Spirit of the age. [volume], May 08, 1845, Image 2

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E irly thp uext morning, I lound mysclf
in tho hands nl' Mr Flauiingo. 'j'lm ulight
disnrder iu trntli, morc imngiitary than
roal I Indsuflorod in tliu rotnid-liousp,
had iu tlio eycs of llic tradesinan, becn
miiily rcmedied by I'atiy, and my "wner
turaed mo rrcently bctwcen his tliuuib
aml liii'for nml jjaacil nt mo as though,
for hiiopccal profit ouly, I had dropped
from tlie uing of an nngel.
Circ-it waslha slirihi'niighotit t!ie hnuse-
hnl,! of .'lamiiigo aud (jront thc. cauac
tliercnf, llo Inil rcoeivod au nrder Iroln
ilm i) il.ice of St. Jnmos's: his vcry smil
wis pliiiiicd for lie should get o(T hi:
foathors.
Thn I hc.ird nnd saw. aml I confess
il with tho trppidalion of expcclant vanity
hclield llio leaiher-nicrchaiit make selec
tiiin from his stnt: !:. At lnii2tli. with niell
I u UurLseir-cmi)l.icoiil siali,
of it ns ilie
crownui" ulnrv, iho featlier of fcathcrs, a
nu.ii ' mv kiud. I was to wave my snoivy
tmiitv iu St. J.unos's!
Aml for this, ihoiight I, was I drpst
proparcd by tlie lcan fmgers of want in au
rf.nrrct! A Us! I liavc sitice
l'elt iye, a llinusaud timtsa that il'diui
eyod Vanity wotilil uso tlio spectacles of
triith, she would sce blond 011 her satius
bloo.l on lier brocadcs blood on her Ince
on cvery ricli and glisteiiing throad tliat
haitgs alio.it her tilootl. She would see
hersclf a trrim idol. worshipped hy t!m
world's nnjiist necpssities and so behold
iug, vinU Il'rI n quiekpr llirob of lipart,
a largcr enmpassioii for her forccd idul
uters. 'To thc palace,' cricd Flamingo lo tlio
hncknoy-enachnian, suininoncd lo bearmy
sell'and cotnpauions on ..ur gloriuus nus
stou 'To tlie palaco,' cricd thc fealhcr
mcrohant, wilh new Inslnrp. iu his ces,
hannony m his voicc, and a dolicimis tiug-
nr ol fi-erv uervu liiat tilled nis wiioie
auai.i'iiv wiili inusic. 'To tlie palaco,' werc
rcally thc wnrds uttcrtd by 1 lamingo; a
Alarco I'olo' domain filled wilh goldcn
dro.inii. Ccrtainlv not: Mr Flamingo
kneiv exactly the liiinibor of tteps compns
in j llnt nrivate ,vay to heaveu, thc back
stair-casc. lln had smilpd and trpuihlpd,
aud b.nved and wriggled, aud smirkrd and
erhiged his wav to the p itro.nagoof Queeu
Charlotte (of blossed moinory). This cx-
nltuxr initli Flamim'O had siuernl tinies
tcsted; aml lliat iu a nuitinr peeuharly llat
ieringto hiiuscll. L'or instance. n vcry
fi.ic cockatoo Alr Flaminao siibinillcd to
tlin iiis'ic.ption of her inaicstv. wlio wns
L'raciouslv oloased to sav to it 'Pretly
Poll." On anoiher occaMon. Flaminuo
took a Java tomtit to ihc pal ice; ivhic
binl w.is gncioiislv pcrmittpd by tlie quccn
m nnrcli nnon her iu e fiiiL'cr, her rnaicsU
htill fiiithcr condescpiiiling to cry
'Sivfn-n-p.i!' T hpse circiiinslauccs wero
at tlio tiine totally ovcrlnoked by thn coiirl
lnstor'mn; hut they aro recorded, writien in
very fim1 nmiid-hand, iu tlie 'Flamiugo
Pappr-'
l ba.l -.carccly becn an hour in tlie pal-
aP, pt my inemnry hegan to lail ine. es,
ii'l llie i)i'"viou-i sceucs of my recollcctioii,
r.ni to fado aud irrow diui. and lake tlie
niimdcd exlravajranco and obscnrity of
drcain. Was it possililc tliat l liau evcr
bepu a thing of baner hptwocn a savagc
and a s'lilor for pi-tail! Could I have
.lack "Linscomb? Had 1
croscil the snas in tho dungcon of a ship?
Was it po-!sib!c tlnt I could detcct thc
oihiiir nf hilga-water? Was therc such a
h i.int fnr liuniin kiud as thp Miiiorics?
Aii'l tlnt'old Saw xiirelv he was a spoc
tre npart of night-innre! His large-lippod,
lilobc-cyed dauhtcr, too she with nll her
p'niupiicss '.vns no morc suhstan'.ial. Aud
tluMi.thit ilini garret in thc allcy tho
flcith aud eiidnring inuocpncc the heiv-inf-i.s
a id mi"ry of luiimn day.s 'hc sull'
cri ig tlnt inade of mortal hroaih a wc.iry
ni.r Wi-io.i-ri ill thc worst pcnalty ol lifo
hvl I knnwn and witnesscd il? Could il
be p is-ulile And wn therc re.ally a I'at
ty IJ itler looking with ineck f.icc upon a
fiowuiug world, and siniling down inisl'or
1 11111' intopity?
