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From the Columbus Times.
Brazos Santiago, July 20, 1S4G.
After a teJious, sturinv ami sompwnat
dangerous passage, behold us landed or
rattier watered from die Steamer “I ash-
ion” on ibis floating sand-bank of'-atitia-
®°\Vo left Mobile on the evening of tlio
14th, ro,t 10 sea lie fore dark same day,
and made Padre Island, near 50 miles to
t |,c .\orllnvard of our port, and day before
yesterday, nt noon, having run down the
Island with a sparkling breeze and hea
vy sea, made the shipping olF this bar.—
We met with a ilisapjHiintinent at the out
set. The sea was so heavy that the pi
lot did not obey our signal, and as the
wind had been blowing n sharp galu for
30 hours, we had nothing to do but to bent
about the oiling nt die mercy of the ele
ments, until the gale should blow itself
out. Meantime, it rained, rained nnd
rained, ns it can only rain in this latitude.
After being bulleted for 20 hours longer, a
lull enabled the pilot to come oITto us.
. .mi * i • : i.„
A Proclamation.
By the General Commanding of Army of the
United States of America : To the People
of Mexico.
After many years of patient endurance,
the United States are at length constrain
ed to acknowledge, that a war now exists
between our Government and the Gov
ernment of Mexico. Eor many years our
citizens have been subjected to repeated
insults and injuries, our vessels and car
goes have been seized and confiscated,
our merchants have been plundered, maim
ed, imprisomed, without cause and with
out rc|uirmion. At length your Govern
ment acknowledge the justice of our
claims, mid ugreed by treaty to make sat-
nrc healthy. Oar next movement will
be to a point, ten ntilA from the mouth of]
the Rio Grande—the waters of that stream
are sweet, and we shall liavn green trees
to relieve the eye nnd give us shade. We
shall probably pass tho summer there,
formed in brigades tinder the newly ap
pointed Urigu.licr Generals.
I shall, in a day.or two, visit Point Isa
bel and give you my impression of tliut
famous little spot. Some of our officers
have been over; Lt. Harvey met Cupt.
May there, from whom ho gathered some
interesting details of the battles. Poor
Ringgold lies buried there—his tomb sur
rounded with a milling formed of Mexi
can muskets taken in battle, and painted
black.
This is a bustling spot. Every thing
smacks of wsr—thu wharf is loaded with
cannon ry, stores and munitions of war. ,„ iyinc ,',u have been withheld. Our late I \fot£riied 'nroCisimiallv'"^ >
I wice a day an immense tram ol wag- | Cr niinatc all difficulties bv peace- s "°. l,e , l , P rovl . 3 " 1 . > ' na
gons departs from the river. Drilfmc*! ^i!lL.. C -„ -nagistrate elected by a plurality of the
and inarching, are going on inei ^ _
and while I write, the tnltoo sounds in my j p eaco whom your rulers had agreed to • .i absence of the President
ears from a dozen enmus—as far as the 11 .... / to act m ,,,e misenee oi me l resident.
From lie ft. O, Picayune.
taler Iran Mexico.
Election oj Paredes and Bravo—Mexican
Declaration of IVar—Blockade o/ Aleatudo
—Revolt of California—Capture of Alta-
mira, &c., See.
By the arrival of the English steamer
Clyde at Havanna frpm Vera Cruz, ad
vices to the 30l!i of June have been re
ceived from the latter city—nearly a
month later than our former accounts.
We have received our files from the city
of Mexico down to the 27th of June.
We proceed to lay the news before our
readers.
The discourse of Gen. Paredes I*fore
the Mexican Congress was pronounced
.... - - , .... , on the Gth of June.—It has already lieen
.slacnon, by payment ol severe millions. receivea an d published in tl« U. Slates,
of dollars; hut Ibis treaty las been vio-1 Con proceeded nt once to organize
lated by your rulers, nml tin stipulatedj (he K xeC utive power, by a decree That it
ti;ivinenla have hriMi vviilihf.MiL (Jur lnte» . «■ . _ i__ i _T •_ _
gons departs from the river Drillings negoli tion lia9 , , ^d by
- - * I Dictator Parades, a.ul our Munster of. dent sllollltl ^ eleclcd al |he salne , ilne
It was still anything but a joke lo cross earsa dozen campsnaJor«s t|ie, receive, has been refused a hearing. He j !f h “ decrec wa , pailed OI1 the 10,h of
iar with so heavy aswclt. We tried eye extends noU,,n » I has been treated with indignity and H June, and on the 12ih the eleclinn was
, lenifi ami iroops. suit, and Parades liaa announced that war ... G Paredes was elected Presi-
bo done. I have scribbled ‘ • t |w*!u»p«n u« Tl»i* war ilusl first - .* • rL 1 J. esi
ic sliced, and have, no time * \ iI dent, receiving 58 out of 83 voles. Gen.
