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The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-01-29

In the Senate, on the l4Ih, Mr. Benton
from the Committee on Military affairs, re.
ported the House bill to provide for an in,
crease of the army with an amendment 10
the first section, providing that one OF Two
infantry regiments at the discretion of the
President, should be organized as VoI,iguers
OF foot Rifemen, and furnished with Rocks
ct and Mountain Howiizer Battery. The
amendment vas agreed 10.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pa, offered an amend
ment providing that the soldiers of the army
and volunteers, and officers of volunteer
companies shall receive warrant for quar-
ter section of land, in case they serve to the
end of the war, or are honorabIy discharged.
This brought on a long debate in which Mr..
Benton, Mr.. Cameron, and Mr.. Allen took
part. The subject, on motion of Mr.. Bad.
ger, of N. c., was laid over until the next
day.
The bill to authorize the appointment f
a Lieutenant General to command the Ar
my of the United States, was called up.
Mr.. Badger, OF N. c., who is a member
of the Military Committee, explained that
he and Mr., Critterden formed lWo of :he
committee, and were opposed 10 the bill.
In consequences Of the Withdrawal of Mr..
Benton during the deliberations on this SUBJ
lect, the committee stood two in favor and
two against the bill.
The House was engaged upon the billtO
establish a Territorial Government over the
Oregon Territory, Mr.. Burt's amendmep,
was under consideration. The bill provides
for the extension of the condition Of the or
dinance Of 1887 to Oregon. and Of course
excludes slavery. Mr.. Burt, Of s. g. bro.
posed an amendment, declaring in effect,
that slavery was thus excluded s.inasmucb
az the territory was north of S6 deg. 80 min.
the line commonly called the Missouri Com.
promise"
Mr.. Burt spoke in support Of this motion
and MIR. Petit, Of,lndiana, against i. The
House adjourned before the Vots was ,ata,
~ Magnetic telegraph Transmitted for ,ba
Fi'sourgh Gazette and Advertiser. -
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is, Is47.
IN the Senate, after the readino oe -.
Journal and some business Of no importance
MT. Benton. from The Committee 81 MIL; l,,Ss'
aitairS, reported bill granting q alI res,ls,.
and volunteers engaged ia The var. ! $50
lion Of the public lands. = -
THIS bill was slFenuonsly opposed IL n,
Cameron who feared il would kili his sy,s, -.
mens 70 the House Bill for ADDING Ten sss;
menls 70 she force Of tie army.
The bill was ultimately laid aside. TIE
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citizen who suffered for his beloved coun'
try, so many years Of pain and trouble.
Your scheme of goyeromentis asgolid in lie
basis. ss>it is simple in lie paris. Congress
Is satisfied, and the few words you baVe Ut-
tered will tranquiIize all classes, Teanimaie
the States reinvigorate our army, and above
all, strike terror into (prOstTate) the enemies
of the Republic. Cast your eyes on all the
representatives Of the nation, and you will
find that they are the same that during
twelve years of trial and suffering have sus.
tanned democratic principles, and labor for
the establishment Of the federal system.
Recon, then, security, on their uniform Coz
operation, regarding all that tends 10 pre-.
serve the Mexican confederation, its inter.
ests, its independence. and its liberty.
The following are the chief officers oil
The new cabinet
Valentin Canaiiso, Min'tT OF Finance
D. Pedro Znbeta. War and Marine.
D. Fernando Ramirez, Foreign Relation
The Minister of Foreign Relations, in
communicating the proposition Of peace 10
Congress, says the Executive branch of the
government is unwilling 10 enter into nego>
tlatIon under the existing circumstances.
The report Of the Minister OF Finance rep.
presents the treasury TO be much embarrss.
ed. The expenses Of the army al San LUIS
Potos bordered on 100000 a month. and
of that on Vera Cruz on $4,000, and is
fouLd impossible 10 supply this sum entirely
ID. lgnlcia LodeFaud, residing in London,
had been appointed an agent TO negotiate a
loan Of twenty millions Of dollars. and D.
Manuel F. LizardO. also il London. ha.
been appointed agent for Mexican bond hol.
deTs in England.
