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NEW SERIES—VOL X, NO. 12.
ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1847.
UNIVERSITY Of GEORGIA LIBRARY
VOLUME IV. NUMBER 24.
BY CHRMTY St LAMPKHf.
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THURSDAY MORNING, 8EPT. 23.
THREE CHILDREN BURNT TO OR ITH.
distressing acckkot occnrred mv CU r ril!e,
4 OB | Virginia, on Sunday evening, the 2*2d nit* The
l r .T’ y,bT Ex * c,W>f *’ Adwi »» | bouse behxginf to Mr. Isese Basely, was on that
teTiSSS«~»d by fi«, *0*^*1111 Matinee lit*
fat Lmmrf Ofaewsfee 490 children.
*”* to cksrr*4tiOtfar trtry | The circorosUnets connected with the .doleful
ed ease aweiitb it wil! be charged 79 eai
For a*i*(W taseniuu, fl 00 per aqoare.
'dhaMdea
T“,
Mr- Bo*!, ud wife It* horn.
* ‘—“ ou that day for some pnrpoae. leaving at their home
their three little children, the eldest only being
about four or five years old, and the youngest an
infant, all of whom being asleep, the parents pre
vious to their departure making fast the doors that
they might not be interrupted daring their
absence. The boose took fire, originating, as is
supposed, in the chimney, and communicating im
mediately to the boose, and there being no person
near enough to give an alarm, the boose and the
three little children were soon destroyed. The pa
rents did not arrive until the little beings were
broiling beneath the scorching fiames, and too late
to render any assistance to them.
werfcedeaee tbem,wiU be published til forbid and char*,
ed accordingly.
t^Noocs of the sale cf Lands sad Negroes, by Ad*
miaieWBHra. Egrcatsrs,er Oeotdteus. mast be pubheb-
«d enmr asm preview ta day of sale
BT*The sals of Personal Property, ia Ska manner,
asset be pubBehsd roarv a*rs prer ious to day of tale-
tPlfsdce to debtors sad creditors of aa estate meet
be pahCsbcd rorrv bats.
Or Nodee that ApplieaHoa w« be ssado totho Court
f Ordinary f * “ *
y far leave teasl Lend or Negrooe a
.LOOK THIS WAY.
Groceries mad heavy Dry Goods,
co—fating in part of the following articles; Sagar,
coflee, salt, molasses, iron, Swetles, English, 8oeth
Carolina, band, rod, round, senate and strop.—
Carolina, band, rod, roeed, square and strop.—
Steele, cast, German, blister and spring. Nails,
coil chains, trace, baiter, filth, lock and log; sad
irons, vices, anvils, steel faced hammers—steel
ahovefa and spades. Arms*, Adams* and Rowland’
From tho American Whig
......... . Taylor was marching against him to de-
_ wii. eAT, ® H ■*“• I fral him before he had time to organize
rn ^ u| 4 ; h y°° rn ^ tt0tbe ”‘ >ole 1 hi» *>«**, and got on hU way in San
nfOregcn. wa, clear and onqoeniooa-; LnU> „ far as Victoria, where a me.-
ft*““ “ fter *'“ rda 8» ve "P ne "'y one aenger overtook him, with orders for bin.
ball oi u 7 |0 8Cn j lQ (j en# Scott about one half his
forces, including nearly all the regulars,
and with the remnant to return to Mou-
But his bold and manly spirit made him
always ready to date every danger, and
assume the most trying and perilous
position which could be poiuted out to*
A. James K. Polk.
Q. How did he justify his conduct ?
A,. By saying that he followed the ex
ample of his predecessors, who offered to
settle the dispute with Great Britaio, by
establishing the 49th degree as the divi
ding line.
Q. Was this excuse a good one?
A. No. Because his predecessors did
not claim the 49th degree, and never offc
ered to give up one foot of laod, to which
they said we bad a good title.
Q. Whose management bad nearly in
volved the country in an unnecessary
war with Great Britain ?
A. James K. Polk's.
Q. How was this prevented ?
A. By a portion of the Democrats in
Coogrss uniting with the Whigs, and
controlling him.
Q. Was Mr. Polk’s management ofour
affairs with Mexico previous to the war,
wise and brudent ?
