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Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

ron oREGoN-A company has been organizing
AZ q st. JoScphs, Michigan, to emigatc to Oregon
AZ last accounts il was filling up with families
from Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, and 4 wa,
intended they should cross tho Mississippi river on
the l'l inst on irlong journey. They will tuko
Two pieces Of cannon along with them, also n
physician, and go we'll prepared in every rcspectfd
secure safety and comfort.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

Hon. George c. Dromgoole, whose re.
election 10 Congress from Virginia has
been recently announced. died at bis resi-.
dence in Brunswick county on the 25lh
inst. Of bilious fever.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

Gen. hearny may soon be expected 10
return from California, as Col. Mason, who
succeeds him in command, carried Out or.
ders TO that effect several months since.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

Gen. Twiggs has been appointed lem.
porarily Governor, and Col. Childs military
commandani Of Jalapa.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

Hon. Jesse spreighl, late U. s. Senator
from Mississippi, died at his residence in
Lowndes county on the lst inst.
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

The Washington Union says that Of the six
thousand volunteers for the army who are EN-.
brnced in the call of the War Department for the
present month about tpo thousand are destined for
Oregon and Santa Fe
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

Most of the brass cannon taken in the
Castle Of San Juan dc Ullua will, it is
said, be sent 10 Washington city
Washington telegraph., 1847-05-26

What musl The good people afIhis Union
think Of Mr.. Pak Tor attempting 10 supar.
sede both General Scott aud Trough aud
Ready" by eleYaGng Thomas II. Benton,
sort of poiIieo military General, to The
Chief Conmanl IN Mexieol He even
expressed his deep regret ihal he had noi
the pouer in defiance ol Congress, to place
The Missouri Senator above lhese veterans
in the seryice--one oI whom has gloriously y
maintained himself in the enemys country
against The mosl fearful odds ever known,
and the other, by bis skin and courage in
overcoming oil obstacles, Is now on his ld
umpha march ta tho "llalls oflhe Monte
zumas.n Very likely they entertain llie
same views Of this outrageous attempt %
disgrace the American Generals, which
Iii. Holmes. distinguished Dem cfil c
member o Congress from [ :. c. District,
proclaimed, on The floor Of tho House OF
Representatives. When the bill 10 oproride
iaf lhs'nppoinlmeni Of Lieutenant Gen.
efal came up Tor discussion, Mr. Holmes
said;
Arkansas Castle.
"ln Eurape men were educated for the
military profession, aud il ha1 been the
policy OF ouF fathers 10 hntr their armies
led by men properly trained to The military
ant, as wellas IN the civil accomplishments;
aud yet nov, because Gen. Taylor, Who
had never Thought Of the Presidency or Of
running the faee 10 obtain It. bat whose
whole HE had been spent in camps and iu
the Geld, who had won victory alter viclurt,
aud added more to the national glur, ,han
any other man now living, happened uulot.
luuaiely 10 be cursed with the name ot'
Nhig, be- mus be superseded anl publicly
dishon.rd nni disgmced.
Aif. Il. sad THERE were tins when good
men le,l thai party was nothing. aud ihai
country WAS al. But. il shai We read IN
Creek aud IN Roman story vas true, il
seemed US i ihe time was lasf coming Ia this
Republic when public virtue would be
crime, anllo hl,e promoted The glory olthc
Government would but insure a mal's Is.
zIaee and prepare the way ior hi. ruin
surely lhs was day When eenlicmcn un
al SIDES oi the House would agree 10 sacn
Ice their petly political differences aud
lauls on lhe altar Of their csmuoi country,
and resist 50 muhsirous a scheme as vas
nv on lu9l Ia place a civilian. n politician.
over lhe hrads oi veteran oiIieafs who haI
rendered the country mnsl ,a'uabIr ser
vices, meniy because ,hry d i upl happen
10 belong to The pure, un,oph silealrd Dem
oeralic schoul. ies. that was tue alpha
an1 the oiiega oflheir offences
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A Lesson for Fanatics.