I contess tlnt lnving dclightcd in
thc ntiini-iphcro (vl a palaco fo rscracc
ly an hour dl thcsp rediiies scciupiI wan
ing into viinns of a fovcrcil sleep. It was
only hy a sirmiir eirrt hy a delcrmination
to aniljzemy past pinolionslhat I could
C'mviuc.L' mysnlf of the cxisUncc of a
world of wrptchedncss without of want,
nii'l sufl'iiring, and all the sad iucipialities
ofhunnn life. llow oftcn docs sadden
prn"pprity mihglc l.cthc in its nectar!
I p i?s hy in it icnts of luniullnmis anxicty
f hnpp, p-iitif'il in swcct intensity
ofthc delirirunol aniiired nggr.iiidi.uipnt.
It is now thc reminiit of my formcr self
tliat peili, and, ihcrcforc, lie thc utler
aucc cdin aud plulosophic.
ft w.i3 my f.ilo to be choscn ono ofthc
tir.'n iluincs bc it rcmeinhercd, thc mid
d'i' nid the mdilest 0110 to nod ahovc
Ihc biby I'rincc of Walos, all roy illy
aliiiiihpniig iu his royal cradlc.
It was my dcstiny, in 1702, to com
rnp'ii'iratc thc cnmpicsl and hloodshpil of
1311 !o ropre-eut au ancestral pliirnc
ticrp'if poor .lohn of Ijohemia was pluckod
th it hc of thc lilick mail might bc nobly
I'e.iihci'cd: ycs, il was my happy duty to
wae ahove Ich Dien'in I7G2.
L'h Dien 'I servc' Such is tho Princo
of Wales' motto, aud looking down upon
thc ' princelet's (acc upon his vclvct
chenk brought into thc world for ihc
worM'.s in :cmiso viowing the lleshly idol
iu its wcalc Inbyhood, I rcpeated for it
'I scrvc!' and ihcu, 111 thc spirit of the fu-
lurj, asked wlnt! Ilacchus Vcnus
or what nohler dcity?
Tlio I'rincc of Wales a six wcpIo'
youiiirling slgcps, and Ccrcmony, with
siintcd hreath, waits at the cr.idlc. How
glorious tlnt youni onc's dcstiny! How
moirlilcd and markci! cxprcssly fashioned
for the high delishls of cnrth tho chosnii
0:1c of millions for niillions' homage! The
terrihlc beauty of u crown shall clasp
th iso bab? tcmpk'S that roselmd moutli
filnll spcak thc iron law that little pulpy
Innd shall hohl tho.iccptrc and thc ball.
lint now, aslcci) iu llio swcct myslery of
hii'ivhood, ihc little hrain alrcady busy
witli tlie tlungs that nicet 113 at thc vosli
huli! oflife for oven thcn wo ars not'
alonc, hut surcly hnic about' as- tho hiim
and ccho oftho coiniii2 wnrhl. hut iimv
tii'H, aml now upon a uultlyinj throim!
Wii it ijraudcur what inli'iisiiv of blis
wlni nliiiiduy heriiagp lo be liom to-lo
ho !eiit upon this carlh, accompauicd by
inviaible nngeU to takc pojscssion of!
TO 11U CONTINUKU.
l'astc for IhntliiiL'. lf I wcrc to pray
for n laste tliat should staud by tneinstcnd
undcr cverv variclv of ciroiiinstnnoes, aml
bc a source of iinppiuess aud chccrliiluof.s
to mn Ihrongh life, aud a shield against
llc hmvovnr ihinirs iniiillt go IHUIS8,
.m l lntvnr i rnll 111)011 lllf, II HUWlil uv;
r, rnnilimr. I siicak of it. of
coursp, only n a worldly advantage, and
not in tho .slightcst degrec derngaling Irom
.1... i.i.rlmr ollicc and surc and strongcr
iviiunili' ofrolii'KPiis prinuiplc?, but as
laste, an iustruinent, and a mndu of pleas
iirablc gralification. Givo a man this tastc
and tho nieansof gralifyiug it, aud you c.an
hardlv fail of niaking hiui a bappy man,
unloss. indecd. vou put iulo Im handa
innil nnrversn selection of books. You
n ace him in coutrasl with thc best sncipty
in uvery pcriod of historyj with tlie wiscst,
thn w iliest. wil i tlie lemiercst. ine nrave.ti,
and thc purest charaotcrs who have adorned
liumanity. iou niauc iiini a uumi-u
.-,11 nntions a cotomnorary of nl I affea
't'l.n n.nrlii lm licnn croatcd for him. It
U hnrillv nossihln hnl the charactcr sliould
i r. (.-n .n li'iwlipr aml bpitcr toue frniu tlio
coustant"hahit of associnting in thoughi
..miIi !i i-l.msnl tinkors. to saY tho lcast ot
il, ahove tho avcragc of hunianity. It i
mora v mnossililc luit tliat tnc niannpr
clmnli! hiltP a lilK'P of fTOOll lirCCtlillS ailll
oivili.ation, frotn haviug constantly bcfore
our cvcs tho way in which thc bpst bred
aud bcst inloruieii men navc laiKou .nm
conductcd thoinselves in thctr intprcnurso
with oach other. Thcre is a gcnllp, but
perfecily irrcsiMahie coercion, in r. habit
of reading, wt-ll dirccted, over the wholo
tonnr of a irinn's charactor aud cnnduct,
which is notllic less eiriicturd because it
works insoiifibly, and bccaiiso it is rcally
thp last tliiti it ho drcatns of. It camiot bc
linticr siimmnd tin thriii in thc uords of
ihe Laiin poct 'Emnllit morcs, ncc sinit
cjpo forns,' it civilizos thc coiiduc.t of men,
and suffers thom not lo rpinaiu barharoiis.
SirJ. fhrsiliill.
