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PUBLIC MEETING IN AMp11,

Al a meeting OF portion Of the aepubl,..
Party of Amelia, held al he Court Hons :.
Thursday, May 26;h-Colonel John 7 Be-
was called 10 The Chair, and Edward Il. Fest.,-
ton appointed Secretary. The object Of he NJ.
ing having been explained, The following n.
amble and resolutions were unanimously ~,
ed:
Whereas, vacancy has occurred in lfe y.
cond Congressional District by the lsm.r..
death Of The Honorable George c. Drous.e-
and whereas, Convention has been pforc,.
he held in the Town Of Petersburg. ne g.
JuEe. for tie purpose Of nominating Derca:.
tic candidate 10 supply Inc vacancy,
|. Therefore, Resolved, Tha, viii, We tuc.,
submit TO The dispensation Of an Awise ? :.
dence, we ieel, in the death OF Genera DE-.
soole, this Congressional Dislrci has y, !.
prived OF most able and talented repre,eriss.
the Stale OF Virginia OF one oil her M >
lingu shed and gifted sons, and The RerG. 4.
Parry OF bold and powerful advocate sit :.
fender OF their cause.
3 Resolved, That We fully approve he c.
yenlon proposed 10 be held in Petersburg !:
9Th OF June, and that James p Cooke. Lew;
Harvie, Peter r. Bolss-au, Benz NJ. Jore,, r..
ben Blan,o5, William Pollard, JAMES Az
son, Thomas A. C,enshaw, John F. Viz
Worsham Foster Thomas Willy, Doc l.:|
o. sullivan, Colonel Thomas w. Web.te' W.
lin Foster, Doct,r John l. Jackson, Jarr Il
Vaughan, Doctor Edward Jones, FahIus Las:
John A. Jeier, Benjamin Brldseior,h, Peter g..
ion, Thomas c. Wilson, Watkins Tuuef, &
ward A. Feahersion, William 4 SccH, Ja-.
Bolt, William Fl. Wilson, Thomas r. GsI
Colonel John T. Bolton, Colonel jos. N i
John Wingo, Edward G. Robinson, Wiz
Worsham, William II. Harrison ColoreI y,
Ger A. Mann, Owen II. Tucker, Captain II,
f. Bottom, John Je,er, Edward Green. Tbcrl
E. Webster Miles ellis and McNess Goo,
and are hereby, appointed delegates ton
couaty to said Convention.
). Resolved, That union, CONCESSION, !.
mony, every thing Tor the cause rcihiusfrr
is The doctrine Of every tue Democrat, at
in order TO prevent multiplicity q caial'
We willingly 90 into lhs proposed Corycrii
4. Resolved, That these proceedings L
warded 10 The Editors OF the pee:shu'e K I
lcan and Richmond Enquire r Tor put..cai,i
On motion, the meeting sdjourned.
JOHN T. BOTTOM, Charms
Enw.Rn FyATHg6SToS Secretary
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awe are TO have then, another Presidential
tour, with its usual disgusting accompaniment
OF parasilism and sycophancy."
Thus speaks yesterdays Wing, in regard 10
The Presidents proposed visit 10 the North. Can
the Wing allude 10 the immense number {" TWO
thirds..of them Whigs") who waited on the Pre-
sidenl in Richmond
TheWhig Salem (Mass Gazette makes The fol-
lowing comments upon suggestion Of the Boston
Post, that il would be gratifying 10 The rght-lhink
ing people Of N. England irrespective Of political
differences, 10 extend TO The President their cour.
lesies and Inequalities. The just and liberal and
patriotic response is worthy Of The notorious au'
thor of Consistency" in this city:
"Mr. Polk should doubtless be treated, accord.
ing 10 the Scrptnral injunction :-"li thine enc.
