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F,oin thr Nitional lihlUgetfcer.
FROM TEXAS.
By yesterday’s nia I we received New Or
!e ns papers ol 3S late date vs tiie 223 ulii
mo, containing News trout Mexico an.)
Texas ol more than ordinary interest, anil,
so far as it may be confided in, ol a com
plexion anything but agreeable 'o the friends ;
of peace. We refer to tile rumors ol tin ,
ser.ous design of Mexico to invade Texas, j
and her putting troops in march with that ]
purpose—a purpose to which, it appears
one obstacle has been removed by the com
plete suppression ot the rebel ion by what
are there called the Federalists against tin
Central or Geueral Government of Mexi
co.
TIIJ following are the principal items ot
information furnished by Texi-tn papers ol
ldtii u.t. and copied uuo those ol New Or
leans :
The Colorado Gazette of the Bth says .
“We slop the press to announce that ten
or twelve Americans, late liom tiie Federal
army, hive arrived in Victoria. They say
that the Centralists threw a strong reinforce
ment into Monterey ju>t hefore tiie Feder
alists had arrived betore it, whereupon the
latter backed out wunout making an attempt
on the town. The < hnmrlists pursued them
and an engagement between the cavalry ot
both parties took place, in which the feder
alists were defeated, and llieir whole army dis
persed. One portion, some two hundred
aud fifty Mexicans and fifty Americans, re
main in arms on this side ot '.lie Rio Grande,
the rest have scattered.”
The following is an extract from on'- of
several letters received in Texas, announc-j
mg the movement of tue Mexican troops : j
Flora s Kancho, Jan 29, 18-10. j
“I am on my return Iron Mexico to the
eit’ o’ Houston upon business relating to the
Federal army, From the Saltillo Gazette
oi ail ult. date, I learned that preperalions
were making iu Mexico to invade Texas
again. Fieesola ha. been appointed coin
mander-iu-ebief of the invading army, and
is in advance of his division, lie left the;
city of Mexico on tiie 23d ol last mouth
with 1,300 infantry. His reinforcements
are ordered from the following places:
Tampico, Salliilo, Monterey, Arista’s divis
ion, Apomea s division, Canolizo’s division,
troops from Santa Rosa on Chihuahua, a- !
mounting in all to B,Bso—ta be concentred
on the Rio Grande by spring. 1 well know
the fact, they are now approaching that rivet
in four grand divisions.
“This is information which l conceive it
my duty to send you, as, from some late pa
pers, 1 have seen that the editors ot Texas
are in error in relation to the movements of
the Central army.
“There is no longer any doubt about the
murder of Col. Johnson aud liis men by a
party of Centralists under Coadova. Theii
bodies wereseeu hanging to a tree by some
Americans who came into camp the day be
fore 1 left. I was at Comaga the day he
left that place, a few days before Christmas.
He was furnished with horses and provisions
by the Alcade for the road.”
The following is another extract:
“Filesola left the city of Mexico on the
23d of December, at the head of 1,500 in
fantry, to act against the Federalist in Nor
thern Mexico, and with the avowed purpose
ofinvading Texas. His reinforcements are
ordered as follows :
From Tampico - 1,900
“ Saltillo .... 450
“ Monterey. Arista’s division - 1,800
“ Apomea’sdivision- - - 1,700
“ Canalozo’s division - - 2,300
“ Troops from Rasa on Chihuahua 700
8,850
A page whom his master wliipt naked
would not put on his clothing, and gave a:
a reason, that they were hangman’s fees.
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THE MIRROR
£-_Lo
Saturday, March 31 1840.
For Prcsiflcnf,
GEORGE M. TROUP.
\V“ are happy to inform our patrons that
we will be enabled to resume our former
dimension by next publication, and hope we
will not again experience the mortification
o! issuing the “Mirroi” upon a small sheet.
A subscriber from Macon inquires of us
the cause ofour diminutive appearance and
wishes to be informed if it is for the want
of funds, hands or paper. We hail thought
all the readers of the Mirror were sufficient
ly apprised of our situation to have render
ed such an inquiry unnecessary, but as
this subscriber appears to be behind the
1 1 imes we conclude he lives a long way from
(the road and for his information we repeat
that it was altogether for the want of paper!
that our size was reduced and not for funds|
or hands. We are happy to be informed
by a subscriber that the inouey is ready to
pay his subscription and as one of the edi
tors will be in Macon in a few days he w ill
do himself the pleasure to call on him and
receive the same, and we are in hopes that
all our friends in that city will follow his
example, as the Rhino would be very ac
ceptable.
