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BY E. M. HROWN.
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"Frccilom of lnqniry aiul llic Powcr of thc Pcoplc,"
$2,00 PER ANNUM.
Voliinic 8-Niimbcr 30.
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT, TIIU11SDAY, JUNE 10, 1847.
WJiolc Niiraber 3G9,
BUSINESS CA11DS.
COLLAJIIER & HARRETT,
A tt o r n o v s n n d (Jounsolors a t Liw
Elm Slrett. 287,
fAconCoLLAMKn. JamksIJahiiktt
O. ICIIAN1IjEU.
lAttornoy and Counsolor
venirai sirtti .
at
287
HDW'IN IltJTCIUNSON,
AUorncy and Counnlor at law,
WOODSTOCK, VT.
SAiUUEL II. VIIICK.
A2 TO HM E Y A T LA W,
AND
bOLlClTOR AND MASTP.R IN CIIANCERY,
WINDSOR, VT. 237
SEWA1X FUM.AM,
A TT O IX JYE Y AT LA IV,
ludlow, vt. 287
II. E. STOUUIITON,
A TT OltA E Y AT LA IV.
Chester, Vt. 287
EimUNI) WESTON,
ATTOHKEy AND COUNSELOlt AT LAW,
Wtt lliinilolpli, Vt. 2SD-1
WARREN 0. I'RENCIl,
ATTO R N E Y A T L A W,
bHAnoN, vt. 287
S. R.STREETER,
Altomey and Coniuelor at Law,
DAIINAHD.VT.
287
J. 1 KIDDEJt,
Attorneij and Coitnselor at Law.
Wet Randolph, Vt. 32C
FREDERICK C. ROUIIINS,
AUorncy and Coutiselor at Law,
ludlow, vt. 287
1), l WEYMOUTII,
iTTORXE Y$ COUMSEL OJl A T LA 11
IU.TI1L1,, Vt. 3U.II
HUNTON & JONES,
LTTORNBY8 AND COUN8KLORS AT LAW
Ckehe.t, VI.
V. IIunton, 287 T. C. Jones.
AIjANSON DYER.
I,AOn TAVEIliV AND l.l VnilYSTA 111.1? KCCFEIt
AI.IO C t tt II 1 1: K (IN TIIK
rcllERI.VG nOSIXKSS, AND TIIF. MANUFAC-
TUREOF IIOOTS AiVI) SIIOF.S;
or cvEiiv VAitim'V a ni stvi.h.
Rutland, I't. 301
THE AGE.
SATURDAY, JUNE S, 1817.
.1. T.liUKNHAM,
U N I O N II O T E f. .
.vonwicii, vt. 318 tt
WIIITNE Y'S
I10TEE.
rn er of El m and Central Slr eels,
II. I'ALMEIl, G. F. W'lIITNEY.
J. II. SliMONDS.
WINDSOR IIOUSE,
WINDSOR, VT. 87.
SAIUIJEIi I'oTfl "
CIIESII I re IIOUSE.
KEBSE. N. II.
j. MORRU.IJR.,
VILLA G E TAVERjY,
SHARON, VT. 318
II. I DIOICINSON,
IVASIIhXGTOA' IIAVL,
(Jlll.'I.SEA, Vt.
320
JOIIN (JASS,
A MER I C A jX II O USE ,
CONCORD, N. II.
jrrin;tf m remiue jt enntty titierji iniswmic
to and from thrdtpot. 316
O. A. HRYANT,
i n niisllh,Freiicli,nKd Aitwrioiin DrjOooaa,
W. I. (ionda ,uiiil RriKtrlr,
CrocUry CJIms ntid Iturd Wnre.
FlmStreet,
MEI.MSII & SIiADE,
ll.nnsiNFI.OWR, W.I.nnoilSAGROCBRlCS
At.S(l CONSTANTI.V ON II A N n,
TS.CONFCUTIONARY.sMIMMURDRINKSANI)
unrutsn.MKNTS.
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ln.FCt'TIO.NAIlV,BlinMI.K IltilMvH.AM)
FRCellMr.JiTH.UIINS TA . I I.V UiM IIAINII.
cen rnAL h rnKKT. ixii
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Li;iost(f Whilnexf Ilolel, Central Slreet.
UP.NKV IIA'FCII.
nnrdixiriimfh nf llninn llatl.Ktm Slrret.
k.COPPEIt, AND KtlE E T I K O N W (I II II E R .
T..HTf'.IIMONi. & CO..
l)DLE, IJAIIAESS, TllUXK' MAK-
ERS AJS 1) Tll IMJl KH 8.
mhh's bnilding, Central Strcct. 320
Richmond, N. I.. I'arkhurst.
iiir:,L n. wiTT.
A S II 1 0 jXA Ii L E TA ILOH,
CEN TR AL ST11EET. 289
AIICIIAHI. AIYKIIS
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i: 1 iii strrct,
0ffi.ee,
JOIIN KKM,Y Tailor,
'ER S. ROSWORTH'S STORE,
Uarnard, Vt.
