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VOL'ME. XV.—N 146
HOW AND WHEN TO WOO.
nv W. I . DRY AST.
Dost thou idly ask to hear
At what gentle seasons
Nymphs relent, when lovers near
Press the tenderest passions?
Ah! they give their faith too oil
To the careless wooer.
Maidens' hearts are always soft—
Would that men's were truer!
Woo the fair one, when around
Early birds are singing;
When o'er all the fragrant ground,
Early herbs an springing;
When the brookside, bank, and grove,
All with blossoms laden.
Shine with beauty, breathe of love—
' Woo the timid maiden.
IWoo her when, with rosy blush,
Summer eve is sinking;
When on rills that softly gush,
Stars are softly winking;
When, through hough that knit the bower.
Moonlight gleams are stealing;
Woo her, till the gentle hour
Wakes a gentler ha ling.
Woo her, when autumnal dyes
Tinge the woody mountain;
When the drooping foliage lies
In the half-choked fountain;
My the scene, that tells how fast
Youth is passing over.
Warn her, ere her bloom is past,
To secure her lover.
Woo her when the north winds . all
At the lattice nightly;
When, within the cheerful hall,
lilaze the faggots brightly;
White the wintry tempest round
Sweeps the landscape hoary,
Sweeter in her ear shall sound
Love's delightful story.
SPEECH OF COL. BARER ON THE
MEXICAN WAR.
Gol. Baker, of the Illinois Regiment of Vol
unteers, who lias been for six months in Mwxi- j
co, resumed his scat in the House of Represen
tatives, a few days since, hut will rejoin the j
army in a week or two, for which purpose ho i
has tendered his resignation us a member of 1
j Congress. On Monday, during the discussion ;
I in the House, ori the reference of the Presi- '
I dent's message, Col. B. lose and announced '
* that ho was about to depart for Mexico, to re
iLjoin his regiment, and took occasion to make
I some eloquent arid patriotic remarks in behalf,
j of the volunteers, which we find reported in I
I the Union. After some allusions t* himself,
j and the kindness of the members of the House,
he proceeded:
8 I confess, Mr. Chairman, that it is with no
I little astonishment that I have listened to a
j! portion of this (lolrato. lam sure that at this I
I moment it is not imagined by your gallant vol
unteer army tfiat in this the third week of the
session, the Congress of the United States is
engaged in a grave and important discussion
as to mobs in Ohio, and the nature of the vote
by which representatives iB the next Congress
Bhave been elected! The men who fought at
Monterey; the men who are entitled to all
honor and the highest reward, do not suppose
that such a state of things can exist hero. The
men who have survived the fierce assaults of
disease on the Rio Grande—the men who have
endured every | rivation for the want of pay,, 1
clothing, and every comfort—by whose fault
or whether by the fault of any one they did
not say—the men who amid all these suft'er
ings were eagerly looking to the front for the
foe, and anxiously awaiting succor from their
friends at home—these men certainly did not
anticipate such a state of things as that of
which I must inform them as existing here. 1
have been sometimes led to believe, since my
arrival in Washington, that the Congress of
*j the United States is riot perfectly informed as
? to the true condition of things in Mexico.—
S Whether that be so ot not, 1 shall do myself
i the honor to make a few statements of fact. 1
1 do not design to engage for a moment in any
t partisan controversy on this floor. Where my
f sympathies are now, and where they havo
' been, is well known. Where they have been,
J they still are; and there, through good ot evil
fortune, they will remain forever! But at the
present moment 1 cannot understand that
l "whig" or "democrat" has any thing to do
, with the question which now is, or ought to
■ be, before the House; and I design, if it be pos
) sible, without anything of a partisan feeling,
to urge upon the members of tins House to act
immediately—effectually—at once—now —lor
this gallant army, laboring, toiling, bleeding,
suffering in a foreign land. In the firßt place,
then, 1 take this spportunity to say that the
array in Mexico needs more men and more
money; and they need it note. 1 have been
informed that the forces now operating in Mex
f, ico, including Wool's column, Taylor's col-
I umn, and Butler's and Patterson's divisions,
did not exceed 11,600 effective fighting men;
excluding possibly, and yet not certainly,
Gates's artillery battalion, and two new regi
ments called the Oregon regiments, recruiting,
and some of the companies of which have per
haps already airived at Tampico. With that
army there is an aria lo bo covered which 1
ean hardly now attempt to describe. [The
gallant and hsnorablo speaker here briefly
sketched the vast area at present occupied by
the United States forces in Mexico, and also
i described the numerous places that were to be
' garrisoned, and the heavy demands which
must be met in consequence of the great ex
tent of lines of communication to be kept up ]
All this, (he proceeded,) cannot be done with
an army of 11,000—12,000—14,000 men. I
' doubt—yet I express this opinion with great
, diffidence—l doubt whether it be possiblo witli
the best troops America ever sent fortii to ac
complish alt I am sure A met iea never
* did send forth more skilful, gallant,
i unflinching than that in Mexico to-duy~ But
recollect that this army of 15,000 men is to be
scattered over an area extending from east to
. west five hundred miles, and four hundred
miles from north to south, whore the modes of
communication are doubtful, and the popula
lion hostile. When all this is remembered, 1
ask how is it to b expected—how is it possible
that the advance can continue to be, as it has
