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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29

mingle with those OF whom he was but The ser.
want. II was doubly gratifying 10 him that The
| pace chosen 10. This occasion was one hallowed
IN me heart oil every Alnerican-he Hall Of In.
dependence. II was The first lime that he had
! ever Stood within the sacred room, and the occa-
! SION was productive 81 no ordinary emotion; il
was mere that The patriots OF the Revolution laid
me foundation OF our Government. The wisdom
OIL 'heiF plans was evidenced By The unparalleled
growth and increase Of The nation. lie Stood
mere 10 day The executive officer of The Govern
ment which was created by their iorlilude and
| perseverance. Seventy years hence, President
oil The The United States may he in This Hall, and
VINO can estimate how extensively our insitu-
lions may then be difused, and the prosperity to
which Inc nation may then have arIved7 He
thanked ms !elow-ci;izens OF Philadelphia for the
courtesy thus shown him, and The manner in which
il was rendered.
Mayor Swift hen introduced The members OF
The Select and Common Councils Individually.
alter which The President was introduced TO HE
citizens generally, and was occupied until three
O'Clock, shaking the hands, and returning the
compliments Of The eager throng
In the evening he visited The Commissioners
Hail. Northern Liberties after which he attended
a ball b. MAJOR General Patterson, at his elegant
mansion. The officers OF The Isl Division, P. NJ,
we're present in uniform, and the affair was most
brilliant
At Ntc York The military and civic pfoces'
sion, which was 10 escort him, would ra'erse
The whole length OF The cily-from the battery 10
Asior place, and back again 10 The par; -Ihe dis
lance being over six miles. The procession il
was thought, would be the most Splendid one OF
The kind ever witnessed there. TIE most beaui-
ful portion Of the demonstration, however, was
expected 10 be upon the bay snd the baIlery-a
perfect fleet covering The former, decked out in all
the gayely of naval and commercial paraphelna-
liza; on The latter The grand review Of the militia
~ hosts was 10 take place.
All The New England towns appear DESTROYS
that President Polk should pay them visit
The authorities Of Low III, Mass. and New Ha-
ven and Hartford, Conn, and Portsmouth, N. H.,
have followed the example oil others in making
suitable arrangements lor giving The President
such reception as becomes his exalted station
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29
The following bret bur comprehensive article
in the Union brushes away many errors which
we see floating through the Wing Journals:

we see floating through the Wing Journals:
THs FlSANcEs-The "Tn,elIigencer" OF yesier.
day calls our attention, in The body Of commu-
nicatien, 10 lie suggestion, Of lis correspondents
(whom il styles a "sa2acious meTchan,) that
from the alleged drain OF specie 10 Mexico Tor
the war, and the heavy expected Imports under
the tariff u 1876 and lie TALL oil brea,isluds, We
may cxpec. arrangement Q! our finances next
year. We will answer these Wing predictions
Of cvls in their order.
As 10 The drain Of specie. Is. iae msr'y n'reai
ter, and the means incr.asc. The "n!its ;.sefuso
unter The Mexican iaiiH, ID military conItibu.
lion, already exceed halt a million IN SFscie, and
mnst rapidly Augment under The pledge recently
given, that, in the event OF peace, lie imports
shall be exempt from any new duly or conhsca-
lion. These duties, il the war coninnes, will
furnish all the specie required 10 be Iemined u
Mexico; and we shall in time, have large exports
TO The United States Of specie from Mexico, in
payment for our imports. These exports are AREA
dy erea,er to Mexico, BY actual returns than 10 al
mos, any other country except Grea, Britain; and
as We occupy The interior, will rapidly augment.
A trade with Mexico (silysr being her great STA
pie eyport) brings nearly the whole return in spe-
Gle. This specie thus broush. 10 Us from MexI-
CO, even under her high, and, in many cases, p:o-
hblory tariff reached same years ago nearly
nine millions OF dollars in year. unter The pre-
sent very rrdnced duties, with all the prohibitions
Of imports abolished, rs also the removal a the
onerous export duty on specie, we should mol be
surprised 10 sec our imports Of specie from Mex
leo, in return Tor our exports, reach twelve mil.
lions per annum. The drain, then, will be from
| Mexico 10 The United States.
AS 10 The tariff OF 1916, and the fall oil bread
sluGs Our principal export is coilon and The
same vessel which brings the news of TALL Of
breads,ufIs from The highest point, informs us OF a
rise in cotton more than equivalent 10 The fall in
breadsluiis BIeadsnfs, however, still bring a
good price, and the foreign market for them is es.
lablished, and especially Tor Indian corn; and
there cannot be doubt large as imports Of goods
may be that our exports, including the earnings
| by freight, will mole than equal The imports.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29

