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NARRES CorrY, Miss. June 20. |

W ARREN torTH, Miss, June ~, lSl..
My Dear Sir: Your very Kind and complimentary
letter Il le q Ii May last, Vas received in New Or
leans. together with the commission to which You there
IN rterttd.
Io heesieemea hy you as whe' services entitled
hun 10 praaatlqn. is 10 Of the highest gfalI
licatioa; Whch viii remain undlninshed, though
my opinions compel me 10 d cline The proil,cd hon,r
will this day address 10 the Adlutant General / :
Army official note Informing linn that the commission
has been received. and IS declined 10 you | wish to
give an eN lnaion heng too seusihy Effected by your
eAfr ssons OF honorable estimation and friendly regard.
willingly 10 hazard of misarprehensiun Of The
motives winch have decided my course.
You Inform me that my command will consist of vol
nnleers s entertain The opinion eXpr ssed Nv me,
member Of Congress- in My and june 1916. that the
''vounteels' militia y such, they have const
utlonal rieht 10 be under the immediate command of o
appointed hy State authority; and this think is vic
lated by any permanent organization ma ,e after they
have passed INTO the service of the United a'cs. hy
winch they lose their distinctive character Of STAT,
troops, beeone part OF formation disciplined by
corresponding and only recognised through, the head
"hlch the federal government has sci over hem
Such consider the organization OF nuu,ccr Regiments
Hla hugldes undee braadiers appointed W the President
provided for IN the laa OF Jun II To- AND cncralnn!
hs opinan, my decision, stated to YOU the ncecs
sary result
For the gratifying notice you have taken of myse)
and The regiment had the honor to command for thu
distinction You have been pleased 10 confer upon me by
this unsolicited app intmen, and for the kind siicud
yon express for my welfare, receive. sir, my snceres
thanks. Very truly your re I'd.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
] III. D..
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MEXICAN INCENTIVES TO DrsrRT,ox

The Picayune copies from late numbers Of he ,t,i l
paper o. iDe Mexican Government several articles rr,
Pie' 'o f PufP se q eheeuraa ne desrrion from the
iaerlc n IA lis. The Picayune suggests bnyas,r 81
The fate Of O'Rehy's band will impair the ec, I ,,oo
MeAiei" dclaons The iirsi article copied by the p,,
yune IS proclamation issued by SANTA Anna IN antJ
last inn orz,ba 1t offered To each soldier desern,
IRON me American army 10. aud b1ud insoriny !,
grant Of 200 square acres at the erminaiir, Of H.,
sac 70 each Iersn bringing with him 100 solIers i, Her
sooo' and " ,las,f1 Hon fr larger Of les suu:.,
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TENNESSEE IF.GISI.ATl RE.

This body met at Nashville Moniay week. In
the Senate, Josiah NJ Anderson (Nhig) elected
Speaker over J. NJ Williamson. (Dem.) The vote
stood: Anderson II, Williamson l--neither Of the
candidates voting.
The House oil Representatives was orgarzel by the
election Of Franklin Buchanan W hig) Speaker. Mr..
Buchanan 40 votes and Mr. Bakemurs 50. The Wing
member OF the louise unanimously rendered the office
the Hon John Bel but he dec lined
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in plac. Of Lieut. Shands rsi,rn,d se,ge.n, p,Il,t
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signed S1geant Minor. comnany II 5,d / o',,',a,
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AFRICAN COLONIZATION.
v asllnrion CIV. [
CoLoNIz\TIoN RooNs, }

Washington tlly, October 1, ISi1. {
.iosws. Editors.-~la the African Repository for this
month"; You viii find an article wriiten by a Distinguished
gentleman Massachusetts. and int dcd to call the a
tenllon III Spulhern Co,nz Itunss the present con
diionof the ceiy. tank You will greatly subscrvr
the interest OF Colonization by Inserting it in your pa
per.
WeeNpect the Liberia Packet viii re urn from h, r
present Voyage 10 Liberia in time l., sail ON her third
voyage on or about lle Isl day Of Janmy Isis. We
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MEM GOODS,

NEW GOODS,
'UNlE subscriber is receiving ms fall and winter sun
ply OF Staple aud Fanny Dry Goo1s aud viii ullrr
his friends and the public OF The best assorted and
chr1posl stock OF y ods be found south Of Mason and
DINoue lac PIeus Of time aud charge Tor showing
goods.
IaENCH GOODS
Expected IN few DAYS by Adams \ Co.'S eNpro ;
lot of splendid Goods impaired oolhc French si,alnsl
nlon nuw d,>charllng IN New York aud Of his ou II
selection and warranted TIE new style
Sept. q ISL JOHN i. DAVIS
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IIiE . Eiff.Sr .iDT.i A7.llES IL
PURCHASING PIANO FOkTF.o.

