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MACON, GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY, MAY I®, 1848.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
SIIITORUI. corrksk>kdenci.
Milledoiville, Mny Bth.
GenlUmen :—I have the pleasure o! announcing to
your readers, (hat ihe proceeding* f the WhigConven-
Iton *;iic t *■. Mihie.l h re ro dny hnve been ehnrnctrr
lied hy the tnor.feir.arkah'e maminty. Kitty counties
were represented by lUS delegates. Before organising
it was ascertained that from ninety to one hundred of
the delegates present were in favour of Gen Taylor
I>r. Terrell of Hancock was called to preside, and a
committee of l/urly lhree appointed to report business
for the consideration of the meeting. That committee,
composed of the friends of both Messrs Cloy and Tay
lor, rrported unanimously the following resolutions:
ftraotred. That tilts Convention will send delegates !
to the National Convention, to be held m Philadelphia. j
for the purpose of minima ling candidates lot the others
of President and Vice President of the United States. I
RemUed, That this Convention will nominate two*
Delegates for the State at huge, and that the delt- j
gates of each Congiesstonnl District in this Convention ,
be requested to nominate a delegate thenelrom, subject :
to the confttintiticn of this Couvemi .. all of whom
shall lie regarde 1 as reflecting in the National Conven- i
lion the aertmients and preferences of a majority of :
this Convention. I
Resolve J. That ihe noininnion of Gen. ZACHARY
TAYLOR for the Chief .Vlag.su i"-j of this Cuionaneetg
the hearty concurrence of a majority ol this Conven- I
tion; but tn the spnitof a just and hbetal concession,
we stand prepared ,o support Henry Clay, or any other
Whig who maybe such nominee of >hr Whig party i
Provided the viewa of the nominee accord with our
own on the aubject of the Wilrnot Proviso and South- (
cm Rights.
Retolved, That this Convention proceed to nomi- I
natc Ten electors for President and Vice President of j
the United Stole*.
This report was adopted almost unanimously, and j
the Convention proceeded at once with the appointment ,
ot delegates and elec tore as follows
.Deitgnttfs from the state at Nrpre to tbo Niu
tioual Convention*
GEORGS W. CRAWFORD,
JAMEs* a Mi-Ri WETHER.
Electors 4ur the S.ate at large.
DR WILLIAM TERRELL.
SEATON GRANTLAND.
Districts. Delegates. Elsctors.
nd. Willard Boynton,. W. 11 Crawford.
3rd. E. G. Cabamas, Andeiton W. Redding.
4th. E. Y. Hill, Wm. Moaeiy.
sth. W. Y. Hansel!, Warren Akin.
6th. R D Moo.e, Asbury Hull.
7th. N. G. Foster, Y F. King.
Bth. L- J. Gartrell, George Stapleton.
Alter ihe appointment ofan Executive Committee and
the transaction of other business, Mr. Smythe of Rich
mond offercJ a resolution complimentary to Mr. Clay,
which was unammouaiy adopted. The Convention
then adjourned.
The harmony and unanimity which have so striking
ly characterized the proceedings ot the Convention,
have sadly amaze J and perplexed our political adversa
ries, who were very confident that it would be impos
sible for us to agree upon any common course of action.
Mad the Convention been more equally divided, they
laigat perhaps’ have been gratified, but the Inends ol
Gen. Taylor were so largely in the majority, that they
could well alibid to be both libera! and magnanimous
towards the minority. They have Weil so, and at the
same time, 1 think have been firm iu their advocacy ot
the gallant old Hero. With Taylor as our standard
bearer, we may leel certain of victory. Though it may
be a Buena Vista contest, we know that Old Zac never
surrenders, and never is whipped.
Yours, in haste, C.
{gp As wc hove been absent in attendance upon the
Whig Convention, th * Journal Messenger may not
possess its usual variety the present week.
The Amt rkaa V- uig Review.
The May number of the Riciew, is embellished with
a very neat Engraving ol the Hon. D. D Barnard, late
a distinguished member of Congress, and at present the I
political Editor of the work. It contains a iso a caustic
and able article on President Polk and lus administra
tion. The general character and appearance of the
Review, have been very essentially improved during the
last lew months, and we are happy to team, that it has
now been placed on a permanent basis. Should the
preerm Editors continue to exhibit the same taste and
energy m the management ol the enterprise, we feel
confident that it will continue to be prosperous, in a de
gree worthy ol the g>eat interests wnich it advo
cates.
The Southern (Quarterly Review.
The contents of the April number of this work, are
as follows
„ I. Review of Prescott’s Conquests of Peru
IL kia Norman, or nulls and their uses.
111. The new rout- to China.
IV. The history and economy of Ratlioade
V. The North American Foxes.
VI. The philosophical character of Swrienberg.
VII. Stevens History of Georgia.
VIII. Critical Notices.
The mechanical execution of the Review, is quite ,
equal if not superior to that ol the North American,
while the leading papers indicate much critical accu
!en, cultivated tas.e and sound judgment. We are
happy to notice that in the recent number of the Re- j
mete, the Editor and hie correspondent* are careful to
avoid those vexed questions in politics, which cannot
ha touched in a work of the kind, without exciting
feeling adverse to the real interest of the woik. The
number now before u is one of no ordinary merit, and
we take pleasure in recommending it to the notice and
perusal ot out friends.
Macon anil Kavaauah \olnnteon.
The Sstaunah Georgian, responds in most gallant
style, to the proposition in our last, for a trial of tk>li be
tween the Susannah and Macon Corps, and ruggeM*
the 4th of July as the time, and the “Half-way Houre”
as the place of meeting, or they toes up for the meeting
between Macon and Savannah. A Inen Jat our elbow
names the Indian Springe, aa a still more advantageous
point for the meeting, especially as Coiumbua may in
that tytnf ng-p to com* itito tl}*) contest For our
lvca we hv no pirlrrrncr u to place, ,nd lev* that
aa writ aa all other preliminaries, to the respective pur.
lira They are entirely capable ot srithng these points
for themselves. All we wish to are taa tour teM ol the
skill. discipline and deportment ol the volunteer sol
diers ol the twor.ities. Th following is the article ,
above alluded, us contained in die Georgian, on Friday
last. We leave Uu* remaining arrange men is to the
respective corps
The Volunteer (( af Mar on.
The law Macon Journal & Mraaengrr.in noticing a
Miai ot okill 111 the manual, between the tint and arc
end platoon- ol thr Macon Vinunieera, who drtllrd tor
c dtatarr, e mmenda very highly thr exhibition of akill
B thearrnainii winch it is mid, would hare done errd
it to veteran- of tltr regular army.
We are gratified at thr assurance that thr Macon
Volunteer* and Floyd Kitlraarr no prosperous
Front our limited acquaintance with officer* and
men, we here admired their soldierly neatrew and die- i
Ophite, a* much a* then urbane deitonaeul aa gentle- !
rant Os aitch citiaen aoldlera Macon haa a right to be
proud
The editoreofthe Meaaenger conclude witli the fol
lowing paragraph, the emigration in which mrrla our
editorial approbation
Will ■ot our Pbranii boye, who In a aoctal way air
act alow iB meeting the Floyd RiAra, accept the friend
If gauntlet, while of our four lompamra of Infantry—
the iraarue, thr Uturr. the (sterna and the Voluntrrra,
one eurrly will etrp forward to contend with tliat fine
company—the Macon Volunteers
They might pic arc it on the Fnanh of July at the
half-way Huuee on the Central Railroad, or txta up for
the place ol meeting—Macon or Savannah.
