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Tho Southern Literary Messenger has now
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only 10 tie preservation Of It's aae!enl lame Dat
80 "a its constant improvement In this the
aai,ern, Testimonials be- has fcoggcd during The
last twelve mouths, lead him 10 believe that he Aaa
already succeeded.
The contributors arc numerona, cmhfacus pro-
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Great expense Is Incurred, sud great pains are
taken to secure aB shandlni supply oi inleFslIing
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The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-22
MORE WING CAPITAL.

short time since, wing by the name Of
James l.. Chitdrcss. by false entries" and a
" fraudulent manifest" imposed himself upon
Secretary Walker. and got The promise Of an Of.
hce. hut before the contamination Of the act, the
Secretary was informed of the true slate of the
case, and very properly declined having any thing
farther to do with the fellow. This the wings
have laid hold Of TO make weight in their des-
perate cause--but il wont do, gentlemen. so long
as the acts of Granger and the declarations of
Henry Clay remembered
We would advise our new friends Of the Rich
mond Standard TO understand the facts before thew
commence defence, lest they may do more evil
than good by their i'll judged zeal. We knou
the Secretary stands "peJecily justified" with
his party for the course he has pursued, and we
hope he will take trouble to enlighten ,ch;g-
gerry farther on the subject.
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LATE FROM THE MORMON COUNTRY

BY the ST. Louis Republican, of the 18th in
slant, we learn that battle took place between
the Mormons and the anti Mormons, on the Ilih
it appears that the antics, (who had encamped
the dav previous within about three miles of the
city of Nauvoo.) on the morning of the | ] tn took
up their line of march for the city
On ascertalning the movements of their faes,
the Mormons beat to quarters, mustered between
three and FIVE hundred men. and went forth to
meet their adversaries
The antagonisc parties met about one mile east
OF the Temple, when battle commenced.
The 9 Saints" and The "Genties" fred nm
on each other for two honrs. bnt the distance was
SO great that their leaden missiles were material
v deprived of their death dealing properties
Having somewhat apDeased their wrath, the
belgerents drew "ff. each party returning to its
original position in the morning
The M0rmons in this affair had one man killed
and two badly wounded
The antics. numbering upwards of eight hun.
dred, returned TO camp. with luss of from eight
To fifteen killed
L he excitement was very great in the vicinity
and 1t was generally supposed that the battle
would be resumed, either that evening or the
next morning.
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POTATO CROP in IRELAND.

A correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot, fur
nishes that paper with the following extract of a
letter from the Archbishop Of Tuam to Lord John
Russell, in relation to the Potato crop of Ireland:
" Having recently passed through extensive
tracts OF country and made minute examination
into the state of the Potato. | can bear testimony
not only 10 the premature whitening of the stalks
and consequent decay of the roofs bu under stalks
of which the leaves were still green and sound.
the roots were diminulive in size and in rapid
state of decomposition. The fact is then so. and
to throw people accustomed for some time to
meal Diet on potatoes that some rotten and al
most all unripe, would be TO aggrava;e all the
evils of famine, with the horrors of pestilence''
Such being the fact, and the hiyh authority
from which it einanates compels us to give credit
TO the statement. it is fortunate for the people of
Ireland that the Corn Laws have been repealed,
and more fortunate, that the Almighty has been
pleased to bless their American brethren with n
superabundance of the d" staff of life" The uuan-
ity OF flour, corn, and potatoes, raised in this
country last year was more than double the wants
of our people. and we have reason to believe that
the crops of -four. ,corn, &c., are this year fully
equal to that of lS45.
The estimated population of the United States
is twenty millions of souls, and we believe i,
fair estimate
The number Of bushels of wheat raised the las,
year, was lO6,540,O00, equal to 81 .3O9 600 bar
res OF flour, allowing five bushels To the barrel
which would give more than one barrel of hour
To each man, woman and child in the United
States
This is but single item of the breads,uffs
produced last year, the quantity of Rye produced
was II 600 bushels, g. 100 900 bushels of bar
ley, 10, 26o 900 bushels of buckwheat, 4I7 ,S9e.
600 bushels of Indian corn, and 9S .392, 600 BUSH
els of potatoes, which we have before Observed
is twice as much as is required for the sustenance
of the inhabitants of the United States. We can
therefore furnish more than sufficient for the sun
port of our Irish brethren. and still have surplus.
which with this years crop will be more than
enough for our support the coming year should all
our CROPS fail
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high pre,ensions Of sellers, tho transaction of o,
tensive business was retarded
Foreign Free Wheat had rather restricted Gal.
but prices continued TO advance, as did Fha.'
which was in good demand, particularly fresh
brands American. IN good sweet state, the pri,s
paid bai"g ab"pt 2Ss per barrel, duty paid.
LIVERPOOL GRAM MARKET.-In lasr reno,,
Of this Market. trade had an animated appearancs
and prices had advanced considerably. On N,
2ls, uit. Wheat was in fair demand at an adyaprs
al 2i to Sd per busheI of 10 lbs. At the opeoinr
st business some large parcels Of Western Canal
Flour changed hands at 2Ts Sd per barrel. Iudi,n
C"-n was held 27s to Sos per $50 pounds.
On the 10Th ult., the improved state Of ibs
Weather had depressing effect on trade. The
sale VI wheat was con6ned 10 retail, and prices
were HE same as ih.'se of that day Sc n. nisb,
Indian C"rn realized an advance of O. per on,r
ter, hut barrel h""r did moi maintain The Increased
prices %: 2isl and SSth. The limited business
transacted was at reduced rates
AT the market on tho 18th. the tone of ,,,ao
was much warmer, and moderate business wac
transacted IN wheat. without rise in price. A
large business was done in Indian Com, and An
advance of Is per quar-. was obtained. Steady
sale tor barrel Hour. and the decline submitted l.,
yesterday was fully recovered.
On the Isl instant theye was fair demand CO.
Wheat. and former prices were paid. Flour was
IN active demand at an advance Of Cd per harrsl
on The rates of last week. Good Western Cana
commanded Us Cd W as per barrel The de.
mand t,r Indian Corn being good, prices were 9
(per 4S0 lbs } higher
One commercial 6rm in Limerick, has sen, On,
tor n dozen cargoes of Indian Corn.
COTTON MARKET.
From Aug0s, 2ehh TO September Sd-Tbe do.
mand hr Cot,0D since ahe 2Sth, has been verv
animated-sa'rs large. Spectators and export.
ers taken large lots at about I'D advancein price
since FTday-fnA } Sd on all qualities, 80 ina,
quotations are accordingly. Accounts bruseh, nv
the " Hibernia" as 80 the cunning crops beino
very late. M ,osb, Brought by The present altered
state Of affairs
The market eo day has been extremely 6rn
Sales are estimated al 5000 bales American al Al
TO 3 4 pence The imports during the week
ARE &c 900 bales.
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IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF
SOIJADRON

