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uliirly every rnti,r,lHy,Rt $'J 50, in Nrlvunce
in pvry lntniir.. N iubrri.tioii will Lure
oievp.l for n leu period than ii month.
A nvcRTmkMKNi will he rhuriri d nt the rule of
oxi dollar eriqtinrp,(erili,iM orloMjfnr
the firtl imnrtioti, and fifty oeiiti for tiich
noiitiniimiro.
Ainniiticirifrcaniliilatci for office ten forSfate
arnl five for County SnmriMlily in udriinep 1
The '"ASM will bn required for nil Job work
when delivered -lhi rule will be strictly ob
wrvpu.
Liiillera itililreuc.I to tlm ofTicpon liiini no, must
ha Hitdrener! to the I ubiiher(ot piiid)or they
int'eht not bo iiti.'ti.led to.
0T"Tbe cmh w.ll be required for Advertise-
mend hi aonn hi published.
ft-Politinnl nlilroes will be charged ni ad
v-rnteineiits, for which the cah in udvunce
will be required.
that ll,.. Mjinlrr cf tlm ni.iy' ff,.0,, j b h
engnfjemrritr, wm ii t.M u,,,, Liwu. iiitim
nd light ihiiiMtiml ,,n n.
Uvv. 'Vjl-r, hfu-t rrachirff the rump, return-'
w a uiiii
Willi a train
baggage, mull n, &,c , iKden Irom the n my.
Jii ccmir.uiiiratioii bet wren Point Label
and Cioii, Tiiyhr'a camp t f.potsitu MnUmuras
may hew bo n nsiih red men.
....... inn niimuiiiiiiiii iHkcn ir.jtu the enemy
in lirst engagement waa uitd upon lU'm in the
second.
HTH.L i.mi ir.uw the ahuv
The 1 ttm L, ),y Bfiiv-jd at New Or leant
"II the I I h witl.tl ..... . ...,.. .. .
, , , ' .i . i iui .mm 1; m;e no II
lm.ll.il lit. Il.n .. ..... ... ...... II.,, Art.... '
of waggon loaded wiih tmmuiition, I 'J'
ylor Imd left I
wiiii ouu (-UIJlll 1 0 ,!,;
.rominjr inn i;iiMhoorhi9 river. Tina tl
' "iln f jfM, county PPtm f)jjrr wi'lina
to ru imt to, and fjr tlio purp..,. of tneiclii g the
matipf (mvo ererli d a toll gj at their end of
t Natl It riff a
'oinl liabPlon lha 1 1 h ' i.T, V.rt: .. . . . 1 " P-'? rroaamg n0w
. , . . ., , i . ' . . i 1 Jj " oom eou.
. ..7 ..... .wo in ura. or ,iuihu hive
I'l.OtlM. (Hkl. ,r n. I. I """""
JU l.k- country Utmvt. j,,', ;ulllicri , ; 8
PICWUNN OFFl CI, )
MayW, lOo'chck, I'. M.
G.1X3AT S Trli-
GBN. T AY LOU VIuroUlOQ
Impoutant from the Ilro Ciunpe.
U t ile between Gen Tajor'sf.rct and the Mrx
icant Tki Am Tic in arms victorious iMO
Mexicans killed or u oundt d.
By the exirenie kindness of Cpt E lily of the
fchooner Louaiana, uh . I .ft. Urazw H.uuiaw
on tlio lliu mat. and ainvtui ai ho li'i.'lwli
7'arn Ill's evening, wo are indebted in ih'fol.
lowinjf important and uitcrestin,,' account from
Pjint Isabel, up to the evening oi the S) li iugi :
(Jen. Taylor left Point I r I on thcT.ii in't.
with i.'U0(J men and i'jj va,'ons load. J wuli
More, for Ihj fort oppo ite .l.'ataincr. s.
