THE ALBANY. MEETING;
The meeting at the Capital of the constitu-
ents of John Van Buren, ilefjercted delegate at
Syracuse, to listen to an account of his steward-
ship, was lhi'g!e‘,- although a violent rain was
pouring at the time. The Attoimey General’s
history ofthe Syracuse Convention wasanything
lint flattering to the ruling spirits therein.
The following were among the resolutions
adopted : _ " 4
Resolved, That tliecoalitioii of depend-
ents on Federal patronage "with a cohort
of speculators e and holders of claims on
the State 'l‘reasury, led on bythe old,worn-
out leaders of Conservatisin,to strike down
the Democratic majority, over-ride its
choice, dictate its candidates, and pervert
its opinions, presents to the eye of true
Republicans a spectacle that inspires the
most painful and indignant sentiments.-
,But that, confident of the virtue of the
masses, and relying on the regenerative
power of principle, we look to, the time
soon approaching when the strong band
of the People shall be raised to strike
down the intriguers from their high posts,
and to drag corruption from its hiding pla-
ces, and to vindicate once more the doc-
trines of Democracy, by the defeat of its
enemies, and the chastisemcnt of its false
friends. _
Resoli-ed, That we deeply deplore the
death of Silas Wright, the purest of Dem-
ocratic Statesmen: that the void left in
the Republic by his departure, is one that
opens an unknown and fearful abyss, but
though, (in the words ofa Democratic del-
egate from Livingston, in the State Con-
vention) we “can no longer do justice to
him, it is at least not too late to dojustice
to his assassins.”
Resolved, That we repudiate the action
of the majority of the State Convention.
which attempted to enrol the “Democracy"
of New York, in the cause of aggressive
slavery. That we abjnre all such doctrines,
and all fellowship with the subservient
professors of such ‘a creed in the Free
States; that we believe in the doctrines
of Jefferson, as enforced in the ordinance
of 1787; that we approve of the course
of our faithful and honest Representatives
in Congress, who voted for the ‘Wilmot
Proviso, and of the members of the Legis-
lature who sustained them by their instruc-
tions and approval ; and that we assu_re
our Democratic friends throughout the
Union, that no matter what momentary
aspect of surrender or vacillation a spuri-
ous and venal majority may have given to
the democracy of New York, on this sub-
ject, the democratic masses are true, en-
thusiastic and unyielding; in the cause of
Freedom and the C'onstz'tut2'on.
Resolved, That (in the language of a res-
olution put down by the fraudulent major-
ity at Syracuse.) “while the Democracy
of New York will faithfully adhere to all
the compromises of the Constitution, and
maintain all the reserved rights of the
States, they declare-—siiice the crisis has
arrived when that question must be met-
their uncompromising hostility to the ex-
tension ofSliivery into territory now Free
which may be hereafter acquired by any
action of the‘ Government of the United
States-.. .
Resolved, That we regard the recent
State Convention at Syracuse as corrupt
in its inception, fraudulent in its organiza-
tion; truckling, venal, and false in regard
t"0the‘pt‘incipl'es of Democracy, and utterly
indifferent to the popular voice in the se-
fraction ‘of candidates; and we hereby re-
pudiate and condemnvitsactions,and award
to its nominations no other authority or
regard than any Democrat chooses to pay
to the abortive recommendation of a mi-
nority of Conservatives, who at the close
of the Convention impotently attempt.ed
to give the ticket “:1 Democratic” endors-
merit.
“As is the boy so the man,” is a truth
that ought not to be lost sight of. “Once
a thief, always suspected,” is founded in
actual experience of evil proinisings, as
well as human distrust. We doubt if
there ever was a perfect reformation, or
ever will be. Men cannot form moral
characters but once in life, and it isa fact
fearful enough to make the strong man
t'remble. Of the 1,592 persons in the
State’s Prison of New York, 400 have
been there more than once. In five years
from 1841 to 1847, there were punished in
the House of Correction, in the city ofBos-
ton, 5,748 .persons; of these, 3,146 re-
ceived such a sentence oftener than once.
In five years 313 were sent thither each
ten times or more ! Such statistics
tgught to make careful parents and good
oys.
Ifousrztonic Rail It’.oad.—The affairs of
the Housatonic Railroad company, seem
to be growing more and more prosperous
daily. A splendid engine (the Litchfield)
lizisjust been put upon the road. It weighs
18 tons, and is of improved construction.
Three more like it have been engaged.——
Pi-om Albany to New York, says the
Bridgeport Standard, the regular time will
be ten hours. The Company ihave 13 en-
gines on the road, and a large supply of
cars. _ The receipts of the Company in
September were for freight $12,387 79_
for passage and mail $56,784. 74-1013]
$19,172 53. In September 1846, the-
road was not in operation. In September
1845, the receipts were $13,362.
