The people's advocate. (Montrose, Pa.) 1846-1848, November 04, 1847, Image 2

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„blither:the -1 Vitt)? occasioning
*t.pd any*ing aTong.—Alban
0 t .tea.
444 B .IV a k ) 0a5..4-A laughable it
.ISurik i et Nantucket a few eve'
w is too good to he lost.
IJadies,..wh
T " • --a high
spirit.
e may bythey4 auty,and who
cenie'prank with intimme friends,
ly men " the elePhant" the mod
lif - whieh will notLsoon forgott
Just:at-twilight hey called at
House tkeee a gentleman and
ase iltual v proceedecl to' their pri
"Vircin •entering; they saw it-gend
itialback to Ahe door, and presu
their friend, they silently app
one clasping her hand over htsey
e~ seizing his hands. -The ben
gled manfully, bkii taken by a
asiene time his edbrta to • free hi
froitlets. At length, after ase
this,'tormentors going right
while, he shook hie captors off, a
ed•them. 1. The laughter instep
and gurcOlace solemn look
blushes. The "Iftzed fact" star
theism% that instdad of their
bad been playing their pranks
stranger, none other than a judil
ty—His Honor, Judge Ward.
1.,
*teary to say th t with a hurrie
they bent a sud den and speedy
solved henceforth to be sure they
before they "go ahead."—Naahu
MM TIIE
From the Led
EMIR
LATE Al D ElTeeitT
FROMI ME
Attack of Santo Anna on th.
Garrison at Puebla—Bombe
't ,the.town by Col. Childs—S
, --adopting Gen.[Jackson's plan
lying himself ibehind cotton
101 l of Santa, Anna's troop
f den departurefor Oaxaca- -
r -Rangers reported cut of by
r. Difficulty in the Massachusett
• —Gen. Lane at Perote—
against a new State by Gen.
..-Meziean Congress, 4.c. ttc.
PETERSBURG, Oct.
The back maila from the sou
been, received this; morning. ,
The steamer James L: Day.
New Orleans on the 23d, from
'bringing dates to the 17th. The
nalater arrival direct from the C
Santa Anna was at Puebla o
of September, and bad addressed
suiting that he had taken posse
city with 8000 men, and request
mediate evacuation of that post,
him. to form a jutiction with Ge
the. American forces at Perote, b
ing in the event of his refusal the
diate assault would be made upo
firma. Col. Childs replied that
to the threatened. attack upon th
under his command, he rras ful
that he should be able to/defend
cesafully, and having been bono
duty.of guarding, them, was det
defend, them to the last.
The Arco Irisoof the 13th I
niSeies further important news.
from Puebla, dated at five o'cl
evening of the 27th Septembe
paint* of San Juan de Dias, San .
ta, Rosa and Santa Monica, co.
heavy cannonade ! upon the Ame
The latter immediately betan to
non shots, hornbill and grenades i
treat the city which suffered
injury, ' •
l; B.o'clock the cannon
'bat rnenced again at -dew
lowing day. Byi order of Sa
breastwork of cotton bales had
with four hundred Cotton bales
commanded the, commercial b.
lege.° to furnish for the defen
To prevent the Completion of t
'the:Americans frpm the first ha
cohtinued fire fr‘Cm San Jose u
mew, which being briskly retu
Mexicans, the discharge of bo .•
nades from the American line
,creased, but iright supervening
bdeitme quiet.
•September 30th : A peed'
reigns, in the citil But General
coeeluded the ,erection of a h .
toupen upon San Jose, the
siairmagainst theAmericanspre
otit-the city. i
On the- Ist 4 October, San
thellead of 2000 cavalry and
three pieces of iitillety, sallied
intending to attack the A
whieh left Jelapiwo the let,
Perm on the,th, but before
adioiletcliie deters were wl
Al of ith the
announced tlia-4011
asuai ittartnett; fie
bad left theirentfeo
lug the city. - 4
~pt
it is reported ita4,
a passport totahu(:
papenuienyllist*
Gautamala, end int
the war without real
I •-rned
tiNucend-;
-iubjeca at
1114- .
id'to fin
theaiik-
awk-
we doubt
ever mi
./Capra,.
