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[From the Washington Union, 3lst ull.J
From Oeucral Taylor’* Camp.
Headquarters Army of Occupation,
. Camp on the held of battle, Buena \isia.
Mexico, February 34, IB4i-
Sm: I have the honor to report that, hav
inrr become assured on the 20th inst., that
the enemy had assembled in very heavy j
force at Eucarnacion, thirty miles in front of |
Ag-'in IVnevn, with the evident design of at- ;
. tacktnjr mv position, I broke npmy camp at ;
tiie latter place on the 2ist and loukupa strong
Jute in front, of liuena Vista, seven miles
south of Saltillo. A cavalry force left at,
Agua Nueva for the purpose of covering the |
removal of supplies was driven in during the
night, and on the morning of the 22d the
Mexican army appeared immediately in front
ofour position. At 11 o’clock, a. rn , a flag
was sent, hearing from General Santa Anna
a summons of unconditional surrender. I<>
which I returned a uagattve re
p'ay. 'I he summons and rny reply are here
with en dosed The action was commenced
1 ite in the afternoon between the I'ght troops
on the left 11 ink, but was not seriously en
gaged until the morning of the 23 1, when |
the enemy made an effort to force the left
flick of our position. An obstinate and san
guinary confl ct was maintained, with short
intervals, thoughmit the day, the result being
that the enemy was completely repulsed
from nnr lines. An attack of cavalry upon
the rancho of Buena Vi-fa and a demonstra
tion upon the cilv of Saltillo itself were like
wise handsomely repelled. Eearly in the
rich', the enemy withdrew from his camp
and fell bark upon Agua Nueva, a distance
0 twelve miles.
O ir own force engaged at all points in j
tit's action fell somewhat sh >rt 5.400 men,
while that of the enemy, from the statement
of General Santa Anna, may bo estimated at
20.000 Our success against such great odds
is a sufficient < nrom’um on the got d con
duct of our troops. In a more of
ficial report, I shall have the satisfaction of ,
1 ringing to the notice of the government the
conspicuous gallantry of particular officers j
and corps. [ may be permitted here, how
ever, to acknowledge my great obligations
to Brig (Jen. Wool second in command, to
whom I feel particularly ind ’.ted !' • his val
liah’e services on this occa.
Our loss lias been very se id will not
probably fall short of 700 m, The Mexi
can loss has been immense. 1 shall fake the j
earliest opportunity nf forwarding a correct |
list of the casualties of the day.
I am sir, very respectfully.
You obedient servant,
Z TAYLOR,
Maj. General U. S. A. convl’g.
The Adjutant General of the army, Wash
ington, D. C.
[T rauslalion.]
[Summons nf Santa Anna In Gen. Taylor .]
Yon are surrounded by twenty thousand
men. and cannot, in anv human probability,
avoid suffering a rout, and being cut to
pieces with your troops, hut as you deserve
consideration and particular esteem, I wish
to save von from a catastrophe, and for that
purpose give yon this notic*. in order that
you may surrender at discretion, under the
assurance that you will he treated with the
consideration belonging to the Mexican
rha r acter, to which end vnu will be granted
an 'hour’s time to make tip your mind, to
commence from the moment when by flag of
truce arrives in your camp.
With tin's view. I assure you of my parti
cular consideration.
God and Liberty. Camp at Encantada,
February 22d. 1847.
ANT. LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. !
To Gen. Z Taylor, lomd’g ti e forces of the j
U. States.
Headquarters Army of Occupation,
Near Buena Vista. Feb. 2.M , 1817.
Fir; In reply to your note of this date,
summoning me to surrender rnv forces at dis
cretion, I beg leave to say that I decline ac
ceding to your request.
With high respect, I am,sir, your obedient
Bervanf,
Z. TAYLOR,
Maj Gen. United States armv.comd’g.
Senor Gen. D. Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna.
Commandcr-in-chief, La Encantada.
Headquarters Army of Occupation,
Saltillo, Feb. 25, 1347. j
Fir ; I have respectfully to report that the
a wain Mexican force i- yet at Agtt t Nueva.
Our troops hold the positions which they have
so well defended, and tire prepared to receive
the enemy, should he venture another at
tack.
