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any number Of Mexicans thai can be col
iecied at one point. He doubtless is in
possession Of accurate information of the
condition of aff.,irs AT Monterey, The q.
mount aflhe enemy : force. aud of VII 4
ever reinforcements may reasonably b.
expected 10 join them.
4 iettef ~ the Delta, dated Point "a
pei. Sep'esssh | /, saws General 1aysor
aad established lds ls,aaqnaeiers at Ser
tsHo, whinhis SAID Il, be haifs way between
sail.asg9 an Monterey.
Ersract ofu letter dated
STEAMER Cor Cross. cpl. oh 1919
Gen. Taylor left for i onterey on. The
9th. The whole ut the staff and o,IeF
invited guests. twenty two i'm ALI ta,,t
Inter on the Col. Cross, being ;nv;,ed
y The whoie-sou!ed Capt. j. A. pra,t.-
when dinner was over, they commenced
ttietr march Ia JON The army. Next da,
Lieut.. French tor more ammunition. a r,..
port having reached the general ,Ilat San
u Anna was ON his march for Monterey
with $4,000 men, aud that all their for
ces were ON the march 10 concentrate at
Monterrey, 10 give the general warm re-
crpiion. Major General Patterson is in
command oftne whole troops. DIR friend
BrIti1n is stationed al Camarg., as com.
lnissay. The whole OF Gen. Tay!or's
force has gone, about 6 900 in all. Col.
Baker will get well. Nothing new. Yours
IN haste.
PoINT ISABEL, Sept, 18th, 1876.
Editors Of the Delta:
Gentlemen: | have just time to send
you the latest news. Taylor left Cam.
argo for Monterey with 5000 men ON
The 9Th. Ampudia has arrived at Mon.
,erey, with large force, reports say
from 4 .O0U To 10, QUO men, and ten pieces
"I artillery. lie has completely fortified
the pace. His proclamation has heeu
received. in which he threatens to shoe,
any Mexican who shall hold communi
ton with the Americans. remain yours.
ID.
p. S. Atthe latest accounts, TayIor's
headquarters were at SeraIvu, halfway
between Camargo and Monterey. Let.
tiers received from above anticipate a
desperate resistance At the latter place.
The campaign has commenced in earn
est. This intelligence arrived by the
Camargo mail last night. have barely
time to write this much as The Tele.
graph leaves in ten minuels. ID.
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pefing with the corporate capital. tits
impossible for individuals here 70 compete
vested capitals ola million dollars and
upwards each. anl the perfection Of the
people against this oppression is to be
found only in the MD of the large ciip.
ital of Lancashire; whose people are now
asking our farmers to. sell them their
surplus fonr fi,s their goods The prae.
tical annexation ofihe manufacturing in.
forests Of England to the agricultural in
terests of the o litesl Stases through free
trade. again unite the Ang'o-saxon racr
in an indisselnhle hnud and giyes a new
impulse to the prosperity Of the glorious
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the President continually reiterated. Is
occasion required and ia various forms oi
official statement, throughout this whole
period his settled conviction that our III
lie 10 the whole of the Oregon Territory
up to "a ? 40, was clearly and unques-
tienably the best title in existence.
We will show, in the same manner.
that with this full conviction as to our IT,
tle, the President did yet hold himself. as
the representative Of the American gov
eminent, obligated and constrained by
the action predecessors, and the previ.
Gus course of the government, to make a
proposition in the first instance, for the
partition ot,that territory on the line Of
49se
We will show, in like manner, that The
President; from the first to the last deem
any other settlement of the question on
any basis substantially more unfilvorafle
to the United States. entirely inadmis ,ib!e
under any circumstances and at any haz-
ard.
We will show, in the same manner. tina,
alter the proposition Of partition ON the
line OF 40, as first made I,y the Presiden,
solely In defence to the previous action OF
our government. had been rejected and
lhereupon withirawn, the President Al
once falling backupon our valid title 10 the
whole territory asaiways asserted by him
signlhed to our minister in London thai
any other proposition emanating from the.
British government, and not admitting our
right to the whole territory. could oniy be
submitted by the President to the Senate.
Tor ITS previous approval; and that the on
~ question which The Pr dent would nm.
dertake TO decide with regard to any such
proposition from England, would be- the
propriety of such submission of it to the
Senate.
