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RUNAWAY NEGROES.

large gang Of runaway negroes from Charles county,
Maryland armed with clubs scythes, &c passed through the
turnpike gate miles from this city, the road leading
Rockville, on Tuesday morning, about o'clock. We
learn that they continued along the road Rockville dverg
ing little to the right not to pass through the village
and then struck into the Frederick road and continued until
they arrived place Clubtown where they were over
taken by aage party Of armed citizens foot and on horse
back whom the Sheriff Of Montgomery county had summoned
TO his aid, and who turned out with alacy in pursuit Of the
gitives When the armed citizens overlook the negroes
they commanded to surrender but they refused and inn
medaey commenced resistance when appeared that
of them had pistols and Of them gun. One who had
pistol snapped three times Mr. Jackson who then fred
and sbo, his assaan in the back severely woundng him.
The armed citizens resisted vigorously by the slaves
that was found necessary to fire upon them Eight were
wounded and seventeen were captured and conveyedo
Rockville jail where they confined In the course
OF last night six oS the gves taken ana put IN
aimaking, Up 70 the latest account from Rockville hry
one Of the gang secured and lodged in prison.
We learn that party Of about twenty czens ssr'eo rom
this city at o'clock yesterday morning IN pursuit Of the as-
ves bu, the citizens Of Rockville had succeeded IN subda
g and capturing the runowsys before the arrival Of the party
from Westminster Only one citizen was injured during
the onset
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The ANNEXATION OF TExAs-There is one pa
ragraph in the message of President JONES which
seems to need clearing up-to furnish occasion for
inquiry and distinct call upon the Executive Of
the United States. We repeat it here:
The Executive has much satisfaction in observing-whai
no doubt will forcby arrest the attention of the Congress
that although the embraced in the resolutions Of the
United States Congress may first have appeared less favor
able than desirable for Texas the very liberal and
unanimous views entertained by the President of the United
States towards Texas and the promises made through the
preventative Of that country in regard future advantages
be extended to her if she the proposed uno
der those terms much acceptable than they would other
wise have been"
What I" views" have been expressed by THE Pre-.
sIDEkT, what promises" have been made through
Mr.. DoNELsoN, rendering the /" terms much raore
acceptable" than they were presented in the re-
solutions of the United States Congress And what
right had Mr. Polk to go beyond those resolutions
with his promises Here appears To be something
that must be looked iato.--N. y. Com. .4dv.
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LocoFoCo LEGISLATION.

The Legislature of the State Of Missouri has
never appropriated the first dollar to internal inn
provements, 10 support education, to sustain use-
full and humane institutions. II has never construct
ed single mile of canal, turnpike, railroad, nor
a single bridge, lock, or dam. Ithas never mprov-
ed road or river il has never endowed school,
academy college, or institution of learning Of any
kinds il has never built school-house of any de-
scription; it has never built or endowed any asylum
for the insane or the blind, has il ever establish
ed an hospital of any kind. The road and canal
fund, the Saline fund, the seminary fund, and the
school funds received from the United States ii has
and rendered comparatively useless.
Such are some Of the beauties Of Locofoco episla-
ton in Missouri.--G Louis Era
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FROM SOUTH AMERICA.

We have dates from Buenos Ayres to the Sd OF
May. The arrival there on the 3Oth of April OF
Mr.. OusLEr, the new British Minister, led to the
hope that the war with Montevideo would be soon
terminated. The Packet asserts, however, that
his mediation to end the war is to be only by way
of persuasion and reasoning-that there is no idea
of employing force.
The complete and final overthrow of RIVERA, the
contending President of the Oriental Republic, seems
to be unquestionable Those of his followers who
entered the Brazilian territory after the battle of
India Muera were disarned and sent to the city of
Rio Grands,
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THE "ANNExATroN."

