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JOURNAL vV MESSENGER S. T. UlAi M W \ S. lUISK, Udilors. Departure el (*pii. Scott from Mexico* M VST Alfa, the able, indefatigable and spirited corres pondent of N. 0. Delta, writing on the 21st, of April from the city of Mexico, has the following touching and graphic allusion to the departure of the conqueror ot Mexico from the Haifa of the Montezumas, the scene of his late unparalleled military triumphs : He is gone! and the blessings of the whole army go with him. Yesterday the Court of Inquiry adjourned to the United States, and this morning Gen. Scott set out for Vera Grit, whence he will sail directly tor N w York. I have never yet seen such a sensation produc ed in the army, as hits departure from this city caused it really seemed like the breaking up of the “ Old Homestead,’’ and the departure of the parental Head to a foreign land, leaving the unprotected household to take care of itself. Almost every man in the ar my so felt it. Last night, ala late hour, it became partially known that Gen. Scott would leave this mor ning. About one hundred officers, regular and volunteer, fathered together for the purpose of paying him a foi mal visit j but his engagements prevented his seeing them. A short time afterwards, the 2nd Infantry banu appeared in front of his quarters, ami serenaded him with “Huil to the Chief,” “ Home, £weet Home,” and *’ Hail Columbia.” By the time they had concluded, the street was jammed in front of his quarters, with of ficer* and citizens, and they saluted him with nine deal ening cheers, such as were never before heard in the Capital of the Montezuinaa. At an early hour this morning the General left the city in a carriage, escor ted by Captain Blake's company of the 2nd Dragoons As he got into the coach, the street was filled by w ann andsinceT*fnends,each anxious w bid him goodbye The old Chieftain, who never yet quailed before the most formidable enemy, was so much overcome by the manifestations of warm regard, that he could but turn to the crowd and bid them,one and all, adieu. As lie left his quarters, there seemed to be a uimultai ecus ex pression of “ God bless you!” When fie passed the guvrdof Rifle Regiment, they could not restrain their tear as they came to present arms. When the feelings of soldiers,such as these, who have looked upon death, and stared it in the face with firmness and determina tion—who have made the heavens ring with their shouts of victory, as they made the deadly charge—are over come by their grief, to such n degree as to cause them to shed tears, you may imagine the feeling that pervades the army on parting with their leader anu noble com mander Nor did this sympathy exist only wnh the Rilles, but I have been told by several officers, of differ ent regiments, this evening, that many of their men had come to them with language approaching insultor dmation ; which, if it had been countenanced for a sin gle moment, would have been so inflamed ns to pro duce serious results. However it was promptly dispel led by the conduct of the officers. Many officers,who were not aware of the General’s departure until he had gone,mounted their horses and followed him cuUde the city, to bid him good bye. He was overtoken out side the Penon Garita,and for miles along the roud, crowd after crowd continued to overtake the carriage, and exchange the heartfelt words, “ God bless you!” He is gone, and he left the army oh no man ever left it before—not with the formal parade and military dfa play, with the thunder-toned artillery announcing his departure, and the long array of bright muskets salut ing him as he passed—but w ith the unrestrained sym pathyand warm regaids of brave and honest men, wishing him long life and happiness;, praying inott fer vently that the remainder of his life may be as calm and cloudless n9 the past has been bright, chequered and glorious Let us look buck to the time he first en tered this country, and follow him through the tryim? and exciting scenes. The strong Castle ot San Juan de L’lua, suppoitedhy the well fortified city of Vera Cruz, fell at his command after a depu rate montane* the heights of Cerio Gordo yieided to his science, sup ported by the bravery and confidence ol‘ ins troops ; ! then follow him to tins valley, and view him descend ing thi Mountain from Rio Frio, at the head ot his in vincible legions, w.th nil eyes and ears turned towards ■ him with the most implicit confidence and firm reliance, each and ail belli vmg that as long ns Winfield Scott lived there was “no such word ns tail," —and then look back and recall to your recollection the. sanguine reli ance with which his gallant army followed him through the perilous times and bloody battles, ur:t I he enteied j the GrandPiuza ot the ancient Aztecs, amidst the vie- I torious shouts of the most noble army the world has j ever known. But all this time, while he has been over throwing the enemies of his country in front—exalting 1 our national character,redressing our national injurio and adorning our national history—his “enemies in tin rear” have been working to tarnish Lis lair fame ami destroy hts just claims to the giatitude and admiration of hia countrymen. In the very face of the enemy be had routed and defeated, and in the capital he has con quered, he has been placed in the humiliating attitud* of one scrambling tor justice with bis inferiors— infe riors in rank, in talent, and m the high traits of cliaiac j ter and education which make the great and success ful wauior, the statesman and the logician. And now, this day he leaves the capital of the enemies of his country, not with his victorious divisions following him to his native land, exulting in his unparalleled tiiumph* i —but escorted by a single company of Dragoons—dis armed but not dishonored. “Truth, crushed to earth, w ill rise again— Tbeeternal yeurs ot God are hers: But error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies amid her worshippers.” Mexican Fruit. We saw a number of iarje Watermelons yesterday, on board ot o ship from Vera Cruz. They were from the valley of Jalaps, which, with tfgit of Onzava, con stitutes the finest fruit and vegetable glowing count?> in the world. This lovely region susceptible oh it is ot the highest degree of cultivation and pioduction, is, un der Mexican rule, s dieaty wuste, roamed over 1 y vast h* refa of cattle, nnd unapp.it and to any of the purposes of cultivated file. A few thousand enterprising planters and fruiterers from the North thrown into this country and properly protected, and guarantied in their rights, would make it the choicest spot on the globe. Fruit here grow and blossom the whole year round. Fruits richer and more luscious than those tor w hich the Went Indies are no famous, grow wild, and only require to be gathered and sent a few miles and Hhipped to this city, to yield handsome returns. All small gruitis, vmas and vegetables, flourish here in the grentent vigor and luxuriance. But it is vain to expect that this beau tiful country will ever he rendered productive or avail able to tbe uses and enrichment of min as long as it remains under Mexican rule. The miserable narrow- Blinded jealousy and contracted ideas ot the Mexicans will forever exclude foreign capital and enterprise from this beautiful arid promising region. A tew years ugo •Dine French emigrant* settled in one of tbe Northern Rules of Mexico, and commenced the cultivation of the vine and the manufacture of wine on a large scale They succeeded admirably, and were aliout to extend •heir operations, wlicn the Mexicans rose m matte, destroyed ill their vines, their inachim ry and np(ar- Btus, and threatened to take the lives of the F em-h- Bun if they repeated the experiment. The French Government demanded and obtained full reparation for these injuries done to cUixrti* of their country, but the experiment was given up, and thus did the mad jcn|- •usy of the Mexicans destroy mi the !md an enterprise emulated U> promote the wealth and linppimas ol the people, and to develop the productive cnergiesof the •ountry to* greater degree than any other thai ever was •urndu> Mexico.