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Announcing Candidates for office, 95, invariably in ndvan>ea» All Letteirand Communications must bs post paid to insure attention. J. MONROE HARDY, Attorney at law and Solicitor in Chancery, WILL practice in the counties of Lowndes, Dallas, Autauga and But ler. Office in Benton, Lowndes Co., Ala. Feb 6 18*7 ly -5 ELMORE & YANCEY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW * SOLICI TORS IN CHANCERY. THE undersigned will practice Law un der the above name, in the sevetal Courts of Aulnuga. Coosa, Lowndes, Ma con and Montgomery, and in the Supreme Court ol the State. Office in the city of Montgomery, oppo site the Bank. J. A. ELMORE, R. ELMORE, W, L. YANCEY. January 6, 1947. 1 IEo ©o tflBd Attorney A Connaellor at Law, VYetumpka, Ala. Ptadicet in the Courts of Montgomery, Aulauga,, Coosa, Tallapoosa and Macon Counties. Refers to A. * A, Lawrence & Co * . .Co. St. Johns, Power* A. C». B. C, Shorter, Sen. *v« V) onorier, oen» Wm.H McKleroy Boston New York Charleston Wetumpka Mobile F.ufaula Feb. 26, 1847. J. J>. DENNIS, “ •Attorney at Law, NIXBURO, t.OOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. WILL attend all the courts of the first Judicial circuit.. Business entrusted to his care will meet with the strictest at tention. April 9,1847. MEDICAL DDTICE. Dr. J. MONROE SHEL.TON, HAVING located himself at t^^joF tin place, two miles south JBfWe tumpka, takes pleasure in offering hits ser-‘ vices, in the various branches of the Medi cal Profession, to his Iriends and the public. April 9,1847. DSTN. S. JONES, GRATEFUL for past favors, hopes, by unremitied attention to his profession, to merit a continuance of public patronage. Dr, J. will attend to the various branches of his profession, including Midwifery and diseases of females and children. Office opposite Wm. B. Coopet’s Drug Store. Jan. 15,1847. ly-2 Dr. A. R. Hutchinson, TENDERS his services in the various branches of his Profession, to the citi zens of Prattville and surrounding country. Office in Piattville, Autauga county,Ala. April 2, 1847. 13-tl Dr. L. A. Phillips, HAVING located himself on the Soca patoy road, eight mile* North of We tumpka, respectfully tenders his services to the citizens of the' surrounding country. References. Wm.B. Coop-r, Win. E Boisseau, M. D. Wm. C. Penick. M. D. N. S. Jones, M. D. Jas. Townsend, M D. J. C. Harris M. D. April 2, 1847. 13-tf CASH ad vances made on Cotton shipped to the address ol Messrs. RUPERT Si McLELLAND, Mobile, by the under signed at Wetumpka. M. 8. CASSETTV. Jan. 29, 1847. 3m-4 GHBtiDI&EUl nerican Ac Foreign Newspaper ADVERTISING AND Subscription Agency, jTamman' 164 Nassau St.fnext door to Tammany Hall) NEW YORK CITY. Feb 5 1847 WM. STEDMAN, dealer in Wntehei, Bleb Jewelry &Oi NO. 14 DAUPHIN ST. MOBILE, ALA. 03-Eyery attention paid to repairing Watches, Time Pieces, Jewelry, <tc. Jaa. 5, 1847. ** W. H. WICKES, {SUCCESSOR TO I. C. CHAMBEBI'lt* ] WHOLESALE and RETAIL Dealer in Groceries and Western Produce, No. 4C Commerce Stree*. Mobile Jan. 5,1847. 1 ly SHEPPARD St BARNARD, House, Sign and Ornamental JPA UTTERS, 04 Commerce Street, Mobile. Ala. XNLAG8, Banners, Transparencies. Imi J? ration ttf Wood,Marble, 8tained Glass, &e.,eeeouted with neatness and dispatch at the lowest city prices. ~ Feb 6 1847 H. GRIFFING, DEALER IX . BATS, CAP8, BOOTS AND SHOES No. 58 WATER STREET, MOBILE Jan. 5,1847. I „A SMAR^ A « BOY . 3&..u colored GIRL ears old, to office, R r MAY 7. Progress of the magnetic Tele graph. The arrangement to extend this Irani miner of intelligence, have been accom plished, and a sufficient stock taken to Columbus. Georgia, and the contracts for limbers, See., are to be let immedi ately. Arrangements are also being made to extend it on to New Orleans, after the accomplishment of which,there will be one continued line of (his “ light nffig” conveyance from New Yerk to New Orleans. Such is the tide of im I provement, at this day, tnat one cannot be surprised at the establishment of any plan of science. Just to thiuk of news being conveyed froip Washington C ty or New York in the twinkling of an eye! With this to give us inlel ligence, and a connected route of Rail road, in case of war, the