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f From the Washington Union, 31st nil- J
New Orleans—The Treasury,
The New Orleans Bulletin is no soon
er answered on oneof its charges against
the Treasury, and those charges refuted,
than it commences again with new accu
sations equally groundless, regardless of
its own reputation. appears to
be to engage in incessant assaults and
endless accusations. We quote the fol
lowing from one of its articles, which is
now going the rounds of ihe whig press,
whose readers see the attack, but are not
permitted, we fear, through the same col
umns, to read the vindication.
[From the Baltimore American.]
We copied yesterday a paragraph
from the New Orleans Bulletin of the
19lh instant, stating that there had been
for several days a greatly increased pres
sure in the money market of that city.
The causes of this slate of things arc
thus referred to in ihe'Bulletin ;
“This state of affairs has been pro
duced by the action of ihe government,
as regards funds tfnd payments at this
point.
“Largs amounts of specie are requir
ed for the army in Mexico, and, instead
of sending it from the North, where the
treasury lias ample funds, it is to be sent
from hence, where they have none, and
where they must be created for the pur-
The novel plan adopted by .Mr.
Walker to obtain cash here, is to send
drafts, drawn by the treasury of the U
liited Slates on New York and Boston,
in sums of one hundred thousand dollars
each, to be negotiated in the market,
where, of course, bills of such magni
tude can only be purchased by the banks
or large banking-houses, and at a hea
vier discount than if tlu y w ere in smaller
amount o .suitable for ordinary commercial
remittances. How many of these drafts
have been sent out here, we are unable
to say; but we know of fire each of
that amount —for which the best offer tin t
was made on Monday was two and a
half per cent, discount, and we learn that
" a bank took three of them ($300,000)
yesterday, at or about that rate; the pro
ceeds will, of course, be drawn in spe
cie, packed up and shipped to Mexico;
thus adding to tlie present pressure, as
every dollar in specie represents at least
three in commercial facilities.
“In addition to tin’s, instead of paying
in cash the demand for services and sup
plies, individuals are ohligedto accept
drafts at short sight on Washington,which
drafts the holders throw on the market,
and create a further depression in ex
change.
“The value of produce is thus depress
ed, tlie planter and the farmer injured,
and the whole business operations of the
city deranged and checked; and all this
from the want of business knowledge and
common foresight on the part of the head
of the Treasury Department.
“The quartermasters and commissariat
departments in Mexico have also drawn
enormous amounts on this place, under
orders of the authorities at Washington,
and when these bills come forward, there
are no funds to meet them, and the par
ties rather than wait an indefinite time
for payment, (of course without interest)
take new bills on Washington, and these
latter are again paid by drafts on New
York !!
“The consequence of this delay or re
fusal to pay these drafts punctually, is,
that the British merchants and agents in
Mexico, who* we re heavy buyers of them,
for the purpose of investing the amount
in sterling bills at New Orleans, for re
mittances la Europe, now refuse any
longerto purchase them, and ship specie
direct from Mexico to England.
“At this moment the government require
very heavy funds at. this place to meet the
expenditure of the armies in Mexico—for the
payment of supplies sent from hence—for
the purchase and hire of steamboats, trans
ports, &.C.; and the plan adopted by Mr. Wal
ker to taise these funds, is to send drafts on
the north in gigantic amounts, lobe forced
upon an already depressed exchange market,
and sold at heavy discount! !
“The question is constantly asked. Why
be does not send treasury notes here, which
are at a premium, and which would at once
obviate ail difficulty on the subject? There
is but one answer which is given to this
question, which is, that these notes thus is
sued, vvonld at once be petit to the north,
and there converted into six per cent, stock,
and would interfere with Messrs. Corcoran
&. Riggs, who have not yet sold out the loan,
the value of which in the market would be
affected by the competition arising from the
funding of these notes into a similar stork.
“To prevent such a result, the interest of
the government, the interest cf individuals,
the interest of produce growers and produce
holders, and the general business of this city,
are all to be sacrificed, and the exchanges of
the city depressed and deranged.
