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Fr»ra the Augusts Constitutions!:*:.
TRUCKL1NO TO ABOLITIONISM-
Jt is a startling position lor any Southern
pcper published in a slave-holding State, to as
sume that this country should yield up to the
•aerar her territorial conquests, because the
•oo-tliTohniding Stutt a may dissolve the Union,
father than submit to a further extension of
elevc territory, Phut such is the position taken
hr the Chruoxle As Sentinel, we have asserted,
aaJ we have styled it Truckling to Abolitionism.
f«Mt t*ur readers shoul l suppose that we liave
d.,.ie injustice by that assertion, we publish en
tire, the remark* of the Chronicle on that sub
ject. Our readers can tbus better judge of the
propriety of the terms by which we havo char-
acterixed that position, Such an entire surren
der at discretion of Southern rights to the fell
epirit of Abolitionism we boliove isnnparalelled.
It the term, Anti-S’avery prejudices, be more
•greeable. we substitute it, and insist that the
£oNthern States will never submit thus tamely
to be controlled and dictated to by thos6 States,
which certainly have only un equal right with
tlisra in our Gorcrnnient, its present properly,
and its future acquisitions. The Free State*
bully us, and threaten to dissolve the Union, if
•ay more slave territory be added to the Union,
]a other words, if all future acquisition of ter
ritory, whethor by conquest or by purchase, be
not surrendered up to the free laborers of the
Nnfth and West, thus excluding the Southern
SttMba from all participation in it, then tho Noth
aod West will dissolvo the Union,—yea, in the
panic stricken language of the Chronicle,—
•‘will rend it into fragment:!.” For one, we
are free to admit that the Union is valuable-—
ia very valuablo, and should bo cherished by
tho South. She has paid enough for it in all
conscience, both in blood and treasure, to place
a high price upon it. The battle fields ol the
Revolution, every spot by land and by sea hal
lowed by recollections of American valor, will
attest the blood it has cost the South, The
heavy tariffs which have been imposed upon
•ur people, to fetter the commerce oflhe South
•rith foreign countries, and to build up North
ern cities at the expense of Southern labor,
w I! furnish data to estimate the amount of mo*
ja*y the South has paid to enjoy the privileges
end blessings of the Union. She has paid her
quota in blood and treasure for an equal share
ia the common property and acquisitions, as
well as the common fame und glory of that
Union. She will not abandon it for light cause.
But while sbe remains, it will not be on suffer-
Aocr-—by the gracious permission of her asso
ciates—as an integral, but an inferior portion
of the Union. Oil this question the South wjll i
be united, and act as one.State, if the Free
States are opposed to the institution of slavery,
and regret its recognition by tho Constitution,
b« it «a They are entitled to their opinion.
But if they assume a paramount right to pre
scribe to it bounds within the territorial limits
*f the Union, and to sav, u shall not extend
into certain territory which is common proper
ty, both of the free and of the slnye States, tho
Bouth will submit to no such dictation. It will
.allow no such usurpation and appropriation of
• joint domain, to the sole use of the free
States. If the free States threaten to dissolve
the Union, because not allowed to dictate terms,
)«: thorn do so. Let them go out of the co
partnership, and welcome. But in going, they
will even then have to submit to an equitable
division oflhe public domain. In either event,
whether they stay jn or go out, the Soutli will
•otgive up her fair share of “the spoils of tho
vanquished.” New Mexico and California
Are now, by the fortunes of war, American do-
jnsin. They are, or*re to bo, permanent no
quisiticBS. No body .can seriously believe that
She Anglo-Saxon race wluch has now planted
Jt* fool, thero will abendoo them. Tlie South
ern State* have contributed their proportion,
At least, to obtain .them. Their population will
jteaiat on the right of settling them, in common
with tlioir fellow-citizens of other States, and
will carry tbeir institutions along with them.—
The Mexicans cau never drive thorn out, even
ifinclined^o do so. They will not allow their
•wn countryman to .do it, who go there with
■o greater right than themselves. It may in
•time become a matter of compromise as to a
.fair division of the territory between the s-Iave-
iholding and non-slaveholding States. But the
,-South will not be bullied ioto an abandonment
,of the country, by the .threats of the .free States.
The South yielded more than she should have
done in tho .Missouri Compromise. She then
want to the very extremity of concession. It
was a grave concession, that slavery should not
tolar any circumstances extend North of a
prescribed line; instead of that being left as it
gbiuld have been to be governed by the option
•f the citizons of the soil.
The opinion of the Chroniclo in favor of a-
bandoning our newly acquired territories is
.harmless only, so far as any such opinion can
^•nduce to tint ircsult. But it is pernicious,
.coming as it does from a Southern print, on ac
count of the reason assigned. The reason is,
that ths Southern Slates will insist upon the
iright of occupying portions of those countries
■with their slaves, acd.that.the Northern States
■threaten a dissolution of the .Union, if not al
lowed to exclude Southern institutions, and
hem the -South in by a cordon of new non-slave
holding States. .We.hope no other Soutliern
print will shrink from the maintenance of
Southern rights.on this question, or cower be-
seaih the gasconading threats of the Anti-Sla
very men and the Abolitionists, whetbcjr.tbey bo
Whigs or Democrats.
THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH.
Macon, Tncsdaf ^loruing, January !6, lbl'.
Q^*Mr. W, B. Harrison will attend the
next Superior Court at Knoxville, when those
indebted to the Telegraph office in Crawford,
will have an opportunity of settling the same.
ft/*-No Southern Mail received yesterday
from offices west of Columbus.
(17 s * We are indebted to the Hon. W- T,
Colquitt, of the Senate, and tho Hon. Geo,
IV. Towns, Howell Cobb, and Thomas Butler
King, of tho House of Representatives, for yal?
uable public documents.
07** William Cowles, Esq. was on Satur
day elected an Alderrpun of the City, for the
present year. The vote stood for William
Cowles, 136; George Vigal, 58,-^-Majority
for Cowles, 78. \/
LOUISIANA V. 6. SBJATQK.
Tho Hon. Pierre Soule was, on T uesday
last elected by the Louisiana Legislature, IL S.
Senator in the place of the late Alexander Bar-
row, the unexpired tgrm of whose election will
terminate on the 4th of March next.
HONORS TO TOP DEAD.
In pursuance of p eviotis arrangements, the
remains of tho gallant HOLMES, were at 13
o’clock on Thursday list, borne from the City
Hall on a superbly finished car, drawn by four
black horses, to their final resting place at Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Seldom have we witnessed a scene more in?
tensely solemn than the ceremonies of Thursday
last, His stricken Companion was present, to
mourn her husband’s death; and while, pale
and weeping, she joined the procession, the deep
sympathy of the Ir.rge crowd around, was visi
ble in the tearful eyes and sorrowful facesof
many who, schooled in the rough scenes of life
and the world, rarely exhibit such emotions of
sorrow. The procession, apd pomp of milita
ry display, while they were most grateful to
perceive, showed that the memory of HOLMES
was cherished in every circle with expressions
of feeling and homage, only pujd to those who
dare to do and die in the service of their country:
The procession under tho direction of Qeo.
M. Logan as Principal, and Thos. A. Brown,
Alex. Scott, T. R. Bloom, and Jas. A. Rais
ton, Esqrs., as Assistant Marshals, was formed
in front of the City Hall, and marched to ijje
grave in the following order t
Music.
Bibb Cavalry.
Floyd Rifles.
Metropolitan Greys.
Columbus City Light Guard*.
Odd Fellows.
Masons.
Geo. Robinson, the triend tbst brought the re.ta.juat
from Monterey.
Reverend Clergy. +
15 Masons. fBC-^OSS Masons. /
%
k J-2 Odd Fellows.
I
•3 Macon Volunteers gc-OC-X- Miron Volunteer*. I_
Macon Volunteers with aide arms as tooarqera.
Relatives of deceased in carriages.
Staff Officers.
(Chatham Artillery.
Republican Blues.
Savannah Volunteer Guards.
German Volunteers.
Fhatnix Riflemen.
Mayor and Council oftbe City of Macon, and CityOfSeers.
Judges of the Inferior Court of Bibb County,
and County Officers.
Citizens.
At the Cemetery, after a short but appropri
ate prayer by tbe Rev. Mr. Bragg, and the
honors oftbe Military and Ci v U Societies were
ended, all that was earthly .of poor Holmesj
was consigned to the tomb. His inanimate
dust cannot bo .raised or revivified by its ia-
iterment in his native soil, or by any thing that
wc ran say, but the fact will afford inestimable
consolation to his bereaved family, and his oth
er numerous relatives ana friends, while to his
townsmen, the recollection of his devoted pa.
trjotum will shine .out frgni Rose Hill, like
some bright flame,, burning upon the .altar of a
ruined temple. Peace to his asIiea-*-honor to
his memory!
VIRGINIA SENATOR.
lion. R. M. T. Hunter was elected on ithe
16th instant, by the Legislature of Virginia, a
Senator in Congress, for -six years from the
4th of Macrh next, at which time Air. Archor’s
term expires. Thero is still another Senator
to be elected from Virginia by the present Leg
islature.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
This quoition, it seems, is not yet cat at,rest-
"^Though tho proposition forilic appointment of
•tqch an officer was voted down by e majority
pf thirty in the House, it was introduced into
lh* Senate by Mr. Dix, of tho Committco qn
Military Affairs, on the 11th inst. Some of
tha Washington letter writers give it as their
opinion tfiat it will yet become, a law—that it
/till pass the .Senate, and that the House wjll
finally be dragooned into acquiescence. We
do not believe tho 120 members voti g against,
will prove ol such pliublo stuff.
We have seen no .sufficient reason assigned
for the creation.of.such on office at this juncture,
•nd in tho absence of the most cogent reasons
in favor of it, hope the mefisun will stay de
feated.
Tho Baltimore Patriot aptly quotes tlie lines,
‘ The tim^e h«ve been,
Tb»l when ihf brninn were oat. I- " 1*1 " -M die,
Atd then an end.''
But it seems that this measure. after .bring
,twice killed in the-.House, is to have another
.chance for its life in the Swutc.— (jrc/;rgia
Constitutionalist.
The above Bill lias been la'd on-tLe table jn
»be Senate.