Com.-t'c!ed.--Midshipman Pollock, '.'who
attempted-to assassinate Mr. Jewett, ofthe —
Buffalo Advertiser, has been sentenced to
five years hard’ labor at Auburn State
Prison. - '
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The Mormons are said to ‘be -in a flour-
ishing condition in their new location on
the fine lands of the Pottaivattamie pur-
chase, agbove Council, Bluffs, Missouri.-
Tliey have plantedimfnense fields of corn
--—to the extent, it is estimated, of 30,000
acres-—and other grain and product-.—
They have built ulso a town called “Win-
tcrquarters,” which town already contains
a population of‘-some ”7000 sopls. This
town is entirely -picltette-d in.-
From the New Haven _Palladiutn.. I
THE MEXICAN \VAR... .‘ V .
The Emperor of Russia has be-en"l_'o_r,
many years making wariipoii the Circus»,
sinus, a race of mountaineers occupying,
the great range bordering the great iange,
borderino the Black Sea between Russia.
and Turkey. The cause of this war is:
very similarto that which produced the
war ofthe United States with Mexico, and
which occasioned nine.t_enth_s of the wars‘
in the dark ages, or rather-of all-ages, in
all parts of the world. It may be summed
up in a few words-—it is an attempt of the
.strong to steal from the we‘ak———the carry-
ing out of the principle that “might is
right.” The Turks for a long period were
in the habit of stealing the Cirt:assian.}\'o-
men-, for their slave markets, because they
had small hands and feet and were very
fair and beautiful, & would coinmand good
prices at Constantinople. _ Though the
Circassians were never subdued as a peo-
ple, yet the Turks living‘ so near. them,
and having so much commerce with them,
got the notion that they owned them and
all their territory, and had it right to traits-
fer both land and people to vthomsoever
they \\ ould. So, in due time, (1830 by t_he
treaty of Adrianople) these same Turks
took the liberty to." transfer these brave
7ircassians, with all their territory, to the
Emperor of Russia, who desired to annex
it to his vastly extensive and extending
empire. The people thus sold out,_,pro-
tested against the wrong, and said that
they never lost their: independence, and
would not acknowledge allegiance to ilie
Russian government— but the Emperor iii-
siied that he had purchased them, and they
most submit-—and to justify his aggres-
sions before the world, he said;-his‘ "object
was to extend to these half civilized peo-
ple, the blessings of Russian institutions,
overthrow Maliomdansiin, and stop the
traffic in slaves. 'llius the war commenc-
ed which has been carried on to this day
Now, the claims of the American
Government to nearly one half of the
Mexican territory are very similar, in
principle at least, to those set up by Rus-
sia over Circassia, \\ ith this most impor-
tant difference, that Russia proposes to
exterminate the slave trade, or the stealing
and selling of white women; while the
American Government expects to intro-
duce black slavery into the regions which
they have secured or may obtain from
;\lexico——so that in this particular Russian
institutions are to be preferr~.-d.-~ Yet after
all ours is a republican goverriiiient and
the Russian an absolute‘ nionarcliy.
But where is the difference in the" war
making power of the two governnients‘,-in"-E
exercised by the President and Emperor‘?
It is true that the constitution of the U.-
States gives to Congressmlone, the power
to declare war——but Mr. Polk deliberately
began the war with Mexico, and without
any autliorily from Coiigress—and he car-
ries it on in his own way entirely indepen-
dent of Congress. Nicholas does no more
than this. He is the supreme power ofthe
nation, and is alone responsible for the
government. ,Mr. Polk in negotiating for
peace, makes just such demands upon
Mexico as suit his fancy, even to demon,
ding nearly halfof that country, as a con-
dition of peace, and all this is without in-
structions from Congress. The whole
_direction_ of the war is in the hands of
Mr. Polk, as __much as is the direction of
the Russian war - upon Circassia in the
hands of the Emperor Nicholas. Did
the founders of the American Government
ever contemplate such a state of things in
this country’! _'
What maybe the,fee‘ling_'s and "opinions of
the-|people ofthe United States of America
in regard to the Mexican war, they have no
voice in directing its termination—they
can do nothing but waitthe w‘ill'aii‘d pleas-
ure of the President. Ifthey remonstrate
they are abused by his party organs, and
charged with furnishing “aid and comfort"
to the enerny—and all these despotic acts,
and the monstrous doctrines which ac-
company them, are termed democratic!
O democracy! “what wrongs are perpe-
trated in thy name l” The l"r"esident', it
appears, by the creed and‘practices"of his
friends, has a rightto make war and con-
tinue it, at his pleasure. What monarch
in Europe, save Nicholas of Russia, ‘dare
assume such a power’! -
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'Fig/itirzg Parsons.-—-VVe have seen it
stated that one of the----companies from
Mississippi, at the battle,of Bucna Vista,
was commanded by a Methodist minister.