U'h'i" Riiin. The prescnt propcri(y of
thc niannfacturing interest of thc cnuntry
showshow much dpppudoncc is lubeplac
cd on whiir oredictious. It will ho rcmem-
bcreil that itnniPiliatcly afterthe rctult of
thc Presidontial olection bocanio kuown,
those pliallow-brniiied poliiicians prodiclod
tliat in less than six nionths from that tiine,
thc manufactiiring intorefts would bc on
tircly abandoiipd. Instcad of ihis prophe
sy heing fullilled, we now witms a do
sircc ofactivity aml rnlcrprisc in thc bn
incss comniunity, that has ncver hoforo
bncn siirpaspcd, and which plainly indicatp
it.s establishmcnt upon a firin andpiiduriiiL'
fiiundaiion. Whig prcdictions should bc
icceived !Ti advcrs ralio to tlieir own cx
pressive langnago. llcccivcd in this man
ucr, thoy arc ninre apttobc fulfillod than
to ho taken iu their litcral nicaning. E
conomist. MUS.
CAUDLE'S CUliTAIN LEC-
TURES.
LFCTURE III.
Mk Caudi.i: iias ni:MAi.i:i) nowx stmhs
TI1.I. I'AST ONi:, WITH A I'Hl UNP.
"A rnr.TTV timc of night to comc lo
hcd, Mr Caudlc. Ugh! As cold, too,
as ice, Euough to givc nny woman her
dciitlt l'm surc. What! I shouldn'l
havc lockcd up thc coals, indecd? Ifl
hadn'l, I Inve 110 douht thc fcllow would
havc staid all iiinht. Il's nll vcry wcll
for you, Mr Caudlc.to briug pooplc bomc.
but I wish you'd ihink first what's for
stippcr. That hcauliful Icg of porl: would
havo scrvcd for our diniicr tu-morrow,
and now it's gonc. I can't kecp thc
housc upon ihe inoncy, and I won'i prc
tcnd to do it, if you bring a 1110b of pco
plc cvory uight lo clear thc cupbnard.
"I wonder who'll bc so roady to givc
you a suppcr when you want onc; for
want ono you will, uiilcss you chango
your plans. Don't tell mc! 1 know I'ni
right. Yoti'IJ lir&t bc caten up, and
thi'ii you'll bc laughrd nt. I know thc
world. No, indecd, Mr Caudlc, I don't
thiuk ill of cvery body; don't say that.
Hut I can't tcc a Icg of pork caten up
iu that way, without asking mysclf what
it's all to end iu if such things go on?
And llion hc inust havc picklcs, too!
Couldn't bc contcnt with my cabbagc: no,
Mr Caudlc, I won't lct you go to slccp,
it's vcry wcll to say, lct you go to slccp,
aftcryou'vc kcpt mc awake till this timc.
IVhij did I kccp awakc? How do you
supposc I could go to slccp, when I kuew
that mnn was bolow drinking up your
sub?tance in brandy-ii'id-watcr? for he
couldn't bc contcnt upon dcccnt ivholc
somo gin. Upon my word, you ought to
bc a rich man, Mr Caudlo'you havc such
vcry llnc fricnds. 1 wondcr who givcs
you brandy when you go out!
"No, indecd, ho couldn't he contcnt
wilh my pickic cabbagc and I should
likc lo know who tnakos betlcr but ho
must havo waluuls. Aud you, too likc
a fool now don't you think to stop mo,
Mr Caudlc; a poor woman may bctramp
lcd to dcath, and ncvcrsay a wonl you
too, likc a Ibpl I wondcr who'd do it for
you to insist uponlhu girl going out for
picklcd walnuts. And iti such a nijjlit
too! ith suow upon thc ground. Ycs
yoti'rc a man of fino fcllings, you arc
Mr Caudlu! but the world docs n't know
you fino fcclings, indecd! to sond the
poor girl out, when I (old your fricnd
too a prctty bruto ho is, l'm surc that
thp poor girl had got a cold and chil
hlains on her tocs. Jiut I know what
will bo tho cnd ofthnt; eho'II bc laid up
and wc hIiiiII hnvc a nico doctor's bill.
1. III . T .11 1
iuiuyou 11 pny it, 1 can teii you lur I
wont.
"Wish you wcrc out ofthc world?
Oh! ycs, that's all vcry casy. I'ni surc 1
might wish it Uon't swcar in thnt drcad-
lul way! Am't yo'i afraid that tho hcd
will open and swnllow you? And don't
siving about in that way. That will do
do goodl Thtd won't bring back tho Icg
dfnork, and thc brandy you'vo niurcd
down" both your Ihroats. Oh, I know it!
I'm surc of it. I only recollcctcd it when
I'd got into hcd nnd if it hadn't becn
so cold, you'd havo scen inc downstnirs
agaiu, 1 can icii you i' rocollcctou it
nnd a prclty two hoiir.s I'vo pnsscd, that 1 1
ldl the kcy in thc cupbiianl, . ntid h
enow it I cnnlil Boc by tho manncr ol
you Cotning into ilicroom I knowyou'vc
got nt tho othor bottlc. Ilowcvor, thcrn's
ono comfort: you told me to sond for thc
bcst brandy tho vcry hest toryotirotli
cr friond, wlio callcd last Wcducsday..
Ila! It was IJiitish thc clicapcst lint-
ishand ulco and dl thc pair ol you uill
he tn-TnoiTOW.
"Thero's onlv tho baro bonooflcgol
potk: but you'll gct noihing clsc for din
ncr, I cnn tcll you. It's n drcadful thing
that tho poor childion should go without
but, if thoy havo sucn a tatlicr, tlicy,
poor things, mnst suffcr lor it.
