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THE BANNER. United s stand, Divided we fall." LOUISIANA, MISSOURI. MONDAY, AUG. 9. fThc poll books from the different townships had not all7 been' received at Bowline Green on last Saturday. It was expected that they would be examined and the official vote given to-day. The re- sult, however, is fully ascertained, It is certain that Jaincs M. Martin has been elected circuit clerk, S. F. Murray couuty clerk, and Perry A. Curry, county survey or. In our next wc will give the official vote in a tabular statement, and our re marks upon the election will be mainly re- served till then. J? Nature presents few anomalies to man. A strong dash of similarity runs through all her works, stamping them as a masterpiece. The noblest of nature s pro ductions, whether in the animal, the veg etable, er the mineral kindgdoms, present a striking congruity. The beasts most ad mired for nobility of character, shun the haunts of the weaker and meaner animals. The weaker animals, roam in flocks, and herds, and packs, as if to secure that pro tection by herding together, wliich they cannot by individual majesty. The mighty monsters of the deep cleave the difficult waters of the poles alone: the Eagle makes his eyry above the flight of the feathered' tribe: the Lion singly seeks his prey, the Jack all preys in packs. Each, true to its own instinct, pursues the teachings of its own organization, and justifies the mind's exlion by the form of the material. This iiK'i-lence is not confined to brutes. Man k- s strongly in this power of the or A t v.z.uioa, and to see the bulk and exam ine the texture of the material, frequently gives the best clue to the workings of the mind. Between mind and matter there ap pears to be a congruity running parallel, as if laid down for the direction and guide of the hnman race. The faithful observer of this has a sure chart to point out his course, and he who relies upon it will sel dom fail. It is not our purpose to endeav or to account for this, but to profit by it, and we urge an examination of it upon others. Look at the man of firm mind and un bending integrity, who seeks just ends by just means, who would shun a paltry ac tion as he would a pestilence, and you will find his- physical confirmation bearing the deep impress of truth, justice, and magnanimity. Such men are not found linked in with scheming cliques, nor im pelled by petty partizanship. Examine the outline of their physiognomy and you can' not point out one that will bear the broad seal of candour or conscious integrity. Community perceives this and acts upon it without any of those refined dissertations that form the basis of the clique's action. The people take cognizance of the fact, and by a straight course and direct action ar rive at ends that palsy all circumventions. Justice and fair dealing call upon them for support, and true as the magnet, the inate impulses of the people arrive by direct dealing at Conclusions, that the schemers have sought to avoid. Politics give place to rectitude, and the political bands of par ty are dissolved by that simple touchjtone New arrangements, fresh organizations, shew the shift to which they are driven, and these combinations, these separations, leave the upright to advocate moral principles; and indeed force those to coalesce for mu tual protection, who otherwise are widely sr-.pKrated by party principles. We claim no party triumph in the Jate elections. It cannot hi- claimed by the democrats, for they were divided; nor by the whigs for itnil.tr reason. But we claim it as the . p'fsentativc of the free expression of the 'h- -pleat the polls, rebuking the petty party :amagers of the Whigpaity in their ridicu lous attempts to choke off and put on, to elect and reject, to will and will not in the same breath. The mighty have not fallen; but the conceited possessors of grass fed popularity have been taught severely, yet justly, that their popularity lasted not by tkeir merits but by the merits of the questions involved, and that when left to their own leaden weight, like lead they sank. This" has also taught a lesson to those not Whigs, unpronounceables, nomen ex nomi ne, whose inflated pretensions were fed by the green puddle of their own puffed-up- paitrioess. They will know henceforth that though "E pluribus unum" yet that the many will not Be governed by onet and that the true modcto confidence is candour. Scheming connivance has been glorious ly rebuked. Though we had failed in the at tempt, with the majority of both patties, we woidd have rejoiced at the utter demo lition of the 'phantasia' the clique coalition, that thought in heir very weakness that they had strength to rule "Old Pike." 23 No despatch from Gen. Scott since the 4th of June has been received at Wash ington. There is considerable nnxietyimean jigld, by this, but would readily yield manifested every where to hear news from his camp, but the difficulty in conveying in telligence between Puebla and Vera Cruz, accounts for the delay experienced. 