From. the Ifart/lard C'ou7'ant.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.
We have purposely refrained from on-
tering into any discussion of this subject
because we believed it premature. It is
one of the greatest misfortunes of the
country, that a President is no sooner in-
augurated than somebody starts the ques-
tion of the succession. Thus we are kept
in a sort of presidential fermentation all
the time, and one would suppose that the
_\\’l‘.Ol8 purpose and effect of the Constitu-
tion is to nia' e and unmake l’residcnts.
To this great end, great men and small
men, great officers and lesser place hold-
ers, Senators, Representatives and lobby
members keep their brains on the stretch.
The quadrennial era is that from which
all points of of the political calender are
adjusted. .It is also a misfortune to the
\Vhig party, as it tends to divide coun-
sels, alienation of feeling. personal differ-
enc.es.and other evils that are often diffi-
cult to be healed. For this reason we
hoped that the election of 184-8 wou'd be
let nlone.till its near approach should make
preparation necessary. But it was not so
to be. The very first session of Congress
after Mr.Polk’s inauguration gave birth
to predictions that one man and another
would certainly be the ‘Whig candidate for
the Presidency. The opening of the Mex-
ican war gave new zeal to the president-
makers, until the successes of Gen. Tay-
lor and his reputed Whig principles made
him in the eyes of many, the “bright par-
ticul-.1r_star” which was certain to take its
place as the first orb in our firmament -
illeanwhile the agitation of the Wilmot
Proviso set others to gazing rapturously
on Senator Corwin. The battle of Buena
Vista made the seething cauldron boil over,
and one and another pronounced Rough
and Ready the predestinated candidate.
It would seem to be a poor piece of af-
fection to keep silence amidst all this
noise, and yet we have felt reluctant to
depart from what we belief the safest and
most politic course on the subject. Nor
would our reluctance have been overcome,
but by the urgency with which some have
recommended courses of action wliich
strike at the root of all Wlii-,_.1 organization
and would lead, as we seriously apprehend,
to the loss of all the advantages that lie
within our reach. Vile allude to the ad-
vocacy of what is called a “spontaneous”
nomination, without the agency of a ria-
tional convention.
That such a notion is entertained is no-
torious. How extensively we know not,
but public meetings in more than one state
have resolved that a caiididatc is already
sufficiently nominated, that a convention is
unnecessary and undesirable, and th-it
they wish no “caucus dictation.” Several
distinct reasons are given for this course,
reasons that are wholly unsatisfactory.
Th_ey say that it would be derogatory to
Gen. Taylor to submit his great name and
unequalled clnizns to a “c:tucus.” To this
we are half inclined to cry, Fudge! It is
not worth answering seriously. What is
this vile “caucus ?" An assembly of ‘the
most judicious \Vhigs of the whole Union,
specially delegated by their brethren in the
sevreul congressional districts to delibc
rate on tli'e question of the Presidency. A
body such as in 181--1-, nominated Henry
Clay. And who is Gen. Taylor, that he
should be disgraced by the fact that his
name is submitted to such a convention’!
Vile do not derogate from hisliigli charac-
ter when we ask if he is superior to Hen-
ry Clay. And if the great statesman of
the west, after forty years of devott d pub-
lic service was not bclittled by the conven-
tion of 1844-, why should these very spe-
cial friends of Gen. Taylor show so much
sensitiveness'l In all that they say of his
great personal merits we are happy to co-
incide, making all allowance for the ten-
dency to hyperbole v.hich is a trait of our
countrymen every where. \"\’e have every
reason to believe him honest, pure, benev-
olent aud patriotic, and albeit vxe do not
appraise laurels (in this war, p:trticularly,)
at as high a rate as many do, his abilities
are unquestioned.
All this will no doubt have its due
weight with a convention, but affords no
reason why we should dispense with our
usual mode of selcciinga candidate. The
‘Whig party is one. That it may remain
one, it is absolutely necessary that so im
portant a matter as a presidential nomina-
tion should not be left to the C/ianccs of
unanimity in. local meetings. Vile have
no desire to run the risk of such a specta-
cle as that of 1835, when all the opposition
to Mr. Van Buren was frittered away on
four candidates. lfhe had possessed in
his character any elements of popularity,
and the course of events had not hurried
him into inextricable difficulties, his ad-
ministration might have been the grave of
the Whig party. \Ve trust no such sep-
ulclire vs ill be dug by our own hands
through the repetition of such an experi-
ment.