An arrangement has been made with Gen
eral Santa Anna for an exchange of prison
ers. by which we shall receive all, or nearly
all, of those captured from us at different
times, besides tiie few taken in the artuWof
the 23d. Our wounded, as well as those of
the Mexicans which have fallen into our
hands, have been removed to this place, and
are rendered comfortable.
Our loss in the recent actions, so far as as
certained, amounts to 264 killed.4so wound
ed. and 26 missing. One company of the
Kentucky cavalry is not included in this
statement, its casualties not being vet report
ed. I respectfully enclose a list of the com- !
missioned officers killed and wounded, em
bracing many names of the highest metit.
I am, sir. very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
Z TAYLOR,
Major General U. S. A. comil’g.
The Adjutant General of the army,Wash
ington, D. C.
Headquarters Army of Occupation.
Agua Nueva, March I, 1847.
Fir : I have the honor to report that the
troops of my command occupied their origi
nal ramp at llii* place on the 27th February,
the last of the Mexican armv leaving on tiie
rooming of that day, in Ihe San
vouis. It is ascertained that the enemy is
r
in full retreat, and in a very disorganized
condition; the men deserting and dying of
starvation in great numbers. I despatch a
command this day as far as Encarnation to
harrass his rear, and t-ecure whatever milita
ry supplies may be found there.
From the statements of Mexican officers,
particularly of the medical staff left to sue
| cor the wounded, there seems no doubt that
their loss in the recent action is moderately
estimated at 1,500, aud may reach 2.000 men;
killed and wounded; besides 2,000 or 3,000
j deserters. Many officers of rank were lost.
I I enclose a list of tfie names of our own kill
and wounded, made as complete as practica
| b!e as ttii-s time. One regiment (Kentucky
| cavalry) is nut included, its return not be
j rende r ed.
The enemy had fully reckoned upon our
total rout, and had made arrangements to in
tercept our retreat, and cut off tiie army, sta
tioning for that purpose, corps of cavalry,
not only immediately in our rear, but even
below Monterey. I regret to report that iliev
succeeded near tiie village of Marin in des
troying a tram of supplies, and killing a con
siderable number of the escort and teamst*rs.
Colonel Morgan, 2d Ohio regiment, on his
; inarch from Cerralvo to Monterey, was io
[ tested by the Mexican cavalry, with which j
; he had several rencontres, but finally dis- i
| persed them with small loss on his own part.
! Captain Graham, A Q,. M., volunteer ser
vice, was mortally wounded in one of these
affairs. I have no doubt that tiie defeat of
the main army at liuena Vista will secure
, our line of communication from further in
terruption, but 1 still propose in a few days
to change my headquarters to Monterey,
with a view to make such further arrange
ments as may he necessary in that quarter.
The dispositions made to harrass onr rear,
vindicate the policy and necessity of defend
ing a position in front of Faltilio, where a
defeat has thrown the enemy far back into
the interior. No result so decisive could
have been obtained by bolding Monterey,
and our communications would have been
j constantly in jeopardy.
1 urn, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
Z. 'FAYLOR,
Major General U. S. A. cmnd’g.
The Adjutant General of the army, Wash
ington, L). C.
From our Squadron off Vera Cruz.
[U. S. Ship Raritan,
OffSacriflcios, March 10, 1847.
Sir: Li mv last despatch, dated on the
• 7lh inst., I informed the department of the
arrival of Major General Scott at Anton
Lizardo. Most of the transports, with
troops and the materiel of the army, hav.
ing a rri ved a bout the sane* time, a speedy
di-embarkation was resolved u >on. it being
, quite important that we should eff-ct a
landing before a norther should come on,
j as this would delay us two or three days.