The Geoit"ofk
PrMawasdisehargitpj
but had refusfd ;omit
pointed tt; Santa it
Congress siudLeiecti
A report pmesik'
18th, that a comport'
were attacked hy, Orel
taut,. and all
had ,neFiveds,a449.lighat--
and Al
aighteeninnali . •
. Spme difßeultj hid occurred
,
achusette,„rogiMent,;tand Gen. CI
thsarimett,irti, detacted uu fro
meat. 9
Capt,Wellshad been.ho
abli
rwised
cadent
ac
inge since-
L couple of
were equal
ove en inoo
have real
operandi
In by them.
the Ocean
wik, and,
rate parlor.'
eman with
ling it was
'died, and
es t the oth
.roan-strog-
! rprise, for
cilFbau
Cokite] Jack Hays had . ai
Cruz.
I -
Gen. Lane was ,fat 4 ) erote on
Oetobei, and no doeht entered F
days afterwards. , •..
The Arco Iris of the,i6th, apei
extensive preparati . wis i making ti
a train to the interter tsar; that 4
are all armed and re ady to start.)
The editor bonjeitures that
terson has a ,new expedition in
gainit some State .not hitherto
the Americans, instead of joini
Scott.
,
The same paper contains so
tions as to the probable actiob
icon Congress at ‘ Queretaro, •
others, thinks that the min& of
of the interior had undergon
since theoccupatiaii of -the C
were disposed to faiin apeace.
'self *ere
ere tussle,
errily the
d confront
- Ceased,
and deep
d them in
'end,' they
pon a total
ial dignita-
It is none
, apology,
treat, re-
" right"
et Mirror.
LAIY !
The expedition .against the
planned by Gen. Pakterson, had
teruuccetsfully encountering an,
several parties
The arrival ofthe ;steamship F
nothing of importance in additio
sent you yesterday. - •
The steamer ;Fanny brought 65 lick and
disabled teams4ers,, and the James L. Day,
a number of invalid soldiers and several of
ficers.
. 1
All was quiet at Col. Hughel' camp, at
i i
the National Bridge. The Am rican force
there was strongly fortified and - ell prepar
ed to receive or repel any attac .
The Legislature of
organized
State o Vera Cruz
assembled, and was organized the 27th
of September, at Ilinguscho.
Major Polk„ acting as a you,
been ordered . tolthe command of
ment of cavalry; heretofore u
Cuok.
r, let inst.
NT
CO.
American
nest 'of
xta Anna
'and forte
bales—Re-
His nut.
ke Tezan
aerrillas—
Regiment
expedition
' atterson—
4 1847.
I; have all
arrived at
era Cruz.
Herrera, according to the At
collected 1.0,000 mesi at Quei
the National Guard. ' i
The Guerrillas have full sway! at Jalapa,
making war ,only upon their defenceless
countrymen, • and the Mexican authorities
of the State of Vera Cruz were talking of a
dopting measures tcrput them down.
Padre Jarauta has - threatened Ito shoot all
that carry provisions into Vera Ciiitz. ,
The Delta publishes a protest issued by
tile City Council of -Mexico on tLe entrance
of Gen. Scott, togethet with , his 4nswer. It
alai gives his proclatontion of inrirtial law,
Commodore Perry had taken lap hisrptar
ten temporarily on shore.
The vomit° had again made its appear- .
MICE at Vera Cruz in a mild forM. '
7 1
Cols. Wilson and Miles and jor Aithur
had been quite sick, but were e nvaleacent
The steadier James Gage ha burst her
boilor thirty miles from Vera Gritz, injuring
several persons.
I • has been
pitaL
Lthe 25th
01. Childs
op of the
log his im
permitting
. Scott or
I t threaten
an.
unme-
his posi
ith regard
positions
y satisfied
them sue
d with the
rmiited to
tuber, fur-
A letter
k on the
1 , says the
Juan, San-
menced a
`caw works.
throw coo
, to the cen
. . siderable
A Letter from !Next
A friend who participated in the late gal
lant exploits in Mexico, writes in a letter of
the latest date :—"Atou have no doubt re-
ceived full accounts cif the battle) which pre
eeeded the capture, of to capita The clos
ing scenes havebeeo i ly of a , irrin g, and
sometimes of a thrilling and awf I character. .
Our troops are covered with glo , , but while
exulting at the victory, we re called to
mourn inlears ofonguish for the gallant
dead. Events soon indicated t final battle
for the city. At dawn on• the 1) h, our po
sitions kering been, indicated,- e batteries,
three in number, opened no Ch pultepec.--
(mannedmostly-brthe bit Divi on, 2d and
3d Artillery,) and battered the p ace all day.
