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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

Ce-"A Volunteer" writing to the editors
of the Delta, under date "Matamoras, Aug.
az speculates as follows:
"The Mexicans are confident Of giving
US a severe thrashing at pass in the
mountains. They are certainly in pos
session Of information which emboldens
them, and the opinion gains ground here,
that unless the Administrator backs out,
that Paroles will be found at the head of
O,OOO troops in and about Monterey
Rough-and- Ready does not believe a word
of it; and if you recollect, Gen. Worth
and most of the officers gave 1t as their
decided opinion that Arista and Ampudia
would not attack US. | say to you, that
we will have The hardest battle fought
since the battle of Waterloo-unless, in
the absence of Paroles, Santa Anna
should attempt to get into power, and COM
mel his countermarch to the capitol. The
A Administration should prosecute the war
vigorously, and bring it TO close. Any
treaty. made now would not last twelve
months. The Mexicans are treacherous
as the Sioux. They do not consider
themselves whipped.
The Rio Grande has taken a second
and greater rise than the first-the whole
Of the Iowlands under water. A good deal
of camp sickness - confined, however,
principally, to the Illinois and Indiana
troops. The sickness yields to medicine,
and there are few deaths.
| must conclude by requesting you to
send forward the wagons, and relieve US
from our ".nasterly inactivity" You will
receive the thanks of $4,000 dispirited
soldiers. and Il will be the means of saw
ino thousands Of dollars to the Treasury"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
a. COVER STREET. LONDON, ]

July 10th, 1916.
SrR:-I have Just heard with deep re-
greet, that the House of Representatives
have opposed your Excellency, and the
Senate, as TO the proposed payment of
your States acknowledged debt; in the firm
conviction that it would be arranged, many
who had felt despair rejoiced; those who
had given up with resignation many en-
ioyments suitable 10 their rank, looked
forward with hope 20 their resignation;
some in great distress, were made happy
and contented; and all forget their resent
ments; but alas! alas!! all is now blank
despair.
l shall never now, whilst with blush |
confess to my children, the misplaced con-
fidence reposed in your State, encour-
age any expectation that they will ever
receive from il one farthing.
Accept my best thanks for your own
courtesy to me, and be assured in what |
have written, | mean no reproach to your
self. have the honor to subscribe my
self, Your Excellency's
obi and humble serv't,
HENRY SrORKS,
Sergeant at Law.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
Santa ANN.

Considerable doubt exists as to whether
Santa Anna has landed at Vera Cruz
Sumo papers report. that he has been Ia.
ken prisoner by Com. Conner; others that
he has been allowed to pass; and others
again that he landed some other point, and
came by land TO Vera Cruz. The Picay-
une believes that he slipped by Com. Con-
ner; and gives the following report of his
arrival:
In regard to the latter we learn that the
English merchat steamer ''Arab" arrived
off Vera Cruz the morning of the 10th
inst, having on board Gen. Santa Anna
and his family, Gen. Almonte, the ex-
Ministers Rejon and Harory Tamariz,
Sr. ID. Crescencio Boves. ex-Deputy from
Yucatan TO the Mexican Congress, and
several other individuals. Upon the APP
pearance of the Arab off Vera Cruz, Com
Rodore Conner repaired on board the
steamer Princeton, and an attempt was
made to intercept the Arab; but the morn.
ing was calm and she slipped into port
without hindrance with her valuable
freight. Opinions differ as to the inten-
tons of the Commodore towards Santa
Anna; some believing that he had no de,
sire to intercept him. On this subject
we learn by letters received by the United
States brig Perry, at Pensacola from Ha.
vana,that our Consul, Col. Campbell, had a
conversation with him to the following eff
feet: Col. q. inqired if the General was
in favor OF the war with the United States.
To which the General replied, "You
know how it is; if the people of my coun-
try are for war, then | am with them; but
| would prefer peace" Before leaving
Havana, he requested and received from
Col. Campbell letter of introduction to
Comma. Conner. He also took with him
valuable box of cigars, intended as a
present for the Commodore. Upon arri
wing off Vera Cruz, he took good care tc
waste no time in the presentation of his
letter or cigars.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
Euftor's Gnrrfspnmnemrr.
lFROM THE VOLUNTEERS.1
CAMP OF MISSISSIPPI REGIMENT,
At Mouth of Rio Grande,
.aueust 10Th, lS46.\