On the 8:!i whilo mirrhntf, cam a in f ; of
the M ?xic.iii army, and wiu n q t it o ncnrTb t h
" - u '.cu in ii jr ivi;,i atn ery. -
ThOMt-xif ins, irom7,01H to l(l,00:iTon.T, mt.
roundod, Ce.i. Taylur, but tlno on t do rear
wire Boon fo-cad to retroat. Tlio ta t!o coin,
rnenced at noon, and aeon-'an- ri sr of cannon
kept up until d irk, when all was quirt. Our
aim'j slpt on the fidd m bjtUc irrci, n si-iy . r
and expec ing anoilicr hrd dav' w'frk, b"..t in
the morninj, sdeing no'rtin f thj m k cm;b,
(Jon T.iylor ent cu; Copt. J.u icanV c-.i:pny,
and found they haJ a" I. .ft the '.isit.'e fi'd',eave
inoir dead aod ba.i'y iv imd , teg.ther wi'h
three fl !J piece? which t.'iey cft go ,;.(. 0Jll
About L'OO vvjrc !fi (JeaJ.
Those who were tiken p:. ncr.i y that our
firing was so des'rucivo, lh.it. the whole n:x
icin ormy was ordered to clnru i.: m that of
tura, but in' a' of them poni'iv ly retu nd. O le
cf the head fihera ru.-'h'-d into 'he r n iM iiii
eword in Jifiiicl, to irgi iIkmi to ba'tle, raiher
than do which ih- y sl.o! I.im d nvn S, m- of
is inoriiinL' on
of Lieut. J. J.
en-
efciipid
Tho f.illowinu Mexican o film s wrre lak.'n
priHt ner.: Ctti Lu Vi-a, Lieu... Pnda and
Vein, , L.u. Vol. Muriinpo-, A.d.d,.Cmp to
uen. La. V ega, accompanied the (I.'ncral vol
uinan.y. I hev arnvf.t IllTU til
lie um. liornc), in the charge
Ifm-nf .1 ..I .1...
Ti e gillantUapt. Walker waa in both
t,-K ..iiu r, am we are happy to Mate
without ii jury.
tun. 'iy,rand etifT were to leave Point
Isabel on the 13-.li for lua camp opposite Mat a.
moras.
. Maj"r Crown, of the Artillery, who was loft
in command ol the fort opurt'e .l.itauioras,
died on the ltlih of wounds u e. iv..l m n.'iami.
defcndn.g his pot, and was buried w.tl"miiiiary
honorrt on the Uth.
MSI. It n''f'(lld. Wf.'l' known SB lh .nmmor.
(lor ol the Flying Arii'k ry, a,Vo died Jn the 11th,
nun. wuuikii re. etv. (1 in thj action of the S h
i-api. l age who was wounded in the
tng.igt nienr, we are ia,,py 0 aI ja rap;,!lv
rort o. mi . 1 i .... . J
- .v.. ........ . iiiuui. . ijULl.Cr. K )
ded, is convalescent.
We have the lil'i.win verhal
from trie ( I the dragoons of the U
named h in' Old ItoU fh ami lt..a,iu "
An arrival irom the Port Hint him on the
1 Jih.-I Jo doubtless reached hit camp in a ifety.
fiuti.mg farther i stated ftlmut the advance
oi i arenes or new troop. It ib i upponed antne
i or 7,(HK Mexican aro Iiuvermg m the tien-h
burhoudol I'oint laabel. '
I..:.. . ....
i ; t" m M t," bU,
i . l w iMdd early in the i0tin
lid iHk, n ffflUB field when I!., II .. i. .. ....
H Wh.,... he0dn, clia'rVe . on"
my', entrenehinrnta and earned th d.v m !
r'i-';nt to tin. victory, ijener., u.,' ,
the command ,.I .h army, , ,0,bwit
i r f ...,,viu'iwii ui
The Cltv enunril
hive employed CHiiieltu prose.
inai me newrpapere in the neighborhood are
e.no.gon meet i.na to ketpcool and extreme
mudoraiioii and lorbearunce.
