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burins the debate in the Senate to day i . \ era Cp.uz, Jan. 11, 1848.^ i . ~ «*., , .
\ipomhe S tcn regiment bill, Mr. Butler Thu nextexpedilion that lenvey\ela All the signs of the day indica
aWwhatwe had obtained by the cap- Cr.tz fell* interior, will will.onl dobb. 1,1
turc of Vern Cruz, except “a crop of liv- j lie to Orizaba, to occupy that place; aYitl
in g heroes” ami a mass of monuments in pfu sufficient number ol troops is at banc],
honor of the gullinl dead. Had tee ob- \ possession will also be taken of Cordova,
tallied a •peace') And it may be asked an important step which will be haded
why we nave not obtained it? The scon- i with joy by the whole commercial corn-
tor himself subsequently pul forth one of rounilv, who have more to (ear from the
tho material causes of its failure. It was | brigands who make these cities their hea'd-
thc strong and almost unparalleled oppo-' quarter, than lrom ah the Mexican armies
sition winch bad been made to the prose-] in the ex-Reptiblic of Mexico,
cution of the war. Mr. B. then went on i Cavalry is the most important hem to
to illustriate the proposition. The facts ! al! convoys from ibis city to the. interior,
\vhioh he staled were calculated to show jand witboal it there is r.o safety. In or-
the extent of the opposition. He also ]der that many who ore not familiar with
Went on to state another reason for the,the way in which trains are protected,
the wbigS ate resolving to delay,
defeat, the measures intended to sti 'ttgth-
en and sustain our arms in Mexico. The
leading whig organs—the Natior d In
telligencer at their head-—exhort l! : par
ty to such a course. The burden < ‘ whig
speeches in both houses is in the sr ne di
rection. The call Ibr Mr. Slide ’s in
structions, and the fear that the wof is to
destroy The nationality of Mexico, arc
harped upon as the pretexts for defeating w'J
We do tiofffiink orach of that man’s * About seventy miles &iuth ofSanta Fe,
religion who lakes particular pains to
show it. It appears to us that his heart
is out of tone. If a man is really good,
the temper of his mind will soon enough
be discovered by his own neighliors, with
out having the label on his breast—“I am
a ttuechristian”—or without his fastening
on his front door—on his counter, or on
Salt I.alte near Santa Fe.
and forty East of the Del Norte river, tan
famous salt lake. It is several leagues
long and of considerable breadth, and is
the°reservoir of several streamlets, that at
Certain seasons, pour their water into it as
a common receptacle. There is found
salt enough to supply not the territory on
ly, hut half the universe. It is transport-
’ to different parts of the terri-
mmmmammm rtinT
The steamer Cambria arrived at No* v
on the 18th hit., bringing Liverpool datea to ,v *
of January. ’*
The political intelligence is unimportant, c
ton had advanced one-eighth of a penny pc P *
with a firm market. The stock on hand on Uw'!'' 1 '
December last, was 75,410 bales less than it Jf*
the sane time in 1846. Bread-stuffs had ,[;,[?
advanced. The money market was steadily j '
vmcr. r Phr» Rnnlr of P.rtrrlnnrl It'll! m!..j .»
rats*
the war meusurcs rei onimptidcd by the; tifi11 expression that we love to repeat j I .
M.lminisi mi inn. „n,l omnin them ih„! it—“living epistle” of his faith and prac- j facility, could, in a single day* in t he take,
procrastination ol the war; and this was and in which they will always have to
os he : alleged, the extreme demand which ; he protected, except an army is sent to
administration, and, amoig them, the, ; c , ■ „ - , , , , ,
teti-rrgrmem hill. | lice. An humble Christian is-always re-I collect hvehundred huslie
ving. The Bank of England had raised the
interest to 5 per cent., and private banker*
transacting loans as low as 4 per cent. T
*it is snftl llial a single man, with great the manufacturing districts is somewhat improvJ
* and on the whole the news is favorable. ^
1TT As there have been many inquiries
The whole
W.1 tiring and conceals one half of 'his good j surface of the ground is covered with it to — - “ ““"J ''‘1“”'” ihk*.