"iNenr vu wniiio icn ot oori: anu u
pitit of brandy ! A pint of brandy aml n
leg ol porlt. A Icg ol leg pmi
11
And mumbling thesc syllablcs, says
Mr Cntidlc's ms., shc wcnt to Blccp.
THE WOODSTOCK AGE.
TIIimSOAV EVEXIXO, MAY 8.
2.r)J 2G0!
Al 200, 2 weeks, thc prescnt volumc of
thc Agp cxpircs.
Wc do not intcnd to duu thosc of our
suhscribcrs who havc paid us up to thc
last year, but thosc who ouoiisforthc
Agc issued prcvious to the last ycar, we
do intcnd to dun. It is but litllc to you,
gcntlcnicn, what you owe us, but all your
littles put togcther mnkn a largc sum tous.
I.et ushave a fcw dollais from you.
ANNEXATION IN TEXAS.
Accounts from Gulvcstown arc to the
2lstApril. Prcsidcnt Joncs had issued
his proclauiation convcning Congrcss 011
Monday, thc lGth of Junc, 011 accoul of
thc passago ofthc joint rcsolution by Ihc
U. S. Congrcss; hc says "tho Prcsidcnt
nfthe Unitcd Statcs has selcctcd thc first
and sccond scclions of thc rcsolutions n
thc basis for tho proposcd aniicxation."
Thcio is no doubt thc pcoplc of Tcxns
arc ncarly unanimous in favor of anncx
ation. A grrat mccting in Washington
county passcd tho following rcsolvcs by
accktmation, although Ebn'r. Allcn, At-
tornrv Gcncrnl and actmg Sccrctary of
Siatc.vonturcd toopposc them;
"l?c it rcsolved, That Ihis nicctiiig ap
provcs of thc anncxalion ofTexas to thc
Unitcd .States on tho basis of thc joint
icsolutions passcd by thc Congrcss ofthat
country.
Hc it rcsolved, That thc Fxccutivc bo
requcstcd to use a'.l ineans within his
powcr to cfi'cct tho annexatioii of Tcxas
to thc Unitcd Siatcs, upon thc basis ol
tho joint rcsolutio'iis aforcsaid, with thc
utninst proinntncs3.
Bc it rcsolved, That inasmucli as tho
(Tovcrnincnt ofthc Unitcd Statcs has giv-
eu its ultiinaiumon this subifict, that
crai 011 thc part ofthc Exccutivo tcuds
only to omburrnss tlns suiijcci, wiiuoui
prodiicing any bcncficiaKpfl'cct.
He it rcsolved, ThntTf tho Prcsidcnt
of tho Rcnublic docs not convcnc thc
Congrcss on or bcforc thc fonrth Monday
in Junc ncxt, wc a portion ol thc pcoplc
ol'Tcxas, rccommcnd to thc countics
throughout the Itepiiblic, to mccl as soon
as pi acticablo.at anypoint that may hc clcs
ignalcd, in convcntion to ratify said joint
rcsolution nnd form a state conslitution.
Iio it rcsolved. That in thn opinion of
ihis mccting it is thc duiy of thc Prcsi
dcnt of this Rcpublic to consumaie the
measure of aniicxation. to thc Unitcd
States, without rcfcrcuce to thc wishus or
concurrciicc of auy forcigu or Enro)can
powcr."
l''rom cvery scction of iho Rcpublic,
says thc Houston Tclcgraph of thp IGth
ult., we hcar hut thc coutiuiicd rour of
plaudi'.s, as thc pcoplc asscnbled in coun-
ty aitcr coumy 10 icsiuy iiieirappronaiion
ofthc tcrms ofiinncxatioii oll'crcd by the
Amorican govcrcnnicnt. Ihc thiimlcrs
of applause resnund 011 cvery sidc. Thc
wh'.rlwind of public opinion has swcpt
down all opposition, and tho fcw oppo
pononts of aniicxation has turiicd with
disniny from the coutcst, it could bc call
cd, when ihc opponcnls of this grcat
mcasurc only lookcd nround thcm oncc
to survey thc ficld, and cry, all "all i3
h.st."
In Jnspcr and Jefl'crscn it is said therc
is scarccly onc man opposcd to thc mcas
urc; in itoiicrtson. onlv livc or six. in
grcat countics of San Augiistinc, Nacog
dochcs aud Montgomery, it is cslimatcd
that thc niaiority in lavor of anncxalion
excecds two thousand. Along thc wholc
linn of the counties on tho Hrazos, Color
ado and Guitdaloiipe, therc is scarccly t
disscutiii'j voico cxccpt in thc little hain
lct of Washington. Hvcn tho odiccrs of
governmcnt now dcclarc that tho torrcnt
....1.1!- . . t I . 1 .1
I ui iihjiiu upmiou is in csislioic, anu uivy
I arc bcndini; bcncalh it. Wc haiclenrn-
cd with plcnsuro that thc Sccrctary ol
thn 1 rcasury has stated that hc is in la
vor of aniicxation, nnd is willing to nc
ccp tho propnsitions of Mr Hrowti, Thi
Sccrctary of Stntc, wc arc told, has wril-
back lo thc Prcsidcnt, and informcd him
that it is ttsclcss lo delny thc inoasurc,
and that thc popular cnthusiasm is'irrcsti-
ulo. ji.vcii tlie WnsmiiL'ton Kcsistcr is
coinpclled to chango its coursc aud vccr
about to thc popular currcnt.
Tho Houston Star ofthc I9th says thnt
conimunicatioiis havc becn reccivcd by
thc governmcnt from Gen. Arista, by
way of Corpus Christi and Bc.xar, con
cying assurnnccs that tho new govern
mcnt ofMexico is disposcd to trcat with
Tcxns upon thc baisis of indepcndcncc. -Similar
dcspatches wcro rcccivod from
Vcra Cru?. by bo Eurydicc. Also (hat
tho Tcxan governmcnt has answcrcd
tho communicaiions, and thc dcspatches
for this purposo wcrc scnt back to Vcra
Cruz by a British vesscl.
