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Mft. TOWNS ON THE STUMP.
Cmvsipondeiu* of U» J-mintl k. M<»^rjr-r.
Vienna, Dooly Co., July 13,1847.
Gents:—The “Gubernatorial Bal)**
has been to-day opened ai this place.
Col. George W. B. Towns being both'
fiddler nnd danCrron the occasion. He,
l am told, intends to canvass the State,
and to-day addressed the people jiere
in a speech of some hours length or
more, in •which he took occasion to dis
cuss anything else but what every one
would consider to he the intercut* of tin*
Stale, and State politics. The Tariff,
the Mexican war—and a eulogy upon
Mr. Polk, constituted the chief topics of
his speech. He of course condemned
the ■' rariff of 1842, nnd commended
that of 1840, although he know* that
while two important articles of South-
era use—*nh and cotton bagging, have
risen in price since the repeal of the
first, and the enactment of tne last men
tioned turifTncts; while lit the same
lime the government has raised n less
income from the tnriff on those articles
than it did before, thereby benefit ting
no one and injuring the government.
But what has the torilTto do with the
quesiionsinvolved in the election o| Go
vernor of the State. Neither Col.
Towns nor Gen. Clinch if elected, can
have anything to do with the passing or
refusing to pass a tariff law—that is a
matter that devolves or. the Congress of
the United States—and why therefore
does Col. Towns resort to n discussion
of that question. The answer is a plain
one. It is not only intended to humbug
the people, but it is intended to lead
I heir minds from an investigation of the
miserable and ruinous Stale policy pre
sented by the Democratic rulers when
ever the govern (rent of the Stale has
been in their hands. How hate the /man-
era of /hr State and the Penitentiary been
managed by them ? •• Keep aloof from
these questions." I presume Col. Towns
will hardly tell those who may hear him
•peak, that it is the desire of’Mr. Polk
and his friends, to lay a tariff on ten and
coflee—with nil their pretended opposi
tion to the tariff. This would destroy
every thing. The prior charge of such
a thing against Judge Dawson when lie
ran for Governor in IS41, defeated him;
but since then, the leaders of the De
mocracy have found it either right or
necessary “ to put the tariff" on tea nnd
coflee. This tho\ must lie kepi in the
•lark—I am willing it should be, for it
has nothing to do with State policy or
Slate politics.
But, Mr. Towns in his remarks on the
Mexican war, was happy—or rallied
and enudidty speaking, more unhappy.
His drift seemed to be to attach to Gen
eral Taylor the blame of bringing on
the war, by advising Mr. Polk to order
the march of our urtny to the Uio Grande,
vices would have been lost to the coun-
,r J-
1 see that the Federal Union of Mil-
ledgevilie objects to the election of Gen.
Clinch, because he is not a lawyer—be
cause he cannot understand the consti
tution ami will not know when to veto
- —- - bills passed by the Legislature, &c. I
and yet to give to Mr. Polk the honor of | have the pleasure of an acquaintance
all the victories gained by Gen. Taylor | with both Col. Towns and Gen. Clinch,
aflflrihe war bad commenced. And in ! and I venture the assertion, that by his
this ho certainly betrayed n most criin- j good sound sense and extensive informa-
inal ignorance of the facts in the case,! lion, Gen. Clinch could give a belter and
will not—he cannot for went of capaci
ty, come up to the public' expectation
for a candidate for Governor—the peo
ple will expect more from him than he
can do. Wm. H. Crawford, Stephens,
Toombs and many others, could make
him appear io a very unfavorable point
of view on the stump. 1 am willing be
should make a speech in every county
in tbs.Sute; I hope he will do so with
out a reply from any one.^ We have
nothing to fear from it. Gen. Clinch in
staying at home and nt tending to his
farm, leaving the matter to the unbiass
ed and uninvited judgment of the peo
ple, will do more for himself than to
engage in the business of stump speak
ing,—the propriety of which is at least
questionable in candidates lor Governor
-•—or else why did not Troup and Clark,
and Talbott, Forsyth and Ins opponent,
Joel Crawford and Gilmer, Lumpkin,
Schley, McDonald and Dawson, George
W. Crawford and Cooper, and Gov.
Crawlord nnd McAllister do it 1 It has
l»een reserved to Col. Towns to intro
duce tint practice of stump speaking in
Georgia by her candidates for Governor.
I am sorry the example has been set,—
the end of it may not redound to the
honor and interest of the Slate : that it
it well calculated to product and pro
mote excited and angry feelings, no one
will doubt, and.this as much as possible
should be avoided. It will also have
a bail moral tendency—giving rise to
drunkenness, riotings nnd excesses
which nil good moralists should wish to
avoid. Ami moreover, men will soon
be selected for that high office, with re
ference only to their speaking powers,
nqd not in reference to their mental
powers, moral worth, or business capa
city. For instance. Col. Towns has the
gilt of the gab to some extent, and that
is.about all to recommend him; while
Gen. Clinch is not a public debater, but
a man of great moral worth, of fine tal
ents, of business qualifications—and the
mere speuker is to he elected* over the
man, whoseduiic* will not require him to
speak at ell, and who is of great moral
worth—ot tine talents, and of busiucss
habits!
General Jackson was a member of the
THE CANVASS.