A. No. Because the Mexican Govern
ment had agreed to receive a commis-
Gew. Scott.—The N. O. Delta, says:—When
Gen. Scott waa in this city on his way to tbe seat w
of war, be waa frequently interrogated by carious 1 sioncr from The United States, to esutb-
pemnns, as to his plans and designs. But the old : list a boundary between the two coun-
general waa generally aa close aa an oyster.— j tries, which would have settled our dif-
Thero waa, however, ooe purpose of hia which h« j ffculties with tbem about Texas ; and
made no effort to conceal, and that waa, hia deter- Mr. Polk, instead of sending such a coni-
'aflle and wafer Irons Hooka, and eye* Liner*— n, ' n * tion h® in tb« Capita! by the lat of Septem- missioner sent a MTuister Plenipotentia-
«*• hammers; pad and stock locks.'rasps, chin- i ber - ** * dictate peace to them in their Capi- ry, whom the Mexicans had before refus-
«U,auger* and files. Collin’s axes, sheep shears, I tal, on the *«t September, 1847*" Tbeold general ed to receive, while the difficulties with
cotton and wool cards, bast article. Knivee and fa certainly shaving it very close, but
forks, pocket knives, table and tea spoons, paper,
and pound pies,tacks, saaoking and chewing tobac-
co.Lorillard’a best aaaS spelling books, blank books,
elates, looking glasses, &c.
Also, calicos, assorted ginghams, homespuns,
bleached and brown, driUingsTbleaebed and brown
—One flume Is, bleached and h
wool do. Also
3 brown, red and white
-lT.> retreW'pric*. At ia Bmto. ran. 101 rarp*. to Axi. the ““ ,u '” "=<='7;
Matlk audeottoo bandkerchiefe, fuicy.ilk .haul., A Boaton bor hx* gone to P«m lo open .mint-jo- u""’ *gre«ng to do It, It wo “l J
aatslamaka of cap and letter.
that be will redeem bit promise.
i believe them about Texas continued; and whom
they still refused to receive. Had be sent
„ . _ _ . . , i such a commissioner as they had agreed
BmM *" D I ” ,c ‘ Tbadk - Oartn, th. t... they wc;old hav J had *,
t for not receiving him ; all difficul-
mootb of August. 1970 tons of Ice were exported
liekkbwtTeia*mighthavVtieoralded
IT* '7 »nd "* »« prevented ; at all event,, if
globe. Iced cbsmpsgne is common in Calcutta, u, tlL . u mA r mmnt „
Madras, Bombay, Manilla and Canton. Ooe bouse
Mr. Polk had sent such a commissioner,
and the Mexicans had refused to receive
ttaZSZ 1 «P “W Th.r. i.«kl to be no™ ,t pmeot 1,a ' e .. .
snb&rwllsrft —w ftW..*..€«dp«l* other respects
have put them clearly in tho wrong.
set,kip ladiesheavy paged
*Afeo"«Sw!TSl~r blind ud rtdtnr. leUbu
wbi
collars, circingles, girths, waggon whips, bide
whips, sole, upper, band and harness leather and a
large lot of tanned deer skins, at very low prices.-—
.unwise and imprudent?
Bxnjno or Mitsior.ucr—Tht.hip Samuel! A. Yes. For at the very lime that he
RumIL which railed from New York on Tbnn- wa * endeavoring to make with the Mex-
day, lor Chinn, carried out quito a number of pu. ‘ leans a treaty ol boondary, commerce
large lot of tanned deer skins,st very low prices.— —— T ’"IT '— . r . : u . a „,
Also 150 seta plates, assorted, 170 sets caps and eengers, among whom were W. D. Lewis, of Phil- ■ an( * friendship, ne sent an army to me-
mom, UKited. loud tnrkey mnd bakery Sahea. adelpbia. Mr. rad Mra. Cohoson, and Mr.andMra. »>>em on the Rio G randc, and a fleet
mo,.,pitcher.,t»mblera,decrateii.ttaak.ie. At-, Jooea,ra iniaiionraieato tb. Ea.t to threaten Vetjl Cruz, which was well
ra, eoiwwMstlle. brad-anwa. «aill-aaw«, be , t branda, — calculated to insult and provoke them,
^STJSi?rt.rt2?Id SHOCZIHC. andi therefore, to preventrinstead of in-
^ a—1-«- -— —j I We learn, says the Philsdelphis Evening Bulle-: ducing them to make with us a friendly
ates, indigo, 8oeth Carolinia Spanish float and, _ 0
Bengal madder, SpanUh brown, bine stone, ginger,. tin, from the Camber land Mountaineer, that a foul J treaty.
jSSlSb. S^.D^SiflkS p.'pVT j w? °^ m " ltt «d by, rnrara yraitt. p.r- j Q D ; d Grn . TayW advise tI]e p res! .
