THE JOURNAL GEN. TAYLOR'. FAMILY. -The family of
Gen. Taylor, accompanied by Col. Bliss and la
dy, reached Montgomery, Ala., on the Ist inst.
[eolascr PEoRTRD DT Tamil.] and left on the 2d for Washington, where they
probably arrived last evening. The Journal
says From the quiet unostentvtious man
ners of the party, a foreigner unacquainted with
the beauty and simplicity of our institutions
would hardly suppose that among the ladies
'were the wife and daughter of the President of
• • this mighty people. The courtesies tendered
HUNTINGDON., TUESDAY, FE8.13, 1849. them by our citizens were frankly received—'
-------- ' Hoover's they moreover kindly honored with their pre.-
ROOVER2S SUPERIOR WRITING; INK ence , last night, n concert for charitable purpo-
for sale at this office
Legislative Names.
Whig State Convention. I The Harrisburg correspondent of the Laneas-
The Whig State Committee met agreeable to ter Examiner, is accountable fOr the following.
appointment, on Tuesday last, and fixed the time li e so ya :
of holding the State Convention for the nomi- I have been amusing myself to-day by look
nation of a candidate for Canal Commiesioner ing at the composition of the Legislature. And
on TM:It/MAT via I fith or Avatar NEXT, at liar- really when I consider the variety of which it
is composed, I am no longer surprised that it
risburg.
id Tar YOULYTri LaWl4es rtaz Casz," an ex- should be a great body.
eellent tale, will be found on first page. i They have their Bulls, their Crabbs, their
Herring and their Fishers. They have Kings
Col. Cornyn , , , Speech. and Nobles. They have Large and Small,
As an evidence of the estimation in which
Little and Long. They have the Rich and the
our member of the Legislature is held abroad, . Meek—their Thorns Bloom with Roseberry ;
we will mention:.the fart that his speech on the ,
they have their Grves with Martins; a Ball, a
subject of the "unsigned tiffs," has been pub-
, Mason, a Saddler, a Cooper, a Miller, a Fuller,
Belied with high commendation by the follow
a Packer and a Baker. They have Steele,
ing ably conducted Journals, viz : Pa. Weill
i Sharp and Pierce. One seat holds Corn in,
gcncer, Pa. Telegraph, Lancaster Union & Tri- i
(Cornym) and :motile is occupied by the Diehl
bune and Bedford Inquirer. Others have also , himself!
doubtless published it, but the above ore all
Election of Mr. Clay.
, The lion. HENav CLAY has been returned to
The Disappointed,
the t'nited States Senate, by the Legislature of
We learn from Harrisburg, that the number
Kentucky, for six years from.the 4th of March
of disappointed applicants for Canal appoint
next. Mr. Clay received 92 votes; the Locos,
merits were unusually large. The disappointed
in number, voted for Col. R. M. Johnson.
were rely wroth, many declaring that they had
that hive come under our notice
- .
fought their last battle in the cause of Lorofo- PAINFUL 11.1ouzzLizr.—We learn from the
comm. Of course, we sympathize with the York, Pa. Republican, that on Saturday night,
poor fellows, but would beg leave to suggest to , the 27th ult., Mr. John M. Koch died at his
them not to be rash. The democracy will no father's residence, in that borough, and in about
doubt make as fair promises next year as they half an hour the father, Mr. John Koch, also
did last. . breathed his last. The mother and wife died
" There's a good time coming, boys,
Wait is LEETLZ longer !"
The Legislature.
