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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-12-04
FROM THE JERSEY STATE GAZETTE, nov. u.

FIGHTING THE Protestant RELIGIoS.-We see by
the report Of the speech Of STACY g. PoTTs, at the
meeting on Tuesday last, that he too defends the
the assumption that G ID Almighty is in favor Of Heaven
sanctions it, Heaven prospers right Heaven is visiting
its just judgments Mexico. Heaven has signally inter
posed in behalf Such the speakers declarations.
All history proved that there spirit relentless,
dead every human feepg that Of religious bgoty
The EXTREMIST inflicted in Christendom by
upon man been inflicted in the Of religion. The
preacher of it. this OCCASION have been animated
by this mercess spirit its full extent for he invoked upon
Mexico utter perdon " she has chosen the sworj,' he
exclaimed in conclusion, clothing the fell mprecation Ian
guage taken from the holy lips of the meek and owy Jesus
and perverng 10 his savage purpose" lei her perish by
the sIDOrdL :" What human Imagination picture all the
cruecs thus invoked by poor sinful human beng-pe
United 10 live only by the great mercy OF God-upon millions
of his feow-creatures What suffering involved in
tons perhing 6y the stoordt How many cities shoulder
ing in ashes How many fields scathed by fire How
many families beggaed and broken up forever How many
men dying in extreme anguish How many mangled with
CHASTITY wounds Upon how many lettering wlne-hared
old men, how many mothers, how many beautiful and gentle
daughters how many playful Children how many prauing
infants has this vindictive invoked mercess and
culinary death How long will vain, weak, sinful thus
presume to launch against his brother the thunderbo
OF God hen will he learn that his sins great
that God should his judgments in the spirit
he nvokC he himself could not escape the utter Fordon he
denounces against others
We have good deal Of this religious preext for
war upon Mexico from other sources The idea Of these
bgots fully expressed by Mr.. Potts. but there
| Others who are less reserved
According them, Heaven using armies TO propa
gate the Protestant faith and expate the Catholic religion by
pre- and s,ctrd We hear it often in the streets. Many
fanatic, whom the accursed spirit oil religious persecution
still survives, openly procams IT. Sometimes the willy udvo
Gates Of the ndscree enough TO let II appear in
PRINT Our Joseph A. Yard, zcalot and lighter both,
mounts Catholic pulpit the Rio Gande, taken by bloody
violence from those who have right TO worship before il,
and
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-12-04

TSTEMPEn,xcE ESeLaSD.-Rev Mr.. WIour Of Cor
pus Christi College, Cambridge, recently delivered temper
ance lecture in Manchester England, which contains many
important facts respecting the progress and influence Of dram
drinking in England. The lecturer stated the whole number
Of paupcrs the country to be ,295. This gives
pauper about every sixteen inhabitants il this the pau
per population Of the United Kingdom gives pauper TO
about twenty inhabitants In either the story
fightfu The chief cause of this fighu paupersm the
lecturer declared be the drinking Of the country
10 the might be chiefly attributed the fact that
there were H. 1913 children according Parliamentary sta
tis,ics) without education To the might be
ascribcd the fact that in provincial town. in single year.
900 persons had been taken into custody and that nearly
yesevenhs OF the entire population Of the county neglected
haldtualy, public worship on the Sabbath
Mr.. Wight further stated, illustrative Of the benefit Of
total abstinence, that in those districts in Ieland where the
people bad abandoned the Of intoxicating drinks crime
and pauperism had well nigh disappeared and that scarcely
an individual had fallen prey to famine any Of the cctoa
districts About 500 900 dunkards had been reclaimed in
England and Wales Of whom 20, 600 had united with Chs
tan churches And yet il calculated that the commune
Of England alone spend 200 000 about y six
millions Of dollars, in intoxicating drinks while for bcncyo
len, and religious institutions their contributions amounted 10
only about E500 600, two and halt millions Of dollars
Boston Traveller
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such ties be strengthened They broke down the barriers Of
distance between persons and communities they promoted
intercourse between and they brought about more
intimate and just social reaons-he basis of just
political relations. When found alike in character,
following substantially the pursuits closely connected,
Individually and socially should there find the true oun-
daon and basis of political unionsucha union alone can
be the salvation OF the States of this country Loud cheers
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-12-04