In the night before, part of the . Division
[Twigge] were thrown on the ' iedad and
San Antonio,randihe storming parties and
supporting eolumoi kegs& to , ove at day
light. At 9 A. IIL, the assault . mmenced,
and in an hour, perhaps more, .ur flag was
fiyingon the beetle. of Chapu pec. Our
division, which was eupporti g Pillow's,
then moved on in pursuit, to tb left of Cha
pultepec, and 'through , fieltis, • ver ditches
and ponds. We pegged it the , till the re
call brought_ us to ',lel road of = an Conte,
near the aqueduct. Thence 01. Denton
was sent to .'support Duncae's . neryi or si
section of it, which had Web .. - between;
the San CostneaqisedUct riad nd the Cin-I
dada's and new. Otssieri,r he • the enemyi
tad a -strong force end twelve '` fiftee'Ltl e na
and extensive works'. i i
There - took ' s-i
sion of the hacienda of Legas, a , 4 be ifinallyi
saw the armory withdraw, , eal • . , infantry
tad cavalry. This over we re ordered
to join the /Minion on tie Satin . road;
fthe 4d/infinity. ice.; having carried the
int workkatthibend of the' d and sl
ier * while:with. the 2d. and 3d rtifiery uni
ted, to take a: eMitient at the G ! cross greet
A the Gaittetl' whkb was • under a:
tremendous .oe.rif igrspe .ass tnueltely,
which laid many`-low - ,-.., Here e got ;up a
mountain' bonitzet.-11141 plied ' e thOir
ita for more than an ,*air.: I the inertia
on
I
time the 'lnfantry'! tinting thraillt lilli
houses on both aid es' the , anifti.
A iling the roar; th is trirtis . lit' ri
pe-came up 1011' , "'iTolt , 'Of : 'iiiirigi , ..
meat and aimetyliie ' - n of ithirient of
Cbspuleemto—tusdi etmOirriti"' t r rite
.roadsa moremmtittiond the 4 - ill
. goc ow the busk otthp ., ' li . ril 110 W
:aunt; aid Af s grail rally ' ties lit& up
S ty
- the's!frV a nd: . 4 , ii't''' and ; • 04: *Main-
Jaggy's' and '-i -1
' ' - etwi.er* ll o l thith" 1
secured by the ;Ir w itilikeTtwiti ° war
'oiws about 0.'4.44 - wAtio*froin .the
theithi'llie 1 1 41 *.f . Aelbc ' aiiiited**4: al 1
I` , sie (Add 'jide**ikkia.ij biCilier;•: l6 * '
1100 4Kic
cis aim - - *ar *Now usmeN. . thMit:
l itith eithVellithidiii*' . ' 'ilidrnei
~.....,,
~, .
_.„.
...11'4
1 ..
de ceamed,
on the fcd,
ta Anna a
en erected,
hich be had
uses of
Va
of the city.
ese works,
kept up al,
n the work
-1.0 by the
and gre-
greatly . in
very thing
1. traquility
Rea baying
avy battery
.test entbu
.
I.llstbrougb-
• Anna, at
afantry and
t from Pue
., mean train
ad reached
ving atTo
ly frustra-
the Mass
thing bad
the regi-
acquitted.
from Vera
the-4th of
iiebla • few
log of the
despatch
000 troops-
.neral Pat
roepeet a
tvaded by
General
e opecula-
f the Mea
nt among
he people
a change
pital, and
Guerrillas,
eturned af
dispersing
ony,brings
to what I
nicer, had
i a detach
der sajor
o Iris, had
ero, all of
_...-ssed4WialhißkilairstailV
AW4fAritWitti 5 P. M.) the AYvete!,l
alai 414' sumissder at digerati*:
10141. i to jellt: is the I .lateei' ef
ibbishoP; e enosthSxriousplactiorhich
hid: with:ant:brigade:and its ahem.
renting atrdaYliglit we commenced
t h e eity,! and 'reached the-alameda
isf'aid p Oen* sharpfight commeticed, ,
'USW . neatly all day and the greater
the heat. ! "Col: Garland was wound;
001.. Belton had command of the
, He to?k quarters at Gen. Valets
sae, where there were perhaps, arms,
200"nletil and $lO or $15,000 worth
lost luxurious furniture. This silki
ly was plindered. Indeed, the town
, for .threa or four following days to
ter sack of! the Mexicans, who begun
....is palace. t Santa Anna released 1500
.convicts from the Acordada prison, who
commenced plundering the palace and else
where before we came in. He is certainly
,
Ahe author of the , calamities which have be-
Italian this .city, a d so they admit, coupling
o
'Tome), however ; with him. On the 16th
Col. Benton was! ppoinied Lt. Governor of
!the city, Maj. Ge . Quitman being Govern
or, and. both . ,h a a since been employed in
'those dutitaytei quartered in the Palace,
in the rooms of t Secretary of. Hacienda,
of the .TresisurY nolthe Palace is iistfie
Hall of Mangesamis l Of course, our stars
and stripes. float over it in indescribelce
beauty. Gen. Scott was in Santa Ann 's
arpartment i few days, but has taken a sep
arate house. The troops are quartered In
suitable positions over this city of palaces.
