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' ''' 4Wiie;ifOi -
tinni Vicii:VitYint:;:
1.
friend and telative , ' si
X i hilt confidential is
very freelpidi View o ti
444 - Winikteto.' a
-iiSherietter - is. Ida f .
9' UV sm: ..„, ,
~,.,_
itve this ino en
lt
1
to my deiPiiteli (fin '
Monterey, and th e - i
e same,) from the e
that .4
it. wile regtet .
it was not deemed tl
terms I had pro "cl 1
cation to the 11110.0 it ,
to giving , itp-the 'ci ,
eumstaucer Avid& __
fled the - change'' ,, .
Although the-te&ts of capitulation ' may
• he considered= tooheral-on our part by the
President'' indJ hi advisers, as 'well as by
i
many othervot a isance‘, particularly by
those who not -Imderstand the position
which we occimi ( th&wise they might
-cciiiitil'i - diffaen Nee eltision in 'regard to
the matter;) yet, o Al e;reflection, I see no
thing to . induce e t regret the course I
pursued. ,
" The prOpositi - I n the part of General
Ampudia; which 1 dimuch to do in deter
mining/
my cours e'n the matter, was based
On the
.grciimd tha Ott .. government had pro
posed to his to` se e e existing difficultie s .
by negotiation, (w ic I knew was the case,
without knowing th result,) which was
then under COUSi ra d on by the proper au
thorities, and Whi It he (General Ampudia)
t
had no doubt IV° d result favorably, as the
whole people are thvor of peace.
•" If So, 'I cOnsillered the further effusion
of blood not onlyinnecetsary, but improper.
• Their ' force West alconsiderably larger
in to
than ours; and tho • the size and position
of the place, we ttiul not completely invest
it; so that the grentei portion of their troops,
if not the whole '
find they l been disposed to
do so, could at lCuyght, have abandoned
the city, at once to ed the mountain pass
es,jand effected the' retreat,--do what we
could !
"Had we bee 'par t to the alternative of
taking the place y 'Storm, (which there is
no doubt we sh id have succeeded in do
rhag,)we should,,i all probibility, have lost
i d
-nay. (moue Mind : men in killed, besides
-itheoroundetlyw
,ic I wished to avoid, as
4ere : appeared tom be a prospect of peaoe,
even if a distant case.'
." I wished tO ass id
anen and . childre ,X
•
very great had •tl s 1
resorted to: Besides,;
land strong fort f ific . tia
.40,e:ity, which i i s in
--1311/4. have been ke
lVer; and . Withiou Alin
bittering artiliery4it
tw,enty or twenty- e
uth r approaches"l, 1
•1
General .. TayloO, afterwards proceeds to
gi*ehis opinions o the manner in which
the" war should_ _carziptl._ -OIL -11a-Latzipt.
14),i. ~Theite are-hi ie' s:
b i r
. .4 If we are (in die anguage of Mr. Polk
l c
`untlßren. Scott) utOe the necessity of , con-
ItMring a peace,' °an that by taking the
capital of the coon ry, we must go to Vera
,Cruz; take t atp ,0, pd then march on to
4 t
.the - city of exico odoso in any other
~t 1
diMctitm . I,e.onSid . . out of the question
• .r. 4 .lllo,,,admittin th twe conquer a peace
-4 doing ' so—say t he send of the next
twelve months --w t e amonutof blood and
itreasure„ which to st' be expended in doing
i t
, sti be compensat the same t I think
,not, especially if t o country we subdue is
,tat be given up; d I imagine there are
_ ; hut- thw individua inour country who think
-- `of annexing Mexi o to the United States.
"Iclo not inte d to carry on my opera
;-tiOni(al3 previous' stated) beyond Saltillo-
I
deeming it next to impracticable to do so . .
It then becomes ga question as to what is
best to be done. it seems to me the most
jUdicious cootie t pursued on our part,
Would be to take - 'on, at once, of the
line wetvoukl accept kir n e got iatic in extending
from The Gulf of, exico to the Pacific, and
j
occupy the same, - r beep what we al ready
hive possessiOni d that, with Tempi-.
a 341)
.cos (which L bopitlto -take in the course of
next, month,. Or aft s a .as I can get the
*fans of tmnsportri n,) will give us all on
tins side of the Si Madre, and, as soon
as I occupy Sa4llll , s - 11 include six or seven
IT! .
:Sites or Province' us holding Tampico,
Victoria, Mantel, Sakai°, Montclova,
OA tuahva, (whi i I presume General
Iftotil has possession' at this time,) Santa
'i-ft".andi'the eviifortu ,--.-and say to Mexi
?co, ibrire us from he country!' ,-- t h rowing
ork i ler.tbe rei3po sib ity and expense of
co
I
eying on oiren iv war,—at the same
thee , closely hkick i all her ports on the
Pacifie:aild the G
il f.
d
t A coarse of, dii '.'ki
AL short time, woul :
proper seases, and ;
peace—provided thgre
the, country stiflicipitly
with, _which, I thar,l •
for; miany years, to co
.veieforcerneuts of 11? it
-States—say ten s or fte
,prevrously sent ,out. h
1
greltdy reduced by kr•
I
ah4s,) I do not belk.ve
,ble-to march heiondlSal
:611'0.200 miles
,beyibid
*kr Prrande,-. 2 iverVo
4
ikeep .BupplieE p , (
,e
.county fr like this;) 4 a -
*ts";:;befitten4ed it , it ,
wilLtiefrigbtfu) to co tee ,
ly looked Intel. 5
I .i ,
. " From Saltillo i itaS
-neitt
of
l c .