23" Who is to be ova next Govern or? This question is already beginning to be agitated by the various papers in the State, and quite a number of names of tal ented and highly respectable gentlemen have been mentioned in connexion with s important office. The propriety of a- dopting some mode by which to insure the entire vote of the great Democratic party, to the strongest of her many strong and gift ed men, must be manifest to every one who has principles to b protected. The Metropolitan urges that County meetings be held throughout the State, on the same day, (and suggests the 3rd Mon day in October next,) for the purpose of nominating Delegates to a State Conven tion, to be held in Jefferson City on the 4th Monday of Maich following. The mea sure has been sanctioned, we believe, by all the papers that have spoken out upon the question, some differing however as to the time suggested for holding the county meet ings. We are decidedly in favour of the measure, but are inclined to prefer a later day, for reasons given by some of our con temporaries, that less time would elapse be tween the county meetings and the State Convention, and that we may avoid any thing like the possible contingent necessity of reiustructing delegates, &c. What say the Democracy of Old Pike upon the subject? The peoples will be done. 23" We some time ago saw an extract in the Hannibal Journal, and have since seen it in the Mo. Statesman and other kindred prints, which stated that the voters of Fred erick count, Va. had decided against the introduction of the Free School System, giving all classes equal advantages of an education, whilst the voters of an adjoin ing county, Jefferson, by a large majority had decided in its favour, the former being Loco Foco, the latter Whig. We presume the originator of the article to have been quite as ignorant of the causes that influ enced the vote, and of the state of the par ties upon the question above mentioned, in that country, as those, who have been hand ing it around here as an evidence of Whig generosity. He ought to have known that Frederick is no more of a "Loco Foco" county than Whig, that she is frequently represented by a Whig and a Democrat at the same time; sometimes by two whigs, vice versa, two democrats; Polk, we be lieve, carried it by two votes so closely are the parties divided. He should have given the true cause, via: that Frederick is a sparsely settled county, divided by ridges and rivers that form natural obstruc tions, so that the system, it waa considered, would not work well, said system requir ing the districts to be but four miles square, which would not support schools in many parts of the county; while Jefferson is a densely populated and a small level coun ty. But that writer said nothing about the vote of Loudon, another adjoining county, better calculated for the districting system than any county in the State, and consider ed the State's Gibraltar of Whiggery, giv ing upwards of a 1000 majority for Clay, and deciding against the Free School Sys tem by a vote of more than two to one. Will the above named papers let this fact be known also 23 The Democrats of Massachusetts will hold a State Convention on the S2d of next September, at which time two Dele gates to the National Convention will be chosen. The other Delegates will be se lected by the Congressional Conventions. Joseph C. Neal, Esq., editor of "Nkal's Saturday Gazette," and author of "Char coal Sketches," died very suddenly at Phil adelphia on the morning of the 18th inst. 23 An exchange says "we have no- news this week, but expect to get a supply from Gen. Scott in a few days." 1 2 The last number of the "Missouri Statesman" comes to hand, much enlarged and improved, and deserves a like enlarge ment in its subscription list. The States man is an able and efficient Whig journal, published in Columbia, and tells well for the enterprise of the editor, and of the lib erality of the Whigs of Boon county. It has adopted for its motto Gen. Taylor s cos tic