There arc now l.UOO men at P.
int
jhtly wvuu"
u.,,1 ..S ....!... .
o.iu "iii.oij ,;i uiumeera are corumg in every
..oj. iiiu nm,o i toueiueria too atrongior
any Mexican lorce to take. it.
Pour companiea (f regular infantry, one ar.
ti'lery company of Louisiana voluateerc, and
the Mobile volunteer.", in all about 1'2UU left
Point Isabel fur Uari a on the 13ih, under
the command of Col. H'llson. At this town of
Uanta tho Jexicaue li lve collected in consid
erable e-rcng'li. It is on the Jl,o Grande about
midway between Matamoras and the Gulf. Oen
Taylor has entrusted the taking of tie place
and holding u the volunteer., and they are de
tenu, ncd to prove themselves worthy of the
tru t. The U. ft1, hteamer .Misnis,nn.. k,,.
fates Cumberland, Itaritan. I'inmw .oi ss,
Fame .M.ry, and brigs Soifiers and Lawrence, have
run down to the mouth of the river and will
stud a detachment in boata up the m ream to
co operate w oh the land tyrcee. Steuners will
i.ereafter take transports for the amy to IJarita
It is no doubt U.n. Taylor's d.p'gi to on
rcnira v no r.i,iby an a,,proar,li iAhd various
joints ror a decisive action at an
pcihapsao attack tn Matainorai
The next engagement we vvi l dear of wi
prubibly be the collision at U,irita. Sentinel.
TU) TAKIFP.
ir. ntewart or lVnnnylvania, is about the
Ifabel fna'1 ,n L'ongaeM who has now the bnw
ely day-
mtelligt nee
S Ar,.,
ir . .... . ... ' -
fia.es i ii4i,wueii (.n ii l av.ur c.ime. in;pi;ilil
of the enemy, thoir number a( prared to'lanre
that he exclaimed FcienJs we mu-t vauquitli
or die;" eayirg h Inch ha ordered tha dra"'.0ns
to charge on the m xtean arulierv. T,Z i..V.
mediate'y o'ny-d Vtvir coinmanJer's order an,!
UUdC fcUCi'l l.ti OllSlnU'r'il on them Ihal n,.-.u ..
compered t ah union nine 11 .id pitC-.'s an J etck
their si.fety in fli 'l.t.
Our iniormint etatos that tho Mycins re
treated in eon'u-oon to the other side oi the Rio
Grande, ar d that ho was among thus.; who pur
sued them up t0 the river. Several Mexicans
were diowued in attein i'ing io cross. Ilu is
not posii.ve whether the vv;;oic or a p.irt only of
l'.10 ,,'x'ea" hmy "Uemp'cd to re-cross the
Km Gnuide.
The s'eamrrs G iVi s'on and Auou'a arrived
of u VI. 1... ... .. .... . c .
. "lt" on ino i j n aim were dis w
rhar ii'ni; u linn f1,.! II ......, ... i.
..:.'" en. s;ie cue mo Uraruif. i..antii..,i . ,.. . : r-- ..
. ne men who had been Wed om the (loot . Euro - u..- 'yTr"r P'?eu to Keep a out, first eight,
were aoout returning on board rharr respective with de, pa'ches to his irorcrnmcnt.-TfaalT hZF T "T" 'fWH'" '
: . i ii rn mo iitimn k..M..ir .'
FUMJosea that the event of war ih M0;n , .1.., ..nusc,, m
1.j It is impoossible to predict what effect
the news of Rctual hoe-.iiit.es commenced on
the Kio Grande, may have on our relations
with LngJand. There waa every reason to be.
neve uiai instructions were sent by the last
steamer to M'. Packenbam to re-epen negotia
tion and propone a KeUlement of the question
bv comproiiHfe on the baeis of the 49th decree
rhi3 proposition has riot been fiubmitted by
by him.nor has he taken any etep, that we learn,
t waros reopening negotiations; but, on receiv.
ip? information ti,.it in M v., .i...