AT the celebration of " the Fourth" in Boston,
X. G. WINTHROP, member Of Congress from the
city, is reported TO have responded to toast to the
Congress of the United States as follows:
He was unwilling to say any thing which might seem to
DC in violation Of the political neutrality usually observed on
the occasion Of celebrating the national independence Buthe
e constrained to express opinion upon subject which
mad been regarded somewhat Of party character AT this
moment he said there is assembled convention IN
Texas which will this day, in all probability, add another
star 10 the Union He could say he prepared to
oice very warmly in such event. but If it occurred he
would receive the new State with the feelings Of American
citizen whose duty IS not only to stand by his country
Is now, but to stand by his country hereafter may be-
This the feeling he would cherish and ncucate with re-
gard to Texas Oregon other of new States and
he concluded with the following
"OuR CouSTRr-Bounded by the ST. Johns and the Sa-
bne however otherwise bounded described and be the
esssll countrg-to be cherish
shed in all hearts, to be defended by all hands
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4 Clerk. understand Mr. Secretary, that am about to
be removed from office because friendly 10 Mr. Clay
Can this possibly be true
"Seretuy IT'S even true. You chose your side in the
game, and have lost II is impossible to go back"
This (says the New York Express) is an ex-
tract from the Washington correspondence of the
Boston Post, In Mr.. Folks Inaugural, on the 4th
of March last, occur these words:
although, in country, the Chief Magistrate mus,
almost Of necessity be chosen by party and stand pledged
to its principles and get in has official action he
should be the President Of party only, but Of the whole
people of the United States he should be unmndful
that our fellow citizens who have differed with him in opinion
entitled to The FIJI andree exercise Of their opions and
Judgments and that the rights Of all entitled respect
and regard"
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THE LATE STEAMBOAT DISASTER.

appears by the New Orleans papers that the late fatal
explosion Of the boilers of the steamer Marquette has produced
considerable excitement in that city In consequence of a
dayits being filed against them, the captain, pilot and
vng engineer have been arrested and undergo judicial
examination. II is stated that John Hazard the second engi-
(who killed. joiner carpenter by trade
and could obtain certificate from the Board Of Engineers
in Mobile engineer, although applied for Samuel
Hays, the chief engineer, (who under arrest did obtain
certificate from that Board second class engineer on the
10th of May last having been several times before rejected
an engineer in any capacity and that much be attributed
in this casualty to the employment of incompetent men, from
pasnonous spirit to obtain labor cheap rate for the
performance of the responsible duties pilots engineers &c
The third engineer also ked) negro-perecty ire
sponsible Comment such facts is unnecessary.
The suboned list Of the killed and wounded by the above
explosion appears be perfect its details any we have
seen
Bernard Osborne boy IA wears Of age from Indiana
John Hazard second engineer of the Marquette from Provi
dence r. l.. William Ramsey, carpenter from Franklin
county, Alabama John Melton, from Indiana children
named Troy one years of age and the other Hannibal
Capt Turpns slave sd engineer and white men, whose
names unknown, have died in the Charity Hospital
William B. Daniels carpenter, from Boston, Massachu-
sets Neal Harkns, steamboat hand, from Ireland and John
L. Dearman, farmer, from Tennessee, very severely
wounded Daniels is not expected to live
Andrew Troy, carpenter from Ireland, and his wife Mary
Ann, tha parents Of the two children, who Dead and
John w. Lee, fatboat man. from the State of New York.