soldiers of tne South might rally on the banks of the St. Lawrence before an enemy could in vade Ametican soil. To the commer. cial community the advantages derived from the “ Lightning Line’’ will be in calculable. Maj. John G. Winter, to whose exertions Columbus is so much indebted for the fluttering prospects of the Telegraph, has been appointed Di rector at that place. Burnt Corn, Ala., I April 2$th 1847. J Mr. Hardy—* • * * I thought perhaps, that the following incident would be of interest to some of the rea ders of vour valuable paper. About the first of this month, a young man by the name of Wainright, was shot in the woods whi'st on a deer drive, by a Mr. Reynolds. Reynolds shot at a deer from the stand at which he hod been placed, and missing the deer, which run between him and the unfortunate Wain right, the whole Contents of the gun en< tered his heart, causing death immedi afely. It was entirely accidental, Bnd no blame could be attached to Reynolds. Respectfully. Croat Meeting of Use People of Lowntlei County, without Dis tinction of Party, On Wednesday, 14th April, the Cir cuit Couit being in session, Col Thomas Williams rose and stated to his Honor, Judge Picken-,, that it was the wish of the citizens that they should hare the use of the Court-Room, for the purpose of holding a meeting upon business of great public importance. To which le • quest, his Honor assented, and stated that the hour of fecess for dinner would | in accordance with the public nifties be prolonged. The citizens having assembled in the Court-Room, on motion of Col Wil. liams, Lawrence E Da wson, Esq. was called to the Chair—and on motion of Thomas J Judge, Esq., B«-nj Harrison, and Walter Drane, Esqrs. were ap pointed Secretaries. The Chairman then rose and address, ed the citizens on the subject of the meet ing. He said that venis had passed by since the citizens of this county had .met together; without any party of dis tinction, to take counsel on a political question; that the sunjeot they were called on to reflect and act upon, was one of great and absorbing interest; that the Southern people had met this ques tion of sluvery in convention, when the | Constitution was adopted in the spirit of stfcred compromise; that they had stood fast by thrii compact; but that the North and West had never been satisfied—dis contents—and murmuring were heard from the adoption of the Constitution until theBtoim arose on the Missouri question, That was the time when the South should have made a stand with out regard to consequences ; that tyas a great error; we yielded for the take of' peace; we had not attained peace—nnd our motives were not appreciated. The North and West had continued restive and dissatisfied with this concession,and from that time to the present this omin ous question bad been the theme of con* linua! agitation with Northern politicians and fanatics. The hour had come in which the question was to be met once and forever. The indications to the South from the passage of the Wilmot proviso by the House of Representa tives at the last session of Congress, told the South that she must now look to herself—the question wus no longer to be evaded. We had gone ioto the Union aa equals ; if we remain, we in land to remain as equals. If there was a southern man without his feeling, he vTftuld not only say that he was false to patriotism and the South, but hr would say, be was ready for degradation and servitude. Col. Thomas Williams then rose and said, that the passage of the resolution by the House of Representatives ma» king an appropriation ol $3,000,000 for the purpose of enabling the Preaident to negotiate a peace with Mexico, with the proviso attached, known commonly as the Wilmot proviso, excluding sla very from all territory to be acquired by conquest nr treaty, was a sign of the times which called for action in the South. He moved that a committee of 26 be appointed by the Chair to take into consideration the subjects before the meeting. The following gentlemen were named by th$ Chair to compose said committee: - Messrs. Thomas Williams, Reasali McCord, John W Mundy, J .M' Sadler, Q M Eldredve, J M Bolling, Nat Cook Archibald Gilchrist, J A Elmore, Mor gen Smith, James