Wtfli regard to this-hill, we believe that fmm > |je worU1 an ,|never severe a considerable depth, and having above it our citizens for informal,on concerning ft,.*
no man hasi jet n»n to say that, l>' B ; nm | dogmatical. His daily walk is a a thin sheet of water Tof course deeply at the last session of the General Asseml j r
judgment, if passed, ll-w old not tend di | j w hich all may read with pleas- impregnated with it but not of sufficient which particularly affect this county, and . "
rectly to bring the war .rarespeedily to a , ^ ^ . J | AaantHv to hold all the salt in solution,) ! which uffeettho Southern partof the State
complain of ns. The senator from South | Miles. | dm opinion °« To'die ZLienc^ll^r | We recommend the Mowing para-!«hc application of a hand or a spade. | incurred the expense of procuring official ’co*. „
Carolina seemed to forget that whilst lie! The command consisted of about 3300 army now in Mexico to nainlain its ground graphs
was holding forth ngafnsl the course of ! troops, of which there were about 160 that it can go on as vigorously ami rapid-j (Vermont.
I he ; alleged
- - ;0. lie con- guaru a train, j win give you some meu rectly to onng me warjhiic sjiecuny in u ; ^
tended that the Mexicans had a right to ; of the last one that leli here under Colonel close. No one asserts, whatever may he j ure J r “-' '
i against the course of. troops, of wlii
the administration, and virtually taking ; cavalry. The train, consisting of about
sides with Mexico on some points against 300 wagons and 1200 pack mules, cov-
fteUuited States, he himself was swelling |ered a space of nearly seven miles.—
the 'torrent of the opposition—even so i There is n thicket on either side of the
'far as to ridicule the ‘miserable mockery’, road, idle ring excellent -opportunities cv-
lo which we had descended. He forgot cry inile of the wa v for ambuscades, and
that he himself was al the very moment I fo impenetrable that only ’at intervals is
rousing and cheering on the Mexicans to ] it pussinle to throw out flankers. ^ The
continued exertions, and announcing to-guerrillas have access by paths which no
the Senate of the United States that Mex
ico ought not to yield to all our demands,
and that if she were not a weak nation,
we would never have made such demands.
But we return to the question. Why we
'hate Twit peace ? Let Mr. Butler consult
the officers from the camp who are now
in Washington, and he will find that to
the violence of the opposition is to he as
cribed the failure of peace. They w "
one else knows, and they' are familiar
with and t ike care to select the weakest
point of the trains. They accomplish
their object without delay, and it is im
possible to follow or overtake them with
infantry. The cavalry forces, although
they may he advantageously posted, are
so few and so !ar off, that'by the lime the
news reaches them and they reach the
point attached, it is too late, unless the
tell him the mischief which have been j force is large and good fortune favors
done in this way. It is within the last | them in the pursuit,
twenty-rour hours that we have seen one | The Mexican residents and property
of the most distinguished officers who has I holders of Vera Cruz are gnawing at that
■Strived fresh from thetamp, and Hushed : hone that Gen. Scott gave them to pick
With‘the'honors winch he has won on the 1 in his late order, discontinuing the pay-
*batlle-ifield. We heard him declare, that I incuts of rents for quarters occupied by
ijf Congress had promptly voted all lbe e-er troops, and 1 am rather inclined to
necessary supplies at this session, we ; think they are about right as far as this
should have hail peace in six weeks. Let,! ray is Concerned, in claiming payment as
ifoefl, the responsibility rest upon those I heretofore.
Who are encouraging the enemy by their | In the articles of capitulation of the
delay and opposion to the most efficient J city of Vera Cruz it was specially agreed
measures. Disguise it as they may, such j “that no buildings or private ptoperty
is the sobet truth j and upon their heads j should he occupied by the Americanar-
fce the Tearful responsibility of the contiu- j my, except by consent of the owners
OaTtOe of the war. I and paying a fair price for the rent of such
Mr. Butler, of South Carolina, truly | buildings as rnny he required for the A-
ascribes the prolongation of the Mexican j tnctican army.” By the order of Gen.
War, in a great degree, to the decided op-
WWftSon it has encountered in this country.
Bui We Should like to know, when a sen
ator rises in his place and proclaims on
(he floor of the Senate that Mexico lias a
light to complain ol the terms we oiler—
Scott it is specially ordered that no rents
should be paid after the 1st of November,
1S47, or as soon as contracts will permit.