The report Of the Minister of War & wells
upon the wants Of the army, and announces
according TO The latest reports, that the en-
envy were concentrating their operations a,
lula de TamauIpas, in order 10 open the
line OF communication between Tampico
and San Luis de Potosi: and we see il sta>
ted in one paper, that Santa Anna had
sent force of 5000 men 10 defend the
pass.--N o. Mercury.
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Prom the N. o. Pieayune.
Latest from the Army!


Important from I0mpico- ArrtvaI IF Col.
Kinney at that pIace--LGter nepDs from
General .IGyIor-Engagemen Of Col.
May Nth The Mericdns- Disposition Of
the American forces along the line Of OPP
er0tions, &C., &c.
Col. Kinney arrived at Tampico on the
18th inst. direct from Victoria. He enter,
ed that town with General Qnitman on the
evening Of the 9th inst, and not on the 7lh,
as we SAID in an extra sent off yesterday
Gen. Qutman drove the enemy before him
for the last thirty or forty miles before get.
ting TO Victoria. The MexcaDs were re.
luctant 10 give up the place. As General
Qultman entered the town the Mexicans
were going out on the other side. Gen. c.
had no cavalry and could not pursue them.
Col. X. speaks in the warmest terms of tie
prompt and soldierly conduct Of this officer
Col Kinney parted from Gen. Taylor al
Monte Morales. and pushed on with Gen,
Quitman 10 Victoria. From thence he made
his way, almost alone, to Tampico, taking
Soto Ia Marina in his route, accomplishing
distance Of nearly $50 miles in three days
and narrowly escaping from the advanced
parties Of the Mexicans on several occa.
sions.
| We have no reason TO suppose that Gems
Butler and Worth have moved from SalliIo
as was reported in town yesterday morning
We believe them, together with Gen. Wool
10 have been still there or in the vicinity as
late as the LIST inst with al least 6 900 troops
and we farther believe that division of the
Mexican army was not far oH, watching our
movements and ready TO take advantage o.
any favorable opportunity which circumslan
ceS may afford.
1t mag be that the Mexican soldiers seeI
in the neighbOrhood Of Saliillo are the ad
Vanced parties of force Of some 1900 OF
1900 men, kept in position on this side Of
the desert, between Saltilo and San Luis
10 destroy the water tanks in case the Amer
lean Army should move in the direction o.
the latter city.
There is little doubt, as we learn from
private letters, that there was a large Mexi
can iorce-pTobablV mostly cavalry at Tulu
at last dates, all under command Of Gen
Valencia. Generals Urea. Romero, lernan'
dec, and others, are also reported 10 be in
The vicinity. Il may be recollected that on
last accounts from the city of Mexico rep
resented Valencia as on his march TO lula.
From correspondent at TampicO, ne
learn that on the LIST of Jan. Gen. Taylo
sent forward Col. May, Of the Dragons, Il
examine the mountain pass between Monte
Morales and Labradores. On his return
from LabrRdoTes he took another pass lead
ing TO Linares' and was attacked by large
body Of the enemy and his rear guard Gu
of. This was effected by rolling stones in
TO the pass, which was scarcely wide OnougI
for single horsomsn. May managed Il
get through with the main body and reached
a spot where he was enabled TO dismoun
and return TO the succor of the rear guard
but vas too late as the enemy had retreated
with the prize. We cOnnot ascertain Col,
Mays iuss-Ur whether he huO any men XIII
ed or not.
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FROM MEXICO!

BY the arrival of the brig e6erSon, Capt
Morgan from Havana, which port she lef
on the llth inst, accounts from Mexico, re
ceiVed at Havana by the British mail steam
er Dee, have come to hand. The date.
from Vera Cruz are to the 3Ist December
The proposition Of Onr Government Il
enter into negotiations for peace, The Com,
mercidi Times, which has received letters
has been rejected by Congress, but nine
teen members voted TO entertain it. ssA few
days before the question was brought to a
vote, caucus meeting was held by num-
Der Of members of Congress, comprising q
majority Of that body, at which Gomez Fa-
ras presided, when resolution was unan-
imOusly adopted, thata present should take
an oath to vote against any proposition of
peace, which might be made by the United
States, and 10 reject any mediation on the
part of foreign power, so long as a single
United States soldier stood upon the terri
tory of Mexico, or an armed vessel blocked
her ports"
II would appear from the correspondence
Of the Times that the blockade of ths coast
is very imperfect. The blockade Of Vera
Cruz has been effected. but AIvsrado, only
a snort distance south of that place, has been
left an open port, and one Of the letters says
vessel and sometimes two.Or three, arrive
there every week, besides an arrival almost
daily from Havana. Within ten days prece,
eing the Oath ult., it is added, the duties
paid BY vessels entered at that port have
not been less $2OO,O00.
