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lira. TRISTAND GEN. scorrrr.
The \Vashington Union, the reputed
organ of the administration, having denied
the statement of the New York Courier
and Enquirer that “Mr. Trist had . been
sent to Mexico on a mission interfering
with the military authority of Gen. Scott,”
that paper replies as follows :— ‘
‘;‘,VVe have no hesitation in rcpeatinoql
our first assertions in regard to this matter, l
and in re aflirming their essential truth.
Mr. Trist did enclose to Gen. Scott a de-l
spatch from the Department of War, giv-
ing him (Tiist) power to conclude an ar-T‘
misticc with the Mexican Government;
and Gen. Scott in reply, informed l\’lr._
Trist that from the perusal of that letter,l
“it was evidently the intention of the De-l
“partment to degrade him from the com-;
.“mand of the army, and to make him sub-J
“ordinate to Mr. Trist. We assert this
as a fact, within our l-iiowlcdge; and if,
the -"editor of the Union speaks the tru'th.
when he says he has inquired carefully.
into the matter, and if he has had access"
to papers now on file in the \Var Depart-
ment, the fact is within /22's knowledge
also. VVhethcr the Administration,,,did
actually give to Mr. Trist. all the power he
attempted to exercise, or not, the Union
may consider a matter of opinion.
Scott, from a perusal ofjthe Seci‘c.tar_v’s.
letter, had no doubt Wliatever of the in-
tention of the Executive virtunll_v to 511-.
percede him, by making him suboigtiiiriie to
Mr. Trist. And he at once infoi'tiicd tliat-
gentfeman that he could not exercise the_
power which he had claimed, and which,
the instructions of the War Department:
conferred upon him, while he 7'c—mr.-irzed at’
z’/ze head of the army. ‘|
“The careful reader of the Union’s ar-Q
ticle will'readily_see, that it does not deny.‘
one of these statements. VVe_appeal to;
the ‘record’ for their truth; and we slialli
hold the Union to the responsibility it has
assumed, in referring to that record, in
terms insinuating, though they do not as-
sert,§the falsity of our statement.”
Thus there is a direct point at issue,
which not only involves the veracity of
thesetwo prints, but also a great national
question in regard to the course of the
administration in its attempted negotia-
tions with Mexico. It is certainly a very
strange affair, if it should prove to be true,,
that an inferior office in the Department
of State should have been deputed to su-
percede the authority of the Commander
of our army in Mexico, and thus thwart
his operations and degrade him as the
subordinate yf a political diplomatist.
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Mr. Smith, the‘; famous “Razor Stropl
Man,” has been bound over to keep tliefe
peace, in the sum of $600, by the Mayor
of Philadelphia. The breaking of the
peace consisted in collecting together
crowds of men and boys, at the corners o
streets, to hear the wonderful and magni-
ficent qualities of the peculiar kind of
Strops that Smith so peculiarly sells.
China Junk is built in the shape ofa whale
boat, 150 feet long, breadth of beam 25
feet, and 12 feet hold. Her stern basfi a
rise of 30 feet from the deck. She is
built entirely of teak wood, and is very
strong. Her masts, three in number, are
of teak wood. Her cabin 30 feet long,
23 feet \\id.-, 9 1-2 feet high, painted with
designs of birds, beasts, &c. In the after
part of the cabin is a large case, containing
one of their principal Goddesses, having
30 arms and stretched out. She is deco-
rated Will‘ ‘Vatcllesa flowers and other of--rnissioners. The report was agreed to by -to u,e,,0,., ,,,.Og,.eSS~: 0,, ,'he battle with
ferings. The vessel contains a large-
numbcr of other curiositiesf, ,’She has 3-
windlasses—one amidships very large, to
get up the anchor; one on her bows to
heave the keel of the rudder to the stern
post; one astern to heave the rudder out
of the water. She is painted outside
white, black bends front her stem to her
fore rigging, from her fore rigging to her
stem red. She has nine ports on a side,
painted white with black streaks one on
each side the rudder.
Her rudder is so constructed as to spip
and unship at will in a shor ‘time-. Czapz.
Kellett states that she is a very fine sea
vessel. She has been perfectly tight on
her passage. Her cost was $75,000. Her
crew consists of 40 China men, and 20
Europeans.
She is named the Keing—Kcllet, master
—and has had a passage of‘).1‘2 days from
Canton—-touching at St. llelenu on the
‘..’.3d of April. She has come in imllast
consigned to Messrs. Foster Ev. Nicherson,‘
but has on board Chinese (.'tll'i()Sill(’S.
Jour. of Com.
