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Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
WASHINGTON AND TAYLOR.

The Richmond Republican has called at.
lealian TO the position taken by Gen. Wash
ington. WHEN invited 10 become a eandis
date iur President, and that which has heen
assumed by General Taylor, in rlalion 10
thu proposition Of eleeling him 10 The same
high office.
In reply 10 letter addressed to him,
ten. Washington wrolei
sshould II become absolutely necessary
for mo 10 occupy The station in which YOUR
leller.presupposes me, ! NAVE pRrfRdlN'
Gn 70 aa ISro IT rERrECrLy FREE faoM
Ali ENGAGEMENTS, or EVERY NATURE
WHATSOEVER A conduct in conformity Ia
this resolution would enable me, in bal.
aneing the various preicnsious Of different
candidates Tor appointments, To Aor WITH
suLE REFERENCE TO JrsrIcg AND rnn
runme GooD.
Ia the answer Of The Senate 10 General
Washingion's first address TO Congress,
they sayi
I'VE are sensible. SIR that nothing hut
the spiee of Jour Fellow citizens eoald have
called You lrum retreat, chosen with the
londesl predictions, cndrarcd by habit aud
eouseefaIad 10 the repose Of declining years.
Va fej1iee. and with US all America, that
in obedience 10 the call Of our common
country, YOU have returned once more 10
public life. In you, ALL PARTIES eoNrina :
IN you al Interests unite.
In HI, letter published in the Troy Pesi,
ten. Taylor says;
The Presidential Office presents no in
dneemenis 10 inc 10 seek It's hohofs or re.
spaasilliliies, the tranquility OF private life,
on The contrary, Is the great object ol my
aspirations on tho conclusion of the war
hui ! am not in,ensiblc to the persnasians
that my services are Yet due To the country,
as the country shall see III 10 command
lhem; If still as soldier. am satisfied /;
Il IN higher an more responsible dllies, |
lesire not to oppose the manifest wish ui
tha pebple-hu will not be- the candidate
ai any parry or clique, AID should the Na.
Ton Al largo seek 10 place ne IN the char
ol chief magislaey, the good Of all par.
lies and The National good would be ny
great and absorbing aim.
Tie position here assumed hy Genetal
Taylor Is identical with that taken hl Cen.
Washington; aud needs 40 ether saneiinn
ihaa thai Of thu "Ialher Of his Country, ''
10 viniicale IL proproty.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
sTRlcT eoNsrRuCrIoNIsTs.

The sunans eslols President Polk ioT his strict
construction Of the Constitution aud his seruPulons
exercise of only thase powers granted him by that
high instrument. he President himself talks
much Of bis adhefanee to the Cons,tuiion-of bis
determination 10 '.bar all side pteitnecs," and to
BE- governed by it, te the letter ouH Is Gov.
eminent Of specified pawer, and beth the rfrsl.
dent and the Union" express a great horror at
The idea Of tfanseending them. This Is all right
enough, far tie Constitution should be strictly ud.
hered TO aud moi be made TO mean one thing or
another according 10 the eonsirning "him Of a
temporary incumbent This is no, only right, but
1t Is absolutely aseessafy iaF the preservation Of
ouf republican institutions Il is not only right,
bai the revefse Of il Is dangerous.
In these the President il right, bu, unfortunately
he IS only tighi f theory. lla practice is widely
different, BY the Constitution, the President Is
cOmmandsf.ia.ehisfo Of the Army aud Navy, and
Mr.. Polk suppases he may claim the credit Of be-
ing strict oons,rueiionis, By doing, in regard 10
these two branches Of the public service, exactly
what he peasesi Congress has nothing to say in
the matter, for he derives his authority rom the
Constitutions; and as commander.in. Chief, he
deems himself vested with power to do whatever
any other comnanler.ih.c Chief would have right
to do Alexander oyeuun the world, and Napo.
leon erasped a, universal empire. They were,
strictly speaking, commandsn.in-Chirf VIII
.,p President say that the Constitution gives him
authority to do as they have done, rAsnsrsr he
feels lie IL.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
Wednesday, -. August II, lSi7

Tun nulL.-We learn from the Font
Smith Herald. lhal duel, between Capt
Pike and Col. Roanr, was fought in the
Cherokee Nation, Immediately opposite
Fort Smith, on Thursday morning, the 20ih,
ull. The parties exchanged two shots,
neither of which took effect, when their
friends inlefiefed, aud the difficulty was
satisfactorily, and honorahy settled. The
parties met, shook hands, aad parted friend.
ly. We hope the matter will be pc rmitled
10 rest here. and that we shall never be
called unon 10 chronicle another hostile
meeting between Ihofo who Pcriled their
lives together. on the field Of battle.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