Such contrete do more lo improve a rorpe In the drill
ifli aotdier than many ordinary paradea. The ful
kwwin (ia th • attract from thr Maaacnger ;
, “ Oar fnen ia of ih - saianrch preae. are in the hahit
•fkaaetinjln q am y.undwe belierc juatly.of the akill
fireeiphne and *tp< stance of the rarcrai corps of the
City We would lik* lo iff the matter (airly traced, tnu
iterator* propoa* that arrangaraamabc made fora tria
akfJJ batmen ti t Macon Corps ar*d nv *wo of the
i i*avannAh Companies, (Risk and Infantry of course.)t
The contest to come off at such time and place, and be
fore such judges as mny be agreed upon What say you,
gentlemen of the Seaboard 1”
The Charleston Hanks*
It was rumored in thin city, a few days since, that
some ol the Banks of Charleston had suspended specie
payments. We are glad to find thnt such is not the
tact, and that the rumor was without foundation.
The Presentments of Stewart Superior Court were
received too late for p 1 blicaiion this week.
X3T The Albany Courier of the sth inat says ;
“ Wc are informed that Gen. Dill who was bo severe
ly and dangerously wounded by Howell, is still alive
and some hopes entertafned ot his recovery. Howell,
who committed the cowardly act hae been sentenced
to hard labor in the Penitentiary for four years.”
Return of Mr* T rial.
Mr. Trial and Gen. Cadwalleder arrived at New-
Orleans on the let just, direct from the city of Veia
Crux. It is not stated whether Mr. Trist was actually !
under arrest, though it is generally conceded, that he
was sen? out of Mexico by the especial direction of the
President. It is said to be his opinion, that the Treaty
will he ratified. It wnssupposed thnt the Court ot In
quiry would adjourn between the 20th and 25th. In
that event Gen. Bcott will reach the United States tome
time in the course ol the present week.
A fiitliliil Os fiver*
I. K Tefft, Eeq., has been elected Cashier of the
State Bunk of Georgia, vice A Porter, Esq. resigned.
Mr. T. has been Teller of the Institution nearly twenty
yea re, and by hie honesty, energy and bust ness capacity, (
has been enabled to sustain and promote its best inter
est. His promottoti has been earned by long and faith- (
ful services, and we rejoice that the Board of Directors, J
have honored the Institution by rewarding integrity and
merit.
Reception of Gen. Scott*
The City Council of Charleston have, with a spit it
of becoming liberality, invited Gen. Scott to become
the guest of the City, on his way to the North T his
uoble example is worthy of imitation by the Authori*
ties of Macon, Savannah and other places. We hold,
thnt men who render and stinguished services to the na
tion, such as have lien wndcred by Scott, Taylor
Stmih, Quit nan. Shields, Twiggs and others, during
the past two years,are worthy of the especial admira
tion andconlidei.ee of the people, regardless of all par
ly or sectional consideration. What we coidially ex
tended to Quitman, Shields and Twiggs, we think
should now Ire freely given to the master spirit of them
all—the mun whose military genius has contributed es
sentially to the glorious results in Mexico. Will not
the City authorities ol Macon take immediate acto n
upon this subject I ‘i here is no necessity for incurring
any considerable expense. If we are prompted by ihe
proper spirit, w can make up in cordiality what we
lack iu the splendor of the reception offered. Let us
then with one hear and otie mind prepare todo honor
to the conqueror of Mexico.
ensus of Savannah.
Mr. Bancroft hua nearly completed live census of this
city. The actual number ol the population ascertained
so lar is 13,309. Additions must be made however to
most of the wards on account of the absence of several
heads of families,bo that the actual result will vary
slightly from 12,500. This gives an increase of 2,286
since 1840 when the census was 11,214. The result is,
we must contefs, not sogieala6 we anticipated, but it
is proper to remember, that owing to ihe construction
of the Railroad in 1840 there was a large transient
poplation taken into the account which has now dwin
dled to 1C or 50.
The ratio of the whites to colored persons was in
1840, in round numbers, (fire colored persons Wing left
out) os 5,800 to 4,700. In 1848 the same ratio under
the same circumstances is a57,200 to 5,600.
In 1840 the number of while males wns 3,235 —of
white females 2,658 In 1848 the number ot white
males is 3,656 and of white females 3,464 The excess
of males in 1840 is explained by the transient popula
tion then present. In old communities generally, the
females out number the inale?.
The male slaves in 1840, were 1978, females 2716;
in 1848 they stand 2257 and 3295.
|pThe free colored persons in 1440 were 262 inales and
370 females; in 18-18 they are 241 and 396. Aa above j
intimated, all these numbers will be subject to slight ad- *
ditions and corrections, but the result is near enough to
the exact truth to be satisfactory.
In taking this census one mtereating fact has been
ascertained. A careful estimate lias been made of th #
quantity and value ol the single article of butter con
sumed in each family in s he city. The result shows
the entire value to amount to one hundred and JiJty
thousand dollars n year, nearly every cent of which is
paid to the State of New York All thia money might
as well be kept within the State and paid to car own
citizens in ihe interior. But ihey greatly under-value
the importance of the market, and we presume that se
veral years will yet elapse before our formers will pro
perly appreciate the advantages of maintaining dunes.
Suv. Rcpuulicun
The President and Yucatan*
We publish in another column the message of Presi
dent Polk in regard the present state of etiairs in Yu
catan. Alter the document had been read in the sen
ate the following remarks were made by Mr. Calhoun :
“ He expressed lus regret that the President had put
this question upon any other ground than that of hu
manity. In the present condition of Europe, there was
no more probability that England or any other Euro, j
pean power would take possession ot Yucatan, than
there wue that he sho .Id himself do so. He had hoped
that the war with Mexico—ihe sacrifice of 3tt,000 lives
of our citizens—a war which had coat the nation near
ly as much a? the war of 1812—had taught the Presi
dent a lesson. But now it was proposed to plunue the
country into another war, the cost and termination of
which no one could foretell. The condition of the
world at this time ought to admonish all, that matters of
this kind cannot be approached with too much caution.
“Asa question of humanity alone,he was not oppo
sed to affording (a the people of Y ucatan protection
agumst the colored popmuiion, tlie Indians, no more en
lightened than I lie slaves of the South, but who had
been nevertheless laisrd to the condition of equals, on
ly to engage iu the murder of their be lefactors. The
case of Y ucjUiu was a dreadful one, culling for ail their
sympathies, it was a case in poiut to show the folly of
the Southern Stales But, he rep-a;ed,he regretted
that the President had indulged in any other remarks
than these dictated by motives of humanity.”
Mr F outu of MiAsiutippi was proceeding to reply
when iu consequence of the extreme illness of Senatoi
Amilxv, (since dead) the Senate on inotioo of Mr
Haunrgttii adjourned.
