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Supplement to tbe Enquirer.
Vcl. XXI.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 5, 184S.
No. 38.
Ctje lanquirrr.
COLIMBI'S, Taesdny, September 3, 1S4S.
SLAVERY IN MEXICO.
We clip from the Washington Union the following
information concerning slavery in Mexico. Why it
was not laid before Congress when iitformation wop
frequently dwnandtd previously, we are not able to tell.
Department of State.
Washington, August 12, 1813.
Gentlemen In answer to numerous inquiries
D" We again present our readers with a Supple*
ment, containing u variety of iutorctliug |>olitical and
(nfecellttneous matter and advertisements, in order to
•oable ns to lay before them, through the columns of' made at the Department by members of Congrcv
the Enquirer,
M. Biihrien,
H. Stephens, of the House of Representatives, giv
■r, the very able’.perches of llio lion. J. ! :iml «hcra, ill relalion to tilt' law* of Mexico con-
of theC.S. Senate, end the lion A. I corning slavery, 1 bcretrilh communicate to yon.
f .. rn . , tor publication, cqrrect translation ol tho decree ol
Fro-ddctu Guerivro of (ho 13th September, 1821)
which wm passed by the Senate and rejected by the J April, 1837, on that subject. The original of tin
llonse. ] decree may Ik? found in volume 5, 1*10 ; and that
of tire art. in volume 8. page 201, of the “ Col
cion do Leyes v Docrotoa del Congrcso General do
la Nucion Mrxicana.”
Vours, respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Messrs. Ritchie and Heiss.
MEXICO—TOTAl» ABOLITION OF SLAVERY.
1 " Ttu l’r‘Htdeut of tin* Mexican United States
i to the inhabitants ofilio Republic,greeting:
(Wiring to signalize iuthe year 1821) tbe an*
|nivcr*nrv of our indepeilBnce by un act of iki
Gen. Tnjrlor—“The Nlnve Breeders
Tho manner in which Gen. ‘Paylor is assailed
J>y the supporter* of Gen. Unss ai the North and
Northwest is beautifully illustrated in the follow
ing article fro.n the Ohio PlaindniUr, which may
afford South* rn men some additional evidence id
the** union mtn'si*' of old Rough and Ready, upon
questions involving Southern Rights and Southern
institutions:
Taylor Stock.—TJh* Missouri Republican, n Toy* |
k»r Miner lia* the following adv»Tii«Mm*nt:
** NrcrtH* fur Sale *1 voumr \vi>m *n. girl* 11 years i l,,, n«i jiiriiiu uuu utiiriicimcu mm miiy turn »«» . .. , , ,... .
old. amf a nun 22 years old. at our depot, 72 Olive street j llio advancement and support of ao important n j a °m a h aveliok ug *
wl«ru «v or. n instantly reeeltm, negm-. of.very J... rci.lt; th.,t ,n:,v consolidate more and more Iron- , 1,1 80 J ‘’ r “W".™ 18 "7° ', ml ' le . brloro Mr ' Iok
cr 1 pun.,.f.r«dv fr.,,,, : «,ro C .o.. ,n .hr "Htntry. Per- | ,, ClW)|H .„ w ,| )0 „ R ,„, in .lix-. lld K ^" ,d 1)1 «»•> "I"’" !* "»» -Cam'ly
mXl'ZAuL'Z ST 01 ZXV «■»,;” "„ri of ihe and M»ni to annnfimim. I *7."^ f " nc,,m "' r >' C0,,IJ 80
ESdl. " "U vK^VTSlcC " ‘ ! u- nl its inhabitants Haw tights which f V,°X'b" m * fmn . . .... ...
’• Here i. n <banco hay. ,h- Plain-lenten |..r 0,1 tl.rv Icdd from intni'i'. oml thill (lie poop!.* proton I Mf.lWk «ccum,«u,ipd iho alRnwl lull with a
Z.. k u n, ,v plnnta.m, of In; over the I!j , y „. , n ,| . lll!e | aws , j„ conformity will, the '° t,,n * l ".‘ 8 * *•**'»« I™ 8 "" 8 f* «' v ;
di»cre|v.. va : > hut they will do forit.'M-A. Tak-> i Making two ol the extraonlmary
tlieip—OllIZi •!; wants to invest 810.0'Ht. tS.e ndvei- vvhicli have been granted by the Exe
ItKMii.'iti in SVu-hii! S 'inn paper,) forju*t Midi kinds.** j ihusdocrc
[From the Richmond Whig.]