Hinkle, Jas W Me Queen, B S Bibb H V Smith, N Reeafi A J MiGinney, J J Mickle, James Por ter, Gen W D nilap, J M Giaham, T J Judge, E YV Martin, A B Forney, I B Stone and M L Gilmer. The committee having retired, after a brief interval returned, and through their Chairman, reported the following reso lutions, and recommended their adop lion: 1. Resolved unanimously, That Con gress has (to power to pass any law af fecting 'either directly or indirectly, me diately or immediately, the institution of slavery and that the passage of nny such law hy Congress, would be a plain and palpable violation of the Constitu tion of the United States, destructive of the peace and harmony of the Union, subversive of liberty and degrading and, dishonoring to all the people of the slave holding Stales. 2. Resolved unanimously, That as members of a„y parly, we will not vote for any man for President or Vice Pre. sident of (he United States, who will not previous to the election, pledge him self to oppose at all times the passage of any low by Congress, affecting in any way the institution of slavery ; and thai if elected, while acting as President of the United States the exercise of the Veto power shall always be against any such law, whether the same be contain ed in any proviso or otherwise, 3. Resolved unanimously, That ns members of any parly, we will not vote for any man for President or Vice Pres sident of the United Slates, who will not declare previous to ihe election,that Ire will not oppose the extension of sla very south of north latitude 39 deg. 30 min. over any territory which may here after he acquired by treaty or otherwise. 4. Resolved unanimously,.That on the subject matter of these resolutions a mong ourselves, we know no party diss tinction, and never will know any, that we will be either all democrats, or all whigs, or neither. The resolutions having been read, Col. Williams rose and udJressed the meeting: He said that this was no party ques tion; it was a great southern—a great constitutional question—one which ab sorbed every other political question; that Ihe South had now nothing to do with President making ; she was to go forherseli—for self preservation ; that he was a whig, a friend of H. Clay, ad mired I is mimy great public and private virtues, but if that gentleman was a can didate now tor the Presidency, and would not endorse the sentiments em braced in the resolutions now reported, he would dissolve all connections as j politicians.between Mr. Clay and him self. The Col. then read extracts from the speeches of Mr. Winthrop, whom he said was a brother whig. He'de nounced the representative from Boston in no measured*terms, for during in the great assembly of the nation to assert that on the question of slavery, be his position unjust or otherwise, his mind and the niind of Massachusetts and New England was made up. He then exhibited Mr, Cass as a democrat, Who though be voted in the Senate against the passage of the Wilmut proviso, yet accompanied that vote with declarations expressive of his approval of the prin ciples contained therein He denoun ced such conduct as open hostrlity, a tempoiizing policy to gain time, the mote effectually to crush and destroy us.— Col. Williams asked whose blood,whose treasure was lavished in Ihe war r.nw waged in Mexico? whose patriotism fiUed the ranks? Was it the North or Northwest alone? or had Ihe South end Southwest made no contribution of her money and patriotism 7 Me said he hoped the South would be firm, be ner liter whigs nor democrats on this ques tion. We will stand up for the man who staiWjF op for the Institutions of the Soutfiv^e he whig or be he democrat— he must endorse our resolutions. Col. Williams said, he had nu idea that the rights of the South should be hemmed in by geographical lines—for himself he would like to sec the Pacific if he wish ed It, and if the South wanted it, who had the right to say he should not go there 7 Col. John A. Elmore then followed. He said that he gave a full assent to (he resnlutians, and to every word uttered by his honorable friend, Col. W. He did not rise to discuss this question—he would not discuss it—the South would not discuss it; but Mr. Chairman, we j are prepared to