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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-02

American people while a spark of patriotism
anilnaicS their hearts, or a drop OF Revolutionary
blood runs in their veins.
The genllelnan from Alabama will no doubt
discover another terrible abiurdlly when Mr..
b stated that Great Britain exported and sold
more agricultural produce than any Of her coun-
try in the world. Yet il is strictly and undenla-
biy true. Exported, MT in lis original form
out worked Up ahd converted into goods, iron,
cloths, &c. consisting Of raw materials and
breadsluiS. Great iiitain exported. on al
tversge, more than two hundred and iiily mil
lions Of dollars worth of manufactures, one-hall
luf the whole value of which consisted Of The
produce of the soil. The United STATES tooi
about une-flth part Of al the exports of Greai
briIain-belng more than all Europe put 10
gelher. Ia report OF committee IN the Dril-
Ish Parliament, made some years ago, II appear
ed hil he Brifi,h goods consumed by the peo
pie Ui The different countIe, ol kuiope, France
Russia, Prussia, Austria, spain, belgium, sc,
amounted 10 fourteen ctH's' worth Ier Lead,
YAlle tine people of the United slales in the
same time consumed Mree ha4dred.aad fly j0aT
cents worth per head This showed he i'm
nenSc importance Of The American market 10
Gleal Britain, and accouuc'd for her g,ea'
,oliciude To retain it. IL also showed The su-
ei ior wisdom OF the European Governments ia
Excluding British goods by high aud prohloiory
arfiS; lhus developing and relying upon lher
own resources, encouraging and sustaining ther
own national Industry, promoting their own
prosperity, aud thus es'ab!lahinS tas we should
io) their own national independence on The
most solid and lasting foundations
Mr.. :. iav,led scrutiny into The facts he had
.taed; he challenged contradiction He pul
them before gentlemen, and begged them to eN-
anime and disprove them il obey could lie in
yited them To- reflect upon Them in split OF
f.. Al mi all n a.
bias, to ri,e for once superior to the low groycl.
ling prejudic-s Of parry TO wake up to the great
interest, and feel for the real strength and true
llnry nnl lnlepandence OF lheir unliYe land.
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From Tssinpicc. yuc:tiaa, Santa
E'C, and Mexico.

PHnADELpuA, June %, s,nght.--The French
brig Princessc Marie arrived here yesterday
from Tampico, whence she sailed on the 18th
INST We learn from one of the passengers
that the authorities of Tampico were divided
into two parties.
One of the parties, with the Military, has
General Anastaso (Bus.anante) at its head,
and in favor Of federation and Santa Ana
The other party was for armng the people in
favor Of federation without Santa Ana
A third was about raising up when our in.
formant left, but none Of the parties had come
to any understanding yet. There were at
Tampico II vessels, of different nations, at the
time of the blockade, 3 British, , French, =
Spanish, 3 American and ! Bremen. The
authorities were about prohibiting the Amcri-
can vessels taking in their cargocs but at
last Captain Saunders of the sloop-of war st.
Marys hearing Of this, sent despatch to the
authorities, stating that if there were any de-
tention of American property no property at
all should leave the place. This caused with
drawal of the order.
The fort at Tampco, mud affair, had been
washcd away by frcshct, a few days prcvi-
Gus to the 9th.
The three gun boats lately built at New
York for the Mexican service, were lying in
the river above Tampico.
Official dispatches had arrived at Tampico,
that Gen. Arista had been removed from the
command OF the NorthernD Division of the Army,
and Gen. Mejia had superseded him. There
were 1900 troops only at Tampico ON the 9th
~ Of these were runaway negroes from New
Orleans and Havana. These constitute the
whole amount of the Mexican forces from
Tampco to the Rio Grande
BALTIMORE, Sunday night Yucaian Declar.
cd Ind'pendSnt.-By the arrival ofthe schooner
Marquna at New Orleans, on the Goth inst the
n. D. Picayunc learns that the Legislature al
Merida had declared the independence of Yu-
catan, and its dIsseverancc from the Mexican
Republic. 1t is intended now to appoint Barb
ycna the acting Yucatan President of the Re-
public. Some of the most infu-
cntial citizens of Yucatan have not hesitated
To express their hope that in two or three years
from the present time, if not before, they would
see these three stars added TO the fast increas-
IN number that were now crowdinr into the
banner of the stars and stripes of the United
States.
FRoM MExIco.-By an arrival at New Or.
leans from Havana, dates from Mexico to the
Both May had been received. Ii was very
generally believed that Congress will invest
Parcdcs with dictatorial powers for n limited
period, and then suspend lis session. Many
deputies had openly declared in favor of this
course.
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trading in MatamoroS should leave the place
within ceriain time, or have their goods con
liScaled. This decree is supposed TO be sent
out as preparatory to coniiscaiion, as The
merchants have their depotS OF goods throughout
the whole of Iamaulpas. The consequences
OF such oppressive deefees may well be conceiv'
ed; they are calculated TO dive the people oi
this department entirely from any connection
with the GENITAL government.
IL is rumored, upon what appears to be good
authority, that Gen. Ampudia is pressing into
his army all the inhabitants OF the country
about Monterey, taking old and young indls'
Icrn!na,ely, not 10 come TO tins place, but to
defend The passes OF the mountains from the ap'
proach OF our army
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-02