Gomez Farias being elected vice Plesi
dent, dunug the absence of Santa Anna acts
as President, and being sworn into Office
he delivered an address, in which he says:
1.-THE Government will protect industry, en-
courage commerce., and give q new impetus
TO agriculture The war he says, shall be
prosecuted with Valor and constancy, until
the justice Of the cause be recognized, and
their territory be evacuated.
The President Of Congress in his reply
said we avail ourselves of the translation Of
the Tinaes)
| You are, indeed called on, at period when
our country is passing through the most pain
ful portion of her trials, (crisls,1 There is
neither treasury, nor finance; there is neither
law nor justice; in fact, there nois admins
tFatien; and the generous race Of the South
(raza del Blediamedi0-children of the sun1
are 10 that category, wherein they are ex>
posed to be swept away by torrent which
is rushing hlther from the North, If they do
notaWake in time TO strike blow for the
salvation Of their language, their name and
their ancestral deeds. The country is in
danger. But the Mexican United States,
to conquer their sovereignty have, At length
hac RECOURSE 10 that conservative instinct,
which leads a peOpletto select, dnling acons
fict, the skilfal leader who shall save them.
Rome, on more than one occasion, owed
her preservation 70 The sSeacity WiiheRhieh
she called int service her valiant and ~
luous citizens. When The nalionaI Tepre.
sentation placed il your hands The respons
bic charge OF executive power, they felt as.
suFed that no sacrifice would be refused BY
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RATIFICATION OF THE ZoLvEREIN TREA.
TV.-We see by tho National lntelIigencer,
that this treaty has at length been ratified.
This treaty must inevitably be Of great adj
vantage to our country, which has hitherto
been almost excluded from the most profta.
able branches Of commerce with the Ger
man States, Great Britain enjoying the mo.
nopoly of furnishing them with many art>
cles which hereafter may be carried to them
in vessels Of the United States.
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bill creating the Office Of L'outenant Gen.
was taken up, and Mr. Badger, Of N. c..
led of With ca eloquent and beautiful
speech IL opposition 70 The bill. The gal.
leries Of the Senate were crowded with
members from The other House, With ladies,
and visitors TO the capitol. 1t vas an able
effort.
When Mr.. Badger had concluded his
speech, Mr. MaDgum moved that the bin be
laid upon the table. This was considered a
test question.
The Senate proceeded TO vote on this
notion and it was carried by vote Of 2s
yeas to q nays
Mess-s. Calhoun and Butler. Of sc.
and. Youlee, Of FlOrida, Locog. voted with
The Wings. Thus The Senate as veil az
the House, have defeated the measure If
the Administration. y
hr. Niles, from The Commit,ee On po.,
Office aud Post Roads, reported hin nat
ing PROVISIONS Tor Carrying a mail TO Orego1
The bill for increasing the army was sben
offered. - ny l'ei''S
The House of Representatives vent ;,to
Committee of the Whole on the s,a,ss of lie
OnIon' and took up the Oregon bill.
MT burts amendment, which vas 10
amend me 18th section, BY adding as
much as the whole Of said territory lies
north OF SO degrees 80 minutes norrb lad.
'uoe' known as the line Of the Missouri Com.
PROMISE" was rejected.
W An 1, oeoaie was continued hy Leake. of
"a hheit, ofS. c., and Others.
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The WlDow OF ALEXANDER HAMLToN.
The bill for the relief Of the widow Of
Alexander Hamilton, which passed the u.