After a joint reconnnissance, made by the
general and myselfin the steamer Petrita, I
the heach due west from Sacnficios, one |
of the points spoken of in rny previous let- i
ters, was selected as the most suitable for ;
the purpose. Tiie anchorage near this
j place being extremely contracted, it he-
I name necessary, in order to avoid crowd,
ing it with an undue number of vessels,
to transfer most of the troops to the vessels
of war for transportation to Sacrificios
Accordingly, on tiie morning of ihe 0;h,
at daylight, all necessary preparations —
sucii as launching and numbering the
boats, de'ailingofficers, &c.- having been
previously made, ibis transfer was com
menced. Tiie frigates received on board
between twenty five and twenty eight
hundred men each, with their arms and
i accoutrements, and the sloops and smaller
vessels numbers in proportion. This part
of ilie movement was completed very sue
cessfuMv about II o’clock, a. rn., and a
few minutes thereafter the squadron un
der my command, accompanied bv the
commanding general, in the steamship
Massachusetts, and such of the transports
as bad been selected for the purpose, go!
u d r wav. The weather was ve v fin •
indeed we could not have been more
favored in bis particular than we were.
We had a fresh, an 1 vet gentle breeze
| from the southeast, and a perfectly smooth
1 sea. The passage to Sacrificios occupied
us between two and three hours. Each
ship came in and anchored «it limit the
slightest disorder or confusion, rn the small
space allotted to her—the harbor being
soil very much crowded, notwithstanding
the number of transpoots we had left he
hind. The disembarkation commenced
on the 7 instant. Whilst we weretrans.
fen ing the troops from the ships to the se* f
boats, (sixty-five in number,) I directed
the steamers Spitfire and Vixen, and the
five gun-boats, to form in a line parallel
with and close in to the heach, to cover
i the landing. This order was promptly
j executed, and these small vessels, from
; the lightness of their draught, were ena
bled to take posiiion within good grape
range oft he shore. As the boats severally
received thei r complements oft roops, they
assembled, in a line abreast between the
fleet and the gun boats; and w hen all were
readv, they pulled in, together, under the
guidancocofa number ofthe officers of the
squadron, who had been detailed for this
purpose. Gen. Worth commanded this,
the first line of the army, and had the
satisfaction ot forming his command on
the heach and neighboring heights just
before sun set. Four thousand five liun
died men were thus thrown on shore,
almost simultaneously. No enemy ap
peared to oflhr us the slightest opposition.
The first line being landed, the boats, in
successive trips, relieved the men of-war
and transports of their remaining troops,
by 10 o’clock, p. m. The whole army
(save a few straggling companies) con
sisting of upwards of ten thousand men,
were thus safely deposited on shore, \vi li
mit the slightest accident of any kind.
The ofnceis and seamen under rny com
mand vied with each other on this occa
sion, in a zealous and energetic perform
ance of their duty. 1 cannot hut express
to the department the great satisfaction 1
have derived fiom w itnessing their effort
to conti ihute all in their power to tiie sue
cess of their more fortunate brethren ot
t)ie army. The continuing
fine, so-day, we are engaged in landing j
the artillery, horses, provisions, and other
materiel. The steamer NeW Orleans, j
u ith the Louisiana regiment of volunteers, ;
800 strong, arrived most opportunely, at
Anfnn Lizardo, jus! as we had put our
selves in motion. She joined us, and her
troops were landed with the rest. Another
transport arrived at this anchorage to-day.
Her troops have also been landed. Gen.
Scott has now with him upwards of eleven
thousand men. At his request, I permit
ted the marines of the squadron, under
Captain Eds,on, to join hi.n, as a part of
the 3d regiment of artillery. Thegeneral
in-c-hies landed this morning, and the
army put itself in motion at an early hour, I
to form its lines around the city. There
has been some distant firing of shot and [
shells from the town and castle upon the
troops, as they advanced, hut without re- \
suit. lam still of the opinion, expressed
in mv previous communications, as to the
inability of the enemy to hold out for any j
length of time. The castle has, at most, I
but four or five weeks provisions, and the
town about enough to last for the same
i , °
time.
lam very respectful!v, &o.
D. CONNER,
Commanding Home Squadron.
Hon. J. Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy,
W ashington.
[From the N. O. Delta, 31s£ ult.]
