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The CAMARGo ENrRENcHMENTs.-- That Ditch
We noticed in the Della Of Tuesday certificate,
FURNISHED by friend Of Gen. Pillows, which
aseribe to Maj. Gen. Patterson the credit q
having constructed the entertainments at Ca.
MARCO upon novel military principles. TIE
git of these "certifcatesn lies in the following
paragraph from the letter Of Mai. Charles ].
Williams, LIST Regiment Georgia volunteers =
Rcayne. Il
Maj. Gen. Patterson was at the time in COM
mand at Camargo. He, together with General
Pillow, was often present during the hours In
which the detachmen,s from the different reei-
ments were engaged on the work. / do not
know who suggested the plan of defence, But
supposed then, as now, that it was under ihe
order and by the direction of Gen. Patterson.
Gen, Patterson was present when the works
were commenced, directing and in command.
An the participation Gen. Pillow appeared to
have was in the matter Of furnishing the details
from the regiments Of his brigade.
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Mr.. MAFFIT DEPosED.-We stated about two
months ago that charges of very grave char
acter had been preferred against the Rev. N.
Mafit, since which he has had his hearing be-
foresthe New York city conference OF the
Methodist church, and thearesult is, that he
has been deposed fom the ministry and cut
off from fellowship. The decision and SEN
tence offthe conference properly certified by
Bishop James, have been read in all the New
Yord city Methodist churches.none but the
members being present.-Loa Jour-
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A TOUCHING INCIDENTAL month or two
since, we received the following story in let
ter from a private correspondent in New
York -
A visitor Of the City Tract Society, called, a
few days ago on family suffering with ex-
treme poverty. little child, that had died
the day before, was lying on the bed in it's
everyday clothes, the parents being unable to
pay for suitable grave clothes. The visitor
promised to attend to its burial, and, as she was
leaving, a little brother Of theSdeceased asked.
"Wherei is jamie now!n
"God has taken him away" said the visitor.
Sis Jamie cold now?" he inquired.
''No, God has taken him where there is no
more cold, or hunger, o. suffering"
The poor boy looked up and exclaimed,
"Won't you ask God to take me, tool am SO
cold!"-Haryord Courant.
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The Democratic State convention which
met in Montgomery Ala. on the Sd inst !, after
% balIotings, nominated Reuben Chapman, Of
Madison, as their candidate for Governor.
0nly25 Counties were represented, and on
~ one delegate from the whole Of North Ala
bama. Major Nathaniel Terry was thrown
overheard by the unteryvfed Democracy. The
Major had better adopt Gov. Martins plan,
more chance Of success than the other The
market for Convention manufactures Is declin-
ing and independent articles are rising.-co-
hrnb1s Wing.
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INDIA RUBBER BANK NoTE.-The New Lon
don. Connecticut, Star, has seen a one dollar
bill of the New Haven County Bank, the paper
of which is Of India rubber. 1t is slightly
elastic, and resists uncommon methods of OBJ
Liberation. Boiling in strong potash ley scarce
ly affected il. A Mr.. Goodyear is the inventor.
1t is supposed to be designed for the use Of
such as are disposed to s'stretch their credit''
little, and to give elasticity to the money mar
ket.
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Vice President Dallas pu blished long letter
in fayorof the construction, BY our government
Of passage across the Isthmus of Tehnante-
pee; and all the loeofoco editors are applauding
the project. Pray how much more cOnstitu-
tional Is il for our Government to make canals
and railroads in Mexico, than to make canals
and railroads in our own county and to re-
move distractions from the Mississippi and
Ohiof-L0tl Jour.
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Omnibus JoKE.-It is told Of Charles Lamb,
that enc afternoon RETURNING from dinner
party, having taken seatin d crowded omni-
bus, stout gentleman subsequently looked in
and politely asked, IA II ullinsde q, III don'l
know how i may be with the other .passen-
gers, "answered Lamb, shut that last piece 81
oyster-pie did the business for me-,
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The Washington Union says: ave repeat
in De nost authoritative manner, that Mr.. PORK
positively dIsclams, az he has uniformly done,
every idea Of the succession" Mr. Polk then
really win not run for q second term. Was
there ever such magnauimitys-sAfter slI'
said Santa Anna at Busns Visits, 81 believe !
will no, whip that contemplate old Yankee,
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FAMILY Royal or ENGLAND. - The London
Morning Post has again the qualification to
announce the approach Of an event calculated
to increase the domestic happiness Of the Sove-
reign and the Prince Consort, which, Ills con-
fidenty stated, will take place in August
next.