(Pcpurtod this life on the 5th inst., at his.re
sidence in E'k Ridge, Anna Aron. < I o unty,
•hid., lltm. Chariot. Slt-rull Ridgely, i:i the t>5th
year of Ids i^ge- .Ho was the fulit r of Captain
■Kindolph Ridgely, who so Highly distinguished
kisuelf in Mexico, ur.d who recently died at
sMon<er< v jn consequeoee of a. Li] from h s
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
Wo extract the following from the 'Charles
ton Evening News of Saturday last:
“The ship Quebec Arrived r.t N. York ou the SOih and
brings dates to tbe 6tb uh. The Liverpool market has been
dreadfully excited, and prices for almost ail sorts of Cotton
have advanced fuljy J * |d. Tbe aaira are about 30.QQ0
bales, including 10.000 American and 3000 Surat on speen-
laiion. There were sold 20.003 American 5d. a 7Jd.,- 1S00
' Prrnam and Maranham at7d. a 9d., lfiOO Bahia ,7 a 7|d ,
330 Egyptian 7t a 3d , and <030 Snrats at 4 a 3d. Indian
Corn ta in brisk request for Ireland. Fair qualities of
Wheat are iellmgat higher prices. The cholera is miking
dreadful havoc at Bagdad, apd taking a northerly direction.
The London Morning Chronicle oftbe 8tl>, says that the re
ceipts of Grain at London for tbe preceding week.are vtr;
heavy. Wheat is inactive, and pri-es of preceding w«ei
barely obtainable. Indian Corn on shore 62r. per quarter,
duty paid. American Flour 33 a 35 shillings.”
ffT 5 ’The following was the vote in the House
of Representatives on the,2d inst., on the reso
lution of Mr. Wentworth of Illinuis, “That it
is .inexpedient to levy any tax upon tea and
coffee.
Yeas—Whigs—Messrs. Abbojt, Arnold,Barringer. Bell,
BJanrbard. M. Brown, Buffington W. W. Campbell..Car-
roll, Cccke, CollMne-.CranMon.Croijer, G. Davis.Detaco,
Dixon, Dockery. J.-H. Ewing, Gentry. Giddincs, Graham,
Glider,Grinnel.JIale.Uarper.J^illiard^John W. Houston,
S. D. Hubbard, • udaon. Washington Hunt. J. It. inger
soil, t). P. King, Levi;:, Lewis,,L(’iig, McHenry.McGaog-
hcv. Mellvaine, Marsh. Mosely. I‘o'lock, Rjin-ey, Julius
Rockwell. Root, Hunk. Schcnck.'Severance, T. Smith, A.
Smilb. O.B. Smith, iJlrobm. Thibodeaux, Thnmassnn.lt.
, Thompson. Tilden. Truatbo.Var.ee, Vision, White Win-
; tl.rop. Wright—61.
Yeas—Demrcrslt—Messrs. Anderson. Kenton. J. Black.
Ilrinkeitioi:', Brodhead, Cathcart, D.e Mott. Dillingham,
Dunlap, Ellsworth. Erdman, Foster, .Ffies, Garvin. Gra
ver, Hamlin, Hastings. Hensley,.Huge, ilungerford, Jen
kins, J. f I. Johnson, Joseph Johosun. A. Johnson, 8. Jones,
Kennedy. P. King. Leib. Lumpkin, McClelland. Joseph J.
McDowell. J. McDowell, Moulton, Niven.Norris. Perrill,
Berry. Rathburn, Uelfe. RipIey.Dawielle, Sawer. 5catn
I men. T. Bindli. Siarkwra'.h. r, t^z.. John, Strong. Tibbaus.
j Wentworth, Whrator, Williams, Wtimot and Yost—55
—toral-116.
Say—"A'hig—Mr. Toombs, of Georgia—1.
Navs—1.-tnocrals—Messrs. B. Adams. Ba» ley. nipga,
• Bowden, rtpwlio. Boyd, W. G. Baown.Buri, R. Chapman,
Chase, C!a(ke, Cobb, Collin. Cottrell, Cull'-m, Cunning,
him. D irgnt., I.ougiass. Kicklin, Giles, poodyear, Gordon,
Haralson, Hatmanaon, I. E Holmes,G. t?. Houston,E. W.
Hubbard, Hunter,, G. W. Jones. Lawrence, I. I.a-
bere, Ligon, McC|ernand, McKay, It. Mxilin, Morse, Pa
ris!:, Paynfc, RsIMlshnti, L. H 8>ms, Simps m.Siantrn,
J• Tbotopsqa, Tresway and Wojcwmrd—<7—tcial i9.
MILITARY.
On Sunday and Monday last, says the New
Orleans Delta, of the 2lst instant, the “ships
Henry Pratt, Ocean, Mayflower, Gen. Veazie,
Prentice and /. N. Cooper went to sea with tho
Louisiana Volunteers and portions of the 1st
Regimom from Pennsylvania. The ship Dia
dem loaded with horses for the use of the army,
departed at the same lima.
“Yestereav the ships Maine, North Carolina,
Desdemona, Talbot, IJenry and Essex, wero
t ken up by the Quartermaster, to be ready on
or before the 26th inst., for tho transportation
of troops from this city to tho seat of war. A-
bout S0Q horses are now here, destined for the
army, and the ships Bangor, Arkansas, and
Eli Whitney, have been engaged to take them
down. .
