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JOURNAL AND MESSENGER.
s. T. CHAPMAN St S. ROSE, Editors^
MACUI, EO.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1847.
’ r ’ ‘ Adjourned Meeting.
lßCKequence of the prewing business before the Superior
Court now in session, the Whig meeting for Bibb county de
signed to be held yesterday, to appoint Delegates to the Guber
natorial Convention, haa been postponed until the Ist Tuesday
in June next, nt Vio’clock, M
Centrxl Railroad Agency.— We arc happy to leam thar
the Board of Directors of the Central Railroad Company, have
established an Agency at Kingston, Caw county, on the West
ern St Atlantic Railroad. It will be managed by John Lewis,
Esq , a gentleman of Irreproachable character, and every way
competent for the station. It has occurred to us, that another
agency could with propriety be established at Marietta or At
lanta. A considerable amount of produce changes hands at the
latter place, and is frequently controlled by Charleston agents,
tor the Bimple reason that they are there in waiting with the
lunds and axious to invest them. An agency, ably managed, at
Atlanta, would at least divide, if it did not control the business
New Orleans Steamers—Mr. Isaac Newton, of N. York,
to whom the public are indebted for the magnificent North Riv
er and Souud Steamers, is, we leant from the Albany papers,
“about to establish a Line of Steamers, of the first class, and as
sea-worthy in all respects as the beßt Atlantic Steamers, to run
between New York and New Orleans. „
The State Road —The Care on the Western and Atlantic
Railroad now run to Retard, five miles beyond the Oothcaloga.
The iron for the completion of the track to Cross Plains, has
arrived, it is said, at Charleston, and the work will doubtless be
pressed forward with all possible despatch.
Col. James S. Mclntosh— This intrepid officer passed
through Macon on Saturday morning last, on his way to join
his Regiment in Mexico. The Colonel’s general health is pret
ty good, but his left ami is entirely useless, from the bayonet
wound received in the battles of the Bth and ‘Jill of May last.
ay Our readers are referred to the first page for a most in
structive article upon Sheep Husbandry, and other matter of in
teresting character
Gen. Taylor in Mississippi. —The men who made the dis
graceful assault upon Gen. Taylor during the last session of
Congress, seem to be held in pcrtect contempt even by their own
political friends. The Administration parly in Columbus, Mis
sissippi, recently held a meeting lor political purposes, at which
the following resolution,among others, was adopted:
Resolved, That our Senators and Representatives in Congress
have faithfully done their duty, and we hereby tender them our
cordial approbation nnd congratulation : Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall lie construed as an approval of the
course pursued by the Hon. Jacob Thompson on the resolution
of thanks by Congrem to General Zachary Taylor.
Let it not be forgotten that Messrs. Jones, Lumpkin nnd Cobb,
of Georgia, stood side by side with the Hon. Jacob Thompson,
and that one of them wents ven further, for when the Resolution
had been amended by llie Senate, and was returned to the
House, it was discovered that Gen. Taylor's name had been by
some mistake inserted after the names of his subbordinate offi
cers. The unanimous assent of the House was of course neces
sary to the correction of the error, but one of the above named
trio objected, hoping doubtless, thereby to defeat the resolutions
and withhold the thanks of Congress from the men who so
gallantly sustained the honor of the nation in the Valley of the
Rio Grande. Will the Democracy of Georgia imitate their breth
ren of Mississippi, or will they sustain the men who would for
party purposes have insulted the old hero and his gallant army I
We shall see.
Mr. Polk a Hero. —Truly Mr. Ritchie will be regarded
throughout all time,as the veritable George Buchanan of the Polk j
Administration. It is sometimes, however, rather difficult to do- j
termine whether he is praising or ridiculing his royal higlutess.
the President. For instance, whenever the American arms are
successful in Mexico, the venerable editor turns to the White
House, and with tottering step and upraised, tremulous finger,
exclaims, “ More glory for our army I we're again whipped the
Mexicans! we've plundered Mars of all his trophies"! ! Al
exander, Buonapart, Wellington, Jackson,and Washington,must i
be forgotten when in history posterity shall contemplate tile
” martial genius” of James K. Polk! Even Mr. Benton must
hide his diminished head and grow modest in the presence ot i
tlie hero ot the White House, that son of Fame, around whose
brow encircle the “civic oak, and the laurel’’ emblem of warlike !
deeds”!!!
liulcss some of our readers should think that wc grossly slan
der the venerable organ-grinder, we beg leave to give them the
following bona fide quotation from an article which recently ap
peared in the editorial columns of the Washington Union, laud
ing Mr. Polk as the hero of the Mexican war! There is cer
tainly nothing in the English language dial can equal it, either
for coolness or effrontery, except the announcement lately made
in the same paper, that the granting of a permit to Santa Anna
to pass the blockade at Vera Cruz, was no great blunder in di- I
plomacy after all. But to the extract—the venerable editor soys:
” But another and more brilliant scene awaits us—the civic
oak gives place to the laurel, emblem of warlike deeds Let
both encircle the Son of Fame Peace having yielded all her !
elements of renown, without filling up the measure of M r Polk's
greatness and ambition, the aspiring man would plunder Mare of
all his trophies. War comes to minister to his martial gcniuß; I
and 10, tne victories ot Taylor, shedding a resplendent lustre
along his track from the field of Palo Alto to the heighLs of Buena
Vista, are to umte their rays to illuminate with a blaze of vicari- j
ous glory the name of Mr Polk.’’
i Hear 0 Heavens! and give car O Earth! The “ vicarious !
glory'’ of James K. Polk—the hero of Palo Alto, Monterey, Bue- !
na Vista, and Cerro Gordo! The thing is so rediculous that
even the President himself must have been thrown into convul
sions ol laugnter while 4 paragraph.
The Upson Paper Mill.—We are happy to leam that this
important enterprise is about to be carried through on a scale
that will insure success. The gentlemen who have undertaken
it, are heavy capitalists and men of enlarged and comprehensive
views, and are resolved to hesitate at no expense and no effort
necessary for a successful competition with the Northern nulls.
It is their purjiosf*, we understand, to embark largely in the man
ufacture of a sujierior article of newspaper, and we sincerely
hope that our brethren ot the Press generally in the State, may
liberally patronize the establishment. It is in this way alone
that we can hope to build up those manufactures in our State,
which are destined fiuaily to render us permanently independent.
Georgia sends abroad annually, not less than one hundred thou
aand dollars lor the single article of stationery, $30,000 of which
is paid for newspaper alone. This money would sustain some 1
five or six paper mills, which in time would afford employment
and support for 1000 to 1500 persons. Each of these nulls would ,
create a home market for provisions, rags, &c. Slc., to the value
of thirty or forty thousand dollars per annuiujv.Bpeaking of rags,
leads us to remark, that we of the South are entirely too negli
gent of amall matters, which, however apparently insignificant
in themselves, in the aggregate amount to a great deal. By the
census of 1840, it Appears that the consumption of rags in the
Units* Suites amounts to something like eight millions of dol
lars annually—a large proportion of which had to be imported j
from Europe! Ol tliis amount Georgia realizes probably not 1
tIJJOO. Her people have not been in the habit of attending to
these “ email matters, M for the simple reason that tiny have no j
home market for them, and do not think of making rags an ar I
tide of export. Let a few paper mills be established in Georg a, j
and we will save not only the money which is now sent abroad j
for paper, but we will prufh collaterally in both industry and j
economy™which, after all, are the only true bases of prosperity |
It is to these, more than to the operation of Tariffs, that Ur* peo
pie of New England are indebted for their progress and their
wealth. We of the South, in many iuslunccs, labor earnestly
enough and arduously enough, particularly upon a magnificent 1
scale, but our money pours through our pocks* like water through I
a sieve, and while we are gazing at thestarsand expecting them
to shower down gold upon us, the industrious Y ankee is convert
ing the pebbles at our feet into hoards of wealth. If we would 1
prosper like then, we must, like them, attend to small matters
as well as great ones—we must look lo the rags as well as the I
silks.
