jenorsotitmi The whole art of 'Government consists in the art of being honest. Jefferson. VOL 8. STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1848. No. 37.? !,ooiiauhis,nouimbusbiitca!iir. PIANO FORTES FOR SALE. A copy of ihe report of ihe Judges of Mu sical Instruments ai tho lale exhibition of ihe Franklin Institute, Philadelphia: The Committee have awarded C. Meyer with a premium for the best seven octave Piano The ground of this decision was ihe general excellence of the piano, and especially its pow r, brilliancy, and delicacy of touch. The judges did not give premiums for the best fin ished instruments, conceiving the best palpable tests of a pjano to be its musical capabilities, and not its originality, its mechanical igenuity, or that elegance of finish, which effects neither ihe action nor the tone, and is only designed to please the eye and not to satisfy the ear. Another copy of ihe report of the judges of musical instruments at the last exhibition at Boston:--The committee have selected No. 591 a seven octave piano made by C. Meyer, wor thy of special commendation. No. 591, is a very fine instrument, particu. iatly commendable for its elastic and ready jotich, in repeated trials by different hands The keys never failed of certain repetitions in tiie shake. The tone throughout was even of gieat beauty and power fiom the lowest note to highest, and ihe. damping was perfect in all cases The North American of Philadelphia, Janu ary 4, 1848, contains the following notice: A Compliment to a Philadelphia Piano Manu facturer. Out Boston neighbors know how as well as we do to appreciate a good thing. The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanical Associa tion, at their last Annual Fair, that of the au tumn of 1847 awarded to Conrad Meyer, the celebrated Piano Manufacturer of this city, a diploma and silver medal, for the best seen .octave piano a compliment no other piano manufacturer of our city has received. The subscriber keeps always on hand a sup ply of C. Meyer's Pianos, which lie will dis uose of, either for cash or in exchange for sec ond hand instrument?, at manufacturers prices. A. ZU1LCH, Agent for C. M. Enton, March 2, 1848.--6m Ifcoctor Tour self ! For 25 Cents. By means of the POCK- lET -AESCULAPIUS, Or, Etery One his own Phy- 'sician! Seventeenth Edi tion, with upwards of One Hundred Engravings, show ing private diseases in ee ry shape and form, and mal formations of the generative system, by Wm. YOUNG, M. D. The time has now arrived, thai persons suf fering from secret disease, need no more be come the victims of Quackery, as by the pre scriptions contained in this bonk any one may cure himself, without hindrance to business, or the knowledge of the most intimate friend, and with one tenth the usual expense. In addition to the general routine of private diseases, it fully explains the cause of Manhood's early decline, with observations on Marnaorfi---bestdes many other derangements which it would not be pro per in enumerate in the public prints. jjjp Persons residing; at a-ny distance from Philadelphia, can have this Book forwarded to them through the Post-office, on the receipt of iwentv-five cents, directed to Dr. Wm. Young, 352 SPRUCE Street, Philadelphia. January 27, 1848 3m. The subscriber wishes to engage in the sale of his Maps a number of young and middle aged men of moral and business habits, as trav elling agents. Having completed new and greatly improved editions of his Universal At las, 73 Maps; large Map of the World, Refer ence and Distance Map of the United States, -National Map of the United Slates also, a va riety of other Jliaps, including several ilaps of Mexico, the subscriber is prepared to furnish ajjetus, for cash at the JoVst possible prices. Address, S. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL, Northeast coiner of Market and Sexenth Streets, Philadelphia. January 6, 1848. OYSTERS ! OYSTERS!!! The undersigned has just opened at his old established stand, in Franklin street, a few doors south of the Court House, a new assort ment of Oysters of the very finost quality, Beer, Cider, &e. He will also furnish a saloon for the ludies, so that they, too, can partake of this luxurious edible, without annoyance. By strict attention to business, and to the wants of his purchasers, the subscriber hopes ftOoblain a liberal share ol .public -patronage. v .DA-VIJDS'HA-RR.. ' Jatmarv 6, 1'848. WATCHES. A goi id assortment of Watches, "for.sale, iat reduced prices by JOH'N H, MEL'IGIv.j Stroud dourg Jan- 1846 ,K Administratrix Sale of REAL ESTATE. By virtue of an alias order of the Orphans Court of the County of Pike, the subscriber, Administratrix of the estate of Lewis Cornelius, deceased, will offer for sale at public vendue, at the House ol John Cornelius, in Milford, on Tuesday the 28th day of March next, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the