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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01
Gen. Pillow.

Nearly every one has had Of the celebrated de.
fences Of Camargo, in which the embankment was
thrown on the wrong side OF the ditch, for con-
structng which Gen. Pillow has until within few
weeks had the undisputed credit and glory. Late
ly we see the General has procured some oertif-
from subordinate officers of ef the vol.
unteer regiments svering that Gen. Patterson, who
that time was in command upon the Rio Grande, and
not Gen Pillow is responsible for the style Of those for
tiicsuons This is rich indeed MAJOR General gets a
Majors certificate prove that he Is but that snoh
er Major General Is an We Rave heard Of nothing
equs 10 It since Gov Bouck Of NewYork got the CERT
eate OF the telegraph clerks prove that be did not
try to send letter to Washington the wires If
there any doubt before of Gen Pillows qusli6cs-
tons for high office, these certificates will certainly set
the matter right
As % Gen. Pattersons connection with the CAmargo
deences we have slwsys understood II in this wsy,
which We have no doubt is correct Pillow very
much troubled with fears OF an attack on the plsce
OF which al military men there knew there was dan
ger. and was continually impOrtuning Patterson for
permission 10 fortify toe town To crafty him sud
pOy the troops who had little else 10 DO permission
given and Pillow went 10 work making the iortitcAtons
in the style stated 10 the great amusement OF Gen Pat
,er3ou as well al others Of any military knowledge
there who would not spoil good Joke BY interfering
with his operations iCincinna. Atlas
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l1r lie pacset-ship OXFORD Capt YesOl. which sails
Tor Liverpool On The 1T ofJune.
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Wh.ch sails for Hsyrs The lsi Of jane
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Newspaper FOR The packet ship SWITZERLAND Capt
Fletcher, hcn sails Tor Lon-on the ls Of June my.4
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the Foreisu SHIP Letter oice u The New-York Tribune
lor he steamer BRITANNIA, which leaves Boston on
Tuesday The lsl Ct June.
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WARRINGTON, for Europe, which sails OF the - Of
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01
RHEUMATISM AND THE PILES

NTTTNNH|N To- IN.
Ds T0wSsENp-Dear Sir My Vie has been Tor
al years afflicted with rheumatism. ~. has ued many
different remedies 10 obtain relief but al - pur.
pose She finally induced by seeing your advertise
uent to give yoar ssfssparaa trial NVe procured
OF Il from your agent Mr. Van Buskis) snd Il gives
pleasure ths aer usug Il -he experts need great
of an1 IN short time o. riecty cured wa
sso together with IN my empluyl badly troubled
with piles and by usinx fIna quanuiJ Of your Sarsspa
rilla. complaint wss completely curet consider Il
one Ofthe he ~ medicines ard would aryse all VII, Hge
afflicted 10 give Il trial GAERif GARRABRANr,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01

This certificate wss handed into Dr. Townsend oae
this week ami e0rcuslyey prove that hs sarspsrs has
perfect control ihe ros obstinate diseases u the
blood. Three persons cured 10 house "a gnpTece.
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THREE CHILDREN.

DE TowNsEND- icar ~ | hsve the Pleasure TO 10.
form sou hat thee u ny children have been cured OF The
Scrofa Do The use Of your excellent medicine. They
ed very severely with bad have taken
oniy four huues; % took them away for Which feel ny
self under deep obligation. Yours respectfully,
ISAAC W. GRAIN, l06 WoosersL
Nerrh 1917
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-01
Season a y ctlIs ptr 4laIL NI9s-J % o4.ltIs -,
DAYTON c. BELKNAP,
myji ivgs BENJAMIN VILE
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MORGAN, WALKER L SMITH,
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tie Of ne public 10 bic system " conductors.
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cheaper aud more compact han aoy oher IN Thy
secured together WIN copper l01Ls which great
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adeed perfect connection The pUDlc oosia farther
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Nors genuine put n the large square ootes'
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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
GEN. TAYLOR'S LETTER.