Later fr im Vera C/'i nz,
The ship Oregon, Capt. Glidden, came in
last eveniny : she left Anton L zirdo at 11
o’clock on the 2Ctii in-u. While Cant. G.
was on shore, on the I'lth hist., he was in- !
formed, hy good authority, that Gen. Scott i
intended to commence the bombardment of j
the city rfo the next, day—the 20 ti—at 12 o’- ;
clock. Me is inclined to think that he car- ;
ried this, his intention, info execution; lor, >
some three or four hours afirr he sailed, the
report of heavy guns was distinctly heard on ;
hoard. It uas believed that, they were the
American mortars : tlie guns of the Castle are
not of a calibre to make so loud a report. A
portion of (Jen. Worth’s division had posses
sion of a lime-kiln within 700 yards of the
city. Some brilliant manoeuvres may he an
ticipated from the “Hero of the Heights.”—
It was reported, as we had previously heard,
that the citizens were anxious to surrender,
to avoid an attack; hut the Commandant of
the Castle warned them against such a course,
threatening, in case it should he attempted,
to turn his guns on them, and not cease firing
till he should leave the city in ashes. 'The ;
force in the rirv is estimated hv our people at
1800—that of the Cast mat 1200.
About an hour after the Oregon left, she
met the U. S. steamer Mississippi, having
Com. Perry on hoard, bearing in (or ti e fleet.
A shell Ind been thrown from the Cattle
into the quarters of one of Gen. Scott’s aids.
It merely intimated to him that he was too
close to be agreeable—so lie took the hint,
and took up his position at a more conve
nient distance.
The ship I Inron and barque Douglas, sailed
fur this port on The 2()t!i inst.
We \esfeniay conversed with a gentleman
who was present at the baffle r»f Buena Vista.
In add fion to the farts already published, lie
related to us much interesting memoranda.
The coolness and bravery of the Mississip
pi and Illinois volunteers, were, he says, he
vnnd ail praise. While firing in line, the
front rank knelt on one knee, faking deliber- !
ate aim. and doing deadly execution.
Col. Bowles, of the 2d Indiana regiment, j
finding that his men (altered early in the ac- 1
tion on the 23d, withdrew from them in dis- |
gust, and taking a rifle joined the Mississippi
regiment in the thickest of the fight. It is !
due to the Indiana regiment, however, to say, i
that they subsequently rallied, appealed to
as they were by Capt. Lincoln and others,
and fought bravely.
The three guns which the Mexicans took,
were only yielded hy Lieut. O’Brien afer a
desperate resistance. Two of his horses
were killed—the carriage-wheels of one of
them were broken—and the men attending
the guns were all, but one sergeant, shot
down. Gen. Tavlor complimented Lieut.
O’Brien on the field for his bravery.
Ca >t. Washington’shattery was in a most
fay Table position. It protected the principal
pass or approach to the American lines with
the very best effect.
At one time dm ing the b if fie, Capt. Bragg
expressed some apprehension to Gen. Tay
lor in relation to the position of his battery,
and risked what he yvas to do. “Give them j
more grape, Bragg—more grape,” says old >
Rough and Ready,“and that will secure their
safety.” Bragg fried the prescription, and
found it to have the he.-t effect.
Col. Jefferson Dtvis, of Mississippi, is
idolized by his regimen’, and, as one of them j
said he would lead them into h—l. Believ- |
ing that on the 24’h there would be a fight,
and being uivib'e to vva ! k on account ol the
wound in his foot, be ordered that he be car- j
ried out to their head in a wagon.
Veil, as we have already told onr readers, j
was lanced to deal It. His horse became res
tive,his bridle broke, and he carried him into
the midst ofthe enemv, where a lance pierced
him through the head.
Col. Hardin, before being killed, captured
a flag from the ermtnv, which with bis hor.-e,
he requested should be sent home as a last
memento to his wife.
Nothing could contrast more strongly (ban
the humanity of the American soldiers and
the cowardly ferocity and roguish propensity
of the Mexicans. The Americans shared
therr biscuit and water with the wounded
Mexicans, and were often seen to lay them
in a position least painful to them. The
Mexicans, on the contrary, cowardly killed
our wounded men when they met them, as
in the case of Col. Clay; they stripped and
robbed several of our officers and many of
their own.
Among the prisoners taken were two who
were deserters from onr own ranks. They
were brought before Gen, Taylor, who or
dered the wretches to be drummed out be
yond the lines. Such rascals, he said, might
do fur Santa Anna—they would not suit him
—and it would be wasting powder and shut
to them. They were therefore drum
med out to the tune of the Rogue’s March.
A bullet having pased through the breast
of Gen. 'Baylor’s jacket, lie remarked that
the balls were becoming excited.