“It is a crying injustice, and a violation
of good faith, that the public creditors, who
have faithfully performed their contracts
with the government, and are fully entitled
to payment in par funds, should be compelled
to accept drafts on distant points, which
they cannot realize, except at a loss of I| to
3 per cent. It is equally wrong that the
treasury should suffer a sacrifice by a heavy
discount on the sale of their bills, or by pay
ment* cf comrnißbione to banks or bankers.
in order to obtain funds here, when this in
justice and wrong to individuals anfl this loss
to the public treasury could all be avoided
by an issue of treasury notes agreeable to
law.
“The present state of things is a matter
of general comment, and of loud and angry i
complaint, as well as of excited feeing ,
amon <■ the whole body ot our mercantile i
community, who are ail suffering from it, ;
and all of whom unite in one opinion as to j
the cause.
“Our banks generally are overloaded with
northern exchange, some of them having up
wards of one million of dollars lying there,
which they are unwilling to realize by chcek
: ing at the present discount, and of course,
! their ab.bty to make further purchases is
| nearly exhausted. If, therefore, Mr. Walker
: perseveres in his present plan of forcing his
I bills on ihe markets to procure specie here
for shipment to Mexico, and, besides, contii -
| ues the plan of issuing drafts on the north in
payment for supplies or in settlement of ar
; my bills drawn in Mexico, exchange must
; continue to be depressed and business most
seriously affected. If he wishes to afford
1 protection to the contractors of the late
| loan by refusing to issue treasury' n»:es
I which would come into competition with them
! in supply ing the demand for six per cent,
i slock, let him, at any rate, order out from his*
| sub-treasury vaults at the north one or two
| millions of dollars. This could be brought
i round to this port by some shin-of-war on her
I way to join the Gull and by which
I proceeding he would relieve tiie exchange
and business of the country from the incon
venience and pressure which he has brought
upon it,”
Now, sc far as Mr. Walker is concerned,
these charges one and ail, are utterly un
i founded.
Ist. Mr. Walker has never sent treasury
drafts, large or small, to New Orleans, He
has never negotiated, nor directed nor autho
rized the negotiation of any treasury drafts,
large or small, on New Orleans or elsewhere.
I Requisitions of the several departments are
: made on Mr. \\ alker fur public disbursements
I oil account of the war, Irum the army or na
: vy;and Mr. Walker, as authorized by law,
ruavvs his warrant for the amount in favor of
| the office or person named in the requisition,
upon the Treasurer of tiie United S ates, to
! whose credit ail the public moneys are de
-1 posited; and the Treasurer then draws his
i draft tn favor of such officer on any of tiie
public depositories having sufficient funds
I deemed by (lie Treasurer most convenient;
j and Air. Walker lias no power or control
| over the owe or negotiation of such treasury
I drafts, nor has the Treasurer,
i 2d Mr. Walker has never directed or au
thonzed any such drafts as are described in
i the “Bulletin” to be drawn from New Orleans
I or elsewhere on the treasury; nor does he
know anything of them, nor ate they drawn
upon the treasury.
3d. Mr. Walker, more than a week since,
directed the transfer of $200,000 in specie to
New Oileans, to meet these demands on the
government;and for ihe same purpose he has
ent, and lie has now on the way to NevV
I Orleans, one million of dollars in addition —•
making in all twelve hundred thousand doll
ars in specie.
4th, Mr. Walker lias made arrangements
by which, at a cost of only three-eights of one
per cent., he can transfer any amount o!
specie from the north to New Orleans. He
will make no unnecessary transfers; but
whenever ihe War or Navy Department, who
wtii no doubt perform their duty, give him
notice that specie funds will be warned at
New Oi leans, Mr. Walker will instantly
transmit, at any time, the gold to that point,
in any amount desired fur public expendi
ture.
6th. And now to the question, Why treas
ury notes are not sent to New Orleans for
disbursement? To this there are two an
swers. All the treasury notes authorized by
not previously used to meet the pres
sing demands upon tiie government, were
advertised for a premum, and all taken at a
premium ranging from one-eighth to two per
cent., under the sixty days, public notice, on
the 10th of April last, and more than twice as
much more bid for than could be supplied.
Tiie reason, then, why treasury noli s are
not sent to New Orleans, has no connexion
whatever with Corcoran &- Riggs, as is most
unjustly insinuated; but because there are no
suck notes at present which can now be
issued, and sent as suggested to New Orleans,
without a clear and palpable violation of the
low.
