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Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
GEN. CASS AND THE WILMOT PRO
VISO
CHAPARRAL.

The following in an extra from the telling
speech Of Mr.. Rahbun at the Blrnburners
Convention Id some time nce at N. Y
II is ''sarcheI."
Mr.. PRESIDENT venerable Senator
from Michigan, once an ardent advocate ol
Jeflersonian Ordnance of 1857, has discov
cred some new light, and understand has
recently written a letter TO Tennessee, in
which he avows himself the advocate of sIa.
very extension. This is a sudden and radi
cal changein ihevews Of that d.sti nguish ed
Senator on that question, and propose 70
enquire briefly into the views and feelings oil
that Senator in the month of August, 1916
learned them from his own lips, on the day
that Congress adjourned, and at The time
that Senator Davis, Of Massachusetts, spoke
up 10 tic adjournment of the Senate on The
Wllno' Proviso met The Senator at the
Railroad depot in Washington, and rode near
TO him and conversed freely with him be-
tween that place and Baltimore. The Sen
ator appeared some VIVA. excited, spoke fee
" and with great deal Of energy ON the
subcc, Of The "Proviso." lie stated 10 Inc.
that '.every northern democratic Senator
had agreed TO vote for it, and that for Mr.
Davis speech would have voted for it, be.
fore the adjournment" expressed as much
regret as he did, but not precisely for the
same reason. | desired the record he the
popular applause. He said he never regret
ted anything more than the failure to record
the votes of Senators. Indeed, sir, this was
The principal topic of conversation al Ball-
more This, Mr.. President, continued TO
be his language all the way to Michigan, as
understand. When W met again AT the cap
tal, thought discovered some symptoms
of that change in the Senator's views on
The subject OF the Proviso, which was since.
by his vote and letter, cen so clearly de
monstraied. Mr.. Brinkerhoff, of Ohio, one
of The ablesi and irmesi supporters OF the
Provso, and sincere democrat, know was a
warm friend of The Michigan Senator, and
prefer him TO all others as the candidate for
for the Presidency in 1913. | mentioned
TO him M suspicious. ! told him the Sen
ator was in the crysals state, and that IN my
opinion he was preparing 10 desert, TO turn
traitor TO the north, 10 freedom and 10 be-
come soldier under the black banner Of
Aggressive Slavery. Mr. Brinkerhoff denied
disbeleved, end thought was doing injus-
tice to the Senator, invited me 10 go with
and call on the Senator, and would be sat
isfed was mistaken. | expressed my will
lIngness TO 90 with him at any time, and as
sured him Of the great pleasure it would
afford me to find yself mistaken on this
point.
Mr.. President, at the suggestion of Mr.
B. we proceeded at once TO The room of the
Senator. We found him some what busy in
his preparation to 60 out. Mr.. B. led off in
some remarks about the Proviso and its
prospe Cts 1.-The hustle increased little
Senator "thought it premature-beuer Civ
en- il the go by this session, nothing TO be
gained by passing il now sufficient for the
day is the evil thereof" was anxious 10
bring the thing TO some point, and for that
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

OTThe Hon. w. w. Wick, the member
of Congress from Indianapolis district, occa-
sionaily catches ''jessee' for his low black
guardism, and truth TO say he deserves all he
gets and more. The Washington correspon-
dent of the North American, pitches into him
after this fashion:
Mr.. Vinton got the Civil and Diplomatic
Bill before the House. This is political ON
nibus, and has TO carry all sorts of passengers,
with their baggage. Mr.. Wick, of Indiana
A renegade who deserted the Wing party, TO
seek the more congenial association of Locofo-
ism-mounted the tribune and fatigued the
few patient members who remained at their
desks, with a lrritten volume of party slang
every line and syllable of which discovered
the instincts OF demagogue and was redolent
OF the stencil OF the cutters, to which its au-
thor has long since been consigned by the COM
mon consent OF every respectable member of
the body. There are caterers for popular favor
in the House, who with all their subterranean
inclipatiehs are deserving of courtesey, and
whose personal integrity commands the,,respect
alike OF theirassociates and their opponents; but
this creature combine the harlequin and the n.y.
pocrite, and he never risesfor anything
but to disgust the propriety and stain the
reputation of the Chamber. This is the sec
ond occasion within short time upon which
he has had the audacity to play off such Often
sive antics before the House. When he at
tempts them again, he should be conducted in
to some presence more affiliated with his
tastes and more accustomed 10 the gross in
clinations of a deprived understanding A
sycophant so servile as this Wick, and so bare
iacedly corrupt in his professions. who lacks
even the decency to assume the virtue which
he has dot, and who stalks about with his price
branded upon his brow, is surely not edtitled
to seat among gentlemen of honor and truth
Ny frankness will not disturb his equanmity,
for his hide is as thick as his feelings are OBJ
| fuse.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
Gen. Cass's Replu.

