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Hnrl Fhirireri nnchrdiniilv. 1 A-noUDciiig cndidtei foroffi5 wlilb Five )i)lr for ceuntjr offices, uoti Ton Dollnrt lor 'tnie offluee in ailvance. i,. w 1 .(urlimnnt of nprinnul altercation Will I rt" w - 1 - aiinahljr be chained ooustBthe foregoing rtei, f Political, Cotton.Cirnular, or any articles of indiTi'tUNl iiiiefeat, win oecnargeu a auverinc- Wubi anl ajutt bepnitl for ill aHvanca. , Yearly Adrerttabiuenta. Not exceeding ten line renewable at ' I pleasure, per annum, j . $"20 00 ot exceeding tbirfjr linef r 'M Ofl jNut exceeding ailtjr line. , ' ; ' , W M I Th nrivil.n nf anniijl advertiser ii liniiteil to their own immediate bminewj and ali a.)ver- Jtiiementl Tor tlieOenetil 01 ninei persnnt, tem n Standinar AareriitemeaM, For tan linea or leu, three monthi. $6 O 1(1 00 so on 5 00 8 00 , t - tix month, u " twelve months. lach additional square, three months, tt six monins, u tt Ivrelve moiuhs. 15 01) (gj- All Job work must be paid for on deliv V1 MEXICO. As every thing relative to our 1 ill-fated lis'er Republic, whose inhabitants, in the name ef liberty, gronn under a military 'despotism the moat oppressive, is read wtihi 'interest, we transfer to our columns the; following comparison insti'nted by M. de Mofras in bis lute work, between her pres et condition and when under the domin ion f Spain. iLimiMMed of six feven millions of in- f hahitfinta RIricf ia f utiected to the intn- - - , . om of an or aaven thoUaaoo. i Kicflrs; and , this beautiful couulry so prosperous and ao oouleni whan it was called New Spain, is now crushed beneath a military despotism. The military marine ORly counts, at Vera Cruz two new steamer, and an old one which hns become unsea worthy, toge'h er wiih a schooner of one hundred and fifty tons burden, armed with four guns and on the pacific, three revenue cutlers carry ing each tour carrnnadei all commanded by Mexican officers, and manned by sailors of all nations, except the two steanera of which the crewr, officers, and commanders were wholly English but the officers, who belonged to the English navy, left at the end of a year' service. At evrrv point of the Mexican territory, the magnificent woiks of fortification, erec ted at great cost by the Spaniards, are fall iog. into ruins. The frontiers oi the North are tripped,' and the noithern provinces wasted by hordes of savag, who advance to within thirty leagues of the city pi MexU co. ' ' ; ' Under the regime of the Metropolis, a vje combinHtion of, missions and prcii diot arrested the depredation of the liiou an, and spread-among their-tribes the Mvini?a ol leliffion and the I'Chts of civil. w.w m- O 1 " . - I rzilion. The stmtfgic line, which compre henderf an extent of more than twelve. hun dred league, tei'an at the port of S.m Franciacoand at Monterey, io Upp-r Ch. forni. and descended from tnrth to south as far as Sm Diego. From that point, it ent off two branches, to embrace the two coasts of hwer California : then crossing the Colorado of the West ft loltowed the Rio Gila, passed the Sierra Madre, and af ter having covered New Mexico end.Tex a, it rarne to a terminaWon at the extremi. tv of Florida, thus dividins America in ita entire bresdth and plaeing the shores of the AtUotic in communicatit D with those of the Booth Sea. , - " Wuhin this line, the governors and inde. fstible misainnariea colleced Colonists founded puebloi, or villrea rompoaed of Eptoird fd converted Indians taught them the cultivation o( the earth, the x ploitation of the mine, and mechanic art. There various poin'e, secured Ly presidial eomp-niea were ct'nnert d tojielher, and formed a complete system of colonizition and defence. Te Jesuits had the glory of first coocei. virg. and in part executing, this admirable plan, so worthy ol the vast iolerpriaes ol (bat famous society. Wht remains