expected Francois La Gase and Christopher
Gueydan, both from France, but slightly injured
At DR.. SroSEs Hospital there persons, Ostrande
lst pilot of the Marquette and Hathaway, clerk Of the
steamer Belle Poue who passenger board the Mar
quete. Osrander is wounded MORALLY. Hathaways is
shattered and his face bruised good deal but his wounds
not considered dangerous
The Coroner has, in addition those above mentioned
Dead hednquess Samuel Hays, LIST engineer of the Mar
quette James Coleman deck hand, and three white
whose unknown-makng the whole number Dead
far known fourteen II is almost certain that in add
ton to the above William Harwel passenger of Alabama
formerly clerk Of the steamboat Bourbon Griffith Armstrong
steward Of the boat and Mrs Decker and Der child are lost
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The Philadelphia Morning Post" successor to
ssThe Daily Forum" after an experiment of six
months by its able and spirited Wing proprietor,
Bella BADGER, Esq, has been discontinued for
want Of adequate support; destiny which, we ap-
prehend, awaits most prints, without distinction of
party, which have been, or may be, established on
the promise of party support. How delusive such
promises are, and often without any breach of faith
on the part of those who make them, not duly cal
culatng the responsibility which they incur, what
repeated instances have we not seen, in every city
in the Union, not excepting our own! Mr.. BADGER,
in his Valedictory, but repeats the history of many
undertakings equally jealous, equally ardent equally
persevering with his own, and all intoxicating the
moral of the vanity of all reliance on party feeling
for the sufficient support of newspaper establish
ment, the substance of which is comprised in the
following brief sentences
81 was induced engage in the enterprise by my Wing
friends who lavshly promised support and who believed that
its efficient existence necessary promote the election of
HEsnr CLAr and to aid in securing the ascendency Of Wing
measures and Wing principles inexperienced pub
Usher but untingy devoted to the Wing cause for which
had made many SACRIFICES and which then believed and
SUI peueFe 70 pe te cause Of my country, embarked my
fortune and energies inthe publication The political struggle
that ensued is well known In that struggle my paper and
my ability and time, exered far as they honoraby
could be, for For the Wing party the struggle
brought defeats and for myself besides sharing in the general
disaster my paper had been sustained continued and
ous loss.
Unwilling to give up the cause, moved by the urgent
ciiatons and relying upon the liberal promises of support
from party abundany able to yield it, converted the
Forum" in January last into the Morning Post To do
this outlay of required, and it made.
Since then my paper has been in the advocacy Of the
Wing cause | tust my part has been performed. But it
has been in vain In my hopes from party to which have
been devotedy attached and which present shares all
my political affections have been disappointed The paper
has been continued until the entire exhaustion Of all the
necessary support ithas compelled stop Itnow ends
and, SO far as am concerned, ends forever
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MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.

We learn that Gen. TAYLOR in command of the
troops at Fort Jesup, has received orders from the
War Department to the following effect: The third
and fourth regiments Of infantry are 10 move i'm
mediately to some point in the neighborhood Of
New Orleans, there to wait until the action of the
Texan Convention which meets at Austin is known,
when they will probably move by water to Corpus
Christi or some place in that neighborhood The
Second Dragons, under Colonel TwIeGs, are or
dered to proceed to the Rio Grande by land at the
same time the infantry starts by water.-Picayune.
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A Convention thus designated assembled at Phi
adelphia on the 4th instant, and continued its ses-
sion until Monday evening, when it adjourned sine
die. Delegates were present from Pennsylvania,
Maine, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Ken
lucky, Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi.
The officers were General H. A. s. DEARBORN,
Of Massachusetts, President; l.. B. Chaplin, W..
N. Haderman, Thomas ID. Grover, Joseph X.
Burtis, Charles Seton, and Doctor ]. Sims, Vice
Presidents; William s. Prall, Edwin X. Campbell,
George G. West, and John F. Dreggs, Secretaries
series Of resolutions, setting forth the views
and declaratory Of the principles of the party, were
discussed at much length, and finally adopted. The
name which has been selected for the party is that
Of " Native American" An Address to the people
of the United States was also adopted, which is
styled the Second Declaration Of independence"
1t is stated that the utmost goodwill and harmony
pervaded all the proceedings.
The main object Of this Association, if we I'M
derstand it, we thoroughly approve: but we have
never been able to discover any reason why all
other objects should be set aside to advance that
one. Surely there other things worth caring
for in the Government besides the principle of a
reform Of the Naturalization Laws.
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A country paper says, "Old Hickory has gone
and we need another war to make timber for Pres,
dents" Rather let us have no Presidents than
forge their growth by the blood of the brave and the
tears Of the innocent Where there is one Wash
ngton, equally wise and just in camp and in coun.