meet it with warm hearts1 and stout arms whenever the issue comes. Loud calls were then made for the H- n. Mr. Cottrell, the Representative in Congress from the district. Mr. Cot trell said be had come there to be n spec tator, and to give his assent as a C'tizen to the proceedings, and would not have addressed the meeting but on the call of hie constituency. He assured the meet ing that it was but too true that a crisis bad come in the history o#the country, and he was happy to be able to say,that he believed also, that the South 47as prompt to meet it as it ought to be met. He assured bis fellow-citizens,that there wee no hope of this question being ad justed by democracy or whiggery; that in the North and Northwest, the aboli tionists, though in a minority, yet from their position, they could command the voles of either or both of the great par ties of the country. That to illustrate it, he would state that if a whig rose on tbs floor of Congress and denounced slavery ofid the institutions of slavery, ba was followed by • democrat, who would go on a few degrees further—he be followed by a whig going beyond the democrat, and so on, all struggling to maintain .partjr ascendancy by heeping Insults on Southern institutions, and at tacking our dearest rights. Mr. C. sta ted, he had net er spoke on this question in Congress ; He could not, he would not, In justice himself and his consin tt-ency forget his and their rights so fat as to consider this a subject of debate in Congress. He had, however, con versed freely frith Northern gentlemen, and he had to!i them in rain that the South would not submit; but Northern statesmen had lt.ld him they believed the South would yield this question — they would not credit him. He Mr. C., told these gentlemen that there may be a division among the Southern leading mm and Southern politicians; but the people would lead and command the politicians on this matter, and that the Southern people would never concede an iota on this point. Mr. C. said, if the people be true lo themselves there was no danger. • Mr. T. J. Judge b^ing called, said he would say but little! He approved hear tily of the principles of the resolutions and hoped they wf.uld be adopted. He said that when this question was agita ted in the last Conkress, and Mr. Cal houn had introduced his resolutions in the Senate, he had told many of his friends, he was glnii that the honorable Senator had purstled that course; his resolutions had Bis, Mr. J.’s, hearty approval. He did not altogether ad mire Mr. CalhounV political course—as a whig, he differed from him on many questions, but he (would say, on this slavery question, 4e d'd consider him ae the polar star of llie South. He hoped however, the questions between us and the North would te peaceably settled, and that we would yet continue a great, happy, and united people. At the call of the meeting Mr. Thos. H. Watt* rose anil said, from the late ness of the hour, lie would not make a speech, but he would say, that much as lie loved the Union, and urde/illy as he hoped never to seethe day when the sun should set upon u| as a disunited peo pie, yet if there wus no alternative but disunion to settle this question, he would say 1 let it come.’ j Col. Gayle was called for; he said the lateness of the hour would prevent him from addressing his fellow-citizens He said yes, in response to the resolu lions—yet, in answer to what his friends had said about them; and on this subject lie would say jto (he North what old Rough and Rehd» said to Ihe Mexicans at Buena Vista-*— There is no surrender."! The several addresses were inter rupted by frrqient bursts of approval from, the meeting—and the strongest feelings of indignation at the course pursued in the lafst Congrfss was evin ced. .There was but one feeling through out the assembly, an enthusiastic deter-, minatiorr to maintain untouched our constitutional rights. The questions being called for» were put, and unanimously carried. Mr. Thomas J. Judge then offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and S -cretaries, and published in the Hayne* ville Chronicle, fwiih a request to all the Ed tors in this Slate, and in the South ern States, to give them publication in their respective papers. The meeting then adjourned. L. E. DAWSON, Ch’iu B. Harrison, ) a W Drank '\ Secretar,« Letter from Father fUntlicw. We make the following extinct from a letter of the fit. Rev. T. Mathew, which is published in jne.Alhany Journal. ‘‘Cork. SU). March 1847. “My Deare-t Friend: The mag nificient humanity evinced bjr our be loved brethren in the States, for the so! feting lri.