the bar
it however, and 1 for one, was not sur
prised, although we were nil frightened,
when about inidwav the bar, with turious
breakers on either side of a narrow pos
tage, die boat struck heavily on the bar,
und came to a dead hah. Again the
next wave lifted her. and again she came
down with an awful thump on the hard
boltum. Our landsmen looked wild. _ I
saw several plank knocked off by the jar
float astern, and I liegan lo think we
'.ould share die lalcofilie “Col. Harney,”
a wreck, not 50 yards from us. Again
the sea lifted her up, ami to my very
great relief, as the wave incited from un
der us, the boat eainc down witliont stri
king. Al this critical moment, the jib
Was run up, which catching the wind
from seaward, wafted her oil' from her
hard berth, and in five minutes more we
were gliding in smooth water inside the
harbor. A sea Captain, on board, said
afterwards, that he would not have given
twenty-five cents fir the boat, after the
second thump. As soon as we were
moored along sills' the bench, we com
menced discharging and making prepara
tion fir encamping—still poured the rain
—sqall after squall covering the Heavens
with a midnight pall which deluged the
saturated Island with flowing contents.—
The Island was nearly all under water.
can he seen hut tents and troops.
Hut I must ‘
with race-horse speed, amt have no time uro elaiined hv him lma been ockmwlede-i” c ‘"’ “’6”! ™
to look back to see whether I have written! i*. r_!2. 1 Bravo was then elected Vice President,
non-sense or otherwise. F.
The high-
ALBANY PATRIOT.
WEPNE.PAY, AIQIIT 5, IMS.
FOR CONORE98.
ALFRED IVERSON,
OF ntIKOCIEE.
as an existing fact by our President urn rec< . ivi 43 outo f85 votes.
C.mgross, with perfect unammRy, andj^, opposing candidate was D. Luis G.
From the Army.. j will be prosecuted with vigor and cncr- ; Cue ^ f w |° rerc j v ,.<| 17 votes.
By the arrival of the steamer James! £>’> ngainsl your army and rulers; but, (; en . Paredes took the oaths of office on
L. Day, Capt. Griffin, on Saturday from i “'e Mexican people who remain .^ 13l |, as Provisional President, mid at
Brazos St. Jago. and of the steames Ala-, neuUal will not be molested. ihe same time pronounced another riis-
bama, CapUiin Thompson, yesterday, we | Your Government is in tho hands of course . He reviews at length the wrongs
are in receipt of M-alamnms papers lo the tyrants and usurpers. They have abol- : vvl-iob Mexico lias endured at the bands
15th instant, and correspondence from: islicd your Slate Governments, they have ofrhe United Stales, and concludes with
Point Isabel up to the 15th. The anny j overthrown your federal constitution,; desiring permission to assume command
was advancing towards Reynosa as fast' they have deprived you ot the Piess, dcs- 0 p ,|, e anilv the field,
as the condition of the roads, the high
srngeol water in the Rio Grande, and the
incaus of transportation at hand would
|>crmit. The unusually early rise in the
Kin Grade, which lias overflowed its
hankr nnd inundated the surrounding
country, not only materially retards the
oppcralions of the army, bat leaves the
camps, and particularly that of the Loui
siana volunteers, in a pitiable condition,
the men being, to use the words of a cor
respondent, “well nigh up lo their chili*
in mud and water.” Notwithstanding
this unfortunate condition of things, it is
gratifying to learn that the health of the
army,generally S|>eukiiig,continues good.
The Amlrew Jackson regiment of Lotii-
voluntecra, commanded hy Col,
Arrest ol robbers
We ve informed from a respectable source, that
two men,—Ezekiel Roberts, formerly of Harris
County, auil a man said to call himself Rynierson;
the same who stole large some of money from Mr.