•• • 1
THE WEATHER.
After an unprecedented drought of near:
ly 18 months we were visited with a most
tremendous flood of rain which commenced
on Saturday night last and continued until
Thursday evening almost without ccssasior.
We do not recollect to have witnessed a
more continued and pouring down of the
watery element in the whole course of our;
life; it seemed as if the very heavens above
us w'ere melting and descending in one sol
id torrent upon the earth. The earth lias
become completely saturated and is at the
'present time more thoroughly moist than it
lias been in two years. We beard a very
intellegent and wealthy farmer remark that
lie could do better this year without anoth
er drop of rain upon his plantation, than lie
did last year, as liis grounds are completely
saturated. The river lias been very high
and has abated but very little as yet. The
Steamboats find no difficulty in ploughing!
the “trackless deep,” and we hope and be
lieve that the Chattahoochee will continue
to fill her banks sufficiently during the pre
sent season to enable them to pursue the
;j“ even tenor of their way” without impedi
[ ment or obstruction.
MR. RIVESANDTHEADMIMs Tiu .
It is we'l known to the most of our , ei
uers that the destinguished gentlemen .hois
name heads this article has been for so .
time one of the leading characters o(Z
Van Bureu party in tt. e Senate of tii l
Lmted Slstes, from Virginia, i„ tl<e rauk
ot which party lie continued until driven
from it by the outragous assaults wh-efi
were made on the currency of the country
and the rights and welfare of the people
this great confederacy. Viewing the course
pursued by Mr. Van Buren and bis pa .
ty as tending to destroy the happi Dess u
thir country, and subvert the liberties of ti.
people, lie has indignantly withdrawn f, cm
their ranks, and in a loiter to a frir m | u s
recent date he gives his reasons in an jblo
eloquent and patriotic manner, why | iewii |
not, cannot support the relection' o fVj u
Buren. After reviewing the late Message
ol tiie President and contrasting his prf ti .
sions with his practices, and handling that
sine que non ofti.e Administration, ike StH,.
Treasury, - without gloves— perseutlng i, s
character in its true colo.s, he coccludts
that portion of his letter with the
remarks, which contain more soled truth
than any tiling we have read couched in the
same number of words:
lu my humble judgment, the present
[Chief Magistrate, has departed from every
leading principle of Republicanism, the pro
fession of which brought him iuio office;
and for myself, I cannot conceive how any
one who is truly a Republican and a Con
servative—who, in the administration of the
government is the advocate of a conserva
tive as opposed to a destructive policy, who
jis tha friend of State-Rights in opposition
ito Federal consolodation, —who would main
ijtain Legislative independence against Fxccu
j ace supremacy, —who would see the govern
ment of this great confederacy administered
as a high national trust, and nut as a party
I fob, —who, ia short, loves liberty more than
"power —can support his re-election. Let
([others decide as they may, I certainly cun
ilnot.
j We also ask how is it possible that men
ji professing to cherish the institutions of
their country and who bow at the shrine of
ol liberty,—can fora moment support the
[claims of one so lost to every Republican
I principle ? It is the only thing at the pres
ent time that strikes us with astonishment
land causes us to pause with wouder and
!|dism;ty. Men. yes sensible men too seem
to be blind to every thing which has a di
rect tendency to sale the foundations of
'the country and support with enthusiastic
zeal the perpetrator of their country’s
wrougs. It does seem to us that no one
who will for a single moment burst the
shackles of party with which too many are
[fettered and look upon the ravages made on
the Constitution of the United States un
prejudiced, and see how its commands have
jbeen disregarded and the principles which
(itwas framed to secure, trampled beneath
the feet of those in [lower to answer the
[ends of party, if he lias one spark of patriot
ism burning in his heart, can support Mar
tin Van Buren, —it is out of the question—
his deeds are too glaring—the tattered Con
'stitution forbids it—the happiness of the
forbids it—and the distress which
tat this time pervades the country from