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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01

GEN. PIRRcE's SPEECH AT CONCORD, n. H.-At
General Pierce's reception by the citizens of
Concord, on the 9th Jan, he made an eloquent
address in reply TO General Lows remarks, wei
coming the hero home. The following is an ex-
tract -
New Hampshire had occasion for any other feeling
than that Of pride in regard to her sons who
the command They had proved themselves brave, de-
voted, selfsscrihcing spirits And Concord too, was
well represented among them. There was Henry Cad-
of the brsvest and determined soldiers in the
army. There Sergeant Stoweli, who shot,
plump through the heart at Chur ubusco As his last
breath flowed he whispered to me-":Do the boys say
behave well? II have. write home to my people Then
there Sergeant Pike who had his leg shot of in al
yancing along on casssway swept by three batteries
performed, and third deemed hopeless. Die
he must, It thought II know better than they dou
hope they will it that it will stay CUT. third
amputston performed and he lived through it. He
and the others named were printers In the new is-
TIE printsrs exceed by twenty per cent those Of
any other vocation and account Of their ipts-
gence and high spirit they have. proved the most eff
cent soldiers in the field Another of the SUCCESS
Of troops, and old the conduct OF the off,
oers, Who from the highest to the lowest, led and
cheered on their columns Hence the disprosortion
In the loss Of officers and Hence the lose
Of that NEST brave and accomplished Of the officers
OF the ten new regiments-Colonel Ransom. He kept
pressing pressing Uphill he shot dead at the head
of his column The true of Colonel Martin
Scott ths FIRST shot in the srmy-a son of New Hamp
shire He raised himself above the protection OF wall
necessarily. He replied-"Martn Scott has yet
stopped" The next moment shot passed through his
heart He fell upon his back, deliberately placed his
CAP upon his breast and died Colonel Graham after
receiving six wounds continued at the head of
his men, and upon receiving seventh through the
heart slowly dropped his horse and h. fell upon
the ground said -"Forwsrd, my men my word ia al
wsys--forward And 80 saying, be died. Having re-
fersd TO Lieuenans Foster and Daniels and to several
officers old army General Pierce proceeded to cay
he had to retrsct opinions he had formerly entertained
aud expressed In relation to the military academy at
Wcst Point He now Of opinion, that the city Of
Mexico could not have been entered In the way
but for the science and intelligence IN military affairs OF
the officers Of the cid army mostly from West Point.
Services rendered by the officers Of the
cal engineers and ordnance which could not have
rendered but by men who had received the most COM
plste military education. The force of the Americans
had been oveIrsted Over 1900 effective left Pueblo
to attack city Of 250,500 inhabitants defended by
900 the best troops raired In Mexico pieces
OF cannon the finest raised in ad
dition TO the raj defencee of marshes and lnkea
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News was received on Saturday, at Richmond.
OF the death Of John w. Jones, formerly Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives. at his resi-
dencs In Chesterfield Baltimore Amsrican.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01

Richard M johnson arrived In Washington city on
Saturday morning. He is in excellent health.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01

FROM JAMAICA. The schooner J. B. Lindsay,
Capt Henlon, arrived at this port yeste rdav from
Port Antonio, In sixteen days Capt reports that
planters all parts the Island Of jamaica had thrown
up the crops least sixteen of the largest planters
In the Parish of Portland had entirely left their crops
of the scarcity Of sborer and want Of funds to
carry them Several Of them had taken passage for
New Orleans -Ssranweh Republican.
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Q banks, Q briggs, unknown.