August 10Th, 1885,
DEAR JONES :-Sickness and debility
have suspended my correspondence with
you until can scarcely determine at what
point TO resume my desultory pencillings.
1t will not, | trow, be an entirely uninte-
resting item to your numerous readers to
learn that am so far convalescent as to
be able to perform camp duties.
You have doubtless learned from the
New Orleans papers that we left that city
on the 21st, 22d, 23d and 9th ult. Our
company embarked on board the steam
propeller Massachusetts, in company with
the (Jackson) estate Fencibles," Capt.
McManus; the Tombigbee Volunteers,
Capt. Rogers; and the Yazoo Volunteers.
Capt. Sharpe, under the command Of Maj.
A. B. Bradford After horne imprison-
ment of five days, worse than that of peni-
Tertiary convicts, we anchored in the bay
opposite Brazos st. Jago, on the morning
of the 9th, but Gid not debark until late
in the afternoon of the next day.
If you, Mr.. Editor, crusty bachelor as
YOU are, can conceive the intense Joy of a
man released from the thraldom of long
term of sssingle bessedness," or of the re-
verse, i. g. CaudIe Disseminated from the
despotism of tongue castigation, or any
thing else horrible and terrible, then you
can imagine how great was our ecstacy on
being permitted once more to plant oul
feet and pitch QUIZ tents upon terra firua
though to tell the truth, the prospect upon
the sandy beach (where not sign of We
getation could be seen) was not very
cheering. We remained on the Brazos
,Ieser. for seven days, when we took ~
the line of march for this place, g mile.
distaps,) destined here to remain until tbi.
ponderous, unwieldy regiment can b.
creased for a new start; then we do no
exnect to halt until we shall have reaches
Camargo, though our destination and des
t;ny are yet very uncertain. There is no
tree in the Lord knows what distance O
Nc and we're it not for the glorious, deli
c;ous sea breeze that continually fans on
hronzed cheeks, we would literally suffo
cate and friend, by my side, very sober
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

Of The Holly Springs Gazette comes
to us in new toggery, much improved in
appearance. The Gazette is good paper,
an advocate of the good doctrines of tenn
perance and morality--and, we are sorry
to add, of the bad doctrines of wh;ggery.
If the editor will abandon the latter, and
change the name of his boy from Henry
Clay to Jim Polk, he will indeed be mar
vellous proper man. Whether he does or
not, We wish him long life, many more
boys, and much pecuniary success.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
Santa Fe.

The following interesting particulars,
touching the mission of Maj. Il. G. How
ARD, who was sent by the Administration
TO Santa Fe, to inform citizens resident
there Of Inc existence of the war with Mex.
leo, is from the letter of the Washington
correspondent of the Courier
MAJ. Howard, Of Texas, who was sent
to Santa Fe by the government. immedi-
ately after the news of the battles of the
sth and 9th of May last, returned to Wash
ington last night. This is the quickest
trip on record. He passed all the traders
who had started out ahead of him, and ar.
rived in the immediate vicinity of Santa
Fe, three days before the Mexican autho-
rites obtained information of Taylor's
victories. He notified the Americans who
had time to join hin for retreat on Bent's
Fort, before the Mexican authorities knew
what they were about. The prompt pre-.
parations of many of the Americans to
leave Sante Fe, indeed, first aroused their
suspicious that the war had actually begun
in earnest. Maj. Howard remained con
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

NAVIGATION OF THE COLUMBIA
impression still continues TO prevail in
England that the Oregon Treaty secures
to Great Britain the perpetual right to u
free navigation OF the Columbia. The
London Times says: "It has been erro-
neously asserted by some of the American
papers, and by one of our contemporaries
in this country, that the navigation of the
Columbia, conceded to us, is temporary,
and limited to the duration of the Hudson
Bay Company's charter. This statement
IS unfounded; the navigation of the Coz
lunabia IS secured to the Hudson Bay Com
Pony in perPetuity; and the existence of
that company under the charter of Charles
ii, is itself aalimited.n
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