90 The Loco, presses, generally, are
endeavoring to impress their readers with
the belief that the late high prices OF bread.
stuff, is altogether attributable 10 the tariff
OF 40. Fbey presume greatly on the gull
ability Of their readers, when they advance
arguments SO ridiculous. II il was the Ia
rid, how does it happen that the price OF
flour, has recently fallen from eight and
nine dollars, to fyel The tariff is still in
operation. They should first cndeavor to
convince their readers that Mr. Polk, and
the Democratic tariff, caused the potato rot
in Iceland, ant the failure Of the grain
crop generally in Europe, before they at
tempt to claim the credit Of having, by their
legislation, adsanced the prices ol bread
stufls.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
IN GEN. sCorrs ARMY.

1 h'tA = ~ 'fAh's 49,
Under this head the last Union makes
the following statement in regard 10 the
number Of troops composing Gen. seolt's
command. It seems to us more nearly ae'
eufale than the Union IL wont To be in this
matter. II isnol long since the Union was
talking something about Gen. Scots iofee
exceeding twenty thousand men;
From Re Union july 20.
We learn from the AdIuant General 8 of.
ice that more Than 1000 troops tnew fegi'
menls aud recognized companies oil the oldl
have been SEN 10 reinforce the army under
Major Gen. Scott aud that official reports
have been received which show thai nearly
51Oa had arrived at Vera Cruz Between
the 2llh may aud 2Olh June, aud which,
we understand, have been pushed forward
Ia pm The advancing column OF The army
with all practical expedition.
The entire lorcc in advance ofNefa Cruz,
operating in the interior and moving in the
direction Of The cNpual exceed hlleen thu
sand. These are of course exclusive ol
the garrisnns al ramplco aud Nea Gmz.
Ii is impossible To determine what dedue.
tinn should be made IN account Of the sick
bul according 10 the best judgement oi mil.
ilafy men il should he put down al not less
than a00l men; which would make The
efficient force in tho heart # Mexico ah1nl
$4,000. exclusive Of tho siall corps. The
amy under Gen. Scott must soon be further
increased, since more than $500 are known
10 be en- route Tor Vera Cruz, among which
are sis companies oi L. 5. infantry AM
several companies ol marines, Nc. In al.
dion 10 these respectable number d
tIoaps Of nn effective character afe INV
raising and will be- promptly sent on loI
Gen. Scotl's army.
We take the present as a iii occasion
10 say 10 our readers that We shall hence.
fflh ioibear to make any correction
ui The errors and oil repeated misslalemrnl.
ni our iurcrs in the held which apnear IN
eeriain prints; bat wc viii say, uuet t4r Al
thai the pay rolls--lhai iniallih'e :esl a
numhefs-wul show that The lulees o
Mainf Gen. scott aud MAJOR Gen. f'aslaf
in The month oi July, viii exceed 10 010.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
NoRrIlAMrrnN. JnLY 10.


SHOCKING AFfAIR.-lliram n. John
son, aged about seventeen, clerk in the
store of l.. K. Lincoln & Co was instantly
killed about O'Clock yesterday (Sabbath)
by the accidental discharge OF a shotgun
in the hands Of young man named Hark-
ness, II student Of medicine in the office Of
Thompson Il Co. Of this village, where the
scene occurred. johnson was returning
from the afternoon service in the Unitarian
church, and stepped into Tho Office to &C.
company Hardness 10 his boarding place
to tea, they boarding together lie went
across the office to looking. glass, and then
turning round TO speak 10 llarkness, receiy'
ed the entire contents Of the gun, which
Harkncss was playlully pointing at him as
be lay upon bed in an adjoining closet.
IIarkness seeing what he had done, sprung
in deirium to his fellow, exclaiming with
great yehemance, II have killed my broth.
err" The poor victim fell into his arms
and died without uitering oan.-SPring-
field Republican.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
Ph2a1e'phia Banner.