We may give some more of thess inci
dents of the fmld to-morrow.
[From the N■ O Mercury, ult.]
linrna Vista fleeting-
The publ. ; meeting, last evening, m non- j
nr ofthe victory of our brave soldiers at
Buena Vista was very large and respectable.
The Mayor of the city presided, and enthu-
siastic and eloquent speeches were delivered
by Col. Cushing, Gen. Anderson of Tennes
see, Wm. C. Johnson of Maryland.Mr, Came
ron of Pennsylvania, and Gov. Johnson of
1 Louisiana.
The following resolutions were read to the
meeting and adopted by acclamation:
Resolved, That the late brilliant achieve
ment of ourannv at the battle of Buena Vista,
lighting as it did against such fearful odds,
aliurds to the world another proof of what
American valor, directed by American skill,
can accomplish—the deeds of m.ble daring
performed there by officers and men will fill
a bright page in the Nation’s History, and
will be turned to u ith pride and exultation as
long as its records shall endure.
Resolved. That Gen. 'Baylor, the com
mander of our forces at Buena Vi.-ta, by his
sagacity, his skill, his enterprise and daunt
less firmness in the conduct of the Mexican
War, and especially by his heroic valor and
strategy in his whole engagement w ith Santa
Anna, has won for himself a name that entitles
bun to rank with the greatest Captains ol this j
or anvother age.
Resolved, That we tender to Gen Tay- i
lor, bis officers and men. onr thanks for their
services, our congratulations for their victo
ries, and our assurances that we shall be ever
ready toaccoid to each and all of them ap- I
propriate honors and rewards fur their ser
vices to the Republic,
Resolved, That while we mourn over the
loss of onr gallant fellow countrymen who
fed on the 22d and 23J of February, w r e look
back*upon their (ate with mingled feelings
of regret and pride—they leave gone—but they !
are not dead. They will live forever in tfie I
memory and affection of the nation, and we |
scarcely know whether to offer their fannies |
and ft lends our condolence or congra'.ula- '
tn n-,
AUGUSTA. GEO..
TUESDAY MOUNI.NG, A PHIL G, 1847.
rtlcatu’H. Brrrni, Stephens, Toombs nucl
King, unit their Xortiieia Allies.
w e received some weeks since, the first
No. of the weekly North American, new' se
ries, published at Philadelphia, and recom
mended to the wings of the Union by a long
list of distinguished names of that party.
Glancing obr eye over the long column so
ostentatiously paraded, we discover the names
of the above members of Congress from
Georgia. We were desirous of ascertaining
what are the sentiments and opinions put
forth by this sheet, and which are recom
mended to public confidence in the following
emphatic language addressed
“To the Whigs of the Union.”
Tim undersigned, members of the Senate
and House of Representatives, take pleasure
in commending to the confidence and favor of
the whigs of the Union, the North Ameri
can newspaper in Pml idelj ha. The dis
tinguished ability with which'n has advocated
the great princt/des upon whi h the party
is founded, and with which we believe the
prosperity and honor of the country to be
identified, the uniform zeal which it has ex
hibited in supporting the good cause, and the
valuable service which it rendered in pro
ducing the important political revolution in
Pennsylvania and elsewhere, entitle it to
public confidence and approbation. By the
force of superior talents, energy and enter
prize, it has deservedly assumed a high posi
tion among the most enlightened and influen
tial journals of the country,and mty he class
ed in the Jronl runic of the mo.-t important
auxillinries and defenders of whig principles.
Washington, February, 1847.
This is a fall recommendation. We felt
solicitous to know what were the whig prin
ciples, to give currency and respectability to
which the distinguished names of onr mem
bers ol Congress fr un Georgia are thus au
thoritatively used. We concluded to exam
ine life number sent us, an i seiect from it
some choice specimens. The paper opens
rich. The following are the opening re
marks of an editorial entitled
Mr. Calhoun and the Wilrnol Proviso. —
Every natum-tl triumph won by Locotm oisrn
lor the la.-t twenty years, has been the result
of a surrender, by the Dough-faces of the
North, of the principles and interests which
the people of this quarter of the republic re
gard as American, to the over weeding pride
of opinion and dominion of the South.—
Every one! It is worth while for the South,
through her Arch Here.-iarch, to complain!