I , ,. " "'A...ario wtic oil 111115
s;(!i3 (ne Kio tirar.de,
ro'ion of the reoliitioni if innrxalion. nrnn,..
ed by the United Slate, j. and State bavin,, Vc
repted fbo lenn, and having adopted an ae
n ptable const if ufio, and havng been admitfed
into the family with the clear certificate of a
legitimate daughter, foueral Kit was elected
one ut the Senators to renregam n.n n
monwealth at WabhingtoD. Geo. Kusk ii
man of family, and of considerable pronertv
He is a cotton planter cf the II -d K.vor coun
try. Ilia residence is at Nacogdoches. P.et...
rai Houston is not yet in. His history is raor
I ke a chapter of the Arrabian N.ght. il,an or
an American politician. We shall furnish it
when he shall report himself to the Senate.
NrVollenrthe.f0ll0Wine extract ,rom"'
Uni:rirndCnCe thC VVa8bin'on
I learn from an experienced and extensiva
dry goods broker of this city, that the business
in this hue of merchandise is very bad for April
and .Way. compared to lie same periods last
year. In March and May the falling off has
been very serious. He says, American print,
which sold for 20 els. in the early part ofuarcfi
can now be bought for 13 cents, and are con.
sidered dull at that. The largest hous38 com
plain of great and unusual dullness in this trade.
Owitig to t,0 export demand heretofore for
plain cotton piece American goods to China,
4-c, the declir.a has been coujDarativolo simh.'
... uiavnpiiuii in guous. niii me
(o nana up against the advancing intelligence
of the day, and advocate the exploded aburdi
ties of restrictive TatilR He, good laitblu
coon, still Micks to all the old humbugf., and
still holds the domino long given up by the
more sensible tariffitee, that high duiioa make
low prices, tc.
It may be rupi oeed, a good hard headed de
vote e, who thus sticks to the old humbugs, is
the richest nutj ct going; and tho Louisville
Democrat thus touches up pome of the langha
ble points his eccentric stubbornem developer:
The tariffnes should not get out of temper.
It is very undignified, and besides riven their
opponents an advantage. A man blind with
rage is apt to make himself very ridiculous; es
pecially when he undertakes to argufy and
make their last eland. It is well to die respecta
We arc reminded to gve them thh caution
from the lucubration? of ur. Stewart, of Pa, tie
insists upon it that Kngland has not abandoned
the protective system as a yte.ir; that Sir
uobcrt Peul is only cuardinr r.n ri;.!, inwrMis
I, ,n., .. " . " ;'... inn. uiaorijuoii oi koous. UutthB nrrBent
. j . ' J ' u way to guard it h to heaviness, embraces all kinds cf dry Boods both
abolish protection, t he corn laws. The farmers foreign and domestic-owing to cm tra'dinr
of Lnrrland talk tust hka tho niniifartnrera r.rL.,n. r, ... w cr irauing,
thiscountay. Vr .tee'ion aiL-cta both classes! ,
ihe same way. Whig cant ahout American
iinla-itry, and tory cant about Hnjiish industry
are about the same. English manufactures are
anoat we same. hngUsdi
ne tho nirricultural interes-t in this r.nnnirv
"The stock market was rather dull to-day.
Neithc
very
ther can be affected by a tariff, except to
f tnllmg extent. England is aiming to a
a
aid
their knapsc k- ro exnm:r.?J a-d f?vx to
contain noui.rg but c:rn and sa!t. Gen. Tay
lor kepi his poBt, and sent his wouaded to Point
Isabel. It was th ught ho would not proceed
further until a reiiilurccmeii', as soma places he
would have to pass, wou'd be very d Hieult.
