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Tri-weekly journal., 1847-07-01
State of Indiana, vanderburgh County, IS.
Vanderburgh Circuit Court, in vacation, june 23d

NdnuerDurgn OHcui OOurt, IN vacation, June, I'D
lSi7
Ferdinand Hieskell. Francis Hos
kins, Cotton Heskell and Henry
f. Heberton.
Thomas Wheeler, John Wheeler,
Eliza Wheeler heirs, Mrs. Eliza
Wheeler, widow and james T.
Walker, Administrator of Joseph In Chancery.
Wheeler, lr., deceased, Charles /.
Battell, Charles b. Truett VIII
liam S. Pendleion, Robert w. ID.
Truett, David Lapslcy and Peter
Marseiles, Assignees of Wingate
Gaskell and Scott, VIM. J. Reese
Josiah b. Heylin and Robert To-
land.
now al this time, TO wit, June the % 1917 came
IA the above complainant by John lngle Jr., their
solicitor and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Van
derburgh Circuit Court their certain Bill of complaint
against the above named defendants. And il salts
actorily appearing from the affidavit of dsinterested
person this day filed in the Clerks office Aforesaid
that Charles b. Truett, William 5. PenGleton Rob-
ert W. ID. Tuett David Lapsey, Peter Marsees
William J. Reese, Josiah b. Heylin ard Robert To-
land, all non residents of the State of Indiana
Therefore notice is hereby given the said Charles
B. Truett William s. Pendleton, Robert w. d. Truet
David Lapsley, Peter Marseilles William ]. Reese
Josiah b. Heylin and Robert Toland, that unless
they be and appear here or before the calling o
this at the term of the said Vanderburgl
Circuit Court TO be holden the house in tho
city of Evansville, on the third Monday in Septem.
Der next, and plead answer the said COMPLAINANT
said bill of complaint the will be las TO them
/ taken confessed. SAM'L L. JENKINS,
! jyl, pr S4 %. Clerk.
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATION,

CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, May Is, 1917.
SIR have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt of
your letter with the enclosure your editorial extrac
ted from the Signal OF the 18th April
Atthis time, my public duties command so fully
my attention, that il is impossible TO your let
ter in the terms demanded by its courtesy, and the
importance of the sentiments to which ii alludes nc
Their, indeed have the time, should feel myself at
liberty enter into the few and most general SUBJ
jecs of public policy suggested by the article inques
ton. My own personal views were better withheld
until the end of the war, when my usefulness as
military chief serving in the field against the
enemy, shall no longer be compromised by their ex-
preston discussion in any manner.
From many sources have been addressed on the
subject ofthe Presidency, and do violence neither
to mysefnor TO my position an officer OF the army
by acknowledging TO you, as have done to all who
have alluded to the of my name in this exalted
connection, thatmy service are ever at the will and
call OF the country and that am not prepared to say
that shall refuse if the country calls to the Presi
DENTAL office, but that can and shall yield to call
that does not come from the spontaneous action and
free will of the nation at large and void of the slight
est agency OF my own
For the high honor and responsibilities of such an
ohcer take this occasion to say, that have not the
slightest aspirations; much more tranquil and salts
factory life, after the termination of my present du-
ties, awaits me, trust in the society of my family
and particular friends and in the occupations most
congenial to my wishes. In no csse can permit my
self be the candidate OF any party yield myself
party schemes.
With these remarks, trust you will pardon me for
thus briefly replying to you, which do with high
opinion and approval ofte sentiments and views EN-
braced in your editorial.
With many wishes for your prosperity in life, and
great usefulness in the sphere in which your talents
and exertions embraced, l beg TO acknowledge
myself most truly and respectfully,
Your obedent servant, H. TAYLOR,
Major General u. 5. Army.
JAS. w. TAYLOR, Esq, Cincinnati, Ohio.
This letter. says the Louisville Journal, is from the
the Cincinnati Signal. 1.-The Louisville Democrat,
in repubshing says at will beseen that Gen Tay
lor will not permit himself to BE used by the Wing
party" Gen. Taylor, in the phase TO which the Dem
ocrat refers, nothing than that he will
enter into the Presidential canvass a PARTISAN
that he will not be the candidate of party but
the candidate, if at ALL of all such of the people
of the U. States may think proper to honor him
with their suffrages Still he does deny, nor will
he deny that in his opinions and feelings he is Wing
Within the last three days we have letter from
Gen. Taylor in which he twice declares, unequivo-
cally and in many words, that he is "A WING ~
In that letter however he strongly disclms everything
like partisan asperiy and expresses ardent desire
the country delivered from the evils which par
tisan violence has brought upon it,
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-07-01

