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wa -rm w- . t -- -. A IE iJ JJ X- 1"1 .11 X-i H. 'United we stand, Dividkd wk FAtt. L0U1SUXA. " UTSSOL' il I MONDAY, - MAY 17. 'ii ii a.!-" tr . r u sTrlo consequenceuf the sickness of our!,aine for (ject.;v;lWy0l,r readers bv an as- Printer, v are t'iro v s.i.metliin" behind our 1. uai ll-me ihi- Fleming; and that will ,.". U.--.si!P.t of our subscribers the rea son ir 'u iioa arrival of t!ic Banner by I'lC U.l:.-. uJlil. iOfThc editor Ji '!.; Mo. Republican, "must be neither a profound man, nor one at all versed in tin: history of the country at least, In- writes with that catechizing im berl:ty,"that waiks him as one," v ho nev- - ".inks enough, to know what he is about, i: ; vheti about it, knuics what he really thinks. For, with the intelligence, that is commonly attained by that class of writers, facetiously styled assistant editors, he would have hesitated, ere he had betrayed bis simplicity, by asking questions which stupidity itself coidd answer, and making assertions not worthy of serious refutation In reply to the following quotation from the Banner: People wi!! net believe, that the Administra te .m that found Tavlor a mere Colonel, and ad vanced him to the rank of Major General, over the I.ea.is ot oiheers older in years, older 111 scr vices. ai-I rh-.f in r.rk himself, can pos sibly t-'tc tl.ul ii.odc iJ' hi-eakinn him -'own. ex cept it lie to break him down by the weight of his nonnrs.' He says: "That will be news, wc have no doubt, to Mr. Polk himself. Tavlor was a general by brf vet before Mr- Polk ever dreamed of being President. But what is the use of facts in the case?" To him, indeed, "facts" in the case will be of no advantage, but rather of disser vice; to the eliciting of truth, however, they will be quite important. . What then are the facts in the case? Sim- ply that Gen. Taylor was a general of I' 1 i.r, xt- p.-., aw vi .0 nAi 1 t-j irtm yr. ivi a a a W i ; was President. Respecting the dreams of Mr. Polk we know nothing, but if Mr. Polk "drean;'d,". that T'.w.An ... n u..l.!n., ...Al-A llwin (.! , mere Lotonel," bis r.'rcam was as vain as . . ...... . M, , ' 11, . ing that Taylor was a general by brevet, what does it prove? Nothing more, or less than, that be was a general by breve'; and of course "a mere Colone'." Suffer us, Miller Republican (for you do not appear to know,) to inform you, that a brent title1 give no rank. Yon may learn this from anyone at nil "versed in the history of the country." For your edification, we will illiv'- fe t1 is subject by 'napt reference. A dis; . - occurred on th- Rio Grande, be- rween ol. Tw5:r, and brevet Bricsdierj Grx. Worth. 1 Worth claimu command on account of his brevet Vtle, Twiggs elnimed it as being the senipr Colonel; and mind you Gkn. Tat los 'tirethe preference o "a meie Colo nel." (Twiggs.) over a general by brevet (General Worth.) The affair, however, did not rest there. Gen. Worth went to Washington with his complaint, laid the de cision before the President, and that decis ion of Gen. Taylor in favor of the Col. against the brevet General, was approved by the President. Be informed, then, that h Vevet title gives no pay, gives no com mand, gives no rank: in short, that it is on ly an bonorary distinction, a mere feather in the cap. How, then, with this decision staring in your face, could you sit down and inform vour readers: "That will be uewn uaicni) doubt, t Mr. Polk him- d:.' -vhi-n you ought to have known that Mr. P.ilk had already decided contrary to your in uiuwtion. Inctead then of its spoil ing the beauty of "the rapid promotion, to donht that he was taken from a colonelcy to a major-generalship, at one bound, and this, too, over the heads of well-known and much respected democratic generals,' it proves the purity of Mr. Polk's intentions, to reward this Col. (excuse us, brevet