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The Mexican Clergy.

So much has been said about the
position and sediments Of this rich ant
influential body that we think it no
out Of place to give the result of ou
observations when in their capital ant
am ong them. The bishop and higher
grade of clergy are generally eminen
for their learning, purity of private cha
racter, and devotion to the interests o
the church.
Their revenues are large and so are
the demands upon them, for their vast
church possessions, Of which we hear
SO much, are the funds of great
number of charitable and educational
establishments. 1t is for this reason
the mass always rise to defend the
church property when it is attacked
by the government. The monks and
friars are not Of the same moral grade
with the curates and secular clergy,
who have the charge of congregations;
and on the clustered orders, if any
where, must fall the principal reproach
of idle and irregular lives. Some Of
the stories told by travellers, of priests
with families of gambling drunkenness,
&c., may be true; but by far the great.
er part are wilful faIsehoods. 1t may
be witty; but certainly it is neither
honest nor manly, for traveller to
repay the most generous hospitality by
publishing vulgar surmises on the habits
O. a kind host, as positive fact. The
heads Of the Mexican clergy undoubt-
edly wish Tor peace, as it is evident
to them that the war brings nothing
but misery and disgrace upon thegreat
body of the nation. The country
priests, less acquainted than those Of
the capitol with the corrupt expressions
of their soldier despots, would still hold
out for the integrity Of Mexico if they
saw ray Of hope. They are gener-
ally good, peaceful, home-abiding men,
and will finally preach submission to
The American power, when they are
convinced that it will tend to the hap
oiness and tranquility Of their flocks.
All the moral force and respectability
}. the country, side with the clergy and
oppose the military, who have reduced
he country to its present state, and II
will soon be seen that this force will
lrray itself in favor of a stable govern
nent under the stars Of the Union.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-08-14
From the Wayne County Democrat.
The Voice Of a Patriot.

!, With pride and pleasure we lay the
following communication before the
pubic-not only because it breathes
the free and liberal spirit Of a true
hearted Amerlcan-but because ii
comes from the pen of WHlG, and
a Minister Of the Gospel. 1t is the
outburst of an honest and patriotic
heart, and should wither the tongues,
and crimson the cheeks of those who
have arrayed themselves in opposition
TO their own country, since the COM
,mencemsnt Of the present war. What
patriot what lover of his country, can
read the tory emanations of such men
as Corwin, Giddings. Bebb, Greely,
Galbreath, and others, without feeling
and expressing his Indignation. Every
man with the feelings and sympathes
of an American must condemn their
Infamous toryism-but read the follow.
ing, democrats; then read it to your
whig neighbor, and ask him whether
he longer prefers party to country, and
whether, as an honest man and a pa
triot, he can longer sustain the party
that is endeavoring to bring shame and
disgrace upon our beloved country.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-08-14

conquest" and the "destruct,on Of a
sister republic" !" emblazoned on every
federal flag. She calls her people to
resistance and endurance, and predato-
Iry battle as they have yet the power to
make, avowedly on the hope thar the
| administration here must soon abandon
the war; and, as reason for such faith,
she cites the Iabored diatribes in which
the leading organs Of the opposition
have again and again labored to demon
strate that our war has as yet ''con-
quered" nothing but the "spirit Of our
own constitution and that its unpop-
ulari,y with the people must soon eject
from power the councils in which it
has been waged. Her rulers tell her
people that peace is dishonor; and find
their warrant to say so in the federal
invectives which deneunce the war on
our part as ''ruthless rapine and MUIR
DER" and call upon the Mexicans to
"uelcome the invaders with bloody
hands and hospi,able grave" Her
government journals announce to THEN
deluded readers the approaching advent
Of "a better spirit towards Mexico in
our government; and fer proof, they
cite the stereotypsd federal motto Of
''no more Mexican territory."
Mainly--nay, almost soeiy-upon
such federal said and comfo:t," the war
of Mexico holds out. She looks for
help to her ''allies" here. American
faction fights her battle for her, when
she can no longer battle with hope of
success in the field. Our war has been
full of glories. Thanks to the abilities
with which il has been planned and or
ganized, and the high-souled valor with.
which it has been fought, our conflicts
have all been victories. The military
prowess of our people and of our insti-
tutions has excited the astonishment
and won the admiration Of the world.
But the fury Of faction has found, in the
freedom OF those same institutions,
"room and verge" enough to rally a
''peace party," with power to rob our
victories, in large measure, of their
moral effect upon our enemy, to inspire
her with new courage, and so to pro-
tract her hostilities even when the
sinews of her war are broken and with
cred. We believe that the people
anxious as the people always are and
should be for honorable and permanent
peace--seeing that our enemy is con-
quered; seeing, too, that the administra-
ton has done all that could be done,
both by diplomacy and arms, to secure
such a peace; and seeing, too, that
Mexico, emboldened by the pledges
and the exhortations OF the federal
''peace party' among ourselves, yet re-
fuses peace;-we believe that the peo-
pie, seeing these things, will understand
fully which OF the two parties among
us has been in this crisis the true friends
OF the rights, the honors, and the peace
Of our country, and will SO apply the
great remedies provided by our consti-
tuition as not much longer to permit the
base and selfish purposes of faction to
rob our victories Of their fruits, and to
prevent a peace which our diplomacy
has sought in all honorable modes, and
which our battles have fairly won.--
Washington Union.
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The Daily Ohio Statesman.