The ibeiuotiacy 1 uitiug*
Th#* N Y Herald continues to assert, with great
confidence that the difficulties between the adminis
tration and the b; iu burner* of New Yoik have hreo
amicably settled, it Insist* that Mr. Polk will he
brought fbrw.ird vs a candidate, that, with hts 90,000
office holders, and lus . 5J,000,000 annual expenditures
throughout the country* he will have a Buitunoir Con
vention completely tn his mu rest. The Herald thus
proceed*
“ aV'joiluir poiut at th uuaiigeiiieni ia thr Mtulement
of tht ddliculty between the two Democratic lecuou*
iu New York—tlie hu’tkrra and the barn-burner*. Aa
mooii aa Mr. Clay unit forth hit* circular, negotiation*
commenced at Wavlimgw'ii o'.i llu* nutlet, and they
have rrauUed iu tii** \ • ‘habit* a ttfemeut of the whole
difference—-the union oil lie two vreUont —the udiiuwiui,
of John Van Burr 11 and hi* puny, to the tacluiuoiiol
the others, in tk * Baltimore Convairlion, and u protuiae
of an adequate ah are of apoita to tay all li**commt
The probable reatiltaoi tln-ae urgotlitiona liavs already
developed theinaelve* ill anotliet great and trenieiuhxia
apeech of John Van Burru liiunHf, in Columbia, in
which he almowt give* up hi* oppaaiiion, and abaitdona
I htaprtvioua comer atone. They nre tao deve.opcd 10
aome eatent intlie dwcontenta of the Albany \rgu
which now area, w ini evident chagrin Xhe probability
ol the rejection ol it* deh gaira at lialtruor# , and hr*
holda with gru l, the pair* mage ol the Navy Department
lieatowed upon one ot the proviso organa in th'iciiy |
Th** rroonnliatton of the Van Burcn party ol the State
of New York with the tnenda of Mr Polk, and ila
consent to hia nomination, will completely abut the
door to all the prnaperta of Mr. Clay, aud to every
chanee which lie ni ghi ever bare had of getting the
vote# of New V ork “
(iovetnov ol Illinoia.
The gallant Col. Baker Ivu been nominated for Oov
’ ernor of Illinoia Col Baker ia a lesions Whig, and a
•trow advocate for Gan. Tarura’a nonnaa'ijn. Irka a
i majority of hia party at the Warn
It The Northerner.
We learn from the operator in the Mac m cilice
* i Unit the Northerner, arrived at Churl strut yesierda;
; morning from New-York, with intelligence to qatur
j day Evening Out attentive Correspondent in Ovaries
i ton attempted to forward us a statement of the Cotton
! Ma.kct, hut owing either to the incapacity or negli
| g'licc of the Operator at ihe Western Register, in
Chat baton, the message was so confused and coiitia
dictory, that we concluded not to publish it all. Wc
trust that these difficulties mny lie avoided in future.
especially as the industry, pets* verni.ee and ohligim
ehuructer of the chief operator in the Chaileston Olhce
are universally conceded.
Virginia Election*
This State has given an increased majority for de<
niocrncy. Gen. Taylor’s name is destined if the Na
tiotial Whig Convention shall nominate him for thi
Presidency to restore her, to bring her back to the foil I
i ol good old Republicanism.
NEW HOOKS.
! We are indebted to Messrs. Harpers of New York,
i for the following valuable volumes winch were handed
i to us by J. M Bosrdinan Esq. of this city who oilers
them for nle, viz :
1. The < hildrrn of the New Forest— -tine of the mo t
agreeable, sprightly and instructive works ever issu
ed from the pen ot l apt Murry all —u work whicli is
both unexceptionable m morula and filled with eviden- !
cesol the high ge.uus and commanding talent? of the
author.
2. Aid. lin ks the Guide —or adventure® in the ('a- I
milnche country m search of a gold mine. ‘Phis is a
lively and playful work in iwo parts from the pen of a |
young geiuleinun of acknowled genius hut very marked I
excetitricitM's of mind and character. He was if we 1
not for a time connected with the Whig Review and ,
contributed. Some papers of unquestioned merit to its ;
columns. The work before us has unmistakable works 5
oi ns author upon almost every page and ia like him
at limes, wild waywaid and amusing and at others
grave, sedate and in?tractive. It will be read with in- ;
tercet.
. 3. Wathering Heights —Ports one and two. This
( work from the pen of ihe popular and gifted author of
v “Jane Eyre” one of the very best ficticious works of
modern limes. It is written in style ofSuperior excel
lence a purity and the story is most deeply atisorb
ing We commend these volumes to such of our friends
as are fond light and amusing reading. They are
neatly printed and very cheap.
C 01, Seymotriwhis Hatallion—Santa Anna.
From private loiters received from Col. Seymour, we
find that he is stiiint Perote, and that the health of his
batalion is improving. We adverted some time since,
to the great mortality that had prevailed amongst his
men, and we give an extract from his letters, which
thus accounts tor it.
“ Perote is a healthy place, and 1 am satisfied in my
own mind, that there are no local causes for disease eje-
oning here,but that the seeds ul disease were engrafted’ |
in the men oetbre they came her*—they were tearin g
an idi camp life in Columbus, horn April to October |
w here they contracted tueasels, mid other diseases; th ay
were then stationed at St. Juan avowedly the lu-.ai.
unhealthy place in ull Me. ico, and then in their deb fi
lmed condition, they made a forced march, iu a dread*
ful storm, for a day and night, over the mountains, to
this place. Thnt disease and death have been in a pe
culiar degree the fate of these poor men is evident from !
i these facts.—a large company of regulars, -who brae
been here over eight mouths, have lost but five men ,r- t
another strong company of detached men, (composed
from different regiments) have lo*t about as many- 111
a company of Dragoons of 80,about a dozen have died,
i and iu Cnpi. Foster’s com puny which came up with iu*,.
but four have died since they came into the country,
! while the other four companies of he Batallion art fetus
i fully reduced in numbers. 1 have evciy reason to 1*
satisfied with the conduct of my men, The volunteer
| equally with the regulars, are orderly mid well behaved,
aud perfectly subordinate, mid manageable.
! Col. Seymour had used every precau'ion for the pre
vention ol disease, having had the sick removed from the
Castle, to the large airy Hospitals in Perote, after giv
ing hi& personal attention to the cleanliness, andeotv
dition of the buildings. The burial Service wasordered
to lie read over the dead, and as fnr ns was practicable,
had them buried in coffin?—to the latter subject he thus
alludes.
“ Much against my wishes we have at times to bury
our dead without coffins, it being impossible to procure
boards at any price, and this mode is not contr-iry to
the customs of u.e country—l witnessed the oilier day
the ceremonies,or rather the preliminaries, of a Mexi
can burial—a fine coffin, gaudily painted with religious
devices, figures, Ac., ia kept at the Padre's house, I had
before seen it there, hut supposed that my host (tor l
have often been his guest,) kept it us an act ot penance
for himself, a memei U tnorie, but 1 was mistaken. It
is the common property ot all Ins parishoneis, ami they
can all see tor themselves, the tenement which at some
time or other they are temporally to occupy Like the
oedol ol Prociuste, it is adapted to ull shapes and si
-1 zes, for men women, and children in turn occupy it
When a Mexican dies, the coffin is carried to the house
ol the deceased, and the body decked in gaudy grave
’ clothes, (also common to all the dead,) is placed in it r 1
and earned to thegtave—The body tstlien taken out ‘
I of the coffin, disrobed, and placed m the grave, and as ‘
li e earth is thrown m it,a couple of stout men areem- I
ployed m pounding it down with beetles !”
