Spirit of the age. [volume], June 17, 1847, Image 2

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Srrival oCol Doniph'in al Varrau tfc ,
An nrrivnl iil New Orleans un llio 2d instnnt from
tho Hrnzos, cunlirms llm nows r DunipliiM. ar-!
rivnt al I'urrus, lr n imirrh off.Uuun hundred
milcs, wi.t. uboul 0110 Ihousand mon hiiu bimobii
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Cotoncl Aliichull, with llio ndvtiiicu ufDoiii-, nr -
pi.uiH uominaml, incliiding u pici.cu paity, wns
CXPCCICU Ul IUICIIU V ISI.I 011 lliu nun
i 1, liiir.-in.rii i inv tnnk tiossrs.
nlan nfa mfnll forl, onu cuplaln, l!l privatos, nnd ,
-10 stund ofurins. Thc c.iplain and hi mcn wero
rule.ncd om pJ.otc, und IM. Donipl.nn was lo
fu.nish tl.cn. with nrms lo d.li-nd ll.cniselvcs aga-
mit llm Caninm.lm.s. At Alnssey ounu unu ,
hui.drud and iwenly-fivo muskcls., atid cigbly-livo
,cci. Tliu troopa lled ou I,h approacb.
(jimi. Cusbing liiiii rcccivcil .irdera to joiu (Jcn. ,
'J'aylor iiniiicdiatuly at Jlontorey, willi lliu Jlasia. i
uliuSL-tta regiiiiunt. (Jca. C'ndwall.idur baa ordei- i
od an ulectionto till llie vacant coloncloy occii-
Tlireu moii of llio SlasjacliusulUi reginnMil ro
coiilly dmoitcd, and wi'fu nll murdered by tliu I
C.unaiichu!). Coii. Ta)lor li.is deti riiiincil to i!in
ploy tliu new Tuxan IjiUtalion.
A lotter fiuin San l.uia I'oioi-i mys thc hnspilal
thcru U crowded willi Mexicin soldiers, wlio nru
dying by acures, ol'fctarvation and nnglecl. Hvcn
llio eilizen.-i arn suireiing for want of tliu eommoii
npcesiary oflifu. Tliu enoiiiy haa ovnciiated
San l.iiu. Tbo Iroopj havu all Ivfl.
I.imit ftlahon. ol'llio Viicinlii rcziinenl, wliu
wan killcil at (liina, Mexico, in a duel, wag llio I
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non ot nancij .u.iiicii, puun-iiier ui uiiiuuiis,
riiiladclplii.i. Ilu leavei n yolmg widow ai.d
two inf.tiits,
A"cw Yutk, Jitm 10i, 8 1-2 o'clach; P. M
D.ites from Cliiluiabiia lo Apnl 3d, rcceivud ul
St. I.uuis, aru contradiniory lo llimo rccuived
lliii iiiorniiig Ti lliosonlli. 'J'lio 6?l. I.nu'n ad-
vicfa slato llnt Col. Diiniplinn coniilcrinuicliuil,
April 3d. 011 Sanl.-i Tu to quull a suppnst-d rebel
lion. I'rico'a inen nru ri.-prescnled ns uniiruly
wiiliunl diicipline, nnd coininitting all borls of
onlrages. Tliu lndiani slill conliniiu lln.-ir dcprc
ilatiiriM. (.'oiiiptuinla aru niado of lliu iucapacity
of Col. 1'iicc.
A letler publ'nln-d in llm Nnw Oilwns I.a
l'atri.i slales llnt Santa Aniw unluri-d llm cil y of
Alu.xico uu llio IUlli, and lliat lio waJ btuued b)
llm popnlacn.
(ireatfeai-i aro ciitcrlaincd ofnn nltnck upon
Tampico. 'l'bo garrisoii coniiats ofonly 110(1
llOOH.
Trciii tliu Wuihlusloa llnic.ii.
From (icii. Tnylor s Army. Officinl.
Tlie following 'ordt-rd,' i-isued by (len. Taylor,
liave been trniisiiiillcil by liim lo llio war deparl
mcnt I ii lajing lliein liefoie our roiiiler.s, we
haidly drem it nccessary to nlludo lo llm pilil'nl
filsclinoda circulatcd by tliu (edertl pri'f-i, lo llm
I'lU'Ct tli.it llio admini-ilration liad iipgleeted lo
notice in suitablc leniij llm gloriona ueliicveinenl
of Aiiiciic.in arins at llnena Vista, Acalumny so
fuoli-li nnd so inean inibt i-eeds rccoil upoa tlie
lie.ids of its autbors.
Orders, ) 1 1 adipiarlers Army of Occup.ilinn,
A'o. -1(. J Canip ncar .Monlerey, May (i, IS 17. j
Cndci llio iiHlniclions nfllm secrul.iry of war,
llm coiimiaiiding geni.-ral li.is Ibe gralilie.ition lo
publUli to lliu tioiifn of Iih coitiinaiid lliu follow
ing coiniiiuiiication, reccived by liim fiom llm war
deparlment:--
'U'ar Dep.iitnient, April II, 1817.
8ir Vour comniunicalioiis of tliu 2 Ifli aud 25lb
of l-V-bruary and llio lsl of .Marcb, uuiioiiiicing lliu
brilli.iul succcs: of llie tioops nndcr your c.oni
ni.iml at lluuna V'isln, ngainst llio forees of llio
cneiuy, vnslly supurioriu nuniberj, liavc bccn
laid befurc tbo 1'iusident; and I nm iii-.lructeij lo
convuy to you bis bigb approcialiun of lliu dis
linguibed serviccs rendered In lliu rounlry by
yuursulf and lliu ofliccn and soldiers ofyour coni
inand on tliat occasion.
Tbo vicloiy ncbieved.at Uuena Visln, wliilo il
adds new glory to our nniH and furn'nhea new
proofs of tlie valor and bravo daring of our olliecr.s
und soldiers, will excite lliu adunialioii nnd call
forlli.lbu graliludo of tlio naiinn.
Tlio siuglu fact tliat fivo lliousand of our Honps,
nuarly all vulunlccrs, wliu, ) ieldiug lo llm linpiiUc
ofpatriutMm, li.id rallied lo llicir cuuntiy'a slan
dard fur a tcmporary nervinc, weru brouglit inln
ronflict witli an ariny of twunty tlionsaiid, inoatly
vcteran foldicrs, and nnt only willislood nml re
piilscil llm assaults uflliis numcrou.s liost, k-d by
tliuir niost uxpciiunccd gnnoral, but in n protiacl
cd baltU' of two ilaya .von a glorious victory, is
thc niost inilubil.iblu evidcncc of tlie consutiiniato
bIi!I and g.ill.inl cundiicl ufour olliccrri, and lliu
devolud beroi-m ofllmtroojn nndcr tlieir com
inand, It will cvcr bc a pioud d i.-l inciion !o havc
bccn in tlm iin.-iiionib'e batlln ol'Ilucna Visln.