But suppose Mr. Walker could now thus
issue such treasury notes, which would all 5
be immediately tunded in the Ox per cent, i
stock, when such notes and stock have now
risen to a premium of five or six percent,
what would be said if Mr. Walker should
arbitrarily select and pay a particular class of i
creditors or contractors in New Orleans in
such treasury notes, and thus sacrifice five or
six percent of the funds of the government?
What charges ol injustice, of sacrifice of the
public interests, and of favoritism to individ
uals, would soon be made by the tederel press,
if tiie Secretary were to pursue such a
cour.-e! So far from favoring Corcoran & 1
Riggs—who bid for the whole loan at an j
eighth per cent, permium—Air. Walker not I
only gave ail who bid more the w hole amount i
dUlhtijT bids, as he was bound to do, but to all |
who Wu an eighth, the same as Corcoran &. j
R ggs, Air. Walker awarded the whole j
amount o! their bids, which were very con- !
8 derable. This he was not bound to do, j
but, by tiie usual practice of his predecessors, j
could have apportioned the loan amony ail
the bidders at an eighth, including Corcoran I
&, Riggs, in proportion to their bids, which 1
would have given them nearly the whole;
instead of which, Mr. Walker assigned to all 1
the bidders at an eighth tne whole of their i
bids, except Corcoran &, Riggs, thus giving
to each one of the bidders at an eighth a pre
ference over Corcoran & Riggs, leaving them
only tiie remainder. Mr. Walker, then, as
the records show’, went to the utmost extent
that the law would permit him in diminish
ing the amount assignable to Corcoran &
Riggs. And now', then, we ask of ihe New
Orleans Bulletin, and ailths whig presses
which have copied its article, the simple act
of justice w hich will be performed by publ.sh
ing this vindication.
Mr. Walker has already ordered twelve
hundred thousand dollars in specie to New
Orleans, and he is ready at any moment to
send immediately, from time to time, as much
more as he may be notified will be required
for the wants of the government, and w ill do
ail that the law' will permit him, to advance
the interest of the great southwestern em
porium. The new tariff on Mexican imports
must soon stop the dram of specie from New-
Orleans, the duties realized under the tariff
(partly of General Scott, and partly of Mr,
Walker) having already realized nearly half
a million of dollars, and the current of specie
will soon be from Mexico to New Orleans
and New York.
AG;UBTA.bEIi.j
SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1847,
News fiom Mexico.
We understand u slip was received in this
city yesterday morning, by our neighbors,
containing advices from Mexico 24 hours in
advance of the mail,but presume the news was
of not much importance, as they did not pub
lish a slip. However, we will be up bright
and early this morning, and should any news
of importance be received, will give it to bur
readers in a slip at an early hour, say by six
or seven o’clock.
The Steamers.
The Britannia sailed Irom Boston on Tues
day afternoon. A telegraphic despatch from
that city states that the mail via Stoningto'n
arrived at Boston, about U o’clock Tuesday
morning, and the letters and papers intended
for transmission by the Britannia had been
placed on board that vessel. She lakes out
about 40,000 letters.
The steamship Washington was left out
side New York bar on the evening of the Ist,
a six o’clock, by her pilot, all things going on
well.
No tidings of the Ilibern'a had been re
ceived at New York up to 2, P. M. on the
2J inst.
ItTWe do not fee! the least disposition to
violate that command in the decalogue quot
ed by the Chronicle, and invoked fur its pro
tection. ere we so disposed, there is not
the-least necessity for us to do so. We con
demn the Chronicle out of its own mouth,
when we said, “ i’he Chronicle has seen pro
per to take the side of the enemy.” This
was no “false witness” of ours. W e derive
it from the language of that print. Had it
not emphatically asked the question “Is our
country to blame, or is Mexico to blame?”
Then did it not proceed very elaborately, in
sundry editorials, to demonstrate, very zeal
ously, if not very successfully, that our coun
try teas to blame, and Mexico teas not to
blame? Has not this been the burthen of its
song, and is this not now its position? We
fancy the reply must be in the affirmative.
Again, was it not that self same print which,
in this connection, laid down the undeniable
proposition, "■There are always tico sides to
a question? ' This is the language of the
Chronicle. •
‘'There are always to sides to a question.