Nothing can be’morp conclusive of the
strength of Gen’l Cmtcii before the peo
ple, than the fierceness with which his
opponents assail him. If he were one
of your little greys—a man with scarce
popularity euuugh to stand alone—it
would be Useless for bis enemies to open
upon him as they have done, the whole
squandering all the treasure at her dis
posal, obtained from the Democracy, an
act to borrow money in New-York nt 8
per cent., to loan to the people (specula
tors.) at 6 per cent. Floods of Central
Bank Notes were issued from the Trea
sury, to receive soon alter their emission,
the value of but 40 or 50 cents on the
dollar, to be returned back again at par, - |t
in payment oftaxes, the people, of course, ar ,ery of an able press and welwdrul-
puying for the transaction. To facili-; 5*,* l ,ar| y* ' A mud fort might be demol-
late this financial operation—to render , |, cd a hickory maul, but no sensi
ble corruption more complete, the dis-1 *" e CCM Btnqpder would be inclined toas-
gracc more thorough, and the taxes on ; ia “ . stronghold of Gibraltar^ with
the people more onerous, another Demo- *
erotic taw was asked for and obtained,
1 hat the Central Bank nlone. of all the
Banks in the State, should not be requir
ed to redeem U bills in specie. This fla
grant system would not have been com
plete w’ithout assurances of better.times.
and accordingly there was no want of
pioinises in Executive Messages and
elsewhere, of a diminution of taxes;
and to save ap|>earanees, an act nf this
nature was actually passed, which Gov.
McDonald found it impossible, with all
his good will, to sign. From such scenes,
any thing less destructive than heavy
bombs aud . Paixlmn shot. And even
with these if our memory serves us, that
old Fort has as yet received no especial
damage. It stands where it has stood
for years, unscathed and inapprochable.
May it not be that the old General may
withstand the violence of the present
ouset, and, towering above the puny
crowd that are vainly assaying to de
molish him, bid defiance even to the
strength of the assault? Such things
have happened in the history of this
^ ^ country. The people are not disposed
from such times as these, we have hui^ lo ?V? a l° n g tried, faithful and patriotic
rcry recently emerged, and God grant
that we may never again witness their
recurrence. It was then that bonds of
the State of Georgia were hawked about
io New-York, which could hardly be sold
at any price. It was then, under this
Democratic financiering that Georgia 8
per cent, bonds were offered intbis ci
ty for 55 cents on the dollar, and refus
ed at that. Those bonds arc, since the
Whig party has reformed the currency,
above par, and the dear people have
paid, and will pay the interest on the
whole amount for which they were
drawn, and the difference between the
par value and the depreciated value
when they were first issued. Wbat a
picture to contemplate! The reverse
of the.medal we need not depict. The
people have it before their eyes.
Will the people of Georgia consent to
exchange a certain advantage for the
notorious uncertainty (should we call it
uncertainty ?) of Democratic sway ?—
Will they run the risk of a departure
from the sound economy now existing—
of a repetition of such grossly corrupt
legislation? Will they gratify the ex-
United States* Senate for several years,
—I Iwlieve bit nevtr made a speech in w
that body. He wnsnospeaker. Thom- pectanis who win them with fair promis-
ns Jefferson was no speaker—neither ofjes of some undefined future benefit, by
them were public debaters, nnd the j returning Democratic majorities to the
world has had many such men. Yet J next Legislature, or will they seal their
they were patriots—men of sense and | approbation of a good policy, (call it by
of high business qualifications, and if( what name you will,) bv not withdraw-
tbeir speaking powers had been looked ing their confidence from those who
to nloue, their great and valuable ser- have carricd*it out so well, and served
public servaut, beaten down and crushed
lor no (letter reason than that some as-
pirng demagogue may rise and flourish
ou his ruins. They will not do it.
It seems to he one lead ing purpose of
the democratic presses to draw iuvidious
comparisons between the respective can
didates lor the office of Governor. Is
such a course desirable? Can they
hope toguiiKuny thing by that species
of low vulgar abuse which, it is evident,
they iiiteud to pursue towards Gen’l
Clinch? Is he a jnau at whom his op
ponents would leach their children to
point the finger of scorn ? Is his the July 2d. The writer says that he does
reputation, gained in the hard und poor-! 1,01 doubt that a treaty of peace would
ly rewarded service ol his country, that! lie concluded at once by the commission-
they would wilfulty destroy by uti elec-! crs. He also says that the Peace party
lioueeriug system of preconcerted black-! f* ns become so considerable in the Cap-
guard ism t We think not. The repu-j jtal, that he thinks that Santa Anna (who
ihe N. O. Delta, Extra, inM.
LATEST FROSI MEXICO!
ARRIVAL OF THE NEW ORLEANS!
LATEST raOM VERA CRUZ.
Important News Jrom the Interior—Ar
riv'd of an Express from Puebla—Gen.
Scott at that place—Appointment oj Com
missioners by the Mexican Government,
to confer with Mr. Trial—Generals
Cadivalludcr and Pillow at Perote—
Defeat oj the Mexicans ai La Roya—
Gtn. Santa Anna supjsosed tobein favor
of Peace—capture ami supposed Murder
of Lt. Whipple.