lust received, per steamers Empire and Chan
u ceor:
$50 bags Prime Rio Coffee;
40 boxes Young Hyson and Gun Powder Tea;
10 hhds prime n .. Sugar;
10 bbls Loaf and Powdered Sugar;
20 boxes and ! boxes Raisins Lorings Brand;
D do Virginia Tobacco-good Brands,.
Which are offered 70, sale low by
lie %. FOSTER 81 JOHNSON
lust arrived, per steamer General Worth.
u 200 sacks Turk Island Salt
Now in store and for sale by
ie29, IT, FOSTER & JOHNSON.
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At the regular quarterly election for officers
of Lyman Beecher Division No. %, S. of T. in
this city, held on last Tuesday evening, the for
lowing gentlemen were elected:
GEORGE B. WALKER, w. p.
X. GILL HARVEY, w. A.
p G.. 0'REnLY, r. S.
VIM WHITrLEsEY, A. r. S.
JAMES LAUGHLIN, Jr., +. S.
ROBERT BARNES, L.
WIN. II. WALKER, c.
BENZ. p. HUGO, A. c.
THOMAS AGER, |. S.
CHAs. G.. CoLvIN, o. S.
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bills no. /, Just reed and for
WI sale by Licll w. sc. BELL
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Thomas Wilson,
vs..
Barney Royston, Constance
s. Royston, his wife, Mary
Ann Hall, Mary Hazard Hell
en- Hazard, Michael Conner In Chancery.
and James Swan, John T..
Page, John $. Oatman and
Harriet Oatman, his wife,
Thomas Mcknight & Emily
Mcknight, his wife.
DE it remembered that heretofore, TO wit, on the
Id thirtieth day of December in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty six the
complainant by Conrad Baker, his attorney filed in
the Office OF the Clerk of the Vanderburgh circuit
court his certain bill of complaint against the above
named defendants and it also appearing from atiida
Wits filed in the Clerks office aforesaid that all the
defendan'e above named except Barney Royston
and Cons ance $ ROystOn, his wife, arc non-res-
idents OF the State of Indiana.
Therefore notice is hereby given to the said non
resident defendants that unless they appear and plead
to answer the said compliments said bill OF COM
painant or before the calling of this cause at the
next term OF said court TO be held the court house
Evansville on the third Monday, in September next,
the matters and things therein contained will be as to
them, taken as confessed.
jy !, 3w. SAML T. JENKINS, Clerk.
Tri-weekly journal., 1847-07-01

State of Indiana, Vanderburgh County SIS.
In the VanderbuTgh Circuit Court, in vacation,
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08

and navy can enable him to extend TO Won!
and, until Congress has time to act, your friends
must rely upon you to continue to govern YOUR
selves, as you have heretofore done, under the
provisions, of your own voluntary compoct :
and with the justice, harmony and moderation
WHICH is due to your own character and to the
honor of the American name.
! send you by Mr.. shifely copy of the bill
OF the late session, both as it passed the House
OF Representatives, and as proposed to be
amended in the Senate, with the Senate's vote
upon laying it on the table, and copy of Mr.,
Calhoun's resolutons-( posteror in date to the
amendment, but, nevertheless, father to it,
also copy of your own provisional organic
act, as printed by order of the. Senate: all
which will put you completely in possession Of
the proceedings of Congress on your petition
for Territorial Government, and for the pro-
lection and security of your rights.
In conclusion, | have to assure you that tn
same spirit which has made me the friend q f
Oregon for thirty years-which led me to de-
nounce the joint. occupation treaty the dav il
was made, and to oppose its renewal in 1928.
and to labor for Its abrogation until it was ter
minated; the same spirit which led me to re
veal the grand destiny OF Oregon, in articles
written in 1915, and to support every measure
for her benefit since-this same spirit still ami
mates me, and will continne to do so while |
live; which, hope, will be long enough to see
an emporium Of static commerce at the mouth
of your river, and stream of Asatic trade
pouring into the valleyof the Mississippi thro,
the channel Of Oregon.
Your friend and fellow-citizen,
THOMAS II BENTON.
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senator Benton,s Letter.
Letter Of Senator Benton 10 the People of Oregon
WASHINGTON CRY. March. I847.