The Louisville Journal accompanies the publ,
cation Of Gen. Taylor's letter, which has elected
80 much comment, with the following paragraph
This letter is from the Cincinnati Signal. The
Louisville Democrat, in republishiug it, says: 1T
self to be used by the Wing party Gen. Taylor
IN the phrase TO which the Democrat refers, means
nothing more than that he will not enter into the
Presidential canvass as partsan-that he will not
be candidate of a mere party, but the candidate,
Il one at all, Of all such Of the people Of the United
States as may think proper to honor him with their
surages. Still he does not deny, nor will he deny
that in his opinions and feelings he is Wing
Within the last three days we have seen letter
from Gen. Tay or, in which he twice declares, un-
e9uivocally and in so many words, that he is "A
WHlG.' In that letter, however, he strongly dis
clsims every thing like partisan asperity, and ex,
presses an ardent desire to the country delivered
from the evils which partisan violence has brough,
upon it,
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
O BIT AZ.

Departed this life on the Goth ult at the residence
of Peter Hanger, Esq, Mrs. MARGARET w. WALK
En- wife of Maj. James Walker, of this
The death Of this estimablc woman has brought sor-
TO the hearts Of many relatives and endea
friends She indeed greatly beloved, and most by
those who knew her best Humble, gentle, and kind
she drew around her the afectionae attachment of
circle OF connections unusually large. She was, for
many child of affection, and rocked in the
die of suffering. Mrs W.. many years ago, united in
membership with the Methodist Church. and gave ev-
idence by consistent walk, that she child of
God Her hope and trust in him, through the merits
OF the Saviour, the Of her comfort sup
port her last hours. Her illness painful and lin
gering, and her delicate frame, already by
years OF affection, called to endure great distress
wearisome days and nights appointed unto her.
II was by the cross, indeed she passed her crown
short time before death her suferings ceased when
in full possession Of her faculties, she calmly brcahed
her last and fell asleep in Christ. No natural child
rem survive her. but bcreayed husband finds ties
dered which were only strengthened by years of
slant and devoted attention. His house is left unto him
desoIatc he is "surely stricken, smItten Of God,
afflicted and so who had found in that house
an orphans HOME, and IN that woman a MOTHER. The
large assembly at her funeral that the grief that
day was ''like the mourning of Hadadrim in the
valley Of Megiddon." Mrs. w. died in the 4ist year
of her age She rests in hope-her memory is blessed.
DIED OF consumption at the residence of his father,
in Pocahontas Co., the oath ult, Mr.. BENJAMIN S.
RIDER. tObuary next weekl
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
BREADSTUFFS.

1t appears from the advices received by the last
steamer from England. that the see-saw game is
still in progress-Cotton going up and Breadstuffs
down. Truly, 'the Tariff is working beautifully
for the farmers. With good crops in Europe, which
in short time, to see bread siufls in this country
as low as they have been at any time within the
past five or six years. We, who have contended
that price is alcays regulated by supply and demand
and is wholly independent of governmental enact
ments, except SO far as these enactments. have a
tendency to effect one or the other, or both, will
have no difficulty in tracing this decline to the a
bundant yield Of the growing crops, as we had
none In tracing the late rise, TO its true cause-a
deficiency in the quantity produced. But We should
like to see the process by which our opponents,
who have ascrbed the high prices of corn and flour
to the tariff Of 46, will account for the fall !Whig
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
A LIST OF LETTERS