The answer to this is, that the country
has suffered so much from party contests
that we should welcome any means ofde-
liverance from them, and the idea is held
out that all parties may unite on Gen. Tay-
lor. One would suppose, from the tone
of these patriotic men, that the people go!
up parties for the fun of it,and thatall the
political events of the past eighteen years
have been a kind of exliilerating sport, be-
’ gun without any reason, pursued without
any motive, and easily laid aside by an ex-
ercise of mere volition. Surely, this can-
not be. A moment’s reflection is enough
to show the utter baselessness of such
ideas. People divide into parties because
they believe important principles are to be
decided, and as long as the questions in
di-pute remain unsettled—that is, as long
as any considerable number of the people
are dissatisfied with the exisiing position
of them-the agitation must continue till
u general unanimity is produced, or the
progress of events destroys their practical
importance. There was an “era of good
feeling” in the administration of Mr. Mon-
roe, because a large portion of the previ-
ous party questions gvcw directly or indi-
re tly Oul. of our relations to foreign belig-
crcnt powers, and the general pacificaticn
of Europe put an end to tlreni at once. As
soon as new subjects of controversy on
"matters of domestic policy arose, party
spirit revived. The era of good feeling
was a period of chrystalization, and new
forms of party arose whose clear outlines
have continued to the present time.—
Questions of great mom! nt, of absorbing federal compact. A committee is to sit at
interest, still remain, and _on these ques- -Berne, charged with the execution of the
tions Gen. Taylor and other candidates decress of this Association. The exis-
Their opinions .tence of such an Association in the pres-
doubless have opinions.
cannot rest astride of the matters in dis-5
pute. They must agree, in more or less?
particulars, with those of some one party,
and hence a candidate that shall unite both ’
parties is an iinpossibility.
But we are told that Gen. Taylor will‘
not accept a party nomination.
who will. At all events, this is no reason’
why the Vllliigs should dissolve their
orgranizatioii. \Ve have organized for,
what we believe to be great and \\‘Ol‘l.ll_Vl
ends, and we have maintained our positioiil
too long to give it up out of deference to‘
the feelings of any individual, however em-
inent. We are assured on the best an-l
thorily (except his own public declara-l
tions) that he is a \Vhig. ‘ lfso we cannoti
believe he will use his influence to destroy
his own party. It would be hearing a very
equivocal testimony to the strength of his
political opinions.
‘We repeal, then, that in our opinion the
proposal to dispense with a convention is
unwise, tends to a hopeless divisionoftlie
party, and will not receive general sanction.
SEVF.N"EEN' DAYS LATER FROLWI
EUROPE.
Decline in Bi'cacl.s~ti{fl3.——Pw72i'c in
the Jlfoizey ]l1'a7'/ref.—-.-I)isssoZzm'o7z
of Pct-7‘[ia22zc72t.—Pv"cz0 EZeci'i7o7z.——
Efzcozungiizg state of life Crops.
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liicz./" Z)(3[’lU8(’Jl Jiztssici ariztl Cir-
c.ri:;.s'irI..
The Ca'nbi'ia arrived at Boston on the eve-
ning of \Vedr.osday last, in u littlt’ over 1-1 days,
having left Liverpool on the 4ll1 inst.
Parliament has betn dissolved and the
new elections are proceeding vigorously.
So far as the returns have been 1‘-.:ade, they
show a complete triumph for the Free
Trade principles. Lord John Russell, who
will form ii new cabinet, has been re-elected
for the city of London.
The prospects of the Harvest still con-
tinue unexccptionally eiicourugiiig, and
everywlicre promise a most abui.dant yield.
l"iarvesting has already been begun in!
some of the Southern Counties.
The crops of \Vhe:it, Oats and Barley
are universally healthy; the Potato, not-
\vitlist::nrliiig,all that has been said about
the re-ag.-pcarance of the tli.-v.—~.i.-‘e of last
year, is alfected but to a very insignificant
extent. 'it:‘j‘l0l'lS from Ireland are equally
glowing. l<'airiiiie-and Disease are rapidly
v-.uiisliing in Ireland, but, by a strange
anomaly, Outrage still continues rife.
The accessions of the Prclacy, Priest-
hood and gentry of the country to the old
Ireland party are large, and the weekly
contrib=.iti wns steadily increase. It is ex-
pa cted that ii large proportion of Repealers
will be returned to the Imperial Parlia-
ment this election.
