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NEW SERIES—VOL. II, NO. 8.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1848. —»•««««
VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 20.
miscellaneous.
should pass at night without the
| tersign.’—Furbtrt J'trdcc Monde 1 .
! ' i untccr.
1 A Faitlifill Sentinel. | —— ---
To one of the numerous volumes for I W-iHl"" *»
which the lute Mexican war has Turn- 1 i lie .Ilses, u ho were co i
iahed the materials, we arc indebted ) thc Ar!s a ? (1 bcic,,cc8 * Mur ~ “
for the following amusing account of the
exact discharge of duty by a faithful
Private in a Volunteer Regiment:
A party of officers having been off* to
n Mexican fandango, ore tiojs received
by a volunteer sentinel:
“ On the picket guard, at thc pass
that night, was, among others, one of
company G, whose name was Butts.
Now, Betts was a small man, with an
intelligent countenance, keen eye, and
pleasant appearance; fond of a joke,
y, were daughters of Jup
senled with Apollo at their hea I. Thc
palm tree, the laurel, and many foun
tains, such ns ilippocrenc, (’astulia, and
the mountains Paruassets, Helicon, Pic
rus, and Pindus, which they iuhai .;.*d,
were sacred to them. The horse Pe
gasus generally grazed upon these moun
tains. The Muses were nine in
use talking; you bought the ar
ticles—the bill is correct. , You have!
paid $'»0,on account, the balance is $22, i
which when paid, the goods arc yours, j
At this moment, a line well dressed ;
“ i individual, who had been standing ini
d Mne- ' tbe ‘. Ji5,nncc » stepped up, and tappir
BROKEN DOSES -No. 1.
Extract* from Mr. Clayton's Speech.
I Thomas
party difference with John Adat
| Let me quote a passage from the letter, date unde
id this,
No other
every candi-
lation.
vliich the honorable Senator has re
ed, the wisest, thc purest, and thc
| of Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, candidate will, in all future Democratic greatest of all American Presidents had
j the grounds on which the Itepub- conventions, understand it. Each of, taught him by his example.
;vcry futu
lot of sundi
Watches, at
tuber,
and prided himself, at all times, in per
forming strictly the duties of a soldier 1
in every particular. He had heard the
colonel’s commands to the guard men
tioned before; and as this party w as
approaching, he was walking the nar
row pass to and fro with his loaded car
bine at a support. His comrades were
at a little distance, soundly asleep
around the guard lire, for the night was
cold. Thc officer of the guard had,
against thc line of his duty, left the
picket and gone into thc tents of the
camp guard, as said before, about half
a mile. Thc white rows of tents shone
tn thc moonlight beyond; but there
were no lights there, for all were asleep.
Bells heard thc sound of thc horses’
hoofs of thc coming party before he saw
them. He stood erect. They came
nearer, two lieutenants in front. ‘Who
conics there ?’ he challenged, in a quick, J®
loud, and distinct voice, that brought 1 r ‘"
them to a halt in an instant, i Friends,’
was thc reply. ‘Hall! Advance. 1
friends, and give thc countersign!’
( 4We have not got it, You know us. 1
am Lieutenant Smith, acting adjutant,
and—* * Halt, and remain * where you
arc,’ quickly replied the sentinel, with
a very significant motion towards the
lock of his carbine. The two were as
tonished ; while the colonel, behind,
hearing this, was much amused, and
* drew his horse up to sec it out. The
adjutant <?nmincnced to speak again, hut
the sentinel would hear nothing hut the
countersign ; and what that was, they
knew not. Colonel Thomas knew Belts
hv fiis voice, and, besides, could, in the
moonlight,‘ see him plainly, and was
really plcasetl to see his faithful per
formance of orders. After a pause of
some moments, in which he thought the
. lieutenants had been sufficiently iroti-
1 bled for not having thc countersign,hr ad
vanced up to their side. ‘Mr. Betts,’
said lie, ‘ 1 am pleased to sec you so
prompt and decided in your discharge
of duty; and I trust thc lesson will not
be lost on ihcsi
1. Calliope, who presides over elo
quence and heroic poetry, She is rep-
laurels, holding a trumpet in her light
hand, and in her left a book.
2. Clio, who presided over history
and is represented as Calliope, except
sometimes she holds a plectrum or quill,
with a lute.
3. Kkato, who presided *
and elegiac poetry, love s<
hymns. Jibe is represented crowned
with roses and myrtle, holding a Ivrc
in her right hand, and a lute in her left.
4. Euterpe, who presided over Mu
sic, especially that of thc flute, She is
represented crowned with flowers, hold
ing a (lute and music papers in her hand.
