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[ From the Delta. J The New Administration —Solon Borland. Washington, April 25, 1853. Having some time since notified you of the character of the change in the diplomatic poli cy of this government which I believed the pre sent administration have determined on you will hardly be surprised at the selection of the Hon. Solon Borland to supply the vacancy in the Central American Mission caused by the declension of the Hon. John Slidell. He, more than any other democratic public man, known to me at least, is emphatically the man for the discharge of the duties about to bo re quired of him. His Senatorial reputation is not equal to his deserts, as the sharp points of his character render him very unpopular with the men of the press here, who make or un make all the public men of the day. The very characteristic of his nature which seems most to prevent them from writing kindly of hirn, as a general thing, is, after all a rich and rare vir tue in any gentleman in his position. That is, it is not in him to appear all things to all men. He is really almost the only man in Congress who would not turn over his hand to earn a newspaper puff. This is well nigh a bar against all favorable “notices” of him, l am sorry to have to write you. As what he does and says in the Semite is for the most part only to be learned through the official reports, of course not one person in one hundred thousand has obtained any thing like a correct idea of the large amount of Se natorial labor which be has performed, of the extent of his legislative acquirements, of the vast general information which he possesses, or of the now very remarkable, never-faltering in tegrity of purpose which has characterized his Senatorial career. On the whole, the Hon. Solon Borland is the “singed cat” of the United States Senate, hav ing had all his good deeds kept from the public knowledge, as it were, while his bad ones have been blazoned forth with more industry than those of any other gentleman who has been in public life for the last twenty-five years.— There never was a man more proverbially ready for any emergency—for smashing a nose up to making, on the spur of the moment, an ar gument on the most intricate question, so filled with knock down facts and figures, as to carry his point over the heaviest array of newspaper made reputation, which can be act in concert in the Senate Chamber. The Gov ernment of the United States want a represen tative in Central America who shall be compe tent to play over the diplomacy of the famous “man with the white hat,” of the days of the annexation of Texas struggle, throwing in, now and then, a smart sprinkling of the activity and management of the never-to-be-forgotten Mr. Chatfield, without any of that gentleman’s per sonal blackguardism, however, for it is due to Borland to write, that the councils of the na tion never embraced a gentleman more strictly correct in his personal bearing under all cir cumstances. He speaks the Spanish like a na tive, and will prove competent to wrestle, suc cessfully, with any one Britain may send to that quarter, as well as with any Central American Minister. Tremendous Gale at Galveston. Destruction of Property—Great Damage done to the Ski] ping. —The Galveston Civilian cf the 3d inst, says: Yesterday afternoon Galveston was visited with the most severe storm that we have witnessed for many years. The wind blew, for some two hours, from the west and north, with a force little short of a hurricane. Fortunately but little damage was done so property on shore. The prostration of a nu mber of shade trees, and some slight damage to a few’ buildings, constitute the principal loss, with the exception of that sus tained by Mr. St. Cvr, winch resulted from unroof ing of his large store, and the damage to his goods from the rain. His loss is very considerable—pro bably some thousands of dollars. The store of Albert Ball, on the margin of the bay, also sustained some damage, from the schooner Foam being driven against it by the wind. The Columbia Hotel was somewhat injured, having a gable end blown off. The shipping suffered greatly. It is impossible, at this moment, to give a complete statement of the loss, as it vvi 1 take some time to ascertain the en tire extent of the injury. Steamers. —The Washington went ashore at the end of Commercial wharf Hull and machinery umnjnred, but otherwise a good deal damaged.— Repairs and expenses of getting off will amount to at least S2COO. The Jack Hays went through Menard’s wharf but was not much injured. Kept afloat by great exertions of Captain Falvel and crew. Tie Neptune sustained s<>me injury in her guards and upper works—probably SIOOO. The Magno lia is a good deal damaged ; amount uncertain.