THE REVENUE BILL.--We extract the
following from a speech delivered in the
United States Senate, by the Hon. George
McDuffie, on the Revenue bill, which has
recently become the law of the land. We
commend il TO the attention ofour readers:
Mr.. McDUFFIE Their said, The strong
language of the Senator from Massachu-
sets, m characterizing this bill as an aris-
tocraliC measureS, imposes upon me the
duty of saying very few words before the
question is taken, in order to disabuse
the public mind of any such impression, if
any impression be made upon it. The
honorable Senator has asked with great
confidence, and certainty not in the expec-
tation of being replied to, where is the
Democratic feature fthis bill? Where is
the provision intended to operate in favor
of the laboring classes of the countryl-
On the contrary, he goes on TO enumerate
certain articles OF luxuries upon which the
duties have been reduced, and leaving it
to be inferred that these are the great and
principal reductions. Now, Mr.. Presi-
dent, will point out to the Senator the
Democratic features of this bill. 1t has re-
duced the duty upon salt from eight cents
to half cent. 1t has reduced the duty
upon sugar from two and half cents to
one cent per pound. 1t has reduced the
duty ON all that class Of cotton manufac-
lures, whether white or printed, which is
consumed by the laborers, farmers, and
mechanics Of the United States, God knows
how much! But sincerely believe that
in this bill on ali that class of man.
ufac.ures consumed by the poor and mid
die ranks, there is a reduction of duties
greater than on any other class of articles
contained in the bill; and l have express
sed the opinion, which I sincerely believe
that the repeal Of the cotton minimums--
an invention which never was known I'm
til it was introduced in the bill of 1916,
and / believe unknown to the customhouse
laws Of any other country, so far as my
knowledge extends-I believe that the
striking out Of that will alone enable the
people Of the Uuited State to consume an
increased importation, approaching to ten
millions of dollars,at prices little morethaR
two thirds of that which they have now to
pay.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

enough" The cutlass, they use for chop
ping out pieces of the flesh after they have
bored with the spear. They are not ga.
tisfied with the blood. No, sir! They
must have meat In earnest, they can
bite through blanket. Now, then, here
is the corollary: if the van Of the Mexican
army is so furious and terrible, we must be
whipped by the main body-there is no
other chance. Farther: II their sand flies
and mosquitoes are so relentless and blood
thirsty, goodness gracious, what kind OF
men must they have!
Very truly, L. I.
P. S. will add an item or two which
have come to my knowledge since writing
the above. Parades was at San Louis de
Potosi on the 18th July, with force of
5000 men, and relied upon the surround.
ing country to raise it to $4,000; but hear
ing that Alvarez was in arms, he returned
towards the city of Mexico, with the view
of seeking an engagement. Of the force
of Alvarez, have heard nothing, but it
is coniectured that ore this he has defea-
ted and overthrown the despot and mad
man.
A post, between Montery and Camar-
go-thirty miles from the former and six
ty or hundred from the latter, is fortified
,,,;,b obo,,t OE00 v,oor tbo JocootoJ .ono
nant of the Mexican army, in command
of Mejia, and that is the only resistance
that Gen. Taylor would meet with on his
march TO Montery. Camargo is held by
Gen. Taylor. The history of its capitu-
lation is this: Capt. Miles, U. S. A., was
despatched by Gen. Taylor in advance OF
the army, via Camargo to Montery. He
advanced upon Camargo "a town of 5000
inhabitants) and found force of 500
men stationed there in gun.shot OF the
town. They retired, Don somebody, theil
commander, taking with him his family
The Alcalde surrendered the town at The
discretion of our gallant Captain, who had
command Of two companies of artillery
consisting of 81 men-part of a regiment
which did not reach Camargo until after
: the bloodless capitulation. He, however
: sent a message to the redoubtable com
mandant, profering his protection TO tht
family of the latter, and relieving his ap
prehensons in regard to their safety, an
2 the post is now held and fortified by Uni
a ted States troops. This intelligence W
: have from Mr.. Miles, who has travelled a
: private citizen beyond Camargo.
:, The intelligence given above was brougl
b into Camargo by Mexican, who announ
g ced himself to be a messenger extraord
e nary TO convey the news. 1t may be tru
or it may not.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