Tho gcnoral joy wbirli llic intulligrnec ofllii
sncccss ofour nruis lias sprcad lluongli Ibc land
is niingled willi tpgret llial it li.ii Iiltii nblaiued
:it so great u prieu lliat so inany bcioiu inen
bavo I'.illen in lliat sanguinary coullict. Tbcy
dicd in llic intrcpiJ discliargo of a palriotic dul v,
nnd will be bonorcd nnd hiinented by a graluful
nalion.
Yon will causo lliis coinmoni.inlinn to bo pub
liibcd to llm Irnops under your coinnmid.
I liave tlie lionor io lio, vry ri-spcclfully, your
obedmnt si-rvant, (signcil) W. I.. JIAllO ,
Sccrelary of U'ar.
IIv nrdcr of Major flcncral Taylor:
W. W. S. Ili.iss, A.sNtant Adj. Gcncral.
Citv op AIevico. An Albany p.iper lias n
descriplion of ibis far-famcd cily, wliicli for rich
ness and granduur lias no parallel in tbo New
World, nnd vcry fuw in tlie Old:
Tbc situation of tlio cily is tlie mot piclu
rnsquo iuiugiiiablc, occupying tliu botlom ofn
valley conlaining sixtccn bundrcd txjuaro iniles,
tlio wliole surrouuded by a batlluinunt of inoun
lains r.inging fiom two lo ten lliousand fcot in
liuiglil. lu tbo ccntrc ofllils vast oval basin is a
lake, or rallmr a cliain of lakcs, tbrougb tliu
iniilit of whicli llm road pa.-tsc-i for uboul eighlcen
iniles on a raiscd causcway, and ovcr wliicli an
nriny will bavo to feel its way willi artillcry.
Tliu citysunda in tlm iiorllmastern r uarlcr ol tlio
valley, uut morc tban tlireu miles from llm muun
taius, ut an elcvatiun ofseven lliouHand four !iun
drcu and scvenly fuut. Tlm plau cflbo ci;y was
laid, nnd llic grealer portion of llic public build
inis desisned, by Corle. Tbo principal snuare
is llic pride oi'tlio Alexicnn nnd llic ndiuiration of
travelltrs. II lias an arca ol twelvo acrcs llm
wliole pavcd witli tlie niost bcauliful niatble, and
furniing ono of llio inost glorious parado grounds
tliat Americnn soldiers wero evcr siiniinoned to
minaavrc or cncamp nn. Uut it is llic public
liuildings, uitcr nu, lliat lorin thc Oistingmslied
cbaracterislic of tlns ninjeslie aud onulenl cily.
'Tlie catlmdral lills ono wliolo sidn ofllm grenl
squaic, llm palacc anulbcr, nnd llic sitcs of bolh
nrc ir.nmorablo and liistorical; tlie catliedral stand
ini! on llio ground wbcro oncc slood llic srcat
idul teiuplu, nnd llm palacc on tbo ground of
Alontczuina! I lio laltcr iiuildiug h 20U luet Inng,
nml contains tlm public ollires, Uusnies llic np.nt
incnls of thc I'rcsidunt. 'J'lm cntbcdml is of slrik
ir.g (iolhic architectiirc, nnd nflcr nll llic prcssures
nnd plundcrings ofllieso lulter days, still rclnins
iinmnnsc vcallh. Tliu higb nltar is covorcd willi
platcs ofsilvcr inlcrspcrscd witli ornanicnls of
massivo gold. Tbis altar is cnfcloscd witli n
lialustradc a liundrcd fect long, not lui.s precious
lhaa llic lngli allar ilmlf. It is composed ofnn
nmalgam of gold, silver, and copper, riehly llour-
nlied and lisurcd. Il is said tliat an oller lias
bccn made to purcliaso it nt iis weigbt in silver,
giviug linlf a inilliou of dullars besides. Of lliis
baluslrade tlicru nru uut lcss in tliu building tliati
300 fuct. Htatucs, vascs, and huso candlcslicks
of llic precious inclals, mcct llm eyo cvery wlieroj
and yct n is snid lliat llm slill moro precious nor
ton is lnd from tbo popular cyc. Such is n brief
duscription of llw cily of Jlcxico
Lahrfrom Vtra CVnr. Nows to tlio SOtli
AJay lias been reccived by slcnincr Futliion nt
New Orleans. Thu report wns bnliovud tliat
Ilcrrcra, furmcily prcsident ofAIcxico, wu.s in
fact clioscn ngain. Sanla Amin was still foilify
ing llio I'rio, tbo last 'J licrmopyliu on llic road lo
era Criiz; it wns rc-nottod lio liad .t larno furcc.
Gcn.,Scott was to lcavo I'crote ijn tlio 20lh Alay,
nnil, rcacn rueuia jnno uen. t wiggs prcccu
cd liim two or inrec nnys, willi nlong train.
Tlio coinmuiircalions bctwecn our nostswcrodnn
gcrnus, willi Btrong cicnrlg, A parly of Alc.xicnns
wlio wero coiniiig into Vcra Cruz from Sanla Vo,
h.id bccn alluckcd and robbcd by ibcir orvn coun-
innien.
I l'ivo Aloxicalis liiivo bocu Iricd muJ rouiul guilly
1 iii 'Vcrn Cruv, of robbing nnd socrcling firu nrms
nnil iiminiinilinn. Tliey linvo linon seiitisticei! lo
niur nml n halt t.imiili'ri work iiion uio puunn
ntrcnts nnd thoroughfurcs m chnins.
!ol. Childs governs Julnpa liku u Imok.
Thc mtigaicc.-'VUe f.ilu of this vjhic.lc h
rae' " . : . . " .. ' "Lr. .f,,n,l (.f Jol.U Chnsc.
cuinpanlcd I it. Tlireu trunks fillod wnh very
niinury u. y ;n;
l"u '"".""l
I nn ihe olhcr side ofi'uenP Nuciotial, (at llm ,
Pl.ico wlierc l,'ol. nnwers h iiariy ii.m ul-i-ii ..-
viuiisly, or wns nfiurward, murdep'd,) t w,
stoppod , robbw nnd de.lroyri1.by biu k , g I
hiirnmg .1. Wo enrn ihnt llmdnvcr a d p oat.
l.o.i wero r.deasnl nnd ii.ndu ll.e. y, I. J l ,
t.ud llm vulnclii ;!..: ougln lo
on Mond.iy uiornn.R last. caine aa Ur w M pi.ic.
wlieio tho od.cr no r'Xhlv nu
tlicn rctnr...-. lo Jalapa. 'I Iih will piobably put
a slnp lo iliis grc.-il publin .nnvi;iiu;iice.
