The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-14

our replies to be orthodox Whiggery or not.
Mr.. Postmaster Gardner has made the fo-
lowing appointments in his office.
MIR. F. J. Bartlett clerk, vice w. T. Jones. :,
Mr.. John H. Tucker letter carrier, f. J. Bar.
lett, promoted.
Mr.. Richard |. Jones messenger.
Let General Taylor and General Scott terminate
the war. Jefferson city, Mo. Metrop.
Let Mr. Polk ie' them. and it will be done in shor,
order. a
Wo go for doing justice to all who have endap-
gered life and health in their counrry's cause.
E Ibidem.
50 do we-but we 90 further. We are for d.
ing justice also to all those who plunged the coun
try into this Mexican war, and who, when called
upon, refused to make up in defence Of it, bu
staid at home and called all those whou shed TO the
battle field 'traitorous Mexican Wings
d. Henry NJ. Ridgely, formerly Senator and
Representative in Congress- from Delaware, died
at Dover yesterday week.
U A court Of inquiry is to sit and look into The
affair of tho Jamestown which came near being
wrecked on Chincateague shoals. Com, Wilkinson
is the chief
The New York Tribune says: Should Gen.
L. be nominated by National Convention as
the Wing candidate for President, we mean 10
do what we can to elect him.
The Southern papers are full of accounts of
the late heavy rains and their effect upon the Z
cotton crop. 1t is generally conceded that the 8
plant has not been seriously injured. 4
Six deaths Of yellow fever 10 Charity Hos
ptal, New Orleans on the 9Th instant. No,
increasing, this. }..n
The Bee speaks Of the philosophy OF drown
ing. We are not aware that there is any phi,
losophy in drowning. N. o. Delta.
Yes, there is. 1t consists in being drowned
philosophically!
A windy political orator recently made
speech, in every sentence of which he had
to say about sound political princi
pies. A bystander remarked that If his princi- |
pies were like his speech, they were all sound. |
.
Skies Frightening. Indiana is purifying her
skirts of in6deliiy. She has banished into so-
tude Robert Dale Owen, Infdel No. l, and !,
came very near consigning to obscurity John )
Petit, Infdel No. 2. 2
The Winchester, Va, Republican of yester- ).
day says that its editor saw an officer day or
two since from Tayor's column, and that the
officer confirmed General Taylor's Whiggery
by his own PERSONAL knowledge. Crack that
nut, Messrs. Polk men.
We learn from authority that Judge Embree, 8
who defeated r. Dale Owen. is an out and 4
out Taylor man. Mr.. Embree is man Of
sound judgment, and will prove powerful l.
help TO our friends in the next Congress. .
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DJ- Mr.. Owen in his retracy, will have time a
TO peruse I" those books" he voied himself a,
the last session Of Congress, which he offered
10 loan Judge Embree.-[ Epanspille Indiana :
Journal.
And 10 nurse that sore leg of his which he D
barked in the public service agains, one of one
desks of the House while illustrating the finan
cal economy Of President. Polk!
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o. The mouth of the Rio Grande is called .
Bagdad
Jenny Lind is about 10 marry. She is TO
be Mrs George Grove, the wife OF radical
English Banker. A beautiful lind in rich
grove!
Carabaial was at Maianoras last week,
shaved at negro barber's, bought some clothes
and pamosed, without being detected. :
The N. 0. Della says that Parras is Para &c
disc. OF course it is. Parras is Spanish for III
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