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The Special Virginia Election.

The Baltimore Sun of the 9TH says :-"The eiec.
tion held OH Thursday last, in the Petersburg dis.
trict. to fill the vacancy ocoasoned by the death
of Mr.. Dromgoole. In the Congressional Delega.
tion of Virginia, has resulted in the election of ].
Kidder Meade, democrat. Mr.. Dromgoole had
in April only 81 majority; but the vote, so far,
shows large democratic gain. In the Petersburg
district, where Boiling, the whig candidate, for
merly had 1872 majority, he has ndw only IO7."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-08-14

have brought the Secretary OF, Legation
[of the British Embassy to the head
quarters Of Gen. Scott, at Puebla. In
|allusion to this last means to which the
Mexicans had had recourse, the Sol de
Anahuac expressesitsdissent from any
foreign interference, as being always
costly , and some times most fatal in its
results.~ In reviewing all the news,
however, which has reached us by this
arrival, we are bound to confess, that
every thing sesmsin statu quo as at the
last receipt of intelligence. Nothing
definite is known; either of the senti.
ments of!he Congress, of whose meet.
ing not word is said, or Of the mode
Of acting Of the Mexican government.
Gen. Scott had not yet lett Puebla,
when the last accounts were received
at Vera Cruz from thatcity. .aa
APPROACHING BATTLE.---In opposi-
ton TO the foregoing speculaiions, how
ever, we find that letter of the 18th,
which has not come to hand as yet, a
circumstance we much regret, is allu-
ded to by our regular correspondent
"lndicator," in which, as we CLEAN from
his remarks on the Goth relating thereto
he states that all hopes ofpeace are en-
tirely crushed, and that Gen. Scott was
to march on the capital on the 18th in
slant. .ii uH
Santa Anna was prepared to contest
the road and defend the capital, having
an army of $4,000 men under his com
mand. '
Another skirmish has taken place be-
tween the detachment under Col Pierce
and party Of Guerrilas, in which the
latter were defeated.
Santa Fee, "a small town in the Neigh
borhood of Vera Crux, has been de-
stroyed by order of Governor Wilson.
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Reply to F. C. Galbreath's Letter.

II Mr.. EDrroR;--ln the perusal of the
,GWayne County Democrat" of July
LIST, my attention was arrested by a
letter, dated, "New Garden, Colum.
sbiana county, o., Feb. 9lst, 1847,"
written by F. G. Galbreath, and di.
rectsd te a member of the "Stark
Rangers" Of Captain Aliens Company.
This letter being enclosed in an edi-
torial, and fully and honorably COM
mented upon, would superoede the me-
scessity of this; but actuated by strong
impulse Of duty towards the cause Of
truth and justice, cannot forbsar say
ing something in its reply.
IN lst. / am a Whig--a democrat--a
srepublican--a lover of my country and
aof the rights and privileges of my fel-
low citizens.
Cd. despise tdry--a cut-throat-
. d hypocrits, and ! contemn that princi-
pIe, whig or democrat, which would in
any way blacken the character Of my
country; or shorten any Of its religious
Or political institutions. 80 sai-ia Has
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-24