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TinntsuA v, .nrNH 17, iw.
K. .11. IIIIOWN, IMItor.
V. IJ. l'AhJIKIl,
is oun auk.itto iiix-i:ivi: inh nniu Ann sunsciurTlii.Mi
anii nvKiniUMi:.s rs to tiii: Ani:,T iusoi-i i
:k in tiik rm.MHViMi oitiks
IIOrJTON 'JO rilalu liluil.
NUW YII1IK Triliune lluililiugr iiimnilc Cil) Ilnll.
Tlio Ac for tlirccMonlb.
Wo propoec to sonu llio Age lo new
stibscriliora for throc inontlis, cmniiiniicing
llic liiat wcek in .Iulv.nt thc riitn of i'oill'
coiiics or morc t onu nildrcss
i'ov (y-(ivc cohIm cach in
:t(lV.'lllCtt. '1'his periml will embrnce
Udrtcm wrvhs tln; niott intcrrsling miil
cxciting of ihc politicul ycnr iu Vermiiitt,
nnil ii s hopt'il our (luinor.ratic frionds
will mnNc nn i-llort lo givo us n (cv luin
diod cxtra snl)cril)ors. Thc Ac will rc
c.eivo Ihc inost c-'ii'cfiil adciilioii durinir
thispciioil, nnd iiothing will bc .nlniilcil
into its coliitiina lliat shonlil not fiiid n
plnco in n uiiniliil tnil rcspcclnhlc politi
ual joiirn.il. A linc opporlnnty will he af
fordeil, for thoj-c whn witih to siibscribe, to
hcikI in their snliMcriptioiis nl thc tiinc of
ihc Coiinty Coiiveniion. We hopc nhn
tliat rpgiiliir snbscribcrs to tlie Ago uill
takc lliii oppoitiinity lo scnd us somc
ihing. l)i:.MOCIt.TI(; STATK
CJONVEiVTIOiX.
The Democrals of llio scveral towns iu llm
Stale nru lequeilcd to clccl llm nuiubur of delu
alus lo wliicli cacli towu is cutitlcil, vi.. onc, and
ouo uddilion.il dub-gatc for eyury fifiy ileuiocratic
votcs east at the lait annual nlcclioii In mrct iu
cnnviMiliou at Montpeliur, on Wcdncsday, tlm 7lb
day of Jtily ncxt, at 10 o'clock, A. -M., fur tlie
purpusc of noniiualing a Statu Tickot for llio ycar
cusuiiig, nnd trniisacling uny otlicr businuss decin
cd ncccssury.
C. 0. r.AST.MAN,)
(). II. S.MITII, VSlatcCoium.
J. 'I'. MAUS'I'ON, )
Monlpelier, Jnnc 3, 1847,
ly llio nbove it will lu pi-m ilmt ibo
deiiuicrnis of Vermont nro ngain cnll
cd upon to mect in coiiveniion, by llicir
ilclcgatcs to noininaie n Slatc Tickct for
tlm year eiisning. And as we havc bc
fore reinarked, never wns therc a titnc
whcn thc doinocrnls could uct uiili rigi
lonec to so gi ent an ndvnnlnge, as ihc
prcsent. This conventioii is uf all inipor
tancc, and it is lioped thal every lown in
thc sintc will lic roprcscnted by a I'tiil del
cgation. This is due thc peoplc lliein
selvcs. As the ncls of lliis coiiveniion
are snpposed to cinunate from the people,
tbcy slioulil havc a voicc in tlium, in or-
dcr lo scciirc iinpai tinlity and iininn. It
Is miich bpticr for a pariy lo saiiclion than
(o ilisapprove llio ants of rcprcscntativcs
or organs, and iu orilcr to nvoid tlio ncccs
sity of foinetiines doing tlie lattcrit isncr.
csanry, 'vhcn the pnrty ncts, tliat il bo not
a merc nominal action, but llic aclual and
universnl co-opcration of thc whole. Tjiis
it scnms lo ns ia thc only trnc and consis
tcnt dcinocrncy, (or wc havc iinbibcd ibe
notion, (an crror it nmy bc) lliat ihc mnss
whcn tbcy act honestly and wiihont rc
slrainl, will pursiie lliat courso uhicli is
for thc grcntest good. Hnjoying as we
professedly do, tinder our form of govcrn
mentjthc lai'gcst Ubciii,y,l reasonSi pub
lic good will allow.it .scctns litit consisicul,
as evcry inan is the gtiatdjanof liis own
right.-i, thal hc should havc a voicc in nll
political movcinculs. IIc is a pait and
parccl of a political compacl tliat can
havc no lcgitiintitc aclion imless he aids
in giviug it an impulse.
Tliis is all thcory, wc adinit, but tlie
ucarcr il is rcduccd lo practicc, thc moic
dcmocratic will be thc ri-sull of all po
litical niovcincuts in this couulry, and thc
lcss will (hc mass sufTur by ihc dishiiucsly
& machiiialions of parly dcinogoguca wlio
stiginatizp whatever organizatinn they
come iu contact with.
Again we sny, lct thc coiiveniion nt
Montpelier on tbo 7th of July, be n con
vetilioii of thc unliro democratic par
ly. Lct it he a voico tliat will inake
itsclf heard thc coiniug fall on cvcry bill
and iu cvcrv valley ol our statc. l.et such l
tnen bo put in nominntion nv will do crcd
it to thc party, aud be cfliciont in carrying
oul their policy. Lct ihein bo libcral,
higli iniiidrd inen, uot llic toolsofa few
"horse-sbed" politicians wlio liave soino
sclfish mciisiiics to carry out, aud who
ncvor work, cxcejit behiud tbo cuitain;
but inen whn havc no iiilcresls lo scrvc
but tbosc of tho public aud no object to
attniu thal will not bcnr thc closest invcs-
ligalion.
BCP Army nows is rathcrscnrco. No
lliiiig of imjiortauce lias becu reccived of
Inlc.
Rcv, Mr JJmllcy's Fast-Day Smnon.
A scrinon purporting to hnvc bccn do
liverod Insl fitst dny, by Kev. Joiin lJtM)
u:v, of Quechee Villagc has been pub
lislieil in pumphlot forni, " ,lic Vi0Si
, , mCt, (jmrU3 Tillkhatll, Ilenry
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Woleoll, VVm. I.. wngg .incuu uimi.