gen eral) Taylor, by tho appointment to that j .., 1 111 111 1 tii'ii rrrd 111 Oil , lll uich command, which he now holds: a-di ,. .. , ,. f , ? . , - . . , ... , 1 :oliUual 1110. udeiii-i-and political which, for his success, he so richly nien'r''.1 1 r "Pray, who are these 'bri;sdifr and major generals' whom Mr. Plk has Ihvs wanton ly overslaughed?" Byf : v proceed to answer, you will permit us to observe, that you must not be a re ry "profound man," nor a man at all "versed in the. history of the country," to b compelled to ask for information, on affairs, which in the sequel will appear to be matter of record in your own State; passed by the Legislature of the State; sent to the general government for its action bv the Governor of the State; and noticed at the time by, at leant, one fcalf of the newspapers in the Union, jfi -iTonr i" lnrince. in i in inaner. is , ' ivoitr i-'iiornce, in this matter, is rral, you! . : - . . . . . . ... 1 .....,. - l n. . 1 : 1 1 : m t 11 !....;.:...!. :e u 1... ,nti!. von , ' If von L:vmv the f:,cta;iuor Ba.mer,uitl.ael:orttringoftnctur.-B t, i the ewe" von deservo blame fur dcri-iv-iou ing your readers by an assumed ignoranee.jCopied. W'einishiid or lost the Journal, so If you did not know them, yon desi.Tve.mai we reply irom merauj. sumed knowledge. You cannot escape tlie.truntmg the cnultms 01 tnai extract 10 i"e;,njHioll5," i case the Locoioros carry the dilemma. You knew the facts in the case,' irme of the whig pres ; and much more or you did uoi: if you knew the fads whyinjustice by inferring in an ihiw ..!. liy to conceal them: il you did not know that we meant the article to include the them, how dare, by insinuations, to dcnvjwhoie whig party, i he Journal does "s them. In all events yoisare wrong. :-nd all are you blamabie. We give yoti a choice of the horns. But "who are those brigadier and major generals?" In other words, what rank is superior to a brigadier general by bravt' Really, this question is a poser, llou pver at a venture, wc slate, that m.aj. gen. Caine: had command of the south west division i.f the army; that by services, by situation, by seniority, and by rank, he was entitled to the command of the arm' of occupation. He, however, did not obtain co nmauil; fir Mr. Polk "overslaughed" him bv tins an- poinlment of Taylor. The in xt e.'illtlt t! t' it was maj. gen. Scott; but !:u too was "overslaughed." Major general Jesup, was the next in rank, aiiu he also was over slaughed. These 3, you will be informed. were Major Gen. Scott, a whig ;Maj r (i';nt Gaiucs, as much democrat as whi; and Major Gen. Jesstip, a democrat. We shall not mention Brooks and the other Briga dier Gen'ls who were "overslaughed" by that appointment, all, at the same time, en titled to it by seniority. But I aving said enough to make good our assertion, that he was advanced to the rank of maj r gen'l. over the heads of ollicers, older in years, older in services, and superior in ra' k to himself, we w ill proceed t the question of the Republican, -'when an:! where was e,1"" : f'jl" ( uov uu- 1 i lor) """" .. :rure" and by wnuin was he "much exc- crated." We answer, that at home, in the west, he was obscure. What peans had been suns' in his praise previous to the war in Floiida. ff as he ever distinguished amongst the , , : , ... , iiost ot heroes of 1812 re do not rav .this in disparagement of Oen. Tavlor, whose chivalrous chaiacter wc admire, but to show that wc were correct in our asser- t'tliat tli at mere Colonel, and advanced him over tin heads of heroes older in years, older in ser vices, and superior in rank to himself." If'c ask the Republican in reply, when and where was he known? Can the Repub lican point to the actions performed by him prior to the Florida war? It is known that he successfully defended a fort during the war of 1812. Did Congress notice that Did the nation notice it? Have historians mentioned it V know hat Crghan's gallant defence of Fort Sandusky has Icen attri'. ited to Tavlor with how much of approval the worlJ will testify. But that he v.