WASHINGTON CITY, March, l847.
.My F1ends-For such | may call many OF
you from personal acquaintance, and all of
you from my thirty years devotion to the in
terests Of your country-I think it right to
make this communication to you al the present
moment, when the adjournment of Congress,
without passing the bill for your government
and protection, seems to have left you in a
state of abandonment by your mother country.
But such is not the case. Iou are not aban.
doned! nor will you be denied protection for
not agreeing to admit slavery l, man Of the
South, and STAKEHOLDER, tell you this
The House of Representatives, as early as
the middle of January, had passed the bill to
give you Territorial Government, and in that
bill had sanctioned and IegaIlaed your Provi
sional Organic Act, one of the clauses of which
forever. prohibits the existence of slavery in
Oregon. An amendment from the Senate's
committee, to- which this bill was referred,
proposed to abrogate that prohibitions; andsin
the delays and vexations to which that amend
ment gave rise, the whole bill was laid upon the
table and lost for the session. This will be a
great Disappointment to you, and real Gala
nifty; already five years without law, or legal
inst tu ion for the protection Of life, liberty and
property and now doomed to wal, year Ion
ger. This is strange and anomalous condi-
tion!. almos incredible to eontemplat and
most critical to endure! a colony of free men,
1000 miles from the metropolitan government,
and without laws or government to preserve
them! But do not be alarmed or desperate,
you will not be outlawed for not admitting
slavery. Your. fundamental act against that
institution, copied from the ordinance of 1887
-(the work of the great men of the South, in
the great day of the South, prohibiting slavery
in territory far less northern than yours)-
will NOT be abrogsted. nor is that the inten-
ton of the prime mover of the amendment
Upon the record, the Judiciary Committee Of
the Senate is the author of that amendment;
but not 50 the fact! That committee is only
midwife tOit.7 Its author is the same mind that
generated the ''firebrand rssolations,n of which
| send you a copy, and Of which the amend
ment is the legitimate derivation. Oregon is
mot the object. The most rabid propaganda
Of slavery cannot expect to plant it on the
shores Of the Pacific fn the latitude OF Wis
consin and the Lake of the moods A home
agitation, fsr election and disuniOn purposes,
is all that is intended by tFrusting this fire.
brand question INTO your billi sod. at the next
session, when it Is thrust in ngain. We win
'eourge it out! aud Psss your bill as il oughi
10 be. promise you this in the name Of the
South, as well as Of the NOrIh; and the even,
will not deceive me. In the meantime the
President will give yOapil the PrO;eeiiOa which
s1ls,ing laEs, and deisehmsnts Of the army
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08
Gen. taylor and the Presidency.

Some Of the loco foco leaders, and few Of
the neutral papers seem to be very uneasy a.
bout the course of the Wings. and Of the peo-
pie, towards General Taylor. In their eyes il
seems to be horrible, that the Wings should
think of running him for the Presidency next
year. He is, according to their story, the pro-
perty of the Administration; he must fight the
battles of the country, and it would be treason
to take him from where he is--it would be
wrong, and not consonant with his own views;
to reward the gallantry, GOODNESS and ability,
which he has every where displayed, by elect
ing him TO the fret office in the gift of the
people. Their extreme solicitude about this
whole matter m be easily accountedfor.-
They see the certainty of his election, in the
event of his being candidate; and they know
full well that he is made of such noble stuff,
that he cannot be used, OF diverted from his
purposes by any one, much less by those with
whom he has no political affinity.
In all this matter, we presume, the Wings
understand their own business The question,
who shall be their candidate, or when they
shall name him, does not rest with the locos
nor the Neutras; it is a matter between them
and the man they may chose to Designate
But, argue these very fastidous critics of the
Wing course, this nomination will make it
party war, and place the, General in disagree
able position towards the Administrations
Who does not see that this is all said for eff
feet, and without regard to the facts? Thro'-
out the war. thus far, President Polk has stu
diously endeavored to give it party aspect.
Nearly every appointment in the army, by the
President has he made onparty grounds. The
course of the Administration towards the Gen.
inits direct and open hostility to him-the eff
forts which have been made to cripple and de-
feat his plans-are too notorious to require il
lustra'ion. To give party character to the
war; an attempt was made to supersede both
''Old Rough and Ready" and Gen. Scott, and
the two other Major Generals, by the appoint
ment of civilian-a mere poltician--oyer
their heads; and this was abandoned by the
President only when he ascertaueda that he
could ind no pretext for the Commission ofthe
outr ge! If it be not a party war, in the most
unlimited sens of the term, it is only because
the loco foco partyha failed in all their EFF
forts to make it so. The people see, as well
as politicians, the course of things, and hence
their Just appreciation of the services, the en-
ergy, and the bravery Of the hero of Buena.
Vista, and their determination at the proper
time 10 make him President Of the United |
States.--.sy. koias Bul1eti,a
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08

