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"THE BALANCE OF POWER"

Coming events east their shadows before Ia =.
true as II is old; but shadows scarcely nseesssT
10 the formation Of opinion in relation TO the een
and cherished pohey Of Europe, as regards the Uns
ted States Holding vast possessions upon hi,
continent, Great Britain ever seeks the acquisioT
Of more-to form a league with other nations, b.
which, what is termed the balance Of power NAV |,
established or maintained.
The men OF the revolution settled and eonousr,s
portion of this continent and left TO their dese,Dd
ants the work Of still further commissioning A.
am confident they must have felt--thst its lbsn,,
were not secure, so long as inch Of its ,srr,oTV
was in the possession OF foreign and antagonstcs
power
The war Of 1912 broke out, and many Of IL, no,,
jealous supporters engaged in II for the punos.
mainly, Of ridding this hemisphere of foreign nan.
enee. That war was, in this respect, failure ox
ing more to the want Of prudent counsel and b,,.
monlous action, than anything else. But with tv,
generals in the north constantly wNrriDg aganst e,r
other, instead OF the common enemy' The C.n.d..
remained in the possession of Great Brian ana
she has, ever since that period through our x.n !,
preparation or Of spirit been increasing her now,
upon this continent, until We now hear in an anal
BILE voice, OF league IN Europe sort Of HOLY n.
llanee-to maintain or preserve the balance of Dov.
er here! most singular idea, truly, and we mo,
be very singular and spritless people To- coun,,'
nance such an assumption Of power for momsut
| =" e'Oh saohSc Wot an man um0ng NhO
has any love or pride Of eouniry--who properly A.
Preclales the value OF its institutions-who looE,
beyond the ordinary limits Of his own lie 10 m,
ages which shall come after him, should not A.,
and seeing not resist, any such effort Runners
regard not; charges Of treason may pass as In,
idle wind; for do conscientiously believe thar n.
love of gain, and the want OF spirit consequent uroo
| It, is at the bottom Of all.
There can, in fact be no doubt thai the feeling to
which have alluded exist in Gseai Britain snd n
France, under her present dynasty. What is our
duty, then, under existing circumstancesl To re.
llnquish territory--to compromised make terms
like crsyen-heared towards, TO avoid loss or saw,
life
Our ancestors fought manfully for the territory ",
now possess with a population Of only three mil.
hons, they achieved triumph greater than III,
world had ever before known. Are we dsgsnsra,
sons Of noble sires We want not war, but our
rights in peace; and If in maintaining them wal
comes, would prefer il TO dishonor--to the Least
concession that right did not demand to any foreign
power
COLUMBUS.
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Communicated.

| Communicated.
The argument of Mr. Haywood in the Senate, on
Thursday last, would 60 to show that there were
no American settlers in Oregon north Of the Column
bia. The gentleman ia mistaken Sixteen families
of the emigration of 1874 settled the north bank
Of the Columbia, eighteen miles above Fort Vancou
yer. Two families are settled on Bakers bay; and q
small settlement at Bulfnchs harbor, thirty miles
north Of the Columbia; and have no doubt ere this
our people have settled the beautiful plains along
the gulf of Georgia and Puget's sound. 1t is more
than the Hudson Bay Company dare do to offer OPP
position to our citizens, settling where they please,
so they settle on lands not previously located. The
affair alluded to at Vancouver by the honorable gem
tleman know all about. / was called on to survey
the land; but arriving the ground, and seeing
the evident infringement Of the rights Of the Hudson
Bay Company, refused TO accomplish the work.
So, do not let this little incident advise you that
people are afraid to settle where they choose The
reason that few have settled north of the Columbia
istwofo The Wakish nation, numerous and war
like tribe Of Indians occupy Vancouvers island and
the shore Of the straits They would also be remote
from supply.
cannot indulge the idea Of line of division in
Oregon. 1t would dampen all the ardor Of our
people own the site Of Astoria; and so far as pc
cunary matters concerned, il would be my interest
to have the Oregon affair settled any way; but to look
in after time to the consequences Of settlement
on the 49th parallel, should deeply regret SUCH
an adjustment as the abandonment OF the whole
country in question. We are told in the halls OF
Congress, and everywhere else, that Great Britain
has no right to the soil in Oregon; but stop, (say
the enemies of Oregon, Great Britain has not yet
showed her hand; she has rights Of which we are ig
norant. fths be so, Great Britain merits the in.
censed ire of the American people, and contempt Of
the civilized world. What a picture would this
exhibit TO the world IT, after twenty years. quarrel
on the moonbeam shadow Of title to the coil on the
northwest coastafter irritating the nation to phrenzy
the British minister should draw from his brooches
pocket title to Oregon better than ours! We will
see.
| was two years at Astoria, and never saw the
thermometer at the freezing point, nor did expe-
rience any oppressive heat in the summer. The
Columbia and all its tributaries is alive with the
most delicious salmon the plains afford food for all
kinds Of stock equally good throughout the
year. Men and animals free from disease. Ore
gon among the States, is like the locust among the
forest trees, though for many years hated thorn,
i will grow the pride and bulwark Of great and
happy nation. Keep it all together.
JIM. SHIVELY.
WAsHNerON, March 10, ls46,
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A NATIONAL. FOUNDRY.

