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Sacking the City of Mexico.
We cony tlie following Idler from the
New York Sun, Co which the ir inflation
was furnished, the original being in
Spanish; ibe writer is alleged to l»c a
Spanish Mexican residing in the city of
Mexico, and the letter was addressed
streets leading dii
Finding that he - ..
self to our soldiers, who were all posted
out of sight, and that he was losing his
men rapidly, Gen. Scott extends back
to tbo centre of a block, and at once set
his sappers and miners to cutting away
directly through the blocks of buildings.
in some instances whole houses were
blown up to facilitate his progress; but
to a Spanish Iii.uk in tliat city. UV «ovcr:.l hours he aipiin cmcmcl
see no reason to doubt either ns amhen-, ;„ to ,| 1H s , rcct , aI1 ,| finally regained the
ticity or general accuracy. And it is j flaza vvith great loss. Oo entering the
fearfully interesting, not only as a vivid ! p| aIa a heavy fire was opened upon
description of the combat, but ns evi-1 hini f rom Palace and Cathedral,
denco ol the desperate tenacity with i which were filled and covered, with our
which tbc Mexicans adhere to the clc- j patriotic troops. Finding himself thus
fence of their country, just as Americans; assaulted, the enemy drew out his three
would do and^ be urged to do if their. j„ f |,c I Muza and qpeueri a cannonade
country was invaded. . If Jhii letter i on jj, e palace and Caiiiedral, firing over
tells the truth, tlie question may well be | one hundred shots, which did immense
asked, “What hot become of the 'peace damage to the buildings aud caused a
parly' in Mexico of which we lave heard J sevens I03S of killed and wounded.—
so much ?'*—Jour. tif Men., 13ih inst. j.Seeing further resistance useless, our
City or Mkxico, Sept. 19,1847. j soldiers ceased firing, and on the 16th
RitiisciKD Friends: 1 have an op- nfScpteiuber (sad day!) the enemy was
sort of the ancient monarchs and their
courts. The emperor retired from the
sultry city to these delightful shades,
there to enjoy all the luxury which na
ture furnished and art could procure or
devise. Santa Anna has followed in *• the
steps of his illustrious predecessors,” al
ways making this his favorite residence;
and it is said in Mexico by bis enemies that
The Election. ! Cotton.—Georgia Sea Island Cotton
We are now enabled to announce to is ol a dull butter tint, the filament be-
- r ~* * * * * * — ing some three times longer than that of
the Indian cotton wool. The fibres are
cylindric or spiral, and hence the
and in all probability five in the Senate.
This is a viclory"worth having. It gives
our friends t&at the election has gone in
our favour,"giving us a fair working ma
jority in both Houses of the Legislature. .
We shall probably have a majority of with which they are spun into cotton
nine on iomt ballot, or four in the Honie, thread. . * _
* * * Georgia Upland cotton is good for
coarse yarns. The staple is sliort.
he considered bis person always more, us two United States Senators, a Judge i light and feeble. It was called for a
, -i— .i :— .i— n:.u ,1-r.u « t- »• long time '• Bowed cotton” from the
b here than in the civ
portunity.to send, by tlie courier ,who
leaves to-nighl, this letter, in which I
shall briefly attempt to describe to you
the horrors we have jus} experienced.
On the 7th instant our^cormnissioners
rejected the treaty propositions of ihe
American government, aud decided on
resuming the war, Gen. Herrera invi
ting and urging the clergy to reuse the
citizens to the utmost resistance. On
the same day Gen. Scut, the American
chief, charged Santa Anna with break
ing the armistice by forbidding his com
missioners to obtain food m the city,
and threatened, unless reparation was
made, to commence hostilities and Immd-
bard the city. Santa Anna replied se
verely, charging Scon with breaking
tbc armistice by sacking our villages,
and expressed his perfect rcadinc.-s to
renew the war. On the ltttli inst. the
Americans mado a demonstration on
Chapultepcc and the mill of Kl Key,
but our generals were prepared for
them. Anticipating a breach of the ar
mistice Santa Anna for several days had
caused to be conveyed, in every possi
ble manner, so ns not to excite suspi
cion, arms, munitions nnd food to the
fortress at Chupuliepec.
Our citizens carried under their man
tles and on mules a great quantity of
powder, balls and provisions without
being once discovered, so great was the
feeling of security and confidence among
the Aiuericaus. Gen. Scott was not a
little surprised to find on attacking Cha-
puhepoe such obstinate resistance.—
Chapultepcc, you know, is situated be
tween Tucubayn nnd lliccily,within can
non shot of the former and some three
miles from the latter. It is a bold bill
overlooking a vast range of country,
which enabled ntir soldiers to watch
every manoeuvre of the enemy. It also
commands the rend from Tucubnva to
the city, which runs close by its base,
and can only be ascended by a circui
tous paved way, which, after angle, is
exposed to the full range of the guns.
As the Americans ascended tbo hill, a
perfect storm of musket bulls and grape
shot drove them back with heavy loss.
Tfrey jaebgjprcd and advanced again,
but were repulsed. Our troops fought
with desperate valor, worthy the char
acter of Mexicans.