.e,'
1 ,i Mexico; ii three
Ititati t red andTfOrey bid)
oupphes - of any kim q ,,,
men oir }toga,•• .' --
I. 'ts.
*WOO effieientitien
Wore 'mice:ear -if i ii-o - ',_, - ;
,(a - eitir containing Bp_ 17
could bring toge irti
Ititefcitizens, lor. nrya 1
lr- 4 14 [ 1 . 1 PPrebe4,N,
btalg the. train:. ce
weir - transport Ira lain
pste4
war.". , . ordain 14
1
g J ~,
- ;Intik
:NM
..; ess Publishes a letter::
. ''tobe addresied'tt; a,
entio Philadelphia„ ,
le, iwwhieli 4eiivek .
the irtanner in,whieh
ied on. '
ionterey, November
- received an answer
eing the mirrender of
timstances attending
.retary Of War stating
y thellresident that,
sabte toitu4ist on the
I n my first ,cointnuni
wander, in regard
I adding that the air
tad, no doubt justi
the destruction of wo
hich must have been.
orining process been
they had a very large
a short distance from
'ed. with the bayonet.
.at great sacrifice of
ited train.of heavy or
[ would have required
ays to take it by reg-
The. Rochester has brought us no Paris
papers; but me have received letters which
, announce the danger of a double financial
crisis in England and France, whose effect
upon the .w4Ole of Europe must be disas
trous. One Of these letters, from a person
holding and eminent position in the Bank of
France, describes the position of the Bank
as the mast critical it has been placed in for
thirty years. The ordinary capital of the
Bank is two hundred millions (of francs) in
specie. This (amount has been reduced one
half within a month by the withdrawal of im
mense sums for payments on railroad shares
and for the purchase othreadstuffs from,
abroad. .The Government usuallyhas on
deposit with:the Bank a hundred, millions;
at the end i of December this deposit was re
duced to thirty-five millions by theexcessive
and extraardinary expenses of all depart
ments of the, Adrainistratioa.
In this Ceti:juncture, and the drain of spe
cie contiohing, tbe Bank, whoseenpit.sl was
reduced; on the 4th of December,; to , seven
ty-five or eighty millions of francs, applied
ni . the Bank of England for A logn of five
sterling, or a hundred and twenty
five millions of francs. . BLit the Bank of
England is itself in a = position sufficienily
tr,ying, consequent upon the large purchases
otsmin from abroad, and it is 'doubtful
whether th a il aid can be extended. The di
rectors of the.lßank of France had a meet
ing on the th of December to devise meas
ures .for: m eting the emergency: They
would resol 0, probably, either to sell a large
number of
„: citifies or to, reduce their dis
coutimand; eeeive no paper having - more
than two Months to run.- - Such a course
hasAiit beori taken by the Bank since the
.restoratioa, ral our informant believes that.
lit• will have'a severe effect on the commerce
of . i I -
;, One or 04: i least, Iticonveniences, Of the
financial ektliff - will he,lprabably,theetiforced
6 uPPen° l9 il tiPigertain ‘ linilroad projects, and
the dissolutani of more - tba° Oticcorran.Y.
Already,,on'tpo Exclaing° Patio!, was
tif, high &towint-
PWI S W 4 Ataluiely, whither, the Gov meat
rUfilat a 4ajtpoite. (or inarY
payments) of vn_ paniathatipay be
up; L 'Nbetutlatnaluau to all to 12,400,000
frunak , 'T repayment of these otioaite,.
Whi:Oh`ltrk*uirad• guarantee the
completion oPheyforks frup,e4 w ai t f o r m
queetiokott4hich' Ole legtelativat , hant.
benk , Pr94, l #-*ill hue 40 ;TIMcifiee-;:rlir..
des Et esti
I , d, presevered in for
n bring her to her
y pet het to sue for
is a government in
stable for us to treat
I hard l ybe We ease
1,, e. Without larae ,
l eers from the United
I n thousand, (those
I :-
nag already been
ess and , other easu
is would :be advisa
tillo, which, is more
pur depots on the
g line. on . which, to.
any:sou c m-a.
,argeforee, -undo:ter—
'Lartiestiense which
close
dote. wite
. .
Luis Potos i,_the
on, the' iiis4-,(i-the
uitilrediadehe
watered; Where nei,
Id - bo - proeired for
Redetuirri t e - ' ni that
Id he'ristessiO*
1 ' 44 ' 4 1- ii i 'l?!!'eti
ilirbe* Ole enemy
.Iniatidir;.' WIWI;
,4 6 00 0 eiri force
siil/I*(4otOtiid
i tuy
t , Other' litAiPeir;- ,
a -,- iiii„fisk,o, :-.10
Ainpuditi'fil ' tor-the Bilitac.of
: 1 •" . oliteiey. i.".- F-- . .
" The Washin tati4lnioli. has ire - c4',
ra
,umns of tnualaiOns 'fion' .MeXiciat papers,
'among which re find theirOlowitig account
of the, doings at Monterey 4 Gen: Atn — pudin.
It is 4 letter addressed to a friend:—
San Luis Potosi, Dec. 2, 1846.