— The Buffalo is greatly injured—extent not yet known. Schooners. —Jubilee capsized, and a good deal damaged—a small bay vessel. Foam, bay vessel, ashore. Alamo, damaged by beating against the wharf—extent not known. Eliza Fisk and Pilot Boat ashore. Lizzie Long and Nathan Smith ashore, and both much damaged. Ida aground.— New schooner Charles Wilcox, sunk at the head of Labadie’s wharf. Captain Wood’s new schooner Sabine sunk. Tom Hicks ashore. Eglantine, driven under Labadie’s wharf, and sunk. U. S. sur veying schooner Morris greatly damaged, but kept afloat—lost two of her boats; Atlas, much injured by beating against the wharf. Etntna and Louisa, ashore. Brigs and Barks. —Bark Maine ashore, near the old Custom-house ; injured S4OOO or $5300. Brig Lavaca ashore. Will cost S2OOO to gei her off and make repairs. The ship Elisha Dennison from New Orleans, was capsized at the Point, with the wind blowing out to sea, and it is believed, all hands lost. She was very light, which probably caused the accident. Travis had a hole broken under her counter, by contact with another vessel. Damage small. ° Wharves.—The Commercial lost T head, and will cost some S3OOO for repairs. Labadie’s some what injured ; probably not over S2OO. H. H. Williams lost T head. A quantity o! cotton, salt and railroad iron lost from it. Whole loss proba bly S2OOO. Menard’s broken through in the middle and a go-,d deal injured at T head. The whole amount of the damage to property will probably be covered by 60,°00_ n ot less. Considering the seventy ol the storm it is fortunate that no greater loss Property and life resulted. b WAsm^^r~ Rumors,— The last rumor . ?. m .. ash,n B to n is that the administration to tally disapproves of the late conduct of Gov. loaue in .New Mexico— Mr. Merriwether of Ken GOV ’ Lan *> “ Governor &\mts antr SmimtL COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 13, 1833. Our Terms. We frequently receive orders for our paper unac companied with the cash. We regret always to refuse to enter names upon our books, but we are compelled to do so in all such eases. We cannot afford to publish on the credit system. All persons ordering our paper will please enclose Five Dollars for the Tri-Weekly and Two Dollars for the Weekly issues. 0O” There was no Eastern mail yesterday. Banner Presentation. We are requested to announce that a Banner will be presented to the City Light Guards by a Lady of Col umbus, at 3 o’clock, P. M., on Saturday the 14th. May at Temperance Ilall. The public are respectfully invited to attend. Democratic Meeting in Columbus. We refer our readers with great pleasure to the pro ceedings of a meeting of the supporters of President Pierce’s Administration which was held in this city on the 11th insr. All sections of the party were represen ted, and all worked together with the utmost harmony. We may reasonably hope that this will be the end of discord in the party, and that hereafter the only con tention will be, who can best work and best agree in promoting the great principles which lie at the founda tion of our party organization. Let the dead past bury its dead. We desire particularly to call the attention of the voters of Muscogee county, to the Resolution in which the democracy of the different districts are requested to send up delegates to a County Convention to be held in Columbus on the first Tuesday in August, to nomi nate candidates to the Legislature. By united action we are sure we can carry the county at the October elections. Let the Districts send up sound hearted and clear headed delegations who prefer principles to men, and we have no fear of the result. Such a ticket can be selected as will commend the confidence of the entire party, and carry our broad banner in triumph through tho coming contest. The Policy of the Party. How shall we triumph in the coming elections ? Every voter lias his favorite who combines in his per son all the virtues of the citizen, and all the qualifica tions of the statesman. But unfortunately, these fa vorites are as numerous as the counties of Georgia. AJI of us therefore cannot be gratified by the nomination of the man of our choice. Some of us must be disappoin ted. Only one man can be nominated for each office, and that one cannot be elected unless all of us give him a cordial and generous support. The controlling ele ment in our system of Government, is that the majori ty have more wisdom than a minority. When there fore, a