Should the articles of capitulation be com
plied with or not ?
Dates from Mexico were received this
tvhen he declares that our troops should ; evening to the 1st inst., and they bring
not have been marched on the debatable j rumors that the expedition under Col.
ground between herself and the United j Withers to Real del Monte had been cut
'States—whether this course docs not a-, lo pieces by a force of the enemy; hut
mount to opposition ? ‘the writer ofthe letter which I saw ex-
We were pleased tohearlhc sf nntoi from presses his opinion that it is all a humbug.
Mississippi (Mr. Jell erson Davis) setting : As lie is a Mexican I have a great deal of
the gentleman right about ;his inarch olj faith in his opinion on this subject, as the
our troops. Mr. Davis recalled the at-j w hole race are always ready to grasp at
tention of the Senate to the fuel, that the jand believe any minors, if they have the
Mexican troops had probably crossed rlie| least foudation, (hat may be unfavorable
Rio Grande, and had invaded the deha- jlothe Americans.
table ground before Gen. Taylor had] All order has been issued by Gen.
taaTched from Corpus Christi—certainly Scott levying conti ihmions on each Stale.
before he had placed his foot upon the |
disputed ground. Our general had found j From the Xem York Globe.
white color, as clear and beautiful as the i tion.
best American -table salt, hut of’entimes, J Ever since the war with Mexico comm™^ ^
from the hurry nnd carelessness 'with ■ tofitfutt of the leading members of the Whig p, rt
illIU ulo litlllcBl which it is lake'l up, it is discolored with has been characterized by a desire toembarn,, I
(Ids, our first choice ! l!iC intermixture of other suhstntices, and i lay, and defeat every measure proposed by the n
United Slates, „ n( | ; hcncc its lillhy color, like that found ir, | ministration for.Mro successful prosecution of
choice of ninety- *1 tstant locations, it is gene-rally tnore or |Wai x But few of them have had the candor
ly to coikjkI a tatisftictcry jxacc, without ] and endorsed
this proposed aid ns with it. No one se-| to any who. may have been in the slight-j , _- r .. . . r -, _ , .—
'riouslysdenies that the fresidemhas call-1est degree humbugged by Mr. Cabell’s gV. wllf ." Carefu .”y , !.^ a cl !f" ] Candnc ‘ of «*"tcOppo,,.
ed lor the best description of force to effect letter.
that object. This point is settled by the j “As matters now stand, Henry Clay,
unanimous jadgment of our military men, the Great Pacificator, the exalted Patriot
prompt as they all are to proclaim the: the profound Statesman, and the Honest
unsurpassed valor of the volunteers upon Man, is beyond all odds L ~~‘ 1
the battle-field. A n y substantial opposi- lor President of the
Hon l« this bill, therefore, can reft only j we believe the first
upon the ground of geneial npposlion to hundreds ofthe rank and file, the true
the further and efficient proseciiinn of working meh, ofthe Whig Party in this
the war to attain its object. Upnp this Slate and in this Union. We know Ilen-
ground, therefore, it has mainly bees plac- ry Clay: and it is rot our intention, a-
ed. j | gain, in the course of our short life, to "go
From the responsibility of this issue . it blind” for any candidate for President,
before the people—irrevocably determin-; or Vice President, if we can help it. The
ed, as the people, are to have pcofe and i experience we have had in John Tyler
indemnity from Mexico with the least pos- : gives us n decided aversion for expedi-
siitledelny—thewliigscannot shiehfthem- ency Presidents. The man who corn-
selves under the pretence that, if the war J mands our support must he a Wliig^and
lie carried on with the fullest vigor to its ] nothing short of it. He must he opposed
close, the nationality et' Mexico must be dc- 1 to the extension of Slavery the shonsaailtli
slroyed. The President is opposed to such part of an inch; he must he in favor of
a result. He has disclaimed the idea of protecting American enterprise and in-
a permanent occupation of the whole of dustry ; he must i>e in favor of protecting
Mexico. He has declared his opposition American enterprise nnd industry; lie
lo the absorption of die nationality of Mex-! must he opposed to that most miserable
ico. To this platform lie still ntlhcros-— ! of all possible or conceivable humbugs,
We musl pioseeate tire war with vigor, the Sub-Treasury, (which requires “sev-
if we mean to obtain a sufficient indemni-j eri stages and a sufficient guard” to re
ly, and an honorable peace. We must! mil 3290,000 from Chicago to St. Louis);
■ss tinged, unless* 1 boiled by foreign 1 nttre ~ ca "'lor OT a*
I P . . ... . . ° nerve co come out and declare open y ftu ,v
IhhIics, hut in cooking it, it is relieved en-1 j, ‘ u *‘ %
tirely from lliem. Here the people have j . r C °™ r T m “-’rj-ingonito,.