of lhi once powsrfu! an .Corrpsct organ z'itrf'of Rums and anntchj. So that now, be a a traveller, ippirg be if ore. the rir, of some old edifTce,asks what itaaikui t for, tba acswtr ioririit! ii: TW wai a collegp, chif ch, or barracka in the time of the, King In a financial pMnl ol iiew tha situation of Mexico not less bVpMb'e. Her ra vepuea donot ratten fill en millions: her expeoaej Mceed eighteen million, and it i reniark-.llf, hit of this udget the army alone, alarus thirteen milins. It ia idle for the efeditur o Mexico to be looking fur repayment. Tnia ia impbsiible in the ac tnal crrcumatancea. Trie internal debi alone exceeds fourteen million of dollars; that i" England arrmunia to (en million sever hundred and twenty thousand pound sterling; snd tha damn of-tha United Siites and Franc to a large tunf in addi- ton. Ml. Smdkii The Nev York News say?, that it i understood that this gentle man ha s gone tu the Kio Grande, to have an interview with several influential Mexi can, with a view to .the speedy tormina ?ion of the present war. Te suppose this is one among tbe numerous fake , rumors hat are afloat rlativ o oor ftflatra with Mexico. ' ' It ia rumored that Senator Sevier will be appointed Minuter to Russia..- j A son of Marshall Berirand has offered his services to our government in the ' war against Mexico. Messrs. CALHotfH and Bbntoic.-A re cent article in the Louisville ; Democract, ' takei nil 7 Messrs. Uenion and UAinoun in the following appropriate style, for their course on the Oregon question: "Thero were two Democrats in the Sen ate who have grown too l"rge for the sen timent of the country. , One thought of his cotton, and the otner ten to stuayiog geog i, ' v.. o ---a , . Tney were both important mao, i opinion of the country, and still more tant in their own estimation. The raphy in the imnnrtant Whigs fell in behind them.: to the Senete t icm vm' ...v.... - lf fhouted hurra for,; usl fiee,Jhow,v. ppins swim! Between the cotton, the sography and the Whigs, 54 40 wasprsc a DO snouieo nurra nr .visj lical v rubbed off this terraqueous fflobe. Calhoun, after bullvins England about alavery, and hurling dtfiance in the t eh of Mexico, auddenly made atonement ter , these undignified things by reading a homi, ly on tne norrors Ol war, ana mo massing, of peace, showing that tnts country couia nnt Aniraife in a conflict without falling in to a military despotism exactly, cried all the Whigs that's just exactly wnai -v;s think we thought so all the timegreat speech that great. . ,' Col. Usnton bad run a tut against me Texas ouestioo, eot badly bruised and back: ed out ingloriously; but his time bod not come. Geography, chronology, and all the a'ocuments came ont from their dusty cor ners at hi call. Dictionaries told htm what a coast meant, put went 54 40 clear aa if it never had been written on (he fce of the earih. v. j nere Z't "tea tne . ' as- Whig press we knowe so no sucn noe in the geography, lienion s a great man very great roan vary Uarnefl--very - We knew he was a man of vast learoin!' Navau The sloop of ear, Albany, was launched fat Now York os the 27h ull. The sloop cf war Germantown will be launched from the Philadstphia navy yard in a short lime. The Native Ball has bren itnted by the Biliimore American Republican which .ha dclired in favor of the Hon. Lou'n Mc Claoa for the next Presidency. Gxneral Orncxas or thx Abut cf thk U.mtdStat.s lit 181?. The Wash isgton Union publishes a list of the gener. alemcersof 'the United SUte Army.it 1S13, from a register of that year. Out of hatwenty-twe general r-fScers, all with the exception, of Geo. Cast, have goo a to i heir final home a. .r.w. Ctturah. IlenrT He arborn, Thorn a Tinckn-y, Jamea Wilkinson, Wade Ihrnpion, Morgan Lewis and Vi'oi, U. liar. Pr;n,Virr General. Jooh B'oomfisid, jrota VVn.chesicr, Wi'l.am Hull, Tkomas