4 SIGN.-Ihe fnra,,e Valley Wing
says, the eye oi the traveller is greeted, as
he passes through Giles counly, with two
beautiful Gag, floating in the air, some so
or 100 feet high, handsomely leitered, in
honor Of Gen. Taylor hi. ullieers and men.
Al the people oilbnl counly, without regard
to parry, says the Wing, 90 for old Rough
and Ready lor President.
lRisu TwINs-An Old. ragged. red.
faced lnrlnrn looking Irish woman accosted
us with, "paize sur, for The luv Of heaven,
give mo tip To buy bread viii. | am a
poor lone woman. and have two young
twins to support" "Why, my good wo
man." We replied, "you sem too Old to have
young twins Of your own" They are
not mine, sur. | am only raisin' 'em. -
How old are your lwinsl" "one Of 'em
is serea weei, oud, aud l'oihcr is eigh
months, please God"- Each mge Paper.
CHAScELLoR kgNT.-We meet the
following in the Cieyclan True Democrat.
Whether true or not, il is truly character.
isiic OF the brisk. quick.spokrn old iurisi.
Pockttiag an InsmL-Nicholas Bidile,
when President Of the United States Bank,
obtained the opinion cI Chancellor Kent
on some important point of law, for which
the chancellor charged fee Of one hun.
dred dollars.
THAT is not enough, Judge" said Mr..
b., "lhere are Two hundred dollar, and your
services are cheap enough AT that"
allow is ihisl" said the chancellor, edo
you think do not know the value Of my
own opinionl You have insulel me, sir;
iRsult,d me; but on The whole guess I'll
pocket The insult" and very quietly put the
money in his pocket
"YoU'RE MY PRIsoNER.-Decidedly the
hest Joke We have heard for some time
past, (says the Buffalo Gazette was play.
ed oil on constable ia the western part
Of this State. lie started out to arrest a
person who had often escaped pursuit, but
who, he was informed, was at that time en-
gagged in neghborlng cornield. The
constable, wishing to take him by surprise,
took roundabout direction; sealing the
sheds and fences until opposite, when
"sqnalting," he crawed stpallhiIy along,
and at last pouneed upon his victim, clench.
ing him firmly round the waist, eScaining
you're my prisoner" Imagine his NOR.
IilicaIon, when, upon more careful in.
speeton, his prisoner proved 10 be scare.
crOW.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

SNGULAR.-At n recent sacrement in
the Seeeder Church, al Cadiz, Ohio, while
the members were at The table, some SIX or
eight persons were attacked with violent
fever so suddenly that they were compelled
to leave the church for home and sick
bed. The disease spread rapidly through
the congregation, and upwards of one hun.
dred members have since been taken dan
gerously ll-wholc families have been
prostrated and considerable number have
since died
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Expedition in Search Of SIR J. Tdak.
Rn.-rhe party Of Royal sappers and Mi.
ners, who are 10 form tue "seafehing par
ty to be despatched on bnat expedition,
in search of Sir John Franklin and his par.
ty. in ease no intelligence of them should
reach England before next spring. embark.
ed ON the 7lh on board the Prince Rupert
and Westminster. The detachment con,
sIsls Of one corporal, Two lance eofporals
and twelve pliyalcs, all oil whom have heen
examined Ly Sir John Richardson. and
have heen selected iiom Woowieh, Ghalh.
am aud Sandhust, oul 0l II large numher
who volunteered for the eSpedlIinn. Tho
instructions TO the party are, To land al Fort
Jack, and proceed 10 the company STA.
iion on the Me- rKenzie river where they are
to winter, aud in the event Of an unlofin.
nate doubt still hanging over The intrepid
arctic yoyagcrs. they will he lained by Sir
John Richardson in tho spfins of lsis.-
The men are all to he leeloiallers, tint Is.
no gfog or spirits will be served onl ia Them,
but the, will receive double nay aud IA.
tons, aud will have nn abundant supply nj
pemmIean, nr the dried flesh af The huia.
10. Winter dresses preparedilon The skin
ol the moose deer, are also pfosi led Tor
them, and every provision has heen made
10 enable them 10 m,'e' the fisnfs at the
terrible climate they haze n endure. The
men are all accustomed 10 the use ul baais
which they will have il continual USE ON
the Mckenzie river, AMI have hfen SELECT,
ed from the trades ol carpenters, smiths,
&c. De. King has addressed letter to
the Secretary OF State inr the colonies. vol.
unlerrng To 90 oui Tar the relief nf sir
John fmnklms exploring paFly. lie was
Tho medical officer nl an expedition in
search of Sir John Rass. in ls33 1. and
for some limc commanded lhai expedition.
Dr.. Kings plan diIlris hun thai al sif
John Richardson, which kas already teen
set on foot. Sir John puplsed 10 send oul
provisions Er The plrli ~ ah numbered
une hundred and lwanltssa aea, - Dr.
King m,in'ain, hat sirh IN allemp 'Thnsi
lail. irnn the unpmc'ieAh.e nalufe ul tie
Icgiun In be lraversrd with surh buflhen.
ar proposes ha, provision. should be senl
aa 10 the western CORNER nj Naah Sum
efsei. whcrr the putty a. likely 10 be
loln |; that ioid should asa be placed in
sariaus dcplis; nnI that he .hoaii convey
intelligence Of the stores 10 lhe losl party,
With Indians as guides.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