The enemy also fought bravely; his
men sccmcd'likc so mnnv devils, whom
it was impossible to defeat without an
nihilation. He made a third and last
charge with fresh force and heavy guns,
and our gallant troops having exhaust-
*"ed their grape shot were forced very
unwillingly to retreat and yield up thie
fortress, of which the enemy took pos
session. Our soldiers retreated towards
in possession of the Mexican capital.
Though we inflicted havoc and death
upon ilie Yankees, we suffered greatly
ourselves. Many were killed by the
blowing up ol houses, many by tlie
iKiinbardinent, but more by i lie‘confu
sion which prevailed in the city, and al
though we cannot count our killed,
wounded and missing, since the actions
commenced yesterday, at less than
r _ - - Bisb- | of the Supreme Court of Errors for „
op's Palace being better fortified, he ap-; years, three or four judges of Superior: fact that it was separated from the seed
prehended less danger. From the top : Courts, Solicitor Generals,State officers, by tbe blows of n bow-string,
of tbc Palace, which has been convert-f&c. See., and, above all, it insures to Tennessee cotton is of nearly the
ed into a military school, and is the j the State of Georgia a continuanceofihat; same quality as the Georgia Upland,
West Point of Mexico, you have a most! Whig policy under which she has pros- except that it is cleaner and the staple
commanding view of the valley, sweep- j pored so abundantly. J a bttle longer.
ing over.the haciendas, lakes towns^uid j We desire to congratulate the Whigs j New Orleans cotton is superior to
cities, and the gigantic mountains and ; of Georgia upon this auspicious result, j *be last two named kinds, and may be
their volcanoes, by which this beautiful jit is a victory worthy of neing enjoyed,; sa *d to occupy a middle point between
spot of earth is walled and bounded. and to the indomitable -Whigs of Chat-j Sea Island and Georgia Upland.
Here we will leave the gallant Scott ham we say, it is one in which you have; Pernambuco cotton has a fine long
SOUTHERN WHIG.
Thursday Morning, Oct. 81, 1847.
to lay t
and bis brave lillic band. What must
have been their feelings, when occupy
ing this almost classical ground ? We
will, at another time, follow him into the
city of Mexico.—National Whig.
British Predictions in 1818—Ameri
can UraUxmiou* la 1847.
The following predictions iu ISIS,
says the Philadelphia Ledger, are very
amusing, when contrasted with the ac
tual facts in 1847:
Messrs. Editors: The following ex
tract from the British Review of Novem
ber, ISIS, p. 447, ou the subject of the
| led Slates and Spam with regard to the
Tlie cucmy confesses a loss of over; territory of Florida, and the probable
" '* 1 * ** consequences, in case of war between
them, of an attempt on the part of the
United Stales to couqucr Mexico, then a
Spanish possession, may, at the present
time, be of interest to many of your read
ers, should it bethought worthy ofaplace
in your valuable paper. “ The events
of war are very difficult to be calculated
before-hand ; in case of decided hostili-
between Spain and America, we
thiuk the latter would in the result have
little to boast of. The vanity of the
Americans induces them to reckon on
disturbing the recently restored quiet of
the viceroyalty of Mexico; of marching
to the capital and obtaining possession
of those mineral riches with which that
couutry abounds. With an army well
organized, highly disciplined, and nu
merous beyond modern examples, Bona-
part attempted the conquest of Russia,
about as far from his dominions as Mex
ico is from the United States. His route
was through a peopled country in which
provisions were by no means deficient,
the roads were good and everywhere
formed; over the rivers there was a suffi
ciency of bridges; and in every part of
thousand; it is no doubt much
greater. What a calamity ! But Muxi-
will yet have vengeance. God will
avenge us for our sufferings. Alas!
hut 1 should write this letter within
sight of a proud enemy, who has sue-
edi d by his ferocity in trampling on
our capital and our country. Au ene
my who oujy prijlcs himself upon shoot
ing well with his rifle nnd caution. But
thus it is—we arc prostrated, no! hum
bled. Wc may be forced to silence,
but tlie first moment that presents us
a chance will be devoted to terrible
L*r»ge. Santa Anna has gone with
his generals mid all the troops he could
draw oirto Guadalupe. He is said to be
wouuded severely. Wc have lost he
roic officers and brave rnen in I hese two
lays. I cannot foresee what is to pome.
Thousands are gathering upon the hills
and around the city, determined to cut
oft*all supplies and starve the enemy
who has so audaciously entered it.—
Gen. Scott may yet find that Mexico is
not vanquished. He may find our lakes
bursting their barriers, and filling this
lieauliful valley, to annihilate the iufa-
tnous Americans. Wc scarcely hope,
yet do not quite dcspaiL Our brave
generals'may recover wlittl is lost, and
Mexico, with her ten millions of people,
arise to.sweep.jffic: invader from the
laud he has desecrated. Be sure that
whatever wc do in the way of subinis-
only for the moment. No Mexi
can will respect, beyond the hour that
forces him to it, any bond dictated by
the sword of an enemy. My heart is
too full of grief and indignation to write
more.
his route were cities, towns and villages,
which afforded shelter for his troops.