been, marked with glory am! honor? J have
heard it said, sir, not often, but yet decidedly,
that there is no use in reinforcing 1.0 any groat
extent an ariny in Mexico; because, even ii
Jou advanced lo the city of M. xii o itself, you
will be no nearer peace than you are now. If
that be true, thny should hat e thought of it be
fore they declared the war, and certainly be
fore tooy adopted the plan of invasion. lam
one oft.inse, who, without attempting to dis
cussal ihis moment whether we were"ridit or
wrong in the manner in which the war was
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brought on, acted in the belief that Mexico had
commenced the attack upon what was claimed
as American soil—or territory to which the
gallant American army had been sent—and I
was not willing to yield the claim; 1 wilt not
willing then, and lam not willing now. But
even if the war were just, as admitted cm all
hands, it. does not follow necessarily that it wus
to be a war of invasion. As a war of defence,,
it has Ireen beyond all description glaiious to j
the American arms—a war—[the remainder of j
the sentence was lost j
The war of invasion last spring was not ne
cessarily incumbent upon us; but wfth the al
most unanimous consent, so far a; this Mouse,
could act, with scarcely a dtssening voice, as 1
understood, amongst those who expressed any
opinion on the subject. All parties and classes
said, if we must have war, let it he brief and i
sudden. Well, we obtained three great bat
tles. In doing so, we have advanced, it is |
true, some three hundred miles into the M xi
can territory; yet, wo have scarcely, t > any per
ceptible extent, crippled their resources, or 1
weakened their power. On the contrary, it
has been very much doubted—and 1 am one ,
who doubts—whether Mexico ,s net stronger
than over—more nationalized, more conccn-!
trated in public opinion, looking with more un
divided glance towards a smgle head—and, J
was about to siy, more heroic—yes, I will say,
more heroic than ever—for they are always he- j
roic, who rush to defend their country—more j
capable of sustaining the desperate and pro-!
longed conflict. I apprehend, that from thisj
state of facts—in which I am sure every gen
tleman will agree with me—that we ought to
derive new consciousness of the duty devolv
ing upon us towards the war. And it is on
that point only, that I desire especially to ho
heard, and for that purpose only, do 1 open nay
lips at all. 1 will not undertake the task of
predicting, at this moment, whether it is in our
power to compel a peace, even if we were to
attempt lo dictate its terms in the city of Men-.
co itself. But of one thing, lam very certain
—that nothing which we have yet done ;ri this
war is sufficient to convince the Mexicans that
we are able to conquer them. They feel, as
they have ever felt, that the territory which
wo havo overrun, the towns which we have
conquered, the cities which we have stormed,
form no important part of their territory, and ]
were, in nowise the seat of their power. With
the exception of the blockade—more earnestly
talked about, as 1 understand, than faithfully !
kept—we have as yet, done emphatically neth-;
ing—in speaking of the war upon a large scale |
—which can be said to have crippled the re- j
sources of Mexico. By a capitulation, which
was regarded just and wise, the Mexicans re-1
tired from Monterey with almost all their arms :
and munitions of war. The munitions of war
which remained in that place, being those of I
which Mexico had least need, and which she is
able to furnish must readily. 1 repeat this for;
the purpose of urging upon the House, the fact |
that, as yet, we have done comparatively noth
ing to conquer peace. All yet remains to be
done; and I now advance to the question, how, j
I underhand, tfiat the President of the United
States has called out nine or ten additional re
giments. Am 1 correct? [A voice: "Yes."] ■
1 understand that a regiment has been ordered
from Louisiana, another from North Carolina,
another from Virginia, another Massachusetts,
and that they arc not yet formed. North Caro- j
hna is scarcely yet awake. Massachusetts and
Louisiana, and the other States are not yet rea
dy; but suppose they ail fill up and all go: and j
supposing, again, on their rolls there are no
men of straw, as I undertake to say there are
often in volunteer regiments, it will be about
seven thousand additional men. When will
they get there? And when they get there, how
many me i will they be able to concentrate and
advance towards the city of Mexico? I desig
nate it so, whether you go by Vera Cruz, lo
the south, or by San Luis Potosi to the north.
I understand, from reliable advices, that Santa
Anna has now nearly twenty-five thousand
men in a state of high discipline and military
preparation. They are the clergy, the land
holders, the men oflhu old revolution. Even
the Mexican women ure kindling into zeal,
and burn with a desire to repel the lawless in
vaders of their territory. Sir, there is another
thing lo be considered. Whenever the advance
is to be, it is to be made this winter; and for
reasons which must be obvious to every mem
ber of this House. Less than six months ago,
you sent into the field some twenty-six regi
ments, filled with high hope, ready to peril
wealth and reputation, and life, not in a de
fensive, but in an invasive war, not for their
[ own homes and their own hearths, but for the
1 honor of the American name, and the glory of
the American arms. Alas, how many of these
who never Baw a battle—who never cast a
| stern glance upon any Ibeman in the field—
how many of these are sleeping their last sleep
on the bunks of the Rio Grande—their bosoms
heaved with high hope—light was their mea
sured footsteps when they went to seek the foe.