Just before the batt_le .com-nieticed, and
while the troops were forming, it is said
he delivered the following pithy prayer, at
the head of his company:
“Be with us this-‘ day in the conflict, ob
Lord! We are few, and the enemy ,are
many. Be with us ‘as thou wast. -with
Joshua when he went down from Gilgal to
Beth-ho-ron and Ajalon, to smite the Am-
Orites. We do not ask thee for the sun
and moon to stand still, but grant us plen-
ty of powder, plenty of daylight, and no
cowards. Take old Rough and Ready-
under thy special" charge Amen !—
,M-a-r-c-h !”
Ycle.—The students of old Yale have
returned again, and with them quite a large
Freshman class. The professional depart.
ments also open very favorably. The Law
School, we are to‘d, has a larger class than
usual, and the Medical Department is
about the same as in former years_.7
JV‘. I-I. Journal;
Mr. Cushing voted for the tari_ff0f 1842,
distribution clause and all, and after it was
vetoed, he voted for it without-distribution
in common with most of the-Whigs the
House. He also voted for the -Land dis-
tribution hills which -passed Congress;
also for both the bills to establish a United
States Bank; and for the “bill, to repeal
the Sub-Treasury.—-Springfield Griz.‘
Gov. Dodge has called an,Exti'a Session
of the VVisconsin-Territorial ' Legislature‘,
to meet at Madison, on the 18th inst., for
the express purpose _of, organising at new
T/ie Great B;ri'tai'n.-—The inspection of
this ship has beenbrooght to it lose, and
al the scientific men who'have' 'een enga-
ged in theexaniination agree in the opinion
that she is quite sound, and free from all
material damage in, her hull. She is still
on the Prince’s Dock gridiron, at Liver-
pool. Her bottom is but slightly injured,
the only dinge of any consequence being
one of about ten feet long, right under her
bilge, amidsliips. The. upper works and
cabins are much injured; as is the stern.
outside stern post, and all the after end of
the vessel, which was more particularly
exposed to the roll of the sea, as she lay
ashore. As yet nothing positive is known
as to the intentions of the proprietors with
respect to her farther and final repairs.—-
In the opinion of many the great difliculty
will be the engine; for it is well known
that it has never yet fairly answered the
expectation of its constructors. VVe may,
however, state, that it has been most mi
iiutely inspected, .and it has been pro-
nounced to be quite as good as it ever
was. -
'1'/ie Brazil .7l1z'ssi'on.—\Ve, learn that
Mr. Wise, our late Minister to Brazil, took
passage in the steamer which left yester-
day afternoon for ldaltimore. It is said
he expresses, in his free way, the utmost
disgust at the style in which his success-
or thought fit to deliver himself on his
first interview with gtlie Brazilian Empe-
ror; atid in truth he has cause. Mr. Tod
almost as good as told the Emperor (that
is, if the Portuguese translator did not
make a mista"e) that Mr. Wise had corn-
mitied “Treason” against his country, in
mote” the friendly relations of the two
Governtnents.—.N‘oifol/i: Herald.
VVe understand, says the Tribune, that
Mr. Beach has made a proposition to the
Receivers of the Plaiufeld Batik, that
he will redeem all the notes of that insti-
tution, some $60,000, for which the Re-
ce‘ivers have issued certificates, upon con-
dition that the Receivers deliver up to him
all the assets of the batik. Such an ar-
rangement as this would cut off all the
holders of the remaining $40,000 of bills,
which have not been sent in. These bills
are‘ in the hands of parties who have not
seen the notice of the Receivers calling
them in, or had such small amounts each
that they could not afford to make a per-
sonal appearance at Newark to obtain a
certificate. The whole circulatii‘-n is an
equitable lien upon the assets of the bank,
and should receive pro rata dividends.-
§«Ve also urderstand that the Rect‘-ivers
contemplate re opening the boo‘. s for the
issue ofcertificates, and that this movement
will be resisted by the holders of the cer-
tificates already issued, as interfering with
their chances ofa large dividend.
It is recorded that by an ancient act of the
good old Scottish Piirliaineiit, passed in the reign
of Margaret, in the year 1288, it was
“0rzler1'i.’, that during ye reign of her
maist blessed majestie,ili.'a a maiden ledee,
of baitli high and low estait. shall hae lib-
erty to speak ty ye man she likes. Gif if
he refuses to take her to be his wife, he
sliall be miilct in the SlllIl.Uf an hiindrity
pounds or less, as her estait may be, except
and always, git he can make it appear that
he is bethrotliit to another woman, then he
shall be free.”