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It’evul.~i'on in (/26 Corn Tmdc.—-The Jour.
of Com. says:——“The price of corn is now
so different from the expectation of the;
owners far West, that the charges are
parcels of corn and some other produce
have been abandoned to the forwarders,
and many cargoes the consignees would
sell for the charges. The original pur-
chase money is therefore a total loss, and
where the owners are able, they will suf-
fer a still further loss.”
The Sea Serpent, according to the pa-
pers, is now making his annual visitation-
ofi'Nahant. Last Sunday he raised his
nose about ten feet out of water, took a
sly look at halfa dozen folks on the rocks,
and then dipped.
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During the thunder gust on Tuesday
last, the Northampton Gazette says hail
stones fell there of about the size of small
walnuts. The corn and grain along the
Connecticut valley were prostrated, and
some large trees were blown down.
A youag man who had espoused an old,
ill tempered wife, but extremely rich,
used to say, fVVhenever I find my wife
cross, and my own temper giving way, I
retire to my library, and console myself
by reading her marrirge seltlemcm.’
Op Sui'itltfy,_'11th inst. J-oE_Quincy Ad-
ams entered, upon the 8 [st year of his age
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Z\’ew .Hrzm,2Js/i2Trc.——Tlie glad tidings from
New Hampshire, says. the Boston Atlas,
have been received as they deserved to
ht-.,-with unrepressed delight and exulta-
tion. They were hailed with rejoicings
not only by every true hearted son of New
Hampshire, but by every friend of free-
l'-aloiri and of sound VVhig principles, no
matter where he claimed his origin. Eve-
ry one who desired the arrest of the far-
ther progress of slave territory and the
spread of slave power, every one, in short,
who felt as a true son of the North should
feel, learned the result of the election in
New Hampshire, with it gratification as
great and unmixed as the result was sur-
prising and unexpected. '
The triumphant election of Amos Tuck,
by a majority of nearly two thousand, by
the allied forces of the First District, and
the gain of three thousand, by the
allied forces in the Third District,
securing so unexpectedly to most, tlse
election of Jas. \Vilson, is a result at
which we may well rejoice. They are
events whose importance wecannot well
over estimate.
delight through every true Whig heart
throughout the length and breadth of our
land. They proclaim in startling tones,
the verdict of a free, intelligent and high
miii-led people, passed in condemnation of
the men in power. They will penetrate
into the inmost retreat of the VVhite
liouse, and their nofls of warning will be
li» ard even by.the Executive, in the midst
of his servile throng of parasites and pam-
pered llatterers.
Stzz'cirIe.—-Vvfc untlerstand Rufus Sarlcs,
of Poundrigc, committed suicide on Tues-
day last, by hanging himself in his bed
chamber. Sarles was an intemperate man
and it is supposed he was laboring under
the delirium tremens. He was raving early
in the morning, and his wife, with her
children fled from their home, from fear
of personal violence from him, and made
alarm. Shortly after, sortie of the neigh-
bors on going to the house found him sus-
pended by the neck, with a cord, a corpse.
He was about 4-0 years of age, and was
once only a_ moclcsule clrz'72lcer.—Stam_,-’or(l
fldvocate.
Abby Folsom preached a Fourth of J ly
oration of two days length, from fier
chamber window in Boston, commencing
on Sunday and getting through on Mon-
day night. The Mail says “she preached
enough during the two days from her
window to wear out the lungs of a lion,
and make an elephant hoarse. Her physi-
cal powers are tremendous and her love
of the freedom of speech stronger than
death.”
Found !——it was known that U. S. Sena-
.tor Breese intended to be present at the
Harbor Convention. But the “lashing-
ton Union tooft such strong ground against
the Convention that the worthy Senator
was afraid to jeopard his standing with
the Administration by carrying out his
original intentions. lt appears, however,
that he succeeded in reaching Chicago af-
ter the Convention adjourned.-.fllb. Jour.
The Providence Journal so 'of the
boundary line which has been run by the
Rhode Island and fvlsssacliusetts commis-
sioners, that it makes no transfer, or
scarcely any, of inhabitants or soil. Each
state remains in possession of the territory
over which it has exercised jurisdiction
ever since the decision of the King in
Council affirming the report of the com-
to
all the commissioners of both states,
except Mr. Gardiner of Massachusetts.
\Velearn from the Milwaukie Gazette»
-that the entries of Public Lands at the
office in that city, since January 1, 184-7,
exceed one hundred thousand acres, and
that the receipts are upwards of one hun-
dred and thirty thousand dollars. The
quantity of land remaining unsold in the
Milwaukie District is between 3550 and
400,000 acres.