According to orders from Head Quarters, Col. Sey- j
mour received Santa Anna, (on his way to Y’era Crux) I
. at Perote, paying him the honoradue to the President j
i ol the Republic—he thu* descrities tae interview.
| “ 1 hnve hud an opportunity ot seeing Santa Anna, ]
I the Napoleon ol the West” asliesiyles himself. On
Monday morning his aid a luce dapper looking little
fellow, accompanied with a White Hug, called upon
me, and reported that the Ex President was aboar
three miles from lowu, waiting for permission to enter
the place. 1 mounted my horse and accompanied by
about twenty officers, rode out to the Hacienda, wheat
he was resting with Ins family—His larg<- travelling
i roach with six mules attached to it, was stundingat tbs I
J entrance. and the court or plaza was filled with lancers,. J
. dremed in their gaudy Mexican uniforms, with their red. j
sireumeis ultixed to their long lances—there were uhoac j
I Hixiy ot them,and they constitute in* Isuly guard, Sa- ‘
ta Anna came out to meet me, and 1 made hun a n.'ct ‘
’ speech, to which be replied ; he then introduced ‘
me to lus wile and to Ins daughter, by a former wife,
and then followed mutual introductions, with tlx* offi
cers : now tor an imperfect vketch of Santa Anno—No
account that 1 have seen of him does him justice. —kim
1 i countenance has been represented as indicative of can
ning, treachery, cruelty, and si* usual it y—but I do not
so uud Ins luce, that index of the mind. In the fim
place, there is nothing Mexican about it—he has a good
forehead, a handsome Muck eye,but not of that piercing
brightness which indicates subtlety and treac’iery, hut
a fine riprenivc speaking round large orb, histf.ee is nei
ther o>. at nor w list may be ca lied peuked, but rather rim-
Hive—he was clone *huveil, with neither win *krn nor
mustachic*, Ins hail cut very hurt, *uti and ot pepper aud
salt color—there was inert of the Civilian tlian ilia
dier in lua up;curanee, ruther above the middle sue.
but he stoops, and in consequence of lus wooden U-g.
h* wa'ks with \eiy much ol a limp. Ue remained a
day and a night iu Perote, and warmly • xpreaasd has
gratitude for the atlciittous Ue received. Iu one res
pect he is like Otlirho, “ lie tdimmed in a fair wile
of ihe meuning of which expression, the world is very
much at a loss. But that rienora Bums Anna is surpas
singly lair, that oi<l ancWite St Anthony imnaelf
would not dispute. Her features are Grecian, with a
tine hittek eye,and veiy piny hair—her maunersarc
very lady-tike, uud she conducts lierarlt ua one accus
tomed to the American ty*’, and unlike her country
women, wears a bonnet. On Tueaduy I despatched
llirnitn Jniapa under an e*oit of Dragoons.”
“ 1 Intel a lew daya ann-e the renowned Col Jark
litiy. , of titc Truu Kimgvu to dme with me. He
look* like any tiling elec hut a lire-ealer, he te very
■kglil!) built, end o( under ante, of thin virnge, end with
no niaikrd 1’ uturr except a fine rye, he drreeee very
plainly aud hue mulling bru-queor luiltiary, vitlicrm’
hie an or curriuge. Hr tea plain unrdocaird man, tno
drel til l unewaiintng in kia in sorter*. and lauhinc ego
tierical m Inaeuiivrnaitaui. \ou would sooner laki up
any one ebs* na (In* greet Mexican lighter, and the hold
it ud reek lean trooper “
Mobile and Ohio l(Hilrund>
Books olsubacnption fur alock in tire propoard Rail
road were opvm and yesterday, and stork to the amount
ol llh.OUOsubscribed lot, must vir -inn 11 ainouma Tin
capitalist* andlaige holder*ol realeataia, with a few
nonoruble exceptions, kept away, the hooka ere to
hekeplopa-n. and unlem tboae moat mterrated take
more interest in the metier than wee done yesterday,
tin Iriend*ol this grand enterprrar may” hang their
•rp* on ‘he rrffiew, MtkVt Re,
OORftSSrONDT.JfrL 01 TH 1. JOURNAL A WHWENOr*
New- York, Aprtl'lMh, 1848.
a Georgian, happening to he at
New-York during the present week, I had the pleas
ure of hearing the great Southern Orator, Rdrf.rt
Thumbs, at ihe Lafayette Hall, on Thursday evening
ihe2s th i list. I had heard Mr Toombs at home; I
had felt proud of him abroad : my heart heat high for
Georgia, when recently I listened to his eloquence and
power in defence of the South, in the House of Repre
sentatives ; but never hns my sectional partiality been
so fully gratified os in listening to Mr T. at Lafayette
Hall, and m witnessing the intelligent anl spontaneous
appreciation of his oratory by a New'-York audience.
This is a season, wh u the great metropolis is literally
rife with attractive exhibitions of almost every kind ;
there is no political commotion to stir up the masses ;
the Presidential campaign is not yet opened ; the viait
of Mr. ToomlistoNew-York, for the purpose of making
n. Taylor speech, had not been formally announced ; his
tame as an Orator had not been impressed on the peo
ple of New-York ; yet he was received and listened
to by more than two thousand men—the very bone and
h mew of the Metropolis. Gotham, visited ns she hns
seen by the great men of every country, hns extended
I ier hospitality to no Orator superior in all the elements
ijf oratory to Mr. Toombs. Her intelligent and re
nnrkabiy discriminating citizens, acknowledged the
wperiority of the orator by an instant up rising, when
am bursts of eloquence fell upon the r ears, and ncon
9ert of shouts, which seem peculiar to a New-York au-
Jience The impression made by Mr. T. on the install
will net be forgotten. He is hailed everywhere in the
< )ity as the great Georgian.
The New-York Lu'prcsi, (considering iur pro
< :livit) for Clay,) has given a tolerable idea of Mr.
Toombs’speech ; but the press generally has not done
justice to it. As to the Herald, though “ every body
reads it,” and nobody ought to read it—who expects
:ofind the truth in a sheet conducted solely on the fee
Qrinciple? The Herald says there were about three hun
red uttha iu3Bt ng. Isy it was worth more than ten \
dollars to publish so barefi.eed a lie ! The Lafayette j
Hall, opposite Niblo’s, as 1 um informed by the best ;
j udget of such matters in New-Yo k will hold coin for* !
i nbly about4ooo men. I assert, without fear of contra- j
diction from any respectable source, that the
i tiore than hall filled on she occasion in question.
The presence of Mr. Clay in New-York ; the wnn
>t respect with which, during his late tour he lias allu
led to Gen. Taylor as a candidate for the Presidency ;
: tided by the imperious nature of the man, and helped
>n by the intolerance and denunciations of his more
■ violent satelites, had lor u time seemed to obscure the
prospects of Gen. Taylor. It was but a passing cloud
The good and brave old soldier seeks not ollice by dis
cussing his own availability. He hns generously ex
pressed his preference for Mr. Clay! —or any other i
good whig for President. He introduces no “hearsays”
in his own behalf ; be appeals to no section or party ;
lie “asks no lavorsand shrinks from no responsibility’
His popularity has its source in the heart of the nation—
an Jhe is the man tor the nation. The tide of affairs is !
again upon its flood—and a fortnight more will prove it
1 would say sonu thing about the prospects of Gen.
Scott ; but h aring Marcy lias already said too much.
I w ill take the libeity of'being silent.
CHEROKEE
Attaint iu Yucatan*
The President of the United Slates, on the 29th ult.
communicated to both Houses a highly interesting
message as follows :
To the Senate, and House of Representatives of the
United States:
I submit for the consideration of Congress, several
communications received at the Department of State
from Mr Junto Sierra, commisrouer of Yucatan,
and also a communication from the Governor of that
■late, representing the condition of extreme suffering
to which their country has been reduced by an insurrec
tion of the Indians within its limits, and asking
the aid of the United States.