Fiournoy, Th. H. Cihing, John Chan .der. J.hn P. B yd, Tbw. I'.rker, George 'urd, W.lliam H- Winden. DjdCO mc Arthur, Lewie. Ca. Berjiwin Howard, )avid R Wiliiama, Jacob Broo, Leon ard Covington. ! E;edo?s ia a main piKer cf virlui. . InfamoVs Conduct,--Our exchanges are publishiee accounts of a revolting crime recently perpetrated in Washington City bv a mD named Mullen, titled Reverend, (a minister inlhat citj) which evinces trior. al turpitude to a lamentable degree lie was an inmate cf the family which be has, brought to ruin. They had treated him with the utmost kindaeis without reward, and in return for their nespitaliiy he base. ly abused their confidence. When the se cret of his guilt was brought to light he de- stricken parents. A correspondent of the Charleston Newa in alluding to ihia circumstance eayi cor rectly: "I have seen conduct towards young ladies from young fops, calling them, selves Jveccrcnd, which framany one else, would have subjected the offender to sum mary chastisement." 0r Forty-seten persons recently met in the city of New York and nominated Gen. faylor aa the Whigcandidati for the Pres idency. - The Cholera. The rumor that this lerable scourge bad made its ppeJrance ip Quebec has been contradicted. . Editing a paper irr mi South. A London paper publishes the, following aa ik. r.t Jvf art aititnr in thfl amth. A trentleman Called Doolttle. educated at Harvard University, aba a native of Connecticut, was tranppianieo ooum to eo. it a'violnt party paper in a locality where rdirolvera ad tntutuum. 100 a wnoie ar mnrv of howie knives tiitd a etronr? infiu ence in preventing the reedom cf speech. He neiu oia enuuiiou ai ii;uiuii, 'gtabbed twice, ehot thre i times, once ! cudgelled, and once thrown into a h pond. but he congrstufted himself i tie held tits aiiuution fix rr.onms; was :e well horse. upon n6Ver bavins been kicked! - He retaliated QQver uBving ueen kiiw. - iw i5'""' upon hie tormeotos by ahMtiitgtwoef ihero ,jeaj M doorposts, and ten he a'epnrted for more peaceful latitude ' - A revolutionary veieranjsged 106 years, New York. UJicioated in eel- . . iJ u ..:,. I. Crating tnntversarjr of American In- ucpcuucmc, m . j " . The Rev. George Cppway, an educated Indian is lecturing in tie northern cities en the manners end cuj'oms of his race. Pr.r.n. R.w.rrI r-ntlatlf made SDoech eleven houru long on aampoitant criminal case. Tna Sub Trcastjkt Bill the very latt. The following anecdote "i going the rounds of our exchanges, and is ihe very last blow which baa been aimed at (he Sub Treasury Bill. . u amkn I Aavi.A vnn to sleeo wtd one eye rpen, desa darlc nights oera a aome ihinn lrrv Wisniahious crimlO . Illlir -v..; i - i'hi nn airih vou mean. Ike, what a de matter! tell ue air about 'em oon i neep a poor nigger in dispense." , Wal, de (ac is, dat are Scoub Treat umry ul hae passed by Wsshingtoo and Fnlumdelphyj an he aint left a rpec of akin on de ahio of any mgger die oe oe eiui pole! He'll be here fore lung, dat's sartin den look out for your ele wool Sambo!"' Goah a mighty! dat are criitur comin1 here! dont git dia chit out arter drk without a Spanish knife-mad dat, Ikef It seems to be settled among the u kaow in oo'ea'1 at Washington! that Col. Win. O. Butler of Kentucky, and Col. Barrow of ihe Senate, are to be appointed Brigadier Geoemla in the Army, under the au hortty of the law-recently pissed for incresaiig ihe number of General eEcerl in the Ar my. Picayune. , MaHie SctATOR. A caucus of tha Sen ate has sgtin nominated Governor Anrtr- sua. while the democrats ri me iiuum rk.i. adhere to Mr. Hamlin. Oa the evening cl the 19 b ult. the democrat! of bota houses isembied n caucus, tahen the whole sub jr....tr- P.r. una. ject was poip"nea lor w ' j A proverb saiih, 44 Labor while the ?ay lasts, far the cijht corneth -whso eo man can work. There were bo Pni'.erswheo chat was written. . I'm a vic.irnHo aa artificial eUte of lo cictyas tbs moalry md tea tbey rat ;re serf ea biav" " 7 . ' ' ' ANECDOTES OF JOHN RANDOLPH. The Ne w York Spirit ef the Timei pub. lifhes tha following anecdote of the great orator of Ronoake. t I remember hearing two anecdotee of Randolph which elrikingly type his char arter. One exhibit bis cynical rudeness and disregard for f" feelingt ef others in fact, a wish to nd their feelings and the other his I I do not. vouch for their accuracy, bu. ;ive them a I have frequently heard th , ft perhaps ha the reader. ' '": , , . .,?