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From the New Hampshire Patriot
The SetlitiOn LAW Revived.

The vote of the federasts, with four nominal demo-
Gratis favor OF furnishing the editor OF the Union for
Justly censung their unpariotic conduct, was gross
outrage upon the freedom Of the press, and shows that
they are the true representatives of ancient federalism
Il they had lived in the days Of John Adams, they
doubtedly would have approved OF the alien and sedon
laws of his administration which they have now in ef-
feet revived In those days, editors aaigned be-
fore the Senate and punished for the honest expression OF
opinions which did not suit those in powers and now
see an editor punished for similar ofence-an offence
which consists in faithful and bold discharge of his
duty TO the people and the country But if these men
suppose they thus ntimidate and silence the press,
they will find themselves wofully mistaken The people
of this country look upon free press the greatest safe
guard OF their liberties and they will tolerate the
least abrdgement OF its freedoms ana the United States
Senate will soon learn this, if they do not know il
already The press will echo the sentiments OF the peo-
pie, whether peases displeases the senatorial
rants OF the peope-servans who arrogany assume to
place themselves above their masters well above the
laws of the land
Our object in this article is simply to place record
the OF those senator's who participated in this open
attack upon the freedom of the press They fol-
owseuery federal senator noting forH with four nom
nal democrats, viz: Butler and Calhoun, of South Caro-
hna and Y,aee and WestooH of Florida-dH taltering
opponents of the 1cdr.
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From the ArilledgeviIle (Ga) Democrat

From the AfilledgeviIIe tIn) Democrat.
THE SPIRIT OF THE PREss-The assault made upon the
liberty of the press in the person of the editor of the
Washington Union. by portion of the Senate of the
United States, has excited the public Indignation TO
extent that is unprecedented in modern times The vic
tim of oppression bids fair to become prominent
than any OF his assailans. The reproach attempted to
be fastened upon him, is in the public mind evidently
settling upon the heads of those who sought to nhct
In some places large and enthusiastic meetings have been
held denouncing the act of the Senate. The democratic
press from Maine to Texas Gin thoughts that breathe
press so far as we have noticed have universally spoken
OF it in terms of censure, and even some OF the
more pure LIBERAL and elevated papers of the federal
party have regarded it rejecting disgrace upon
The Senate than upon Mr.. Richie
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IPUBLIc-No. 90. ]

AN ACT making appropriations for the payment OF navy
pensions the year ending hirteh June eighteen hun
tred and orty-eight.
BE IL enacted by the and House of Representatives.
of the United States of Aoeca Congress assembled, That
the following be, and the hereby appropria
ted for the payment of navy pensions for the year ending
thirteth June, eighteen hundred and forty-eghtt
To pay invalid pensions, thirty six thousand donars
To pay the pensions of widows OF officers seamen and
marines, sixteen thousand dollars.
SEC 2 drtd be 10 further enacted, That the provisions
the OF eighteen hundred and ioyfive chapter forty
one entitled, IAN act renewing certain naval pensions Tor
the term five years. be, and the hereby,
the passage OF said act and The pensions which
renewed by the said for tho of five years. and which
and hereby are, renewed and continued for another
OF years, the persons entitled thereto, the
and subject to the same conditions as are in said
contained and to commence from the time they may
sevely expire, and to be paid out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise Appropriated.
the payment Of pensions under the prvateer pension
fund as pledged by the government by of Congress OF
June tweny-sixth, eighteen hundred and twelve, three
thousand dollars.
APPROVED March 3, 1917.
RrsoLUrroN--PUBLIo--No. 9.
RESOLUTIONS giving the thanks of Congress to Major
General TAYLOR and the officers and under his
mand, in the late military operations at Monterey.
R,soiped pnanipousy By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentaiiees of The United States Of America IN Congress ds1-
bd the thanks of Congress due aud hereby
e deed Major General Zachary Taylor his officers and
men for the orude ski enterprise and courage which
distinguished the late brilliant military operations at Mon
teroy.
struck gold medal with devices cmblematca of this splen-
did ACHE vemen and presented General Taylor es-
mony the high entertained by Congress OF his Ju-
and distinguished conduct that memorable occa-
Rsored That the President of United States be fur.
her requested TO cause swords with suitable devices 70 m
son, and Brigader General Twggs, Brgader General
Worth, and Brgader General Quitnan, in testimony oil the
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freedom of the public press involving in its disastrous
effects the dearest rights of every citizen without excep
ton.
We may say more this subject in another paper
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engine permanent wharf; extending and completing coal
house, completing mehouse, and Tor repairs of all kinds
hfy-eight thousand and seventeen dollars
Ar MEMPHIS
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Late from the Army.