But—
"They did riot fall in eager strife,
Upon a well-fought field;
Not from the red wound poured their life,
Where cowering foeinen yield;
| Th' archangel's shade was slowly cast
Upon each pallid brow,
Hut, calm and fearless to Hie last,
They sleep securely now!"
There are the bones of nearly two thousand
: men, with the best blood of this country, now
resting on the banks of the Rio Grande, who
' never saw an enemy—never had an opportuni
ty to strike that blow which they desired for
' their country and their race. For this I am
! inclined, at this moment at least, lo blame
j nobody. It is almost impossible to appreciate
' properly the difficulties of any campaign; at
! least it is almost impossible for those who sit at
| ease in their own homes to do BO; hut most of
all is it impossible to appreciate the difficulties
of a campaign in an unknown country, with a
sickly climate, and in an unprepared condition.
The regiment with which I have been associa
ted went to the field with eight hundred and
thirty men, young, hearty, gallant adventurous
young men. Five hundred of them, at least,
were young men w ho either lived in their own
homes, acquired by their own labor, or resided
in the domestic circle of their fathers in the
same condition of hie. Seven hundred of them
could have earned at home nioio (hail three
times as much as the government could promise
them. Sir, of these eight bundled, nearly one
hundred sleep on the banks of that, doleful riv
er; whilst more than two hundred have return
ed shadows a I skeletons lo find, if Providence
so wills H, in the embraces of their friends and
the kindness of the domestic circle, that rcno-
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1846.
I vation vvliicli shattered frames and broken spir
its so much re quire. What is true of that reg
iment is true of others. It is true of the other
Illinois regiment—it is true of the Tennessee
regiment—it is true of the Kentucky regiment
—it is true of the Alabama regiment—it is
true of the Indiana regiment. Sir, it is true
of every regiment I list has spread its tents on
the banks of the Rio Grande. They lull vic
tims to the diseases incident to the climate, the
waters, the change of food, and a hundred oth
er things which oppress and depress the brave
men wiio huvo sought glory in that field. I
mention these things not byway of reproach
—riot byway of complaint. Sir, I should he
unworthy to he tho representative of the brave
men who requested inc for once to raise my
voice here, if I would condescend to complain.
What they have done they nave done for love
of country, tor glory—fur such immortality as
Worth, Davis, Campbell, McClung, and a hun
dred others have acquired. They have done
it'that they might be honored whilst they liv
ed. lamented when they died, and remembered '
after. But, as a representative of the people,!
I may he permitted lo say—and I speak not ;
now as a volunteer olticer—that it is cold- J
blooded ciuelly, if means can prevent it, to ex- j
pose your gallant soldiers lo such penis as
those which 1 have described, w lien immediate
and united action cou'd evade them. lam not
now called upon to discuss the question how
those additional troops shall be raised. lam
not called upon now todiscu-e the question how '
the money can be supplied. If tliu question
were asked, on all sides of this Hall would he :
heard the exclamation, ''The United States
can raise all the men and all tho money that |
are needed." I understand that Pennsylvania
is ready with more men. Illinois has already
sent three thousand young men; hut she can
send three thousand inore; and if any gcntlu
man hesitates, I ask, what is to he gained by
delay? Is the war to end at all ? Is there ever i
to be a peace? How is peace to he made? Is
it to be made by advancing, or by receding ? j
Are we to go forward, or are we to retire? In '
God's name, if we are to retire, let us retire j
now. But if we are to conquer peace, why not j
next April, rather than next September? Will
it require more money to send out thirty thous
and men now than to send out twice fifteen '
thousand men to wither beneath that burning
sun? 1 ask, then, with all the earnestness of j
my natuie, whatever else you do—upon what
ever other subject you may differ—whether i
you blame the whigs for not supporting the
war, or the democrats for rushing into war un- ]
necessarily and unreasonably—however you ,
may differ on these points, I ask you, in the ;
name of those who have suffered—those who i
are willing to fight—these now fighting your
battles in u foreign land—in their name I asx
you to send them aid—comfort—subsistence—
support—munitions of war—supplies. Let
them be enabled to make the advance and to
keep it till they spread your banner on thecit- t
adei of Mexico. Ann if I wete to venture a I
prediction at all, 1 would say that the war is j
to he endod gloriously to the American arms!
and to the American name by the end of April
next, or it is to be interminable.
Our space compels us to omit the remainder ;
of Col. Baker's remarks, which were listened to j
with great attention. When he concluded he j
offered a resolution, which was unanimously!
adopted, authorising the Sccietaiy of War lo i
furnish the volunteers with clothing at govern- !
merit cost.
LATEST FROM THE FLEET.
