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the assembly, were ushered to the last bench on
the left. No sooner were they stated that the
President sent a message to M. Dupoint (tie
I’Eure) to invite him to attend the tribune. —
He rose and accompanied by his colleagues, !
advanced towards the tribune, which he mount,
od alone. His presence there elicited new
cries of Fine la Gouvcrnment Procisoirc ! and
when silence was restored he read the follow,
ing address to the assembly:—
* Citizen Representatives of the. People. —The
provisional government of the republic comes to
bow before the nation, and to render a signal
homage to the supreme power w ith which you
are invested.
‘Elect of the people ! we welcome you to this
great capital, where your presence excites a
sentiment of happiness and hope which will not
be deceived.
•Trustees of the National Sovereignty, you
are about to foutid new institutions, upon the
broad basis of democracy, and to give to France
the only constitution that can suit her—a repub
lican constitution. [Here the whole Assembly
rose, and with their right hands raised, cried,
‘Fine la Rcpubliquer]
‘But after having proclaimed tho great politi
cal law, which is about to organize definitively
the country, like us, citizen representatives, you
will proceed to regulate the possible and effica
cious action of the government in tho relations
which the necessities of labor establish among
all citizens, and which ought to have for basis
the sacred law’s of justice and fraternity. (Re
newed cheering, and cries of‘Tice la Republi
ywe.’]
‘ln fine, the time has arrived for the provision
a! government to resign into your hands the un
limited power with which the revolution had in
vested it. You know that, with regard to our
selves, this dictatorship was only a moral power,
exercised in the midst of those difficult circum
stances through which wo have passed.
‘Faithful 10 our origin and our personal con
victions, we have not hesitated to proclaim the
Republic of February.
‘ l'o-dny we shall inagurate the labors of the
National Assembly to the cry that should always
salute it— Vive la Republique P
The cry was again repeated with the greatest
enthusiasm by the Assembly.
M. Dupoint (do l'Eure) haVing left the tribune,
M. (Jreinieux ascended it in his turn, and in
formed the Assembly that its session was opened,
and that its labors commenced on that day.—
He afterwards called on the President to invite
the representatives of the people to retire into
their Standing Committees to verily powers.—
M. Andrez Puiraveau having transmitted that in
vitation to the Assembly, it adjourned amidst the
cries of ‘ Fire la Republique’ Vive la Gouvern
mail Proviso/rc.’
At 3 o’clock, tho Deputies haviug completed
the verification of the powers, re-entered the
hall, when the President called on M. Bochard,
chairman oftho first committee, to communicate
to the Assembly the result ofits labors.
M. Bochard having ascended tho tribune pro
posed tho admission of a number of deputies
whose election was found by his committee.
M. Olliver next arose, and demanded that af
ter the admission of every member he should
mount the tribune, and there in the presence of
the assembly, take, the oath of allegiance to tho
republic. A number ofmembers here interrup
ted the speaker saying, ‘The Oath is abolished !’
‘By whom?’ asked Ollivier. ‘By the Provision
al Government!’ ‘Whatcontinued M. Ollivier,
Mo you place the power of the Provisional Gov.
eminent above that of tho national assembly V
Cries, ‘The oath is abolished, and forever V
M. Cremieux, the Minister of Justice, then
rose and said the oath had been the occasion ot
so much scandal during the last 00 years, that
the Provisional Government had thought proper
to abolish it. The oath of every true republican
added the minister, is in his heart not on his
lips.
The assembly received the declaration of the
minister with great applause, and ratified the
measure, amidst deafening cries of ‘Vivo la Re
publique !’ and ‘Vive la Gouvcrnement Proviso
ire.’
The verification of the powers of the deputies
had not closed when our reporter closed his des
patches.
IMPORTANT FROM OREGON.
We extract the following important and highly
interesting news from the St. Louis Republican
of the 18th instant:
Yesterday we had the pleasure of a few mo
ments’ conversation with Major J. L. Meek,
who arrived from St. Joseph on the Mandan, and
immediately took passage on the Genesee for
the Ohio River, being bearer of despatches from
the authorities of Oregon to the Government at
Washington.
Maj. Meek left Oregon City on the 4th of Jan
uary, in company with Gen. Gilliam and 500
troops, who were marching into the mountain
districts to put down insurrectionary movements
among the Indians. At Wallah Wallah, 300
miles east of Oregon City, Major Meek, Lieut.
Bowman, and eight others, parted from Gen. Gil.
ii&m’s command, and bent their way towards the
United States.
In the Blue Mountains they found the snow
very deep. For thirty miles the party passed
through snoxv four feet deep, suffering very much
from cold and fatigue. On Snake River they
fell in with five villages ofSnake and Ponark In
dians. These Indians manifested hostility, and
declared their intention of marching against the
Oregon settlers early in the Spring. The cause
of their enmity towards the whites they alleged to
be the introduction ofthe measels among them.