my hunger, feed him; il he thirst give him drink
But The Holy Law nowhere commands US 10 &C
out of our way 10 applaud and honor powerful
and malignant enemy-Mr. Polk is The enemy Of
The Free States. He has shaped The whole policy
Of the government for their injury. twas 10 Sc
cure their subjugation, rather than that OF Mexi
co, that he acanto,Qy plunged the country lnto a
bloody and e1pensire uar, for tie extension Of Slaue
ry-a war, Tor which The children and grandchi
dren OF The present generation will be taxed to pay
The cost. This lax must fall as all taxation falls
in much the largest proportion upon the Free States
so that Frankln's apologize Of the man who re-
fused TO pay for heating the poker which was in
tended 10 consume his own vtas, will not repre-
sent our course of conduct"
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behavior upon this occasion-and il is supposed
that they will demand his removal from me in'
s,ilution or Withdraw themselves. one OF .ne
students was slightly wounded, and many DINER
persons, black and white, injured seriously
ave have many other rumors in reference 10
this affair, which We suppse 10 be exa operations.
One that a writ had been issued Tor the arrest OF
Professor McClintock- another, that The wounds
Of Mr.. Kennedy were supposed 10 be mortal
a third, that the negroes contemplated an a!ia .,
upon The Jail. We put no confidence in them,
however. Mr.. Kennedy's negroes have escaped.
and will perhaps, moi be heard from again-wh'ie
he in the endeavor 10 recover them, has, il IS pre-
sumed from the nature Of his wounds, been
manned for life"
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THE SLAVE RIOT AT CARLISLE, Pa.
The Hagerstown (Md.) News, Of Saturday,
confirms the accounts OF The dreadful riot al Car
Isle, Pa, on Wednesday afternoon lasl, growing
oul OF an attempt by The colored population 10
rescue some runaway slaves from Maryland be.
longing to Messrs Hollingsworth and Kennedy,
at Hsgerstown. After giving substantially the
particulars OF The riot, as published by US yeser-
day. from an extra OF the Carlisle Herald, The
News says:
awe learn by persons since arrived here from
Carlisle. that Mr. Kennedy's wounds arc more
dangerous than was a, first supposed. He re-
ceir.d a severe stab in The back OF The neck from
dirk knife in The hands OF negro; also blow
upon the head from stone thrown, by which ne
was feled TO the EARTH The cap OF his knee was
also knocked off by some means and other inju-
res inflicted upon his person. Itissupposed that
many weeks will eapse before he will be able 10
return 10 his home.
"Mr. HolIingsworh succeeded in getting his
negro away and he is now in prison in this place.
We learn that he had in his possession, written
directions as TO The roads he should lake and the
houses at which he should halt upon his way.
This. we are informed, he says was given 10 him
By white resident of this place, who is parcu-
larly active in inducing negroes TO abscond from
their masters.
Eve also learn that the fray was OF very se-
neral character; the whites, upon seeing The dis
regard Of the negroes tor The decision Of the court
and their bold attempt to trample down The laws OF
the Stale, generally rallied in aid OF The owners
OF the slaves Numbers OF The students Of Dick
inson College, who were from The Souh, also took
an active part. Judge Hepburn was upon The
ground, with the Sheriff acting under his direction,
busy in securing the arrest OF the nosl prominent
Of The negro rioters. Many of the negroes were
severely wounded, and we are lold 'ha! at Ever, every
most and corner was some one 10 be seen, bloody
and bleeding, leaning for support.
editor # Of SEVERAL ns Ns ee we s are ed
from The scene Of The riot. From these we learn
that Professor McClintock, Of Dickinson College
was particularly conspicuous in urging The ne
groes 10 the altsck-also, that The boy alluded TO
in The slio Of the "Herald" had died from his
wounds. One of these letters states that meet
ing OF the Southern students of The College bad
been called in reference 10 Professor McC lnocks
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DEATHS.

Died, on Saturday morning, NANCY ~
daughter Of Nathan b. aud Julia + LAID, -
months and le days.
