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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27
THE RESULTS OF @ANNExATIoN.u

IL has been remarked, in the course of the dis
cussions concerning the Mexican War, as being
the bitter fruit of the annexation" Of Texas that
It was the only immediate consequence of that i'll
ADVISED measure, except that it had added two
Members to the Senate Of the United States, whose
vote upon some great public questions counterposes
the vote OF nearly twenty times their number of
Members from the old States in the House of Repre-
sentahves. We have now to announce another
consequence Of " annexation" II has, as the rea-
der will learn, from the following Proceedings of
Public Meeting in Texas, given the Democracy a
candidate for the office of President of the United
States. This movement will excite no surprise in
the minds OF those who have read the signs of the
tines with attentions and can therefore remember
that the Presidency was held up, and almost pro-
missed in terms, to Gen. HousToN, before the
annexation" was accepted by Texas, as an object
to which he might well aspire in the event of its
accomplishment.
As, however, many of our readers are not regular
readers OF "the Union,' and have no opportunity
OF consulting its es we transcrbe for their benefit.
from that paper of May 3, ls45-the third day
after its present Editor took the helm-the passage
in which the tempting prize was held up to the
gallant General:
Ought we TO entertain any doubts of the final
and early consummation of annexation1 this
most desirable object! IN Ought we to
entertain moments doubt about the distinguished
hero of San Jacintol Can Gen. Houston FORGET
that The best blood Of Virghaia Rocs in his veins
Can he be blind to the glory of Texas, or TO his
: oacn honor? Can he for one moment prefer to
be the first man in village, to The second (AND
PERHAPS THE FIRsT) IN Rome? But the suppo-
sonis idle. He must see has o,U,a true interests
in preserving the consistency of his own character,
and with it the affections of the people of Texas,
instead of seeing the popular torrent bearing her on
toher noble destiny, in defiance fany opposition
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

LESSONS OF HIsToRY.-PoLAND was, not MANY
generations back, the bulwark of Christendom
against the dreaded approaches of the followers OF
the False Prophet. She fell from her high estate
through the fierce discussions exered by her Mill
tary caste, absurdy designated noble, and, at last
became the prey of three surrounding Powers.
They crushed and divided her. How have they
enjoyed their spoil Let the terrible retribution
meted out to them through the agency of Napoleon,
and in part by the aid of Poland; let the bloody
fields of Polish struggle for independence let the
uneasiness, apprehension, and expense still excited
by the unconquerable aversion of the Poles to the
destroyers of their national existence, make answer
Idle-worse than idle, calamitous-are the efforts
of nations to subvert overrun the boundaries
which would seem to be fixed by a law far above
the petty ambitions and agitations Of men, FRANCE
has sent forth magnificent armies to conquer and
appropriate throughout the last five centuries she
has sung re Deums for the victories of her chivary
at Jerusalem, Constantinople the Pyramids among
the Alps, in Spain, in Italy, in Germany Poland,
and at the gates of Moscow. Yet her boundaries
are now almost precisely where they stood when
she became nation; they have often advanced,
but few years saw them recede again. OF all her
mighty efforts for conquest, a grinding national
debt is the only practical result remaining to her.
And do we know all this and never think of pro-
fitting by it What is history for if nations are to
run the same old round of ambition and carnage,
crime and punishment How can we silence the
thunders which once declared and evermore rever-
berate, "Thou shalt not covet: thou shalt not
kill Tribune.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

DEPLoRABLE AccrDEsT.-A shocking accident happened
Governor WHrrcomB, the 10th instant the railroad
Edinburgh. The Governor had stepped off the for
few moments and was about stepping again while the
in motion His foot slipped, and he fell between the
and the platform Of the depohe whirlng him
around and crushing his thighs they went The Cover
nsensbe for some time after he excated. but
finally recovered his consciousness From what told
it will be some time, il ever before he can
Indiana State Sentinel, Non, IL.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

MExIcAss ALREADY VorrSs If we have annexed no
part Of Mexico to the United States yet by state
ment in the Matamoros Flag have annexed some Of
her citizens. An election took place in Texas few days
since for State officers and the Flag tells that at the pre-
cnc opposite Matamoros G. T. Wood had 1879 out of 1853
votes for Governor that Young received the whole number
for Lieutenant Governor and that l47 given to Cen
Lamar Of the voters, the Flag says
being Mexicans Clipper.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