This disease has been very prevalent in Oregon
as well among the white settlers as the Indians.
Owing to the peculiar habits of the red men. the
malady among them proved fearfully fatal, caus
ing death in almost every instance ofits visita
tion. When the eruptive fever made its appear
ance, tho afflicted would use tho. cold bath, or
roll themselves in the snow, which would al
most certainly cause a retrocession of the dis
ease and sudden death.
- rom Fori H til. Major Meek and party cros
eed througu the South Pass to Bear river, wjfler.
ing very much from the severity of the weather
and want of provisions. For two hundred in lies,
they passed through snow three feet deep.
Many of their mules died, and as the animals |
perished, they were used as food, the meat he. j
ing ‘jerked’ and saved for a dreadful emergency.
From the South Pass to the head waters of
the Platto there was very little (now. Over this
vast extent of country the party travelled with,
out meeting game, subsisting almost entirely up.
on the flesh of the animais they had u-jth them.
Eiity-six days after leaving General Gilliam’s
command, at Wallah Wallah, they arrived at St.
Joseph, on the western frontier of Missouri.
When'within one hundred and fifty miles of
the United States boundary, a part of Oregon
emigrants were met. They consisted of 244
wagons. From these emigrants, the party ob-1
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tained food —the first they had eaten in four days.
The emigrants were getting along well.
The saddest news brought by Major Meek is
■he death of the philanthropic Dr. Whitman and
lady. They W’ere murdered with eighteen oth
ersi at their settlement in the plains of Wallah
Wallah, some time in November, by the Cay
utes and Wallah Wallahs—lndians who have al
ways heretofore manifested a most profound
friendship for the whites.
When the troops arrived at the scene of the
murder, they found the whole settlement laid
waste, presenting an appearance dreadful in the
extreme. The bodies ofihe murdered settlers
w ere scattered amind unburied. The heads of
Dr. Whitman and his amiable lady were lying in
the yard of tlieir late residence, near the thresh
old. Most of the houses had been burned, and
every thing wore the aspect of desolation.
In the inarch from Oregon City to Wallah
Wallah, the troops had four engagements with
the enemy. In two, there was a spirited resis
tance on the part of the Indians, and many were
supposed to nhve been killed. The American
forces lost but two men in their skirmishes—
James Jacksmi and James Pack wood, killed at
the Dalles of,the Columbia, while on guard.
From all v[e can gather, it seems that a spirit
of hostility las gradually been engendering
among the lidians ot Oregon for several years.
They have up the idea that a great chief
was comingi from the United States, to buy
their land, aqp render them independent. Find
ing. howevmyrthe whites settling round there,
without fiunishing for the lands what they con
sidered equivu'ent, they have at last determined
•to drive out the invaders, and possess themselves
of such implements of husbandry and the arts as
might fall into their hands in the way of spoils.
It is the opinion of those conversant with the
affairs of Oregon, that the lludsotin Bay Com
pany is at tho bottom of all these disturbances.
At any rale, it is singular that the Americans
only should he the subjects of Indian malice.
Maj. Meek will return speedily to Oregon—
Wc nro pleased to learn that he is the bearer of
an application for a U. S. Marshalship, for him
self, signed by five hundred citizens of Oregon.
He is an old resident of the ‘Mountain and
Plain’ country, and, withal, very much of a gen
tleman.
Auihtional. —Since the foregoing was pla
ced in type, we have seen a copy of the St. Jo
seph Advertiser, of tho 12th inst., from which
we derive some additional items of information
rela’ive to affairs in Oregon.
The last battle (ought with the Indians was
on the Big Plains, in February last. Gen. Gil
liam’s forces maintained their position manfully
against four times their number. The battle
commenced in the morning and continued til!
night put an end to the conflict. Both parties
remained on the field till morning, but the In
dians were indisposed to renew the engagement
i and retired. No whites were killed, but very
j many wounded by Indian arrows,
j At the time of the massacre of Dr. Whitman
j and companions, sixty or seventy persons were
I taken prisoners, but afterwards, through the in
tervention ol’Peter Skeen Ogden, principal Fac
tor of the Hudson Bay Compary, they were ran
somed. Tho massacre, it seems, took place on
j the 28th of November.
Major Meek bears a message asking fiir im
mediate aid from the Government of the United
Slates. Tho latest date from Oregon City is to
tho 20tli of January. The mail carrier who loft
there since for Wallah Wallah, xvns killed and
the mail lost.
BRITISH MODESTY AND SPANISH PRIDE.