The bark Pc Demil from Savannah and brig Phura I'm
Savannah reported ia yesterday mornings below
sight down from the Highlands, last even
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FOR THE SEAT OF WAR.
The brig Tssso Capt Grey sailed yesterday for the
Brszos, with govern ment stores The brig George W.
Kendall Capt Piukhsm sailed for Vera Cruz with thir
qusrtermssters men, some horses and government
stores. the schooner Sylvis Wilde Capt. Heightman,
sails to-day for the Brszor with government stores.
The two remaining companies of the Mississippi bat
TALON left last evening for Tsmpco the ship TAhma
lion will be hsld at Tampico-Picayune, JAM %.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
is said that hundred sharp oeters Of Genesee
county Michigan have offered their services 10 Mexico
provided they mounted allowed select tneir
weapons revolvers and ssbrss. The poorest shot
among them kill deer the nine times in ten
&C iorty rods.
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ALEXANDRIA Va Jan 27-Sld schr, George Emily NICE
ersoo a. TIL mas; Miriam IA. Hogers, Eaitport.
AYsLIcHIcoLA, jan 2oAIr ship 9roiics Doane beson
bars Cnmh,rland Hscock, Philadelphia; schs Ira Bias
Halves, YorE; MiddIesex Smith, Boston Cd ship AK
A.. ,ow Ian shin Henry Chase Bristol bssb
Caroline Lane Rio ydneiro brig H.isr lSI Lsynod ma
Xiertos SAITH LvsrpooI; Lady Arabei Simpsoa' Liver
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FROM THE VIEW YORK ExPgEss.

The MoRAL THE ELEcrIoS.-Ihe DAY Of election
has passed. and in this city, where d immense vote has
been polled with great quiet FIR sunrise TO sunset
there was constant stream Of voers moving towards
the polls, and with but few exceptions, oil orderly
and respectful. Occasionally, but les frequently than in
almost any election have passed through, there
slight disturbances, but vigaltpolice and what
better, healthy state Of public opni, restored order
The spectacle of many thousands exercising common
right at the ballot box Of such hteroge neou population
meeting ground, defending opposite opinions
making inroads upon old parties is impressive iustra-
ton both Of the simplicity and power of institutions. OF
this great multitude, too, where al had right
thousands foreign bon and these with the thousands
Of native born citizens, voted for whom they wlled No
other country but present ch example of repub
cans and nowhere else have republicans been
full here because nowhere else lave The people been
well fitted to enjoy the privileges VIII they confer sim
pie police all that is necessary preserve the peace in city
half the size of Paris and the Of London,
and would be, will be, if zeaousy guard liberties,
when New York shall have quadrupe present population
First pure and then peaceabe the spirit institutions
and keep them pure pure in the hearts of the people,
pure in Just system Of franchise, they will endure H
Abroad is the bsyone which sustans The ballot box where
they have AT home, the popular Of right its
natural protector There are and most deeply do we
depoce it. often abuses Of system of free government
while they prove the goodness Il tie Thing abused they also
illustrate what Tyranny Government is where
there no infusion Of popular sbt We repeat then, the
spectacle is sublime one, aud full of moral instruction. when
great nation like this upon the day, and the same
hours of the day, upon PLATFORM and good
temper, voluntarily make choice of their rulers.
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Eliminating in the dissolution Of the defeated party The
bcooco party Is shattered to atoms clearly and unEn-
ksby destroyed by its own principles that it never can b
viyel again with them: to live again all it must shaks
em off, it must change every thing odious in its measures
I'D such change were Of itself annihilaton WIN aaJ
hry ever again. in the United States, dare profess 10 DO
ee-trade party and annexation party slaveryen-
epson party party Of the power against TIC
ower Of Congress and the People The election OF lsaS
las written the doom Of those political insanes, which ncns
will be anxious to bury out Of sight as the politicians WHO
have found them the instruments Of their ruin Pan -
lead" the mourning cry which, according to the Legend
announced the destruction Of all the evil spirits and denO1s
Of the ancient heather mythology. With LococcoiszE
pershes Us associated evils more, trust to be resns
citated or even remembered, except with indignation
To Pennsylvanans there result Of the election A.
which their hearts must swell with proud emotion 10 this
election Pennsylvaa has spoken at last and spoken like
sovereign State She has spoken with her voice, and
asserted her own interest," her dignity, her own will
Stemly awakening from the illusions OF the pseudo deoe-
CIV she shakes off her decevers and the idle chains WITH
which they supposed she was secured in their bondage for
ever blind, insensae stolid vicm incapable of feeling
resen,ing an injury She has undeceived them. 1t
she who begun who struck the first blow in the political re-
you,ion which consgns her wrongers and their party the
dust 1t was in Pennsy we long since announced
10 our readers that the battle with Locofocoism was to be
fought and the election Of October which really de-
cded the event of the campaign. When Pennsylvania %
her own WILL arose. off her chains and struck Locofoe
ism the first and ercest blow its fate foreseen, es
spirit was infused other States and the present result be-
came inevitable. ..... ....
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SPIRIT OF THE WING PRESS.
PROM THE BALTIMORE AMERICAN.