The editor of the Washington Union " says
that the Democrats in favor of the diffusion of
republican principles throughout the world We
wonder if they expect to difluse republican prnci
Piles throughout the world by reducing 10 subjuga-
ton the only great republic beside our own upon
the face OF the whole earth louisville journal.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

MAJOR JOHN p. GAINES Ar HoME.--The Cncin-
natl Atlas Of last Wednesday says. /" This gallant
officer came up on the mail boat Monday night,
and landed at point convenient to his residence,
in Boone county, Kentucky. He is enjoying
reunion with his near friends, but more public
welcome vet awaits him.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

A LONG SIEGE.-In the " Flag Of Freedom OF
the goth October published at Puebla, in Mexico)
is proclamation Of Colonel CHILDs to the troops
under his command, congratulating them upon the
happy termination of the siege, rhich had continued
t,centy-eight days The gallantry and good con-
duct of the whole force is commended, and the fol-
lowing officers and others particularized
Lieut. Col. Black, Major Gwynne, and Capt Morehead,
commandments Of San Jose Loreo and Guadalupe Surgeon
Mills, Chief Of the Medical Department and his assistants
Capt Rowe, Capt Webster, A. O. NJ Capt Aria and his
spy company; Lieut.. Naelder, A. A. A. Gen. Mr.. Win
gierski, and Mr.. O'Kelly.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

The Wooster Bank, in the State Of Ohio, is sup
posed 10 have suspended specie payments. The
banks in Cincinnati have refused to receive its
notes.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

The steamship New Orleans left New Orleans the Sd
instant for Vera Cruz with $780, 900 for the service Of the
Quarermaster's Department at that place.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14

tctIor p'aiiug ihs n.'rr. .,' q .tt S-.st
t. 2 Of $40 Tie tt thr CSC r'
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tg t.it.rt,, su,ert,u'r' ftorI ,h.r
D. We, r.l.'es 81. ~ ptt.,i 's ca-, i,'a
..r ,'.h, { ' oa' ,,r.l .. fut.,
u, t.| c''rs go $50 e. t.ogf,'' foo
es'', % s.'',i ar r.' ',,I, - coon %
t7I 49, r.-,} T., S-,He .N,r v,r.
r. 'i'- .rre ',- ~ -nl 5n e;-lre 30,
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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14

A! the annual meeting Of the Rutland
County Agricultural Society held n, the
Court House in Rutland, on the 9Th day
OF January 1917 the meeting was called to
order by the President
Prayer by Rev Mr. peasc
The following officers were elected for
tho ensuing year:
Hos FREDERICK BUTTON, ofClar.
cndon, PreSijcu
W l. FARNuM, Esq,of Poulncy, Isl lice
President
W r S,NroVp, Esq, Of O~,'l 9nd
! t.e ........
J c 1uRALL, Of Rp!and, Recording
Secretary
SAsrrr II KELLOGG, Esq, Of pnsford.
-fuditor.
Hon W, c KrrrRrpcr OF Forhavcn,
Cor Secretary
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14
LATER FROM MTNlCO MAR.
IlAL LAW PROCLAIMED Ar

Tic schooner Il,ury VI Johnson. army.
81 AT New Oh,au, from Iamr,o On Tie
grh "'l Tie Captain t'rous hat lh,rr
VAS goat c1tH,mU'n, Tamucr. orvrc
from ne Supposed proximity o'a hrr, h.ly
at NrNc10' AL the Americans IN the
place N,lc under arms and rhcl,s.rrron
Of IN" i"'l'nc waltb p,ry,I,I. rrmuI, ~.
says Oh" Prnyunr. OF ,lc''u1ron 10 which
POINT I'nbH was placed prev ous To- as sue.
cor hy Gen TaNlor
The Delta h1s received information lhnt
Con, Gncs. III, commaul1u, o, TampI,o.
on II" lj'h proclaimed l.c place under
mnrual law. Co tie lG,h arms we're DIS
,rburd To- all the American cl.,,ns. m
GLIDING ,hc oHii,or, nni sailors Of tAc VS..
,r's
Col Gl''s having had cause to snsDcc,
that the Mc1clns had arm, concealed IN
the place, Instituted 'rt, Dt them mud
discovered about SIX hunted stand and
GH1r'hy 81 ammunition oh.n, 'hfre han
drcI ~ The mnSk,ls were loaded
The whole military force Mt 1amplco on
~" ld'h amounted 20 from 500 to- 900 men
lhn Steamship Nuc'nn nruv,d fi.m Bra
zos with 800 men OF the Alahnn, rctl.
m"ol The steam prrp''i,rs Ic'n,seco
and James Gage arrN'd on 'hc 18Th mud
proceeded up the rtv"r ~ 'hr Il,nry VI
johnson was coming ont they r,rnuI
lo have a npmbcr Of l1yor cavalry ani
their horses
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14
MIlAT NEWT Z