‘l’ho Government of Great Britain, not satis
fied with wisely, justly, and humanely gov
erning tho British Islands and one-half the
world besides, desires to exert its influence in
behalf of Constitutional Governments abroad.—
The transcendently happy condition of Ireland
—the contented loyalty of tho English Chartists,
and the quiet conduct and ardent devotion of the
Scotch laborers, have placed the Government
at home in a position of complete and complacent
security, and enabled it to extend its advice and
patronage to less favored lands. The first sub
ject of its philanthropic consideration has been
England’s present friend and ancient ally—the
once magnificent monarchy of Spain. Lord
Palmerston, in a note to Mr. Bulwer, Minister
to Spain, under date of March 16, 1848, says:
“ Sir— l have to recommend you to advise
the Spanish Government to adopt a legal and
constitutional system. The recent downfall of
the King of the French, and of his family, and
the expulsion of hig Ministers, ought to indicate
to the Spanish Court and Government the dan
ger to which they expose themselves in endeav- !
oring to govern a country in a manner opposed j
to the sentiments and opinions of the nation ; and j
tho catastrophe which has justoccurrod in France |
is sufficient to showthatevon a numerous and well
disciplined army offers only an insufficient de
fence to the Crown, when tho system followed
by it is not in harmony with the general system
ot the country. The Queen of Spain would act
wisely in the present critical state of affaire if sho
w’ore tostrengthen her Executive Government, by
widening the basis on which the administration
reposes, and in calling to her councils some of
the men in whom the liberal party places confi
dence. I have tho honor to be, &c.,
Palmerston.”
This delectable document, Mr. Bulwer en
closed to the Spanish Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, the Duke ot’ Btomayor. The Spanish
grandee received the kind attention with any.
j thing but good humor, and returned a very dig
j mtud but manifestly ungrateful answer, from
which xve make the following extract:
“ The Cabinet, I say, cannot see without the
most extreme surprise, the extraordinary preten-
I sion of Lord Palmerston, which leads him to in
i terfere in this manner with the internal affairs
iof Spain, audio support himself on inexact and
i equivocal data, and the qualification and appro
| ciation of which cannot in any case come with,
jin his province. The Government would have
much to say to completely justify its past and
j present conduct; but it does not consider itself
called on to do it with regard to its Sovereign
and the Cortes, and in no way at the instigation
of a foreign influence, which in itself would be
to commit an oflenco against the dignity of the
Government and the influence of the nation
! AH the legal parties in Spain unanimously re
ject such a humiliating pretension; and the
Spanish Government in doing it, is undoubtedly
the legitimate representative of the general
condition of tho country. What would Lord
Palmerston—what would your Excellency your-
I se ' ! —say if the Spanish Government xvas to in
j terfere and pass an opinion on the administra
tive acts of the British Cabinet, and recommend
j a modification in the regime of the State ; or if j
it were to advise it to adopt more efficacious or j
mow liberal measure to alleviate the frightful |
condition of Ireland? What would he say if
the representative of Her Catholic Majesty in !
London, was to qualify so harshly as your Ex-1
cellency has done the exceptional measures of !
repression which the English Government pre- ’
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pares against the aggression which threatens it
in the midst of its own State ? What would he
say if the Spanish Government were to demand,
in the name of humanity, more consideration and
more justice on behalf of the unfortunate people
of Asia ? What, in fine, would he say if we
were to remind him that the late events on the
Continent gave a salutary lesson to all Govern
ments, without excepting Great Britain, and that
consequently the administration of the State
should be given up the illustrious Peel; to the
skilful man, who, after having conciliated the
general opinion ol the country, has known how
to merit the sympathies and the esteem of all
tho Governments of Europe ? He would say—
what the Spanish Government has a right now
to say—that he does not recognize the right of
any power to offer observations, which he re
jects as offensive to the dignity of a free and in
dependent nation. Animated by sentiments
suitable to Spanish dignity, and to every Gov
ernment which respects itself, the Cabinet of
Her Catholic Majesty cannot avoid protesting,
in the energetic manner, against the contents
of the dispatches of Lord Palmerston add of your
Excellency; and, considering that it cannot re
tain them without being wanting in dignity, it
returns them enclosed, and at Ihe same time de
! dares, that if your Excellency should at any oth
■ er time, in your official communication on points
\ of international rights, go beyond the hounds of
| your mission, and interfere in the particular and
| private affairs of the Spanish Government, 1
j shall consider myself under the painful necessity
of returning your dispatches without furiher re
; mark.”
From the N. O-. Delia, May 26.
Later from Mexico,
The steamer New Orleans, Capt. Auld, ar
rived at an early hour this morning, from Vera
Cruz, bringing dates from there to the 22d inst.’
from the city of Mexico to the night of the 16th,
and Irom Querctaro to the 14th.
The committee of Congress to whom the
Treaty had been referred, made a favorable re
port. In the conclusion of the report, the com
mittee say; ‘We approve ofihe Treaty con
cluded with the United Slates of the North on
the 2d of Febuary of thisyear, with all the mod
ifications made by the Senate and Government
of the same United States.’