The remains of Mr. O'Connell were
embarked at Birl.eiihead,for }.?ublin,on Sun-
(i.‘1:\’,‘.'.'llel"€':il(:‘_V arrived t,l.c following day.
Several heavy failures have 0('.Clll‘l‘C'l in
the Corn trade, and many others of a se-
rious character are apprehended.
Brcrirl vs. Bullcls.-——'l'lie Americans
have nobly supplied food for the Irish, we
snaill look at their flag with increased rc-
snect. Their stripes shall be to us sig-
nificant of a gridiron, and the stars of su-
gared buns. Glad are we to find that the
American subscriptions have been so iiobly
uc§.n0Wledge(l in the House of Commons.
Those thanks for bread will go far to keep
bullets out of fashion. The lndaii Meal
Book is, to our mind. a much more o'eligli-
ful volume than any History of the Ameri-
can Wlai-; and the tiirectionstherein writ-
ten for the composition of Hotriiiiy cakes
and Slapjacks, far better than any talk of
red coat 'tac"ics. Bombs have had their
‘l=‘t},‘; let, its henceforth try buns; and
wherever America have battered stir ships
let her, for all time to come, batter our
fiying pans. To paraphrase the pieman,
“Brown Johnny cakes is in —Congreve
rockets is out.”—.Punc/i.
On Thursday, the 29th ult. the Great
Britain was sufficiently raised to leave the
keel completely visible, and workmen
were busily engaged in repairing the bot-
tom, the vessel being suspended in the air
by means of the lever, the wedge, the
screw, and the large boxes of sand. Great
hopes are entertained that she will be im-
mcdiately got off.
.Framce.—On the 23d ult. the last act of
the Testc and Cubleres drama terminated
with the trial of M. Pellapra. The pro-
ceedings were little more than formal, the
accused having already confessed.
M. Pellapra admitted his guilt in offer-
ing a bribe of 100,000 francs to :1 member
of the Cabinet; and in doing so, he burst
into tears. After some deliberation, the‘
Court sentenced the accused to civil deg-
radation,and a fine of 10,000francs. The
fine was paid in the course of the evening
and the pi'iso_ner was released.
Although the judgment of the Court was
not delivered till live o'clock, M. Pellapra
was the same evening seen in his box at
one of the theatres; where he seemed to
enjoy an excellent comedy with as much
gusto as ifhe had not been enoraoed in the
tragedy of the morning. D D
l’0pulai‘ feeling has become more tran-
quil in France. The king was well
received by the people upon the Celebration
of the glorious Three Days. The Cham-
ber of Deputies is about to be dissolved.
Several 'saiiguinary battles have been
fought between tlie‘Russians and Circa:.-
siu e former being defeated with run-
We have"
' I . _ I. . ‘ _. i
no control over .iis vo.itions. If he “Ill,
not, there are good men and great men;
Sltit." loss.
Swilzerluml.-—On the 27th ult. at Berne,
was installed the new “Swiss Popular As-
sociation,” a'nd its objects are avowed to
be three fold—-first, the expulsion of the
Jesuits; second, the dissolution by main
force of the Sonderbund or league of the
seven cantons; the third, a revision of the
ence of the Sonderbund is calcu'ated to
lead to ii civil war in two ways—eitlier by
its own action, or by forcing the diet to
carry its own decrees into execution.
The women of the Sonderbund cantons
of Swit'/.erland have formed tlieinse|vesin-
to a military body, amounting in number
to 572. They carry muskets or carbines,
have officers, passwords, and, in fact, a
complete military organization.
S/m.i'n.—Accoiints from Madrid state
that the Queen left the capital on the 18th
ult. and the King had entered it; but they
did not meet, and there is nothing liI..e a
reconciliation. Before her departure for
La Granjn, the Queen expressed a wish
that the King should not be allowed to re-
side in the palace during her abscence.—-
The King issued orders for his apartments
to be prepared, and gave instructions for it
guard of honor to be in readiness: but
General Cordova arrived at the palace front
the Illinistry of VVai', prohibiting the King
from taking up his residence there.