.—£._-.——-—-——-«---——.-—..—-.__.__
The Literary VVorld says that Bartlett &
Wellfortl, of N. Y. have received an order
from the Emperor of Russia for ten copies
of Dr. Gri~wold's two octavoes upon the
Prose and Poetry of America, to be placed
in the public libraries of St. Petersbiirgli
and Moscow. 7
‘A new poem by Longfellow is now in
the Boston press. It will occupy 150 pa-
ges and is written in liexameter. Its title
is Evangeline. We look for at least me-
lodious verse.
Great Fire at It’z'c/i.mo7u1.-—Tlie extensive
mills at Richmond, Va., l- nown as the “Gal-
lego Flooring Mills,” were entirely
destroyed by fire on Sunday morning
about five o‘clock——tlie loss very heavy.
The mills were owned by VVarwick and
Burksilale. A large number of other
houses were destroyed. The whole loss,
is. estimated at two hundied and fifty
thousand dollars.
T/re late Flood in Vi7'gi'm'u.-—The
.lCharleston Free Press of yesterday says
that the destruction of property in the val.
ley of Virginia by the recent fresliets will
involve a loss of several hundred thousand
dollars. The most serious damage, how-
ever, was sustained at VViiichestei'. The
loss of property there is estimated at $100,
000.
The Rt!/‘eat.-'I'he leaders having prcfiy
generally sounded a retreat, the whole
locofoco party at the North, with a few
honorable exceptions, are backing out
from the Wiliiiot Proviso as remorselessly
as-if the question were of no interest to
the pe0ple.—Ha.i{fortI Courarzt.
"The North Adams Mass. Transcript
_sf=ates that the Iron Co. in that village are
now manufacturing about forty tons of
i_r‘oi_i per week, which is said to be equal
if’not superior to any iron in the market.
A “Paddling furnace” is
established there in which wrought iron is
to bemade from the ore.
The Smallest Horse 3/et.—-A mere pigmy
horse, weighing only forty-five pounds,
the smallest one that ever lived, has been
sent to Gen. Tom Thumb, as a present,
from Java. It is a great wonder, and the
_litt_le General will doubtless find him a
valuable acquisition to his persomil con-
veniences.
.The Freshman Class in Amherst College
riumbers 50- The aggregate number of
stiidents is noiv 1-16. Lust yea.t there
were 120 names on the‘ catalogue.
‘Religious Ifevzlval.-‘—'l‘he Mississippi and
Alabama papers are filled with accounts
of religious revivals. --
attempt. to pro,c‘ure.'.ii'State- C_on‘stituti0__ii,
» and be admitted" into ‘1lie‘Unio'n_.'_
. * "'l heirvceipts of thejstate Fair, Siiratogzi,
ainoiiiitcd to «$4-.O3_+,,_‘.Z2.
not “endeavoring, on [his] part, to pro_
about to be‘
B)‘ nis 1-‘.x_ci-:1.i.r:1\'cv -
CLARK B,-ISSELLo‘
Goverrior of the State of Coiinecticut, .'
T ' A PROCLAMATION.
The oodiicss of God which lins crowned the
5 .
year, now drawing ton close—the iuany and
unmeyitcd inercios which we as a people
. have received at His hands, demand of us the
united expression ofdeep and fervent grati-
tude. -
In order to the discliiirge of this tleliglitfiil
ditty, and that we may with one lieiirtuiid voice,
reiider to him that tribute which is sojustly 1:115‘
due, I l1creh_v recoiiiiiie.'id that. .r1'}l(l»I'b'([ll_ll’, the]
'2.'.'iI.Ii, of 1\'orc7iibe-r me:-t, he set apart as a day of;
PUBLIC Tl-l.~\i\'l\'S(:‘lVl'i\’G and PRAISE!
to Almighty God-—t0 be ()l)S(31"v'cll tlll‘O11gl1UlJ]I
this State in a maiiii'c.t- liccoiiiing it religioiis ant
gri'it‘eful people. And I invite the Miiiistcrs
and people of all deiioiiiiiiatioiis to asseiiililc in
their i‘opcctivc. places of public \vorsliip on that
day, and tliero with iippi'opi'i:ite. soleiiiiiitios, to
render unto God the glory due to His most holy
uaiiie, to coiiiuieuiorzite wiili gi'eateful hearts
His liciiilicciicc. to us it people. tllltl llle T0li9“3 Ol
His uiicctisiiig kiiidiiess; iiiaiiilest.ed in the pro-
.-vervatiuii and coiitiiiuanco of our social, civil,
and rcligioiis pi'ivilcgcs—iii our exemption from
the woes and 11)lSel'l(:S of faniiiie—:-is well as
from the po.-ztilciice which walketh iii d;ii'kiiess,
and wastolli at iiooii-day—iu the coiitiiiuctl
pi'ospei'it_v of our lnstitutioiis of leariiiiig -and
Coiiinioii Scliools—iiiid cspeciiily iii the light.
' '-i s iiii - ')Ofl our in ii .
\\l1l(.l .l' es in j th, i the gospel of
His Son.