l647
Al F Atwell
B-Jno G Bush S G Bell, Salmon P Burdict.
Dabney S Beach, Lewis A Boggs, Amelia Buckom,
VIM Bakemore. Julia Beard, Anthony Buck
C-John Curry, Elizabeth Clark, Elizabeth
Cody, Rebecca Carson, Jonathan Cross, Orlando
Cheeks, Coryden & Sutton.
OWN Davis, Charles G Devne, Henry De-
benbod.
E-Wm Evans, Elizabeth Edgar, George Ell
liot, w Eskridge, l. Eicheiberger
F-James Foster, Landen Film.
G-George Gamble, Alexander Gabber, Mar
garet Geerehart.
H-John P Hudson, G F Hamilton, Joseph
Houff, Elizabeth Hogshead, James Henderson.
K-David Kunkle, Lafayett King, William
Kinney.
John Junior, Elijah Jones, WIN Jinkins,
Daniel Jefferson.
L-Mchael Livick
M-Sam'I Mobler, Abraham Meyers, George
Mohler, William Macnett A Gregg M'Lanahan,
James M'Cune, VIM j Meryman, John Mac
nett, Martin Miller, Margaret Miller, Hiram
Myers, Catharine Mellen.
N-Henry Neheir.
P-Addison Price, Philip Pendleton.
Q-Tuns Quick.
IA Rodgers, David T Ross, Magdalen Reid,
James Robson, Watson Reynolds.
S-Chsrles Stuart, George Simmerman, Jas
Stuart, James Shipman, P Shickle, r. w Stevens.
T-Thompson & Daniel, Shedrick Irvine:
w-Willam Wilson, James Write, Mary
Williams, Peter Wade, Sawl Wilson.
These Letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office if they are not taken out Of this Office before
the LIST Of October, l847.
NORBORNE G. BROOKS, P. M.
July Is, l847.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
In COMMON COUNCIL,
July 6. 1884,

JULY D, lS47.
ORDERED that the Chamberlain receive from
~ Franklin T. Geiger, Benz. Crawford, Michael
Quinlan and j. b. Breckenridge, or either, or any
of them the amount Of two judgments lately reco-
vered against them in the Superior Court of Au-
gusta County for the use of the Council, and thai
he do pay to the officers Of the Court all costs at
tending the prosecution of said suits, and to John
il. Baldwin, the counsel of the Corporation in said
suits, such fees for his services may reason
able.
ORDERED that the committee to whom the
memorial of Alfred Chapman was referred do make
report thereon to the next meeting Of this Board >
and that the Clerk of this Board furnish the said
Committee with copy of this Order.
The committee appointed on the Goth Of April
last to report such amendm 3nts of the "Ordinance
to establish and regulate Market" as may pro-
vide for the establishment Of better Market in the
Town, reported an Ordinance in the words and f.
cures following, to wit:
''Be it ordained by the Mayor and Commonality
Of Staunton," &C., which, on the motion Of MIR
Hail, was ordered to lie upon the table.
The following resolution was submitted by Mr.
Kinney, and adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the Chamberlain be directed To
report to the next meeting of the Council, the a.
mount due from the Sergeant on account of receipts
from the Hay Scales.
"A copy from the Mintes-T estc1
JAMES F. PATTERSON, CLERK.
T,Iu
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
GEN. TAYLOR AND THE PRESIDENCY.

BY the following letter from Gen. Taylor, "a let
ter perfectly in character with the man, it will be
seen, should it be the wish Of the American people,
the old Hero will no, feel at liberty to decline
the call Of the country, in reference to the Presiden-
cy. He will be the candidate Of the people, how
ever, will be by his letter, or no will be no
candidate at all. And if old Rough and Ready is
not the candidate Of the people, we should like to
know who is?
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF OCCUPATIONS,
Camp near Monterey, May lS, lS47.
SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of your letter, with the enclosure Of your ed-
toria, extracted from the Signal of the 18th A.
pril.
At this time my public duties command 50 fully
my attention, that it is impossible to answer your
letter in the terms demanded by its courtesy, and
the Importance Of thesentiments to which, it audes;
neither, indeed, have the time, should feel my
self at liberty, to enter into the few and most gen
eral subjects public policy suggested by the ar
tlcle In question. My own personal views were
better withheld till the end of the war, when my
usefulness as military chief, serving in the field
against the common enemy, shall no longer be COM
promised by their expression or discussion in any
| manner.
From many sources have been addressed on the
subject of the Presidency, and do violence neither
to myself nor to my position as an Officer of the
Army, by acknowledging to you as have done tc
all who have alluded to the use of my name in ,h.
exalted connection, that my services are ever at the
Will and call of the country, and that am not pre-
pared to say that shall refuse if the country call.
me to the Presidential office, but that can ant
shall yield to no call that does not come from tn,
spontaneous action and free will of the nation a
large, and void of the slightest agency of my own
For the high honor and responsibilities Of sucl
an office, take this occasion to say that hav,
not the slightest aspiration. A much more tran
quill and satisfactory life, after the termination
my present duties, awaits me, trust, in the socie
ty OF my family and particular friends, and in tn,
occupations most congenial to my wishes In nj
case can permit myself to be the candidate of an,
party, or yield myself to party schemes.
With these remarks, trust you will pardon m,
tor thus briefly replying to you, which do with
high opinion and approval Of the sentiments an,
views embraced in your editorial.
With many wishes for your prosperity in life
and great usefulness in the sphere in which you
talents and exertions are embarked, | beg to &C
knowledge myself, most truly and respectfully
your obedlent servant, Il. TAYLOR,
Maj. Gen. U. S. Army.
JAS. W. TAYLOR, Esq, Cincinnati, Ohio
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
COL. HASKELL AND GEN. PILLOW.