CUMosIrIEs or THE WEsr.-A gentle
man who has been travelling through the
Western country writes 10 the Newiown
Journal of what he has seen. lie says;
Al have seen many other great and amazing
things-among which are soil from 30 10
30 feet in dep,h--a Kentnckian lect 10
inches bigh-a catfish weighing 100 pounds
perch ID pounds--5OO bushels o' slrawber
res in one day, many Of which we're one
inch in diameter-trees q feet in circum.
ftrence--prairie flies nearly as large as
humming birds, and mosquitoes about the
size of yellow wasps."
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

While all are speculating more or less
upon the probable tenor Of the news now
daily expected from Vera Cruz, we copy a
portion Of the Baltimore Suns Washington
spondence, which represents one very
common class Of reasoners:
do not believe that any bona fde nego.
tiaion will be commenced by Santa Anna's
influence or by his assent, and the Con.
gress, should it ever form a quorum, will
be governed by his views. We have but
one alternative, aud that is one which, il
is said, the Administration is not adverse to
via; TO establish governments in Mexico,
both Central and State, and enter into an
alliance with them, defensive and offensive,
against the hostile party. If the Mexcans
should, however, as is probable, prove in.
capable of stable government, even with
our aid, then we must assume the govern.
ment and take permanent possession ol the
country. This last is the complexion
which the matter will finally take. accord.
ing to the sagacious views Of Mr. ], @.
Adams, which formerly referred to in one
of my letters.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

\ NovEL lNyEAuuN.-.lhe hangers on
around he whalyrs on The Delaware, We're
not little as,oni.hrd this morning on see
Ing man going down the river with the
tide, seated upon q trunk. Upon enquiry
We ascenainrd that an Individual has bad
Manufactured trunk which answers iAyo
purposes, rccrp acIe ior clothing and a
lie prcsrrvrr. The Trunk consists Of India
rubber, aud he is seated IT, The centre,wilh a
large pole in his hand, with which the ifail
craft is sterrel. lie arrived from VII.
mingion a day OF two since, aud the trunk
was examined nj ihumirjs in Chesnui
street, and his clo'hns, papers, &c. were
found in perfect order, not The least damp
or suiled. lisa ycB valuable invention
and may be the means Of saving many lives
aud valuable properly.
Phia'e'phia Banner.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

OF Josrrm C. NEAL, tho talented and
accomplished editor Of the Philadelphia
saturday Gazette" aud author Of the in
imitable "Charcoal Sketches" died sud
denly in that city, on the l7Ih ult., Of con
geslijn of the brain.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Mrs. Hinckley. who drowned her child
at Oys,eryille, Mass. has been sent to the
insane asylum at Worcester. It is now
said that she did not throw the child into
the water, but that it fell from her, while
she was medilating upon drowning herself
She is but twenty years Of age and is very
beautiuL The cause Of her insanity is
supposed to have originated in the bite Of a
snake, which she received when child.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

GrLIsur. KIsesBURy. Of the regular
army, is said 10 be the author Of the letter
which appeared in the New Orleans Trop.
ic, over ihe signature Of "Beuna Vista
This, 1t will be remembered, was the let.
ter which frs, gave currency 10 the report,
iha, the Arkansas Regiment, ned from the
battle field.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11
LATER FROM the CRY or MExlco.

We gso indebted To our courteous enlem=
porary nl the La Pdiria for the following
information. The iampieo correspondent
oi the journal writes that on account oi The
interruption Of all communication with The
Capital. the papers had faied to reaeh aimi
though dates from the ei Of hekieo a.
late as the 1ih WIRE due.
4 persnn--Spaniari-arriyed ai Tan.
pico on the l7ih, having LET, the Capital on
The morning OF the OH. lie reported that
up to that date Congress had nel assem
bed, preparations were going IN IN lafiilt
aud defend the Capital. ten. Seoil :
larces hal NOT moved from Plebia on tie
5Ih. Il is the opinion Of the editors u La
Pairia that the report Of Commissioners.
having been appointed io meet Mr.. Iris, a,
San Martin Tesmelucan. is lIoAS.--
Their correspondent states tha, no such
committee bad been appointed. The Mex
irans had a considerable lorcc al the Capi
tai, ani were preparing Tor ba'llr. which
lhey deemed inevitable. We received the
above intelligence last evening after oar
previous accounts were in typo. We are
10Th to believe that the Sun Of inahH1c
could deliberately have pefpeifaled false.
hood. or suffered hoax To be piImcl upon
il. But the editors Of la Pdiria are u.u
ally well informed upon Mexican affairs,
and we place much reliance in their state.
ments.-N. o. Bee.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