Our killed anJ wounded were thi03 offirers
were wounded, viz : Maj Ringgold, Bhot through
both legs; Captain Page, lower ja v badly shot,
the other name not known.
On the 8lh, three frigate?, one sloop and two
br'gs of war arrived off the bar from Vera Cruz,
and came to anchor, and, on hearing the roar of
cannon, ecnt five hundred mon to Puint Isabel,
to protect our depot cf clcre?, or rciufurcs Gen.
Taylor if necessary. They were all well armed
and anxious for a fight with the Mexicans.
While the battle was being fong'it, two compa.
nies of Mexican artillery came down to Crr si
Dacha Chica, and marched up the breach to
take possession of our vessels with stores which
were obliged to anchor very near the point.
Our flag ship Cumberland got under way and
ran down towards them; seeing which, they
wheeled.and returned back.
After ieaving Brazos Santiago, met another
ship of war and one steamer, standing for Bra
zaa Santiago. On the ll h. saw schooner
ashore on tho west end of Tnnbalier Island,
masts and rigging standing apparently full of
water and abandoned.
v From the Delta Extra
LATER.
Another Battle Gen. laylor again Victorious
Rout of the Mexican Army -300 Mexicans
Killed Gen. Ampudia is reported to have been
taken prisoner Majs, Ringgold and Brown
dead.
By the U. S. steamer Col. Harney, Capt. J.
D. Wood, arrived this morning from the Brazos
St. J ago, we have dates from Point Isabel to
the morning of the 13ih inet. when she left.
On the 9lh, Gen. Taylor took up his march
for the camp opposite Matamora, and again en.
countered the enemy, in a ravine about three
miles below camp, where they had chosen their
position to dispute his progress, and in an action
which lasted about three hours, defeated them ;
iuey naa aooui auu Kineu ana wounded, and
lost nine pieces of artillery, 3 standards, besides
great number of small arms, pack mules, &c.
Amid the rejoicings on acconnt of the triumph
of our arms, the nation has cause to mourn the
loss of some of our bravest sons.
.Gen. Taylor lost about GO killed and woun
Ja; among whom were three officers, viE:
,Tr m!1, ,nes of 108 Dragoons, Lieut. Cochran
n Ik i , fantry, and Lieut. Chadburn of the
mm u y- Among the wounded are Col.
Mclaioth of the 5th Infantry ; Lieut. Col. Payne.
" 'e,y.nd Captain Hooe, 5 b Iofantry
UHy. "'gy. nd none eupposed mor.
inih.e,.chBne9 0f Prisoners took place on the
Capt. Thornton had
verseis, uieir feci vieeu riot cemg rcqmred.
'lie steam rcliooner J.i?. left IiH7osS.
Jago in company wi:h the C d. Harney ui h
despatches fr Galveston ; consequently the next
arrival to be lacked for will be the steamship
Galvesten.
LATE AN'O niPwRTAM' VilOU THE
KIO GUAM)!!
APvK OFFICE. )
2 o'clotk, P. M. May
The Monarch h?s j ist arrived at cur wharf
bringing New O .leans pa pens datebto May 17ib,
and Galvtsion to May l. b, confirming our pre
vious opws and bringing tl.e loiiovviug lat-.i in
telligenco from tho eeat of war:
Prom the Gvciwn Civilian of ihe 15ih
On the morning of the 13: h, Gen. Taylor and
" Cldu 11 mo pu ira that had brought down
UlQ train &c. Marled tor hi? camp. He was met
by an express a few milts from Point, Label, in
forming him SOOiJ frohh troops had arrived in
Matamoras 2001) f w l;:cli had crowed over, and
MOO tnoie had crorsed the H o Grande at Bri
lan, near the Pocachica, not n.ore than 8 miles
Irom t'omt I-sabvl-
Gen. Parcdes ia a! the head of 15000 troops
on his way to Ma'acno:ap. It may possibly be
that the froth troops arrived at Matamoras, is
the advance division of Ins army.