Billingziea of Harris county, and Mr. Watts of
Hancock countyon Monday night of last wcok,
robed the house of Mr. dames P. Gucrry of Sumter
county, of about $G00 in cash, and oilier articles.
They were immediately pursued by a party of men,
who overtook them at, or near Fort Caines, Early
county. In attempting to arrest Kyuierson, one of
the party, caught tlie bridle of his hone, when he
presented a pistol, and the ballaneo of the company
instantly shot him dead. Roberts was secured, and
sent back.
’ Our informant states, that fourteen thousand dol
lars were found in their possession.
Secret Marliiuatloua.
The Courier lays, “ it has never been the policy
of the Whig party to avoid discussion or conceal its
principles"—nnd again: “ We ‘most positively and
cmpliaticaliy deny that secret machinations have
The Secret of Forty Unity.
The wjiiga have often expressed their wonder at
the unity of the Democratic party. They see it
momentarily defeated, after the most extraordinary
exertions of its enemies, only to rise with greater
vigor, achieve a moru signal victory, and establish
its principles more securely in the affections of the
pooplo. They would doubtless like to know the se
cret of onr party unity, and wo propone to gratify
them.
1st. Sutler no departure from tlie letter and spirit
of the Constitution.
3d. Remember that under that sacred instrument,
every citizen has equal political righto,
. 3d. That all monopolies, special privileges, pro.
tcctive duties, and other means of favoritism to in-
diriduals or classes, should be avoided as violations
of the rights and privileges of others.
4th. Let a principle of right and equal justice
to all, and a supreme desire for the honor and beet
interest of our common country, at all limes, in
peace and in war, be the ruling motiree of political
action.
The spirit of these simple rules forms the creed
of democracy, and is the secret of its unity and suc
cess.
The Pollry ol Ihe Whig Forty—The
Courier—'The War,
Our neighbor of the Courier, complains that in
onr notice of his article of tho SSth ult., we did not
treat the subject with sufficient gravity. We will
endeavor to compensate for any seeming levity
party.” The memory of our contemporar y mast he j .
tide, by a more particular examination of the sub-
;ject.
poilctl yti'i «t your arms, anil reduced , q„ ,| ie jgji, permission was granted to
you to a state of absolute dependence. p areJes p l acc himself at the head of
u|Nin llic power of a military dictator. t |, e imops, and proceed lo join the army
Your army and rulers extort from the peo- , lie jy ort |,. (Jen. Gonzalez Arevalo
pie by gr ievous taxation, by (breed loans a3 | t . ave ,| ie Crpitol on ihe I Dili, in
an*] military scizare.*, Ilie very money i coQUDaoJ 0 f ihe advance of the llirccs of
which sustains the usurpers in power, j i> arct ],. 5 . Gen. M. jia was in the actual
Being disarmed, you were left dclenecles, j COIDn i an d of the army of the North, Aris-
nn easy pray to the savage Camnnches, j la , iav j llg been ordered to Mexico, and
r>t only destroy yo»ir lives nnd prop-! ^mpudia to remain at San Luis I’otosi.
hot drive into a captivity more nor-J The committees of Congress upon For-
tlnn death itself, your wives and | e Jg n Relations anil ti|kni War, made a
it is your 'iii i lit si ry rulers w * 1 ° joint report upon the 10th upon that part
' "* * ' >f the message of l'aredcs relating lo the
•hort indeed, to make such assertions. How was
the political canqnign of 1840 managed by Whig;' a . ...
, , ... * * .. f The Conner of tlie 35th ult., contained something
leaden T Let tlie demoralizing excitement which, , ... ... *
.... . . , I over a column, devoted to the consideration of an
they crested by misrepresentation, and the secret. , ,
.. , ,,, article which appeared in our poper of the 83d, in
machinations of Whig Committees and Clay Clubs ... , , „ . ,
whtch \vc warned tlie Democrat ic party tint the
; whig party would try to avoid discussion before the
jicoplc, and w*ould liopo to succeed by silent or se
cret iti&ucnres and misrepresentation. As a
fit.)
ril
children
Imvc reduced you lo this deplorable con
dition. It is these tyrants, and their t or
rupt nnd cruel statelites, gorged with the
United States.