And while wc-rccoiiiit the iiicrt:ic.s of God
and recognize the claims which Ho has upon
our gi'iititiiile and love, let llstlt)‘-'()I1i'l_Y siippliciite
His coiitinuetl favor-—tli.-it. lie Wmlltl lJl<‘SS U811-'<iI
people-—thut he would liiisli llit-I tumult of War
tlizitlie would diffuse over our land zi spirit of
iiiutual foi~lieai'aiici'a‘ and kiiidnc.-;s-—-tlic spirit of
the Gospel of Peace; and that we may be
that ha i ) ' ion ile whose (‘oil is the Lord.
‘GrIV'ClI1ltihldIe1‘ll)1y hand iiiid the seal of the
State at New Haven, this 11th day of
October, in the year of our Lord one
[r.. 5.] tliotisaiid eight huiirli'ed and forty seven
and ofthe Iiidcpeiitleiico of the United
States the sevciit_v—.<ccoiid.
(_lL.:\_Rl{ BISSELL.
By his Excellancyls coiiiiiiziiid,
JOHN B. R.0BEl‘.'l‘St)l\', Secretary of State.
HON. DANIEL Wl£l5.';"1‘E1’.’S_‘SPEECH
At the Mass. Vvliig Convention.
Mr. Webster conlinetl his remarks to
ilie origin, the objects and the incidental
results of the war with Mexico. He char-
acterized the war as a war of pretexts: a
war in which the true motive is] not dis
iinctly avowed, but in which preteiices,
uftertliouglits, evasions and other methods
are employed to put it case before the corti-
muiiity, which is not the tri.ie_case.
The frst pretext was t1SSlln'I€‘(l, he says,
by the President, in his war nit-ssage of
May llth, 18-1-(i, in putting the ground of
declaring war upon the fiictiliat the Mex-
ican Government had iuvatlcd the territory
of the United States, and shed American
blood upon American soil. The most
favorable preseiitmeni of the truth in the
matter, in Mr. \Vebster’s judgment is this:
“that we, liaviug a claim to territory of
which the other party was in possession,
marched an army into it to ta‘ e pos-
session. The army of the United States
was ordered to advance into territory
claimed by Mexico, and actually possessed
by her. If it were our own case,.l have
no doubt that we should regard such an
ll’lVa.\lOl1 of our possessions, as an act of
war.”
Another pietext urged subsequently to
the declaration by Congress, by Act of
May l3ili, 184-6, iliat iiar existed “by act
of Mexico,” was, the refusal of the Mexi-
can goveriirrient. to receive our iriiiiister.
i.\'Il‘. Webster denies that this is an fl(l€'qll{l,'.8
cause of war: or, if it be, alleges that it
involves no sudden emergency to justify
the President in plunging the c.oiintiy into
hostilities, especially while Congress is in
session.
The third pretext is, the refusal by
Mexico to pay debts, due to our citizens.
This pretext Mr. \Vebster looks upon as
an afterthought; and although a complaint
of long standing, yet Congress, the only
constitutional war-making power, to whose
attention it had often been called had nev-
er judged it proper to declare war against
Mexico on this account.
Mr. Webster, with Mr Calhoun, ascribes
the immediate cause ofthe war, to the or-
der for the march ofour army from Corpus
Christi to the Rio Gt-unde; its priuiary
cause, to the annexation of Texas.
The precise object of the war be con-
tends, was to establish ti government in
Mexico by the restoration of Santa Anna,
which should yield the question of Texan
annexatioii,and give us no more trouble
on that account.
t‘i'lr. VVebster commited himself in oppo
sition to aiinexation,“and avowed the whole
doctrines of the \Vilmot Prtivisn, contrary,
he says to the advice of his friends, at a
political meeting held in this city ten
years ago. It has always been the senti-
ment of lllassacliusetts Whigs; and he
“cannot quite consent that more recent
discoveries should claim the merit, and
take out a patent. l deny the priority of
their invention. Allow me to say, sir, it
is not their tliunder.”
Mr. Webster would also deprecate the
acquisition of free territory in Mexico,
being unwilling to incur the risk of a
sufficient identity of character and inter-
est between our.own people and those we
annex. ’
He does not believe that the Northe-i'ii
democracy will abandon the Administra-
tion, and adhere to the principle of the VVil-
mot Proviso against the Slave power.
Mr. Webter, in conclusion advanced the
opinion, that unless the President of the
United States shall make ‘out a case which
shall "show to Congress that the aim and
object for which the war is now prosecu-
ted, is a purpose connected with the safe-
ty of the Union, and the just rights of the
American people—then Congress ought to
pass resoliitons against the prosecution
of the war, and grant no further supplies.
.7. of Com.
._.____*_..