Senor Pena y Pena has been elected bv Con
gress Provisional President. It may be well
to explain that, according to the Constitution
of Mexico, if a vacancy occurs in the office of
President during the recess of Congress, the I
Chief Justice, by virtue of his office, becomes j
President; but if a vacancy occurs during the
session of congress, and continues for fifteen
days, the Congress must choose a President to
fill the office until such time as one is constitu
tionally installed. In the present instance, the
President elect ( Herrera ) is prevented from
taking his seat, owing to the votes of all the.
j States not being counted. The vote of one
i State had not been received at the latest dates,
and therefore, all ho’Herrera is tho President
elect by a large majority of votes, ho cannot
take his seat, for tho constitutional reasons a
bove assigned. In this position of affairs, a
Provisional President had to bo chosen, and
Pony y Pony was tho choice, having received
11 votes, and Herrera 4—all the opposition
voting for Herrera.
Our correspondent ‘Mustang’ writes us that j
there seems to bo no doubt about the ratifica- j
tion of the Treaty, though final action was not ‘
likely to ho taken upon it before the 20th or ]
22d inst. j
The sentence of the parties recently tried
for burglary and murder, in the city of'Mexico,
had trot been made public at the latest dates;
the general impression was, however, that they
would be sentenced to be hanged.
Our Commissioners, Messrs, Se\i< r and Clif- j
ford, were still in the city of Mexico at our la- j
test dates, and it was considered more than I
probable that they would not leave for Queie. j
taro before they received information of the j
treaty.
From the Mobile Tribune.
A NEW REPUBLIC.
The New Orleans Bulletin learns of a gentle- |
man from Tampico that there is a plan matur
ing at that place to pronounce against the gov
eminent of Mexico, if peace be declared. The j
purpose of its movers is to unite with Tamalipas,
Coahuila, Zacatecas and San Luis, and declare
for a republic—invite a few thousand Americans
to join in with them, and by blocking up the
mountain passes, beat oft'tho foe at all points,
and compel Mexico to acknowledge as an in
dependent nation. Their plan (says the Bul
: letin) has a host of supporters who have gone
so far as to form a national flag, (a fancy i
affair, with the letters R. S. M., Republic Sierra
Madre,) and to nominato Gen. Shields as Presi
dent.
It will be recollected that yesterday we pub- i
fished an extract from a letter written at Vera ■
Cruz to the Daily Crescent, in which it is do-
I dared that a “most formidable plan” is in agita
tion to hold Vera Cruz. Doubtless this is tho !
! plan alluded to by the Bulletin.
The Bee says that the scheme has been for j
, some time in agitation and it is tho “settled pur. I
pose of a large number of bold and adventurous
i men who have associated together under the fig
urative name of‘The Owls,’ and who have de
termiued that they will not go to roost until their,
I object shall have been accomblished.” [Tho
| owl advertisement which was published in this
paper a few days ago, we think, refers to this
: secret association.] The Bee continues :
j The contemplated movement embraces the de
partments of Tamaulipas, Coahuila and New
Leon, though there are manifestations from per
\ sons of influence in Chihuahua and Sonora, and
I which give color to the opinion that these States
j would co-operate with the others in the effort to
establish an independent government. In the
1 three first, particularly, there is a large number
! of Americans xvho have resided there ever since
old Taylor’s army occupied the country; who
have established themselves in business, and
’ feel convinced that if once separated from the in
’ secure and capricious control of the Mexican
Government, and subjected to the energetic in
fluence of the American intellect, the elements
, of wea'th and prosperity contained in these
States would become rapidly developed, while
their individual interests xvonld bo materially
benefitled. Those gentleman are in constant
correspondence with persons of respectability in
Louisiana and other Southern States, and the
scheme, we are well informed, is almost ripe for
execution,
Nor is the project as chimerical as might be
imagined. The position of the Mexican pro
vinces in question, is such, that if there be no
sources of intense discord, little danger is to be
feared from any attempt of the Central Govern
ment to subjugate them. We are told, upon tol
erably goorf authority, that a considerable mim
ber of Mexicans themselves are privy to, and
warmly in favor of the proposed Republic. They
consist of the better class who, during the occu
pation of parts of the country, by the American
forces, exhibited friendly feelings towards them,
and who dread the animosity and the persecu
tion of the Mexican Government, in case peace
should be proclaimed. It is evident that if the
native population of Tamaulipas, Coahuila and
New Leon should give countenance to the
scheme, its feasibility can scarcely be gainsayed.
At all events such a movement is seriously in
contemplation, and at no distant day, we may
expect to hear ‘■'the, owls are out.”
MUSCOGEE DEMOCRAT.
BY L. F. W. ANDREWS.
Ai little government as possible; that little emanating
from and controlled by the People, and uniform
in its application to all
Culiiiuliiis, TEittr-dity. June 1, I S IS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
-LEWIS CAS S,
of Michigan•
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Will. O. 6S seller,
of Kentucky.
DE M OCR ATIC NOMI NATION.
On the 4th day of February, 1847, the Editor of
this paper formally announced the name of the lion.