an Inexhaustible store of an article of] B "'' ar ‘ ! ey ear 1 « mdignationofthepeo^la
necessary consumption. j sl ‘ ouhl ^ t! ' scover that W taken 50cl ,
position, hut they have -determine,! to effect that,
4 1 Rl WV PATRIOT ertly ’ anJ by i ‘ 1 ' ,irect raca " s ' which tl «‘y <ia re „
/ILiDillTI 1 A 1 111 U 11 ! attempt openly. Whilst they profess to be will!,,
WEDNESDAY, t'tiJSItJ AKV a, 1848. ] t0 V ° te Inen ani1 acm3 *° carr .'’ <*> the war,6«
-V . ■ S -• . • . c: j reqnire as a condition, tliat the I’nesidcnt should a
Cotton market. j pose The whole [Jan ofthe next campaign,
Since the feceipl of the late Liverpool news by; knowing if he does so, it will be giving the Heft
the Cambria, buyers manifest increased anxiety to ] cans the advantage ofinowing aH the "plans of w
purchase, and holders more indifference to let go— j Generals; for whatever is said or done inConerT
We think an advance of from 3 to J cent might be j is known immediately in Mexico. I s it ° '
realized upon prices current during last week.— 1 to^ftt the Mexicans <
their
, °n their guard, or do they
Planters prefer waiting a boatable river before self- these calls on the President which they know u a
mg, end consequently we have no sales to report— | not to answered without givine tho Mexicans k
Our quotations may be set dov.-n nt € a 7 c. i -nnrranr infnmwfkhn °
. . iportant m.ormatKsn, asd injuring the operations of
We have a prospect of a poou River in a few mir arr ^: no ,i.„* # . ^ . .
i ,, . , : our armies, that they may have bn excuse t,
days. I reights$l 00 per hale. ' wi*| 1 i,„i i;„„ h a r w
‘ j ^ftiinolJing the supplies neccssa/y for carrying cn
have the force to overrun more and more j he must he in favor of giving to the several! O* We have received a communication from tho " ar ’ anJ A* 118 Cvustrato all the plans of the .U.
of the country, as the means, the principal Stales, what of right belongs to them, tire j J A vies II. Bl-tis, Esq., which came to hand too j ministration ’
and efficient means, of obtaining peace, j proceeds ofthe sales ofthe Public Lands,'late for publication this week. It will appear in j Another plan which tho Whig leaders have adip
Bat it may not be necessary actually to j instead ol wasting them upon lire current: our next. j 'ted to embarrass the Administration, is by protne
' _ I ted debates and factions opposition, to delay nm
Tliis gehtKman, IfeMv.HoS South Caro-1 “lr T'r ^ T '**
Harbor improvements’. jiiua.and Mr. Stephens of Georgia, appears tothink i b er^tfttho \Vhi1
“In all these particulars, which com-' tllat *" 3 eondoct requires explanation. His con-! ,., „ . . ° nter,op-
prebend, ns wc understand thrig, the dis- \ etituents think so likewise, and we think he
linctive Principles ofthe Whigs, Henry j find in The sequel that his explanation has not been ,
Clay is well known to hold the precise satisfactory. Instead of -ivir" a plain unvarnished V" c,anIoroas '» 'heirabnse ofMr.M,
— 1 . ; coCansj General Scott had not more men to folios
up the advantages of the victory of Cerro Gordo-
They blamed Uie President for not sending mom
men, when their factious opposition hod been the
./ J KrilMVIVHU X.. UV-XIIQ l>"-UI ll|»W|| lilt; Llil lt:ilt l
employ all that force. It is the opinion ' expenses of the Government; he must he
ol the most experienced officers of our j in favor of protecting our Commerce by o !
army, that if we had those ample supplies judicious and liberal system of River and
now, we should have peace in six weeks.