The General Assembly Of this State, held
a session Of five days in this town last week.
There was but little public business of much
interest transacted, the largest portion of the
time having been occupied with business of
a local and private nature.
The application of The Board of Aldermen
of The city of Providence for a modification Of
the License Law, was referred TO a commit.
tee, which reported that any legislation upon
the subject was inexpedient, and it was ac-
cordiDgly laid upon the table.
The lien law was continued 10 the January
session Of the Assembly.
The petition of the Stonington Rail Rood
Company for an amendment to their charter.
allowing them to bring their rails into the
city of Providence, and to establish their
depot in the Cove, near that of the Worces-
ter Rail Road, was postponed TO The next scs.
sion. The petition was granted in tho House
but postponed in the Senate.
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a correspondent of the Providence Journal
publishes the following account of the meeting
fthe friends of Public Schools, held in this
place last week. We prefer it to the account
which we have prepared upon the same sub
ject.
MEETING AT NEwpoRT.-PuBLIc ScuooLs.
During the session of the Assembly last
week at Newport, meeting of the friends of
popular education was held at tho State House
on Thursday evening. A considerable number
of the ladies' and gentlemen of Newport and
OF the members of the Legislature was present
On motion of MIR. Updke, the Hon. Fenner
Brown was appointed chairman The meet.
ing was addressed d'by Mcssrs Bosworth and
Tourtellot of the House, and Balou of the
Senate, upon the subject of the present school
law. Mr.. Bosworth called on Hon William
Hunter, who was accidentally present, TO ad-
dress the meeting, which he did at some
length and in strain of eloquence which those
who have known him can well imagine, but
which we will not attempt to describe. lie
spoke of his long absence from the country
and the changes which had taken place here.
lie alluded to the fact, that forty years ago
OSt2) he had IN that very room, as a member
of the Legislature, given his vote in favor Of
the first school law ever passed in Rhode Is
land. This law was soon repealed as to the
country towns. but, was continued in force
to Providence, and to that fact Mr.. Hunter at.
trlbuted in very great degree the present
wealth and influence ofthat city. Mr.. Barnard,
who was next called on, after paying just
compliment to the speech and cloqucncc of
MIR. ilunter--cloqucnce (he said) which had
formerly produced most powerful impression
in the Senate of the United States, and which
was remembered there yet-proccedcd 10 give
some account of what had been done in this
State during the past year in improving the
public schools. We cannot give an account
Of thcs", but must refer those Interested 10 Mr..
Bnruard's oilicirl Report a. School Commission
cr, which has bccn printed by order of the As
sembly The audience were most highly graft
fled BY the proceedings of the evening.
" - said that III. p,iso "ifonr has not been
So low 40 Al present, for twenty ,cafs past.
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6eral0 of the Gimes,
RHODE. Err;
NEWPORT:
Thursday Morning, July 2, lS46.
NEWPORT:
NOTICE.
Newport and Fall River Rail Road COMPANY