FRoM THE Rio GRANp.-The mail yes
terday morning brought US a copy Of
the Monterey Pioneer, and also an ex-
ira of the same, announcing in appro-
pirate terms the victory ofSacremento.
From the extra we make the following
which not few hcreabout would do
well to read and be wlse.-Enguirer.
Mexico will now surely believe that
we are not merely fighting, as Santa
Anna says, for grandeur, but for an ear.
ly and an honorable peace. And al
though, there are those in the United
States who delight to denounce the Ad-
ministration, for having engaged the
country in an unnecessary and cruel
wal, and those too, who do everything
in their power to render 'aid and com
fort to the enemy, they must not think
the war will not or cannot be carried
on by our government; on the contra
ry they must be well aware that the
government has but to unfold her ban
nsr to the breeze and her sons will ea-
gerly hasten to support II; even to raj
" around it and sustain it on the walls
Of the MoNTEzJxAs, il it b. necessary
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clear Of incumbrance, and as the costs
&C., had by this time accumulated to
the amount ofupwards ofTWENTY-
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS,
his homestead was exposed on Mon.
day the Sd inst, 10 sale by the Sheriff,
to satisfy said claim. Here we find an
honest old man, (but who had always
been whig,) rendered houseess and
homeless, by the dishonesty of Bank Of
ficers, after having toiled through long
life, and raised large family of chill
dren. How long will people be blind
TO their own interest, and suffer these
"curses" to remain among us? Let us
arise in the majesty Of our strength and
determine that they SHALL be bro.
ken down, and our word for it, all will
be well.
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tenn Of protective duties, and of fictiii.
Gus regulations. We hail this treaty
Of Hanover with peculiar pleasure, and
claim for all parties concerned in it,.
the President, the Secretary Of State,
and the agent who conducted the nego-
tiation--.-the thanks Of the people.
"We state with much pleasure, that
Immediately after the treaty was pro.
claimed at Hanover, an Improvement
in the prices of tobacco was experience
ed in Germany, which is extending it.
self to this country. Wetrust that the
planters Of Maryland, Ohio, Virginia.
North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky,
and Missouri, will perceive an earnest
IN tile Hanover convention Of the anx-
iety entertained by the President and
Secretary of State to leave no effort
untried to promote their prosperity;
nor are they unnindful, as must be ap.
parent to every one, Of the interests of
the rice-grower Of South Carolina. or
the whale fisherman Of New England"
Thus has the tobacco monopoly, BY this treaty
with Hanover, been for the first time successfully
overturned This monopoly Of the tobacco trade
is common to oil the governments of Europe. In
Austria. mercantile company at Vienna. --Sina &
Co.---have been ordered. by judgment Of court. 10
pay another mere camille house at Perth, the sum Of
Ssoo,Oo as its share Of the profit on the tobacco
contract with the government, for one year. The
Austrian government monopolizes the entire to-
bacco trade of that country, and then sells The con.
tract to mercantile houses, by which immense for.
tunes are made.
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islature Of Massachusetts view with
pride the brilliant achievements Of the
army employed in the war against
Mexico, they mourn the loss Of those
officers and men who have fallen upon
the battle field, and sincerely sympa-
thise with their relatives and friends.
Sd. That his excellency the Cover
nor be requested to transmit copy Of
these resolves to Gen. Taylor,, to be
by him communicated to the army un-
der his command.
Since the above was in type, we learn that the
House afterwards reconsidered the vote on the
foregoing resolutions. when they were adopted. -
button being sent to the Senate they were laid on
the table by large vote, Immediately before the
final sladjournment. 3.e
So much for federal Massachusetts.
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Whig Consistency.