published by the'General Central Committee
Of ireland, shows that considerable amount
has been received from various parts Of Cana.
da, chiefly through the medium OF Archbishop
Murray, in Quebec. The Protestant and Ca
tholic bishops and the clergy Of the various
denominations, have afforded their most zeal.
GUS cooperation. The subscriptions amounts
ed to f2,400 A similar meeting took place
in Montreal, and we learn that Mr.. Thomas
Ryan, the treasurer Of the collection, was
enabled to remit BY the Cambria fl 500 to the
Bank of Ireland. ~
Famine Relief Fsnd.--On Wednesday the
committee Of the British ssocia,ion for the
Relief Of Extreme Distress in ireland and
Scotland made report of the sums received,
which amounts to above f240.0OO, which in
cludes 100000 received from her Majesty's
Secretary OF State for Home Department, be-
ing part of collection under the Queens let
ter
Many vessels are now loading with maize at
Vigo, for England and France; and the expor-
tation of potatoes,which are excellent. in Gal
licia, has also been considerable from that part
of the Spanish coast. IT,
From Saturday last one-fifth Of the multi
tude employed upon the road works in Ireland
were struck off by order OF the Treasury
Task work is to be continued, and all persons
holding ten acres OF land will be discharged
Daily wages.wiil be substituted, and under the
rate paid by farmers.
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with dignity, and in all the trying situations in
which be has been placed, uncomplainingly
performed his duty. He seems to have appre-
ciated the generous impulses of the A merican
peoples BY leaving his character and fame In
ItheirkeePing. The people will honor him for
this confidence, and posterity will bestow upon
him die new and extraordinary character, that
united the impetucus, soldierly qualities Of
A NpREw JACKSON, with the stern, self-posses-
sion and higher civilian character of our be-
loved WAsmISeroN.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08
Cen. Zachary TayIor.

| The New Orleans Commercial Times gives
the folscwing short biography of Gen. Taylor
and bis ancestors; from which it will be seer
that his father acted conspicuous part as an
officer in the Continental Army, during the
memorable period of the Revolutionary srug-
gle, = may well be supposed that this old
Revolutionary veteran instilled devotional
love q country in the youthful mind of his
sons--bsAce, we need not be surprised to find
one Of them, ZACHARY, leading the American
Army sfo victory and renown upon every oc-
casion where the enemy has had the audacity
I to show himself,-Nhig Flag.
The father of Gen. Taylor was Col. Richard
Taylor,.of Virginia, an officer who served with
great credit to himself through the Revolu-
tionafy war After the war, Col. Taylor re-
moved te Kentucky, where he. distinguished
himself IN the Indian wars, and subsequently
held many civil offices of trust and honor He
was one of the trainers of the Constitution of
Kentucky, and was a member of the electoral
colleges which voted for Jefferson, Madison
and Clay Col. T ylormarried Sarah Strother,
by whonshe had five ons-Hancock, Zachary,
George, William and Joseph, and three daugh-
ters-- Ehzabeth, Sarah and Emily, Hancock,
after serving in the waragainst the Indians in
Ohio and Indiana, died q farmer, near Louis
vile, Kentucky. Zachary is sold Rough and
Ready.M George died farmer, on the old
family place near Louisville. William died, a
C,rrv IN fha MT
the only brother Of the General now living, is
a Lieutenant Lolonel in the army, who distin-
guished himself at the battle of Okee-chobee,
and has now the control of the Commissary
Department in Mexico. OF the daughters
Elizabeth and Emily died leaving families
Sarah, The only sister Of Gen. Taylor now liv-
ing, reaid GU DO most Of his immediate fami-
ly) neae kaisvilIe. Gen. James Taylor, of
ENewport,S ptucky, is not brother of Gen.
Ta6ar, b9 rlan If Tie Generals Jtather.-
|GsE Tayio risd .aaughtor Of Maj Smith
Of the ARMY citizen of Maryland. By her
he had four Ehildren-three daughters and one
son. His eldest daughter, Ann, married DR.
Robert c. Wood, Surgeon in the Army, now
In Mexico. The second, Sarah Knox, married
Col Jefferson Davis, who has SO distinguished
himself at Monterey and Buena Vista. Mrs.
Davis died several years since. The third
daughter is still unmarried. The son graduate
ed at Yale College about year since. Gen.
Taylor is of one of the Oldest Virginia fami-
lies, and is related to and connected with many
Of the distinguished families Of that State
the Madisons, Lees, Taylors, Borbours, Pen
dietons, Conways, Understanding a.
mong their ornaments--Jas Madison, Richard
Henry Lee, John Taylor, Of Caroline, Judge
Pendleton, James and Philip Barbour, General
Hunt, Of Texas, Gen Gaines, &c. Il
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-08