If the proprietors of the Upson paper mill can contribute, even i
ta a limited degree, to the accompli*! until t of so desirable an
md, dry will nchly have earned Uw thanks ai — r —g? w *,. ,
love da Bouth and her institutions, nnd who honestly behve that
the only way in which she can compete with New England, is
by cherishing manufactures and the mechanic ate, in ooqjanetfcm
with agriculture Each is important in its place, and without
*ll of them in perfection, no people cun be prosperous and hap
py A merely agricultural population cannot always be thrifty
and full liandcd, but a merely manufacturing and nicchamcul
community may, and that too, with twice the population upon a
given area. The New England States will probably ultimately
sustain five times as many people within their limits as can lie
supported in any agricultural region of the same extent, even in
the valley of the Mississippi These things ought to be consul
eri by our people, and particuiarv by our law given-, whose
chief study ought to be, to give to the industry and capital ol our
people that direction which will be most profitable and confer
the greatest good upon the gicatest number.
The Victories —The Macon Volunteers and Floyd Rifles,
on Saturday last celebrated in becoming style, the anniversary
of the battles ot Palo Alto and Re sac ade la Palma. It must
be gratifying to our citizens, to observe the generous rivalry
which seems to have sprung up between these companies—a ri
valry’, which, while it causes the members of each to struggle for
the ascendancy, is marked by evidences of the kindest feeling on
both aides.
The Cemetery. —We regretted the other evening to notice,
while strolling through the Cemetery, that some semi-barbarian
had been committing depredations upon the shrubbery. In one
instance, a young and valuable tree had been completely gird
led, and of course destroyed ; while in several places the tops
of shrubs near the sides of the walks were broken or cut off
It is perhaps matter of congratulation, that so little mischief of
the kind lias been done by the idle and vicious, still it seems
strange that even the sanctity of the grave cannot restrain the
vandal propensities of some men. A spot so remarkable for its
natural attractions, and appropriated to such solemn uses, would
of course, not be desecrated by any respectable citizen, and we
are at a loss to conceive how even the stranger could so far forgot
himself ns to commit depredations upon grounds in which, hy th *
charity and liberality of others, his own mortal remains may se
cure a final and resjxctabfa resting place. The depredations in
this instance, we admit, are slight; but a timely notice, and a prop
er reprobation by the citizens generally, may perhaps prevent 1
persons from committing others of a more serious character.
Mr. Webster in Charleston.—Mr. Webster with his lady 1
arrived in Charleston, on inonday last, and was welcomed by !
Mr. Elmore, on the part of the citizens, and Mr. Pcttigru on
the part of the bar. Mr. Webster responded, as we leam
from the Evening News, in appropriate terms to the re
marks of tiie gentlemen, accepting the proffered courtesies. He
* said that he should be doing violence to 4lis own feelings and
wrong to the people of Charleston, if he failed to do so. Massa
chusetts regarded South Carolina as a sister in the confederacy
-of States. In the Revolution they had fought shoulder to shoulde i
nnd the soil of the latter had drank up the blood ofthesonsof
the former. It was true there were many differences of opinion
existing between the North and South ; but in sentiment and
feeling, where patriotism was concerned they were one lie
was happy to Im* in Charleston and to partake of its hospitalities,
and he thanked the Committee for the flattering maimer in which
they had extended the welcome.
Mr. Webster was afterwards waited upon by the Malingers (J
the proposed Ball, who, in the name of the citizens tendered it
to himself and lady. Mr. Webster accepted the invitation, and
the Ball took place yesterday (Tuesday) evening.
To the invitation to a Bar dinner, so courteously tendered by
Mr. Pettigm. Mr. Webster replied in appropriate terms, —raying
it was un old custom for the Bar to dine together, nnd that he
should be much gratified to meet with his professional brethren.
The dinner took place on Monday. Mr. Webster will therefore
leave Charleston to-day for Columbia. After which, he will
visit Augusta and Savannah, and will probabty not reach Ma
con before the 20th.
On Saturday, a grand festival was held hy the New England
Society, in honor of the distinguished guest.
Santa Anna.—A report was current in New Orleans, a few
days sine -mid to lie founded on a letter from Vera Cruz, that
Santa Anna had been shot. Letters from Vera Cruz state, ac
cording to the Bulletin, that the Mexican officers who have !
fallen into our hands openly accuse him of being a traitor, and !
that he has betrayed the army at the late battle.
Should this turn out to be true, we presume that Mr. Ritchie
will then declare that ‘‘the ad mission of Santa Anna into Mex
ico was really no great blunder in diplomacy after ally
Aid and Comfort —The Eastern Argus not long since said
“Wc leam, from undoubted authority, that the speech of Tom
Corwin was translated by order of the prominent Federalists at
Washington, published in the Spanish language, and a number
forwarded to the city of Mexico, where it was read by the mul
titude, and received with great cheering!”
The Richmond Whig without pretending to apologise for the
very foolish speech of Mr. Corw in, replies to the above most
conclusively, as follows:
‘‘We have no doubt that the foregoing statement is false—but |
if it be true, we should be glad to know w hether “Tom Corwin’s
speech,’’ sent to Mexico by the Whigs, or Santa Anna, sent 1
thither by Mr. Folk, rendered most essential service to the Mex
icans, or gave most effective and substantial ‘aid and comfort’
to the enemy r
The Democrats and Gen. Taylor. —We beg leave, says
our able cotemporary of the Savannah Republican, “to refresh
the memories of our Democratic friends who are now so very
much interested in Gen. Taylor’s receiving his due meed of j
praise, by reminding them of the fact, that during the last session
of Congress, and after the battle of Monterey, every Locofoeo
member present in the House of Representatives voted to cen- |
sure Iren Taylor, except Adams, of Mississippi. Revi.v, of Vir
ginia, and Birt, Ruett, and Woodward, of South Carolina
Every Whig in the House voted against the censure. One
hundred and nine members voted for the censure, and they
were all Locos. Seventy voted against it, and they were all >
Whigs but the five above named Among the names recorded j
in favor of the censure, we find those of those staunch Georgia
Demociats, Messrs. Cobb, Seaborn Jones, and Lumpkin —
Messrs HARRALSONand Towns missing!”
Facts like these speak louder than words.
The Recorder. —The Whig party of Georgia will be most
happy to leam tliat the Editore of the Recorder have at last
waked up from their slumber of years Since the Journal S,
Messenger has gone into operation the fiscal Editor of the Re- I
corder has been as busy as “a bee in a tar barrel,” running to j
and fro throughout the State—indeed he seems to have fallen
quite in love with certain Sheriffs and Clerks, who were in the
habit of patronizing the Georgia Journal. Not content to trav
el hitnself as last tut wind, and steam, and water could carry
him, he has, if we arc correctly informed, been courting certain
official dignitaries by proxy. Nay, he has even clapped “a whole I
shovel full of coals ‘ upon the back of his usually sedate, and
comfort-loving Senior, and set him rather awkwardly to boast- ]
ing, because forsooth, they cltanced to circulate the news by j
the Cambria mn.uiui MiiludgeviU. ami east of that point — nay
even at Macon, before the Journal Messenger. It so hap
pened that the Recorder did circulate, in Macon, news received
on Sunday at Milledgeville, sooner than we circulated tha 1
which came to hand on Tuesday, ( two days later !) But is that
any triumph 1
Why does not ihe Editor come out plainly, and confess that j
we circulated the glorious news of the battle of Cerro Gortlo,
not only ill Milledgeville, but through the whole eastern part of
the State, at least five days in advance of tire Recorder! Why
not mention that it was in our paper of the 6th inst., ami that it
did not reach the light from the Recorder office until the
11th 1! !!!