Tho wings denounce the war as ''unjust, unhois
and damnable," thereby hoping to secure the aid
Of all Who are either from principle or otherwise
opposed to war, or who are at heart, tories. This
il done while they laud Gen. Taylor to the skies
for bis gallantry and bravery, and present him to
the people as their candidate for President.
There can be but one sensible conclusion rela.
tive to this matter, and that is. that the wings de-
sign throwing upon the democratic party the ban,e
of whatever may be, by any portion Of the people,
considered wrong in conducting this whr; while
they appropriate to themselves, for party purposes,
whatever of popularity Gen. Taylor may have &C.
quired. This attempted fraud is too palpable to
deceive any one. The deadly hostility of the fed
eral whigsto the present, as well as the late war,
is too fresh in the recollection Of every patriot in
the land, to permit such 4 fsaud 10 be practiced
upon them. Their laudations of Gen. Taylor pro.
ceed from hearts rotten at the core How can it
be otherwisel They denounce the war as wicked
and damnable. Gen. Taylor voluntarily engages
in vigorous prosecution Of 1t; and yet these same
wings would, if possible, make honest Americans
believe that they desire to make Gen. Taylor Pres
ident!! Ifthe war, as they say, is damnabe, Gen.
Taylor is no better. But the truth is, as time will
prove, the wings do not want Gen. Taylor to be
their candidate; but that they do ,oant his popu.
ary to aid their party, there is not the least doubt
This subterfuge has too thin covering. 1t will
Be seen through by the people---they are not SO
easily gullea as the wings suppose.
Time will prove that all the wings have said
about making Gen. Taylor President is affectation.
They design doing no such thing Their only OBJ.
ject is to secure the aid of Gen. Taylor and his
friends to assist them in making Corwip, or some
such Mexican whig as he is, President Thesen-
sible portion OF the wing party know that the eat
body Of the people of this country. are American
in their feelings and sentiments, and 60 for their
country against the world Hence their great
anxiety to bring to their aid the popularity OF Gen.
Tavlor ..... -
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IA Days later from Europe.

By the lelsgraphic report 10 the
Pittsburg Post of yesterday, we have
IA days laterne ws from Europe, which
was received at Boston on Thursday.
During the past fortnight there has
been a heavy business done IN Wheat,
Flour and corn, and the depression
which existed at the sailing of the Cam
bria and Sarah Sands, has given way
TO buoyancy and activity.
On the 9th Of April American Flour
was in decidedly improved request, but
good brands only were valuable at 37s
to 3ss per bbl.
During the business week, ending
the 18th, transactions were to mode-
rate extent. and rising prices general
y were paid; holders were reluclantto
accept previous rates.
On the 9th Of April wheat advanced
10 3 shillIngs per quarter, and was IN
excellent demand at full rates.
Indian Corn was quiet and steady
in value.
A further advance Of one shilling .
quarter took place on the i4lh.
The aboveis all we have yet receiv-
ed BY Telegraph, but 1t is sufficient to
show that Breadslufs had improved in
value. On wheat there is an advance
Of to a shilIings per quarter.
The rates Of interest on money had
been raised in England to retard the i'm
mense shipments Of bullion 10 this
country by every vessel.
The jamestown had arrived at Cork
Iadened with provisions, on the 18th
April.
The state Of affairs in Ireland was
fastimproving. u
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Robert l.. Dorr. Esq,
Refusal of Thanks to Gen
Taylor.

