Irreithed the air e7TO Or was within the limits, ol` our corrufrY.. - 11 . 6t - liiifif I - 134dealOviith , as well as we can, with a due consideration --- initreircumsratittes affectinfilhOoeurityr *rely and happiness tif tailrraiiiii:—lgYety 'State has the Stipreale uncontrolled Andex. , e elusive right to 'iledille whether ,--SleVety Shall cease or contiate , lPlthiniv9'tiykp:o llll 7.: out any exterior interverftioli fiom - say' quar ter. In States, where the slaves outuumbert the whites, as is the ease with several, the blacks could not be emancipated and HMls led with all the rights of freemen, without taitbecotning the governing race in • those States. Collision's and conflicts, between the 'two itate's Weald be ineVihrlde, antyinter sl ockirig scenes of rapine and carnage, die ex McGee or expulsion of the weeks w ould cei inly lake place. In the State oh Ken i Jek) mar fifty years ago, l thought the Pm \05.„1,4.,r, 'portion ' 'f. - Artves in comParisoli with • the •whitesiwas so inconsiderable that, we might - s:itely - talopt - ra - systern ol gradual emancipa tion that would Ai Irately madicatc this evil tin our State. ' That system was totally diflei eta horn the iinniudiate abnliiion of slavery for which the party 0 1 1 Ole Abolitionists qI the present day contend; , i irlierhor they -liaVe• intended or not, it is my eithrOiiid - deliber-.., :no beliefohat they liiive-ergi - incalculable" v `Mischief even to the very citase which they •esponsed, to say nothitig of the discord Which 'as been produced between different parts of the Union.. According to the systerii We al-, templed, near the (dose of the, last eentuiy, all slaves in being were to - I - email) such, lint, 'till Who miglitbeborn subsequent to a speei tied day, were to'become free - lit the age of tWenly-eight; and duriii,Viiterr sdivices were' . to be taught lo read, Wrile.anik.%y.plier.sThue • instead of beiig tlbown upon the .oi:immuni ty, 'gimp - int:tied •tinprepared; 'as would be the case by immediate einanuipation, they 'Would have , entered upon the posseision of their freedor4oapable in some degree of en joying it. After a •Itard struggle the system was detested, and I regret it .extremely, as, 11 it had been then adopted, our State would _be now nearly lid "(that reproach. -' Slime tharepoeh, a Scheme of •unmixed 'benevolence has sprung up, which, if it had i existed at that time, would have obviated I one ol the greatest objections, which \vas 'made to gradual emancipation, which was the conlinutinceml the emancipated staves to abide among us. Tharscheme lathe Amer ican Colonization Society. About twenty: 1 eight years ego, a few individuals, mysell a- I •Itlong ibeimmet together iii the city of Wash higtor, andlahl the feundatiou of that Socie ty. sltlhas ;one on amidst extraordinary dif ficulties and Mats, sustaining itself almost entirety by spontaneous and voluntary con-1 tributions, frcun individual benevolence,with- out scarcely any aid troni'G'overnment. The Colonies planted under its auspices, are now I well established, communities, with chutch- ' es, schoribi, and other institutions appertain ing to the civilized state. They have made btlee•Cs6ltll war in repelling attaclis and inva sionsby their barbarous and savage neigh : burs. They bare made treaties, annexed ' territories to their dominion, and are blessed j' with a free, topresentative GOvernment. 