Tho Mexicans have continued their fi ing in
to the Fort opposite .Ifatamnras, nearly ever
since Gen. Taylor left the woiks.
The Mexicans still continue to fire on the
Fort opposite Matamoras. The strengthof the
Fort, and tkill with which it is d.fended is in.
comprehensible to the .Mexican?, andj indeed
well it might be, for they have thrown upwards
of 1400 shot and shell in:o the worhp, and every
morning they present the same appearance ; our
loss has only been two or three in the Fort.
Gov. Henderson has taken command of the
Texas Volunteers in' person.
Tho last Austin Democrat states that news
had reached Austin, from pood authority, that
the Comanche refuse to treat wither meet the
PfiETAR AT10NS FOR Will The N V Tote.
manufactures are eiy ' ",l has been proposed that a pubhc
..idling ue neiu in ihat city this week, by citi
zens of ail part en, calling upon Congress to raisa
a war loan of S25.0d0.OU0. Or?anizn Ilia mititi
iot uiiuiiuaciurers, no douht. fie is afraid of ' . ' laa Br"y anu navy.
Yankee competition, Mr. Stewart thhiks. "Last ' Ve ,earn fr"m IVedenckton, that Ihe Huds
year" he Fays, "we exited hundreds of thnu-i, A" mb'y "'New Brunswick, has vudon
sands dollars worth cf cotton goods into the i m irt'd '''''U'and pounds sterling toifi Gover.
British East Indies, and beat tha British in i n(r ,0 1, 5 PPrpriu d in defonce of ihe Piovinca
their own market?, after payin? discriminating; 111 l'aie boltiiities with the Cnitfd atcs. .
inea
wowu uij.-ose our government to compromise
on terms more favorable to England, and so
advised ihn British government, there can be
little doubt. What tha consequences ofthis
error may be we cannot predict, but very much
fear that it will increase the ddh'eullies siten.
ding the Fcttlpnu tit of (Lie already much em
barrassoJ subject.
Thia error, we f ay, for had r. Packeiiham'
have delayed the departure of his messenrrPr I
until information of the alacrity with which "the
people, in every quarter of the country, are pre
paring for tho emergency . should have. renehP,i
j for he states a fact which he
passion;
Tho New Oreans Delia savs :
nnsefft hm uihnio ulli.l.. .i... . .
effort. It demonstrates t -at ih tZitr T h.. . - n"nZetuwa have been madu
..-Jiin " that- tie tariff is as by somo American merchants at Havana i
useleos o cur manufactures a it w to the Eng.! take out Mexican letters of ,.,!,
.n. i eei towering the duMca on tho latter, 'prey upon American commerce. The UoohuI It
l . irr dxi"Jft t the East Indies ters of ma, quo, not a genuine Meiian ct"n
n h V ' V WOtXh ,f W'h", aDd WW uk vesselsJand those it fhis country
worth or nankeens-a htt le over one hundred wh , are engaged ,u fitting them ou bo hu?2
tlioosiind in all not hundreds of thousands, 1 traitors." " 0 m
im bnows, however, that we havo no need of i
thus mueh and pay
nroteelmn. It run snii
mm, .c m,Kni hav; assured his government of; a high duty, in ito of England, when her
ho y l.tt o cLe could ro.y upon ourd.fficultiws are admitted free, certainly ho cannot "com
wun Mexico, as many way effecting theques. peto with uj in the same kmd of goods al home- its
twin faviirsti o for f fr- an. I thi r.t . i. . . B . ""'"j US
. . y ---i -"w (..uiinn aouoii oi i ii, .iiuu, inee exports are not accident! i
mo House, in refpotiuirg to the recomrnenda-
j tiot.s cf the message; would have taught him
i how shortlived must be the contest between us
ana Mexico,
sir. Paekeiilnm has already fnce:1n ailnrob.