And lastly, We will prove in the same
manner that the language held 10y the
President to both houses of Congress. in
all his official communications to them ON
the SUBJECT, subsequent to his withdrawal
OF his proposition for partition of the
territory, was in strict conformity to this
intima,ion so given to our minister in
London.
These positions. ifthey can be es,ab.
lished, put the question Ofthe Presidents
consistency in reference to the Oregon
questlonat rest forever. We wilEcstab
l.sh them to the lettcrb by citations from the
documents at an early day.
We may add, farther. that after the
proposition for a partition of the territory
made by the President had been with.
drawn, the Notice" which he then rec.
commended 10 be givea, became, in his
view, the main instrument by which the
negotiation must he brought, ifbrougit al
all 70 satisfactory conclusion. And
we believe that all candid and INTEL igept
men are now last coming to believe that if
this great measure had been promptly car
rIed out by Congress as recommended bv
the President, it would have been effactuaI
to procure for be United States an nd.
Ju3tmenl ofthc controversy on terms then
more advantageous to this country than
those which have even now obtained.
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PROVISIONS --The last foreign ac.
counts state thailhe failure ofthe potato
crop iliI.lences the price Of provision 81
every kind. Bacon and ham. were raj
ing rapidly; 50 with Indian corn. and ms,
other kinds Of grain. The wants d The
sab "nHig classes IN Great Bri,ain ara.
grt,a t' inpltipiied hy The almost Universal
fai',,Fe Of the potato erpp. Britain nns,
'ook 70 other countries for a sufficient sup
ply for her Increasing consumption.
The accounts as to harvest from Sra ncc
are said TO be- distreSsing. and il is sup.
posed a large amount of wheat will there
fore he required for Immediate wart. MI
over he north Of Europe There must
consequently, lie an increased demand
TOR the stable agricultural products Of The
United States. in England and on tn,
continent, the repeal of legislative res
trIctions upon commerce lly both this
country and England. must cause i'm
mense gain tn the business Of the country.
The Nations whose crops have tailed
will now send their orders for provisions
here, because we can receive their pro.
ducts in return. The advantages Of
comparatively free foreign market, we
trust, will now To some extent be realized,
and the fact proved, thatthe much famed
home market" is not always the regula.
tor OF prices as to the provisions OF the
country.
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from the Ohio State snan
Pdupfr Lahnr.

1t will be seen by the suhioinpd ex-
tract from the Democratic Review for
July, that the pauper labor of England is
better paid than the free labor of the
northern slave factories at Lowell. There
ought to be but"nc feeling (iustly rem,k
cd one ofour Few England contetnp ,rar.
les, that OF Indignation at the infamous.
~ oppressive manner in which the female
operatives at Lowell have been over.
reached and crowded with work:
"ln relation to English manufactures
the wages of operatives are higher than
in The United States. The report of the
parliamentary factory commissioners states
that the average labor in England is
o9 hours per week for lis, or 81 Ga. In
the United States, 70 hours for l s., or
~ 40. The average in Lowell is ST. 50
per week, and s. % board, helm. q Is
or lis. 81 per week. These ti~.Ires
show that England has M advantage over
tie United States in cheapness. la the
last two years a very great reduction
has been made in the prices paid for weay.
ing. The manner of it has been thus.
frlnr To 1912, a girl tended tpo power
looms, and she received 5 cents per niece
tor cotton cloth; these looms are driven
nv Steam or water power. In 1871 and
1912, the speed at which those loom,
were propelled was re.lace |, and The air,
reqrlircd to temd three. The most healthy
anu active girls were selected, and the
others discharged. A. soon as habit
enabled her to tend the three Ioln, with
comparative facility, the speed was in
creased, anl still further cx ertions ON he,
palt became necessary. Tais aroress
was continued until the old speed was
restored, and an active, strong uirl was
taken to the utm pst nf her physic:G D ,vrrs
totend three where befare two was col
sidercJ great task. Thesa three loom
then would produce three pieces In the
same time that two were formerly pr,
daced. The price allowed the girl was
reduced from l6 cents to III cents per
Plec3; she therefore received 33 cents
TOR the same length or tim. e.nDloyel ~
when she received 30 csnts far nrol,c.
ing two pieces. Her extra exef,;ans i,
Produclns the third piece Is the increas ).
ed profit of the mill owner, who men, =.
ializes Congress for projection aaains 8,
British "panper labor" because he has
increased the wages of his own opera
tives, that is, he pays her 80 cents where
he paid 30 cents before. This Increased
production does not lower the p ice here
because as soon as the United States.
maFkets are overloaded. the gods are ex.
ported to China and India, whore they
anaerseil the English goods at discrim
lnah.on OF 10 per cent. duty in favor d
ne latter. This system i secure IN the
hands of monopolists, as long a. tl,e Iar,,.
capital Of England is de5arred from, com s.