1/o/_i/——Ii‘0me.-~According to accounts
which seem trustworthy, Rome has been
spared ii revival of the Sicilian Vespers.——
For some days there were ruiriors of a
conspiracy to restore the old system by —a
r‘oz1.,r)tle-iiioi/7.. So absurd, however, did
the whole affair seem, that the rumors
wliich first reached London through the
French papers were not credited; but the
receipt of direct news leaves no cause for
doubt that some outrage was contempla-~
ted. On the 17th tilt. there was to be a,
grand fete in comirieinoraiiun of the am-5
nesty, and :1 display of fireworks ii‘. the
Piazza dcl Popolo. Persons were to be
distrihiitcd among the crowd, with instruc-
tior.s to get tip a quarrel as :i justification;
for military interference; disaffected poi‘-l
tions of ilie regiments being then employ-l
ed to make a general onslauglit. The fu-
gitives were to be waylayed in the back
streets, and killed, by accomplices armed
with stilletos. The pretence for the at-
tack was to be ill treatment ofthe soldiers
by the populace; and the sanguinary re-
sult was to be held up as the natural con-
.-'r_-qucnce. of concessions to a people not
ripe for freedom. In this way, the tumult
was expected to produce the desired re-
action in the proceedings of the Govern-
incnt.
'1 his notable scheme got v. ind and was
c.ominur;ic.ated to the Pope, who took im-
mediate nicasures for the public safety.--
Tlie citizens were armed, and orders were
given to arrest the ringleadr-rs. In the
midst of the bustle, on the 16th. Cardinal
Ferretti opportuncly arrived to assume the
office of Secretary of‘State. His first of-
ficial act was to banish Monsignor Gras-
selini, the Governor of Rome, who was al-
lowed only twenty four hours to quit the
('ll\'.
A Soil »‘~'per-z‘acle.——'l‘lic Mempliis Eagle
of the 27th ult. says that ii inost said and
painful spectacle was the public funeral, in
that city, on Sutiirduy evt-riing, of Lieut.
Gill and his father, at one and at the simie
time. Young Gill was a Lieiiteiiaiit in the
first company of \’0.il1lllE‘Cl'S from Mem-
pills, and fell at the battle with many oth-
ers, while gallantly advancing to the,
charge at Ccrro Gortlo.
His futlier, h'Ir.'
Lyman Gill,grieved at his son's death,
repaired to Mexico, to bring hitl.cr iris:
remains, and bury them among his kin-l
tired, in his own country. The father in.
returning home with his son’s reinains,l
sickened and died. hlr. liyinan Gill wasi
formerly from liitchfield, but more recent-l
ly from New Haven. He was, says the’
Litclificld Rcpublicaman upriglit, amiable
and warm hearted friend and citizeu—be-
loved and esteemed by every one.
Tcnncssee.—Tlic Telegraph announces
the election of John W’. Harris, whig, in
the Memphis district, Tenn. by ‘.325 ma-
jority ovcr Fred. P. Stanton, the locofoco
candidate for re election. Should this in-
telligence bi: confirmed the whigs will have
carried (5 of the f1ineinbers—bciiig a gain
of one, and a majority of the new delega-
tion. The wliig candidate for Governor
is supposed to be elected by nearly 1000
majority.
Ken/uc/t_i/.—Tlie Louisville Democrat
says that the majority of Samuel Peyton,
locofoco, over Robert L. Wnddill, whig,
in the second dist. of Kentucky, is 123.
And this in a district that gave Mr. Clay
1802 majority in 1844-!
.N'ort/i. CaroZi'n.1.—Eleven of the twelve
counties in the first Congressional District
of North Carolina, give Thomas L. Cling-
man, wliig, 819 majority over Gen. John
Gray Bynum, whig. As Cherokee, the
county to be heard from, gave only 727
last year, whig, 480, loco, 238, Clingman
is no doubt elected by a decisive majority.
Always suspect a man of great softness
of manners, an unruflled evenness of tem-
per and an enunciation studied and delibe-
rate. They bespeak a degree of mental
disciplineinto which lie that has no pur-
poses of craft or design to answer cannot
submit to drill himself. The most success-
ful knaves are generally of this descrip-
tion. As smooth as razors dipped in oil,
and as sharp. They_’affect the innocence
ofthe dove, which th'ey have not, in order
to hide the cunning of the serpent, which
they have.
—..___._._._
The Nashville Union is landing the ad-
ministration: and asserts that its success
is seen in “the smiling countenances of a
free, happy and prosperous peoole.”—
Does the editor allude to the “smiles” of
the widows and orphans of the brave men
slain in the prosecution of the existing
unnecessary war.
GETTING \VEARY.