The South Sacrificed—Promise awl Prac• I
FRIENDSOF IRELANDI
Now or Never I
ire.—Wo published yestorduy a telegmpic dis* | Tlie blow is struck, the contest is now waging;
hud R l* toil days old, Smith O’Brien denounced ia
patch announcing the fact, that the President
promptly signed tho Oregon Bill, by which the • a traitor, with a price set upon hit capture, maih*
Wiluiot proviso is recognised and slavery prohih- j tains unequal war on the heights of Cahirmoyle;
itetl in that Territory. In the face of the loud Doheny is at SlicvenamoneO'Gorman is raising
and repeated professions, which tho Democrats Limerick; Dillon and Meagher arc struggling for
have been sounding in our ears, that they were ! Waterford.
the only friendsoftTie South, this intelligeneeseem- j Why sleeps the Irish blood in America 7 Pre-
ed incredible. But the mail of yesterday fully cions hours are being wasted; precious blood ia
confirms it. The President, without a moment s knowing. Tho Dying call for Vengeance—tha
hesitation, put his signature to this hill, and Living I lope of Ireland implore your aid. Let us
thereby branded falsehood upon the profession* ] promptly answer thp call. Awake to instant ac*
of the Demoracy. This act of tho President | i ,on • Ask no questions, hut remit funds at once
surrenders tho whole question—so far as it re- ! hi Robert Emmet, our Treasurer. Trust to our
I lies lo the power of Congress. The South are
excluded by a law of Congress, sanctioned by
James K. Polk, from carrying their slaves to the
Oregon Territory I Does not this one act, ol it
self, aponU louder than nil the boisterous profes
sions of friendship which these hypocrites can
make?
Mr. Calhoun, in speaking of tho bill, said that
“ this was the first lime the Wiluiot Proviso Imd
been adopted, and the South would he justified in
standing out and resisting lo the last.”
Mr. route, of Miss, declared that alter the pns-
g* of this lull, Gen. Cass would not receive a
zeal, determination and prudence, and neither yott
■ >r Ireland shall lie disappointed.
Robert Emmet. James W. White,
Charles O'Connor, Michael T. O'(.’on no*,
I Ion ace Guf.eley, Thomas Hayes,
Felix Inlo^usby, BaktiioloV O'Connor,
John McKeon,
Directory of the Friotida of Ireland.
Mew York, August 14 1818.
•**The F. Iifnn» of all American journal* friendly to
the Liberation «»r Irelnnd are entreated logive this an
mi mini (I iah' iiiMTtion.
'i ht
■v fwcultici, ri l, ° u ' r r itor f thu, fki'larnd lo bo lro« lor nil time .ill Itml.urb n mini in my ncwipi
ecutitc. nml ' 18 " ol11 1,1 ,,M ’ ‘' ll » m,lri •’otnprmnino line, lliil | i, ,, holtor mno limn bnylni;
iillor tnns Higning thin bill, which deprive, tlio 1 Itm (imniln, or nlnvcs in Wn.bin;
lie ronnblic f M,,l “ | ol its r (fills, wUhnulanu eum/ienMiim, lie 1
ilnnln who K ri,0 ' 0 " s ly plciiw’il in say, that lie ivoulil veto
„i„„,..' «nv "iinlliir'bill, Inlendoil lo apply lo the territory
sBaaiaves, s ,;„ tho( - 3(l 30
.rri-pi by aMnrrviifii Hian a . anil ihrv ran make.. .lav, - When Hio financial sin,alien of tlm republic f WewoiiM ralher have Hie rfarrf than the won);
oi a I-/...V in .1,... w ii a. Wal k. Shunl l Nov M.oim : lh ,. proprietor, nl' slaves shall lie imleumi- | r °, r " lo 1' 1 " “">• lr " 8 ‘ »>I’™'' 1 * 0 11
.ml L'.lifhriiu ... a... . m-.m,... .la- |W , indomililicalinn reffulaleil by lew. I " l '° l ,!,K 80 nl "' n ealen hin aenl« l I low ran the
^ I •• And in nr.ler ihut Hie present decree, may f"." " "».V more confide in a parly, winch has
a.,,., Ii.a.k a.,il copper .kins would b. lard I. L* its lull and culire rx-muinn, I order it lo Go hl *M"' , * l| y maito apnri of its Imst ml,'rests anil
ih piper, ilie Pluindealor^ stijiporlsuen.
for the rcuMMiK ttvicd in the following cditcriul
fn*m that print:
in thf i wintry inmak 1 * n *lsv
“ I. Slavery is forever abolished in tho republic.