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TIE PREsIDENcY.-The St. Louis Republican
says that the passengers of the Saluda, on hel
lasttrip up the Missouri, took vote for Presi'
dent Amongithem were Pennsylvanians, vir.
ginians, Ohioans, Kentuckians, Indianians, and
Missourians. The following was the vote =
For Gen. Taylor, 20 wings and "a democrats
Opposed to hiu,9 wings and democrats
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Gen. Taylor has been nominated for the
Presidency in Mount Sterling, Montgomery
county, Kentucky, by public meeting, Of
which Judge French, formerly Locofocc
member Of Congress, was chairman, and Henry
Daniel, formefly LOcOfoeO member Of Con-
gress from the same district, was member Of
the Committee TO draft rtsolufiOns for the
metfinc
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We are authorized BY many Wings to an
nounce Mr.. GABRIEL FGLbER, Of Scott county,
as candidate fol Senator in the District COM
. ,scd Of the counties Of Madison and Scott.
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We have been requested BY many Of his
friends, members of the Wing party, 70 an
nounce SAMUEL FoRD, Esq, as a candidate for
Representative from thiscounty at the ensuing
November election.
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As an evidence of the contempt with
which Gen. Taylor is treated by the admins
tration, we may mention the fact that neither
for the victories of Palo Alto, Resaca, Monte-
rey or Buena Vista, has any order been given
to hoist flags and fire salutes at all the militia
~ posts in the country.-C Cumberland Civilian
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| We have published accounts of the disgrace
tul outrage perpetrated before the battle of
Buena Vista and will be no less shocked to
learn that an equally sckening piece of out
rageous barbarity has been perpetrated in this
region by persons calling themselves Ameri-
cans. 1t appears that near little town called
Guadalupe, near Marin, an American was shot
two or three weeks ago, and his companions
and friends determined to revenge his DEATH
Accordingly party of dozen or twenty men
visited the place and deliberately murdered
t,centy:fow JMerieans. This is fact, melan-
choly, incontrovertble fact. Under pretext OF
revenging the death of comrade, the inoffen-
who have b, en- assured that they should be
respected and protected, have been wilfully
murdered in cold blood. All efforts to ferret
out the perpetrators of this dastardly outrage
have proved frutless, unfortunately, and they
will never be discovered probably. Such foul
deeds as these cannot but be revolving to every
good citizen, and it is sad thing that the well
earned and dearly bought laurels Of our troops
should be stained by such acts as these, perpe-
trated by lawless and irresponsible persons, but
tending to bring discredit upon the volunteer
forces.
forgot to mention that there are number
Of eases Of smallpox among the troops, aItho'
1t has not assumed any thing apprenticeship
an infectious character. The % Mississippi
Regiment had several cases when they arrived
and have lost several men from il.
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Cen. raylor,s Correspondence.

In the course of an article upon Gen. Tay
| Tor, the New York Courier Enquirer Of til,
22d April, makes the following statement:
"a friend in Washington, who is well ad
yised of what takes place, informs US iha
there is in the War Department letter from
Gen. Taylor dated the day before the battle oi
i Buena Vista in which he reuiews The ,ohole can.
duct Of the administration towards him, in way
which must have caused no little excitement
atthe White House! Will the editor of the
Union enlighten US on this subject? Will he
not induce the Secretary of War to fur
| nish copy for publication? From the de-
scriPtion Of its contents furnished by our cor
respondent it would prove very rich treat
to the people just now, and the organ could
not do more acceptable service than to Law
itbefore the country. Better, far better for the
administration, that they should give this let
ter voluntarily to the public than wait to have
it forced from them by Congress''
The call upon tie editor Of the Un,on has
thus far not been noticed but in connection
with the subject, the following surprising
statement is made in the National bptelligencer-
of the 24h nit:
up to the eve Of the battle Of Buena visf
Gen. Taylor had not receioed letter from III
War Department subsequent to the 22d Of q
tober; and the first (and we think only
cial information he then had ofGen Ecott,s6
pointment TO command in Mexico was the III
ter Of Gen. Scott himself, from New York, urI
der date Of 25th Of November. which has bee
forsome weeks before the public.