following de: scribed property, to wit: All that certain farm situate in the township of Dingman, County of Pike, adjoining lands of Samuel S. Thrall and ,villiam Brink, containing 117 Acres and 541 Perches, with allowances; of which 80 acres are plough land, 15 M&AJJUW, and the remainder On the said premises are erected one Jfcgd, -w. - w apL4i! two large BARNS, and other conven ient out buildings. Upon the said farm are five never failing SPRINGS of WATER. Also a variety of choice cultivated Fruit Trees. Said farm is pleasantly situated about a quar ter of a mile from the Delaware River, and a mile and a half from the village of Milford, and about eight miles from the New York and Erie Road. Terms of sale prescribed by the said Court are, one half cash and the balance in two equal annual payments with interest, secured by bond and mortgage on the premises. ELIZABETH CORNELIUS, Administratrix. Milford, March 2, 1848. 4t Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills In the City of Mexico ! Great success among the Volunteers: Extract of a letter from the editor of the Green ville Mountaineer, -S C Dr. W. Wright Dear Sir: A week or two ago I sent you a Mountaineer, containing a letter from one of our Volunteers in the City of Mexico, in which he pays Wright's Indian Vege table Pills, under all the circumstances, the high est meed of praise I have ever known a medicine to receive. The Volunteer, William W. Goodlett, Esq., is a gentleman of fine standing an accom plished and well educated man, and was recently KtGII SHERIFF Of this District. By one of your advertisements in a Charleston paper, I happened to notice, the location of your office, and thought you might ex tract an article of some value in regard to your medicine, therefore I sent the paper The following is an extract from the letter re ferred to above: 'My health is verv fast improving. I procured, a few days ago, some of Dr. Wright's Indian Veg etable Pills, and they have acted on my system like magic ! Thus it appears that the brave and patriotic Vol unteers who have gone to Mexico, to defend the rights and honor of their country, already begin to realize the extraordinary value of .this incompara ble medicine. Long life to them ! HORRIBLE MISTAKES ! ! Are sometimes made by confounding one medi cine with another, and administering the wrong ar ticle. Equally horrible are those mistakes which are made in supposing that all Pills are alike, and that therefore, it is indifferent which are taken, and if one kind is bad all are bad together. This is a very great mistake. There is as much difference between Wrights Indian Veaelable Pills and oth er articles, as between midnight and noonday ! We do not wish any to take our word for this state ment. Let any one, having other medicines, try this. Nothing more will be necessary. Many persons have been led away by a coating of Sugar, as if they anticipated that it would re move the nausea ol the medicine. But they are generally mistaken. Without the sugar those ar ticle have nothing to recommend them, and would not be sold a single day. But with the the sugar, and by giving the article a name similar to Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills, they gain a temporary no toriety. Wolves they are, in sheep's clothing, fo whom the public should steer sufficiently clear Let it be remembered that Wright's Indian Veg etable Pills are prepaaed with special reference to the laws poveruine the human body. Conse- quentlo, they are always good, always useful, al ways effective in rooting out disease. Every fam ily should keep them at hand. The following Agencies have been established for the sale of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, in MONROE COUNTY. George H Miller, Stroudsburg John Lander, Craig's Meadows Bell & Brothers, Experiment Mills Henry Ivintz, Bartonsville A S Edinger, Tannersville . . Joseph Keller & Son, Kellersville Charles Saylor, Savlorsburg Brodhead & Brother, "Dutotsburg . Jacob Long, Snydersville ' John Marsh, Fennersville, Daniel Brown. Chesnuthili BE WAR E OF COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS. Remember, that the original and only genuine Indian Vegetable Pills have the written signature of WILLIAM WRIGHT on the top label of each ! box. . . i Offices devoted exclusively to the sale of Wright s Indian Vegetable Pills, wholesale and retail, i69 Race street, Philadelphia ; 288 Greenwich street, New York; and 198 Tremont street, Boston. February J84t 1848. ly BLATfK DEEDS for saje at tiiis -Office. Published by Theodore Scliocli. TERMS Two dollars tier annum in advannftTun dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid before the end of me year, ivvo dollars and a nan. mose who receive their papers by a carrier or stage drivers employed by the propne tor, will be charged 37 1-2 cents, ner vean extra. No papers discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except ui ine option 01 me lsuitor. ICAdvertisements not exceeding one square (sixteen lines) will be inserted three weeks for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for every subsequent insertion. The charge for one and uirue insertions me same, a iiQerai discount mane to yeany .advertisers. 