The impression made upon us by the mag
nificent structures, style of luxury and ex
pensearound us, cannot be imparted in a
short and hurried letter.—Sahrreksy Gkaner.
Lieut. Col. Belton.
This gallant and distinguished son of Bal
timore has been in every engagement of our
army (except Contreras,) from the capture
of Vera Cruz and its dependencies, when be
lees appointed Governor of the Castle of
San Juan de l3lloa, to the hoisting of our
" Stars and strir+3" and the establishment
of our authority in the city of Mexico, where
he has lately been. made Lieut. Governor
under Major Ge'neral Quitman.
It must have been gratifying to Geo. Scott
to find himself. surrounded in this campaign
by seveiLal of hie old officers wilco distinguish
ed themselves in 1814, but we doubt wheth
er any` circumstances haeafforded - him more
gratification then the fact, that Worth and
Belton, both of them active and favorite
members of his military family at that time,
should again share his toils and glories in
the wonderful exhibition he has planned and
carried out with, so much credit to himself
and Ins country.
Since the Army left Vera Cruz, we be
lieve Lieut. Col.; Belton has been, the senior
officer of artillery in the field, hut he has
been constantly in command of his regiment,
the 3d artillery,, in the first division under
Major General Worth ; and certainly that
division, if it had done nothing else, acquir
.ed glary enough for itself on the Bth Sep
tember& in the attack upon Molino del Rey,
when nearly half of its'officers and men were
killed or wounded., and when, incredible as
it may seem, going into action with only
eighteen hundred men, they carried positions
'almost impregnable, took five pieces of can
non, besides many prisoners, and routed a
bodir of the enemy estimated as high as 18,-
000 . men !—but certainly exceeding 12,000.
Our 'Government sees and rewards merit,
and its we are not aware that any brevet has
yet been conferred on Lieut. Col. Benton for
his good conduct in Mexico, we trust that
promotion worthy of hM high services is
in store for hint, In due time and upon
fit occasion, his native city will remember
her gallant son.—Batt. Sun.
Major Twfinro--Death of rather and
MI
Only two weeks have gone by., since we
were called upon to announce the lamented
death of George Decatur Twiggs, a young
man of,rare worth and intelligence, and the
only and beloved son of Major Twiggs, of
the United States Marine Corps. And now,
the painful duty devolves upon us of record
ing the death of the father, Major Twiggs
himself, who fell while discharging his duty
as au officer ef the army, and battling in the
cause of the nation: Thus father and eon
have both fallen on the battle-fields of Mexi
co—tho death of one followed by that of the
other within a ;`few days. The Major,' his
sou, and the other bronchi , " of the highly
respected family, came to this citto reside
about four years, ago. The m Mher and
daughters are still here at our Navy Yard.
The Major and Lieutenant left Philadelphia
in June last for Vera Cruz, with the armies
under Colonel Watson's command, to join
General Scott's army in Mexico. • The Ma
jor marched from Vera Cruz under General
Pierce, and arrived in safety at' the seat bf
war. The sotilfollowed soon after, with Ma
jor Lally's comb:land, and tell in a skirmish
with the guerrillas.' Both are now among
the gallant ftead ! Both have yielded up
their lives ofl the altar of their country. But
what shall we say of the bereafement, of the
anguish of the distracted widow and moons
ing daughters Who shall venture tb con
sole Vander such trying circumstances 1 How
deep, how. heartrending Must be the *Mee
tam First a son and a brother snatched
away-wand then a husband and a father !
The first blow war stunning--the second
'overwhelming. We tender our kindliest,
warmest sympaties. And yet, at such a
moment, words must seem vain and
'Maya merciful Providenee watch over 'and
iuppott Abe disecniugate, 'and teach them, to
bear up 'against a visitation so trying,-
Phila. Sat: Gleaner.
- Bum, mums lanwrsinso.,—Mr. F. t 3. J.
