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The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04
GEN. TaylOr.

- The New Orleans Southerner, a neutral paper,
and whose Editor, from his position and connec-
tions is supposed to know something Of the mind
of Gen. Taylor in relation to the Presidency, thus
notices the dinner given to that distinguished hero
at Monterey:
"The Americans, we learn orally, gave General
Taylor q dinner at Monterey, where he was toast
ed as the future President of the United States.
The General replied that if he should ever occupy
that position, he must be elevated to it not by the
voice of any party. He appears TO be perfectly de-
iermined as TO the course he means TO pursue, and
be is not backward upon proper occasionss OF pub
fishing that determIn 10 his countrYmen. In
one respect, General Taylor has committed himsel!
to the spontaneous voice of the people. II remains
to be seen whether the power Of his popularity Will
break down the old organizations and elect him as
the favorlte of one party no more than the other.
We do.not know what others may think but il
strikes that it is not altogether in the best taste
for General in the armies of the Republic to be
making speeches. before his officers and mon, on
the Presidential question; and we can only ac-
count for such a course on the part Of General
Taylor by the supposition that be considered him
self bound, under all the circumstances, to speak
out boldly and frankly what he had so often writ
ten on the same subject to the people at home
The Hero of Cerro Gordo, Gen. Scott has also
been spoken Of by his friends for the same Office
and his name has been much longer before the
country than that Of Gen. Taylor; and yet we
hear Of no "toasting " on the route to Puebla--no
Speeches from ham defining his position and bis
views a. to this absorbing question. But Gen
Taylor, says Correspondent of the Wing pa
pers from Monterey, who is understood to be an
Officer Of the Virginia Regiment, Is the Cands-
date Of tie Army"" and such being the senti-
ments of his aydfnt friends about Monterey, we
do not wonder that old Rough and Ready was
toasted and Speech drawn from him on the oc.
eason alluded 10. TIE Candidate of the Army
Gen. Taylor, we feel sure, does not so regard
himself; and we are greatly mistaken in our esti-
mate Of his character, if he does not signally
rebuke such sentiments and such declarations.
The Hero of Buena Vista may we'll exclaim,
=" save me from my friends!"'
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04
From the N. o. Bulletin July II.

THE MEXICAN News. The further details by
the New Orleans, all GO to confirm our pre-
vious BELIEF that there was no prospect Of peace,
and that the report of tho appointment of Com
missioners by The Mexican Government is un.
founded. II is true, that on the lth, the report
Of the probability of peace, was very current at
Puebla but it does not appear that there were any
reas MS given for the rumor. Il is, probably only
one Of those thousand reports that are constantly
floating through camp and which gain curren-
cy from the state of excitement that is always
isting in army situated ours is, in that city
One letter, mentioning these reports, is dated the
9th, whilst our confrere La Patra, has direct ad-
vices from the city to the 9th, when nothing of
the kind was then spoken of there, but on the Con-
trary, the works for defrnce were progressing.
The letter we published yesterday from Perote
stated that Gen. Pillow had arrived with small
forse, aud we have seen another account which
says, il was about 900 men. Iflhis is So the two
columns OF Gems. Cadwallader and Pillow win
have added only about 1000 men 10 Gen. Scotrs
force, making It in all from 5000 10 10000 men,
He probably does not think it advisable to first
risk battle, and then attack the city with that
force, but will await the arrival of Gen. Pierce.
The expedition of Col. DrRussey, from Tam
pico, appears generally to be considered very i'll
advised. II certainly was so if as now reported,
he took with him only lis men. No other but
disastrous result could have been expected, with
such small force, attempting to march l30 miles
into an enemy's country-we think there must
be some mistake on this point, particularly from
the list of the different companies which were
stated at the time Of its departure as composing
the expedition
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Me1ican WhiGeer,u,l..