(frime and Szzic2'de.—-A German com-
mission merchant, named John D. Kleud-
gen, doing business in Broadway, was
arrested on Tuesday on charges of having
obtained $H«,000 from the firm of Bon-
naffe & Co. of Broad street, upon bills of
exchange drawn upon ltl. C. Hainbro &
Son, London, which he represented were
'=ti'.':.v.‘n on shipments of whale oil ; which
:TCpl‘CS(?lilt1ll()nS were false,'and the bills
were protested. He also obtained from
Mr. Belmont $14,000 more, from Spies 8:
"Co. -$7,000; Prime, VVard & Co. $ 10,000,
and from John Gale $20,000, and was
held to bail in the sum of $6,000. On
seeing an account of his arrest in the
newspapers, Kleudgen blew his brains out
with a pistol.——.I. of Com.
Factory Di'vz'clen(.’s.-—Tlie Charleston
Mercury says that the profits of a cotton
factory in Coluuibus, Ga. have averaged
fifty per. cent. upon the capital for three
years, and that other factories in the
southern country have been very success-
ful. The Mercury expresses a hope that
the day is rapidly approaching when a
great portion of the cotton crop will be
exported in the form of manufactured
goods.
7/zc .7cwz's/i Sabbal/i.—The Journal des
Debats publishes a letter dated at Konigs-
burg, May 16th, which states that seven
hundred Jews of that city had agreed tr?
transfer the celebration of their Sabbath
from Saturday to Sunday. This measure
is regarded as :1 remarkable proof of the
tendency felt by the Jews to assimilate
themselves to the Christians in ‘religions
practices.
It is said that not far from $5,000,000
are yearly earned in Massacliusetts, by
females employed in the various factories
and manufactories of straw hats, stocks,
&c. About 3,000 females are thus annually
nployed. '
They will send a thrill of .
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I Comlncncemenl T*Ve'~k at Yale College.-
‘The Commencement this year is on Thurs-
day, August 19th. '
On Tuesday eve. August 17th,. the con-
cio ad Celrum will be preached by the;
iRev. Dr. Hooker, of East VVindsor. The;
subject assigned by the General Associa-l
tion of Connecticut is, “the Divinity of
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Vllednesday, August 18th, will be held
the Meeting of the Alumni, the Theologi-
-,cal Commencement, and the meeting of;
3the Phi Beta Kappa Society. The Rev.f.
VVm. Adams, D. D. of New York city,l
lvvill deliver the address before the Alum-l
ni. President North, ofHauiilton College,
is the Oi-ator of the Phi Beta Kappa So-l
ciety. and l\lr. Luzerne _Ray, of Hartford,
the Poet. ,
Candidates for admission to College’
will be examined on Monday and Tuesday,:
August 16th and 17th.
The Newspaper press is requested to}
-copy the above notice.
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I7'::;n i’r'~l.”f5-77.£[('3.""'_l‘l‘llS is certainly the
the age of Iron, irr.-ii engines, iron horses;
lllOfl chairs, and so on as in most other
;parts of the world we shall have iron hou-i
ises. Already in a number of instances‘
iron shingles have very successfully su-
perceeded tin, slate and wood. We have
seen -.1 number of houses covt-red with‘
them. It would be a most excellent plan
to zinc the shingles to prevent oxidiza-l
tion. Iron shingles are cast with a small;
notch in each so that one (its exactly into;
another, and covering or painting of coal‘
tar used to prevent rusting.--Sci’. .3122.
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Groml Lodge 1. 0. O. F.-—The election}
of officers of the Grand Lodge of I. O. O.‘
F. took place on VVednesday eve. last in
New Haven, and resulted as follows :— '
John Greenwood, Jr. of Bethel, G. M.;
Junius M. VVilley, of Stonington, D. G.’
M.; A. S. Vviglitmau, of New London, G
W.; Lucius G. Peck, of New Haven, G.‘
8.; Samuel Bishop of New Haven, G. T. ;
Prelate Demick of New Haven, and Ezra‘
Clarke, Jr. of Hartford, I'leprcsentative.s to;
the Grand Lodge of U. S. at Baltimore.
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C/mrcoztl benc_/icial to Peac/L T7'ees.——Mr.l
Mason Cleveland, of Hartford, Ct. makes
public in the American Agriclturalist an
experiment made upon a peach tree-, byi
an acquaintance of his, the truth of which,’
he says can be depended upon’ beyond all.
question—-at any rate the experiment is a;
cheap one, and is worth trying. He had
a young peach tree the leaves of wliicli
were turning yellow, and showinrr other
symptoms of decay. My friend cdlling to
miind the qualities of Charcoal, removed
the turf and soil, near the roots, in a circle
of about two feet in diameter around the
tree, and filled the space to a level with
the surrounding soil, with fine ieccs and
dust of charcoal which remaiiied in the
bottom of a box. The result was sunri-
sing. The tree put on fine healthy lealves
instead of the yellow ones, and all other
signs of sickness departed in a wonderfully
lshort, space of time. The tree again com
menced growing, and remained perfectly
healthy until some years after, when it.
was destroyed by the weight of its crop’
of fruit, assisted by a strong wind. It isl
lworthy of note that its frtiit, both in qual-5
lily and size, was as much improved as the’
-appearance of the tree itself.