The necessity Of such an establishment by Ii,
government Is apparent, not only TO Congress, bul
to every patriot in the country, who has exercised
one thought on the subject; but the great difficulty
appears to be its location. Now, in my opinion
the first and most important consideration IS as %
the fitness of the iron ore for casting cannon, 10
proximity TO the coal REGION or the facility Of Trans.
portauon, &c. | beg leave to extract from ID,
editorial Of the Baltimore Sun, Of the 18th ultimO
the following remarks on the subject: "Mr. J. P
Martin, Of the House Of Representatives, thinks il
the national foundry ought to be located at h.
Falls Of Cumberland river, in Kentucky; and 50
thinking, he offered resolution on Monday last
that the Committee on Military Affairs be Instruct.
ed to inquire into the expediency and propriety Of
establishing national foundry at that place. W,
the edItors) think it ought To be located at Bsll
MORE" and goes on to assign the reasons therefor
"She has men and the metal necessary to the worn
to be performed; and the location of Balimo,
city ITSELF most desirable for such an establish
ment." The metal for cannon sbounds in the neigh
borhood Of Baltimore, and, in my opinion superior
to any other now known. Its maiieabiiiiy renders
peculiar in its adaptation for guns, Then the faci
ty of reaching the coal region and iron ore in Penn
sylvania, if, upon experiments to be made, a mir
i,re Of metals will improve the quality of the guns
which in my opinion will be found to be the case
The writer, having been brought up at iron works
has some experience and knowledge of the subec
he treats on, and looks with single eye to the in
terests and good of his country, regardless OF al
sectional feeling. J.
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merce interested, the claims which Il had upon "e
favorable consideration Of the eommiliee.
Tho amendment il in the following "ofus''
"For the improvement Of tho rVer iha"'eS' IN inc
State Of Connecticut, slO,ooo'
M, w HINT made few remarks in explana-
ton of the following amendment, which he de-
signed when in order, 10 offer TO the bill
"For the improvement of the harbor at Eighteen
mile creek, on Lake Ontario, 5000"
He then advered briefly to the question of the
utonal power Of Congress to make these inn
proyemsnts, insisting not only upon the existence
of this beneficial power, but upon the propriey OF
so exercising IL as to carry out the great designs OF
those who framed the instrument; and he concluded
with few words in support and yindication OF the
appropriation contained in the bill for the improve
ment Of the Hudson river.
Mr.. WINTHROP congratulated the House and
the country that after long agitation Of other
subjects, they had finally got back 10 the considera-
on Of the domestic interests Of the country. After
passing over many preliminary topics, he proceeded
TO an examination OF the question Immediately be
fore the committee, examining it first in its consttu-
tiOnal view, maintaining the power OF Congress
over these works Of internal improvement under
the clause Of the constitution granting the power 10
regulate commerce, and under other clauses, and
terrifying his position, by reference to the views Of
the trainers Of the constitution, and TO the preee-
dents Of the action Of previous Congresses-
especially Of the first Congress-upon this
subject Mr.. w. took a wide range OF dis
cussion, tracing the history Of the system
of internal improvements, and its eonnsxion with
the politics Of the country, replying TO posi-
lions taken by Messrs. RHETr and PArsr, and 10
other objections that had been raised against the
bill. In conclusion, he devoted a few remarks "a
the necessity Of the improvement OF Boston haroor
urging its national importance in commercial view
and defending it on constitutional grounds
The committee finding itself without quorum
rose and reported that fact TO the House.
On motion Of Mr.. MeCLELLAND, Il was re-
solved that when the House adjourn, IL adjourn io
meet at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning.
The SPEAKER was proceeding to announce the
unfinished business, being reports from committees
when
Mr.. JACOB THOMPSON, on leave given, pre-.
scented the memorial Of the legislature Of Missssp-
p asking for grant Of land for the use Of schools
equal to that Of which the State had been deprived
by Choctaw Indian reservations; which was referred
TO the Committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BRoDHEAD asked leave TO make a re-
port.
Pending which motion, the House adjourned.
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".. Communicates
THE FORTY-NINTH PARALLEL.