These communications present a case of human suf
fering which cannot foil to excite the sympathies of all
civilized nations. From these, and other sources of in
formation, it appears that the Indians ot Yucatan are
waging a war of extermination against the white race.
In this civil war, they spare neither age nor sex, put
to death, indiscriminately, ail who foil within their pow
er. The inhabitants panic-striokcn, and destitute of
arms, are dying before their savage pursuers towards
the coast, and their expulsion from their countiy, or
their extermination would seem to be inevitable, unless
they cui obtain assistance.
In tins condition, they have, through their constitu
ted authorities, implored the aid this government, to
save them irom destruction offering in case this should
be granted, to transfer the “dominion and sovereignty of
the peninsula” to the United States. Similar appeals
for aid and protection have been made to the Spanish
and the English governments.” <
Whilst it is not my purpose to recommend the adop
:ion of any measure with a view to the acquisition of
ihe “ dominion aud sovereignty” over Y ucatan; yet ac
sording to our established |ol cy, we could not consent
to a transfer of thi* “dominion and sovereignty,'’ either
to Spain, Great Brman,orany other European power.
In the language of President Monroe, in his message
of December, 1823, “ we should consider any attempt
on their part to extend their system to any portion ot
this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety.*’
In my annual message of December, 1845, I declared
that “ near a quarter of a century ago the principle was
distinctly announced to the world, in the annual mes
sage of one of uiy predecessors, that, the American con
tinents, by the free and independent condition which
they have assumed and maintain are, henceforth not
to be considered as subjects for future colonization by
any European power ” This principle w ill apply with
greatly increased force should any European colony at
tempt to establish any new colony iu Noith America*
In the existing circumstances of the world the present is
deemed a proper occasion to reiterate and re-atfinn
the principle avowed by Mr. Monroe, and to
state my cordial concurrence in its wisdom and
sound policy. The re-nssertion of this principle, es
pecial!) m reference to North America, is at this day
but the promulgation of a policy which no European |
power should cherish the disposition to resist. Exist-I
ing ligbtsol every European nation should be reaped- j
ed ; hut it is due alike to our safety and our interests* ,
that the efticieut protection of our iuws should be ex- j
tended ov‘-r our whole territorial limits, and that it |
should be distinctly announced to the world as our settled
policy, that no hi tare European colony or dominion shall, I
with our consent be planted or established on any part of <
the North continent.”
Our own security requires that the established policy
thus announced, should guide our conduct, and tins ap
plies with great loice to the peninsula of Yucatan.— !
It is situate in the Gulf of Mexico, on the North Aster*
Jean continent, and, from its vtciufiy to Cuba, to the
cap“so( Florida, to New Orleans, anJ, indeed, to our
whole M>uth-western coast, it would be danger
ous to our peuce and security if it should become a col- ’
ouy ol any European nation.
We have now audieutic information that it’ the aid
u-k**d hum the United Slates be not granted, such aid
will probably be obtained hum some European pow
er winch mo >Ucrea tier assert a chum to “dominion
and sovereignty” over Vucatsn.
Our existing relations with Y ucatan.are of a peculiar
character, as will be perceived from the note ol the Sec
i clary ot Stair to (heir commissioner dated on the 24th
ot Decern be i last a copy ol which is here wiiiUrananmtsd.
Yucatan has never declared her independence, and we
treat her as a State of Mexican republic. For tins rea
son we have never ollicislly received her eoiMnnasioiier,
but whilst tins m the case, we have to s considerable
extent recognized her ua • neutral in our war wi>h
Mexico. Whilst still considering Yucatan as a por
tion of Mexico, if we had troops to spare for this put pose
1 would deem it proper, daring the coutiimuncs* of the
war with Mexico, to occupy and bold iiiiiuaryposscs
eton other territory, and to (b lend the white inhabi
tants against the incursions of the Indians, in the same
way that we have employed our troqps in other Bisles
of the Mexican republic iu our possession, u repritmg
th attacks of savages upon the inhabitants, who have
inamuniied their neutrality m the war. Hut unfortu
nately, we cannot, at th * present tune, without aerious
danger, withdraw our foio-s from other jhm lions ol the
Mexican territory now iu our occupation, and srnd
them to Yucatan. Ail that etint* done, under exist
wig circumstances, is to employ our naval forceain the
Uu ‘I, not required at other points, tn afford them relief,
bunt is not to be expected tint any adequate protection
can tNus tie afforded, as the operations of such navai
forces iHUM of neoesa ty, tie confined to tlie count
1 have considered it pio|*r to communicate the in
loriiMUoir coutained m roe aecomtianying corrtepon
drnce, and 1 sulmiiii in the wisdom id Congress to adopt
such meat ores as, in men ludgtnrot mny tie expedient
to prevent > ucatan rom (econinig a colony of any Eu
rift > ■ * *i. which lanuifVM, c. mi i.. permuted
mid at die same lime to rescue th# while race from vt-
Uttumatfon or expulsion from their country
JAMEH K POLK
W f xngj|atoj*, Apnt 29 I*4**
Wise 011*0 ll*
The Democrats of this new State have nominated
Nelson Dewey, of Grant county, for Governor lor Lieut.
Governor, J. E. Holmes, of Jefferson county ; for Sec
reiary ol State, Thus. McHugh, of Walworth ; for
Treasurer,JoaiahC. Fairch:ll of Davis; for Attorney
Gen ;ral, JamesS. Brown, of Milwaukie.
Gens. .Hcott ituu Worth.
The Nne-Orleans Delta, recently published an able
tmd severe censure upon the conduct of the Admin
istrntion, and patticularly of Gen. Worth towards Gen
Scott. Tliil having elicited expressions of disappro
bation from other presses of his party, the Editor res
! ponds in a long ai tide, of which me following is die
cot elusion :
I “As to the defence of Gen. Worth's conduct, we
have only to repeat the argument which we have so
often urged b fore, fie had no right to interrogate hi*
: Conmiander-in Chiei as he did. The order of Gen.
I rfcott referred to violations of the regulations, noi
| naming any particular officer. What right had any
officer to go to the General, and demand of him toile
i dare whether he referred to him in his denunciation ol
i all violators of the laws 1 We are true democrats, not
in tiie sense ol those pretenders to that title who prate
so much of their Democracy that they get to think that
I it consists altogether in words and in a servile devotion
to particular men, rather than to truth, justice and equal
ity. As democrats we are not disposed to grant to an
I officer who wears a yellow sash, privileges which that
officer himself would be the first to deny to his subordi
nate. Suppose Gen. Worth,’in the exercise of the
enormous power arrogated by him at Puebla last July,
had thought proper to issue an order to his Division
against letter-writing, and the one-hundred and twen
tlrree commissioned officers of his Division had waited
on him, singly and individually, and demanded if he
referred to them in his orders, would he have given any
other answer than that wiiich he received from Gen.
| Scott \
” But, oh. Gen. Worth is a great man, the Hero of
Monterey, of Mofinodel Jtcy, he wears two epaulets,
and sports the gold hilled sword of the Major General.