Mrs. Partington, on reading in a morn-
ing paper, that “Bishop Onderdnnk stqndg
on his reserved rights and the crmins of
the ‘churc'h,” remarked quietly, that it wa_s
well he wasr_i’t much afraid of 11» flu r,.
‘il_llllIll_Vil)lltlly injured and one young lady. killed‘.
The last .Whig_ Legislature of Connccti-l
"NATIONAL RE]-‘0R.\I” Nom‘iNa'roNs.—-The
cut adopted resolutions“ in ‘favor ‘of tlie,“National Reform” N. Y. State Convention," on
“fllmot P"°Vl_3°s mid l° ill“ P’'flY ‘“ ‘h'S'\Vedncsday last, made the following‘ nomina-
State letthe honor belong of casting the
first stone at the coinproiriise of the Con-
stitution.—.N'ew Ifai.-en Register.
\Ve presume the \Vhigs of Connecticut are
willing to bear. this -"houor” of sustaining the
free principle embodied in the \Vilmot Proviso.
‘But. it is an honor which they must share with
\Vhigs~autl loco focus of other States. Nor
was the “stone” hurled by \Vhig aruis alone.
It received no iuconsidci-able portion of its im-
petus from “deiiiocratic” niusclcs. “"0 say
this to their honor. Scarccly a coi-porul’s giiiird
i't-fused t.o respond to the proinptiugs of human-
ity iindjiislicc. Nor did they believe that in
eiidursing the Proviso they were doing violence. ,
trathe “compromise of the Constitution.” They l
l
l
do not seek to iiite§i'fei'c-. with Slavery in States .
where it exists. \Vhile they de.pi-cciite its ex-
istence any where, they know that the power
to continue or abolish the evil rests entirely with
those who hear the afilictiou. But. they deny
that to protest iigiiiiist its iiitrotluction into ter-
rilory which may be acquired, is interfering
with the "coiiipromise ofthe Constitution.” It
is enough to wi'cst toi'i'it.oi'y front a noighboriug
Republic, without cursing the soil with an in-
stitution alike abliorrent to Fret-doni and degra-
ding to Huiiianity.
l\lO__lEWALI{ c-iXz E’l"l.‘E.
“’cdneszlay, oci. “-;»2'.,‘ 18:7.
VVHIG S'l‘.-\'l‘l*‘. CONVEN'l‘l0i'\'.
The ¥Vliig.-Vol‘ Poiiticcticiit are lierchy iiotificd
that a State t,onvciitiou. for tho iioiiiiiiiitioii ol'c:iii-
didatcs for Governor, Lieut. Govt-riior, Sccrctary.
'l‘i'c:isui'ci', and Controller, and for the appoinluieiit
of two Dcle_giites.fi'tiiii the State at huge. and one
from each of the four Ctiiigrc-ssioiiiil Districts. in
the \Vliig Niitioiial Cniivciiiioii, to be held for tho
.st:‘l(—?cllUll ofcaiiilidates for P1'P.~‘l(lL'l!I and Vice Pres-
ident oftlic United States--will be held in the city
of New lliiveii, oii \Vctliicsd:-._v. the 3d day of No-
vcmber, 1847, at 10 o’clock in the foreiiooii. The
Whigs of the several towns are rcqiie.'-‘ted to appoint
dclcgiitcsiis soon as practic_:ible to said State Coti-
vciiiiuii—llic iiiiinb_cr to be equal to double the num-
ber ol'Rcpi‘eseiit:itives to which each town is criti-
llcd iii the General Ass-i,-iiilily. '
JAMES I". Baiicocx.
II!-ZNRY Przcic. \Vhig
.ItIH.\‘ L. BO.~‘\V'I-21.1., State Ceiitrtil
WM. \Voouw.tiio, Committee.
VVM. N. illasou,
New Haven, Sept. 15. 18-17.
",,"‘It is p:irticiil:irl_v rcqiiestcd that the delegates
be appoint:-d at an early day. and that their names
be iiiiniediatcly aftcr soul to .-’t)llll3- \'l'liig paper for
piililicatioii.
Mizxico.-—Littlo iidtlitioiiial news
from the war quai'1or has been received. A
gentleman who lll'l'l\'ctl at Philadclpliiti from
reliable
and Tumpico, acconipaiiied Major Capers. the
goveriiiiiciit sutlcr at Tziinp’:co, and bearer of
dispatch from Col. Gates, coiniiiuiiicatcs some
new items. From. him it appears that Capers
has copies of letters to iiicrclitiiits in Tumpico, «
received by British express, giviiig sciiii-officizil
accounts of the tzikiiig of the capital. Santa
Anna iuurclied out on the 13th with 10,000 men
}lIZl(lilI01lp0, and was
expected soon to retreat to Oajiiczi. Nofiirtlicr
iiiiincdiute iiiolcstatioii from him was aiiticipiitcd.