We are happy to perceive that the members of the York and Adams Judicial District, has
of our State Legislature are industriously etig, made known his intention to resign his office.
ged despatching the business of the People.— Judge Durkee, of York, and Daniel M. Smyser,
With the exception of the foolish more of the of Get tysbnrg, are named, among others, as his
Democrats relative to the ai unsigned Gills," successor.
but little time has been spent thus far, in use
less partizan strife. Indeed, we are incl i ned to A CI:RIOUS CLAIM.-'There is a claim now
the belief, and it gives us pleasure to think so, before Congress, from the owners and masters
that both parties have a number of representa-
of the ship Cadmus, demanding payment for the
tires at Harrisburg, whose main object is the passage of Gen. Lafayette ,and family from
good of the Commonwealth. That they may France in 1824. The'amount claimed is $5OOO
be successful in pausing such laws as will ad-
—of which $4OOO is for passage money and
vance the interests of the People, and tend to 1.000 is asked by the captain as a bonus for
the permanent advantage of the State, is our
giving his personal attendance during the voy
sineere wish. age.
• I Tits Ci.zattrizt.o Mx:amt.—The trial,of Law.
Anniversary Ball. rence Allman, for the murder of his brother, in
The coming anniversary of WARIIINUTON'A Clearfield county, in September last, came on
BIRTH DAY will be celebrated in Huntingdon, last week. The jury retired on Saturday even
by a COTILLION PARTY, in the evening. From ing, and on Monday morning brought a verdict
the extensive preparations making by th e Com- of guilty of murder in the first degree. Find
mittee of Arrangements, we a nti c ip a t e Come- ing themselves unable to ngree, the jury sent
thing unusually brilliant. The names compo- for a Bible, and read and prayed alternately, un
sing that Committee fully warrant an in saying tit they had made Up their verdict. The coun
that the arrangements will be characterized by sel for the defence moved for a neiv trial. _ •
great pod taste and the most generous liberi
TEMPERANCE IN lOWA.-A law was passed in
lowa about two yenrs singe, by which it was
SENATORIAL ELECTION.—The election for left to the citizens of every county to say whe-
State Senator, in the XXth district, has resulted ther licences should or should not be granted
in the election of Mr. Drum, the locofoco can- within their limits. Last year there were but
didate, by about 200 majority. The district two counties which granted the privilege.
was never carried by a Whig blot once—when
Wm. F. Johnston was elected. Had it not been ELECTION Or Me. SEWARD.--The Hon. Wm.
for Whigs voting for Mr. Drum in Indiana coon-
11. Seward was, on Tuesday, elected a U. S.
ty on the division question the Whig candidate Senator for six years from the .lth of March
next,of
would have been successful at this election.
' S-nate the vote stood by the Legislature :
New York. In the
—Wm. H. Seward,
JOSIAH RANDALL, F.sq.—Sixty out of the sec- ( Whig) 10, John A. Dix, (Barnburner) 6;
enty Whig members of the Legislature have D• 1). Barnard, (Whig) 2; Chancellor Wal
joined in recommending - Josisu RANDALL, Esq., worth, (Hunker) 2 ; and in the House, Wm. H.
for a seat in Hen. Taylor's Cabinet. Mr. R. Seward, 102 ; John A. Dix, 15 ; Chancellor
W alworth, 5.
has always been a hard working high tooled
, ..
Whig, and is a man of splendid abilities. Ills LIST or Deco uvraits.—The State Treasurer
appointment to any post, would be popular of Pennsylvania has communicated to the Leg
with fhe friendsof Taylor and Fillmore through- Mature a list of defaulters to the State. The
out the State. number is 376, for various sonic, from $l,OOO
The Eddy Family.
These sweet ringers, accompanied by v. .k. ced the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
Schmidt, the celebrated Guitarist, gave two 1 ,
The gross amount of the defalcation is $407,-
concerts in this place last week. As usual, they ; 410 OD. Suits to recover the money have been
were well attended, and all were bi g h t) , pleas-'; entered in several cases, but much of it is co
ed. They are now on a visit westward, and we tirely lost.
bespeak for them a liberal patronage wherever ! ci:r Editors down east must have a very hard
they may go. time of it. Ono, in Maine, lately treated him-
PARTY DRONES.-The Dui.'y owt of the
self to a new pair of trowsers and stopped his
N
paper for two weeks to enjoy the luxury.