-, i Once,3when Ran1 itph waa in the city f B j he ss in the daily habit of lie- quanting the bookstore of one of the largest booksellers in the place. lie baa maae m . a - some purchases Irom him, and was very curious in looking ever hi book &c. In the course of Randolph's visit, he became . . mm . . all very faroilliar with Lit.- the bookseller, and they held long chati together; the ore. tor of Roanoke ahovjog off with great courtesy Mr. , was quite a pomp u man, rather vin of hi acquaintance whd the lions who used to strip io his shop. 9ub. sequently, being, m Washington wura a friend, be espied Kanooiph advaoctng to warda him, and told- hip friend that he would introduce him tu the great man His friend however, knowing the wayward nesa of Randolph, declined. Well," said Mr l I'm sorrv Vou will not be intro- duced. I'll go up and give him a shake .... . -I.. - IT L II 1 ni ih hand Mt an v rater ud ne wa meo with oufstreched hand to salute the cynic. The aristocratic republican (by the by, how often your thorough going republican ia a r..n hlonded ariatocrat in his Private tela- tions) immediately threw his hands behind him. aa if he could not dull his palm in that ..r and tm-r.pA antrchindv into the face of the astonished liookseUer. ''Oh, oh!" .a .. va. S said he as if recolieciing nimseir. " iou a. n ' e 1 I.; 811 .' li T Rre Rlti A -, i mm oiiiimarsi . .. ..!! I I L . ' Lr. f-.. vouf' Yes. sir.ou rlid." "Did I fo ,r m natr vou fur themf 44 No. sir. vob did isoUw; Good morning ell!'' said, the . i-".;. l! ; :.l -fr i.j j::... Otfc'or, lining jnia c.p wun ouunueu uijuuj, att J pasl on, a nts enecaoie qoaa w hofv .ithc Rardolrh'a coorlness of" head . Imart. but itsSiowa his character. : (' The other anecdote s as : follows; The Honorable Peter r-who was . a wptcl naicar. and who represented B coun- aau f ty for many yesrs in Congress, once made a motion to amend a resolution onerea py Randolph, on ihe surjuct or military claims. Mr. Randolph rose alter the amendment had been offered and draw ing out his watch from bis fob,. asked the. Honorable Peter . what o'clock it was. He told hi in. "Sir," replied, the orator, Ayou can mend my watch but not my motions. You un derstaod tictics, eir, but net lactics.w ..That too, was a fine retort, when alter he had been speaking, several members rose in aucceasioa . and attacked him. " Sir," said he to the speaker, " I'm in the condition )f old Lear ... The little doss and all, Tray Blanche, end Sweetheart, See they bark at me. Thi Fourth was honored in our vil- taitk ih usual rernmonie. The De c'aratlon of Independence was read by J. K. LEi.esa.. and an eloquent Oratien was delivered by S R Janes, esq. We are told the dinner surpassed any thing oi toe kind ever seen io thiscountry. 