From the United Slates to Mexico, the
whole way is intersected with deep and
rapid rivers, over which no bridges have
been constructed; the roads, if they de
serve the name, are scarcely passable
for horses, and utterly impracticable for
wheel-carriages; more than one thou
sand miles of the country is covered
with almost impenetrable forests with
out habitations or food. These natural
obstacles would bo sufficient to destroy
any army whose lines of communication
were so protracted as those of the Amer
icans must be; but the American sol
diers have but slight skill and little dis-
The Battle-Grounds or General Scott
•■a au Amr-Tka Bavlnm mi eke City
mt Jii'xlco.
At a moment, when every American ,,
bosom beats high with hope, and expec- i ciplrne; the milmaof the frontier would
talions on tiptoe to hear of the final vie- j * 18 principal strength; and though
lory and complete triumph of our noble ^eir wandering and exposed life
and valia nt little army in the Valley of they ore capable of enduring fatigue and
Mexico, it may not lie nnacceptnble to| abstinence, they excel the natives of
our readers*) be well acquainted with those Spanish borders in neither of those
tlie topog^phy of that interesting coun- qualities more than they do in military
tiiqjihasb ^
try whifUihus been heretofore so renown-
. ed by the feats ofbravcry of Cortez and his
the city, but were unfortunately cut off* followers and the downfall of the Aztecs.
by a detachment of the enemy’s caval
ry, and about 1000 made prisoners, but
were toon released ns tlie enemy had
no tnen to guard them. The enemy
then opened his batteries ou the mill of
cl Rcy (King's mill) close upon Clra-
pullcpec, which, after obstinate fighting
and great loss to the Americans, we
were obliged to nbandoo. The two ac
tions continycd over nine hours, and
were the severest, considering our small
number of soldiers and the enemy's
large force, that have been fought. Our
loss ih killed and wounded was not
more than 300, while the enemy lost
Each act nnd scene appears to be in re
hearsal, but the deeds of Cortez himscll
have been outdone. Under the excite
ment existing, wc shall endeavor to give
a sketch from lime to time of that beau
tiful and interesting country, but in par
ticular the description of those places
where the late cnnflicisso highly credita
ble to our arms have occurred.
Chapultepcc, being translated is, ihchill
of the grasshopper. This is an insulated
rock detached from the mass of porphy-
ritic rock fornriYqrthe wall of the great
Valley of Mexico, and is located near the
margin of the great Lake which oneecov-
camp ico is now nearly the centre. This be
comes the more interesting, inasmuch as
it is the identical spot where the Aztecs
tarried on their route from the North to
the South in search of a resting place,
which'was to be the scut of Empire, and
to be known or designated (as foreshad
owed by their prophets) by an Eagle sil
ting on a rock devouring a serpent.—
Tins prophecy was emphatically verifi-
over 400, or at least such was the report i cred the valley of which the city of Mcx-
of deserters.from the Americau camp j C o is now nearly the centre. This be-
whp came to as in the evening. fA ;' ■■
Seeing that the city would lucvitably
be attacked, Gen. Bauta Anna, during
the actions, caused a number of trench
es to be cut across the road leading to
the city, which were flooded with wa
ter. On the morning of the 14th, be
fore daylight, the enemy, with a part of
Ins lorcc, commenced his march upon
the city. Our soldiers, posted liehiml
tlie arches of the aqueducts and several
breastworks which hod. been hastily
thrown up, annoyed him so severely,
together with the trenches which lie had
to bridge over, that he did not arrive at
the gates until late in the afternoon.—
Here he halted qnd attempted to bom
bard the city, which he did during the
rest of the day and the day‘following,
doing immense damage. In some ca
ses whole blocks were destroyed and n
great number of men, women and chil
dren were killed and wounded.' The
picture was awful. One deafening roar
tilled our ears, one cloud of smoke met
ed. The Engle was there found and menu
seen devouring" tlie serpent, and is per
petuated by the Mexicans as their Na
tional Coat 61 arms, which may be seen
by reference to every Mexican dollar
discipline. America, with all her efforts,
and by withdrawing all her naval force
from every other object, coold not draw
together ten sail of the line; her whole
army on the peace establishment is but
ten thousand men; and if they were to
be instantly doubled and disciplined,
they would be inadequate to the propo
sed object. The combining together na
val and military operations is an art not
acquired by intuition, but must arise
from knowledge obtained by long prac
tice and costly experience: this the
Americans cannot have obtained, and it
is more than probable, that in any such
combined operations, they would be
found as deficient as they were in their
reiterated attempts on Canada.”