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“Once more un.'o (lie BRIDGE, dear
frienr/s!”—-'l‘lie people of Hartford held a
-meeting on Friday evening of last-‘week,
'the “Air Liners” respecting the Middle~
town Bridge. Resolutions were adopted
expressive of their determination to oppose.
,the same before the next Legislature, and.
‘a committee of 25 appointed to prepare a
memorial to bring before that body, and
give notice of the same to parties inter-
ested. ’l he Courant says, if folks sup-
pose the Hartford people are “going to
sleep” they will “find themselves mis-
taken.” -
“Kit Carson,” the famous Rocky Moun-
tain trapper, who has accompanied Col.
‘Fremont in his western expediions, and
who left him a few months since in Cali-
hns rc..'3c.rit.ly left \Vt‘tSlll{l,-’{iC')‘i with
‘ lies sucli pcrfe.::-*. con-*
i. ’«c“.ce in izirri as to travel under his pro-
5-tcction rig/iteczziiuridretl milrs, to a pointl
\’l’ll€!‘e:SllC has agreed t0‘meet her husb8n(l.l
Much of this distance will be through al
wilderness, and among tribes of hostile?
Indians, which Carson has pledged his life.
to fulfil in safety. Mrs. F. has shown al
courage equal to her young and enterpri-
sing husband, in undertaking this long and
perilous journey.
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A rail road project is now afoot in Del-
aware, the object of which is to connect
Wilmington with New Castle. This will
establish a railroad communication be-
tween Philadelphia and New Castle, and
afford during the winter a regular inter-
course between the two places.
The Telegraph wires extend 100 miles.
from Pittsburgh to VVheeling, sixty miles‘
of which is on the line to Cleveland. The
15th of August will see the Atlantic in
communication with Cincinnati and
Cleveland. ”
The Emancipator contains a call for of
a Liberty Party mass meeting to beheld at
Buffalo, on the 20th Oct. next, to nominate
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent.
it is stated that the Board of Visitors of
William and Mary College have elected
to the Presidency of that institution, the
Rev. Francis L. Hawks, D. D. of New
Orleans.
The splendid viaduct which carried the
railway over the river Neurthe, in France,
has fallen—dumage $500,000. A viaduct
is in progress near Narrowgate England,
the masonry of which is one thir_d of a
,m'lea in_ length, across the Crimple Valley.
.It consists of b2 arches of 5‘). feet span,
and The loftiest 130 feet high.
lmeans, enormous as they were, woulzl he been invited
ilSll'Zll.lUll was nfi‘.'.Iitl to m:i e licnviei‘ (le-'0ffl<?ifll€tl 113 Cll=\l‘>liiln-
EXTRA SESSION OF COl\"GRl3SS- The Chicago Cont'enti'on.—Tlie Harbor
The New Orleans Bulletin thinks that ifwe do and River. Convention organized at Chi.
not “conquer pence" pretty soon the Secretary of cago on the 5th in'st., bei g called to prder
the 'I‘reustiry will be in trouble. and “the wheels ofl by the. appointment of Jtis. L. Barton, of
government" will be creaking for want at" oil. It-Buffalo, as Chairman. A committee, of
observe-<— T .which the Hon. J. C. Spencer was Chair-
“There are several reasons connected man, was appointed to nominate permanent
with the war, which we think will render‘ officers, and afterwards presented the
an early session advisable, if not absolute-lnames of the Hon. Edward Bates of Mis-
lv necessary, the principal one of whicli;souri for President, Thomas Corwin, of
will be, in case power is not obtained, to:Oliio, and others, as Secretaries. A com-
provide ways and means for carrying on mittee reported re.solutioiis for the govern-
the “-31-, ment of the Convention, and authorizing
Mr "Walker ofiici-all stated that tlietlie President to a oint ii committee to
Treasury notes, the. $Qli3,()00,000 loan andlprepilre an adclresiipto t‘ a, people of the
the revenue, would be suflicient to meet,U. S., and another to prepare statistics for
all demands even under a continued statcfpublication; and: still ii_nother to" aid in
of war, up to the 30th June, 18-18, the end pllshlng llle Objects of the Convention
of the present fiscal year. The uppropri- through Congress, and call another, Con-
ations of Congress were all made accor- ' Venllon, If this Is notellectuztl. .
dingly, and intended to provide for every Letters were read from Messrs. Van
thing up to that date. ;Buren, Cl:1y,'lZi€l'll0l‘., iwright, Cass, and
We denied, at the time, that these many other distingiiislied men who had
to attend the Convention.
siifficient for the purpose, but the admin-:Rov. \.-Villiam Allen of\‘ Mass:ich§sei.ts
l ziietccti Lites
mands at the time, when the amount was; weie represented by (lL‘l(;‘L{':!l€S.
already so large, and rather than expose} '
the whole extent of the enormous cost of?