Again, we publish in our paper to-day, the thrilling news of
the advance ut the American forces upon the city of Mexico,
the capture of Pefote, with a large supply of arms and muni
tions of war, also important intelligence from the city ol Mexi
co, &.c , &c. This paper will reach our readers in Central and
South Western, and Western Georgia, simultaneously with this
week’s Recorder, and yet that paper does not contain one syl
lable of this important news !! ! Put that in your pipe brother
Grieve, and next week bring out your news when it has grown
stale and vapid, and when the readers of the Journal ts Meseeti
ger are ready for a fresh supply—perhaps announcing the
foil of Mexico itself. We are very happy to find that our cotem
poraries have at last waked up, and hope their political friends as
well as themselves, may profit by their renewed energy ; hut we
are inclined after all, to think that some of their readers will find
that Milledgeville is rather off the read,and that news is none
the more interesting for having “stood on the lees” there for a
full week before being given to the public.
Thk True Shut of Locofocoism.—' Though we cannot sup
pose that the great mass of the Democratic Party would think of
countenancing such a proceeding as is suggested in the follow
ing paragraph, taken from the Fincastle Demon at, still we deem
it but proper to apprise our readers of the spirit which animates
some of tlie leaders of that party Land stealing is bad enough,
but when it is seriously proposed to rob the tmre, and desecrate
the sanctuaries of even the Mexicans, die moral sense of all par
ties must revolt at die idea. Such a policy would be as short
sighted and silly as it would be infamous and barbarous; be
j cause it would not oidy place us on an equality with the Goth*
and Vandals, but unite die whole Mexican people against us.
and forever preclude the possibility of effecting an honorable ad- I
justnient of existing difficulties. Tlie writer in question gives us 1
die following specunen of morals and Democratic financial ncu ‘
men. He proposes: .
“ w * sriae the silver ami gold slowed in the Catholic
• c Mexico as an indemnity in die expenses of the 1
war ”He says, I here is more than enough there—u i.„ u „ bv ;
conquest W here it is. it is doing no part of the human fiunilv
or God any service, and it would tie religiously right to return
out of dies.’ treasures die money which their acts have forced our
Government to expend”
Having robbed the churches, we presume the next suggestion
of the Flncaßic Democrat would of course be, to revive the rack
and the inquisition, and re-enact dm bloody tragedies which
characterized die dark agra. The one would be an appropriate
cquel to the odicr.
tCT We have received an article signed Union, and would !
be glad to liave an interview widi dm writer, ns he ti perhaps
not aware that we publish no communication the author of \
which is not known to us
Visit of Mr. Webster.—By >curduy's mail, die Commit- ,
tee of Invitation for the city of Macon, received from Mr. Web
ster the following letter, weich lias been kindly handed to u>
! for publication:
Charleston, S. C. May 8, 1847.
! Gentlemen 1 liave the honor to ackno wfel,’ ■ the r • ?ipt ot i
i your letter of the third, inviting me, in behaii of the citizen* ol
Macon, to visit that city in the course ot my tour. Most cheer
fully shall I comply with so flattering nn invitation, mould oc
currences leave it in my power. Circumstances kept me at the i
| North a month, nearly, beyond the tim • when it was my origin- |
al purpose to come South. Othe r delays have occurred, and it t
is now uncertain how far in your direction I maybe able to pro
ceed. If 1 got near to you, 1 will certainly endeavor,gentlemen, j
to pass t few hours with you and your fellow citizens \ but 1 pray 1
you and them, to take no pains to give me a ceremonious ot
formal reception. My stay, if 1 reach your city, must b* sum,
and whatever time I may nave at command, l should be 10
give to a view of the city, and to an unconstrained intercoms -•
with the people. . . . ,
You are pleased to intimate, gentlemen, what is d°uott?ss
trOvj, that on certain political questions, the citizens of Macon
have differed from me. But it would be unworthy, both ot in in
and of me, if n fact of that kind should render us unfit lor social
intercourse, and the acquaintance which citizens of one part ot
the country have opportunity ot forming with those ol another.
Wc have great interests, in common, under the protection ol the
General Government; we have other gn at interest*, -litrustc t
to our several Btatc governments respectively. We are bound
to know nnd to observe these distinctions. In whatever we
agree, lam sure such concord will give pleasure t us all; and
; wnen we differ, intelligence, candor, and patriotism will inst met
j us to treat both the rights and the opinions o* each other with
respect.
1 am, gentlemen, with much personal regard,
Your obliged fellow citizen,
DAN L. WEBSTER
’ To Messrs.
j; <*. R. Washington, A. P Powure, l Coin. &c.
I. G. Holt, 11. G. Lamar, Juo. J. Gresham, \
Wc hope it will not be forgotten that the Southwestern
Railroad Convention will assemble at Aincrieus, Sumter coun
ty, on Tucs lay, the IBt i inst. file time for writing hms now
pmd, a:i 1 that for a:t:o;i has arrived.
Mr. Folk’s Diplomacy. —One thing at least, has character
ized the administration of Mr. Tolk—his secrets have been nearly
as well kept as those of any despotism in the old world—nay, quite
as well na thusc ot th*‘ most accomplished banditti that ever sub
sisted upon public plunder. It has been the especial business of.
the organ at Washington, and of several,so called, neutral pajiers, j
to mislead the public in regard to the diplomatic movements oi J
the Government. To accomplish this purpose, they have been
utterly unscrupulous in regard to truth. At one time, it was pos
itively declared, that no bargain had been made with Santa An
na, cither directly or indirectly. Again, in a thoughtless mo
ment, Mr. Ritchie lets out the whole secret, by declaring that the
result at Buena Vista proved that Mr. Folk's policy it permitting
Santa Anna to enter Vera Cruz, was not so great a blunder in
diplomacy after all!
It would seem that Mr. Folk in all these negotiations,has been
smart enough to commit nothing to paper. AH his instructions
to Atocha, McKenzie, nnd others, have been merely verbal.—
They have been allowed to act as self-constituted .Ministers Plen
ipotentiary, disclaiming nil authority to treat, and yet treating;
proclaiming that they are travelling at their own expense, and
yet doubtless with the understanding that they will ultimately be
handsomely repaid out of the secret service fund. The correct
ness of these statements is fully confirmed by a letter which re
cently appeared in the “ Courier des Etas Unis” a French pa
per published in New-York, nnd always well informed. This
letter is dated Vera Cruz, April 9th,and the writer says that “ to !
his own personal knowledge. M. Atocha, just before his depart
ure from Mexico, and at three o'clock in the morning, wrote a
confidential letter to Rejon, in which he made the following prop
osition, (in his own name and nut officially,) as the basis of a
treaty, that, in his opinion and according to his instructions,
would be acceptable to both countries.’’
“ The adoption as a boundary line between the two countries,
of the Rio Grande del Norte as far up as the parallel of Califor
tbrnia, which intersects tlie Rio Gila between the 33d and 34th
degrees of latitude. [This line would only include New Mexi
co, in addition to California ; while the 2Gui parallel would have
deprived Mexico of one-third of her territory ! The U. States
were also to pay for these acquisitions $15,000,000 or $20,000,000,
and also become responsible for the Mexican claims.
“ The expenses or tlie war, M. Atocha estimated at $60,000,-
000. There was also to be a treaty of commerce, and of alliance
between the United States and Mexico, offensive and defensive ;
the former engaging to protect the latter, as well as to refuse to
acknowledge the independence of revolting provinces, and also
to defend the frontier against the Indians, keeping thereon a force
of from five to ten thousand men.
The reader will here observe that Atocha makes this propo
sition “ in his own name nnd not officially f* and yet he declares
that in his opinion, and according to his instructions, it would
be acceptable, &c. &c. It is also stated that he bore his own
expenses, and that he tvas going again to Vera Cruz before long,
simply however, as a traveller; but that his presence “ might
prove beneficial to the cause of peace” ! It is also said in the
same fetter in the Courier, “ tlut tKaiw Liberal Ounditinna wait
read, and M. Atocha was charged by the Mexican Cabinet with
a reply to the effect that it would open negotiations the moment
the American arms were withdrawn from the Mexican soil.”
