The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-02

past twenty -four hours :-Feur $500 barrels wheat
5000 bushels; corn, 1900 do. The market = -four
continues firm, with an upward tendency in prices
The advance on the common brands to- d., 8 fully
12a per barrel. Transactions reached 1000 ,res aft
So 70 a So for ordinary Western and Gen &c; for
pure Genesee So 12h is asked. The demapd Or corn
Is active, and sales Of OOS bushels were ;sected
mostly round yellow, at 81. 6s zoe.
Important from Pascasoula-Oplnions II e,e-
nerm Tay ior ons l"ve,y, United States sank,
Correspondence of the Mobile Herald
EAST PAscAGoULA Auspst19.
My object in coming here was to see the ~ nd re-
view; but that turned out be all sham -, review
was intended, and, indeed. none could hay. taken
fit for the purpose and of all the soldiers here have
been informed there are not more than five hundred
The first object that attracted my attention in an
preaching the hotel, old Zacho He was clad IN
an undress military frock white pants long boots and
head ut angle of degrees the rear part Of
the rim resting on the old gentlemans coat collar
saw without direction, that the figure before me was
the nero OF the Mexican war-not certainly however,
from anything particularly military in his bearn n.y. but
from knowledge Of the innumerable portraits Which
traits are by no means correct although they are su
1ciently like him to have q recognizable Intention
The original is better looking The artists in attempt
ing TO mpaft military contour to the old tie man
have exaggerated the defects of face and
the parts which give 1t character. For example, the
under lip In the portrait Is the main features in the man
this does notstand out sershadov tue nose
Gen Taylor is also not so large as we have been
accustomed to believe His legs are quite appropriate
legs for his body and not sumpy little pegs stuck to
huge frame, as the pictures represent Occasional
ly observed that he tottercd when rising from his
seat as though the exposure Of the camp and the bat
tie field had left upon him its marks But This, per
haps is the natural result Of age, for
hero, that indomitabe iron nature which IA, has er
hibited SO much throughout his long and useful life
ms nead Is drge.the frontal developemens massive
case in all famous soldiers. IL falls of however
towards the crown, seeming to indicate LACK Of both
hrmness and self-esteem We should say too that
there is deficiency Of what the phre nologsts cali n
divduality But nimpo'ie chronological ex ANNA
otJuoge OF mans brain as OF tree by ex mining
it at distance -
"a For the rest the general impression made by the
od nero Is quite agreeable There appears to be a
total absence OF seishness in his manner lie moves
along through the crowd apparently quite uncon-
one who addresses him In short he looks ore like
solid old farmer than the hero of some of the great
est battles Of the age.
This morning | rose little after daylight. when
very few were astr, except those who had not gone
to bed and the first person saw old Zach Sitting
sidelong on chair, with his legs crossed spectacies
on nose, and body bent, reading q newspaper which,
for its better management, was doubled up into a
small compass. You have seen a very common nor
trait of Franklin in similar position The nicturs
before me resembled it exactly.
The old man seems to be frank and without craft
lie snuns no topic, and as far as could discover is
accustomed to utter his opinions without regard to
politicians or newspaper editors. Last evening, O.
him, eagerly listening to animated Conversation
In which his ndire simplicity Of manner was quite
charming: He ran through various topics, which
he illustrated with excellent and varied nfor-
nation Speaking of the free soip mo cement in the
NORTH he oppressed fears that could be the describing
question in the present eanrass and engross all Other
questions. lie said that lie considered The Missouri
compromise" fair aud liberal line for seftna me slape
question, and he uas wiins 10 see it adopted. lie did
not hesitate 10 pronounce iarery eri and bIshtn
IN as upon the agricultural and commercial pros-
psrity Of the South TO this he attributed the decay
slave States He spoke at length on this point
and drew many Of his illustrations from ancient
history While, however he regretted the system, he
deprecated the foreign attempts to abolish slavery
nc thought the agitation the subject pernicous to
both whites and blacks. The two races could not
exist together, and mixed race, such as obtains in
Mexico was the greatest evil that society could
De subjected to- No plan of eradcating slavery
could be removed from the country. He ysouiJ
not emancipate his own slaves, except on CON
Sertbe snas tnSy we're wiling to To the
dition there would be worse than that Of bond"rs
lie thought that the really phila men Of he
ing the privileges Of the slave could see ts nractcs,
the agitation would cease and there would
Se e h zeal ana more wisdom exhibited in the cause
" eieventh commandment which prescribes that
every man shall attend to his own business ''"'
In reply to remark made by the persop whom he
was conversing with, he said that mosf Of Sbs oJ .
questions were obsolete He daily received letters sst
r p,S t IN relation to United States bank
it wise to think of restoring dead inS
rs 60 give It new existence In ali respects he uttered
N the VIII and honesty Of the people.
General Taylor disapproved empt aticallv Of tho
prt OF conquest and attributed the present political
DIVISIONS and dssensions to lust Of conquest. On
his point he exhibited much Familiarity with both
ncie and modern history and frequently drov his
Illustrations from it.. Greece said he lost her liberty
md nationality by the spirit Of conquest He ailSded
o the reigns of James l., Louis xiv, Napoleon and
louis Philippe, which. as the Conversation becsms
omewnat controversial, added zest to the discussion
ha Of the philosophy
But have not space to write in full all the promf-
lent points OF this conversation or to describe several
nteieslng events such as the speech of Cen Taylor
reply to speech from Col. Root, who was the
pokesman OF large party Of Mobilians or the many
retty women whom saw the glories Of last night
"a ,a me Of the waters here was umna
'ere turned upside down, and all the stars in the
rmament were taking bath within the small COMPASS
os eye en- enclose My object was to
i'm to believe that he is an honest man-not noitic
ot afrald-resoute-mo steerinr between tha
tras and southern enough in his nature to be quite
90 nucn nonor as we can lay on his shoulders.
For OREGON: Orders, we learn, have been re-.
e az" IRON. from washington tor company G, of the
iie Regiment, Capt. Roberts, and Lieuts Elliott and
awkins, to repair TO Fort Leavenworth, and there.
wait the orders OF the lately appointed Governor
en-, Lane, for Oregon The company will leave JEFF
rson barracks to morrow. We learn that il the de
re OF the administration that the Governor shall resck
RECON TINS winter and the orders contemplate this
pid movement But It is utterly impossible that the
Up can be performed oy so large n BODY of men At
us iate season OF the year The command it Is said
TO go out with pack mules, aud without any other
lggage train so that the trip may made speedily
possioie-St Louis Republican, Aug D.
Four Dollars .-.lt was n very easy matter
cross the Atlantic after Columbus had discovered way and
olcskn bats could afforded dollars tho sratfcs