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The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-05

General Quitman and Shields, both Ma
sons, were received by the Grand Lodge Of
this District, on Monday night last, with
great distinction. They were addressed by
the Grand Master, b, B. French, Esq, TO
which they are said TO have made eloquent
replies. They were afterwards conducted
to the Columbian Tavern, kept by Mr..
Eberbach, who had prepared a sumptuous
collation. for the company, in which all parti-
cipated, and spent the evening in that har-
mony which should always characterize the
brotherhood
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From the south.

GKs. TAyLoR AT NArcHEz.-Gen. Taylor visited
Natchez on the ED ut and was received with great
enthusiasm. On landing he was honored with sa-
Lutte Of thirteen guns and escorted by the military oil
the city to the Free School buildings, where he was
addressed by Judge Dubrisson At the conclusion Of
the Judges speech the 500 pupils sung triumpha
ode with great good taste and spirit. a young lady
at the conclusion Of the ode, advanced and placed
upon the old hero's brow beautiful wreath of flow
ers, which, says the Natccz Courier, "quite dscon,
cerled the General, who, however soon rallied and
made response in appropriate terms, which was
greeted with laundering applause"
From the School the procession then proceeded to
the City Hotel, where the distinguished guest was
welcomed by the Mayor of the city. Gen. Taylor
replied in very modest and touching manner, and
was then conducted by the Committee OF Reception
to his apartments in the City Hotel, where he was
waited on by large number Of ladies' and gentlemen
Subsequently he down splendid dinner at the
City Hotel prepared in his honor, and was allowed
very little rest from that time until the next day at
noon, when he left the city for his residence amidst
the laundering OF cannon and the shouts of the mill
tilude that had escorted him TO the boat.
Counterfeit Treasury Notes of the denomination
of five hundred dollars were offered in Mobile on the
9th ult. to several brokers. Each Of the notes had
a different endorsement.
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The Caledonia, from Liverpool on the 10Th ult
arrived at Boston yesterday evening

arrived at Boston yesterday evening.
BEAUTIFUL DAy.--After days of impenotrable fog
and gloom, with the accompaniment Of slush, rain,
and mud, the weather has at last cleared away, and
We have to-day as beautiful day for January as one
could wish Chestnut street, this morning. was filed
with lady-shoppers.- Phlla. Ev. Bulletin, Jan, 3,
NAVIGATION OrEN.--Thc Delaware is as free from
Ice, from tho city to the Capes in the month Of
July Business WINS quite lively along the wharves,
this marning.-Phia. Ev Bulletin.
Bunros's CoMIc SINGING, in the Naiad q ueen,
has made quite a sensation at the Arch. The b. hoys
require him to give his song of whats II ouse
without Woman n some four or five times every
increase in attractions it is 10 be played this week.
Go early-get seats.
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We clip the following from the New York
Tribune of yesterday, The Washington
correspondent Of that paper must have an
excellent pair Of spectacles to see Henry
Clay on the Sd instant, as he was then at
Cumberland, Maryland, and not here. He
will not reach this city until tomorrow:
by Telegraph 10 the Tribune
Henry Clay In Washington.
WASHINGTON, January J.
Henry Clay arrived from the West this morning
TO attend the Supreme Court There has been cor.
dial greeting among his old friends He looks well,
and seems hardly to have felt the severity of his Jour-
ney, accomplished during very inclement weather.
Again:
by Telegraph to the Tribune.
MIR. Clay.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3D. p. m.
Hrrny Clay has arrived at Cumberland Md, and
will be at Warrington tonight
So much for the accuracy Of Washington
correspondents.
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GRAND FIREMEN'S BALL,