Tiiti*.M<ii>AieoFTiir r licati party of 1798 commenced its op-j them will know it is impossible for him j Sir, I have done. Let me Only say*
| E ^"also^due to^j’eiL ^I’avTor P os ' l * on lo the encroachments of Exccu- to procure thc nomination unless he can in conclusion, that I hope that my friends
the shoulder, enquired Tf he [ to sav j n theVutset, that 1 ho position | live P ower » am * lo wbicb lt owctl its j secure thc services of those who come j on the other side now have enough of
Ionian who purchased the j w |,Voh’hc Iris assumed before the conn- • tru ° ori S in - I«wtho 4th volume of .Tel- ; there for the purpose of sustaining them- ’ plotter ms ; and that, in future, all gen
es containing four silver >,. v as a candidate for the Presidency ' fcr »°n , s Memoirs, P a .- e 102, we find ' selves in office. He is hound then to uinc republicans may rally together un-
I whether he would sen ;i, ec ; calirc ly misapprehended I,! 'cue-lo which i refer; It is doted lend himsclfto oil their views. .If they .lor the stondord of Taylor, which is
...o victim replied, rl. it he ,|,c course ofibisdebnie! lie has been , i Tune 2 ‘ • 1S1S - a " d containsthe ioliow- desire to establish n platform ol polili- ; wide cnousii ami lirend cnmighlopro-
Ir i.l not examined them yet. “ Well,, „ h c as purely a - Vi.i- candi- i "'S P"**"? 1 ' 8 eal lailli, lie must subscribe to it. lie ; tect and shelter every true foetid ol bis
sir, 1 have seen them—will vnu take i bouniftoW-mnicreur \''hi<»nrin- “ The terms of Whig and Tory belong . lias no option. He must .illicr iclin- enumrv. whether n native or a-naiural-
S10 for the f„urr' “CnuT'snr, sir! j.,^ wjl() w hioh iihaioattr lias ever to na,i '’" :l1 rl \ " c11 33 < !vil history— , quish r-.ll hope ol'tlie iiomitiatimt. otsub.! i*cd citizen, no matter what may have
vet; Imi it'vouwili wait a few moments.' | i,|,. Ilt ;fi ct l. It has been alleged Th< T denote flic temper and couriiiu- scriitc to every .li.ema that this clique , been his party designation. J,etall
till I settle titv bill, we will lake a look l , , : i ' n( i' t0 calTV m ,. fl ji iho.Tie- lion 0, ‘ «*' tlilfiirent individuals.— may clu.ose lo lay ilmvi.. Under tlieso i such men stand up nobly togethe
at tiiem ;” and handing the clerk annth- tuicsnnri obey ail the buhcslTofn mere 1 T° c ‘ ... -
cr $50 bill, requesting them to settle nnr , v __,i 1 . t , I,., runs mcrelv d«*n nnrlv : »“ne when you nml 1 became first nc- ; table tendency of the party winch has
" ill. him as quick as possible. Bat ! | n; , heU bound hand *4 foot hV 'l'™" 101 ' > .". e w «" remembertho vtolem nominated (Jeneraj Lewis Cass 1 Does
great delay ooeurred m making change, I |)ar , v pledges—anti that he must earr'v. patt'C* which agitated the old Congress it not lineally lend to the rule ot the
and by the tfflt the goods were doltver- ; lla u bnaards and under all changes lhe,r b,U0 1 ,"' re - v , uu ?' ‘‘ !uw mc .‘ il ’ ,; •»«»?• ?“•' "vantm-Hv to a
ed, and bill reeetpted, the anxtnus pur- ! , ime aml drclliai tanee, <% VC rv ancient i 1 c ^ cbc ."t‘-1 "•« astabhsh-
chaserof watches was among the tntss-j known lncasurc proposed hv the Whigi c . d lh ? ?“ ,3,A , ol I ;"o Und ' a "' 1 «e| met.t. "i the first instance, of an oh-
mg. ^Beginning to have Ins eyes open- j party . N oW , undoubtedly General Tay- j ,1,e r '- 1,ts wl our co " n,r >* - - ! gluC •!‘ r an ; . ir,!?tocrac -V nt 0,1,00 ,lol < 1
cd to the true state of affairs, our spec- | lor is ;l Whig, but I do not understand ! •* . ,5ut :r
ic | ulator concluded the sooner he left, the j f, im as occupying any sueh position as L : P u V nl ‘.’ 1
, better, as he was sensible of the fact, ■ have described. He himscli has repu- j * r . J
d ,,ial '1 ,1C remained much longer, l>is ; dimed it in every letter having reference t,Cs ' cac 1 ‘V-f .‘T,-,V,'-
i feelings would be in danger of getting m this snhifct ft is true tint hr* Inc mcnl a tl, “ crcnt dtrtc.ion , the
the belter of his judgment; so lucking b ee n nominated bv the Whig partv ; i ( lhe iivpublicau party) to stbe.vg'
Ins plunder under ins arm, with the best l but it is also irac that lie was originally i r,,E 5,lK ' r
Id command, he hastened to'
BRAXCIIE:
s, I ask, what is the inevi-; the battle for thc Rights of Matt,
uretl to ns by the great charter of Amer-
•nn freedom, the Constitutii
mtntrv. and
the
ey to thc
ILICAN* rAuxr of
triumph over all op-
e self-styled Dcmocra*
time;
i as the constitute
lotion the line of division was , any t
ivn. We broke into two par- ■ veto r
Thev
tu branch -(Co
his hotel; i
[ and Rhei
pro
idud
as deemed
nivcntrcss of harmony, fcffic is rep
uted veiled in white, iiolding a seep-
in in her left hand, and with her
Jit hand raised up, as if to make a
speech. She has a crown of jewels on
her head.
