptions, and intrigues' of party politics, for which the Locofoco ,pany have been so notorious, and in which Francis R. Shunk has been steeped to the chin in which, indeed, he has literally " lived, moved and had his being." For pure patriotism, sterling integrity, moral and pojiiical honor and honesty, and unwearied devotion to tho great interests of .his native Stale, Gen. JAS. IRVIN has but few equals ; and with such a man in the Gubernatorial chair, the restoration of Pennsylvania to her former high and honorable position among the Common wealths of the Nation, would certainly follow. Such freemen of Pennsylvania, is the con trast between the two candidates. Francis R. Shunk comes before you as the OFFICE HOLDER CANDIDATE, who has subsisted upon your bounxv for at least-THIRTY-TWO YEARS, pocketing for his great services, the princely sum of over SEVENTY THOUS AND DOLLARS! On the other hand, Gen. JAMES IRVIN comes before you as the can didate of the PEOPLE, fresh from their own ranks. His name has been ushered forth bv their spontaneous voice. No working of secret or corrupt cliques were instrumental in placing htm in the position he occupies. His nomina tion was not FORCED upon the party, like that of Shunk's. He owes it to the uuhought, unsolicited impulses of a generous PEOPLE, who are ever willing to reward those who serve them faithfully. Who can hesitate as to which is the most meritorious, or in the hands of which the great interests of the Commonwealth would be best promoted ? No man, certainly, who will give the subject a moment' consideration. Act then upon the impulse of your better na ture upon the convictions of your better judg ment and vote for the man who is the most worthy of your suffrages and who must com mand your respect and esteem. That man is Gen. JAMES IRVIN, the "Popular Congress man" of the Iron District the friend of Penn sylvania and American Industry thedistin guished Statesman whose nomination has been hailed with joyous acclamations throughout the length and breadihof the Commonwealth and whom the " toiling millions" will glory in ele vating to the Gubernatorial chair. The Locofocos say Gen. Irvin is an " aris tocrat !" And pray what is Francis R. Shunk 1 Is he an aristocrat ? For thirty-two vyears he has lived in office, " rotating" from one to another, until he has pocketed over seventy thousand dollars of the people's money; and now, having got to the highest, he still asks for more! Which is the greatest aristocrat, asks the Carlisle Herald, the man who earns a com petence by his own industry and enterprise, or the man whose only hope, whose only desire, is office, office, OFFICE! To live jn office year after year, where he may riot in luxury and pride upon the hard earnings of the people, wrung from thera in grinding TAXES ! Let the people answer which of these is the great er aristocrat. Trophies. We saw, at Barr's hotel, a gun, lance and drum, taken from the Mexicans at the battle of Palo Alto. Tbe gun is one of those ugly lit tle escopetts,' carrying a ball much larger than those used in our service. It resembles our muskets, except in its length, or rather its brev ity, its barrel being but little longer than that of a horseman's pistol. It has had rough usage somewhere. The lance is about 8 feet long with a steel point some ten inches in length, well calculated to make outlols for martial spir its. . The shaft is of oak, shod with iron, with a tenon intended to fit a socket in a saddle of its owner and in a charge both gun and lance must be formidable weapons. Columbian. The long continued drought has caused some very disastrous fires in New Jersey. The pines, in several parts of Burlington and Mon mouth counties, it is said, are all burning up, and of course the destruction of this description of property is great. It has been difficult and even dangerous to travel on the mail route be tween Bordemown and Manchester. Lord Ashley, Rev. Mr. Bickertteth, and some others, says the Dublin Herald, have raised near 8100,000 for the employment of seven hundred Scripture readers for Ireland. This army of Col porteurs is to be immediately distributed over the country, reading the Bible and instructing the peo ple in their houses and by tile way side. A most laudible undertaking ! one, however, equally so in the present physical crisis of Ireland would be the employment of seven hundred porters to carry round provisions for "the people in their houses and by the way side." Lord Brougham hoped to, see the day when eve ry man in the United Kingdom could read Bacon. 44 It would be much more to the purpose," said Cobbett, 4,if his Lordship could use his influence to see that every man in the kingdom could eat bacon." Tribune. According to a letter from Inclia, a boy seven years old, was lately discovered jiear' Feroze pore, in the den of a she wolf, who is supposed to have "nursed and done for him," as an ances tress of her's is said to have done for Romulus and Remus, some centuries ago. The boy is quite savage, and will touch nothing but raw JillPOIiTANT'FSO.U fflEXICO.1. VICTORY! VICTORY'!'