Ilorr. Ashbc! Smith, who lcft in tho last
steainer for Livcrpool, has hcen np
pointed chargc d'afl'uires ofiho rcpub
lic of Tcxns in Francc and Englnnd, and
was procccding to assumo thc dutics of
lnsnflico, wc liuun from. tho Picavunc. 1
A nnrlv of Indiana, supposcd to havc
becn Creoka or Chorokcoss frcm tho U.
Stntcs, latoly nttackcd a settlcmcnt in tho
CroBBTimbers, nnU in tlio suiriiiisn wnicu
ciiMipd, nn old gciitlumnti naiiicd Undcr-
wood, his sou, niul a lioy natnou rrico,
worc killed. Sovoral Indians nlao werc
killcd.
AIkxico. Thc following
nroscnt stntc of Mcxico,
nolico ofthc
and of tho
various rclnlions hetwccn that country
nnd thc Unitcd Stntcs, is copicd from a
lcttcrtotho cditor ofthc Washington
Globc. Itisofsomo inlcrcst from thc
prescnt pcculiar statu of our rclattons
with thnt country, and from having becn
written by one who has livcd long cnough
in thc country lo uudcrstand his subjcct:
Having vcry rcccntly rctnrncd from tho
inlcrior ofthc Mcxicnn republic whcro
I havo rcsicJed for thc last. thit tccn ycurs.
arul having becn wcll acqunintcd with
innny of the lcading mpn, mid from my
intimctc knowlcdgc of Moxican fccling
nnd politics, I nm luduccd to belicve that
a verycrroncous lucn uas uecn loriuuu
in thc Unitcd Statcs in rclation to that
f I 1 1 C. I
:ountrv nnd in rcsncct to Iho stcps thnt
will bc takcn by tho prescnt govcrntnent
iu rclation to thc aniicxation of Tcxns by
thc Unitcd Statcs.
Thc formcr rcvolutionsin Mcxico have
becn nothing morc tlnn militnry pro
nnnciamcntos, in which tho grcat mass o
the pcoplc havc takcn 110 very grcat part
iu fact. thcy havc hccn cncroachtncnis
mnde hy tho army on thc prerogativcs of
thc "ovcrnmcnt: anu, as thc govcrnrncni
has hccn constatitly 111 Ihc hnnds of thc
military, tho pcoplc hr.vo ncver cxpccted
to cnin much, which cvcr siuc or party
should nain the ascendnncy. Tho last
rcvoliilion hns hccn a moral rovolution
produccd principally by "UI Siglo dies y
Nticvc." pcoplc s paper, most nbly edit
d by Gomez Pedraza lormcr Prosiucnt
of Mcxico, aud wcll kuown 111 ihis city,
whcro'he livcd formerly scvcral years.llc
is a nhysician by cducation, and in nny
r.ountrv would bc considcrcd one nf thc
mnst ahlc and bcst cducalcd men of his
dav. Ho i now a senator in tho C011
l'icss Irom thn htate ol aipxico, uui
'iiight morc properly bc callcd tho Prcs
ident; for his iiilliicnco is unbouudcd, hi
honcstv and intcrity nnd provcrbial.
Dii'io. a voumr awvcr. is a man of thc
most cxtcnsivp. actpiiremcnts, and, as a
dcbater, hns no stiperior. Moralos is n
judgc ofthc suprcmc couit, nnd hns hccn
long favorably known fr his inflcxihlc
inlegriiy and his unwavcring attnchmcnt
lo thc lihcrly of his couni ty. 1 1 is politi
cal writings arc supposcd, by thosc ca
nablc ol iudinr, to put him 011 a favora-
hln footinrr nmonir Ihc mosi nblc nirn of
his agp. Iio has hccn for scvcral ycars
in thc Scnaio also. The pappr cdited by
thcsc gcnilcmun is diliiiguishcd for its
attachment to democratic principlcs.
Thesc men with a host of others tlnough
ont thc rcpublic of iho same stanip, arc
Iho men who havo by their writings pro
duced thc last grcat rcvol ittion cncmics
lo tho nrmy, nnd fnvor.ible to thc old
constitutiiin of'24, which is our own glo
rinus chartcr of libcitics.
The aggression of Tcxas to thc United
Statcs has hccn cxpccted in Mcxico for
thc las-t fcw ycars, and hns hccn consid
erpd as n thing that nould undonbtcdly
takc placc; but the fccling of all panics
without distiuction.is hostilc to thc mcas
urc; and no man who would advocato
thc consent of Mcxico to this nrrangc-
mcnt would bc nblc to inaintaiii himsclf
iu ofiicc fivc minutcs. But I do not hc
licvc l'or onc moincnt ihat Mcxico can bc
mado to dcclnirc war against the Unilpd
Statcs, although sho has thrcatencd n
good dcal.
Thc prescnt paity iu powcr, and, in
my opinion, likcly to reniain in, is com
pi ised of vcry ablo nnd enlightcncd men.
.who arc wcll convinccd of thc strcngth
and rcsnurccs of , this govcriimcnt, nni!
do not wish lo bc lcd into auy contcst
with us; at ihc same timc thcy arc per
lccily awarc of their own impussibilily lo
Mihjcct Texas to Mexican misrule. But
thc obstinncy ofthc old Spanish charac
ler and pridc uill not allow thcm to ac
knowlcdgc it.