Sue has always ruled the country, always
borne off its chief honors—except upon the
battle fields of the republic : and now, cush
ioned in the high places td the government,
and subjectinir its entire policy to her pecu
liar views, she makes her complaint against
the majority of the American people. This
is her administration. The present is her
policy, and ail the mighty space of its larye
honors are lying at her leet. She has tri
umphed in her war again:-! the industrial in
terests of the nation, and that, too, with a
clear majority of the people in favor ot the
Tariff. She has given us the present war,
its object is her’s, and that object is now ac
knowledged to be the seizure of the territory
of a free people in order to make the African
Slave trade unnecessary, by encouraging the
breed of human cattle at home.
After a very long tirade against the bitter
curse ot slavery, the following language of
menace is used in reference to any effort of
the south to resort to her reserved rights in
resistance of this Wilmot policy:
But let the whole truth be spoken. The
time has passed when the North can be hec
tored into submission. Mr. Calhoun is de
ceived in supposing that the raw head and
bloody bones which he exhibited, with great
effect, some fifteen years since, can frighten
us. The North is attached to the Union; hut
threats of its dissolution no longer alarm her.
The Union will not, and cannot he dissolved,
while the North lias a heart to feel or an a. in
to stnke in its defence.
These are specimens of the spirit which
inspires the policy of the Northern allies of
our whig members (all Nullifies in days of
old) and so highly commended to us.
We will now take a few specimens from
an editorial headed
“The People and the War.”
After setting forth that this war is (fne got
up by the President, to uphold southern su
premacy, and to extend the area of slavery,
and that the people are opposed to it—to its
cause—the manner in which it was com
menced, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, it use g
the following language:
With these ievvs, we (eel justified in np
j posing more vigorously all the wrongs ofthis
contest; to hold up the abominations of the
President’s policy in the str. ngest light for
i ational condemnation; to endeavor to strip
i the war of all its designs of conquest; and
then, as a people in arms, united and ready
| lor the worst, offer Mexico a brother’s, not a
! robber’s peace. 'Phis has been and is the
position of the Whig party —and a sublime
j and patriotic one it is.
Again, while writing to support the war
though stigmatizing it as above, the following
is said in tender sympathy for the supporters
of Mr. Cilley's pusillanimous back out policy,
I and the traitorous refusal of Massachusetts
federalists to vote supplies— yet wiio are not
| withstanding respected and cherished , as good
' whigs, good patriots, good men, wise and true:
I There are Whigs, it is true, who entertain
different views. While we differ, in some
i respects from them, we continue to respect
and cherish them as good Whigs, good pa
triots, good men—wise and true. They op
pose the granting supplies; forgetful that tl e
measure which, in England only opposes the
| administration, here opposes the nation.—
'There it removes the minister and controls
the executive; here it has no such power,
and operates only against the government and
the country.
As a specimen of the candour and veraci
ty ofthis important auxilliary of whig prin-
I ciples, we introduce a few sentiments from
the prospectus. Among other acceptable an
nouncements it states the fact so pleasing
1 to the south, that the Tariff fight is yet to be
fought. It is difficult to find in the same
! space, as many disingenuous and false posi
tions as are contained in the following:
The Tariff fight is yet to he fought. The
present administration, having stolen the vote
i ofthis Stale by tariff pledges, disgraced its
j triumph by laying the industry of the coun
try at the feet of Great Britain. This men-
I sure, conceived partly in hatred of the North,
and a desire to humble her industry to an
| equality with that of slave-, and partly in a
base effort to ape that which was falsely al
leged to he the policy of England; has, even
thus early, been attended with many of the
consequences anticipated. A foreign famine
has interposed to save us from its worst ef
fects, for a time; that shield is temporary—
the evil is permanent, unless tlie people cor
rect it. The course of on r Pennsylvania Lo
co Focos upon this subject has made mani
fest their falsehood, perfidy and corruption;
the yeomanry of the Keystone, at the late
election, most signally rebuked them; and we
cannot doubt that the com ng contest will
confirm that verdict.