Gil, there are hundred Jacksons, who forget thai
ndivjdqa will is not the law of free States in peace
as of armies IN war, Heaven spare our country
any more heroes. They are the charms by which
reason in politics is changed into passion prinei
Piles into man-worship, independent will into savish
craftsmanship Let us have no more wars, and we
shall have no more victories, no more preences for
oyerlooking gifted, enlightened, experienced tried
statesmen TO give 70 the military trophies and per-
sopa popularity of old soldiets the respect ege
only 70 sound political faith and wise conduct IN
civil ofice.-Nogh american.
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An announcement in the Richmond WING

An announcement in " the Richmond Whig''
apprizes the Public of change in the proprietor.
ship Of that paper. This arrangement bears date
the LIST of May, ls4s, since which time Mr.. Ro. H.
GALLAHER has been the proprietor of the interest
formerly owned by ALEXANDER MosELEY, ESQ.
The editorial department is still to be under the
control Of JOHN HAMrDEN PLEAsAEFs, Esq, aided
from time to time by his former associate JOHN s.
GAILAHER and by the active cooperation of the
new preprieter,
In the editorial address to the Public, on the oc-
casion OF this change, we find the following manly
profession of faith and frmness in the Wing cause
To Wing principles, one and ALL we are attached, from
thorough conviction Of their rectdde as well as from hat
trait Of human nature which mpes us to love what we have
long supported and defended We need scarcely say that on
this subject heretofore have known no varabeness
shadow d turnng are not likely undergo any future
mutations. Dear at all times our affections the Wing
all the dearer for its mrtune Adversely. in our
eyes, has clothed with hoer claims upon our affections and
trust the affections Of all Wings They are not Of
the base herd Of whom It Is sung
" The tickle crowd with fortune comes and goes
Wealth still finds followers and misfortune foes
rrequcht anu nucuauons III TINS country
don Of its great extent its heterogeneous population and
the unbounded liberty Of the press the tongue and Of thought
10 the 6ckenes and caprice Of the multitude the sovereign
power every class opoca opinions has chance of becom-
ing the fashion and Of acquiring the ascendant the asest and
pencious well the jus,est and wsest Present
defeat often the guaranty Of future success the
Of political power this country inevitably brings its posses
sos into odum, unless exercised in manner to dazzle the
imanaons and crafty the bad passions Of that great floating
Of ignorance prejudice, and vice. which in so many Of
the States controls the issues Of all elections Perhaps the
most formidable obstacle to the triumph Of the Wing party is
the very excellence of its principles which combines against
II all who hate what good and love what bears more near
resemblance to themselves
/" Good men are scarce the just are thnly sown:
They thrive but ILL., nor they last when grown"
"The ultimate success Of the Wing party Is certain, # il
remains embodied and continues naexbe in support of its old
principles known have many secret advocates in the ranks
Of its adversares."
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is said that immense supply Of the Nitrate Of Potash
has recently been discovered the of Africa The
matter has excited great attention in England and spowncrs
and masters Of vessels have evnced the greatest eagencss
enter upon its transportation Terms have been made by the
parties who made the discovery by which the former are to be
taking share whatever in the risks Of the voyage
said that many twenty vessels have sailed Cor the
coast these terms, while another London mercantile firm
has embarked in the adventure, working entirely upon own
information Nothing has caused equal excitement in London
since the discovery Of guano.--Courier y Enquirer.