The following order, submitted in the Massa.
chusetts, House of Representatives on Friday, by
Mr.. Boutwell,. of Cotton, was taken up on Satur.
day and rejected, by vote of65 ayes, to ll4nays.
Ordered, That the committee on the
militia, on the part Of this house, be in
structed to report series Of resolu.
tions of the purport following:-
LIST. That the thanks of the Legisla-
ture Of Massachusetts are due to Maj.
General Zachary Taylor, his officers
and men, for the skill, good conduct,
bravery and success, which have dis
tinguished their operations on the Rio
Grande, at Monterey, and at Buena
Vista.
Cd. That while the people and Leg.
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From the st. Louis Republican.
From New M exicO
ONE MONTH LATER.

oIN ~ holN La EIhs
BATTLE OF CHIHUAHUA-THE MEXI
CAN FORCE 4,233- AMERICAN 924-
DEATH OF COL. SAMUEL C. OWENS
300 MEXICANS KILLED AND SEVEN
WOUNDED--ARRlVA OF MR.. S. P
SUBLETTE,
The Amaranth arrived this morning
from the Missouri river. Among hel
passengers was Mr.. s. 2. Sublette, the
energetic gentleman who left this city
last winter, with dispatches from the
Government for Gen. Kearny, in Cali.
fornis. He proceeded no further than
Santa Fe, and left that place on his re-
turn the oath of March. We are IN.
debted to his kind attention in deliver.
ing US several letters from our cores
pondents in New Mexico, Immediately
on his arrival.
The following memoranda of the in
cidents Of the battle of Sacrimento,
which led to the capitulation Of the
city of Chihuahua, will interest our
readers. A correspondent at lndepen-
dence, who derives his information
from Captain Walker, mentions the
death, of his wounds received at Sac
ramento, of Mr.. Kirkpatrick, of Lex
inglon, In this State. Col. Owens. who
was the only American killed on the
field, commanded company of team
sters, and in making the charge was
much in advance of his men. Mount
ed on young horse, he was evidently
a mark for their sharp-shooters, and
when killed received three balls.
The traders had commenced opera.
tons in the city Of Chihuahua. Mr..
Magoffiu was still detained as a prison.
er, and had been sent 10 the city of
Mexico.
MEMORANDA OF THE BATTLE OF Sac
Met the enemy 28th Feb,
al Sacramento. 18 miles north Of Chi
huahua, strongly entrenched; action
commenced at . p. m. on the part Of
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cur artillery, al nins hundred yards, on
Ian advanced charge Of cavalry, eight
hundred and sixty strong. Enemy's
Iartilery directed against ours for a
time. The enemy's advanced charge
fell back and reformed, assuming their
second position in front Of their line Of
rsdoubts and entrenchments. Ourown
battery, al the same time advancing,
again opened their fire upon tho enemy,
and in a very short time threw item
into complete confusion and fight. A.
the mument of the retreat Of their cav
airy behind their Notifications, the or
der was gwen to our right wing to-
charge upon the redoubts, which were
manned by regulars Gnfantry) from
Durango and Zacatecas. This charge
was made in most gallant manner,
supported by Major Gilpln's and Lieut..
Col. Jackson's command, and the Sec
ton Of howitzer under Capt. Weight
man and Lielt. Chouteau.
In very short time. their whole
line Of Notifications was avacuated,
their batteries silenced, and the enemy
in full retreat in every direction. The
enemy being in full retreat, Maj. Clark,
with his four six.pounders, (he howitz-
ers being already in the pursuiL follow
ed at the top Of our speed, until We
were some distance inside their line Of
forti6cation, when the Majors atten-
ton was directed to formidable bat
terry, 1900 yards distant, the position
of which, on the summit Of an immense
pile Of volcanic rocks, commanded the
retreat Of their own forces, and might
have done great execution on our pur-
SUNG troops. And he Immediately an
,icipa!ing orders, wheeled and advanc-
ed to one Of the enemy's redoubts,
within 1925 yards Of the battery just
named, and opened upon it with one
six-pounder. Although the height Of
their battery was so great, their shot
all fell short Of US, doing no damage.-
Our first fire dismOunted one nine
FOUNDER, and IN about fifteen or twenty
minutes, their battery was silenced,
their positions abandoned, and our CO.
lors planted upon the height
We took two large nine Founders,
seven four.pounders, one hve.pounder,
and two carriages, each mounted with
three pieces OF one and halt inch cali
bre, with proportionate quantity OF
Their provisions, bag
gage. and every thing, was abandoned
upon the field; four ur five thousand
dollars in specie taken The enemy's
force, 4,2S3 men, including some Of
their finest regular troops, and well
aimed. Our own force IN the action
was 924. The enemy lost in killed
800. a great number wounded, thirty or
forty prisoners. Our own loss was
one killed, one mortally wounded, sew
IN wounded. (no. mortally.) About
|our days after the battle, Col. Cuilta,
who was in command Of his regiment
at the battle, in attempting to make his
escape from the rity Of Chihuahua, IN
disguise, (,aving been concealed IN the
,ily during that tlme.) was taken pri-
,oner. Col. Samuel &. Owens, Of In
dependence. was in the action as Ma
or OF the battalion of Volunteer ira
1ers, was the Only one Killed upon the
field.
The city was entered by detach-
ment of artillery under Capt. Weight
man. Of the lst regiment under Capts.
Rice and Parsons, on the lst Of March,
and the main body entered the next
iay.
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Banks and Banking.