Pshaw ! Such Democracy is the false guise ot toady
pun, and has no more affinity to the sublime truths of
equality and justice than the mousing owl has to the
soaring bird ot Jove. The Democracy that contents
itself with propoing up the weaknesses and defending
the follies of its sinning professors, rather than with the
sjpport of great truths and principles, and the promp 1
and savere denunciation of ail who violate them, is the
democracy of the loaves and fishes with which we
have no sympathy. There is no party, however broad
and robust its shoulders, that can long stand up under
the pressure, which it voluntarily assumes, of the vices
and faults of all its professors. Let the rule be once
acknowledged that a man, in whatever station he may
be placed, and whatever weaknesses or improprieties
he may commit, is to be defended by the whole party to
which he is attached, and you may rest arsured, you
will impose upon your party, labors, no less severe than
those of Hercules, and a responsihiity more fatal than
the Nessian shirt which burnt into his vitals.”
Wisconsiu.
Gov. Dodge of the above Territory has issued a proc
lamation, declaring that the constitution lately submit
ted to the vote of the people ol that Territory for adop
tion or rejection, has been approved by a majority of
10,293 out of the 22,591 votes cast. She will soon doubt
less clothe herself in the habiliments of a sovereign state,
as a bill is now before Congress for the purpose. The
Whig party in anticipation of her admission, have held
a Convention, and nominated candidates for the offices
ot Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
Attorney General, and Treasurer.
The Convention appointed delegates to the Whig
National Convention, and also electors for President
and vice President.
Whig Meeting in Wilkinson.
At a meeting of the Whig party of Wilkinson coun
ty on the 2nd day of May. Joseph Hill was called to
the Chair, and N. A. Carsw ell requested to act as Sec
retary.
Whereupon, Dr. Taliaferro Jones offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, the time is fast approaching, when the
American people will be called upon to select lor them
selves a Chiei Magistrate lor t ese United Stales, it
behooves every citizen in whatever vocation ol me he
may be placed, to discharge that duty in a manner most
likely to preserve the purity of the govermeut inviolate
in the hands of the Executive.
And whereas it is the opinion of this meeting, that
the miserable system of party ism practiced by the Chief
Executive for nearly a score of years is directly at war
with the true principles of our government, fraught with
mischief, ami is highly dang.*ious iu the perprtuity of
our inval able institutions; we earnestly desire that
the people ot the Union, iu the coming contest, will
maintain their independence—despite the maneuvering
of demagogues and false appeals to politicians, and cast
their voles for one who stands preeminently,above such
influences ; who if elected, “ will look to the Constitu
tion and the high interest of the common country, and
not to the principles of any putty lor his rule of action.
Therefore,
Resolved, Ist. Thai Gen. Zachary Taylor, is our
first choice for the President.
Resulted, 2nd That the Whig party of this county,
will unite in the support ot the nomination of the Na
tional Convention.
Resolved , 3rd. That we select three Delegates by
ballot to represent this county in convention, to assembe
in Miiledgevitle on the second Mouday, inst.
On motion of C. D Beall, Esq.,
The meeting proceeded to ballot for Delegates, and
on counting out the votes, it appeared tliat Gen. James
B. Bostwick, Dr. Taliaferro Jones and Joel Deese Esq.,
were duly elected.
Oil motion of Joel Deese Esq.
The proceedings o. this meeting were to be forwar
; tied to, and requested to be published by the Southern
1 Recorder ond Journal dc. Messenger.
Then on motion of Dr. Jones, the meeting adjourned.
JOSEPH HILL, Chairman
N. A. Cab.swi.ll, Secretary.
What Shtuldow* Are.
The WegluiigU-n correspondent of the Baltimoir
Patriot gives the following interesting statement in re
gard to the Senate's Ironi the Slate of Arkansas:
Less than two years ago, I believe, he and Col. Yell j
of Arkansas, were rival < andidates for the United |
States Senate. General Ashley had been appointed to I
till the vacancy, occasioned by the death ot Senator
Fulton. Col. Sevier, it was presumed, would hold one |
of the two senatorial stations in tile gill ot the State, as
long as lie inight choose to hold it. The election by
the Legislature of a Senator was approaching Col.
Yell raisrd a regiment and repaired to Mexico He tel
gallantly in the service of Ins country. Senatorial seats
wrrc no more to huu General Ashley was elected,
however. Soon alter this, Col. Sevh r resigns, and the
Govenorof the State appoints Major Borland to till the
vacancy, tie had scarcely taken htsseat, before Gene
ral Ashley dies, and leaves tlie duty devolving on the i
Governor to appoint a person to hll the present vacati
!
A fearful Conflict and Loss of Lift.
The Liverpool Album of a late date, says:
“by the arrivalol the Sydney mad we are Informed
of a most severe battle liavmg taken plsos on the 4th of 1
September,at the Keejee Islands, between the rhiehand I
Ihe people of Alban and Rena,in which the latter were l
detested, but esca|ied with a number of their adherents ‘
| to Juvs harbor, about seven miles west of Rena Roads,
where they intruded to settle, all the habitations of Re- I
na being burnt to the ground by the chiefs ol Albau
I The number of slam on both soles amounted to up
\ wards of eight hundred, the bodies ot whom still re
mained exposed there. Fortunately for the nueeionS’
rtes, the ecene of wsrtare occurred si some distance
from their local on “
(fen. Tailor and lua ( nr respondents.
The New Orleans Picayune aaya
“We are informed that ev. y mil dial resetns baton
Rogue front any quarter, is tilled with letters, to Gen
I'eylor. rto overwhelmed is the old hero by his eorres
pondrnor, that it is not only a herculean labor to read
it, but Ins postage account I” actually eating into his
sobatanes. Now nine uulot ten of these letters which
the General receivrs coiieern the writers more than
they do him ; and for each one to pay the posing,” on
.Its own epistles would lie a slight Ul upon the luxury
if correspondence, whilst the aggregate amount is a as
vere aareewneni on one pocket. The immense revenue
and the Post Ollier lirputtmeut, is made up of driblets,
*uch as every lettei received hy the General takee Ironi
tta purar The object of a national correspondence
<hould be spend thie expense, else the gratilnde of tbr
.•cople will imjwweridt ‘lv object of dvir st'sehment
flatus’ Electrical Telegraph.
We had ille pleasure ofexamining to-day anew and we
think a most wonderful electrical apparatus, invented
by Mr. Bains of London It is both Ingenious ami
simple. He sin wed its operation to us, and from
what we saw of its performances, we feel not a doubi
but it is capable of doing all he claims for it. Hefshows
in other words, that itiscapuble of transmitting one thou
sand words per minute over telegraphic wires; which
is rapidity w holly unparalleled.
What is more, he can prepare or put up long despatch
es in Liverpool, and when they arrive m New York or
Boston, they can be transnmu 1 in a lew minutes.—
The President’s Message, which rnny fill a page of the
Journal ot Commerce, he says, can be transmitted by
this machine in less than an hour. This appears ex’
traordinary: but it is made quite reasonable by an in
spection ol the operations of the machine.
We conceive that no part of the invention infringes
in the least upon Morse’s Patent. Mr Bains dispenses
entirely w ith the magnet; hence his is simply an ** Elec
tricical Telegraph,” and not,as professor Morse claims
his to be, an “ Electro-Magnetic Telegraph
We have not time to go into further particulars.—
Weconsider it an invention of great importance, and
one in which the press, as well as the people of this
country, is most deeply interested. It is an invention
that should not become a monopoly in the hands of
men who might employ it to the injury of the press, and
and of the best interests of the country.
Death of Senator Ashlev.