RAILROADS. ~ GEoRGIA.--The State Of Georgia has pro
secuted with great seadncss and enterprise her system Of ia
roads until the main line from ATLANTA has nearly reach
ed the Tennessee river This connection will be com
plceJ, and when finished with other works progress
the nvestmenof Georgia in railroads will fall short or fE
feeg millions III H1Yars.
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rH1ATE's DIGEST or THE VIRGINIA REPOR-
TisRS.-An Analytical Dgcsed Index OF the Reported
Cases the Court Of Appeals aud General Court OF Ngna
from Washington to Second G,attan inclusive with Re-
pertorum Of the Cases douby and Systematically arranged
BY Benjamin Tate, Counsellor at Law. volumes. just
nov III r. TAYLOR.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1847-06-23
TOBACCO. CIGARS AND SNUFF
e. 90 &AEEEh a son

AVE ON hand a superior iot ut The as4Ve -a.tirt.
cheap, at trer Wtnntictory on Nam 81 feo
ioors Glow tnu M.& Il Bank. mar r.
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WESTERN RESERVE CHFESE.
aGTEFEERHlOTYPE

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The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-27
NOTICE
NO HUMBUGGERY.

To Houskeepsrs. and all to ,chom Il may concern:
A N impression appears to prevail in the District,
N that no place, can compete with the North,
for CHEAP and good work; to eradicate this erroni-
Gus impression, the subscriber would respectfully
inform HousBKExrERs, and the public in general,
that he has opened new establishment on Pennsyl.
vania Avenue, between 18th and 18th streets,
south side, for the purpose Of carrying on the Pic
ture Frame business, in oil its various branches
He will manufacture all kinds Of Portrait Pictures,
and Looking Glass Frames, Boz Cornishing, DC,
&c. Of the best MATERIAL and in tho neatest manner,
Icenty- Five per cent cheaper than ever before Of
fered in this District. ~
N. b. All kinds Of REeILDINe done; also
Looking Glass Plates, inserted in old Frames.
All orders executed with the greatest despatch.
Terms, cash on delivery. {
sep I'm JOHN WAGNER.
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TO THE
VOLUNTEERS, CLAIMANTS, &c
General Agency at the City OF
UasIinrtou. ID. &.

SAMUEL srETTINIUs, General Agent, Mo-
y tary Public, Justice # the Peace, de-, respect
fully inform the Volunteers and the United States
Regulars, and the representatives Of the deceased
Soldiers, that he is prepared undertake The settle
ment Of their Claims, with the Departments
at Washington. He will procure Bounty, Land
Warrsn,s, Treasury Scrip, Pensions for the Wound
ed Pensions due Willows and Orphans Of the
deceased Soldiers, Arrearases Of pay for servi-
ces rendered, Mileage, or any other Claim or
Claims against the General Government, that may
be conhded to his management, will DO speedily al
tended 10.
His terms arc moderate. r."..
| He can he consulted at any time, between me
hours Of o'clocs, AM. and O'Clock, p NJ. DIS
office on 18th street, opposite the Treasury pspss
ment, sep 'm
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BROWNS PAINTINGS.
HEROES OF PALO ALTO, RESACA, MON
TEREY, AND BUENA VISTA!
at ODD FELLOWS' HALL.
WILL BE EXHIBITED, for rwo Nj

w AND ONE DAY ONLY, IN wAsulNeroN, Browns
Portraits of Gems. TAYLOR and WOOL; Colo
nels Monroe, Belknap, Mansfield, and Whiting
Majors Bliss, Bragg, and Eaton; Capts. Ramsay,
Garnet, and Linnard; Surgeon Craig, Medical
Directorf Orderly Bingham, (who was captured
at Bucna Vista,) aud " on Whitley" the far famed
war-horsc of Gen. Taylor. ,f.-s.
Also, HEApauARrERs ARMY OF OccupArIoN
at Walnut Springs, Mexico.
Price of admission As it is the wish of the Ar
fist to preclude no one from seeing this interesting
collection Of pictures on account of the price, he
has concluded to put the tickets of admission a,
25 cents, which may be had at the door. a.,
49, Union, Alexandria Gazette, and Baltimore
Sun copy twice and charge the Richmond Repub
hcan, Win. seP27-
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STOVES, CRATES, AND RANGES.