-as '.is:re" in comparison with Gaines, Scott, Jessup, Miller, Wayne, Croghai and others, who weie praist d by the people, rewarded by Congress, jh d handed down to the American nation as men deserving well or the Repu'dic t .e':,,,, vfrif not ,i;.fi..,,r...t 'ir 1 t i t 3 ' ingjii extract, so cut up. mil diligured. Henderson, Esq., having been requested to world win also testily. By whom he was e ... :,, -n,,.!,.,; fi.,i ,,. i..,.i ,. ,. r 1 . . es.i in c out liiMon, tha we liad morejaddress the meeting in reference to the de- much execrated we now inform von. II-. '. ,,,,.. :,, ri--ii'n,l.. ,.r f... t...i.v I 1 1 1 a 1 , , , , - , ,. i M"F 1,1 ' cri'.ti'iKle of Olii. 1 aylor s in-sceased, spoke briefly and 111 an eloquent officers 111 command under him. by subor-.'i- .,:, tl. m ai :.r t. ....1. rf..; 1.,. 1 .1 r .1 it .... . , J , i utioiis, man appedrs to he entrrtai.ted hy and lecling mannei of the life, character nates under him. bv nrit ates under lorn, nml .1 . r 1 - . .1 i' ..... . . .. . . . .. ' ' ' . , - by the legislature of tins slate, that passed, """J ."uv-!flag r londa, which resolutions raised doubts nay diaries agnini 111s iruiiiiuiiiess as I r 1 ? . . 1 . man. T resolutions called for an in- vestigatioa from the then administration- on Tuulrtr AtA tA rt2tknnf1 i t '.f d.itl 1 1.1 w t " PonioMo1 tl,c '"Rprwi and the Mexi- untimely death of Lemuel A. Welch, Esq., and those charge.. They are yet una.jcan is nt th ' 1 ' swered-wedo notsay that theyare unan- tWlr siiniari,v of ,mivps. To defeat dem-Vesolved, that we sympathise with the fami swerable. oeracy, justice, and the spread of f.ee prin-iy and the fri. nds of the deceased, in the e acknowledge the fac , that tl,e;,-iC;i)ll.s,tIie M,.xi,iin, tfW vioc!iC. fl?f, bl.reav,,m.nt , ,lis ner man has found out, tha h. was "an t:, e r..,)r,.se,,. tive of those principles-Gen. ,'esdred, That in the death of our younB obscure and much execrate' w,!I!; col, Ta,lor. To accomplish the same ends. the!fr;.l 1.- 11 it a .1 t f .1 m if fitiH rthvrfi th:if t!io in. tit ' fit Tin Ii titi ' 1 can, wuo naa nu -iounu h on, is, h ifidrutii" in air way, only wondrous I ignorance. 3" We. omitted in our lust to notice that the J lanmbal Journal had been enlarged and much improved. It is now edited byl Mesfrs. Broaddus & Hawkins, both youngj men of considerable ability. With Mr. Droaauusweuavo oeen aciuau.ted tor ma- est and lnost g.,;,.; papers in this State K to tI,e afflicted ow of Mr. Welch, ny yeais. lie Is a very spirited, as well as, We return our thanks to the Clerks'81"1 to tiri that he furn a chaste and elegant wnter Under their of the steamers Ocean Wave, Laclede, ailJ ud' a copy to the Patriot, Journal, and Ban control the Journal wdl not fail to command Lucv Bertram, for late St. I.n.,;a Iner. with the reoi-est that tl.v K n..M:e!.J i.. .1.0. vi.:.. r nr..-:.... t.. ... uim v..e aujatni vm.uun, e wish mem 8reat 8uoctss inevtr, tl,inS bt in tlu dis - - ercjown d th'-n prhuiph. ... . I 11 Tl M - . -- - t . - , cvirixi f.... .. r,.J .iiiiii 11,11 iii:it -i : 1 1 1 i tin . .a..., a i vr - Journal Lont tnumi an extract from a lor- the article from which the extract was Tlie Journal does us injustice in at U'g no till. BI1ICIK 111 IO! tlSHllllliai ot escape tlu'ttri-jiititirr the coiitmts ol that extract to the mpistico alio 111 mutilating the article, .an J endeavoring by a garbled extract to'fa exchange t"e entire meaning of the para-. -raph. This may do for a beginning: wc hope il may he the beginning of the end Ti e very first line in the article from which the extract is taken, commences with til.