Could the fact be more clearly established, that this man Ato
cha was virtually an Agent of the Government—perhaps charg
ed with the ultimate use and application of the Three Millions
granted to Mr. Polk for the purpose of procuring a peace ;and
yet we are distintly told by the govenunent organ that he was
charged with no such mission. In olden times, to say of a man
J that he “ lied like a bulletin,” was to express what was then sup
posed to be the superlative degree of falsehood. This is howev
er a progressive age, and as “to every depth there is another
deep,” it will hereafter doubtless be said of a man that he “ lied”
j not “ like a bulletin,” but “ like the government organ.”
| If Mr. Polk wishes to make a clear transaction with the Mex
ican Government, why not entrust the negotiations and the
14 1 hIs at once to the hands of gentlemen of character of his own
party ? Why engage in playing ‘ seven-up” with Santa Anna
or any of his minions ? Why entrust the honor of tliis nation
in the hands of a man whose morals have been learned at the
| bull-fights ot Old Spain, or in the cock-pits of Havana and Mex
| A co 1 Verily, we are not astonished that this administration has
, become a by-word and a reproach, even among those who ear
| neatly hut honestly aided in raisins it to N.. winder that
j Hie old Dominion should throw off the shackles of party, and re
buke a Government thus administered, though that Govenunent
may have been tlie creature of her own choice.
“ What evil have I done, that mine enemies praise me T*
We have certainly no disposition to preach a Dow sermon
for the benefit of our cotemporary of the Augmta Chronicle C*
Sentiwel, much less to enter into one of those interminable con
! troversies, towards which he seemi predisposed. We prefer
rather to join with him in pouring “a little more grape al l can*
nister” into the ranks of oar common enemy. We know his
| heart and his high sense of honorable pride too well, to suppose
t hat he will not share in coimnou the mortification of the Whigs
! throughout the State, when he sees his own articles in regard to
; Clay and Taylor copied, applauded and gloat *d over by the
most deadly enemies of the cause which he advocates. He may
well exclaim, with one of eld, “ W hat evil have I done, that
mine enemies praise me 1” When we see these articles opied
from his paper, and read tlie adroitly pointed compliments, we
can easily excuse any manifestation of temper on the part of oar
cotenipornry, and understand how one, who lias been “ gentle
as a sucking dove” toward* his opponents, should he especially
harsh and ill natured towards his friends. This is an imm >:uty
which we would freely grant towards our friend, even if there
were nothing ludicrous in liih position, for we are assured that
his readers generally in tliis region, “ love not Clay the less, but
Taylor more,” and ihut while they enjoy his classical and beau
tiful essays touching the personal and political attributes
of Mr. Clay, they sometimesiaetutiously mniis at the rather vain
attempt to add
“ Beauty to the raiubow or brilliancy to the sun ”
We give all credit to our cotemporary for his purity of purpose
and lus well known patriotism, but we respectfully submit wheth- I
er—when the country is in a blaze of enthusiasm, when the po- 1
litical elements are excited, and when there is an opportunity of ‘
turning th*‘ affections of the whole people into on** common i
current —when the North and the South may lie united— when l
even fanaticism (unable to resist the popular current) presents a* |
offerings in token of the worth and wisdom of the old hero— ‘
when nil faces ore turned to him as the only man who can drive ‘
out the present spoilsmen from their places, am! who can restore
th** government to the simplicity nnd purity which characterized I
it in the days of Wushmgtun—we say, under sueh cireiiinstune-s *
, we submit whether it is not a little inappropriate for our gifted ‘
ostemporiry of th** Chronicle k Sentinel, to he indicting sum- j
/.ns uim first love, and, like a beautiful maiden of sixtr u, fe
r “shedding whole pints of bitter Irani,” because papa (in thit irwi
| stance the people) will not countenance the gratification of h r
j youthful whims Joking aside, we hope our cotetuiiorary will
upon reflection, review hiscours* l , and come oui cordially for the
“old hero ” To tliat complexion it must com** at last The
j people have made up their mind* upon the mattrrof hia ejection
I and we slsiuld fa* sorry to aee our good trend of tha Chronicle
I fa SosUiim bring up the “fire in the rear,” particularly as Ins able
and graceful pen nnild perform such good execution—provided it
were only properly pointed.
We understand that the Whiga of Virginia contemplnt
’ returning th**ir thanks to the Editor of the Washington Um m
for the essential “aid nnd comfort” he rendered them in the re
j cent Virginia slediotts. If we are not greatly mistaken, tlu* j
W lugs of Georgia will have to perform n similar duty towards :
| the ttlf oomplacent editor of the Federml Union,%X Milled#.* i
ville It will be recollected that he sometime since asserted that
<*en Taylor was a Democrat. We have learned that a goodly
! number of the Ifemocratic b'hoys have resolved to take tire ed
, * lor ot word, and declare that they will support “Old Zac *
eveu th’ it ‘h tire Whigs do nominate him
Vuwi.Xiz ELEcriuN*.—Tire !ii.y ui V irginia have e-jr
tainly stiff-red sidly in the late electinna. In the la.it Conzreai
the Whigs hiul but one member, now they have six, anl loss
three oilier Districts by an aggregate of less th m 109 votes. —
la the last Legislature, the Democratic majority on joint ballot
was twenty-two, now there is probably a tie, ani possibly a
Wltig majority of from two to four. The Democracy threw
Mr. Cuihou.l overboard, but lie proved a mill-atone arotmd their
necks and drugged the whole party to the bottom with him.
Guns! Guns I—The number of M Mean g m capture 1 by the
j Americana during the war has been immense, numbering in all
to nearly 700; viz: at Vera Cruz Ccrro (lor.loan 1 Perote 599; Al-
I vtuado GO; Tuspan2s; Monterey 59 j Maumoras and Resaea 40.
Total G 75, without including the smaller pieces taken at less im
portant points. it has been suggested that selections should be
made from the heavier and more elegantly finished pieces, to be
sent to Washington, West Point and other places, as trophies of
the American Anns.
Mr. Mu fit Deposed—The R -v.J. N. Maffu, against whom
grave charg :s have been preierred, has had his hearing before |
til • Collier’ nc ■ of the Methodist Church, an I the result is, that i
lie has been deposed from the ministry and cut oH irom church
fellowship. The decision and aenume •of the conference prop
erly certiti i by Bishop dan -, have been read in all the New !
Y ‘ik city Methodist churches, none but the members being
present.
Paospt< Ts ot Peace —Mr. Kendall, writing from Jalap*, on
tli’ 28th ult., says that t r lat -st intelligenc from Mexico, was
that Mr. Uankh ad th > British Miuiater’in Mexico, had renew
ed his oilers of mediation, and that, notwithstanding the denun
c.atory tone of the Mexican papers and the resolves of Congress,
the malter w.is a rurally un ter consideration when the dihgen
tii Ji g. >1 r K ways that there is a peace party in Mexico, and
that, there may be. sum • truth in the rum ir. Another rumor is
that the friends of Gomez Curias contemplated a revolution and
a union with the abhorrei Yankees. Every thing, however, is
m the greatest contusion—the Mexican people, terror stricken |
at the result of th ’ battle of Cerro Gordo, are fleeing before the ;
upproaehing forces of Gen. S ott, and c-tltnot be rallied.
I’.ubla has not been fbrttli and, and will probably tall into our
hands without th ■ tiring ot a gun. Even the cityof M xico has
onlv n few light breast works which Hre wholly inadeqrate for a
defence ot the place. Santa Anna is openly charged bv his ,
countrymen with cowardice and treachery—us having sold the i
battles of iluciui Vista, C -rro Gordo, &c., &c. The next intel- |
ligence from Mexico will be of absorbing interest. There was I
a report in Mexico that Gen. Taylor had thrown forward a de- I
taenment of his army to lr.camacion, and that his whole force
would move upon Zacatecas and Saa Luis on the 7th inst.
j There were only 3UOO Infantry ot San Luis, and the Congress
I ot that department had conferred extraordinary powers upon
the Governor for the defence of the place.
