Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-10-11

/ -" ''"'! anu "''Sehl enquiry, discover n
s'nS'e case. We have assduously continued our
enquiries each day during the past week. and re
graIihed to have it in our power again to assn O
our readers that no chHnyc has lakcu place in tho
bCnIih of our city, and tha, it has never been so
ice moi only from the mrligua nt ievers which or,
the In'anab.e iororunnnrs Of the endemic, but
from sickness Of every description The number
/ Of deaths which occurred in the city during tho
week ending on Saturday last, were bu, ffy.
sevCn..-N. o. BuiisIia.
The following extracts, having reference to our
relations with Mexico, wo take from tic Washing
ton Union:
1--WE rePca, tive desire peace with Mexico;
pU' IL must be an honorable, II permanent peace
II she srlhcs US, She is gone. If Artist, ,I,rrs
to carry ont his br"4uu lhrrats-ir he youtIrc.
10 cross The Rio Granie with rriuiorcempDts tommy
biio armed pot which Mexico NAV now occupy
on the east side OF the rIvor General rayIor will
attempt to proven, him blood must dow-war mus,
onsue. Those armed posts We may not disturb
for the present for our government acts s,rcty
on the defensive. StiII more if that river il
crossed for tho purpose of striking at our own
military force on lis banks. we warn Mexico of the
consequences: She must then expect immediate
resistance and open war.
''but II we are to have peace it must be Inst
ing. honorable peace. We must seize this o5nor.
tunIty OF settling all the points in CONTROVERSY
hc!"ecn tie two nations. We must Law deem the
foundation of peace. We should suffer no dues
tIon about boundary-nO question about tho lust
claims OF our tellow.citlzens ns--no complain: upen
unpaid nrtaImcntS violated engagements. To
rise up again to disturb the tranquility Of the two
fcpnDHcs. le: us make peace, if she plcases--
But let us make such peace us We may be able
to preserve. Let us not wrap up, in the articles
OF the treaty, tho fatal torch thu, may soon be es
tined TO consume it.
"MeXco my trust for her pro.e.tion TO tho
mediation of England and Of France; but the
unStateSnanIlke Condnct Of those courts in regard
10 Texas, therimPrOper intermeddiing against US,
and the part which they have taken, directly or
through the rcdoubtabe Mr.. Commis-
sIoner Elliott. on the part Of ono of them. and
the Indlscrcet Sagny the other, strip these two
great powers Of any moral force which they
might be disposed TO exert. and must preclude them
from dIschprsng the offices Of mediators They
may operate upon Mexico ifthey think proper; but
'"e ohiteu States cannot consent to accep, tho
mediation OF two nations who have hitherto taken
50 iaGEtXe y PA5 agUnGt"mP M,rfaREh0 GHTcoIr'
from the Boonsboro (Md.) Odd Fellow, that an
atlray occurred at The camp meeting near llngers.
town, on the lth inst, between some blacks and
several white men, which resulted in thu death Of
one of The Ia,ter. Tho circumstances says that
paper. as near as we can gather them arc these:
Four negroes came to the cake table and purchased
some cakes aid then refused 10 pay their bill,
whereupOn the owner of the cakes called TO his
several bysianders to assist him in ma
king the negroes pay tho bill. when conflict en-
sued the negroes beating one of the party so badly
tlnth hp ipl thp thp fol.
lowing. The negroes have all been arrested and
lodged in Jail. The name Of the murdered man
is Joseph Merchant. He was 45 years Of age.
Murder at Richmond.-FeIix Ferguson, one Of
the keepers Of the Virginia penItentary, at Rich
mond, Virginia was murdered on the 9th inst.
by one of the convic,s, co!ored man named Moses
Johnson. The act wac premed'tafed
" Unicd States, ConsuIs.-The Washington
Onion says: It is singular, that the Government
of the United States should hnvo retained in its
service, at many important ports, until the COM
mencement Of the present administration, as con-
suIs, individuals who owed no allegiance 10 tho
countrvl The determination of Mr.. Polk is most
praiseworthy in removing foreigners, and substi-
tuting in their stead bona;f file Americans, whether
native born or naturazrd except in some few
special cases, where no citizens at particular points
can be obtained, VINO are IuiV QuhIlieu 10 us
charge the duties. 1t is in accordance with the
spirit which prevailed among our iustrious sires,
before the adoption of the constitution. In eX1m-
ming the acts of tho continental Congressin 1852,
we find the following resolution, which passed. that
body on the 10Th of March:
"ResCircd. That it is inconsistent with the in
trrcst of the United States to appoint nuv person
not a ct,zrn thereof, to the oitirc Of minister
charge 'atlaircs. consul or,icc ron-u'. ,oHnv
other civil department N a foreign country and
that copy oflhis resolve be Transmitted To Niessrs
Adams, Franklin, and Jay, ministers in toregn
Countries
The following is not bad story, told by the
Concordia ntegencor, TO illustrate tic accuracy
Of our river pilots, and tho hard work by which
they acquire their knowledge of depths and dislan-
ces.
An old PHO: on tho Arkansas once attracted
our attention by pointing out a bed Of rock-whero
we could see nothing. We asked him how he
had studied the river! "Why, sif, paAsd from
the Post 10 Fort Gibson three Summers, and guess
Iiook pains 10 iouch bottom.' The distance is near
600 milcs--,hnk Of that. reader!
Ills soundIngs werc rs follows: ''ankcI half
caln wIo, Ca'f!--half !-knee--half thigh!
h-thjx x,,.Gcep thigh!'was rs deep as he ever