“Ot Monday last nearly a thousand barrels
of powder were shipped on the steamboat An
thony Wayne, to be taken to Baton Rouge,
there to be manufactured into cartridges for
cannon, and fixed ammunition.
‘•Tite greater part of the 2d Mississippi Reg
iment are now encamped at the Buttle Ground,
two companies only are wanted to complete it,
and they are expected every day. They wjll
start about Saturday next.”
HONORS TO OAPT. HOLMES.
The remains of that excellent man and gal
lant citizen soldier-—Capl. Isaac Holmes—wero
received with appropriate funeral honors by the
military and civic associations, a»d by the citi
zens generally, of Columbus, on Friday last.
According to previous arrangement, a proces
sjon, under direction of Col- Wilkins acting as
Marshal, was formed at half past 10 o’clock, in
the following order:
1. The Columbus Guards’ Band.
2. Maj. Gen. MeDougald and Staff.
S. Members of the Georgia Regiment in tho
city.
4. The City Light Guard, Capt. Cooper,
5. Masonic Society.
6. Odd Fellows Society.
7. Mayor and Aldermen.
S. Fire Company,
9. Citizens.
The procesrion moved to the bridge, and
there uncovered, and with every token of public
grief and respect, received back to the soil of
Georgia, the mortal remains of her honored
son, who had gone forth full of life and strength
to fight Iter battles.
It was a solemn scene, and many hearts were
touched, when the body reached the Georgia
shore, and displayed upon its shrouded case,
the familiar sword, sash and military coat of
poor Holmes. Solemn loo, and in uisou with
the feelings of the silent throng who stood
there, were the peals of music swelling from
the brass band, and giving melancholy utter
ance to the silent eloquence of full uud beating
hearts. How beautiful is this tribute ol living
throngs to the virtues of an individual dead !—
How ennobling the sympathies which bind man
to his country and country to man, and which
make heroes of those who dure to do and die
to deserve well of their country! While it was
not Capt. Holmes’ privilege to have died in the
field with his i’bnck to the field and his feet to
the foe”—he yet, died for the country—a sol
dier’s death. He died in the harness, stricken
.down by climate and disease, while anxiously
waiting for the liugle blast to summon hint in
action, to win the trophies of n profession which
he loved, and was born to adorn.
The procession moved from the bridge in
.order, but little differing from thnt of its arri
val, the body escorted by the military us a guard
of honor, and the pall bearers, selected from
ihc different associations in the procession —
The cortege moved up Broad street, with fune
ral pace, and halting at the residence of Mr. R.
Mott, the bruther-in-law of the deceasedj ccm-
mit'ed the body to the care of bis relatives.—
in the afternoon, the procession was again
farmed, and the body under charge of Mr. JtJ«tt
and Mr. George Robinson, who lias borne it
from Monterey, was escorted beyond tho cor
porate limits, on its way to its final resting place
in Macon.—Columbus Times. I9lk inst.
THiTMEXICAN SEWS.
The Picayune in commenting on the recent
Mexican news, gives the following history .of
,tlie Vice President:
‘•It is a remarkable feature of the news, and
one which exhibits the vicissitudes of public
life in Mexico in a striking phnsis, that Goctcz
Farias is Vice President under Santa Anna.—
Farias was once before Vice President during
Santa Anna’s Piesidency. Ilis wily superior,
knowing the hostility of Furias to the hierarchy,
and desirous of improving the finances by a
confiscation qf tbe church pro petty, set liitn
to work to digest a plan and prepare the pub
lie mind for seizing upon tho ecclesiastical es
tate*. The effort failed utterly, and tho Gov
ernment was about being made to feel the pow
er of an interest it had alarmed, when Santa
Anna deserted Gpmez Farias, threw upon him
the odium of the scheme, and escaped himself
frem the storm he had helped to raise. Go-
jtkz Furias .was banished front the State, and
for a number of years resided in this .city with
his family, pinched by necessity and oppressed
: with care. Santa Anna in time was overthrown
and banished -by Paredes. Farias, immediately
upon the fall of the dictator, returned to Mexi
co, where he has ever since taken a conspicu.-
.ous part,in the .political affairs of the country.
Santa Anna, by a sudden revolution in public
jFrom the New Orleans Bulletin.
LATE FROM MEXICO.
The U. S. st'-amboat Eutlora, arrived last
evening from the Brazos St. Jago, but bring*
no nety$ of importance, that we could learn,
except what will be found below.
Nothing had been received from the Army—-
Gen- Scott was at Brazos St. Jago on the 12th
inst.j apd would remain there a few days when
it was expected he would leave for Tampico
or Victoria, as he sent an express to General
Tavlpr, informing him that he would njeethim
at Tampico or Victoria, it was not known
which place, as the express had not returned
when the Eudora sailed.
Captain Wilcox, of tho U. S. steamship Eu
dora, reports the steamer Giraffe was lost on
the 7lh inst. in a heavy norther, 50 miles south
of the mouth of the Rio Grande, and four per
sons perished; ths vessel a total loss. Captain
Eldridge and son had arrived at Brazas St.
Jago.