The result Of the "CoOlio' experiment in
Jamaicais a forcible exempliication of the fol-
ly of meddllng with the institutions of slave-
ry. The pretended philanthropy of the British
Government has tended emily greatly to in
crease the sutferings Of the Colonies, and at the
same time to abandon their productions. The
disastrous effect Of the new plan of importing
the East India Coolies as substitutes for slaves,
has been forcibly set forth by the last opinions
from Jamaica.
By the arrival Of the arthur, Capt. Danch, at
New York, files fthe Kingston Morning Jour-
nal, from July 18th to July Both, have been re-
ceived. The plan Of Coolie emigration has
proved an entire failure. Hundreds Of thous-
ands Of pounds have been squandered to bring
to the Island class Of persOns wholly untitled
for useful labor, and who have generally be-
come paupers, thus involving the city in heavy
expenses. The Chairman Of the quarter ses-
sion at St. Thomas.in-the-Eas in his address
to the Grand Jury, says:
"The highways and places of public resort
were crowded with these wretched creatures
in the last and worst stages Of restitution
%squalOr, filth, disease and detection. Clothing
they had, for the most part none, and covering
barely sufficient to pay tribute to the decencieI
of nature, totally inadequate to meet the deco
rum OF Society. This description is a littl'
more than the repetition of a chocer phrase o
the accounts. from all parts Of the country.
At the same time however another, i'm
portation of three hundred is announced,
twenty FIVE of which died in the passage. Il
was supposed that the Governor would call the
Legislature either the first or second week il
October.
Cannot the mad fanatics who are agitatinG
this matter in our country, take warning from
the failure Of all these British projects, anC
cease their asinine brayings against an institu'
tuition, the abolition of which would en-.
tail misery and destruction of both mastel
and slave. If lessons such as these Canno
teach then the folly and the wickedness o
their agitation, then neither could they be con
WINGED "thOugh one rose from the dead."-Sav
Republican,.
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Ell nE
e. as the State elections, and the various local
growing out Of them, will then BE-
over so that the friends Of the aold Heron can
act without being trammelied by party shack.
les and hucksterings. For one, / look forward,
with pleasure, 70 the next campaign. Al pre.
senting Mississippi, in the high and lofty NH
tude Of offering a union e~l6ctora. ,Icke,. for
the man who scorns to be the candidate az a
partyi or the tool Of a faction; and who will.
with an "eye SINGLE" look 10 the interest Of
the Nation alone. Our government has. too
long, been cursed with party misrule and con-
ventlonal dictation, irrespective Of the wishes
Of the masses, The man and the occasion Or
ier to US the most appropriate and ft opportuni.
y 70 harmonize and throw off such influences
IN spontaneously rallying around the rights and
interests OF the people, and no: being dictated
to by politicians, whose trade it is to live upoH
public spoils.
Iils proposition lisa "peace ofering,n and ii
Is hoped will be met, by Democrats and Wings,
In the spirit OF the utmost harmony.
A VOICE rReM Tae NORTH.
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Henry clay.