—A. O. Delta, VUh rower of KliHjiH iirr. of the oelehrsted Whitfield, it is auid, was st times mrs stable. The accomplish* and skepuc Chesterfield, was present when this popular preacher presented the votary ot sin under the figure of a blind beggar, led by a little dog. The dog had broken his stung Tire blind oopple, with his sratf between both hands, grouped hr* way unconscious to the aids of a precipice As he frit along with his MaH.it dropped fiswn tlie decent too deep to send back an echo Hr thought it on the ground, and bending forward took one •artful ttrp to recover it but he trod on vacancy, po ad • moment and he Irll hrsdlung,—Chesterfield sprang from bis rst exclaiming,” By heaven he is gone.” Mini's I riend*. Man has three fronds in this world—how do they •anduel themselves in the liour of death, when God summon* hitn brlort his tribunalT Money, his best Ihand, leaves bun first, and goes not with him, Hts re- Istioos and fnends accompany him to the threshold of thr grave, and then return to their home*. ‘His third, whieh he often forgo! during his life, are hit good works They •100. arnwipMif him loth*throne of thtjudgi j —•*')’ go —•iMtfc’ uml uitU.ii rnrrajr nJ partlon f bun IVttU, MACON, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY, MAY ‘44, IS4B. FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR. Delegate!from the State at large to the National Convention. George VV Crawford, James A Meriwether. Lie* ton for the State at Large. J)r. William Terrell, Sf.at<n Grantland. Districts. Delegatet. Electors, lilt. Thos. Butler King, James L Seward. 2nd. Willard Boynton, W. H. Crawford. 3rd. Bv G. Cubnin/tt, Anderson W. Redding. 4th. E. Y. Hill, William Mosely. sth. W. V. flannel!, Warren Akin, full. R. D. Moore, Asbury Hull. 7th. N. G. Footer, V. P. King. Bth. L. J. Gartrell, George Stapleton. I!ii|>;irall<‘l<‘<l InducementH. ktcheap rkading-co Believing that therity of Macon, owing to her cen tral |>< -it ion and her unequaled mail and telegraphic facilities must henceforth he the great focus for both do mestic and foreign news, and that from this point the people of Georgia can receive the latest and moist au thentic intelligence, the undersigned proprietorsof the Jjurnal 6$ Messenger and Georgia Telegraph, propose to issue their respective papers weekly at the following REDUCED RATES: Tor single copies, (to individuals} per year, 92 50 i For 10 do. (to clubs,) do. 23 00 For any nu.nber of copic3, greater than ten sent to club* at the mine post oflicc and commencing at the lime dale (provided the cash be remitted in advance) 92 each. In no case will the papers be sent until the money is forwarded; but persons can remit by mail at our risk, provided par funds are enclosed and the certificate of the Post Master is taken that the letter containing the money has been properly mailed. The above terms are olfered only to clubs, and in no case will they be conceded to individuals, or clubs con sisting of less than ten poisons. In addition to the facilities above alluded to, for pro curing and forwarding the latest news, the undersigned i have been induced to offer the foregoing advantageous ‘ terms because the country is on the eve of a most cxe.ting Presidential election—an election, in the result of winch every true hearted American, whatever may j be his preference* or predilections, must feel a deep and absorbing interest. The present is a time when every man must read in order to k* j cp pace w ith the progress ol event* and the j revolutions of the new as well as die old world. WLik ing to extend the greatest taciliiies permanently to the greatest number, instead of issuing merely a campaign SHEET, we propose to bring the price of newspapers gen erally to the cash standard. Tojustity this movement we must have a very large increase to our present list of patrons. Our friends therefore in the several counties are requested to be ac tive and vigilant and to see that every man who can lead and who is able io pay for a newspaper Ik* induced to subscribe either for the Journal Miosrngcr or Georgia Tel-graph. Either of tli.se papers can and will give as much rea ding matter as any other paper m the State. O.ir tele graphic arrangements are now complete and will ena ble us to publish in .Macon important news from any point between New York or Boston and New Orleans almost ns soon as it can be printed in those cities and often six to eight days m advance of the regular mails. To the people of Cherokee, of Western and South Western Georgia and Florida, we need hardly say that now is the time to strike, as ?h** Macon papers are fully prepared to give a greater quantity of news, to give it quicker and cheaper than any other papers in the [ South. S ROSE & CO., Proprietors of the Journal If Messenger. SAMLJ. RAY. Proprietor of the Georgia Telegraph. C XT’ For latest Charleston neitssee Commercial head. A notice of the Indian and Warm Springs, is crowded out, and will appear next week. To Subscribers. The obligingnnd Faithful Post Master nt Gordon in forms us lhat our papers for the several offices in Twiggs, Wilkinson nnd Jones have reached his office the last two weeks one day too late, and have consequent y to remain over toi from three to six days. It shall in fu ture be remedied. Necessaries and Luxuries. The Ladies nre most particularly requested to read the Advcitisment of Mr. Tyner, in this paper, llis Saloon infilled up in good taste ; every tiling is ns clean and ne it ih it can possibly be made,and his Ice Creams | are truly delicious. ‘Phis Saloon cannot fad to become ’ the most popular resort in the City, for Ladies and small : parties. To fumihes he often unusual inducements* j not only in the way ol saving trouble, but expense. ; Such an enterprise ought to be sustained. lliiLiured rop eiion of the Treaty. By a slip from the JV. O. Picayune of the 18th loot. P. M we have a tumor that a quorum of Deputies as sembled at Qucretaro, and were awaiting the arrival of the American commissioners to commence the session of Congress. Another story was that a popular revo lution had been secretly gotten up under Paredes ami ! Almonte nnd that the government ol Penn y Pena had 1 been overthrown and dispersed, belore taking action on the treaty. The Picayune however discredits the whole story and publishes a letter dated at the Capital on the 2nd* in*t. which expresses the opinion that the pence party were decidedly ill the ascendancy. Ur. Pierce anil the Methodist Church North. The following letter wna addressed by Dr. Pierce’ to the Bishops and Mend era of the Methodist confer- I nice North after the proceedings published in our last j were made known to him: Rev. and Dear B ethren: I have received two ex- j tracts from your journal of the 4th and sih instant— I From these extracts I learn you decline receiving me in my proper character ns the accredited delegate of the M- K. Church bouih, and only invite me to a seat within tie* bar, as due to me on account of my private and |K*r*on;.l un i ts. These considerations 1 shall ap preciate, and will lenprocate them with you in all the private walks of Christian and aociai life. But within the bar of the General Conference 1 can only be known in my official c haracter You writ therefore regnrd this communication as fi nal on tlu* part of the M K. Church South. She can never renew the offer of fraternal relations between the two great bodies of Wesleyan Methodist in the United Stotts. But the proposition can be renewed at any time, either now or hereafter, by the M T ('hurch. And if ever made upon the liasis of the Plan of Separ ation, as aJopird by liie General Conference of 1844, the Church South will cordially entertain the proposi tion. With sentiment* of de* p regard, and with feelings of disappointed hope, lain yours,mChristian fellowship, Lovtrx Puke, Pm-borg, May 9. 