THE PRESIDENTS ToUk-Mr Polk and suite
left PHILADELPHIA for New York on Friday morn
ing, under no doubl, mcsI gratifying feelings, as
his stay from frs, 10 last in Philadelphia was
marked in The highest degree by those evidences
Of esteem and honor so beilIng patriotic pee
PIE 10 beslow on The chief magistrate Of their own
choosing. he departed about O'Clock in spe-
cal train, which The polileness of The Camden
and Amboy railroad company had placed al The
disposal of himself and suite. He was 10 be re.
ceived al Amboy by the New York committee,
with The usual ceremonies, and would reach New
York about one o'clock on Friday afternoon.
The incidents OF the Presidents soioutn In
Philadelphia, during Thursday, were calculated
highly 10 interest him.
A, 9 o'clock OF that day, he was waited on y
the commillee Of attendance, ana yIsiNd Silf
them the Naval Asylum, The Mint Girarc Col
lege, Fairmount, Laurel Hill, and the Model anc
High Schools. A,lhe Model School an oriaina
address OF welcome was delivered by one oil TIT
scholars 10 which the President RESPONDED In ap
| propriate and happy terms.
At one o'clock he was Introduced 10 The Mayo
and Councils, a, Independence Hall. Mayo
| Swift, in nea. address, welcomed him 10 Phila
delpha and congratulated him that the city au
thoriles were enabled 10 greet him IN that hall
hallowed BIZ SO many recollecilons.,
The answer Of The President was dignihed. clio
quenl and torcible. He said il was al all time
gratifying thing 10 him, as The chief officer
The nation, 10 NEE. With his fellow citizens, az
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-29

The Southern mail brings US no later news
from The city Of Mexico. In The New York Sun
we find a letter from The Mexican metropolis, Of
thes3lsl May, two days later than our last ac-
counts. iislales thai The heads Of the church. in
GLIDING The leading bishops, were from The begin
ming opposed 10 The war-but that great fear Of
The military nnirer Sill nreuails thai
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
,Grr ,. The Ugh, srlllery brigade which

'firi - The Ugh, artillery brigade Which
{, here DOS no, either come up 10 the high
iepu,a,'oo which ihn ann Of The American
service rJoy, ilsrdly DO the eanonccrs
know how to load their guns aud on the
Oh Of July five Of Them were woundcd ~
& mg salute.
Tho 'omao makes gtca, favacc. anon !,
The Americans, especially although Euro.
pesns have thru share Of The mor,nl
y among The iormcf Is 20 day. TO the lot.
'r i've. Bot some OF those deaths 10 10 be
p1l 10 The account OF fever aud d, sent, ies
The soldiers lake no care OF ihemse.v ". they
are dressed IN elo,h--snd Is they have no,
'oueaed cent fot two mon.h.-lhcy are
badly fed
The squadron Of Commodore Ferry
composed Of eight vessels. 10 oil the city,
together with the nine foreign vessels OF
war, F"och, English anu Spanish
4 T.
There are many things IN this ,,,lct ~.
l'nllv oAacscfal'd yet upon the whole the
natallsc Is interesting aud Irulhhkc.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
NEW RKlINE,