After a short report upon the cirenm-
P ? CC * iaJ f e ‘.', 0< j cu P ,e ‘l ’’J j Marks, marched for Reynosa on the Otli, whom have boldly advocated a monnrcli-
the 3,000 volunteers who litail preceded am j n|| t| )e 10lll ,j 10 Montezuma regiment; ieal Governments, nnd would place s
us, and with difficulty we found a *p«>t to | um | er ,|, e C( , mn)n( | of Col. U.tvis, moved ; European Prince upon the throne ol Mex
(K’oplc s treasures, by whom you are thus; s j. l[lce3 of the case, the committee pro-
oppressed and impoverished, some ol | , ,i i ii .
|X).sod ike following
The Extraordinary National Congress
' of ihe Mexican Republic considering:
* That the Republic of the United .States
• t , hi; mi loot i“ c wiiniia,! uui. snails, iiiosoii ; . r w ........ ; j i nut tne ucpuoiic ot me ijiiueii states
End crawled into them bke drowned ’' U P l,,e rivpr - Tl, ° ll,rr0 coni l'"'' i, '» of Wc come to obtain a leparnt.on lor ] of America, with notorious violatin of all
I am writing in a tremendous Iiuhv ,he 7l, ‘ Unilcd St!,tc!l i " fa,1,r y which ,lud i ,c P , : n,p ' 1 «' r " n S 3 ; ,n,1 r '".fries- we come ri , Jt) haa instigated and protected open
1 t^!? cnd ? us _. h “ r 'y, embarked for Reynosa on the steamer Aid; to 1 —* ““ — - ....
seated on the ground with a trunk for a
desk, and, a messenger waiting to bear
my scroll to the departing bout.
The rumors nbout the war, its charac
ter, duration &c. are numerous. The
pilot who came ofl'to us, informed us that
.Gen. Taylor had advanced from Mata-
moras—that the enemy was in large force
atMonlorcy, vigorously fortifying,and that
Faradcs was inaieliingto that point with
an army to swell his troops to 2S,000.—
We began to prick up our cars and could
smell gunpowder plainly. Arrived on
shore, wc found the following to be the
very different state of the facts. Catnnr-
go bad been taken without a blow. Tlie
citizens received our troops with manifest
tokens of satisfaction. Carabajal a Mex
ican Chief was on tho hanks of the river
with a squadron of cavalry as the lioat
with our troops neared the town; A six
• pounderfrom the shore would hare sunk the
hoat; yet strange to say, without a shot,
ol’tniin indemnity for the past, ami se-, an j perseveringly the insurrection of
hud arrived there. The remainder of the curity for the future—we coino to over-1 t h e colonists of Texas against the nation
regiment which started ut tlie same time throw the tyrants, who have destroyed I xvhitjh had admitted them upon its terri-
by laud had not arrived. I lie regiment your liberties—hut wc come to make no ■ [oj-y anil generously shielded them with
answer. They deceived tlie people with regard to
their real purposes, by devices of Log Cabins, Hurd
Cider, Coon-skins, fantastic shows and vulgar songs. 1
They dealt in denunciations and promises; they
appealed to the p»-sinus slid prejudices which they
had excited, instead of appealing to reason, for Uie
inculcation of principles—and thus they succeeded.
Has the Courier forgotten the Ogle, Spoon and Bed*
stead Speech, whicli was circulated hy lltousands—
the chicken tax, &c., &c? Later still.—Hu tlie
Courier forgotten tlie Secret Circular of tlie Central
Whig Committee of Georgia, issued pending the
last canvass for Governor. That circular stated
that it was the policy of the Whig party to operate
pricately and avoid discussion.
In tho face of these facts, the Courier inserts that
it has never been the policy of the Whigs lo avoid
discussion, cuticeal their principles, or make use of
secret machinations.
will proceed from Kcyuosu to Cuuiargo
immediately.
We learn from a gentleman who left
Mctatnorason the 14tli that the RioGrmide
was sti high that there were two feet wn-
tet in the lower purl of tlmt city. Tho
American Flag of the 13th says, that up
to a late hour on the previous day the riv
er continued rising, und that the water
was fast reaching the highest bluffs.—
“All the low grounds,” that journal snys the eml
war upon the people or Mexico, nor upon lll( ; protection of its laws
uny form of free government they may
choose to select for themselves. It is our
wish to see you liberated from depots, to
That it has incorporated the sumo ter
ritory of' Texas into its union by an act
ITIr. Wcbnter—The Tariff.