The Boston Times states that during n. NJ.
gress of the funeral ceremonies al WorceN,S, wv =.
honor of the lamonted Lincoln, all the store, s.n
orally were closed in tho streets through which
the procession passed. There was one prouinsn 'sL
exception, however, it adds that of man bv lbe
name of Eaton. who exhibited pIacard in IroO .'
of bis store as the cortsge neared his place uDor
which were inscribed the words mo HOMAGE en- n
marderers"
This fellow Eaton is no doubt Whip and
with Corwin, Giddings, and many others Of b,
tribe, looks upon the War as " uurighteou, and
damnable" Such men are a disgrace 10 lbsi
own country, while they are scorned and Aisstd at
by the intelligent and honorable of all other couD
tries; and they live on in the blacknes Of a,w
treason, monuments of the freedom of opinion and
of speech in the United States Like Arnold
they may die in their beds, but the indignation O
M honest and patriotic people is upon them, and
their memories will be Infamous in the ewes
all poslerity.
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AL depositories under the act of August sixth,
eighteen hundred and fortysix, nineteen hundred
dollars.
For roof to the building adjoining and belong
ing to the treasury building, five hundred dollars
For the expenses of procuring and issuing
certificates OF stock in the several loans heretofore
authorized, for blank stock, and dividend books
and other expenses attending the issue and trans
fer OF the evidences of public debt, including the
certificates Of scrip authorized by the &C! OF elev
enth February, eighteen hundred and forty-seven
twenty thousand dollars. 9raSlisa. 3a.s e.ssl
For contingent expenses, including stationery
blank books, &C., in the Office of the Second
Auditor, two hundred and ninety-6ve dollars n" .
For compensation of two clerks IN the office oi
the Fourth Auditor at one thousand dollars per
annum, two thousand dollars. zi ta+
For reapproprialion Of this sum for the COM
pensation Of the Acknowledgements same having
been omitted by mistake 10 the enrolment of the
civil and diplomatic bill of the last session, two
thousand dollars. eF.a,a.a
For deficiency in the appropriation for complet-
ing the maps specifications, and astronomical com
putatons Of the line of boundary between the
United States and the British Provinces six thou
For rent, repairs, watching, and incidental ex-
penses of such buildings as may be indlspensabiy
necessary for the use OF the Treasury Department,
the Secretary of the Treasury being hereby au.
thorized to obtain the same, twenty-five hundred
dollars per annum, TO commence from the passage
of this act. .-oj ao.
For repairs to the wharf at the Penitcntiary, six
hundred dollars. a.s .,..... i .,s5g7E
For settling the claims of lha late republic OF
Texas according to principles justice and equity,
for disarming body of Texan troops under the
command of Colonel Snively, and for entering the
custom-house at Bryarly's landing, and taking
certain goods therefrom, sum not exceeding
thirty thousand dollars; the account to be settled
by the proper accounting officers OF the Treasury
Department. ,.t lr' - i
SEC. 3. And be !! further enacted That the
Secretary of the Treasury be Instructed to pay to
Richie and Heiss, out Of any money in the treasu-
ry not otherwise appropriated, the amount deduct.
ed by the comInittees 10 the Senate and House OF
Representatives from their accounts as rendered
for printing furnished and delivered previous TO
the passage Of the printing law now in operation.
SEc. 4. And be IL further enacted, That tho
third section of the I" act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of govern
ment for the year ending the lhirtieh Of June, one
thousand eight hundred and forty- seven, and for
olhor PURPOSES" approved the tenth of August,
ono thousand eight hundred any forty-six, be, and
the same is hereby, revived mud continued in force
for the fiscal year ending The lhrtieth June, ono
thousand eight hundred and forty-eight.
4H JOHN W. DAVIS, "
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS, -4
Vice President of the United States and
-.... President of the Senate.
Approved, March 3, ls47. .....
JAMES K. POLK.
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04
News from the soutIl.

We publish in another column all relating 10
our military operations in Mexico which we can
CLEAN from our exchanges. Our readers will
know as well as We do what importance TO attach
to the rumor that the Nexican Government has
appointed Commissioners to meet Mr.. TIist at
Temesluca in order to treat for peace between the
two republics. No one can tell with any degree
Of certainty the influence exercised by the city OF
Mexico over the people Of that nation, and conse-
quently cannot foresee the effect which the danger
the capital is in, from the armies of the United
States, may exert in producing speedy peace.
Reinforcements are pouring ia to General Scott.
Generals Cadwallader and Pillow, it seems, from
the latest accounts had already joined him, and
Gen. PIERCE had started from Vera Cruz with the
same object When our forces are united, even
the Mexican rulers must see that their capital Is
at our mercy. The certainty that they could not
beat back General Scott with any force they could
possibly assemble may have induced them TO ap-
noint commissioners to treat with Mr. Trst On
the other hand, the selfish councils which have
heretofore swayed Mexican politicians and Mexi.-
can Generals, may lead them madly to hold out
to the last aud oppose the march Of General Scott
although they have no idea Of success They
may be willing to see their great city stornaed,
their soldiers slaughtered and the horrors OF war
brought home TO them, in order that their hopes
and hypocritical efforts may in the future tend to
their advancement, and place in their hands the
power 10 oppress and ruin the Mexican people.
The same arrival which brings the rli1or
aforementioned, informs US of another brilliant
exploit of our troops-an exploit which reflects
high credit on the American arms, although no
battery was taken or fortress stormed. Nothing
can try the bes, qualities Of soIdier-his cour-
age, discipline and endurance-more than a re-.
treat before overwhelming numbers through a
hostile country. The exploit of Col. DeRussey,
in cutting his way out of the pass near Huejutla,
with only one hundred and fifty men, though sur
rounded BY nearly tenssimes that number Of the
enemy lighting at every Py. STEP =; and making his
odds, speaks high for the skin and valor of Off
GERS and soldiers. Such feat needs nothing but
that hundreds should be counted as thousands, to
make it fill conspicuous place in the annals of
war-to make it eclipse the lustre of Moreau's
celebrated retreat through the Black Forest
@ Richmond Enquirer.
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04