The following passengers arrived in ihe Eu
dora:
( Mr. O, Hammond, Ijearer of despatc es from
Gen. Scott, to Washington; Co). Cmgan and
Dr. Finley, U. S. A., Lieut. Wilt, Baitim ire
Regiment of Volunteers; Lieut. Little, U-S.
N.; Cqpt. Evans, Indiana Volunteers, in charge
of five Mexican prisoners; Lieut. Jones, Illi
nois Volunteers; Capts, Whitmore, Blythe,
Smith, Merrell, and Captain Sterling, U. S.
steamer Major Brown; Mr. W. Starkey, J. H.
Bloor, G. W. Henry, S. F. Wolters, Hedntuller
and Burnes. 75 discharged soldiers.
We have received the American Flag of the
8th Jan.—the only items we can find in it are
the following:
In giving place to the following letter, we
dissent from the writer’s surmises, and gjve
liis name as authority for the intelligence he
communicates. Few persons know better
than the writer, (Capt. Jack R. Everett) what
amount of credit can generally be attached to
Mexican reports, but we think, in this instance
he has not sufficiently studied the probabilities:
Camaroo, January 3d, 1847.
Dear Friend: l came down from Monterey,
yesterday, with Col. Croghan, who is en route
to Austin, Texas, authorised to raisp a regi
ment of Texas Rangers to serve during the
war. From the most authentic information 1
have been ab|e to gather from Mexicans, I am
strongly in the belief that a battle was fought
yesterday two leagues this side of Victoria,
between Gen. Quitman, with 2,000 volunteers
pad Gen. Urrea with 12.000 regular troops.
Col. Croghan is not inclined to credit the re
port, but I consider the authority pretty mx)d,
having conversed with the Mexican who
brought the express to Mier. Gen. Tayjor is
some six days in the rear of Gen. Q'litman,
with 3,000 regular troops. So, if Gen. Q.
should find things too warm I or comfort, he
can fall bock on Qen. Taylor, and their united
forces can repel any attack which Urrea may
make. Gen. Wqiill js still at Saltillo, having
been reinforced b v three regiments of volun
teers, from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Gen.
Wool is in camp fifteen miles from Saltillo, on
the road to San Luis Potosi, waiting orders.
Santa Anna can, if deemed expedient, rein
force Urrea (b. the Tula Pass) with a large
force. Mexicans inform me that such is Santa
Anna’s intention, thinking to draw Generals
Worth and Woui from Saltillo, when he would
immediately occupy that place.. Fifteen hun
dred lancers nr»> now hovering around General
Wool’s encampment, waiting a favorable op
portunely to strike.
Gur tr«ops still continue to suffer from chills
and fevers at every post.
Gun. Scott is here in Gamargo, but returns
again tomorrow to your city. I suppose lie
will proceed from there to Tampico, at least
such is the impression here
If.any thing occurs worth v of note, I will
write you again soon. J. E Ekvekett.
Gep. Scott returned irom Camaigo on Wed
nesday morning .last, on the ste inter Corvetto.
Tho Genera! did not leave the bout, which re
mained but n couple of hours at the landing,
and tlien passed on to the mouth of the river.
The next movement of his we shall huge to re
cord, will probably be his departure for Tam
pico. m
Wo hnve received no tidings of .Gen. Patter
son’s whereabouts for several days. A com
munication from our.corre-pondent “B ; ” dated
the 30(h ult., stales that the army had advanced
eight miles front San Fernando, aod would
probably reach Victoria on Monday last; and
we may expect that news of the arrival of both
Patterson’s and Taylor’s divisions at Vitoria,
will reach us very soon.
The 1st Indiana regiatent, under CoJ. Drake,
reached here yesterday, from Camargo, and
will immediately relieve the SiltOhio regiment,
now occupying this post, who await the ordt rs
of Gen. .Scot*. Two companies of the Indiana
regiment, (Capt. Wilson’s and Evan’s com
mands) are to be stationed at the mouth of the
river, the remainder to be posted in and around
this city.
! men whom I had placed in charge of them, left
tin m, to come into camp for assistance, find on
their return, they met Bartlett, who was in a
d\in”-tale, and expired before reaching comp.
Tomlinson wo were unable to find till the fol
lowing morning, when we discovered hint about
[communicated*
TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
TV OF MACON,
I take the liberty of addle -.sin.
