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The Muscogee Democrat, AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. By Andrews & Griswold. Corner of Randolph and Broad streets, ( upstairs ,) COLUMBUS, Ga. TERMS. THREE DOLLARS per annum— in adrane*. Two copies for $5, “ “ Ten copies for S2O “ “ “ Two dollars for six months. * KT All Letters must be free of postage, except where money is enclosed. Vol. 111. JJEfocirEswffi. Young Spring is Coming. * Old winter’ is going away, alack! How icy and cold he's been, But a pretty young maidTie’ll meet in his track. And she'll curtsy and smile till he turns his back ; For she’ll frighten him off with a wonderful knack ; This maiden will soon be seen. This pretty young maiden whose name is Spring, Is full of mirth and glee. She causes the birds to stretch the wing, And leaves to put out under which they sing, And opens the buds the flowers to bring— A sweet little maid is she. Young Spring is a frolicsome girl I wot, Too full of her fun for me,” Said Winter, “ she tears the clothes from my back, And causes the streamlet’s prison to crack, And dries up the paths and the slippery track, So romping and playful is she.” Young Spring comes on with a beautiful grace, But not very shy is she; For she cracks her jokes in old W inter's face, And kisses his cheek as he flies apace, While she melts the tears ill his sturdy face— A pert young lass is she. She brings the latest fashions along— A gay little miss is she, She passes amid the admiring throng. And touches the loveliest notes of song. Hut gay as she is, she's never thought wrong, For she’s clothed in nature's array. This sweet little girl—when she travels forth — So pretty a maiden is she, The tolks all leave their winter hearth, And sally forth with a cheerful laugh, For she strews pretty flowers along their path— A bountiful maiden is she. Tiiis Spring is a coquetting giri. 1 fear. For her lovers are many 1 see; Slit- kisses their cheeks and dries up their tear*, And makes an end of their chilling fears While they pour in their love to her listening ears, But engaged to be married is she ! Young Spring intends, when old Winter’s atar. Young Summer’s wife to he ; Was there ever wedded so pretty a pair ? For he is so rich and she is so lair! And a joyous wedding they’ll prepare, And there's an invitation lor me. From Peterson's Magazine, for April. Til K HONEYSUCKLK PORCH. T.Y EMILY It. MAY. ‘ Wlr.it a beautiful creature ! ’ exclaimed Fred. Hanson to his fellow traveller, as they entered the village street ol . ‘ Where / ’ •In yonder honeysuckle porch—in that little’ Cottage. Alt 1 she sees we are talking of her, a.nd is retiring within doors.’ ‘Take care that Miss Mcllvaine does not hear vnur eulogiunts on this rustic beauty, or she will i be jealous of you.’ i ‘Pshaw!’ said our hero, turning away as if the subject annoyed him. Young Hanson had been engaged from child hood to the daughter and sole heiress of the rich Mr. Mcllvaine, of . The mutch was set tled by the parents, when the objects of it were yet children; and Fred. Hanson, having now grown to manhood, was oil his journey to woo ; and wed, in due form, his plighted mistrees.— The task, however, was not altogether to his j taste ; tor lie disliked having his freedom of j choice controlled ; and he would probably have rebelled altogether, had it not been for the large fortune of the bride, a prize which he was already worldly enough to desire. ‘ It will be terribly dull, Charley,’ he said to his most intimate friend, ‘as this formal court ship always is. 1 know Miss Mcllvaine is pret- I ty, and if they had only let me alone, I might have fallen in love with her ; but [ confess that j now, the utmost 1 can do will be to adore her a la mode?— that is, be fashionably indifferent to ! my rich wife. \Ve shall no doubt each have a ] carriage ; she will go to balls, and 1 to the club, j Faith ! won’t we be happy ? You positively must come along with me, or I shall die of en. nui during the six weeks appointed for the love. ! making.’ On these terms his friend had accompanied j our hero down to . They found Miss Me- i Ilvainc even prettier than she had been repre- ; sented. She met her lover with a very becom ing blush, hut did not the less neglect her duty of i entertaining him and his friend. She had been fashionably educated, and was a skillful musician, so that the evening passed agreeably ; and the young men retired very well pleased with their flair hostess. The next day, however, after an hour spent in tho drawing-room, where Miss Mcllvaine ap peared in the prettiest of morning dresses, our hero rose on pretence of seeing the village.