9th inst. contains an adruirahle leader," giv-
ing a life like picture of the Party Drone. We Ct:r An exchange paper mentions the mar
shal' try and find room for this article in a fu- rine of a Mr. John Sweet, to Miss Ann Sour.
lure Manlier of our paper. It is probable they intend to net up the lemon
ade business._
CANAI. COIIMI93IOMiR.-A correspondent of
Par or COUNTY COMMISNIONERS AND CorNTY
the Pa. Intelligencer recommends JOHN COl.-
Atiouroas.—On Friday last, our member, Col.
oca, Esq., of Harrisburg, as a candidate for
CORN., read in his place and had reported a
Canal Commissioner. Mr. C. is a popular and
worthy Whig.
bill to increase the pay of County Commission
ers and County Auditors from $1.50 to $2.50
per day. •
Dangerous Counterfeit
The" Miltonian," published at Milton, North- i Gen. Taylor.
umberland county, refers to a dangerous coon- Gen. TAYLOR arrived in Nashville on the ith
terfeit, of the denomination of $5, on the Bank inst., and was received by the citizens, without
of Penn Township, which arc freely cireula- distinction of party, with the most unbounded
ting in that region, The notes are so skillfully enthusiasm.
executed, and so well calculated to deceive, that i Col. Buss and lady, and Mrs. Taylor, arrived
one of the bills was taken for genuine at the in Baltimore on the 8th _ instant.
counter of the Northumberland Bank. The fol.
Gen. Tom Thumb.
lowing is the description of the counterfeit ta.- It appears that this remarkable little person
ken from Thompson's Counterfeit Detector :
age has been creating quite a sensation ;It
S's imitation of ge'ni'e—surrounding the
risburg recently. The Telegraph of the 7th
border on the right end, are the words " five
dollars-s—five dollars," in very Antall print— lust. says:
in the genuine the inside line reads from the bet- On Monday last he paid his respects to the
tom, and the outside line from the top; while Governor at his room at the.capital, and after
in the counterfeit both of the lines read from wards visited the Senate and House of Repre
the top of the note. The smoke-pipe of the mentatives, at which place he was received with
locomotive between the President and Cashier's 'narked attention. The House suspended bn
names is under the letter "a" in Philadelphia ainess, and the General gave them a song tilth
—in the genuine the smoke-pipe is under the , his own little infantile voice. The scene
letter "I" and before the ain the earn, , cord." tplite interesting at each puttee.
on Monday morning. They died of ordinary
disease.
Hon. Wm. N. Irvine, President Judge
up to $84,148 70, ut which latter figure is pla•
"The Union ForeverM
The Richmond Republican thus eloquently
discourses on the reprehensible conduct of cer
tain Northern and. Southern disunionists who,
actuated by a mole-eyed phrensy, seem bent on
destroying the only safe guard of popular liber
ty in the world. Every patriot must appreciate
and commend the spirit and language of the fol
lowing
Let Northern and Southern disuionists
give over their mad endeavors to wreck
this beautiful and perfect system of gov
ernment. Let Northern and'Southern
patriots learn to-bear arid forbear, and to
make allowance for each other's prejudi
ces, for the sake of the common good.
Let them all look forward to the coming
age, and contemplating the grand and
magnificent' picture upon the world's
map, which a century hence, will be
pr esented by a united republic, let them
declare with an unalterable will, and
with one voice,— We cannot give up the
I Utitox ! Or, if this view of a splendid
!future be a mere appeal to selfishness
and pride, then let them think of the
past, and ask, can brothers part in anger,
and forever 'I Surely, if there were no
thing else, the bright...renown which has
been won by a common ancestry upon
inspiring
traditions
fields, and the
traditions attached to various localities
in every section of the Union, in the
glory of which all have n part, should
prevent us from dreaming of dissolution.