The SunofAnahunc,of the 13th inst.,
»ys: “ A private express arrived here
ight before Iasi from Puelda, bringing
very interesting intelligence from that
place, from Mexico, and from Generals
Cadwallader and Pillow’s trains. The
express left Puebla on the 3d inst-, and
brought private letters dated the same
day.^ News had been received the day
previous, from Mexico, that three Com
missioners had been appointed by the
Mexican Government to confer with Mr.
Trist, at San Martin Tesmclucan, S
leagues Irotn Puebla, and it was suppos
ed they would meet him on the 4th of
July. The express rider met with Gen
erals Cadwallader and Pillow, and their
respective commands at Perote. They
had been attacked at La Hoya, and hull
completely routed the enemy, having
sustained but little loss. No property
was lost, and berth trains had arrived in
Perote; dhich place, a correspondent
says, they were to leave on the 9th inst.
We have seen a letter dated Mexico,
laiiou of such a man is the property of
the country, for he gained it in the ser
vice and defence of the whole country.
He won a portion of it where his as
sailants would probably not wish lo
stand—amid the toils of the camp and
is always on the side of the strongest)
will soon pronounce himself in favor of
peace. The Mexicans were still flirtily
ing the City of Mexico, but the means
of the government were so limited, that •• «
we .lo not doubt that it will not be more ! 1,ne and Mar > - Sum . ,n, : rs
and my wishes for peace the most sin
cere. _ ,
The conduct of the Government of the
United Stales through me is worthy of
men ot honor and highly illustrated. I
hope that these qualities may be appre
ciated in future times as they deserve.
There is no meanness, uor treachery,
nor baseness, nor iniquity. There is
nothing in reserve that may be censured in
the least as a lack of honor in the men
or both countries, that could have any
intei vention in that question. W hen
the moment will have arrived, I hope to
put it in its true point of view. I hose
who may judge it with a prudent sense
may give their opinion, and this, I expert
with delight, will be favorable to tne.—
The course of time aud events will be
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM TAMPICO.
Col. DeRussy's command attached at Hue-
sjutla by Gen. Garay with a force of 1200
men—DeRussy's command surrounded
and placed in great peril—He sends
for reinforcements—Requisition sent to
Vera Cruz*—Arrival of the New Or
leans—GenJ Pierce is opposed on his
march by a large Mexican force—Dc-
Russy is reinforced, and cuts his way
through the enemy, with a loss of 20 kill
ed and 10 wounded.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain
Auld, arrived this morning, having left
Vera Cruz on the 17th, Tampico on the
18th, and Brazos St. Jago on.the 20ih
~ ptnin Auld reports that Gen.
the 14th inst., with 2500 men, and a train
of 150 baggage wagons. The N- Or
leans arrived at Tampico on the morn
ing of the 15th inst.. and the captain
was ihformed by Col. Gates, that Col.
DcRussy, with a detachment of Louis
iana Volunteers, nnd part of Capt.
Wise’s company of artillery, Capt.
Boyd with one company of infantry,
amounting in all to 115 or 120 tne
officers, left by the way of the ri
the 8th inst., for the purpose of reliev-
Tenth Regiment.—This regiment
(says the Flag) composed of sturdy men
from the Stales of New York and New
Jersey, is now quartered at this place,
and will remain until relieved, which
will be several weeks; perhaps months.
Company B, 13th Infantry, 90 men and
three officers, commanded by 1st. Liqut.
Geo. W. Clutter, passed up the river on
Thursday. The men were all recruited
in Virginia, and are a noble specimen
of the chivalrous sons of that ancient
State. The company has lost but one
man since its organization, and all are
now in fine, health. Lieut. Clutter is
hastening his command, with all de
spatch, to the Camp of Instruction at
Mier, where three companies ol the same
regiment have preceded them.
A Mexican horse-thief was lariated on
the evening of the 9th, by twot of his
countrymen in the service of the United
States. His ucck was dislocated in the
act.
Col. Wright, of the Massachusetts reg
iment, desires the editor of the Flag to
say that the article published some time
since in that paper, relative lo a member
of that regiment slabbing a Mexican wo
man, is incorrect. He says she was
murdered by her husband in a fit ofjealou-
sy, and bis knife, with blood upon it was
found underneath the bed.
The deaths in the 3d Dragoon Hos
pital, Matnmoras, Mexico, during the
month of June, 1847, were but three.
A notorious gang ofdesperadoes, Mex-
IU»|. vrituiiiui nuiii iciw.18 Iaa , yriI . icsrns and others, near the Brazos, un-
Pierce left VeraCruz on the morning of der command of a man named King, has
been dispersed und their rancho burned.
MIDSHIPMAN ROGERS.
The following letter, addressed to his
lather at Newcastle, (Del.) furnishes an
outline of the hardships he has endured
while in Mexico.
Mexico, May 23. 1S47.