0. Melpomene, who presided over
tragedy. She is represented with a mag
nificent dress, wearing buskinsjiolding
a dagger in one hand, and i
a sceptre and crowns.
7. Thalia, who presided
rals and comedy, ^hc is i
leaning on a column, holding a mr
her right hand, by which she is d
guisbed from her sisters.
>. Terpsichore, who presided
thc harp and dancing. .She is i
seated as a voting virgin crow *
garlands, holding a harp in u
and surrounded with iustru
.rppsie.
it. I rxaia, who ■presided o
She is represented d
1 upon examination, dis
covered himself to be the possessor,
among other valuables of an entire gross
of “spoons,” that had cost him 20 cents
each, and could be purchased at retail,
for at least one third of the money.
But there was one consolation, he
would keep his own counsel ,and if
he had been victimized, lie would not
allow himself to be doubly so, by mak
ing his misfortune public, as he had
known many foolish persons to do.
A few weeks previous to this occur-
otlier j rc,,ce > t,,e New York Theatres had been
performing a very popular farc^T; i
i which the principal enaracter having
* • 1 laid himself liable to the law, wa^ip
I structcd by bis counsel, that the only
: means of clearing himself, would be
j feign idiocy : ami when any questi
i was propounded to him to exclaim
“ rfpoous !” Acting upon these instruc-
; lions, lie was acquitted, and when the
r called on him for his fee, he had
sc to thc same subterfuge, pay-
• ‘6>. -
esonted ,
a meeting composed of
both Whigs ami Democrats. Thou
sands of Democrats had nominated him
for the Presidency before he was nomi
nated by the Whig party. Naturalized
citizens and Native Americans, in all
sections oftfife country, had nominated
him before he received thc nomitin
id the
ss of the
r the first
lccted
oppose
free
•—able to dictate the
y man they please.
nets of the ennv
absolute and effectual as that
President of the United ?>tat
lliey may nominate and elect
upon the laws of (Joti^
Here you'and 1 separated: Undoubtedly t'iie g
time, and one party placed Democratic party is In
at their head—the other sc- We who are Whigs,
e.” , them in politics, arc entitled
cbx. tayum and gen. e.\ss. ' expression of their opinion in making a
Precisely upon that principle. Gene- party nomination : and Whigs ns well
of llie Philadelphia Convention. And ! L - C ' vis 0n ? 3 , : ">d «a,ie,ai Zachary Dea.ocrat, are defrauded hy this politi-
now lire areift objeetbn urged against i } a J'lor now tidier, and staoo at issue eat cger.leraaiii-tl.ts W« tn-
him is, that the Vyt.ig parly of the Union ' il1 ' country. Oeneral lavlor trod,lee,I l.y some political magicians
has confirmed the nomination which l''»ces liimselr upon this just principle, into that party within a lew years past.
Gen. Taylor had previously received.! ^“S at the fountlal.on oi all reptih ,- winch compels that arty to accept
He was nominated by the 'Whig Con- ca " I™™? Govern,nrnl—the riant tiomunuinn mad
vention at Philadelphia with the assn- : ll > 0 , '>a,j«r,ly to govern Ho holds by lira tranooty
ranee that I,c was a Whig. In every i ,hat >■«= P°P“lar branch ot the Govern- cumst
letter that lie wrote on that suhjeel, he ; HJ 001 possesses rights, um. that lie, it wasti
declared that he was a Whig, but |,e cl °ctcd l restdent, would be bound to • under which Gen. Gass received lm
uniformly took the bold ind manly re !PC ct ll,cm - „ n f sa - vs - tl'crclore, m noinmaltou.
ground, that if elected President of the j reference to all those great questions , "non tavu,„ twsesr >us.