ability, impeded the settlemont of our ditlicul
ties w ith England, by hie unceremonious rejec
tion of the President's offer of 49 , and now,
should war enruc. it will be. in awreat measni-p.
to be ascribed, to his neglect, in failing to pre
fer the proposition of the Britis.li government,
(supposing iustruciictiE were Bent hici so to do
of which, we repeat, we have no doubt,) and
his hasle in forwarding despatches to his gov
ernmonf , with information of recent events, be
fore their resulting consequences had in any
way developed them-elves. But a few days de
lay would have assured how littlo embarrass
meet the government was likely to experience
in its advocacy of our rights, and how ready the
citizens, in every section of the country were.to
defend them. Appeal.
THE SABBATH.
It 13 alike obvious that il.o M .t.t..U . -
" - jauua.i. I 1 1 3
salutary power by makiuir the ooLulatm.. ar..
fills n.. I ' r
jm.i.cu ,iU 1H0 oeing, perfections and laws
uou, wun our relations to Him as hut crea.
Love and Glory. A gentleman from Iber
ville married a most lovely girl, and in two hours
afterwards marched with the voluuteers.
A rich planter of East Feliciana was ena
ged to a beautiful young lady, with no dower
U. b. Commissioners, and Ihe inference is, that but her charms aud virtues. He reluctantly
these Indians have been tampered with by Mex 'e't 'icr for the frontier; but being desirous of
ican emissaries. The Governor at the request, I securing to her his estate, he induced her to
of the Legislature, was to appoint CommiFsion.! follow him to the city. They were married:
crs to ascertain the situation and disposition of i and in a few minutes the returned to her new
the Indians; where further s-teps were to beta, home, and he proceeded with the volunteers,
ken to protect the frontier settlements from their ; Glory attend these hero husband, and lova and
depredations, sliould they be disposed to acts bliss to welcome them home. A. U JJj,
oi hostility
We should hke to see the profits mada before
we eraw any inferences. It these cntlnno ' . .... "
however, were sold at a sacrifice, then the fart i IZ . 7 . .l!,,ffa,lun 10 " ratiuual,
would not answer the purple for Uj"cw, and with our d,ar,c,er
quoted. Any way, ur. Stewart is in a quanda- saZ;L"1T", "mcy ni8
ty. It either shows that tho tariff is Uieless.or
u show3 that Peel need not be afraid of coiodo-
a
oav.our, unuer whose government we live to
be remained from Fin and reconciled to God,
and luted by his word and spirit for the inheri.
tance above.
H is by the reiterated ins ruction and im.
titiun.
Here is another qaeer remark
'Sir Uotrert Peel understands his business: predion which the Sabbath imnarta m th
he proposes to take the duties off of breadstuff ! ulalion of a nation, by tho moral principle
miuniw uisa-niiig ui a.i K.nususeu ov their ,u ,u3vy mo conscience aihrh
Per Steamer "Magnolia" juft from Louisville
A Tort. A merchant of Lnuifville, on Sat-
we learn that Gov. Owsley of Ky. has accepted j urday last, in conversation w it! a gentleman
the service of the "Louisville Legion, and order- from the country, expressed his gratification at
ed them to embark with the utmost dispatch on I the news Irom Mexico, and said he hoped that
board a fast sailing steam boat and report them
selves to Gen. Gaines at New Orleans.
Ex-Governor Jones was at Nashville and re-
lien. 1 aylor s army would be cut to pieces
We have this from unquestionable authority.
vv e nave the names ot ihe parties to this con-
ported himself ready to proceed to the seat ofj versation, and don't know but they ought to be
war wun oi men. j ne iahviiie lilues had i given mat the word l uuk may oe nranded
tendered their services to the Governor, and so upon the forehead of the man who would dare
had the volunteers composing the "Tenth Le-1 utter audi an atrocious sentiment. Lou. Dem.
gion ot Esumncr ceunty anu the Lincoln.