1). m. itnwiJY.
iilicrortlic Itnprovi-rl llolcirl Woodeti Pninpn.
le iilinvc riiinp nrc w.irranirii i uniw u uarrei
.1 niliiiitc witli cinr.nptn n nilliiircn leei.
vll iirilcri Ironi n linUncr prumptl) nlti ndrd In.
niMtock Vt. 897
MnATiTi & WYATT, IlLACKsMiTiiit.
gc Ironlns nf ll kinJ ml l;nvtnm work nlevery
ilencrl itioii (lone to nrui'r.
CEKritAl.tTHEET.
OHOIlfil". I'lSIIKIl.
factuTtr o) .and drater in cabintt furniturr o
evrrj nrncnpuon .
l'leiiBUiit Btrcel 287
iiiiv 11. II A M.MO.VT).
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lweenllie!liindiilnOnniicopuChurrhc.
I.IVERY STAI1LE,
H Y A I M liltT F A C K E R
Caii)Jtstrcct,
t.. M. BIMilXRS.
I v e r y Slublx , E a g I 0 e ,
u. m. stiiTii.Artnt.
OLIVKR 1M2RRIN,
Wcer and veater n llorsc Italces,
Haiitli Pnnilnl, Vt. 3t,6
VJ1NTE I) 1MM2DM TE L Y.
DURNEY.MAN to work 011 Culunct Furnlltire.
tn A Ii S O .CO
Ipprcntlt'e tit llm (Jalilnet Itniilioim, mro ho ean
vtn recomnicnucu. none ouicr 11101 nppiv.
GnoitGi; Fiwnmt.
l.ltock, Mnrcli 1.1817. 0r,r,.r
NOTICEt
clfmnniln iic. II. W. Rirc. ns Arnl. niiisl bc cl
I'd unil paid ly llie20I1i ofmiirrli nett.
11. w. mcn.rv.
Id-tnfk. FpI, S8. 1847. Ml-tf.
FllESHlFJlS.
JUSt RECEIVE1)
Chcit Y. Ilynoh nf lpcrlnr iitality, Includliig 4
very gnod arllclent 37 l-Sctn. Thoie who like
JOOD STRONtifjREEN ifeA
lnort LOlVrillCE arelntllcd In Irrthem.
MJiO
ni Nlng Ynnx and Olclig Tcns brnprrl( r mlltv
owcntnilw C K.N'AJn.
If llie rcnder pleaso, we will divcst our
copy dravvor of a few iniscellaneous nrti
clcs tliis uccl, u'hicli liavo hcrctoforo in-
sintintcd ilicniselvcs inlo our' faror, only
lo bo ncglcclud till tliis liino. Iiut tliis is
thc dcsiiny of iiiany a vnlunjtle thmg at llie
prcscnt dny. Dcoutifyl tliotiglits, gcms
ofmigliiy intellncls, and trutlis tluit nrc
as inimutable as principlcs llicmselvcd
aro clbowed asido, lo inako room for thoso
sickly productions as domantlcd by a vitia
led.and vve are sorry to say.not unpopular
tnste. We admit, tlierc 13 mucli tliat is
bcnuliful, cvcn in otir unwholcsomc son of
litornturc, but thc cotnparative rarcncss of
thcso gcms, rendcrs a scarcb for lliom an
nlmost frtiitles3 iindcrlaking. Ifwo occa-
sionnlly fuid "n bright tliotigbt sliining 11 1
nnuglity world," it is n little doublftil (0
wbom thc crcdil is duo, for thcrc is inany
un arrant thief who plays llie aulhor in a
second handed drcss. Or. Festus has it.
"Somo sleal n tlioughl & clip it roand tho odgc,
Tlicn clKillcngo liiin wlioso 'tw.19,
To prove it."
Tliis he comparcs to ciitting up old
moons to makc Etars of, and swearing they
are new.
But we liavo not timc nor spaco to en-
large iipoti this fruitful stibject noiv, for
we nrc in hasto forthe readcr to get to iho
beaiitiful spccitncn of eloqtience which we
copy ticiow. vvno ooes not leei a tnore
thnn comnion iniercst at tlie montion of
the namo of Senalor Soule, of Louisiana,
Exiled from Fratico for upholding tbc lib
crty rf tlie press, ho camc to a bnd whcre
liis romantic history,was calculuted to win
thc ndmirnlioii of ils grcal and gctiermis
peoplo, anu meeting Mth acordial rcccp
linn, lie bas since won thc highest honors
of thc statc which ndoptcd liiin as hcr son
Ilis carccr has bcen a inost glnrioiis dc
monsirntion of thc gcninl opcrattonsof our
frec instiiiitions. The cxtract whicli wc
givc, is from a rcply to 11 tons.t, which was
ofiered in liis honor at a complimcntary
festival, givcn by liis devoled, pcrsonal
fricnds, as a cotiiiiicnd.it ion of liis flrst and
last grcat specch in the Scnaie, on thc
Mcxican war.