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIIE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER.
MILLEDGEVILLE, May 10, 1847.
The Supreme Court adjourned its session at tiiis place on Fri
day Inst, after having gone through with the thirteen cases brought
up from tit ueo trts b low. Perhaps the most important of these
was the case of tile State vs. the Cashier ol the Darien Rank, in
which a judgment for upwards of $9,090 had b -en rendered for
the State at the last session of Baldwin Superior Court. The
Supreme Court uilirmed the judgment.
1 am informed that several companies of cavalry have been ten
dered to the Executive. These tenders have been made by Capt.
Loyall, of Newton, Capt. Hamilton, of Cass, Gen. Nelson, of Cass,
and Mr. Montmollin,of Savannah. Ido not know that either of
them has been accepted. Perhaps none of them have been ful
ly organized. I learn thnt the rule adopted by his Excellency in
such cases, is to accept the first whose organization is reported
as complete.
It is believed thnt no tend ;r of Infantry has yet been made —i
So you perceive the equestrian order is more popular than la j
promenade. Col. W. Whistler, now at Fort Moultrie, has been
designated by the War Department as inspecting and mustering
officer.
I might here indulge in some grave reflections in relation to
raising the five companies of infantry, in compliance with the
demand upon Georgia; but in proportion to their truthfulness
might be their liability to injurious construction. I shall there
ore prefer silence for the present.
f Among the rough jokes of the Muscogee Democrat —whose
relations to the original Adjutant of onr regiment in Mexico are
aufficiently notorious—he ventures the opinion that the rear- j
guard dliscurity of the unlucky Georgians, is to be ascribed to j
the Adjutant’s absence from it. Be this as it may, lam inclined I
to think that if lie was inspired in Mexico, as adjutant, with but i
a moiety of the stubborn zeal in behall of his regiment, which ;
he has evinced since his return, as editor, in defence of Mr. i
Polk's administration, his loss to the regiment must have been
almost irreparable.
Yours, See. A.
WHIG MEETING INHOUSTON.
At a meeting of a portion of the Whigs of Houston county,
held in Perry on the 4th instant, Dr. C. T. Woodson was called
to the chair, and Dr. W. S Townsend requested to act as Sec
retary. The object of the meeting having been stated by the
Chair, die following resolutions were introduced, and afa r some
discussion, unanimously adopted:
lie.noired . Thar, the Whitts of Houston county respectfully in
vite their Whig brethren of the county of Macon, to meet them
at the Camp Ground in Macon county, near the line of thiscoun
ty, on Thursday, the 17th of June next, tor the purpose of nom
inating a candidate to represent them ill the Senatorial branch
of the next Legislature; and that it is the desire of this meeting
that the Whigsof both counties meet in mass—if this mode, as
well as time and place, meet the views o our brethren of Ma
con county.
Resolved, That the Whigs of this county will meet in Perry,
on the first Tuesday in next month, for the purpose of nomina
ting two candidates to represent this county in the Representa
tive branch of the next Legislature, and also to appoint four del
egates to represent this county in the Whig State Convention,
to be held in Mdledgeville, to nominate a cundidate for Gover
i nor.
Resolved That a copy of these proceedings be forwarded to
the Journal i( Messenger, in Macon, tor publication, and that
the Editors be requested to give them two or three insertions in
| that paper.
The meeting then adjourned.
C. T. WOODSON, Chairman.
Wm. S. Townsend, Secretary.
WHIG MEETING IN MONROE.
According to previous notice, a portion of the Whig party of
Monroe county, convened at the Court House on the 4th inst.,
when W. S. Norjian, Esq , was called to tlie Chair, and E. G.
Cabaniss appointed Secretary.
On motion of R. P Trippe, Esq.
Resolved, Thl” ‘L- n-"* fil ~ lA<,U a „,„a
n-prisrm this county in the Convention of the Whig paity to be
held ill Mdledgeville on the 3d Wednesday in July next, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for Governor, at the election
1 in October next, ami that a Committee ol three be appointed by
the Chair to report the names ot such Delegates.
The Chair appointed on that Committee, Messrs. H. Phini
zee, J Rush and J. T. Jackson.
The Committee retired, and upon their return reported as Del
egates to tlie Convention, Joint K. Simmons, Mead Leaueur, K.
P Trippe, Esq , M B Merritt and David Ogletree.
On motion of E. G. Cabaniss, it was
Resolved, That the meeting appoint three Delegates from
each Military Disttict in tlie county, to meet in Convention at
Bartlesville, at such time ub may he designated by the VVlugs of
Pike county, to nominute n candidate to represent the 2Gth Sen
atorial District in die ensuing session of the Legislature, and
that a Committee be appointed to nominate said Delegates.
The Chair appointed Messrs. 1). Sanford, M. I>. Merritt, and
O J. Wiilts thut Committee, who reported tlie following persons
as Delegates to the Convention at Bumesville.
From Capt. Battle's Dist —W. S Norman, R. P Trippe and
A. V . Mann. Copt. Cox’s—G, Edg *, L B. Alexander and C.
G. Goodwyn. Capt. Britt s —J. R. Maddox, J. N Taylor imd
Wm. R. Banks. Capt. Willis’.—J. G. Jordan. Braxton Bird
and L. T. Doyal. Capt. Luce’s.—J. R. Simmons,O. S. Wood
ward and J. H. Banks. Capt. Kelsey s—E. H. Jackson, Hen
ry Hill and J. G. Powell. Capt. Crowder’s.—K Wright, 1). T
Walker and J. T. Crowder Capt Dumas’.—W. I, Fantbro,
J. Bush and W. H. Bankston. Capt. Tomlinson’s. W F
Mapp, A M. D McElroy aiulli. B.Fletcher, ('apt Harrell’s.
—J. M. Little, (i. English aud W Rowland Capt. Morris’
IL Mays, J. G. Willis and M. M Dicken. Capt. Dillard's
I P Randle. T. J Maun aud M. C. Sparks. Capt. Brantley's—
VV iley Hill, J R. Turner and S. L. brewer. Capt Bargain
A G. Benton, James Norris and A 1). Steele Capt. Mulddle
brouka' —E. Clark, J Fletcher and H B. Watts. Benton's.
M Lesneur, H. Luncctbrd and J. T. Jackson
On motion of Col. L T Doyal,
Resolved, That each Military District in the county appoint
three Delegates to meet in Convention in Forsyth, on the first
Tuesday in July next, to nominate candidates tor Representa
tives from Alonroe county in the approaefung session ol the L g
ialnture. *
The meeting then adjourned.
_ _ „ W S NORMAN, Chm'n.
E. G. Cabaniss, Sec'y.
LATEST FROM GENERAL TAYLOR.
By an officer direct from Saltillo, which place hr left on the
1 4th. alt the N.O. Delta of the Gilt inst., learns thut Gen. Wool
was Mt It atathmed at llsit place with the Illinois, Indiana, Ken
| tlteky, mid Arkansas volunteers
j Tlie artilh ry force that was in the battle of Buena Vista, are I
i still sum I there, as are also Col M iv's dragoons A squad
ron of the latter, numbering some ’Jut) under Lieut. Rucker
mad’ a scout in the adjoining country. They found Gen. Mi- I
j non in the ueighUirhood of Enczrnacton, at the head of a tliou
san lor fifteen hundred luneers. They thought to draw a fight
Iroiu Miaou, but were unsuccessful Three of th • party, who
, separated themselves from the insjit body, got killed befan they
rsiumrd to rmp, by soon- prowling Mexicans who hung about
, their lines
The troop* t Buena Vista and Saltillo were in excellent I
h i.th ; and the wounded, who were daily visited by Gen Wool I
nn I who siw that all their wants were attended to, wore rapidly
j improving With tlie wounded Mexicans, who are in a sem.
i hospital, attended by their own is, it la different
Hu place is 111 a most liltliy condition; the American governor j
I 7 ,h ” low ” ‘“* “• compel the alcalde to pay more attention to
I their wants and to the eleenhness of the place
! t , <; ” j* atjll t th’ Walnut .Springs He has heard of
his nomination lor tlw Presidency by several presses and persons 1
in the United Htates, but avoids referring to it or Haying aught
Tli ■ Delta's informant left his csmp on the 18th u lt
The Kentucky Rules, who Were then ill the Walnut Springs
Were to start tor Camurgo, on their way home, with the next 1
down tram.