! Great Battle between the forces under Gen. Scott and Santa Anna Defeat of the Mexicans, and capture of Six Thousand Prisoners, inclu ding Gen. La Vega and Five other Generals, with a host of Colonels Escape of San ta Anna, with the loss of his Coach, Papers, Money, and Wooden Leg Five Hundred mericans hilled and Wounded Gen. Shields severely and Gtn. Pillow slightly wounded. Fkedericksburg, May 7, 18-17. By the steamship McKitn, which left Vera Ctuz on the 20th, the following glorious news has been received from the scene of action. On the afternoon of the 17th tilt., the advance under General Twiggs, numbering SI 78, en countered the enemy, when a severe but inde cisive conflict enstjed. As the general order shows that General Scott's intention was to givo battle only on the ISih, this action was brought on by the Mexicans. The main battle occurred on the 13th, and resulted in the complete triumph of the American Aims. Santa Anna made his escape after the route of the army. Gen. La Vega was agaii :aken prisoner, with five other General:?, a long list of Colonels and subordinate officers. Plate Del Rio, April 17, 11 o'clock, a. m. The Division of Gen. Twiggs started two hours since, and a heavy cannonading has al ready commenced upon his line from the artil lery of the Mexican forces. At interval, too, the rattling of small arms is heard distinctly from the dragoons. 5 o'clock, i. m. I have just returned from the scene of conflict, and a bloody one it has been, on this side the farthest Mexican fort. No one was seen in possession of it last even ing, but this morning it was found to be occu pied by the enemy's light troops, and to force it at once was deemed indispensable. For this purpose the Rifles under Maj. Sum ner, besides a detachment of artillery and in fantry, were ordered to charge upon the rugged ascent. This they -did gallantly, driving the Mexicans after a desperate resistance They weie obstinate in their defence, and greai num bers of the enemy were killed,, while on our side the loss was also severe.. Major Sumner was shot in the head with a musket. Lieutenants Maury, and Gibbs, of the Rifles, were wounded, also Lieut. Jarvis, of the 3d Infantry. I could not learn ihat any of our officers were killed; the entire loss on our side, was estimated at one hundred. I About 3 o'clock, the enemy made a demon- stration upon a fort on the neighboring heights to the one our men had captured, as if with the intention of retaking'it, but it all ended in their marching down the hill, blowing a most terrific charge on their trumpets, firing a few shots, and then retiring. Their appearance as they came down the hill, was certainly imposing. The cannon on the hill meanwhile kept up a continuous firing on Gen. Twiggs' lines, doing little execution however, other than cutting down trees and brush. As we returned to camp the fire was still continued. The enemy had evidently ascertained the position of the road which has just been cut with accuracy, but the bails principally went over. At 3 o'clock Gen. Shields was ordered to support Gen. Twiggs with three regiments of volunteers. Camp Plate Del Rio. The Americans have achieved another brilliant and glorious victory against an outnumbering force, and occupying a posi tion which looked as impregnable as gib raltar. one after another their works have been taken. To-day, five Generals, Colonels enough to command ten such armies as ours, and other officers innumerable, have been taken prison ers, together with six thousand men, and the rest of the army driven and routed with the loss of every thing, ammunition, cannon, .baggage and baggage trains, and nothing but the impos sibility of finding the road, which prevented our dragoons from reaching their works, ena bled any of Santa Anna's grand army to escape, including his own illustrious person. Santa Anna's travelling coach, with all his papers, valuables and even his wooden leg, has fallen into our hands, together with all the mo ney belonging to the army. No one contemplated when aroused from his bivouac this morning, such a complete victory. Five hundred will cover the total loss of the Americans in killed and wounded. Had it not been for the positive cowardice of Santa Anna, who ran before the battle was half lost, it would have been far greater. No one can estimate iho loss of the Mexi cans. They lie scattered in huts by the road side, and in every direction. What disposition will be made of the prison ers is not yet known. Tlny may be all set at liberty on parole on account of feeding them, and in order to accelerate the advance move ment of tho arm'. It was Gnn. Scott's intention to push on to wards the City of Mexico with all haste. April 19th. The route of the Mexicans last evening was total and complete. The remains of the army was pursuer! to within four miles of Jalapa by Gen. Twiggs at which point they all dipcraed, ?o there, was none to follow. 'Santa' Anna himself only ccaped by cutting a saddled mule from ihe hnruess of his magnif icent coach, mounting hi,i), and subsequently taking to ihe chapparal. A hcryico pf massive silver,: all his papers, my -iKitigfii, ihq .carpet even nisnluinct wa'sicaoiured - - I The Mexican loss upon the height w'a dreadful ; the ground in places around was cov ered with the dead and wounded. Col. Patacio was found there mortally wound' ed. Their loss on the retreat was terribly 5y, vere every by path was Atrewn with the dead. Had our dragoons been able to reach them in season, all would have been killed or captured, Santa Annajimpng them, "jS'- Canales, with his noted lancers, had the pru dence to vanish early. Even up to thi3 time it b impossible to givo anything like a full and correct Iui of ihtf wounded officers". The M ican officers-takeis'-priaoners had arrived at Vera Cruz. Gen. Shields is severely, and it is feared mortally