Though mucli of thc ftrcand entluisiasm
must be lost in clothing liis rcmarks in a
langurge not his own, yel thcrc remains a
frcshness of thought and nativo" encrgy,
thal must iniercst thc rcadcr. IIc who
reads it will, wiih Tom iMoore "thank
hcavcn therc is somciliing morc sacrcd
than party," und rejoicc that thcrc arc
nicn, tlio can risc stipcrior to thc sltack
lcs it imposcs, and lost to thcir limiting
indiicncc, givc frco scopc lo tho impulscs
of a rnagnanitnoiis sotil and a mighty intcl
lcct. But thc rcadcr says, "I will bc niy own
jttdgc, if you please:
Ltiboring, Sir, tinder tho most profound
emotions, I grcally fear lcst tny cxtrctue
ngitation debnr mc from cxpressing, ns 1
would, how sinccrely I nppreciate thc
cvidcnccs ol kindncss and cstccm which
you so latishly bcstow on mc: I nm frcc
to confess llir.t I can scnrccly bclicvc in
thc rcality of what 1 sec, nnd that I tlrcad
lcst llie sound of my voiccshould dissipatc
the fond drenm in whicli I scein to indulgc
aniid tho joys of this febtival.
Impossiblc, liowcver, Sir, is it for mc
10 rcmain silent alier whnll havejust
hcnrd; fnr you nnd to thoso who hnve
mndcyou thcir orgnn, 1 must ofler nt the
lenst, some prntcxt for tho honor con
ferrrtl 011 mc by this convivial gnlhcring.
I bcg yott to btlicvc mc wheu I sny,
ihnt I havc not misconccivcd thc motivc
which prompled this kindly olTuring, and
that it is with cxtremc rcscrvo that 1 dnrc
assign to niysclfany portionofits honi-
Despite thc scduclion tvilh which il has
plcastd you to cncirclc iny self-lovc
despite tlie dnzzling rccrption ihnt has
jtisl becn nccorded mc, I cnnnot so fnr
yicldto tho blindness of my hcart ns to
I'scribe your kindncf-s to nny elTect pro
duced by thc humble, secondary and
uucxpccted rttuk in thc public cye, to
whicli a Intc favor consigncd mo in thc
for'jnsic dobalcs that closed tlie last scs
sion of Congrcss.
How cotild I tlius dcceivo myself?
Whilo tho Northcrn brerze that laloly
wafled to you, wilh my namc, somc trifling
remnnnts of a flccting glory, has lclt
nouglit behind but an impcrccptibic mur
mur of which I liavo heard tl.o oxpiring
sigh, tho histonc pngo is nlrcndy handing
to postcritv thoso brillinitt tiiumphs of
whicli it was my happy lot to bc a silent
witness.
JJut, uhen I hcard Webstcr, wilh his
mnssivc brow rcllecting all (he radiance
ofccnius, expottnd in stiblitno axioms the
most iutricale points of consliltitionnl law;
wlicn, Hadgcr, with thc iuexorablescalpcl
of his logicj probb tho most sinuous com
binalions of Fcderal politics whcn, Iicr
fieli invcst wilh all tlie prestigcs of nc
ndumicnl ftirmtllns, nnd clothe with n llril
liant mnntlo ofrubtes ntid pOarls tlie
nakcdiioss of a forloin causc; whcn, Cnr
wiu, lash his unhridlcd clocution ngainst
tho gloomy pliniitoms cvokod by his dra
tnalic imaginationj whcn, Bcnton, loi
loose thc tcinpests of his aoul, and storm,
in tho midit ofnn iiilmiritig nnd nwe
struck Senalc, with thc lorrcnta of his
inipassioncd hoart; whcn, Allcn, nish in
lo tho discussinn with thc lcmfic anntlic-
mas of his prohelic longue; whcn I he.ird
CaFS, cxpressing wilh burning lips tho
tiiougiiis wliicli Iiih minu liad pondcrcd m
silencn and mediialion hurl his rcbotind
ing specch cmidst llie agilalions of con
trovcrsy, nnd hold his atlversnrios cap
livo nnder iho gripo of his unsparing
dinlectics; Calhoun's gignntic intcllcct un
folding ils pnwcrs in lofiy ntid bcKiiiling
gcncrnlizalions awo thc most vigoious
niiiids nnd mastcr thc most rebcllious cnu-
victtous: thfti, thcn would thc flrc scize
me also, mnking me drctim, in my fevcr
cd bmin, ol (iciiius clory succcss
triumplis; nnd I would liavo grown a hun
drnd cubits. to waft. on thc toncs of m i
voice, thc nnmo of Louisinna to thc cx
iremo confines of tlie world glorifying
hcr in tho prcscnce ofthc asscmblcd 1111
iverso cancelling. as it wcre, in one dny,
n dcbt of tiventy ycnrs' hindness.
And Louisiana did inspiro me she
nlono madc mc dnrc speak hcr voice
nlonc gaincd mo a hcaring. It was she
thnt thcn madc mc what I w.is, as il is
she again that now sponks to mo llirough
you in cncnurnging terms. Let us spcnk
of hcr nlotitl, nbovo all, let us awnken her
own eloqticnt voice. Too long had she
been forgotten. Why should she remain
mutc? why appnar, inactivo nnd silent
ninid the changing sccncs that thc tlrnma
of our noliticnl conlests cvolvn in lior
prrscnccV Why should thc abdicato the
lofty rank to whicli so many rich episodes
in Iho history of thc last wnr enlillcd and
elevatcd her? Ispokeofhcr, gcntlcmcn
with piidc, for the lcnderest lovetowards
lior dictated my words. Permit me to
spcak of hcr ngnin.