convention of the party, fairly chosen by the people, selects a standard bearer, it is the duty of every true Republican to fight under his flag. This is one of the means of securing a triumph in the coming election, and a very important one. L t the people therefore watch the man who, professing to be a demo crat, is continually threatening to abandon the party if Mr. So and So does not receive the nomination for this or that office. Depend upon it, that man is a Dougal Dalgetty, who will fight on any side that pays well. What right has he to dictate to the party who shall be its candidate, more than you or I ? Are we not voters too? have we not as much right to our preference as he has? who made him a ruler over us? Such a man is not trustworthy. Ten times out of twenty, he is only intent on his own self-aggrandizement. But there is still another matter of much greater mo ment, to which we desire more particularly to call the at tention of our readers. Unfortunately there have ex isted very serious devisions in our party for some time past, and we have all formed prejudices in favor or against the prominent leaders of the various sections into which the party has been divided. It is a pity it is so; but greater will be the pity if we allow dema gogues to avail themselves of these divisions to defeat the nominees of the party, or to foist themselves into office. We are resolved for ourselves, to forget the past so fir as individuals are concerned, and to give our hearty and cordial support to any worthy Democrat who stands square toed upon the Baltimore Platform, and is a friend of the Administration. We are happy to believe, that this spirit of conciliation is very general in the party —but it is not universal. There are cer tain self-seekers among us, who, having no merits of their own, seize upon every unfortunate division in the party to mako themselves conspicuous, and by art fully fanning the prejudices of weak men, generally succeed in dictating to the party token and where its meetings shall be held, who shall be its candidates, and what shall be its platform. Such men are un hea’thy fungi upon any party, and the sooner they are cut off, the better. All their importance is derived from the assumption that they control the masses, when in truth, the masses follow their lead, because they suppose they are chiefs of the party. The true policy for a party to pursue with such men, is to pro scribe them at once, and leave them to their own in significance. For curselves we scorn the dictation of any man. Defeat is preferable to the tyranny of such creatures. In party organizations, there is but one platform, and that is the piatform of equality, and the man who refuses to stand on it, is no Democrat—he is an aristocrat at heart, and would be one in practice if opportunity offered. Another and essential means ol’ success is the char acter and position of the candidate selcted. Men of ardent temperament would of course prefer the nomi nation of a candidate who holds extreme opinions ; but this would guarantee defeat, as it would be asking too much of human nature to expect men who hold oppo site opinions to give to such a nominee a cordial sup- j port. Neither wing of the party ought to press the I claims of men of extreme views. If a middle man can be found, who, during the late dissensions, laid one hand upon the one wing of the party, and the other up on the other wing, and by his moderation has secured the good will of both, without forfeiting the confidence of either, he ought to be the nominee of the party for Governor. We certainly could not expect Union Democrats to give a hearty support to him of “Goblin Glen,” and we claim for our prejudices the same consideration which we extend to them. We hope we are understood. This we are satisfied is the true policy of the party, and if generally pursued throughout the State, will guarantee to us a splendid victory in October next. The country is democratic, not only in its administra tion, but in its feelings, opinions and sentiments ; and we cannot be defeated, except by the grossest mistakes in our nominations. To prevent this, we have penned this article, and we have succeeded in giving expression to our views by stifling tho throbbings of our prejudices and listening alone to the dictates of prudence and the promptings of duty. Let others do likewise, and we have no fear of the issue. The democratic banner which now floats in triumph from the Dome of the Capitol at Washington, will also be raised upon that at Milledgeville. The Girard Rail Road. We received the following dispatch from our esteem ed