ELECTION GENERAL TArLoR.-The returns from va
ous parts of the Union already received leave no doubt
the election of ZACHARY TAYLOR the Presidency of the
United States for the term Of four years from the fourth
March next.
This result has been effected by of the most intelligent
welconsideed and patriotic votes by the people
this country.
An admirable spectacle, indeed revolution has been
accomplished in single day, without violence, without com.
notion without any marked interruption Of the ordinary bust
Of e epoch arises in the history of the republic
not sgnazed by battles and the convuve struggles of life
and DEATH but called into being by the still small voice id
which the sovereignty Of reason and of justice and right
speaks its behess The restoration of conservative influenced
in the political affairs Of the country at this uncture mus
have decided and controlling effect upon the character
Of our Government and for all coming time.
The peculiar circumstances under which Gen. TAYLoR'
election has occurred well the personal character Of thu
man. mpan to the event especial interest," and furnish th
basis Of the most happy auguries The triumph Of par
with all the preudces and excusiveness of party pd
scrptve rgor, It's vindcveness OF retaliation, might ha
caused exuaton among the vctos but would have lack
that feeling Of general satisfaction that sentiment of calm con
deRc which follow from the quiet ascendency Of con
sttuona conservatism in the person of who has sery
his country always, party never, and who goes into III
by any oDlgalons save thoe
which the constitution and the high interests of the natih
al large most seriously and solemny demand"
The administration Of Gen. TAYLOR, leaning upon the
whole people for support and resting its claims confidence
in the nationality and wisdom If lis may
pcced promote the prosperity Of the country in the highest
degree and exa the Of the republic among the
tons OF the world. Sr
From distant point OF observation wecan contemplate
the Of in Europe and take home the truth to
ourselves that best aid the free principles in
the Old World by demonstrating in own experience the
stability and excellence of free institutions nd showing to the
world that internal harmony and perfect security, the supem
acy Of law, the preservation of peace, with rapid and con-
increase in population and national AMI individual wealth.
only compatible with the existence of republican
government but that they its most naral results While
thrones and fall the institutions Of his free land become
more and more firm government Of hyonets Frustrated
blow, and revolution is accomplished by force but the
government of the ballotbox achieves sown revolutions in
silence, and in all its changes knows but ote sovereignty.
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" Such was his worth, his loss was such
We cannot love too we'll, OF giicye too much

"such was his worth, his loss was such
We cannot love too WE'LL Of giieve too much"
In the Of the buing ground best known Christ
Church ysrd Phsdepha epose the remains Of The pho-
sopher FHaxKLIS. On entering the yard from Arch street
attention will unavodaby be directed his humble tomb by
well oien path VIII ch leads from the gate to the marble
slab which bears the simple inscription, vhici viii
strike the beholder with wonder, viz Benjamin and De
borah franklin" With wonder, say, because
cutomed the stones covering the enements Of great
inscribed with eul1gums but the behold ng
has nothing the words above quoted and the year which
Il was placed there.
And this the grave Of who might have been
seen, runaway boy, the streets Of Philadelphia, seeking
employment pnter and again. editor and proprietor
Il the United States Gazette long ably conducted by Mr.
Chandler. Once trying experiments with simple paper
kite again, astonishing the world with the discoveries made
through lis fundamentally. Once in England deceived
journeyman printer again, minister from independent
republic. Once in bis workshop labonng mechanic
again, in the balls Of legislation, advocating the o free
DOM and ging an oppressed people rise and drive the
British lion from our forests Yes be Of those who
signed away their lives fortunes, and hcnors necessary,
for the welfare Of their lowczens But all this could not
him from the hand OF oeath Though the philosopher
and the statesman must lie low the less favored yet the
connected with the lives Of those whose motto
was "non sibi sed pair3, possess charms which all
appreciate and all love cherish We read his the
marble sabponder his virtues and his loss Of
dear friend We stand sround his grave, and think how
many have gazed with upon that stone and
eyes become fixed upon though possessed endearns
charm We look back uFon his life and Deeds and when
remember that wept when franklin died, we canno,
refrain from dropping tear over ms last abode.
No towering monument its bead above the clouds
where the 6rsi beams Of the rising will gid his
but that name is inscribed in characters not easily TO he erased
every liberty loving heart and long philosophy
tnues be a science beneyoence virtue and liberty the
wachword OF the Anecsn people, viii his memory be che
rished and his be- Acknowledgment Record.
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FROM THE TRENTON Il. ~ STATE GAZETTE.