Olhers mny dwcll with ndmiration on
thc inconceivablc incrcnsc of her ngrictil
tural resources, and thc still morc won
derful ndvnticns of tlie Q,iiecn Ciiy thnt
clasps to her bosotn the iinmcnsc nrodticc
conveyed lo hcr by the monarch-slrentn;
they mny bonst of the conqtiests nchieved
irotn ony to dny, by lier cotnmcrce, ovor
ihe industry of her sistcr Slatcs, nnd thc
wants offorcign nntions; or, ihey mny
spoalc, with entluisiasm, of iliu mildncss of
her climate, the iitexlinustiblc ferlilityof
hcr soil, Iho chivalric hospitalily ofher
socinl cti&toms, whicli constantlj lure to
her licarih llie sons and gciiius nf rcuotc
lands; but mino bc an cssny to lifi up thc
veil tliat euvclopcs her future to plttck
a few lcnflcts from the book of her dcsti
ny. Jiehold! whal she isinhciiling from thc
fields ofbaltlc thnt our horoio soldicrs
havc immortalizcd! Do tho vnguc but
proplictic rumors the shotiis of victory
the pnjiins oftriumph wafled hither by
cvcry morning breoze, say natight to you
of the brillinnl dcsiiny awniling hcr? In
tho vistn of fuluro do you not seem lo
behold a hiindrcil new Slntcs revolving n
round hcr, nnd slriving for llie honor of
saluting hcr Ciuccn?
OiiWiirtl, thcn, noblc Louisiana! Glo-ry-crowned
and firni nnder tho gtiidance
of God, niarch with pride 111 thc mystcri
oiis path traccd otit for you by I'rovi
dence, and snntch from thc flashoflho
ligliimng thnt illtimes yotir wny, the civic
diadcm which fortune profTcrs you!
On you, gcutlumctt, dcvohes tho priv
ilegc ol prcpnnng her lor this sovereignty.
How nrtluotis soevor mny bc her future
desliny, uniuu on your pnrt will nccom
plish it. And uliy should you not bc
ututed? In this stortn-boaton occan, eve
ry mnn will havc his wnve, and every
lliought ils triumpliant sucll.
Around this festivc board, whonco par
ty spirit is excluded tinder so raro and
grntifying a sclf-doninl, an cnergctic hopc
r.riscs in my hoart that your unilod sym
pathics will sustaiti our Stn'.o in tho crili
cnl liotir of need.
And is it not nn earncst of this spirit in
hcr regard, that clmncc, touching wilh ils
unnd the most humble nmong you, mnrk
ed him wilh n reputntion how flccting
socvcr, thc bctlcr to nianifcst theoncncss
nf soul, of thought, and of hcart wilh
which you would all, despito the difiereti
ces of political faitli, gathcr togclhcr in
honor of your Invored reprcsentntive?
Let us drink.tlien, gcntlemen, lo her!
To her, aU in concerl To Louisianal
A Ilicli Sccnc,
This morning nboul oinht o'clock, ns
one of the South Fcrry Bonts was ontcr
ing thc dock, nnd hnd arrived withiii n
fcw feet ofthc bridgc, a young mn nt
tcmpletS lojutnp from tho boat lo thc
bridge, nl the snmc moment thnt nnothor
young man nn thc bridge untertook to
jump from iho bridge to llm bont. They
cnmc in collision nnd both fell into Iho
water mucli to tho nmusemcui of a niiin
bor of persons.
One person socmcd lo onjoy tho sccne
vcry hcurlily, judging from'his Inughler,
In the no sinull clingrin ofthc bnlhcrs.
Thc boat bnckcd, tmd tho Inugbing per
son bont forwnrd ovcr the odge oflhe
bridgc to cnjny thc predicninent of thoso
in tho water, whcn allofasuddcn his
fool slippcd and inlo the river ovcr head
and cnrs he wenl, nnd the Inughor nnd
latighcd nl wcro strtiggling in tho waier
all lu hcnp. It is iinnecessnry to say that
tlin pltingc causcd the mnn to Inugh 011
thc olhcr sidc ol his motilh, but it didn'l
thoso who wituesscd il. Tho first two in
wnler wero takcn otit ltninjnrod the
third was sligluly bruiscd. This should
tcnch mcli not to 'run after thc bonl,' nnd
nlso 'not lo Iravc thc bont till made fnst
to thc bridge.' .V. i'. Qtm. Adc.
IC7Tho following vcry cxcellcnt nrli
do, wc copy from the Boston Cotiricr.
Wc know not how il mny sutt the taslc of
our rendcrs, but think that tlierc is nolh-
ing objcclionablo in il, cvcn to llic most
dcvotcd frionds of tlie tcmper.nico rcform.