In the "Union" Of the 24,h ult, under the head Of
"the 49th parallel, perceive that as yet, there
only negative testimony TO be obtained respecting
the running Of the boundaries between the French
and English possessions in America, under the
treaty Of Utrecht. Now, Anderson, in hi. History
of Commerce, states positively that the commission.
ers had never run the line to that day, and that i
never would be run, unless sword in hand---(se.
vol. Sd, p. 267, Dublin edtion.) | have always
found Anderson to be good authority whenever
have had to refer TO him. If tho above fact will be
Of any service to Mr.. Greenhow, you will please
communicate it to him, or the public.
Virginia, March 6, 1886.
10 Our correspondent will find from the docu.
ments subjoined as "Proofs and Illustrations" to Mr.
Greenhows book on "oregon and California, that
he has been anticipated by the author of that book
In fact, we suspect that Mr.. q. has left very little
for others to CLEAN in that department He says,
(pp. 43s, 439) -.
This 10 strong negative evidence. Anderson, 10
HIS elaborate History of Commerce, (vol g. p. 261l
thus pointedly denies that any such settlement oil
limits was effected agreeebly to the provisions Of the
treaty OF Utrecht: Though the French king yielded
to the queen Of Great Britain, to be possessed BY
her, in full right, forever the bay and straits Of Hud
son, and all parts thereof and within the same then
possessed by France yet leaving the boundaries BE-
tween hudsons Day and the north parts OF Can~
da belonging to France to be determined by eommls-
saries within year, was in effect, the same thing
as giving up the point altogether il being vel
known, to all Europe that France never permits her
commssaries to determine matters referred TO such
unless i can be done with great advantage TO her,
Those boundaries, therefore, have never yet been
settled, though the British and French subjects are,
by that article expressly debared from passing over
the same, or thereby TO go to each other by sea OF
mi. h.. In
the boundaries between the other British and French
colonies on that continent which, likewise was oe'
or DONE The same denial il transferred by Ma"
pherson to his Annals Of Commerce"
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"MARrNsBuRG, BEDFORD Co., Pa,
uMarch &. 1S46.

"DEAR FRIEND: thank You kindly for Mr.. Walk
er's able report. He is truly favorite of Penn
Sylvania, and her citizens in turn WILL and do honor
him for the bold stand he has taken upon that vexed
question, the tariff If the spirit of it is obeyed by
Congress- it will bring happiness TO thousands, and
will clothe with happy smile many faces that are
now worn with care and melancholy. The agricuL
turist, who digs and eats bread by the sweat Of his
brownie whose honest face is exposed to sun and
rain, that he may earn comprehensive who sees his
hard-earned competence doubly taxed for the pur
pose Of filling the purses of the manufacturers and
lron-masters--he it is whom our gifted son and
interchangeable secretary has labored to benefit aid
and render happy, not by taking from others to give
to them, but by recommending means to be adopted
whereby we can hold fast 10 what we have honestly
become possessed of. hazard nothing in saying
my dear sir, when tell you that nne-tenths Of the
farmers in our State will sustain Mr. Walker in
every position that he has taken upon that subject
listen not to the papers, two-thirds Of them that
preach up the tariff of 1912 are owned directly or
indirectly by the manufacturers.
"Truly, &C.
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TOURNEY TO ARAFAT, by Or. F. Parrot
y translated by w. ID. Cooley, with rsaps ana
wood-cuts, received by FRANCK TAYLOR. =
few additional copies of''Msckenzie's Paul Jones'
and "whswell's Elements OF Morality, &c"
March IL
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THE TARIFF.
WAsHINoFoN, March z, 1876,

w AHHINGfUNI NIHfCh 15Fb'
To the Editor Of the Union:
Yesterdays mail brought me the following letter
from an old substantial farmer of Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, the county in which our able secre-
tary brought up; what makes the letter 40 inter-
esting to me, is from the fact Of his farm being
located in the midst of furnaces, FORCES, sng-mls
&c Although written in plain farmer style, |
would thank you to publish it just as it is written.
Tens Of thousands in Pennsylvania who follow the
same occupation take the same views he does.
Respectfully, g.,
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-10
FOR THE wBIe.