Ifil should hc any ndvantagp to Eng
lnnd to havc war with tho Uniied Statcs,
(which I do not belicve for onc momeni)
thcn Mcxico will dcclarc wnr. Bul I bc-
livc that. immcdiatclv oti thc rcccipt of
thc news in Mcxico of thc annexntion
which was daily cxpccted when I lcft a
non-intercoursc will ho doclnrcd betwocu
thc two coiintiics, which may Insl l'or
inany ycars. Amcricnns iu tho intc
rior will he nllowcd six months to wiud
up their biistucss nnd leavc wilh passports
Thoso onthc scaboard will linvc two
nionths. Many who arc married in the
country will rcmain. Thc Sauta Fe
trado will hc sioppcd, and the comnirrcc
which is now in thc hnnds of Amcricrns
will go quictly and pcaccably into tho
hnnds of tho English. Thc prescnt Eng
lish iniutstcr in Mcxico is a vory ablc inan,
and is bonnd to cxcrcisc an inllui'iicc im
mcnsc in thc politics ofthat country thc
II011. Mr. Bnnkhoad, formerly wcll Known
in this city ns sccrctary to tho British
lcgatioii, All thoso Arnoricans who feel
any intercsts iu rcmaining in Mcxico will
find 110 difliculty in rcmaining, nnd will
bc protcctcd by Mr Bnnkhcnd, Mr
Pakcnhani, now iu this city, when minis
lcr iu Mcxico, always showcd the same
intcrcst in protccting Americnns from the
cxnctions of pclty authorities that he
would have done had thcy hcen English
subjccts. I havc known Amcricans ap
ply to him when necding protcction, in
prcfcrcnco tonpplying to our own accrcd
itcd uuthoritics.
I should think therc arc ftt lenst foiir
thousand Amcricans iu tho rcpublic doing
busincss.
Thc nntccedcnt rcmarks I hnvc mado
with cnndor, nnd I am confidcnt that thc
truth orcorrcctncsslcnnnot hc itnpcnchod.
Ihcro is ono grent cliluctilt y whtch we
havo alwnys lahorcd undor in Mcxico
the little nltcniion which our governmcnt
has inauifcstcd fn appointing rniuistcrs,
coiisul9r &c. Nobndy ought lo. bo scnt
to Mcxico iu any public cnpacity but such
ns cnn spcak tho langungc wcll. Hcie-
loforc, with the exceplion of 3Ir J 01ns1 tt,.
wo havo ncver ha'd a man who could
spcak a word nnd ofcotirso thcy havo
had tio intcrcourso with others than lliose
who could spC'nk their own longuagc.
I atn sorry lo lio ouligcu to givo you
my idcns in this off-lmnd mannor, having
had no timc for cvcn rcVlsln'g. .
Yotirs, U. W. 1).
VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Tho democrats of the "Old Domiuion"
havo achiched a nohlo victory in the Stntc
lection, which took placc, April 2d.
Incrcascd maiorilics havc crowncd their
efforts in almost cvery quarlcr. Thcrcsult
is a erntilying evidencc of thc growing
lopularity of Mr Polk's admiuislration,
and upon it depcnded the elcction of a U.
Scnator in place ofthe rcncgade Rivcs,
and a Govornor. As far ns hcard from Ihc
dcmucrats have made n nrt gai;i ofTr.N
nicmbcrs ofthc IIousc of Dclcgates, in
uhich the Ibderal mnjorily last year uas
10, and that body will undouhlcdly bc
democratic this year. In tho Sennte the
democrats have gained one nicmber and
lostoue, and it will probably havo a dem
ocratic majority of lcn.
Tho members of Congrcss ascertained
to be clecled, arc
lstdislrict, Arch'tbald Atkinson, dcm.
2d " George C. Dromgoolc, dem.
Gth " James A Scddon, dem. (gnin.)
th " T. H. IJailey, dcm.
9th " R. M. T. Huntcr, dcm. (.gatn.)
10th " II. Bedingpr, dem.
Mlh " William Taylnr, dem.
15th " William G. Bruwn, dem.
Iu thc 5th districtit is bclieved tlnt S.
F. Leak, dcm. is clected over Irving, fcd.
In thc Oth district, where it at first seem
ed that McCarthy, irregular fcd., had suc
cccded, later rcturns indicate the elcction
of Pendleton, thc rcgular fedcral candidate.
Thus far the federalists are surc of only
onc rcpresentntive in thc next Ilnuse in
Congrcs!-, from the Great Stnte of Virgin-
1a.
Last t.iKr.xr.ssor Gi:n. JAcnsfi.v Thp
Nashvillo Union of March 17 says "Mr
Anthony, thc celchritcd Dagurrcnlypcisl,
visitcd thc Hermilagp on Tucsday last, and
took n minalnre likencss ol Gnneral Jack-
sou which could nol be cxcelled for ils ac
ruracy. The heallh of the old hero is
quitc fccblp, and in all probahilily this is
thc last likencss of him which will be
takcn. The paiuting of Mr Dodge nnd llie
Dagucrrcotype of Mr Anihony will pre
scrvc and pcrpetuatc tho features ol his
facc with nbsolutc corrccincss."
Intrrcstiii" Eirurr'wn. We find the fol
loming leller iu ihc Nationnl Inlplligenccr:
ashington, April 23, 1845.
Mcssrs. Galcs&, Sealou: Itismv intcn-
tion to pass over, cxainiue, and partially
survey scvcn or cight hundred niiles of ihe
propofed route for the Railroad from Lake
Michinan to the Pacific.
I shall leave N. York about ihe 20th of
May for Green IJay, fullmv the Lake down
lo Milwaukic, ihence west to ihe Missouri
river, and rctiirn by St. Louis.