TIE GaEAr REsuLT.-Well! the Mexican has
end last. II has elected ZAcHlRr TAYLOR, The
honest resoute, inexibe patriot the office Of President,
and has overwhelmed its authors with ine4ble and
unsxampd shame confusion, and discontinue. They Dig
ged pit and hare fallen therein
We have never known this country has known,
signal case of rebuive justice In cold booded wick
ednes utterly regardless Of the lives they about do
oy they provoked that for the purpose Of making hs
Wings unpopular aud converting themselves into military he
and idols Of the people How have they been missn
ken How has their guilty scheme returned its IN
yenlors
But for this Mexican war; the people would hape
known the virtues the high qualities Of Zachary Taylor
That made him familiar them and made the country
feel that just such nfekbe enemy Of all wckedness be
is needed to scouge the Polk aud Cass tribe Of politicians
out of Office.
SO may il ever be So may Overuling Power always
direct their speedy destruction the niquious ace
and Vaccinations Of all wicked rulers
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FROM TIVE SAME PAPER.

Tun MoRAL TnIu MrH-Great is of Joy ans
congratulations much for the election of General
TAYLOR the triumph Of his party, for the potraton OF
that spirit of dangerous demagogm, of which Gen. Cas-
the incarnation. On all the questions of foreign and DO
nestle policy which sgtated the country during the period Of
his in the Senate Gen Cass adopted the most extreme
and advocated the violent measures in the hops
Of extending his popularity and promoting his prospects O
the Presidency The peace and the prosperity of the country
forgotten, or if remembered wuly sacrificed by
faction in the Senate the burden of whose song war,
acquisition, and conquest. They forced the contest with
Mexico upon u.s. and but for the resolution of the glorious
Wings of the Senate, they would have forced With
Engand Annexation, Oregon, and other exciting elements
seized upon the of rousng the national sprr
temper Of not that the honor interest of the
country might be served but that they who stimulated is
might be regarded the only true patriots in the hour Of trial
and danger The heaeness Of these leaders by
the people, and their fraud has been rebuked The triumph
OF sound and moral principle the arts Of such -
worth than all the many advantages that must neces-
sary follow the election of the republican candidate. We
have crushed the head Of the sepen-we have destroyed The
power of naneshe people have risen up their strength
and ateed their adherence to popular sovereignty their alb
hoence of democratic" despot and their devotion pure
republican principles. Let US, in this hour of victory, profit
by the lesson of experience which opponents have
bitterly learned Let devote ourselves the real interests
of the people, Let the lost prosperity of
the State and, above all things let promise nothing that
do not mean to perform great responsibility desolSes
upon those who have achieved this great Our
tory will be bootless unless keep forces united by
showing that have higher and better aims than the
ascendency of party another. There DOce
proper time for moderation and forbearance, than TINT
which the field be surveyed with the consciousness Of
having conquered Having bacd for principles Let al
here them, and prove that however much opponents
may forge, the obligations Of duty and good faith
be every pledge, and earnes, in purpose to resO~
this Government TO its original purity.
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rnox rue PHILADELPHIA NORTH lxEniclS.


