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which occurred about the tmr ofl,y;ne,
Mexico, sd uit.l A short time p,..,inus
10 our sailing, an .nsurreeiion broke out in
Mexico, headed by SANTA ANNE, the Go
vernon ut Vera Cruz, which appeared ILL,
y 10 terminate successfully, Is Tour other
province iad co-opcrated with him with
view putting down the usurpcr lrun-
EIaE the whole empire indeed. w.
was in state of eoniusion.-The crI,hr,-
ted said;ef and patriot, NIrroKIA, had
come out from his retirement, where he
had Tor lona time remained dormant :
and The hopes and prayers of every liberal
anu enlightened man, were put up for his
success. There is Lille doubt, | thiuL.
hui that country will be completely reyo-
lulIohizcd IN less than six months. Oar
gov sihlheht, however, viii be soon cor
reeiiy informed oil the exact state of af-
fairs IN that quarter. lll-sotlcn power, is
ever precarous and such Is tue precise
situation oi lturhidc--he must eventually
iali--ior his Is IA government without sys-
TEN, and without laws: except such as
, imperluus and yigiant drspoiism has rs.
tahiIshed Tor imperial purposes. His in
huenee over the hrelng soldicry CARR
eu INN In the throne without lawi OF
justice, he proclaimed himself Emperor ii
Mexico, and dissolved the Congress, uh;,h
had been elected by the people. Toa uts,
Congress, formed BY himself he proposed
to establish Military tribunals throughout
the Empire, 10 consist of two officers and
a Lawyer Of his own choice, who were [,
bear such rank and titles as he in his goot
pleasure should think proper TO grant
i lhls military court were to have full powri
and privilege to Try, condemn and execute
whoever 1t might adipdge guilty 6fexcitins
dissentlons amongst the people, OF SPEAK
lug untasorably of the Emperor, or III,
State. TINS m0nstrous stride Of miltar,
dctpotism exceeds any thing within tn,
range OF military dcspotsm of my histo
rcal reading. But MEXICO owes her deli
very from It's thraIdoln, To a spirited Con
gress. who firmly and eloquentiy rriccte,
The proposition, as contrary Ia reason [,
Justice, aud to the welfare Of tho pcoalc.-
Every friend To liberty, and to rationa
freedom, must wish succcso 10 Nittoria
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poplar, the trees which shade such places
Large stone benches run in The direction
of alleys, where people sit, either Ia resi-
themselves or 10 carry on lorg taik. IL
Whispers, with the next Lad, : an smuse-
nent which, IA the idiom uf ,nr counlr, i,
Is expressed by the strange phrase, peiarla
Pdrd--' Ia pluck the hru-turkc, w.
hnsn IN oln .4iaHefa several fountains OF
most delicious water. M less than twcn
I! or thirty rcn With glasses, each holding
nearly quart move in every direction, 81
dcAierously clashmg tAo of them III the /
hands, that without any danger of hreakng
them. they keep ap "A pretty lively tiuk :
Ing like that of wcll-innrd small bells.-
80 great Is the quantity of Mater which
these people sell 10 the irequenlefs III tho
walk, that most of them live throughout
The year ON what they thus earn III sum
mer Success IN this trade depends IN
their promptitudc TO answer every call,
Their ncalncss IN Washing the glasses, ami
most of all, un their sklllul use of the good
natarrd NagGery peculiar IL the lower
classes of Andalisia, \ Knowing air, an
arch smile, aud some hnnied words oil
praise and endcarmcnt, as " Ny rose, " Ny
soul, aud many others, which even mo
dest and high bred lady will hear without
! the least dspleasure, are inlallible means
! o, success among tradesncn who deal will
the pabc at large, aud especially with the
more tender part of the public. The com.
pany IA these walks presents motley
crowd of officers in their regmcnais o
cIergymen in their cassocks black cloaks
aud broad lTInmed hats, not unlike ihos,
OF the "almcn in London aud gentleman
wrapped up IN their cnPds, or III som,
uniform without which, IA we'll born
Spanart is almost ashamed To show him
.rE
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From he EdiHbHg Statesman.
4 AMERICAN GDIER<MENT