Several young gcnllciiicn ol lngh rci-pec-lability
and educalion will acronipany me,
aud it will plcasc me to have our numher
increascd.
Thc exnursion will be pleasant, bencfi
cial to hcalth, aud useful in thc knowledgo
10 bc gained of that vast country; nnd,
should thc projcct for the railroad succeed,
thosc who now accnmpany mccan hc usc
fully and ndvanlagcously cmploycd iu Ihe
grcat work.
It uill pleasc mc to have some young
iientlcmen of thc South join us; aud I
shall be happy to commnnicate wilh nny so
dispnsed. Truly your,
A. WIIITNEY,
41 Williani-slreet, N. Y.
THE MORMON TROUBLES.
Nautoo, Illinois, April 1G, 1015
Thc difiicullies hetwccn thc Mormans
nnd Anli-Morinans, which havc becn so
rife for a yenr pnst, still contiuuc. Mor
mnnism, instcad ofp.xploding hcrc, as it
was suppospd it would, upor ihc dealh of
thc I'rophct, Joc bmttli, hns contmucd
ns fioiirishing ns cvcr. Joc's placc has
hccnsupplicd liy"Tho Twclvc Apostlcs,"
who now rulc (ho dcslinics of this bnnd
of ignornnt, lnwlcss aud nnprinciplcd fa
natics with the sway of dEcpolism. The
Tcmplo is still progressing, and thc out
sido will probably bo complclcd, ihis sea
son. When conipleted, it will bc a bcau
tiful cdificc, far surpassing anything in
thc Stntc. It is onc hundred and twcnly
cight I'cct long nnd cighty-fect widc, aud
is sixty fect from ihc bnsement to the
cavcs. Thcy arc now building a wall
cight fcct wido and fourtcen fect high nll
nround it, enclosing six acres. What thp
object of this wall is, I am not awarc, but (
the Antt-MornTons sec 111 it n grcat iMor
mon foriificntian. Onc thing is ccrtnin
tho Mormans arc fast incrcasing 111 powcr
and strcngth, and they talk opcnly of dc
fenc'ins thcmselvcs ngriinst cvcrythin!:
that docs not suit their notions. Every
housc hns arms in it.nnd therc is scnrccly
a mnn iu tho city who docs not carry arms
011 his pcrson. Thcy permil no proccss
of law 10 bc cxccutcd upon iuhnbitanls of
thc lloly ( 1 ty unlcss it suits ihc sovcr
cign mnjcsty ofthc Saints. No. man is
pcrmitlcd to cxprcss any opinion hcrc dc
rogntory to the character and standing
of thc Pcoplc. If ho docs ao, hc is immc
diatcly drivcn out of llie city by a Mor
mon Mob. There have becn scvcral in
stauces nf this kiud latcly.
The trial of ihc pcrsons indictcd for tho
murder ofthc Smiths last summer cnmcs
on nt Carthagc iu ihis County in four
wccks from Mondny ncxt. It will bc a
time of trcmendous excitement. Somc
mx or sevcn ofthc most rcspectabfc citr
zcns ofthe Coutrty are indicted for tho
murdcr of the Smiths, and among thn
numbcr aro IIor. Jncob C. Davin, Siute
Scnatorr Thomns C. Shnpn,. Esq. Editor
of tho Warsaw Sigual; W. N. Grover,
Esq. Counsnllor nt law, nnd Col. Wfll
lnms. All theso gcntlemen have strong
fricnds who arc dctermincd they shall
hnvc fair pl'ny scvcral rnailiiary compa
nics from tho Anti-Mormotv poitions of
this County nnd' from iho ndjoining Coun-
tics will rcconnoitro rit thc County Seat
inCouttweck. Thc "Nauvoo Lcgion
willprobably be on hand nlso. Iflho ap
ncaranco ofthc Mormon Lcgion would
not put old Jack FulstalT's ragged rcgi
ment to tho blush, I nm niistnkcn.
What will bo the cnd of nll thcsotroub
Ics no mnn can forctcll; but I nm npprc
herlsivc thnt therc will bo a terrihlc col
lision onc of thcsc dny. Tho Mormans
nnd Antis cnn ncver livc in neacc nny
morc tlie lintrcu cxislcd hetwcen thcm
is dccp, dctidly nnd inf ctcrntc. Onc par
ty niugt icave; nnd if tho old citizens of
thc country arc drivcn from their homes
nnd their fircsidcs by Mormon pcrsc
ctttion, a fccling of indignntion will be a
roiiscd nmong thc pcoplc of Illiuois that
will not hc quelled,unlil thc last vcstigc of
Mormonism is drivcn from Illinois, ns it
was irom mtssoun. J. X. irwttnc.
TIIE CITY OF MCXICO DESOLAT
ED 1JY AN EARTIIKUAKE
Tho New Orleans IJec hns rcceivcd
a copy ofthe Vcra Cusano of the 12th
instnnt, rcccived by the same arrival tho"
news which we published yeslcrday, con
tnining the account of an awfut carthquakc
which desolaled the city of Mexico on the
7th inst.
At the momciit we write, says thc Siglo'
the 81I1, thc inhahitnnts nf thc cnpilal of
llie republic are still nnder ihc infliicticc
ol the horro's excitcd by thc earlhquake
of yesterday, the disaslrouscficctsof which
wc arc still unacquaintcd with.
Yesterday, at52 minutcs pnst 3, P. M.
llie oscilla'.ions bcgan, slight at first nnd
ihen stronger. Thc dircction of the mo
tion nppearcd to be north aud south. It
Insted about Iwo 1111111110?. Thc shocks
were terrihlc, noihing likc them was cvcr
expcricnced before, and ihe condition of
the buildings toosurely proves thnabsencc
of all exaggeralion.