-h, has inspired every heart in this island with ardent gratitude. “We shall ever regard America as our deliverer in the hour of bitter calam ity. The immense supply of Indian corn, wafted into the Cove of Cork, the last few days, and the free-gilt cargoes daily expected, have had an unexpected eflect on the corn maiket. Mai/e has fallen from £19 to £10 the ton. In the darkest hour of calamity we should not despair. The mercies of the lord are above all his tvonderous works. I am resolved, God witling, to leave Ireland for the States next summer. It shall be my Constant, anxious prayer, that the Lord may remove every obstacle, and allow me to indulge this darling desire of my heart. “As soon as the expected breadstuff vessels will arrive in Cork, I .•‘hall have the pleasure of writing to you again, ex pressing mv thanks.” U. S, District Court.— A young lad, (says the Savannah Republican,) not more than filieen years of age, who has been for some lime past engaged in carrying a horse mail from Augusta to Carnesville, was yesterday, 21st April, tried before ihe Circuit Court in this city, for embezzling a check from a letter placed in the mail bag under his charge. He was found guilty, and sentenced to hard labor in the Penitentiary for ten years. S. Coben, Esq., Acting District Attorney, conducted the pinsecution, and A. J. Miller, Esq., of Augusta, de fended the prisoner. Justice Wayne, in pronouncing sen tence, lock occasion to remind tbe pris oner that he might turn his punishment to good account. He was ycung, would learn an useful trade, and might hereaf ter find teaton to tbank the rigor of the taw Jar making him an useful and hon est member of ooeiety. ' * #> I" ■ , .4:. ./ ;*■ V - ■ • MAY. BY 1. O. PBBCIVAL. I rut a newer 1 ire in every gnle j The winds, that fan the flowers, And with their welcome breathing! fill the sail, Tell of aerener hours,— ' Of hours that glide unfelt away Beneath the sky of May. The sp^^lf the gentle south-wind calls , From his blue throne of air, And where his whispering voice in music falls, j Beauty is budding there; The bright ones of the valley break Their slumbers, and awake. The waving verdure rolls along the plain, And the wide forest weaves, To welcome back its playful mates again, A canopy of leaves: And from its darkening shadow floats A gush of trembling notes. Fairer and brighter spreads the reign of May; The tresses of the woods With tho light dallying of the west-wind play; And the full brimming floods, As gladly to their goal they run, Hail the returning sun ■ Public meeting. Pursuant to public notice, through the press, circulated through the conmiy, a meeting of the Democratic party was held at the Court House in Cahawba on the 20lh April, for the purpose of select ing delegates to the State Convention to be held in Montgomery on the first Monday in May next, and also to select delegates to the District Convention to be held at Centerville on the first Mon day in June r.ext. On motion of Col G W Gayle, Col W W Famhro was called to the Choir and N B Mi’chell appointed Secretary. The Chairman explained briefly the ob-> ject of the meeting, when, On motion, the Chairman was in structed to appoint a Committee of five to report resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting The Committee appointed were, Col G W Gayle, A Saitmarsh, James Bell, M ij Wat H Gee and A A Coleman, Esq. The Committee retired for a short lime und reported through their Chair man, the following resolutions, which were ununimously adopted : 1. Resol/ed, That in the opinion of this meeting it is expedient that Dallas county be represented in (he Democratic Convention to be holden in the city of Montgomery on the first Monduy in May next. 2. Resolved, That five delegates be selected by this meeting, by nomination, to attend saiJ Convention, and in case