too Nu,, STREET. OPPOSITE TIE BtNHs
rs enabled la o1fli greatest advantages IA purchasing
1 PIANO FOKlF~, Nlz:--
The best Instruments AZ he llres Ne,r Ir,h prices
mrrH,iei perfect and sold i,ial.
Out ot more tha SIX lWlred Instruments VII eli lie las
sold in lccnt parts Cd TN ned States. he has dis
that he ha~ sol slee bud a4ierent enc. But
such accident shoad hapne purchase ,,oul
be entirely secured from thu eig,el LIS
the imperfect Instrument would he instantly exchanged
without expense to the pnrela.ef.
COUNTRY 1T RCIlASERS
Need he tate to send their osdets to p H. TaYI OR
as h' instrument sent I've considered on TRli sub
icc be kept exchanged the option Of the purchaser
and the price viii be the II lie V ere present
7, II. TAYLOR,
Dealers in Pianos. Music &c.
l6o Main stlcet, opposite the Banks.
Sept. 23-ts Richmond, Va
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NOVELS AND INSANITY.

In the fuuh Annal Report II ihe Mount Hope Instu
ton Of the Insane. by DR. W IL Stokes, he says IN
poet Ia moral insanity:
"Ano,her -re Of this species of arrangement
has appeared be ntue nlul Ince IN the perisal OF
the numerous works Of iron with Which tie press Is
prolific d late years, and which so~n broadcast
the au with the eff ri ri aiiGg the taste II
cuuuptug the mota's OF the young. Pntns eanna' loo
cautiously guard their yonng against thlS rerrci us
actl'e. W. have Ia ssytfl Il III Dra as laity.
,r which o,aer uld be anra thln eNces>yo
novel reading And Thing is nora likely 10 induce
this disease Than The education which fosters ointment.
instead # ch3rishng real eeing-such snl's from
the Performance # active ueyalsnee. y ,acfe dnilcs ut
ordinary ,'. AMI Of religious oblialt Which aWlk
and ,tronI hens III Imagination Will ut warming
the heart and. 10 bnr1w The an1aage ol eloquent
divine, arys Ihr individual upon romantic theatre
upon the dust II mortal lie
..
rlNlf subscriber speelnts informs tue publ. that she
4 has Just received her
FALL AND WINTER FASHIONS,
and viii Keep hand handsome assortment OF
sud, Sl'iI, AID BJaid EoRatts
. i. p q,
REPAIRING ND DYING
done in the st,e, anl al the shortest noti.c
o. All orders irm lhe country fan ply ateadod to-
Oct. ll-G' jANE SiAtPSO "
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Al Wholesale AND RETAIL.
1lih October, 1877

DIN }: PlRViN, Ag't receiving by freight Do,is
NJ E EN- "UctavI1, = Tennessee" Lexington"
'beH I dnhlin' aud hiclm5nd :" a Tremendous s,acl
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entitled 10 credit os | merely performed
the usual routing OF duty. regret the
necessity Of trou aug you, but my silence
might be constructed into a desire 10 lake
credit for acts performed BY others.
Respectfully, yours,
A. II. HAYES.
The same paper also contains the follow
ing orders, tao doubt suggested by the es
cape Paroles from Vera Cruz:
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 10.
L. 5. FLAG sur GERMANTowS,
Anton LiIlfdo August Is, lsi7.
The senior L. s. naval officer, mex, 10
rank To The commander.in.chiei, who may
be stationed at or near Vera Cruz is here.
by instructed TO act IN conjunction with the
senior officer ofthe L S Qlarlermasler's
Department at Vera Cruz, and The culIec.
tor Of the port, as commissioner TO make
the necessary appointments OF pilots, Off.
GERS connected with the duties Of the port,
HIGHT house keepers, superintendent Of sig
uals, &c TO establish regulations for their
government, and 10 have cognSaGce Of all
matters connected 9th The departments a.
boye mentioned, being careful not TO inter
.ere With the military authorities Of The
CITY and castle
VI. c. PERRY,
Commanding Home Squadron.
To the senior L. ;. ~ officer stationed a, Vera
Cruz.
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Our Rail Road.