We present tosout readers. n ano,he,
this paper, all tie important news f. om part
to the time Of going TO press. Atthe Iots., 'eO y
Gen. Scott was sill Puebla, but his rrs arr", Oa
rapidly swelling in numbers, and il was Ly ,Lyy. w
he would soon move upon the City, Ths "Ou&
under the command respectively of Genero !! "o s
waIiades, Pillow, and Pierce, had ALI Is -. va
Puebla, after some fighting with the Gue,;iI"e: ens
the way. The Eumor that Commssiona,aa a1 o.
been sent down by the Mexican Govern aad
treat with Mr.. Trist; does not seem entitled -
credit-indeed, some Of the letter wr,o.. any
that there had been no quorum of The Ms M a'Ie,
Congress in session. since the battle of BO..
Ia BY this time Gen Scott is most nroSas,Vis Ss VS.
the City Of Mexico. His forces were amnISy IN
we cannot admit the idea for a moment 1Ss,, and
armys which Mexico might send for,S t"0' aly
check him in his onward movements could
Gen. Taylor was still at Monterey, bu, ~.
j. stated that he expected soon to advance ~ NC go
Louis Potosi. Lieut.. Col Fagq had arr;u.S ~ SAP
Monterey with the Buncombe COMPANY ana 81
Taylor, It ID stated, had promised that uIoIa 0ea
advanced he would assign to the North CaSasM as1 De
Regiment the post of honor and of danpe,UOl%'Haa
front. 41gasa, .ssse3 - 8.7l ...... 'u0
!" Capt Clark and his men must have ,...,
Vera Cruz by the 10th of July, and if % @Iu@ 81
we're most probably ordered forward with ,S.aSy
er troops, which left on the 18th under tbs ,O@ VII
mand Of Gen Pierce. -, - 'D' CON-
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Memorandum of Tolunteers destined for the col
Mntn con,ndnded bu Major General Z,aulor

Memorandum of Tolunteers destined tor. the col
"nsn commanded by Major General Taylor.
Now IN ADVANCE OF cAMARao AND AT THAT
POINT: l Regiment from Mississippi, 10; do
from Virginia, 13; l do. from North Carolina,
g; do from Massachusetts, l3; / Battalion
(horse) from Texas ~ - BIZ
YET TO ARRIvE-DRsT1NED FOR sTAr1LLo
2 Companies from Virginia; l do. from North
Carolina.
YET TO ARRIVE: Regiment from Illinois; l
DO. from Indiana ! do from Ohio; Battalion
3 ComPaniesl from New Jersey; / do from d
Q. and North Carolina l do. from Alabama /
| Company foot from Florida 4 Companies,
horse, from Illinois, Arkansas, Ohio, and Ala.
bama: w. w. S. BLISS, Asst. Adj. Gen.
Headquarters near Monterey, June I6, 1847.
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job" in the las, Grsansborough Patriot is
writing poetry upon the "precious boon Of health, /"
He says ne would give !" pile of gold as high !"
as the Pilot Mountain, provided j, would make
him tat and hearty. John, we presume from this
offer, is eOnsGrned 10 the mining business but
gold cannot cure him. We would most respect
fully advise him to take tincture Of his own
poetry, and then to taper off with reasonable
quantity of Brandeth's Pills. If that should fail.
tes him subscribe for the Jouesboroush Whig,
read Tom Corwin's Speech faithfully before each
meal, and get the Raleigh Register to initiate him
with some OF the genuine CoraDin Gas; and if
that won't do, we'll prescribe again.
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04
California.

