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TuE PRESIDENT AT New York Cry
The N. Y. papers of the 26th, give full and
enthusiastic details of the Presidents recep-
ton ON the day before. The President was
received with cordially and the warmest
feeling by all parties, sects, and nations, mil
itary and civil, to the amount of thousands
upon thousands. Statesman.
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or We duly noticed the RECEIPT of the
llth number of the Treasury of History. ed
itorially and by extracts from its pages, and
forwarded both papers to the Amaranth-
Wby has the 18th No. not come to hand?
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SUPPORT OF COMMON ScHoo1s.-By an act
passed by the Legislature at the last session
the County Commissioners are limited in
their levys for School Taxes to two-ffths ofa
mill on the dollar Of the valuation. This
rate for this county will produce the sum of
$436. We cannot perceive the peculiar
wisdom Of this provision of the law. II must
be an oversight, for it can hardly be suppos-
ed tina, the Legislature intended 10 reduce
the support which this important institution
so imperative!y needs If the effect Of this
provision is the same in other counties, the
School funds must be reduced throughout the
whole e,iby at least one fourth.--Pm. ADJ.
The object ofreducing the Tax Law with
out disturbing Bank interpretations, will but
explain the design of the whig Legislature.
Where corporations are the ruling power in
State too liberal provision for education
is dangerous TO their existence, and this fact
no doubt had its influence upon the whig
leaders in the Legislature. 1t was an over
sight doubtless on the part of those only of
the Federal members who are green enough
to believe that rag money is better for the
people than specie. But in the old heads
Of the party, Pshaw! That excuse won't do.
They never make an oversight in favor of
popular equality and freedom. Their over
sights always tend to the benefit of the
few and the multiplication or protection Of
special privileges.
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The PREs1DENT's TR1UMpuAT PROGRESS
EAsr.-The progress of the President East
has been one continued scene of enthusiasm
and excitement. At Baltimore, Philadei-
phia and New York, tens Of thousands con-
gregated to pay respects to the Chief Mag
istrate of the nation, and bid him welcome
to their ci,es-and every where they boas,
Of prosperity, Of revived commerce, of i'm
proving cities, of fourishing manufactures
and mechanic arts. and prosperous agricul-
ture, this spontaneous feeling, too, has been
without any distinction of party-whigs as
we'll as democrats came forward, and SEEM
ed to vie with each other in compliments
and civiHties.-O. Statesman.
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THE RETURN OF THE ONO VOLUNTEER

THE RETURN OF THE ONO VOLUNTEERS.
The volunteers from our State now return,
ing from Mexico are met with every demon
stration of respect and esteem, which they
nobly deserve for their gallant deeds. Al
Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, &c, Prepar.
ations have been made to give them the re-
ceptien their valor and patriotism merits
This is eminently right and just.
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO

Combat toith the Guerillas-THeir Defeat
Santa Anna again Resigned-Gen Cad
,uallader's promptaess and brarery.
PHILADELPuIA, June 27, l0h. 45m. P. NJ.
By the arrival of the steamer Galveston at
New Orleans, on the Goth, we have informa-
ton from Vera Cruz one day later than our
former report,
Capt. Cambridge; with some citizens; to
the amount Of $50, and rs armed men, who
left Puebla for Vera Cruz, weio attacked by
a large party of Guerillas, whom ;hey forced
TO fly, with a loss on cur part Of six men.
Gen. Cadwallader, with a body Of 500
troops, overlook the party of Guorllus, who
attacked the wagon train; and after severe
contest for some hours, completely routed
them, with loss of fifteen killed and 40
wounded ON our side, while more than 100
Mexicans were slain. They had stationed
themselves at the National Bridge.
The General is deserving of great praise
for the prompt and energetic manner in
which he went to the relief Of Colonel Nc
Intosh; and for his courage and skill in the
contest
report had reached Vera Cruz, that pro-
nuncidmentos had been issued at the city of
Mexico against Santa Anna, which had been
prohibited to be circulated by Gen. Bustam-
ente.
Santa Anna had second time resigned
the Presidency; but his resignation was not
received by the Congfess
Capt. Walker was retaliating upon the
guerillas, on account of their base acts to all
who fell in their way.
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BR1rIsn FEEL1NG.-We find a, good col
umn (says the Suny in the New York Cour-
ier, beginning ''British biIlingsgatc has be-
come staple article of British commerce"
1t is called forth by the comments of the
British press upon Gen. SCOTS lombard
ment of Vera Cruz On this subject the
Z london Times says, the "easy triumphs," of
||She American people have inflated TO the
last degree our estimates of the military and
naval power Of our country. This is shame
less assault on the memory of the British
dead who have fallen before American valor,
as we'll as upolf the fair fame Of living Eng
lishmen who have been worsted by it, Will
Englishmen never cease TO be envious OF the
well-earned fame of America? We should
think nation so powerful, and glorying in
SO many trumphs and achievements of her
own, could well afford to be more magnani-
mous--at least nNore just. II is "a pitiable
sight to see her citizens so enviously con-
tracted in soul towards people whose great
renown they should rejoice in as the acqui-
sition of common stock. We hope yet to
sec the mutual feeling Of respect and geher
Gus sympathy due between two nations ac.
complishing each SO much in behalf of the
great interests Of civilized man, more fully
and readily displayed between England and
America Greatly as we arc indebted to
England for many of the most beneficial
traits in our political system, the rapid ad-
vance of our liberal principles may yet COM
pei even England to take lessons from us
Depend uponit, she will, ere long, be indebt-
ed to us not only for the means of watding
off starvation from her millions, but for the
improved art of governing them in accord
ance with the advances of this enlightened
age.-SteubenvilIe Union.
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BANK PRoFIrs The Commercial Bank
of Cincinnati paid over two per cent Of their
capital per annum as taxes. So says the
"Tabular Statement" This is according to
the law Of bank taxes. is only six per cent,
of a portion of their profits. A simple null
tiplication shows that their profits must have
been over thir,y-fve per cent. of the capital.
But this bank which pays higher rate than
any other, pays enly about two mills per an
mum on the dollar oftheir'whole property, on
"total resources" as is called in the table,
Ohio Press.
UNITED STATES MINT The money cone
10 the United States duringlthe ffiy-f1e years
that the mint has been in operation, has been
in gold flfty-tya millions ofdollars in silver,
sixty-nine millions, in copper one million
one hundred thousand r~,al, $I22, 500, 900.
The average amount colles for lie last
ithroo years has been abou, six million. = ID
one-half dollars. Most of th amount has no
doubt been consumed in Philadelphia,
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Caro-, the censor, said TO debauched old
fellow, "Friend, old age has deformities of
its own; do not add to it the deformity of
vice"
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65- We miss the Weekly Cincinnati En-
ouirer from our Exchange List. To what
are we to attribute its absence?
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County LEVY OF TAXES. The Commits
sioners at the June session levied the follow
ing sums for taxes in Putnam County, for
lS47.-Putaam Co. ADJ.
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o. The Democrats of Perry county, have
adopted the popular vote system of nemina-
tons. The old, rotten, cheating delegate
system is going down almost over the whole
State few behind-the-age counties
now having it. The delegate systemis too
Whiggsh for honest democrats; and unwor;
thy their eountenance. -Steubenpill Union!
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-. -oe ..c.-si. c..c.s : hava la..oy been feast
ing ~ on watermelons, brought from Vera
Cru.
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LATEST FROM VERA CRUZ.

Our friend and correspondent at New
Orleans informs us of the arrival there OF
the steamer James J.. Day, from Vera
Cruz on the 9Th, bringing among her pas
seDgers Gen. PILLow and Col. May, the
latter having got on board at Brasos.
The city Of Puebla had sent deputa-
ton to Gen. ScoTr, and will made no re-
sistance to his occupation of that place.
Arrangements had been made 10 defend
the capital, but after Gen. Pollow was on
board at Vera Cruz he received mes
sage from shore stating that an express
had arrived with intelligence that the
Mexican Government had abandoned the
capital, taking with it the archieves, and
that the citizens had sent depu!ation to
Gen. Scott to advance and afford them
protection.
Proclamations were being circulated
by the Mexicans calling for the organiza-
tion of guerilla regiments, which plan of
warfare was to be adopted on an extern
sive scale
In consequence Of sickness, death, and
loss in battle, it is said that Gen. Scott
will not have left in his army more than
about 5000 effective men, after the re-
turn Of the volunteers whose time shortly
expires, and whom Gen. Pillow states
will return almost 10 man. Of the sew
en- regiments, he says not company will
remain.
Santa Annals army has entirely dis
persed, and he, wholly without power
and influence, was seeking, TO leave his
country.
Gen. Taylor remained at Monterey,
and the main body Of his army at Buena
Vista, without any prospect of an imme-
diate advance. All the new troops re-
Gently intended for him were, under a
new order, to be sent to Vera Cruz
Mar. lNT.
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Arriyal of the britannia.