I wrote to youon the 15th of February,
ami | the eve of my departure lor Perote,
„ n „ j since which time I have had no oppor
tunity of saying one word to you. I
.he American prUonlrs, and land-1 know have been very anxious about
-i . r, inn*, more esnecinllv ns the DOSlUon aiiu
ithout see-
ihe iron hail of the baule field, ‘is this I than a day's work for Gen. Scon de- j ''Tran I spy.
an objection lo him ? Is it an offence' mulish all .he Merc,cans have .lone in T“ “l* 8 u ««“<*• p -M-°» lhe 15l >‘ I 1 '
when his country calls, to go I three months, in case they should show | 1D
Iff* ri 1 hie llln nn.l hta lr»rl i,i.n I resist fltlCO. “A
! circumstances of uiy capture, determin-
) ed this government to regard rre as a
1 think I can now assure you that
ay banish all such fears ; their
yo
them so faithfully. ? Will they, by plac
ing the affairs of the State again under
Democratic control, give another trial
to the men who have so wronged, so de
ceived them t Above all, will they
give their votes to Mr. Towns—one of
the very men who has afflicted the State
with high sounding speeches about hard
money nnd a Sub-Treasury atone time,
and voted nt another against a bill to -
compel the chartered banks of the State ecuU Y e office stand before a glass and
to redeem their notes in specie? Is he practice fancy speeches to be retailed
worthy to receive the suffrages of his 1 1,1 1 1 rav 1 tll "8 through the country ; but in
lelluw-cilizens, who 1ms shown himself; 5U< '’' 1 eloquence us that office requires—
in favor of Bunk expansion, who voted | f oun H judgment, unbending integrity,
for the charter of the Insurance Bunk ‘‘"bus, antl hnaucial abilities-
forth und peril his life and his fortune) resistance. “A letter from Puebla, I orr [' ret ! al T aa> l , !* :0 ^ nll [ | d.mmatiou would be op|u»secl to all rules
in its defence? Stand forth,you una- which was written several days before I»uRu *y. sla.oig tl.at they had i 'bly situation has
dullered patriots that talk so much about | the express left that place, .tales that I ^Ihevo^'Cu?,"" U """* rranl - ’’ ' “ * ' '
moral treason, and answer. Wc were j there had been some sickness among 1 . ji • £°. ,n *'
simple enough to consider it a virtue, J °ur troops. We do not give our readers near - . ue J ul *'»
but the progress of the age seems rapidly j tbc whole contents of this letter because
changing the nature of things. it is full of rumors which line! not been
We have seen it charged as a very realised at the latest dates.”
grave objection, by one of the leading! According to information from the
editors ol the party opposed lo Gen’l j City ol Mexico, received at Puebla on
Clinch, that he is not an Orator. This | the 2d inst., the day before the departure
»ly ; he is notot the j of the express, the government had do
or a wilful detirc to misrepresent them. I more sensible and satisfactory exposi-
W *° l ,,ra ignorance of | tionof any article in the constitution,
the facts—than n desire to misrepresent. I nttd in a wav more easily understood i •••• **.....•»»• ... »•—•••••*-*. **■•■•■* i,. , , , ,
This though requires the exercise ol! by the people, in five minutes, than Col. !° r Columbus, and particularly of the |“ 8 volc e woujd be heard to some pur-
great charity tmvur.U him—for ho ought i Iowa* could in *n many hours. ! Commercial Book ol Macon, by which I P? lse ‘ "* lll ‘'• w mued with a speaking
lo have known that Gen. Taylor never j The peimledn not believe, and ought not! *>"' people have Inst so many thousands ? j C ov ernor» Whom is he lo mttkespcecli-
rcconi mended the marclling of our Irnnps j to believe that nnone lias common sense j Tliese ore questions which the people e3 lo 1 lile present incumbent is some
lo llto Rio Grande, except upon lliocon- but luwyers—aud none hut them ennun- * ,ilve to "tmver at the ballot box on the
diiion that Mr. Polk in'en.led that river demand the plain wnrdsnf the Constitu- *PP r, ** hin 8 Wc ,r ust Ihej
lo lie the •• ultimatum" of our hotlnda J lion. But I only set out to inform you ! W " 1 balnnce nicely the pretended claims
ry line with Mexico; and Mr. Polk him- j of Col. Towns’ visit lo Dooly. He Cvasj 0 *' Mr - Towns and of the Democracy,
self deciding it to he the line, ordered the I there, and was found lo be nothing hut a' 0 ?'*'"* 1 llle ac " the Whigs, ami the
“ r " 1, Irnnps then-, which enus-! man, aud n common inun at thin. Par-! • oa,fd - ”"<• practical,.and honest jndge-
innrcli of i
cd the war, To -‘thni river though, if don ’thc u^expccied len^li”of th'is lene'r. i ,De,u ° r 0e "- Clinch.—Sav. Rep.
Mr.Benton and Mr.Chan. J. lugcrsoll Iain, tx. &v. LEE.
•re to lie believed, our boundary line
never did extend—but unlortu lately for
the country, Mr. Polk nor Ids friomls
seem to place nny confidence in the ve-1 mis.” say many of our opponents.-! m^m.Tio’reooTS
ntcity nf those men when ,1m, speak| " Tim wL. Jehad n Go^r fimr r8&?J'S2£
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
1 The S/ate oj Georgia
From the National Intelligencer
We have seblotn seen any commcn-
, dation of a public man which wc could
very vneer- , norP cordially endorse than whatissaid
fihrlirnid'thst ""T b 1 ?e ""’ "h ‘ “"‘'"''"j n W nf cl ‘^ Ke ’ “! We ta4”«^n*Utf“S^ned3S£S.’