reply to Santa Anna "Come and take me." We suppose the Statesman does'nt if assaulted by subscribers. Who'll try him? Lincoln County. The election in this county, on Monday last, resulted as follows: For Clerk of the Circuit Court, T. G. Unit, (Whig), 589 J. H.Britton, (Dem.) 662 Clerk of the County Court, F. Parker, (Whig,) 594 T. L. Wells, (Dem.) 666 23 C. D. Bourne has been elected Clerk of thejiannibal Court of Common Pleas; T.E. Hatcher,' Clerk of the county court of Marion, and Mr. Thompson, CWk ofj the circuit court. S.K. Caldwell is elected Clerk of the circuit court in Kails county, and Wm. O. Young, county clerk. Jacob L. Sharp is re-elected Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts in Montgom ery county. . 33 We learn from our exchanges that a misunderstanding has taken place between Messrs. Pratt and Campbell of the Illinois Convention, which has led to an interchange of hostile notes, and will probably result in a duel. It is to be hoped their friends will interpose and use every exertion to have the matter adjusted without resort to this mistaken and bloody code of honor. The St. Louis Union of the 3d says : The two members of the Illinois Conven tion, between whom hostile notes are said to have been exchanged, arrived here, we are informed, on Saturday night, and have both been arrested. We know not the pre cise nature of the difficulty between them, but should suppose mutual friends could ad just it honorably to eacn oi tne parties .... . i .i . There, are very few cases indeed which in the opinion of the public will justify a re sort to arms in private quarrel. i Fourteen men, belonging to Capt. Angney's company, of Jefferson City arrived at Fort Leavenworth on I'm 29th nit, direct from Santa Fc. They bring n i news. A company from Santa Fe was expected to arrive at the Fort on the 30th ult. The army worm in a few hours destroyed the entire cotton crop of a plantation near Lake Providence, says the New Orleans Delta. Lieut. May, of the .Yavy. The Wash ington Union, of Saturday night says : We are happy to relieve the public mind from uneasiness in ragard to this gallant officer, who arrived in this city last evening. He has not lost his right arm, as the Na tional intelligencer supposed, nor is he in any further danger of it. e learn Iroin his broth, Dr. Frederit k May, that it may be some time before the wound w ill be heal ed; yet he has every reason to believe the arm will be saved, and !',- !isef,.:liii-5S it -;ine degree preserved. Union of the Pacific and the Atlantic. A new company for uniting the two oceans bv the lake of Nicaragua is cerhaps on the eve of being definitely constituted in Bel gium. The Belgian unarge ues Anaires nas re cently left Guatemala for Belgium, bearing a protect of agreement, in virtue of which, if it' is approved, the Belgic government will undertake the opening ol a roaa oi communication by the navigation of the Motagua a far as Gualan, and a railway as far as Guatemala, which will commence to be opened at both extremities at the same time, and. when concluded a wage IKoW) will be recovered for the indemnifi ation of the capital wliich may be invested, which, as has been calculated, will not be less than two millions of dollars. 23" The N. Y. Express of Monday even ing, the 26th inst., says: Both the grain and cotton markets have improved within a few days. 1 lour is selling at half a dol lar higher than it did at the beginning of the week, cotton a hall cent, and corn and Wheat full five cents advance. The pri vate letters from Europe show an advance of three farthings a pound ou cotton, which is much beyond the published accounts. This has had its influence. The arrival of the Washington steamer is looked fur with unusual interest, partic ulaily lv the dealers in hreadstuils. If the downward tendency in Europe should be arrested, prices would advance here. Our receipts f grain and flour are falling off very materially. FOREIGN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON. News to the 1-fttb of July. Correspondence of the Pittsburgh Gazette ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER. New York, July 30, ! o'clock, p. sf We have news at last of the arrival of. the lnnnr evnected steamer. lour advanced slightly in ingianu niter - ...... Tl 1 1 Ci the sailing of the Boston steamer in me early part of the month. Wheat and Corn have also met with a slight advance from previous quotations, notwithstanding the harvest promises an a bundant vield and continued to meet all w previous