Died, at Mercer Hall, Columbia, Tsnnt'"
aay, The oet h of MAY, after a severe ilinr'> y
SARAH McGAyOCK OTEY, third dau'hef /
Rev. James fIervry Otey, in the l7th year = ]
She, the beloved. the bright, The beautiful = :
earth forever; but has lett 10 those 80 ctfpf
The best and sweetest consolation, ~ the h''e
~ forever bl-st IN Heaven.
ry City papers requested 10 cory
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HARMONIOUS WHIGGERY.

On Thursday night The New York Wings held
a meeting 10 iatly their judicial nominations.
From all accounts, il must have been most luI-
bulenl and riolous scene. One Hastings, de-
serler from Democracy, had been regularly no
minated on The ticker for Supreme Court, but his
name was struck of, amidst Kisses and cheers.
The struggle then came on between The friends OIL
Mr. j. l.. White, formerly Of Indiana, the re.
guar candidate for District Attorney, and -
Blunt The noise and confusion made the meet.
ing a Perfect Pandemonium. Whites name
was erased, and two separate meetings held by
The friends Of each candidate, who pledged them
selves 10 Ego their DEATH for their iavories.
The best Of The joke is, that The New York
Express publishes sffidavils 10 prove that "vile
Locoioco rowdies' were paid 10 go into The meet
ing and defeat The nomination Of Mr.. While!
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BAPTIST GENERAL ASSOCIATION or VA.

SATURDAY, JUNE S. l647
The Association (says the Whig) convened al
9 o'clock, A. NJ, in the Lecture room Oh 'he i''
Baplis, Church. ...c,,;r
The Moderator, JAS B. Taylor, took the Chair'
and the meeting was opened with prayer.
The usual Committees were then appointed.
On motion, members vi corresponding hsso
Citations were invited 10 participate 10 'he oeioe
raiions. , ,ha
Annual Sermon. which was preached by J. L.
REYNOLDS, in The absence OF S. S. Sumner, prin-
cipal. and r. A. Christian, alternate appointed 10
perform this duty
The report OF the Board, by E. Ball, Cores
pending Secretary, was next read.
This report sci forth, that in consequence OF lne
extraordinary attention which had been Paiu 70
The cause of Foreign Missions, and nom olher
causes, The funds OF the Association haa Oeen al
unfinished for Two years past-lhat al Tue ues'u-
ming OF the year just closed The Board was 10 oeos
10 he amount Of S800-and that u had oeen
deemed prudent therefore 10 appoint but lew Mis-
sionaries, and that under this necessity Inc 6oaio
had amounted only eight al their first meeting in
June. and subsequently, Two others that The
Board had received during the past year a.,
70. &c. &c. And concluded by an enumeration
Of the great benefits TO be derived from the State
Mission.
Jesse VIII, General Agent, next read his an
nua report.
Rev. ]. B. Taylor was elected Moderator, and
elder P. Abel, Clerk OF the Association.
The Association then adjourned ill o'clock,
P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The Session was opened with Prayer.
Mr.. L. Ball. after some remarks relative 10 The
receipts and expenditures oil The past year, and The
decline in the receipts compared with former
yeaIs, offered a resolution, providing Tor inc aP-
pointmenl Of commilIee 10 devise means, II any
can be, and report the same, by which conrlbu-
tons 10 the funds OF the Association may he in
creased.
Upon This resolution there was considerable
discussion. number mol being satisfied that there
had been a. great falling off compared with former
years.
This resolution was al length substituted by
another, requiring The appointment Of commit
tee to examine into the matter, without alleging
any falling off and report as might seem expe-
dient, and the substitute adopted.
The Rev Jesse Witt having upon The presen-
laton OF his report during the morning session,
formally rendered his resignation as General
Agent, resolution was now offered and unani-
mously adopted, expressive OF the high regad en-
| ,cr,ained for him by the Association, and their
regret that he felt called upon TO resisn-loeelher
with their hope for his success and happiness in
his new enterprise as Missionary to Texas.
The Committee appointed 10 recommend
place for holding the next session oil The Associa-
ton. made report recommending The town o.
Petersburg, which was adopted.
| The Association then adjourned, after prayer
to meet on Monday al 8 o'clock, in the Second
Church
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ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH NOBILITY


II will be seen, by reference 10 The list of passen-
gers by The Hbernia, a, Boston, that guile host
Of lords, ladies, counts and countesses have ar.
rived on a visit 10 The universal Yankee Ma.
ton" We notice the names oil Lord Durham.
The Count and Countess of Monlholon, Countess,
OF Elgin, Lady E. Bruce, Lady Alice Hampton,
Lady Bornet, Lady Elgin, with number Of le-
male friends and host of servants. II these dis
inguished visilers be sensible men and women,
possessed of The nobility Of nature as we'll rs Of
station, we doubt not that they will be greatly
pleased with our country and people. But, il
they should be merely the inventors OF London
fashions, who figure in The Queens drawing
rooms, we may look for their speedy return, hear
lily disguised with Brother Jonathan and his
great granary for the starving millions Of Europe.
Baltimore Sun
Count Monlholon is the worthy, intelligent and
popular French consul in our city. He returns
with his family from prolonged visit 10 his na-
tive land.
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BIBLE SOCIETY OF VIEGlN''
regular monthly meeting of The Mara.
Bible Society Of Virginia, will BE- he. =
Try Room OF ST Panps Church, on ~
9Th inst, [being the second Tuesday ~ ,
al 5 o'clock, p. NJ. WIN. WILLIE
Recording s
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DEPARTURE OF TRoOPS-The ship
Russia, Capt. Rantiiord, and the ship Southport,
Capt. Griffith, sailed last night for Vera Cruz
(says the ~ Orleans Picayune.) They lake
down Col. Joshua Howard and Caps. Vandew-
enter Jones, Hoagland, Quares Chase and
FOWL with 600 men. The steamship Mary
Kingsland, Capt. Davis, with Lieut.. scull Of the
7th Infantry; w. Hammond and G. w. Arm
strong, Paymasler's clerks; Lamar Gill ESP,
who goes Tor The remains Of Lieut.. Gill, Of Ten
nessee, who fell at Cerro GoIdo, and $50 team
.iers and like number of horses on board, also
sai last night for Vera Cruz.
! lie bark Jubilee, Capt. Harman, sailed for the
Bazos having on board Capt. c. P. Smith, with
200 men OF the 10th Infantry and a detachment
OF the Sd Dragons.
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STEAMER CoLUMBlu:s,. !,

FOR BALTIMORE AND innIrs CT
= - 4 The COLUMbuo,
rish, will receive reg. rex, !.
M, this afternoon, for The aro'e p,s raay
leave The wharfat4, P. NJ. No h9us ps,a
this trip, other than those engased' .S Z
fare 10 Baltimore S. 90. Those w. -,
nav treigh. here on shipments '''"s'
the ircigh, lis is closed. ,,o,,ys
Iupe al, HENRY LUDLaM
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rThe Richmond Total Abs,inerc'
will hold called meeting this evening
clock. in The Lecture Room Of Grace {
,isl Church. Addresses will te T..
members Of the Baptist Association. J
are invited TO attend.
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ALUMNI OF THE UNIV
OF VlRGINlA.-The Cenral Conn,
leave 10 remind The Alumni OF me ~,
annual meeting oiIheir Society al ne =
beginning on the 29th June. WillfH
well, Esq will deliver the annual a5s p.
clan Minor, Esq, will de!isef % a.
lie and character oil the late Pfo!ssN
G Davis. The Honorable W'll'am
will deliver an historical discourse
Historical Department OF the socle'l
r. Papers in the principal cities !, 4
arc requested 10 invite attention 10 'l' :
Richmond June s. lS41.
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The Baltimore papers announce with expires.
sions of deep regret, the death OF Major James O
Law, their distinguished and much beloved le
low citizen. He died OF violent attack Of ~.
phoid fever, communicated it is believed, from
the disease commonly called ship-fever, while ell.
gagged, as member Of The Hibernian Society, in
administering 10 The relief of emigranls recently
landed upon our shores.
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EDWARD A. FEArHeksros, Secretary.
NEW HAMPsHIRF.-The Leeisl

New Hampshire met al Concord on Wetn,
the ID instant. The Senate was oIeanizr
,he election OF Harry Hubbard, OF Bath a.
dent, John II. George. Of Concord, as CLERK
Frarcis Il. Chase, oil Conway, as assistant {
and the House BY tic election q; Moses y
Jr., OF Piusfeid, rs Speaker, Lewis sm
Hennikei, as clerk aud Charles L. Frft'
ASSISTANT clerk. (Allol The successful can
are Drmocfais.) Mr.. Hihbard was cleo &,
sidenl ol The Senate on The first bal'o', b a
OF ! to !; and MIR. Norris, Speaker q he Il
on The second ballot, by vote Of AZ 10 l3'
Asa Fowler of Concord, (Whig) and sca.'
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PLENTY OF GRAIN IN THE COU

PLENTY OF GRAIN IN rrHE COUN-
TRY.-The Chares,own (Va.) Free Press says
that The upper counties OF The valley, Tor The las
few weeks have been pouring out from their inn
mense sranaries, wheat, corn, &c, that has been
slowed away Tor years. Thousands OF wagons
have visited Winchester within few weeks past
all laden with the products OF the soil. In The
course OF short ride above Winchester, a few
DAYS since, The editor counted upwards OF one hun.
drsd wagons on The lurnpikel The high price for
breadslutf. has acted like charm ON The old
German fathers of shenandoah, Rockingham, &c
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The Lypchburg Republican publishes Nh

The Lynchburg Republican publishes the
speech OF Dr. James Saunders OF Lychbarg,I the
Wing candidate defeated for The Legislature by
the Wing representative, Mr. c. L. Mosby
II was delivered at the dinner given TO DR.. M. by
his friends in Lynchburg. The Doctor speaks ou
his sentiments boldly, "wbout fear, favor OF at
lection" and Tits away, in dashing style, al MIR
Tunslall, and other distinguished Wings. Las
Winter Mr. Mosby took especial pleasure in run
ming down the present incumenIs in The Offices o.
President OF The United States and Governor o
Virginia We make an extract from DR.. Saun
ders speech, showing how The election Of Mr.. M
10 The last named office spoken OF by "day
dreame,s') would be regarded By brother
Wing:
"My late opponent has an awful reverence Tor
that consecrated seat which the immoria Henry
filled and so have I. But il he ever do, in some
unhappy day Of this good Old Commonwealth,
get nearer 10 that seat which Patrick Henry filed
Than Jack Cade did TO the Throne Of England
that very moment, gentlemen, change all my
politics, who never teore have changed them
and 60 in TOR universal annexation at once
Mexico, California, The nations generally, Santa
Anna, and tie rhoic concern! And il will be per-
fectly immalerial 10 me whether Virginia send
Whig or Democratic Senators 10 meet our other
Senators representing creation generally: shall
consider The game as played out and Virginia
herself may go INTO general dcfa'cation and mix
herself amongst Jumping mullsIs "IoIher side OF
the Ultima Thulc, as soon as she please"
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MILITARY MOVEMENTS -com?s,
Lieu'. r. P. Maclay, 8 h Infantry. 90 meti {
pany 6, Capt. Laikin Smrh, s.h luiar'f
men; Company Il, Lieut.. q. + Lore. q
fanny, 80 men; Lieut.. w. X. Van Boksei,'
Infantry, Commissary 10 the delachmen', =
Vera Ciuz today, in The ship Medrmsch.
IN. Y HrG
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We have stated that the American barque Car
meita loaded with coffee was seized by MeYi-
can privaleer and carried into Barcelona. The
Plymouth (Engand) Herald, publishes letter re.
ceived by merchant, that The Spanish authorities
al Barcelona would not recognize her capture az
legal:
1.-THE circumstance created The greatest interest
here: Tor, il such marauding is 10 be allowed, no
vessel would be safe. The authorities took up the
mailer with Spirit and, after due examination, they
condemned the privateer as pirate-and, Of
course, the American vessel will be restored TO
her captain TO pursue his voyage. learn there
are three other craft in this neiphborhood, with
similar commissions. The United States should
station man. ofwar on The coast to protect their
ships. The Spanish authorities behaved very well
in The affair"
The privaleer was fitted out al Barcelona, I'M
der Mexican commission, with one gun, an
eight FOUNDER. The barqre was of260 tons bul-
.hen-the privaleer, IS ions. The N. Y. Journal
OF Commerce suggests that The jamestown sloop
OF war be sent 10 the Mediterranean TO look after
these Mexican priva,eers. According TO thatpa-
per, the Carmelila was owned in Newburyport,
and mol Bangor as first reported; she was insured
in London for $1,000; and her cargo was owned
in Bremen by party whose former partner re-
sides al Barcelona, The port 10 which The vessel
was taken by her captor
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We are indebted to Mr.. G. Willig, Jr., the
publisher, at Baltimore, for copy of The battle Of
Buena Vista, descriptive fantaisie for the Pi.
ano; composed and most respectfully inscribed TO
General q. Taylor, "the hero who never lost
battle" by Charles Grobe. II is gotten up in We
ny handsome slyle and The northern papers speak
in high terms OF the grand and beautiful music.
II may be had OF Mr.. w. L. Montague, Main
Street; who informs US that the piece can be sent
by mail 10 any part of The Union at lrifing
postage.
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The largest and finest Strawberries we have
seen this season were from the garden OF MIR. Jno
H. Bosher, few miles from The city. They are
the HIlnlot Superb.
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II has been slated that the commissioners on
Dry Docks, appointed by the Secretary CT the
Navy have decided in favor OF The floating Bal
ance Dock for Philadelphia, Kiltery and Pensa-
cola But The Journal of Commerce understands
that they unanimously condemn all floating
docks and recommend the Secretary ofthe Navy
to reject them all and build stone docks. Our
impression is, that The ACT Of Congress requires
the selection OF one or the other floating docks.
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The senior editor OF the Lynchburg Virginian
who has lately passed through several of The mos
celebrated agricultural counties Of Virginia and
Maryland, represents the Wheat crop as lar from
promising, though if within the last len days they
had genial rains, the Improvement must have
been very decided. He does mol believe that nm.
der any circumstances, the crop can be an ave.
rage one. The counties OF Frederick and Jeffer.
son. and The county Of Frederick in Maryland
seemed 10 have suffered more from drought than
the counties this side Of the Ridge. The Corn
crop in the Valley appeared to he very unpro.
missing. Upon the whole, he thinks that, with a
loerably seasonable June, The Whea, crop will
be respectable.
The Wheat in this vicinity and on lower James
River has improved wonderfully in the as' few
weeks. The Rye in this vicinity is much injured
by the rust. |, is stated that, in the Western
States, fine crop of Wheat is looked for.
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The correspondent Of the New York Courier,
(Whig) is confident that Mr.. TrisI has with him
the treaty which is expected, with The co opera
ton of Gen. Scott, 10 be ratified by Mexico pre-
cisey as il has been prepared by our Secretary
OF Stale, alter having first sounded in advance
the peace party and clergy of Mexico:
ain the mean lime, if negotiations should fail,
Gen. Scott is collecting, uLder orders from the
War Department, minute information as regards
the internal resources Of Mexico, with view TO
the establishment OF an effective system of col
ectins large sums by every practicable melh'd
Of taxation directly and indirectly embracing all
occupations, business and property, except the
churches and their appendases. Gen. Scott con-
siders the present proposals for peace more mode.
rate and reasonable; and, if Mexico should obst-
expect 10 see him enforcing The most rigid e1ac.
lions and The heaviest contributions to compel a
speedy termination Of hoslililes."