It is a well known fiict, that Mr. Wclmtcr is now
tho ponnioned ngent of a few monopolists in Massa
chusetts, who have ivcunml his acknowledged tal
ents to defend their interest* in Congress. He is
true to his trust, and opens in favor of tho TuritFof
1842, in such a way ns to givo his constituents uii
earnest of his seal for their cause. lie effects sur
prise tlmt thero should bo nn apparent possibility of
a reduction of the Tariff. He has presented tho
goods in tho city
monopoly of the
reason for this prediction, wc asked, u I low other
wise can a party expect to succeed, who denounce
the cause of their own country in a time of war,
and advocate that of her enemies—a party who ad
vocates a continuance of the bill of abominations—
the Tariff of # 18l2—a party ever advocating the
privileged monopolies of wealth at the expense of
labor V' Now it is evident tint if these reasons are
true, the grouud for our prediction is good, unless
some other more powerful cause shall induce our
opponents to take a ditfbrcnt course. We believe
that no party, adrocatlng such measure* before the
people, can succeed, and wc think tlut the leaders
of the whig jmrty in the Second District are con
vinced of the fact, and will not have the temerity
to try the experiment. This,together with the fact
that the whig leaders in their late political meeting,
have studiously avoided the discussion or publica
tion of their political principles, constituted tho
principal ground of our prediction that they would
try to avoid discussion before the people.
Now let us examine the truth of our other char
ges. The Courier has not denied that the whig
party advocate tho “ bill of abominations—the tariff
of 1842,*’ or that they advocate 44 privileged mo
nopolies of wealth nt thd expense of laborand
we must consequently treat these ns admitted fact*.
the proiiorty of vour churches ami citizens,
cmblnns ofyour faith ami its tninis-
That it has not maintained the solemn
I assurances and reservations in regard to 1 it to be a sufficient an»w
The Courier charges u* hy implication with “in-
abandon the' sinuating” that those wings who sustained the war
of unscrupulous foreigners, J as volunteer* or otherwise, were uupatriotic. We
oaths, unless | made no such insinuations; and tints wc find the fill-
pccific duties are adhered lo. We would suppose filinent of our prediction, that misrepresentation
in continuation, ‘arc completely hid from i trra shall be protected, and remained iu- a?,! l |! 1 V** a Ta J; Knl . arm ' tr
view, ami tho places where boat* landed I violate. i ,M! r, S»**s o! the Mexrea .Republic, which chance, of dofraud.ngthe.
a short while since ore so thoroughly sub- j Hundreds of our army, and liutidreds ■ ..^ w'l'tpJirl' 1 * 01,1 ^ M1
merged that a largo vessels eau swim I of thousands of our people, are members: ^ . lo , ca J"
without danger of touching bottom, im- ]"f the Catholic Church. In every State, I hat u has also invaded the DrpaM-
mediately below the encampment of the! end in nearly every city and village of our, mi-nt rainaulipn*, mtr.Hluenignnnr-
Sth infantry, the river backs water into a I Union, Catholic Churches exist, and the j “O''. u P° n the left bank ol the Rio Bravo,
slough witii sufficient force to run n mill, | priests perform their hoy functions, in 3' v, "o occasion and origm to the buttles
_ . _ . completely filling the tipper ‘dry lake,' j peace an.I security, under the sacred;*" the Stb and 9lli ot .May ot the present
Carabnjil rode leisurely olfas our coun-i a nd, as wc said liefore, forcing it under the j guarantee of our constitution. We comyiJ cap: . .