S. Senate a short time since, provides fol
the payment Of S2O,O 900 10 her ffom The
National Treasury, whenever she shall deliy
er tosthe Librarian Of Congress 900 copies
Of the Eve volumes which she proposes "a
publish Of the writings Of Gen. Hamilton,
together With The entire manuscripts 81 he
same, % DO deposited and remain forever \
the archieEea Of the government.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-01-29

KENTUcKY.-The bill introduced short
time since in the Senate, for taking the sense
ofthe people Of Kentucky upon the subject Of
calling a convention to amend the constitu-
ton Of that State, has passed both branches
Of the General Assembly. The vote will
be taken at the regular election in August
next.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-01-29

INDIAN BArTLE.-The St. Louis Repub-
lican says that bv letter received in that
city, from Council Bluffs, dated Dec. 18th,
that information has been received, that on
the 10th, band of OhomaS were attacked
in that neighbOrhOod by party Of Sioux,
and sixty of the former were killed in. the
conflict.
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VESSELS WREcKED.-We learn from the
New Orleans Evening Mercury, that the
following vessels were driven ashore at the
mouth Of the Rio Grand, on the 9th inst.
and wrecked: The schoOners COrnet, En-
terPrise, FlOridiaD, HarmOnian, Commercial
and Harriet Smith; brig Sampson and sloOp
Daniel Haven. The U. S. steamer, Gira6e,
was wrecked about Fifty miles south Of the
mouth Of the Rio Grahde, on the 7th, and
four hundred persons on board Of her were
lost.
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The SOUTHERN REFoRMER.-We have
received this we'll conducted paper, and
again welcome it to our desk. 1t is edited
by WIN. M. SMITH, Esq, and published
by V. N. Smyik, s. Co in New Orleans
We wish our friend Smyth all the success
and remuneration his talents and industry
entitle him 10.
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CosT OF THE WAR.-AlmOst every OPP
position paper which we open is filled with
spe:ulations on the enormous cost of the
war. II does cost good sum-and the ed
TORS have some right to use the figures for
the establishment Of their readers. Bnt we
imagine they could do a good deal to cur,
tail the expenses if they and their friends
would at once come forward in a manly
spirit; advocate the vigorous prosecution OF
hOslilities; provide the men and money;
finish the war and stop the expenses South.
ern Reformer.
Well, sir, when have the Wings refused
to "come forward in a manly spirit" or e.
fused TO "prOvide men and money to prose>
cute the war. Have not the Wings urged
il upon the administration 10 prosecute the
''war with vigor," and has that administra,
ton done in Are not large majority Of
the volunteers who have gone TO Mexico and
nOw'On their way there Wbigs7 Are 40.
a majority Of the Wings willing 10 be taxed
and ready TO aid the President in raising the
means 10 prosecute and "6nish the war;
And, sir, has not the democratic party large
majority ia both Houses or Congress, and
why do they refuse TO supply the wants Of
the administration in carrying on the war;
Have not the members Of yOur Ovn party
treated the suggestions Of your oUn Presi-
dent with contempt Yet the whole oppo.
sitiOn Of your own party, you attempt to sad.
die upon the Wings. Why were not the
means placed at the disposal 81 goilr orh
President, in May last, used--why are they
not nOaV uscdl Why did not he and his Sec.
rotary Of War call out The whole fifty thous.
and volunteers at once, and thus '.stop The
expense" now incumbent upon its prosecu,
toni Why does youy President new 81,
tempt to bring che war 10 a close with a.
insufficient fcrcel
The fact i, i ihs locofocos we're hair ].
patriotic and Jealous il he cause Of thai,
country, e 81 Sc Wings. the var would
have ere this been brought 10 a close and
ihe expense stopped"
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SAN JUAN DE ULuA.--It now appears to
be the determination Of the administration
to make an attack upon this formidable cas-.
tie as soon as the heavy ordnance which
have been ordered for the Gulf Squadron
shall arrive.
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The AMER1CAN. AoRICULTURisT.-The
January number Of this most excellent ag-
ricultural paper has been received, and con.
tains many well written and interesting ar.
licles "a the subject of agFicaltuei Sc, &c
We would advise thoseof our friends who
are Dol already subscribers @ this valuable
paper, 10 send on their lanes Immediately,
as BY % doiag they can procure the paper
from the FIRST Of the year.
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CIintoln PresbYterY.

This body met at this place in the Pres
byterian Church on last evening. There
will be preaching during the session o.
ProsbyteTy, and the sacrament Of the LOrd'
Supper will be administered on Sabbath
morning at IL o'clock, A. M.