1848. No furthrr action waa taken on thia letter, save the passage of ■ resolution granting the Doctor a copy of bis former communication, as requested by hun. Mnmmofti PlctoHnl Brother .Vomithnn. Wilook & Cos. of New-York, have pent us a batch of Pictures, put |ortii|r to be likenesses of Messrs. Cal moi-n, Clay, \Y luster and Benton, which are ssid to be engraved esj** eially for their “ Double Mammoth Pictorial Prather Jonathan, tor the 4th id July 1848 ” They have acrompnmed their gift with a ready made editor in I notice, or ;*/ ertrawdtnaiy, in which they set forth the merits of their enterprise, and request us to “publish this or something like it,” and tin squid pro quo promise to favor us with ail Exchange / The anine promise was made a yrar ago, and Merer fulfilled We were then unacquainted w ith the char acter of the Brother Jonathan, or its nrtistical merits, and of course pubinhed rather a qualified nonce of it. Judging of tiie engravings before us, ihe paper, its pub lisher* and engravers, are ihe greatest huinbugs of the age. The pk'iurr* in question are miserable carica ture*, gronsly conceived and bung!mgly executed. If ihene heads were supplied with an appropriate array of * horns, they would l*e much more likely to lie taken for a company of raw recruits from tlie bottomless pit, than lor rite distinguished Statesmen who* names they spoil The whole aflair seems to us to be gotten up. , purpofttiy to stunt the pr 0., u.ituspeoting public, and we arc only astonished that our cotemporaries of the press should encourage so bungling a piece of humbug- j gery. For ourselves we will do no such thing, and sin- ; cereiy trust that, when the influx of the Brother Jana ! than's occurs, our readers and their friends may with | | one accord refuse to purchase and send them back to! ! the men who are attempting to palm them olf upon an J I unsuspecting public. | Last Teiiiiesse mul Georgia Railroad. A delegation from the above Company, consisting ol Messrs Van Dyke, Keys and Smith, parsed through oui City oil Friday lasi, on their way to Savannah, and arc expected to spend either to-day or to morrow in Ma con. Mr. Van Dyke is the President of the Company Mr. Keys one of the Directors and Mr. Smith a young and talented Attorney from East Tennessee. Their ob ject in visiting the South is to excite an interest anionp our merchants and others in their enterprise, and to pro cure aid if possible for the work. The Lust Tennessee and Georgia Railroad was for merly know n ns the Hiwaswc Railroad, and was ori ginally located from Red C ay, on the Georgia line h the town of Knoxville. Something like u million ol j dollars were expended upon tlu* enterprise by the old I Htockho ders. Sixty miles were graded for a double ’ track, several bridges constructed,and the timber lor th< superstructure procured. The State was a large Stock holder, and the Company failed after contracting heavy 1 debts. The last Legislature of Tennessee granted anew charter under which anew organization has taken place, The old debts have ail been compromised, and tlu* old stock has been scaled down, so that the work which originally coat over a million, is now estimated at a lit tle over a four hundred thousand dollars. The State of Tennessee agrees to pay the balance ot her original subscription, soy 1*200,000, and ussoon us forty miles ol the Road arc completed, will endorse the Bonds of the Company to the amount of $350,000 more. As ihe credit of the State is good and her means ample, the ul timate completion of the work is placed beyond a doubt. The Company however, wish to interest the people of Georgia to some extent in their enterprise. Between nine and sixteen miles of the Road lie soulh of Red Clay, in ihe State of Georgia. If they can procure subscriptions sufficient to construct this part of the work ] the delegation above spoken of, feel confident that they can easily secure the balance of the necessary funds in Tennessee. Most sincerely do we hope, that they may be success ful. The trade of East ‘Tennessee is destined to be 1 of immense value either to the people of Georgia or I Carolina, and now is the time to give it a proper direc tion. If the times were auspicious, there would be no j difficulty in raising the funds necessary ; but we are in ! th* midst of u commercial crisis, und it is quite as much as our people can possibly do to meet their home en i gagenients. These gentlemen must therefore not des pair, if they should be disai pointed. Georgia amid i much greater discouragements than they have to en counter, has expended aver twelve millions in Rail loads, and has already upwards of six hundred miles iin actual operation. Why thin should Tennessee hes . itate or despair. Her bold and manly sons have proved i themselves equal to almost any exigency, why should j they now hesitate to attempt, what Georgia has shown them may be accomplished even with ordinary efforts. We bid them God opeed. The Wilkes County Komi. We have already announced that the citizens of Wilkes county, have subscrtlied S2OO 000, and the citi zens of Hancock 8100,000, towards the construction of a Rond from Washington across the Georgia Rail road, to somepoint on the Central Road. It appears, that the sum of sixiy thousand dollars was wanting t> make up Savannah’s proportion of the Stock. At a > public meeting there last week, the following resolu tions were passed after a full discussion : Resolved , That ihe citizens of Savannah have wit nessed with pleasure the liberal subscription made bv the citizens of Wilkes nnd Hancock counties towards building a Road from Washington in Wilkes county to the Central Railroad at a point in the county of Wash- J mg ton. Resolved, That this meeting feels it to be the true interest of Savannah to aid in obtaining a Railroad from the Central to the Georgia Road. Resolved, That the Honorable Mayor nnd Alder men of the City of Savannah be requested to subscribe the sum of sixty thousand dollars towards that object, payable in bonds of the corporation bearing lawful in- ( terest. At a called meeting of the city Council on Friday | the special committee of that body to whom the sub- | ject had been referred presented an elaborate report ac- 1 compamed by the following preamble, and Resolutions ; which were adopted by yeas and nays as follows: Yeas Messrs. Snider, Lewis, Bartow, Roberts and Smets— I 5. Nay* Messrs. Goodall. Harden und Harper—3. \Y hereas, nt a meeting ol (tie citizens of Savannah, held on the 17th May, inst., it was recommended to Council to subscribe the sum of $60,000 to the contem plated Road lit m the Central Railroad to Washington, 1 W iikes county,and whereas, Council is satisfied that, I whilst opinion differs in relation to that project, there is a general desire to have a connection between the Geor- \ gia Railroad and the Central Railroad by way of Burke county to Augusta. And, whereas, it is the opinion of j [ this Board that the connection by way of Burke county I ui the best for all general interests, and should not U* abandoned without further strenuous efforts to accom plish it— Resolved, That this Board fully appreciates the en terprise nnd spirit of the citizens of Wilkes nnd Han cock nnd other counties who have expressed a wish to 1 more directly conn4|pied by Railroad with us. Resolved, That we respectfully recommend to the people of \V iikes and liancoek, lire citizens of Augusta th’- people of Burke county, aud the Georgia Railroad Company, by public assemblage or otherwise, to