This information il is proper to saw. is not |
derived by us from any source in. Washington
nor from any officer of the Army or Navy, but
is entitled to confdence.o
There appears from this, remarks the Bal,i-
more Patriot, oshave been deliberate pur.
pose in the War office at Washington. to nut
slight upon Gen. Taylor, and to. treat him
with contumely. According to the New York
paper the letter of Gen. Taylor, reviewing the
course of the War Departments was written
the day before the battle of Buena Vista. I1i
It had been written at an earlier dayswe should
that the disrespect shown him, in noI
advising him officially Of the appointment ofl
Gen. Scott was consequence of the scoring
he veteran gave Mr.. Marcy, and perhaps the I
whole cabinet. We think it very likely that t
his conduct of the department in not advis. !
ng him OF the appointment, was not passed BY II
n silence by Gen. Taylor, but was properly G
loticed byhm. Has he noticed it, in his cor q
esPondence with the war department? willln
he Union answer? And if s'aye, '':will it OBJ
ain from the department the letters? The +
eople. want'to see them. s
Give us .he letters, or answer categorically II
the questions whether they are on file and :
ave not been suppressed. f
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A FUNNY TAILOR AT the recent illumina-
ltion in Pittsburg, tailor named Worth had
his shop ornamented with two transparencies,
one bearing the motto "Worh maker the man. -
the other, IN takes nine men 10 make Taylor"
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29

CoMmERcIAL.--Neao Orleans, May %. - The
sales OF The week amount to about 5000 bales.
Prices have declined full a of cent since
the Saturday previous. Ordinary 10 I04;
Good Middling lO5 a IL /; Fair III a ia.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29

CHANes IN Manly a new Schedule from
the Post Office Department, the mail is to
leaye Canton for Jackson every morning at one
O'Clock, and arrive in jackson at seven A. M.
Leave Jackson at one, and arrive at Canton at
seven A. M.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29

"Hans!" said Dutchman, to his drchin SON,
whom he had just been thrashing for swearing
at his mother, "vot's dat you're thinkin 20
wicked about, in the corner dare?n 81 amt
tink nottinn aYou lie, yon fagabone--you
thinks COT DAn--and now I'll vip you for dat"
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-05-29

The wings of Yazoo county in convention,
have nominated James R. Burrus for the Senate
and Q. D. Gibbs and Wm., D. Ogden for the
popular branch Of our state legislature.
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A dealer in Philadelphia adveriises an ar
tcle which he calls aTaylor Candles" for il
luminations, which are warranted snot to
rm.'
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any dear, you are not the woman took
you to be" Shut you are the man took you
Ito be, &c and nurse that child this minute, or
will--p ~
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Gen. TAYLoR's LEGs.-Leutenant CoRwINE,
m writing TO this paper, says that Gen. TAYLOR
has remarkable short legs" This accounts
for his ,natthtyto run. asoay.-- Gin. Ctron.
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Why are Generals Taylor and Santa Anna
like blacksmith and his bellows? Because
one "biors" and the other ssstrikes.,
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GEN. Wool AND THE ARKANSAS 'B'HoYs.'-
The Van Buren, Arkansas Inteigencer, some
time ago, took occasion to remark as follows:
i"All accounts received from our Volunteers
60 to show that Gen. Wool intends to run be-
fore he will fight He keeps his wagon horse
harnessed up, day and night. Our b'hoys
stand poor chance for laurels under such a
commander"
1t turns out, however, very vexatiously for
the Intelligencer, that it was Wool who did the
fighting, and Sour b'hoys" that ran away!