''Sir, the noise and confusion which pervades
this assembly will preuent my being heard on
the important topics TO which you have called
my attention. | must therefore content my
self with thanking you for the generous recep-
lion which |, the unlcorthy representative OF
the great democratic party of the country, have
received at your hands.
81 hope you have all read the letter which
addressed TO the National Democratic Conven-
ton, Idcclared that to be the close of my poIu-
ical professions
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

STEAMBOAT VoTING-SrRAws.-A vote was
taken on the fine Memphis packet E. W. Ste
vens, on her trip up few days since. which
resulted as follows: Gentlemen's cabin, Tia ylor
81; Cass, 10; ladies' cabin; Taylor, Is, Cass, a
Total, Taylor, 70, Cass, IL.
The passengers on the steamer Ocean TVauc
which arrived here from ST. Louis on Sunday.
proposed to take vote, but on the attempt
being made not Cass man could be found
The following is the vote on the Diadsm on
her recent upward trip: Taylor, 46; Cass. 81.
During the last trip ofthe anthony Waune
from 81. Louis TO Peru, the vote stood 60 foi
Taylor and IL for Cass
On the last trip of the Edward Bates down
the Missouri voted: Taylor 81, Cass 49,
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

GEN. LANE.-The Vera Cruz correspondents
Of the N. O.. Delta writes; 81 am informed it
is the intention of Gen. Lane, on his arrival at
New Orleans. to equip force of $500 men and
return to Yucatan to fight the the battles of
that province under the Yucatan banner. The
general is man of business and energy, and
would not be surprised to see him, at n very
distant day, the President of Yucatan. All
the b'hoys at this place look anxiously for bis
arrival TO know his sentiments and learn his
intended mode of proceeding.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

MASSES FOR GEN. CAss.-This is the heading
oil an article on the Presidency, which we find
IN locofoco paper. Let his best friends not
pc IN too much of hurry. After the election
we doubt not that many pious persons will be
1onnd 10 say Mnsses TO bring him out of the
purgatory destined for him. At least they will
be most wanted then.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

GEE. TAYLOR AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS
Four hundred returned volunteers reported
themselves at Newport barracks a few days
since Being anxious TO express their opin-
ions as TO the Presidency, they took vote
among themselves which resulted as follows;
Taylor 1893
Scattering 2lI
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
CHAPARRAL.
VERA Cruz, June l5-

FERA NKUZ, june H.
Eds. Crescent: The British Courier is
in, and the packet will be off in two bours.-
theft rsi of The American troops lett the city
of Mexico al half past six O'Clock, A. NJ, on
the l2lh inst. Every thing was quiet in the
city. The government had come in from
Mixcoac, where il had been several days
Gen. Butler and Staff, and Mr.. Sewer, hav-
ing also left on The 10Th inst, will reach ia
lapa ton morrow night, making in one day the
SINE distance on the road that the troops re
qure Two days to make. Vera Cruz | find
very ealthy for the season, and business
seems quite brisk. Gen. Smith sent an OF
der last night 10 Gen. Patterson TO send down
al once $500 men, AID if transports arrive.
all will be shipped in less than four weeks.
Two or three steamers and a number OF
sailing vessels arrived this morning.
CHAPARRAL.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