The Hartford Times of the 15th, has a com-
munication on the subject of taxation, which‘
shows that there is no little feeling among some
of the tax payers in relation to the burdens
thrown upon them of late in defending the inter-
ests ;_of the city against rival interests, as the
“Air Line Rail Road,” &c., &c’ The editor
of the Time,s introduce-s the communication
with sundry remarks in the same strain. The
following is a specimen:
“Though this Bridge question be vastly
important, we should not let it run away-
with our reason,and overrun us with debt.
It can be met in a more effectual anda
better way. We cannot agree with some
‘of our citizens, that “in this matter the
expense is of no consequence.” But we
feel satisfied that money may be foolishly
expended on this as on all other questions.
We should guard against it. Probably if
left alone the Company will never build
the bridge or road.
The writer of the coiniiiuuicat.ioiu disconrsetli
as follows :
"Here it seems is a fresh sore open to
fee a batch of lawyers, some good and
some good for nothing, for the benefit of
the Enfield Canal Company, which may
run from $1000, to $l0,000—or, as the
tinker said, until they “get another job.”
The game will be played off and on as
long as the money lasts, and the citizens
must pay for the pettifogging. The city
derives no benefit from this expense, any
more than it has for the I‘). or l5,000 laid
out on the b.idge question, which has all
gone for the benefit of lawyers, every cop-
per ofit, and of them alone. Fifty men
and boys, forty-nine of whom are not tax
payers, may assemble and vote a tax of
$500,000——to pay lziu yers in want of prac-
tice for chasing a liumbug; and those
lawyers may view it as a very wise and
spirited thing, and praise u folly that lines
their pot:kets—but such a tax may not be
legal for all of that.”
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fl.2'ii.-of if the f.?t.~:ri:n$/11']; '1'e:/egrap/i.——
The steaiiiship Telegrapli arrived at New
Orleans on the 10th from Vera Cruz, hav-
ing touched at the Brazos. She left Vera
Cruz on the ‘l:lll inst.
Quite the most important article in the
Flag is the following:
Advance upon San L1./-z's.—From M ajor
Artliur, formerly C,l_uarier master at Cerul-
vo, we learn that Gen. “fool has received
orders to proceed with the advance of
Gen Tnylor’s column, on the ‘20th inst.
in the direction of Eucarnatiou, some ‘.20
leagues from Buena Vista, where he will
establish a dept, info which three months’
rations will be tlirown. The army will
then advance upon San Luis and commu-
nicction be opened with Tampico or Tus-
pan, whence supplies will ;lii-reaftci‘ be re-
ceived. All the mules and other means
of transportation have been ordcredabuve
and activity prevails throughout the whole
department.
The Flag gives sad accounts of otrages
perpetrated in the vicinity of lllatamoras,
by Mexicans upon their own countrymen
and country women. The S:-‘ttfir: paper
states that the resident Mexicans near
Purras, lately applied to Gen. Taylor to
protect them from armed bands of their
own countrymen, sent thither for the ex-
press pnrpose;of l‘Zl.\’llgll'lg the country and
destroying the crops.
DIFFFR ZCCE IN ORTHODOXY.
In one of the districts of Al(1l)dlTl8,gl\’-
en ovcr to democriitic possession, two can-
didatcs of the same party are in the l eld.
Each claims to represent the genuine de-
mocracy, and considers the other an,
One /zund-red and Seventy two Persons
drowned.—The ship Chanunga, Patten, at
Boston from Liverpool, 13th ult. reports
on Monday morning, 9th inst. at 1 o’clock,
the weather foggy, he came in contact
with the Sweedish bark Induna, from
minutes after the collision. Capt. Patten
immediately sent. his boats to the rescue,
and with one boat from the bark, picked
up 34- persons——l'7‘2 perished. Among
them was Capt. A. A. Moberg.
T1/est Point Grazlunles.-——Tlie Auburn
Daily Advertiser says that the class which
liasjust been graduated at \Vest Point,
has been commissioned and ordered to the
seat of war. Augustus H. Seward, eldest
son of Gov. Seward, who was a member
of that class, has received a commission
as 2d iieut. in the 8th (Gen. Worth’s) reg
iment of infantry, and left Auburn on the
122.!) inst to join his regiment, which he
will probably find in the “Halls of the
Montezuinas.”
C/t:.'1'c/i .Di:fl'ercnce.——-Tlie Herald, pub-
lished at Princess Anne, Somerset Co.
Md. says:
“We anderstund that the Rev. Mr. Brin-
dle, who was appointed by the Philadel-
phia Conference at its last session, to
Ntirtliainptoii Circuit, has been compelled
sition he met with growing out of the
question of division which has of late dis-
turbed tlic peace of the Methodist Epi-co-
pal Church in that quarter.