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CALFoRNn.-A meeting was held at the court
hopse in ST. Louis on the 30th ultmo, the object of
which, according to the New Era, was " to project
a plan to form an independent settlement in Cali
fornia." Speeches were made and the wind-work
OF very fourishing settlement was completed !,
which leads tis Democratic organ in st. Louis to
think "that Mexico viii End il for her interest to
establish there separate republic, or leave il entire
ly to the control Of the adventurous spirits already
preparnp to settle II ~
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The Charleston Mercury, the leading Democratic
organ of the South says: 1t will be seen that one
Of the most brilliant humbugs of this day has been
! disspated by the liberation of Gov. Dorr from
prison. There was some excitement and patriotic
: fury got up by express on the occasion, and the
editors rejoiced in the material for paragraphs
This is the greatest farce on both sides that our
I day has produced. But farces are the rage--es-
peciaIly political farces"
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THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

In the present critical posture Of the relations be-
tween the United States and the Republic of Mexi-
co,sthe following limitations from the Journal of
Commerce, as to the opinions and views of Mr..
SHANNON, are Of more interest than the mere i'm
prsssions Of any Individual on subject Of such
moment would ordinarily be deemed, and we there
fore place them before our readers
PROM NEW FORK JOURNAL OF COMMERCE.
The Washington newspapers and our own cor
respondent there give it as the opinion of Governor
SHANNON late Minister Of the United States to
Mexico that Mexico will declare war against the
United States in case of annexation We do not
think this is quite the right view of what the late
Ambassador states, and the inaccuracy involves him
too much in an opinion which the country is be-
ginning to see is quite erroneous. We had free
conversation with Mr.. Shannon before he left the
city for Washington. What he said TO us was,
that IN case OF annexation Mexico would probably
adopt some hostile measures--perhaps shut her
ports against American vessels, perhaps order Ame-
rcan merchants to quit her territory, and perhaps
issue letters of marque. But he said, the Mexican
Government entertained no thought of really fight
ing the United States and if she should adopt any
measures endangering harmony, it would be with
the expectation. that the speedy Intervention of
ureat britain and France Tor the preservation of
peace would prevent any actual fighting He stat
cd, TOO, that no administration in Mexico would de-
SIRE to make hostile movement against the United
States for all intelligent men there knew perfectly
that Mexico could have no hope Of success in such
controversy but that SO universal was the cha
grin OF the Mexicans at their defeats in Texas SO
strong the hatred of the United States for their
sympathy with Texas, and SO great the boasting
about the vndicaton Of the national honor, that all
administrations and politicians were compelled to
join in the general clamor, and that the present, not
being military administration, could hardly hope
to keep its place without doing something in &C
cordance with this universal feeling, and something
which would, at least during the first paroxysms Of
dismemberment, provide occupation for the army
Mr.. Shannon does not erpect Uar between .Meri-
co and the United States
SO much for one of the last notes Of preparation
for catastrophe neverto occur-a war with Mexico.
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The Salem Register takes some pains 70 redeem its town
from an mpuaon cast upon by another Massachusetts,
Journal and il that does successfully The
paper in question had nmaed that the people Of Salem had
actually forgotten that Friday last the 9TH Of July The
Register says not so, any far the municipal
authorities concerned for the city cer made public
proclamation Of the fact that very morning
NJ " Courier x E10sl;rer
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The 81. Louis New Era says that the United
States Commissioners and Major Harvey have met
the Pottawatamie chiefs at Council Bluff, and
made propositions to purchase their lands north Of
the Missouri river and give them land south Of that
stream. The Indians had the proposition under
consideration, but the opinion prevailed that they
would not consent 70 seil On any terms. The half
body Of the nation were decidedly opposed to any
sale whatever.
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REDUCTION OF FARE ON THE WASHINGTON RAIL-
RoAD.-We learn from the Patriot Of last evening
that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yesterday morning, it
was voted that the fare on the Washington road be
two dollars between Washington and Baltimore on
and after Monday next, and that tickets forhe round
trip, which will be good for twenty-four hours, be
thenceforth fixed at two dollars. The way-fare is
to be charged at the same rate.
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The London Standard, in speaking of the Oregon
dispute, remarks that no upright rejecting man in
the respectable circles Of London has ever for a
moment given way to an apprehension of rupture
with the United States, although all parties concur
in deprecating the language used by Mr. Polk in
his inaugural speech. The same paper adds, that
the same opinion evidently prevails in the United
States amongst all classes whose views are worth
consideration.