Tlie subioct of llio ilincourso is, " Ihc
Mr.,.n, IV,,,. ! .nMM-lrmi Slni'n'ii."
ftlr Duilely lias thc rcpiilaliou of bciuj; u
rriiod seliolitr mld n fiuislied wriler, nor do
wo disoover nnytliiiig iu thc tloctiinent
beforc us to contradict this impressim,
but wo iiiust confuss tliat his good judg
incul aud iiotions ol piopiiely do uot kccp
pacc with lusother qiinlilicalions.if hef-up-posos
llial Huine ol'llio sent imcnts in Ihis
scrmon'aio whal thc public e.xpcct f i'oill
Hiich a source. Thougli Ihe commitlec
"bulieving thc scrmon delivercd by youon
thc occasion ol tho l.ite Atinual Fnst, iill
be ofsorvice to the public at ihis tiinc,"
wero inlliienccd un doubt, by such mo
lives as woiihl actuato mcn closely con
uccted willi, nnd iiolding prominont sta
tions in the church, (for wc cniinot bclkve
tliat Iboy would winh to nianufiicturo po
litical capilal from thc ptilpil) mtist liave
fclt a di'sire to bc compliincntary to the
niithor as vvcll as uscfiil to coinmiiuity.
Hut to sny nolhing of thc sensntions of
thc liidicrous which wc enjoyed, wlieu wo
saw so foriiiid.ible a list of naincs appenJ
ed to Ibe "rcqucsl," associaliug, as it did
tho idea tha."cliuic!i nnd sinle intcnd msr
riagp;" wo will proceed to inake a leiv,
and bul n very few exlracls from the scr
mon in qustion.
In a vcry briel e.oidiiim Mr Dudley
speaks of the necessity of fasiing and rc
penting f.ir nntioiial, as well as personnl
sins, thcn slates lliat iic proposes to cnll
tho aitcniion of his hcarcrs to "tho tivo
Ip.nhng .sins ol this nalion, bi.Avi:uv avd
Wvtit." IIc Ihen remarks:
I shall prcsent tbesc sins as tbcy uow stand rc-
Inted to uacli olhur; a rulation, uhicli picsuuU us
lo tlm viuw ofa tiliteous dod, and nu otiseiving
winld, in no envi.tblu posilion. '1'bat tho prcsent
war lias ils nrigin aud jiistification in lliu slavi-hold.
ing inlerest ofllieso United Slnics, I need not
epend liine lo provu. Tli.it is a sutth'd point. Its
ndvocalcs avuw it. -Tlmy liave been I'urced lolbc
sliaincful conccssion.
Tho nHsertion lliat tho present war has
its origiu aud juslificatioti in the slave
holding iuterpst, thu genlleuiau does not
see fit lo provc. Aud wby?iimply hecaiifo
hc crmo provc il. Oiber3 havc n.sserted
it beforc liim, bul it uever has yct bcon
shown to contain thc firsl shadow of irulh.
Nor havc wo cvcr beforc lcarued that "its
advocaies avow it,"aud we now call on th.c
aiiihor, or those wlio havc givcn ptiblicity
io this assertioti, (for wc lake tliem to he
responsililo endurscrs) to show a Miigle
Instuiico to suslaln ilicm lu ilielr aumul.
Wc prefer proof to asseriion in thesc mat
tcrs. Htil horc cotncs a rrpelition of t hc
ahove siatcincnt:
This ihen is our posilion befurn llio world. Wc
nro now iu llm hc.it uf nn nggtessivu war Its on.
ly and avowed object is tho ptolectlon nnd pcrpet
uution of Jlmerican Slucciy.
This thcn is tho starting point. Ilu as
serls what he should havc labored lo prove
and ihoii gocs on througb the lemaindnr
ol his discniirse, lo provc what cvery bodv
admits, viz: thal slavcry is' nn evil. lu
ihis hc has shown intich lubor aud has
cnlled logclhcr considerablc iiiformation.
But il was iu decidudly bnd lasie (o sucri
fice thc foundation lor tho sake of roaring
a bcautifiil supcrsti'iictiirp, siinply becausc
tho malcrials for this branch of his labor
wcrc availablc. Hut such an edilice must
shat e llic snme fato of the 'hotisc buill tt)
on ihe saud.'
!!e fays farihnr, Iikc all true cnemies
to our country:
Tho Alcxicans iue dofending llicir nltnrs nnd
their lioincs, tbeii wivcs nud cliildreu; and llicy
onglit not, und will not yiidd. Ilowshallwo jus
lify nurselves fot llns slrango work? ' llow nhall
wo wipc nll'llm stain on our charnctcr, und os
cane llm scorn of future timc! Wlml can wu say
bu'furo Ihclribimal uf thc despots of llio Kaatorn
Woild, wlio, inslead-of waging war for tbo extcn
atnn of tlieir slavu leiritorv. aro soltiiii: their cip.
lives frco. and sivinj lo thousands llic boon of
frcedom.'
Thc Mcxicans would, no doubl, derivo
"aid and coiiiforl" from such scntiiticiils,
had not Tom Corwin's spoech prcccded
them. Uut we pass ovcr soine eight or nino
pagcs, dcvotcil as wc havc said boforc lo
the bcnefit of the "pcculiar inslitution"
nnd close willi a fetv extracta which need
no comuionts, not wiihont questioning
howevei'.the proprioty of tiiaking suchsub
jccts tbo thcmo for pulpit oratory, before
a popular audicnce. We would suggest
tho expcdicncy, nl leait, of leliing tbesc
matters rcmain in llie liauds of ihe politi
cians, and can but blanic thc sliort sight
edncss of beiug overreached by political
denifigngues.who liave no highcr rcspect for
the pulpit than to converl it into an arcna
for horalding party tcncls.dpgrnding lo tbo
aiilhor.and iiinvorthy an Ainurican ciiizen.
Thc following oxtracts nrc Iroin (he
closo ol tho discouisc:
Why Ihen nro our nrmics nnd n.ivy nbrond in
lliis work? This quesliun coincs fioin llio tlirono
of llm Kast, ANn must iib answeukii. 'J'lio
Islcs ofllm sca, which nrc wailing for lliu law o.
(lod, nnd nro shealhing llio bloody sword.dcmaiid
thv rcason. Tlm indignant world will nrraigu us
nt its bar, nnd rnll for a justilicalion of llicsu inva
sivo atid sanguinary butllos.
The truth must bo lold. Ifwcdo nnt conrcss
il, wo shall bc lold of it. Tho sccrct is recordcJ;
nml llm nn rcbmcnt which contnins it, will soon
bo tnkcn bv tho historian fiom llio nrchivcs ofour
country ,and wnltcn ror all cycs tosco;"A 1-UUli.
n.MiK MnitAI, SI'OT." Ihc tzccrationof all
timc. Ilcre then it isj nt which cvciy fricnd of
inan will blush! Tbo marcli ot Irecdom is onwaru.
Tho enterpiiso and tlm thrifl ofof the Frco Statcs
nrc spreiidiug fur and wiilo.to llio North and West.