EXPORT OF SPEcIE.-The N. Y. Journal If
Commerce, Of the Goth, says:
The steamer Herman left her wharf about -
O'Clock, M. to-day, with so passengers, and
$500 900 in specie. The packet ship Zurich
took s 80 900 in specie for Havre.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

tainly on the road now, as Garland's brigade,
the last to leave Mexico, took up the line OF
march this morning-if, indeed, they did not
leave on Saturday.
The roads we find very bad, having been
cut up into deep holes by the trains that
have preceded Us, and if the wet weather
continues, the rear wagons will have hard
woik to get over the steep and slippery hills
between this and Jalapa.
dragoon was killed at Ojo de Aqua last
night, and several suspicious Mexicans, one
OF whom bad some Of his property were also
killed.
There is scarce an encampmeni between
this and Mexico where two or three new
graves arc not seen. Removing the sick, as
each Division does with it, the change of eli
mate is very disastrous.
- Hasta Jalapa CnAPARRaL
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

O5-The editor of the Democrat saws that
the Locofocos of this city have 'sthree Johns
as candidates for the Legislature. All yes, three
Jacks for the Legislature, and an ass for an edi-
tor.-Lou Jour.
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06
- HaSta Jalapa CHAPaRRAL
*Letter not received- Eds. Crescent.
JALAPA, June IL, 1913.

JALAPA, June ID, 1913.
have Just arrived in the diligence from
Perote, and find galapa full as lively as ii was
a short time after the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Although there are few troops encamped in
the city, they are so near that the officers are
mostly in. There is not house of enter
tainment that is not crowded
The road from Perole down is bad in The
extreme, aud the rear division will have hard
work to get oyer it. Not only our own wag-
ons have cut it up, but the large Mexican
ones passing over the places where the pave
ment has been broken, make, by their great
weight, the holes deeper aud deeper as each
one passes, and believe that there is not a
mile OF The whole road over which merchan
die is not now passing mp, both in wagon:
and on pack mules
The divisions Of Gems Patterson and Mar
shall are encamped at Encerro, near ia lapa
and a, the factory, three miles beyond the
Ten Regiments, or such part OF them as are
| on this line.
Gen. Marshall his been Distinguishing
himself for the first time in this war, since
his arrival in this place. He has issued or
ders that no American citizen unconnecied
with the army shall remain more than twelve
hours in Jalapa. This course has seriously
inconvenienced many citizens who have beer
doing business with and for the amy have
engaged passage down in the dilligen &c
and will leave at 3 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, so his order will not seriously effect me
Many Of those who come under the order
are men who have been in every battle IL
this couniiy.
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We are authorized and requestei to announce
MICHAEL p. JONES as Candidate Tor County
Commissioner for District No l. Vanderburgh
County
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

The following in an extra from the telling
speech Of Mr.. Rahbun al the Brnburners
Convention held some time since at N. Y
II iS a Esarcherb
Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

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results. Your obedient servant
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-08

fleeing in all directions, and then his dy-
ing breath mingling with the shouts of VIC
tory. An eminent artist has portrayed
this scene of death in much admired pic
ture, History and poets have dwelt upon
it with peculiar fondness. Such is the glo-
ny Of arms But there is, happily, preserv-
ed to us tradition of an incident of this
day, which affords theme of truer glory
As the commander lloated down the current
of the ST. Lawrence in his boat, under COW
er of the night, in the enforced silence of a
military expedition, in order to effect his
landing at an opportune promontory, he was
heard to repeat to himself that poem of
exquisite ms,-then only recently given
to mankind now as familiar as a house
hold word wherever the mother tongue of
Gray is spoken,-th Elegy in a Country
Church-yard. Strange and unaccustomed
prelude to the discord of battle And as
the ambitious warrior finished the recita-
ton, he said to his companions, in low but
earnest tone, that he " would rather be the
author of that poem than to take Quebec"
And surely he was right The glory of that
victory is already dying out like candle in
its socket. The true glory of the poem
still shines with star-bright, immortal beau
By Ch0rles Samncr, lSl7.
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3)oltttCaI.
LOCOs IN REBELLION.