Mexico charges us with invading her. The
march of our army to the R o Grande, she
says, Was an invasion of her provinces. Sup
pose this should turn out to be the case when
the cau-es of the war come to he fully and
fairly investig.*d, would the Constitution
alist insist then that, the CniTd States should
pay ike icar expenses of Mexico ?”
What does this mean? Why surely, that
there is an American, side, ami a Mexican
side. The American side holds the propo
sition that the march to Grande was
not an invasion of Mexican territory. The
Mexican side holds that it was. We took
the side of our country. We ask the read
ers of Chronicle if its columns will not
bear true witness that on this question it has
espoused the Mexican side. It it will now
disclaim holding that side, we will congratu
late it, and the country, most cheerfully upon
the marvellous conversion. We could then
insure to it a moment of real happiness—
that moment when the convictions of the
mind and the impulses of patriotism blend in
delightful harmony, and proclaim that cur
country is not in ike wrong. There would
be more true enjoyment in that hour, when
the scales should drop from the eves of our
neighbour, and he should behold our glorious
nation erect, and pure, majestic in the atti
tude of a righteous cause, nobly vindicated
by her triumphant arms, than could be found
in all the high wrought visions of a heated
fancy and a partizan zeal which have prompt
ed the Chronicle's tirades against this “un
holy, unrighteous and unconstitutional war.”
But we are asked to defend our position,
that “even if, after the causes of the war
were fully and fairly in vestigated,” the march
to the Rio Grande prove to be an invasion of
Mexican province, “we should insist that that
invasion was right—was justifiable.” We
defend it on the ground, trial though it
be Mexican territory in.fact, it had been re
cognized by our govenfment as ’a part of
Texas. It was represented on the floor of
the American Congress; it had our revenue
laws extended over it, and a United States
custom house established upon it. What
ever,therefore,subsequent investigation might
prove as to the real ownership and jurisdic
tion, when Mexico threatened to march an
army upon it, it was rigid and justifiable in
us to march an army to repel it. Our read
ing of the constilution instructs us, that the
President was right—was justifiable in ex
tending the order which he did extend to
General Taj lor, to advance to the Rio Grande.
Whether General Taylor first suggested and
advised it, is no longer a debatable question.
His letter on the subject has been published.
It was the President’s constitutional duty to
repel Mexican troops and all other troops of
a foreign power from that territory. Had he
failed to do so, the whig presses would have
overwhelmed him vvi/h denunciations of in
ertnees and imbecility. As it was, he did
not prove himself at ail too prompt— -too vi
gilent in the course he adopted.
But the Chronicle seems to hive under
stood us to assert, that if upon a previous in
vestigation, it had been ascertained that the
disputed territory was in fact a part of Mexi
can provinces, elill the President, in the face
of this fixed fact, would have been justified in
invading it. We took no stub position. The
Chronicle quoted our language. It is sus
ceptible of no such construction. ltdoesnot |
require “a lawyer by profession” to know i
that Congress alone would be justified in au
thorizing such a step. But the President is
not amenable to the charge of an undue ex
ercise of power, or of having acted in this
affair contrary to the wishes oi Congress, or
without its sanction expressed or implied.—
Chorpus Chrisii is on the disputed terri
tory. Yet our army was placed there in
August, 1845, and remained there during the
whole session of Congress up to its removal
in March, following, to ti e Rio Grande. Ii
there was an invasion, it took place in Au
gust, 1845—and Congress,by the non expres
sion. of its disapproval, sanctioned that inva
sion. But the position we assume is, that it
was not an invasion, because it was not as
certained that it was Mexican territory, and
Mexico refused to allow this to be ascertain
ed in the only practicable way—by negotia
tion and treaty. If she his not by this time
ascertained that it is American territory, she
very shrewdly suspects that, though she may
forever refuse terms (if peace, it can never be
Mexican territory, except in the imagination
of Mexican statesmen. It will be Mexican
territory, only in the way that for centuries,
the Kings of England culled themselves
Kings of France, it. will be on paper only.
How the War may be Ended.