Shall the South no longer call the North
, their country? No. They cannot give
up the land of Lexington, Conlerd, arid
Saratoga—the land where .I.4erican
Liberty was born in battle nndhliaptized
in blood--the land where Bunker Hill
rears its venerable front, nn eternal
monument of the valor and patriotism
of freemen. Can we part fronts the young
but mighty \Vest, and look upon that as
a foreign land 1 As well ask the mother ,
if she will yield to strangers her first
born child. The West was the inherit
ance of Virginia; it has been peopled in
part by her gallant sons ; aide by side,
Southern and Northern emigrants have
cut down the trees of the forest, made
war upon the Indian and Iris British ally,
and together led on the march of civili
zation till the wilderness "blooms and
blossoms like the rose." Or, can the
men of the North and West consent to
part with the South 1 Has Virginia no
memories that they would desire to
share, no glories-that they would- rejoice
to call their own 1 Let. Yorktown . an
swer. Let the peaceful shade of Mount
Vernon break the solemn silehce. The
land that gave birth to Washington—
the land that holds his hallowed dust—
must ever ben consecrated land in the
eyes of all mankind. Upon the - tomb
of the Father of his Country, as upon
some holy altar, the men of the North,
the East, the South and the West, shOuld
unite their [muds, and blending the
tears of gratitude, pride, charity and
hope. swear eternal fidelity to the Amer
icon Union.
Gen. Taylor's Departure.
HIS FAREWELL TO ISIS Fltl.D.—We have al'.
ready mentioned by telegraph froth N. Orleans,
Gen. Taylor's departure from Baton Rouge, or)
the 30th ultimo, on his way to Washington. It
appears that there was a spontaneous glthering
of the citizens of Baton Rouge and adjacent
country on the 23d ultimo, to pay him their re
spects, and bid him adieu. A correspondent of
the Picayune says:
was gratified to perceive among the
many assembled a goodly number of
prominent Democrats, who scented anx
ious to show their high personal con
sideration for the General, although
differing with him in politics. At 11 •
o'clock, the procession formed and pro
ceeded
to the residence of General Tay
lor.
The General received his visitors
with his usual kindness of nittnner, and
an animated conversation ensued, main
ly confined to matters of personal in
terest, such as usually takes place be
tween neighbors and intimate friends.
The General was, at the i' F aistance of
many present, addressed by J. B. Thorp,
Esq., in the following language :
General : I have been deputed by your fel
low citizens to bid you their adieus on this in
teresting occasion. It is with painful emotions
that they have assembled to say farewell. In
parting with you, nothing reconciles them to
their loss, except the full knowledge that you
are needed by your country elsewhere. Believe
me, General, when I say, that you will leave
behind you in Baton Rouge a united community
of personal friends, every member of which,
young and old, joins in a heartfelt prayer that
you and your family may, in your future home
be blessed with long life, continued health, and
unbounded prosperity."
To which General Taylor, with much
emotion, replied in the following words :
4 , Gentleman I assure you it is with feelings
of no ordinary character that I meet with my
fellow citizens on this occasion,
many of whom
I have been associated with for more than a
quarter of a century. Had I consulted my own
wishes, I should have much preferred to retain
the office lum now about to vacate, and have
remained among you ; but the people have, with
out my solicitation, seen fit to elevate me to
another, and although I fear I um not qualified
to discharge the great and Itnportant duties im
posed upon me, yet be assured, fellow citizens,
I shall endeavor fo fulfil them without regard
to fear, favor or affection for any one.
Permit me my friends, at parting, to invoke
God's blessings upon you all, and may He grant
that you and your families may enjoy long life
and prosperity; Farewell."
The General delivered the above address with
unusual feeling, and it was responded to in a
truly heartfelt manner by many gray-haired
citizens, who have fur so many years been his
friends and neighbors. The General seems to
be in vigorous health and fine spirits.
Err Rumor naye that Mr. Forney, of the
Pennsylvanian, te about to be connected with
Mr. 'Ritchie, in. the Union.
FROM HARRISBURG.