- following word "that portion ok the w.im rncss which has been most rbid in . . , , , ,, 1 ilsuinuuciali'USoi u-.c w.ir. iuo inosc who supported it, has suddently veered round plunge in and brought him out, thus sav a:id run up the name of the veteran war ing hiin from an untimely and watery grave, chief to tlteir mast head." Is there any It is true this was but his duty, but it was a ".' inn in '.'':. that will warrant such an in- f rreiii-e, :i- is drawn by the Hannibal Jour- ml. T':t' whole nrticle points to "that por- tion of the vdiig press," which had denoun- ceil the war, and its supporters, of whom after a while. Such a fellow will not al ve proclaimed Taylor, the chief. If e pro- ways remain among the privates. I say cceded still alluding to"r yw7&w"(and pass his name round. D. which cannot by any reading be perverted from that meaning) to say,"with that bright name now llung to the breese, they have started on a erusade for plunder. Under! ' false enlors tbev exnert to rluteh tbe fci-nil ors they expect to clutch the M-oils of office, and for that purpose haxe seiz-d upon his name. But the trick is too shal-. 'rw. The n ,iple will turi. with distrust i uoni sucii Drazni-iarrri Hypocrisy ar.ti we are niii'-h tdstakeu in the man, if old !!o!i;;it and K'-ady does not administer to 'J iv :n ih.t r:huke wnich they so richly de serve." v nat is there in tni that points to any, except to "that portion of the whig press" to which wc haio before alluded. il'c have always dune full justice to the gallant whigs who have so nobly supported tin ir country's caue. We have taken oc casion to refer not only to officers, the Co lonels, Captains, Lieutenants and olhus in oificc, but to the whig privates also, to the hild men, who, without office, or the desire of office, left wives and children, fathers and mothers, brothers and sistt-is, friends, all that man holds dear, and periling their own lives, rushed to the con'est, and f 11 advancing on the foe; 01 Mill living, astrin patriots, are battling fr their country's rights in a manner worthy '-f all praise from the American people. 11 "e hae allu ded also in terms of commendation to that portion of the whig press which has nobiv done its duty to the country, and c would again do si with pleasure. It is justice, simple justice. We endeavor to act fairly towards our exchanges, by not mutilating an article in order to reply to it, and hope that this ex- ample operating on the Hannibal Journal,! may cause iiuu paper 10 i-miaie us. ei even now believe that had the Journal ta ken time to rellect,' the fihrcr f .lty of the thine would have startled it fr in nuhlish- i e ,.ur: u. .11111 .-iii-.ise uiai paper 10 ueai and virtues ol the deceased. The commit- f;1;r,y in futre 7 0j!c wllofl,lt m!l.r ,,;s't, .e rt.t,trnt.d, tIiro ,, twir cliainna N. must a-tup to the strictest discip up to the strictest discipline, or suffer "that rebuke which they so richly al4it.servc m Tl. r ..,:., 1..4 . .... .- ' .!;. . . . whi't prets iru s incKt ry, nmnwehK with t,4. Mine representative Gen. Taylor. Tii: former have already faltered, the latter will as assuredly fail: Those are a derision and byword for their blunging and imhecil- iv: these will be a laughing stock for their greediness and cupidity, . Tlc Metropolitan has been enIarKed'tary Sl proceedings of this meeting aii iin,,roved. It is now one of the neat-and ll'aUl" secretary forward acopythere- ' ' I'T"- Ueath op a Senator. The last Natchez paer announces the death f'......l r Speight, Senator in Congress from Mis,i,' Vin.i. w f. VIRGINIA' ELECTION. " l , -t 1...I.I.. l.- 1, Whim havi el pa. ilih uiitiiiiuic l i u . iih . i - d six, and the Democrots nine members " I " Lf the next congress, ?rTlie Washinctoii Unionsatsthaf'thelxicah Congress held an- extraordinary fate of nnhorn millions dipcnds upon thejsession. The folio wing. acconnt of it pro-? coining elections.' We advise the "iinbornPeecingS is translated frOTvrFl'Rppibfwallo 'elections, to remain "unborn' Jmu.Jmt. 