LOSS OP Ih S. BRIG SOMKRS—OVRR 30 MEN
HIIOWNED—CAPTURE OF AMERICANS BY |
THE MEXICANS—SITI ATKIN OF THE l r . S. j
SUUAIIRON.
By extras from the Now Orleans Picavune
and Delta, we have the melancholy intelligence
ofthe loss of the U. S. btig Seniors, in a squall
on the Bth inst.. off Green Island. The Delta
says:
There were 80 persons ori board, of whom,
it was supposed at the litnc, 39 had perished,
and among thein were Passed Midshipmen 11. 1
A. Clomson and J. Y. Hynson. Since then 16
out ofthe 39 have drifted ashore, one of whom
died from exposure. Eight men went ashore
on hen-coops, near Vera Cruz, and were taken
prisoners of war by the Mexicans. Great credit
is due the officers and crews of the English and !
French vessels of war at anchor near the Somers
at the time: every assistance possible on their
part was rendered.
Since the above was written, we have heard
of 16 men who were washed ashore from the
Somers, 8 of them after having been in the
water 30 hours. died soon alter landing.
The rest were taKen prisoners by the Mexicans.
On the sth inst. Midshipman R. Clay Rog
ers and Dr. J. 11. Wright, with a boat's crew
from the Somers, went for the purpose of re
connoitering below VeraCruz Whan Rogers,
Dr. Wiight, and a seaman had gone some dis
tance from tho boat, they were surrounded by
seven Mexican soldiers. Mr. Rogers and the
seamen were made prisoners, arid sent to tho
Castle of Perote.
Extract of a letter from a well informed
j source at Vera Cruz: "Tho recent intelligence
from Tobasco is, that this Statu is much dis
gusted with the neglect of tho Supremo Gov
ernment of Mexico, in not aiding them. It
was thought a quorum of the Mexican Con
gress could not begot together."
Ou the evening of the 7 th the Somers took
shelter under the Green Island, appearances
presaging a storm. On_lhe Bih a sail was re
ported from aloft, and Captain Sentinel, of tho
brig, got under way for a chase. He supposed
1 the sail was a vessel intending to run into Vera
Cruz. While in chase, the storm camo on.—
I After various expedients to escape its effects,
ari order was given to let go the lee maintop
] sail, and on the next instant cut away all lacks
and sheets. We quote below from the Pica
! yuno's letter:
Finding she would not pay off, Capt. Sein
i rnes ordered tho helm to be put down, hoping
ito bring her to the wind. It was however un
! availii g. From the moment she commenced
; careening she continued to go over with groat
rapidity, and in thirty seconds was on her
| beam ends. In less than ten minutes she sunk.
I The puff of wind was much more violent than
j could have been expected from the appearance
: of the weather. The accident is, however,
j mainly doe U the extreme lightness ofthe ves
) eel. One or two minutes after she was over,
j most of the officers and men had trained the
side of the vessel or the tops. Dr. Wright and
( Lt. Parker, passing through the weather after
port, were the first to reach the main chains.
. They were followed by severul men, and an
attempt was made with such means as wete at
I hand, to cut away the main rigging, the men
| and officers using their penknives and sheath
| knives for tho purpose. Captain Seintnos, who
j had been dashed on tho lee side, was now
| drawn from the water, and as soon as lie gain-
Jed the side directed our exertions. Finding
j there was no ehance to save tho brig, and that
she was fast s.nkmg, Capt. Semtnes ordered
j Mr. Clarke fo shove off with Dr. Wright and
j 17 men, besides Purser Steel, (who reached j
| the boat by swimming as site was clearing the
j wreck, first inquiring if there was room in the'
j boat for another,) to pull for Green Island, a-1
bout half a mile distant, and immediately re-
I turn if possible and save more lives. This or-
J der was at once executed, but not until some
of those in the boat had solicited, by name, 1
each of the officers left on hoard the wreck to
come with thein. Tho offiers eresolulely de
| clared that they would wait and take their |
i chances with the brig.
! Capt. Semmes, who was itt impaired health,
was also entreated to go, hut refused. Lieu!.
Parker answered a similar solicitation bv say
ing he would drown with tho brig. Lieut.
Claiborne and Acting Master Clomson held the
same language. It is a remurkahlo oircum
' stance that three of the officers and all the men
who acted thus nobly arc saved- When the:
! boat shoved off, the gale was blowing with
great violence and a heavy sea running, so
that for some moments it was a matter of
doubt whether the boat would live. Purser
Steel at one time proposed to leave tho boat
for a fish-davit he saw floating by. The boat,
however, reachod the island in about twenty
minutes.
As soon as the men were landed, Mr. Clatke,
disregarding the most strenuous entreaties,
resolutely shoved off again with a volunteer
crew at the imminent hazard of their lives.—
Less than three minutes after tho boat left tho
britr, Capt. Semmes, finding the vessel set-!
thug under them, gave an order for every man
to save himself. All simultaneously plunged
into the water, and grasped the posts, gratings,
spars, coops and other floating objects at hand.
Many must have gone down from the want of
any support whatever; others struggled on
frail finals to be finally drifted on the reefs and
dashed in pieces.