W. have seen and examined bea6iiu
mod, ola Bridge, ,nven,es, BY Mcnisom
cry Powers Of Pr,siotd Tic claims -pnd
I. tar sswc can Judge h" claims aro well
'ounicd-,hs, he can get, by the rceula'
construction OF b. bridge. somc eighty OF
one hundred feet moro span than By III,
other most approved wood bridges now in
usc Il seems to be ,imbered and bfsccI
ai'evcty pom, where i, 10 10 &C, sgn,na the
downward pressure Of the bridge and on,
would think 1t capable Of bearing safely
any load that could be placed upon IT,
The plan Of ,h1 bridge unr,ss the peeu
liar advsn.sges Of hosh the common timber
and the lau'cc bridges tho timber bong
placed 80 a-io receive all the s,fnin from
the downward pressure aud the Ia'iicc or
plank part so arranged as no. only TO stay
aud steady the TIMBER, but also to counter
oct the tendency 10 bottom strain OF TOP
crush OF the bridge We are not part'cu
larry well vcrscd IN mechanical ma,,cr.
bu, IN looking q, this beautiful model W,
are led TO believe ,ha, Nr Powers, in HI.
invention, has conferred favor on the pub.
lie, and that his improvement, will be acted
upon, and in due time bc introduced into
common use. While strength is gained
by the peculiar construction Of the bridge
lig h,ncss !. also made a dcsidcrn,u,n; and
thus bridge far lighter and more eomcly
than those NV IN use, may be rendered
more pcrman, ut aud durable We under
dcrsland that Mr. T. intends coon TO take
means to bring tho invention before the
public. The invenios Of this bridge ha.
devoted years to the study OF the true prin
ciplcs OF bridge building, aud, though not a
practical mechanic, has, as we think, sue
cecd,d most wonderfully.
The above mentioned model can be sccu
for few days ut the Shop Of Mr. Bcnrc,
in TIN, village, where those Interested can
have nm opportunity Of viewing ii for them
selves.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

! heard IL Nov Orleans that III. LADY, love
sA married lie rciafn,i aud sho, han
III
~ WsNer, of Msnchrac', " II one
Of the ss.uan, surgeons 40 lhc oh req.
m,n, rtuins home shorty, a. I l,afn from
HIM tbs morning TIC ,aigcon a, tina
ss',on ra,cs ,ha, Li h,ahh viii ~, p'tDi,
OF b" accompanying The regiment, and d.,
charging the dulirs 81 be Office ] hopc
10 hear Of his L,sI,h long pCrfocily re-
caahlsh,j
Thee sss quite Fourth Ct July Cclc-
btsl,or IN Tie eny on Saturday last, b., ]
dI not sucud General Pierce. ! believe,
msde ZONE pcr'inen, remarks and upon
pefusinc the accoun, ofiho festival, ihiok
sht iossis will compare w.h those usually
delivered IN lsos,os on such ocess,ooa
The 'V,Ia Ctux Eagle hns been sus.
pcndcj or faih,t III, publication thereof
during the summer months Claiming The
pus,irgc ofihc fraternity went INTO the
Office iLc other day, AMI she editor no, be
lng IN, took sea, ~ hIs char There
WAS no, band N h,. Office who could
talk Eoyish In other respects the into
nor looked much like our printing Offices
at homo. and l did not scc l..l lhn, the
SpanlaTjs handl,d their typos as readily as
the Yankees believe the cdior, Mr.
jewell sa New Eng land man
The hIs ,h'ng iha, sit.h's us upon enter
ING this CITY, Is The gait OF the d,ulI,ns,
male and female Thy walk 81 slow you
would fancy they were uucfly d.sulu,c Of
vitality \ merchants clerk cro,ps long
as lazIly ns a lanpulshing Sonorlia The
stairs TO all the pubic buildings, and in The
private man'iohs, indicate thus tardy pro
pcn'ily Of the pcopc--one step being only
about two inches, instead Of t'n or twelve
above ,nno'hur a Boston clerk would
mount ten or twelve nj once
Blu, must close II you can read this
you can Go quite as much as can.
Iours, ever, J II W.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