friend Capt. John Forsyth, dated Mobile, May 11th, 1853. Messrs. Editors : A large meeting of the citizens of Mobile has just passed resolutions unanimously recom mending a subscription by the city of one million of dollars to the Girard Rail Road. Yours, &c. JNO. FORSYTH. This gratifying intelligence has spread universal joy throughout our community. It places beyond a con tingency the completion of our great enterprise, which when constructed will put Mobile and Savannah in 26 hours’ travel of each other, and place our lovely and beloved city on the high way of nations. This is the auspicious moment for renewed effort on tho part of the j Directors of the road. Timely application in the right ; quarters will no doubt place in their hands enough capi i tal to complete the road in the shortest time possible. This prompt and liberal action on tho part of the citi | zens of Mobile, is attributable in part, to the active ef forts of Mai. Hardaway, who is now on a visit to that city. We presume all idea of a Pensacola connection will now be abandoned, if it were ever entertained. Rail Road Festival. We are pleased to learn that a Rail Road Festival will be held in this city on Friday the 20th instant, to commemorate the nuptial bonds of the Savannah and Chattahoochee. Many leading citizens from Savannah, Macon and other places, and all the Railroad kings in Georgia, are expected to take part in the festivities. Our hospitable citizens are doubtless prepared to give our distinguished visitors a cordial welcome, and we doubt not it will be an occasion of good feeling and good feeding all round. We particularly invite the editorial corps to make our office their head quarters. Liquor Law—-Monroe County. We acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet containing the “proceedings of the Anti-Liquor License meeting,” lately held in Monroe county, Geo. We have room only to say, that the meeting cordially endorsed the ac tion of the Atlanta convention, and “respectfully ask poli ticians and demagogues to withhold their hands from this matter. The people can manage it without their intervention. To the decision of the people, then, be it referred, and to their verdict will we bow in humble submission.” The suggestion is a good one, and we therefore dismiss the subject as one not embraced in the programme of the campaign. Negro Stealing. A young man named Jacob Palmer, was arraigned before the Superior Court on a charge of Negro Steal ing, and upon confession of guilt, was on the 11th inst. sentenced, by Hon. A. Iverson, to six years’ im prisonment in the Penitentiary. lion. Wm. C. Dawson. We are pleased to learn that our amiable Senator ar rived in this city on the lltli inst., in good health. David Clopton. The Advertiser and Gazette has hoisted the name of this gentleman in opposition to Capt. Abercrombie. The Third Congressional District. —The District Convention, which assembled at Selma, Ala,, on Mon day last, nominated tho lion, S. W. Harris, unani mously, as a candidate for re-election. This is a high, but deserved, compliment to that gentleman, and we doubt not he will be elected. — Advertiser and Gazette. Rhode Island Senator. —Philip Alleu, Democrat, has been elected United States Senator from Rhode Island, without opposition. Washington, May 6. The Hon. David Meriwether, of Kentucky, lias been appointed Governor of New Mexico, and it is un derstood has accepted the office, A Florida paper states that according to a careful es timate recently made, there are only 286 Indians in Florida, and only 86 of these, men and boys, able to bear arms. Edgar Snowden, Esq., editor of the Alexandria Ga zette, is announced as the Whig candidate for Congress from the seventh Congressional district of Virginia, in case no other Whig is in the field. Colonel Sehouler retires from the Boston Atlas , and is succeeded by the Hon. Chas. Hudson, lately a Rep resentative in Congress. Disease from a Horse —Dr. Peter A. Stoutenburgh, one of the coroners of Queen's county, N. Y. died on the 23d ult. It appears that the celebrated trotting stallion Osceola (of which the doctor was the owner,) was taken with the glanders, and ultimately had to be killed. In his attention to the animal the doctor in in some way became diseased, which progressed so rapidly that in a few days it terminated fatally. Mrs. Hiram Caswell, of Greenwich, Mas3., has pre sented her husband with two pair of twins in the last fifteen months. The New Bishop of South Carolina.