1 , r - I recently read a message, from one of thei r Governors to theiLegislattne, - which; kiii point of composition, and iri careful tete& tion..to .. the public . allairs of their Republic, wouldeompare advantageously with tins Ines- , sages ol the GOVeyIIOIS of our own States.'W sin net very superstitious, but I do solemnly believe that these ',:olonies are best with the sorties of providence, and, if we may dare attempt penenathig the veil, by which . Ile Conceals his all=wise . dispensations final 1 -mortal eye,T,that He designi that Afriea,shall be the refuge and the of the descend- -ants of its sons:and daughters, torn and diag- - 1 .. .,''eti from their native land, by lawless vio- - tence. It is a philanthropic and consoling mike. bon, that the moral and physical condition ' of the African race in the United States, ev •en in a slate of slavery, is tar better than it would have been it their ancestors had tier •iii been from their native land. And it it -she'd be the decree ol the Great Ruler of the Universe tlAr.kt their • descendants shall be made hishuments in Ills hands in the es tablishment of Civilization mid the ehlistian religion throughout A frica, our regrets, - tICCOUM. of the original wrong, will be great ly mitigated. It _may W . argued that, in admitting the injustice of slavery, I admit the necessity of 1111 instantaneous reparation of that injustice. 'Unfortunately., however, it is notalways safe ; practicable or possible,.in the great move ments of States ant'public affairs of.nations : to remedy or repair the infliction of reports injustice. /n the inception of it, we may oppose and.detiounce it by our most strenu ous exertions, hut, after its consummation, there is often no other-alternative felt us but to deplore its penetration, arid to acquiesce, .as the only alternative, in its existence, as a less evil than the frightful consequences which might ensue from tiretvam endeavor .to repair it. Slaveryis one of Broie unfortunate instan ces. The evil of it was inflicted upon us by the parent contry-of Great Britain against all the entreaties and remonstrances of the colonies, And Imre it is antiongst-us and a midst us, and we must dispose of it as best. we can under all the circumstances which surround us. lt continued, -by the importa tion of - slaves from Africa, in spite of resin's - ince, lot a period of more shag ,a - century and a ball, and it.msy; vequire an e qual ur•lormr[lnpae of.time before uurcoun ' ,try is entir:li rid of ,the.avili., Anifin The.mean,tinie v anculemtion,_pru..: "deuce and discretion among ourselves, and the blessings of:Providence may be all nec essary to accomplish our ultimate deliver ance from it. Examples 01 similar infliction • of. inepaiable nationnl evil and injustice • might lie multiplied to an indefinite extelll. 'The case ottim.atinesotion of Texas to the .I.lnited - .recent and obvious one vsvhiclw•if -it 'were Avrong, it cannot now be 'J !.: - Tepairedi' 2 4 , ;.. ~ • , • Tekingilemo wan integral :part of our Un • ; t ion'l with its-own voluntary. consent. :Many obis itiptrasie4s lie= annexation with hiOneat zeal mni most earliest exartions. 13 at, , W ha • wOultFtiovylliink ot perpetrating the folly ot. • aasting•Texaii :but , of, the confederacy. -and , thrmyink her, !Ante upon her actin • i udepend • • . entity tuto.qhe • arnis'i 01. Mexico Who,l would Mow seek- to divorcedier from this . Airtiont: ..11'he.Cre'eks and , the Cherokee, in. .% ..diaris• worei' by , t the . most., unexceptionable ', ineansi 'driven frenilbeir coUntry, lied trans. ,•porteil' beyond lite MiseVittippi river.:,. Their ''' lands. have tbee n 'flirty ptireliased,•and i 'men. • "3 1 4 ( ? 4 _PY Ole, inhabitants of Georgtil i 4labama, ' = 10 ° 1501 1 ) In - ntl.d' , ,Tennesseti.., :Mho 'would '. tAikv,conceivretodlegrant2 injustice of expel; c.. [ - ding Those in habllams , and ' returning the :In - r. , ,,Aliattreoun fry to the Cherokees.: and Creeltrs, J:-:? - 4irrder. ezlor i of reps' ring. orig in el injustice ? 