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Township two Except sections twelve inclusive
seventeen eighteen Nineteen thirty thir
tyone sections six and in township three and
tona township five, Except sections three four five, and
six,) of range four
Townships and four and fractional township five,
OF range five
Township five, of range six.
Townsh p nine, of range twelve.
Sections one, eleven, veve thirteen, fourteen. sections
four thrty-ve, and thirty six, in township seyen and
townships eight and nine, ofrange thirteen.
The fraction Of township seven situated west Of the Su-
vannee river, OF range fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools mill
other purposes, viii be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above mentioned lands will be
nenced The days appointed and proceed in the order in
which they advertised, with all convenient despatch,
until the whole shall have been offered, and the sales thus
closed. But sale shall be kept open longer than
weeks and private entry of any Of the lands will be ad
Given under my band at the city of Washington this
third day of July Domini thousand eight hundred
and forty-eight-
BY the Presidents JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.
Every person entitled TO the right of presumption any
of the lands within the townships and parts OF TOWNSHIP
above enumerated, is required establish the the
satisfaction of the register and receiver Of The proper land
Office and make payment therefor practcabf
aier seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for
cling the claimed, otherwise such claim will be for
teited. RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner oil the General Land Office.
July 9-Iawl2W
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National Eat

NATIONAL Ealing house.
TUST RECEIVED, direct from the Island of ST. Thomas,
y per brig Annaostin Cart Dorry, a lot of the finest
genuine green turtle brought this marker, which
VII be served up daily in soup, and all the various modes
Of cookery, and in the best possible style Also from Nor
OK fresh oysters spced oysters sbeepshead inackefe
Iosush, NC, &c all of which Will be served up at The
shortest notice.
Ano Is-,f w. WALKER.
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]. Y. Mason, Sec'y of Navy,
w. ALLEN, Ohio,
d. r. ATcHIsoN, Misso,r;
THos. ii BENTON,
SIDNEY BREEss, Illinois,
SIMON CAMERON, Pa
JEFFERSON DAVIS, } Nj.
H. S. FooTE, h'
RRvERpY JOHNSON, Md,
n. JOHNSON, Louisiana,
JOHN A DIX, New York,
E. A. HANNEGAN, Indiana,
T THO, ]. Rusk, : Texas
JACOB w. MILLER, N. Jersey,
j. d. WEsTcoTr, jr., Florida,
]. r. UNDERWOOD, Kentucky
United States senators
Thomas Guilds,
Brig Gen. U. S. a
JAMES SHIELDS,
Brig. Gen. U. s. n
w. S. HARVEY,
Col. I'd Dragons, U. s. A
BENZ. F. LARNED,
Act'g PaVn'fer Gen. u. 3. A,
w. S. PARRoTr,
Lite u. s. Sec. Of legation
to Me.rico.
G.. II. CRosNAv,
Major and q. NJ. u. S. A.
July l3-3tdN2aw3m
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TcUsr R.n,,, or the Mutual Life Insurance COM

"A pany of New York offices No %, al street, AZ. -
md No IL Todd's Buildings Penn. avenue Washington.
This institution during the month OF August, Issued
min u-n polices. VIZ
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Notice to Presumption Claimants.

| cyELPHO's FIRST PREMIUM AN
= GLESEA LEG.-Introduced into the
United States and made solely by William
Selpno, "a Spring street, New York. This
description OF artificial leg derives its
name from the celebrated Marquis o,
Anolesea. who lost his leg in the battle of
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4 MERICA SIsMs. "A Glosse of W ords and Phrases
"A usually regarded pecua. To The United States, by
l. r. Bartlett volnfae, 1913 f. TAYLOR.
Aug 10
T DAMS NEGOTIATED.-Appyto
IL August &-a ". SHAW.
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Sept 2--3taw3w Alex. Gaz.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
LOcOfOCOiSnl.