slngh successful experiment has n
greater influence on the Judgment of man
KIND, than Il thousand general spccula-
tons. TIN inhabitants of the Unitcd
States, by sitting up Il government on the
plan of Benefit Society, have reduced
political yrnce To lis elements, aud given
the weigh and force of praclisal axioms In
truths witch had long remained buried in
the brcass of philosophers. When men
had the llblc put into their hands in their
own tongc, nj the reformation, and thro'
the lighlswhich this Afforded them, looked
al what hen bore the name of the Chris
tian church, they found genuine rcli-
gion clfushed and destroyed under the
weight II that machinery ostenSibly erect
ed for lis preservation. Perhaps many
good men at that time believed t'thcs, an
mates, dspcnsaions, relics, tasts aud lux.
urious hierarchy, living in idlencss and dis.
rlpatioH WERE essential To the existence oi
christianity, But the rcformers showed
that rcltlon could not only exist, but flour
lshed tht more when separated from these
base ausiiaics and by This boideXperIment
opened the yes of mankind, X slammed the
mother chulrh ont Of many of her corrup-
rons.-Thc american revolution has render
ed the sam, service 10 men III their civil
capacity, thl the reformation did intheirre
liglous. Wien ew looked at the European
government thro' the lights the American
system aitoIls, we see that in the former
the true olIcct has been frustrated by the
cumbrous nd costly apparatus 10 give il
effect. TN severe and majestic simIilici-
" Of the latter shows us how little i rs
senilal To W. proper purposes OF govern
ments are br being complex, and cXpen-
slve, and now many frauds have been
practlsed ia mankind under prctext ol
governing item. Generally speaking, il
has been Tic fate Of hcnan beings, 10 DC
pillagcd by hose who pretended 10 pro
tecl them i, the enjoyment Of their civil
rights, and insuIted by those who wire
called their representatives. To all these
evils Ameri,a has opened the eyes Of ma
rions, holding up model from which they
are cXcludeI. Whether We measure the
value OF thai government by the burdens il
imposes, or the protection il affords, II
leaA es NEST others 1T IN unreasonable dis
lance behind.
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LETTERS FROM SPAIN.
BV Don l.. D0biaf0

Sp0nish .NalnerS.-Ahom the latter end
of May the whole population moves down
stars. \ think awning, which draws and
undraws by means of ropes and puIlies, is
stretched over the central square, on ie-
vel with the roof of the house. The win
dow shutters are nearly closed from NOR
ming until sunset. admitting lIst light G.
uongh 10 see one another, provided the
eyes have not lately been exposed to the
,larc Of the streets. The floors are wash
I'D every morning, that the evaporation of
the water imbibed by the bricks may abate
the heat Of the air. A very light mat
made of Il delicate sort of a rush, and dyed
with variety of colors, is used instead of
Il carpet. The Patio or square, is orla-
menird with flower pots, especially round
a Jet dedu, which IN most houses occupies
lis centre. During the hot season the Ia
dies sit and receive their friends in the Pa
no. The street doors are gcnarally open,
but invariably so from sunset til eleven To
twelve in the night. Three or four very
large glass lamps are hung in line from
the street door TO the opposite end of the
Patio and, as in most houses, those who
meet at night for Ttrtuiia are visible
from the streets, the town presents very
pretty and animated scene till near mid
night. The poorer class OF the people, 10
avoid the intoleratIe heat o. their habita-
tlons, pass great part of the night in CON
vcrsation AT their doors while persons Of
all description are moving about I'LL late,
either to see their friends, or to euioy the
cool air in the public walks.
A foreigner must he surprised at the
strange mixture Of caution and liberty
which appears III the manners of Spain
most rooms have glass doors but when
this is not the case, it would be highly i'm
proper for any lady to sit with gentle
man, unless the doors are open yet when
IA lady is slightly iudispused, she does not
scruple To receive every one Of her male
visitors. \ lady seldom takes gentle
mans arm, and never shakes him by the
hand but on the return of an old acquain.
lance after a considerable absence, or when
they wish Joy for some agreeable event,
the common saintc is an embrace An TN
married woman must not be seen alone
out Of doors, nor must she SIT tete-H-iete
with gentlemen, even " hen the doors of
the room are open but as soon as she is
married, she may go by herself where she
plcases, and sit alone with any men for
many hours every day.
The custom Of sleeping after dinner,
called .Siesin, is universal in summer rs
pecialIy IN AndaIusia, where the intense
ness Of the heat produces hngnor aud
drowsiness. In winter, taking walk, just
after rising from table, is very prevalent.
Almosteycty considerable town of Spain
is provided with public walk, where the
better classes assemble in the afternoon.
Thrse places are called .Hamedos, from
.1t"Ho, d common name for the elm and /.
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10y rirtne Of iced Of trust ereeUted ~
- The Wbscribtrs HE l6m Of JhTeh, 1872, bT
II. Burks, md duly admdtcd 10 rcood IN tho
clerks office of .lmhera countb JOr purposes
therein e1pre@d, m hai, on Friday The l4lh
day Of February inst. y jaT, y mol The mrt
fair day hercoftfr, p,oeeod 10 MI, 10 The high
ei bidicr Gnr cnRh.
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r1nnRTANT FROM MEXICO.