BENJAMIN FRANkLlN'S BlRTHNlcHT. &
rTNHE FRANKLIN FIRE COMPANY, respectfully an.
J. notince 10 the citizens and strangers In Washington,
that their Annual Ball Viii take place at JACKSON HALL,
Oh January 10, 1873. '
Exclusive Of The enjoyment This occasion will afford, the
citizens will have the qualification ofknowng that the pro.
ceedngs Of this Ball will he expended for the audabe
purpose OF putting their apparatus good order, that
the Franklin may as heretofore be of assistance
In the time OF need. n
Neither time nor expense viii be spared make this Hall
the most magnificent one Of the season
Ample refreshments will be provided for the Ladies'.
MANAGERS.
j. A. M Duncnnsou John A, Donohoo
w. DUR Grafton Powell
j. Sassiod Joseph Abbott
James Stone John II, Sessford
Il, II. Edmonston A. Tate
John N Minnix l.. A. Iardella
Joseph Reese r. Il. Doyle
w. Nalor John Reese
Joseph Williamson John 7. Coumbs
w. II. flaming Geo Payne
Richard Abbott j. c. Wise
John G. Donohoo A. Kirby,
One Of the best Bands in the country has been engaged
for the occasion.
Tickets 4 % be had at The following drug stores
Pstiersons and Fulers, Washington and of A. Burdne
Navy Yard and Of either Of the Managers.
Gentemens hats cloaks &C., will be taken Of free
Of charge, BY committee appointed for that purpose
ian Ibid I
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There was also an arrival at New Orleans OH the
18th ult. from Brazos Santiago.
A late number Of the Matamoras Flag says that a
large number Of Mexcans were emigrating into
Texas for the purpose Of securing protection to their
persons and property under the laws of that State.
These emigrants regard the Rio Grande the boun-
dairy line.
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We understand that Commission is now
in this city, consisting Of members from Vir-
ginia and Ohio, to settle the river boundary
Of those States which has long been in dis
pute. Among these Commissioners, we are
happy to see the Hon. Mr.. Rives Of Vir-
gina, whom, however, we would decidedly
prefer seeing again in the Senate Of the
United States, to which he added SO much
brilliancy by his parliamentary oratory, and
on whose State he conferred such honor by
his distinguished talents
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ADELPHI.--Last night the " Hunchback" was sus.
taned most admirably. Mrs. Nichols is unquestion-
ably fine reader, and performs the character Of
Julia equally as well as we ever saw II on any
stage Mr.. Herbert Sir Thomas Clifford"
maintained the opinion already entertained of him.
we understand that Mr.. Herbert has but recently
donned the dramatic garb and from his present act
ing we must say that he bids fair TO shine as Star
Mr. Brown is quite the pet of ahs casts are always
sustained with the universal applause.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL JornSAL,-We were fortunate
enough to have presented TO us, for new years
git, the January number OF Fowler and Wells's
chronological Journal Tits interesting and insiruc-
tive and worthy Of perusa by every reader, whether
the doctrine taught Is true or false; ii false il is 10.
teresting and leads the mind to the contemplation OF
human nature and If true ii impars most valuable
information Our attention WINS rivcted TO their
splendid engraving illustrative of the different traits
o. character in man, which accompanies this work
ri Mr. Fowler can lay his hand on each mans head
aud tell his natural true disposition II lie wonder
fUl and importan, knowledge and worthy Of The at
tention of the greatest minds
This paper can be had al Brooke Il Shlingtons,
corner OF A street and Pennsylvania avenue.
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Wilnlot.