— When the two young men had left the house, he said to his companion— ‘And what do you think of Miss Mcllvaine ?’ ! 1 She is a charming girl,’ was the reply. ‘So lady-likc, go distinguished in her style of dress, j so accomplished.’ ‘So cold, so formal, so machine-likc, I say,’j retorted our hero. ‘ Persevere, man,’ cried his friend. ‘ Can't j you see she is just what the wife of a man of j fashion ought to he ? What you call formality is dignity, your coldness is a proper reserve, and as for being a machine, all properly educated i young ladies are more or less so.’ ‘ Well, then, I don’t believe in that sort of ed- j ucation. Give mo a woman who is not afraid to show the natural impulses of her heart; and not one whose soul has been cramped from childhood by a false system of instruction. For my part, 1 am going to get introduced to that pretty little girl I saw yesterday; she has a face full of sentiment.’ ‘You arc too hasty in forming your conelu. sioni.’ ‘And I'll bet my analysis of Miss Mcllvaine’s character is the correct one.” Tho two friends parted, our hero continuing hi* walk down the street, and his friend stopping MUSCOGEE DEMOCRAT, i & at the Post Office to write a letter. They did not rejoin each other until the dinner hour. The evening passed like the former one. In the morning, the two friends again walked out to gether. ‘ 1 am going to fish,’ said our hero, ‘ there nre some line trout in the stream. Will you take a rod too ? ’ ‘ No, I never fish,’ said his friend. I will saunter down to the hotel, and see if 1 can pick up any news.’ A week passed in this manner, the two friends scarcely ever passing a morning together. At the end of that time our hero was asked by his friend if he had made the acquaintance of the ‘ rural beauty at the honeysuckle cottage,’ little suspecting that the answer would be, as it proved, in the affirmative. ‘ Indeed ! and do you admire her mind as much las her lace ? Pray, what did she talk about ! ] —pigs, cows, the price of cheese, and the secret ! of making good homespun, I suppose.’ ‘ 1 have spent every morning there, under one i pretext or another. She has a better stored j mind than Miss Mcllvaine. The latter has i skimmed over the most studies, but tho former understands thoroughly every thing she has taken ! up. ‘l ou should hear her French along side of Miss Mcllvaine’s.’ : ‘Her French—what! French in a cottage! Think of her in the kitchen, her arms covered with meal to the elbows, asking a servant for the 1 dredging box in French. It is too good! ’ j Our hero turned away with a scornful look, and the conversation ceased for the present. The liiet was, Hanson was in love, really, deep ly in love, lor the first time in his life. Acci : dent had favored his acquaintance with Rose ! Murray; for on the very first morning after his ! arrival, lie had met her in his walk, and had an ! opportunity of assisting her over a brook swollen jby the late rains. This was sufficient tor a man iof our hero’s tact and easy manners: he accom ; panied her home, and tho next day called again. I He found her very intelligent, ami particularly well read in poetry. Anew volume which lie ! had brought down with him, and which he insis- I ted on lending her, gave him an excuse for call ! ing a third time; and titter that it seemed a mat- I ter of course to spend his mornings at the cottage. ! At the end of the second w eek lie was irrevoca bly in love; tor Rose was just the character to fascinate him, being all naturalness, as her rival was artificiality. Yet there was, during all this time, a fierce struggle going on in our hero’s mind. He hud been brought up to do nothing, in expectation of , an ample fortune; and in the world of ton where i lie lived had imbibed an exaggerated notion of ! the importance of wealth. Rut his own fortune ; was inconsiderable, and if he married any other i than an heiress, he would have to relv on his ; own labor for support. Love at last triumphed, ! however; and he laid his heart at the feet of Rose. Rut how was he startled to meet a refu | sal .1 She did not indeed, deny an allection for 1 him, but, as she now learned for the first time his situation, her reply was, ‘ Your family wish you to wed Miss Mcllvaine. Forget me, then, for I will never marry where my alliance L disdained.’ I his proud reply, while it increased his rc j spect and love for R.osc, drove him to despair, ; the more as he found it impossible to shake her 1 purpose. He went hack to the hall gloomy and ; dejected. Rut when he got there, lie found eve -1 ry tiling in confusion ; and the master of the house raging for fleet horses. Miss Mcllvaine had eloped with our hero’s friend. The information tilled our hero with joy. ‘ Rose can now lie mine, for I shall have no difficulty in obtaining tlie consent of my family. I little fancied Charley was cutting me out: i however, I am so happy now, that I can forgive j the treachery of my friend.’ Rose and our hero trcrc married, and her new ; relatives were charmed with iier. Since then, ; years have passed, and she stiil continues to win love and admiration everywhere.- liven in the world of ton, the parties of the cidnant Miss Mcllvaine are considered less rcchcrchc than those of our sweet Rose. Translated for tie Boston A YOUNG AND RICH WIDOW. The racy editor of tlie Courier des Flats Unis, in alluding to the various charities in favor of the sufferers by the Loire inundation, in France, relates the following anecdote of a certain rich widow at the time of a similar inundation of the river Ritone : There was in a city near Lyons, a widow, re maining of the very tew of that class since the men seem to prefer second, hand wives—a widow of ‘do, handsome enough to dispense with a for tune, and rich enough to do without beauty. Her; first husband was just such a one as a second one would wish; one of those husbands that are not made to intimidate their successors, and \\ ho are ; advantageously replaced in second marriage, when there is the least value in the new spouse. He had lighted the torch of hymen at 59 years, j and extinguished it at GU. Jiis whole merit eon- : sistod in having lasted but a little while and dy- i ing in season, leaving to his wifi.*, as a compen- j sation, 30,000 francs income. At this price, his j wrongs wore easily pardoned, with his sour loin- ; per, jealousy, and other defects of age and char acter! 1 leave you to imagine, if a widow thus endowed, was surrounded with sighing lovers ! All that tlie city comprised of marriageable young men were inscribed in her books, to ob tain the estate of the defunct spouse. Each one displayed to the best, his graces, wit and fortune —in line, all that could give hiuq a value in the ’ estimation of the widow. For discretion’s sake we shall name her Mdtne. Danville—and here we may state, that, before the end of her mourn ing, she had announced her positive intention of re-marrying. Her hipt marriage had been in obedience to tho chofuc of her family ; now that she was free and mistress of her hand, she was determined to have a brilliant revenge. Site at first conceived the idea of marry ing at Paris, I whore she could chouse from a larger field; but important interests connected with Iter prnpnrtv, 1 AN!) MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. “AS LITTLE GOVERNMENT AS POSSIBLE ; THAT LITTLE EM AN ATI NO FROM AMD CONTROLLED BY TIIE PEOPLE, AND UNIFORM IN ITS APPLICATION TO ALt.” COLUMBUS, Georgia, TSiursday April 22, 1847. decided Iter on remaining in the provinces. The defunct was a rich manufacturer, and the widow’s fortune was in merchandise and commercial pa ; per, the product of which was certain, but time i was necessary to realize it. Mine. Danville ; therefore resigned herself to await the prudent ; settlement of her husband’s atliiirs, which would i require two years. But the w idow’s sagacity, exhausted by the accomplishment of this resolution, succumbed to the idea of waiting two years before renewing j the bonds of hymen. Already had her spring i blossomed unfavorably; must she still pass in | isolation of the best years of youth? When ; such reflections seize a woman’s thoughts, tin course site will take is not doubtful. Consequent ; ly, tlie aspirants to her hand and fortune, for a ; moment disdained, were anew admitted to pre ; sent their titles. Tlie beautiful widow had her court; site beheld herself besieged with ardent vows, tender prayers, homage and flattery of every degree, all of w hich left her indifferent, until, one day, a serpent crept among the flowers. The serpent —thus allegorically named—was a certain cldcran! young man, in a good state of preservation, but still no longer young. No one knew precisely his age, but lie had passed forty, a fatal epoch for fascinating charmers. But, by a happy exception, our hero remained in active service, thanks to his skill at tlie game. <• al ia nt sos this sort are very dangerous, being treat ed as of little consequence, and thus they make headway in their captivating art, till