The New-York Globe of Friday morning
is plain enough i'll reference to Cass. 1t
says;
1t will be seen by reference to our tele-
graphic report, that the Democracy Of the
United States have failed to combine in
National Convention at Baltimore. Sever
al delegates from different states assembled,
and after protracted discussion, refused to
allow the representatives of the democracy
of New-York to participate in their deliber-
atoms. They proceeded however, to as
certain who was the preference of the gen.
tlemen assembled, and on the fourth ballot,
it proved that Lewis Cass, of Michigan, was
the choice of majority Of themselves
We do not regret that this gentleman was
preferred for, in regard to him, the views
of the Democracy of our State have been
frequently and fully expressed, His course
upon various questions, but more partlcu-
larly on the subject Of maintaining freedom
in territories where it now exists, has earn
ed for him the hearty contempt of the peo-
pie of this State, and we are gratlfied that
an opportunity is presented of declaring this
sentiment ut the polls
The following is from the New-Y ork Post
Ol L Iludy evening
Mr.. Cass, it seems, has been agreed upon
by the mutilated Convention, at Baltimore,
as a candidate for the Presidency of the U.
States The news is received with great
Joy by the Wings in this quarter. Their
journalists are already presenting their
thanks to the Convention, and the friends of
Mr.. Clay wear much more cheerful faces.
The nomination has been made without the
vote of New-York; if her delegates had
been admitted into the Convention it could
not have been made; and it now remains
for the Democracy of this State to say
whether, by accepting the nomination, they
will sanction the outrage which thrust out
their representatives, and led to the nomi-
nation of candidate who, of all the Demo
Gratis spoken of for the office, was the most
unacceptable to our citizens This is q
grave question, and we are certain that il
will receive due attention.
When Mr.. flanagan rose yesterday, ant
declared that he was bound by instructions
received before leaving home to propose tina
the Albany delegates should be allowed t.
meet in the Convention, and that the Utici
delegates should be excluded, he made {
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-08

mere are not many VINO VIII JON WIN
Milton in his admirable judgment of martial
renown:
"They who count it glorious TO Undue
BY conquest far and wide, to overrun
Large countries, and in field great battles win,
Great cities by assault. What do these worthless
But rob and Spot, burn, slaughter, and onsllve
Peaceablo nations, ncighboring rcmo,e,
Made captive yet des rvng freedom more
Taan those THEN conquerors, who leave behind
Nothing but ruin, whcresoer they rove,
And all tho nourshing works of peace destroyi"
In harmony with this interesting testimo-
ny are the words of the author of England's
most remarkable character, Edmund Wal
ler,-himself poet, an orator, statesman,
a man of the world who has left on rec
ord his judgment Of true glory, in vale
dictory poem, written at the age of eighty,
when the passions Of this world no longer
obscured the clear perception of duty. At
an earlier period of his life, he had sung of
war, Mark the change of his swan-lkc
note, which might disenchant even the elo-
quence Of Cicero, covetous of fame:
"Eartl praises conqucrors for shedding blood
Hcdr0n those that love their ioos and do ihom good
1t is terrestrial honor to he crowned
For strawing like rushes on the ground
True glory IT'S to raise above them all,
Without the advantage taken by their fall.
lie that in fight dimnishes mankind
Does no addition to his stature find
But he that does a noble nature show
obigng others, still does higher grow;
For virtue praclised such un habit gives
That among men no like ar aigel lives;
ilumby he doth, and without envy dwell,
Loved AMI admired by those he does excel
Wrestling with DEATH dill these lin inditej
No other theme could give my soul delight.
that my youth had thus employed my pen,
Or that now could write as well as then"
Well does the poet give the palm to NOR
al excellence But it is from the lips of a
successful soldier, Graded in war, the very
pink of the false heroism of battle, that we
are taught to appreciate the literary fame,
which, though less elevated than that de.
rived from disinterested acts of beneficence
is yet truer and more permanent far than
any bloody glory. | allude to Wolfe, the
conqueror Of Quebec, who has attracted q
larger share of romantic interest than any
OF the gallant generals in English history
we Dehoid MN, yet young in years, at the
head OF an adventurous expedition, destined
to PROSTATE the French Empire in Canada
guiding and encouraging the frmness Of
his troops in unaccustomed difficulties, -
awakening their personal attachment by his
kindly suavity and their ardor by his OWL
example, -climbing the precpitous steep,
which conduct to the heights of the strong
est fortress of the American continent, -
there, under its walls, joining in deadly con
flict,-wounded stretched upon the field
faint with loss of blood with sight alread
dimmed, his life ebbing fast, -cheered a
last by the sudden cry, that the enemy i
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AN EPIGRAM.