As Wilmnt, the famous Proviso man is in every
bodys mouth, doubtless the reader would like TO see
sketch Of him. Here is one from the New York
Tribune, one of his friends (By the way two other
parties have claimed the paternity of the proviso--
Daniel Webster and the present speaker of the House,
Mr.. Winthpp:l
The most famous man hereaboui now Is David
Wnmot. II the nlonstrari dignho DO indicative of
fame he has it-for man In these times In this
city is Qiteraly) more pointed at with the fnger
There goes the PIoviso," says one. Where?' in
qulres another There do you not see him that
rather stout Dutch-but man, with rotund proper
lions greatest in the grth with light hair light eyes
horld complexion, with neither whiskers nor mus
tachs imperial nor goaIee, to adorn disfgure
ture. man of some feet inches, good natured
countenance, and (of late) somewhat conscious ex-
preston. You see him now talking with Long
John, whose features he can make oui with the nak
require telescope aid for such an observation"
Yes, David Wilnot Is the Lion of the Capitol-a
somewhat domestic lion, 10 be sure, and roars you
as gentle as sucking dove"-but still veritable
Lion-more so than the whole tribe of your "whis-
kered pandours and your fierce hnssars" Children
may not cry for him they do for Sherman's ozen.
ges, nor al him as they might at modern Hector,
like Asyanax at the terrible appearance of his father
descending TO battle but the men, the politicians,
the strangers, the readers and makers of newspapers
all persons generally DESTROYS of obtaining or inpart
ing information, speak Of him, point at him, discuss
denounce or applaud him.
And yet he Is made great by newspapers
they have done much more for him than nature. But
for the press, he might have glded down the stream
OF time without breaking its surface by rpple--as
the pious Watts says "lnknowng and unknown"
Though by no means deficient in natural ability, yet
but for the accidental association Of his name with
topic of vehement newspaper discussion he might
never have been heard of beyond the State nc--no
more than your Brodhcads and your Browns who
talk and vote, and take their mileage and their per
diem to their constituents and sink into the
obscurity whence they rose. But the newspapers
laid hold Of him he was the Pennsylvania route
10 oblivion, gave him virtues and talents position
and fame-ln truth, an independent existencc--and,
perhaps, passport to the White House
The poet asks and answers,
What is the end of.Fame T. IT'S butte fill -.
certain portion OF uncertain paper
This fame, them David Wlmot Of Pennsylvania
has commanded ,t.
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Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patrio,.]


Mr.. Mckay the great radical Locofoco
chairman of the House Committee of Ways and
Means, throughout the Two Congresses, furnish
ed by the War Department with the necessary esti-
mates for carrying on the war; in which estimates
was single item Of ten millions of dollars, placed
there upon the earnest recommendation Of General
Jessup, for the expedition Of General SCOTS column
Of the army to the city Of Mexico This important
Item, which, II voted by Congress, would have pro-
yided every thing that Gen. Scoott needed TO perfect
his plans was as am credibly informed, struck out
by the prudent and economical Mr.. Mckay and not
reported TO Congress at all II may be that he had
the countenance Of Mr. Polk and Mr.. Marcy for do
Ing this, as these funconaries ever studying how
TO conceal from, misrepresent TO- the people, the
real sums which the war is costing them
The vote Of the House on Mr. Ashmun's amend
ment, to-day, is something more than cutting re-
buke Of Mr.. President Polk for his declarations to
Congress that Mexico commenced the war by spill
Ing American blood upon American soil 1t not only
most pointedy and fatty contradcts his official dec
hration made under his oath as President but II APP
proaches an impeachment Of that high fnnctonary
ny vote OF EIoaTY-FIvE to EIGHTY-oNE, the House
Of Representatives have declared to the world that
this icar ioh Merieo ras UNNECESSARILY and unconst
tutionaAy begun BY the President ofhe U. States!
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FOR NORFOLK.

hizsIi. THE STEAMER ocEoIA will until fur.
81 further notice, leave Washington every
Thursday al O'clock A. M Returning, win leave Nor.
folk every Monday ati O'clock T. NJ Passage and fare 90
jan 5--dtf ]. MITCHELL, Captain.
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Gitp Jntelliaenre.

IT For advertisements OF amusemcnts, &c,, see
first column Of third page.
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The Ladies' Festival at the Odeon will positively
close tonight. All the articles now remaining on
the tables will be disposed Of auction this evening
or retaied at auction prices, Great bargains may be
expected.
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M- The Ladies' Fair AT the Odeon will
WxR positively close tonight jan 0.
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My@1e Tea Party for the Benent OF 81. Pee
)Wc4 ter's Church, Capitol Hill.--At the re.
quest OF many persons whom the nclement weather has
prevented from attending the festival at the Odeon, the
ladies' have been prevailed upon TO continue 1t for Two
three nights more Thankful for the kind patronage already
bestowed upon them the ladies continue TO ask the aid
the charitable to repair the roof Of their house Of Worship
The Marine Band Is constantly In attendance Many useful
and ornamental articles refreshments Ices, &c, for sale
The Saloon Is well warmed lighted, and decorated
and affords agreeable promenade and convenient place
for the meeting Of friends
Abundance, l2A cents. tjan3
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The meeting nights of the Freeman's Vigilant To
tai Abstinence Society have been changed from Mon
day to Friday Of each week They are very inter-
csting.
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iIESnr CLAy.Wc noticed yesterday the arrival
OF Mr. Clay at Martnsburg, and bis probable inten-
ton of being at the IT, S. Hotel, by yesterday even.
ings cars His friends al MartinHburg detained him;
but he will be at the above Hotel on Thursday next
without fail. He has written TO that effect
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By rnE LArK oFoRor CANNING