THE Cl, I
g. you or, -1
subject of interest to the whole of your core:,
uency. It may be considered by some a s m J
matter, but I conceive it to be one of much i^. '
porta pee. It is in pegard to the admission qJ
them on the L tile Arkansas. Long appear- WOO J wagons and carts across the Bridget
ed better to-day, and continued to walk and q{ ^jj j t j s 0 f importance to every H 0Uj -
ono hundred yards from the road, frozen to
death. I had the bodies brought into camp,
und on the evening of the 11th inst., we buried
ride. Qu the evening of the (3th, we encamp
ed on Turkey Creek, without any fuel, except
a few sticks we p icked on our mules, saved
front our camp of the day previops. The
weather was extremely cold—during the day
tiyo of pur mules gave out, and were left be
hind. On the 14th, encamped on Cottonwood
Forks—Long getting much worse. On the
IStli, encamped between Lost aqd Diamond
Springs—without wood or water. Long was
much worse, aqd unable to reach our camp,
remaining about four miles behind in care of
his brother and four men. Dur:qg the night,
one mule died, aed another gave out, and was
left behind. On the 16ih, Long continued to
get worse, remaining where we left him on tl e
previous day—mis brother still continuing with
him. On the morning of the 17lh, I despatch
ed six men with blankets, to have him carried
to ennip; but qn the way, they met his brother,
who stated that he had left bint in a dying state,
and that before they could reach hjm he would
he dead. The party still proceefled to where
Long was lying, b it I had no communication
with them afterwatds. I proceeded with the
rest of the party to Council • Grove. Several
of the men had their feet frost-bitten, and our
provisions were now reduced to only one hun
dred pounds of flour; one mule gave out to
day, and was left on the rqad. Qn the 18lh, I
started with three men for Fort Leavenworth,
to procure assistance; and on the 2Lt, fell in
with a patty who h nl been despatched with
p.rqyisious, &c, to meet us. Qn the 23d,
reached Fort Leavenworth.
PERILS OF A WINTER ON THE PLAINS.
Late Jrom Santa Fe.—A late number of the
Bt. Louis Republican contains a late .letter, da- ticular fiend and old clastmute, Ur. Tyler. Ev
ery attention was paid jtim, but in a short lime
From tbe Richmond Enquirer.
A MOST DISTRESSING EVENT.
Our heart bleeds to announce the following
awful circumstance, as detailed in the B Itimore
Sun. VVe have for ninny years known the un
fortunate gentleman, whose end has thrown a
gloom over our city, and we have admired ami
loved hint for his noble, generous impulses. He
possess'd a s rong and cultivated mind, a cheere
ful disposition, and most attractive manners.—
The grief of his friends is the more heightened,
from tire fact, that so fatal an end comported
not in the least with the usually buoyant temper
of their lamented associate. VVe have heard
no surmise as to the moving cause qf the awfuj
deed.
Tho fact? set forth by tfie Sun’s correspon
dent are, we doubt not, in the main correct. A
private letter informs us that f)r. Wickham
lived about an hour after the fatal shot, but did
not seem sensible to pain. On his body were
found one or two papers indicative of o pttrp se
entertained for some days to destroy himself.
These papers were taken charge of by the lion.
W. S. Archer, who will re ain them for his
friends. This gentleman undertook the pai ful
task of announcing this most distressing event
to the father of Dr. Wickham. VVe learn that
Mr. Archer and Mr. Sedtjon most kindly and
feelingly paid every proper attention to the re
mains while in Washington, and omitted nothing
which could alleviate ta his friends this Tieavy
misfortune. Under their superintendence; the
body was to be placed in charge of a most res
pectable citizen of Hanover, and is to bo co:i
veyed to Tavlorsvilleby the cars from the North
this morajpig.
From the Bo.tiimqre Fan-
Melancholy Suicide—Great Ezcitejnent.—
Aobut half past 12' Votk, to-day, I)r. John
Wickham, aged about 26-yeais; a member.of
one of the most respectable ttn l influenti al fam
ilies of Hanover county, Virginia, entered the
pistol gallery of Mr. Hudson, on Louisiana av
enue. The youth wliy generally attends the
gallery being at dinner, upon inquiry* bf Dr.
VVickha.m, he was so informed, and Mr. Moses.
Copp, piopfietor of the Bowling Salmon, above,
expressed a willingness to attend to him. Ac
cordingly Mr. Copp and Dr. Wickham 1 whjk' d
into the apartment where tl\e exercises **f firing
are conducted. Dr. Wickham deliberately
fired ten shots within the space of a man’s hand
—upon which Mr. Cppp congratulat'd him.
The doctor observed be could fire better than
that—amb asked Mr. Copp to ‘ rub out the
marks.” and that he would *fire bv the word ”
Mr. Copp loaded a pistol a d set it down
near the Doctor, and proceeded to rub out tl:e
the mai ks, wh n ho siauled bv a report, sjmdai
to that of an explosion of a cap; he turned
quickly round and found that the Doctor hud
shot himsril in the head, on the t ight side, about
two inches from the eye. He fell instantly and
never spoke. Some fragments of his brain
.were scattered on the floor.
Mr. Copp instantly culled for assistance from
some gentlemen in the pnjoining hall, and Dr.
Wickham was removed to the office of his par
ted Fort Leavenworth. Dec. 29, from wluch
wc extract the following:—
I send you below the substance of a narra
tive of a Sergeant of Dragoons, who arrived
hereon the 23d inst.from Santa Fe, with a
party of citizen teamsters. It will show sonic
of the difficulties of communicating with that
place in an inclement season. Long, (men
tioned below,) .1 understand, is dead.
On the 2d of November 1 left Santa Fe, .ac
companied by j26 men, in the Quaiter Muster's
employ, having one wugon and seven mules,
and proceeded on to Fort .Leavenworth,—
Nothing of interest occurred, nor in any way tp
impede ourmurch, till the 7th November, when
opinion, was recalled fropn banishment, and now^we stopped .at Bargos, in consequence of one
these two politicians, as opposite as the poles
in .principles and hating each other with a ran
cor that lias been nuitured in disgrace, occupy
rtlie first and second offices in tho Republic.—
Farias is a reformer of t|io progressive party;
his opinions are of the most liberal character.