of the failure of either to attend, the vacancies shall be fill'd by the dele* gates, ora majoiily of them. 3 Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting it is expedient that Dallas county be represented in the Democratic Convention to be holden at Centerville in Bibb county, on the first Monday in June next. 4. Resolved, That delegates be se lected by this mee(i„g, by nomination, to attend said Convention, and in case of the failure of either to attend, the vacan cies shall be filled by the delegation or a majority of them. 5. Resolved, That in the selection of a candidate for Governor, and for Con gress, wc recommend to the said Con. ventions the propriety of adopting the two-thirds rule, established by the No tional Democratic Convention held in Baliimore in the year 1844. The following named gentlemen were nominated and unanimously elected de legates to the State and Distiiel ConVen tions. To the State Convention*. Hnn William R King, Maj IVm H Gee, Jones M Gunn, Samuel Pickens und W m A Beene, Esq. District Convention. John H D Womack, E*q., A A Cole man, E~q., J S Cleveland, Col G J S Walker and Jerry Johnson. Resolved* That the proceedings of this meeting be signed bv (lie Chairman and Secretary and published in the Dal» las Gazette. W. W. FAMBRO, ChW N. B. Mitchell, Sec’ry. The Old and new Testament.— The following curious calculation is worth preserving. It is to be found, we believe, in some complete editions of the Bible, but is not generally known : the old and new testaments dissected. In the Old In the New. Total. Books, 39 Chsplers, 929 Verses, 23 214 Words, 595,439 Letters, 2,72$, 100 66 r!,189 27 260 7,959 32.173 181,253 773,692 838,380 3,566,480 OLD TESTAMENT. The middle book is Proverbs. The middle chapter is Job xxl*. The mid dle verse ti Chronicles xx chapter, be* tw^en the 17th and 18th verses ; the least verse is |Chronicles i chapter 25, verse. < NEW TESTAMENT. The middle book is n Thessalnnisns. The middle chapter is between the xm and xiv Romans* The middle verse is xvii chapter of Acts 17th verse; the least verse is xi chapter of John 36th verve; The middle chapter and least in the Bible is Psalm exit. The middle verse i« the 8ih of the exvm Ps«lm. The mjddle line is n Chronicles iv chspter Kith vetse. The word and occurs in the Old Testament 34 543 times; the same in the New Testament occurs 10684 times. The word Jehovah oc curs 6855 limes. The 31 at'verts of the vn chapter ol Exra has all the letters of the alphabet; x chapter of n Kings and xxxvn -lah are all .alike. From thn Mobile Herald. Late from Vera Cruz. TUSPAN TAKEN!! I The U. S, Transport schooner Gen, | PatlersoB arrived at New Orleans Mon day morning from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed or. the 24th. By this conveyance (sty# the Del'a) we have the gratifying intelligence of ihe capture of Tuspan, by the gallant Com. Perry and the equally gallant squadron under Ins command t thu9 showing thqt our Navy want* but the opportunity which have been present ted to the army, to be like them every where triumphant. The Gen. Patterson fell in with Com. Perry and his squadron, on their return from the Tuspan Expedition, an the 24th ult., 25 miles north of Vera Cruz. She was boarded by an officer fh?m the U. States steamer Scorpion, who put letters on board, and who re ported to Capt. Jackson, that on the 19th Tuspan had been taken after a fierce and determined resistance by the Mexican troops. We lost some four men killed and some fourteen wounded among whom were four officers—Capt. Tatnull, (slightly) Lieut. Patker, (se verely-,) Lieut. Hartstein and Passed Midshipman Lowns, (slightly.) The Mexicans, finding further resis tance unavailing, spiked all their guns, raised the defences of the place, and then abandoned it. Further particulars to-morrow. From the Picayune we select the foU lowing: Gen. Shields was still alive at last nccounts, but it was thought he could not survive. Capt Johnson, of (be to pographical engineers, temained in n very critical slate. Gen, 1J.How’s wound is net serious. The Mexican officers, on their way to the United States, was sent over to the Castle of San Juan de tJIloa, on the 21st ult. They w ere in fine spirits. Sargeant Tucker, of the 2J dragoons, wn9 shot at and wounded in the hand while riding an express from Gen. Scott to Vera Cruz on on the 20ih ult. On the 21st a teamster wits picked up on the road, having been killed by some cowardly Mexican. * YVe annex a letter from* correspon dent at Vera Cruz, winch is tho latest we have from that city! Veba Cruz, April 231, 1847 Gentlemen—we ore now four days without a word concerning the move ments above, and aro hegmiug to think it pnssihle th it an express has bepn cut of!'