tryinen approached the shore. I bridcc, tlirotich the drain, with such force I among the people of Mexico as friends! . 1 hat in time of profound peace, and
to this objection that the i would be resorted to by our opponents to secure
The stories of Mexican preparation nt
bridge, through the drain, with such force among the |>c<>ple of Mexico as friends! 1 hat in time ol prolound peace,
and in such quantities ns to threaten that anil republican brethren, nnd nil who re-i*" ,rin 3 established relations of amity
tary friend yesterday from Mobile, who
had just came down from Matamoros 1
learned from him that he had a long con
versation in Gen. Taylor’s tent with that
officer and a number of other officers of
rank. Gen. Taylor slated that his scouts
bad just returned from Monterey, and re
ported that there were not 300* muskets
»n the place. It was believed that die
disorded condition of Mexican affairs at
the seal of Government, would prevent
Parades from leaving the Capitol—that
n pacific spirit seemed to animate the peo
ple, who complained bitterly of the op
pression of their Government, and de
nounced the War. But one officer pre
sent seemed to think there would be an
other fight. All believed tlie Mexicans
cowed and paralyzed by the sound dnilv-
bing of the Stb and Oth May, and that
they wero ripe for peace, with the Rio
Grande for the boundary. This informa
tion comes through an unquestionable
channel from Head Quarters. Meantime,
the General is pushing rations and men,
as last as transportation can be command
ed. The Alabama Regiment marched
to the river to-day—a Tennessee Regi
ment follows to-morrow, and wo hope to
follow Irom this detestable Island* this
week. I say detestable, for this spot has
but the redeeming characteristics of glo
rious bathing in tho salt surf of the gulf,
and plenty of crabs and fish for those who
have the industry to catch them. The
water is procured l.y scraching a hole in
the sand, and the bulling up is as you
may suppose brackish enough, when it is
remembered that we are almost on a lo-
vel with the surface of the gulf. In dry
weather, the sand drift gives us a sample
of the terrible sand storms of Zuliara,
while in wet times, like the present, the
sand is saturated and covered some inches
with water. The odors arising from the
decayed oflal left, on the ground by pro-
seeding Regiment.,« so horrible that I
frequently walk upon the sea bead, u> in-
bale the pure breezes from tho gulf. But
of tbeio little discomfort* we keen
i quantities
structure wiiu u%nuutt«.iwu,uiiup'—*-^ «* «• . . . .
filling tlie flat below with water to n j whilst nil who arc seduced into the array i anc * sea l " c
dephof from three to ten feet, complete- jofyour dictator,, shall lie treated as ene j _ t , ,
be-
revenue by fi»l**c invoices
and false oaths arc greater under the Tariff law of
1842 than under the kill against which they arc
protecting. The bill is so trained aa lo render it
impossible to defraud tho revenue, cither by false
invoices or false oath*. We trust the bill will pas*
tlie Senate and become tlie law of tho land. There
are a few—a very few, comparatively, who are fat
tening upon the toll of the people, who will fill tlie
air with complaints, nnd bcocige Congress with
their petitions; but the people will rejoice tliat they
arc no longer taxed for the especial benefit of others.
They will cheerfully bear taxes to support the Gor-
ly' slopping the passage to the original! "lies. Wc shall want from you nothing i Tllal blockaded tho ports of Mat- j emmet iu peace or in war-lmt they will not ion-
ferry. I but fi>od for our army, and for this you ."'"oros, \era Cruz, and Tampico of I a-, ger consent to bo taxed to rurtain on .ri»tocracy ot
“J’rom above the recounts are disas-j riiall always lie paid in cash the full val-, ""ud'pas, opening its fire upon llie de-j wealth. Tlie Whigs have ever glorified the pro-
Irons. Wc hear that it hits backed up i uc. It is the settled policy of your tyrants, °f , ^ all V rs f i tectivo features of lh« Tariff of IS42, a* an especial
into the San Juan liver nt so frightful a , to deceive you in regard to the policy* and * That it has authorized a I^vy of troops i blessing to the poor man—it made nil his necessa-
rale that Cnraurgo (three miles up its! character of our Government nnd people, " e3 j ,co 5 . {ries cheaper, because they say high taxes make
banks) has been completely inundated, j These tyrants fear the example of our free; ,J. 11 , < «' c ! arct ' war against the j c hcap, on the principle tlmt tho more yon pay
and that a serious loss of properly is the institutions, and constantly endeavor to - H e P u oi' e , under the pretext •J"** *'i® ®?i‘* • f or a tbtn? the kwa you get It for. But the .addon
consequence; whilst about Reynosa the misrepresent our purposes, and inspire: * tates ,iave bee ." invaded, when in ,acl ; pm,™, 0 r t h e pastare of a Tariff bill which abol-
destruction of cabins and cornfields marks, you with hatred for our republican breth- Ull *y made the invasion; .