The editors of the Baltimore Sun have received
the following interesting letter from their cores
pendent IN board The u. S. frigate Cumberland,
dated at Point Antonio de I.izardo:
ON BOARD THE u. S. SHIP CUMBERLAND.
Sept. 3, at Point Anlonio de Lizardo.
The dispatches brought by the Legare were
cent up To Vera Cruz with flag of truce on the
18th OF August. and were Immediately forwarded
to the city of Mexico
On Friday. the 4th September, about 5 O'Clock,
P. NJ, Mexican boat bearing flag of truce.
visited the Commodore, and the bearer of des-
patches presented the answer &c his government
the contents of which are not known positively
but il is rnmored that the Mexican government
have declined receiving or sending a minister un
I'll the United States Withdraw all their force
from the country both by sea and land The
bearer ct the Mexican dispatches was young
naval lieutenant, accompanied by an English
gentleman as Interpreter. The Princeton imme
diately received orders, but she was detained by
a court martial pending on board, the steamship
and her officers forming part of the court How
ever, 1t was fortunate, Tor about o'clock p NJ .
Yesterday, another despatch arrived from the city
of Mexico, and the Princeton will no doubt sail
to-day.
Lieut.. ii. u. Purviance goes in the Princeton
as bearer of despa tches To Washington and she
Will probably await his return at Pensacola
have no donbt the dispatches are of the utmost
importance, and will either put stop to the war
or call Tor active measures the part Of the naval
force at all events.
Tho Potomac sailed last Monday for Pensacola,
her crew being very bad with the scurvy
A prize brought in from Hamburg, sailed at the
same tlhie for New Orleans
The Commodore received a letter few davs
ago from Capt. Carpenter, late of the Trux,on
who writes from Tuxpan. He states that the
health of his officers and crew is excellent that
they are well treated by the Mexicans, and their
private property respected. HIS letter is written
subsequent to the destruction of the brig so that
the officers Of the Princeton were deceived by the
soIdiers at The mouth Of the river, who informed
them that the prisoners had been sent to Tampico
A letter from Pensacola, dated on board the
Steamer Princeton Sept 10Th, says:
4" new Ministry has been formed Almonte
is Secretary of War, and Reion of Foreign AZ.
fairs Santa Anna is at his country seat near ia
lapa. 1t was expected he would 90 TO the CAPT.
tai III day or two. Mexico is making no prepe-
ration 10 carry on the war Sumo time since
brigade was formed and equipped complete to
march against Gen. Taylor, bot the commander
has not and will not move from the city of Mex
ico''
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ton. BY the report Of pilot named Lewis, it
appears the Washington was spoken 20 miles
north OF The Cspes on the l7th, under jury masts.
assistance of. red, bot declined that friends OF
those on board. who are living may be satisfied Of
their safety--but who they are who are gone We
have not the melancholy satisfaction ofknowing.
We canno, close this imperfect notice, without
contributing our thanks TO Mr.. Olmstead. for the
energy. perseverance, and uuirIng vigilance dis,
played by him, during The dis,resses produced by
the late gale.
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From the Norfolk Herald.
THE WORLD RUNNING HAD