Tnn TcMi-nuANcn Movr.sin.NT. It has
boon long forcseen by all ncquainlcd with
llic worldngs of a popular government, nnd
forelold by ninnv. that a rcnction ofthn
itnpulse given lo thc tempernnce movo
incnt by tho intcmpcranco of some of ils
friends, was inevitnble. Dul thc reccdino
ofthc tidc has bcgun sooncr than was c.v-
iccictl. Ju thc stalc of New York, scn-
lcncc is pronouuced ncaiust the restrictive
. . 1 . . .
sysicm, uy accinmation, 111 tlie greatcr
niimbcr ol distrtcts, nnd bv a vast mniori-
ly of thc pcoplc. A committcc of thcir
Lcgislature, which was elccted undcr the
auti-licenso influence nnd fnnaiicistti. hus
rccominended not only a rcmoval ofthc
rcstriclions, but n repenl of all laws afTect
ing liccnses. They slnte. amonir otlier
1 ... ' . "
oiijcciions to me sysicm as 11 now exists,
tho faciliiy wilh which ils nbstird provis
ions nrc evnded. Cltibs aro institulcd,
who fiirtn sub-lreasu.'ics. liar.h rnctnbcr
contriliulcs a sum siifncient to buy five
gallons ol spirils tho minimum quanlily
allowed to bo sold and takcs it homc,
wherc cvcry 0110 receivcs, nt his convcn
ient leisure, his nlipuot parl Thc snmc
repnrt stales that the numbcr ol iutlict
incnts for drunkenness in one yenr, in
Boston, whcre liccnses aro wiihheld, cx
ccods tliat of tho city of Now York, wilh
a fonrfold poptilnlion, which is txcmpt
from reslriction. The Legislaturo hns
not yet ncted on this rcport, but the pco-
pie uave ncicti upon tlie principlo, and
soouted it ns a rcproach upou n frec gov
ernniont. In Maine, nlso, the note of pre
paration is loud and deep. A. newspaper
has bcen established nt Augtista, fot llie
ovowcd purposc of crushing the tyranical
sysiem.
In this cily thc symploms of docidcd
oppysiion are beginni'ng to nianifcst thcm
sclves in a manner not to bc mislaketi.
The waters arc evidently ngitnted. Fnn-ncuil-IIall
hids fair to becnnic the nrena
ofopcn wars. Already onu gcntluman
has laid hauds upon his opponenl, cotn-
niilling, pcrhnps unconsctously, a lcgnl
nssnult nnd bailcrv.
If lliat gcnileman has rcad 'Stevcns's
Lncturo on Ilcnds,1 ho must havc met
with thc law maxini, that 'pvlmus slrohits
sincjoctts ubsulttlcst provolus,' and such
jnkes in pnrls of our cotintry mcet wilh
rcpaitecs 111 dirks and bowic-knives. Tho
trtie viewofthis tcmperanco project
fttlscly so callcd is that it is a rcvolul'wn
(U'u movtmenl. One of thc most odious
and rcvolting charactor; nn cfTort to
chnngo the hnbits of n wholc pcople; to
cotnpcl them to tlitt Ihcmsclves; to pirnjt
into their houscs and lo sec who drinks
wine tit dinncr, or a glass nf rum and wa
ter on gning to bcd; lo find out where
his liqtior is purchascd, and then, by liim
sclf or some other informer, to procure
an indiclmenl ngainst thc sellcr.
It is n fact that wilhin a fcw wccks, nn in
tlividual in a ncighboriiig countv purchas
cd nn cmpty kcg, nnd carrietl it ihrouoh
llic strcet ns an cxperiinent, for ftin. Il
succccdctl; ho wns followed upnn the
fancicd scenl by severnl of the holy broth
linoil to his hntiso, and lo their cxposttila
tions he nnswcrud by drumining on llie
cnsli, and showing tliat likc somc lieadr,
it was full of sound and 'signifyitig 1101I1-ing.
Scriotislv speakiug, tho hislory of
Clirisleniloin altbrds 110 parallel to llie c
normily oflhe privations ihus ailcmptod
to be enforccd by tho leaders of this cni.
sade. Thc foundcr ofthc Chrisliau re
ligion not only toolc wino with his dcci
ples, bul inanufnciured it for n festivc oc
casion. No Christian pcoplc evcr for
badu its usc. No fratncr of model rcptib
lics nnd Utnpian institutcs cver hintcd
such a proliibition. It is cntircly a Yan
kcc notion in its origin, and cvcn the blur
laws which madc it pcnal to kiss onc's
wifc 011 Sunday, did not forbid our nnccs
tors llic occasionnl cotnforl of n glnss of
wine, or "slirrup cnp." Nor will it be
eiultircd nny wherc, when men como gcn
erally to considcr llic prinaple involvcd
in (he posiiion Ihnt n mnn shall not buy
what lin will s wilh his ninucy, nnd disposc
of his purchnso at pleasure, providcd lic
hurts not his ncighbor. Tho sooncr
llicrcfore. thnt tho "consliliilcd nulliori
tics" rcalizc Ihnt all govcrumcnts inusi
yiehl to tlie furoc of circunislnnccs, nnd
accommodato thcir procccilure hllio hali
ils of ninnkiud, ihc sooncr they will pul nu
cnd lo coinmencing aggilniious, whicli nf
icr n strugirle and perind of tliscomfnrt,
Iniigcr or shoilcr, will not only rsinblisli
llic irrcsistible Inw ol "frcc trade," bnt to
llin grcnt regrct ol wcll diposctl cilizcus
disgust thc public mind with every
natne of TcmpcrAncc Hcfnrm.