r.,RLEsToN, January i6.-The Spa
- sebooner Amable Teresa, which arr
~ "a At Havana ON the 27th ut. brought ac-
Its from Mexico, Ia the middle Of De
o'nber. BY these, il appears that Gen.
T,'" ';l, the former Commandment Of Eera
i, vas tn sail from that port shortly
Nnsr her: that I'm AIDE was still III Jalapa,
'aser,. he had had an interview with oeG
e MA Aua, WIN, having been badly recri'-
.,d ordered tn proceed, under arrest, 10
W,.,,ro. imme,iidel, returned 10 fra
-, where he has since, III the head al his
ms PROCLAIMED TIE REPUB-
IIcAN GOVERNMENT, and has pub
,, l.d under date of the Ord ult. long
.,,.il,sto Ia the Mexican nation aud, on
49,. etb. he also published letter In ltur-
IA. IN which he details the services he
Ia rendered. To make him Emperor, hut
srdin, that he had iniringed apon his oati,
and the TREATIES of lgualt and tordoFa, he
ryas now Obliged TO proclaim the Republic,
,,birb he did among 1000 bayonets, and
most sincere applause and slras.-Thls
snidt OF opposition 10 lturblde had al
.r'exteMird itself into the interior oil Mex
H., aMll,eneral Santa Ana bad been JON
w, Seyera divisions of the army. \
A,o IT truce was sent 10 the Castle OF st.
Lan de uloa, by Gen. Santa Ana, but the
only answer received was, that a more Ii
brrd interchange between the castle and
the city would be acceded Ia.
immediately after the change ofgovern-
ment at Vera Cruz, the expectation oil
specie, SC. was permitted, under the reGu-
lat,oos of the ed March, 1922.
On the 10th December, Geu, Santa Ana
left Vera Cruz 10 attack Echevarri, Gov
.rnor of Jalapa, who was at Soledad, short
Of pro, isols. On the 4th, the regiment
No. i. marched from the city of Mexico,
for 3an Luis, where the Republican stand
ard had also been raised, under the Mar
quls of Jara.
The Quilted States yorvette John Ad.
ANS. Capt Rcnshaw, had arrived at Ha-
vana. The United States schr. Revenge
Ii Levy, had been cruising on the coas
ofFlorida, in company with the L. States
revenue sehr. Louisiana, Capt. Jackson
and was, When last heard from, at Matan-
aas. Courier.
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DEATH SONG of IN fadian Roman at ne

EATu SONG Of an fadian Uomon at he
grare Of hsr mHrdfrtd husband
ozntHoSKGEzIck awake
The dny in beauiy dawn.
The sun i smiling,
The boy is whiting,
Ny husband ssh, nj awake
Al thou nri cold and dead!
Ihiue eye ha'li las its IRE.
The bloody ius
hal laid thec low,
To distant ~ilds has fed
9twas not the White mans hnifs
That did the nlrd'rous deed
II WIS thy friend,
Thy comrades hnnd, =
That took awny thy life.
NJ more Ger yon blue LIKE
shall we with pleasure glide,
Nor shall weave
The Nild-now'r wrcnth,
Thy manly brow TO deck
Brave WINS my cbieltdns heart,
High fais'd his baiie.AXc
When fpeman dhf'd;
No ioc he fcaf'd, "a
But drew the we'll hinl'd bart,
Why not 'mongd warriors vet.
Aud IN the council found
Ere thy day. length
Had gsin'd their strength,
fhoa'u mould'ring aud forgot
Wait I'LL thy hoy lns grown,
Aud leurn'dto aim his bow,
Through Wild aud heath, u
To acBge thy demh,
With vengeance fierce he'll roam
Whilst I, with saddend grief,
Shall si, this lone SPOT
Which deep contains
The dear remnin.
OF my brave slaughtered chief
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lllre Is a charm IN footing slow,
| Acroa a silent plain,
Nhcf patriot battle has been fought,
Nhcr' glory had the gain
THERE'S pleasure on the hearth,
Nher druils old have been,
Nher mnhiles grey have ri',IIcd by,
And swept The nrifcs green"
kcais
II is not0nly soothing, but annhting 10
recal TO mind the actions Of the trluons
that are departed, The recollection ol
their example not only imparts TO our bo-
SONS tenderness Of feeling approximating
To the subimc, but also onkindlcs in ouI
hearts the cnnobug fires Of the spirit oI
emulation. To mourn the death of such
men is 10 indulge a Godiikc sorrow IL
weep beside their graves, is not ummaniy
Such are the reflections that arose IN olll
mind on pcrnsinS the following extract
that in Gnmshaw's History Of the United
States, closes sketch Of the military
character Of tire much lamenled General
Pike.
Meanwhile the heroic Pike, az humane
as he was brave, occupied himself in reno
wing a wounded British soldier from a
place Of danger, and after having perform
ed this act OF genesosily was calmly seat
ed on the stump of d tree IN conversation
with another prisoner, when suddenly the
AIR was conyulsed by Il tremendous cxplo-
sion. The British magazine, al distance
of 200 yds. near the barracks, had blown
up; huge stones and fragments Of wood
were rent assundcr and whirled aloft Ivy
the exploding Of coo bbls. gGnpowdcr-
Immense quantities of these fell in the
midst OF the victorious column, killing and
woundIng upwards OF 200, and among the
latter Gen. Pike. But the Americans,
Eough for n1omcnt COMPOUNDED. soon re-
covered thri, former order, the ranks were
instantly closed, and their mIdaunted spir-
ii was eyinced hy their loud huzzas The
wound Of the gallant Pike was soon found
10 hc mortal yet he still retained the fire
aud solicltude of the soldier and comman-
der" Move on, my brave boys" he ex-
claimed, "and .ayenge your General p
They instantly obeyed. lie was then car
red on board vessel, and shortly after
wards graiiird by the sight Of the British
flag. On seeing the victorious tro, 'dy, his
eyes over which approaching death had al
ready drawn the prophetic film, for mo
nlrni resumed their histre and making
signs for II to bepIae,d uoder his head, he
calmly expired ="
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CENTRAL HOTEL.