Too MUCH PANIc.-The Philadelphia
U. S. Gazette says, the proprietors of Sc
veral large factories in Moyameusing
have determined to stop operations imme-
diately, and also that the rate of wages is
TO be reduced. Reduce the wages sissr
the operatives are discharged! Point
your gun again, Mr.. Gazette, you aimed
too high that time. We must send those
Moyamensing heather some wing papers,
wherein it Is most conclusively proved
that the tariff of 40 reduced the price OF
American manufactures, end that the
price of goods had nearly, or quite, reach
ed its minimum. Have nos these Nova
mensing men seen the circular Of their
representative, Andrew Stewart, and the
answers thereto, and the famous speeches
of The aforesaid built thereon. Was il
not by this famous tariff expounder shown
as clear as mud that cotton cloth which in
1916 was worth so cents, was now redu-
ced to l2A cents per yard by tariff laws,
and that by the same cause wooden clocks
have fallen from 40 to OIL so, and the fare
from New York to Albany reduced from
$40 to Is cents. The tariff of '42 being
destroyed, wooden clocks and steamboat
fare will rise, and cotton cloth go up again
to so cents per yard. These Moyamen.
sing men may expect to see steam engines
worth half million, when according to
Andrew Stewart, steamboat fare and
wooden clocks GO back to the prices Of
1915, as they will under the ruinous anG
country. destroying tariff Of '46. IGEobe,
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

The REToRT CoURTEoUs.-That eloqent
statesman, Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana,
made this handsome and effective reply to
Hon. John Quincy Adams, who complain
ed about the Oregon Treaty, in recent
debate in the House of Representatives:
81 say frankly, so far from being osham-
ed Ito use language of the gentlemen from
Massachusetts, Mr.. Adams,) OF the bOun-
dairy we have obtained, that should be
glad to have the terms of that boundary
incorporated, in the very words of the
treaty, in the first section of this bill. l
say further, in regard to the treaty itself
than, calling TO mind the facts, that Presi-
dent Monroe. in 1918. voluntarily. end as
first offer, proposed 10 Great Britain the
line OF 40 deg, expressly adding the
free navigation of the Columbia; that the
same President, in 1923 after the acqui-
sition of the Spanish title, caused SINH
lar offer to be renewed, intimating, indeed,
that it would be desirable to obtain 81
deg, but if Great Britain earnestly insis-
ted upon it, we would consent to the par
allel of 40 deg. to the sea considering,
further, that the gentleman from Massa
chusetts himself, (Mr. Adams,) in 1926,
caused his Secretary Of State Mr.. Clay)
third time to propose the extension of the
line of 40 deg. to the Pacific, and again to
offer, in conjunction with that line, the free
navigation Of the Columbia 10 British SUBJ
iects, without single restriction either as
to time or to the commerce Of the Hudson's
Bay Company; considering yet once more
that proposal of the same parallel was
renewed in 1913 and finally, that it was
made even last year by our present chief
magistrate; in view of these various offers
of compromise, say that men who have
looked calmly and dispassionately over
the whole ground, must have come long
since to the conclusion, if Great Britain,
departing from pretensions to the Colum-
bia river as a neutrality-suspicious.
stoutly maintained for quarter of CEN
tury-did, at last, offer to US the very line
we had FIVE times offered to her, that the
public opinion of the world would not per-
NIT us TO reject it,"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
From the Seat Of War.

Owing to the failure of the mail from be-
low, on yesterday morning, (quite COM
mon occurrence of late,) We are without
any very late news from the army. We
find the following in the Vicksburg Sem
tinel, of the Slst:
From THE ARMY.--The Alabama arrived
at New Orleans on the eth, with dates up
10 the 23d from Matamoras. The only inn
portant news she brings is that of the de-
parture of Gen. Worth with 1000 men
from Camargo en- route for Monterey. The
advance of the army has thus at last got in
motion; and the rest will soon drag is
slow length along. Gen. Worth, when
last heard from, had entered Chena-a
little town some rs miles from Camargo.
Col. HAYS and his Rangers have taken
the village of San Fernando. 1tsurrender-
ed without blow; and the inhabitants
seemed not at all reluctant to admit the
roistering Americanos.
The health of all the regiments that have
been stationary continues bad. That OF
those who are on the move rs excellent
We see no accounts of the departure of our
Mississippi regiment from their post at the
mouth of the Rio Grande.
The Alabama brought over 56 volunteers
VINO nave DeeH lOl 6tChucoo'-
Many more had departed on other vessels.
P. S.-Since the above was in type, we
have conversed with several of the return
ed volunteers. They state that some 500
have been discharged from our regiment
for sickness and that in every company
there have been two or three burials since
arriving at the mouth of the Rio Grande.
They bring, however, the gratifying intel
ligence that part of the regiment had at last
got off for Camargo. The Raymond Fen
cibles, part of the Southrons, and the va
ZOO company had departed.
A correspondent the New Orleans Del
IA, writing from 6 Point Isabel, August
a." says
Since my last we have had tall rise of
the waters the river having completely
inundated the banks on both sides of the
Rio Grande. The oldest inhabitants say
they never saw the river so high before.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