it is too late to arrest them. This was the ease of Mr. Leon, aid ; his rivals neglected to obstruct his path, the widow at first lent but little attention to his ad dresses, and so he fortified himself in his tutelary position. Endowed with a patience to endure every test, and possessing tlie resources furnished by long practice, he jjtiew how to profit by all the advantages of the case; armed with a caustic i wit, skilful in ridicule, he had tlie art of stigmati zing and ruining prospects of all his competitors. In fine, lie remained, alone on the battle field, until the fair widow could not dispense with no ticing him, ! The first success, skilfully managed, was soon to. conduct to a complete victory. The ridevant young man knew, by force of borrowing from art, the means of indefinitely prolonging his youth. Appearances militated in his favor. A widow ought not to have been taken in thereby, but Mine. Danvjllc was Derfoetiv artless, and was i not sufficiently experienced to distinguish truth j from fiction. She listened to the vows of her {superannuated lover, and granted him her hand. Thus, for a second time, the beautiful widow was about to become the dupe and victim of a badly assorted marriage, and her fatal destiny was on tlie point of bring completed, when the inundation came to hejr aid. ‘ It must be said, that M. Leonard lodged in I Mine. Danville’s house. This house, situated } at the extremity of the faubourg, was distributed as follows;—on the ground floor were ware houses of merchandise, which represented in ! part, the widow’s fortune—the floor above was ’ occupied by the lady and one of iter relatives, who was to return from tho country on the mor row, to be present at tlie marriage, above was M.-Leonard’s apartment, and in the attic a young artist, w hom the widow hardly noticed, a painter, too tim’d, reserved and poor, to dare betray the secret thougids that devoured him. it was the day before the marriage fixed upon. On that day the Rhone overflowed and filled tlie city—but tlie water was as yet hardly a foot deep, and (livers signs indicating its subsiding, disquietude was allayed. The future couple : passed the evening in :t tctr-a-lelr, Mine. Dan ube working at her embroidery, and M. Leon ard reading aloud a novel—m itlier suspecting that during those peaceful hours tlie scourge in stead of retiring was making rapid progress. I he tr'r.a-lelc terminated earlier than usual, for the solemnity oi the morrow required some thought and preparation. Having gained his chamber, tho conqueror gave vent in Ids solitude to excess ol joy at his triumph. He complimen ted liimseit before the glass, all the while arrang ing his night toilet which, in a great measure, destroyed the fragile edifice of ids deceptive’ 1 charms, iiis skilful lies were about to receive their recompense in a charming wife and elegant fortune. Gently lulled Ly litis happiness almost in hand, the quadragenary sedurteur had put <jn his night gown, w hen suddenly lie heard a knock-; ing nt. it is door. ‘\\ho is there ? ’ lie asked w ith surprise. ‘l,’ answered Mme. Danville, ‘open quickly, I entreat you.’ He opened. Tho handsome widow - rushed in, in a disordered state and exhibiting every sign of affright. ‘ \\ hat then is it?’ as M. Leonard, complete-’ ly stupefied, ‘lias the house taken fire?’ ‘ It is not lire but water! ’ replied Mme. Dan. viile; tlie inundation is increasing; a while since the water was nt the door; now it is already up to the first story’. Fite water lias invaded’ ntv apartment, and compelled me to ask fop an asv ium with you.’ * i Overwhelmed, and almost beside himself, M. 1 Leonard paced the chamber. Mine. Danville j seated herself in an armchair, to the arm of w Inch j was hanging a curve/. A moment after, carry-; ing in despair his clenched hands to his head, j displaced his niglit-cap, and exposed his scalp almost denuded of Lair. Astonished at this spectacle, the young widow, j who, despite her trouble, had remarked the cor-; set, now perceived upon the mantle.piece, a mag nificent black w ig suspended to the branches of a candelabra. At this moment, tlie water reached this apart ment and entered by the window. M. Leonard cried for help in a pitiable voice. A boat, cott dtic.tjjiJ.by an intrepid pilot, and containin g BCVIT- I al persons arrested from death, halted before the window. ‘lmpossible to take you both,’said tlie pilot. ‘All I can do is to take one of you.’ ‘ Take me ! ’ exclaimed Leonard ; and he leaped into the boat. ‘He saves himself and abandon* me 1 ’ said Mine. Danville, ‘And that is the man I would ! espouse 1 ’ The water entered the room at n rush. Mme. Danville took flight, mounted the staircase, and knocked at tho attic story. jThe young man that occupied this modest njprtmcnt received her with an emotion of ter ror and joy. * I thought you out. of this house, and sheltered from danger,’ he said, ‘otherwise, I should have done every thing to save vou ; 1 fear it is now too late.’ ‘What do I behold ?’exclaimed Mine. Dan ville, forgetting for a moment tlie peril, and re garding with marked surprise her portrait in full length, and of a perfect resemblance. ‘ 1 implore your pardon for my boldness, Mad | arao,’ sail the young painter. ‘This portrait is jmy work. 1 executed it in part from reniem j brance, ad in part regarding you, for from my j window Leonid at times see you. You never raised your glance towards me, but mine was al -1 ways beijf upon you. Allow me to open my ! soul entire at tiiis terrible moment. Near to I death as xjje are, tlie heart lias uo secrets. Rich, happy, adred as you are, 1 should never have had the courage to avow a love which could hope ] tor no return. So great a happiness was not intended for me, and now I am too well paid for what I have suffered, since I am about to die with you.’ The young man who thus spoke was eloquent . with grace, passion, and melancholy resignation. In listening to him and replying, Mine. Danville felt spring up in her bosom a sentiment which none other had hitherto inspired. The day dawned, and a shout of joy spread through the j city; tlie water was receding, the river had ex hausted its strength and retired almost as rapidly ] as it had overflowed. : -Mr. I Leonard then returned, and had the front ;to again speak of his marriage with the fair widow. ‘ls it to come off to-day, as arranged ?’he asked. ‘No,’ said she ; ‘I shall not marry till a fort | night hence.’ j ‘ And why tiiis delay?’ j ‘ Because anew contract is to be made and | tlie banns anew published. Scourges always lead to reflection. The inundation has led me j to estimate you, and the husband who will make I my future happiness.’ ! it necessary to add that Mine. Danville es uousct! the young man of the attic chamber? Thus we see, how the most serious disasters may produce good results, and how inundations may furnish alike formidable dramas and light and smiling comedies. Won i) eh ill Phenomenon.— The Baltimore correspondent of the Charleston 1 News.’ thus I describes a wonderful phenomenon which ap peared at that place on the evening of the 7th inst.: 4 A little after 10 o’clock there arose in tiie northern horizon a very brilliant light, resemb ling somewhat the reflection from a distant town or city on fire. It increased in brilliancy and gradually ascended, expanding ns it rose, until the whole heavens were spanned by a luminous arch, very much resembling a magnificent rain bow. This luminous arch stretched athwart the vaulted, star-spangled heavens from north west to southeast, gradually moving towards the southwest. It continued so to move until about 11 o'clock, when it finally disappeared, leaving the dome of night studded with myriads of stars. While in its meridian splendor, though no moon i was shining, the earth was lighted up brilliant ly, as if a dozen moons had been suspended above ns. The belt, as it appeared to the naked eye, seem’d to he some twenty feet wide and as. ! sunn'll a serpentine form. ft was (though a thnusind times more brilliant) not unlike the ! tail o’ an immense comet. After its final evap. i oratiui or disappearance, there was visible an j nnusial number ot meteors or shooting stats | w him flew thick and fast in every direction.— 1 Someof the credulous and unphilosophicnl who] j were spectators to this grand phenomenon, sup-’ poseditto lie ominous of tin impending and fear ] ful cnastropho—perhaps tiie ‘wreck of mother! I earth and the crush of worlds.’ The scene j | was oie of sublime grandeur and inspired the ! mind vith high admiration ofthc wonderful and j myste'ious works of Nature’s Great Architect. I Tho odest inhabitants do not remember having.] seen tie like before—some looked upon it as forohiding the end of the world ; these were Milletites: others believed it as indicative of bad firtune to our armies in Mexico. For inv own pirt, had 1 time, f could solve the whole mystcy upon philosophical principles. It. is, what tas been in other times and what will np- ] pear ajain when the same natural causes con spire b produce it. Many were alarmed and ! though that the final clay of Adjustment was at i ! hand. It is now 12 o’clock, arid I am looking! out tqn the clear blue heavens, while bright jsentinds of night are twinkling like diamonds: set in an ebon throne.’ II K-Rv Clay, Jk. — The Editor of the Au gusta Constitutionalist, in alluding to the fallen heroes of Ruena Vista, has the following : “ There was another, whose very name awa kens a thrill of emotion and enthusiasm, from j one ond of the Union to the other. The name I of Henry Clay is a spell that has charmed into ] admiration millions of •American hearts. It is | identified with all the great events in our coun- j try’s history for the last forty years—it has shone bright among the brightest in the guluxy of great names —and it has shone on undimmed by dis honor—unsuspected of want of devotion to his country. Men have differed from his opinions, but no generous mind ever doubted that his ar. (lent nature was imbued with the soul of patriot ism. Ilis voice has often rung like a clarion through our laud, in his country's cause, when foreign aggression culled for rebuke. It roused up tlie chivalry of her sons, and prepared the freriinf tf* peopfo for wits, when insult and i outrage were perpetrated upon cur flag. That | voice, still rich and musical as when it charmed ! a listening Senate and crowded galleries, lias I heen recently heard to regret, that age had so | far enfeebled his arms as to prevent its %eing. j raised in this war against Mexico, ‘•to avenge the Mi-wrongs of his country.’ Many have been the offerings that he has laid upon the altar of his country—the last is that of j his son. Paternal influence might, possibly, had jit been exerted, have deterred him. But such were not the lessons taught beneath jhe rural shades of Ashland. Colonel Clay inherited a spirit eager for his country’s service, and worthy of his illustrious sire. He was among the first ot the gallant hand that went forth from the great valley, to obey their country’s call, and was, alas! among the first to seal his patriotism with his life’s blood, (been be the turf over the graves of the fallen heroes of that well fought field, and long be. their memories cherished by a ! grateful people. “There is a tear for all that die, A mourner o'er the humblest grave. But a nation swells their funeral c.rv And triumph weeps above the brave.” ’ j Lr.TTrfrom Gex. Taylor to the 11 ox. i llf.xky Clay. —The following letter from Gen. j Taylor to Mr. day we find in the ‘Lexington ! Observer.’ The lioro of Buena Vista, though ! always ‘ ready,’ is not always ‘ rough,’ as the warm sentiments and beautiful language of this ’ epistle sufficiently show. Hf vdsjuartfrs, Army of 00-ttatiov. ) Acre a Nceva, Mexico. March 1. 107. \ ! Mi/ /fear Sir: \ou w ill no doubt have re. I ceivcd before this can reach you the deeply dis tressing intelligence of the death of your son in ; the battle of Buena Vista. It is with no wish of intruding upon the sanctuary of parental sor ! row, and w ith no hope ot'administering any con- I solution to your wounded heart, that 1 have taken the liberty of addressing you these few lines ; but I have felt it a duty w hich 1 owe to the memory t of the distinguished dead, to pay a willing tribute * to his many excellent qualities, and while my feelings are still fresh, to express the desolation I I w hich iiis untimely less and that of other kindred : ! spirits has occasioned. | I had but a casual acquaintance with your ‘ son, until he became (or a time a member of my’ ’ , military family, and I can truly say that no one j ever won more rapidly upon tny regard, or os* 1 tablished a more lasting claim to mv respect and I esteem. Manly and honorable in every impulse, with no feeling but tor the honor of the service j and of the country, lie gave, even - assurance that i in the hour ol need 1 could lean with confidence upon his support. Nor was I disappointed. I Under the guidance of himself and the McKee, gallantly did the sons of Kentucky in the thickest of the strife, uphold the honor oi’ the ’ State and the country. A grateful people will do justice to the memo ,ry of those who fell on that eventful day. But 1 I may he permitted to express the bereavement which 1 feel iii the loss of valued fiiemTV.'XTo I your son 1 tbit hound by the strongest ties of-pri. veto regard, and when 1 miss his familiar fare’ and those of ,\i ;Kee and Hardin, I can sa\ with ; truth, that 1 feel no exultation in our success. With the < xpiession if my deepest and most heartfelt sympathies for your irreparable loss, 1 : remain, Your friend, * Z. TAYLOR. [foil. Henry