The steamship Britannia arrived at
Boston on Sunday night last at 10 'clock,
with advices from Liverpool to the 4th
instant. We are indebted 10 our atten-
tive correspondent at Baltimore tor the
following synopsis of the news brought
BY this arrival:
The Cotton market was depressed, and
prices had declined from one-fourth TO
one-half penny: Georgia, 6Id. to 6g.; Or
leans, 65d. to I'D.
American red wheat los. Cd. to lis.
Cd. per bushel; Indian corn Sc to SIS. per
quarter for yellow. and Cos. for white.
The Flour Market was aciiVe--prices
up. Canal Ais. to 42s. The advance
2s. to 3s. per barrel.
The Money Market was greatly de-
pressed. There had been large failures.
Bullion in the Bank of England was de-
creasing. Rate Of discount advanced one
per cent.
The demand was increasing for bread
stuffs on the continent.
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was
fast failing in health; no hopes of his re-
covery. O'Connell was gradually sink
ing.
An attempt had been made TO assassi-
nate the Pope, but the plot was discover
ed before its consummaiion.
The potato disease had reappeared. =
Vegetation WIS backward in France
Spring favorable in England.
There was not much political news oil
interest.
The news of Gen. Faylor's victories
had been received with satisfaction in
France.
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into operation, and by SO doing has in
creased the prices Of breadstuffs SO per
cent. what further reduction OF the Tariff
viii produce Potatoe Rot and Gram
failure in the balance Of the world Tex
cluding the u. States) and thus ra'se the
price of breadstuffs 100 per cent. !!
QuEsTroN 2.-Can that man be honest
who attributes to the Tariff of 1916, an
effect produced by God alone, (viz; ia
mine in one part Of the earth, by which
another section more highly favored is
benefited, and thus deceivcs the people of
this country. as to the cause Of their pro-
duce increasing in price
O. p. @.
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GEN. SHIELDS LIKELY TO RE-
COVER.
A PROSPECT OF PEACE.
A PROSPEt
Fredericksl,prp Va N,vIl

fredericksburg, Va, May IA.
There have been no later arrivals at
New Orleans from Vera Cruz or the Bra
zos. The Picayune received BY to-dav's
mail, contains list of the Killed and
wounded at Cerro Gordo, which presents
the following aggregate loss:
Regulars-l4 officers wounded; 80 of
the rank and file killed; wounded 1876.
Volunteers-l officer killed and 7
wounded; 3 OF the rank and file killed,
and 4s wounded. Total killed and woun-
ded, 307.
A letter from the Abide Camp of Gen
eral Shields, published IN the Delta, states
his recovery to be almost certain. The
ball entered the right breast about two I'M
ches below the nipple, and passing
through the right lobe of the lungs with
out inficting any mortal injury.
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The PREsTDExT.-The Baltimore Pa
triot after pointing to the errors OF the
present administration of the Govern
ment, says:
"Mr. Polk has not, in all this, disap-
pointed public expectation. Those who
opposed his election to the Presidency in
sisted that he was not competent for the
oflice-that he neither had the moral in
fluence nor the intellectual capacity,
which should be possessed by the chief
magistrafe-and predicted that his adj
ministralion, if he were elected, would be
characterised by contradictions. feebleness
and corruption. This was scarcely de-
MED by some Of his advocates, and to
many Of them it was a recommendation
that the aFprehensions were just.
"Mr. Polk was elected. What the
Wings insisted of him, he has shown to
be truc-what they predicted Of his ad-
ministration has come to pass. Nobody
is deceived. Mr.. Polk has fulfilled the
public cxpcctaiion!"
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More TROOPS WANTED.--A letter from
Vera Cruz says:-
1.-THE roads are still infested with bands
OF rancheros, or 'greasers,' who fire upon
orr wsgoners or small parties every few
miles, and frequently with fatal effect
Two wagons passed my hotel to-day,
each with mortally wounded man in it:
and am told that two or three are killed
in this manner almost daily, between this
city and Jalapa. General Scott's force is
to small to permit him to dctach proper
guards and escorts, and at the same time
10 move forward effectively; and Cover
nor Wilson is even weaker, in proportion,
than the COMMANDMENTS Chief. 1t is sur
prising that SO few troops arrive from the
United States. Can they not be enlis-
ted!''
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et.+o Cgntr.l Committee.