Smith, of the Bosion Telegraph line, appears
in the Booon.Transeript of Thursday, with
th e : oUowing bold, novel, and unique, dial
'leave; Who'll. meet hinkt , Mr. Haase has
beeti , 6oo*l lilr.„Morse, to a test the
has nowsutopportunity of. !eking the bull
by the.bonus,: ; ; ~ ; - 0.
• I:4lloeposit one,thousand dollars in the
Merehanie BasikOgiunst a like. auto, that I
have a Durhatn.bull, when w 'ght exceeds
in ? ge
2,500 Poondv,,who will travel - Boston
t o New Turk ;.city, with a of one
thoitalud, words , in less time se tbe whole
telerphicipteut...potented, • Rowe , can
Cons* t* ,suune.,. message, ; . coatecutive
words, from. illostooi to Wow York ;.aad I
will, - fif ) l 6 4, qr .W:troo of dictates - and
N irtiair ritltokriaPP.-frkot charge, to tbe
House isetnutteekt,,,Po Cant out UN older
g#o.l*-" TON: I 4, its b. - lecerio4.4loll:die
Within sfl the'months
!ober and Noregetberef'the present *in
, • nitrate 0.1. Bum;
Telegraph alike, Boston, 'Oct. 27, '47.
-- echt , -. ptoseft ibuiicctit
BOYD, :PUBLISHER.
" Here shill the Press, thoTeople'srights maintain,
Unwed by influence, and =bribe(' by gain."
IMORTMOSS. NOV. 4, 1847.
E. W. CARR, Sun Buildiugi . N. E.
corner of Third and Dock Streets, Phil'a.
is authorized to act as Agent for the " Peo
ple's Advocate," aiid receive - and,rectipt any
monies due the Saint for advertising, ite.
rip The Publisher of the People's Ad
vocate" would remind those indebted to him
for Subscription, Advertising and Job-work,
for-the year ending 15th of June last, that it
is not his intention to keep an unsettled ac
count,oit the book over one year. All accsts
due him up to the above date, will be set
tled, sued, collected or lost IMMEDIATE
LY.
SANTA ANNA.—The late news from Mex
ico in another column, gives the last exploit
(probably the last he will make) of this un
fortunate General. His attack on the gar
rison at Puebla, under Col. Childs, like all
the
,rest of his achievements, proved a fail
ure ; even cotton bales, which saved Gen.
Jackson, could not give him a victory.—
Then altering his plans, he sallied out to at-
tack Gen. Lane, at Perote, but before he
.
reached that place his, troops revolted, and
left him with only 130 followers, with which
he was making his way, at the last accounts,
to Oaxaca, probably designing to reach the
PaCific coast, less carefully guarded, and
make his escape from the . country. This
great leader has fallen as low as a leader
can fall ; defeate4 by his enemies and de
serted by his friends; there is nothing left
him but a bad name, and a worse fame.
nr• t
Our reade out of town will see by
our advertising olumns who_have tiled
their Stores with New Goods for the Fall
Trade.
I An error occurred in the footing up
of the district return for J. T. Richards, EBq.
in our last. His entire vote is 2833, and
the majority for Streeter in the district is
1410.
•Chailebers' Miscellany.
We have received the first volume (three
numbers) of the above work from Messrs.
Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 59 Washington
street, Boston. To us, and we doubt not to
many of our readers, the name of Chambers
ilia sufficient guarantee of the charae.ter of
the work. The Miscellany is precisely such
a work as will entertain every one, of what
ever position in life, or frame of mind, who
looks into its pages ; and if we mistake not,
when it and the low price for which it may
be obtained becomes better known, it will
have a very general circulittion..
The Miscellany is published in numbers,
at 25 cts. each, three numbers forming a
volume, and, each number a complete work
in itself—illustrated with engrtivings. It is
not mark up from miscellaneous matter pre
viously, published and read in this country,
but entirely new to thei great mass of Amer
ican reaars. A remittance of 25 cts. to
the Ptiblishers will procure a specimen No.,
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says, that one of the aids of Gen. Scott, who
had to join him at the palace, and was de
tained two hours by au engagement between
our troops and the citizens Sring from the
windows and houset n ps, at last penetrated
to Gen. Scott's room, where he found the
war-worn veteran quite at ease, writing de
spatches, while the enemy's bails were- fly
ing about Ihim in every direction; he not
heeding them a bit more than Charles XII
did when placed in a similar predicament.
The Ain, bravery, and indomitable courage
of that greatest living Captain have not been
half enough acknowledged by his country
men; 'and ancient and modern history may
*ell be challenged to show greater feats of
arms, or greater and sterner devotion to du
ty and , country than are exhibited by Gen.