He is a republican at heart, a federalist in the
Mcxicau sense of the term, and as bitter against
.religious as politica 1 trpmmols. Santa Anna
is just what his interest for tho time being re
quires him to be. The close proximity ol two
such.men does not auger well of the durability
of tho Government which they administer, nor
of the suavity that rnay qualify their councils.
“tin so far as the elevation to office of two
men /occupying the extremes of political fac
tion may interpret tho public opinion of Mexi
co, it may indicate a fusion of all parties, a union
of all,cliques, sects, divisions and classes of the
people in one great party. Gomez Fariaswas,
if anything, the most violent of all Mexican po
liticians against the dismemberment of Texas,
and lie .may liqve united with Santa Anna to
set an example of the suppression of personal
a id political hatred in forming an allianco for
the object of consolidating the strength of the
state against a common enemy.”
of the men, jiumed Hobbs, having been taken
.sick with the measles, and being too unwell to
travel, I left him in care of Mr. Waldo, at Bu-
gos. \Ve continued our march without further
interruption until the 9th December. On the
.morning of,that day, about two hours after our
starting, we were overtaken by a very heavy
snow-storm, which compelled us to return again
to our camp of the previous day, on Cow Creek.
In tho wagon I had iwu men sick—Bartlett and
Tomlinson—and another named Long, who
continued to.walk and ride. They were all
suffering from dysentery, and had been miyvell
lor some eight or ten days previous to the
.change of weather.
We continued encamped hero until the morn-
.ingof tho 1J ib,.(the weather not permitting us
.to travel,) when we again started, being obliged
to abandon our wagon—the mules being too
poor to. work it, and packed them with pur
provisions and corn. The weather continued
growing much colder through the day, and the
sick men suffered severely from its intensity.
They rode and walked so long as they were a-
ble; but about three in tbe afternoqn, the
I strength of Bartlett and Toni.inson failed th r m,
| and they were completely exhausted. The
lie expired. At 3 o’clock Coroner Woodward
.culled a jury of inquest, consisting of the fol
lowing gentlemen: S. S. Coleman, E. G.
Handy, S. Stettinuus, R. H. Burr, Joseph El
dridge, James L*<urensqn, F. A. Tucker, B. K.
Morsejl T. C. Donn, Benjamin F. Middleton,
E. Moliuo, and James Marshall.
During tlie examination, the Hon. Messrs.
Archer, Bedmger, Seri^on, and Messrs. John
son, (.Postmaster H. R.) Dade, and many other
friends of the deceased, visited the room and
listened with deep attention to the evidence, the
substance of which 1 haye related.
Dr Tyler stated that immediately on the
death of Dr. Wickham, he proceeded to his
room, at Coleman’s National Hotel, w.iere ne ko0 *h'dge, the negotiation proceeded, and the
found a sealed letter endorsed to one ol his rel . ~ a t ...
atives, and a sheet qf paper unfolded, upon
which was written without dale :
Washington, D. C.
‘•Gentlemen—According 1° tbe promise 1
.made you, I take up my pen to give you a few
pf tlie news items of the city. All the transac
tions of Congress you get, of course, as regu
larly, if not sooner than we have.”
By request of the jury; the Hon. Mr. Archer
opened the letter, and I aving first perused its
contents, read certain points to them. The let
ter appeared to have been written on the day
after the funeral of the Hon. Mr. Burrow—sta
ted that Dr. VV (the writer) had, one night be
fore, taken larae quantities of laudanum, with a
view to self destruction, but had failed.
His friends here were numerous—not one
could form any idea for .the execution of the
rash act; he was beloved by ail who knew him,
pm HpHoujJ
keeper, that wood of the best quality should I* >
brought to him or her on the cheapest terms,,
Tliis will be conceded by all. Consumers c
wood are more numsrous than sellers of i
The interest of the greatest number of your co-, j
stituency should be regarded by you. Tq 6 ■
more competition thqre is among sellers, the 1
cheaper will the suppiy be afforded. Th.
competition should be increased. It is due to
the poor and the laboring classes of our com. * 1
munity, that this ariicl ? of necessity and com. I
fort should be furnished as abundantly asposjj.
hie. It is known that large quantities of wood
of belter qualiiy than that which is brought f roni J
the tiwamps, would cross the bridge, if thesel-1
ler was not oppressed by the toll. This U a'
docieur to the land pioprietor ou tlie Wester '
side oftbe river, while the revenue of the City 1
is not increased; for the toll amounts to a pro. 1
liibition to cross the river with wood. There
is no reason why the interests Jft tho land pm. I
prietor should be consulted, in preference to I
that of the citizens at large. Tlie Bridge isthj
property of the City. The wood lands on tfe i
■west of the river, have qot been assessed to
for jt. The Bridge being the prop city of tte
City, it ought to be used for the benefit of the j
city. The people who are taxed to pay for it,
ought to be permitted to derive some little ad.
vantage from it. Tins is a benefit that ail
would feel. The city of Colutnbus has adopted I
a policy more couforminle to tlie interest of her
population. Wood passes the Bridge there,!
fpee, although it is brought front another State.