United States, he should not consider wl,,ch 1,ave heretofore agitated thc coun- j The honorable gentleman also attack.
self the mere servant or tool of a | tr > f » ancl NV .h| t 4 l arc properly within the , Gen. Taylor on the ground that he lack
party,
had *
establish*
cd upon them
Such were thc cir-
wasihe fraud, such
1 rule and iron law
tarty, uot even of the party to which he i powers ot Congress, that he will
iad been aUueited, but tliat lie should guided by Ho will ol tlic People, as
be the President of thc American peo- i P rcssou . ? their Representatives. 4)n
pei
tro-
Tho
my.
essed
h.ddii
globe in her hands and having
lathematieal instruments placed
icumsta
- , arable gentleman from Mississippi'!
esuled in New York, can ij„a no diffieultv in answering the j r aH 1
quite a common questions which he has projw *
P°i >n “ regard to the principles of(i
that he will be, qualifications. In justice, hi
cx " j his own noble heart, the Senator admits
the | that (Jen. Taylor is a pure, honorable,
tided ami patriotic man. But he
III lie
les these, there were real dci-
, as Pan, Svlvanus, Pripus,Terrmi-
, Yctumiiusaiidothers. There were
ens, the Gorgons, Harpies,
should set an example of military
ciplinc to the soldiers. Let these gen
tlemen in ; and depend upon it, we think
much more of you for your firmness.’
* Have you the countersign V said llie
sentinel to him, in reply to this. * The
countersign—no—it is not necessary for
mo to have it. You know me; I’m your
colonel.’ ‘ You can’t go in,’ said the
sentinel, ns lie drew himself up erect
before them. ‘ Look at me,’ said the
colonel, as he advanced out of the shade
of some tnusquit bushes,
the road, into the bright
, !is I Dyradcs, Nai
ides, -See
t other hand,what says Gen. Lewis Cass? ...
4 He denies that the will-of thc people j finds fault with Gen. Taylor on account
'• lie maintains thc high |^ of what he supposes to evince a waul of
federal doctrines ot ancient days, that; gre it learning. He r«f£bns from Gen.
Taylor. l,1 p President of the United States, Taylor’s confession that he was not a
. '“rases tlirougli tite oily, utiu will cxatuitto the principal litter ;' vi ||'l" 3 veto po.tver, shall control the | poliiiciuo, that he is not competent for
out, ami another anti more which Gen. Taylor has written wilh re- ' vtl1 "* l,1L ' I>eople. He stands upas the [’residence. Tliat is, I think, his
ferenee to this subject,the letter to Capt. He champion of Executive power, and , chief objection. The gentleman ccr-
, be will see He ground nit which >'as received Ins noimnation Irora a par-. tnit.ly rial also foal much fault wi '
tv convention, under circumstances | or two of General Taylor’s loll
which I think, when carefully examined shall not deny that his letters, lik
by the American people, will seal his; 0 f oilier great military conurn
fate as a candidate before them. What; written in the hurry of a camp,
i for i
these circumstances?
r York ; or the Trials
! not the!
: ty of p(
I well kni
>'•» WU-J. l-r.
ock Auction
g, from the fact of its being an ac-
currcucc.
uilcman from Charleston, in thc
dc of summer of iSl—, having disposed of the
mtiglil that: bulk of his mercantile business, and i
es of Peter j
it reel Mock Audi*
you know me now, Mr. Betts?’ The I tinted iu thc arts and my
sentinel coolly .surveyed him ami his . 1' uukism, was perfectly astonished at
horse. * I might know you in the day j wlmt lie supposed the great sucriliccs
time, but now I do not know yon; you i that were taking place ; little di
cannot go in; remain where you are.’! that himself, and not the Goods, was li
« But we must go in,’ said all. as they | be the sacrifice.
nv hum*
moments, when from the F
spontaneous blast of*spoons !’ ‘spoons!*
*• spoons!” “ spoons !’’ “ spoons !’’—
Thunderstruck, and fully impressed
with the idea that lie was the object of
the uproar, as every eye, in his itnagiu-
. ation, appeared to he riveted on him, he
played and glistened on Ins large epau- hanging rather heavily on his hands, rus | )C ,| lro:n t j ie house, and ateverv cor-
lcts, his broad gold lace, and the gill j strolled into one of the famous Chatham , ner Incl xv q,|, a f ros h impulse, from the
head and scabbard of his sword. Don’t j street Mock Auctions, and being unini- i ru fi cra tcd erv of “ spoons !” ‘* spoons !”
