The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-09

tt0tu WhsSst1 ts,f ssso S~eA0ase VI ,eres.ed in this delicate science, we shall make, at an early day, eopioas extracts.
 The Gazette, without intending if. pays us a compliment we appreciate highly. when he com plains Of our xealoas deyotion ts democracy. Is sha De our earnest enleavor to elicit from its edi-
 tor further svo in this way tor 90 far as the warm and energetic support of the principles we profess win entitIs us 10 his netice, VI shall never gSe him less reason to complain. Ws can never nAin- tain aAxutroi position. The Gazette having tried this policy upon ifs debat under tle present editor may know the value of such course; but our path lies broadly and distinctly before B. and if we ever deviate from it t will be from thsf firm conviction of our renor, and never for the sake of sPoiis. a------s~.z-----
 We were kindly permitted by Ms. DS. BoELAsp to Peruse letter from that officer, written from the psisou in the City of Mexico We have had more recent dates and 1t contaios but little that we have not already published f-sH other sources. lie de- scribes the ptison s,a 'sort o hall monastery and half military ps;on, serving, also. i" its basement ! stories, as a peniientiaTy for common felons, oi which ,her are now some 300 confined in il, It's upper stenes are occupied as prisons for Mexican oiieery guilty of hostility to the Government. :. Tbsr, are some ls Q, 20 now here with us. The bu,iing is large one. and is situated in the nor. tiern outskirts of fhe city. We were brought in very cautiously and silentiy about o'clock at night"
 The officers having charge of them were kind and polite, and disposed to grant every accommo- dalicn in their power. and mneh attention was paid them by our consul, Mir. BLACK. Ia aliuding to the battle of Buena Vista, he says:
 "in the fight. know our Regiment did its duty nobly. need no, say how much regret not being there to lead my Riaemep. alone had drilled my Battalion, and know not what other officer in the Regiment was sufficiently acquainted with our pe- eulaf tactics to dispose of them to the best advan tage. Besides, know my officers and men were devoted to me. and would have preferred to 6sht snder me. say I know this, because they have given me too many evidences of the fact for me to doubt it. Ohi would have given tsn of the best yean of my life to have led them in that fght--tc have raised the shout of onset upon the foe. and beard it echoed by full two hundred of as manly voices as ever cried huzzah for the cause of their eountry-io have directed the Ire of their two hun dred unerring rifles. But it was deereed otherwise -doubtless for tine best. My men-my noble bat taliOn. of whom was 50 proud. fought without mel know they fought weii-sueh men could mol fight otherwiss-while am prisoner of war My time and opportunity has passed. My term oi service will have expired probably. before shall be exchanged certainly before our column will have an opportunity to meet the enemy aga,n. Il behoves me, therefore, to exercise much philoso. phy as l ear. and make up my mind to return tc the pursuits of peace and domestic happiness, when I am no longer prisoner"