The Foreign exports of breadstuffs from
were :—53,764« bbls. Flour, 80,807 bushels
wheat, and (i(i,‘.l96 busl.cls Corn. The
exports from the United States to Great
Britain since 1st September have been
f2.99‘2,000 bbls Flour; 8'26,:’i3‘)' bbls Meal:
3,41-64-,4~00 bushels \Tll(’ill; l5,l50l,000
bushels Corn; 84,000 bushels Rye; 4-37,-
O00 bushels Oats; 308,000 bushels Barley
Reducing the Floor and Meal to Grain
here is an aggregate of over I/ii’-rty-.5-et'en.
million bushels Grain exported to Great
Britain and Elrelund alone since 1st Sep-
tember, ‘-\l.1iCl1 have realised probably
fortz/-jive 7122'/Zion of dollars. Large quau
tities have also gone to other parts of flu-
rope.———Co//i'rm.‘.
At a public meeting in Neiv Haven on
Monday evening, 16th, to adopt measures
to extend an invitatioryto the Hon. Henry
Clay to visit that city during his sojourn
in the New England States, Hon. David
Daggett was called to t..e chair, and Capt.
A preamble and resolutions, offered by
James F. Babcock, Esq. were adopted, and
a committee of twenty appoin'.cd to invite
;\lr. Clay to visit New I‘l.'t‘.V€l1,&1l'l(l in case
of his acceptaiice, to ina'..e arrangements
for his reception.
The Slave T/‘ade.—Tliis accursed traffic,
instead of dimiiiishing, is represented by
Mr. Daniel, the African traveler, as on the
increase in Angoliu and the adjact nt coun-
tries.
British cruisers, he states that a vast
number of slaves have been transmitted
to the l3razils—tl:e ‘exports for a few
past years. A vessel had even been equip-
ped in the port of Luanda, the chief Portu-
gese settl-:-mcnt in South Africa, and had
successfully escaped wi.li a full cargo of
slaves. One of the meinbt-rs ofthe Portu-
gese court was implicated in this affair,
and has been dismissed from his post by
the government.
lfllCl'l(lpBl' and 21 SClllSfl'){ll.l(‘. Nil‘. B0\V(.i0fll;1p(-3 no“; exceedingly liberal even to the
looks to the Administration as the einbod-
iment of democratic principles. and steer-
ing by the constellation of the White
Hduse, feels very sure that he cannot go
wrong. If James K. Polk, the chosen _ of
the party, he not a dcmocriit—-who is’!
That is what M r. Buwdon wants to know.
On the other hand, however, Mr. Rice
openly charges the Adininistratioii with
having brought “disunion aud_distraction”
into the democratic ranks. La: mt/ico’i'a
is to he put em ccclesia——excominunit-atcd.
l-Iere isthe very head and front of rebel-
lion. But Mr. Rich does not deal in gen-
eralities; he specifies; he makes cliarges
distinct and direct. His indictment
includes the following counts:
1st. Getting the country into a war
with Mexico, which might have been as
easily avoided as \\ as a war with Eng-
land on the Oregon question. 2d. The
effort to tax tea and coffee, on the pretext
that it was necessary to carry on or stip-
port the war.
the price of the public lands by the Demo-
cratic majority in both branches of Con-
gress. 4th. The attempt to supercede
Scott and Taylor, by creating the office of
Lieutenant General, and bestowing it on
Thomas H. Benton, “a mere politician.”
5th. The passage of the Ten Regiment
Bill, and the clause giving the President
the right to appoint the officers, instead of
entrusting that right to the brave and de-
voted volunteers. 6th. The wretched at-
tempt to hamper the resolution of thanks
to Gen. Taylor with an implied censure.
7th. The refusal of the House of Repre-
sentatives to pass a resolution calling on
the President for proper information con-
cerning Santa Anna’s return to Mexico.—
If the President, says M r. Rice, did nothing
wrong in letting Santa Anna return to Mex-
ico without any disturbance from our navy,
why did a majority of the House refuse to
call on the President to let the people
[mow all about the matter of Santa Anna’s
returnl
For what warlike exploit was Mr.
Marcy appointed Secretary of War’!
' Alb. Journal.
Some think it was for his unprecedented
c/taige upon t/ie state of New York.
Louisville Journal.
Di-at/z rf _Oli1 Ecli'pse.— This celebrated
race horse died in Kentucky, on the 10th
ult., at the advanced age of 34- years.