ascer ! , t whether the Augusta and Buike connection can* j ,ll t be agreed upon by ail parties as ihe plan of con j nection. Resolved, That Council will subscribe $60,000 in binuls of the city bearing lawful inteiest, towards the object of connecting the Georgia and Central Railroad • if the preferred route can be obtained with theconcur- I ence of the citizens of Wilkes and Hancock, and other j parties in interest. Resolved, That if the Georgia Railroad and the citi | zens of Augusta shall decline to co-operate with the other parur* in interest, and the proposed compromise cannot be effected, then Council will subscribe $60,000 to the Washington YVilkescounty Road. Resolved, That if the Washington Road shall In built, it is the opinion of tin* board, that Duvisboro’ should be the point of contact on the Central Road Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the Mayor of Augusta—the Georgia Railroad Com- pany—the people of YV’ilkeaand Hancock counties, and i of Burke county, and also to the commissioner* of the Washington Kudioad. i. n. Mm nnd UM II >\\ MMVs It will be recollected that after the Moriningof Cha pultepcc a couple of Brass Howitzers of rare workman ship and lieauty, were missed. Upon search they were found in the baggage wagon of Gen Pillow. A Court of Enquiry was ordered, and itappeared that the llow itgrrs had been taken by two young officers, and placed in the wagon ; that the circumstances were made known to Gen Pillow, and that he remarked, that he thought lie wjsentiled to them, a* trophies, and gave no order to restore theiM ‘Phis made Gen. P an ac cessary after the fact, and he accordingly received a quasi censure from a Court, of which Gen. ‘Twiggs was a member. ‘The matter of course had to be sub mitted to the President for hia approval, and that digni tary, determined at all hazzauls, to shield his fiiend from the disgraceful imputation of pilfering the spoils of vic tory, has reviewed the evidence, and decides that the Court erred in the facta, and that therefore, there is no'hmgin the rase, which requires further proceed ing* Buch was die original finding of the Court. ‘They merely gsvr a statement of ihe testimony and left all honorable men to arrive at their own conclusions We merely lecur to this matter now, to show the extent to which the arbitrary power of the President has been carried. Really it would seem as if these military trials had become a mockery—or rattier, mere machine* for the pur|Miae of crushing, or inflating the friends or rnettnesof the President. That personage seated in Ins chamber at Washington Approves or dis approves of tlie finding of the Court, just as it may suit ilia purponrs In the rase of Pillow, he avers that the court have allowed an error, of a material fact, and that therefore the whole fabric of testimony must fall to the ground IB* is not content that the matter should | be pawed over as was done by the Court snd by Geo | Scott, but qualifies Ins approval of tlie finding am) raiara new points in order to protect the accuard. He even presumes to convince the country, that the gentlemen who r*mi\ oaed that court,— two of whom were his politic friends—men whopiofenaionis war whose acquaintance with militaiy usages is beyond j suspicion, and who of course had deeply ot heart the | honor oI tl eir profession—were careless in the exaiuin ! at ion of fact* iu a case where tlie character of aßi ig i aJier General, was involved upon u charge almost ’ amounting to Petit Larceny. j Such an idea is too ridiculous to le entertained for a j moment. ‘The conclusion then must follow, that the President is tnere'y mnking use ol his own power to pro tect his fuemls, ngui t yßs oi the general good either o the set vice or the country. This would perhaps be a small matter in itself, were it not one of many indications recently, given to prove that the tendency of things at present is towards a con. ccntratioiiofall power in the hands of the Executive He has now ihe |nt lounge of the gcveinmc nt, the ve to power, the sword and the purse, and uses them nil under the shallow pretence that he is serving the people nnd protecting their constitutional rights. ‘I he advc calcs of this nrbitnry power are becoming numerous. Even Gfn. Worth, who was always tup posed to be u \V big, but who has recently aroused from his long dream of Whiggery, n full blooded Democrat, and an nspirant for the Presidency—gravely affects to believe, that this veiy veto power—this Inst relic ofde9- potisrn i* the great lever by which the suvreignly of the people is to be upheld in the person of their Exec utive ! ! Verily such dcvelopements ore calculated to stnrtlei sober, thinking men, and to lead them to the conclu sion flint they have entirely mistaken the character of their government, and that our progress has been to wards despotism, rather than tow ards that liberty whicli w supposed to have been guarantied as the very basis of our institutions. Plain and lloue*t Talk. The Editor of the Federal Union, last week read his brother Chip of the Charleston Mercury and the South Carolina Democracy genernllya sort of anti Par son Clapp lecture upon their apparent wont of confi dence in their Northern Democratic Allies. The Ed - j tor of the Mercury replies atlength and quitepithily.— 1 One or two paragraphs are quite too rich to be lost. For instance the Mercury says: The Federal Union remarks: “ The policy which the politicians of Carolina have marked out for them selves and which they are pu ran ing is to us perfect ly incomprehensible.” W'e nre really pained that the Editor cannot comprehend it, for our policy is a simple, plain adherence to the Constitution and its guaranties— : to those principles, on the maintenance of which hangs ! the fate of slavery—the welfare of the Slave States— ‘ the existence of the Union* W'e refuse to yield our selves up, hound hand and foot, registered lor use, and to be disposed of by those who cannot themselves con* | tribute a single vote to the election of the man they nominate: to those who may select David Wilmot, llanmbai. Hamlin, Marcus Morton, John A. Dtx.or some other Barnburner, as their standard bearer, w ith ” Abolition” on its folds, or Lewis Cass, or some other equivocating betrayer of our rights, and call upon us to vote for-him. Itisan unequal game,where we stake eagles,and they coppers; where we give them real votes, and they give us nothing but false shadows, that may, like the ignis Jatuus, lead us only into difficulty and ruin.” Again: “ And now one word in all frankness to the Federal ’ X nion and its coadjutors. Selt-protection is the supreme i law of common sense and of patriotism. The South ! has a deep stak<- in the game now playing. Her honor, I self-respect, property, personal and political rights, are j I hanging on the cast of the die. On the great master ! | question, the key of all these—the rights ot the Slave | States—there is more soundness in some Whigs than some Damocrats ; and let them beware that under this • first great law of nature, self-preservation, they do not drive the Republicans of the South to look for shelter ! from Northern Abolitionism under the lead of someone ‘ who, though differing from them on the party questions of the day, is with them and of them upon this vital and paramount questions. Let those who have the man-! agement of this matter beware that they place no ! such necessity before the South as choosing between 1 an unsound Democrat and a sound Whig upon this question. There is danger in it.” Has it come to this, that the danger of a desertion of Southern rights by the mass of the Democratic party and by the Federal Union in particular has become so great as to call lorth such a scathing rebuke as the above from so respectable a paper as the Mercury ? Verily it is time lor the people to see to it. One