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From TIE % Ell. -nreisr All Plot
Arrival of the Hiberuia.

10 tie EIi'ors ofthe Courier and P;Eo,-
NEW YORK. Oct. 8. "a O'Clock r.. NJ
have waited thus late tor the new.
which has mi yet been published.
There isnnthing of Importance in IN,
miscellaneous news, except thai the pro.
test OF England against the marriage of
the French Prince aud the sister Of the
Queen of Spain has been succe ,sf,I AMI
The marriage has been postponed, if not
bruken Off
in bond. 20
Corn Is up 3s-quote at 4l)s e,r vel
low and AIS Tor white.
The poiatoe crapis ,horoueh failure
throngh;--ihe market here is ali unset.
parties are all waiting for their private
letters.
From the continent of Europe, includ.
ing Russia, we have dismal accounts az
the progress of The blight. The f;rturs
use ofthe potafoe "a an article of food
is almost abandoned.
SPAIN.
ne rumor OF Carlist raising in Ca.
ialonIa, turns out to be not unf;,unded.
Letters from Barcelona dated 10 the 4th.
assert that a band of from 100 to 4nO
men, under the command of a person of
IN name Of Pielot. has made its appear.
ance ia the plain of Lanargana.
IRELAND.
The rupture amongst the RepeaIers is
aaiiy manitesiing its consequences. In
Belfast day ortlvo hack meeting was
called ofPhysical and moral force men,
when the former achieved a decided tri-
nmph. and left the adherents ofO Cornell
IN minority.
CRoPs--We have little change to no.
tice. since our report by the Great Wes-
tern. on the 18th lust. Tae weather has
continued favorable in the extreme, and
in the latest districts the harvest Il
now all secured. As general remark.
wheat is ofgood quality, different al,oui
one fifth.
Oats light, and certainly one fourth less
than last season, and potatoes injured
most decidedly, and this in every portion
Of the three kingdoms.
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CERALyo. Sem, r Iede

CERALvo, Sept, G. 1916.
he two companies of'rexas Rangers.
urder Captains McCulloch and Gi!lesp,e'
returned last evening from scouting tour
IN the direction OF Monterey, and bruugh,
back more tuil inflammation of.tbe enemy
tIiSll has been heretofore received.
he party started from here ON FRIDAY
aiieIn""ii, without pack mu.es or baggage
oi any kind, aud with Only three day.s
pro'IsIGn,. Before sunduwn. and ~, ih,.
l"o' oi Tue mountains, a suspicious looking
Mexican was canght. He eudeavored 90
escape ny running, but OH findIng that his
morse WaS not a.'ie 10 carry hun off safe
y, lac turned at SOME cattle he saw by the
roauside, and pretended that he was a r.I.
cara or COW driver, and hunting an Is.
ray. This ruSe, howe Ter, did not pe,
hun oil, aud d great deal of information
was llnaliy exlorled from him by threats.
lie stated that Canaes was near PISS,
ud.i1' ia considerable force, aud thai
'here was also "a body of tegular cavalry
u'ssef O9l Carasc0 Ia the neighbe rhuou.
rs rdS'a uiiioS was place they had
been ordered 10 examine the party hurried
onward.
The small rancho of Passa Gallos. a.
bout thirty mics from this, was passed
without an accident, but an old fellow al
one Ut the jdcaieS stated that two cul,rier,
Or express riders, carrying news of the
advance oftlle Texans undoubtedly. had
passed short time previous. going ahead
IN hot haste. A lite further an. aLm,,
one o'clock in the morning, the advance
guard OF the Rangers came suddenly upon
the pickets Of tie enemy, and although
they gave them hard chase. the fellows
succeeded in getting off by taking to the
chapparral.