los. ii. NEvETT, Pennsylvania avenue, oppo-
j site Wizards (late Fullers) Hotel, would ask
he attention Of purchasers to his large and the We
ry best selection Of Stoves and Crates ever offered
in this city. He will sell them at the lowest North
ern prices, and no mistake
Among them lie has new hir-tight and Hot-air
Cooking Stove, warranted to cook better and with
less fuel than any other stove in the market He
has also new and beautiful style OF Radiator and
Wood Parlor Stoves, never before offered for sale
in this city.
buyers will find ii much to their advantage to
call, as he will sell at the very lowest rates, and
have all stoves carefully put up so as to ensure ell
tire satisfaction.
He has just received a large lot Of splendid Ena-
lied Crates, which for beauty or chcnpness can
not be equalled
He still continues to sell and put up the cele-
grated Bcebec Cooking Range, which is perhaps
used and appreciated than all the ranges yet
invented fa|k Ea.
Do not forget the place.
J. ii. NEVETT,
South side Penn. av., near l4th street.
Sent odd Al ... ..,t .....' 49, ...
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LAMPS! LAMPS!!

lust received large assortment Of Lamps, con-
- sisting Of Lard, Sperm, Solar, and Pine Oil
for Stores, Parlors, and Hotels. Fairbanks Burn
ing Fluid and Lamps. A constant supply Of Fresh
Pine OIL Pure, Sperm, Lard and Solar Oils, Wicks,
Glasses, for all kinds of Lamps. Pine OIL Lamps,
Cleaned and Repaired, by
o. WHTTTLESEY,
sep z I'm G street, Todd's Buildings.
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A Gard TO the Ladies.

NEISS M. Z. WILSON, having permanently
yA located in Washington, offers her services
to the ladies as fashionable dress maker An
experience Of ten years in fashionable communi-
y ustifies her in thinking she can give satisfaction
to all.
Her facilities for receiving the latest fashions
and furnishing trimmings are ample.
South side Of Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th
and lOh streets, second story Of j. b. Hills yarie-
ty store.
sent D1d-0aw2m r...,t ..
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CITY LOTS FOR SALE.

CITY LOTS FOR SALE.
nNHE SUBSCRIBER is authorized to sell the
following Property
Lot No. l45, on 81 street, Georgetown, d. O.
Lot No IL, in Square is on 26th street, West,
between and X. streets, Washington City.
JNO. w. BRONAUGH,
General Agent, Bridge street, Georgetown, D. @.
aug 26 2wd ~
The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-09-27

H" JOHN w. BRONAUGH'S
r OTTERY, EXCHANGE, AND GENER-
IL AL AGENCY OFFICE, 8 doors west Union
Hotel, Bridge street, Georgetown, d. 9. Where
al orders will be promptly and copfdentially at
Tended to. aug 70 II
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TO TEACHERS.

a LARGEFLoURISHING school, in &C
~ tive operation, will be sold with fixtures,
", if application be made Immediately. The
School will average go pupils at fair prices
About $50 will purchase the whole concern.
Apply at the National Wing Office.
sep 81 ito "...." 2.
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TO HIRE.

A stout, able-bodisd negro man from the coun-
IA try. He is perfectly honest and trust-wor-
thy-to person wanting him for the season, he
will be hired very low Enquire of A. M. Hoifar,
Il street, a few doors above Penn. Az.
Sent % st ,lJ
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FALL FASHIONS.

TN If. subscriber has just received his fall style
of Cloths, Cassimers, and vestings, to which
he would invite the attention Of his customers and
others he being prepared to execute all orders in
his line equal 70 any other in the District or else
clothes at the North he would merely ssk one trial.
fully satisfied that he is competent to do all that
hey pretend their northern tailors can do IN ut,
fashion or workmanship:
WIN. A. RICHARDSON,
Merchant Tailor.
Bridge ST. Georgetown, doors west Union Hotel
Sent 90 .L-
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ROUGH AND READY.