The Louisville Democrat says:—“lf the
whig press will persuade their friends in
Mexico to make- peace on some terms, nego
tiations will no doubt begin, when there will
be some prospect of an end to the war. We
are compelled to fight Mexico simply be
cause she will not make peace with us. Her
whig friends in this country remonstrate
bitterly against her accepting any terms we
offer, and she will offer none of her own.—
Her friends here will make no offer for her
except that we lie up our hands and leave
hers loose. We can’t imagine what the Mexi
can whigs would have us do. If they will
agree to nothing that we propose, why don’t
they make their ow n propositions in behalf
of their client? How would it do to with
draw our trrops and offer Mexico Texas and
Louisiana to indemnify her for the grevious
wrongs we have done her, and for the great
expense she has been compelled to incur
through our wickedness?”
The Mexican Policy.
Tlie Pennsylvanian says that a letter has
been received in Philadelphia, from a high
quarter in Mexico, denying that peace with
this country is in prospect, and alleging that
an attempt will be made to prolong the war
until 1348, when, if a Federal candidate for
President should be elected, Mexico can get
any terms she desires to have. Would it not
be a striking anomaly if Gen. Taylor should
be the Executive upon whom this expectation
should depend for its fulfilment? The Federal
ists have made him their candidate, and have
a enounced their purpose in favor of peace by
withdrawing our troops. But would Gen.
Taylor swallow so disgusting a dose?.
Singular and Distressing Affair,
The Baltimore Clipper gives us the particu’a ■
of an affair which is truly as singular as it is dis
t-cssing. A highly respectable gentleman of
Baltimore, who was engaged in mercantile busi
ness, was taken sick a short lime since, and, as
wa.:> supposed, died. The remains were coffini d
and conveyed to an adjoining city. When the
coffin arrived it was opened, ir> order to transfer
the remains to n more suitable one, which had
been prepared, for final interment. A\ hen the
lid was removed, the body was found lying upon
the face, which upon examination was bruised.
A moisture was observed upon the skin, and on
close examination it was found that the vital
spark had not as yet fled. All the restoratives
that the best medical skill could devise, were used,
and the man was actually revived, and lived for
two davs afterwards, before the ‘spirit departed
unto Him that gave it,” We were disposed, says
the Clipper, to doubt the truth of the affair, but
we have been assured by the most indubitable
authority that the melancholy facts are cornet.
[CMMMUNICATED 1
Raii-Itoad Meeting,
Pursuant to previ.His notice, a large, and re
spectable portion ofthe citizens of Wilkes and the
adjoining Counties, assembled this day in Wash
ington, to take into consideration the practicabili
ty of constructing a Rail-R.oad from Washington
to some convenient point on the Georgia R dl-
Road; and to adopt such preparatory measures,
as might be deemed necessary, in order to an early
and energetic commencement ofthe enterprize.
On motion, the Hon. Garnett Andrews was
called to the Chair, ag|g, appointed
Secretary.
The Chairman tendered his acknowledge
ments, and addressed the meeting upon the utili
ty of Rail-Roads, in general, and the important
bearing ofthe work under consideration, and up
on tlie prosperity of such sections as may como
un-der its influence.
On motion of R. Toombs, Esq
Resolved, That a Committee of eighteen he ap
pointed by the Chair to prepare business tor toe
action ofthe meeting.
The following gentlemen were appointed to
compose that committee.
Robert Toombs, Thomvs Wootten,
Thomas Ssmmes, Jas. u. Willis,
Lewis 8. Brown, Joshua Morgan,
Chas. L. Bolton, L* E. Butler,
A. L. Alexander, A. Pope, Sr..,
Ur Jas. Ti.NS.Lxy, L. M. li ill,
John Wynn, Jas. Nolan,
J. I‘. Irvin, Sr., Nicholas Wylie,
J. T. Irvin, Ja., L. J. Gartrell.
By request ofthe Committee, the meeting look
a recess of thirty minutes, which, having expired,
the meeting rc-assemb!ed, when the committee,
through their Chairman, Mr. Toombs, reported
the following Resolutions, which were read and
adopted.
Ist. Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed by the Chairman, to confer with the
Georgia Rail-Road and Banking Company, and
settle with it all matters connected with the
junction of a Rail Road from this place to the
most suitable point on the Georgia Rail-Road.
3d. Resolved, That a Committee of seventeen
appointed by the Chairman, whose duty it
shall be to transact all business connected "ith !
the obtain men t of the right of way. survey of the
route, raising the means therefor, and the ascer
tainment ot The cost of the proposed road.