On ilm Nniili Ibev iind no limits bnt tho wavcM of
lio Migiity Lakcjou llio West, :hey havu icaltdihowcrcr.
tlio Itouliy Mounliiins nnd aio stopped only by
llio I'.icific. Hiuiu uftcr Statu, rising from our
vast tenilories ns by inngic, nru bing nddcd lo
our greal lirullicrbood.
No aimics liave bocn dninandcd In drivu tho
InliabilaiilH fioin llmsu rcgions, to iiiuko room for
us. Tliu gcnius oI'kiiui: i.aiioh, hns dono this;
iiiul its miglity ciicrgius nro imiking our vvholo
wildciness, lliu gnrdt-n ufllio wurld, and drnwiug
into ils vury ccnire "llm tcnt (ifcmpire."
Al tbo South, our nrniies and treasures havn
bccn waiitonly wnsled to drivu tho ponr ('ruek
from liis tcrrilorv. llial tho nroud nlantei inay hold
I liis Inm sccplro ovcr liis va.ssils, wliero Oscoola
onr.u svilkcd tliu chief. Ilv furco und iiianago-
onco WAlkcd lliu
nieni, wiiicu uvcn lyiiiniiiiii is iisiiumuu m -knowledge,
Tojias has bccn added to tho slavu
powcr, lo oul-rtin aud ovcr-lrcad ih's murch of
frecdam,
lluyond lliiit, lics n vasl territory, nvcr which it
has beou Chtublislicil, as n law forever, lliat uvery
liuinun buing, of whatever descent or color idi.ill
bu krkkj that llmrc shall bu no Irnflic in huinan
llcsh; llial uiion ihat soil. no liunian liuiug shall
liead, wlinin lliu law hlmll not ri'gnrd us pcrsons
baving rigbts, and as cnlillcd to piulccliiin cqunlly
willi llm proudest, iu lliu possi sstnu and uso ol
tliu facullics which bclong to huiuun natuic.
Wu aro rapidly conquering this territury. A
put, il not thu wliolo will bo urooulit under tlm
iiower of Cnncicsx. nnd ihen, by an cxleiision of
tho sovcrciirntv of Ihc Unilcd Stulcs, il isdcsigned
(o nbolish Ihis fninlamcntitl luui of libcrtu and
open a grcttlimirlcel for iiu.man ciiatti.ks
"irliicn shall slimuliile Ihc brcaltng o slaves tn
rirgiHia anil KenmUy,
Capi. E. A. .Kimball, of Woodstock,
Vt., lato cditor of tlie Woodstock Ago,
hut now u.'iplaiii ol thc 'Jib lvegiment
United Statcs Army, is now lying ill nt the
New knglnnd Cofreo llouse, IJoston
VI. ratrivl, IMh inst.
)o you inoan to makc folks hellevc such
a story as that, Major? or liave you been
aslccp for llio last thrcc wceks aud havc
n't kept thc niii of the limcs.
Wc would iusl infurm the "Piitriol'
lliat Capt. Kimball is probubly much ncar
er thc Casilc of San .Iuitii do Ulloa, lliau
hc is to the New Englnnd Coirue Hoiiao.
Just keep your pcepcrs opcn Majoi, aud
don'l lcll ''wrong storics," thni's all.
"A fnsion ol' I'arlics."
Thu following sound and wcll coiuider
cd aiticlc, is from llic I'cnnsylvnuiau. A
"J''usion" ofthc dcmocratic pnrty with
ihe whig parly of this country would bc
too much Iikc advocaling tho causc of thc
public ciiciny, and we look upon such a
conjiiiictnro ns uinong tho impossibili
ties Alitclilct. in his llistorv of l-'rancc, n book of
cxtraordinary ability.uiakcs uso of lli'u reniaikablu
anguagu, in regard lo llio iwo nalions 01 r.ngiaiid
and 1'raucu:
"1.0112 may cnduro llio emululion, llm rivalrv if
not llio war ol Uicso two gieat nalior.s. llmy
cannol censu cilher lo seek or lialo cacli othrr.
(lod lias placed lliein face to lacc, likoitwo nuge
mngnels. inutually allraclivo on oiirs'uIo, mulual
ly rcpul.iiic on thc olhcr; for llmy nrc al llic saum
liuiQ vneinies and lelalious!"
Wo havu h.id this singularly pnwerful untilhcsis
recallcd lo our inind 'iioro lliau oncc reccnlly, by
tlm propnsal in cerlain (juarlcrs tn iireak up tlie nr
gaiiizalion of llio great poluical parties to minglc
in onc coiiiiiiou brnlherliood, Il is suggcsted thal
llio gioat issucs wliicli havc divided inen havc
been niore 01 lessscttlcd; th.it therc nro now few
nr no cnuses for political diHeicnce; und llial,
theiefdrn, it would bo einiiiently pruper loalluw
(jon. Tiiyb'i's naine to lead bolli parlies iu tho
imxl prcMdciilinl elecliuu.
rin.ii. c.ni Ijc no coiiipiuiiMno lieiwucii ihe two
grcat piinciplus of ili'inocracy nnd federnlisiu
They mo naturally and iiuplacubly nntngunislir:.
Vou'iimv uttempt lo miiislc tbcni lo-day, bul they
will senaraW! to-uiorrnw. I'.vcn in the ubsence of
all iiiiincdi.itc caiifes ofdill'eruiico and snpposing
thc polilical world ti be ready for u fresb stail,
with nll its nncient di"iiules dnposed of lliero is
not nipiestion tliat will hereafler aiise, no'' inaller
liow narrnw, nr liow inoml now siiiall, or now
gical upon wliicli llie democratic nud federul
princinlr.s will not lake issuo.nnd upon which lliey
will not diller. Tlius il is.lhat if they do not liaiu
Iikc llio two nalions nlluded lo by ihe learncd his
toriau, llmy al lcast walcli nnd conlrnl cnch othcr.
Ilcnco lliu imperalivo ucccssily ufparlics in this
counlry, growing as llicy do from that luxuriant
soil of I'ri-edoin, m whicli vnrious opinions nru left
to conlcnd agaiiist nnd lo currcct cach olhur. If,
in llii! collissious lliat ensuu in llio stoniis ihul
lollnw bad fuulinzs slinuld be engendcred, llm
vcry viulenco ofllm contest tlm very power of
nlorni serves not only to lcave n pum almosplinro
lielimd, but to tcst aucw tliat lnighty l.ibric nl gov
erninent wliicli, creatcd for llicss purposcs, nn
pruvcs its cousunialo wisdom and strcngtb, llm
morc its vaslc niiulities nrc Iricd, or tliu lii-uadcr
nnd deener lliu rcanoni.ihilities devolvcd upnu il
llc lliat altacks Ibe spiiit of party, or bo that
hopc? to urudicato or dustroy it.eilher reasonii up
on tbo innsl nbsurd pbiloFnpliy, or clso ho udopts
with cool cnmplaccncy, what must rcally bc ono
ol llio niost elhcicnt liistruments ol lns nation s ru
Therc can, ihen, in our opinioa.be no fuion of
parlies in this cnunliy. 1 he vory ullcmpt will
only vvidcn tbo nccessary cliasiu lliat shoud cxist
bctwecn nnposiiii ciccds. Tho prcsent calm
iiicaus notbing, sao that tho dcmocratic parly has
dcfeatcd and overtlirown ils adversory in n succes
sion of irials. That advcrkary is only lircd , nol
conqnorcd. lio is slncpmg, not dcad. Nny, liis
vcry proposal to unite llic twj clcmcnts, h in lact
a proof lliat hc is about lo nruuse nnd nwnkc. If,
by a riise liko lliis, bo can oblain powci, ho will
soon undccuivc thoso wliu are crcdulous cuougli
to t Ii inlc hini Binccre in liis professio.ns. Wu
srarccly know what lio would proposu in nuch u
contingency; hut that tho duimicralic principlcs
would ri'pul aud dcnouucp, aud Hnally uvcrlhrow
it.