Mr. Polk-‘s war, previous to the spring and,
summer elections, they preferred to wait‘
and go before the next Congress, with
some plausible excuse, and ask for appro-
\Ve are informed that a child of Mr.
Chas. Chapman, of this town, says the
Dniibiiry Times, was poisoned on the 6th
,inst. by putting a visiting card in its
‘imoutli, which its mother had given it to
priations to cover up the dcficiciicit-s3;l’l“.V;' ‘huh’ It Ted m 48 hams nrl,C"' A"
wliich, notwitlistandiiig the boasted in j‘”"'“.V3'5 Ora Card by D“ E- R l"~"‘“‘-’”a
creased ,.ec,,,,,,S, ,,,,de,. me mrup of 18,“,-, showed that the enamel oyr coating was
and the Mexican tariff, “ill amount to ma- composed “f C‘"b°'””° "f ‘Mil’
ny millions.
The appropriations for the fscal year,
ending the 30th June, 18-17, were cxhaus
ted some time since, and the money up-
propriated for this year, has be-ezi and is
being used, to pay off the '¢lf‘l‘e:1l‘S of the
NOREVALK CA7. l‘-_‘.T"l‘ E.
\~“a’eitiitesii:1y, Jun’ 2§.'l§E7.
'1‘erms of A*E§V1_'!'K.iS§:!g.
last year; and it will be_ S60“, '05 W0" "5 4 “He, 0, 1%,,’ 1,,,,.,,,.,-,(,,,, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 95
Congress assembles, be It 500118!‘ 01' ldlel‘. -- -- ' n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5,0
that one of their first 3t'lS will be to make (3 " 1 " ........... -- 37
additional appropriations for imnicdinte ‘,0 i ---------- -- - $33
‘and pre.~:sing wants, tliougli by the Itnilefll .. .. __ ' ’ ' ' ‘ ’ ' ' ‘ ' " '
and official (l8Cli1l’dl.lUllS of the 'l're:isui‘_\-',l, 15 -z 1 u (33
War and Navy Departniei'its, ample means. f‘ “ 3 ‘~' . . . . . . . . . . .. . 87
have alrezitly been provitlcd to inert e\'eryg iii’ '_', - - - - ~ - - - - - - ~-1
expenditure up to the 30th June, 1847.”
1«‘o:itEioN.,
The royal mail stem:-cr, which left Liv-~
erpool oii the ‘l-tli of July, l'CalCl1(:‘tl l;'-ostoii
Siittirday foreiioon. Her political ne-- s is
unimportant. There is a further t.lcpi'es-
sion in the grain niarket, chiefly owing to
the pi‘omising liarvcst. RUKIXAIFS of the
potatoc rot are not ci'c~;iited.
\Vestern iiour sold at 3-1-s per burr.-l,l
Richmond and ;\.lexandria 33:, Now Or-
leuns 3ls—-others less. iutlian meal
stands at 203 ant ‘.255 per 196 pounds.
The cotton market has improved.——-
The advance is three eights of a penny.
Tito taste Iilcxit-taiia Fc'c".E’§.
The New Orleans papers of the 8th inst.
overflow with correspondence and extracts
froui Mexican papers received by the
Alabama.
There appears to be much confusion, as
well as contradiction in regard to Gen.
Scott and his :position; one report goes
so far as to land him inside the capital, :1
conqueror. But we apprelicud that there
is no reason to doubt of his still holding
back at Puebla at the close of the month,
waiting for reinforcements under General
Cadwalader and Pillow——thc former of
whom was at Perote on the 20th, \\'I‘titilig‘
to form a junction with Gen. Pillow, who
was fighting his way forward, rriuch har-
rassed by guerillas. His loss is said to
have been severe.
The Mexican papers report Gen. Scott
to have died at Jalapa with the dysentery,
but that the Americans have revived him,
by announcing his arrival at Puebla.-—
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or tivei‘, 15 per cent.
I ‘.t.’e::i’ly adv:-rti:-oi‘.-' iillowt-d 2'2 lines. with the priv
lit-_«_'c of f7 Clii.lll‘_{t'.". ‘_'~_'l‘3.
1l£IlH‘l'!lt')i lIl(:ltl(lt:t_l) PP!‘ yneir. with the privilef__'e ul
'cii:iii,-;_'iiig qiizii'tcrl_\. .241‘.