Some were driven to sea to be heard of no
more, and others encountered the worst fate,
which could he apprehended in being drowned,
iby sharks. Of near sixty who plunged from
the wreck, only seventeen escaped.
Through all this appalling the great
est composure was observed by men and offi
cers. There was no appearance of panic, no
exhibition of selfishness. Those who could not
( swim were particularly enjoined to go in the
boat. A large man, bv the name of Seymour,
! the ship's cook, had got into the boat, Lieut.
| Parker commanded him to come out in order
to make room for two smaller men, and he 1
j obtytd the order, but was afterwards directed to
go into the boat, when it was found lie could
not swim. Cup Semmes and Lieut Parker
I were picked up by Mr. Clarke from a grating,
! and Jacob Hazard, yeoman, was rescued swim*
1 ming near them. Those who suvived have
I told of many instances of heroic eclf-ticvolion.
i The acting master, Henry A. Clomson, was
j struggling on a small steering sail hoom, witli
I five others, two of whom could not ho support
| ed, and he loft and struck out alone and un
supported. He was seen for the last time up
i on a sky-light, and probably perished in the
1 311rf. The five men he left wore saved, the two
who could not swun being supported by their
comrades Amos Colson and Joshua William
son.
The Mexicans saw the accident from the
mole, and cheered and exulted for a long timu.
The brig find been for a long time engaged in
the {blockade, and had done more to interrupt
the commerce of the port than almost all the
[ other vessels. Within the last fortnight, both
, town and castle had been kept in a state of
j constant alarm by the burning of the Creole,
and other demonstrations which I presume you
will hear of in duo tirno. I have no doubt the
Mexicans were reiieved when they saw her
: sink in the ocean. 1 append a list of the lost
i and saved—37 men saved—37 lost. One ofti
i eer, Mr. Rodgers, Passed Midshipman, and
ono man, John G. Fox, were captured by the
Mexicans two duys before, while reconnoiter
, ing an important point, in company with Dr.
Wright, the latter escaped to witness the ca
j tastrophe of the brig. J 11. W.
The writer ofthe above gives an interesting
i account of the heroic devotion of the foreign
I vessels at Saerificios, two miles distant, to save
! the crew ofthe Somers. Two hundred of the
I crew of the British ship Endyniion volunteered
lor the service, and among the French and
, Spanish vessels equal heroism was exhibited.
| The gale, however, was so violent that their
boats had to he recalled. When it abated they
again pot out, and succeeded in saving fourteen
lives. We regret that wo have not space for
these interesting details this morning.
The strange vessel which tempted the Somers
from shelter was the Abrusia, bound for the
squadron.
Sixteen of those on hoard the Somers reach
ed the shore on hen coops, and are MOW prison
i ers in Vsr.i Cruz.
I.isl of officers ami men Tost in the. Somers.
If nun \ l 'hmiseii, Acting Ma-ter.
Jolui It. Ilviisoii, Passed Midshipman.
. Win. G. Brazier, Ehenezer Terrell, Charles 11. tin
' ven, James Ryder, James Thompson, Charles Lowe,
; Thomas Young. Win. Gillaii, Mathias Gravel, .Major
Cain, Dennis Kelly, Alexander taker. Charles M,
; Finland, .lames l-Yiinell, Charles True. John Hay, W.
[ Purely, Edward MeCormick, William Kinsley. Win.
| Uuest. .1 olin Hnrgruve, Win. W. Curdy, John Clirislo
! plier Myers, Clement e, Willen. Thomas Met'owan.
j Joseph Antonio, Adolpli llelineiile, Manuel Howard,
! Win. \V Powers, Henry W. Spear, James Chapman.
Lewis Johnson, Joiiatiiis l.i o|Kihl, Tlios. Jefferson, W.
' 11. Rose, Peter Hernandez.
lAst of those, saved.
It. Helium s. Lieutenant I 'onimnndirig,
| M. (1, I. Claiborne, Lieutenant.
1 John L. Parker, Lieutenant.
John !' Steele, Parser,
i John II Wright, Passed Assistant Surgeon.
, Francis G. Clark, Midshipman.
! Edmund T. Stevens, Purser's Steward.
! Jacob Hazard, Yeoman.
I Amos Colson. Win. Johnson, Matliew Buck, John
1 MeCareo. John it Van Noriien, Charles Seymour,
! Joint Williamson, John Pollen, John Smith. Henry
i Stommell, Thomas Mulhollen. George tVakeiield, W.
Keys, Friuwis llairc, Win. 'Poland, Win. F. Tlioinp
son,Oil!i r Lawrence,Jos. I jdd, Stephen May
nard, Saiffi'iel I! Mactt'lionias Li. Uawis, V. Power,
Josepn Skipsev, Jos. Jones, Clias. Nutlee, Washing
ton Coop* r , Win. Hi*. Francis A, Wcld< on. James
Chambers,
GOVERNOR'S ANNEAL MESSAGE.