Lewis Cass, of Michigan, as a candidate for the
Presidency. It ivas, to the best of our knowledge,
the first and only nomination made of that distin
guisljed gentleman, in the whole South, up to the
meeting of the National Convention in Baltimore, on
the 22d May past. Os course, then, our readers, one
and all, know our present position. The National
Coiventmn hating ratified our nomination , we shall,
with becoming zeal and with all the ability we pos
sess, advocate the election of Mr. Cans to the Presi
dency. We, therefore, “hang our banner on the out.
er Wall/’ and shall go forth to the contest, armed with
all that prestige of victory which the exalted talents,
distinguished services and sound political opinions
of the nominee are so well calcuated to impart to his
supporters. At the same time we shall not be want
ing in comtray to our opponents and their candi- 1
dates, in the mode and manner of the warfare, pro
vided they will exercise a proper degree of respect
towards ourselves and our candidate.
With the nomination of Cien. Butler for tho Vice
Presidency W’c are also highly pleased. A more
gallant soldier and worthy man could not have been
■ selected. But we have not room for further com
[ ment, at this time, on the auspicious result of the la
bors of the Democratic Convention. In another
place will bo found a summary of their proceedings
up to the close of the 4th day.
Oi’R Cotton Market. —Prices range from 4} to
sj. Strictly good middling to middling fair will bring
from 5j to sj. Stock on hand about 6,000 bales. A
little Over 50,000 bales have been shipped up to this
date. The news by tho Hibernia reports a decline
equal to the slight advance reported by the Caledonia.
Capt. O. P. IJervey.—We regret to have to an
nounce the death of this accomplished officer, which
took place in tills city, on Thursday evening last, af
ter a painful illness of 10 days. Capt. Ilervey went
to Mexico in 1846, as a Lieutenant in the‘Columbus
Guards,’Capt. Davis, of Coi. 11. R. Jackson’s Geor
gia Regiment, and acted as Adjutant for said Regi
ment during the latter part of the campaign. At the
conclusion of the 12 month’s service, Capt. 11. re
turned home, and soon raised anew company for the
war, with which he marched to Mexico. But owing
to sickness, after his arrival at Perotc, lie obtained
leave of absence and was assigned by Gen. Brooke
to the recruiting service in Georgia, in which he was
engaged at the timo of his last attack of illness. He
was buried on Friday with military honors, leaving a
wife and four small children to mourn their loss.—
“ Peace to his ashes.”
The Alabama Colonel's Case. —A committee of
the Colonel’s friends having examined into the alle
gations and rumors touching the case alluded to, in
our last paper, under the head of “ Another wolf in
sheep's clothing,” beg a suspension of public opinion
as to the guilt of the Colonel, until they the said com
mittee can have the opportunity of making a true
statement of the affair for publication, in vindication
of the accused from the charges made against him.
This being nothing more than fair and reasonable
towards the defendant in action, we second the mo
tion for a suspension of judgment until he can be
heard in self-defence. Tho reader will please “ take
due notice thereof and govern himself accordingly.’’
Tub Orpueans.—The Typographical Bro.
therhood of Augusta, Charleston, die. are cau
tioned against being ‘taken in and done for’ by
these wandering minstrels. The bloated look
ing gentleman carried off with him a receipt
from this office calling for $3,50 for which he
only paid $2,50 and a portion of that after he
had taken his seat in the stage to depart ! He
thus gouged us out of the price of ten mint juleps!
Lee Sxirr.nioß Court. —At the sitting of I
this Court, last week, the case of Doct. Monroe
(or killing Mr. Macon, a few weeks since, at
Starkesville, came on for trial, and after a laho
lions investigation of three days, resulted in a
verdict of guilty of murder! The case, xve
learn, will be taken up to the Supreme Court,
which sits at Atnericus, in July. Solicitor Gen.
Perkins was aided in tho prosecution by Col. 11.
Holt, of this city.
M ANPFActcring.—We are gratified to find
that capitalists are turning their attention more
and more to the business of manufacturing Cot
ton and Woolen goods. Two now Factories
are about to be started in this city, in addition to
those already under way, and we anticipate, that
ere long, the whole of the immense water privi
lege of Coweta Falls, prepared for use by Messrs.
Howard & Echols, will he put into requisition
for propelling various kinds of machinery. The
‘Coxveta Falls Company,’ it will be seen, have
availed themselves of the general Act of Incor
poration passed by the last legislature on this
subject, and have re-organized under favorable
auspices. The business, we doubt not, will be
not only profitable to the stockholders but of
great advantage to the prosperity of Columbus.
In fact, we see no reason, whatever, why the
South should not profit hy the superior advanta
ges she possesses over the North to monopolize
the business of Cotton manufacturing. A Phil
adelphia paper lias the following pertinent re
marks in relation to the increase of manufactures
at the South :
‘it would be singular if the South, by producing the
raw material, and slave labor, should take the mar
ket from the East, and furnish all parts of the Union
with domestics. It could be done, if they had capital
and enterprise. They can get both from down east.’
Carbonated Mead. —This most delicious j
and healthy beverage is now on draught at J. F.