Indeed, if any course on our part can
bring the national existence eff Mexico
into great and immediate peril, it is the
coerse now qrersued hy the wliigs in re
fusing the means lo compel a peace, and
thus prolonging the war. If the day of
■ j posed the law fer raising ten regiments until the
j very last of the session, and yet their orrans list
opinions we advocate. 'Ollier distinguish- , statement of facts, Mr. Cabo!! Iras made false i
. . - , , . - . Cl1 gentlemen >>> the Whig Parly, Slates- ‘ and drawn false conclusions, which are calculated, I
peace is to be t.ius postponed—if Mexi- men and Patriots, Webster, Corwin, Me- Lf tn .• ... 1T I
..or. i * .1 * • •. i » i i r , , » . 11 not tniend:d, to deceive lus ajpBtituents. lie
can obstinacy is to be tlitis incited to hold Lean, wc arc aware, hold the same opin- L r e . . *.
- - - 1 - J . ; Resumes ior a tact, what i
out against justice—if our war is to lan- j ions—are Whigs in the true sense ofthe! ' wme * ,Iora Iuct > '« 1| at * 10t * ct »* 1 iat 1 ,e P r,rr ‘
guish, and our army to he thus forced in- term. And either of them, or any other: ® ,p e . ° J ^ Cl ‘°" aga,nst Mr * ^ inthrop. was the
to a prolonged and^ineffective occupation | Whig, we shall esteem it our highest plea- j rov,8 ° 1 iat . attacI,cd totlie Oregon bill. This!
of its present position in Mexico—then no-sure as well as duty to support, if nomi- ! Mr * CabclJ afiects to diink was the unpardonable
very means of withholding these reinforcements.
During the winter the Whigs in Congress o P( m
j every measure fot reinforcing the army. All gum.
hig organs are blaming Mr. Poik for not
reinforcements. Tiiey hold the Prea-
i mcr, the Whig organs are blaming Mr. Poik for not
people tnay he exhausted to a degree rm- But high above them all, in I lie magnitude ! Rmn ‘‘‘ e ,east conversant with tho facts knows that , o 3 \ ” l ’ rcc,ne,,ts - Bhey ho.d the i
inentlv dangerous to the national existence of the patriotic services he has rendered t!l ' 3 ‘ 3 not trup - Mr. Cabell himser proves in ^ " re ‘ y ? ns ,' e ’ r1 ‘°' cry cvi,s "hich their on
of Mexico. Her danger is in the delay o) | to his country, and lire claims lie has up- 1 another part of his letter that it was not tfne, for he j o ‘ r ' e “ 0R atl ' es mc piodnced, and which had Imi
peace which the whig parly has made its ; on liis country’s grat itude, stands Henry j says that after this 1’rcviso was attached to the bill j a '°" ,c ’ " 1,0 rccul >unendatioas of the President
policy. Let her make a just ponce now,; Clay. Give us, for ear.dtd.ues, Henrv i all the Soutliern Democrats hut three voted for the : had bMn ad ° p,cd in scason - Tl,c 3am e policyhaa
or soon, and her nationality is safe—safe j Clay nnd Millard Fillmore, of New Yoi'k | bill : and no one found fault with it. How then could ; bccn |,ursRC<1 in negotiating with .Mexico, ffte-
! In the wise determination of our govern- | Abbott Lawrence, of Massachusetts, or Mr Cabell •ay that this was the unpardonable -in ! CVer l!ley llavc p ' 10 ' vn ’ or even surmised tire to
ef the Colorado When our tenons 1,-ni i cruors. *! ' VC ,ruS, ’ t in «*“ P r f C,U ' V ! s ' i f? mc °'\' er f,l,ti i« ,<lc "f Tyler, am! ! vimbe Democracy, when they voted for she bill! T*”* ^ Gonm '’ **f»ve cotdeainel
“re- -;3&£TSassiszxi- •— - -•—- - .
cross lue n er. 1 * .. .. - wan them, a^iil iftem only, will rest ibe jol ihe American peopled*
dread responsibility of having, in defeat; o C ncml TavloTnz,aTuc wni*
of the wise moderation of our government j Uo „: s! «joiiv entiou.