ift ratta. oila. 1*°" ^bfr beabaed. WWH» fewday. .p ™..o-l drn|t „ agnd lhgarmy on iheRioGrandet
, ,j u.'.a ^. ’?**''' A. Gen. Tnylor wrote to the govern-
of Be—. S^b that if it was absolutely ffecided
y low, dsaifsiMt to cloa. that braoeb of ud J^' tw0 ot tb^™,, ; lo , *’ e -Bio. Oqmdejw our taAida-
•v ^ for which Wei. 8. CHw ..feeddea.h epoq^ j ^•‘ t niight.1«^ihe seulemifi^f our
JT?3ri!S«elSwi"« • -Gb.—Wtned-tbi Bel died .hifehTr 'vtohrtBe Mexicans to send
■ytoera««b,Mdtb.~bllk peradly. hs.bsndjflg.toqra,, by-prarie. l»t hod into hi. fn army there ; hut a short lira, after
nfl* ^rtof p,rcbrainf before examining thl.fol tragwly ... perfonwd ia Penn-1 wrole * hem . another letter, m which
!•**aylasniaaindTiearthe Maryland 1]dc.‘ Sbebnow he says. that in consequence of intelli-
eoofined in jkilio await her trial. ? enc0 w,1 ' ch h ? J u3t rec ' ,ved ff°“>
I Mexico, he thinks the army ought not to be
terey. Thusleaving Santa Anna undis
turbed, till he raised a powerful armv
with which he rushed upon the few vol
unteers at Buena Vista, giving orders to
show the Americans no auarter, an or
der which the Mexicans obeyed, for they
plunged their spears aud bayonets thro*
every wounded American whom thej
reached, and nothing saved our little ar
my from a horrid massacre, but their
own unconquerable valor and the unsur
passed skill of Old Rough and Ready.
That battle was fought on tbe 22nd and
23rd of February, more than six months
ago, since which time Gen. Taylor has
been idle for the want of men, for the
time of most of his volunteers expired
soon after the battle. He was anxious
to follow up Santa Anna and give him
no time to raise another army, but the
management of the President and his ad
visers prevented him from doing so.
Q. Has he favored Santa Auna since
that time ?
A. Yes. Santa Anna was totally de
feated by Scott at Ccrro Gordo, yet time
has been allowed him to raise another
great army; as the time of the volunteers
was out about the time of the battle,
Scott had not men enough to march up
on the city of Mexico, the President, of
course, knew when their time would be
out, and it was his duty to have furnish
ed Scott with new forces, to take the
place of the discharged volunteers.
Q. Has the President thus acted with a
corrupt design to favor Santa Anna aud
give aid and comfort to the enemy V*
A. No; but he has not capacity enough
to manage the war well. Congress has
put at the disposal of the President some
seventy-five thousand men ; fifty thou
sand voluntees, the whole regular army
increased to fifteen thousand men, and
ten regiments since authorized, with an
ample supply of money ; yet the Presi
dent has not called out men enough at
any time.; but from the beginning of the
war our armies have fought against from
two to five times their numbers, nor has
the means of transportation been furnish
ed, so that when our generals gain a vic
tory, they are compelled to remain idle
so long that the enemy has time to raise
a new army. CHATECHIST.
PEEPLES fit CAMP.
PROS RECTUS,
Of a New MtiirfBook in Patent Notee,
RzrazKtD DzaraiuTCZT Povmtt.—An En- Sfntto til.Rio Grande. liut remain where
glishtnan named John Mnafnre, jo.t arrired at' il w! >» at Corpus Christi. But the letters
New York in th. ihip Matilda, attempted todiown ° rllls Secretary of war, shew, that tbe
bia wife^ecentljr, bjr pn.hing her Into the .rirer. President had determined to send the
She was reaeeeed from drowninj bjr • potiee ofB- army on the Rio Grnnde, before Gen.
fIMlIS work will contain Five hundred page*;' cer, who immediately took Macgrave into cnutody. • Taylor had writton at all on the subject.
A including a loddexpoaitinn oftherutosot Stay- He stated tbe reaaon for nitemptinz to drown hia j Q. Which loiter of Gen. Tavlor ought was a com|lallion and schoolmate of ” nor will his arm protect us longer i
img, tod ol MericalCompoMtioo; a larger number wife wee hi* extreme porerty; that he intended to to be considered as containing his advice, » • * - - a . ' ---
-of the Charch Tuoeuueedby the religtooa dcnomi _ ....
TOE HESPERIAN HARP,
BY OB. WILLIAM HOUSCB,
Ot Jeflevnea tenetr. Oeurgle.
jftbe Charch Tui . _
natiooa South and Weat,tHao have ever been em-
braced ia era volume i Odea, Aotbema, Sunday
School, Infant, Miaekioary.ead Temperance piecre.
imtire hymn or aon, * E^^*|lbe tune, i
by tbe
drown hie wife and aon, a boy fifteen years old, *nd his firs* or his last ?
then drown himaelf. He waa committed to prison i A. Certainly his last,
to arwwcr. _ f . « Q. When the Democratic stump-
tj-ltt. stated that 1,000,000 yard, of cotton' fP^^sattempttoshewlhatGen. Tay-
cloth are made at Iow.lL M.J., ever, wk> , the sending the army on the
amounting to 93,000,000 yard, per year—enou c h, . =
to extend twiee-aronnd tbe entire world! Sixty-1 Th „ J „
Rio Grande; do they read both his let*
tirely oew. whifa many of tkoee fine old Rira that
have long keen used at prayer, camp, and other
meetings,and in the social circle, bet have never
bcSTK.cotfeetfdrnd barmraferd, withn.trar- “‘T 1 A. No. They olwny. rend his first
bTlSShl’tk.liESreRlANHARP. Ikmk^.n- all,. Of printed calico, there areT.del°m0001 Iet ^ r, ^ al " fh | 5 ]" 3t : . .
