Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-08-11

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ASTOUNDING INTELLIGENCE ACTu-
AL INVASION OF THE MEXICAN TER
RIToRY BY THE Z. S. TRooPs
The die is cast-The expected evil
has come upon us.-As a matter Of
FACT, this nation is at WAR WITH
MEXlCO: war for the rc-esta5lish-
ment of sInrery IN Teas and this WITH
OUT the formality of a declaration Of war
by the representatives of the people of the
United States
From The Nep- Orleans Bee
Neao MoremenG We learn By q gen
tleman who came passenger in the steam
boat Choctaw, arrived yesterday at Match
itoches, that Gen Gaines, with the u S.
troops has crossed the river Sabine, and
marched into Texas, as far as Nocogdo-
ches, TEXAS, where he had fixed bis Head
Quarters
Further accounts confirm the statement,
that the announcement comes finally over
the 81 gnature ofGcn. Gaines himself, who
dates, Head Quartz rs Western Depart
ment, Camp Sabine, June %" He calls
On the Governors of Kentucky, louisa
ma, and Mississippi to furnish him with
additional re-eAforcements
Now, we should like to know whether
the people OF the United States will sub
nit to sanction an insult upon their sove-
reignty like this? When have they com.
mitted to Gen. Gaines, or to the War De-
parment, the power ofinvading the terri
tory Of nation with whom we are at
peace 7-Friend Of Mon,
There is no room to doubt the all i'm
portant announcement that Gen. Gaines
has marched into Texas and established
his head quarters at Nacogdoches, so
miles beyond our frontier. Boston p css.
Something for the Curious the great
valley between the North and South Noun
! tains, in Pennsylvania, commonly called the
Eastern ridges, we'll was dug some years
since in Franklin county, and another in
Cumberland county, thirty or forty miles
from the former which led to discovery af
tOrdlng a subject for interesting speculation.
After proceeding in each instance to the
depth of about s. feet, the bottom Of these
! wells suddenly gave way, but fortunately
! after the workmen had retired, torrent Of
water gushcd up. lead with so fathoms
of line was sunk without finding the least
obstruction! They remain at this time un-
touched, and of known depth! The pre-
sumption is that there is subterranean lake
! in that quarter, and how far it extends under
the base of the vast primitive mountains.
! situate between the SusQuehanna and Pitts
| burgh, will never be ascertained, unless, by
some terrible CONFUSION Of nature, they
should be precipitated into the tremendous
abyss.-AAegany Mag.
The two hundredth Anniversary Of the
settlement Of Providence by Roger WILL
Jams, is to be observed with great spirit
in that hourishing city, which can boast
ofthe Apostle of Religious freedom for its
founder Judge Pitman, ofthe u. S. Dis
trict Court, is to deliver an Address,
Boston Press.
SoULLEss CORPORATIONS. The Dos
ton and i! evidence Rail Road Company,
estimates the value Of an able bodied W mite
man, who is a father and q husband, at
just 5000. 1t would seem that whenever
they kill fireman Of such like, they are
willing to pay that SUM, which is about
one fifth the cost Of a likely negro at the
South. This monopoly, after having, by
the gross neglect of its agents, killed MIR
Trask, the fireman, by contact with the
Dedham cars, have offered to give his
widow and child 5000 in full for her hus-
bands life A jury will foot up better
! bill than that-Bo.ton Press.
Wool. We have heard Of few sales
of wool in the hill towns, at from SIS to 20
cents PER Ii. according to quality. A lot
OF $500 lbs, has been sold in Chesterfield,
at little less than 70 cen!s.-HanYsh'Te
| (Mass) Gazette.
Our reporter was yesterday informed
by Mr. John SicEels, the city Inspector,
that since the dog law went into operation,
which is little better than a week, seren
hundred and one dogs have been killed in
this city the deaths of all of which have
been duly proved and paid for to the
amount OF $35O,5O.-N Y Jour. Of Com.
The Expenses of Congress, The Fred
ercksburg Arena has been informed from
good authority that the cost of paper alone
during the past session for the use of mem
bcrs of the House of Representatives,
amounted to one hundred and ttcenty:fre
daII1re NOR m cAnbpr