Seat.
Pacnacrrms.—lt is said that the govern
ment is determined that no promotions shall
take place in the army now in Mexico, or
no appointment to: , fill a vacancy, unless
made from those actually engaged in the
service of the country, or from those who
have rendered efficient service during the
war. It is but just that those who have dia
tinguished theniselvea in the campaign,
ihould fink reap the henors attending it.
The forbearan4a of Gen. Scutt When
he entered the city of bfesico, es testified io
by the , letters of resident fiweigtiem whetted
witnessed the sacking of European citim
when entered by en excited and victorious
loldieg,ls a characteristic of the most 'C
oked kind,infiecting unaraltable honor on
the commander. who ordered; and upon the
treoprthat obeyed, such directions of- for
bearance at such a moment. " The evidence
is direct that boos*" were molested, ea
cePt thesi from which shots wars tired upon
,
our AND' - -
tmearemvum Keilmettow-vveriOr
Pratt has Moommeind the 25411' of November
aen.**hett, fit tifirybutd as a day
certheakegiebi l g "skin the *teeth Step
mlll6lOB lidereadded dor. •
, . • ,
ESSE
General Menu
ys, it is unable to give a Cow
-1 ble of thWelection, in conic•
duplicate "Pies °Uptowns not
a ,reeeiied at the Secretary's
-nis a table, which, it says, is
I. te, which makes Shank ,
s . vote
fi n's 128,138; Shank's plural-
Reigart's vote is 11,407 ; Le
l'. . Shuak's majority over all,
burg frnion
pieta offi c i a l '
qualms of tbel
'having all
office. It p
nearly accu
146,115;
it,, 11,977.
aloyne's, 1,
'5,093.
tar The lew Orliens Delta, of 16th,
says—" We I understand that a passenger
who arrived rota the Brazos yesterday, sta
tedi than was a rumor prevalent when
he, left that the fbmous Gen. Urrea was com
ing down from Victoria with 12,000 men, for
the purpose of retaking the whole valley of
the lower Rio Grande. It was supposed that
Matamoros would be the first place that
would be attacked. We can hardly put
confidence in the rumor."
Tua New YORE ELECTION took place on
Tuet;day last. There is a rupture in the
ranks of the Democracy of that state, which
may have 'served to give them adefeat.—
Seperate Coaventions had been _held by the
i .
two division of the party. The Young De
mocracy, et he head of. which is John Van
Buren, held 1 theirs at Herkimer, the Hon.
David Wilmot, from this dristrict, being in.
attendance. •A meeting was held in New
York city to 'confirm the nominations of the
" Old Hunkers," made at 'Syracuse, and if
the report•of the N. Y. Herald be correct, it
was one of those scenes of confusion which
New Yorkers ; so well know how
. to make.
While we lament this division in our ranks
in the Empire State, we cannot help notic
ing the laughable scenes presented at the
meeting. Here is a specimen :
" Ma. BR4DY—Fellow Citizens—[" Bah,
you said tht# before. •Give us a variation :
say fellow 1 sinners"—laughter.] Fellow
citizens, if t ere are any gentlemen in the
room—[" N there aint—not one"—roars of
laughter, and cries of " turn him out"] 1
say if there pre any gentlemen in the room
who desire to occupy this rostrutn'iNi prefer.
ence to me, 11 shall be most happy to sur
render it tai them. [Cries of "No, no."
"Go on." 'Yes, yes."]
THE FUTURE POLICY.—From the indica
tions at the 'seat of govern rent, the war,
hereafter, will be waged at the expense of
Mexico. The Union says: "She must. be
made to feel the weight of military contri-,
butiotts, under the rigor . 'of martial law in
her provinces and her cities. Her guerrlla
system of warfare, in so far as it departs
from the itsages and the rules of civilized
war, must he met and chastised on our part
by corresponding severity. Her guerrillas,
as they tire 'organized, and as they
.now op
erate, are brigands rather than soldiers ; and
as such they must be treated. It is to such
principles of policy and procedure on our
part, that the country now looks for its 'poly
hope of a Speedy and honorable peace.—
With this view, we doubt not, t hat when
Congress assembles, ample provisions will
he readily made of all the means requisite
in our future operations in Mexico, to 'up
hold at onee the justice , and homir of our
country." • A communication frinzi . the pen
of a vigorous writer, appears in the Union,
upon the war and its prosecution, in which
reflections Worthy of consideratiOn are pre
sented. We have only room for the follow
ing paragniplis, in reply to`the project urg
ed by somei, of the withdrawal of the troops,
and fortifying line which we mean to hold.