3d. The failure to reduce1’on the rec
degree of shocking the tinsopliisticated
taste.
submit to their denudation is really exem-
plary. A country gentleman staying at a
fasliioiiiible house, recently, happened iiitu
a parlor where two or three fair ones sat
ready dressed for an evening party. Blush-
into the ladies’ dre.s-sing room, our friend
rushed from thcapartuient. Poor fellow!
Yurikei: Blade.
Col. Be7itcn.—A \Vasliiiigton corres-
pondent of the Pliiladelpliia North Ameri-
can says that Col. Benton has written a
terrible letter to the powers that be, impe-
riously demanding a court martial forth-
with to redeem the character of that much
persecuted young gentleman, his son-in-
law, Lieutenant Col. FR inont. It is said
that the chief of the W111‘ _D¢’P‘“_'lm‘-"N ‘"39.
contra]-V to his usual habit, quite excited
i eption of this command, and at
once threatened to resign if the President
submitted to the dictates of the invincible
Missourian.
Treafmem of 0_fiicci'.9.——— Capt. Bragg,
whose splendid achievments at Buena Vis-
ta contributed niainly to the victory, ant.
who resisted a charge of 5000 picked Mex-
icans selected by Santa Anna, has not been
promoted. He is butCaptain Bragg, while
Pillow and Cusliing are in command of
some of the veterans of the army. In the
same way was Capt. May treated, and for-
ced to leave the service or remain com-
mander of a company.— Pittsburg/i. Griz.
General Cass lately deliered an oration
at Hanover, N. H. which was pronounced
a decided failure. ‘ He is evidently gain-
ing no popularity in his travels through
the country, and°if the Loco Focos want
him ustheir candidate for the next Presi-
dency, they had better advise him to stay
at home.
Su_fi"rage in Illinoz's.—The Illinois Con-
vention bave agreed to put a provision in
the New Constitution which restricts the
right of voting to citizens, instead of ex-
tending it, as heretofore, to inhabitants.
This was not done, however, strange as it
may seem, without great opposition. The
discussion between Mr. Pratt and Mr.
Campbell, both from Jo. Davies, was so
heated as to finally end in a challenge to
a _duel.--St. Louis New Era.
Humburghfor N. Y. with 206 persons on‘
board, and that the bark sunk in thirty!
to leave in consequence of the great oppo-
Ncw York,from the 7th to the 12th August,-
Clias. B. Doolittle appointed Secretary.‘
In spite of the reputed vigilance of
months exceeding the ordinary am.-uni of
Fa.s'/ii'o7z.——Everiing dresses for Indies
The incelincss \vi.li which the fair
proprietors of skinny necks and shoulders
ing deeply and apologizing for intruding
NO1‘tWALK GAzET'i‘i2.
\'5’c(3lleS§la.§', August 25, 18.17,-
Mn. PoLK’s owx STAT!-I.—Th8 election in
iTcnnessee affords some further evidence of
the meaning of those assertions which we
have occasionally heard from the lips and or-
gans in the support: of the Administi'ii.tion.—
By these, we have been told.that the war,
into which the country has been precipitated by
lthc Admiiiistrntion, was popular; and where.
this positive ground has not been taken, special
jpflllls have been used to vilify with abuse an
ichurges of tzreason, those who denied its iicces‘
:sity andjustice ; pitied the iiiibccility and bolt-
‘ lug indecision with which it has been conducted‘
=so far its the Atliiiiiiistrzitiori is concerned ; and
in it frank and manly manner denounced its ob-
ijects and design. Surely, if the war is popular,
might we not expect that Tennessee would be
l found among the foremost. in her support of the
vziutliur of it, particularly when that author is
jouc of her own sous?
u
I
l In such an election as that which has just been
j held, when we are assured that. the Issue was
'tukoii, in it canvass of tiiicommon length and
e.zirncst.iiess throughout the State, upon \Vhig
,policy and mciisuics, the most proniineiit of
wliicli was opposition to {lie war, is not the evi-
; deuce of the palpable falsehood of the grounds
ltzil-;en by our U])[.0l]CIilS, at least in TcutiGS:§C'(‘-,
tiiicqiiivocul. The popular vote in this elec-
t tioii, is the heaviest, (unless that of 1844 be an
.lCXCE'[)l;lOl]) ever thrown in the State. The re-
,sult is. Mr. Polk and his liunful policy are. cs-
’ clicwcd, and the seal ofmprobiitioii has been fixed
thorn both. The President finds liiinsclf
liiu that position which none ofliis predeccs.~;ors
jliave occupied but the notorious Tylei'——bcreft:
‘ofthe support of his own Suite! The election
lhns resulted in the success of ii lVlzig- Governor,
]).;l:=ga£'iuiz lu C'o72grcss, Lcgi.~.'laltu'e, and in the
. place of those friendly to the Adriiiiiistration,so-
curing ii U. Senator for six years from
M::i'cli, ‘I19, in place of Mr. Jarniigin. Such
evidences of the poptilarity of Mr. Polk's war,
we suspect will not prove very soothing to his
I
‘upon
own feelings or those of his friends.