Winter &. Co.’s Drug Store. It is a sort of;
combination of the best of Struper’s Ice Cream j
with Col. Hogan’s superior Soda Water, and is (
not hard to take !
Daglereotype. —Perhaps the very best pic
tures can now be had at Mr. Jaquith’s room over
the store of Messrs. Purple <St Foster, a gentle- ■
man of the name of Cook, an experienced ope- j
rator from N. Y. being now a sojourner in the
city. His specimens are decidedly better than
the best we have hitherto seen.
“ Wheel within a Wheel.”—We notice that j
the Jackson Democratic Association of Washington I
sent a delegation to the Baltimore Convention anti i
requested to have a voice in the deliberations of that j
body. The delegation consisted of John C. Rives, j
Amos Kendall, Jesse E. Dow. Henry S. Davis and j
| Daniel Ratcliffe. Their request was referred to the
; committee on credentials, and we believe, was stran- ;
! gled in committee, nothing having been said about i
it in their report. The correspondent of theCharles
| ton “ News ” says that the object of the Jackson As- j
sociation was to “ obtain a pledge of the Democrat- ’
ic candidate that he will not only not appoint Whigs
to office, hut turn out those who are in office.” if j
this he so, the Jackson Association ought to be ex- j
pttnged from the democratic family lor its insolent j
gind impertinent interference in the business of the j
Convention. The fact of the association sending;
delegates at ali, is significant enough of tite power;
sought to he exercised by political cabals and juntos, ‘
in the matter of elections. This Jackson Associa- j
tion is, we suppose the “ imperium in bnperio ” of ]
the Democratic party, and aims to regulate the wires |
in all their ramifications, through the states! That is ]
had enough, but to attempt to trammel the candidate |
for the Presidency with pledges to proscribe every ■
man who is not of strict party stripe, is as preposter- j
ous as it is tyrannical. The nominee should spurn
with contempt from his presence those desiring sucii i
a pledge, aitd not listen to them, for a moment.
War's Mimic Sport.— On Tuesday last, Colonei ;
Wilkins’ regiment of Georgia Militia paraded thro’
otir streets, with ali the “ pomp and circumstance of
glorious war,” save the small item that no enemy !
was near to bring the prowess of the military to a
fiery ordeal. The gallant Colonei was ably support
ed by Lieut. Coi. Lawrence. Maj. W. M. Reeves,
and Adj. R. G. Mitchell, in the arduous labors of the ;
field —stiy nothing of the very efficient aid of the Cap
tains and other commissioned officers of the Regi-!
nient, and really made a considerable display, lint
the most attractive feature of the occasion was the \
turn out of a company of Fantastical s, belonging to !
the left wing of Capt. Barber’s command. Their
equipment was unique and gorgeous, say nothing ot !
its entire independence of the ordinary rules of mili
tary tactics. One iellow was duly labelled ‘R.A.K.’ i
which being interpreted, meaneth ‘ Ragamuffin, As- !
sinine, Rapscallions ;’ another fellow wore oh Ins
hack as a knapsack, a huge demijohn, with the in- ’
scription of •“ one ol the Sons;” another appeared as ;
a “ ’76” camp-woman, who made considerable bustle
in the crowd. All nations and characters were rep
resented, —Harlequins, Mountebanks, Clowns and
Monkeys being in the ascendant. In truth, they
were a jolly crew, who seemed determined to enjoy j
the day which their rulers had set apart as a season
of discipline and martial improvement, under the !
penalty of line lor dereliction of duty. The boys,
however, behaved themselves properly, in ranks, not- ;
withstanding the phantasmagoria of their equipment, j
and gave no occasion for the institution of any ” Court
of Inquiry ” to pillow up their fame and fortunes be- I
fore their admiring countrymen ! Bravo! Bravissirno ! ;
Imfosition. —lt is known to all our citizens that
the county of .Muscogee has a larger number of des
titute poor than perhaps any other county in the ‘
State. The burden of taxation on this account is ;
felt to he as onerous as the people are able to bear.
Under these circumstances what are we to think of i
our fellow-citizens of other counties constantly send
ing their paupers among us, on a mendicant mission, i
to pick up from the charitable and humane in our i
rnid.-t, the pittance denied them at home! Two in
stances of this kind have occurred within the ten
days past. ;
One a blind man, of the name of Hightower, from
Putnam county, who, in truth, is a deserving object,
was here last week, soliciting alms. He came rec
ommended by many respectable citizens of Putnam,
such as Judge Meriwether, Mr. Ashurst, &c. and it
is said that the applicant has relatives and friends 1
who are able to provide for hitn. This is imposition
No. 1.