But while, by destroying »he Tariff they
shrivelled up the revenues of the govern
ment, they were unsatisfied until, by drag
ging the Sub Treasury from the grave to
which the people in 1840 consigned it, they
also destroyed nnr credit —1 eggary and bank,
rupfcv, even in a stare of peace, wee the
certain consequence; but lest some interpo
sition of Providence should save us from that
degradation, a foreign war was accumulated
upon this pile of abominations.
We can pity the folly and fanatical dog
matism that would ding to the absurd theo
ry that Free Trade is an injury to a country,
and prohibit ions, restrictions, monopolies and
j the thousand fetters that class legislation
throws around the energies of a nation
I would be fruitful of blessings. We can piiy
the folly that will believe in shell absurd.ties,
even in defiance of the flood of light which
the recent experience, arising from tiie en
lightenrd free trade policy of the two most
commercial nations m the world, has poured
upon the stubborn prejudices of protection
ists. The slowness of seme minds to give
np a favorite theory, even after it has been
long exploded and despised by the practical
wisdom of the age, is 100 proverbial to need
comment. But we have no charity for mis
} representation. We cannot respect the press
which will deliberately assert as recently as
iVarch 3d, 1847, that the effect of existing
measures —the tariff and sub-treasury, has
been to sh. ivel up the revenues of the country,
to produce beggary and bankruptcy, and to
; destroy the credit of (he country.
The reverse of all this is notoriously true.
Every pursuit and branch of industry is
i thriving—ilie credit of the government was
j never higher, and the revenues, under the
i present tariff, will exceed those under the
i tariff of 1842, several millions of dollars for
the current year.
We leave the people of Georgia to deter
mine for themselves, what reliance they can
place upon such a press,though so highly re
commended to them, and what benefit they
are to derive from the triumph of the whig
I party, if these are its principles.
CTWe would call attention to the adver
tisement of Muscovado Sugars, to be sold in
Charleston on the 13th inst, by Mr. M. C.
Mordecai, at auction.
Good Div.dcuils.
The Mechanics Bank of tins city has de
clared a semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent,
payable on demand.
The Board of Directors of the Bank of
Brunswick, have al.-o declared a dividend of
i four per cent, which is payable on demand.
Grand Sal me.
A salute of one hundred guns was to have
been fired on Monday last in Baltimore, by
order of Gen. Smith, in honor of the glorious
victory of Buena Vista, achieved by the
American arms under Major General Zacha
ry Taylor, on the 221 and 23J of February
last, over the Mexican forces, commanded
by Gen. Santa Anna,outnumbering the Ame
rican in the proportion of four to one.
The next Stcnimhip,
The next steamship from Liverpool will, it
is expected , be the Sarah Sands, which was
to sail on or about the 2flth uit., and
will bring some twenty days later intelli
gence.
The amount of Treasury Notes outstanding on
the Ist inst- was $7,632,813 14-
Tbe Mint.
The Washington Union of the Ist inst.
says—“ The coinage of the Mint at Philadel
phia last month exceeded two millions of
dollars, being the largest amount ever coined
in one month since the government was
founded. It was as follows:
In gold conis $1,988,880
In silver do. 88,600
In copper do. 2,031
$2,079,511
Under the new directions given by Mr.
Walker, as Secretary of the 'Treasury, and
! the zealous co-operation of the able director,
Dr. Patterson, it is believed the coinage at
the Philadelphia mint will reach three million*
: of dollars a month—chiefly in gold. It i*
fully believed that during President Polk’s
administration, sixty millions of dollars will
lie converted into American coin, being, in
four years, more than one-half the amount of
the fi'fy-five years preceding. So much for
democracy and hard money.”
[communicated j
Mr. Editor —l received a few days since t
communication, dated April 2d, from a com
mittee of a meeting held at Larnhack’s Long
Room, on the 31.-1 till., requesting my opin
ion, as one of the candidates for Mayor, in
regard to the “immediate re-building of the
Upper Bridge,” Distracting private matter*
have hitherto prevented my paying that at
tention to the qi.e-tion, which my respect
both for the committee and the meeting would
! dictate. As that meeting seemed to think
that the Council would be sufficient to act in
j the premises, my sole object now is to pro
pose, that the Council be instructed on the
i subject; and then those who have to pay for it,
j will decide on the expenditure. Nor is il too
late for the present Council to direct the
citizens, at the approaching election, to indi
cate, on tl eir tickets, their approval or dis
; approval of the measure.
j. g. McWhorter.