—particularly as the fast express which came through received a volley of about fifty muskets. It only wound ed one of five dragoons, (the sergeant,) a musket ball having passed through his hand. An express left here w>th a mail on the 21st and after proceeding twen ly-five miles overtook our provision (lain under a strong escort, the com mander of which deem’d it piudent to take charge of the mail himself—feeling confident that nothing but a strong body of well armed men would he at all safe in t>ying to make their way through to Julapa. Irish Confederation Address to America. Iii the last number of the National Intelligencer we find this imeiesling ad. diess, introduced br a I lief corresjion dencr. We copy the whole: To the Editors of tha National Intel ligencer ! GenlUmen i I received by the last Northern mail th#original nfye and ad dress , of which the accompanying are copies, dated from “ The Irish Confede ration Council Rooms,” 2d ,-*nd 3J of April, 1847. You will oblige me by communica ting these documents to the public through'the columns of your paper.— Very respectfully, your most obedient servant. April 25, 1847. G. M. DALLAS. IsisK CoirrcDrmTios Council R"om*„ ) April 3, 1847. $ Sir: We have the honor to forwuld to you the enclosed address, adopted at a apecial meeting of the Irish Confede ration, held on the 2d of April. It gives us sincere pleasure to convey to you the grateful sentiments of this hooy, ard through this Cnmmui.icatif u to assure you of our personal respects. We have the honor to be, sir your ve ry obedient faithful servants. WILLIAM 8. O’BRIEN Chairman THOMAS F.MEACHER, RICH ARD O’GORMAN, Junior Honorary Secretaries. Hon. George M. Dallas, Vice I’reiU dent U. S. A. Washington. Address of Iht Council of the triih Con* federation to the Hon. Gf.oj M. Dal las, Vice President of the V. States of America. Cobmcl Room or thc Ibish Co-rmERATiOH, > 9 D’Olicr street. Dublin, April 3, 184T. J Sir—The last American mail con veyed lout the intelligence of the ef i tor's on behalf of Ireland now being made throughout the United States at the recommendation of the great meet ing convened at Washington on the 9th of February, over which you were cho' sen In preside. The intelligence lightened our des pondency. We saw the greatest of the new nations of the earth moved bv a universal impulse with sympathy ffe, our country—the same men of a'.', creeds and parties co-operating in giving effect to this generous sentirient—men some of whom have been already made for ihymtelvee immortal names; and we could but infer that much of the sue hese-pf the whole movement "tblght be IrttCfd 10 the heartiness with which t^ second citizen of (he Republic led ths ranks of your countrymen to our suc cor. We do not feel humbled at receiving the aid of the American, people, howev. er it may reflect on the character of an empire ostentatious in its pretention to superior power, weal'h and civilization, to permit what it calla an integral por tion of itself to depend upon the volun tary contributions of a traduced rival for its rescue from famine. The Irish nation most sincerely dv. sires to stand well with the people of America. Our recollection* of America are all of n fraternal kind. Wheu in the year 1775 a Congress first vat at Philadelphia, and when yet our Senate deliberated in Dublin, your fathers cor dially addressed ours, declaring that “ the Irish Parliament had done them no wrong.” and expressing a hope that friendship and communion of spirit j might long continue between the two j countries. An eminent father of your constitution. Franklin when represent* ing your young commonwealth in France addressed this nation in a simi lar spiiit of cordiality* Nor did Wash