@ In speaking Of the evils Of false
governments, Hon. Eli Moore lately re.
marked in an address before the N. y.
Typographical Society. that il Was not he
curse OF short crops which afflicted suffer
ing Ireland 50 much as The curse of bad
government The evil was not tina, ol
.Lod, but OF man. No additions arc need
ed 10 EXHIBIT the t:ushfulness or add 10 the
Impressions Of this remark. LIE, those
who advoca.e the the same governmental
policy here which has tended mainly 10 pro.
Iuco the pre- sent awful results there, BE-
wise in time. The lesson Isl full of warning
and instruction.
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-24

fortune IN some other way, than by hav
ing it II legslated to him. We are in ia
vor of the very largest legislative body
which can be hsd. None can dispute bu
tina, the larger il is. the more nearly il ap
proaches democracy-andt the more nearly
II comes 70 this, the more certainly will the
rights Of the people be looked alter and
protected. 1t is in small legislative bodies
alone, that log rolling, bribery, deception.
and trickery, for the benef. of individuals
at the expense of the people is success
lully practiced, as the history of our terri
tory. to some extent demonstrates, and that
this cannot be done in large bodies, for APP
parent reasons, our readers well know.-
AND SO lar as expense is concerned, we
appeal 10 tie history OF the country, for
comarlson. Take the states. where every
town has its representative, and where
the body is composed offs overall hundreds.
and compare with n. York, Pennsylvania,
and other states, where the representatives,
arc few in proportion to their population.
The comparison will be found greatly in
Favor OF the large representative body
We do honestly believe, that a large rep.
resenlative body is better in every point of
view for any people, and particularly 50 on
The score o. eco nomy. But we need hardly
say, we do not expect Mir. Kilbourn 10
'hnk so. There are the very best o.
reasons to him why he should not, and
his reasons a'e the ones why the people
should think differently.
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BYRON KILBoURN oblec 5 strongly to
the Legislature as established under the
new Constitution. |, is too large: com
posed Of two many members, he says
Now, we should have been very much
surprised indeed, if Mr.. kilbourn had been
satisfied with The Legislature, and had en-
tertained opinions different flom those he
expresses. \ leg stature composed of 20
mem bers in the lower house and IL in the
upper, have leg slated Mr.. klbourn into s.
very handsome fortune n, the expense of
the territory at large, and it would be very
strange indeed, if all his sympath; e.
did not run in favor of small leg sla
live bodies. No person, perhaps, has hid
more experience as to The nature Of sinai.
and perhaps large legislative bodies ihan
Mr.. Kilbourn. and he knows and so dc
others, that if the people Of Wisconsin had
been more generally repi esenled, that's, i.
they had large representation, where BY
the represe NATIVE would have beer
bro't more immediately in contact Wit! b )
cons, nueu,s, Mr. L ibourn in oil bsobabil.
ty, would have been compelled 10 acquire
Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-03-24

w. A correspondent ofthe Green Bay
Wig paper, in remarking upon the Exemp
lion provision Of the Constitution. says:-
Il am inclined 10 think this section will be
only the first step to future and still great
Ell exemptions" Wing constructions of
'hlS article seem very greatly TO differ, ac-
cordmg 10 circumstances. Where the
pTinclple Of exemptions is popular, veTv
different argument is used from The above
We have head it graveIy urged-and he
authority for the argnmen, is said to be the
Judge Of the 2nd dis,rict-tha, The adop-
tlon Of the section in question would re
peal all laws and prevent all legislation on
the subject of exemption One OF Judge
Story's rules for the construction of cons
tu'ions are frequently quoted,viz: "qha, the
adoption ofone provision includes all others
q the same SUBJECT" We are willing to
sI%a::; III: lie adoption OF lhc exemption
provision in the Constitution will tie The
hands of the Legislature so far as oxemp,
tons Of real estate are concerned. And
Judge Story's rule Of construction applies
only here. But that the Legislature, the
c constitution being silent uroa the subject.
will not have The right TO exempt as much
personal property It's they please, it seems
10 US no man in his senses VIII be disposed
to assume. Suppose the Constitution were
silent in reference to real estate exemption.
the Sale Legislature would hGve the r gh,
10 exempt not forty acres merely, but fouf
times forty, and as much more as nigh
be deemed advisable. The Constitution
restr cts only so far as real estate is con.
cernec-and there being no restriction in
reference to other species of property, OF
course the Sta,e Legislature will exempt
10 any extent that public sentiment anc
interest may demand. 1t is useless how.
ever TO argue the question. The propo.
sition advanced is splr-evident: and we are
glad TO observe that one wing ut least take
hight view ofthc question. The adoption
Of this article wil be the first step 10 ru-
lure and perhaps greater, exemptions; anc
herein we find a stron 6 reason for favor
ing rather than for opposing its adoption
J by the people. we desire to have The
! clothing and and household furniture of th(
poor man. and the tools Of the mechanic
exempted from forced sale by legal pro
cess. rs well as the homestead of the maj
who IS so fortunate as TO possess one.
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SOUTHPORT WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1917.