Clay, New-Orleans. La. ! GEN. TAYLOR—.MEXICAN BANDITTI, j The follow ing letter of Gen. Taylor refers to the depredations committed by the Mexican bnn ! ditti on the private and public property on the route from Camargo to Monterey, and explains the course which he intends to pursue in regard i to these outrages : I The (!rncral-in- ('hi I"of the A mericin Farce? to the In i habitants of TamauUpas, .View Leon and ('nahvila. When the American troops first crossed the frontier, and entered the above Stales, ii was with the intention, and publicly declared to you, ; of making war, not upon the peaceful citizens of, ! the soil, but upon the central government of the Republic, with a view to obtain an earb and an honorable peace. The undersigned was authorized by his Gov ernment to levy contributions upon the people for ; the support of his army : but, unwilling to throw the heavy bmthen of the war upon those who, with few exceptions manifested n neutral disposi tion, he has continued from the first to pav punc fnally and liberally fa all supplies drawn fruu the country for the. support < f his troops. Ho has used every effort to cause the war to bear lightly upon the people of these Slates, and he had hoped, by this means, to retain their con fidence and to insure their neutrality in the strife between his Government and that of Mexico, but ; he regrets to say that his kitulncss has not been appreciated, but lias been met by acts of hostility and plunder. The citizens of the country, in stead of pursuing their avocations quietly at home have, in armed bands, waylaid the roads, and under the direction and with the support of Gov. eminent troops, have destroyed trains, and mur dered drivers, under circumstances of atrocity which disgrace humanity. The lives of those who were thus wantonly put to death, canin';! be restored ; but the undersign ed requires from the people of Urn country an in demnification for the lo t- tislained by the do. struction of the trains and the pillage of tl it contents. To that end an estimate will bt n ...!, by the proper officers, of the entire ins*, and this loss must be made good, either in money or in the products of the country by the coinrumiuv at large, of the States of Tamaulipas, New Leon, and Coahuilu, oach district or juzgado, pay ii g its just proportion. It is expected that the rich will bear their full share. And the undersigned call- ‘’'-nod citizens to remain absolutely non -A"’ no countenance to the hands w ’1 Pg country for the purpose of murder aim piilageGlt v is his anxious desire to continue the same policy I as heretofore; and ho trusts that the coins’ of j the citizens will enable him to do so. Z. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. R A 1 TTcid Quarters, Mentarev, Msr h ‘< 1. toj 7 Book & Job Printing Office.’ ! ’ - „ ,i --4 By Andrews & Griswold, corner of Randolph and Broad streets, (up-stair ) ■ PLAIN and SJPaisEIcPRINTING, i such as Bill Heads, Post Bills, Handbills, Circulars. “j ‘ 1 Cards, Pamphlets, Cheeks, Bills 0 y Lading, Bills of Exchange, Miny.tr.it'. and Blanks of every * description, executed in the neatest stvlf of the Art, in various colored Inks, or in gold, silver and Bronze, T7* at the very lowest rates. /-fl b'rnrm the N. O. Delta . THE ATOCIIA AND YUCATAN FOLr.yjW> A commission of lunacy shoo'-Tbe taikon-oat. against our Exec-.! vat’ undertakes •o enter into negotiations with me Mexican Government, or any of its States or people. The facility vviih which the innocent old gen tlemen in Washington are led by the nose by Mexican negotiators, is really alarming. The first great folly of treating with Santa Anna, and r letting him return to Mexico, to organize the Mexican army, for a more effective resist ance to our arms, has been followed by several minor follies; all, however, detrimental to the interests, and discreditable to the sagacity and dignity of our government. Not to allude, to other blundering embassies and overtures made by our Executive, we come down to the folly of picking up a renegade Mexican, or South Amer ican, in the streets ot New A ork, and investing him with the high dignity and responsibility of an American plenipotentiary. Senor Atocha is well known here, and his sudden elevation is regarded by his old acquaintances as utterly in ; credible. i'lmt mii humble member of tl'.n j night-watch ot the First Municipality should suddenly, without any previous exhibitions ot | superior talent and character, rise to the lofty ! dignity of embodying, as n. representative to a \ foreign nation, the power and grandeur of the United States, with right to dispose of lifted! I millions of dollars, and to negotiate a treaty and terminate a war between two great Republics*, is the most encouraging example of sudden rise, which our history, abounding as it does in simi lar proofs of the elevating tendency of our i:.. | stitutions, lias yet afforded. But it is not in this view that Atooha’s mission excites in this . city and elsewhere “Such unbounded astonish ment and mortification. Had Mr. Buchannc, :to whom we attribute this piece-of unparalleled verdancy, desired t.