saw man with two umbrellas, "
One OF the longest kind Of fellows
~ When II rained,
Meet a lady
.'s.r. On the shady
Side Of So, G,, ... q
Minus one Of these rain dispelcra
Z" see,"
Says she, ~.
Yonr quality Of mercy isn't strained
Replied he, "Ma'am,
be calm;
This one under my arm
Is rotten.
Besides, TO keep you dry. 49,
It's plain that you, as well asI
Can liz your cotton"
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Imports at New York last week, ss2s,22a Duties
wcsiysd, el65, ls0.
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CARUsfs SALOON. BY reference to our adyer-
Using columns, it will be seen that the celebrated
Ethiopian Sercnaders make their appearance al this
Saloon on Thursday evening, This corps Of vocal
lists and musicians have just arrived from European
visit, where they were enthusiastically received. We
feel confident that they will meet with favor in our
music-lovng city.
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Jtr The New Orleans Plcayune Of the 2Sth, con-
tains, in supplement, Gen. Santa Ana's Defence,
an Official Despatch to the Mexican Department of
War. That paper says
SANTA AsA's DErEscE.-We improve an oppor-
tunity Of laying before readers In supplement
report of Gen. Santa Ana, addressed to the Mexican
Government, in calculation Of his military conduct
in the late battles of Mexico which preceded the ar
mistice. He makes out strong case against Gen.
Valencia for the loss of the battle of Contreras, but
that part of his letter which touches upon the armis
tice (which follows) will attract most attention.
The calamitous events at Padierna and the Con-
vent Of Chnrubusco the loss Of one-half of best
artillery Of SO many cannon and muskets, and final
ly the loss of more than onethrd of the army, had
caused such dismay that If the enemy had renewed
his attack as l expected, he would most assuredy
have occupied the city without much resistance
This conviction made me consider an interposi-
ton OF Providence this unexpected occurrence,
which came to change the situation in which we
were, which It effectualy did. Who will deny that
on the 9th September the army of the enemy escap-
ed ed most fortunately from being destroyed Alas
the sefshness of so many citizens, what different
aspect would the Republic present at this moment
No one will say that the conferences which took
place with the commissioner Of the United States
were preudicia TO the interests Of the nation. HAY.
ing been made public, they have already manifested
to the world the e&ravagant and unjust pretensions
of that Government which, abusing it's preponder-
ance or good fortune and our msfortunes, wished to
humiline us and to deprive us Of one half of ter
ritory. But, as In the acceptance Of the Hrnstice
motives have been attributed to me injurious to my
reputation, can no longer keep secret, what, in
in those days, ii would have been treason in me to
publish.
As in the annexed report previously referred 10,
will be found the events subsequent to the armstice
conclude for the present, adding copies Of the
respondence which preceded resumption of HOSTILE
ties marked No. and L.
Your Excelancy will please received the assurance
Of my particular esteem God and Liberty
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANA.
To his Excellency the Minister of War and Marine
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AWFUL DIsAsTER.-The new steamer A. N. John
son exploded her boilers few miles above Mayes-
vile, Wednesday night, killing some so to 60 of her
passengers out OF lo9.
One of the boilors of the boat is stated to have
been blown some 200 yard from The boat into corn
field Kanother 260 to 300 yards into the same field.
The Atlas says:
AS near as can be told there were 95 cabin pas
sengers and 65 deck from 60 to so are killed or miss
ing There were six ladies on board--a saved; or
children, also saved. The Boone went up from
Maysvile to the scene Of the disaster and brought 81
dead and wounded to that place, and or eight to
this city.
Five of these left at Maysyie were not expected
to live when the d. Boone left. There were n horses
on board-6 were saved The circumstances of the
death of the first clerk reputed as most singular
He was blown some 100 yards on shore, sprang up
ran some distance into house, ran under bed, and
when persons got to him, he was just dying The
I'd engineer said just before he died. that he had tried
the boilers Just before the accident and found plenty
of water in thcm but the clerk says he heard the en-
gneers complaining several times after they left this
city, that the pumps did not work we'll"
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MARRIED,