3d Resolved , That a Committee of thirty be
appointed to collect, and lay before a future meet
ing, statistical information connected with the
probable business of the contemplated road.
The following gentlemen were appointed un
der the first resolution: —Robert 1 oombs, Charles
L. Bolton and Thomas Serames.
The following Committee was appointed un
der the second resolution:
Thomas Skmmes, Adner Darden,
Joshua Morgan, G. Overton,
Bexj. Bow-ore, Joel R Chi vers,
Dr. Jas Tins ley, 1 ewis 8. Brown,
11. F. Ellington, T. " V. hitr,
VV.II. W. Si MESON, 11. W. Massingale,
Gen. A. vv Grier, Dr. Henry Jones,
L. J. Gartrli l, David E. Butler,
W illiam Stone.
The following committees was appointed undi i
the third Resolution.
Town District. — Dr. Geo. F. Buchanan, A.
g. Wingfield, L. J. Gartre 11. C. L Bolton.
Dunce ford's District. — J 1 ■ Irvin, Jr., Dr. D.
W. McJunkin.
Jackson's District.— Luke Turner, O L bat
tle, Jus. D. Wiliis.
Willin' District— Col. L. M. Hill, Baker Lips
i sconth.
Newton District.— Dr. Jno. V/. Heard, 1 ur
j nel Truilt, W. Fanning.
AJalluhgsville District. —John Vv vnn, Dr.
\V in. Jordan.
Howard's District.—N. Taliaferro, Benj. Fort
son.
Kendall's District. —Richcl. Bradford, r. AiC
London.
Anderson's District.-- Dr. Win. CL An or
| son, Henrv P. Wootten, F. C. Armstrong, C
i R. Anderson, Col. 1 hos. Wootten.
U, ton's District.—Thomas Burditt, Berry A
: Arnett, Wyche Jackson.
Lander's District.— Jno. R. Semmes, Dr. Jas.
Tinslov, r
Foot's District.— Jas. Harris, W m. W . Simp
son, Ge# iVJcKinnie.
Tyrone District.- Jas. T. Hackney, Benj
Wallace, Win. Slaton.
D unburst District, — Rucben Kcndatl, I horn as
: Marshall, Jas. M. Booker, L. P. P. Tate.
Un motion,
The chairman was added to the committee,
and the committee requested to associate with
| such gentlemen of the surrounding counties as
I may be favorable to the enterprise.
On motion ot Thomas Semmes,
Resuhcd , That when the meeting adjourns, it
1 will adjourn to some future day, to be selected by
I the chairman, and that he g ve due notice ol the
: same.
On motion of L. J. Gartrel!, E>q ,
Risolced, That copies of the proceedings of
I this meeting be forwarded by the Secretary, to
j theeditors ot tne “Constitutionalist and Chron
icle & Sentinel” of Augusta, with the request
: that they be published.
i The meeting was addressed by the Hon. Roht.
j Toombs and L J. Gartrell, Esqrs., and then ad
’ jmrned.
GARNETT ANDREWS, Chairman.
J. R. Sneed, Secretary.
Washington, June Ist. 1847.
[communicated.]
WAYNESBORO,’June Ist, 1847.
i In compliance with previous notice, a por
i tion of the Democratic party of Burke couu
; ty, assembled in the Court Room,
j The meeting was organized be calling Dr.
E. J. Carter to the chair, and appointing
Enoch M u.key, Secretary.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That a committee of three bi
appointed by the chair to nominate delegates
to the Gubernatorial Contention, to he belt
in Milledgeville.
The chairman appointed Dr C. W. West,
| Messrs. Win. S. Morris, and Win. B. Doug-
I that committee.
On consultation the committee reported ti
; tiie meeting the names of Co!. A J. Lawson
Jas. B. Shew make, and J. R; iier, as suita
| ble delegates to represent ttie Democratic
party of this county.
: On motion, the above named gentlemen
i were unanimously chosen as delegates, and
i were authorized to fill any vacancy which
| might occur in their number.
On motion, Dr. C, W. West, it was
i ,
; Resolved , 1 hat a committee of one from
I each district in the county, be appointed to
confer with a committee from the county of
Emanuel, fur the purpose of nominating a
: candidate for this Senatorial district. That
! the committee meet at the 95 mile station,
I Georgia Rail Road, on the last Saturday in
I June.