Wo are not lo bo foolcd by such a cry ns lliis,
Kvon tliu nniuo of Gun. Taylor will not induco us
to forget our fur greater principlcs. We arn fur
our party now, and fur oui pnrty always. Those
wlio would tnnkothis seiitiment odioug, nrc lliem
selvcs tho inost insiduous foci uf frcedom. They
clamor ngninst what is tho protcclion ofthc coun
lry, und llmy prnposu what would bo ils ruin.
Let us not bo mislcd by suggesliom which, dan
gcrous ns they seein to hc, uro scarccly plausiblo,
becauso they cannot bo dcfcndcd nnd are casily
cxpnsnd. I.et us siand by our principlcs nnd our
paity, and thc storin tliat pnsscs ovcr us will lcavu
us ercct und consistcnt, if not victoiious and in
powcr.
jCP Senrs' I'ictorial Mngaziue for July
contnins a brief history of Maino. New
Hampshiro nnd Vermont. Spcaking of
llio Siato llouse in lliis statc, il says that
it cost about 830,000. Thc tax paycrs
here are conviiiccd that $30,000 didn't
bcgin. Add anothor cipher Mr Sears'
and you will come ncarer to it.
ECP" We hnvc reccived ihe first num
bcr ofthc Hartford lleptiblicnn, a now
democratic papcr, by Josnrn IC. Avunn.i,,
Hartford Coiiu. It is a good si'zed, fine
looking shcet; nnd thc numbcr beloro us
indicates a laletitcd nnd well conductcd
papcr. Only ono dollar a ycar in nd
vancc. Juno 15, cold as Grcenland. Over
coats in good do 111 nml nud a good firo n
luxtiry. No disiesppct to thc woaihor
coiuii'.sroMii'.NCi: or tiii: aoi:.
Niiliuiial Roi'oriu,
Al a mofttiiig of tho Pittsford Nntionnl
Itoforni Cliib held al thc club room Siitiir-
day ovcning Juuo Cih, for thc ptu posc of
eonsttlcriM!' whnl conriu slioulil no laiioii
U llie coinini elcclion in rclnlion to llio
ui'msures proposeu !y llio muonai ne
fortners, tho following rcsolutiona worc
udopted.
JlcsMved, that in our opinion llic incas-
urcs proposed by thu Nutional Rclbrmers,
niunely, lieodoin of tho l'uhlic Lauds to
aclual sctllors iu liimtcd quaiilitics a lirn-
itatiou to the qttar.tity ol laiui nny oneper-
son shall he prolected iu ncquiiing ex
cmpliou ofthc fatnity homestcnd from any
future debt, mortgagu or nlienation, ux-
cenl by thc frco cousciit of llio hiisband
nnd wifo, or owner tliorcof where uo such I
relation exists a limitation to tlio
hcr of horscH that shall bc dcetncd by law
a days labor-aud a rcduct.on of the sa n -
I'lua 01 iiu tuiiiii. uiui-.uia iuu iiiKmnr
ries of cight dollars pcr day and ovcr) lo
na na nmpiirnldn llm nvprarrr. coin -
pensntion for usoful labor, linvo their hasis
iu nalural laws.eslablislieu by llio oreaior;
nnd if placed upon ourStnline Booksand
carricil into pracitcc,woulu do more toso
cure to labor its jnpt rownrd, than tho ad
option of nny or nll thc incnsures lliat di
vido the whig aud democratic parlies;and
we cnrnestly nsk for them llio cnndid at
tention ofthc press nud thu priinary con
vcntious of all parties.
Kcsolvcd, That aniong lliesc measures
thal of cxtciiding tho law of cxemplion ns
now applied to house hold furniturc and
mcchanic's tools to thc family homcslead
loiiethor with such out buildings aud en-
closures as may be uecessary for thc com-
lortable subsistciiue ot thc tuiniiy ny sucli
profcssion or iudnstrial occupation ns they
m ny bavo been accusloined to, nnd nlso of
probibiiing the samc from inortgngc or nl
ieiiatiiin rxeept hy thc free consent of both
the hends ibereof, is in our opinion iuiper-
ativelv denianded; iiiasmuch ns of nll
thinj;s held sucrid iind iiieiolablc thu hiimr,
whire dwells the wifo nud childrcn,
should be considercd llioji.'si rtiirt jorc
muft. llcsohed, That in voling for the iioini-
nces of any iinrly we cannot recognizo
party nscendency as n ruliug principle;
llierehy niaking public intorcst but n
nioans lo an ciui, iuslcad of being as it
should, thc highesl aim aud end of all par
ties; but wo dcem it bolh thn duty and
privilcge ol'citizens, to question candi
dntes for oflico, in rt'latioii to such mal
tcrs as they dcem of imporlance, aud nlso
to iiominntc per.'ons lavorahlp to ihcir
views in cnse they cannot sustain llicni by
cooperating with cxisting parlies.
Uiiolctd, Thal a coinmitlce of corrcs
pondence bc appointcd whosc duty it ihall
be to put ibc following questions in writ
ing wnh a rpquest fur a writlcn niiswer lo
.such persons as bhall be nniiiiunted for our
suHragcs lor nny logislalive olHce, nrc
you in favor ol'extcnding thc law of cx
eiiiplion ns uow applied to houschold fur
iiituru and 1110011.111103 tools, lo ibe family
hnincsleiid, and nlsonf prohibiling it from
ninrlgagc or alicnatioii, exccpt by the frcc
consent uf Ir.c hiodi.'ind nnil w ifi1, whci c
such rpliitiou exNlsr and will you cnnscnt
lo receivo tho votcs of any ofyour fcllow
citizens for thc oflicc Iur which jou are
noiiiiualed with thc iiinlerslatiding on
tlieir pait lliat il'elecled you will use your
oorsonal and officinl iiifluencc in favor of
1
such nu act.