“2. (.',mse jnemlv all those individuals who.
until this day, looked upon themselves as slaves,
are fu*\
VVlion tho financial situation of tho republic
GENERAL TAYLOR ON POLITIC AI. SLANDER.
Baton Rou.jk, La., July 14, 1848.
My Dear Colonel: Your kind letter of the 18th
ittst. has hent duly received.
In reply to your inquires, I have to inform yoi
that 1 have no land on the UioGmntle; nor h*vt
I sent .{M()J)00, or any pther sum lo tlm District
»f Cnlumliia to purchase slaves] and trust thnvt
ssion, I could
lands on the
. . . - - -...ugton. Among
Nmiliol its r glits, without anu compensation, lie the many areusationshfought agtints me by my op-
is graciously plensed to say, that he would veto ponenis, I should he mueligntilied to learnthutlhey
any siinilar lull, intended to apply to the territory | luV o stten eded in suhstnntiuting the charge that I
Son til <H 80.30. J have in my potwession so large a sum, for any
Jorirvv
ths (
ule on?!
i I ii..
•I'"'
•myofilM? -In
Itrlnmil
ti'l'uiul
nf 1 printed, n ildished, and eireulaled to all tlio.te
ire*. : whose ohligalionlo have it fuililled.
*' M * i “Given in the Federal Palace of Mexico, on the
*. u * , loth of SeptetlilsT. 18Jf).
(IH* j *• VINCENTE GUERRERO,
the i “LAFRENZO DE ZAVALA.”
[tKAVM A1IOX.J
purjiose, as tho sum ulmvc mentioned.
I beg that you will not put yourself to any
trouble to meet tlie ohj» rlii ns uig»H against mt
by thorn* opposed in me, if they are as groudle**
. . an the one in question, for when they nee fit thut
which, while always processing an intense tlevo* to disregard the ohligutions of truth it is* uscleaa
lion to its peculiar institutions has never in a torontend with them.
single instance, scrupled to sacrifice them, when
its party schemes rendered it necessary ? And
can any thing exceed the HhutnelesH eftrotitery of
a party, winch while thus acting, continues lo
profess to Ik» the champion of the {South /
•noiKh mo»t oar readier,* ill think. . “ An A Cl abolishing SUn'fry in the R'jwhlic.”
. ;kV.k'V'm, wcuruv : “ Akt * 1 Slavery without an exception, is,ami The Interesting Variety or the Biui.e.—
^ imaiVun Inn.M.’al ii’rinrii i-* »•!* tin* | urtv. mil 1 '•hull remain, alKjlinhed throughout the entire When the great Sam Johnson was asked why si
utssd a* qi\t «-urifii:;nrr ft so ubn»ttdtis » uiMuure Republic.** many literary men were infidels, his reply was—
«corryirg ulavery n.to new territory now free.” 1 “Art. 2. Thoownersof slaves manumitted by *' BeCiftitso they uie ignorant ol the Bible.” II
Thev ure tie* r.pinicr.s of I/wis Cass as pro- this act, or by the decree of 13i|i Heptemlxr, 182H, • tbe qiH'htinii wasnskoil, why tho lovers of gesrr-
cWt.iedhyhis friends ar. l supporters in Ohio, shall lie indeuuiilied lor the interest they held in I nl rending so often fail to acquaint themselves
YVho insultingly call negroes •* , i , nvlor Mtock. them, which interest shall he esiiinated Ity duly j with lltc sacred volume,one reason that may hi
Wdl Sl ’liirtt men he ho far forg. iNil ol their j considering the personal qualities of the slaves;
interes' am* rights as to suppoit a man enttrtain- to which end one appraiser shall l>o nominated by
4r:g sncli epit'lens? J the commissary general of the place, nr Ity the
Ambi the F'u’i ? K-ys: I person who supplies his place ; another shall he
..«V „ n inrJN pn'MMit to nation n modulate nominated!-y the owner; and tn cuh.i of d.scord
f.nm n hi-.> Mat**. is mu s s.bv«hnl b-r Hr ilot'n in their opinions, a third sltnll he notninated by the
.i^ifralfu' ti. t'nrurt H- ‘A. Ill* bn* no ►\ mjsuhi***., n^'*- constitatfonal nlcado of the vicinity, to which no
rin'iwtV «r ronnvrt.en* Uli: ' ^ ,)r “ n *‘" objection shall he interposed. Theocei-ion of the
burn vdacaistl ».» .N* w L«t}tivl.* 1 !!! 1 ! appraiser-, or a mujolity of th ’tP, shall be tibso