I have written to you heretofore by private
conveyance; an d !. believing you would have
answeredJorletter bad you received it, I
no* Op s eat it in substance, us I wish to
give you an aecount of the events at Monte
in Seo, emberlast.--Mhen 1 arrivetfattltat
city, ahout.flo first of-, said month, the ene
my were at; Ce!ralvo, two days' march from
my Itehd-qtititers.
I was without, money, the fortifications
uufini'shed4ithout, the necessary soplies
provisions Ori t munitions incase i of a peig e,
and with nm imp t o provid all this, wh eni
the enemy; presented' himself in fropt of
Monterey of I had already: l coin
minicited4? Gen: Tonejon the orders and
instruetion4c. which I preserve, that j, from
Mark, where he commanded the division of
cavalry, he should harass the
,enerny on his
march, nail 'to Gen. Canales that he should
-cut off his communication and
_obstruct his
traMortation. Nothing , was done, my
frieOd' and Fred and everybody knows that
the Yankees
. .4riced at Monterey without 1
any ;sort of interruption, notwithstanding my
repealed efforts to the contrary.
They spent 'the 20th in various reconnoi
sances around the city, and on the 21st the
attack hegati and continued till the night of
the 23d. Although very superior in numbers,
; .
the enemy in-every encounter, sufferedgreat
loss; land this is so certain, that while we
lost but 465 men, all counted, killed, woun
ded and
,missing, the loss of the enemy was
1,124 killed, 1,080 wounded, and 1,000
missing, principally volunteers. The ex
tent Of our exterior line , was such, that not
.having sufficient force to cover it, I was
obliged to concentrate in the city, tiv WI a
view 'to make - a more vigorous defence
against the enemy, already fr;4litened, but
-who, irelying solely on numerical superiority,
determined to take the place at every cost.
They had already broken into several
houSes to place their artillery since the 23d;
and'!as our real situation was not unknown
to several of our chief officeps, I was invited
to propose an arrangement, for which object
I culled-them all together, though they have
since 'vilely pretended to deny it. The con
vention was agreed upon on the 24th, in the
terms you may have seen ; and though they
say that 1 came out of this badly, I believe
that others Might have come out - of it much
worse, tinder the critical circumstances I am
about 'to detail.
In the first place, the caprice of certain
chiefs in:giving preference to their unjust
personal animosity against me, to the na
tional cause and to the true interest of the
country. Secondly, the disobedience of
some, and the cowardice of others. And
thirdly, the want of money; for the estimate
for September, being upwards of $200,000,
all I • received was • $11..000. Fourthly, by
the want& munitions, principally of artille
ry and provisions.
Fifthly'. The absence of the fourth brigade
under. General Ponce de' Leon, who, not
with stMiimr_tim mast misitive_samerMs_nr_
forts of the civil and military authorities of
this State, and my urgent communications,
never pa sed Verrado; and the best of it is,
he did not leave that place until the 27th
:September, three days after the date of the
convention. What will you say now, my
friend? :Have they justice on their si4e,
who are !pursuing me to 'the death beemAe
Of the lace events at Nisvo Leon? I say no.
And they must be conihced as soon as my
case can be heard; as soon as I can satisfy
all nil , felle*-eitizens; as I have offered to
do,-thrangh the papers of this capital, for a
month , p3st. I have, therefore, demanded
a trial, although I am satisfied that I have
performed My duty as a general and as g
citizen.
Danger of a Financial Crisis in
Europe.
•„Desiptclies*oin T
•P I- -!Despv 4es Ohm Gen. Taylor,
tifDCF,cr, have hien riceived
biro* ci Thcy *nfornsl the wa
thepf of hi. recent , tiove*lnta_ flea
rey, in tonsquence of tt o repo
I
reached im of the t advan of San
Ho-had left for Victoria onithe 15t
preVioUslY put in motion the troops
for that phitit.Af onteMorelos
was effraftedi o the 17th, with ti
Tennesse l " i e revue* of foot from
and it was intended, with the wh
(3,500 men,) fo March, on the 19th
tuna. Bitt on the evening -of his
,Montembrelos a despatch arrived f
Worth, cbnimanding at Saltillo,
liience that Santa Anna design
advantage of the division of fo
Victoria, and, by a rapid movement,
a heavy Blow at Saltillo; and, ifs.
then at Gen. Wool's forces at Par ,
Taylor, in consequence, returned
rey, with: . the regular force, in o
in a position to reinforce Saltillo, •
ry. Tli!4 volunteers, under Ge
man, reinforced by- a field' battery .
dered td; continue their march an
jubetiotv with General Patterson at
while General Taylor returited to
with GO. Twigge division, now
by the second infantry.—Phil. Le
"In he mean time, Gen. B
Gen. Wdot, being advised by Gen.
a probable attack upon his positi.
rapidly to join him, with all the
force at 'Perms and Monterey, _ w
were despatched by General Butt
ten up troops from the rear. T
General proceeded to Silittio l 'a m
the command, agreer Ably to the i
which had been. given by Gener
before his de:part:ire to meet a ens
Gener a l Taylor. had proceede
Pthmterey on, his way to Saltillo,
was met, on the 20th, by a desp
the post, announcing the early arri
Wool's column, and also that the
concentration and movement of
can- troops upon that position had
place 7 —indeed that their advance.
r-aher been withdrawn. Dee
firm, there and soon to be
quite sufficient to repel any de ,
at this season, from San Luis Po
Taylor did not think it worth whi
forward. Gen. Twiggs' division to
and, after resting it a day, desi L .
putting .it la_ march for Vicioria
point lie was to proceed himself.