ington and Jetl'erson—whose name* ore by us nlmost r.s cherished us by your selves—refuse to entertain and express a desite for friendly intercourse between the United States and this Kingdom. It is unnecessary to remind you that :Ylr, Buike and Col. Barty, the most re solute advoca'es of th* American colo nial* in the British Parliament, were both Irishmen by birth and education : that Gen. Montgomery, the proto-martyr of your itistoiy, was a native of Done znl—that Com. Barry, * the father of the United States navy,’ was a native of Wexford. These tacts we do not recall boastfully. The orator and soldier did but their duty iu asserting against Eng land the enuse of human freedom by word and deed. We recall their names only to show that front the first dawn ot your country’s existence it was the lot of our people to have been in some aort her agents at home ar.d her allies abroad. Yet from this ground we raise no claim upon America, r.lltor than the natural cl tint of the children of departed friends, for a continuance o! the friendship which existed between their fulhcrs. Although, nit, since the days of Jef ferson and Burke, Ireland has lost in power and America has gained, still we hope to be able to reciprocate the many good olficcs your cottntiy formerly, as well as latterly, rendered us. We ear nestly desi:e that the current of trade now selling to these shores from youra at the command of charity, shall con tinue to flow when the current of its first direc ion shall have happily passed a way. What future iclatinns important to both countries may 'Brise front (his direct commercial intercourse, it would be premature to anticipate. We cannot, sir, avoid this opportunity of commending to you. and through you to our generous American friends, lbs Irish emigrant* who, during the present season, will be landed upon your shores* They have a strong natural bias in fa vorof America, end all they require is information und experience to make them n srtiice and a strength to their adopted country. We lament that the disastrous eondt* tion of this island compels Irishmen tw abandon their homes. We believe that Ireland, if wisely governed, would be capable of stlst. I ng in | l-rnty its present population. We are engaged in the prosecution of a policy which, by ensur ing a separate legislation to this island, wilJtconcentrate within itself the ele inents of its regeneration—and we trust that the lime is not far distant when we shall be freed fiom the necessity of ap. pealing on behalf of our exiles to the sympathies of other nations, though we shall ever feel a pride in remembering that in bur time of need those sympa thies hav<? not been withheld. Permit Us, in conclusion, on our own behalf and on that of the Irish Dillon,0 thank jou for the distinguished part jou took in the meeting of the friends of Ireland at Washington, and. through you, !o thank the eminent Senators, Rep resentatives, ard citizens who have so enthusiastically carried out the recom mendation of that meeting, and have raised those eXtraoidinary contribution* throughout tr.e Union for the benefit of Ireland, of which every new mail brings additional intelligence. tVM SMITH O'BRIEN, Chairman. T. P. MEAGHER, riohard D oorman, Junior Uouotary Secretaries. A Bit of Romance.—The Mr Con ttelUrllle (O.) (lerald of the 14 h ull., chronicles the marriage of two brother* to two sisters, all lately from Ritchie county. Va. The ceremony was per formed in the woods about half a mile east of the town The brothers, it ap pears, left tbeir native hills to try their fortunes in Ohio. Their sweathearts unwilling to remain behind, deterr come weal or woe, to follow *',**;"! share their foitunes. On lb m *n<l they had reached the po Honed and encamped L‘ .7 ,‘ “*n* their mother, wL Za ‘H *^3 them, forbade’ an^J^C™**a'ed ts^wvvrs: ' «?*• accordingly despatched to n ‘ for a license and a squires* and m doe time, the twain were doubly made one flesh, in the forest, before tbeir camp fire, the stars for sentinels and the trees for witnesses. . Jfc A poor Editor out West issues at extra informing the world that hie wife Dorothy Dwight, has eloped with a ban ^y;l*gged. swteelled-eyed, erooked bar! Hailor. Exciting tinea these,