A second case is that of Mr. Me C abb in, of Troup J
county. He too is a blind man, and has a wife and j
a large family. From an official document which he
exhibited to ns, we discovered the fact that the en- j
lightened and wealthy county of Troup had a poor !
fund amounting to the mormons sum of §267 75;
aml that this poor man McCubbin’s share was $lO, 1
or about one thirtieth part of the whole—the number j
of the adult paupers of the aforesaid county, being 1
about 30 ! This pauper’s claim on the charity ol
the people of Columbus is backed by the names of j
all the great men of Lagrange, including the Judges I
of the Courts, clerks, lawyers, etc ! This is imposi- i
tion No. 2—and it reflects blit little credit upon the 1
liberality of the authorities of Troup, that they should
allow their poor and blind thus to wander off in
search of that relief which they have a right to seek
and receive at home. For the presumption is, that i
in neither of the cases mentioned, would these blind j
beggars seek alms abroad, if their necessities were |
supplied, as they should have been, by their respect
ive counties. We make these remarks with no !
view to prejudice the interests of Mr. Hightower and j
Mr. McCubbin—for we verily believe that they are :
worthy of any aid they may receive—hut with the !
purpose of relinking that spirit of selfi3i#ess which !
would compel these unfortunates to leave M>tne, on ;
hogging expeditions to places already overburdened i
with the expenses of pauperism, while the counties I
where they belong are rich in this world's goods, and
are comparatively free from the burdens they seek to
impose upon others.
Infant Damnation. The Alabama State j
Gazette, in replying to our article, of last week, 1
on this subject, thus speaks ot the clergy who j
preach that “be that believeth not shall be dam
ned, eternally’— *
“That they or their authority ever contemplate the ;
application of this doctrine to Infants a span or hall
a dozen spans long—who are totally incapable of ex
ercising the simplest mental function—we cannot for I
a moment believe ; such a doctrine is too supremely, j
stupidly, monstrously absurd to he countenanced a ]
moment in the present age. It in’ght have been bar- I
bored and propagated by some ignorant and bigoted i
fanatical fools in the very darkest peiiod of the dark j
ages, but to suppose it to be entertained by any one j
now, having an intellect above the grade of a healthy j
pumpkin, is altogether out of the question. Show ,
us a hook teaching any such diabolical stuff as that’
and we should trample it under our feet without cer
emony ; divine teuclting we are certain it is not.
Mr. Gazette, this is a begging of the question.
We may not be able to show a modern book
‘teaching such diabolical stuff’ and a doctrine so
‘supremely, stupidly and monstrously absurd,’ but j
that is not to the purpose. The case stands thus, i
in the form of a syllogism :
“He that believeth not shall be damned ” j
eternally.
Infants are ‘totally incapable of exercising the
simplest mental function,’ faith in the Gospel
not excepted.
Therefore infants dying thus, without the only
requisite, viz -.faith, ‘shall be damned’ eternally,
and of course can be found in the place of the
damned, one or more spans long or less, accord
ing to circumstances !
Any one, to use the language of the Gazette,
‘having an intellect above the grade of a healthy
I’umpkin,’must, we think, admit that the forego
ing conclusion is a legitimate one from the prem
ises laid down, whether it is so written in a book
or not f
Military. —We understand that Major Charles
J. Williams, of this city, has been elected Brigadier
General of the Ist Brigade, 10th Division, G. M. in
room of Gen. Lowe, resigned, by a majority of some
80 votes over both his comfetitors, Messrs. Lyon, of
Harris, and Callaway of Stewart.
Our Correspondence.
Letter from Peter A.
CITV OF MEXICO, May 7, 1848.
Dr. Andrews: Since my last very little of inter
est has transpired here ; all are waiting for the action
of the Mexican Congress in relation to the treaty.
Most of the army desire and believe peace will be
made in a very few .days, while others are equally
sanguine that it will not. I see so many movement’s
I cannot understand, that 1 agree with the latter.—
However, peace may be made ; but one thing is cer
tain. we shall he on the move, in less than three
weeks, either for or from home, and I don’t much care
which. Mexicans quibble at every thing: the ques
tion is now raised whether the Federal Government
has the right to cede any portion of a State without
the consent of such State. My opinion is, they have
not; and the States here, generally, arc for States
Rights. This question, with others, will occupy the
Congress so late, that if the treaty is ratified, it can
not reach Washington by the 2d of June, in time to
he exchanged. I do not believe this Congress will
act upon the treaty; ’ti? true they have a quorum,
now, but the disorganizes are determined, when the
treaty is brought tip, to retire, so as to leave Congress
without a quorum! I see no chance, only to serve
them as the “ people ” did the Commissioners in Co
lumbus, who were appointed to let the stock in the
old Chattahoochee Bank, in 1833. Some say this
will be done. We shall know in a few’ days what i*
to be the result; if the treaty is ratified, lexpect to
spend my summer at the Warm Springs, where I
hope to meet scores of .Visitors, and tell them all
atjout Mexico ; if not ratified, I shall accompany the
army.
I received a letter yesterday, front Cuernavaca, and
am glad tolearri that the health of the Georgia Bat.
talion has much improved. Col. Calhoun is in com
mand there at this time, and has been for several
weeks, and I am proud to say that lie is spoken of in
tiie highest terms, bv all the officers I see from there.