The gentlemen named as Directors of the
Newport and Fall River Rail Road Company,
in the 18th section of its act Of incorporation
are requested to assemble at the Sheriff Office
in Thames'street, this (7hwsday) evening, at S
O'Clock, for the purposes Of organization and ac
tion under the charter. WIN HUNTER.
Newport, July I'd, 1916.
The following are the Directors named in
the said act William Hunter, Nathaniel s
Ruggles, Joseph Childs, Joshua Sayer, Edward
King, Benjamin Finch, Robert z. Lee, Milton
Hall, Henry Bull, Wm. Z. Coz~ens, Duee j.
Pearce, christopher Z. Robbins, silas II. Cot.
trell, Benjamin Marshall David G. Cook,
James r. Newton, and VIM. II. Douglas.
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4rH JuLY.-A special Town meeting was
called in this place yesterday morning. at 10
o'clock, and the sum of one hundred dollars
voted to celebrate the 4th of July. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed commit
tee Of arrangements for that purpose, viz -
Joseph Lyon, John F. Tenant, John Vars,
Samuel Brown. Samuel A. Parker, Daniel T.
Swinburne, Philip Rider, and Joseph Shear.
man.
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rescuing so many of his fellow beings from a
watery grave.
The Committee who distributed the money
among the sufferers also furnished them with a
circular Of introduction to the several steam
boat and Rail Road companies, on their way
to the Cumberland mines, commencing them
to their attention and sympathy.
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Charlestoion-Joseph w. Griffin, Joshua
Clark.
Nofarits Washington County-Joseph ii.
Griffin, Hiram Arnold, Of iiopklnton.
The General Assembly adjourned to meet
at East Greenwich 10 October.
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fouND.--The New Orleans Picayunc of the
liib, learns from one Of the officers of the arm
hat The body of Lieutenant Porter rf the ih In
lantry, has been found about twenty six miles
from Naamoros on the other side of the river
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-07-02

II We thankfully acknowledge the receipt
ofMr Barnords Report on the Public Schools
of II. l. 1t contains much valuable informa.
ton
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CRoPs.-The wheat crop Of Georgia is said
20 be finer than has been known for many years
The corn too, looks promising. Not So how.
ever, with the cotton crop. The farmers Of
Maryland have commenced harvesting their
wheat cror.
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BrENISa or THE WHALE Sur JosEPH
MEiGs, At MArrAroisETT.-We learn from
a gentleman from Maitapoisctt (Rochcstcr)
that the whale ship Joseph Mcigs was destroy
ed by fire while lying at anchor Mt that place
on Saturday night, together with about 1900
barrels of [whalel oil. The fire was discover.
ed at about II o'clock, p. NJ but the efforts to
extingulsh the flames proved unavaling and
the hull burned to the waters edge and sunk.
Our informant did not learn in what manner
the fire originated. The vessel is owned by
Joseph Ncigs, Esq. of Mattapoisctt, and arrv-
ed from sea on the 18th and had been partly
discharged. We learn that the insurance up.
on the vessel had expired, but the oil remain.
ed insured at the offices in this town.
.Ncr Bogford .Hcrcnry
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fPom ESGLAND.-The steamer Great Western
leil New York for Liverpool with % passengers,
among them Gen. Armstrong our Consul nj
Liverpool, Learcr of dispatches, and copy of
he ratified Oregon Treaty.
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General Assembly.
Continued from last ieetk
Thursday, June IS. 1876.
The HOUSE met al 10 o'clock. A. NJ.