Col. HASKELL has made long publication in the
Nashville Wing of the Goth June, being calm,
dignified, but cutting and conclusive rejoinder to
the reply of Gen. Pillow to the statements Of him
self and other officers of his Regiment, in relation
to Pillow Generalship in the battle If Cerro Gordo.
In addition to bad generalshp he convics Pillow of
egregious personal vanity, ridiculous false assertions
and malignant ISLANDERS. He prores that Pillows
imputation upon his (Haskell's) gal'autry, was a
cowardly calumny. Nocandid man can read Has
kell's reoinder, without being convinced that Pill
low in his reply to the original publication of the
officers of the I'd Tennessee Regiment, Mre,o the
embdnknient ON the tcrong side Of The ditch.
Gin 4fLoe
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15

Gen. Taylor and his Soldiers-The attachment.
which Gen. TArLoR's soldiers feel for him is illus
trated by the following aneAdote told by the New
Orleans Picayune:
A few days ago volunteer just returned from
the war stopped at the office Of friend of ours to
ask some questions in regard to the locality of the
city. Whilst standing at the door it commenced
raining. Our friend invited the soldier in, and was
highly delighted with the intelligent and ready re-
plies he made to inquiries concerning the country
through which he had passed. AS he was about
to leave our friend asked him if he could do him
any service-that he was native of the city, and
would be glad to serve him in any way. The SOL
der answered that no wanted nothing, but was
as much obliged him for his kind offer as though
he had occasion to profit by it. He then bowed
and left; but he had scarcely gone fifty yards be-
fore he had returned, though he had forgot some
thing. Approaching our friend he said-'Stran-
ger, you have promised to do me favor, i'll should
ask one.' Certainly was the reply, 'and I am
ready to do so now Not now said the soldier,
'but you will obge me if, when the time comes,
you will vote for tho old man.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
AUGUSTA LAND.

WITH a view to removal from this part of the
W country, offer for sale upon tine usual terms
OF the country, valuable
TT fl t. T @ F. L II ND.
in this county, between three and four miles from
Staunton, through which the Stage Road to Lex
lngton by way Of Middlebrook passes. This trac.
contains
3I1 Acres,
about one-half in cultivation and we'll adapted TO
the various grains and grasses; the balance well
tlmbered. There is comfortable
DWELLJWG HOUSE.
and NEW BARN. with other out houses upon
the tract, good ORCHARD, an unfaine and
abundant Spring, besides stream running through
the Farm.
Purchasers are invited to examine for themselves.
Ii not sold by the I'd day of August, Monday it
will on that day, on the premises, be put up pub
lie auction, positively.
Also, privately, my DWELLING HOUSE
and LOT in StauntOn, and valuable LOT on
the Creek used as a Garden
L. WADDELL.
N. Bit will positively be sold on the 2nd day
Of August next.
July Is, iS47.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
MR.. CLAY.