Guards." I A State Qo-akbel The people of Colum
bus, Ga., and those ol Russell county, Ala., have
been released by the M-h.n
from tie most authentic eource we learn truly astonishing.
.Mr. Duncan, the African travHllcr, states in a; worked themselves into a passion, and wo may
letter, that the king of Ahantee entained him! shortly expect to hear of a collision between
with a review of 0000 female troops whoso . them, which may cause blood to flow. It seems
arms, accoutrements, and performances were that heretofore thecityof Columbus has had the
. i eiiiusivp privilege oi Charging ion o iuc orioge
uiauuiauiurers, anu use every ourden, eo as to
enable them to meet ui and beat us in our mar
kets and in the markets of the world."
So, duties, then, are a burden in E inland!
What are they in this country! Have not the
egriculturists of this country a ' right to a--k to
be relieved of the burden of paying duty to the
manufacturer, especially as tha agriculturis's
iiihko mneieeu-iwenueuia ot tho community;
and as they have to compete with pauper labor
of Europe in raising wheat as well as other
things, why should not every burden be renn
ved from their ehoulders!
This tariffite is evidently so wrathy, he can't
see an inch before his nose. Referring to the
increase of importations, he exclaims: "
"But where will we find money to pay for
them: There's the rub."
England does not want money. She wants
wheat, corn, nee, cotton, tobacco, cheese. iWf.
pork, &c. Lt hun a? k Pennsylvania if she
cannot find plenty of these to pay for allelic
wants of English manufactures.
Gen. Thomas J Rusk, Senator fko Tex.
as. General Rusk, the associate Senator of
Ge'n. Samuel Houston, from the new State of
Texas, is one of the very finest looking men in
the Senate. He n tanda full six feet, strong sin
ewy frame, well proportioned, and, perpendicu
lar. He is about forty five years of age. He is
South Carolinian by birth and education. He
siudied law in that State, and in 1821 removed
to Georgia, w here, in the course of a ten year's
residence, in practice the practice of law he
married. In 1834, he removed to Nacegdo.
ches, in Texas (the Red River country) where
he resumed the practice of his profession. In
the formation of the provisional government of
Texas, in December, 1835, of which David G.
Burnet was appointed President, General Ruek
was chosen Secretary of War. Ho was pre-
maintains by the habits of method, cleanli.
into mm iimusiry u creates by the rest and
renovated vigor it bestows on exhausted and
animal nature by the lengthenening life and
and higher health it affords by the holiness it
inspires, and cheering hopes of heaven, and the
protection and favor of God which its obser.
ance injures that the Sabbath is rendered ih
moral conservator of nations.
The omnipresent influence the Sabbath Vx.
erts, however, by no secret charm or cooipen.
dioua action, upon masses of unthinking minds,
but by arresting the stream of worldly thoughts,
interests and affections stoppings the, dm of
business unloading the minds of its cares and
responsibilities, and the body of its burden,
while G .d speaks to men, and they attend and
hear and fear, and learn to do his will.
You might as well put out the sun, and think
to enlighten the world with' tanera destrnv
the attraction of gravity, and think to wield tha
universe by hunan powers as to extinguish the
moralillumination of the Sabbath, and break
this glorious main spring of the moral govern
raeul of God.
Praise the fineness of the day when it Is en.
ded a sword when you've proved it a maiden
when she is married a cigar ' when you've
smoked it the ice when you've crossed it and
a newspaper when you've read it and paid for
it. ' -. v,;v.
The extraordinary progress of the United
States, in population, wealth and power, iacer
tainly a gaod practical argument ia favor" of
the wisdom of our institutions.;
like
W hy are authors who treat on physiogomy
e o:diers Because they mite about fae.
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Thff Mill lwht!.ir.1 Pirn. ft Um - I r
sent in this official capacity at tho la'.tlo ofSanjly inaugurated President of Ihrvard Univtraitj