u'HE subscriber has taken the tenemebt
I next 10 the Farmers Bunk. Main street,
Lynchbnre, which he has fitted MP in n con-
veneni mud handsome style for the rccepiionl
of company, hi. table mud bar being furnished!
in the best manner. lie hopes TO share n por-
ton of public patronage which II will he his
constant endcnvor 10 deserve His stables nreL
we'll supplied, and his osllcr experienced and
attentive ARCHIBALD 1lA1 CHER
Frb 4 b2lrIW
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1--we know anght Of the supremacy Of
The soul, II was manifest IN the dying
moment of that heroic patriot aud soldier
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A sailors wife once angrly wished him
at the de5i. Plague on me Poll, said he,
if | don't think should fair pretty well
with the old fellow, as J married.in the fa-
mily
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'Xhe following PROPERTY,

Or so murh herfef as nil be sufficient 10 an
smfr he puposfs Of he trud, III -LeHis a
negro man, CharioHe and her chiM Deiphy, Ag-
~ and htr thih Edrard md n girl named
MI
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
Congressional Summary
IN SENATE.
MnNpAY. Decem. 8. 1895.

MoNpAy, Decem. 8, 1925.
Several written messages were recelv-
ed from the President Of the United States,
all of which, except the following, were
upon executive business:
TO the Senate Qfthe Y. States:
BY an act of the last session Of Con-
gress, it was made the duty OF the ac-
counting officers of the Treasury to adi lust
aud settle the accounts of Daniel u. Tom
kins, late governor of the state of n. York,
on princi ,,les of equity and justice, sub
ject to the revision and final decision of the
President Of the United States. The ac-
officers have, in compliance with
this act, reported to me balance of $500
dollars in favor of Governor Tomkins ;
which report have under consideration,
Together with his claim to an additional
allowance, and should have decided on
the same before the present time, had |
mt delayed my decision at his request.
From the view which have taken of the
subject, am satisfied, considering all the
circumstances of the case, that larger
5 sum ought to be allowed him than that re.
'Iported by the accounting officer of the
Treasury. No appropriation, however
having been made by the act, ard it ap
r pearing, by recent information from him
that the sum reported would afford him al
Z essential accommodation at this time, th
: subject is submitted to the consideration
: of Congress, with view to that subject.
JAMES MONROE.
q Washington, Dec. 7, 1892.
It The Senate then proceeded to the cor
8 ssdcration of Executive business soon al
!. ter which, they adjourned.
e. TUESDAY, Dec. 9.
e The following Resolution, by MIR. Johr
II son of KY, was read and laid over for COZ
+. siderati0n:
a Resolred, That select Committee, I
al five members, be appointed. to consd'
e. the expediency of abolishing impr'sol
d. ment for debt; with leave to report by bl
n, or otherwise.
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
POTTERY.

