Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-05

to exercise its functions, without any fault of its
own, the Sovereign General Congress should not have
the requisite liberty in its deberaon in the opinion
the Coalition, then the Coalition will assume the rep
Presentation of the confederate States as centre Of
Union for them.
They protest that they will never consent to, nor be
bound by, any convention treaty of peace with the
North American enemy as long he threatens or &C.
cupes the capital or any other point of the Mexican
Republic; and also will not recognize any general sus
pension Of arms which should comprze all the behg
Grant forces of the nation.
The main objects of the coalition being to defend
Independence and the Federal system, they protest in
the manner that far from separating from the
National Union the States which it represents are de-
termned to aid with their private resources the Gen
era Government, independent of assistance they are
bound by law to give; so that the one cause-com-
mon to them in It's dsgraces and perls-may be sus-
taned the national credit and honor re-esablished
and all possible opposition and resistance made to ev-
cry attack upon the popular federal representative sys
TENN o. Picay,me
SqGrjngs Of Emgrants TO California.-Fes of pa
pers from California to the 9th Of March give most
painful accounts of the suferngs of the settlers who
left Missouri in May, 1916. Twenty-three wagons,
with sixty or eighty PERSONS lost their way in October
and were Overtaken by impossible SHOWS; they sent
forward two men for assistance who obtained some
flour and beef.
This, says the Star, was about the middle Of No
vember and from that time till the first OF February,
nothing more heard of them. Then messenger
came TO Fort Sacramento from Capt VIM. Johnsons
the first house Of the California settlements bringing
the astounding information that five women and two
men had arrived at that point, almost entirely naked,
with their feet frost bitten They said that the com
pany had reached small log cain near Trucks Lake
on the cast side of the mountains and about 100 miles
IRON Johnson's, where the snow was so deep they
could not travel. Fearing starvation, sixteen of the
strongest, eleven males and five females agreed to
start for the settlement on foot. Scantily clothed and
i'll provided with provisions, they commenced Journey
over the mountains in comparison of which Napoleon's
feat of crossing the Alps was chld's play
After wandering number of days, bewildered in
the snow their provisions gave out, and after long
hunger they resored to the hord step of casting lots
to see who should give up their lives and bodies as
food for the remainder. AS the weakest ones began
to sink under their suherings however, it did not be-
come necessary to take life. One after another, nine
OF the men died. and their bodies were eaten by their
companions Mr.. C. :. Stanton, young man from
Syracuse, New York. was the first who died He was
one of those who went forward to Suffers fort as we
have mentioned, and returned to the relief of his com
plnions After travelling thirty days, the seven survi-
vors of this band of pioneers reached Capt Johnsons
settlement as Stated above.
All the five females withstood the horrors of the
Journey 1t seems but only two of the eleven men, and
one of them was exhausted that he brought in
to job lson's ON the back Of an Indian, The party
were at ane time 36 hours in snow storm without fire.
and they had but three quilts in the company. One
woman was obliged to eat part of the body of her
0ther and of her brother and there are other state
mens in regard their sufierings which are tue hor
rid to repeat.
Subsequently another party of "a made an attempt
to cross the mountains They succeeded in reaching
the top of the mountains but all pershed in severe
snow-storm few days atorward,
The company finally left behind, about $50 miles
from Fort Sacramento, consisted Of about fory-al-
most all Of whom were women and children. They
had not provisions enough to last them through the
month of February. party had been fitted out at
Fort Sacramento, with provisions &c. to 90 to their
relief The citizens of Yerba Buena subscribed ST.
500 to purchase clothing, &C., and a company of 20
men had gone from that place to the encampment of
the sufferers.
Later from Santa E.--A recent arrival from Santa
Fc brings the intelligence that President Polk had dis
approved of the acts of Gen Kearney in establishing
Territorial Government in New Mexico, and CON
ferrng citizenship Mexcans; and had countermand
ed his orders. The Mexicans confined for treason,
consequently had been released.
From the Seat Of Wharf.-The telegraphic
news to the New York papers of yesterday morn
ing, and to the Boston evening papers Of yester-
day, like most Geographic intelligence is most
indefinite and unsatisfactory. We copy from it
The bark Alabama, which sailed from Vera
Cruz on the 9th, arrived at New Orleans on the
Eth inst, but brings no news of interest
A letter to Mrs Chase, written by her husband
at Tampico, dated llth inst, says that Gen.
Scott was within nine miles of the capital on
the Both ult This is believed to be incorrect
From Gen. 1aylor's Camp.-Later intelli.
gence from Gen Taylor's camp has been receiv
ed at New Orleans. The General was waiting
for renforcements at Walnut Springs, 27OO
American troops were in camp at Buena Vista
1900 Mexican cavalry were within six days
march of that place Between and 5000 troops
were at San Luis under Gen. Valencia ant
large reintorcemcnts, were expected from Zaca
tecas Gen. Taylor expected soon to move tC
San Luis.
1t will of course be understood that a marcel
by Gen. Taylor upon San Luis has formed thu
staple of all communications from his camp TO
several months, while it is equally reasonable t.
understand that he will not move in such an i'm
portant direction without a sufficient number 0
$ troops, and without the ability of keeping "
his communications in the rear.
From the iSouth-The teIegraphic despatch
a to the New York papers Of yesterday, dated a
Richmond, on Monday forenoon, says
S The Southern mail has just arrived in Rich
: mond, bringing New Orleans papers of the 1911
:, of July, The New Orleans Times of that da
strongly insists that its report about the peac
proposition being rejected by the Mexican Cor
9 gress is correct 1t says that the report cam
from such a source as may be relied upon
The evening papers of this city had the 70
lowing communication Yesterday
O. From Santa Fe--Later dates have been re
ceived from Santa Fe, but there is no furhe
e news of Importance. Another revolution is re
ported to have broken out,
= The Indians continued to be very troublesom
on the Prairies. A body of four hundred
a them attacked the fort at Caches on the Arkar
sas River. They were repulsed with loss
fifteen killed, and thirty or forty wounded. Or
IN ly three Americans were killed. They had bl
re one cannon at the fort.