i -a*"*- - |f„|cnt that he had been the object
itirical conspiracy at the Theatre
i the streets, lie was perplexed to
'5 ; know how his secret had escaped, but
ulod it was another of the peeuli-
, , , t mm , . , . j of Northern life, and determined
advanced their horses up, ‘ there will be i 1 lie auctioneer had just displayed a lot lo j c . ive New Y'ork and its peculiarities
no harm * Quickly the sentinel, of sundries, as he lenned them, consist- I (, c j,; n d. The next morning he was a
threw up his carbine, with his thumb »»g of four or five odd Pistols, four sil- | p asS oii*»er for the sunnv South,
upon the lock, and finger on the trigger, ver “ looking” Watches, a lot of Pencil ‘ q^clot of sundries that cost $72 was
nnd called out,‘Slop! you arc near Cases, Watch Keys, &e., and lastly, not ‘ so jj al aucl j 011 j,, Charleston, the nett
enough !*—and stop they did ; there was least, especially, iu point ofuutubers, a p rocC cils of which was $11 20.
danger in proceeding. ‘Here is a lot oi German Silver Spoons. The 1 The subject of this sketch has attend-
pretty end lo a frolic,* said the adjutant,, articles were slatted at the low price } c j manv Public Sales since, hut the
while the colonel looked stern with vex-' of 12 1-2 cents each, and.-werc finallv ! mnmpn r nnv in *t lf . «b nnp n fn
ntion They turned their horses’ heads ; kimeked down to our speculative friend, *" oon is offered, he'is taken wiili an im-
together, and held a consultation.—, at twenty cents, who. beguiled by the | Mediate leaving; and they do sav, he ; ’Z
•jKherc is the officer of the guard f said , idea of Pistols and Watches, selling at; fjas entirely precluded the use of that
the colonel to thc sentinel, who now had j such a price, was fully convinced in his « vprv ncces sa '
turned to walking hack and forth across j own mind that he had done the establish- \ gtifrin" j,j 3
tbe path before them, and who showed j mem “ Broun,” ami perfectly satisfied j a *» j*,rk
no disposition for conversation. Gone 1 he had made enough for one day, left
into the camp,* was the reply. * Well, \ the balance of the bargains for less fr
send after him then,* 4 Should like to, lunate subjects than himself. At t
accommodate you, gentlemen, but cau’t conclusion of the sale, he stepped up to ...
leave my post.* the desk and hauding the clerkja $50 bill, should properly estimate the immense
‘ ‘ * im lo takeout of it, the j value of your National Union to your
lakes its place:
stance, “ does your mother know you’re * ^\|ii Sl
nut?” “Go it while you’,-.* young!” ; |, 0 ,,'i accs himself as a etnnlidn
ivo. \*c. Abus “ Spoons, at the time j ^1,0 American people. Before 1 proceed
we write, was the great by-word of that further, permit me to read the following
great city, and from dark till midnight,, extract from that letter
might be heard tlm cry ol “ spoons,” j Baton Uotge, April 22, 1S43.
“spoons, “spoons. “First—1 reiterate what 1 have often locovocoism orrosim to the uui.r.oF Tim M.uor.iTY.
Our Cnarlcslot. Irtend, perfectly un-| „ id . i am a Whig, but not an ultra t Tll0 verv ,; rst rale a( , , (!(l bv lll0
consetous ot these peculiarities ol .Nnrtii- j Whig. . II elected, I would not be the convention assembled at Baltimore was,
urn llie, oui the evening alter bis par-, mcro l> r csi,lciit ol a party. I would tl, at thc will of the intijoritv should not 1 ‘‘■''i 5,
ehaso, \ i.-llcd the Bowery Theatre, and j ea d cavor acl independent of party govern—that the vote of two-tliirds T rli,t0 h
Itaii only been conilortably seated a iew | domination. 1 should feel bound to ad- f h(>u l,l bo accessary to nominate the ca ". f f
t, atosc a ; minister the Government untrammelled President. They had laid down that ,,ch 11
by party schemes. 'doctrine before on a memorable occasion. * ,c rn ‘ u ,
“Second—Thc veto power. Thepow- I refer to the BaUimore nomination 0 f.compo>i
er given by the constitution lo thc Ex- 2344. The result reminds me of one of ~
ecutive to interpose his veto, is a high , those games at cards which is culled
conservative power; hut in my opinion “Solitaire,” in which yon know a man
should never be exercised except in plays against himself. Did you ever
cases ol clear violation of thc constitu-. see a , nan down to play that game
lion, or manifest haste and want of con- , who did not cheat himself? ihejDemo-
sideralion by Congress. Indeed, I have j crulic leaders, on this occasion, under-
thought that for many years past, the > took to play “Solitaire”—thc Whigs
known opinions and wishes of thc Lx-1 were not present to be cheated—and
ecutive have exercised an undue and the very first act or decree was one
injurious influence upon thc Legislative amounting in tny judgment, to a most
iepartment of the Government—and j flagrant fraud, not only upon the country
(ticu.JEafliary Tayloi*.