Old lack in the Field, and no mistake.
II HAVE received further supply of Grape and
il Canister, consisting Of
100 bags of Shot, all sizes
Dupont's Eagle Powder, Of the best and finest
quality
And Old Kentucky Rifle Powder, in one
pound canisters
Percussion Caps, Flints, sc.
Always to be had at the old stand, 7th street.
JOHN A. DONOHOO.
sep 2l-3t Getty papers publish)
TUST received at,the old stand Of Messrs Moon
% HEAD and Browne, large assortment of Fresh
Groceries, TO which invite the customers Of the
old firm and the public generally. s
VIM. A. WALLACE.
So nj 0O-1 & hf
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THE DIARY RESUMED.

"IMPREssIoEs. June IL. lS47.-l must re-
peat hourly TO myself that have accomplished
sacred duty towards my daughters in consent
ing 10 join my efforts to those of my father lo
send away this woman. My Col! what will
be the fuIure2 How is he incensed! One
would think he was not the guilty one He
says he loves his children, and he dstrusl their
mother and he makes his misucsses their gov
ernesses. What life he is leading; he is los.
ing all his energy. May God guide my child
zen I"
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PROsPECTUs
or the
CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER.

With the commencement of The Both Congress, pro
pose continue the Congressional Register ON the same
plan as published during the last session 1t will contain
full and accurate report OF the business proceedings Of
together with sketches of the debates which take
place i'm each The Congress will be Of the
most important which has assembled for years, and II is
our determination give the people complete history
of proceedings, and at such loo price that per-
son who takes interest in the acts of that body pro-
cure copy 1t believed that the LIST session of the Both
Congress will continue at least eight months and we there
fore propose issue weekly, mammoth sheet, octave
FORM their proceedings the unprecedented low OF
One dollar per copy for the session.
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In our last we published the official statement OF the
nett revenue from customs for the first quarter OF the
first fiscal year under the tariff of 1s46-being $ll o7o
Ooo We contrasted this with the official statement OF
the nett revenue from customs for the quarter the
year preceding under the tariff Of s42beng $6,125ooO
or difference of nearly five millions of dollars in sin
gle quarter in favor of the tariff and at the same
rate of difference if it continued, amounting in the year
to nearly twenty millions OF dollars We now present
below from the New York Evening Post of October 80,
ls47, the difference at that port in single week, being
the last week in October 1s47 between the two systems
showing gain in that week in the single port OF New
York Of $685., SGT, or SOS per cent
This last week is exhibiting another favorable feature
in the tariff OF 1s4ehat is, the costly articles and luxu-
ries which the greatest extent brought in during
the fall MONTHS and which bear generally much larger
duty under the tariff Of 1916 than that of ls42, show
revenue of o4, 22s importation Of dutablc i'm
ports Of the value Of 81 5s6.757. average rate of
duty exceeding 80 per cent for that week whilst for the
week in 1916, under the old tariff the duties were
1891 6sl on dutable imports of the value of &323o6,
rate Of duty less than 20 per cent Thus. under the
tariff Wines cordials, aabaster and spar ornaments
almonds, figs composition tops for tables, &C., coms,
sweetmeats, &c., figs, manufactures OF cedar wood,
granadila, ebony, mahogany, rosewood, and satin
wood segars, snuff, &C., &c. &c.being uxuries chiefly
consumed by the rch-paid much higher duties than
der the tariff of 1872 whilst the necessares OF life, used
by the tong millions, and the upon which fell more
heavily upon labor paid much higher duty under the
tariff of 1912:
lMPonrs AT New YoRK.-The amount of goods imported
and entered the cusomhouse this port exclusive Of
those sent to the warehouse and the Of duties paid
during the week ending the 10Th instant compared with
the same period last year. follows.
1916. le47. Increase. Decrease
Free goods $76,757 $63,756 $4,000
Dutiable goods 323,OO6 1,536,77 1,2l3,75l
Total merchandise. $3.50, 763 81, BIB 81, 2oo,75o
cpsI Received 1851 1851 AGES ssa,5s7
Increase in dnabe goods fraction 475 per cent.
cash ~ 66S -
This the largest increase known at custom-
house.
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The Patriotic Language Of = whlg.