In the war with Mexico the United
States have, with less than the amount
of force in either arm of service consid
ered by the British reviewer as “ total
ly inadequate to the proposed object,”
accomplished wbat even to British prow
ess appeared impossible; fighting a peo
ple too more numerous hnd powerinl
than at that lime, who lmd been able to
throw off the yoke of Spain, and estab
lish a separate and independent govern-
bcen the most conspicuous actors—oue; staple, clean and uniform, and yams
which is due in a great degree to your j made from it are in great request among
own unheard of activity and unremitting [ ibe stocking weavers,
exertions. You have indeed acted on Deinarara, Berenice and Maranham
the principle that “eternal vigilancej cottons are fine and glossy, and well
is the the price of liberty,” and you have j cleaned. They are spun into a fair
nobly come forward to the support ot stout yarn.
your principles. | Bahia cotton is better than either of
The thanks of tlje Whigs of Georgia kinds last named,
are due to the Whigs of Chatham, and
if our cxertious in the good cause had
been better seconded by our brctbreQ
in the interior, wc should not now have
to. record the defeat -of the gallant and
high souled Ckscji. This is the drop
of bitterness in the cup of our gratifica
tion,and forthis disappointment wc must
acknowledge we are not prepared. In
the election of Mr. Towns, however, our
opponents have but a barren victory to
rejoice over. The measures of the ap
proaching Legislature will be Whig
measures, ami modelled, we are^firtnly
persuaded after those proceedings abd
that system, which has so sigqplly pros
pered under the illustrious Crawford.
The pathofbonnrnndduly,andjudicious
legislation is plainly marked out—and
well it is for the Btate of Georgia that
we have a Whig majority, who will ad
here to the lime of safe precedents.
The defeat of Gen. Clinch is to us a
source of sadness; of mortification and
deep regret. A fair defeat, in an open
field, we shotiTd-iwr so much deplore.
On such ground, Clinch has no mortal
enemies to fear—but our thoughts revert
to the system of detraction which has
been pursued—to the injurious reports
leveled against his fair fame—to the
wanton sport made by reckles? hands
of his spotless reputation.—His military
services have been underrated, he has
been stigmatised as a pliant tool in the
hands of designing men, he has been
accused of dishonesty, fraud against
the State, and of peijury—and this, by
many of the same presses which a few
years back were helping to swell the
loud acclaim with which a grateful peo
ple recognised the singular merits, the
sterling worth, and the dauntless cour
age of the same Duncan L. Clinch.
Wc know from our letters from vari
ous sources that these ungenerous and
ruthless assaults, these reports attempt
ing to impeach the honor ot Gen. Clinch,
have been industriously circulated in
various portions ini'the State, but they
can no more stand before the constant
brightness and purity of his character,
than the vapors of a night can resist the
splendor of the meridian sun. On the
other band, the Whig phalanx of Geor
gia have not done their whole duty to
Clinch. They have not sustained him
as he deserved to be sustained. There
has been, on both sides, an absence of
excitement, but on the part of the Whigs,
we uudertakc to say, that few efforts
have been made—that not a single pam
phlet or extra, containing political intelli
gence, has been circulated since the be
ginning of the campaign. In view of
these circumstances, vve think they may
take much of the blame to themselves.
But the majority of the voters of Georgia
have preferred Mr. Towns, and to that
decision we submit.—Sav. Rep.
Finances of the Natftoi
According to the Pitsburgh Gazette,
Mr. Dallas, staled the. Revenue for
the first tbreo-quarters amounted to
SI45.000.000 was necessary, allowing
the valuation to have beeu entirely fair.
As, however, it was incontestibly
shown by Mr. Webster, that immense
frauds would inevitably be practiced
dcr the admlorem system we have not the
least doubt that it reached 160 or $170,
000,000! From the same authority we
learn that the revenue, for the entire
year, ending on the first of December,
will be $36,000,000. This would sup
pose an importation of $200,000,000, if
all is fair at the custom-house. Making
allowance for frauds we have no doubt
it will require at the least $220,000,000
importaion to produce that sum. We
have made ohr calculations on the sup-
Suriiuim cotton lias a long staple, and
is faintly tinged with yellow. It is
clean and much sought after by hosiers.
West India cotton is from Bourbon
seed ; the staple is fine and silky, but
not well prepared.
Barbadoes cotton has a short staple,
hut is silky and strong. It appears in
tlie market with much husk.—American
Farmer. _
Bible and no Bible.—Tell me where
the Bible is, and where it is not, and I
will write a moral geography ol the
world. I will show what, in all partic-
ulas, is the physical condition of that
people. One glance of your eye will in
form you where the Bible is, and where
it i3 not. Go to Italy—decay, degrada
tion, suffering, meet you on every side.
Commerce droops, agriculture sickens,
the useful arts languish.—There
heaviness in the air; you feel cramped
by some invisible power; the people
dare not speak aloud ; they walk slow
ly ; an armed soldiery is around their
dwellings; the artned police lake from
the stranger his Bible, before he enters
the territory. Ask for the Bible in the
bookstores; it is not there, or in a form
so large and expensive as to be beyond
the reach of the common people. The
preacher takes no text from the Bible.
Enter the Vatican, and inquire for a Bi
ble, and you will be pointed to some case
where it reposes among prohibited books,
side by side with the works of Diderot,
Rosseau, and Voltaire. But passover
the Alps into Switzerland, and down the
Rhine into Holland, and over the chan
nel to England and Scotland, and what
amazing contrast meets the eye ! men
look with an air of independence: there
are industry, neatness, instruction for
children. Why this difference ? There
brighter sky—there are no fairer
scenes of nature—but they have the Bi
ble; and happy are the people who are
ia such a case, for it is righteousness
that exalteth a nation.—Dr. Wm. Ad
ams.