10"AU letters addressed to the Editor must be post-paid. JTOB PRINTING. Having a general assortment of large, elegant, plain and orna mental Type, we are prepared to execute every r description of id Cards, Circulars, BiU Heads, Notes, lilaisk Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms, AT THE OFFICE OF TIIE Jeffcrsoeiian Republican. IfSarcIt. The stormy March is corne al last, With wind and cloud and changing skies ; 1 hear the rushing of the blast , That through the snowy valley flies. Ah, passing few are they who speak, . Wild, stormy month ! in praise of thee: Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak, Thou art a welcome month to me. For thou to northern lands again The glad and glorious sun dost bring; And thou hast joined the gentle train. And wear'st the gentle name of 3pring. And in thy reign of blast and storm. Smiles many a, long, bright, sunny day, When the changed winds are soft and warm, And Heaven puts on the blue of Pvlay. Then sing nloud the gushing rills. And the full springs from frost set free, That brightly leaping down the hills, Are just set out lo meet the sea. The year's departing beauty hides Of wintry storms the sullen threat; But in thy sternest frown abides A look of kindly promise yet. Thou bring'st the hope of those calm skies, And that soft time of sunny showers. When the wide bloom on ,earth that lies Seems of a brighter world than oura. I'ftlVATE. To James K. Polk, President of the United States, and nearly half oj Mexico certain, with a pret ty tolerable fair chance yet for the whole. City of Mexico, Doubtful Territory, February 14, 1848. Dear Colonel : If any body asks you ihat impudent question again, " What are we Mghtin for V jest tell him he's a goose, and don'i know what he's talking atout,for we aint fightin at all; we've got peace now ; got an armistice they call ii ; so there's no sense at all in their put ling ihat questfon to you any more. We've goi the opposition fairly on ihe hip upon that question, if no other ; fairly gagged 'em ; they can't say to you any longer now, " What are we fi"hin for ?" This is some consolation for the shabby trick Trist has served u. Thai fellow has made a bargain with tho Mexican to stop trie war, in spue of the orders you senu to him to come right home and let things alone. 1 felt uneasy about it when I see him hanging about here so long after he got his orders to come home, and 1 said to him once or twice, " Mr. Trist, what's the reason 3ou don't go off home and mind the President 1 This unlaw ful boldness of yourn is shameful." Why, Major," says Ive, he that does his masters will, does right, whether he goes ac cording to orders or not. The President sent me out here to make peace, and it's a wonder to me if 1 don't rix it yet. somehow or oiher, be fore I've done with it." And then he put his finger to the side of his nose and give me a sassy look as much as to say, Major Downing, you better not try to be looking into diplomatic things that's too deep for you. Savs I, " Mr. Trist I'm astonished at vou : I thought you was a man of more judgement, and looked deeper into things. Don't you see what advantage it gives the President to let things stand jest as they be ? He's offered peace to the Mexicans, and they have refused it. There fore, the opposition at home can't cry out. f'aainst him any more if he goes' ahead wit5.; th0 war. He's shet their mouths up on thi scre. He's made the war" popular, fcnd cn go inlo the Presidential campai now. with a good chance of being elected another term. And now if you go to d.ibbliii in ihe business any more, I'm B'Jre you'll do mischief. As ihings now stand, peace js the last thing in the worfd that the. President vvants. You've done your errand here and got your answer, and its turned out jest right ; we can go on with our anriexin all Mexico now, without such an everlasting growl truamong tho opposition at home, Cot we've of fered the Mexicans peace, and, they would'm take it. So you've nothin to do-now but to be orJ.home, for the .war in jest in the right shape as it is," Well nbw, after all this plain advice for I felt ii my duty to be plain with him he still kept hanging about here, day after day and week after week, and the first thing I knew we was took all aback by being told hat Mr. Trist had made a treaty and Gineral Scott was to order ati armistice. . I couldn't hardly believe my ears at first. 