Messrs. Win. B. Douglass, John McLean,
I G. Wimberly, Amos. G. Whitehead, G.
Hurst, C. Perkins, Henry Bynes, A. Wig
gins, 11. Schley, W. Nasworthy, O. Coware,
A. Innman, N. Bullard, James Moon, \V. B.
Hankerson, audGen. J. Walker,were appoint-
I ed by the chair.
Moved by Amos G. Whitehead, that the
proceedings of this meeting be published in
Georgia Consululionalist.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
E J. CARTER, Chairman.
Enoch Mulket, Secretary.
Gen. Taylor in Rough Hands,
Since General Taylor’s name oas been brought
forward as the federal candidate for the Presi
dency, the old General has had a piclty severe
handling by the leaders of the Corwin branch of
! th t party. The Hamilton & Rossvillc News,”
j a rank .Mexican federal paper, in speaking of
• orwin and Taylor, says;
1 * -We had with pleasure remarked that the Ga
zette had spoken for Corwin, which was to us
a declaration in favor of right. Though vve
have expressed our preference tor Mr. Corwin,
we are not so wedded to him as we are to those
great principles of policy which he advocates; and
if a whig convention were to nominate another
civilian, we should acquiesce most cheertuliy.—
But to the late attempts to force Genera] Taylor
upon the whigs without a convention, we enter
our most solemn protest; and when we see a dis
position among whig editors to aid in so unjusti
fiable a piece of demagogy, it is difficult for us to
restrain a rebuke. '1 he erv about Taylor’s gYeut
popularity is all a gammon, and they who lend
their voice to swell it, will bitterly regret their fol
ly, ifthev love their country.”
The “News” would support any other “civil
ian.” Yes, or any other kind of a' federal candi
date. Taylor would receivejhis support as soon
as any other whig, if he were nominated. That
the federal cry in favor of General Taylor, is all
“demagogy,” there can he no doubt; and we do
not possibly see how the indignant rebukes of the
“News” can possibly be withheld from the lead
ers of the parly. Old Rough and Ready is more
severely handled by the Mexican whigs in this
country than he has been in Mexico.— Ohio
1 StaUzman.
\From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce, '2d iiwf.j
Four Days Later from Europe.
We are indebted to Captain Banjamin, of
the ship Rainbow, for London papers to the
7th insl. and Liverpool to the Bih, both in
clusive.
Breadstuff’s had experienced a further ad
vance, and cotton a further decline.
British intervention had been accepted by
the Queen of Portugal, in cunseqnence of
which it was expected that the disturbantco
in that country would be brought to a speedy
close.
An American house in Manchester tailed
for a large amount—supposed £ 120,000.
The slop Relief,from New Jersey, had ar
rived in Liverpool.
The money market of the U. States was at
tracting considerable attention.
Political news without much interest.
The English and French press continues
to comment upon our affairs and war with
Mexico. Gen’l. Taylor is spoken ot in the
most flattering manner.
The news of the capture of Vera Cruz,
the negotiation of the 2o million loan, Sic.,
was first published in London on the morning
ot the 6th, from a Journal of Commerce of
April 16lh, which had been obtained by a pilot
off Plymouth, from an Am. packet ship bound
to Havre, (name not mentioned.) [The first
news of the battle of Buena Vista reached
London in a similar way,—a Journal of Com
merce having been obtained from the ship
Rainbow, < fi‘ Ireland, by a pilot, and the
news forwarded express D Liverpool and
London.] The London papers ot (tie 7th
contain the* official despatches relating to tho
capture of Vera Cruz, brought by the ship
Arcule, Capt. lloudless'from N \ork.
i From the Liverpool Times ]
The American v hambsr of Commerce
and the East India and Brazilian As
sociations. —In consequence of the extreme
ly a a ming site >1 monetary and co nmen i.l
ai affairs, the above mentioned commercial
bodies assembled yesterday, and appointed
deputations to proceed’to London immediate
ly, for the purpo.-e of communicating with
ilie Government aid the directors of me
Bank o!‘ England. Among ttie gentlemen
d *pute I for this p irpose are Mr. lieywood,
Mr. Melly, Mr. ’t o id, Mr. Sands, Mr. Aider
man Nichol, Mr. J. Bramely-M »re, Mr Chau
Fanders, Mr. Johnstone, and (we believed)
Mr. William Potter. These geut cmni left
L verpool la-t niolff, and will assemble this
morning at 11 o’clock at Liverpool office, to
j make the necessary arrangements. Several
of the Liverpool banks have a r ‘ady represent- •
lives in London. We understand that the
Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of
; England had an interview with Her M jesty’s
I Minister on Tuesday and we see from the
Court Circular that the Liverprool gentle
men. who h ive been in London during the
) whole of the present week on this ali-impor
, taut subject, had also an interview with Min
! Liters the same Jay.