7 - ; LzQui.ing. the . wat.oLnur_Lniv.olution,_milliens ~ t , t ..ol 'Oyer money -Wer,e,isi 4 ed -,'. by our : ancefst :!‘4l:lora,!nit,ilte kiiii7..leuirernot. viith.mbieh-ttliey-, oiould,richieve'our libertiesAta independence. Ili. Illhousindigned;lfibnilie,de , , , ,.of , tbouerinds ,i)t ,finnil tea i ityere i stripe d..tu I: Ili ei ry.r hate e s , - 4 ilit .)o thely al ha arl , S;bbghtk fo iuir . ) yi hPfti Yinte. cilia... , itt. `iv anti, corifidande.•tri th at; i unions . cu t ron ey.4. 7 . t OitlitetntitecessityLlni,'Preierited the',reparatiOi dt , , , ( 0 - rhat great ituttOttitininstice, \i-r....:i",q: 4 1 '„...i 1 , ..,;.1i .. Bdo . ....,fqylinni4o.olllh ii.•l onge rt I respdse u P. , ' 4 . 11 ..aii , yelir.patiehAiii , .lef;"ferlher'iakl'M S'', own .".feiiek linspai'retit rt , relleeolObt' tie re: t Itaii. "bliarliltinit'' s Alo;fiiiio;',W,lll6,ll , 4ir'ofeditiOnl d Z,-,l4fAttliOt ,NifilttrOalfe r o e n,ly'rifeiv, fliiy,s'i . go, , . I S. q4,11 . 4:Nave . ; qt, '74 l ii - ,ol l 'soo 6 , o kfql JO t Ille) , e,afiiiiiicii qt lii- - lovitii hnd "bpinibhd 'iliteli rift(4,t l P9xM.,fi*T.:::=w-i.;.4,i4h . ,..,t..i7.; , ,t, 4#o,;ilift niolio;poo46t*Acivisprou ß f4,i , Pf4Vidlit:ollo4 - ,• . rlinilealiitiiiiiioV,',Pikati;Xpd,. the: , ?.I :o ` ti bk t i 4l oo lT .O.fdPi.4ikil4loo l ( l . l oo-vrATOnf. '..; . .: ; .iiktv4 4 cic 4l4 '44n4n4int o,it!tholliY,;' . 6 l. -Poil 4iNes;; '•4l'9 ..r ii`'-'l" .- 21;(' r -r ,? '';'-';';.? , r.! , i`: tl'' ,t s ; l''':: r i er f: '''' r , ''''' r ''' " r ''' , 4 '''''-' , .:::'''x s' l'Ai42:slo.,l;liabit-at"..;ti• 'and uninstreetod , bNn.y,; ' declaration - , bf P6fkgresN;Ps ougK 0,-I:ie-groaeopted-onnflE: - AtitjbotiiiititriSvnetfk; essurily ) ll4h - tq'illie - muThtijelkseofiAtilififilicAti: ioiral tiriel*Stis..apd-honOitirly Illkn'atiot4 its te,litoliyearr i ',liriiuses, rjracibjee;tA Is confided bY.ihe ConlitataticgitdAlie - dttier,e , . than and judgement of Congress. 4th. That it is, therelore, the right of Cok, gress,'at the commericoment or during The progres6 of tiny AVM', to declare for what olz,. lei:its and purposes the war ought to be 'wa ged and prosecuted.° - Orb. That it is the right and •tilitroi—Con gross to announce to the nation for what ob jects the present war shall be longer couttn tied, arid-it is.the.duir of , the ~Presidept,..p. the exercise of all his - official Junctions, in COIIIOII7I to and ciorrciinthisileclered wilPnl Congress, hy the es - erefAd it ireceasary.'of all the high lifters with which he is defiled, an4rdiat, illre fail orreluSe to do sti) it be- conies the imperative duty of Congress to arrest re-fortlier-pmgreSs-of tiro, war by the most effectual :Means in its peter. --Lei Congress 'announce' to - the- vatiOn the - war. protracted and publiq suspense anti public in quietude will,rip longer temafti. • tf it is to be a war of cohquest.el all, or any part 'of filexico:let the people - know it and they w;11 •lie no 'longer - agitated by, Irtlark and atreet•- tein - finure: ,Sot, iitthtlu,ti I Inight.have'for -borne to - express any opinion' whatever as to jilireoses and - objeets for - which the war should be continued, rhevrelitot thought prop • er - to coinietirmy opinions; - velretheeu.ortli a-- ny thing or not, front the public wraminatior. Accordingly I havesstated. • •;6il). That it seems to Me that if -Li the fluty iff obi cOuntry„as well on the score of mod eration arid magnanimity, as with the view of affording discord and discontent at home, to abstain from seeking to conquer k annex to the United States.Mexlco or any part of it and, especially, to jisabuse the public mind iir any quarter of the 'Union of the impres. sion, if it any where. exists, that