Gcn, Scoll's Mcssagc.
Headqiinrtcrs nf the Army,
Jnlapa, Alny II.
TheGcnernl in Chicfof the Armies oflhe
Unitcd Stntcs of Americn to thc Alcxi
can nation.
;liexict7iis! 1 he rccent evcnts ofthc
wnr, and thc mcasurcs adopted in consc
qucnco by your government, make it my
thily to nddress you to show vnu irutlis
of which you are iL'tioranl, becnuse thcv
.
navo occn crimiunlly coticpalcd Ironi vou
I do 1101 ask you 10 Irust my words. (tho'
he who hns ucvcr falsificd tlicm has n
right 10 confidcnco,) bul to iutlgo of these
trutlis ly liicts witlnn llic vicw und kuowl
cdge of you all.
Whnlcver mny hnvc bcen the origin of
this wnr, which my country saw itseif for-
cctl lo undcrlako by irrcuiedinble cnuses,
which 1 learn arc iinknown to thc greatcr
part of iho Mcxican nnlioii, wc regard it
as a ncccssity ; such is it ulways to both
ucligcrcnls, and rcason nnd jnslice, if not
forgoiton on both sidcs, nrc in dispuie,
each bclicving tlicm ils own. You havc
proof of this irutli as wcll as ourselves, for
111 Wexico, ns 111 the Uuilcd Smies, tlierc
linve exisled and ,do cxist two opposilc pnr
ties, dcsiring (he one peaco, thc other
wnr.
Bnt governments havo sncrcd duiics,
irom whicli they cannot depart; nnd oltcn
tiiese uuues unposc, lor national rcnsons,
a silonce nnd a rcserve sotnctimcs dis-
plcasing lo thc inajoriiy of those who.from
vicws purcly pcrsonal or intlividual, make
opposition. I o this a government cannot
pay nny regard, excepiing the nntitm lo
placc it in conlideiicc uicriicd by a tnagis'
iracy of thcir own eleclion.
Mcrc follows a brief recapitulation of
1110 nttempts to negotialc, prcvious lo the
war.j
0 werc deccivcd, as pcrhaps you,
Mcxicans.werc also doceived.in judging the
truc inientions ol ben. Sanla Aniia,w!iom
you recnllcd, nnd whom onr covernmcnl
periiultcd to return. Frohi this condilion
nf things tho Mcxican nniion has scen
what havc bcen the restilts rcsulis lu
mcnietl by all, and by us sinccrely, for we
nppreciate as is due llie valor nutl noblt
dclerminalion ol tho niforlunates who go
10 oattie iii-icu, worse coverncd nnd n
m.io) mi . 111 iublj ut.tiu;.0 Uci.cH ul pCr-
fidity. We have scen nnd wc cannot be
taxcd with partinlity for Inmcnting with
astonishmcni. that llic heroic deporlment
of the gnrrison ofVera Cruz, in itsvnlianl
tlclcncc, was aspersed by thc general who
liad just bcen dcfeated nnd put iu slinmc
ful flighl by a forco far inferior lo thal
which he comm.mded nt ISticiia Visi.i;thnt
ihis gcncr.'il, rewnrding :ho insurgenls nnd
promoters of civil wnrin Mc.xico, henped
otilrnge on those who liad singularly dis
liiignitlicd thcmselvcs by n resistnnce bc
yond what could be expcctcd, and of ad
mirnblc dccision.
Fitially.tho bloody evcnt of Cero Gordo
has showu thc Mcxican nation whnt il nuy
rcasonably cxpect ifitlonger conliuues
bliud to thc true situnlion in which il hns
been plnced by some gciicrals, whntn il
hns most distiuguislicd nnd in whom it hns
most confidcd.
Tho hnrdest hcart would be mnved to
arief in contomiilatiits tho baitle fields of
Mcxico a moincnl nfier thc last sirugglc.
Thcsc pcncials whom llic natinii lias.wiili
out scrvicc ronilcrcd, paitl for so many
ycars, wilh some hotiornblc exceptions,
havc in the dayofnecd belrnyed it by
thcir bnd cxnmplc or iiuslullfulncs. On
(hat ficld, nmong thc dcad and dying, nre
scen 110 proof of mililary honors, for they
arc rednced lo thc sad fate of llie snldier
llie same 011 cvcry occasion, from I'alo
to Ccro Goido thc dead to rcmain finbti
rictl nnd thc woundcd nbnndoncd lo llic
clcmcncy nnd clmriiy of ihc conqnerer.
Soldicrs who go to figlit, cxpccling such n
recompcnse, dcservo to be clnssetl among
'.he bcst in the world, since they are stini
ulatcd by no liiipe of ephcmcral glory, of
regret,of reinctnberance, or even ofa
crave.