wounded. Gen. Pillow was slightly wounded white storming the fortification etfimnafrded by Gen. La Vega. A number of other American officers woundeJ. FURTHER PARTICULARS. A letter in the N" O. Picayune, dated "Camp at Plate del Rio, April 19, says : The rout of the Mexicans last evening was totil complete. They were pursued within 4 mile of Jalapa by Gen. Twiggs, at which point there were none to follow. Santa Anna himself, instead of entombing himself as he threatened, escaped bv cutting the saddled mule of his team from the har ness of his magnificent coach, mounting him and then taking to the chapparal. His service of mas sive silver, nearly all his papers, his money eve rything in his carriage, even to his dinner, was captured. I have a capital story to tell about this dinner when 1 have a moment to spare. The Mexican loss upon the heights was awful the ground in places is covered with the dead. A mong tho bodies found was that of Gen. Vasquoz, and near him was Col. Patacio, mortally wounded. Their loss in the retreat was terribly severe eve ry by-path is strewn with the dead- Had our dra goons been enabled to reach them in season, all would have been killed or captured Santa Amu among thorn. Canalizo, with his noted lancers, had the prudence to vamos early. Even up to this, time it is' impossible to give anything like a full or correct list ol our wounde-l officers it is surprising that many of them were not killed. The wounded are still along the road for miles, although thy are bringing them in as .fast a pos sible. The army is to advance towards Mexico im mediately. General Worth's division marche! this morning Gen. Scott is to march at noon. Santa Anna's coach is to be harnassed up for the purpose of carrying on Major Sumner better use than it was ever put to before. the officers and men ot the Mexican Army I mean such as are piisoners are to be turned loose on their parole not again to take up amis during the war. Perhaps it is the best disposi tion that could be made of them, as any other course would delay Gen. Scott's forward move ment. Fifteen of their officers have refused to sign, but given their parole of honor to report them selves, without delay, to Colonel Wilson at Y.ra Cruz, as prisoners of war. Among these are Gen. La Ycga and Jaroro, the latter Governor of Pe rote during the time the Texan prisoners were there, and I believe distinguished for hi3 good treatment of them. These officers will either bo kept in the Castle ol San Juan de Ulloa, or else proceed to the United States. Gen. Shields is still alive, but it is considered impossible for him to survive. The ball wei.t through his lungs a3 he was leading his men to storm the farthest work of the enemy. 1 write this amid confusion of all kinds, and with no. other taole than knees. A hundred Mex ican officers are around me making out their pa roles, while our own dead are being carried by and consigned to their long resting-place by the roadside- G W K P S I have just learned that there is some hope for Gen. Shields. God grand he may live. Col. Baker, who charged on the last fort, lost forty-five men in killed and wounded out of only a poition of his regiment. Lieutenant Cownrdtm. killed; Lieutenant Murphy supposed to be mortally wounded ; Lieut. Johnson wounded in three pla ces, and thigh amputated ; Lieuts. Scott, Proman and Malthy wounded. G W K General Shields, according to one account, was still alive, but according to another he was dead. The American Eagle of the 20th, represents the scene on the top of Cerro Gordo as truly horrible. The dead bodies of the Mexicans were seen cov ering every spot where the eye could be directed. On the top a collection of the wounded of both parties were to be seen side bv side, the surgeons engaged amputating limbs & cfressing the wounds of each. When the Mexicans gave way, they started down the hill in quick time, suffering severely, be ing mostly wounded in the backs by the balls from our men- The wound of Gen. Pillow was Hut slight The Mexican force at the lowest calculation 13 put down at 12,000, some accounts say 15,000 The Generals will be sent to New Orleans, La Vega among them, having refused to receive his parole. Among those parolled is the Ex-Presi-dent, Herera Generals Patterson and Smith were not in tho battle, having been confined by sickness The first charge on the 18th was made at sev eral points by the Regulars, the 2d Tennessee Volunteers, and parts of the two Pennsylvania Re. giments List of Pennsylvamans Wounded3 ohn Lam. bert, 1st Penn'a. reg't; Lindsav, do. ; Jacoh Simons, Phil'a Rangers, (mortally); Edw. Cruise, do; Thomas Hann, do; John Chambers, do; James Shaw, 2d Penn'a reg't; Abraham Kolan, do; Wit liam Frederick Summers Thirty beautiful brass cannon and a laree q vi tity of ammunition were captured Some of the Mexican officers taken prisoners, attribute the defeat to tho cowardioo or corruption of Santa Anna. They admit that he had eight thousand men in the lines and six thousand out side tho entrenchments The Mexican infantry who fought so wall at Buqpa Vista and all the regular artillerists, wera present - Several officers released by General Scott after the capitulation of Vera Cruz without parole, on account of the gallantry displayed theto, were found among the killed and wounded,, PtATir del Rip, Mexico Ap 13, 1S47-. We have acljieved,anothergreat andglurious victory, T,ha concision ot a despcra
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