Mr.. Edi'Or,-I find, sir, upon exan,ina-
ton and enquiry, that there are some four
OF Eve Grocery Stores in this town that sell
ardent spirits to negroes in violation of the
law on this question. do not wish TO be
compelled to 60 before the Grand Jury and
inform upon these pests TO well regulated
society, but unless they stop this iniquitou.
practice / must do so. / know Of fouI
houses that can convict Of this crime
and now tell them to beware Of second
offence. They will no doubt see this NOTES
which is published for their benefit.
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The present number commences the
VOLUME of the WHrG. In pre-.
senting the first number Of a new volume
to The public, we would suggest to our nuns
erous debtors, the propriety Of an immediate
liquidation Of the sums due us; as il is es>
sentially necessary that We should "Pu'
money in our purse" to secure the success
of our paper. We have to pay cash fol
paper, ink, and all the materials requisite
in our office, and it is not to be expected
that we can do this, unless we can collect
the accounts due US for work. We hope
this will be taken into consideration, and
the difficulty speedily removed. We make
no promises as to the further usefulness O
the Whig-its appearance must speak fo
ITSELF We will, however, endeavor to pre-
sent our readers with sheet we'll filled
with
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from Matamoros to 10 Barita; and one plan
Of the position Of The American forces OPP
posito MatamoTos, etc., etc.
Personal baggage Of Gen. La Vega, etc.
One clothes bag and roll Of bedding,
marked J. w. Marines.
mess chests, canopy frames.
rolls OF bedding officers baggage.
One chest, apparently belonging to staff
officer, containing "Order book OF Division
Of the North" diary Of events, maps, etc.
(Signed) FRANCIS ZEGURA, etc.
Miscellaneous.
l6 common drums.
1 large copper cauldron.
10 large iron complexities.
80 large tin complexities.
] blacksmith's vice.
/ box Of blacksmiIh's tools.
bag containing jars Of tar.
9 bags Of fellers and spOkGs.
l6 sacks Of corn, water casks,
Z iron pots, l anvil,
medicine chest, bar Of iron,
9 bass drums, l bag Of mallets,
bag Of iron xlc-'rees-containing two
sets.
boxes containing carpenter tools.
2 large boxes Of band Instruments one
containing also Is uniform coats for must
clans.
bundles Of cot frames and cOts--hospi
tai furniture.
chest, containing officers baggage, ant
S95 in silVer-OwneT not known.
The Board, in making their report, hav,
to add, that the inventory is very imperfect
in consequence Of the constant addition
made throughout the day. and brought int
camp and deposited, after the property ha'
been counted by the Board.
GOUVERNER MORRIS, Capt. Alb Infantry
G. II. LARN lard, Capt. 9TH Infantry.
BENZ. ALVORD, LIST 1t. 4th Infantry.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-07-10
Celebration Of the FOurth OF JuIv,


We learn from correspondent that the
glorious Fourth was celebrated in patriotic
manner by large number of citizens at
Centre Grove School House, in this county.
The following named gentlemen acted as
managers on the occasion BENZ. Lewis,
Col. VIM. GaIlley, Dixon Henry, Lemuel
P. Collins, Ephrem Guice, Lewis Stevens,
Albert WlIkerson, Martin Wade, Dr.. John.
ston and James Brooks.
Benz. Lewis, Esq, Marshal Of the day.
T. G. Barnard, read the Declaration VI
independence. After which an eloquent
and appropriate address was delivered BY
B. g. Lathrop.
The following are the regular toasis, be-
ing the only part Of the proceedings furnish
ed US.
/. The Day re Cele6rGte-We welcome
its return as the birth day Of freedom.
9. George W0shingtOn-The father OF
his Country in peace, FIRST in war, and
first in the hearts Of his cUunirymen.
3. The spirit Of rebellion that animated
the early colonies TO resist the oppression
Of England.
A. The signers Of the D, claratiOn of In,
dependence.
s. The memory of Adams, Jefferson and
Madison.
8. The battles of Lexington and Bunker
Hill.
Z. The heroes Of the ReUOlution-T They
need no monuments, their names are EN-.
balmed in the memories Of the American
people.
8. The American peopIe-The FIRST in
peace and greatest in war.
8. The 9th Of January, rs and the 9Th
and 9th Of May, '46, days that shed imper.
ishable glory on American arms.
10. Gen. TOylOr-He, fer prudence and
bravery, has show n himself equal to every
emergency. He writes as we'll as he fights
and he fights as we'll as he writes.
IL. The UictOries Of the 9Th and OH Of
May-deeds Of noble daring, which will be
sung by POsterity while liberty shall have
hel votsries.
~. The memory Of Majors RinggOld
and Brown.
Is. The Fair
.'Without the smile from partial beauty won.
y what were mana world without q sum-
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Government Expenses.