The evening papers, Of yesterday. con-
tanned the following despatch, by Telegraph
from New York, announcing the arrival Of
the American Steamer Washington:
The Washington sailed from Southamp.
ton on the 10th ult., but owing to the bad
quality of her coal, she was obliged TO put
back and did not leave again until the
18th Her dates from Liverpool are to the
18th
Flour commanded 31s per barrel; IAN
advance on previous quotations Of about
- cts;1 Cnrn II u i5s; Meal, 20.; White
Wheat, los Cd lOs I0d; Red do. los Id
los 1T. The brcadstuf market was
buoyant and there was an increased de-
lnand.
The London hrcal-tulf market on the lith
was firm The weather throughou, England
had been iinc, aud the prospect Of the har-
vest was good.
There was but little or no rot amongst the
potatoes
Cotton Lad icccdcd one eighth o. a
penny.
Provisions were without much change.
At llavrc. the price OF -four was - fran
ccs.
At Liverpool the fever was very prcya-
lent and great suffering amongst the J.
ish
The lIsh pota'oc crop promises we'll.
Srarx.-Ihc condition Of Spain is rep
resented to be- most wrctchcd, a the French
were collecting an army toprotect the from
tier.
The difficulties in Portugal have not yet
been settled.
Food riots had taken place in Gronin-
gen.
The treaty Of peace between Turkey and
Persi,. had been signed.
An engagement had taken place between
.Abdcl RAIDER and the Emperor Of Morocco,
in which the latter was defeated.
The troubles at the Cape Of Good HOPE
still continued.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

like sN tina, evet went before n-pawci
away, snd ere The lengshened shadows 81
o-cnins had iaiily warned " OF tho rapid
fight Of time, the liberty party mass con-
reni'on" was NUMBERED with the thing. ,hs,
were-,hc meeting was adjourned.
Upon the arrival OF the evening stage
the Hon. gentleman. 50 long and 80 ans.
iausy expected, made b. appearance, aud
the announce m,n, was \, once made ,hn,
Mr.. Hale would address The en,scns, With.
on, Distraction OF party. o, o'clock "a,
which icnc he wa. introduced, With few
'hor AMI appropriate rcm'ihs, By the Hon
=. Foot, to large and highly respectable
audience
Wcro VIC TO attempt 70 make anything
Ike minute notice Of the speech Of Mr.
Hale, VIC should most assu'ody iail to 10
Inn ,lini justice which 1t would be- our wish
Ia do aud W. lh,r, fore content ou,.,lf hy
saying lha, II was jos, such speech as we
think in the prcscn, state ofihc public mind
is required.
We ~c'c highly pleased with IT. and be
hevc mos, sincerely that screr f,nfis 81 the
Wing pm, OF Vermont, would respond most
hoatlils to every sentiment ard every sen.
icnoc he uttered. Free from the party slang
80 common ~ many Tho addresses Of some
Of our abolition trends noble and manly
IN his treatment oi his subject, his appeal
mus, 60 directly the hearts and Judeen,e nts
Of the people Of the No,,h in view Of The
cncroaehn,cnis Of the slave power
Tina, tho Sigh, and TRIVIAL lines tina,
now divide the people oi Vernon, on this
question may bc broken up, and that the
time NAV soon come when We shall present
an unbtokcn from. in opposition 10 the slave
party in Congress and on, of it's our mos,
sincere wish
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

EssysThc iiartford'rines, the leading Polk
paper in Connecticut recommends 10 the
Government, as the only means Of making
peace with Mexico. 10 bcccn and take the
property Of the people. and pursue a regular
system Of highway robbery on large scale
We says "the Mexicans win never ds.ir,
peace 80 long as they are growing rich b,
the war" This may be very true, but i
affords 10 reason Tor giving our army th,
character Of bandliii Our clan. tor pean.
are much more eiic.iual let Mr. Poll
withdraw our ARMIES 10 within our own coun-
try The Mexieans will never follow OF
modest them.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