Gen. Patterson was supposed
on .his march from Matamoras t.
when his division, except the Ala.
gars, (in garrison at Tampico
broughttogether. With a force
observation the passes from Toul
rison at Tampico may be reduce
vantages to the service."
Laguna.
We find in the New York Her.
lowing description of Laguna,
just been taken by Commodore
This town is- situated at the S
extremity of the- gulf of Mexico,
hundred and twenty miles from
b. seit .
t eTfal`r, is singular, for t to h
perhaps a dozen exceptions, hay
roofs, and are only one story i
harbor of Laguna is perhaps as s,
in.the world. Only - one vessel, '
has been lost for the last fifteen
was during a hurricane of aim,
alleled violence thatthis one wasi
crew were saved: But the entria l
harbcir of Laguna is not very g.'
crosses it which is impassable
drawing above sixteen feet of wa
of mud, too, line either side of the
and thereon commanders who
been at Laguna before often ton.,
larly when a norther blows. I
184 . 2, four English merchantmen
these mud banks during a north.
tho Ugh they were got off whe!
abated,•iine or two of them sustai
erabler-damage.
Laguna is tolerably healthy .
winter months, but ns in Other p.
eastern coast of Mexico, yellow
rails from April to October. In
three or four hundred Italian tr..!
at Laguna front Central Mexico. I
of the same. year, one half stf th..f
had died of fever.
rThe population' of Laguna do
ceed two thousand five hundred.
motley set, being of all colors—wl
yellow and brown. The habits
jority of the working men in L
dissolute in the extreme. In playi
or dice, 'and drinking raw Catal.
perhaps the strongest of spirits,
the intervals of cessation from lab.
The import trade of Laguna h
considerably of late—still, it is not
compared to int export frade—th.
trade is confined to one article—
or log-wood. The quantity of
ported during the busy part of
(which is from. November to to
April,) is immense, In the mont
eery, 1842, fourteen square rigg
were loading- at Lreguna, with 10.
The wood. is always shipped on t
of the owners of the vessel—not o
of kbe merchants at Laguna.
chants, buy the log-wood of ,the
cutters, and sell ft to the ship-ma:
visit the port. This busines is a
one, though, in a great measure,
nopolized by one firm, that of
Brothers & Co. For..a series of
managing partner of this firm was
can gentleman, named 'Lassen;
few years ago. It is said that the
viaus to his death the house of Gut '
ted :fifty -thousand dollars.
Tneßitt To Rabucr:AND GRAD
PRICE OP THE Puniac LANDS; wbi,
before the House of Congress, pro
,all,i)nbljelloodsrwbich lump - been o
,sele.,Oftiepiyearf or more, prior to
1 184.41011* s ubject to entrrat.o
per -acre (oitite . terni of years
Afisol4, : shnl : l . 4 ... ol tieet.t9*nliT:ati
:five. cents 'tgr 1040 - term
after 144 ierrOi at.::fifireeata pet
.each ieductioorne*-Rttl . ppip n any ; '
lunds.shall be entitled tO.i.pr i e-empty
odni t - d.ia tes „. - . 411 acts providingli;
emptiattiottetteti:,*poaian4Sold.,by
ted,&ateis fbr`lie : years from and
y - of aaloi;iate act
Ledger.
Claptailit Suaallt-
OfOte PcMisilvania
. Volunieere, - : and ts
Senaicir from Philad Iphia ecinotY,,now eft,
routelorithe' War,teuniinitted the followins
letter to the Spetikeruf the - §e nate asking leav 4 n
of abscence for.this session. We Tresunte
his request will be unanimously putted :
HEAD QUARTERS, Ist Reg., Penn. Vol.
Pittsburg, Dec., 1846. '
ECM
thn 23d.
t Wath
dipart-'
Monte
1 - which
a Anna.
I .
having
destined
junction
second
rnargo;
,le force,
for Vic
, rrival at
• SIR : As I shall not be 34hie to appear at
Harrrisburg to take my seat in the Senate
at its sessiott this winter, I respectfully ask
the!ipdulgence of a leavC of absence from
that august body ; npd solicit your kind of
flees' in making that request known - to it.
Itiwould have afforded me great pleasure
to have been with you, but the call of mY
country, in another quarter, was too itnpera-
Live to be slighted or disobeyed. Having been
a volunteer for many years, and always
claimed for-the system to which I was , at
tachtd the encouragement of the govern
ment and the community, as the best means
for providing for the public defence and
safety, the demand for my services as a vol
unteer could not be 'resisted. In compliance
with the requisition of the President, and
the orders of the Governor, I therefore placed
my company in a condition for active ser
vice ; it was received as a part of the first
rigiment from Penni3ylvania, and I shall
leave this city for New Orleans this morn
ing., on my way to Mexico, where I hopeao
1 .. e an humble instrument in the hand of
God, in sustaining the honor of our flag,
and in conquering a happy and lusting
peace between ourselves and present enemy.
As the war cannot continue • long, if pur
sued with proper vigor, And attended with
the same successes to our arms which has
hitherto marked its progress, I do not feel
warranted in resigning the honor my constitu
ents have conferred upon me. I, therefore,
claim the favor of a formal leave of absence,
and hopc.to be with you at your nest ses
sion, at the furthest.
ion] Gem
i intel
-1 to take
towards
to strike
ccessful,
s. Gen.