half of j the Georgia Democrats in Congress have already voted for the Oregon bill containing the Wilmot Proviso ! Can it be that the Mercury has discovered some scheme against Southern rights, deeper and yet more If so we beg to be informed of it in order that the men who ore professing one doctrine and practising another may be exposed and properly rebuked. The Administration and the Farmers. Pending the Presidential election of 1844, the peo ple were urged to support Mr. Polk on the ground that i his Tariff policy was just the thing for the planters and I farmers ol the country. It was gravely alleged that un der a system of low duties cotton would advance in j p.ace.nnd rope and bagging fall— inatftour.com, wheat i &c., would become articles of export and therefore be ; enhanced in value. The people believed these stories and Mr. Polk was chosen President. He found lb* country prosperous, the government comparatively out ol debt, cotton and provisions at high prices, the people happy and peaceful. The Dem ocratic policy was adopted and the new Tariff went into operation in Decemlier, 1846. At the inotnen l be-th a commercial crisis and a famine raged in Europe. This led in 1847, to a very heavy export of provisions. Prices advanced and the balance of trade wns some thing like twelve millions of dollars in our favour. The Democratic presses of course attributed it all to the Tariff l Iu vuin were they told to await the de velopments of time. In vain were they reminded that it was all the result of the famine in Eurofieand that the events of another year would establish the fuel.— They only cried the more lustily in favour of the policy of their pany and especially of Mr. Polk. The time anked for by the Whigs has now elapsed and it no longer needs argument to prove to the plan ter* that they have been egregiously and shamefully deceived. Cotton has fallen to about halt its for mer prices, bugging has advanced and the losses to the planters of Georgia alone upon the present crop will be between four and Jive millions of dollars. The ex ports ol provisions to Europe have fallen off something like twelve millions in a single year, and it now ap pears that the balance of trade against us for the year end.ng the first of June, will be forty millions of dol lars But this is not all. The war policy of Mr. Polk has involved the country in a debt of over owe hundred millions nnd the immense outlays of money in Mexico added to our commercial difficulties cun not fail to bung about the most disastrous results Already nearly six millions of specie have been shipped to Europe, and, | there is but little probability that ihe current will be j changed tor months to come. Under this state of af fairs, we will make no long or noisy appeals to our ag ricultural friend*. All w*e u*k of them is just to reflect for a moment upon the past and the present, to bring to nimd tlie condition of the country now under Polk, and previously under even Mr. Tyler nnd a Whig Congress. Wc beg them to remember the fact, that Mr Polk was pul into office as tlie fiiend ot Mr. Van Buren, that fie Imscarried out the policy ot that gen tleman mid that we are now iippiouching just nucha crisis as came upon us in 1833 and 1840. It ia m vuin to suy that these things have no connec tion with tlie policy of tlie government. Nothing is plain er, than tiiat higher duties would have kept out a latge amount ol tiie British goods with which the country is now flooded and w Inch gave use tins very balance ol forty millions against us. But let ns look a little further and see what is to be the effict of tins Democratic policy upon the future prospects of the planter) These torty millions must be paiJ. At presrnt price* and with the prosjx-ct of tine crops in Europe, provisions cannot be shipped The balance of tisde must therefore lie made up either it specie or in cotton It in specie our Banks are ruined, > our merchants are ruined, and the whole energies ol the 1 country will receive • check from which they will not recover in years. It in plain therefore, that if the mer chant* and the liiinkaran avoid tt, tliey will not send the s|iecie. At the preaeut low prices they will ship cotton in preference. The next w sequence will lie that an over stock will again accumulate in the For eign msik-'is nnd that the pries for tlie next two or thrre years will be as low, or lower, than at present In the mean tune tiie production wi 1 increase, the Brit ish manufactures will grow strong and tie able to con tinue their pol cy of flooding the American markets with giKidsao as to keep the ba'ance of trade perma nently against us. \V> are sorry to present so gloomy a picture as this to our pluming friends, especially as we know many of them were perfectly honest in their conv*ctione and support of the party ami tin* policy vs nidi i have brought about the present results. It ih lr them ! to deride whether they will continue to support n party whose promises are so fair aud whose practices so ruin* ‘ ous. Tlm Noith Carolina liaiilf ■ We find in the Charleston Mercury of recent date, a i comparative view of such of the Banks of the State of ■ South Curolinu, as accepted of the provisions of the act of 1846. The statement is compiled by the Comptrol ler General of the State, and gives perhaps a correct \ view of the preaent condition of the Institution ii ques tion. It embrace?* the Bunk of the State of South Car olina with its Branches at Columbia and Camden, the South Western Railroad Bunk, The Planters and Me chanics Bank, the Union Bank of Charleston, The State Bank of South Carolina, und the Bank of South j Carolina—tanking in all, six Banks and two Branches. I nndembramg all the institutions in the State, except | the Bunk of Charleston the Banks of Hamburg Georgetown, Cam Jen and Cheraw, and the Old Com mercial Bank at Columbia. We have not room for the entire table, and therefore must content ourselves with the general showing made, accompanying it with such remaiks in regard to particular Institutions as may be deemed just and proper. Debts due bv the several Hanks* 1 Capital Stock, 5,992,782 73 Bi'ls in Circulation, 1,991,396 38 Net profits on hand, 364,143 36 Balance due to Banks in this State 1,623,56*3 07 j Balances due to Banks in other States 220,817 52 1 All other monies due which bear interest,.. ..41,138 16 i State Treasury, for balance Sinking Fund, 455,225 3d j State Treas. loon tor rebuilding the City, 1,810,253 37 j Cash deposited, and all other monies j due exclusive of Bi lls in circulation, profits on hand, balances due other Banks, and money bearing intesest,.... 1,809,150 68 J Total liabilities, 14 308,76‘J 65 I Resources of the several Hanks. Specie on hand, .383,967 07 Real Estate, 278,4% 41 Bills ol other Banks in this State, 250,379 92 Bills of Banks in other Slates, 8,050 00 Balances due from Banks in this State, 46,654 12 Balance due from Banks in other States,... .34,209 93 Notes discounted on personal security,... .5,957,591 29 Loans secured by pledge of its own Stock,. .267,596 30 Loans secured by pledge of other Stock 364,670 97 1 Domestic Exchange, 835,108 06 I Foreign Exchange, 136,189 18: Bonds 1,157,636 04 j Money invested in Stock, 1,357,742 62 j Suspended Debt and Debt in suit, 790,611 98 State Treasury 128,878 24 Branches and Agencies, 1,290,080 47 Bonus under Low for lebuilding Char’s’ton,799,33o 66 Interest and expenses of State Loan, 85,686 20 Money invested in every other way than is specified in the foregoing particulars, 135,890 16 i Total resources of the Banks. $14,308,769 65 * This statement must be taken in two points of view, first with reference to the immediate capacity of the Carolina Banks to meet their liabilities, and secondly, with reference to their ultimate solvency. Anxious as we have been to do even handed justice to the institu tions, and desirous of avoiding every thing which i might create a panic, we have submitted the state ment above to various gentlemen, and taken their in- | dividual views thereon. The result has been a gen eral concurrence in the opinion, that whatever may be the ultimate condition o! the Banks in question, it would be utterly impossible tor them, unaided by others, to sus tain themselves against an immediate run. For instance, die condition of these Banks may be set down as follows: Immediate Liabilities. Bills in Circulation, $1,991,3% Balances due other Banks, 1,844,379 Deposites, &c. 1,809,850 Other monies bearing Interest, 41,138 Total Liabilities,. ...