lfuny judgment may be sadly pfononnc.
81 upon lhe incident, o' N" ms, three diS,
the Executive of'he urr,d Sat, has ,n
ufe,y I1" do" confidence OF !h' roruhr
bunch Of Congress ~, that OF the pAuy
opposed to the administration. which It
could lie hardly suppose to have p.s.,s'
FL bat 10 tho party which is~il belong, -
] such an extern docs the d.sl.uN OF the
Executive accommodations prevail ,h1, O.,
seems hardly possible ;oa, any one ul:h,m
sn"lII succeed
Yesterday was marked ,nlhc House Of
Representative. hy an occurrence more O..
nc,iy disrspcc,lul 10 n d, ,unc, and c1pres,
rccommcnlauon Of the pu,dcn, IN refer
cncc 10 the coulncl Of the Mexican War.
than even the vo,e Of saturday against the
War TAKE. or the prop an.,.n on M5nday.
from a pcmocfauc qualt,f. Gln Mission
Of Peace
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cl,l r,s.,-o r.ro,r,n.rj,l anon, p, ,,
,b,nr. Me altman ,o ,hc ,,o,of = C;.,.
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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14
J. j = RHINE

Icsrrt,on Over 500 dcs'r,ts nrc nj.
vculsod IN the Police Coz yr Nearly
600 have deserted ~ month itl' b,liy.
I'd lhat there are over 2uD d'SrrciS s.rrclod
IN New York and New Jersey Thuy
dollars orcpHd ipr every dr,rrcr arrested
and brought to Governors Island over
a dozen have h,'o c1ufh. Nunn . weeks
ca" man made so las, week 10y artcs.ug
'unaWlys
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14

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Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14
THE iIERALD
THURSDAY MORNING. JAN IA

ID W ~ ON N'I' ~ VOC Nv
pis y,at' c.'he r'c1I,o ani hc,larous
-oa''e r0's,ci Is many Of me Nouho'n
A'r'rrnr''' -a1i - truth not TO b.
1,r..i I'ni ,e'y many ot,hc party claim.
.oc al o., panty a.l,hs philanthropy sni
Of. herc D. I,a - true pn,uousm IN The
-o1rrv -larc pn"1'la course weIIcal.
..l,i 10 lead many 90 question the hon
e,y oflh~t pr'ra'.-"h,'.n has d,ter'd
,toaNui,amcrg Us from looking the abo.
.l.I.n ql.,on hIy 10 the h-c and
rom making '1ch investigation ms would
l.I tt,m To gee rbc true bearing cf,h.s
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14
RUTLAND co TEMPERANCE
CONN ENTION

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4 On motion IT Mr. B,a,lman Of Casls,on
the Commute appointed ut ormcr meet.
ing to report an Allrcss to the pcoplc.
we'c called upon It, report. whctcup.
on the Chairman $ II Hodges E.1, pre-.
scnl,d and read the report
On motion Of Judge Brown accented
the report AMI ollcrcI the Adlrc., TO tc
printed
Judge Blown had leave 10 intfolucc the
following rcsoIuion.-
RcS0Hcd That II /, the impcra,ivc du,v
Of every good cl,I2,n 10 meet the issue pro.
posed - him hv H." law ofthr Legislature
and 10 vote no IIcrN.H on the FIRST
Tuesday Of March neat
TINS resolution cl,l,d nm animated de.
cu.sion hv II II0i re- ESQ Hon 4 /,
Brown, Rev Mr.. Clark. Dr. Bowen J.
BlrJcu Jr, G S0cnccr. mud others, and or.
d,,,G .l.' n,-.t., table.
On notion OF james Rorrcr, Jr ,lc
committee to whom was rcC.rfcd the tc,o-
luton proposed at Casilc,on 10 amend md
present 10 the mex, Convention. were called
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ac' a"d "h"irnt lnc frequent ana con
SAINT VOCATION OF TINS s'n'"i'. during n"
pas wear without IS bang followed hy
M 'ii'c'1al prosecution OF Ia" same will
tend II i feared to discourage the 'tious
OF many SINGER" fr'rIs ol law aud lcm
p"anre to"nrds securing n. The coming
'''cuon, under n" act Of 1916 MAJOR
Nv "a favor OF No License unless they
S"''' S'' Ho"'r u'''''' ''''''a''"h !ho' 'n'
law Shall be dn'Y 'frrn'rl h'nch ma
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'en''n 90 h'i'hy m"'unOy nI'dgr 'h'm.
serves 10 cach o'hcf ana 10 all VINO snail
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-01-14