expectations. Cotton has met with a correspondent de cline which, however, is very slight from the upward tendency of the opening of July. White corn in bond, has been selling Dotn at London and Liverpool, at 41 a 46s per qr. The article was very firm in tne rngimi markets. Breadstuffs were firm on the 14th at London. Philadelphia, July 30, 10 P. h. The steamer Washington arrived in port at New York, this afternoon, having sailed on the 15th inst. LONDON CORN EXCHANGE. London, July 9th. There have been but few arrivals of wheat coastwise. The market to-day has been very exten sively attended, and a retail business to a very large amount transacted in foreign wheat, at rates full two shillings per qnar- ter above those of last Monday. In the quotations of town manufactured flour no change has occurred, but Ameri can must be quoted from one to two shillings higher per bbl. It is now selling at d7saK$s per bbl. Beans and peas are more firmly held than at last quotations, but there was not much doing in these articles. In Indian corn there is little activity in the market at present quotations. The average price of wheat is 86s Id; barley, 40s 4d; black beans, DOS 9d; peas 55s lid. COUNTRY CORN MARKET. T.ifrnnnl- Julu 9A Since this dav week, our foreign supplies, though liberal, have been scarcely so large as for some weeks previous, and they have been small from Ireland. Exports still continue considerable. Having been some heavy thunder storms since last I riday, there has been an inert as ed firmness in the trade. Wheat There have been sales at rather higher rates than at the last quotations Flour This article has advanced Is. and 6d. per bbl. since last quotations. Good attendance at market to-uy, and a fair extent of business transacted in the ar ticle of Wheat, at an advance in the prices over Tuesday of 3da4d per 70 lbs. There hare been large receipts and a fair business transacted in this article to day. Provisions 1 here is little inquiry lor provisions at present. " r m i Mess fork western, no. I, is selling at $16a 16 50. Prime Western, $13al4 25 per bbl. Mess Beef Western, No. 1. Sales of this have been made at f 14al5 per bbl. Prime Western, ?10aI0 60. London, July 14, 1847. Cotton is in good demand at full prices. Consols so 2-4as9, market firm. The weather on the 1 6th was very fine and pleasant; since then there has been no tli under storms or rain. No great damage has been sustained by the crops as yet. The marki-t has thus far been well sup plied with fine potatoes, and the growing crops look well. At Havre, the flour market has been rath er heavy. Bacon has been in good demand at 62sa64s per tierce. Rice is in rather limited demand. The Navigation Laws are suspended un til March, 1843. The fever continues to an alarming ex tent in Liverpool. Nothing of any importance has been re ceived from the continent. SEIZURE OF WHALE-SHIPS. Letters have been received at new York from Rio Janeiro, giving information of the seizure or several of our whalers one ac count savs five shins by the Brazilian Gov ernment. One of the vessels, in charge of Brazilian omcerr, uaa arrived at mo. we have no other particulars of the alleged seizures, nor any suggestion of the cause or motive of them. 23" 'There is something to me,' saya By ron, 'very softening in the presence of wo men; some strange influence, even if one is not in love with them. I always feel in bet ter humor with myself and every thing else it there is a woman within ken A Second Esau. We saw, the other! day, a well formed male child, born of ne gro parents covered" completely with a coat of hair: the shoulders, back and extremi ties thickly covered; the headend forehead down to the eyes, were covered with a long J straight, black coat of hair, i he child has since died. Hannibal Journal. Correspondence of the St. Lovu Union. FROM VERA CRUZ. , Vera Cruz, Mexico, July 12, 184!. Gentlemen: Since our last, there has been nothing of importance stirring, until day before yesterday, when the city was thrown into considerable excitement by the news of the capture of the Adjutant or one . of the new regiments which has lately ar rived here; be -vas Captured by a party of Mexicans within three hundred yards of the gates while riding out to view the burying ground without the walls. There were some four or five soldiers with him at the time. He was taken by throwing a lasso around his neck and dragging him into the chapparraL One of the soldiers who was with him escaped; the rest were taken. The one that escaped came and