clifton OF slave. there is telling what she MAJ
not aspire to. These valiant "Lords Of creation
are already shaking In their shoes, lest from be-
ing ensavers they should become ensaved. We
have already stated what every one knows. thai
the families where peace and happiness truly
reign, are but small lumber compared with
those where strife and discord exist. but notwith
Standing this, these wise men will permit no ex-
penmenhng, no change in the condition of things
Tor tear the peace of families be destroyed There
are men, who are satisfied with any thing and ev
ry thing. Vice, misery, wretcheeness, destituton.
Wickedness may stalk abroad, palpaby as the noon
uay' and when philanthroplsts would seek to stav
~ mold on, say they. we see nothing wrong
TINS is the law and ordinance of ma ure-do YOU
"ieh 70 war against nature. We are not sur
Nised that some men should entertain such opin
iohs' out tha. democrats. (who if they be good
democrats, must be progressice democrats) should
entertain them,we are surprised Com mon sense
'aches, mat the nearer you arise at condition
o. independence the higher Will be tone of virtue
ana morality, and this law holds good, as well for
women as men. !.
we are confident cur friends did not we'll con-
slaer this matter, when they passed the resolu
uon In que stlon. We do wish they wou)d taks
up mat article Of the constitution and without
listening to men who find their account and inter
es'' IN the present evil condition of things, look il
over carefully and without prejudice, and see
whether 1t be the monster it is represented. We
are satlsl cd that with calm, deliberate investiqa-
u3n, but few Of them will condemnlt.
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DECLARATION OF WAR,


ID MARSTON has now got up the best Shop
n. in the Territory for painting and is now pre-
pared to do all kinds of Painting and Polishing
Carriages and Sleighs in better style than can he
done else where. After the experience of tweaty
years he hauers himself that he cannot be beat lay
inr paper-he also prepares walls and paints walls
all colors snd uterent styles that in any rooms
the walls can be washed as well as any wood, and
this he does from his own experience and knowl-
eds and is prepared to do fancy and ornamental
painting cheaper than can be done elsewhere in
the Territory.
N. B. Paints and Oils ALWAYS for sale and at
my shop and colors of every description prepared
and sold ats sht. Granng and Imitation of f.
ryptian marble and all other kinds of wood and
marble &c, &c.
u Shop corner of church and pearl streets.
Southport Dec. =, lS45.
IRON FOR BREAKING FLOWS.
or all sizes and kinds can De bought very low al
~ the Hardware Store of f. Balm.
March II, 1876.
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J. l.. V. YATES, Prost.
P. COSGRAVE, )
ID. tIUGUNIN. Vice Pre'ts.
F. SCHILLER,
e !. V W,,,E, seey's y

TIE Irish RelicfBaA at Baltimore, on
Monday night contributed three thousand
dollars. TO he fund.
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JOHN MANSFIELD,