Locofocoism is not democracy, and the
love of the party for the masses, so low
ingly aud frequently expressed, extends
only to the mass, when they are willing
to follow the lead of the arrant dema-
gogues of tho party. For instance, the
Pittsburgh Post, the leading locofoco pa
per in Western Pennsylvania, speaks of
a Taylor meeting in that city as "a gath
ering Of vulgar raJble." The miserable
editor Of that paper cannot permit the
workers in coal and iron, who come from
their mines and their forges, with the
marks Of honest toll upon them, and take
part in the proceedings of Taylor meet
ing to DO considered anything else than
"vulgar rabble," And yet he will prate
of democracy and his love for the dear
people and Of the yearnings of his sym,
pathetic heart for the masses, provided
there is chance for tho spols Of Office,
The miserable demagoguel
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
DR.. Edwards, orr Representative i'm
Congress.

At this time, Ohio has not more eff
cient representative in Congress than the
member from this district. Prompt and
efficient, he has ever been found at his
post, devoting all his energy and talent
in the performance of The duties incident
10 his trust. His recent report tupon adul-
terated drugs and medicines has been
received with as much favor by the whole
country as any other measure brought
before the action of Congress, and we may
venture to say none ofmore importance
as the lives of thousands may in the fu-
ture depend upon the passage of the bill
recommended by him. 1t becomes i'm
porlant then that he should be sustained
by the people of this district, and more
especially his own county, and this can
only be done by his denomination fit
should prove otherwise, would it not be
regarded as condemnation of his con.
duct. 1t has always been customary
when representative has proved true to
his trust 10 extend such favors, and shall
the reverse ever follow, it will, Of neces-
sity be regarded as disapproval of his
conduct. Let this county be up and do.
ing, and let all unite in returning such
delegates to the district convention as
will place this county in atrue position.
She can only do so by giving her appro-
wing voice in favor of Dr. Edwards
he fully merits aud is entitled to receive
this from our hands no one can question.
CON-
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
A SDeech from Cnpt. Rrner:

We have already mentioned the pre-
senlation to this distinguished officer,
the ''i'tlle more grape, Capt Bragg" Of
the bloody field Of Buena VISTA on the
4th instant, of asplendid sword, by the
citizens OF Mobile. The ceremony took
place in the theatre, which was crowded
with fair audience The presentation
speech was made by G. F. Lindsay and
in his reply thereto, Capt. Bragg said:-
For all the success which has attended
me in performing thuse duties, Tin ,he
battles in Mexico, have been indebted
to the confidence AID kindness of NV
commander. and the gallan;ry and devo.
ton of those who served unJerm
Passing by the incidents of Fort Brown
and Monterey, to which you have SO ell
oquently alluded, may be pardoned for
saying, in reference tothe more memora.
BILE field of Buena Vista. that the credit
which has been awarded me for the mart
performed by my command on that occa-
sion has had its origin in the disin,eres.
tedness and generosity of our noble old
chief, who is ever inclined to bestow on
others, the honor justly due to himself.
ToGen. Taylor, and to him alone belongs
all the glory of that achievement. And
| but express the universal opinion Of
those who served under him, in saying
that no other living man could have OBJ.
tanned that victory. So great was the
confidence reposed in him by his troops,
and no other could have commanded it,
that his presence on any part of the field
was sufficient not only to change despair
intohope, but TO give assurance ofvictory,
and dispel all doubt of ultimate triumph.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
Delegation Election.

We hope that our friends will bear in
mind the delegate elections on the 29th
inst. 1t is important, in the first place,
that full delegation be elected; and in
the second place, that the entire delega-
tion attend. The delegate Convention
will probably be held, in Circleville, OH
the 9Th ofAugust.
Wetrust that the Wings of the differ
ent townships are fully impressed with
the importance oftheir action in this mat
ter, so that no township will be unrepre-
sented in the Congressional Convention
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
A Speech from Gen. Taylor.