The commlcc 90 held crops made their
report and The following premiums were
awarded.
Bfn scre OF Sprng Whoa. u bn'aeI.
3 neck, 6 ou4rs II X ThutI, e. 900
gnl DO 2Z tl.hrl4 beauui-. lea wAea,
Auata Greeno siOp
B,aser. ofoorn T. J Ha''1cL 500.
"a DO Henry Mu"sy 81 o4
3ddo - bushels 3 pecs'4 quarts ? Of,
} c Ihrsil a. 900
4,h 10 H,oy W Lr~cr 900
Rcu - sore potatoes go bushels .
pecGi qaar'. n " Loser $500
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-12-30
NUMBER %.

hope filled the hearts of the people; they began to
look up, and the revolution was stayed but as the
sequel showed, it was only like the waters sof
mighty river which, arrested in their course for
moment, gather more force, and then burst forth,
sweeping all before them. So the revolution burst
forth with renewed impetus, sweeping all, king,
priest and noble into one common grave.
The people of France soon found that Louis was
weak and Inefficient; that he was undecided and
pusillanmous if not FOOLISH and his evil genius
prompted him to take part in the Revolution in
America. While he sent many men to this country,
there were many that came willingly from dread of
the evils that menaced their own country. While
here they imbibed sentiments Of civil liberty and
hatred of the system Of tyranny at honc aud when
they returned they carried them with them.
There they found the chains of slavery moro
tightly drawn than they were when the patriots left;
they found the court revealing in luxury, while the
people were starving under the heavy imposts ro-
CURED to keep up a show of power in the state,
which was growing beneath an enormods debt;
while there was q deficiency in the revenue Of
Sl0000000. The people starving by thou
sands still they were required to bear all the ex-
penses of that most expensive State-the nobility
and clergy refusing to aid in the least.
The day of vengeance had come. Every thing
ready but leaders to lead the oppressed to take
justice into their own hands, and these were soon
found. LAFAYETTE and others of his stamp went
to work boldly and openly preaching reform, while
the lower sort were connecting their schemes of
venge in the wine cellars, the grog shops and broth
els of Paris. The result is known.
In some future numbers will endeavor to show
tho state of France during the Revolution and tho
present condition Of the same.
Schroon, N. Y. HIS
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-12-30
For the Voice of Freedom.
r EFF OR M,
OR A REPLY TO H. LADD SPENCER.

Homo sum; humans nihI mo dHenttm puto
Il am man take an interest in whatever relates
to man,
Thus said the ancient Roman, and have taken
this for my motto, and when find by tho Bible that
all men are derived from one father, and then look
around me and see that all arc created with, or at
least have every thing that is necessary to the for
nation of the character of men-and then see the
vast differences that are existing in their physical
condition see one man looking down from a sta
ton in which he may be placed, with scorn and
contempt upon him who is in subordinate station,
and because he has the highest place, grinding and
depressing the latter; and when see man, be-
cause his skin is of darker hue than his neighbours
or his coat little seeder bound down to toll and
servitudc without compensation; denied the bless
ings that many prize more than life ITSELF vz. liber
ty, the means of acquiring knowledge and the pur-
suit of happiness, and have prospect of ever i'm
proving his condition, almost wish that another
MARAT would arise(!) Be not shocked friend
SPENCER, for l can show that Marat and his col
leagues did France good--more to raise her to
the station she now fills in Europe, than all the
Boudons, CdpetianS and CdrLOUingians that ever
governed-not the French-but France What
was the premature death of thousands, compared
with the lifelong torture of millions by the unre-
strained and infatuated selfish system of the king
and mobiles of that most unhappy country? Who
mada the populace savage and blood thirsty p
Let the upholders of tyranny answer that question
and tyrants profit by tho lesson it conveys to them,
But all this must be, because, forsooth we, thu
victims, happen to live in world that God cursed
fol- Adams sake I" and because he was to "eat thu
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-12-30
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILROAD IRON MANI
FACTURE.