Some items of information have been received
at Philadelphia 10 relation to the condition of affairs
in California. The California Regiment had
arrived. and nothing of any warIike interest i.
occurring along the coast. Monterey is getting
imbued with the spirit OF the yankees and indus
try, in new and numerous forms, is giving the
former inhabitants another idea Of things. The
woods are sinking beneath the axe, and house.
rapidly building by the accustomed energy of the
new comer'. The yankees men have yankee wo.
men among them; and it will not be long before
the town will have transformed its original slug.
gulsh character into the enterprising nationality
OF those born under truly free institutions.
There has been great suffering by parties ol
emIgrants over the mountains 10 these soli,udes
they have suffered from hunger, and in some in
stances. they have been forced to feed upon the
flesh Of their fellow travellers. -a'- ~
The q. s. ship Independence, Capt. Shubrick,
had biockaded Mazatland, and had taken few
prizes The ships Cyane and Portsmouth were
upon the coass, and had also taken prizes, one of
which u valued at 100000 There is some talk
OF an attack on the strong town of Acapulco.
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Crn,,a fin the SoIrfIa.

| The Tallahassee FLA Journal of the 18th July
thus alludes TO the weather and crops 10 that
"Tbe Oldest inhabitant recollects no suc
seasoo "A we have had in Middle Florida for seve
| raj weeks; we may say months: past. Ib'
| drought" which usually comes IN May, thlsyeaL
came no, at ALL In lieu thereof the whole sprHg
was. 30 far as respects rain, highly sea'onaole,
AID when summer came, instead OF dImIDulion
we have an Increase Of wet. There has oee1
scarcely dry day for month past-the last week
averaged two hard showers day. !.
"Our friends abroad will inquire what is the el-
feet Of all this on the crops2 In regard to corn, inc
venerabl. gentleman above mentioned says ne mas
never seen fiuer crop. And really what we nate
observed in several counties conVineeS US lha' 10
is right.
tOf cotton the general report is (e1cept %hets !,
the grass has been utterly unmanageaole,l 'n~I !"
is extravaganly 6ourishing-iAr TOO m9cn 20 aJ
the satisfaction Of sagacious planters 100 mug"
weed and too few bOlls,e even should there 0. " ~
caterpillar, which every one confidently tearS' o., "
not thought the Weld of cotton Will De IaFSe' ~
in regard 10 corn there can be no ml'taKe-Su
bundant haVest seems certain" oL
The Montgomery (Ala.) Journal OF 'He ism
July, SAYS the caterpillar, or army wor.n' !a,
peared in Monroe and Clarke eounIiey III ~ -" -"
State Cotton on light lands e nucn ,., OS",DO !, il
usual average In the cane-brake coS"uJ ;,;s.
represented as very promising; In !no rains
in that section, the heavy ana ccn'l'OI u,.,, and
have caused an excessive growth OF the plant oo
consequent shedding Of the squares. ye Cos ~
early TO form any definite opinion as 10 ITO p'''
poets Of the crop
i" Macon, Ga.) July IA. We have heaIa n.,iUo ,Ur
almost every section Of the State. and the esu.O
ny seems irresistible, that the ineessa9' IS u,o,
the last three weeks have greatly injured 'nt n,
poets Of the growing cotton crops EVeu r,s.t.
Southern counties, where the promise was 80 S"t
est, the injury has been immense, and no'nlDs
late frost can secure any thing like an sVraS Ssy
crop. The corn and provision crops are cons'uN'
ed beyond contingency and are unparalleled.
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Great Freshet- -RaIl Road injured.

On Saturday last it commenced raining IN thIs
region, and for twelve or fifteen hours i poured
down almost without intermission. We learn
that the streams were raised very high, and that
serious injury has been done to the growing crops
on the low grounds On Sunday the Raleigh
and CASTOR Road had become so much washed,
that abou. eleven miles from this place one OF the
ba ageage cars ran of into cut1er. breaking loose
from he forward passenger train and the engine,
the entire train of Cars fact narrowly escaping
the chasa which had been caused by the rains.
The Northern Mail was Of course delayed by
this accident, and we learn that several days must
probably elapse before the Road can be put IN q
safe condition for the Cars.
The Hillsbo.ngh Mail, due here on Sunday
night, arrived on Monday morning, the Stage
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04

The Richmond Enquirer credits tha: capital ar
tIcle "John Tyler AeGding tie Whiss" to the
besides, it IS to good thing to be appropri-
atcd to any body in particular. We clipped it,
we believe, from q Georgia paper. We do not
know whether the story is genuine, but we would
give a reasonable reward 10 coonskins and hard
cider, to become acquainted with The Whig justices
who we're "headed" and also with the man who
wrote the article. The Wings will never forget
John TYLER. .ss.-
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04