its progress. jren of the American Union. Give us but i #> AmMastly, considering that the nation-
leritorics of the Cali-
“From Soto la Marino, nborif midway (the opportunity to undeceive you, aa d j a *!’y of the Mexicans is seriously compro-
between here und Tampico, wc lenrn |you will soon learn that all the represen-; ln| sed by tlie power and the spirit of
that the stream lias overflowed its hanks, i talions of Paredes were false, and were I usurpation, flagrantly manifested by the
— 1 -i-i ——— —** *i— :-i..i.i.—,. *— only made to induce you to consent to the ^ neighboring nation of the United States
establishment of a despotic Government. I —Decrees,
In your struggle for liberty with the . Ist ; ' r, ' e Mexican nation, in the exer-
Spantsh Monarchy, thousands ofour coun- cl?c of natural defence, is actually in
trvmcn risked their lives aud shed their] a stata of "’ar with the United Slates of
bfood in your defence. Our own Com- America,
bale t
spite
«pou
apite
J? °ur spirits and look ahead.
.. we keep
Our troop.
destroying many fields, (locks, and
herds.”
The court martial for the trial of Cap
tain Thornton commenced its sittings on
the lllh inst.
The Flag says the steamer Big Hatchee
has already transported three regiments,
•with their baggage, some fifty miles above
Matamoros, where new encampments
have been formed.
Mr. Priest, a private of the Do Solo
company of Louisiana volunteers, was
killed by on accidental shot on Ihefith.
A private belonging to Col. Featliers-
ton regiment, mul three more to tho Alu-
bamd volunteers, were drowned in the
Rio Grande on die 4lli and 8th. Thci
names ore not given.
One hundredand ten volunteers, chief
ly, if not all, attached to Louisiana regi
ments, enme tip 6n the Alabama. They
have been discharged on account of ill
health. One of them died as the boat
was coming up the river.
The British aloop-of-war Rose suited
for Vern. Cruz on the 10th. The United
Stales cutters Van Burcn, Forward, Ew
ing, and Woodbury, were cruising in the
vicinity of the Brazos. Tlie Flirt sailed
for Pensacola on the morning of the 13lh,
to take in a supply of store*. Her officers
and crow were u,llwell. 2
y N. 0. Bulletin.
modore, the gallant Porter, maintained in
triumph your flag upon the ocean, and
our Government was the first to acknow
ledge your Independence. With pride
and pleasure we enrolled your name on
the list of independent republics, and
sincerely desired that you might in peace
and prosperity enjoy all the blessings of
free government. Success on the part
of your tyrants against the army of your
Union is imppossible, but if they could
succeed it would only be to enable them
to fill yonr towns with their soldiers, eat
ing, out your substance, ond harrassing
you witii still more grievous taxation.—
Already they have abolished the liberty
of die press, ns the first step towards the
introduction of that monarchy which it is
their purpose to proclaim and . establish.
Mexicans, we must treat as enemies
and overthrow the tyrants, who whilst
they havo wronged arid insulted us, have
deprived you of your liberty; but the
Mexican people who, remain neutral du
ring the contest, shall be protected against
thmif military despots, by the Republican
Army of the Union. ...
Z. TAYLOR, Major General
- U. S. A. Commanding-
2nd. In consequence thereof, the Gov
ernment will employ nil its resources nnd
powers to render tfie war effectual lo the
reparation of the injury done to the Mexi
can na:ion; it will complete the bodies of
permanent militia, nnd levy new forces
at once to the extent it slum deem neces
sary, IwhIi to fill up the Ixxlies at present
on font, and to create others of tlie same
description; and if it shall need other
special powers Congress will confer them.
We take pleasure in announcing the
arrival in Washington of Don Manuel
Carvallo, minister" plenipotentiary from
the Chilian government, with his lady and
part ofliis family.
Mr. Carvallo. some, ten years, since,
represented, with great ability, his gov
ernment, as itscharge de affaires at Wash
ingloh, and he wiljbo most heartily wel
comed by all who remembered, nnd by
all who .maylearn, what ri high-toned
E :ntleman and republican lie is. His
dy, is a native of Baltimore, nntTher
present Visit to her father land, will 1 give,
no doubt, great pleasure to herself and to
>ber friends and relatives in this country.