y«4*p.rj..T. Ut»e tn.nuf.ct»rea lOOOOOo' H “ s lhc P^n acted wisely in
Offhand, of starch are annually n«d. his management since the war began 1
«faot and modern—many that
wboee rich musie are unkac
the present day—have been
now oat of print,
to moat persons o'
tptaely ••emd «?’
.o supply this wot
The Hesperian Harp i* tbe Urge* eedekeepert
Music Book ever offered to the American public, as
all iateUigcDt persons wOlsse,by comparing it with
other works. Price *1 60, beautifully printed and
koend in pasteboard, with a neatly printed ceser —
Fifty copies sent to ooe address, for #63 50; one
hundred copies, $100. An elegant copy, done !n
Morocco, ofuy color desired, will be famished st
43 50 to #3 60, according to style.
(£7“ The work will be famished to subscribers
coir—psyment in sdvance.
N. B. Agent* wanted immediately to canvass
every plscc is the land. A liberalpercenL allowed;
Goon rocomsiendatko* are required. Address tbe
author jM* fid, st Looisvilfa Georgis.
Jefferson county, Geo, Aug.,1847.
Sept. 9, 9L
GIBBS & McCORD,
WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
tJ* A gentleman (says sn exchange paper,) who
has jost arrived from tbe While Sulphur Springs,
Virginia, says that himself and a number of other
gentlemen were in Mr. Clay’s room a few minutes
after he beard of the death of tbe lamented Gover
nor Wright Mr. Clay was deeply affected, and
paid a touchingly beautiful impromptu tribute to
the honored dead, by * Hading to tbe generous na
ture. uncompromising integrity, accomplished pow
ers in debate, and his eminent public services.
A Duel Pretexted.—A Missouri paper states
that a duel was contemplated between Col. Mason,
of the Dragoons, qow Governor of California, and
Col. Fremont. A challenge had actually passed
between the parties, but it was checked by Gene
ral Kearney. Of the causes which led to it, if ot
»?&£> fonn f d *«l*>l«rtimc.
i tbe hotels and ad branches of trade
interest* generally, they wan oflfer Fatai Dmnccx.Tr Betwses Father
to their faced* and tbe public as |—A deplorable difficulty took place on Wednesday
morning last, at Patterson, N. J. It appears that
A. No. He bas committed many and
great errors, which shew that his talents
are not equal lo his high station.
Q. What are these errors ?
A. One of the 6rst was his order to
Com. Conner to permit Santa Anna to
return to Mexico, to place himself at
the head of the government* and lead
their armies to battle.
Q. Who is Sauta Anna ?
A. He is the same Santa Anna who
swore to support the constitution of his
own country and then overthrew it ; the
same who caused some four hundred
volunteers under Col. Fannin to be shot,
after they had surrendered prisoners of
war, and under a written agreement 1
that they should be well treated ; the
same who always bas violated his prom
ise when it suited him, and who is the
sworn enemy of the United Slates.
Q. Did Santa Anna and Mr. Polk en
ter into any friendly agreement ?
A. None has been made public ; the
TON^ FLOUR CORN^XoON TmfretelSS t *° "**- fcU * r “a- mDKd RRRHHRHHHRHP
DUCK: SELLvr PURCHASE GOODS tooidar; «— ,l * "‘‘‘'a •a— : whig,' in the laft Congress attrmpted |
RECEIVE and FORWARD MERCHANDISE, toUU.th. life ofthofettor. Th. «ra. lo w»l», a resolution calling on the Prcsi-
•&c. Their personal and undivided attention will at from his father, took to tbe river, hut the father " ~~~
^rttarat.^rat.ra,b M trara«Rtrat«ltottra. pnr .„ >H) hiro , , nJ potting- bvjond their
S^fd. aod^T exertion made to give ...ivf.nion 1,01 •»»* >“ «« '“>. toother in a «a-
to customers. Th-y return their sincere thanks for fery gra>e. , B
alw patronage extended^to ^theni^the^ rewom ^ j ^ Jcs£ ,_ Tbe N<w Y<)rk GlIclw
**J«: Oxing to the recent difficulties between the
Aug 12 GEORGE McCORD. officers and crew of the junk, the latter consisting
But alas! poor Seth—he is gone-
cut off, nst as his brave heart panted
for, in the glorious conflict of arms, at
the head of his bold Dragoons—his
bloody sabre flaming in the sunbeams,
and the frightened foe flying before his
avenging arm—but in a mere reconnois-
sance, by aa accidental cannon shot,
and when no enemy was in sight, his
brave spirit was loosened from its mor
tal tenement; and thus he fell, with his
face to the foe. Peace to his in a ties—
immortality to his memory—Delta.