(_)iir entire loss from the 8th to the 13th of
of Septeiiibcr, was 25 officers killed, and 47
wounded, and 490 men killed and wouiied in
,the last battle. At C-liapultcpcc on the 13th,
| Gen Scott b_roiight 40 picces ofciinnoii to bear
on the heights, soon reiideriiig them untenable.
On the iifternooii of the 14th, he sent 1500
men into the city, who took possession of
and twenty cziiiiioii, for
the Citadel after some serious opposition from
the rubble who attacked his rear, and wounded ii
number. On the 13t1i the women demanded
muskets of Santa Anna, which he was unable
to fiirnisli.
The letters contain no mention ofthe resigna-
tion of Santa Anna, as reported, and the report
is discredited. \Voi'th, Pillow and Smith are
safe. \Voi'tli had been appointed by Scott,
Governor of the City of Mexico.
SUI-'I~‘ER1NG IREL.’l...\'D.--The citizens of this
town have no doubt felt in coiiiiiioii with others,
the claims which the starving thousands of Ire-
land have upon their cliiirity ; but while meetings
have been held in other places, and it very gene-
ral movenieiit in the country has takcn place, no
bring out the C0l1ll'il)1li.l()l'lS of our citizens.
They will t.lici'efoi'e learn with siitisfiictioii, that
effort has been made or opportunity given to P
lions :
Limit. Gov. Hugh T. Brooks, Wyoming.
Controller, Lewis Tiippan, New York.
" Sec. of State, Francis C. Treadwell, Kngs.
" A!.t’n_i/ Gen. \Vm. S. Bishop, Rochester.
” '1'reasu'rer, IIitgh~Scott,'Albany. ' '
” Stale Eng’eer, Dudley L. F arnlia in. Kings.
" Canal §Jere.. S. -,\Vnsburn, Renn?lcui'.
For
17
Commis- John Thomas, C0l'1Inlld.
simicrs. John C. Miitlier, Reiisselacr.
" State John Nutting, Oswego.
Prison Owen Griffith, Genesce.
Iiispcctors Diin’| \V. Sqnii-e,.Delaware. ,
The National Rfcoi'_r_nc.rs have questioned all
the candidates on the three Tickets, and resolv-
ed to substitute for their own nominees such 0;
the cniididates of otht-r parties as may answer
ilioni satisfiictoi-2l_v. Messrs. Tiippan of the
|I.1ll)0l'i_Y Ticket, and Mullicr of the Loco Foco
Ticket, haviiig aiiswcrcd siitisfiictorily, are al-
rcady noiiiiiiuted by them. -
SUPERIOR COURT, October Term.
.E.s'llier Ball rs. Calvin S. BaIl.—Petition
for divorce; petition granted and divorce do-
creed. - . ,
Lewis N. Nash. rs. I"ra-noes Nas/i.-—Petition
for divorce; petitition granted and divorce do.-
crcod.
uftrespnss for obstructiiig plaiiiiiff’s way by dig-
ging a canal through and across the same. No
verdict yet. For pl'tff Hawloy dcBullcr. For
deft Dutton, Ferris &. Minor.
John S. Smiim-is is. John If. B(inIa.-—Ac-
tibn on the case for fraud in coiiceiiling property
from creditors. Verdict. for pl’tff. For pl'tft'
Booth _& Butler. For def’t Diitiou 65 Ferry.
Now on trial Sterling rs. I-Jubliell.
Elnathan S. Hall rs. Ccilliurinc A. Hall.
—The cause allcdgcd in the petition was that
the wife of the petit.ioncr was at the date ofthe
petition living in a state of adultery with a man
in the city of N. Y. by the name of Darby.
The respondent did not appear. Petition gran-
ted. For petitioiier, E. Taylor.
Anna Adams rs. Sam ucl Adams.-——Case
alleged in the petition, wilful dcsertioii for iiioro
than three _ve-ars. There was no uppeariinco
by the respondent. Petition granted. Foi'pe-
titioncr, R. Booth. ‘ '
Ma. Rt-:i~:n—Ilaving long noticed the anxiety
of our incrchunts of every class for Xllollcy-I111!‘
king, I am coiistriiiiiotl, with your permission, to
recoinniend piirtial reform of what has become
an evil (growing out of this disposition) its uti-
necessiiry as unwise.
I refer to the late hour of closing the stores
—~sonic of which are often open till 10 and 11 at
night; by this urriiizgcnicntthe clerks are.piir-
ticiilar stiffcrcrs—miide sluvos—aud must ne-
ccs.~::ii'ily-fecl the want of that rcluxutioii so con-
ducive to mental and physical activity. \'ill
not the beiievolcntly disposed set the example
of closing at 8 (_)’clock which may easily be done
at this season bf the year—thcrcbydoiiig justice
to their clerks and the sooner freeing them-
selves front the cares ofthe day ?