The Country has to mourn the loss of auother of her
eminent statesmen. Th? Hon. Chssteh Ashley died
at Washington city on the first day of this month. His
funeral took place on the ensuing day in the Hall, of
the House of Representatives in the presence of both
Houses of Congress, the President and Vice-President
of the different departments the Supreme Court of the
U. S. and a large throng of citizens and strangers.—
Mr. Sheer, the chaplain of the senate, delivered a very
solemn discourse on the occasion. There was no one
present whose heart did not deeply sympathize for the
bereaved (amity.ot the deceased, who attended the fu
neral services.
• lowa Election.
The Burlington Hawkeye, of the 17th inst, gives r•-
turns from all the counties in the State,official and re
ported, except four j\nd these countiesare sparsely pop
ulated and the vote will be a very light one. Accord
to thee returns, Harlan (whig,) has a majority ol
forty-eight over Benton, (democrat,) for Superinten
of Public Schools. It is not probable the result will
be actually known untill the votes are officially coun
ted.
Death of Senator Ashley.
Hon. Chester Ashley, U S. Senator from Arkansas
died in Washington,at 2 o’clock, P. M.,on Saturday—
the melancholy event causing both houses early to
adjourn. He was a Hacked, on Monday morning last,
with acute inffamation of the bowels. Mi*. Ashley
and numerous friends were present to soothe his last
moments. Senator Ashley was generally esteeemed
in that community. It is a remark ible circumstance,
that one of the Senators from Arkansas has within a
a month, resigned his seat, and the other is now re
moved by death.— Rail. Sun.
Remarkable Prediction.
The New-York Courrierdes Etats Unis tells the fol
lowing strange story without vouching for the truth
of it :
“ When the news of the revolution of 1830 arrived in
the United States! it was received with the liveliest en
thusiasm, and a solemn procession took place in this
city in honor of the event. Among the papers of one
of the marshals of that procession, who has since de
ceased, was found a sealed package, with the following
inscription ; “ To be opened on occasion ol the coming
revolution in France.” As that event has now taken
place, the package has been opened and found to con
tain the badges worn by the deceased at the procession of
1830, with a detailed description ol the ceremony. On
the intenor of the wrapper was written ; “ To serve on
occasion of the next revolution iu France, which will
take place about 1847.” It would have been difficult to
make a more just prediction.
Severe but True.
Referring to the attempt? of the Locofocos, in Wash
ington and elsewhere, to give a political party complex
ion to the sympathy for France, which is spontaneous
ly felt and expressed by all the people, irrespective of
party, the correspondent of the Philadelphia North A
merican,” independent,” thus w'ntes :
And who are those that are so loud-mouthed for the
progress of liberty and equality abroad ? They are
the veriest slaves of power at home. The menials
who bask in the sunshine of Executive usurpation—
who have no principles but the will of their master—
who bow down and submit to every humiliation—who
worship at the altar of the White House, and cry out
that James K Polk, like Mahomed, is the only true
prohet! ‘1 hey claim to be Republicans and Democrats!
Serfs that go abroad with collars of party around their
necks and the brands of slavery upon their brows.
There is no government on the face of the globe at
the present hour, that needs revolution so much as
these United States. There is no monarchy or despot
ism now in existence, where the one man power has
been so arbitrarily exercised. Louis Philippe was co
erced to abdication and flight, for violation of the char
ter ot 1830. But, James K. Polk, who has wantonly
desecrated and outraged the constitution, sealed with
the blood of the fathers of this Republic, is sustained by
a great party, because its cohesion and appropriation
of the public putronage depends upon preserviug har
mony and supporting whoever they have placed in
power, no matter whut may be his offences He has
made war—levied taxes and committed other palpible
infractions of the constitution,backed by the pluudits
of his party and approved by his obsequious majorities
in Congress.
No king in Europe could have preserved his liead,
under the abuses of authority and law practised by our
so-called President —who in fact is nothing short ol an
absolute despot, more potent than the autocrat ot Rus
sia. This is the great faction that sings paeons to liberty
across the Atlantic,and well it may, for it enioys bu(
whut Gen. Cass called the soldiers privilege—that ot
submission at home Well may the Ritchies make
their penny-whistles shriek with hosannahs, who live
and m"vs and have their being ny the nod of James K
Polk It belongs to the eternal fitne of things, that
those who live m servitude should shout at any s;gn of
•mancipation.
A Substitute for White Lead.
The following extract from a report made at a late
session ol ihe French Academy of Arts and Sciences,
is taken from a Pans puper. it coiiuiiua information
which is cut tout, and which we hope may meet tile nl
lentinii ol practical men, and lead to usrlul results
“ In 1835 M. Leclsirr.a house painter, having wit
nessed Ihe revagr* that white lead made among thr
workmen engaged in bis business, set hiuiself to seek
far some white substance, which could take the place
in ihe arts, of the poisonous article which had been
heretofore used. Alter having examined all the white
substances which nature utters, It* finally arrived at the
white ol zinc, and he discovered that this oxyde had all
the qualities of the white of lead without having any of
its inconveniences
Whiter than the while lead, the oxyde of zinc reflects
thr light instead of absorbing it, gives a finer tone, and
covers better thr surlace on wlnuh it is spread. More
over it is not subjected to any of the action of the sul
phurs, which blackens so quickly paintings in white
lead. Finally, uttd it is the capital point, the prepara
tion and use of it do not in any way ulieet the health
ol the workmen.
After having aaaured himself that the mechanical pre
parations of thr white of zinc might be realized m an
aconutmcal manner, M Lcclatrr was desirous to com
plete Ins invention by replacing, on the painter's pallet,
all tile colon of which lead makes a pari, by oilier ar
ticles of which zinc will be the basis. In tins difficult
enterprise he lias had, as far as we can now judge, the
moat complete success, and the inventor of while zinc
has filfcd up the gamut of unchangeable colors by
the substitution of stable and tnolfrna ve colore lor those
which have copper and lead for the husis Hr has
even succeeded in replacing the atecatives ol which
litharge always forme a pan, by t aulntsttce the proper
ties of which are rqual to it, and which only contains
manganese.
The hannlrseiiess of all these suhetancee seems to be
demonstrated, now by, dreioivr experiments M. Le
claire employs consul Illy m all the diflrrrut quartern o<
Paris, two hundred wurkinen, in the application ol Ins
colors—Among tliesn ireeevntl who had been rout
pc.W to If,VP off ,bcj, trsde
mg from the painter', colic. None of suffer
tUc leu at inconvenience from lhc uie ‘**"• l “* fr| t
stances, M l,e workman employed m „ *.
ol Ihe line white, have also ’
notnenu of intoxication, „ O J„h “ nuns f
“ °‘ le w "“ ‘he color, ol M 77 ‘* u h lvv.
Wilhthw which are still need o,^
wue exposed lo the uniform ‘U u ; rj
plturrc hydrogen. The h fsl o “nHi of
ness, while the second ,turned,a [T ’*“ W
thin durability of the colon, pren, h bl#t ” 1|
does not make the groutea, LTJ
may nevertheless, be considered a, ‘ W ‘ O “, h
circumstance. Wha, „ tn , re in fc B ‘ 1 in**,
preserve, niter the Iff, of ma„, t|,„T,| h
l ° Wh,cl ‘ *hu given birth, and .7 ° f *£
present to make our pamtors, ‘
pahets,colors that timec.nnot change “ g Ju fctr
But again, tins la not the highe-t !