At New Orleans, on the Sd inst, cer-
emony of most interesting character
took place at the St. Charles Hotel. 1t
was the presentation Of the gold medal
ordered by the State of Louisiana as a
gift to Major General Zachary Taylor
A number ofpersons were present at the
presentation, although it was not gener-
ally known that it was to be made.
The medal was presented by Levi
Pierce, Esq, chairman of the committee
appointed for that purpose, who made an
appropriate address to the General:
The General responded as follows:
Gentemen--l receive the beauli-
ful gift of Louisiana, which you offer me
in her name, with sentiments of profound
gratitude aud love.
1t was her pleasure to have voted me
on former occasion a magnificent sword
in manner most Aattering to soldiers
feelings. was, gentlemen, even then
more than overpaid by that memorial Of
her kindness, and felt how much owed
to my position in the army for honor
which more properly should belong to
the untitled soldier.
But rich gift like that was not enough
for Louisiana; and she comes again to
shower honor upon honors, already too
thickly poured, on an undcserving CITIZEN
And here. for the victory won by my
brave soldiers at Buena vista, she gives
me this endearing memorial of her affec.
ton and her kindness.
1t is true that there was high and gal.
liant deeds done on the heights of Buena
Vista, and noble and precious blood
drenched the parched earth and stained
for many long step its craggy borders;
but, gentlemen, of the glory won then |
have neuer claimed more than soldiers
share. The honor to lead in the fight
was high one, and that faltered not in
this duty, in this watchful and RESPONSE
BILE place, was enough to satisfy my ambi-
ton. Duty was the star of my attrac-
ton, and to do it would bring at all
times all'my strength to PROSTATE oppos.
ing barriers. In performing this duty a
small portion of the glory has fallen on
the army under my command-then let il
est not on me. Other men, with an equaI
heart and purpose, doubtless could have
done as we'll as l. My comrades in ma.
ny battles since, have testified to this by
I their skill and courage, and they, like
myself, know full we'll how much is due
to tho subaltern and to the rank and file
Gentlemen, feel some pleasure in
knowing that compliments like these paid
to the commanding officer, in spirit if not
in terms, always include his brave SOL
diery; and think l err not when | vouch
for their satisfaction for all perils whom
their country votes themits public thanks.
To Louisiana. then, my most grateful
obligation, and | pray you, gentlemen,
bear them to her citizens, as feeble ac-
acknowledgement of large debt | owe this
nohle Sinte
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country only; and It's with viewto them
not as a reward to his valor-that !
give him my hearty support. Brave as
he is, and victorious as he has been, if he
loved war and were inpatient of peace
if unmoved by feelings of humanity,
and regardless of right, he were the adj
vocate of war and conquest-ready "tO
swalloU all MeTicO. and run ;ilt against
England, | would not support him. But
on this subject, his views are in my jndg-
ment. sound and just He looks upon
war as great national calamity-to be
avoided if compatible with national hon
or. He is opposed to the subjugation of
nations, as against the principles and pol
icy of our government; and he thinks we
ought to be forbearing and magnanimous
to Mexico, our fallen foe. What lover
of peace can object to any one Of his sen.
timents? How strongly does he contrast
with his opponent, in his opinions, as well
as his achievements That he wrote his
Ilrue opinions and feelings. is clear from
his acts. His attempts to negotiate all
armistice when on the Rio Grande, OPP
posite Matamoras, and the capituation
of Monterey, for which he was so deeply
censured by the Administration, attest
his humanity. and show US he was lover
of peace, not of war; and his conduct
when the onset came, and the battle ra-
ged, showed that it was neither doubt
or misgiving, but humanity alone, that
caused him to wish an end to the strug-
gle.
But l have trespasseG beyond the rea.
sonable limits of letter, and will have
done. Excuse my absence-receive my
best wishes for glorious day, and be-
lieve me, very truly, yours,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
Aud still Another!

There must have been, as the Louis
vile Journal says; a tearible swapping of
swords after Hull's surrender. The fol-
lowing communication, we find in the
Zanesville Courier:
Mr.. Lyman, SRI think if the news.
papers of that day were referred to, it
would be found that it was nephew
of General Hull-probably Major in
the service and with the troops surren.
de:ed by Hull, who broke his sword on
that affair.
| remember the almost frantic indig-
nation which it is said possessed him, and
it seems to me it was said expressly that
he broke his sword. do not remember
of any such account of Col. Cass-but
believe he was sufficiently cool, to be
able to write polite letter to Govern.
ment.
This makes .fve, that we have heard
Of How many more there were broken
we cannot tell. Who was tho first to
perform the daring feat Of plunging his
sword into rotten stump and snap it
into two or three pieces, (the number of
pieces has not yet been definitely settled }
the writer's do not inform us. But we
are gratifed that the truth of history has
been vindicated. The historians of the
day forget to tell of those heroic feats,
and posterity would not have known
them, had not one ofthe Heroes of Hull's
surrender been nominated for President.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
"Slnnding on our own SoiI. !"