cealed near Santa Fe for four days, in
which time he managed to despatch CO.
pies of the Presidents proclamation, and
other information concerning the condi-
ton of things on the lower Rio Grande to
all Americans settled in New Mexico
He, then, being warned that the Governor
was aware Of his presence, fell back TO-
wards Taos, the alcalde OF which town
volunteered to 60 out in the mountains 10
catch him. Having been second in the
military command Of the never to be for
gotten Texas Santa Fe Expedition. he
was well known to the authorities. How
ard proved one too many ter 1.-Two Den,
however; for he surprised him and bis
party, and took :hem prisoners. From jhe
alca!de he learned that Instantly On haar-
ing of Tayloris victories, The leading IN
habltants of New Mexico, la priests sad
others, exerted themselves 20 induce tie
people 10 organize for defence, as they
took it for granted that the U. s. Govern
ment would send force to attack Santa
Fe. The principal argument used was,
that the Americans would appropriate all
their goods, violate all their women, &c.
This, it appears did not take we'll enough
with the people TO induce organization.
Howard 10 Of opinion that no resistance
to speak of will be offered to General
Kearney's force which has about now
reached Santa Fe. He thinks that the
masses, when they find that this rs not TO
be war against their religion, o. against
individual Mexicans, will gladly come un-
der the authority of the Ualted States;
more especially as they have lately suf-
fered dreadfnly from incursions Of hostile
Indians rowing abou: their borders, against
whom the Government of Mexico has al
ways laied TO afford such protection as the
presence of United States troops, even in
small numbers, Eiil ensure. Howard al
so disbe'sases the report that Urea is has
tening to The relief of New Mexico with
considerable body of troops. This sto-
ry reached him near Taos, and he endea-
vored to satisfy himself as 10 its authenti-
city. Knowing this gentleman's expert
ence with Mexican border warfare, place
great reliance in his judgment of Mexican
affairs, therefore write you what he says
concerning the state of things in New
Mexico, with great confidence.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

The TERM WHIG.-The word is made
up of the initial letters Of all good men,
"We Hope In God."--Claremont Eagle.
And the practice ofthe party, We"HGr'
den In Gaih. m-Spcctdt0I.
And the precept, We Honor ImPlieisly
Gold"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

Mr.. HAYwooD's ADDREss.--heau Tue
"a c,ustic review of this document
, D we extract from the Charleston 'ues.
wn The Senator assumes the "tTue post
- bonor--a private station" with n0'0-
y;sty by no means enviable'
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

COMMON ScHooLs.-From Information 3D.
tanned from many counties by the editors
of the Mississippian. and published IN tha'
paper, we learn that little or nothing mas
been effected by the new Common Scnool
Law. Our people exhibit an indifference
in this important matter as 6isreputaole as
it is notifying. The law should be alter
ed SO as to contain provisions securing Its
efficient enforcement.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

CEN. GA1NEs.-The decision 81 ihe mill
~ Court in the case of Gen. Gaines has
been made public. The Court re<ea "the
f.cts,, in the case, pronouncing the con-
1uct Of Gen. G.. vioIative of law and OF
ailitary discipline, but excusing him in
.;dsration of the rectitude OF his mo-
49,. The Secretary of War, by direction
- he President, in approving the decision
" .he Court, administers very severe re-
-;nond 10 Gen. Gaines. 1t is the pre-
P.;l;no opinior that the superannuated old
Va burden to the service, and it is
ma that he will be quietly displaced al
M Conclusion of the Mexican war.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

TIE CRoP.-We conti.me our extracts
relative to the growing crop. The weather
since our last. has been very favorable.-
We hear much complaint Oh the caterpillar
and boil worm in this county, but nave nc
means of determining the extent Of the
damage done.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09
MtSstastppt Denrocrat.
CAR ROLLTON:

Wednesday Merning, |: September 9, 1916.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

oT Ten of the Carroll County Volun-
teers,'' discharged from sickness, have
reached their homes since our last publica-
ton. They left the camp at the mouth OF
the Rio Grande on the 18th ult. Mr.. S. A.
Young, and Mr.. Durdin are still seriously
i'll. The others, we are glad to hear, have
recovered, or are rapidly recovering.