ssThe Hon. John p. Robinson" OF Lowell, MAssachu-
sets, assigns the following among the which de-
temines him to vote for Mr. Gushing governor of the
State
2y shall him the noble and independent stand
which he took in the last Legislature in favor OF clothing the
soldiers sent to this Mexican have been advo
cate ITSELF think it exceedingly unfortunate
one But rs the country is involved in the war; it is the
duty of every good citizen stand by his country; and
any man who permits his attachment his party pre-
vail over this broad deeplad patriotic feeling, is not
rood citizen 1t would impossible for divest
myself of it, would be to forget the spot of my nativ
ty or the scenes Of my early childhood fWe love our
country said Samuel Dexter, 'not from the blind and
meaning simply because it the place of
birth 1t is the of earliest joys and sonows
every spot has been by youthful sport
some tender friendship, cndearng affection,
reverential feeling"
Plato and Demostenes the two greatest prose wr
tiers of Greece and lived under government very similar
to ours OF the political of these celebrated
men, the historian Nebuhr has made, in substances the
following remarks;
81 said that Plato good citizen, because he
because on the contrary, the and contempt in
which he INDUCES the subject of democracy was
dered the vehement and passionate by the thought OF
his though gifted with every requisite
Cor serving her guiding her her welfare, he
cousy kept aoof from her, and because he not only de-
spired OF his country, which man may nnocenty do
bu he also despared for his country which man has
eI called Demoshenes saint, because his love for his
country gowed unimpaired in ms heart because he
made every sacrifice the oarmng for the national
honor because. while under Punishment, he loned the
Athenian ENJOYS without thinking Of HIMSELF
qurng anything for himself TO enlist coniederates in behalf
OF his country He orgave the iIess Hyperides because
he useful to Athens 1t was for these reasons that
called him o saint
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The IT q steamers Fashion and Col Stanton arrived
this port on Saturday evening from New Orleans and sail
ed again yesterday for Vera Cruz with nneyfour men
and horses board, being portion Of the Georgia bat
TALON Of cavalry.
Tho remainder Of the battalion learn, will leave du
ring e present week The New Orleans papers state that
the Beaufort District and the Galveston have been
chartered by the government for the purpose and may De
expected here in day twoMobiis Advertiser, Oct 70
Srcorp RxonrNT MJssrssrprr RrFLEs.-We have before
us letter from Capt VIM. Bafksalc I'd regiment Mssis
sppi rifles dated Sept 18th Buena Vista The election
of colonel was on the 10Th Of September Capt Clarke
with his recruits had arrived but daily expected
The health the regiment very good and there had
been comparatively few deaths since the encampment at
usna Vista. The boys" complaining dreadfnly OF
vs hard fate Of the regiment having they fear to remain
ia Ipoxltion during the whole wars melancholy fate.
snyY Capt b., which hope and pray may be nvered :
[Jackscn Mississippia~.
Arrival or THooPs-The steamer Sarah Baden, Capt.
Newpon arrived yesterday from Evansville, Indiana, with
one hundred recruits under the charge OF
Capt BENJAMIN r. Fulton and Lieutenant Richard T. Eas
tin They are 70 unite with the l4th regiment u s. imam
ty.-~N. o. National, Oct. g.
MoRx voLuNrxxRs-The fifth company, which fills the
regulation on this State for infantry battalion
tered into service on yesterday morning It numbered
about 10 under the command OF Capt james H. Fos
Ter 70 whose patriotic exsrions aided by the efforts Of
Lieutenants Holden Phillips, and Wells, State is in
debted Tor the completion OF the battalion
We visited the encnnpment of this company few even
xs SINCE and do remember have seen better
behaved orderly better looking set OF men than
we found there They will pardon for saying that
were agrccaby disappointed, and we'll pleased The
men are be.boded and stout, and will do credit to the
tase IL anything can be judged from their appearance and
department While they have been here their orderly and
quiet behavior has entitled thanks of the whole
community. The company is still filling up, and it expects
to be able leave by the last OF week. We wish them
every Columbus Georgia. Eaqsirer, Oct. &C.