'flic above advice is as unfortunate as the ajvjce 0f prentice in general; that is, it won't ,e taken, for the living who mn (f jis ajvice wui ,,, M. For the Banner. PASS HIS NAME ROUND. Mr. EJit.,r: small boy, a son of widow lady of this village, fell into the er on last Sabbath, and after sinking once or twice, was almost gone, when J , . .111-. . mutton, a yoiiin uuioiigiug 10 your umc, noble ami generous act, and deserves to be recorded. If he must still serve as"deri," let him at least be brei cttcd ;s printer's mute, and let the craft look out for an ijjicer i "SONS OF TEMPERANCE." Louisiana Division No. il of the Sons of ,'n ..... , I I T .... 1 lM'"anee, was msuuueu oy ro. nern- ard ,r3'an' ' 1 ' on rM,!,y ,noripose, in whole or in part, of the territory of W" 141,1 ,,,St Atter Ititution, the follow- 1:1 named iiincers were eiecieu unu uuiy in- stalled, to wit: PHILANDER DRAPER, W. P. JOSEPH M. HEl.L, W. A. EDWIN DRAPER, II. S. JOHN GUI LEY, A. U.S. GEORGE FENTEM. Trcas. W.M. F. SHAW, F. S. JAS. L. WOOD. C. Gi:o. W. ADAAiS, A. C, JAMES STONE. I. S, JOHN STONE, O. S. Tt. l.. i r:..:: - c it filial iii-tTiiiin til jyt laiuilt,. r , , - . ... , . " . 0 . ilishcd supreme power' of the I nion will be held ever- Friday evening, Amongst other proceedings had, were the following, to wit: Ifesolred, That the most cordial thanks f this Division are fininei.tly due, rndare hereby tendered to our worthy brolhtr B. Br an. for his services in instituting the same, and installing the ollicers. . D. tkimcti; or iri:sri: t. At a meeting of the members .f the Bar of Lincoln county Circuit Court, he'd at the. court house in Trov, on Monday the 3rd lay of May, i ., " ,,ol Congress shall pertornt the duties of , 1X17, for the purpose of - .,.. , r -i 1 11 ' ' 1 iliovernment Lountil; shall appoint, men s of respect t. the memoiy of vacancy, the person who is to take char paying a tribute f Lkmiti. A. Wki.ch, Esq., deceased !at a member of the bar of said Con it. William Porter, Es.i. was called to t!.jT,,' "'" votes 111 the election of a new 1 1 t-i -1 iv i- . ' President; shall cive possession to the elec- chair, and D.ivid W . Nowliu, requested to., 1 in. .1 , t- , ,pd person, and call together the national act as secretary. 1 he obp-ct of the Died-:n.nrici,i:n ing having been briefly announced by N. P. Minir, Esq., upon motion N. P. Minor, A. W. Lamb and R. K. Saunders, Esqis., were appointed a committee to draft a pre-! am'ib; and resolutions expressive of the . . - - 1 sense of the meeting. Whit.. !. pmnmin.. ...o T..I... 1? P. Minor, Esq., reported the following :preamble and resolutions, which were read and unanimously adopted: Whereas, we, a portion of the members of the bar, have heard u ith regret, of the awni nit- tsi.ic-i ir.vuii u m lit H II I ' er the prayers of friends, nor youth, nor hope, nor promise, can save us from that doom common to our race. Resolved, That in the death of Mr. Welch, his family has met a severe loss, and the bar will long lament the void which has been created by his untimely end. Iivsulved, lhat the chairman and sec re- ' ' J " r"" On motion, resolved, that this meetingihalted for the night at the "nine mile Pass," adiourn sine din J WM. POUTER, Cha'r Hwiu W. Nowhn, Sec'v. I 7Jfftf 'JrO.PtcayunKray7Slir i . ... ' .SJ T rt Immediately on the recent of tbe newj of Santa Anna's defeat at Cerro Gordo, the of Ihe 21st. April.' It cnhVe'j In the -shipe of a preamble and eight article?, and we give it entire: i The'sovereign constituent Mexican Con gress, in use of the full powers with which the imborn",thc inhabitants of the Republic have inves ted it for the sacred object of saving its na tionality; and as a faithful interpreter of the firm determination with which its constifii- ' ents are decided to carry on the war whlchr the tinted Stales rre