We received by last night's cars the annua]
massage of Governor Pratt, which was com
municated to both branches o' the Legislature
yesterday. Its length—2s octavo pages—
precludes the possibility of giving it entire in
this morning's paper. Wo subjoin an abstract
of its contents:
The message opens with a reference to our
amicable relations with Great Britain, m con
sequence of the settlement of the Oregon
I question.
j The Mexican war is then referred to, which
j the Governor thinks might have been avoided.
. fie is of opinion, however, that it will result in
national benefit, ns tho necessity for revenue
will be tile means of affording adequate protec
tion to American industry. A high tribute is
paid to the volunteers in the war, arid also to j
the brave officers from Maryland, who have
fallen in batiln, and the Legislature is urged, j
(should Congress omit,) to provide for the wid- |
ows and orphans ofthe fallen officers and sol
diers.
Further legislation for the enrollment and
organization of the militia is urged; since the
last session more than 1,500 military coinmi?- 1
sionshave been issued.
The Governor then proceeds to the finances
of the State, and by comparisons shows that
tho existing tax laws are more than adequate to
meet the curront demands upon the treasury,
and that the legislature will be justified, with
out the imposition of additional taxes, in fund
ing the arrears of interest, and in naming a
day for the resumption of payment of all cur
rent demands upon the treasury. If it bo de
cided to fund to the lstol October next, exclu
sive of the interest of that quarter, the arrears
of interest on the Ist of December, 1846, will
he tj1,299,922 33 I
One month's interest Hue on the Ist
January, 1847, $51,220 !
The quarter interest Hue on the Ist
April, 1847, 94,458
And the quarter's interest due July
Ist, 1847, 231,453
Making the interest due and to become
due to that date, • $1,677,053 33 1
A determination to fund will render it neces- i
sary to repeal the law allowing payment in j
coupons. It'the coupon law tn repealed, to
take effect on the Ist of July next, the amount ]
to be funded should not exceed §1,200 000. j
The present annual demands upon the treas
ury amount to $851,821 16—to which must ha !
added the interest on $1,200,000, the debt pro
posed to be funded.
The receipts of the last year, from the
direct tax, were $523,049 67 j
And from other sources, 394,703 04 !
Making, • $-917,752 71 j
The new assessment for Baltimore city lias
not yet been completed, but a fetter frcJin the
Mayor says it will not faff short 0f580,000,000, i
which, if correct, will add $25,171,784 to the
present assessment, and will increase the reve- i
nue $62,929 46.
An increased revenue is expeeted from the
tax upon the commissions of trustees, exectt- !
tors and administrators, as well as from the tax
on lottery tickets.
The decrease of revenue this year, compar
ed with the last, from the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, is $15,000
Baltimore ami Susquehanna, do. 14,(HK1
Tide Water and Susquehanna Canal, do. 113,25"
Total decrease for the year, $92,250
lit future, however, these companies ntay bo
relied on for increased revenue, equal at least
to tho present decrease.
As it is possible a small deficiency may ex
ist on some quarter days w hen interest is paya
ble, it is recommended that the Treasurer be
empowered to borrow the necessary amount on
a pledge of Batik stocks.
The sinking fund now amounts to $1,510,-
92!; mid in thirty years will extinguish the
principal of the Stale debt.
The aggregate amount paid by tile State in
aid of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Bulti
m re and Ohio, andißaltimorearid Susquehan
na railroads, and Baltimore and Susquehanna
Canal companies, amounts to $15,038,029.67.
The investment in the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad is the only one that has yielded a re
venue equal to the interest on the investment.
This .company is commended to the favorable
consideration of the legislature.
The Governor thinks that the appaintment
of Directors on the part of the Stute in the
several internal improvement companies will
result in increased ravonuc to each. He urges
the legislature to tegulute their management,
and to adopt a turiff of tolls as to prevent
competition between them, especially the Ca
nal and railroad company, who have the same
western terminus. The latter com pan > , he
thinks,will be benefitted by it, and consequent
ly their assent to such an arrangement eouid
easily be obtained.
The Treasurer has refused to receive the
State's dividend from the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company, in consequence ofthodiiec
tors paying a dividend in cash to all stockhol
ders ol leis than fifty shares, and a dividend of'
one pur cent, in cash and two per cent, in
bonds, payable 20 years after date, to till stock
holders of more than fifty shares. The sub
ject is referred to the legislature.
During the past fiscal year, $11,550 only
have been received from the Susquehanna and
Tide Water Canal companies, being the inter
est on their bonds for $192,500 passed to the
, Stato for arrears of interest. The decrease in
the revenue received fiotn theso companies
was in consequence of the damage by freshets,
i The gross receipts, however, exceeded those
; of last year, and the companies would proba
\ bly have met their liabilities to tho State hut
j for the losses by freshets.
The liabilities ofthe Susquehanna and Tide
Water Canal companies amount to $ 1,257,250.
The Governor recommends that their bonds
be exchanged for an equal amount of Stato
bonds, which would lessen tho state debt to
the extent of the amount exchanged.