The old Lady’s Humility.—Mrs. Par
tington, of the Boston Post, has just had
presented her, synonymously, as she says;
a chancy tea set, with blue figures. She
remarked t6 her neighbor, Mrs. Spooner,
who was looking rather envious at the
present, that she much preferred simple
blue ware to any other.
“ What is the use of so much gold and
filagre about tea things! They don’t add
any flagruncc to tea, and no matter what
they cost, I’ve always noticed they break
fast enough.”
“ Ah!” sighed the old lady, “ people
are getting awfully extravagant nowa
days. For my part, I’m well contented
if I’ve only enough to eat, drink and
wear, with firewood and fuel, lights and
candles”—and the good woman adjust
ed the end of a refractory cap string and
resumed her knitting.
Banns (or tftr Southern WJfifa-
Nsw Yosk—Masox & Tcttu asp E. \V. Cass.
Philadelphia—E. W. Cahki
Aceaeia, Lcmpkix Couttt—A- B. Mooxst.
Waltox Cocwtt.—It. R. Raxsoxs, E*q.
Madisox corxTv—Jons R. Caldwell.
(Iaieksham col-stt—A. Exwix, Esq.
Union cocirrr—t. W. Wooldridge,
Blaiksyillx—J. T. Ratcufte, '
Dahlosega—R. B. Lewis,
Gilxex coc.nTY—A. C. Waites,
Low.ides cockty—R. A. Pee plea.
CLARKE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
In the confusion attending the collection of the
returns of tlie latt election, we neglected to give
notice last week, (its we had intended to do) that
the Annual Fair of the Clarke County Agricultural
Society will he held at Watkinsville on Thursday
and Friday, the 28th and 29th inst. But ax
“ better late than never,” wo take pleasure in
ing tlie attention of our Agricultural friends t
subject. _
THE NEW BRIDGE.
Wo had occasion, a few evenings
the lUil Road Depot, »nd were rejoiced to perceive
that the new bridge across the Oconee was finished
and the road to the Depot greatly improved. We
most heartily congratulate our citizens on this im
provement, as it was much needed, and as the man
ner in which it bos been exec uted is highly credi
table to all concerned—more particularly to our
worthy friend Yoakum, the architect who reared
the beautiful and useful structure.
GIVING AID AND COMFORT.
The Mobile Advertiser contains the following:
“ A SrccrsTiox.—The “Mexican Whig” Slate of
Kentucky—^the State where dwells Hsxar Clay !
has furnished for the Mexican war fire companies
more than « wanted, or will be received by the
President: while the patrkticdemocratic State of
Alabama, that has been called on to furnish only
five companies, lacks just five companies of the
number.required. Now,' we have to segment to
those companies of Mexican Clay Whin of Ken
tucky, who are desirous of engaging in the service
of the country and have been refused there, to come
down here to Alabama, and they can hare a chance.
| We want just five companies, and there seems to
be no prospect of getting them in this Democratic
State. Our people: seem to have a decided dislike
to “villanous saltpetre.”
osition before the “Mexican Whirs”
iy Whig State,” and if accepted, let
the five companies come on forthwith.” • ■
In connection with the above, may be mentioned
the fact as reported by the: National Whig, “that
not a single Democrat in the Tenth Legion District
of Virginia, and the First Congressional District of
Kentucky has gone to Mexico. They are huge
Democratic Districts, and went for Polk*and the
war unanimously—at the polls.” \
As further evidence of the promptitude with
which the Whigs give the Mexicans “aid and epm-
fort,” we would refer to Tennessee—East Tennes
see—the stronghold of Whiggery in that'State—
where under a requisition for five companies, four
teen were immediately at the rendezvous! Contrast
these facts with the conduct of Democratic Alabama
—or even Georgia, which the Democrats claim—
where, after months of drumming, we believe only
four companies have been raised, for the infantry
battalion called for—and then see what sort of “aid
nnd comfort” the two parties respectively give tlie
Mexicans.
The charge brought against the Whigs by the
President, and oft reiterated by his pensioned slan
derers, has been proven over and again to be absurd
a nd ridiculous. “ By their works shall ye know
, them,” is tlie criterion by which all men should be
' judged. Apply this rule to the President and his
parasites, and it will be seen that it is they who
, to visit haye gj ven the Mexicans aid and comfort—Mr.
Polk by sending them a General to head their ar
mies, and his minions by assuring the^Mexicans
that the Whigs were opposed to the war, and sym
pathised with, and would aid them!! Jt is certain
ly true that the belief of such a story, emanating
from such a source, does not reflect any credit on
the discrimination of the Democracy of Mexico!
ATHENS BIBLE SOCIETY.