The head-quarters of Humphrey Marshall's Kentucky caval
ry wss Lrrntfvn 1„,„ Marshall'* eompany was at Camargo j
lint lew or ibair of the volunteers will re enlist
The Wabx Sgat.x -We Ilk ; pbiura 11 eilh.t; ti a!
motion ol our readers to the a Ivcrtisetntnt of Mr. M lUgYim, in
regard to thi Warm Springy of M irlwt'i;:. An p/t-, ac
commodating lauilord, an 1a a nae jjf.il eo::::: —’l. ..VI. is too
well known in (Jjorgia,Uanlaty r ■ - >:n anlttiot from the
press. Tli ■ re are few r?3JrH in tilt State m ire agretable than
(he Warm Spri tgt, an I nn.t j vv.i ‘re a.’ j.i imj’ at I pi sxt tre can
1 b? more readily it litoi.
American Review. —Tua Mty number of th. > spirited Whig
Journal hat bt.ct r.’oeive I. It contain a;i engrave J lilt -test,
thoug'a not a v try ll ittering oat, of tli t Hon. Jhi M :1 J .1 trio t
Berrien. The Editor al.it U that it ropresenu tli j distin gnisha 1
Sinator at u ao;n a what earlier age,” but adit tint it “is taken
rom a bistre drawing in miniat i e. fj. ti ih id for t’l > p irp t-t.”
The sk teh of the lift of Mr. B irrieit intend • 1 to ncum.rny
the liktness w.is not farnis'.itd in tint t fir th ■ pre •mt number.
We have a single sugg.tstion to make to the Editor of the Re
! view, viz: That tlie value ol’ these engravingtoonsisto entirely ut
I their q.iahty, and that unless he call secure th-■ services of n su-
I psrior artist, they had b tier be omitted. The likenesses of
i Messrs. Clay, Crittenden and others, published ill the Review,
have certainly not been calculated to elevate either the distin
guished originals or th ■ work, in the estimation of a discerning
public. We are extremely sorry that the likeness of Mr. Berr'en
is not only both more accurate and mote i legamly finished. A
side from this, the preuuit number of tile Review is n good o.ic,
though perhaps a little too much on the newspaper order. Papers
prepared for such u work, should ulways be. well tempered with
moderation. They are intended to operate upon the judgments
rather than the missions of the read r
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
Advance iu Corn and Cotton.
The i'll ‘Uig eit: ■ by tits Caledonia at Boston, is as lute as the
19th ult. from Liverpool, and of the, mm gratifying character,
I particularly to the farmers and planters.
There was an improved feeling in th; manufacturing districts
i At Manchester a better inquiry ha l sprung up fir gsuds and
, yam, and manufacturers were holding lirmly for higher prices
; Cotton had advanced during the week en ling the 19th from
jd to id—fair bowed Georgia being quoted 71 to 7i ; Mobile 74
a74 ; New Orleans 74 a BJ. This advance was predicated up
on the news from this country that the receipts hn 1 fallen oil
materially, and it will probably be followed by news ol a stilj
further advance by the next steamer. The London money mar
ket was easier, though some danger was apprehended on account
Q fthe continual drain of specie from h; Bunk ol England.
Corn and Flour—Wheat flour had advanced from three to
shillings, or about 89 cts. per bushel, &. Corn Meal two shil
lings or 44 cents per hushel. Wheat had advanced about l'Jd
per bushel. Indian Coin was very much in demand & the sup
plies almost exhausted. The advance hud been mainly occa
sioned by the increased demand for export to the continent and
a very heavy business had been transacted. The price now
paid for Western Canal Flour is 395. to 40s. Philadelphia 375.
6d.; Baltimore 375. Gd. to 39s Gd.; Ohio 375. to 3Js ; Canadian
375. to 395.; Yellow Indian Com is worth 51s. to 54s ; and
White 51s. to 535. On the 19th, Indian Meal was quoted at 25s
to 265.
The general and political intelligence by this arrival is of no
jinpotrance.
The state of affairs in Ireland is improving. Matters have
,eached their worst, and are now mending.—The latest ac
! counts of Mr. O’Connell's health are very unsatisfactory.
| HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Advance of Gen. Scott—Occupation of Jnlaptt and
Perote.
The news from Vera Cruz is of the most satisfactory and grat
ifying character, the dates being to the 29th ult. Gln. Scott ta
king advantage of the signal victory obtained at Cerro Gordo,
had pushed forward his troops and taken possession of both Ja
lapa and J’erote. At neither place did the enemy offer the
slightest resistance. On the approach to Jalapa, the place was
at once given up and Col. Childs was appointed military Gov
| emor. Gen. Worth at once advanced upon j Perote, and took
possession of both the town and Castle on the 22d. The Mexi
| can forces retreated on his approach, leaving a Col. Vascjuez to
j surrender the place. Akfudia was in the neighborhood, at the
I head of some 3000 cavalry, but decamped as soon as he learned
jof Worth’s approach. The army correspondent of the Delta,
says that an immense number of small anus, the big guns of the
Castle, and a large quantity of ammunition, all in excellent order
fell into our hands.
It is said that Gen. Taylor had communicated with General
Scott, in regard to a union of their forces preparatory to a de
scent upon the city of Mexico.
Santa Anna boasts that there is still another Thermopylae on
the road between Puebla and Mexico, and for its defence he is at
tempting to organize his forces near Orizaba. The American
killed and wounded at Cerro Gordo, amount to about 400. The
latter are doing well, and it is hojied that Gen. Shields may re
cover. Neither Santa Alina nor Canalizu entered Jalapa on their
retreat from Cerro Gordo. The following paragraphs will be
read with interest:
From the Vera Cruz Eagle, of the 28th ult.
We understood yesterday that information had been received
at Jalapa, that Gen. Worth bad thrown Ins oatposLs towards
Puebla, and would march itnmed ately in thnt direction himself.
We are somewhat doubtful as to its truth, however, not being
able to trace it to any positive source. The latest information
’ received from Perote which might be relied on (we think) is
that issued by us in an Extra on Monday last, and republished
jin this day’s paper Gens. Scott, Patterson, Twiggs, Pillow
! and Quitman, were in Jalapa. Gen. Shields was still lying in
a very doubtful slate in a hospital on the battle-field at Cerro
Gordo. Rumor says that Peubla will yield without discharging
a gun; if so, they will show more wisdom than has been evinced
I by several other Mexican cities, with scarcely a hope lor suc
j cess against us
It is now certain that Santa Anna is at Orizaba, a little town
at the foot of the mountam of that name, with about 1000 troops
at his standard. He was seen at that place on Sunday morning
last, and was heard to express his desire of remaining there un
-7 til he could muster a sufficient force to make anotherstand. In
, regard to the sincerity ol his assertion much doubt is entertain
ed! as it is supposed that he is exceedingly desirous to leave the
country, but tears to attempt a movement of that kind openly,
lest he should be assasmated immediately, which will no doubt
, he his late ulth. utelv. however long be ’may prolong it. He
will not dare return to the city ol Mexico, is the universal op.n
----■ ion, until some success should crown Ins efforts to redeem his
I thousand promises to the deluded people and the clergy, die lat
> ter being now Ins only backers.