If such is its opinion, what a deep gence. Bat at length he returned to bit
lesson it is calculated to teach the peo- glass more recklessly than ever, got inJ
pie 1 It shows them the danger of sub- to a broil with low fellows, for which be,
ranting to the dictation of an irresponsi- was- arrested, and with others com-
hie caucus of politicians, and of select-i pclled to labor in prison. There o
ing for ilie highest station in the land, | course he was temperate, hut the deep
one tcho had neither won it by jtublic oervice, j degradation of hi? condition prevented
nor was competent to Jill it with honor to him from disclosing his real name. At
himself, nr advantage to tbe people.— length a visitor looking at him, thought
Chron. Sf Sen. I he discovered traits not common in the|
’ prison, and, having procured liberty
CART. SETH B. THORNTON.
This intrepid dragoon officer* who
is the nrst to begift this war, was,
alas! the first to sacrifice bis life in
the late march of our army from Pu
ebla. The circumstances of his death
will he found fully detailed in the let
ters of our correspondents. Like Col.
Butler, he left a bed of sickness, to
meet the foe, upon whom he warmly
desired to avenge the trcacheiy by
WAR-.THE ADMINISTRATION.
Oh War ! cruel, relentless and in
sensible !—thy work is death, thy food
human blood ; and it is thy infernal de
light to look back with fieiy eyes upon
the desolation of thy track. Thou
standesi over the cradie of infancy, and
when its unconcious smile is sweetest,
looking upon the wretched mother, thou
smileth a fiendish and ghastly smile,
that the husband and father lies upon
the field of death, mangled by thy agents
of destruction, with lustreless eye and
cheek of pallid hue, painted with blood.
Thy deadly wings are flapped with un
tiring energy over plains of carnage and
heaps of slain ; and every gleam of fire
from the blanng engines of destruction
ts symbolical of I he red lightnings of
ihv fiendish eyes. Groans and.shrieks,
voices of agony, and accents of dying
affection, are sweeter music to thee than
even the trumpet-sound that called
these victims to the deadly fury of bat
tle. The stars of Heaven do not twiukle
as brightly as thine eyes, nor the ear of
hope listen as intently as thou dost,
when a falling victim tells a comrade at
his side, in faltering accents, ** Take
this miniature to my wife—this lock of
hair to my child—this last dying mes
sage to the objects ot my affections.*'—
The wilder the tempest-storm of the
conflict—the greater the number of the
helfsh spoiler’s prey—the more lhe de
light of thy death-loving spirit. Thy
brow of wrath is lighted with joy when
cannons disgorge their murderous con
tents, and thousands fall to wake no more.
Ob War! fruitful source of crime,
murder, death and wretchedness—how
happens it in an x%e of Christian light
that humanity shudders at the thunder
ing approach of thy desolating cor?—
Why is it that thou art turned loose from
thy demon-den, supplied with chains
smd .tortures and deadly instruments, to
south Carolina and QCORDIA. from tin* keeper, addressed the prison-1
We have ever liccn most forcibly ?r, saying—»• Sir, I judge from your I
struck with the difference of conduct of bearing that you have seen better cir-I
tbe democracy of our neighboring Slate, | cunislance* than these \vhich.you arc I
South Carolina, and that of the Democ-! in at present.” “ Yes, I have,” replied I
racy of our own Slate. South Carolina j the prisoner^ shedding tears. By j>cr- I
democracy is a very conservative ihing, j severing kindness the visitor was able I
so far as the interests and character of at length to obtain the rrhl name of the l
herself is concerned. Georgia Democ-j fallen man, and the story of his degra- I
racy is just thfc reverse. : dation. He repaired So a clergyman of I
South Carolina inveighs against Banks I the place, with the secret. The cler- I
and monied corporations generally, in gyman had n parishioner from the
the abstract, aud so far as oilier people I church of which the prisoner said he.
are concerned ; but takes especial care j had been the minister.' He was invited
to foster and advance her own cominCr- to the prison. It was so; there was his
cial metropolis with nil the banking cap- eloquent pastor, working among felons!
ital she needs or asks tor the commerce Bv application to the proper authorities
of not only her own people, but for all
people and States which she can induce
to make her mart their place of business.
With all her abstractions, she is sure to
lake care of No. 1, by excluding their'
own State from the general reasoning.
Georgia, on the contrary, goes the whole
hog, if its operation is even to alienate her
citizens fiom her own soil in their busi
ness relations, and covert her own com
mercial emporium into a mere tributary
to her ndjoiuing sister.