Correspondence of the Huntingdon Journal.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 10, 1849
MY DRAR Cor.oset..—We are now getting
into legislation pretty thick and deep, and pri
wale matters begin to jive way to public meas
ures. The only Private bill atecting your sec
tion, viz : the Supplement to the Penn'a Rail
road Charter, was got up out of order by your
indefatigable member, Mr. Cornyn, under a call
for the orders, and passed the House'on Monday
the sth. It will probably meet some opposition
in the Senate, yet I think it will Vass. The
Company will work against it.
The North Branch Canal Bill; the bill to
avoid the Inclined plane at Philadelphia; the
bill to repeal the charter of the Erie and Ohio
Railroad Company, and a resolution to discharge
the Committee on Banks from the consideration
of the bill to re-charter the Farmers' and Me
chanics Bank, of Philadelphia, have been the
en:rossing topics in the House ; while the Sen
ate has been plodding away upon Private bills.
That body yesterday passed a bill making WO
exemption of Property, real and personal, from
levy and sale. This is much better than the
old law, tft under that, persons it was intended
to protect, often had not one-tenth of the
articles exempted; when if they had, the exemp
tion would be as much as in the new bill. It
will pass the House.
There is a bill before the Senate for the relief
of the heirs of James Caldwell, that has crea
ted considerable excitement. It passed the
House by a strong vote under the advocacy of
Mr. Cooper and Mr. Cornyn. There were two
members, Bole, of Crawford, and Cort, of
Washington, who endeavored to defeat it, and
who are boring Senators to kill it. What ifaer
cot they have in the matter I cannot tell, but it
looks strange to see members turning borers
for or against Private bills.
There has rather a funny affair grown out of
this. . 4 1 John of York," the Times writer,spuke
of the opposition of these members to this bill
but did not name them, giving as a reason .that
he believed they acted from pure motives."—
This did not please them at all, and they wrote,
or got some body to write a letter to the Penn
sylvanian, praising themselves and treading on
John's corns. The latter took no other notice
of it than to write a letter of six lines, with
drawing the lines quoted above.
Town news is dull. Nothing but a temper
ance meeting or two to enliven it. Hope it
will grow better soon.
In addition to the above letter, we find in the
papers the following Legislative news :
The House' has passed an act allowing the
citizens of Adams and other counties, to vote
for all officers on one ballot. If this law is not
made general, we hope Huntingdon county will
be included.
In the House, Mr. Cooper, from the commit
tee of Conference between the two Houses, on
the bill directing the State Treasurer to pay
$70,000 to laborers and materials furnished for
repairs on the canals and railroads, made a re
port, by which a new section is added, authori
zing the State Treasurer to make a temporary
loan of ninety days, for the purpose of meeting
the requirement of the act. The report was
! adopted. •
The two Houses have appointed a joint com
mittee to investigate the management of the
Public Works. There have been complaints
for some time of mismanagement, and it is
therefore well that such an investigation should
be made. If there is anything wrong let the
blame fall where it is deserved, and if there is
• nothing wrong let all blame and 'complaint be
silent.
On the 7th inst., Mr. Ball of Erie, submitted
in place half a dozen . revenue bills; being an
act taxing bank dividends; one relative to auc
tion duties ; one increasing the licenses of bro
kers ; relative to the tax on inns and taverns,
&c. It is estimated by the Auditor General
that these several bills will bring some $500,-
000 or more into the public treasury.
Mr. Laird react in place an act to increase the
revenue and diminish the legislative expenses
—being in fact a fling in the face of the new
county projects, by providing to tax every grant
of a new county $lOOO instead of $2OO as at
present.
The bill to erect a new county out of parts
of Montgomery, I3erks and Chester, to,be call
ed %Madison," has passed the Senate.
Important Bill.
[Correspondence of the Public Ledger.]
HARRISBURG, Feb.
,9, 1849.
Dena Sias :—A most important bin was this
morning presented itt.his place, by Mr. Little,
the able Democratic member from Wyoming
county. It is a bill to redeem the relief issues,
to authorize small bank notes, and for a loan to
complete the North Branch canal, and avoid the
inclined plane on the Columbia Railroad.