TaE VrcroAr.-WhiIe France, Prussia, Austria, nav
while all Europe, after eight months OF blood and 6tng
still in the travail Of political convuson find tla Ae
RIGA has gone through revolution quite important and in
voIving interests momentous, in single dsya hort
tumnal dsy-and all without gun fred sword Jrwn from
its Sheath single drop Of human blood she'd the strife Of
civil war. No wild passions, running suddenly arms,
no building Of barr csdes and pouring Of death voeys the
Streets were necessary towards this revolution, Which
subiuey effected in and according legal fixed FORM by the
calm will Of the people, who, upon this day, their
right and duty, performed the sovereign function OF governing
the country.
In the wh Of a astonishing il is gCrious,
rather easier feel than to describe the consequences
our American revoluton-but they mighty ones II
consider the circumstances Of the times and the character Of
the great political party which has been oserhfown may
believe tina, nearly every thing Of value in the ipabc
stake aud that every thing, therefore, saved AID
Perhaps ought consider great result involving
immense good the country the destruction Of Loco oeos,
with all its fierce and alarming principles, presenting many
growing dangers. As between the two great parties the
struggle an nieInecne, mortal one, only capable Of
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ASoraEn Acr or rHE Arkansas TRleEnr.--A few days
COPIED from the Batessle Ess1 Of
dreadful asy which rccchty took place at YellVlc, Ma
zion county, (Ak Ia which thee killed and sevc
raj severely wouadrd A nan named Sinclair prom
in the dreadful tragedy, and killed Simon
Everett We learn from the Bl,esyle Eagle q the gath
umc that Sinclair killed few days age IN Searcy coun
IT, The Eagle says psry we're IN pursuit Of him, and
came on bis horse tied in the wo and not a of N the top
Of tree, he was sleeping They aroused him he ran, and
fred upon, two BALI king effect and producing death
lie IS represented having desperate man, and fond
of violence"
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Pnox Tar PrxSsrLvAsrA INQUIRER.


THE SECOND REBuKE-The men who committed the in
famous Tariff fraud Of 1914 have been rebukcd second
time by Pennsylvania. Our PEOPLE have spoken twice
through the balobo1es and in language to be misun
dersood The oce-hoders have been taught lesson. We
us, that the effect will be sauay The people have spo
ken out in their might The rights of labor have been vim
deaiei.
The triumph is GREATER broader, higher than any growing
out Of party struggle. Il in the first place exhibits
profound, heartfelt gratitude ckvalic hero and yet
lover of II in the second place proves that the people
of Pennsylvania be insued outraged and deauded
with mpuniy In the third place, vindcaes the glorious
principle Of the tariff Of AZ In the fourth place, il proves
that the s the soveeigE in this land that they
possess the power and, when disposed they make
themselves heard in thunder through the baoboSes.
The victory commenced auspciou'y in October and
summaicd gorousy the first Tuesday Of November
truly and emphaicay triumph Of the PecPethe merchants
the manufacturer the mechanics the operatives and the day
labores Of this great confederacy 10 triumph Of industry
ideness Of honesty fraud and is therefore that
rejoice. But while DO so, while mingle in the
shout respond to the cheer and reoprocate the couga'u
ton let prove ourselves genuine republicans and patriots
and every way worthy such result Let b. prctSn,
discreet ard msgnanmnus. Let pursue tho best
calculated and harmonic the who have been
working with shoulder shoulder and heart heart who
having participated with in the struggle, deserve also
share in the thanks and the honors.
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a ARDENERs MEDICAL CHEMisrKl.-,Jusa
VI received Cor sale by r. TAYLOR
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left unnamedpsrhaps because onions garck cabbage, and
the like unpoec things, to the mention Of which the epic
dignity cannot descend.
But in the royal garden Of Of
Of those kingdoms the air which the Muses. have in their
gift Pheaca and Schea, Homer cts it the moderns (Dr
Charles Anthem ncuded) pretend say that it the isle
of CoIcyra, alias Corfu but, really they tell nothing
about it, and might Just well empty their learned pains in
settling the latitude and longitude q Blefuscu the hydro
graphy of Sanchos islandkingdom, the meridian of the
Promonory of Nosesin King AIciouss garden however,
we say the poet can give loose NOBODY has it
nobody ever will il is without the calm Of probability,
that the bard may plant be wills lavish it what gifts
of cline, what delights what embellishments whatcreaions
of Nature Of Art likes him to beslow, and ascend the
topmost heaven Of his own horticultural invention. Accord
ngy here is the description and except for the
limits Of just four acres, it quite work Of lie Notre
Versailles antedated by tweny eight centuries. The
botanical range is still, of course, small he name
more plants than the Greeks then kew but he makes him
self amends by giving them perpetual bloom, endless
uitsge which looks almost that the Phea-