Dr. Lovick Pierce, the venerable and accom
plished Agent of the American Bible Society, has
recently paid our town two short visits, and during
the last one succeeded, we learn, in organizing
here a society auxiliary to the parent society at
New York. There is to be at Athens a depository
for the various books published under tlie auspices
ot the American Society, where will be kept
stantly on hand,a general assortment of Bibles and
Testaments, for the supply of such societies
may be formed in the adjacent counties. A band-
collection was made trom the subscription
list during the stay of the Agent, and the sum, by
the order of the society, was placed in his hands for
the purpose of making the first purchase. This
noble Christian enterprise has our best wishes for
abundant success. The following gentlemen
:ro elected officers of the Society here:
Asbuey Hull, President.
Joas S. Listox, V. President.
Y. L. G. Harris, )
B. M. Hill, > Exec. Com.
Elizur L. Newttwc, j
Edward P. Claytox, Sec’ry.
Thomas Bisnor, Treasurer.
as that of Chapultepcc and that on the
verv spot which their ancestors fixed on
as tbc resting place of a powerful and
warlike nation, must be most appalling,
and the moral caanot fail to have a po\y
erful effect.
At the base of this singularly formed
hill the plains of rich alluvion formation
extend on all sides—lieauliful in their
natural state—-bat more cultivated than
any other part of tlie Valley of Mexico,
aud exceed all description, producing
every vegetable known in the tropics or
higher latitudes—it is girded by a rich
and luxuriant vegetation, exceeding in
size every thing with which we are most
familiar. Among the noble trees with
which this bill is girded, there is a Cy-
and determined to enter the city, where! press, called Montezuma's Cypress, mcas-
we were prepared to meet hitn, having, uring 41 feet in circumference, and 51
barricaded the streets with sand bags! feet over some of the excrescences,
and provided on the house lops and at; Tucabayu, is situated about a mile and
the windows all who could bear arms , a half from Chapuliepec. Tradition
or hurl missiles, stones, bricks, &«\, on ! represents this beautiful spot as the seat
the beads of the enemy- Before Gen.; of alltheluxury,ease,andmagnificenceof
fctaott bad fairly passed the gales, he j the Moniezumas in the midst of their
found the difficulty of his position. A glory and greatness. And there cau be
perfect torrent of balls and stones rained } but little doubt of this, from the remains
upon his troops. Many were killed and . of the gardens, groves, tanks, and grot-
more wounded. Still ke kept advau- j toes still to be fouud oo ibis enchanting
cing until he gained tbc entrance of two spot—it must have been the favorite re-
our eyes, now aud then mixed with
flames, and amid it all wc could hear
the shrieks of the wounded aud dying.
But the city bravely resisted the huu-
dreds of flying shells. It hurled back
defiance to the blood-thirsty Yankee,
and convinced him that his bombs could
uot reduce the Mexican capital.
The enemy then changed his plan,
ScjKirutiuK impossible.—The following
is from the Courier des Etats Unis of j position that the tariff of 1S46 averaged
Saturday. 1 eighteen per cent. We have heard that
„ , „ _ A man and wife,who had been married : it certanly docs not exceed that estimate,
now in circulation. To the superstitious | ten years, were established in the mer- ; Now, if, with the assistance of the
m _ 1 .Mexica n, a defeat so signal ca ntile business in the street St. Denis;; famine in Europe, which, according to
having a dispute, they resolved to sep- j an estimate presented by us the other
aralc, and agreed to leave the decision of j day, swept out of our ports, within one
their matter to the justice of the peace I year, forty-five millions 'which never
of their district. Accordingly they each | would have gone but for its existence; the
went to state their grievances to the mag- exports were kept up with imports and
istratc. ‘Have you any children V ask- ! nothing more, it is pretty evident that
ed he. ‘Yessir,' ‘Howmany?' ‘Three, 1 when this demand shall have ceased,
t wo boy sand agirl, and exactly here lies | we shall have this forty-five millions
the difficulty, since we each wish to have; against us. If, as the Union asserts the
THE DAILY NATIONAL WHIG.
This excellent Whig journal established some
time since at Washington City, the prospectus 'of
which will be found in our advertising columns,
came to us last week in an entirely new dress, and
is now one of the handsomest papers in the Union.
We wish tlie proprietor the success which be so
richly merits.
D* We have been requested to call the reader’s
attention to the advertisement of the Circus of Mes-
i. Robinson & Eldred, in another column.
Gen. Pillow.—Col. Wynkoop, of the
First Regiment of Pennsylvania Volun
teers, has written a letter to the editor of
the N. Orleans Bulletin, in which he
confirms the material points of Col. Has
kell’s statement in regard to the affair
at Cerro Gordo. Pillow’s chances for
becoming a great Military hero appear
to be daily growing “small by degrees
and beautifully less.”
By the way, Punch has a “good one”
at the expense of Pillow and the war
advocates. He says that the act of the
Americans in sendingPillow to Mexicb
indicates that their cause needs bolster
ing. He thinks, however, * the General
may be able to put a feather in his
cap.” Doubtful.
Present to Gen. Taylor.—Aft elegant
saddle was recently presented to Gener
al Taylor, by Young, Scolum & Hickory,
saddlers, Cincinnati, Ohio. It is pro
nounced by those who saw it, one of the
finest specimens of this kind of manufac
ture.