The details of the bill are briefly these
:
The banks are given the privilege of issuing
small bank notes, redeemable in specie on de
mand, to the amount of 13 or 20 per cent. of
their capital stock. For this privilege the banks
are to loan the State an amount equal to one half
of the smalls notes issued—the loan to bear an
interest of two per cent. The loan and privil
ege is to continue for 20 years, sinless sootier re
! deemed by the State. The sum of the loan re
alized in this way it is supposed will reach fully
' r millions. '1 he bill
- appropriates $600,000
of this to redeem the relief issues, $300,000 to
avoid the inclined plane on the Columbia rail
road, and $1,100,000 to complete the North
Branch canal.
The bill was read, exciting a great sensation
especially coming from the quarter it did, and
was then referred to the committee of Ways
and Means.
The friends of this measure argue that the
three millions already expended on the North
i . Branch, would be saved from loss by expending
another million on a work sure to prove a vast
remuneration and interest on the whole sum in
to the State Treasury.
Tice Pain: FIGIIT.—The prize fight between
Hyer and Sullivan, has elicited a wholesome
state of public opinion upon this outrage. It
is regarded with universal horror and disgust.
1 . ..
The New York Legislature passed a law pun-
ishing those who leave the State with the in
tent to engage in these brutal conflicts. A like
enactment would do credit to Penutylvituia.
FROM WASHINGTON,
THE MEXICAN TREATY..ASTOUN.
DING. DISCLOSURE !
Correspondence of the North American & U. S.
Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Vebruary 3,
Considerable feeling and indignation haVe
been excited against the President and the Adz.
ministration, by the discovery of a fraud in cosi ,
nection with the Mexican treaty, which reflects
snout seriously upon the honor and integrity of
both. It now seems, that in order to Ata in
the as sent
. of Mexico, to the Treaty of Guadu
-1 ape Hidalgo, as amended by the Senate of the
United State., Mr. Sevier and Mr. Cliflord t
acting as commissioners on behalf of the Amer
ican Government, were
o empowered to snake ex
planations and concessions, in direct violation
of the positive action of the Senate and against
the spirit of the amendments that were adop
ted, and without which the treaty could not
have been ratified.
A conference was held between the Amer--
ettn Commissioners and M. de La Rosa, now
the Mexican Minister here, but then Secretary
of Foreign Affairs, on the 26th of May, 1818,
four days before the exchange of ratifications,
in which Mr. Sevier and Mr. Clifford under
took, as they say, and would seem, with full
power and authority, to sign a joint protocol
to the effect, that all the amendments made to
the Treaty were rather of form than substance,
and Ist, that the United States in suppressing
the 9th article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
dalgo and inserting the 3d article of the Louisi
ana treaty, did not design to diminish in any
way the privileges of the ceded territory, and
that all the guaranties and privileges, civil, po
litical and religious, that would have been re
tained by the 9th article, were equally protect
ed and reserved by the 3d article aforesaid. 2d,
that, in suppressing the 10th article of the trea
ty, the United States did not intend to annul
grants made by MexiCo in the ceded territories ;
and 3d, that in amending the article for the
payment of the twelve millions, it was not de
signed to restrict the rights of Mexico, in trans
ferring the obligation of the United States.
These embrace the main features of the pro
tocol, which Mr. Stephens incorporated in a set
of resolutions presented this morning, calling
upon the President for a verified copy of the
treaty with Mexico—inquiring whether such a
protocol had been inserted and under what au
thority, and if so, why it had not been pronnil
ged with the official proclamation of the treaty
of Peace.
This developmeit exhibits, not only the bad
faith in which the President and the Adminis
tration acted throughout the whole negotiation
with Mexico ; but it proves that in order to
serve their purposes, they deliberately misrep
resented the whole character of the action of
the Senate upon the treaty, and assumed an au
thority in flagrant violation of every principle
asserted in the Constitution. It is well known
to the country, that the amendments to the
Mexican treaty, occasioned a long and serious
debate, and that when made, it was feared they
would prevent the consummation of Peace.—
Consequently, they were opposed by the whole
political poWer of the Administration, which
though professing great - prowess out of doors,
it was well known, was prepared to make any
accommodation in secret, to extricate itself
from the burthen and embarrassments of the
war.