state Central Committee.
Tuos;.s E. FRANKLIN. Lancaster City,
TuowAs DUNcAN, Dauphin county
JAMES MARTIN.
f'HoMAs G. HAMBIY, York
MN N. WsrTs, Cumberland
D.x1EL NJ. SmYsER, Adams
Joux P. WErHERlLL, Philadelphia city
JosEPH r. CHANDLER !"
PonzRr T. CONRAD I"
Taovhs McGRATH, Philadelphia co.
DuLER LUTHER, Berks
RonzRT NJ. BARD, Franklin
Tuos. N. L. M'KENNAN, Washington
kNDREw J. OGLE, Somerset
HARMAR DENY, Allegheny
RICHARD IRWIN, Venango
JosFru II. KuHNs, Westmoreland
G. ]. BALL, Erie
II. D. Maxwell, Northampton
JB. SALISBURY, Susquehanna
ELHANAN SMITH. Wyoming
SAMUEL A. PUgvIANcE, Butler
Henry S. Evans, Chester
RopERr T. PorTs, Montgomery.
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GEN. WINFIELD SCoTT.--The New
Orleans Delta says:-"The spirit of Lun-
dy's Lane, Of Bridgewater, and Queens
town, peryades the general orders of the
gallant Scott, issued the day before the
battle of "Cerro Gertlo.'' The calm de-
termination, heroic resolve, firm purpose,
and iudcious foresight, displayed in this
document, must excite the warmest ap-
plause and highest admiration of every
American. In SCOTS vocabulary there
is no such word as s-fail." lie never
permits doubt to cross the high purpose
he has in view. There is no looking
back-no return. 'Ihe enemy's whole
line, entertainments and batteries will be
attacked in front, and at the same time
turned. And then he is not satisfied
with bare victory! He viii not stop
his onward course, and quietly repose on
his laurels until he is reinforced. But he
pushes on, not even resting from the IA
tigues and wounds of battle nor awaiting
the slow approach Of baggage wagons,
but with the determination 10 reap the
benefit as well as the honors Of victory,
he pushes forward his columns upon the
heels OF the fugitive enemies, and stays
not the pursuit until there is not one to
follow. Glory, then, TO Winfield Scott!
and forever silent be the ribald tongue or
pen that would link his name with aught
that is not glorious IN action. invlnclble IN
courage, and unfailing in source and Wis
DOM
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From TIE SEAT OF WAR.

The following iactS anc Speculatlons
from the New Orleans Bulletin are at
this moment Of great interest, peremptori-
ly contradicting, as they do, the sugges-
ton of the government paper that there
is nothing to impede Gen. SCOTS imme-
diate march to, and occupation of, the CT
tv of Mexico:
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN OF
MAY Z, I847.
The advices from Mexico by the New
Orleans, of which we gave short abstract
yesterday, shows the rapid and success
full advance of our army towards the cap
ltal of Mexico. Not only Jalapa, but
Perote, had been occupied by our army;
the former is eighty two and a half and
the latter one hundred and twenty-one
miles from Vera Cruz. A repor! existed
at Vera Cruz that Gen. Scott intended to
advance on Puebla, eighty-four miles be-
yond Perote. and ninetv-one miles from
the capital. We do not, however, be-
lieve, from information that we have re-
ceived, that Gen. Scott has any intention
at present of advancing TO Puebla.. He
has neither the force sufficient TO do so,
after leaving sufficient gerrisons in his
rear to keep open his communications,
nor are his arrangements or means Ia 9TH
er respects such as would Justify him in
doing SO.
Another reason against the probability
of Gen. Scots immediate advance is,
that the needful reinforcements and sup
plies cannot reach Gen. Taylor TO enable
him 70 move on San Luis previous 10 the
lst OF July; and if it is the fixed determi
nation of the American Government to
advance ON the capital, they will nc doubt
wish to do it by the combined movement
of both armies.
We give the proceedings OF the Mexi-
can Congress, after they had received adj
vice Of the defeat al Cerro Gorda, and it
will be seen that they show no indications
of peace. All accounts seem 10 agree that
system of guerilla war is 10 be "a
dapted, and that, In tact, 1t already exists
all along the route from Vera Cruz to the
army. We have already considered this
mode, and one of attacking our detached
posts, and interrupting our line of COM
munications, as the most effective mode el
annoying us. 1t would require a much
larger force on our part, in order 10 ena-
bic US TO keep open eur communications
in the rear, and Will occasion us much
heavier losses tn IN we should experience
in pitched battles.
II is said the British Minister at Mexi-
co, MIR. Bankhesd, is endeavoring 20
bring about peace. We much douot
his ability or influence to effect any thing
OF the kind. Tho death Of Santa Anna,
or his fall from power, we believe will
tend more to such result than any other
event, ana we think that he is in most
critical position, both as to his office and
life, both of which may depend upon the
turning Ola hair.
The impression is rapidly gaining ground
that he has sold hinselfte the American
Government; and, even if this repori
does not lead to fatal consequences 10 him
self personally, it will tend greatly to des-
troy his power and influence.
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fFu The Herald.
O. P.Q