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Midshipman Rogers was removed from Pc
rote to lPusbla the same day the fight commence
ed at Sierra Gorda.
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i s
GEs. TAyloR.-The following extract from
a letter from Gen. Taylor to a friend in Baior
Rouge, we find in the New Orleans Bulletin Of
the 2Otn inst. The people need no Longer
doubt his Willingnesst to serve them--they never
doubted his ability.
I'm regard to the Presidency, ! viii not say
that would not serve, if the good people Of
the country were to require me TO do SO, how
ever much it is opposed to my wishes, for am
free to say, that / have no aspirations for the
situation. My greatest, perhaps, only wish,
has been to bring, or aid in bringing, this war
to a speedy and honorable close. 1t has ever
been, and still is, my anxious wish, that some
one Of the most experienced, talented, and vir-
tuous statesmen of the country, should be
chosen, to that high place at the next election.
am satisfied that, if our friends will do their
duty, such citizen may be elected
81 must, however, be allowed to say, that
have not the vanity to consider myself quail
fed for 60 high and responsible q station, and
whilst we have far more eminent and desery-
ing names before the country, should prefer
to stand aside, if one oil them could be raised
to the first Office, in the gift Of free people
81 60 for the country, the whole country
and it is my ardent and sincere wish, to see the
individual placed at the head of the nation,
who, by strict observance of the constitution
(be he whom he may) can make US most pros
porous at home, as well as most respected a.
broad.n
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MAAhIED-At the residence Of Hugh Lewis,
IN this county, on the as,h ult, by the Rep..
7honas MagTa'der, B. L. SurHERIAxD. to Miss
RFbEccA A. LEWIS.
By the same, At the same time and place,
IRvn 3 LEwp, to Miss May j. LAsCAsrrn.
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4 cognzanl Of all its violations, not only Of the
statute law, but Of the unwritten law, called
She Common Law also Of the rascality com
mtted against the peace, If not the dignity,o OF
divers and sundry good citizens Of this county
and other counties BY said Bank; one who can
shake more voters hands, during a canvass,
make himself agreeable to more voters wives,
and kiss as many nosed voters babies
as any other man, who is, or is not, candidate
for 'ssweet voices" For his acts and doings
on the apportionment billin the las. Legisla-
ture, are they not written in the journals Of the
House, and in the.memory Of the citizens Of
Madison? And shall they not be again re-
corded in the Creole, andshall he not hear Of
them from the stump Verify, he shall
We cannot conclude this penc,lling better
than by giving the following extract fromsa
poem, written by one who knew him we'll, and
which, if not poetry, is better--a hit.
ssThe one who next in dignity,
Held baton Of Command,
Ahuge, broad breasted chap was he,
OF strong and heavy hand.
In ancient days he might have been
An Ajax lebanon;
But now, perhaps, he thought tsin,
To slaughter sheep or men.
The fireof chivalry is tame.
The pride of lighting DER;
So he turned back tolcivic fame,
And thought of wars no more.
sl i - & + i
A purse, one day, chap displayed, 4
When he thecorps did sfollerr'
Our Ajax, leaving, only said:
BY Jo. I'll have that dollarp
And when last seen, he satbetween
a purse and politician;
And nothing 10th, looked on them both,
Most wonderfully icashi,a'.'
If Democracy, with all these Bank officers
ant succeed in Madison, where can it. Echo
ays, Pll try Scott.
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Tue specie brought BY the steamer Sarah
Sands, at New York from Liverpool, is said to
be nearly two milliohs ofdollars.
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An express from Gen. Scott TO Gen. Taylor
has arrived at Brassos.
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PeuciIIings.

Circumstances beyond our control, such al
absence from home and chills and fever, have
for short time prevented us from giving oul
pencil sketches Of the nominees of the Madi-
son Democratic Convention. But they cannot
complain--the delay has enabled US to give in
Ink, what we only intended to give in pencil.
Nor shall we say all that may and will be said
we give only outlines, leaving to the Wing
candidates to fill up and color the rough SIX etch.
sage before beauty" is a common saying
hereabouts, of which we are duly mindful
So for
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The funeral Of Mile. Mars, at Paris, was
attended by over 10000.