> select out of our twenty . million,-: of people, a messenger to the Mexican j Republic, whose character, position, and past | relations, would excite in the mine’s of the whole Moyiinrh people anil of their Government, the j psyilitind contempt and indignation, he could ‘ -not have done better than he did in selecting jtxcnor Atocha. A long .residence iujffexien. e. profitable toq.dyj.sm to.Skuta Anna,- 5 . j ev-bag lie carried to the cock-pits'urqqaeßtrd 1 by his Excellency, an extensivejtshaving and*’ • pawn broke rage in a -mall ’ ‘■'■ay 1 , in'addition to i petty intrigues, all terminating rti rendering him t So obnoxious to the to suggest the of his leaving the country, are the qtiwfmcatlOTVS’ -of-iis'e individual.selected bv cair (lovernment to bear the olive brsvri’ch: to the Mexican Government. On.jrhat grot'” this ; choice was made we are loss to discover. I It certainly could not have been made because oi any scarcity oEgapable men aniong*f!ie thous j ands ol our cjtizcn.^wlio are always ready to lili with honor Tny pui^: offices Jlly* eompiete ffailure of this missidn','-ahduim*. {Strained indignation and coiU'emnt exhibited bv : liieltlexicans towards Senor Atocha. sufficient ly dt-ißn)strata Ujo .weakness and folly of this , appointment. ! Blunder number two is fully equal to number |or re. The reception jj£’ -Don Jose Robira, bv jour Government, as ‘the accredited agent and I representative of tin* Hoi disaut independent I Mate of r-mjssuin, and the release ot prizes ta* k"ii by our ifrhy, on the ground that they lie. j longed to the citizens of that State, is one of the most incomprehensible and inexcusable follies ; ever committed by any government. The whoio ■ affair was a most ludicrous farce, in which Un : clc Sam is made to act tiie character of booby !to a halt dozen tricksters and jugglers. Anxious to continue their profitable business with the I luted Slates, especially at this time, when ail the other Mexican ports were closed, the cun ning A ucatccos got up a pretended pronuncia mento, declaring their.separation from the Mex ican Republic, and their determination to do business on their own hook. Such appeared to be tiie character of the revolution in the pa pris—whether it had any other or a real exis tence, we have never yet learned. The object ot this revolution was very evident: they wished to preserve their commerce with this port, and to save their vessels from our squadron. Don •lose Robira was selected to carry out this in trigue, and hood-wink tiie wise heads at Wash, ington. Accordingly lie came on here, got let ters tor U ashington, and received the imprima tur ol the State o| Louisiana, by being invited to sit on the right hand of the Speaker, or in some other elevated position—a most gratui tons, unusual and foolish concession ! His suc cess in the capital exceeded his expectations. 1 he independence of Yucatan is recognized, the ships seized by r-ur fleet and under custody ot law, are released, Don Jose Robira is n<~. knowfodgod as a Minister, and what is of more advantage to him, receives passports tor Yuca tan vessels, goe*, to New York, ships several valuable cargoes for . Cotnpeachy and Merida, which will, of course, bo permitted to pass through our squadron, and when they are safe ••tit of New Y’ork. the news arrives that it is all uinbug, that Yucatan i< still a portion of the Republic of Mexico, devoted to the cause ot s,anta Anna, and contributing her quota to the continuance ofiiio war with tiie United States. Thus is our Government made to afford aid and nfoi t to the enemy, Mini whm is scarcely less neoifying, to give them just grounds for exulta tion over our simplicity and credulity. Y\ e have a hi spicion that this whole intrigue originated jo New Orle s, and that the chief means of enn ( (big 1 were concocted hero. A verv iittlersugaeb. -prudence would, however, have oiMteb the Government from this gull.trap. Thi—“*w.s an obvious impropriety in our Gov. reeegnrrng * State upon o small a rv<>. 16