1 posted right off to Gininal Scott to know what it all meant. " Gineral," says 1, " are you going to order an armistice ?" " Yes, Major Downing," says he : " Mr. Trist and tho Mexican Commissioners have signed ihe preliminaries of a treat)', so of course we shall have an armistice." . Well i.ow, Gineral," says I, " I don't think the President will thank you for, that." " Can't help that," says he, " I must obey the orders of the Government, thanks or no thanks. And when Mr. Trist was sent out here to make a treaty, I was directed, whenever the plan of a, treaty, should be signed on both sides, to or der an armistice, and watt for the two Govern ments to ratify the treaty. Well, Mr. Trial and the Mexican Commissioners have at last fixed up some kind of a bargain and signed it, and of course according to my orders we have noth ing to do but to stand slill and wait for the two Governments to clinch the nail. But," says J, " Gineral you know Mr. Trim has no right to make a treaty any more than I have, for the President has ordered him to come home, ; and if he, has made a treaty, it's no better than a piece of blank paper, and you ehould'nt mind it." "Don't know any thing about them matters," says he, u I can't go behind the curtain to in quire what little manoeuvres are going on be tween ihe President and his Commissioner. Mr. Trist came out here with his regular com mission to make a treaty. .He has brought me a treaty, signed by himself and the Mexican Commissioners; and my, orders are to cease hostilities. Of course we can do nothin else but halt and stack our arms." " Well," says 1, " Gineral it aint right ; ns bad business ; it '11 break up this grand annexin plan that was jest going on so. nice ihat we might a got through Ayitli it in a year or two more ;.,and then it will bother the President most to death about bis election for a second term. That treaty must be stopped ; it must'nt be sent home ; and I'll go right and see Mr. Tiist about it." So off I went and hunted up Mr. Trist', and had a talk with him. Says j, "Trist, how's this ? They tell me you've been making a treaty with these Mexicans. " Should'nt wonder if I had," says he : " that's jest what 1 come out here forJ' Well, J must say, sir," says 1, " I think this is a pretty piece of business. How do you dare to do such a thing ? You know the Pres ident has ordered you home." " Yes" says he, " and I mean to go homo as soon as 1 get through ihe job he sent me to do'" , Well now," says I, Trist, I claim to know what the President is about, and what he wants, and I'm his confidential friend and private em bassador out here, and I shall lake ihe liberty to interfere in this business. This highhanded doings of yourn must be nipt off in the bud. What sort of a bargain have you been making? Jest let me look at tho treaty." " Can't do it," says he " it's half way to Vera Cruz by this time ; I sent it off yesterday." Blood.and thinder !" says I " then you have knocked the whole business in the head, sure enough. You've committed an outrageous crime, sir, and a great shame ; and don't you know, sir, that great crimes deserve great pun tshments ? I don't know what Col. Polk will do ; but I know what my friend old Hickory would da if he was alive ; he would hang you right up to the first tree he could come at. What, hang me for doing jest what I was i 1 sent here to do?" says he. " For I've made J iesi such a bargain as the President told n', t , make : only a leetle belter one " M Thai's uothing here nor thefe ,J savs j you know circumstances altera cages And' you know well enough, or vou oughl I0 have sense enotigh to knowl;iat as lhln now 8,aldf 1, Mr. i nst, Answer me one plain question : Do you ,.;1,rilt you have any right at all to make f lC'Q,ity after the President has ordered vou noma V Well," says he, " I think circumstances alters cases too; and when the President or dered me home, I suppose he thought I could'ir get through ihe job he sent me to do. But I thought I could, and so I kepi trying, and I've got through with ii at last, and done the busi ness all up according to my first orders ; and 1 don't see why the President should'nt be well satisfied." " Well," says I. what's iho items of the bargain ? What have you agreed uriun V Why," says he, We have the whole of Texas clear to the Rio Grande ; we have all of New Alexico, and all of Upper California. And we piy ihe Mexicans fifteen millions of dollars, and pay our own citizens 'five millions hat the Meiicaiia owe4 ihem. And we stop firing, draw our charges from the guns thai are: .loaded, and go home." " Well now," says 1, Trj.st, don't you.ihink you are a pretty feller to make uch a barorfitr as that at ibis time of day I The President will be mortified to death about it. Here -we'v been fightin near about two years to maRe ili Mexicans. pay over that, fivo millions of dollar they owed our people, and now you've affreetl that we shall put our hands in our own pockets and pay it ourselves. The whole plan of the war has been