M. Becloire's invention to the pui.iic ,en<Ja “’ nos
““““to I* seen whether we cm fi‘r" 110 ” It re.
manufacture which kill, person, who 2*
’ andlfwe eatupare civilization from ,i' l " plo i’ < ’ and in
systematic murders, which„ red °” ,h *’ regal,.,
a protests against them. We aim .1 a d ° “ Cl *P<.!iii.
invention and awards to it the honor, “, “*
author, we hope governments will ,a ke b J its
terdteta manufacture which will u... a " Ures mu.
soon as it ceases to be any |n nger „ t .‘,
Th Pi
The Editor of the Cincinnati Con, m
U. have his ears boxed lor the fellow, JaKn
” The felks on Sycamore street were 7
Jay, by a„ extraordinary exhibition ofT }n,e ”
young lady, o, about til, y and an old *"“"*■ A
about twenty-live, kissed each other a , Se,l,ie,na 'i n
carriage passed down Sycamore sin 7 *‘ y ' lu Dl > uper/
the sweet amusement till they reach ;d t CUWi,l '* < ‘
lovtng couple will accept our thanks fe r
‘'i’tne, Love „ and friendship.
My [rest beloved I—On the ‘
winch makes you both nappy bevon TANARUS,” “* °*’ ‘"T
wnh usual JO y to the Ahntgfey • ° c * ’ 1
thing further. Now indeed,
ctease your happine*. heaven must render s° “”
\ our happiness resides in y„ ur hearts and *
er cease. Bn. when you find „ ulhln(! ’
when the rapturous feeling poew-,,,,, ! drs,,f ’
oil your souls, let a, le, l!s , a B1(jr B ' achoill ' r fii ,
Friendship.
weeps tears oryoy, and esnno, be.ru,
pleasing dresmot assisting to m.ke von.a L h ,hf
ffe not discharge it from such service. l
hoppmess ; and what would be left ,o „ had 1'” T
rng more ,n any way desire I The longing
iuscs to part iron, , h e beloved that was „ d elr T
our hearts, was the inventorof urns. Tbevlm
rials of eternal duration ; l e , u, ‘ Z 1
symbol o, your love and 17unload? ?
housand years ago, Zeu, le.s.ed the I mn , 0 L ‘
Olympus. On the gods taking ,be ir sea J ,
a contest for precrdence anionnst rhe ‘ , ,a *
of Jupner V.rtue clan,,, J T ■
would no, yield to Vi,,*; and Friendship ,n s *ted *
preceding both All heaven was throw!, mto co,
~un and the con,end,ng goddess presented dwT
Z be,UW bamtniiffi’a throne I “ There j. ba, J Z
bihty recognised in Olympus,- exclaimed the J j
Urronos; “ and one law only by which the god. J
sentence. She is the first who ..takes the
men. • “ lhave won ! Love cried ou, (ntI J
even my sister, Virtue, can promise her favonte do
higher reward than me ; and what bliss I can lmwt
Id Jupiter and all the divinities around him tesnfe
“ And how long do these rapture last I” interpoaH
\ irtue gravely ; “he whom my impenetrable tegis’ pro.
tects, candispise even the terrible Fates, to which tit
very Immortals themselves do homage. It thou tux
boustol the example ol the gods, so, too, may I t*
son ol Saturn himsell must lierome mortal wl,
lie ceases to be virtuous,” Friendship stood aloot ol
said nothing. A.d thou, my daughter” cried Jnpiter,
not a word. W hat great things are thy tava mpa.
ntised I” “None ol all these.” the goddess anjvfrni.
and turned aside,that no one might see the tear that
She wiped iron, her blushing cheek “While ihev are
happy, they leave me, alone ; but they seek tar when
they suffer.” “Be reconciled to cnch uiher,"the fath
er of gods now said: “your's is the huresi stnie that
Zeus has yet had to compose; but none of you are
worsted in it My masculine daughter Virtue shad
leach steadfastness to her sister Love; end Love shad
make happy no favorite that has not Item led to lx, by
\ irtue. But let Friendship step between you both aid
answer to me for the eternity of the union."-ScAtiirri
Correspondence with Keener
SI MM AR V. *
Mr. Clef, the agent of Louis Philippe hi
made overtures to puichase the ( helsea House tu
Grounda from the Winnissiminet (Mass.) Ferry C®
pany, and has offered *IOO,OOO for them. It is a H
spot.
Hu Philadelphia Inquirer speaks of havingsen
on 1 uesday a message from Mew-York, conveyed ok
Houses’s Telegraph, and delivered ready printed)
the electric agency and apparatus.
( Ihe Washington Union says there is not ti
slightest foundation for a rumor,lately origiuaitii ini
Richmond Enquirer, that Secretary MaicY will goo*
as minister to Russia, &c.
Ihe Charleston Cotton factory commfncfl
operations in that city on Wednesday last; and c*
talent hopes are entertained that it will prove the begs
ning of an enterprise which will lead 10 resultsulato
eficiai nature, not only to those who are flhaitiw.ot!
in it, but to tlie geuerul prosperity of the common - !;
a Kentucky judge, sum** yesi* * )C *
was asked by an attorney, upou soute ruiini
•Is mat law,your honor T he replied—” 7/a*
understand herself, and think she do, it are /”
Ail enterprising citizen of Charleston. S C
has just received Ironi Canton, via Mew Vork, no® l
Lmbassy to that country, six varieties of the ttedi
lea Plant,together with directions foritsculiure. Tk
seed resembles in some measure the amah sized go**
artichoke.
Jacob Astob was authorised to piucu**
and hold real estate in Mew-York, by a special act c
the Legisiatuie of that State, passed in 17tW.
you sir,” said Lrskine to a dilator) tradea*
man, “been employed to bund the ark, we should **
have had the Hood yet.”
According to the census taken by the Frrwk
Government in IH34,the Slove population ol the Island
of Bourbon, Gauduioupeand Maiiiiuq it* win
all ol whom ate emancipated by the isle Act and *
Provisional Government oi France. Tlie white
Uuon in the same islands was t*a f . r >46.
tjT The most delicate coinpiiiiietit wo 01
Ma>ipertiUK,s Frsncii olhcer, who wus t the C***
Vienna, mid being introduced to Maria Thar** vtt
asked by her if he did not think the Prince* de
the most beautiful woman of tlie age l
” Madam,” said he,' 4 1 thought so yesterday
UCf Judge Patton of Pittsburg, has decided
when a man becomes an habitual drunkard “ IU * r
ceiving mi apprentice, it ia sufficient casse h* th* h
prentice to claim a discharge from bi indent*****
try An immense haul ot 4000 rock-Ml w?l *
on Wednesday night, at Freestone Point on il*
mac. The lisli were very large and fine, one
nig from 3to 4 feet—and sold at $4 per hundred
llyb.
Ity A man lately died in Ireland, of whom li **
liti Packet rrmnrks, he was a highly rssfictsM l' n *
tlemai iol g *>J fortune, but by no means
for Ins obsei vance oi lair or good morale
tty fouse’s Telegraph is now in operation *j (
the Bergen shore of tlie lludsou and Philade I
prints its own oommunications as tta’y sre i*‘’
vocabularyJVeu’m k Adterttscr.
fOT The Chicago Convention, computed thtf
human live* in the steam navigation oi the r ‘
IfiC a year. There are 3CMUO steam host hsiws<*’
uaily ex |need to the perils which river
prove me nt would so signally diminish-
tty A letter published in the Courrier l ******
that tlie Prince da Joinvilie, when st Oibr
adieu to one of hit officers saying, “ Voj *’ ,
me s Lieut, on board of n American Jw ‘ ,
inf a few sh*t into some of thess crafr, H
British tlest at anchor in *hr bay