GENERAL TAYLOR The New York
Tribune thus defines its position in relation
to Gen. Taylor and the Presidency -
I'VE explicitly stated III says month
aga, in reply 10 our OHIO correspondent,
that he was not o,N choice for that station
Every one who knows anything Of our per-
soual views Ola til. subject Is aware that We
had frequently expressed onr decided pre-
ference tor an eminent civilian as the Whig
candidate for President. loue bc'ora the ap-
pcarana Of General Taylors Cincinnati let
ter"
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04


by the arrival a, New Orleans Of the
steamer James /. DAY, advlccs from the
Bfnzos 10 the l5ih ms, have been received
The Mexican forces nj sun LOUIS poio.
II were vnriously estimated, by some at
II 600 They are commanded by ton
Nalcucin, who, II was reported, woald Join
Santa Anna with Q 600 regulars.
Gen. Woods troops were IN good hca l,h
Gen. Taylor has i20 days rallons, 500
wagons aHd 1000 mules waiting TO move
forward III, force amounted 10 z 500 men
Gen Urea, II rs positively stated, was
n, Victoria recently, AMI ARRESTED The Gov
efnor Of tina, place and sen, him to the cap.
,sI charged with treason against The Gov.
ornm,n,. l, Is nl,o sad tina, Cnna,s son
has been shol by INN Tor reasonable cor.
r,spond.nce being found IN his possession.
The H. parmen, Of Ismaul'pas has been
pu, under contribution Tor large sum o.
money. Gen, Urea DEPARTED 10 enforce
,is collection, with the bayOoet Il was
reported tia, he iefNleloria 70 attach Tam
pico tul no, efodHod
Caiaysl4i - reported moving oil over
the country, louIng i.w naaefa escape.
The lnlonded march OF he McXichns
from Ssn Lun sgs,0a Gen. Woo, s.,ma
10 have been abanioned
Il Was rulnorod At san InUs Fo'O,, on
the slh that Gen Scoa bad MARCHED from
psetls, Lul counlcrmsfchcd on leaning
that fA.2.nce would BE- oa,t'l whom n..l
"a .scfy i've mice o. lrt espnal
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

Iciiow Fcrcr AZ Ncir OrlranS. a re-
dated judy 2lst, says: Five deaths from
Yellow Fever have occurred IN the Charity
Hospital, and two or three other cases are
still under treatment in that institution.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
On the Arkansas. CAcurs !


For four days past, we have been greatly
mulcstcd 10y the Indians Of the tomanche
and Ararho tribes We fought them twice.
IN the first engagement, We wounded one.
and IN the last, which took place this NOR.
ming, we killed four and wounded six or
eight,
They succeeded tbs morning in runnin.
of Il Government mules of tho tram under
charge Of Mr. Smith, OF st Louis. Dag
bciolc yesterday about four hundred Indi-
abs made several attempts to take possession
of the fort recently erected By the Gov
crnmcu' Mr. Sloan, who has charge Of It,
had with him only nine men aud cannon,
which did, however, great execution
They killed fifteen Indians. and wounded
thirty or fortv. Mr. Shan lost three mcn---
johnson Of Independence, Roy Of LICKING
ton. and Naclc al Lynn county. Their went
ont Of the fort, aud were killed three hun
drcd yards from it. The Indian. scalpcl
them
As it would ndr-Tal,i.aLlc for less
than fifty men to remain IN the tort, Nr
sloan has concluded to abandon it, and 90
t. Santa fc, with his men aud cannon \
Government train. under charge of Mr.
Sweeney oi Weston, has been sent out, with
Ouly fifteen rounds If ammuni,ion--som
OF the men have not two rounds left
7. &. a.
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

E<y-The election ia Virginia for mcia-
Der Of Congress IN tn distr.c, Of ~ late
~ Dsons,o l,. i-Ae. place ae4, I-ss-lay
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
INTERESTING FROM SANTA ~