a desire for conquest, is cherished for the purpose of pro pagating or extending slavery... Thrive embodied, Mr. President, and fel low-citizens, the sentiments and opinions welch i have. endeavored to explain and en force in a series of resolutions, which I beg now to submit to your consideration and judgement. (The resolutions we nave • - After reading the resolutions and handing them to.tbe Secretary, Mr. ClaY 'concluded by apologizing for the length of time which he halitiesliassed upon the meeting, and thankhOr the ladies and genilernen, most cordially, for tire honor done him by their 'attendance on this oecasion,aild profound attention with %Ojai they had listeneq to Xo,trs .gir.l,:tiil4.iwLt.... IMPORTANT PROM AIILNICO . . Mexiran Congress Assonbling— : Annexation Party in Mrxica—Stales Dedari» a.; r- a .filonarcluy—Young Itiobidc to `tuicc Mc ClOllll. . _ -pates from Vera Cruz to the Gth ingt, have been brought to New Orleans by the steamer A letter from Queretaro under date of the 25th ult states that seventy-one deputies I wets then in that city, and several others were known to be on their way thither. It was believed that a'suflicient number would soon be present to open the session greys, au& that the first 'business would be the election of a President. The candidates for the office were Pena y Pena, Almoute, and tlerrera. Inielliaence had reached Queretaro of a design 'enteitained by the stockjobbers at the city of Mexico, to form the Republic into two great States and annex them to the Ameri can Union. The "Razonadoz," a newspa per published at the Capital, maintains the -opimons of 1108 new party,- . The Arco Iris states that the 'amber of Mexican troops now in the field at different i stations throughout the Republic, amounts to thirty-one thousand. Gen. ratterson had reached the Natioe al Bridge \kilt; his enniniafid, and had received propositions of,surrender from Padre Jauran ta, the famous Guerilla chief, slating that he was tired of the war. Can. Patterson' Was to move forward on the sth, leaving Colonel Hughes' command there. - Gem Taylor had not airived - at Matamo ' ras at the latest dates. He was expected to leave Monterey on the Bth. The health of Matamoros was improving. A report existed there that the States of Zacatecas, Durango, and another, the name of which was not mentioned, has declared in favor of Paredes and his monarchical schemes, proffering him eighteen, thousand troops fo Wither his views. The - Kula Itur-. bide had been selected to occupy the throne, and European intervention is corfidendy calculated upon. The Mexicans in ;lint (waiter, however, contemplate a movement hostile to this plan, and are ready to join the 1:i tied Stales to yrevent its cousumma The steamer Petersburg arrived at- New Orleans, limn the Brazos, says that loiters from Mexico state that Atlexco hail been en;' tirely, destroyed by en earthquake on the CV okkitobor f ue houses haying been left . Storni itigt— , 42- - A largv proportionsif the inhabitants had been buried beneath the ,ruins. There had alto been peat damage done to the surroun ding villages by it. . Reports from Santa Fe state that there has been a Mexican insurrection at Chihifilimi, and the Americans had fled to avoid massa cre, leaving their property behind. Col. Easton•was mustering a force atSan la . Fq to march against the insurgents. Barnsit.Costsream.—The tone of the Lon don pipers is considerably changed in con 'riequctice of the recent victories - i 6 They •begin. at,',.lnst to believe that can ; light pretty' and in the,London. Times, . receii by ad .the'last'steamer, there is the lot. f, !Owing, paragraph . : •• ; The: ;; emiduct ,or Itie ; .,American throughout the., wltolq .wqr,* ,their I.teliavinne,4o ; the,field. ftge{: honor to Of w rdoe ji . oinhic4 they ,$1,0 1 4; • The I.ctecis:Alercury also snys: •• *; . '... l, Wittlst'*ercitn•.bat deplore 'the badness ef'.their eiMse,';lt• muse.bis admitted , that the. pilitury,.