I l\U atlvei':i:=ciiit-tits v ill lici‘eaftci' be inserted
‘ gratis. ()E‘ii!i1ar_v UUil(.‘(‘:~' cxct.-vtliiig 5 lines in length
l iiiih-.s.= ofgciit-r:il iiitci'c.:t, will he cliiirged as iidvi.-i‘-
,l.<"t‘ll)(‘,lli.-‘.
'l‘r:izi.<:ciit :i.ivei':i:<et:i<-nts. to iiisztie iii.-'ci‘tio:i
iiiusi be accoiiipaiiimi V'v'l‘.li llitEC2l.>l).
The following cxtract is t.;ltcii frciii a late Fi't—uI. li
.loiii'ii:i.l.ifi1iiich ability and ritithoiity. The vit;'.v.<
taken by the writer. of the (.‘lUl.~(!.~‘. tili_ie'C2.~‘ aiidcll'cci.-‘
ofthc iiefaiious war in wliich this (.'t)llllil'_\' is Cl:,';:ig-
e l. are so foi’cibl_v and ti'iiti:fiiil_.' poi'ti';tyt-d, and at
the suiiie '.i:i:c fiiriii.-li us witii th.-r i'cflcc'.e<l oI»liiZ(;i-.—*
ol'ciiligli‘te:iit-u‘ l.".iiru-pe uitl; i'c;_-ard to the wrist‘. ili:i.
we feel that iiolliiiig ofhouie prodi:c.ioii. on ih_i- vi_
iziliy iinpoitiiiit question, vrould be l'CCCl\(:(l li_v our
rcatlers, with equal interest.
The altiriiiing ci‘.ci'o:icliu:ciit:; iizadc by the bliivc
Power upon the Con.-tituiioii and upon the rights
and dignity of the Free States must needs fill cvi.-r_v
watchful ohscrvcr '.\ iili fc.'ii'fi:l appi'6lieiisions. The
writer below lists not cxiiggciatt-tl the strides made
by this baiidetl ititcrcst ton iirds Political Supi'cm:icy_
!
‘secs. Vxie couiniend the article to careful (fOllr?l(lP.-
‘i ration :-
l “At this moment the Anglo Saxon race
,produces in both lieinispheres a most in-
itense impression upon the world of _busi-
iness and of politics. Upon our old Conti-
nent it is England which, by its material
,condition in the strictest sense of the
:word, holds all interests in suspense. - ln
ithe New \Vor'd,'it is the Fetlerative Re-
pnblic—a shoot sixty years since from the
i
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They also state that a large innjority ofqoins or Eng],md_“.1,,,.h seems on we
the army had died with this disease and
the balance refused to march any farther.
From the Vera Crtiz Eagle of the 30th
iilt., we learn that Licut. Merryfield,
belonging to Capt. Ford’s company, 3rd
Dragoons, deliberately blew his brains out,
on the morning of the 29th.
Major H;irrington, formerly of Cincin-
nati, died at Vera Cruz of vomito, on the
24«th ult.
ll/‘i/'iut is t3lt?7'..’2‘,;;' on the ‘Fat/ier of l5Vatr-7:9.’
—On the first tiny of the i|b‘S-‘:lYll)lil‘:_=_“t_ of
the Chicago Convention, Tlios. Allen, E.-"q.
submitted a report drawn up by him at the
request of the delegates of St. Louis, rela-
tive to the commerce and navigation of
the valley of the Mississippi. It is stated
in this document that in 184-ti the receipts
at New Orleans from the upper country
amounted to '78 millions of dollars; the
steaniboats augaged in the trade of St.
Louis were 251; and the whole number
on the western rivers nearly 1‘300, valued
at 16 millions of dollars, to which are to
be added 4000 lveel and flat boats. The
annual cost oftransportation is-1-1 millions.
The total value of the domestic products
put afloat upon the waters of the valley is
9.50 imllions ;'and the value of the whole
commerce afloat is 430 millions, being
doublethe amount of the whole foreign
commerce of the United ‘States. The
number of stetimboaits lost in 1843 was 68,
in 1846 the number was 36.
loss of lives is 160. The snr/gs, it is well
known, have caused many of these disas-
ters.
.0'li(fSfL'f]7172an Rngcrs.—Letters have been
received from the gallant Rogers, dated
May ‘.28, being the first tidings of him
since he was sent from Vera Cruz. He
was locked up on the 19th of February in
the Castle of Pcrote——his clothes and mon-
ey robbed on tie way to him from Vera
Cruz. He is now on parole,and has the lib-
erty of the city of Mexico; but being out
of funds, has been at times three (lays
without anything to eat. He has drawn
on his father for funds.
.___._.
The statement that Gen. Taylor inten-
ked to resign his command of the army is
now contradicted. 'l he report was an
improbable one.