The Baltimoro and Susquehanna Railroad
Company has given a construction to certain
laws in relation to payments of revenue into
I the treasury, which the Governor cannot sanc
' lion. Although their receipts have increased
j the present year, th-y have onlv paid into the
] treasury $6,000, while in 1815 they paid $20,-
000. This is attributed to rivalry with tie
1 Tide Water Ciuj.'.
PRICE ONE CENT
[ rhe Governor is of opinion Hint iho State
] i ossesses tiie ability to finish the Chrsapoakefc
. | Oh o Canal, and as Alexandria is now within
I the limits of V irginia; indulges the hope that
i that Slate will now aid in the en'erprise.
Phe confirmation of* the biennial session bill
i is urged, as it will annually save $35,000. The
law reducing the Governor's salary is opposed,
as his duties are gieatly increased by the sub
stitution of biennial sessions, and the various
revenue laws.
! Curing the year $661 have been expended in
the education of the indigent tdind, and #!,-
I 292 for the deaf and dumb.
| A liberal salary to the Chancellor is urged,
and the Governor concludes by giving the leg
islature an excellent piece of advice—not to
delay all the important business to the la?t
hours of the session, a- is too eflcn the case
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL,
HKfIK may be obtained the most speedy rem
▼ ▼ edv /or Gonnrrhoic, Gleets, Strictures. Seminal
j Weakness, Pain in the Loins, Affections ot the Ki<l
neys; also those peculiar affections which arise from a
certain yractue of yoiiM, and wTitHi, if not cured, ren
. ders marriage impossible, and in the end destroys ImHli
mind and body. This remedy wilt also cure Impotcn
ey, and every svmptoni of a
'SUE.RUT DISEHSE.
A CURE WARRANTED, OR NO CHARGE MADE,
IN I ROM ONE TO TWO DAYB.
j Office No. I SOUTH FREDERICK STREET.
, on the right hand side going from llaltitnore-st., 2nd
door Ironi the corner right opposite the Pol.ee Office.
He particular in observing the name on the door and
( window, or you will mistake the place.
I> H . .1 OII\S TO N ,
a distinguished graduate from one of tin tirst Colleges
in the United Stnte*, w huh may he seen by his Diplo
ma; also, a member of the Royal < 'ollege of Surgeons,
and Licentiate of the Apothecary's Hall. London; ana
the greater part of whose life has bei n spent in the firm
j Hospitals of Europe arid America, viz : those of Lon
don, Paris and Philadelphia, may be consulted on aH
I diseases, but more particularly
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
When tin misguided and imprudent votary of pica
sure finds he has imbibed the seeds of this painful dis
case, it too often happens that an ill timed sense of
shame, or dread of discovery, deters him from apply
ing to those who, from education and resjieetahiJify,
can alone befriend him. delaying till the constitutional
! symptoms of this horrid disease make their appearance*
I such as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, nocturnal
i pains in the head ami limbs, dimness of sight, deafness,
nodes on the shin bones arid arms, blotches on the
head, face and extreim tiev, progress on with frightful
rapidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or the hones
of the nose fall m and the victim of this awful disease
becomes a horrid object of commiseration, till death
puts a |K-riod to his dreadful sufferings, by sending him
to "that bourne whence no travelh r returns.'' To
such, therefore, Dr. JOHNSTON pledges himself to
i preserve the most inviolable secrecy; and, from his ex
■ tensive practice in the first hospitals of Europe and
America, he ran confidently recommend a safe and
; speedy cure to the unfortunate victim of this horrid dia-
I ease.
j It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fall victims to
■ this horrid disease, owing to the unskillfuliiesK of men,
: who by the use of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin
I the constitution, and either send the unfortunate suffer
er to an untimely grave, or else make the residue of his
i life miserable.
| GONORRHOEA AND GLEET CURED, by the
most speedy and the most pleasant remedy known, to
no other physician. It requires no restraint of diet, or
hindrance from business—it is mild, safe and effica
cious, eradicating every symptom of this affection,
without causing other diseases, such as Strict tire and
Jifl'cction of the Plodder, and Proetrutc Gloiul, which
impyries and quacks so often create Ly their noxious
j drugs and filthy infectious.
' BTRICTUREB—when there is a partial suppression
j of urine, accompanied with imeasim ss in the parts, or
j a frequent desire to make water, it is called Stricture.
Yet this disease may exist, and none of these symp
toms he perceptible, or if at all. they arc so slight as to
1 pas- unnoticed; hence we find thousands laboring un
! der this affection who an • ntirely unconscious of- it—
j such persons heroine weak iu the parts, seldom have
| children, and in the later stage of tills complaint arc
' incapable of enjoying M* rriugr— their -> *t ins heroine
( deranged, partieularly tie stomach, inducing symptom*
of dyspc|vi.i; also infections of tin mind, p -culmr to fits
of melancholy. &•. which may end in some dread
ful disi <j.se of the nerves, and wili eitln r cause a pre
mature death or el-c make the rest of life miserable.—
To ciieh person-', Dr. Johnston offers the most speedy
remedy that can lie obtained mi tic I'niled States.