roused a spirit among us wmeli, gather-1 The Republic, in a leading editonal of
mg s renglh day by day, may at last de- | yesterday morning, expresses surprise
mand the amt.bdirtren r,f t ,e national ex-1 the Whig presses which advocate
seffsreWl ne X ee' f* ,,,e, '-' hc |tl.e claims or Gen. Taylor for tire Presi-
( ne ’, r L P , par, - v r ' Va 1 rne< ‘ m ! dency, should oppose a National C.mven- ] North of thirty-six degre
t.me to abandoned a policy wine h, ,f ca- | , ion . h makes l1l0 Milling remark on This had already been do,
We remember perfectlv lire animfited ,'iV‘ tl>l * a,l< ^ '* ,e wliigs 9 governors,
description which an aid ol G<-,rend ! ” lston *"i will add another lo the domi-
Wciflfi, wire came to this city with ihe | " !,nt P i,rl y- Does not this prove'that a
General in May, 1S4-5, pave us ofthej lar S? majority of [he people are demo-
crossing of that stream. "J'he Mexicans ! < ,a, ' c ' fist helowr will show what
•weire posted on the right hank ofthe Col- j " c hnvc ■ e| ‘ ,le ' 1 ><’ he correct :
orado, when our own troops reached its! ® em ockatic.
left-bank. The Mexican commander sent I ?, ,n< ’’
ttVefr a'message to caution them not lo I ” uw Hampshire,
coss, on the peril of being fired upon.—
Our troops, however, defied them ; and
General Worth promptly placed himself
gt the head of his column and plunged
Into the stream, expecting every moment
to receive a volley from the Mexicans,
who were seen posted in the woods and
bashes. But they reached tire opposite
fcmik in perfect safety*. Not a gun was
fired, and the etietnv had vanished-. In
tact, We have been attached to this cir
cumstance in the argument of the case.
We have referred to it more than once—
and it gives us pleasure to find the posi
tion so strongly maintained by the sena
tor from Mississippi.
The Colorado (Little Colorado) is about
13S miles from Corpus Christi. The cir
cumstances referred to are stated in Gen.
Taylor’s despatches of that day, (March,
1846.) In fact, it is idle in tire opposi
tion to attempt to disguise it. This war
is a Mexican war; they began it) they
mast pay the consequences. Our Tights
mmi our honor demand it. Wc shat) have
no indemnity for the past, no security a-
gainst the future attacks of that nation, if
we trow flinch from the war, and seek to
akulk out of it. The war is Mexican;
i was the first order; theirs the first
of the territory; theirs the first
Wow at us. They shed our blood upon
our own soil; and wc would have been
dastards, unworthy of our high charac- „
ter, unfit to be patriots or statesmen, if'
we bad not repelled the invasion, and'
acted with the spirit that we have*, done.
New Jersey,
I’ennsylvania,
Delaware,
Maryland,
Virvinia,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Alabama,
Mississippi,
Louisiana,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Missouri,
Arkansas,
Michigan,
Florida,
Texas,
Iowa,—20
WHIG
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
Connerieut,
New York,
North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Kentucky,
Ohio,—9,
Anotiier Rebellion in Canada.
The seed sown by the Canada Rebell
ion in 1837, seems lo he springing up in
various quarters of the Provinces. There
is a somothering restlessness evidently
soon lo burst upon the public. The En
glish Covcrnmonl have studiously kept
lrom office the French portion of the inhab
itants while they have constantly import
ed sprigs of the nobility lo fill all places
of any emolument of honor. The French
have borne it with fortitude. They now
boldly say they will submit no longer.
Their leading and wealthy men have
banded together for “ Reform and Pro-
mild and lawful term for
_ Not Declined.—The N. Y. Tribune in-
•iaU that Mr. Clay Jias not declined being
candidate for the Presidency.
It is not polite to beg newspapers, nor
is it honest to steal llieyi.