1 A' Mtddletnn the Declaration was read hvfiin. HEHtNawAT. and en Oration re plete with patriotism and patriotic remini. cences, was pronounced by itev. wr. TOX A sumptuous dinner, of substantial? and delicaciea, was provided by ihe hospu table eitirens ,of the village sod neighbor hnnA Th Guards'! were en parade, and made a fine sppearince. Mi.f .Dem,! A SauADRon cr Di-ArrowTED Lovkm. Vf tee it stated io iome of our exchan ges that the reasoq why Cap'. May wears long hair snd beard, it on account of disap pointment in love. Ve presume such u ibe case, end by a iszular coincidence, every mao attached ti filay's commnd ia sSic'ted in the same fay, a tbey all hive, more or less, long;hair aud Ion tends. Such a brave set of pa pointed lovera we think sever before g4 together, tbey stand up again't their wourfed hens most maa fvlly, and seem LkeV K th .h with them without muc't rflumaie inj irv. ; few OrlesDsTrcpic. e ' , A younwifd rerrenstrated wiih her hus band, a dissipated sendlhrLi, oa tU con duct. , . ' - , , ... ' fir lore," saMie, M I tui only Ike the Prodi! s-n ; I shi'.l refonn by and ly." MAni lu c ..-.o if " ' too, a..o , ' tur i s .a i-us a.-a r-i TO MOTHER IN HEAVEN. J BY GEORGE HOWARD. Tts evenihj? on the earth mother, There's silence in the street; The huiy hum of life is hushed, Tlie tread of passing feet. ' , - , The in)iration ol the night Has turned my troubled dreams Eac mother, to the'morn of life -' To thee and childhood scenes. T was tlire Wngr years ago rnolLer,' Three years this very night, At evening's holy stilly hour, : " Thy spirit took, its flight. -- Thy dying lips spoke kindly then, And on me fondly smil'd ; . ' And mother, in that gloomy hour, ; Thou blest thy orphan child. . ; d r- - ... Jft seemed my heart would break, mother, When bending o'er thy bed,' I saw thy heart bad ceased to beat, , And knew that thou wert dead. ,. . Twas then I felt the first real grief V 1v lifn hnrl pve.r known. And, mother, learned how hard it was v ' To part with thee and home. , Idid aot weep alone, mother, . ' And bear the orphan's wot' t , A brother loved, was by my side, Three little sisters too. J They felt the sadness I did fed ( And fell thernselves as lone, . . For, mother, they, as well as I, Were robb'd of, thee and homo. We've lov'd each other well, mother vy Since gathered round thy bier, . . We saw thy form all cold in death, ' And shed the., parting tear : But now we're far away from home And veryi far apart;' ,; Yet mother, We do love as well. For we are one in heart. - , ' ; " I often tlunk cf tl.ee, mother, , 4 -AH :' "aoods guileless joy, ' v tbou wast wont to bless. , podT'crpbaa boy j" ." " . And drear dream 6eems doubly '' '; drear': ,-; -: - When straying thoughts do roam Back, mother, to - those happy years To thee and childhood's home. And I femernJberOell, mother, C - . How, in my infant hours, I dreamed that this wido waste of Jifa Was strewn all o'er with flowers But change of years brought change of r diaras : ' ' ' And broke the pleasing spell, ; J For, mother, thou and home were corifJs I used to love so well. The impress of thy words mother, . Still lingers in my breast, ' -And guides my hoping spirit up . , To realms of perfect rest. ; - Thy purest thoughts and hall owed hope Are mirrored in my mind, . And, mother, the heart shall ever keep Thy teachings there, enshrined. They tell me that the dead mother, Do often hover near, On spirit wings, to watch and bless The beings they held dear. Oh! 'tis a'soul-inspiring thought . The bosom's deepest joy To know, dear mother, thou dost watck And bless thy orphan boy. Tis night upon the earth, mother, s ; There's silence intht street; The busy bum of life is hushed The tread of passing feet ; The inspiration of the night f Still turnes my troubled dreams Backv mother, to the morn of life i To thee and childhood scenes. Boston, Sunday, January 25th, 1815. THE DEAD WITH US. ,. fROM THE TEIBUSE. The Good, the Loved, are with os, Csvg the y die : ; . We think of them as angels in C sky, But as the deep firmament divides us not; They're with us ia tie dencst.crowd, and la the loneliest r -ct. f ' Vith voice, and eye, and wli the thrillixsg smile, . They answer rot, as they were wcit, ere- wMle ; But wtca deep yearning j all cur spirits more, 774cV ; 'litssof.'? whifper us, responsive ly, V,'e'L:'" C. L. ; $ f r. Ii ' i '4 I t i t i ii i i