!. Mont 4.-
Ider to tie
necess*-
ral Quit
'. were 4-
. effect is
Victorin,l
Tonterey
ncreascd
gcr.
tier arid
Worth Of
n, moved
available
He orders
i r -- •
..-1. to 'nos
he latter
assumed
'structions
1 Taylor
like this.
beyond
when he
itch from
of Gen.
expected
,the Alexi
not taken
posts had
, - ing the
t Saltillo
ontration
osi, Gen:
e to throw
hat place,
'nod ngain
to which
I go to perform a duty less easy, but not
lean honorable, than that of legislation, and
I trust that my request will not be denied,
or my absence construed into an abandon
ment of my seat among you.
Be kind enough to present to the Renate
my sincere regard and veneration, and be
lieve me to be very respectfully,
Yours, &c.,
Wm. F. SMALL
To the Speaker of the Senate.
The Journal of Commirce publishes a
long letter from " a distinguished source" in
Mexico to a friend in New York, which; if
we are to receive it as a true type of the na
tional 'feeling and purpose, sets at rest all
question of a speedy. peace, or indeed any
peace at all. The writer Om suppose to. be
General Almonte, as we know 'that he has
been - for some time corresponding actively
with friends in New York. It is reasonably
to be inferred, we presume ; that the sub
stance of his letters, at least, is intended to
reach the public.
o be well
Victoria,
nia Ran-
i will be
iolding in
, the gar
with ad-
Id the foi
ble!' has
rry:
The letter adds nothing positive to what
has again and again been made known
touching the disposition and feelings of the
magnanimous Mexican nation, and is chiefly
1.. the bitter distinctness with
_ .
averted
only by antitici-niitiOnTilivithdraw
al of the American forces, land and naval.
It repeats the complaints and reproaches .of
Mexico against the annexation of Texas,
maintains the unjust and aggressive charac
ter of the war, in which .Mexico, it says,
discovers a settled purpose to destroy her
nationality and seize her territory, and
dwells with angry mortification on the ha
bitual language of the Government paper
at Washington, avoiiing a design to humble
Mexico and Compel.her to sue for peace.
Respecting the wat, itinsists that nothing
has yet beep done toward conquering Mexi- s
co, and intimates, by no means darkly, the
bloody vengeance that will be taken by the
;inhabitants of the captured cities whenever
'they find an opportunity. . .
',. It speaks of the President's prohibition of
-an armistice, in his Secretary's letter to
Commodore Conner, with the proposals to
negotiate, as adding insult to injury, and in
terposing an insuperable obstacle to the fa
vorable reception of those proposals by the
Mexican , Congress.
As we have said, the.letter reiterates the.
.ieclaration that no overtures for a pacific
arrangement - will be listened to except on
the condition that the hostile forces be en
tirely withdrawn—a condition Which we
suppose to be.utterly out of the question.—
We should be sorry to believe thattlio letter
speaks the genuine and fixed determination
of Mexico on this point.
theastern
'nd is three
era Cruz
=2EI2
thatched
gh. The
fe as any
e believe,
years. It
Ist unpar
s t; her
bar i ce of the
a
Ito vessels
ler banks
; entrance,
ave never
It particu-
January,
struck on
r, and al-
the gale
ed consid-
uriug the
.rte of the
fever pre
ay, 1842,
8 arrived
In July,
r number
li s h t e i n ya t n r e e i x a n i
te, bl ack ,!
t
o•una are
gatteard4
'n brandy;
they !lasi
Bounty Lands to Soldiers.
The amendment from the committee on
..
improved )Military Affairs, introduced by Mr. Benton
i ngvilie i l in the Senate, to the army bill froM the
ugh that: House, now under discussion inithe Senate,
010 f i nto ...provides that to each min -commissioned-Offi-
cer, musician and private of the 'regulars,
wood e*
volunteers - and l
Mar ch militia, who has engaged or ie year,: .
shall engage to serve during the war with
,of Ja i Mexico, and who shall actually serve forthe
d vase
1 1.
-- --term of one year, if the war shall last so
.I"l"'d* long, unless killed or dying in the. service,
• accountacco or discharged fur disability incurred - in the.
.mt service, there shall be granted one (loaner
un section
l ie •ii.kio of fund, (160 acres) to be located
log _ wo ,-, . on any•public lands )fable to entry in pri
ers w bi
vate sale. The bill also provides dint all
soles, gifts or agreements transfer or dispose
, ' '
ery`g*
,• t is i of such grantiin any form whatever, Shall
-Mier*. he null .and void, and that the granter, or
ears
his heirs tit law, or his widow, may at any
1 n A
, t 'if
m t - - time, without hindrance from and statue of
e died'. •
limitation, recover possession of the lands
Iv ear p _ ''- , from any pretended purchaser orholaer, un
'erez n der any species of title, and shall recover
ia.. ;l
.V, damages for the rents or profits that - May
:tiave accrued for the whole time
? ; --i ,
itt
.theholder
, t ir, shall have een t possession - of the' same.
14.rz 7° ! lt likewise provides:that in caseofthe death
his niiiior any such soldieGike.; prior to the gran-
I tdes tI . Iting of his patent, his widow or- heirs Anil
eyed; ' be entitled td the benefit therof.-
1 I ec- '::, - i The provisions of the bill which make
edo the right to-these bounty lands in alienable
' if t Jt . in A
the soldier :orits•atural representive, - it
Neve , was - contended - : would . protect the soldier
acs,. t om •
i cpe---' A
eulators,naeatiso the lands in,the
~.