The HoUsE met al 10 o'clock. A. NJ.
memorial from The Mayor Of the City oi
Providence. relative 10 certain petitions and
remoDstrances from citIzcns Of Providence,
relative 10 preccedlngs on The License Laws,
ciary Committee.
Memorial from Stephen Arnold, ct al, on
The same subject; Of William Snow, ct al,
on the same subject, were received and re-
f'Hed 10 the above committee. Mr.. Clarke,
lof Providence, presented an oct relative TO
the limitation Of actions ofTrespass and eject
Wcnt as provided by statute.
Mr.. Tour,eloi, Of Gloucester, presented u
series Of resolutions, returning thunks 10 Gen.
Taylor, aud soldiers under his command, on
the Rio Gfande, for their late gallant achieve.
men's and also approving the course OF those
who had voted 10 sustain The General Gov
ernmeni, IN Congress, in the course which
they had taken
Mr.. Clarke, Of Providence, thought that as
one Of The resolutions reflected some on those
who had no. voted in favor Of the measures
proposed by the President, they should not
be hurried through, but should be examined
carefully. The resolutions were laid on the
table.
Tho two Houses then joined in Grand
Committee and q number Of private petitions
were acted upon,
Petition of David Melville, for revision Of
tho laws regulating Courts Of Probate, re
ceived and referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
A resolution was passed. discontnuing
The custom of meeting IN Joint Committee
for the trial Of private petitions such mat
tors will hereafter be heard in separate
Houses. The House then adjourned to 3 o.
clock.
AfTERNooN-A number of petitions for
the sale Of Real Estate &c. were granted.
The judiciary Committee reported that no
Legislation IN regard TO the memorial of the
City Of Providence and The petitions and re.
mon'irances from various citizens of Provl
dence, relative to the subject OF licenses, was
cxpedienf the matter was ldid on the table,
A communication from the Secretary Of
War, to the Governor OF the State; and the
repnrts from the hdjuinnl General and Quar-
tcrmlsler General, were communicated from
the Senate.
One hundred dollars WINS appropriated to
the Artillery Company, Providence, for re-
pairs on their Armory.
The resolution of thanks to- General Tay.
lor, introduced this morning, were referred
TO Messrs Clarke, Robbins and Tourtellot
The House then adjourned to Friday morn.
ing.
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MArAMoRAs.-A private letter received vcs-
terday, by the Creole, says, "There are a
thousand rumors afloat here, such as Paredes
coming down, at the head of thirty thousand
men, to give battle to our army that Arisia
and Ampuda have been ordered 10 the CITY of
M"yico, to be- tried for the los, of the battles
of the Sth and 9th ult, &c. none of which,
however, can trace 10 authentic sources
" o. Com. Times, June 20.
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FRoM THE hRMy.-Thc New Orleans pa.
pers publish extended correspondence from
Matamoras to June 18th, and Brazos Santiago
Point lsabeD to June 18th. The letters BRING
no news of farther action on the part of the
army, but contain many particulars of some
interest.
The committee Of the Louisiana Legislature
dcputcd to carry the complimentary resolu-
tons of that body to Gen. Taylor, had ac.
complishcd their duty much to his and their
satisfaction
The Mexican army, it was stated, was at
Monterey, and there was many rumors with
regard to it., among which we notice that it
was alleged that the two Generals, Arista and
Ampudia, had both left for the city of Mexico.
Each charging the other with having failed in
doing his duty.
II was understood on good authority at Mata-
moras, that the detachment under Col. Will
son had taken possession of the town of Re-
nosa without opposition, and it was believed
that if, as was stated, the Rio Grandc was navi-
gable to Camargo, that town would be- immcdi-
ately taken, as a central point from which the
interior ofthc country might be entered
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-03
The Northern Dough Faces Re.
buked.