— The Rev. Thomas F. Davis, who was yester day elected Bishop of the Diocese of this State, is a native of North Carolina. He commenced life at Wilmington, in that State, as a lawyer, and had reached to a considerable professional and political eminence. Being converted, (hough late in life, he immediately abandoned his secular pursuits, and studied for the ministry. He preached in North Carolina until he was called to the charge of the Episcopal Church at Camden, in this State, which church he has continued to serve for several years, so much to the satisfaction of its most zealous members, as to gain their confidence and affection, and their warm support for the high position he has now attained. They who know him best, speak favorably of his character for learning and pie ty. We know nothing certain of his views as to High and Low Church, but we understand that he is most acceptable to the moderate men of both parties.— Ch. Standard. Democratic Meeting- A meeting of the Democratic party of this county, convened this day at 12 o’clock, in the Court House, and was organized, on motion of Col. John Quin, by calling the Hon. Joseph Sturgis to the chair, and A. B. Hagan appointed Secretary. On motion of the Hon. A. Iverson, the Chairman appointed a committee, consisting of the Hon, A. Iver son, Hon. W. T. Colquitt, Dr. J. F. Bozeman, Col. John Quin, Col. H. L. Benning, Col. A. S. Rutherford, P. Ingram Esq., Dr. A. J. Robison and George J. Pitts, to select and report suitable delegates to represent this county in the Convention, to be held in Milledgeville on the 3d Wednesday in June next, to nominate a candi date for Governor of the State. And also to report delegates to the Convention to be held in Albany, Baker county, on the sth Wednes day in June next, to nominate a candidate for Congress in the 2d Congressional District. The committee having retired and consulted, return ed and reported as delegates to the-Gubernatorial Con vention, George J, Pitts, Dr. J. F. Bozeman, Col. T. Lo max, Col. John Quin and James T. Flewellen, Esq. And as delegates to the Congressional Convention, L. D, Monroe, H. J. Williams, Peter McLaren, Porter Ingram and Joseph L. Morton. Which reports were received and unanimously adopted. On motion, resolved that each of said Committees be authorised to fill any vacancies in their bodies. Resolved, That the friends of the present National Administration in this county, without reference to their past political opinions or relations, be requested to meet in their respective magistrates’ districts, at such time and place as they may choose, and select three delegates from each district, to meet in Columbus on the first Tuesday in August for the nomination of candidates for the next Legislature. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Times & Sentinel. On motion the meeting adjourned sine die. JOSEPH STURGIS, President. A. B. Rag an /Secretary. Democratic Meeting in Cutlibert. At a meeting of the Democratic party of Ran dolph County, held in Cuthbert on the 3d day of May inst., for the purpose of appointing dele gates to the Gubernatorial Convention soon to assemble in Milledgeville, and to the Congres sional Convention to be held at , Ma jor Allison was appointed Chairman, and Otho P. Beall Secretary. On motion by M. D. Hendrick, Esq., it was Resolved, That the Chair appoint a Committee of seven to suggest to the meeting the names of suitable persons to represent the party in said Conventions. Whereupon the Chair appointed M. B. Hendrick, David Kiddoo, George L. Bar ry, Seaborn A. Smith, David Holman, D. Mor ris, and Eugenius L. Douglass, that Committee. After retiring for a short time, the Committee presented to the meeting the following named gentlemen as delegates, viz.: to the Gubernato rial Convention, Maj. S. P. Allison, E. Varner, and S. W. Brooks, Esqrs.; and to the Congres sional Convention, Manning Stamper, E. L. Douglass, D. Morris, T. L. Guerry, D. Kaiglcr, and W. Matlock, which was concurred in bv the meeting. On motion it was Resolved, That this meet ing recommend and suggest Americus as the most accessible and suitable place for the meet ing of the Congressional Convention. On motion it was Resolved, That the Democ racy of this county have the fullest confidence in the political integrity and purity of Col. Henry L. Benning, and would be pleased to see him made the nominee of the party for this Con gressional District. S. P. ALLISON, Chairman. O. P. Beall, Secretary. OCr Federal Union and Albany Patriot please copy. [communication.] FOR THE TIMES AND SENTINEL. Messrs. Editors—ln your last tri-weekly, in alluding to a certain anonymous hand bill urging Union Democrats not to attend the Pierce or Democratic meeting on Wednesday last, you very properly remarked, “ wo do not know who is the author of it, but presume it is a Whig trick” &e. I say you very properly made this remark. 