The saddle is covered with quilted pa
tent leather, and mounted with a gilt
horn cantle and stirrups. The saddle
tree is connected with springs, which are
so constructed as to react under the heav
iest pressure, while the alternate action
adjusts the motion of the saddle precise-
THE COST OF GLORY !
How much have the people been benefitted by
the war 1 This question we leave to be answered
by the widows, orphans and friends of those noble
fellows who have left their bones whitening on the
plains of Mexico, and by the barren victories that
wc have gained in consummation of what Mr. Polk
calls a “ bloodless achievement,” the annexation of
Texas.
As the “ dear people” have to “ pay the fiddler,”
they perhaps feel some interest in knowing what,
in dollars and cents, this Mexican war is costing
The following estimate furnished by the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Express, will
throw some light on this subject :
“ The expenditures for the army, fortifications,
&c., for the past fiscal year, were as follows:
July 1st to Sept. 30,1846, inclusive $10,406,924 19
Oct. 1st to Dec. 31, 1846, “ 7,288,282 12
Jan. 1st to March 31, 1847, “ 7,025,786 70
April 1st to June 30,1847, “ 16,560,613 61
$41,281,606 62
The expenditures for
the Navy for the same
period were—
July 1 to Sept. 30,’46 91,969,980 76
Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 1846 2,099,787 02
Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 1847 1,928,760 59
Ap.l to June 30,1847 1,932,809 39 $7,931,337 76
the care of two of them; decide.* • Will Revenue be still progressing, that is if j ly to that of the horse. On the pummel
you abide by my decision?* ‘ F.ntirely* j the Importation be growing in amount j j s tbc following inscription :
said they both at once. «Very well, my j every quarter, we see not how it is pos- j ««Presented to General Zachary Tay-
good friends, I condemn you to have a j sible to avoid a balance against this i ] 0 r, by Young Scolum & Hickory, sad-
lounhcliild, as theu you may each have country, by the 1st of December, 1S49,' dlcrs,Cincinnati, Ohio, August 12,1847.”
two. You uaay then call on me again. 1
The two parties, well pleased, withdrew,
deferring their separation for a time.—
Two years had elapsed, and the justice
had not heard a word from the couple,
until yesterday, when he met the hus
band. ‘Ab r \veli,* said the justice,‘about
that separation ?' ‘Always impossible!
instead of four children, we now have
five.'
IT The people of Kentucky, with s mignanimi-
ty unsurpassed, h»Te raised funds bv private sub
scription, to defray the expenses of transporting the
bodies of their brave volunteers who fell at Buena
Vista, trom that place, and have them interred mar
Frankfort, in their c
of at least S50,000,000.-—Rich. Whig.
The Good Shepherd.'—-The Saviour
says, ‘ I know my sheep.' This is a de
lightful thought to the soul that is about
to be launched into the world of spirits.
Amid that multitude—that ten thousand
times ten thousand—yea, those countless
millions of souls that have gone and are
going into the invisible world, Christ
sees and knows, and instantly recognises
all those who belong to his flock, and will
neither overlook nor forget one of them.
ET We learn (nun the Augusta Chronicle, that a
Dividend of Three per cent has been declared by the
Georgia Rail Road Company upon the profits of the
The bridle and mart! ngale are in keep
ing with the saddle. Cist’s Cincinnati
Advertiser says': Most testimonies of re
spect are made more for show than use:
but this article is in admirable keeping
with the character of Taylor himself, is
not onlj attractive, but well fitted to ren
der actual and protracted service.
Making a total of $49,212,944 38
ear one million of dollars per week, for the army :
navy alone, the year round. The total expen- .
ditures for the year were $58,122,523 27, exclusive
of Treasury notes'redeemed.
It will be remarked that for the last quarter of
the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June last the
expenditures.of . the army and navy averaged about
a million and a half of dollars, per week, and they
will probably average at least as much for the
whole of the present fiscal year. Indeed we know
that they have averaged, nearly that for the months
of July and August. It may> safely be assumed,
therefore, as more troops have been called into ser
vice, that the expenses of the army and navy up to
the 30th Jonfe, 1848, will amount to $78,000,000,
while the civil and diplomatic expenses will be
$7,000,000 more, and the interest on the public
debt $3,000,000 j making a total expenditure for
the year of $88,000,000.
Here then we have an expenditure of $88,000,000
C ‘ ir to the 1st day of July next. How is this to
met?
We had in the treasury oo the 1st
day of July lost , $1,171,238 08
There were yet to be ieraedof the
33,000,000 treasury notes and loans
authorized, about 9,450,000 00
And the "Secretary of the Treasury
estimates the total revenue for the
year at 32,000,000 00
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GEN. TAYLOR.
A late number of the National Inteliigencer con
tains the following letter from Gen. Taylor, in an-
will be seen, to certain inquiries propoun
ded by Dr. Bronson. This letter will, we think,
be sufficient to remove all doubts, (if any exist,) as
the old Hero's politics. He says clearly and ex
plicitly that if lie had had an opportunity of voting
the last Presidential election, he would have vo
ted for Mr. Clat. What Locofoco was willing to
do it! The Democrats will hardly claim him here
after :
Headquarters, Army of Occupation, )
Camp near Monterey, August 10,1847.)