IL was now ascertained that the Ran.
gers We're within but shur, distance OF
the camp OF the Mexicans, and that the
later had chosen strong position-in an
az royo or dry gulley-from wbicb to N.
tend themselves. They outnumI,ered nh.
Iexans, too, IN the ratio Of nearly eivh,
to one, having 500 raucheros at least nm.
der Canales, and from two Ia II rec HIM
area regular cavalry under Col. Carrasc,,
ana under these circumstances there was
no other alternative left than to retire
The Texans went about two or three
miles on the back track, where ON find.
ing strong natural position they encam.
'or lew hours 10 rest their faded horses.
An attack was certainly anticipated, for
Tue Mexican leaders must have know The
iorcs OF the rangers; yetlhe m Drning hours
wore away and the sun rose without an
alarm. ="
Ol first ascertaining the force of the
.heAlcans, from the prisoner who had
been taken. MrCuIloch sent back a note
to General Worth. This offieer i,pme
diately despatched six companies of repu.
lar artillery and infantry on tie road. To-
sustain the Rangers in case they were
beaten back They were met on ,b.. r..
turn, three or four leagues from here AMI
all came in together.
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Osrn country. and are willing tn stand by
her in peace and in war, that our govern.
ment has respectfully declined 10 ac-
knowledge Briiian's fright to interfere, IN
its affairs, and refused to eounienance
Interference in any wy or manner. Its
thus. and thus only that peace can he.
permanently preserved aid our. rights
maintained. Yie3d FIR a moment u for.
eign dirtaiion and we s ~, d. forever
under rs hendage, Or resort 70 the ratio
ultima-ihe edge of be sword o.. the
cannons mouth.
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CERALvo, Sept. 7. 1916.

From what can gather. a plan is on
loot to surprise Canaies and Carrasco IN
heir strong hold near Passa GaIIos /,
will be difficult matter, SO wide awake
and cautious are these fellows, but no
.larm can be done lift fails.
The prisoner taken on the other night
by McCulioch turns out to be shrewd
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Destructive GALE.-A destruc,iv We
gaze visited New Foundland on the 10Th,
10Th and 2lst u!t. 1t caused immense
devastation both to life aud property. The
Native hall at ST. Johns was blown down
killing persons, and injuring humber
of, oilers. 4 b,a e n aiming Cur persors
was upset andail persisted. Ii is said the
waiers were Covered with wrecks. and
that number of dead bodies had washed
ashore.
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BIsHoP HEDDINe This venerable
Clergyman, the Senior Bishop of the
Methodist Church, is now sixty-six years
old. He has lahored in the minis ~
about forty live years-six years on cir.
Cults; five sears.on districts, twelve years
on stations; and twenty two years as
Bishop.
GTThe Hon. JonN WENrwoRrH the
hlen1her Of Congress from this district Is
expected here tomorrow evening.
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SAMUEL w. Cole a volunteer from
this stale in Capt. R"Lert's company, died
near Springfield ON the 4th inst. He
was brought home from the amy "a an
invalid, under charge of M. Weber.
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RTltappears ILat Me>iro has not re.
fused 70 negotiate with the government d
the United States, until The latter with
draws its armies from her territory The
Mexican government has determined to
refer he ovetares to Negotiate made
by the United States. 10 the constituent,
Congress of Mexico, which will assem-.
bic in the beginning of December.
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Late From The ARMY.

The following is from The editorial cor
Responsiveness Ot the New Dreams Pea.
yune of September %:
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-13

New York. The New York Demo
cratic Srae Convention met at Syracuse
on the 18th inst. A vote vas taken at 7
O'Clock in the evening for candidate for
governor. when Silas Wright receive /
liz votes; Anlasa J. Parker Z; Hiram J.
Rediield 6; and John B. Skinner T.
Whereupon Silas Wright was unani
mo,lsly nominated by the Convention.
The Convention then nominated Addison
Gardiner for Lieut.. Governor byacciaml.
ton.
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Grspencer, who murdered his wife
in Jersey City. opposite New York, has
been acqnitte1,as usual in such eases, or
the pea ofinsaniiy. |, IS becoming more
and more evident that the laws inflic,ipg
capital punishment, must soon become
entirely imperative. In this country.
where The provisions ola law and '.pul-
lie opinion conflict, the latter will pre-.
vail aud the law became dead letter.
i IS he'trr To have no such laws on the
statute book.