South Caroliua takes special care of
her own State character, by ifcngnifying
the honorable deeds of her sons. One
bas ouly to be with a Carolinian for ten
minutes, to be quite assured that the
honorable deeds of the citizens of that
State shall suffer no abatement under any
circumstances, in the hands of Carolini
ans generally.
One has only to take up one of their
bank bills, lo nave this feature of Caro
liua character most forcibly' impressed
upon him. One lies now before us. On
one side is the picture of Moultrie, and
at the head that of Marion—thus making
ilieir common medium of trade subsid
iary to the purposed sustaining the char
acter of the State, by perpetuating the
honors of her sons.
How different Georgia Democracy!
Instead of following an example so cred
itable to themselves and their State, for
mere party purposes are they even now
pouring contcmpton the honorable deeds
of the sons of Georgia, and belittling in
every way their leader—as gallant a
the prisoner was released from confine
ment, and under the care of kind friend*
it is hoped that his greut talents may bo
employed in high usefulness again.
breathe'thy hot and murderous breaih j ^ddicr as either of those we have meri-
upon forms of manly beauty and hearts] —whose fame is so carefully cher-
of gentle tenderness? Why is it that | >*»»«* b .v our sister State. We cannot
thou art prowling into, the Edens of do
mestic felicity, and withering the fra
grant flowers of hope and happiness.
** I shall see my son no more,” says the
aged father, “ the prop of my declining
years has fallen in a far distant land,
which he had been betrayed iu the the viptim of disease or the weapon of
commencement of this war. He was I the foe.”
killed by a cannon ball, in a reconnois-j “ Thy father’s cheerful voice will
sance, several daysjjcfore the battle. J gladden your young hearts no more, my
We knew Seth Thornton well. He ] children,” says the widowed wife ;
our early days, and a braver and mote
warm-hearted soul never animated a
human frame. He was born in Caro
line county, Virginia, and, at his death,
was about thirty-three years of age.—
Young as he was, his life had been a
chequered and eventful one. We doubt
whether there is any man now living
who has passed safely through so many
and such imminent perils and trials ns
have marked the life of Capt. Thornton.
Some years ago he was a passenger,
when quite a youth, on the ill-fated Pu-
thiscold and uncharitable world. 1
Oh War! such are the cruel trophies
of thy vengeance! We will not deny
to thee the right to stretch out thy terri
ble arm when national honor bleeds for
redress—when necessity, dire necessity,
calls upon thee in the last-resort, and us
an only hope, to protect it against am
bition, grasping avarice, unfeeling 1y-
ranny, and plundering conquest. But
wo! wo to the power that, for a less
reason than necessity, unchains thee—
gives thee the scent of blood, aud bu-
laski, and when that steamer took fire,. inanity for a prey—to feed thy hellish
he was nearly the last to leave her.— and insatiate appetite.
pass n resolution calling
dent for information on this subject, bat
the democrats wished to keep, the trans
action in the dark, and as they had the
majority, they voted down the resolution.
Q. What reason did tbe President give
for letting Santa Anna into Mexico ?
A. Thai he might oppose Paredes.
Q. Was this a good rcasou ?
A. No. The President ought not to
of being eoavai
of 26 Chinese, have abandoned their vessel and
"offers for sale the Store House' ken U P lWr V»*teTsat the Sailor’s Home in Cher- . . w■
Granite Range, (provided he «y street. The vessel has also heea libelled, and' " ave P ul an y confidence in such a man
r.) The building in 80 will eoi be a^fe to leave for some time to come, as as Sauta Anua. Besides, although Par*
a cellar, unequalled, ol advertiteA * | edes was in power when Mr. Polk gave
. store-room above of the - *——■- - — j—« - » • • ——■
JtLiU xbove 6J feet loo,^ap-bte
at a very little expense, into two
two back wow attached. The
. feat of store room,
or for other purpose*. The
as srv in Athens. Posse*-
county, Pa^ at which the Hob. Geor|e Kremer
May 27,1847-
Muslins, to be sold at
J. BANCROFT* Co,
rare.*. t . .orders to let Sapta Anna in, he was out
tTGcni Taylor has been nominated for the Ptee- j Q f power before Santa Anna actually en-
IdencT xt» mretinf rftW Dratocret, ^ Union],^ d therefnre ,he President’* reason
mnM* P. at nrliif.fl fkx, Hna " Frai... * _ ’ ... , • ....
Ax Eagle Cauget.—A wry lug. Exgte wra
exGght xt Hadley, Vtra, on tbe 1st insL. in . bexr
trap. Tbe powerful bint wu tattoo .life without
tbe fracture of a bora. Hfewitig»dMlreSediMU- . . ...
ure 7 feet. Ur. Kub fed tot t tha inj factions. • Santa Anna nnttea tbem.
previous, and supposing that xoo* dog wu tb* went to San Lois Potosi, where he was
murderer, set his trap for bio.. ■ ! engaged in raising a great army. Gen.