; 1 nd wteTr." Cred, ‘ W,,h I no’rT 1 a ""
Col. Towns snid the Whigs had
. principles, anil * •
. the government,
• although ho knows
and wc have never known
, II* | many years, «uu «*.- uu*o ire*w iuiuwi,
. .- -- —- j, . . . , have thus '? r a kinder, braver, or more honorable gen-
1 thni they were against 1 beard advanced why the Democraticr ,, # His infe Ueciual qualities
, and op|v,sed to tin- war,-; cnmhdnte shnuhl have any clmnce of. correcl i, described by the Journal,
ows that some, an.l not n 1 success. It is very true that Georgia hij iv J alo nto is n3 virtuous as
and
, . . j . .. , , character is unblemished. Being able
. * ,ca11 l*0i^ha* been ilia blood , within the last four years the most ab- by a lnng ond imimate acquaintance
with him to bear this conscientious tes
timony to the personal and public merits
of General Clinch, and seeing him now
before bis fellow-citizens as a candidate
for a high though unsought office, we
should be doing'injustice to ourselves
as well as to him were we to copy the
following tribute to his worth, from a
respectable Georgia jnurual,without add
ing this brief expression of our, own
feelings.
Fnm At SIttm (<?mrgtm) Mcmngtr.
General Clinch.—As a man, as a
soldier and as a statesman, the people of
Georgia have reason to be proud of Geo
of Whigs—and some of them too, sons rupt oscillations, the most marked chang-
of some oftbemnsrdistingnished Whig* *** l ,avc attended her progress of devid-
. in the Union, who thought the war could opement, sometimes propelling her for-
and ought to have been avoided, an.l' ward, sometimes arresting her march,
. our rights and our honor fully maintain-! and tmr often, we are ashamed to sav,
. cd. II any of the Polks have bled in • causing her to retrogade.
that war—that to them, just, necessary, I But is it sure that this calamitous
. na “ honorable war, I never have heard j uncertainty” is forever to attach itself
° i '** are ^ 5** 1 pa*” 4 **, they! to the fortunes of this Slate. If ever a
- will fight for their country in an uu-1 Slate had a just cause to discard the
newstanr war,, or they who refuse! trammels of hungry partisans, that
to fight for their country in a war deem- j State is Georgia. There is hardly a sin-
. ed by tlwm necessary, to preserve the • gle citizen within her borders, who has
, honor and-secure the rights of their not, since the year 1835, seen both sides
country? AU this is ungenerous, un
kind, and any thing but magnanimous
. ontho part of Col. Towns, ami certain
ly a Will business—a verv small busi
ness for a train wIjo aspires to be Gov
ernor of ibis Slate/
But Col. Towns fins not to-day done
the cause of Democracy onv good, nor
of the picture. Say what we may
alMiut principles. Democratic or Whig,
there is one thing that stamps a State
with a good crcdj, that gives exemption
from the burdensome taxes at home, nnd
a just title to respetrt in this great fami
ly of States nrout/d us, and that is a
sound nnd strictly honest administration
It is that whiclmvith-
the cause of the Whigs any jurat. His J of ,h e fiuanccs,
real position among the people has beeu lbr ffW past years, has raised the
mistaken by himself and his friendt.
The people have looked upon him where
^ ,,owa lawyer of sotneplau-
sdfility—creating some nmuseinent in
the court* when he attends them—of
but very little legal capacity, indeed nf
decided common ability, anil they still
look upon him in the same light; and I
nm sure they do not esteem him as pos
sessing those rare qualifications and
that commanding character aud dignity
of deportment that would, if he were
itlier secure blessings
to the*State. They like to see
him at the Courts—love lo hear him
.and
re will-
on the
State ot Georgia rora a condition of
absolute degradation, to one inspiring
the mojt unbounded confidence. Ne
ver, perhaps in the history of any State,
was so much goml done in so short a
time. Ami who brought this about ?—
Who arrested the infamous career of
the Central Bank, compelling her to
stop issuing her depreciated notes lo a
deceived people, who, unhappily for
them, believed for a time the language
of the Federal Union, that it was “ The
People's Rank T' It was the Whigs of
Georgia, aided by a minority (and what
a minority) of Democrats. Luckily for
the Whigs, these oven!* arc so recent,
that no words need be wasted lo prove
that the great mass of the Democratic
party were opposed to this healthy re-
»ectacle was that exhibited
past, when Dr. Fort, and
. the latter n defaulter to the
in the sum of SIS or 829.000,
over the finances of the State;
the name «»f loans to theCaouties.
: Central Bank, not content with
true in oue sense
long-winded vox praterea nihil breed of j termined to appoint three Commission-
orators, that of late so much retard the ! crs, and tliat Don M-tmiel Edward de
business of the country iu the halls of-j Gorostiza, Don Manuel Baranda, and
legislation. His words are few and to j Jose Maria Tornel, had been appointed
the purpose. He might not in the Ex- to open a conference with Gen. ScotP,
,T * * ‘ ‘ who, on hi* part, had commissioned Mr.
Trist to the same effect.