It is said that those who elmg to his drooping standard now
i are brought from Oajaca principally, and that not more than two
or three hundred of them have any amts ; those they have, too,
being in very bad condition. We learn thut he pretends he can
. yet repulse the “invaders of the soil” if he can rouse the ninch
eros, and form them into guerilla parties, to snnoy small bodies
| of our citizens and soldiers whom they may have the temerity
i to attack. Forlorn and dastardly hope! How much Castilian
: blood courses through the heat tof a man who could stoop to
f such cowardly devices !
We have been credibly informed that a son of Gen. Santa
Anna is at the head, or very closely leagued with the murderers
who infest the road between this city and Jalapa, and that he
makes Santa he, a short distance trom here, lus rendezvous.
We hope that an eye will be placed upon his actions, and that,
if found guilty, he will be dealt with us promptly hs the nature
ot his participation in such crunes would justly merit.
Command of the Mexican Army.—lt is generally reported
that the Mexican Government have removed Gen. Santa Aiuia
from the chi'4 command of the army, aud apjiointed Gen. Val
entine Canalizo as his successor.— Vera Cruz Chronicle of the
28th ult.
| By a person just arrived from Orizaba, we know that General
i Santa Anna had arrived there with about 200 dragoons, turd im
mediately commenced recruiting, having now under his coma
maud about 6UUO men ol’ the fugitives from Cerro Gordo H
also assures as that a correspondence Imd been seized by the
authorities at Mexico, addressed by a great personage to dqi‘T
Ki jisi, “Hering a eertsm sum Hhe would bring nliulit an early
peace, and to plnre all the requisite means at his disposal.
In l’ue I lilt, Gen. Inclan is commanding. They are fortifying
the town for resistance— lb.
CAPTURE OF TUSPAN.
On the 19th of April, the day after the battle of Cerro Gordo,
the town of Tuspan was taken by the American Fleet, under
the command of Com. Perry. The Mexicans offere ! a stout
resistance, but were finally forced to yield.
We copy the following particulars in regard to the taking of
the place, from the Vera Cruz Eagle of the 28th ult.
The expedition consisted of the steamer Mississippi
ship,) frigate Raritan, sloop of war Albany, ship John A duals
Germantown, Decntur. Hpitfire, Vixen, Scourge, Vesuvius Hee
ls, Etna, Bonus, Petrel and Reefer. Among the vends were
I distributed 150 men belonging to the Potomac, and 340 belong.
;mg to the Ohio, both ol which remained at this place A’t'r
some delay at the Island of Lobe., awaiting the arrival of the
sailing vessels, and subsequently at sea, owing to n dtsp isioa of
the vessels by u norther, every thing was ready iorliindjiieon the
morning ot the IHifi inatant, at which time the Mississippi was
anchored oH the bar of Tuspan river, while the oth-r si am rs
having laid their masts tak nont. and oth.'iwise lighten -I m
j every possible way, took in tow the gnu-boats and barg -s of the
j exordmon, carrying, in all, about 1200 men, and two piec.not
field artillery. Ihe other vessels <4 the squadron remained st
anctMii under I ustwn shoals, which lies six or eight mil e to the
j eastward of the bn r . •
ill crossing the tier the Hpitfire led the way, and was follow 1
lby tlie Vuceti and the H ourge, cneli having a gun boat iu tow 1
i * wo “* me steamers struck on the bar, but w ire not sintered to
be Stopped lor a moment. They lit ’rally plough -1 p,
| over it. By W o'clock, the whole expedition mm ededm gun
t mg an entrance of the river, notwithstanding the s -rioin ditli
-1 ‘’ult"’” presented by th- breakers of the bar. Shortly slierw mis
everything being in readiness lor a t attack. C ‘in.o il go ferry’
hoisted Ins broa l pennant on board the Hputire, and ut once Id
the rest ol the yesaelsup th- rtv-r
Alter ascending it ulmiit five miles, two forts were discovered
o.i the right bonk, bath of which op-ned ii|kiii the sq,iii.ltu.i
liniueiliutely all the bouts were manned with storming twrttes
oral while the steamers and gun-lsiats w e gallantly romr lag
titt* tiir o| Um fortn, thi*y (th** boat*) (innhed on xnd uuiokiy t R*k
possession of the (oris, the Mexicans retreating down o.w side
w sailors ascended the other.
Hr whole expedition now moved on steadily towr!< t'w
i-jvv i us Ta<jn, foot iu a little v/Y: * anotVr
lull, com nan ling the whole city, opouo 1 1
! I At the mnu tim* vjlby. of m’i>k*'try
jby the enemy from the chaparral. This latter jort w n
I promptly attxc*iJ, and like the iwu>, was earri,*J JV*
th * enemy w uting to cross bayonet' —yjx Tuible ti*
I th -mvlves first rat * fellow j for tVn srnciesof boarding w V|
, Si.miluneon'ly with theoccapH : o iof this fo;i, n division 1 “
expedition Un k?d in the* town, nn I at nice took p>*s ’ Ul s
I’ii greater 01*1 of the inhibit mt? In I ll'l ani lafi
s3*iti-.nT.ig Bofdiei-e within reach of onr balls. ‘ 5
In thecoars-i of the contest seventh ,>n men tm \ .
killed an l w.nn led. Capt. Tnttn vli received a \r\\] ; I'.; ’
“lb joint; Lieut. Jos. L. Parker, Aid to tlie Cos a: kli
severe wound hi the upjier part of the left breast; r t
tic, ti flesh wound in the right lei?, an l LVm. Harts* >in j l,l
wound in the right wrist anl thigh. All the wounded j’, /
arc now doing well. ’ 1 Wjy, l
Several gurw of the Truxton found m Trite,Inn
j forts, nil of which w*re recovcre l nn l hrou j’u o:i lwf°i‘
piadroa. Other articlce belonging to the Tnuton
’ wi;v? recovered. After retaining poajas,-jion of the tow°
th ‘ lflth to tii-3 221 instant, th’ for-'was withdrawn
: bin r -1, leaving, however, tlie Albany nnd gin-bout Reef!*- 1,1
der Cap: Breeze, to guard nnd conumnd the place.
It may hr proper to state, thnt u!l the forts of ih. p| ac „
i destroyed by our forces There being no further work *5
(’oast f*>r the squadron, Perry
l**nrn, a movement towards the int *rior, with a fme k/ a m . e*
l ira, th irjughly organized, should sazh a ot™ bed •'j° t 8
j viable.
Tic Mexican Prisoner*.
The (’orrespondent of the Vera Cruz Eagle, writing f ro
lap a on the 90th ult., gives the following very interest]
count of iris trp from the battle ground cf Sierra Gordo to l
place:
*• Yesterday, nt noon, I left the encampment near Sierra r
do simultaneously with th'thousands of MexictnpnaonM and
huil been released on parole, und who were w ndincr
to their different homes, or to some place from whence th?**
again b- forced to take* up arms against n 3. I belies
line, extended ns it was along the rood, was full five mil?
length. The Guarda Nacionale was the only rorpa that n
tained any order in their march—the residue trudging nlon*
best they could, nnd in most admirable disorder. W?nvle 1
the road on which they marched with much difficulty tut 2
our horses heads twenty different ways in the space ofhali
hour, to avoid riding them down. They were lss sal L
men under similar circumstances would generally be, and m 2
ed many a joke nt their own expense. This was in th* 2
part of the march. But towards sunset, when they had
; ured 18 or 20 miles of their journey—most of them in th-ir u*
feet—they became quite silent nnd sad, and the effects of!
fatigue of the day, combined with previous privations, toldm
sibly upon them 1 felt much interest’ !in the numerous cm
women—those devote l creatures who follow them through
and evil—aud it grieved me to see them, worn down \v : J|
tiguc, moving at a snail's pace, their hcav£ futhens alml
weighing them to the earth. Th? woman of sixty or a!
year® —tne mother, with her infant wrapped in her rebosa-2
wife, far advanced in that state thnt “women wished tab-'*!
love their lords” —the youthful Senorita frisking along withk
lover’s on her head ; even to the prattling girl who 2
followed padre and madre to the wars—could all be seen at!
view moving along—-and barring the hardships of the tron
unconscious cf the existence of misery in this world. ™
These women, like the Indians, are the slaves
slavery thev submit to under the all-powerful influence ofi£
tion. In addition to their bedding and wearing apparel, tjj
pack upon their backs the food and the utensils to cook it i
and w o rn out as they are by the toils of the day, whilst tla
husband or lover sleeps, they prenare his repast.