With my l»»*st wisltex for your health and «Uc<
ess, 1 remain, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient serv’t,
A. TAYLOR.
Col. A. M. Mitchell. Cincintinti, Ohio.
Gen. Taylor in South Carolina.—A corns
plimetiiarv dinner was given on tho 18th lilt, by
the citi/ens of Beach Island to the surviving vof*
imtecrj> who went from that inmTedlnte Yieinity to
Mexico. Out of live who left it, only two hav.®
returned.
The fdings of partially for G rt n. Taylor if)
uihls of tin* WiM. hsi :l l*l >ra,H< * r * 4 » or a majotity ol th mp, shall he jiltso-
hitliiullv. snd lias rn joy,-.I : luteund final. The ind muitic.utiun of which this
; i.iiiiMiii nml Jivekton m the ; article makes mention shall not extend in any res-
nf tin* tf-nioonwy. Sm li u mnn ( port to those colonists of Texas who Imvn taken
iiaaigmal iluilhlle« i»,lliut llii'y ! ,w, '^" r that Slam iijr-lin 'iniinilraUal Iwnlf. The 13th
its interesting variety. This feature of tin? Bible j regular toast (Iran
is well iil us (rated by Mrs. Ellis, in the following j |,
elegant extract from licr recent work, entitled the
“ INietry of Life.”
*'With our established ideas of !> n anty grace,
pathos and sublimity, either eoiiemmUnl in the
minutest point, or extended to tho widest range,
we cun derive from the scriptures a fund of gratiti-
cation not to Is* found in any other memoriai of the
past or present time. From ilr worm that grov
els in the dust Ix'tteath our feet, to the truck of
l drank on the occasion was as fol*
the inquiry whether they are willing to s ippott
Low’.s Cass in preference to Zachary Taylor ?
epartmetit to issue the corresponding scrip ......
I the respective value of tho property. .crystal stream, gushing forth out ol tin? flinty
I “Art. 4. The aforementioned fcrjp shall lie i **>!«, to tho wido waters of the deluge—from the
A Patriotic L cidest.—Almiti 3 o’clock on paid or satisfied in that mode which may appear 1 barren waste to tho fruitful vineyard and the land
Riiiidav u;orrh\' T , while (If n. Houitoi was on tie- n» the Government tlie most equitable, conciliating flowing with uulk and honey—from the lonely
floor oi tlie Xnaie, dine nosing the Oiegon hill, i as far ns practicable the rights of the individuals |»th of the wanderer,lo Un? gatherer ol a inigh-
.Le rerr nWnf 1 in reference to tl»e Missoun Com- with the actual situation of the Treasury,” I *V multitude—from the tear that falls in secret, to
promMo tint Mr Clay lor that act. concluding as Apr.l 3, 1837. ' *l>o Jin of battle and the shout of a irinmpltan.
it did th- H.o North «nd Anoti.W «ck,. W '0«h, C ._I'.h. Domorral, ol I froin tho nol.laryin Iho w.I.lorncM, t» llio
ihe Bomb, (Im>''tvp(I a monnmanl of pcrpoiiml a<la-1 Wmrnat roccnllv nominaU'd Charlca K. F,rl,l 8; " r “P °n'ho lhr.mo-1n,n. li.o nmnrncr clad in
man., to Biahd in the romnda hall of Hip Captl^ (or Licim-.lan. f3»n,nor. Il„. ho •' .nun.a Iho I !." 8 T*™"'' !" ,l ":. ,n '!«* I?." r ( ,ln r,,ln
for fat
“Gen.