Agentleman recently from Kentucky informs the
editor of the New Orleans National that it is the
intention of Mr. Clay, during the present month"; to
become communicate Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in Lexington.
In reply to letter from gentleman in Maine,
who recently presented him with some scythes, and
who, in his letter had referred to the Mexican war
Mr.. Clay says I'll certainly concur with you in
depreciatng this war, the causes which brought it
about, and the manner Of its commencement.
sincerely wish that every bayonet and sword en-
poyed in its prosecution by both belligerens,
converted into scythes, ploughshares and axes and
they dedicated their respective uses in the inno-
cen. and peaceful arts of life
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
THE LErHEoN-The Vera Cruz Eagle of the

THE LETHEoN.-The Vera Cruz Eagle of the
23d ult., says
We had the pleasure ofenjoyng an invitation to
be present on the occasion of an amputation of two
legs, above the knee, Saturday last, where that
great assistant in surgical cases, the Letheon,
used. The subjects were two men who had been
conveyed to the hospital of San Francisco, and the
success was triumph over physical pain. DR..
Barton administered the Letheon, and DR.. Porter
and young physician (whose name.we are sorry
we do not recollecD were the operators.
In one case the limb was removed in five minutes
and half from the commencement of the inhala-
ton to the close Of the amputaon. In the other a
few seconds over that time Both declared that
they had felt nothing during the operation. One
of them rather playfully observed, on recovering
consciousness, and perceving that it was done,
that is the way you do it, is it p This is surely
wonderful agent, and may be regarded as the
most invaluable discovery in relieving suffering hu.
manity, that has yet been revealed
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15

G5- We give in to-day's paper the Letter of Gen.
Taylor to the editor of the Cincinnati Signal
There is nothing contained in it that we dc not
fully endorse. We think it is too soon to Sc
lect the successor of James X. Polk, and to speak
of Gen. Taylor in connexion with the office, we
believe, will only tend to embarrass him (as it has
already done) in his operations in the field. What
we desire, and what the country most needs, is
an honest, capable, and independent man at the
head Of affairs, and such a one we believe old
Rough and Ready to be ; and when the proper
time shall have arrived we will have no objec-
tons to advocating his claims for the office of Pre-
sident
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-15
WHO WRITES GEN. TAYLoR.s DISPATCHES

1t having been insinuated by some journals that
Maj. Bliss was the author Of Gen. Taylor's Des
patches, the Hagerstown Torch Light administers
quetus TO that idea, by the following facts which
the editor obtained from gentleman who was
graduate ofWest Point, and class and room. mate
Of Gov. Davis Of Mississippi. Gen. Taylor, with
out doubt, writes his own dispatches, and blessed
time it will be for the Printers, as we'll as every
body else, when the direct, concise, comprehensive
missives of 81. Taylor" issue from the White
House:
In conversation with Gen. C., Of the u. S.
Army, now stationed at Washington, our friend
asked the question, if Maj Bliss did not write the
dispatches. The old Generals eve sparkled with
indignation, and he replied that he had served with
Gen. Taylor upon thirteen Court Martias, and that
he Gen. 7. had been selected by each Court to
draw up its report, because Of his superior ability
in composition-that all were willing to accede to
him the faculty of expressing in the clearest sron-
gest and most forcible manner, the views Of the
Court, and hence he was uniformly selected for this
purpose.
E, Gen. C. also stated, that in Florida mis-.
understanding arose between Gen. Twiggs and
Gen. Taylor, from a remark made by the latter in
regard to some military operations of the former
| A correspondence ensued, which proved perfectly
satisfactory to Gen. Twiggs. One of Gen. Tay-
lor's communications, in which he gave, at large
his views Of the matter in dispute, reached Wash
ington, and, as Gen. c. remarked, was regard
ed by the gentlemen Of the army as one Of The mos
powerful military productions they had ever seen
This communication seems to have fore shadowet
the dispatches whose fame has spread over Europt
and our country.
One of the peculiarities Of Gen. Taylor's style o
writing was also noted. Instead of leaving, as il
customary margin at the top and side of the shee
Gen. L. commences at the extreme limit, and fill
the sheet so completely, that, as our informant OBJ
served, it is impossible to crowd in, any where
oven little !. This seems to be enc of the many
peculiarities Of "Rough and Ready"