~,!. - eir'Statex to be settlectApoit sooner. On
.r .th' '
be other hand; it was warmly opposed on
, ,at , ' .he fot ind that every -restraint on the power.
ran , fAlientition over.the•landitchich
ha '. ;the soldier wat awinjury' d'
an not, .tt -belie
Ile' -
, r • , --- .It clearly jeasenied itt.valtie'ite-Weri3' -
.. ,
wee - given
'"./. °able to - dispneenfit,Andrwould'-entiti at i e i
i t
1 e effect of makinghim'the sictitis of tar-,n
Mexican Views.
, , _
ger exactioni s ri 7.. answer 1 clip trend e l !
guard akairi' ,--: risitaiinlpleci by, tho :,
who pore .', The iic* tp be ffili!le u
was to fill the ylipan urgent nece 3
sity, not : o . 10 01 . _;tba . -!' W '.
rn lendS, an,,,
4 9 1
the indueeree'. to enlist s} old basuch ~ , i
were best cal' ,dated to attai th at object - I
An offer to- a f ang man aut enteri n g !
service', made ,e him outrig t orient'', wha ,
ever it was, Ey a certificate- at the end
~
his service, wl ch he could 11, for • What
~
`was worth, w. rid produce - more retoye ,
listment than . tell him he lieuldreteiv-e- a
certificate whip he could t dispose - of , ~g
'l ,
use, otherWiseihan by goin .and living, a !
on his land. , . .1 ;
We see, by the proceedingajn Cs/ogre - 4
yeSterday„ the ,the Senate t as, adopted. , -~1
amendment o Air. qorwinf to, the amen.,
went of Mr . . pion, to the following : effet
ii
" That • eacl non-commis Toned o ffi cer ~
private enliste. in the regal r.army, ogre'
ularly muster d in' any vole tees coMpan '
Who has serve' during the resent wrir wi:
Mexico, and ho shall, • at or' end - of
term of servit , receive , anJ honorable di_
1 n
charge, shall e entitled to reccivest le' -,
cate or warm t from the War; Departme:
for one hundr d and sixty , l acres _ oil lan_,
which may b located by the warranteC;
heirs or legal,representative ~at. Attyl li In !,
office in the Li)Dr iced States, * r one 4.4 t,. '
conformity tu3egal subdivisi ns oft he .ou
lic lands, io s ch clistricts'a are ; theti ',s
ject to privai entry,: Provi ed, Tb,atof t ~
ili
iti
full term for hich such pe' on shallplia e
volunteered sl all not exceed one yeai,..ih
the warrant t' be for eighty acres. hi l ..
i
case of.fleath n service, after hisi,
charge, thank certifficate to go--Ist,
the widow ; ,to the child en; 3d, to. I,
father; 4th, • his mother ; and Stb, 1. -
brothers and inters." ' 1
State reasurer's
The fallowing is a syncips'
Treasurer's eport. 1
The receipts during the l i,
t
amounted to 2,529,1157.
Balance in the Trcasuryii
$384,886.
,Total reve ue, $3,913,9
Expenditu es for the same
264.
Thus the tialance in-the
20th 0f.N0v.1846, was $ ..I
i t
The Tre su rer state's
yearohe Tr sury has not
condition to eet all.the del
including th 4 interest on it
but a portions of that debt
charged, viz. the sum of $2
1
The impo ant result is
that the recei ts within thej
equal to the expenditures,
to any sum i the Treasur,
tnencement df the year. i
During th last two year 4
posed have I en cheerfully
paid, no loa have been ma
it
liabilities ha ' 4 been met, an
enues have i creased.- 1
Col. Snow en estimates 6
in all, for the resent fiscal
t i
Y i
to $4,026,17 i while the e
amount to b t $3,447,058.
the balance i 1 the Treasury
4tNovembur,
IrA 1 47, will amo
During th year, the rei
public itnprotements amout
'O3. -
The entire expenditure.
works for tlui same period,..:.
• Net receipts, $625,135.
, 1
This anumpt exhibits the]
in payment tit. the Treasuryl
ence to the amount reported
Officers.
The fiscal /Tat- closed
vember.
The above aggregates of
plied with t h other revenue
to the paymekt of the into ,'
lie debt, acrd l he _ getters! e ,
State Goveriment.
The amotnit of relief nnte^
on the Ist of January last, it ,
The loansiwhich are due .
I
in - the curren year, anti for
vision is mad , except so fa
notes are proi,ided for amou
030. - F'
1
There are thirty-seven •
which compse the ' State .
Treasuree.,re Mmends that
idated into • less - nutul.)
coupons shou d be attached'
dated or new tack, .should
t
•
and to the ne trui4fers of
Also that dies coupons be n
for all dues fot the Common%
With repay) to the interest
ry,:the Treasurer states that.
depend upon he amount of . .
present mimtli of January,'
that if a de fi cit should (men
can be paid a 1 on ihrmer 6.
much as'. a ;coosiderable
irgnediately Idetntincled, . 1
ute
measures, so of the act I
may be antics ated.' lie thi
that a deficien y at a purlieu,
notittierteie with the gene
mated, namely—that for the:,
nue, if . faithfully collected, wi
ad eq u ate. to tilt- expenditures,!
, S
existing debt, on 13
eave a
Treasury, of 569,119. - . !
.
To Temperance Letturra.