(ailed, and his orders in favor of the bloo-
dy‘tyrant ougbt-to-bave been revoked.
Q. Has the President favored Santa
Anna since he entered Mexico ?
A. Yes/ When Santa Anna entered
Mexico, the Mexicans were divided into
When others thought only of saving
their own lives, he thought only of sa
ving the lives of the fair women and
children on board. When all the pas
sengers had been sent off* in boats and
on spars, Capt. Thornton, having first
securely tied his body to a hen-coop,
threw himself into the sea. Whilst in
the water, he picked up several men,
whom he also succeeded in fastening
to the coop, and thus they floated for
many a long and weary hour, exposed
to a burning sun, and without a particle
of food. One by one his companions
dropped off*, and perished in the sea.
Thornton only remained; end at last,
famished and reduced to a state of ra
ving insanity, he was picked tip by
some boats and taken ashore. For a
long time his life was in great danger
from'a delirium arid -fever consequent
upon his intense sufferings and expo
sure. But he recovered, aud the next
time we bear of him is in the Florida
war, where he passed through many
extraordinary perils, and distinguished
himself as a 'most active and gallant of
ficer. In the beginning of this war,
Capt. -Thornton was. selected by Gen.
Taylor for a very delicate and difficult
duty, tbe full nature and results of
which are familiar to our readers. Last
summer, being relieved from duty, he
came home on a short visit, but as soon
as he reached Washington, earnestly
entreated tbe War Department to allow
him to take the field of active opera
tions. His wish was granted, aud he
hurried back to the scene of war, and
eagerly sought an opportunity of distin
guishing himself.
Capt. Thornton, though ever io front
of danger and reckless of all perils and
obstacles, was by no means physically
a vigorous or muscular man. On the
The Republic of the United States is
now at war with the Republic of Mexi
co. Crimes of every hue—rohhcrv,
rape, assassination, murder, and death
in every form, from disease and con
flicts of arms—are now going on in the
latter Republic as a consequence of the
existence of war. One party or the
other; some man or men must bear the
responsibility of this unhappy state of
things, crushing aud overwhelming to
lhe last degree.
If there was a necessity for this war,
let it be shown, in order to keep the
millstone from the necks of the guilty ;
if no necessity, the power that conjured
il into existence, must sink forever ’
the just judgment of tho world,
matter who it may be. his doom is sealed
—there is no escape. He has trifled
with human life, hope, and happiness,
till this judgment must be pronounced
upon him. A ruler may with impunity,
toy with principles and measures, lie
may thus experiment with ordinary po-
but feel, if South Carolina could boast
the gallant Clinch as one of her citizens,
how differently the democracy of that
State would have treated the hero*s re
putation ! Party or no party, she would
have considered his fame as identified
with the fame of the Slate, and would
have sustained his as they would their
own. How different with Georgia De
mocracy ! In a mere party scramble,
and for a mere temporary purpose, they
even attempt to dishonor the man who
has led their own sons in defence of their
country 1
And yet the same democracy are the
loudest in their appeals to the young
men of the State, to come forward ns
volunteers, in the war of the country!
the loudest in sounding the notes of glory
and of fame.ibat must be the sure reward
of such patriotic conduct! Have they
not the strangest way of shewing these
glorious results, of any people who ever
yet attempted to excite others to patri
otic deeds? They call the battle of
Withlacoochee—-the hardest fought bnt-
ti.c in Florida, or at least only second to
Gen. Taylor’s fight there—they glorify
this battle with the name of a 1 scrim-
mage!* They shut their eyes to all the
gallant deeds ot Gen. Clinch from his
youth up, with as determined repugnance
to the sight of their country’s glory, in
those deeds, as if they were called onto
acknowledge the heroism of a public en
emy ! And this Is Georgia democracy !
—this the glory they will bestow on the
patriotic volunteers they now «*o loudly
cheer, if they or any of them happen Jo
to be political opponents, and are called
into the civil service of the State! —a
glorious reward of patriotism thus held
forth by the democracy of Georgia for
her sons 10 peril their all, on the sickly
soil of a foreign land, for their country’s
honor and at their country’s call!—- How
different our Carolina sisters* treatment
of her sons. Truly, Carolina democra
cy and Georgia Democracy are very dif-
: ferent things!—Southern Recorder.
A FAIR HIT.
The New Orleans .National has not
done more than justice, in the following
imaginary correspondence, to the imper
tinent practice of writing letters to emi
nent public men, propounding all man
ner of impudent questions, and then pub-
jsiting their answers. It would seem as
if every political scribbler in the laud
had been catechising Gen. Taylor, and
that he, a frank old soldier, answers them
if it were an official duty. The ques
tions propounded in tbe fcdlowiug imag
inary correspondence by Mr. Snooks, are
not less important than many that have
been propounded lo flte General, and his
imaginary reply is a very proper rebuke
to the impudence which has beset him:
Highly Important Correspondence.