carriea on by ine rresiuem upon ihe highest principles to go straight ahead and ' conquer a peace,' man-tfatihion ; and now you've agreed to back out of the scrape, and buy a peace and pay. the money for it. You know very well ilio President has declared; lime and again, that the war should go on till we got indemnity for the past and security for the fu ture them's his own words and now you've agr.eed to settle up without getting one jot of either. For the pact, we are at least a hundred millions of dollars out of.pockot, besides losing ten or fifteen thousand men. As for the men, I sposeyou may say we can offset them against the Mexicans we have killed, and as we havo killqd more than they have, may bo it foots up a little in our favor, and thats the only advan tage you've secured. As for ihe hundred mil lions of dollars, we don't a get a penny of it back. So all the indemnity you get for tlie past is a few thousand dead Mexicans that i, as many as remains, after subtracting what they've killed of us from what w.e'ye killed of them. But the cap-sheaf of your bargain is the ' secu rity for the future.' The cities and towns and castles that we have fit so hard to take, and have got our men inlo, and all so well secured, you now agree to give 'em all right up again to the erfemy, and march our men off home with their fingers in.their mouths : and that's our se curity for the future. As for the fiftee'n mil lions of dollars you agree to pay for New Mex ico and California, yo'u might as well a thrown the money into the sea, for they wa9 burs afore; they was already conquered arid annexed, and was as much ours as if" we had paid the money for 'em." . Here I turned on my heel and left him, for t was so disgusted at the conduct of tho feller that I would'nt have any more talk with him. And now, my dear Colonel, there is nothing for us to do but to look this business right in the face and make the best we can of it. If there was any- way to keep the thing 6'ut of sight, it would be the best for you to throw the traiy into the fire as soon as you get itj and send word to Gineral Scott to go ahead again Bui that is impossible ; it will be spread .f? over the country and known to every body; And I'm convinced it will be the best way P,,c you to turn right about, make 6ut lo be 0",2 of what can't be helped, and accept the -ea,v- nnminnlinno frit PpAoiflAni f J iiuaiiiiuiiuiu lUi a 1C3IUCIII la UlUStJ 'at hand, iiuu jruu iuusi gei ruauy to go into ine plpnion lor your second term on what yov've ool an(j make the best show you can with jj should reject the treaty, the or ilIoiv get ihe advantage of you ar lh d then cry out that ihe MexrCans had aed fof peace and yowhad refuse it . and there would be no end to their growing about this oppres sive war of invasion Bm if acc( fc treaty, H puts an r,d to their growling about the To pacify ovjt friends that are very eaer for ihe whole -of Mexico, you must tell 'em to look out and yea how much we have already got ; keep telJ.mg 0f 'em that half a loaf is belter than no bre-ad ; tell 'em to keep quiet till after your ne'it election is over, and may be you'll con iVesome plan to be cutting into 'loth fir hnlf j Keep ilfr. Richie blowing the organ, all weath ers, to ine tune ol half of Mexico for a song. T ell the whole country and brazen it out to every bodyt 'hat you've made a great bargain, a capita', bargain, much belter than Jefferson maao tvhen he bought Louisiana for fifteen mil- 1 , , ., " - . J,s 01 Uollars J ell 'em lor tne same sum of money you ftave g01 a great deal more land, and more men on it. I m satisfied this is the best ground lo take ; we must go for the treaty, and, bitter pill as it is, we must swallow it as though we loved it. I spose it will havo to go before ihe Senate, as ihe constituiion now stands, (the constitution is very defective on that pint, and oughl to be mended, for it's dangerous trusting important mailers lo the Senate;) but you must drive your friends all up to vote for it ; don't let it fall on no account ; don't let 'em go' to fingerin it over and putting in amendments, that will make the Mexicans so mad that they will kick it ail over again for that would nut iImikm tno aucji a hurly-burly I'm afraid ou would lose your election. Ratify the treaty, and then gather tip- nil the glory that's been made out of this warj twi.it it into a sort of glory wreath round your head, and march with a bold step and a stiff upper lip right into the Presidential campaign, , and I should'nt wonder if you beat the whole bunch of all your enemies and all your friends. , And if you went into your second term on the strength of half of Mexico, it would be a pretty good sign that you might go into a third term on the strength of the whole of it. I remain your faithful friend, J- MMQK JACK DOWNZNU. ArvttUuourgj.uftnuaryi!!
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