The following well authenticated oti-
cnrrcnce manifests the existence, in Gem
Taylor, of thc elements of true great
ness in a highly eminent degree. On
the night before the battle of Buena Vis-
la he sat down and drew his will, and
enclosed it in a letter to his wife, in
which he stated that he had just passtjet
the most, trying hour of his existence?^
Thai his best disciplined troops had
been withdrawn from him hy the Exec
utive (of whose treat met of him it was
not his purpose thee, to complain) and
that ho was, against the advice oi his
officers in council, and with a vast dig-*
j parity in numbers and discipline, about
to engage the finest army Mexico ever
had, headed LjrJior ablest General, in a
j battle likely-JVfi'csiill in the most ino-
1 tnentous crroscquenccs. That as he
| might not survive the sev^B^oufliet
! that must ensue, he deerngn^J|jroper
. to place in her hands the nqfyns of do*
ing justice to his memory, by stating to
her thc reasons that had influenced his
conduct on this important occasion.
These were, that thc Mexican army
having just crossed a great desert, their
forces both in men and horses must be
in a condition so exhausted us much to
impair their capacity for physical exer
tion. That on thc other hand, he him
self held a strong position, well adapted
to repel a superior force, in which alone
he could hope successfully lo contend.
with the immense odds against him.—
That should lie quit this position and
fall hack upon Monterey, as he had been
advised to da, his own little army would
bo discouraged, and thc enemy elated
^ 1 and admitted into a* country ih which
l hex, or a drum-head, have
inty of finish and the rolundi-j
nil which thc gentleman so!
•s how lo give to his own let-'
for strong sense, and appro-'
they could mu only throughly refresh
themselves, hut moreover, double their
numbers by the addition of'rancheros.
Thai with such a force Santa Anna
might hem him up in Monterey, while he
swept every post from thence to the
mouth of the Rio Grande, guarded as
they were hy small forces of raw troops,
v. ho would in such a catastrophe, doubt
less, he indiscriminately butchered by
the merciless rancheros, to whose rava**
gesour frontier settlements would more
over he thereby exposed. Thus would be
, . . , , - •. , , 1 wrested from us all the advantages we
Inch lie has served tor the last twen-t j ia< j gained, our country injured and
.MbooHc', members nf He court,: |, er hollor tart .i»l,ecl.
Such, he believed, would he the dis-
t rents and humiliating consequences of
a retreat. lie had therefore, resolved
maintain his position at all hazards,
ith a determination to die rather than
those letters
nf Taylor ii
it to attend t<
matter of his
altli
ter, ha
draw up the si
account «>f his s
laugh
elected Taylor to!
e of the court on 1
r qualifications.— j
v that lie cannot ’
te his letters.