MARRIED,
On Saturday, LIST instant by the Rev j. ii. ALLEN AR.
THUR II FLETCHER to ELIZABETH j., daughter Of
MosEs Pooh, Esq
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y The following items, made up from official
sources, show the seadness and rapidly with which
the population of the United States has increased
DURING the last fifty wears
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FOR THE TEETH.
T ow REEDS Chlorine Tooth Wash
u Wheelers Teaberry do
Shernians orrls Tooth Paste
Jones do P
Dr. Jackson's Balsamc Elixir for same for sale by
Jan lit j. r. CALLAN.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-13

DTsPEPsTA.-This distressing complaint is a
weakness of the digestive organs, caused by impu-
rity OF the blood The gastric juice, fluid pecu-
liar to the stomach when secreted from bad blood,
is deficient in those solvent properties which are of
such importance to digestion. Consequently the
food instead of being dissolved often becomes spo-
lod or purified in the stoBach; hence bad breath,
sour belching, costiyeness, pains in the stomach,
collie dysentery, and other dreadful complaints
Wrght's Indian Vegetable Pills are certain
cure Tor Dyspepsia, because they cleanse the stom-
ach and bowels from all bilious humors, and puri
he blood. -Four or five of said Pills, taken at night
on going to bed, will in all cases give relief, and if
confined for short time, will make perfect cure
of dyspepsia.
BEWARE OF CoUNTERFEITs AND INVITATIONS! -
Remember that the original and only genuine In-
dian Vegetable Pills have the written signature of
William Wright on the top label of each box.
The genuine is for sale by
H. A. Stidger, Carroton;
S. A. Highland, New Harrisbnrgh
James Forbes Sen., New Hagerstown;
Roby g. Co. Leesburgh;
Sinclair g. Daniel, Malvern;
Geo. McCaskey, Palermo; and wholesale andt
atetail the principal office, 1863 Racest., Philad.
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"TslI the Truth and Shane the DeyII.Y

The . editor Of the "Pcayune"--alias the
regular edilor-in his humB.paper Of last week,
publicly refuses to give the name Of the author
Of a filthy and libclous communication publish
ed BY him some time ago over the signature Of
I" Pulaski" He had been. as il appears, asked
for the author Of the article in question by a
highly respectable citizen, who was vilanously
slandered and abused in il. After going over a
rg-ma-roe Of what we suppose he would pre-
tend 10 term an apology, he takes The following
Pitiful position -
ave decline giving the name unless the real
names OF the authors OF certain lbellious articles
published in the Free Press are given to u.s."
That's too small a hole 10 crawl out at, old
iellow-h pOnt taksl Why, you know well
enough-so does every body else in this COM
muniy-tnaI there are no ibels published in the
Free Press. You ought to know just rs we'll, f,
too, that the creatures implicated in an article
you probably mean to have reference to, (the
/" "VINDEX" communication, stand beneath H.
bels;-Ihere are large majority of you Iocofoco
leaders ( y on whom it il would be very difficult
10 perpeIrale lie, unless il were done in a fail.
ure 10 produce faithful picture Of your rotten.
ness. Come, now-"speak the Truth and shame
the Devil" Why don't you stand up like a
trembling hero should do, and tell the people
that you are the irresponsible medium through
which a motley clan of unprincipled locofoco
demngogues vent their filthy spleen and pub
lish 10 the world their base lies and defamalionsl
Tell the people, if you have even the most re-
mote idea Of consistency and truth about you,
that this is your position and that you mean to
occupy il, Tell them that you are "joseph ca.
ble," and that you feel indePendent-tha you
have the profits of the Sherif's printing to come
and go on, and also that Of the Post Master Gen.
erals Official BabOOn, neither of which you are
in justice entitled to;--that you'll say what ycu
please in the Picayune, and that if, finally, these
won't support you, The products Of the
needle and the bonnei-blOct wiH!
That's all, this time.