1 OCrAt a meeting of Hie Georgia Modi
cal >ciety, held on the Ist in-f., D>»o-
I tors R I). Arnold and J. B. Tufts were
elected as Delegates to represent this
i Society in the National Medical C>nven
-1 lion to be held in the citv of 'Philadelphia
;in May next. Savannah Georgian , 3 inst.
•
Col Robert >l . Erie. ls, j a-.-t d through town
on Wednesday, on his way to New Groans.
, As that ciiy is the present headquarters of
his regiment, all letters should bo directed to
him (here. From Col. Echols much is ex
pected,and shou d his regiment take the field,
i under Ins skilful management it must be
come the crack regiment of the army.—At
lanta Luminary. 3 I ins/.
Ulastvil W.icat.
Richard Wanhen, of this county, sent a
few bunches of wheat to us, winch we learn
he gathered promiscuously from a large field,
| the spires ami blades being entirely withered
and dry. In discovering the cause of tho
| decay, we found at the root of every stem
I eiilier a small white deposit resembl mg ffiat
i of the wasp, w hen first seen in its cell, or a
more mature insect answering die qualifies
of the young locust, both in color and form.
We also learn, that Mr. Warthen’s whole
wheat crop is suffering more or !e<s from
1 those insects, but have not heard of any oilier,
Sandersvillc Tele scope ,2 J inst.
LECTURE Q.\ MISSION.
The Rev. JOHN B. ADGER will deliver a
j lecture to-night in the Presbyterian Lecture Room
at half past 7 o’clock.
Subject—“ The future prospects of the Amen
: can Mission.”
Tiie public are respectfully invited to attend.
April 6 J 157
Wistars’s Balsam of Wild Cherry.
A Lady tn New 1 ork, who had been given up by
her Physician , sends us the following :
TROY, May 15, 1846.
Mr.. Fowle —In October last, I took a violent
i cold, which settled on my I ungs and produced a
: hacking cough, accompanied with sweat*
which reduced me very low. A few days after t
was taken I employed one of our b-st Physician*,
hut received no help; but I tried another, but with
no better success, and finally a third, still g ow*
ing worse all the while. At tins stage of live dis
ease I was reduced so low as to be unnbl+to turn
myself in bed, or sit up while my bed was made.—
My physicians finally g ive me up, and said that I
had the consumption, and that there was no help
for me. 31 y friends advised me to try Wislar't
Balsam of Wild Cherry, but the Doctors objected,
■aid that it would only hurry me out of the word;
I finally procured a bottle, and by using three bot
tles 1 was restored to perfect health.
MRS. SARAH LAWSON.
None genuine unless signed I. Butts on tho
wrapper.
For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by
IIA VILA ND, RIS LEY & CO., and also by
THOMAS BARRETT &, CO., and Dealers in
Medicines generally in Georgia.
April 6 t 3— 157
8an«l’» .Sarsaparilla.
Health is the choicest blessing heaven can con
fer on man, in comparison to which all wordly
treasures sink into nothing and insignificance.
The royal robes of princes cannot compare with
the ruddy hue of health. Thousands suffering
from diseases that have mlueed them to a total
wreck, might by proper treatment and the use of
the right medicine, entirely regain their health.
Diseases having their origin in vitiated secretion
or inflammation or the mucous tissues, chronic
rheumatism, sciatica or lumbago, scrofula, king's
. evil, biles, salt rheum, barber’s itch, and similar
, diseases, will be safely and effectually cu ed by
the use of Sand’s Sarsaparilla, which has been
used in many thousands of cases with complete
i
success.
1 For turthcr particulars and conclusive evidence
■ of its superior value anil efficacy, see pamphlet*,-
which may be obtained of agents, gratis.
Prepared and sold,-wholesale and retail, by A.
t D& D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggist*. UK)
3 Fulton, corner of William street, Ncw-\urk.—
] Sold also by,
IIAVILAND, RISLEY & CO.,
Augusta.
And by Druggists generally throughout the
i United States. Price $1 per bottle, or six bottle*
for |5. P April 6.