•rninent—and j fla^rii
isc I have thought our system j but upon the party itself. It ordaineU J
in danger of undergoing a great i that the will of the people should not gov-
ige from its true theory. The per- j ern.and that no man should be nominal-1
il opinions of the individual who j| c d for the Presidency without thc
. . .. ** ,a J ! ro,n h ,s ene-f lo su flhr the flag of his country lobe
imes is a new tribute to their excellence . ! while under his care. In
Gen. Gass is, we admit, a knowing and or( j er lo mri fc c a successful defence with
a learned man ; but General laylor is a ; a j orcc snc h as his, consisting as it did,
inse man. I agree with the poet that— j (wifh tl ,c exception of a few hundred)
* Have'^iiin*^ n Mr, W omiM«ii‘«^Kjiowlc^i^e^iiwvll!! I ofundisciplincd troops,it would be ncces-*
In hcadt rcj.ku- will. ..th«r rnen; j sary that lie should be exposed thtough-
Wistlom in miwl? atte ntive to thoir own." ! out the engagement to the most imtni-
General Cass has great cruditior ’
! peril. The c hances
may happen to occupy the Executive I of two-thirds of that convention. Well,' has written books. But in the great es-j one that he should not be a living man
chair ought not to control the action of ‘ now, what must be (every body knows , sential qualities of wisdom, justice, in- at thc seltingof the sun on the follow'
i Congress upon questions of domestic l w fi at wa3 X \ %G consequence in this case) ' tegrity, humanity, and moral as well us '
policy; nor ought his objections to be ; the necessary consequence of the estab- ! phy^gal courage, Taylor approaches
j interposed where questions of constitu- j lislunenl of sueh a principle by any nearer to the character of Washington
I tional power have been settled by the :p arl y? We can all very well estimate than any man who has occupied the
various depart nientsofGovertuncnt, a,ul the power of one hundred thousand of- Presidential chair since his day. And
[quiesced in by the people. Gee-holders, many of them anxious to with regard to thc champion of thegen-
“ Third—Upon thc subject oflhc tariff, perpetuate their dynasty. They can ilernan from Connecticut (Mr. Nifes)
he currcncv, thc ‘ ~ 1 '
i to a
day. Should lie fall, he exhorts her not
to give way to grief, but to hear the
misfortune with the fortitude becoming
a soldier’s wife.
How his noble resolution was Carried
into action—with what gloomy results,
is known to every one—results pur
chased by thc sacrifice of many a gal
lant spirit; but Heaven kindly spared
the generous old hero to his wife and
t . u often bet n his country.
re»*. 1 cress, ought to be respected and carried j relations? then friends and dependants, 1 observed that no cunning man was ever In view of thc wisdom, the courage,
that you ! °ut by the Executive. « as delegates, and, under the operation ! yet a wise one. Exception is taken to the fortitude, the decision .of character,
“ Fourth—Thc Mexican war. I sin- 0 f this two thirds rule govern the con- l Taylor’s qualifications, because he has, the self-devotion, the patriotism, the r“
rely rejoice at the prospect of peace. • vention. It was so on this occasion.— . been compelled, in his country’s service,. gard for his cUn
article in Ins family. jhe currency, thc impr«»vement of our | pac k a Democratic convention with who has indulged himself in a sly fli 0
i and eating Ins soup j „ rea j highways, rivers, lakes and bar- more than one third of its members,; «t Gen. Taylor, 1 will give my opinion
such is h J3 repugnance , j )ors , th e will of the people, as express-! though they might not be able to con- , with equal frankness. Mr. Vail Buren
ed through their Representatives in Con- j t ro i a majority. They can send on their is a cunning man, and it h;i
In try and his own honor,
Here, then,was a predicament. They • requested him to take out of it, the value o! your National union to vour reiv rej»,.vv — r—n waowumuis v ’if „ r*’':i
dismounted and sat on the ground hold- amount ofhis purchase; and at the same j collective and individual happiness; that My file has been devoted to arms, j et I. All the gentlemen who composed thc to pay more attention to the cartridge here exemplified In General Taj.or,J
in? Heir horses, wailing for He officer time enquired how it „ as possible for j you should cherish a cor.lial, habitual, look upon ivur at all times and under ; c0nv;enll „ n , vent t „ Baltimore hotind to than the ballot box, and in his letters rt sJioold be askt-a.rh^ry records oftw
of the guard. The uiabt was cool: the them to sacrifice goods in the way he t and immoveable allabhroent to il; accus- all circumstances, as a national calamt-: nominate some candidate for the Prest- Has modestly expressed his own diffi- higher itmUnco or moral suillitntj, it
wind was and had S the whole day : had witnessed. The clerk replied' that, ton,ing yourselves to think and L o speak ty, to he avoided .! compattble w.th na- ; deucy. To fai lo nominate by a con- deuce ol its tnabiht, to discharge the might be
from the north.' They tried to lang'h the articles sold, belonged to a>orwid- 1 of it as a palladium of your political nonal honor. The f r. u a V U, o£our Go- j veimon would be to dissolve the partv. duties of I resident ol He Lulled Slates, one—anil that |S of the grha? Redeemer,
bunhey were too cold. They plead* I ‘ ow wilh nine small children, <!^at the ! safely and prosperity; walehmg its vernn.enl, as wcl as its true arc They were compelled therefore,It,make : but let me call the allcnt.onef He Sen- suffering an. igaommmu. death to save
1 earnestly wilh the sentinel, but it was breast; and they were compelled to i preservation will, jealous anxiety ; Ji,- oj,posed )o the splyngatihn ofother na- a nom, nation, and when they entered ate to what Gen. Washington said of ; his enemies. , .
