American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-08-15

ton of the proclamation which denounces the
rulers of Mexico, might have been we'll omit
ted. What should we say or think of a nation
which would engage in war with the United
! States, with the avowed intention of expelling
! the present administration from power? Every
mau in the country would Indignantly repel
| the inerference-but we ate TO march to Mexi-
! co to expel the rulers of that country from pow
er Owe came" (says the proclamation "to
make no wal upon the people of Mexico, nor
upon any free government they may choose to
select for themselves" The government which
they may select, after the expulsion of the ty-
rants, must be '.free," according TO our inter-
pretation Of the word, or what is to follow?
Why, we reserve to ourselves the right to put
it down They must please us in the formation
of their government, or we may undertake to
remodel it to suit our fancy. If the kingly pow
ers of Europe were to attempt this dctatorial
course towards the United States, and require
that our republican system should be abolished,
they would be answered with bullets and bayo-
nets-and yet they could offer as fair iustifi-
cation for their conduct as We can in this effort
to dictate the kind of government which Next
CO shall have.
AN ASCENDING MERCHANT. 1t is stated
that one Mr.. George King, one of the firm of
Holt & Co., New York, extensive flour mer-
chants, was ''dscovered" on Tuesday last to be
found amongst the "mssng," taking with him
the neat little sum of S35 900, by drawing the
money from the banks, collecting bills, and
borrowing various sums on the credit of the
house, all of which he has decamped with
leaving his partners to whistle for his return.
The Tribune says he has been arrested at Sara
| toga.
MEXICAN INDEMNITY. In the diplomatic bill
passed by Congress, provision is made for the
payment of the fourth and fifth intalments, and
ten per cent. upon the award, with eight per
cent interest. from the time they were due
The certificates of indemnity will be presented
to the Treasury of the United States, and after
receiving the record of the amount of pay
ment, Government scrip, bearing FIVE per
cent interest, and payable in fve years, will be
issued,
MELANCHOLY EVENT. A party of seven
young men and boy having taken boat on
Winnipssoogee Lake, N. H., for sail, some
of them commenced rocking it, when it upset
and Immediately filled with water. Four of
them were drowned in vain endeavors to reach
the shore, viz; L. B. Brown, of Dorchester,
Mass; Uel F. Perry and A. J. Chelar, students
in WOlfsborough Academy, and Everett Hug
gins, ofdo., the latter aged eight years. John
Higgins, his brother, saved himselfby cnging'
to the boat Ebenezer Veasey and Lorenzo
Coffin succeeded in reaching the shore. The
bodies were immediately recovered.
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SENTENCE OF A BALrIMoREAN. On Thurs
day, in the court of General Sessions at New
York, Michael McCabe, of Baltimore, convict
ed of obtaining by false pretences, large a.
mount of goods from various merchants in New
York city, was sentenced to Sing Sing for two
years. This is the same individual, we believe,
who alleged that he was robbed of some $S, 900
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few months ago.
HoNoR TO Mr.. McLANE. The merchants
of New York are making some magnificent ar
rangements to express, in an appropriate man.
ner, the high sense which they entertain of the
value and Importance of Mr.. McLane's exer-
tons in bringing the Oregon question to set
tlement, and maintaining the peace of the
world.
INDICTMENT OF J. II. THOMAS. We learn
of ST. Mary's county have found true bill
against John H. Thomas for the murder of
George G. Aschom. The court is now in ses-
sion, and the trial of Thomas was sat down for
| Thursday.
THE MEXICAN STEAMERS. The Charleston
papers, which have advices from Havana to
the 5th inst. state that one of the Mexican
steamers was fitting out at Havana under Bri-
tish colors, and was to sail for England
AceUlrTAL. DR.. Kennedy, of New Orleans,
recently convicted of murder, obtained new
trial, aud has been acquitted.
SUDDEN DEATH. Miss Mary E. Knicker-
booker, of Schaghtcoke, who was about TO
graduate at the Troy Female Seminary, died
] during the exam nation last week.
PorATo RoT. The potato crop of the east
eru part of Long Island, has been almost en-
tirely destroyed by the rot.
Ice. The export Of ice from Boston, for the
month Of July, was 6,465 tons.
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