Again, Mexicans of Ir.mornblo pride,
army, ns wcll os of iho populaliou uf tho
Unilcd Siates, nrc Cntholics liko your
selvcs. Wn puiiish crimc wliercver wo
find it, and rcward merit and virtuc. Tho
nrmvof tho Unilcd States respects, nnd it
will nlwnys rcspcct, privnte property of ev
ery description, nnd the property oftho
Mcxican church. Wo, to him whodocs
not, whcre wo nrc.
Mexicans! thc past cannot now be rem
edicd, but the fultirc may bo providcd for.
Ilcpcutedly hnve I shown you ihnt tho
government nnd pcoplo oftho Uniled
Stales dcsire pencc desire your sincere
friciidship. Abnndon, thcn, mncorous
prcjtidiccs -ccasc lo be thc sport of indi
viduul nmbition, nnd condtict yourselvea
likc a grcat Anicrican nation: leave off nt
oncc colonial habit, and lenrn to bo truly
frcc, truly reptibltcnn and soon yoti will
bccoine prospcrous nnd happy, for you
possess nll iho clcmenls to be so. lic-
mcmbtr thal ymi arc Jlmcricans, nnd that
your hnppiuess is not to como from Eu-rope.
I dcsirc, in conclusioi), lo declarc. nnd
with cqtinl fraitJuess, that, if necesary, un
nrtnyof 100,000 mcn could promptly bo
brouglit, nnd thnt the United Slntes would
not lerminatc thcir diffcrcnccs wilh Mcxi
co (if compclled to doso by force of arms)
iu nny uticciiniu, prccnrious, or dishoner
ing to yourselvea. I should insult the in
telligeut of this country ifl hnd nny doubt
ol ilicir acqtiaiiitencc with this trutli.
I he order to form gurrilln parties to al-
lack us, I nssurc you, can producc noth
ing Iiut cvil to your country, and no evil
to our nrmy, which will know how to pro
lect iiself nnd how to nrocecd acainst
llicin; nnd if, so far from conciliatinn;, you
sticcced iu irrilaiing, you will imposc up
nn us llic liard necessity of rctaliaiion.and
1I1011 you cnnnot blamc us fnr tho consc
qticnces whicli will fall upon ynurselvcs.
1 nm nmrcliingwiili my nrmy upon Pcu-
bln nnd IMexico I do not concenl ii;from
those capitnls I sli.tll ngnin nddress you.
1 dcsire peaco, li iendsliip and unton it is
fnr you to sclecl wheiheryou preler wnr;
undcr nny circuinsinnccs, bo assurcd I
bhall not fuil my wotd.
WNFIELD SCOTT.
Knr 1)10 AgC.
it r. m 1: .mjui A v 0 u '
11Y A. I. CUMMINGS, M. D.,
(Aulhof ofthc "Factory Girl,"Teachtrt Git,"
ctc., clc.)
I liccd llirc, llion imniitor dcnrc.it,
To le'll mc thc past,
I love thc hlcat pagc that thou rcaro:,
It evcr sliall laslj
To hring to tny foml rccollcclion,
My infjiicy ' carliest dajs,
And oulh, hy ihy silent teflection,
Is herc, though away.
Alonc, I h.tve coinpany dcarcr
Than e'rr I can hoaslj
And friflnds lo my mind tliat are ncaror,-'
Thc lou'd, nnd llie lasl!
Iiut ah! from my viidon, how fiuling!
Iliuv soon from my iniml disappear,
l.iko stats llirough n cloudy sly waidlng,
Are sccnes of past ycars!
Thouah ihcy havc ilcparlcd, I lovo ilicm,
Tlie fricnds of tny joutht
Though wavcs llic fresh dowcr ahovo tlicm,
In incninry forsoolh,
The namo of cach jowcl, cngravcn
1 fivcd inilclility thcrc,
And cnntitil from meniory ho ricn,
Iy fiouow, or cnrcl
How dcar to tny hcart, whcn mid orroW,
Or laidcn wilh pain,
A learfiom remembrancc to horrow,
To chcer mo aguin;
To lull mc from sccncs long sir.co niimbcrcd,
Thal pirits dcparlcd aro ncar,
Thuugli long in tho vulley havo slunibered
Thoso furms still so'dear!
O! Icavo mo not, mcmory, or perNhcd,
1 withcr away,
l.et the past 011 th'y tahlcts bo cherishod,
And turning lu clny,
I 'II hlcs in cxpiring. my plllow,
And follow Iliu last o'er Iho plain
Of Jnrdan, nnd ovcr ils InlloW,
111 mcet tlicm ngnin!
AcKorth, A'. II. Jnnc, 1847.