A Letter from Gen. Taylor to his friend
in Philsdelphia, daled Baton Rouge. 4th
March, lS4s, contains the following remarks
which we commend to the attention Of all
who would "slan6 on our own soil"
ITO your concluding inquiry, need
hardly reply that ] am peace man, and
that | deem state Of peace tobe alb
solutely necessary TO the proper, heallhtul
action of our republican institutions. On
this important topic | freely confess myself
to be The unqualified advocate as the prin.
cipes so often laid down by the Father of
his Country, and so urgently recommended
by him in his Farewell Address to the
American people, Indeed ! think may
say that no man can feel more complete
faith than do in the wisdom Of his advice,
when he urged on usthe propriety of always
standing on our own SOIL,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
A Valuable Political Reprint.

General CaSS' Letter to the Riper and
HarbOr Concenti0n, Chicago: Journal
Press. 1S4S.
Our Chicago contemporary has done
our political literature an invaluable fa-
vor. by giving 10 the world this gorgeous
reprint in a style commensurate with its
value. It's work of eight pages, nine
tenihs of an inch by eight-tenths of an
inch, with Ay-leaf, title page. erratum,
and fac simile Of the letter itself as in
dited by Lewis Cass. lts neatly bound,
and will claim a favorite nook in every
political library. There is but little to
be said ofthe letter itself on the score of
its size, opinion, or lucidness: the writer
was of the opinion that the least said was
the soonest mended. and was therefore
brief as 'phe poesy Of ring" This edi.
tion Of the candidates letter will have an
immense run in the west--which is more
than its author can expect, under the
circumstances. ~. S. Gazette.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
Congressional.

The House has been engaged in dis
cnssing and amending the appropriation
bils--or rather, the discussion has been
on the Presidential question. More time
wasted.
The Oregon bill is still undergoing dis.
cussion in the Senate. A committee of
eight members has been appointed, four
OF each party and four from each section
of the Union, to compromised the Slavery
question. The following are members
of the Committee: JOHN Nj. CLAYTON,
SAMUEL S. PHgLPs, JOSEPH r. UNDER.
WOOD. JOHN H. CLARK. j. c. Calhoun,
Daniel S. Dickenson, Jesse d. Bright,
David II. Atchinson.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
EORGE WEAVER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
friday Morning, July 81, Is4s.
The Ruema Vista.

The list of subscribers to the "Bucna
Vista is filling up rapidly; but as we
have printed large edition, we will be
able to supply the first number to all, who
subscribe early.
If our friends will only act in this mat
ter and give the paper large circula-
ton, no pains will be spared to render it
acceptable.
The gallant hero, who heads our ticket,
is worthy of our most active support.
Let the friends of good government and
sound Republication no: be backward
in giving it to him.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
An Incident.

The President and one of the Vice
Presidents, of tho Ratification meeting,
on Last Saturday, were soldiers of the
last war, under General Cass; but unfor-
tunalely neither of them recollect any
thing about that extraordinary feat Of
their Colonel, the plunging of his sword
into stump and breaking it into two or
three pieces.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
Foreign News.

The news from France, published to.
day; is exciting. The Republics in dan.
ger, but we hope for the best. We have
received full intelligence of the deadly
contest, but as it differs in no essential
particulars from the telegraphic summa-
ry, we make room only for the latter.
The next arrival will bring more defin-
i,e intelligence, when we will be better
able to judge Of the consequences.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
The Four Faced C:,Ss.

WASHINGTON, July 9th, 184S.
| have seen no less than five lives of
Cass, intended for different meridians.
There were two editions issued in March
last, and two in June,-the Two in March
were in character, unlike those of June.
and the two Of June, like those of March,
obviously designed for Southern and
Northern Market. All attempts at ex-
planation only make the matter worse
Here are the books and here are altera-
tions,-free trade opinions inserted in
one edition, and omitted in the other,-
the letter of Nicho lson, against The "Wil
mot Proviso," inserted in one, and opin-
ions upon the French Revolution taking
its place in the other. Instead of being
Janus faced, therefore General Cass has
four faces, one for each of the different
points of the compass He looks North
and West, in favor of Internal Improve
ments.
Southward he endorses Mr.. Polk's notes
against them, and approves of all that he
has done. He has two faces upon the
Wilmot Proviso, two upon the tariff, two
upon the French King and Revolution,
and his friends have shown him up in SO
many ways, that he has more lives than
cat. The last | have seen is in German
and this is expressly intended by its omis-
sions and additions, to mislead and de-
ceive that large portion of our adopted
citizens, who dwell among US. These
little tricks of little politicians, can hardly
have any other effect, now that they are
exposed, than to recoil upon those who
make use ofthem for party success.-N
Y. Erpress. E.B.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
An RIGHT Now.-The opposition Il