The following statement i l taken from -
duly anthenticied document rom the Phi
adelphia Cost House, coat, ins a•" 10,
parative btateirient of the qua tity of form :
Wines, Bpiritsi Molasses, & , importedi -
-to Philadclphif from 1843 t 1847,v. tan
exhibits, a mos a - startlingincreuAiin the.to .
sumption of intoxicating drinka,.andisiniul
excite the frienila of humanity to Ires!eiv
and heightened exertions to check the iiir
vim, of an enerhy more dangerous-- and !Id
etruetive than ii world in orate iiiitinitCui.
-; Gallolns in 1843.. -0 , ._- : 184k
Brandy 1 68,93 t ,:; :-- 17007
R un i • 2,000 ,:,....„',.. - 13,Ct
. , ,
Whiskey ; I 3,294 c •;: - p 4,01 -
Madeira - ! -1 6 i' -, ,--- -16 _
Port .
, 1. ; 1. , -:,. 71, rz.- ...-- 164160
Sherry , I ~ 144, -- .-
Tenerife , i ; ' _
_: 06. - -=, ,' _ -!:9,67 : _
Mara' , ge' , • 4,143,i . ,9,.".. 60; ' -I,
Sicili ' - ' “:, 00 :, -, t t. , ' '...--2Al' I
Red ' .-; ‘ ; ~' ,1)(1;i7.-ii;;i-_ 19
~
White French 11 ; P 19,93 V
--#:; ...:
- -',61 : i f,
Holiand - G4l- ' . - 11,1113, ;,,,, -';'!" -49. I,
,
- , ..12 ,
11.
103i4911,1
Claret What - 79,40!:
• Aling 6.414-..
}
• to - - bow 1111141144""t".*
.
raelih (.....
t 1 .1) 4 4*70f.15, 184%
11 - 4 * - Areigi rek• T
The' Speaker ,
presented`six Illelllo6llo
om Panels Fes* and Ottani ; far`the al.
al dial; laWs to'permit,tbe holding isfslaiste t
r any length of tho,o 1 0 this C#noo ll- .
eli‘fitetra. Sande;san, Gillis, iiich,:if c
' illiamson'and Jolinstm also presented, pi.....
tionspn the Sake subject. ' . , ,-• ;...‘ =-
The Secretary of the Conunonwealtti be'.
g introduced, presented two cOmmonion
ons from the Governor, one of which was
communication frma r the Auditor Goner
. I, enclosing an answer to the resoletion of
e Senate of yesterday, asking the• amount
Isf the militia fund at the time it was merged
to the generak lucid of , the Treasury; and
'
e other communication was from the
tate Treasurer giVing a' list of the Peifie
!efaulters who owe money to the govern. -
I , ent.
ROUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES.
3:Friday,Jan.- 1b. , .
The Speakerlaid before the House ,#
t unication from the Auditor Generaktis,
stateinent cif the Contingen ts ix-.
enses of his office. '
Mr.M'Allister. read; in place, a gni '
ent to the election law pmviditik for i ihe
.etter-seettritv, to volunteers in the Mexican
or, the right of suffrage. _
Mr. Lawrence,: :a supplement to the act
.elative to county rates and levies.
The House theti took upthe Tariff React
lutioni, presented hi Mr. Leybara, (the de, •
it a il s of which ;here, reported last 104.)
1 l e s srs. Knox, Hasson, and others, 'poke',
,t
di . -
gaintigit), and were repliedlo with, equal':
armth nag ability,, by Messers. 14eyburn,•,
:nd KlingOrsinitli. Mr. Blair spoke a few
inutes, bit the House adjourned before be
•
iad conehided his'yemarks. ' .
eisort.
s of the St.'
st fiscal yeJ
ov: 30th. 18.1,
Ipeiiod,o3,s2]
Mr. Sanderson: from .Susquehtinna,'fori
tax on dogs.in that county.
Mr. Morison: 'from Huntingdon, for a
change in the license law.
Mr. Harris; from•Centre, of like import.
Mr. Sanderson offered a resolution, that
he Senate; would Son Monday next, ut 12
o'clock, proceed to-the House of. Represen
tatives, for the purpose of gpinginto c.onven.
Lion, and electing a State Treasurer, and
that a teller be appointed to officiate on thu
part of-the Senate; which was agreed to.
Nominatio* of State Treasurer.
Mr. Carson nominated John Banks.
" Anderson, " James R:-Snowden.
" Durrab, " " ThoniasNichOlson.
nonsE OF !tEPRF.SENTIFES:
Sattirday,'Jan. 16.
The Speaker laid before the House; a
communication froni the _State Treasurer,
kransmitting the names of defaulters.
'retisury on e
4;678. i .
bat s 'during e
my Wen 1 n
ands 'Upon t,
to -public d t,
has been - s
,SI6. •
also exhibit ,
seal year, w e
without re,,
y ut, the co -
the taxes i -
and prom y
de, the . ' pub c,
I the State r
.v
-lint the reven ges
ar, will amoir
perid4urcs I.
And that th s,
'.on the 30th of
of to upward of
•
9,577.
1 , Also, communication from the-Auditor
General, transmitting a statement .o r f the
condition of several Banks , or the 'Common-
wealth.
Nomine.... jar. ....etwae 7lrrawittcr:
vn lIICaIO 11 - pf Mr: Lawrence, the House
proceeded , to nominate candidates for. State
Treasurer:r
eipts from
ted to $1,3
Mr.Piollet naniidatedies. RosS Snowden.