During tho political campaign of 1910, General
SroKELY, Of Steubenville, visited this county and
harrangued theipeople in favor of whg men and
measures---depisting. in glowing terms, the bless
ings to flow from the elevation to power of whg
politicians, and the dissemination and adoption o
their principles and measures. In reply, Mr.. Stoke
ly was charged, by democrat of this place, with
being banker, and, therefore, like an interested
witness, unworthy of belief; or, 10 other words;
for and support whig men and measures, as it was
that party who favored bankers and their interests.
Mr.. Stokey denied being banker, and said he
knew but little of banks or banking-that his inter-
est was in the soil, &c. To rebut this wholesale
denial, note on the Bank of Steubenvie, OF re.
cent date, signed S. SToKELY, President, was
held up for the inspection of the meeting, by the
aforesaid democrat. This simple transaction prov.
ed to the people, that bankers are unworthy OF be.
lief, whenever their interests are at stake.
The following article from the Ashland (O.) De-
mocrat, depicts some of the vainous transactions
Of one Of the officers Of this same Bank of Steu-
bsnvilIe:
In conversation with Mr. Solomon
Rinehart, an old acquaintance of ours,
and who by the bye, has always been
whig, we were informed of the fol.
lowing transactions:
Some time during the existence Of
the sAANK OF STEUBENvlLLp,' and after
the revival of its charter, GEN. ANU.
Ell STOKELEY, who wasthe Presi.
dent of that institution, called upon Mr..
JOHN RlNEHEART, father TO the above
mentioned gentleman, and requested
him to become stockhoder in said
Bank TO the amount Of one thousand
dollars, which he (RnehearD refused
to do. alledging that he knew nothing
about the business. Stokeley knowing
the rotten condition ot the Bank then
asked Of the old man to let his name be
placed upon the books of the Bank as
a slockholder TO the amount of one
thousand dollars, merely 10 give credit
to the institution; assuring him at the
same time, that he should never be
troubled with any business, nor become
responsible in any way. The honest
old man who was minister OF the gos-
pei, still refused to have even that dune;
but when he had gone, this Bank suck
or entered his name upon the books,
as a stockholder to the amount of one
thousand dollars, at the same time pla-
ced to his credit the sum of three hun
dred and fifty dollars. or this transac-
ton the old man was entirely ignorant
for some years, or until the Bank failed,
and the settlement Of its business was
placed in the hands of officers appoint
ed for that purpose-when to bis great
nstonishment, he found himself stock.
holder in the concern, to the amount
Of one thousand dollars; but the most
tragical part OF the farce was to be
transacted in the sequel. When the
business came to be wound up, it was
ascertained, that the Rev. JNO. RINE-
HART'S property, was all that was