For the President to assume and represent,
under such circumstances, that Cue amendments
were merely formal, when they had occasioned
such delayrdebate and division, was to falsify
the record and to render himself liable to the
charge of wilful misrepresentation. Besides
the moral turpitude of this act, Mr. Polk has
committed an offence against the supreme law
of the land, which, if enforced, would subject
him to the most degrading penalties. Yet there
is a party in this country calling itself “Demo
cratic," and professing to recognize a sub-divis
' ion of authority among the co-ordiurte Depart
ments of the Government, that will justify this
outrage upon the Constitution and sustain Mr.
Polk in the assertion of a power which, if tol
-1 crated, would end in the speedy downfall of re
publican institutMns.
If a reckless and unscrupulous Executive,
such as James K. Polk is, may annul the sol
emn action of the Senate upon a Treaty with
a foreign nation—a branch of the Government
which the Constitution has made an equal part
of the Treaty-making power—what else may
he not consistently attempt T "But "Democ
racy" holds the doctrine of infallibility in the
head of the party, and.they will subscribe to
this unconstitutional infraction, which is far
worse than any which doomed Charles the lot
to the scaffold, as they did when they sung
pawns to his assumption of the war power.—
They forget that in every such concession to
the "one man" supremacy, they relinquish so
much of their own political rights, and that
from now being sycophants, they must soon be
come slaves. For one, short as the time is, I
, should desire to see articles of impeachment
preferred against the President, not that I should
expect the Senate, with its present majority,
to render a verdict of " guilty," if the evidence
was as clear as the light of Heaven, but that I
would fix upon the Journals of Congress, what
public opinion has long since decreed, that the
present Chief Magistrate has degraded his sta
lion and proved a traitor to the Constitution.
INDEPENDENT,
Taylor's Campaign in Maxim,
_
It is rumored that Major Bliss, whose pen
and sword alike contributed so largely to the
glory of our arms in the late war with Mexico,
is engaged in preparing a history of the cam
paign of Gen. Taylor, all of which•he witness
ed and most of which he was consulted about.
Whig Re-Elected—Tie in the Maine.
CoLumßus, (Ohio) Feb. 6.
At the Special Election in Clinton county,
Ohio, the Whig candidate has heen re-elected
to the Legislature. This ties parties in the
Another Brutal Prize right
Humanity has been again outraged by another.
prize fight, between " Yankee! Sulivan" tied
"Tom Hyer," of New York. The prize was
$lO,OOO. The place chosen for the contest was
Pool's Island, near Baltimore, but the presence
of the police prevented it from coming off at
that place. By the following telegraphic dis.
patch, it will be seen however, that Inc parties
eluded the police and the brutal affair came off
at a place called Rock Point, on the eastern
shore of Maryland on Wednesday last : •
The $lO,OOO Prize Fight—The result—F
Incidents—arrest of the seconds—Sul
livan not qpectrd to live !
BALTIMORE, Feb. B—A. M.
This shameful affair is settled—de
spite the efforts of the police to the con
trary. flyer and Sullivan having been
tracked to; and surprised at Poole's Is
land, by a lark pbliee force, headed by .
the Sheriff', succeeded in baffling the of
ficers, and, went to Rock Point, which to
about twelve miles below, on the East
ern shore of Maryland. The ground
was selected by the seconds, and itt
few minutes after 4 o'clock all the sr-,
rangements were completed, and the,.
two men stepped into the ring ready' for e
action—each confident of his supericr
prowess.