Lieut. Whipple—His Capture and
Supposed Murder.—Extract from a letter
from one of our correspondents, dated
“ Vera Cruz, July 13, 1847” :
As to news, there are so many differ
ent rumors constantly afloat here, that
it is almost impossible to .get the right
end of an} thing. On our arrival on
Sunday evening, I learned from the
Quartermaster, that on the previous
evening, an officer of the U. S. A., Lieut.
Whipnle, (who was also Adjutant,) of
the 9th Infantry, had walked out in the
evening towards the Cemetery, a short
distance from the walls ol ilie town ac
companied by a servant, and in presence
of the attendant, he was lassoed by one
of the guerrillas, made prisoner, and
carried away the Lord knows where !
A party, under the command of Capt.
A. M. Duperu, (who is yet in camp.)
were despatched on the following morn
ing ; but they were unable to discover
any traces of guerrillas or anything what
ever connected with the fate of the un
fortunate Lieutenant. The general be
lief here is that lie has been murdered—
and from what 1 hear myself, about, I
have no doubt that he has.
In regard to Lieut. Whipple, an ac
count of whose capture will be found in
the letter of our Vera Cruz correspond
ent, the Sun of Anahuac of the 13th
inst.says: “ It is rumored that Lieut.
present
tiling of an orator, but if he were noth
ing else he would make a most ineffi
cient Goveinor. He might plant him
self on one of the red hills in the vicini
ty of the Capital, and spout until tongue
of brass aud lungs of iron failed, without
benefltting the State over which he pre
sides one jot or tittle.. The business of
ihe Executive is to recommend such
measures as lie think* will be of beuefit
to the people, and see lhat the laws en
acted by the Legislature are faithfully
executed. To do this it requires sound
judgment, acquaintance with the condi
tion of the Slate, integrity of character,
and tirmucssof purpose. All of these are
possessed by Gen’l Clinch in an eminent
degree. We remember to have either
heard or rend of an old gentleman by
the name of Washington, who had spent
a large portion of his life in the army,
and who in the legislative balls was
regarded not much of an orator, but who
nevertheless left something of a reputa
tion as the purest patriot; safest politi
cian and most enlightened statesman,
that this little globe has ever produced.
loSTpata bee * cri, ““ 1 ' ani1 ev ™ " uw 1 lo»kbnck
they were sur- to il wi,h l KI '" lul flings. 1 g.vo you
rounded &» 1200 or 1400 men, under I a , . ,,en : " nnps.s of my wandering, nnd
Gen. Garay. Col.DeRus»y’s command j pn v ni«.iw. On the cvcnmg of the 19th
had buffered considerable loss, but with February, 1 arrived at Perote, under
the assistance of Capt. Wise’s artillery, j l ^ e f urve, Mance^ot a^strong^escort. I
they had cut their way to the river, and ,n " n '
there waited for reinforcements.
Col. Gales despatched the New Or
leans hack to VeraCruz with a requisi
tion on Col. Wilson for four companies
of infantry. He had also sent l he steam
boats Undine anil Mary Somers up the
river with 150 men, to Col. DeUussy’s
assistance.
immediately locked up in a forlorn
looking apartment, paved with brick,
and without one single article of fur
niture. 1 passed that night upon the
floor, wiih<'lit the covering-of a cloak
even as well as the two following. My
baggage was sent to roe from VeraCiuz,
but the coach was robbed,‘and 1 lost it
all with more than S150 in money.
I purchased otlifir clothes here and
proceeded towards Mexico. On -my
route I was robbed of every thing and
The New Orleans arrived at Vera
Cruz on the 16th, at 2 o’clock, P. M.,
and found the city in a state of excite-1 „ • , • .. ,
ment. Geo. Pierce had marched nul | a 'v.thnut a cent and
as above-stated, and encamped about I "‘ hoU , t n PP arel - Through the ft.terler-
, c .i l 1 i , ence of some few foreigners I was Aut np-
ten redes from the city, when >he ad- I „„ , and allowed the hberty of
Z" ™ F f Ca r. m and VT-d a | ,|.e city. I will here add, I have not re-
heavy force of Mexicans at the Nation- i „„ r « •
action. Tlte shipping was removed f !"f when ,ha “Pprehcnsion of Ijeing
from between the cast)! nnd the city.-J ZV™ “ 9 “P a,, t n . <lu 7' 1 lo ,ht ' ln '
Gen. Pierce reinforced his cnmmnnd r' "" 3 ^
with 700 men, making in all 3000. In ‘"T" 0 ' ,he nature of m - v «*>■■«•—
consequence of this difficulty. re . | Sued, hus hccn my treatment, that I learn-
quisilion from Col. Gates m, Col. Wil- ! ^d yc. erday from n" Amencat. paper
sen could not be complied with. The | p ul>1 "’ l,a ‘ l Y e .™ Gn,z '. ' np Pres,dent
New Orleans had on board 25 mariners, I '. ,as T *P eclal msliudon toGen. Seoit
from the U. Stales sloop Saratoga, on ! ,n " ,ere "'-' e la a retultatoty course,
the morning of the 17th inst., an<1 sail- * °L’ r , leller Ja " aar - V »«• d ™r
ed for Tampico, previous to which Gen. ITTr ' C rec ji ve ‘ 1 ’ and delwmtnod
Pierce had marched out to meet the en-1 1 l Z - V ,° ur off 7’ wl " ck affeu,ed
emy. The New Orleans arrived al lSens,hl y: but as I nm w.thqut any other
Tampico on the morning of the lSlh.— I means — 1 >•»« every th.ng m the Som-
A detachment, which had gone up the T , and ,iav< ', ,w ' c *. smee 1,a cn robbed
river had returned, and reported as ful-. “Tallexcentihe clothes on my back, I am
lows, as near as we could ascertain : I com f ellpd , 1 . to< , dra ’? r oa y ou . a ll ?m>gh
Tlte troops under Col. Dellussy had I ™° sl un " lllin S>y- \ feel certain l do not
marched within seven miles of Huajut- I '' ni> ° Se U P°" y oar kmdness ,n doing so .