The Washington tnionof the 18th, in con
GLIDING aslengthy editorial reviewing tn,
course of the Administration, thus gives tn,
cue to its followers throughout the country
says: 49,
s.Lst US then initiate the example which wal
set usin 1874 Go into National Convention
Of the republican party, with 'Union, harmony
concession as our watch-words. Let that
convention give the nomination 'to the mosl
worthy'-be he a man al the plough tail, or a
citizen in our public coun aiIs,. II no leading
politician can be found in active life who de.
serves the distinction, and upon whom the PEG.
pie can freely unite, we may then find Gin.
cinnatus al his plough, and the people may cast
the mantle of the Presidential Office over his
shoulders"
This indicates clearly, as We take il, thai
whoever may be taken up by the people, the
politicians at Washington feel that they have
dealt too hardly by s'Old Rough and Ready" to
hope for favor and. that they have no liking
for him. 1t indicates too that so far as they
are coucerned, Polk, Buchanan, Cass, Benton,
Wright, and so on, are no longer much thought
of as asaiaa6ie, and we do not know any man
of their party sat the plough tall" except Van
Rpren, who is there by the expressed permis-
sion Of the people, who could make a show on
the political course. We should not wonder
il The Union should now become an agricultural
paperin pursuance Of its new ideas OF availa-
bility. Their case looks 'deePly, darkly, beau-
tifully bhe;" and what is more, they know H.
Hold them 10 it'll! "a
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From the N. o. Atlas.
Later from the Brazos.

i BY the arrival of the steamship Telegraph
we are IN receipt Of the Matampros Flag Of tht
18th inst. We subjoinesuch items of news al
possess.any especialinterest.
Gen. Taylor's headquarters were still a,
the Walnut Springs near Monterey. He has
with him the LIST Misp. regiment. There are
also in Monterey, and it's vicinity, the Ken
lucky cavalry, the I'd and Sd Ohio regiment
the 3dlndiana regiment. some companies Of
the Virginia volunteers and of Texas rangers
Asportion of the Virginia regimen. is garrison.
I ing China and Cadaritas The I'd Ohio regi-
ment and the. kentucky cavalry were expec-
ted soonsat the Brazos onsthe way home, their
term Of service having nearly expired.
There had been temporary rise in the Rio
Grande, but the.river was again receding very
rapidly, and navigation for steamers was be-
coming extremely difficult. Boats cannot
reach ,Camargo with. more than half freight,
and should the water continlie to fall, Reyno-
SO will be the highest point1tos which they can
ascend.
The extreme drought in the region Of ahe
Rio Grande. greater than has been known for a
number Of years, has retarded very much the
growth Of the cornsc crop. Althoughth this is the
season when it begins to ripen, il it just show
ing itself above the ground.
Camargo is full of'life and hustle. Large
quantities of goods were on sale there, and lin
course Of transit to SaltilIo,. Monterey, and
other points in the interior.
The second Mississippi regiment, or the
greater portion Of it, had reached Monterey,
and reported tosGen Taylor Two companies
were stationed at Cerralyo, to give security to
wagon trains passing up and down. A. private
in one Of the companies Of this regiment, nam
ej'Carson, formerly member of the MISSISSIPPI
pi Lsgislature, who had Jagged behind, was
wa8laid and murdered between Camargo and
Mier Tho Flag says:
His mutilated body was discovered in the
chapparel few feet from the road, by Capt.
JACK Everett and r. John Hays, who were
journeying upto Mier; the warm. blood was
yet trckling from him. which induced them to
think the assassins were still near, aud they
commenced search in The thicket and came
in sight Of two Mexicans not more than two
~ 49, r,,ds CO.. 49, u. ranras..d
II ch.s. m.a a;,.n - ~ s.r. 80.
ors.t.l 81 IA ,hs;5nn;I, = fT;.;s,,l, nrovsd n
fhs;, ,hlood....;nsd hand. .na na,nsn,s II
- ~. n,,ssao..a $50 80
their persons. The first impulse was to Kill
,be;, be;ng taken forw.,d md ,r,n.d over 20
col. Davis. who. win his reo;m.n,. was no,
nanv miles in advsnces The fate "a the a..
! ,a.;ns after thew were given owe, n The Mis-.
,;s.ion;an.. we have not learned bu,infs, ,he;,
punishment to have been as severe as could be
devised by the exasperated companions Of tho
,utchered man.