We wcrc by chnnce upon thc grcat
squarc nt ihe tinip, nnd wc witncsscd n
.-pectacle not cnsily forgoltcn. In an in-
sinnt thc muliuudc, hut n momcnt previ
iiiis traiiquil and listlcss, wcrc upon their
knees, praying to thc Almighty and;
coiinling with anxiety thc shocks which
thrcateued ihc convert thc most bcautiful
cily in thc New World into a vast ihcatrc
of ruins. The chnins surrounded ihc portico
werc violenlly agitaled; Ihc llags of ihc
pavcment yawned open, thc trccs hetit
irightfiilly, the buildings and lufiy cdifices
oscillnlcd to and fro, ihe immensc arrow
which crouns the suniit ofthc cnthcdrnl
vibrated with astonishing rapiduy. At oO
minutcs pnst llnee thc movcmculs had
c.cnspd.
Il is impossible yct to asccrlain llie cx
tcnt ol dcstruction. Not n housc or a
door but bpars the mnrks ofthc this terri
ble cnlamity. Many oflhcm arc crackcd
and greatly iujured, others are tottcring,
and others nte cntirely fallcu. San Lo
rcnzo, La Misericardia, Tompcate, Zapo
nnd Victoria st'cets, nnd tho Grand strcet,
havc parlicuh'.rly suUcrcd. The aqueducts
were hrokcn iu several plarcs. Tlie bridgc
of Tczonllale is dcmolished. Thc hospi
tal of Saint Lazarus is in ruins, aud ihc
nliurchcsof San Ferdinand greally iujured.
Thc maguificeiil catle of Saint Torcsa no
louger exists. Al tho first shock thc ou
pnla, a building of astonishing Mrenpth
and grent hcauiy, fcll, and was soon fol
lowed by the vanlt heupath ihe labernaclc
aud thc labernaclc itfcll.
Forlunately all thosc iu a chtirch eo
much frequented, succecded 111 cscnping,
At 0 o'clock last evcning, sevcntenn pcr
sons had becn taken from llie ruins of oth
er buildings nnd carnrd to the Ilospital.
Al thrce-quarlcrs past 0, and a quarlcr
past 7, Iwo more shocks were fclt. Thcy
were, howcver, slight, aml occasioncd
nnthingbut a lemporary rcnewal of terror.
The authorities did every thing that
zeal and liumanity could suggest, to carry
help lo the viriims, and reMore the aquc
ducts which furnish walcr to thc cily.
THE BOTVERY THEA"rilE BURNT
AGAIN.
Thc duty ofngain, for Ihc fourlh timc
nnnounciiig thc totnl dcstruction of thc
Bowery Theatrc, by firc, dcvolvcs upon
thc New York prcss this morning; Ihat
largc cdifico having, with all its divcrsi
fied nnd valuable propprties nnd contcnts,
hcen devoted to thc flnmrs hetwccn G and
0 o'clock last evcning, 2Gth April. Tho
fire brokc out about a quarlcr past 5 o'
clock onc rcport said in the cnrpenter's
room, nnothcr in tho gas room and in
an nlmost incrcdihly yliort spncc of timc
had sprcnd throiigh and cnvclopcd the cn
tirc building. With n fury which it was
hcyond nll hurnnn power to check, much
less Mibdue, thc dcvouring elcmcnts pur
sucd its cuursc of dcstruction till cvery
cmnbustiblc inch in nnd about thc build
ing had hccn reduccd to nshes, nnd thc
grcntcr pnrt ofthe towcring walls lay in
pilcs of rubbish. Whilsi tcrrilic conflagra
tion was raging, torrcnts of cindcrs wcrc
thrown from Ihc hurning mass, nnd scnt
tcrcd likc hail over thc surrounding
blocks, composcd, principally, of old
woodcn nnd highly combusliblc hnildmgs,.
from which thc occupnnts with their I'ur
niturc in momcnlary expcclntion of scc
ing thcm n prey to llnmcs. Hapilr how
cver. by ihc cxtrnordinnry nnd almost tn
crcdible cxertions of thn firc dopnrtmcnt,
thc flamcs werc prcvpntcd from crossing
Elizabcth-strcpt, and hcsides thc theatrc,.
a fcw adjoining buildings only, 011 tho
Bowery nnd Elizabclh-strcct, wcrc somc
what damagcd.
Fii-TEn.v Days Lateu fro.m R10 nn
JA.r.ino. By (hc arrival ofthc brig Cas
tro, Bearsc, at this port, ou Monday, fronv
Rio de Janeiro, 19th March, wo aro
placcd in posscstion of fifieen days Intcr
intclligcnce. In n poliiicnl poinl of vievv
wc lcarn cvery thing wns tranquil. Thc
difficulty which cxislcd hetwccn ihc U
nitcd Staips and Brazilian Governments,
iu rcfercnco to thc bng Porpoise, had
becn cmicably adjuslcd through (he in
tcrposition of our Ministcr, Mr Wise. '
Iu commcrcial nffairs llie greaicst nctivi
ly prcvailcd. I'lnur hcld out a firm as
pcct, and the last snlcs that had bcon. ef--fectcd
wcrc nt ndvanccd rntcs. Amori--can
cott-ns were in good deinand", coffcc
continucd vcry scarco, nnd tho market
was bare of dcscrrptfons Ruilnblo for tho
Unitcd Slatea.-riiilndclihia Gasttir.
Tho British Mail'froin Monlreal, whicli'
went;out in thc CalL'donia 011 the Ist insti
wciglicd 4000 pouuds.
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