la, on the morning or the 12th, when the \ , r ""“u T refe9 such “ ste P ratber
exienns oo,n.„® I „ L. “an I should so suffer.
How long I may be here is a subject
of surmise. I have at times been three
Mexicans commenced a heavy fire
on them from all directions. Capt.
Wise got his piece of artillery to bear
on them, when, after receiving six or
eight rounds of grape, which cut a lane
through their line, they gave way and
A man, it would then seem, may be of' jJJJjPPl®’ Adjutent of 9th Infantry, • fled to the chaparral. The Americans
... • - J ■ who was earned off * ** ‘
some use, and not be much of an orator.
Saturday
days without anything to eat—ragged
aud cold.
tub uau, ai;u iiui uc II1UVU Wl UU WIUIUI, • i , ... 0 ------ 0 utwitg «? . , '
It was not hoped that Gen’l Clinch I mn ® lasl ®y a guerrilla party, was the road towards the river at intervals N* C. having proclaimed his purp
would escape the usual quantity of de- j plac f n ? med L San Miguel de until the morning of the 16th, when they j vote for R. S. Donnell, the Whig
traction lhat falls to the lot of him»who. i, 10 * and lbat ” e was cons,der - were relieved by a reinforcement of 150 date Congress in lhat Distrii
luwuu mm mils IW me mi oi mm - wno Q _,i # c
these party limes, stands before the y h ?° d . tr f al ° d ? , , a P rl8 ° ncr ofwar —
country is a candidate for a high office, i Ji 1 ' 3 ’ ,. h "7„ evcr .^P 63 ,,at . a PP® ar «® “•
- - onedandexoecmd .h», hi,' v "y , 1,kel .y- When this was heard
COMING OUTi
■ •*— -..ujsu.tu,. *uc Americans Samuel Smallwood, Esq., adistin-
j continued fighting their way back along g'tished “Democrat” of Washington,
1 * k “ -— 1 •'*——•* : — ! . v r* u~..:— i_r 1 pm-pojo
candi-
District has
But it was hoped and expected’that his 1 J S™*-'™
claims would be fairly canvassed, and i
that the reputation o/such a man would j B£> .*™, 1 l n _.‘t! , e d, _ r !“ ,io 'l’. hu ! W !^ ar
not be assailed unless it were done in the
that he will not be found. Much excite-
Clinch, an.l would only'honor them- Toaes/inoufiv i ment s,il1 prevails here on his account,
selves by proclaiming him their Chief j w P e fee , ■„ above , q he r ^ cho f nGsehoodl! fcJ'nTtfaH arf '"IT “ f 1,' f '
brave and skilful. Like Washinton and ; j t xv jj| tbe f r | Pnd - n c * C i much faith is put in them—especially by
4, at tj withi a pAAP upr'i .the Mexicans, who are always anxious
will be°ro?nd re™ L ,o C c^yU huo the | *5^
Taylor, be knows when to command,
and when to hear the complaints ot his
men. Though a General true and stern
when necessity requires it, he has nev
er been known to lose sight of the char*
ity, the courtesy, and kindness of the
true gentleman, even amid the trials of
the camp or the strife of the battle. As
a statesman, he is modest and unobtru
sive, but well, informed. He is no ora
tor, nnd exhibits bis good sense by nev
er attempting to obtrude himselfas such
upon the people. His information on
political subjects is varied and • min
ute. Few among even professed politi
cians are belter informed upon State or
national topics than he is, or write with
greater case, point, or perspicuity. In
toe mauagment.of money matters he is
not a whit inferior to the present able in
cumbent of the Executive chain”
ET At a recent stcrament at the Seceder Church
at Cadir, Ohio, while the member* were at the ta
ble, wise six or eight persons were
a violent fever *o sndJenly that they
H to leave the Church for home and A sick bed.—
The diseaso spread rapidly through the congrega
tion. and upward* oi one hundred members have
men. They returned to Taropi
late hour on the 16th, with a loss of 20
killed, 10 wounded, and 2 missing.—
Among the number was Capt. Boyd,
who fell in the first charge, with three
balls through his body; also, his First
Lieutenant, who fell mortally wounded
and was left dying on the field.
Col. DeRussy bad several balls
. , t , . through his coat. Capt. Wise had bis
specially by horse shot from under him. The men
and officers fought bravely. The names
of the officers from Louisiana who ac-
been warmly assailed by the Locofoco
paper published in Newbern. From
Mr Smallwood’s reply to one of these
assaults we make this extract:
“ I did say that I would vote for Mr.