(tbncittet.onlie .Ittmeriertiviittiners, , and . the tint very ; :ol their' meir.may ^be corn'-: pared with the taihiMirrieritiof thOeiteran' trOops ol':any guropeanlEtate.W 7 •:., 'tire:edit& hiiribialie , *the V eat':lttilieri • ci*llte fgth' , '. a I I if tlre:ls l and .:6 ; (.l3arbarlobs'nettily•. ; looe'llOnseii were •to 161 ' 0 %0 11 '0f years isidO (I;,t ifip*owtpg 'erep,'itearl - k4ll' , des: 10.oyeit4iit ittipiessel Sy iaq . ado 4;L n ern r• 151 pc•ii . tpn# !Itayti.nitniap.an,4`#,}ittlf rrThe oracular Ledger haa laid down ttte precise'iilani looking we don't. knowlhOw far into ,ihe:iniiiiie, billivh'ich'yooi,AiPe!,i.eti is to. go. ahead „et -.all creation. .,`, PirOt, , 15 ' 1 ?'Y . 4 16 ..,W. , Ledger, qwe Might , and • ought : 1119, minp of ite.ildo".", -'..A.ird thim, , aa Weare got log to,ourilise and. clijlptlanize Mektco of Course we might. and ought (0.110Y2111.0.5/o*, 1 'cs, especiiilly lhe gold land Ali] ver hl them! , ~ Mk Mr`;Polk Aid not 'ben - descend , toy ~r hodor, riOld:Zd'ili ll 'Wiili'a''plade 'i 1! 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This Allariotis - and beautiful land is our onnitont duittrlt4-44 Peace or in Iffyr.--in meal 6)"iii iiiiiiiiilniqiiid grrliiiiiiistilition or"good I f overnintrit, RE.11.1E24:12301? 'PO Sfl'A.lo.l)-114!' , , 6* -- The — leAlgton Obseiver says tliiire was a—representative -train nearly, every State :lathe Union in the•vaat erowd 'which listened le11 1 1r:•elayle speech.. The'speeeh met .With the iteariiest approbation, tind the resolntionA were paise . 4 without ti dissenting Herald says that a ulaige • .bdds , of the., Whigs of. New York haYe,...determinesi : v iafs . .pß.lllP: IfFllP.ctf as..ilieir candidate for Pres"idene:Y a tirid to press his nomination - by , The Whig National Convention!' : • MEETING OF CONORESS.--MOTO bOrS • era rapidly arriving.at Washington, and a 'quo rum of both Douses its expected on the first day. Mr. V•iittliroup, of Mass. :s - the favor ite of a large portion 'cifthe Whigs for Spear et and Nathan Sargent and Alex. Ramsey, ollta...eandidates_for_Cderks.—The—locos_will. run Mr. French • tor re-election. The mes sage will be delis/m.O on Tuesday, and will probably reach us in time for our next pa per. • TII E DA mit NEws.—Messrs. J. P. Sander- Son and John W. Killinger, Ksgs. of Lebar..l. l on, Wave boUght Mr. Evans' part in the Phil- acielphia "Daily News,' and that excellent Whig daily will hereafter be published under the firm of 4 Pa'xson, Sandersorr& The News is a capital paper, and has had an extraordiniiry run of success since its es tablishmem. The new arrangement trill add materially 'to the, vigor and talent of. its editorial conduct. 1t deserves to be exten sively patronized by the Whig party. lioception of Gen: nylor. Gen:Taylnr is expected to reach New Or leattsthe second week.of Deceinbeef -Corn initteei haVs; beeit a p pointed by the Coun cils ot that city to make suitable preparations for his reeptiott. The Bulletin says, the ve leran will receive such a welcome from the whole population of the Crescent City as has seldom or ever been previously witnes sed, and he mil emphatically be "the City's -_Gueso 0...-The "North American,'' in reference to The editorial articles it copied from the Harrisburg "Champion, ,, aplost Mr - Meh leirberg, attributed to Je-sri Miller, says.