It was votcd that thc abore llcsolininus
be siKiied by tho chairinan and .sccrelary
and sent to the Rutland llernld, Voicc of
Krccu'om nnd Spirit of llio Age, for iuser
tion iu their papers.
CALHN COOIA', Cfiairmim.
W. C. Cvrnxa, Secrtlari,
Butllc of Siiciniiioiilo. IhcmIciiIs.
U'hde llm Missouri furces wero ndvnncing upon
Ihc Alcxican ciilreuchiiieiits at Sacrairxnlo, n lall
privale iu 0110 of the conipnnics called out to thu
captain to halt, and Ihc ollicer suppnsing that be
wns faltcriug, and fearful of such u feehng al so
foarful n nioincnt, lcapcd in front and bteridy
shouted "'oi'tcn ii.'"
"lio, captain! hush, hisl! Kcep shady n nin
ment,'' says he, "Iheio's a fellow peepiug over
llio bnnk at us; just lct 1110 Iry my old shooiin' fix
iu' on hini.''
"1'uncaril! I say iir," shoulcil tho officcra
gam. "Well, but jest lo try thc thing. Caplain, for il
aint n right down sarlin piece yet," said bo; nnd
levelling upon the pccping Alexicau, lio diopped
hini. "(lood as wbeal!" be cxclaimed, "llie old
United Statcs fixin' lalks as if it had a natural an
iiuosity agm tbcni fellars!"
Duriug the fight n party ofone conipany wcre,
from tbeii positiuna, watcbing for chance sliuts at
llioso who sliowcd Ihcniselves insido tlm enlrcnch
mcnts; nnd the Alcxicans nppenring to bavo little
ideacftho iiiarksinansliip of llio mcn opposcd lo
llicni. wou d cxposc llicir persons n$ they lircd
limir pieccs; llioso who did so, wero almost cer
lain lo fall by thc firo of tho Alissouri sharp-sboot-crs;
and so little did llio latter cotisidcrtlminsehcs
in dangcr from the rcturn firc, that llmy kenl up a
firo oflaiightcr, also at llio success or llieir good
shot.
Aftcr scveral of ihc cnemy bad llius fallan, tlm
otheis would placo their guns on tlm cutrench
menls nnd firo nt random, willi nn part of llieir
persons exposcd. This inuskelry fro.n tho cnemy
was almost liarmless. When tlm company was
orderud to cliargo upon tho ciitrcr.chmciil, one of
llio privatcs was latigbing so heaitily llial tho tears
wcre rolhng down lns chceks. A comrado inquir-ed-
"What nits you, Sain!"
"Why, I'm tickled willi sech fightin' ns this,"
says hc; "I'll sw.ir cf it aint as good as any tur
boy shooiin' I've cvcr sccd!"--ici'ci7c,
lCpOur dcnmci'alic friends will not
forgcl tho County Convenlion on the first
day of July. Scc that you nppoiut delc
galcs that will alteud nnd do nol fail lo
have cvcry towu iu llie county reprcscnt
cd. Gov. Wii.i.iams, of New Iliiinpshiro is
cntiiled to much praise for his noai, con
cisc, nnd able inaugural address. It is
one of tho bcst docuinents ol llio kind wo
bavo rcad for nlong litno. Wc congrnt
ulate our sistcr statc 011 tho dcmisc of the
nlliod powcr.
5CP The rcsult of llio New York Ju
dicial Election shows that llio democrals
triumph bolh in llio city nnd thrnughout
ihe Sinte. We rojoice that the stato is
dcmocratic but cannot rcjoico that such nn
clcctiou should bo made n political mattcr
in nny statc.
I'rnui llic Ht.l.nuU Unlnil.
Iinportant Corrcsnoiulciicc.
Tho last I'uyclto Democrat conlains tho follovdj
ing impnrlnnt corrcspondcncc. It will be se(
that Col, Itenton duclincs, posilivcly, being n cuil
aiuaiu iur iuu presiuency, and conlinues 10 OCCUM
inu ituaiimm iuivcii tiy iillll in lo-l-l:
I''ayi:t tk, Missouri, Jnn. 13. 1817.
Dr.An Sui: I cncloso you llio Alissouri Dcmol
cratoltliis diitc, contnining llio proccedings uf
public niccting of tho dcmocracy nf llowurd coui
ly.bcld on tho 2lt of )nccinbcr last, for tb
purpnso of nominating candrdnles for l'resident ui
Vico l'resident of lliu Unilcd Slalcs.
It bccomcs ui y duty, as chairman of tliat muel
ing, to inforin you of tho proccedings on lliat ol
cnsiun, which 1 takc grcat plcasuro in discharctJ
by ri-ferring you to tbo proccedings of llial meil
ing as puulislicd in thc cncioscd papcr. i
I lintwt vnn ivill n-'rno witli thc dcmocrncv. tlil
tho liino hns urrivcd whcn tlio people should iul
into considcration tliu cluirns ol tlm distiuguislif
individutds of llio Umted Statcs, and say wliol
lo bu llicir lcndcr in thc contcst of 18 18. Sboul
VOu bo tho stnndard-bcarcr of 1818, sclcctcd by
num-inaiional coiiveniion of tlio dcmocracy, it will ue
sourco ofinuch prido and graliludoto tlie demo
; , lh prido and pleasuro tho dcm,,
racv u o d llnwuril nrusents vour nnmo io i
j dcmocracy of Uicso United Statcs, as their fii
1 choico to fill llio inost imnoitant oflico wilh'm tl
cifl ofn frcc and intulliscnt people.
we nono you will not consider us preinaiurBn
j prcscnting your naiuc to tho nntion, and that y
will aciuiesuu 111 wnuiuvcr uisposiuuii vuui ituug
rotis fricnds mny inake of you, 1
With much solicitudo for your futuro usefulni
in tlm causo of our Ireo inalitutions. 1 subscrl
rnvself Your fricnd.
W. Al. JACKSONJ
Ilon. Thomas H. Bknto.v.
St. I.ouis. Alay 7, 18471
Hkaii Sih: I lake tho first inomcnt of leisi
aflcr my arrival at this placo lo answer your k
conimunicatiun nf tho I3th of January, nnd to
you know liow much l was paincd nt secing
proccedings of llm inost rcspcctable inectin;
whicli you weru chairman. It wns prcciscl)
foics'all and provcnl such mariifeslutions in
favor, lliat I spoke to the point of tho ncxt pr
dcncy iu my specch at lioouvillc, iu tho surni
oflSI I; aml nll thc scnliments which 1 ihen
pressed, rcmain iu full forcenow; strcngthe
aud confinncd by all thr.t has sincc happnncd.