Within the past month there has been
considerable commotion in the English
portion of the Lower Provinces, on dis
covering a secret circular that has been
circulated throughout the Canadas. The
leaders are said to he tjife first men in Que
bec. Most of these were conservatives in
the late rebellion.—Pelroil Free Press.
ried out must not only make them respon
sible for a war prolonged, hut also respon
sible for the destruction of Mexico.
this subject ;
Missouri Compromise. It was no doubt intended
to do mischief; Mr. IVintia-op thought it would
| embarrass and perhaps defeat the Oregon hilt, hut
the Southern Democrats have always been willing
to abide by the Missouri Compromise, they therefore
supported tiie hill after the Proviso was attaclicd to
it. Tins Proviso excludes slavery from the territorv .
1 Tins wi
i and thirty minutes.—
‘ by the Missouri Corn-
ids instructions to Air. Slidell—and for whatpnr*
pose? If wc are to judge the future by the fist,
they would 0,0 [( to oodeovor to embarrass tic Pres
ident in any future negotiation. Who before ever
heard of Congress peremptorily demauding of tie
Execntive tiie secret instructions given toa forei-n
minister whilst negotiations were still pending?—
■ould he giving our enemy a!! tiie advening
of those secret instructions in any future auenpu
It Won’t Da.
promisi
Tiie Wiimot Provi;
intended to ex-
at a settlement of our difficulties. The
i ani
1847, that It was “unconstitutionally anti j The -editor shoo 1:1 remember that Con. ! f'""' 8 tbat b ° has a vc,y baJ cause t0 derend - and ! to oive the Mexicans this al-
imneSstfry begun byl he President.” One j Taylor lias very distinctly declared that tosacceeJ on, J ky Reiving bis conaUtuents.'» lho wi.t . !.
or the other preposition is obliged to be: he will net he the candidate of any p a rlv l 0neof 'he objections against Mr. Winthrop isthati -,j , Lon P r< ' 38
Thisis indeed a singular position n.r 'elude it from all territory South of that line, and is ie,n>nda ° f tlie Eaccullv e might vary with the vi-
Cen. Taylor’s friends, il'tliry believe what; in direct opposition to the principles ofthe Missouri! Clas:tudes of the " ar What might have been >
some of lliem profess to believe, that he is i Compromise; yet Sir. Cabell treats them as if thev ! fi “ r an< ' pr0per indemnity at t,le vommenccmeat of,
. i (he people’s candidate, and the general .n.1 « .• f,. 3 1 or before the war, would not be just or satisfactorr
The Whigs in Congress, all hul/oar- choice ofthe Whig party. If tire untion uTon t " r °o ? ^“T '■»» i hut yet onr enemies might colder the IVe
teen, voted in May, ’46, that the war was ] is for him, why fear to risk his claims in same n “T' i T ” ar ° i id <"" '■> 3 ome measure committed by these «er«
the“nrt if Mexico ; and in December, ] a National Convention.” ■ if" ., Bj this-subterfuge Mr. Cabell' in£trQctions . Would it he proper fm the I-rc*t
advantage ? Yet tl»i* ■*
tiarlv ■—• ...v ugumst mr. Yvinuirop is that I , .. ' demand before tkff
false; yet scores of them voted for both, to promote parly schemes. The National h ° ia ia 'he real Wiimot Proviso, and wish- i * "h ^ ' 1
They are excused, by the Wing papers, Convention of the Whigs, which the “elude slave-holders from ail territory South : 4 b , p °° I ’ e of,he Un,led Slatf ’ ",
friends of Mr. Clay so ardently desire, is «f thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes. This he IIT, . e ^ "7 pnty m lbeir
designed to he a party Convention, to pro- has openly avowed, and all this Mr. Cabell knew i ,• ° f * ,° ? m arraSS tbelr Govcrn,r - en ' in P rofK ”'
mote-party schemes. How could Gen. Tay- j Mr. Cabell says ior Southern Wliigs to have - E " Tr" " ar ’ ° rnc S otiatin S with * forC ' g "
lor or his friends consistently allow his refnsed to vote for Mr. Winthrop “would have been ; T""'' ! Wdl thp J '»®r them to injure and d«-
name to go before it ? How could he con- ] suicidal, fatal to tho South.” Indeed l as it come ‘ h ° n ° r " C Who! * cou " tr d’ !n ,hcir a,t<!n> P' 10 dKt '“ r
ststemly accept a party nointnation ? to this, that Southern Whigs are so completely ? Shail the interest of the coantryh-
^ - rcfosMo 1 8l,cr “ lced tbat the^Whigs gray cleqtg Prcddeeti
oerats—a Convention of tire people were Tf f an abollt,onist " ould bc fatal to “'em? Mr.