Donnell. I say so now; and shall not
fail my word. My reasons are briefly
these: I know Mr. D. to be * honest, ca
pable and faithful ;* and I believe lhat
the administration of the country in the
hands of Mr. Polk, lias become so corrupt,
that unless men are elected to congress
who will*endenvor to bring the govern-
^ ...rol-Jxnent back to its ancient purity, there
letted. The Mexican loss reported by ] w ill sjiecdily be au end to our boasted
a Lieutenant to be 150 killed, and 120; liberty; mid I am nleased that in this
wounded. The Americans, also, lost
12 or 15 horses and 60 pack mules.
enemy’s country. ’ We .lo 'not seek it, ! Tl ‘ ey ,f < ‘ m P a m<'<l Col. Dellussy are not
but will not shun M.—Columku, Enquirer b ?, aSt ’ ,no ’ , or,he kal ‘' a ' , « ° f the guer- lecled. The Mexico lo.. mo,.,,
— * j rilleros and some of them pretend that
the popular desire for peace. j guerrilla parties areevery day sqen with-
Men of all parties are becoming tired in half a mile of the cilv. And there is
of the existing war. The prestige of some truth in this. L'ieut. Whipple’s
victory has passed away. It was nat- disappearance is a proof of it. He has
oral, after so protracted a period of been carried off while be was within
peace, that our people should be tempo-1 three or four hundred yards ol the walls The Mary Kingsland arrived yester- 1 of honest Democrats throughout the
rartly charmed by tlte clash of armsqnd j 0 f the city.” | day from the Brazos. To- her tom- country, as the late elections sho* most
Ihestirnngdetndsof sanguinary conflicts.; Senqs a toc II a.—This illustrious di-1 mander, Capt. Davis, we are indebted conclusively.
PJ If.- f or the American Flag of the 10th inst. j * * '• • • *
re,— 1 1 - 1 et . _ r “Would to God there were more such
view I am sustained by such Democrats
us Senators Calhoun aud Butler,ofS. Ca
rolina, Yulec and Westcott, of Florida,
and the Hon. W. H. Haywood, late
Senator from N. Carolina, and by,a host
But the “ rapture ol the fishl” and the p’ l0 matist has written a letter to El Re-
excitemem engendered by the novc-ity ‘pMicano, in reply to the rather depre-
of actual war have been snee»e,l„,i Keif. : <
f . i * , — —J . i/Bt/ittu«t/, iii it- id uu luiiici uciirc-
of actual war have been succeeded by 'l-mmy remarks or that junroul. The
calm reflection upon tne revolting evils | Senor concludes his epistle with the
which are the unnvni<1nhl» : .*_ • i
which are the unavoidable accompani
ments of open belligerency. The public
heart no longer pants for bloody tri
umphs. The shouts of victory and the
groans aud agonies of the battle-field
have ceased to gratify, and the univer
sal desire now is, not to hear of the fur
ther sanguinary triumphs of our invin
cible army, but of the cessation of hos
tilities am! the amicable adjustment of
our difficulties.—Ev. Jour.
•The steamship Massachu
setts left New Orleans on the 14th instant for Yer*
Crux, with 8300,000 in specie.
following ominous, mysterious, and pro.
found ly interesting, assurance, and flat
tering, encouraging, aud sustaining en
dorsement of the wisdom and bouor of
Mr. Polk’s cabinet:
I cannot explain myself as it should
be neccessary, to illustrate an affair of
so great'importance, which ought in have
been examined with the greatest circum
spection and sparing consideration, pre
viously lo having declared themselves
against it in the high terms which have
been used.
There is not a word in the Flag from ' “Would to God l
either the camp of Gen. Taylor or of statesmen an^wtriots in the Democrat-*
Gen. Wool. The Flag gives the “ latest 1 »c party as Mr. CaUiouii.and a less num-
ruitiors,” which it is unnecessary to copy,, her of small men, like Mr. Polk, elevat
es it evidently discredits them. It has ed to high stations. * Then the country
an article against the elevation of Enili- /would not be now suffering under this
tary men to civil stations. This is terrible scourge of war, and Democracy
strange, for the Flag uxw in favor of the would he disgraced with no such motto
election of Gen. Taylor. ‘ j on its banner, as‘to the victors belong
The citizen, of Mntamoraa, with the the »p«*iU.’ I v,,t«l, it is true, for Mr.
approbation ofCnl. Davenport, the roil- Polk - ba, > re gret it—and 1 «J.
itary confmander, are about to inembri-, er J n 'J that nine-tenths of those
alizc the Government to establish civil w ”° voted as I did, regret it too.*
tribunals in the city, similar to those at j u*. Yrom January 2d to June 6th, or the present
Vera Cruz and Tampico, which will su- y( * r , the whole number of death* in the city of New
persede the present military courts, and j York wae«,570, of which 1523 were at varies
the iiiflinnl antlmrif ins nf flm AIojiMsc. ' Lm^.1. ..A >ik>. ..m:.
My intentions have been always sound the judicial authorities of the Alcaldes, hospital* and other public institution*.