Al 10 time, 10 the history Of this coun.
try, since the 20.h May, 1875 has meet.
ing been held, burIhened with more i'm.
ponan, consequences, than The Raj Road
Convention held 10 this place last week.
And this county is not he only section to
be benefited BY the enterprise. A u Yves.
tern North Carolina vii be a rec picni Of
lis advantages. But we regret, however,
that our people have no, been sufficiently
awake to the magnitude Of the enterprise
and the important bearing twill have on
,helf fulute ute ests. Ii this enterprise
was 10 fail, where we would ask will cur
farmers End market FOR their surplus
We tell them hey would have none, eI.
ceri il would be the rat market, and Why ,
Because BY the aid OF Raj Road commu.
nicallon Tennessee is throwing her sur.
plus grain INTO Charleston and from thence
Il vii reach Camden and Columbia, aud
the North Carolina gram, viii be exclu.
ded. Then It becomes question, not
whai ether new markets We can reach
With a Raj Road. bur whether wc shall
retain eur old ones vi hou, one We
hope our agueulrufa friend. sal aaks to
their rue Interests and come forward and
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PROGEEDINGS or THE
Rail Road Conventions.

CuARLoTTE, y. c. Sept ., 1871.
In accordance with tho notice gwen
BY the Commissioners appointed 10 re
ceige subscriptions, for tho Charlotte abd
5. {. Raj Road the subscribers Tor
stock IA said Road, met at Charlotte, y
{. on Thursday the 9th, Sept. l9i7.
The meeting was organized by the mp.
poutment Of Col. Il. II. Goodwin, Pres.
dent, and J. A Bradley and A. H. Mar.
Ito Secretaries, the following delegate.
we're present, VIZ:
From Collaboration. I. II. Elmore,
Alexander Black, ?. ID. Tore.
From Coigmbiu-Dr f.. S3, Col b
F. Taylor, Col. x. II. Goodwin, John
CaId*eIl, James Martin, Amzl Nicely.
From FairfeH-Jamcs r. Aiken, J. b.
McCants. Hon. Jas. A. Woodward, W.
X. Robertson, Jon. Slmoutou, Alexander
Douglass, K. &. Cameron, J. Richmond.
y. Rayene, J. Feaster, D. II. Kerr, W.
Ellison, d. GalIard +. s. Dubose, J. y.
sro'her, James Elliott, Gen. John n.
Means, Gen. Jno Buchanan, John l..
Young, WIN. S. Lyles, j. +. Gamble
X, Bryce, J. T. McRory, b. Bryce, r.
Cathcurt, L. G., Palmer, Dr.. J. l.. Nc.
Mahon.
From Chsaer-Col. +. ". DAVE,
SAM. McAlley, Jno. A. Bradley, Thos.
Mcclure, DR.. I. w. Moore, l.. A. Beck
ham, Jas. d. Crawford, Jordan Bennett
Matt Williams, w. Caldwell, X. y.
liemphiII, II. e. Brawby, Moi. Jno. San.
ders, Jas, Atkinson, VIM Prnchback,
David Wilson. DR.. A. =. Wylc, Jesse
Com~eli, j. j. WyIle, SamL McKcown,
Dr. Jno. Douglas, G.. +, Kennedy, W.
WyIIe.
From Krahap-C. J. Shannon, b.
Gass.
From Lancoaer-Col. r. w. Hucy,
Jno. Williams, Thos. K. Cureton, G. d.
Beckham, Jno. NJ. Dolby, A. K. Culp,
From Yo,3 Col w. c. Beatty, Jno. VI.
Ross, Col. w. Wright, John S. Moore,
w. J. Clawson, VIM. A. L1tia, Geo.
w. Williams, r. Avery. H. Drenuen, A.
Whyte, T. y. Sprau, Jas. y. Sprat,, A.
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Ia preceding columns we have given
most interesting news from our Army. II
will be seen that Gen. Scott has turned
the post Of FL Penon, which was so strong.
" fortified as to be considered almost i'm.
pregnabe-has defeated Gen. Valencia
and Santa Anna and has he city of Mex.
co at his mercy. We hope this position
of afiars will bring The MeScans to their
senses. They ough, TO learn by this time
that they are not able o measure strength
wiih The United States. Nothing would
be more acceptable to Us and the whole
nation than an honorable peace.
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Carolina, through such parts,of Richlasa
Fairfield, Chester, York, or Lancaster a.
the surveys, estimates, and subsc
NAV render most advisable.
Mr.. Williams, of Lancaster, there,oo.
presented TO the President the followina
notice, which he requested should eute,ss
IN the Minutes Of the Convention:
The subscribers Of Lancaster and Ks,
shaw Districts. TO the capital Stock of ,ba
Charlotte and South Carolina Rail RosS
Company, for the Eastern or Camdrs
route, hereby give notice to the Con,en,;on
Of Stockholders, oil said Company, now n
session in the town Of Charlotte, tina, tho
aud each Of them, do withdraw the,, az
scriplions 10 the Capital Stock Of ~
Charlotte and South Carolina Raj Road
Company"
JNo. WILLIAMS
Authorized Agent OF Lancaster and
ksfshaw Dlsttiel,
Col. Tore offered the following Req.
luton, which was adopted
Resolred, That Committee or ~
libih tuNH beiN bh'iSh Wv appointed 10 re.
port to this Convention, the names and
proper persons TO serve as President ana
Directors Of the Cor,mlttee consists of
Col. Tore and Col. Elmore, Of Charles.
ton, DR.. T.. Sill and Jno. Caldwell sr ca.
lumbla, Jos. \. Woodward and d. GAL.
lard Of Fairfield, Tho. McLue and r
W. Moore, of Chester, Edw'd. Avery and
4 Whyte Of York.
Go motion Of DR.. Sill, it was
Resolrcd, Tina, a Committee oi five 1e
appointed 10 Draft Rules and BY Laws 70,
the government Of he Charlotte sa4 Soa,a
Carolina Rail Road Company.
The Committee Appointed. consists e
DR.. r. Sill, Col. Gilmore, v. S.Lyles, [.
A. Beckham, Gen. J. II. Means.
On motion the Convention adjourned, 10
meet al o'clock Tomorrow morning.
SLrrENHLR III, Isi7.
The Convention met his morning "a.
cording 10 adjournment, Col. Tore, Char.
man Of The Committee to nominate Pc.
sidcn, and Directors Of the Company K,
ported the following Dames:
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A SOLDIERS last LETTER