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l
The annual;
eve of changing the balance of power in
the world, and no less to be approaching
the period when its Constitution and polit-
ical forms will undergo a transformation
destined to be most radical and complete.
“ lihe spectacle that America of the
North offers us is nothing less than an en-
tirelv new continent learning to acknowl-
edge its masters in the Anglo American
Confederation, and the beautifully simple
Cons'itut?on of 17°?) receivirig, after Only
a semi centennial existence, it blow under
lwliich it must naturally siiccum at some
period not far remote. Mexico, at this
hour. may be considered as belonging to
the United States. The Cabinet at VVash-
ington will probably have the good sense
novt to annex it entire at this moment. It
will only take the portions of territory
most convenient now—t‘-0l‘1l0nS l10W€V'€I‘
as ten-iim-inlly vast, as France beyoiid the
Loire for instance, btit all the U. States
leaves to Mexico, however great it may
he, willbenothing but a fief dependent
upon them, uliich they can absorb at leis-
ure. VVhen they acquire California apd
Oregon, they will have need of a passage
to the Isthmus of Panama, and, since they
are strong enough, of all passages they
will chose the most agreeable. We there-
fore can look upon the United States as
being virtually at least proprietors of all
North America to the Lake of Nicaragua
in Central America, or even to the city of
.Panama. lt is the compelled consequence
'of their present deeds. The people of the
“fest are in this view the most intrepid
logicians possible, since they march ahead,
the rifle in the one hand and the ax of the
gpinneer in the other, carrying before therr_i
-from station to station, from valley to val-
.ley, the starry banner of the Union.
,\Vith the possession of North, they are
sovereigns of South America, however
great in extent that may be. The Ameri-
cans of the United States have a rage for
conquest by means of colonization, beyond
all imagination. .
“But, with these conquests, what be-
comes of the Constitution of 1789'! The
first Magistrate, grave and passionless as
the law itself, whom the Jeflersons, the
Madisons& the Hamiltons imagined upon
the model of their illustrious Chief, is
changed henceforward into a conquerer
on hoseback, watching from his headquar-
For continuance. per week. 20 per cent. on the
For coiitiiiuaiicc oiic qiiartt-r:
Uiin .~'qziiii'c ('30 lines.
nor the dangers or disiis-tei's fated to follow its sue-‘
ters the vanquished populations. This
army, but a little while since of only six
thousand men, for the defence of the fron-
tiers of a country ten times as large as
France, it will be necessary to increase to
one hundred thousand. There will be an
enormous budget for, the military estab-
lishment. Military habits will take root
among the people. It is a bad agury for
the unlimited liberty which American cit-
izens now enjoy. It is no less unfortunate
a prognostic for their financial system, up
to this day so admirable in its economy.
“If this desire of conquest become pre-
judicial to the liberties of America, it will
be, to tell the truth, but a just retribution,
since it was against Liberty that this
Mexican campaign was commenced. This
war, \vl'iich had no motive, and for which-
but frivolous pretexts have been offered,
sprung out of an intention which cannot
be exwined by a free people. lt is im-
possi to dissemhle this, after the con-
fessions that have been made in the Sen-
ate. The war has been precipitated, or
rather a few reckless men have precipita-
ied ‘he forces of ,,the nation upon the
Mexican provinces, notwitlistanding ali
the opposition of the most distinguished
niembcrs of both ‘parties, in ‘order to es-
tablish in the warm lands of the tropical
regions new Slave states, which should
coiiiiteibzilance in a measure by their
we:i'tli and number the Free states of the
North, that are multiplying and developing
tlicmselves with an unheard of rapidity.
Mr. C all‘t0Ull has stated this in an e'alorale
speech in the very midst of the Senate of
the Federation: the Free states threatened
to place the SI. 'e states in a condition of
minority, the prospect of which rendered
the latter dc.-pernte. Of the , twenty
eight states, fourteen have slaves, and,
consequently, in the Senate, where the
States are l't.'.pl‘S€S€'l’llf.‘(l without regard to
their population, the Slave states are on a
par \-. iili their rival; but ofthcse fourteen
states, two, Dcl:i\vare and i\-liiryland, evi-
deutly conteriiplate the abolition of Shive-
ry, and then, as the North ticerls, Free
statc:- are ready ripe for arlniission; and
inziny others will be formed of the title of
emigrants ulio will unite with the inces-
saiit currentto the Vfertward front the
Old States, and populate the virgin lands
around the Great Lakes and the Upper
Mississippi And then in the House of
Representatives, where each State is'rep-
rescnied according to its population, and
in the Electoral (‘ollege, which chooses
the President, [lie Free states have already
an imposin,: majority. The Sliive states,
are hence fearful of being overcome.—
They have supposed that, ifthe Free states
uccquired too much supremacy, the insti-
tution of slavery would be enilnngei-ed,
lleizce the idea of seizing upon foreign
teriitory on the Southern bordc'r—— an idea
‘tliey have developed in approprhiting Tex-
:1.’~‘,:tl‘i(l whicli tlie_v now pursue in dismem-
lu.>riri«_v' .\'li-xi:-o. ll is Mr. Calhoun it he
l‘.:l.~4 pr«»miil}_vii!«»:l tliis, and he knows better
tho El? y om- (~‘l».r', sini-e he was Secretary
of .‘-Ttaie. ,t-li.-irge-il with the coiidiict of
forci-_rri.:iliai':<, = lien lllC prograri'inio of :1
gr ml t-ii:i~.p;ii;zii for the €’.\'l(’YiSi'nl'l of slave-
ry wits Ct')ll(‘(’l\'(’Il. .l.l|(’ j.t‘(nj9(-,t was his
own; and he himself, in his character as
,ll".llilslCl‘, by the Annexation of Texas, gave
itlie signal for iis execution. We must
,shut our eyes to the light not to perceive
lthat l.llt';'S€t1('l.$', boldly premeditated, and
most resolutely accomplished, will intro-
duce changes into the general policy.”