A delegation was sent by the citizens OF
N.York to Mr.. Clay at Cape May, inviting HIM
to visit that city-from a report of the proceed
ings, we make the following extract from the
speech Of Mr.. Clay, in reply to the delegation.
SIN all the uprightness of my nature which |
have ever endeavored to practice, / must tell
you the object and motive which have brought
me to the shores of the Atlantic. l returned
to my. residence, after passing the winter at
New Orleans, on the 23d or gath Of March last,
and a day or two afterwards, melancholy in
telligence come tie me. l have been nervous
ever since, and | was induced to take a journ-
ney, for could not look upon the partner of
my sorrows without experiencing deeper an
guish. (Here Mr.. Clay was completely over
come with his feeling, and covering his face
with his hands, remained silent several min
utes. At length he continned) Every thing
about Ashland was associated with the memo
ry Of the lost one-the very trees which his
hands assisted me to plant, serve to remind
me of my loss. Had the stroke come alone !
could have borne it with the assistance and
sustained by the kindness of my friends
and fellow citizens with meekness and resig-
nation-but Of IL children four only remain
OF six lovely and affectionate' daughters, moi
one is left. Finding myself in the theatre Of
sadness, thought / would fly to the mountain
top, and descend to the ocean wave, and by
meeting with the sympathy Of friends, obtain
some relief to the sadness which encompassed
me. ! come for private purposes and from pri-
vate motives alone. / nave not desired those
public manifestations, but desired rather to
escape them MY friend and travelling COM
%panion, DR.. Mercer, will tell you that in Vir-
ginia, will tell you that in every section of the
State of my birth | have been imPlored to re-
main, if only for a few hours, to exchange con-
gratuIations with my friends, but ! invariably
refused and only remained in each place sufi-
GENTLY long to exchange one vehicle for anoth
or. gat
After the preceding let the reader peruse
the following from the Iowa Statesman, and
then form his opinion Of the miscreant who
penned it"
sand then might Henry Clay well exclaim
GMy soul is wearied Of life" Then let him
know-let him be assured-that they are no
other than the Just judgments of God overta-
king him for his vices and iniquities. His COM
plant Of misery was entitled to no sympathy
Nay, they are sinful, because they were from
a sinful source--from a mind broken and
debauched by luxury and corruption. He is,
therefore the author Ofhis own misery, by hav-
ing thrown away upon the vices and follies Of
the world, that power Of mind which God had
bestowed upon him for noblcr purposes"
We again ask could any If our cotompOra-
raries give us the name Of the editor of the
Statesman, that it may be gibbeted BY the
#N .N a# NNHuLn .HsM.
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GEN. PILIow.-Whe.. we wrote an article for
our paper of yesterday denOuncing the letter
of "Leonidas'' and the claims it makes for
Gen. Pillow as the hero Of our recent victories,
we had no evidence Of Pillows agency in the
matter, other than was to be derived from the
letter itself. The internal evidence to our
minds was almost irresistible. Since writing
that article we have more direct evidence on
the subject, which leaves no doubt whatever
with us that the letter, if not whOAy written by
Gen. Pillow, is to be regarded as his to all Inc
tents and purposes. We abate not then one
title Of what we said IN regard toit, consider
ing il as the emanation of Gen. Pillows own
mind. We can but inadequately express our
loathing Of the spirit and purpose Of the letter.
It has been gratifying to us to know that the
promPtitude and severity with which we re-
bpked them are universally approved so far as
we know. Men Of all parties and all profess
sious have thanked US for thus d~ischarging our
duty. The manifestation of public sentiment
on the subject is too clear 10 be mistaken; il
is one of stern Reproduction of the whole scope
and purpose of the letter Of "Leonidas."-
ReGyWne.
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CANTON, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, is47

oven, and by his great Precocity nstonishes his
grandmother, who he confidently expecteth to
teach the art Of extracting the contents Of
eggs. He is bore at operas or concerts, where
he knocketh much with his cane, and stampeth
with shOdden boots. He is a poster at balls,
where be asketh ladies to dance who would
rather not have children for partners. He is a
nuisance every where, being brought into the
breathing world before his time, scarce hall
made up, and that SO lamely and unfashiOn-
ably, the dogs bark at him.
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From he Rosetusto CHRONICLE.

BuEEA VIsTA, Aug. /, I847:
9, w. HARLow-DeGr Sir: | embrace tho
present opportunity Of informing YOU, ana
through you the readers Of the Chfohitle, Of
the present condition Of the "union Grays'f
and Of the Mississippi Regiment. should
have kept up my correspondence with more
regularity but there was nothing new to com.
municate, nor is there at this time. We left
Monterey goth May and reached here the 3Oth.
where we have been lying in camp evei since,
drilling, standing guard, &c.,-our duties be-
ing the same unyarying routine from day 10
day.
We are encamped on the battle-ground OF
Bnena Vista, six miles from saltillo, and d
beautiful place it is for a battle-not a tree or
a bush to be seen for a space Of fifteen miles,
The health Of our regiment is good-we
have lost W of our company since we have
been here, viz: e. B. Carter and R. T.. Coke,
OF Madison county-Carter died soon after we
got here, Coke died this morning. There are
four cases yet in the hospital, viz; r. H. SAM
ders, Of Winston, R. 3. Campbell, Of Maidstone
E. N. Rainwater, of Holmes, and 2. N. Davis,
Of Attala-they have been very low, but are
rapidly improving, and only require a little
care and attention to get well-the balance OF
the boys are in good health. The small-pox
has entirely left US. Yours, &C., I
I. b HIGHT.
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NAM Code al NriaaIaainpi.

1t is with great pleasure we transfer to our
columns the notice Of this new work from the
Missisagpian of last week and it is but JUS
tice to ourselves to say that we are not at all
Influenced in this by the concluding paragraph
Of the notice; for we should have copied the
article without any consideration" just as
freely.
1t is due to the compiler Of this work, Judge
Hutchinson, to say that he deserves the thanks
of the people Of the State Tor his industry and
perseverance in this matter; and we are ex-
tremely anxious to give all the publicity possi-
BILE to the project in order that he may, if pos
sible, be remunerated for the labor and atten-
ton he has bestowed upon a work Of such inn
portance to the whole community. 1t is we'll
known that the circulation Of a book which
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Fluctuations in COmmerce-Balance Of
trade. sc.

trade, &c
We call the readers attention to the follow
ing truthful and alarming paragraphs, copied
from the National Intelligencer Of the 9th inst
An esteemed mercantile correspondent Of
this paper predicted some time ago, and time
after time repeated his predictions, that there
would be a terrible decline in the prices Of
Breadstuffs in Europe and that the shipments
from this country would result disastrously.
A gteat decline has accordingly taken place.
Theresult is awful and sthe end is not yet"
Itrequired only ordinary judgment to fore
see all this. There was a scarcity of food in
great Britain and France, and in consequence
prices advanced materially. This advance CT
prices induced other countries, ours in partic-
lar, to give up their supplies of Breadstufs,
This surplus being large, and a good portion Of
it having been EcOngregated in France within
the last two or three months, rapidly broke
down prices about fifty per cent. All this was
inevitable. And how few of us profit by ex-
p%etience. It's now questionable if the cOun.
IVY " AHiSO uVVh dt AL uphOHltVu Wy tuO
late rise in the market prices of breadstufFs
since late enormous losses on shipments may
swallow up the early profit.
The warnings that our valued correspondent
gave are being realized, The imports have
been immense and will continue so, which the
administration may think advantageous to the
country; but if they be Of this opinion, they
greatly err. While there were large exports
we could stand like imports: but the accoun
national already begins to look squOlly; 70
according to the newspapers, the imports intC
New York alone exceed the exports .abou
eight million dollars.
At this rate, supposlug that SO greats dispar
ity could continue, @e should get in debt t.
Europe, in one year about one hundred millions
Of dollars, which when called for in "the bard
will be no child's play. But it canno be help
ed; the Democracy has command of the ship o
State, aOd the wings are compelled to look oil
with folded arms.
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Y, he Mississippi Creole.
,be Young Cabin-bOy.
~ / admire SO much as flial
y January a boat was making
f.lIs q The Ohio, when a ire
..ms up suddenly. The pas
] expected every moment the
!, 81 dashed to pieces against
anna cabin-boy, in the midst
!. obseryed walking the deck
av Mother! Oh! my mother!
e., doln was much Affect
n was told to me, and ! offer
,y;bute Of respect to one who
nn.sI6sA feelings. # ] knew
IA ssrtsinly give it, and only
- filled to do justice to the
I ssyer see these verses, but
nothers may,
ga a. the storm demon
a 70 ride on the wings of the
reckless were covering there
the gentle were kneeling IN
: cabin-boy cried, "oh! what
dO9p
rs lone chamber rose up to MS
,lew the winds, and the tempest
d;
ear filed The cabin-bOy's breast,
(. broke Ger him, the waves
Is feet
J he cried, ooh! / never shall
~ mother! Oh! what will she
thought the yOung cabin-bOy
! blanched, and his eye neveI
! Of bis mother, and then his
led.
ny mother! Oh! who will pro.
work for her! all, all will neg.
my mother! oh! what will sl'
ged onion the vessel still few
oh! mother! oh! what will sh'
i Of self the young cabin-boy
! soft bOsoms with pity wer'
me down, and the tempest wa
widow, dear mother, he kept,
t overlooked; the young cabin
!. MANA.
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Widow Smashpipes was told yesterday that
Gen. Scott had positively taken the "HalIs
Of the Montezumas,'' "Wall," said she sif
they don't know no more, and amt no better
behaved than the Halls | used 10 know down
to Provincetown, when ] was a gal, / don't
think he's got much to brag on. They was the
powerfulest poor set Of creturs that ever pre-
sumcd to call themselves folks. One Of the
boys was took up for stealing rails and would.
have been hung, # thad't a bin that the pun
ishment was imprisonment in the county jail
for a sarting time, instid Of hanging.n
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had they reached the plaza before the wagons
were surrounded by an immense concOurse of
lePeros, who at first commenced cursing and
jeering the wagon masters and wagoners.-
Soon, however, they began to pelt them with
stones and other missiles, and Notwithstanding
the pretended exertiOns Of a squad of the
Mexican soldiers, who acted as a 9 guard, the
entire TRAIN was driyen out Of.the city. Sever
al Of the wagoners received severe bruises aud
confusion from the showers Of stones thrown
at them, and foremost in the mob are said to
be the wOmen Of the town. One Mexican
was shot BY one Of the wagon masters and an
other by a Mexican officer, but not until they
had half killed an American.
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When you hear a democrat say Gen. Taylor
advised the removal of our troops from Corpus
Christi to the Rio Grande, show him the fol-
lowing from the Presidents message;
ga portion Of the army was ordered to ad.
vance into Texas. Corpus Christi was the POI
sition selected by Gen, Taylor. He encamped
at that place August, 1896, and the army re-
NAMED in that position until the Ilth day Of
March, I846, when it was moved westward,
and on the 28th Of that month reached the east
bank Of the Rio Grande, opposite to Matamo-
ros. This movement Was made IN Pursuance 81
orders from the RGr Department, issued on the
1871 Of Januarg, 1896"
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In another letter Mr.. Kendall says.