The following is a brief history of the art OF
Pottery from ancient times.
CIaY was the material used for the first
manufactured articles. 1t was easily ob-
tanned. easily wrought, and rendered use
ful.-Ihis art is the most ancient OF all.
1t was much cultivated in Campanla; the
Etruscans gave their vases the simple but
elegant forms which still serve as models
for use; and when the Romans had es-
tablshed themselves in I.atiun, the Le-
glslature of the republic, in assigning the
social ranks to their citizens, collected all
the potters to form the seventh division.
Agathocles, the king Of Sicily, was q
son Of potter. Though clad in imperial
purple, Commodus and Alexander Seve
rus occupied their leisure hours in mould
Ing cisv.-Rome WAS supplied with com
The Wilmingtonian., 1823-12-18
TnuRspAY, Decem. II.

TnuRsDAy, Decem. l.
Mr.. Breck offered resolution, Tha
lthe Committee on the Judiciary be in
,tructed to inquire into the expedienc,
,f providing a uniform system OF bank
Iruptcv throughout the United States.
1t was, on molten of Mr.. Garrison Re
solved, that the Committee on Commerc'
be directed to inquire into the expedirnc,
of erecting beacon-light near the extre
nifty of Cape Henlopen. Also. that thu
committee on Commerce be directed tt
inquire into the expediency OF erecting
permanent light horse on the Brandywin'
shoal, in the bay Of Delaware.
FRlDAY, Decem. y.
Mr.. Fuller submitted a resolution, re
ouesting the President of the United States
Ito communicate to the House plan for |
Peace Establishment of the Navy of th'
United States.
MIR. Cobb submitted resolution in
Istructing the Committee of Ways AM
Means to inquire into the expedlency o
repeating 50 much of the Laws OF the U
States as imposes duty on imported salt
The House concurred in the resolution
of the Senate for appointing joint com
mittee for the disposal Of the apartments
,f the Centre Building of the Capitol, be
ing the part completed this summer.
The engrossed bill ap.roprating Ger
tain sum of money for the relief OF DAME
D. Tomkins, was read third time. passed
md sent to the Senate for concurrence.
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WEDNESDAY, Decem. 10.

WEDNESDAY, Decem. 10.
The following members were announc.
ed as having been appointed on the seve-
raj committees to which their name is at
1tached
On Foreign Relations.-Messrs. Bar
bour, King, Of N. Y. Macon, jackson, ant
Elliott.
On Finance.-Messrs. Smith, Macon
King of N. Y. Holmes of Me. Lowrie.
On Commerce and Manufactures
Messrs. Dickerson, Ruggles, D'Wolf, Find
lay, and Lloyd Of Mass.
| On Military Afiairs.-Messrs. Jackson
Benton, Chandler, Taylor of Ind. and
Johnson of KY.
On the Militia.--Messrs Chandler
IFindlay, Knight, Branch and Bell.
On Naval Affairs-Messrs. Lloyd ol
Mass. Williams, Parrott. Lloyd Of Md
and Hayne.
On Public Lands.-Messrs. Barton, Tho
mas, Williams, Eaton, and Lowrie.
On Indian A1ars.-Mcssrs. Benton, Ed
wards of Iii. Johnson Of Lou. Elliott, ant
Edwards of Con.
On OlaiinS.-MeSsIS' NuS9ics, iA"iuice
of Miss. Palmer, Bell, and M'lllvane.
On the Judciary.-Messrs. Van Bue.
ren, Holmes of Maine. Talbot, Brown o!
Ohio. and Seymour.
On the Post Office and Post Roads,
Messrs. Lanman, Johnson OF Ky. Holmes
of Miss. Kni. hit and MIlvan".
On observation-disclosures. Noble, Talbot,
johnson of Lou. Laman, and Branch.
On the District Of Columbia.--Messrs
Lloyd ofMd. Barbour, Noble, Eaton, and
Parr0tt.
OF Accounts-NIessrs. Seymour, Ed
wards, of Con. Hayne.
On the Library. Messrs. Dickerson,
Elliott, and Williams.
Ine Hon. james Brown, (recently APP
pointed Minister to France,) resigned his
seat in the Senate.
FRIDAY, Decem. Q.
The following petitions were presented
and referred. viz.
The memorial of the city and county
of Philadelphia, praying a revision OF the
present tariff
The petition of Eliza Dill, one OF the
heirs of Gen. Arthur st. Clair, stating that
the government is Indebted to her late
father for military services, and praying
for the relief of Congress.