I»1 her Vote tl»*»
soldier wItO“l
lit conseqiieri
nj Taylor—May tho Sooth show
slirmtioii in which she holds lb®
•ver surrenders.”
»i somo remarks having been
T. in u volunteer toast,
« present, was drawn out#
made advej.-r to (Jen.
Gov. Hammond, wlun
litis reportisl to have discussed the morns of the
two candidates lor the Presidency now before the
people. Tie* <Inventor is decidedly, it is said, in
favor of Gen. Taylor—h'dieviHg him to be *
sounder maw than (Jen. Cass, and more tobere-
li"d on Ity the South — not stoejied in political in-
trigue, us is Cass anil others, hut a plain, honest,
upright old man. lull,'* express’,\e language of
tin* Otrveruor hims'ilf, *• having no friends to re
ward, or enemies t<» punish.”—[Rc?cordor.
icrlty to gacc upon, and romnnlicr 1,0 j fww IlHgimwiniirf Mw wiynllwtijoA «"».to liw 1 «nJ Imlian^wt
Borrowed Capital.— 1 The Doylesfown Demo
crat Iris liorrmveil an old worsl cut of the Battle
ol Bunker’s I fill, which it labels “ Gallant Re
pulse by (»eir. L°wis Csss of tie* British and In
dians, at Canard’* Bridge, in llio war of 1812.’'
'I’ll,* editor gives a description—and such a do«-
crip,ion of ibis battle, tint wo must transcribe it:
“One of the most brilliant nets of the Ameri-
hiring the war of 1812 With tho Brit-
the repulsion of their nni-
pliic visions of tl,o blessed—from the still, ted forces at Cailird'* Brnlgt?, by tho gallant
small voice, to tin* thunders of Oinni|>oienco— General ('ass. Alter stundipg a heavy ftro ff6m
from the depths of hell, to tho regions of olornal our old English enemy, he in triumph drov®
glory—there is no degree of beauty or deformi- them from their rauiparls, and nciiltered their for
ty, no tendency to good or evil, no shades of dark- ces. Again tho British rallied and charged on
H'*.ss or gleams of light, which does not cotm Gen. Cass, hut were routed with a signal eflect.
within the cognizance of the Holy Scriptures; A third time they returned and attacked tho Aiftftr*
and therefore til *r«? is no expression orconcop ion of lean army, and a third time did the gallant army
thoi mind that may not find a corresponding pic- under Gen. Cass repulse them with great havoc.
.-13V* m .r.iM ^ tlire i no tlii rat for excellence that here may not Hioet Not content with standing three l,«*«Vy cannon-
of .ho l’lillailelphia Con- Llhe i» cowardly -an ....nr'incipM Hilir.l i | wi " 1 ['>'1 “‘•|.,,l> ; .t.,r | ..r J oon. | i.im. ..f l.umani- jjj**
vMion. It i, wanderful l.ow“iu.f and C'n.'r- h »rk-and » marvelfoa. wuril.y no'„or ,h" , tt T . P '| nl ''V V ^ ‘ ! n n h l -Hro „ rt.7 3
on,” mrn will become, when nolhin C i, lo hr | wortll | ott lri ckM.ora whna,»o,nt5ed ai Billimori'.” »»<l».V.n|>;>tl , v rnmorehend.-d m ll.clan«..» B o a„d »"' nh,. 8 8 -m r rear SucS
c word by boimr o,horw.no. On, mjrht «,.ppo.o .. „ „ rill | ler p ;ll „ ru | par.ino will, old fri-od., "P ,r " of 11,0 unioor."