now making on the ainalionj without desistingon account cf any; riv-jkind of reverses; and considering that un der these circumstances the first public lie- J " al01 ?tmt ing a cenuc 01 nmon ito direct the national defence with all the energy that circumstances dc mar.d,"and t avoid even that danger U n revolutionary power arising which luiht dissolve the . National Union, destroy its institutions, or consent to the dismemberment of its tcrri-. tory, has determined to decree as follows: Art. 1. The Supreme Government of the Union is authorised to dicate all neces sary measures for the purpose of carrvinc ; on the war, defending the nationality ef the Republic, and saving the republican feder-. al form of government tindci which the na tion is constituted. Art. 2. The preceding article does' not authorise the Executive ' to 'mnlift a Ipeace with the United States, conclude a ! .... ..1 1 - I' "v- .....I in. . eKo(iaion wi, frpin power9f nor Jis the Republic. Art. 3. Neither does it authorise him to make contracts of conlonizalion, isripnse I punishments, nor confer any eivil or military .eroidovments other than tiles' wbse n-: ipointments arc expressly entrusted to him. by the constitution. Art. 4. Every agreement or treaty shall be null and void which may be made be tween, the' Government of the T'nifcd States and anv authority whatever, which, snbver ting the- actual ordi-r of iffur?i should set las"e aside or take the place' of the" ! gaily tstal-; Art. 5. Every individual is declared a traitor, let him he a private person or pub lic functionary, w ho either in his private ca pacity or invested with any authority, in- competent r r of revelutir.naiy crgin. mav; enter into treaties with the United Slates cf America. Art. I!. In I e event that the f clual Congress finds it impossible to rnnfimti sessions, a pel ucneitt ei ri.mittee shall be' immediati-lv installed, to be c.irnpescd ofthi (oldest individuals then found present of ' rach deputation. Art. 7. This committee, in' the Absenre a case arge temporarily of the F.xecntive rowers of ti e Kepuniic; sliall rcgiitate t'te. countir and Art. 8. The power which the present deciee confer 011 the Governn eiit sd:al! cease as soon rs the war is concluded. Such is about the amount of the proceed ings of the meeting rd" the Mexiean Conre s held immediately after the news had reached the capitol ofth"' disastrour defeat of Cerro Gordo. The editor of El ltepuklicano, in speakin of this f xtraor.linary session, in his paper of the 21st April, says that "to the honor of the legislative body it ought to be observed, that yesferday more that eighty members assembled, and that no other than sentiments of patriotism wore heard ex pressed. Mnv the common dinzer thns ! unite all the Mexicans, and cnuse to disap pear even the names of our sad dissert sions." Ctrrctpondence of the "Delta:.'"' FALL OF J ALA PA. Jalapa Taken withovt Resistance The American Elan tnu es front ihe Citadel Santa 1nna and tmpudia ashamed tit enter the city in their Retreat Evacua tes Cms Elhnci,the Passat which he first halted Our Killed und Wounded more than tmtieipntcd. Jalapa, Mexico, April 2l, 1SJ7. Kits. Delta: I arrived at this lovely place yesterday moriiinw, and fonnd that Gen. Twigas has hoisted the American flag in the city the day before He followed the re treating heroes of Cerro Gordo to within a few miles of Jalapa, when all traces of them as a body, disappeared, and lie encamped for the night within three miles of the town that evening, and entered and took posses sion of it early the next morning. Santa Anna did not pass through Jalapa, but in company with Ampudia and I'orrejon, turned off to the left At die 1m!nnriii- and which was being fortified, but wlach, on second consultation, it was deemed prudent to evacuate. This evacuation took place .... 1 . jrin tuay mnrmqw, ar.d in use evening ioj.