informed the Governor ( Col. Wilson) of the capture, and he immediately despatched a party of dragoons in search. They captured some Mexicans and brought them in, but they did not hear any thing of the Adjutant. Yesterday evening two companies of man ners went out in search and had some severe shooting for a while, which we could see from the (ops of our quarters, as it was but about one and a half miles from the city. They succeeded in capturing some twenty five or thirty prisoners, but could gain no intelligence of the fate of the Adjutant The Mexicans are getting very bold in the neighborhood. A few nights ago, they fired at one of our sentries stationed on the walls of the city. Yesterday a soldier belonging to 'C. Company while bathing in the Gulf within pistol shot of the port of San Jagn, in this place, was fired at by a Mexican. The man that was hrednt immediately came out of the water, and ran after the man through the streets without taking time to htFs, and succeeded in capturing lmn and placi d him in the main guard house, where he a- waits. his trial. He certai'.!--kbirves the sentence of death. We have news of tho advance of Gen. Scott on the city of Mexico, and suppose that he has taken that place by this time. Santa Anna has about 35,000 toen stationed about nine miles this side of the city f Mexico and will no uotibt give lum battle (if he has not already done so.) Despatch es passed through this place a few days ago from uen. acott to the President; ot tke character of them we aie not able to form any estimation. Some think they are in i gard to a treaty of peace, and others are of a different opinion. The general opinion among the troops is. that the war is not near at an end, but we have but little means of judging. There ij some talk of live of the compan ies of the first Rfgiment being sent to Tus pan, a small town off the isJa'-d of I .!., and about 100 miles distant froi.i t.'.i. p.': o , but there is no telling what will be doi.f. If they are moved, the Louisiana Y.Imi t i now raising are to take th ir plate. 'J'l.i rr are at present about four ihoiisai.ti lc!i. ts belonging to the new Regiment siatici td at th camp near this place. 'I I ej v. t.l start for the army under Gen. Soti mor row or the day after, together with a tr:-iu of four or five hundred wagon. JUe Ililr if Orfeana arrive,' Lu- !;:st night with about four h'uidtf-l ".. )::; i. r the army under Scott. 1 n o r. ! ;-r.p r trom you by l.'ial ti'at. ii i ( !v one iiate received sir.oe we left Jt lierson barracks. The train which will st.irt fn.ui tin ca:ip to-morrow or the day afti-r v. ill be t!re last, it is supposed, that will start fro a: this; tl e balance will start iroin 1 uspr.u as .t i tup posed to be a much shorter mute "d s's. a much healthier place. The chord. - rriy in this country are very much opposed li Santa Anna and the war, are in lavor ot peace. 1 he health ol this place has very much improred since our last to you. Ti e weather though warm, is pleasant to what it has been, fruits of all kinds are to be had in abundance, although they are sold very high. For the gratification of your readers, I will annex a few pices of pro duce. Flour from $10 50 to 12 per barrel. Beef 18 cents, Mutton 25 cts- per pound. Chickens' 12 per dozen; Eggs 75 cents per dozen, and many other things in the same proportion, which can be had at a ve ry small price in the btats. All kinds of merchandize are very dear. Tomatoes worth $6 per bushel, an' Pi.t U: -es, about f 10 per bushel It any thi. nc-thy ol no tice to your readers occuri, I will ke v you advised, although there is not much ar riving at this place. - W.lkR. Col. Doniphan. It is stated in the Clay county Tribune, that Col. Doniphan, in his late speech at Independence, declared tha he had not been a candidate for a political office in seven years, and would not be for the next seventy-seven. Specie. One hundred thousand dollars in specie, from Chicago, was brought down on the steamer Jieadia, last evening, in charge of Mr. How, of Chicago St. xom- is Itr.pithfiran of the 1th. The rate of postage from New York to Paris lias been fixed as follows: For letters weighing one quarter if an ouhcc, N. York post-office one cent, New York to Havre twenty cerUs, Havre to Paris tea cents to tal, thirty one eents The postage to Eng land, for letters weighing half n ounce, isj New York post-office one cent, New York to Havre twenty cents, Havre to the Eng lish shore two cents, and thence to its des tination ten cents total thirty-three ctrJ.