— "we are constrained to say frankly,from facts which !rave p ce come to our knowledge, Since the publications in our paper referred to, that we believe Mr. Miller is innocent of all participation-in the authorship of said ar ticles." We hope our lead jog Whig papers will never rely upon playing 'last cards". on the eve of the election again.. JOIIN QUINCY ADAMS-A, Washington let ter in the Baltimore Sun, says: "A startling rumor prevails in the city that will somewhat embarrass the 'no territory men.' Mr. J. Q. Adams, it is said, will avail himself of th , first opportunity to declare himself in favor of the whole of Mexico." This would in fact agree with the course Mr. Adams took on the Oregon question. On the other hand it is also said that Mr. Benton has separated himself from the administration : and that-he will evacuate the Military Commilve, when the Senate rtmets, and will oppose Mr. Polk hereafter. Oilier tumors• aro eflbat, of other public men. ' 0::r The Ledger ha's explained its charge against Mr. Buchanan of being , 'behind the age." It is because he is in raver of a "com promise" with Slavery. Slavery is ",behind the age," says' the Ledger, and therefore not subject of .cerriprortiisd. . The most 4901 : able piece of doollmptitlencethe public have lately seen is this thing of the Ledger grave ly putting 'six of the greatest statesmen in the country;‘oti- the shelf," because they are "behind 141%0'7', Ott- Iliti,Wilketibarie'Farmer, a Locofoco Van. Bursa paper, blows' Mr: Bach - aria!' for employing his clerks ill , 11!! ... 3 3 Strite Depart 7 , meat at . writing ealogistinotices,of him for pablicatipa.:ia the . . Tha6s. the ; 3,4ay Locofoco PuNic,,6Aiittat is manulaclured! L . , ..,„ ..:.. ,Tholowt,prAnirr cl4y:, ..,::.:, Hznny CLAY itig#44eaka:tciliiiti'oblintry 7 „,,:tti.EA , uno3i . Sikeiele44"tpiton jej.etteit 'it '4FillVistisitekli . iiit4i*.',lagiql? fittli.V...._ l l ii ii i i kklikikatid;.t*iti9 l l . **;•* .6l :" ll ?-4° 4 -l e n ItearCYla.tlie',.CentiOilitibir'Aeitiitii4,ltilir,',4 4 7 7 111w4iii,44 . i,.ii . g0. i:ofAi r:; ;:igios . , g i)dii f r,imi, calming or' rciusing, 'as the occasion er 'the erisis demanded,—which - has commanded the the "applause 'of listening Senales,"_. during 'forty years , --Or:plittlicrterviee,==which:thas been sitieeeseiiirely. aliied fer.:lVarlylien"-Waf., -wasitecessarY;—f i Peitoe - 11;heMT4ilalFonal, Potioi• and:Right:li ' , beetftvinclica k ted,-4 for , Usioit , alWays,• bpi st .d'omeSiic , treiton,=-:: for'Preedciiit alU;il... religniiiiit "trespbtiiiia:if f, home or abroad,- , --f i the great *Rights of Man and for Free nstitutionsfor Antiiiil can- IndustiY and Anterican 7 Grpainessrr when, indeed, have the great interests of the, Countryter-Freedom•aiid-Justiee-meedad ft VOlClFilild-TIEN4i CLAY- been:silent.? :- - --: Withdrawn from the,public 'servicti,lie is again constrained to address hie'acinntryiben from the shades afAiililtiitil: ~, Thii•mtiblic flail •of this speech in oilt.celtimtis'af.•tm4lay . ' precludes alt•consibent. -It wilf - be read• - by. iilt.T.tibil - Stamp itself 11:pati 'Ow Ma:WM - sll7- - i= - , -,- Venting no den' iineititiOX ,6Pbri • ilia:' , aiii,therti Of the IVar,' it • breathes a . spirit of earnest de preeatieri : - Of - the' 'contitiuriace ' of hostilities, and points our with-: prophetic foresight the dangers which yawn before k reckless career NI War and Conqueeit. Thu same spirit that actuated its autlior wifelike declared "1,...w0u1d rather-be right than be President," '•breAcia in every line. Its putit9 of iutentiert vO4ll likrdly be questioned except by the impUre to whoin'nothirig is pure; norVillltie patri otism of its inithor„pe impugned rave - by those' - whose - sseneure - is - rather" -- to - be - coy: - eted -than their praise.. The North American remarks . of ' Mr. Clay's speech, that It_is erte_OLltimmblest_e I, forts of modern times. It fluty suit no ul traistn; it may be offensive to the:sordid hod factious; nay it may be that even wise and gOb d — rite it — ean not - unite - tti - bee ei lig upon every point comprised in it; buttes the appeal 'of a patriot to patriots; an appeal calm, wise, earnest and pregnant Of truths of vital Im portance In the country, it is worthy the cri.