Edie' Jahn Banks.
" Gould, « . Gideon J. .
" Laweenee 6' . • Thomas , Niehotson.
" oMonteliut ":- -Llicirence. Shuiter:
" Eva!VS A' • • Franeik-Parke..-
" Mackay
Mr. Edie inoved - ;4the appoMtment of a
eller on the - pariof. - 11m - House,:.to let in
he election ota.State Treasurer' Which was
greed to. - :
on the pp:
.73%967. -Fl
actual titcei- ,
without ref'by the!Ca,:
he 30th ;of
• .
refits wits -
• of. the Sip'
eit on the p
..penses of t
i The House • again 'proceeded to ` consider
he Tariff Resolutions. Mr. Bruit hating
he floor, spoke. at . 'length in favor of the
°solutions, to which Mr. Krick replied.—
I he subject was then - postponed for the
resent. ,
•
in cirenlati;
s 1,.031,66
or will tall d
which, no p 6
as' the rd
t to sg't
Monday, Jan. IS.
Mr. Darsie offered the following resolution,
hich was rend twice and 'agreed to.
Resolved, That the Btate Tresuret. he 'n
ested to infatin:the-Senate"What amount
"money will-be required to pay- theinter-
Ss! on the Ist of, ebritary; and also, *hat
lidmount of ;available funds is now, in
r tlie
reasury, and applicable to the paymtint,of
he interest - ' ' i''• ' " -.•-*'
[Here R committee from the HOMO, tame
i n
pe to a c k h
e e r Senate nt
jd
s C e l ,
n u i t
l a
t n o b i 'e s r
.to nda;e7iroueeedtheof
epresentittives, t o , procee d to the election
f State Treasurer. 4., - , ' '" '
- •, flut4E. of *o!trsEiTTATairal . ;: ! ,
. - ~- - , ; ,t; Monday, Ain. - 18.;",
Mr. Burns presented a petition' , for ,the
. i action of.the,feexof. Prothonc.ititti
• heriffs. ' - .. : ~ ..
..
~ : ,.. r .
Mr. Breidentliall,onc for, .a i sotti,b;rthe
.itizeus of IllaireciptheAttbject : Of li:eense. ~
Mr. Piollet;ome Of the citizen, of Brad- -
rd for. the repeal.of all laws reliitiiii(i hold ,
i 3g mlavesfor any length of time iii. - 140.440411.
Mr..Rnox submitted a -resOliteion;Atio.
• g Qt ; Committee On Education„-to,enqujm
i to the, expediency , Of bringing in' , ,n,blll, -
-p priding for,theilectiott or apttoontniend
a superintendent 'Of common schools hi each
c .unty ;.whtch was considered and adopted:
.Election, :State Treasilern .
This being the 4.l* fi xed upo n bi, law for
Cl e election °fit State Treasurertheqpildt
-e an44llembera of the ,Bgnatp„ Wens. mow !
d ced.into the Hall: f the`He*iit - .1211f... -
, d•fortn,ed a ..Convention (or the elOtiOrk , or
a BiateiTnasurer '..„ ',:i'l ' - 1
= '
The Speakei of ',the `Pirnaleleidied the
'.oention to , order,when" the. vete was tit-
T.P? Malt 6 PPOrefi' 8, , ,,,- . i .
John Banks '. .!:---!•,;. hid : r 2 o l e s . : ,
, James , R. Shoisiiei,.4 4 . 455
~, :2!
Parkhurst, SherhielX`". _, I -,'`,„i .. I ,
lobo Biii4a Inii!i i iik;reCeire,4. .m a j o ri ty
o the whole llPMkeret-Yetes, Wastlieol"f l
d' br . ele cted Stant Vriiiiiinr foe ene)iear lt
Tile,taOrffntim,..lhee adjoutpo...lo. _,l l olt,
... ~... , p a rt: .„. ~,.. ~T -.",,,.„„„, is,.
ller.nn the;
.% f1...)149-9.'"t"--"-61=
P ' (teltnff.Pt the•convennollt,n,h 6 4 ,,g”,"..
- 4fie severer billiluid lwen-relko!--11-44147;•
w tick were purely -immtionst, I ~,
a . ain took up discussed , and. thelaiig-Jti.
utiol, ~... ~. ..: -,-,, ' . ;„,, if•-,,,,,,', i ; ..,,, ,
ns. ,--.' r- 7 -- ‘1 ‘: ~:.,"
... , T.OPPAPY.4'4 I ,Pki , ii9; -
if thettiesiris.:. - 2,.- •
parate loa !_I
ebt . :' 120 d t:
ley be On= .:
r. AlsO: ti
the eons.
fich 'be him
the old atoe,
nde receiab
ealth.
de in Fehru! -
_he mattee'w , , I
'dilpts fee 1, e
nd h - e - rethiti
, the int '
erim
easions d ies -
oitioe • i 4 nit
dr hY p'l'op r
1 Ida iefOiu
'tnerepi ,
,ar peeiedileti
1041, , ..e.
ear, Ihe!rev -
II `licit oufy
!hut - ecideee t
lance iu! th'•
ThtiAli'
-4;diSOMlsion Ot
the only businessiihich
.0 owe r
=ll
Th e e Tariff Resolution;.
SENATE.
Saturday, Jan. 16.
Petitions Presented:
SEN.VTE.
3