*•** $5,686,763 Immediate Resources. Specie on hand, $383,%7 Bills other Banks in Carolina 250,379 Do. in other States 8,050 Balances due from Carolina 8ank5,46,654 Do. Banks in other States,... .31,209 Domestic Exchange, 835,108 Foreign do. 136,189 Total Resources, $1,694,556 Leaving balance against the Banks, of. $3,992,107 From this exhibition it is most apparent that the Caro lina Banks in the aggregate, or at least those of them which have come to a showing at all, are but illy pre pared for, what Mr. Calhoun would term, s commer cial crisis. It will be seen that they have nearly five dollars of their Bills in circulation tor every dollar of specie in their vaults. It also appears that while their entire capital stock is only $5,992,782 they have loaned out on personal security alone the sum of $5,957,591 ; besides the additional sum of $267,596 an pledges of their own Block and $364,670 on pledges of other stocks. In addition to this, they have large amounts of money locked up in various ways which they will probably not be able to release iu years to come except by producing great pecuniary distress and general ruin among their customers. The system which bus been pursued by the Banks of Carolina may save them from immediate danger and lierliaps enable them to escape the ruin which at first glance would seem to impend. Their notes are con tumely put into circulation at a distance and may he found in every neighbourhood from Virginia to the Mississippi river. Like the agents of the Charleston merchants they have been forced into every log cabin in the country and it may be months belore they will find their way back to the counter for redemption. We are not at all astonished at the existing state of af luirs in Charleston. Her Bunks and her merchants have for years been pursuing an unwise course. They have t>eeii striving to force trade into unnatural chaunelg and have used, or father abused, their credit for that purpose. This expeneion of her Bunks is not of recent date. The report published a twelve month ago shewed that the same institutions above named had six dollars of their own bills iu circulation for every dollar of spe cie in their vaults. The Carolina Banks have for years been operating on the strength of the credit acquired by them from 18% to 1840, while the Georgia institutions with double their actual strength, have scarcely done ■ inure than a living businesa. We venture the assertion that it our Georgia Banks were this day to make such a shewing as has just been made by their Carolina co temporaries, their doors would be closed and their vaults empty ill less than a lorn light. That the Banks in question will ultimately lie found sound we think probable. Their Agencies which have put many of the notes iu circulation, are located at a distance and belore the bills can find their way buck to the cou iter, they may be enabled to meet them—-we trust this uisy be ihe case. In the mean time the plan ters and merchants may lows heuvily in the shape of discounts and note shavers may pocket hugely of tin hard earnings of the poor, unfortunate victims of this new system of Carolina fiiiiineiei ing. W hat a comment.v ry do these facts furnish upon the whole system ol Bunk ing by agencies ! Upon what principle of justice or reason is it that Banks are allowed to issue their hills in distant Slutes, without having provision also made for their redemption T Witiiesu the result but recently developed at Peiinucola—a result alike discreditable to j I the Banks and ruinous to the people. These übuses ren der the whole system unpopular and odious to the peo ple and often ure the principle cuuocs ol pecuniary dis j aster. Os the Cuiolinu Bunks which make the worst exhibit, four out ol live have been embarked in the un- I dertoking ol supply ing distant Suite* with their indef inite promises to pay .while such institutions us the Union Hank, the Flanteis and Mechanics and others that have confined thenise Ivts lo a legitimate local business are not only able to make a satislaetory exhibit, hut are nc i tually ina sound and healthy condition. Hueh Banks i ure worthy of being trusted snd deserve the more credit I iroin the lact that they have not followed the improper | example ol their ooteiupurarieo. We need scarcely udd that we feci but little pleasure in penning the foregoing remarks, |mi tu ularly at the present moment, when it ia the duty of all parties to maintain rattier than impair confidence. We owe a duty to the Bill holders however, winch will not admit of our concealing the truth in regard to niattera ol this sort, ll these Banks are weak, the aooner it is known the better, because viie Bill holders and Stockholder* too will lw enabled to realize more than if they should wait until the actual menu* of the institutions ure squandered in useless attempts lo bolster up a sink ing credit. At the same time we would advise no panic. There is no necessity that any one should part wnh the t>iil4Qi a discount, in* capital stock ih amply sufficient ultimately to pay every dollar which has been issued As evidence of this, we give place to tht* following an alysis of the report furnished us by one of the most res pectable and intelligent merchants in the city. Os its ! j correctness, we leave others to judge for themselves. ULTIMATE RESOURCES. , Tota I Recources $ 14,208,769 65 ! Less amount due to Bank ol the State by its own Branches, $1,290,080 47 j Less due by the State 128,878 21 Bonds held by Bank of the State applicable to pay ing the State 1,956,966 73 Interest on State loan un other offset to debt due the State, 85,68620 2,172,531 17 Less amount of Bank notes on hand deducted from liabilities 250,379 92 Bulance of recources, $10,596,778 09 ULTIMATE LIABILITIES. j Total Liabilities, $14,308,76965 Less Capital Stock, 5,992,782 37 J “ Stockholder’s profile.. 364,413 36 1 7,951,443 56 Less amount due to the i Bunk of the State by its own Branches 1,481,767 33 ! Less amount due to the j Bui kof the State of S. C. 2,265,478 75 Less am out of Bank ! notes on hand, 250,379 92 I 3,997,626 00 Balance of liabilities, 3,%3,817 56 j Ultininte Recources 10,5%,798 09 j Ultimate Liabilities, 3,963,817 56 Excess of recources,... .