London, May 6, (evening.)—There has
| been a verv^ti ..dilating market for English
sec'irih4sia*l!ay, arising from various tin
weighed reports regarding the present condi
tion of the money marker, coupled with the
continued scarcity ot cash, which commands
7 per cent, in the Sionk Exchange. Con
sols for the account opei ed at to§,
receded at 87}, then went up to again
declined to bljs. and linally closed bT j to .
Among the events of the day may he noticed
the arrival of .£60,000 in gold, from France,
in addition to £BO,OOO re mved yesterday;
rlie purchase of about £50,000 ot silver by
the Bank, at 58;c. (a considerable decline
-luce the sale was made to the Bank ot
France, the price paid by that establishment
having been 60|d.);and the receptions at tho
Bank of a deputation from Liverpool tore
present the existing pressure.
The only feature in the foreign market was
the rather better price for Mexican conse
quent upon the news of the success of the
American forces at Vera Cruz, as it seems
to be thought iha t these victories must before
long lead to the conclusion of peace. The
first quotation of this stock was 19£ for mo
ney and the account, after which it rose to,
and close at 20 far money, and 20} lor lha
account.
The accounts from the wheat markets of
the French departments are again becoming
each day more serious. Jn almost, every dis
trict has a riso in prices occurred. Indeed,
the few instances'of decline are not worth
mentioning, compared '.villi the general im
provement quoted.
Defeat of Ministers—Liverpool. Mat
Bth. Ministers were defeated in the House
of Lords on Thursday night, on the Irish
Poor-law 13 11. This looks ominous. They
were threatened with another defeat last
night, on a clause, to he moved by Lord Stan
ley, in the same bill. His lordship’s amend
ment is idem iral with that moved by Lord
George Bentick in the lower house. The
Times says—
“ The “Irish party,” which co suddenly ap
peared and so suddenly disappeared at the
beginning of the session, mustered with great
force in the Lords last night. On the motion
for the ‘Poor Relief’ Bill going into com
mittee, the attack began in due form. Lord
Monleagle moved,and succeeded in carrying,
his amendment, limiting to the Ist of August,
1848, and to the end of the then next session
of Parliament, the duration of the clauses of
the bill relating to out-door relief to able-bo
died poor. Sixty-three peers, in the face of
De lernb'e events which are daily stunn ng
the world, and in which they who run may
read the accumulated result of leaving pro
perty without duty to the poor, were found
to vote for limiting the most moderate form
of that duty to the contemptible period of two
yea rs.”
In the Commons, the Ten Hours Bd! has
triumphed over all opposition; and is now on
its way to the tipper house, where it will, in
all probability, lie dormant until another par
liament, and better times re-animate its prin
ciple.
Repeal Association —At a meeting on
Monday the proceedings were commenced by
Mr. John O’Connell, who proposed that on
1 hursday next there shall be a special meetr*
ing ot the association to return adequate
thanks, and pass suitable addresses to th©
American people for the kindness and benet*
ojence they have manifested towards tho
afflicted inhabitants ot Ireland in this season
ot famine. This motion, which passed, call■>
cd up Capt. Clarke, who briefly expressed hit
thanks as an American for the honor. Th<
rent was £23.
On the 4th of April, one of these dreadful
fires which are the curse of Turkey, broke
out at Bucharest, the capital of VVallachia. It
was blowing a violent south-east wind at the
time, and the fire, after raging most intense
ly for 24 hours ceased for want of fuel, hav
ing consumed in its progress upwards of
2000 houses and 27 public establishments.
The loss of property is immense, and has
been variously estimated ut from £1,000,000
to £2,600,000. To account for this appa*