Ihen brouglit forward llio glanng fuct, llial
nbovc fifty yeais existencc of lliis federal govi
nicnt, tbo dcinocrncy of Ihc north had givcn
one l'resident to llm" Uuion, and that ono but
a tinijlo tcrin; and this (oflatol from a soullfl
opposition to noithurn mcn. And 1 then tool
on niyseu 10 say inni 1111s cuursu ui imui .
liave to be chunged, ollicrwise tlmre would bdj
cnd of Ihe dcmocratic party, orofany party foil
cd on political principlcs, and cxpressed my gl
licalion tliat fllr I'ollt's cnriy nnu vo'iiniaiy sj
denial had clcarcd the way for u notlhetn dcg
cralic caudidatu in 18 IS. 1
Tlieso wero my scnliments in 18-lf, Ihcyl
111 v srnliiuents nnw, nnd are not to be abandil
al llic cniiiing elcclion whcn I see n new sclii
devcloped fiom llio south for the permancntl
clusion of all noithcrii mcn from soutbcrn supl
for tlm presidency. 1 he lirebrand resolutioi
Iroduecd into tlm Seliato lowards the close ol
Into sussion, and their practical application to (
gon, (by which we lost tlm Orcgon bill, nnd I
'he people of lliat territory n year longcr wil
law or goveinnienl.) rccal this scheins, and
ent a new tcst 011 llm slavery qncslion, whiu
norlliern mnii can stand, nnd which, if ndoplc
llm south, must put an cnd tn all future suppn
norlliern men from the soutbcrn democinc
lleretoforo wu, llio slave-holding Stalcs,
stnod tognihcr npon two points del'ence aud 1
promise; lliu defence of propeily and mstitut
and tho compromies of the laws and of llie
slilulion; and un lliesc two points thc grcat m
ity of llm north, of both political parties,
been nble to sland with us. Ilut now a new
iiinn w 10 bc lakcn one on which no nori
111:111 can stand. I'ropagandism is now the doc
ofllio political sect which nssumrs lo ho Ibosl
urd bearer of all thc slave-liolding blnles; aiH
planl n slavery, by law, in all Ihe lerriloneso
L'niled Slnles, cven llm most remotc byperbc
even in Orcgon itsclf, and againsl Ibe will
inhnbituntM becoines llie dcsign and tho atle
Thu wurds of llie resolutions the spceches in
finor, and their practical application to llm Oi
hill.all prove lliis, and show that the new dui
is intended to be made a new political tel,
applied to all presiilentt.il candidntus 111 lu
come, and. Iikc all now tests, intended to si
cede nll fmmer oncs, nnd to cnnstilule tln
rritcrinii fur tlm trial of cnndidates. Now e
bodv n.ust sen tliat if this new Insl shall bc .1
ed fiy llm slave-liolding Stalcs, llieru is an c
all polttic.il sopport of norlliern mcn in
Stalcs; lliat tlm prcsent organiznlion of p
iinusl be bnikcn up, nnd a now parly foi
I'bonmled by gensrnpbic.il Imcs, nnd resling c
..ole principle or slavery propagnndism. 1 ni
nrci).ircd for such n statc of parties, nor fur tl
ll'ci which il would bavo upon llie liarinonj
stability nf onr federal Union. I seo great ifl
in llib new iovc, and feel the nccessity of
ing it nl oncc. In fact, wc must incel it at I
or nnt at nll; for it is pressed upon us nonH
will cnniucr ns, if wc do not couur it. I
presideiiti.il clcciiun of 184S is tbc erisisrfl
llic new test can bo mado to grvvern thal ck'H
I sli.ill consider llic danger cnn9umsnattd'r,inH
llieru must sooi) bc nn cnd not only of the
cralic party, hut of all parlies foundedon V'U
and, evcntuallv, nn cnd of the Union ilseln
ste.id, ihen, of" indulging n personal or lncaH
ing in favor of parlicular cnndidates, let uH
democratic party) look tn what tlio good
Union and nf llie party rcquires, nnd waitH
ceito a cnndidato from that scclion oftho
which has giu-n but one dcmocratic PrcsidH
ncar sixly ycnrs, nnd that onc but for a H
lcrni; nnd which is now tbrculcned, so fnr ns H
ern volcrs nro conccrned, willi peimancnt H
sion fiom llic prcsidcntial ofiicc. H
This, my dear sir, is my plain and scttlH
swer lo your kind conimunicniiou; and I wisH
to uinko it known lo llie mcmbers ol thc tnH
of which you were chairmnn, nmong whonH
llm iiames ofniany old fiieiids.-and recugnH
voice of that ppwerfu! counly which has stiH
me in cvcry trial, from my first scnalorial clH
in 1S20 lu my fiflh nnd ln'st in 184-1, nnd to
I uwc iiinny thanks, which it is my intcnH
inake in pcrson duting thc course oflhc cl
sunttiicr. H
ltcspeclfully, sir, H
Vour fiicnd and fellow-citizrn,
THOMAS II. lir.N'l'H
Wauk Al. JACKoN,esq Iloward countH
From Ihc Louisvillc Dcmomit- H
Thc Two Grcatesl Lics oi'tll
Wo intend to let the following parngmnliH
n few days nt tho hcnd ofour papcr, ns thH
spccimcns of impudcnt mendncily Ihat
pcarcd in Ihis age. Tbcy nro from llm LoH
Journal. If old Nick don't acknowledgo IH
fiiilv ouldono.-ho will not do an act oftusH
Tbo' Journal savs, firsl, that Gencral TayloH
'deprivcil of his troops by Iht fiat of (
S-oicrnmc;!.';" nnil thcn ndds: H
" The admintlralion did all Ihul an oiH
iration could do io ensure thc dtfeal oflhc
ican army, nud il should bc held lo a tcrrH
sponsibility for thc nuful rcsults that woul
followed such a catastroplie."
And again.
Mr. I'olk lct Snnta Ann.i into Alcxico,
locofocos say Ihat it was llie bcst thing lliaB
have bccn donc for tho Unilcd States.
"Mr I'olk, cithci dcsigncdly or blundcritH
nll in lns powcr to sccuro to banta Anim
nt lltiena Vista, and Ihc locofocos say tliat
ican victory npon Ihat occation icould haM
thcmoil uifortuiialc Ihingtfor Ihc UnilcM
An could jionibly havc happencd.
l'resident! Sapiont locofocos!"
Wc ndvisc our renders to kccp thcso as
curiositics. They will ncvcr sco two suthH
mcns orfulsebood ngain. It has requtrcd
practicc ofn inost skillfu! hand to producoH
We dott': bclicvo lio can do the life "H
limo. Wo adviso onr rcndor ngain'lo pH
thcso two parngrnphs from tbo Journal; omM
a proininm is ofcrcd for llm grcatesl lio tH
toii told, eithcrof Ihcso spccimens will
Union.