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Vrno1N1A.-The Hon. R, NJ. T. Hunter,
Calhoun democrat, was elected on the 10th
inst, by the Legislature, on the 9th BALLOT
U. S. Senator for six years from the 4th o.
March next, 10 place Of the Hon. W. S
Archer. Another Senator will have to be
elected in the place of Mr.. Pcnnybacker
deceased.
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THE New YORK MIRRoR.-This excel
lent miscellaneous paper comes 10 US this
week much improved in appearance, and
the "TriPpingS of Tom Pepper" new
novel now being published in that paper, is
q most excellent and amusing production
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1847-01-29

FINt Noes OF New YoRK.-The entire
debt of the State Of New York, according
to the report of the Treasurer, both direct
and contingent, amounted, at the close Of
the fiscal year, TO $24,7S4,Os9 95. Deduct.
ing contingent liabilities, it is S23,O2l ,0sO
as.
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The Washington Fountain says that il is
rumOred that SONS OF tTe demUcsdts ttIat are
opposed TO the tea and coffee tax, will move
for curtailment Of twenty-five per cent. OF
the clerks salaries for the purpose Of raising
money to carry on the war.
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RUMoRED SHIPwRECK.-The Washing~
ton Fountain Of the 4th inst, Gays that a
rumor is aAOat IN that city, that advices have
been received at the Department, Of the to.
tai loss of The U. 8. frigate Congress, by
shipwreck, at the mouth Of the Columbia
rver. The Congress was the flag ship Of
Com. Stockton.
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DELAwARE.-The Legislature Of Dela>
ware have chosen Mr.. Spruance (whig) U.
S. Senator, TO succeed the Hon. Thomas
Clayton, whose term expires on the 4th of
March next.
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INCREASE or THE ARMY.--The bill in.
trodueed into the House a short time SINCE
providing for an addition Of ten regiments
to the regular army, an additional Major 70
each regiment in the service, and the ap.
pointment Of QuaTlermaster for each regi
ment, has passed that body.
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LOUISIANA u. S. SENAToR.-Pierre Souie'
ESQ, democrat, has been elected United
States Senator from Louisiana, to fill the
vacancy Occasioned by the death o. the Hon.
Alexander Barrow.
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or We learn that the authorities Of Va
zoo City charged the Ben Adams wharfage
for the privilege Of landing the Pamela boys
at that place. That IS too bad. How IS u
brother Slevensl-PdnolG Lynr.
Why, friend Rocket, the case is this the
"Ben Adams did not pay her wharfage as
she went up, and when she came down win
the "Panola Boys" on board, the Collector
of wharfage collected from her what was
due on her uprOrd trip. That is how it is.
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Iron FRIGATE.-The iron steam frigate
Allegheny now building at Pittsburgh, will
be ready for launching in February, and al
so new iron revenue cutter will be com.
pleted at the same time Of $50 tons.
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tTThe Hon. Mr.. Pennybacker, U. s.
Senator from Virginia, died at Washington
city on the 18th inst.
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PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURES Hon. C
Gibbons has been elected President Of the
Senate, and Hon. James Cooper Speaker of
the HOuse--bolh good Wings.
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OFThe citizens of New York are tak>
ing steps for the erection, in that city, of
suitable monument TO the memory of Wash
ington.
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STEAMBOAT SUBTITLE steamer Wag-
poncr. on her downward trip a few days
since, struck a snag in the Tallihatchie
river and sunk in about ten feet Of water
The boat will be a total loss it IS thought
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or Thanks TO the accommodating clerks
of the steamers John Wesley, M. B. HaN
mer and Laurel for late New Orleans and
Vicksbnrg papers.
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EXECUTION OF WIN. HUDSON man,
who was convicted of killing his wife and
children, in PendletOn county, Va, in May
las., was executed on the 18th ult.
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FoREIGN NEws.-ADvANCE IN COTTON.
1t will be seen by the news from Europe
which we publish in another column, that
there has been farther advance in cotton in
the Liverpool market. This is certainly
encouraging to the planter.
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CAPITAL PUNIsHMENT.-A bill has been
introduced into the Legislature Of N. York,
for the abolition of capital punishment.
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RTOTICE.-AdministTa Guardians, &c.'
IL having notices published in this paper, may
Tely upon having The same properly proven and
deposited with the Probate Clerk.