$6,632,960,53 V\ e cannot conclude this article without adding, that we take no pleasure in making such developements, and we claim no credit for doing it, because it is a plain sim ple duty. We believe it would be the best thing for the interests of both Carolina and Georgia, if the Banking Institutions of both States, w'ould confine themselves to their proper and legitimate business, and seek to obtain no circulation beyond their own limits, except such us results from the natural operations of trade. All par ties W'ould be better oH. The people would run less I risk ol losses, and the Banks themselves would do n . better, because a saler and sounder business. If the j [ present excitement should produce no other result, we | hope it may be the means ol driving every Carolinu | ’ Bill, if not into the vaults of the Charleston Banks, at; least within the limits of the State. We have had i our share of them in Georgia, and the report in question furnished by the Banks themselves, should induce our 1 people to be cautious how they take them in future. Apn!achicula*llntik Agencies. The Editor ot the Commercial Advertiser, very ‘ much, incensed at the course pursued by the Bank ! Agents at Apalachicola, gives vent to his indignation ina long editorial, from which we make the following i extract: As soon as the news came of trouble in Europe, and a panic in the money market—came orders to the Bank ; Agents here to shut down on this community. They j refused to buy or sell exchange. They might be justifi j ed in refusing to purchase it—but that after having pur- I chased all the good bills in the market, and having put ! | forth their” representatives of money,” they should refuse to pay specie for them, or give checks on New- York,against funds accumulated there by putting in circulation their “ rags,” in the purchase of drafts, is 1 one of the most audacious and fraudulent swindlesever perpetrated on a community, It would not be per mitted in Georgia or South Carolina. Such con duct there would forfeit their charters. They would be compelled to pay soecie on demand, and as an alterna tive, they would gladly give exchange. But the Agencies here are controlled by the Banks at home—having no regard for the interests of our cit izens, and being held in no fear nor under any restraint by any laws as to their mode of operations, they are guided by no principle but the love ol gain, and know no rule of conduct but the law of the strongest—the same under which their prototype the Jew of Venice claimed the pound of flesh, blood and all ! We know of no more merciless characters than those who sway the destinies of a Bank. “ Their “ inhumanity toman has made countless millions mourn.” “Perish credit!— perish commerce! !”■—aye, perish the food of a whole community !!! ere they will consent to abate one jot or title of the advantages which they obtain. That any city should be subject to the dominion of such men, and they restrained by no law of the land, acting safe ly at a distance, and consequently without the whole some tear of public indignation, is to be lamented. Yet such is the condition of this city. We are verily bound | hand foot and delivered to the Philistines. At this time I the best bills that can be drawn on the North, such as would sell readily elsewhere at the South, are refused i by the Banks—cotton cannot be sold for the want of I funJs—the notes of the foreign banks cannot be dispo j sed of lor less than from 2to 3 per cent, discount, and | inline, trade has entirely stopped. Such, however, is not the case in other Southern ci ties. The Banks there are more cautious, but they still buy good bills, well secured—aud they sell ex change, or pay specie for their notes. It is high time that something should be done to pro tect this community Ironi the further extortion of Geor gia and South Carolina hankers. The subject should be, and we mean that it shall come before the next Leg islature, at<fr we trust that those of the community who agree with us in sentiment, will aid in seeking redress for the grievances complained of. COMMt'NICATED. To Ihe Voters of Ihe Third District. The approaching election of a member of Congress for the 3d District, is destined to have such an important influence upon the future political complexion of the District, that 1 beg leave to say a few words to the Whig voters on that subject In 1844, the first election under the District system, was contested with a warmth and virulence well re membeied, by many who took part in the canvass The favorite of each party was in the field, and the re sult proved incontestibly, that the Whiga were the strong*‘st. Ilad the private relations of the member i elect permitted him to take his seat in Congress, he j would undoubtedly have done honor to the State and ■ D strict, and added new lustre to his own well earned reputation But unfortunately, hia circumstances forbade ! him to accept the office, to which he had been called j by his fellow citizens, and a special election was order ed by the Governor to fill the vacancy thus occasioned The Whig* were mortified to loose their favorite, and it was found difficult to select, from the numerous as pirants, a successor upon whom the party would cordi ally unite; and to the unfortunate nomination then mode, are to be traced most of the ddficulties that have ariarn in the selection of a candidate for the District. In that election the Whigs were luke-wnrm, and many of dissatisfied, and hence the success of the l)rin- i ocra tic on iulatr—ull that had been gamed in 1844, was now lost, and the Third District again became the buttle-ground of the Btnte. Finding that a prejudice existed in other parts of the District against a candi date selected from tlie lower end, we presented no can didate, and united cordiully hi ihe support of Dr Jones All unpleasant feelings seemed to liuve passed away, and agsm the Whig party were mi the ascendant, but I the majority is so small, that the slighrst cnn!u<ion in > our ranks, will again bring with it mortification and defeat. It is not tny purpose to present the name of any can didate to the voters of die Distr.rt—indeed, 1 do not know whether Dr. Jones declines a re-election. My object is simply to prevent discord—to uige upon the Buriy that mutual concession, and kind forbearance which will secure unanimity of feeling,and concert of action—to implore those whose names have been pre sented fur tins office, not to allow their bvlmga to be come too strongly enlisted, but to retire! that amid the generous rivalry created by the Dtstriul system, all can not be gratified: some arc doomed to diiippoiiitment. L> t not that diso|>|Mmtutent estrange them Ir* in their brethren or Injuriously off et the cause which they ad advocate. Let the delegates to the Convention soon to *•- aeinhle, go untrammelled by sectional influence—let them si-leci for a condi date, a grntlenian of talents, in* \ tegrity and populaniy—one upon whom the whole par- I ty will unite, and success is certain. In conclusion, 1 would i rge upon all who love their country,and who rrgnrd the ascendancy of the Whig party, as deeply and beneficially afreet ing the welfare of tlieir country, to re flect upon the importance of this el* ction.and its influ ence upon thelutuie politics of this Distiict. A “fail ure now may place u pa maneat's in the minority. 8188 i:i) lor. L " Ur ‘h’ lUit9r f <>“ Richmond . We ti:ke advnnia ; ;i’ of on interval I*, ~ e-ip, of our regular instalment offoreig,, new , J'” more attention to matters wh *• are ,y lO bestow than we l,,vebeene„ a f,:eHl“:; < ;^ rn, . , r V' ,, ' nil ' l interesting item of domestic intelligence-, h, T* 1 has produced as much and aa discordant fi r * hlctl thing el*, that ha* made its appearance for'.!'!, 1 ! is Gen. Taylor;, letter tu Messrs. Baldwtn &’ (vn*~ e; li,orsof Uxrttinond Republican,givingcaw' l a! answers to certain questions propounded b7tl •era- The interrogatories are ns follows: Wri ’ 1 Will you refuse- the nomination of awh „ „ al Convention f nat,o n. •i. Do you design to withdraw if Henrv Ci . other man shall be tile candidate f 01 an y 3. Have you stated that you are in lavor of ,h. , of ’-16, the sub-treasury, that you originated ih- *"* ami should select your cabinet from both parties | “ #f ’ The editors preface these plumpers wnh some oh. vattonscommendatory of the propriety of , N answered, and the General, y,aiding to in,pull r* natural desire totreutevery one with courtesy ol ,i ° * dor, returned the following answers, which ure os I 0 " 11 ’ as the questions which drew them forth. p‘ ,Ulrect that if Gen. Taylor answers every questioner whT’i* curious about ids views, beyond what has beenw he will have to gel an nmanuensis which goes |, v ™"n we subjoin the unswers : y eaui * To st,-That if nominated by the whig national can vention, 1 shall not refuse acceptance, urovid.a i left free of all pledges, and permitted to maintain T position of independence of all parties in which k people and my own sense of duly have placed me 7 erwise I shall refuse the nomination ot any cony™'” or party. UIOQ Secondly— T do not design to withdraw mv nimo Mr. Clay be ihe nominee of ihe whig national conv ,a tion—nml in this connection, I beg permission t mark, that the statements which have been so pos ” !