Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-03

instant, that the U. >. ship VmcenneS,
Captain Buchanan, arrived at that
port on the 4th, from Vera Cruz,
which place she left on the rs ult.,
bringing dispatches for our government
from Commodore Conner, and the u.
S. Charge d'Affaires at Mexico. All
well.
Information was received at Vera
Cruz on the cath June, from the city
Of Mexico, that the Mexican Congress
had refused 10 grant President Santa
Anna the four millions of dollars, and
thirty thusand additional troops, called
for by him for his proposed invasion
of Texas; they had, however, authori-
zed him to raise one million of dollars,
if he could do so without having re-
course to forced loan; and also to take
the number of men required from the
thirty-six thousand now in the service,
provided he would supply their places
with like number of the "National
Militia"
This proposition, it was supposed,
Santa Anna would reject, as he has no
confidence in the faithfulness of the
"miitia," such a body Of men, if as
sembled in force, and in the absence
of so large a portion of the regular
troops, would, without doubt, greatly
endanger (if they did not ultimately
succeed in over,hrowing) the present
government of Mexico, now only sus-
tanned by the army.
The contemplated invasion of Texas
by Grand Mexican Army'is for the
present, likely to prove failure; in
deed, the project has never been looked
upon in any other light than Mexican
gasconade. This however, should not
deter the Texans from being on the
alert.
The May instalment of the Indemni-
ty due by Mexico TO our citizens has
not yet been paid.
Capt Petit, the com mander Of the
VIM. a. Turner together with all his
crew, have been ordered to be shot a
long with the rest oil Sentmanat's men.
HINTS ON MATRIMoNY.-No wo-
man will be likely to dispute US, when
we assert that marriage is her destiny.
A man may possibly fill up some sort
Of an existence without loving; but
woman with nothing to love; cherish,
care for, and minister TO. is an anomaly
in the universe-an existence without
an object. 1t is as natural for a wo-
man to have some one thing 10 cling
| 10 for protection-some one to look
up TO for advice and example as TO
breathe.-Without it no woman ever
was or ever can be happy. 1t is the
grand want of her nature, and nothing
can satisfy her heart with such void
untitled
Now, with the exception ofsome &C.
casional irregularities in relative pro-
portions ofthe sexes, produced by cir
cumstances, such as the settlement of
new countries, there is no reason why
every man should not have wife, and
every woman a husbands; and this
would be easily brought about by the
exercise of more common sense, and
less ambition. Each sex is looking up
for something above its own sphere
The son Of an industrious and success
full mechanic must be professional
man or a merchant, instead Of follow
ing in his fathers footsteps-an6 this
is folly the first. When he looks
round for wife, the neat Industrious
daughter Of mechanic like his father,
is not good enough for him; he must
make love TO some fine lady, who is
one generation in advance: that's, her
grandmother was mechanic instead
Of her father-a very aristocratic dis
tinction. On the other hand, the girl,
who works for her living, earning 1t
by her honest labor, would not de'gn
to encourage the addresses OF labOring
man; she would set her cap for gen
tleman. forsoolhl The mechanics
daughter, educated upon her fathers
hard earnings, 10 be a fine lady, en-
courages the attentions of a set
OF fops and DANGERS, who drive SEN
sole and honest men away from her
in disgust. and she becomes the victim
of some sorry sharper or shallow tooL