INTERESTING From SANTA ~
The ~ Louis papers of the 10Th rO
contain >oinc items u news bruush, hy H.
Volunteers arrived from Santa Ir
Lieutenant Elliott and the other ,olsn.
tccrs lcft santa lie on the 18th Of Jan,
IN company With tram cf morchan. vae
ons
We have already announced that l.,cn,
Colonel Wilcox bad lcn Tacs IN Ill cate
dition Against the Indian. and Nea,cans
Who had had an engagement, With Mair
Edmcudscm That expedition bad rcsul,cl
IN no,ling---no cncm, could bc found IN an,
direction Msior EdmondSon was exceed
inrl, DESTROYS OF having another chance at
his cncny. bu, he was o,crrulcl hy couu.
c'l Of officers. held the next day after HI,
arrival nj Santa Fc From the number =
mounds IN which The Indians had buricl
their dead. found in the ncghhorhund 9th,
place a, which the battle was fought i, i.
supposed that at least ~ ., their number
were killed
The Mcxicaus were much cla,cd hy the
victory which they claimed to have schlc,cl
pcc,iny aid fipm Ctihu,hua aud were con.
graduating themselves On tic prospect Of
rr-calturing the country. ns soon as Captain
Anrcn,'s Battalion Of infantry aud Capt
Fishers \rlillcr, company should leave -
Captain Angnc,'s company wa To- Doe mus
tered out ot ser, lee on the 18th IL june
Captain Fishers on The 10th aud Captain
Mu,phcy's. (ncw Captain Wood's.) on the
10Th, and all were expected to leave for
home immediately.
Whether the Mcxicans would a,tcnr, I,
carry out their plans, is uncertain. hut Col
Price, although said TO bc under such an
apprehension, had made no arrangement.
10 meet the crisis Iii. forces were scatter.
Ell. aud some Of the outpos,s were ndillcr.
entity supplied with provisions, although tie
stores IN Santa Re were abundant. Lieut..
Elliott thinks that The Mcxicans could no,
take Santa lie very easily, but they could
cut oil the detached parties, and no force
could bc spared from the capital to relieve
them The condition Of things was critical
enough, but not cntircl, desperate.
On the 10Th they me, Major Fitzpatrick
and an escort Of dragons, who had left
Lieut. Love sc"mpany for the purpose OF IN.
forming them Of the close proSimi, of the
Indians. The Maj communicated the news
ct the attack upon Lieut., Love TO the party
and OF his loss aud informed them that IT.
Love was moving on slowly, determined
to get the trains rs Tor n the Fort at the
Caches. and expecting troops soon to come
up 10 them.
AZ Cottonwood Greek, Lieut. J. met
Tram ct merchant wagons, n Quartcrmastcr'
tram aud two companies Of Infantry, under
Cap's. Shepard, aud probably, Ww,kncr
Next morning he met Lieut. ColonclEas,on
with the other three companies of his bat
tallion, and Capt McNair's cavalry --wi,ha
train Of wagons, IND the cattle Of li-utcnant
Loves train. They are all getting on ,cy
well
About 90 miles from Council Grove. the
companies of mounted men under The COM
mand Cspts. korpcnay Buck \ Cla'k-on.
were met
a, 10 mile creek me, another comra.
ny, and the Rough aud Rcadys. under com.
manl Of Capt. Jones 30 miles from Indie
pcndcncc.
(Orff4t onaI,u,, o,fl, tI,,ou,, n. t,If,,...,
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04
ARRIVAL or TIE STEAMER
WASHINGTON.

The evening papers, Of yesterday, con-
tanned the following despatch, by Telegraph
from New York, announcing the arrival Of
the American Steamer Washington:
Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-08-04

Washer the ffesidsni wsll OF viii not
wash hi. character clear oiso foul piece
Of duplcily With lhe Rev A-..rs McEiroy
and Rev. a. 10. Reg Mr. McCaNa had
charges opon han, TINE willie. AtirL.