In another letter Mr.. Kendall says:
Let me now give my speculations as to the
mode by which this armistice was brought a.
bout. On the night Of the Goth inst. after the
great Mexican arty was thoroughly beaten to
pieces and routed, Mr.. Thornton, Of the Eng
lish legation accompanied by the British Con-
sui, Mr.. Mackintosh-a man who regards San
ia Anna, hates the Yankees, and never moves
unless his own ends are to be gained-came
out of the city post haste on a visit to General
Scott. The next morning Gen. Mora, accom-
panied by Mr.. A%rrangolz who was for
merly Mexican consul to New Orleans cam
out, also on a visit to Gen. Scott, and on the
the same day the latter wrote a letter to
the Mexican authorities limiting at an armis-
tice between the two armies with a view Of
opening negotiations for peace. This propO-
sitiOn was eagerly jumped at by the Mexican
Ministers Of War, at the instigation Of Santa
Anna, of course, and the result has been a
treaty Of armistice in which, according to ru-
NOR, nearly everything the Mexicans asked
for was conceded, l know nothing Of the
proceedings Of this commission except from by
says. There arc many who believe that Gene
raj Scott has been compelled to adopt this pol
icy, at the Threshold Of the Mexican capital
by Mr.. Trist and his instructions, but there are
few, and | must acknowledge myself amongst
the number, who think that a peace honorable
and satisfactory to the Unitedstates is to grow
out of this matter.
Santa Anna accuses Valencia Of having LOST
the capital by not obeying his orders to aban-
don Conrerus on the 10th, and has ordered
him to be shot whenever found: on the other
hand Valencia accuses Santa Anna of having
lost everything by not coming to his assistance
and it is now said that he has pronounced a
gainst him and peace with the Yankees a
Toluca. Thus matters stand between thes'
great Mexican leaders.
p
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must principally depend upon the patronage Of
Mississippi alone, must be circumscribed, and
that thercforei if the price is at all reasonable,
as we understand the price to be asked for the
New Code will be, it is incumbent on every
public spirited citizen, not only to take a copy
Of the work, but to do all he can to induce
others to subscribe.
The compilation Of lac in Mississippi is in
its infancy, but the late efforts in that laborious,
difficult and dry work are certainly creditable
to our young State, and as illustrations of this
assertion, we point, with pride and pleasure,
not only to the present undertaking Of Judge
Hutchinson, but to the recent works Of John
M. Chiffon and Ralph North, Esqs., and sub
NIT to an intelligent community whether such
books as that now offered by Judge H., are mo-
worthy Of the most liberal encouragement
not only Of the members Of the bar, but OIL
every citizen who has the welfare Of the State
at heart, or would understand his W position
his rights or his duties. Let it be remember.
ed that, very properly, "ignOrance Of the law
excuses no man. and that, in a community Of
which almost every. man can read, and he has
the whole law Of his State compiled in sin
gle, convenient volume, which he can obtain
for a few dollars, there is no excuse for such
ignorance. Let every man then come forward
and mark his sense of the obligation conferred
upon him by Judge H. by taking a copy Of the
New Code.-Southron.
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press Of The Union, and held up to universal
execration, in which we are confident that the
great body Of the Democratic press would
cheerfully join.
We repeat the hope previously expressed,
that every respectable paper in the Union,
Wing, Democratic or Neutral, will strike the
Statesman from off it's exchange list-E Q,
Bulletin.