Sir :—Your letter of the 17th ultimo, requesting
of mean exposition of my views on the questions
of national policy now at issue between the politi
cal parties of the United States, has duly reached
1 must take occasion to say that many of my
letters, addressed to gentlemen of the United States
in answer to similar inquiries, have already been
made public, and I had greatly hoped that all per
sons interested had, by this time, obtained from
them a sufficiently accurate knowledge of my views
and desires in relation to this subject. As it ap
pears, however, that such is not the case, I deem it
proper, in reply to your letter, distinctly to reptat
that I am not before the people of the United States
* candidate for the next Presidency. It is my
it desire to return at the close of this war to the
barge of those professional duties and to the
enjoyment of those domestic pursuits from which
I was called at its commencement, and for which
my tastes and education best fit me. t
I deem it but due to candor to state, at th^ same
time, that, if I were called to the Presidential Chair
by the General voice of the people, without regard to
their political differences, I should deem it to be my
duty to accept the office. But while I freely avow
my attachment to the administrative policy of our
early Presidents, I desire it to be understood that I
cannot submit, even in thus accepting it, to the ex
action of any other pledges as to the course I should
pursue than that of discharging its functions to the
best of my ability, and strictly in accordance with
the requirements of the constitution.
I have thus given you the circumstances under
which only can I be induced to accept the high and
responsible office of President of the United States.
I need hardly add that I cannot in any case permit
myself to be brought before the people exclusively
by any of the political parties that now so unfortu
nately divide our country, as their candidate for
this office.
It afiords pie great pleasure, in conclusion, fully
to concur with you in your high and just estimate
of the virtues, both of head and heart, of thedistin-
S ished citizens (Messrs. Clay, Webster, Adams,
cDcffie and Calhoun] mentioned in your letter.
I have never yet exercised the privilege of voting ;
but had I been called upon at the last Presidential
election to do so, J should certainly hate cast my vote
for Mr. Clay.
1 am very respectfully, your ob T t servant,
Z. TAYLOR,
Major Gen. U. S. Army.
F. S. Bronson, M. D., Charleston, S. C.
In reference to the above letter, the Richmond
Whig says: “ The emphatic approbation expressed
by Gen. Taylor of “ the administrative policy of our
early Presidents,” in which the Whigs find ample
authority for all their leading principles and meas
ures, taken in connexion with his frank declaration
that he should have certainly, voted for Mr. Clay in
1844, had he voted at all, can leave no doubf of his
entire concurrence with the Whig party in senti
ment. While on this point we have never been
ourselves in doubt, we are nevertheless gratified
that the General has been sufficiently explicit to
satisfy others, who, not content with the positive
declarations of third parties, have insisted upon'
waiting for the “ best evidence”—that of General
Taylor himself.”
Wf.sletan Female College.—We learn from
the Journal & Messenger of lost week, that up
wards of ninety students have already entered tho
classes of this institution, and between thirty and
forty more had made application. Rev. Mr. Cone
and Lady have been added to the Faculty.
D* Capt. Isaac G. Seymour, of Macon, (late
editor of the Messenger,) has been appointed by
Gov. Crawford, to command tho Infantry Battallion,
four companies of whick recently left Columbus
for the seat of war. *“ :
Making a total means of $42,611,238 08
and leaving a deficiency of over FORTY-FIVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, which must be provi-
four millions should always be in tlie treasury, but
more especially in a time of war, to facilitate the
operations of the mint and insure the prompt pay
ment of tiie public creditors at all points so that the
first thing Congress will hare to do will be to
of FIFTY MILLIONS.
03* A great revival has been in progress in the
Methodist Church of LaGrange, day and night, reg- *thorize
ularly, since Sunday, 3d inst. Tbo ordor of exer- j
cises, nays the Reporter Jias been preaching at night j ET The LaGrange Reporter says;—“ A "Volun-
suceeeded with prayer-meeting in the morning.— ’ tser company is being raised in LaGrange, by G. C.
We learn that about fifty have professed, of which Alford Esq., lieut. J. Swanson, and Dr. J. M. Lane,
nnmber thirty-six bare been received into the i They have informed the Governor, and await his
church. approbation.
Riley, the Desert?*.—Tt^s notorious charac
ter was well known in New York, where at one
time he was the keeper of a recruiting rendezvous.
He was a man of very large frame, more thin six
feet high. He was formerly a Sergeant in ti»p 66th
regiment ol the British army, stationed in Canada,
from which be deserted, and came to New York city.
Shortly after, joined the United States army, and
being well skilled in his profession was sent to West
Point, where he acted a drill sergeant for some time.
Great Fire at Richmond.—We regret to state
that a most destructive fire recently occurred at
Richmond, Virginia, destroying Cbevalliar’s Flour
Mill, the largest in Virginia, and probably in tho
Union, valued at $150,000, and ten or twelve Stor
age and Commission Houses. An extra from the
Richmond Republican, states that the total loss-tin
differently estimated. It cannot be less than 8300,-
9Q0—and many think it will reach a half a million,