ALL RIeHT Now-The opposition to
Taylor and Fillmore that existed among
the wings in this city IN consequence Of
their disappointment about Mr.. Clay, is
all hushed. The ehervesence went of
in the Park, and at the Broadway House.
We knew that the sound, clear heads Of
the young wings here would soon get the
command Of their warm hearts. All
right now. We have thought it necessa-
ry to say thus much. because the Loco.
foco press all over the country is trying
to make the most of the little emeates we
have had here. We shall be dsappoint-
ed if New York city does not give Tay-
lor and Fillmore 5000 majority.-and
Brooklyn. Williamsburg, Jersey City.
and other suburbs in proportiOn.-N Y.
Erpress.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
WORTHY OTIupitatiOn.

The hold, which General Taylor has
upon the hearts oflh people, is manifas-
ted by several incidents, which camo to
our knowledge on last Saturday. We
will relate one of them. A farmer, who
lives about FIVE miles from town, and who
had large amount of wheat standing
out, worked with FIVE others in his en-
ploy, all voters, until IL o'clock, Friday
night, in order that he might be able to
attend the meeting on Saturday. All
were on the ground, full of enthusiasm,
aud not the whit less so, because they
had labored hard. They knew that Tay-
lor had performed many nights service,
after a hard days labor, and they telt
that it was their duty TO work oil night.
Unnecessary, forhim. With such friends,
triumph is certain. The hero ,0ho "neSer
surrenders" his country's honor, wiU aerer
be surrendered By his coaatry's friends.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21

THE END AND AIM OF THE BALTIMORE
NoMINATIoN.-Keep it before tie people,
that the long train of equivocation and
false reasoning by which Gen. Cass as
sails the Wilmot Proviso, concludes with
an apology and justification for the inten-
ded extension Of slavery. five extend
slavery to territories now free, argues
Gen. Cass in the Nicholson letter, "the
same number will he spread over great
er territory, and so far as compression
with less abundance nfthe necessaries Of
life is an evil, 1so far ,oiH The eoil be
mitigated By TRANSPLANTlNG-
SLAVES TO A NEW COUNTRY,
and giving them alarger space to occxpy."
There maybe disputes about the force
of the reasoning by which Gen. Cass as
sails the Proviso, but there can be none as
to the infamy of the practical conclusion
at which he arrives Albany Atlas.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-07-21
The Thrift Of 1916.

The New York Express, in speaking Of
this much lauded Locofoco Tariff, gives the
following facts and figures:
We have OF late refrained from investiga-
ting or exposing the nischevious effects of
this Tariff upon the country, in tho hope
that the fact ofthe almost daily expectations
OF specla, to pay for foreign goods, &c.,
would so tell the whole story that not a
word would be necessary from us,--About
seven millions OF dollars have gone to Eu.
rope within six months.
But another fact has been brought home
to our attention to day by the writer of our
money article, viz: that here at this port,
the imports of foreign goods, nnder the
Tariff of 1916, over that of ls42. as shown
by the imports Of foreign goods, under the
Tariff OF lS46.have been the last six months,
$40 ,53S, ,054 over that Of 1942. az shown by
the imports Of lS46,-but that from these
excessively increased import ations we have
only $975,525 additional Revenue!
The "Revenue" Tariffof l946, therefore
has made levy Of over ten millions and
half upon American Industry, in order to
raise less than million of Revenue.
twill be seen also. (see money articles)
that the average rate of duties here collected
is only fraction over per cent, less than
it was under the Tariff Of ls42;- so that, to
save this FIVE per cent, we have paid these
ten millions and halfto foreigners for New
York city alone, and within the six months
past, also sent out from this port alone full
seven millions ofdollars in coin, solid hard
coin
But for the enormous expectations OF
Breadstuffs in consequence ofthe starvation
in Europe, Abbott Laurence would not