gJCoL Hays Regiment Of Texas Frontier
Volunteers, were organized and mustered into SER
vice on tie 10th nit The officers were elected
on the 9Th. 1t. Col. P II. Bell, and Maj, Che
yalie. Col. Hays has received orders from Gen.
Taylor to appear at Monterey with all possible de-
spatch, and with as many companies, as can be
spared from tho frontier service.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

The y. o. Bulletin, in long article.
discussing the prospect. o. pnaee. staies.
lha krlpu. who Is decidedly one Of the
ablesi men ia Nrhico. aai aeil qIaliarI 10
ia = oG the subject. iu1 naa o his lflsHds
in Havana, where he then aas, YOU have
b. qua this war, hIl it viii In for Mexico Ia
say when It saal. end. Present appear.
anees. adds the same paper, show TIM there
N4s a great deal ul Truth IN The remark.
Arkansas Gaseli.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Mrs. Fremont, the lady Of Col. Fremont, lef'
Washington city a shot time since with the fa-
mious Kit Carson, and designs travelling under
bis protection, for eighteen hundred miles across
the prairies TO point where she has agreed TO
meet her husband
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

0-B. b. French Esq, clerk Of the U.
S. House of Representatives, has been
elected President Of The Magnetic Tele
graph company. in place Of Amos Kendall,
who declined reelection.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

FLyIN0 ARTILLERY. III has been stat.
ed in great number of papers that ilyIng
artillery was introduced a. an arm OF our
military service, By Nc. Poinse;t, under
Mr.. Van Buren's administration. The ID
erriiim contains an interesting communl.
cation on the subject, as follows in the
spring oil the year ISL, or perhaps lSl2,
Capt. Irbulon Pike, (Gen. Pike, afterwards
killed in Canada } was commanding officer
Of number OF troops stationed at Baton
Rouge, in this state. Captain Pike was
then rather unpopular with lhi soldies, for
the severity of his drills. saw those drills
many days IN succession, performing the
most difficult eyolulions, conducted with a
skill that excited the admiration Of all ob.
servers.
One department under his command was
called the flying artillery said at the time
10 have been not many years before, adopt
ed by the emperor Napoleon. ! recolleei
well the appearance oi this terrible appIi-
anee Of war, when two pieces would throw
of Tfrom opposite corners Ola hollow square,
with all the men mounted either on horses
or on the carriages, and rush with aston
ishing rapidly 10 a considerable distance
into the plain, unlimbcr, and fire from four
to six rounds in a minute, timber and re-.
turn within the hollow square, and the whole
done in a space of time truly astonishing
Many persons Of the highest respectable.
Is are still alive who Witnessed these things.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

PrineetaH.-The U. S. War Steamer Princeton
under command of Captain Enge sailed from
Philadelphia on the 23d ult., forth Mediterranean
in search Of Mexican Pirates.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Defa,cation 1t has been recently discovered
that one of the officers Of the Leather ManuiAc-
,urers bank, at New York is dcfauier foT the
sum Of forty thousand dollars
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

The oIiarrisburg Argus" a Locofoeo paper has
placed the name of Gen. Teylorat the head Of its
columns for the Presidency.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

aTThe Washington correspondent Of the New
York Herald states that Kit Carson, took out TO
Col. Fremont, besides his wife, com mission ap-
nohulinu him Governor Of Caliafornia.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

The CroPs-lhe spring, il will be remembered,
was unusually backward. The cool weather
which marked the commencement Of the season,
gave stinled appearance TO the crops, from which
some were very fearful il would not recover But
warm weather and seasonable rains have since
then effected wonderful change, and the prospect
for abundant crops, both Of corn and cotton, was
never more ha,teHng Some apprehension was
excited few weeks since by the appearance Of
worm, which some though, was the same that
destroyed the cotton last year; but, from wha, we
have recently heard, we are inclined TO think they
were mistaken Luck, they say, is fortune. II
the cotton crop, in this region, should have the
luck 10 escape contingencies, !, will contribute
considerably to the fortunes Of many.
Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

Painful RSmor.-There was a rumor in oireu-
laion in Boston on the 18th ult., that the Hon.
Daniel Webster, then al his farm at Matshdpd had
been severely gorcd by one Of his i'm orted bulls.