Nizw Yonit, August 21, 184.7.
' ‘his week has passsod witlioutcvcii the ru-
mor of a battle between the forces of Geiieriil
Scott and Santa Anna. Not a single newspa-
per extra has been issued announcing the cap-
ture ofthe city of Mexico——a fact worthy of
mention. Perhaps the iniinufiictui'crs of Mexi-
can news drew.-:0 largely upon the crodulity of
the public last week, that they did not dc-eiii it
safe. or pl'l1(l(_‘l‘.,t to iiiake it further draft this
If this is the true reason, they certainly
, wcck.
l jtidged wisely.
iiiitiircd people.
lIZO(fC'T(.Zf€f_"/. But open, have faced, outrageous
liuuiliuggii.g, they will not bear. That is too
much like swiuilliag. Of late they have been
so often and sliainefully imposed upon by the
publishers of“Ext'i'us," that they will discredit
The .-\ltlE3]'l('ilUS are a very good
Thr-y like to bc “liuiiibugged”
officially coufirinetl. ] would give very little for
the profits which will he made for the iicxt six
iiioiitlis, by publisliiiig -.\'t>wspaper extras. It is
one ofthe greatest nuisances of the day, and
those engaged in the business are almost as re-
. spcctubly employed as counterfcitcrs and for-
gcrs.
It was gciicr:ill_',' believed until to-day that.
Henry Clay would visit this city during the
present month. The \Vh?gs were anxit its
once more to see and hear their old Chief, and it
coiniiiit.tee waited upon liiiifzind invited him to
visit the city. He however declined the invita-
tion much to the disappointment of liisfrieiids.
Had he accepted the invitation, how differoiit;
would have been his reception from that of
President Polk. No where, not even in his own
l\'ciitucky——liris he waruier and more enthusias-
tic friends than in New York. No where would
he have met with a inoi'o cordial wolcome.
Perhaps he may again be the \Vhig candi-
dzite for the Presidency. It is but speculation
—but, suppose the Southern \Vhigs should go
their candidate, and the \Vhigs from the free
States. not liking the General’s views upon the
Sliivery or some other questions, should press
the nomination ofa i"orthei'n man. In such a
case it might be found necessary to select some
j candidate who could unite the \Vhig party and
I heal all dissensioiis and dif’ferenccs. \Vould
not Henry Clay be that man ? Perhaps he
sees that some such contingency may arrive.
It is worthy of remark also that since Mfr. Clay's
visit to the North, Taylor stock has met with a.
sudden fall. If the Gen. continues to write let-
ters at the rate he has been writing them for (I.
few months passed, and of the some tenor, he
will soon cease to be an available candidate for
any party. He writes excellent despntches.
and very good letters upon all subjects except
upon that ofthe Presidency. Upon that sub-
ject, he fails, simply because he is tlloldler and
not a civilian.
The intelligence by the Cambria, the last En-
glish steamer, is more unfavorable to speculators
in grain than was generally expected. The
large iinportations of bread stuffs into England,
and the prospect, or rather the certainty of an
abundant harvest in the country and on the conti
nent, have caused a great decline in the price of
flour and grain. The news has not however
had a very marked effect upon the New York
market. The demand for home consumption
keeps up the prices. VVe shall soon have an
opportunity of testing the benefits of partial free
trade.
There have been several street fights
the week, the most notable of which was one
between Col. VVebb and 8 Mr. Lecomptei 8
F rencliman. The Frenchman met Col.\Vebb
yesterday in \Vall st. and spit in his face, and
the Col. in return knocked the Frenchman
down. The combatants afteiftvnrds closed, but
rwero soon separated by the -by-standers. The
T during
every report from the seat of war until it is _
into the nominating Convention with Taylor as"
Norwalk Chronicler