- L l- namnir inti>rv*il sell i* ihemonpv was winiofl at ih*» ! coifntentuicin" irhiiteccr uututuenrest ecr.n a Hons a ml the dismemberment of other the convention they were met with a' himself in his inaugural address : All can now see the wisdom of Get!*
° " ' ,P ' - 0 ■ ’ ime handing him his bill, which! thatiicanin ,n„j tw1 U aha a.- countries by conqIn He language | ru le declaring Hat He vote ol two thirds; ‘‘-The magnitude and difficulty oflhc, TayVs course; but in thatjieutr:^
j follows : j doned ; and indioxantlv frowning lt- llie great M ashington Why shoo Id j wa3 necessary to nominate their Demo- ; trust to which the voice of my country . peril,^ in a counul Consisting of the wise
> stand
11 wc quit our* e
> ground ?* In the Mexican wa
foreign
would talk no more.
hours'(which seemed ten to them) the. was
officer of the guard, who had been down | Mr. S Bo*t at Auction, Ion the first dawning of every
at the camp ^uard fire, enjoying him- : Lot 33—000 articles assorted, 20c. S72 tempt to alienate any pobtion o, * *” ;
self^fineTv, thinking that it was time to Cr. By cash on aec’t. 50 j our country from the rest, or to nonal honor ha? been vindicated,
nvii^vr Betts, came un. and was nston- 1 enfeeble tiie sacred ties which vindicated j nnd in-uiciatiDo terms ot
* i*shed to find tlitt.*‘colonel, adjutant, and Bal. due, $221 now link together tub various peace, we may well n ® ,r ? lo e r *
tsbed to find tl»,colonel, a.tjuiant, anti *phc gcntlcina’n, struck with amaze-i pabts.'* • • “ In contemplating He bearing and even ail,guarantee..to our
'** turb 'our Union, it : fallen foe. ’ *
serious concern i . Geo. Taylor, then, stands before the
^ r ^ ^ d have been fur- cophtrj'not merely as a Whig but as
<tpi loYlieir tents and -cover themselves thcseVticlesthere is some misTake— | nished for characterizing parties by geo- the great representative andcham-
with blankets. In the morning, when there could not possibly have been Vl graphical discriminations—Northern and pion,of tbe prtSciple of the bight
meeting Betts in camp, theycomp\\-:^»nJrcd pieces in the loti bid off.”—; Southern—Atlaniifc*' and Western.-, of. man t«» self covernmen.t He
f him”* hirtfilv •""arid he brooaht lo j “ All right sir! here is the ideutical box Hence designing men may endeavor to ! mainlains-the principle that the majori-
.. l:- ' p/intmnma ihflmwU. there in no mistake excite-'belief tlmt there is a real differ-jty have ihegght to govern. Hestands
i TOloqePs recollection his previous 1 containing the goods, there is no mistake excite belief that there is a
order that *oo one, not even himself, wbateycr.” “ But, I did not think-^ cnce of local iuicrests and y
/ -
e Oght
pfcc^||ly up»o= the ground
vhich
cratic candidate for the Presidency.— ! called me being sufficient to-awaken in and the brave, there was found' but one
They knew that within the walls of the j the wisest and most experienced of her man equal to theocca3ion-^but one roan*
convention there stood a packcd.hiinori- j citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his who, rising above the fearful respqnsi-
ty, of more than one third, representing qualifications, could not but overwhlcin ^bility ot hazarding everything as ifit
the office holders of the country, who J with despondency one who, in itiheri- j were upon the cast of adie,cqUrd calnir.
could veto or negative the nomination ting iuferior endowments from nature* ly and serenely survey the wlntleground,
of any man not subservient to their land unpractised in the duties of civil weigh every -circumstance* and arrive
M not perpetuate their administration, ought to be peculiarly at a just conclusion. Tii.il man was
.inue ,thein and their' conscious of his own deficiencies.” jGen. Taylor-r-the man who “asks no
who would
dynasty, and continue
friends’in office. The candidates nlli Taylor is the man of modern times favors and shrinks from no rcsponsibili*
understood this beforehand, and on such who has rivalled this admirably.modes- ty.’’ Aye, and no other man living
occasions he who makes the most satisfac- ty, and his friends,-so fax from^regard- could have achieved that victory, saved
tory bargain with this clique or faction— ing it as a fault, view it as one of the that little, army from destruction,’ his
constituting more than one third, but not ■ brightest among tbe features which country frqm dishanor,!.and lhe £Nccu-
onebalt* of the convention—is sure to re- adorn his heroic character. lLTaylor tire from universal execration. HU
spar: