The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-11-20
EDITORS TABLE.

terey with complaint that he and his fell
low-soldiers had had nothing to eat for "a
hours. +" You see as how, General, we can't
fight 'em, lest we get plenty to eat" The
old Hero turning to the officer of the day,
said: " Give them plenty to eat and III see
that they shall have plenty Of fighting"
The Abolitionists are getting up petit
ton to Congress to stop the war with Mexi-
co. II they had not voted for their friend
Polk, they might have been saved this trou-
bic and expense.
The Richmond Enquirer, d., is examin-
ing the qualifications of Gen. Taylor for the
Presidency, and comes to the conclusion that
the Hero is unfit for the office-but unfortu-
nately for the examiners tests, they would
have excluded both Washington and Jack
son from the same trust
1t is said that, when the road to the city
of Mexico shall be opened, upwards Of 20
millions of dollars worth Of merchandise will
be thrown into the interior. If so, this
amount Of importations will help amazingly
to pay the expenses of the war. For foreign
goods the Mexicans will pay any price
All the newspapers printed in the city Of
Mexico are now required to submit their
sheets for inspection to the Governor Of the
city before they are issued This became
necessary, because of the abuse Of the con-
querors by the conquered
The editor of the STAR" printed in the
city Of Mexico, praised the Mexican ladies,
whereupon piece was printed in Spanish
paper begging him not to 1atter them, be-
cause hattery from an enemy was an insult.
The editor, however, replies that he not on
ly thinks them pretty, but that he dotes on all
the beautiful women in the basin Of Mexico.
Mr.. Fraener writes from the city of Mexi-
co, that the State Legislature of Guadalaja-
ra had proclaimed federation Of religion. If
this be true, then indeed, there are hopes
for the down trodden Mexican.
The subordinate officers in Col. Child IS
command gave him splendid dinner at Pu-
ebla on the Goth Of October, for his skill in
sustaining so successfully the long siege Of
the enemy. The gallant Colonel deserved
the noble testimony
There was only 200 fighting men all told
in the garrison Of Puebla, and they sustain
ed siege Of SO days against 5000 Mexicans,
and at last, made sally and drove off the
enemy with considerable slaughter
The Governor of the State Of Vera Cruz
has issued proclamation demanding the
head Of Santa Ana Mr.. Polk ought to i'm
terfere, and save his illustrious friend from so
ignoble a fate
C The wrath of Heaven pursues the trail
tor" That this maxim is true was exem-
plifed in the fate OF the 260 deserters from
our army before Mexico city, for 210 fell in
battle, and the others were captured and suf-
fered on the scatfold
We rejoice, says the Louisville Courier,
TO-, that Mr.. Clay has taken the ground he
has on the subject of slavery. We feel SAT-
isfed that Kentucky will never willingly
consent to be an armed propaganda Of sa-
very, and that this portion of Mr.. Clay's re-
solution will meet the hearty good will OF
every right-feeling Kentuckian.
" There is no truth in man." said lady;
a 4tg- ~ra like musical Instruments, ,phioh
sound variety Of tones" In other words,
madam" said a wit who CHANGED to be pre-
sent, you believe that all men are bres."
Mr.. Lander, Of Salem, Mass, has been
caught in system Of forgeries committed by
him upon his grandfather to an amount ex-
ceeding $4,000.
Ex-President Tyler is making tour of
the West and South. He was in Cincin-
natl on the 18th instant.
The Wings Of Missouri, in all their coun-
ty conventions, declared that they will vote
for Zachary Taylor for President, and no
one else That's coming out like men--and
their reason is, that no other Wing can be
elected That's coming up still closer to the
chalk
A New York paper says that the Nation
al Era is the only free press at the seat of
Government The ideas of freedom OF, this
New York paper must be very obscure. -
Nay, they are black
The Boston Atlas rejoices that Mr.. Clay
occupies the same ground as Mr.. Webster
occupies upon the subject of slavery, that
they are both Wilmot Proviso men. This
accords with our view of Mr.. Clay's 9TH re-
solution.
The Cincinnati Chronicle AYERS that Mr..
Clay is not against acquiring by conquest the
Mexican territory up to the Rio Grande and
north of SO degrees north latitude.
A gentleman in Columbia, S. c., has
found in his library William Douglass fa-
nous book about the British settlements in
North America, printed in London in 1855,
2 vols. This lost book asserts that the Trea-
ty of Utrecht established the line Of 40 due
west, from where line running southwest
from Tadousac intersects said line Of 40, in
definitely. There is nut for Mr.. Green
how to crack, and we send it to him.
The Pennsylvania talks about Old Zach's
getting out the way Of Old Kentucky (Mr.
Clay.) Old Kentucky is not on the course.
And besides, old Buena Vista never gets out
of the way for anybody.
The Albany Evening Journal, 10, also OPP
Ontario Repository, 10, published
poses the ~ reference for Judge
at Canandaigua, for It's +. "a that
Mclean for President, on the groun,.
the Judge is not negro liberty enough. Cen
tlemen, YOU may as well cease this bicker-