Sullivan was over sanguine, and was- .
ted his strength in expectations of stia-„
king a short fight of it. During the
first one or two rounds, he struck some
tremendous blows, but they did not
seem to tell. On the third round, he
made a slight feint, and fetched Hyer .
a heavy blow on the temple, which laid
him flat. In an instant, Hyer rallied
with much determination—striking Sul
livan a severe blow, and throwing him
upon the ropes. He recovered before be .
fell, and ns he came, he got one between
the two eyes which snot his left peeper.
This disconcerted him and he began to'
fail—Hyer perceiving this kept him up
to quick time, dealing heavy blows about'
his bead. On the last round Sullivan
came up slowly—evidently bewildered
—and received a blow on the face, which
lifted him entirely ofT of his feet. He
fell to the ground, striking his head FC
verily—like a sack of sand—and was'
picked up by his second in a state of in-'
sensibility, and completely blinded with
blood. Restoratives were applied, and
in a few minutes, the parties left in their
boat. Sullivan had to be carried off by
his friends. Hyer left for Frenchtown:
He did nut appear to be much hurt,
though his face wns covered with blood..
[He has since arrived in this city.]
What may appear amusing, the own
er of the ground on which the fight took
place bad left home on the previous day
to go to Baltimore to see the sport.
• 4riclock P. f.
Thompson and O'Donnell, the seconds
in this outrageous affair, have been ar
rested in this city, and committed to
prison in default of $5OOO bail.
It is reported that Sullivan's friends
have taken him to the Mount Hope Hos
pital, suffering very much from his in
juries. Some think that he will not sur
vive long. His head is severely injured-
Yankee Sullivan.
New YORK, Feb. P—P.M.
Tte evening edition of the Herald state. that
Yenkee Sullivan has arrived in the city, and is
not hurt so bad as he was reported to be. 'One
of Sullivan's friends informed me to-night, that
Sullivan is at Jersey City, and will not come
over to the city for fear of being arrested.
Tun. LAST ORDER.—After forty years of ser
vice, Gen. Taylor has relinquished his military
rank to enter upon the duties of the noblest
station in the nation. The following is his last
order as a Major General :
Asa'•T ADJ'T Gee's OFFICE, WEST. Did. ,
Buton Rouge, Jan. 25, 1818.
v_ -
[(humus No. 1.)
Having received official notice of the
acceptance of his resignation, Maj. Gen.
Taylor relinquishes the command of the
Western Division, which, in conformi
ty with "General Orders, No. I," will
be assumed by Maj. Gen. Gaines.
In resigning his command to the vet ,
ran and distinguished chief appointed
to succeed him, the General cannot with=
hold an expression of his regret at his
seperation from a service to which he•
is attached by so many pleasing and
proud associations. , To the officers and'
men who hare served his immediate or
ders, he would here express his parting
thanks for their zealous and cordial sup
port in the execution of the duties con
fided to him in a long and eventful ser
vice. To them and to all lie extends a
heartfelt farewell, and his warmest wish
es for their continued happiness and suc
cess in the arduous and honorable ca
reer which they have chosen.
By order of Maj, Gen. TAYLOR
W. W. S. Bus- , , Ass% Adj't Gen.
Mr. CLAY AND THE KENTUCKY DEMOCRACY.-
At a caucus of the locofoco members of the
Kentucky Leklature held at Frankfort on the
23d ult., the following resolution was unani
mously adopted :
Resolved, That while we do not deem it good
policy for the Democrats of the Legislature to
unite in caucus in supporting any particular in
dividual of their party for the office of Senator
of the United States, on the Ist proximo, yet'
we are determined not to vote for HENRY CLAY
on account of his Free Soil principles, and, an
we understand, his Emancipation tandeneieJ
nor will we support any other man, whether
Whig or Democrat, who is known to entertain+
similar views on these questions of National
and State policy.
CROUP. -The Yournal of Ileidthrin oases Of
croup, advises instant, sudden and free applica ,
tion of the coldest water, with a sponge, to the
neck and chest ; then, after wiping the patient'
dry, wrap in wens covering, giving it fre,ly of
c•nld water to tiFink.