This is not done, of course, to benefit the land
owm-r of Alabama, but that this at tide of ne.
cessity may be used at less expense by the ciii-
zens of tbe place. These views are presented
to you, gentlemen of tlie Council, that the sub.
ject may be brought to your consideration. Jt
is.believed to be of interest to the people *hoso
affairs you have in charge. JUSTICE.
From the Waabifigtnd Union.
SANTA ANNAS DECLARATION —WHIGS LX
CONGRESS—WARS OF 1776 AND 1612.
The lale nows from Mexico shows that the
Mexican Congress, in a fit of ultra patriotic I
fervor, h ive taken the ground assumed by San-1
tit Anna ire Ins letter to Gen. Taylor, viz: thnt
no negotiations for pence shall lie held until ihe I
Un it'd Stales shall withdraw their arnves frmu
her soil, and their fleets from her. coasts.
This preposition, w hich in every *feature ji,
monstrous, ridiculous, and hpsurd, and is one
which Ins no parallel in the history of nation*,
situated a? the two governments now are, yit
finds advocates upon the floor of an American
Cong i ess.
I did not myself hear the declaration tnadf, j
but in an editorial of ihe 8ih instant, l p- revive
that you beard it. How utterly at v.trsow
with the practice « f this nation, *n thpiVtirofl
the revolution, as well as in the second war for [
independence,.letom Iii.st.;ry testify.
In lli.e war of the revolution,-our forefather! ]
treated with Great Britain wh'le she was in
possession of several of ihe rm^t important pu. I
sitious i:i this country; including New Yoik,j
Charleston, Savannah, 31.d all of lie westernf
country. That negotiation te mi.>uted with the |
treaty of 1783. Possession of a Inrge part ol I
tbe west was retained by Groat Britain for ma. [
ny years after the treaty.
But the gentlemen who ho Li this sentimeri I
may say, that our relations at that pine wh I
Great Britain were peculiar. ‘-Granted, full
t was not peculiar in iSt2-’1.3. The two in-
Wins were then at war as the United cka'essril
M,exico now are. 'flip British army were in!
the pcacebje possession of a part of the State I
qf Massachusetts, .while the negotiations loti
peace were progressing. By referring to tlm [
7th volume of Nile’s Register, page 52, it will j
bo found that Sir Joint C. Sherbrooke, earn-
mandjng the land fbyces, and Rear Admiral!
Griffith. ->f tlie uiLvy, by two proclamations, an-1
tiounced in modern phrase “the annexation’’of j
tbe territory lying betwe-m the I’anobscot ri- r
ver and Passamaquoddy bey; and like iieneral 1
ly aruey and Commodores Hi lout and Stockist,
they announced to the inhabitants who shook .
rtunain quietly at- home, that they would lie pro
tected, and should remain under their then code j
of Jaws “until further orders.” Was there any
outburst of patriotic feeling in Massnchuseim
or among the federalists of uuy other State on,
that occasion?’ Did federal representative.* i»
the natiiMud councils move the adoption of»1
resolution requiring the British army tolea*M
our soil, a*)'t her navy to quit our coast? SM
far from that, they not only knew that tb« j
.enemy were in possession of alio 1 t i ty tasK
of Massachusetts, containing many -ho is
habitants, but that tho most fi-nnidab - ;nnfc’|
meat ever sent by'England against us, was on
its way to attack New Orleans, lit the sm"‘:
time that tbe harbors along our whole Atlantia[
coast were sealed up by her blockading squad
rons. During this state of things Mr. John Q-
Adams, representing New England at GBen%I
was quietly negotiating for a peace, which trrii
well known to all concerned. The commis-j
sinners from this coiunry at Ghent, while en-1
gaged in the negotiatem. 1 .v of the sailing <^|
the expedition under (sir -Edward Puckienb«*i
for New Orleans; and put wit) islanding that
treaty was actually signed the day utter t? (
glorious battle of the 23d December, the j
■in the memorable struggle for the possession 1
New Orleans, between Gen. Jackson and lh
British commander.
There is a scandalous .report connected wit"
this transaction, stating that one of the Bf®*
commissioners was so confident of tliesucce*
of the expedition, that lie offered to bet M f -|
Clay a large sum of money thnt New Orl#' 1 ' 5 !
was ihen ip the hands of the British army; ™ r ' I
Cloy accepted the bet, and added that it tC& j
not then, and never would be.
But :M I'-sachusetts did n< t complain of t] !l
treaty of peace between Great Britain and *
U. States, even although a part of her territory j
was permitted to remain ; 1 tire hands ol
power, after all other portions of the U. St*! 4 *
which had been occupied by her troops * 4lfl
restored. The islands in Passamaquoddy D,1 %
and all united in expressions of heartfelt sympa- j were.retained for years after ths terminate: 1 “
tliv for his afflicted family- l b e ' var -
The jury rendered 11 .verdict, that .in a sup
posed unhappy state oj*mind, ihe deceased had
come to his d.-atli by tt pistol boil from his own
hand. •
These facts will enable the public to pt :ice
proper estimate on tho course of those n-'h
-in favor of the pret-:
their own country.
s:ons ot 01
ener.iv aga' 1 '-
’ M.