I not iced one man—a Genera!—who left Gen. Scott’s n#
ters the same time I did. He was nn elderly man, agf
soon perceWed from his hobbling that he had but one leg I
progress on the march was an object of curiosity to me,
was surpueed to see him keep up so well with the more yomk
and pertecV limbed. I halted for some time at ihe
Santa Anna, to rest my horse, and my eyes ran eagerly*
the column <>f prisoners to see if he had kept up. The fo®J
filth man to the writer wus himself. He hod refused a
lers to ride, both from our men and his own. About II
ut night all of them passed my tent—save those who had <2
down from the effects of the march—which was about tj
miles from this place. An hour afterwards a polite voiceati
tent asked permission to light a segar from the fire Hook
out, it was he. He said lie had not been able to keep up wi
the advance, but he would reach Jalapa in one hour’s time.
The segar lighted, he hobbled off again, and this morniDf
met him in tlie streets, apparently not at all effected with n
jaunt.
When the Mexicans first surrendered, it was about their da.
tier hour. In one of their lbrts the camp kettles were takenfroQ
the fire, and the rations were being proportioned out. whenik
order for surrender came from the second in command—so thn
had to march out without their dinners. That evening, a&tn
large quantities of food had been served out to them by our aw
| missaries, they were picking up old bones, stale pieces of bread,
and every thing that could lx* eaten. Yesterday, on the march,
they would run up to a beef, killed the day before by our id
j vance, and cut off every piece that could obtained, as eagerly a
though they were halt famished.
From the foot of Sierra Gordo to Santa Anna's hacienda, tb
roadside was lined with dead Mexicans and horses. At aid
near the rancho where Gen Twiggs overtook the ietreatiugn
emy, they lay thick around, and a more horrid 9cene it would
be difficult to picture. Mexicans lay dead in every direcuot;
some resting up against trees, others with legs and amis extend
ed, and occasionally a lancer laying with his arm upon theeiw
gcr that received his death-wound from the same volley that end
ed the career of the rider. Some of the prisoners passing throafi
would occasionally halt to view the features of the decewd,
and theq, mending their gate, regain their place by the srdtof
tiioee who were more fortunate iu the iiuht
At the place above cited was to be seen all the property, oth
er than munitions of war, taken from the enemy. In onepiace,
arranged in good order, were all the pack saddles—then the pea
containing mules —the provisions next, comprising rice, beau
bread, pepper, pilonceos, garlic, &c., pi’es of shoes, knaisacb
and all the paraphernalia of a Mexican camp. Capt Robert
Allen, A. Q M., stopped for a moment, and gave orders
the removal of these things.
The muskets taken from the enemy were being broken os
stones as I passed the spot where they were. They were ofn
earthly use to us, aud hence the summary mode ot disposing oi
them.
Action of the Mexican Congress.
Immediately on the receipt of the news ol Santa Anna’s de
feat at Cerro Gordo, the Mexican Congress held an extraordina
ry session. The following account of its proceedings is tranah*
j ted from El licpublicano of the 21st April. It coiuen in the
shape ot a preamble and eight articles, and we give it enure
Tlie sovereign constituent Mexican Congress, in useoftk
full powers with w hich the inhabitants of the Republic have a
j vested it for the sacred object of saving its nationality; and**
; faithful interpreter of the firm determination with which its con
stituents are decided to carry on the war which the United Sum
! are now making on the nation, without desisting on
any kind of reverses; and considering that under these circ
stances the first public necessity is that of irn serving a centßtf
union to direct the national defence wflth all the energy thatctf*
, cuMiNanoM demand, and to avoid the danger of a revoiutiffli/y
power arising which might dissolve the Notional Union.dnuoy
its inst tutions, or consent to the dismemberment of its temiay,
has determined to decree as follows;
Art 1 —The Supreme Government of the Union is authorised
to dictate all necessary measures for the purpose of carrying*
the war, defending the nationality of the Republic, and savaf
the federal republican form of government under which then
! tion is constimt-’d
, Art. 2 —The preceding article does not authorize the Elec
tive to make a peace with the United States, conclude a negtfr
ation w-ith foreign powers, nor dispose, in whole or in pan,d
the territory of the Republic.
j Art. 3—Neither does it authorize him to make coutracsd
colonization, impose punishments, nor confer any civil or mili
tary employments other than those whose appointments are a*
pressly entrusted to him by the constitution.
Art. 4—Every agreement or treaty shall be null and lid
which may be made between the Government of the Unci
States and any authority whatever, which, subverting the an
al order of affairs, should set aside or take the place of the legal
ly established supreme power of the Union.
Art. s—Every individual is declared a traitor, let him bn
private persons or public functionary*, who either in his pnn*
capacity or invested with any authority, incompetent orcfrrw
lutionarv origin, may enter into treaties with toe United Sut*
I of America
Art. 6.—ln the event thnt the actual Congress finds it impos
sible to continue its sessions, a permanent committee shall h*
i immediately installed, to be composed of tlie oldest ndmM
then found present of each deputation.
Art. 7.—This committee, in the absence of Congn**. shall
perform the duties of a Government Council: shall Hpponi. a
’ case of vacancy, the person who is to take charge tetnponrilf
of the Executive powers of the Republic; shall regular da
counting und taking of the vot*s in the election of anew Pru
dent ; shall give possession to the elected person, and idiall call
together the national representation.
Art. 8 —The powers which the present decree confer on the
Government shall cease as soon as the w*ur is concluded
Such is about the amount of the proceedings of the meeting
of the Mexican Congress, held immediately after the newshif
reached the capitol of the disastrous defeat of Cerro Gordo
j The editor of El He public ann , in speaking of this extraordinary
session, in his paper of the 21st April, says that “ to tlie hooorof
the legislative body it ought to lie olwerved, that yesterday more
than eighty members assembled, and that no oilier than senti
, ments of patriotism were heard expressed. May the cotiunofl
: danger thus muu* all Mexicans, and cause to diHiippesrcventl*
names of our sad dissensions.”— S. (J Picayune
I ft'r* Rants Anna boasted very much in Jnlapi.and said thtf
he would not only whin the Americans, but that he wouldmj
! call off Ins men from tlie pursuit until he hmj driven ua intotbe
*ea. Alas, the sequel. Cerro Gordo, hr said, was intended by
nature ns a defence against all those who attempted to overt*
tlie Republic, ami if the Americans were not benten back fa’*
I thnt point, it would be useless to oppose further obstacles te tWJ
advance. This lie said iu Jalaps, on the eve of departure tor
I the scene of action. But, to wheedle the people, in his usj!
I Style Is* now excuses himself by saying that he waa not pfrp***
J —that the action Commenced much sooner than lu*
aruf that his defences were not completed —Delta.
ftCF* Th*’ Whig General Committer- of Maryland have taxoi
tint *d G -nerol Taylor for the n**xt Frrsi lenoy. -Stop that ball
Mr Ritchie!
The V omito - A f*’w c:is *s of Yellow Enver are said t‘* h* VI *
!• ci sired MA Ver.i Cm/. About .;i- tlious-ind American
j wore in the hospital,or on the sick list, but there were trwJ'Mta*
I in proportion to the numbertNfeiipiliining.
! A Good Whig Motto— ic-t th- Whigs, iu alltlKurfoWj
j election# throughout tlie country, adopt their motto the reniorm
I o| old Rough and Ready to Gen Wool aft r the battle >.
i \ ista—“ IVe thull alienyi be Victorian* when we all pwl
geth*r~ lAHtiepWe Journal.