He says:
Many distinguished names have been in
favor of , withdrawing our troops to the line
which we mean to claim—then to fortify
and hold Oat line,. We consider this a vis
ionary and weak project. 'Would it be
oes any one think that the ene
'll not yield up that line will per
.ly to hold it.? Free from allfears
the enemy would bestow hit
tion to that line, and would make
unceasing inquietude end blood
lid such a state of things be• al
st 1 If the enemy approach that
of his force be met 1 'lf routed,
be pursited 2 And then invasion
line again occurs, and active war
Moreover, properly, to defend
pence T
my , who wi
mit us qui: ,
elsewhere, ' 1
whole nue
it a scene o
shed. Co
lowed to ex'
line must n
must he no
beyond the
will follow.
ine, posts in advance are necessa
. posts must then be occupied, or
be assumed and held.
any given
17. Thee
no line ca
to us absurd to suppose that an
will not yield a line of bound
itthat line to be quietly held ;. or
Weeemsi
enemy wh
ty, will peti
erconsequences wouldifollow such
those of being obliged again, at
of blood and treasure, to re
. dvautages which had been volun,
oned. The enemy now refuseti
that line. With the sworcl
er his head, he yet refuses ft.—
~ then, that he would, submit to;
ietly held, if that sword was re.
he - line •of boundary' must be -c
that any of
a plan tha
vast sacrift
cover the •
tartly aba
to give u
pended o
What hop•
its being q
moved 2
~ Peace must, tberefore,fre
moony any line. -
lessen expenses 1 Let any one
with these subjects calculate the,
forts which such a line would re
the' cost of furnishing it with reg
s ; and the question; would be
wered. It would be no difficult
rceive that 'the .cost 'would ex
ile expenses of the 'war ; and .
nee, from v4rious camels, would
active renewal of the war. - '..
a boundaryj we must,.have a
but it must be pipe 6nd a •boun
'tidal without pear io too idle,
a national object. Itreanopt he ' ,
Al a moment, 'but on the suppo-,
he enemy Would
. quii. ly . mibmit. l
Id heft boundary an pea Xe. A ;
and, prep while yet'
i war,intists ,
a similar suppositin ;!! ''- ,
4
line of pei
cede or up
Would i
conversant
forces and
quire, wi
ular suppli
readily an
matter to
ceed the p
a ennseqts
eoTlioelle
We we
boundary;
dilly.. A
a vision f
entertain
sition that
Then it w
bon ndari
ed I - Whit
Teported at • Dit
he corn had runoff the'
Ming Mr. Wynn; •
7 injuring:lU lirO.
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No news roar. the Sou. !end scarcely
any- expected. 'We hare "lii,kingeraay
Meildoe government to contend against,
and no more• campaigns to fight tbiturghe
We have only to consolidate what we lave
acquired, end to make our IMX*I4OIIII cow
plete. To ,this object will a ll the e ff orts of
the admigistrititm be now' directed. The
President Will, in his next Message to Con
gress, recommend the most vigorous prose
cution of the war, and! the utmost , severity
against the guerrillse.l But 11-doubt much
whether, at 1 hsve Iree stated, he will ven
ture on fixing a limit biefotO Which our con e
quests and, subjugation must Loot extend.—
This will probably be loft to circumstance
and to events as .th e y ma y + F en n . Th e i s
are now frequent cabinet meetings, in which
the paragraphs of the message are mad.
subjects of discussion, and the message will,
no doubt, principally dwell neon- the war
and the manner in which 'it iii henceforth to
be conducted. But oftbil I propeselospe e k
in a subsequent letter.
•
We are all anxious to learn the purport of
Mr. T rises despatches, and this the more en
as the Union sometime since said that if
Trist has really seriously ionsidered
question of the Nueces.for a boundary, heir
worse than a• " Mexican Whig." 1 -trust
that Mr. Ttist has' done no Inch thing. ,It
is now freely admitted that it is highly ne
cessary that. Mr. Trist should come home,
inasmuch as his very presence seems tocon
sole the Mezie,ans with the belief that we are
still ready for peace; in spite , of the treache
ry committed by Santa Anne before Mexico.
-But they are mistaken. Thn idea of nego
tiation is wholly abandoned by the adminis
tration, which is at last convinced that we
have ourselves 'to fix thefuttne boundary of
Mexico, whether a so called) Mexican gov-,
ernment Consent, to it or not. What that
frontier is to be, is not yet determined upoa, f
and on this also,the message will tacit likely
be silent.