SUPREME COURT—July Term, 1847.
James II. [I03/t vs. Albert Seclcg/.—Moticn
for new trial. At the last October term of the Sn-
perior Court, the phiiiitill‘ obtained a verdict for the
laiiiourit ofa check in his hands, issued by Seeley the
defendant, and refused payuieiit at the Bank. The
ca.=t\_ was brought to this Court on at motion for a
new trial, asssigiiiiig forerror, want of notice ofnoii
payment. The dcfeiidaiit had no funds in the
Batik at the time of preseiitnient. Motion denied
and new trial not to be granted. For pl'tfI', Bissel
&: Ferry. For dcf"t, Ilawlcy .5-. Ferris.
George Pcclc vs. Francis Bacon.-——Motion
{or I28 .v trial. No decision as yet. For pl’if, Booth
fit Bis.-‘ell. For def’t, Huwley 62: Dutton.
.7\'cu=.'ou'n vs. Fair ield.—Ctise resumed.--
Tliis was an action for the support ofnu illcgitiinnte
wlictht-i' such it pauper acquired it sctflenicnt by the
iiiarrizigc of his uiotlicr. An attempt was made. to
have a foriuer decision of this Court overruled.
The decision was sustaiiied and verdict for pl’tfl'.—-
For pl’ttl', Booth & Bclden. For def’t, Hawley,
Butler &. Ptoliinson.
C'u.rti.s- vs. C/zarleston Ban/c.—\Vrit of error.
Judgment of this Court, nothing erroneous. For
pl’tt1‘in crror, Dutton. Fordef’t, Booth &. Loomis.
Eleazcr Lac/ncood vs. Thaddeus Crauford.
—Pvlotiou for new trial. No decii,im as yet. For
pl’ifl'. Booth & Butler. I-‘or def’i, Hawley.
Alfred Bishop vs. Albert A cclc_y.—Motion
ifoi‘ new trial. Ctuestioii iii the case was, wliat is
i the line of a Caiial? Court tleci_ded in conformity
l\\-'llll decisiori below, that the x:A.\'K of a Canal was
l
lits i.i.\'i-:. A new t.'i..l not to be granted‘ For the
iuotion, fl.i'.vlc;.' 61. ifiiutler. Contra, Dutton do
Ferris.
1331101; vs. Quintarcl.-—Motion for new trial.
No dt3(:l.s'i0ll us yet. For p1’tfY, Dutton &. Ferris.
For del"t, llawlcy.
Two cases Coley vs. Coley. and Smith vs-
time.
The Vvasliington Union announces the recall of
the Chevalier de Lisboa, the Briziliaii minister. A
hope is expressed that the difiiculties between the
two governments maybe amicably adjusted.
The assertion that Mr. Clay was baptized in a
pond on his estate is contradicted. In consequence
of the parish church being in process of repair he
was baptized in his parlor, and will be confirmed at
ihenext visitation of the Bishop.
HA5 THE New Tutu-‘1-' Bi-:I;N REPEAI-lD?"A
few months since,“-e were told of the great prosper‘
itv of the farmers, as an evidence that the Polk tariff
was beneficial to the country, ‘V9 Wok the lll-79”]
to suggest that something else W115 81 the bottom 0!
this rise in brcudstiiffs, , _
locofoco press branded it as _“fliit perjiii'y.” _
how is it abort! the fall of grain? It the new tarifi‘
was the reason of its rise, why did it not keep up?
niiiior pauper, and the question in the case was,"
Pcmicll, went over to next year for want of -
but these Dogberrys of the .
But.
Norwalk Chronicler