surle, old misor, far famed for his riches,
Assembled his branches that hloomed like young switches
"see all my doscendnts how finely they flourish,
l am tho Root that these fine branches noursh!'
49, yes" (said wag) Z" but it's always been found
That the branches gov hest when the Roofs under ground
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l)oetrp.
"THE EARTH is THE LoRD's.'
PSALM XIV.
ny w. II. DURLEtGu,

PSALM XIV.
ny w. II. BURLEtGH,
LcRD! tire codh is thino,
And the fulncss of the sea-
Heaps of gold, an gems that shine,
Flashing through tho flashing brine,
All belong to Thee!
Underneath the yeasty waves,
Where tho great soa .moniteis roam,
Thou hast followed woni'rous caves,
For their ocean home.
Where tho hugo lcviothan,
Rcvols in hi' kngly might,
Over beds Of chrysolilc,
Thou hast bulded temples faror,
Thou hast fashioned gtottos rarer
Than the proudest works of man.
There uncountod treasures lie,
Hid len deep from human eye
Lustrous gems, whose radiant CLEANS,
Sparkle aye in starry beams
Al the wonders of the sea,
Al tho gems that flash and shine,
Underneath tho ocean brine,
God belong to Thee.
Lord the cOrlh is thine,
And the iulluess Of the oalth!
Thou, in sovereignty Of will,
From thine everlasting hill,
Called The l'ght--'he VOICE DivfSE
Der tho f1rmlcss Garth went forth,
And tho darkness fed
From tho mass chaotic hurled,
Rose to life that wond'rous world
Suns md stars with constant force,
And undertaking course
In their orbits sped.
Tree, and plant, and opening flower,
In their virgin beauty dressed,
llcall thy mandate, and thy power
Instantly confessed.
All By Thee were called to birth,
Sole Proprietor Of Earth.
Thine is every living thing
From the sluggish worm that crawls
o'cr the dungeons Shiny walls,
To the forests nmolcss king
Anl the bird, whose rapid wing
FIushos in tho glad sunshine,
AZ it scars aon, to fling
Out upon tho gales of Spring,
Gih, of song that seem divine
insect oeas' ana "''" u'o '"'"0'
Form ID by thy creating hand,
Hccdul al TO thy COMMIT md.
uils or,ove1 in living green,
WIZ ,ho s,rsbi,o ,vos IN linror.
And the wind with wizard finger,
iii, ,.o sn,;o,io, rr,s.
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Report of the Minister 81 Foreign AFFAIRS.
NJ. De Lamartine minister of Foreign
Allairs) read the report relative to his De-
partment in the following words
CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE Poo
pLE-There are two kinds of revolutions in
history; those of territory and those of
ideas. The former consists in conquests
and the overturning of nationalites and
empires, the latter in change of institutions.
To the first, war is necessary-to the sec
ond, peace is most dear-peace the parent
of labor and liberty Sometimes, however,
the notifications which people operates
within its own breast become an occasion
of disquietude and aggression against it on
the part of other nations, or other govern
ments, or become a cause of irritation and
violent shocks among neighboring states.
A law of nature wills that verities shall be
contagious, and that ideas shall tend to find
their own level, like water. In this latter
case revolutions participate, so to speak, in
the two natures of the movements which
they have defined they are pacific like rev.
olutions of ideas, but they may be forced
to have recourse by arms, like revolutions
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-08
Hltstellolteous.
TRUE GLORY.

There are not many who will join with
Milton in his admirable judgment of martial