1 may bo mistaken. But now for a little circumstance that happened but an hour or so before this hand-bill appeared. The writer was passing along the street near the Enquirer office. and he saw a certain Scott Whig, or at least one who has tried all parties for the past two or three years ; yho has been a candidate for office several times within that time, with little success, and who perhaps may be a candi date again this summer or fall. This personage was stand ing and gazing with a restless manner in one direction, and looking as if he was “up to something.” I turned my eye in the direction he was so eagerly and inquiringly looking, and I saw coming up, “ lull tilt,” like a “steamer” with a “boiler” about to “ burst,” another personage, calling him self a Union Democrat, but who also has tried first one side and then the other, according to circumstances, whose “headquarters” for several months past has been about and around the Enquirer office, and who, like his friend and co worker, has been after an office of some sort or another with a “sharp stick,” for about the same length of time, and with similar success. These two personages met, Messrs. Editors, and if you had seen the “ billing and coo ing ” and witnessed the anxious inquiry put, and then seen j the ready and determined manner of the reply, appearing as much as to say, “/ have done it! big Injun me ! aint H” and then, if you had seen the knowing, cunning, and ! “ satisfied look ” of the first personage, and witnessed how I the second straightened himseif up and looked around with an air of “ I am monarch of ail I survey,” or “ aint 1 some pumpkins ?” you would have thought, as I did, “ something is going on.” And had you never seen a “ tempest in a tea pot,” or a fellow puff and swell before, you would have been looking out, sure enough, for some “ noble deed of daring,” or an explosion, dire and destructive. But suspense was not j long. The mountains having labored, in an hour or so was brought forth a harmless thing, without even its father’s name attached to it, and which nobody fathered. And here ends my epistle when I say to you, Messrs. Editors, that you “ hit the nail spank on the head” that time, when you sup- ; posed this hermaphrodite thing was nothing more nor les than a “ Whig trick.” It “ warm nothing else,” if there be anything in appearances. And so endeth chapter 1. Yours, till another time, ROBERT SHORT. Burglary.— On Sunday night last, the Tai lor Shop of J. W. Spence was entered and cloth and clothing to the value of fifty or sixty dollars stolen therefrom. The entrance was effected through a window, by breaking a pane ot glass near the latch which confined down the sash, and then raising the sash. As yet no clue has been had to the perpetrators of the deed.— Vademecum 7 th hist. Steamship Line to Charleston. —A pub lic meeting of citizens of Philadelphia was held on Friday for the purpose of adopting meas ures for establishing a line of steamers between Philadelphia and Charleston. The North American understands that sufficient means are already subscribed to build and place one steamship on the route, but it is desirable that an additional one hundred thousand dollars should be obtained before proceeding further in the enterprise. Arrival of the El Dorado— Later from Calofornia. New York, May 8. The steamship El Dorado, has arrived from A spin wall, bringing San Francisco dates to the 9th ult. She has a large number of passengers with $50,000 in gold on freight, and a amount in the hands of the passengers. The steamship Northerner was to have left San Francisco on the 16th with a amount of gold. The subscriptions for ihe relief of the suffer ers by the steamship Independence at San Fran cisco were very large. Another attempt to burn down the city of San I’ rancisco had been made on the Bth ult.