Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-06-03
LArER FROM MEXICO.-Thc rnilnal

iour DAYS later than the dates received BY way !,
Of New Orleans. The bill giSing power to
The Mexican Minister OF Foreign Affairs to Il
gotatc treaty with Texas for her independ- III
ence, with proviso that she shall not BE- an \
ncxed To the United States, passed the Mexi- g
can House of Representatives ON the Sd of h
May, III to ID, and after a very animated and G
warm debate, when il was sent to the Senate. G
which il is believed would concur unanimous .
ly. 4 report To- that effect had reached Vera !
Cruz before the Somers sailed, but was not con-
firmcd. Captain Elliot, English Charge to II
Texas, had been in the city of Mexico some
weeks, accompanied by MIR. Smith. Secret
Agent Of TerGs, having arrived at Galveston
on the llth, in the English irigate Euydice.
He was waiting at Vera Cruz the action of the
Senate upon this bill, and would return to
Texas in the same irigate upon the receipt of it, |
STATE CONvENTIoN.-The Richmond
Wing says:-But, let by cones be by cones.
let the West now do her duty, and Richmond
completely identified with her, and the James
River Country, identified with both will unite
together and compel more liberal policy.
| For STATE CoNvENrIoN, without limita-
ton, unshackled and broad cast, we go in heart
and hand, convinced that we may be benefit
ted. knowing that we cannot be worsted.-
Such we believe is the inclination of even
Eastern Virginia: Such we know must and
will be the result, and that through the will of
the People expressed BY the next Legislature
What is inevitable il is folly to oppose, even
If it We're wrong III itself. Virginia requires
AN infusion of energy-a galyanizng of her al
most sapless corpsc-a reluvenesCcnce, the
pouring into her veins after the Mirabeau fash
ION OF new blood. The special dangers which
"a Convention might entail upon Eastern Vir-
gina, we do now regard, and have ever regard
ed, as imaginary. There is and can be in a
Republic but ole rule--the will of the major
lity. If tmnsalpine Virginia has this majority
OF lawfully constituted white voters, she is
entitled TO a predominance in the councils of
the State. Her claim cannot be resisted on Re
publican principles, and to resist it by any
other is to entail upon the Commonwealth,
strife, dissention civil war and anarchy. We
OF the East must yield To that which we have
no moral or political right or physical force to
prevent; and in our humble opinion we have
nothing to lose and much to gain by Welding
promptly, aflectionately, with good grace
and witha sincere spirit IL the sceptre has
departed, let it depart. That sceptre in the
hands OF those who have welded it for 10 years
has been cursed with barrenness. 1t can scarce.
ly be transferred into hands more criminal to
the common prosperity, more parricidal to the
Commonwealth more untiringly selfish, more
Wiley Demagogue, more incapable of Just and
expanded views than that Old Richmond Jntc
which has sat like night mare for 40 year.
upon the breast of Virginia, until they have
. haunted her into catelepsy.
We call upon the Wings of Eastern Virgins
then to consider well that they are about: A
boveall to consider that Convention has be
come unavoidable and WILL CONE whether
they consent or not: and as it not only ought
to come, but is to come, we appeal to them &c
concur in letting us have it quietly, and while
a iraternal spirit still rules
GERMAN EMIGRATION TO TENNES-
SEE.-rhe Nashville Wing gives us an ac-
count of some very interesting settlements "a
r bout TO be made in Tennessee by Dutch emf
grants. Two companies in Holland, it appear:
have made purchases, in the counties of Nor,
large body OF Emigrants. That in the county
OF Morgan is TO be superintendent by the Agent
' OF DE Cock & Bischop, of Antwerp.
Q Morgan County, is in the mountain region
; about fifty miles, west of Knoxville.
The Wing says
about 200, 900 acres of land have been pur
chased, and two or three huddred emigrant
are daily expected TO arrive. Others will fol
E low nom time to time as fast as preparation
EN- be made for their reception.
y Both manufactures and Agriculture vii
engage the attention of the colony. For pur
a.
n power III the greatest abundance The Agri
+ cultural operations will have reference chief,
If To the cultivation of the vine and fruit tree
Il generally. Special attention will be given Il
e the raising OF sheep and the growing of wool
+ III view oil the lasi mentioned object, the Com
, Pany have already sent over few of the fines
It Electoral Saxony rams, whose original cost wa
? SoOO piece. They have also recently pur
10 chased from Doctor John Shelby of this vicin
> ity, his valuable focks of Bakewells and South
5, downs Success to the enterprise "
4, IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN MANU-
~ FEATURING lRON.-The New Haven Pa
~ adium states that Mr.. W. G.. Green, of Ne,
70 Jersey, at the Boston iron works, has made a
y improvement in the process of pudding tn
~ IRON rom the pig to the bar Instead of usin
lc the pig IRON, which costs about S35 the tor
DC he Is enabled to use large portion of the OF
10 which costs but $3.50 per ton, by which
effects, Ill labor and material, a saving of mo-
than 80 per cent, and he gives a far bett
ms quality OF iron than that which is obtaine
~ from the pig, as much better in appearance
* China is better than earthenware. Mr.. Green
: secret consists chiefly i'll mixing composite
lis with his ore, while in a molten Istate.
no which the carbon is more rapidly exhauste
"a than 1t is under the old process, and the iro
ne Is thus, in half the time, left tougher and fine
AT A NEW MODE OF ROBBERY.-A ger
as tleman leaving the fremont House in Bosio,
he for New York, on Friday last, says the Jou
lis nal OF Commerce, sent his baggage consistir
or OF several trunks, one of which contained
X large sum OF money-to the depot by coacl
ny man, to whom he gave directions to take II
nix usual checks. In the hurry, a check for or
as particular trunk was asked by lad. ar
ic which was given to him. While on boa
the steamboat, crossing the sound TO Gree
10, port, the owner discovered that he was sho
he one check for his baggage, and made the ca
ri. known to the conductor who had the bagpa,
he examined and found check upon the tr1n'
Ia winch happened to be the one containing h
~ money Dut no corresponding number cou
$50 be iound among the passengers on board.
rm Suspicion was at once aroused and the trur
Is. secured: On arriving at Brooklyn, the co