.1 Slarlling Fact. A vnltinblestatiscnl
work ptiblislicd somc years since.statcsthe
nuttiber of who havc those livetl 011 carlh nt
27,000,01)0,000,000,000, or tweiity-acvcn
niiadiiliions. This sutii, he snys, when
dividcd by 2T.S0J.000, Iho nuniber of
sqiinto inilcs, givcs 1,314, 52 4,07(5, lo n
sqimrc milc about 1,273, to n sqnnre
foot. Supposc n squnre rod cnpnblc of
bciiig dlvided into iwclvc gravec, oach
grnvc would coutaiii n hundrcd pci'soim.Bo
that tho wholo cnrlh has bcen 0110 huii
di'cd tiines dug ovor lo bury ils inlinbi
laiits, 8iippsing they liad bcen eqnnlly dis
iributcil. Wcro tho bodio Inld upon the
sutfaco thoy would covcr tho land ihc
tleliih of nmny feet. Whnt .n rcbukc to
liilrnan pride, nnd vuniiy, and humaii nm-bilDtii
conlcmplate tho lot of pracelul nutl l.ibo-
rious citizcns in nll clns.cs of your socie
ty. The possessions of thu cliut cli nicnac-
cti anu licitl out ns an iticitemcnt lo rcvo
ltilion nnd nnarchy; llic fiirtuuc ofthc rich
propricly pointctl out for plunder lothe ill
disposcd; ihc incrclinnt nntl tho ariisan,
ihc Inborer nnd tho mniiufncturcr, btirdeu
cd with coutribulinns, exciscs, niouopn
lics, taxcis upon consutnpiion, sorroundctl
by restrictious nnd charged with odious in
lcrnal ciisloms; ihc man ol lellcrs nnd the
statesmnn, nutl ihc mnn of libnrnl kuowl
cdge, who dnres lo penk, persecuted
withoul trinl bysome faclion or by iho rti
lcrs who nbtiso thcir powcr; critninals un
ptniislicd nutl sct nt libcrty, ns werc those
nf l'crolc is tliis, thcn. Mt-xicnus,thc lib
crty you enioy ?
I will not bclicvc thal Ihe Mexicans of
ihepresent dny nro w.'uiling in courngc lo
cnnfess crrors which tlo nol dtshonor tlicm
and lo adnpt n sysicm of true libcriy of
peaco ntid titiinu wilh thcir brcthren nnd
ueighbors ol thc north; nrilher will I be
licto Ihnt they nro iguornnt of the falsily
ofthc caliiinnics oflhe prcss, inlendcd to
cxcitc hnstility. No! public scniinicut is
not lo bc created or aniuinted by fnlsc
hootl. We havo not prnfined yonr tcni
plcs, nor nhused your wumcu, nor seizcd
your properly, as they would havc you bo
lieve. Wo say it with prido,&. we cnnfirm ii by
your bishops nnd by llie clnrgy of Tntnpi
co, Tuspail, Mnttnmoron, Montercy .Vern
Crtir, Jalapa, nnd hy nll tho nuihorilins,
r.ivit nnd I'pliniinls. nnd tho illlinbilnills ol
nverv tnwn wo hnVc occiinicd. Wc adorc ,or5 a"'1 Gcn: I'ldtelson has ciitiroly re
ihBiinmU God; nnd a large poilion of ollrovrrcd wnl !? on nctUe duty.
Gcncral Taulor's Letler, whicli the
iclrgrnph nnnonnced as his acceptance of
thc presidency ifchnsen, wnstiol writicn
10 Mr Ilodgc, but lo n genilcninn of West
ualon llnuge, l.a., wlioso iinine is not
given; nnr is thc tlate ol thc letler givcn.
1 he following is llie extrnct ns nivcn in
thc N. O. Hullciin:
In rct'nrd 10 thc prcsitlcncv. I will
not ny ihnt I would not servc, il ihe gootl
pcoplc ol ihe country wcre to reqnire mc
to do so, hnwpver mucli it is opposcd to
tny wishcs, for I n 111 freo to say that I
have 110 aspirnlious fnr thc situnlion. My
urcntcst, perhaps, only wish, hns becn to
hring, or nid iu hi'inging, this war to a
spcedy and honorable close. It hns cver
bcen, nnd siill ii, my nnxious wish, ihnt
somc onu ofthc most expcricnced, talent
cd, nnd virtuou? stalesnirn ofthc country,
should be choscn, to thnt lugh placc at
thcTie.t eleclion'. I nm satisfied thal, if
our fricnds will do thcir duty, such a
cilizcu may bc clcr.tcd,
I must, liowcver, be nllowed lo say,
Ihnt I have not the vanity lo considcr my
sell qualificd for so high and responsiblo
a Mation, nntl whilst wc hnvo far morc
euiitiRiit nntl dcscrving unmcs bnforrlho
country, I should prcfcr lo sland aside,
if ouo of lliem could bc rniscd to the first
ofllco 111 ihe gifi of n free peoplo.
I go for tlie country, llic whole country
and it is my ardcnt and sincors wish,
lo sce ihe individnal placed at tho head of
ihu nnlion, who, by a ric obscrvanccof
Ihc cnnsiittition (bc ho whom he may) can
make us most prospcrous nt liotnc.aa wcll
ns most respcctcd nbroail.'
Gcu. Scoli, says a lelter publishcd in
tho Uninn, hns ihe fever nndnrjuc. Gen.
Shiclds is nt Jalapa, rnpidly growing bct-