— It was believed that the celebrated robber Joa quin was in the city in disguise. The markets were declining under the heavy stocks lately imported. Later from California- Loss o f the Steamer S. S. Lad - —IOO Pas sengers saved—Explosion of the Steamer Jenny Lind —so or 60 terribly scalded— Over 20 killed. New Orleans, May 9. By the arrival at this port of the steamer Daniel Webster, to-day, we have San Francis co dates to the 16th of April. The news from California is ot very little importance, ex cept that she brings accounts of the loss of Vanderbilt’s steamer, S. S. Lewis, which ran ashore going from San J wan, and has been unable to get off. Her passengers ,numbering four hundred, all got safely ashore, saving the great er portion of their baggage. The steamer, with everything on board, will be a total loss. The loss is estimated at upwards of two hun dred thousand dollars, and, it is thought, there is no insurance on the steamer. The Daniel Webster also brings the melan choly intelligence of the explosion of the steam ship Jenny Lind near San Francisco. Upwards of 50 or 60 passengers were terribly scalded and over 20 killed, including 10 children and one whole family. The markets at San Francisco were very qui et and very little change in prices. The New Mexican Difficulty. The New York Post gives the following ab stract of the publication of Mr. Bartlett, late Commissioner of the United States to mark the boundary with Mexico. It is in reply to the statements in the warlike proclamation of Gov. Lane. First, he denies that New Mexico ever ex ercised jurisdiction over the Mecilla valley as alleged, asserting that, on the contrary, ever since 1825, Chihuahua has claimed and exer cised the jurisdiction of the territory. Second ly, he says that there are only 700, not 2,000 inhabitants in the disputed country, who are so far from desiring to be annexed to the Uni ted States, that when it was known the bounda ry determined by the commissioners included them in Mexico, they-hailed the event with sal vos ofcannon and every kind of rejoicing. Third ly, he remarks, that no force has ever been used by the State of Chihuahua to reta/u possession of her territory, although it is true that she iias failed to “protect the inhabitants or the territo ry in question” “against border Indian and. pre dations/’ in the same manner that Texas and New Mexico have failed to protect their people from similar depredations. So with re gard to the protection of the “inhabitants of the territory (in dispute) in their rights of per son and property the Mexican authorities have doubtless been lax in the administration of justice in the Mecilla valley, hut our author ities should say as little as possible about the protection of the inhabitants along the Rio Grande in their rights of property ; for a pite ous tale could be told of outrages committed by Americans on the Mexican population on our side of the Rio Grande which compelled them to abandon their homes in 1850, to seen an asylum within Mexican territory and found a colony in the Mecilla valley. Mr. Bartlett adds, that in regard to the state ment that “a large portion of the inhabitants now claim the protection of the United States, and solicit the re-annexation ot their territory j to New Mexico,” he can assert, on authority ob | tained by him in New Mexico and Chihuahua, j that the whole population of the Mecilla valley j consists chiefly of people from New Me'no-’ : and Texas, of Spanish descent, who, failing to | receive protection from our authorities after the late war with Pdexico, colonized that place.” It is somewhat curious that these positions of the United States Commissioner correspond almost exactly with the reply to Gov. Lan made by Gov. Trias of Chihuahua. The fol lowing abstract of his reply is furnished by tbo New Orleans papers: “Governor Trias’ reply to Gov. Lane takes the ground that, the northern boundary from Chihuahua had formerly been much forth north than at present; that the treaty of Guad alupe Hidalgo had removed it much further south ; that, even if the territory claimed was disputed territory, it had been always in peace ful possession of Mexico; that the argument that the respective Governments are not bound by the proceedings of the Boundary Commis sion is fallacious; and that, besides having been for time immemorial in possession, of Mexico, it is now inhabited by people who em igrated there from New Mexico because they wished to continue Mexicans. He says, further, that even if some of the people did wish to change the sovereignty of the soil, they had no right to do it; and that, so far as protection from the Indians is concerned, the Mexican Government has done at least as much as the United States. Gov. Trias concludes by ask ing Gov. Lane if he has power to declare war.” {&” DudW Mann, Esq., who Has been ap pointed Assistant Secretary of State, has aili ved in Washington from Europe, w iui a \mu to the immediate assumption ot the duties ol his office. Hon. G. W. Crawford, of Georgia, came home in the same steamer wiui nan. President Pierce, the Union announces officially, does not intend to visit New Hampshire in a few days, as has been stated. He does not expect to leave Washington during the approachinging summer.