The trial OF Spencer for shooting his beautiful
and interesting, but it is thought, rather fra
WIFE, IN Jersey City, sometime ago. is now going
on. His counsel are endeavoring 10 ga We his neck
on the plea of insanity.
freeman, black fellow, who entered coun-
Try dwelling in the Slate of New York, at the
dead hour of night. some months ago, and startled
the whole country by numbering four or FIVE per
Suns, men, women and children, is also in fair
way OF escaping the gaows, by putting in the
plea of nonomania
IT these cUlPrits escape their merited punish
ment on such pleas, it will be advisable to en-
courage the science Of phrenoogy, so that men
may ascertain who have the bump OF insanity and
who have not, without running the risk Of having
their threats cut in moment of fancled security.
We accord most heartily with the above re-
marks-.Neto Era
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From the Old North State.
FIRE

There has been great fire in Washington, n.
y. The printing Office Of the Republican"
loco TOGO paper. had TO be blown up TO put srop
to The dev"nrng flames. The Editor has pub
iIshrd the following card in the North State Wig
10 THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE REPUBLIcAN
Among the sufferers by the fire this morning,
we regret To say we one. Our office was blown
mp IN order To stop the progress ofthe FIRE, and
being nearest to it. the office was blown I'D first
We had not lime To all our materials, and
what we have is completely in Pr Orr Press
is broken, and rendered useless We shall en-
deavor TO get things in order again as soon as pos
Slble' and shall continue paper as som as the
necessary materials can be obtained. We shall
publish card in few DAYS distribution among
our subscribers W.B. GULICK. Ed. Rep
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THE ARMY UNDER GEN. WOOL.

The New Orleans Delta has two letters from
San Antonio de Bexar, dated Sept 3 and S, from
which we extract the following:
Col. Harney, with detachment of the Cd dra
goons returned from the Preside de Rio Grande
on the 10Th ult., having been absent about one
month
! have no doubt that the General will take DOS.
session of the Capital of Chihuahua some time in
the month If October. The distance Ia the Rio
Grande is calculated at about l4O miles. and from
thence TO chihuahua, $50 miles; making our
march nearly 600 miles. over lovely country.
Lent. Rogers, OF the Cd Dragons, (who was
lett by Col. Harvey with three ompa MES Of Tex
as troops, under the command Of Captain Cady,
at Presidio de Rio Grande.) and Mr. Callahan.
arrived this morning, and reported the remainder
ot the command at hand their provisions
being damaged and Condemned, il became neces-
sary to procure mOre-and as the inhabitants at
Preside protested to be very friendly, they sent
small boat, with nine men. over the river, to
BRING the articles purchased. After the men had
pushed off their boat they were attacked nv bo-
dy OF Mexicans, secreted in the chaparral on the
bank of the river. Three of our party were
Killed the remainder jumped overheard, and
reached the bank this side.
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DETERRENT INTERESTS

In the Hartford Times we find the following
excellent commentary upon the famous &" Kane
Letter.
When President Polk was candidate in
1874 he said in one Of his published letters, that
he was friend of all The interests of his coun-
try-including Agriculture, Commerce and Manu-
featuring" We were favoraby impressed with
this remark. and heard at the time great many
voters speak in terms of appreciation concerning
it. Let MS see the extent of those interests By
the census of 1910, it appears that the number Of
persons engaged.
In Agriculture. was 37l7 756
In Manufacturing, 7ol .545
In Commerce and Navigation. 207 .667
Now these are all great and important interests.
and 1t is the duty OF the statesman, in preparing
laws which must of necessity affect business more
or less, to regard them all with The srictest care -
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THE PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRAT

This is the title of new weekly paper pub
iished in New York, the first number of which
has just reached our Office Ii is edited bv
EDWARD SrRAHAN, Esq. who, in the present
paper, Yields powerful pen This much we
must IN candor admit; but while we do so, we
depIecate the spirit and of The paper, and the
object which the edi,nr appears to have in view
disruption and severance of the democratic mar
ty, on the eve OF an important election. IL is the
great object of every true party man TO concilate.
and bring strength TO his political side, and how
ever much we might oppose the elevation of SiIas
Wright to the exalted chair of the Presidency
We cannot convince ourselves that he is true
friend TO his principles OF his party, who would
attempt TO scatter such frebrands as is oontained
In the Progressive Democrat among his
friends, as will not only weaken them, but give
certain victory to the enemy. If Silas Wright
has sinned passed forgiveness, even in New York,
strike at him alone, but do not hurl anathema on
large segment of the party, in and out of the
State, which can have good effect, but must
result as we have stated above. We dislike TO
Judge hastily or wrongfnlly, but indeed after
carefully examining the paper, we are half in
clined to look upon it an enemy in disouise-
We are progressiUe' in our Democracy, but
we hope we shall never so progress as to give
strength to the enemies 81. free trade and liberal
principles. as we fear the paper under considera-
ton is doing. "Divide and conquer" is the ban
ner cry of the wings, and we think Mr.. S,rahan
with all his democratic pretensions, is endeavor
ing TO aid them by the course he is pnrsuinn
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For the New Era.
THE PRESENT AND THE PAST.

WASHINGTON. sept, ~, 1916.
Mr.. Editor: 1 notice in Your paper of The
10Th, an article in reference To the late and nre
sen, Secretaries of the Navy. with which, in some
particulars. am constrained To differ with YOU.
For while entertain a high respect for the lite
rary accomplishments of the late Secretary, vet
cannot but feel the most perfect confidence, that
that Department Of the public service will have
new and Wholesome energy infused into i, by
the enlarged views, ripened staiemauship. and
sound practical intelligence Of the distinguished
gentleman now. for the second time, called to
preside over its operations.
As to the refprms Of which you speak, am
not aware of any which were not already planned
and partly carried into execution by the present
Secretary, when before filling the Station. with
the single exception of that which relates TO pro
motions IN the Navy; measure OF reform, in
my humble judgment, utterly impracticahle for
any beneficial purpose, and potent only Tor evil.
ny causing all promntions in that arm of national
defence to depend more upon political favori,ism
han upon merilorious services. There may be
"hJectons to the system of promotion according To
seniority, hui the experience of the world proves
that. with all its evils, il is still the best yet de-
Vised. Change that system and ynu will. at
once introduce another and dangerous element in
to the political struggles Of the country. already
too tearlully exciting. Csrry the same principle
into The army. and the conversion of Unr glorious
republic into a military despoism will he easy
But did not mean To discuss this subject more
mature reflection and better acquaintance with
the nature of the service has, doubt not, ere
;his. satisfied its author of It's inpolicy.
There is one advantage, at least. which we
may reasonably expect to result from Judge Ma
sons return 10 the Department, and that is. that
the Navy Yard at Gosport will now come in for
It's relative proportion of the public work; tina,
the vessels now on the stocks at that yard will
not be permitted much longer, 90 remain in an
unfinished condition, hut that the recommend
ton 0f the Naval Committee st the last session
of Congress. will. at an early day, be carried in
to effect. Although the new Secretary is Viz.
gilman, we do not expect, nor do ask, any ia.
vors on that account; his true Virginia magnan-
Unity would revolt at the bare suppusition but our
operatives and mechanics look with confidence to
the secretary inr Justice in the fair distribution of
work, nor will they Look in vain.
Yours truly. S. l.. E..
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THE TARIFF PLEDGE.

We have received a beautiful Autographed
sheet. headed by an American eagle. which holds
in its beak
Protection to American labor"
The eagle stands on weaver's beam, entitled
"'Fhe Peoples Tariff" from which web is un.
folded. having lines upon il for signatures to the
following pledge. written under the heam -
awe hereby mutually pledge ourselves not to
purchase any article of FoREIGN MANUFACTURE
(knowing il to he such) after the 30th day Of
November, 1916, which we can obtain of AMERI.
CAN PRODUCTION, until our GovERNMENT re
stores JUST PROTECTION TO AMERICAN LABOR"
There are so,ne loop boles in this pledge.
Who is to Judge of the ability of the signer to oh
tain articles of American production who shall
decide what IS just protection" isl The follow
ing pledge would be binding for life, tariff OF no
tariff, viz -
1--WE, the undersigned. citizens or residents of
The United States, hereby mutually pledge our
selves To use article of foreign manufacture
which Is now or may hereafter be manufactured
IN this country"
We copy the above from the New York Sun
In order to help the wings carry gu, their patriot,
lc views, we would suggest that they adopt the
recommendation of some exchange pa per. that our
merchants mark all their goods at the regular sci.
ling price, and then adopt the difference the ariff
makes. as one cent per pound upon sugar, six
cents per hushel upon salt. &c, &c., whenever a
wing customer wishes to purchase--if they pay
it willingly. then may be sure that they are
sincere in their professions otherwise. The
me re fact of purchasing American goods is not
proof of their sincerity--all good democrats will
purchase them in preference, all things being e.
quail.