Mr.. EDIToR:-
The last Visitor after quoting the
Resolutions Of the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature relative TO the War says, ..to show
their sympathy for the Mexican Military
plunderers and epprcssors Of the people"
they, the Wings of the Legislature. the
".Merican JYhigs," chad only to go one
step further, by voting sum for furnish
ing the Mexican army with supplies &c. !"
Such resolution would be s'characteris-
tic Of these Federal Mexican Wings |
suppose.
All! Mr.. Visitor! you forget, don't you!
For what did Jenny Polk give Santa
Anna pass to enter Mexico, but to al-
ford "aid and comfort to the enemy!"
And for what purpose was the 8 million
appropriation asked of Congress by Polk,
but to pay of the Mexican soldiers, &c.,
as one Of his prime supporters, Senator
Sewer confessed? For shame that you
should be so forgeuul and thus steal away
from your master the honor of furnishing
the Mexican army with officers and sup
plies. Sure they have enough until next
Congress, when | have no doubt an addi-
tional sum viii be asked and thus relieve
the State Legislatures from the trouble
and expense. Q.
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SOMERSET HERALD.

PALMER, Esl. Of Philadelphia at his
Heli E<ste ani Coal O1ee, IS our authorized
A GENT fM a5isi4iag AdSerti en'en's and SUD
scriptian iar the "Rg:iALO" and Is clo'ncd
with full power to receipt for any MONIES Pa'd
,ohiu ,n ih.se o'j,cts His agency includes
ne f,llcains cities. viz;-i'hiiadeiPhia' New
Yok. Baltimore and Boston.
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A SAD CAsE.--A London paper says:
A distressing event connected with the
loss Of the Tweed, occurred at Soulhamp-
Ton last week. A wife of one Of the
crew of that ill-fated vessel, the mother
of six children, dropped down dead on
being told abruptly by neighbor that the
Tweed was lost and that all hands had
perished. What renders the circumstance
more affecting is, that the husband arri-
we'd safely at Southampton in the Avon
packet, being one of the persons whose
lives were SO providentially saved.
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SPEcIE.-The specie held by the New
York and Boston banks, and the sub trea-
sury, on the lst instant, is estimated at
twenty millions, making altogether twen-
ty-6ve millions oil dollars. Almost eye-
ry packet-ship and merchantmen brings
an amount sufficient to pay the duties up
on their cargoes, and bat for the heavy
expenses OF the Mexican war, the aspect
OF the country's finances would be Of a
most cheering nature; and as it is, with
the current Of specie running in favor of
this country in consequence of the great
demand for our ereadstuflis in Europe,
the financial prospect is very gratifying
-Bickn. Rep.
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The VIcTIMs.-At a recent public NEE
ting held at Cork, a gentleman named
Lyons, expressed belief that instead Of
100000 persons having died in Ireland Of
starvation, "a statement which was denied
in the House of Commons,l more than
THRICE that number had perished from
actual want
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VIRGINIA ELECTION.

The election in Virginia has resulted
in the choice of 7Whigs and 8 Locos, one
of who has since died,) Members of
Congress. In the Legislature there is a
tie, each party having 50 members.