We copy the following article from the
Louisville (Ky.,) Journal. Published as it is
in slave State, its language is worth heed
inr. Let the freemen ofth fourth district
remember how they are noW represented, and
consider whether it is not best to send u man
TO Congress next time who will net indepen-
dent ofand against the Slavocracy-a man
who dures say, in so many words, that he is
against Slavery and against the admission of
slave states--for instance, GEO. b. CHAND-
LER.
We have one objection to Southern Loco
Focos and another to those who regulate at
the North. The Southern wing of the "dem-
"0cracy" seem to think that their part of the
hal.itable globe is the most important portion
of the world, and that all legislation should be
directed solely to the promotion ofthat most
favored ofall regions. The northern icing Of
'sdemocracy" are little TOO ready TO yield every
Thing TO CRAFTY their III humored bretheren Of The
.So,dh Indeed the to,o and groueLting serviity Of
The Northern Locofocos to The mandates 0ftteT
Southern task masters are sickening.
The Southern Iaocofocos are always grumb-
ing. They are eteraally talking ofthe oppres-
sion which the government imposes on them,
and eternally threatening that they will sew
-er the union between themselves ana their
Northern political brethren, unless the Rep
resentatives from the North act in conformity
with their wishes. The arrogant seifishness
aud exactions of the Southern aristocratic
Democrats disgust all sensible men, and The
subn.issiveness ofhe Northern Locofocos is put
FIJI and contemplate.
The Northern and Western Locofocos put
up their bristles and flash defiance from their
eyes whenever they fancy that foreign ma
ton designs any invasion on what they con-
slider the rights of our Government. They
are wonderfully belligerent, brave, and indie
penden; when they have to deal with dis
tant foe, but, ,oheneuer a naughty mandate is
issued from The South they forget their courage
and cringe and fa,On and obey as If they tcere u.
basest of bondmen Such conduct is thorough.
ly despicable. Is the old spirit against un.
Just demands extinct at the North? Are the
men ofthat region willing to be treated for
ever as slaves? Do they intend always to sac
rlfice their manliness and independence oil
tine altar of party? Let them pursue a differ
cent course of conduct. Let them rebel a
gainst Southern domination. Let them Civ
the South TO understand that they will NJ
longer submit 10 unjust exactions. Let then
take the lash into their own hands and appl
1t to the back ofthose whom they have here
-tofore served so tamely, and if the Southern
Iocofocos do not yield, we will confess tina
we are mistaken in their character. A maj
who is in the habit of Issuing orders and ex
acting unjust submission from others, will, i
abe tables are turned upon him, become
slave. Let the men ofthe North try the ex
pertinent, and instead ofyielding every Thin
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-03
WING PREDICTIONS IN 1914.

A writer in the Kenuebec (Maine) Journal,
in 1874, in an able article in favor of Henry
Clay and the Tariff of'42, concluded by pre-
dieting the following results in the event of
Mr. Folks election. FLAMES X. Polk is elect
ed, said he,
We shall have Revenue Tariff.
We shall have no Protection. H
We shall have no Distribution.
We shall have war upon the Banks.
We shall have WAR WITH MEXICO.
| We shall have the Sub Treasury.
We shall have a standing Army.
We shall assume the Debt of Texas.
We shall have Polk, Dallas and Texas, in
stend ofClay, Frelinghuysen and the Union
as il is.
Such were the predictions of discerning
Wings throughout the land, and while they
labored to impress their honest convictions u.
pom the minds ofthe People, their statements
were branded as. jolsehoods by Locofoco lead
ers! Have they not been fulfilled almost tc
The very letter? And in addition to this trul,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-10-03

BRITIsH MEDIATION On this subject the
Baltimore Patriot has the following sensible
remarks; ..
"But to recur 10 the question of the prof
fered mediation, we have to say, that we re-
greet that for any cause it should have been
rejected, unless that rejection shall hasten the
end ofthe contest Looking only at the prop
ostion as one that shall stop the march ofar-
mics and stay the shedding ofblood, and sub
stitute for the arbitration ofthe sword and the
cannon the friendly umpirage ola neutral ma
tion-in fine, as proposition to dispense
with war and save the two nations from all
the calumities that war brings, and to give us
a peaceful and just settlement of difficulties,
for these reasons we regret that the media
ton should have been declined. And we I'M
dertake to say that the general sense of the
nation is much more clearly fora peaceful
settlement ofthis war with Mexico by friend
ly mediation, even though the mediator be
Great Britain, than it is, as the Washington
Union supposes, for prosecuting the contest
till Mexico sues for such peace as we may die
tnte to her." ...