There Is much Of sad md touching tn.
erest, as vel. as Jpd,cious counsel, IN the
following beautiful e1tf9c! published by the
At,oa Te!e-rafh, from letter written on
30 eve ct ne t4-''~ " fIrna Vista by
l. Fletcher, 81 tne Illinois VOLUNTEERS, who
tel! On lae rcs' day the glorious eight
D-4r Colonel: 10 morrow We expect
70 have IN eu-s-rmeut arb superior
Mex -su .0ics sud, On tbs eve OF ne sflr,
have believed It proper 10 address you
c" lines. As YOU are well aware, ihe CD
Jecl LssTeri NY heart Is tie welfare u say
little child and 50 lar as have b en- able.
have provided ior her. Should | all, |
leave her euurriy with Won and your IL. !;
Jg. have written 10 brother requesting
han to throw bis bf9.hety protection over
her and, q, 81 auy lime, you thick a. to
send her 10 han he viii receive her as his
o"n cm,J, and project her as such Should
size remain @ah 10, atsh lba. she should
receive as good en- education as the ltttie
means lc., her vii af1fd aud, above oil
th.ngs, teach her tina, truth and virtue are
70 woman MIA, the soul is 10 the body
The life Of Ne life. Teach her that 10 BE-
just 10 a't-in thought, 10 word, in deed
IS he true, the greet aim Of good mind
and those Who suIye 10 accomplish that
purpose, seldom fail TO 1.-Two at peace with
he world, aud accomplish the Great Des.
my tot WHICH they ate created"
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''YERA CRuz Aug. u. -

"N IRA CRUZ Aug. u, l-j7,
"Gealcmen Ga Sunday last he city
was startled wilh intelligence from Yuca.
tan that The whole Iudian population Of
that State had risen asans, the whites,
and 10 some districts msssacred entirely the
white population, with the exception o tie
"onen, whom they only spared for fate
stil worse than death. Tie news vas re
ceved here By the French Consul 10 a
communication !fom tie French Con u al
CamIe dchy, and the massacre ne says eas
universal, no distinction being made except
between Indians and whites. 10 some ol
The districts the whites have succeeded IN
reaching the cllIes and were there waiting
succor There IS good reason to hope
these will be able 10 defend themselves On
lIi they are reinforced. Al Campe4chy
they we're ~ expectation OF an Immediate
attack, The Frnch brgs Of var Ii
Psyrous and la PLATE have, It IS under
stood, both been ordered 10 Csmpescby,
and there IS a report that Com. Perry Is
about ordering down one Of the vessels Of
our sqIldron. There Il, perhaps, some
exaggcralIon IN the accounts 0. the e1'en.
Of the massacre, but Of the main facts there
IS not doubt. The Indians 10 Yacatan
have been more oppressed than IN any 9th.
er part Of Mexico, because the andholdrrs
are generally sbsenlees residing 10 SPAN,
and enlrUst the management Of their ss-
ta'es 10 stewards, who TO s1bssfse her
own interests grad tho unfortunate Peon
to the dust.
IAN express arrived here IN Tuesday
from Alrarado to Com. Perry, with i,lor
nation that tue guetfIas had attacked
that place the ngkt b fore and killed
surgeon and two marines N That town
The steamers Pelrta and Scorpion acre
immediately despatched to feinIorce those
IN possession Of the place." d. S.
Ia he Sun Of Auah1ac, Of the 25il u'L,
"e fad the following note from Nj
Hayes;
Mf. EIilnr will you DO me the favor 10
correct an error into which YOU have mad.
ysnendy fallen 10 the account u the march
Of the small train under the command Of
Capt, Wells. Ia the article sou give me
the command Of the detschmsut--lt was
under he c0nma0d OF Corporal Metedub.
| accompanied the tram Oh the invitation
Of Capt. farchlld and was or course TEN.
poianIy attached to his command but am
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CDafInftP
THURSDAY. september IG. Isl7.