We learn from the Boston Courier that
Mr.. Horatio Ames, of Falls Village, Conn,
has recently perfected highly important i'm
provement, destined to produce important re-
suits in the manufacture of iron for railroads,
Mr. Ames, in the progress of his business,
which is mainly DEVOTED to the manufacture
Of iron for the axles and tires of railroad
wheels, observed that the tires often split or
separate in lines parallel with the plane of the
wheel; that is, in the direction of the length
of the bar Of which they are formed. He
also observes that the rails of railroads often
split lengthwise, and that the upper surface
and the inner edge, under the action OF the
wheels and their fanches, exfoliate that is,
split off in lamina or scales.
As an experienced ironmaster, he knew
that bar iron consists of fbres that lie paral-
lei to one another, and running in the direc-
ton of the length of the bar; that these fbres
and their paraeism are due to the gradual
elongation of the crystals of cast iron, when
changed into wrought iron in the process Of
hammering and rolling, by which the crystals
are gradually elongated, and in the same di-
rection, and that the attraction of cohesion
between the particles constituting each fibre,
is greater than between the different fbres,
as it is well known bar iron has much more
tenacity in the direction of the fbres than
across them.
From the consideration of these well known
facts he concluded that the splitting and exfol-
iation were due to the want of sufficient adj
hesion between the various fbres constituting
the bar, and that the only remedy would be
to change the direction of the tibres by twist
ing the bar in the process of rolling so that
the fibres should be twisted like the fibres of
a hempen rope, thus substituting the tenacity
of the fbres for the force which binds them
together. In this way, il will be observed,
that to split or exfoliate bar of iron, it
would be necessary to cut the fbres, as the
bar acquires in its cross section the strength
or tenacity which on the old plan, it possessed
in longitudinal direction. This twisting OF
the fibres is effected in the operation Of roll
inc, by making the rolling-mill of two sets of
rollers; the first set to turn on their axis IN
opposite directions, to draw the bar Of iron
between them in the usual manner, and to
pass it to the second set which, in addition to
their rotation on their axis for drawing the
bar, rotate together about the axis of the bar,
and thus twist the fbres as the bar is drawn
through and elongated; thus causing the fl
bres to assume a spiral or helical direction
around the central line or axis of the bar.
In this way it will be seen that the bar can
not split in straight lines without breaking
the fibres, and that therefore the only wear
of railroad bars and tires thus made will be-
due to friction alone
Mr.. Ames has patented his Improvement
both in England and America.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-12-30
Mr.. HOLMES ON THE MEXICAN WAR.

MR.. HOLMES ON THE MEXICAN WAR.
The following are the Preamble and Reso-
lutions submitted to the House Of Represen-
tatives by Hon. Isaac E. Holmes on the 10th
instant:
Whereas this confederecy was formed for
the establishment of perfect union, and
promoting the general welfare, it becomes
those who arc intrusted with regulating the
Government so to direct its movements as to
perfect that union, and advance that welfare;
and whereas, the prosperity, felicity, safety,
and perhaps national existence, are involved
in the invasive war we are now prosecuting
against our sister Republic of Mexico, this
important consideration should lead us to the
adoption of such measures as may result IN
DOING ;ustice to Mexico, and promoting the
lasting welfa1e of the United States; there
fore be it
Resolved, That it is incxpedient for the
Tinted States government, so to use its con-
quests as to extinguish the national existence
IF Mcxico but so to avail itself Of the Veto
rios II has achieved as to establish, by treaty
stinulations, a lasting peace with Mexico up
ON the basis of an entire free trade between
the two republics, such as exists between the
several States of this Union.
Resolved, That we agree to ccde all the
territory we have taken from Mexico beyond
the Rio Grandc, on condition that our citizens