DEALER IN
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES,
Paints Oils and Dye Stuhs,
Corner of Main and Park SITS. Southport, w. Y.
NEW GOODS! NEW CO0DSM
U,HC subscriber is now opening one of the hes,
selected STOCKS of Dry Goods ever offered IN
this market. He invites the attention OF the trade
20 The examination of his stock and the consldera-
ton of anequdlct prices, .
Southport June iG, 1886
GROCERIES.
yT,HE Subscribers now receiving his full stock
of Groceries and ofierng them at reduced
prices for cesh. = MANor irLo'
UEAS! A fresh and fine Favored Green
Tea for 3s per pound. J. MANSFIELD.
GUS. Linseed Lard and Sperm N oil by
WHITE FISH.
UNOR SALE, by the whole or half barre
L J. MANSFIELD. = 4
OILsi Luseed, Lard and Sperm oil at
~ GJune l6I MANsflfLD .
PALM LEAF HATS.
Oh DOZ. Palm Leaf Hats for sale at
e)U June rs. MANSFlELDS.
old Hvsou. Hysou, Skin, Imperial Tran key
Oand Black Teas, for sale by
JNO. MANSFIELD.
CUAD-Nor,h Rixer Shad for sale by
J. MANSFIELD.
CANDLES. Cold WAX, Sperm and Tallow
- Candies for sale by J. MANSFIELD.
DAIRY SALTl
Al BAGS Dairy Salt, Just received by
lU mo. MANSFIELD.
MACE, Tamarinds, Tapioca, and Preserved
wi Ginger for sale, by JNo. MNSF iELD'
SUMNER STUFFS3
EO PIECES Summer StuiIs. all styles ana va
CO ric,es, for sale at MANSFlELD'S.
June 10. 1916.
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HE people OF The country from one ex-
treme to the other, have their feelings
deeply enlisted in behalf Of the starving
thousands of Europe; and in alm0sg every
city and village in the Union measures have
been, or are being taken 10 contribute to
their relief, Money and bsaadstuiIs TO the
amount Of over 100000 in the aegre-
gate have already been subscribed, and
there can be no question that the sum viii
be increased 10 one million without Difficult.
ty. New Yok city has contribut ed near
Iy $50 ,00O: aUd one LILLE town IN Mnssa,
chus2t's. has given 5000; Washington
So, eco; n. Orleans $4,000, &c. Our
Western towns and cit es VIII not be found
benin d IN his noble work. Chicago gives
from TO SO, coo; Milwaukee 81 500.
We find the following appeal, in behalf
Of the poor Of Ireland, from Tl;hu Burilt.
in the Christian Citizen ofthe 9th ul.:-
AN OLIVE LEAF FOR THE AMERICAN
People.
FRIENDS OF HUMANITY!
Hundreds your fellow beings are dying,
almost da ~ dying, OF starvation in poor ire
land. Will you not send then bread from
your plentoous boards! Ii has been stated
hat more have persisted by famine in thai
afilic'ed land, than those who fell by choicr.
in hat DIE dlul year Old sath,A penny day
viii save human lie. Will YOU lei thou.
sands die when they can be rescued so
chcapIy from the gave The God and
Father Of our Lord Jesus Christ forbid ?
Farmers, Mechanics, Merchants, men Of
the United States, children. wives and moth
crs will you let thousands of your kind be
thrown uncoliined into the grave, when two
cents worth of Indian meal a day will
save human life. Mothers, sisters daugh,
wives Of America! there are thou 81 nds of
your sex dying naked upon the damp, cold
ground in ireland. wilhou even straw 10 e
upon. VIII you not look into your ward
robes and give whit you can spare TO the
poor creatures, perlshing with fam ne and
the famine fever? May the God Of all grace
! and mercy and compassion ,uch the heart
of America in view Of such a spectacle O.
wretchedness. Anything-anything to ca
or wear, will come 10 thousands Ike min
istratlon Of heavens mercy. The English
Government, has promised TO pay the
| feight of all contributions of food and cloth
ing which may be forwarded from the Tn
tied States. VIII not the railroad companies
| in the United States, and steamboat com
panies, transport from the interior TO the
seaboard all such coniributionfrec ofcharge
| All these contribution may be consign'
ed to the Society of F,iends in England
who have made arrangements for extensive
| distribution TO the stafving,o or to any other
parties ,ha. may be preferred. expect TO
be ged to travel all night from London
TO Liverpool. TO transmit The following com
municatlon from the English Government.
/, which | received aiterthe mail was closed
Yours for humanity,
ELiHU BURRfTT.
London, FEB. 3, 1847.