; $7-Read Dr■. J.'s Tc nib -on\ cm n al. etc. et<
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Young men who h.-.w injured tlem-'h- by a eer
tain practice umIuIl" •! .• v alone—a habit 'rcqtient
ly learned from evil companions. or al s-hool—the of
feels of win. b are nightly felt. •mii wh •.!•• j, and
if not cured renders marring i.opo-.-iM. . and de iroys
both miiiil body.
What a pity that a ; mug man, lie .pe <•:'! i- coun
try. and the darling of !• i- parent . should he snatched
from all pi -pce.t> cud < njoyim :t- o* lib I the onse
j quenees of deviating from the jnth • >*' • i-tuse and in
dulging mi aci rtain secret hal 'l. rrucli pi oi.s, he
fore eontemplatiug
MARRIAGE,
should refb ct that a sound mind ami body are the
most necessary requisites to promo' connubial happi
ness. Indeed, without these, the journey through life
becomes a w< ary pilgrim.ige, the pto-pect hourly dark
ens to the view the mind becomes shadowed with
despair, and filled with the melancholy reflection, that
the I apptr - of another becomes blghtcd with our
I own.
CU.\ STITITTIOWU DEBILITY
Dr. J. addresses young men and all who have injur
. cd themselves bv private and improper indulgences.
| IMPOTESCE—Ii'EHKNESS OF THE
GESITHL ORG HNS.
I Loss of virile jmw er is the p iialt\ ra<-t frequently
. paid by tho>e who give a loose rein or lit ense to their
passions. Young persons arc. iut apt t> comn.it x
' cesses from not b nig aware of the dn nd.'ul efli cfsthnt
may < isuc. Although iiii|Mteney oci ur- fom stricture,
deposm sin the urine, grav-1, and f "in numerous oth
er cniHP*, vet the ahu<e of tin sexual organs, by ex
ecssiv• veticry or self-pollution; particularly tin latter
is the more frequent rau-e of if. Now who that un
derstands the subject will pretend to deny t! ill the
power of procreating the species is lost pointer by those
who practice the noiifavy ri-e than bv tie prudent—
Resides, by premature impctcncc t ie digestive func
tion- are i(i ranged, and the pic.-n . :ml mental pew
ers weakened by t too frequent aml 'oo great < vcite
iiii* 111 of tlx g uital organs, ('arents mm! guanq, tit; ire
ollen misled, with re? p c;'n t < . .<s<r sourci • of
disease in tin ir sons and wards. low uti ndo they
iiMTtbe to other cau.-cj. the \va*'!ii: ot tlx I nine id otr
cv. ii;:: Ini >. palpilatior oft!! ' • a-t. indej- -hen, de
• raiigemeiu of the evst-ni. e ugb and. .- \in ton is.
indicating eousiimpi.oii. win u t a truth i- l at they
liave been caii-'ed b\ indtih'ing • n pi• ie.n -. though
ulluring practice, de-t.uctv to both n i'el aodb ulv.
IXL OLI S I'HR 1 SEMISNI E MISSIONS.
] i M tins di>tr <>ing diseusi, which i.- ile common re
i suit of the above mentioned huhit,\*u{ a very
brief description, for mmy r asons, ran be givct liero
The complaint •oii.- on gi uh-ally. h begins In a toe
hasty discharge of im nin copulative and passionate
dreams. ,<ue|i emissions being too hasty, iiave no
power, whib the elections are feebb , irnperfect and
soon over. A-the disorder grows worse, fix* di barges
or en#Mms Ikcoiii" more ea ly excite ! and tjvqm nt,
ollen hrougb! on b\ lascivious id -r by merely
touching the part. In this ib plorthb* a.se, the ♦ mia
, sions take place without any p!. air and without
erection, and in this dcbil tated a d sensitive state of
tlx* organs the din ful etVeets of pollution so riiinous to
health, take place day and tdj I'ale. • innci'ited and
I weak, the unhappy victim of artificial gratification
complains of paiu m the bead aid baeK, has a languid
look. <1 imix -- of sight, thi-l ii l: f the faee wl en spok
( en to, lowa toss of spirits, and a vague dr ad of somc-
I tiling, often starting wit terror at a sudden sight or
1 sound. He also (oaths -oeiety. from an innate sense of
• shame, and feels a-t -liK• •to all bodily and in tul ex
; ertiqn. Distress! d, • bis mind fixi .1 j |his mise
rie<. he slyly scare IN > every sour* - tl at promises re
lief. Asliuim <! to make known his situation to Ms
i friends, or the e, w ho, b\ education, study and practi
, cal knowledge, are aide to oh. v him, lie applies to
the ignorant and deigning, who filch him of ln pecu
' | ninri >ubstancc. and instead oi' icstoring him to In alth,
I a\ e linn te siL'b ov. i his galling dLnppoii tmerit; the
• la>t s one of tlx drama winds up w th mania, catalep
sy. < pib-psy or some terrible di>. \ nt l!ie t.orv s, ar.d
■ death drop- the curtain, tnnn ing the un > ;ppy patient
to an untimely tomb, when hi- e ; p.re tolall. ig
norant of tiie real cause.