From the estimates Of the several depart
ments. "a synopsis Of which we published
last week, it appears that the Mexican war
is costing the Government large sum Of
money; and that the existing revenues are
insufficient TO continue its prosecution. The
estimates Of the departments make the de.
fciency which will exist on the Both Of
June, ls47, at nineteen millions Of dollars
and we may safely set down the sum
which must be raised within that period,
over aud above the ordinary revenue, at
twenty millions Of dollars. The President
Rpd Secretary Of the Treasury think that a
part Of this amount can be raised by dimin.
ishing the duties upon certain articles, and
by laying duties upon articles which are
now free-the balance must be obtained BY
loans, the issue Of treasury notes, OF direct
taxation. The issuance Of treasury notes is
recommended BY the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury; but It is clear to our mind, that con.
tinuance Of the war for any length Of time
viii inevitably compel resort to direct tax.
alton. We believe that the disposition il
general, to sustain the administration in the
PrOsecutionOf the war 10 an honorable con-
|clusion; but we also think that the desire
is as general, that the war shall terminate
as speedily as possible; and hence the i'm.
pOr.ance Of prosecuting itwith vigOr, and
bringing the war 70 q close, as We are now
waring il at an expense Of about forty mil.
lions Of dollars year.
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The TTeOty-The Confl itfOns.

The Oregon Treaty which has been rati-
fed by the Senate. contains Eve articles,
Of which the following is summary of lie
provisions:
Arr. !. Defines the boundary 49o 70
Queen ChaFlotte's sound thence southeFly
through the Straits Of Fuca to the Ocean.
AIR. 2. The navigation Of che Columbia
to be free during the continuance Of the
Charter Of the HudsOn's Bay Company. II
that Charter be renewed this provision also
to be renewable.
Arr. 8. The rivers, ports, and harborc
north Of the 490 TO be free to the commerce
Of both nations.
ART. 4. indemnify for the Forts and
Trading Stations Of the Hudson's Bay Com,
pany south Of 490 and of the Americans
north Of the same il any there be.
Arr. 5. Indemnity for private DyoDeFt,
Of citizens and subjects who may be south
or north Of 49 deg. il they wish 10 retire
within their own territory.
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CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH.-We
were much gratifyed TO see the becoming
manner in which this day was celebrated
by the boys and girls Of this place, they
certainly far outstripped their older fellows
citizens in point Of patriotism. At 10
o'clock, A. NJ, procession was formed in
front Of the Baptist Church under the direc.
ton of two marshals and marched to the
river and from thence to the grove selected
for celebrating the day-here every thing
was conducted IN proper order. At hall
past IL O'Clock, the Declaration of indie
pendence was read by SheEmop. H. Parisott
after which addresses were deliVer by Jas
J. Creswell, John M. Wright, and Augusta.
P. Stevens-.lhese addresses were vel
uvri4Iea aa5 -,vossSsl irave done credit to plde
and more experienced heads. After the
delivery OF the addresses, the company
among which were many ladies and gentle
men-repaired TO a we'll spread table which
groaned beneath the substantisls and deli
cacies Of life, and paItoOk of a most stump
tuous dinner A heavy rain coming VI
caused the company TO dispense, but ou
juvenile friends determined not to yield thC
day 80 early, repaired 10 a room in towr
and enjoyed themselves in the merry dane,
until night, all passing of in the creates
| harmony.
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MOsT Wilmer & Smiths
Liverpool Times says, queen Victoria be.
came the mother Of foe children on the
afternoon Of Monday last" Well, this in.
crease lays the lady ia Carroll county, who
became ''the mother Of four children one
afternoon" completely in the shade.
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THE OREGON QUEsTION.-The settle.
ment Of this question 10 everywhere hailed
BY men Of all parties as great and glorious
event. The course Of the Senate has GER
tainly been dignifed and patriotic. Il over
looked ell temporary causes, and determin.
ing TO do what was right, the majority Of
both parties took counsel together, and saw.
ed the country from = ru;nOus and useless
war.