lo assemble to nominale a candidate, it j' . So ^ tee think will not thank
would not Ire amiss for Gen. Taylor, con- j b '” Por tb ' s admiss ' on . Mr. Cabell says that Mr.
sislenlly with his assumed position of he- j " ' n, hr°P in the Springfield Convention voted against
ing a candidate oi the whole people, to I a rcs olatio n ti,at the Whig party would not vote for
permit his name to be submilled. P5 ut a slave-holder for President even if ho should be
until the Whig patty, and the Democratic j nominated by a Convention. But lie did not think
by a paltry subterfuge. They say the
declaration in the act of ’46, was ton-
tamed in a preamble—a “lying preamble”
—and that Whigs were rthltged to vote
foril, Tn order lo give the supplies to the
army, provided Ibr in in the body ofthe
hill. The simple answer to which is,
first, that no man is ever obliged to vote
for a “lie”—and next, that there were
enough members in Congress, who be
lieved the preamble set forth lire truth,
to have catried both preamble and bill.
Fite Democrats had the majority and the
bill was in no danger. But, laine as this
excuse is, it was an after-thought. It
was invented, when it became necessary,
hist month to explain their late and con
tradictory vole on Ashman’s amendment.
Cuhmlns Timet.
Provitoinn in tVilmol’s District.
The Democracy ofthe Congressional
District represented by the Hon. David
Wiimot, have held a meeting in Bradfoid
county, Pa., and expressed their disseit
and opposition to the principle of the Wl-
mot Proviso. They declare that the let
ter of Mr. Bacfiatia’n and the rcsolutiois
of Senator Dickinson contain the princi
ples which meet their Ireatly approba
tion’.—Ceilmht Times. V; . 1
The Weather.
“Theoldest mfoa’bitant,” tbat venerable
oud knowing personage,says he ncverfV
perieneed swell a long spell of weal her i R
the month ol January during any
season. While the whole western coun*
try has been completely inundated»c rc 0
thing in these parts is, nnd has been w
vention will ever assemble. The Whites "slaverv T- Z " vv *“ v;uwu “ vut,;u 10 exemde: weeks past, as dry as a powder*
will hold thei, National Convention. The by tho United Lit" ,’" 7° ^ “ qnire<! | J' ,e nve ' h so '""b that a good siw*^
Democrats theirs—and the TnvI.irite^Te?, „ , _ , s—and Dotwl ' ! ‘5tandirg Mr. ] fish would find il somewhat difficult o
nsioas » ,c
and l da ®
away, Several smtil) specimens of >l ,c
colored society (i. e. little niggers.)j arC
rnjssing, and it is generally supposed^ 1111
lllril? nra 1 • . I » . ,V.l - oil
party leconte disorganised, and dissolved it necessary to state tiie fact that Mr. Winthrop had
into their original elements, no such Con- just before in the same Convention voted to exclude
VADtinn IV111 otii,r ooen.nl.L fPL.. Tl.*l • W CAUUBe
will hold their
unless they con ..«* vti.ivcn- f „ ,
lion at all, and trust to the electienol Gen. ° f . Moochauson ’ Gulli '' er and Ma i«
Taylor by “ spontaneous combustion.”
The exact process by which this last
feat is lobe performed, wo do not exactly
understand. But some ofthe Whig pa
pers speak of it as very practicable and
,Longbow!—.
We have lately seen several pretty good specimens
of humbaggery in the shape of puffs in favor of , ~ - - e - —,- v —, ,
quack medicines, whig votes of thanks to Geal i ? T . e b,IF ' e(l ^'in the dust ofthe stm?^
Taylor fer prosecuting sueecssfullv a wicked, nnJ r!L- 18 abo . 1 " retleep. Tbeconscque"
, r „.,v. “r.stitutiomtl and unnecessary war, &c„ &c but ! Stale of things IS age*,
the proper mode. They consitler n Con- jthink Mr. Cabell’s letter decidedly the richest' In ° ! , n0n ? | '*1® citizens generally.
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fairer.
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