7'/ie ll-raw‘ and the ofclmiiiis-li'ution.—Tlie
TVilSlll[lg.IOfl Union says it understands
that it has been determined by the Govern-
int iii to make no further overtures of
peace on our part. We are now, s:i_vs_the
Union, "in the possession of her Capital,
principal cities, ports and possesions.
Large reinforcements are daily moving’
forward from Vera Cruz sufficient to sup-
port the gallant column in the present oc-
ctipation of the Capital, Puebla, &c. and
to open, and keep open, the line of com-
munication between the seaboard and the
main army. In addition to, and besides
the regiments noworgnnizing and moving
forward from Kentucky, Tennessee, and
lodianna, other reiuforcciiients, to the full
will he called out at once, to make cer-
tain of the security of the army, in its
present occupation and operations.
“As the continuance of the war is forced
upon us, it must be waged with vigor.——
The coiititry conquered mtist be occupied
and governed by martial law, and its re.
sources and revenues rendered tributary
in every practicable manner, to the sup-
ort of our occupation and Government.
“We are happy to learn that there are
ample means in the Treasury for the most
us, for the purpose of niakiiig such collections, in l
clotliiug, money, or provisions, as the generosity
of our people shall prompt; them to give, in an-
ticipation of the renewed siilfei-iiigs of Ireland
the coming winter. This agent. is tlié-.Rev. Illr.
Jlfoorc, a Protestant minister of Coolan_v. 1-Iis
testimonials are such as to coiiiiiiend him to
confidence, having already been made the me-
dium of distributing alins bestowed by churches
and individuals in the city of New York. Mr.
Moore preached iit the Coiigregiitioiial Church
on Sunday eveiiinglast, and gave some account
of the extreme destitutioii and sufTeriug witnes-
sed by liiiiiselfiimong the people of his chargc,
and others about the scene of his labors.
The gcutleiucn deputed to call upon our cii.i-
zens for collections, are Messrs. Eben W7i2'tne_i/,
George St. Joint. and Charles E. Disbrow.
\Ve trust thutthe coiitribiitions will be gone-
ral, and as liberal as the necessity of the case
reqiiires.
’l‘r..-sirizita-.\'ci: Mi-:i-:'ri.\'e.——Rev. Mr. Rogers
ofStaiiifoi'd, will give an address on the subject
ofTemperauce, at Selleck"s Hall, on \Vedues-
day eveiiine. As a lecturer on this subject, Mr_
Rogers enjoys a very high reputation.
During a violent tliunder storm at the City of
Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday evening, 12th
the Powder Magazine at that place was struck
with lightning, causing an awful explosion,
which shook the city as by an earthquake, and
spread dismay, destruction and death on all
sides. About one hundred houses were destroy-
ed and many lives lost. Ten dead bodies have
already been recovered from beneath the. sad
iguiiis. cOne' dwelling. was torn to pieces, the
vigorous prosecution of the war, including
an agent of this sorely st.-ickeii people is tllnollgjthe orgunizmion, equipmen,’ ,,_,mspm_,,,_
tion, &c. of all the new troops required,
until after the meeting of Congress.
Sothe Uuioii and its \Vliite House patrons are
disposed to put aside all "talk about humanity,
olive branches and arinistices," and go in for it
vigorous pi-esecution of the war. This is per-
haps to be expected, when we consider that the
man whom the President “piissed" into Mexico
has behaved so shabbily! Should Parades
prove alike ungrateful, Mexican h_oiior and mag-
uunimity will hardly be considered worthy of
confidence ! '
It is said that the President is quite ill, and
his rumored death gained credence from the».
known precarious state of his health. As poor-
ly as we tliiuk of this deluded man, we cannot
wish that he should go to his final uccout with
the blood of this atrocious Mexican war upon
his soul.
Disriusssiivo.---\Ve learn from the Bridge-
port Staudard, that at Stratford, one day last
week, it bid 9 or 10 yrs ofage, a son ofwidow Job
Peck, fell from a walnut tree and was found
dead.
Ni-zw YORK.---Tile \Vhigs have nominatcdé,
Hon. Hamilton Fish for Lieut. Governor; Mil-
lard Fillmore, Comptroller; Cl1lSl0[)I161'IVIO|'g8"._
Secretary of State; Alva Hunt, Ti'easui'ei';.
Ambrose L. Jordan. Attorney General. The
convention was hnrnioiiious, the nominations
were made with greatunaiiimity,‘and, from
present prospects will be elected.
:——:— _
Pz:NNsrLv.a:vi.t.—Shunk‘s majority in this.
State will probably reach to 15,000 or more...
The \Vhigs appearuot toliave made their usual’
efforts. ~ '
Albert Seclcy rs. Edwin Bi'.sliop.—.-\ctiori_
extent authorized by the law of Congress,
Norwalk Chronicler