81 We are now supplied with hands
and we are pleased 10 be able to inform
our friends that in future, without some &C.
cident beyond our control, the Journal vii
be issued regularly.
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l,her note isas 70 lVss


"JALtPA. A9g. p, lei7.
on Jor Lally With his command IS .iiI
here, and will probably remain here some
time, The guerr,Iss have sl disappear
ed from this neigbbothood, Dul to where
they have gone am unabs 10 say. A
burlo, the guerrilla chief, died 10 Ja.apa a
lev days since, some say Of a wound re-
cesed 10 one OF the attack, on Mi. La
lys command, and otkets b. leser
We do not enlertsia any doubt tha, the
irain, ss mentioned above, had passed Pc.
Fo,s ard gone on N satety o P4ebla.
intelligence reached Col. Wilson 90 the
morning Of the 27sh ul'., that Lieut.. Da.
va Henderson, OF Captain Falrch Ids CON.
pany Of dragons, and his party Who acre
sent out By Capt Wells 60 the Is o.
Aulusl 10 aDnrlse Mai L4..Y Of Ina an
proach oil feintofcemsn.s, we're all shot b.
the gJeruilss. There IS Iu!le or no 6aubl
Of The correctness Of tHis sad intelligence.
Lieut.. Henderson Sas resideu! oi N-e
Cf'e4us, and but recently embarked as a
volunteer 10 his ceualry's sefyjce. H. va.
q printer by profession, a man OF courage
lad enterprise, and his fate wi be stucere.
= lsmenied BY hts numerous friends.
1t IS nov very gene ally believed that
Capt. BessaHcon's company went up stih
'he train under Major L4Hy.
The fOlloHIus letter gives some facts
that We have no! before seen, though uee-
promptly reached here ol the Instruction
10 " elan.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-09-16

The Ne. o leans National Of the 2ttb
Ut, writing under tbs head, says: We
have bad recently tie pleasure Of CONVEX.
sing with an officer Of the regular army,
relative to matters and things 90 the RIO
Gfaude. We learn tina, the Qreatest dts.
appointment prevails along the whole llae
that Gen. 1ayl proposed movement
,oaards San LUIS Polosl has been counter.
manded. Every soldier and officer That
eau be spared, and grea, many that can.
not, are to leave at once for Gen Scoll's d..
VISION. II IS stated to u, We think with
great p'auslbllty, that with the skeleton
force, on the upper line, Il General Tay lor
should leave, either Tor the Unied States
or for Mexico, It would cause stampede
from Sslullo 10 Ma,anofas, and that lie
could not do SO, until fire hoa5and troops
are distributed aLoag The line, to make up
for his absence. So It seems that Oh
Zack has become personally the Northern
Army"
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-09-16
GENERAL ORDERS. No. II.

L :. FLAG SmP GERNANrowS,
Anton Lizarlo, august l., lei7
All vessels, excepting army steamers
and transports, arriving OF por.s u Mexico
held BY tie Unl;ed States forces are TO be
visited by boat from the general ship Of
the day or any single vessel OF the squad
ron, tina! may be 10 port, for the purpose Of
rendering Tie usual compliment otsetyices
10 foreign vessels Of war, ADD detecting any
irregularities ~ foreign mail steamers Or
merchant ,esse ;, whether foreign or Amer.
Ican.
Il is desirable when Il be practicable,
ihat the boardin. O.iicer should ue el
tenant.