- 1 sis and theofan.. Should HENRY CLAY . n0v..1 er again appear in - public life, he may be ' Content and proud to leave it as the capital of the eblumn of renown which he 11as-rear ed by the labors of lefty years of obvious service In the'cause of right and his country. We doubt not that in the main, it speaks the thoughts and the feelings of the mass of the Whigs and moderate men iitif sli. paities in the nation. 4._. - Henry Clay. and Mae 'Wright. The "Perry.Democrat," . The rabid ;expo , nent of locellicoism ju iliatbanighted county ) announced it short time. twice that SILAS Willows) of New York, had:becir its choice for the Presidency -in 1848. The Cai lisle Volunteer.tve_bWieve wait also committed to the lamented WRIGHT, who seemed.in- fact to have the preference of the Northern lo cofoco press generally. These same locolo co presses are now decrying and_delaming t he venerable patriot, Benny el./a, on lie. count of his recent speech, and like rio ma ny rabid currr,harking Itrailije," 3l Mexican," and other vile terms at his heels, because he opposes the conquest and annexation of all Mexico! Do these papers know what their" late great favorite, SILAS WRIGHT, thought of this same Conquest and Annexation I Read the subjoined extract from one of Mr. ‘Vright's letters is given in the New York Evening Post, a locofoco paper : r'll it is designed to make our present war with Mexico one of conquest and appropriation of any part of the 'rerritory confessedly and indisputably hers, I think the design a mista ken one. lam as decidedly as any man in the country for prosecuting the war with all the requisite vigor and energy necessary to bring it to a successful termination, and for so prosecuting it as well within the conced ed territory and jurisdiction of Mexico as within the United States, or the territory in dispute, between the two countries, but I would cause it to be constantly, &distinctly understood that I did not invade Ille.rico for the purpose of conquest and approprialion,.and that, so tar as the question of boundary . is invol ved, I shall be at all times ready to make a trea ty establishing the same boundary •avhich, we claimed at the commencement of the., mar. This would do as ra .matter of sound and just ptibbiple, and .equallY 'as - er matter, -:.of * ' •* * - • •*, "Entertainjug.very strongly „these views Non this point,- I could not .an yow.reaiily , tite, voluntarilr consent, lerriLmyk.oftitnale exertions to organize- a "owe designed to conquer, approprtate, settle epon and hold, any part of the territory of (hat potter, because if theforeci were raised and under my .com w and, /wordd not so employ it, nor. admit ofits employment." . • • . • , What'm there more; "treasonable" or antj-, American in Mr..,Dlay!rr speech, than these declarations by!Silas -Wright, wbw:Was con.. 'first, and' Verest • democratic ~• • , , Statesman iiiiheetruptikt , ' U. S.iSENATORS —The reelect ion of. Hon: 'Jciio''MePiintiscirr "Brehtitztr;• id the .Sen ate of We United SititeW' is 'iii - iiii,riiiii•Or,liii3 re: cent Whig triumph in Georgia. Tiie,a4mPtl . .istralitin ipay, hatie Heave ; toierbw over the @wide' orri advertiiiiii Wiii. 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