ProspectvUle, June 7, 1847.
Dear Sir—As you are our candidate
for the presidency, so constituted by the
people, yon are, therefore, open to all
sorts of impertinent questions. Your
privacy is to be invaded, %nd you are to
suffer yourself to be daily examined, as
if you were a simple witness in the hands
of an indefinite number of sharp lawyers;
I am one of the people, and being an ex
ceedingly small specimen, I have made
il n practice for years post, CuLlha sake
of notoriety, to endeavor to fasten myselt
«m the tail of some great man, who hap
pened, for the time, to be in the ascen
dancy.
I am opposed to your elevation to any
office, and would not vote foryou,wete
you, in the language of a late locofoco
senator of this state, «* pure enough to
sit on the right hand of the throne of
Heaven.” Yet I should be exceedingly
delighted if you would answer tbe ques
tions I put to you in this letter, not only
for the purpose of having tbem publish
ed against you, if they can be so used,
in cuse you are a candidate, but also for
the sake of getting my name before the
people, as having done something to as
sist in misrepresenting your real senti
ments. Ifl accomplish this, and you
arc defeated, I am sure of some small
office as a reward for mv ingenious ser
vices.
I wish to know, firstly, whether you
are in favor «f putting corn -in both ends
of a bag tha: is sent to mill on horse! nek,
•r do you believe in the modern system,
invented by Bob Walker, who used a
large stone in one end to balance tbe
grain at the other? Secondly are you
in favor of mules having colts? Third
ly, are you in favor ol crossing the nut
meg melon with the pumpkin?
A prompt and definite answer to these
* cnm “ questions will oblige
Your fellow citizen,
AUGUSTUS MONTAGUE SNOOKS.
Ofiy. Z. Taylor.
£d?** The Journal of Commerce tells
litical passion, prejudice and partisan-J the following interesting romance about
ship, but he cannot toy with a demon- it victim of inebriety:
l»ower, that deprives a country of its j No Fiction.—Not a very long time
citizens, and robs domestic life of its j ago, oue of the most eloquent divines of
happiness, that makes tbe happy heart Great Britain, occupying one of the
lonely snd wretched, and takes from most important pulpits in the kingdom,
frail dependence the props of its sup- Lbpcamo so much affected by the use of
port and protection. twine repeatedly, that he was summoned
We intend to show, in two. or three ' to' give an account ot himself. He
successive articles, that the war with j could riot bear, be said, to stand for tri-
Mexico was provoked and originated ‘ al on such a charge, before men whose
without necessity, by our present Na- i only superiority over him consisted in
tional Executive ; that Gen. Taylor is the possession;of harder heads, which
not responsible^ for the march to the could endure potions (hat overthrew
Rio Grande, as is charged by our polit- |h»tn. .He accordingly left hia high po-
ical opponents; and that tbe executive sition, and, under aa assamed name,
was influenced by corrupt objects of took passage in the steerage ol a ship
personal ambition and party triumph. *bound to ^raerica. Atone of-our prin-
We believe this is already the opinion cipal interior-towns he took lodgings al
of the country, and thgi this verdict has an obscure hotel,'where-for a while be.
Camp hear Monterey, Jtdy 9, 1817*
Respected Sir—Your very important
communication came to hand .in due
course ol mail and baggage transporta
tion. 1 read it with profound pleasure.
1 was delighted with the independent
expression of you sentiments, and tho
laudable motives that induced you to
place them before me in writing' Tho
government has kept the so exceedingly
busy of late doing nothing, that* I have
not* had time to write you as promptly
ns I could have desired, nor can*I as ex
plicitly, when I do sit down to the task,
ns the importance oft he subject demands.
Your first question —I sball answer thetn
all categorically—is one that involves a
favorite system of exchange which would
Ik? indelicate for nv*, in my present po
sition, to enlarge upon but I will say in
t passing, that it is better to have n stone
j in one eud of the ineal hag, than in the
bladder. To your second question 1
answer,lain in favor of mules having
cults, provided it suits the mules, and
don’t interfere with the vested rights of
tbe people. Your third question involves
a point u(>op which L have many doobta
—crossing the did on, with the pumkirv
certainly' enlarges the melon, but it will
require* a laVge share of the attention of
philosophers to show it don’t rujn the.
nutmeg.
With high respect, t remain,
Your most obedient servant,
Z, TAYLOR.
Augustus Montague Snooks, Esq.
t _ ^ ^ ^ He who bits- more knowledge
eDnSaiylhc'wasof"smalland delicate j been rendered in the late electious bore up under all the pressures. opmi ^judgment is made f
structure, and of weekly constitution. 1 throughout the Union. ‘ him, and lived witboat excessive tndul- rather than bis own.