that tlie Loco Focos. who laud Mr. Clayhigh- j nomeof wlio.n I havo acted with for more than
.in an honrof similar trial. 11° had acarcely ut-1 f have tliiw morning addressed a letter tn the
tej-ed the words nmul the most breathless silence,' State Committee,declining the nomination of Lieu-
when, an if moved by a common thrill ot sympa- , e „ ;in ^ Governor, and directing them to mriko my
. tby, * hundred voice* r*aoi,tided in the gallortcs, r^nne from the ticket. I hoi leva such a course
accompanied by a clapping of hands which aeem- ; ,j to tlio Democracy* My views were not known
ed to shake the very building. Immedi it dv H ^ . to the convention at tho time of the nomination,
ter, in revpoct to tlm Senate, ntt was complete j ., n 4 ; K pi.^^ifil^ the nomination win adopted
silence.—O^Uimon Sun. i from the belief that, in common with many nth-
Gen. Houston would have expressed a v (* r )’I ers, I was an ardent supjmrter of Gen. Ciss.—
• il. <1. m I tail Im rn. ...l .. i • i i .. . ... r *
ceiy«i the nominal,on
.... . ......mn.liioi r , r . . , 1 Mil. Tnut—Till! I'bwhdeit.—On Thursday I •• cumi ia inenimiary rnpnmtiion oi warm:
ivliayc a!w v« admired his c„aracier .m,I ;nn o .wynly years; hat I cannot consent to Ouhte me | ,|, n shaker of the ll.mae of Itepresenia- i fal.rication—t CaUiiicalion«.f history. The f
while hi.real eaem nsat proaenlare to tre tmu ,, i|,.. eifliw plitiea mixi.ita tint was tanphl ,ives laid Iteloro that lardy, in accordance with | of .Spark, Prescott, and our other national h
.mono Iho Tiyarmcs, as for example tho Lmte. . ,s, winch w„s u bo always consi.ient Ajmm: r t l,elr wish, a letter and accompanying dociiniei,Is rian* must pale before Ilia brinlmie.s of
of the •• Eaves-Dropper of tins my. I am influenced by thocardmal maxitnofflie IJcinn- lmm Mr . N ir | l0 | a , |>. '|' r i„, late iJoniimioncr to ! Dovlestowo emius!_[ American & Gaaetto.
TT.-i • r i cracy of this country, *hvciy*ioniTrnrnnneiniPH •• • . r «. —• t
Strong »aiGN.— 1 he Richmond big of a re- men.”
dit * publin'i '* tho following. t~~T,
1 S"-ong 8i*n!—\Vo heard it yesterday tip-; T,,r * Lah * * ART 'T’ '1I!n
C.treeis.nnd in a form which assured us if ,ts | »™ numerous and so rap.,I
cracy of thin country, ‘ Every thing for principles,
^ C. fcl.iov TI.O R iohmmiH IV hi IT Al fl M. .. 1 .. J * or » ’
“m h^?j n yesterday « r -1 T|,E C * w Hartv--The del'ectiona at the North
ootbestr.s'isfnnd in a form which assured »n U its ! are so numerous and so rap.d in the Cass party,
truih, that Mr. Sievenson, the IWeut ol tire Bab >'. .t instead ofacetn# them gn over to the •• free
i lieretoloro by tens and twenties, by
t every
*nas*e lo
Wo entirely agreo with him as to Cass, who will j Oomocratic brcll.rc.1 under Martin Van
i of the Cass party, reminds
t hoard of a farmer, wito one
Taylor every ho,.them St. to—and he i, I -c t -p oat of the nen. Il.vincpu
~ C 9 . *, ,Uk 11 ! down tilt* h IT . O.d tn.lll KtO Mj llV to COUDl tllOin
corum of a majorny ol the nonheri.htalcs. M lhoy hopp ,^ ov „ t „ nd U<(rul ,t " There g.s's
The F.nDLM,r—Mir nr, as.—The lion. John there- ^s two,"-”.!,ere goes three,"-
Narvell. u. 8. District Al*ori,"V and es-U. 8. H.-n-
£= ^V^Nran ^t I -H” i«rty •» heretofore by tens and twentie
Iwilte n xt I*r s.dent. Accord,ng to hi. glimp.e. townohtpw and counties, we ntpeet by almost,
of the future, (hiss and Tavlnr sum I no chance, j ?«.«! to lean., that they have gone off cn w.,
We entirely agree with him a. to Cass, who will 11™''*” Wemocrat.c brethro,, under M.h..
probably not get in electoral vote—but as to Old j ,
iiack. be need p,ve hrns-lf no unewines*. The I 1 J® P rc f nt P°»" lon '
y-ry fset that (,'j.s ,s substantially withdrawn. "* of * ' v0 j'
will give Taylor every toother,i Si.tc-and he is I ' 1 ll8 ," hcc P
Mexico, in which ho makes charges of the gray-
est character ngainal the President, nml express-i Hr.oTir.'.a a .ainst HttoTttatt.—Smith (TOrt
esa confidence in his ability lo establish them j fur whoso arrest a reward of tivo hundred |xmnds
before an investigating committee. To afford { has I,can offer, d by tjic IsmJ-l.ieiitenanl of Ireland.