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An Englishman wasasked, what be would
take to 60 aoft blindfolded ina hard gale?
81 would take months pay,o said the fel-
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Gov. BRowz will be absent for few weeks
as a visitor to West Point. The Secretary of
State will attend to all business.
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sand what would you take, Pat!" said one
of the officers to an Irshmau.
"Nothing,n replied the Hibernian, Shut q fast
holdw @
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DnD-ln Jackson. on The 18Th inst. Mrs, 5.
RrsrceG War; censor, Of Maj. Gus,asns A.
Ware,
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GIN. A. B. BRADroRD-This gentleman has
been announced in the columns of the Holly
Springs Gazette, as the "People's candidate for
Congress-" in that District. The announce
ment has been made without consulting Gen.
Bradford but we suppose he will not decline
serving the people of his District many hon
orable capacity. He will no doubt represent
his constituents as ably in the National coun-
ellis, as he has done on the tented field; and
we should be proud to hear of his election to
the office which, according to the Gazette,
."Whigs and Democrats" are alike eager tosbe-
stow upon him. But of course there will be
no considerable movement made in this mat
ter without consulting the views and wishes
Of the proposed candidate icksbug Whig.
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Il 4
\ The MEXICAN WOUNDED AT BUENA VISTA
The editor of the Matamoros Flag has seen a
late number Of the Zacatono, published in the
Igroat city of Zacatecas, Mexico, which con-
tains letters referring to the Mexican loss at
Buena Vista. One is from Don Manuel Icaza
q surgeon Of the Mexican army, to that paper,
lgvng an account of the Mexican wounded at
lBuena VISTA Ithas been denied that the Mex
LEAN loss in that battle has been as great as at
4 represented-here is conclusive evidence
their loss in killed and wounded was un-
FED in the statements first published, and
700 would not more than cover it. AT
hiening that hundreds Had died on the
and were left unbured, the writer pro-
In the hospital Of Aqua Nueva wore left
Afty-nine wounded, two doctors, one medicine
|rhest, and provisions for one month !; in Incar-
|nacion 2i4 wounded, two doctors, and two
months provisons; In Salado AZ wounded,
one months provisions and necessary medi-
cines, with three doctors; in Cedral, hospital
supported by the neighborhood and the autho-
rites, 38 wounded, attended by a surgeon of
the place; in Matehuala 348 wounded, three
medicine chests, one tierce Of blankets, one
hundred and fifty sheets and four doctors.n
The othersletter is from the surgeon of the |
regular hospital in San LUIS 1t was with the
division of the army that retreated to this place
that a majority of'the woundedawere carried.
He says: %
81 will soon receive DAT wounded, which adj
ded to the 587 already here, will make the ex-
number of 1887. For all these /
have neither blankets, sheets, nor any Of the
necessaries they require. The donations of
clothing that have been made to the hospital
are not sufficient for even two hundred of this
number-provisions are also greatly deficient"
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| ComMIssIoNERs TO MExIco.--If there be any
foundation for the following passage in letiel
TO the Baltimore Sun, says the Picayune, the
Government is adopting measures Of paciiica-
ton with Mexico on an imposing scale--a COM
mission to consist Of Messrs Benton and Soule,
and perhaps Mr.. Buchanan!
WASHINGTON, May II, l847
learn that commissioners are soon to be
sent by our-Government to Mexico, with a
view to ascertain the disposition Of the Next
can Government in regard to peace, and to
conclude peaceif Mexico should accept our
terms The preliminaries thus settled will be
submitted to the Mexican Constituent Con-
gress for ratification, and will, Of course, await
the sanction Of our treaty making power
Senator Benton will be one Of the commits
soners, Senator Soule may be another. do
not think Mr.4Buchanan will consent to be one
Of them, unless in the meantime Mexico should
make some positive advances towards peace
He would not 60 to Mexico, | think, upon any
uncertainty.
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Nor BAD.-Some months ago, the Massachu-
setts Peace Society, offered ahandsome reward
for the best essay on the origin and result of
the Mexican war. We give below the only
one we have met with, ashaving been written
for the prize:.. q