I see my old friend “ Peter A.” spoken of for Brig.
General of your Division. No doubt he would fill
the place w ith credit, hut 1 hope Col. Calhoun’s claims
have not been forgotten.
1 w ill write you the moment the treaty is disposed
of, and send it by private express.
By the bye, you have either not. published or not
received * one-half of my communications, 1 don’t
know which ; hut 1 wrote several very long letter*
which Ido not find in your columns. Petlk A.
- Not received — Ed. Drm.
City of Mexico, May 15, IB4R.
Doctor : I have only time to write you a few lines,
and enclose this morning's paper. It contains - the
Mexican President’s Message, and looks more like
peace than any thing I have seen before. Still a good
many doubt it. and 1 should not he surprised if there
was a kick up, yet. We shall know in a few day*.
If the treaty is ratified, 1 presume it will he sent to
the United States in less time than I could possibly
send it. As ever, Peter A.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
First Day’s Proceedings.
May 2‘2J.—This body met in Baltimore on
the “22d May, and was called to order by Mr.
Latshaw, of Illinois, nominating Judge Bryce,
of Louisiana, as Chairman, pro. tern., which was
unanimously carried. Mr. Samuel Treat, ol
Missouri, - appointed Secretary, pro. lent.
At the in tance of the Chairman, Uev. The.
opbilus Fisk was called on to open the session
of the Convention, by invoking the blessing of
the Almighty, for the harmony of the body and
the success and prosperity of our common coun
try.
The motion of Judge F. B. Cone, of Georgia,
to appoint a committee of one from each Stato
to examine credetials of Delegates, from all the
Stales, modified so as to except those whose
delegations arc in controversy, was, after con.
sidorable discussion, passed. The following
delegates were named as said committee :
Maine ; Charles Andrews.
New Hampsliitc: Richard Jenness.
Massachusetts: Robert Ran'oul.jr.
Vermont: Levi B. Vilas.
Rhode Island: Dutee J Pearce.
Connecticut: Jas. T l'ratt.
New Jersey: Garrett D. Wall,
Pennsylvania : W. I’. Rogers.
Delaware: Win. 11. Ross.
Maryland : Benjamin C. Howard.
Virginia: Thomas 11. Bayiy.
North Carolina: Robert Strange.
Mouth Carolina: J. M. Commander.
Ceorgia: M. Hall McAllister.
Florida : R. J. Moses.
Alabama: Wm. Macklin.
Mississippi: A. G. McNutt.
Louisiana: Wm. G. Kendall.
Arkansas; Molori Borland.
Missouri: James M. Hughes.
Tennessee : Hopkins L. Turney.
Kentucky : John W. Stevenson.
Iowa: James Clarke.
Wisconsin: B. Brown.
Illinois: M. McConnell.
Indiana : Wm. P. Bryant.
Ohio : A. P. Edgerton.
Texas: L. V. Evans.
Michigan : Alexander 11. Rcdfield.
The Jackson Democratic Association sent in
a communication asking to be allowed a voice,
but not a vote, in the deliberation of the Con
vention. On motion referred to the committee
on credentials.
On motion, adjourned to meet at 5, P. M.
5 o’clock P. M.—A committee of one for each
State appointed to serve as a committee of per
mnnent organization.
The committee on credentials reported the
names of the Delegates from all the States ex
cept, New York. A discussion here rose upon
the rigiit ot J. M. Commander, delegate from
Gengetown District, S. C. to cast the 9 votes of
that StatP, when it was decided to adopt the re
port of the committee, allowing Mr, Conttpand*
er to cast the 9 votes of Soutli Carolina, The
committee on organization repotted the follow
ing as officers of the Convention, which report
was adoptrd unanimously, namely :
President—Andrew Stevenson, of Va.
VICE PRESIDENTS,
Maine : Roht. P. Dunlap.
New Hampshire: John 11. Steel.
Massachusetts: C W. Chapin.
Vermont: Ira Davis.
Rhode Island : B B. Thurston.
Connecticut: Isaac Toacey.
New York :
New Jersey : Garrett D. Wall.
Pennsylvania: J. G. Jones.
Delaware : Samuel P. Davis.
Maryland: Benj. E. Howard.
Virginia : E. P. Mcott.
North Carolina: VV. N. Edwards.
South Carolina: J. C. Commander.
Georgia: C. J. McDonald.
Alabama: John A. Winston.
Florida: John C. McGehee.
Mississippi: Powhatan Ellis.
Louisiana : S. VV. Downs.
Arkansas: A. T. Rainey.
Missouri: Otis. M. Bowers.
Tennessee: Thomas Martin.
Kentucky: Lewis Saunders.
lowa : James Clarke.
Wisconsin: John P. Helfenstein.
Illinois : R. VV. English.
Indiana : E. G- English.