I" Washington Union.
iaheu til tho moot odious protective features of the
present Whig Tariff under which wo five, has
thrown the Whigs off their guard, reft them of thoir
usual cunning and their former duplicity stands ad*
milted by their own confessions. They admitted
that if the Whig Tariff of 1843 was repealed. Iron,
Cotton and Woollen goods, and such necessarian
would he so much cheaper in price as to seriously
curtail tho present enormous profits of tlie manufac
turer. Well, this is what the Democrats have here-
toforo contended, and the Wliigm have denied. Tlie
Whigs now admit onr position. Let tho Whig
Tariff therefore be repealed, that tho people may no
longer bo taxed with high prices for the bonefft of
the manufacturer.
Illegal Volos—Mr. Crawfords
The Courier says tho Democrats beat the Whigs
in obtaining illegal votes in 1844. We would like
to hear more about this matter. Wo have beard
that two poor men, who believed they were entitled
to vote, did vote ngeiitsf Mr. Crawford, were proao*
cutcd, Air. Crawford himself appearing against
them, and they were lent to tho Penitentiary. We
beard further, that another man who bad illegally
voted for Mr. Crawford, was prosecuted at the same
time; that Mr. Cnyford refused to appear against
him, notwitustanding bo bad pledged himself to do
so, and ho escaped the punishment of the law.—
Will the Editor of tho Courier give ua light on this
subject, and tell us if he knows of any other Illegal
votes which were polled at that election f
PsieocesTic NoanxTtoxe roa Comates —Hbo.
George W. Towns, has been unanimouily nomi
nated for reflection in,tho 3d District.
Gen. Hugh L. Uarraleou has boon unanimously
nominated U the 4th District.
Tho Courier well knows, that in speaking
of |nrties it U common to charge the Party with
the acts and profe-sions of their IraJcrs. without in*
tending to insinuate that those members of the party
who act contrary to Ihe principles promulgated by
their leaders, and implicated in the result. We in
tended what we said as a direct charge, that tho
leaders of the Whig party, the wire pullers, the or
gans, the Courier among the rest, have and do “de
nounce the cause of their own country in a time of
war and advocate that of hercnemics.” The Cour
ier denies it; and yet this same Courier en the 30th
of may denounced the War as “ monstrous and un
natural” and our cause an “ unholy cause!” The
following week the same paper published Mexican
authority to prove the truth of these assertions, and
to show that our own country was wrong, and our
enemy, Mexico, was right!
If it were necessary lo still further fortify our as
sertion wo eoold till our paper with extracts from
Whig papers and W'hig speeches in Congress con
taining similar sentiments, fs not this “denoun
cing tlie cause of their own country in a time of
war and advocating that of her enemies!“ Will
the noble patriotism of those whiga who have sus
tained the cause of the of the country in the coun
cils or in the field, excuse the recreancy of these
“blue-light” leaders and organa of the Party T—As
well might the patriotism of Washington be plead
as nn excuse for the treason of Arnold.
If t the Courier defend the conne of itself and
its fellow-laborera of the tame stamp, if it can, in*
stead of attempting to justify itself by <be acts of
ethers. The Courier prates about commiseration
for the imbecility of Mexico. Haa she been too
weak to dishonor onr flag, and perpetrate repeated
wrongs upon onr citizens! Has site been too
imbecile to reject oor offers o( peace, insult our
Minister, ind kill our people 1 Let oor insulted
flag, oor iojured citizens, our contemned offers of
peace, and the still bleeding wounds ot tma sol
diers answer these questions. Then lot Ike Courier
again, if it will, fling back tho rejoinder iatbd teeth
of its country men—yon are engaged in an *f unholy
causo”—a “ monstrous and unnatural wart" Let
it plead the imbecility of Mexico, or the justice of
her cause to cxeite the commiseoration of Amur,
icans! but when tho people shall call it to an so.
count for its misdeeds, let it not aflket indignation,
and attempt to shield itself or its co-hboiren' behind
tlie patriotism ofothere. '. j ^ ‘
Democratic .Vouiiiiation for OyifNra
Wo received intelligence of the nomination of
tho Hon. Alfred Iverson last sreeModthatime »
announce the* fact in our paper bsfon itwtot to
press.
. Wo need not say with what universal *tbfcctioa
that nomination has been received by the Demoer*.