, .... j it « a _ 1 there goes old Kwc,”—“ there goes a black one,”
■i i n V • . «.*,•“ 'p';—‘'there goes a whole heap,"—and,“cursethem,
atw, Hon. Linung B. Slizncr, A. Wales, Esq. . , 1
Hhn. Al 'tundrr Davidson, and Isaac B. 8m t'j, all \Ui/with^he Cass party. At flrat wo could
b'itnng Lneorocos, have commenced ho pnhh«. U)8 dcsi . rl ,„_ 0 „ , Ci v i 0 , lhree; but it was
t,on of» crmnalgn l«jrT• devraedmt ,e ^ a#ccruinod lhat thebnuni , w , rt br^n-lha,
olectmn of ravlor. The Ann Arbor Dnioerai ,t u . / )<IrI urrf and tho “oldowes” and Ihe
and Allegan llecord havedreppod Caa, The do-! ., u k .■ b h( ,npingoat very fast, ftdlow-
aenora art so numerous that too much of on. snore ! ■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ J
aenora are so numerous mat tor. mien o, our , cJ r „ dl b .. whole h „- „ , 0 bid deflaDCC
would be occupied to chromcle oven the leadmg j w lny a ” tc ,^ l0 Uecp co nd
noon poor CaK
I! havo to exclaim, *‘ Curse them t there they all
got”
the render moido idea of iho character of titenu
charge, ftc atihjoin an extract from iho letter:
“ In one of (In? accompanying papers, (letter to
tho * ReproHontaliveH of the American People,
tinder dale 4 Mexico. February 12,1848.’) my be
lief ia expreaned that Congroaa and tlie country
had been deceived by the individual holding the
triiHi of* l'rcftidorit of the United State*,’ atid that
the object for which that deception had Itccit
practiced wua the indefinite protraction of the
war—this protraction of tfat war Imving for its
end the conquest of Mexico and her abiurr.linti
into our Union. Thin was tnv belief then; it ia
my lielinf now. In that same letter, and particu
larly in the notes recently appended to it, my be
lief is expressed that a corrupt use has been made
of the power and tho influence attached lo tlie
trust of * President of the United State*,’ even to
th»» extent of subordination of J*rjuri/."
Tlie House after hearing (he letter rcrid, or- __ t
deredlt and the accompanying docutnenta to l»e j Ban been in the llmee u>-Uay, al«>, in th7i
referred to the committee on Foreign Affairs, who »i v h» wore ihe Colt
wonldraporton the propriety of“lu«hcr .Cion (
Ims a Urotlivr, Sir Lucius O’llrini, in tho Ilotiu
of < 'ouunniis. Tin.' hrmlicr gave his vote in favor
of the hill for sus|amiliiig tin; hubrus curimt act.
knowing that his brother would Iki one of Ha first
victims. IfcHpokcon the occasion as follows:
“ At first I intended to void against the bill, bo>
cause it was likely my brother Smith would be one
ol its first victims. On second thought, howtvor,
tin; prevention of biissisiK'd lets weighed down
such a fraternal leeling. Smith O'Brien, my
brother, must take his chance. I must vole for tho
Ml."
Two or the Heroes.—" l'otomac,"|ho Wash,
ington corri'sjsindent of tlie Baltimore Patriot, in
his letter of the 10th, says :
“ The nilvhrateil Captain, nr rather (seat. Col. loo,
wm. in dir IlmiMj this rvuning—a fins iisisint, officer sno
man. film pages wars after him with aiboase fori'
aiiPtrraph in score.. Hr signed hi. name lo Ihma
with riieerluloeis and alacrity. Breval Brig. Gan I
’‘‘)i.o*r jioriuu, oiii ngauai cock Mma
i full Major General, or a Flold Manhal I