As for the levying a contribution of $150,-
.000,.demanded by Gen. Scott of the City 'of
-Mexico, itis far from satis fy ing the-just ex
pectations of our government. A ' million
would have been little enough, after what
our troops had suffered.- •
I say this without detriment to Gen:Scott,
Whose motives for being di - us lenient to, a
desperate roe,', may be easily apfteciated.—
ContributiOns will henceforth , be levied on
all large towns, and the one:hundred and fif--
ty thousand 'dollars -furnished by the Capi
tal, is considered as the firstiinstaltnent of a
much larger sum, due us bidher wealihy in
habitants. If it be true thatl the majority of
the Mexican population are tndiffe rent to the
war,' and have to be caught in lasso, and
dragged to the fortificatiorniiihey are to de
fend against our troops, then the war must
be carried on in a manner to make the
wealthy feel, and the military martinet rue
it; which can only be done by Levying hen
vy contributions, and proqeeding with the'
utmost s e verity. Their chiefs ought to be
hung as fast as our Rangers seize upon them.•
Onseivca.
Pennsylvania Leilalsdore.
THE STATE SENATE.
•
The Senate is composed; of 33 members,
11 elected each year—this 'year 12, one to
fill a vacancy.; Oi those bolding over from
last year. 9 are Democratslnnd 12 Whigs.
The new Senators elected are below : •
I. Philadelphia City—Benj. Matthias,
Whig. -
11. P hilndelphia county÷Tlwmas S. For
sythe, Democrat—gain.
X. Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming
—Farris B. Streeter, Dem:
XIII. • Luzerne and CpluMbia—Valentine
Best, _Elem.
XV. Union, Mifflin and Juniata—Ner
Middleswarth, Whig.
XVI. Cumberland and; Perry—Robert
C. Sterrett, Dem. -
XVIII. Adams and Franklin—Wm. R.
Saddler, Whia.
XIX. Bedford, Blair and Huntingdon—
Alexander King, Whig. •
XX. Armstrong, Cambria, Clearfield and
Indiana - Wm. F. Johnsoq, Whig. '
XXIV. Allegheny and' Butler—George
Darsie, Whig. -
XXV. Mercer and Beaier— David San
key, Whig.
XXVI. Crawford and ire n a tiv)--4ant es
Porter Brawley, Dem.
The following is a corrected list which we
think con be relied; upon.
HOUSE OP REPRESESITiTIVIS.
Adams-William M'Skerry.
Allegbeney-Lewis C. Nobk, Christian.
Snivel", Marshall Swartzwelder, Henry
Large. .1
Armstrosg-Lewis. Brenneman.
Beaver-John Allison, 4rohn Shot, h. '
Redfoid:-James K. Kirk, Josiah Miller.
BerksJohn C. Myers, John Long, Sun-
Fegely, Henry G. Stetter.
Bradford-Francis
. Smith, Arum& Wat
tles.
Bucke-J. W. Long, Pa D. Bloom, Ed
i
ward Nicholson. r "
Butler-Jacob Ziegler.
Cambria-L.lolm Kean.' L
Centre and Cearfield,-John - B. Meek,.
George Walteo. • -
Chester-Weary S. Break, Masts
Ball, George Ladley. • '
Columbia-43‘awart Peerie.'
Crawford-S:1 Krick, 1. K. Kerr. -
Cumberland-Jacob -LeOrer, Abraltam,
Lamberton. • =
Dauphin-Jaws "flimmlert Gratz.
Deleware--Skeicitky Morton.
Erie--r-G. J. Bali, Wm Sanborn .
Fayette-William R. I,climeos, Wllliaab
Red rick
F rani; Frillion Baker, Sameel Rd
bert.-
Green -. John IL:Gordoti. '
lionOngdon an d Blair--PetidlAfitii,r/r.
Briedelthal.
Indiaiis--Win.c C. `MXiiight.
'Jefferson,- Olivia', and Ve nango , 49lll l l
Kentley,lJr., Williem Berry!
Juniata and.lVOrich,
.his Mlifsen. • :
leneuter—AbrakenBiity. J. B. fitaks.
themaslAtlamour , : a pidin*"
David tr.l,frAeisuros._„
• tebatildiut Eiketuager..,
Lehigh 'aid.",,,Clitrboefte Bowman.
Sailuel MOT. ~ • ,• 1,;•;.:„,- •
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