Publication Of tie LG,cs.. In our next number
we shall compleie the publication of the Laws Of
the Twenty ninth Congress, and in the meantime
we must throw ourselves upon the patience and
indulgence of our readers. For the future, until
the Presidential campaign opens, we shall devote
a much larger space to miscellaneous articles
and to items of news and general Information.
Our kind patrons may rest assured that we shall
spare neither labor nor expense TO lay before them
each week an interesting paper. syo 80, - .a3
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From the Portland tMainsl Argus.

from the Poftlano IiAalne) argus
! A National Convention the only safe course.
The democratic party seems 10 be settling down
upon the determination to adhere to the old and
successful usages of national convention. We
judge thus from the tone Of the press, which is,
as whole, fair expression of the popular will.
Our own views of the matter we have heretofore
fully and frankly avowed and observation has
satisfied US that they are in accordance with those
! of the democracy of Maine. ~
Il is conceded that the democracy have a ma
jori,y of the votes of the Union. Let them select
any man as their candidate for The Presidency, and
go for him unitcdly, and his election will follow
as matter of course.
The only hope of federalism is in discord in
our own ranks. If We but stand together, the
game is up" with them. Great responsibility will
therefore rest upon the next national convention.
They should come together with firm resolve to
harmonize. Sectional interests, prejHdices, and
attachments, should be merged in the common
veal of the whole. The east, west, north, and
remembered that we are one people, and that we
are bound together by common interest.
We profess as party 10 follow the teachings Of
the ilustrous Jefferson. Standing upon the plat
form reared by his mighty intellect, the national
convention will be sure 10 meet hearty response
at the polls; for their action will be purely na-
tiOnaL But if they should narrow down their
foothold to section, they may anticipate nothing
bu. defeat. Above all, let them beware now they
interfere, directly indirectly, with the compro-
mises that underlis the whole fabric of our gov
srnment. ...t. s... ....r. g.. p
The national eonoentio1 of 1874 furnished an
admirable precedent. For the sake of harmony,
every candidate previously talked of was dropped,
and a new one taken The result of the mutual
sacrifice was victory. The people ratified the
doings of their delegates, went cordially into the
contest; and placed JAMES K Polk in the presi-
dental chair. .-.---s.. ..... t..-..... .-,.a
The motto Of Benton should be Inscribed upon
the heart of every man who attends lha. conven-
ton" Union, harmony, and concession ;-eUery-
thing for The cause, nothing for men," ~. =.
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Joseph G. Neal, Esq Editor of the Saturday
Gazette, and author of the Charcoai Sketches
died suddenly at Philadelphia few days since
Mr.. Neal was for several years the able and gen.
tlemanly Editor of the Pennsy lyanian and sound
unflinching Democrat s. SF1 "'.ff11 's7s-f s'--77'
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04

Prebla.+ The population of the city OF Puebla
has been varously estimated but the best authorizes
put It down at about foryive thousand 1t is well
built: the houses being mostly two stories high
and constructed Of stone. Il is seventy-six miles
South East OF Mexico, and @l25 miles West oi
Vera Cruz and is situated on the decliyitv Of =
HILL The streets are paved with diamond.shaped
stones T. if',5"'f g. 7ii ,3fas;tfIp a,f0 EF1, y
The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04

PoOer Of Earnestness. This earnest force is,
in truth. the main element IN the impressiveness
Of public speaking. II carries conviction TO tho
minds of the hearers. with power that nothing
else can give Its absence is nm irreparabIe defect
Sincerity is not enough; a desire to be useful is
not enough. Men must have that ardent impulse
which, breaking through every barrier, attests to
the world their sincerity, by urging them to the
most devoted efforts in the diffusion oftruth. They
must be distinguished by peculiar energy, they
must have moral power to compel respectful at
tention. The thorough sarnestness OF such men
in everything they undertake is an attribute Of
their character which, if it were not developed in
religious agency, would find vent in some other
direction. Their advocacy could not be marked
with cool indifference or by suspicious sincerity
1t is part Of their very nature to "throw their
whole soul into the work." They require no
elocution toteach them mock earnestness for the
natural expression of their mental emotions as.
companies and enforces their deepfelt uuerance
So spake Paul, and Luther Ignatius I.oyola, and
Whitfield, Peter the Hermit, and Knox s.5a
The Pulpit and the People, by p. Ryldnds.