*’ ly made in some of the Northern prims, to the effi'l (hat should Mr. Clay be the nominee of the mhi national convention,” 1 had stated “ that 1 moo'd not suffer my name to be used,” are not correct and have no foundation in any oral or written remark of mine, it has not been my intention at any moment to change my position, or to withdraw my name from ,h e canvass, whoever may be nominee of the naliontl convention, either of the Whig or Democratic part, Jhtrdly I have never stated to any one that I was in favor of the tariff of ‘46-of the sub-treasury nor tliat I originated the war wtth Mexico. Nor finally that I should (if elected) select my cabinet Iromboth parties. No such admisstons or statements were made j by me, at any time, to any person. I lie answer to the second question has given rise to j n good deal of exception amongst that portion of the whig party, who are desirous ol seeing Gen. Taylor j nominated by the National Convention, and who have quite convinced themselves that no third candidate can w,tl, any chance of success, run between two panic, matched against one another, under leaders regularly chosen by conventions of their own creation Indeed il we may judge from what we hear and see, this letter has given more pain to Gen. Taylor's peculiar friends lof the whig party, than toany other persons /i,r they consider that they have been placed in an emburras ing , position in regard to the great body ot their party in I 90 f;,r 09 <h*y have made an effort to have the General | nominated at the Philadelphia Convention. The feeling which has arisen upon this subject, to our mind, is predicated on a very enoneous interpret®- ; tion of the General's language. Both Whig and dem democrat, from a hasty perusal of his answer to Messrs. Baldwin & Gallaher, infer that Gen. Taylor means to run for the Presidency, under all circumstan ces ; that in (act he has nominated himself a candidate, and intends to remain such, whatever may turn up, Neither the language of the response nor the con text support any such conclusion, and the history of his presentation to theconutry altogether forbids that infer ence. Let us recur to the past, with a view to a prop er understanding of this matter. Shortly after the battles of Rsaca and Palo Alto, a lurge number of the people of the United States, in the enthusiasm produced by two splendid victories, enexpected and unboped-ioras they were, conceived the opinion that the Presidency was a fit reward lora soldier who had shed such lustre upon the American arms. Y\ hen the official reports of these successful ac. tions appeared before the world, the ability with which they were drawn up, and the modesty of the general whose skill with the pen equalled his prowess, with the the sword, strenghened the impressions which hia mil itary achievements had inspired. His flag was placed at the head of a number of papers for the Presidency, and letters were written to him, asking his consent to have his name used in connection wih that office. To these solicitations Gen. Taylor uniformly return ed unfavorable answers. He avowed himself a soldier by profession, and acknowledged that his duties had left him little time to devote to politics. He expressed a deep anxiety that the people should choose some distin guished and honest civilian for that office. He declared 1 that the mentionofhisnameinconnectionw'iththePres dency had given him pain, as likely to prejudice him , with the authorities at Washington, lessen hi* consid i eration with the President, who might,without know , ing it, become cold towards him, and thereby impair j his usefulness as a soldier. He avowed himself a mod erate Whig, but deemed the time inoportune to address him about politics, as he, as general of the American army, commanded alike whig and democrat, and es teemed alike the one and the other. Such is the his tory of those times. After the buttle of Montery the solicitations of hi* friends became more urgent in his behalf; but the Gen eral did not change his determination, it w..s not tilj after the astounding victory of Buena Vista that these 1 demonstrations became so numerous, snd from source* which commanded his deference, that he denied it matter of public duty to submit to what appeared to be the wishes of his countrymen. In yielding himself to this movement he iusisted but upon one condition,and that was, that he should not be tramelled in office, it elected, by party pledges ; that in fact he must go to the Presidency free to act for the good of the country, and controlled only by the constitution of the laud and hJ sense of the public wants. With this understanding he was announced forth? Presidency by public presses and assemblages of the people of both parties. II? had no agency in bringing himself forward ; he would have none, unless tore*< appeals to his ambition be to have such agency. He submitted himself to the friends who brought him for* . ward, and they can do with him now, as then, what they think fit. It may be proper to cite the lact —but not a* having any influence upon the detemiiiiat on of Gen. Tsyfofc I that we are aware ol—that at the time he permitted the jieople to use his name as a candidate for the Presiden cy, it was understood throughout the Union that Mr Clay would never again run for that oflice. It n*y * |9U lie fitting to say, that at the tune Gen. Taylor surren dered hi* name to the public it was generally there would Ik* no National Convention—at least of one of the great political parties We mention these nr* cuinstonce* to show that he could not have coi'sente i to hi* made a candidate with Mere not to a ratifies tivu by a whig convention; that he could only har? nutted his pretensions to the |>eopie themselves, ■P* ,rt from any separate and exclusive organization. Now we would ask, how is it possible tor Gen. I sl ) lor touhandoti a position which was taken lor him f otbert.of desert the,lriends who committed themwio with fun at a time when it was understood l*c woui have no competition front one party,and when l ,f b**rcd amongst Iris supporters a large accession c f* r sons belonging lo th’ other I The introduction ol Mi. Clay’* name into the *** respoiideure with the Richmond Editors, was not gn* tuitous on Gen. Taylor's part. It appealed in th* 1 f tion piopounded, and figured or course in the answer Whatever may be said c>f the propriety °l testajs to such interrogatories, il they are answere ♦ i should b** answered satwlacfonly. But in a latent sentiment of opp*#.tion to Mr. Q*y “ some have imagined the appearance of his nann correspondence denoted, We have fosou 10 ‘ ii lie such wa* toil by Gen Taylor. M hen it * M, n’ ced that Mr. Clx> would stand lor the |hr*idrnfj# aseited very broadly in many quaiters that G‘ r - J j wou and retire,as Inhere were some nnderstan*"* tween Ir.in and Mr. Clay upon the subject ol ! deucy inooo istent with the public declsmtions j upon consenting to be named for tin* ofltc<*- , § j rod iy this mur Hist M *. ; sttsr wiMwriiroti.sinl llw rpl t -....ubis* KXtiun. We Jo kiu-w that 0*- J *' ot , „,t re the prolounjest n-speil lor Mr Clay , * l9l , j cvU . lemma between them have been cor # liditig , that nothing has racutrod to M ,. and <• lullin'! know, that wsro (hn lny^ itlll ,y post that Mr. Clay's Irriing* I.martin Utu. chill'd by tn sppsiclit rivalry. In <'*“